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The Trojan Gazette Mrs The Trojan Gazette Mrs. Tovornik’s Creative Writing Class (Fall 2014) September 19, 2014 Volume 1, Issue 2 Highlights: Welcome to the new CHS newspaper. We hope to entertain, inform and expand your horizons with our coverage of school, local and national stories. We want to Front Page: Feature feature and highlight the great students and events here at CHS, as well as what is going on in the world that shapes our lives. Sports Great things happen at Carolina High School and we want everyone to know Celebrity News. about them! We hope your enjoy! Fashion Trojans Elite: Tan Blakely New movies Tan Blakely is a senior high school cheerleader here at CHS. As a two year Trojan cheerleader Biakely says, “I am proud Movie Reviews to be a Trojan cheer leader”. As a Trojan Blakely has made a cheerful impact this year for our football and basketball Music and the players. After high school, Blakely plans to go college; yet Artists not to cheer, but to focus on joining the Army. She plans to attend Costal Carolina. - by Antwan Duckett Gaming Information Sports for the week NFL games coming up In this issue: This weekend Sunday, Sept. 21, 2013 Entertainment FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Chargers 1:00pm Music Artist 2 Bills Raiders 1:00 PM High School Football in Greenville Patriots Ravens 1:00 PM Fashion & Gaming Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 3 Browns Redskins 1:00 PM Eagles Titans 1:00 PM Movies: Premieres Carolina High vs Landrum High 4 Bengals 49ers 4:05 PM and Reviews Southside High vs Berea High Cardinals Wade Hampton High Cowboys 1:00 PM Student Corner vs Woodmont High Rams Broncos 4:25 PM Greenville High vs J.L Mann Classic Cars Seahawks 5 Riverside High vs Hillcrest High Packers 1:00 PM All about Aquariums Travelers Rest vs Chapman High Lions Chiefs 4:25 PM Dolphins LET US KNOW! Texans 1:00 PM GO TROJANS! Giants Steelers 8:30 PM If you know of an event at CHS Panthers that you would like for us to cover Colts 1:00 PM - Austin Darnell & Jakima Thompson Jaguars Monday, September 22 or if there is an award that needs Vikings 1:00 PM to be announced, please email us! Bears 8:30 PM Saints Jets [email protected] CELEBRITY NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC Hot Celebrity News!! By: Miay Paden Katy Perry vs Taylor Swift Katy Perry and Taylor Swift are both amazing artist, but who knew that they had feud with each other? Taylor Swift was in an interview Tuesday morning and she announced that she has a new song coming out called “Bad Blood” and she says it’s about the feud between her and another female artist known as Katy Perry. Taylor Swift says Katy Perry would come up to her at every award show , say something then walk away, and she didn’t know if they were friends or if she was being insulted by the female artist. She also said Katy Perry did something really horrible (she didn’t actually say what it was) and that’s when they became enemies. Taylor Swift said their issues were over business not a boy, but both of them dated John Mayer. Before that they were award show besties until Katy Perry showed up at the award show with John Mayer and made things a little awkward. Some people also think that Taylor Swift’s new song could be about Miley Cyrus or Carrie Underwood. Carlos Coy he was born October 5, 1970, better known by his stage name Music and the Artists SPM South Park Mexican, is an American rapper, and convicted felon. His stage name is derived from the South Park neighborhood in Houston, Tex- - by Ulises Hernandez as, where he was raised. His family moved from southeast Houston to South Park. Coy began as a Christian rapper but felt that doing so made him an out- cast. In 1995, Coy, along with his brother Arthur Jr. from Texas founded his own record label. As SPM, Coy released one album in early 1995, Hillwood, through his label with distribution in Houston under Southwest Wholesale. On September 25, 2001, Houston police arrested Coy on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child who was then nine years old, but he was released from county jail after posting bail. On May 18, 2002, a Houston jury convicted Coy of aggravated sexual assault of a child. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison on May 30 and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. SPM is incarcerated in the Allred Unit in Wichita Falls, Texas. Coy is eligible for parole in 2024. His projected re- lease date is April 8, 2047. #BringBackOurGirls : 5 As everyone should know in What’s Hot on Twitter - Aaliyah Caldwell months later.. April 2014 hundreds of In St. Louis at Washington University, it was discovered that Schizophrenia was- schoolgirls in Nigeria were abducted in the middle of the n’t just a single disease. It’s actually EIGHT! They all have their own genetic night. It was by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. footprint and different severities of the symptoms. Before, it was only thought Since then no one has been rescued but a number of girls that it had been one disease but five different subtypes: Residual, Catatonic, managed to escape. They had been Paranoid, Disorganized and Undifferentiated. Anyways, this discovery was made reportedly located a few months back after analyzing the symptoms and genetic coding of 4200 patients with schizophre- deals to free the girls had fallen apart nia and 3800 healthy controls. The percentage of inheriting this disease is real- three times. There was help from differ- ly increasing. Scientists have struggled to locate the specific genetic malfunc- ent countries but the help didn't work tions that are particular to the mental disorder. I wouldn't freak out but you out so well. Chad and the US still have never know that you could have this mental disorder. Signs and symptoms don’t surveillance flights looking for the girls really show until the early 20’s. each week. In the mean time, the neighborhood that the girls are from is still in danger. In June, a Boko Haram offensive had crept nearby the town where the girls had been abducted. As of now at least eleven (11) parent of the girls have been killed or died of illness. More than 2,100 people have been report- ed to have been killed by Boko Haram since April . The girls have not been forgotten and Nigeria human rights have taken a turn for the worse. Lets Talk Fashion! By: Jasmine Irby This week’s topic is about Ralph Lauren. Ralph was born in Bronx, New York City. He was originally born as Ralph Lifshitz but he changed his name at 16 to Ralph Lauren because he was picked on at school,. Lauren’s fashion sense was apparent at an early age so he would purchase expensive suits with the money he earned working at his after school job. He began designing men’s neckties in 1967 naming them “Polo”. Once they were sold he expanded his designs to a full mens- wear’s line. He later opened the flagship store in New York’s Rhinelander Mansion where he sold luxury clothing for men, woman, children and fragrances. The company went public in 1997. Polo has earned a personal fortune at 6.5 billion making him the 122nd richest person in the world. Did you know? That he designed Olympic uniforms for Team USA. Games: The Gathering International news - by Angenette Jones By: JEFFERSON HOLLAND Stop the Presses Over at Mongolia PlayStation: Anomaly 2—an action and strat- Mongolia welcomes back egy game—launched on September 16th. You con- world wrestling champion trol human forces who are trying to save a planet S.Terenchimed. Upon arri- from aliens invading Earth. The game has been val, the newly crowned described as a tower offense game! 14 missions are world champion, included in single player and multiplayer mode features maps—from small, quick battles to big, S.Terenchimed, said, “I’m happy that I won the extensive battles. The visual graphics and music are world championship title with four victories, but at astounding. the same time, I feel like I have a lot more responsi- bilities now. My intensive training in Japan prior to The News at Nintendo: the World Championships helped me adapt to man- If you’ve achieved Platinum status and have aging overloads and trained me for showing every- registered a Nintendo 3DS hardware or software as well as opted to receive emails from Club Nintendo, thing I have. I will keep trying my best in the future.” you probably received an email containing four down- Both women’s and men’s national teams of Mongolia loadable codes for the new Super Smash Bros! Ninten- ranked sixth in the championships. 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