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Alex JacobiKatie Taylor

Section EditorsHunter Todd- News

Ginny Roper- OpinionSavannah Johnson- Entertainment

Andrew Legan- FeaturesEmma Caylor- Sports

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Design EditorWilliam Bumpas

Copy EditorsAnna Claire Bradshaw

Katie Taylor

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Reporters Shelby Andrews

Nic Berry Lauren Brooks

Elizabeth BumpasWalt Carter

Rachel ChaffinOlivia Crawford Maggie FeithZach GolsonKopper HarrisJackson Lay

Maryanna McClureAura Mae Northcutt

McCord Pagan Shelby Pleasant

Whitney Reynolds Sam Shankle

Sean StapletonJacob Stegeman

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Nancy Speck

Trojan TorchDyersburg High School125 Hwy. 51 By-PassDyersburg, TN 38024

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Trojan

News

Editorials

Features

Sports

Entertainment

p. 3

p. 9

p. 13

p. 21

p. 24

Texting and driving, Cash for Clunkers....................................................................................3New teachers, Gates closing..................................................................................................4Commons update, DC Fair......................................................................................................5Marching band, FFA................................................................................................................6New school bell, Texting and driving.......................................................................................9Gates closing.........................................................................................................................10Girls State / Governors school.............................................................................................11New choir teacher, 31 Company...........................................................................................13Lulus, Guess who.................................................................................................................14Twitter....................................................................................................................................15Advice for school year...........................................................................................................16Space....................................................................................................................................18Celebrity deaths....................................................................................................................19Fashion..................................................................................................................................20New football coach, Heat index.............................................................................................21Girls soccer, Volleyball..........................................................................................................22New golf coach......................................................................................................................23Joseph Lemay.......................................................................................................................242012, Julie and Julia..............................................................................................................25Abandon................................................................................................................................26Coldplay, Time Travelers Wife..............................................................................................27

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3TrojanTorch Volume 42 Issue 1News

Jackson LayReporter

How would you like cashfor your old car? On June1, 2009, the U.S. Congress

passed a bill called the Car Al-lowance Rebate System, betterknown as Cash for Clunkers.

This program allowed drivers totake cars with a low gas mileage tocertain car dealerships throughoutthe country. They would then re-ceive either $3,500 or $4,500 of gov-ernment money to buy a newer,more fuel-efficient vehicle. The pro-gram was to last until November 1,2009, or until the funds allowed byCongress ran out.

Many people were afraid that themoney given to the program byCongress would run out way be-fore November. The original billhad a total of one billion dollars infunds. However, the response tothis program was above what Con-gress expected, and funds began torun out less than a week after theinitial takeoff. The response was anadditional 2 billion dollars.

“I don’t think my tax dollarsshould be utilized to purchase newcars for people,” AP U.S. Historyteacher Jeff Golson said.

This is not the only time plans like

this have been put into place. “European countries and some

states in the U.S. have done this be-fore. It is a proven stimulus to theeconomy and helps air quality,” APHuman Geography teacher NeelDurbin said.

To be eligible for this program thecar must have been registered, beenin use for at least one year and musthave had a combined city and high-way fuel economy of 18 mpg orless. The new car had to be pricedat $45,000 or below. For the $3,500the new car had to have 4 mpg bet-ter fuel economy than the old car.For the full $4,500 the fuel economymust have been 10 mpg over thegas mileage of the previous car.Trucks, SUV’s and vans were alsoincluded in the bill.

“This should provide a quickstimulus to the economy, but will itlast is the question. What are thelong term reforms?” Durbin said.

U.S. Secretary of TransportationRay LaHood announced August 20that the program, which was sup-posed to run until November, wasending on August 24. According tothe official website, the governmenthas recorded nearly 700,000 dealertransactions and 2.877 billion dol-lars in rebates.

Sean StapletonReporter

Text messaging has be-come one of the mostpopular forms of instant

communication today. Almostsecond nature, students areprone to send many texts eachhour.

“I send about a hundred mes-sages each day,” sophomoreJolyta Taylor said. “But I re-ceive even more. I can’t reply toeveryone.”

But what happens when thistendency lures people into tex-ting behind the wheel of theircars? The consequences can befatal.

Texting while driving canmake one twenty-three timesmore likely to wreck, present-ing a higher risk than drunkdriving.

“Texting while driving is verydangerous and doesn’t showgood judgment on the driver’spart,” Dyer County Sheriff JeffHolt said. “It is a major safetyproblem and has been thecause of several deaths in DyerCounty alone.”

Because of these problems, alaw was put into effect in allstates as of January 1, 2009,banning texting while driving.

However, it has been deemedonly a secondary offense,which means the driver can

only be given a ticket for it if heis pulled over for another driv-ing violation.

The fine for the first time thedriver is caught is twenty dol-lars, and every offense afterthat can result in a fifty-dollarpayment.

“It is too soon to tell if the lawis influencing drivers,” Holtsaid, “but we like to hope thatpeople are listening and keep-ing themselves safe.”

When asked, most studentsadmit that they text and talk onthe phone while driving, but afew say that they wait to sendtheir messages at stop lights oruntil they get home.

“Yeah, I text and drive all thetime,” one student said. “I’vegotten pretty used to it. I don’tthink it makes me any morelikely to wreck.”

“The first fatality due to tex-ting while driving was ateenager in West Tennessee,”Holt said. “I would like tospeak on behalf of all DyerCounty law enforcement andask drivers to please make it totheir destination safely withoutusing their cell phones sosomething like that doesn’thappen again.”

“Just don’t do it,” vice-princi-pal Terry Glover said.

See related article on p. 9

Cash for Clunkers benefits nation

Texting while driving:Facts and dangers

Advertising the Rebates: The Nissan dealership lines upclunkers to promote the Cash for Clunkers deal.

Protecting Drivers Lives: The new law takes action tostop the deadly habit of texting while driving.

Photo by Jackson Lay

Photo by Sean Stapleton

4 Volume 42 TrojanTorchNewsIssue 1

Nic BerryReporter

As the 2009-2010 school year be-gins, there are many new facesamong the faculty. These new

teachers are offering many new oppor-tunities for students.

Brett Butler is an agriculture leader-ship and mechanics teacher, and he isalso one of the FFA sponsors. Butlergraduated from MTSU. This is his firstyear of teaching. He enjoys fishing,hunting, and and sports.

“I was very eager to try and becomea part of the Dyersburg FFA program,”Butler said.

Chris Cummins is another additionto the department of agriculture, andhe is also an FFA sponsor. He alsograduated from MTSU; he teaches awide range of classes including agri-science, vet science, small animal care,leadership, greenhouse and landscap-ing/ turf management. This is his firstyear of teaching as well. Cummins’shobbies include music, sports, cattle,American paint horses, and growingplants in the greenhouse.

“ I like our school because we have

great faculty members and good ad-ministration support,” Cummins said.

Diana Whitson is in the math depart-ment. She teaches Algebra I, AlgebraII, and ACT Prep. This is Whitson’ssecond year teaching, and she gradu-ated from Austin Peay University. Shemoved to Trimble to be closer to herfamily. She came here from Clarksville,where she worked in the MontgomeryCounty school system. Diana enjoyscalligraphy, scrapbooking, painting,reading, and spending time with fam-ily and friends.

“I want to see students succeed in theclassroom and later in college or awork environment,” Whitson said.

Jared Street’s classes are in the socialstudies field, and he is also the men’sassistant basketball coach. Street is acollege graduate from Harding Uni-versity in Arkansas. Street enjoysgoing to the lake, fishing and golfing,and he is a fan of the Tennessee Vols.This is Street’s first year to teach.

“I had heard real positive thingsabout the school and was asked tocome on board with the basketball pro-gram,” Street said.

Shelby AndrewsReporter

In previous years, thegates on the east andwest sides of the school

grounds have been open forthe flow of traffic beforeand after school hours. Thestudents were surprisedover the summer, becausethe convenient gates wereclosed at all times. Now thatschool has started back, thegates are closed from 4:30P.M. to 6:00 A.M.

“The gates are open forschool traffic; that includesthe buses and studentdriven cars. It means that ifyou have business on cam-pus after 4:30, you must usethe main entrance/exit. Thehigh school parking lot isnot meant to be an alternateroute,” assistant principalJon Frye said.

This change has causedproblems for some stu-dents.

“I notice it when I driveup the back and have toturn around because they’reshut,” junior Uriel Hawkinssaid.

“It’s really hard for peoplewho have after-school activ-

ities and cannot get outthrough the gate. It makesme really mad,” junior LeahCherry said.

“I haven’t noticed,” soph-omore Clark Harringtonsaid.

“It’s very hard and cancause a lot more wreckswhen you have to turnaround,” senior Susan Merryman said.

“I find it very frustratingfor the students and com-munity when you have toturn around. It can causemore wrecks,” junior LaceeMorgan said.

“I hate the gates beingshut because it causes peo-ple to use more gas andtime. You can still get intothe high school even withthe gates shut,” seniorCarter Cruise said.The gates are meant to pro-

vide a safer atmosphere forthe student and facultymembers.

“A solution is in the worksfor the unnecessary trafficflow but for now, the clos-ing of the gates will remainin effect,” Frye said.


School embraces fresh faces

DHS closesgates on traffic

Photo by Shelby Andrews

Photos by Nic Berry

Sharing her Knowledge: DianaWhitson teaches Algebra II.

Attending to his Students:Brett Butler answers questions inhis agriscience class.

Blocking In Students: The gates around theschool pose problems for traveling students.

5TrojanTorch Volume 42 Issue 1News

Maggie FeithReporter

As everyone has surely noticed, therenovating process has started in ourschool commons. Principal Mickey

Mahon knew that it was time for a change. “The school was built in 1972 and had not

been updated since,” Mahon said.With the new trimester schedule being an

addition to Dyersburg High School and manyother changes taking place, it really was theperfect time to update.

Jane Bradshaw was chosen to pick the newkhaki paint color, and Mahon himself decidedto add the wood molding on the walls andcolumns. It took about a week to finish the job;the costs were minimal and were taken care ofby the Central Office.

“We wanted to make the Commons morelike a dining place—not just a cafeteria,”Mahon said.

The color of the Commons now is meant torelax students. “I think the behavior at lunchhas definitely gotten better,” junior Heather

Streckert said.Another outcome

from updating theCommons is thattrash has decreased.Students have fi-nally realized thatour school shouldbe kept clean andthat it is not com-pletely up to thecustodians to keep itthat way. “They’vetaken good care ofit,” maintainancehead Ronald John-son said.

All in all, the Com-mons’ update hasproved to be suc-cessful. “It looks good in here—so much bet-ter,” Pearl Baize of the food service staff said.

The school looks more modern and friendly,and the students have responded well to the

changes by improving their behavior at lunchand at school in general.

“Keep up the good work!” Johnson said.

Updates make school environment friendlier

Enjoying the New Surroundings: Octagonal tables in thecommons make lunch conversations more inviting.

Photo by Shelby Pleasant

Photo by Maggie Feith

Money spent by DHS students

at Dyer County Fair$0-20................13.7%$21-40..............13.7%$41-75..............21.2%$76+.................34.8%no clue............10.6%don’t go................6%

Shelby PleasantReporter

Whether people go forthe food, the rides, orjust to watch others,

most people seem to agree thatthe fair is fun.

“I enjoy the rides and games atthe fair,” freshman Shelby Red-dick said.

But does it really bring profit toDyer County?

“All of the people and organi-zations get revenue from conces-sions, exhibits, pageants, andshows,” junior Ricky Kirby said.

“Lots of people go more thanonce to the fair; that adds up,”senior Susan Merryman said.

Contrary to belief, the fair doesnot bring revenue to DyerCounty.

“The business proceeds aredown during fair time, but thebusinesses are used to it and canbudget accordingly,” local busi-ness owner Joe Yates said.

“The fair does bring in moneyfrom the rides and the gate ad-

missions,” Yates said.The local businesses also have

opportunities to advertise or pro-mote certain products. Even withthe economic problems and theexpenses of the fair, this year isscheduled to be a successful onefor the Dyer County Fair, accord-ing to Yates.

“We have one of the best fairs

around. I support the fair, and Ibelieve it is a very good asset toDyer County,” Yates said.

“It is expected that the fair’sprofits will go down because peo-ple do not have as much moneyto spend, but that is to be ex-pected with the economic is-sues,” Yates said.

“I will be spending money more

wisely and not on items I don’tneed,” Merryman said.

“The fair still brings a lot toDyer County. It brings people inthe community together. Every-one loves the fair,” junior LeahCherry said.

“I think the fair brings fun to allages and has something foreveryone to enjoy,” Yates said.

Dyer County Fair pushes through economic struggles

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Marching band tunes up onceagain with Bill Chase show

FFA: New year,many changes

Posing for the Camera: FFA teachers Chris Cumminsand Brett Butler bring new courses such as Small AnimalCare and Veterinary Science.

Marching to Success: Ryan Joyner and LandonMoore perform with the band during a football game.

Maryanna McClureReporter

The beginning of the2009-2010 school yearhas posed many

changes. The commons hasbeen renovated, the bells aredifferent, and, of course,trimester scheduling; how-ever, one other change thathas not really been ‘the talk ofthe school” is the change inthe agriculture department.

“This year there have beenmany improvements to theagriculture department. Wehave two new teachers, thegreenhouse has been re-vamped, a hydroponics tankhas been installed, animalshave been purchased, and theagriculture education roomshave been redone,” agricul-ture teacher and FFA advisorChris Cummins said.

These improvements willhelp FFA members by givingthem new opportunities to ex-perience agriculture. Withthese additions to the depart-ment, the Dyersburg FFAChapter will be more success-ful.

“Our main goal is to win theWest Tennessee Points Cup,expand our program, and

broaden the opportunities ofour students,” FFA advisorand agriculture teacher BrettButler said.

“This year will also be atough one. Everything in ourchapter is new, and we havesome tough competition,”Butler said.

To overcome these obstaclesthe members must be willingto work hard and strive to bethe best they can be.

“I think that our chapter haschanged for the better. Wehave two involved teacherswho work together. I thinkthey will help the chapter dobetter and bring out what thechapter can become,” seniorand chapter secretary ChelseyKing said.

“I am very excited about thisupcoming year. I feel thatwith the improvements andadditions to our chapter wewill be more successful in ac-complishing our goals,” sen-ior and chapter vice presidentJamye Spence Freeman said.

“I think that more memberswill want to become involvedin the FFA when they see thecool things we do,” freshmanKristen Williams said.

Photo by Maryanna McClure

Photo by Zach Golson

Zach GolsonReporter

Marching band hasbeen a tradition formany band students

at Dyersburg High school.Some students have had theprivilege of marching in theband since eighth grade. Theband has had a different themeevery year varying from Piratesof the Caribbean to Kansaswith the song “Carry On MyWayward Son.” This year’sshow is the music from BillChase with the songs “OpenUp Wide”, “Handbags andGladrags”, and “Get It On.”

“I think the student body willenjoy it since it is a differentstyle,” sophomore LandonMoore said. The band is also acompetitive marching band,going to competitions everySaturday starting September19th. The band has done well incompetition in past years, andstudents are excited to carry onthis tradition. This year’s drummajor is junior Michelle Bostic.

In past years she has played theflute till this season, being thefield commander.

“With hard work we will dowell in competition,” juniorEmily DiGirolamo said. Themarching band has also been tothe Division II State Competi-tion. DHS has made the top tenin the state 2 years since theGraham's have been at Dyers-burg. The most recent year wasthe 2006 show with the songs,“Carry On My Wayward Son,”“ Roundabout,” and “Bo-hemian Rhapsody,”when theymade 10th in the state.

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9TrojanTorch Volume 42 Issue 1Editorials

William BumpasEditor

Panic struck at DHS thisyear, with dozens of stu-dents experiencing ex-

treme nervous shock and heartfailure—all resulting from thehigh school’s inexplicable deci-sion to use a fire alarm instead ofa school bell.

The bell, which rings approxi-mately 16 times in every regularschool day, is several times louderthan the one used in previousschool years. Its sudden, rever-berating horror pierces theeardrums of unprepared stu-dents, often seeming to cutstraight to the bone. School offi-cials refused to comment, but ru-mors abound about theirnefarious plans.

“DHS is just too crowded,” saidone student, who preferred to re-main anonymous. “I think theboard is trying to reduce the sizeof the student body by knockingoff as many of us as they can. I’ve

had two friends already whohave been fatally wounded by thenew bell, and seven others whoare home-bound because of ex-treme shock.”

“Personally, I think it sounds

more like a Chinese gong than afire alarm,” said an Englishteacher who asked to remainanonymous.

Some other students took lesshostile points of view.

“These could be actual firedrills,” one said. “Maybe the ad-ministrators simply want to be

ready for the possibility that theschool could burn down severaltimes a day.”

“I think they're just trying toprepare us for real life,” said an-other.

Apparently the new bell hasbeen in development since thissummer. Several teachers re-ported experiencing the side ef-fects of their frequent tests beforethis school year’s start, but luck-ily none were seriously harmed.

Unfortunately, the same cannotbe said of the student body, whichhas suffered heavy casualties as aresult of these daily attacks ontheir ears and nervous systems.The nurse has not commentedthus far about the number of bell-related injuries and fatalities DHShas experienced. However, it isplain from the very hallways thatthe bell is taking its toll upon ournumbers; some estimates reportas much as a 30% casualty rate.

“I was just sitting in class, mind-ing my own business... It was

quiet, really quiet. Then thealarm—I mean the bell—rang outof nowhere, and everyonejumped out of their seats in sur-prise! I felt it worse than the oth-ers, though... I passed out on thefloor, and the doctors say I'mlucky to be alive,” said a sopho-more who experienced a minorheart attack in his Spanish classearly this August. He expects tomake a full recovery, though itwill take time; the same cannot besaid for many less fortunate stu-dents, however.

The bell is also adversely affect-ing the morale of those studentswho have been able to escapemore serious harm, with many re-porting symptoms of extremestress and paranoia. Others havebeen victims of fatigue, hopeless-ness and depression. All have suf-fered from some degree ofhearing loss.

“I just hope they do somethingabout it soon, for all our sakes,”said a teacher.

Savannah JohnsonEntertainment Editor

Is it worth fifty dollars to senda text message? As of July 1,2009, text messaging is pro-

hibited while operating a motorvehicle in Tennessee. In fact, driv-ers with learner’s permits or in-termediate license—which isabout half of our student body— are prohibited from using phoneswhile driving. Violators will befined fifty dollars.

A study also found that driverswho are talking on the phone ortext messaging do not processtheir visual environment. Lasttime I checked, seeing what isaround is a major element of driv-ing. It has also been found thattext messaging while driving isactually worse than drunk driv-

ing. That should put things intoperspective for people.

According to Time magazineand a study by Virginia TechTransportation Institute, text mes-saging behind the wheel in-creases a driver’s chance ofhaving an accident by 23.2%.Who would want to increase theirchance of being harmed in an ac-cident? Anyone in his or her rightmind should wait and send themessage later. Texting is not theonly means of communication. Itseems our generation has forgot-ten this.

There are thousands of deathseach year from accidents causedby text messaging and cell phoneuse. I would say it is about time alaw was enforced.

Teenagers who are texting and

driving is the worst case scenario.For one, most students are stilllearning how to drive. Textingwhile driving puts the driver andanyone he or she meets on theroad in a lot of danger. Also ittakes the drivers hands, mindand eyes off the road.

Some teens are angered by thenew law. They think they canhandle texting behind the wheelwhen in truth, they cannot.

Get your texting done beforeyou begin driving.To make sureyou are not tempted to text whiledriving, you should put yourphone on silent. Also you couldkeep your phone out of reachwhile you are behind the wheel.

Not only are you sparing your-self from a fine, but you could besaving your life, or someone

else's, by not text messaging anddriving. Be smart and safe; a textmessage is not worth a life.


Texting law promotes safer roads for driversPhoto by Savannah Johnson

New school bell takes tollon students hearing, mental health

William Bumpas

10 Volume 42 TrojanTorchEditorialsIssue 1

Emma CaylorSports Editor

During the summer, the gates on Sta-dium Drive were closed. Surelymost students have noticed this

small but drastic change in some way or an-other. The gates were first closed “to restrictnon-school related traffic and provide asafety measure for monitoring,” vice-prin-cipal Jon Frye said. This decision was notwell thought out.

One day I was running late to meet upwith the soccer bus, and I thought, “I’ll justgo through the back,” which is the quickestway from my house. This plan backfiredwhen I came up to the gates at 3:42 p.m.,and they were closed. I had to drive all theway around to the front to find the wholeteam waiting on me to leave.

People haven’t even left tutoring by 3:42p.m.

So why were the gates locked so early? Not only are the gates closing early after

school, one morning before school the gateswere closed at 7:50 a.m. I was drivingthrough around 7:45 a.m., and they closedthe gates a couple of cars after me. Studentshad to find the locked gates, drive all theway around and sprint to class.

Some people think that everyone is hereby 7:50 a.m. Wrong! Students, especially

students at our age, all get used to routine.We have been around it for years, and nowthat we can drive, routine is important. Getup. Get ready. Go to school. If our routineworks one day but not the next, people startto become both confused and irritated.

If the school wanted to limit the traffic, itwould be all right to close the gates whileschool was going on but definitely not be-fore it. Also, staffers should wait until peo-ple have a chance to leave before closing thegates.

I understand that traffic can be bad afterschool, mostly at night, and that safety isimportant, but right now the gate closingtimes are causing chaos. The handbook saysthe gates will be closed from 8:20 a.m. to2:30 p.m. That would be a good plan if thegates were actually closed on time.

Furthermore, the gates should be closed at4:00 p.m. instead of 3:30 p.m. This schedulegives enough time for students to get outand be on their way and also makes it clearthat people shouldn’t linger in the parkinglot late after school. This schedule respectsboth parties by keeping the traffic downand still gives students the time to get out.

Everyone can work together, but rightnow nothing is working at all.


Gates closing:Solution oorr pprroobblleemm??

Photos by Emma Caylor

11TrojanTorch Volume 42 Issue 1Editorials

Katie TaylorEditor

Late May, most students anticipate the beginning of a fresh, vi-brant summer, an oasis away from a hectic learning environmentbecause learning is boring, right?

Wrong! This past summer, I had the opportunity to attend Girls Stateand Governor’s School, both of which turned out to be exciting expe-riences.

Volunteer Girls State is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary,a non-profit organization that promotes patriotism. It is a week-longprogram, held on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University inMurfreesboro, where student delegates can interact with mock govern-ment.

At the beginning of the week, students are divided into cities, whichrepresent groups of forty or so girls who will live together throughoutthe week, and their parties, the Nationalists and the Federalists.

On the first day, cities meet in “city hall” to elect their mayors andcity councilwomen. In the days following, students elect their countyofficials and their party delegates. At party caucus meetings, girls electtheir gubernatorial candidate (yes, that is really how it is spelled).

In addition, girls have the opportunity to listen in on speeches madeby remarkable Tennessee politicians, such as governor Phil Bredesenand Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee.

But it is not all work and no play. In between our elections, we madeup songs with themes to perform, participated in Girls State olympicsand even competed in a game show that covered the information welearned during the week. Beyond that, we created friendships withleaders across the state that will last a lifetime.

During the period from June 7 to July 11, I attended the Governor’sSchool for Engineering at University of Tennessee at Knoxville. To behonest, I thought I would be attending a nerd camp, and I was fairlyapprehensive about committing myself to five weeks of summer schoolwhen I could be going to the beach.

My impression changed drastically after the first week. I found peo-ple that were just like me! They cared about their grades, but they hadlives outside of school. Many were star athletes and extraordinary mu-sicians who could procrastinate just as well as anyone.

My morning class was Engineering Fundamentals, where we learnedcomputer programming. We also completed interesting projects. Forexample, two weeks into the program, we built a Rube Goldberg de-vice, which is a complicated machine to complete a simple task. Inother words, one could have a ball that falls down a ramp that hits adomino that turns on a light. We also programmed a robot that battledother robots in a sumobot competition.

My afternoon class was Biomedical Engineering Principles. Welearned how machines, such as MRIs, CTs, and x-rays, work and howthe anatomy of joints allows for various movements.

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Kopper Harris

Reporter

For years Cooper Patter-son has been with Dyers-burg High School, and

students have become accus-tomed to his ways. Change hascome in the form of KimberleyMinor.

Born and raised in Memphis,Minor attended Overton HighSchool. Later she attendedLane College and majored invocal music, also going tograduate school and receivingher Master’s in education. Sheis known best for being a vo-calist and performing with sev-eral groups. Minor sangback-up for entertainers likeMichael Bolton and R. Kelly.

“I love to sing and want toteach students how to sing,”said Minor. She found outabout DHS from her husbandwho works in physical therapynear the school.

“I just called to see if therewas a position open, and I was

delighted to know that therewas,” Minor said.

Minor has brought manychanges to choir. When not ina tux or dress, the choir mustwear a black and gold polo andkhaki pants.

“She’s crazy, in a good way.She’s a good singer,” sopho-more Regan Watson said.

“She’s pretty cool. Relaxed.Laid back. Easy to get alongwith,” senior Tre’ Mosley said.

Students are overall pleasedwith the new choir teacherwhile others still feel some nos-talgia for Patterson.

“She’s cool and a welcomechange. Overall I think we’regoing to enjoy having her thisyear,” senior Carter Crewssaid.

“I like her. She’s fun, she’snice and she keeps it real,”sophomore Demetra Barr said.

“I love Dyersburg. They aregood choir students that areprepared and eager to sing,”Minor said.

Whitney Reynolds

Reporter

One of the upcomingtrends is Thirty-One.What is it?

“It is a company that sellsmonogrammed items,” sopho-more Caitlyn Boehms said. Is itjust a company that sells mono-grammed items, or is it so muchmore?

Cindy Monroe is the presidentand founder of the new faith-based company named afterProverbs 31. It was created so thatwomen and girls across the coun-try, who love to shop but have notime, can shop on their timewhether it be at a party or on theThirty-One website.

Monroe is a working motherwith two children trying to juggleeverything all at once with no timeto shop. Monroe had a passion tohelp all the working mothers andother women trying to make endsmeet financially. With this passion,the Thirty-One company was bornsix years ago.

The Thirty-One company’s prod-ucts include many shapes andsizes of purses and bags. Sopho-more Kayla Wright, who is famil-iar with Thirty-One, recommendsthe cosmetic bag.

“It’s very cute and handy,”Wright said.

“It is very cute and cheap. Theyhave everything you need!” soph-omore Anna Davin said. Alongwith the cheap prices and cuteproducts, Thirty-One allows you

to pickyour fa-vorite pat-

tern and apersonalized

monogram tobe onthe itemyou are

purchasing. Freshmen Heather Fair and

Madison Hall both agree thatThirty-One should offer moreproducts for teenagers. Thirty-Onehas recently created a line calledDirection for teenage and youngergirls.

“I hope the company does well,”DECA teacher Judy Henry said.Henry also thinks that with thecute designs and good prices, youcould find something you like forless money.

This company has growntremendously in the past six years,expanding to over 10,000 Thirty-One consultants. Many women arepurchasing from the company.

“I have heard of Thirty-Onethrough many parties and by peo-ple carrying the products,” seniorKaitlin Davidson said. Women,teenagers, and even young girlsare hearing about Thirty-Onethrough many sources such asschools, work, and even beauty sa-lons.

With high hopes that this com-pany does well, Thirty-One ex-pands its merchandise each seasonwith new, durable and cute itemsfor women of all ages to enjoy.

Minor brings majormajor change to choir program

Gucci, Prada...

Thirty-One?

Photos by Kopper Harris

Photo by Whitney Reynolds

Making Music: (left)Choir teacher Kimber-ley Minor works withstudents on vocal ex-ercises. (top) A por-trait depicts Minor!smusical passion.

31Gifts


Kopper HarrisReporter

For years Cooper Patter-son has been with Dyers-burg High School, and

students have become accus-tomed to his ways. Change hascome in the form of KimberleyMinor.

Born and raised in Memphis,Minor attended Overton HighSchool. Later she attendedLane College and majored invocal music, also going tograduate school and receivingher Master’s in education. Sheis known best for being a vo-calist and performing with sev-eral groups. Minor sangback-up for entertainers likeMichael Bolton and R. Kelly.

“I love to sing and want toteach students how to sing,”said Minor. She found outabout DHS from her husbandwho works in physical therapynear the school.

“I just called to see if therewas a position open, and I was

delighted to know that therewas,” Minor said.

Minor has brought manychanges to choir. When not ina tux or dress, the choir mustwear a black and gold polo andkhaki pants.

“She’s crazy, in a good way.She’s a good singer,” sopho-more Regan Watson said.

“She’s pretty cool. Relaxed.Laid back. Easy to get alongwith,” senior Tre’ Mosley said.

Students are overall pleasedwith the new choir teacherwhile others still feel some nos-talgia for Patterson.

“She’s cool and a welcomechange. Overall I think we’regoing to enjoy having her thisyear,” senior Carter Crewssaid.

“I like her. She’s fun, she’snice and she keeps it real,”sophomore Demetra Barr said.

“I love Dyersburg. They aregood choir students that areprepared and eager to sing,”Minor said.

Whitney ReynoldsReporter

One of the upcomingtrends is Thirty-One.What is it?

“It is a company that sellsmonogrammed items,” sopho-more Caitlyn Boehms said. Is itjust a company that sells mono-grammed items, or is it so muchmore?

Cindy Monroe is the presidentand founder of the new faith-based company named afterProverbs 31. It was created so thatwomen and girls across the coun-try, who love to shop but have notime, can shop on their timewhether it be at a party or on theThirty-One website.

Monroe is a working motherwith two children trying to juggleeverything all at once with no timeto shop. Monroe had a passion tohelp all the working mothers andother women trying to make endsmeet financially. With this passion,the Thirty-One company was bornsix years ago.

The Thirty-One company’s prod-ucts include many shapes andsizes of purses and bags. Sopho-more Kayla Wright, who is famil-iar with Thirty-One, recommendsthe cosmetic bag.

“It’s very cute and handy,”Wright said.

“It is very cute and cheap. Theyhave everything you need!” soph-omore Anna Davin said. Alongwith the cheap prices and cuteproducts, Thirty-One allows you

to pickyour fa-vorite pat-

tern and apersonalized

monogram tobe onthe itemyou are

purchasing. Freshmen Heather Fair and

Madison Hall both agree thatThirty-One should offer moreproducts for teenagers. Thirty-Onehas recently created a line calledDirection for teenage and youngergirls.

“I hope the company does well,”DECA teacher Judy Henry said.Henry also thinks that with thecute designs and good prices, youcould find something you like forless money.

This company has growntremendously in the past six years,expanding to over 10,000 Thirty-One consultants. Many women arepurchasing from the company.

“I have heard of Thirty-Onethrough many parties and by peo-ple carrying the products,” seniorKaitlin Davidson said. Women,teenagers, and even young girlsare hearing about Thirty-Onethrough many sources such asschools, work, and even beauty sa-lons.

With high hopes that this com-pany does well, Thirty-One ex-pands its merchandise each seasonwith new, durable and cute itemsfor women of all ages to enjoy.

Gucci, Prada...

Thirty-One?

Photos by Kopper Harris

Photo by Whitney Reynolds

Making Music: (left)Choir teacher Kimber-ley Minor works withstudents on vocal ex-ercises. (top) A por-trait depicts Minorsmusical passion.

31Gifts

Minor brings majormajor change to choir program

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Aura Mae NorthcuttReporter

One might be wondering what the newstore on Highway 51 in the Green Vil-lage Shopping Center is.

It is Lulu’s, a store with a variety of differentmerchandise for women who are any age.Lulu’s was started by two ladies, TonyaArnold and her daughter, Sara Conway, on amission to work together.

“My daughter and I wanted to open a storetogether so we decided to start Lulu’s. Thetiming in everything just seemed to work outso we are very excited,” Arnold said.

The store sells a large assortment of uniqueitems, ranging from wedding to baby gifts,and it also includes items for young children,teenagers and women. Some of the items beingsold at Lulu’s are from the Natural Life Brand.It sells the latest designs of items from polkadots all the way to stripes and sequence. They

sell notebooks, bags, picture frames and manyother items.

“We like to think we have something foreveryone,” Arnold said.

The name Lulu’s originated from Arnold’sdaughter’s nickname as a child. It was passedon to her granddaughter, and they believed itwould be the best fit for the store.

Arnold and Conway were both raised in Dy-ersburg and decided that it would be the per-fect place to start their business.

To find all their products, they go to theWorld Market in Atlanta. They look for itemsthat match the theme of their store and will beprofitable merchandise.

“We would like to add school items (DHSand DCHS) if we can find interesting things.Also, we love children so much we would liketo add more young children’s clothing,”Arnold said.

LuLus gift store opens at Green Village

Hunter ToddBusiness Manager

Now Open: LuLus is offers a wide va-riety of merchandise.

Photo by Aura Mae Northcutt

Rachel ChaffinReporter

Three years ago, twitter was simply a bird making noise. How-ever, today it is known as a social-networking site. Twitter isa website designed to help people stay in contact with each

other and the world.At Twitter, you are asked one simple question: What are you doing?

To know what others are doing, you “follow” them. By followingthem, you can receive updates on them on your phone. Sim-ilarly, using your phone, you can send a message, or a“tweet,” 140 characters or less that will update your follow-ers, or peeps, on your current status.

A recently popular craze on Twitter is the following of celebri-ties. Musical artists, actors and other famous figures use Twitterto keep their fans and followers updated on their daily lives.This has also helped them to use Twitter as a source of free pub-licity, as it was used in the 2008 presidential campaign.

Twitter is also a source of world news. In February 2009, the Aus-tralian Country Fire Authority used Twitter to send out alerts con-cerning the Victorian bushfires. In May, updates on the HubbleSpace Telescope repair mission were sent via Twitter.

The adult world seems to be jumping onto the Twitter train. How-ever, that does not mean the younger generation is. Here is whatsome students have to say about Twitter:

Q :

Describe Twitter.A: “It’s stupid. The only good thing about it is that you can send atext message to Twitter, and it’ll change your Facebook status,” soph-omore Abbi Tabor said.A: “I don’t know what Twitter is. I’ve heard of it, but I’ve never usedit or been on it,” junior Madison Ricks said.

Q: How often do you “tweet?”A: “Some people post every five seconds. I only use it when I can’tget to a computer, like when I’m on a trip,” Tabor said.A: “I really don’t Twitter much, but I think it’s okay,” junior SamHunziker said.

Q: How did you first hear about Twitter?A: “A Verizon commercial, and I’ve heard about it on the news, likehow politicians Twitter,” Ricks said.

Q: Do you know what it means to “follow” someone?A: “It means to keep up on what that certain person is doing,” Hun-ziker said.

Q: Would you say more adults or teenagers use Twitter?A: “I’d say adults, at least around here. We’re kind of behind. By thetime something’s popular in Dyersburg, it’s out everywhere else,”Ricks said.

Q: What are some of the negative aspects of Twitter?A: “You have many people following you that you don’t know,”Hunziker said.

Twitter:Encouraging people to follow crowd


Illustrations by Rachel Chaffin


Olivia CrawfordReporter

Another school year has begun! Stu-dents and teachers have offered ad-vice on how to make this year great.

Choosing the right classes can be a key com-ponent in making a school year great.

“Take classes that will help you be who youwant to be,” senior Kathleen Alford said.

Choosing the right classes can be over-whelming, but once a student is actually inclass, it can be just plain stressful.

“Find something you’re good at, and do itwhenever you’re stressed,” freshman TieraCole said.

This could possibly involve extracurricularactivities, like sports and clubs.

“It’s important that you find a balance be-

tween activities and schoolwork,” Englishteacher Penny Switzer said. “Find a niche andget involved.”

Being involved can be important, and choos-ing the right clubs and sports to be involvedin can take some thought.

“Join clubs you think you’ll be interested in,”sophomore Katelyn McKee said. “Don’t joinsomething just because your friends are in it.”

Friends can influence one’s year, making iteasier or more difficult.

“Choose your friends wisely, ones that willsupport you,” senior Connor Hansford said.Juniors Tiffany Halliburton and HannahAustin and freshman Breaqulyn Lovelady allagree that friends help define a great schoolyear.

“They make your year more enjoyable,”McKee said.

It can be hard to have an enjoyable yearwithout the right attitude.

“If you don’t have a good attitude, get one,”physics teacher Errol Hook said.

“Keep positive even when you can’t get any-thing done, and something will work out,”junior Anna Vandiver said.

“Make high school the best it can be, (be-cause) high school doesn’t last forever,”Austin said.

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Sam ShankleReporter

The 40th anniversaryof the United States’landing on the moon

has brought back facultychildhood memories fromthe year 1969.

Coach Tom Mathis wasonly six years old when we made our journey tothe moon, yet he remembers the day vividly.

“I remember watching it on TV and seeingposters that were sold of the actual moon land-ing. I watched the previous Apollo missions onTV while I was in kindergarten. I also rememberasking for a telescope for Christmas and lookingat the moon with it,” Mathis said.

Landing on the moon is a repre-sentation of the United States’ de-termination and drive that willnot easily be forgotten.

Although Americans look back,they also look forward to the nextstage in space travel and goingback to the moon. As the Interna-tional Space Station nears comple-tion, NASA also gets ready totravel to Mars. The current spacefleet will retire in 2010, and theOrion fleet will launch in 2015.The moon landings are scheduledto blast off in 2020.

“I believe regular travel intospace will be available to yourchildren. I believe teleportationwill also be a reality,” physicsteacher Errol Hook said.

Most teachers were in agree-ment that a journey to Mars

would be a good idea in thefuture of space travel.

“We need to explore andmove forward in our learn-ing,” AP calculus teacherTrish Gam said.

However there were teach-ers opposed to the idea ofgoing to Mars.

“Right now I think we have more urgentthings to spend our money on,” English teacherSuzanne Edwards said.

One thing every polled teacher agrees on isthat we actually did make it to the moon.

“We discovered moon rocks and moon dust,”Hook said.

Faculty reminded of first moon landingas 40th anniversary arrives

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Elizabeth BumpasReporter

June 3, actor David Carradine hung him-self. On June 24, Johnny Carson’s sidekickon the “Tonight Show,” Ed McMahon,

passed also. The very next day, actress Farrah Fawcett

died of cancer at 62, along with famous popsinger, Michael Jackson, 50.

Though it had already taken so manycelebrities, Death was still not finished. BillyMays, the TV pitchman whose voice and adswere familiar and beloved by so many people,died of cardiac arrest on June 28, also at age50.

Academy-award winning actor Karl Maldenwas next on July 1, dying at 97.

Three days later on the fourth of July, formerNFL star Steve McNair, 36, was shot andkilled by his twenty-year-old girlfriend, whothen proceeded to kill herself.

Death had enough? Not quite.

July 17th, the CBS anchorman WalterCronkite died at 92, following a long illness.

So much for a cheerful summer in Holly-

wood. Celebrities are seen as beautiful, tal-ented, rich and successful, idols that seem tobe the portrait of perfection and immortality.They seem to be the “gods” of this culture.

“People worship celebrities like they knewthem,” sophomore Kelly Burns said.

To see this sudden cluster of celebrity deathsserves as a reminder that celebrities too aremortal.

“They represent our lives, and when some-thing happens, it also makes us feel vulnera-ble,” English teacher Cathy Pence said.

The death of celebrities brings about the re-alization that people are all equal, celebritiesincluded. All are humans; all are born into theworld and leave the world in the same way.

“(Farrah Fawcett) tried hard to put on a pos-itive attitude…how brave to use her sicknessto bring awareness publicly to cancer,” chem-istry teacher Kim Decker said.

Decker’s comment is a reminder of howcelebrities can use their own struggles, hard-ship, and even death, not just beauty and suc-cess, to bring about good.

“I admired (Fawcett’s) bravery and willing-ness to show the public the less glamorousside of her as she approached death,” Pencesaid.

“(Michael Jackson) broke down racial barri-ers,” said junior Tiffany Halliburton, bringingup another way celebrities can positively in-fluence society.

The deaths of these celebrities have weighedon the hearts and minds of many people, mostof whom never had personal contact with anyof them. But why does the life and death of aperson people have never met have an effecton them?

“We know them through perception,” geog-raphy teacher Neel Durbin said. “I spent moretime listening to these people than I spentwith many relatives.”

“These people were entertainers, distractingpeople from everyday life and work. Peopleappreciate that,” said senior Aaron Adkins.

“(The lives of famous people) have becomepart of our lives through TV and tabloids,”Decker said.

“Society appreciates talent,” Pence said.Pence and Decker could both rememberwatching Charlie’s Angels, idolizing the beau-tiful Farrah Fawcett. Look through any old

yearbook and you will find multiple photosof girls mirroring Farrah’s trademark hair.

Teacher Mark Stenberg remembers watchingDavid Carradine in the 70’s TV show Kung Fu.

“It was the show to watch in our school,”said Stenberg. “It explained a lot of self-in-flicted injuries.”

“We seem to appreciate (talent) most whenthe person is dead. Ironic, isn’t it? We takemuch for granted,” Pence said.

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Jaylin GardnerEditor

This fall, people are anticipating the latesttrends of the season. Following thesetrends makes it difficult to dress to im-

press yet follow the dress code. However, thereare many ideas that can be applied to your out-fit to bring it from the normal drab.

“Just because there is adress code does not limitour ability to be creativewith our choice of cloth-ing,” senior Lizzie Leesaid.

This fall there are trendyaccessories that can beadded to your clothing in-cluding scarves, big belts,pearls or long jewelry,headbands, jackets, bootsand vests.

Some other really good trends to be worn to-gether are bright dresses and boots. Trendyleather boots without heels and cowboy bootsare shoes of the season. Along with boots arebright or patterned flats. Also TOMS are casualflats that have become popular.

Bright cardigans and gladiator shoes havebeen worn a lot lately and will also be sometrends of the fall, as well as vests and boyfriendstyle jeans. Also in style are fitted jeans withbigger tops.

“I think people should wear dresses andskirts. We look so much nicer then,” seniorSarah Norville said.

Another facet of fall fashion is color.“Burnt orange, browns, creams and deep reds

are traditional fall colors, but adding bright col-ors can compliment the outfit also,” sophomoreDemetra Barr said.

These colors as well as purples, eggplant,mustard and lime green are colors that are bigthis fall because they are dark or deep. JaneBradshaw, owner of Cricket Corner, suggeststhese colors as well as accessorizing bright with

dark colors, making theoutfit pop.

Aside from abiding by thedress code is looking forreasonable prices. Makesure that when you pur-chase items of clothingthere are multiple ways ofwearing the items. A goodmethod is shopping at con-sumer-friendly stores.

Stores like Rue 21, WetSeal, Rainbow, Charlotte Russe, Forever 21,Marshall and Ross are places that have all of theabove trends, and most of the stores have rea-sonable prices.

Remember that these are particular trendsworn during the fall season, but style is reallyan individual process.

“Just be you. Don’t worry about what otherpeople may think. If you like it, then that’s allthat matters. Do not be afraid to be different,”Barr said.

“You never know what something looks likeuntil you try it on. Be open to wearing differentthings, not only one style,” senior Olivia Green-lee said.

Fall fashion, dress code can mixFall fashion, dress code can mix

“Just because there isa dress code does notlimit our ability to be

creative with ourchoice of clothing.”

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Fashionable indress code: Demetra Barr,Olivia Greenleeand Sarah Norvilledress fashionablywhile following thedress code. Forever 21

21TrojanTorch Volume 42 Issue 1Sports

Jacob StegemanReporter

The heat index policy is af-fecting all sports at Dyers-burg High School. On

March 27, 2009, the TennesseeSecondary School Athletic Asso-ciation passed a policy to at-tempt to reduce the heat-relatedproblems athletes have been ex-periencing over the years.

The new rule has been placedto protect the health of the play-ers.

“A small number of overheatedpeople and even a death thatcould be contributed to heat,”Terry Glover said, “brought thestate to make the policy.”

The rule states that when theheat index reaches 95 degrees, alloutdoor sporting activities mustgive athletes ten-minute waterbreaks every thirty minutes. Aheat index over 104 degrees pro-hibits all outdoor activity.

According to Glover, reactionshave been positive across theboard. Glover said coaches, par-ents, and players alike have saidit is a “good rule.”

“I think it is a good rule. Thestaff really got their heads in thegame,” sophomore Martin Bum-pus said.

However, all responses to thepolicy have not been positive.

“I think there shouldn’t be one.There should just be plenty ofwater and ice towels,” seniorSeth Hinson said.

”The responsibility is put onthe schools,” Glover said.

“DHS was close to followingthe rule when we played in thePella Bowl at Murray,” Gloversaid. “ The rule was just com-mon sense.”

Rumors have been circulatingthere is a relationship betweenfootball being in the morningand the heat index policy. Glovercleared up this rumor with a flatout “no.”

The teams at DHS have madethe process of enforcing the rule“not difficult” according toGlover.

“We’ve gone with coaches thattake care of the athletes,” Gloversaid.

“It hasn’t been a factor yet. Theweather has been extremelygood to us,” football coach BartStowe said.

“I think it is good for the safetyof our athletes,” cross-countrycoach Amy Beckley said.

The Trojan football season has broughtchanges to the team, especially with newhead coach, Bart Stowe. Stowe came from

Haywood High School, where he coached foot-ball for the past eight years.

“Coach (Stowe) has a great way of making uswant to work for him and that’s probably hisgreatest quality,” senior Cory Nunez said.

“I like the players’ attitude and their workethic,” Stowe said.

Stowe has been around football for a very longtime, with his father also being a coach at Lex-ington for 33 years.

Stowe has brought new strategies to the team."He has brought an entirely new offense to theteam with a blend of everything," sophomoreJacob Stegeman said.

“The strongest part of the team is the offensiveand defensive lines,” Stowe said.

According to several players, the team thisyear is ready for anything and wants to go toState. They have been practicing hard all sum-mer and are anxious to start playing.

There is little doubt in any of the players’minds that they will do well this year. As usual,all the players are looking forward to a success-ful playoff season.

“No matter what team we go against, we willdo well,” junior Trevor Caldwell said.

“I expect us to do well and go far in the play-offs,” senior Parks Pennington said.

“I believe we will match up with all the goodteams this year,” said Stowe.

The team is confident in their ability to play.The strongest part of the team is the offense, saidboth Stowe and various players.

Keeping it cool:Heat index rule looks to keepplayers safe in high temps

New coach bringsnew ideas to

Trojan football team

McCord PaganReporter

Photo by McCord Pagan

Photo by Anna Claire Bradshaw

Beating the Heat: The football team uses this water horsefor getting water during hot practices.

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Andrew LeganFeatures Editor

As the girls’ soccer season be-gins, the Lady Trojans arepreparing for a competitive

season. Strong teams such as MartinWestview and Madison Academicthreaten the girls’ aspirations. Theteam has several hefty goals in sightfor this season.

“I hope that we will be able to makeit to State this season and turn someheads when people hear about Dyers-burg soccer,” senior captain Katie Tay-lor said.

The team has been training over twohours each weekday. Coach Joy Nor-man and Coach Greg Stapleton plan tohave a successful season.

“We get along and we work well to-gether,” sophomore Jolyta Taylor said.

The team is likely to enjoy a success-ful season as long as health problemsare rare.

“Injuries are the most critical con-cern. We need to stay healthy,” Staple-ton said.

“One major obstacle that could keepus from state is injuries,” freshmanMichelle Elliot said.

“If we can stay healthy, this teamshould be able to beat anyone they willplay during the regular season,” Nor-man said.

This year’s team has been changed inseveral ways since last year. Five sen-iors graduated last season and sixfreshmen have been added.

“We have a much younger team,”junior Emma Caylor said.

The results of the recent jamboreegive a positive outlook to the future ofthe season.

“I was pleased with the jamboree. Weplayed hard,” Norman said.

“The jamboree was a key step inplaying high quality teams like USJand St. Benedict's,” Stapleton said.

“We beat Fayette Academy and USJand got some great practice in,” Caylorsaid.

After strong preparation for this sea-son, the team is adequately readied totake on their opponents.

“These players understand the gameas a unit,” Stapleton said.

“Each one of us needs to give ourbest effort and encourage one anotherthroughout the season,” Taylor said.

Ginny RoperOpinion Editor

With a coach namedCoach of the Year,a first place title

in district competition and athird place in regionals lastseason, the 2009-2010 LadyTrojan volleyball team ishoping to continue to live upto their success from lastyear.

“We look better this year al-ready,” sophomore RachelGauldin said.

The team is beginning togel, according to volleyballcoach Sarah Morris. Theyhope to have a winning sea-son and continue improving.

“Our biggest challenge isBrighton; they are always re-ally good,” senior AnnaClaire Bradshaw said.

The team has been practic-ing to improve on their hit-

ting, coverage and blocking.With such a young team anda larger district, leadership isalready being shown on thecourt.

“All of my upperclassmenhave pulled together to aidwith such a young team,”Morris said.

Many hours of hard workand practice have been putin by all the members of theLady Trojan volleyball team.With all the hard work, theLady Trojans hope it pays offthis season.

“I hope we will win Dis-tricts and go to State,” juniorRebecca Moore said.

Morris has confidence herteam will go far this season.

The Lady Trojans havestarted the season strongwith wins over GibsonCounty, Milan, Dyer Countyand Liberty High School.

Girls soccer picks up momentum with successfulpre-season

Volleyball seasonspikes into action

Photos by Andrew Legan

Going for the Goal: JuniorEmma Caylor dribbles the balldown the field in a match againstPage High School.

Switching Sides: During an afternoon practice, theLady Trojans prepare for the season ahead.

Racing for the Ball: SeniorLaura Leigh Horner battles to getpossession of the ball.

Photo by Ginny Roper

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Golf gets hole in one with new coachWalt CarterReporter

DHS has received many new coaches and teachers this 2009-2010 school year, and golf is one of the sports that has beengranted a new assistant coach. Coach Jeff Chandler is an

experienced golfer who has not only been hired to assist CoachRandy Coffman in golf but in girl’s basketball as well.

Chandler was inspired tocome to DHS because of itsaccomplishments in being aNational School of Excel-lence.

“My first interest in golfwas when I was about four-teen and my dad inspiredme to be a golf player,”Chandler said.

After that, Chandlerbegan his vast golf back-

ground. This included a spot on the golf team at Kenton HighSchool and then moving on to college at University of Tennesseeat Martin where he played in three national championships. In col-lege he took charge his senior year by becoming an All-Americanand playing in two USGA National Championships. He accom-plished these goals while providing for his family through college.

“One month to the day after my father passed away, I won the1999 Mayor’s Classic that was held at my father’s old course inClarksville, Tennessee,” Chandler said.

Chandler would like to bring different aspects to the golf teamsuch as experience, course management and a love for the game.He really wants to get the best out of each player.

“We are glad to see a change in golf, and I can’t wait to see whatCoach Chandler does for us,” sophomore golfer Sam Shankle said.

With the help of Chandler, the golf preseason started with a 18-hole tournament called “The Kickoff Classic.” It was at The Farmsgolf course in Dyersburg. With all its varsity seniors gone, the teamended without a medal, but Chandler still has a chance to makethe young team into a great success.

Humane Society Pet Food Drive

September 28th-October 2nd-bring during lunch or morning(in the commons)-any brand of dog/cat food-dog/cat treats-stuffed animals/toys-towels-blankets-bowls-leashes-shampoo

Golf coach and teacher: CoachChandler informs his class aboutthe concepts of Algebra.

Photo by Walt Carter

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Andrew LeganFeatures Editor

With the arrival of hisnew EP, A Precursorto Earthtones, Joseph

LeMay, DHS ‘08, provides aunique array of melody in fiveengaging songs. Accompaniedby Ben Kaufman playing violinand Markus Midkiffe playingcello, the songs come straightfrom the heart.

“A majority of my music is justan in-depth look at what I thinkabout on a normal basis,”LeMay said. This honesty cre-ates clever and thought-provok-ing lyrics.

LeMay classifies his music as“rock and roll folk pop.” The

songs please listeners’ ears withthe captivating strum of theacoustic guitar as well as the en-trancing melodies from the vio-lin and cello.

The album’s opener, “The Far-side of the Couch,” is an up-beatmelody carrying a deep mes-sage. The song questions theungrateful tendencies of today’ssociety, hitting home with themessage, “Why are we neversatisfied?”

The remaining songs also at-tract the minds and ears of theaudience. They incorporatemore sounds and bring thealbum into harmony.

LeMay’s personal favorite isthe closing song, “Over and

Out.”“I feel like, musically, the parts

mesh the best. It’s the most po-etic of my songs,” LeMay said.

This EP is well worth purchas-ing. It brings new thoughts andentertaining tunes.

“If the fans listen to it closely,there’s a lot said in it that couldimprove the way they seethings,” LeMay said.

Discover the alluring sound ofJoseph LeMay for yourself. Visithis page on MySpace or Face-book. Join “The Joseph LeMayFamily” group on Facebook.

“I want for my music to be apart of a lot of people’s lives,”LeMay said.

Alumnus experiences musical successJoseph LeMay releases new EP

Photos submitted by Joseph LeMay and Marc BrubakerBig show: Joseph LeMay and his fellow musicians please thecrowd at the French Quarter Cafe in Nashville.

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Anna Claire BradshawEditor

Rachael Ray and PaulaDeen have become theprincesses of the kitchen.

The real queen of the kitchen isa woman by the name of JuliaChild. She revolutionized thecooking world by interpretingand teaching the French culinarystyles to the American public.This film interpretation is notjust about Child; it also goes in-depth into the life of Julie Pow-ell, a disgruntled governmentemployee who takes on a de-ranged assignment.

While living in Paris with herhusband Paul in the 1940s, Childrealizes that she must have ahobby while living in this for-eign country. She discovers thather one great love is for food.Child then enrolls herself in theLe Cordon Bleu cooking school,defying all odds in hopes oflearning the French cuisine. Shewrote many cookbooks and hadher own television series.

Fast forward years later to JuliePowell, an unhappy office secre-tary who feels she is doing noth-ing with her life. She then takes

on the assignment that willmake or break her: cook all 524recipes in Julia Child’s cookbookMaster the Art of French Cookingin one year. After preparing arecipe, she writes a blog abouther experiences preparing andsharing the courses. Will Juliemeet her deadline or will shehave wasted a whole year on agoal that is nearly impossible tocook up?

The phenomenal cast includesMeryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stan-ley Tucci and Chris Messina.Streep’s portrayal as the 6’2”,successful chef Julia Child is per-formed to perfection with herlegendary talent for acting. Also,the two leading ladies are Acad-emy Award nominated ac-tresses, Streep having beennominated 15 times and win-ning twice.

Julie & Julia is now in theaters.This film is based upon the truestory of two women, althoughseparated by time and space,who share the common mindsetthat with passion, determinationand a little bit of butter, anythingis possible.

Roland Emmerich’s2012 brings new viewto global destruction

Julie & Julia cooks itsway to big screen

www.whowillsurvive2012.com

www.julieandjulia.com

Chris WagnerReporter

The movie, 2012, di-rected by Roland Em-merich of Independence

Day and The Day After Tomor-row, is an adventure about aglobal destruction that bringsan end to the world and tellsof the heroic struggle of thesurvivors.

The basis of the movie is theend of the Mayan calendar.Their calendar, The LongCount Calendar ends on De-cember 21, 2012, supposedlyat 11:11 a.m.

There is hardly any informa-tion regarding what theMayans thought would occurin 2012, but the consensus isthat there will be a greatchange. Some think thismeans a great spiritual changewill take place, while otherssimply think it is the end ofthe world.

However, there is no scien-tific evidence that anythingwill happen, but there are nu-merous things that could eas-

ily threaten the human speciesin the year 2012, such as a ge-omagnetic reversal, asteroidstrike, or something more inti-mate, like a nuclear war or aflu pandemic.

In the movie, a portal hasopened up into a parallel uni-verse, which includes an exactreplica of everyone on Earth.

The replicas must be con-tacted in order to prevent theworld’s impending doom.Also, massive sun storms arehaving a major effect on Earth,causing tsunamis, earth-quakes, volcanoes and othernatural disasters.

This was the cue for RolandEmmerich to produce anotherone of his epic disastermovies.

2012 stars John Cusack, whoplays a limo driver and writer.Also starring in the movie areWoody Harrelson, AmandaPeet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, OliverPlatt, and Thandie Newton.2012 is scheduled to appear intheaters November 13th, 2009.

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Alex JacobiPhotography Editor

Picture it: a large room full of youngpeople awaiting a concert, talking,laughing and mingling. Suddenly, a

guitar begins to play, accompanied bydrums, and out comes a voice, a pure sound,diving straight into the souls of the people inthe room, singing, “Hold on, hold on, some-one will find you, hold on, hold on, some-body loves you.”

And with that message comes a realization,an epiphany, that despite the hurt, despitethe shortfalls, despite every negative feelingand situation, that hope exists.

It is experiences like this one that newChristian rock band Abandon strives for.Their name is inspired by the Bible verse ofJoshua 22:3, “God has directed us not toabandon any brothers,” and is a missionstatement that becomes apparent in experi-encing their performances and songs.

They have released independent albumssuch as Ambush and Who You Are, along withthe Abandon EP. Their most recent album,Searchlights, though, is their first full albumwith ForeFront Records and was releasedAugust 25th.

One of the best known songs on the album,“Hold On,” is an anthem of hope to those

who feel as if they have hit the bottom. Start-ing out with intensity and lyrics of, “She sitsalone and wonders when is the end of bro-ken dreams,” the song progresses to the up-beat message, “Hold on.” This song showsthat through the pain and loneliness of life,there is an absolution that can carry someonethrough.

“Be Alive in Me,” is a song that talks ofgoing from being a dead creation to one withlife. With an honesty of saying, “Here I amwithout a place to start, lost inside the desertof my heart,” the song is a cry to God saying,“Excite me, ignite me, re-light this fire.”

“Here Waiting” speaks of God’s love andhow He says, “You can run but I’ll be herewaiting for your return when you get frus-trated. I’m the only one who loves you with-out condition.” The idea that God is “herewaiting” shows that He can be the thing youneed when what you want isn’t enough.

The song “Providence” tells a story ofanger and denial in a person with “armsacross his chest, his heart pounding throughhis bones.” The song eventually shows,though, that these emotions are avoidable;the song says, “Three times were all he hadto say yes, but denial seemed so beautiful,”showing that sometimes a person choosesthe thing that seems beautiful, but it can re-

ally leave him in “a puddle of shame.”Through this “puddle” though, God appearsas “an electric pulse you can't escape.” It isthis power that can take anger and denialaway and give someone the ability to “sayyes.”

“Atmosphere” elaborates on how God’slove is like an aura that surrounds the heartand gives it peace. By saying, “In Your at-mosphere, Your love becomes real, my heartbegins to sink into Your hands,” this songshows how real God becomes when one is inHis atmosphere and how from that feelingsomeone can surrender out of trust.

With songs like these, Abandon shatters thethought process people have become accus-tomed to and lets people know that there ismore out there. There's more than the pain,more than the standards that they can't quiteseem to meet, more than a simple life. Itshows people the reality of their worth, andhow they are but mere specks in a larger uni-verse with a larger God who is more in lovewith them than they can fathom.

They say this not only with their words, butin the feeling of the music, as well. For thisreason, Abandon's Searchlights is a worthybuy.

Photos submitted by Susie McBride

Abandon:

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Lauren BrooksReporter

“Iwouldn’t change a second of our lifetogether,” Clare Abshire said.

Tears stream down the faces of the audiencesas they follow the journey of Clare Abshire(Rachel McAdams, The Notebook) and Henry De-Tamble (Eric Bana, Troy).

Based on the best-selling novel by Audrey Nif-fenegger, The Time Traveler’s Wife is a classic ro-mantic film, but with an interestingtwist—Henry is a time traveler. He frequentlyand involuntarily travels through time. Despiteobstacles, such as the inability to spend ampletime together and to conceive children, he andClare attempt to build a life together.

Henry first time travels when he is a youngboy, when he and his mother are in an auto ac-cident. He escapes unscathed, but she is killed.Henry later meets Clare when she is six yearsold and their friendship evolves into a whirl-wind romance that captivates the audience, be-ginning to end. Viewers travel with themthrough their sojourns and obstacles and growwith them as the story progresses.

The Time Traveler’s Wife is a beautifully craftedfilm with awe-inspiring performances and note-worthy directing. The production design andcostumes are visually stimulating and authen-tic. It is an emotionally fulfilling film that deliv-ers and pleases. Fans of the novel will not bedisappointed with this film.

Coldplay’s Viva la Vida tour proclaims beauty, spirit

Time Traveler’s Wifecaptivates viewers

Savannah JohnsonEntertainment Editor

Viva la Vida means live the life. Cold-play’s latest tour definitely livesup to its title. Not only did the

album Viva la Vida or Death and all HisFriends sell platinum in three days, butalso the tour has been an incredible suc-cess.

On June 6th, I was among thousands ofColdplay fans anxiously waiting for theband to perform at the Sommet Center inNashville.

The opening acts were Howling Bells, arelatively young band from Australia, andSnow Patrol, a band with members fromNorthern Ireland and Scotland. Bothbands were lively and full of spirit, but itwas hard to wait for the headlining band.

Finally Coldplay came out holdingsparklers in the black auditorium. Theyopened with “Life in Technicolor,” an up-beat instrumental song. Then they pre-formed “Violet Hill,” a hit from theirlatest album.

Next Coldplay played the beautifulsong from their album A Rush of Blood tothe Head, “Clocks.” The band had the per-fect balance of songs from their latest andprevious albums. They played every songfrom Viva la Vida or Death and all HisFriends including “Lost!,” “42” and“Strawberry Swing.”

As for their hits from former albums,they played “In My Place,” “Yellow” and“Talk.” Tears streamed down my facewhen they performed “Fix You,” from thealbum X and Y.

Chris Martin, Coldplay’s lead singer,has an amazing stage presence. He was

energetic while keeping his vocals impec-cable. He made every song memorable.He played the piano for some of the show.Martin hammered away at the keys dur-ing “The Hardest Part.” He moved fromplaying to dancing and singing all thewhile.

The band moved to a stage in the mid-dle of the audience about halfwaythrough the concert. Then they performedNeil Diamond’s “I am a Believer.” Thecrowd sang out during this famous song.

The climax of the performance was dur-ing “Lovers in Japan.” As they played thefast-paced song, colored paper butterfliesfell from the ceiling. All anyone could dowas look up to the butterflies floatingdown to the audience’s faces against theblack sky.

Throughout the show there were colors,lights and video clips on a huge screenthat stood behind them.

Coldplay left after performing “Deathand all His Friends” only to return for theencore, where they performed “The Sci-entist,” a moving song with chillinglyrics. Then they performed “Life in Tech-nicolor ii,” which is much like the firstone, only with lyrics. “The Escapist”played as they exited the stage.

I was elated at this point. When Ithought it could not have gotten any bet-ter, they gave a free CD, Left Right LeftRight Left, to everyone as we left. It is alive audio of many of the songs from thetour.

Seeing Coldplay live is worth the ticketprice. This tour is happy and bright. It isfull of beauty, spirit and great energy.

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Q: What sparked an interestin starting this club?A: We volunteered this pastsummer at the animal shel-ter.Q: What are the hopes forthis club?A: We are trying to get people to come to theanimal shelter, so they can save as many inno-cent animals as possible.Q: What is your favorite part about this club?A: We will be getting more people involvedwith helping at the shelter.Q: What can the club do to make a difference inthe world?A: We can come together and help the animalsin need all over.Q: What would the club do if someone donatedone million dollars?

A: We would donate all the money to the Hu-mane Society to help both the workers and ani-mals.Q: Are there any certain criteria that are requiredto be in this club?A: A general love for animalsQ: What will take place during meetings?A: We will plan activities and events for help-ing the shelter.Q: Why is there such a need for volunteers?A:. Because the workers are so focused ontheir work, they dont have time to spend onthe animals. We are trying to give the animalsas much love and attention as possible.

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September and OctoberSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

The spotlightthis issue is onthe HumaneSociety Or-ganization, a

new club.Lauren Hilland Lizzie

Lee, seniorswho startedthe club at

DHS, answerquestions

about the neworganization.

All West Choir Auditions

Cross Country away

Soccer Tourneyhome

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Meeting up: The Humane Society Organizationhad their first meeting Wednesday,September 9th.

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