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Thornridge High School 15000 Cottage Grove Avenue Dolton, IL Volume 57 Issue 5 Senior Edition 2017 The Senior BAGPIPE Edition The Pot is Hot Caution, There Has Senior Been an Outbreak! Surveys Happily Ever...After? Spreading The Blue Fashion Show Smoke! 2K17 2017 Prom Court TR MaThleTes Creative It’s Our Time Writing Shorts Thornridge High School 15000 Cottage Grove Avenue Dolton, IL Volume 57 Issue 5 Senior Edition 2017 2 Feature The Pot is Hot Who Will Who Will By Brian Jones CoMe ouT Prom has always been Samiah McKinley, and Naomi CoMe ouT a tradition in high schools Young. The run has been on Top? across the world, in dif- spicy so far. The Prom King on Top? ferent cultures, celebrated include Dejuane Harvey, in different forms. Here at Rodney Jackson, Brian Jones, Queen’s Court: King’s Court: Thornridge, we have had Larry Jordan and Yakov Dejaune Harvey many extravagant proms but Witherspoon. All 10 candi- Alexis Ivy none like 2k17! This year, the dates bring something differ- Dallas Knox Rodney Jackson theme is “Moment 4 Life,” a ent to the royal table, but in popular song by rapper Nicki the end, there can only be one Samiah Mckinney Brian Jones Minaj, defining the moment King and Queen. With the Larry Jordan in your life where you feel at campaigning, a bit of drama Wynda your highest peak. comes about, but remember Wormack Yakov seniors, fun and fair play are This year will be a year of the goal. At the end of the Naomi Young Witherspoon nothing but fun, and slay day, this is all friendly compe- from our fabulous senior tition. class. Prom alone has been The candidates are sure Slay Bring It! the talk of TR, but the real bringing the heat with the tea is, who will be crowned campaign, but who will come Brian Jones’ campaign poster. the King and Queen of Prom out on top? Who will slay this 2017? year? who will look a big, bag For Prom Queen, candi- of hot mess? Who will win dates include Dallas Knox, prom king and queen? Find Brianna Hiller, ‘17 - I think Alexis Ivy, Wynda Wormack, out, at TR’s prom 2017. Dallas should win prom queen because she is cam- paigning the hardest and she has a better support system. I think it’s between Brian and Rodney for prom king because Brian is campaign- ing more than Rodney, but Rodney is known more for his involvement in school. Wynda Womack’s campaign poster. Tierra Bush, ‘17 - I feel that some people are running unfairly and others I’m tired of seeing win everything. It is time for new people to rule Shavontay Hill - I feel Dallas the kingdom. I’m voting Dal- Knox should win prom las because she has a great queen because she has a big personality and lightens up heart and she is kind to ev- the world with her laugh eryone, unlike other people. and she has a beautiful soul. I think it’s between Brian Alexis Ivy’s campaign poster. Naomi Young’s Campaign poster. Brian is going to win because and Rodney for prom king he’s talented and lovable and because I am friends with an all around great person. both of them. Muanya Moore - I’m so Mykyla Banks - The nomi- ready for prom. I waited nees are good. I think Dallas this long, and I feel like the should win prom queen and Table of Contents person who ever broadcast Brian should win prom king. their flyers and posters the It is really between Brian most should win. and Rodney Dejuane Harvey’s campaign Feature... 2 poster. Editorials... 3 Healthy Living... 4 Entertainment... 5 Senior Contemplations... 6 Short Stories 7 BHM... 9 Prom 2k17... 10 Senior Time Capsules... 12 Tamia Jones, ‘17 - I think Athletics.... 19 Alexis and Brian should win because people should vote for who is going to slay, not for who gone play. Dallas Knox’x campaign poster. Thornridge High School 15000 Cottage Grove Avenue Dolton, IL Volume 57 Issue 5 Senior Edition 2017 Editorials 3 THE BAGPIPE Staff Caution, There Has Treyvaughn Heard Shavontay Hill Been an Outbreak! Turn Up! Tavier Robinson All Summer Miracle Patrick-Holmes By Brian Jones 17 Seniors Photographer What do Brian Jones you do when Editor-in Chief your motiva- By Brian Jones tion is at 0%? Typically, we try to stay away from harmful diseases. In the Fall of 2016, we high school, complete such Advisors We get vaccines, take pre- strolled into those light gray a major milestone and ask Mrs. Joseph cautionary actions and try doors, receiving a schedule, themselves, “Where do I go you. You do not know how Ms. Zachery our best to stay as healthy as ID, a course syllabus, and for from here?” bad you have fallen off until possible. Some diseases come the less fortunate, homework! You have options, seniors. you are applying for summer Editorial Policy naturally, some are caught Ew! Throughout your fourth through skin to skin contact, school. The Bagpipe is an open forum We pushed through year of high school, the one sexual contact, and can even Luckily, I have a few doses for student expression. The first quarter, making our thing most teachers and staff be caught just by breathing in of medicine for those suffer- writing, editing, graphics and way into winter. We bundled members drill into your head the air around us, but what ing from senioritis. The first photography are contributed up, grabbed our mittens and is college, college, and more do you do when you can not thing is priorities. Remember by students currently enrolled earmuffs and caught a bit of college! Oh yes, prom and help what comes over you? what the goal is, and that is to in the Journalism 101 Class a cold while turning in essays also graduation, but for the Are you a senior? Has your graduate on time and attend and the Bagpipe Newspaper and studying for our mid- most part, college. Unfortu- motivation for academic ef- a college that will prepare you Club of Thornridge High terms. Leaving quarter two nately, sometimes we do not fort hit rock bottom? Is your for your future career. School. Editorial articles and coming back from winter take their advice seriously. attendance falling off? Con- Second is time manage- strictly reflect the opinions of break, we went into quarter We wait until the last minute gratulations, you have caught ment. Realize that you have the student writer and should three. a severe strand of senioritis. no time to waste. I admit, as not be a representation of the Around this time of the a senior involved and extra Bagpipe staff or advisors. year, when there is only a curricular activities, working month or two left of school, a job, and still having Students can order any pictures that are in the newspaper or displayed Seniors enjoying themselves. in the cafeteria by simply stopping by the Bagpipe We are close to the end, which is not good. as we return to our regularly office to pick-up an order Courtesy of google.com Some of us just plain do not scheduled programs and for form. want to go to college, and some, we start a fresh new seniors start to go through tons of homework, it is quite that is fine as long as you a phase. Some successfully overwhelming, but you have journey in new classrooms. have a plan that you feel will come out of this phase, but to be strong and have self We busted our bums, turning sure work out in your favor. sadly, some do not. This discipline. in projects and taking notes The summer following your phase is famously known as Last, but not least, is self as we prepare for the begin- graduation should be the “Senioritis”. support. Some seniors feel ning of the end. We are now most fun summer you have First, it starts with one as though they are alone at the time we all know and ever experienced. Live life, assignment. You say, “it will through all this stress. Some love as the fourth quarter! senior. Explore the city, take be fine, I can turn it in tomor- parents do not care about The clouds cleared, the a trip, enjoy life because snow dried, and spring came when you get to college, you Prices are as follows: row.” Next thing you know, their child’s well-being, and tomorrow turns into three as a senior that is where we our way. In just a few weeks, will be flooded with essays, days, three days turns its need support the most. But we will be done, but where deadlines, and notes. Finan- 4” x 6” $1.00 two weeks, but by then, you remember that if you do not do we go from there? We cially, you will be doomed. do not even care about the have anyone, you have your- have came so far, but now it You deserve to have the fun 5” x 7” $5.00 assignment anymore. self. Do your best for the is up to us what we must do you want to have, you just Second is failure to put approval of yourself, not for next. finished 12 years of school for The number one fear for god’s sake! You only live once, 8” x 10” $8.00 forth effort. We get this “I the approval of others. You am just trying to graduate” are your own support system seniors in today’s society is so live life like it is your last mindset instead of actually at the end of the day.

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