Blue & Gold
A Publication of Waynesboro Area Senior High School Students
Volume 56, Issue 5 June 5, 2007
Congratula- 1st place school in community the FCLC participated in the the end, everyone seemed to be
service hours Special Olympics. A couple of having a great time.
tions to all 2nd place partnership with
Business Project
students from WASHS went
along, including Daniel
While at Hershey park,
students had access to roller
FBLA 3rd Place in Contributions to
State Project American Red
Shearer, Corey Kauffman,
Ashley Smith, Andrew Hadley,
coasters, food, games, and other
rides throughout the night. At
Cross Zach Urbanek, and Kayla about 1:00 in the mornin,g in the
Members! 4th Place in the American
Enterprise Project.
Young. Zach Urbanek
performed very well and swept
midway tent there was a dance
party with aDJ and students could
By Jasmine Kimbrough 5th Place in Chapter Business all three of his events. The go in and socialize with friends
Report. different events that the and make new ones from other
6th Place for most outstanding athletes participated in, schools, and try to get warmer
Recently, WASHS FBLA inside the tent. Between the
chapter. according to Ms. Sandra
members went to the state level hours of 1 and 4 AM students
8th place in the Community Shuck, were the 50-meter, the
of competitions, and came cold go and receive free breakfast
Service Project 100-meter, and the 200-meter.
home with several honorable that consisted of scrambled eggs,
And finally, 9th place for the Ms. Shuck also said that the
awards. Going to states in the sausage, French toast sticks, tater
Largest State Chapter Olympics were a “big success.
first place is a huge tots, bagels and scones with
Congratulations to all the All of the kids had fun and it
accomplishment, and the fact cream cheese, along with
students who tried so hard and was really well organized. The
that they won awards there is Hershey’s chocolate milk or
won awards. Great job! kids seemed to know where
extremely impressive. There are regular milk and had the option
they were going. They had a
502 schools in PA involved in of juice and coffee or hot
FBLA. At the state competition
there were 3,500 kids
The Special really good time.”
Some members of the
WASHS student council and a
chocolate. My personal favorite
was the French toast sticks with
competing against each other.
The competition was held at the
Hershey Convention Center
Olympics few other students went along
too to act as “buddies” to the
syrup (talk about good!).
Everyone I have talked to
elementary athletes. The day about the trip said that they had a
from April 30th to May 2nd. The By Amelia Rock
was really fun for all, and the good time, but the weather could
following students are have been a little bit hotter and
weather couldn’t have been
recognized for winning awards that more souvenir shops could
better. This year’s Special
at the state level. have been open. All in all, it was
Olympics was a great success.
The team of Ryan a great experience and I would
Daniel Shearer, who
Koons, Andice Geesaman, and recommend the trip next year for
participated this year,
Brittany Koll won 3rd place for students to go on; it was an
answered, when asked whether
Business financial planning. enjoyable time.
or not he was looking forward
Maggie Serpi won
to next year, “Yeah, next year I
fourth place in Ms. Future
Business Leader, ninth place in
want to defend 1st place for
the 200.” Hopefully next year
Blue and
Knowledge of FBLA principles
and procedures, and she also
won eigth place in leadership.
will be just as successful!
Gold Staff
Ashlyn Warner won The first official
2007
Hershey
ninth place in Electronic Career International Special Olympic
Portfolio. Games were held on July 20,
Caleb Bumbaugh won 1968 at Soldier Field, Chicago,
tenth place in Introduction to
Business Communication.
Illinois USA. The whole idea of
the Special Olympics was
Park Trip Editors in chief:
Sarah Brown &
Danielle Forney
Karen Bowie won ninth created almost seven years By Danielle Forney
place in Hospitality earlier, when Eunice Kennedy
Management. Layout Editor:
Shriver started a day camp for This year’s Juniors and
The following students placed Josh Applebee
people with disabilities held at Seniors got the opportunity to
in the most community service her home in Rockville, Md. As go to Hershey park on a Friday
hours: Assistant Layout Editor:
the Special Olympics are night (May 18) and had the
3rd: Seth McIntire Tyler J. Emery
becoming more widely known, opportunity to ride rides all
4th: Karen Bowie athletes from different countries night long. During the week,
5th: Matt Hockenberry Copy Editor:
aren’t the only ones who can the weather started out to be
6th: Ashley Martin Brandon Baker
participate. Local athletes can beautiful and warm, but as the
7th: Greg Wade participate, too. Recently week progressed it started to
8th: Fantasia Waters Reporters:
Chambersburg Area Senior High look dreary for the students
9th: Rachael Frantz Jasmine Kimbrough
School held the Franklin County going on the trip. It rained a
And last, but not least, Jay Steven Beckner
Special Olympics on Tuesday little bit throughout the day,
Frisby won 10th place. Amelia Rock
May 8th. but the park was rain free the
Autumn Smith
Students from the school entire night. And other than
The chapter awards our school districts of Chambersburg, really cold conditions and
won are: Advisor:
Waynesboro, Greencastle, people starting to get tired near
Ms. Maggie Herb, Rm 106
Fannett-Metal, Tuscarora, and
Urban
Features Legends
Blockbusters By Amelia Rock
Cruise Hit Theatres
Ever wondered if some of those urban
legends you’ve heard about are really true?
Vactioning By Brandon Baker I did some investigating of some of the
most commonly told legends, and here’s
By Sarah Brown As summer nears, the season’s great what I found out.
blockbusters prepare to hit theatres. Great False
Summer vacation is upon us and it is time to films such as Spiderman 3, Pirates of the A ghost of a teen girl who died after
start thinking about travel plans. I have Caribbean: At World’s End, and Shrek the
being pushed down a sewer will kill you if
traveled many different ways, in hotels, Third have already crash landed into the-
you don’t repost the bulletin on Myspace.
vacation houses, and quick one-day atres. In fact, Spiderman 3 has already
The bulletin that sometimes comes up on
getaways, but by far the best way to go on broken records for the most money made
Myspace, saying that a teenage girl who
vacation is taking a cruise. It has the best of during opening weekend, which is surely was pushed down a sewer by five other
all vacations conveniently placed into a only a taste of what is in store for summer
girls died from a broken neck, and will
lavishing ship. Cruising is the best way to 2007’s summer blockbusters!
come to kill you if you don’t repost it
spend your summer vacation. The first release of the summer
saying “She was pushed” or “She was
Most people believe that cruises are blockbusters is Spiderman 3, which released pushed down a sewer.” This story is totally
only for the rich. Don’t get me wrong, May 4, 2007. On its opening weekend it
false. One reason is that the bulletin has
cruises are pretty expensive but all of your made $151.1 million, breaking Pirates of the
come up with the same plot outline, but
expenses are all in your ticket. There are a Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’s previous
with different names. This exact thing
wide variety of restaurants to choose from, record. It is the third movie entry in the
couldn’t happen to totally different people.
all within a ten-minute walk. There are so series, starring Tobey Maguire (Spiderman
The website I got this information from,
many ways to be entertained on the ship. one and two), Kirsten Dunst (Interview with
snopes.com, researched the two girls,
You can shop in the ship’s stores, go to a Vampire), and Topher Grace (That 70’s
Carmen Winstead and Jessica Smith, and
theatrical plays, see a comedy performance, Show). It continues the storyline of photog- no trace of either girl dying like that came
take a class on something crafty, relax in a rapher/hero Peter Parker on his crime
up, from Indiana or any other state in the
hot tub, or play on the basketball court. All fighting excavations. U.S. This is just a chain letter started by
of these activities are offered to you in your The second release of the season is
someone, hoping to get people to believe it.
ticket, without any other charge. The price the third entry in the hit animated movie
If you see another chain letter along these
of your ticket also includes your room, series Shrek the Third. The new movie hit
lines, I hope that you don’t take the
which at times can be a little small, and theatres Friday May 18th, to stellar reviews.
information seriously.
your travel expense to exclusive places that Shrek the Third managed $122 million
would be really expensive to travel to any during its opening weekend, the best open-
A teenager girl died in a car crash
other way. When you really think about it, ing weekend ever for an animated movie.
with a plastic Jesus dashboard figure
it really seems to be a bargain. The third entry in the animated series picks
lodged into her chest. This story is fiction.
The other great thing that cruise up where the second left off, with Shrek and
Darlene Fulps, the seventeen-year-old girl
ships offer is the excursions that you can Fiona desperate to get back to their swamp
in the story who died, never ran a red light
take when you port at one of the many after being put in the position of running
into an intersection, hoping that the plastic
locations during the cruise. During the “Far Far Away Land.” The cast includes
Jesus she was holding would protect her.
cruises I have been on in the past, one to Mike Myers (Shrek), Cameron Diaz
Elroy Willis, a proprietor of the site that
Alaska and the other to the Bahamas, you (Fiona), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), and
posted the story, made it all up. He wrote it
have about two days at sea to take in all the Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots). in January of 1999, and posted it on
exciting things that are on the ship. When The third, most notable release is
different sites having to do with religion.
you port, the ship takes groups of people to Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At
This isn’t the only made up story dealing
different locations and activities that they Word’s End. The third Pirates movie hit
with religion Willis has written. He wrote
have signed up for. On my previous cruises theatres May 25 and made a whopping
th
the story dealing with a woman making a
I have been whale watching, glacier $142 million on its opening weekend. If the
leap of faith from her car, and eventually
walking, and even snorkeling on the cruise first two movies are any indication, Pirates
falling to his death. Both stories aren’t to
line’s private island. Although you have to three should be a massive hit at the box
be taken as true.
pay money for these, I think that it is worth office. The third and final installment of the
it. They know the best and coolest places to series also picks up where the second left True
visit at that area. Another reason that it is off, with the continuing journey of Captain
better to go on an excursion instead of going Jack Sparrow. The new film features an all-
A little girl was killed while playing
on your own is that if your tour or activity is star cast consisting of Johnny Depp (Jack
Sparrow), Orlando Bloom (Will Turner) and in a pile of leaves after her father ran over
running late, the cruise will wait to launch
her with his truck. This story is true. On
the ship until you return. If you are on your Keira Knightly (Elizabeth).
Of course, these three movies are November 3, 2004, in the town of Methuen,
own and don’t return on time, then you are
only a taste of what has yet to come for the MA, 10-year-old Natalie Gravel was playing
left stranded. Cruise ships by far have the
summer lineup of blockbusters! In addition in a pile of leaves with a friend. Around five
best activities to offer while traveling.
to these movies, Harry Potter and the Order p.m., her father drove his full-size 1997
Cruises are a real bargain and they
of the Phoenix, Transformers, and Ocean’s GMC 1500 pickup over the pile of leaves,
have the best activities both on and off the
Thirteen will all be releasing this summer. which was the spot on the street that he was
ship. I plan to take another cruise this
As you can see, this is definitely going to be accustomed to parking on. James Gravel,
summer, and I cannot wait. Since I have
the father, never saw the two girls playing,
traveled many different ways, I know which a great summer for movies, so make sure to
grab a bucket of popcorn and a soda in maybe because they wanted to surprise him
means of travel is the best. Cruising is the
preparation for these spectacular movies! when he got out of the car with Natalie’s
best way to have a great time during your
two other siblings. He didn’t know anything
summer. So talk your family about taking a
was wrong until he got out of the truck,
cruise this summer; I promise it will be the
when he discovered the two girls crushed
best time you will ever have on a vacation.
under his front and rear tires. Natalie died a
half-hour later of massive chest trauma. The
Features Teachers Say
Their Goodbyes
last thing her father heard her say as she
was loaded onto the ambulance was, “I iPods At By Sarah Brown, Autumn Smith, and
Danielle Forney
can’t breathe.” The other girl, whose name
was Merrideth Reed, survived her injuries. Lunch With the school year coming to an
A golfer who had the habit of end and the news of a number of teachers
By Tyler J. Emery leaving, we thought it would be appropriate
carrying his tee in his mouth got sicker and
sicker over the course of a few days, and to say our goodbyes. This will allow both
suddenly drops dead. This story is strangely the students and faculty to remember what
true. Something so innocent as carrying a these teachers brought to the school district
golf tee in your mouth isn’t thought of as and the reasons why they have decided to
causing death. In 1982, George M. Prior, We recently had a two-week trial leave. Each and every one of the departing
30, who was a Lieutenant in the Navy, was period at lunch with iPods and MP3 players. teachers (including those we were not able
playing 36-holes at the Army-Navy Country I personally think the whole idea was pretty to profile) wll be misesd in one way or
Club in Arlington, VA. Before the last hole, ridiculous. They talked about it on the another and we wish them the best with
Prior had been complaining of a headache; announcements almost every day leading up theirr future plans.
later that night, he was feverish, nauseated,
and had developed a rash. Four days later
to those two weeks, to make sure everyone
would remember to bring their music during
Ms. Roper
he ended up in the Bethesda Naval Hospital these two weeks because they would be
with blisters all over his body and a 104.5- gone before you knew it. So here’s my
degree fever. Ten days later, he was dead question, if someone had an iPod at lunch
because 80% of his body was burned due to the day before the “trial” started, would they
a toxic substance that burned his skin. The have gotten in trouble for it? Or better yet,
toxic substance was determined as Daconil, with that trial all over, will people get in
an FDA-approved fungicide that was trouble for having them at lunch now? I
sprayed on the Army-Navy golf course mean honestly, what was the point of the
twice a week. Prior had a hypersensitivity whole thing? To see if people would like it
to a chemical used in the fungicide, which and if they would listen to them? Half the
caused a severe allergic reaction. His people in the school already carry iPods
widow filed a lawsuit for $20 million with them. The reasonable thing would
against the manufacturer, Diamond have been just to change the school policy,
Shamrock Chemical Company; the lawsuit and say that students are now allowed to
was eventually settled out of court. have their iPods at lunch. Were the
administrators afraid to make it official
A “hanging man” in a funhouse because it could cause problems? Really,
turns out to be the corpse of an outlaw. we all know how loud it already is in the
This too is true. While filming an action cafeteria; if half the people in there are busy
show for television in a funhouse in Long listening to iPods, there goes half the
Beach, California, in 1976, a worker moved loudness and it makes it easier to hold a Question: Why are you leaving and what
the “hanging man,” which caused one of the conversation with the people at your table. are doing after you leave?
arms to fall off. A bone was discovered Because we all know you can’t talk to
Answer: I will be attending Medical
inside the arm, and the worker soon realized someone on the other side of your table School.
that this wasn’t a prop; it was a dead man. without yelling. But just for people to have
Q: How long have you been here?
The body belonged to Elmer McCurdy, an the option to do it, is making progress. The
A: 2 years
outlaw who stole $46 from a train and stole real issue is cell phones. Maybe cell phones Q: What is your favorite memory?
two jugs of whiskey in Oklahoma. He then should be allowed at lunch. It’s loud A: The students
announced to the gang chasing him that he enough in there-- what harm would it do to
--Silly things they do to make me
would not be taken alive. The gang make a quick phone call, or to just check a
laugh
accomplished that- they killed him in the text message without having to look over
--When they get excited about what
shoot out that followed. After he was your shoulder to make sure the “lunch
I’m teaching
embalmed, the undertaker kept him around monitors” aren’t lurking. I guess what I’m
--Making food with my Anatomy and
in the corner of the funeral home, charging saying the real point here is that this school
Physiology
people to see the outlaw who was dressed so is very stiff, which then makes the students --Going to Renfrew
fancily. The undertaker kept this going on very stiff. Everyone just needs to relax and
Q: What is your least favorite memory?
for a few years because no relatives showed quit making a big deal about stupid stuff A: I’d rather not focus on the bad.
up to claim him. Then, in 1915, two men that doesn’t mean much.
Q: Do you think that teaching here was a
came to the undertaker, claiming that good experience and what did you learn
McCurdy was their brother. Actually, the from doing this?
two men were carnival promoters, only A: I would not say that my experience
using that excuse to trick the undertaker and was good. If it were good, I would not be
hoping to profit off of the dead body. They changing professions. However, I have
took McCurdy all through Texas, and even learned a lot about myself, and others
to an amusement park near Mount through teaching and I know that it will
Rushmore. When he was discovered, he help me to become a better doctor.
had been hanging in the funhouse for four
years.
Goodbye! :’(
Mrs. Zimmerman Q: What is your Least Favorite WASHS
memory?
A: Meeting my advisory for the first
Mrs. Bowie
time...enough said! (Just kidding- love you
guys...sometimes) Trying to figure out how to
use Pagemaker was pretty bad too.
Q: Do you think that teaching here was a good
experience and what did you learn from doing
this?
A: It was absolutely a good experience! I
learned so much- mainly that teenagers today
face so many challenges (at home, school, etc.)
and yet so many of them rise to the occasion
and meet these challenges on a daily basis.
Whenever I tell people that I teach high school,
a common response is “oh you poor thing.”
And yeah, there were some really difficult
students, but there were so many that are smart Q. Why are you leaving and what are you
and passionate and funny and just cool people doing after you leave?
that I genuinely enjoyed meeting. And, to me, A. Our family business is growing very fast
getting to know these students was an absolute and I need to help my husband manage his
Q: Why are you leaving and what are doing privilege and an opportunity that I am office. Also, my last child graduated this
after you leave? incredibly thankful for. year—I have had a child here at the high school
A: I am leaving to pursue other interests for over 15 years. It seemed like a good time to
including spending more time with my children make the change.
and grandchildren as well as accompanying my Q. How long have you been here?
husband on mission trips. A. 25 years (3 at the middle school—I moved
Q: How long have you been here? to the high school when the 9th grade moved
A: 17 years
Q: What is your favorite memory?
Mrs. Parks over.
Q. What is your favorite memory?
A: I have had many. I enjoy watching/helping A. Working with students as their class advisor.
students grow and mature from their freshman I have been advisor to the class of 96, 2001 and
to their senior year. I also am delighted to see 2007. It’s a lot of work, but very rewarding to
students get excited about new languages and work with students outside of the classroom.
cultures to gain a more global awareness. Q. What is your least favorite memory?
Q: What I your least favorite memory? A. The day we had a terrible windstorm and we
A: Trying to help students pass, who choose to were not allowed to leave school. We had to
fail. keep our 7th period students here until nearly 5
pm. Some students had to stay all night. I also
remember standing on the football field in the
Ms. Herb snow for over an hour during a bomb threat.
Q. Do you think teaching here was a good
experience and what did you learn from doing
this?
A. I have really enjoyed my time here. I love
working with teenagers and it feels good to
teach them something that I know they will use
a lot in their future.
So this semester has come to an end
and although it has been a lot of hard
Q. Why are you leaving and what are you
doing after you leave?
work producing the paper, it has been
A. Retiring. Relax awhile then work part-time fun and rewarding in return. Our
in the Health-Care Field—(A Doctors Office). journalism class has come a long way
Q. How long have you been here? from the very beginning. We have
Q. Why are you leaving and what are you A. I have worked for the W.A.S.D for 14 years. grown together as a class and have
doing after you leave? Q. What is your favorite memory? learned to write a bigger and better
I’m leaving because I want to continue my A. Many. I shall remember the terrific students paper than before. We would like to
education. I’ll be starting a PhD program in in our H.S. and the kindness of our staff. thank Ms. Herb for all that she has
Rhetoric and Composition at Indiana University Q. What is your least favorite memory? done for us, and we will never forget
of Pennsylvania in the fall. A. Standing in the cold rain after a false fire the bond that we all share together.
Q: What is your Favorite WASHS memory? alarm.
A: I was really lucky that I got to teach a lot of We all hope that you enjoy this last
Q. Do you think teaching here was a good
small classes, mainly electives. My favorite experience and what did you learn from doing
issue of the Blue and Gold for the
thing about doing this was seeing students from this? 2006/ 2007 school year. Have a safe
different grades and social groups form A. I have enjoyed working as School Nurse for and happy summer.
friendships and grow as a team. My favorite the WASD. Every day is a learning experience!
memories include the Writing Workshop (Healthy Students Learn Better) Signing Off,
“helping circle,” the hilarious Julius Caesar Danielle Forney
skits that my English classes did, outings to and Sarah Brown,
Applebee’s with the Blue and Gold staff, and Editors In Chief
getting to know some of my coworkers.