The Crimson Crier

Written by Amber Brettel · April 30, 2012  

               Sitting in an empty office waiting for an administrator and the other office aide to arrive; what is one to do?                Any office aide whom is appointed to help one of the head officials or secretaries can expect to be on task at all times.... (more...)

Written by Amber Brettel · March 13, 2012  

               Resurrection, pagan traditions and a little white rabbit? Okay, rewind and freeze.                Most people have heard the story of Jesus—how He came to earth to die and rose on the third day–and many accept Easter as a nonreligious, pagan... (more...)

Written by Amber Brettel · March 7, 2012  

               After the devastation from last April, it is no surprise that local Alabama residents run for cover as tornado sirens sound in the distance.                Everyone knows that loud shouting to get into position at school while hearing raging winds... (more...)

Written by Amber Brettel · January 31, 2012  

               Walking to class during first block, a student suddenly realizes that he dropped his pencil in the hallway, and unfortunately, he does not have a spare. No matter, theBusinessAcademyhas a solution.                Through a student survey, the Business... (more...)

Written by Amber Brettel · December 6, 2011  

               Merry Christmas—oops, someone said that in retail again and got canned. Never mind the other cashier who just yelled at the customer and told them to “get the heck out of their store.”                Most employees around theUSare taught the... (more...)

Written by Amber Brettel · November 8, 2011  

Constant lack of energy and dehydration prompted ninth grade drama and yearbook teacher Tiena Henson to visit the hospital, not knowing that this would be the first of many visits. On October 23, 2009, Hanna Henson received a phone call before the Bob Jones game from her dad, saying that her... (more...)

Written by Amber Brettel · November 1, 2011  

               Since the drama department announced earlier this year that its annual production is going to be “High School Musical,” it has been hard to get students to refrain from breaking out in song around the school.                The drama department... (more...)

Written by Amber Brettel · August 24, 2011  

  First there was “Lord of the Rings” and then “Avatar”. Now Hollywood has come up with something that will draw attention to the different aspects of society. Some may think that this is going to be some sci-fi freak show when they first see the preview of apes running wild but it... (more...)

Written by Amber Brettel · March 9, 2011  

First Priority is not enough to call attention to the spiritual need here—now the church is getting involved. Every week, an unfamiliar van pulls into the parking lot with one of two church names. On Thursday morning, students at the Ninth Grade School meet to pray and to discuss matters... (more...)

Written by Amber Brettel · February 19, 2011  

In today’s standards, religion has declined, especially Christianity. In 1962, the Supreme Court ruled in a case known as Murray v. Curlett that prayer was to be removed from the classroom throughout the U.S., meanwhile sat the Ten Commandments on their walls. All prayer and Bible reading... (more...)

Written by Amber Brettel · October 27, 2010  

This week kicks off the start of Red Ribbon Week—a nation-wide prevention campaign enforcing the famous “hands off drugs” slogan. Red Ribbon Week is celebrated during school this week—October 25-29—in hopes of bringing an end to the corrupted population of drug users. Activity will... (more...)

Written by Amber Brettel · October 25, 2010  

During the summer, English teacher Crystal Hodgens conspired a way to get students more involved with a subject matter unfamiliar to nowadays’ crazy internet fanatics—reading.   Hodgens had already known that she wanted to start a book club that would reach not only the teachers at school,... (more...)

Written by Amber Brettel · September 22, 2010  

Most people are well aware that students are not the only ones getting involved in online sites. Statistics say that one out of every four teachers log into Facebook, which can create a problem. For one thing, several people put long hours into the internet, and if a teacher or staff member... (more...)