CARPE DIEM


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This is a student magazine produced by the Decatur High School journalism staff, published five times a year and distributed to students, faculty, staff and community sub- scribers. The statements and opinions in this magazine are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the entire staff or of Decatur High School, its students, faculty, staff or administration.


EDITORS Sumar Deen, Claire DePree, Leela Goshorn, Sam Levy, Sam McLemore, Lucy Phipps-Kaye, Hannah Reiss, Jake Rodgers, Colleen Suratt and Amelia Thomas


STAFF Audrey Baxter, Meredith Broyles, Madelyn Carlson, Kira Hynes, Ethan Magnes, Kelsey Martin, Charlie Shew, Mawal Sidi, Fikrea Tesema, Swani Vinton and Wilson With- erspoon


ADVISER Jon Reese


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The Board of Education of the City of Decatur does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orienta- tion or gender identity in its employment practices, programs, activities or student placement.


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10.11 A NOTE FROM THE EDITORS


They’re heeeeeere – just in time for Halloween! Our brand-new group of first-year staffers have inter-


viewed, researched and written so much that their hands are about to fall off. We are all so excited to have such a cheerful, energetic group of staffers. Being a first-year is hard work – they’ve had to learn layouts and stuff their faces with the baked goods that are in constant supply. New team editors are adjusting to their jobs. Mawal took her first story with interviews consisting of sign language while Madelyn took a story about a legitimate time capsule and “dug deeper.” It’s hard work, but we keep ourselves going. It’s the little things that make Scribbler the staff we are – helping someone new with InDesign, eating delicious dinners on work-night, viewing girl-shorts on our male staffers; things that make us the staff we are every year. We always have prepared and energetic and always ready to bring fresh ideas to the magazine, just for our readers.


For the editors, For the editors,


thank you PATRONS Milton & Louise Bailey, Jim & Beth Broyles, Rob Cleveland & Stephanie VanParys, Laurie Gorbatkin,


Te Herbers Family, Te LeDoux Family, Dr. Felicia Martin, Mary Rigger, Debbie Schreier, Harriet & James Segars, Karen Simmons, David Smith, Anne Suratt, Steve Suratt, Jeff Vaughan, Camilla and Hugh Warren, Harrington Witherspoon


Vicki and Bill Ainslie,


Bryan and Drew Neumeier, Te Magnes Family,


Benjamin Starling, Beth Vogel, SUPPORTERS Denise & Scott Bailey, Julie and Tom Barefoot, Michelle Blackmon, Sara Baxter, Te Brozek Family, Desireé Cabrics, Anne W Carey, Nicole Carlson, Erica Crane, Gigi Connor,


Issue # 2011-1. Carpe Diem is published five times a year by Decatur High School’s journalism staff, 310 N. McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030. An annual subscription is $15 for U.S. delivery only.


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Sheryl & Chris DePree, Ed & Jane Fehrs, Beth and Bryan Gartman, Gloria Glasser, Joe Gottardy, Nick & Claire Kaye, Leah Loring, Lew Lefton, Kim Lyle, Diane Loupe, Bo & Dan Meyer, Leighton Moore, Claire Newbury, Lynne & Scott Norman, Michelle O’Brien, Deb Polston,


Natasha Rachell, Beth Sheley, David R. Smith, Ellen Stanback, Jennifer Stauffer, Natalie & Top Street, Jane and Moody Smith, Julie Smith, Rachel Spell, John N Tomas,


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