Mr. Moore: “‘A man can be as great as he wants to be.  If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive, and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.’  This quote from Vince Lombardi is the best advice I could ever give to the leaving senior class  Goodbye, and good luck.”

Mrs. Perkins: “Follow your heart.  Don’t waste your time on something you do not truly enjoy.  Life is too short.”

Mrs. Malinky: “This is my first year teaching seniors, so I’m sure it’s going to be very hard seeing them leave.  I wish all my students the best of luck with their futures after BHS.”

Mrs. Larter: “This is a great class.  I know they will do well in whatever they decide to do.  I have a good feeling about this group, and I think they will go far in their careers and in their lives.  I hope that they study hard, use what they have learned, and make me proud.  Best of luck in all that they do!”

Mrs. Keener: “Congratulations and good luck in what you decide to do.  Remember that I am always here and am more than happy to help you if you are struggling.  You are always welcome back.  I like to hear from my students about how everything is going, and I encourage you to keep in touch.  I always like hearing back from my former high school students, as they tell me which lessons I taught have or haven’t been useful in their college courses.  Keep up the good work, and keep in touch.”

Mr. Taylor: “Peace out.  Go far away from me.”

Mrs. Lanigan: “The time to move on has come; and so, I wish you goodbye, good luck, and a good life  Don’t let it all pass you by.  You have only one life to live, so make it good.  Hold tight to your ideals.  They are all you have.  Follow the advice of those that are wise, but more than that, the ‘still, small voice’ within that guides you.  Do so, and everything will work out as it’s meant to in the end.  Believe that; it’s true.”

I, Kayla Adams, hereby leave my spot in Madrigal to the person lucky enough to fill it.  I leave locker #611 to the lucky freshman next year; good luck.  To Tiffany Adams, I leave our table in cafeteria A, if she chooses to accept it.  (Love ya’, sis.)  And last, but not least, I leave my heart to Tim Cornell.

I, Herbert Anderson, bequeath to all the new auto tech seniors my busted knuckles and exhaust burns.

I, Morgan Aracich, hereby leave the will to get through school and graduate.

I, Lacey Baker, hereby leave my ability to procrastinate and still get good grades to Ian Smith and the many laughs and good times to Gabby Bennett.

I, Samantha Bardy, leave all of my band memories and hilarious band trips to Mrs. Steffey and my band friends, my intelligence to my brother, Logan Bardy, so he may follow in my footsteps, my torn up lab book to Mr. Rafa – SORRY! – and all of my love to my boyfriend, Kodey Liller.

I, Mason Bates, leave Kelaen Welch my lack of a work ethic and all my good memories.

I, Alexis Bramhall, leave all the good memories and the best times I’ve had at Brooke High to the underclassmen.

I, Cheryl Brown, hereby leave all of my fun memories and many laughs at our lunch table to Gabby Bennett, Kristin Bucklew, Patrick Simpson, Blake Grizzel, and Trevor McGowan.

I, Kenny Boleware, leave peel out marks to the parking lot.  Lata’!

I, Desiree Boley, leave my basketball jersey #22 to Ashley Sherman!

I, Alex Bowers, hereby leave Angeline Smith my ability to not try in school and pass with flying colors and my sleeping ability to my brother and sister, Nate and Allison Bowers.  Plus, I leave my love for Angeline Smith.

I, Ryan Brindley, bequeath to Mrs. Stone, “Just listen.”

I, Mike Buchanan, leave Brooke High School and my friends all my love and wonderful memories.

I, Jake Chernik, hereby leave Brooke High School with my best friend, Amber Isinghood, to keep an eye on her while I’m away at college.  Please tell her that I love her and will miss her deeply.

I, Ciara Chiodo, hereby leave Juliet Casinelli the ambition to be the best of the best and the inappropriate laughs we’ve shared, and Ellen Larter my love for her math jokes and all of the extra hate that I have yet to throw.  I also leave all of my completely insane BHS memories to anyone brave enough to take them.

I, Ryan Cipoletti, hereby leave my best-dressed skills to Heath Hildreth.

I, Kayla Coen, hereby leave my ability to barely do anything the entire school year and still manage to pass to my sister, Emily Coen.

I, Jessica Cook, leave all undone homework and sleeping in on block days to Ian Smith, my ability to say what I think to anyone who has something bad or untruthful to say about anyone to Joe Douglas, my ability to sleep in class and not get in trouble to Rachelle Hunter, and to Katie Johnson, I leave all of our memories, both good and bad, that occurred at BHS, all of my confidence, and all of my pride.  I love you guys.  Don’t let anyone tell you what you can or can’t do.  Good luck next year!

I, Colin Cox, bequeath my auto tech locker to my friend, Jordan.

I, Ali Crawford, hereby leave Brooke High School and take Mrs. Larter with me.  And to my friends staying behind, I leave you my exceptionally positive attitude.  Embrace it.

I, Bradford Cunningham, bequeath my one-of-a-kind stool to Mrs. Stone.

I, Jonathan Cunningham, bequeath all of the work I didn’t do in Mrs. Robinson’s science class.

I, Troy Cunningham, leave Mr. Pannett the chair in his office for another troublemaker and all underclassmen the memories of my hairstyles and free, fun-loving spirit.  J

I, Matthew DeAngelis, bequeath all of my tardy and name tag violations to next year’s senior class.

I, Clay Dawson, hereby leave all of the fantastic skills I possess to anyone who wants them and a few brain cells to Nick DeStefano, because we all know he will need them.

I, Frank J. Decapio II, leave Seth Holmes the ability to succeed in achieving his goals, in hopes that he will become successful one day.

I, Dustin DeGarmo, hereby leave my memories of the group of friends we have formed this year.  I can always find someone willing to entertain me in the morning.  I will miss you guys.  I would also like to wish my younger sister, Emily Coen, a good senior year.  May her artwork hang proudly in Ms. Barkley’s room.

I, Paul DiPasquale, leave ketchup and moist towelettes to Mrs. Stone.

I, Wesley Eaton, hereby leave my brother the best of luck in his years at Brooke High and my level 85 death knight.  Doom and Gloom, brother!

I, Gunner Elliott, leave my chill spot behind the dumpster.

I, Shane Ensminger, bequeath all my love of the game to the underclassmen.

I, Hannah Everhart, leave my ability to be late every morning to all underclassmen.

I, Tim Faulkner, hereby leave Raleigh Mason all my football ability to run three defenders with lightning-speed reflexes.

I, Kelsie Felton, leave all my cheering traditions to Alex Sperlazza.

I, Jessica Fowler, hereby leave my spot on the cheering squad, softball team, and all the hilarious times we had to Cassi Camilletti.  I leave my awkward back hallway moments, school night sleepovers, and great high school memories to Juliet Casinelli.  I leave Emily Hosler, Teirria Duffy, Katie Nunley, and Alex Sperlazza all of the fun times we’ve had this year (fa’ life!).  Also, I leave my bronze kneecaps to Brooke High School cheerleading.  J  Last, to my sister, Natalie Fowler, I leave car rides to school, good grades, and all the great friends and memories I’ve made at Brooke High School.

I, Gianni Fuscardo, hereby leave my ability to jack around in DB drills to the next members of the goon squad and my supplements, football locker, and swag to Sir Raleigh Mason.

I, Ali Gerrard, leave ALLLLL my love to Todd Clark, a.k.a. “Hot Toddy.”  XOXO!

I, Justin Gerrard, bequeath to the whole school all the lessons I learned.

I, Carly Gima, leave my piccolo in the marching band to Cindy Wells and my band locker to my flute section.  J  I leave my crazy loudness to Caroline Staffileno that I had every day in Mr. Rafa’s room.  I leave “Cody” Samuel DeLong all my empty juice boxes.

I, Amy Grim, hereby leave my attitude to my sister.

I, Nathan Harper, leave my brother (an incoming freshman) and his classmates the ability to stay out of trouble, since they are all a bunch of goons.

I, Cody Neil Harrell, leave my love of science to my brother, Evan, so that someone else will finally understand what I’m talking about.

I, Josh Harrick, leave a Sharpie to Ryan Mezan.  He’ll know what to do with it.  I leave Parag Gupta my height.  I leave my tolerance of Brooke High to Brad Wilcox.  And I leave the shower to Jordan Harlan and my brother.

I, Alec Hawken, leave my sarcasm and sense of humor to Mr. Rafa.  I also leave all my haters to Mackenzie Burns.  #CaliSwag

I, Amber Heckert, leave Brooke High all of my memories with friends.  I also leave all the underclassmen the ability to work hard and not get senioritis too quickly; trust me, it will catch up with you in the end.

I, Josh Higgins, hereby leave Doug and Andrew Hardsouk the ability to switch classes and not get caught, and Doug the ability to sleep all day in the library and have no-one notice.

I, Nathan Himmelrick, hereby leave good luck to my sister and all my fellow friends next year.

I, James Horner, hereby leave all my experiences and lessons learned here to the underclassmen so they don’t have the same troubles I had throughout my years here.

I, Afton Humbert, leave my locker and all my memories to Allison Bowers.

I, Zac Hurst, leave my dashing good looks to Ian Hurst.

I, Steven Jeffries, leave my outfielder baseball glove to Russell Schwertfeger, because he always used it anyway.

I, Casey Johnson, hereby leave all my love to my haters.  Thanks for also bein’ my motivators.  Deuces.  #CaliSwag

I, Jessica Kennedy, hereby leave my wonderful driving to Juliet Casinelli, my fond memories to all who share in them, and my love for competition to Michaela Hinerman.

I, Kaleb Knight, leave my seat in Yano’s class to Brody.

I, Tiffany Lancaster, leave my locker and homeroom teacher to my little cousin, Alex, who will be a freshman next year.

I, Caitlin Luck, hereby leave fun times and amazing memories to all members of next year’s Madrigal Choir and spring musical.  I also leave crazy times and bus trips to all band members, especially the seniors.

I, John-John McCoy, leave my baby steps around the school.

I, Joshlynn McCullough, hereby leave Wynter Vincent my attitude toward ignorant people.  I also leave the knowledge to watch out for Ralph Smith for your nametags to all underclassmen.

I, Dakota Marker, leave Rachel Trimmer and Logan Bardy the courage to manage both on the stage and off.

I, Josh Marosi, leave my job in the main office to Ryan Heaton.

I, Zach Massie, bequeath all the work I didn’t do to my sister, Gig.

I, Aimee Michael, hereby leave all my fun memories and good grades to Jeffrey Jordan.

I, Vanessa Michetti, split my love four ways among Jackson Boyce, Janna Bright, Frankie Eggert, and Joe Douglas. I leave my silliness to Jackson and Janna, my spot with Jackson in Theatre II to Frankie, and al the Brandi memories to Joe.

I, Kaleigh Mikels, leave my amazing teachers to the future freshmen!

I, Alyssa Mitchem, leave all of my love and best wishes to Teirria Duffy, Katie Nunley, and Alex Sperlazza, my strange/humorous behavior to Emily Hosler, and my spot on the cheerleading team to Cassi Camilletti.

I, Devan Miller, bequeath to Brooke cheering all the pain and agony I felt for four long years.

I, Kelsey Miller, hereby leave Jessica Richard my ability to spread rumors and my spot in the yearbook as class gabber.

I, Eddie Morgan, hereby leave Pat Hicks my spot as drum captain.

I, Adam Mortimer, leave good luck to all the underclassmen at BHS.

I, Sean Murdock, hereby leave my ability to get out of anything with a cool demeanor and a calm attitude to any and all who seek it.

I, Katie O’Connell, hereby leave my wittiness and laughter to all my comrades with whom I have made such good memories.  I would also like to leave my imagination and childish antics for the theatre classes of the coming years.

I, Matt Parrish, hereby leave all of the prettiest girls of Brooke High to my brother, Ryan Parrish.

I, Vincenzo Pizzuti, hereby leave all of my intelligence, my very few skills, and the school lunches to all of my friends and family in the younger classes.

I, Elizabeth Randolph, leave Paul Ayers all my intelligence so that he can graduate from high school.

I, Shannon Reardon, leave my title of THE GREATEST DRAMA CLUB PRESIDENT EVER to the fabulous Joe Douglas to attempt to take on, and my “secret” softball locker to my sister, Kristen Reardon.

I, Rachel Richard, hereby leave Sara Riggs, Hannah Cebula, Amanda Loughrie, Natalie Fowler, and Emma Simon with all my love and best of luck with their futures in swimming and track & field after I am gone.  We have always pushed each other to reach goals we all wanted, and developed unbreakable friendships along the way.  I would not have become the athlete I am without you guys, and I know you all will exceed your own expectations after I’m gone because of the hard work we put in together.  I’ll be cheering you on.  J

I, Jessika Riggs, leave my little cousin, Kevin, all the trouble I’ve been in at BHS.  I also leave my little brother, Hans Fisher, all my laughter with everyone.  There is one more thing I want to say: Good bye, Brooke High!

I, Wes Rine, leave my sleepiness to my brother.

I, Kendra Robinson, leave all the good memories to Cindy and Emma Wells.  Also, have fun on the bus!  Don’t die!  I also wish Brindley fun with all the crazy underclassmen!

I, Richard Franklin Ruckman, hereby leave Marcus Neeley the broken lightsaber from our movie, “The Ghost Raiders,” from Video I.  I also leave Mr. Moore the sanity to deal with the incoming freshmen.

I, Bryce Rowing, hereby leave my parts runner pass to the next senior who’s completing Building Construction.  This pass gives you the ability to leave the school at certain times when you need parts or tools.  This pass also lets you leave at lunch time to get certain teachers their lunch, which also allows you to eat out wherever you’d like.

I, Janelle Royal, leave to my cousin Kylie one last piece of advice: Do not take trig.  It will be the death of you.

I, Alec Salakovich, hereby bequeath the swimming locker room’s handicapped shower to Jordan Harlan and James Harrick.  I also leave my good graces in the science department to Antonio Pizzuti.  I leave my cunning to my underclassmen friends to help them get away with mischievous deeds.

I, Megan Salatino, hereby leave my theatre skills and love to the one and only Jackson Boyce.  Jimmy and Sandrine forever!

I, Tarah Scheetz, leave Gabitha Gale my many memories and experiences here and my seat on our “lovely” bus.  I also leave Ian Smith my messy and underused locker.

I, Stefan Slavik, hereby leave my compassion and respect for the elderly to Mrs. Kocher’s current junior class.  Remember to always wear your nametag as well, or suffer the consequences of the “Nametag Nazi.”

I, Emily Sloat, hereby leave my good grades to my little siblings and extreme gratitude to Mrs. Lucero.

I, John Smith, bequeath all of my I.D., tardy, and hat violations to all the underclassmen to share next year.

I, Megan Smith, bequeath to a good friend my gratitude for teaching me how to come out of my shell.

I, Tony Smith, bequeath my old, smelly boots to my little sister, Crystal.

I, Dana Snyder, hereby leave Juliet Casinelli my relationship advice for her future men.  To Ellen Larter, I leave my passionate desire to further my mathematics skills; except, not really.

I, Breannyia Stevens, hereby leave my unexcused absences to my little sister, Adrianna Stevens – oh, and my ability to accomplish great goals.

I, Savanna Taylor, leave all my fun memories and stupid decisions to Kelsey Miller.  Shout out to the underclassmen – have fun and make mistakes.  It’s the best time of your life, and it’s over before you know it.  Have fun and good luck, class of 2012.

I, Logan Tennant, leave all my good times and hard work at Brightwood to the clinical group of 2013!

I, Chelsea Thomas, leave Teirria Duffy my spot at cheering practice outside the door and last to go in the door, Katie Nunley my spot for stretching, Emily Hosler my spot in circle, Alex Sperlazza my straight scorpion, Cassi Camilletti my tuck handspring tuck, Heath Hildreth my teacher’s parking spot, and lastly, Eric Johnson and Juliet Casinelli my love as they sit on the bench during homeroom.

I, Morgan Thomas, hereby leave my amazing memories to Michael Elliot.

I, Angelena Toner, hereby leave my silence to my nephew, Joe Aracich, so that he doesn’t say or do anything to get himself into trouble.

I, Brittany Van Horn, leave all drama from the senior class to the freshmen.  We don’t need the extra baggage in college.

I, Tom VanCamp, hereby leave my influence in the school to my lunch table; God knows the people sitting there will need it.  To my soccer team, I leave my need for physical play so that the underclassmen will finally fight for the ball.  My knowledge I leave to my close friends in hope that they will eventually graduate.  To everyone who supported me through everything that’s happened, I leave my love, pride, and respect so that they may cherish it for years to come.

I, Cody Vincent, leave the underclassmen the following message: Good luck.  Cherish your memories here.  You only graduate from high school once.  You have only one life to live, so live your years here with pride.

I, Halle Virgin, leave the grueling (yet rewarding) privilege of choreographing the senior dance to this year’s juniors.  To the rest of the dance team, I leave another championship!  To Jake Smith, I leave my spot at the back of the table.  I leave behind “our little secret” to Emily Hosler.  And finally, I leave my overwhelming abundance of nuttiness to Justin Taflan.

I, Savannah Wagstaff, bequeath my bench to my little sister, Sarah Paulina!

I, Davee Wallace, leave my brother, Derek Wallace, my ability to get out of trouble.  I leave Tina Monroe my undeniable fly attitude.  I leave my teachers all my unfinished work, and I leave all the underclassmen my strength to get through the rest of their years at Brooke.  J

I, Philip Warren, leave Jan Jan Felton my love.

I, Courtney Wilcox, leave my spot in Mrs. Jenna’s preschool class to Kameron Miller.

Thank you to all the seniors who participated and made this possible.  Good luck to the class of 2012 in all your future endeavors!  We will miss you!

Editor – Juliet Casinelli

This year, nine students were inducted into the French National Honor Society, a nation-wide group that recognizes its members proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking of the French language. The inductees must maintain an “A” average in their French class and must be enrolled in French III or higher.

The students who met the requirements for this year’s French National Honor Society selection are, from French III, Michelle Woodstuff, Alyssa Neville, Alyssa Rice, Amanda Loughrie, Sydney Johnson, Ashley Clutter, Emily Hone, and Sarah Young; from French IV, Ali Crawford.

The inductees favorite part of the luncheon? “The food,” says Michelle Woodstuff.

When we first arrived, we went to theHolocaustMuseum; however, due to some technicalities we could only tour the bottom half of the museum. After we were all through at theHolocaustMuseum, we walked to the Washington Monument.  From there we split up into smaller groups and went our separate ways to explore the city.

Some groups went to other museums, walked around the Nation Mall, and even walked all the way toArlingtonCemeteryand the White House. It was a great experience to be able to see Washington D.C. and get to look at all the memorials and monuments created in honor of such wonderful and inspiring people.

The softball team took a trip to Moundsville on Tuesday to face the John Marshall Monarchs.  The Bruins could not get their bats going, and defensive troubles did not help.  The Monarchs went on to win the game by the score of 14-2.

On Wednesday, the Bruins went up against University.  Although the Bruins lost the game 6-1, the girls’ offense had improved from the previous game.  Courtney Rine had a double, which would end up being the Bruins’ only extra-base hit.  Cassi Camilletti, Kristen Ewing, Marena Cline, and Katie O’Connell each had a single in the losing effort.

After a loss toMorgantownon Thursday, the Bruins rebounded with a solid win againstWeirHigh School.  However, the girls lost both games of a double header on Saturday.  The 6-14 Lady Bruins look to pick up some wins this week.

The girls’ tennis team was scheduled to have a busy week, but Mother Nature had other plans.  The girls had matches scheduled for Monday through Thursday.  However, the first three were cancelled.  The match on Thursday was against St. Clairsville.  It was not the best day for the Bruins. St.Clairsville swept the Bruins 7-0.  Thehigh pointfor Brooke came when Kameron Miller, the 2 seed singles player for Brooke, lost her match by the score of 8-5.  In addition, the 1 seed doubles team of Lauren Shelton and Kameron Miller lost 8-4.  The girls’ tennis team looks to rebound with four tough matches this week.

Title: The Assault

Opening Day: April 6^th

 Rating: R

Company: Screen Media Films

Starring: Vincent Elbaz, Grégori Derangère, Mélanie Bernier, Aymen Saïdi, Marie Guillard

Brief description:  The Assault is based on a true story about Islamic terrorists, who plan to destroy theEiffelTower. The story is told from three different points of view, as the passengers fight for their lives.

Title: The Cabin in the Woods

Opening Day: April 13^th

 Rating: R

Company: Lionsgate

Starring: Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison

Brief description:  In The Cabin in the Woods, two scientists are observing a cabin in the woods.  Five college students plan to spend the night in the cabin partying.  Unbeknownst to the students the scientists have total control over what happens to them.  The scientists take bets based on the actions of the students as they are forced to fight for their lives against zombies.

Title: The Three Stooges

Opening Day: April 13^th

 Rating: PG

Company: 20^th Century Fox

Starring: Will Sasso, Sean Hayes, Sofia Vergara, Jane Lynch, Larry David

Brief description:  Larry, Moe, and Curly are back in an all new adventure.  This film tells the story of the trio as they desperately try to save the orphanage they grew up in.  It’s sure to be full of the traditional slapstick humor that is associated with The Three Stooges.

Title: The Raven

Opening Day: April 27^th

 Rating: R

Company: Relativity Media

Starring: John Cusack, Luke Evans, Brendan Gleeson, Alice Eve, Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Brief description:  The stories of Edgar Allen Poe are coming to life!  A mother and daughter are found dead, and appear to resemble a story of Poe.  As Poe is questioned by police another victim dies.  Can the detectives and Poe find out who’s killing these people?

Title: The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Opening Day: April 27^th

 Rating: PG

Company: Sony

Starring: Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman, Jeremy Piven

Brief description:  Pirate Captain is taking on the dreaded Black Bellamy, Peg Leg Hastings and Cutlass Liz in a race to plunder the most goods. In order to prove once and for all he is a true pirate, Pirate Captain must come out on top.

On Thursday, the boys defeated St. Clairsville 6-1 overall. 

On Friday, Brooke swept away their opponent, Big Red, with a 5-0 victory.  There were a few changes in the line up.  In singles, Matthias Nail, first man filling in for Brian Gialluco, beat Aaron Bottegal 6-3 and 6-3.  Brice Hickey, second man filling in for Jackson Carey, defeated Michael Nodianos 6-1 and 6-1.  Josh Harrick, third man filling in for Bryce Kesling, beat Josh Fordham 6-0 and 6-2.

In doubles, Brain Gialluco and Jackson Carey, first seed, defeated Brandon Llewellyn and Harold Malone 6-1 and 6-0.  Bryce Kesling and Ryan Mezan topped Tyler Casto and Hannah Meyer 6-0 and 6-0.

The team crushed Big Red with a total 5-0 victory.

Some history behind this dance some may not be aware.  Sadie Hawkins Day actually fell on a given day in November.  The unmarried women of Dogpatch got to chase the bachelors and “marry up” with the ones the caught.  The event was introduced in a daily comic which ran on November 15, 1937 and seemed to stick.

The show was put on twice: once for the student body during eighth period and then again at 7:00 PM  for the public and any students who would like to return. The winners were announced at the end of the show for the public. Justin Brown, who danced, and Kassidy Reitter, who sang while playing her guitar, shared the first place title. In second place were Brent Kimball and Avery Drake, who did an outstanding blues performance with both singing and dancing. Last, but not least, was Hillary Snyder taking third with a salsa dance routine.

The talent show is a time to see all of the hidden and different talents the students that surround you everyday acquire. The 2012 Talent Show was a success and I enjoyed every minute of it.

Critics and audiences alike gave the movie high reviews, and it scored well above everyone’s expectations. The common theory for why it made more than Twilight is the appeal it has to the male audience. The male audience wants to go see it for all the action and gore they do not care about the romance aspect of it. Whereas twilight is more romantic, aka a chick flick. I found the movie to be a little off from the book, but what movie based on a book isn’t. It was never dull or boring and the director did the best he could have done.

All in all The Hunger Games had a great opening weekend and I encourage all to go see it. The next movie in The Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire, is to come out November 22.