St. Amant High Spring 2018 April 2018 Something Flashing Back With The Senior Class wicked this way BY: JASON BARTLETT Gata Data Reporter Around this time of year, everything is wrap- ping up for senior students, including those at St. comes on page 4 Amant High School. FAFSA’s are being completed, scholarships are being applied to, senior pictures being are taken and invitations to graduation are sent. That being said, this can be an emotional time for many, especially when taking a moment to look back at the last few years that have been spent mak- ing memories. As most people know, the seniors’ final day is May 2. Most of them have left their mark on this school in some way or another, whether it is on the teachers they had or the things they did. St. Amant High School Senior Eric Delhaye said, “My favorite memory of high school is going to showcase and getting top 10. I also made drum- line my sophomore year, and drum captain my sen- ior year.” According to Delhaye, he has been a member of the band since fifth grade and will miss the routine Gata Data photo by Jason Bartlett of high school and the feeling that the band is one big family. Seniors Emma Lawless and Julia Roubique show off their senior shirts which When asked what he would change if was able say "Bye Felicia" and "So The Adventure Begins". Check out the For- to go back in time, Delhaye said, “I would go back in time to make sure that I applied myself more and parade, they were not like anything else.” to go back in time, Gardner said she would have took more Honors courses.” Gardner is a member of many organizations here made herself try harder in her math classes from day St. Amant Senior Victoria Gardner said, “My fa- on campus including Thespian Society, Student one. eign Exchange vorite memories of high school are being on stage Council, Gator Rally and Gator-2-Gator. When These high school stories will be remembered as during To Kill a Mockingbird and the homecoming asked what she would change if she got the chance a piece of St. Amant History. story on page 6. Student Wins Art Award BY: MARISSA STATHAM Gata Data Reporter St. Amant student Dane Shaw recently won an art contest for his portrait of LSU football player Darrius Guice. Shaw says that his favorite things to See how Mu Alpha draw are outdoors, sports figures, and Gata Data Photo by Marissa Statham sports scenes because he is fond of them. Self taught artist Dane Shaw sketches his newest piece. Shaw started drawing when he was about four years old and progressively tecture or graphic design when he gets “Art is also a big stress reliever for Theta convention got better as he continued. out of college. me as well,” shaw said. “Art is important to me because I am Shaw says he won this award because Shaw says he can improve by learn- able to express the way I feel and express of the realism of his art compared to the ing to more accurately depict proportions went on page 2! my love for sports and some of my hob- pictures he bases his art off of. due to his in his drawings. bies,” Shaw said. methods. Index Shaw plans to practice either archi- Front Page 1 St. Amant Takes on Esports BY: BRAYDEN BOURGEOIS their career on their high school team. The majority of students nationwide started “This is a growing field and will not be going playing video games when they were little kids Academic 2 Gata Data Reporter away anytime soon, and being we’re the first from different influence like their friends, par- Major sports like football, baseball, soccer public school in Louisiana we will have the ad- ents, or influences. Ad Page 3 and basketball have been around for approxi- vantage of getting prizes and benefits,” Teacher This leads to them being good at video games mately 150 years now. Esports have been up- and Gaming Club Sponsor Randon Gilmore said. and them striving to compete for what they are Student Life 4 coming in the most recent years due to the Not only do Esports provide good prizes but good at. The HSEL now gives them this oppor- massive amounts of publicity it’s getting with it also offers social benefits with the amount of tunity especially being Gilmore implemented Ad Page 5 celebrities playing video games by pro gamers or communication, coordination, and strategy that here at St. Amant High School. streamers who stream the game. is put into every game. The HSEL is a unconventional way for stu- Feature 6-7 People throughout schools nationwide use to “I’ve been wanting to play on a team for the dents to compete for their school. Many students look at video games and Esports as being nerdy school. I played football my freshmen year but I have school spirit and have no way to express it, and pretty disliked, but now it is a very popular really wanted to play something i’d get recog- but this is another new opportunity to do so. Sports 8 thing to do. nized for and something that is just making it way “This is a way to keep them motivated to keep The High School Esports League has recently to highschools,” Junior Overwatch Team Captain competing for things in life if they aren’t ath- Activity 9-10 been introduced to St. Amant High School and Brock Forsyth said. The official HSEL started letes,” Gilmore said. Not only do Esports help offers some very good prizes for winning or sim- on April 2 and will be finishing on May 20. with economic and social benefits, but it also Editorial 11 ply participating. The HSEL provides college “I always played games when I was a kid. My gives students a way to prove themselves to the scholarships for teams that go far in tournaments dad got me started on Call of Duty and ever since school and anyone else watching. Staff Listing 12 or students that individually do well throughout then i’ve loved video games,” Forsyth said. April 2018 ACADEMIC Page 2 LSU DE Introduced at STA BY: REACE DEDON leges. “LSU credits also look really good under Mu Alpha Theta someone’s credentials whether it be when ap- Gata Data Reporter plying to other colleges or jobs,” Murphy said. St. Amant plans to introduce its first LSU The course is $300 a semester, and the cred- DE course, English IV DE, to the curriculum its can even follow a student to an out-of-state in the coming school year. college. Murphy believes the course will be Goes to Convention The course will be only one semester long more beneficial to students because they will compared to the usual year be allowed more one BY: MARISSA STATHAM the club is engaging. long course on an A/B on one time with her throughout the semes- Gata Data Reporter schedule. Karen Murphy “My favorite part was being who currently teaches Ac- ter. “We will be This past month,the St. able to organize all of it and set ademic English IV and Al- mainly focusing on ar- up the dance; it was really fun,” lied Health and who gumentative and re- Amant Mu Alpha Theta team taught DE classes previ- searched based writing went to state convention which Delhaye said. ously will be in charge of which is different from According to Delhaye, being the new course. the usual English was held in Baton Rouge. “I’m very excited to classes we offer,” Mur- Mu Alpha Theta is an honors able to organize this shows just teach this class because phy said Murphy said how much she has come to love I’m very passionate about she is hopeful that the club where students challenge this, and I think the stu- new class will be a themselves and get to meet new the subject. dents will really excel in success because it will people through competitions. “It really applies to my fu- it,” Murphy said. Students be something different are required to have a min- for students. “I think “State con- ture and for other students it can imum score of a 26 on the Gata Staff Photo by Marissa Statham the kids will really enjoy it because it will vention is be a sort of outlet ACT English portion and Gata Data Reporter for them to come have a sum of 53 when be such a close envi- where schools "The convention adding the English and Reace Dedon ronment. It’s definitely from Louisiana and do some- Composite score. different from what thing that they The LSU DE class will be different from they’re used to.” get together is not just testing, other DE classes, provided by Southeastern Anyone who is interested in taking the and work to- enjoy with other University, already offered at St. Amant be- course can see Mrs. Knott in room 207 or Mrs. Murphy in room 825. gether to form it is also a lot of people,” Delhaye cause the credits may carry over to more col- new friend- said. ships,” said Mu fun activities." On the last Alpha Theta day of the con- President Lau- - Lauren Delhaye vention, there ren Delhaye. was a scavenger At the convention they have hunt but the clues were math things such as karaoke, board problems that they had to solve games, a t-shirt competition and in order to get to where “x a dance at the end of the con- marks the spot”. vention. “Each year, a theme is cho- “It’s been something that I sen for the entirety of the con- have always looked forward to vention and this year the theme and that I can put towards some- was the Pi-rates of the thing outside of school,” said Pythagorean,” Delhaye said. Delhaye. The club as a whole earned Delhaye says that she has 10th place after their inner- had the opportunity to meet new school test and their Gemini people through the convention Group earned second place. and other competitions and that

Contributed Photo by Carla Westbrook Mu Alpha Theta convention included many activities such as board games and dressing up in costumes. page 3 April 2018 ADVERTISEMENT April 2018 STUDENT LIFE Page 4 On Tuesdays We Wear Scrubs BY: JASON BARTLETT do that because I want to help kids get better, St. Amant Welcomes help them grow, and give them the care that Gata Data Reporter they need that other people cannot give them.” Blue scrubs have become a symbol at St. Allied Health Students here at STA re- Amant High School, because of the many stu- cently took a field trip to the National Macbeth to the Stage dents in Allied Health who wear them daily. Hansen’s Disease Museum in Carville, Allied Health is a class Louisiana. Abigail Erickson, an Allied Health on campus that allows stu- Member is one of the BY: REACE DEDON preparing a show is choosing the best play. dents get general experi- students who attended. Gata Data Reporter “Choosing the play is pretty difficult… ence in the medical field. “The trip was because if the kids don’t buy into the show Students in Allied great. I learned about Something wicked this way comes to St. then the show won’t be as good as it could Health typically take addi- how leprosy was Amant as the theatre department’s inter- be,” Frederic said. tional courses such as treated, how the peo- pretation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth makes While the semester can become over- B.C.A. and Introduction ple interacted, and the its way to the stage whelming, the cast and crew feel that it is to Health Occupations. science behind lep- rosy. These people had . Macbeth was dubbed the “Scottish all worth it come showtime. The club that goes lives, they got married. Play” because it is said that every time “I look forward to tech week because with Allied Health is called HOSA, this stands They would even es- Macbeth is performed, there is a terrible that’s when everything starts to fall into for Health Occupations cape at night to go accident involving the theatre or cast. place, and the dominos start to line up. Students of America. Stu- drink at nearby bars,” Therefore, the name “Macbeth” can never Even though you’re ridiculously tired, you dents in HOSA attend said Erickson. be spoken on a stage and must be referred get to see all of your hard work come to conferences, compete, go Even if you are not to as the “Scottish Play”. fruition,” Frederic said. to seminars to see profes- interested in a medical This year’s major Emma Lawless, sionals in the medical field Enter text ... career, this class can St. Amant produc- who played one of the speak, and workshops. Gata Data Reporter still be beneficial be- cause of many skills tion takes place in "Even though you’re three witches in Mac- Careers in the medical Jason Bartlett an insane asylum. beth said “I feel like field include Certified that you learn that Heidi Frederic, the once I get my costume Nursing Assistant, Physician, Therapist, Reg- could help in a real ridiculously tired, life situations, according to Erickson. director, said she I really am the charac- istered Nurse, and Pharmacist, to name a few. wanted to give Mac- ter and I feel it.” St. Amant Senior and HOSA President you get to see all of Brooke Delaune says, “I for sure want to be a beth a new perspec- Many of actors nurse, probably something pediatric. I want to tive compared to the your hard work agreed that being a original which is set part of a production at in 11th century Scot- come to fruition.” St. Amant can be land. nerve racking because “I enjoyed think- not only is the student ing about Macbeth Heidi Frederic body watching, but in a different way also are the parents, than I had always been taught,” Frederic friends, family members and other St. said. She said she always looks for a way Amant community member that attend. to “put a twist” on her major productions. The theatre department want to share Carly Gautreau, who portrayed a witch their appreciation and gratitude with in the show said Macbeth was different everyone who supported the production. from any other play she had been in be- “We wouldn’t have show without them,” cause the be able to perform Shakespeare, Frederic said. she had to understand it first. “If you’re There were three performance from trying to understand Shakespeare at a dif- April 11-13. There was also a special per- ferent level, you have to understand the formance of only the first act of the play language itself,” Gautreau said. for students currently in English II because Frederic said she is happy to have made they study Macbeth in the class. it through the show successfully because The theatre department would like to preparing for productions can be exhaust- welcome any students who are interested ing. in being a part of productions. “If you’re Before the audience is able to see the really passionate about it or interest, then finished product, the actors and crew go for it because there is no harm in try- members work tirelessly to make sure they ing,” Gautreau said. can perform to their best ability. Frederic said that one of the most difficult parts of

Gata Data Staff Photo by Reace Dedon The cast of Macbeth preforms that act one for English II students who have studies the Scottish tragedy. April 2018 ADVERTISEMENT Page 5 April 2018 FEATURE Page 6 What was your The French Take favorite part about this on St. Amant school year? Opportunity provided through inter- national exchange student programs

BY: BRAYDEN BOURGEOIS Gata Data Reporter Contributed photo by Riley Lawson The French foreign exchange student group arrives at St. As of April 16, 2018 the ferred this year for the end of Amant High School for the end of the school year. French have taken over St. her sophomore year and will be Amant High School, just like going back once this year ends. Students could come for sports, The foreign exchange stu- they did with America in the 16 Senior Foreign Exchange jobs, education and many other dents participate in class just as century. Foreign Exchange has Student Angelo Fabricio has things that allow them to make a normal, and also partake in been in place here at St. Amant been here since the beginning of living and have a good life for classes with their host siblings for a while now and this time it the 2017-2018 school year, and themselves. that they are living with. is students from France they are has been significantly impacted This program allows insight The exchange students hang hosting. by students at STA, and people on a complete different culture in and out of school with each "Going to prom “Help me realized how other in general. especially due other countries’ other, but will mainly be staying communities act and how much He recently committed to because I got to dress diverse school schedules. with their host families for more there is in the world,” play soccer at Louisiana State “It’s a very different culture majority of their time here. up and feel pretty." Sophomore Riley Lawson said. University at Eunice. This by and I’ve learned plenty of new The french foreign exchange - Katelyn Bourgeois Lawson is hosting a French itself shows the opportunity the english words here,” Borg said. student group will be here until Sophomore, Margaux Borg. foreign exchange students have “As of now it has been a very the school year ends, and there She has been learning eng- through programs that allow good experience for me and it is will be a trip for St. Amant stu- lish for 10 years now and trans- them to come to America has. really fun here,” Borg added. dents in the summer of 2019. Liz Declassified BY LIZ MASTEN STA Shoutout Gata Data Reporter As the school year comes to a set goals for yourself. Some summers close, many people start making sum- I look back now and I realize I did mer plans or prepare for hibernation absolutely nothing productive or to until next school year. During the better myself. Prom Queen and King summer many plan for next school According to mindtools.com, "Theater III because The 2018 prom king and year, but it’s different for every one as “Top-level athletes, successful busi- the class was fun and we queen are Rodrick seniors prepare for their first year of ness people and achievers in all fields did the haunted house college and everyone else prepares all set goals. Setting goals gives you Middleton and Lauren for another year of highschool. long-term vision and short-term moti- and A Christmas Carol." Being a senior now and knowing vation.” - Kelsie Brignac Delhaye. They were cho- I will be leaving for college soon, I Setting goals and achieving them, have reflected on my life and have no matter how small, helps to build sen by their peers and come up with three ways to make the self-confidence and can help make crowned at prom on April most out of the summer. you a better student for the next Number one is knowing your pri- school year. 14. "You can always count orities. Just remember, whatever your Number three, have fun. We are priorities are at the moment, keep all kids trying to grow up faster and on Rodrick to make your them and try not to get side tracked. faster. day," Abby Erickson said. To me, my family is everything. I Adults have to deal with so much wish I set my family as a priority responsibility and stress. So spend more often because we are all grown time being young while you can, it and going our separate ways and it is will help you enjoy life a lot more. Gator Aid National Day of Service hard to say goodbye. Number two, On Friday, April 24, students of St. Amant signed up to attend a field trip hosted by Ms. Mandy Delaune, the STA FFA Sponsor. "NJROTC because we During the field trip, students in helped others through what they were going through and Mrs. Tucker's group weeded got to have a good time and flower beds, planted flowers, laid hosted the military ball." fresh mulch, pulled dead bushes - Alex Frederic from the ground, and clipped low-hanging branches from trees at the Ascension Parish Veteran's Memorial Park. Taylor Tidwell - Softball Middle infielder Taylor Tidwell has competed well all throughout her years and officially committed to Louisiana State University to play softball. She has officially been announced as a win- ner for the Star of Stars, and has been a dominant team player for STA. She is also a finalist for the athlete of the year. She has 39 home runs from all four years, and broke the single season "My teachers because record of 17. She contributed so much they are fun and made throughout her years as a lady gator the classes better." and is a leader on and off the field. This summer, Liz plans on working and spending time - Hannah Bannister with her family before she leaves for college. Page 7 April 2018 PROM 2018

Prom 2018 St. Amant High School held prom this year at the Venue on April 14 at eight o'clock. Lauren Delhaye won prom queen and Rodrick Middleton won prom king. Junior Chase Alberes said, "Prom was so much fun because I was able to spend time with friends and get dressed up." April 2018 SPORTS Page 8 Boys End of a Bowling Historic Season

Lady Gators Soft- ball finish 30-3 for the 2018 season

BY: BRAYDEN BOURGEOIS Gata Data Reporter Gata Data Reporter Marissa Statham The lady gator softball sea- Contributed photo by Rylee Rossi On Monday, March son has come to such a bitter- The 2018 Lady Gator Softball Team pose for the camera as they get ready to play. "We 19th, the St. Amant sweet end as of April 20, 2018. played through every game, every out, and every pitch," Meghan Boutwell said. Boys’ Bowling Team The ladies played an amazing season and had plenty of couldn’t put the bat on the ball career record and hit 17 home play, and then struck out the bat- traveled to Kenner to sweeps, intense, and ecstatic and it this was the very first time runs this season and finished out ter. participate in the Boys’ games all throughout the season. this season we went a game with 39 home runs for her high In the top of the 10 inning Bowling Regional “If there’s one thing I could without scoring, which is school years. Mount Carmel intentionally Tournament at All Star take from coaching this team unheard of for “This group walked Tidewell, and then Page it’d be that every single time we St. Amant’s soft- “Every single time was the most fun hit a triple which scored Tid- Lanes. played the team never gave up, ball team,” Pitre kids I’ve ever well. Marchand came up to bat To get to this point, and they were relentless with said. we played, the team coached, and and squeezed a bunt enabling the bowling team had their work ethic,” Head Softball Many players never gave up and I’ve only been Page to score and win this game. to beat most of their Coach Amy Pitre said. rose to the occa- here for two Historically, St. Amant has The lady gators finish with a sion throughout they were relentless years,” Pitre placed very well consistently opponents as well as 30-3 record during the season in intense games with their work added. having some of the best athletes practice to get better. all, and had a 1-1 record during and in recogni- ethic,” - Amy Pitre The season in the metro area. After winning two playoffs. tion of their per- was filled with This will be the end for some games against Baton They took the sweep against formances Alyssa Romano, Tay- many intense games such as the and the beginning for many as Dutchtown High School on lor Tidwell, Kennedy Page, and Mount Carmel game. St. the 2018 lady gator softball sea- Rouge High’s boys’ April 17, 2018 but couldn’t get Madison Marchand played phe- Amant and Mount Carmel went son comes to an upsetting finish. bowling team and the next win against West Mon- nomenal when the going got into overtime, and were in the Broadmoor’s boys’ roe for the second round. tough. bottom of the ninth inning when bowling team in the “It was really tough, we Tidwell broke her single Mount Carmel turned a double regional tournament, they went on to com- pete in the bi-regional Just Keep bowling tournament. “We bowled our best game and match of the Swimming year against Brother BY LIZ MASTEN Mark,” Bowling Coach Gata Data Reporter Kyle Manton said. For those counting down the However, joining a year-round swim Brother Mark’s days till the fall high school swim team allows a swimmer to take it up bowling team beat the team season, “Just keep swimming.” a notch and go in depth of the sport. St. Amant bowling During the wait, there are many Freshman Emily Bourgeois has things swimmers can do to prepare been swimming since she was seven, team and went on to for the season. and is now a part of Tiger Aquatics. become the state cham- Summer leagues give swimmers This is a year round swim team the opportunities to improve their based out of LSU that is for swim- pions for boys’ bowl- stroke and work on their technique mers fully committed to the sport ing. “Their willing- which will give them an advantage and ready to train at the highest level going into the high school season. possible. ness to practice and Nearby, there is the Jambalaya Park “I spend 12 hours of my week bowl on their own Dolphins and the Pelican Point doing it [swim] every single day, sometimes helped them Waves that swimmers can join. Jun- year round. It takes up a lot of my ior Taylor Stephens will be coaching time, but I really couldn’t imagine out the most,” Manton for the Dolphins. my life without it,” Bourgeois said. said. “By the end of the summer all of Year round swim teams compete Contributed photo by Chase Masten them know how to do every single at state and even national events. The According to Man- stroke and can at least complete teams aim to have swimmers train at High school swimmers competed at a meet last fall at ton, since most of the 25yds, and that’s just [ages] six and high levels and become well rounded Crawfish Aquatics. team was seniors, the under” Stephens said. Summer swimmers. leagues are great for extra practice “Swimming year round, I’m “Your mindset is what dictates Preparing to swim is more that team will lose quite a during the high school off season introduced to a whole new world. whether you give up on that tough getting in the water. A swimmer can few of the members. and a way to meet more swimmers. It’s a new perspective on the sport set long before your body gives in on work-out on land and set personal than either summer league or high you.” goals. Manton says that “It’s not just a physical effort, school would be, because it’s when It may be hard to want to keep “I set myself small goals and returning team mem- but it’s a mental effort too. So you realize that when you take it to a going or to stay motivated. Bour- then big goals. Always have some- geois suggest to think positive thing in mind because if you don’t bers can improve by that you not only have to pre- serious level, you get to see parts of pare your body in ways to get it you've never realized. Instead of thoughts when times are tough. know what your working toward, bowling in a league better at the sport, but you doing it for fun, you’re doing it to get “It’s not just a physical effort, but then there is no point in doing any- it’s a mental effort too. So that you thing. So you should always have an also have to prepare your better,” Bourgeois said. over the summer to get not only have to prepare your body endpoint in mind, especially in this, mind and set goals and work Like any sport, success is more practice in. achieved based on how the athlete in ways to get better at the sport, but so that you actually have a purpose toward them and to reach you also have to prepare your mind in the process you are going them,” Emily Bourgeois said. responds to a hard practice and their mental stability to push through. and set goals and work toward them through,” Bourgeois said. According to swimswam.com, and to reach them,” Bourgeois said. April 2018 ACTIVITY PAGE Page 9 Sudoku

Fill all the blank squares with the correct numbers. In a 9 by 9 square Sudoku game:

* Every row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order * Every column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order * Every 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must in- clude all digits 1 through 9 April 2018 HOROSCOPES Page 10 April 2018 OPINION Page 11 Ask Sally A Friend's Influence Friends Influence In Good And Bad Ways BY LIZ MASTEN Gata Data Reporter BY: SALLY Anonymous Gata Data Reporter Highschool can be some of the most memorable years of your life. Question: How can you get better Many milestones are reached such at public speaking or speaking in passing a driver’s test, receiving a front of groups? class ring, and graduation. What most people do not realize Answer: Hello, anonymous stu- is that friends can influence the time dent! spent in high school and effect behav- Nervousness or anxiety in cer- ior. An ancient proverb says, “Walk tain situations is normal. Public with the wise and become wise. For speaking is no exception. the companion of fools suffers harm.” Public speaking is a tricky topic According to Huffingtonpost.com, to write about. An article from based on a 2014 study published in www.psychologytoday.com states the Journal of Consumer Research, that surveys have shown that pub- “friends often bond by providing one lic speaking is more feared than another with moral support to resist death. temptation.” Thus friends are a con- However terrifying public speak- siderable factor in peer pressure, ing may seem to you, there are some may guide to do good while oth- ways in which you can reduce ers may be very persuasive to be bad. your anxiety and overall fear of the “You are who you hang out with subject itself. It always helps to know the topic and you make the decisions that you of your speech, but to further pre- make based on the people who are pare, you can organize your influencing you,” Senior Kayla Reid thoughts into note cards, practice said. your speech, visualize your suc- Reid moved to St. Amant her cess, do some deep breathing exer- sophomore year. Even though she cises, focus on your material, rec- said making friends was not hard for Contributed photo by Google ognize your success, or join a sup- her, she realized what good friends port group that will help people are like. “At Dutchtown I was If a friendship last over seven years, psychologists say it will last a lifetime. with difficulty of speaking in pub- friends with a lot of people, but they lic. weren’t good friends. So I never knew bond of mutual affection with. Some red flags to look for in a bad influence of hanging out with friends If you cannot overcome your what it was like to have friends that Typically a friend helps when others friendship are the pressure to compro- that have lesser values. fear of public speaking alone, there checked up on you and help you. Zoe are in need and may share many com- mise your values and changes in It is also important to note how are other alternatives. Cognitive came back to school to jump my car mon interest. behavior. one acts with different groups of peo- behavioral therapy is a skills-based off. I’ve never had a friend that’s just Friends should be trustworthy and Friends should lift others and ple. Everyone has a unique personali- approach that can be a successful like ok yeah, what do you need,” Reid loyal, someone who doesn’t judge encourage them to keep high moral ty and traits, but some may try to treatment for reducing fear of pub- said. and comforts others. A good friend- values. If a temptation to do some- change them to fit in with different lic speaking. In the dictionary, a friend is ship is an important contributor to thing one has already committed not groups of people described as a person whom one has a mental health and lasting happiness. to do occurs, it could be due to the Cinematic Stress Awareness Reviews Month BY: REACE DEDON Gata Data Reporter This April Marks The 26th Annual Stress Awareness Month Love, Simon PG-13 Love, Simon follows the story of a BY: JASON BARTLETT closeted 17 year old boy named Simon Gata Data Reporter Spier (Nick Robinson) who is sudden- ly faced with a dilemma when another student, Martin Addison (Logan High school can be a stressful ous conditions like stroke and heart Miller) blackmails him. The guidelines time for most people, and the month disease. claim that if Simon helps Martin, of April is acknowledging that The American Psychological Martin will not expose Simon’s secret Photo from www.google.com struggle. April is National Stress Association‘s Stress in America to the rest of the world. Love, Simon is Love, Simon premiered on March 16, 8018. It had a 92% Awareness Month and has been survey found that 30 percent of a heartwarming drama that provides since it was established in 1992. teens reported feeling sad or truthful representations of what it can on Rotten Tomatoes and was rated 8.1/10 on IMDb. During this annual thirty day depressed because of stress and 31 be like growing up queer. It provides meaningful understanding for those not Incredibles 2 humor, Deadpool 2 is a perfect choice. period, health care professionals percent felt overwhelmed. Another in the LGBT+ community and hopeful Pixar also brings some light into the The film appears to be a promising edi- and health promotion experts across 36 percent said that stress makes solidarity for others. Love, Simon is a theater with Incredibles 2. It's been tion to Wade Wilson's (Ryan Reynolds) the country will join forces to them tired and 23 percent said they 100% recommend for an audience of nearly 14 years since the Parr family story to the despite being a sequel. increase public awareness about have skipped meals because of it. any age or orientation. has seen the big screen and there will Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom both the causes and cures for our Some things that you can do to Summer 2018: most likely be a much older audience Chris Pratt is back on the big screen modern stress epidemic, according help relieve stress are avoiding caf- Avengers: Infinity War for these showings compared to most fighting new age dinosaurs. The sequel t o feine, exercising, getting more Marvel introduces the mega movie, children's films. picks back up after the last film if the www.stressawarenessmonth.com. sleep, trying relaxation techniques Deadpool 2 Jurassic franchise which. Fallen Avengers: Infinity War including 67 Long-term stress can lead to (like meditation or yoga), keeping a Marvel is leaving many movie cor- Kingdom promises to deliver both classic marvel characters which is the health problems such as headaches, stress diary and taking control of poration in the dust this year with five action and romance which is sure to most superheros ever included into one stomach disorders and depression. your life by managing your time Marvel film. super movies premiering this year. For excite its audiences. anyone looking for both action and It can even increase the risk of seri- and setting goals for yourself. SPRING 2018

"I had a rough start in "Journalism pushed "Finishing the year off "Journalism helped me "I enjoyed being in This could be you! Journalism, but I me out of my comfort in journalism again see St. Amant High journalism because I Pick up an application learned how to man- zone and taught me has been such a privi- School differently, and was able to constantly for journalism in room age my duties." - how to plan ahead." - lege. I can't wait to be has been a great expe- meet new people and 304 or the guidance Jason Bartlett Liz Masten back next year." - rience," - Brayden get to know the school office! Reace Dedon Bourgeois better." - Marissa Statham Gata Data Staff Liz Masten ~ Reace Dedon ~ Brayden Bourgeois ~ Jason Bartlett ~ Marissa Statham

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BY: JASON and LIZ embrace the constant change in Gata Data Senior Staff As Liz and I have forced our- life with open arms and go with selves to come to school these last the flow. few days, we have taken some This year Liz is saying goodbye Goodbye time to realize a few things that to that which she knows so well we will never experience again and is moving to Hawaii to fur- after graduation, these things that ther her education; she hopes to are truly unique to St. Amant major in Communication Studies. High School. After graduation, I plan on at- Senior year is a time of many tending LSU where I hope to firsts, but it is also a time of many major in Anthropology. lasts. I was able to call myself a Sometimes, when the going gets journalist for the first time this tough, and I don’t know where to year, but it was also the last year turn, I reflect on the words of Gata Data Staff photo by that I was able to experience high George Bernard Shaw. Enter text ... school as a student. Each new “Life isn't about finding your- day holds adventure, and each ad- self. Life is about creating your- venture is a learning experience self.” waiting to happen. It is best to