March 28, 2012Volume 9, Issue 4The

The cenTral lady rebels baskeTball Team brings home The girls class 4a disTricT baskeTball championship TiTle. Back from left: Assistant Coach Don Huff, Taylor Friend, Sydney Skaggs, Kate Sisk, Coach Matt Bradley, Sara Redecker. Middle from left: Blake Daugherty, Scarlett McCoy, Briley Merritt, Tia Jordan. Front from left: Brylee Boyd, Riley Owens, Kenzie Jones, and Tristen Jordan. The Lady Rebels defeated North County 59-54 in Potosi claiming their third tournament title this season, and first district title since 2007.

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Lady Rebels Claim the District Title

by Tony JonesStaff Writer

ur Lady Rebels' season started off like every other. Beginning with the Potosi Tournament, things did not go as some might have hoped. The games between the Potosi Tournament and the annual Christmas Tournament were not

the ideal situation. With injuries and oth-er circumstances, the Lady Rebels' season seemed as if it would turn up short.

The second game of the Christmas Tour-nament when the Lady Rebels faced off against the number one seed St. James was the turning point for the Lady Rebels. The game was close throughout, even going into overtime. In the final seconds of the game it came down to two clutch free-throws from freshman phenom Kenzie Jones that put the

Lady Rebels on top 44-43.From then on, the Lady Rebels won all

but three games including big wins over Fredericktown, Potosi, and the undefeated West County Bulldogs whom we beat twice. The Lady Rebels beat our rival North Coun-ty Raiders in both Conference and District championship games.

Through unselfish team play and togeth-erness it seemed like the Lady Rebels had everything going for them at the right time all season.

Freshman point guard Kenzie Jones said, “I think the team’s success was due to how close we all were and how we played as a team and never gave up on each other.”

It seemed as if the girls knew their roles when each of them came on and off the court.

Take Sydney Skaggs for example: she knew from the beginning of the year what her role would be on the team.

“My role would have to be rebounding. As soon as a shot goes up, the ball is mine, so we can have a faster pace game," said Skaggs.

With two of the five starters graduating this year some questions have been asked if the Lady Rebels will be able to repeat an-other magical season.

Briley Merritt believes so saying, “I defi-nitely believe we will have a repeat next year. We have a lot of talent already and with the 8th graders coming up, we will be able to go farther than sectionals.”

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Preparation for Next Year

Freshman alanis ball signs up for a meeting with her advisor at "Freshmen Parent Night." All students had a parent night led by Mr. Coleman, Mr. Halter, and Mrs. Bradley to discuss the next school year and the classes they may take.

Over 150 visitors flooded the building recently when the in-coming freshman visited the high school to learn what next year will be like. Every current freshman had written a letter to the eighth graders during a RAP period and a few got chosen to read their letters out loud.

One person chosen by the counselors to read her letter was Megan Jacobs. She said she talked to the incoming freshman about being themselves and the fact that most people don’t real-ize that there are moments in high school where you figure out who you are and how much it matches up with who you want to be. According to Megan, “The freshman were angels during the presentation.” Megan said she thinks being yourself leads you to meeting new people that you’ve never even talked to before.

There were a total of 15 students chosen to talk to the freshmen. They talked about PASS, Failure Is Not An Option, activities, and generally how Central High School operates.The incoming freshmen also took a math test and keyboarding test to determine which classes were appropriate for them. The visit to the high school has become an annual event at the end of the eighth grade year.

by KayLa hoRTon anD KyLe CuRRingTonStaff Writer

If you've never been involved in dance, you may have no idea of the time, hard work, and money that goes into it. Many teenage girls have spent years of their lives working at being the best, and for the past few years at CHS, there has not been any way for them to showcase their talent.

Last summer before the 2011-2012 school year started, a group of girls approached the School Board to see if they would re-introduce a pommie dance squad. The girls were invited to a Board meeting where some of their parents, and even a student put their thoughts into it. The School Board voted after the meeting and agreed that the pommie squad could come back. Mrs. Hicks, an English teacher at the middle school was hired as the coach.

A clinic was held March 12-15 for all of the girls who wanted to try out for the dance squad. The clin-ic took place after school

and the girls had to learn a routine to perform dur-ing tryouts. This routine included many jumps and turns, and was very fast beat. The girls practiced and then on Thursday had the tryouts.

“Pommie tryouts were a fun experience. The whole group of girls came together to help each other and I feel that we’ve all created a bond that we won’t forget,” says Annie Agnew.

When the tryouts ended, the girls who par-ticipated received a text message telling them if they had made the team or not. There were a total of nine girls who made the squad: Chrissy Wallen, Britney McCartney, Pay-ton Proffer, Annie Agnew, Erika Conway, Haley Jar-rells, Aubrey Royer, Kaila Vance, and Cassidy Kile. The team has two incom-ing freshman and seven current freshmen.

“I think that pommies next year will be great because we have a very good squad and a lot of fun things planned,” said Payton Proffer.

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Have you seen any good movies lately?

"I liked This Means War be-cause it was and action and comedy movie."

"Footloose was good becuase it was comparable to the old movie which I love."

"Step Brothers was really funny."

“I liked Sherlock Holmes 2 be-cause I like how crazy it is."

“I like Remember the Titans because it is a football movie and shows how it brings the players closer together."

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by CassiDy KiLeStaff Writer

New PommieSquad Selected

The new pommie squad Back from left: Cassidy Kile, Annie Agnew, Erika Conway, Aubrey Royer. Front from left: Payton Proffer, Haley Jarrells, and Kaila Vance.

by MaCKenzie sisKStaff Writer

Do CHS Students Got Talent?

AmericA's Got tAlent conTesTanTs Bryant Daugherty, Kenny Gann, Dillion Willis, Lee Berkbuegler, Jacob Brown, Bret Chapman, and Daniel LaBrot.

Have you ever won-dered what it would be like to get your "fifteen minutes of fame? Well, a group of students from CHS might get to do just that! They auditioned to be a part of the hit TV show, America’s Got Tal-ent. Their talent for the show was a kazoo choir playing the song Eye of

the Tiger for the audition. The members of the

kazoo choir are Daniel Labrot, Bryant Daugherty, Lee Berkbuegler, Bret Chapman, Jacob Brown, Dillion Willis, Kenny Gann, and Nick LaBrot.

The boys in the kazoo choir were followed by a camera crew throughout their whole experience. One member of the Kazoo Choir, Lee Berkbuegler, had a special experience with a few of the judges. After the performance judge Howard Stern called Lee “Howard Stern Jr.” and said that if he ever made or produced a movie about his life, Lee would be cast as him. Also, Lee had a special hug with the show host, Nick Cannon, after the performance.

Of course Daniel La-brot and Bryant Daugh-

erty found a way to get in to some trouble while they were on the set of the show. “We really had fun making the celebri-ties mad!” says Bryant. The two sophomores also had a run in with a secu-rity guard while trying to take a bucket full of free bottles of juice.

Bryant said that they had a lot of fun meet-ing all of the cool and interesting people and watching all of the dif-ferent acts. The results of the performance can’t be revealed due to the contract they signed. To find out the results of the performance, tune in to the America’s Got Talent season premiere starting on May 14. Make sure to follow the boys’ journey to see if they make it on the show!

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As the school year is winding down, some of the upperclassmen have been reminescing about their freshman year. We have all learned things that we wish we had known sooner. Maybe some of these tips can be helpful to some of the underclassmen--especially the Fish!

Not many of us can say that we have never waited until the last minute to do out homework.“Don’t procrastinate on things if you plan on passing your classes with an A. I ma-jorly procrastinated on everything all four years of my high school career. Not a good idea,” warns Sierrah Russell.

“Don’t let anyone de-fine you! When you come into high school, you get to start new so make the best of it!” advises Kacee

Fitzgerald.“Spend your time

making as many memo-ries with your friends as possible. Your years in high school are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make the wrong choices and learn from them,” warns Amanda DuVall.

“I wish I had known not to punch a guy in the back of the head during basketball season or eat cheese boats from the cellar everyday,” laughed Riley Owens.

“Make sure to do Mr. Toney’s homework!” says Levi Vandiver

“Don’t get Saturday PASS,” says Joe Phillips.

"Don’t blow through your classes and do abso-lutely nothing. That’s what I did, and now that I’ve been looking into colleges, looking back at my tran-scripts, I am really regret-ting it. Just do your best at EVERYTHING," com-ments Kim Black.

“Stay on the right side

of the hallway and keep moving. Don’t stand in groups in the middle of the hallway because you will get pushed out of the way,” warns Nicole Slaughter.

“You can procrastinate as long as you do it ef-fectively. Like last night, I knew I was going home and not doing my Span-ish so I made a plan: do it at lunch!” said Brandon Hedrick.

“You should partici-pate. Like, join clubs and stuff,” suggests Melissa LaChance.

“Always try to have good attendance because otherwise, you’ll fall be-hind,” said Blake Butchart.

“I wish I knew how cool and laid back the teachers were, because at first I was intimidated by them,” said Samantha House.

“Don’t let anything get you down,” comments Jayde Fields.

by KiM BLaCK andsaBRina sLaughTeRStaff Writers

advising the “Fish”

“Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.” With all of the special days between February and May (Valentine’s Day, No Housework Day, Easter, Tweed Day and Don't Go To Work Unless It's Fun Day, Mother’s Day, Pro-posal Day and Festival Of Extraterrestrial Abduc-tions Day, Prom, or “just because”) girls should be ready for the roses to pour in, and guys should be ready to be giving your special girl the perfect rose. Maybe you wonder what color you should get; well there are many different colors. There are red roses, white roses, pink roses, yellow, orange roses, peach roses, black roses, and blue. All roses have meanings, some for love, some for death, and some even for just being

happy. There are even some roses you can put together that mean some-thing totally new.

The red rose originally means love, beauty, cour-age and respect, roman-tic love and “I love you”. There are different shades of the red rose; the dark red rose means uncon-scious beauty as well as the deep burgundy. One single red rose means “I love you”. Then you have the one red rosebud is symbolic of purity and loveliness.

The white rose stands for purity, innocence, si-lence, secrecy, and means I am Worthy of You. The white bridal rose means happily in love. The lonely white rosebud is symbolic for girlhood. The yellow rose stands for joy, glad-ness, friendship, delight, promise of a new begin-ning, welcome back, re-member me, jealousy, and “I care.” There is a yellow

rose that will sometimes have a red tip to it which means friendship, or may-be even falling in love.

Pink roses stand for appreciation, grace, per-fect happiness, admira-tion, gentleness, “thank you”, and “please believe me.” Along with the red rose, pink roses have dif-ferent shades. The dark pink rose is for apprecia-tion, gratitude, and “thank you.” The light pink rose stands for sympathy, gladness, sweetness, ad-miration, and gentleness.

Peach roses mean appreciation, “let’s get together,” sincerity, and gratitude. The pale peach rose stands for modesty. Coral roses stand for de-sire. Lavender roses stand for love at first sight and enchantment. Orange ros-es stand for enthusiasm, desire, fascination. Black roses represent death or farewell. The blue rose stands for unattainable or the impossible.

To make your girl feel like she’s the only one on your mind, you could go with what the red rose. The red rose has many different meanings, but it’s the best one to show that you love the person. Or if you don’t want to get red, you could always get the pink roses; they too, show you care about that special person.

by LinDsey gigeRStaff Writer

every rose Has its Thorns...Choose Carefully S

POTliGHT

My name is Jordyn Weiss.In my free time I like to sing. Centipedes scare me more than anything, because they are so freaky looking. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, be-cause I love the food. My favorite four-legged creature is my cat, Milo. The single best decision I have made in my life is to focus more in school and in everything I do. Spending time with my Grandpa Marler before he passed away is my most treasured memory. My dad is my role model because he is hard working and believes in doing good for other people. My favorite thing to do on a rainy day is sleep. My favorite cereal is Captain Crunch. If I could make a fictional character come to life it would be Jacob from Twilight, so he could be my boyfriend. The three things I cannot live without are God, family, and friends. If I were a crayon I would be yellow. My newest friend is Christina who goes to MAC. I wouldn’t want to be an English teacher, be-cause there are just too many papers to grade. My best friends are Skylar Ragland and Riley Owens. I would rather have a million bucks than the ability to fly.

JORDyN WEISS, SENIOR

Jordyn weiss, senior

...Rotary Students of the Month for March, Megan Reed and Zach Manford.

...Richard House and Justin McWilliams for a great job at state wrestling. Richard House took All-State honors and placed 6th in his weight divi-sion.

...the following students for placing in the DECA District competition: 3rd place in Marketing Com-munications, Heather Christeson and Stepha-nie Wade; 3rd place in Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Shelby Tripp and Annie Agnew; 3rd place as a Leadership Delegate, Kaysee Wamsley; 1st place for Community Service Project to TreeNa Jones and Nick Ellis; 1st place to Jeremy Lute for his Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan. TreeNa Jones, Nick Ellis and Jeremy Lute all qualified for the State DECA competition.

...the following students for Skills USA competition at the UniTec Career Center: Tylar Wuesthoff first place in Automotive Service, Chris DeClue second in Carpentry, and Austin Johnson first place in Col-lision Repair and Collision Repair Technical Informa-tion.

...Skylar Ragland and Georgia Richardson for becoming All Conference in the Pole Vault, to Mav-erick Scott and Danielle Forest on becoming All Conference in the High Jump, and to Maverick Scott for becoming All Conference in the Triple Jump and setting a new school record in the Triple Jump.

...Ian Perry for being selected to the MAAA Confer-ence Scholar Bowl Tournament All-Conference Team.

...Riley Owens on being selected to the 2011-2012 KTJJ Girls Basketball Dream Team.

...The Rebel Speech Team for their outstand-ing performance at the District Speech and Debate Tournament. The team took the third place sweeps award had seven students advance to finals in their events. In addition to the Readers Theatre Team taking first place and qualifying for state. These stu-dents placed and qualified for state: Lesley Chat-man 2nd place in dramatic interpretation, Lucas Robinson 2nd place in humorous interpretation, Jordyn Weiss and Lacey Smith 1st place in duet acting and Lacey Smith 1st place in storytelling.

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In reality, people need to face the truth. There is no big issue about the new parking lot. The new “smoking lot” isn’t a smoking lot! It is a parking lot to be used by other schools and families whenever they come here to an event such as a football or basketball game.

Many people tend to exaggerate and say it was bought for the smok-ers because we have put a trashcan and a picnic table down there. The only reason we put those things there was because Mr. Coleman was tired of the complaints from people in the neighbor-hood. True there have been many complaints in the past about smokers going up and down Stone Street but since they have been going down to the new lot there hasn’t been a single complaint from any houses.

Many people think that it was inappropri-ate for the school to buy the lot because appar-ently it is just for smok-ers. Also they think that the school is trying to promote smoking for the kids under the legal age. Well, there is no legal

age limit. The state of Missouri has a law

prohibiting any minor under the age of 18 from buying tobacco, but there is no law about a minor

not being allowed

to smoke. The fact of it is that you don’t have to smoke to go down there-- take it from one of our peers.

As Sarah Wakefield says, “It’s good because kids can go down there and hang out. Nobody said they have to smoke, but it’s there if they do smoke and it’s a good way to keep people away from houses. I also think that if it is promoting anything, it is promoting not littering and throwing your trash away.”

Another thing that people don’t like is that they feel it isn’t safe to park there. An anony-mous student says, “I think that having the lot is wrong because what if their parents don’t want them to be around that?” Well the answer to this question is very simple: there is a camera down there to see who is down there and what they are doing at ALL times! If your parents don’t want you down there they can let the principal know and if you set foot down there you will be caught. Also, if people are mis-behaving, they would get into trouble just like anywhere else on school property.

A lot of the people arguing against the buy-ing of the new lot are just arguing because it gives them something to do in their free time. If anything, it is a new lot for people to park for school and events instead of taking up space by someone’s house. People can smoke if they want to, but most importantly for people just to hang out. If everyone re-ally thought about it, the buying of the new lot was actually very beneficial to all of us students.

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Many people have taken notice of the new smoking section open to students. Now instead of having to walk past school limits to smoke, students are able to sit down across from the school. Some stu-dents and teachers are completely against the “smoker’s lounge.” The oppositions are under-standable however, see-ing that having an area for students to smoke definitely brings some negative effects upon our students.

According to the American Lung Associa-tion, for every one per-son who will die from a smoking-related illness, there are two more who will develop a chronic smoking-related disease. A study done by NBC Nightly News shows that for every one of 1,200 people that die daily from smoking related issues, two young adults start the habit. Smok-

ing addictions are hard to kick. Eighty percent of the smoking teens will continue to struggle with smoking throughout their adult lives. Some may argue that those stu-dents who are smoking are aware of the potential harms of smoking and are willing to risk it, so what’s the big deal?

On top of the nega-tive effects smoking has on those who do smoke we have to consider the effects on non-smokers at Central. When asked what effect he thinks the smoking area is having on our school image, Mr. Glore says, “I don’t think it’s positive.” He adds, “I am against smoking because it is not good. And I don’t think that it’s necessary for students to smoke that close to cam-pus.” It’s true that others have been exposed to our smoking area. Over 100 visiting students were exposed to the area when they traveled from Farm-ington, North County, Potosi, and West County to participate in the Con-

cert Band clinic. Some of the visiting students were surprised to see students right across the street from our school smoking.

Smoking doesn’t just affect smoking students and our school image. This smoking section can also affect non-smokers’ health. Now that smok-ers have a nearby area where they can sit and smoke, it is more likely that non-smoking friends will join them and just hang out. Even though these students aren’t the ones smoking, they’re still at risk. Secondhand smoke hurts everyone.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, secondhand smoking alone exposes people to 250 toxic chemicals that are known--50 of which are able to cause cancer. Senior Joe Phillips says, “I’m against it because it gives them the chance to smoke on school proper-ty. The school has a sign that says no tobacco, weapons, or firearms.”

With all the nega-tive effects of smoking, many wonder why are we allowing this to happen on school property. Even if students are “going to find a way to smoke,” why should we as a school just cave in and accept it and give students a place to do some-thing potentially harmful?

Students Face Off regarding SmokingARLEDDA CAIN ZACH CONWAyby aRLeDDa Cain

Staff Writer

by zaChaRy ConwayStaff Writer

SPOTliGHT

My name is Makayla Bowman. My birthday is May 19, 1996. I have two Great Danes, a Husky, a cat, and a lizard. I've attended Cen-tral since the eighth grade. My nickname is Kayla. My best friends are Bailey Coleman and Tonya Denny. My favorite subject is art and Mr. Henson is my favorite teacher.My favorite thing about CHS is that the school is big. My most memorable moment this school year was when the “She Dances” organization came to talk to us. My favorite book is Speak by Laurie H. Ander-son. My favorite type of candy is Tootsie Rolls.My favorite artist is Eminem. This summer I went to summer school. I am in the Art Club. The person who inspires me most in my life is my step dad.My dream vacation would be going to Rome. My plans after high school are to go to MAC for a couple of years and then attend a college for Graphic Web Design. I like to hang out with people and sleep outside of school. My goals for this year are to attend Upward Bound this summer.

MAKAyLA BOWMAN, FRESHMAN

makayla bowman, Freshman

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Punk Goes Pop 1 came out on April 3, 2002. Punk Goes Pop 2 came out on March 9, 2009. Punk Goes Pop 3 came out on November 2, 2010, and now, Punk Goes Pop 4 has finally come out on Sep-tember 22, 2011.

If you don’t know what the Punk Goes… series is, it’s more alternative style bands, such as Piece The Veil, The Ready Set, and even Allstar Weekend doing covers of popular songs such as Super Bass, Just The Way You Are, and even older songs, like in the other Punk Goes… when even the Backstreet Boys had a song covered in the original.

Before I start on the songs themselves, I just want to say that these covers are really well done. These are also some of my favorite cov-ers, and even then, some of my favorite songs in general. The cover of Wonderwall, originally by Oasis, covered by Cartel in Punk Goes 90s is defi-nitely my favorite cover of all time. Also, while I’m rambling before this re-view starts, I can’t tell you how much I like the entire Punk Goes… series. Punk Goes Pop 1-4, Punk Goes Metal, Punk Goes Acoustic 1+2, Punk Goes 80s, Punk Goes 90s, Punk Goes Crunk, Punk Goes Clas-sic Rock and finally, Punk Goes X are some of the best cover albums ever in my opinion. Please, check them all out.

Now, the first track Just The Way You Are, Originally by Bruno Mars, is a good song. When Pierce The Veil covers it, it’s just as good as the original. All of the lyr-ics are the same, which usually makes me dislike the cover. I’ve always felt

that if you add your own little flare to a song, you should at least change a few lyrics, but that’s just me.

Ah, time for a great song, both this version and the original: This Friday Night, originally by Katy Perry, covered by Woe Is Me. This is a great song. I do love Katy Perry, and I do love this song as it was. Now, when it’s covered, it’s even bet-ter. It’s the best of both worlds of music for me. It has that pop sound at parts, and the rest of the time, it has that really deep metal, the heavy drum track, everything. I enjoy this song quite a bit.

Now for a masterpiece originally from the mind of Adele, covered by Go Ra-dio: Rolling In the Deep. This is a great song, and sometimes, covers ac-tually seem to be even more amazing than the original. This one comes very close to that mark. It almost seems to be like an older alternative song, like Three Days Grace, or something like that. Pain by Three Days Grace comes to mind when I hear this; that could just be me. Really, it’s a great song. Great drum track, great vocals, and even a slight hint of 80s rock solo guitar in the background. Amazing song, this is defi-nitely in the top three on this album in my book.

Love The Way You Lie really has a lot of sen-timental value for me, I guess because it’s an old breakup song for me. Really, I like the instru-mental version of this song. That’s really it. I much prefer the original compared to this one, I’m disappointed by A Skylit Drive here. But the drum track is simply amazing if you get it by itself. It’s fun to play, I must admit.

The instrumental version is great, the full version is disappointing.

Till The World Ends. I catch a lot of flak for liking the original, and even some Britney Spears anyway. This is definitely in the top three for this album. I’d never heard of I See Stars until now, and I must say, if the rest of their stuff is anything like this, I’ll love them. Great song, if you couldn’t tell from that. Also, for future references, this is on my phone, only for the alarm to go off on December 21, 2012. I could really enjoy some humor then, and if people dance with me when this goes off, I love them.

Next is Silverstein, covering Runaway. This is a great song, but the sub-ject matter isn’t exactly discussable for this article, so yeah, I enjoy this song and Silverstein quite a bit. Possibly the best song on this album, but really, it’s a three-way tie at this point for #1. Well, make that a three-way tie for number two. Now, for the number one song on this album in my own personal opinion.Super Bass cov-ered by The Downtown Fiction was a great song originally, but now, it’s more understandable, and it’s even better. It has a very simple drum track, acoustic guitars (which I normally hate) and great softer vocals. It all ties together perfectly. I defi-nitely like The Downtown Fiction after listening to this song.

Overall, Punk Goes Pop 4 is right around the second best PGP album. The third one is just much better, in my opinion. Granted, this album is definitely still worth get-ting. So yeah, I love this album, and it’s definitely worth the buy.

by BRanDon heDRiCKStaff Writer

5OPiNiONSMarch 28, 2012The Centralian

Music review of Punk Goes Pop 4

“Once more into the fray, into the last good fight I will ever know. Live and die this day. Live and die this day.”

In the wilderness of Alaska, a plane full of oil rig workers crashes and leaves them to face the harsh winter elements. Not only are the men faced with the possibility of starving and freezing to death, they are being hunt-ed by a pack of grey wolves who want them out of their territory. The men are systematically and brutally picked off, one by one. Ottway (Liam Neeson) confidently establishes his leadership and survival instincts as they set out to get out of the wolves territory. As the

men get picked off, their wallets are kept and are meant to be returned to the surviving family members of those who did not make it.

The Grey is tense, engaging and amazing, and not for the weak-stomached. It was a great story, but I almost got sick a few times during the movie. The scenes where the men get attacked are awful and realistic. Aside from the fact that the movie is gory, I didn’t appreciate the fact that the main character called on God to perform a miracle and nothing happened. Holly-wood seems to be really good at that. Other than that, I enjoyed the movie and encourage people to rent it when it comes out.

by CLaRissa haMByStaff Writer

Movie review: The Grey

SPOTliGHT

My name is Lesley Chatman.My favorite thing about high school is how something is going on every night. I am in the tenth grade. I look forward to Speech and Debate.My most embarrass-ing moment is when I was trash canned by a freshman. The Notebook is my favorite book.In my free time I hang out with Sam DeBlois and Devin Hardin.I prefer calling to texting. My favorite class is Biology. I usually eat in the cellar. Track is my favorite sport. I prefer soda to Gatorade. I do not drive a car to school. Sam DeBlois has been my best friend since first grade. My friends are my favorite things about school.Steak is my favorite food. I am originally from Park Hills.I plan on attending MAC then Washington.

LESLEy CHATMAN, SOPHOMORE

lesley chatman, sophomore

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"I look forward to swimming"-Ellen Graff, Senior

"I look forward to warm weather and flowers."

-Adreona Morris, Sophomore

"I can't wait for softball season."

- Hanna Stam, Freshman

"I look forward to golfing every day."

-Jon Comfort, Junior

"I look forward to getting to know all the students and

co-workers."Holly Cavins , Secretary

"I'm looking forward toEaster, so I can eat candy."

-Sierrah Russell, Senior

"I look forward to spending time with family."

-Josh Brown, Senior

"I am looking forward to watching baseball games this

spring."Michaela Hulsey, Junior

???"I am looking forward to

Graduation."-Brylee Boyd, Senior

What do you look forward to about Spring?

"I look forward to the pretty weather, flowers, sunshine,

and wearing flip-flops."- Kelsey Williams , Freshman

SPOTliGHT

My name is Briana Ross.My favorite thing about being a teacher is being part of a district that has a reputa-tion for being one of the best in the area.As a kid, I didn’t have a favorite cartoon. If I could star in a movie it would be a CIA thriller. I teach Algebra 1A, Math Analysis, and Algebra 3.If I wasn’t a teacher, I would be a chef. My pet peeve is bad spelling and grammar, especially on Facebook. If I could change anything about how I was raised, then my parents would have had more money. If I could travel anywhere in the world it would be Italy. My husband and I could finally take a honeymoon.In a Top Rebel, I look for someone who puts forth their best effort, who has a great work ethic, and who doesn’t make excuses.Purple is my favorite color of Post-it note.The last thing I do before I go to bed is pray. Evening is my favorite time of day, because I am usually at home hanging with my husband. The most valuable lesson I have ever learned is that life isn’t always fair and you have to make the best of the hand you're dealt.My husband is the funniest person I know. If a homeless person was choking I would give them the Heimlich.I am excited to be a Spotlight for the newspa-per, because it is a great way for students to get to know their teachers better.

BRIANA ROSS, TEACHER

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“I would like to go shopping at the Mall of America in Min-neapolis and I would like to go parasailing in the Gulf of Mexico.”

–Ariana Stirts, Senior

“I want to go skydiving, open my own restaurant, go snorkling and paragliding.”

–John Maxwell, Sophomore

“I would like to see Coldplay in concert, travel to Europe, make a last second shot to win a basketball game, and save a person's life.”

–Mackenzie Sisk,Sophomore

What is on your Bucket List?

“I want to go into the military, go skydiving, and get eaten by a shark.”

–Sammi Saunders,Freshman

“I want to visit England again and ride the Eurostar. It goes under the sea between England and France. I also want to finish my education in Taiwan.”

–Johnny Lin, Senior

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7FeaTureSMarch 28, 2012The Centralian

Black History MonthEver since 1967, the

month of February has been designated as Black History Month. Society takes this month to rec-ognize the role of African Americans throughout United States history. Afri-can Americans have taken a very big leadership role in the US all the way from women in politics mak-ing a difference to Martin Luther King Jr. to Jackie Robinson.

Black History Month was started by Carter G. Woodson, a historian. He had a goal to educate the

American people, about African-American his-tory. He saw that most of the American population knew very little about the African Americans cultural background and achieve-ments and wanted to make a difference.

In its origins, the oc-casion was called “Negro History Week”. The idea of honoring African American achievements throughout history became more and more popular over the years and later changed into “Black History Month”. Although African Americans have been in the United States back around colonial times,

they never gained pres-ence in our history books until about the twenti-eth century. Each year there are more and more African Americans who become part of our gov-ernment, and many times make a difference in our nation’s community. Black History Month not only shows African Americans being part of U.S. society it actually celebrates the contributions that African Americans have made for the U.S., for their struggles for freedom, and understanding our history as a whole.

SPOTliGHT

My name is Briley Merritt.My favorite out of school activity is go-ing out to eat with my friends.My favorite summer memory is going to Florida with my family.My favorite band is Backstreet Boys.My phone is a Gal-axy S2. I drive a red Saturn Vue to school. Breaking Dawn Part 1 is the best movie I’ve seen this year.I play volleyball and basketball. My favorite books are The House of Night Series and The Hunger Games.My favorite sport to watch is boys basketball. My best friend is BreAnna Cresswell. My biggest pet peeve is when people assume things. My favorite animal is a zebra. I eat lunch in the cafeteria.I like Rap music. I love comedy movies. Christmas is the holiday I enjoy most. My birthday is September 26 and I will be 18.

BRILEy MERRITT, JUNIOR

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Spring Break

Countdown8 Days!

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Kirsten Risse has had an amazing opportunity to coming to America, let alone our very own Central High School. She came from Germany, but she has also lived in Asia. She loves being at our school because the stu-dents are friendly to her and it’s a lot different than hers was. She lives here with Kaye Wallen, her two dogs and one cat.

She would consider her twin sister her best friend. “She’s always there for me and always knows how I feel,” she says about her sister. Some people would call that twin telepathy. The closest person to her in America is Blaice Gray. Kirsten couldn’t really de-cipher what her favorite or least favorite food here in America is. She said that if she had to choose, her favorite would be pizza.

Before she transferred here for the year, she had a hamster back at home, but it passed away. She misses her country a little bit, but mostly her fam-ily. She can’t wait to see them again. At Central the students go to the teach-ers and the classrooms.

“In Germany, the

teachers come to the stu-dents. There are different schedules for the days of the week. Sometimes the day can start at 8:00am and go till 3:00pm, but other days it could start at 11:00am and go till 2:00pm.”

She likes to listen to all kinds of music: R&B, rock, country, etc. One thing that doesn’t seem to differ is her social life: she likes to hang out with friends, go shop-ping, and go to the movies. The sports are kind of the same, but different in some ways. Handball, is kind of like football, but the ball is hand size and not like a football.

Kirsten wanted to come to America because she wanted a new experi-ence. “Some of my family

had come here to America and I wanted to as well,” she says.

She also looks forward to her return to Germany so she can see her family

again. She likes being at Central. She likes going to the games with her friends.

a Visit to america from Germanyby LinDsey gigeRStaff Writer

Marijuana is known as many other names such as blunt, dope, herb, joint, or pot. Everybody has heard of this but do they really know the dangers of this drug? Most teens are introduced to this on TV or movies by the typical stoner char-acter and it makes the drug seem cool and casual but pot has some serious dangers.

People might think that it’s okay to smoke pot because of the medi-cal marijuana cards in some states and it is true that marijuana does help some medical conditions… BUT it hurts your develop-ing brain and lungs.

What is Marijuana ex-actly? It is a dried flower containing stems, seeds, and leaves from the hemp plant Cannabis Sativa. The active chemical is THC (tretrahydrocannabi-nol) which moves its way through the bloodstream and to the brain and other organs. For some people, marijuana can be a stimu-lant or a depressant. The

main dangers of smok-ing marijuana in the teen years are that it has a huge effect on develop-ing brain cells. In addition to the brain, it affects the lungs. It has 50% to 70% more hazardous poisons than cigarette smoke. Another way marijuana is a terrible drug is that it is considered a “Gateway Drug.” Research by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign shows that the earlier you start using marijuana, the more likely you are to use drugs later in life.

As teens, we need to focus on our grades and the other activities we do in school. Once you start using drugs, your life can turn into a vicious cycle of addiction. Using any drug can make you dependant and slack in everyday life activities, so before you decide to pick up a drug, no matter what it is, think twice of all the people (including yourself) that you could be hurt-ing. Addiction begins with the first use of a drug and the after effects could last until the day you die.

by MaCKenzie sisKStaff Writer

Dangers of Marijuana

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