The CHIEF May 2026

CHIEF PONTIAC TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL The

MAY, 2026

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UPPERCLASS ACTS

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BYE BYE TO THE THE CHIEF

AS MY SENIOR YEAR IS WRAPPING UP, I FIND MYSELF REFLECTING ON THE PAST FOUR YEARS. THE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS I HAVE BEEN IN AND THE SERVICE I HAVE DONE HAVE BEEN THE PILLARS OF MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, TEACHING ME SO MANY VALUABLE SKILLS AND PROVIDING ME WITH GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES. WHEN I JOINED THE CHIEF JUNIOR YEAR, I WAS LOOKING FOR A CREATIVE OUTLET, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT INVOLVED WRITING. I LOVED THAT I WAS ABLE TO WRITE ABOUT MY INTERESTS, AND EVEN CREATE NEW ARTICLE TOPICS! WHEN I WAS APPROACHED WITH THE IDEA OF BEING THE EDITOR, IT MADE ME PRETTY NERVOUS. AS I STEPPED INTO THE POSITION MY SENIOR YEAR, I BEGAN HAVING A BLAST! BEING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HAS TAUGHT ME COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIZATION. I LEARNED THAT I TRULY DO LOVE TO WRITE AS A CREATIVE EXPRESSION, AND I WOULD ENJOY CONTINUING TO BE INVOLVED IN SOMETHING SIMILAR IN COLLEGE. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD WRITERS THAT COME TO ME WITH NEW IDEAS AND ALSO ARE WILLING AND HAPPY TO BRING SOME OF MY WRITING IDEAS TO LIFE! I AM VERY CONFIDENT THAT REESE WEHRI WILL DO AN AMAZING JOB AS EDITOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. IF YOU ARE THINKING OF WRITING FOR THE CHIEF , DO IT! THANK YOU DR. SOARES AND MR. BLAIR FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH!

SINCERELY, MYLEY REMKUS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

STUDENT COUNCIL UPDATE

BY KAISHA EVANS THIS MONTH, THE STUDENT COUNCIL IS WRAPPING UP THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH TWO MAJOR ACTIVITIES: TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK AND A SENIOR SPIRIT WEEK! STUDENT COUNCIL IS EXCITED TO PROVIDE EACH TEACHER WITH A GIFT CARD TO A LOCAL ESTABLISHMENT. THESE GIFT CERTIFICATES SYMBOLIZE STUDENT COUNCIL’S DEEP GRATITUDE TOWARDS OUR TEACHERS FOR THEIR CONSISTENT EFFORTS TO EDUCATE AND PREPARE US TO ENTER THE WORLD AS RESPONSIBLE, WELL-EDUCATED CITIZENS. TEACHERS HAVE BEEN BEHIND MANY STUDENT COUNCIL EVENTS, SUCH AS SUPERVISING THE HOMECOMING DANCE, SETTING UP FACE PAINTING AT FOOTBALL GAMES, AND REFEREEING THE ANNUAL DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT. WITHOUT OUR TEACHERS’ AND CLUB SPONSORS, THE STUDENTS WOULD NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES OR SUPPORT TO PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS THAT WE STUDENTS WILL REMEMBER FOR A LIFETIME. THANK YOU, TEACHERS, FOR ALL YOU DO! NEXT UP ON THE STUDENT COUNCIL ACTIVITIES FOR MAY IS SENIOR SPIRIT WEEK. THE SENIORS IN THE STUDENT COUNCIL ARE EAGER TO EXIT WITH A BANG! SO WE HAVE PLANNED A SERIES OF DRESS-UP DAYS FOR THE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT OUR STUDENTS COME UP WITH TO FINISH UP THE YEAR! LASTLY, STUDENT COUNCIL IS PROVIDING A FINAL PILLAR OF SUPPORT TO GRADUATING SENIORS BY OFFERING A SCHOLARSHIP. THE STUDENT COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP IS A WAY FOR THE CLUB TO SUPPORT STUDENTS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL, ALLOWING THEM TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING THE SKILLS EARNED IN STUDENT COUNCIL IN PLACES OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENT(S) WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, AND CHARACTER AS MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVENT PLANNING, VOLUNTEERING, AND RESOURCE GATHERING. STUDENT COUNCIL IS EXCITED TO HONOR DEDICATED MEMBERS AND SUPPORT THEIR ADVANCEMENT AS YOUNG, GOAL-ORIENTED ADULTS.

BY NAVAEH LEE

HAPPY MAY! AS THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR COMES TO A CLOSE HERE AT PTHS, I’D LIKE TO REFLECT ON WHAT THIS YEAR HAS BROUGHT THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT AT OUR SCHOOL. FIRST SEMESTER MEANS ALL THINGS MARCHING BAND, MADRIGALS, AND MORE! AFTER AN AMAZING SEASON, THE PTHS MARCHING BAND TOOK A CAPTION AWARD AT ILLINOIS STATE MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. FOLLOWING THIS, TWO BAND STUDENTS AND TEN CHOIR STUDENTS WERE SELECTED TO REPRESENT PTHS AT THE ILMEA DISTRICT 3 FESTIVAL. AFTER THIS, THE 2025-2026 MADRIGALS GROUPS, COMPRISED OF THE MADRIGALS COURT, BRASS, RECORDERS, COURT SINGERS, AND JESTER, FILLED THE HOUSE FOR THE ANNUAL PTHS MADRIGAL DINNERS. AS SECOND SEMESTER BEGAN, THE MARCHING BAND HUNG UP THEIR UNIFORMS TO TRANSITION INTO CONCERT BAND AND SYMPHONIC BAND. THE SYMPHONIC BAND ATTENDED A COMPETITION AT ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY AS WELL AS THE MIDWEST MUSIC FESTIVAL HOSTED BY LEMONT HIGH SCHOOL. OVER SPRING BREAK, THE BAND AND CHOIR TRAVELED TO NEW YORK CITY. THERE THEY VISITED LANDMARKS SUCH AS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, TIMES SQUARE, BROADWAY, AND THE ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER, WHERE THEY PERFORMED ON THE 100TH FLOOR. IN APRIL, THE JAZZ BAND, JAZZ CHOIR, AND JAZZ BRASS HOSTED A NIGHT OF JAZZ, FEATURING MUCH OF THE REPERTOIRE THEY SPENT SECOND SEMESTER LEARNING. THE YEAR CONCLUDED WITH THE BAND AND CHOIR SPRING CONCERTS AND MUSIC AWARDS NIGHT TO CELEBRATE ALL OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE PUT INTO THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR. THANK YOU ALL FOR FOLLOWING AND SUPPORT THE PONTIAC TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT THROUGHOUT THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT HERE AT PTHS AND STAY ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEWS AND UPDATES AS WE PROGRESS INTO NEXT YEAR.

TEACHER INTERVIEW: MS. MCELROY BY LAILA BEKIROVSKI

MANY OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN A NEW FACE IN THE HALLWAYS OR TEACHING IN DR. SOARES’ CLASSROOM. THIS SEMESTER, MS. MCELROY SPENT HER STUDENT TEACHING IN THE PTHS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AND IS NOW BECOMING A WELCOMED ADDITION TO THE PTHS FACULTY. ORIGINALLY FROM TINLEY PARK, A SUBURB OF CHICAGO, MS. MCELROY ATTENDS ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, WHERE SHE STUDIES ENGLISH AND EDUCATION, PREPARING HER FOR THE CLASSROOM THROUGH BOTH ACADEMIC LEARNING AND HANDS-ON TEACHING EXPERIENCE. AS SHE TRANSITIONS INTO PTHS, SHE PLANS TO APPLY WHAT SHE LEARNED AT ISU WHILE ADAPTING TO THE UNIQUE STUDENT-FACULTY DYNAMIC HERE, NAVIGATING ANY DIFFERENCES ALONG THE WAY. SO FAR, MS. MCELROY HAS LOVED HER TIME AT PTHS AND IS EXCITED TO OFFICIALLY JOIN THE SCHOOL IN THE UPCOMING YEAR. SHE SHARED THAT SHE HAS FELT WELCOMED WITH OPEN ARMS AND APPRECIATES HOW SUPPORTIVE AND ACCEPTING THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN. LOOKING AHEAD, SHE IS ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO TEACH CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE. SHE HOPES TO CREATE A HANDS ON CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS CAN ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT REAL-WORLD TOPICS. HER PASSION FOR TEACHING ENGLISH STEMS FROM HER OWN POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WITH AN INSPIRING HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, AND SHE NOW STRIVES TO HELP STUDENTS FIND AND EXPRESS THEIR OWN VOICES. OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, MS. MCELROY ENJOYS CREATIVE AND RELAXING HOBBIES SUCH AS CROCHETING AND EMBROIDERING. SHE LOVES SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS, ESPECIALLY GOING ON WALKS AND ENJOYING NATURE. SHE ALSO ENJOYS READING AND WRITING, SOME OF HER FAVORITE BOOKS INCLUDE THE AWAKENING BY KATE CHOPIN AND WRITERS & LOVERS BY LILY KING. FOR HER STUDENTS, SHE OFFERS SIMPLE BUT MEANINGFUL ADVICE: “ALWAYS TRY YOUR BEST, STAY OPEN TO LEARNING, AND DON’T BE AFRAID TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.” ABOVE ALL, MS. MCELROY WANTS STUDENTS TO KNOW THAT SHE IS INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO BEGIN TEACHING IN THE FALL AND LOOKS FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW THE PTHS COMMUNITY, WHILE CONTINUING TO LEARN AND GROW ALONGSIDE HER STUDENTS.

BY MADY HERKE RECIPE

SUMMER IS A TIME OF HOT WEATHER AND VITAMIN D. THE LAST RECIPE ARTICLE IN THE CHIEF FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR IS SOMETHING ANYONE CAN ENJOY. IF YOU NEED AN EASY, PRETTY DESSERT FOR ANY AND ALL WARM-WEATHER CELEBRATIONS, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THIS FRUIT PIZZA. THE PREMISE IS SIMPLE: BAKE A GIANT SUGAR COOKIE, SLATHER WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING, AND PILE SLICED FRUIT ON TOP. IT'S PERFECT FOR SUMMER CELEBRATIONS.

MINI FRUIT PIZZAS

INGREDIENTS FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: 6 OUNCES CREAM CHEESE, AT ROOM TEMPERATURE 4 TABLESPOONS UNSALTED BUTTER, AT ROOM TEMPERATURE 1 1/2 CUPS POWDERED SUGAR FOR THE COOKIE CRUST: 2 STICKS (8 OUNCES) COLD UNSALTED BUTTER

2 OUNCES COLD CREAM CHEESE 11/2 CUPS GRANULATED SUGAR 1 LARGE EGG 2 TEASPOONS VANILLA EXTRACT

3 CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR 1 TEASPOON BAKING POWDER 3/4 TEASPOON FINE SALT FOR THE TOPPING: 4 CUPS FRESH FRUIT, SUCH AS KIWI, STRAWBERRY, AND MANGO SLICES, RASPBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, DICED PINEAPPLE, OR CANNED MANDARIN ORANGES 1/4 CUP PEACH OR APRICOT PRESERVES 1 TABLESPOON WARM WATER INSTRUCTIONS: HEAT THE OVEN TO 350ºF AND PREPARE THE PIZZA PAN. ARRANGE A RACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OVEN AND HEAT TO 350ºF. LINE A 12-INCH ROUND PIZZA PAN WITH A SQUARE OF PARCHMENT PAPER, MAKING SURE IT COVERS THE WHOLE PAN. YOU CAN ALSO BAKE THIS ON A PARCHMENT PAPER-LINED BAKING SHEET. MAKE THE FROSTING. PLACE THE CREAM CHEESE, BUTTER, AND POWDERED SUGAR IN THE BOWL OF A FOOD PROCESSOR FITTED WITH THE BLADE ATTACHMENT AND PULSE UNTIL SMOOTH. TRANSFER THE FROSTING TO A MEDIUM BOWL, SCRAPING IT AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE. REFRIGERATE THE FROSTING WHILE THE CRUST BAKES. MAKE THE COOKIE DOUGH. PLACE THE BUTTER, CREAM CHEESE, SUGAR, EGG, AND VANILLA IN THE FOOD PROCESSOR FITTED AND PULSE 10 TO 12 TIMES TO COMBINE. ADD THE FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, AND SALT, AND PULSE 3 TO 4 TIMES TO COMBINE. FORM THE CRUST. TRANSFER THE DOUGH TO THE PIZZA PAN AND USE YOUR FINGERS TO PRESS THE DOUGH INTO AN EVEN LAYER. IF USING THE RIMMED BAKING SHEET, PRESS THE DOUGH OUT INTO A 12-INCH ROUND. BAKE THE COOKIE CRUST FOR 15 TO 18 MINUTES. BAKE UNTIL THE EDGES ARE BROWN AND THE CENTER IS SLIGHTLY SOFT BUT SET, 15 TO 18 MINUTES. WE WANT A COOKIE CRUST THAT IS STILL SOFT. COOL THE CRUST AND PREPARE THE FRUIT AND GLAZE. SET THE CRUST ASIDE UNTIL COOLED TO ROOM TEMPERATURE, 30 TO 40 MINUTES. MEANWHILE, SLICE AND RINSE FRUIT. PLACE THE PRESERVES AND WATER IN A SMALL BOWL AND WHISK WITH A FORK TO COMBINE. TOP THE COOKIE CRUST AND SERVE. SPREAD THE FROSTING EVENLY ONTO THE COOLED CRUST, LEAVING A 1/2-INCH BORDER. TOP WITH THE FRUIT AND BRUSH THE FRUIT WITH THE GLAZE.

SOURCE: HTTPS://WWW.THEKITCHN.COM/FRUIT-PIZZA-268341

HOBBY SHOWCASE

BY TAYLOR HENSON

AT PONTIAC TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, SUMMER BREAK IS ABOUT EIGHTY SEVEN LONG DAYS! THERE ARE MANY VARYING HOBBIES A PERSON COULD PICK UP TO REDUCE BOREDOM DURING THESE LONG WEEKS WITHOUT SCHOOL. SOME OF THESE HOBBIES INCLUDE SWIMMING, WALKING, DRAWING, READING, AND MORE! SWIMMING IS A GREAT HOBBY TO PICK UP DURING THE SUMMER BECAUSE IT’S PRETTY CHEAP TO GO TO YOUR LOCAL POOL AND IT IS GREAT EXERCISE. ANOTHER GREAT EXERCISE IS WALKING! THIS IS ENTIRELY FREE AND CAN BE DONE WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY, OR ALONE. IT IS A GREAT WAY TO LEARN NEW ROUTES AROUND YOUR TOWN AND IS BENEFICIAL FOR YOUR HEALTH. THE NEXT HOBBY IS DRAWING AND OR PAINTING. THIS COULD RANGE FROM EXTREMELY CHEAP (IF JUST USING SKETCHBOOK PAPER AND A PENCIL OR COLORED PENCILS) TO EXPENSIVE IF BUYING CANVASES AND NICE PAINT. DRAWING YOUR SURROUNDINGS IS A GREAT START TO DRAWING AND SUMMER IS GENERALLY NICE WEATHER. THE LAST HOBBY, BUT CERTAINLY NOT THE LEAST, DISCUSSED IS READING. BOOKS ARE TYPICALLY CHEAP TO BUY OR A NEARBY LIBRARY HAS MANY OPTIONS AND GENRES TO CHOOSE FROM. READING CAN BE DONE INDOORS OR OUTDOORS, WHILE TANNING, LISTENING TO MUSIC, AND MORE! READING IS VERSATILE AND BENEFICIAL FOR THE MIND. OUT OF THE FOUR HOBBIES LISTED, I WOULD SAY READING TOPS MY LIST BECAUSE OF THE BENEFITS IT GIVES ME! READING IS SO VALUABLE TO ME BECAUSE IT LENGTHENS MY VOCABULARY AND I FEEL SO ACCOMPLISHED WHEN FINISHING A BOOK. SOME OF MY FAVORITES INCLUDE THE ENTIRE HARRY POTTER SERIES BY J.K. ROWLING, LITTLE WOMEN BY LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, AND THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER BY STEPHEN CHBOSKY. SO, INSTEAD OF MOPING AND BEING BORED ALL SUMMER, TRY TO PICK UP SOME NEW HOBBIES TO HELP YOUR MIND AND BODY!

MEET A POET : WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY

BY REESE WEHRI

“INVICTUS”

THE FAMOUS ENGLISH POET, CRITIC, AND EDITOR WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY WAS BORN IN GLOUCESTER ON AUGUST 23, 1849. HENLEY STUDIED AT CRYPT GRAMMAR SCHOOL WITH T.E. BROWN BEFORE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS. IN HIS YOUTH, HENLEY FACED MANY CHALLENGES, INCLUDING HIS FATHER DYING WHILE HE WAS A TEENAGER. BEING DIAGNOSED WITH TUBERCULAR ARTHRITIS AT AGE 12, HENLEY WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE LOWER PORTION OF BOTH OF HIS LEGS AMPUTATED, BUT WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO KEEP ONE THROUGH A PROCEDURE BY JOSEPH LISTER, THE “FATHER OF MODERN SURGERY.” WHILE HEALING IN THE HOSPITAL, HENLEY BEGAN WRITING IMPRESSIONISTIC POEMS ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE, SOME EVEN BEING PUBLISHED IN THE CORNHILL MAGAZINE IN 1875. LATER, HE EDITED THE SCOTS OBSERVER , THROUGH WHICH HE BECAME FRIENDS WITH RUDYARD KIPLING, AND THE MAGAZINE OF ART . HENLEY ALSO WORKED ON THE ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA . ON JULY 11, 1903, WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY PASSED AWAY NEAR LONDON DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS COMPLICATIONS. ALONG WITH MANY OF WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY’S POEMS, “INVICTUS,” HIS MOST POPULAR, WAS WRITTEN AROUND THE THEMES OF PERSEVERANCE AND INNER STRENGTH. AS HE WROTE IT DURING HIS HOSPITAL STAY, IT’S FITTING THAT HE NAMED THE POEM “INVICTUS,” OR “UNCONQUERABLE” IN LATIN. SINCE HE PUBLISHED INVICTUS , IT HAS SERVED AS AN INSPIRATION FOR MANY AROUND THE WORLD. IN IT, THE FAMOUS WORDS “I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE: I AM THE CAPTAIN OF MY SOUL” SHOW DEFIANCE AND RESISTANCE TOWARDS THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN LIFE, URGING THE READERS TO FORGE THEIR OWN PATHS IN LIFE. AS WE END THE SCHOOL YEAR AND NEAR GRADUATION FOR MANY, LET THIS POEM’S PERSISTENCE AND DRIVE INSPIRE YOU, JUST AS IT HAS SO MANY OTHERS FOR OVER A CENTURY, TO BECOME THE MASTER OF YOUR FATE AND THE CAPTAIN OF YOUR SOUL. POEM FROM: HTTPS://POETS.ORG/POEM/INVICTUS BIOGRAPHY INFO FROM: HTTPS://WWW.POETRYFOUNDATION.ORG/POETS/WILLIAM -ERNEST-HENLEY , HTTPS://WWW.BRITANNICA.COM/BIOGRAPHY/WILLIAM ERNEST-HENLEY

OUT OF THE NIGHT THAT COVERS ME, BLACK AS THE PIT FROM POLE TO POLE, I THANK WHATEVER GODS MAY BE FOR MY UNCONQUERABLE SOUL. IN THE FELL CLUTCH OF CIRCUMSTANCE I HAVE NOT WINCED NOR CRIED ALOUD. UNDER THE BLUDGEONINGS OF CHANCE MY HEAD IS BLOODY, BUT UNBOWED. BEYOND THIS PLACE OF WRATH AND TEARS LOOMS BUT THE HORROR OF THE SHADE, AND YET THE MENACE OF THE YEARS FINDS, AND SHALL FIND, ME UNAFRAID. IT MATTERS NOT HOW STRAIT THE GATE, HOW CHARGED WITH PUNISHMENTS THE SCROLL,

I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE: I AM THE CAPTAIN OF MY SOUL.

Fact FUN

: HOW TALL IS THE EIFFEL TOWER?

BY CAITLIN FUHR

PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY KNOWN STRUCTURES IN THE WORLD IS THE EIFFEL TOWER, LOCATED IN PARIS, FRANCE. DURING THE SUMMER, THIS TOWERING MONUMENT, 1,803 FEET TALL, EXPANDS TO EVEN GREATER ALTITUDES. AS THE SUN HEATS, THE IRON OF THE TOWER EXPANDS, GIVING THE EIFFEL TOWER AN EXTRA SIX TO SEVEN INCHES IN LENGTH. WHEN TEMPERATURES PLUMMET THE STRUCTURE RETURNS BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL STATURE. EVEN THOUGH THE EIFFEL TOWER ADJUSTS TO THE WEATHER AROUND IT, THESE CHANGES ARE NOT VISIBLE TO ANY TOURISTS. THIS IS ALL THANKS TO THE ENGINEERS BEHIND THE STRUCTURE, WHO PLANNED FOR THERMAL EXPANSION. OVERALL, THE EIFFEL TOWER HAS MANY QUIRKS THAT GO UNSEEN! IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, A REPLICA OF THE EIFFEL TOWER UNDERGOES VERTICAL EXPANSION AS WELL DUE TO THE SCORCHING SUN. STANDING AT 540 FEET TALL, LESS THAN HALF THE ORIGINAL TOWER’S HEIGHT, THE VEGAS MONUMENT ALSO DEVELOPS A SLIGHT TILT AWAY FROM THE SUN AND SWAYS IN THE WIND BY UP TO SEVEN CENTIMETERS.

SOURCES: HTTPS://WWW.TOUREIFFEL.PARIS/EN/NEWS/HISTORY-AND-CULTURE/WHY-DOES-EIFFEL-TOWER-CHANGE-SIZE HTTPS://LOCKANDENJOY.COM/EN/CURIOSITIES-ABOUT-THE-EIFFEL-TOWER-THAT-YOU-DIDNT-KNOW/ HTTPS://WWW.EIFFELTOWERRESTAURANT.COM/BLOGS/CREATION-LAS-VEGAS-LANDMARK/

ALBUM ALBUM REVIEW REVIEW

: GRACE BY JEFF BUCKLEY

REVIEW BY MAGGIE HARMON

JEFF BUCKLEY’S ONLY OFFICIAL STUDIO ALBUM, TITLED GRACE AND RELEASED IN 1994, IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE. BUCKLEY’S LIVE PERFORMANCES OF HIS SONGS ON GRACE , LIKE “LOVER, YOU SHOULD’VE COME OVER," IS UNMATCHED TO ANY OTHER SONG I’VE HEARD BEFORE. HIS VOICE IS SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE CAN NEVER BE MATCHED; IT IS SOMETHING SO RAW AND BEAUTIFUL. HIS PERFORMANCES AND HIS GENERAL LOVE FOR LIFE IS SOMETHING SO SPECIAL AND UNIQUE THAT WILL NEVER BE MATCHED BY ANYONE ELSE, AND THAT IS SHARED THROUGHOUT HIS SONGS ON GRACE . THE RAW EMOTION SHARED THROUGHOUT THE ALBUM, THE NOTES HE HITS IN “CORPUS CHRISTI CAROL,” AND THE MEANING BEHIND “FORGET HER” ARE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO HIS MUSIC. BUCKLEY’S MUSIC REALLY BECAME POPULAR AFTER HIS PASSING, WHICH IS SO SAD BECAUSE HE NEVER GOT TO EXPERIENCE HIS MUSIC BEING LOVED. I HONESTLY GIVE THIS ALBUM 5/5 STARS. I’LL LEAVE YOU WITH MY FAVORITE LINE FROM ONE OF HIS SONGS ON GRACE : “IT’S NEVER OVER”- JEFF BUCKLEY, 1966-1997.

Upperclass Acts

HENRY DEYOUNG

NICKNAMES: HANK AND STICKS

ROLE MODEL: FATHER

PET PEEVES: WHEN PEOPLE BITE THEIR NAILS.

ACTIVITIES @ PTHS: GOLF, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL

FONDEST MEMORY OF HIGH SCHOOL SO FAR: BUS RIDES WITH MR. RITTER AND THE GOLF TEAM.

WHAT MY FRIENDS WILL REMEMBER ABOUT ME: HOPEFULLY, THAT I WAS KIND AND FUN TO BE AROUND. HOW WOULD YOU SPEND $1,000,000? I WOULD BUY A 720S MCLAREN, BUY A HOUSE, AND INVEST THE REST INTO THE S&P 500. IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT 3 ITEMS WOULD YOU WANT WITH YOU? A FRIEND, A VOLLEYBALL, AND A FISHING KIT. LAST WORDS OF ADVICE: “THESE 4 YEARS GO BY FAST, SO ENJOY THEM WHILE YOU HAVE THEM.”

3 MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST: SPORTS, MONEY, FRIENDSHIPS

PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: ATTEND COLLEGE TO STUDY CIVIL ENGINEERING.

FAVORITE MOVIE: OPPENHEIMER

MOST INSPIRATIONAL SONG: “EYE OF THE TIGER” BY SURVIVOR

FAVORITE TEACHER/CLASS: MR. WOITH / ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 1

FAVORITE AUTHOR/BOOK: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE BY C.S. LEWIS

MOST POSITIVE MOMENT: BEING AROUND MY FRIENDS AND COMPETING IN SPORTS WITH THEM.

Upperclass Acts

MADELYNN GRAMPP FAVORITE AUTHOR/BOOK: LESSONS FROM A THIRD GRADE DROPOUT BY RICK RIGSBY MOST POSITIVE MOMENT: BEING THE MAID OF HONOR IN MY SISTER’S WEDDING AND ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES I’VE BEEN GIVEN AS AN UPPERCLASSMAN.

NICKNAMES: MADDIE, MADDIE SUE

ROLE MODEL(S): MY SISTER LYDIA

ACTIVITIES @ PTHS: MARCHING BAND, MADRIGALS, MAMMA MIA , STUDENT COUNCIL, TRI-M, YEARBOOK, 30X30, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, CHOIR, AND SYMPHONIC BAND FONDEST MEMORY OF HIGH SCHOOL SO FAR: SPENDING TIME AFTER SCHOOL WITH MEGAN AND TRISTIN IN MR. RITTER’S CLASS.

PET PEEVES: PESSIMISTIC AND DISRESPECTFUL PEOPLE

3 MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST: MUSIC, PATCHWORK, AND BUSINESS

WHAT MY FRIENDS WILL REMEMBER ABOUT ME: MY SENSE OF HUMOR AND CREATIVE IDEAS.

PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: I PLAN TO ATTEND ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY AND GET A DEGREE IN MARKETING OR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

HOW WOULD YOU SPEND $1,000,000? I WOULD BUY A FANCY EMBROIDERY MACHINE, A HOT AIR BALLOON, AND SAVE THE REST FOR MY FUTURE. IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT 3 ITEMS WOULD YOU WANT WITH YOU? DOS FUENTES, MUSIC, AND SUNSCREEN

FAVORITE MOVIE: BETTER OFF DEAD

MOST INSPIRATIONAL SONG: “YOU’RE GONNA GO FAR” BY NOAH KAHAN

LAST WORDS OF ADVICE: “MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY MOMENT.”

FAVORITE CLASS/TEACHER: DUAL CREDIT ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE WITH MR. RITTER

Upperclass Acts

BRYNN NICOLE RUNYON

ROLE MODEL(S): MY UNCLE CHRIS, BECAUSE HE FOUGHT IN THE MILITARY AND HAS GROWN FROM IT, AND EXPERIENCED SO MANY THINGS I HOPE TO EXPERIENCE WITH MY TIME IN THE MILITARY. ACTIVITIES @ PTHS: I USED TO PLAY SOFTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL AS AN UNDERCLASSMAN. IN MY SENIOR YEAR, I WENT TO A FEW GROWER GROUP MEETINGS, AND I JOINED AG. FONDEST MEMORY OF HIGH SCHOOL SO FAR: THE TRIP TO DISNEY I TOOK WITH THE SCHOOL MY FRESHMAN YEAR. 3 MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST: I LIKE TO COOK, I LOVE TO HUNT AND BE OUTDOORS, AND I LOVE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC. PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, I WILL BE LEAVING TO GO TO BMT FOR MY SIX-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD. FAVORITE MOVIE: I LOVE ANY DYSTOPIAN FILM, SUCH AS MAZE RUNNER , DIVERGENT , HUNGER GAMES , OR ANY MCU MOVIE

FAVORITE TEACHER/CLASS: MR. NOLLEN AND ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

FAVORITE AUTHOR/BOOK: THE HARRY POTTER SERIES.

MOST POSITIVE MOMENT: WATCHING THE BOYS FOOTBALL BOYS HOMECOMING PEP RALLY DANCE ALL FOUR YEARS.

PET PEEVES: I DISLIKE WHEN PEOPLE CONTINUOUSLY SAY SORRY BECAUSE IT LOSES ITS MEANING.

WHAT MY FRIENDS WILL REMEMBER ABOUT ME: THEY MIGHT REMEMBER ME FOR ALWAYS PUTTING OTHERS FIRST AND NEVER SAYING NO TO HANGING OUT.

HOW WOULD YOU SPEND $1,000,000? I WOULD BUY A HOUSE AND THEN INVEST THE REST FOR MY FUTURE.

IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT 3 ITEMS WOULD YOU WANT WITH YOU? A PILLOW, A KNIFE, MY WATER BOTTLE LAST WORDS OF ADVICE: “IT'S COMPLETELY NORMAL NOT TO KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS IN LIFE, BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE A STEP FORWARD SOMETIME OR ANOTHER, OR YOU WILL NEVER CHANGE AND WILL REMAIN THE SAME.”

MOST INSPIRATIONAL SONG: “FREE BIRD” BY LYNYRD SKYNYRD