‘This Is Our Turn’

We chose to do This Is Our Turn because it’s our turn at high school. The road shows a turn in the road to symbolize the turn. On our back cover we would make the road continue on with the same green background.

Students and teachers perform a sneak peek of the Floyd Central Dance Marathon

Sophmore Kaitlin Cox dances the sneek peak of the Floyd Central Dance Marathon. “I am very excited about the dance marathon because last year I saw all the people who decided to hep and how much work they put in for the kids, personality I love helping people and I wanted to be a part of something so amazing as the dance marathon, that’s why I can’t wait to see how much money we raise.” Photo by Yuriko Tashiro

FC gathers for a pep rally

Sophomore Danielle Deluca watches the pep rally from the bleachers with the other students of the Floyd Central Dance Marathon. “I’m very excited about the dance marathon because being a participant last year brought me to tears and this year I’m actually a part of it,” said Deluca. Photo by Yuriko Tashiro.

To be…

 

 

This is the back cover of the yearbook. It follows the same color scheme and design except instead of the theme surrounded by words describing FC students, a quote by Dr.Seuss has been placed. It fits in with the yearbook because it says, “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it’s happened.” Even though the year has ended, it shouldn’t make you sad because there are more to come. Photo by Quinn Fitzgerald.

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Our theme is: to be. This was chosen because it gives students to show themselves in their own opinion . The color scheme is gold and green because it shows our school spirit. The theme is surrounded by words that describe the students here at FC. Photo by Reina Torres.

FC puts the pep in rallies

By Claudia Sprigler and Danielle Mooser

Its an exciting event that happens only twice a year. Pep rallies show school spirit and pride while impacting players involved with different sports. It also contains activities that grabs the crowd attention and pulls them in. On January 24th FC had a winter homecoming pep rally.

“I liked the dance marathon thing because the dancing was funny and it was for a good cause,” said freshman Reagen Oliver.

At the pep rally students got a preview of the dance marathon which is an event that will help fund the Riley’s Children Hospital. Other events happened too, like the basketball challenge between three of the boy’s and girl’s basketball team members. Also a game of HORSE between the boy’s and girl’s basketball coaches that turned into a game of PIG because the lack of scoring.

Sophomore Hannah Flacksmeier is an exchange student from Germany that attended the pep rally on Thursday.

“Since we don’t have pep rallies in Germany, I like all of it. Especially when groups performed something,” said Flacksmeier, ”I think the time is right , as long as whatever is being presented is interesting and presented nice so that it doesn’t get boring and tiring for the audience.”

Pep rallies help keep school spirit and pride in check by including competitions to get the crowd cheering for a different opponent. Freshman Kyla Elble enjoyed watching these games occur.

“The competitions and games they play are fun to watch,” said Elble.

 During the pep rally music is used in most of the event. They play music during the dances and games. Also the band plays the school song to show pride.

“My favorite part is whenever the school song plays, because it shows our school spirit,” said freshman John Thwing.

Pep rallies show their support for sport teams. They have sections for each sport and recognize each sport during an activity. The represented wrestling by having a tug of war contest between the Hip Squad and teachers.

“I think pep rallies help players by encouraging them to do more,” said freshman Zoey McMurray.

 

The Brick Wall Restaurant makes its Georgetown debut

By Delaney Smith, Melanie Parrish, and Emily Stock

When news of the new restaurant The Brick Wall came out we knew we just had to try it. The Brick Wall Restaurant (formerly known as Magadalena’s) is Georgetown’s latest addition to their food scene.

We walked in and the first thing we saw was a smiling face asking us, “How many do you have?” The first impression we got of The Brick Wall itself is that the decor is very modern and sophisticated. The tables are very well organized and we didn’t feel like we were sitting on top of each other, like in some of the chain restaurants that you go to today. It has a very small-town feel and is not overly crowded, so we didn’t feel rushed to give up your table while we ate.

The waiters are very friendly and on task. Our waiter was always refilling our drinks and he periodically made sure we didn’t need anything. He was very welcoming and never rushed us into choices of foods and dessert. When we had some trouble choosing our dessert, he we very informative and knew a lot about their food choices.

We ordered a variety of different foods from their menu. For an appetizer we had the spinach dip with bread and it was wonderful. The only bad thing was that it was served in a shallow dish so it got cold very quickly. It was also almost $9, so it was on the pricey side. As our entrees, we got a vegetarian vegetable soup and salad combo, Tuscan linguine with chicken, and a grilled chicken pesto wrap. The portions were fairly good for their prices and the food was very tasty, but the Tuscan Linguine was very small and very pricey for a lunch portion. My taste buds were delighted by the dessert but my critic mind was not. It was a slice of chocolate cheesecake. What was disappointing about it was that it was not made in-house. It was shipped in from the Cheesecake Factory, so of course it was beyond yummy, but still sort of a letdown.

Our overall experience though, was good. Our service was great and the food was delicious. Other than a few fallbacks on price and portions, everything was wonderful. I would recommend this to anyone who likes in the area or coming for a visit.

I would give The Brick Wall three out of five stars.

Dare to dream

We chose the pictures because they are fun memories, and we picked the gray/white color scale because it had a “dreamy” effect.

Fairy-terrible, fairy-fake, fairy-real, and fairy-great

By Lilly Payne and Sydney Sears

Look we’re in an enchanted forest, Rapunzel let down your long hair!

Whether it’s Rapunzel or one of the many other beloved characters, we all know who they are from childhood fairy tales. Recently in the movie business there have been many remakes and spin offs of fairy tales. Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, Mirror Mirror, Snow White and the Huntsman, Hansel and Gretle, Oz the Great and Powerful, Neverland, Once Upon a Time, and so on. Although these ideas are intriguing, are remakes of these fairy tales really being made because directors, writers, producers, etc. wish to share their own interpretations? Or are we just running out of creative juices in the brain for new ideas?

“The recycling of ideas is not necessarily a bad thing,” said English teacher Matthew Townsend.

Remakes of fairy tales and folk tales have been racking up sales for a few years now. Starting off with Alice in Wonderland and the Snow White movies, box office sales soared. Alice in Wonderland had a gross income of $334,185,206, Snow White and the Huntsman with $155,111,815, Mirror Mirror with $64,933,670, and the new release Hansel and Gretel made $19,690,956 just in the opening weekend. It seems that remakes are creating a market and as a result more and more fairy tales have been remade. With this kind of money being generated, why not?

Townsend brings up the point that these remakes are not always accurate.

“I actually read the book Alice in Wonderland and I hated the movie. It was so far off, just not accurate at all. Same with Hansel and Gretel there was just no concept it was way out there, it really irked me.”

Although, he said simply growing a story is not a bad idea. Spin offs of tales like Oz the Great and Powerful soon to be released based off The Wizard of Oz Townsend respects because it was based off the original book.

“That shows that the directors and producers respected the original piece and just tried to enhance, not change.”

Freshman Megan Johnson agrees.

“I believe that some of them really give you a new image of the story and they’re really good while others… Well I’m not too impressed with them.”

So though different interpretations of fairy tales are being perceived variously among audiences good and bad, it seems that overall everything is modulating out and this remake market is here to stay.

“With the concept of morphing a fairy tale there’s always a new story, we can learn so much,” said Townsend.

 

Seniors tell their story

By Kate Reutebuch, Megan Dankovich, Kesley Moorefield, and Alex Jamison

Seniors at Floyd Central High School have spent their last four years sitting in desks and working hard. Soon, that time will come to an end and they will continue into whatever  life brings their way. Seniors have gone through everything from the first day or their freshman year to the steps leading up to graduation.

“I am ready to be out of high school, but I’m scared that I will miss what I now want to leave behind so badly,” said senior Taylor Dutton. FC creates multiple opportunities for students from day one.

“Counselors always helped me with my schedules and when I wanted to switch classes. They were always understanding. It made me think that I wasn’t alone if I messed up,” said senior Peyton Ross. FC staff and administration has made being there for their students a goal.

“Teachers always go the extra mile when trying to help me understand what I need to for my classes,” said Dutton.

Seniors reminice on what they have been through and how FC has changed them in many ways.

“FC has made me a more independent person,” said senior Erin Baughman.

Being a senior has its quirks, but not all seniors are actually what they are stereotyped to be.

“There are very many things that are great about being a senior. My favorite would be the respect and acknowlegement we get. Seniors get more respect,” said senior Sarah Tayor.

Seniors can give underclassmen good advice knowing that they have been through all of it too.

“Stop shopping at the mall. Go to Goodwill and put your parents money in a saving account.”  said Senior Craig Keibler

The last four years have really affected FC students. Even though they have been through a lot, experiences causes them to learn things that they can take with them to help them throughout life.

“FC is awesome. I’ve had ups and downs, but I know once I graduate, I will miss it so much,” said senior Olivia Boesing.

As the year comes to an end, FC’s seniors will have to take their experiences and memories with them onto their own paths in life.

“These last four years have definitely been good and bad, but in the long run, this school and everything in it has helped make me who I am.” said Taylor.