Lloyd Loves Warped Tour

Joe Luken

 

The annual summer music and extreme sports festival is touring around the USA for the 19^th summer and is once again bringing along what has come to be expected; nothing less than a great time.  Music all day and X-Games-like sporting is what the average attendee will experience.  Beginning in 1995, Warped tour has played hundreds of dates in more than half of a dozen countries with hundreds of bands playing at each stop (in the USA) with about 10 bands playing at a time.  Vans shoes has been the primary sponsor of the tour since its inception, and because of it, there are half pipes and the sort set up at most locations for skateboarders, BMX bikers and the sort to showcase their skills as well.

“Warped Tour is always a good time,” says Senior Camron Musk, a three–time attendee, “and I definitely plan on going as long as it is around.  This year I plan on seeing The Summer Set, Never Shout Never, and Forever The Sickest Kids”  Senior Sam Siemer said, “This past year was my first year, and it was great, especially when I say Of Mice & Men and the guard rail was pulled up by the crowd, it was insane!”

Yes, the crowds can/will get pretty rowdy (myself having caught a few flailing limbs to the face and an elbow to the back of the head).  There is moshing, screaming, and crowd-surfing galore as the bands rip though half-hour (forty minutes for main stage) sets and people get to see their favorite bands, often for the first time.  “I’m looking forward to seeing The Amity Affliction, they’re from Australia, and this is one of the first times they’ve toured the United States, “said Senior Zack Eastwood.  “That’s what I like about Warped Tour, they give underground bands exposure and a chance to appeal to a greater audience.”

Warped Tour has been a stepping stone for many popular artists that are out there today, from metal bands Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For My Valentine to rock groups like Green Day, 30 Seconds To Mars, and Blink-182 to pop acts like Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, and even Katy Perry (who played the tour in 2008).  Coach Stratton went all four years of his college days and got see bands that have taken over radio nowadays that were “nobodies” then, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold.  “I don’t even think Pete (Wentz, bassist for Fall Out Boy) had any tattoos and I saw Avenged Sevenfold from the front row.  Their singer (M. Shadows) got mad at the security, and I saw while he was back stage pick up the head of security by his throat, so as Haynes would say, ‘Alright!’”

What can newcomers expect though?  Well, it is going to be HOT!!!  As an attendee of the past three Warped Tours, I know from experience that the sun does in fact revolve around something, and that is whatever city Warped is in that day.  It does not matter if there is a continuous blizzard for the week leading up to Warped Tour, the day of, the sun will be out and in full force as it bakes down in the 90’s all day long.  So, you should make sure you are drinking water all day.  Keep yourself hydrated and make sure you eat something decent, but not heavy, in the morning.  Simply put, take care of yourself and know your limits.

“I haven’t been in the past, however I’m really looking forward to experiencing music that I don’t really listen to and getting a taste for something new,” said Junior Ian Stratton.  Senior Devin Trevor said, “I can’t wait to see Tonight Alive and Forever The Sickest Kids.  It’s going to be great to see them and check out some new bands.”

For myself, I will probably experience a similar issue I face every year, and that is having to choose which bands I want to see since no one knows the band line-up until the day of, so I expect to be disappointed on that front, but I know I will not be let day when seeing the bands I get to see.

If you all would like to come hang out with me, you can expect me to be in line outside of Riverbend by 9:30 (gates open at 11:00 AM) and going crazy in the We Came As Romans, Chiodos, Black Veil Brides, Woe Is Me, Like Moths To Flames, Issues, Sleeping With Sirens, Bring Me The Horizon, and The Black Dahlia Murder’s crowds.

 

*TICKETS ARE STILL ON SALE FOR THE CINCINNATI, OHIO DATE AT RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER ON JULY 30, 2013*

Lloyd Loves Warped Tour

The annual summer music and extreme sports festival is touring around the USA for the 19^th summer and is once again bringing along what has come to be expected; nothing less than a great time.  Music all day and X-Games-like sporting is what the average attendee will experience.  Beginning in 1995, Warped tour has played hundreds of dates in more than half of a dozen countries with hundreds of bands playing at each stop (in the USA) with about 10 bands playing at a time.  Vans shoes has been the primary sponsor of the tour since its inception, and because of it, there are half pipes and the sort set up at most locations for skateboarders, BMX bikers and the sort to showcase their skills as well.

“Warped Tour is always a good time,” says Senior Camron Musk, a three–time attendee, “and I definitely plan on going as long as it is around.  This year I plan on seeing The Summer Set, Never Shout Never, and Forever The Sickest Kids”  Senior Sam Siemer said, “This past year was my first year, and it was great, especially when I say Of Mice & Men and the guard rail was pulled up by the crowd, it was insane!”

Yes, the crowds can/will get pretty rowdy (myself having caught a few flailing limbs to the face and an elbow to the back of the head).  There is moshing, screaming, and crowd-surfing galore as the bands rip though half-hour (forty minutes for main stage) sets and people get to see their favorite bands, often for the first time.  “I’m looking forward to seeing The Amity Affliction, they’re from Australia, and this is one of the first times they’ve toured the United States, “said Senior Zack Eastwood.  “That’s what I like about Warped Tour, they give underground bands exposure and a chance to appeal to a greater audience.”

Warped Tour has been a stepping stone for many popular artists that are out there today, from metal bands Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For My Valentine to rock groups like Green Day, 30 Seconds To Mars, and Blink-182 to pop acts like Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, and even Katy Perry (who played the tour in 2008).  Coach Stratton went all four years of his college days and got see bands that have taken over radio nowadays that were “nobodies” then, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold.  “I don’t even think Pete (Wentz, bassist for Fall Out Boy) had any tattoos and I saw Avenged Sevenfold from the front row.  Their singer (M. Shadows) got mad at the security, and I saw while he was back stage pick up the head of security by his throat, so as Haynes would say, ‘Alright!’”

What can newcomers expect though?  Well, it is going to be HOT!!!  As an attendee of the past three Warped Tours, I know from experience that the sun does in fact revolve around something, and that is whatever city Warped is in that day.  It does not matter if there is a continuous blizzard for the week leading up to Warped Tour, the day of, the sun will be out and in full force as it bakes down in the 90’s all day long.  So, you should make sure you are drinking water all day.  Keep yourself hydrated and make sure you eat something decent, but not heavy, in the morning.  Simply put, take care of yourself and know your limits.

“I haven’t been in the past, however I’m really looking forward to experiencing music that I don’t really listen to and getting a taste for something new,” said Junior Ian Stratton.  Senior Devin Trevor said, “I can’t wait to see Tonight Alive and Forever The Sickest Kids.  It’s going to be great to see them and check out some new bands.”

For myself, I will probably experience a similar issue I face every year, and that is having to choose which bands I want to see since no one knows the band line-up until the day of, so I expect to be disappointed on that front, but I know I will not be let day when seeing the bands I get to see.

If you all would like to come hang out with me, you can expect me to be in line outside of Riverbend by 9:30 (gates open at 11:00 AM) and going crazy in the We Came As Romans, Chiodos, Black Veil Brides, Woe Is Me, Like Moths To Flames, Issues, Sleeping With Sirens, Bring Me The Horizon, and The Black Dahlia Murder’s crowds.

 

*TICKETS ARE STILL ON SALE FOR THE CINCINNATI, OHIO DATE AT RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER ON JULY 30, 2013*

3rd Hall, No More

All beautiful things must come to an end. When fall comes around next year the famous “Third Hall back up” will be no more. All classes will be moved to the new section of the school. One will remain though, Mrs. Jump. She will have all of third hall to her beautiful self! She was asked to move up to the front of the hall way but we refused. She said no, I am staying in my classroom and I am even going to join with another classroom to make it even bigger. We seniors went all four years with third hall, now it seems fitting for it to be gone when we are gone and stay with the person it has known the longest, Mrs. Jump.

Time Capsule from 2012...

Dear Future Lloyd:

This message was written on Friday, March 30, 2012, the last day before Spring Break, but it's not scheduled to appear on the blog until 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. That means classes are starting about now, and all the non-college-class kids are scrambling to make it to first period, or face the dreaded march to Mrs. Partridge in the attendance office.

I thought I'd write something like this while I still can (in other words, before somebody decides to change the blog password and lock me out). Since it's 2013, we now officially know that the world hasn't ended and that the Mayans, when they weren't smoking exotic drugs or carving out a jaguar's heart to try to make it rain, were writing a faulty calendar...or at least one that we can't read correctly. We can all breathe a sigh of relief until the next Apocalypse hysteria grips us in a decade or so. I'm guessing it'll be 2:22p.m. on February 22nd, 2022. Make sure to build a bunker for 2:22 2-22-22!!!

Congratulations to the senior class of 2013, who are juniors as I'm writing this.

Best wishes to the 2012-13 juniors on their ACT scores, which I'm sure are awesome.

Some other things I hope:
1. If Mrs. Morris is seen wandering the halls during class, I hope someone tells her, "Don't worry, I'm sure your class is fine."

2. I hope the Tatler's running smoothly, and that nobody has to harass Mrs. Gillis about how to copy it this year, because I left instructions.

3. If Mr. Haynes makes a joke, I hope somebody laughs.

4. I hope Ms. Jump still says "pa-diddle" and "nuts," and dings her bell when somebody makes a funny.

5. Mrs. Donnell is still tough as nails. (I don't even really have to hope this; it's a foregone conclusion.)

6. By now either Ms. Roberts or Ms. Sastre should have won the Golden Apple Award from the NKY academic community. If one of them hasn't, the NKY academic community should go back to school.

Writing this was terrible fun.

Thanks, Lloyd, even though I'm long gone.

Tony Otten

The High Schooler's Guide to the Galaxy!

By Naomi Hillard

On April 24^th and 25^th, 2013, Mrs. Lawson has scheduled for some very talented Lloyd Memorial High School students to perform a play for the first time in a while. The setting of our play will take place in different parts of a school. The plays theme is how life is in High School. All the students that will perform in the play have been working there butts off as soon as Mrs. Lawson says, “Action!” This play will be very well performed because it relates to the students’ actual lives whether it is bullying, materials, classes, dances, lunch, gym class, or relationships.

INTRODUCING THE HARD WORKERS IN THE PLAY:

Tara Burton

Nick Carter

Erick Casarubias-Rios

Kallie Crawford

Austin Duncan

Nia Evans

Jaquan Evans

Laura Finke

Cheyenne Freeman

Bryson Hicks

Naomi Hillard

Kayla Johnson

Maggie Lewis

Joe Luken

Alex Mahoney

Olivia McSwain

Kam Nolan

Ethan Perry

Chase Price

Stacey Rider

Miranda Robbins

Nehemiah Robinson

Iesha Sanchez

Sarah Singleton

Andrew Stookey

Will Thompson

Catherine Wood

AND THE BEHIND THE SCENES WORKERS:

Phoenix Boggio-Jouett

Kristin Hemingway

Kristen Wesley

Brandon Kidwell

Devin Eddy

Art students- painting set

 

SOME INPUT FROM OUR DIRECTOR & SOME OF THE PERFORMERS:

“I am extremely proud of how hard these students have worked on this play. Every time I ask for something to be done, it gets done. I’m happy to be presenting this play with these specific students because they are all so talented. There are some pretty extreme parts in this play, and they seem to have the lines down by the snap of a finger. I am so excited to watch this play myself, and to see the reactions that the audience will show. Practice has been going fantastic and it is easy to see how much effort and creativity that all of my actors have!” –Mrs. Lawson

“I’ve never been in a play before and it’s really fun! I get to be a whole different person!” –Stacey Rider

“The preparations are getting really hectic but I think it will all come together in the end.” –Olivia McSwain

“I’m glad it’s a comedy because even if we mess up…It will still be funny. Break a leg!” –Nia Evans

A Profile on Erin Pleiman

By Joe Luken

August, 2009.  My dad comes home from work and hands me a folded piece of paper.  It is the schedule for my Freshman year at Lloyd Memorial High School.  I look it over and am pleased:  Gym, English, Social Studies, Math, Spanish and Science.  Not too bad, I think.  Science isn't my favorite class, so maybe I can take a nap at the end of the day from time to time.  Boy was I wrong.

            Over the course of that school year, and plus the following two, not only would I barely get ANY sleep in science class, but I would come to immensely learn from and respect Mrs. Erin Pleiman.

            Mrs. Pleiman started at Lloyd the same year I did, although as I soon found out, this was definitely NOT her first rodeo.  She had taught for many years at Dayton High School in Dayton, Kentucky.  As was earlier stated, I came to respect Mrs. Pleiman, something from her students that is of much importance to her.

            Mrs. Hodges, a Social Studies teacher at Lloyd taught with Mrs. Pleiman at Dayton said, "There wasn't a lot of respect for teachers from the students.  There wasn't much administrative support either."  Thus the decision to look for another teaching position and as Mrs. Pleiman has put it, "I just felt like it was my time to go."  From a recommendation from Mrs. Bryson, a Math teacher at Lloyd, Mrs. Pleiman applied at Lloyd and passed the word onto Mrs. Hodges.

            When asked about what it was that made Mrs. Pleiman appealing to Lloyd, Mr. Riehemann (Lloyd's Principal) said, "It was Dayton's good recommendation because that's what I take the most stock in more than anything.  If I interview someone, I know them for two hours and they tell me only what they want, but if someone I already know tells me about someone they've worked with, then I get years worth of information that is much more in depth and in the same two hours."

            This is when my path crosses with Mrs. Pleiman's; with me walking down first hall and into room ten.  From then on, Mrs. Pleiman was my only Science teacher until my Senior year when I ran out of classes to take that she taught.  She has taught three Science classes at Lloyd:  Integrated, Biology and Special Topics in Environmental Science.  With all of these classes, Mrs. Pleiman has taught a large percentage of the school, from basic to honors and from Freshman to Seniors.  "That's my favorite part," she says.  "Being able to have students multiple years and watch them grow educationally and personally, I just love it."

            Mrs. Pleiman has many positive things to say about everyone here at Lloyd, "The diversity of students here was a big draw to me.  Plus, you all are very accepting of other students, I haven't seen as much of that ever before in a student body.  As I graciously accepted that compliment on behalf of the student, Mrs. Pleiman carried on about the teachers and other staff members. "I love the staff.  I transitioned very well into place because of staff suggestions and their helpfulness.  The staff prepares the students very well because of how well prepared the staff is by the administration."  While she continued, she made clear that she is NOT trying to "bash" Dayton.  "This is a very professional environment.  The administration takes care of the teachers and will do absolutely whatever they can to help us teachers out, letting us focus on really the most important thing, which is teaching.  This is definitely the best staff I've ever worked with.

            When I asked about Mrs. Pleiman's move from Dayton to Lloyd, Mrs. Hodges said, "She was excited.  The shift was a bit challenging, but.  With the move, she finally wanted to feel needed, wanted and appreciated."

            Well, Mrs. Pleiman, I hope that your experiences here at Lloyd over the last four years have been what you wanted, which is exactly what you rightfully deserve.

Tips from Dr.Love

By Brandon Love

·         Floss between your teeth, not across due to the fact you won’t get the nasty out. Because you’ll give the bad first impression.

·         Be organized the whole school year to get that C average… Cause you can. I believe in you.

·         Lock your car, especially at the Wal-Mart… ‘nuff said

·         In school, take out the make out because no one wants to see that

·         Turn the phone on silent, nobody wants to hear your clever jingles

·         Don’t roller skate in a buffalo heard, because buffalos are huge!

·         Hide yo kids and hide yo wives, and hide yo husbands, ‘cause that’s a great game

·         Stay Classy…

The Tatler Meets the Reds at Media Day

by Sarah Rudd and Staci Stewart


Catcher Devin Mesoraco

On Wednesday, May 2, Sarah Rudd, Staci Stewart and Mrs. Brady attended Reds Media Day at The Great American Ballpark. We met with the head media director Rob Butcher and found out what he does on a daily basis. Butcher’s job is to keep up with lineups and stats. Even though he does not personally keep tally of the stats, there are designated people who do, marking down every single pitch thrown in a game, but when he gets the stats he goes beyond his requirements and keeps his own books on the pitchers’ and hitters’ records. “My favorite part,” he said, “is knowing that what I do affects what happens on the field and that every day is something different.”

Butcher said he spends about eight months with the players out of the year. There are five media workers at any given time; Butcher has two assistants and hires two interns every year. Even though the interns only get paid minimum wage, he said it’s crazy to see how many actually apply for the job. A good candidate for the job can speak Spanish well and has a background in journalism. Butcher admits that being a media director is a very competitive industry. If he were to quit today, he says, there would be hundreds of applications sent in for his job. “The only downfall with this job is that I’m away from home about 150 days out of the year,” he adds.

One of the advantages of going to Media Day was our opportunity to view the Red’s batting practice. We also met Brandon Phillips. The Reds played the Cubs that night but fell short with a 3-1 loss.



Brandon Phillips seconds before sending the ball into the stands

 



Sarah and Staci, ready for their closeup at the press conference table

 

First baseman Joey Votto




 





Why the World Might End in 2012...and Why It Might Not

by Tony Otten

theindiepedant.com

Humans have spent heaps of time and kilowatts of brainpower in giving a name to the Great End of everything that is known: Armageddon, the Apocalypse, Judgment Day, the Rapture, the Big Crunch, Doomsday, Tax Day, and Thanksgiving (turkeys only). What most don’t realize today is that an end-of-the-world hysteria clutches the world every ten to twelve years—and obviously, for this cycle to be noticeable, these panics have to be false. Harold Camping, a California radio-preacher with a devoted following, predicted the world would end in 1988, 1994, May 2011 and, finally, October 2011. The only disaster that happened was that Camping had a stroke last June, which probably led to his prediction for October.

            I am a skeptic myself as to whether anyone can know when the world will end, and would be perfectly happy to live and let live if the antics of some Doomsday believers weren’t so troubling. A man in New York City spent his entire life savings of $140,000 on advertisements for Camping’s May 2011 prophecy. Online “survivor” stores are selling Armageddon gear and solar-powered hippie-ovens like the proverbial hotcakes. A reality show called Doomsday Preppers now documents the lives of these believers on the National Geographic Channel. Most of the frenzy is based around the Mayan Prophecy for December 2012, when the ancient calendar cuts off. Despite much mockery of the prediction, millions are still troubled, and even suicidal, over the upcoming date. I have to ask, though: do any of these 2012-believers take other Mayan customs seriously? Do they think they can cause rain by offering up a jaguar’s heart on an altar, or keep the sun in the sky by sacrificing humans to a hungry idol? If they don’t, they need to question their beliefs; if they do, they need to be arrested, for cripes’ sakes.

            While I don’t trust the Mayan panic, I do have a few suggestions for more practical reasons that the world will end. Just to be fair and balanced, I included a few reasons it won’t.

Why We Will All Face Death in the Coming Year:

—Kim Kardashian and her 72-day husband start a reality show about their divorce trial.

—Either Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, or Newt Gingrich has oozed his way into the President’s chair.

—Lions Gate Entertainment announces they are cancelling all sequels to The Hunger Games movie because they made enough money off the first one.

—Lloyd’s 2012 seniors pick “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey as their class song.

Why the End-of-the-World Talk is All a Bunch of Woo-Woo:

—The Mayans couldn’t even see their own end coming. What makes you think they could see ours?

—Jersey Shore’s Snooki hasn’t had her baby yet, and we’re all waiting to see if the kid comes out tanned and sporting eyeliner.

—Anchorman 2 starring Will Ferrell hasn’t come out yet. (Oh, wait—that might be a good reason for the world to end. Let’s go, Mayans.)

Hillbillies, Unite!

by Kelsey Nunn

Hillbilly, white trash, hick, redneck. We’ve all heard these terms. “Oh, you’re from Kentucky, why don’t you have an accent?” The term hillbilly is a derogatory term that refers to the people of Appalachia, and the lovely stereotypes that come along with this term. Overalls, no teeth, drink moonshine, or socially backward are all stereotypes of the common hillbilly. The term hillbilly came about during the Great Depression when many people from the Appalachian region moved west to find work, only to find out that their culture was vastly different from the people of cities like Detroit and Chicago. While other parts of the country were becoming technologically and socially advanced, their area stayed the same. Soon, TV shows, like The Beverly Hillbillies, were making these differences public, causing people from the Appalachian area to seem poor and ignorant.

            Some people from Eastern Kentucky still live up to these stereotypes.  The population in Appalachia still remains very poor, only relying on logging, mining, and illegal moonshining to make a living.  Kentucky also ranks 50^th in the nation for the number of adults who cannot read. 60% of the counties in Eastern Kentucky are consistently poor. The unemployment rate is 45%, leaving many people to rely on welfare or other federal aid, or the selling of prescription drugs, to survive. Poor dental hygiene and diabetes are prevalent.

            Despite these alarming facts, the Appalachian region of Kentucky has developed since the Great Depression. Some parts may still remain undeveloped, and many areas in Pikeville have yet to be established. Regardless, we should be proud of our state and our heritage. We have attractions like Lake Cumberland, Mammoth Cave, and the Red River Gorge. Our state is known for bourbon, whiskey, mint juleps, horse racing, and college basketball. The Wildcats, Hilltoppers, and Cardinals are among the most tradition-rich college basketball teams in the US, with a combined 9 championships, and 22 NCAA National Championships. Even though people from Kentucky are often stereotyped as hillbillies, we still share a common heritage we can all be proud of.