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NorsemaNBryan High SchoolMay 2009Volume 38, Number 5

The

On Saturday, April 4, the UIL Academic Team and UIL Speech and DebateTeam competed with 8 other high schools in the District 12 UIL Spring Com-

petition at Belton High School. Bryan High placed 4th overall for Academics,

Speech and Debate and One Act Play.

The following individuals placed at the meet:

ChelseaDowney 1stPlaceinFeatureWriting*,

2ndPlaceinNewsWriting*

JohnFuller 1stPlaceinNewsWriting*

3rdPlaceinHeadlineWriting*

LoganKickham 2ndPlaceinEditorialWriting*

5thPlaceinFeatureWriting BrandonNichols 2ndPlaceforInformativeSpeaking*

2ndPlaceLincolnDouglasDebate*

ReedWilliams 2ndplaceinCurrentIssuesandEvents*

TammyDavis 3rdPlaceforPoetryInterpretation*

LanceGraul 5thPlaceinSpellingandVocabulary

ClintLanham 5thplaceinComputerApplications

KelleyMontgomery 5thPlaceInformativeSpeaking

MalloryGoehring 6thplaceinComputerApplications

BobbyPutz 6thPlaceinComputerScience

CourtneyBosquez 6thplaceinReadyWriting

JonathanCullen 6thPlaceinSocialScienceTeam awards:

TheCurrentIssuesandEventsTeamofReedWilliams,JonathanCullen,RebekahMorris,MeghanGreen

received a 2nd Place Team Award

TheJournalismTeamofChelseaDowney,JohnFuller,LoganKickham,andCourtneyY'Barboreceiveda2nd

place Team Award

TheSpellingandVocabularyTeamofLanceGraul,RebekahMorris,SabrinaRowanandReedWilliamsreceivedthe

2nd Place Team Award

TheComputerScienceTeamofClintLanham,JamesMoncivais,BobbyPutz,andRyanGatesreceivedthe2ndplace

Team Award

*IndicatesstudentsadvancingtoregionalcompetitionatBaylorUniversity

UIL Team Members: Jamie Berthold, Rhiana Blackshear, Courtney

Bosquez, Federico Burch, Trevor Conant, Amanda Cuellar, Jonathan

Cullen, Brian Cune, Kathy Davila, Chelsea Downey, Joseph Fields, John

Fuller, Ryan Gates, Jacob German, Mallory Goehring, Lance Graul, Mae-

gan Green, Tyler Green, Jessica Harlin, Joseph Haven, Steven Hering, Luis

Hernandez, CJ Jackson, Jean JutilaLogan Kickham, Rebecca Kleppel, Ul-

rich Kocurek, Clint Lanham, Justin Luther, Jonathan Lynch, Hassan Mah-

mood, Alex Mendez, Nico Milanes, Catherine Miller, James Moncivais, Re-

bekah Morris, Jennifer Perez, Cody Ponzio, Will Powell, Bobby Putz, Eulalio

Ramirez, William Rhodes, Christina Romero, Sabrina Rowan, Chris Scarmar-

do, Chelsea Stiller, Brentney Stringfellow, Tyler Varisco, Claudia Wang, Reed

Williams, Courtney Y 'Barbo, Taylor Zapalac

Students advance to region


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Page 2 - Chelly-Bellys Space

7. Conversation Hearts: Everyone says theyre chalky but theyre actually atangy sweetness, and yes, the sayings are cheesy because its Valentines Day and

EVERYTHING is cheesy.

6. Fun Dip: The best part is actually not the powder, but the sticks, theyre almostsickly sweet, yet still taste great. If the sticks were sold separately the company

would make a killing, the powders just too much of a hassle most of the time, but

the combo of crunchy candy stick and tangy powder is yummy.

5. Mentos: Chewy. Mints. Need I say more? These 50s candies are good in anyform-except the chocolate, surprisingly theyre just gross- be it mint, fruit or sour.

The only disappointment with Mentos is the fact that there are so few candies per

package.

4. Candy Corn: Surprisingly, to me, I have heard that this extra-sweet cornis disgustingly chewy and just gross tasting. A fruity-sweetness combined with a

yummy chewiness, this Halloween candy is delicious anytime of the year.

3. MintoGreen Lifesaver Mints: A tingling minty-sweet avor that coats yourmouth in cool avor. Many people are unaware of this other side to the classic Life -

savers-which are just a stomach turning sickly sweetness thats just despicable-and

some consumers even choose to go for the PeppoMint avor, which is a mistake.

2. Spree: First of all, this candy is NOT meant to be chewy. It initiates up-

chucking and its just plain wrong. But the Original Sprees are tangy and delicious.The fruit avors coat your tongue in avor and color. The avor is yummy and the

colored tongue is just fun for everyone.

1. Dark Chocolate- Most people say its bitter, I think it contains a rich, deepsweetness. Dark chocolate covered cherries, chocolate trufes lled with choco-

late, dark chocolate candy bars, dark chocolate frosting...Im getting hungry.

Dandy Candy Faves Flashback to Fun

My teddy-bear,

Teddy.

Lauren Ybarra, 12

Legos, dentely

Taylor Olsen, 12

My Super Nintendo.

Lauren Hamburg, 12

My bicycle,

or a BB gun.Christian Thomas, 12

Anti-freeze.

Andy Hurley, 12

Tickle Me Elmo,

of course!

Mariah Marquez, 12

Everyone remembers the good old days. Every time you went grocery shopping

with your parents, if you were a perfect angel, or whined the right amount, you got

a toy. And oh what fun toys we had. Tamagotchi, Power Rangers, Skip-It, Furby,

GameBoys and GameBoy games,Yo-Yos, and so much more. Of course, many ofus were stuck with the McDonalds knock-offs.

Along with these awesome toys, every Saturday morning we WANTED TO

WAKE UP EARLY. Thats because cartoons were worth watching-and they also

couldnt be found on YouTube that afternoon-and with our cereal and favorite toy

we were mesmerized by so many shows. Sonic the Hedgehog, The Animaniacs.

Pinky and the Brain, VeggieTales, The Big Comfy Couch, Power Rangers, Poke-

mon, Sailor Moon, and others that my aging mind forgets right now. These shows

and toys kept us entrtained and unaware of all the troubles around us. Sometimes

it is good to revisit that world and be a child, even if its just for a bit.

Anti-College 101Anti-College 101Anti-College 101Like most seniors, I have recently applied to col-

leges. The applications, the essays, the interviews,

the visits and the mountains of yers and hordes ofemails sent every day from so many schools.

But theres another way.

You see, parents, teachers and society raise us on a

diet of you wont succeed unless you get a good job

and you wont get a good job if you dont go to col-

lege. Now in most cases thats true, but not all the

time.

1. Travel: now if all my college choices had reject-

ed me, I would now be preparing to move to Ireland.

Traveling abroad for a summer, or even a year can

give you a whole new perspective on life and make

you appreciate your own more.

2. Work: many of you, like me, already have jobs,

and probably despise them, because, as a full-timestudent you cannot really land a good job. But after

high school there are still plenty of jobs out there

that pay well and keep you happy.

3. Military: serving your country is always an

admirable occupation, and the armed forces can also

serve as a pause button on your decision-making.

The military will train you in a useful skill and, if

you choose, they will pay for you to go to college.

Not bad. Just remember, you may be shot at.

While college may not t some people, for others

it is a lifelong goal. Personally, I am looking forward

to the new experiences and opportunity to learn a lot

more about my eld. But for the other half, enjoy!

I envy the lack of homework! FYI: I decided on theUniversity of Wyoming. AKA: Narnia.

What is your favorite childhood toy?

ByChelsea

Downey


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jamies page - page 3Yumm! Fast Food!

Many people rely on fast food, especially Americans. There are fast food restaurants on

pretty much every corner. So it makes it easy for people to grab food on the go.

For example, by our school we have a cornucopia of fast food places. Just some of these

delicacies include, McDonalds, Sonic, Chick-Fil-A, Quiznos, Taco Bell, Dairy Queen,

Taco Cabana and Subway. All of these places make it easy for students, when they have to

spend extra time at school due to extracurricular activities, to grab a bite to eat.

Fast food places make it quick and easy to get a good, cheap meal on the go. Especially,

for teenagers who are always on the go and their parents who are just as busy or just too

lazy to cook their kids a meal; so I disagree with the people who say it is bad.

Eventhoughtheseplacesmaynotbethehealthiestchoices,theydenitelymakesiteasy

and fast to get the food you and your tummy love. Also, for the most part it is cheap. So,

personally I would rather be fat and happy.

At most fast food restaurants, you can get any meal, any time of the day. Breakfast,

lunch, and dinner can all be taken care of. One of my favorite places to eat is Sonic. You

can get all three meals anytime you want.For breakfast, I would get a breakfast burrito with bacon, egg, and cheese for a cheap

price. For lunch and dinner I would get either a burger or popcorn chicken and tater tots,

and of course you cant forget the Vanilla Dr. Pepper. Last but not least, dessert. They have

a variety of goodness. I would either get the sundae, or blue coconut cream slush.

Mypoint is,fastfoodplaces,in fact, dobenet you.Theyprovide aneasy,fastand

cheap way to get the food you crave. I am not saying to eat fast food everyday, because that

would be unhealthy and disgusting, but every now and then it can help people out. I think

the people who say that we need to get rid of fast food places are wrong and need to come

up with better ways to use their time. It is not the food that makes us fat, but the person

who eats it, anything that anyone over uses is dangerous. Everything in moderation is ok.

Therefore,fastfoodisbenecialandweshouldkeepthingsthewaytheyareandpeople

who disagree can get over it, because I like my french fries and Dr. Pepper.

1.SonicSonic burger with cheese, tator-tots and

a vanilla Dr. Pepper

2.Chicken ExpressChicken tenders, corn nuggets, fries and

a sweet tea

3.Chick-Fil-AOriginalchickensandwhich,wafefriesand sweet tea

4.Pizza HutLarge pepperoni pizza, bread sticks and

cinnamon sticks

5.Jack in the BoxSourdough burger, curly fries and a Dr.

Pepper

My Top 5(and what I get)

What is your favorite fast food place?

My favorite is Taco Ca-

bana, because they have re-

ally good breakfast burritos

that I eat when I am late to

school.Nicole Kuder

9th grade.

McDonalds, because

there are nice people and

the food is really good.

Plus, Im at fat kid who

likes to eat.

Britney Billingsley

11th grade

Chick-Fil-A is my

favorite, because it is

a clean place and the

food is marvelous.

Debra Borski

9th grade

Double Daves, because

they have really amazing

pizza rolls.

Madison Hoover

9th grade

I like McDonalds,

because it makes me

gain 10 pounds in 5

minutes.

Curtis Orozco

9th grade

McDonalds, Im lovin it!

Guellano Tucker

10th grade

Dairy Queen, because they

make good burgers and the

ice cream is amazing.

Cody Ponzio

10th grade

Chick-Fil-A, because

nothing is better!

Denzel Brown

9th grade

What-a-burger, because

of its name.

Wilson Wood and

Chris Thomas

9th grade


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Christinas Page!!! - Page 5

Its a bird, its a plane, its not Superman because

he is not cool! Throughout my life there has al-

ways been this never ending argument about whois the better superhero, Batman or Superman. Im

about to set the record straight; the best superhero

is Batman!

Batman is way cooler than Superman. Super-

man isnt even from this planet! Batman towers

over Superman.

BatmansonegoalistoghtinjusticeinGotham.

He uses his fear of bats to help him instill fear

into his enemies and Batman uses his fear as self-

motivation.Superman may have heat vision and be able to

y,butBatmanhasthecoolestgadgets.Hecan

instantly travel from the ground to the top of a

building with the shot of a gun and soar to the

ground below using his cape.

His belt has everything from mini-smoke bombs

to the classic batarang. And dont lie, you know

you wish you had his car. His gadgets are ex-

tremely useful since he has one rule - dont killanyone.

Superman has no awesome gadgets. All he has

is his man power and weird alien skills. Superman

also has one weakness, kryptonite. Batman has no

weaknesses.

Many people say that Batman, or Bruce Wayne,

is nothing more than a stuck up multi-millionaire,

but Batman is more than that.

Batman puts his life on the line every time he

goes out into the city. He is 100% mortal. Super-mans life can be taken by kryptonite.

Superman has already died from kryptonite

once and was brought back to life. Batman has

never died.

Superman has all these amazing powers yet

he still dies, while Batman has nothing more than

gadgets and martial arts and still ends up victori-

ous.

Batman also has the greatest rival ever. The Jok-er is an insane heartless criminal. His unethical

ways lead Batman to his greatest challenges.

Supermans greatest enemy is Lex Luther. He

isnt even in the same league as the Joker. Batman

also faces other amazing criminals such as Harvey

Two-Face, the Riddler and Mr. Freeze. Batman is

not the only one involved in defeating these crimi-

nalsandsavingGotham.

Robin is Batmans partner in crime. Saving

Gothamisnotaneasytask.SoBatmanacquireshelp from Robin. Batman is all about the team

work. Superman has no one to help him.

No superhero can compare to this amazing Dark

Knight. Without a doubt Batman is the best super-

hero ever!

Lifescribe Pulse

Smart Pen

This is a pen and a com-puter all in one. When

writing on special paper

the pen digitally captures

writing and links the

notes to audio recording

at the same time. How-

ever this is an expensive

pen.

1GB-$1492GB-$199

LG Touch watch Phone

This watch can do everything

a regular cell phone can. Its

features include Bluetooth,

text messaging, still and video

camera and a built in speaker

to play music. The price is

around$1500

The Sharper Images

MP3 player key chain

This is a regular MP3

player that is conveniently

made to be put on a key

ring. Music can also be

played wirelessly in a car

stereo.

Thecostisabout$60

iRiver Wave-Home networking

device

This gadget is an alarm clock,

stereo, laptop, video-conferencing

phone and a digital photo frame all

in one. The price is expected to be

under$400

Polariod Instant

Digital Camera

This is a regular digital camerawith the classic polariod func-

tion of instant pictures. This

cameraprintsout2x3inchpic-

tures from a built in printer. The

pictures are a little grainy, but

they have a sticky back, which

is convenient for scrapbook-

ing. The camera will cost about

$200anda10-packofprint

paperwillcostaround$5

Great Gadgets to insure superhero status

Ironman

Troy Howell,

Senior

Batman

Lester Banks,

Faculty

TheGreenLantern

Ryan Thompson,

Junior

Batman

Samantha Spell,

Junior

Who is your favorite Superhero?

Gotham Guardian vs. Metropolis Marvel


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The World According To Logan Kickham- Page 7

As my quest to become the host of a

hit prime-time Fox News show contin-

ues, I have been searching for new and

innovative ways to express my oh-so-

humble opinions to those of you who

truly care, and seeing as how I am notcurrently the host of a hit prime-time

Fox News show, you, my faithful read-

ers, will have to be subjected to my out-

look on the problems currently causing

a rift in America today.

For now, I must be satised with the

Norseman as the only outlet for my riv-

eting commentary on todays society.

Now, being the betting person that I

am, Im sure all of you appreciate my

wonderful assessments of all of the

worlds issues and I know that after

reading this you will in fact have a feel-

ing of enlightenment sweep over you.

So heres where I stand:

Children: Children are ofcially the

spawns of Satan and have turned into

creatures that need to be reckoned with.

Much like the Ninja Turtles, children

have mutated.

The only difference between chil-

dren and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,

however, is that children are ruining

the world-not saving it. As I walk past

children, store after store, day after

day, I think to myself: Self, why

are children running and scream-ing everywhere I go? Then

the answer hits me like Chris

Brown hit Rihiana.

Its because parents

cannot turn around and

smack their children in

public anymore with-

out having CPS called on

them.

Its because schools are no

longer allowed to beat a child

with a paddle for being com-

pletely obnoxious.

Children have no conse-

quences these days. People

really wonder why kids dont

listen and act like heathens. Maybe its

because you cant scare a child with a

talk. But thats just a thought. I guess

I may be old school but kids have ab-

solutely no reason to go bananas in the

middle of a store when they dont get

the toy they want. I just have a fun-

damental issue with parents who take

their children out in public and refuse

to discipline them when they act up.

They make everyone aroundthem miserable because they

dont want to deal with it. So

the next time it happens to

you do the world a favor

and yell loudly until the par-

ents eventually do something

about it.

Think of it this way:

they clearly dont see a prob-

lem with it or they would

keep their kids from irritat-

ing the world.

The tube: Id really

like to know when all

cartoons became little

boys with a super power

or dragons taking over

the world.

Im pretty sure cartoons are required

to be animals that are in a perpetual cy-

cle of chasing their arch-rival without a

single victory.

I miss the never-ending chase between

Tom and Jerry, Sylvester and Tweety

and Wile Coyote and the roadrunner.

The madness doesnt stop with car-

toons though. Regular people showsare changing too. Now we are subject-

ed toHannah Montana and Wizards of

Waverly Place; which I must admit are

decent for any 7-year-old girl, or even

myself when Im feeling depressed

about the loss of my adolescence, but

seriously what ever happened to Boy

Meets WorldorEven Stevens?

These are the classics that were en-

joyed by middle age men with nothing

to do during the day (that could poten-

tially be considered creepers) or any 13

year old girl waiting to nd a love like

Corey and Topanga-without embarrass-

ment.

I mean I just cant sit through an-

other Hanny episode without feeling

the slightest amount of guilt and guilt

is just not what Disney Channel is all

about. Come on Walt!

Prepare yourself for the greatest idea of all times: a

playlist for life.

Im pretty sure this is the epitome of greatness be-

cause I know that everybody has been in those situa-

tions where a song playing in the background is abso-

lutely essential.

Awkward silences. Perfect moments. Intense high

speed pursuits down Briarcrest. Whatever the situa-

tion may be, moments are just never complete without

the song.

I mean if you just happen to be out for a walk and

you see a mass of red balloons ying into the air, 99

Red Balloons (but only the German version) is the

only thought that comes to mind.

Maybe a friend is telling you a very intriguing story

and randomly gets distracted. Wouldnt it be great if

everyone at the lunch table busted out in song and

dance with Tell Me More from Grease? I think so.

Or what if the Star Wars theme song came on every

time there was a Battle Royale in the B-High cafete-

ria? Or the country western showdown music came

on when two frenemies collided at the same loca-

tion?

If none of these situations, or situations slightly

more realistic, have ever happened to you maybe the

more universal problems like getting broken up with

for the rst time have. You cant deny a little Bon Jo-

vis Shot Through the Heart does the soul good.

And for all you hopeful romantics out there Celine

Dions contribution to the Titanic sets the world right.

If none of this sounds like it would complete lifes

most epic situations than heres what I have to say to

you: What are you good for? Absolutely nothing.

Allison Kallinek

Dunkaroos

Mary Hicks

Doug

Michelle Wolf

Light Brights

Kayli Clay

Rectangle Pizza

Jordan Cumton

Kidz Cuisines

Sally Clark

The Little Mermaid

Stephanie Bergland

Kenan and Kel


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Rex Urquhart - Page 8

There is a game that rules all, this

game is known as...Sprinter.

It is a challenging game that tests

not only the speed of your ngers butthe courage and strength of your in-

ner self.

Sprinter is not your average com-

puter game. Its not really a game

at all. Some people actually study

sprinter in college as their major.

This game is no joke and for those

of you that are laughing right now,

you wont be laughing when you put

your hands to the test in the greatest

computer game ever.

You start as an regular athlete fac-

ing different levels of competition

running the 100m dash - tapping the

left and right arrow keys to run fast-

er.

On the rst level you face evil spir-

ited crazy kids who would love noth-

ing more than to beat you in the 100yard dash, but if you use skill and de-

termination you can win with ease.

The next level is a little more dif-

cult, but nothing one should stress

over.

You race against a pack of angry

women running with terrible run-ning form, but its still not very dif-

cult if you have been practicing and

run full speed.

The third level is against

high school athletes who

run good times for

students, but taking

sprinter so serious-

ly and practicing

the speed of your

ngers everynight

you should have

no problem beat-

ing the local ath-

letes.

The fourth level is the National

Sports Festival where you compete

against the fastest athletes in the Na-

tion.This level is not easy and can end

the game for many.

In order to win you must run no

slower than a 9.3, which is pretty fast

compared to the other levels.

Many people lose this level at-

tempting to run as fast as they cancausing them to tap the keys out

of order and tripping their

sprinter, causing him to fall.

This level tests how

good you really

are and if you are

lucky enough to

win you do not only

win the respect of

the students in the

class room, but you

advance to the next

level, the olympics.

You probably

could have guessed that the olym-

pics isnt going to be easy.

Its against the best atheletes in the

world and people are watching from

all over the globe.The race consists of super fast run-

ners in Jamacian uniforms that are

expecting to win.

Winning this race or even doing

good enough to place would be an

honor for you and your country.

In order to win this race you haveto tap as fast as you can and if you

fall you have no chance of winning.

The athletes are way too fast for any

kind of mistake.

If you lose, the game is over and

you have to start from the beginning,

but if you win you will be the Olym-

pic winner of the hundred yard dash

and will represent your country with

pride.

Now if for some absurd reason you

win the Olympics and prove you are

the best in the world you have one

more test.

The next and last level is against

no one from your planet, but against

runners from a different planet.

Yes, you are about to run against

blood thirsty aliens who are ridi-cously fast. If you win this level you

have won sprinter.

There is a country that rules all other countries. This country also

posses magical lands and amboyant unicorns with heavy amounts of

pizzazz.

This country is know as none other than Canada.

A beautiful place with an amazing landscape and insanely nice peoplewho are always happy for no apparent reason.

A country where people say a just to confuse you, and crime doesnt

exist.

Canada occupies most of North America and extends from the Atlan-

tic Ocean in the east to the Pacic Ocean in the west and northward into

the Arctic Ocean.

Canada is a parliamentary democracy with Queen Elizabeth the II as

the head of state. English and French are spoken in Canada and many

citizens of the country are bilingual.Canada is considered a very peaceful place and rarely involved in

violence or war.

Hockey is seen as the nations passion, and is as popular as football is

in the United States.

There are few Canadians who havent played the game of hockey; and

it has become a part of Canada.

Although Canada may not seem to ever be involved in war, Canada

joined the Organization of American and has deployed troops to Iraq to

ght next to the United States.

Sprinter: A game of mental fortitude and nger strength

Canada, greatest country of allWhat country or continent wouldyou run away to?

Taylor

Tumlinson

Japan.

Mikerria

Figgers

Georgia.

Colton

McCulloch

My own

country.

Andrew

Wilson

Germany.


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Page 9 - The Awesome Page: Seth Wells

Alright everybody watch your step when you get up

from reading this article, because Im about to drop

some serious knowledge on you.

This knowledge will affect your life in ways thatyou didnt even know possible, it will make you smile

more, sleep better at night, and even live longer. This

knowledge that Im speaking of is the existence of

the greatest television sitcom ever created:How I Met

Your Mother.

The show is in its fourth season and is a love story

told in reverse. Basically, the plot is that the main

character, Ted Mosby, is telling his kids the story of

how he met their mother.

However, its not as simple as it sounds because Ted

is actually telling them everything that happens in hislife instead of just telling them how he met their moth-

er. Many of the episodes dont even have anything to

do with trying to meet their mother.

There is much more to the show than just Ted how-

ever. There is Marshall and Lily, who are married,

who Ted has been best friends with since college.

Then, my personal favorite character Barney (played

by Neil Patrick Harris aka Doogie Houser) who is

Teds womanizing other best friend, and Robin who

is Teds ex-girlfriend with whom he could never workthings out with.

Over the four seasons, Ted has been in several re-

lationships including an engagement to doctor named

Stella (played by the girl on the show Scrubs).

However, none of these relationships ever work out

and Ted is continuously on his search for the woman

of his dreams. His best friend Barney, however, wantsTed to be single and be his wingman.

Barney is by far the funniest character on the show

because of his continuous pursuit of women. He is

pretty much the polar opposite of Ted because he

doesnt believe in marriage and wants nothing to do

with a relationship.

Barney is also a man shrouded in mystery. For in-

stance, every time that anyone asks what he does for a

living (they ask because he is very wealthy) he simply

responds by saying please while xing his tie.

He always wears suits because he says that suits arefull of joy and distinguish yourself from the rest

of the pack. Barney has even written his own book

called The Bro Code (available for sale on amazon.

com) which outlines the laws by which bros should

behave themselves.

Every bro should invest in a copy of this so that they

never make any of the mistakes outlined in it, which

could result in having your dude license suspended for

a period of time. However Im getting off topic and

need to focus back on the show.Like I was saying, Barney is the funniest character,

but coming in a close second is Marshall, played by

Jason Segal, the same actor who stars in the movies

Forgetting Sarah Marshall and I Love You Man.

Marshall is hilarious, but in a much more innocent

and sometimes childish way. He is a hopeless roman-

tic, which is shown by his marriage to another charac-ter Lily.

Marshall and Lily are the kind of couple that other

people sometimes dont like to be around, you know,

that couple thats always all over each other and make

their relationship very public. Yeah, that couple. But

instead of being repulsive like most of the other lovy

couples you know, theirs is often times funny and

amusing.

Senior James Thomas, whose favorite character is

Ted Mosby, says that How I Met Your Mothernot

only blows every other show out of the water, it blowsthe water out of the water.

I know what many of you must be thinking when

you read that comment, that James is just an idiot.

How I Met Your Motheris so much better than ev-

ery other show on television because its so different

and fresh. It has been nominated for, and won, sev-

eral awards including Emmys and Peoples Choice

Awards.

Neil Patrick Harris was even nominated for a Gold-

en Globe for Best Supporting actor, proving how awe-some he is in the show. The main point of this article:

watchHow I Met Your Mother!

Hayley Ask (pronounced aw-sk) is the most awesome person I know.

Nobody can really put a nger on just why shes so cool, and when asked about

it, even she doesnt know and says that you just have to see it to believe it. In my

mission to nd out why shes so aweseme, I found one doubter, senior Cash Conrad,

who said simply shes okay I guess.But, Cashs twin brother Jackson said Cash literally has no idea what hes talking

about, Hayley is super awesome.

Just why is she so cool though?

For starters, shes one of the funniest

people I know and is always making me

laugh.

Another awesome thing about Hayley

is that shes really smart and always has

something cool to talk about.

She doesnt spend all her time studying

though; she also runs eight to twenty-

ve miles a day to deal with the stress

of being so awesome.

This is also what keeps Hayley incred-

ibly t and looking so beautiful. I could

sit here rattling off every great thing about

Hayley that makes her so awesome, but

there just arent enough hours in the day,

so your just going to have to take my word

for it. She is the coolest person at Bryan

High.

Im sure that many of you have

heard, while walking down the

hall, the phrase wusssuppp.

Heres an interview I did with the

creater of the the phrase, senior

Matt Little.

Q: Matt, where did you get

the inspiration for the phrase

wusssupp?

A:Well Seth, this football player named Chap (Jayshon Trussell) called

my house one day looking for something.

Q:How do you feel about the rapid growth in popularity of the

phrase?

A:Seth, Im very proud of the way this has been successul throughoutthe school.

Q:What are your plans for the future of the phrase?

A:Well Seth, its successful now and I hope that it spreads throughout all

of America and Africa.

Q:Matt, did you expect the phrase to become this popular so fast?

A:Well Seth, when it comes out of my mouth, yeah I expected it.

Q:What exactly do you mean since it came out of your mouth

A:Well Seth, I mean Im a beast, so what did you expect? I mean every-

body wants to follow in my footsteps so...

How I Met The Best Show Ever

Hayley Ask (pronounced Aw-some) Wusssuppp?

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Join a club or organization during your rst week of1.

college

Go Greek, rush, even if you dont pledge its a great2.

way to meet people

Live on campus3.Have an on campus job, or any job for that matter, you4.

know youre going to

Dont procrastinate, and have your priorities right, so5.

you can avoid all night cram sessions

Try new things, most likely no one will know who you6.

were back home, so explore doing things you never

thought you would do, and dont worry about being

embarrassed

Attend sporting events7.

GO TO CLASS!!!! You came to college to get an edu-8.

cation in the rst place and its one less way to not

make your parents mad, besides the fact that you

might actually learn something

The night before your nal, stay up all night and study9.

at The Kettle, IHOP, or Dennys, and dont forget to

order the bacon, cheese fries (delicious! according to

Mrs. Dominy)

009 Things to do in College!

All my life I have been waiting to graduate, but

now that the time is here its honestly not that big of

an accomplishment.

Four years of your life, comes down to one mo-ment, walking across the stage and youre done,

you never come back, you move on to something

bigger and, hopefully, better.

When you were a freshman and sophomore, it

seemed like all this would be so far ahead, but time

really does y.

The hardest year, junior year, can be rough. Its

your frst year taking those AP classes.

Senior year is the best year of course, but it can

be stressful, waiting on replies from colleges, and

even picking a college.For me, I applied to two colleges, and got ac-

cepted by both. My choice was University of Mis-

souri or University of Houston. All my life I always

thought I would attend Mizzou, but I then I visited

U of H and found that I really liked the campus, and

their business school is one of the best in the nation.

Moving to a new city is scary, most people attend

colleges where they know at least one other person, I

just kind of know of people.

Also moving to a new city means no parents to

watch over me. Houston is still close enough where I

can go home without a terribly long drive (if I dont

leave during rush hour).

Thats one thing I am not looking forward to, but at

the same time anticipating, the big city.

I am going to be approximately one of 2.2 million

people. Living in a city bigger than the state of Wyo-

ming is a little intimidating.

This college is just like Bryan High, lots of people

from different back ground.After you have chosen your school, there are still

many more decisions to make and housing is just

one of them.

Living on campus is one of the best options, and

you meet tons of people.

You can either live with someone or go pot luck.

Without knowing who my roommate is, I know it

can turn out one of two ways: really great or really

awful.

Leaving high school also means leaving friends,

but one thing I wont miss is all the lame drama.Going to college forces you to grow up, though,

again no parents, you have to do things for your-

self, such as: laundry, cooking, cleaning and the list

goes on.

Even though I am scared, I cant wait! If you told

me today I was leaving tomorrow I would be packed

in an hour.

Where are you going to college?

SHSU

Jennifer Hall

BYU

Fono Vakalahi

Texas A&M

Allison Ricke

Puerto Rico

Rico Suave

AKA Victor Castillo

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1. Crystal Castles- Crystal Castles

2. Fleet Foxes- Fleet Foxes

3. In Rainbows- Radiohead

4. The Shepherds Dog- Iron and Wine

5. We Started Nothing- The Ting Tings

Isnt it funny how the

younger years of our lifeseemed to drag on and on,

but as we age, things seem

to speed up?

Seems like before you

know it, youre a junior,

and its time to prepare for

your senior year.

I remember the days of

begging my parents justto go to the mall without

them and with my friends

instead, and when my dad

threw a t when I bought

my rst bikini. Now, all of a

sudden, Im in high school,

and those days seem so ju-

venile.

So swiftly, these past

three years have gone by.

In a little over a year, I will

have graduated and I will

be moving out of the house.

Its so strange, and it makes

me want to savor the lastlittle bits I have left of my

child -hood.

Now dont get me wrong,

I am super stoked about

moving out. I cant wait

to have my own place and

be able to do what I want,

when I want.

The responsibilities arehuge, though. There will

be no one to make sure Im

going to my Blinn classes

and there will be no one to

make sure I remember my

doctor appointments, to do

my taxes, and to not drink

milk thats been in the

fridge way too long.

Im sure I can handle it,

though. Im already work-

ing fteen to twenty hours

a week at Raising Canes,

and I buy my own food,

clothes, medicine, and anyother necessities I may re-

quire. The only problem is

making a car payment, gas,

and rent.

Things will all work out

in the end, though.

Right now, Im just go-

ing to enjoy my summer

and the last semester of myhigh school years. The key

is to just enjoy being a kid

as long as you can, because

eventually it will all slip

away. In the back of my

mind however, I feel that

no matter how old I am, I

will always have a piece of

my childhood with me.

Growing up isnt so bad,

its more like a doorway to

new opportunities.

Favorite CDs

Most Wished-ForCar

Growing Up Fast

1. Falling asleep in Mr. Werts 3rd period class, and not waking

up until twenty minutes after the 4th period bell rang.

2. Slipping on a rug at work and falling onto my bottom, ruin

ing the screen of my brand new iPhone, which just so

conveniently happened to be in my back pocket.

3. Coming to school late in Mrs. Dominys 5th period class,

only to look in the mirror to see a huge chocolate ice cream

stain on the back of my favorite yellow pants.

4. Skipped lunch to go off campus for the rst time, got

caught.

5. Wore my halloween costume to school in protest for not

being allowed to, no one else did.

6. Forgot I was hiding my nose ring from my parents, so I

didnt remember to hide it. When my dad picked me up early

from school for my dentist appointment, the rst thing he said

was, Whats that thing in your nose?

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Yearbook Order Deadline ExtendedOrder your 2009 yearbook now for $65.

Less than 50 books remain.Go to www.smart-pay.com to order by credit cardor go by room 6160 to pick up an order form from

Mrs. Dominy.Dont miss out on the most amazing yearbook BHS

has ever had. It is a book loaded with memories forthe 2008-2009 school year.

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