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The Roar Vol. 1, Edition 02 Rgb Final 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 ROBOT 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.
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