The Jacket Basketball season

kicked off last Friday with a

regular season opener at Pend-

leton.

The Jackets won big.

“We jumped on them quick 18-

2, and never looked back,” said

Coach Barney Brown.

“Everyone played, and almost

everyone scored.”

The game ended with T L

Hanna on top, 77-36.

Coach Brown has high hopes

for this season, expecting the

team to be much-improved over

last year.

The team is lead by a solid

group of returning players.

Veterans Jameel Taylor, Quin

Martin, Chuck Ikenegbu, Ken-

dal Johnson and Haissan Handy

make up the first five.

Many of these young men

have a chance of playing in

college according to Coach

Brown; however, he thinks

Haissan Handy in particular has

a high chance of going on to the

next level.

One of the team’s toughest

opponents this year will be Hill-

crest, a team with two players

who have already committed to

major college programs.

Last year there was a large

turnout for the games, and it

seems that will continue. Coach

Brown added, “[The players]

get excited when there is a large

crowd.”

The girls basketball team re-

turns for the 2012-2013 season

fired up and ready to play. Af-

ter posting an 8-12 record last

year, the Lady Jackets worked

hard in the off-season and ex-

pect to be much-improved dur-

ing this year’s campaign.

Coach Melinda Long says, “Our

toughest opponent will probably

be JL Mann. This is their first

year joining the conference, but

they went very far in the

playoffs last year.”

She is excited about the number

of great seniors who are return-

ing this year.

“I have 6 returning seniors.

Brianna Grey is by far our big-

gest player. She’s our post

player - thats our go-to player.

Our point guard, DQ Turman, is

the team leader. She’s a 3rd

year starter, and she gets the

ball going.”

“Aailah Salahudin was by far

our best defensive player last

year, and she is returning.”

Assistant Coach Katherine

Copeland says a lot of very

good freshman have joined the

team too, and she’s looking

forward to working with them.

Coach Copeland thinks their

toughest opponents will be J L

Mann and Hillcrest. “They are

very very strong teams so I

think they’ll be up at the top of

the conference. Greenwood is

another standout team as well”

Coach Long is enjoying work-

ing with Coach Copeland.

“She’s very determined, very

disciplined. I’m really pleased

with how she’s bringing the

team together and working

them really hard.”

Under Head Coach Kenya Fouch, the

2012 football team will destroy, dismantle,

and dominate all opponents.

S o l i d c o r p s o f s e n i o r s l e a d

j a c k e t b o y s b a s k e t b a l l

H O L I D A Y I S S U E

Basketball—Tall, Fast, and Ready

Wrestling Team - New Coach in Town

Cotillion Dreams

Football—Preparing for Next Season

LittleJohn Storms Europe

Powder Puff Controversy

The Dangers of Twitter

What’s Under Your Christmas Tree?

Senior Superlatives

G i r l s B a s k e t b a l l F i r e d U p

T L H A N N A H I G H S C H O O L

The Buzz

P a g e 1

Haissan Handy and ...

Quin Martin return.

“Christmas is not a time

nor a season, but a state of

mind. To cherish peace and

goodwill, to be plenteous in

mercy, is to have the real

spirit of Christmas.”

- Calvin Coolidge

“That's the true spirit of

Christmas; people being

helped by people other

than me.”

- Jerry Seinfeld

“The two most joyous times of the

year are Christmas morning and

the end of school.”

- Alice Cooper

“As dry leaves that be-

fore the wild hurricane

fly, when they meet with

an obstacle, mount to

the sky. So up to the

house-top the coursers

they flew, with the

sleigh full of toys, and

St. Nicholas too.

- Clement Clarke

Moore

Thursday, December 6, 2012

19 days until Christmas. 11 school days until Christmas break.

VOLUME 2, ISSUE #1

A PUBLICATION OF THE T L HANNA BROADCAST TEAM

Coaches Brown and Sheridan strategize.

take disciplinary action.

“When you put something out there on

Twitter or Facebook for everyone to

see, you never actually realize how

badly you may be hurting someone,”

says Mrs. Hilton..

She mentions one case where four

close friends fell apart because one of

them clicked “like” on a negative post.

This led to a number of disturbances

between them at school, and almost

resulted in expulsion.

Students should remember that www

means “world wide,” and that words can

cause real damage to people.

Mrs. Hilton is in frequent contact with

the District’s attorney, who advises her

about social media, cyber-bullying, and

other related issues.

“Social media is a rose with thorns,”

she explained. “You have to learn how

to not get pricked.”

ing camaraderie, and taking

care of all the paper work and

admin,” he told Buzz reporters.

His dream is to establish

feeder programs at Glenview

and McCants, like the pro-

grams that feed into other

sports at Hanna. He said, “We

need 30-35 experienced varsi-

ty wrestlers feeding into the

program on a steady basis to

challenge Hillcrest and Lau-

rens for a region title.”

According to Coach Weathers,

his strongest wrestlers this

year will be Erik Williams, a

Coach Austin Weathers takes

the helm this year as head

coach of the T L Hanna Wres-

tling Team.

The former letterman in foot-

ball and wrestling at Woodruff

is currently an assistant coach

on the football team, and a

social studies teacher.

He is excited about taking on

the program, but sobered by

the additional responsibilities.

“The biggest hurdles I face in

making the transition from

assistant to head coach are

winning the team’s trust, build-

returning state runner up,

Cameron Fouch, a returning

upper state qualifier, and Jor-

dan Thompson, a freshman

phenom who has wrestled for a

number of years.

Returning state runner-up Erik Williams

finishes off an opponent in Wednes-

day’s match against Walhalla High

School. He is expected to surpass the

100-win career total this season.

Q: Do you expect any major

changes in next year’s

schedule?

A: No. There’s no realign-

ment expected in our

region. Our schedule will

be substantially the same.

Q: Who do you expect to be

your key contributors next

season?

A: Holden Tarbert, Whit Mil-

ler, Deavien Rencher,

Sam Brooks, Devosier

Henderson, and Ashton

King.

Q: What is your main goal for

next year’s campaign?

A: To return to the playoffs.

We’ve missed them the

past two years.

Q: Who will the quarterback

be next year?

A: Cameron is the frontrun-

ner. He’s very competi-

tive. He throws well, and

he’s mobile. Wrestling

has made him very tough.

In an in-depth Buzz interview,

Coach Fouch reflected on the

2012 football season, and

looked ahead to 2013:

Q: If you could describe the

past season in one word,

what would that be?

A: Growth.

Q: Who were your key con-

tributors this season?

A: Ben Boulware, Ishmell

Williams, Trey Edwards,

Deon Williams, Acie Free-

man, and Alex Bailey.

S O C I A L M E D I A : A R O S E W I T H

T H O R N S

C o a c h W e a t h e r s T a k e s o v e r a s

h e a d w r e s t l i n g c o a c h

C o a c h F o u c h S e t s G o a l s f o r

N e x t S e a s o n

“Our primary goal next

year is to make the play

offs.”

- Coach Fouch

“My dream is to establish

middle school teams at Glen-

view and McCants,” says

Coach Austin Weathers

New Head Wrestling Coach,

pictured above with members

of his staff.

Social media has once again changed

the way kids communicate. Twitter,

Facebook and Foursquare are used 30+

times every day by the average T L Han-

na student. Staying in touch with friends

is a good thing, right?

Well, there is also a dark side. The

drama runs rampant. Students are al-

lowed to hide behind a smart phone and

snipe at people they dislike.

“You act like the true person you are,

you’re true character really shows on

social media,” says T L Hanna Principal

Sheila Hilton. She is charged with pro-

tecting the health and welfare of all stu-

dents. Her jurisdiction over disciplinary

matters sometimes extends beyond the

four walls of the schools, and even into

cyber space.

When a student says something about

another student on Twitter or Facebook,

and it causes a disturbance at school,

Mrs. Hilton has the legal authority to

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Official 2013 Senior Superlatives Results

BOY GIRL

Southern Belle and Gen-

tleman

Bryson James McMann Anna Katherine Dickson

Most School Spirited George Davis Bannister Abigail Virginia Hobbs

Best Dressed Alex David Lowery Semone Raje Gantt

Most Talented Haissan Tahkean Handy Marrissa Mae Richardson

Most Likely to Brighten

Your Day

Kenneth Bryson Stoddard Lauren Grace Atkins

Class Clowns Benjamin Graham Hyder Brooke Lauren Burdette

Best to Bring Home to

Mom and Dad

Andrew Holden Whitley Darian Elizabeth Motes

Most Intellectual Azfar Duza Hussain Meredith Brooke Wil-

liamson

Biggest Flirt John Adam Chandler McKenzie Kathryn

Moules

Best Personality Broderick Ahmon Isom Janesessia Monrayvia

Mattress

Best All Around Domenic Scott Catalfomo Kylie Marie Miller

Most Athletic Benjamin James Boul-

ware

Chelsea Nicole Drennan

Best Eyes Landon Carr Simcoe Caroline Hope Welborn

Most Likely to be Fa-

mous

Octavious Letrelle Ed-

wards

Caroline Chapman Leary

Most Attractive Alexander Daniel Bailey Cydney Joanna Leonard

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T L Hanna Broadcast Team

Alex Bailey Chasity Johnson

Abby Bolt Wes Kay

Branigan Bolt Jack McLennan

Tyler Busby Lee Madden

Jeffrey Cleveland Max McDougald

Cade Coggins Hunter Morris

Sierra Cruz Bailey Morrison

Mitchell Fullerton Walton Rogers

Grant Garrison Emily Stafford

Broderick Isom Hope Warren

Erik Williams Lucas Wilson

All the gifts in the Twelve Days of Christmas would equal 364

gifts.

The average amount of time Hanna students spend shopping for

a Christmas present for a girlfriend or boyfriend is 30 minutes.

The hottest gift this season, the one Hanna students would most

like to receive, is a Michael Kors watch.

The traditional three colors of Christmas are green, red, and

gold. Green has long been a symbol of life and rebirth; red sym-

bolizes the blood of Christ, and gold represents light as well as

wealth and royalty

According to data analyzed from Facebook posts, two weeks

before Christmas is one of the two most popular times for cou-

ples to break up. However, Christmas Day is the least favorite

day for breakups

CHRISTMAS FUN FACTS

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POWDER PUFF CHAMPIONSHIP: HOBBS IN-

TIMIDATES, PAINTER DOMINATES

This year’s 2012 TL Hanna powder

puff football tournament was very

competitive.

The first game of the tournament

was between the freshmen and the

sophomores. The sophomores won

that game behind key performances

from Madison Painter and Madison

Anderson.

The next game was between the

juniors and the seniors. Despite a

Heisman-level performance from

Paige Miller, the juniors fell short.

Junior coach Holden Tarbert told the

buzz “we never lost the game, we

just ran out of time.”

Some Junior players complained

about the play of Senior Abi Hobbs.

“She’s a great player, but her tack-

ling was just too hard—it was bru-

tal,” says one Junior who asked to

remain anonymous for fear of retri-

bution. Other juniors complained

that she covered her flag while car-

rying the ball. Solid performances

by Kenzi Moules and Devin Moor-

head contributed to a big victory,

and a trip to the TL Hanna Powder

Puff championship game.

The seniors and sophomores

squared off in an epic battle for

Powder Puff supremacy. There were

a lot of hard knocks and tense mo-

ments during the battle; however,

calmer heads and good sportsman-

ship prevailed.

Madison Painter was unstoppable

throughout the game. Some old tim-

ers in the stands told this reporter

that she was the best defensive play-

er they had ever seen on any Powder

Puff gridiron. Madison Anderson’s

ground attack on the other side of

the ball helped the sophomores win

the championship.

Surprisingly, there was no cheating

during the three games despite the

open intentions of some teams to

take advantage of the lax officiating

by volunteers from YoungLife. One

official shrugged when asked about

the quality of the officiating. “You

get what you pay for.”

There were no serious injuries dur-

ing any of the games despite the

ruthless play of Abi Hobbs and Ken-

zi Moules.

The junior girls were very upset

with their loss, but plan to work in

the offseason and make a better

showing next year. With two years

of eligibility left, the sophomores are

an early favorite for the 2013 pow-

der puff tournament.

It was a great tournament with a

strong fan turnout. The crowd was

electric during every game, and the

teams used that energy to get

pumped up.

LITTLEJOHN STORMS EUROPE

History teacher, Coach Ken Littlejohn, will

be leading another student tour to Europe this

summer. This isn’t the first time he’s taken a

group of Jackets across the pond. The Buzz

staff asked him to fill us all in on his adven-

tures, and the itinerary for this summer’s trip.

Q: Where have you taken students in the

past?

A: Five years ago, we went to Italy and

Greece. Two years ago, we went to Lon-

don and Paris.

Q: Where do you plan to go this time?

A: We are travelling to Barcelona, Spain,

and Paris, France.

Q: What’s the funniest thing that ever hap-

pened to you on one of these trips?

A: I once had to get on stage and dance in

front of a whole audience.

Q: How much will the trip this summer

cost?

A: It will be approximately $3,300.00.

Q: How many students are going with you

this year?

A: No one has signed up yet for sure; how-

ever, we have a bunch of “maybes.” My

wife and daughter always go with me. A

total of 19 went last year, and 13 out of

the 19 were students.

Q: Have you ever lost a student?

A: The closet we came to losing someone

happened in the Atlanta airport. Two

girls got on a shuttle that was full. The

doors closed on the rest of us, so the girls

were stuck waiting on us to catch up with

them.

Q: Do you carry any handhelds to keep in

contact with each other?

A: No. We have tour guides, and a lot of

chaperones. Sometimes students will

have time to roam around, but we always

have a rendezvous point, and no one

walks alone. Students from other

schools in states like Connecticutt,

Q:

nessee, Texas, and Colorado join us. Last

year, there was even a group from Canada.

The tour guides like to travel in a group of 40

people.

Q: How long does the trip las?

A: Ten days.

Q: What do you do while you are over

there?

A: The go to a lot of interesting sites like the

Eiffel Tower, the Barci Palace, the Lou-

vre Museum. They also will probably go

on a boat ride on the Seine River.

Q: What is your departure date?

A: No definite date has been set, but proba-

bly mid June, around the 17th.

Q: Who is invited to go with you?

A: Any student from any grade can go; even

parents can go.

Q: What do students get out of this trip?

A: You get to experience different cultures,

and you get to se a lot of history.

COTILLION A SUCCESS

Another successful Cotillion Ball concluded this

past Saturday. The Buzz staff sat down with Mrs.

Stone to find out what Cotillion is all about.

Q: Mrs. Stone, how long has the Cotillion tradition

been around?

A: There was a Cotillion Court of Anderson in the

1960s that adult women attended. The Cotillion

first came to T L Hanna High School in the late

1970s. The senior girls and their invited under-

classmen (or underclasswomen) were allowed

to have a dance.

Q: How has it changed through the years?

A: Veteran teachers tell me the Cotillion doesn’t

have the same atmosphere. Now it’s mainly a

party dance. It had previously been a “women’s

country club” type event.

Q: How has the number of participants changed,

and why?

A: Senior numbers have dropped because of the

high cost of being presented at Cotillion.

Q: How much is it for each girl to participate?

A: It’s $150.00.

Q: Where does the money go?

A: There is a Cotillion Committee that takes up the

money and uses it to pay for the Cotillion itself.

They are a non-profit organization. The Com-

mittee volunteers their time to keep the tradition

alive, and to give the students a good time.

They have to pay for decorations, flowers, a DJ,

and a lot of other miscellaneous things.

At this point in the interview, staffers brought jun-

ior girls Allie Vickery, Madyson Strong, Mattie

Stroud, and Jan Wilson into the conversation:

Q: What is the most popular place for people to

dine before Cotillion?

A: Most Cotillion groups ate at Nami, the Galley,

and Sullivan’s.

Q: What are the most popular types of dresses?

A: Most girls wore long evening dresses. The most

popular colors seemed to be blue, red, and pink.

Also, almost all of the girls had glitter or rhine-

stones.

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