Volume 65 Issue 8 - Fort Myers High School

Greenie Wrestlers heading to State!
By Emily Campbell
This year during the winter season,
the wrestling team has worked from
the ground up. They lost many Seniors
last year, and searched for underclassman
to step up. The team captains
this year (Nick Anthony, Jorge
Patt, and Walt Watson) are all juniors.
No seniors are on the varsity roster.
Living up to expectations has been
a major goal for the season, and so
far the team has been successful.
For the past thirty-four years at
least two wrestlers have been state
placers. This year eight placed at
districts: Chris Wipple, Nick Anthony,
Gabe Prates, Jorge Patt, Walt
Watson, Abdias Corgalas, Marcus
Banyan, and Ferguson Charles.
Abdias Corgalas says, “Whenever
you feel like giving up, work
even harder.” Perhaps this attitude
has helped with all of the success.
Because of their victory at districts,
all of the placers had the
ability to continue on to regionals. Nick Anthony placed 1st, and Ferguson “Fergie” Charles
placed 4th. Be sure to cheer on these wrestlers as they suit up and head on the road to states.
Coach Drake expressed “The young team this year has really stepped up. We’ve
had a good season, and we certainly have a promising future.” The wrestling team
is a good example that hard work, dedication, and perseverance pay off in the end.
Boys soccer take districts, girls take runner-up
The Greenwave boys soccer team proved that it only takes one in the District championship
game on January 29th, with a 1-0 over the Cape Coral Seahawks. Senior midfielder
Michael Siegel made the difference in the 69th minute, knocking the game’s first successful
one timer past Cape goalie Santi Villamil.
The Wave then squared off against the District 4A-12 runner-ups, the Golden Gate Titans
on February 3rd in regional play. Unfortunately, the boys couldn’t pull off another win, and
lost in a 4-0 heartbreaker against the determined Titans.
The Lady Wave had another good run in post-season play, and they made it to the District
Finals. They faced off against the three time defending champions Ida Baker, but couldn’t
hold on and lost 4-2. This loss still put the Lady Wave in regional play, and on January 27th,
they faced off against opposing District champions Barron Collier. It was a tight game, but
unfortunately, the Lady Wave lost 1-0, bringing their season to an end.
Tennis takes off
By Rachael Schaaf and Whitney Letourneau
The girls’ tennis season is off to a great start!
The games have just begun, and the girls dominated
the competition with a match against
Estero. Every girl won her set by a huge margin.
Senior Emma Joslyn said, “I’m psyched
for my senior season. We have a bunch of new
girls this year, and I’m looking forward to doing
well.” As for competition, district play is
always up in the air, since any team can be
good one year and not so great the next. With
the season just starting off, the girls have a lot
to look forward to. Once district play is over,
the girls will need to step it up a notch when
regionals rolls around. The Naples’ teams are
always great competition. When asked about
Tidal Wave TIDAL StaffWAVE
STAFF
Editor-In-Chief- Amelia Rosen
Feature Editor-Molli Vyne Collins
Graphics Editor- Drew Seibert
Academic- Jelise Singh
Student Life- Emily Kaske
News Editor- Liam Corkell
Emily Campbell, Laciey D’Agostino, Ashlyn
Demilia, Joshua Evangelista, Gabrielle Hersch,
Nicole Horton, Samantha Hullstrung, Kelsea
Kosko, Julia Leal, Whitney Letourneau,
Rachael Schaaf, Sarah Correnti
how it feels to be one of the top players on
the team as a freshman, Chandler Novoa
answered, “It feels really cool, and it is an
honor.” Hailey Grillo and the rest of the girls
agree that in order to do well this season, they
must be very supportive and push each other
to make it to states! Good luck to the team as
they continue on their journey this year!
The School Board of Lee County, Florida
Thomas Scott, District 5, Chairman
Mary Fischer, M.A., District 1, Vice Chairman
Jeanne S. Dozier, District 2
Jane E. Kuckel, Ph.D., District 3
Don H. Armstrong, District 4
Lawrence D. Tihen, Ph.D.
Interim Superintendent of Schools
www.leeschools.net
The School Board of Lee County, Florida,
prohibits discrimination on the basis of age,
color, disability, gender, national origin, marital
status, religion, or sexual orientation.
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Photo by Nicole Horton
Sophomore, Hailey Grillo, volleys
against her opponent.
Be Greek for the Weekend!
Looking for something fun to do this
weekend? Greek fest is a great way
to spend your Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. Children under the age of
12 get in free! Admission for adults
is only $5, a fair price for all the fun
the festival has to offer. The Greek
Fest is full of delicious food, colorful
dancers, authentic greek music and
many interesting items to be purchased.
Also, the fest has many fair
rides, games and prizes!
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
at 8210 Cypress Lake Drive in Fort
Myers on Friday and Saturday from
11AM-11PM and Sunday from
12PM-7PM and be greek for the
weekend. Opa!
Black History Month
Since 1926, Americans have recognized
February as Black History
Month. What you might not know
is that Black history month had
barely begun to be studied, or even
documented, when the tradition
originated. We owe the celebration of
Black History Month to the studies of
Carter G. Woodson. Woodson worked
toward and launched the celebration
of the month to bring national attention
to the many wonderful contributions
of African Americans throughout
history. The month of February is
a federally recognized, celebration
that provides the opportunity for all
Americans to reflect on the significant
roles that African Americans
have played in shaping U.S.
Top 10 Presidential facts
10. Abe Lincoln was a bartender.
9. Theodore Roosevelt owned a zebra,
coyote, hyena, and wildcats.
8. The White House got its name
in 1901 from Theodore Roosevelt
(should’ve called it Lion Country Safari).
7. Ronald Reagan saved several lives
as a lifeguard.
6. Reagan portrayed a life-taking Nazi
in a movie, making him the only U.S.
President to wear a Nazi uniform.
5. George W. Bush vomited on the
Japanese prime minister.
4. Eight presidents never attended
college
3. Harvard had the most Presidents
2. No President has been an only child
1. Two out of the 3 Kennedy brothers
were good friends of Marilyn Monroe.
February 25, 2011
Volume 65 Issue 8
The Fair is Back in Town!
By Laciey D’Agostino
The time of the 2011 Southwest Florida Lee County Fair is
upon us! From February 25 to March 6 you can go to the Lee
Civic Center to have fun with rides and all the greasy foods
you can imagine. The theme of the fair this year is “It’s Fair
Time So Let The Good Times Roll”.
This year, our annual Fort Myers High School booth is being
done by Mrs. Brant, the ceramics and art 2D teacher. The
booth’s theme will be “Let the Greenwave Roll” and will be
done with the help of Engineering and IB Art students.
The booth has to have 80% of it done by our own students,
as part of the judging requirements. Other things our booth
will be judged on is 25% fair theme as related to education,
25% originality, 25% overall
appearance, and 25% studentmade
contributions. The booth
receiving first place will receive
$500, second place will receive
$300, and third place will receive
$200.
If you’re headed to the fair to partake
in this joyous annual event, make
sure to check out how hard your fellow
classmates and teachers have worked on
the Greenie Booth, and show some support
for the Green Wave!
Mrs. Autry and Mrs. Brandt, work on SWFL Fair Display Engineering student Michael Divico
Gas prices alter students’ lives
By Liam Corkell
A great many students and faculty at FMHS
drive to school everyday. Because they’re
so heavily dependent upon their cars, they
are in constant demand of that fickle little
liquid, gasoline. On average, gas prices
have been increasing at a steady rate for the
past thirty years, and as
such, the costs for student
drivers has increased.
Several people take little
to no notice of the constantly
rising gas prices
because it occurs at such
miniscule intervals. Junior
Sarah Bronsin says, “I
drive to school everyday.
I don’t really think about
the price of gas because
rises and falls by only a few
cents a week.” This set up is
designed by the oil companies because they
determine the prices based on how much
they want per barrel of oil. By steadily raising
price every week or so, they are able to
turn out massive, additional profits without
even attracting the attention of the average
consumer.
Like Sarah said, most people barely take
notice of the price increase, because it only
amounts to a few extra dollars spent every
few weeks, therefore, it has no short term
impact on peoples’ day to day lives. In addition,
if the situation does come to a point
where the people take notice and start to
purchase less gasoline, the companies simply
decrease the price by a small amount.
Naturally, any decrease in price of a commonly
used good, like gasoline, is appealing
to people, therefore they actually spend
more, which turns out even more profits.
Junior John Desmond says, “The gas prices
can be annoying sometimes , but what can
you do? We need gas to drive.”
John is correct. People require gas to go
about their daily lives, regardless of how
much they’re charged per gallon of gasoline.
That’s not to say that there is no response
from students. Several students have licenses,
but ride the bus home once or twice a week so
as to save a few extra dollars for when they
really need it. But what really determines the
price of gas? There are a
great many factors that
go into the process, but
the big one that determines
the price of gas is
the source of the oil. The
United States, and a great
portion of the world, relies
on the Middle East as
their largest source of oil.
The problem that stems
from this is that most of
the world is dependent
Lisa Herms, I get 40 miles per gallon
Christina Brunel and
Ligia Forbes, “Our
dream car would be
a black Mustang with
Spiderman seats!”
Chalmers Pierce,
“I want a 2012 Ford
F-150 SVT Raptor
Bren Gray, “My
dream car is a yellow
Camaro with a black
stripe.”
Hunter Williams, I love my truck, no matter what.
on this highly unstable region for the source
of their energy. The United States does have
oil fields in Alaska and Texas, but not nearly
enough to sustain the entire country. The
amount of variables that go into determining
the price of gas is astounding, and it all boils
down to how much an FMHS student put in
their tank at the end of each week.
STUDENT POLL What is your dream car?
Michelle Ginsburg
and Caitlin Bullock,
“Our car would be
a pink Bentley with
cheetah print seats!”
By Samantha
Hullstrung
Tyler Franklin, “I
want a bright pink
Vespa.”

In with the veggies, out with the grease
FMHS is switching to a healthier lunch menu. Will they survive it?
By Jelise Singh
Lee County School Board switches to healthy food! On average, there are about 700-800 students who eat school lunch daily at
FMHS. That is about 200-300 additional students from last year’s calculations. What are the students of FMHS eating? Although the
majority of the menu is packaged, there are no added sugars, butter or salt. Even though the menu’s highest seller is the pizza line,
there are other options for students to choose from that still gives them their daily dose of nutrition, making them a healthy eater.
Healthy choices are available at the FMHS cafeteria. Salads,
fresh vegetables and turkey wraps are all available.
In My Opinion
Should we be lovin’ it?
Is it right for us to end the lives of others to satisfy our desire for certain foods?
By Amelia Rosen
What enters your mind as you chow down
on a bucket of KFC “secret recipe” drumsticks
or inhale a McDonald’s Big Mac?
Is it that the main ingredients are pain and
cruelty? Probably not, yet about 10 billion
animals are horrendously slaughtered every
year in the United States to fulfill our craving
for meat. As a society, we should consider
the brutality that these helpless animals
endure and try to eat less meat and animal
byproducts, such as milk and eggs. If the
suffrage of animals doesn’t convince you to
switch to a vegetarian lifestyle, the suffrage
of humans will.
The earth can only sustain 2 billion people
on the meat and dairy diet; however, the
earth’s population is 7 billion people. 40,000
innocent beings starve to death, not every
year, but every day. A solution must be created
to reduce this misery. One thought is to
eat fewer animals. A tremendous amount of
land and water is used to sustain the animals
that are raised for the food industry. This soil
could instead be used to grow nature’s crops,
like wheat and corn, therefore, feeding more
people and diminishing starvation.
I hope this article will cause you to stop
for a moment before you sink your teeth into
another animal byproduct. Remember that
the majority of the food industry follows the
same “secret recipe,” a formula of wastefulness,
hunger, and anguish. You may feel
that one person cannot make a difference,
yet this is far from the truth. If you convert
to vegetarianism, you will save the lives of
more than 100 animals every year.
This being said, if each person in the Green
Wave nation becomes a vegetarian, we will
save more than 190,000 animals each year.
Our contribution will improve both the lives
of animals and people. Please stop and think
before you eat. Is the grease-laden chicken
or fat-ridden burger on your plate truly worth
the lives of countless animals and people?
Most students choose the fat and calorie laden pizza from
the lunch line.
Mr. Hassel’s HALL OF FAME
FMHS English teacher wins prestigious award
By Josh Evangelista
At the end of January, FMHS English
teacher Mr. Fran Hassel flew up to
Pennsylvania to be inducted into the
Mercere County Hall of Fame. The
Hall is an Athletic Association that
is dedicated to honoring and recognizing
people who have excelled in
athletics or have contributed to the
athletics in a manner of motivational
leadership.
Beginning in high school at Mercer
County, Mr. Hassel stood out in
athletics. He was a two year starter
in basketball at Grover City High.
He was also an outstanding two year
letterman in high school football, and
the starting quarterback on the Eagles
squad in 1961. He lead the team
to 10 district championships. He
wend on to play freshman football at
Springfield College in Massachusets.
Mr. Hassel began coaching and
umpiring youth baseball in 1963 and
continued for four years. He then
served as assistant coach for the
Grover City midget football and later
was a high school assistant varsity
and then head coach.
Later he served as the commissioner
for the Grover City Men’s softball
league, and worked games in several
counties.
From 1984-89 he was a boxing
matchmaker and was inducted into
the Mercer County Veteran Boxers
Hall of Fame. He was also sports
editor for the Allied News in Grover
City.
Our Mr. Hassel was presented with
an engraved plaque, and everlasting
recognition for athletic greatness.
l to r: Jessica Norris, Mellisa Markgraff, Melissa Soderquist, Amanda Luiso, Cloe Smiley, Alex Wall
Fort Myers Students Place in Art Under 20
By Kelsea Kosko
From February 4 to 6, downtown Fort
Myers hosted Art Fest, an annual event in
which painters, photographers, sculptors and
other artisans displayed their art in Centennial
Park and surrounding areas.
The weekend long festival attracted
people of all ages, including high school
students who had the chance to compete in
Art Under 20, in which cash prizes were
awarded for first, second, and third place,
honorable mention, and best in show. Categories included photography,
drawing, digital media, mixed media, 3D, and more.
Students in grades 9 through 12 from all over Lee County took part
S.A.T. / A.C.T Program
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HIGH SCHOOL Juniors:
What Are You Waiting For?
High School Sophomores:
NOW is the Time!
Nine (9) week, Twenty-Seven (27) hour course.
We average over a 100 point rise on S.A.T. examinations and over
a 2 point rise on A.C.T. examinations.
Prepare for the May and June S.A.T. and the June A.C.T. examinations
JUNIORS: Be prepared to apply to a minimum of (7) colleges by September.
Parent student conferences to select the colleges of your choice.
A Fort Myers High School IB Math teacher will be the instructor for this program.
Workshop: Fort Myers High School
March 29th 7 P.M. Room G-158
For More Information, please contact:
Edward F. Scott at Educational Foundation Systems:
941-916-1398 E-Mail: EFSSAT@EMBARQMAIL.COM
WEB SITE: www.EFSSAT.com
in this contest, and Fort Myers High was
no exception, with several of them taking
home awards. Chion Kremer, a Junior,
took home an Honorable Mention for her
charcoal portrait, as well as Senior Christian
Allison for his 3D piece.
In the photography department, Esteban
Arturo also received an honorable mention
for his photo collage.
Other Green Wave participants included
Melissa Soderquist, Chloe Smiley, Alex Wall, Sydney Lang, Amanda
Luiso, Melissa Markgraf, and Jessica Norris.
FMHS dominates
the ranks of royalty
By Molli Collins
Fort Myers just celebrated the Edison
Pageant of Light, now known as the “Festival
of Light,” which is held in honor of the
great inventor, Thomas Edison. This fun,
historical event is held every February since
1938.
According to the News-Press, the young
people who make up the royal court that
rides in the annual Grand Parade often come
from, “pioneering area families- families
with names on street signs and long time
businesses.” Then on February 18, the night
before the Grand Parade, the Coronation
Ball was held to crown the new King and
Queen, who rode in the parade the following
night.
Traditionally, the majority members of the
mythical kingdom are graduates of Fort Myers
High School. A few are also from Bishop
Verot. A former King of Edisonia that many
of you know is former Coach Royal.
Previous Junior King and Queens that are
currently at Fort Myers High School include
JJ Cantisano, Aaron Spence, Madison Brant,
and Jamie Halgrim.
For those of you who didn’t, now you
know all about the fairy-tale realm of Edisonia
and a little of the history of the pageant,
an important part of the Festival of Light.
Step Team takes first place in annual competition
By Ashlyn DeMilia
The Fort Myers High Step Team headed to South Fort Myers on January 29th to compete
in the annual South Steppers Showcase and Competition, and stole the show! Our Greenies
came away with first place in the 4th annual competition, an excellent achievement for the
whole club. The team wants to give an extra special thanks to Mr. Drew, who produced the
CD of the script and assisted with directing the steppers. They also want to extend their
thanks to club sponsors Mrs. Loverock and Mrs. Barnes, who have stuck with the team for
100 percent of the way. A big thank you to all of those who have helped this team, and be
sure to congratulate any members of the team you see.
FMHS students attend science fair
By Rachael Schaaf
Recently, many FMHS’s very own students
participated in the Science Fair. These
students include Danial Zuberi, Samantha
Prabakran, Kyler Briscoe, Kendal Tracy, Oscar
Anderson, and Cyrus Anderson. Many
of these students moved on to the Regional
Science Fair as well. Samantha Prabakaran,
Kyler Briscoe, Kendal Tracy, Oscar Anderson,
and Cyrus Anderson all made FMHS
proud of their accomplishments in regional.
Samantha Prabakaran placed 1st in CM Biology
and was a first runner-up for an FGCU
Scholarship.
Kyler Briscoe received 1st place in Computer
Science, and he was an FGCU Scholarship
recipient. He also won the Science
Award as well as the U.S. Air Force Intel Excellence
in Computer Award. Kendal Tracy
also performed extremely well and placed
1st in Environmental Science. She also was
an FGCU Scholarship recipient. Cyrus Anderson
also received Honorable Mention for
Math. Samantha Prabakaran, Kyler Briscoe,
and Kendal Tracy will even be moving on to
the State Science Fair. Samantha will also
be attending the International Science Fair
(ISEF). She participated last year and was a
1st place winner at the event that took place
in California. Congratulations and good luck
to all the students!
Samantha Prabakaran at the Science Fair
with all of her awards.
Greenwave Gourmet Funfetti Cookies
by Gabi Hersch
Is there a birthday coming up? Is there someone special you would like to treat? Do you
owe somebody a batch of cookies? Well, here’s a delicious recipe for you that will get you
what you need easily and quickly!
INGREDIENTS
1 - (18.9-oz.) pkg. Pillsbury® Moist Supreme®
Funfetti® Cake Mix
1/3 - cup oil
2 – eggs
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, combine
cake mix, oil and eggs; stir with spoon
until thoroughly moistened. Shape dough
into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased
cookie sheets. With bottom of glass
dipped in flour, flatten to 1/4-inch thickness.
2. Bake at 375°F. for 6 to 8 minutes or until
http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/funfetticookies/3bd6c62e-7f45-46e9-8067-e72cf500c45c/
edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute;
remove from cookie sheets.
3. Enjoy!
Nutritional Information
1 Serving (1 Cookie)Calories 100(Calories
from Fat 35),Total Fat 4g(Saturated Fat
1g,Cholesterol 10mg;Sodium 100mg;Total
Carbohydrate 15g(Dietary Fiber 0g,Sugars
9g),Protein 1g;Percent Daily Value*:Calcium
;Exchanges:1/2 Starch;1/2 Fruit;1/2
Fat;*Percent Daily Values are based on a
2,000 calorie diet.