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The Volume 46, Issue 5 October 2010 Sphinx Carterville High School IN THIS ISSUE Coronation 2 Homecoming 3, 6 Freshman Face, Sophomore Silhouette 4 Jolly Junior, Senior Spotlight 5 New Year, New Schedule 7 Cross Country 8 Volleyball 9 Football 10, 11 Marching Lions 12 Crazy for You 13 Property of Equality 14, 15 Science: Graphene 16, 17 Featured Artist 18 Poetry 19 Short Story 20 Horoscopes 21 HOMECOMING WEEK 2010 By Peighton Young The Homecoming of 2010 proved itself to be one of the best yet. It was an exciting new tradition for fresh- men, a bitter-sweet experience for seniors, and a great op- portunity to make new and lasting memories for every- one. Spirit Week, especially, was an excellent way to get everyone excited for the 2010 festivities. Although Homecoming Week has now come to a close, the memories that were made will last a lifetime. For freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, future Home- comings will hopefully be just as exciting and enjoyable. For seniors, Homecoming 2010 was a great way to end a high school career in Carterville. Thank you, Student Council, for making the week absolutely wonderful!

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  • The

    Volume 46, Issue 5 October 2010

    Sphinx Carterville High School

    IN THIS ISSUE

    Coronation 2

    Homecoming 3, 6

    Freshman Face,

    Sophomore

    Silhouette

    4

    Jolly Junior,

    Senior Spotlight

    5

    New Year, New

    Schedule

    7

    Cross Country 8

    Volleyball 9

    Football 10,

    11

    Marching Lions 12

    Crazy for You 13

    Property of

    Equality

    14,

    15

    Science: Graphene 16,

    17

    Featured Artist 18

    Poetry 19

    Short Story 20

    Horoscopes 21

    HOMECOMING WEEK 2010 By Peighton Young

    The Homecoming of 2010 proved itself to be one of

    the best yet. It was an exciting new tradition for fresh-

    men, a bitter-sweet experience for seniors, and a great op-

    portunity to make new and lasting memories for every-

    one. Spirit Week, especially, was an excellent way to get

    everyone excited for the 2010 festivities.

    Although Homecoming Week has now come to a

    close, the memories that were made will last a lifetime.

    For freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, future Home-

    comings will hopefully be just as exciting and enjoyable.

    For seniors, Homecoming 2010 was a great way to end a

    high school career in Carterville. Thank you, Student

    Council, for making the week absolutely wonderful!

  • The Sphinx Page 2

    Homecoming Coronation

    2010 started off with two per-

    formances by CHS’s advanced

    choir. The members enraptured

    the audience with a chilling ren-

    dition of ―The Ballad of Sweeney

    Todd‖ and got some people to

    dance to their version of

    ―Thriller‖. After the applause

    died down, it was time for the

    two announcers of the night,

    Paige Liddell and Zach Watson,

    to start introducing the Queen’s

    Court and their escorts. Each

    nominee walked along a cobble-

    stone path scattered with leaves

    put in place earlier that day by

    the Art Club.

    The stage was adorned with

    beautiful backdrops and a promi-

    nent moon with a lion silhouette.

    After announcing the attendants,

    it was time for the 2009 Home-

    coming King, Sam Martin, and

    Queen, Kim Glaub, to retire and

    for the new King and Queen to

    be announced. Everybody was

    silent as the envelopes were

    opened. Zach Halterman was re-

    vealed to be Homecoming King

    2010. Molly Loughran, Prom

    Queen, was voted Maid of

    Honor, and Hannah Wood be-

    came CHS’s 2010 Homecoming

    Queen. She was serenaded by

    Paul Greenlee singing ―There

    She Is‖ as she walked arm in arm

    with Zach Halterman to the

    cheers of the crowd.

    CORONATION: SEPTEMPER 30, 2010 By Paige Beuligmann

    Hannah Wood and Zach Halterman, Homecoming

    Queen and Homecoming King 2010

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    Homecoming day was a

    day filled with chaos, excitement,

    and school spirit. A busy day as

    usual, there were many activities

    going on for students, including

    the pep rally, the parade, the

    home football game, and float

    judging. It all kicked off at Tri-C,

    where the football players and

    cheerleaders ate breakfast and

    signed autographs for the grade

    school children. You can be sure

    that these younger kids enjoyed

    seeing their hometown icons at

    their school.

    As for the rest of the high

    school students, the morning of

    Homecoming saw face

    painting and coffee available at

    the high school for only 50 cents.

    Many students enjoyed getting

    their faces painted in school col-

    ors for the pep rally. It was a nice

    start to what was going to be a

    busy day. Students involved in

    Poms, Flags, Cheerleading, Stu-

    dent Council, Chorus, and the tal-

    ent portion of the pep session

    were all anxious about the day’s

    activities (and perhaps a little

    nervous about the pep rally as

    well!).

    See Homecoming, page 6.

    HOMECOMING DAY By Shelby Pearson

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    FRESHMAN FACE By Lindsey Giffey

    Full Name: Jessica June Heim-Brouwer

    Favorite Part of High School so Far: Not

    being treated like a baby anymore.

    Activities/Hobbies of Yours: I run cross

    country and track, I'm in Drumline, and I

    play guitar.

    Favorite Food: Chicken Pad Thai

    Best Friends: Shay Frailey, Lesli Han-

    cock, Mariah Manis

    Favorite Class/Teacher Ever: Mrs. Hub-

    bard-- Language in 8th grade.

    Interesting Fact About You: From Chi-

    cago and moved here in 4th grade.

    Goals for This School Year: Make all A's

    and meet new people.

    Favorite Quote/Catch Phrase: "Love is

    like a booger. You pick at it for so long,

    and when you finally get it, you don't know

    what to do with it."

    Shout Outs: Hi and I love you to all my

    friends.

    Favorite Color: Hot Pink

    Favorite Animal: Penguin

    Favorite Subject: Government/History &

    English

    Favorite Sport: Lacrosse

    Favorite Teacher: Mr. Wakey

    Favorite President: Abraham Lincoln

    Favorite Food: Chicken Alfrado

    Birthday: March 26th 1995

    Age: 15

    Gender: Female

    Class: 2013; Sophomore

    Shout Outs: ―Tatum, my lucky charms are

    still on sale.‖ Words of a wise lady!!

    SOPHOMORE SILHOUETTE By Kaela Bird

    Jessica Brouwer

    Lizzy Ballard

  • The Sphinx Page 5

    JOLLY JUNIOR By Brandi Dotson

    Full Name: Blake Dennison Gerlock

    How's High School Treating You?: Good; it's

    a little slow.

    If You Could Change One Thing About this

    School, What Would You Change?: Open

    lunch and a nicer building

    Favorite Activities/Hobbies: Band/Cross

    Country

    So I've Heard You're Really Into Music. Who

    Would You Say are Your Top 5 Favorite Art-

    ists?: Alkaline Trio, Say Anything, Death Cab

    for Cutie, Motion City Soundtrack, and Conor

    Oberst

    Favorite Food: Most things vegetarian

    Favorite Quote: "30 minutes? I think that's a

    PR!"

    Any Compliments About the New Haircut?:

    Coach B told me it makes me look more like a

    man.

    Shout Outs: My soon-to-be little sister, Steve

    Jobs, and all the dead comedians who went be-

    fore their time. Blake Gerlock

    Full Name: Matthew Alexander

    Luper

    Birthday: August 8, 1993

    Advice for Freshman: Be care-

    ful what you say

    Favorite Band: Eminem and

    POD (Payable on Death)

    Favorite Quote: ―Pain is just a

    reminder.‖ - LaDanian

    Tomlinson

    Interesting Fact: Loves to

    hang with his 13-year-old

    brother, David

    Favorite Senior Class: Con-

    temporary Math with Cima

    SENIOR SPOTLIGHT By Amber Evraets

    Matt Luper

  • The Sphinx Page 6

    Continued from page 3.

    The pep rally was bitter-

    sweet, as usual, for it would be

    the last pep rally for the seniors

    and the first pep rally for the

    freshmen. This made for a lot of

    energy and adrenaline radiating

    from the crowd. This year, the

    juniors won the spirit stick in the

    yelling competition, making for

    very unhappy seniors. However,

    that didn’t bring down the energy

    for the senior class. Everyone en-

    joyed all the acts performed dur-

    ing the talent portion of the pep

    rally, and the excellent perform-

    ances by our CHS Poms team,

    Cheerleaders and Chorus made

    for another successful pep ses-

    sion!

    After the pep rally, every-

    one was dismissed, and following

    shortly after was the Homecom-

    ing parade. Each class showed

    off their floats with pride. Many

    students dedicated a lot of time

    and energy this week to building

    the floats and were quite proud of

    them. The junior high students

    and Tri-C students all came to

    watch the parade and enjoyed

    seeing older siblings, friends, and

    family involved in the parade and

    throwing candy.

    The night of Homecoming,

    at 7:00, the Lions kicked off our

    game against the Sparta Bull-

    dogs. At half-time, the float win-

    ners were announced as follows:

    Seniors took 1st place, Freshmen

    placed 2nd, Juniors 3rd place,

    and Sophomores 4th. The Lions

    topped off the game with a win,

    shutting out the Sparta Bulldogs

    at 50 to 0. Go Lions!

    HOMECOMING

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    NEW YEAR, NEW SCHEDULE By Ginger Cupp

    There has been a change of

    pace in Carterville High School.

    This change in schedule now

    takes place in between our sec-

    ond and third hour. Mixed feel-

    ings about this new period have

    been expressed. Many seniors

    fail to see any importance of this

    period. Freshmen and even jun-

    iors have expressed some differ-

    ent emotions.

    Nonetheless, this RTI pe-

    riod, as it is called, is based

    around the freshmen and a pro-

    gram called Freshmen Focus.

    Freshmen Focus is aimed at

    teaching freshmen basic knowl-

    edge of high school life in their

    first year. The lessons teach note

    taking techniques, test taking

    techniques, and even teamwork

    exercises. For example, a while

    back, they all participated in an

    activity that taught them to L-I-S-

    T-E-N. Each letter was printed on

    a shape and represented a word

    that helped the student to better

    his or her ability to take notes

    during a class. At the end of the

    activity they placed all of the

    shapes together like a puzzle and

    the upperclassmen lead a discus-

    sion over the lesson and how to

    follow through and act it out in

    school. Hopefully this new sys-

    tem will do its job and help these

    incoming students throughout

    their academic careers at Carter-

    ville High School.

  • The Sphinx Page 8

    The 2010 Cross

    Country team is off

    to a great start!

    This year the team is led by a

    new coach, Emily Stocks. She

    has been working the team hard

    and encourages them to run their

    best.

    The evening before the first

    Cross Country meet, a Fazoli’s

    dinner was held at Cannon Park.

    The team enjoyed pasta, salad,

    and breadsticks. Way to carbo-

    load, guys! A big ―thank you‖

    goes out to Mrs. Bean for all her

    help!

    All that pasta must have

    performed its magic, because the

    next day at the race, the Running

    Lions had several top 20 finish-

    ers: for the girls, Lily Graber,

    Nina Skinner, and Joanna Bean;

    for the boys, Kyle Adams. The

    girls’ team placed second in Class

    A and the boys’ team placed

    third.

    At the Massac County

    meet, the girls’ team placed first

    and received a plaque, which has

    yet to be hung up. Not only did

    they place first, but all Varsity

    girls placed in the Top 20. Coach

    Stocks was very proud!

    The girls again placed first

    at the Redbird 6+ meet, with

    Ashtyn Hunt, Lily Graber, Nina

    Skinner, and Joanna Bean in the

    Top 15. The boys placed second,

    with Sky Graber, Drew Bonner,

    and Kyle Adams in the Top 15.

    The best part of the Cross

    Country team, however, is their

    spirit. Several new freshman run-

    ners make the team exciting and

    fun— welcome to the team, eve-

    ryone!

    CROSS COUNTRY By Joanna Bean

  • The Sphinx Page 9

    VOLLEYBALL By Stephanie Nesmith

    Are you planning on continuing volleyball through college?

    Miriah: False.

    Allyson: Probably not.

    What advice would you give the current volley-

    ball players, and girls that could be interested?

    Miriah: You’d best be in shape, son.

    Allyson: Do not give up on yourself, or your team.

    What part of the whole “volleyball scene” will you miss the most?

    Miriah: My best friend Al, and my gangster freshmen.

    Allyson: Playing with Miriah and my sister, and I will miss my girls.

    Interview with the Seniors.

    This year, CHS has hired two new volley-

    ball coaches, Coach Lange and Coach Webb.

    The coaches were asked what they would like

    to improve in the remainder of this season, and

    seasons to come; their response was:

    ―For the rest of the season we would like

    to finish strong, improve, and have fun. For

    next year, build upon our improvements from

    this year, just not compete against conference

    teams, but win conference games; also, to have

    a better win/loss record. Having fun and play-

    ing hard are both essential for next year.‖

    So far the volleyball team is 7-20.

    2010 ROSTER Seniors

    Allyson Mitchell

    Miriah Chapman

    Juniors Sam Brady

    Gabriela Briatkova

    Tatum English

    Mallory Ledbetter

    Sophomores Amy Drust

    Taylor Mitchell

    Kate Robinson

    Jennifer Skinner

    Elisabeth Wilson

    Freshmen Carly Callahan

    Jordan Gaston

    Savanna Jones

    Miranda Meyer

    Sydney Swalls

    Taylor Williams

  • The Sphinx Page 10

    This time last year, many a

    conversation I had about our up-

    coming berth into the River-to-

    River Mississippi was usually

    riddled with comments like

    ―we’re gonna die.‖ Now, seven

    games into this year’s season, at-

    titudes have changed, with our

    record being 5-2, and a league re-

    cord of 3-1. A lot of us probably

    wouldn’t have guessed that kind

    of showing.

    The Lions’ move to the new

    conference also put a lot of eyes

    from all over the community on

    us, and we’ve made huge impres-

    sions. Newspaper articles like

    ―Carterville stuns DuQuoin at

    home,‖ and ―Lions cruise past

    Sparta,‖ (The Southern Illi-

    noisan) scream that we’re getting

    noticed... and we’re real contend-

    ers.

    One notable attribute I’ve

    noticed is our run game, which is

    enhanced with our execution of

    FOOTBALL By Jon Dalessio

  • The Sphinx Page 11

    an offensive favorite, the

    wishbone triple option. The

    wishbone triple option is a run-

    ning play where either fullback,

    quarterback, or one of the half-

    backs will end up running the

    ball. This has been a real growth

    into the position for many of our

    athletes. Quarterback Jeff

    Aldridge, for example, is averag-

    ing more than 118.75 rush yards

    per game, while J.D. Helton runs

    at a cool 95.5 average. That’s im-

    pressive.

    Also, a kudos to Skyler

    Neumann as he recovered both A

    -J fumbles on October 8th, a night

    that our defense caught every-

    one’s attention.

    We enter into our last home

    game against Central on the 22nd

    of October.

    Schedule

    Benton 10-3 (W) @St. Joseph Ogden 20-36

    (L) @Oblong 28-7 (W)

    Nashville 6-28 (L) @DuQuoin 27-12 (W)

    Sparta 50-0 (W) Anna-Jonesboro 27-14 (W)

    @Pinckneyville 22-30 (L)

    Central 10/22/10 (W)

  • The Sphinx Page 12

    This year's Carterville

    Marching Lions are well on their

    way to a complicated, but suc-

    cessful season. The Marching Li-

    ons kicked off their field show

    competition season at Murphys-

    boro's Drums at Appletime on

    September 18th, and although

    they did not place, it has gone up-

    hill since then. On September

    25th, the Marching Lions took a

    road trip to Newton's field show

    for an early morning perform-

    ance, receiving first place in per-

    cussion, and then to Effingham's

    field show competition for an

    evening showcase where they

    placed third in music, per-

    cussion, and over-all.

    The biggest event of

    the season was the compe-

    tition at EIU on October

    9th, where the Marching

    Lions did not place but did

    receive very good scores

    and ranked high amongst

    the competing bands. Fi-

    nally, they ended the sea-

    son on a good note in the

    Shelbyville Marching

    Band Festival on the 16th of Oc-

    tober. There, the Marching Lions

    won second place in the parade

    and third place in the field show.

    The music being performed

    this year is the Music of Leonard

    Bernstein from the hit musical,

    West Side Story. The Marching

    Lions will be attending the last

    home football game on October

    22nd, as well as any playoff

    games. They will also march in

    the Christopher Halloween Pa-

    rade, Carterville's Halloween Pa-

    rade, and the Light Fantastic Pa-

    rade on December 9th, 2010.

    MARCHING LIONS By Lindsey Giffey

  • The Sphinx Page 13

    Led by character Bobby

    Child, Crazy For You is a musical

    about what it takes to really hit it

    off in show business, even if it is

    in Nevada. As the name suggests,

    there are romances throughout

    that, at times, can be hard to fol-

    low. With the exception of a few

    characters (Irene and Moose) the

    singing in this musical was phe-

    nomenally good. The dance num-

    bers were well put together and

    the pit was very in sync with eve-

    rything going on onstage. The

    jokes told were well received and

    every actor (or actress) knew

    their lines completely. The lava-

    liere microphones needed to be

    positioned better, because

    throughout the entire play you

    could hear cracks of micro-

    phones. The actors portraying

    Bobby and Polly had excellent

    stage presence, and led the cast

    very well. For an opening night,

    this performance was a little bit

    lack-luster, but it was obvious

    that the performers were giving it

    their all. Crazy For You was well

    worth the ticket price, and going

    to see it was a good way to spend

    a Friday evening. All in all I give

    it 3 out of 5 stars. SIU should be

    very proud that a wonderful per-

    formance such as this came out

    of their Theatre Department.

    “THE COWBOYS? THEY’RE ALRIGHT.”

    A review of Crazy For You, Friday, October 15th at McLeod Theatre in Carbondale.

    By Blake Gerlock

    THE SPHINX Is going

    DIGITAL Find us now on the CHS Website

    under the “Clubs” page

  • The Sphinx Page 14

    If you have taken any sort

    of math class, you have heard of

    the different properties of equal-

    ity. There are addition, subtrac-

    tion, and so many others. But the

    particular one I am thinking of is

    the property of equality of life.

    This is something that man-

    kind has been trying to establish

    for years, but there is always

    something holding us back. Well,

    it is my belief that it is ourselves

    holding the world back from true

    equality. We let charac-

    teristics such as race, re-

    ligion, and even age

    lead us to believe that

    we are superior to oth-

    ers. Why do we fight

    wars like the American

    Revolution and Ameri-

    can Civil War if we are going to

    turn around and sabotage what so

    many people died to achieve? We

    cannot continue on as the Found-

    ing Fathers did and deny equality

    among certain people because

    they are not what we believe to

    be the superior kind.

    It has been a recurring

    problem throughout history. Ra-

    cial stereotypes have led to dis-

    crimination against African-

    Americans, Latinos, Japanese,

    and countless others. More re-

    cently, religious differences have

    caused riffs between many relig-

    ions, especially the Muslim com-

    munity of the world. Perhaps the

    largest age inequality is the up-

    perclassmen vs. underclassmen

    of school. Since this is one that

    we can apply easily to daily life, I

    would like to focus on this par-

    ticular ―inequality‖.

    Those of you that

    are upperclassmen,

    please take into consid-

    eration that you have

    been in the underclass-

    man position. Do you

    remember feeling belit-

    tled by certain people that were

    older and therefore felt that they

    were more important at the time?

    Remember that when dealing

    with underclassmen. Take into

    perspective how you would have

    wanted to be treated as a fresh-

    man. If you hated being treated

    like you were worthless because

    you were younger, then focus on

    THE PROPERTY OF EQUALITY By Emily Weisel

  • The Sphinx Page 15

    not treating younger students like

    you were. Break the vicious cycle

    in which a person is treated badly

    when young, then turns around

    and does the same thing to the

    younger students when they are

    upperclassmen.

    Those that are underclass-

    man at this time, please also ac-

    knowledge that some older stu-

    dents are trying to help you, not

    belittle you. Upperclassmen have

    more experience than we our-

    selves do. Are they always right?

    No, but you can still take the time

    to listen to what they have to say,

    because it may actually help you.

    If we, as a whole, work to-

    gether to treat each other with

    equality, maybe it will take root,

    like the See You at the Pole event

    did and spread to the world.

    Groups like Freshman Focus

    could end up changing how up-

    per and underclassmen interact

    together and create a more equal

    time in this struggling world of

    ours. We may not be able to make

    people change their views on ra-

    cial and religious prejudices, but

    if we as individuals all keep the

    property of equality of life in

    mind as we merge with other

    people of all ages, races, and re-

    ligions, then we can be sure that

    we are secure in ourselves with

    how we treat others.

    So, be considerate, and if

    you can’t remember all of the

    mathematical properties of equal-

    ity, then make it a point to re-

    member the property of equality

    of life.

    THE Carterville SPHINX

    Advice Column

    Need some help? Looking for an answer? Submit your questions anonymously to:

    [email protected]

  • The Sphinx Page 16

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: GRAPHENE By Kaleb McCamish

    The scientific community is

    buzzing this month with news of

    advanced graphene technology,

    predicted to have an even bigger

    impact on our day-to-day lives

    than plastics. A sort of

    ―molecular chicken wire‖ made

    out of carbon atoms, graphene is

    so strong that it would take sev-

    eral tons of weight concentrated

    on the tip of a needle to tear it –

    despite only being one atom

    thick. Graphene is also a better

    electrical conductor than any

    other known material.

    Graphene is especially im-

    portant to engineers looking to

    continue Moore’s Law; that is,

    the idea that the processing

    power we can put on a single mi-

    crochip doubles every year. Cur-

    rently, we make microchips out

    of silicon, but are approaching

    the material’s limits – engineers

    fear that we will soon come to a

    point where we cannot keep mak-

    ing faster chips from silicon. Gra-

    phene, however, may be just

    what we need, as it is so powerful

    we do not currently understand

    its full potential.

    Other predicted uses for

    graphene include improvements

    in battery technology, combina-

    tions with plastics to improve

    conductivity and durability, more

    efficient solar cells, more accu-

    rate touch displays, and stronger

    medical implants and robotic

    parts.

    Interestingly, the two scien-

    tists who were awarded a Nobel

    Prize for their work with gra-

    phene (Andre Geim and Konstan-

    tin Novoselov) chose not to pat-

    ent it, realizing the futility of pat-

    ents at this early stage. Not only

    would patents on graphene lock

    its advancement down, as has

    been seen in other fields, the No-

    bel-winning Geim recounted

    speaking with a multinational

    electronics company that stated,

    ―… If after ten years we find it's

  • The Sphinx Page 17

    really as good as it promises, we

    will put a hundred patent lawyers

    on it to write a hundred patents a

    day, and you will spend the rest

    of your life, and the gross domes-

    tic product of your little island,

    suing us.‖

    Geim and Novoselov re-

    portedly plan to carry on as nor-

    mal, continuing to study gra-

    phene and find way to harness it

    in order to improve our lives and

    ―… try to keep [their] sanity as

    long as possible.‖

    RANDOM QUOTE OF THE MONTH By Lizzy Ballard

    Flying is easy, you just throw

    yourself at the ground and miss!

    -Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

  • The Sphinx Page 18

    FEATURED ARTIST: JONATHAN PADILLA

  • The Sphinx Page 19

    POETRY CORNER

    Who Says

    They say that age is just a number.

    They say that true love fights.

    But what happens when he cares about

    my age?

    They say that true love will find its way.

    They say that true love is a bond like

    magnets.

    But what happens if he starts to find an-

    other love?

    I say that ―they‖ get our hopes up.

    I say that ―they‖ don’t know what they

    are talking about.

    Because I loved him enough to let him go

    and be happy.

    You

    What’s with the lies,

    Do you not know the truth?

    What’s with the lies,

    Do I not deserve the truth?

    What’s with the change,

    Of your clothes and friends?

    What’s with the change,

    Am I a waste of your time?

    What’s with the new you,

    When did you start drinking?

    What’s with the new you,

    What did you do to the old you

    The you that I was in love with?

    Works by Amber Evraets

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    BLACKOUT: A SHORT STORY By Kaela Bird

    Life sucks. It can’t get much worse than this, Jamie thought to herself. No

    one cares about me. No one wants to. I wish I wasn’t scarred… wasn’t in pain. I’m

    17, I should be happy, she continued. All because of that one Halloween night, she

    was in pain and always would be.

    Jamie was a young, caring woman. She was 15 years old at the time and

    that meant she had her permit. She had a honey blonde color to her hair that had

    the scent of coconuts, her favorite shampoo. She had a slimmer build, but with

    broad shoulders. She was the girl that everyone knew and loved. Her favorite

    thing to do was to volunteer at the local nursing home and spend time with the

    people who had no one. She also loved helping out at the zoo when they had no

    one to clean up the animals’ cages. She did these kinds of things because she

    wanted to change the world, even if it meant being the stereotype of a tree hugger.

    A lot of people resented her for that. She was the shoulder everyone leaned on

    though. She could walk in a room and it would brighten with her presence. That

    was soon to come to an end.

    At age 15, Jamie had been scarred.

    She had been trick-or-treating with her friends.

    ―C’mon girl, we don’t have all night! We’ve got curfews, you know!!‖ her

    friends yelled to her, quite a ways ahead. They had run off and left her stranded by

    herself in a neighborhood that was unfamiliar to her. They were just messing with

    her now. They thought that she would laugh, like it was a joke or something. No

    teenage girl likes being left alone in the dark, especially Jamie. Suddenly, she

    couldn’t hear her friends calling anymore, and she was alone. Well, except for a

    man under a street light about two blocks down. He was talking swiftly into a cell

    phone, facing Jamie’s direction. Her heart started racing so she looked for a safe

    place to go, a porch light to head to, but then there was a loud screech and a moan.

    She whirled around to find a white van that had just skidded to a stop right in

    front of the house she was at. Men were flying at her to take her away.

    ―Stop! NO! HEEEELP!!‖ she screamed into the silent, vacant night, before

    the strange men put a cloth over her mouth. She suddenly felt as if she was float-

    ing on clouds. Her eyes started drooping as she fell into a deep slumber in the

    strange man’s arms, riding away in the white van…

    To be continued….

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    Aries (21 March-20 April) An apple never falls far from the tree

    EXCEPT when it's hurricane season.

    There's a chance you can change! Start

    something new!

    Taurus (21 April-21 May) Today, you can try something new with-

    out the worry of failure.

    Gemini (22 May-21 June)

    Long-winded rambling voicemail mes-

    sages are coming at you all day.

    Cancer (22 June-22 July) Go get 'em tiger! They certainly won’t

    just come to you.

    Leo (23 July-22 August) You have two pairs of pants that look

    absolutely horrible on you in your closet

    right now. Throw them out. Just throw

    them out.

    Virgo (23 August-21 September) Your awesome meter is well-tuned and

    highly functioning. Today is a good day

    to cast judgment on others.

    Libra (22 September-

    22 October) View mayonnaise with an incredibly

    critical eye today. Consider yourself

    warned. Some good stuff might happen

    to you today, but it won't matter if you

    don't take the advice on the mayo.

    Scorpio (23 October-

    21 November) Problems seem easily solvable--when

    they are happening to someone else. Ig-

    nore condescending advice from others.

    Sagittarius (22 November-

    21 December) An incompetent student will cause you

    more work. Suppress the urge to do

    nasty things to his lunch.

    Capricorn (22 December-

    20 January) You are likely to put your foot in your

    mouth. Luckily, there is plenty of room.

    Aquarius (21 January-

    19 February) Your losing streak is about to end. Keep

    trying.

    Pisces (20 February-20 March) Your computer is on the verge of a ma-

    jor fit. Stop clicking so much and back

    up data.

    HOROSCOPES By Lizzy Ballard

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    Credits:

    Staff:

    Editor: Rachel Tate

    Assistant Editor: Blake Gerlock

    Business Manager: Miriah Chapman

    Contributing Photographer: Nicole Sayavong

    Senior Writers: Ginger Cupp, Kaleb McCamish, Shelby Pearson, Peighton Young

    Junior Writers: Joanna Bean, Paige Beuligman, Jon Dalessio, Brandi Dotson,

    Blake Gerlock, Lindsey Giffey, Stephanie Nesmith

    Sophomore Writers: Lizzy Ballard, Amber Evraets, Kaela Bird

    Freshmen Writers: Emily Weisel

    Contributing Artist: Jonathan Padilla