Her mood swings eventually became so wild the former honors student had to quit going to high school.

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Wild joined the Marines shortly after graduating in 2010 from Severna Park High School near Annapolis, Md.

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Old school, small-scale aviation is the portal experience to the wild.

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William Taylor Wild IV, 21, joined the Marines shortly after graduating in 2010 form Severna Park High School near Annapolis, Md.

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There's nothing new about any of this -- the wild party is firmly entrenched in youths' rites of passage in the movies and in high school lore across the land.

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The school launched an appeal for information, saying they believed the chicken had been released into the wild, but have yet to locate her.

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