2004 Winter Sweetheart Court That's Not How It Looks on TV," Says by Allison Boron Clunen
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The uaker A high school tradition for years. Volume 91, Number 5 Salem Senior High School January 2004 Salem man becomes hero 2004 Winter Sweetheart Court that's not how it looks on TV," says By Allison Boron Clunen. By Sean Morrissey Entertainment editor Despite popular beliefs, the Editor-in-Chief country isn't quite third-world status n D. ecem.ber. 8, either. Clunen explains that Iraqis 0 2003, ninteen carry cell phones, drive cars (but still year old own donkeys with carts as transpor Randall Clunen of Salem was hit tation), and watch TV broadcasts from by the blast of an exploding car, Syria. The Iraqi culture is, however, embedding shrapnel in his face. extremely different than that of the Clunen,amemberofthe lOl"Air United States; For example, suicide borne, was. serving as a guard bombing is seen as a noble task and when a car packed with 1,000 comes with a government pay-off to pounds of explosives drove up to the family of the bomber. Clunen says a gate he was guarding. He suf that· some Iraqis do respond hostily fered broken bones along with to Americans, but "it just depends on sb:rapnel wounds to how they were his face, neck, and brought up." Iraqi chil shoulders as a result dren see American sol of the suicide bomb diers as rich and often ing. He says that he will be seen running to doesn't remember ward the troops look ··LaurenRebecca Brobeck much about the Inci ing for money. dent other than hitting Inspired by will be escorted byNate Mullen. the ground. The explo his family's active mili Iler f\ltµre:pJ!llls incl\lde attending s~on also seriously tary involvement, i;ollegetom~i · inpre~~qkine. wounded three ..others Clunen joined the in and injured sixtycone fantry to "see what it *~i~ sgl~s. ~.: a&like,''·oot-sure·if he · Clun1,1n.was would make it his ca- flownto Germany and then to Walter Reed Before he Army Medical Center~~---------' was wounded by the · in Washington, D.C., to receive suicide bombing, Clunen was also treatment for his injuries. In Wash- treated for appendicitis in a "field hos Jillian Dana Barry·· Jennifer Ann Huzyak ington, he and his family were vis- pital." will be escorted by Brian wiH be escorted by Sean ited by President George W. Bush Clunen says that he has Schwartz. Morrissey and.first lady Laura Bush. As pho- been in contact with his unit and com Her future plans include attending· Her future plans include attending. tographs were set up between the mander through the internet. He has college to double rnajor in English the Pennsylvania Culinary president an(,i Clunen, Bush sug- twenty months left on his tour of duty literature and political science. Institute. gestedthat Clunen's two younger but is unsure whether he will return to brothers join the picture "with a the army once.he recovers. If his tour hero; not [Bush], your brother," is over, he would like to. attend culi the Salem News reported. nary school. Clunen was awarded a Lindsey Catherine Englert · In an interview with this Purple _Heart and six coins, pne of will be escorted by Jarrod reporter, Clunen shared pictures which i~ the Presidential coin, the Neiderhis~r;.ij:erfoture plans that he brought back from his time highest coin in the. military. , include atte)lqil)g Ohio University in Iraq. They show a contrast to . The Salem AMVETS re to major in physical therapy. the images of the country seen on cently held a benefit for the family's the news. Although there is much traveling. expenses which were not desert area, the country also con- covered by the government. At press tains lush, green grass and beau- time there was no funoraising total to tiful ancient architecture. "But report. " . Inside this month's Quaker~-~-. New look for hand Tribute hands on the rise l1X)ITI page6 Molly Ann BautntµJ Elizabeth Anne Jesko page"2 will be escorted by Christopher will be escorted by Zach Bennett. Price. Her future plans include attending Continued success Her future plans include attending college to major in business law. A look back at for Lady Quakers Coastal Carolina University to major in nutritional promotion and 2003 page 7 · middle school education. Renee Nicole Farina pages will be escorted by Bruce Moffett. Her future plans include attending Cotter hits 1,000 West Liberty State to play Poet's Comer with page 7 basketball and major in education. TomLeguard page 5 -· News Band room gets a face lift Keep in touch with Mpney in medicine your dreams The presenters then gave and could use a little renovation. By Amanda Jones some facts about the jobsth~y per By Carla Gbur The walls were then painted bright Staff writer form. Some of the information which Opinion editor blue, new carpet was laid, and new By Lauren Arnold they included were about salary, acoustics were added. This lasted Staff writer On Thursday, ,January 8 holidays, and· what has to be done If you have ventured down through band camp, marching sea- . representatives from Mercy Medi to get the job. To be an RN (regis past the gym and past the audito son, and most of concert season. cal Center presented an informative tered nurse) there are multiple pro rium you will find two very uncon Shortly before winter break the band Salem junior Sarni Gano session at Salem High School. They grams from which to choose. There ventional classrooms. One is for the was kicked out of the band room for was recently named as the winner wanted to inform students about is a ten month program such as choir, and the the start of the of the 2004 Annual Scholastic Art the rising need in the, medical fieid. Hannah Mullins, there is a two year other is the renovations. Yet Award Exhibition. She won over. Jeff Schiavone was one ,presen~er associate program, a three year cer~ bandroom. The' again the walls many other entries, and"her paint from "Learning for Life." He stated tificatepmgram that some hospitals band room has , were painted - ing will be posted on a Columbiana that the representatives came here · offer;· and there is the four year bach held the big white this time, County billboard for a two month to "reduce uncertainty." . elor program. Wages for the tyRical gest classes in new acoustics period. The contest was presented Steve Baker, R.N., a nurs RN are somewhere in the range of this school for were put in for by the Scholastic company to in ing recruiter at Mercy Medical Cen $20 ~ 25 an. hour. These wages can as long as. any better sound, and spire visual artists. ter, was the first to speak. He began always be higher and the hospital one can re the lights were re When asked what her in the session by telling. everyone:; a · may eve·n offer a signing bonus. member, and placed too. Now spiration was for this particular little bit about There is always with bigger when students painting, Gano said that it was all himself. He felt the issue of work classes comes walk down the about dreams and goals. She was proud enough shifts with RNs. more horse hall it's like going inspired by a poster of two hands to say that he Mercy offers a play. There are to a light at the holding a clus.ter of stars that is graduated with wide variety of just too many kids and they can't end of a tunnel; it's extremely white hanging in Mrs. Dye's room.· It reads, a 2.2 GPA and shifts. There are be babysat all the time. This causes and clean. "Keep in touch with your dreams." then went on to four, eight, destruction in the band room and The big question is "How Sarni took a slightly different ap college. While twelve hour, goes to show how much some kids long is this going to last?" This is proach and has hands holding a in college he straight days or value their education. something the band room has bright light in a far off galaxy of stars began working nights, swing, Entering the band room in needed for a long time, and hope - her own interpretation of dreams at Mercy for part time, full the summer during band camp one fully it will stay somewhat white and and aspirations. the money. time, and week could see it was a little disheveled cleanfor a while. Sarni will also be receiving While there he end shifts from a Gold Key at the Scholastic art com found out that which to choose. petition according to visual arts he loved what Ifworking week·' Sailing into spring teacher, Miss Yereb. For those who he was doing. After graduating from ends, it consists of twelve hour days are not familiar with Scholastic, the · college with a bachelor's degree in on· both Saturday and Sunday. for his children. One of the two boats company holds several competi business he went back for an asso · To become a dietician it By Kathryn Baranovich built this year will be raffled. The tions every year to encourage both ciate degree in social scienc~s. He · takes. four years to complete the pro Staff writer sailboat is fully functional, and it visual and language arts. Sarni is explained that he may .not bave gram.• Some. holidays are required, also comes with thetrailer. The cost proud _of her work, but said· that "I be.e11.· ~he .btjghtest.