CV, No. 3 - My High School Journalism

Just Nuts January 26, 2011
A Day In The Life...
Of Ms. Janis Frazier
Paige Reid
Chatterbox Contributor
When a student receives a
schedule listing “Frazier, Rm:
136B,” he or she may have trouble
finding the hidden classroom, located
on the first floor of the west
wing in the old building.
Upon first meeting Ms. Frazier,
her cool demeanor is noticeable;
elaborately-tailored outfits radiate
her sense of personal style. After
conversing with her, one will find
that her appearance reflects her
unique easygoing and amiable
personality. In high school, she
was the preppy, spirited cheerleader
captain and performer in
her school’s band and choir. Her
high interest in music eventually
led her to be the President of the
Music Club in her high school.
Ms. Frazier was involved in
many musical activities during
high school and it makes sense
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that she began as a
music major in college.
“I had no intention
of becoming a
teacher,” Ms. Frazier
says. Her parents,
being educators
themselves, dissuaded
her from choosing
such a career. However,
after a wonderful
first experience
with teaching, she
realized that education,
not music, was
her true calling. She
abandoned a Fine
Arts degree to pursue
teaching. Nonetheless,
Ms. Frazier still
continues to appreciate
the arts; she is
now the advisor of
the Gospel Choir at
Walnut.
When Ms. Frazier speaks of teaching,
a smile appears on her face that
expresses more than her words. I
enjoy teaching because the students
are funny,” she said, chuckling lightly.
“I enjoy motivating, counseling, and
watching them become successful.”
Ms. Frazier has truly found a special
talent in teaching and has shared it
with others.
Dance Marathon to
come to Walnut
Sam Dubin
Chatterbox Contributor
Want to dance, raise money, and
win prizes all at once? Participate in
Student Congress’ Dance Marathon on
Saturday, February 19th from 6pm to
midnight. Help raise money for Face
AIDS by dancing through the decades!
The student who dances for the longest
time will win a cash prize and any
student fundraising is eligible for vari-
Walnut Hills High School
ous gift cards and prizes. Grades 9-12
are eligible to participate. Listen to
announcements and see DM representatives
during lunch in the lunchroom
and arcade for further information.
Bad Chemistry
Char Daston
Gleam Member
Chemistry.
I knew from the start we had Chemistry,
As you sat next to me in Chemistry
class.
Light shined in your eyes,
reflected in your glasses from the
bright fluorescent bulbs above.
And as we lit the Bunsen burner,
I hoped that the flame of our love
would never go out,
that we would be partners in lab and
life,
that we would form an ionic bond so
strong
that no solvent could break it.
Let us live, my Lesbia,
and let us love,
we sang in our hearts on our way to
Latin,
where we would romance in a Romance
language.
That night we read each other
literally-translated lines of Catullus
between osculations.
But the next day,
In the more discerning eye of Pre-
Calculus class,
I rounded our relationship to three
decimal places,
And discovered that,
alas, you failed my vertical-line test,
and are not a function of me.
But thanks for the ions,
thanks for the memories,
thanks for the Chemistry.
Vol. CV, No. 3