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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Kings Mountain High Schoo
Class of 2013
Austin Ware
Carver Warren
Khadijah Watkins
Bobby Watson .
Camille Watson
Jonathan Watson
Baylee Weaver
Joshua Webb
Carlotta Welch
Emily Whitaker
Alyssa White
‘Christopher White
Dillon White
Andrew Williams
Dillon Wilson
Dalton Worley
Stephenie Wright
Taylor Wright
Hannah Wyte,
Celina Zinnerstrom
Seniors not pictured:
Christopher Allen
Caleb Allison
Dylan Allison
Caleb Deal
David Dority
Joseph Dow
Aaron Foster
Octavia Gill
Terry Jones, Jr.
Landon Keeter
Simmons to serve in the Army
zu BETH BROCK
beth.kmherald@gmail.com
Allison Simmons has
thought for years that after
she graduated from Kings
Mountain High School she
would go to college.
This changed on the day
that Army Recruiter, Ser-
geant Tyo visited Allison's
class and talked to them
about the Army. By the end
of the presentation, Allison
was ready to join the US
Army!
She went home and dis-
cussed this option with her
mother who has been very
supportive. Her father was
a little hesitant, because
she’s still his little girl, but
Allison says he knows that
she is headstrong and will
Allison Simmons will be off
to the Army in September.
do what she wants, so he’s
“ok” with it now.
Tuesday, May 21, Alli-
son went to Charlotte to be
sworn in at M.E.P.S. She
had to be there for her
physical at 5 a.m., and was
sworn in at 2 p.m.
She will be reporting to
Fort Jackson, SC, in Sep-
tember, and looks forward
to her experiences in the
Army. She will be at Fort
Lee in Virginia for her Ad-
vanced Individual Training.
While in school, Allison
has been working at
Weiner Works to help pay
for gas and other expenses.
She has enjoyed working
with the drama department
throughout high school,
and hopes to continue
working in theater.
After serving two years
in the Army, she plans to
be a paralegal specialist.
Allison is the daughter
of James and Judy Sim-
mons and the granddaugh-
ter of Nell Lowery. She has
two brothers, Alex, 25, and
Austin, 19, and one sister,
Alyssa, 21.
Hullenders: many options = tough decisions
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been feeling that Coastal Carolina in Con-
way, S.C., would be the right place for
start talking to new people. I'll have to
grow up a little bit,” Ryan said.
Chase, who says he won a number of
out-of-state soccer scholarships but wasn't
interested in living far away, says he’s “ner-
vous about leaving everything behind. The
thought of a new chapter is scary.”
When pressed about what college he'll
pick, Ryan says he’s leaning toward UNC-
Wilmington because of its strong programs
in marine biology. Those are two of his
strengths: “science, animals.” He's also
him, for the same reasons.
“He changes his mind a lot,” says
mother Kim Hullender.
The two seniors, who share much ge-
netically but apparently much less in
terms of worldview, have an easy way
with each. other and don’t appear to see
themselves at competition. Still, arguments
sometimes arise.
“They don’t really last that long,” Ryan
said. “It's usually over the smallest and stu-
pidest stuff.”
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Congratulations
a job well done!
We wish you the best
of luck in the Future?
Seniors on
Amanda Long
Robert Mason
Jordan McMillin
Kevin Petrack
La’Esa Stewart
David Story
Carl Wilson
Justin Wray
“It’s a learning process”
= DAVE BLANTON
i dave.kmherald@gmail.com
Christine Phanhly applied her: curiosity
and compassion about homelessless to vol-
unteer at a soup kitchen.
Lexie Hurd, mindful of the dangerous
phenomenon of school bullying, reached
out to students in the community to try to
nip the practice in the bud.
Tyler Herndon believed that sports and
extracurricular activities are so important to
students overall performance in high school
that he became a coach to some of the
youngest soccer players in the area.
Amid the relief of wrapping up last
classes and spring exams and the excite-
ment of graduation preparations, KMHS
seniors presented their graduation projects
for final judging recently, and these are just
a sampling of what for many may hint at ca-
reer choices down the road. : :
The projects, which range from job
shadowing to volunteering to ambitious
welding presentations, are designed to get
students thinking about life after high
school and how they may be able to use
their talents.
For most students the projects represent
a labor of love. That's not to say that many
aren’t dreading the public speaking part.
That's where they must explain their
choices and elaborate on their results be-
fore a panel of three judges, usually com-
prised of business leaders or former
teachers and administrators.
“I was really, really nervous,” said
Phanhly, who worked at Central United
Methodist’s soup kitchen for many after-
noons over the winter and spring.
Jordan Pearson, whose project aimed to
educate the community about how mam-
Jordan Pearson’s graduation project raised
awareness ahout breast cancer and mam-
mographies. She intends to pursue a nursing |
degree. :
mograms are essential to screening for
breast cancer, said she intends to pursue a
nursing career. She seemed to welcome the
challenge — of the research involved and
the experience of speaking to strangers.
“| practiced a lot. | kept getting tongue
twisted when | practiced with my friends,”
she said. “(But) now I'm prepared for the fu-
ture.”
That's the idea, say administrators and
mentors who are involved in annual rite.
“The purpose of all of this is to get stu-
dents thinking — about how: they can con-
tribute,” said Marcie McCready, who
teaches 12th grade English and supervises
graduation project for all seniors. “It's sup-
posed to be a.learning process.”
Phillip Quinn, who has an interest in
sports writing and local athletes, helped
write a four-part series of profiles about re-
cent Kings Mountain Hall of Fame in-
ductees for the Herald. “It involved him
doing a lot of research here,” said Gary
Stewart, the newspaper's longtime sports
editor who also served as Quinn's mentor.
“He did a good job.”
Congratulations
~ Class of 2013!
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