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Hobart High School 36 East Eighth Street Hobart, Indiana46343 (219) 942-8521 MembersofGenesiusPlayers,StephanieSmithandAshley Wathen.leadtheirgroupfloatintheFootballHomecom- ingparade. TheHHScommunitygatheredaroundthehalf-mast flagforaprayerservice. OnRed,WhiteandBlueDay,SophomoreMalorieMedellin showsherspiritbydressingupinthecolors. Lightingtheircandlesforthememorialserviceatthe FootballHomecominggameareSeniorAshleyBouque andJuniorsRainaBroadawayandAnnaAdelman. 2 Sept II * HanginganAmericanflaginhisclassroomishowMr. JerryKousen,scienceteacher,showedhissupportafterthe terroristsattacks. September 11, 2001 HHS shows support during U.S. tragedy “As President George W. Bush said, we are the brightest light for freedom, and we must never let that extinguish.Thisfightisfortheinnocencethatwastaken away from so many, and we cannot affordto lose.” Sophomore Malorie Medellin “Ifeeltheterroristattacksare agreattragedytonotonlythe victims'families,butalsotoall Americans.Thisisadevastation thattheworldwillneverforget, andweneedtodosomething about it so it neverhappens \yf,VyCC SophomoreBryanSavickas o./rs*-y'>r---/rx.*;-'"•rV1o'*.--./c-yoya1'^;,^V•^ra.z, SeniorChuckMitchellshowshisAmericanprideashe ridesastridetheseniorfloatfortheFootballHome- comingparade. Sept I I 3 LAKECOUNTYPUBLICLIBRARY Ajettl8i:n4er8car.ams.heodniSnetpoto.n1e1,ofaNheijwacYkoerdkACmiteyr'iscWaonrlAidrlTirnaesdecoCmemnetrercitaolwers. At9:05a.m.,asecondplanecrashedintothesecondtower.Aspeople triedtoevacuate,theimpactandheatfromthecrashcausedthefirst towertotumbletothegroundinenormouscloudsofsmokeanddebris. Thesecondtowercollapsedshortlythereafter. By9:40a.m.,athirdhijackedplanecrashedintothePentagon,anda fourthcrashedonehourlaternearawoodedareainWestern Pennsylvania.Nearly4,200liveswerelost. Thehijackingswerepartofanintendedmultitudeofterrorist attacksonAmericaheadedbyIslamicfundamentalistand wantedterroristOsamaBinLadenandhisalQaedaterrorist network.BinLadenhasbeenmakingopenthreatsagainst Americaformanyyears,demandingtheU.S.withdraw involvementfromtheMiddleEast. PresidentBushinsistedthattheTaliban(theruling governmentofAfghanistan)turnoverBinLadentothe U.S.Whentheyrepeatedlyrefused,U.S.andalliedBritish forcesbeganweeksofbombingAfghancities,including itscapitalcityKabul,successfullytopplingtheTaliban regimeanddestroyingAfghanhavensforterrorists. The2001baseballseasonwastoutedbysomeasoneofthemost veixcctiotriyngfoorfftehnesiAvreizsoenaasoDnisaimnoynedabrsa.ckTsh,ewWohroldbeSaetritehseeNnedwedYoirnkaYsaunrpkreiesse 3-F2rainnctihsecoseGvieanntthsisntnairnhgittthearnkBsartroyanBoRnBdIssifnignliesbheydLuuipsGwointzhal7e3z.hoSmaen runs,breakingMarkMcGwire's1998recordof70inoneseason.Bonds alsobecamethefirstplayertowinfourMostValuablePlayerAwards. APPhoto/Julielacobsen Morethan30televisionnetworksalongwith8,000radiostations andInternetsitesacrossthecountrysimultaneouslybroadcast thelivespecial"America:ATributetoHeroes."Theshowwas atwo-hour,star-studdedtelethonthatraisedmorethan$150 millionforthevictimsoftheSept.11terroristattacks. PhotoBerlinerStudio/BEI Theeagerly-awaitedfirstHarryPottermovie,"Harry PotterandtheSorcerer'sStone,"swepttheboxoffice, pullinginarecord$93.5millionafteropeningweekend. PhotoCourtesyofWarnerBros./GettyImages EricWeihenmayerbecamethefirstblindjK mantoscale29,035-footMt.Everest. Anavidmountaineer,Weihenmayerhad alreadyclimbedfouroftheseventallest peaksintheworldbeforetakingonEverest. APPhoto/Didricklohnck U.S.multimillionaireDennisTitobecamehistory'sfirst spacetouristwhenhepaid$20milliontotravelwithtwo RussiancosmonautstotheInternationalSpaceStation. APPhoto/MikhialMetzel Fansandcolleaguesmournedtheshockingdeathof22-year- oldsinger/actressAaliyah,whowaskilledwhenthesmallplane carryingthesingerandeightotherscrashedintheBahamas. APPhoto/JimCooper AdvancedCellTechnologyPresidentand CEOMichaelWestannouncedthecompany successfullyclonedahumanembryofor thepurposeofminingstemcells. Throughouttheyear,thecontroversyover theethicsofstemcellusage,aprocess whichmayhelpscientiststreatserious diseases,hasgrownbecausethecellsare takenfromhumanembryos,causingthe embryotobedestroyed. PhotoCourtesyofAdvancedCellTechnology/Getty Images MichaelJordanreturnedtotheNBA, wWihzearredhsetwhirlolupglhay2f0o0r3t.heHeWapslheidnggetdon $1millionofhisfirstyear'ssalaryto victimsoftheSept.11terroristattacks. APPhoto/MaryAnnChastain Homecomng features Subway-eating contest TheSubway-eatingcontestwas addedtoFootballHomecomingatthepep rally.Fiveguysfromeachgradeandfive teachersracedtoseewhocouldeatone foot-longsubfirst.Theseniorsweredis- qualifiedforthrowingfood,andtheteach- erswon. “Hawaii"wasthetheme,sotropical colorswerein.FeaturedduringSpirit WeekwereMonday,pajamaday;Tues- day,oppositegenderday;Wednesday,hat day;Thursday,Hawaiianday;andFriday, purpleandgoldday. SeniorTamiHartmanshowsoffherschool Attheannualparade,theseniorswon spirtattheHomecomingdanceafterthe bestfloatfollowedbyGenesiusPlayers. footballgame. Allgradelevelstookpartinthehalldeco- Seniorcaptains.RyanFay.JoeFalatic,Ja- ratingcontest.TheSeniorClasswonand sonLeonard,RyanSons,andRyanJar- wasallowedtoleavetenminutesearlyon Hmuolmae.csotmepinogutgoanmteo.thefieldfortheirlast Friday. FallsportsawardsweregiventoJa- sonLeonard.Mr.Football;Tiffany Collins,MissCheerleader;GregAndrews, Mr.CrossCountry;RobLubovich,Mr. Soccer;AshleyBouque.MissSoccer;and ChrissyRich,MissVolleyball. KyleNorrisandJulieSpainwere namedkingandqueenofthefestivitiesat half-time,whileA.J.BrownandKatie Thomasonwerenamedprinceandprin- cess.TheBrickiesbeattheMichiganCity Wolves,21-14. Hangingthewolfforthehall-decorating contestareSeniorsAmberLovallandMe- lissaOntiveros. SeniorsErinLodenandKrystalBoatright decoratethelobbyforSpirtWeek. ReceivingtheawardforMr.Footballis SeniorJasonLeonard. 6 F##T3ALLH#MEC#MlhJC