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Military Outreach Program set out to help the troops and award those who support the troops the best
February 22, 2012 • Jeremy Williams, Opinion Editor
A series of events was held to honor our nation’s armed forces and the service they have done for this country over the last 10 years overseas. In order to celebrate, teachers collected goods for the soldiers and had students make special door murals. ...
Theater ready to take on a big project
February 22, 2012 • Chandler Shields, Lifestyles Editor
The theatre department is putting on their personalized version of “High School Musical, the Musical.” The performance will take place March 1-3, 2012 and will be performed at the Von Braun Civic Center’s Fantasy Play House. Theater teacher...
Signing success
February 10, 2012 • Krista James, Layout Editor
Going on to play at collegiate level is a goal most high school athletes hope for, but few achieve. Seniors Grant Banks, quarterback, and Justin Grays, defensive back, both signed scholarships to play football. Banks signed an athletic scholarship...
Clubs use Valentine’s Day as a fundraiser
January 31, 2012 • Brittany Robertson
Get your sweet tooth ready for a delicious opportunity that is quickly approaching. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and, for the guys who do not have a gift for their girls, here is a one-time get out of jail free card. The Literary Magazine is selling 5-by-7 inch cookies at $10 each from...
AP students take test to prepare for a test
January 10, 2012 • 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 hopefully gave students the full experience of the real exam, without the official score. Questions from last year’s...
Newspaper staff awarded Crown Award
January 10, 2012 • Krista James, Layout Editor
Awards are something each school newspaper works 180 days to achieve, and Sparkman High School’s The Crimson Crier does just that. The Crimson Crier staff will go to New York City in March to accept the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s,...
Seniors are attempting to make memories last forever
December 22, 2011 • Rebecca Arnold, News Editor
With high school coming to a close for the seniors, they have been given an assignment that will remind them of the years that made them who they are. They have been assigned to make a memory book, starting from birth all the way to their...
Alabama A&M, they came, they went and recruited
December 22, 2011 • Patrick Fitzgerald
Representatives from Alabama A&M University’s Food Science Program came to Sparkman Wednesday afternoon for a day full of fun, education and recruiting. The event was held in the auditorium (Room 147) in third block. Students and teachers...
High school students bring holiday spirit through SGA’s Christmas Program
December 16, 2011 • 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...
School hires new assistant principal
December 16, 2011 • Krista James, Layout Editor
New school years bring new challenges for students, faculty and staff. This school year happened to bring the cumbersome process of hiring a new assistant principal. Cindy Hanson is now the new assistant principal residing over the special services...
