By: L. Smith
A fog of smoke smothered the streets of New York on that calm September day. Later in the year, the Middle East would be smothered by a blanket of explosions and bombs. The world was permanently changed. Yet it was the world that all students at Elysian Fields were born into. 9/11 was 21 years ago. There are no students at Elysian Fields that were born in a pre-9/11 world. There has never been a segment of our life where the Twin Towers were standing, or war wasn’t waging. However, contrary to what we know, there were more than a few changes after 9/11. The most impactful of the decisions were the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. In Iraq, around 4,500 young men and women were killed in the conflict. Over 31,994 were wounded. Afghanistan had similar numbers. Most of us are either the children of these veterans or have family members who fought in this conflict. Ultimately, it’s one of the most visible scars of 9/11 that still cuts deep into our skin. Beyond the wars and the impacts they have had, we also have the intense airport security many Americans go through daily. Here we must take off our shoes, our baggage is searched, and we have to walk through metal detectors. This was done purely with the intention of preventing another 9/11, and it’s still a nuisance we live with. 9/11 may not be a memory for us but it’s still a landmark in New York City, its effects still burn our nation, and the War on Terror continues to this very day.
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By: K. Stephens
Class president candidates work hard to create a video that will determine if they win, and they submit it with hope that it is better than their competition. They wait patiently and nervously for the name of the winner to be announced over the intercom. All contenders are determined to see who will win. This is what class election officers looked like this year. While the student body has voted on each position in the past, this year, only the president and vice president candidates made videos, and the winners selected the rest of their cabinet. Bryanne Beavers and Kylie Dudley were the winning president and vice president duo for the senior class, and they have already started making fundraising plans. ¨I plan on showing a movie on the football field sometime in the near future!” Beavers said. “We will sell drinks and popcorn. Everyone will be able to come out and sit on their blankets with their friends¨ While some are sharing ideas, others are holding suspense, such as freshman president Cara Sims and vice president Julie Lowery. ¨As president of the freshman class, I am striving to raise money and do it in a fun and inclusive way,¨ Sims said. ¨I will achieve this by having a lot of fundraisers that my vice president and I mentioned in our campaign speech. I have to go through the approval of our sponsor and school administration before I can unveil our upcoming ideas.” Likewise, this year's junior president, David Hutson, along with his running mate, Talan Crain, has similar plans for the class of 2024. ¨The main goal I would like to achieve with the class of 2024 would be to make money to have a great prom and homecoming,¨ Hutson said. ¨I look forward to helping my fellow classmates along side the class officers Talan and I selected.¨ This year's sophomore class president, Elizabeth Hutson, along with vice president Alison O’Brien, has many fun and inclusive ideas as well. ¨My plan to raise money for the class of 2025 is to have fundraisers that people will be excited to participate in,¨ Hutson said. ¨Our most popular ideas include staff vs. students sports game, spring fling, and powder puff games. My main goal I hope to achieve while being class president is to raise more than enough money for our class, raise school spirit through events, and take in the ideas of my classmates. I am very excited for the fundraisers I get to make in this leadership position with my class officers!¨ By: B. Marcum
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