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Th e Bradys, the Addams, and the infamous
Sopranos; as different as they may have seemed to
people, they were all still families. Most students
II agreed that, just like those sitcom families, each of
• their families were ve ry different from each others,
but no matter how different, everyone had some
II vers ion of what they ca ll ed a family, whether they
liked it or not.
Not all students defined their families by blood.
Students get relative "A family is made up of people who are there for
you, people who you always love eve n if you don't
like them at the time. I have two older sisters,
ee Auzzy McKinniss sa id.
lega lly I onl y have one, but we know we're family,
and that's the only thing that rea ll y matters," junior

Many students felt that some of the major
differen ces between their families were found in
their responsibilities and the expectations their
families had for them.
the th e house, and I'm consta ntly stuck watching my
"I do a lot of the yard work and chores around
little brother, but there are a couple of things that
I'm not expected to do. My gi rlfriend used to make
fun of me all the time beca use I didn't iron my
clothes. She was like 'If my 11 -year- old siste r ca n
mow the lawn, then you ca n iron your own
clothes '; oh well every family has their own set of
rul es," sop homore Thane Seely sa id.
No matter how a family was defined, who was in
it, and what va lu es they held ; most students agreed
that when all was said and done, they were glad
they had their family.
"My parents might nag and my little siste r gets
an noying, but on the flip side, they always support
me, and they don't judge me like other people's
families do. All in all they're all
ri ght," freshman Jay jacobsen Playing poker with their
sa id. brother and sisters are
junior Kristus Gosch
and sophomore Andrew
Gosch. The two fe lt it
was important to be
good role models.
photo by Rachel Fischer

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What is your favorite family

past-time?

"I always look forward to the football ga mes that I
play with my old er brother."
-Sophomore Thommy Sherman

"I've never had more fun than going conce rt
hopping with my cousin ." - junior Frances Phan g