Senior - Giles High School

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King Max Ratcliffe and
Queen Erica Johnson
Senior Edition: Class of ‘11

y Lauren Craft
The Royal Court: Princess Karisha Summers, Prince Jake Munsey, King Max Ratcliffe,
and Queen Erica Johnson. Photo by Magnifico Photography
pie, carrot cake, red velvet cake, and German chocolate cake.
The theme for this year’s prom originated from the Black Eyed Peas song “I Got A
Feeling”, with the colors black, silver, and royal blue. The decorations were phenomenal, and a
huge thanks goes out to Mrs. Wright and all those who helped plan and decorate for such a
spectacular night.
The music, by DJ
Tony Carbaugh and the
help of Tanner
Carbaugh, set the night
off on a good note. The
songs ranged from line
dances such as the
Cupid Shuffle to
Black and Yellow by
Wiz Khalifa. The
dance floor was most
certainly crowded
from the beginning
of the night to the
very end. As the
Seniors Tyler Meredith, Jake Hedrick, Josh Yost, Blake H. Martin, and Tanner evening came to an
Carbaugh begin their evening dressed in their tuxedos and ready to have a good time.
end, dancers left
with a full stomach and plenty of exercise. As everyone began to leave, the girls were treated
at the door with a picture keychain and the boys with a deck of cards adorned in a nice case.
After leaving Dublin, many made their way to King Johnson for the After Prom party
hosted by Donna Stump. Beginning at 12:30, The Saltine Project with members Blake H.
Martin, Tanner Carbaugh, Gianni Massaro, and Jake Hedrick, played an hour long set
consisting of covers such as “Erase Me” by Kid Cudi and several originals. Following the
band, Brian Eslick, famous hypnotist, amused the crowd with his hour long performance.
Volunteers were called up to the stage to be hypnotized. However, according to Mr. Eslick,
“you can only be hypnotized if you want to be hypnotized.” The After Prom party also
consisted of several bounce houses set up in the gym, a Minute to Win It room, a gambling
room, and sumo wrestling. In the cafeteria, the kids were greeted with delicious food served
by the parent volunteers. GHS prom goers thank all who volunteered to make this night so
special!
“…That tonight’s gonna be a good, good night!”
The 2011 Junior-Senior Prom was much a success this
year. On Saturday, April 30, Giles High School Juniors
and Seniors (and guests) all made their way to Edwards
Hall at New River Community College. Tickets cost $60
per couple and only $30 per person. The doors opened
promptly at 5:30 for pictures by Magnifico Photography
and dinner started at 7. The meal was catered by Country
Kitchen out of Christiansburg and consisted of BBQ
chicken, baked ham, roast beef, corn, mashed potatoes,
broccoli and cheese, macaroni and cheese, green beans,
tossed salad, slaw,
potato salad, rolls,
lemonade, water,
tea, cherry pie,
apple pie, pecan
Juniors Becca Price and Afton Lane look
like princesses in their beautiful gowns.
Chelsey Williams poses with her date Cody
Vaughn before the dinner and dancing begins.
All senior message information and superlative
pictures have been recorded as accurately as
possible. The senior class voted for the
superlatives and provided their own messages.
These pages are for entertainment purposes
only and should be treated accordingly.
Front and back cover
prom photos courtesy of
Magnifico Photography
Spartonian Staff
Lauren Craft – Editor
Marti Williams – Assistant Editor
Brittany Agee
Erica Shaver
Mr. Michael Etzler – Faculty Advisor

“The Average Senior” by Erica Shaver
The Favorite Teacher is-Ms. Colavecchio
During the high school year did you have
braces? 23% yes 77% No
Have a Boyfriend/ Girlfriend-50% yes
50% no
During the high school year did you
have glasses? 34% yes 66% no
Pizzafavorite
food.
Redfavorite
color.
Most
played
sport-
Soccer
Most
participated
activity-
Band
The river-favorite place to hang out.
Have a cell
phone-99%
yes 1% no
Have a
job-
43% yes
56% no
Did you participate is a sport or a school activity?
24 % no 75% yes
How many Hours do you spend?
Watching TV?
7.97 hours
In church?
2.34 hours
On the computer?
8.51 hours
Studying for school?
3.9 hours
Listening to music? 26.55 hours
With your friends? 14.9 hours
Talking on the phone? 6.5 hours
With your boyfriend/ girlfriend? 14.02 hours
Practicing/playing sports/school activities?
6.73 hours
Working? 9.16 hours

April Teacher of the Month
Lauren Green by Brittany Agee
Ms. Green grew up in Princeton, West Virginia. She graduated at Concord University in
2005 with a Bachelors Degree in Studio Art and Art Education K-12. She has taught four years at
Giles teaching Art 1 and Exploratory Art 8. Her greatest challenge is to inspire students to
believe in themselves and their artistic abilities. Ms. Green also tries to motivate students and
keep them excited and confident about their projects and the class itself.
May Teacher of the Month
Babette Martin by Marti Williams
SAE (Students Active in Education) have chosen the May teacher of the month to
be Mrs. Martin, our favorite Algebra teacher. After 24 years of teaching it is safe to say
that this honor is well deserved. Mrs. Martin has devoted countless hours to helping her
students understand one of the hardest high school subjects, math. In addition to her
before school tutoring she also helps out with Prom, organizes the GHS relay for life
fundraiser, and serves as the Math Department Chair person. When asked what her
favorite part of teaching is, she told us, “I really enjoy watching the students mature and
grow into young adults from 8th graders to 12th graders. I also love the challenge
of helping students see that they are in control of their education and their future
and how Math is going to be an important part of the rest of their life!” Well said
Mrs. Martin, keep up that awesome teaching!

Retiring Teachers
Anne Wheeler by Erica Shaver
After 32 exciting years, Anne Wheeler is exiting the hallowed halls of GHS. Mrs. Wheeler earned
a Bachelor of Science degree in general science and home economics with three teaching
endorsements. She was offered a teaching position at PATS alternative school working with students
from both Giles and Narrows. Mrs. Wheeler left PATS after the summer of 1983 to join the facility at
Giles High School. She began teaching Physical Science along with coaching girls and boys track. An
earth Science endorsement was being obtained at Radford University. She was also teaching foods and
nutrition, exploratory work and family studies. Anne Wheeler was an assistant girl’s track coach for 25
years and also coached cross country and volleyball for a short time as well. In 2007, she was
recognized by the VHSL as the group A assistant Girl’s Track coach of the year. Along with Judy
Mann, she established the chapter for SADD and shared co-sponsor duties for 10 years. Mrs. Wheeler
has sponsored the Monogram Club and ran winter concessions for 22 years.
Recently Mrs. Wheeler reached the most difficult decision of her life by choosing to retire at the end of this year. She is not sure
how emotionally she will deal with leaving students and colleagues that are one of the most revered aspects of her life. She loved
working with her students both in the classroom, on the track, or during all sorts of extracurricular activities. There isn’t a better place
in the world to be than at Giles High with wonderful people who care deeply for each other. Long term plans include opening a small
business within a year.
Earl Ventry by Lauren Craft
Earl Ventry, teacher of chemistry and physical science at GHS for 35 years, is
retiring this year. Mr. Ventry was born in south Florida, but grew up in several small
towns in the panhandle of Florida. Mr. Ventry says, “We moved around a lot and I went
to 12 different schools from first grade through my senior year.” Mr. Ventry graduated
in 1976 from Florida State University in Tallahassee. When asked about what motivated
him to become a teacher Mr. Ventry states, “I come from a family of teachers. My
mother taught English and I had sisters who taught K-3 and English and music and my
brother taught math and computers.” After retirement, Mr. Ventry plans to drive some
for the Blacksburg Transit and maybe a tour bus company and look for other part-time
work. He says what he will miss most about GHS is the interaction with lots of
wonderful people, and he wishes everyone all the best. Good luck, Mr. Ventry!
Carolyn Painter by Brittany Agee
Caroline Painter was born in Pearisburg, Virginia but moved to Monroe County, West Virginia.
She graduated at West Virginia University with an undergraduate degree in english and home
economics. While teaching in Columbus, Ohio, she attended Ohio State to work on a graduate
degree in special education. After her husband’s graduation from Ohio State, they moved back to
Giles County. Ms. Painter has taught 14 years in Columbus, and two semesters as long term
substitutes. She has taught self-contained special education, English 11 and English 9. What she
loves most about teaching are the students. Over the past years, she has noticed that many students
show the “I don’t care” attitude. “It’s heartbreaking to see so much apathy in students.” Her plans
after retirement are playing, reading, sewing, knitting, weaving, canning her garden and traveling.
Theresa Beckner by Marti Williams
With the end of the school year getting closer still, it can be sad to think about who will be leaving Giles High campus
permanently. 2010-2011 marks the last year before retirement for our Librarian Mrs. Beckner, who
we will all miss dearly. Throughout her 39 years of teaching, she has spent 10 ½ of them here at
Giles, serving as our librarian who has always shown us a kind face when we are in need of books,
“Smile- that is something everyone
understands” – Theresa Beckner
research project assistance, or just a place to
study. In addition to her busy life of book
managing she has somehow found the time to
sponsor three different clubs, SAE (Students
Active in Education), The book club, and WGHS (News Crew). Mrs. Beckner tells us, “I will miss
working with students on the news and with helping students with their research and projects. Also,
I will miss all the good books and discussing them with students.” She advises the next librarian to
use each day to learn something new and to take time each day to read something of their own
choice. “I have many special memories,” she begins, “ most of them center around helping students
and seeing them learn and grow. For several years the students I taught in 4 th grade went through
the high school and I was able to work with them again and to see how they grew up. At one time, I
had taught half of the high school. It was a great experience to share the lives of young children and
then again as adolescents.” Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to our school Mrs. Beckner. We will never forget you!

Symphonic Chorale 2010-2011
by Brittany Agee
Director Larry Marion and pianist Nancy Noble work musically with 38
chorale members everyday in 6 th period. Before school began, they held their
annual chorale camp on Aug 1 st through the 5 th , where they learned new
songs and played various types of activities that the officers chose. They also
sold hotdogs at the Festival in the Park, Country Club, and Newport Fair.
As soon as school
started, they sang the new
pieces they learned over
chorale camp. When football
season kicked in, they
worked shifts in the
concession stand to raise
money for the chorale trip.
The Chorale practiced music
for their visit to Concord
University on November 4th,
Molly Gusler collects money and orders
at the concession stand for the chorale
trip.
where they performed with
high school and college
students at the Honors Choir
Festival. Chorale members
also rehearsed their
Christmas music for their Christmas Concert, which was on December 13 th ,
2010. Chorale members Blake H. Martin, Kyle Munsey, Elena Anderson,
Brittany Agee, Jennifer Bradley, and Marti Williams auditioned for All-
District Choir and passed. They each went to the All-District Concert which
was held at Giles High School on February 11 th and 12 th . Soon after, the
Chorale had to focus on the three songs, “Break Forth into Song”, “Festival
Gloria”, and “Joy in the Morning”, for Chorale Competition. They also had to
raise money for Chicago at local stores by asking for donations. With the
help of the community, everyone was able to make the profit needed for the
trip to Chicago. The Trip was held on April 7 th - 10 th . While traveling to the
windy city, they saw windmills and the times on their cellphones change. The
Chorale ate at a Chicago-styled pizza place named Giordano’s. They visited
Eli’s Cheesecake World, where they learned about “The taste of Chicago”.
The Chorale also went to a Blue Man Group concert, where toilet paper,
twinkies, paint, and other various items made the audience have fun. They
On the last day of Chorale Camp, Avery
Mahaney, Dyonna Austin, Brad Lipes, Jasman
Hemmingway, Blake Martin, Hunter Epperly,
and Sarah Givens splashed each other with
paint, ice-cream, and many other messy items.
Chorale members wait for their Chicago-styled
pizza to be delivered to the tables.
also went up 103 floors and dared themselves into standing over The Ledge on the Willis Tower, formally known as the Sears Tower.
The other places they visited were parks, museums, Navy Pier, and the mall. To conclude their stay, they went to Medieval Times,
where all the choirs that competed in Heritage Music Festival ate, watched a show, and won awards. The Chorale won a silver
“excellent” plaque. By finishing off the year, chorale students are singing everyday before the Chorale Concert on June 6 th . Stop by
and listen to some excellent singers!
The chorale stands proudly before their performance begins for the Heritage Music Competition.

Little Women by Brittany Agee
Little Women is a novel written by Louisa May Alcott
and play scripted by Marisha Chamberlain. The main
characters are Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March- the book is
loosely based on Alcott’s childhood experiences with her
three sisters. The play covers a year from Christmas 1863 to
Christmas 1864. The setting is in Concord, Massachusetts,
home of the March family.
Cast
Meg
Jo
Beth
Amy
Marmee
Hannah
Laurie
Aunt March
Mr. Brooke
Mr. Laurence & March
Director
Prompter
Stage Manager
Lights
Sound
Music
Backstage Crew
Cassidy Ayers
Elena Anderson
Amber Stump
Elizabeth Jones
Amber Hurley
Hannah Blankenship
Taylor McCroskey
Carly White
Ben Dillon
Jacob Gilmer
Kathryn Delaney
Amelia Epling
Katherine Meredith
Kaitlyn Hagreen &
Murdock Link
Jacob Gann
Elena Anderson
Brianna Boone, Cierra Riggs,
Keeley Hagreen, &
Brandon Wolfe
Laurie gets caught tampering with Meg’s mail. (Taylor
McCroskey, Elena Anderson, and Cassidy Ayers)
There are moments where it’ll make you laugh and moments that
will make you shed a tear. Giles Drama Group memorized lines,
blocking, helped setup and strike the stage, along with much more.
The Drama Group presented Little Women on April 21-23 for the
public, April 27 th for Macy Elementary, and April 28 th for Giles High.
I asked a couple students what they thought of the play. Karisha
Summers replied, “I enjoyed watching, but I expected a comical play.”
Erica Shaver said, “The play was really good; it kept my attention.”
Lauren Craft exclaimed, “It was pretty funny. You could tell that they
worked hard on their jobs.” No matter if the play was a tragedy or
comedy, the audience loved some good acting.
Left: Beth (Amber
Stump) and Marmee
(Amber Hurley) marvel
over the new piano Mr.
Laurence gave to Beth.
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Aunt March (Carly White) comes over to see if little Amy
(Elizabeth Jones) is alright after her fall in the frozen lake.
Amber Hurley, Elizabeth Jones, Taylor McCroskey, Elena
Anderson, and Carly White)

Giles High Dream Team
by Marti Williams
Senior Erica Johnson and teacher Pam Malabad
enjoy some good- natured joking around as the
game winds down.
Senior boys race down the court to defend their
goal from the teachers.
Friday, March 4 th
2011, Giles High School’s
gym could be found filled
to the brim with students
anxiously awaiting the
outcome of our annual
Senior Faculty game. Upon
entering the doors you
would soon find yourself in
the middle of an epic
basketball battle between
our beloved seniors and
teachers. While the teams
were obviously divided
between teachers and
seniors, they were also
divided by gender. The
ladies held the court for
half a quarter followed by
the guys for the remainder.
This hilarious game lasted
Coach Byron Hurley attempts to block Cody
Ratcliff from making a basket.
for a total of four quarters and proved to be quite entertaining for those who
were in the stands. All the players entered the court full of enthusiasm in the
hopes that their team would prove themselves the champions of the evening.
Giles students wanted nothing more than for this to be the year that the seniors
would finally school the teachers. Though our graduates pushed to come out on
top they proved no match to the expertise of the mighty teachers and ended the
game with a score of 28 to 79. Disappointment never to seemed to phase these
players or their fans considering most walked out that night laughing from the
events of the game. Congratulations once again teachers, and remember
Juniors, next year it’s your turn!
(Right) Casey Lucas, Cody Vaughn, Tom Hart, Cody Ratcliff, and Blake
Martin watch their fellow teammates and anxiously await their turn to
play.
The scoreboard displays the ending score of the
Senior Faculty game, 28 to 79, in favor of the faculty.

G.C.S.D. Goes National by Marti Williams
Giles County School of Dance has recently had one of its most memorable and
rewarding competition seasons on record. This dance team begins training for their
season in early September and by February they have polished their routines until
they shine with hopes of earning multiple awards and invitations. To start off the
year the group packed up
their dance bags and
traveled to Kannapolis,
North Carolina. While
there the Senior Team
unleashed their hard
This year the GCSD competition team gives
work to take home
a special honor to Sarah Carbaugh who will multiple High Gold
be graduating from Giles. Sarah plans to awards. In addition to
return to the team next year to compete even this many girls remarked
after graduation and enrolling at New River that they had received
College. “You can’t get rid of me that easy!” some of the highest
scores of their dancing
she says.
careers.
With the help of Jazz/Tap teacher Tashina Tickle and
Ballet/Contemporary teacher Evelyn Frye, each performer improved
drastically by the next competition, and obviously the judges took notice.
Just an hour
away in
Roanoke,
Virginia, the
dancers were
delighted to
find that their
routines had
received near
perfect scores
putting them
Pictured here is Marti Williams performing her
contemporary solo “Flightless Bird” by Iron and Wine.
This dance was choreographed by Evelyn Frye and
scored high enough to place in overall as well as send
Marti onto the next round for the Miss Dance
competition. (all picture credit goes to Lisa Reed,
G.C.S.D Studio Director.)
Marti Williams, Sarah Carbaugh, Bria Snidow,
and Kaley Tankersley show off their season’s
accomplishments including a trophy for the
highest scoring Senior group in the division.
Congratulations Ladies!
up to a Platinum award. Thanks to the upgraded scores four of the
teammates would be moving on to the next step, which in the dance
world is Nationals. Marti Williams (Giles) Kaley Tankersley (Narrows
High) Bria Snidow (Virginia Home school) and Becca Rash (Macy)
will head out to North Carolina to face hours of in class training,
interviews and a final performance in front of an audience in the hopes
of becoming Miss Dance America 2011. Nationals will also allow the
other team members to compete with their very own solos for other
adjudicated awards starting at Gold and working their way up. All the
hype of this prestigious event has got the girls in a frenzy, but they are
nonetheless ready to show off their talent. Make no mistake however,
as soon as Nationals are over they will begin to practice for next years competition season in the hopes that it will be as successful as
this year.

Most Embarrassing
Moment…
Jonathan Howell: “When I made my Youtube Videos, Jon
Jon‟s Machine Gun.”
Shelby Conley: “Probably whenever I had a glass bottle of
perfume in my locker and I went to open it. It shattered
everywhere on the floor and I just walked away…”
Jade Shrader: “When Greg Ray and Nick Criner tripped me
after third lunch. I fell right on my butt and dropped all of my
books and my clog fell off.”
Courtney Songer: “Getting sick giving
blood, ha!”
Gianni Massaro: “My Junior year, I got
sprayed by a skunk on my way to school and
I had to go through my whole day
pretending that it wasn‟t me that smelled
bad.”
Nicole Brown: “The entire play Friday night fever.”
Paula Hale: “I was in art and I shook the glaze bottle. It went
all over me”
Melissa Spicer: “Falling up the stairs on the first day of
8 th grade.”
Ashley Perkins: “Getting my flip flop caught and tripping
up the stairs.”
Lindsey Seymour: “I don‟t get embarrassed.”
Joshua Yost: “During my wonderful 8 th grade year, I shook
my milk but suddenly realized that the top wasn‟t on…fail. “
Dakota Vaughn: “Getting beat by Narrows in baseball one
time.”
Eric Gadd: “When my phone went off in Mrs. Martin‟s class
my 9 th grade year.”
Brandon Clemons: “Falling up the stairs.”
Blake W. Martin: “Getting my first lunch detention as a
senior for throwing a paper airplane in
distance learning. Thanks, Mr. Dickerson.”
Andy Randel: “Losing to Narrows in
basketball the last time I‟ll ever play them.”
Dawn Williams – Jones: “Tripping up the stairs with a set of
books in my hand.”
Chelsea Warner: “In 8 th grade when I was running a 100 in a
track meet and my jersey flew up.”
Lauren Craft: “Always forgetting 6 th period government and
walking straight to 7 th period Biology 2.”
Amber Lang: “My flip flop breaking while going up the
stairs and almost falling up the stairs.”
Kaley Duchow: I fell while I was
walking down the stairs.”
Kathryn Stump: “My 10 th grade year,
I was in Mr. Webb‟s Algebra I class
and I spoke up and said, „I doesn‟t
understand!‟ The whole class busted
out laughing. You had to be there.”
Chelsea Barnett: “Happened at an away volleyball game at
Graham High school. During warm ups, I was peppering with
Jessie who hit a ball behind me. I went to get the ball and
without paying attention, ran right into their football locker
room.”
Chase Teats: “My most embarrassing moment in GHS would
have to be tripping up the stairs going to class more than
once.”
Tom Hart: “Sophomore year: getting in trouble for
making inappropriate prank calls on the way home
from a JV baseball game. Needless to say, I was
almost shot by Robert Wilson‟s psycho brother-inlaw.”
Samantha Darnell: Not yielding to
a bus and having ol‟ Wilburn “pull
me over” in the middle of the school
parking lot.”
Erica Johnson: “My junior year, we were at regions in track
and I was in the 100 meter hurdles. I was three hurdles before
the end and I fell over the hurdle. I got up and tried to jump
the next hurdle and I fell again. I got up again and got over the
last hurdle. Even thought I was proud I finished the race it was
still really embarrassing!”
Robert Wilson: “Tripping on third base, getting up and
tripping again in the second district baseball game of the
season.”
Codey Williams: “Walking in the girls‟
bathroom after lunch in 8 th grade.”
Max Ratcliffe: “Dropping three straight
passes against Blacksburg my junior year
in front of everybody.”

Most Embarrassing
Moment…
Chelsey Williams: “When I was getting off the band bus and
I had my dress in one arm and my make up in the other. As I
was walking down the aisle, I felt my pants start to slide
down. I thought I could pull them up once I got off the bus… I
was wrong. Right as I stepped down the
first step my pants fell down! Luckily I
was wearing a unitard.”
Kaitlyn Hagreen: “My phone playing
“Tech Triumph” very loudly in the Mrs.
Martin’s class.”
Michael Heim: “Mr. Mills questioning me about why I was
carrying a truck tire down the halls.”
stairs.”
Michael Wolfe: “When I thought
malaria was a continent and I said, “That
sounds like a disease!” “
Miranda DeHart: “Falling up the
Kayla Raines: “Letting anyone get to me and them
knowing.”
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What plans do you have for next year?
Robert Wilson- I want to be working in a machine shop and
attending New River Community College.
Erica Johnson- Next year I plan to attend
Radford University and maybe run track or
cheer there.
Samantha Darnell- I plan to go to NRCC for my RN.
Tom Hart- Next year I will be attending VT and I’ll be
studying engineering. During my first semester I’ll be training
to become a Young life leader and hopefully ill be placed at
the end of my freshman year.
Chase Teats- I plan to be enrolled in
the Army ROTC at Radford
University.
Jake Hedrick- I plan to be an
Intelligence Specialist in the Navy.
Kaley Duchow- Probably moving
back to Florida or staying in VA.
Chelsea Barnett- Next year, I plan to move into an apartment
with my friends and start the Interior Design Program at
Radford University.
Kathryn Stump- I plan to go to NRCC for 2 years then
transfer to VT for their Vet Tech Program.
Amber Lang-I have nothing planned yet.
Max Ratcliff- I plan to go to college to
become wealthy.
Taylor Gilbert- I am going to be attending
Nashville Auto Diesel College.
Brittany Merrix- Go to NRCC and marry
Aaron Stevers when I turn 18.
Kayla Raines- Living the life I want to live.
Miranda Dehart- Going to NRCC,
working in a salon and/or Pharmacy.
Michael Wolfe- Working and going to
NRCC.
Michael Cumbee- My plan is to return to school as a
Postgraduate.
Michael Heim- I plan to go to college at VT.
Chelsey Williams-Next year I’ll be at VT studying
Communications and maybe English.
Codey Williams- Working at a local job, and attending
Ferrum College.
Ciara Meredith- I plan to move in with my best friend
Gelsina and attend Jewelry School to become a certified
jeweler.
Blake H. Martin- Attending VT for a degree in music
technology.
Dalton Graham- Work on the farm.
Nash Gibson- Get a job as a mechanic.
Katie Nichols- Just work.
Fallen Klecak- I’m going to NRCC.
Cody Patchett- My plan is to join the Army.
Erica Shaver- I plan to go to NRCC for
Business.
Casey Lucas- I plan to go to NRCC.
Kaitlyn Hagreen- I will be moving to Athens and going to
college at Concord University.
Frankie Robertson- I plan to attend NRCC.
Gianni Massaro- I plan to attend VT to major in either
business or music.
Courtney Songer- NRCC and working in a salon.
Nicole Brown- Attend NRCC.
Paula Hale- I plan to start working on being an LPN
or an RN.
Melissa Spicer- Work.
Ashley Perkins- I plan to study Nursing at NRCC.
Lindsey Seymour- Richmond, Here I come! I’m
gonna live it up.
Josh Yost- I plan to go to NRCC for a year then
transfer to VT to study forestry.
Cody Vaughn- Next year I plan to attend NRCC and study
criminal Justice.
Megan Kelly- I want to be living in Chesapeake and attending
ODU or TCC.
Brandon Kelly- School, Marine Corps.

What plans do you have
for next year?
Eric Gadd- I plan to attend NRCC and find a good paying job
to help me through school.
Brandon Clemons- My plan is college.
Melissa Squibb- I plan to attend VT and mayor in Wildlife
science.
Blake W. Martin- Going to NRCC while working part-time.
Hopefully my friends and I will stay close and we can take a
couple trips.
Andrew Via- I plan to go to Nashville
Auto Diesel College.
Adam Songer- I plan to go to college
at Ferrum.
Andy Randel- I plan to attend the University of Mary
Washington to play Basketball.
Andrew Epperley- My plan is to go to NRCC.
Dawn Williams Jones- Continue college, take care of my
little girl, and work to make as much money as I can.
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Chelsea Warner- My plan is to continue my studies at
NRCC.
Vinson Smith- Work and whatever else comes my way.
Lauren Craft- Attend VT to study communications, keep my
job at Panera Bread, and try my best to start living on my own.
Cody Rowland- I plan to go to NRCC, and continue working.
Jared Lawson- I plan to go to NRCC.
Kyle Murphy-Working part-time while
attending Technical College.
Teona Trussel- Being back at the Tech
Center to get my LPN license.
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My Favorite High School Memory…
Casey Lucas- Winning the Sate
Championship my junior year in golf.
Erica Shaver- All the great times in
Ms. Cunningham’s 1 st period Geometry Class.
Dawn Williams Jones- My favorite High School memory
would have to be prom 2010.
Vinson Smith- Getting my Driver’s License.
Brandon Kelly- Stressing out Coach Jones in weightlifting.
Dakota Vaughn- Winning the Three
River’s District Championship in
Baseball my sophomore year.
Lauren Craft- Making Cody Vaughn
a sandwich that he never ate and being carried out of the
cafeteria by Health Wilson after he
proposed to me.
Joshua Yost- Coach Johnston’s 7 th
period NRCC History class.
Lindsey Seymour- Mr. Weddle’s History class my 9 th grade
year.
Ashley Perkins- The game where Alex Shelor and I saw the
“guy with the face”. I will never forget that.
Melissa Spicer- My favorite High School Memory will be
when I graduate.
Paula Hale- Mr. Weddle’s 9 th grade History class with:
Lindsey Seymour, Anna Millirons, Carrie Lucas and Chastity
Lucas. “Remember to Pray”.☺
Nicole Brown- Any memory I ever laughed in
.
Courtney Songer- My 10 th grade lunch period and Jr. Prom.
Gianni Massaro- Meeting my best friends: Jake Hedrick,
Blake Martin, Tanner Carbaugh and Tom Hart.
Shelby Conley- My 9 th grade gym class.
Jade Shrader- All the “movie nights” with the crew at my
house and singing love songs with Max Ratcliffe and Frankie
Robertson.
Steven Lester- Friday night playing Football.
Brooke Lilly- Senior Prank!
Katherine Meredith- Going to state
with the Completion Drama Team for
“The Lottery”.
Tanner Carbaugh- Winning the 2009 Golf State
Championship.
Megan Williams- Meeting my friends and having a great time.
Nicole Stump- All the horse judging moments and fieldtrips
for FFA.
Logan Martin- Picking up a fumble in the Auburn game and
returning it for a touchdown.
Brooke McNeer- 11 th grade English Class, Women’s Chorus
trips, 10 th grade biology class, and this year’s geometry class
with Ms. Cunningham.
Jonathan Howell- Coach Reed’s Government Class.
Troy Perkins-Band class and trips. Also the bus rides home
from football games and competitions.
Katie Nichols- Government class when Michael Wolfe and I
went against each other in Mr. Reed’s review game
.
Anna Millirons- Mr. Weddle’s World History Class in 9 th
grade with Paula Hale, Chastity Lucas, Carrie Lucas, and
Lindsey Seymour. Go PBS and Buddha 48!
Amanda Byrd- Just being Awesome.
Cody Patchett- Just me moving here.
Frankie Robertson- Playing sports at Giles High.
Kaitlyn Hagreen- All of Band, The
good moments in Drama, Receiving
letters for Band and Drama, working
lights for common Ground, The
whole clarinet section getting Louis
Thomas converses for Christmas,
and many other memorable
accomplishments.
Brandon Clemons- Graduating Giles High School.
Melissa Squibb- Library chats with fellow Governor’s school
classmates.
Chelsey Williams- All the good times throughout the year,
especially in Government class.
Codey Williams- Hanging with all my friends.
Ciara Meredith- Sneaking out of class with Ariel Meekins
and going to the Narrows talent show then walking back in the
school scott free.
Blake H. Martin- 2010 State Championship.
Dalton Graham- When my truck blew up coming to school.

My Favorite High School Memory…
Michael Wolfe- When I was taking a
Geometry test and Jonathan Howell
yelled out “Home is where the bacon is!”
Michael Cumbee- Enjoying all my
classes.
Michael Heim- Bringing a tire to school and rolling across Mr.
Etzler’s room for a skit I did for the book To Kill A Mocking
Bird.
Amber Lang- Walking the halls with Brittany Boyd and
listening to all the girls talk about us.
Max Ratcliffe- The food fight
Codey Williams, Kevin Martin, and I had.
Taylor Gilbert- Hanging out with my friends.
Brittany Merrix- When I got out of school early or all the
snow days.
Kayla Raines- When I get to graduate.
Kathryn Stump- Attending the Nation FFA convention.
Chelsea Barnett- Playing 5 years of
Volleyball and softball at GHS. Including
trips to Penn state, Water-aerobics, open
gym, and summer leagues.
Kaley Duchow- Meeting the friends I
made and the teachers I met at GHS.
Chelsea Warner- When I sprayed pepper spray in Coach
Reed’s 6 th period government and everybody started coughing
and their eyes started to water and Coach Reed had no clue
what was going on.
Miranda DeHart- The snowball fight in the
yard and senior pranks.
Chase Teats- My favorite memory would be
my last foot ball game, bittersweet senior
night, against Radford.
Jake Hedrick- Waxing my legs in Mrs. Scheid’s 10 th grade
English class.
Samantha Darnell- Going to a pep rally with friends, having
fun, and then walking around town until the game started.
Tom Hart- When I ran for SCA president my junior year and
I made fun of Coach Frazier in my speech. For five minutes I
was the coolest kid in school.
Erica Johnson- Track and waxing Jake Hedrick’s legs in Mrs.
Schied’s English class.
Andrew Via- Beating Narrows 42-14 in football.
Blake W. Martin- In a JV baseball game I scored the winning
run to help us clinch the district and beating Narrows in
football.
Robert Wilson- Bus rides back from baseball games.
Andrew Epperley- When we won state in 2009 for golf.
Andy Randel- Making the wining 3 pointer at Floyd with 2
seconds left in basketball or having 230 rushing yards at Floyd
in Football.
Adam Songer- Mr. Roe’s ecology class with Nash, Dustin,
Dalton, and Gilbert.
In Ten Years I want to be…
Michael Cumbee: I might like to work in a job with
concrete.
Michael Heim: Out of college, working at
NASA, and married.
Chelsey Williams: Travelling the world,
meeting new people, and working at a job that I love while
making loads of money.
Codey Williams: Playing pro ball.
Ciara Meredith: Out of Giles living with my best friend,
loving life, being wise, and still
young.
Dalton Graham: A big farmer.
Blake H. Martin: Either a music
studio recording engineer or a touring
musician.
Joshua Yost: Working for the United States
Forest Service.
Lindsey Seymour: Living in the city with the best friend.
Ashley Perkins: Out of college and working in the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit.
Paula Hale: Still livin’ it up with my best friend Lindsey!
And living in Pittsburgh!
Nicole Brown: A successful counselor living in Florida.
Courtney Songer: Working in the Cosmetology field and
married with a little family.
Frankie Robertson: Out of Giles with a steady job.
Kaitlyn Hagreen: I want to be doing a job I love and married
with one child or two.

Most Likely to Succeed
Tom Hart and Sara Stallings
Most Quiet
Kaley Duchow and Steven Lester
Most Likely to be Famous
Tanner Carbaugh and Katherine Meredith
Most Friendly
Max Ratcliffe and Erica Johnson
Most Involved
Logan Martin, Chelsea Barnett and Tom Hart
Most Reliable
Blake W. Martin and Erica Johnson

Best Drivers
Lauren Craft and Tanner Carbaugh
Most
Clumsy
Sarah
Carbaugh
and
Chase
Teats
Most
School
Spirit
Brooke Lilly
and
Taylor Gilbert
Most
Popular
Adam Baker
and
Amanda
Byrd
Most Athletic
Amanda Byrd and
Andy Randel
Worst Drivers Jade Shrader and Blake W. Martin

In Ten Years I want to be…
Cody Patchett: Retiring from the army.
Casey Lucas: I want to have a good job and have a family.
Amanda Byrd: Successful.
Anna Millirons: Happily married with 3 kids and a
wonderful husband.
Katie Nichols: Married and in an amazing career.
Troy Perkins: Whatever happens.
Nash Gibson: Working at a good
job, bills paid for, and a nice house.
Johnathan Howell: A cook.
Fallon Klecak: Hopefully in
another state with a steady job.
Dawn Williams: Living in a nice house working in child
education and taking care of my family.
Vinson Smith: Working,
alive, and whatever else.
Brandon Clemons:
Teaching.
Gianni Massaro:
Producing albums for
awesome bands as a Major
Record Label.
Blake W. Martin: Married, living near the beach, and
hopefully with a job that I like.
Andrew Via: Managing my own Auto Body business.
Adam Songer: Country Music Star.
Andy Randel: Coaching a high school
basketball team, teaching math, married,
and having a family.
Andrew Epperly: In Giles working at Hilltop.
Chelsea Warner: Graduated from College and settled in a
good job.
Lauren Craft: I want a job as an editor for a magazine, but I
don’t think that will happen in 10 years.
Jared Lawson: Hopefully in college.
Adam Baker: Married with a couple of kids, a big house, and
a good paying job.
Kyle Murphy: To have a family while
working my way to opening my own
Auto Shop.
Shelby Conley: I want to be a
registered nurse at a hospital. Also, I
want to have a house with no kids.
Robert Wilson: Out of college and having a steady job.
Erica Johnson: Married with children and have a career that
makes me happy.
Samantha Darnell: Working as an OBRN nurse in
Montgomery Regional Hospital.
Tom Hart: A rockstar, but we all know that will never
happen, so I shall be an aerospace engineer, designing top
secret weapons for the government and spacecraft for NASA.
Chase Teats: I’d like to be an officer in the U.S. Army
having achieved my Ranger Tab and having a family on base
with my girlfriend.
Jake Hedrick: Successful and happy.
Kaley Duchow: An artist because I have
drawn for 8 years and it’s been my dream
job since I was little.
Chelsea Barnett: Building my first home
and working as a successful architect. I also hope to be
married and starting a family.
Kathryn Stump: Graduated from college, working as a Vet
Tech and last, but not least, enjoying life.
Amber Lang: Sitting at home with the love of my life and
child.
Max Ratcliffe: A Physical Therapist for a college football
team.
Taylor Gilbert: Working on Diesel machinery, raising my
family and farm.
Brittany Merrix: Business owner of a tattoo shop.
Kayla Raines: Around the world and definitely not settled
down.
Miranda DeHart: Greatly educated, have
a great job, and married with a family.
Michael Wolfe: RICH!

Nicole Stump: “I give going to Mexican to Layton, Alisha, and Brandon.
All the fun times of horse judging to Alisha, Brandon, and Layton. My
parking spot to Brandon. The hanging out in Layton’s office to Alisha and
Brandon. The rides to school to Beth. Everything else for Brandon, Alisha, and Beth.”
Megan Williams: “I leave my locker to my younger sister Sara Williams.”
Tanner Carbaugh: “To Gunar Frazier I leave my shoes to fill on the golf team. I leave Kyle Chafin my
lefty skills. To Maya Williams, I leave the responsibility to take care of Emily Martin in my absence.”
Katherine Meredith: “To the following people I leave: Brianna Boone – my position as a stage manager,
decision making and firm leadership skills. Elizabeth Meredith – good grades and hope. Cassidy Ayers –
responsibility to watch over Fudge, my smart alec one liners and the courage to speak them as well as your
mind. Elizabeth Jones – my undying love

Courtney Songer: “Olivia Vaught – one
more year of cosmo and many more
memories. Cheyenne White – the ability to
ignore silly little girls for the next 4 years.”
Nicole Brown: “I leave my parking spot to
my loving friend, Tiffany Houck. I leave my
lunch table to Michaela Douthat.”
Melissa Spicer: “My parking spot to Alyssa Landry.”
Ashley Perkins: “I would like to leave Allie, Alex, and Bri
all my best wishes for next year.”
Lindsey Seymour: “I leave all the men to Taylor Johnson.

Kayla Raines: “I leave everything to my sister and leave her
with her graduation day and her fun long life getting there.”
Brittany Merrix: “School books. All coming up seniors. :P”
Taylor Gilbert: “Kevin Ferrell – my seat in lunch.
Walker Woodbury – my privilege of hall roaming.”
Max Ratcliffe: “I leave my handicap shower in the J.V.
locker room to Chad Randel. I leave my hands of glue
and receiving skills to Tyler Collins. I leave my double
lockers to Michael Lester. I leave all my
great memories from school, football, and
track in the dungeon.”
Kathryn Stump: “I leave my softball team
good luck next year. I leave Chantry my
roaming the halls. I leave all the fun memories in FFA to
Alisha and Brandon. I leave my parking spot to…oops, I don‟t
have one.”
Chelsea Barnett: “I leave my volleyball #11 jersey to
Margee Ragsdale. I leave my pre-game pep-talks to Megan
Fisher. I leave my long bus conversations to Jessie
Boggess.”
Kaley Duchow: “I leave Stephanie Hall my „lunch seat
and my books and locker #35‟. Stephanie „I am very
grateful to have you as a friend. I never had a friend like
you. I hope you have a wonderful senior year.‟
Stephanie”
Jake Hedrick: “To the Keaton brothers, power to
play hit the volleyball hard as you can. To Matthew
Worrell, my immaturity.”
Chase Teats: “I‟d like to leave my
locker #61 and my parking spot to my
brother in 8 th grade.”
Tom Hart: “I leave my upstairs locker
(which I stole) to Kevin Montgomery. I
also leave the map of my secret
underground tunnel leading to McDonalds to Briana Massaro
for I know she will keep it in good hands.”
Samantha Darnell: “I give my brother my smarts so he‟ll
stay out of trouble and have many good years to come.”
Erica Johnson: “I leave Taylor Johnson, Alley Meadows,
and Damien obnoxious moments in the hallways. Also, I leave
Ms. Scheid someone to come by and visit her everyday
(maybe Taylor ). And for Cody Ratcliff, I leave you the
benefit of the doubt. ”
Robert Wilson: “I leave my baseball locker to Trevor
Dudding.”
Blake Wesley Martin: “I leave my sister Brandi the best
wishes on having a fun high school career. I leave Gunar
Frazier an open invitation to Kabuki‟s. To Taylor Dudding I
leave my ability to play Call of Duty. And to Tyler Nelson the
best shampoo possible to keep your hair
luscious.”
Andrew Via: “I leave my front row parking
spot to
Brandon Williams.”
Adam Songer: “The tradition of bringing my guitar
every Friday to my cousin Colin and good luck to all the
underclassmen.”
Andy Randel: “I want to leave my brother Chad my #32
basketball jersey and a ride to school. I leave Tyler Nelson and
Taylor Dudding my ability to get girls.”
Andrew Epperley: “I leave the golf team the
job of being lazzzzzy during practice.”
Chelsea Warner: “I leave my parking space to
Ms. Morgan Linkous. My lunchtime chats with Mrs. Burton to
Ashlyn Brooke Lavinder. Finally to my sister Cati Journell I
leave my talent of doing nothing in class and still managing to
pass with a B average. ”
Phillip Parr: “My seat in the back of Mrs. Young‟s
room best for sleeping and games to John Cody
Blankenship and VP position in FBLA.”
Amanda Byrd: “Sports ability to Rachael Flory.
Smarts to Ashley Flory. Everything else to Megan
Fisher and Hayley Wilburn.”
Anna Millirons: “My little sister, Maggie Boggess, my
setting position. Kyle Chafin, my parking spot and to look
after Eli and Elise (Good Luck!). Hunter Epperley and Taylor
Price, all the summers at my house. Gunar Frazier, someone to
talk to in 4 th period. Jessie Boggess, a new pepering partner
and a lifetime supply of Cheesey Rice! Maya Williams, Salem
Ice Cream Parlor. Romeo

Cody Ratcliffe
and
Brittney Jarrells
Troy Perkins & Anna Millirons
LOUDEST and Teacher’s Pest
Brooke Lilly and Jonathan Howell
Sara Stallings
and
Justin Vaught
Dalton Graham and Nicole Stump
Chelsea Barnett and Cody Ratcliffe

Brandon
Clemons
Ciara
Meredith
Frankie
Robertson
Class Clown and
Most Random
Life of the Party
Cody Vaughn
Jared Lawson
Future Picasso
Class Clown,
Most Random,
Life of the Party,
Future Picasso,
and Most Unique
Most Unique

Caleb Tilley and Mark Albert watch
the game as their teammates prepare
to bat.
Varsity Baseball by Lauren Craft
The excitement surrounding this year’s Varsity
Baseball team isn’t for nothing. The boys have put in
hard work to achieve their success this season, and have
come off strong with an excellent record of 13-4 this
year. Coach Williams, the new coach in town this season,
has led the team to many successful wins this year. After
winning the district tournament this season, the team will
be headed to regionals with good prospects of heading to
the state tournament. The boys have shown outstanding
talent this season, defeating Glenvar 8-1, an outstanding
feat for a team that has lost to Glenvar the past several
years. The boys also crushed Radford this season,
winning 16-10. Senior Cody Vaughn says this about the
team: “The team is playing some good ball, and I look
forward to watching many more games.” Hats off to an
excellent season, boys!
2011 Roster
Mark Albert 12
Tyler Collins 20
Trevor Dudding 18
Dalton Graham 25
Tom Hart 13
Casey Lucas 2
Blake Martin 4
Cole Martin 3
Tyler Nelson 11
Andy Randel 5
Dylan Raymond 21
Gage Smith 8
Caleb Tilley 6
Cody Vaughn 9
Robert Wilson 19
Heath Wilson 17
Left: Dalton
Graham guards
third base in the
game against
Blacksburg.
Right: Tyler
Collins plays short
stop while Casey
Lucas guards
second base.
Trevor Dudding makes his way to second base while keeping his eye on the
Blacksburg first baseman.
Heath Wilson, in pitching stance, throws the
ball to a Blacksburg batter.

Mark McIntyre and Jared Farmer
stand by first base waiting for a
run.
Mark McIntyre
Eli Bradley
Josh Doffin
Jared Farmer
Brandon Williams
Cody Blankenship
Tyler Perdue
Zach Simmons
Jonathan Jennelle
Jack Meredith
Charlie Stephens
Drew Skews
Logan Merrix
Chantry Pennington
Lucas Stevers
Damion Higginbotham
Hunter Epperley
Dillon Graham
Manager: Anthony Jones
Charlie Stephens pitches hard and fast to
try and strike out their opponent, Floyd.
Eli Bradley offers and
encouraging word to
Charlie Stephens as he
prepares to take the mound.
Jared Farmer guards
first base and is sure
to keep a sharp look
out for any runners.
Freshman pitcher Tyler
Perdue finishes strong
during the game against
Floyd.
Third Baseman Lucas Stevers
watches carefully for the ball to fly
his way.
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Lady Spartan Varsity Softball by Erica Shaver
The lady Spartan Team has done a great job this year, whether it be losing and
showing boundless teamwork and countless skills or winning and also showing their
Roster
Marinna Dowdy 1
Amanda Byrd 2
Tiffany Cook 3
Megan Fisher 4
Alex Hawks 6
Abi Stafford 7
Jessie Boggess 8
Anna Millirons 10
Chelsea Barnett 11
Kathryn Stump 22
Jennifer Bradley 14
Record
Overall: 3-7-0
League: 1-6-0
Home: 3-3-0
Away: 0-4-0
Neutral: 0-0-0
abundant talents and agility. The Lady Spartans have done
an excellent job and some of the girls on JV who will be
moving up to Varsity will have to work hard and live up to
the Seniors that are leaving this year. The team has amazing
team work skills and have done a great job winning this
year. The girls haven’t given up when times were tough, but
picked up the pace and showed that pratice makes perfect.
The team has had a good season with an overall record of 3-
4-0 and a league record of 1-
4-0. The team has lost against
Jessie Boggess hits the
ball hard hoping she
hits a homerun.
Glenvar, Auburn, Eastern
Mountgomery, Floyd, James Monroe,
and Christansburg. The ladies showed
great effort and determination in the
games they did win: Narrows,
Radford, Fort Chiswell, and Craig.
Everyone should be proud of the Lady
Spartan Softball team.
Senior Amanda Byrd is safe as she hits the
base for the game against Narrows.
Wins and losses:
Christiansburg- 10 - 0 (L), 13 - 2 (L)
James Monroe- 6 - 1 (L), 10 - 6 (L)
Fort Chiswell- 8 - 2 (W), 4 - 3 (W)
Glenvar- 7 - 0 (L), 8 - 1 (L)
Radford- 3 - 0 (W), 7 - 2 (L)
Narrows- 9 - 0 (W), 11 - 5 (W)
Floyd- 12 - 2 (L), 11-1(L)
Auburn- 10 - 5 (L)
Craig- 7 - 6 (W)

JV Softball 2011
1 Kassie Richardson
2 Ashley Thornhill
4 Rachel Flory
5 Makayla Cook
7 Noell Niece
8 Tanisha Flinchum
10 Karli Beecher
12 Michaela Ratcliffe
13 Amber Bradley
14 Taija Watson
15 Damien Jones
“My motto was always to
keep swinging.
Whether I was in a slump or
feeling badly or
Having trouble off the field,
the only thing to do was
keep swinging.”
-- Hank Aaron
Lady Spartan JV Softball by Erica Shaver
Tanisha Flinchum
waits for the ball to
come to her so she
can catch it to get
the other team out.
The JV girls have done a
wonderful job this season by
trying their best at winning
every game. The team had
unlimited team work and great
strategy this season. They have
worked very hard and it’s
showed with fantastic scores they have had.
They will be even better next year; even though
some of the team may be moving on to Varsity
they will still do a great job. The girls have
showed the teamwork skills they have learned
and are getting better with every practice and
game they have. Everyone should be proud of
these girls.
(Left) The
girls get
ready for
another
play as the
other team
is up to bat.
Damien Jones gets
ready to catch the
ball as it comes
closer to them to
get ready to get the
other team out.
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Varsity Boys’ Soccer by Lauren Craft
The varsity boys have really kicked the soccer season off this year with a record of 11-3-1,
including a tie to Galax, and are 5-1 in the district. The boys have really shown their talent
throughout the district, knocking down almost every opponent standing in their way. The team is
on their way to closing the season with good prospects of making their way to the district
tournament. The team took a hard hit this season, losing one of their key players, senior Josh Yost.
He injured his knee and is unable to play for the rest of the season. Brad Kessinger, a starter, leads
the team with numerous assists. Matt Keaton ends the season as the lead scorer not only for the
Spartans and also one of the lead scorers for the region. The boy’s soccer team ends their season
high hopes to advance their way into the district and regional tournaments. Good luck and good
job, boys!
Above: Brad Kessinger
dribbles the ball down the
field in the game against
Narrows.
Right: Matt Keaton makes
looks for the best path down
the field to make a possible
goal.
2011 Roster
2 Brad Kessinger
3 Jeffrey Smith
4 AJ Ebright
5 John Shelor
6 Jacob Morris
7 Jialiang Zhu
8 Cody Collins
9 Blake H. Martin
10 Matt Keaton
11 Sam Steele
12 Carson Journell
13 Zack Keaton
14 Hunter Mathias
15 Josh Yost
16 Chris Agud
17 Codey Williams
18 Brandon Bandy
19 Aaron Stubbs
21 Garrett Lee
23 Gianni Massaro
24 Frankie Robertson
25 Jacob Frazier
27 Philip Parr
Jacob Morris keeps an opposing player from
stealing the ball as he makes a run to the
opponent’s goal.
The team takes a huddle at half time to rest and discuss strategies to improve their game.

Girls Varsity Soccer by Lauren Craft
Roster
Josalyn Buchanan
Brianna Carr
Jessie Farmer
Molly Gusler
Atiya Harris
Taylor Johnson
Kara Lilly
Briana Massaro
Alley Meadows
Tarah Myers
Allie Perkins
Jade Shrader
Chelsie Stafford
Beth Stump
Danielle Vaught
Taylor Williams
Rachel Wrotniewski
2
0
1
1
Photo by Chelsie Stafford
JV Soccer by Marti Williams
Captain Devin Elliot
returns a kick from the
opposing team,
Radford.
Zach Muncy, Brett Whitlow
and Jonathan Ribbe prepare to
pass the ball.
Springtime at Giles is
always an exciting time for
the young athletes who
come out to play soccer.
This year our J.V. Soccer
team has led an impressive
record with only 4 losses to
Christiansburg, George
Wythe and twice to Radford.
It is clear that despite all the
rainy weather and rescheduled
games our players
never let it get the best of
them. Coaches Scott
Keaton, Chris Howell, and
Grady Spiegel helped lead
the team to victory as well
as the two captains Devin
Elliot and Jake Spiegel. Joseph Lucas remarks that his favorite
part of the whole season was practicing at
Macy. Clearly for this team hard
work and practice was a key
element in their success. If you
happen to see a teammate be sure to
tell them good job on a fantastic
soccer season.
Sophomore Joseph Lucas along with 8 th grade teammate Dylan
Stout sprints full speed to stop their opponent Radford in the last
game of the season.
(Right) Logan
Smith and
Jonathan Ribbe
anxiously await
for the ball to
come their way
in the hopes of
scoring a goal
against George
Wythe.
J.V. SOCCER
Rafe Hagee Courtney Estep
Stuart Myers Jenson Doffin
Joseph Lucas Dylan Stout
Brody Dunford Victoria Agud
Walker Woodbury Zach Muncy
Jake Spiegel
Luke Palmer
Devin Elliott
Logan Smith
Jonathan Ribbe
Brandon Harless
Jacob Stubbs
George Buchanan
Trenton Ray
Brett Whitlow
Gary Suroski
Kearsley Dillon

Track 2011
by Brittany Agee
Top ten scorers through May 7th
Girls
Brianna Caldwell 116.75
Lyndsey Jackson 114.25
Kayla Murray 76.25
Alex Pennington 70.00
Diamond Meadows 49.00
Erica Johnson 37.50
Olivia Steele 21.00
Riley Hevener 15.00
Kacey Mann 12.00
Hannah Mitchell 12.00
Boys
Cody Vaught 74.00
Adam Baker 67.50
Jake Munsey 41.25
Kyle Chafin 28.50
Dusty Boggess 22.83
Luke Munsey 22.00
Chase Teats 19.00
Eric Gadd 19.00
Logan Merrix 18.00
Girls Varsity
Track Roster
Brianna Caldwell
Riley Hevener
Lyndsey Jackson
Erica Johnson
Ashlyn Lavinder
Kacey Mann
Leslie Meadows
Diamond Meadows
Hannah Mitchell
Kayla Murray
Alex Pennington
Sarina Sanders
Marissa Simmones
Olivia Steele
Gabrielle Stiff
Chelsey Williams
Cherish Worrell
Boys Varisty
Track Roster
Ben Allamong
Adam Baker
Garret Blankenship
Dusty Boggess
Kyle Chafin
Wes Ferrell
Josh Ferrell
Trey Freeman
Eric Gadd
Wes Griggs
Christian Kemp
Micheal Lester
Steven Lester
Murdock Link
Brad Lipes
Avery Mahaney
Tanner Martin
Logan Merrix
Stephen Morris
Jake Munsey
Luke Munsey
Max Ratcliffe
Andrew Searles
Nicholas Spaur
Cody Stanley
Chase Teats
Cody Vaught
Matt Williams
Matthew Worrell
Trey Freeman 17.00 8th Girls Track Roster
8th grade girls won
the District Championship!
Aubrey Archer
Casey Atkins
8th Boys Track Roster
8 th grade boys finished
Second in the District!
Nicholas Carter
Shane Clark
Colin Dalton
Bradon Harrington
Court Huskey
Brian Mann
J.C. McGuire
Logan Perkins
Dakoda Shrader
Hunter Smith
Jordan Sowers
Joshua Stump
Brett Suroski
John Teats
Taylor Williams
Mikaela Blankenship
Jessica Branks
Toni Collini
Savannah Fletcher
Kelsey Guy
Kaylee Hanks
Brittany Harless
Meghan Lane
Mallory Lucas
Brandi Martin
Dorothy Mitchell
Ann Neice
Kirsten Oneill
Leah Perdue
Olivia Stiff
Courtney Tickle
Lindsea Williams
Makayla Wright

Becca Price practices at
Pearisburg’s tennis courts.
Team Roster
Emily Galliher
Alex Shelor
Nina Johnson
Miranda Flack
Ashley Estep
Becca Price
Alexis Evans
Hannah Long
Coach Havens
Girls Tennis by Brittany Agee
The girl’s tennis team couldn’t be more
proud of their season. I asked a couple of the girls
about how they felt about tennis this year. If there
was a challenge, how did they overcome it? What
was their favorite part about tennis? Emily
Galliher exclaimed, “Tennis was great this year!
We kicked butt! I think that with a record of 9-4
was a great achievement considering we only won
one match last season.” Alex Shelor replied, “The
team improved majorly this season. There is A
LOT of talent here! I think our biggest challenge
was to rebuild the team, since we lost practically
the whole team last year and the year before. My
favorite part of tennis would be simply playing the
game. It’s just a fun and challenging sport.” Nina
Johnson also added, “I’ve really enjoyed
this year and everyone has played on
higher levels. HUGE improvement!
Next year we will dominate!” Congrats
on placing 3 rd in the Districts!
Season Record: 9-4
Giles @ Christiansburg Won 5-4
Giles vs. Narrows Won 8-1
Giles @ East Mont Won 7-2
Giles vs. Glenvar Lost 0-9
Giles @ Narrows Won 9-0
Giles @ Radford Lost 0-9
Giles @ Floyd Won 5-4
Giles vs. East Mont Won 6-3
Giles vs. Auburn Won 8-1
Giles vs. Radford Lost 1-8
Giles @ Glenvar Lost 1-8
Giles @ Auburn Won 9-0
Giles vs. Floyd Won 6-3
Alexis Evans focuses on a direct hit.
This year’s tennis team is: Emily Galliher, Miranda Flack, Hannah Long, Nina Johnson, Ashley
Estep, Alex Shelor, Alexis Evans, and Becca Price. Their team coach is Mandy Havens.
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