THE TALON - Vienna High School

Volume 18, Issue 5 www.viennahighschool.com/newspaper

THE TALONClass of 2012 announces Valedictorians and Salutatorian

Prom King and Queen crowned at Prom 2012

Article by Tyler Harner

Vienna, IL Vienna High School May 2012

Graduation Issue!

SENIOR

S!!!

LOOK

FOR

SHOU

T-OU

TS

THRO

UGHO

UT THE

ISSUE

!VHS seniors, Miss Kassey McDonald and Mister Kyle Loyd, were crowned Prom

Queen and King at the 2012 Prom held on April 28th.

On April 28th, Seniors Kyle

Loyd and Kassey McDonald were

elected as the Vienna High School

2012 Prom King and Queen.

“It was such an honor to

be selected as this year’s Prom

King!” said Senior Kyle Loyd. “I

thank everyone who voted for me

and these truly are the moments in

your life that you never forget.”

This year’s Prom was held at

the Carbondale Civic Center. The

Senior class sponsors, Mr. and

Mrs. Palmer were in charge of

Prom.

The VHS Prom Committee

was up as early as 5:30 a.m.

decorating for Prom night. The

theme for this year’s Prom was a

Victorian theme and the colors for

the occasion were red and black.

“I am very thankful that people

voted for me to be Prom Queen,”

said Kassey. “It is an honor and it

is very exciting.”

Kassey also expressed her

enjoyment of VHS Prom 2012

by saying, “Prom was absolutely

awesome! We did a great job of

setting Prom up, and of course,

we do have the Palmers as our

sponsors.”

Pictures of VHS Prom 2012 can

be seen on Page 16 in this issue of

The Talon.

SENIOR

SHO

UT O

UTS

Article by Chris Ditterline

The Class of 2012 has announced their

graduation details. The Valedictorians are Tyler

Harner, Peyton Smith, and Harley Youtzy. The

Salutatorian is Eddie Botello.

Co-Valedictorian Peyton Smith stated her

feelings on sharing the honor of valedictorian

with two of her fellow classmates. “I think

it’s great that the three of us get to share this

opportunity together. We’ve all worked very hard

and helped eachother out. To share this honor

eliminates hostility between us and deinitely alleviates the pressure of giving the speech

in front of everyone. I know I will feel more

comfortable having Harley and Tyler standing

by my side,” she said.

Eddie Botello excitedly expressed his

feelings about earning the title of Salutatorian. He

stated, “I feel ecstatic to have earned this honor.

I was very shocked and excited when I received

the news! Since I have such an academically

competitive class, I never thought I would earn

this privilege.”

Graduation will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday,

May 18th at VHS. Project Graduation will

be held following the graduation ceremony.

Registration begins at 10 p.m. and the event will

run until 2 a.m.

The Senior class selected their class favorites

for the graduation ceremony. The class lower is orange and blue rose and the class colors are blue

and silver.The class song is “We Are Young” by

Fun and the class motto is, “Together we have

experienced life, separately we will purse our

dreams, and forever our memories will remain.”

Mr. David Michael Webb will be the guest

speaker at the graduation ceremony.

Tyler

Harley

Eddie

Peyton

Page 2 The Talon May 2012

VHS names four year honor studentsPage layout by Jacob McGill

Article by Jacob McGill

The Class of 2012 four year honor students. From left to right: Eli Brown, Tori Thomas, Eddie Botello, Tyler Harner, Victoria Pearl, Nicole Howell, Jacob McGill, Harley Youtzy,

Chris Ditterline, Peyton Smith and Kyle Loyd.

VHS Senior ahead of the game

One Vienna High School

student, Tyler Harner, has gone

above and beyond by achieving his

Associates Degree before he has

even graduated high school. Tyler

will oficially have his Associates Degree by the end of this summer,

and will start college in the fall as

a junior.

At the beginning of his junior

year, Tyler started taking college

classes at Shawnee Community

College. He took many online,

telecourse, and also in-class courses

there.

He gained numerous college

credit hours, however, through

VHS via dual credit classes. He

also took Escrow classes. By

doing this, he saved much time and

money.

“It was a very challenging

experience but well worth the

stress,” Tyler stated on taking both

college and high school classes

simultaneously.

After high school, Tyler plans

on attending Belmont University in

Nashville, Tennessee. He will have

a great advantage there. “I have

saved my self two years worth of

time,” he stated.

At Belmont, he will inish his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and

pre-medical studies.

Article by Ashton Loyd

Senior Tyler Harner has earned his Associates Degree while attending VHS.

Senior Walk of Fame

Tyler Harner receives the honor to be representing his Class of 2012 in the VHS Walk of Fame as Valedictorian.

Article by Emmalee Anderson

Congratulations to Harley Youtzy for getting her name on the VHS Walk of Fame as Valedictorian of the Class of 2012.

The VHS Walk of Fame salutes Eddie Botello for his high academic achievements as Salutatorian of the Class of 2012.

I l l i n o i s S t a t e S c h o l a r s a t t e n d b a n q u e tArticle by Ashton Loyd

On May 1st, the Illinois State

Scholars banquet was held in

Carbondale at the Southern Illinois

University Student Center.

The VHS students that received

this prestigious honor were Tyler

Harner, Chris Ditterline, Nicole

Howell, Jacob McGill, Harley

Youtzy, and Peyton Smith, although

Peyton was unable to attend.

Selection for the Illinois State

Scholars is based on ACT test score

results (including PSAE), GPA,

and class rank.

Designation as an Illinois State

Scholar can be added to applications

for college and scholarships.

It is a great honor to have six

students at VHS receive this award.Illinois State Scholars were honored at a banquet at SIU. Pictured from left to right, VHS Guidance Counselor, Ms. Sherwood, Chris

Ditterline, Nicole Howell, Tyler Harner, Harley Youtzy, Jacob McGill and Mr. Stafford. (Not pictured Peyton Smith)

The VHS Walk of Fame welcomes one of its newest members Peyton Smith, Valedictorian of the Class of 2012.

AdvisorMrs. Joan Clayton

Vienna High School601 N. 1st Street Vienna, IL 62995

Phone (618) [email protected]

The Vienna High School Talon is a publication of the Journalism and Desktop Publishing classes. Unless otherwise stated, all articles and writings featured are the work of the students in these classes. If you would like your ad to appear in The Talon, contact Joan Clayton at 658-4461

x218.The Talon is on the web at

www.viennahighschool.com/newspaper

Managing EditorIsaac Rogers

Editors-in-Chief Tyler Harner

Kari Robertson

Talon Staff2011-2012

Journalism Emmalee Anderson• Ellie Bakel Chris Ditterline • Ethan Haney Katie Heaton • AliceAnn Kotter

Dylan Latham • Ashton LoydBrandi McCuan • Jacob McGill

Brennan Miller • Tori PageAndrew Williams • Harley Youtzy

Desktop Publishing Julianna Allen • Noah BainJessica Buchan • Savannah

Campbell • Christian Dahncke •Heaven Garza

Assiah Mercer • Tiffany Meyers Cody Pender • Jami Shipley Peyton Smith • Tori Thomas

Austin Woolverton • Lucas Wright


Junior Marshals and Ushers are selected for graduationEvery year, 16 members

of the junior class are chosen

to be representatives at

graduation as Junior Marshals,

and ten students are chosen to

be representatives as Junior

Ushers. These students are

selected by their grade point

averages. The top 16 are

honored by becoming Junior

Marshals and the other ten

are rewarded by becoming

Ushers. Those of us in The

Talon congratulate the top

26 in the Junior class for

excelling in their academics.

Article by Ethan Haney

Above are the Junior Marshals. Front row: Richard Kindhart, AliceAnn Kotter, Dominick Tedeschi, Knikki Keeling, Damon Leco, Emily Swartz. Second row: Maria Botello, Keeley Harper, Sarah Nelson, Montana Craig, Debora Smith, Megan Walker, and Racheal Sullivan.

Junior Marshals Junior Ushers

Above are the Junior Ushers. Front row: Kaley Turpen, Brianna Mawdsley, Tori Page, Carley Childress, Mikayla Stokes. Second row: Alex Ross, James

Ellis, Andrew Williams, Pyola Doroscan, Maria Hill, and Cheyenne Coonce.

Article by Harley Youtzy

Art students excel at local competitionsAt recent local art competitions,

VHS Art Club and Art I & II

students have done really well!

At Little Egypt Arts Association

(LEAA) High School Invitational

from January 16th to February

12th in Marion, three VHS students

entered ive pieces of artwork and all three students placed!

Freshman Art I student

Jacqueline Rigsby’s “Sleepyhead”

won a 1st place ribbon. Sophomore

Art II student Rebecca Sandfort’s

“Tranquility” received Best in

Show and her “Dila” won a 1st place

ribbon. Senior Art II student Harley

Youtzy’s “Toucan” won a 2nd place

ribbon and her “Terminator” won a

1st place ribbon.

There were 28 high schools

that participated at the LEAA

High School Invitational, and each

school could submit a maximum of

ive student art works per each art teacher at that school, so there was

alot of competition.

The LEAA art competition

exhibited some talented local artists

and gave them the opportunity to

win cash and other prizes. It was

also a great chance for students to

view other artists’ works.After the LEAA art competition,

VHS Art I & II teacher and Art

Club Sponsor, Mr. Palmer, said,

“We have some wonderful students

and they make me very proud with their great work!”

At another larger art competition

in Pope County on Thursday, March

22nd, about 20 VHS art students

attended the competition to enter

their art work and to view art work from other schools. Senior Nicole

Howell received a 3rd place ribbon

in the Drawing category! The

drawing was colored pencil of a

zipper opening to a beach paradise.

This year at the Pope County

Art Competition there were over

350 art entries, and VHS entered

approximately 45 art works.There were ive categories:

Drawing, Miscellaneous 2-D Art,

Photography, 3-D Sculpture, and

Computer Graphics. A 1st place,

2nd place, 3rd place, and a Best

overall ribbon were awarded to

select artworks in each category.The judging this year at Pope

County art competition was mainly

based on the meaning of the picture,

not on skill or execution, like what the majority of art competitions

do. There was some controversy

this year over some of the works that won from other schools, but

whether or not a student places at

a certain art competition is not a

true representation of that student’s

skills, because art is always open to interpretation.

Mr. Palmer said, “Some art

competitions, are very subjective.

Without a set criteria, it is basically

interpreted by the judges so

they are critiquing by what they

personally like, which sometimes isn’t agreeable with others.”

Senior Nicole Howell said,

“It was nice to see the different

artworks other students come up with.”

Harley Youtzy’s “Toucan” won 2nd place at Little Egypt Arts Association high school art competition.

Harley Youtzy’s “Terminator” received a 1st place ribbon at the Little Egypt Arts Association High School Invitational.

Rebecca Sandfort’s “Tranquility,” won Best in Show at LEAA.

Rebecca Sandfort’s “Dila” received 1st place at Little Egypt art competition.

At LEAA art show Jacqueline Rigsby’s “Sleepyhead,” received a 1st place ribbon.

Nicole Howell’s “Un-found Paradise” received 3rd place at Pope County.


Class of 2012, Always remember the good

times at VHS! We will always remember this crazy class. You will be missed!

- Mrs. Holhubner

VHS Senior Beta Club inducts new membersArticle by Harley Youtzy

On Monday, April 16th, VHS Senior Beta

Club inducted their new members. There are 30

new inductees this year, but only 19 attended the

ceremony.

Each year, Senior Beta Club inducts new

members from any grade level into Beta

Club. At the Induction ceremony, students

were recognized for their achievements

and willingness to serve. There was also a

presentation about some of the service projects

that Beta members do.

The Senior Beta Club oficers conducted

the ceremony and gave each new member a

certiicate of membership and a pin.There was also a dinner served of BBQ

chicken and lasagna provided by the Club

oficers, and the attendees all brought a side dish or dessert.

Mrs. Bradley, Beta Club Sponsor, said,

“Looking at the service projects we have taken

on this year, primarily working at Faith Alive

and El Tequila, it is the new members who have

been most willing to work. If they can continue

to remain as committed as they are right now,

Page layout by Harley Youtzy

At Senior Beta Club Induction, 19 of the new 30 members attended the ceremony. Front row left to right: Peyton Smith (Secretary), Randy Reeder, Courtney Sanders, Jenna Dodge, Bryan West, Brianna Sori, Samantha Gray, Erin Stambulski, McKenzee Causey, Alyssa Brumley, Cole Smith, Jacob McGill (President). Back row: Tyler Harner (Vice-President) Matthew Williams, Wyatt Robinson, Rebecca Reeder, Eric McIntyre, Mikalah Greer, Daniela Botello, Hunter Smith, David Santellano, Adam Ketelsen, Isaac Rogers (Reporter).

then we should have a very strong club moving

into the next three years.”

Freshman Beta Club inductee Matthew

Williams said, “I am excited about being

inducted into Beta Club. We get to do a lot of fun

things, like going to National Beta Convention

and hanging out and meeting new friends.”

Some activities the new Beta members may

be participating in will be the El Tequila nights

and the upcoming Teacher Appreciation Week.

B e t a m e m b e r s s h o w C l u b s p i r i tArticle by Harley Youtzy

Beta Club Week was April 16th to 20th.

Students who participated in the activities

received 15 minutes of in-club hours each

day if they checked in with Mrs. Bradley.

The themes for each day were selected

and agreed upon by the Beta Club oficers.On Monday, Senior Beta Club members

were to wear this year’s black Beta Club

shirt. Tuesday was “Famous Smart Person

Day” and members were asked to dress as

their favorite smart person. On Wednesday,

club members participated in “College Day”

where they could wear apparel from their

favorite college. Thursday was “Career Day”

and students dressed up to represent their

future careers. On Friday, Beta Club members

participated in “Candidate Day,” and wore

any of their VHS Beta Club campaign shirts

(either Drake Sanders’ campaign shirt, Maggie

Cox’s, Kyle Loyd’s, or Dominick Tedeschi’s.)

Mrs. Bradley, Beta Club Sponsor, said,

“The purpose of Beta Club Week is to

celebrate the achievements of those who have

earned the privilege of being members, based

Freshmen Megan McCuan, Mikalah Greer and Alyssa Brumley sporting Dominick Tedeschi’s campaign shirt on “Candidate Day.”

Seniors Lance Duer and Peyton Smith on “College Day” of Beta Club Week wearing Texas University and Southern Illinois University shirts.

Senior Beta Club oficers, Peyton Smith (Secretary) and Jacob McGill (President) on “Career Day” of Beta Week.

on their academic standing and volunteer

work. It is a way to draw attention to those

students who should be leaders. We didn’t

have as many students participate as I would

have liked, and unfortunately, it seemed as

though the themes that were chosen for each

day were maybe not necessarily exciting

enough to get the students to participate.”

At the Midwest Aviation ield trip: front row left to right: Heather Court-Dearden, Katelyn Helm, Katie Browning, Caleigh Anderson, Rebecca Sandfort, Carley Childress, Angela Dixon, Back row left to right: Austin Bain, Dylan Baker, Jacob Stroud,Geoffory Kramp, Dylan Meyer, Cain Taylor, Dallas Bent, and Christopher Smith.

Mr. Sandfort students visit Midwest Aviation

Midwest Aviation General Manager Steve Colson talks to students about the functions of an FBO.


I n f o I I g o e s H o l l y w o o dArticle by Ellie Bakel

Mrs. Clayton’s 2nd hour Info 2 class has been very busy making mock movie posters. Each student gets a picture of themselves (and other people if they choose to do so) and makes a movie poster that looks as if it could be real.

The irst step to this fun project was to look at real movie posters for popular movies and

ind interesting qualities and features on them that they might apply to their own movie poster.

Each student is supposed to add qualities that a real movie poster would have, including a rating (Not Rated R!), and the credits that are usually at the bottom. The credits include a director, a movie producer and some of the

actors features in your faux ilm! Mrs. Clayton commented,

“Students are learning elements of effective layout and design, as well as photo editing skills in this project.”

When inished with the project, Mrs. Clayton will display the posters around her room. She said, “I love to display the posters in my classroom! They are great examples

of the skills and creativity of the students in my class. This year’s posters are some of the best ever!”

When Junior Andrew Williams was asked what his favorite part about this project was, he replied, “I like that it’s really creative and that we get to do our own thing. It’s really fun.”

Junior Jeremy Leggett’s movie poster “Half Brothers”

Junior Damon Leco’s movie poster “Until Death Do Us Part”

Junior Ellie Bakel’s movie poster “The Hero Inside”

Senior Elizabeth Korb’s movie poster “Not An Easy A”

Mrs. Flesch’s class tours Johnson County Sheriff ’s Off ice

On Tuesday, March 13th,

Mrs. Flesch’s students were

given a tour of the Johnson

County Sheriff’s Department

by Sheriff Elry Faulkner.

Students were able to see the

911 dispatch center and courtrooms

used for trials. Sheriff Faulkner

explained to the students about

what to do in emergency situations

and what information they

need to provide to the

emergency dispatchers.

He also discussed jobs

available in the department and

what qualiications are needed to be considered for those jobs.

Mrs. Flesch said, “Touring the

ofice was a very good learning experience for my students.”

Sheriff Faulkner explaining to Mrs. Flesch’s students the requirements for employment as a deputy within the department.

Article by Brennan Miller

Biology II gets al l about bones

Ms. Will-Henn is always

coming up with neat and exciting

ways to study, but also have fun.

One of those ways is what Ms. Will-

Henn calls the “Skeleton Project”

in her Biology II.

The irst step to this project was to pair up with one of your friends.

Once the students had a partner,

they took turns tracing the outline

of each other’s bodies on poster

paper. Once the outline was drawn

on the paper, the students then drew

a skeleton inside their body. They

drew it to the exact replica of a

human skeleton. After the students

had their skeleton drawn, they started

labeling all the different bones in

the human body.

Ms. Will-Henn stated, “The

students were learning by writing out

the names of the bones, which helps

them remember them better, and

Article by Emmalee Anderson

doing something hands on, which

helps it stick in the students mind.”

The students in her class had

a lot of fun doing this project.

Junior Bergandi Johnson said,

“I enjoyed doing this project.

It was a great way to learn but

have fun at the same time.”

Her classes watched a Jane

Fonda aerobics workout video

from 1986 to get some ideas for

their routines.

Sophomore Ashton Loyd, who

is in Mrs. Palmer’s class, stated, “I

don’t think that any of us could live

up to that 80’s video, but we tried.

It was fun creating a routine, but

more fun getting to watch everyone

try to do it.”

Mrs. Palmer said, “Their

routines were very good. I’m

proud of the girls. Some groups

really got into it.”

The aerobics unit was a huge

success. The girls had a lot of fun

with getting physically it!

Mrs. Palmer’s all girls PE

classes started performing their

aerobics routines on Wednesday,

April 18th.

Each group picked a song

and designed their aerobic

choreography around it.

While a group performed

their routine, the rest of the class

followed along.

The groups were graded

on the steps of the routine, the

presentation to the class, and

the participation of both group

members to the choreography of

the routine. Mrs. Palmer gave

extra credit to groups that dressed

the part.

M r s . P a l m e r ’s a e ro b i c s c l a s s s h o w t h e i r m o v e sArticle by AliceAnn Kotter

Seniors Tori Thomas and Peyton Smith dress the part for their aerobic work-out for Mrs. Palmer’s PE class

Junior Ashley Cooper traces Junior Vanessa Canada for their bone project.

Page by Emmalee Anderson


Rakes, leaves, and mulch, Oh my!Article by Andrew Williams

On April 24th and 25th, while the Junior class was taking the ACT and PSAE tests, the Freshman and Sophomore classes took ield trips to Shawnee Community College, took their standardized tests, and also found time to do some community service projects as well.

During their time at school after their tests, the Freshman and Sophomore classes cleaned up the school grounds and make it all look fantastic. Some students unloaded mulch into the lower beds next to the commons doors, while others picked up trash against the fence in

the lower parking lot, and raked up leaves. Some students also had a competition to see who could pick up the most gumballs by the tennis courts. Chelsea Mook won with 33 gumballs.

Other students stayed inside and helped clean up Mrs. Clayton’s computer lab. The students wiped down all the keyboards and chairs, sanitized the desks in her room, and also tucked all the computer cords up out of the way.

The students help was greatly appreciated by teachers and the community.

Eddie Botello

,

I love you! Y

ou have been

there when

ever

I needed you

. You are gr

eat at draw

ing

and dancing.

I hope your

senior year

has

been great a

nd I wish yo

u luck when

you

go to college

. I will marry y

ou one day!

Melanie Brown

ing

Chelsea Mook won the contest for picking up the most gumballs with her stack of 33 gumballs.

Sophomores Ashton Loyd, Taylor Lappin, and Carrie Latham help clean the chairs in Mrs. Clayton’s room.

Sophomores Jessica Buchan, Jami Shipley, and Assiah Mercer clean off the desks in Mrs. Clayton’s room.

Freshmen Michael Evers, Lucas Kossack, Austin Goins, and Jordan Bryant shovel mulch into a wheel barrow to be used in the lower bed by the commons.

Freshmen Shelby Linaweaver, Aaron Penrod, Chelsea Mook, and Senior Doug Tite work on cleaning up the area next to the tennis courts.

Senior Doug Tite, Freshmen Thomas Meier and Brittany Nalley put leaves and sticks into a trash bag to be taken away later.

Sophomore McKenzie Mattox helps by cleaning off the white board in Mrs. Clayton’s room.

Freshmen Cody Johns and Samantha Gray level out the mulch by the commons.

Page layout by Andrew Williams

Freshman Shelby Linaweaver and Paige McKibben rake leaves into piles.


Bring in this Ad and get a FREE tan!

Vitamin TSun Spa

www.vitamintsunspa.com Phone: (618) 658-7777

Facials

Tanning

Airbrush Tanning

Makeup Application

Hydration Station Spa Capsule

Deep Tissue Massage

Body Exfoliation

Body Wraps

Waxing

Hand & Foot Treatments

Now OpenOn the square in Vienna

*Limit One Per Customer*

Freshmen OrientationArticle by AliceAnn Kotter

On Thursday, May 3rd, VHS

hosted Freshman Orientation.

Mrs. Reichert and Mrs. Palmer

organized this year’s freshman

orientation

Freshmen Orientation happens

every year near the end of the

school year. It is when all of

the 8th graders from the feeder

schools (Buncombe, Cypress, New

Simpson Hill, and Vienna) spend a

day together at the high school.

The incoming freshmen were

split up into groups that included

students from each of the feeder

schools. Each group had two

Student Council members who

led games that helped them get to

know each other.

The 8th graders watched old

lip sync videos from Homecoming

Week, as well as a special edition

of Eagle Outlook, while they ate

Isaac Rogers and Kari

Robertson,

Lunch is going to be s

ooo boring

without you guys! I’m

going to miss

you guys so much next y

ear, it’s

going to be awful!! I

love you both!

:)

Love, Tabitha Rogers

lunch together in the cafeteria.

Then the incoming Freshman

and the Student Council went to

the new gym to have some fun

doing the obstacle course.

A big thanks goes to Student

Council, Mrs. Palmer, and Mrs.

Reichert for all of their help!

Incoming Freshman maneuver their way through the obstacle course at Freshman Orientation.

Incoming Freshman learn line-dancing at this year’s Freshman Orientation.

A group of enthusiastic 8th graders lip off their shoes in the obstacle course.

The winners of the obstacle course stand together in victory.

Page layout by Ellie Bakel

8th grade boys enjoy their time at VHS during

Freshman Orientation.

Blind-folded 8th grader pushes his partner

to success.


Horseshoe

Meal- $5Cheeseburger

Meal- $4

Hot Ham &

Cheese Meal- $4

For quick

student service

pre-order at

(618) 926-8065

Sand Volleyball Court Coming Soon!

NOW OFFERING STUDENT SPECIALS!!!

Jessica C

apron,

I love yo

u, and wh

en you le

ave I

will have

nobody.

The fact

that

your bov

ing sucks

because no

w I

can’t stal

k you. B

ut anywa

y good

luck in th

e future.

P.S: I w

ill marry

you one

day!

Love, Matt

Johnson

VHS Football Coach travels to California to make football DVD’sArticle by Ellie Bakel

Over spring break, Varsity

football coach Mike Rude lew out to Monterey Bay, California

to spread his football knowledge. This all-expense paid trip was made possible by Mr. Rude making 4 football DVD’s.

Mr. Rude has been speaking at various football clinics around the

U.S. for the past 30 years. He had just made 2 DVD’s for Science of Coaching and in 2006 he made 3 DVD’s for Championship Productions.

This year, Coache’s Choice

chose him to come to California and make four football DVD’s for them. He and his wife lew out on Saturday, March 31st and returned home on Tuesday, April 3rd.

Mr. Rude enjoyed walking on the beaches, going to the Steinbeck Museum, visiting the aquarium, and taking the 17 mile scenic drive on the Monterey Coastline, but Sunday was an entire day spent on making football DVD’s.

Mr. Rude said, “My favorite parts of the trip were meeting Dr. James Peterson and making the 4

DVD’s on the 50 Defense. He is such an impressive individual, he owns Coache’s Choice. Oh, and eating all of the great seafood!”

Mr. Rude said, “Our players could possibly be on the front covers

of the four DVD’s which will sell all over the country.”

When asked about his over-all

experience Mr. Rude said, “You can’t beat it when someone pays the airfare, hotel, rental car and meal money to make football DVD’s, of which I will get royalties.”

Mr. Rude and his wife, Susan Rude in Monterey, California taking some beach time before making football DVD history.

Article by Brandi McCuan

If you know Mr. Palmer, you know that he loves softball; it is a big part of his life. But did you know that since 2003 Mr. Palmer has been inducted into three

different Hall of Fames regarding softball?

In 2003 he was inducted into the USSSA Illinois Hall of Fame. His induction was based on his accomplishments; of being three time all World Honors, MVP of Midwest N.I.T, winning two State Championships, and winning one World Championship.

A couple years later in 2005, Mr. Palmer was inducted into the Illinois/ Missouri Metro Hall of

Fame. For this Hall of Fame they look at your career stats from all three organizations; the ASA Amateur Softball Association, NSA National Softball Association, and the USSSA United States Slow-pitch Softball Association.

Most recently, in 2012, he was inducted into the ASA Illinois Hall of Fame. To receive this honor they looked at his six time All State Honors “AA” Tournament, MVP “AA” State Tourney 1995, and four State Championships.

Mr. Palmer said, “I was very emotional. I never thought I would achieve such an honor. There are a lot of people that helped me attain this.”

Mr. Palmer gets inducted into another Hall of Fame

Mr. Palmer and Mrs. Palmer, and their daughter Maddie after receiving the honor of

being inducted into the ASA Illinois Hall of Fame.

VHS Talon Sponsor Mrs. Clayton headed down to Nashville, TN on March 24 to participate in a building project with her daughter Kelly.

he accounting irm Kelly works for in Nashville, KPMG, sponsors many Habitat for Humanity houses. hey were constructing houses for people in need and Mrs. Clayton and her daughter Kelly got to help out.

Other than providing meals throughout the day, Kelly and Mrs. Clayton helped out by caulking and insulating the house that was being constructed.

Mrs. Clayton commented, “It was amazing to see how much work was accomplished by a group of 15 motivated individuals, mostly with no carpentry skills or building experience.”

he volunteers arrived at 6 A.M. and worked until 3:30 P.M. his was a great opportunity for Mrs. Clayton to help out the needy.

he family that will own the house moved on May 5th. She and her daughter, along with everyone else, did a fantastic job.

VHS Talon Sponsor Mrs. Clayton, and her daughter Kelly, caulking and working on the houses for “Habitat for Humanity” in Nashville, TN.

Mrs. Clayton helps at Habitat for Humanity

Page layout by AliceAnn Kotter and Ellie Bakel

Article by Ethan Haney


T a m b r a K . C a i nAttorney at Law

General Practice

Go Eagles!

100 North Illinois Avenue

Carbondale, Il

62902-3747

www.bthhlaw.com

Phone: (618) 457-0437

Fax: (618) 457-0411

Dolly’s Restaurant Home Cooking

511 E. Vine StreetVienna, Il

(618) 658-2300

Monday-Saturday 6AM to 8PMSunday 7AM to 3PM

Carry Out Available

Banquet Room available for Private Parties

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

On March 20, another Red

Cross Blood Drive was held at

Vienna High School. The blood

drive, of course, had several

donors who had given before, but

also had a few newcomers.

The VHS/Red Cross Blood

Drive has been in existence for

about ten years now. VHS nursing

students help assist the Red Cross

with the blood drive.

This year the blood drive had

a inspirational story along with it.

VHS senior, Dylan Latham, was a

irst time donor at the March 20th blood drive. Since he has turned

16, Dylan has been unable to give,

due to his weight. Things were

different at this particular blood

drive, however, because Dylan

gained just enough weight to be

at the mark to give blood.

“It was such an honor to inally be eligible to give blood,” said

Dylan. “It seemed that I would

never be able to give a donation,

but now that I can, I can honestly

say that there is no greater feeling

in the world than knowing that you

made a difference in someone’s

life.”

On the opposite end of the

spectrum, seniors Eli Brown and

Austin Woolverton have donated

blood every drive that they have

been able to. Eli has donated six

times, while Austin has donated

seven times -- every time that

he has been eligible since his

freshman year.

“I like the feeling I get after

knowing I did something good,”

said Eli. “For anyone who wants

to give blood, it is really not that

bad. The worst part is right before

they stick the needle in, but after

that it is smooth sailing.”

“I love knowing that I help

people in need,” said Austin. “If

you ever get a chance to give

blood, do it!”

This blood drive had a

slightly lower turnout due to

many students being involved in

extracurricular activities that day,

but Mrs. Reichert is still enthused

that some people were able to

give.

“It was very exciting that

Dylan was able to give blood

this year,” said Mrs. Reichert.

“He has been trying to give for a

couple years but was unable due

to his weight.”

When it comes to students

who have donated every time of

eligibility, like Austin and Eli,

Mrs. Reichert is grateful that there

are people in this world like them.

“Giving blood is one of the

most generous acts of kindness

that one can do,” she said. “If you

become a life-long donor, you

will have saved more lives than

ever thought possible.”

Mrs. Reichert encourages

everyone to give blood at the next

blood drive if they are able to.

“There is no substitute for

blood,” said Mrs. Reichert.

“There is a great chance that

you or a member of your family

will need blood at a certain point

in your life, and giving blood is

an enormous contribution to the

health and well-being of others.”

The blood drive was a great

success. Everyone who is eligible

should make a point to give

blood in the future.

Students give the “Gift of Life”Page layout by Chris Ditterline

VHS Seniors Eli Brown, Dylan Latham, and Austin Woolverton, show their enthusiasm

for helping others by welcoming all those in need with open arms.

Article by Chris Ditterline


Vienna FFA continues their Ag-illed activities Submitted by Carley Childress

Page layout by Brandi McCuan

The Vienna FFA hosted an Envirothon on March 27. Students from our Vienna Wildlife Management Class and also Biology II classes competed. The students were Maria Hill, Alex Ross, Caleigh Anderson, Kyle Loyd, and Victoria Pearl. These students received irst at this contest. After the competition, they were sent to the USDA on April 12, and they received 1st there also, competing against White County. These students will now travel to Monticello, Illinois to compete for State.

On March 27, Vienna FFA traveled to Springield for Ag Legislative Day. Students who traveled to the Capitol were Rebecca Sandfort, Andrew Rockwell, Makenzie Mattox, Emily Van Ausdoll, Austin Goines, and Nathan Gurley.

Ag Legislative Awareness Day provides

FFA members the opportunity to visit with your legislators and discuss topics of concern and interest. Ag Legislative Day also provides an opportunity for representatives from farm and agricultural commodity organizations and other diverse agriculture interest groups to meet with their respective State senators and representatives as well as the other sponsoring organizations.

At Ag Day at the Capitol, participants have an opportunity to become better acquainted and to establish networking relationships to impact issues that affect Illinois agriculture.

Murray State Field Day was held on April 17th. Schools from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Illinois competed in this event. Vienna FFA students who competed in this event were Nathan Gurley, Megan Walker, McKenzie Mattox,

Austin Goines, Rebecca Sandfort, Victoria Pearl, Carley Childress, Dallas Bent, Maranda Chance, Allison Browning, Jake Stroud, Dylan Baker, Maria Hill, Brent Taylor, and Emily VanAusdoll. This group of FFA members won irst place overall in Dairy Judging, and fourth place overall in Horse judging. We had two students place individually; these were Brent Taylor placing seventh individually in tool I.D., and Dylan Baker placing second overall in bull riding.

Ag Mechanics was held on April 18th at Southeastern Illinois College. Brent Taylor placed fourth individually in carpentry, Alex Ross placed third place in Ag Power, Dylan Baker placed sixth in welding, and Jake Stroud placed sixth in wiring.

FFA members who competed in SIU Livestock and Diary Judging were: Rebecca Sandfort, Ryan Brown, Dallas Bent, Maranda Chance, Andrew Rockwell, Desiree Walter, Allison Browning, Brianna Mawdsley, Cady Ross, Dylan Baker, Brent Taylor, Austin Goines, Carley Childress, Nathan Gurley, Emily VanAusdoll, and Maria Hill.

FFA members at SIU Livestock Judging; Emily VanAusdoll, Rebecca Sandfort, Andrew Rockwell, Desiree Walter,

Dallas Bent, Maranda Chance, and Maria Hill.

Dear Chelse

a Studer,

Im going to m

iss you so

much

but I’m so p

roud of yo

u for

graduating.

Good luck

in all that

you do in y

our future

girl.

Love you

Courtney W

assmann

Banking with local style402-04 Court Street - Vienna, IL 62995

Phone: (618) 658-2011

Banterra

www.banterrabank.com 25 locations 37 ATM’s Member FDIC


.

Johnson County

Farm Bureau

809 N. 1st. Street * P.O. Box 335

Vienna, IL 62995

Carol HallManager

CALL US for all your animal

health product needs!

Mexican Cantina &

Steak House

Dine-In or Take-Out

11 a.m. to 10 p.m.7 Days A Week!

1407 East 5th Street

Metropolis, Illinois(618) 524-3017

523 East Vine Street

Vienna, Illinois(618) 658-2527

www.eltequilas.com

Johnson CountyState’s Attorney

Johnson County CourthousePO Box 1257

Vienna, IL 62995Phone: (618) 658-9318Fax: (618) 658-9339

Tricia Shelton

On April 19th, Spanish students

traveled to Southern Illinois

University Civic Center to attend

Foreign Language Day.

Foreign Language Day consists

of schools from all around the area

partaking in the many activities

available. Over 1,300 students

competed in various competitions.

Senior Eddie Botello attended the

event. He said, “It was a unique

experience that I was glad to be

part of. I’ve never seen so many

cultures put together in a single

community. It was especially fun

spending time with my cousins.”

VHS Spanish students took part

in the Scholar Bowl portion of the

day. The team consisted of Senior

Harley Youtzy, Junior Dominick

Tedeschi, Sophomores Lucas

Wright, Ashton Loyd, and Avery

Kerley. Their team won their irst match, and answered many Spanish

related questions. VHS Spanish

teacher, Mrs. Jones, said, “I am very

happy to see the level of conidence in the students participating in the

Scholar Bowl, especially doing it

for the irst time.” Unfortunatley, the VHS team was defeated in their

second match.

Senior Harley Youtzy was a

member of the Scholar Bowl team.

She said, “I felt we did really well

in relation to the other teams. We

Spanish students visit civic center for Foreign Language DayArticle by Ashton Loyd

Page layout by Ashton Loyd

answered a lot of the questions, and

knew most of the others.”

The day was comprised of more

than just Scholar Bowl, however.

There were numerous classes

students could attend involving

many different languages and

cultures. The most attended portion

of the day was the “Salsa Dancing”

class. Another well attended class

was “Henna: Indian Art” where

students could choose any design

to be drawn on their hands. A few

other classes offered were “Crash

Course in Russian” and “Africa.”

There were also many booths

set up with people who could write

in different languages including

Persian, Russian, Chinese, Korean,

and Arabic. They would write

students’ names in their languages.

Maria Botello stated, “It was really

cool to see how they wrote my

name. Each time it looked like

something else,”

Students also traveled to a

Panaderia, a bread shop, near the

Civic Center. There, they make all

sorts of bread and pastries. Some of

the students took this opportunity

to indulge. Sophomore Lucas

Wright said, “I was glad to learn

about not only Spanish at Foreign

Language Day, but also more about

other cultures as well.”

The students also traveled

to Arturo’s, a Mexican buffet

restaurant, in Carbondale. There,

they ate a big meal of enchiladas,

taquitos, and chips.

Mrs. Jones hopes to take the

Spanish Club back to Foreign

Language Day next year and

advance in Scholar Bowl.

Spanish Club members that attended Foreign Language Day at SIUC (top row left to right) Sponsor Mrs. Jones, Lucas Wright, Harley Youtzy, Eddie Botello, (bottom row) Maria Botello, Leonora Aroja, Andrea Botello and Ashton Loyd. (Not pictured Nelda Severs, Avery Kerley, Dominick Tedeschi, and Pyola Doroscan.)

Senior Softball Players,

YO!! Just a shout out

to my world

travelers and softball p

layin’ Eagles. I have

enjoyed our time together

and have many

fond memories of each of you. B

est of luck

in both the classroom and on the

diamond.

God bless you all! And

Remember; “Don’t

get caught up in the t

rauma!”

- Love ya all, Coach Pa

lmer


VHS Globetrotters arrive back home from trip in Greece, Italy, and Turkey

VHS Globetrotters at Pompeii in Italy. The Globetrotters saw many sights in Italy, Greece, and Turkey, and came back home

with memories that will last a lifetime. Front Row L-R: Victoria Pearl, Dominick Tedeschi, Chris Ditterline, Iris Rutherford,

Lucas Wright, Patrick Gray, and Alex Ross. Second Row: Trenton Lowery, Knikki Keeling, Haley Edwards, Dillon Hall, Brooke

Childress, Jenna Edwards, and Bergandi Johnson. Third Row: Bryan West, Kyle Loyd, Kassey McDonald, Jessica McMahon, Keeley

Harper, Carley Childress, Markayla Johnson, and Noah Jackson. Back Row: Aaron Myers, Marissa Ross, and Kelly Fitzgerald.

Page by Chris Ditterline

On March 28th, Vienna High

School Globetrotters boarded a

plane leaving from Nashville, TN

to Charlotte, NC. From Charlotte,

the group made the journey of a

lifetime as they stepped foot on a

plane that would take them from

the USA, all the way to Europe.

This year’s Globetrotters trip

spanned over the most days that the

group has ever stayed overseas in

school history. The trip lasted from

March 28th, all the way to April

7th, for a total of 11 days.

The group irst landed in Athens, Greece on March 29th.

When they landed, they took a brief

tour of the city of Athens and got to

sink their toes in the waters of the

Mediterranean Sea.

Days two, three, and four were

spent on a cruise ship touring many

places in Turkey. The group visited

two big cities in Turkey, Istanbul

and Izmir, and got to visit Ephesus.

The group also got to go inside the

biggest mosque in the world.

On day ive, the group inally landed back in Athens to enjoy a

longer stay. While in Athens, the

group got to see the Acropolis and

the Parthenon.

The group left Athens on day

six to see the Corinth Canal and

arrived in Patris for an overnight

ferry ride to Italy on day seven.

The last part of the trip was

spent touring the cities of Pompeii,

Sorrento, Naples, and Rome. The

group also visited the gorgeous

island of Capri and visited historic

such as the Pantheon, Vatican City,

Coloseum, and the old city of

Pompeii that had been destroyed by

Mount Veseuveus.

“This was such a great year to be

a part of the Globetrotters family,”

said VHS teacher and Globetrotter

sponsor, Mr. Gifin. “We got to see two different continents, Europe

and Asia, and had twenty-three

students, which is more than any

previous year’s attendance.”

Mr. Gifin encourages anyone interested to attend next year’s trip

to Berlin, Prague, Krakow, and

Budapest and stated, “It is a trip

you will remember for the rest of

your life. It is sort of expensive,

but worth every penny because the

memories made will last forever.

Go for it!”

Jon A. SimmonsAuctioneer

V i e n n a , I L

Dahncke Pharmacy

803 1/2 North 1st St.

Vienna, IL 62995

Mon-Fri 8:30-5:30

Sat 9-12 Noon

Free Daily Delivery in Vienna

Marc J. Dahncke, RPH.Tiffany D. Dahncke

(618) 658-8030

Johnson County Supervisor

of AssessmentsOfice Located in Courthouse Annex

Business

658-8010

Residence

658-2605

Fax

658-4209

Have a safe and prosperous year!

(618)-658-3784

Collins Car Wash

615 Highway 146 EastVienna, IL 62995

Bobby Collins, Owner


TuxedoRentals

(618) 658-9776

Vienna, IL

This -N- ThatFlower and Gift Shop

Look for the multicolored building at the intersection!

FlowersPlush Animals

Balloons


Softball team striking out the competitionArticle by Jacob McGill

The Vienna High School baseball

season is going full force, and the Eagles

really show that they are the team that

everyone is going to have to beat.

In addition to Mr. Hill and Mr.

Murley, the team has added a new

assistant coach, Mr. Tim Elliot.

Senior Kyle Loyd commented,

“Having Mr. Elliot as a new coach is

really helping our team out a lot. He has

tons of baseball knowledge, and is just

an all-around great guy.”

The Eagles are off to a great start

and are going to be a threat to reckon

with in the Black Diamond Conference.

The Vienna High School Softball

season is off to a fantastic start.

The Lady Eagles started off the

season strong, winning their irst three games. Even though they have

not won every game, the girls have an

impressive record.

Junior AliceAnn Kotter

commented, “So far this season I am

having a lot of fun. Hopefully we play

as good as we are now in the Regional

Tournament, to get our chance at a

Regional Championship.”

The Lady Eagles are going to

work hard and try to bring home a

Regional trophy for the irst time in ive years.

The Eagles baseball team consists of (from left to right), irst row, Zachary Kolb, Cody Johns, Jamie Cole, Quinnton Bent, Blake Crain, and Collin Brown. Second row, Bryan West, Alex Ross, Christian Stafford, Christian Dahncke, Dylan Graves, and Austin Krelo. Third row, Lake Norris, Dominick Tedeschi, Dallas Bent, Clayton Wright, Dylan Meyer, Kyle Loyd, and Dakota VanCleve.

The Lady Eagles softball team has been making a name for themselves in the Black Diamond Conference. The softball team consists of (from left to right), irst row, Mikayla Stokes, Cady Ross, Carley Childress, Maranda Chance, Cassidy Stout, Melanie Browning. Second row, Sarah Nelson, Chelsea Mook, Brooke Childress, AliceAnn Kotter, Kelly Fitzgerald, Sami McKibben. Third row, Allison Penrod, Emily VanAusdoll, Rebecca Reeder, Katie Heaton, Courtney Sanders, Marissa Ross, and Jenna Edwards.

Page layout by Jacob McGill

Page 14 The Talon May2012

M o t t E x c a v a t i n gMor ris and Danell Mott

P.O. Box 613

Vienna IL, 62995

Home: (618) 652-2605

Cell : (618) 771-2692

Fax: (618) 658-3214

Free Est imates

General Contracting

For all your dirtwork needs!

Track team hurdles over the competition


Freshmen runners, Meighan Smith and Megan McCuan, set VHS school records for track.

Senior track star, Joe Myers, races to the inish with determination on his face at the West Frankfort Track meet.

The Vienna High School Track

team has been springing, jumping,

lipping, and somersaulting their way into the VHS record book.

The girls team competed in the Black Diamond Conference Meet. Desiree Walter was the champion in the 400M. Megan McCuan placed 2nd place in the 3200M. Meighan Smith got 3rd place in the 800M. Carrie Latham got 4th place in the

1600M. Megan walker set a personal record in the Discus.

The boys Black Diamond Conference Meet is on May 10th, and we hope to see the same results!

Runners setting recordsArticle by Jacob McGill

Vienna High School freshman runners, Megan McCuan and Meighan Smith, both recentally broke the schools records in Track.

Megan McCuan set the record in the girls two mile race with 14:38, and Meighan Smith set the record for the 800 meter race with 2:41, and the one mile run at 6:24.

Meighan commented, “I am really excited to be breaking records as a freshman, because it gives me three more years to keep trying to break more.”

Dear Tori

Thomas an

d

Peyton Sm

ith,

I will miss bo

th of you

guys! You

guys have

no idea ho

w much you

brighten m

y day!

Love, Keel

ey Harper

F o r t h e r e c o r dArticle by Ellie Bakel

This year, mulitple students made VHS history in sports breaking records of past VHS students, setting personal records as well.

Senior Patrick Gray First ever 1,000 yards in VHS football, inishing with 1,242 yards

Senior Jacob McGill Broke the school record for golf with a score of 36

Junior Keeley Harper Broke the school record for girl’s golf with a score of 40

Senior Austin Woolverton First VHS football player to be 1st team defense at All-Conference

TRACK RECORDS

Page layout by Jacob McGill and Ellie Bakel

Gambit Golf Club Tee Time Reservations!

Call: (618) 658-6022

Located: 1550 St. Rt. 146 East

Vienna, Illinois 62995


S e n i o r s pl e a d f o r

o r d e r i n t h e c o u rtArticle by Jacob McGill

As part of the dual credit

government class, Mr. Mike Rude

has assigned the class different

court cases to present to the class

as speeches.

Each student has as much or as

little time they need to go in front

of the class and explain their case.

Mr. Rude commented, “I am

really proud of the work the class

put forth in their speeches. I gave

the class this assignment because

in college they will have to teach

the curriculum to themselves.”

Senior Jacob McGill

commented, “The court cases have

been a lot of fun to give. I think it

gives us a good representation of

how a college will be, and how the

teacher will grade.”

The students have to tell the

name of the case, the year the

case was decided, background on

the case, and the decision of the

Supreme Court.

Senior Chris Ditterline

commented, “I feel that the

government speeches were very

beneicial to my learning, and they gave me a better understanding of

the judicial system.”

In most classes students sit

Seniors Kari Robertson, Chris Ditterline, and Tyler Harner researching their court case for Mr. Rude’s Class.

down and listen to the teacher

teach, but this is different in the

government class.

Students take two days in the

media center to prepare for their

speeches, and unlike most classes,

they become the teacher and try

to make the class understand their

case.

Mr. Rude also said, “This

project will better prepare them for

college, and since this is a college

class I am making them earn the

college part of it.”

The class has really shown that

when it comes to court cases, they

know what it takes to shut the door

on a trial.

Accounting class travels the worldArticle by Ethan Haney

In Mr. Lawrence’s Accounting

class, the students are acting like

an accountant of a business and

are planning a Spring Break trip

to any country to meet with an

entrepreneur to try and expand

their business.

Mr. Lawrence divided the class

into groups of three. The groups’

task is to choose three different

countries (for three different

clients) to move their product to.

The object of the trip is for the

student to impress their client with

their product, so that in return the

entrepreneur will invest in their

product.

The Spring Break business trip

is based on the TV show “Shark

Tank” where accountants try to

convince the “Sharks” to invest in

their product.

The groups must igure the costs for each country they go to.

They have to igure out the cost of a hotel for three nights, three

different restaurants, airfare, and

three different entertainments.

Senior Dylan Latham

commented, “It was a lot of fun

getting to see and learn about

different countries around the

world, and to present what we have

learned to the rest of the class!”

VHS accounting teacher,

Mr. Lawerence, commented,

“This project shows many

functions of business, in chains,

en t repreneurship ,market ing ,

accounting,and international

business. It gives students a real

-life situation and shows how

important it is to manage money

in an eficient manner.”After each group ills out

the chart with all the required

information, they will present

their trip in a PowerPoint.

VHS seniors, Eli Brown and Dylan Lathum, and VHS junior, Jared John-son giving their presentation on their Spring Break business trip.

Page Layout by Jacob McGill


Ben Adams Randy Spurlock809 N. 1st Street, P.O. Box 335

Vienna, IL 62995

Ofice Phone:(618) 658-2881

Bailey Funeral Home

705 N. First Street

Vienna, IL 62995

(618) 658-2311

www.baileyfh.com

Julie’s Classic Cuts

Nails by Julie

Massage by Angela

Facials and Spray Tan by Grace

(618) 658-26130910-005

Vienna Times

PO Box 457

Vienna, IL

658-4321

1004 West Vine Street


Julie Wilkins

Owner-Stylist

Now offering much more!

VHS hosts Prom 2012Page by Kari Robertson

Freshman Courtney Sanders, Meighan Smith, and Megan

McCuan enjoy their irst Prom.Juniors Christian Stafford and Knikki Keeling excitedly

enter Prom.Junior Jessica McCabe and Brice Butler dancing the

night away.

Senior Kayla Elms and Jose Ruiz take a break from

dancing.Seniors Tyler Harner and Kasyn Moore enjoy their last

Prom.Freshman Shelby Linaweaver and Senior Tori Thomas

enjoying themselves at Prom.


Telephone:658-9215

Monday - Friday 9:00 - 4:30 Saturday 9:00 - 1:00

209 N 1st StreetVienna, IL 62995

The Secret Garden“We Deliver”

Owner: Shelia Harper

SophomoreHeather Court

FreshmanJennifer Dixon

JuniorBergandi Johnson

SpotlightsPage by Tori Thomas, Peyton Smith, and Jessica Buchan

If you were in the Hunger Games,

who would you want as a partner?

Kelby Gibson, because she’s short, and I could use

her as irewood.If you were stuck on an island and

got one choice of food and drink,

what would it be?

Strawberries and Monster. What is one thing you regret not

doing this school year?

Staying in Art class/Art Club.What is the most exotic food you

have ever eaten?

A dragon heart.What was your biggest challenge

this school year?

Wanting to go to school.If you could change one thing

about VHS, what would it be?

The people.



My dad because he is a great ighter, can hunt, and knows how to make weapons.If you were stuck on an island and


what would it be?

Water, because you need it to live and fruit because

it has liquid in it.What is one thing you regret not


Nothing.What is the most exotic food you

have ever eaten?

Crab meat.What was your biggest challenge

this school year?

I’m not going to share that information.If you could change one thing


For it not to be mandatory to take Algebra because

I don’t think people will ever use it, but if you do need it, take it in college.



Peeta because he is so good looking.If you were stuck on an island and


what would it be?

Watermelon Sour Patch Kids and McDonald’s sweet tea.What is one thing you regret not


Prom, because you only get to go to your Junior

Prom once.What is the most exotic food you

have ever eaten?

Sushi.What was your biggest challenge

this school year?

Getting to 1st block every morning because I tend

to oversleep.If you could change one thing


A longer lunch period so that everyone isn’t in such

a rush.


618-658-5230

D. Brian Trambley

Attorney At Law

CASEY’S Carry-out Pizza:

618-658-9628

Vienna, ILStore:

At Casey’s...it’s all good!

107 N. 5th StreetP.O. Box 899


Telephone: (618) 658-2182Fax: (618) 658-2791

Residential WiringP.O. Box 431

Vienna, IL 62995

Wright

Electric

Enjoy your retirement at...

Autumn RidgeCome and go as you please, we will take care of your

needs.You will enjoy:• Quality, Independent Living• Spacious Apartments• Home-style Meals• 24-Hour Staff• Activities and Socialization• Weekly Housekeeping &

Laundry Services• Emergency Response

System• On-site Beauty Salon• Free, In-Town Transportation

Choose an apartment that its your style: Studio, One Bedroom, Two Bedroom or Two Bedroom Deluxe. Financial assistance is available to those who qualify.

To start enjoying your retirement today call (618) 658-2775 to schedule a free tour!

Autumn Ridge1000 Galeener Street

Vienna, Il 62995(618) 658-2775“Autumn Ridge is an equal

opportunity provider and employer.”

618-658-9774Scott Wright

Spotlights

If you were in the Hunger Games, who would you want as a partner?I am not hungry for any of the games.If you were stuck on an island and got one choice of food or drink, what would it be?Mountain Dew and peanut butter and jelly.What’s one thing you regret not doing this school year?Playing baseball, because I have always played it until this year.What is the most exotic food you have ever eaten?Raw fish.What was your biggest challenge during the past school year?Paying attention in class. I would rather sleep.If you could change one thing about VHS, what would it be?Some of the rules, because they are way too strict.

Page by Assiah Mercer and Jami Shipley

Freshman

Justin AmesSophomore

Luke HoganJunior

Douglas Tite

I f you were in the Hunger Games, who would you want as a par tner?Jami Shipley, because shes a women and would die f irs t .I f you were stuck on an island and got one choice of food or drink, what would i t be?Chicken on the Beach from Tequi las, and sweet tea.What’s one thing you regret not doing this school year?Quitt ing, because school i s no fun.What is the most exotic food you have ever ea ten?Chocola te covered cr ickets.What was your biggest challenge during the past school year?Pass ing al l my c lasses.I f you could change one thing about VHS, what would i t be?New everything, because th is i s super old!

If you were in the Hunger Games, who would you want as a partner?My friend Jenny, because she is clever and resilient. I know she would win the Hunger Games.If you were stuck on an island and got one choice of food or drink, what would it be?Barbecued ribs and Monster, because ribs are my favorite and I’m addicted to Monsters.What is the most exotic food you have ever eaten?Escargot; they were the most disgusting things I have ever eaten.What was your biggest challenge during the past school year?Keeping a good grade in PE, because I don’t like weight-lifting.If you could change one thing about VHS, what would it be?That they teach other foreign languages besides Spanish, because I’ve always wanted to learn Chinese.

(618) 658-95976685 U.S. Highway 45 N.

Vienna, Illinois

Congratulations Graduates DREAM BIG!

Robin Harper-WhiteheadJohnson County Clerk

Norris Auto Body

Student ID daysGet $1 off a footlong or $.50

off a 6 inch sandwichWhen you show your valid student ID

Professional Quality Graphics,

Murals, Lettering, & Signage

www.wesleyscustom.com

298 May Ave. Buncombe, IL

(618) 658-2800

Insurance Work Body Repair

Custom Paint

Vienna, IL

(618)658-3611


Senior SpotlightsPage by Savannah Campbell, Tiffany Meyers, Julie Allen, and Heaven Garza

What class did you enjoy most throughout your high school career?Communication Technology. It has been a great time getting to do Eagle Outlook with Tori, Jake, Domi, Keeley, and Peyty-poo.What has been your most embarrassing moment of high school?Fortunately, I did not do anything incredibly embarrassing.What has been your greatest achievement throughout your high school career?I really feel blessed to have gone through high school and gained many life-long friends. For anybody in school, that’s an achievement.If you were stuck at the high school, which teacher would you want to be stuck with?I wouldn’t want to be stuck at high school...period.

What class did you enjoy most throughout your high school career?Any class with Mrs. Clayton of course!What has been your most embarrassing moment of high school?I have never had anything embarrassing happen to me in high school. Now outside of school, that’s a different story.What has been your greatest achievement throughout your high school career?Making it through high school.Who has been your biggest inspiration throughout high school?Mr. David Hill. He is BEAUTIFUL so he makes me want to be beautiful.

What class did you enjoy most throughout your high school career?Government, Rude; enough said.What has been your most embarrassing moment of high school?When I slipped and fell on the ice when getting off the bus. Everyone saw it!What has been your greatest achievement throughout your high school career?Surviving Senioritis and not skipping school, because it’s a strong temptation.Who has been your biggest inspiration throughout high school?My mother, because she told me I couldn’t do things and it made me push myself.

What class did you enjoy most throughout your high school career?Creative Writing because I got to make up stories and use my imagination.What has been your most embarrassing moment of high school?When I thought someone opened their arms to hug me and I hugged them. (They were actually just talking to someone else.)What has been your greatest achievement throughout your high school career?Getting good grades. I never thought I could get the grades I have gotten.Who has been your biggest inspiration throughout high school?My friends because they have pushed me to stay in school.

austiN leal chrissy glass laNce duer ashley alderhalt


Johnny Huckleberry

Tax Service313 North 3rd Street

P.O. Box 248

Vienna, IL

Phone: (618)658-9252

Fax: (618)658-7065

We have Electronic Filing!

Lawrence

&

Bean Insurance

“Contact us

for all your

insurance

needs”

P.O. Box 126

Vienna, IL 62995

(618)658-9121

Stop in for lunch!

(618) 658-6181

Meat ProduceHot & Cold Deli

45 N & N 1st St, Vienna, IL 62995

Freshman - Gerardo Blanco , Sophomore - Courtney Cavit, Junior - Shawn Jones, Senior - Heather Nance

Mystery SpotlightsFreshman Sophomore Junior Senior

What are your plans for summer break? I’m going to do anything I want.What was your favorite memory from this year? Saturn Ball, because it is a very competitive game and people get hit in the face!

Which Senior will you miss most of all? Crazy Horse, because he made P.E. the best!What is the most interesting thing you have learned this year? Nothing was really interesting this year.If you could be an inanimate object for a day, what would you be? A dodge ball, so I can hit people in the face.If you could be in any video game, what would it be? Skyrim, because it ’s a game where you can do anything you want.

What are your plans for summer break? Camping, swimming, shopping, four-wheeler riding, and hanging out with friends.What was your favorite memory from this year? Teachers’ Lip Sync, because it was hilarious.Which Senior will you miss most of all? Steven Henderson, because he makes me laugh. What is the most interesting thing you have learned this year? I learned that fish come from bubbles.If you could be an inanimate object for a day, what would you be? A plane so I could fly to a different country.If you could be in any video game, what would it be?

I don’t know.

What are your plans for summer break? Fighting crime,

eating, extreme water polo and of course lots of sleeping!

What was your favorite memory from this year? The time when I was in the homecoming stuff. It was pretty awesome.Which Senior will you miss most of all? Well, I will miss a bunch of guys: Ethan, Chris, Dylan Latham, Bobby Tanner,

and Eli Brown.What is the most interesting thing you have learned this year? History.If you could be an inanimate object for a day, what would you be? A camera, so I could

see all!

If you could be in any video game, what would it be?

Batman Arkham City, because

Batman is pure awesome.

What are your plans for summer break? Start college and go to North Carolina for vacaion.What was your favorite memory from this year? So far, it was Cadaver Lab. Diferent reasons why... It was just a blast!Which Senior will you miss most of all? Jessica Capron, because she’ll be moving on to New Mexico. :(What is the most interesting thing you have learned this year? Everything in nursing. I’m glad I have a strong stomach!If you could be an inanimate object for a day, what would you be? A stamp. I’d love to see where I’d end up in the world. Hopefully somewhere interesing.If you could be in any video game, what would it be? Gears of War because I’d be a really hot character and I’d get to chain saw the bad guys in half! :)

Page by Lucas Wright, Christian Dahncke, Noah Bain, and Cody Pender


We ix your panes!Harmon AutoglassA Glass Doctor Company

1-866-838-4527

Phone: (618) 658-3191 Fax: (618) 658-5007

Goddard’sAuto Body Inc.

865 Old Rte, 146 Loop


24 Hour TowingTires

Auto SalesAlignments

Family owned and operated since 1974

Real Rehab & Fitness658-8144Physical

Therapy Full Fitness

Center

Water Aerobics Swimming Pool

811 N. 1st StreetVienna, IL

Serving Southern IL,Western KY and Southeast MO

Poe’s Barber Shop

Phone: (618) 771-3567

515 East Vine Street Vienna, Il 62995

Goreville, Il

Carrier Mills, Il

3 convenient locations!

Barber: Austin Poe

A Wise Person Once

Said...“Don’t tell me how good you are, prove it to me.”

-Mr. Palmer

Submitted by Bryan West

“You know what Buddy Holly says......That’ll be the day.”

-Mr.Rude

Submitted by Jacob McGill

“First, I’m getting dirty looks, then you’re getting

dirty looks, then I’m giving you dirty looks, then you’re giving me dirty looks. It’s a

lot of dirty looks.” -Mrs. Guest

Submitted by Justine Swartz

“Poor p

lanning

on your

part, do

es not

constitu

te an em

ergency

on my pa

rt. Plan

ahead!”

-Mr. Stand

fort

Submitted

by Jake

Stroud

“You’re a lot like me. We both care,

sometimes too much. But without people like us, think

about what the world would be like.”

-Mrs. Palmer

Submitted by Kari Robertson

“If you all don’t straighten up

I can point you in the right

way. (opens curtain) There’s

the grade school. If you all want

to act like little kids then I can

send you to them.”

-Mr.Hill

Submitted by Zack Akins

“I did that to a girl one

time, broke her heart.

She sat in her mom

’s

basement and ate ‘Ho

Hos’ for a month.” -M

r. Giffin

Submitted Heather Nance

Article by Peyton Smith and Jessica Buchan


323 E Vine Street

Vienna, IL 62995

(618) 658-9218

Bob HarperKelly Harper

Hours:Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Saturday: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

707 E Vine St.

Vienna, IL 62995

(618) 658-7086

McDonald’s

When We Were SeniorsArticle by Peyton Smith and Jessica Buchan

You Might be a VHS Senior If:Article by Christian Dahncke

The death of one of the world’s most powerful voices, Whitney Houston

DQ student specials now cost $3.25

Snooki got pregnant

Gay marriage was legalized in New York

Casey Anthony was found not guilty

Gadhai leads rebel war in Libya and is later killed

Charlie Sheen has massive mental breakdown. “Winning!”

Destructive tornadoes hit Harrisburg

Jaycee Dugard found after 11 years of being kidnapped

Globetrotters travel to Turkey, Italy, and Greece

VHS obtains a monthly newscast called Eagle Outlook

The art world lost Thomas Kinkade

Troops were called out of Iraq

Casey’s General Story offers the lowest gas prices in town at $3.95

The movie Bridesmaids sets new standards for hilarity

Adele holds the #1 spot for album of the year along with winning 6 Grammys

Seniors won lip syncs for the 3rd year in a row!

The wizarding world of Harry Potter came to an end

Hottest book series, The Hunger Games, hits movie screens

We didn’t get a single snow day!

• ThesongBringingSexyBackremindsyouofClaytonWrightandJacobMcGill.

• YouremembertheirstVarsityfootballgame.

• Lipsyncsaremoreimportantthanactualhomecomingweek.

• Mr.andMrs.Palmerareasecondmotherandfathertoyou.

• SeniorprankisthemostimportantextracurricularactivityEVER.

• ThediseaseSenioritisisanactualillnessthistimeofyear.

• You’vewonlipsyncsthreeofyourfouryears• Youwereherewhenstudentspecialswere

only$3.00.• YourememberwhenNed’sShedwasjustan

abandonedshack.• TheROCwasnoteveninexistenceinVienna

yourfreshmanyear.• ElTequilaspicedupyour11:30dismissal

lunches.• YourememberwhenTedCraigcuthisinger

off.• YourememberEnriquePerdraza• YouthinkthePalmerswalkonwater.


Drive-up Open

Monday-Friday

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

CALL US AT(618)658-8888

Member FDIC

Lobby Open

Monday-Thursday

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Friday 8:30AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

200 S 1st Street, Vienna, IL 62995

www.southerntrustbank.com

FREE CHECKING

On-line banking and

bill pay

PHONE BANKING

3 Convenient Locations

Chrissy M

uckle,

I love yo

u lots, yo

u better

not forge

t about

me when

you gradu

ate...hop

e you

have a gr

eat life a

fter you

graduate.

I will alw

ays be

here for y

ou.

Jordan D

alton

Article by Assiah Mercer

Best place to take a stroll:

The Bike TrailThe beautiful scenery and lovely environment makes for a great walk with your friends, family, or your special someone.

Best place to enjoy a swim:

Bell Smith SpringsBell Smith Springs is a gorgeous place to take a swim and the ice cold water is invigorating!

Quickest place to grab some food:

McDonaldsFrom the sweet tea to a ilet-o-ish, Mickie D’s is sure too do the trick!

Trigg TowerTrigg Tower is out in the middle of nowhere and an awesome place to go to enjoy a spectacular view of beautiful Southern Illinois.

Best place to get your tan on:

Vitamin T Sun SpaA nice clean place to tan and relax. Vitamin T offers spray tans, facials, massages and more! Not to mention the ambiance is fabulous!

Senior Picks: Fav JoCo Hot-Spots

Seniors, don’t forget to come back to visit your favorite spots in Johnson County after you graduate!

Page layout by Isaac Rogers and Assiah Mercer

Best place to get away:

Page 24 The Talon March 2012

Mostly A’s Mostly B’s Mostly C’s

which editor are you most_l ike ?1. What is your favorite restaurant? A) Whaler’s Catch B) Chili’s C) Pizza Inn

2. If you could be a super whero who would it be? A) Green Lantern B) Superman C) Flash

3. What’s your favorite place to shop? A) Buckle B) Journey’s C) Hollister

4. If you could have a lead role in any movie, what would it be? A) Bridesmaids B) Step Brothers C) The Hunger Games

5. What’s your favorite color? A) Green B) Blue C) Orange

6. What’s your favorite food? A) An assortment of deep fried goods B) Chili C) Chicken Alfredo

8. What’s your favorite animal? A) Tiger B) Zebra C) I hate animals

9. Who is your favorite teacher? A) Mrs. Guest B) Mrs. Palmer C) Mr. Palmer

10. What’s your favorite beverage? A) Peach Nehi B) Pepsi C) Strawberry Milk

11. What’s your favorite candy? A) Warheads B) Reese’s Cups C) Kit Kats

12. What’s your favorite cartoon character? A) Stewie Griffin B) Spongebob C) Simba

13. If you could be best friends with any celebrity, who would it be? A) Beyonce B) Kristin Wiig C) Emma Stone15. What class are you most likely to fall asleep in? A) Information Processing B) Anything related to math C) Biology II16. If you could be any Disney villain, who would it be? A) Shere Khan B) Malificent C) Scar

17. If you could pick one song to describe your life, what would it be? A) All I Do Is Win-DJ Khaled B) We Are Young-Fun C) I just can’t wait to be king- Lion King

Tyler Harner Kari Robertson Isaac Rogers

Page by Tyler Harner and Kari Robertson

7. Who is your favorite subsitute teacher? A) Mrs. Burnett B) Mrs. Hottess C) Mr. Green

14. What is your favorite holiday? A) Thanksgiving B) Christmas C) My Birthday

19. What is your favorite physical feature? A) Smile B) Hair C) Eyes

13. If you could go on vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go? A) Australia B) Ireland C) Italy

18. If you had to describe yourself in only one owrd, what would it be? A) Competitive B) Fun C) Perfect


Kari’s Experience: If I were going to describe Mrs. Clayton using one word, I would probably say “crazy.” Now before everyone goes and gets the wrong impression, I do not mean literally. By crazy, I simply mean out of the ordinary. I can honestly say that I’ve never met someone quite like Mrs. Clayton, except maybe myself, because over the years I have discovered that we are oddly similar.While some of Mrs. Clayton’s classes like information processing, may be very boring, they always end up being the most entertaining.

I mean, in how many classes have you watched a YouTube video about a talking seashell with shoes on? Aside from the random videos and the talk of Amy’s wedding, I have learned a lot from Mrs. Clayton. Freshman year I had one class with her, keyboarding, and every year since then I have made it a point to have at least one class with her simply because I love her. She is always there for me, and I mean always.

I really believe that if I were to need her for something outside of school, she would drop whatever she was doing to help in any way that she could, and I hope she knows that I feel the same about her. I mentioned earlier how I have discovered our oddly similar personalities, and while that may seem like a great time, that’s not always true. Ask Tyler. The longer I sit here the more I realize that I could write an article about Mrs. Clayton that would ill the entire Talon, and while I’m sure she would love that, everyone else would get pretty bored.

So, to sum up my experience with Mrs. Clayton, I would just like to say that it has been great, and if any teacher has made an impact on my life it would be her. As I graduate and move on with my life from Vienna High School, some of my fondest memories revolve around her and her classroom.I am forever grateful for all the things she has done for me. I love you, Mrs. Clayton.

Tyler’s Experience: Throughout my high school career I have experienced many different classes with many different teachers. From Mr. Rude History class and his many “Mickey Mouse” tests, to Mrs. Holhubner and her 100 plus algebra assignment, I have had many great experiences, but none compare to those I’ve had with the one, the only, Mrs. Joan Clayton.

Anyone who has ever had a class with Mrs. Clayton will deinitely agree that she is an experience. Through her numerous class speeches and countless rants about how she may or may not have been on the Oprah show, Mrs. Clayton has shown many different colors, and by colors, I mean personalities. Although she has far too many personalities to record, there are three personalities that have been documented. The irst is the fun, outgoing, best friend Mrs. Clayton that will spend all class period talking to you about how your weekend went and how her weekend went, her daughters’ weddings, and her numerous vacations. This Mrs. Clayton is truly one of my closest friends, and she will be greatly missed.

The next is one of a very dramatic sort (some Talon members may know her as Coann); this personality is known to be ditzy, scatter brained, and slightly whiney, but none the less, I couldn’t live without her. The inal personality is one to be reckoned with. She is the very driven, stubborn, and hardworking Talon adviser. For last minute deadline changes to completely throwing out articles right before the print date, this Mrs. Clayton and I have clashed many times. Those that have witnessed one of our countless spats can tell you that they aren’t always pleasant. Many have resulted in screaming matches, name calling, spiting matches, and some even in tears. Although these many conlicts were stressful and most of the time unnecessary, I wouldn’t change a single one. Even though Mrs. Clayton and I have gone through a few rough patches,

Mrs. Joan Clayton:As editors for the past three years, we have a lot of experience with Mrs. Clayton and the many things that make her, well…her. Throughout the years we have developed a relationship with Mrs. Clayton that is a bit hard to deine. The three of us have decided to write an article to describe each of our onw indevidual experiences as our way of not only saying goodbye, but thank you. Thank you for always being there, being understanding, helping us in any way possible, and most importantly, being you. Because if you weren’t always so “you” we wouldn’t be writing this article.

I still think she is a wonderful teacher and a great friend. I’m very privileged to have known her. I love and will miss her greatly.

Isaac’s Experience: After being with Mrs. Clayton for the last two years, I have learned that there are certain things that you MUST know when being in Talon. First of all, you must know that you will NEVER develop an entertainment article that’s as good as hers. Amazing ideas such as the Grafiti Wall for example, cannot be duplicated. Know the difference between “your” and “you’re.” You of courseare expected to know exactly what’s on her mind at all times and what she wants you to do.

There is always an original idea out there just waiting to be put into The Talon. You’re expected to be in a “Talon state of mind” from day one to the inal day. ALWAYS use “fun fonts” and try to stay clear of clip art, it is impossible to predict what’s coming next with Mrs. Clayton. The inal thing that you must know when joining the Talon Team is that you have the best instructor ever, one that cares about you and is always there whenever you are having a bad day and just need someone to talk to. Mrs. Clayton has been a big part of my school life the last two years, and I am so grateful I have had the opportunity to be a be a member of the Talon Team.

Mrs. Clayton, we have had some amazing times in the past two years with our crazy conversations, our plans to become “better people” (which were a complete success by the way), and our scrambling around trying to complete the paper before deadline. I am so blessed that I got to spend this time with you, and I am going to miss you so much. You have truly helped me become the journalist that I am now, and I will continue to use what you have taught me in my future schooling and career. Thanks for being such an inspirational part of my life Mrs. Clayton. I love you!

Senoir Co-Editiors-In-Chief, Tyler Harner and Kari Robertson, Managing Editor, Isaac Roger, and Talon Adviser, Mrs. Joan Clayton, wrap up their inal Talon experiences and friendships that will last a lifetime.

i The Experience

Page by Tyler Harner, Kari Robertson, and Isaac Rogers


101 reasons Mrs. Clayton could not live without usPage layout by Chris Ditterline

Article by Chris Ditterline, Dylan Latham, and Jacob McGill

16. McGill is not original.17. McGill cannot spell.18. Chris can’t capitalize.19. Latham forgets he has this class.20. We are essentially her chil-dren and she is disappointed in us.21. Latham Photoshops himself on Pokemon.22. Chris and Latham never meet deadlines.23. McGill is never in the class due to all the errands he runs.24. Chris and Latham are never at school.25. We purposely sabotaged the layout of this page.26. None of our ideas are origi-nal.27. We NEVER listen.28. She doesn’t know if we are humans or dancers.29. We recycle in what are meant to be storage containers.30. We sing in class.31. We cause general errors.32. We refuse to let Mrs. Clay-ton’s opinions matter.33. We hate doing four enter-tainment articles every issue along with actual articles.34. We are just too good for the Talon.35. Latham expects thank yous for corrections and other things.36. McGill is oblivious too society and pop culture.37. We refuse to admit our faults and imperfections.38. We tell Ashton to shush it every ive minutes.39. McGill hates wearing jeans.40. Chris and McGill’s time spent selling Talon advertisements is

When the three of us started this class in fall 2010, it was the beginning of a glorious relationship with the wonderful Mrs. Clayton, in a period known as the glory days. The follow-ing are the amazing things that we have done for Mrs. Clayton or she has done for us:

1. Latham once spent ive plus hours splicing music and making labels for her daughter’s wed-ding.2, McGill set up computers in her room so that she would not have to.3. Chris had a heart felt moment on how he would miss annoying her after his senior year.4. We actually do our work when she needs us to the most.5. We help pass out Talons when they arrive from the Vienna Times.6. We help bring amusement and enjoyment to her life.

Just as with any relationship, there is always the “rocky” period where things may not always seem bright. The following are the “rocky” moments in our time together and reasons she may not always love us as much:

1. We make stupid lists.2. We use Comic Sans in head-lines.3. McGill always interrupts, so that makes us accomplices.4. We remind her of her high school self.5. We are too good looking.6. McGill, Chris, and Latham don’t give two cares about work-ing.7. Our entertainment articles are crossword puzzles and word searches.8. McGill does the same articles every issue but with different teacher pictures.9. We hate proper punctuation.10. Latham cannot do anything productive BUT Photoshop.11. Chris whines because she requires too much of him. He is just a humble blacksmith.12. We make lists describing why she hates us.13. Latham is the “diet coke” of layout.14. Latham’s e-mail picture is Sonic the Hedgehog.15. We give her previously done entertainment articles.

Throughout the past couple years, Talon has been a wonderful ride for Dylan, Jacob, and me. But now that se-nior year is almost over, there is one person we would like to thank, Mrs. Clayton. Mrs. Clayton, we all thank you for what you have done for us, we appreciate every bit of it and we will all miss you sincerely. With that being said, we have compiled a list of reasons why you could not live without us. We will miss you, Mrs. Clayton!

followed by Dairy Queen.41. We dislike looking for “Things I Like About this News-paper”.42. We ind nothing we like from number 41 because the Talon is perfect with us writing it.43. We tell her we spell check so she feels better, but we just highlight red marks so it looks productive.44. We refuse to take our own pictures.45. Our entertainment articles are us in random places. 46. We are turning her hair gray.47. She misses days just to get away from us.48. We have no clue what leading is.49. The Juniors are more ma-ture than us.50. We aren’t scared of her.51. We distract those around us.52. Latham cannot indent tabs.53. Our headlines are too cre-ative for her taste.54. We have too much fun.55. Our fonts are too enjoy-able, they are supposed to bore people.56. Clip art is all over our ar-ticles.57. We don’t work when she is gone.58. We cannot create a page without missing links.59. We don’t save pictures to the right folders.60. It is easier to think of rea-sons she hates us.61. We use logic.62. McGill and Latham hate the

Talon Grafiti Wall.63. Chris still doesn’t know what the Talon Grafiti Wall is.64. We ignore her ideas and sug-gestions.65. Chris skips class and gets caught.66. We don’t sing very well, ex-cept for McGill.67. We think we sing well.68. We didn’t turn hyphenation off this page.69. Chris had a hard time think-ing of a nice thing he has done for her.70. Spotlights....well you know Mrs. Clayton ;)71. We are better behaved with substitute teachers.72. We show no respect for pri-vate property and privacy.73. McGill makes corny jokes.74. We think Mrs. Clayton can be quite obtuse at times.75. We never check our Talon e-mail.76. Chris and Latham had no clue there was such a thing as a Talon e-mail.77. McGill asks aloud how to spell words.78. We always miss deadline day.79. We sigh out loud because of assignments.80. We have no work ethic.81. We take no for an answer when selling ads.82. We complain about not get-ting pizza parties.83. She cannot trust us.84. Because.85. We know we ARE the Talon.86. Kari and Tyler cannot control us.87. We interrupt her speeches.88. We criticize her yelling abili-ties. They could be louder.89. We put down everyone’s ideas.90. We do not use our class fold-ers.91. We did not know that we even had class folders.92. We refuse to show signs of weakness.93. We work on other class as-signments instead of articles for the Talon.94. We are her ‘escape’ goats when everything in the Talon is going bad.95. We do everything on this list, everyday that we have been in this class.


Spiders

W h i c h e d i t o r k n o w s b e s t ? We asked VHS editors, Kari Robertson and Isaac Rogers, a series of questions about their fellow editor, Tyler Harner, to see who knows him better.

1. What’s his worst fear?

Spiders

2. What annoys him most?

Isaac

3. What’s his favorite YouTube video?

Jenna Marbles

4. What’s his ringtone?

“All In”- Lifehouse

5. What’s his worst pet peeve?

Stupid people

6. What’s his favorite video game?

Skyrim

7. What country does he want to go to the most?

Australia

8. He only has one day to live, what activity would he

do irst?Volleyball

9. What’s his dream job?

Plastic surgeon

11. Where does he want to live when he’s older?

California

10. It’s a zombie apocalypse; what’s his

weapon of choice?

Flamethrower

Isaac

Jenna Marbles


Stupid people

Skyrim

Australia

Volleyball

Neurosurgeon

California

Flamethrower

Stupid people

OCD with numbers

Bow

Spiders

Jenna Marbles


Skyrim

Australia

Volleyball

Plastic Surgeon

California

Kari 10/11 Isaac 8/11

Winner Loser

Page layout by Kari Robertson and Tyler Harner


Senior FavoritesPage layout by Kari Robertson and Tyler Harner

Most Likely to Succeed Prettiest Smile

Biggest Flirt E ST H YSIQ U E

Class Clown

Best Personality

Best Dressed

Most Changed Since

Freshman Year

OS T CH OOL P I R I T Mr. and Ms. VHS. .

Peyton Smith Kyle Loyd

Jessica McMahon Jacob McGill

Kayla Elms Isaac Rogers

Jessica Capron Bobby Tanner

Brooke Childress Chase Taylor

Jenna Edwards Chris Ditterline

Kelly Fitzgerald Bryan West

Jenna Edwards Kyle Loyd

Heather Nance Clayton Wright

Kayla Elms, Kassey McDonald, Tyler Harner

T o p 1 2 R e a s o n s w h y M r s .

C l ay t o n i s a bad t e a c h e rAccording to Tori Thomas

1. She THINKS she is funny

2. She likes to make students late to their next class

3. She won’t let Talon members be spotlights

4. She edits a page 10 different times and finds mistakes every

time

5. She likes taking away people’s toys

6. She ALWAYS complains about people liking Mrs. Palmer

better

7. She doesn’t ever take attendance

8. She likes to change an easy assignment into a hard one

9. She always likes her ideas best

10. She holds her students hostage until their Talon pages are

complete

11. She hates grading papers

12. She has to spend most of her time keeping Mr. Stafford in

line

EIORS:� Have You Been Paying Attention?how much did you EALLY learn

at VHS?1 . What is the name of Mr . Jones ’s band?

2. Which teacher ’s dad is the Eag les basketba l l a l l - t ime lead ing scorer? 3 . Which teacher is from the Garden State?

4. What is Mrs . C layton ’s favor i te sub ject to ta lk about?

5. What does Mr . Rude do whi le drawing boats on the cha lkboard?

6. Which teacher used to drag race?

7. Which teacher was in a Ca jun band before he began teach ing?

8. Who was the Cobden Peach Queen in 1999?

9. Which teacher secret ly loves to sew?

10 . Which teacher was a VHS Queen cand idate?

How much d id you learn?

Answers

1. Nowhere Bridge, 2. Mr. Lawrence, 3. Mr. Sandfort, 4. Her daughters, 5. He whistles, 6. Mrs. Reichert, 7. Mr. Gifin, 8. Mrs. Guest, 9. Mr. Palmer, 10. Mrs. Palmer

By Lucas Wright

Editors Note: This article was originally submitted as “1,000 Reasons Why Mrs. Clayton is a Bad Teacher” but due to spacing issues it had to be cut to just 12 reasons.

Grade Sca le :9- 10 = A Fu l l F ledged Eag le7-8 = B Soar ing at Great He ights5-6 = C F l ight less B ird3-4 = D Cracked Egg0-2 = F Unhacthed Eag let


Article by Isaac Rogers

Everyone knows that there are times in class when there is NO chance you’re going to pay attention. Your mind drifts off and you start to think about what is really important to

you. These Seniors and Mr. Hill were caught in the act! What were they thinking? Take a look for yourself.

Dear Heather,

I wish I could speed up the

clock. This whole 40 minutes

without you is terrible.

Yum! I totally love

my new lip gloss!

What is Mr. Hill

staring at?

Gosh he annoys me.

Yellow

bridesmaid

dresses? No

blue! Or maybe

brown!! No;

CAMO! Yes...

thats it!!!

Hey you. I am so

excited to see you

after school! Talk to

you later Will :)

Prep Period...

17 Minutes awayThe U.S

Government only

spends about

$3 trillion over

budget each year.

S e n i o r i t i s hits VHS

Article by Jacob McGillF a n t a s y G r a d u a t i o n G i f t sWhat’s your dream graduation gift?

Peyton Smith - I would like a trip

to Italy, because I have never been

out of the country before and I

would really like to see more of it.

Elias Brown - To have one last

party with all of the people from

school that I actually like before

I part ways with them, and then

a follow-up party for just the

Seniors,because I’m a party animal.

Clayton Wright - It would have

to be to go on every talk show like

Maury, Dr. Phil, Ellen, Oprah, Dr.

OZ, and Jay Leno. I would make

each show funnier and would make

their ratings skyrocket.

Kelly Fitzgerald - My dream

present is to go on the Globetrotters

trip to Greece, Italy, and Turkey,

because I love to travel and

experience different cultures. I also

would love to get all my best friends

on another continent.

Dylan Latham - I want one

more blast with my friends and

every video game made since the

beginning of time.

Kari Robertson - I would like for

my car to be paid off so I don’t

have to make my monthly payments

anymore.

Page layout by Jacob McGill

Kassey McDonald - A fully paid

vacation with my friends to the

Islands of Bora Bora, with at least

$200,000 to spend there.

Jessica McMahon - My dream gift

would be a house in Beverly Hills

fully paid for with a butler to clean

and to cook anything my friends

and I would like.

Kyle Loyd - A Corvette ZR1,

because it is my dream car and not

a lot of people have one, so I would

stand out.

Jacob McGill - I would want a

guitar studio in my room so I could

play any guitar at any time.

Marissa Ross - I would have all of

my college paid for, so I could start

my life after college and not have to

worry about debt.

Jessica Capron - I would like a trip

to France, then have college paid

for me in Italy so I can get out of

the USA.


S e n i o r W i l l sI, Eddie Botello, being of sound mind

and body, bequeath the following: My

intelligence to all of my family members,

especially Maria. My friendliness to

everyone at this school, can’t we all just

get along? I also will my locker to any of

the nursing kids that will have it packed

with papers. I will my sense of style to all

the girls that need to check their closets

again and actually put some real clothes

on not just scraps of cloths, and I will

my artistic abilities to anyone who wants

to give art a chance. I will the ability to

be yourself to anyone who is too scared

to show their true selves, I mean after 4

years of this place people honestly cannot

bring you down. Oh, almost forgot my

ability to remain single (because high

school relationships only lead to drama)

to my cousins, Daniela and Andrea.

Finally, make yourself memorable in

good ways but don’t be afraid to let go

sometimes!!!!! Peace, Love, and Eddie is

out. OH! I almost forgot to all the peeps

remember these four letters, “YOLO”!!!

Because high school is only four years

of memories you will never forget.

I, Elias Brown, being of sound

mind and body, bequeath the following:

Absolutely nothing. I demand that my

things are to be buried with my memory of

this place. If any of you gold-diggers want

things as nice as mine then go and work for it!

I, Will Cook, being of sound mind

and body, bequeath the following: I will

my height to Edmund Massie. I would

also like to will my ability to dunk the

basketball to Lucas Wright. I will my

awesome Ultimate Frisbee skills to

Austin Krelo. Finally, to everyone, I

will my ability to create a friendship and

my ability to be friends with anyone.

I, Chris Ditterline, being of sound


To Alex Ross - I will you the ability

to help people with their issues and

“uncomfortable” situations and to be a

good friend to everyone who has earned it.

I also will you the ability to avoid putting

yourself in awkward situations *wink. To

Richard Kindhart - I will you the ability

to be smooth with the ladies. I also will

you the talent to be more outgoing in

large groups of people and to never doubt

yourself. I also give you the will to be

conident even in the toughest of times. To Justin Tanner - I will you the talent

to block lying creatures. I also will you the ability to avoid the dreaded “friend

zone”. To Lucas Wright - I will you the

ability to not like Duke as much, you keep

disappointing yourself. I also will you

the ability to stay away from the Pre-K

classroom. And in all seriousness, I will

you the ability to not take jokes too hard

and to realize that your friends only tease

you because we care. To Jami Shipley -

I will you the talent to not look so angry

all the time, to avoid winking at the wrong

people, and most importantly to quit your

disgusting habit of eating children. I also

will you the gift of being happy in the

darkest of times and to give kind advice to

people who need it instead of just saying

okay and yeah. To Haley Edwards - I will

you to be the person that everyone can

count on to help them when things seem

bleak. I thank you for all the times that

you helped me when I needed your help or

just someone to talk to. I also will you the

ability to not get so mad at your mother,

and to call her mom, not Jennie lol. To

Shawn Jones - I will you the conidence and swagger to wear a t-shirt at all times.

Even if the weather is quite nipply. I also

will you the ability to rock the heck out

of that bow tie. To Wheeties, Nick, David,

and Jeremy - I will you the ability to be

as good at Call of Duty as I am, especially

David. I know that the game has lost its

relevance, but I really hope that the next

time you pick it up you may have the

fortune of being as good at it as I am. To

the Pep Club - I will you the courage and

intestinal fortitude to stand up to other

schools’ fans who may try to get in the Pep

Club section. To Randy Reeder - I will

you the ability to spike the ball really hard

at someone in volleytennis. I also will you

the patience to not get mad at someone

when they say that they do not like “The

Big Bang Theory”. To Cady Ross - I will

you the ability to take care of your friends

when they act like idiots, and to not get so

frustrated with people. I also will you the

ability to go far in life and achieve all of

your goals and ambitions. To all Juniors-

I will you the ability to have a miraculous

Senior year. Things may not always go

the way you imagined your Senior year

would, but it is your job to keep your

head up and enjoy all the little things.

I, Kelly Fitzgerald, being of sound


To Keeley Harper, the ability to maintain

being an awesome roommate, to always

have chapstick on hand, and to not do

embarrassing things in class when people

call your name! To Alison Penrod, my

sunlower seeds bottle, my passenger seat, and all my athletic ability, use it for good

and better than I did! Becky Reeder gets

the ability to use the lucky helmet next

year and my bunting abilities so you don’t

ever get hit in the throat again. AliceAnn

Kotter, the ability to brighten people’s

day just by being your nice self and you

also get all my smarts to push you even

farther with your studies! To Melanie

Browning, my Ranch sunlower seeds, the ability to have a red haired child, my

peacock prom dress, and to always listen

to the song “Chicken Fried”. To Chelsea

Mook, my outield skills so you don’t end up getting hit in the chin with a softball

and I will you all of my toughness because

you are a really strong and smart girl all

around. Cory Painter has the ability to be

an awesome neighbor and Dallas Bent,

the ability to be an awesome cousin and

keeping up the good genes throughout

high school. Maranda Chance gets my

ability to lick my wrists when I set and keep the weird tradition going! Emily

VanAusdoll, the ability to never let anyone

get you down and to always stand up for

yourself. I will next year’s volleyball team

the patience and understanding to hang in

there and just have a fun time with it, next

year’s basketball team to go farther than

we did this year, and to the softball team,

the ability to be able to understand Mr.

Palmer and know that deep down inside

somewhere he really does care about you!

To next year’s nursing class and to all of

the classes after ours, I will you the ability

to push yourselves to be a good student,

but to also have a great time with it and

to never take Mrs. Reichert for granted

because she is one amazing person!

I, Ethan Haney, being of sound


First off, I will upon the school, for the

rest of its years, the cafeteria’s frozen and

rewarmed chicken. With that being said, I

will Shawn Jones the ability to run to his

vehicle and be irst out to lunch. I will Jared Johnson the ability to ind another midget seat to ride to lunch in. I will my

height to Blake Crain who desperately

needs every bit of it. I will my basketball

skills (whats left of it that is) to Richard

Kindhart and Dominick Tedeschi and

anyone else who will work for it. To

Trenton Lowery and Lucus Wright, the

ability to shake someone’s hand every day.

To Randy Reeder, the ability to be able to

watch scary movies and not be afraid of

the dark. To AliceAnn Kotter, the ability

to overcome her obsession with Melvin

and be able to avoid parking bumpers

when driving. To Becky Reeder, the

ability to snow ski down a slope without

falling, the ability get her homework done

without copying everything off of Randy,

the ability to conquer her fear of snakes,

the ability to become a farmer, the ability

to bunt without getting throttled by the

softball, I will you my love and the best

wishes for the future and the ability to

keep on keepin on through high school.

I will all my personal belongings to any

unfortunate student who thinks it would do

them any good. Last but not least, I will

my friend to anyone who will accept them

as their friend, my friend, Jesus Christ.

I, Kyle Loyd, being of sound mine

and body, bequeath the following: I will

all the great memories and fun times I

experienced to my cousin, Ashton Loyd. I

will Alex Ross and Dallas Bent the ability

to carry on the tradition of having so much

fun it should be outlawed. I would like to

thank the two best class sponsors in the

whole entire world, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer.

Thank you so much for being there and

caring. You two individuals have forever

made an impact on my life and have

aided in memories I will forever cherish.

I would also like to thank Mr. Rude. I

consider your history and government

classes to be two of the most helpful

classes I have taken at VHS. You are

truly a living legend in the classroom and

on the football ield. I would just like to say, “Hiddy Hoe Campers!” to Mr. Gifin. Giff, you are one cool guy. You’re not only

a great teacher, you’re a friend always

willing to listen and give advice. I will the

ability to yell across the ield the upcoming situation to the whole VHS baseball team,

talking is not against the rules guys. I

would like to tell my fellow senior B.A.

KREW members, Bryan West and Dylan

Meyer, you guys are my brothers. Always

know anywhere, anytime, for any reason,

I got your back. We have had a blast

together these past four years and I plan

on continuing our traditions till we die. To

the girls in our group, Jess and Pearls, you

guys are awesome people. I couldn’t think

of anyone better to chill with! And to my

girlfriend, Kassey McDonald, you are my

best friend. Thanks for putting up with me

and always being on my side no matter

the odds. It means more than words can

ever describe. To the VHS student body

as a whole, always remember you are part

of a tradition and represent something

bigger than any one individual. VHS is

what you make it out to be, get involved!

I, Kassey McDonald, being of sound


Starting with my teachers I would like

to thank Mrs. Reichert, you have been

my role model and I hope that I can be

a great nurse like you. You have helped

me through so much! <3 To Mr. and Mrs.

Palmer, the two nicest people I have ever

met and our Senior class could not have

asked for better sponsors. Mr. Gifin!! You made the Globetrotters trip extremely

memorable for our group. It was awesome

and you are one of the most fun teachers

I have ever been around. Mrs. Guest I

would like to thank you for helping me

through homecoming week, you were

amazing and kept me sane. To Mr. Rude, I

was deinitely scared of you my Freshman year until I had you my Sophomore year

and I now realize you are just a big softy.

Besides yelling at the football boys I don’t

think you have a mean bone in your body.

I will miss your classes for sure! Finally

I would like to think Mrs. Burnett, aka

Chubbers, for always being there for me

no matter what. You watched out for me

and you are the best 2nd mom! :-) To my

girls Victoria, Marissa, Kelly, and Skylynn.

You girls made my high school years fun

and you were always there for me. To

Jacob McGill I would just like to say...

don’t stress the little things and God will

bring you the awesome girl you deserve.

Do not let anything anyone says bring you

down. To Alex Ross, I will you the power

to stay an awesome person! You have

always made everything we did together a

party. Haha and I will never forget that late

phone call with the meteorite and the ive gallon bucket. To Andrea Botello, I will

you some common sense because Lord

knows you need it girl! I will deinitely miss your cheesy pick up lines...you made

my day. To Ashton Loyd, I will you the

power to stay close to Andrea because she

deinitely needs someone smart and sweet like you in her life to make it through high

school. I also would like to will you the

power to be able to give blood this year or

at least ind someone else to sit and talk to in the old gym all day. :-) Rachel Sullivan,

I will you the power to always stay

beautiful and bubbly! Bergundi Johnson,

I would like to will you the power to

always stay freaking hilarious, especially

at like 2 in the morning! I am really glad

I got to know you I just wish I would have

got to know you a lot sooner. Finally, to

the three people that have had the biggest

impact in my high school career; my best

friends, Jessica McMahon, Bryan West,

and Kyle Loyd. Jessers, you have always

been there for me through everything. You

are a truly amazing friend and I know you

will always stay beautiful inside and out!

Bryan Wayne...where do I start. You are

the craziest person I have ever known but

you have always brought the party. You are

an awesome person and I know you would

give the shirt off your back to anyone. I

am so happy we became great friends and

I know you will always be there. Kyle

Andrew, there is so much I have to say to

you but I will sum it up. Over the past four

years we have become best friends and I

would not trade it for the world. We have

always been able to have these extremely

deep tear jerking talks that I will never

ever forget. You have made a huge impact

on my life and you have been there for me

through thick and thin. Stay the amazing

person that I know you are and don’t

ever change. To the whole student body

I will the power to have an amazing time

in high school like I had. Live everyday

like it is your last because it goes by fast.

I, Jacob McGill, being of sound mind

and body, bequeath the following: Golfers

Lucas, Trenton, Richard, Dom, Garret,

and Danny, good luck next year, and I

hope one of you break my record before

you graduate, also to keep your balls out

of the fescue. To Shawn, two new friends

that will take you out to lunch next year,

and play loud music that he can sing to

like a girl. Also to Shawn, the ability to

run and be irst to lunch every day. To all Senior basketballers, the ability to have

fun no matter what happens during your

senior year of ball. To Dom, the ability to

have as much fun as I have had with the

Palmers. To Keeley, the ability to get all

the attention in Mr. Stafford’s class now

that I’m gone. To Garret and Lucas, the

ability to get girlfriends so their jokes

will not always be about you. To Richard,

the ability to talk to girls without getting

in trouble by their parents. To Lucas

To Leanora Ajroja, I will you my spot at

the lunch table. To Morgan Pope, I will

you my wisdom to not let guys put you

down. I think you’re great just the way

you are. Don’t let guys, or anyone else, put

you down. To Harley Mcilwain, “Sharon”,

I will you the strength to keep the “Mean

Club” going. xD To Pyola Doroscan,

“Torcuata”, I will you the Jokers in my deck

of cards that you bought me and to keep all

the laughter going and to keep everyone in

line at the lunch table. To Emily Swartz,

my dear sister, I will you my strength

and open-mindness. I love you, sister.

I, Bryan West, being of sound mind

and body, bequeath the following: First of

all, I would like to thank the school faculty

and student body for the last four years I

have had here at Vienna High School. I

have made many memories, memories

that will last a life time. To Mr. Palmer,

the man who has helped me realize many

things, such as the game of baseball, how

to respect an adult, and to not change

yourself for someone who you are not. I

believe I need to give credit where credit is

due, you are more than a teacher, you are a

role model and a person who I can trust my

life with. Also, to Mrs. Palmer, I thank you

as well for the time you have given me and

my classmates as well. We are all one big

family, but will always be remembered for

the great, stressful, and hard times we have

had. The best of luck to you both and your

daughter. To my following friends, Kyle

Loyd, Alex Ross, Dylan Meyer, Kassey

McDonald, Victoria Pearl, and Jessica

McMahon, you guys have helped me with

anything I have needed and I cannot thank

you enough for everything you have done

for me. I personally will my athletic ability

to my little brother, Bradley. Though it will

be two years before you are here, I will

you the NUMBER 6 for baseball. Keep

working hard, keep the family tradition

going, wear it loud and proud, take charge,

and play every game like it is your last

because trust me buddy, it goes by fast, too

fast. To a very good friend of mine, you

know I am here for you and would take

a bullet for you. You mean the world to

me and I would do anything for you. Keep

your head up and stay true to yourself. And

last but not least, to every student here at

Vienna, I want you to know something. No

matter what life throws at you, whether it be

school problems, family problems, or even

relationship struggles, ind someone who you can talk to and remember, there are

people who you would never think about

that care for you and would do anything

for you. Be yourself, get involved, make

a name for yourself, and enjoy what little

time you have here in high school. It has

been an honor to have gone to such a

school, and I thank you for the memories.

Stay true to yourself, students, and I wish

the best of luck in the future towards all.

I, Austin Woolverton, being of sound


To Dallas Lammers, I leave the ability to

have hard hits in football and the common

sense to not make stupid mistakes. To

Gage Cooper, I leave the ability to have

Freshmen pay for your lunch, and be happy

to do so. To Andrew Trambley, I leave my

strength. I leave my jersey number, 72, to

an incoming Freshman who will not let

the number be known as a bad football

player number. I leave Edmund Massie

my height. Last, I leave the Freshman

who still sounds and looks 12, my size.

Page 31 The Talon May 2012Jacob McGill (continued) - .Kossac,

the ability to spend your time that you’re

supposed to be in class, working in Mr.

Stafford’s ofice. To Meighan, the ability to have just as hot of a date to prom you

had this year in the years to come, lol. To

Justin Tanner, the ability to ind someone crazy enough to buy golf clubs at Beta

Convention and play golf in the hotel.

I, Jessica McMahon, being of sound


To Andrea Botello, I will you the power

to always laugh at anything, be nice to

everyone in PE, and take care of tweedle-

dee and tweedle-dumb! Jamie Shipley and

Assiah Mercer, I will you the power to be

beasts on the court and never put up with

other girls drama! No more luffy bunnies! Knikki Keeling, I will you my toothbrush

and always keep an extra one, you never

know where you might be when someone

needs one. The Boys (Bryan and Kyle),

thanks for being the best friends that I

could ever ask for and always making

me laugh no matter what the situation is.

Pearls, what would I do without you! Who

would I eat Subway with whenever we

have to waste time in town! Love ya, girl!

Bergandi Johnson, I will you the power to

help Mitchell take care of his hamster and

also keep a smile on your face and surprise

people with your ability to make them

laugh at 3 in the morning and become

very good friends in just 11 days. Kassey

McDonald, my bestest frann, Cleever! I

thank you so much for being there for me

and always putting a smile on my face

when I needed one. I couldn’t ask for a

better best frann!! Alex Ross, I will you

the power to never stop talking to someone

because you never know who could be a

friend. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, thank you so

much for making my 4 years and lip syncs

memorable. I will miss you guys very

much. Mr. Rude, thank you for making us

laugh and sharing all of your crazy stories,

you have changed my life and I am so glad

that I have been in your classes for the past

2 years. To my Mom, thank you for putting

up with me throughout my high school

years. Don’t be sad that I am leaving, but

be happy that I made it because you know

I will be stopping by the ofice to see you!I, Joe Myers, being of sound mind and

body, bequeath the following: To Trenton

Lowery, the title of “Sweet Trenton” use

it wisely. To James Ellis, the fortitude

to NOT linch every time someone else linches or moves too quickly by you. To Meighan Smith and Courtney

Sanders, the power to make people giggle

uncontrollably when you say very mean

things to them. To any new Freshman who

stands up to Mr. Palmer, he will make you

regret even telling him your name. And to

anyone who wants to mock Coach Rude or

Mrs. Bradley because of the ease of their

classes, don’t for they WILL deal swift

and unmerciful justice to your arrogance.

I, Heather Nance, being of sound


The determination and dedication I ever

had for the dance team this year for next

year’s dance team. For my little sister,

Racheal Sullivan, the ability to never

get embarrassed, have hyper Monday

mornings, and the love for iced coffee

(she has everything else needed to be

successful). For Chelsea Mook, the ability

to stay strong in any situation of her life

no matter how fast she’s forced to grow

up. For Brea Abner, the ability to be her

crazy self anytime, anywhere and to

make friends in every class to talk to. For

Jeremy Leggitt and Trevon Critendon, the

ability to maintain their ghetto swag every

moment of the day and to refrain from

saying “She’s hot” every ive seconds. For Maria Botello, the ability to always make

a non-luent Spanish speaking American to laugh while showing off her Spanish

skills. For Desiree Walter, the ability

to never lose sight of what is REALLY

important in life. For Iris Rutherford or

whatever her name is, the ability to stay

golden and steal things from public places

more stealthily than any person in the

world, and to do a cartwheel. For Knikki

Keeling, the ability to put her phone down

for more than ive minutes and go for an adventurous walk outside (;. For Ashley

Cooper, the ability to not care what people

think and keep in focus her future while

smiling and being the sweetest girl in the

world. For Luke Hogan, the ability to love

trying new things and doing so full force.

And inally, for Bergandi Johnson, the ability to love your family unconditionally

no matter the circumstances and to share

the same loves for owls and giraffes as me.

I, Kari Robertson, being of sound


Dallas Lammers, I will you the ability to

be more like me, rather than your brother.

Stay out of trouble, little bro. Tabitha

Rogers, I leave you the ability to make a

joke out of anything. You’re absolutely

beautiful, stay that way. Breanna Abner,

I will you the ability to grow just a little

and to remain a sweetheart to everyone.

Edmund Massie, I will you the ability

to stay the most gorgeous guy at Vienna

High School. Assiah Mercer, I will you the

ability to have the best nickname known

to mankind. Kaley Turpen, I will you

the ability to be a beast at math. Keeley

Harper, I will you the ability to draw in Mr.

Stafford’s ofice. Michael Cardinal, I will you the ability to stay an angel, because you

always will be in my eyes. Kasyn Moore,

Isaac Rogers, and Tyler Harner; I love you

all. You are by far my best friends and

there is nothing that I wouldn’t do for you.

If it weren’t for you, high school would

have been such a drag! No matter where

life takes us, I want you guys to know

that I will always be there for you. Mrs.

Palmer, you have been such an inspiration

throughout my four years at VHS. You’ve

made such an impact on my life and who

would have thought that it would all start

in Freshman year Physical Science. Mrs.

Guest, it’s because of you that I love

English. I can’t thank you enough for

always being there to proofread my papers

or answer my questions. You’re a great

person and I appreciate everything you’ve

done for me. Mr. Harner, Pappy, you’re

something else. You’re probably the best

principal ever, and it does help that you’re

like my second dad. You can be kinda

rude sometimes, but I know deep down

you mean well and don’t you think for a

second that after graduation you’re gonna

get rid of me cause once Tyler moves out

I have dibs on his room. To all of VHS,

I hope that your high school experience

will be half as good as mine was. There

is no doubt that VHS is one of the best

places to go to school, simply because

of the people in it. No school could be

more like a family than we are and there

is no way that I would trade a second

of my time here. Good luck, everyone!

I, Isaac Rogers, being of sound mind

and body, bequeath the following: First, I

want to will all my love and high school

experience to my baby sister, Tabitha

Rogers. I also will her the ability to always

have a good time no matter where she

is and the knowledge to realize that she

is an amazing person and she shouldn’t

change for anyone. To Breanna Abner, I

also will my love and the judgmental bad

attitude we share. I will the ability to stay

sexy, to make anything and everything

inappropriate and the ability to “set ire to the government” to Keeley Harper. I will

Montana Craig(Mother Bird), the ability to

land shark on command wherever she may

be, and the ability to continue to brighten

my day just by a smile. I will Samantha

McKibben(Auntie Sam), my knee, so that

the family won’t have any more separation

problems, and all the laughter she will

ever need. I will the ability to still hit like

a beast even though she’s a munchkin

to Makayla Stokes and I will Dominick

Tedeschi the ability to keep the family in

line, and not bail on them when they need

you!(Volleyball). To Cady Ross, I will the

ability to continue to be the 40 to my 39,

and to carry on the intramural volleyball

legacy. I also will Carley Childress the

ability to win the tournament for a 3rd year

in a row, and to keep killin it on the court. To

Courtney Sanders, OK :P and to Meighan

Smith, I will the ability to stay an amazing

person and do not let anyone change you,

because you are amazing the way you are.

I will Assiah Mercer the ability to always

enjoy my iFunny pictures and to actually

do her own work in Talon (not your math).

I also will Jami Shipley the ability to

actually inish an entertainment article and to always use her trafic signals while in the hallway. To Sprite Pierce, I will a ton

of Kool-Aid, and the ability to babysit my

adorable dinosaur. I will Ashley Cooper

the conidence to know she’s beautiful and to embrace it. I will Caleigh Anderson the

ability to someday be able to make a duck

noise half as good as mine. To Brandon

Kreutzer, I will the ability to eat bacon at 3

a.m every night. To Cody Pender, I will the

ability to love high school and the ability

to keep up with the music industry. I will

Abby Rogers the ability to abuse someone

else in the hallway but stay out of trouble!

I will Michael Cardinal my charm and

ability to not get a detention every single

day. I will Ellie Bakel the ability to master

her baking skills so that one day we can

co-own the best bakery ever! To Justin

Tanner, I will the ability to fall straight on

your face while showing off on a curb and

to be the male lead in group talent. I will

Taylor Lappin the ability to have a fantastic

Glee concert with the audience consisting

of more than 2 people. I will James Ellis

my handwriting skills. To Alice Ann

Kotter, I will the biggest smile ever! I will

Maria Botello my awesome song writing

abilities and all the math skills she’s ever

going to need. I will the ability to make an

audience cry while dying on stage and the

CHERRY poison to Knikki Keeling(VC).

I will Rachel Sullivan the ability to sing

“Survivor” every single day all day.

To Desiree Walter I will my dancing

skills, and the ability to make anyone die

laughing by just a passing in the hallway.

To Will Dahmer, I will the ability to be

the best “freeze out” player ever. I will

the ability to always ace an Algebra test

no matter what to Kaley Turpen. Finally, I

will my super star lungs and “friendliness”

to Ashton Loyd.I, Marissa Ross, being

of sound mind and body, bequeath the

following: I will Cady Ross my ability

to run really fast and to continue to be a

mazing at softball. To Emily Vanosdoll, I

will my pitching skills. To Katie Heaton,

the ability to rock out and absolutely love

camoulage. To Chelsea Mook, my ability to dance on the bus after softball games.

To Allie Penrod, the ability to Wobble.

AliceAnn Kotter, I will you the ability to

be a very successful person in everything

you do and the right to pass on our high

ive in softball. To Melanie Browning, I will all my height. Courtney Sanders, I

will you my muscles. To Alex Ross, the

right to carry on the Ross name and my

truck color. To Dallas Bent, the ability to

be an awesome cousin. To Becky Reeder,

all my athletic ability and good looks.

I, Chelsea Studer, being of sound

mind and body, bequeath the following: I

will to all the Freshman to have the best time

of their lives in high school because you

only get one chance so make the most of it.

I, Justine Swartz, being of sound


To Katelyn Bailey, I will you the coolest

circle table in the Media Center. To Tori

Page, I will you my imagination to keep

the creativity lowing. I also will you some of my shortness for some of your tallness.


Blizzards

soft serve

royal treats

Novelties

suNdaes

“DQ Something Diferent”

Come in and see your friends at DQ!

studeNt specialcheeseBurger, fries, aNd

a driNk $3.25!

THE TALON - Vienna High School

Documents