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The-Cat’s-Dispatch ~ It’s time to get s p o o k y ~ Walnut Ridge, Arkansas Lawrence County School District www.bobcats.k12.ar.us October 17, 2018 Vol. 44 Issue No. 2 ~ Walnut Ridge High School supplement to The Times Dispatch since 1976 ~ The Boys of Fall The Kru is Changing Everything By Ty Flippo By Slade Dalton the basketball Kru, primarily Sheridan Smith was Day, Wednesday: Favorite Artist/ The student section for because most of the guys in the crowned Homecoming Queen Celebrity, Thursday: Favorite WRHS sporting events is widely Kru play sports themselves, so before the game on October 5. Disney Character, and Friday: known as “The Kru”. Opposing they cannot participate during Maid of Honor was Claire Fisher Orange and White Day. teams hate seeing the crowd of their own games. and Senior Maid was Hailie The Walnut Ridge Bobcats students show up to every gym Coach Berry is greatly Standridge. The rest of the royalty faced the Piggott Mohawks, within reasonable range. The Kru appreciative of the student included Junior Maid, Jenny Davis; bringing home a clutch victory to shows support for all the sports section for giving her team the Sophomore Maid, Anna Claire the roar of the crowd with a final played inside a gym. upper hand in most games. Maple and Freshman Maid, Olivia score of 35-34. Last year everyone Players on opposing teams Farmer. The Key Club sponsored suddenly became interested and along with their parents, tend The theme for the the Homecoming parade prior to even excited about Lady Cats’ to get upset and often become WRHS Homecoming was Boys the pep rally. Mr. Haynes is the volleyball. What changed? The frustrated with the continuous of Fall. The homecoming days advisor for both Student Council Kru show up… and it’s never chants and screams. Some of were Monday: Favorite Holiday, and Key Club. been the same. their favorite chants include, Tuesday: Meme/Favorite Vine The volleyball Kru has recently became dominant over “Bullshark” and “Get your keys”. See The KRU... page 6 Spooky Central, an EAST Project By Kayla Curtis Fifth grade is an age don’t walk alone, make sure your when kids are granted more vision isn’t impaired, don’t wear freedoms, especially on nights costumes that drag because it like Halloween. Some will be could cause you to trip, etc. allowed to go out roaming with Spooky Central will take friends or big groups of kids -- place on Halloween morning that can get pretty dangerous. with a few Key Club members’ Two freshmen and help. They will have multiple one junior have put together a activities like coloring, Monster project called “Spooky Central’’ Freeze Dance, and ghost bowling that allows upperclassmen to set up as they quiz them about prepare the fifth graders for this the rules they will learn. spooky night by teaching them This project will help the rules of the road and where parents breathe easier knowing and where not to Trick-or-Treat. their kids have been informed The Royalty: Our Queen and her beautiful maids representing WRHS in the most regal way possible! From left to right: Jenny Davis, Hailie Standridge, Sherican Smith, queen, The usual dos and don’ts of all of the dangers out on the Claire Fisher, Anna Claire Maple and Olivia Farmer. Sheridan’s pages are MariMichael include: don’t Trick or Treat at a streets and will be more aware Wallin and Bentley Bullard. home without a porch light on, of their surroundings that night. 2 The Cat's Dispatch, Walnut Ridge High School, October 17, 2018 Spooktober Kylie Jenner’s 2018 Halloween Collection By Kate Cole Kylie Jenner doesn’t strike with nine shades, one lip kit of most people as the Halloween- the shade “Bite Me”, one lip gloss type, but she does have some called “Spooky”, one Kylighter, fans who are, so she wanted to two liquid eyeshadows, and four give them a little something to 3D bullet lipsticks. celebrate the holiday. This year is The Halloween ‘18 the first year ever that Kylie has Collection launched to the Kylie created a Halloween collection Cosmetics website on October and it has people going crazy! 12 and fans are pumped! This In her collection she has collection is going to be a sell out! included one eyeshadow palette What’s Your Favorite Halloween Candy? By Hannah Beary Liv Bickers – Skittles Tara Wells – Whoppers Bryleigh Morris – Cherry Sours Mystery Students Ashleigh Morris – Candy Corn By Kai Cunningham Holly Berry – Candy Pumpkins & Candy Corn Tate Anderson – Nerds He drives a Ford Livvie Howard – Candy Corn With him, you’ll never be bored Ty Flippo – Reese’s He’s never drowned in a pool, Allie Sherman – Reese’s And he’s never not acting cool Madison Jones – Sour Straws Raelea Vampran – Cherry Sours Hannah Ponder – Twix She was crowned Queen, And she just turned 18 She loves to karaoke But she hates going to Pokey What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie? By Haley Smart The Cat’s Dispatch is going under several changes this year, so please give the journalism class your feedback and tell us what we can improve or change to make the paper more enjoyable. Danielle Denham – Insidious After all, it is written for everyone at WRHS! Zach Stanfill – Nightmare on Elm Street Cat’s Dispatch Staff Zoey Wilson – Oculus Editor-in-Chief — Kaiden Stormes Alissa McCandless – The Nun Sports Editor — Cade Burris Ashleigh Morris – Children of the Corn Photographer — Skylar Louthan Bryleigh Morris – The Conjuring Cartoonist — Mattie Craig, Victoria Swindle and Alex Lishman Makenzee Miller – A Quiet Place Staff Writers — Tate Anderson, Zack Osburn, Baylee Davis, Victoria Swindle, Dakota Girard, Claire Fisher, Nathan Brown – Halloween II Graham West, Kate Cole, Slade Dalton, Ashleigh Morris, Kai Cunningham, Tyler Cunningham, Bryson Christian Woodard – Mirror Farmer, Brighton Brand, Chase Moseley, Hunter West, Kayla Curtis, Grady Privett, Lilly Maple, Tristin Chloe Brown – Slenderman Hart, Olivia Bickers, Olivia Ford, Max Hibbs, Irene Lynette Hood, Chloe Brown, Malachi Tinker, Haley Smart, Kristina Thomas – The Exorcism of Emily Rose Nash Gill, Hannah Wade, Selena Teel, Alex Lishman, Erin Hicks, Abby Rounsavall, Hailey Jensen, Trishton Tristin Hart – Mama Wilson, Skyla Henry, Ty Flippo, Mollie Blackshear, Parker Brand, Hannah Beary and Holly Berry. Jada Turner – Insidious: The Last Key Advisor — Stacy Rice Logan Blackwood – Ouija Peyton Callahan – Friday the 13th The staff of The Cat’s Dispatch dedicates each issue to the memory of David Brady, Editor 1991-93. Spooktober 3 The Cat's Dispatch, Walnut Ridge High School, October 17, 2018 Homecoming Spirit Week: Bailey Augustine, Hailey Jensen, and Hannah Ponder killing it on Disney Day. Haynes Goes to What’s the State in Golf Weirdest Thing You’ve Ever Witnessed? By Chase Moseley Victoria Swindle – “I saw Kaiden Stormes with straightened hair.” Tate Anderson – “I was walking through the mall once and saw a man and his wife in very gaudy attire, they looked like gypsies.” Skylar Louthan – “A mirror.” Congratulations: Senior Jordan Haynes Malachi Tinker – “A bird riding a represented WRHS at the State Golf horse.” Tournament. He shot a 96. Madison Scott – “Kids at Westside wore shorts, boots, and tank tops The Salem Witch Trials to practice.” By Jacob Buxton Dakota Girard – “Joseph Rogers licking the tire of a bus.” Ah, Halloween. A time for Many other young women began who lived in a nearby village. Kyle Walters – “A snake eating its spooky things like goblins and to experience similar fits. Many of these “witches” own tail.” witches! However, in 1692 during The first women arrested were not burned, but were the witch trials held in Salem, for causing the ailments were hanged at the gallows. Many Massachusetts, witches were not Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne others were tied to chairs and Thanksgiving Break so well-loved. and Tituba. With the same traits thrown into rivers. If they live they (No School) It started in February of as other “witches” they were were witches; if they sank, they 1692 when Betty Paris and her questioned for several days and were innocent. And dead. Nov. 19-23, 2018 cousin, Abigail Williams, started on March 1, 1692, they were sent Hundreds of years later, having “fits”, which were probably to jail to do pentenance. scientists now theorize the epileptic seizures. The girls initially Later that month even seizures were caused by a fungus complained of pinching and more people were accused which grew on the crops and was prickling sensations. A doctor, of witchcraft. Martha Corey, eaten by the accused. But, there however, could not find any Rebecca Nurse, a child named is no way to test this claim, so we evidence of sickness or disease. Dorothy Good and Rachel Clinton, will never know the truth. 4 The Cat's Dispatch, Walnut Ridge High School, October 17, 2018 Our WRHS Baby Coffman! Future Farmers of Operation: Finale By Hannah Wade Bobcat Volleyball America By Kayla Curtis By Olivia Ford Colt Weathers Coffman By Tate Anderson Mrs. Rob’s AP English The Future Farmers of 12 and Mrs. Rice’s advanced was born August 9, 2018 to Coaches Coach Janna Berry’s America -- FFA for short -- is an Journalism and Pre-AP English Blake and Courtney Coffman of Lady Cats ran through the week organization that has been, and 10 classes went to the Malco Walnut Ridge. Coach Blake is the of September 24 - 28 defeating continues to be, supported by this Hollywood Movie Theatre on coach for boys’ basketball and three conference foes handily. school given Walnut Ridge’s huge Thursday, September 27 to the girls’ softball team.

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