Volume 58 Issue 8

THESURVEYOR22 May 2015

Senior Issue ’15

Meet the Staffbaby got back

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editors Bridget Williams, Editor-in-ChiefNicole Rizer, Photo EditorCourtney Squires, News EditorAndi Lawrence, Opinions EditorChristian Petersen, Business Manager

Lauren Barber, Arts and Entertainment Editor Avery Novak, Profiles EditorBrandon Cullen, Sports EditorBraxton Leanord, Broadcasting EditorBetsy Smith, Webmaster

staff membersAtticus RobertsMadeline KnutsonJonathon MelanderClaire McKinstry

Emily BurkeMolly HunterAnna RizerAaron BissellAddi Westpheling

Emily LaGrangeGunnar Bosking Kate NashRielle Jones-TeskeMatthew Andersland

mission The Surveyor is established as a school-sponsored designated forum dedicated to informing and entertaining its readers. The staff will report as fairly and well-balanced as possible. All activities and news will be covered to the best of the staff’s ability. The Surveyor accepts the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics as the basis for good journalism. Readers are encouraged to express their viewpoints through guest editorials. The Surveyor also welcomes letters to the editor, with these guidelines: it is not libelous or obscene, it explains the material clearly, it is not longer than 500 words, and that it is signed.

non-discrimination policy It is the policy of the Cedar Rapids Community School District not to illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (employment only), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and socioeconomic status (students/program only) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. District employees with questions or a grievance related to this policy should contact Jill Cirivello, Director of Human Resources, 319-558-2421; jcirivello@cr.k12.ia.us. Students and others should contact Rhoda Shepherd, Director of Student Services, 319-558-2964; rshepherd@cr.k12.ia.us. The District mailing address is 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405-1015.

affiliations Iowa High School Press Association, National Scholastic Press Association, Journalism Eduaction Association, Quill and Scroll

adviserKyle Phillips, CJE

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My Home Away From HomeKate NashStaff Writer

20 Ways to Start a Senior ColumnAaron BissellStaff Writer

I was forced to write a senior column. I said, “Trust me. You don’t want me to write a senior column.” In response, I was told that I could write about anything… So… I think vultures are misunderstood. I strongly believe Tuesday’s are worse than Mondays. Isn’t it crazy that lemons and bananas are both yellow fruit? Speaking of bananas do you have to sing a song in your head to spell banana properly? Ryan Reynolds was phenomenal in Definitely Maybe. Chick flics can be for men too. Feminism. Call me Ishmael. Call me gurlfriend. Expect me to call you a racist if you talk about how you “Can’t finish a whole cat” in front of an Asian student. Yes, high school students know what a telephone booth is. It might be illegal to key your car, but I could probably get away with filling the entire floor of your office with open pud-ding cups. Contrary to belief, dinosaurs do still walk among

us…and they smell like adult diapers. The Mollie B Polka Party is the perfect date. Dance like no one is ...aware you are getting paid by Hallmark. For all those who have been wondering, he is named after the book. Snoring is the most romantic foreplay. The confu-sion of playing an Australian in chess is undeniable (check, mate. Checkmate.) Dreads on a red head look like Cheetos. I dream of going around to find large poorly parked trucks and put bumper stickers on them that read “Big truck, Little D***, Ugly wife.” Well it’s been fun.

As I took my last look around before walking out of Ex-celsior Middle School, something in my mind clicked. “Do I really want to spend the next four years of my life with people who have already made it horrible enough?” No. I made the biggest decision of my life at that moment, and I am thankful for it everyday. Deciding to transfer to Wash was the scariest thing in the world according to the 14 year old me. I walked into fresh-men orientation on that hot August day not knowing a single person, but as I sat in the humid auditorium I started to feel at home. As the day went on I couldn’t figure out how Dr. Plagman already knew my name or how I was the only student taking my second year of spanish as a freshmen. I eventually figured out the difference between the main and the jock lot stairs, that having Pizza Hut and Subway for lunch every other day would help you survive and that having a cop on campus is an everyday thing. I realized that the terrifying, new high school I had walked into at freshmen orientation was starting to become my home. As the days turned into months and then into years, I learned some very important lessons: 1. Getting ditched at Homecoming is not the end of the world. Sometimes it’s the reason you meet your best friend. 2. Pay attention to the announcements. They really do contain valuable information. 3. Go to every sporting event possible and yell when you’re

told to. (The seniors get grumpy when you don’t.) 4. When you start driving have an early bird - It guarantees a parking spot in the Jock Lot. 5. Try new activities even if you’ve never done them before. Who knows, you might be re-ally good at them! 6. Mrs. Derrick isn’t as crazy as she seems, she just likes to talk really loud. 7. “It’s always a great day to be a Warrior” is the truest state-ment on the planet. 8. Take as many AP classes as possible. They pay off in the end! 9. Go to your counselor when you need help. It’s their job and they’re great at it! 10. Failing a test isn’t the end of the world. 11. Always being yourself. Who cares if others think you’re weird?! Embrace it. Once I found my way, Wash really did become my second home. I met amazing friends, competed with my teammates, and discovered no one can judge you for being yourself. These past four years have been incredible and I wouldn’t change them for the world.

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Rules of the RoadNews Editor

I get how easy it is to see yourself as a victim. It’s easier to get up each day to receive your daily dose of persecution when you know you’re the only one getting it. Everything wrong with your life is proveably someone else’s fault. You’re the only one who sees the world with all its flaws. But I’m sick and tired of watching movies, reading books and listening to songs that praise the outsider. When did fitting in become such a bad thing? When did trying to fit in become the equivalent of the Naizi’s defense at the Nuremberg Trials? I was just following orders. Because sometimes I’m not just following orders I’m just not trying to be the center of attention. I’m not scared of rejection; I just don’t need your approval. It feels like attention in high school is some sort of new cur-rency that no one quite knows the value of. A social Bitcoin you can mine by shoving a camera in someone’s face in the hall-way or reciting stolen jokes and passing them off as your own. Eventually you’ll probably realize it wasn’t quite as funny as you thought it was. I know you see the world differently with your worldly perspective on absolutely everything that you somehow gained

from living middle class in Cedar Rapids, Iowa but here on my low plane of existence I can’t quite grasp your woebegone, tragi-cally undeserved death march to enlightening your fellow high schoolers on everything we do wrong. I know the list is long. High schoolers are the worst. But are we really the problem? And if you are really strug-gling to be different I’m sorry. I’m sorry you don’t see enough choices in this world. I’m sorry there aren’t enough shades of tragic hero blue for you to have your own color. I’m not try-ing to say the system is perfect. It’s not. It sucks. There is so much wrong with it. All I’m saying is you’re mad at the wrong people. So I see you, gurl. You’re like pizza at a Chinese buffet. I know what you’re doing and I appreciate it but I’m not feeling it right now.

Atticus Roberts Staff WriterIn Defense of the Insider

Courtney Squires I should begin this by apologizing to Phillips about the fact that this is two days past its deadline…but would it really be a story by Courtney Squires if it wasn’t submitted late? I wish I could eloquently say to you that with a mere ten days of high school remaining I have it all figured out, but quite frankly, I don’t. I still don’t know the difference between “effect” and “affect” and it terrifies me to think about what I’m going to do without my friends next year. So I’ll spare you the sappy senior wisdom and instead leave you with five parting guidelines that in some way or another got me here. 1. Respect your teachers. They actually care about you and want to see you succeed. Not to mention the fact that their entire occupation is devoted to providing you with the knowledge you’ll need to exist in the world beyond high school. Do you really want them to remember you as a kid they couldn’t wait to see graduate? 2. Get enough sleep. Don’t be afraid to show yourself a little love, close the textbooks and hit the hay at 9 o’clock. You’ll be thankful for the extra z’s when you’re not bobbing your head in third period the next day. 3. Take pictures. We’ve all seen our parents’ old photo albums and yearbooks and wondered just what the heck they used to be like when they were young. Well guess what, now it’s your turn to take ridiculous pictures that will one day appall your own children. Give them something worth digging up out of the attic. 4. Thank your parents. Even when they’ve pushed your every

last button, may you not forget that they’re the reason you’re here. Your days under their roof are numbered and even if you’d rather be deaf than hear another one of their lectures, you’ll miss them next year when they aren’t just down the hallway. 5. Dance. And not just at home-coming. Dance with your best friend in the jock lot after a big win on Friday night. Dance with your mom in the kitchen while she makes dinner. Dance when you ace the calculus test you nearly killed yourself studying for. But most importantly, dance because you can. Right now you’re the youngest you’ll ever be. Celebrate your youth and bust a move. It’s nearly impossible to imagine myself living outside the halls of wash next year, but I can’t thank this place enough for arming me with everything I could possibly need for my next stage in life. It truly has been a great four years of being a war-rior and an ever so tiny piece of me wishes I could have just one more year here. Best of luck to all you warriors in your years to come; your futures are unbelievably bright!Xoxo

Well of course I will write a super sappy ‘let’s cry because we love wash’ goodbye column filled with Andi preaching about stuff no one will listen to. Bear with me. My first advice would be to make friends with everyone you meet at Wash. Even though people aren’t ‘in your friend group’ make an effort to talk to them. A lot of your friends freshman year will not be the same senior year, so branch out. Next, CARE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE’S FEELINGS. The way you treat others says so much about you. It’s really not hard to be a nice person. It seriously breaks my heart seeing people sad or depressed because of things other students said to them. A lot of people are going through difficult things at home and someone being rude at school makes their day even worse. High school years are hard enough, we should be help-ing each other out, not making fun of differences every chance we get.And it seems obvious to always treat teachers kindly? I hate seeing students yelling at teachers who are just trying to do their job. Every single teacher at Wash has a caring and amaz-ingly nice side… you just have to get on it. Yes, high school does count so actually try to do your best. Even when it seems easiest to skip the assignment… or skip early bird for an entire week, don’t do it. You’ll regret it senior

year. Dr. Kahler has a point when he says, “It’s just your future.” Maybe the people who never try in high school will get lucky and end up owning ten houses, but I’m not chancing it so keep studying. Sometime I want to shake people and say ‘appreciate and thank your parents every single day.’ They have given up more than you know to make sure you have what you need in life. They only want you to be happy so stop getting mad when they tell you to come home by midnight or want to spend time with you. Join Student Senate and Surveyor! Finally, reward yourself at every point. Anytime you complete something- watch a couple episodes of Netflix, eat a pint of ice cream, or whatever makes you happy. It’s the little things that get you through high school. Thanks to my day 1’s for always being there for me. Stay classy high school babes!

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Of Course It’s Super SappyOpinions Editor

What I’ve LearnedAvery Novak Profiles Editor

What I’ve learned from my four years of high school. 1. Never forget your headphones. Bad days become bear-able with your favorite tunes, and free work time just blows if you’re sitting in silence. 2. Take advantage of RTI and after school time with teachers. It can really help to ask questions one on one with them, don’t be intimidated! 3. SNACKS. If your stomach is growling everyday in fourth hour, pack something to eat. Your crinkling of wrappers may turn heads, but pshh they’re just jealous they didn’t bring something. 4. Try new things, there’s so many opportunities here at Wash, whether it’s a club, a class or an extracurricular activity, this is the prime time to try different fun things. Who knows, you might love what you try and want to pursue a career in it! 5. On the flipside of #4, do what makes you happy. If you’re involved in something that brings nothing but stress to the table, don’t continue doing it, why would you? Focus on the activities that are going to further a goal you have, or that you love to do, rather than trying to balance many things that you may not ultimately enjoy. 6. Remember to be your own person. Be proud of what you

like and if it’s not necessarily “popular,” who cares? 7. Chiiiillllll. Honestly just take a deep breath. You might of just failed a test, maybe your boyfriend broke up with you, you and your friend may be in a fight, but I promise, it’s going to be OK. Put things in perspec-tive, your whole life is ahead of you, five years from now, you won’t remember your high school stresses. 8. If you have a great group of friends, you are very lucky. True friends are hard to find, so keep them close. 9. DP is the best. You won’t be able to find someone more pas-sionate about Wash and the students than him. He completely deserves our “DR. PLAGMAN” chants at sporting events. 10. Finally, just enjoy it. When you get to the end of your senior year and the reality of moving away hits you, you remi-nisce a lot. Be in the moment, say yes to things, laugh tons. It’ll be gone before you know it.

Andi Lawrence

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Life AdviceChristian Petersen Business Manager Rather than talking about how there’s so much to do at wash, I decided that I should give advice based on my personal experiences. Go try things you wouldn’t normally do. Besides possibly enjoying the activity, you can always put whatever you do on a resume, which looks better than nothing. Do Surveyor. If you do, you can get in contact with a marijuana critic for when you continue your education in Denver, Colorado. Take lots of classes your first two years. That way, you can have periods 5 and 6 as free periods. Then it’s just a matter of not showing up to your seventh hour until the teacher decides to put you in 8th hour. Thank you Mr. Phillips! Keep your hair short. No matter what you tell yourself, it looks weird and it’ll be your high school identity. Don’t feel pressured to participate in everything. Yeah, something may sound like fun at the time, but the activity will be a time sink. It’s okay to pick and choose what you want to do, rather than just participating because you’re the only one or because you’re expected to. Don’t let friends push you to do things. Friends don’t make friends do speech, Aaron.

Make sure to bring lots of treats for your classes. If you’d really like to get on Kahler’s good side, bring him some cream puffs. Don’t pick Hugo as your french name. Madame Nicol will start calling you Hugo Escargot and will never miss a chance to remind the class about your snail­related nickname. Contrary to popular belief, extra curriculars do conflict with each other and school. Teachers will also be very snarky about it. Be picky in what you do and how it interacts with everything else. Do swimming as a freshman. This is probably the most important piece of advice you should take away from this column. Don’t let friends give you your rookie cut. They’ll make you look like a sickly Chinese Crested Dog or a reject Mongolian warlord.And finally, try to enjoy high school. It goes quickly.

Seven features for the Surveyor and seven poems for the Washington Literary Press, the seventh one conceived on the Pam Slam stage after showing up with only two poems. I’m tired of writing, but for you, I’m squeezing one more piece out of me, for you and for Phillips who requires me to write this. There are two unique and mystical parts of being human. 1. Our ability to fall in and out of love and 2. Our ability to tell stories, to craft words and create things, to discover through writing. I’ve kind of ignored the love thing as I’ve become who I am, but part one applies to more than just human/human intimacy. We fall in and out of ideas. We fall in and out of who we are or who we want to be. And it’s ok. It’s ok to be affected by something. That’s what writing for WLP and the Surveyor have taught me, to listen. To listen to the concrete cracking under a movement of raised hands, to the event of Ferguson. To listen to underpaid teachers, to the sweet buzzing of Smart Boards warming, as we learn through bullet points and district PowerPoints, to the Iowa decision of 1.25 percent. To listen to people concerned, by lack

of water or a fracking takeover. To listen to my uncle, labeled disabled, who calls the Walmart parking lot home. To listen to my mom, the future of gay America. To listen to my dad, who works hard to put me through college. To listen to the kids who have meant so much to me. To listen to the last automated bell of our high school careers. Submit to WLP. Go to school. Take AP Comparative Gov. All people are cool. “Seinfeld” is a good show. The sweet mouthed anchors of TV News are not telling the whole story. A future of environmental disasters is not inevitable. Beatnik cappuccinos from Brewed Awakenings will set you free. Don’t forget to listen. Shout out to Wosoba. She’s a good counselor. Go to her for help. Thank you, always, for reading.

Bridget Williams Editor-in- Chief

Buzzing and Automated Bells

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What I Learned In Boating School Is...Lauren Barber A&E Editor

I’ll Remember You All in TherapyNicole Rizer Photo Editor

You guys know that episode of Spongebob where Spongebob has to write an essay about what he’s learned in boating school? And he procrastinates and the only thing he writes is a very fancy looking ‘the’? That’s kind of what this is, me repeatedly thinking “what I learned in high school is....” trying to think of something that will make the next couple of years a little easier for you. As you can tell, Spongebob viewing time will drastically increase during your high school years and Disney music will once again become the best music possible to listen to...and writing a senior column when you have less than one month of school is very hard. Everyone has seen high school musical right? Well high school for me was...not exactly like that at all. During my four

years at Wash, I didn’t meet my star crossed love...but I did meet

the most incredible group of friends. I also didn’t act with said star crossed love in the winter musi-cal, but I did make the front row for show choir one year. Additionally, I didn’t make it on the decathlon team and win the big competition, but I did somehow manage to get an A in pre-calc (s/o Mr.Hill) and I’m pretty sure I passed the psych AP test (s/o Doc J). What I’m trying to get at here is, even if maybe you don’t have the “ideal high school experience” everyone talks about, that

doesn’t mean high school can’t be incredible for you. Live your own high school musical, and make sure it has a damn good soundtrack.

PSA: High school is noth-ing like you see in the movies. Hollywood has portrayed high school as this amazing time that is the highlight of peoples’ lives. Needless to say High School Musi-cal set my expecta-tions pretty high, but unfortunately not every new girl falls in love with the school jock and we don’t dance on the cafeteria tables. High school is just another small chapter in life. We pass through, make some friends, lose some friends, and move on.

In the grand scope of things high school is important but it’s only four years out of your eighty or so years on earth. Because of the insignificant time frame that one spends in high school, it’s important to make the most of it. The best decision I made in high school was to stick with swim team. I met so many people that I would have never talked to if it weren’t for the hours we spent together in the pool. Enjoy your time at Wash but look forward to the future. There is so much more beyond the walls of Washington High School, and the real adventure starts there. My advice to underclass-men would be not to get too caught up in the drama and stress of high school. High school feels like it will never end

but I’m here to tell you all that you will survive this and make it out alive. In the words of Sheldon J. Plankton, “Goodbye everyone, I’ll remember you all in therapy.”

In the words of Sheldon J. Plankton

You guys know that episode of Spongebob

9Superlatives Molly Hunter

Senior SuperlativesBIGGEST FLIRTJack FoardeTOO BUSY GETTIN’ THOSE DIGITSKatherine WohlersCourtney ChipokasChristian Nassif

MOST INSEPERABLE BFF’sDonny Lyon and Eli NesmithHeidi and Hannah Davenport

MOST LIKELY TO CRY AT GRADUATIONJill LagrangeBUSY TISSUE SHOPPINGHunter Smith

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Will Versteegh and Katharine Benya

Austin Cook and

Carrie Carnahan

Michael JanssenandEmily Laverty (omg she’s not even a senior)

Drew Linge and

Taylor Jackson

Most Likely to Get Married

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BEST HAIR Hannah Zuber Elliot Lewis TOO BUSY BRUSHING THEIR LUSCIOUS LOCKSGunnar Lenzen

BEST EYES Harrison Baty Jill Lagrange TOO BUSY GAZING LONGINGLY INTO THE DISTANCEOliver Hammond

BEST STYLE Braxton LeonardKarissa ZingulaElliot Lewis

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MOST LIKELY TO WIN AN OSCARSeth EngenMorgan FrederickTaylor LukeKayla MarnerAvery Novak

MOST LIKELY TO WIN A GRAMMYKayla MarnerTim Parr

MOST LIKELY TO BECOME A PRO ATHLETELilly HartmanDrew Linge standing in for Landon Akers

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MOST STRESSEDBryan ClineKatie Kigin

Laurel Dusek

SENIORITIS SO BAD THEY SKIPPED PICTURES

Anica AguiarTacoma DavisHunter Melsha

CLASS CLOWNBree LinvilleJack Foarde

Claire CallahanTOO BUSY BEING BOOKED ON COMEDY

CENTRAL TO TAKE PICTURESChristian Nassif

JP Ampey

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MOST CONSERVATIVEHeidi and Hannah DavenportTOO BUSY RUNNING THROUGH THE STREETS WAVING THE AMERICAN FLAG TO COME TO PICTURESDaniel Rosenthal

MOST LIBERALSam Werner

Dorothy HoggTO BUSY BEING A TREE HUGGING LIBERAL

TO GET THEIR PICTURE TAKENGeo Hunter

15Senior Survey Anna Rizer & Andi Lawrence

Out of 139 Seniors Surveyed:90% Support Same Sex Marriage

49% Have Tried Marijuana

25 Percent Have Tried Other Drugs

88% Have Been Kissed

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52% Have Snuck Out

26% Have Come to School Under the InFLuence

62% Believe in God

62% Have cheated in school

53% Have had sex

70% Believe in Abortion

55% Will miss high school

12% Are vegetarians

Lip drawing courtesy of depositphotos.com

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ikimedia, stop sign photo cc by hobuias sudoneighm

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Washington Business Department2015 Sales and Marketing

SERIOUS BUSINESS2014-2015

Dear Wash Students & Staff: Congratulations on another

wonderful school year!

-Washington High School PTA

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Senior Farewell AdsTo Lilly HartmanWe are so proud of all you have accomplished, but more importantly, the wonderful young woman you have become. -Mom and Dad

To Allie Semrau“You’re off to Great Places!Today is your day!Your mountain is waiting,So... get on your way!”― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!Love, Mom, Dad, Seth, Cooper, Keira and Clay

To Nicole Rizer Well done! So proud of you! Now it’s on to ISU and more great times. The sky is the limit so always look up and you’ll do great. Love ya lots, your family

To Drew Linge It has been a pleasure to watch you grow and mature these past 4 years. We can’t wait to see what your future brings and the man you become.The foundation you have received at Wash will serve you well at Emory and beyond.We are so very proud of you Drew!! From Mom and Dad

To Andi LawrenceCongratulations on 4 terrific years!!You will have the Clemson Tigers Roaring.Mom and Kate

Congratulations class of 2015!

To Gunnar LenzenCongratulations, Gunnar on your graduation from Washington High School! The gifts you’ve received in these 4 years ranging from a great education, awesome musical experience, mentoring and guidance, coaching and athletics are too many to count. All of these gifts will continue as you go on to college! With love and such pride. Mom and Dad.

To Maddy BemusOur Angel: We couldn’t be any prouder of everything you’ve accomplished at Wash! You’ll make a great Hawkeye!! Love, Mama, Neal and Ally

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These awards were given out by the members of the Surveyor Staff to people we thought deserved to be recognized for trying their best.

Most likely to get their car towed - Mady Goodwin

Most likely to take at least 1 million pictures every day - Will Fabiano Most likely to be the next Ricky Bobby - Christopher Scank

Most likely to read an entire library of books - Ele Rinas

Most likely to know the most about Dr.Who - Lauren Wibe

Most likely to look like Peter Pan - Michael Janssen

Most likely to forever have their name pronounced wrong - Keitasha Arnold

Most likely to constantly be playing “Clash of Clans” in class - Jared Thorson

Most likely to talk until it doesn’t make sense anymore - Joi Johnson

Most likely to do stomach ventriloquism as a profession - Patrick Reirdan

Most likely to hike around the world and live in a van - Elliott Lewis

Most likely to be the nicest person in the grade - Ellen Holt

Most likely to bring an entire grocery stores worth of food for a snack - Daniel Rosenthal

Most likely to be on “American Idol” - Aaron Bissell

Most likely to adopt the most dogs and babies - Andi Lawrence

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