Cougars Show Off Their Talent - My High School Journalism

The Chronicle 

at Kettle Run High School 

Volume 2 Issue 6&7 February & March 2010 

First Junior-Senior Prom is “Prom”-ising 

By Marion Silas 

News Editor 

Looking for a night of fun 

and dancing with friends? 

Junior/senior Prom promises 

to be a great time this year. 

Kettle Run is getting ready 

to host it’s first junior/senior 

prom. The theme will be Casino 

Night. It will take place 

on Saturday, May 15, from 

8-12 PM in the Common’s 

Area with an After-Prom in 

the gym from 1-5 AM. Tickets 

will be sold from May 3 until 

May 12. Tickets will cost $25 

for the first week, and after 

that will increase to $30. 

Students have high hopes 

for the dance. 

“I think it will be just as 

fun as last prom,” stated junior 

Taylor Starkey. “[I’m 

looking forward to] seeing 

how it turns out. I’m in SCA, 

and it will be fun to see how 

it all comes together.” 

Many students who want 

to go are already planning on 

how they will get ready before 

the dance. 

“I’m going to shop at A 

Formal Affair in Warrenton 

for my dress,” said senior 

Stephanie Hoffman. “[I’m 

going to] Only Nails in Warrenton 

to get my nails and 

my eyebrows done, and I will 

probably get my hair done 

Cougars Show Off Their Talent 


News Editor 

Talent isn’t too hard to 

find in a school like Kettle 

Run, especially when students 

have a chance to show 

it off to the school in the annual 

Talent Show. 

“I have fun when 

I’m performing, and 

what better way to 

spread music to new 

people than to play 

in front of the diverseness 

of a high 

school?” 

Matt Booth 

somewhere,” Hoffman explained. 

Although some students 

are able to get ready in an 

hour or two, senior Jenny 

Pecheco said it will take her 

much longer. “It’s going to 

take me about six hours,” 

stated Pecheco. 

Although preparation is 

an important part, there are 

various other aspects of Prom 

that many people are looking 

forward to. 

“I just want to dance,” 

commented junior Christopher 

Riddleberger. “I will be 

looking stunt daddy fresh.” 

Unlike Riddleberger, senior 

Stephanie Shipe said 

“[I’m] mostly looking forward 

to dressing up, but I’m also 

looking forward to having 

a good time with my boyfriend.” 

So far, there have not been 

any fundraisers to raise money 

for the dance. The junior 

class will be hosting a talent 

show on April 22, of which 

all of the proceeds will go toward 

the Prom. Junior class 

sponsor Jennifer Olinger is 

in charge of planning both. 

Olinger “hope[s] to raise 

around $5,000 total” from the 

sales for both the in-school 

and night performances. If 

all goes according to plan, 

Prom tickets should not cost 

Kettle Run’s second annual 

talent show will be holding 

auditions on April 7, with the 

two performances on April 

22. Tickets will be sold for $5 

each, beginning on April 14. 

Last year’s show had a 

huge turnout, and many students 

are looking forward to 

seeing the new acts at the 

upcoming 2010 show. 

Junior Brigid Thomson 

says that she is “looking forward 

to someone doing some 

funny stuff” this year. 

“I want to go so I can hear 

Daniel Patti sing like an 

angel and get out of class,” 

agreed sophomore Rachel 

Bongiovi. 

Not only are students 

excited to see the new talent 

showcased this year for 

the school, as well as missing 

Graduation 

Outside 

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Junior Zack Baker discusses this year’s upcoming Junior-Senior Prom with Junior 

Class Officer Taylor Starkey. 

more than the $30. 

This will be one of the last 

big events of the school year 

where the junior and senior 

classes will get to let loose 

and enjoy their last year together. 

first block, many are ready to 

show off their own skills in 

the show. 

“I have fun when I’m performing,” 

said junior Matt 

Booth. “And what better way 

to spread music to new people 

than to play in front of the diverseness 

of a high school?” 

The new acts are in the 

process of getting ready for 

the upcoming auditions this 

April. 

Much like Booth, senior 

Daniel Schlenker is preparing 

for his group’s act. 

“I am really pumped to play 

this year again. I love playing 

music, and I think what we 

have in store just might be 

better than last year,” stated 

Schlenker, whose band Boo 

Radley and the Abominable 

Pizza Delivery Guy per- 

Noises Off 

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“It’s the last chance to really 

be with everyone in your 

class before graduation,” 

stated senior Ashlin Manley. 

Olinger believes this 

Prom will by far turn out the 

best in comparison to previ- 

formed the “Pokemon Theme 

Song” last year, which was a 

hit among students. 

“Unfortunately, like last 

year, the act I’m in is being 

kept very secretive until we 

perform. It will involve myself, 

Lawrence Ayers, Chet 

Szwejkowski, and Sean Stanton. 

All I can say is we will 

be jamming and the school 

is gonna love it,” Schlenker 

promised. 

As well as all of the “secretive” 

acts that are quickly lining 

up to try out, junior class 

sponsor Jennifer Olinger has 

planned another surprise 

for one lucky student. She 

is hoping this surprise will 

entice students to purchase 

tickets for the show. 

“We will be raffling off a 

Wii gaming system,” stated 

Photo Credit Marion Silas 

ous Kettle Run dances. “We 

have a very dedicated Junior 

Class SCA and excellent parent/staff 

volunteers,” she 

said. “It is shaping up to be 

the best dance in Kettle Run 

history.” 

Olinger. Any student who 

buys a ticket has a chance to 

win. 

Judging by all of the interest 

in this year’s show, it 

promises to be a good one. 

Senior Stephanie Hoffman 

plans to attend this year’s 

event. “I’m looking forward 

to Lauren Forlano singing,” 

Hoffman said. 

Sophomore Amanda Davis 

also plans to attend, but is 

looking forward to the event 

for a different reason. “I’m 

looking forward to getting 

out of class,” Davis laughed. 

This event sells out quickly. 

Students are encouraged 

to buy tickets early if they 

plan to attend. Plus, all the 

proceeds will go towards the 

junior, senior prom. 

Spring Sports 

Overview 

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The Chronicle February & March 2010 

Senior Class Prepares for First Graduation Around 

By Lauren Forlano 

Sports Editor 

Town 

Kettle Run’s first 

graduation ceremony will 

be held on the football field. 

The gym will be used as an 

inclement-weather alternative. 

With graduation being 

held during the summer, 

comes extreme heat and humidity 

but allows more room 

to invite more friends and 

family. 

“I’m happy graduation 

is outside. Now, I can invite 

my entire family and my 

closest friends,” said senior 

Ashlin Manley. 

“I think it’s a great 

idea, as long as it doesn’t 

rain,” said senior Dana Strachan. 

Seniors will be spending 

most of the day preparing, 

trying to keep their nerves 

down, until the final moment 

when the students will be 

walking across the stage to 

receive their diplomas. 

“I’m going to spend 

the day getting ready and 

spend time with my family 

while soaking in the fact 

of being finished with high 

school,” said senior Keisha 

Fullen. 

“Party of course!” 

said senior Stephanie Hoffman. 

Since graduation 

means no more school, seniors 

are busy making plans. 

Graduation will be held Fri- 

Photo by Stephanie Hoffnan 

Preparations are underway for the first graduation on the Kettle Run football 

field. Students are excited administration changed its mind and is holding graduation 

on the field rather than in the gym. 

day June 11th at 6 p.m. “I’m 

so happy graduation is on a 

Friday; I have a huge majorette’s 

completion Saturday 

and graduation being on a 

Friday just makes things so 

much easier,” said Manley 

“It was so aggravating 

trying to tell my family 

that want to come when that 

I didn’t know when gradua- 

tion was, but now everyone 

is happy and so am I,” said 

Strachan. 

It has also been decided 

that the first ever senior 

trip will be to Cedar 

Point in Ohio. It will be an 

8 hour bus ride from Kettle 

Run; the bus will leave Kettle 

Run on May 21st and come 

back May 23rd. The trip is 

$200 and 100 seniors need to 

sign up in order to make the 

trip eligible. 

“I’ve always wanted 

to go to Cedar Point, and I’m 

really excited to go with my 

friends,” said Hoffman. 

“Cedar Point is going 

to be ridiculous; I can’t wait 

to go it’s going to be insane,” 

said senior Kelsey Sullivan. 

Freshman Class Travels to D.C. to See Terra Cotta 

Warriors 

By Emmaleah Jones 

Features Editor 

On Wednesday 

March 3, a huge portion of 

the freshman class traveled 

to Washington D.C. to see the 

Terra Cotta Warriors. These 

warriors were on display in 

the National Geographic Museum. 

In World History I, 

freshmen learn about Ancient 

China and all the dynasties 

of Classical China. The First 

Emperor of China, Qin Shi 

Huangdi (pronounced Chin- 

Shee-Hwong-Dee), was a 

very strict, cruel, and para- 

Top News February and March 

2 

Winter Olympics 

At the start of the 

year many sports fans were 

very excited as winter athletes 

geared up and got 

ready for some chilly winter 

Olympic sports up in Canada. 

The 2010 Olympics took 

place February 12 through 

February 28, in Vancouver, 

Canada. The medal count 

ended fairly close with the 

United States coming in 

first with 37 medals, Ger- 

noid emperor who was afraid 

of being alone in the afterlife. 

So he wouldn’t be alone. 

He had thousands of servants 

make him thousands 

of soldiers (and other figures) 

out of clay. These figures 

were buried with him in 

hopes they would accompany 

him to the afterlife. 

“He built them so that 

when he died, they would 

protect him,” freshman Claudia 

Ventura explained. 

For all their hard work, 

the servants were rewarded 

in a shocking way. 

“All of the members who 

helped him build the clay sol- 

many coming in second, with 

30 medals, and Canada in 

third with 26 medals. 

Although Canada came 

in third overall, they did win 

the most gold medals with 

14, beating the U.S. by five 

gold medals. 

Academy Awards 

The famous Hollywood 

red carpet welcomed 

another year of delighted 

winners and disappointed 

nominees, all trying to win 

the Academy Awards. 

diers were killed,” freshman 

Sydney Marks explained. 

After the slaves were finished 

making all of these 

pieces of art, he made all of 

the people who knew about 

it kill themselves so it remained 

a secret- a mystery 

for a long time. 

These pits, filled with funerary 

art (art for the afterlife), 

were discovered in 1974 

by local farmers drilling a 

well, and they were buried in 

210-209 B.C. 

In the three pits containing 

the Terracotta Army, there 

were over 8,000 soldiers, 130 

chariots with 520 horses and 

The 82 nd annual 

Academy Awards ceremony 

took place on March 7, 2010. 

The awards show 

took place at the Kodak Theatre 

in Hollywood, California, 

hosted by actors Alec 

Baldwin and Steve Martin. 

The top nominations 

of 2009 were Avatar and The 

Hurt Locker, which made history 

with Kathryn Bigelow 

becoming the first woman to 

win Best Director. 

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150 cavalry horses: the majority 

of which are still buried 

in the pits 

Students had a lot of fun, 

and the majority of them 

would do it again. “The bus 

ride was fun, so, yeah, I would 

do it again,” Marks said. 

Although Ventura learned 

a great deal, she said her favorite 

part was “I got out of 

school.” 

Overall, freshman say the 

trip was very fun and interesting. 

All students walked 

away from the field trip with 

a real life visual of what they 

were reading about in their 

textbooks. 

Reform 

On Tuesday, March 

23, at 4 p. m. Obama signed 

an executive order granting 

Stupak’s request, making 

legislation into law Tuesday 

that will overhaul the 

nation’s health system. 

Republicans scoffed 

at Democratic claims that 

the political tide would 

turn, however when it did, 

13 states sued claiming 

that the legislation (now 

law) was unconstitutional 

because it required citizens 

to purchase healthcare in 

the next four years. 

April 3 | Saturday 

Easter Egg Roll at Three 

Fox Vineyards 

Three Fox Vineyards, Delaplane..... 

Open 11am - 

5pm; 

Egg Rolling at 2pm and 4pm 

There will be two rolls at 

2pm and 4pm and a winner 

for each roll. Any 

winner under 21 years 

old will receive a wonderful 

Easter Basket. 

Spring Sidewalk Sale 

in 

TBD 

Old Town Warrenton 

The Shops of Old Town 

Warrenton...... 10am - 3pm 

What better way to 

spend an early spring 

day? Stroll Historic 

Old Town Warrenton 

and enjoy specials 

from all your favorite 

Old Town Merchants, 

discover new flavors 

at one of the many restaurants 

and spend time 

browsing the art galleries! 

Easter Egg Hunt at the 

WARF 

TBD 

Warrenton Aquatic & Recreation 

Facility..... 11am 

Fun for the entire family! 

Bring the kids out 

and hunt for Easter Eggs. 

Profits to benefit the 

construction of the new 

Fun For All playground. 

$5 Tickets available at G. 

Whillikers Toy Store. 

5k and 1 Mile Run ~ 

Fun For All Run, Walk 

or Wheel 

Warrenton Aquatic 

& Recreation Facility..... 

Race starts at 9am 

Fun for the entire family! 

Proceeds to benefit 

Fun For All playground. 

$15 pre-registration/$20 

race day. Visit 

On the Run Sports 

for more information. 


Astronomy at Sky Meadows 

State Park 

Sky Meadows State 

Park, Delaplane..... 

7:45pm - 10pm 

Find out about U.S. space 

research, take a sky tour, 

and look for deep space 

objects through large telescopes. 

Bring your children 

½ hour early for a special 

“Junior Astronomer” activity. 

Parking: $5/vehicle 


Frontier Day at Crockett 

Park 

C.M. Crockett Park, 

Midland..... 1pm - 5pm 

Crockett Park will be holding 

the Third Annual Frontier 

Day, a celebration of the 

pioneers who moved their 

way westward in the 19th 

century.

News 


Caffeine- A Very Unhealthy Addiction 

By Stephanie Hoffman 

Entertainment Editor 

Energy drink consumption 

has continued to 

increase in popularity since 

1997. Teen energy drink 

consumption has been linked 

to serious health issues, including 

obesity and a lack of 

sleep. 

“I drink energy drinks 

almost everyday,” said senior 

Lauren Forlano, “I don’t feel 

as alert throughout the day 

without one.” 

The impact of these 

drinks also depends on how 

they are consumed. People, 

especially young people, tend 

to abuse them, by drinking 

more than one at a time. 

“When I drink energy 

drinks, I tend to drink more 

than one, but I only do that 

maybe once a week, or when 

I feel the need to,” said freshman 

John Holland. 

“I drink energy 

drinks once a week usually,” 

said freshman Matt Tingle, 

“It wakes me up for hockey.” 

Side effects that are 

Proposed Budget Cuts Alter Student, Staff Life 

By Ajua Duker 

Staff Reporter 

The budget may be in better 

shape than originally anticipated. 

In an email sent out by 

Dr. Jonathan Lewis, Fauquier 

County Public Schools Superintendant, 

on March 23, Lewis 

stated, “We are all very grateful 

for the hard work of Senator Jill 

Vogel, Delegate Scott Lingamfelter 

and others to ensure improved 

funding for students 

in Fauquier County schools 

through the new state budget. 

Now, the Board of Supervisors 

will decide how much local 

funding we will receive.” 

The current budget indictates 

a $3.3 million reduction in local 

funding. However, much 

of that loss could be made up 

by the equalization of taxes. If 

the Board of Supervisors sets a 

tax rate below equalization, the 

budget could be cut again. 

“Not pay for AP tests.” 

Mr. Deardoff 

Government 

Photo by: Stephanie Hoffman 

Preparing for a long, busy day, senior Lauren Forlano takes a big sip of her Monster energy drink. 

important to keep in mind 

for teens include: sleep disturbance, 

headaches that can 

lead to decreased concentration 

and overall function, dehydration 

(teens think that 

they are hydrating them- 

As it stands now, there will 

still be freshman sports next year, 

the activity fee will remain at $50 

per sport rather than $100, summer 

school will remain in session, 

coaches and staff who perform 

other services for the school will 

not receive a ten percent cut in 

pay, and contractual employees 

will not lose two contract days. 

Although there are areas 

this new proposal was able 

to save, there are still some cuts 

that will occur. The county will 

lose six positions, new teaches 

will be hired at a lower rate than 

their predecessors, transportation 

employees will receive a cut in 

over-time pay, the LPN program 

will be cut, and low enrollment 

courses could be dropped. 

The Board of Supervisors 

is scheduled to make decisions 

regarding the taxes by 

March 30. The School Board will 

make any necessary revisions at 

the April 12 meeting. 

“Not pay for AP tests.” 

Mrs. Overholt 

English Department 

selves, but caffeine is actually 

a diuretic), and anxiety. 

“If I don’t have one, 

I feel really drained, and not 

as energetic but my after effects 

from drinking energy 

drinks are just headaches 

What can the county do to save money? 

“They could close school earlier 

to save electricity.” 

Ms. Webster 

Math Department 

Items Restored to Budget: 

12 Positions Through Attrition 

2 Contract Days 

10 Percent Supplemental Pay 

Summer School 

Freshman Sports 

A Portion of Materials and Supplies 

Capital Improvement and School Maintenance 

Technology Replacement 

Activity Fees Reduced from $100 to $50 

Per Activity 

sometimes,” said Forlano. 

Only 20 percent of 

teens get the recommended 

nine hours of sleep on school 

nights, and 25 percent report 

sleeping in class, according 

to the National Sleep Foun- 

“Raise taxes because not 

enough people care about 

the public school system to 

voluntarily give money.” 

Mr. Yost 


dation. That’s why man turn 

to energy drinks. 

“Energy drinks usually 

make me really sleepy 

towards the end of the day 

after drinking one,” said senior 

Kelsey Sullivan. 

Some Items Not Restored to Budget: 

Anticipated Salary Differential 

6 Current Positions 

Transportation Overtime 

After School Remediation 

LPN Program 

Low Enrollment Courses 

Tuition Reimbursement 

Bus Replacement 

Textbook Purchases 

“Not turn away big 

companies that can produce 

more money, like 

Costco.” 

Mr. Christian 


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The Chronicle 

The Winter Olympic 

Games are no small affair, so 

what does Warrenton have in 

common with them? The answer 

is the Jamaican bobsled 

team, and although you may 

not have expected it, Warrenton’s 

Mayor George Fitch 

plays a big role in both. 

Heading into the 

1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, 

Alberta, Canada, Mayor 

Fitch paid a visit to a friend 

in Jamaica, and while there, 

made a plan to create Olympic 

history. With very little 

support and only six months 

to go, Fitch brought together 

a small group of athletes in 

order to create the very first 

Jamaican bobsled team. 

“I knew a bit about 

bobsledding; I’d been in a 

bobsled a few times, and I 

knew that 50 percent of the 

race is how quickly can you 

push this 600 pound object 

before you’ve got to jump in,” 

stated Fitch. “My goal was, if 

we’re going to do this, we’re 

not going to embarrass ourselves. 

We’re going to be competitive; 

we’re going to beat 

some teams, and therefore, 

make Olympic history.” 

While attempting to 

recruit athletes for the team, 

Fitch faced another challenge; 

no current Olympic 

athletes, at the time, would 

stop their training to risk his 

seemingly crazy idea. When 

that failed, he instead turned 

to the military to find his 

team: the current military 

sprint and 800 meter champions, 

a helicopter pilot, and 

a heavyweight boxer. The 

team soon coined the name of 

the “Ragamuffins.” However, 

Fitch was forced to take approximately 

$85,000 out of 

his own life savings in order 

to fund his new group. 

“I went to the Jamaican 

government; they said no, 

we don’t think you can pull 

this off,” Fitch stated. “Went 

to the Jamaican companies; 

this is too crazy, you’re not 

going to pull this off. Went to 

international companies like 

Coca Cola, other companies 

that sponsor teams, they said 

no. So I realized nobody’s go- 

The number of teens 

waiting to get their license 

has been steadily increasing. 

Federal data that 

was recently released shows 

only 30.7 percent of 16 year 

olds nationwide got their li- 

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Mayor Fitch Visits Kettle Run 

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By Zack Baker 


& March 2010 

Photo By Shelly Norden 

NEVER, EVER GIVE UP- Mayor Fitch tells Kettle Run his story of founding the underdog Jamaican Bobsled 

team. 

ing to give me money, so I’ve 

got to dip into my own wallet.” 

From the money he 

withdrew, the team paid for 

travel expenses to practice 

for the first time on a real 

bobsled track, where they 

came ahead of a few other 

teams. Ten days before the 

opening ceremonies of the 

Olympics, however, Fitch received 

a call from the International 

Olympic Committee. 

The committee delivered 

some bad news. Members 

told Fitch they would not be 

permitted to race for fear of 

embarrassing Jamaica. With 

the help of a team supporter, 

he was able to get back into 

the games with hardly any 

time lost. 

They competed in the 

two-man event and were very 

successful. The team longed 

to do the 4-man event next, 

though they had not trained 

for it, and their dedication to 

the sport won over the support 

of Fitch. When the team 

entered for the event, they 

had the second largest applause 

from the stands, close 

behind Canada. 

The “moment of 

truth” is how Fitch described 

it. “Are you going to make 

Olympic history, or are you 

going to embarrass yourself?” 

For the first two 

runs, the team did very well. 

On the second day, during 

their third run, there was a 

problem. Coming around the 

“50/50” turn, the driver didn’t 

have the sled completely under 

control, causing them to 

flip over. Luckily, no one was 

injured in the accident. The 

team was able to overcome 

its misfortune. Team members 

climbed out of the sled, 

stood up smiling, and carried 

the bobsled across the finish 

line. They had achieved their 

goal; they had made an unforgettable 

event in Olympic 

histoy. 

The team’s inspiring 

story of success led way 

to another; the 1993 Disney 

movie Cool Runnings. The 

movie is loosely based on the 

team’s experiences over the 

period of time before, and 

during, the Winter Olympics, 

yet, there were many inaccuracies 

throughout the film. 

Fitch requested creative and 

editorial control after reading 

the script, but received 

no real input in it. 

“There were a lot of humorous 

moments in real 

life,” said Fitch. “It’s not like, 

okay, you want to bring a comedic 

element to this. Hey, 

I’ve got all kinds of stories for 

you that give people a laugh 

as to what actually happened 

to us.” 

Although the movie grossed 

$86 million internationally, 

Fitch and the members of the 

bobsled team received little 

of Disney’s profits. Though 

it did not turn out the way 

they may have hoped, Fitch 

still lists the experiences he 

gained from being with the 

team as some of his proudest. 

“Jamaica bobsled would 

be up there in the top five,” 

commented Fitch. “It was an 

experience, where on the one 

hand, you will always sort of 

look back and it will bring 

a smile to your face, but an 

experience where it will also 

bring a scowl to your face because 

of all the things you 

didn’t do because you’re so 

consumed in pulling this off. 

I did not enjoy the Olympics; 

I could have enjoyed 

the Olympics, but I was just 

too taken with having to do 

all these things without any 

help, and so obsessed with 

making sure they were competitive 

that you didn’t really 

have time to enjoy it.” 

Fitch left the team in 

1994, and overall feels that 

he has no regrets from his 

time spent with them. The 

Jamaican bobsled team has 

led to six other “unlikely” 

teams from the Caribbean in 

recent years. However, Jamaica 

was unable to qualify 

for either the 2006 Winter 

Games in Turin, Italy or the 

2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, 

Canada. 

From the many challenges 

and rewards that Fitch has 

been a part of, he has gathered 

some valuable advice for 

anyone who has been inspired 

by stories like his own. 

“So what if you fail? You 

just try again,” said Fitch. 

“You’ll come up with another 

idea; you’ll be inspired by 

something else. There will 

always be another chance, 

so don’t let it slip away. If 

you’ve got something, follow 

through, persevere; take 

it all the way, and you will 

succeed. Maybe not the first 

time, but you will succeed. 

Never, ever give up.” 

Teens Waiting Longer to Get Driver’s License 

cense in 2008 compared with 

44.7 in 1988. 

There are multiple 

reasons why teens have been 

waiting. Experts suggest 

teens feel it’s not a necessity 

because they’re already 

so connected with friends 

through social networking 

and text messages. 

Others suggest that the 

expense of driving is holding 

teens back. Many are not 

able to afford gasoline and 

insurance. 

Senior Stephanie Hoffman 

does not have a driver’s 

license and is getting ready 

to graduate from high school 

in June. “It seems as if teens 

don’t feel the need to get a 

license,” Hoffman said, although 

she is thinking about 

getting her license soon. 

Senior Matt Bongiovi has 

been a travel student the past 

two years and decided that 

taking the bus would save 

him money. “Since I never 

needed a car, I never got my 

license,” said Bongiovi 

Although students 

have been waiting, many do 

plan to get their license. 

Senior Jenny Pacheco and 

Hoffman both plan on get- 

ting their license this coming 

summer. 

Bongiovi plans to get it 

after his first year of college, 

“that way I will not be paying 

a year’s worth of insurance 

on a car that I wouldn’t 

be able to drive, and I can 

get my license without taking 

behind the wheel once 

I turn 19,” Bongiovi explained.

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From: Brandy Jenkins 

To: Tory Brown, Sarah 

Morgan & Seeberger 

“I miss you Morgan, Tory, and 

Sarah! Spanish was fun!” 

From: Jimi Hendrick 

To: Veronica Umanzor 

“Over the last 4 months we’ve 

known each other; you have 

come to be one of my best 

friends. Veronica, you are 

perfect in everyway; I love 

you very much and hopefully 

one day, we can be more than 

friends.” 

From: Danisa Ortiz 

To: Lacey Hanback 

“Happy Valentine’s Day!” 

From: Jenny Pacheco 

To: Claudia Venture 

“Happy V-Day! I love you!!” 

From: David Noonan 

To: Megan Palmer 

“Hey!! You’re cool! You’re my 

best friend!” 

Who is your dream Valentine? 

“Brad Pitt” 

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Sophomore 

Valentine’s Day Shout Outs 

From: Megan Palmer 

To: David Noonan 

“Sup Dude!!! Happy V-Day! Love 

you!” 

From: Ashlin Manley 

To: Katy Macwelch 

“Hey girl, have a great day! Happy 

Valentine’s Day!” 

From: Katy Macwelch 

To: Ashlin Manly and Marion 

Ray 

“Hey, Hey! Love ya’ll!” 

From: Patricia Krinke 

To: Hannah Cole 

“Hey, Hannah! I love you girl! 

Happy Valentine’s Day!” 

From: Abigail Lash 

To: Marianna Lash 

“Hey Hun! Love you!” 

From: Casey Kroll 

To: Brycen Hill 

“I love you!” 

From: Katie Lewis 

To: George Mcdonald 

“I love you Donkey!” 

“My Husband” 

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To: Kelci Riley 

“I love you! “I hop on outta bed, 

and turn my swag on!” 

From: Chelsea Regis 

To: Katie Costello 

“I just want you to know…you’re 

cool, sometimes, lol. I love you!!” 

From: Julia Gattuso 

To: Maddie Radigan 


From: April Heckathorn 

To: Sarah Diorio 

“Roses are red, violets are blue, 

we love home workouts and the 

lava game too! Happy Valentine’s 

Day!” 

From: Brianna Mckenzie 

To: Brooke Short 


From: David Meyers 

To: Stern Chappel 


From: Natalie Mcfarland 

To: Riley Moore 


“Taylor Lautner” 

Lauren Dietrich 

Junior 

From: Hannah Murray 

To: Sarah Lewis 


From: Madeline Radigan 

To: Grace Ragidan 

“Make good choices today.” 

From: Angelica Gertel 

To: Amy Tullington 

“You compare a single tree to an 

entire forest my love…” 

From: Lexy Morgan 

To: Katie Costello & Chelsea 

Regis 

“Who are the best friends ever?... 

YOU ARE!” 

From:Jeff Miller 

To: Cameron Nay 

“I love you; will you marry me?” 

From: George Mcdonald 

To: Austin Crosby 

“If you loved it, then you shoulda 

put a ring on it.” 

From: Roxanne Cavazos 

To: Skylar Peavley 

“I love you Bobert! You know 

who you are….” 

“Tara Reid” 

Austin Crosby 

Senior 

From: Lauren 

To: Tiffany 

“You’re the straw to my berry, 

the mac to my cheese, the pop 

to my corn…anyways I LOVE 

YOU!” 

From: Veronica Umanzor 

To: Rachel Nibecker 

“I hope you have a great Valentine’s 

Day! Don’t let anyone 

bring you down. I love you little 

sis!” 


To: Molly Clarke 

“You’re the greatest! I am glad 

to have the title as your best 

friend. Love you always!” 

From: Tiffany 

To: Sandra(Nena) 

“You’re my homegirl! You the 

apple to my pie!” 


To: Alec Lipscomb 

“Alec, you’re the best thing in 

the whole world! Stay sweet. 

“James Rogers” 

Tori Tippett 

Senior 

Meet Your Newspaper Staff: The Chroni- 

cle Staff Positions and Mission Statement 

Mission Statement 

Published 10 times a year, 

The Chronicle at Kettle Run 

is the student-run newspaper 

of Kettle Run High School. It 

is distributed monthly to all 

members of the the faculty, 

students, and staff in the 

school. 

Unsigned editorials express 

the views of the majority 

of the newspaper’s editorial 

board. 

Letters to the editor are 

welcome and will be published 

as space allows. Letters 

must be signed, although the 

staff may withhold the name 

upon request. We reserve the 

right to edit letters for grammar, 

quality, and content, 

and all letters are subject to 

laws governing obscenity, libel, 

privacy, and disruption 

of the school process, as are 

all contents of the paper. 

Opinions displayed in letters 

to the editors are neither 

necessarily representative 

of those of the staff, nor any 

opinion or policy of the administration, 

unless so attributed. 

Editor-in-Chief 

Stephanie Hoffman 

Co-Editor-in-Cheif 

Ajua Duker 

Sports Editor 

Lauren Forlano 

Staff Reporters 

Zach Baker 

Emmaleah Jones 

Rachel Bongiovi 

Marion Silas 

Marcus Toms 

Tamour Malik 

Martina Gargiani 

Ajua Duke KRHS Chronicle Newspaper Staff for Spring 2010 

Pictured by Rows from Left to Right: Zach Baker, Lauren Forlano, *MAYOR 

FITCH* Marion Silas, Marcus Toms, Emmaleah Jones, Rachel Bongiovi, Stephanie 

Hoffman, Martina Gargiani 

Not Pictured: Ajua Duker and Tamour Malik 

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Features 


A Look Inside the Journalism Class 

By Ginny Barrett 

Staff writer 

Students who like to write, 

make videos, and keep up 

with news and events around 

the school may be interested 

in taking journalism. 

Journalisms students 

research and write stories 

for The Chronicle, take 

photos to accompany those 

stories, make the videos for 

the morning announcements, 

sell ads, and learn to design 

pages in Adobe InDesign. 

“I like the class because 

I like writing and taking 

pictures,” said junior 

Sarah Ferguson, who took 

journalism I this fall. 

Another student’s favorite 

thing about the class is 

the teacher. “I like how Mrs. 

Norden always helps us and 

is really caring and personal 

with the students,” said senior 

Conner Massei. 

The Chronicle contains 

many different stories 

in each issue, so the staff 

writes about all sorts of different 

topics ranging from 

sports, movies, local news 

and events, music, and how 

things worldwide are affecting 

Fauquier County. 

Students interview their 

classmates, teachers, and 

school staff to find out their 



March is National 

Honors Society Awareness- 

Month. Most people know 

someone in the National 

Honor Society, and that 

they meet sometimes to accomplish 

“stuff” but what 

do they actually do? 

This month (as well 

as being NHS Awareness 

Month) is the month when 

sophomores who are eligible 

(3.5 GPA or higher, involved 

in the school and/or 

extracurricular activities) 

received a letter in their 

homeroom inviting them to 

join NHS. 

Of the percentage of eligible 

sophomores, many said 

they were interested in joining 

because it looks good on 

college applications. However, 

beyond that, they had 

no idea what the purpose 

behind NHS was. 

Mrs. Beverly Hagberg, 

one of the NHS sponsors, 

stated that the general 

purpose of NHS is community 

service. and with a little 

bit of research, it turns 

out NHS was started in 

1921 for that very reason. 

Led by Chet Szwejkowski, 

the NHS at Kettle 

Run meets in Mrs. Hagberg’s 

room the first Tuesday 

of every month. During 

these meetings, members 

brainstorm ways to help 

the community. However, 

her first year in the class. 

opinions. 

“Writing stories can 

be fun, but the hardest part 

is getting quotes,” said Ferguson. 

“Getting quotes for 

stories allows me to walk 

around the school and talk to 

my friends,” said Massei. 

Each page of the 

newspaper needs photos 

and the newspaper staff is 

responsible for taking them. 

Students use Photoshop to 

crop and adjust the color of 

the photos. 

if you are not in the NHS, 

don’t worry: they just set up 

the community service. They 

still need donations and volunteers! 

Ashley West, a member 

of NHS, urges everyone 

who is invited, to join. “It is 

really fun! Everyone is really 

nice, and we have a lot of fun 

together. It [being in the National 

Honor Society] looks 

“Being a photographer 

makes me feel powerful! 

And it’s fun,” Ferguson 

exclaimed. 

The videos that are 

seen every morning are 

also created by the journalism 

class. The class works 

in pairs, or small groups, to 

write scripts, tape, and edit 

the videos. Students learn to 

use the video cameras and 

how to upload and edit the 

film. 

“It’s really fun making 

videos for the morning 

announcements, especially 

when I get to work with Olivia 

Christopher,” said senior 

Stephanie Hoffman, who has 

been taking journalism since 

eighth grade. 

Students also try to 

sell ads to local businesses, 

which can be hard. These ads 

appear in The Chronicle and 

the money made is used to 

offset the printing fees. 

“I don’t sell ads, I 

never have. I just don’t like 

strangers,” said Ferguson. 

Other students have tried 

to sell ads but were not very 

successful. “I tried to sell 

some, it never worked,” said 

Massei. 

Some students sold them 

to parents who own businesses. 

“I sold one to my dad,” 

said Hoffman. 

Finally, all the completed 

stories, their accompanying 

photos, and any ads 

sold, will be placed on their 

pages. Students are responsible 

for designing and placing 

these items on the page. 

The class then edits the pages 

and stories for errors. 

“My favorite part of 

the class is using InDesign to 

design pages,” said Hoffman. 

Anyone interested in 

these activities should consider 

taking journalism next 

year. 

March is National Honor Society Awareness Month 

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Emmaleah Jones works on her page during Photo by Shelly Journal- 

Norden 

Freshman Emmaleah Jones edits pages using InDesign. This is 

Members of the NHS take a picture for the yearbook. 

great on college applications, 

and it’s good to help people,” 

West explained. 

Hagberg enjoys her role 

as a sponsor. “I enjoy the 

people,” Hagberg said. “They 

[NHS members] are some of 

the coolest people, and it isn’t 

just because they are funny 

or smart: it is because they 

genuinely care.” 

Members of the NHS are 

photo by Herff Jones 

extending a helping hand to 

Haiti. They are currently 

selling ribbons with Haiti’s 

flag colors for $1. They are 

also taking donations in the 

library for the Christian Relief 

Services. 

In addition to helping Haiti, 

they are also planning a 

blood drive on May 5th. Everyone 

who is eligible is encouraged 

to donate. 

Teens’ 

Consumption 

of 

Media 

Grows 

By Sarah Ferguson 


Facebook and 

MySpace, The Jersey 

Shore and American Idol, 

Call of Duty and Rock 

Band; these things are 

taking over a vast majority 

of teenagers’ lives. 

In a recent study 

done by the Henry J. 

Kaiser Family Foundation, 

it was found that 

on average, teenagers 

spend about 7.5 hours 

a day consuming some 

form of media. This has 

increased two hours in 

only five years. This includes 

television, video 

games, music, phone and 

computer use. 

About four and 

a half hours are spent 

watching television, two 

and a half listening to 

music, about an hour and 

a half on the computer 

and a little over an hour 

playing video games per 

day. 

With social networking 

sites such as 

Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, 

and Tumblr to 

check, teenagers’ Internet 

usage increases. Less 

time is spent going out 

places, doing homework, 

or studying, and more 

time is spent tweeting or 

playing things like Farmville. 

“I have a MySpace 

and a Facebook,” 

said junior Virginia Barrett. 

“But I don’t get on 

every day.” 

Approximately 

66% of all teenagers own 

cell phones, which is an 

increase of 27% in only 

five years. A lot of teenagers 

are self-proclaimed 

“text-addicts” and spend 

most of the day and 

even into the night while 

they’re trying to sleep 

texting or talking on 

their phones. 

“I use my phone 

all day, except during 

school,” said Barrett. “I 

text until I fall asleep.” 

The newspaper and 

magazine industry is 

seeing harsh side effects 

to this increase in media 

consumption. 

With all the news 

posted on the Internet or 

television, a decrease in 

the purchase of items on 

the newsstands is happening.

The Chronicle 

Features 

Kettle Run AB Honor Roll 

9th Grade 

ADAM ABRAHAMS 

BRENDAN ADAMEC 

NICHOLAS ALLEN 

ETHAN ANGLE 

MICHAELA ANKERS 

ERIC ANTONIO 

THOMAS ARRUDA 

EMMA BAUMGARTNER 

SHARON BEATTY 

STEPHANIE BELCHER 

EVA BIGNOLI 

REBECCA BLANKENSHIP 

DANIELLE BOISE 

KURTIS BRAUN 

JACK BRILES 

CLIFF BROCATO 

CHRISTOPHER BURNETT 

DARBY BUTTS 

MARK CADY 

JESSICA CAUDILL 

JESSICA CHAPPELL 

STERN CHAPPELL 

TYLER CHRISP 

KELSEY COBB 

TRACEY COLLINS 

MIRANDA CORMACK 

LUCAS COSTA 

STEVEN CURRAN 

KARA DEANS 

JASON DEARY 

JACOB DELCLOS 

HANNA DELSIGNORE 

BAILEY DOVE 

JESSICA DOYLE 

RACHEL EDWARDS 

MATTHEW EGGERS 

KEVIN EGRY 

NASTASSJA EPPS-HILL 

HANNAH FAKOURY 

EMMA FALLON 

MICHELLE FARMER 

JACKSON FOLEY 

DONALD FORGACS 

CLAIRE GAGNON 

MELISSA GARLEM 

STEPHANIE GARRISON 

ASHLEY GILL 

BRIDGET GIMLETT 

SHANE HALL 

RANDOLPH HALL 

LACEY HANBACK 

ROBERT HARPER 

DAVID HARTBARGER 

JAMES HENDRICK 

PAULA HERMSDORF 

DEVYN HINE 

TAYLOR HOLMES 

TERRI HORTON 

KRISTEN HUNSLEY 

ALISHA HUNTER 

SAMANTHA HURT 

BRANDON JAMES 

NYCOLE JOHNSON 

EMMALEAH JONES 

CARLY KARANOVICH 

NATALIA KOLENKO 

LUCAS KRATZER 

ALYSON KROLL 

DEREK LAFEVER 

DAVID LIBBY 

ALEC LIPSCOMB 

BAILEY LOVING 

MADISON LUCERO 

ADAM LULIS 

MARY MACKERCHER 

MICHAEL MAGILL 

STEWART MARTIN 

D’SEAN MATTHEWS-SMITH 

MELISSA MCCANN 

ADAM MCCRAW 

BROOKE MCDOWALL 

NATALIE MCFARLAND 

BRIANNA MCKENZIE 

JOSE MELENDEZ 

JAMES MILLER 

RILEY MOORE 

DAVID MYERS 

TIMOTHY NAGY 

BRADLEY NELLIS 

RACHEL NIBECKER 

HALEY NORTH 

CONOR O’HALLORAN 

THOMAS OLIVER 

CATHERINE O’MEARA 

GARRETT PAYNE 

EVAN PECHTIMALDJIAN 

TAYLOR PENN 

CHRISTOPHER PERRIN 

VICTORIA PERRY 

CORINNE PETRO 

MATTHEW PLEASANTS 

KARLEY PREIL 

MATTHEW PROSSER 

NATHANAEL REEVES 

MORGAN RICE 

BRITTNEY ROSSI 

ANN-MARIE RUDD 

BRYCE SAMPSON 

ANNA SANCHEZ 

CANDACE SBARRA 

JENNIFER SCHNACK 

MEAGHAN SEARLES 

JAMES SHIRKEY 

CHRISTOPHER SLADER 

EMILY SMITH 

EMILY SPITTLE 

SAMUEL STARK 

IVANA SZWEJKOWSKI 

JESSE TAKACS 

ALEXANDER THOMAS 

NICOLE TURNER 

AUDREY VANCHERI 

WILLIAM VAUGHEN 

CARLOS VEGERANO 

TRAVIS WEEKS 

BRYAN WEIGEL 

WILLIAM WEITZ 

KATIE WEWERKA 

DANIEL WHATLEY 

JOSHUA WICKA 

HELEN ANNE WILLE 

ALEXANDER WINDSOR 

ERIC WOLFE 

DEVIN WOOD 

EDWARD YATES 

SCOTT YATES 

JAYSON YATES 

10th grade 

CONNOR ADAMS 

LUKE AIANI 

ALYSSA ALLEN 

BRITTNEY ALTAVILLA 

CARLY ANDERSON 

MATTHEW ANDERSON 

WILLIAM BATES 

DOUGLAS BEARD 

KYLE BEGLEY 

DUNCAN BELFOUR 

MARJORY BIERSCHENK 

COLIN BLACKWELL 

KIERSTEN BLEVINS 

RACHEL BONGIOVI 

CHRISTINE BOWMAN 

JESSICA BRIGGS 

KAYLA BROWN 

SARAH BROWN 

EMILY BROWN 

CHRISTA BUSH 

SARA BUXTON 

TAYLOR CAMPBELL 

MASON CARLTON 

HANNAH CARR 

JASMINE CASTILLO 

KIELXINE ROSE CAYTON 

CHRISTINA CHAMP 

ALEXANDER CLARE 

HANNAH COLE 

IAN COOK 

COURTNEY COOK 

MEGAN COOK 

MICHAEL CUPP 

JOHN CUPP 

AMANDA DAVIS 

RILEY DEBORDE 

JOSEPH DELCLOS 

KELSEY DIAS 

ANA DIAZ 

LYDIA DODGE 

MADELINE DOHM 

RACHEL DORION 

MICHAEL DORSEY 

JULIAN DRAKEFORD 

RYAN EDWARDS 

AMANDA EGGERS 

IMOH EKASI-OTU 

THOMAS ETHIER 

ABIGAIL EVANS 

JAMES FISHER 

KATELYN FLETCHER 

RYLEE FOER 

MATTHEW FOLTS 

SETH FRANTZ 

SUSANA GONZALEZ 

ARISSA GORDILLO 

MARK GRAHAM 

JUSTIN GREEN 

ADOLFO GUZMAN 

JACOB HACKMAN 

MADELINE HAISLIPP 

REBECCA HALDI 

JONATHAN HALL 

PHILLIP MATTHEW HARROVER 

MADELINE HARROVER 

AMANDA HOELSCHER 

ASHLEY HOLMES 

STONE HOPKINS 

ALEXANDER HUDSON 

GARY JAMES 

SEAN JEANS 

NICOLE KARAGEORGES 

JESSICA KING 

MARGOT KINSEY 

RICHARD KLARES 

CARINA KLOSSON 

JESSICA KROSKIE 

STEPHANIE LAFEVER 

DANIEL LASLEY 

JEANINE LEHMAN 

CAITLIN LEITZ 

MICHAEL LEVY 

WESLEY LITTLETON 

KELSEY LONGWILL 

TAMOUR MALIK 

CHELSEA MANZO 

DANIELLE MARSH 

JAMES MAYHUGH 

CALLIE MCDONALD 

NEIL MCDONALD 

TYLER MCGILVERY 

SHANNON MCMILLAN 

WILLIAM MELENDEZ 

LINDSAY MERRIKEN 

MARIANNA MILLS 

BENJAMIN MOON 

REYLIN MORGAN 

JOANNA MORISI 

GREGORY MORRIS 

JENNA MYHRE 

HAILEY NETTLES 

AUSTIN NEWCOMER 

WARREN NOOGER 

LINDSAY NORMAN 

CRYSTAL NOVAK 

RYAN O’NEILL 

MICHAEL OWENS 

JOHN PALCER 

NICHOLAS PATRICK 

CARLEY PAVAN 

CONNOR PAYNE 

ERIKA PERRIN 

NICOLE PETERSON 

JOHN PETRICK 

LOUIS PETROPULOS 

ERIN PIERCE 

TERRANCE POLANSKY 

CLAYTON PREDMORE 

KATELYN PREIL 

WILLIAM PUTT 

KYLE REINALDO 

KELLEN RHODES 

HANNAH RODEMSKY 

MUSTAFA ROKAI 

REBECCA ROSE 

MORGAN ROUSH 

MEGAN RUHLAND 

ADAM RYAN 

ZACHARY SCANDALIS 

KASEY SCHOENIKE 

PAIGE SCHREIBER 

ZACHARY SCHUHART 

RILEY SCOTT 

SARAH SEEBERGER 

NICHOLE SHIELS 

RYAN SMITH 

WILLIAM SMITH 

KELSEY SMITH 

TROY SMITH 

SYDNEY STEVENSON 

DAVID STUART 

DOMENICK STUMPO 

ROBERT SURFACE 

ELIANA SZWEJKOWSKI 

JACOB TAKACS 

NIKOLE TAYLOR 

NATASHA THORNTON-BUR- 

NETT 

NICOLE TISDALE 

CHRISTIAN TOMS 

MADELEINE TURNER 

VERONICA UMANZOR 

DANA WALLACE 

ABIGAIL WASKO 

TYLER WILFONG 

STEVEN WILLIAMS 

LAURA WOODS 

11th Grade 

JAIHYUN AHN 

AHMED ALI 

ALAN ANDERSON 

LINDSEY ARRINGTON 

DANIELLE ARTHAUD 

ADRIANA ARVIZO 

MEYREM BAER 

ZACHARY BAKER 

VIRGINIA BARRETT 

SEBASTIAN BLACUTT 

CONNER BOOTH 

ANDREW BOURDEAU 

MARY BREEDEN 

ANDREW BREEDING 

SHANNON BROOKS 

DAKODA BROWN 

PATRICK BURNETT 

JAMES CARROLL 

EMILY CASSELL 

MOLLY CLARKE 

ALEXIS COOK 

MARY COOK 

KAITLYN CUNNINGHAM 

EMILY DELSIGNORE 

LAUREN DIETRICH 

CAROLINE ELGIN 

MARY FAKOURY 

TAYLOR FALKENSTEIN 

SARAH FERGUSON 

CHRISTOPHER FERRELL 

LESLIE FERRUFINO 

LOGAN FINE 

CAROLINE FLAHERTY 

KAITLYN FLAMMIA 

EMILY FLETCHER 

RICHARD GATLIN 

GREG GIUNTA 

ALYSSA GORMAN 

JESSICA GRIFFITH 

EMILY HAGY 

VICTORIA HALEY 

RACHEL HALLEY 

AUSTIN HANZLIK 

MELISSA HARMAN 

BRANDON HARTMAN 

BENJAMIN HENDRICKS 

AMANDA HICKLING 

MARY HUSDALE 

KYLE JOHNSON 

SAMANTHA JOHNSON 

MORGAN KARNES 

KRISTIE KILGORE 

CHARLES KING 

FAUSTINA KWARTENG 

LESLIE LAU 

SARAH LEVY 

ANDREW LOVING 

JENNIFER MADDOX 

LAUREN MAHON 

NATASHA MARSH 

CHRISTINA MARTIN 

CARLA MARTIN 

MARKUS MATTHEWS 

MICHAEL MAYHUGH 

NATHALIE MCCANN 

CHARLES MCCARTHY 

JARED MCGLOTTEN 

KENNETH MCILVAINE 

MORGAN MCKUSKER 

LAUREN MILLER 

TALAL MOHAMMAD 

ALEXA MONFORT 

COURTNEY MOORE 

HALEY MULDER 

KAITLYN MULLINS 

JOHN MYHRE 

COLLETTE NADEAU 

DANIELLE NESTER 

PATRICK O’KANE 

MELISSA O’NEILL 

IAN PACK 

AMANDA PADGETT 

MICHAEL PARRISH 

CHELSIE PASLEY 

DANIEL PATTI 

REED PECHTIMALDJIAN 

JENNIFER PHILLIPS 

ZACHARY PHILLIPS 

SAMANTHA PICCIANO 

ANNABELLE PIVARNIK 

KAREN PONCE 

DANIEL POWERS 

MYRICK RACHOCKI 

SHELLY REAVES 

PATRICK REECE 

JUSTIN REINALDO 

STEPHEN RENBERG 

MORGAN RICHARDSON 

BRENDAN RIJKE 

JAMES RILEY 

SHAQUILLE ROBINSON 

JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ 

SCOTT RUSSELL 

MONICA SAMS 

MORGAN SCHAUSS 

TAYLOR SCOTT 

MEGHAN SEEBERGER 

LAUREN SEIBERT 

COLIN SHEA-BLYMYER 

EVAN SHILLING 

GARRETT SIMPSON 

ELIZABETH STAPLETON 

MEAGAN SULLIVAN 

KATHRINE TERLING 

KIRSTYN THOMAS 

ADAM WADE 

ANTHONY WAITE 

ERICA WALSH 

THOMAS WALTERS 

DANIEL WASKO 

RYAN WICKA 

NICHOLAS WILFONG 

KATHLEEN WOOD 

DYLAN WYLIE 

12th Grade 

HAIDER ALI 

BRIANNA ALTAVILLA 

ALISON ANDREWS-WALKER 

ALEX ARRUDA 

LAWRENCE AYERS 

QUAME BAILEY 

CLAIRE BAUMGARTNER 

MARIAH BEATTY 

ELIZABETH BISUTTI 

JAMES BOWMAN 

TANNER CARLTON 

SPENCER CARTER 

ROBERT CORNWELL 

RYAN COSTA 

KAITLIN COSTELLO 

ANN COTTINGHAM 

DANIELLE DERY 

ALEXANDER DIVITTORIO 

MICHAEL ELLIS 

BRETT EPPLEY 

RENEE ETHIER 

BRIAN FLEURY 

KEISHA FULLEN 

APRIL GARBER 

JULIA GATTUSO 

ANGELICA GERTEL 

TORI GLAZE 

SARAH GRIFFIN 

RACHEL GRIFFITH 

DANIELLE GUIFFRE’ 

JULIANA HALEY 

SAMANTHA HARROVER 

GEORGE HERR 

BRYCEN HILL 

STEPHANIE HOFFMAN 

HOLLY HYDE 

VICTORIA HYDE 

MONICA IGLESIAS 

KAYLA IMBS 

ERIK JACOBS 

MICHAEL JANAK 

MEGAN KERNS 

PETER KIERNAN 

SHANNEN LEHMAN 

KATHRYN LEWIS 

NICHOLAS LONG 

AMBER LONGWILL 

KATY MACWELCH 

ASHLIN MANLEY 

GREGORY MARTIN 

CONNOR MASSEI 

GEORGE MCDONALD 

COREY MCFARLAND 

AMANDA MCFARLAND 

JENNA MERRIMAN 

BRIAN MILLS 

GARRETT MORAN 

PETER MORENO 

ROSS MOUNTJOY 

ZACHARY MULLIS 

CAMERON NAY 

ARIEL NELSEN 

LAUREN NICKSON 

JENNIFER PACHECO 

CHRISTINE PERRY 

KATHERYN PERZANOSKI 

TIMOTHY PETRICK 

CARISSA PHILLIPS 

ALEXANDRA PLOTT 

AUSTIN POLASKY 

JOHN POPE 

BROOKE REDMON 

RENEE REEDY 

KELCI RILEY 

KATHLEEN RODEMSKY 

ALI ROKAI 

DANIEL SCHLENKER 

CHRISTIE SHAW 

KIMBERLY SIITONEN 

SEAN SKEELS 

SARAH SMITH 

ZOE SMITH 

MATTHEW SMITH 

SEAN STANTON 

DANA STRACHAN 

JESSICA SWATLOWSKI 

CHESTER SZWEJKOWSKI 

DAVID TATRO 

LAUREN TAYLOR 

BRYAN THOMAS 

KIERA TINES 

SAMANTHA TINGLE 

AMY TULLINGTON 

CAITLYN VALENTA 

JOHN VANCE 

NICOLE WEIGEL 

CAITLYN WHITLOW 

ABIGAIL WOJTECKI 

A Honor Roll 

9th Grade 

AHN JAIYONG 

BISHOP HENRY 

BLANKENSHIP AMY 

CURRY STEPHANI 

CUTHBERTSON HANNAH 

DALTON ABIGAIL 

GIMON ESTEFANIA 

HENRY MARC 

HODGE SAMANTHA 

JANCSE OLIVIA 

LASH MARIANNA 

LEWIS SARAH 

LINDSEY VICTORIA 

February & March 2010 

LULIS JONATHAN 

MARKS SYDNEY 

MURRAY HANNAH 

NICKSON KAITLYN 

NIXON DYLAN 

PFEIFFER SARAH 

PHILLIPS CARA 

PHILLIPS ASHLEY 

RIJKE CAMERON 

RODGERS MOLLIE 

SCHAUSS RILEY 

SKEELS STEVEN 

SMITH SUMMER 

SWIFT MARGARET 

THOMPSON DAKOTA 

TURNER LEAH 

VEGA DANEIRA 

WARD DREW 

WARREN SARA 

WHITESIDES ALEXANDRA 

YOST CALEB 

10th Grade 

ADAMEC EMILY 

ADAMS ADELE 

BERAN CHRISTINA 

BERUMEN YESICA 

BROWN VICTORIA 

CASTANEDA EMANUEL 

DRAKE MADISON 

EASTMAN ANNE 

GERTEL AMANDA 

GRAAP MEGAN 

HOUCK MADELINE 

JEWELL NATHANIEL 

LARRABEE ALLISON 

LEONARD JOSHUA 

MORGAN ANDREW 

MORRIS KRISTEN 

MULLIKIN KELLSIE 

RADIGAN GRACE 

SCANDALIS HANNAH 

SFREDDO DOMINIC 

SILAS MARION 

TATRO ERIKA 

VANCE SAMANTHA 

WELCH CAITLIN 

WISOR RYAN 

YOUNG PEYTON 

11th Grade 

ALLEN ELIZABETH 

BRESSON ANDREW 

CHRISTOPHER OLIVIA 

COOKE CASEY 

CRANDALL CAITHLIN 

DUKER AJUA 

GIMLETT KELLY 

JENKINS BRANDY 

KACSMAR LINDSEY 

KIMMEL MICHAEL 

KONOZA EMILY 

PAUGH KAYLA 

PICKETT ASHLEY 

ROSENBAUM ELISABETH 

SCANDALIS PETER 

SCHMIDT RYAN 

STARKEY TAYLOR 

THODEN EMMA 

WEST ASHLEY 

YOST JASON 

12th Grade 

BONGIOVI MATTHEW 

BROWN CARIN 

CADY CHELSEA 

CARRICK MEAGHAN 

CLEMENCY LAUREN 

D’AMORIM MARIANA 

DIGIACOMO MICHAEL 

DRISCOLL DAVID 

FERRUFINO PRISCILLA 

FUSILE BIANCA 

GLOWICKI NICHOLAS 

HAWES KENNETH 

HECKATHORN APRIL 

HERMAN LINDSEY 

HOPKINS CHRISTOPHER 

HUDSON SARAH 

JACOBS PAIGE 

KOLENKO NICHOLAS 

KRINKE DANIEL 

KRINKE PATRICIA 

LASH ABIGAIL 

MARKS BRITTANY 

MASTERSON STUART 

MCDONOUGH MAXWELL 

MILLER JEFFREY 

PREDMORE BENJAMIN 

RADIGAN MADELINE 

RAGGO CYNTHIA 

REW KATHRYN 

RHODES SARAH 

RICE JESSICA 

ROBERTS STEPHANIE 

SCANDALIS MATTHEW 

SIMPSON WILLIAM 

Congratulations to all of these 

students for their hard work 

and dedication to their studies! 

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What’s the 

best thing 

you did over 

break? 

“Sledding on the 

hood of a car behind 

a truck on the 

road.” 

Jessica Keeney 

Junior 

“I took the kids skiing!” 

Mrs. McGilvery 

Library 

“I would have to say 

hanging out with 

my friend, Dorsey.” 

Troy Leone 

Sophomore 

“I went parachuting, 

but it was really 

cold.” 

Emily Hagy 

Junior 

“I went sledding 

with my friends Rachel 

and Marion.” 

Michael Perrish 

Junior 

Sophomore Tyler McGilvery takes a skiing trip with his friends. 

Photo Courtesy of Danielle Arthaud 

Juniors Alexa Monfort, Danielle Arthaud, and 

Ashley West go on a ski trip during the snow 

break. 

Photo Courtesy of Amanda Davis 

Sophomores Amanda Davis and Taylor 

Campbell spend the snow days together. 

Major Snow Sto 


The second major 

snow of the season hit 

Fauquier County on February 

5, forcing Kettle Run to close 

its doors for nearly three 

weeks. Parts of Fauquier 

County received up to three 

feet of snow. 

“I think we got 24 

inches,” freshman Cameron 

Rijke said. 

Some students and 

teachers were left without 

power. “I lost power for 26 

hours,” journalism teacher 

Shelly Norden said. “My 

house was frigid. We kept 

Sophomore Sami Vance gets ready to tac 

quier C 

wood on the fire and tried to 

keep one room as warm as we 

could. The power came back 

on right before the Super 

Bowl started.” 

Sophomore Taylor 

Campbell lost power for 

three days. “The worst part 

was I had to read a book in 

two days since I didn’t have 

T.V.,” Campbell said. 

Others had power, 

but were stuck inside their 

homes for days waiting for 

the plows to come and dig 

them out. “My car was stuck 

in the driveway for three 

weeks,” junior Stephanie 

Shipe said. 

Photo courtesy of Kelsey Sullivan 

Senior Kelsey Sullivan takes a picture of her backyard 

after the snow storn begins.

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kle a difficult slope. 

rm Slams Fau- 

ounty 

“I was stuck at a 

friend’s house for four days,” 

freshman Claudia Ventura 

said. 

When everyone 

started to dig out of the 

snow, Fauquier County was 

hit again with several more 

inches of snow and blizzardlike 

conditions. “I wanted to 

cry when I heard news of the 

next storm,” Norden said. 

Virginia code states 

that when schools are closed 

for six days or more, the 

schools must make up the 

first five days, plus one day 

of every two days missed 

in excess of the first five. 

However, the superintendent 

may ask the state for a 

waiver, to forgive those 

missed days, if more than 15 

days are missed. 

Since 13 days were 

missed, the School Board 

voted to combine marking 

periods 1 and 2 and only issue 

a report card after marking 

period 2 for this semester. 

It was also decided that all 

students would receive an 

“informal” update as to what 

their grade is on or about 

March 8th. March 11th is 

no longer a conference day 

but a regular school day, and 

spring break remains intact. 

Photo courtesy of Lauren Forlano 

Senior Lauren Forlano takes a picture of her dad 

shoveling snow after the snow storm in her neighborhood. 

David Stuart and Jessica Briggs take a ski trip. 

Photo Courtesy of Megan Kerns 

Senior Megan Kerns spends time sledding 

with her friend Senior Jessica Rice after the 

storm. 

Photo Courtesy of Gulsah Tasscilar 

Senior Gulsah Tasscilar playing in the snow with her 

friends dog, Murphy. 

How many 

days were 

you snowed 

in? 

“A week.” 

Garret Page 

Freshman 

“A day.” 

Casey Kroll 

Senior 

“Three days.” 

Jimmy Hargro 

Senior 

“Four days.” 

Patrick Burnett 

Junior 

“Three days.” 

Jake Palcer 

Sophomore 

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10 

What’s 

On Your 

iPod? 

Kyle Warshauer 

Junior 

1. “You’re nobody until 

somebody kills you”- Biggy 

Smalls 

2. “Killer”- Drake 

3. “Something in Your 

Mouth”- Nickleback 

4. “The Worlds Greatest”- 

R. Kelly 

5. “I Feel Like Dying”- Lil 

Wayne 

6. “Crew is in The Spot”- 

Corey Qunz 

7. “Get Right Tonight”- 

Corey Qunz 

8. “The Good Die Young”- 

50 Cent 

9. “Go Getter Go Getter”- 

Lil Wayne 

10. “After Me”- Salvia 

Lauren Deitrich 

Junior 

1. “Sky High”- Wiz Khalifa 

2, “Bring The Goons Out”- 

Red Cafe’ 

3. “Beef”- B.I.G. 

4. “For My Town”- Bird 

Man 

5. “NOVA”- Jay Z 

6. “Homerun”- Jietz Santana 

7. “Skys the Limit”- Lil 

Wayne 

8. “Like Yeah”- Tech Nine 

9. “Imma Star”- Jeramiah 

10. “Cali Love”- 2Pac 

Mercury Switch is a Favorite Among Students 

By Zach Baker 


What is Mercury 

Switch? Mercury Switch, 

noun: an especially quiet 

switch that opens and closes 

an electric circuit by shifting 

a pool of mercury to cover or 

uncover the contacts. What is 

the meaning behind that? 

There isn’t any. It is 

just a cool name that Chet Szwejkowski 

and Steven Lane 

found. They were sitting in 

English class one day and 

opened up a dictionary and 

saw that name on the page. 

They then looked at each other 

and decided to make that 

the band name. “It was way 

better than Ask” said Szwejkowski. 

There are four members 

of Mercury Switch. Chet 

Swejkowski and Lawrence 

Ayers, seniors at Kettle Run, 

play guitar and vocals. Ryan 

Newby plays bass, and drummer 

Steven Lane attends 

Fauquier and Liberty. 

Szwejkowski and Ayers 

met as freshman and began 

to play and write simple 

By Tamour Malik 


A visual masterpiece 

is the best way to describe 

Avatar, director James Cameron’s 

follow up to the blockbuster 

Titanic. 

Being one of the most expensive 

films ever made, with 

a total budget of over 300 million 

dollars, Avatar has since 

become the highest-grossing 

film of all time, raking in 

over 2 billion dollars in the 

worldwide box office. 

Set in the year 2154, Ava- 



If you were crushing 

on the movie “He’s Just 

Not That into You”, you’ll 

fall in love with “Valentine’s 

Day”, the new romantic 

comedy (date movie) 

that debuted with a bang 

and ended with a kiss. 

The star-studded 

cast (Bradley Cooper, 

Ashton Kutcher, Jessica 

Alba, Jessica Biel, Jennifer 

Garner, Jaimie Foxx, 

Patrick Dempsey, Taylor 

Swift, Taylor Lautner, 

Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts, 

Topher Grace, Anne 

Hathaway, Queen Latifah, 

and much more!) doesn’t 

disappoint those who were 

Mercury Switch poses for a picture with Miss Virginia. 

music. They eventually talked 

to Lane and began to practice 

together. They started 

playing mostly Weezer and 

Foo Fighter covers before 

recruiting Ryan to play with 

them. 

There are many 

bands that influence Mercury 

Switch. Ayers said, “The 

most notable bands include 

Foo Fighters, Weezer, Four 

Years Strong, and Blink 

182.” 

“There are so many 

tar tells the story of Jake Sully 

(played by Sam Worthington), 

a paraplegic marine, 

who was sent to a faraway 

planet called Pandora, to replace 

his deceased brother in 

an avatar program. 

Pandora, is a small moon 

planet inhabited by a native 

population called Na’vi. A 

very rare, and highly desired 

element is located under 

their colony, and they refuse 

to move. 

Using the avatar program, 

Jake is transformed into a 

Na’vi, and is sent into their 

different bands. We all have 

our own favorites. We’ve Covered 

Foo Fighters, Weezer, 

We Are Scientists, Led Zeppelin, 

and even Phish.” said 

Szwejkowski. 

Mercury Switch plays 

many local shows. They have 

played at Smokie Joes, The 

Barn at Lord Fairfax, The 

Marshall Ruritan, American 

Legion, and even parties. 

All the band members have 

different songs they love to 

play. “My personal favorites 

MOVIE REVIEW: On Avatar 

expecting a clean-cut romantic 

comedy with a happy ending. 

Directed by Garry 

Marshall, 

this smartly 

written 

comedy is 

about many 

intertwined 

stories of 

love and 

loss on Vale 

n t i n e ’ s 

Day, as well 

as a view of 

Valentine’s 

Day at its 

best and worst. This movie 

did as well as any cheesy, 

Garry Marshall movie, about 

this eventful day-of-love, can 

hope to do in the box office, 

colony... 

Using groundbreaking 

3D technology, Avatar 

gives an amazing visual experience, 

creating an entire 

fictional world. More than 

half of this film, is entirely 

computer-generated, including 

many of the characters, 

however, they still seem 

real. 

Many of the cast performances 

are motion-captured, 

but I was impressed that 

they were still able to give a 

good performance. 

Avatar is director 

its cast attracting more audience 

than the actual storyline. 

This movie was directedtow 

a r d s 

t e e n a g e r s 

and young 

adults, however 

there 

are stories 

thrown in 

there that 

people of all 

ages can relate 

to and 

understand. 

Those who 

make the effort to see this 

will love “Valentine’s Day”, 

or at least find it endearing. 

Overall, the movie 

was cute. It was very funny, 

photo courtesy of Mercury Switch 

are Shot One (written by us) 

and After Hours which is a 

cover by We Are Scientist.” 

said Ayers. 

While Szwejkowski 

said “My favorite song is 

probably Tetris. It contains 

the Tetris game theme song 

and it’s a big hit to our fans.” 

Mercury Switch has 

a strong fan base. They have 

a Facebook group with 463+ 

fans. They also can be found 

on MySpace if you want to 

listen to a few of their songs. 

James Cameron’s first feature 

film in 12 years, and it 

shows that he has not lost his 

touch. 

Cameron delivers some 

incredible filmmaking, however, 

his screenplay suffers 

with a predictable story. 

Even though, the film is very 

predictable, and the screenplay 

lacks, it’s still one of the 

best movies of the year and a 

must-see for sci-fi fans. 

OVERALL: 5 out of 5 

MOVIE REVIEW: On Valentines Day 

easy to understand, had 

happy moments and sad moments 

(but nothing too serious) 

and it also had some serious 

eye-candy. At one hour 

and 57 minutes, it’s hard to 

say whether it is worth the 

time and money; I think it 

seriously depends on the 

person (or people). However, 

I would say: wait. While this 

movie was good and fun, it 

will be just as good (if not 

better) in your house as it 

was in theaters…waiting a 

few weeks is worth the extra 

$10, especially in these 

times. 

I loved this movie, 

and I was really glad to see 

it, but I would be equally as 

glad to have seen at home, 

on my couch.

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The Chronicle February& March 2010 

Noises Off Is On! 

By Rachel Bongiovi 


After over three 

months of practice, countless 

weeks designing the 

set, over a month and a half 

of building and painting the 

set, and many, many hours 

spent doing everything it 

takes to put on a production, 

Noises Off had its premier 

shows Friday and Saturday 

night March 5th and 

6th. The play was produced 

and directed by the Kettle 

Run theatre teacher, Ms. 

Dillon. Mr. Smith designed 

the two-story set which was 

constructed by Mr. Smith 

along with other adult and 

student volunteers. By 

the time everything was 

in place, the cast and crew 

had high hopes for their hilarious 

comedy and couldn’t 

wait for opening night. 

After the Noises Off 

premier, the cast and crew 

had nothing but good things 

to say about how the shows 

went. 

“I think they went 

amazing! Opening night 

especially, everything just 

went absolutely perfect!” 

commented freshman Hannah 

Fakoury who plays 

“Brooke”. 

Junior Michael Parrish, 

or “Gary”, says, “They 

both went amazingly well! 

I wish I could relive both 

nights over and over again!” 

Director and producer 

of Noises Off, Ms. Dillon 

agreed with the cast. 

“I thought they went 

spectacularly; especially 

Friday night.” 

After spending three 

months practicing Noises 

Off, the actors were able to 

really develop and connect 

with their characters. 

“I love everything about 

my character! He’s 

like my child! But I especially 

love how he can never 

seem to say what he wants 

to say.” Commented Parrish. 

Junior Amanda Hickling, 

“Belinda”, said, 

“Belinda is very 

Coming Soon to a Theater Near You.... 

City Island 

Rated PG 13 

March 19th 2010 

Based upon De Felitta’s original 

screenplay, “City Island” 

is the story of a Bronx prison 

deputy Vince Rizzo (Garcia) 

who recognizes a prisoner 

(Strait) as his grown child 

whom he sired with another 

woman twenty years earlier. 

He decides to be the young 

Emily Hagy and Hannah Fakoury search for Hannah’s lost contact during Act II. 

much like me, she is always 

trying to keep everything 

together and lead everyone. 

She is also a big gossiper! 

She was really fun to play 

because she kept the shows 

together and kept everything 

relatively sain!” Emily Hagy, 

who played the crazy and unpredictable 

“Dotty”, said, 

“My favorite thing 

about playing Dotty would 

have to be that she’s a little 

nutso so I really had no set of 

ground rules. I got to do a lot 

of crazy things in front of a 

lot of people, which felt really 

liberating.” 

“My favorite part 

about playing Poppy was 

being able to be a British, 

grungy-looking, nervous 

wreck. The character is so 

extremely different from my 

actual personality, that it 

made acting that much more 

man’s guardian in Rizzo’s 

family’s home, but his efforts 

to conceal the nature 

of his relationship to the 

young man promptly begin 

to unravel the complex web 

of deceits which have worn 

the family fabric threadbare 

through the years. 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 

Rated PG 

March 19th 2010 

fun.” Commented Junior Olivia 

Christopher, or “Poppy”. 

Noises Off is the first fulllength 

comedy to be performed 

at Kettle Run and the 

entire cast loved taking part 

in the hilarity. 

“This is the first real comedy 

I’ve ever been in and I’ve 

found it’s a really nice feeling 

you get when you make 

people laugh,” commented 

Hagy. 

“My favorite part of 

being in “Noises Off” is how 

absolutely hilarious the play 

is,” said Senior Kenneth 

Hawes who played “Frederick”. 

“There’s no feeling 

that compares to the feeling 

I get when I hear people 

laughing at my performances,” 

Christopher said. 

The actors weren’t 

the only ones working hard 

Meet the kid who made 

“wimpy” cool, in a family comedy 

based on the best-selling 

illustrated novel “Diary of a 

Wimpy Kid” by Jeff Kinney, 

the first in a series that has 

thus far sold 24 million copies. 

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” 

chronicles the adventures of 

wise-cracking middle school 

student Greg Heffley, who 

must somehow survive the 

scariest time of anyone’s life: 

photo by Sydney Marks and Nicole Tisdale 

to put on Noises Off, a lot of 

other people spent long hours 

helping put this play together. 

“I’m the stage manager, 

which means I have 

to call the show. It would be 

extremely difficult if I didn’t 

have such awesome people 

working in the booth and on 

the backstage crew. It’s really 

fun to be behind the scenes 

but it’s a lot of pressure too.” 

Commented sophomore Emily 

Brown. 

Sophomore assistant director 

Marion Silas said, 

“Noises Off wouldn’t 

be what it has become now 

because each person plays 

such a huge role, whether it’s 

backstage or center stage.” 

“I thought [the cast 

and crew] worked very well 

together; especially the running 

crew. What a fantastic 

middle school. 

The Last Song 

Rated PG 

March 31st 

Based on best-selling novelist 

Nicholas Sparks’ (“A 

Walk to Remember,” “The 

Notebook”) latest novel, “The 

Last Song” is set in a small 

Southern beach town where 

an estranged father (Greg 

team!” Commented Dillon. 

Outside of direct 

questions the cast of Noises 

Off had a lot to add and a 

lot of people they wished to 

thank. 

“ Thank you so much 

to the cast and crew of this 

wonderful play! It wouldn’t 

be nearly as amazing if each 

and every one of you wasn’t 

a part of it.” Commented 

Parrish. 

“I’d just like to thank 

everyone that worked on the 

show. Not only the cast or 

crew but the adults involved 

as well. Mr. Smith who built 

our set volunteered an insane 

amount of time and it’s 

amazing! And of course Ms. 

Dillon. We’re not the easiest 

group of kids to work with 

and this show is complicated 

but she really stuck with us 

and made the show phenomenal! 

So thanks for all your 

hard work and time everybody! 

This was an amazing 

experience!” said Hagy. 

“Noises Off has always 

been one of my favorite 

plays and I’m so grateful 

that I am acting in it as 

my last high school play. I’m 

going to miss Kettle Run 

theatre so much next year!” 

commented the only senior 

cast member, Hawes. 

The other actors of 

Noises Off are junior Daniel 

Patti as handyman “Tim”, junior 

Colin Shea-Blymyer as 

director “Lloyd”, sophomore 

Riley Scott as “Selsdon”, and 

sophomore Maddie Houck as 

Poppy’s understudy. 

“It definitely 

surpassed [all my 

expectations].” 

Mrs. Jeanne Dillon 

Director 

All the cast and crew’s hard 

work paid off in the end as 

they delivered hilarious 

performances loved by the 

audience. Director Dillon 

commented, “It definitely 

surpassed [all my expectations].” 

Kinnear) gets a chance to 

spend the summer with his 

reluctant teenaged daughter 

(Miley Cyrus), who’d rather 

be home in New York. He 

tries to reconnect with her 

through the only thing they 

have in common—music—in 

a story of family, friendship, 

secrets and salvation, along 

with first loves and second 

chances. 

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March Horoscopes 

To get the advantage, 

check the day’s rating: 10 is 

the easiest day, 0 the most 

challenging. 

Aries (March 21-April 

19) -- Today is a 6 -- This 

would be a great day to sit 

at home in your pajamas and 

drink herbal tea. You don’t 

have to do anything. Order 

your favorite takeout and 

share it with close friends. 

Taurus (April 20-May 

20) -- Today is a 7 -- Someone 

outside the family circle 

makes unreasonable demands. 

Your first impulse 

is to say “no.” On second 

thought, a slight shift makes 

the suggestion work. 

Gemini (May 21-June 

21) -- Today is a 5 -- Time 

spent at home gains you more 

than you imagined. A distant 

friend or relative is anxious 

to contact you. 

Cancer (June 22-July 

22) -- Today is a 7 -- Don’t 

demand satisfaction today. 

Things have a way of coming 

around to your advantage if 

you remain reasonable and 

listen. 

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- 

Today is a 7 -- Boost morale 

among associates by pushing 

forward with a shared idea. 

Your role is to imagine the 

possibilities without forcing 

anyone to give up a dream. 

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) 

-- Today is a 5 -- Make comfort 

your business today. You 

Dishin’ it Out in Mrs. Tom’s Class 

Hash brown 

Potatoes 

Ingredients- 

4 large potatos 

1 medium onion 

¼ c. vegetable oil 

Dash salt & pepper 

Dash Red Pepper 

What is the best thing you have ever baked in Culinary Class? 

“ [The best thing I have 

ever baked in class was] 

Oatneal Raisin Cookies.” 

Kelci Riley 

Senior 

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don’t have to stay at home 

to relax and enjoy great food 

and good company. Get out of 

the house. 

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 

22) -- Today is a 7 -- All the 

imagination in the world 

can’t help you avoid today’s 

responsibilities. Effort is the 

only solution. It needs to be 

done, and you’re the one. 

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) 

-- Today is a 5 -- Plumbing or 

other repairs are needed at 

home. You can’t put it off any 

longer. Just get it done. 

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 

21) -- Today is a 7 -- Work behind 

the scenes to set up a 

fun event for someone you 

love. If the decorations don’t 

work as planned, simplify. 

But keep it elegant. 

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19) -- Today is a 6 -- Imagine 

the glorious freedom to spend 

money like water. Then take 

a good look at reality. You can 

still enjoy yourself without 

wastefulness. 

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18) -- Today is a 6 -- Get up 

early and do your chores. 

That way you can enjoy recreational 

activities guilt-free. 

The whole group participates 

in some real fun. 

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 

20) -- Today is a 5 -- To boost 

morale without revealing secrets, 

choose treats appropriate 

for each member of the 

group. They can share if they 

wantI 

Directions- 

1. Peel potatos and 

dice them into small 

cubes 

2. Peel and chop the 

onion 

3. Heat vegetable oil 

on medium heat in fry 

pan 

4. When oil is hot, 

add potatos and onions 

5. Cover with a lid 

turning occasionally until 

brown 

6. Add salt, pepper, 

red pepper, to taste 

“ [The best thing I have ever 

cooked in class was] Hash 

Brown Potatoes.” 

Luke Palese 

Sophomore 

Alice in Wonderland, Not as 

Good as Expected. 

By Martina Gargiani 

Staff Repoter 

Inspired by the famous 

Lewis Carroll adventure 

book Alice in Wonderland, 

the movie from Tim 

Burton came out on March 

5, 2010. 

Everyone was waiting 

for the next Burton masterpiece; 

everyone was talking 

about it, but actually, 

a great part of the public 

found it not as good as they 

expected. 

The movie took-in 

more than $14 million in 3 

days, sending the colossal 

Photo by Stephanie Hoffman 

Students cook up some nice tasty homefries during 3rd block. 


cooked in class was]Stir-Fry” 

Ariel Nelson 

Senior 

Avatar tumbling down in a 

box-office dark hole. 

The movie is about 

19-year-old Alice going 

through the celeb adventures 

described in Carroll’s book. 

Taken to a garden party, it 

is hoped that Alice will accept 

a marriage proposal 

from Hamish , but she is distracted 

seeing a rabbit with a 

waistcoat nearby, and rushes 

after the strange creature. 

Following him, she falls in 

a hole, and she lands in a 

dream world made of absurdity 

and paradoxes. During 

her pursuit of the rabbit, lots 

of incredible things happen 


cooked in class was] Mac & 

Cheese.” 

Jessica Briggs 

Sophomore 

to her. She grows unbelievably, 

and she meets absurd 

animals and cats that sneer 

and disappear. 

As every other Burton’s 

movie, Alice in Wonderland 

is made for the whole 

family. Burton also directed 

“Charlie and the Chocolate 

Factory”, where he worked 

with Johnny Depp and 

his wife, Helena B o n - 

ham Carter. These two actors 

appear again in “Alice 

in Wonderland”, with Mia 

Wasikowska (playing Alice) 

and Anne Hathaway (playing 

the White Queen). 

“ [The best thing I have 

ever baked in class was] 

Chocolate Chip Cookies .” 

Lydia Shull 

Senior

The Chronicle 

Baseball Players Look Forward 

to Successful Season 



The baseball team is 

at the start of it’s second season. 

William Thorpe returns 

as varsity coach and has high 

hopes for the season. 

The Kettle Run baseball 

team’s goals for this season 

are to improve this season, 

win districts, and ultimately 

win regionals. 

Kettle Run baseball 

players have high expectations 

for their team this year. 

“We were a young team last 

year and still did well, so now 

that we have that experience 

under our belts, we’ll be even 

better,” commented first 

baseman Riley Caito. 

“I always have high 

expectations, whether it be 

for myself or our team,” said 

utility player Justin Rodriguez. 

The baseball team 

expects to do a lot better this 

season versus last year. “Yes, 

[we will do better than last 

year because] we’re all more 

experienced than last season,” 

stated Caito. 

“Yes, [we will do 

better than last season because] 

all of our players have 

excelled exceptionally this 

year,” said catcher David 

Stuart. 

Players say they 

very much enjoy playing on 

this team. “Everybody on 

the team is cool with one another, 

and we have a good 

time at practices and games 

but still get work done,” commented 

Caito. 

“I love how close our 

team is. We are all friends off 

the field, and we believe that 

helps with the team chemistry,” 

said Rodriguez. 

This may only be the 

baseball team’s second year, 

but many players have a lot 

of prior experience. “[I have 

been playing baseball] since 

I was six,” said Caito. 

“[I have been playing 

baseball] since I was three,” 

commented Stuart. 

“I started playing 

about 12 years ago,” stated 

Rodriguez. 

Coach Thorpe played 

baseball from age five 

through college and said, 

“When I stopped playing I 

knew coaching was for me.” 

Coach Thorpe says his coaching 

method is, “relaxed, fast 

paced, and I expect my guys 

to work hard every day.” His 

coaching method seemed to 

work well last year considering 

the team went to the district 

semi-finals. 

The teams’ next 

home game will be on 

April 13 th against Warren 

County High. 

Sports 

By Marcus Toms 


March is National 

Athletic Trainers months. 

Kettle Run’s athletic training 

staff is made up of 17 

students. These students 

are on the 

sidelines of 

every home 

game treating 

injured athletes. 

These 

students are 

lead by professional 

athletic 

trainer Natalie 

Swick. 

Prior to coming 

to Kettle 

Run, Swick 

worked as the 

head athletic 

trainer for the 

girls’ basketball 

team at 

Northwestern 

State University. 

She also 

served as an assistant trainer 

for the football team. 

Trainers say they 

have learned a great deal 

from Swick. “I have been 

trained to treat abrasions, 

anulsions, lacerations, 

punctures, contusions, ankle 

sprains, pulled muscles, 

and broken fingers,” boys’ 

soccer trainer Emily Kono- 

February & March 2010 

March is National Training Month 

za said. “We’ve studied injuries 

all over the body, but we 

usually call Swick over for 

the serious ones.” 

“Trainers are taught 

how to treat multiple types 

of injuries, such as open and 

closed wounds, sprains and 

strains, shoulder and knee 

injuries and many more,” 

said boys’ soccer trainer Morgan 

Roush. 

Trainers had different 

reasons for entering the 

field. “Before I was a trainer, 

I always got hurt and I was 

always in the training room,” 

Konoza said. “The trainers 

always seem to have a lot of 

fun, and Sports Medicine has 

always interested me, so I 

decided to become a trainer.” 

Trainer Kaitlyn Cunningham 

said, “I’m an athlete 

who gets hurt a lot, so I 

figured why not learn to treat 

myself?” 

Some of the 

trainers are 

also thinking 

of a future 

in Sports 

M e d i c i n e . 

“I’m going to 

do something 

having to do 

with sports 

m e d i c i n e 

when I get out 

of school, like 

creating physical 

therapy 

equipment,” 

said Cunningham. 

Konoza said, “I 

would love to 

go into sport’s 

medicine and 

be a trainer, 

but if I don’t, I’m definitely 

going into medicine.” 

“I would love to become a 

trainer,” Roush said, “but I 

still have a lot to learn.” 

Students who are interested 

in becoming an athletic trainer 

are encouraged to talk to a 

current trainer or Ms. Swick 

for more information. 

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Sports 


Kettle Run Makes Regional’s Only To End Season 

Kettle Run played 

the Charlottesville Black 

Nights in the Region II Semifinals 

on Thursday, February 

25th. Kettle Run Cougars 

basketball had a strong season 

with an overall 11 wins 

and 7 losses, 4 wins and 1 

loss in Districts, a 3-way tie 

with Liberty and Fauquier 

in the Evergreen District 

Championship, and finished 

as a Regional II Division 3 

Semifinalist. 

With the Cougars being 

third and Charlottesville 

being second in the Division, 

the players seemed confident 

when stepping onto the court. 

“I just kept telling myself, we 

got this,” said senior Spencer 

Carter. 

“I’d be lying if I said 

I wasn’t nervous; it’s such a 

huge turnout for us to make 

regionals, and it would have 

been awesome to win states,” 

said senior Brian Mills 

Although the team 

stayed strong, they knew who 

they were going up against 

a tough team. “They’re not 

a team you can overlook; 

they’re very athletic, but 

have a slow defensive side. 

Hopefully, we can get them 

there, but we can’t give up,” 

said senior David Noonan 

With this being the 

Photo by Chris Ball 

Senior Connor Massei dribbles down court past an opponent. The Cougars defeated 

the Warren County Wildcats 56-47. 

Boys’ Soccer Kicks off New Season 

“We be all the way 

turnt up,” said forward Reid 

Turnure about this year’s 

varsity soccer team. 

Players and the coach 

have high hopes for the season. 

“We should improve on 

last season and look to contend 

for a district title,” said 

head coach Phillip Roper. 

Team captain Andy 

Redmon Signs with Delaware 

Next year Brooke 

Redmon, middle blocker on 

the varsity volleyball team, 

will be playing volleyball 

with a full scholarship to 

Delaware. 

“A couple of DII and 

DIII schools were talking 

to Brooke,” Coach Krystal 

Hermes said. “Brooke has 

a quick arm swing which 

helps her hit the ball hard 

and fast. She also has developed 

her hitting skills to 

diversify herself as a hitter, 

being able to hit any spot on 

the court with different ball 

speeds.” 

“It was a really hard 

decision, but when I made 

the choice, it was the best 

feeling,” Redmon said. 

The scholarship 

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Sports Editor 

By Zack Baker 

Sports Editor 

By Zack Baker 

Sports Editor 

Bourdeau agreed. “I think 

our season will be fun this 

year. We have a real talented 

team. If we stay focused, 

we could do great.” 

Turnure said, “I 

think we will go to states.” 

Although the team 

is excited about the season, 

they know some tough competition 

lies ahead. “Brentsville 

is always tough and 

should be one of the better 

teams,” Roper said. 

Bourdeau agreed. 

“Brentsville will be our 

toughest. There were best 

in the district last year, but 

they lost seniors. Our whole 

squad is returning.” 

Two new teams were 

added to the line up this season. 

“We play Fauquier and 

Liberty for the first time, so 

we’ve got the whole county 

rivalry think going on there. 

It will be tough,” Roper ex- 

photo courtesy of yearbook 

Brooke Redmon spikes the ball past an opponent. 

made college far less stressful 

for Redmon. “Just knowing I 

didn’t have to go through the 

whole ‘college process’, that 

a lot of my friends did, was 

awesome.” Redmon said. 

Redmon didn’t have 

to stress about applications, 

essays, money, and every- 

thing else about applying to 

college. 

Going out of state 

Redmon is excited for college. 

“Delaware is only about 

3 hours away so when I want 

to come home I can.” Redmon 

said. 

Redmon plans on 

second season, head coach 

Troy Washington saw many 

plained. 

The team is working 

on a number of things, 

but most importantly “staying 

positive, staying focused, 

working hard, and having 

fun – all at the same time,” 

Roper said. 

In order to raise 

money, the team is hosting a 

fundraiser. They will be selling 

mulch in April. See coach 

Roper for details. 

pursuing a degree in criminal 

justice while enrolled 

at Delaware. 

Redmon will miss 

her high school games 

though. “Our high school 

games were, by far, the 

most fun,” Redmon said,” 

The fans and support we 

had was amazing, and 

Zack Baker better keep up 

the same spirit next year!” 

“It was a really 

hard decision, but 

when I made the 

choice, it was the 

best feeling,” 

Brooke Redmon 

Hermes will also 

miss Redmon. “Brooke is a 

wonderful player and person 

and I know she will be 

very successful playing in 

college!” 

improvements. “This season 

was a huge difference compared 

to last season. We had 

six seniors return, which was 

a huge help,” said Washington. 

“They were like big 

brothers to the younger players. 

Saying goodbye to them 

was tough, but I hope for the 

best in their futures.” 

“I’m definitely going 

to miss our home 

games, and Patches 

cheering us on from 

the stands.” 

Connor Massei 

Senior 

Some of the teammates 

are sad to see the second 

season come to an end. “I’ve 

been playing for 10 years, 

(and since its almost over), 

I’m really going to miss my 

teammates, the atmosphere 

of big games, and Kelci Riley 

cheering me on,” said 

Noonan. 

“I’m definitely going 

to miss our home games, 

and Patches cheering us on 

from the stands,” said senior 

Connor Massei. 

Athlete of 

the Month 

Brendan Rijike 

Junior 

Swimming 

How many years have 

you been involved in 

your sport? Ten years. 

What’s your favorite 

snack? Trail Mix. 

What is your most 

memorable moment in 

the sport? Swimming at 

states. 

Do you plan on continuing 

the sport after high 

school? Yes. 

How did you get interested 

in the sport? I had 

some friends on the Chesnut 

Forks swim team so I 

decided to join. 

What is one thing you 

could never live without? 

Water.

Sports 


Girls’ Tennis Swings Into New Season 

By Martinia Gargiano 


The girls’ tennis team 

has high hopes for this season. 

Twenty seven girls tried 

out for the team: twelve were 

chosen. 

First seed player Jesica 

Doyle hopes “everybody 

will become a team and win 

more games”. There are several 

players who have tennis 

experience. Third seed Marion 

Silas has been playing “on 

and off for three years”. Fifth 

seed player Becca Haldi has 

been playing for two years. 

Players joined the 

team for different reasons. 

“My dad wanted me to play, 

so I started, and now I like 

it,” Doyle said. 

“My sister played, so 

I decided to start too,” second 

seed Amanda Davis said. 

Tennis players prefer 

different aspects of this 

sport. “The thing that I like 

most about tennis is the outfits,” 

Davis said. 

“I love how close the 

team gets and the fact that 

that you can play with a partner 

or alone,” Silas said. 

Playing tennis requires 

a lot of body strength 

and “very good coordination,” 

fourth and seventh seed players 

Megan Graap and Tina 

Kwarteng said. 

Players say they enjoy 

the sport and hope to con- 

tinue playing it for years to 

come. “I would just like to 

keep doing it for fun,” Silas 

said. 

“I would not do it as a 

job because it is just a hobby 

for me,” tenth seed player 

Anne Eastman said. 

The majority of play- 

Upcoming Games 

Baseball 

04/07 6:30 PM(A) 

JAMES WOOD 

04/09 7:00 PM (A) 

BRENTSVILLE 

04/13 6:30 PM (H) 

WARREN 

04/14 6:00 PM (H) 

LOUDOUN 

04/16 6:00 PM (H) 

JOHN HANDLEY 

04/21 6:00 PM (H) 

CULPEPER 

04/23 7:00 PM (A) 

LIBERTY 

04/27 7:00 PM (H) 

FAUQUIER 

04/28 4:30 PM (A) 

CULPEPER 

04/30 7:00 PM (H) 

BRENTSVILLE 

Boys’ Lacrosse 

04/07 7:30 PM(H) 

POTOMAC FALLS 

04/08 7:00 PM(H) 

BRENTSVILLE 

04/12 7:00 PM (A) 

CULPEPER 

04/15 7:00 PM (H) 

Eastern View 

04/20 7:00 PM (H) 

LIBERTY 

04/22 7:00 PM (A) 

FAUQUIER 

04/26 7:00 PM (A) 

BRENTSVILLE 

04/28 7:00 PM (A) 

CHARLOTTESVILLE 

Photo by Martina Gargiani 

Number one seed, Jessica Doye, serves the ball against her Garfield opponent. 

Girls’ Lacrosse 

04/07 7:30 PM(A) 

POTOMAC FALLS HIGH 

04/08 6:00 PM(A) 

BRENTSVILLE 

04/12 6:00 PM (H) 

CULPEPER 

04/15 7:00 PM (A) 

Eastern View 

04/20 5:30 PM (A) 

LIBERTY 

04/22 5:30 PM (A) 

FAUQUIER 

04/26 6:00 PM (H) 

BRENTSVILLE 

Girls’ Soccer 

04/09 7:00 PM (H) 

BRENTSVILLE 

04/13 7:00 PM (A) 

WARREN COUNTY 

04/15 5:15 PM (A) 

JOHN HANDLEY 

04/19 7:00 PM (H) 

SHERANDO 

04/23 7:00 PM (H) 

LIBERTY 

04/27 7:00 PM (A) 

FAUQUIER 

04/30 7:00 PM (A) 

BRENTSVILLE 

Boys’ Soccer 

04/07 7:30 PM(A) 

BRIAR WOODS 

04/09 7:00 PM(A) 

BRENTSVILLE 

ers say there is one player 

they all idolize. Rafael Nadal 

is “our favorite,” Eastman 

and ninth seed player Maddie 

Turner said. 

This year’s team 

is made up of Lindsey Arrington, 

Amanda Davis, Jessica 

Doyle, Megan Graap, 

04/13 7:00 PM(H) 

WARREN 

04/16 7:00 PM(H) 

JOHN HANDLEY 

04/19 7:00 PM(A) 

SHERANDO 

04/23 7:00 PM(A) 

LIBERTY 

04/27 7:00 PM(H) 

FAUQUIER 

04/30 7:00 PM (H) 

BRENTSVILLE 

Softball 

04/07 6:00 PM(A) 

HERITAGE 

04/09 6:00 PM(A) 

BRENTSVILLE 

04/13 6:30 PM(H) 

WARREN 

04/14 6:00 PM(H) 

LOUDOUN 

04/16 6:00 PM(H) 

Handley 

04/21 6:00 PM(H) 

CULPEPER 

04/23 7:00 PM(A) 

LIBERTY 

04/27 7:00 PM (H) 

FAUQUIER 

04/28 4:30 PM (A) 

CULPEPER 

04/30 6:00 PM (H) 

BRENTSVILLE 

Boys’ Tennis 

04/07 5:00 PM (H) 

PARK VIEW 

04/08 4:00 PM (A) 

BRENTSVILLE 

Becca Haldi, Anne Eastman, 

Amanda Hoelscher, Tina 

Kwarteng, Lauren Miller, 

Hailey Nettles, Marion Silas 

and Maddie Turner. 

Paola Riccetti is the coach 

and Martina Gargiani is the 

manager. 

04/12 4:00 PM (H) 

WARREN 

04/14 4:30 PM (H) 

SKYLINE 

04/16 4:00 PM (H) 

HANDLEY 

04/19 4:00 PM (A) 

SHERANDO 

04/21 5:30 PM(A) 

PARK VIEW 

04/22 4:00 PM (A) 

LIBERTY 

04/26 4:00 PM (H) 

FAUQUIER 

04/29 4:00 PM (H) 

BRENTSVILLE 

Girls’ Tennis 

04/08 4:00 PM (H) 

BRENTSVILLE 

04/12 4:00 PM (A) 

WARREN 

04/14 4:30 PM (A) 

SKYLINE 

04/19 4:00 PM (H) 

SHERANDO 

04/22 4:00 PM (H) 

LIBERTY 

04/26 4:00 PM (A) 

FAUQUIER 

04/29 4:00 PM (A) 

BRENTSVILLE 

Track and Field 

04/10 9:00 AM (A) 

Bridgewater College 

04/17 9:00 AM (A) 

Handley HS 

04/28 4:00 PM(H) 

FAUQUIER 

Hockey 

Team Rolls 

into Season 

Two 


News Editor 

Did you know 

Kettle Run has a hockey 

team? 

Junior Blake Owens 

and Coach John Rathbone 

created the Kettle 

Run hockey team at the beginning 

of the school year. 

Although it is referred to 

as the “Kettle Run” hockey 

team, the team also includes 

students from Fauquier 

and Oakton. In its 

second season, the hockey 

team currently stands at a 

3-5-1 record. 

Students on the 

Kettle Run Hockey team 

enjoy playing hockey for 

many different reasons. “I 

like playing on the team 

because I get to play with 

all my friends from school,” 

said junior Blake Owens. 

Sophomore Marcus 

Toms said he likes 

playing on the team because, 

“everyone is always 

friendly, even if you make 

a bad mistake.” 

Although students 

on the Kettle Run hockey 

team come from different 

schools, this does not seem 

to pose a problem when 

it comes to team bonding. 

“All the players understand 

their roles and work 

well together, “stated 

Coach Rathbone. 

Freshman Chase 

Rathbone commented, “I 

don’t think people coming 

from different schools 

has affected us; we are all 

friends.” 

While all the players 

continue to improve, a 

few students are identified 

as team leaders. “[The star 

players are] Blake Owens, 

Nick Succop, and Chase 

Rathbone,” commented 


The team’s goals 

for the rest of the season 

are to win enough games 

to go to the playoffs, and to 

keep improving each game 

by working on fundamentals. 

“I’m very proud of all 

my players, they continue 

to play hard and we have 

already improved greatly 

over the fall season,” stated 


The hockey team’s 

season is almost over, but 

the team is looking for 

players for next season. 

Students who are interested 

in joining should 

purchase their own hockey 

gear and contact Owens 

or Rathbone. 

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Mark Your Calendar 

take midterm exams. 

Spanish Tutoring 

If you need help with Spanish, 

then you will want to 

attend tutoring. These 

sessions are offered every 

Monday in room 455 from 

2:45 to 3:45 p.m. 

Film Club 

The film club meets every 

Wednesday in room 223 

from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. The 

club is always looking for 

new members. Students 

who like to act, write, or 

make videos are encouraged 

to join. 

Cap and Gown Pictures 

Cap and gown pictures will 

be taken on March 15 from 

8 to 2:30 p.m. in the audi- 

Words to Find 

ALPINE SKIING 

BIATHLON 

BOB SLEIGH 

BRONZE 

CROSS COUNTRY 

SKIING 

CURLING 

FIGURE 

SKATING 

FREESTYLE 

SKIING 

GOLD 

ICE HOCKEY 

LUGE 

SILVER 

SKELETON 

SKI JUMPING 

SNOWBOARDING 

SPEED SKATING 

VANCOUVER 

What is your favorite Olympic Sport? 

“Snowboarding” 

Tyler Todd 

Senior 

torium. Interested seniors 

need to schedule a sitting 

time with Mrs. Norden in 

room 223. 

Yearbook Sale 

Yearbooks are on sale for 

$90 at www.jostens.com. 

Don’t miss out on owning 

a piece of Kettle Run History. 

Spring Break 

Students will be out of 

school March 27 through 

April 5 for spring break 

vacation. 

Midterm Exams 

Midterms will be held on 

March 25 and 26. These 

days will be half days. All 

students are required to 

Winter Olymic Word Search 

W Y J L Y I V U E B O D Q I Z F V V H A E F D X M 

Q B H G T Y D I U F C Z F F V D W X Y G A I N W A 

C R O S S C O U N T R Y S K I I N G U L N G G G Q 

B S B D Z C P O V G D E Y R Q O Q L P S Q U V N B 

G N I D R A O B W O N S E A E H M I M Y J R Z I B 

E W D W X H G U Y H K I E S O V N D K A N E Y P G 

W B K T R S H U T E H K T Y T E L A L H R S B M E 

G O L D C O V Y L T X E W A S Y H I Q G C K O U H 

G O B I M X E E W P S K H K K D L Z S F M A G J T 

Q C U D T E T M H M V Y I M U S B E W E O T K I A 

E O W Q N O C G S Z H I P D K I D B S G O I F K G 

G G Q T N N I Z U O N S E G N H M E V K P N S S H 

V B X B T E N E J G P I C E H O C K E Y I G T M U 

Q A D E L M H F E F K G F W I Y T K I P M I X Y A 

T M N S G G X Q F H C L Z Z N W U L R B S Q N W U 

S T B C O V T P H D K W X D H B C L X Z O W I G P 

F O M E O K W O W O A O Y R X K X P Y W A T C S S 

B H Y B D U W W O Q O M Z Z B Q R M Z U N M V W Q 

F O G I A R V Q X W B D S M B E K F N X N I Z C J 

T C W A V C A E G N I L R U C Z Q H R W U E H D P 

D P G T Q A D J R G M H N E Q N A W V A B G I V H 

E C F H I S R E N Y R L B L B O S G G R Y J U A I 

G H F L Z U H I I C R U M D J R J X T C X M Q Q U 

Q Y T O L T S K Z Z V W I C H B K L U I D W A J A 

L V R N H J D P X K F Y P O U Q P O Z O H D H U S 

“Snowboarding” 

KT Tines 

Senior 

Talent Show Auditions 

Do you have a talent you 

would like to share with 

your classmates? Why 

not try out for the Talent 

Show. Talent Show auditions 

will take place on 

April 7. See Ms. Olinger 

for more information. The 

Talent Show will take 

place on Thursday, April 

22, during first and second 

blocks. Students will need 

to purchase a ticket to attend. 

This event is a fundraiser 

for prom. 

Class Rings 

Herff Jones will be at 

KRHS on April 14 ,15, and 

16 during all lunch shifts 

“Ski Flying” 

Alex Divittoro 

Senior 

to take order for the class 

of 2012 rings. They will 

also be here between 4 and 

7 p.m. on April 14. 

Fauquier County Arts 

Festival 

The Fauquier County Arts 

Festival will be held at 

KRHS on Friday, April 16 

from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 

April 17 from noon 

to 3 p.m. 

JMU Field Trip 

Mrs. Hagberg’s classes will 

be taking a field trip to the 

JMU planetarium on Wednesay, 

April 28. Permission 

forms and money need to be 

submitted by April 7. 

Email snorden@fcps1.org to 

have information posted. 

“Speed Skating” 

Nikki Yates 

Senior 

Fun 

Facts 

A duck’s quack doesn’t 

echo, and no one knows 

why. 

The numbers ‘172’ can be 

found on the back of the 

U.S. $5 dollar bill in the 

bushes at the base of the 

Lincoln Memorial. 

In the average lifetime, 

a person will walk the 

equivalent of 5 times 

around the equator. 

The most money ever paid 

for a cow in an auction was 

$1.3 million. 

The Neanderthal’s brain 

was bigger than yours is. 

When snakes are born 

with two heads, they fight 

each other for food. 

Charlie Brown’s father 

was a barber. 

Dueling is legal in 

Paraguay as long as both 

parties are registered 

blood donors. 

Kansas state law requires 

pedestrians crossing the 

highways at night to wear 

tail lights. 

Walt Disney, the creator of 

Mickey Mouse, was afraid 

of mice. 

Until the 1960’s men with 

long hair were not allowed 

to enter Disneyland. 

It’s against the law to tie a 

giraffe to a telephone pole 

or street lamp. 

The world’s oldest piece of 

chewing gum is over 9000 

years old. 

The # key on a keyboard is 

called an octothorpe. 

“Hockey” 

Officer Smith

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