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By now for seniors, the
pressure associated with col-
lege decisions has subsided
and their future in the coming
years is relatively secure. But
for some seniors, the pressure
is still on as they face a road
less traveled by your average
West Side student. Three of
these students--seniors Caleb
Wayman, Carissa Pekny and
Davis Jackson, share their
plans with “The Scarlette.”
Semper Fidelis--Always
Faithful: While a higher edu-
cation after high school is the
typical step for West Siders,
Caleb Wayman opted out of
college for the moment, a de-
cision that was greatly affected
by his stepfather’s college ex-
perience. “My stepdad had a
lot of impact on the decision.
He went to college and failed
out and has hated himself for
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The unbeaten pathSome seniors decide to take alternate career
paths after high school
BY ELENA SPARGER
continued on page 2
Rumors about a potential
high school locker bay renova-
tion project this summer have
been in the air for several weeks.
While plans are being made for
some changes to the lockers,
they will not occur in the imme-
diate future.
The possible plan was to re-
move some of the lockers to cre-
ate room for new world language
classrooms so that the current
ones could be used for art space.
At the moment, the photogra-
phy classroom is very cramped
and some art classes are being
taught in the cafeteria.
Locker bay renovation rumors put to rest
BY ARTHI PURI
“The Marines isn’t a cop out for going to
college. I am joining to give back to the
country that raised me and has allowed to
live my life the way I have.”
- Caleb WaymanSenior
it since he let his parents down.
I didn’t want that. I wanted my
parents to be proud of me.”
Wayman admits that he wasn’t
crazy about the idea of several
more years of school, and so,
holding a realistic understand-
ing that the same thing could
very possibly happen to him-
self, Wayman enlisted in the
Marines.
Wayman is signed up for
eight years as a Marine, but
doesn’t plan to make a career
out of it. In preparation for
the coming years, Wayman at-
tends physical training once a
week and takes an IST (Initial
Strength Test) once a month.
The test entails strength and
endurance tests and the his-
tory of the Marine Corps.
Superstar senior:
Wylie Gorup
PEOPLE, PAGE 8
SENIOR
DESTINATIONSFEATURES,
PAGES 4 & 5
Marcus Siegmund
has a standout
style
When asked about the plans
for the demolition of the high
school locker bay, Mr. Shriner
said, “It is all very tentative, and
depends if we have the ability to
pay for it.”
If there is enough money
left over from two renovation
projects that will occur in the el-
ementary schools this summer,
the high school locker bay reno-
vations will occur, not this sum-
mer, but the summer after.
When freshman Jake Cohen
was asked his opinion about
the renovations, he said, “The
lockers are going to be way too
spread out and everything will be
hectic. Right now it is a lot easier
Wayman said that the for-
mer guidance counselor Mr.
Thomas and Mrs. Guebert
have been very supportive of
his decision. “No one has tried
to talk me out of it, which I
like and appreciate.”
Wayman added that, “The
Marines isn’t a cop out for go-
ing to college. I am joining to
give back to the country that
raised me and has allowed to
live my life the way I have. I
am blessed beyond measure
to live in The United States of
America, and it would be my
greatest honor to serve, pro-
tect and give my life for her.”
Carissa Pekny matricu-
lates into “Duty, Honor,
Country” at West Point:
When Carissa Pekny visited
West Point Military Academy
before her senior year, she in-
stantly fell in love with its rich
history and personalized edu-
cation experience.
The academy is known
for its title as the U.S. Military
Academy and its diffi culty of
acceptance, but Pekny over-
came the obstacle of the ap-
plication process with fl ying
colors and accepted her ap-
pointment on her eighteenth
birthday.
The application required
taking a fi tness test and a
physical exam, and getting a
congressional nomination.
Pekny won nominations from
Congressmen Todd Rokita
and Dan Coats, and received
her appointment to West Point
in January.
to communicate with people, but
if the project happens it will be
harder to fi nd people.”
As for where the new lockers
would be placed, walls would be
created between the world lan-
guage classrooms, making room
for more lockers. This would
allow the freshman and senior
lockers to remain in the pres-
ent area, while the other grades
would be moved to the swim-
ming pool and band room hall-
way.
The administration will know
for sure in the fall if and when
the renovations will take place,
but the project will not be occur-
ring this summer.
All songs come to a closeEnd-of-the-year concerts evoke sentiments of nostalgia
ROSES TO REMEMBER: Orchestra seniors, including (left to right) Annie Ellis, Andrew Cartwright, Sarah
Burns, Ryan Brophy, Cassie Anderson, and Claire Adams, received roses from directors Mrs. Brooks and
Mrs. Letcher during the “String Festival” concert on Sunday, April 29th.
PHOTO BY NEHA RAMANI
BY NEHA RAMANI
As the year comes to a close,
West Side’s various music groups
showcased their repertoires at
their fi nal concerts for the year.
The fi rst of the series of
performances was the orches-
tra’s “String Festival” on Sun-
day, April 29th. The event was
broken up into two separate
concerts - the fi rst featured the
orchestras of the 4th grade, the
6th grade, and the combined 9th
and 10th grades, while the sec-
ond included the 5th grade, the
Jr. High, and the combined 11th
and 12th grades.
Many members of the or-
chestra had tears in their eyes
when the senior class was called
on one-by-one to receive a rose
from directors Mrs. Brooks and
Mrs. Letcher. Special recogni-
tion was given to those who had
been with the orchestra program
since the 4th grade. The seniors
then reciprocated with gifts of
appreciation for their directors.
Senior Cassie Anderson read
from her 6th grade autobiog- continued on page 2
“I’m really glad I
stuck with it. I feel
like I came full
circle.”
- Cassie AndersonSenior
raphy in which she had written
about watching the senior con-
cert, and had vowed to continue
orchestra so she too could be
recognized on stage and get a
rose. “I’m really glad I stuck with
it,” said Cassie later. “I feel like I
came full circle.”
Both concerts concluded
with a performance of “Be
Our Guest” from Beauty and
the Beast by all three orchestras
present. While the cello and bass
players remained on the stage,
the violinists and violists played
right next to the audience from
up and down the aisles.
Relatively new to the West
A&E, PAGE 6
PAGE 2 NewsWest Side
MAY 16, 2012
BY EMILY MACK
Bittersweet end for retiring teachers
“When you have a job like this
for thirty-six years, you stick
around because you love the
students.”
- Mr. Warner
continued from page 1
The unbeaten path All songs come to a close continued from page 1
With the school year
coming to a close, and the
seniors moving on to a
new chapter in their lives,
teachers Mr. Warner and
Mr. Florence will be retir-
ing and moving on to a
new phase in their lives as
well.
Mr. Warner has been
teaching for thirty-six
years, with twenty-six of
those at West Side. From
1976 to when he came
here in 1986, he taught
at several schools across
the state, including North
Putnam High School, Dar-
lington Middle School and
Fountain Central. In addi-
tion to the middle and high
school math classes he has
always taught, he has also
previously been a teacher
of computer program-
ming and computer appli-
cations.
When asked what he’s
going to miss the most
about teaching, Mr. War-
ner said “When you have a
job like this for 25 or 30 or
36 years, you stick around
because you love the stu-
dents. You like interacting
with them and watching
them grow up.” He added
that there are faculty mem-
bers, both current and for-
mer, that have become his
lifelong friends and people
he will still keep in touch
with. “There’s a close-
ness among the staff here
that’s different than other
schools,” he said.
As to what he’s plan-
ning to do with all this
new-found time, he said
“My wife [former English
teacher Mrs. Warner who
retired last year] and I are
planning a big trip this
fall, right around the time
school starts. Instead of
going back to work, we’re
going on vacation.” They
plan to explore the Cana-
dian Rockies and the US
Northwest.” He is also
considering teaching a Sta-
tistics class at Purdue in
the spring.
Mr. Florence, the tech-
nical education teacher
and robotics team coach,
will be retiring after having
been here for twenty-three
years. After receiving his
degree from Ball State
University, Mr. Florence
taught in Brownsburg and
Crawfordsville for eight
years before coming to
West Side in 1989.
He says helping his
students grow into young
adults is what he’ll miss
the most about teaching,
but also agrees with Mr.
Warner that this school
is unique for its closeness
among the staff.
Mr. Florence will still
continue to be involved
with the school by help-
ing launch the new techni-
cal education/engineering
program and coaching the
robotics team until anoth-
er coach is found. He said
he’d also like another part-
time job to stay busy. “I
don’t do well with sitting
still,” he laughed.
He is also going to
continue pursuing his pas-
sion of construction and
carpentry work. “[Build-
ing] is therapeutic in a way,
and whenever you fi nish a
project you have a sense
of closure,” he said. “The
only closure you can ever
have with teaching is re-
tirement.”
While at West Point, Pekny
must balance the required
sport and school work, a
challenge which West Side
has prepared her well for.
“I think West Lafayette
has done a very good job
at preparing me for West
Point. I know as a cadet
that I will have to manage a
lot of activities along with
school work and sports. I
think that the caliber of
academics offered at West
Side will help me with my
classes throughout col-
lege.”
After graduating from
West Point, Pekny hopes
to be accepted into the
medical school. “Each ca-
det branches into some-
thing based on class rank,”
she said. “The senior ca-
dets who are picked for
medical school are gener-
ally high-achieving. Going
to medical school incurs
more service, but I would
get to attend med school
right after graduating from
West Point. If that doesn’t
work out, I might branch
military intelligence.”
Davis Jackson is on
a mission: Like most of
West Side’s seniors, Davis
Jackson will attend his fi rst
semester of college in the
fall. But after that his plans
become unique from many
other students’. Jackson
will leave for a two-year
mission trip after studying
computer engineering for
one semester at Purdue.
At the moment, Jack-
“I think West Lafayette has done
a very good job at preparing me
for West Point.”
- Carissa Pekny Senior
son does not know where
his mission will be, and the
decision will be made for
him by the presidency of
his church in October.
Jackson is a member
of the Church of the Lat-
ter-Day Saints, commonly
known as the Mormon
church, where males often
take a two-year mission
trip after submitting an
application, and females
may take an 18-month trip.
Jackson said it is common
for students to apply just
before or soon after their
nineteenth birthday.
Wherever Jackson is
placed, he will participate
in service projects, among
many kinds of other ac-
tivities. “I will be walking
around streets, knocking
on doors, doing service
in the area, and passing
out information trying to
teach people about Jesus
Christ.”
As for his plans after
his mission, at this point
Jackson is not sure what he
wants to do. Jackson said
that he is nervous to leave-
-his younger siblings will
have either graduated high
school or advanced into ju-
nior high by the time he is
back, and he is sad to miss
some of the important
events in their lives.
Despite that, Jackson
said, “I feel as though I am
acting on behalf of our
Savior and everything will
work itself out when I get
back.”
Side music scene are the
A capella groups Perfect
Pitches and Priority Male.
After a year of perform-
ing at various school
events and a community
talent show, the groups
had their own concert on
Friday, May 4th.
The girls sang “Sam-
son” by Regina Spektor,
a Beatles medley, and
Adele’s “Rumor Has It”.
“I was especially proud
of ‘Samson’,” said senior
Mayfawny Bergmann.
“Of all the pieces we’ve
performed, that was by
far the most harmonical-
ly and rhythmically com-
plex, but it was also the
most beautiful. It showed
off our vocal blending,
which I think has been a
particular strength of the
club.”
As for the future of
the group, senior Jessica
Talbert said, “I know the
club will continue! Han-
nah Lazarz and a few
other juniors have a great
handle on things and the
other girls are so talented
and capable.” Although
the seniors will be missed,
the younger girls are excit-
ed for the future. “I’m so
glad they had the initiative
to start Perfect Pitches,”
said sophomore Mariana
Cisneros. “We will be sure
“...the experience of making
music is one unparalleled.”
- Connor Couetil Senior
to carry on the tradition.”
Priority Male sang songs
from their usual repertoire
such as John Mayer’s “Your
Body is My Wonderland”
and Ben Folds’ “Landed”,
as well as several others in-
cluding Billy Joel’s “For the
Longest Time”. Although
this is the end of his career
singing with the founders
and member of Priority
Male, senior Adam Folta
plans on trying out for an
A cappella club at Depauw.
He said, “It’ll be strange
not sharing my Tuesdays
and ‘Pizza Thursdays’ with
the Priority Male bros.” He
believes that the juniors
will do a great job with the
club next year.
The band had their
turn to wow audiences at
the “Spring Band Festival”
on Saturday, May 12th.
The combined bands (5th-
12th grades) played Mr.
Conaway’s arrangement of
Mussorgsky’s “Great Gate
of Kiev”, and the school
song “Scarlet and Grey”.
The wind ensemble went
on the play Prokofi ev’s
“March, Opus 99”, and
“Blue Shades”.
“Band has been a sig-
nifi cant part of my life for
the last eight years, and the
experience of making
music is one unparal-
leled,” said senior Con-
nor Couetil. Senior
Grace Harvey’s experi-
ence at West Side has led
her to plan on playing
in the marching band
and the basketball pep
band in college. “I have
made so many amazing
friends within the West
Side band program and
going to 7th hour band
class every day makes
my day so much better,”
she said.
Closing off the sea-
son of music was the
choir’s “Starshine”
concert on Sunday
May 13th. The cho-
rale sang several songs
including Elton John’s
“Don’t Let the Sun Go
Down on Me”, Stevie
Wonder’s “You are the
Sunshine of my Life”,
The Beatles’ “The Long
and Winding Road”,
and “Make our Gar-
den Grow” from Can-
dide. The concert also
included performances
by Perfect Pitches and
Priority Male, as well as
a few solo acts. Jason
VanMeter sang Five for
Fighting’s “100 Years”
and Michael Abu Omar
performed a cover of
the Coldplay song “See
You Soon”. Abu Omar
dedicated the song to
all the seniors, and had
the audience pull out
their phones so that the
whole auditorium was lit
up. “It was incredible,
and honestly made me
tear up a little bit,” said
senior Annie Dooley.
A fi nal opportunity
to catch some student
made music will be the
orchestra performance
at commencement on
Saturday, May 26th. DO-RE-MI: Sophomore Alec Canada performs a solo during A cappella group Priority
Male’s rendition of Ben Fold’s “Landed”. The concert took place on Friday, May 4th.
PHOTO BY WONHO RHEE
PAGE 3SportsWest Side
MAY 16, 2012
Baxter DeBruyn
Johns Hopkins
Football:
Adam Folta
Undecided
Amen Galley
DePauw University
Quentin Lewis
Undecided
Dayton Snyder
Case Western
Reserve
Jessica Bernard
Purdue University
Soccer:
Brian Ghiselli
Miami University of
Ohio
Nick Moody
Indiana University
Baseball:
Amen Galley
DePauw University
Drake Danford
Benedictine University
Basketball:
Lauren Connell
University of Michigan
Softball:
Track:
Andrew Cartwright
Purdue University
Kelly Swift
Ball State University
Chase Lewark
IUPUI
Kelly Swift
Ball State University
Cross Country:
Andrew Cartwright
Purdue University
Chase Lewark
IUPUI
Scott Straight
Lake Forest College
COMPILED BY WONHO RHEE
Future
College
Athletes
Ever since 2006, An-
drew Cartwright and Chase
Lewark have been run-
ning with and from each
other. Junior High track,
seventh grade is when the
speedy duo met and have
been running together and
grown closer as friends
ever since.
Both Chase and Andrew
have a long-standing pas-
sion for running. Andrew
has run both cross country
and track all four seasons
of high school, two years
of junior high, and also
participated in track events
at Happy Hollow. His fi rst
memories of track are of
running hurdles in the
fourth grade. Since then,
he has switched specialties,
running mostly distance
events.
Chase also has had a
long term commitment to
running track and cross
country. Track runs in his
family; his grandfather is
the current cross coun-
try coach. In addition, his
father has also assisted
coaching cross country.
Chase has also been run-
ning track since fourth
grade, and in seventh grade
transferred to running at
West Lafayette Junior Se-
nior High School, where
he met Andrew.
While it may be com-
mon for two compet-
ing track stars to become
enemies, it is rather the
opposite for Chase and
Andrew. Both agree that
having a consistent friend
during their sports season
has been benefi cial to their
track careers. Competition,
in their case has produced
amity rather than animos-
ity. Having someone fa-
miliar to compete against
refl ects well on their track
performance, sometimes
sharing advice and tech-
niques on how to improve
their races. They agree
that a sport like track that
forces team mates to spend
upwards of an hour with
each other running every
day has been a huge factor
in their friendship. Andrew
says that “sports like track
really either make or break
great friendships.”
For the future, both
Chase and Andrew plan on
These seniors will continue
their sports in college.
When one thinks of
track and fi eld, the running
events are usually the ones
that come to mind. How-
ever, multiple events hap-
pen off the track as well.
It’s been a year of improve-
ment for the throwers,
jumpers, and pole vaulters.
This year’s top discus
throwers for boys are Mal-
achi Baker, Michael Ooms,
and Evan Jacobs. Quentin
Lewis participates in the
shot put, along with Ashi-
ye Aator, Abbie Shockley,
and Jayma Benda, who all
do discus as well.
“This year has been go-
ing really well, and there’s
been a lot of improve-
ment. Having a new coach
has brought a lot of posi-
tive change,” says junior
Ashiye Aator, who placed
third in both shot put and
discus in their meet against
Harrison and Western.
The top returning long
jumper is senior Amen
Galley, who advanced to
regionals last year. He is
now joined by sophomore
William Mbongo and fresh-
man Terry Smith. William
says the three make up a
“solid team” and frequent-
ly place at meets. Instead
of having just one strong
jumper, they all make sig-
nifi cant contributions.
Shelby Mann and Michelle
Bower makes up the girls
long jump team. “We’ve
done pretty well this year,
and we have fun hanging
out with Coach Ho,” says
Shelby. Michelle has made
great strides of improve-
ment throughout the year
and is also a high jumper,
along with Sarah Waters,
David Hollis, and Philip
Bower.
With a younger pole
vaulting team this year,
they have focused on im-
proving as well. Junior
Malachi Baker is currently
fi ve inches away from the
school record and will be
striving to beat that in sec-
tionals next week. He says
the season so far has been
“just fantastic”. The girls
pole vaulting team consists
of seniors Kevyn Cutler
and Amy Wong and sopho-
more Emily Field. “There
has been lots of improve-
ment. Everyone has PR’d,”
said Emily.
All the throwers, jump-
ers, and pole vaulters hope
their improvement pays
off during the postsea-
son. The boys sectionals
are Thursday at Jefferson
High School.
continuing their track ca-
reer into college. Andrew
plans on attending Pur-
due for engineering and
running on both their
track and cross country
team. Chase Lewark also
plans on running both
track and cross country
during college while at-
tending Indiana Univer-
sity-Purdue University
Indianapolis, and even
after college graduation,
plans on running on a
regular basis.
Running together,
running far
BY CRYSTAL WANG
Andrew Cartwright and Chase Lewark
share their passion for running.
Field sports jump
into the limelight
this seasonBY GRACE PALMIERI
PHOTOS BY SARAH SCALLY
AND THEY’RE OFF! Andrew Cartwright (left) and Chase
Lewark (right) run seprate races during the Hoosier
Conference on Friday, May 11. Chase and Andrew have
been running together since 7th grade track.
Tyler Beyer
Indiana University
“Sports like track really either
make or break great friendships.”
- Andrew CartwrightSenior
PHOTO BY GRACE PALMIERI
JUMP! Long jumper
and senior Amen
Galley competes at
the Hoosier confer-
ence on Friday, May
11. Galley went to
regionals last year.
PAGE 4 Seniors MAY 16, 2012
West Side
Manahil Abdelsalam
Purdue University
Engineering
Jasmine Abu-Omar
Purdue University
Wildlife Science
Gabriel Acosta
Ivy Tech (Indianapolis)
Culinary Arts
Claire Adams
Purdue University
Animal Science
David Afolabi
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Alyse Allred
Purdue University
Engineering
Brian Anderson
Indiana University
Business/Finance
Catherine Anderson
Purdue University
Undergraduate Studies
John Applegate
Indiana State University
Speech language Pathology
Michaella Arnold
Ball State University
Early Elementary Education
and Special Education
Gaia Attardo
Hanover College
Psychology
Jacqueline Bales
Purdue University
Agricultural Economics
Brahm Bea
Indiana University
Undecided
Benjamin Behnke
Purdue University
Organization Leadership
and
ROTC
Mayfawny Bergmann
Purdue University
Math and Actuarial Science
Jessica Bernard
Purdue University
Communications
Everett Berry
Purdue University
Engineering
Brendan Betz
IUPUI
International Studies
Tyler Beyer
Indiana University
Undecided
Brady Black
Ivy Tech
Computer Science
Megan Blatchley
Purdue University
Elementary Education
Andrew Blomberg
Purdue University
Engineering
Ryan Brophy
Marquette University
Biomedical Engineering
Lucas Burley
Purdue University
Engineering
Sarah Burns
Butler University
Strategic Communication
Sean Busch
Ohio State University
Business
Colinda Janelle Byrd
Louisiana State University
Studio Art
Matthew Campbell
Purdue University
Chemistry
Emma Carboneau
Ivy Tech
Business Management
Andrew Cartwright
Purdue University
Engineering
Olivia Cassell
Ivy Tech
Early Childhood Education
Brandon Cebulla
Ivy Tech
Undecided
Ashley Choi
Washington University in St.
Louis
Business Marketing
Lauren Connell
University of Michigan
Business
Lucia Corvalan
Indiana University
Chemistry
Connor Couetil
Purdue University
Engineering, minor in
Computer Science
Anastasia Couvillion
Ivy Tech
General
Kevyn Cutler
Purdue University
Undecided
Drake Danford
Benedictine University
Marketing
Malena de la Fuente
Princeton University
Mathematics
Baxter DeBruyn
Johns Hopkins University
Biology
Daniel Delacruz
Purdue University
Engineering
Kandance Delong
Taking a year off
Samuel Denton
Purdue University
Engineering
Thomas Deranek
University of South Florida
Sports Medicine
Andrew DeYoung
University of Southern
Indiana
Criminal Justice
enlisting in Army
Anne Dooley
Purdue University
Elementary Education
Brailyn Dudley
Purdue University
Undecided
Annie Ellis
Brigham Young University
Vocal Performance and
Political Science
Walker Fiederlein
Indiana University
Exercise Science
Robert Field
Purdue University
Natural Resources and
Environmental Science
Thomas C. Fisher
Purdue University
Management
Thomas K. Fisher
Purdue University
Political Science and Eco-
nomics
Adam Folta
Undecided
Economics
Lane Fraser
Purdue University
Biology
Melissa Freiser
Purdue University
Film video studies and
Computer animation
Amen Galley
DePauw University
Psychology
Trent Gehring
Indiana University
Acting and Psychology
Brian Ghiselli
Miami University of Ohio
Undecided
Nathan Gimble
College of Wooster
Chemistry
Wylie Gorup
University of Texas (Austin)
Civil Engineering
Rebecca Gwin
Purdue University
Chemistry
Kristin Haehl
Purdue University
Chemical Engineering,
minor in Computer Science
Lucy Han
Johns Hopkins University
Biomedical Engineering
Grace Harvey
University of Kentucky
Nursing
Sarah Holder
Art Institute of Indianapolis
Culinary Arts
David Hollis
University of Indianapolis
Chemistry
Joshua Houtz
College of Wooster
Chemistry
Carmen Hundley
Georgetown University
International Economics
Davis Jackson
Purdue University
Computer Engineering
Ji Woong Jang
Harvard University
Physics
Evelyn Johnson
Indiana University
Business
Zane Kane
Purdue University
Graphic Design
Christin Keen
Purdue University
Undecided
Alexis King
Indiana University
Undecided
GRAPHIC BY BRIAGHA MCTAVISH
Purdue
42%
Indiana University
8%
Ivy Tech
10%
Other In-State
Schools
11%
Alternative career
paths
3%
Undecided
6%
Out-of-state
20%
School Distribution
Sharon Knight
Purdue University
ROTC, Engineering
Nicholas Larew
Purdue University
Engineering
Chase Lewark
IUPUI
Undecided
Quentin Lewis
Undecided
Pre-Dentistry
Emily Meyer
Purdue University
Psychology
Alex Milasheuski
Purdue University
Physics
Peter Miller
Purdue University
Pharmacy
Jacob Mills
Milligan University
Undecided
Ajmal Mirzoy
Purdue University
Movement and Sports
Science
Sameer Mishra
Columbia University
Biology and Economics
Dominikas Mockus
Purdue University
Management
Nicholas Moody
Indiana University
Biology
Daniel Moon
Purdue University
Civil Engineering
Britteny Myers
Hanover College
Biology
Jacob Nordland
Purdue University
Computer Science
Charlotte Ohland
Bellarmine University
Elementary Education
Michael Ooms
Purdue University
Sport and Movement Sci-
ence
Austin Palmieri
Ivy Tech
Automotive Technology
Shiv Panigrahi
Purdue University
Biomedical Engineering
John Park
Purdue University
Engineering
John Paul
Ivy Tech
Undecided
Carissa Pekny
United States Military
Academy at West Point
Biology (life sciences)
Adrienne Potts
Purdue University
Engineering
Mikaela Potts
Indiana University
Undecided
Ross Pounders
Taking a year off in
Colorado
Anirudh Prabhu
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Physics
Michael Pugh
Purdue University
Undergraduate Study Pro-
gram
David Raley
Ivy Tech/Purdue University
US History
Subhav Ramachandran
Purdue University
Electrical Engineering
William Rankin
Purdue University
Atmospheric Science
Wonho Rhee
Brown University
Applied Mathematics
and Economics
Parker Rhoads
Purdue University
Business and Management
David Rokhinson
Purdue University
Biomedical Engineering
Jason Ryu
Purdue University
Aviation Management
Menna Saber
Ivy Tech
Engineering
Melanie Sadeghi
Purdue University
Undergraduate Studies
and Business
John Scally
Undecided college in New
Mexico
Political Science and History
Nathan Scott
Purdue University
Film Studies and
Creative Writing
Olivia Shepson
Indiana University
Liberal Arts
Paige Shiver
Purdue University
Undecided
Marcus Siegmund
Princeton University
Economics
Spencer Skees
Valparaiso University
Math Education
Philip Smith
Ivy Tech
Business
Tyler Smith
Wabash College
Chemistry
Dayton Snyder
Case Western Reserve Uni-
versity
Bio-medical Engineering
Elena Sparger
Purdue University
English
Lasheena Stepney
Ivy Tech
Child Development
Marley Still
Ball State University
Journalism
Scott Straight
Lake Forest College
Biology
Jacklyn Sung
Ivy Tech
Undecided
PAGE 5SeniorsMAY 16, 2012
West Side
Harini Suresh
Massachusetts Institue of
Technology
Computer Science and
Biology
Colleen Swift
Purdue University
Undergraduate Studies
Kelly Swift
Ball State University
Wildlife Biology
Jessica Talbert
Brigham Young University
Exercise Science
Carrick Terhune
Indiana University
Undecided
Benjamin Thomas
Purdue University
Business
Rowan Thompson
Ivy Tech
Undecided
Evan Tragesser
Purdue University
Computer Science
Richard Trimble
Purdue University North
Central
Undecided
Ellia Tsoukalas
Purdue University (1 year)
Pre-med
Medical school in Greece
Krisli Vasili
Purdue University
Management
Bryce Wang
Purdue University
Law and Society
Enayat Wardag
Ivy Tech
Physical Therapy
Sarah Warren
Purdue University
Brain and Behavioral Sci-
ence
Benjamin Waters
Purdue University
Caleb Wayman
US Marine Corp
Roberta Weiner
University of Chicago
Environmental Science
and Political Science
Jacob Weiss
Vanderbilt University
Political Science
Elizabeth Westbrook
American University
International Studies
Kyla Wheat
Taking a year off
Henry Williams
Purdue University
Industrial Design
Madeleine Wojtalewicz
Indiana University
Journalism
Amy Wong
Purdue University
Business Management
Fatma Yousif
IUPUI
Public Health
Joseph Zadik
Ivy Tech/ IUPUI
Criminology, computer
programming, and law en-
forcement
Xiaoqin Zhu
Purdue University
Engineering
Seniors Who Graduated
After First Semester:
Holly Bohlin
Christian Steinbel-Parshall
GRAPHIC BY BRIAGHA MCTAVISH
Engineering
17%
Undecided
13%
Sciences
21%
Business/
Management
10%
Economics
4%
Education
4%
Other
31%
Major Distribution
Columns MAY 16, 2012PAGE 6
West Side
CATWALK TO CLASS
Marcus Siegmund’s style mixes
the best of two worlds.BY NEHA RAMANI
The levee’s new Coldstone Creamery
provides an outlet for watering mouths
during a hot summer.
BY ELENA SPARGER
A wave of heat has
swept over West Lafayette
that has mouths watering
for smoothies, milkshakes
and ice cream cones, which
many places don’t offer.
But lucky for us, and for
Coldstone Creamery, we
have a new and improved
ice cream option in Snow
Bear’s old spot in the le-
vee. So on our fi rst hot
and sticky, 80-degree day I
headed over to Coldstone
to put their ice cream to
the test.
It turns out, Coldstone
has way more than just
ice cream! You can take a
mental note of this as the
fi rst reason why Coldstone
is superior to Snow Bear.
While Coldstone has an
array of unique fl avors like
Oreo crème fi lling, water-
melon sorbet, cake batter,
dark chocolate, raspberry
and banana, they also have
things like caramel- and
chocolate-dipped apples,
chocolate-dipped Oreos
and strawberries, ice cream
cakes and cupcakes. They
also have several different
waffl e bowls and cones,
and toppings like M&Ms,
Reese’s peanut butter cups,
Kit Kats, chocolate chips,
graham cracker pie crust,
gummy bears, Heath bars,
Surviving long-distance relationships left
over from the school year.
BY BRIAGHA MCTAVISH
If your relationship
made it to the end of the
school year, you’re prob-
ably wondering what’s
next.
You may be going
off to college, going on
an exchange program for
the summer or just going
on a family vacation; and
you’re probably trying to
decide whether to stay in
your relationship or call
it quits. To help you with
your decision, here are
some questions that you
can contemplate.
What is the point of
your relationship? If all
you want to do in your
relationship is be physi-
cal and have no emotion-
al connection, let it go.
If you want that, which
shame on you if you do,
you can probably have it
with any other person.
Are you willing to
try? Many long distance
relationships don’t work
because one or both par-
ties think it’s going to be
easy. News fl ash: It’s not.
You have to be willing
to compensate, and that
means you might have to
wake up early to give her
Those who have trav-
eled abroad can attest to
the fact that fashion and
styles are vastly different
from nation to nation. It
is often easy to spot some-
one from even a different
Western nation due to sub-
tle features in their ward-
robe. Marcus Siegmund
combines infl uences from
his European background
with classic American at-
tributes to create a unique
style that stands out here at
West Side.
A typical outfi t for
Marcus consists of khaki
shorts, a polo shirt or a fi t-
ted t-shirt, and either Nike
shoes paired with high
PHOTO BY NEHA RAMANI
STYLE SMARTS: Marcus believes that it is important to
take an effort with clothing. He dresses in a professional
manner that conveys his attitude towards school and life.
Twix and more. If you’re
more of a smoothie or
milkshake person, they
have a few different milk-
shake and smoothie fl avors,
including vitamin-enriched
smoothies. And if you’re
concerned about weight,
they also offer a “sinless
sans fat sweet cream” ice
cream fl avor, because it’s
no secret that ice cream
really helps you pack on
those love handles. Clearly
Coldstone has something
to offer everyone, and I’ve
barely scratched the surface
of their plentiful menu.
Being a lifelong choco-
late lover, I ordered plain-
old chocolate ice cream
with chocolate chips. And
at Coldstone, they don’t
just sprinkle your choice
on top--they mix the top-
ping into the ice cream.
But you don’t have to just
order any old ice cream.
Coldstone also has several
unique ice cream designs
like Birthday Cake Remix
and Mud Pie Mojo to try.
The line when I got
there was out the door,
which was expected since
it was so hot out. But what
wasn’t expected was how
quickly they got their cus-
tomers through the line.
The employees were also
ridiculously nice, which is
more than I can say about
PHOTO BY ELENA SPARGER
TAKING TOPPINGS TO THE NEXT LEVEL: With their mission statement “We will make
people happy,” Coldstone Creamery features a multitude of toppings that they mix into
your ice cream right before your eyes. Their abundant and varied supply of cones and
bowls allows customers a creation that is truly their own.
the apathetic “workers” at
the former Snow Bear.
Coldstone also looked
very clean, and the dessert
display looked like that of
an elegant delicatessen and
not just some ice cream
shop in Indiana. Overall
I was impressed with my
experience at Coldstone.
So when it’s 90 degrees
outside and a steaming
hot bowl of chili from
Dawson’s School House
of Chili doesn’t have your
mouth watering, then may-
be a dripping triple stack
of Oreo crème fi lling will
satisfy your craving.
a call or send her a letter
or gift.
Now here are a few
tips for making your long
distance relationship a
success.
Try to communicate
with your girlfriend more
than once a month. I
know you’re really busy
and you can’t take fi ve
minutes to do anything,
but you need to do this.
You see, us girls are emo-
tional creatures, and if
you don’t call for an ex-
tended period of time,
she will start to worry. I
know it sounds like she’s
being clingy, but she just
really likes you and wants
to feel wanted.
Don’t even think about
cheating. Just don’t. If you
do, however, think about
whether you really like
your potential partner in
cheating, or this is a case
of infatuation. If you re-
ally want to cheat, break
up with your current girl-
friend. There is no excuse
for cheating, ever.
Anyway just make
sure to try, and if it works
out, it works out, and if it
doesn’t, it doesn’t.
Nike socks, or Sperry Top-
Sider boat shoes.
Marcus’ favorite acces-
sory is his vintage Vine-
yard Vines hat, which he
purchased last summer
while taking a course at
Georgetown University in
Washington D.C.
Some of Marcus’ favor-
ite brands are Polo Ralph
Lauren, Brooks Brothers,
and J.Crew. He also likes
Lacoste, he said, “when I
want to get in touch with
my European side.” He
can occasionally be found
wearing pieces from Brit-
ish stalwart Burberry.
Marcus was born in
Austria and soon moved to
“90% of feeling good is looking good.”
-Marcus SiegmundSenior
Germany, where he lived
until he was eight years
old when he moved to
West Lafayette. He credits
much of his sense of style
to his early years living in
Europe. “I honestly think
that Europeans in general
are better dressed than
Americans,” he said.
Other style infl uences
for Marcus include his
dad, who he said is “a
well-dressed man.” Mar-
cus’ interest in fashion is
sustained by the fact that
some of his close friends
(including former Catwalk
to Class feature Adam Fol-
ta) take care in their cloth-
ing and appearance.
Marcus believes that it is
important to take an effort
with style because, “90%
of feeling good is looking
good.”
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Parking problems plague students I admit it; I have parked
my car in a staff spot more
than a few times this year.
But I don’t park there be-
cause I don’t want to park
in an open student spot, I
do it because there are al-
ways multiple staff spots
empty and no student
spots available when I ar-
rive at school.
When students who get
to school at around 7:55 or
later pull into the parking
lot, they are faced with a di-
lemma: do they park in one
of the consistently empty
staff spots and risk getting
in trouble by the safety of-
fi cer, or do they park on
Meridian and risk getting
a tardy because of hav-
ing to walk up the Grant
Street hill? It seems to be
a lose-lose situation to me,
and when I talked to Assis-
tant Principal Mr. Slauter
about the lack of student
spots before school, he
suggested that we late ris-
ers push our schedule for-
ward a few minutes so that
we arrive at school earlier,
and therefore, have a guar-
anteed spot.
Although I agree that I
could get out of bed ear-
lier, I don’t think that we
should be getting in trou-
ble for something that the
students can’t change: the
ratio of student to staff
spots. If everyone started
waking up earlier and the
last student driving into
the lot got here at 7:45,
as opposed to their usual
8:03, they would still not
have a spot open for them,
despite waking earlier.
One of the most frus-
trating things about our
parking lot is that there are
consistently empty staff
spots. Mr. Slauter stated
that the ratio is one staff to
every three students, which
it turns out isn’t true. I
went to the lot and person-
ally counted every spot and
found that around 59% of
the spots are for students,
which is 7% less than what
I was told.
I propose that the stu-
dents get that 7%--about 13
spots--added to their part
of the lot. That amount
might not seem like much,
but I think that if students
were given those thirteen
spots that are supposedly
already ours according to
administration, it would
make a big difference dur-
ing the student rush to
school in the morning.
When I brought up the
empty staff spots to Mr.
Slauter, he said that those
were for part-time teach-
ers, special needs assistants,
BY ABBY BIEN
SENIOR STAFF EDITORIAL
Farewell,
seniorsof the highlights of our
experience that we remem-
ber fondly, or just vividly.
The Fridays of Fresh-
man year were always
looked forward to with an-
ticipation--we won’t forget
the superstar performanc-
es of RDTV luminaries
Augusto, Kyle, and Darin.
They provided our overea-
ger adolescent selves with
quality entertainment and
less class time. For that, we
will always be thankful.
As we watch the current
freshmen emerge from the
ground fl oor, chlorine-
infused and dripping, we
can’t help but remember
the days when we went
through the rite of passage
known as Freshman P.E.
From the antics of Mr.
Wachs to the dodgeball
days of Mrs. Feldman, we
persevered and we’re bet-
ter for it.
We tackled our fi rst major
research project that year
after the much anticipated
multi-genre came around.
From intensive research
to creative writing to class
presentations, we gained a
set of skills that continued
to develop throughout our
time at West Side. Now
and forever, we’ll always
have a special bond with
our chosen person.
At this point, it’s probably
worth giving a shout out to
the infamous Squirrel that
let us spend one glorious
day crowded in the gym
running wild. We love you,
Sparky the Third.
We arrived wide-eyed and
terrifi ed to our fi rst fi nals,
uncomfortably clutching
cups of coffee and sport-
ing pajama pants. Many of
us quickly acclimated to the
tests, realizing they weren’t
to be scared of--now they
are almost routine.
The high point of soph-
omore year for the school
as a whole was when the Three years and nine
months ago, the class
of 2012 consisted of
pubescent kids ready
to be hit by the brand
new experience of high
school. Our hopes, our
interests, and even our
friendships were only
budding. After go-
ing through all of high
school, we’ve experi-
enced a rollercoaster
of highs and lows, and
since we haven’t been
killed, and for it we are
probably stronger, or
at least wiser and more
mature. Here are some
“Augusto, Kyle, and Darin...
provided our over-eager
adolescent selves with quality
entertainment and less class
time.”
football team made it to
the state championship
game at Lucas Oil Stadi-
um. The memorable win
and the atmosphere of the
fi nal game were the icing
on the cake of a 15-0 sea-
son. There were also many
West Lafayette alumni that
showed up to the game,
giving us a reminder that
even after we graduate
West Side ourselves, we
can still have RDP in our
hearts. Yearly Homecom-
ing games and festivities
continued to foster a sense
of community within the
tight-knit population of
WLHS.
From SATs to prom,
junior year seemed im-
possibly busy. Though
it passed in a fl ash, it was
the beginning of a kind
of coming-of-age. The
path to college started to
become a reality to us, and
we fi lled our schedules
with AP and other chal-
lenging classes to boost
our resumes. We also
had some of our fi nal
chances to boost our
GPAs. Still, junior year
was also a very fun year
because we knew we still
had another chance to
do things the next year;
there wasn’t as much
pressure.
Much sooner than
we could have antici-
pated, the beginning of
the end rolled around-
-the fi rst day of senior
year. The class of 2012
seems like a family now,
enjoying its last days to-
gether. As graduation
nears, however, the sep-
aration is inevitable. As
we all go our own ways,
though, remember the
unique experiences you
gathered and the life-
long friends you made
throughout high school.
One of the frustrating things
about our parking lot is that
there are consistently empty
staff spots.
substitutes, and parents.
Although I think that that
is a valid point, I’m not
sure that this very specifi c
group of people needs all
of the available spots that
they are given.
When I counted the
spots at the end of lunch,
eight staff spots were
empty, and at least three
other staff spots were be-
ing occupied by students.
Even if all of the desig-
nated people parked every-
day in the staff spots, I’m
positive all the spots would
never be full.
Also, if students can’t
park in staff without a per-
mit, why can parents? They
have fi ve available visitors’
spots to park in, and on
the day that I counted,
only two were occupied,
one with a student’s car.
Another issue is the
consistency in which the
spots are checked. I think
that if the school checks
spots in the morning, they
should check them after
lunch too, because a lot of
people get punished for
parking in staff when plen-
ty other students get away
with it, which isn’t fair. If
one student gets punished,
every student should.
An anonymous source
has witnessed student spots
taken by staff; this doesn’t
seem right. If the school if
going to give violations to
students for being in staff,
they need to give them to
staff for being in student
too, especially since staff
already has plenty of spots
available to them.
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West Side
MAY 16, 2012
Wylie Gorup is an integral part of West Side
“Y.O.L.O”
Brailyn Dudley
Senior
“Try not to be really ridiculously
good looking because it brings
upon unwanted attention.”
Ben Waters
Senior
“Don’t worry. Your awkward
phase is almost over.”
Carrisa Pekny
Senior
“Be more of a hipster.”
Brian Ghiselli
Senior
BY BRIGHA McTAVISH
I was born on March 21, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri.
I attended Depauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.
I also lived in Crawfordsville before moving to West Lafayette.
In my free time I enjoy doing yard work and house mainte-
nance, traveling, and playing soccer and golf.
My most embarrassing moment was on the fi rst day of 7th
grade when I forgot my locker number and ended up putting
my stuff in an 8th grade girl’s locker.
The most fascinating place I have been to is Yosemite Na-
tional Park.
I have been teaching for 36 years.
The best decisions I have made are going to Depauw because
that’s where I met my wife, and taking the teaching job at West
Side.
Before I die I want to do more traveling.
Favorites:
- Movie - “The Rutles: All You Need is Cash” or
“A Fish Called Wanda”
- TV Show - “Big Bang Theory”
- Restaurant - McGraw’s
- Store - R.E.I.
- Actor - Dustin Hoffman
- Sports Team - FC Barcelona
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Wylie is involved in
numerous clubs including
Student Council (of which
she was class president her
Sophomore year), WeSSO,
VISTA (vice president this
year), SADD, yearbook,
National Honors Society,
and French Club. “I’ve
met a lot of my friends in
clubs, especially a lot of
the upperclassmen when I
was younger,” she said.
Playing volleyball from
her freshman to junior
year, softball her freshman
year and tennis her sopho-
more through senior year,
Wiley is a well rounded
athlete.
Her favorite sport that
she’s played in high school
is tennis. “There isn’t as
big of a divide between
the varsity and JV players,”
she said, explaining the dif-
ferences between softball
and tennis. “Your success
is based on how much you
work in tennis.”
In her free time Wylie
enjoys hanging out with
friends, going to Echo
Karaoke, going to athletic
games, and attending con-
certs.
This fall, Wylie will be
leaving the state of Indiana
to attend the University
of Texas in Austin and is
majoring in environmental
engineering. “What got me
interested in it was Mrs.
Smyser’s ecology class,”
she explained. “ I got really
into bioremediation, water
treatment, and sustainable
development.” She is not
really sure which direction
she will go in her major,
but says that she thinks
that she will work a lot with
water treatment and public
health and sanitation after
college.
When asked about goals
for her career, Wylie lights
up. “Being an engineer,
what you’re doing is chang-
ing the world,” she said.
She fi nds it very important
to take care of the earth
for future generations, say-
ing, “I don’t want to move
to Mars any time soon, so
it would be good to keep
the planet that we’re on.”
The future college
freshman believes that this
school has prepared her
well for the future. “[West
Side] has made me work
really hard. Nothing here
is easy,” she explained.
There are some things
that West Siders are pro-
tected from, she admitted,
“We’re in this little micro-
cosm of safety where you
can leave your backpack
on the fl oor and no one’s
going to steal anything.”
What will the senior
miss about West Side?
“I defi nitely think that
everyone’s really close,
especially in my class. I
know that’s going to be
really different when I
go to college,” she said.
“There’s not going to be
the sense of closeness
and camaraderie that we
have here.”
LAST HURRAH: Wylie and her parents pose for a picture at girls’ tennis Senior Night this
past Thursday, May 10th. Wylie has played on the tennis team since her sophomore year.
PHOTO BY BRIGHA McTAVISH
Favorites Movie: Dirty Dancing
Color: Blue
Teachers: Mr. Aufderheide and M. Ohlhaut
Animal: Elephant
Book: “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini
Magazine: “Vanity Fair” or
“InStyle”
Musical artist: B.O.B.
Class: French or Film Lit
App: Twitter