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2009-2010 JUNIOR/SENIOR POEM

Well, here it is two thousand ten

And we’re all gathered here

End of school brings lots of smiles

And sometimes just a tear.

So here we sit at banquet time

All dressed in finest clothes

And here with just the one we want

(As everybody knows!)

But let’s look at this group here tonight

As the year draws to a close

And see what’s happened to us all

Our joys and our woes.

RYAN ALLEN

No Basketball game will be played tonight

So, one thing’s very clear

It’s no surprise to anyone

That Ryan is not here

We’re not sure why Ryan and Deon so often

Wear stocking caps if you please

But of one thing we can be sure

It’s not to prevent brain freeze.

VICTOR ROCHA

Rocha’s left the weight room now

Spandex showing off his best

Sure that every girl he passes

Swoons, just looking at his chest.

All goes well till a cute young thing

Sees his muscle flexing time

And notes, “my brother has more muscles than that,

And he’s only nine”

But work real hard and grow those arms

All that work is not lost

Never know, might come a time

When there’s a river to swim across.

But for now, he’ll be content

And happy, like as not

To each time he passes an “On the Border”

Get out and run across the parking lot.

Victor’s weird, he takes girl’s hands

And blows on them while in his grip

Actually, it’s the girls who started this

That’s as far up as they ever want to see his lips.

COLIN DEHORNEY

Collin’s big and if you cross him

Best wait and hold your breath

Rile him and he’ll take out his teeth

And gum you then to death.

Knock out your teeth on a post

Pretty spastic fellow

But, at least, it’s not like the post -------

Was painted flourscent yellow.

But, we all sympathize with Collin

Might even shed a tear

Bright side: we hear that post’s the only thing

Collin’s kissed all year.

But tonight he might do better

And have a little luck

Planning this, he’s probably the only guy

Who got his eyebrows plucked.

Colin’s big and looks a he-man

But, if we even have to ask

I’ll bet the shop where he got this done

Flew someone in from San Francisco to do the task.

So, Collin’s here big as life

His pride shoved underneath

If you don’t know him, just look

For someone with no eyebrows and no teeth.

KAYLA DUESENBERRY

Kayla wants to be an actor

Might make it, what the heck

She’s a shoe in if they ever decide

They want an orange Shrek.

AUTUMN WOOD

If you need any Facebook advice

Autumn’s guidance should be sought

She can help you choose just the right pictures

Well, now that we think about it………. maybe not.

OK, you break a big school rule

Let’s stop and take a look

How many brain cells have to connect

Not to post it on Facebook?

But, Autumn’s here having lots of fun

Maybe too much, let me think

Just to be sure would some of you Junior girls

Check what’s in her drink.

But, if Autumn can’t help you out

With Facebook advice

Maybe Amanda and Maddy could

If your goal is “not too nice”.

But don’t get too close to this couple

At least move out of sound

They might offend your tender ears

The way they throw the “S” bomb around.

KRISTA WILLIS

Krista’s working hard tonight

Carly’s homework must be done

But if you’ve got Daniel as a date

Homework may be your only fun.

Krista made a big production

She’d save her first kiss there was no doubt

What a great thing for her to do

By the way, Krista, how’s that working out?

To be fair, She tried her best

To save the kiss and surely wait

To avoid much temptation she figured

Daniel was sure the one to date.

AZIZ ABASSI

Aziz, our token Arab, best

Get his act together, what can we say

Those 40 virgins just might get cut in half

If he changes one more BMA

Everyone worried about Aziz

Getting stopped at the airport and sent to court

But, fortunately, he had no lighter

And wasn’t wearing shorts.

He did try to light his shoe on fire

But, alas, his talent lags

All he did with his feeble try

Was singe the hair from off his legs.

But we all know the future’s great

For Aziz if he’ll work

And, if he does no doubt we’ll find him

Working as a Quick Stop clerk.

HALLIE CADDY

Lots of folks fear for our country

Think we could lose our freedom any time

Fear, because if Obama doesn’t become dictator

Hallie’s next in line.

Whoever set rooms for senior trip

A sense of humor surely had

Sarah and Kayla with Hallie and Miller

Now, that was really bad.

Might as well if you go this route

And try to make these four cozy

Assign Sarah Palin and Ann Coulter

To a room with Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi.

But, Hallie’s really mild and sweet

That’ know far and wide

Pay no attention that when they pass

Chuck Norris steps aside.

DEON THOMPSON

Got a note from New York the other day,

Said, “Thanks for visiting, but geeze….

Tell Deon to put on his big boy panties

And then keep them pulled up, please.

Said they wouldn’t write about Deon at all

But, we should understand in passing

The street vendors were puking in the streets

From all their belly laughing.

But, Leland and Deon are here tonight

Somehow they found a way

They’re a bit too old to still be seniors

At least that’s what their ID’s say.

They thought the ID’s to be perfect

To go bar hopping the other day

But they got kicked out – alas, Deon had

His Barbie shorts on, what can we say?

This place tonight has heard of Deon

And are not all that pleased

They said they were counting the silverware

After Deon leaves.

I’d worry about offending Deon

But what difference does it make

We’ve been here for at least 5 minutes

There’s no way he’s still awake.

DANIEL GIESE

Some things are hidden, some are not

But easy for all to see

For instance, Giese can’t hit a baseball

But he sure can hit a tree.

No doubt he’s our all star driver

Formed his truck front into a “V”

Afraid the back might get jealous -

He found another tree.

TRIPLET GIRLS

When our triplet girls heard of the new laws

Allowing two of the same sex to wed

They hurriedly wrote a note to Austin

“How about three”, was all it said.

Amazingly all three forgot to wear their skirts

NHS induction night.

Perhaps a bit less amazing was

No boys noticed this sad sight.

Actually we’re not so sure

Was this planned, the answer begs

Since they couldn’t attract boys with their faces

Did they decide to try their legs?

MADDY MARTINEZ

Maddy and Zack split the blanket

It was perhaps for the better

Cost the Sanders a pretty penny, though

Now they have to pay a babysitter.

But Maddy knows there’s plenty more

To pick from now or later

The next day she was seen going down the slide

With a second grader

But, what really worried us about it all

One way or the other

She was heard asking the second grader,

“Do you have a little brother?”

So, she’s moved on to college men

To get ready for next year

But her eyes still wander toward the playground

Way too often we do fear.

KATIE CUMMINGHAM

If you’re desperate for a date

Getting a friend to help works just fine

Ask Katie, who got Funderburk

To get her a date with Kevin Cline.

This left a tangled web of sorts

As it worked out for Cline

Katie asked for dating help from

The girl he flirts with the time.

CHAD

MOORE

Megan Payne is here with Chad

If she’s not smiling, let’s be fair

To her a date with Chad must feel like

She’s still working at day care.

Chad’s proof that in love’s decisions

Best go slow – for had he

And just hung in there for a little while

Hey, He could end up a daddy.

JUSTIN HILL

While in New York, Justin got an offer

To do a Broadway show, if you care.

But he turned it down ‘cause he didn’t know

If they wanted him to play Goldilocks or the bear.

Amy’s here with Justin now

Amy, Hope you’re not sorry that you came

But, if Justin asked you he must have thought

You were a video game.

Thinking you’re a video game

Probably won’t require a fix

BUT, run, run fast away

If he starts to call you Wii

Amy and Justin are now a couple

No kidding, it’s a fact

We’ll now observe a moment of silence

While you just think about that.

STEPHEN MANN, CHELSEA KEITH

Stephen and Chelsea are here, I thought tonight

Can’t see them, I’m not able

Quick, someone check and see if they’re together

Underneath the table.

MARISSA HELLING

Marissa’s started out with Leland

Then Ryan caught her sight

After that, right on to Miles

Good thing Tiger Woods isn’t here tonight.

About the three boys on her list

Seems a bit uncommon

But I can’t figure out one thing

These three have in common.

But tonight she showed up here with Jared

Least I think I have that right

Looks like she’s made a U-turn now

And committed to Temple Light.

But tonite she showed up here with Jared

Least I think I have them right.

Looks like she’s made a U-turn now

And committed to Temple Lite

MATT

Matt made his play on Junior trip

Totted Kaylins bags all day, that’s neat

But, given the choice at banquet time

He finished right behind --------a track meet.

CHRISTINA ANDREWS

Christina’s here with Kaleb now

Together safe and sound

Their relationship, let’s see

Is this the 3^rd or 4^th time around?

Their relationship is about to change

Turn a brand new page

For her fifth go round she might decide

To try someone her own age

RICKY CEPEDA

Ricky carries his 5 gallon bottle

Beats carrying round some books

Someone needs to seriously tell him

How really, really retarded that looks

We think he may be doing it

To show off his physique

Assuming girls faint dead away

As he walks down the street.

But looking at Ricky and his jug

We just have to think

The only reaction he’ll get from a girl

Is “Go home and wash your feet.”

We guess the water’s fine for now

We’ll tolerate it if we can

It is interesting that the label reads

Taken from the Rio Grande

It really won’t build muscle much

Or help weight lifting master

But one think it really seems to do -

Make you run a whole lot faster.

SYNDIE ELLIS

Sydnie here really has

But one claim to fame

But I don’t think we want to know

Why Gonnarehea is linked to her name.

LAURA ELLIS

Laura surely could have found a date

From the young guys crew

After all, that seems to be

What our senior girls all do.

JULIA PENNY

Penny’s here with Simineaux

Been all over him all year

No, wait, that Daniels’ she’s with tonight

Must be a story here.

She’d have come with Duncan without a doubt

It surely would have been

But, Duncan’s pain was just too much-

Baby teeth coming in

But, Julia, Duncan’s not a problem

He could have come tonight

We know your boyfriend motto must be:

“Get ‘um young and raise ‘em right.

And, while you’re getting them so young

Claiming a little boy as a beau

We understand you make really, really sure

Momma doesn’t know.

Since tonight she couldn’t rob the cradle

She had to use her feminine wiles

To find someone to buy her ticket

Enter sucker Miles.

DANIEL SHURTLEFF

Girls were hopefully asked here tonight

In time to shop many a day

Unless you’re Shurtleff’s date, of course

Then you got asked tonight on the way.

AUSTIN SCHARNHORST

We have a “No” trophy sitting here

It’s not really for the worst

It’s just for the boy who asked the most girls

This year that’s Austin Sharnhorst

We thought of asking for a show of hands

If Austin asked you here tonight

But with that many hands raised that high

It wouldn’t be a pretty sight

He got so desperate we saw him out

Talking to our squirrel

We didn’t worry until we heard him ask

“Hey, are you a girl?”

So, Austin brought a non-Temple date

Guess for tonight that’s his thing.

Really thought Amy might have been his date

Guess that was just a Senior Trip sort of thing.

Rumor had it she’d never been kissed

When Austin swooped right in

Saddest thing after Austin struck

She noted, “I’m still not sure I have been.”

How desparate was he for a date

More than most would think

He had to have Olson set him up for tonight

That’s about as low as you can sink.

Ben and Austin got together

For a flirting bout

Dangerous-----they about ended up

Taking each other out.

TYLER BOEGNER

Boegner has a date tonight

And it’s worth a note

He didn’t know he wanted one

Carley didn’t give him a vote.

Which now begs the question on our minds

Be it wrong or right

We wonder when Carley will choose to tell him

If he wants to kiss her at all tonight.

Tyler started home today

His first day alone to drive

Got lost and had to come back to school

This really happened, ‘tis no lie.

Please tell me Tyler’s not driving tonight

If so, I think he just lost it

Thinking about what it would be like to be

Lost forever with Carley Gossett.

NIC NEPPACH

Neppach’s certainly his own man

To boss him no woman’s able

Unless you note of course tonight

His mom sits underneath his table.

So to compensate, he found a girl

That he can tell what’s so and so

By the way, Cindy, how did your dressing

Him for the banquet go?

Oh, we have a note from security

You could see this coming

Nic, your keys are locked in your trunk

And the motor’s running.

But, Nic has an excuse for doing this

It’s a good one without a doubt

You see, neither mom or girl friend here

Told him to take them out.

We do suspect that our sweet Nic

While going through life’s paces

May not really crippled be

It just gets him better parking spaces.

PAULA SCOGGINS

Paula’s such a sweet young thing

A family girl like no other

Just look at who she brought tonight –

That is your little brother?

This couple’s really quite amazing

They’re dating but “oh brother”

How do they do it since it’s clear

They have yet to speak to one another.

BECKY MORRISON

In writing poems things come my way

And I have to do my duty

Is there really someone here tonight

Whose nickname is “Big Booty”?

Since that might be offensive to some

One thing we better do

Even though the name does fit,

Collin, We’re not talking about you.

In fact it’s said that every week

Big Booty brings a cake or a pair

Hmmmm…one wonders if this be the case

If there might be a clue in there somewhere.

DAVID WILSON

Wilson’s here and rather quiet

As his thoughts rapidly careen

But, let him be; he still wondering

“What’s a Wolverine?”

TREY CARPENTER

Kelsey’s got Trey but she’s not too sure

How tonight will go you’ll find.

But, should it end in kissing, she’s ready

She brought her spiked boots to make the climb.

CHASE VADEN

Chases’ heart is far away

Where it’s gone to live

As it lays beside his one true love

In her baby crib.

Bought a ticket for her here

But fear stepped in for awhile

He surely didn’t want to be

Seen as a pedophile

He even had a formal made

Fit her right with no real sags

Which is a bit surprising considering

It was made entirely of burp rags.

But, does an empty chair sit next

To our Chase right now?

No, he filled it at the last minute

But, let’s see just how.

Since his young love was out of reach

He turned to another

And found someone old enough

To be his young loves mother.

Just why would an older woman

Help Chase this thing to solve

Well, does anyone think that through it all

The word “pity date” might be involved.

So, tonight he’ll try not to think about

The little one his heart has claimed

Maybe next year they can go somewhere

When she’s potty trained.

IAN MINER

Miner’s in the play this year

Next year will be in track

He’s got in top shape this year from running

Running from Hallie, that’s a fact.

EMILY FITZGERALD

But, Emily and Ian are now a couple

As you can plainly see

Junior boys would tease about this

If they weren’t afraid of Emily.

JULIA OLSON AND GARRETT BENNER

We have some royalty here tonight

Not that you couldn’t guess

You did know that Garrett and Julia

Are king and queen of TCS.

Or maybe they’re queen and prince

When all is said and done

When you note Garrett’s age

He might just be her son.

But tonight Garrett did it up real swell

He’s not one to be too fickle

He has the only limo in town tonight

That’s made from a tri-cycle

ALYSSA STRICTLY

Alyssa’s here, sure say “hi”

But watch out in your haste

Before long be assured she’ll pull

Her gown up to her waist.

The triplets see her little show

Doesn’t change the way they act

They just watch the show and quickly comment

“-We don’t see anything wrong with that.”

JAMES BING

Bing looks OK and that’s good

For awhile he was a site

Takes awhile to fully recover

From all those cougar bites.

TYPICAL DAY

A typical day at TCS

Several things have to be

Jared and Rachel behind the cafeteria

Making out for all to see

But don’t tell Jared that as he kisses

Rachel’s looking past him on the sly

And there she works her simple way

And winks at Victor as he passes by.

Ian’s fleeing ‘cross open fields

Hallie close behind, no lie

Sarah’s running right behind her

But, she’s not real sure why

Kevin’s on his way to junior classes

Ricky’s making out with a truck

The triplets are scraping orange tan off

Leaving a pile of muck.

Christina’s trying hard to remember

If she’s still with Kaleb on this day

And, if so, are they just getting back together

Or about to go separate ways.

Farquhar’s sleeping on Miller’s floor

A student aide they say

Resting up for strangling chickens

Down at Chik-fil-a.

Vanessa has asked little Brandon Miller

Another last minute date we hear

Last year he was Amy’s date

Is there a pattern here.

Somewhere in there there was Brittany

We might really be amused

But, Brannon, has it ever occurred to you

You might be being used?

Rike just strolled ‘cross 820

Reading a book all the way

But the book’s not permanently attached

As the rumors say

After two long years Kayla and Ryan

Broke up, what can we say?

Christina and Kaleb hear this and say,

“Shoot, we do that every day.”

But this event happened late

Too bad all the while

So, they sit together there tonight

Hey, can we see a great big smile?

Caitlin’s dragging into school

Like as not she surely will

Tell a story how her loving parents

Staked her over a fire ant hill.

Carley’s got her young girl harem

8^th graders fill her cup

Vaden hears of this and yells

“Hey, I’m ready, hook me up.”

Carly and Laura are fighting bad

What else is really new?

Laura’s just not too happy since Hudson left

Great love that was, too.

Trey flirts with Amy and Christina

And tries to chase them all

Sadly, as his flirt gets going----------

He walks into a wall.

SENIOR CLASS AS A WHOLE

Each year’s Temple Senior Class

Gets tagged as good or bad

What can we say of this year’s group

Well, probably it’s the gayest group we’ve had.

We’ve got our triplets girls and boys

Autumn, Sarah, and Kayla for girls are three

Then course Tyler, Justin and Daniel

Match that for the boys, you see.

Then Vaden has his baseball boys

Scharnhorst, Rocha and Giese are way too close

And we won’t even talk about Colin and Trey

Trust those are rumors at the most.

Reuben’s even in the act

No doubt he’s on their side

In speech class he made “Flaunting Flags”

Into a moto for Gay pride

We’re not saying anyone’s gay

But it is a bit fulfilling

Aren’t gay guys supposed to be

Really into body building?

And it’s also said that to attract

Another to give a hug

They determine just how gay one is

By the size of his water jug.

Only reason Smallwood’s not in this group

He seems safe in a way

‘Course if Krista and Hallie are all he can attract

Might be better off being gay.

But Daniel’s found a way to cope

So far he’s been able

Whenever he realizes he’s stuck with Krista

He just kicks a scorer’s table.

Meanwhile, Ricky flexes up his bicep

Wants all to awe, it’s just that simple

But, alas, what he thought was a muscle

Turns out to be a pimple.

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But let’s see who is here tonight

And who they’re with this day

And if they’re with the one they’d like to be

If they had their way

Caddy longs for Ian Miner

Trey – Andrews or Cook like as not

Cline had eyes for Funderburk

She for Jared Scott.

Penny longs for Simoneax

Day likes Rocha’s looks

Richie flirts with every girl

Names beginning with “Madi” top Rocha’s book.

Jared thinks of Megan Sanders

As he sits here tonight

Marrisa isn’t really picky

As long as skin color’s right.

Austin thinks of all the girls

Which one does he like best

Shoot, he’ll be more than satisfied

If even one said “yes”

Lyeah longs for Garrett

And maybe he her too

Kenera thinks of just Obama

Ian of Emily true.

It’s said that Smith has eyes set

On big, bad, Colin there

While Deon sits and stares at Sarah

Sitting in her chair.

There are some others but we’ll stop

Not fracture couples on the way

Of course, we didn’t mention all the couples

Even left out Collin and Trey.

By the way should you see someone tonight

Swearing, fighting or even stealing now by chance

Know right TCS will put up with that

As long as you don’t dance.

Well, we’ve caused enough mayhem for one night

So let’s move on another way

We’ll turn to a few dolls now

To see what they have to say.

DOLLS

Julia Penny doll; you wind it up and it goes up to the Miles Daniels doll and says,

“Hi there, big boy, wanna take me to the banquet--- and stands in front of him and waits and waits and Waits for an answer”

Miles Daniels…….looks at Julie Penny doll and thinks, “Oh, great, how do I get out of this?”

Megan Payne, Christina Andrews and Paula Scoggins…………….become a pack of

Pouncing cougars.

TCS Football Team Dolls………..they hear the basketball team won a game and

Remark, “you mean your supposed to win a game? No one ever told us that.”

Daniel Giese --------says show me any doll named Julia and can break her heart.

Ian Miner, Austin Sharnhorst, Scott Haley, Daniel Giese, Chase Vaden and Ben

Materne dolls………………….. all get together and say, “OK, we’re tired of all of us having to run from Emily, let’s make this a relay team.”

Reuben Katagiri……………………talks, and talks, and talks, but the other

dolls just pretend to understand.

Chase Vaden…………..says to the Daniel Giese doll, “Come on over and I’ll show you what my dirt bike will do.”

Logan Yovanovitch………….watches only Japanese cartoons. Reuben Katagiri and

Jeremy Su dolls comment, “That’s weird, even we don’t do that!”

Wedding “Most Likely to’s”

MLT finally find someone to marry and then step on her veil on the way to the altar and break her neck – Trey Carpenter

MLT break up on their way to the altar – Christina and Kaleb

MLT to ask the girl to marry him on the way to the altar – Daniel Shurtleff

MLT Fantacize about marrying Obama on her way to the altar – Kenera Colley

MLT be reading a book all through her wedding night – Lea Rike

MLT have his teeth fall out when he takes a bite of the wedding cake – Collin Dehorney

MLT Run into a tree in the church parking lot – Daniel Giese

MLT have to pick his bride up from pre-school of the retirement home – Chase Vaden

MLT to have Krista write her wedding vows – Carley Gossett

MLT get beaten up by her father on the way down the aisle – Caitlin Graham

MLT make his bride ride in the back of the truck with the goats – Aziz Abassi

MLT to wear an under armour tux – Ricky Cepeda

MLT to wear a sleeveless tux – Victor Rocha

MLT to be talking which the preacher performs the ceremony – Carly Gossett

MLT to ask 23 girls to marry him and then forget which poor unfortunate girl said “yes” – Austin Scharnhorst.

MLT to have proposed to 12 women trying to form a harem – Aziz Abassi

MLT to nab some unsuspecting guy off the street and drag him down the altar – Carly Gossett

MLT find eyebrow clippings in his wedding punch – Colin DeHorney

MLT sleep through his wedding – Deon Thompson

MLT marry one of his own muscles – Ricky Cepeda

MLT be two hours late to their senior banquet – Laura Ellis, Becky Morrison,

and Leah Smith

You Might be a Temple Student if………

…you stand still for more than 3 seconds and someone paints you pinkish brown.

… ask Mrs. Stringer if she’s old enough to remember when we last won a football game.

…your cheerleading squad does sign language better than cheers.

…your football team is scared of the cheerleading squad.

…you’ve seen Giese drive into a tree more than three times.

…your high school counselor collapses into a quivering heap, laughing when you ask when you’re going to graduate.

…if you feel safe because the only Arab you know isn’t smart enough to build a bomb.

…you’re a Freshman boy and at least 5 junior or senior girls asked you to the banquet.

…the clerk at QT calls you by your first name.

…you see junior and senior girls cruising the elementary halls looking for a date.

…every Hispanic boy in your school thinks he’s Mr. Universe

….if you understand even part of this poem

Well, we hope you’ve had a laugh or two

From the foolishness here tonight

And know you’ll leave a trove of memories

That forever will burn bright.

A great class has walked through our halls

Some for many years

Each will leave a memory

Sometimes laughing, sometimes tears.

But now the year is almost done

Time for memories running out.

Seniors set with hope and fear

Confidence and doubt.

Knowing the first of life’s great chapters

Is drawing to a close

Wondering what God has in store

What challenges life will pose.

A clinging child still living there

As adulthood pushes in.

Has the best already past

Or has it not yet been?

Would that one could answer that

But the answer is not known

It will be written by each one’s life

Chiseled into stone

Good-by class of 2010. You will be missed.