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A sign of failure
Being “smart” with money is a value
that has become more than relevant in
nearly every aspect of the American life-
style. While inefficiency is a word that
has come to describe institutions from
local businesses to the bloated federal
bureaucracy, “smart” financial decisions
are increasingly rare.
The beautiful sign recently installed
in the Commons Area is a shining exam-
ple of such negligence. As our wonder-
ful school faces such a paucity of funds
for the coming year, one has to ask, “Is
it ‘smart’ to spend money on an aesthetic
addition to the Commons Area?”
Coming from a family of teachers,
it is apparent to me how difficult it is to
be a proponent of education in this econ-
omy. I recently discovered that some
of my teachers were unable to provide
workbooks to supplement their lessons
and that some wonderful AP classes may
be curtailed, travesties that are victims of
a shrinking budget.
However, the purchase of a “Rock-
ets” sign, appealing as it is, does not pro-
vide me with an education, does not give
me more spirit and certainly does not ap-
pear to be a “smart” allocation of school
money. After investigating the origin of
the funds for the sign, I discovered that
it cost over $1,000 and was bought with
funds from the Athletic and Academic
Booster clubs, the student council and
miscellaneous school funds.
The very concept that this money
could have been used to pay for such
supplies as paper or printer toner is one
that makes me wonder where the priori-
ties of those determining fund allocation
lie.
Even if the funds were intended
for school beautification, I can think of
many other areas of the school—such as
the dying grass patches, the broken heat-
ing devices in some rooms and the ruined
desks with graffiti from the 1980s—that
have a desperate need for beautification
funds.
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Editorial
Change is only a click away
Over the past two months we have watched as, first,
Tunisian men and women brought down their dictator
and, then, as poverty-stricken Egyptians took to the
streets in rebellion against President Hosni Mubarak and
his government.
Some credit the widespread rebellion in the Middle
East to the introduction of new lines of communication,
while others point to the growing number of youth in the
region. According to Newsweek, roughly a third of the
Middle Eastern population is now under the age of 30.
We are lucky that we do not have to resort to violence
to make our voices heard in the United States. However,
we can draw inspiration from the energy and determina-
tion of the Egyptian youth. It takes guts to stand up to
injustice, whether it’s a high school bully or an oppres-
sive government.
The open and evolving democratic process is de-
signed to protect us from brutal dictators and violent
protests. As Americans we have a responsibility to work
for what is right in a subtler manner, by being informed
about current issues and events.
Whining that something “sucks” or is “lame” is not
enough. It is critical that we contribute our own opinions
to the democratic process in the form of constructive
criticism so that we do not wake up one day to find our
government mistreating Americans or suppressing hu-
man rights.
Sometimes it feels as if our tiny voices will not be
heard among the billions of people in the world. How-
ever, as children of the 21st century, we have the tools at
our disposal to reach a large number of people simply by
updating our “status” or uploading a video.
Until the government shut down lines of communi-
cation in February, young Egyptians used the Internet
and their cell phones for the same things American teen-
agers do: to convey plans, share stories and boost mo-
rale. That use moved to a different realm when protesters
used the technology to fan the flames of revolution and
bring down a dictator.
It is heady stuff. However, with the power of this
technology, comes a need for responsibility and wisdom.
The sheer amount of information and the ease of access-
ing it can distract us from the fact that much of it is false
or misleading. It continues to be vital to consider issues
from our own unique perspectives based on our own ex-
periences and to avoid getting caught up in blind group
hysteria.
Nevertheless, 21st century citizens now have previ-
ously undreamed of opportunities to unify across racial,
geographical and economic divisions to have a positive
impact on the world. So, let us embrace the international
conversation. See you on Skype!
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those of Buncombe County School Board or its
administration.
March 10, 2011
Rave Reviews: Dack sisters reflect
on Duke, UNC
Ashley Dack
na blue sky, or on a football or bas-
ketball game day when everyone is
thought possible with people you
have only known a fraction of your
Guest columnist wearing Carolina blue clothes. life. I could not be more proud of
It’s the classic response, how Now walk into the foyer and my home.
do you put into words four years of sitting rooms that we’ll compare That to me may be the best part.
experiences or describe what liter- to the classrooms or the undergrad I want to talk about it, which seems
ally changes the rest of your life? library. All the family portraits are true for everyone who goes there.
That’s where I find myself the professors who choose to be They want to share their stories on
when asked to review the Univer- part of Carolina, many of whom Franklin Street, playing ultimate
sity of North Carolina at Chapel are unparalleled within their dis- frisbee in the upper quad at 11p.
Hill. The academics speak for ciplines. You can be among 400 or m. after a rainstorm, the all-night-
themselves in quality and diver- 9, depending on the department. I ers in the undergrad library, senior
sity. Traditionally, I go with graduated with a BA in Geology weeks, Greek parties, anything that
the people. That’s what makes it but will admit one of my favorite made them love Carolina.
different. That can be said about all classes was Psychology and Law. It starts a conversation because
universities though, and it depends The Dean Dome can be the of its reputation, but it holds the
on you. Find a place where you feel game room, along with Franklin conversation because it becomes
like home. Carolina was home for Street. Everyone cheering, every- part of you, just like your family.
me, so I’ll walk you through it just one excited, or at least singing his
like a house. or her favorite ‘80s song at Bub’s
Just like a home, the outward on Tuesday nights.
appearance is important. Carolina The kitchen is obviously Lenoir
is renowned for having one of the Dining Hall or Ram’s Head. My fa-
most beautiful campuses in the vorite meal was breakfast at mid-
country. Catch it on a spring day night during exams. Photo
when the azaleas are blooming All the bedrooms are the dorms, provided
around the Old Well, people in the just much smaller and with no per- by UNC-
quad or the pit enjoying the Caroli- sonal space but more fun that you Chapel Hill
Alyssa Dack Athletic events are highly-attended – yes, even
Guest columnist sports outside of basketball such as lacrosse and soc-
cer draw large crowds. Basically, Duke has a thriving
The Blue. The White. The hated. The revered. The campus life that largely goes unnoticed but is one of its
hallowed halls of Cameron Indoor Stadium. This is most redeeming factors.
what most often comes to mind when hearing the phrase In addition, it has an impressive array of research
“Duke University” -- images of basketball prowess and and service opportunities for students to utilize. For ex-
strong academics. ample, with the help of Melinda French Gates, Duke
Sure, these images provide a snapshot of Duke, recently started a program called Duke Engage.
one that national media and rival fans like to make The premise is that students will spend eight weeks
you think is the “real” Duke University. But these im- of their summer performing intensive community ser-
ages do not tell the story of the everyday students, the vice around the globe, and Duke will provide the fund-
campus life, and the challenging academics that make ing. There are group projects in South Africa, New Or-
Duke an outstanding university. leans, India and China, just to name a few. The students
Do not get me wrong – Duke students love their who participate come back with new perspectives and
basketball team – that much is clear every time the ready to make a difference in Durham.
Cameron Crazies are on television. But more than that, Then there are the classes. While everything else
Duke students love their school. They are dynamic in- that Duke offers is a great attraction, the classroom
dividuals committed to making a difference, whether is the heart and soul of the Duke experience. This is
that is on campus or across the world. where you learn the critical thinking skills necessary to
Duke is primarily a residential college – in this case make the transition to postgraduate life (also known as
that means students must live on campus three out of the “real world”).
the four years they are enrolled in classes. The campus It is in the classes, where students debate with
becomes students’ homes, and for that reason they are their peers, question their professors, and critique
committed to making it fun, engaging and energetic. theories, that students gain a confidence in their be-
Groups such as Campus Council, a governing body liefs and the ability to defend their
for Residential Life, plan concerts in Cameron Indoor
Stadium, cookouts on the quad and movie screenings
opinions. It is where stu-
dents go from teenagers
in the amphitheater. to adults.
Photo provided by Duke
Another group, the Duke University Student Din- Duke students
ing Advisory Committee (or DUSDAC), gives input are passionate, and
on campus eateries, student meal plans and potential the campus hums
restaurant expansions. with their energy. It is
Fraternities, sororities and selective living groups where I found my best
play a large role in the campus social scene, often friends and myself –my
throwing on-campus events to compliment the late only wish is that you find as
night social activities. much wherever you go.
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March 10, 2011
Disney Channel movies
disappoint veteran viewer
Chelsea Smith
Co-Editor in Chief
If you’re anything
like me, you watched a
lot of Disney Channel
when you were grow-
ing up. Besides all
the great shows (my
favorites were “Boy
Meets World” and “So
Weird”), I’m sure you remember the
real draw of the channel: the movies.
The Disney Channel Original Mov-
ies from the late ‘90s and early 2000s
were amazing. Movies about in-line
skaters, bowlers, life-sized Barbie
dolls, ghosts and cloning dominated
the channel, providing top-notch en-
Owned
by Reynolds
Alumni
tertainment for kids.
As well as being fun to watch, the
movies all had the same core lessons:
the importance of family, believing in
yourself and following your dreams.
(I watched one of the movies, “Su-
sie Q,” just the other day, and it still
holds up.)
Sadly, those wonderful Disney
Channel movie filled days of yore
are over. The current movies (and,
to a lesser extent, shows) on Disney
Channel are terrible. The very moment
when Disney Channel movies began
to go downhill: 2006’s “High School
Musical,” featuring Zac Efron. The
movie is just an exercise in cheesiness,
as are all the movies Disney Channel
has produced since then.
Sure, the “follow your heart” mes-
sage is still present in the movies, but
the actual heart is missing in action.
The movies serve as vehicles for the
young actors who are already popu-
lar, to make more money, rather than
focusing on the stories, as the former
movies did.
For someone raised during Dis-
ney Channel’s Golden Era (1996 to
about 2003), movies like “Wendy Wu:
Homecoming Warrior,” “Camp Rock”
and “Princess Protection Program”
are not only lame, but disappoint-
ing. (Don’t even get me started on the
travesty that is “Harriet the Spy: Blog
Wars.” In trying to modernize the clas-
sic, they completely ruined the charm
of the original movie.)
4/07/11
5
I genuinely feel bad for the kids who
grow up watching Disney Channel to-
day. They will never know how good it
used to be. Disney Channel used to be
the top of the children’s television food
chain. Now, Nickelodeon and Cartoon
Network often have far better shows.
It’s sad to see the beloved, once proud
Disney sink so low as to make a movie
called “Lemonade Mouth” (premiering
April 2011). The movie has a character
named “Mudslide Crush.”
Listen? Can you hear that?
It’s the sound of all the classic Dis-
ney Channel Original Movies crying
in shame.
4/07/11
 6 News
Parents, educators rally to ‘Fund Schools First’
Cedar Cliff Notes
March 10, 2011

Trellace Lawrimore
Photography Editor
The impending state budget sched-
uled for release July 1 prompted parents
across the Reynolds district to organize
the “Fund Schools First” rally, express-
ing concerns about cuts to education.
The Feb. 21 gathering drew more
than 150 people to the Reynolds Middle
School auditorium for presentations from
Superintendent Tony Baldwin, PTO and
PTSO presidents, students and parents.
“I think Dr. Baldwin was preaching
to the choir,” said Agriculture teacher
Ernie Kuster, “because the majority of
the audience was teachers who knew
about most of the issues.”
“(However), I think it was an excel-
lent speech. I think he made it very un-
derstandable and very clear for everyone
to know what is going on,” Kuster said.
“The message that he gave needs to get
out to the public.”
Following junior Alicia Russell’s
performance of the national anthem,
a welcome by the middle school PTO
president and a video on facts and fig-
ures in Buncombe County schools, Bald-
win spoke about the budget and how cuts
will impact education.
“I was really impressed by all the
statistics he presented, and I never real-
ized how successful Buncombe County
was compared to the rest of the state,”
Russell said. “I would hate to think that
possible budget cuts could impede the
success of our students.”
Baldwin noted that about 37 per-
cent of the state budget is tied to public
schools, so it is difficult to balance the
budget without impacting education. He
also said that protecting classrooms and
supporting the K-3 initiative are two of
Gov. Beverly Perdue’s main initiatives.
The top three local funding priorities,
Baldwin said, are classroom teachers,
teacher assistants and the efforts to en-
sure that high school students will meet
graduation requirements.
“When you look at putting those
priorities in place, it becomes simple
math,” Baldwin said. “Thirty-seven per-
cent of the state budget is K-12 educa-
tion. . .(and) 84 percent of our operations
are tied to personnel.”
Yet this does not appease the con-
cerns of the Reynolds community.
“(My primary concern) is losing
teaching positions because it will in-
crease class sizes and limit student
Photo by Trellace Lawrimore
choices,”principal Regina Lambert said.
By eliminating just one teacher, the Buncombe County Schools superintendent
school will lose six classes, she noted. Tony Baldwin speaks at the Fund Schools
Although the state has guidelines on the First rally at Reynolds Middle School Feb.
maximum number of students per class, 21. He said despite budget cuts, the goal is
the administration has set an “ideal” goal to “stay high-flying.”
of 25 or 26. That often has to be exceed-
ed, though, in the core classes because of
Rallies similar to the one at Reynolds
budget cuts.
Middle were scheduled for every Bun-
Lambert’s second worry is losing the
combe County district as well as for the
AB-Tech and online classes, which are
Asheville City schools.
sponsored by UNC-G, because that will
“You hope that all the elected offi-
further increase class sizes.
cials were able to hear the voices of the
“(I wonder) what we are going to be
parents who spoke (at the rally),” Lam-
able to offer our juniors and seniors next
bert said. “I hope that it helped inform
year,” Lambert said.
the public of the current budget situation
With $15 million in federal stimulus
in the state of North Carolina. I hope that
money disappearing next fall, the N.C.
it helps us realize that it’s going to take
General Assembly’s ratification of the
everyone working together to solve this
state budget will determine the future for
budget crisis.”
Buncombe County schools.

R Class registration for school or on one of these

the 2011-2012 school year dates:
E opened March 2. Students March 21 — 4 to 7 p.m. Rising
G can log onto Career Cruis- freshmen and sophomores.
I ing (click the “Career Cruis-
ing” link on the school web- March 22 — 4 to 7 p.m. Ris-
S site) anytime and sign up for ing juniors and seniors.
T classes. Students must print
R out their course selection,
sign it, have their parents March 24 (Teacher Work Day)
A — Students must make an ap-
sign it and turn it in to their pointment.
T mentor teachers.
Any students with ques-
I tions can meet with assistant
March 28, 29, and 30 — Stu-
O dents may report to the media
principal Nathan Allison or center during lunch.
N a counselor before or after
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March 10, 2011
Effort finally underway to replace Ag barn
Staff Reports
Staff Writer
On March 2, surveyors began plot-
ting the location of a new barn to re-
place the one that was destroyed by
fire in August of 2009. The cause of
the fire is still unknown, but the loss
of the barn and its contents has created
hardship for the agriculture depart-
ment.
At the time of the fire, the barn
served as shelter for nine cows, hun-
dreds of bales of hay and farm equip-
ment used by the ag students. In the
18 months since the fire, the cows have
been without shelter during two harsh
winters that produced more than 30
inches of snow in 2009-10 and more
than 20 inches so far this year.
“If we get a big snow, I can’t feed
the animals,” said Kuster, who cannot
access the hay that is now stored in the
elements instead of a barn.
The ag program suffered further
losses this year when 10 chickens ap-
parently froze to death during January
snow days because of inadequate shel-
ter from the elements.
Not having a barn limits the teach-
7
ing options for ag classes.
“Without a barn, there is not a
good place to pen the animals up and
work with them safely,” Kuster said.
“When students do not have access to
proper facilities, they don’t get to see
reality,”
Indications are that the school dis-
trict will begin construction on the
new barn in March.

Tractor overhaul gives Ag students ultimate hands-on learning experience

In the fall, Ernie Kuster purchased (with his own
funds) a 40-year-old International Harvester tractor
to use as a valuable teaching tool for his agriculture
students. The goal was to show them how to repair,
refurbish and use a vital piece of farm equipment.
Some of the students had their doubts about the proj-
ect.
“I was there to help unload the tractor in mostly
pieces,” junior Natialya Girard said. “The difference
between then and now is completely remarkable.”
Kuster used the project to teach the students about
e overhauling engines, repairing tires and painting the
Photo by Trellace
Lawrimore body. He also taught them about power and weight
ratios, which are critical in preventing rollovers.
“By midsemester, almost all the students were
frustrated by the constant painting, fixing and refix-
ing the tractor,” Girard said. “But as we look at it
now, we have no regrets on the effort we put into it.”
It looks like Kuster’s plan is successful.
“Taking a rundown tractor and turning it into a
beautiful piece of work is very satisfying,” Girard
said. “We can forever look at the tractor and say,
‘Between us and Mr. Kuster, we turned that tractor
into what it is today.’ Most of us will not have the
opportunity to do something like this again.”
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news
6 students win
Scholastic Art Awards
Reynolds art students collected eight
awards at the 2011 Scholastic Art Awards
Show at the Diana Wortham Theatre Feb.
20. Senior Tyler Jenkins and sophomores
Anna Hitrova and Sheila Sarti received
Gold Keys for their work in painting,
drawing and comic art, respectively.
Jenkins also earned both an honorable
mention for a printmaking piece and an
American Visions nomination. Senior
Matt Donnelly received a Silver Key
for “See Through Me, See to Me” in the
drawing category. Senior Juliana Blanton
and junior Rebecca Adams also received
honorable mentions.
Makeup schedule
reflects parent poll
Because of the snow days in January
and February, Friday, April 22 is now a
regular school day, and Memorial Day,
May 30, is an early release day. The
school year has also been extended to
June 10.
More than 9,000 parents responded
to a Buncombe County Schools phone
survey Jan. 10 regarding how to make
up snow days. The most preferred op-
tion was attending Saturday school fol-
lowing a snow event. That was followed
by using up to three days of spring break
and extending the school year as late as
June 10. The least preferred option was
extending school into the week of June
13. Sixty percent of parents wanted that
option to be a last resort.
Summer internship available
Rising sophomores, juniors and se-
niors interested in the health care field
can apply for Mission Possible 2011.
Anyone interested in the four-week in-
ternship at Mission Hospital this summer
can check with Sherry Rice in Room 220
for more details.
Any student who has already interned
in the Mission Possible program is eligi-
ble for the Leadership Academy through
Mission Hospital. The deadline for appli-
cation is March 16.
8 place at math competition
Eight students brought home awards
from the College of Charleston math
competition Feb. 26. Seniors Courtland
Clavette, Dave Hwang, Brett Lytle and
Cody Owenby; juniors Zach English and
Kelly Hwang; and freshman Tessa Jones
won first place in the All Day Sprint. The
team of English, D. Hwang, K. Hwang
and Jones also won second place in the
math team relay.
Cedar Cliff Notes
March 10, 2011
Newspaper staff zips through leadership course
Maegan Clawges
Co-Editor in Chief
Leaders may not grow on trees, but
apparently they do zip from one to the
other. The newspaper staff traveled to
Beanstalk Journeys, a zip line course in
Morganton, to try a new leadership de-
velopment program Feb. 17.
The program requires group mem-
bers to work together to complete chal-
lenges, such as transferring big bags
of magical beans from one tree house
to the next via a series of zip lines and
swinging bridges. The program teaches
people a model for organizing meetings
and brainstorming possible solutions
that requires them to listen to all ideas
and then discuss the best plan of action.
“A common experience such as this
one is a nice icebreaker for people who
may not know each other well but need
to be able to work efficiently in a group
setting together,” said Mike Fischesser,
the designer of the Beanstalk Journey.
Each participant takes a turn leading
the group to plan and complete a chal-
lenge. He or she is also responsible for
clipping the other group members to the
safety cables, an experience designed Photo by Trellace Lawrimore
to build trust within the group and em- Cedar Cliff Notes staffers pass Jack’s “magical” beans up through a climbing web.
power individual members. Participants worked together to develop a plan for moving the beans while keeping them
“Up in the trees the consequences from touching the net. Only five people at a time were allowed in the net, so each person
are greater,” sophomore Nick Hasel- had to lie down and pass the beans to the next person.
off said. “If I clipped them in wrong or
didn’t check their carabineers correctly, schools, such as Cane Creek, take their Emily Bongarzone, who used to work in
they could die. I don’t lead very often, students to Earthshine Mountain Lodge, wilderness therapy. “In school, people
so it was nice to have the opportunity a retreat center designed to challenge can back off and let others take control.
to help people and know that I could students to do things they never thought But in a ropes course, everyone has to
handle the responsibility.” possible. participate in order for the group to suc-
Experiential learning in wilderness “These activities require you to con- ceed. You have to do things outside of
and ropes course settings is popular in sider what you personally bring to the your comfort zone.”
leadership development. Local middle table,” said special education teacher
What is a leader?
“People respect leaders who are “Teachers set an example of lead-
willing to do the things they ask “Martin Luther King is a good ership by following the rules and
others to do.” example of a leader because he keeping us focused.”
-Kyle Kinnebrew, 12 was a kind, persuasive, hon- –Shannon Bradburn, 9
est person working for a good
“A leader must show confidence, cause.” “A leader has to have an authori-
courage and respect, for both –Brandon Allison, 9 tative relationship with the peo-
themselves and others.” ple she is leading and be able to
-James Ederer, 11 compromise. People should trust
“A leader is a person who takes you enough to come to you when
“Someone who listens well, looks charge and knows what he is do- they need something. At track
at the big picture and responds in ing before he does it. As a leader, practice, I lead by teaching new
the best interests of all who are it is important that I not let peo- people how to do the warm-up
involved.” ple distract me from my plan.” drills.”
-principal Regina Lambert –Chris Smith, 12 –Leslie Frempong, 11
 Cedar Cliff Notes
March 10, 2011
Democracy 2.0: Social networking aids revolt in Egypt
Nick Haseloff
Opinion Editor
Eighteen days of protests led to
the ouster of Egypt’s president, Hosni
Mubarak, Feb. 11 after 30 years of op-
pressive leadership. Political activists,
leaders and scholars around the world
view the protests and successful remov-
al of the president as one of the most
important blows for democracy in the
21st century
It began Jan. 25 when demonstra-
tors gathered en masse at Cairo’s Tahrir
Square and the port city of Suez. They
waved flags and sang the Egyptian na-
tional anthem, crying out for change.
The casualties from the first day of
protest were three dead, another 48 in-
jured.
Although the protests convinced
him to leave office, Mubarak did not go
out without a fight. He repeatedly de-
nounced calls for his resignation despite
efforts by the U.S. and other countries
urging him to step down.
“For Egyptians have made it clear
that nothing less than genuine democra-
cy will carry the day,” President Barack
Obama said.
The 82-year-old Mubarak inflamed
his opposition Feb. 10, when he an-
nounced that he would not resign but
would transfer power to his Vice Presi-
dent Omar Suleiman. After another
day of protests Suleiman announced
Mubarak’s official resignation Feb. 11.
One key to the success of anti-gov-
ernment protestors is the role the Egyp-
tian military played. Soldiers did not fire
at the demonstrators but helped maintain
order. Protestors could be seen shaking
hands with soldiers and spray-painting
slogans on the sides of the tanks that
were rolled out to suppress them.
The Muslim Brotherhood, an Arab
political party that represents Islamic
views, supported the revolution. Be-
cause it was the only political party
allowed by the Mubarak regime, some
Westerners fear it will hijack the fledg-
ling democracy and turn Egypt into an-
other Iran.
During the 18 days of protest, people
of diverse beliefs worked harmoniously
together. When Islamic anti-Mubarak
protestors gathered in the middle of the
squares to pray, Christian and secular
counterparts joined hands around them
to protect them from violence during the
daily rituals.
The situation did produce moments
of violence. Estimates show that by the
end of the protests, around 360 individ-
uals died and more than 5,000 had been
9
wounded.
From the beginning, social network-
ing sites such as Facebook and Twitter
played significant roles in spreading the
news of both Tunisian and Egyptian re-
volts.
Wael Ghonim, the head of market-
ing for Google in the Middle East, may
have triggered the Egyptian protests. He
created the Facebook group named “We
Are All Khaled Saeed” to raise aware-
ness about a 28-year-old businessman
who was allegedly beaten to death by
police in Alexandria in December 2010.
On Jan. 25, Ghonim called for the
protests through the Facebook page.
The ability to organize hundreds of
thousands of demonstrators on a single
day is one of the things that sets recent
protests apart from earlier ones in other
countries.
Egyptian officials held Ghonim for
12 days, but he rejected calls to name Photo provided by MCT campus
him the leader of the revolution.
“Because I am not a hero,” he said Anti-governemnt protestors, including those who filled Cairo’s Tahrir Square for 18 days,
in an interview with Dream TV (a pri- succeeded in bringing about the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak Feb. 11.
vately owned Egyptian news network,)
“I was only using the keyboard, on the Information from: spur violence What impact do the Egyptian
Internet. I never put my life in danger. globalvoiceson- Day Eight revolts have on you or the school?
The real heroes are the ones on the line.org 01 Feb – Millions “I feel the United States will feel we need
Day Eighteen of Egyptian citizens to get involved with the problem in Egypt
ground.”
Social networking was such a prob- 11 Feb – Vice Presi- march to protest and we may get pulled into another war
dent Omar Sulei- Mubarak’s reign
lem during the revolt that the Egyptian man announces Day Seven that is not needed.”
government shut down all Internet com- Mubarak’s resigna- 31 Jan – All Egyp- – Mark Henderson, 09
munication in the country. Protestors and tion tian Internet Service
Day Seventeen Providers shut down
revolution leaders then used services set “Now that I’m driving, I’ve been paying
up by outside sources to continue post- 10 Feb – Mubarak Day Six
speech denies plans 30 Jan – Military more and more attention to gas prices.
ing tweets and Facebook status updates to resign presence increased Due to the crisis in Egypt, gas prices are
organizing the revolt and reporting news Day Sixteen Day Five slowly increasing and that makes me ner-
from the front line to other countries. 09 Feb – Workers 29 Jan – Mubarak vous because that’s more money coming
The Egyptian government restored across the country speech denounces out of my pocket.” – Tyler Hurd, 10
go on strike plans to step down
the Internet after the shutdown failed to Day Four
Day Fifteen “I believe that the revolts in Egypt will af-
stop the social networking revolution. 08 Feb – Largest 28 Jan – Protestors
“I certainly do not think he (Presi- number of protestors bypass the Inter- fect our respect for their country. Seeing a
dent Mubarak) would have left office at to date shows up in net to send videos, revolution much like ours in 1776 brings
Tahrir Square tweets and Facebook a feeling of patriotism and the right for
this point if it wasn’t for social network- status
ing tools,” said Brad Shimmin, princi- Day Fourteen all people to have freedom of choice. Us
07 Feb – Wael Day Three
pal analyst of Current Analysis in an Ghonim released 27 Jan – Egyptian knowing the feeling of oppression from a
interview with Computer News Middle from custody government shuts higher power will help us empathize with
East. “I think they wanted all eyes to be Day Twelve down some Internet the people of Egypt and show our sup-
turned away from the uprising, but the 05 Feb – Tahrir Service Providers port, as individuals and as a school.”
crackdowns on Internet access failed.” Square calms down 27 Jan – Police bru- – Kilian Taylor, 11
for a day tality rises
The role social networking played in Day Eleven Day Two
“Hopefully, these recent events in Egypt
the Egyptian revolution shows the far- 04 Feb – Inflamed 26 Jan – Facebook
reaching capabilities of the Internet. The protestors call for and Twitter blocked provide teachers a relevant current event
median age in Egypt is 25, and the ma- the resignation of in Egypt to relate their curriculum to. Being able
Mubarak Day One to connect knowledge learned in history
jority of young people use the Internet 25 Jan – Protests
Day Ten to the here and now is crucial to under-
daily. So the turnouts on the first days of 03 Feb – Attacks on start in Tahrir Square
protest were not surprising. reporters by violent and in the port city standing it, and oft it seems that history is
A simple message posted by one protestors of Suez just a list of facts that don’t really affect
Day Nine Before January 25 the present age. Personally, the largest ef-
man on a Facebook page, made acces- 06 June 2010 - fect may well be the expected rise in gas
sible to millions of people in seconds 02 Feb – Internet re-
stored Khaled Saeed beaten
led to a revolution in Egypt, a revolu- prices due to the protests in Libya, which
02 Feb – Thugs sup- to death by police in
tion that has significant international porting Mubarak Alexandria were, in part at least, incited by the hap-
implications. penings in Egypt.” – Ashton Wilson, 12
 10 Cedar Cliff Notes
March 10, 2011

Ni hao Mandarin, au revoir French

Kaitlin Mundy
News Editor
Learning Mandarin, the world’s most
widely spoken language, is now an op-
tion at Reynolds. But French, a class that
has been at Reynolds for more than 30
years, is no longer offered. This presents
new opportunities for some students, but
disappointment and scheduling conflicts
for others.
Xiuming Liu, the new Mandarin
teacher, arrived in the U.S. from China to
teach his native language last August.
“Before I came here, I was told that
a large number of American students are
really interested in Chinese language and
culture,” Xiuming said.
He said his most gratifying part of
teaching is when the students know how
to pronounce Chinese words and com-
municate with him in Chinese.
“Learning Chinese will help (stu-
dents) to know China, which is becoming
stronger and more prosperous,” Xiuming
said.
This semester, 25 students are en-
rolled in Mandarin. Xiuming teaches
one class at Reynolds, then drives to AB-
Tech for his afternoon Mandarin II class
for students across the county. Junior
Haylea Roark is enrolled in the Mandarin
II class at AB-Tech.
“I want to eventually be an English
teacher in China,” Roark said, “so I
thought that learning Mandarin was im-
portant for me.”
A common misconception about the
recent changes in the language depart-
ment is that Mandarin replaced French.
Mandarin came as a grant to the school
district and would have been offered
even if French were still available.
When long time French teacher
Stephanie Casstevens retired in Decem-
ber, the district hired Spanish teacher
Kristen Althouse to take her place.
“It was tough to find a new teacher
in the middle of a semester,” assistant
principal Nathan Allison said. “There
was more of an interest in Spanish than
French, so we were able to hire an inter-
im Spanish teacher.”
Junior Tori Gilkeson said taking
French online was available to her after
she learned French IV was no longer an
option, but she said it would be a differ-
ent teacher and a harder learning style.
Instead, Gilkeson enrolled in Mandarin
this semester.
“I enjoy learning new languages,” Photo by Trellace Lawrimore
Gilkeson said. “But the hardest part (of
Mandarin) is learning all of the new char- Mandarin teacher Xiuming Liu reviews recognition and pronunciation of Mandarin
acters.” words with his second period class Feb. 28. The class is new to Reynolds this semester.
Allison said the school is working Xiuming said his favorite part of teaching is when his students learn to communicate with
with North Buncombe High in an attempt him in Chinese.
to offer both Mandarin and French next
Other students who were enrolled in a new language or enroll in an online
year. He said Chinese would be offered
French and had not met their two years of course. Now, at least, Mandarin is one of
in the fall and French in the spring. How-
language requirement must now choose these options.
ever, the details are not yet finalized.

DECA goes to state, international events

Photo provided by DECA
Juniors Kathleen Holland and Samantha Underwood, marketing
teacher Gina Bradley, junior Thomas Worley and freshman
Katrina Nguyen show off their awards after the DECA state
competition March 1. “(We did) really well for such a small group,”
Underwood said.
Emily Taylor
Features Editor
Five DECA students went to the state conven-
tion last week, and they all came home winners.
The biggest winner of all is junior Kathleen
Holland, who won a state office, earned a top test
score and finished as a top eight finalist. She will
serve as the Blue Ridge Region vice president for
a year.
“I’m really excited to be an officer, Holland
said. “I’ll get to do a lot of traveling and promote
DECA.”
Juniors Thomas Worley and Samantha Under-
wood, senior Krystina Ellershaw and freshman
Katrina Nguyen all reached proficiency in their
events.
The state competition offered a wide range of
events that challenged the students understanding
of marketing and finance. In addition to written
events, students participated in role-playing, tests
and quiz bowls.
DECA is more than just a club. It is co-curricu-
lar, written into the marketing curriculum by the
N.C. Department of Public Instruction and taught
in the classroom. Therefore, only students enrolled
in marketing classes can be members of DECA.
As DECA students learn skills in entrepreneur-
ship, marketing, finance, hospitality and manage-
ment, they develop the leadership, self-esteem and
understanding of the importance of community
service they will need in the business world.
“I think that DECA (provides) great prepara-
tion for dealing with business situations,” Under-
wood said.
Since Reynolds students placed at state, they
will be going on to compete internationally. The
international competition is in Orlando, Fla., April
30 – May 3. More than 15,000 students attend each
year from both the high school and college levels.
“DECA is (a) steppingstone or foundation that
helps (students) be more successful in college,”
marketing teacher Gina Bradley said, “but even
more so as they enter the business world.”
 Cedar Cliff Notes
March 10, 2011
Poverty impacts local families, students
Trellace Lawrimore
Photography Editor
An 8-year-old steps off the school bus
where his mother is waiting to usher him
quickly inside their house. She is prepar-
ing to leave for her second job but wants
to make sure her son is inside to keep him
safe from shootings and kidnappings.
Living in government housing sur-
rounded by police arrests, domestic vio-
lence and burglaries, the single mom feels
hopeless and desperately wants out of her
poverty lifestyle.
One in six people in Buncombe County
live under similar conditions, according to
new census data reported in the Asheville
Citizen-Times. With the recession and ris-
ing unemployment rates, 16.2 percent of
the county’s population was living in pov-
erty in 2009.
Such impoverished or homeless citi-
zens suffered more than the average this
winter as temperatures fell along with in-
ordinate amounts of snow.
“For this winter, the Asheville air-
port has received 20.2 inches of snow,”
Climatologist Jake Crouch at Asheville’s
National Climatic Data Center said. “The
normal snowfall for the entire winter is
about 12.4 inches. Last year, for the entire
winter, the Asheville airport received 39.2
inches of snow.”
Crouch added that the average night-
time temperature this winter was 23 de-
grees. The coldest temperature was 4 de-
grees on Jan. 14.
“I imagine these cold temperatures are
very hard on the homeless people that live
in Asheville. It would be very hard to stay
warm, especially when you are outside,”
Crouch said.
The cold weather has also hurt eco-
nomically disadvantaged students and
their families.
“With the way the weather has been
lately,” said Reynolds social worker Mer-
edith Hammond, “buses are not running
on icy roads. . .(and) many families do
not have transportation to get their kids to
school.”
According to the 2010 Buncombe
County Health Assessment, 22 percent of
students are designated as lower class or
homeless as defined by the government.
“This definition is very broad.” said
David Thompson, Buncombe County’s
Director of Student Services, “(It) in-
cludes students whose family is living in
inadequate or unsafe conditions. . .has lost
housing due to economic hardship, or who
are living with other families or friends
(sometimes referred to as ‘doubled up’)
due to economic reasons, natural disasters,
loss of housing.”
FBCA member Angela Mathis prays with some of the needy people who have come to
Lunch at the Crossroads. “I feel like God will reach out through this and help us show love
and concern,” she said. “It shows that we are interested in them, and God will react to
their needs.”
According to Thompson, the county
has about 230 homeless studentsin the
school system this year. Also, a little more
than 50 percent of the system’s 26,000 stu-
dents receive free or reduced lunch.
The counseling office addresses pover-
ty issues on a daily basis, Hammond said.
Problems can include loss of job, housing
needs, medical aid, insurance options and
transportation.
“Families that have had transgen-
erational issues with poverty have also
struggled with making education a prior-
ity in their child’s life,” Hammond said.
“They’re basically trying to survive and
provide basic needs (for their children.)
Therefore, education is a little lower on
the totem pole.”
During a school board meeting Feb.
17, principals and teachers of Asheville
City schools suggested ways to alleviate
Photo by Trellace Lawrimore
literacy and educational problems among
low-income children. Potential solutions
to those issues include extending school
hours and moving to a year-round sched-
ule.
“When children are with us, we can
make a difference with them,” said Cyn-
thia Sellinger, Vance Elementary School
principal, to the Asheville Citizen-Times.
Some Reynolds students help combat
11
poverty outside of the school by volun-
teering with organizations like MANNA
and ABCCM.
“Our work to collect food for MANNA
alleviates one particular symptom of pov-
erty – hunger,” said Beth Love, Reynolds’
MANNAfest Student Food Drive sponsor.
“If families can get the food they need,
they can use their income to help meet
other needs such as housing, transporta-
tion and medical care.”
English teacher Katherine Schmidt
sponsors an additional program at Reyn-
olds where students can get toiletries and
even school supplies from a closet in her
classroom. She said that about one child
comes by each week. She keeps each
child’s identity anonymous.
“People have donated money, (for
which) we have an account,” Schmidt
said. “I stock the cabinet with that.”
Junior Haylea Roark engages in her
own volunteer work through programs at
Asheville’s First Baptist Church.
“I help by setting up beds at Room at
the Inn (where the church houses homeless
women for one week each month) and by
providing food for the homeless at Lunch
at the Crossroads,” she said.
Eddie Morgan, Minister of Missions,
Outreach and Pastoral Care at First Bap-
tist, said that with organizations like ABC-
CM and Habitat for Humanity working
together, homeless people can reach their
ultimate goal of living in permanent hous-
ing.
To get started on this journey, a foun-
dation called “Hope to Home” identifies
the needs of homeless people and sends
them to support groups where they can
make connections to get a job. After ad-
dressing issues that may include addiction,
budget or food, Habitat for Humanity can
provide previously destitute families with
a home.
Morgan said there are two ways to
combat poverty in our area: through mercy
and justice. “(Mercy) is the things we can
do for the person,” he said. “The justice
part is sometimes harder. . .it is not just
managing homelessness, but. . . building
community and making political chang-
es.”

•The village would have 60 Asians, 14 Africans,
12 Europeans, 8 Latin Americans, 5 from the
USA and Canada, and 1 from the South Pacific.
•82 would be non-white; 18 white.
•80 would live in substandard housing.
•67 would be unable to read.
•50 would be malnourished and 1 dying of starvation.
•33 would be without access to a safe water supply.
•39 would lack access to improved sanitation.
If the World were
a village of 100
people
If we could reduce the world’s popu-
lation to a village of precisely 100
people, with all existing human ra-
tios remaining the same, the demo-
graphics would look something like
this:
•24 would not have any electricity. (And of the
76 that do have electricity, most would only
use it for light at night.)
•1 would have a college education.
•1 would have HIV.
•5 would control 32% of the entire world's wealth;
all 5 would be U.S. citizens.
•33 would be receiving—and attempting to live on —
only 3% of the income of “the village.”
Source: www.familycare.org
 12 Cedar Cliff Notes
March 10, 2011
Welcome to
Alex Desormier, 12
He grew up in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Class schedule: Discrete Math, Anatomy, Co-op for the front office, Spanish IV
A day in Alex’s life: “I sleep in until
3 p.m. when I can. I spend a lot of my
time researching politics on the com-
puter and reading “Politico” and “The
New York Times.” On a free weekend
I like to visit historical sites.”
“I live with my mom, dad and grand-
mother. She is handicapped, so I am
much more aware of her needs and I
help her do things.”
Breakfast of champions: School
breakfast, normally a chicken biscuit.
Favorite book: “Game Change’ by
John Heilemann and Mark Halperin.
It teaches you about the world of poli-
tics by telling the history of the 2008
election.”
What moment in history would you
like to witness? “The inauguration of
George Washington because it was
the first time an American president
was sworn in. The moment represents
the beginning of our country.”
Class schedule: U.S. History, Construction, Co-op for Coach Anders, English III
His family moved around a lot as a
child because his dad is a Lieutenant
Colonel in the Air Force. Alec lived in
South Dakota, Michigan, California,
Minnesota and Florida before coming
to Asheville.
“Traveling got me to compare dif-
ferent places. I have seen the biggest
difference in the people’s attitudes and
the terrain.”
Class schedule: U.S. History,
Construction, Co-op for Coach An-
ders, English III
Favorite class at Reynolds:
“Principles of Business because it
helped me learn to create a budget
and manage money.”
A day in Alec’s life: “On a Saturday I
wake up around 11 a.m., then go hang
out with friends. It is not so much
about what we do as just spending
time together.”
Best way to spend a dollar? “Donate
it to a charity that will use it to make
a difference.”
Do you believe in miracles? “No. I
believe if you set your mind to some-
thing, you can make it happen. For
example, I am determined to succeed
in school and life, so I meet my goals,
anything from doing my homework
to graduating from college.”
Who is your role model? “Franklin
Roosevelt. He managed to make
something of his life in spite of his
disease. I am inspired by his success
in spite of disadvantage. My family
hasn’t been really significant, I will be
the first to graduate from college.”
If you could engrave one thing on
your class ring what would it be?
“Democrat.”
Alec Skidmore, 11
One compliment Alec really values:
“A friend in Florida told me that I
was one of the nicest people he’s ever
talked to.”
Who is your role model? “Barack
Obama. He is stepping up to a job
that no one would really want to take.
Fixing America takes a whole lot of
bravery.”
What do you wish you were better at?
“Becoming a better person in accept-
ing people for who they are.”
What moment in history would you
like to witness?
“I would like to see the first humans
arriving in North America. It would
be cool to see how they started over.”
Best way to spend a dollar?
“A bottle of water.”
If you could engrave one thing on
your class ring what would it be?
“Varsity in every sport I play.”
How do you feel about:
Gay Rights? “It should be a non-issue,
a personal right, not a political de-
bate.”
Abortion Legislation? “Women
should have a right to choose. In
many cases I believe it should be al-
lowed but not abused. Abortion is not
just another birth control method.”
The Death Penalty? “It’s hypocritical
on the government’s part.”
Gun control? “I definitely do not want
criminals, crazy people or children to
have access to guns.”
Goals for the future: “I plan to go to
Appalachian State University next
year. After I graduate I want to work
in public service.”
Are you more likely to choose a high-
salary career or one that you really
enjoy? “I won’t do a good job unless I
enjoy what I am doing.”
Favorite quote:
“Live life to
the fullest.”
Political views: “I am an Independent.
I try to combine the best of what both
parties say.”
How do you feel about:
Gay Rights? “People should be what
they want to be and do what they
want to do.”
Abortion Legislation? “An option if
pregnancy was an accident.”
The Death Penalty? “If they deserve
it, then yes.”
Gun control? “You need a permit.”
Goals for the future: “I want to study
dentistry at The University of South
Florida. Also, I’d really like to go to
Sweden. I have family there and heard
it is beautiful.”
Cedar Cliff Notes
March 10, 2011 13
Editor’s Note: We use categories to similar lives. We go to school, take tests and eat eyes light up as they told me about things they care
classify the people we encounter daily. Stereotypes lunch in the cafeteria. In other ways, we are very about.
save us energy by simplifying our everyday inter- different, with our own sets of past experiences that So, here’s the challenge: let these questions in-
actions. Too often we ignore or dismiss those who have blessed us with unique perspectives. Each of spire you to reach out to people you don’t know.
fall into categories that we disapprove of. Howev- the 1,400 students at this school has something to Ask them about how they spend their time, what
er, as I interviewed students for this story and past contribute, share and teach. they have done, what they hope to do one day. You
stories, I have come to believe that this process of I asked each of these four students a long list of will be surprised, not only by what you learn about
elimination costs us more than it saves us. questions, hoping to discover the things that really them, but also by what you learn about yourself
In some ways, most Reynolds students live excite and motivate them. I enjoyed watching their and the world around you.
City
Mandalynn Baird, 09
Maegan Clawges
Co-Editor in Chief Class schedule: JROTC, Algebra I, Yearbook, Physical Education
She lived in Oklahoma, Kansas, One compliment Mandalynn espe- Are you religious? “I am a Christian,
Photo by Maegan Clawges
Ohio, West Virginia and Mexico before cially values: “I like when people say I but only go to church occasionally,
moving to Asheville. “I have had the am smart. It means a lot when teach- I believe you can praise God from
chance to be friends with a wide variety ers recognize my ability to write, wherever you are.”
of people. I think I look at people differ- think and express my ideas.”
Political views: “I am Democratic, but
ently. I like talking to people with differ-
Who is your role model? “My mom I have some Republican views. We
ent personalities, not just one clique.”
because she is really good with peo- should help the poor by teaching them
A day in Mandalynn’s life: “I take ple. She’s been on her own since she to get up on their feet instead of just
Photo by Maegan Clawges
two classes in twilight school Monday was 14 and taken good care of me.” supporting them to stay poor.”
through Thursday to make up classes
Favorite book: “I read fantasy novels. How do you feel about:
from missing school in 7th grade. I My favorite is the ‘House of Night’
Gay Rights? “If it’s their preference,
normally don’t get home until 8 p.m., series.”
they should do what they want.”
and then I do my homework because
Best way to spend a dollar? “A toy Abortion Legislation? “You should
I like to make good grades.”
for my nephew or a pop.” suffer the consequences of your ac-
Breakfast of champions: Coffee and tions, unless you were raped.”
What do you wish you were better at?
Reese’s peanut butter cups.
“I wish I was more committed to a The Death Penalty? “They should be
She won’t leave the house without:
sport. In middle school I was third put out of society if they did some-
“My boots.” in the conference for hurdling, but I
don’t have time for that anymore.”
thing bad enough.”
“Some people would say they love Gun control? “Everyone should be
What moment in history would you allowed to have a gun in their house.
their best friend, but I love my boots.
Photo by Nick Haseloff
I guess I am just a redneck.” like to witness? “The Holocaust. I have five.”
I don’t think the U.S. helped out Goals for the future: “Graduate and
Do you believe in miracles? “It
depends on the situation. I think love enough, especially compared to our attend a four-year college. I want to
at first sight and miraculous healing modern involvement in world af- be an RN or an attorney so that I can
are possible, but world peace is not.” fairs.” support my family.”
Kayla Hayes, 10
Photo by Anna Hitrova
She grew up in Haw Creek, Asheville.
Class schedule: Women’s Chorus, Geometry, Weight Training, Civics
A day in Kayla’s life: “On weekends, Who is your role model? “My dad One compliment Kayla especially val-
I hang out with my boyfriend, shop, because I can count on him to know ues: “When people tell me they like
go out to eat or go to the movies.” what’s right from what’s wrong. He the way I dress.”
“I was adopted when I was 13 years helps me choose the best thing and Are you religious? “I am a Christian, I
old. I used to live with my real mom, keep my head strong.”
go to New Vision Baptist Church.
but now I live with my adoptive par- Are you a confident person? “Yes, I Believing God is my savior gives me
Top Left: Senior Alex Desormier volunteers for the Top Right: Freshman Mandalynn Baird reads ents, uncle, cousin and niece. I have
stick up for myself. I don’t let anyone peace and confidence in my everyday
Democratic Party. During the 2010 election season, he “Wicked Lovely” by Melissa Marr. “If I had a free a lot of siblings. I can’t even name
bully me or run over me.” life.”
polled Democrats and Independents. “I spent a lot of afternoon, I would probably just read a fantasy novel,” them all.”
time talking to Heath Shuler,” Desormier said. “The Baird said. Something Kayla would love to do: Goals for the future: “I plan to be
One thing she won’t leave the house
experience also allowed me to develop good connections
with other prominent politicians such as Patsy Keever
Bottom Right: On weekday afternoons sophomore without: “My iPod.” “Fly around the world.” active in the ROTC program at AB-
Tech for two years and then go into
Kayla Hayes practices with the JV soccer team. “Most Favorite class at Reynolds: “I really the Army, maybe in the medical field.
and Elaine Marshall.” What do you wish you were better at?
days I don’t get home until 6 p.m.,” Hayes said. liked learning to design stuff on the I like ROTC because I am very athlet-
“Geometry and math in general.”
Bottom Left: Junior Alec Skidmore contemplates “Sometimes I wish I could just relax at home in the computer and make notepads and fli- ic. The program also teaches me a lot
his next shot. “I really like to golf,” he said. “Being afternoon, but it is fun to get out and see friends at Best way to spend a dollar?
ers in printing graphics. I can actually about etiquette and managing myself
outdoors in general is just really peaceful.” practice.” “Two things that each cost 50 cents.”
apply those skills in my life.” in formal settings.”
14 Features
Study shows doodling aids memory
Emily Taylor
Features Editor
While the current definition of the
word ‘doodle’ is fairly new, the word
itself goes back to the 17th century,
when it meant “fool or simpleton.”
The original meaning of the word is
evident in the song “Yankee Doodle,”
which was sung by British troops to
ridicule colonial soldiers in the Revo-
lutionary War.
The modern meaning may have
originated in 1937 when Russell M.
Arundel described doodling as “a
scribble or sketch made while the con-
scious mind is concerned with matters
wholly unrelated to the scribbling.”
In an educational atmosphere,
doodling generates conflicting opin-
ions.
“(Doodling is) not a battle I want
to fight,” said biology teacher Martha
Cowan, “but it is rude and distract-
ing.”
When polled, 23 of 33 teachers
said that doodling is already allowed
in their classrooms. Another four said
that they would consider allowing it.
“I am not convinced that a student
can focus on math while doodling,”
said Algebra II and geometry teacher
Carol Baldwin. “However, some are
destined, and I deal with it.
A study by psychologist Jackie
Andrade of the University of Plym-
outh (UK) found that doodlers tend to
retain more information than nondoo-
dlers. She put together a test consist-
ing of a two-and-a-half minute long
tape. The participants of the experi-
ment listened to a recording of an in-
vitation to a 21st birthday party.
oodle by Dallas Marler
Out of 40 test subjects, 20 were
assigned to doodle by filling in boxes
and circles. In between doodling, they
were required to write down the at-
tendees of the party. At the end of the
tape, both the doodlers and nondoo-
dlers were required to orally recite the
list from memory. The test subjects
who doodled performed 29 percent
higher than the nondoodlers when re-
calling the information.
One theory about how doodling
aids memory is that it prevents people
from daydreaming. Daydreaming uses
up high amounts of energy compared
to doodling. This is because when
daydreaming, a person tends to use
what psychologists refer to as “execu-
tive functioning,” a process that is re-
sponsible for planning.
“(Doodling) aids students that
struggle to focus. It’s way to control,
to some degree, how far their minds
wander and yet still absorb the pre-
sented information,” said academic
support teacher June Johnston. How-
ever, doodling is not always used as a
learning tool.
“Doodling in class keeps me en-
tertained when I’m bored,” said soph-
omore Cassidy Cramer. “However, I
Cedar Cliff Notes
March 10, 2011
Doodles by Cal-
len Burril (left), Joe
Houston (right), and
Anonymous (below).
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Wh about
say dling...
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“I do it all the time! Helps me survive meet-
ings!” – Teryll Krisher, counseling
“Everyone doodles, no matter what
age you are. On the phone, dur-
ing a conference call, wait-
can understand some teachers’ frus- ing for the computer to do its
trations with drawing because I get thing… If someone tells you
caught up in what I’m doing and tune they never doodle, they’re ly-
out the teacher.” Cramer’s confession
ing.” – James Rumbaugh,
expresses what some teachers worry counseling.
about when it comes to doodling.
“It is an avoidance strategy for
students who lack comprehension,
“Hmm…who has time
listening and note-taking skills,” said to concentrate on
academic support teacher Tyler Harts- such ‘deep’ and ‘pro-
horn. found’ concerns?” –
Other teachers feel that it depends Pat Rayburn, ECE
upon the student. “For some, doodling and apparel.
may increase focus. For others, it may
be a distraction,” English teacher “I do it – wish I was
Chris Gilbert said.
more artistic. But
One teacher even encourages doo- don’t waste paper!”
dling. “I like the students to doodle
– Janis Bryant,
next to their notes, small pictures that
represent an idea that could help them
chorus.
understand [the lesson],” said civics
teacher Allie Hustead. “I wish I was a
Allowing doodling in a classroom better doodler.
is usually determined by whether or I have doodle
not the teacher thinks that it is produc- anxiety. I also re-
tive. But that is not the only deciding ally like the word
factor. ‘doodle.’” –
“I have other, bigger problems Kelli Self, me-
to worry about,” said history teacher dia specialist.
James Goode. “(I’m OK with it) as
long as kids learn and pay attention.” Doodle by Anna Hitrova
 Cedar Cliff Notes
March 10, 2011
Careers of the future : finding the right path
Alana Gerlach
Co-Editor in Chief
March marks a month of waiting
for seniors who anticipate the arrival
of April 1, the college acceptance no-
tification day that will determine their
futures and the careers they pursue after
college.
Though prospects look bleak for job
seekers today, the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics predicts a “moderately strong”
economic expansion with “a labor force
growing at a steady rate with a favor-
able outlook for a wide array of job op-
portunities.” The BLS predicts the fast-
est job growth in education, health care
and business.
That goes along with The Princeton
Review’s list of most common majors,
which include Business, Nursing, Biol-
ogy/Biological Sciences and Education
in the top five.
According to those statistics, educa-
tion should be a secure job, but psychol-
ogy teacher Rick Roberts disagrees.
“Look at the state budget and see
what they are cutting,” he said sim-
ply.
Success in the job market, how-
ever, does not always correlate to
overall happiness in life or even job
satisfaction. According to a 2007
study by Tom W. Smith at the Univer-
sity of Chicago, careers with the most
job satisfaction are mostly professions
U.S. News and World Report - 50 Best Careers of 2011
These job picks are based on
job-growth projections, salary
data, and other factors like job
satisfaction.
Business Jobs:
• Accountant
• Actuary
• Financial adviser
• Financial analyst
• Logistician
• Meeting planner
• Public relations specialist
• Sales manager
• Training specialist
Creative and Service Jobs:
• Commercial pilot
involving helping others or fostering
one’s creativity. The jobs that will also
lead to the most general happiness in
life are professions involving helping
others, technical and scientific exper-
tise or creativity.
“I think people should do what they
love because they will be spending the
rest of their life doing it,” senior Can-
dyce Edwards said. “I would rather do
something that makes me happy even
if I am not as successful as I could be
in another job.” She plans to major in
film studies with the goal of becom-
ing a cinematographer. “If I am doing
something every day for the rest of my
life, I’d rather it be exciting instead of
something that I do only for money.”
According to the U.S. Labor De-
partment, 13 of the 20 fastest-growing
occupations from 2004 to 2014 are re-
lated to health care.
However, there are several jobs to-
day that are in strong demand and hard
to fill. According to a study in 2010 by
Manpower Staffing, 14 percent of em-
ployers reported difficulty filling posi-
tions of skilled laborers (carpenters,
plumbers, electricians, tradesmen),
sales representatives, nurses, techni-
cians, truck drivers, restaurant and ho-
tel staff, management/executives, en-
gineers, doctors and customer service
representatives.
“The current education system is
struggling to prepare students for a
• Curator
• Film and video editor
• Gaming manager
• Heating, air conditioning and
refrigeration technician
• Interpreter/Translator
• Multimedia artist
• Technical writer
Healthcare Jobs:
• Athletic trainer
• Dental hygienist
• Lab technician
• Massage therapist
• Occupational therapist
• Optometrist
• Physician assistant
• Physical therapist
15
job market that is unknown and ever-
changing,” said a local educator who 20 jobs that will not
wishes to remain anonymous. “People
should understand that four-year uni-
exist in 20 years
According to ilookforwardto.
versities are not always the direct path com, most of these jobs will be ob-
to financial security.”
solete or replaced by better-working
The educator pointed out that skills-
based jobs include tradesmen, plumb- robots. (Used with permission)
ers, contract workers, machinists and
more. Though these jobs are not glam-
1. Actor
orous, they are financially dependable. 2. Cashier
“So for those struggling to keep up 3. Construction worker
with academia, they’re not hopeless,”
he said. 4. Soldier
Another major factor that goes into 5. Security Guard
the development of future jobs is the
international business sector. It is in-
6. Car mechanic
creasingly necessary to know at least 7. Garbage collector
two languages. 8. Assembly line worker
“There are so many Spanish speak-
ers now and so much global commu- 9. Toll booth operator
nication. As global citizens, it’s a big 10. Prostitute
advantage to be bilingual,” Spanish
teacher Alison Iwasko said. “It gives
11. Nature photographer
you an extra edge in job interviews.” 12. Surgeon
Though several different sources 13. Pilot
project a steady economy with health
care dominating the job market, no one 14. Film processor
can predict the future. But there will al- 15. Librarian
most certainly be a wide range of jobs to
accommodate anyone’s career choice.
16. Call center operator
“Do what you love!” Roberts said. 17. News anchor
“It is much easier in life if you get up 18. Mailman
every morning looking forward to
work.” 19. Waiter
20. Receptionist
• Physical therapist assistant • Urban planner
• Radiologic technologist
• Registered nurse Technology Jobs:
• School psychologist • Biomedical engineer
• Veterinarian • Civil engineer
• Computer software engineer
Social Service Jobs: • Computer support specialist
• Clergy • Computer systems analyst
• Court reporter • Environmental engineering
• Education administrator technician
• Emergency management • Environmental science
specialist technician
• Firefighter • Hydrologist
• Marriage and family therapist • Meteorologist
• Mediator • Network architect
• Medical and public health
Information used with permission from
social worker http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/
• Special-education teacher articles/2010/12/06/the-50-best-careers-of-
2011?PageNr=4
 16
First car driving force for teens
Nick Haseloff
Opinion Editor
One of the greatest moments of a
teenage life is the acquisition of that first
car. It’s a rite of passage. It’s a sign of
freedom, rebellion and independence.
With a car, the possibilities seem lim-
itless to new drivers. Want to go to Cook
Out and grab a burger? Asking parents
to drive is unnecessary. It’s as simple as
grabbing the keys and cruising away.
In America, 41 percent of 16- to 19-
year-olds own cars. CNW Marketing Re-
search reports that 40 percent of the cars
owned by teenagers are paid for by their
parents. The choices for a first car are
endless, from Porsches to Pathfinders,
Corollas to Cadillacs. Gas mileage, ease
of service, price, financial availability
and reliability are factors.
“I drive a minivan,” senior Matthew
McEntire said, “It’s not the coolest car
ever, but it gets me from point A to point
B.”
Many parents decide which car their
child will drive. MSNBC reports parents
choose cars that are big bulky, safe and
old. They choose overall safety over gas
mileage or looks.
“My first car? It was a 1967 Chevy
Camaro,” said former assistant principal
Dennis Watts. “It gave me the ability to
go where I wanted to go and to hang out
with my friends. Oh yeah, and I got to
show off a bit, too.”
For more than a hundred years, the
automobile has been a vital part of Amer-
ican culture. Yale University reports there
are 117 vehicles for every 100 people in
America. In 2007, there were more than
800 million cars and light trucks in the
world, almost 250 million of them in the
United States.
The “Big Three,” Ford, General Mo-
tors and Chrysler, provide not just cars,
but a way of life. People view their cars
as more than machines that take them
places. They are symbols of freedom, in-
genuity, materialism and style.
“Every time I go somewhere, I feel
like I turn heads,” said senior Alisha Cof-
Cedar Cliff Notes
March 10, 2011
fey, who drives a 2006 white Acura. ance and repairs.
Of course, other countries are pas- “I love my
sionate about cars, too. Germany pro- car,” said ju-
duces such fine performance luxury cars nior Jacob
as BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz. Ger- Reese,
man cars are expensive, sophisticated who
and not targeted for the youth market. drives
The legal driving age in Germany is a
Senior
18, but high costs for insurance, driving black
Conner
schools and registration limit the number 1987
of teens who get a license. The driver’s Chevy Z28 Hall
license test in Germany even includes a Camaro. “I paid for it stands next
written section. According to ABC News, myself, and I’m even to her silver
German drivers pay much more attention fixing it up myself. It’s Chrysler PT
to the road and the cars near them and my car.” Cruiser Woody.
don’t try to multitask while driving. Getting a driv-
“It’s too expensive to own a car in er’s license is a milestone the majority
Germany!” said exchange student Dan- of American teens are eager to reach.
iel Niklas. “It’s much easier to just take a Crowded parking lots attest to the popu-
train or bus, and the money is better used larity and prestige of driving to school.
for college. It’s either a car or college. The student lot at Reynolds has some 320
Most kids choose college.” slots filled daily.
While new cars are also expensive in “Your first car is like a new friend.,”
America, it is still possible for a teenager senior Lily Clarke said “You have an in-
to get a job and save up for a used car and timate relationship with it, no matter how
to pay for such expenses as gas, insur- crappy it is.”
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March 10, 2011

Instrumentalists
A&E 17
(Arts & Entertainment)

jazz it up
Anna Hitrova can American music produced before the
A&E Editor Civil War according to the Kennedy Cen-
ter website.
Most students know what “jazz” and
“The way jazz music is written can-
“jazzy” mean but might have trouble
not be sketched in my head. But when I
coming up with a concrete definition of
play it, I can feel the uniqueness of jazz,”
the words. Some Reynolds musicians,
said junior Kelly Hwang, a former mem-
however, can define them in and words
ber of the jazz band.
and music.
Jazz is not as popular among young
“Jazz is an important part of my life,
Americans as it is with older adults. But
and it’s a great experience to be able to
there are still jazz artists that can out-
play such classic music,” said junior
shine pop stars and rappers like Justin
Buck Hinman, who plays the saxophone
Bieber and Drake as shown during the
in the jazz band.
53rd Grammy Award Show in February
The number of musicians in the jazz
where jazz artist Esperanza Spalding
band is still unsettled because of the dif-
won the Best New Artist category. She
ficulty of fitting in rehearsals among the
made history as the first jazz performer
snow days and extracurricular activities.
to win Best New Artist.
Conductor William Bryant would like to
“Oscar Peterson is my favorite jazz
have at least 16 to 20 members for a Big
artist,” sophomore Sully Hart said, “be-
Band Ensemble consisting of five saxes,
cause you can tell by just listing to him
four trombones, four trumpets and a full
perform that he is so into his music.”
rhythm section. Photo by Trellace Lawrimore
So jazz may not be on the top selling
“The purpose (of jazz band) is to
list on iTunes but students still recognize Junior Buck Hinman joins junior Caroline van Nort and other saxophonists in
teach styles and prepare students so they
have tools for the next level,” said Bry-
the importance of the jazz genre. jazz band rehearsal in the band room Feb. 25. “It was nice getting the whole gang
“Jazz,” said junior jazz band saxo- together,” he said. “I get lost in the music when we play such fun music.”
ant, who chooses such classics as “In the
phonist Caroline van Nort “is a way to
Mood” for the students to play.
express yourself like no other music
Even though jazz emerged in the 20th
can.”
century, its roots can be traced to Afri-

Sight-reading key to choral excellence

Emily Taylor
Features Editor
One of the components that sets Reynolds’ chorus
program apart is the intense focus on sight-reading.
“(Sight-reading) is really important. One of the
things that we start working on the very first day of
school is how to read music,” chorus teacher Janis Bry-
ant said.
Sight-reading is a skill students use to learn and per-
form music they have never seen before, and it benefits
music students beyond of the realm of music.
Countless studies document the positive impact of
music education on people. In the 1980s, Mission Viejo
High School in Southern California reported that the
overall grade point average of music students was 3.59,
while non-music students only had a grade point aver-
age of 2.91. The study also found that 16 percent of
music students had a 4.0 overall grade point average
compared to just 5 percent of students not enrolled in
music classes.
Even government officials have strongly advocated
the arts.
“The dumbest mistake of this generation is cutting
the arts out of our education system,” said former Ar-
kansas governor Mike Huckabee in a 2007 interview.
“If you have an art and music program, you develop
both sides of the brain.”
In 2004, the College Board, which sponsors the
SAT, found that students who studied music scored 40
points higher on the SAT on the math section than stu-
dents not involved in music. Similarly, students who
studied acting and play production outscored their un-
involved-in-the-arts peers on the SAT verbal section by
66 points.
“I feel pretty good about (sight-reading),” sopho-
more Zoë Clark said. “It is pretty compatible with
math.”
Sight-reading and the study of music in general,
develop both the right and left sides of the brain. In a
choral program a student is also learning about tonal
qualities in human voices, which aids them in learning
foreign languages. The more mathematical process of
sight-reading also helps strengthen the left side of the
brain.
“(Sight-reading) is a tool just like anything else,”
Bryant said. “If you can’t see the notes without some-
one telling you, you’re not growing.”
18
on the
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March 10, 2011
Spring creeps in with ‘The Phantom’
beat Staff Reports
Everyone knows the say-
duce the play cost $4,000, no
insignificant amount of mon-
ey considering it is not the
ing “It takes a village to raise production’s only expense.
Madrigal Singers a child.” It can also be said Other costly elements are
that it takes a village – in this sets and costumes.
The Madrigal Singers received case the Reynolds school The decision to take on
a Superior rating (96 out of 100 community – to stage the such a challenging produc-
points) at the Western District Small spring musical. This year’s tion is founded on the abun-
Ensemble Festival. Each soloist ambitious production is “The dant talent available from
also received a Superior rating: Phantom of the Opera.” the student actors, musicians
Mary Williams, 11 Last summer, teachers and tech crews to the set de-
Steven Austin, 12 in the Fine Arts department signers and builders to the
Sully Hart, 10 spent hours sifting through costumers.
Nick Gritta, 11 options before deciding on Theater Arts teacher
Haley McGuinn, 11 the annual musical. The long Kirstin Daniel will direct the
Alicia Russell, 11 tradition of excellence makes play and acknowledges that
Marissa Cranford, 10 it almost impossible to top “all of the technical elements
Ashley Russell, 10 previous performances when – magic, underground lake, a
they include such plays as life-size elephant – are a bit
The Orange Peel “Les Miserables,” “Beauty intimidating.”
and the Beast,” and “West The complexity of turn-
Menomena Side Story.” ing the performing arts cen-
Saturday, March 12 But “Phantom” promises ter stage into a haunted 1881
9 p.m. (8 p.m. doors) to set the bar even higher. Paris opera house will require
$12 advance / $14 door This is the first year the play tedious attention to detail. Photo by Nick Haseloff
has been released for amateur “This attention to detail
Ages 16+
performance, so in August and level of professionalism
Juniors Buck Hinman and Alicia Russell block scenes for the
the teachers decided to make is what sets our productions spring musical “The Phantom of the Opera.” Hinman plays
Omar Rodriquez Lopez Group Monsieur Andre and Russell plays Carlotta Giudicelli. “The dra-
the commitment to be among apart from other high school
plus Zechs Marquise matic expressions come incredibly naturally to everyone involved,”
the first high schools in the musicals,” Daniel said. “We
Saturday, March 26 Hinman said.
country to stage it. don’t dumb things down.
8 p.m. (7 p.m. doors) “We went back and forth ‘Phantom’ is a disturbing
$18 advance / $20 door masks, which are always imaginable for this particular
between being terrified, then story, and we will attack it
All Ages fun,” McKnight said. “It will play,” sophomore Alex Lit-
excited, and being certain to head-on and bring it to life.”
be amazing!” trell said. “There are so many
do it, then unsure,” said Janis Assistant principal
Hands of Hope presents Of course, the stars of the creative and devoted people
Bryant, director of music for Kayren McKnight is the cre-
Billy Jonas production are the student all together, so it’ll be won-
the production. ative force behind costum-
Sunday, March 27 performers. One of the most derful.”
The challenges of staging ing the cast, a task that takes
3 p.m. (2:30 p.m. doors) important considerations in When the spring musical
“The Phantom of the Opera,” many weeks of work prior to
$15 adult / $10 children selecting the musical is the opens May 26, everyone will
the longest running Broadway opening night.
All proceeds benefit River- quality of the vocalists and be able to see what the Reyn-
musical in history, are many. “There are a lot of bustles
Link and Children First instrumentalists available. olds High School village can
First of all, the rights to pro- and elaborate costumes and
“We have the best cast produce.
Diana Wortham Theater
Blue Ridge Orchestra’s 2011
Spring Masterworks
Not all vampire literature sucks
Saturday, March 26 Alana Gerlach son, suspense builds and the unbeliev- Cronin’s characters face. But some
7:30 p.m. Co-Editor in Chief able tale unfolds. characters lack sophisticated develop-
$25 regular / $10 stu- The first part of this book is amaz- ment. If Cronin had edited this book just
dents / $5 children Rocket Review ing. I was enthralled from Page 1 and one more time, it probably would have
could not tear myself away. I probably been as close to perfect as a book gets.
If I say “vampires” you’ll say “ew.” read the first 259 pages in about two or The plot is exceptional. As far as literary
Viver Brasil feet on the ground A generation overexposed to “Twilight”
Tuesday & Wednesday, April 5-6 three school days. However, to avoid be- worth goes, “The Passage” has a lot to
mania is beginning to shy away from ing drawn into its darkness completely, I offer. It is rich with imagery, foreshad-
8 p.m. any books or movies involving the word found myself needing to step away from owing, symbolism, extended metaphor
$5 UNCA students “vampires.” But a story has come to the book for short periods of time. It is and more.
$35 general public light that should not be overlooked. not a leisurely read by any stretch of the Pure imagination and horror-fueled
Justin Cronin’s “The Passage” cap- imagination. Summer is the perfect time suspense fill its 766 pages. Stephen
Civics Center tures its readers and takes them on an for a book like this. My only advice is King fans will eat this up. As King him-
imaginative journey. It is the story of a not to read it right before bedtime. self wrote, “Read this book, and the or-
Trans-Siberian Orchestra government military experiment gone The societal character growth and de- dinary world disappears.”
Sunday, April 17 horribly wrong and the life of the girl velopment are believable and intriguing
7:30 p.m. who was the only successful patient. As despite the unbelievable circumstances
the story bounces from person to per-
 Cedar Cliff Notes
March 10, 2011
Blanton begets beauty
Alana Gerlach
Co-Editor in Chief
For some artists, voice may be their
only instrument. But senior Juliana
Blanton draws her voice from the im-
ages she creates.
All artists pull from personal ex-
periences to craft their works. Blanton
says that traveling to places like Spain
and Italy influences her artistic style.
She admires Renaissance and Impres-
sionist art, especially Dutch painter
Vincent Van Gogh.
“I have a lot of pieces that have
themes of nature or music, and I like
drawing portraits of my family and
giving them as gifts,” Blanton said.
“Everyone’s style is different, and right
now my style is still evolving because
I have a lot of new things left to learn
and try out.”
She has been drawing since she can
remember with encouragement from
her mother.
“My mom is my biggest inspira-
tion and the one who has taught me the
most. She is an artist, too, so we can
bounce ideas off of each other,” Blan-
ton said. “I’ve been able to learn a lot
of different types of mediums (from
her) that we don’t cover in school
courses.”
Her mother works mostly with
painting, pastels and pottery.
“She helps me a lot with printmak-
ing,” said Blanton, who focuses most-
19
ly on drawing portraits. “But I’d like to Senior Juliana
be a better painter.” Blanton com-
This year, she won a Scholastic Art pleted these
Award in printmaking for a print she paintings in
created of a water lily. Art IV when
“It was fun because it was a new she studied
medium for me, and I feel like the print portraiture
of the water and the flower had really and landscape
cool texture and light,” Blanton said. painting. The
She has won three prizes for work bottom painting
she submitted to the Buncombe County is inspired by
Art Show in drawing and painting and 19th century
two Scholastic Art Awards for print-
English water-
making. But she has a few personal fa-
colorist William
vorites, one of which is a drawing from
junior year.
Turner.
“I think one of my best drawings is
a portrait of a girl with intricate flower
designs and celtic knot designs on her
face,” Blanton said. “I like the expres-
sion on the face and the rich colors in
the drawing.”
Blanton has already been accepted
at UNC-Chapel Hill and is still wait-
ing to hear from Wake Forest and Da-
vidson before deciding where to attend
school in the fall to pursue an art major.
Though she does not want to go to an
art school, she has applied for several
art scholarships.
“I think liberal arts schools will
give me more options,” Blanton said.
It will “allow me to study art as well
as my other interests and discover new
interests and career options.”

Wo r k i n g o ut to a zumba beat
Trellace Lawrimore
Photography Editor
I was expecting a life-changing experience. Or if
not life-changing, at least health and fitness-altering.
Unfortunately, neither of those transformative mo-
ments applied to my first Zumba workout.
However, when I decided to give the class that I
had previously deemed boring and too easy another
chance, I spun a 180. I found the class both fun and
exciting.
There are several reasons why I found the first
class unpleasant. One: Despite extensive efforts to find
someone to join me in my Zumba endeavor, everyone
was unavailable, leaving me to dance alone.
For Zumba Experience Part II, I met sophomore
Gabi Levine at the YMCA and together we laughed
about my pitiful dancing, making me less self-con-
scious of my missteps and awkward movements. Just
remember, it takes two to Zumba.
Two: On the first day I had no idea what I was
doing and found it difficult to pick up the moves. But
once I learned the dances, the subsequent classes be-
came more fun as I could focus on executing the moves
rather than figuring out what the instructor was doing.
Three: I was anticipating a challenging workout.
Even in the second class, I acknowledge that the exer-
cise did not push me to the limits of my athletic abili-
ties. I recommend that participants focus on having
fun and not on getting a strenuous workout.
Although the Asheville YMCA does not offer
them, there are other Zumba options that can provide
more of a challenge. Zumba in the Circuit is 30 min-
utes of dance moves combined with strength exercises.
Zumba Toning uses Toning Sticks to target arms, abs,
glutes and thighs.
Zumba is the perfect workout for children, teens,
parents or senior adults. And as long as you don’t
make the mistakes I committed on my first try, you
will be pleased with your first Zumba encounter.
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Rocket boys top MAC
Sports
Derek Green
Sports Editor
For every high school sports team, the
ultimate goal is to win a state champion-
ship. That has not happened for Reynolds
boys basketball since 1988 and, based on last
year’s 4-17 record, seemed unlikely when the
season began.
But the Rockets shocked WNC, finishing
first in the conference and going into the state
playoffs with a (15-7) record and a newly ac-
quired sense of confidence.
“We (had) to have a must-win mentality,”
senior Isaac Nesbit said. “It’s win or go home
now.”
Reynolds clinched the MAC 4-A title
with a 62-56 win at McDowell Feb. 4.
“We’ve won some exciting basketball
games,” coach Billy Phillips said.
One of those exciting games was against
conference rival Erwin on Jan. 21 when the
Rockets knocked the Warriors off their path
to a perfect season. The 61-46 win pushed
Reynolds into outright possession of first
place in the conference. The hype surround-
ing the game brought enthusiastic support for
the team in its quest for the first conference
title since the 2006 season.
“We try not to put a lot of emphasis on
(the game) being a rivalry,” Phillips said.
“(It’s) more of just another basketball game,
another step in the process of winning a con-
ference championship.”
A seven-game winning streak, that ended
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March 10, 2011
with a Feb. 8 loss at home against Roberson,
put the Rockets into first place in the MAC
4-A division. Although the streak ended, the
Rockets followed up the disappointing loss
with an eight-point win over MAC rival
North Buncombe on senior night at Malvin
Roberts Gymnasium Feb. 11.
Even though the Rockets won, it was
without the help of senior center Courtland
Clavette, who was out with mono. Clavette
provided a major spark on both ends of the
floor all season, averaging 12.6 points per
game and hauling in an impressive 14.6 re-
bounds.
“Some people had to step up to fill the
gap,” junior guard Dylan Sprinkle said.
The conference champs lost the MAC
tournament to the No. 2 seed McDowell 81-
63 Feb. 17, a team the Rockets had beaten
twice during the regular season.
The season ended Feb. 21 with a first-
round exit in a 70-62 loss to East Mecklen-
burg, whose record was (7-17).
“They play in one of the toughest con-
ferences in the state,” junior forward Mason
Ryon said. “They were very underrated.”
Although the Rockets had playoff expec-
tations beyond the first round, they still came
away with the school’s first conference cham-
pionship since the 2005-2006 season. And
the focus is already turning to next year. Photo by Trellace Lawrimore
“We lost seven seniors this year,” Phillips Senior forward Cody Owenby (No. 11) goes up for a layup in a 73-65 win
said. “But we have seven juniors ready to over North Buncombe Feb. 11. Owenby averaged 11points and brought in
step up and continue their work ethic.” 5.6 rebounds for the season.
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9th place finish draws
attention to Deberry
Derek Green
Sports Editor
It’s 5:30 a.m., and the day has al-
ready begun for junior swimmer Ryan
DeBerry. The drive to succeed and
the dedication to his sport is what De-
Berry feels separates him from other
swimmers.
DeBerry swims year-round even
though the school season wraps up
in late February. He also swims for
a club team based out of the YMCA.
He practices at the Y for both teams,
swimming on average around two
hours a day depending on whether or
not he is training for one of several
national meets. Daily dedication is the
key to his success.
“My workouts vary between lifting
and swimming,” DeBerry said. “I have
to workout every day in order to per-
form my best at the meets.”
Coming into the season DeBerry
was not being recruited by any big
name schools in the area. However,
after his recent success placing ninth
in the state meet in the 100-meter
Freestyle, colleges such as Duke and
North Carolina are talking
to him about the possibil-
Player
Profiles
swimming at the next level,” DeBerry
said. “But right now, I am just focused
on the team and bettering our times.”
DeBerry was a member of the re-
lay team that went to the state com-
petition in February. He also qualified
as an individual swimmer. To make
it to the state finals, the Rocket relay
team shaved an incredible 14 seconds
off their previous time in the regional
meet.
On Nov. 23 the Rockets lost a close
meet to rival Roberson 112-104. The
loss helped motivate the team for the
rest of the season.
“It was tough, but (Roberson) defi-
nitely respected us this year,” DeBerry
said.
Local competitors recognize De-
Berry as an elite swimmer who tire-
lessly puts in the work required to get
to that level.
Junior swimmer Natalie Newberry
calls him “one of the top-10 swimmers
in the area.”
Junior Ryan DeBerry placed second in the
100-meter freestyle at the regional meet
Feb. 5 and qualified for state competition.
Bookie a safe bet on
and off the court
Anna Hitrova
A&E Editor
Playing basketball is something An-
twanet “Bookie” Johnson has done ever
since she can remember, and it has never
disappointed her.
Johnson’s nickname, Bookie, came
from her dad, who calls her Boo, and
her cousin, who added the “kie” to the
end. The senior has been playing bas-
ketball all her life.
“Other sports are boring to me,”
Johnson said. She still does track, which
she started in seventh grade when her
friend talked her into it.
Johnson craves the competition of
sports.
“The best part about track is running
against T.C. Roberson,” Johnson said.
But she cannot decide what she likes
best about basketball.
“I just like playing basketball and
everything about it,” she said. She is
clear about what she does not like, how-
ever — bad attitudes.
Friends and teammates see her as
a leader and like her sense of humor,
which is good because Johnson said that
her teammates are “very important.”
“Bookie is funny and a great ath-
21
Bookie as “quick and confident.”
But the person who has influenced
Johnson the most as an athlete is her for-
mer basketball coach, Kathy Marlowe.
“I was very devastated by her leav-
ing because she has taught me so much,”
Johnson said. Marlow feels honored to
be the person who had such a strong im-
pact on her as an athlete.
“ She has grown not just as an athlete
but also as a person,” Marlow said. She
describes Johnson as someone “who has
never met a stranger.”
Of course, there is more to life than
sports. Johnson also enjoys poetry and
cooking and plans
to study culi-
nary arts.
Best friend
and teammate,
senior Stepha-
nie Cabral, sums
up Johnson’s pos-
itive impact best
by saying, “She
is one of a
kind.”
Antwanet

Photo by Trellace Lawrimore

DeBerry’s work ethic is legend- lete,” sophomore Catherine Blalock
ity of swimming for their ary. “You have to “Bookie”
schools. said, “and she always keeps us enter- Johnson, who
stay committed to tained.”
“I am really plays two sports,
practice and your Johnson’s coaches appreciate her
working towards said that being
team,” he said. and find her a valuable member of the
team.
an athlete is
“She makes people smile and laugh, something that
and I feel lucky to have gotten to coach definitely defines
her,” said Amanda Gladys, the girls bas- her because
ketball coach who has known Johnson she is “a
Photo used with per- since freshman year. good leader and
mission from Asheville Track coach Bill Abromitis describes role model.”
Citizen-Times

Late surge boosts Rockets into playoffs

Derek Green
Sports Editor
With time winding down
and Reynolds trailing Erwin
40-37, sophomore Samantha
Papay passed the ball to senior
Stephanie Cabral. From behind
the arc, Cabral drew a foul and
swished the three. And one.
After the made foul shot
and a failed last effort full-
court pass by Erwin, it was of-
ficial. The Lady Rockets had
knocked off the undefeated
Lady Warriors 41-40 Jan. 21.
“(Cabral) came over and
said, ‘I’m making this free
throw.’ So I knew she was go-
ing to bang it in, and we would
win the ballgame,” said coach
Amanda Gladys about Cabral’s
four-point play.
A win against the North
Buncombe Blackhawks Jan.
18 began a season-high five-
game winning streak for the
Lady Rockets. Three of the
five wins were on the road. The
most notable of the road wins
was against the rival Asheville
Cougars, who were one game
behind Reynolds for fourth
place in the MAC standings.
“They finally got the con-
fidence that they needed. They
are putting it together at the
right time,” Gladys said.
The Lady Rockets went
into the conference tourna-
ment with a must-win attitude,
having to beat McDowell for a
guaranteed shot at the 4-A state
playoffs. However, the Rockets
lost to the Titans 48-45 Feb. 15
and finished the regular season
with an overall record of 11-11
going into playoffs.
The Rockets did get a play-
off berth but lost to Hopewell
65-38 Feb. 21 to end the sea-
son 11-12. With the loss
of only three seniors, the play-
ers have reason to be optimis-
tic.
“We were really young this
year,” Cabral said. “But the fu-
ture is bright next year with so
many girls returning.”
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sports
editorial
Recruiting:
flattering or
harassing?
Derek Green
Sports Editor
The phone of a
sought-after Division
I recruit rings about
30 times a day as col-
lege coaches try to
convince him to join
their schools and re-
porters try to stay on
top of where he is going and which
schools are recruiting most heavily. It
is one of the most stressful times in a
student athlete’s life as he juggles stud-
ies, sports and the pressure of deciding
where he will attend college the next
four years.
It is not only the phone calls but the
invasion of personal space, whether it
is friend requests on Facebook from
desperate 40-year-old men trying to see
where their schools stand in the eyes of
a high school senior or the flood of e-
mails and text messages from recruit-
ers and reporters.
Recruiting has become one of the
most complicated issues in sports, part-
ly because coaches, media representa-
tives and fans have easy access into the
everyday lives of high school athletes
through social networking sites (Twit-
ter and Facebook), cell phones and e-
mails. People are constantly pressuring
athletes to make decisions, dazzling
them with promises of great expecta-
tions and a wonderful college experi-
ence when, in reality, nothing is guar-
anteed.
In a way, the vigorous recruiting
game penalizes student athletes for
putting in the work that it takes to be
an elite player. The National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA) limits the
number of scholarships colleges can
offer prospective players. For exam-
ple, Division I schools are allowed to
give out only 56 football scholarships
when there are hundreds of thousands
of players across the country striving to
get to the next level of the sport.
Continued on p. 23
Swimmers take fast lane to state competition
Kaitlin Mundy
News Editor
Cutting 14 seconds off a
team’s best time is a monu-
mental feat in swimming,
where victory can be mea-
sured in hundredths of a sec-
ond. But the 400-yard free-
style relay team did just that
to propel a Rocket team to
the school’s first state finals
in six years.
The road to the state fi-
nals began with qualifying
at the 4-A Western Regional
meet in Huntersville Feb. 5,
when the relay team swam a
season best 3 minutes, 31.29
seconds.
“We didn’t have a lot of
competition all year,” senior
Ben May said, “so we were
pushed by the faster teams at
regionals.”
Swimmer May, senior
Eddie Kirby and juniors Ryan
DeBerry and Michael Yanik
swam 14 seconds better than
their season high, earning
the team a sixth-place finish
in the tournament and a trip
to the state meet.
“Swimming is a team
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sport that requires the in-
dividual,” Coach Eric Vess
said. “The team members
push each other in practice
and in competition.”
DeBerry also qualified as
an individual in the 100-yard
backstroke and 100-yard
freestyle.
“I’ve been continuing to
train and improve all sea-
son,” DeBerry said.
At the state competition
in Cary Feb. 11, the relay
team swam a season best 3
minutes, 30.81 seconds. That
time landed the Rockets in
18th place out of 24 teams
and was 0.3 seconds short of
qualifying for finals.
“It was a little disappoint- Photo provided by Ryan DeBerry
ing,” May said. “But I know The 200-meter relay team of seniors Eddie Kirby and Benjamin May
we all tried our hardest.” and juniors Ryan DeBerry and Michael Yanik performed at the state
Yanik said working on swimming competition Feb. 21. They swam a season best 3 minutes,
starts and turns was a key 30.81 seconds, which landed them in 18th place out of 24 teams.
in their success at regional
competition.
DeBerry also swam his seconds. said. “We just need people to
individual season best at the The boys team is losing step up.”
state meet. He placed ninth four seniors to graduation, DeBerry said committing
in the 100-yard freestyle two of whom made it to the to working hard and chang-
with a time of 48.7 seconds state finals this season. ing techniques will also be
and 13th in the 100-yard “We can still be a top vital to the team’s future
backstroke, finishing in 54.5 contender next year,” Yanik success.
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6 girls join boys in church basketball league
Kaitlin Mundy
News Editor which was male dominated
until this winter, when six
Fairview, said he thinks “it’s
good that everyone (mean-
coach David Hart said.
“Next year, with a year’s
shorts
Fans at a local church Reynolds girls joined the ing girls) can get involved experience behind her, I
basketball league cheer a lit- boys for three intense, fast- as long as they don’t beat fully expect her to be one of
Councell, Wyman sign LOI
tle louder when a girl makes paced months of basketball. us.” our better players.”
a shot. In the past, girls have Junior Tanner Narron, A high school basketball The girls said they faced Two Rocket athletes signed let-
shied away from the league, who plays for Trinity of team needs only 10 or 12 some difficulties in a mostly ters of intent (LOI) to play Division
players, so church league is male league. Hart said the I sports Feb. 2. Senior forward Aus-
a convenient alternative for size difference is some- tin Wyman will play college soccer at
athletes who don’t make or times an issue at first, but Liberty University, while senior out-
choose not to play for their that problem can be solved side linebacker Ben Councell signed
school team. This year, there by putting girls on the wing to play football at Notre Dame. Lo-
were not enough interested so they can look for open cal media outlets WLOS-TV and the
girls to form a separate divi- shots. Asheville Citizen-Times covered the
highly anticipated signings.
sion, so the six girls had to “I can’t jump as high for
play with the boys. rebounds,” Roark said, “but
Marion to attend Nike Camp
Seniors Lily Clarke, (the guys) don’t block us
Looie Doucette and Mason because we are girls.” Junior running back A.J. Marion
Burril and sophomore Zoe Doucette said it is frus- plans to attend the Nike Combine for
Clarke joined the Fairview trating when the guys play high school football stars in Charlotte,
Christian “Fighting Lep- easier against the girls. N.C., March 19. Marion, who has al-
ers” for the team’s return Other girls said the “unwrit- ready received a scholarship offer
to church league play af- ten rule” that guys aren’t al- from East Carolina University, thinks
ter a three-year hiatus. The lowed to block girls can be attending the camp will gain more
team’s most memorable win annoying at times, too. national exposure and possibly result
was an overtime victory Hart said he would sup- in more offers. The Nike Combine at-
tracts nationally ranked prospects.
over West Asheville 46-43 port an all-girls league if
Jan. 20 enough players were inter-
“The Fighting Lepers ested. He said some girls 3 bound for Mars Hill
was one of the greatest teams in the past have been too Seniors Joey Papay, Kevin Lyda
in the league when I played intimidated to play, but he and Damian Martin will attend Mars
freshman year,” senior L. is confident that they would Hill College in the fall. Lyda and Mar-
Clarke said. “I just wanted have played had an all-girls tin have already signed their letters of
to revive the legacy.” team been an option. intent for football. While Papay has
The other two girls, ju- “The goal behind this not yet signed his letter, he is leaning
niors Haylea Roark and church league is to allow toward the Lions where he hopes to
Katie Stroupe, play for the young people who love the be a two-sport athlete, playing both
league’s host team, First game but do not play at basketball and football.
Baptist Church of Ashe- school to continue to play,”
ville. Stroupe is a starter for Hart said, “and to allow Pressley walks on at Chapel Hill
Photo by Trellace Lawrimore
Junior Haylea Roark, a member of the First Baptist Church of FBCA. them to have fun at church
Senior quarterback Caleb Pressley
Asheville team, practices foul shots in a warmup Feb. 24. FBCA “(Stroupe) has more with hopefully like-minded will accept a preferred walk-on spot
lost to West Asheville 52-31, ending their playoff run. “I really basketball intelligence than teens.” at the University of North Carolina at
enjoyed playing church basketball,” Roark said. most of our male players,” Chapel Hill next fall. Pressley is one
of several successful Rocket athletes
who will play at the collegiate level.
Sports Editorial violations linked to the recruitment of with both schools under NCAA investi- He threw for more than 2,000 yards
continued from p. 22 players. Both of those investigations gation. Right now, coaches like Calipari and ran for 451 yards last season.
Don’t get me wrong. It is an honor are pending, but sanctions are likely to move on unscathed while the school suf- “I was most excited about UNC,”
and a privilege to be recruited by any come down for their actions. fers. Pressley said. “I can be a part of the
school, and especially so by top pro- Even though the schools are penal- Recruiting is a necessary part of big games and compete for a spot
grams in the country. But it is almost a ized, that is still not enough. The coaches sports, one that changes with each new down the road.”
punishment for anybody to have to en- themselves need to be dealt with because technological advance. The NCAA,
dure the pressure-packed atmosphere they can just leave the school to avoid which already has strict rules for re-
of recruiting. punishment as evidenced by University cruiting, needs to do more to regulate
Hustead wins marathon
The NCAA has recently cracked of Kentucky basketball coach John Cali- the activity and alleviate the burden put
down on schools such as the Univer- Track coach Allie Hustead won
pari. He has left his last two coaching on players by the constant contact from
sity of Tennessee and the University the Black Mountain Marathon for the
positions at the University of Massa- the coaches and other school representa-
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for second straight year Feb. 26.
chusetts and the University of Memphis tives.
 24 Cedar Cliff Notes
March 10, 2011

Big green machine gears up for spring

Arianna Satz
Staff Writer
Now that basketball, wrestling and
swimming have wrapped up, the spring
sports season is getting underway. Ath-
letes in baseball, softball, track and field,
men’s tennis, men’s golf and women’s
soccer are ready to see if their preseason
training will pay off.
Women’s Soccer
Baseball
After finishing the 2010 season with
an overall record of 16-11, the Reynolds
baseball program is returning this spring
with determination to succeed. “We are
a very young team, but we’ll develop
over time and have a really good year,”
sophomore John Nick Setterlind said.
The team lost the first game of the season
11-4 at home against Watauga March 1.
“We work hard, but it’s OK because
we are like family and support each
other,” freshman Abby Bishop said. The
softball team posted a 7-5 conference re-
cord in 2010.
Track and Field
The track and field team includes
a slew of jumpers, throwers, hurdlers,
sprinters and distance runners. Four ded-
icated coaches take on the job of work-
Men’s Golf
Men’s golf ended the 2010 season
with a conference record of 19-5, mak-
ing the team a successful yet seldom rec-
ognized part of the Reynolds sports pro-
gram. The golfers are working to turn
last spring’s second-place finish into a
conference championship. “Coach An-
ders is pushing us hard this year,” senior
Richie Cardillo said, “and we are going
to be state championship contenders.”

Even with gloomy weather, women’s
soccer coach Patrick Gladys keeps spir-
its up with humor. “Who is this Shenny
Lenhart? I keep hearing she’s a good
player,” Gladys said with a smile, refer-
ring to junior forward Shenny Lenhart,
who played a key role in the 19 victories
Reynolds posted against competitors last
year. The Lady Rockets finished in sec-
ond place the 2010 season in the MAC
with a conference record of 10-2-0. The
team won the season opener March 2
against Tuscola 3-0.
Softball
The softball team kicked off the sea-
son at home against Pisgah March 5.
Before the game, senior Jessica Duckett
said that the youth of the team would
“make things interesting.” The softball
team began practicing for the season in
October, proving their dedication to the
sport.
ing with individuals, so it feels more
like a close-knit team than a mob of 90
athletes. The connection among team-
mates is strong. “Track is the only place
you can smell like sweat and no one will
judge you,” senior Marissa Mueller said.
The sweat paid off last year when both
men’s and women’s teams placed second
in the MAC, and the goal is to perform
even better this season.
Men’s Tennis
After finishing 7-6 in the 2010 tennis
season, sophomore Tyler Hurd thinks the
addition of two exchange students from
Germany, Max Nadicksbernd and Dan-
iel Niklas, will give the team a boost.
Nadicksbernd, who only began playing
tennis in the fall, has a simpler ambi-
tion: “My goal is to play one game,” he
said. The team lost the opening match to
Asheville High March 2.

Sports Calendar
Tennis Baseball Soccer
3/14 vs. McDowell 3/11 vs. Roberson 3/11 @ St. Stephens
3/16 @ Roberson 3/15 vs. N. Buncombe 3/18 @ Marvin Ridge
3/21 vs. Asheville 3/18 @ Erwin 3/23 @ Enka
3/23 vs. Erwin 3/19 @ Watauga 3/25 @ Owen
3/28 @ N. Buncombe 3/22 @ Asheville 3/28 @ McDowell
3/23 vs. Owen 3/30 vs. Roberson
3/29 vs. Enka
Golf
3/14 @ Reems Creek
3/22 @ High Vista Track
3/28 @ Broadmoor 3/15 @ Roberson
3/31 @ Asheville Muni 3/17 vs. Roberson &
Asheville
Softball 3/22 vs. Roberson, Ashe-
3/14 vs. Newton-Conover ville, N. Henderson, ACA
3/18 @ Erwin 3/24 @ Asheville
3/22 @ Asheville 3/29 @ Madison
3/24 @ Pisgah 4/2 Blue Ridge Classic @
3/29 vs. Enka ACR
3/31 vs. Tuscola
Photos by Trellace Lawrimore and Nick Haseloff
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Doodle by Maegan Clawges and portrait by Nick Haseloff