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Rival who
October 12, 2011 • Grant Taylor
Immediately when the name of archrival Bob Jones is mentioned, the mood of the students immediately changes into loathing and anger. The similarities between the two schools are what drive the raging fury of the schools. Each incoming freshman...
New law makes parents question
October 12, 2011 • Patrick Fitzgerald
The new immigration bill has heavily hit Alabama classrooms. After the bill became a law last week, attendance of Hispanic students has plummeted. Many of the students that stayed home were actually legal. Their parents (legal or illegal) did not...
Students coming together through faith
September 30, 2011 • Brandi Whyte
While many students were completing last-minute homework assignments or catching up on sleep at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, others met at the school’s flag pole to praise and worship God. See You at The Pole is an international day of...
Celebrating higher education
September 30, 2011 • Kelly Walters, Spread Editor
On Sept. 27, a group of well-dressed high school students walked one by one across the small stage and received a labeled envelope. Inside each envelope was a congratulatory certificate and a check for at least $100. These particular students...
Making a leader
September 27, 2011 • Sierra Fridelle
While some students were whiling away their hours at the beach or by the pool, junior Jacqueline Martin attended a prestigious program this summer. She was selected for the United States Aviation and Missile Command Summer Adventures Program....
Teaching beyond the walls
September 20, 2011 • Rebecca Arnold
The goal of a teacher is to teach; that much is obvious. Some teachers, however, go past that and get rewarded for their efforts to make a difference. English teacher Crys Hodgens was named Teacher of the Year for 2011. She was nominated and voted...
A sigh of sorrow for a fallen colleague
August 31, 2011 • Meghann Kennedy, Editor in Chief
Walking through the halls on Aug. 18 was like walking through an alternate reality. The halls were dead quiet. Students and teachers, hugging and crying, were all mourning the loss of junior Allen Lucas. On the evening of Aug. 17, Lucas was...
Married couples enjoy working together
November 12, 2010
Bells are ringing—one to tell students which class to go to next and the other for the happily married couples that coexist here. Sparkman is one of the few schools that allows married employees to work together. In fact, there are currently three couples on faculty: Jamie and Erin Coggins, Bradley...
Foreign exchange students adapt to new American lifestyle
September 15, 2010 • Jason Frost
When Tian Xing Zhou walks down the hall, most people do not give him a second glance. To the students, he is just another face in the halls, and to the teachers, he is simply “Tim.” Zhou, however, is not just another student here- he is a Chinese foreign exchange student. Exchange Students like Zhou...
Teacher trades boring instruction for high-tech
August 25, 2010 • Alison Bartel
Forensics and marine science teacher Karl Fernandez is used to putting on a show. At last year’s prom he entranced students with a high-energy dance featuring glowing green orbs. With the new technology grant, Fernandez brings the same attention-grabbing aspect of a performance from the Von Braun Center...
