October Issue

Volume - XXIV, Issue - I I I Bolton High School, Arlington, TN November 2013

Co-Ed SporTS: BrEAkINg SAmE

SEX BArrIErS

TwErk or TrEAT: THE TrAdITIoN

gETS old

TASTE TESTINg: pumpkIN SpICE lATTE

mCdoNAld’S VS. STArBuCkS

B e h i n d t h e f i n i s h l i n eB o lt o n r u n s f o r A s h l e y S c o t t

CoNTENTSletter...........................2

Ashley Scott... . . . . . . . .3 & 4

Student Highlight... . . . . . .5

Co-Ed Sports.................6

Season Highlights. . . . . . . .7

teachers’ double life....8

TV reviews.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Twerk or Treat............10

Taste Testing...............11

Tweets and Quotes......12

For the Students

by the Students

Photo by Emily Oare

Newspaper Staff

The Paw Print is a publica-tion of a Bolton High School journalism class. The opin-ions expressed in signed articles, editorials, and letters to the editor do not neces-sarily represent those of the Bolton High school newspa-per staff, administration, or student body. Letters to the editor are encouraged; how-ever, The Paw Print reserves the right to edit or refuse to publish any letter. Shelby County Schools offer edu-cational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin,

religion, sex, or disability.

Kelly Robinson

NewsEditor-in-Chief

Alyssa Isenhour

Managing/Web EditorHalley Brown

Production ManagerRachel Marlin

Business ManagerEmily Oare

Staff Reporters

Jay AbdelfattahBrennan BrownMadison ConklinDestin WilliamsBrittany FrymanNoah GustafsonSamantha ElkouzMichael YzaguirreChris Wilder

McKenzie BestPhilip St. ClairCassady May Marcy HawkinsDylan OrtizEllen SuttonSabrina CowanHaley SmithPatrick Yates

Samaria Grandberry

ADVISER

I was on Pintrest the other night when I stumbled across a study done by graduate students at Yale University. It said that 10% of arguments were caused by word choice and 90% were due to the tone of voice or body language a person used. I could not help but dwell over how true the statement was; I agreed completely with the report. Think about it. How many times have you gotten into a fight with someone because of a raised

voice rather than the contents of the argument? I know that is the reason behind most of mine. It also opened up my eyes to how much body language plays into conversations. We read people constantly and respond how we see fit. For example, if a person was in tears, one would not yell at them, but rather have a lower voice. In addition to the trouble of reading emotions face to face, our generation must also con-quer social media drama.

A portion of the fights on Twit-ter, Instagram, and texts could be avoided if the tone was made clear, yet because the person is hidden behind a screen, it is almost impossible to tell. The whole conversation is left up for interpretation and is subjected to the reader’s emotion. So just remember, next time you see something typed that upsets you, the author may not have meant for it to be offensive.

From the Desk of the Editor...

Alyssa IsenhourEditor-in-Chief

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Behind the Finish Line: Ashley Scott3Feature

It was Thanksgiving evening of 2006 and Mr. Dooley realized he had twenty missed calls from coaches Stevens and Encalade. He called Encalade back and learned of the tragedy. After hearing this news, all he could say was, “I knew it. I knew it. I knew it.” From that evening to right be-fore dawn the next morning, Dooley was overwhelmed with phone calls to confirm what no one wanted to be-lieve: Ashley Scott, a beloved Bolton teacher, was killed because of domestic violence. “She was the one hundred percent polar opposite of me,” Mr. Dooley, who taught across the hall, said. “After they [students] had me, going to into tenth grade honors, the students thought they had died and gone to heaven, from ninth grade to tenth.” Scott was a fairly new teacher at Bolton compared to Dooley, so he was “more of her mentor” than a co-worker. “She confided me things in her life,” he said. With knowing her secrets came the responsibility to warn her: “If he hit you once, he’ll hit you again.” Domestic violence is defined in the dictionary as “acts of violence or abuse against a person living in one’s household, especially a member of one’s immediate family.” Dooley described the physical evidence: black eyes and carpet burns on her forearms. He said he asked Scott about her burns and she covered it up by saying she had burned herself cooking. “That Monday was horrible,” Dooley said. “Her room was like a visitation at a funeral home. It was by far the worst experience I’ve had as a teacher.” After the trial, Scott’s husband, Jeffrey received twen-ty-five years in jail for second-degree murder.

Dooley, as well as many other teachers in Shelby County, testified during the eight-day trial. “It was just bone-chilling information to hear that,” said Mr. Griffin, who was at Millington High School, when he got the news. He was overwhelmed with sad-ness. He had a lot of sympathy for the people of Bolton, but especially for her mother and father. Seven years later, Ashley Scott still lives through the teachers and administration of Bolton. After the death of Scott, a race was founded to help raise awareness and raise money to help those who are or have been affected by domestic violence. “No student ever disliked her. She taught English and brought it to life. She made English fun,” Mr. Stevens said. He also stated that she was one of the nicest people he had ever met in his life. “She was so lovable, I couldn’t imagine anyone not loving her… except her husband,” he said. “She would wear extra make up to cover up bruises, but she still smiled,” said Stevens. When she taught at Bolton, she never really spoke in depth about her family. Many of her co-workers never knew anything about her background. Ashley Scott’s family consisted of an older sister, Kecia Vekovius, her mother and father, and later a stepfather; as time wore on, Scott grew farther and farther away from all of them. After Ashley and Jeffrey got married, Ashley aban-doned her family. “We never knew Ashley was a victim of domestic violence. She cut off ties with the whole family,” said Vekovius, Scott’s sister. Nobody knows how long the abuse lasted, but Ashley and Jeffrey were married from 2001 to 2006. When Ashley and Jeffrey first met, all Vekovius ever heard was, “He’s just this wonderful guy…”

10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually.

Most domestic violence incidents are never reported.

Domestic violence victims lose 8 million days of paid work per year in the US alone- the equivalent of 32,000 full time jobs.

Over 3 women/girlfriends are murdered by their husbands/boy-friends in the US.

www.domesticviolencestatistics.orgwww.safehorizon.org

Behind the Finish Line: Ashley Scott

Without help, boys who witness domestic violence are far more likely to become abusers of their partners and/or children as adults, thus continuing the cycle of vio-lence in the next generation.

Survivors of domestic violence face high rates of depression, sleep disturbances, anxiety, flashbacks, and other emotional distress.

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By Rachel Marlin Domesic violence Statistics

“She was so lovable, I couldn’t imagine anyone not loving her… except her husband.” - Principal Stevens

4 Feature Reflecting on their past, Vekovius shared stories of them as children. “Being five years apart, we weren’t inseparable. We were just at different stages of life,” Vekovius said. “I used to love to fix her hair and dress her up,” she said. “Ashley was my hero. I remember one time, I was fixing my hair in my room, and I saw a spider and I started screaming, then I saw Ashley standing in my door screaming back at me, ‘What! What’s wrong?’” “School was her safe haven, she couldn’t walk away from that,” Vekovius said. “She was very involved at school; she was passion-ate for the underdog.” When Vekovius heard that she had been murdered, she thought, “I couldn’t believe it was MY sister! Not my sister who stands up for everybody else.” After Scott’s death, Vekovius spent hours and hours digging for information “to make sure Jeffrey got his pay.” While researching for the trial, Vekovius found out that the most dangerous time for a woman is when she is trying to leave the abusive relationship. That is what many people believe happened on Thanksgiving, when Ashley was murdered. Three years passed between her murder and the trial. So when the trial ended, Vekovius said the verdict was a sense of closure for her. Since Scott’s murder, Vekovius has been part of the LSU Domestic Violence at Shreveport. “Something like this has definitely changed my perspective of it… it’s made me just more compas-sionate,” Vekovius said. “I was able to fight for my sister and some people don’t have that,” Vekovius said. “If we could’ve convinced her that it wasn’t her fault, she’d still be teaching,” Stevens said.

The Ashley Scott 5K occurs annually and many people from Bolton, as well as around Shelby Coun-ty, attend to show their support for this cause. “If you had told me ten years ago I’d be organizing a 5k, I would’ve said you’re crazy,” Dooley said. The Ashley Scott 5K has risen over $50,000 in six years. These proceeds are given to YWCA, as well as the Memphis Area Women’s Council, and the Fam-ily Safety Center. “It’s a small thing, I understand that, but it’s hav-ing a huge impact,” Stevens said. “Her suffering is beneficial to others.” “The race is an opportunity to remember her and to make something good out of something bad,” said Dooley. Dooley has never missed a race; Stevens has missed only one and Vekovius missed this year’s race due to aprior commitment. Dooley said that the 5K serves as a warning to show that hitting someone does not mean that they love you. “You get tunnel vision when you run a race, you think about all the reasons you’re running and it just brings back all the good memories of her,” Griffin said. “If she knew that she didn’t have to live like that… that she could live with someone who truly loved her and cared for her, she’d still be teaching in her cooky little classroom,” Vekovius said. In Mr. Stevens office, on the side of his bookshelf, hangs a small poster. It says, “People may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do.” Stevens said that the poster was in Scott’s room until they cleaned it out and Stevens took the poster as a constant reminder. He said that that is what she lived by everyday.

1 in 4 women will experience do-mestic violence during her lifetime.

Every year, 1 in 3 women who is a victim of homicide is murdered by her current or former partner.

More than 60% of domestic vio-lence incidents happen at home.

Without help, girls who witness domestic violence are more vul-nerable to abuse as teensand adults.

Help change the facts. Speak up, speak out, and make a difference for victims of domestic violence.

“If she knew that she didn’t have to live like that… that she could live with someone who truly loved her and cared for her, she’d still beteaching in her cooky little classroom.” -Kecia Vekovius

Domesic violence Statistics

5FeatureDonovan Hughes shares his thoughts about theatre and acting.

Q: What were your thoughts on live en-tertainment, or theatre, before you were properly introduced to the stage?A: It all started in middle school. I wasn’t part of any group, and thinking of theatre kids as a group of misfits helped me get into theatre, because I felt I would be part of my own kind there.

Q: What got you started on theatre?A: My friend, Robbie Ramirez, convinced me to go to a drama club in Shadowlawn Middle.

Q: When you are standing on stage in front of an audience, what comes to mind? What are you feeling?A: Nothing, you can’t really feel anything when you are performing in front of peo-ple, because when you start to feel, youlose focus.

Q: How did you feel when you discov-ered you were to play one of the lead roles in Inherit the Wind?A: Really privileged that I was selected to do the role, but also extremely scared, be-cause it is a big role and I wasn’t sure if I was up to it.

Q: How difficult was it to memorize your lines, since you play a fairly large role?A: The difficulty didn’t come in memoriz-ing the lines, but in the emotions put into the lines and understanding what you’re saying.

Q: The whole play is about the conflict between religion and science. Does this have any impact or affect on you?A: The play is not really about the conflict between religion and science. It is about the conflict between doing what society tells you to do, and having the right to think for yourself.

Q: Do you plan on staying in theatre in the near or far future? How?A: I do intend on staying in theatre. I intend to become a high school theatre teacher after college.

Q: Did Mr. White or Mrs. Dean influ-ence you at all in your decision?A: Yes, because I never had a real theatre. When I got to Bolton, it became like family. I enjoyed it and I was relatively good at it. Mr. White really inspired me to go on and do my best.

Q: Why do you enjoy theatre? What is your reason for acting?A: It’s really relieving not having to be yourself.

Q: What is the difference between the character you’re playing now and the characters you’ve played in the past?A: The character I play is the old me. It is so weird reliving a part of myself, because that is not who I am now.

Interview by Destin Williams

"It’s realy relieving, not having to be yourself.”

Photo by Emily Oare

6 Sports

Breaking The battle of the sexes has been continuing for years, and now the battle has been brought to Bolton. This year BHS has received multiple new athletes in sports that have been previously considered meant for the opposite sex. Junior, Cooper Henke, has been cheering competi-tively for two years and decided to bring his talents to Bolton on the varsity football cheer squad. Senior, Percy McClelland, has also joined forces with the varsity football cheer. McClelland previously played safety on Bolton’s foot-ball team for the past three years and decided to persue cheer rather than continuing football. One might say that this sport is for girls but, these two men expressed the compliments and encouragement they receive daily for being guys in a girl oriented sport. “Most people think that it’s fun and cool, and its fun to be able to help the girls learn new things,” said Henke. McClelland spoke about the support he gets from his friends and the Bolton student body. Football player Donell Johnson, who is a junior, said, “Percy didn’t leave us [the team], he still supports us and excites the teamand crowd.” Cheer is not the only team receiving new members. Junior, Cierra Green, has joined both the football and the wrestling team. She is a defensive lineman for the football team. Cierra continues to play hard and keeps up with the teams with no problem. Senior, Joey McCaskey, a former BHS football player said, “It [football] is a competitive sport and if you’re not as big and strong as the next person they won’t want to put you in the position.” Although football coaches declined an interview, the wrestling head coach Rod Galvin said, “She’s the first girl I’ve coached in wrestling, and I’m really excited to have her.” The trap team has also been gaining more girls on the team and is expecting to receive possibly two more girls to the mainly male sport.

Junior, Lawrence Cooper, said “It is different and very interesting having both boys and girls compete on the same team.” Senior, Austin Ainsworth, spoke about his feelings that girls can compete just as well as boys in trap even though trap is mostly male. He said he feels that girls can always bring something interesting to the table. The golf team has been added to the list of teams of having someone daring enough to ignore the predominate number of the opposite sexes and excel on the team. Teresa Baker, junior, has joined the BHS golf team and has been a medalist in four matches so far. Coach Philip Encalade said, “Teresa is extremely dedicated and will be great at anything that she sets her mind to.” Despite the unfair assumptions placed on these sports, all of these strong athletes contin-ue to excel and are determined to “break through those barriers.” Bolton is blessed to have such an amazing group of strong athletes that continue to compete their way to the top.

“It [football] is a competitive sport, and if you’re not as big and strong as the next person they won’t want to put you in the position.” - Joey McCaskey

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Fall Sport Recaps7Sports

Bolton Volleyball had an important dis-trict win over Millington. They also defeat-ed Brighton and Cordova volleyball.

Bolton varsity football “kinged” Kingsbury 40-18, due to a total team effort and simple support of their fans.

Bolton Boys XC to rank 2nd in the region this year. Girls XC managed to take it a step farther, by placing first. Both teams will compete in state championships.

The cheer team made a dedicated effort to achieve new tosses with the help of positive hard working attitude, a new coach, and two newly added male cheerleaders, Percy Mc-Clelland and Cooper Henke.

The Bolton Lady Wildcats Soccer, while the odds were against them winning many games, much less against Bartlett, the ladies came togeth-er to beat Bartlett in the District 14 AAA Tournament 2-0.

After playing a great season, the Bolton boy’s golf team won the district championship for the second year in a row. They did a great job and we are proud of them here at Bolton.

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For the past five years several Bolton teachers have gotten together after school twice a week to run. It all started with Art teacher and then-track coach, Autumn Thron and French teacher Leanne Hinkle who invited the rest of the staff to come train for the Ashley Scott 5k with them. The largest group of teachers/administrators that year added up to about fifteen who came out to train for the 5K. This year, the regulars include Mrs. Hinkle, Mrs. Thron, Mrs. Brawner, and Mrs. Owen, but they all welcome any teacher who would like to join. Each teacher has been running for different amounts of time, can do different distances, and run for different reasons, but they all enjoy it when they run together. Hinkle has been running for seven years, five of which have been with other teachers from Bolton. She needed a partner to train for her first half- marathon, and found that Thron was willing to help, which started the tradition of running with co-workers for her. Thron has been running since high school, which makes her one of the more experienced runners in the group; however she did not run much distance until after college. She has been running the roads around Bolton for about ten years with various partners, but it wasn’t until recently that she had a regular group to run with. She said, “I once did an eight-miler with [former principal] Mr. Haddow, then had to change back into our nice clothes for an IB meeting!” English teacher, Mrs. Brawner, has been running all of her life, but it is her first year staying after school with the other teachers to run. “Running with my friends makes it more enjoyable,” she said. Whether your goal is just to get in shape or to train for a marathon, if you are a Bolton teacher you are welcome out on the roads.

Teachers Are Runners, Living A Double Life

By Ellen Sutton

“It’s fantastic, it’s inspirational, it’s moving. It’s a pun, haha, I’m an Eng-lish teacher,” said Mrs. Brawner, discussing her afternoon running club.

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9Staff OpinionBy Ellen Sutton

From emotional ballads to “white girl wasted,” Miley Cyrus has created an entirely new persona in her recently released

album, “Bangerz.” Cyrus collaborated with many huge artists

and rappers, ranging from Britney Spears to Big Sean. She even tried her hand at rapping in a few of her new songs such as “Bangerz.” It was not her strongest moment of

the album. Cyrus’s sound has changed drastically on

this album. Her new style allows her to go from love

songs referencing God and holy matrimony to detailed lyrics about getting high in a club. This makes for an interesting

listening experience. Fans of Miley Cyrus’s older music may

not like “Bangerz” very much, as it is very

different from anything she has done before. However, she does have one song, “4x4,” which is closer to her country roots. Her strongest elements of the album are her ballads that seem to come en-tirely from the heart, such as “Wreck-ing Ball” and “Adore You.” Overall, Miley’s newest album deliv-ers more than most would expect, and defines exactly who she has become since her last album.

Love Money Party

This album received 4/5 foam fingers

You might wanna ditch your carved pumpkin head idea about the Head-less Horseman after you watch this modern day take on Washington Ir-ving’s 1820 Classic. “Sleepy Hollow” puts a new spin on the traditional mysterious headless rider by adding him to the band of the Four Horsemen of the Christian Apocalypse. Filled with suspense, mystery, intrigue, and ad-venture, “Sleepy Hollow” offers much to the average supernatural enthusiast. Be sure to catch the show Friday nights at 9 on Fox.

“The Voice” is a musical blind audition to become the next hit sensation. This year it has finally dropped its 5th season. Judges include Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green and Blake Shelton. As the seasons go on, new and more prominent talent contin-ues to appear in its con-testants. Not to mention there is a wide variety of genres that present them-selves as the contestants. From raspy metal vocals, to twang country, “The Voice” has it all. The show airs Monday nights of NBC.

“Once Upon A Time In Wonderland” is a new se-ries on ABC. The series is a spinoff from the show Once Upon A Time. When she was a child she disappeared from her home, claiming she was is Wonderland. Her father, concerned for his child, sends her to an asylum. Years past and she is still there, daydreaming of ex-ploring Wonderland with a genie named Sirius. “Once Upon A Time” airs every Thursday at 7|8c. Be prepared for this series, because anything is possible in Wonder-

The newest installment of FX’s Emmy award winning show, “Ameri-can Horror Story” aired October 9. This season takes place in New Orleans, and while the Saints may rest in the famous city, the show has ev-erything but that. A group of witches must learn how to protect themselves in order to escape the sudden at-tacks of their kind. With big name actors and actresses, “Coven” is expected to live up to its expectations. Epi-sodes air Wednesday nights at 10 on FX.

AMC’s popular zom-bie show, “The Walking Dead,” kicked off season four with a bang. The characters, who have found sanctuary in the abandoned prison they discovered, continue to face their share of misfortune. It is apparent that Rick still struggles with death of his wife. The prison has now be-come a self sufficient com-munity. Although it seems this community has found some stability, one thing Walking Dead fans know for sure is it won’t last long. New episodes premiere Sundays at nine central time.

“Grey’s Anatomy” aired it’s 10th season; after leav-ing viewers questioning chief Webber’s fate.This season is composed of many significant moments like the viewers finally getting to meet baby McDreamy. So far this season Grey’s has kept with its theme of action packed episodes, and intense controversy between the doctors. Though it is early into the season there is much to be anticipated between not only the cast, but the cases com-ing into Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, so tune into ABC 24 on Thursdays at 8:00pm.

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PUMPKIN WORD SEARCH

N A W Y E S P I C EI C E H E D L O C NK A A T F L J S E SP F T L F A N E O CM F H A O N W V R AU E E E C O Y A A RP I R H L D T E N VT N L L N C O L G EU E A A K M H X E SS H C O S T U M E S

CAFFEINE CANDY COFFEECOLD COSTUMES HALLOWEENHEALTHY HOT LEAVESMCDONALDS ORANGE PUMPKINSCARVES SPICE WEATHER

VS.

Calories: 270 300

Protein: 10g 11g

Fat: 9g 11g

Carbs: 41g 39g

Sugar: 39g 38g

*Based on a 12 oz cup*

Try your own Cozy Fall Drinks

Coffee Frappe1 cup ice1 cup vanilla ice cream1 cup chilled coffee1/2 cup milk2 tbsp honeycocoa powder

1. Blend ice, ice cream and milk in a blender.2. Add chilled coffee and honey.3.Put into your favorite fall mug and sprinklewith cocoa.

Pumkin Spice Latte1 cup coffee1/2 cup vanilla creme1/4 cup pumpkin syrup or pureenutmegwhipping creme

1. Mix coffee creme and pumkin syrup in a mug.2. Top with whipping creme.3. Sprinkle with a touchof nutmug.

Fall weather in Memphis is great! Try to take a hike for in-creased energy. Even if you manage is taking the long way

to class, get moving! So, next t ime you’re tardy, just tell your teacher, “I was boosting my oxygen level!”

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As children grow up, they lose the candy bag and flashlight, and go for the fruit punch and thump-ing music. From candy and cheap scares to revealing costumes and late night parties, Halloween tra-ditions are getting more modern every year. “I trick-or-treated as a kid,” said Catherine Chapman, a freshman at Bolton High School. Chapman talked about how she is indifferent about the change. “I think they should at least have candy at the parties. Otherwise, there’s no point in having a Halloween Party.” Some students prefer the

change. They consider the idea of dressing up and going house to house for a sack full of candy is childish. These days, Halloween tradi-tions are not the only thing being cut. Costumes are being cut shorter and shorter each year. “Personally, I don’t mind that costumes are getting shorter and more revealing,” said senior Marcus Cooper. “The music beats the screaming of little kids’ voices any day.” The changes of modern day Halloween affects some teach-ers in a negative way. They think that the changes are bad, and that things were really different when they were teenagers. “It’s just part of the downward trend of American society,” said

Mr. Shelton, chemistry teacher at Bolton. “It wouldn’t even hap-pen with my kid. I’d be angry, and clean their closet of obscene clothing. We’re going to JC Penny’s, and we’re going to buy a new wardrobe.” Shelton also commented on his thoughts of today’s traditions. “We should go back to the time when modest values were com-monplace, the time before my time,” he said. Clothing of this nature is sold at local Halloween stores, and not hidden from teenagers. In Spencer’s, an informal nov-elty shop at the Wolfchase Mall in Bartlett, especially revealing costumes are sold year round, and not just on Halloween. Students are encouraged to keep

it modest as Halloween rolls on by, whether they still trick-or-treat, or they just go to Halloween parties. However, not all parties are bad. Some Halloween parties involve dancing to music, and costume parties. Those parties have a dress code for the costumes, such as, “They cannot be revealing, no more than four inches above the knee,” a code similar to Shelby County School dress code. If you celebrate Halloween, then use common sense when you buy or make your costume. If your mom would not let you walk out of the house with it on, do not wear it at all. Hope you had a Happy Halloween!

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Tweets and QuotesWhat have you heard in the hallways of Bolton?

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“The smell, Ugh! Man, I can’t do this!”

“Ahhh! My cankles!”“Come on pink pants!”

“Garrett! Did you go to the

bathroom this morning?”

“Man, I took the underground railroad to class!”

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