Newsletter - Pigeon Forge High School

The Tiger TimesVolume 2, Issue 3 Pigeon Forge High School - Home of the Tigers Summer 2013Quick Read:School News pg.2Student Spotlight pg.4Sports pg.5News pg.6Entertainment pg.7The Bachelor of DisneyWritten by: Nathaniel MillerEach semester, Ms. Russell and her Drama classchoose a production to be performed at the end ofthat semester. The productions always have a differenttheme, so nothing is repeated over the years. All of Ms.Russell’s classes (Vocal Music, Advanced Vocal Music,and Theory/Harmony) are great ways to get involvedin school. Whether students can sing, play an instrument,or act, they can express these talents in Ms.Russell’s classes.For the first time, the students in this semester’sdrama class chose to write their own play, puttingtheir own twist on the Disney we all know and love. What this semester’s Drama class created wascalled The Bachelor of Disney, which was written by Hannah McClure and Briley Shinlever, directedby Ms. Russell, and performed on May 3rd. The Bachelor of Disney is based on the popular televisionshow The Bachelor with a family friendly Disney twist; Prince Charming (Elias Bond) is searching for hisspecial princess. The contestants undergo many trials including rose ceremonies, group dates, meetingswith families, and even several one-on-one dates. Plenty of unexpected events ensue such as contestantsgetting swept up by someone else, contestants not having things go their way, and much more. Afterall the twists and turns that occurred throughout the play, Prince Charming ultimately finds his perfectmatch, Cinderella (played by Briley Shinlever).The production was a great success, and it turned out to be very humorous and lighthearted. Ms.Russell and her class did a great job, and students can look forward to another great production at theend of next semester.Continued on pg. 2George Jones: 1931-2013Written by: Randall ShularCountry music fans and stars were saddened on April 26when the death of the iconic George Jones was announcedearly that morning. Jones had been hospitalized for a weekafter tests showed fever and irregular blood pressure. Someof his greatest hits included “White Lighting”, “FinallyFriday”, “The Race Is On”, but his most popular song is theballad “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” He was a memberof the Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry,and he had fourteen number one hits in his career. Jonesplayed his last show in Knoxville, TN on Saturday, April 6.It was an honor to see this legend perform, and he showedso much love for his fans and what he was doing. The showwas part of his Grand Tour which was scheduled to end inNashville on November 22 with special guests includingGarth Brooks. His funeral service was held Thursday May 2at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.InkCartrageRecyclingWritten by: Lauren BrightRecycling is a movement that hasswept across the nation as the fear ofclimate change has gripped the heartsof activists everywhere. Studentsat Pigeon Forge High School havetaken up the call. Dr. Knox's VirtualEnterprise (VE) began the ink cartridgerecycling fundraising projectabout two years ago to raise money inan effort to compete in the state competitionin Sevier County. Each semesterVE spends days going through theprocess of collecting, preparing, andshipping ink cartridges.First, they take all the cartridges thathave been collected and sort them bycompany and identification number.Then, each cartridge must be wrappedin newspaper and packaged into a box,making sure the box weighs over 20pounds but under 40 pounds. At thesame time the box is being packed, aninventory including the identificationnumber, number of cartridges, andprices must be typed. Two copies ofthis inventory must be printed withthe total amount of cartridges and theend weight of the box. Finally the boxis done and ready for shipping.As of May 1, Virtual Enterprise hasworked for 8 days and produced 11boxes! Wow!

Page 2 Summer 2013 The Tiger TimesSchool NewsMock CrashWritten by:Lauren BrightOn May 9, PFHS’ SADD chapter staged a mock car wreck. The event included twocars that were set up to mimic an actual accident, the assistance of the local policedepartment, fire department, rescue squad, ambulances, and a landing from LifeStar. The event was planned over the course of three months in order to organizethe cooperation of the different emergency personnel involved. SADD had a professionalmake-up artist from Ripley’s Haunted Mansion at the school to help preparestartlingly realistic wounds on the actors and actresses, really bringing together thevisual effect of such a tragic accident.The event started with a short opening speech from club president Lauren Jenkinsin which she thanked the emergency services and all other organizations for aiding inthe development of the event and a short scenario explaining how the wreck came tohappen. A prerecorded 911 call between Officer Mashburn and Lydia Cantrell beganthe spectacle setting the grim mood for the event. The tarps were pulled from the carsand Wow! It was stunning to see the visual effects and fellow classmates sitting invehicles covered in blood. Officer Mashburn drove onto the scene on his motorcycleand was quick to call for an ambulance, fire department, and Life Star declaring oneperson was trapped, one coherent, mildly injured individual, one person partiallyejected from the vehicle and in critical condition, and one dead on arrival. Next, thefire truck pulled in with the ambulance close behind. The team worked quickly andefficiently to discover the injuries and get “victims” transported. Soon after, Life Starmade its appearance by landing on the soccer field. The victims were then movedfrom the vehicles into the ambulance and cleared from the scene.The whole event was amazing, solidifying the danger of distracted driving. BryanaMarshall stated, “I thought the entire experience was very dramatic and realistic. Thegirls played their parts well. It was very convincing. It was all very cool, and I wasshocked to see how it played out. Texting while driving is a death sentence no matterwhat.” The SADD chapter hopes that all the students were able to come away withthe same feelings as Bryana.After the event SADD president Lauren Jenkins said, “We wanted to reach out tostudents, get them to make constructive decisions instead of destructive decisions.This close to the end of school was the best time to have this because we’re aboutto have so much freedom and this will be fresh on our minds.” Lauren also statedthat she loved finally getting to see if it all came together and worked after so muchpreparation. Lydia Cantrell, the trapped “victim”, said, “I was a bit mad at LJ [LaurenJenkins] and very reluctant to do it at first, but I’m glad I did it. It was a lot of fun.The people [emergency teams] were very professional. I kept wanting to remindthem that I was fine, and the wreck wasn’t real.” She also stated the acting “wasn’tthat difficult as I am a dramatic person”. All the SADD chapter members can honestlysay that their favorite part was just watching the whole thing come together.Megan Hunter, who played the texting driver, said, “I was really nervous to act. Iloved the make-up because it was really fun and awesome. The mock crash wentreally well, and I hope it prevents people from making those destructive decisions.”Natalie Terrazzino, the partially ejected passenger, stated, “My favorite part was themake-up and just the overall performance. I felt like it went great. I had a great time.I loved when I got to spit up the blood, even though I had to hold it in my mouthfor over 20 minutes.”The entire event was dramatic, well played, and influential. The SADD chapterwould like to send out a special thank you to Principal Ben Clabo, Pigeon Forge HighSchool, Pigeon Forge Middle School, the police department, fire department, EMS,rescue squad, Life Star, Papa Johns, Firehouse Subs, and Gigi’s Cupcakes.PromWritten by: Jacob LineOn April 27th, Pigeon Forge Juniors and Seniors alike donned their nicest attirefor the 2013 Prom. This annual event serves not only as a chance for students tospend an egregious amount of money, but also as an opportunity to come togetherand celebrate the end of another school year.This year’s “Black Tie Affair” was held at the Music Road Hotel. Many groovysongs were played between the hours of 7:00pm and 11:00pm, including Thrift Shop,Bohemian Rhapsody, the Cupid Shuffle, and the Macarena. Some older classics werealso enjoyed, such as Come On Eileen and Don’t Stop Believing.Senior Prom Queen Lydia Cantrell said, “Prom was very expensive. I was sweatinglike nobody’s business, but I had a great time all the same. I enjoyed being votedQueen. I hope it wasn’t one of those ‘let’s make the weird girl Prom Queen’ sort ofthings, but, YOLO. I have my friends to thank for making it such a phenomenal nightto remember.”Senior Prom King Jacob Line stated, “Dancing with Lydia made my night complete.I was awkward to the extreme, as anyone with eyes could see, but I don’t thinkanyone expected any less.”To those who participate, Prom is more than just a formal dance. It’s more thanjust a night out on the town. It’s a chance for young adults to experience one of themost anticipated events of their high school career. It’s a chance for students to letgo and be themselves, loud and proud and free.Academic AchieversWritten by: Lucas MunasqueOn April 24th, the 28th annual Academic Achievers Banquet was held. The purposeof the event was to honor the top five academic students from East Tennesseearea high schools. From our school, Megan Hunter, Lauren Jenkins, DanielleWhaley, Katie Shields, and Lucas Munasque were part of the 320 out of some 13000high school students who attended. Of the event Whaley said, “Being able to attendthe academic achievers banquet was absolutely incredible. Being in a room filled withother valedictorians and outstanding students was humbling. The keynote speaker,UT Head Football Coach Butch Jones, gave an inspirational speech that was simplymagnificent. I’m truly honored to have been able to attend.”

The Tiger Times Summer 2013 Page 3Academic Field DayWritten by: Olivia Perdomo• Jordan McCarthy• Lauren Jenkins• Megan HunterSalutatorian• Joseph DodgenOn May 9th Pi Beta Phi held the 47th annual Academic Field Day. There were242 seventh and eighth grade students representing twelve middle schools in theselected subjects of language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science. Eachschool has a specific number of students who can test in a designated subject basedon the amount of the total students they have in their school. The top twenty studentsof each subject are recognized. Also, the top school receives a plaque to holduntil the next year.To help give tests, there is a high school teacher from Sevier County, PigeonForge, Seymour, and Gatlinburg-Pittman for each subject. Ms. Sally Tate has beenassisting since 2006. The teachers select several students to join them as they maketheir way to Pi Beta Phi. This year Madison Ownby, Alison Bean, Vanessa Wilson,and Olivia Perdomo were chosen to attend. “This was my second year going. I wantto become a middle school teacher and giving the test and watching the studentshelped to confirm my desire of fulfilling that dream,” Madison Ownby stated.Altogether, the day was a success for students to be recognized academically.GraduationWritten by: Lucas MunasqueThe following information was copied from the TN Department of Education website.Graduating with HonorsTennessee graduates who score at or above the readiness benchmarks on the ACTor SAT will graduate with honors. The readiness scores are:English 18Mathematics 22Reading 21Science 24Graduating with DistinctionTennessee graduates who maintain a B average and complete an additionalapproved credential will graduate with distinction. Approved credentials include:• Nationally recognized industry certification• Tennessee Governor's School• All State musical organization• National Merit finalist or semi-finalist• A composite score of 31 or higher on the ACT• A score of 3 or higher on two AP exams• International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme• 12 or more hours of transcripted post-secondary creditPFHS’ Senior Valedictorians 2013• Danielle Whaley• Lucas Muñasque• Katie ShieldsMerriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines graduation as “the award or acceptanceof a degree or diploma.” However, these few words fail to adequately capture thegravity that graduation truly possesses. For the graduated reader, think back tothat day. What were your thoughts and emotions? Some, I am sure, were justglad to be leaving that awful place referred to as “high school.” There are alsothose who probably saw the opportunities before them as they would soon enterthe world of higher education and soon thereafter the “real world” as it is called.And yet there are still those who, as they sat on stage, took the time to reminisceabout past experiences and memories with friends before being drawn back toreality by their own name echoing through the speakers.By the time this paper has been released, I myself will have been in that exactplace with sweaty palms and a quickened heartbeat. For now, however, I writethis piece as a spectator who has seen both of his brothers, his sister, and one ofhis cousins graduate. From that point of view I would like to share with you whatto expect. There is always that room full of excitement and buzzing with proudparents and family as well as younger siblings who are perhaps the most impatienthuman beings on the planet. Then, the lights begin to dim and the familiarinterlude of Sir Edward Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance” is piped through thesound system as the graduates, in their gowns, stoles, medallions and some capsbejeweled by their owners, take their place on stage.From there, the school administration makes their inspiring remarks and wellwishes to the graduates. There is typically a commonality in that most speechesinclude what graduation REALLY means to the speaker and what it SHOULDmean to the class. Then, a selection of the more musically inclined seniors havea performance of one, or maybe two, songs followed by the salutatorian andvaledictorian speeches. Finally, one-by-one the graduates parade across thestage in alphabetical order, sometimes accompanied by “with honors” or “withdistinction,” to receive their diplomas certifying that they have learned all theycan while they graced the school with their presence (or perhaps plagued theschool for the more mischievous students). All of this they do in front of smilingtear-soaked faces and the occasional air horn or other common noisemaker.At the end of the ceremony, the students finally reach the moment when theycan switch the tassels on their caps from the right side to the left. This simplemovement symbolizes their passing on to even greater and more prestigiousheights in both the academic and professional sphere. At that point, the class hasreached the highest goal that it has been working toward for the last four years.Now, to my fellow seniors I would like to offer my take on the meaning ofgraduation. Let it not be said of us that our best days were shared within the hallsof Pigeon Forge High School. Let it not be said that we were the best we couldbe while we were there. Instead, let it be said of us, through the legacies we havebegun to build and that will continue, that Pigeon Forge High School was but astepping stone for our future successes. May we remember these days as progress,but not the apex of our growth. And, most importantly, may we always beproud to say that we were, and will always be, a Pigeon Forge Tiger. Go Tigers!!!

Page 4 Summer 2013 The Tiger TimesStudent SpotlightSalute to SeniorsWritten by: Danielle Whaley and Randall ShularFor some high school students their time is now, but for seniors, their timeis up. As these seniors begin their journey out of these hallways they look forwardto college life and a look back at their time at Pigeon Forge High School.College Plans• Will Crowe will attend South Carolina University to play baseball.• Tasha Horsley plans on attending Walter’s State then transferring toMTSU and majoring in business.• Chelse Varnedoe plans to attend King College to wrestle.• Caleb Miller plans to major in Culinary Arts.• Danielle Whaley will attend The University of Tennessee to major inbroadcasting.Advice to Juniors• “Party all night, sleep all day”-Devon Suttles• “Make good decisions. This is where you build the foundation of whoyou will become.”-Lucas Muñasque• “Keep going on the right path and don’t drop out”-Azlin Hitchcock• “Make the most of your time here, do what makes you happy, andfollow your dreams”-Tucker Berry• “Come to school and be prepared”-Kanita Huffaker• “Enjoy your last year because time flies”-David WhiticeFondest High School Memory• “Rewriting Taylor Swift’s “Mean” for Mrs. Kelley’s Bible Historyclass”-Randall Shular• “Getting to perform in chorus all these years”-Kelsey Helton• “Getting to pick on Foreman when I walk down the hall”-KatieShields• “Being able to go on all the FFA trips”-Justin ArnoldSummer Plans• Austin Young plans on working to become a tattoo artist.• Miranda Abston will be working and plans to go to the beach.• Jacob Line plans to travel the world and spend all his money.• Nathaniel Miller plans on going to the Bonnaroo Music Festival.• Lauren Bright will travel to California for a week and work to savemoney.Priya PatelWritten by: Danielle WhaleyThis summer, freshman Priya Patel will be taking the trip of a lifetime. She will beflying to Europe to see places such as Portugal, England, and France. “Getting to seemy dad’s side of the family is what I’m looking forward to the most,” Priya said. Whilespending three weeks across the sea, she will also be attending her cousin’s wedding.Boys and Girls StateWritten by: Danielle WhaleyWhat is the American Legion Boys State and American Legion Girls State, you mayask? It is a program that teaches selected junior students about how the governmentworks while developing leadership skills. These selected students will have a chanceto run for an office, learn public speaking, and create and enforce laws in a mock city.Boys StateBoys State has been a program of The American Legion since 1935. Thisyear, Peyton Marshall and Isaac Loveday have been selected to attend TennesseeTech University in Cookeville, TN. Joseph Dodgen received the honor of attendinglast year. “I loved it. I encourage everyone to do it,” he stated. The boys will bespending a week marching, becoming more educated about Tennessee government,and some more marching.Girls StateOn Sunday, May 26, Jessie Sharp, Aziza Ismailova, Avonlea Wilkinson,and Olivia Perdomo will be Nashville bound. They will spend a week at LipscombUniversity for the 67th session of ALA Volunteer Girls State. At Girls State, representativeswill learn more about how the government works from a local state andnational level. There are numerous amounts of activities and memories to be made.If you see our juniors, congratulate and wish them luck as they undertake this experience.

The Tiger Times Summer 2013 Page 5SportsNFL DraftThis year’s NFL Draft was considered a bit peculiar due to the picks that were made andthe ones that were passed up. While most NFL fans and experts predicted Luke Joeckel ofTexas A&M to be the first draft pick, his name was not the first one that Commissioner RogerGoodell called out from the podium. The Kansas City Chiefs decided to take Eric Fisher, anOffensive Tackle from Central Michigan as the first overall pick of the 2013 NFL draft.If you’re a fan of football like I am, or if you just love sports and good, heartwarming stories,chances are you’ve seen The Blind Side. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the movie,it is about a homeless young man Michael Oher who is taken in by the Tuohy family. Oherends up becoming an All-American football player at Ole Miss and goes on to be drafted as anOffensive Tackle in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens.Most people would think that drafting big name Quarterbacks, Running Backs, WideReceivers, and Defensive Backs is the whole reason behind having an NFL Draft. Thisassumption has been proven wrong before, but the 2013 Draft Class really proved the cliché“star player” concept wrong.This year’s draft was all about young men who are a part of their teams’ “main structure,”if you will. These players are what teams are built upon. A majority of this year’s draft, especiallythe first round, belonged to the linemen. In the first round alone, 9 Offensive Line and9 Defensive Line players were drafted. This stat set the tone for the next six rounds.In this draft 40 OL players were picked, while the average number of OL players draftedfrom 2008-2012 was only 40.6. On the defensive side of the ball, 52 Defensive Line playerswere drafted, while the average of the past 5 NFL Drafts has been 42.This draft was definitely one for the record books. For the first time since 2001, only oneQB was drafted in the first round. In 2001, it was Michael Vick from Virginia Tech who wasdrafted by the Atlanta Falcons as the first overall pick. This year, it was EJ Manuel out ofFlorida State who was picked up by the Buffalo Bills. Manuel, the 16th overall pick, was alsothe latest QB to be drafted in the first round since Marshall’s Chad Pennington was draftedby the New York Jets as the 18th pick in the 2000 Draft. There were only 11 QBs drafted thisyear, and the majority of them were taken in the 4th and 7th rounds. This was also the firsttime since 1963 that a RB wasn’t drafted in the first round.As for conferences that stood out in this draft, the SEC was at the top once again. This year,63 SEC players were drafted. This means that 24.8% of the draft picks came from one of the14 Southeastern Conference schools. There were more players drafted from the SEC thaneach of the next two conferences combined: ACC-31, PAC 12- 28. A specific SEC school madea statement in this draft with their defensive players. 8 LSU defenders were selected in thedraft, 2nd most from a single school in the common draft era.Section written by: Danielle WhaleyPhysical Education and Administration/Supervision from Augusta College (now - AugustaState University) in Augusta, Georgia. Coach Kucela is currently finishing up his DoctoralDegree Dissertation in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. CoachKucela and his wife are the proud parents of their nine year old daughter, Kayla Nicole.Sunni McAllisterThe second tennis signing at Pigeon Forge High School means that Senior Sunni McAllisterwill be a part of the Maryville College tennis team next season. The four year Lady Tiger madeher college decision.Talking about her past four years on the team, McAllister said that her high school careerhas been an interesting one. "It was fun playing tennis and getting to participate in basketball,soccer, and golf, but overall I think tennis was probably the best experience for me," she said.PFHS Tennis Coach John Griffis praised Sunni for being a gifted player. "Sunni is one of thoseunusual players that we're very fortunate to have. She's been an All-District player all fouryears in high school and has won district championships in singles and doubles two times,""She has been a very consistent player who has been a big part of our girl's program," Griffissaid, "She has a natural ability when it comes to playing tennis."Reflecting on her career as a Lady Tiger, McAllister said that her coaches were especiallyimportant to her. "[John] Griffis is an awesome coach, and so are Mark [Rutledge] and David[Huskey]. I just thank them for everything that they've done for me."Looking ahead at what McAllister can accomplish in the next level, Coach Griffis thinksthat she is quite promising. "She can be a really hard worker, which is what it takes to succeedbeyond high school," Griffis said. "She knows what it takes to be a winner, and, with her workethic, she'll go on to do great things."District Tournament ResultsIntroducing Coach KucelaCoach John Kucela comes to Pigeon Forge HighSchool after retiring from the Georgia TeacherRetirement System with over thirty years of service asan educator. Coach Kucela finished his last few yearsat Lakeside High School in Columbia County as thevarsity boys’ head basketball coach.Coach Kucela has coached basketball for 30 yearswith 25 of those years as a varsity head coach. CoachKucela has posted over 300 wins as a head coach andover 400 wins as both head coach and assistant coachbefore accepting the job at Pigeon Forge High School asthe new Tiger basketball coach.Kucela is a graduate of Georgia Military Collegein Milledgeville, Georgia, with an Associate degree in General Studies and received theBachelor of Science degree in Health/Physical Education from the University of SouthCarolina at Aiken. He later received the Master’s and Specialist degrees in both Health/Senior Night for Boys SoccerThe PFHS Tennis team had an impressive turnout during the District Championship.The Girls finished as the runners-up for the third time in a row, while the Boys heldon to their title of District Champs for the third time. Alex Delozier, Garrett Byrd,Gabe Camacho, and Ben Vaughan were named to the All-District team for the boys.Sunni McAllister, Shelby Huskey, and Kassidy Huffaker were also named to the All-District team. Coach John Griffis was named one of the Coaches of the Year.The PFHS Soccer team had a great run this year. In the District Championship theyfaced Gibbs. Although it was a hard-fought match, the Eagles beat the Tigers, makingPFHS the district runners-up.

Page 6 Summer 2013 The Tiger TimesClass AA State Champions!!The PFHS baseball team was expected to win the District title and they did notdisappoint. Not only did they trounce Gibbs for the district title, but they bested CAKby two runs for the Region Championship. After beating Greenville during the substategame, the Tiger baseball team went to Murfreesboro for the State Tournamentyet again. After a weather delay, the Tigers faced Elizabethton on Tuesday night. TheTigers defeated Elizabethton 10-0 in five innings as senior Wil Crowe threw a perfectgame. Wednesday the Tigers defeated Murfreesboro Central 9-2 and on Thursdaybeat Dyersburg 6-3 in extra innings to secure a spot in the championship game. TheTigers rallied in the final inning of the championship game to tie Goodpasture 3-3 inthe top of the 7th. After PFHS scored 2 runs in the top of the 8th, senior Wil Crowerecorded 3 more strikeouts to secure the class AA state title. Go Tigers!NewsBoston Bombing BacklashWritten by: Lucas MunasqueIn 490 BC as the forces of Persia invaded the shores of Greece at Marathon, Greekforces sent Pheidippidas, an hemerodrome (“day runner”) with a call for aid to thefierce fighters of Sparta, a 150 mile round trip. However, the rocky terrain was muchtoo treacherous for the clumsy hooves of a horse so he left on foot, completing thejourney in a mere two days. The next day, Pheidippidas was called upon again to runto Athens, which he did, and upon completing the 25 mile journey, he proclaimed“Nikomen!” (“We have won!”) and dropped dead from exhaustion. Unbeknownst tothe great Greek hero, he had just completed the first marathon.Some 2300 years later, the Olympic committee of 1896 established the first everformal marathon and set it at a distance of 26.1 miles. Just one year later, the cityof Boston held its first race on April 19, 1897 (although the distance did not matchthat of the Olympic standard until 1908). Now, the race is held annually on the thirdMonday in April. For the city, which is just as rich in symbolism as it is in literalvalue, the Boston Marathon is much more than a simple race; it is the celebrationof Patriots’ Day which commemorates the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Yearafter year, Bostonians and visitors alike congregate to revel in the remembrance ofthe beginnings of America’s break from tyranny and oppression.However, on this past April 15, oppression overtook the city of Boston once againwhen two pressure cooker bombs exploded at the finish line of the marathon at about2:49 PM EST. Sadly, the explosion killed 3 and injured 264. Shortly thereafter, thecity was placed under lockdown as law officers scoured the city searching for theperpetrators. In the hours that ensued, officials had positively pinned the bombingon two Russian radical Islamists: Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. From there on,all efforts were focused on finding the two brothers.On April 18, two men were reported to have killed an MIT officer at roughly 10:30PM EST. From there, the two split up and Tamerlan Tsarnaev carjacked a man in thearea of Allston where he held the driver at gunpoint and forced him to drive somewhereto pick up his brother; however, the vehicle needed fuel and the victim took thepause as an opportunity to escape, which led to the police receiving a tip that wouldlead them to the stolen vehicle. A few minutes later, law enforcement officials caughtup with the vehicle that now held the Tsarnaev brothers.Now in an area known as Watertown, police chased the pair exchanging gunfireand trying to pin down the vehicle. Finally, the Tsarnaev brothers bolted from theSUV and a shootout ensued. In the chaos and barrage of small caliber and rifle fire,older brother Tamerlan was tackled by an officer as Dzhokhar escaped into theneighborhood.At 1:35 AM EST on April 19, Tamerlan Tsarnaev was pronounced dead andWatertown was sealed off as officers canvassed the residences searching for themissing brother. Fourteen hours later at 7:50 PM EST, Tsarnaev was found huddlingin a boat behind a house. From there, he was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess MedicalCenter for treatment due to gunshot wounds.Tsarnaev was transferred to Federal Medical Center Devens some 40 miles fromBoston for further recovery and interrogation. In response to the bombing and legalisticas well as emotional backlash, Attorney General Eric Holder offered his wordsof encouragement, “Let us… resolve once more to help or fellow citizens to meet fearwith reason.”Most information, unless otherwise stated, was gathered from articles posted by CNN.Convention CenterWritten by: Josh Buckmeier and Breyana SandersLeConte Center at Pigeon Forge is under construction on Teaster Lane and set toopen in September 2013. The LeConte Center is a 232,000 square feet multi-purposefacility. With Trolley service and 1600 parking spaces, the LeConte center will beable to host events and comfortably accomodate a large amount of people.The estimated $50 million dollar project will be finished in less than a year andwill bring in millions of dollars into our local economy. This building will be one ofa kind because of its 105,000 square feet of free space containing no columns. Thelowest ceiling in the building will be 30 feet high.The National Quartet Convention announced that they would be leavingLouisville and will hold their gathering here in September 2014.The Cal Ripken ExperienceWritten by: Josh BuckmeierAcross the road from the new Convention Center on Teaster lane will be anothersite ready for revenue. The Cal Ripken Experience will host baseball tournamentsand camps. Brian Tapp, an NAI broker from the firm that sold the property, saidretail and restaurant developments are also planned. The 114 acres was sold to a firmin Pikeville, Kentucky called Barker Industries. The price has not been disclosed andBarker could not be reached for comment.

The Tiger Times Summer 2013 Page 7Three Missing WomenWritten by: Bryana MarshallOn Monday, May 6th, a woman screamed for help from the crack in a door of a house where she and two other women were being held captive. This woman, Amanda Berry,was able to finally break free of this terrible experience along with Georgina DeJesus and Michelle Knight. Each of these women has been reported missing for ten years.Amanda Berry went missing the twenty-first of April in 2003 on the eve of her seventeenth birthday. Georgina DeJesus was reported missing the fourth of April in 2004; shewas only thirteen. Michelle Knight was taken when she was twenty-one years old on the twenty-second of August in 2002. Each woman made it out alive and were taken tothe MetroHealth Medical Center emergency room that Monday night and released Tuesday morning.Charles Ramsey was the man to save the day for these trapped women. He happened to hear Berry screaming through the door for help and he ran to see what was goingon. Ramsey and a man named Angel Cordero broke down the door, freeing Berry and her daughter. She later told police of the other two women trapped inside.Ramsey told police he had no idea the suspect, Ariel Castro, had other people in his own home. He told them that he and Castro were good neighbors and Castro neverseemed to be different from any one else Ramsey had seen: "He just comes out to his backyard, plays with the dogs, tinkers with his cars and motorcycles, goes back in thehouse. He's not doing anything but the average stuff. You see what I'm saying? There's nothing exciting about him. Well, until today." (CNN)Ariel Castro was arrested and is being held on pending charges. 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Page 8 Summer 2013 The Tiger TimesSummer MoviesWritten by: Olivia Perdomo and Bryana MarshallMan of SteelJune 14, 2013Rated PG-13Producer: Christopher NolanDirector: Zack SnyderSnyder has directed ten films, including Legendof The Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (2010),300 (2007), and Sucker Punch (2011).Cast: Henry Cavill as Superman and Clark Kent,Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Russell Crowe as Jor-El,and many more.There have been five Superman movies up untilrecently. The first was released in 1978, starringChristopher Reeve as Superman. Superman IIwas released in 1980 and three years later Superman III came out. The fourth wasreleased in 1987 and the newest release was in 2006 with Superman Returns, whichreceived poor reviews. The newest addition to the collection, Man of Steel, will bereleased Friday, June 14 of this year. After successfully completing the reboot ofBatman, Christopher Nolan yet again takes on another DC comic superhero. In thisfilm of action, adventure, and fantasy, Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) is faced with verydifficult challenge: he must confront his true heritage when his new home, Earth, isinvaded by other extraterrestrials from his own race.World War ZJune 21, 2013Rated PG-13Director: Marc ForsterForster has directed Finding Neverland (2004),Stay (2005), Monster’s Ball (2001), and severalother films.Cast: Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, Mireille Enos asKarin Lane, and many others.It seems as if the human race has an extremefascination with the living dead. The concept hasbeen explored in most forms of media, includingmovies, books, video games, and even comicbooks. Resident Evil, Dawn of the Dead, AMC’sThe Walking Dead, Night of the Living Dead, and even Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”are just some of the stories of zombies that have captivated people’s imagination. Theconcept of life in death can even be seen as far back as Samuel Coleridge’s Rime of theAncient Mariner, so it seems fitting that yet again there will be a film that explores aworld in which the human race faces anhilation by reanimated corpses. Based on thenovel by Max Brooks, Pitt stars as the main character Gerry Lane, who is an UnitedNations researcher for the U.N. Postwar Commission. Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) travelsthe world interviewing individuals and attempting to find a way to stop the pervasive,apocalyptic disease that is turning humans into the flesh-eating zombies threateningto devour mankind.Horrors of the HallsWritten by: Devon Suttles… The hallway seems to shake with every step of Mary’s feet. It is as if the building itself can sense the evil emanating from the small host of the parasitic darkness. Thecustodian stands fear-stricken in the lobby. “The one day I actually come to work…” seems to resonate in his mind. The sun is still shining brightly outside of the school buildingand one small beam of light finds its way to the custodial nametag that hangs around his thin neck. The reflective surface casts a glare into the eternal vacuums that areMary’s eyes. Mary has not seen daylight in weeks, and she has forgotten about the warmth and joy it brings. A shriek of pain echoes down the hallway with the intensity ofa thousand voices, “It burns!” The evil inside refuses to take in the light and instead uses pain to divert Mary’s attention. She lets out another loud scream and darts towardthe janitor. He drops his mop and stumbles backward, tripping over the worn handle of the old mop, snapping it as he falls. Mary leaps into the air. The scene is too gruesomefor Ms. Thumbleton to comprehend. Mary stops, turns slowly, and wipes the blood from her face. She stands and, with a surprisingly accelerated speed, reaches therestroom. As she enters, Ms. Thumbleton cries, feeling that same certainty that the custodian had felt moments before. “You don’t have to do this Mary, it isn’t you! Whateverthis is has ta-” her words are cut off along with her air supply, as Mary’s hands grasped the neck of the Bat. Mary notices something in the mirror to her left; she loosens hergrip and reaches for the sink. She gasps as she sees herself, a reflection of who she had been before all of this stands before her. The past reflection notices the current andlets out a wail. It is déjà vu. Mary remembers the first sight of the hag and now realizes it was her own self all along, and she also remembers that within the first vision, thehag killed Ms. Thumbleton. She looks back down at the shuddering woman and realizes that she doesn’t have to continue on with this; she can fight it. Mary reaches out andgrabs hold of one block in the wall that sticks out ever so slightly further than the rest. She uses the strength of the darkness to pull it out of the wall. Looking down at Ms.Thumbleton, a smile breaks through the rocky exterior. The Bat screams, sure of her imminent demise. Mary, however, throws the brick behind her, and continues to rip thewall apart. She tears it down brick by brick, each block taken reveals more and more sunlight. The burning sensation is more that any normal human being could bear, butMary isn’t normal. She perseveres and finally reaches the exterior of the building. Mary lets out a terrible wail and falls to her knees. The dark mist rapidly dissipates in thesunlight; a broken Mary lies motionless on the grass.

The Tiger Times Summer 2013 Page 9The Star of GenevaWritten by: Nathan KeebleAs it has for numerousdecades, the avant garde displayof automotive mastery knownas the Geneva Motor Showoccurred this past March inGeneva, Switzerland. This year’sconvention was one of the mostexciting in modern history andwill forever be remembered asthe year of the hypercar (quitesimply, a very fast and ultralightstreet car). The world’s bestmanufacturers such as Mclaren,Photo Courtesy of Autoweek.comPorsche, and Pagani, all showcasedtheir attempts to build the world’s greatest performance car. While there isno doubt Mclaren’s P1 and Porsche’s 918 are truly magnificent machines, there wasanother car stealing the limelight, the Ferrari LaFerrari.Inspired by Ferrari’s legendary efforts in Formula 1, the LaFerrari brings F1 technologyand speed to the streets. The most notable of which is HY-KERS or hybridkinetic energy reserve system. What this basically does is use electricity that isstored in two large lithium batteries and is kept charged by the kinetic energy createdduring braking to run two electric motors connected to the vehicle’s drive train.These motors add an additional 163 horsepower to the already neck snapping 800horsepower created by the new V12 combustion engine for a total of 963 HP, but thegreatest advantage is that this creates an almost flat torque curve. HY-KERS does allof this and still reduces emissions by 40%.As for aesthetics, LaFerrari receives a 9 out of 10. It is by no means an elegant automobile,for most angles appear very aggressive. One can tell just by looking at thiscar that it’s meant to be the fastest car in the world. That being said, the car’s shapeis very fussy and far from fluid. The nose of the car reaches out annoyingly far andcomes to an alarming peak in an effort to resemble that of an F1 car. Once you getpast the nose, however, you realize just how awesome this car really is. The way thecreators have managed to incorporate the car’s active aerodynamics without interruptingthe shape of the car is ingenious, and the rest of the car is really outstanding.One can’t help to think that if they would have let Pininfarina design the car as theyhave for the past 40 years, it would have been a 10/10.So, that all sounds great, but how do you buy one? Well, first you’re going to haveto cough up about $1,500,000, but that’s not enough. You have to be personallychosen by Ferrari themselves to buy this car, so only the elite few will ever get toexperience this ground-breaking vehicle.Ask TigerDear Tiger,My mom just remarried and I am not sure how to be comfortable around mystep-dad. He is an alright guy, but, so far, it’s just kind of awkward. How can I breakthe barrier to be closer to him? Sincerely, WannaBeCloseDear WannaBeClose,Adults make mistakes in life and have to re-marry. It’s totally understandablethat you are having a hard time getting close to him. Just take it step by step andallow him to try to be close to you as well even if it is a little awkward things will bein due time.Dear Tiger,I have this friend who thinks she’s better then me and my other friends.Everything we say or do is not as good as her. She’s so determined that her life isbetter than ours. When we stop hanging out with her, she starts crying and gets madat us and complains. What in the world are we to do? Sincerely, HopelessFriendDear HopelessFriend,She sounds like a very clingy friend. It appears that as long as the spotlightis on her and no one else tries to outshine her, everything’s going well. I would findsomeone who treats me better than that because no one deserves to be made to feellike inferior to anyone else, especially a friend.Dear Tiger,I think I may have an addiction to working out. I love to be in shape andeat right, but I want to work out all the time. I wake up at 5a.m. to work out beforeschool. Then right after school I work out until 6 which is dinner time. I then findmyself in my room doing sit ups and squats. I don’t want this to overtake my life!Sincerely, BuffEnoughDear BuffEnoughWorking out is a healthy activity. If you feel like it is overtaking your life,then try to make plans with friends after school. Allow yourself 2-3 days a week torest. Your muscles actually grow during your rest period after working out. There isnothing wrong with being healthy, just remember that you need to make time for alife outside of the gym too.Dear Tiger,My sister and I fight all the time. It gets on our parents nerves and I hateit. If she starts the argument then I feel like I need to stand up for myself but thenthings escalate quickly and before I know it our mom is fussing at us. How should Ihandle this situation? Sincerely, SiblingRivalryDear SiblingRivalry,It is understandable how you and your mom feel. No one wants to be walkedover and no one wants an unhappy mother. My advice to you is to sit down with yourmother and explain to her how you feel. The next time an argument arises thinkabout whether it is worth the trouble to fight back. If it is not worth the argument, letit go with the silent treatment; however, if the matter persists, take it into an emptyroom or even outside so the problem can be solved between the two of you.Summer Music FestivalsWritten by: Randall Shular• June 6-9: CMA Music Fest in Nashville, TN• June 13-16: Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN• June 19: One Direction @Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN• July 4: Steel Magnolia @Cherokee Park in Morristown, TN• July 4: The Band Perry @Riverfront Park in Nashville, TN• July 5: Tanya Tucker @Country Tonite in Pigeon Forge, TN• July 10: Lil’ Wayne @Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN• July 19: Beyonce @Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN• July 19: Hunter Hayes in Kingsport, TN• August 6: American Idol Live Tour @Thompson Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN• August 17: Bruno Mars @Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TNNight TrainJason Aldean has become one of the most popular entertainers in country music.He has been selling out stadiums and arenas all over the country. On April 20, hebrought his 2013 Night Train Tour to Knoxville with special guests Thomas Rhettand Jake Owen. Thomas Rhett performed first, followed by Jake Owen, then JasonAldean. My favorite performance was when he sung “Fly Over States”. The NightTrain tour continues through October ending in Dallas, TX.

Page 10 Summer 2013 The Tiger TimesFun FactsWritten by: Bryana Marshall• Milk, cheese, and peanuts induce sleep. This is because they contain carbohydratesand amino acids your body uses to create serotonin, a neurotransmitter thatcauses the brain to relax and help you sleep. Dairy products, grains, nuts, fruits, andvegetables have high levels of the amino acid tryptophan that the body uses to createserotonin.• White tigers are the result of a mutation in the womb. They are not albino astheir fur still has faint pigments of color and their eyes are not pink or red. With thismutation, white tigers usually have dark black or pale brown stripes and blue eyesinstead of green or yellow. This can lead to blindness in captivity because of inbreeding.• Zebras are actually described to have black fur with white stripes, accordingto scientists, because a zebra’s skin is actually very dark and usually black. Their furcolor is a result of pigment activation and inhibition, creating the black and white fur.• 315 entries in the Webster’s 1996 Dictionary were misspelled. It took a groupof people over three weeks to find these mistakes, though they only discovered the315.• Albinism is a genetic mutation in the chromosomes that causes decreasedamounts of melanin, the pigment that colors hair, skin, fur, and eyes. The decreasein melanin causes the loss of coloration of the skin and/or fur and in the eyes. Theskin/fur becomes white or very pale and the eyes become reddish-pink.• Technically, black panthers are nonexistent. The word “panther” refers tomountain lions. The so-called black panther is actually a dark-furred leopard. Only ingood light can you see the rosettes (spots found on leopard fur) in the black panther’sfur.• Cheetahs are one of four species of cat that cannot retract its claws. This isan adaptation of the cheetah that allows it better traction when running after prey.• The “spitting” dinosaur known as Dilophosaurus in the movie Jurassic Parkwas modeled after the frilled lizard. It actually earned its name because of two crestslocated on the top of its head. It is highly unlikely the Dilo had a frill as the movieportrays as there is no current evidence to prove it. There is also no evidence to provethat this dinosaur could spit venom, let alone had venom in its system to use.Summer Job OpportunitiesWritten by: Bryana Marshall• Food City in Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Seymour, and Kodak• Chick-fil-A in Sevierville:Looking for Kitchen Workers• Rue 21 in Tanger OutletsPossible opportunities to work with stock or as cashier when school releases• Journeys in Tanger OutletsPossible opportunities to work with stock, as cashier, or customerservice available when school releases• Mellow Mushroom in Pigeon ForgePossible opportunities available when school releases• Pigeon Forge Community Center: http://www.cityofpigeonforge.com/current_jobs.aspxCamp Counselor- must be at least 18 years old and have a high schooldiploma and possess a valid Tennessee Diver’s License; know CPR, first aid,and lifeguard qualifications but training is provided if necessary.• Nike in Tanger OutletsPositions available in Pigeon Forge and Sevierville storeshttp://jobs.nike.com/pigeon-forge/retail-stores/• DollywoodLooking for Lifeguards and Food Team Members(865) 428-9510, (865) 868-0060• Professor Hacker’s Lost Treasure GolfJeff Ramsey- General Managerjeffr@losttreasuregolf.comPhone Number: (865) 453-0307• Dixie Stampedehttp://dixiestampede.com/employment.php• Sharp Shooter Imaging at Dixie Stampedehttp://sharpshooterimaging.com• Sweet Frog(865) 365-1746June HoroscopesAriesYou need to take care of your own business and try not to worry about anyone elseright now -- in fact, it may be best for you to just take a few days off! Your energy isbest spent on quieter pursuits.TaurusIt's a great month to team up with people in almost any aspect of life, from work tofamily to romance. You and your people bolster each other and keep up your energywhen things start to get tiring.GeminiYou are feeling a little leery of someone you ordinarily trust. That’s not a terrificfeeling, of course, but you need to honor it and ask probing questions to see what, ifanything, is really going on.CancerIt’s a great month to try new things. You have a cautious nature, but if you’rewilling to take the risk, you’ll find an investment that will pay great dividends andreward you with financial security.LeoTry to open your mind to new facts and ways of seeing the world this month -- it'seasy for you! It may take a little extra time for you to pick out all the details, but thatis time well spent!VirgoYou've got to take care of your bills or whatever other financial issues are pressing,but you can't just throw money at the problem. Get organized and create somethingsustainable.LibraYour business savvy is heightened this month, so make the most of it and go for ajob interview, negotiation or power lunch. You're at your best face-to-face, but youcan make it work online as well.ScorpioTry to step back from anything that looks like it could turn into a fight. You don'tneed the ugly energy that is sure to develop from such a situation, and your peopledon't need to see your dark side.SagittariusYou are taking great pleasure in this month's big activity -- even if it would ordinarilybe boring or even kind of a downer. Just roll with it and see if you can getyour people to do the same.CapricornYou've got to ensure a certain amount of regularity in this month's activities -- toomuch spontaneity or impulsiveness is sure to backfire. Things can work out well, butonly if you stick to the schedule.AquariusYour values are turned around a little bit -- but not so much that you can't changecourse easily! Just take some time to think things through and then find a way toget going once again.

The Tiger Times Summer 2013 Page 11PiscesYou need to deal with someone who is definitely not as they appear to be. Thatdoesn't mean you're getting cheated or hoaxed, but it could mean that you are thesavior when the mask comes off.School ImprovementWritten by: PFHS Leadership TeamAt the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, the faculty, staff, students, andparents of Pigeon Forge High School began the process of accreditation throughAdvancED. The AdvancED Accreditation Process is a comprehensive program usedto examine and evaluate an institution of learning in order to determine how effectivelya school is meeting the needs of its students. This process was a collaborativeeffort of examining and revising the school's purpose, mission, vision, and beliefstatements and gathering evidence in order to complete a self assessment that wasused to identify areas of strength and areas in need of improvement within PFHS.The school formed 5 committees of teachers, students, and staff around 5 differentresearch-based Standards in order to facilitate this process. Each committee solicitedinput and feedback regarding each Standard from school staff, students, and parentsthrough email and in meetings. Through this inclusive and collaborative process, thestaff at Pigeon Forge High School created various drafts of our new purpose, mission,vision, and beliefs as well as created action plans aimed at accomplishing future goalsthat support continuous improvement. We believe that the new mission, vision, andbelief statements reflect the values of teaching and learning that are shared amongall stakeholders of PFHS.During the accreditation process, the administration established a set of goals thatour school will accomplish within the next 3 years.AMO’s in Algebra I and Algebra II: Students will meet or exceed Annual MeasurableObjectives (AMOs) for achievement goals as set by the state of Tennessee in Algebra Iand Algebra II. Students will meet the state-set goal of percentage of students scoringproficient/advanced on the Algebra I and Algebra II End of Course Exams. Studentswill meet the state-set goals for gap closures of subgroups in Algebra I and AlgebraII: Racial/Ethnic subgroup vs. All Students; Economically Disadvantaged vs. NoneconomicallyDisadvantaged; English Learners vs. Non-English Learners; Studentswith Disabilities vs. Students without Disabilities.AMO’s in English/ Language Arts: Students will meet or exceed Annual MeasurableObjectives (AMOs) for achievement goals as set by the state of Tennessee in English/Language Arts. Students will meet the state-set goal of percentage of students scoringproficient/advanced on the English II and English III End-of-Course exams.Students will meet the state-set goals for gap closures of subgroups in English II andEnglish III: Racial/Ethnic subgroup vs. All Students; Economically Disadvantagedvs. Non-economically Disadvantaged; English Learners vs. Non-English Learners;Students with Disabilities vs. Students without Disabilities.Professional Learning Communities: PFHS will encourage collaboration and collegialityamong teachers in order to improve instructional practices and studentlearning. Departments will meet monthly after school to discuss data and shareinstructional practices. Teachers will meet bimonthly in PLCs during their planningperiods to explore how to implement this model effectively in the school.Parent and community involvement will continue to be a priority over the nextthree years. Increasing communication and providing opportunities for parents/community members to visit the school have been the focus of the past two years. Akey component of keeping information more readily available has been the maintenanceand promotion of our school website (www.pfh.sevier.org). The site providesvaluable information about our school, its academic program, and its extracurricularactivities. Announcements about school-related events are posted daily. Our schoolcalendar with scholarship deadlines, scholarship applications, and links to collegeand university websites is available to both students and their parents on the siteas well. PFHS established a class this year that has been working to publish TheTiger Times, a newspaper that is produced once each six weeks that reports newsabout our school, students, and community. This newspaper is provided to students,parents, and the community free of charge and an electronic copy is linkedto our website. PFHS also hosts several events throughout the year beyond parent/teacher conferences which enable parents and the community to positively interactwith our school. Events this year include A Celebration of PFHS, Community Night,Senior Parent Meetings, AP Scholars Night, and a FAFSA Meeting, all organized toallow parents and the community to positively interact with our school, its staff, andstudents. Over the next three years, PFHS will explore ways to improve attendanceand participation at parent/teacher conferences and attempt to re-establish an activeparent organization.In the coming years, PFHS faces the instructional challenges of fulfilling toughergraduation requirements, implementing the Common Core, and administering thenew PARCC assessments. However, the faculty, staff, students, and communityof PFHS see these challenges as opportunities - opportunities to improve teachingand learning for the benefit of our students. In order to improve student learningand administer newly formed assessments, PFHS is working to provide wirelessconnectivity throughout the entire building. Also, fundraising programs have beeninitiated in order to increase monies available for instructional technology. Further,a leadership team was formed in January to begin looking at the most strategic andeffective types of hardware and software in which our school should invest in orderto improve our instructional programs and student learning. School leadershipand staff also realize the necessity to engage stakeholders and are open to ideasfor improving stakeholder input as well as community involvement in our school.Moving forward, PFHS and its leadership will be more effective at communicatingareas of improvement and need with all stakeholders and involving them in the continuousimprovement process.A note to future writersACT Achievement: Students will demonstrate increased proficiency in ACT scores.Pigeon Forge High School will increase the number of graduating students meetingcollege readiness benchmarks in all four ACT areas by 3% over the next 3 years.Stakeholder Engagement: PFHS will increase stakeholder engagement and involvementin our school. PFHS will expand and improve communication resources availableto parents, community members, and other stakeholders. PFHS will establisha series of annual events which afford stakeholders with opportunities to positivelyinteract with the school. PFHS will organize some type of stakeholder group (i.e.,PTO/PTA foundation, principal’s roundtable) in support of our students, school, andinstructional program.When the second staff of the newspaper took control of The Tiger Times, wesought to better an already good paper. We wanted quality work that was relevant,entertaining, and informational so as to reach each type of reader. In our opinion,we accomplished this feat and produced what we believe to be our best work possible.After each subsequent issue, we received both praise and critique that we tookas inspiration for the betterment of the newspaper. With that in mind, we would liketo offer future Tiger Times staff a small bit of advice: Seek only the best in qualitywith this newspaper as we have. Good luck in all you do. Go Tigers!!!– Spring Semester 2013 The Tiger Times Staff

Page 12 Summer 2013 The Tiger TimesMovie ActorsFind and circle all of the Movie Actors that are hidden in the grid.The remaining letters spell the name of a movie for which Forest Whitaker won anOscar.Courtesy of http://www.puzzles.ca/SUDOKUARKIN, AlanBALE, ChristianBANDERAS, AntonioBROADBENT, JimBRODERICK, MatthewBRODY, AdrienBYRNE, GabrielCRAIG, DanielDAY-LEWIS, DanielEASTWOOD, ClintFIRTH, ColinFISHBURNE, LaurenceFRASER, BrendanGLOVER, DannyGOODING JR, CubaHARRIS, EdHAWKE, EthanKINGSLEY, BenMACY, William H.MALKOVICH, JohnMCGREGOR, EwanMURPHY, EddieMURRAY, BillNICHOLSON, JackNORTON, EdwardOLDMAN, GaryPACINO, AlPAXTON, BillPITT, BradQUAID, DennisRADCLIFFE, DanielSINISE, GarySLATER, ChristianSTRATHAIRN, DavidTHORNTON, Billy BobWALKEN, ChristopherWASHINGTON, DenzelWHITAKER, ForestWILLIS, Bruce