Vol . 1 -2 1 | The Roar Monday, October 19, 2015

the ROAR LCHS NEWS

LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF A SIBLING ! JACQUELINE RYAN Your older sibling does not define you. They set their W HAT’ S INSIDE… Junior High Writer own bar, but you should know that you do not have to ! compete with them. Do not put them on a pedestal, because no one is perfect. As Romans 3:23 says, “All L IVING IN THE SHADOW OF A SIBLING You may be wondering: “What does it Jacqueline Ryan mean to live in the shadow of an older have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” sibling?” It means that because your ! STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: JONAH sibling is successful, you feel as though Find your own strengths and do something new! You H INTON’ S PAPER you must also be successful in order to don’t have to join the same clubs as your siblings, nor Sydney Beech feel a sense of accomplishment and self- do you have to play the same sports. Learn from their worth. mistakes, as well as the good things they did. You are J OKES FROM DR . SHUMAN ! your own person. God created you. You are unique. Tom Scoggin Quite a few junior high students at LCHS are younger ! While I was talking to Grace Jones, she said she feels T HE TWO DOLLAR DILEMMA siblings to upperclassmen. On the first day of school, a Tom Scoggin few of you probably heard a teacher say, “I know your like she has to live up to her older sisters because they brother/sister” as they were reading roll call. It’s only were very successful academically and with P OLL RESULTS day one and you are already defined by your older extracurricular activities. Grace then said, ”Do not live Kendall Wicker brother or sister. This is especially hard if you have a in their past; live in your now.” Every single person on successful older sibling. Having one is great, but no one this earth is made in the image of God, and no one S ONGS FOR YOU! person is like another. God called us here to fulfill our Riley Holifield wants to feel like they need to live up to someone else’s reputation. own purpose, not someone else’s. G IRL’ S BASKETBALL TEAM REVS UP FOR THE NEW SEASON Makenzie Walters SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: ROBERT HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. ROWE! P ICKERING ONLY SEMIFINALIST IN S tu d e nt s at L C H S J ONES COUNTY Ryan Oehrli celebrated Headmaster Norman Rowe’s 52nd T HE I P HONE 6S : WHAT’ S CHANGED birthday on Thursday, AND WHAT’ S THE SAME? S e p t . 2 4 . H e w a s Brett Harman provided a festive room renovation by this LCHS HAS SUCCESS WITH MEET THE year’s senior class. L IONS Kiser Horne G IANT FIGHTS ARE A THING N OW Tyler Williams HEADMASTER’S CORNER: TRUMAN - A DEFENSIVE FATHER Mr. Rowe S ENIOR ADVICE - ISSUE 02 Ryan Oehrli Photo Credits to Leann Dunagin Monday, October 19, 2015 The Roar | 2 Vol . 1 -2 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: JOKES JONAH HINTON’S PAPER FROM DR. SHUMAN would grow up to be a very famous DR. STEVE SHUMAN SYDNEY BEECH missionary. As a young boy, Robert learned to Feature Writer work hard. Another person that would have Humor Writer ! learned to work hard at a young age is Jesus, Compiled by Tom Scoggin seeing as he was brought up in a carpenter’s Here at The Roar, we are always ! home.” h a p p y t o h i g h l i g h t t h e Q: Why did the music teacher need a ladder? achievements of our students. A: To reach the high notes. Eighth-grader Jonah Hinton’s ! paper for Bible class is definitely Q: What music are balloons scared of? worth sharing. A: Pop music.

In Mr. Ray Harbaugh’s 8th grade Bible class, ! students choose one from over 40 biographies Q: What do you call a book that's about the brain? to read. These biographies are centered on the A: A mind reader. lives of inspiring Christian individuals. Once ! finished reading, the students are required to Q. Did you hear about the party a little boy had for his sister’s dolls? write a three to five paragraph summary on A: It was a Barbie-Q. anything they liked in the book. Mr. Harbaugh said he felt Jonah’s paper “highlighted some key things about Robert ! Jonah’s summary was on “Robert Moffat: Moffat’s life.” He admired that his student went Q: How does a suit put his child into bed? Africa’s Brave Heart.” above and beyond what the original A: He tux him in. assignment required and that he wrote neatly. ! “I appreciate his effort and feel the local school Jonah writes, “Robert Moffat was born in Q: What's the difference between a cat and a frog? Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland in 1795. Robert paper would be a great avenue for future A: A cat has nine lives but a frog croaks every night! was brought up in an ordinary home with his writers like Jonah,” Mr. Harbaugh said. brothers and sisters. Despite this, Robert Moffat ! Q: What is a tree's favorite drink? !A: Root beer! Q: What four letters will frighten a burglar? THE TWO DOLLAR DILEMMA A: O I C U two-dollar bills to be printed. The man had a ! TOM SCOGGIN fifty-dollar bill, but, reasonably, he didn't want Q: Where does bad light go? Humor Writer to have to break it. !A: To prism! ! The manager, who A few years ago, a family Q: What do sea monsters eat? was starting to get friend went to a Ward's in A: Fish and ships. f r u s t r at e d , g o t a another town to get a burger. security guard. The The burger and drink he guard couldn't wrap his head around what the bought costed around $2. The fuss was about, so he asked the customer why man paid with a two-dollar he was using a two-dollar bill. The man said he bill… The server who took his POLL RESULTS did not want to break the fifty-dollar bill that money asked very kindly if he was kidding and ENDALL ICKER he had in his pocket. K W tried to hand the cash back to him. The customer was very serious and asked for the Poller Well, the story ends with the security not manager. ! caring and convincing the manager that there The Laurel Christian High School newspaper staff asked were still two-dollar bills around in the world. students who they would like to see win the upcoming Apparently, the manager was under the presidential election. There were nine different candidates to impression that the government did not allow choose from: Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, and Joe Biden. If a student did not want to vote for any of the candidates listed then they could just mark “other.” Ben SONGS FOR YOU! Carson came in first place with a total of seventy-three votes, and Donald Trump came in second place with forty-six votes. The option “other” came in Next, a song for the guys is a new single by third place with a total of eight votes. In fourth place were Carly Fiorina, RILEY HOLIFIELD pop singer Andy Grammer. You may know him Marco Rubio, and Bernie Sanders having seven votes. In fifth and sixth place from hits such as “Keep Your Head Up” and Entertainment Writer were Hillary Clinton, who had six votes, and Ted Cruz, who had five votes. “Honey I’m Good,” or maybe you have even ! Lastly, in seventh place were Jeb Bush and Joe Biden with two votes. seen him on this year’s season of “Dancing There are plenty of songs out with the Stars.” there that almost everyone has heard of, but I’m going to let both Andy recently released his new single, “Good girls and guys in on some that to be Alive (Hallelujah)” that has a meaningful are not all that popular yet. message behind it; not to mention, it’s catchy, too! Fo r t h e g i rl s , t h e r e ’ s a n encouraging song by a young female artist, The meaning behind the song is that life is full Bea Miller. Her album, Not an Apology, was of ups and downs, but there’s still so much to released in the summer of 2015, but there is one be thankful for. The lyrics are relatable for song that just stands out. anyone who has accomplished something big or felt like they’ve hit a breakthrough in “Paper Doll” is a song about the concept of something. bullying. It teaches us to not care what other people think and to stand up for ourselves. The These two songs are very line, “Cut me down / But I won’t fall / I’m not a inspirational and should paper doll” really expresses the powerful definitely be on everyone’s message to not let other people’s words or playlist this year! actions hurt you. So, girls, if you're looking for an empowering song, “Paper Doll” is definitely the one. Vol . 1 -2 3 | The Roar Monday, October 19, 2015 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: ROBERT PICKERING ONLY SEMIFINALIST IN JONES COUNTY Immediately after that week-long event RYAN OEHRLI ended, the Rural Medical Scholars Editor-in-chief Program began. He was right back at it, ! taking biology classes and talking to doctors at Mississippi State University. Laurel Christian High Scho ol s enior Rob ert GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM Pickering says life for him is about doing his best so REVS UP FOR THE NEW SEASON he can glorify God. Still, Grubbs is optimistic. “We want to MAKENZIE WALTERS win 10 games in the whole season,” she Pickering, the son of Sports Writer said. And just how they’ll do that? “With Stacey and Whitney Pickering, is the ! solid defense,” the coach said. “That’s the only National Merit Scholarship focus for us.” semifinalist in Jones County. The goal for this year’s girls’ basketball team is to hold ! The junior varsity team is set to play at the The National Merit Scholarship Program the opposition 0 to 30 points Lion’s Den on Nov. 2 at 6:00 p.m. They’ll be is, according to its website, “an academic in every game and score at taking on the Meridian Flyers, a comp etition for reco gnition and least 10 points each quarter. scholarships” that began in 1955. The homeschool group. That’s what Tamara Grubbs, scholarship’s qualifiers are chosen based the head coach, told The ! Grubbs asked that every student at LCHS on their Preliminary SAT/NMSQT scores Roar in an interview on Tuesday, Sept. 29. and their parents come and cheer for the and there is a cutoff for each state. ! new team. “Come and support us with full It’s an ambitious goal, but Grubbs is “Anyone who knows Robert knows he’s a spirit!” she said. confident in her team’s abilities. She said it hard-working guy,” LCHS Headmaster Now he stays busy as a coach for Little has a lot of new players this year, and that, ! Norman Rowe said. “After he took the Dribblers, a program where elementary Pictured from left to right for the first time in a few years, there will test in his sophomore year, I identified children at LCS are taught how to play Back row: Coach Tamara Grubbs, Savannah be a junior varsity team. him as someone who scored well, and so basketball by high schoolers. “It’s like Pitts, Dixie Lei Hodges, Erin Leist, Nia ! I told him he might have a chance at herding cats,” Pickering said with a Jasper, Lizzy Sullivan, Tirzah Ginn, The roster is so big, in fact, that there has being a semifinalist if he continued to laugh. “They’re just so energetic and so Katherine Butler, Erin Chard, Coach not yet been a practice where every player work at it.” excited about being able to dribble a Melissa Harman was present. basketball, but it’s so much fun. And I Front row: Khloe Shaffer, Hannah Shirley, ! Pickering’s score that landed him a spot was surprised to see that they do follow Karoline Buter, Beth Chard, Laiken was “well above” the minimum needed instructions.” Langley, Grace Adcock to place, Rowe said. Rowe said that the selection as a “But he’s not just smart,” the headmaster semifinalist is more than just another said. “His student leadership is also accolade. THE iPHONE 6s: WHAT’S CHANGED impressive.”

“He’s not just filling out a résumé,” the AND WHAT’S THE SAME? Last May, Pickering was elected headmaster said. “He’s just that kind of a governor at Mississippi Boys State, a person. He’s the total package, but that doesn’t mean that he wears it on his processor, rather than separate as it was in summer program where high school sleeve.” BRETT HARMAN the A8. juniors campaign for state-level political Technology Writer offices and later run a mock government. ! Overall, though, not much has changed. Apple’s iPhone 6s has some There is an obvious similarity between the new features to offer, but a two phones’ screens, with their 4.7 inch lot of what’s on display is LCHS HAS SUCCESS WITH LED-backlit IPS LCD (750 x1334 pixels). The same-old, same-old. While it’s 6s might be a little brighter, but not so true that the 6s does some new things, it also borrows a MEET THE LIONS lot from last year’s iPhone 6, shooting contest headed by student which, just like the 6s, was touted as “the KISER HORNE Robert Pickering and a short dance latest and greatest” in technology when it News Writer came out. ! So, what’s new? On Thursday, Sept. 22, Laurel Christian High For starters, there’s a new 3D touch feature. School held its annual Meet Extra options pop up for first- and third- the Lions fundraiser in the party apps when you hold your thumb on school’s gym. Through the home screen. It adds a new level of donations and money from convenience to software on the 6s, but, much that picture quality changes, sold barbecue plates, $2000 especially when you compare it to the 6. was raised to support fall and winter admittedly, there’s not much else to it. session featuring a few ambitious The screen for the 6s is the same screen as athletic programs. Coach Bill Maner, who teachers “hitting the quan.” A spring the one on the 6, meaning it has the same coordinated the event, said attendance And then there’s Live Photo, which is a bit Meet the Lions is planned to raise level of durability. exceeded all expectations with “more weird. Live Photo shows what happened money for spring athletics, but a date t h a n 3 0 0 p e o p l e ” s h ow i n g up . seconds before and after you took a and other details have not been set. picture. I have yet to understand its The last thing Apple left the same is the Entertainment included a three-point purpose, and what’s more: It takes up a battery. Battery life for the iPhone 6s and substantial amount of storage. the 6 are just about the same; battery life can last for ten hours, but only on Wi-Fi. Lastly, something that may actually be The disappointment with the battery life is persuasive enough to get you to consider that it is shorter when not on Wi-Fi. This the 6s: the new A9 processor, the fastest could have been an area Apple improved processor in an iPhone to date. If it were on, but they chose not to. put up against the A8 in the iPhone 6, the A9 would win by a landslide, with its 70% When it comes down to it, buyers are faster CPU performance and 90% faster going to have to decide if they’ve waited graphics performance. The M9 motion long enough for a new iPhone, because the processor is now built in with the A9 6s doesn’t sell itself. Monday, October 19, 2015 The Roar | 4 Vol . 1 -2 GIANT ROBOT FIGHTS ARE A HEADMASTER’S CORNER: THING NOW TYLER WILLIAMS TRUMAN - A DEFENSIVE FATHER it is to omit comment on her programs Columnist MR. ROWE altogether.”˝ ! LCHS Headmaster In the rapidly advancing world, a longtime dream of humans ! President Truman di s covered Hume’s has finally come true: giant are now real. Two assessment when he opened his copy of the Harry Truman was president at companies in particular have made this happen. There’s the Post at 5:30 a.m. the next morning. He promptly the end of World War II and made American company, MegaBots, and the Japanese company, took pen in hand and wrote a scathing, over Suidobashi Heavy Industries. Last April, these two the decision to use the atomic the top note to the reviewer. companies shocked the world. MegaBots challenged bombs on Japan. He then led our country through most of the Suidobashi to a duel, and they agreed. A specific set of rules “I've just read your lousy review of Margaret's Korean War and the early phases hasn’t been released yet, but the brawl is supposedly set for April 2016. concert,” the letter said. “I've come to the of the Cold War. Truman was also conclusion that you are an ‘eight ulcer man on ! a father of one daughter, Margaret Truman. He Suidobashi also suggested a melee combat rule, although this hasn’t been four ulcer pay.’ It seems to me that you are a loved and adamantly supported her. After made official. frustrated old man [Hume was only 37 at the receiving some vocal training, Margaret began time.] who wishes he could have been ! a singing career in 1947. However, there was Coming from the MegaBots corner is the Mark II, a large that successful. When you write such poppy-cock as one problem: she couldn’t sing very well. She features a two-person piloting system and two wrist-mounted paint was in the back section of the paper you work did, nonetheless, get the opportunity to perform cannonball launchers, capable of shooting at a speed of over one hundred for it shows conclusively that you're off the in several solo concerts. One of those concerts miles per hour. This robot is meant to be the future of paintball, literally. beam and at least four of your ulcers are at MegaBots says its dream is to mechanize the game of paintball. This was performed at Constitution Hall on Dec. 5, work.” mecha doesn’t feature interchangeable weapons and is not a melee robot, 1950. The audience of 3,500 included President Truman, his wife Bess and British Prime but MegaBots is building a fully battle-ready robot just for the duel. The letter continued,“Some day I hope to meet Minister Clement Attlee. MegaBots most important factor is that it’s an American company, so you you. When that happens you'll need a new can be sure it will produce a robot that is ready to scrap anything in its nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and Also in attendance at the concert was Paul way and made to take hits. It may look like it was designed in a junkyard, perhaps a supporter below! Pegler [a newspaper Hume, the music editor for the Washington Post. but it doesn’t have to be pretty to demolish its opponent. writer who had a very bad reputation], a gutter In his column the next day, Hume wrote a snipe, is a gentleman alongside you. I hope ! scathing review of Miss Truman’s performance. Suidobashi Heavy Industries will be bringing the Prototype 001 to you'll accept that statement as a worse insult the party this April. This is a multi-weapon monster, with a single pilot He wrote, “Miss Truman is a unique American than a reflection on your ancestry. H.S.T.” cockpit and an advanced locking and targeting system. This mecha phenomenon with a pleasant voice of little size and fair quality. She is extremely attractive on includes: four twin BB Gatling guns, a LOHAS launcher, and large, crane- I hope I am not stretching this story too much stage, yet Miss Truman cannot sing very well.” like claws capable of lifting small trees. It also features a unique way of to make a spiritual point. Yet, I would like to He continued, stating that, “She is flat a good firing, the “Smile Shot.” This feature allows the Kuratas to fire over six suggest that we have a heavenly Father who deal of the time… There are few moments thousand BBs a minute when the pilot smiles. No, I’m not kidding. With a loves and defends his children with as much during her recital when one can relax and feel single laugh, you can unleash a bullet storm in the Kuratas. But the most intensity as Truman, who, in a mostly confident that she will make her goal, which is interesting thing about the Kuratas is its many ways of control. It can be unjustified way, defended his daughter. Stuart the end of the song.” He further dropped the piloted by a hands-on command hub, a master-slave function or even your Townend’s hymn, which we sometimes sing in hammer by arguing that she “has not improved phone via 3G network. Rival nations, giant robots, and a winner takes all chapel, reminds us of that truth. “How deep the in the years we have heard her… She still death duel. What could possibly go wrong? Father’s love for us / How vast beyond all cannot sing with anything approaching measure / That He should give His only Son to professional finish… And still the public goes make a wretch His treasure. How great the and pays the same price it would for the world’s pain of searing loss / The Father turns His face finest singers…” He concluded his editorial by away, as wounds which mar the Chosen One adding, “It is an extremely unpleasant duty to SENIOR ADVICE - bring many sons to glory.” record such unhappy facts about so honestly appealing a person. But as long as Miss Truman sings as she has for three years, and ISSUE 02 does today, we seem to have no recourse unless RYAN OEHRLI Editor-in-chief! With October’s ACT right around the corner, here’s some LET’S BE CHEERLEADERS! advice from the senior class.

“Take the ACT more than once, but DON’T take it at Laurel.” - Sydney SUPPORT THE TEAM! Baker MRS. HALL additional expense, we would like to ask our “My recommendation is to get a good student, parent, grandparent, and business score. It is a good idea.” - Anna Bell Journalism Teacher readers to sponsor our newspaper. In the ! coming editions, we will have a portion of the “Try to not get that one proctor who speaks fluent not- paper dedicated to those have been willing to Props to the LCHS newspaper English.” - Anna Bell encourage the efforts of our staff by becoming team on a job well done! The a financial sponsor. The following is a Sept. 21st publication of The “DON’T take the ACT at Laurel.” - Ivy DeLoach suggestion of sponsorship amounts: Roar was well received and celebrated by faculty and ! Don’t get distracted by all the strange noises that you $25 donation- sponsorship listing in 1 issue “ students alike. With this edition, WILL hear.” - Laura Jones $50 donation- sponsorship listing in 2 issues we are challenged to keep our $100 donation- sponsorship listing in 4 issues readers interested. Our team would appreciate “It’s better to have an ACT score and not need it than $200 donation- sponsorship listing in all getting story ideas from you! Just email us at to need one and not have it.” - Nick Mauldin remaining issues [email protected] with your suggestions. ! “Take the writing test. The prompt is almost always Donations can be sent to the school office easy and chances are you’ll score well. Besides, it only ! (checks made payable to LCS). Please note on Currently, we are distributing printed editions takes an extra 30 minutes.” - Ryan Oehrli the correspondence who you would like listed to the students in grades 7-9. Students in grades in the paper as the sponsor(s) and that your 10-12 can access the online version from their “If you need a confidence booster, take the ACT at Bay donation is for the newspaper. For those who school issued laptops. Feedback from the Springs. It’ll make you feel better about yourself.” - are unable to be our financial cheerleaders but Robert Pickering students has indicated that most in the upper are enjoying the paper, please send us an grades would prefer having a printed edition. e n c o u r a g i n g e m a i l a t “Don’t wait until the night before to print out your Also, we would like to offer enough printed [email protected]. ticket. If you’re like me, the website will be down and editions for students to be able to share with you’ll have to forge one.” - Katelyn Regan family that might not look at our online edition. Because printed editions are costly and our “Never take the ACT when you have the flu.” - Jaclyn newspaper budget does not allow for this Walley