Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday December 2010 31 2 4 8 9 10 1 15 16 17 22 23 24 25 29 ay of High ool!! Senior Amber Sydow works hard on her homework as she tries to hurry to get home to her baby. 7 Focus September 2010 Brittini Bieker Sarah Capps Brent Carfield Allison Dupler Austin Ebert 2010-2011 Semester Graduates Laykin Lichty Reilly Lauer Jordan Pick Jessica Reiners Amber Sydow Some students graduate early to get a head start on their college. Some just want to escape from all the drama. Senior Amber Sydow has her own reason. “I got pregnant my junior year,” Sydow explained. “I decided that I want to spend time with my daughter and work more.” Sydow’s baby is now two and half months old, and spending more time with her baby is what Sydow cherishes most. “The best thing about graduating early is know I will be around my daughter more,” Sydow explained. Sydow does think she will miss out on some high school experiences.. “I wante d to take some classes like mythology and pottery, but I won’t be able to because they are second semester classes,” Sydow said. “I am also going to miss out on just bonding with my class before everyone goes their seperate ways.” Sydow plans on taking second semester off. “Second semester I am going to work more and start college next August,” Sydow said. No one has influenced Sydow into graduating at semester. “I knew a few people who graduated early, but I made this decision all by myself,” Sydow said. Sydow plans on participating in both graduation commencement and prom. “Last year I was pregnant so I really didn’t get the whole prom experience,” Sydow said, “So I’m definitely doing it.” All of Sydow’s family is very supportive of her decision. “My family understands my reasons for wanting to graduate early. My friends haven’t said much, but I think they think it’s a good idea,” Sydow said. For the last four months of high school Sydow has left, she is very grateful for the support of her family. “It makes me feel good to know they are supportive,” Sydow said. “I know the decision I made was a good decision, even though it was influence d by a bad one.” Graduating at semester this school year is a decision 10 senior students have made this year. “A week before school started, I decided this is something I really wanted to do,” senior Jor- dan Pick explained. Pick has always wanted to get out on her own, and graduating early seemed to be a way to do this. “I really like McCook and everything, and I do want to come back here, but I just want to get out on my own,” Pick said. Pick is very prepared for life after high school. “After I graduate from high school this semester, I will have a se- mester of college done already. I plan on pick- ing it up in January and going another year and a half at MCC,” Pick said. Pick plans to get her own place in Jan- uary and move in with her sister and a friend. “I won’t miss out on any thing by graduating early. The only thing that ever goes on is prom, and I can participate in it if I want,” Pick said. No one has influenced Pick into her decision on early graduation. “One day it really just came to me and it was something I felt really strongly about. It’s what I want to do and what I am going to do,” Pick said. Graduation commencement is something Pick will not miss out on. “I don’t see the point of giving up on some- thing I worked for, for 18 years, and not doing it,” Pick said. All of Pick’s family is very supportive of her decision. “They understand where I am coming form and are glad I am preparing and planning for my future,” Pick said. Pick is not nervous about graduating early. “I think all my extra work will pay off,” Pick said. “My mom has taught me how to money manage and I have the support of my family behind me.” “We usually have 8 kids graduate early every year, but I think circum- stances for one thing, and kids are looking toward their futures and wanting to get a head start on their post high school careers, so they are taking advantage of the mid-term graduation.” McCook High School guidance counselor, Fred Gleason said. >> Quality time with her very important person >> A head start means leaving early Senior Jordan Pick types on her blog spot for English. Stampede Photo by Laykin Lichty Stampede Photo by Laykin Lichty
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayDecember 2010
31
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5 6 7 8 9 10
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12 14 15 16 17
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
27 28 29
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Last Day of High School!!
Senior Amber Sydow works hard on her
homework as she tries to hurry to get
home to her baby.
6 Focus 7 Focus
September 2010 September 2010
Asshestepsintothebuild ing,thehighs choolshehascometoknowforthepastthreeyears,sheobservesthepeopleandhersurround ings.She searches for her fr iend, she s lowly gl idespast the nervous looking freshman, thefamil iarfacesofuse d-to-befr iendsuntilshefinallyfindswhosheisseeking.Thisyearisnotjustl ikeanyotheryearhowever,itishersenioryear.Notonly isthisher lastyear,butshehasonlyfourmonthsleft. “ I dec ide d my junior year, towards thebeginning, that I wanted to graduate early,”seniorBrittiniBiekersaid . Bieker has her own personal reasons forwantingtograduateearly. “ Ijustreallyd idnotl ikethepeopleI
hadtoseeats chool,andallthedrama,Ireallyl i ke d
s chool, but certainpeople here atMHS made me hateit, and I dreadedcoming to s chooleveryday becauseI had to deal withthem,”Biekersaid .
Thisdec is iondoesnot only affect her
however. Bieker had to
LastYear,LastChance,LastDec is ion >>Asseniorsstartthe irfinalyear,someseetheendalready
Brittini BiekerSarah CappsBrent CarfieldAllison DuplerAustin Ebert
2010-2011 Semester Graduates
Laykin LichtyReilly LauerJordan PickJessica ReinersAmber Sydow
Whyareyougradauatingearly?
Some students graduate early to get ahead start on the ir col lege. Some justwanttoes capefromal l thed rama.SeniorAmberSydowhasherownreason. “ I got pregnant my junior year,” Sydowexplaine d . “ I de c ide d that I want to spendtimewithmydaughterandworkmore.” Sydow’s baby is now two and half monthsold ,andspend ingmoretimewithherbabyiswhatSydowcher ishesmost . “The best thing about graduating earlyis know Iwil l bearoundmydaughtermore,”Sydowexplaine d . Sydowdoesthinkshewil lmissoutonsomehighs choolexper iences.. “ I wante d to take some c lasses l i kemythology and pottery, but I won’t be abletobe causetheyarese condsemesterc lasses,”Sydow said . “ I amalsogoing tomissoutonjust bond ingwithmy c lass before everyonegoesthe irseperateways.” Sydow plans on taking se cond semesteroff. “Se condsemesterIamgoingtoworkmore
andstartcol legenextAugust,”Sydowsaid . Noonehasinfluence dSydowintograduatingatsemester. “ Iknewafewpeoplewhograduate dearly,but Imade this de c is ional l bymyse lf,” Sydowsaid . Sydow plans on partic ipating in bothgraduationcommencementandprom. “LastyearIwaspregnantsoIreal lyd idn’tgetthewholepromexper ience,”Sydowsaid ,“SoI’mdefinite lydoingit .” Al l of Sydow’s family is very supportive ofherde c is ion. “My family understands my reasons forwantingtograduateearly.Myfr iendshaven’tsaidmuch,but I thinktheythink it’sagoodidea,”Sydowsaid . For the last four months of high s choolSydow has left, she is very grateful for thesupportofherfamily. “ Itmakesme fee l good to know theyaresupportive,”Sydowsaid .“ Iknowthede c is ionImadewasagoodde c is ion,eventhough itwasinfluence dbyabadone.”
Graduating at semester this s chool year isadec is ion10senior studentshavemade thisyear. “Aweekbeforeschoolstarted,Idec idedthisissomethingIreallywantedtodo,”seniorJor-danPickexplained . Pick has always wanted to get out on herown,andgraduatingearlyseemedtobeawaytodothis. “I really l ikeMcCookandeverything,and Ido want to come back here, but I justwanttogetout on my own,” Picksaid . Pick is very prepared for l ifeafter high school. “After I graduate fromhighschoolthis semester, Iwillhavease- mester ofcollege done a l r e a d y .I plan on p i c k -ing it up i nJanuary andgoing anotheryearandahalfatMCC,”Picksaid . Pick plans to getherownplaceinJan-uary and move in withhers isterandafriend . “I won’t miss out onany thing by graduatingearly.Theonlythingthat
evergoesonisprom,andIcanpartic ipateinitifIwant,”Picksaid . NoonehasinfluencedPickintoherdec is iononearlygraduation. “OnedayitreallyjustcametomeanditwassomethingIfeltreallystronglyabout.It’swhatIwanttodoandwhat Iamgoingtodo,”Picksaid . Graduation commencement is somethingPickwillnotmissouton. “Idon’tseethepointofgivinguponsome-thingIworkedfor,for18years,andnotdoingit,”Picksaid . All of Pick’s family is very supportiveof herdec is ion. “Theyunderstandwhere I am coming formandaregladIampreparingandplanningformyfuture,”Picksaid . Pickisnotnervousaboutgraduatingearly. “I think all my extra work will pay off,” Picksaid .“Mymomhastaughtmehowtomoney
manage and I have the support of myfamilybehindme.”
talktoherparentsaboutthedec is ionaswell . “ Italke dtomyparents.,andtheyarereallysupportive of my dec is ion to graduate early,”Biekersaid . Bieker is not the first person to havegraduatedearlyinherfamily. “Noonehasinfluencedmydec is ion,butmymothergraduatedatsemesterhersenioryeartoo,”Biekersaid . BiekerhasmanyplansforherfutureaftershegraduatesinDecember. “AnotherplusaboutgraduatingearlyisthatI can startmy college inMcCook rightaway.ThatwayafterIgetmybas icshere, Icangooutofstatetofinishmycollege,”Biekersaid . Biekerdoesnotthinkthatgraduatingearlywil l make her miss out on any high s choolexperiences. “ Idon’tthinkthatIwil lmissoutonanythingbecauseIcanalwayspartic ipateingraduationcommencement and prom if I feel l i ke it,”Biekersaid . Bieker is undec ided on graduationcommencement,however. “ I don’t really want to, I’m graduating togetawayfromthesepeople,whywouldIwanttogoupandsay‘goodbye,I’mgoingtomissyou’?”Biekersaid . Bieker feels l i ke she has a great supportsystembehindher.. “Allmy fr iends I had last year seemed l ikethey thought it was a bad idea,” Bieker said,“But, I don’t think I wil l really miss out onanythingorregretmydec is ion.”
“We usually have 8 kids graduate early every year, but I think circum-stances for one thing, and kids are looking toward their futures and wanting to get a head start on their post high school careers, so they are taking advantage of the mid-term graduation.” McCook High School guidance counselor, Fred Gleason said.
“I’m moving in with my friend and going to start college and work full time.” Allison Dupler
“I’m just trying to get a head start on college.”Brent Carfield
“I’m going to start my future and help out my mom.”Sarah Capps
“I’m starting college early.” Austin Ebert
“I want to move out and work.” Reilly Lauer
“I want to start to work more to save up for my own place and college.”Jessica Reiners
>>Experienc ingdramamakesschoolunbearable
>>Qualitytimewithherveryimportantperson
>>AheadstartmeansleavingearlySenior Jordan Pick types on her blog spot for English.
Senior Brittini Bieker reads up on her writing tips, as she prepares for her English class.Stampede Photo by Laykin Lichty
Stampede Photo by Laykin Lichty
Stampede Photos by Laykin Lichty Stampede Photo by Laykin Lichty
Laykin Lichty|co-editor-in-chief
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayDecember 2010
31
2 4
5 6 7 8 9 10
1
12 14 15 16 17
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
27 28 29
13
Last Day of High School!!
Senior Amber Sydow works hard on her
homework as she tries to hurry to get
home to her baby.
6 Focus 7 Focus
September 2010 September 2010
Asshestepsintothebuild ing,thehighs choolshehascometoknowforthepastthreeyears,sheobservesthepeopleandhersurround ings.She searches for her fr iend, she s lowly gl idespast the nervous looking freshman, thefamil iarfacesofuse d-to-befr iendsuntilshefinallyfindswhosheisseeking.Thisyearisnotjustl ikeanyotheryearhowever,itishersenioryear.Notonly isthisher lastyear,butshehasonlyfourmonthsleft. “ I dec ide d my junior year, towards thebeginning, that I wanted to graduate early,”seniorBrittiniBiekersaid . Bieker has her own personal reasons forwantingtograduateearly. “ Ijustreallyd idnotl ikethepeopleI
hadtoseeats chool,andallthedrama,Ireallyl i ke d
s chool, but certainpeople here atMHS made me hateit, and I dreadedcoming to s chooleveryday becauseI had to deal withthem,”Biekersaid .
Thisdec is iondoesnot only affect her
however. Bieker had to
LastYear,LastChance,LastDec is ion >>Asseniorsstartthe irfinalyear,someseetheendalready
Brittini BiekerSarah CappsBrent CarfieldAllison DuplerAustin Ebert
2010-2011 Semester Graduates
Laykin LichtyReilly LauerJordan PickJessica ReinersAmber Sydow
Whyareyougradauatingearly?
Some students graduate early to get ahead start on the ir col lege. Some justwanttoes capefromal l thed rama.SeniorAmberSydowhasherownreason. “ I got pregnant my junior year,” Sydowexplaine d . “ I de c ide d that I want to spendtimewithmydaughterandworkmore.” Sydow’s baby is now two and half monthsold ,andspend ingmoretimewithherbabyiswhatSydowcher ishesmost . “The best thing about graduating earlyis know Iwil l bearoundmydaughtermore,”Sydowexplaine d . Sydowdoesthinkshewil lmissoutonsomehighs choolexper iences.. “ I wante d to take some c lasses l i kemythology and pottery, but I won’t be abletobe causetheyarese condsemesterc lasses,”Sydow said . “ I amalsogoing tomissoutonjust bond ingwithmy c lass before everyonegoesthe irseperateways.” Sydow plans on taking se cond semesteroff. “Se condsemesterIamgoingtoworkmore
andstartcol legenextAugust,”Sydowsaid . Noonehasinfluence dSydowintograduatingatsemester. “ Iknewafewpeoplewhograduate dearly,but Imade this de c is ional l bymyse lf,” Sydowsaid . Sydow plans on partic ipating in bothgraduationcommencementandprom. “LastyearIwaspregnantsoIreal lyd idn’tgetthewholepromexper ience,”Sydowsaid ,“SoI’mdefinite lydoingit .” Al l of Sydow’s family is very supportive ofherde c is ion. “My family understands my reasons forwantingtograduateearly.Myfr iendshaven’tsaidmuch,but I thinktheythink it’sagoodidea,”Sydowsaid . For the last four months of high s choolSydow has left, she is very grateful for thesupportofherfamily. “ Itmakesme fee l good to know theyaresupportive,”Sydowsaid .“ Iknowthede c is ionImadewasagoodde c is ion,eventhough itwasinfluence dbyabadone.”
Graduating at semester this s chool year isadec is ion10senior studentshavemade thisyear. “Aweekbeforeschoolstarted,Idec idedthisissomethingIreallywantedtodo,”seniorJor-danPickexplained . Pick has always wanted to get out on herown,andgraduatingearlyseemedtobeawaytodothis. “I really l ikeMcCookandeverything,and Ido want to come back here, but I justwanttogetout on my own,” Picksaid . Pick is very prepared for l ifeafter high school. “After I graduate fromhighschoolthis semester, Iwillhavease- mester ofcollege done a l r e a d y .I plan on p i c k -ing it up i nJanuary andgoing anotheryearandahalfatMCC,”Picksaid . Pick plans to getherownplaceinJan-uary and move in withhers isterandafriend . “I won’t miss out onany thing by graduatingearly.Theonlythingthat
evergoesonisprom,andIcanpartic ipateinitifIwant,”Picksaid . NoonehasinfluencedPickintoherdec is iononearlygraduation. “OnedayitreallyjustcametomeanditwassomethingIfeltreallystronglyabout.It’swhatIwanttodoandwhat Iamgoingtodo,”Picksaid . Graduation commencement is somethingPickwillnotmissouton. “Idon’tseethepointofgivinguponsome-thingIworkedfor,for18years,andnotdoingit,”Picksaid . All of Pick’s family is very supportiveof herdec is ion. “Theyunderstandwhere I am coming formandaregladIampreparingandplanningformyfuture,”Picksaid . Pickisnotnervousaboutgraduatingearly. “I think all my extra work will pay off,” Picksaid .“Mymomhastaughtmehowtomoney
manage and I have the support of myfamilybehindme.”
talktoherparentsaboutthedec is ionaswell . “ Italke dtomyparents.,andtheyarereallysupportive of my dec is ion to graduate early,”Biekersaid . Bieker is not the first person to havegraduatedearlyinherfamily. “Noonehasinfluencedmydec is ion,butmymothergraduatedatsemesterhersenioryeartoo,”Biekersaid . BiekerhasmanyplansforherfutureaftershegraduatesinDecember. “AnotherplusaboutgraduatingearlyisthatI can startmy college inMcCook rightaway.ThatwayafterIgetmybas icshere, Icangooutofstatetofinishmycollege,”Biekersaid . Biekerdoesnotthinkthatgraduatingearlywil l make her miss out on any high s choolexperiences. “ Idon’tthinkthatIwil lmissoutonanythingbecauseIcanalwayspartic ipateingraduationcommencement and prom if I feel l i ke it,”Biekersaid . Bieker is undec ided on graduationcommencement,however. “ I don’t really want to, I’m graduating togetawayfromthesepeople,whywouldIwanttogoupandsay‘goodbye,I’mgoingtomissyou’?”Biekersaid . Bieker feels l i ke she has a great supportsystembehindher.. “Allmy fr iends I had last year seemed l ikethey thought it was a bad idea,” Bieker said,“But, I don’t think I wil l really miss out onanythingorregretmydec is ion.”
“We usually have 8 kids graduate early every year, but I think circum-stances for one thing, and kids are looking toward their futures and wanting to get a head start on their post high school careers, so they are taking advantage of the mid-term graduation.” McCook High School guidance counselor, Fred Gleason said.
“I’m moving in with my friend and going to start college and work full time.” Allison Dupler
“I’m just trying to get a head start on college.”Brent Carfield
“I’m going to start my future and help out my mom.”Sarah Capps
“I’m starting college early.” Austin Ebert
“I want to move out and work.” Reilly Lauer
“I want to start to work more to save up for my own place and college.”Jessica Reiners
>>Experienc ingdramamakesschoolunbearable
>>Qualitytimewithherveryimportantperson
>>AheadstartmeansleavingearlySenior Jordan Pick types on her blog spot for English.
Senior Brittini Bieker reads up on her writing tips, as she prepares for her English class.Stampede Photo by Laykin Lichty
Stampede Photo by Laykin Lichty
Stampede Photos by Laykin Lichty Stampede Photo by Laykin Lichty
Laykin Lichty|co-editor-in-chief
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