Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2009, Page 106

Description:	assionsits the little things that make us happy.Raving About Rebaior freshman Jacob May, country music legend Reba McEntire was more than. just a celebrity and he was more than justa fan. McEntire became his idol after he firstdiscovered her on Country Music Televisionmany years ago. I love the way she sings, andthe way she acts on stage, said May.May saw McEntire in concert in 2005, andhope\|s\| to see Reba again soon. He knewmany songs by heart, because he listened toher so frequently, and May had several kindsof McEntire merchandise. Ive got four ol herCDs right now and I cant wait to get more,he said. Along with the CDs, May had books,t-shirts, and pictures of her.He wanted to follow in McEntires footsteps.I want to be a countiy singer, said May. Tojump-start his goal, May began singing in public during his freshman year, at a BloomingtonSouth football scrimmage at the beginning ofthe season. I sang Because of You, its justbeautiful, he said.Mays love for McEntires music led him tolisten to her songs when he was going throughhard times. When Mays grandfather died,he listened to one of her songs to help himthrough. It was a song that reminded me ofmy grandpa, it helped me a lot, he said. Healso had a few other songs that reminded himof special friends he didnt see often.May enjoyed McEntires songs, TV show,and music videos. Shes beautiful, May saidmany times about her. His life was surroundedby McEntire, and he carried her biographywith him at all times. When she hosted theAcademy of Country Music Awards he stayedup much later than usual so he wouldnt missher and even the ringtone on his phone paidhomage to his passion. -KATHERINE SPEERbecause the music itself iscomplex and different, and eachof the musicians in the band areextremely talented. One of thereasons I like themso much is because every timeyou see them live, there is atotally different experience. Ihave seen themlive four times. —sophomoreDylan TusseyIm alwayssingingsomething, butpeople neverknow whatsong Im singing. I sing tokeep my mindoff of things. Ising wirn rneQuarry Land Choir, which singssongs from Avenue, Rent, andother groups. —senior JustinYagleMy classesare boring,so I playgames onmy graphingcalculator toamuse myself.—junior EliasCalkinsI like my dog Milliebecause shesfriendly and shescute. Ive had herfor six years. Millieand I play andcuddle togetherevery day. We takenaps together, too.—junior AndrewWolin
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