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Top Stories »» updated December 20, 2011
Student perseveres despite physical hindrance, brace
Krista James, Layout Editor
It is tight. At times it feels like the next breath may be a struggle, but freshman Hayley Fox must endure the metal brace. It is just a way of life for those suffering from idiopathic scoliosis. Fox was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis during a routine check conducted at the middle school. She has been sentenced to the brace since. “Scoliosis...
Top Stories »» updated December 20, 2011
State Legislature: Is coal okay for a teacher gift?
Jason Frost, Copy Editor
Unfortunately for Alabama teachers, a new ethics law is going to ensure that teachers will not be getting their stockings stuffed this year unless Santa Claus himself decides to spring to the rescue. It is well-known that the Alabama education system is rife with corruption- it’s been rumored that Scorcese’s even got a gritty new crime drama in...
Top Stories »» updated December 20, 2011
Canned food drive shows service, friendly competition
Brittany Robertson
Coach William Thomas has been winning every school fundraiser so far this year, but now his winning streak has fallen. The recent canned food drive sponsored by Student Government Association had a great outcome of over 7,000 cans and ramen raised. The grand winner of the food drive was English teacher Crystal Hodgens with 980 cans. Other teachers recognized...
Top Stories »» updated December 16, 2011
High school students bring holiday spirit through SGA’s Christmas Program
Nastassja Pruitt
On Wednesday this week, Gym 1, which would usually only be inhabited by a few PE students, was turned into a winter wonderland filled with hundreds of Kindergarten students. SGA sponsored the 2011 Kindergarten Christmas Program this year, the fifth one presented by English teacher Katherine Neis...
Top Stories »» updated December 16, 2011
Basketball teams narrowly pull out wins against Hazel Green
Kenneth Harris
The Varsity Girls Basketball team came out playing on all cylinders as they beat Hazel Green 44-43 Tuesday night. Sparkman who has played very well lately, looked to improve their record. The first quarter was a close quarter, Sparkman was able to jump ahead, but Hazel...
updated January 10, 2012
AP students take test to prepare for a test
Heather Webster
On Jan. 7, almost 220 AP English students took an optional mock exam hoping to improve their future scores in May. This exam...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Thursday, December 22, 2011
updated January 10, 2012
Boy’s basketball showed some home improvement
Patrick Fitzgerald
The boys’ basketball team finds themselves in an upward spiral of progress and improvement as the countdown to Wallace State begins. A likely foe to be...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
updated January 10, 2012
What about the dogs at shelters that cannot be adopted?
Bailey Carswell
Every one of us has heard it time and time again: ‘adopt from a shelter and save a life.’ Usually the message is...
Friday, January 6, 2012
Friday, December 16, 2011
updated January 10, 2012
Math aggrevating but important
Brittany Robertson
All I hear is whining every day, all the time from kids about how much they hate math. I will be honest, I dislike math...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
updated January 25, 2012
Police officers and fathers on “Courageous” journey
Tori Jenkins
In the movie “Courageous”, five fathers face the reality that they are not the fathers that they thought they were. Adam...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
updated December 20, 2011
“Hockey Capital” goes south
Grant Taylor
Hockey in the South is like sweet tea in the North- it is unheard of. This thinking has forced many teams in the area to implement cutbacks. The school hockey team is one such program...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
