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Ten qualify for state at Region 9 FBLA Leadership Conference

BY CHRISTA ADAMSNEWS EDITOR

Friday, Feb. 22 Morristown West

FBLA members and

advisor Mrs. Amy Whaley left for the Region 9 Leadership Conference held at East Tennessee State University in John-son City. The day

consisted mostly of competing and test-ing, but the members did get an in depth tour of ETSU led by

a current student at-tending the school. After a day of events, tours, and a lunch break to the John-son City mall, it was time for the awards

ceremony. FBLA members were ner-vously waiting to hear the results of their hard work.

Junior Tory Wilder received 1st place in Business Math. Freshman Kaitlyn Johns received 1st place in Comput-er Applications. In

Job Interview, junior Daisy Collins was awarded 2nd place. Seniors Christa Ad-ams and Taylor Odom

received 2nd place in Desktop Publishing. In Business Calcu-lations, sophomore Priya Patel received 2nd place. In both Health Care Admin-

istration and Parlia-mentary Procedure, senior Mattie Rogers received 3rd place. Sophomore Macken-

zie Hennessee was awarded 4th place in Sports Management, and senior Tim Car-son received 5th place in Personal Finance. Out of the 27

schools that com-peted in the Region 9 Leadership Con-ference, Morris-town West brought

home 10 outstanding awards. Morristown West’s FBLA mem-bers worked hard and it paid off, making everyone proud to be a West High Trojan.

FBLA members relax outside at ETSU before heading to the mall to enjoy lunch.

Morristown West FBLA brought home 10 outstanding awards from the Region 9 FBLA Leadership Conference.

Congratulations to seniors Garrett Salansky and Kinley Porter for being chosen as “Mr. and Ms.

Morristown West.”

Career/Technical Achievements

Co n g r a t u l a t i o n s to senior Gar-

rett Weems for plac-ing third in the Re-gional Skills USA competition held at Northeast State Uni-versity. His event was in automotives. Weems will later attend the state conference in April held in Chattanoo-ga, TN. Also, Tia Davis and Katie Lowe, ju-niors, received fi rst place and gold level points for their Coups for Troops service project at the STAR (Students Taking Action for Recogni-tion) competition for their service project display. Th e com-petition was held at ETSU Friday, Feb. 22.

Senior Garrett Weems placed third in the Regional Skills USA competition.

BY CHRISTA ADAMSNEWS EDITOR

Kate MitchellGPA: 4.4727

Michelle TanGPA: 4.44464

Tanner TerryGPA: 4.4107

Emma Harris GPA: 4.3571

Paige SealsGPA: 4.31838

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for GPA’sfor GPA’s

Morristown West has fi ve senior students who will be recog-

nized in the Knoxville News Sentinel for out-standing GPA scores and achievements.

Juniors Katie Lowe and Tia and advisor Angela Wilson took fi rst place at the STAR competition.

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News Editor: Christa AdamsNewsMarch 20132

“Th e future is green energy, sustain-

ability, and renew-able energy,” said Ar-nold Schwarzenegger. One small change can make a diff erence in the environment. Th at is just what Mr. Aldridge’s fi rst peri-od class has been do-ing. Th ey have been making solar panels. A solar panel is a panel designed to absorb the sun’s rays

for generating elec-tricity or heating. One of the solar panels is going to East High school to power their hydroponics sys-tem. A hydroponics system is the process of growing plants in either sand, gravel, or liquid with nutritions but without any soil. Th e solar panel is going to help produce toma-to plants in a “green” and eco-friendly way. All of the panels that the class is build-

BY ASHLEE RICKER SPORTS EDITOR

ing are being built from scratch. Th e panels are being tested to see which one of the pan-els works best. Th e oth-er solar panel that his class is working on is going to Mr. Aldridge’s classroom to power the vending machines in his room because they are always plugged in and there wouldn’t be as much energy wast-ed if they are powered by the solar panels.

Juniors Fermin Cabrera and Thomas Bivens work on building the solar panels to be used hydroponics at East

and a Coke machine at West.

BY ELIZABETH BARAHONASTAFF WRITER

Katie Lowe, junior, enjoys a cup of orange juice for breakfast as she reads her novel.

Jamie Afghani, junior, and Wendy Szatkowski, librarian, discuss a novel that is hard to put down.

Branda Moore, Jamie Afghani and Katie Lowe fi nish reading their books before they play a game of “Would you rather?”

READING WHILE EATING

Morristown West High students

competed in the Ten-nessee DECA District 5 Competition in Pi-geon Forge on Feb. 7. The following stu-dents qualifi ed to go to the 2013 Tennessee DECA Career Devel-opment Conference in Nashville at the Opry-land Hotel March 7-9. Christa Adams placed in Apparel & Accessories Market-ing Series. Gabri-elle Belfry placed in Marketing Manage-ment Series. Tyler Brotherton and Sydnie West placed in Mar-keting Communica-tions Team Decision

Making. Tim Carson placed in Human Re-sources Management Series. Tia Davis and Katie Lowe placed in Community Ser-vice Project. Rachel Forte and Jordan Shaff placed in Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making. Kaetlyn Jacobs placed in Accounting Appli-cations Series. Alex-ander Strader placed in Automotive Services Marketing Series. In addition, Zach Fehl and Aiden Layer will be voting delegate. Thirteen stu-dents will be com-peting at State this year, which is a great improvement from last year’s number

13 in DECA place for 2013 state conference

West High DECA members proudly wear their medals after the awards

ceremony.

BY CHRISTA ADAMSNEWS EDITOR

Solar panels designed at West

Breakfast and Book Club is hosted by the librarian,

Mrs. Wendy Szatkowski, and can be found in the library. “Breakfast and Book Club is a time to gather and enjoy great food, great com-pany, and great books,” Mrs. Szatkowski, librarian, says as she fi lls the table up with some delicious breakfast. Members bring their books and discuss all about what they had just read, while enjoying some nutritional breakfast. If anybody is interest-ed, go by the library and talk to Mrs. Szatkowski, and she will give out all the informa-tion needed to join. They meet every other Friday at 7:30 a.m. in the library. If breakfast and books is not intriguing enough, who knows what is!

of 8 students com-peting. Congratula-tions to these students and the DECA advi-sor Jackie Cutshaw!

3March 2013OpinionsOpinions Editor: Yesbeida Vargas

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Principals:: Dr. Jeff MoorhouseAssistant Principals:Mr. Jeff KinslerMiss Jennifer LasterMr. Tim Landefeld

Amy Whaley - Advisor

While some students are enthusiastically

heading on a road trip to the beach or going on a cruise to the Caribbean,

many others will be spending their Spring Break in town for reasons of their own.

If you happen to be one of the these students, here are 50 hopeful ways to make the best of your vacation-less

Spring Break.BY CHRISTA ADAMSNEWS EDITOR

1. Go camping.2. Volunteer your time.3. Make arts and crafts. (Refer to Pinterest for ideas.)4. Go to West End Lanes.5. Play frisbee with your friends.6. Go to Pink Pig Pottery.7. For the entire week, do what the Pal’s Sudden Service sign tells you to do.8. Clean out your car.9. Run a mile.10. Take a yoga class at The Rose Center.11. Go shopping at thrift stores downtown.12. Take a trip to The Knoxville Zoo.13. Go to Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies.14. Get a volleyball game started at Panther Creek.15. Go Geocaching. 16. Play board games.17. Visit Elrod Falls in Grainger County.18. Go fi shing.19. Ride four-wheelers.20. Go horseback riding.21. Exercise your brain.22. Have a Redbox date with your best friend.23. Enjoy a movie with friends or signifi cant other.24. Read an entire book in one week.25. Beat your personal best in zombies on Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

26. Take a trip to Dollywood.27. Eat somewhere new.28. Bake a cake, and design it with fondant.29. Make homemade lemonade.30. Attend your Walters State classes.31. Create a funny video and post it on YouTube.32. Fall in love.33. Have a picnic.34. Jam out to Taylor Swift as you drive through town.35. Take poetic pictures.36. Wake up your best friend and take them to breakfast.37. Perform a random act of kindness.38. Swim at the Community Center in Jefferson City.39. Make a bucket list.40. Visit the spa.41. Go go-kart racing.42. Ride in a hot air balloon.43. Make a tie-dye shirt.44. Make a scrapbook full of memories from this school year.45. Go on a hike that leads to the lake.46. Learn to cook something new.47. Explore your artistic side by drawing or painting.48. Help the environment by planting a tree or fl owers.49. Ask for permission, then climb the Pal’s building and take a picture on it.50. Make Spring Break 2013 the greatest one yet.

BY TORY WILDERSTAFF WRITER

Imagine a teenage girl getting ready for

one of the biggest days of her life, PROM. She puts her dress on. Her hair and makeup are fi nally fi nished. She is just now putting the fi nishing touches of jewelry on when she hears a growl. In all the chaos of pre-paring for prom, she has forgotten some-thing: lunch. There lies the big question: What does a girl want to eat before prom? Most of the young ladies at Mor-ristown West High School agreed that their prom evening would begin with a romantic date of fi ne dining at a nice restaurant. These ladies also had a con-sistent answer for what city to fi nd the perfect

restaurant. This city is Knoxville. Accord-ing to 26 females of West High, Knoxville has the best variety of romantic restaurants. The results of the 26 females ranging from Fresh-men to Seniors are displayed in the pie chart to the right. Ol-ive Garden won over the girls of Morris-town barely topping the favorite of Wasabi.

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A pie chart displays the opinions of West High female’s on picking a restaurant to eat at before prom (Top). Olive Garden was chosen as the best restaurant to eat at before prom (Bottom Left). Wasabi came in second place for best

restaurants to eat at before prom (Bottom Right).

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Were you surprised when they announced your name for this superlative? Why?O’Donoghue: “Yes! I knew that Garrett would get it, but I never pic-tured myself as the “best date” type, if that makes sense.”Salansky: “I wasn’t as much surprised as I was honored to be chosen as best date. I was hoping to be elected to a super-lative, and I’m just really happy to be chosen.”

West High’s senior class voted for two people, one boy and one girl, to receive the title of the “Best Date To Bring Home To Mom And Dad.” Once the votes were

tallied, the intercom came on and optimistic thoughts ran through all the seniors’ heads. Finally, the announcement was made that Garrett Salansky and Shannon O’Donoghue

were the recipients of this new superlative.

BY MATTIE ROGERSA&E EDITOR

In your opinion, what are some characteristics that would make someone the best date to take to his or her boyfriend/girlfriend’s par-ents?O’Donoghue: “Someone who is smart, funny, genuinely polite, has good morals and isn’t lazy. Oh, and they have to show respect!”Salansky: “Respectful, trust-worthy, honest, caring, humble, strong, polite, hard-working, friendly, loving, and unselfish.”

What do you think makes you THE BEST date to bring home to someone’s parents?O’Donoghue: “Well, I have a pretty good sense of humor. I like to have fun. I’m a well-rounded student, and I have a strong faith!”Salansky: “I think that I’m the best date to take home to mom and dad because I’m a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. I just try to live my life according to Christ’s example, get to know Him through the reading of the word, and abiding in the Kingdom of Life. No, I’m not perfect or anywhere close, but my desire is to let others see Christ through me.”

Ironically, the recipients of this superlative, Garrett and Shannon, below, are actually a couple.

4.Describe your fi rst experience with your signifi cant other’s parents.O’Donoghue: “I met my boyfriend’s parents for the fi rst time when I went four-wheeling with him on their property on the river. I was super nervous because I wanted to impress them, and their son is like, perfect! So, I wanted them to think that I was suitable to date him. It went really well, and I had a great time! I’m pretty sure they liked me! Haha.”Salansky: “The first time I met my significant other’s parents was after our first real date together. I had my mom call her mother to see if it was all right if she could come with us out to my river property and ride four wheelers for the day. She called and gave details since I hadn’t met her parents yet. After we rode four wheelers, I took Shannon home and introduced myself to her parents.”

BY MOLLY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER

Were you talkative in high school?Were you talkative in high school?McCashMcCash: “Not really. I was a social animal, had friends and team-: “Not really. I was a social animal, had friends and team-mates in a variety of activities, but I did not talk anymore than mates in a variety of activities, but I did not talk anymore than other teenagers.”other teenagers.”Drinnon:Drinnon: “Yes”. “Yes”.

Did you get in trouble for talking Did you get in trouble for talking when you were younger?when you were younger?McCashMcCash:Yes, but ironically, I was not talking when my chem-:Yes, but ironically, I was not talking when my chem-istry teacher threw an eraser at me. Like other teenagers will istry teacher threw an eraser at me. Like other teenagers will tell you, I was innocent.tell you, I was innocent.

Drinnon: Drinnon: Sometimes. In middle school we received behav-Sometimes. In middle school we received behav-ior grades, and my behavior grades tended to be lower than ior grades, and my behavior grades tended to be lower than academic ones.academic ones.

Do you believe that you have a spe-Do you believe that you have a spe-cial connection with your students cial connection with your students because of your talking?because of your talking?McCash: McCash: I do not know. I attempt to have a solid relationship I do not know. I attempt to have a solid relationship with all my students and with the athletes I coach in foot-with all my students and with the athletes I coach in foot-ball. I cannot teach them anything unless they know I care. I ball. I cannot teach them anything unless they know I care. I think they know I care.think they know I care.

Drinnon:Drinnon: Sometimes I am able to connect with students, Sometimes I am able to connect with students, but at other times I probably alienate students with my com-but at other times I probably alienate students with my com-ments.ments.

Do you talk a lot at home?Do you talk a lot at home?McCash:McCash:Yes, I am the son of college professors, who Yes, I am the son of college professors, who encouraged discussion of current events, literature, art, encouraged discussion of current events, literature, art, sports, etc.sports, etc.

Drinnon: Drinnon: Not too much. My husband and three-year-old Not too much. My husband and three-year-old son take up much of the air time.son take up much of the air time.

Sophomore English teacher, Coach McCash

English AP, English II Regular, English IV

teacher Dr. Drinnon

6 Features Editor: Karly WellsMarch 2013 Features

BY ASHLEE RICKERSPORTS EDITOR

Walker’s personality stands out among students at West and

makes her unforgettable.

Hayes was voted Most Unforgettable because he knows how to entertain

his classes.

1. Were you surprised to be voted most unforgettable? “Yes, I was extremely surprised and humbled. Another thing that makes this honor so special is that I am sharing it with a former student, Mr. Hayes.”

2. What do you think makes you most unforgettable to students? “I’m not sure what makes me unforgettable. I would hope that my students remember that I made them feel welcome and that I cared for them.”

3. Have you had previous students that are unforgettable to you? “Certainly. Some of the happiest moments in my life have occurred in the classroom. I think being around students keeps us young and reminds us that there is still so much good in the world. Some of my most unforgetta-ble students would be former students who are now teaching with me at West High.”

4. What about your classroom management helps you build relation-ships with your students? “I think my personality affects my classroom management. I learned a long time ago to laugh at myself and not to take myself too seriously. I want to make learning an enjoyable experience for my students, and I want them to see me as someone who is approachable.”

1. Were you surprised to be voted most unforgettable? “Yes, I have never thought of myself as unforgettable.”

2. What do you think makes you most unforgettable to students? “My unique personality. I try to find the good in everyone. While my students may get aggravated with me at times or at my high standards, I think they know I truly care about each and everyone of them.”

3. Have you had previous students that are unforgettable to you? “Yes, I wouldn’t name names, but some have shown me my faults in my own life. I believe I take something from each student, and for that I think all of my students are unforgettable.”

4. What about your class room management helps you build rela-tionships with your students? “I believe my understanding of their feelings and a caring atmosphere help me build relationships with students.”

Teacher Superlative:Most KnowledgeableBY CHRISTA ADAMS:NEWS EDITOR

Mr. Bradley Bays, teacher and Social Studies Department Chair, was nomi-nated “Most Knowledgeable” by the senior class of 2013. In order to have

a clearer understanding of why he was nominated this for this superlative, West Side Story interviewed Bays to get the scoop.

• Why do you think you were nominated “Most Knowledgeable?”

“I believe students have appreciated the in-depth study of content and higher-order thinking that

they have been exposed to in my class.”

• In your opinion, why is it important to obtain knowledge?

“Knowledge is only the fi rst step in the learning process. True learning occurs when information

is applied and evaluated. We have access to more knowledge now than at any other time in history,

yet most people in our society have no clue how to use it.”

• Where did you attend college, and what was your major?

“East Tennessee State UniversityMajor: Geography

Minor: Economics”

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• Does intelligence run in your family?

“My fi rst name is in honor of my great-grandfather who died just

before I was born. He lived at the head of the holler and had to sit on a stool in the fl oorboard of a car for three hours a day going to and from

work at furniture factory. My dad is so intelligent that he was able to graduate with a degree in account-

ing in four years despite only getting three hours of sleep a night due to

working full time at UPS.”

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Mr. Bradley Bays was nominated “Most Knowledgeable” by the senior class.

7Features Editor: Karly Wells March 2013Features

BY ELIZABETH BARAHONASTAFF WRITER

1) How did you feel when you heard you were chosen for this award?

2) What are your plans after high school?

3) How much pressure is put on you?

4)What is the best thing you have done in high school?

5) What advice would you give the younger class men on be-ing successful?

Michelle Tan: “ I felt so many mixed emotions. I felt honored and proud to be chosen. I was speechless. I felt like a lot of my work fi nally paid off because they noticed.”

Tanner Terry: “I was honored that my classmates and peers think so highly of me.”

Michelle Tan: “I actually have no idea.”

Tanner Terry: “I plan on attending a competitive college, likely Washington and Lee University. That will give me a good educa-tion and prepare me for a job that will change me and enable me to make a difference.”

Michelle Tan: “I have a lot of pressure. So much of it comes from my parents. I also feel a little pressure from my peers, be-cause the expect more from me. But mainly myself too. But it’s good because it motivates me.”

Tanner Terry: “There is a lot! My parents have always held me accountable and they expect hard work. I also push myself a great deal. I hate not doing my best or not working hard.”

Michelle Tan: “I attended the Government School for Sciences and it was such a great experience.”

Tanner Terry: “It was preserving the history of Bethesda Ceme-tery with my Eagle project. It was very important and wonderful. It helped the community in on immediate, tangible way.”

Michelle Tan: “To get really involved in school, whether you do a lot of activities or just one. It’ll keep your mind busy. Keep pushing yourself to do better and keep your mind on the future. Don’t just think about today.”

Tanner Terry: “Always work as hard as you can. Whatever you put your mind to, give it your all. When you think you’ve done enough, do more. Stay diligent and don’t slack off.:

Senior Michelle Tan

Senior Tanner Terry

BY HUNTER SKEENAD MANAGER

What makes art special to you?Lopez: “Makes me feel free.”Blake-Lee: “My ability to express my motions in creating art.”

What is your muse and why?Lopez: “Its fun and it comes natural to me.”Blake-Lee: “Been interested sense I was two, it just comes natural to me.”

What is your greatest masterpiece?Lopez: “A bird I drew my Freshman year.”Blake-Lee: “12x12 collage made out of different magazines.”

What is your favorite type of art?Lopez: “Free sketching.”Blake-Lee: “Painting.”

Senior Haley

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Senior Alexis

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BY TYLER BRITTSTAFF WRITER

Senior Erica Dean loves to play the fl ute and is a

drum major.

Senior Jonathon Shockley loves to play football and

sing.

What are some special talents you have? Shockley: “I can sing.”Dean: “I’m a drum major.”

Do you think you deserved to be most talented? Shockley: “Not at all. I thought Tyler Johnson deserved to win.”Dean: “Because I’m a drum major, and work very hard.”Does your talent run in your family Shockley: “Yes, my mom is a great singer, and my sister and my brother have it too.”Dean: “I’m the only one who is a drum ma-jor.”

Were you surprised to be the winner of the most talented superlative?Shockley: “Yeah, I was surprised.”Dean: “Yes, very.”

Best PersonalitClass of 2013

Sarah Douglass and Tyler Johnson were voted this year’s superlative, Best Personality, by their senior class. Below are

their answers to questions they were asked about the nomination.

BY TAYLOR ODOMEDITOR

Did you think you would be nominated with the superlative Best Personality?Douglass: “No, I was sooo surprised, but I was so happy when I heard

my name announced.”Johnson: “No, the thought was there for a second, because I received it in Middle School (LHMS) but no.”

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How would you describe your personality?Douglass: “I’m very outgoing and bubbly. I like to smile and laugh a lot.”

Johnson: “Very real; striving to see the positive in good situations; staying rooted in my faith.”

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How does it feel to be vot ed Best Personality of the senior class?Douglass: “It feels amazing! It makes me feel great that my peers think I have a great

personality.”Johnson: “Humbling; wanting to go into Ministry, it’s VERY encouraging knowing I have a personality that is very appealing.”

2.

Is it easy to make friends with your personality?Douglass: “I like to think so. Meeting new people is like my favorite thing to do. Maybe

it’s because I like to talk a lot.”Johnson: “Yes! I’m good with trying to relate myself to everyone somehow to try to start conversations.”

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How do you think your personality will help you in the future?Douglass: “I believe it will help me in many

ways and because I can work well with others.”Johnson: “Wanting to pursue full-time ministry, striving to be an encouragement is key. Always keeping in mind that everyone could be experiment-ing a different situation. Always trying to be a light!”

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Sarah Douglass &

Tyler Johnson

Erica Dean

Jonathan Shockley

9A&E Editor: Mattie Rogers March 2013Arts & Entertainment

Looking to make an un-forgettable hairdo for

the night? Here is a beautiful up-do that will stay perfect the whole night. Start with all hair curled. Separate bangs and clip them up for later. Brush back the crown part of hair to add volume. Smooth the top when done. Part off two or three inches section of hair behind the ear and braid all the way

Prom is just around the corner, and it’s time to get ready girls! Everything just has to be perfect for this special occasion. It’s a night that will be unforgettable for the rest of a girl’s life! What girl is not ecstatic about this day? Every girl has to have the perfect dress, pret-

tiest make-up, stylish shoes and not to mention incredible hair! A girl can’t just go with any hairstyle, though, and it’s not easy trying to fi nd the ideal one. Especially one that will go perfect with that amazing dress! But do not worry! Here are some hairstyles that will make that fl at, boring hair into a beautiful lock of curls, up-dos and many more. So get out that hairbrush and get ready to wow everybody at prom!

Want a ravishing and elegant up-do?

Here is a simple up-do that won’t take long! First, split the hair in half, creat-ing a top and bottom sec-tion. Clip the top section away for right now. Create a mini-French twist using the bottom section and pin it using bobby pins. (This

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Looking for a simple and cute hairstyle? Here is a cute and

easy one to do. Just grab a lock of hair from each side of the head and pin it back any way one likes. Then, with a straightener, curling iron or wand, begin curling the hair under the pinned up part. To make it last for the whole night, add hairspray after each curl. Once fi nished, stand in front of a mirror, and admire that cute hairstyle.

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down. Pull the braids a part a little to make it look wider. Now, take the hair of the crown and smooth it back into a slight poof and pin it securely. Choose one’s part and smooth the bang section to the side. Tuck the bang sections behind the braid and pin the braids together at the back of one’s head.

With left over hair, begin making two inch section and curl with fi nger, creating a loop. pin the loop to the back of the head and repeat with the rest of hair. Make sure and keep checking on the back of head to make sure one’s creating a wide bun shape. Spray a bit with hairspray, and presto! This is a marvelous and stunning up-do to relish for the night. (Sources: The Freckled Fox)

part will be covered, so don’t worry about how it looks.) Once the bottom is secured , release the top section and create a side part. Tease the crown area of the head to add volume. Spray hairspray underneath that teased area for hold. Gather the top section as if one is going to make a ponytail, but don’t. Instead, tuck and roll the section inward into a French twist. Using several large bobby pins, slide them along the inside seams of the twist to secure. Using smaller bobby pins, secure the outside of the French twist seam by tucking them into the hair. Smooth out the front if it looks messy then do a spritz of shine spray followed by hairspray. This is a fanciful up-do for an unforgettable night. (Sources:Totalbeauty)

BY LEAH DAVISCO-EDITOR

Girls:• Do not forget to schedule your hair appointment

7-8 hours before prom starts.• Schedule your makeup appointment right after

you get your hair done.• Remember to schedule your nail appointment!• Do not forget the boutonnière!• Remember to pluck your eyebrows, and whiten

your teeth 2 weeks in advance.• Make sure to have a small purse full of emergen-

cy supplies such as: lipstick, powder, eyeliner, bob-by pins, hairspray, etc.

• Prepare an “After Prom Bag” including a change of clothes and shoes for hanging out with friends.

• Do not pick an expensive place to eat, you can have fun and not spend a fortune.Guys:

• Do not forget to pick up the wrist corsage for your date!• Make sure to make a CD of your date’s favorite music for the car rides.• Make sure your tux or suit is clean.• Fill up your gas tank before you pick up your date! It would be embarrass-

ing to stop to get gas in the middle of the ride.• Do not forget your money! You do not want your date to pay for your

meal.• Make sure you have the tickets! Showing up to prom without tickets is a

major no-no.

Prom Check REMEMBER:

Prom is about having fun! Spending a lot of

money is not a requirement. You

should not spend a fortune; just pick a

restaurant that is fancy and fun.

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BY TORY WILDERSTAFF WRITER

A fter a second place finish

at the Cheer Limit-ed Soffe Tennessee Open Champion-ships Jan. 26, the Morristown West High cheerleaders ended their compe-ti t ion season with a bang the following weekend at Cheer-sport Knoxville Grand Champion-ship. Not only did the cheerleaders beat out Bearden High School Morristown West High cheerleaders hold up their banner as they are

recognized for fi rst place in their division.

Time to Shine, Already Signed

Congratulat ions to three senior

football players for signing to contin-ue their football career as well as a cross country and track and field all star. Signing Day was held on Feb. 6. Alex Alford, Andy Bacon and Hunter Carter each signed to a Division One school. Javi Her-rera signed to a Di-vision Two school. Alford signed with Lafayette

BY KARLY WELLSFEATURES EDITOR

Alford, pictured above, said, “I am beyond excited to con-

tinue my football career!”

“Picture above, Javi Herrera, stated, “I’m exuberantly ec-

static to leave my house, as well as Morristown.” Hunter Carter, left, and Andy Bacon,

right, are both anxious to keep playing football together at Lindsey Wilson.

which is in Penn-sylvania, while Bacon and Carter both signed with Lindsey Wilson in Kentucky. Herre-ra signed to Lees-McRae in Banners

Elk, North Carolina.

cheerleaders for their division t i-t le, but they also were awarded Best Overall School and Recreation Team. They competed against nine other schools in order to win Best Overall School and Recre-ational Team. Con-gratulations to our Morristown West High Cheerlead-ers and coaches Olivia Breeding, Brit tany Bradley and Leslie Jones!

BY JESSICA TINSLEY AD MANAGER

“The minute you start talking about

what you are going to do if you lose, you have lost,” said George Shultz. Be-fore the game the Tro-jans began to huddle and warm up. Com-ing into the game they knew it was go-ing to be difficult. Ending off the day Feb. 29 the Trojans fight to take the win over the Jef-ferson County Pa-triots. At the start of the first quar-ter, West was ahead and doing remark-able. Juniors Darius Mathus and Malachi Horton each were scoring throughout

Seniors Caleb Seals, Hunter Nies and Junior, Darius Mathus rebound the ball after a free throw, by number

three on the Patriots.

the whole game. The Trojans were down and the patriots were coming back in the game; in the third quarter 33-32, bas-ketball coach, Derek Creech said, “It was a tough game and we could not come out and go easy on them. We were not down by a lot and I had faith in my boys that they were not going to give up!” By the end of the game everyone was very excited for the guys. It was a huge win for the team and the program. Knowing the Patriots were 10-1 in conference and that they got beat the first time by 30 points at Jefferson. The Tro-

Junior, Malachi Horton, swooshes a free throw against the Patriots.

Trojans Strike Past the Patriotsjans were looking forward to a tough game. The Patriots nor any team could be slaughtered. The Trojans had to earn their win! Creech also said, “The game our boys played was the most complete game they have played all season, and I am very proud of them!” With the victory, West im-proved its record to 2-5 on the cam-paign. With only a few losses that the basketball team con-tributed to, they beat the Patriots 50-47.

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Considering the Lady Trojans had

already locked in the No. 2 seed in the Dis-trict 2-AAA tourna-ment, they didn’t feel as if they had much to lose when they took on their cross-town rivals on Friday, Feb. 8. Mor-ristown West defeated the Lady Hurricanes 55-40 in front of a massive crowd at Isen-berg-Siler Gymnasium with no one outper-forming West’s Chris-tina Zimmerman. Opening up the game, the Lady Trojans scored 6-1 before the Hurricanes scrambled to tie it up

8-8 before the end of the fi rst quarter. As featured in Th e Citizen Tribune, Zimmerman said, ‘We came out a little shaky. In the sec-ond half, we got it to-gether. We didn’t play our best, but we pulled it out in the end.’ While the win-ner of the girls’ game seemed ever evident, with only three min-utes left in the fi nal quarter of the boys’ game, it was not so apparent. East High’s Matt Th ompson came swerving back, leav-ing the game one shot behind of a tie, the fi nal score being 49-47, Trojans victo-rious over the Canes. M o r r i s t o w n West opened up

BY JESSICA SHEFFIELDSTAFF WRITERYESBEIDA VARGASOPINIONS EDITOR

the game a little short-handed, with only Jake Logan scoring in double digits with 11 points. Malachi Horton hit off a streak of lay-ups with only fi ve minutes left in the game, and Logan following up with three more leaving the game at 44-36. East seemed to be a little hope-less, trailing behind West by eight points. Previously in the

game, the Trojans had missed vital free throw opportunities, and now it was catching up with them. Th ompson scored a three-point-er, and Nayn Miran-da scored four more points. Th ompson hit

Caleb Seals dribbles the ball

down the court in hopes of scoring it

big.Garrett Rines perse-veres through East

High’s defensive stance.

a couple of free throws, and Aaron Smith hit a layup, all setting up the fi nal three sec-onds of the game. Logan, at the free throw line for the Trojans, missed both shots. Th omp-son, not missing a beat, came down with the rebounds. As he sprinted to mid court, he put up the shot as the crowd went si-lent, the ball bounc-ing out at the buzzer. Coach Derek Creech said that the game was a total team eff ort, and that the Tro-jans played very well defensively. “Any time you can go to your cross town rival and get a win, it’s a good win!” Said Creech.

BY JESSICA TINSLEY AD MANAGER

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Were you surprised when you got picked to be most athletic? “Umm.. yeah.”

What was going through your mind when you got elected by

your senior class? “Oh, that’s wassup.”

Why do you think you got picked? I’m not sure. I got picked in middle school too.”

What sports do you play and why do you play them? “I play basketball and run track because they were my fi rst love.”

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sWere you surprised when you were picked to be most

athletic? “Defi nitely, it is an honor to receive it. I’m just glad I put in the work to receive it.”

What was going through your mind when you got elected by your

senior class?“I was just praising God for my abilities.”

Why do you think you got picked? “Playing three sports is very hard to do.”

What sports do you play and why do you play them? “I play basketball, football, and baseball. I have grown up playing them and have been pushed by my parents to be the best.