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Number fi ve 817-547-8000 Volume Seven Birdville High School February, 2006 9100 Mid Cities Blvd. www.birdville.k12.tx.us N. Richland Hills, TX 76180 No. 1 search engine plans to expand services rivalry between Google and Gbrowser.com is registered clude Google Mail (Gmail), the most recent stories and theyʼre going to have to do Priscilla Microsoft has well been in by Google, but whether or Google News, and Google Google Video is an archive it the same way as everyone Totiyapungprasert the light with Google search not an operating system is in Video. Gmail email mes- of thousands of TV shows, else,” Warmedan said. “[But Staff Writer versus MSN search, Gmail the works is unconfi rmed. sages are stacked so that movies, music videos, and until a big mess] they wonʼt versus Hotmail, and other “We donʼt do the when one receives a reply, random clips. It includes ev- feel compelled to bow to One of the most com- applications such as Micro- same thing as everyone else one does not have to rely on erything from Family Guy what the Street looks for petitive technology compa- softʼs Virtual Earth versus does,” Google CEO Eric memory to remember what to Sims-made movies to them.” nies of today, Google Inc., Google Earth. Microsoft co- Schmidt said at rock concert tapings. The aloofness to has more projects lined up founder and chairman Bill the third quarter While their stock val- mainstream corporations, for the future. As one of Gates dismisses any worries. 2005 Google ue faced a sudden plunge in non-conforming culture, the most visited sites on the “Which Google Conference early February, according to and laid-back, fun-loving at- web, Google has lately been products are you talking Call. “And so if CNN.com, Google refuses mosphere at the Googleplex expanding to become more about? Seriously? Other than you try to pre- to play sycophant to Wall are some of the trademarks than just Americaʼs number search, what are you talking dict our prod- Street and give into their de- of Google. Those things one search engine. about? Google Talk? Wow. uct strategy by simply say- the conversation was about. sire for earnings forecasts. may take a back seat, how- New additions to the A total me too product. Even ing well so and so has this Gmail is also known to have Fund manager Ian Warmed- ever, as the need for “bigger old may be either the victory Gmail—what is the unique and Google will do the same a fl exible fi ling system and a an of Henderson Globval and better” grows. Today, to give Bill Gates a run for thing?” Gates said to Com- thing, itʼs almost always the reliable mail search. Investors predicts Google Google approximately has his money or the dud that puting.co.uk, a business wrong answer.” Google News pro- will eventually conform. a revenue of $6.14 billion sends Sergey Brin back to news site. While the search vides an updated list of “Sooner or later US dollars. the drawing board. Rumors supposedly engine is known as be- Google is developing began when Google plans ing simplicity at the best, an Internet system to com- on building an operating sys- Google has other features Cartoon sparks riots pete with the popular Micro- tem in the future to compete that are improving. Some of media to be sensitive to of- shots to clear the crowd, it soft Internet Explorer. The with Microsoft Windows. Googleʼs other features in- Shane Crawford fending power. ended with shots fi red into Staff Writer After stating his the crowd. cautionary advisory, Bush Many senior Afghan Torino hosts Olympics In recent weeks fol- called on many foreign offi cials have come to be- Seth Wescott, Hannah Teter, The U.S. is currently fourth lowing Denmarkʼs Jyl- governments in efforts to lieve that al-Qaida and the J.B. Martin Gretchen Bleiler, skier Ted behind Austria, Norway, lands-Posten newspaper cease the hostile rioting Taliban could be fueling Staff Writer Ligety and speed skater Chad and Germany in total medal publication depicting the that spread across the Mus- the anger over the cartoons. Hedrick also deserve some count, and the U.S. is tied prophet Muhammad in lim world. Efforts are provoking vio- Before Torino was even attention. for fi rst in gold medal count. caricature format, Muslim The protests at one lence, but there is no fac- ready to host this yearʼs Olym- On February 12th Shaun Famed Bode Miller has yet to extremists have taken to time included wall climb- tual evidence linking the pic Games, there was lots of White won gold in the menʼs obtain a medal in alpine ski- rioting as a means of pro- ing, gate busting, and fl ag assertion. hype around them, so it is cer- halfpipe event, while team- ing, placing fi fth in the down- test. burning, intensifying as While trade and eco- tain that these games will be mate Danny Kass took the hill and getting disqualifi ed in The newspaper sham police in Afghanistan killed nomic ties ceased between just as entertaining and com- silver. Ligety earned gold for the combined. His three other originated in Denmark and four demonstrators in- Iran and Denmark, where petitive as any before them. the menʼs combined alpine chances to medal are the giant later reprinted in European volved in a group of hun- the drawings were fi rst The United States has skiing in his fi rst competitive slalom and slalom events. media and elsewhere. dreds marching to a south- published, the heads of many promising athletes appearance at the Olympics. Another U.S. Olymp- Many Muslims have ern U.S. military base. the European Union, and competing in Italy and ex- In skating, Hedrick ian, Michelle Kwan, is not found the cartoons both Protests have in- the worldʼs largest Islamic pects them to fl ourish in To- and teammate Joey Cheek able to compete this year, racist and deeply insult- volved armed men, aimed group urged the violent rino. Names like short track captured the gold in the 5000 ending her chances of win- ing because Muhammad is at foreign and Afghan protests to stop. skater Apolo Anton Ohno, meters and the 500 meters, ning a gold medal in fi gure of high reverence in the government targets. The Rioting has persisted snowboarder Shaun White, respectively. In his Olympic skating. Muslim religion. protest at the U.S. military despite requests to halt vio- fi gure skater Sasha Cohen debut, Wescott placed fi rst This yearʼs Olympic President Bush acted base in the southern city of lence with a wrath of inter- and skier Bode Miller are over Radoslav Zidek of Slo- games have already gotten fi rmly against the recent Qalat initiated with dem- national fury and a debate expected to produce medals vakia in snowboard cross, off to an exciting start and are protests, defending rights onstrators hurling rocks at between freedom of speech for team USA. Newcom- giving the U.S. its sixth gold sure to end with a fl ourish as of newspapers while at the Afghan police. With Af- and religious respect hang- ers such as snowboarders medal and ninth total medal. well. same time cautioning news ghan police fi ring warning ing in the balance. Inside this

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Kelsey Larson Jeremy Crook Chaney Tyner Travis Dalton Deann Tooley Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Faculty Love oneself before loving others can have power over their you would truly want to ing conscious was easy. It Jason Gamble thinking and they begin to be spoken to -- with honor takes commitment, dedica- Staff Writer believe anything they tell and gentleness. You are tion, and hard work -- but themselves. This can be your own best friend or you are worth it. Who bet- Relationships can be particularly harmful when worst enemy, and you will ter to love than yourself? STAFF a tricky subject, especially someone does not care for believe what you tell your- Accept your friendʼs Haylee Ward for teenagers. High school his or her own self-image. self. Treat yourself as you love for you at face value; Editor-In-Chief relationships are especially How many times a would a good friend: with it comes without strings or delicate, with gossip, mes- day do you say negative respect, kindness, truth, payments. Take yourself on Lauren Goff sages between friends, things -- call yourself stu- and sincerity. Be honest to a date. Pamper yourself. News Editor drama and the Internet all pid or a failure? These your feelings and be open Read a good book or listen playing a large role. One thoughts hold power. to yourself. to some favorite music and Kylie Morrison key element necessary for Whether we communicate Please remember --- make peace with yourself. Opinions Editor the success of a healthy and with someone else or our- what you think is what you Find out all the things that satisfying relationship is selves, we must use correct create in your life. Most bring you great joy. Let Amber Bell “loving oneself”. speech so we may begin the people do not like to hear down your guard and meet Features Editor Loving oneself has process of truly loving our- “you create your own re- yourself today. nothing to do with arro- selves. ality,” but it is true. Your Once you begin lov- Christina Davidson gance or being self-cen- When you begin to life is a result of what you ing yourself, you can be- Special Interest Editor tered; it focuses around criticize and judge oth- think. The images and gin to share this love with self-respect. Students who ers step back, take a deep thoughts we hold in our others in a fuller and more Sara Wood frequently berate and tear breath, make a self-apol- mind are what govern us. complete way than ever be- Sports Editor themselves down for their ogy and move on. Berat- No one said becom- fore. own failures, such as a ing ourselves for speaking Caleb Wilson fumbled pass in football, a unkindly does not help. It Entertainment Editor failing grade in geometry just perpetuates the nega- Cult fi lms need or a broken promise are not tive. As you learn self-re- Terry Gilbert contributing to their own spect life will start becom- Advertising Editor well-being. Every word ing more full and precious. equal approval a person speaks or thinks Speak to yourself as Danielle Ramirez Danielle Ramirez take a sad event and turn it Photography Editor Improvements Photography Editor into a money maker. Without tag lines di- Staff Writers Among all the genres rectors and stars of cult fi lms Shane Crawford that movies fall into there have more liberties to do or Jason Gamble made in hockey are two dividing classes, put what they feel in the J.B. Martin the two-line pass. This en- commercial and cult mov- fi lm. There is no worrying Priscilla Totiyapungprasert J.B. Martin ables teams to pass the puck ies. about getting the approval Staff Writer up the ice more effectively Commercial movies of mainstream. Photographers for breakaway plays. are widely known, have Directors especially Cody Gardner After the National Perhaps the most predictable plots and con- have freedom to deviate Kevin Gaver Hockey Leagues lockout monumental and noticeable tain conventional fi lm mak- from current trends and it decided it might as well refi nement is the acceptance ing styles. styles. Quentin Tarantino Jannet Hiles spice things up a bit, with of shoot outs to determine a A cult movie on the has made a name for him- Adviser some rule changes. These winner in a regular season other hand does not follow self because of his unique changes to the game are game. the trends of mainstream. style and different types of Susan Fisher supposed to enhance the If, after an overtime Both categories bring movies. Principal game without changing it period, the game is tied, the in lots of money from its These types of movies too much; though only time winner will be determined different viewing public, offer an innovative outlook The HAWK is published monthly, during the regular school will tell if they will truly be by a shoot out. Ties will no but the question is which on life. By viewing these calender, by the Journalism Department of Birdville High School. Its purpose is to serve as an open forum for the stu- effective or not. longer be possible in the is the better type of fi lm? fi lms one can feel closer to dents, faculty and staff of Birdville and the surrounding com- These rules will lead NHL. Teams will receive Which is worth watching their themes types of movie, munities of Richland Hills, Hurst, and Watauga. to offi cials being much less two points for a win, one and which is not? devoting themselves to the lenient on calls involving for a loss in overtime or a In the entertainment soul idea of one fi lm. The The HAWK is a member of the Interscholastic Press Confer- tripping, holding, hooking, shoot out and zero for a industry a commercial mov- Rocky Horror Picture Show ence. Advertising Rates are $5.00 per column-inch. Current circulation is 1500. Papers are distributed free of charge. Edi- slashing, cross checking regulation loss. ie, such as Titanic, can gross and Star Wars are prime ex- torials refl ect the views of the HAWK staff, signed columns and interference. Too many new rules large amounts of money amples. refl ect the views of the writer and do not necessarily refl ect the Also, goalies are now and alterations will dimin- simply due to the public- Cult movies may not views of the school faculty, staff, students, or administration. given less sympathy for ish the nature of the game. ity before release. Titanic gross as much money and calls and less power around Supporters argue hockey grossed $600,788,188. be as predictable as com- Letters to the Editor are welcomed and must be typed, double- spaced, signed and limited to 200 words. Letters may be hand the puck. With smaller pro- will be faster-paced and Many critics and people mercial, but they are just as delivered to Room A400, mailed or emailed as a Microsoft Word tective equipment and free- exciting, focusing more rushed to see the fi lm, main- valuable to the fi lm indus- attachment. Contact 817-547-8212, thehawkstaff@hotmail. doms, goalies will have a on offense. No matter who ly because it was a commer- try. They follow different com or www.birdville.k12.tx.us - Click on Schools, High more diffi cult time. supports the new rules they cial based movie with a tag rules but can be just as in- Schools, Birdville - Click on Newspaper and send an email or Another rule in the are there and teams will line and a certain predictable spiring as mainstream pro- read The HAWK on line. offensive favor is the use of have to deal with them. plot. Hollywood was able to ductions. FEATURES THE HAWK 3 Technical Crew works to bring Theatre to life and stories to life. But there is recent production of Much included a two-story house the illusion of stucco and ce- well together, with a little bit Jason Gamble another side of the theatre that Ado About Nothing, each with a balcony, a church and ment, which was achieved of control problems,” Ruby Staff Writer few people see: the technical through the combining of dif- (12) said. “I keep everyone crew. ferent shades and textures. in line backstage as the deck The tech crew is the For each production crew head.” Certain names of past supportive backbone of each a deck crew is assembled Rubyʼs past produc- students come to mind when and every production. Be- from tech students who au- tion work includes 7 Brides someone talks about Birdville hind every prop, piece of dition. Each member of the for 7 Brothers, Annie, Skin of High Schoolʼs short but suc- wood and painted set is a deck crew, led by a deck Our Teeth and Over the Riv- cessful theatre program. hardworking student equally crew head, has a certain re- er and Through the Woods. Johnny Kerr. Melanie Size- as dedicated to his or her Photo by Jessica Rigsby sponsibility during the show, One of the consider- more. Andy Harold. More job behind the scenes as the such as moving props dur- ably challenging positions recent graduates include Jett actors performing onstage. ing blackouts, closing and on the deck crew is stage Cain, Gabe Whitehurst, Julia The techies –theatre term for opening curtains, or running manager. The stage manager Johnson and Jessica Graham. technical workers– are rarely backstage lights. Gus Ruby, sits backstage during the All of these students are past given credit where credit is Much Ado About Nothingʼs production and waits for cer- actors and actresses in the the- due, even though they work deck crew head, worked tain spots in the play called atre program who dedicated to bring Birdvilleʼs produc- technical class, under the a pub, as well as a large fence hard to maintain the deck cues, such as certain lines themselves and their abilities tions to life than the actors guidance of theatre director and swing unit. Each build- crewʼs professionalism and or actions performed by the to the drama department to themselves. Michael Valentine, designed ing had to have bricks hand work ethic. onstage actors. When these bring a myriad of characters In Birdvilleʼs most and built a massive set that painted onto them to create “[We work] fairly cues occur, the stage man- ager will alert the light and sound crews over a walkie- HMC aims for spiritual growth in school talkie type headset. The stage nizations. This brings up the teacher cannot be in the that the group is only for School. manager keeps the technical Terry Gilbert question of how religious room. members of the band. “FCA targets ath- aspect of the show smooth, Advertising Editor groups are able to exist. HMC was origi- “Weʼre hardcore for letes. It doesnʼt exclude controlled and organized. The answer is simple: the nally created to make room Jesus, and thereʼs music,” anybody, but it targets a The stage manager plays a Nick Ramos (10) said. different group. They have fundamental part in the suc- It is no secret that HMC is a nondenom- more focus on prayer while cess of a production. the predominant religion in inational group with the we have more music,” Tay- For some shows, stu- Texas is Christianity. De- purpose of learning more lor Lumby (10) said. dents are also given the re- spite that, most students do about God through music, One of the ways that sponsibilities of costumes not feel the need to openly prayer, and group discus- HMC plans to reach teens and props. The costume express their faith. Groups sion. Once the meeting is called “The Way”. It crews ensure that the ac- such as FCA (Fellowship of starts, the group starts sing- is primarily centered in torsʼ costumes are cleaned, Christian Athletes) and the ing modern Christian mu- Keller, where it originated. maintained, picked up after a newly created HMC (Hard- sic, accompanied by gui- The purpose is to gather performance and possibly al- core Musicians for Christ) tar. Afterwards, the group the schoolʼs Christian pop- tered before the show. When have taken it upon them- discusses a topic meant to ulation together to pray for the show calls for a spotlight, selves to provide anyone help a daily relationship the school. one or more members of the who wants a better under- with God. “Thatʼs part of the crew will be on the catwalk standing of their beliefs to “[Our goals are] to whole reason why we start- above the audience physi- learn in a group setting. reach out to the school and ed, so we can reach out,” cally moving the spotlight It is a federal law that L to R: Chris Redwine (11), Curtis McConnell (11), Tay- share Godʼs words,” Curtis Melissa Yeakley (12) said. onstage. teachers cannot lead stu- lor Hines (11), Katie Jenkins (10) and Nick Ramos (10) McConnell (11) said. HMC is thinking Watch for the up- dents in any religious activ- Although many toward the future. With coming shows that the tech ity. Birdville ISD has said law says that a teacher can- for the varying schedules members of HMC have at hard work, dedication, and crews will be working their that a teacher must sponsor not lead a religious group, of band members. This one time been in the FCA, a little help from the big backstage wizardry for. The all clubs, groups and orga- but it does not say that the does not in any way mean the two groups are very dif- guy upstairs, they hope to shows include the UIL One- ferent. FCA is a national or- become a driving force in act Last Night of Ballyhoo CLUB MATRIX ganization, whereas HMC spiritual development of and the student-directed Where lights, sound and video come together to form a matrix of dance is only at Birdville High the school. shows of Studio Fest. exclusively for teens 13 to 17! Open every Friday & Saturday night 7PM til Mid.!

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Watch the Academy Awards SAG Awards, Criticʼs Choice, Golden Globes on ABC, Sunday March 5th tip Academy Awardsʼ viewers on Oscar picks best actress at the Criticʼs ie Newton, Ryan Phillippe Globes. seemed to have about five Kylie Morrison Choice, Screen Actors and Larenz Tate. Desperate House- big players seeping at the Opinions Editor Guild and the Golden Cinderella Man wives won outstanding award shows. The Oscars Globes. Joaquin Pheonix won awards at the Crit- performance by an en- are suspected to be the won for best actor musi- icʼs Choice and Screen semble cast at the Golden same way, with many of Some consider the Os- cal/comedy at the Golden Actors Guild awards for Globes. It also won best the same nominations cars to be the best of all award Globes. The movie also best supporting actor Paul series musical/comedy at as the Golden Globes, shows, but usually it is the Golden Globes. Fe- Criticʼs Choice and just a refl ection of award llicityicity H Huffmanuffman walkedwalked Screen Actors shows that have come aawayway w withith o outstandingutstanding Guild. before it. Through award pperformanceerformance b byy anan ac-ac- shows like the Screen Ac- ttressress atat tthehe SScreencreen AAc-c- tors Guild (SAG), Criticʼs ttorsors GGuild.uild. Choice and the Golden For Greyʼs Anat- Globes viewers are able oomymy Sandra Oh won to get an idea of the yearʼs bbestest aactressctress iinn a ddramarama Oscar winners. aatt tthehe SSAGAG aandnd GGoldenolden The top movies GGlobes.lobes. sweeping the award shows The HBO series are Brokeback Mountain, EEmpirempire FFallsalls won best Walk the Line, Crash, Cin- aactor,ctor, PPaulaul NNewman,ewman, aatt derella Man and Capote. received best musical/ Giamatti. the SAG. He also won for Brokeback Mountain comedy at the Golden For the movie Ca- best supporting actor at won best picture, best di- Globes. pote Phillip Seymour the Golden Globes. Over- rector (Ang Lee) and best Crash took best Hoffman won best actor all the show won for best drama at Criticʼs Choice. At acting ensemble at the at the Criticʼs Choice, miniseries at the Golden the Golden Globes it won Criticʼs Choice and SAG Screen Actors Guild and Globes. best drama, best screenplay award. The cast included the Golden Globes. Lost won for out- (Diana Ossana), and origi- Ludacris, Sandra Bullock, Television shows, standing performance by nal song (A Heart that Will Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, though not included in an ensemble in a drama Never Grow Old). Jennifer Esposito, William the Oscars, also picked up series at the SAG and the For Walk the Line Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, awards at the Screen Ac- Golden Globes. Reese Witherspoon won Terrance Howard, Thand- tors Guild and the Golden Overall, last year Comedian Jon Stewart to host show, humor appeals to younger audiences in that he is not well growth and provides the Stewart turned heads Jason Gamble known for his standup most humor for fellow with his fiery criticism Staff Writer comedy or acting his- teammates. of CNNʼs Crossfire host tory, preferring a more Stewart began to Tucker Carlson and co- The 78th Oscars are relaxed and easygoing find success in comedy host Paul Begala, claim- looking to be one of the approach to his com- when he moved to New ing they were “partisan most interesting, heated, edy. York in 1986, and in hacks.” Stewart then and glamorous Oscar cer- Stewart grew up in 1993 he began hosting asked them to “stop hurt- emonies with comedian L a w r e n c e v - the The ing America” with their Jon Stewart hosting. ille, New Jer- JJonon S Stew-tew- biased and uninteresting Stewart, best known sey, battling aartrt S Showhow debates. for his sardonic “The Dai- anti-Semitic oonn M MTV,TV, CNN cancelled ly Show With Jon Stew- harassment as TThehe D Dailyaily Crossfire six months lat- art” on Comedy Central, the only Jew- S h o w ʼ s er, citing reasons other mixes political, social, ish student pprecursor.recursor. than Stewartʼs criticism and irreverently satiri- in his high AAlthoughlthough for its cancellation, but cal humor to appeal to a school. T h e fans of Jon Stewart gen- younger, hip generation In his JJonon S Stew-tew- erally laud Stewart for that prides itself on keep- college years aartrt S Showhow his unswerving views ing savvy with the cur- at the College f l o p p e d for true Athenian De- rent politics of the day. of William aandnd w wasas mocracy. With past guests includ- and Mary in Williams- cancelled in June 1995, With his keen eye ing former President Bill burg, Virginia, Stewart but Stewart caught the for unconventional com- Clinton, Bob Dole, and found moderate success attention of Comedy edy and wit, Stewart Kermit the Frog, Stewart on the menʼs soccer Central. should help make this has gained notoriety with team. Stewart took up the yearʼs Oscar Ceremony his list of high-profile Stewart had an position of host for The one of the best yet. guests. award named in his hon- Daily Show upon host His program, “The Stewart differs from or, the “Leibo,” which is Craig Kilbornʼs retire- Daily Show With Jon past Oscar hosts Billy annually awarded to the ment in 1999, which he Stewart”, is shown at Crystal, Robin Williams, teammate who experi- continues to host today. 7:00 p.m. on Comedy and Whoopi Goldberg ences the most personal In October 2004 Central each weekday. INTEREST THE HAWK 5 Academy Awards ‘06

Watch the Academy Awards on ABC, Sunday March 5th Statuettes nicknamed Oscar, established 1972 in fi lm business. business. fi rst run of production, ex- resemble her uncle named Amber Bell Shortly thereafter, New statues are made cluding the time when his Oscar; the Academy staff Features Editor MGM art director Cedric every January by R.S. Ow- pedestal was made taller in began referring to it as Os- Gibbons designed the Os- ens and Company, who 1945. Each statuette is hand car from then on. After the Academy car statuette, and a sculptor has continued creating the crafted. In 2000, just weeks of Motion Picture Arts from Los Angeles, George statuettes since 1983. Formally named before the Academy and Sciences was estab- Stanley, created the three- The statuettes were “The Academy Award of Awards, the entire ship- lished in 1927, a group of dimensional fi gure. It was originally gold-plated Merit”, the statuette has ment of Oscar statuettes people met for a dinner a knight standing on a reel bronze. Later, due to metal taken on the nickname Os- was stolen from a ship- and debated on how of fi lm as he gripped a shortages in World War II, car. The birth of this nick- ping dock. Although the to best credit those sword. plaster, and today have tak- name is not clear, and the statuettes were recovered a who had the most The fi rst awards ban- en on a new style in gold- Academy did not use this week later, since the inci- outstanding quet was held on May 16, plated britannium. name until 1939. dent in 2000, Noreen Pro- achievements 1929. Since then, 2,530 Oscar stands 13 1/2 The most popular haska, representative for statuettes have been pre- inches tall and weighs close rumor for the nickname R.S. Owens, has been the sented to the most out- to eight and half pounds. is that an Academy librar- United Air Linesʼ escort standing actors, actresses, The fi gure has not ian, Margaret Herrick, said for the shipments of statu- casts and directors in the been changed since the that the statuette seemed to ettes. Critics predict Best Picture winners, weed through previous competitions Phillip Seymour Hoffman as her acting capabilities Leeʼs widely commended Priscilla for his portrayal of writer attempt to outweigh her fi lm, Brokeback Moun- Totiyapungprasert Truman Capote, or perhaps “pretty, made-for-Holly- tain, which may be what Staff Writer even Heath Ledger, who wood face”. It will mostly helps him beat out the has been praised by both likely come down between likes of Bennett Miller for critics and moviegoers. Dench and Huffman. Capote. Clooney is over- Everyone from critics Though Capote has not With the Director shadowed in the press by to movie buffs are weeding had as much publicity as award, usually the movie his competitors, but per- through Oscar competition Walk the Line or Brokeback that is the best directed haps the Academy would trying to fi gure out who is like to surprise people this going to win what. year. Oscar judges in the Best Original past have a tendency to Best Picture Screenplay nominees are pick winners based on Crash, Good Night, and movies that have had the 1. Million Dollar Baby 2004 Good Luck, Match Point, most hype, the most seri- 2. Chicago 2002 The Squid and the Whale, ous storyline, or have had 3. The Silence of the Lambs 1991 and Syriana. Past winners the most emotional im- 4. Gandhi 1982 include Eternal Sunshine pact, usually with one or 5. The Godfather 1972 of the Spotless Mind, Lost two good surprises thrown 6. My Fair Lady 1964 in Translation, and Talk in the mix. Movies that are 7. Ben Hur 1959 to Her. The Academy of- historical or have a strong 8. Casablanca 1943 ten pick quirky, uncon- moral always stand a good 9. Gone With the Wind 1939 ventional storylines from chance. Usually, there is 10. Wings 1927/28 “real life” movies about one movie that is nomi- interconnected lives and nated in many categories, moving, eccentric char- but does not win any major Mountain, the Oscars like also wins Best Picture. acters. This puts Woody awards save for perhaps the biopic genre and Phil- Predicting could be diffi - Allenʼs Match Point as a one. lip Seymour Hoffmanʼs cult though as all the Best strong contender, along For the Best Actor true-to-form performance Director nominees have di- with Crash and The Squid award, nominees include will be hard to beat. rected all the movies nomi- and the Whale. Syriana is Phillip Symour Hoffman Nominees for Best nated for Best Picture. The the most unlikely to win. (Capote), Terrence How- Actress are Judi Dench nominees include Ang Lee Nominees for ard (Hustle and Flow), (Mrs. Henderson Presents), (Brokeback Mountain), arguably the most presti- Heath Ledger (Brokeback Felicity Huffman (Trans- Bennett Miller (Capote), gious award, Best Picture, Mountain), Joaquin Phoe- america), Keira Knightley Paul Haggis (Crash), include Brokeback Moun- nix (Walk the Line), and (Pride and Prejudice), and George Clooney (Good tain, Capote, Crash, Good David Strathaim (Good Charlize Theron (North Night, and Good Luck), Night, and Good Luck, Night, and Good Luck). Country). Refl ecting on and Steven Spielberg (Mu- and Munich. Usually the The past three Best Actor the last three Best Ac- nich). Steven Spielberg, winners for this award are winners won for movies tress winners, the Acad- already a highly-known di- the most publicized, the that were either historical, emy likes tortured souls recting veteren, will most ones that are the grand dramatic, or a biopic. and strong female leaders. likely be cast out. movies of epic (or fl ashy) The Best Actor Though Theron portrays Competition will proportions. With Crash award will probably come a feminist advocate, she probably be within the and Brokeback Moun- down to either Joaquin has already won an Oscar triad of Haggis for his tain both being the most Phoenix for his portrayal two years ago. Knightley darkly honest and heart- talked-about movies, the of musician Johnny Cash, would be the underdog wrenching fi lm, Crash, award will most likely go to one of them. 6 THE HAWK SPORTS Girls Soccer remains strong through season Tournament at the FAAC/ Northside High School at Keller Cental 4-2, and Dia- another stepping stone to- more promising to advance Shane Crawford Birdville and defeated all the FAAC. The girls defeat- mond Hill Jarvis 9-0. wards a district champion- beyond District play than Staff Writer adversaries by winning the ed Northside with a score With a record of 16- ship and a bid to extend last yearʼs team, partially entire tournament, but only of 7-0, and since, have de- 2, the Lady Hawks have their season deep into the due to the teamʼs connec- With temperatures after wining the fi nal game feated Brewer High School reached a point of high playoffs. This seasonʼs tion that many have shared breaking the seventy mark against Joshua High School 6-0, Carter Riverside 6-0, expectations as well as a team is hyped to be even since freshman year. this February, the weather 5-0. The Lady Hawks also has been depicted as rare, competed in the Colony unique, and only heating Tournament at the Colony up, but unknown to most to which they did not come is the strikingly identical away with an overall tour- qualities represented by this nament championship title, yearʼs Lady Hawk soccer but did gain valuable experi- team who hopes to make ence points as well as a few their way to and through the wins to boost them into the playoffs. upcoming district play. The Lady Hawks Between and after kicked off their season with Tournaments, the team a three-team scrimmage, fac- matched-up against Aledo ing McKinney High School High School in a non-dis- and Highland Park High trict match-up, as well as School. The scrimmage was 5-A Southlake Carroll, and held at McKinney High, 5-A Fossil Ridge. The team and gave way as to how the proved successful as they

Lady Hawks would perform defeated Aledo and Fossil Photo by in the remainder of the sea- Ridge, but lost to Carroll

son. The girls even tied the in close game that resulted Danielle Ram defending state fi nalists in 1-0. the scrimmage. District play began th ir

Following up on the January 30 when the Lady ez pre-season hype, the girls Hawks tried to gain a 1-0 competed in the Birdville district start as they played Courtney Crowson (11) gets ready to run to third base in the game against Pascal. Arena league replaces NFL as sport alternative impact, fast pace qualities covery. Will Pettis can not City Utah. and no interceptions. sion is no great amount of Shane Crawford of the AFL, the rules allow go unmentioned. Defen- The Desperados In week 3 action, the money, and the side enter- Staff Writer both missed fi eld goals as sively, defensive specialist performed top notch as Desperados destroyed the tainment is worth it alone. well as kickoffs to be re- Hamin Milligan recorded WR Will Pettis earned the Columbus Destroyers with With dancers, mascots, The NFL season has bounded off the end zone 10 tackles, an ADT defen- U.S. Army Ironman of the a score of 52-38, and have and end of quarter con- offi cially come to a close nets, the clock stops when a sive player of the game Game honors again, Jer- improved their record to 3- tests, the whole outing can with the Pitsburgh Steelers player goes out of bounds, award, and all that mat- maine Jones was named 0 this season. be said to be a show within crowned as Super Bowl XL or throws an incomplete ters, one Brigade helmet ADT Defensive Player of The Desperados play an action packed game of champions with a defeat pass, but only in the last knocked clean off. the Game, Terrill Shaw their games at the Ameri- football, and any football over the Seahawks, but un- minute of play, and there is The Desperados set a receiving record with can Airlines Center, locat- that reaches the stands be- beknownst to most football absolutely no punting. entered week 2 and came 208-yards with 11 catches ed where the Dallas Mav- comes onesʼ own souvenir, fanatics is the condensed With the rules away with a win of 56-53 and Clint Dolezel complet- ericks and Stars play their so that every aspect of a version of football played only furthering the thrill of over the Utah Blaze at the ed 21-31 passes for 343- regular season games. good time is right at onesʼ within the confi nes of an the game, the players of the Delta Center in Salt Lake yards, seven touchdowns, The price of admis- fi ngertips and wallet. indoor padded surface 85 AFL offer back the price of feet wide and 50-yards long admission with an assort- with eight yard end zones ment of skull-rattling hits, to create what is dubbed the spectacular catches, and an Odd Sports not always popular Arena Football League. in your face running game, ways to pass the time. Such boxing has been in exis- of a multitude of contes- The rules of the Are- literally. J.B. Martin sports as hockey, soccer, tence since the beginning tants chasing a large wheel na Football League, to be To cap off the begin- Staff Writer and football are evolved of mankind, but its earliest of cheese down an impos- called the AFL hence forth, ning of the next chapter of forms of games played traces date back to 4000 sibly steep hill, usually get- are very much the same the AFLʼs 20 seasons, Dal- Although some may recreationally thousands BC. ting injured in the process. as those of the NFL, with lasʼs very own Desperados argue that sports such as of years ago. Hockey has Many odd sports have With the Olympics slightly varying regulations scratched a “W” in the win water polo, badminton, or been played, in various not become so popular, coming up later this year, that pertain more specifi - column. curling have no right to forms, since the 16th centu- however. Irish road bowl- there are sure to be some cally to the dimensions of The AFL, due to the even be called a sport due ry. Soccer has been around ing is a game in which con- pretty unusual sports repre- play. shortened fi eld, hypotheti- to their unusual nature, since the Han dynasty. testants simply throw a ball sented there. Discontinued With a goal post cally, should average more there exist other sports, un- Rugby, the predeces- a certain distance along the strange Olympic sports in- only nine-feet in width in- points per game than a tra- beknownst to most, whose sor to American Football, side of the road. clude live pigeon shooting, corporating a 15-foot high ditional game of football, popularity is so miniscule became an offi cial sport Another odd Euro- tug of war, and croquet. crossbar, the task of kick- and hypothetically, this is that only a select few even in 1845. Included in the pean sport takes place in Other unorthodox ing a fi eld goal from any defi nitely true with more have knowledge of their original Olympic Games, Gloucestershire, England: events currently included where on the fi eld becomes points merely being an un- existence. wrestlingʼs history is also the annual Cooperʼs Hill in the Olympic Games are more of a question of ac- derstatement. Ancient civilizations a long one. Also, the most Cheese Rolling and Wake. skeleton, curling and bi- curacy rather than of pure The Desperados have always found clever primitive form of fi ghting, The competition consists athlon. distance. racked up 58 points to the Straying from the Kansas City Brigadesʼ 44, NFL rulebook, the AFL al- and under the lead of their lows eight players on the new quarterback, Clint Baseball grows on past reputation fi eld from each team at a Dolezel whom entered his junior class, and our seniors A Trinity, and 3-A Forney. should be coming back time rather than the tradi- eleventh season this year Shane Crawford are no joke either,” Garrett Tournament play begins strong, but we feel that rd tional eleven, and in addi- with 25 of his 35 passes Staff Writer Thomas (11) said. February 23 starting with with this yearʼs dedication, tion to this, all the players completed for 271-yards The varsity season the Baylor Tournament, we can pull out two wins must play both ways with and seven touchdowns. This seasonʼs varsity began with a series of six and ending with the Wichita against them,” Thomas the exception of the kicker, Clint wasnʼt the only team will have a reputation scrimmages and is to be Falls Tournament on March said. quarterback, and offensive one contributing to Dal- to fulfi ll as well as a chance followed up by three tour- 9th. The team will begin The team, while very th specialist. lasʼs 1-0 start, because by to fulfi ll the teamʼs not so naments. Following the district play on March 14 diverse, even found a way Conditioning is a receiving the U.S. Ironman distant goal of a district inner-squad scrimmage with a match-up against to bring themselves to- major factor in the AFL as of the game award that is championship. that determined the current Eastern Hills, and is set to gether as a team this year, th well, due to the restriction given to a player that con- “Despite our loses teams, the varsity prepped end April 29 with the past and through their Birdville of only one substitution per tributes via three phases of from last year, we still have for and played against 5-A yearʼs rival, Azle. Hawk crew cuts, they hope quarter for each of the eight the game: touchdown, in- a large selection of talent Plano, 5-A Burleson, 4-A “Azle only lost a few to play as a team rather than players. To stress the high terception, and fumble re- coming up from this yearʼs Aledo, 5-A Fossil Ridge, 5- players last year, so they a group of individuals. SPORTS THE HAWK 7 Beneath Softball hopes for district 3-peat Lady Hawks begin regular season with championship in mind Webb (12). the Bleachers Sara Wood The Lady Hawks Sports Editor even have a post-game tra- dition. Every time the girls The Hawk softball win a game they do a chick- Olympic Skating team has been conditioning en dance on the fi eld. The and training for six months logo on the softball shirts The U.S. womenʼs fi gure now in order to achieve this year is “Do the Chick- skating team could have their goal this season, to en Shuffl e.” Some girls been one member short be the only sports team at even carry a rubber chicken if the committee would Birdville to get three dis- in their backpack at school have approved her a re- trict championships in a for good luck. placement after her with- row. The team this year drawl. The Lady Hawks is made up of primar- Replacement Em- have already proved they ily seniors including Emily ily Hughes got the phone are off to a strong start with Webb, Tammy Kierg and call Saturday night say- winning the home opener Chelsea Welch. Although ing that should would on February 14th against the team is 3/4 seniors, ju- replace Kwan when she Photo by Sara Wood Pascal High School. The fi - nior Lauren Woodside is a was out eating sushi with Sports Editor nal score was 5-1. Three of strong factor on the team. her family. Danielle Ram the runs scored were hit by This season the girls Hughes arrived in U.S. womenʼs fi g- senior Tammy Kierg. will be dissapointed if they Torino on February 16 ure skater Michelle Kwan They will be play- get anything less than dis- ir

and wasted no time prac- ez recently had to withdraw ing in a tournament held in trict championship. Last ticing for the games. out of the olypmics due to New Braunfels next week. year the Lady Hawks lost in Sister Sarah a groin injury. The injury “Coach Porter is de- the fi rst round of playoffs. Hughes is in Torino to just progressed when she termined to get our third Azle will be their big- support Emily, but she Callie Rice (12) gets readyready to run to thirdthird base in the started her fi rst practice at district title,” said Emily gest compitition this year. the olympics. tries to maintain a low game against Pascal. The decision to profi le to prevent divert- withdraw was recomend- ing attention from her ed by team doctor Jim sister to her. Indiana trades all-starRon Artest Moeller. Trying to step son dropped to 19.6 this teammate. who can easily fi ll the spot Kwanʼs replace- out of her sisters shaw- J.B. Martin season. Overall the trade is of injured star power for- ment will be 17 year old dow maybe harder than Staff Writer Artest only played fairly even. Both teams dis- ward Jermaine OʼNeal. Emily Hughes, the young- Hughes expected. In a seven games for the Pacers missed players that were Sacramento got a er sister os Sarah Hughes press conference a re- Former Indiana Pacer before he was suspended, not functioning to their full powerful offensive force in who happens to be a 2002 porter mistakenly called Ron Artest was offi cially and only 16 games this sea- potential. Ron Artest, who is sure to th olympic winner. Emily by her sisters traded on January 25 for son before he was traded to Indiana got a quiet ef- make some noise in Arco This is Hughes fi rst name. small forward Peja Stoja- the Sacramento Kings in a fi cient leader in Stojakovic, Arena. year as a senior skater. The U.S. womenʼs kovic of the Sacramento deal involving Peja Stoja- Hughes fi nished fi fth as fi gure skating team is ex- Kings. kovic. Skate America as well as pected to do well in the The deal was initially Pejaʼs performance rejected by Artest, a player Playoff dreams getting third at the nation- short program on tues- on the court has also been al championships. She day. who was seemingly dissat- sub-par recently due to in- won the bronze medal at Sasha Cohen is isfi ed with his position in juries that caused him to last years Junior National the expected gold med- Indiana. However, it ended miss eight games this sea- end in Ft. Worth up going through after Art- Championship. al winner this year but son. ets fought back with a tight est apparently had a sponta- Kwan should have sheʼs not letting that get His points per game Caleb Wilson defense, keeping the game neous change of heart. never accepted to com- to her head. Cohen has dropped from 24.2 to 20.1 Entertainment Editor close and low-scoring in Artest is probably pete in the winter plym- been practicing in a rink before he was traded to the the fi rst two quarters. better known for his tem- pics if she knew she was 90 minutes away from Pacers. Stojakovicʼs shoot- On Monday, Febru- In the second half, the peramental attitude, name- not one hundred percent. Torino just to keep the ing percentage also dropped ary 13th, the Lady Hawks Lady Jackets came back ly the incident in Detroit Although the olym- media focus off of her. almost 4 percent. entered their fi rst playoff with a vengence. They took last season (which he was pic committee allowed Overall the U.S. With many of their game of the season with the Hawksʼ lead and over- suspended the remainder her a replacement, there womenʼs fi gure skating veterans gone, Sacramento high hopes. Their oppo- turned it to favor their side. of the season for) than his was a good chance that team is expected to re- will have a tough time du- nenets were the Arlington With a new lead in the third ability to perform in clutch she could not have gotten cover after the breaking plicating its success in past Heights Yellow Jackets of quarter, the Jackets quickly situations. one since it was a pre ex- news of Kwanʼs drop out, years. Fort Worth. widened the points gap. This season Artestʼs sisting injury. but do not be suprised if Mike Bibby, one of The Lady Hawks The Lady Hawks at- contribution to the Pacers Kwan took a big the team does not place the only remaining Sacra- kept the Lady Jacketsʼ un- tempted a last push in the was affected by his actions risk by going to Torino. at all due to that loss. mento leaders, may also der their thumbs in the fi rst fourth quarter closing, clos- last year. His 24.6 points have a tough time coping half, keeping their scoring ing in on the Jackets. The per game in the 04-05 sea- with his boisterous new to a minimum. The Jack- fi nal score was 56-41.

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