Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2013, Page 7

Description:	Describe yoifirst day ofschool...freshmanIt was intimidatingbut easier than Ithought. sophomoreI felt like it wasjust another day; itdidnt feel new.- Kayla Gott/un/or seniorI was anxious I transfered herebecause this year is but it started off fine;the most important. everything flowed.- Sarah Wesemann _ Nico\|e LeightonIn preparation for their upcoming time as counselors, the LOTS seniors spent a traininweekend, August 18-19, at Bradford Woods and assumed the roles of fifth graders.This is a repeat after me song and ado-as-l-do ditty! screamed a tightly-packed crowd. While some voicesrang with enthusiasm, othersmurmured with skepticism. The camptune began and the students eruptedinto a series of silly dance moves tomatch the equally goofy lyrics.The location was BradfordWoods, a nature retreat nearMartinsville, Indiana sponsored byIndiana University. The crowd ofroughly 230 was composed of highschool seniors drawn from bothBloomington South and BloomingtonNorth as well as a few from NewTech High School. Each participanthad been selected as a member ofthe Leadership OpportunitiesThrough Service (LOTS) program,run by the Monroe County SchoolCorporation.The main draw of the programcame later in the year, though, whenthe LOTS seniors would guidegroups of fifth graders through aBradford Woods experience. But forthe training weekend, the seventeenand eighteen-year-olds assumed theroles of their fifth graders.They treated us like fifthgraders so that well know how totreat them, senior Boyd Haleysaid. Although he had never beenone to shy away from a camp song,Haley felt that after the weekend hecould better comprehend a childsembarrassment at participating inthe tunes and activities. He believedthat going through the same motionsallowed the LOTS seniors to betterrelate to their campers.Senior Joseph Burkhartshared similar sentiments. Goingthrough it physically was much morebeneficial than just telling us whatwould happen, he explained.Burkhart hoped to serve as anexample for the fifth-graders. I wantthem to associate good feelings withbeing outside and being with highschoolers that they can treasure, hesaid.For senior Ashley Harris, theweekend was both educational andnostalgic. Revisiting BradfordWoods traditions such as the DutchAuction and the Yuck Bucketpropelled her down memory lane.It brought back memories; it wasvery helpful, she commented.Though the LOTS seniortraining weekend was simply a test-run, the participants found it to be avaluable experience. After the event,they felt better prepared to handlethe inevitable challenges ofmonitoring a group of fifth graders.- ELEANORE FUQUArolling out thecarpetjunior Ashley Judge mans the Habitat for Humanity booth duringCarpet Day. The event advertised Bloomington South clubs to •freshmen and new students. PHOTO BY BAILEY BOLERRobotics Club lures in new members usingtheir creations. The robots preformed tricks, suchas shooting baskets, throughout the day. PHOTOBY BAILEY BOLERFreshman Brantley Goodrich shares her reactions to the booths featured at Purple Carpetday, a school event that introduced new students to school-sponsored clubs on August 24.ADanceMarathonEveryone wasdancing. It wasreally exciting.2.TheaterSouthMatthewWeidenbenerwas standingon the table!3 BestBuddi4 Robotics Harry Potter.Robots were !D . C,ubIt was a really running around Ive alwayscool concept! everywhere; it loved Harrywas really Potter, so I wantcool. to join this club.activ,ities&
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