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The Crimson Crier

The Student News Source of Sparkman High School

The Crimson Crier

The Student News Source of Sparkman High School

The Crimson Crier

All content by Patrick Rickles
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Four Unique Vacations for the Family

By Patrick Rickles, Web Editor May 17, 2016

Is your family bored with the stale, boring beach vacations that are all the same? The Crimson Crier has the solution. One possible family trip that does more than show...

Robotics team impresses maritime judges

Robotics team impresses maritime judges

By Patrick Rickles, Web Editor May 3, 2016

The Sparkman Robotics team recently took a huge step forward in their competitions. Instead of running the same simulations that they always have, the team decided to take their skills to a new frontier...

The local childhood landmark has announced that it will close its doors permanently.

Local landmark closes doors

By Patrick Rickles, Web Editor February 23, 2016

Most of us that have grown up in Huntsville have visited a place called Sci-Quest. We all remember the trips we took in elementary school across Huntsville to visit for a day. Sci-Quest was a learning...

[Video] Weird winter weather strikes South

By Patrick Rickles, Web Editor January 20, 2016

With the general talk about the weird weather that has occurred so far this winter, we have even more interesting weather to look forward to. From 70 degree weather in the middle of December to a wet and...

Sparkman hosts Elementary students in Holiday celebration.  The Choir sang christmas songs and Santa himself came for a visit.

Students help spread holiday cheer with senior citizens

By Patrick Rickles, Website Editor December 10, 2015

In keeping with the holiday spirit, some National Honor Society volunteers decided to spend some of their time helping out senior citizens in a local rest home. Volunteers spent two hours volunteering...

Cecil Coffee holds the door open for his girlfried Grace Dickerson.

Chivalry: dead, dying or alive? A tale of two genders

By Patrick Rickles and Aiesha Desarme November 4, 2015

His Perspective: By Patrick Rickles Chivalry, if it is not dead now, then it is currently coughing up blood. Chivalry seems to be a lost art among many males these days. Chivalry was originally...

Mario Limon teaches his third block class.

New teacher brings new life to Spanish class

By Patrick Rickles, Web Editor August 18, 2015

While students are focused on new faces in administration, there is also new face in the foreign language department. Spanish teacher Mario Limon has three years of teaching experience, previously teaching...

New veteran statistics come to light

New veteran statistics come to light

By Patrick Rickles, Reporter May 15, 2015

After 2014, it was announced that the overall unemployment for veterans has fallen to just over 5 percent. Finally amid all the mistakes and scandals of the past year, America has gotten something right. All...

Photo by Eric Beshears, photo manipulation by Noah Lombard

Selfie-valuation proven problematic

By Patrick Rickles, Reporter April 20, 2015

When someone yells out fire the proper response is to run away not, “Let me take a selfie.” It has become a growing trend to take selfies in front of disasters, like the recent explosion in New York....

Two train wrecks with another on the way

By Patrick Rickles, Reporter February 19, 2015

With the announcement of the next “Sharknado” movie coming out I decided to go back and watch the last two movies as a review before daring to watch the third. I had forgotten everything about these...

Blood drive held at critical moment

Blood drive held at critical moment

By Patrick Rickles, Reporter January 29, 2015

You walk in feeling nervous about what is going to happen next . Suddenly, someone walks in ready to suck out your blood. No, it is not a horror movie— it is our school blood drive. The school...

Student blooms, wins STEM award

Student blooms, wins STEM award

By Patrick Rickles, Reporter December 18, 2014

The school has gained yet another reason to be proud. Senior Eric Beshears, recently won a STEM award. Beshears is the first student from this school to ever win this award and the second in Madison...

Ebola scare comes into question

Ebola scare comes into question

By Patrick Rickles, Reporter October 26, 2014

Now that Ebola has hit America in two cities and dozens are under surveillance for symptoms, Americans' fears over the deadly virus are growing. The virus has an abnormally high fatality rate and can kill...

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