Titan Talk Issue 7 Volume 12 Graduation issue Ridgeland High School May 2014

In this issue... Pages 2-3: Editorials, Horoscopes, Advice, and 15+1

Pages 4-5: Senior Connections Pictured above are members of the senior class at Pictured above are Hope Gilbert, Prom Queen the Toga Party, held on March 27, 2014, in celebra- (left) and James King, Prom King (right) at the and Scholarship Announcements tion of completing and turning in their research 2014 RHS Prom, held on Saturday, April 26, Pages 6: Sports papers. 2014. Colleges class of 2014 will attend

Top 10 Favorite Teachers

1. Mr. Wilbanks 2. Mrs. Lightsey 3. Coach Weems 4. Coach Howell 5. Mrs. Gremillion 6. Mrs. Hegwood 7. Mrs. Williams 8. Mrs. Leveritt 9. Coach Porter 10.Coach B. Martin Editorials Page 2 This Is It Beginning Anew by Holli Gill by Irina Tran Wow, it’s finally here. I can’t now just a general goodbye to The future is a terrifying Apply for scholarships, really even believe it. For three all of my teachers, past and intangible object that we all government grants, and years I’ve been a member of present, and thank you for inevitably encounter in our financial aid. Talk to your this newspaper staff, and now everything you’ve taught me lives. In high school, we are counselor about special that time has come to an end. and everything you’ve done for treated as children, which we scholarships that you are It’s time for me to say goodbye me over the years. technically are, and suddenly eligible for because of your to my amazing staff, to anyone It still just feels so weird to be thrust into adulthood. We are nationality, religion, etcetera. If who has read my articles, and writing my goodbye editorial forced to decide whether or not you don’t want to do any of to all of my teachers from over right now. I’m honestly going to we should go off to college, get these things, you should help the years. miss so much when I graduate. a job, or float aimlessly into the others. You can join the Peace First of all, I feel like the I’m going to miss the unknown. This is a big decision Corps, Red Cross, or your local people who deserve my first interesting turns the so it’s important to make the volunteer organization. You farewell are Mrs. Williams and conversations in my right choice. can also work at your local the awesome people on government class would always First of all, be selfish. Think hospital or animal shelter. newspaper: Irina, Heather, take, the way my sociology of where you want to be in a If you want to do something Kristen, Alicia, Jacob, and class would always end up with few years. Find out how you are more adventurous, try Dean (even though he’s not on Coach Porter and Lindsey M. going to get yourself to that traveling. You’ll learn lots the staff, we’ve still adopted talking about the latest episode point. Second, figure out what about yourself by experiencing him). This year has been of The Walking Dead, the makes you happy. Don’t pick a new things in unfamiliar awesome and I am honestly interesting conversations that I major or career path that you places. The world is a sad to be leaving y’all behind. would always end up having will not enjoy doing for a while. wonderful place and it’s time And thank you, Mrs. Williams, with Sean B. when we were Next, if you are planning to that you go out and see what for all of the favors over the reading Aladin in French, and pursue a higher education, you it’s really like. Go get ‘em, years, for putting up with my just everything about the are going to need some money. tiger! insanity, and also for letting newspaper staff and the people me getting away with some of on it. my articles that may have been Well, this article is coming to pushing the envelope on an end, so I guess I should offensiveness. probably confess something. Next, goodbye to Madame For this past year, I’ve been the Hegwood. Like Mrs. Williams, one writing the horoscopes. she’s been a teacher who I’ve Yep, the nice quiet girl in your had all four years while at class is the one that was writing RHS. Another goodbye to my the sarcasm-filled horoscopes. I awesome French class. And will say one thing on that. I am now to the team. I’m sorry if your name is Jack. going to miss traveling to Especially if any of your friends matches with y’all and just are Pisces. And now I give my having a good time whenever final farewell. Goodbye, Pictured left to right are the March/April Egg Hunt winners Swayze Rawlings, the team was together. And Ridgeland High School. Destiny Larry and LaBreia Tate. EntertainmentPage 3 Horoscopes 15+1 Things to Aries (March 21 – April 19): Apsire to inspire before you expire. Taurus (April 20 – May 20): Any machine is a smoke machine if you just use it wrong enough! Do Before Going to Gemini (May 21 – June 20): An apple a day keeps The Doctor away... or not...he has a TARDIS... College Cancer (June 21 – July 22): Learn from the mistakes of others who have taken your advice. 1. Learn how to do your own Leo (July 23 – August 22): Today is a good day to have a good day. So have a good day. laundry. Virgo (August 23 – September 22):Yeah, you’ll remember having amnesia... 2. Learn how to Libra (September 23 – October 22): Unless you’re cooking Creme Brulee, your food should not be cook…WITHOUT setting bursting into flames. yourself on fire. Scorpio (October 23 – November 21): When asked to volunteer for something, make sure you’re not 3. Party like Gatsby…old going into an arena full of kids who want to kill you in cold blood. Sport. Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21): Never give up! Unless you’re giving a copy of the movie 4. Finally turn in your research Up to someone. Then go for it. paper from freshman year. Capricorn (December 22 – January 19): When looking for a stay-at-home career, avoid firefighting. 5. Dehelment the robots of Aquarius (January 20 – February 18): Let’s try being on time for graduation, shall we? Daft Punk. Pisces (February 19 – March 20): Just because he changed his name to Bill, does not mean you can 6. Stalk your favorite band. duct tape a duck to his back... 7. Learn to speak in dog. 8. Go on an awesome trip to Paris…Texas. Dear Bailey 9. Create your own flavor Dear Bailey, pop-tart. I have this major crush on one of my long-time friends. We’ve known each other since Ann Smith 10.Get matching tattoos with days. I’ve had feelings for this person for a while now, but I feel super pressured to tell them now your cat. because we’ll be going separate ways once we graduate. But I have this gut-wrenching feeling that 11.Travel abroad with Frazier. they might not feel the same towards me. Should I tell them or nah? 12. Find your long lost twin. Scrambling, Skinny Love 13. Find a cure for Dear In-Limbo, Senioritis…or not…whatever. TELL THEM! The worst that can happen is that they’ll say no. If that happens, just get over it. 14.Take a midnight train going You’re going to college. You’ll meet tons of new people. And if they like you back, then hurray! But anywhere. be prepared for a long-distance relationship. I hope you guys have good communication skills. 15. Figure out what’s going on. Love, Bailey +1 Figure out where you’re Dear Bailey, going to college. I followed your advice and changed my name to Bill. Afterwards, I met up with my new, new, new friends at the reservoir. I went to the bathroom to change into my ultimate Frisbee gear and got ambushed. Someone strapped a live duck to my head and shouted, “DUCK BILL DUCK BILL!” Now all that I can see, feel, taste, and smell is feathers. Help.. me.. Sincerely, Bill Dear Duckalo-Bill, I am at a loss for words to be brutally honest. I guess you could move to a different area. You could also try asserting yourself and tell them to stop messing with you. Remember that friends are supposed to be fun to be around and make you feel good about yourself. Obviously, your friends are RHS Seniors helping to raise Negative-Nellies and deserve to be ditched. money for Noah by spending a Namaste, Bailey block in jail. Senior Connections Page 4 Holli Gill is a black belt in Taekwondo like Sean Bland, who is best who is below Isiah Johnson in the 2012-2013 TITAN yearbook, friends with Sean Murray, who is in AP Calculus with Gabe Jones, who has the same last name as Taneshia Johnson, who is in Mrs. who is in AP English with Autumn Mosley, who was in Beauty and Lightsey’s 5th block with CeErika Gilkey, who is friends with Alicia Beau with Hope Gilbert, who is a cheerleader like Gabie Arceo, Kirwin, who took Spanish like Ciarra Burton, who is in AP English who was on homecoming court with Brittany Weathersby, who is in with Ethan Schuetzle, who plays soccer with Thomas Maisel, who ROTC with Brighton Roskelly, who is in English with Avery Huff, runs flags at pep rallies like Eli Haik, who is next to Debreco who is in Government with Imani Smith, who is friends with Hamilton on page 104 of the 2012-2013 TITAN Yearbook, who was Roselyn Rule, who is an Ambassador like Zerica Camel, who plays born on January 24 like Marchel Bell, who is in the same home drums like Kelsey Sims, who is in 12-year club with Sydney room as Demetrie Bennett, who took Genetics with Anastasia Griffith, who is on Academic Team with Khalid Manzoul, who is Thompson, who is friends with Amontynika Pates, who was in first friends with Chris Swenson, who is dating Nathaly Espinoza, who grade with Casey Smith, who is friends with Cody Maddox, who is was in Frazier’s class with Sarah Blackwell, who has the same first in Government with Price Yates, who plays with Emil name as Sarah Clifton, who was in Color Guard with Kanesha Ellis, who is friends with Layton Blake, who is in the same Banks, who is in choir with Lauren Shelby, who took part in the homeroom as Trevin Benson, who is friends with Johnnetta school talent show like Hunter Chappell, who is friends with Karen Turnipseed, who is in band with Sam Palmer, who is in AP Hill, who plays soccer with Jessica Milner, who is on SGA with Calculus with Sahil Patel, who was born in January like Xavier Alexis Moore, who is in Government with Parker Lohman, who Marion, who has the same first name as Xavier Keyton, who has plays football with Wade Grady, who is in the same homeroom with the same middle name as Jaylen Hughes, who wore an orange shirt Clara Beth Herrmann, who is friends with Lizzie Wilkes, who is a in his Junior Yearbook picture like Jackson Twitty, whose birthday Diamond Girl like Neysa Kirkland, who is in choir with Alyssa is in March like Erskine Spiller, who is in Trig. with Savannah Drake, who is in Sociology with Azhia Watkins, who is in Trig. Davis, who has brown eyes like I’Dena Allen, who is going to Ole with Asia Hubbard, who is in French III with Kijana Williams, who Miss like Demilo Coby, whose middle name is the same as James is friends with Malik Montgomery, who is in Intro. to Journalism Scelsi’s first name, who is in ROTC like Jasmine Rayford, who is with Mercedes Slaughter, who has the same last name as Jada in English with Fred Carter, who plays football with Cameron Slaughter, who is next to Adarrius Skinner in the 2012-2013 TITAN Jackson, who has black hair like Erika Chacon, who is in Spanish Yearbook, who is on the football team with Puckett Jurney, who is Club like Manshi Patel, who has the same last name as Priyaben friends with Nick Hughes, who plays soccer with Somtochukwu Patel, who is not pictured in the 2012-2013 TITAN Yearbook like Ngwudike, who was at the Academic Banquet like Savannah Ceara Davis, who is in the 12-Year Club like Jaylyn Brown, who is Sanderson, who is friends with Justin Ryan, who was in French III an Ambassador like Markia Thompson, who takes Zoology with with Cailin Herring, who is a Junior Diplomat like Michelle Alexi Anderson, who runs track like Jabari Pride, who is funny like Nguyen, who was in Key Club with Kaelyn Mack, who is in Band Felipe Ortiz, who was in the Talent Show like Jada Toles, who was with Montez Thomas, who was on Homecoming Court with Yasuo in the same fifth grade class as Myeisha Horton, who is friends with Maehata, who was in Psychology with Kimberly Taylor, who is in Keiyondria Waters, who plans to major in nursing like Melody Sociology with Samantha Cameron, who is in Government with McNeese, who will be going to Hinds Community College like Andrew Fields, who is the brother of Andrea Fields, who is in Shaquanza Worthy, who is in Government with Apriana Holmes, English with Becky Osburn, who is in Trig. with Dustin Kinard, who is next to Erika Hollins in the 2012-2013 TITAN Yearbook, who is friends with Hunter Richardson, who is in ROTC with who takes Mrs. Lightsey with Sam Hopkins, who is in going to DChaRay Brown, who has the same last name as Terelyn Brown, MSU like Jaterrian Hudson, who is in physics with Jonathan who sits behind Patrick Boudreaux in Mrs. Lightsey’s class, who is Alvarez, who has the same first name as Jonathan Akins, who is not in JCL with Ellen Farr, who has the same first name as Ellen pictured in the 2012-2013 TITAN yearbook like Aerielle Dillard, Springer, who plays with Kaelyn Edwards, who plays whose name begins with “A” like Alexis Lewis, who is in the same with Tiarra Gardner, who is in the same homeroom as homeroom as Terrian King, who is in the same Chemistry class as Gabbie Goodloe, who is an Ambassador like Alejandro Hernandez, Mercedes Butler, who is wearing pink in her 2012-2013 yearbook who is in Calculus with Asia Lopez, who plays the flute like picture like Jermon Johnson, who is in the same homeroom as Kimberly Carrillo, who was in Beauty and Beau with Harjap Kang, Nathaniel Jackson, who takes Marine and Aquatic Science with Senior ConnectionsPage 5 Devante’ Martin, who has the same last name as Jacob Martin, who is similar to De’Cory Lee, who wore a striped shirt in the 2012- takes Art like Alicia McPhaul, who has dark hair like Tanesia 2013 TITAN Yearbook like Demarkio Wraggs, who is in the same Walls, who is in Economics with Kianei Brown, who is in the same homeroom as Sergio Zapata, who has the same last name as Erik homeroom as Temoine Colton, who was not pictured in the 2012- Zapata, who is in Government with Tamaria Taliaferro, who has 2013 TITAN yearbook like Rodney Williams, who is in the same blue eyes like Kaylon Rutledge, who has dark hair like Michael homeroom as Ryan Wesson, who takes Human A&P like Lara Sandoval, who is friends with Harley Sexton, who is friends with Briggum, who is in English with Marcterrius Wilson, who is in the Ashton Morris, who has the same first name as Ashton Sanders, same homeroom as Joel Winn, who plays football with Quadarius who has the same last name as Breannia Sanders, who takes Winder, who is in Government with Cynthia Vieyra, who has dark Zoology like Asha Funches, who is going to USM like Xavier hair like Sophia Tran, who is in Band like Destiny Bonds, whose Marion, who plays football like Kendall Watson, who is in the first name sounds the same as Destane Stover, who wants to go to same homeroom as Alexis Wilkerson, who has blonde hair like Ole Miss like Suzanne Hudson, whose middle name starts with Bailey Madigan, who was in the same third grade class as “M” like D’Korana Netherland, who is friends with Joseph Chardonai Ramsey, who is friends with Brandi Holden, who is in Parsons, who is going to an out of state college like Khitta the same homeroom as Valadria Harris, who is going to MSU like Kommany, who has dark eyes like Shyheim Motgomery, who Corwin Lawson, who plays basketball like Sylvia Jenkins, who is wants to major in design like Tatiyana Gray, who was not pictured in Government with Jai’Lyric McFarland, who is on the RHS in the 2012-2013 TITAN yearbook like Corey Dean, whose name Archery team with Holli Gill, who is relieved to finally be done with Senior Connections! Senior Scholarships Kelsey Sims- USM Lucky Day Scholarship. by Heather Van Horn Casey Smith- Holmes Community College ACT Scholarship. I’Dena Allen- Bledsoe, Academic Excellence. Imani Smith- Alcorn State University, University of Southern Sarah Blackwell- Academic Excellence, Music. . Sean Bland- Air Force Technical Type One Scholarship. Christopher Swenson- James Farfoa. Savannah Davis- Merit Based Scholarship, Alana Scholarship. Jada Toles- Miss Debutante 2012, Alpha Delta Zeta Phi Beta Alyssa Drake- Scholarship to JSU. Sorority Inc. Emil Ellis- RA Scholarship, Academic Scholarship. Sophia Tran- Millsaps Grants. Andrea Fields- Eagle Assistance, Millsaps. Ryan Wesson- Athletic Scholarship. Hope Gilbert- Jackson State, Belhaven, Mississippi Valley, Mississippi College. Holli Gill- Delta State Academic Scholarship. Wade Grady- Athletic Scholarship. Karen Hill- Meridian Community College. April Holmes- Holmes Community College. Avery Huff- Holmes Community College, Belhaven. Isaiah Johnson- Jackson State. Neisa Kirkland- Holmes Community College ACT Scholarship. Asia Lopez- Leadership Scholarship to The King’s College. Xavier Marion- Football Scholarship to the University of Southern Mississippi. Angel McPhaul- Americorps. Sean Murry- Air Force Scholarship, MSU Academic Excellence, MSU Engineering Scholarship, ASU Presidential Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship. Savannah Sanderson- Ole Miss Academic Scholarship. Pictured above are Savannah Sanderson, the ESF Scholarship Winner, and her mother. Sports Page 6 Track Baseball Archery By Jacob Logan By Jacob Logan In the They faced them By Jacob Logan baseball The RHS Archery team On April 17, the Ridgeland again on Saturday, team’s game competed in the State High School track team April 26. This against championships on April 16 at competed in the MHSAA state game was held Clinton, they the Fairgrounds. They placed championships. The top female Saturday morning lost a tightly fourth in the state in class 5A scorers for the 100 meter hurdles to finish a game contested behind Lake Cormorant, were Faith Waits and Treazure that was started game 3-2. Picayune, and Saltillo. Wardwell with 16.34 and 21.48 on Thursday, The team They finished ahead of six times. The top female scorers for April 24, but was made it to other schools including the 100 meter dash were TK postponed due to playoffs. Lewisburg High School, Stone Loften and Kiana Jones with weather. The first High School, Pearl High times of 14.20 and 15.07. The Unfortunately, the game of the School, Center Hill High top female 1600 meter scorers Photo by Chris Todd. Pictured above Titans lost with a playoffs was School, and Laurel High were Destiney Robinson and is Peyton Joe pitching at the Titans score of 2-12. at home game School. The team scored a 3006 Jasmine Richardson with 7:18 vs. Jaguar game. That Saturday with 67 tens, which was their and 8:18 times. The top female against Center Hill, held on night, the Titans faced off highest score all year. Their top 400 meter scorers were Destane Friday, April 25. The Titans against Center Hill one last time, Stover and Jasmine Rayford with won with a score of 16-10. but lost with a score of 3-8. female shot was Shelby times of 27.19 and 28.82. The Baldwin with a 270-300. The top female for the long jump and Softball Top male shot was Steven high jump was Faith Waits with a By Jacob Logan Huddleston with a 260-300. score of 4-4.The top female in The Ridgeland softball team In the first round of the Despite not finishing as high pole vault was Alicia Berry with has had wins over Choctaw playoffs, the Lady Titan as they had hoped, we are proud a score of 9-0. The top male in County 9-6, Terry 9-3, Florence softball team played a series of this team for all of the hard 100 meter hurdles was Adam 8-4, and Vicksburg 6-3. of two games against work and effort they put into Waits with a 16.34 time. They lost close games 9-8 to Lewisburg. this season. The top male in 100 meter dash Germantown, 9-7 to Florence, In the first game on Friday, was Jabril Haymon with a 11.67 6-5 to Terry, and 8-7 to Terry. April 25, the team lost 15-5 at time. The top male in 1600 meter They also lost to Philadelphia Lewisburg. The second game Boys’ Golf was Calvin Winston with a 5:45 11-6, Warren Central 5-1, was played at home. We lost By Jacob Logan time. The top males in 800 meter Clinton 16-5, 11-3 to 5-2. The ladies gave it their The Ridgeland High School were Calvin Winston and Jabren Kosciusko, and Kosciusko 8-1. all. boys’ golf team competed in the Henderson with times of 12:39 Girls’ Golf Division Tournament on and 13:16. The top male in long Wednesday, April 16. They By Jacob Logan jump was Ryan Bays with a The Ridgeland High School will compete at the State finished as runners up in second score of 17-7, and the top male girls’ golf team competed in the tournament which will be place. Next they will compete in in high jump was Xavier Keyton Division tournament on April held at the Kirkwood Golf the State Tournament. This year’s with a score of 5-6. The top male 16. The team finished as Club in Holly Springs State Tournament will be held at in pole vault was Parker runners up in second place. Mississippi. We wish all of the Lake Caroline Golf Club in Andrews with a score of 9-0. Their next tournament will be the girls good luck at the Madison. We wish the golf team the State Tournament. They State Tournament. the best of luck at this year’s state tournament.