The Lightning Bolt “Bringing the Thunder to Chancellor since 1988” Chancellor High School 6300 Harrision Road, Fredericksburg VA 22407 Volume 28 April/May Issue 7 2016 1 April 2016 Big Fish On May 5th, 6th and 7th Chancellor High School’s Drama Department will perform “Big Fish” a musical, in Chancellor’s auditorium. Tickets are ten dollars and anyone can attend. This is a show everyone can enjoy! Photos courtesy of Matthew Armentrout April 2016 2 News prepare yourselves. Junior year ing slang. They keep the classes Editorial can be one of the most stress- pretty lively and interesting, ful years for students because contradicting their first day syl- Follow us on of preparing for senior year. I labus spiels which seem to go on recommend using every chance for hours. instagram you have to get priorities taken Chancellor will be losing our Mrs. Gattie @CHHS_TLB_ care of and remember to still seniors, but we will be gain- Adviser have fun. To all rising sopho- ing many students and we are By Ashley Ragonese mores, you’ve made it past your all excited to welcome you, and Editor-in-Chief Elect freshman year and you have sad to be saying goodbye to our ashley ragonese As we approach the end of an- Editor-in-Chief Elect other school year, we begin to learned a lot about Chancellor. seniors. The senior members of forget the sound of school bells Remember to take time to really The Lightning Bolt Newspaper and revisit the sounds of sum- get to know yourself, and find have written their senior fare- myah hidalgo mer. Seniors will be graduating who you truly are now that all wells which can be found in Co-Editor-in-Chief Elect and going to college or pursu- your freshman fears have been the Features section. Since the ing other life paths after their conquered. Last, but certainly seniors, Matt Sanders, Jordan summer vacation. Some of us, not least, rising freshman - you Pearson, Rachel Thompson, raelyn slaughter have a big year ahead of you,. Laura Sullivan, and Kaitlyn such as myself are approach- Layout Editor Elect ing our senior year. What I have There are many things you’re O’Gorman will be leaving us learned most from Chancellor’s probably worried about like get- we have chosen our new edi- beloved seniors is that time goes ting lost in Chancellor’s campus, tors. Sports editor will be Emma makayla tardie by very quickly. I would like to but in reality our students and Haus, Op-Ed will be edited by tell my fellow rising seniors to teachers are very kind and will Lily Church, Features by Tyler News Editor Elect take risks, go the extra mile to help you find your way. Don’t Jacobs and Talon Torres, News make every experience a posi- worry about making friends, will be edited by Makayla Tar- tive one, and make it a year you it’ll be easy. Lastly the classes, die. Our Co-editor will by Myah emma haus will always remember and find most of the teachers here are Hidalgo, and I will be your new Sports Editor Elect impossible to forget. For those pretty “hip” to our social media Editor-in-Chief. approaching your junior year, crazes, and continuously evolv- tyler jacobs Features Editor Contents talon torres Features Editor News: Retirements ...................................................................................... pg 4 Sports: Updates .......................................................................................... pg 7 lilly church Op-Ed Editor Op-ed: Digging Deep. ................................................................................ pg 10 Features: Senior Farewells ..................................................................... pg 13 mary-cate Special Section: The New Yolk Times ............................................... pg 21 mosher Website Editor on the cover The Journalism students at Chancellor High School publish The Light- ning Bolt, the only official newspaper on campus. The purpose of the Edward Bloom, portrayed by Brandon newspaper is to factually inform and entertain its readers. As an estab- lished open forum for the student body, truth will be the staff’s major goal. It is the responsibility of each staffer to adhere to the journalism Bolick, is famous for his tall tales that he code of ethics as set by the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. The code states that a journalist can not accept gifts, favors or privileges that could compromise their integrity. All material published will be the result of brainstorm sessions by the staff. Subjects stimulat- shares with his son, Will. ing to the majority of the student body will be used. The editorial board, which is comprised of all newspaper staff members will determine the priority of the stories and the overall design of publication. The advi- This musical is told in sor serves to give students a better understanding of the functions and ethics of a free press. The advisor does not serve as a censure. Student editors will decide the material to be published. In accordance with com- munity standards, profanity will not appear in the publication. Students flashbacks as well as in present day. are free to express an opinion on matters of public interests under the, “fair comment rule.” Under this rule, the student has the right to intel- ligently criticize the school and its policies. Editorials reflect the opinion This fun, humorous, and tearful of The Lightning Bolt. Opinion stories reflect the opinion of the writer and do not represent the opinion of the faculty and administration of Chancellor High School. Controversial issues will be covered from both points of view. School news, as well as local, national and international production will steal the hearts of events will also be covered. Letters to the editor are welcomed. All let- ters must be signed and be between 200- 300 words long. They may be submitted to A113 or by e-mailing [email protected]. The its audience. Lightning Bolt retains the right to edit letters to comply with journalistic standards. Anonymous letters will not be published. This is your school, help improve it through your opinions, praises, and constructive criti- cisms. If voiced aloud and in large enough numbers, we can bring about change. Our ultimate goal is to print the truth and with your help we can reach this goal. News 3 April 2016 News Section Kenneth Ryan: Not Being Generic By Tyler Jacobs Features Editor Elect timeline follows the school year, his camera. He also inputs the movies and started to come up “I think for a film to stand showing the harmful effects weird things in life that people with stuff on the spot and film out and stand the test of time, that the medication causes. don’t pick up on. Like when it,” Ryan stated, commenting on it has to have substance. It has “Just seeing all the kids at you’re in the classroom and you his lack of experience in film- to mean something and it has to school. When you read the hear weird things in the hall- making. “Just do it. Because a lot teach people something. And of symptoms of ADD, it’s just de- way, like films don’t put that of film professors say the way course I’d love to be big and be scribing a child. It’s just describ- stuff in there and yet he always to learn film is to make film and able to make huge, huge mov- ing a normal kid, oh they’re hav- finds ways to put the little weird watch film.” ies but something I want most ing trouble paying attention. No things in there. Because I think Due to the success of Generic out of filmmaking in my dreams duh! It’s a kid with a lot of ener- people are weird in nature.” Fate, Ryan has been receiving and aspirations is to continue gy, they’re going to be bouncing Boyle has directed films such offers from Columbia Holly- to make films and continue to around. Some kids can control as Slumdog Millionaire (2008), wood College and is also being teach people,” said Kenneth it, some can’t,” Ryan explained Trainspotting (1996), 127 Hours offered paid internships at Uni- Ryan, a senior at Chancellor when questioned about the in- (2010), and 28 Days Later (2002). versal Studios, 21st Century Fox, High School. spiration behind Generic Fate. “I love David Fincher as well,” and Dreamworks. Ryan is a Drama IV student “And just the fact that is creat- Ryan stated, explaining which “I think [Generic Fate] is a in Mr.Armentrout’s class. Last ing generations of drug addicts.” director inspired his style and good example of a coming of year he began a secret project ti- Generic Fate, which Ryan di- beliefs in film. “I kind of base age story, about high school tled Generic Fate with his writer rected, has been purchased by my idea of film of what he thinks student, and about something Ethan Harmin and several other distributors who plan on dis- is pretty prominent and that is pretty relevant to teenagers,” students at Chancellor as well tributing the film around the that people are perverts. I think Ryan explained why Generic as other schools as the cast. The world. that if you know how perverted Fate would interest Chancellor film centers around a young “I love Danny Boyle,” Ryan people are and what they want High School. “We’re all being high schooler named Alistair commented on one of his fa- to see, then you’ll make a film told we’re insane when we’re all who is put on ADD medication vorite film directors, Danny that people want to see.” pretty normal. I think it would during his freshman year.