June 7, 2018 • Lowry High School • Winnemucca, NV To the class of 2018 Senior year the good old days when everything was simple and white and most of us probably got painted in the consists of a lot of you had not a worry in the world. One day you will process as well. Monday was Senior Sunrise. We lasts. One day, you will be at your be packing up your bags and hugging your parents woke up when it was still dark, took our blankets last homecoming, your last game with your team, goodbye. One day you will no longer be in high to the football field and chilled with our friends as taking your last test, receiving your last report card, school. the sun rose. Sadly, it was a little more cloudy than dressing out for weights for the very last time, and A lot of these “one days” have already happened sunny but that didn’t stop us from having a good eating your last high school lunch. One day, you for most of us while some are soon to happen. And time. will have your last wild Saturday night with all of you might ask yourself: “Where did the time go?” It Our girls won their fourth powder puff game. your friends. And then one day you will close your seems like yesterday we stepped into this school as Our last homecoming was Disneyland themed. locker for the very last time and never come back. scared little freshmen for the very first time think- We dressed up in blue and pink. On Wednesday Then, you will be lined up in your cap and gown ing four years would last a lifetime. But here we our boys competed in their last he-man volleyball along with the people you watched grow up as your are so close to the end. It’s been a great four years games. It did not go too well and the sophomores family and friends watch you walk across that stage class of 2018. eliminated our hopes of winning in the first game. with the paper in your hand that you have worked It only took us four years but this year we were At least they looked good doing it. On ‘Toy Story’ 12 long years to get. After that, you won’t see or named class of the year. day we dressed up as cowboys and then on future hear from most of those people again. Eventually, Homecoming week was a great start to our last self day we dressed up in clothes that represented the memories you have made will fade until you year at Lowry. We started the week climbing up come across an old picture that brings you back to to the W on Winnemucca Mountain. We painted it See SENIORS on page 3 June 7, 2018 news The Brand, Lowry High School Page 2 @thelowrybrand @lowryhigh @LowryHigh www.thelowrybrand.com The Brand, Lowry High School news June 7, 2018 Seniors our future careers. On Friday we watched our with the people we grew up with. last home football game. Cade Billingsley and Shel- The class of 2018 is special. We are the millenni- by Garrison were crowned Homecoming king and um babies, well, most of us anyway. We are the class queen. On Saturday we watched our girls play their that will never have problems forgetting how old we last home volleyball match. Later that night, we all are. Fifty years ago Lowry High School opened its got dressed up and danced the night away to finish doors for the very first time. Being the 50th gradu- our last homecoming. ating class at Lowry is a pretty cool thing. The first A few months later we celebrated our last Win- class of Lowry was given a tour of the high school terfest. Fifties was the theme and Monday we came this year to see how much it has changed. Imagine dressed up as T-birds and Pink Ladies. Tuesday was 50 years from now we could be the ones walking jocks versus nerds. On Wednesday we dressed up through the halls where we grew up one more time. Homecoming royalty./Staff • The Brand as our favorite 50s icon and Thursday we dressed As we walk up those steps today and receive our up as vintage tourists. Friday we dressed up in our diplomas, we end this chapter of our lives. For some doors for the first time four years ago. Now that it is last blue and gold day and cheered on our basketball of us this will have been the best years of our lives. all over, good luck to you all on whatever your next teams in their last home games. Victor Rosas and For others, graduation has been something we have chapter holds. Have fun, enjoy life, and go make Hannah Roberts were crowned Winterfest king and been longing for since we walked through those some more great memories. queen. As always, prom was Seniors posing after painting the W./Courtesy • @lowry_2018 via Twitter a magical night. The A pep assembly../Staff • The Brand theme was On the Board- walk and Prom royalty was Vanessa Diaz and Joe Peterson. June 1 was senior ditch day. Most of us packed up some towels and some sunscreen and drove out to Rye Patch for one last hoorah. We spent the day and night www.thelowrybrand.com @thelowrybrand @lowryhigh @LowryHigh Page 3 June 7, 2018 news The Brand, Lowry High School Seniors aren't the only ones leaving Lowry this year Saying goodbye to an era of Criddle. for 11 years, including Winnemucca, Battle Moun- music... The beginning of a new chapter… tain, Goldfield, and McDermitt but has spent some After 34 years of directing Ms. Rene Hill has been teaching for 12 years time traveling even before his “graduation.” music, Mr. Paul Criddle is finally retiring; 29 of at Lowry while raising four kids. She’s taught AP “I have taught in Hawaii, Alaska, and Idaho those years were spent at Lowry, where Criddle has Literature for 11 years and student taught in the before my time at Lowry,” said Weidemann. revolutionized the music program. Social Studies Department at the beginning of her Weidemann’s plans for his graduation include Mr. Criddle has impacted generations of people; time here. going fishing in Washington as well as move there, he has even taught the parents of current students. Hill is not retiring yet but will be moving to traveling and visiting Alaska, rebuilding an old Not to mention, the Lowry High School Swing Boulder, Colorado, this summer. She’s going back vehicle and finishing some projects. Choir was Mr. Criddle’s creation. to the University of Colorado to get her Master’s Weidemann stated he will miss the kids the Criddle says he isn’t retiring completely, just degree in clinical psychology. most, working with them and helping them the best from teaching. He will still be firefighting and has Hill has not decided if she will be going back he can. In addition to the kids, he will miss his co- a few other plans for the future. to teaching literature after obtaining her degree workers and administration. “I’m going to do some traveling, visit my kids, and says she is “just going to see what happens. Leaving the course for good... do some skiing, and write some music. I’d also like I’m still waiting to see what I want to be when I Mr. Todd Milton has been the counselor at to possibly get the music I’ve already written pub- grow up. But I’m really going to miss teaching AP Lowry for eight years total. First from 1998 to lished,” said Criddle. Literature.” 2001, and then from 2013 until now. Milton has Criddle stated his favorite part about working at “I really love to teach,” said Hill. “I’m going been the golf coach for three years and coached Lowry is the students. He loved teaching and work- to miss the kids because that's the best part about Junior High basketball for two. ing with them, and of course, showing them off at teaching. Some people tell me ‘Oh; you’re just sick Mr. Milton said his time here at Lowry has been concerts and on tour. of kids’ but no, not really.“ awesome. “I enjoyed my time at Lowry. It’s been very Lending a helping hand... “It really has been. I’ve really, really enjoyed rewarding. I’ll see where life takes me,” said Mr. Jim Weidemann has been teaching in Nevada my time here. The students, the staff, the adminis- tration, everybody. It’s been a great experience,” said Milton. Milton stated he would be moving to Spring Creek to be a counselor at Elko High School and has accepted the position. Milton stated his favorite thing about working here is the people, and that’s what he will miss the most. He is convinced he will miss every part of the school, even the buildings. Ms. Rene Hill./Courtesy • Mr. Paul Criddle./Courtesy • Mr. James Weidemann./ Mr. Todd Milton/Courtesy • “It’s a great place to be, and I am Winnada Winnada Courtesy • Winnada Winnada going to miss it dearly,” said Milton. Off season athletic activities for the summer What is there to do this off- start. For boys season, there are many options for There are also mandatory sports physicals on July soccer dur- you this summer? From football to 28, at 9 a.m.