The WARRIOR BEAT Oak Grove High school vol. 56, issue 2 / October 16, 2017 A NEW TERM, A NEW SCHEDULE: OG INTRODUCES POWER HOUR by: Brand Thaggard / brandthaggard Oak Grove High will implement its new “Power During the other half of Power Hour students will report Hour” today. This new format will bring many chang- to a classrooms based on their academic standing. Stu- es to the daily schedule of the student body. dents who fall below a certain average will be contacted Beginning in the morning, students will report to schedule mandatory tutoring. If students have any immediately to first block rather than to home- makeup work or tests to complete, it will be done so room, as homeroom will not exist anymore. In- during this time, eliminating the need for coming to stead of having three 90-minute classes and a school early or staying late. Students who are in good 130-minute class including the four lunches, there academic standing, and do not have makeup work to be will now be four 90-minute classes and an hour-long completed, will be allowed to choose where they will spend “break” in between second and third blocks. First their extra 30 minutes. block will begin at 8:15 and end at 9:50. Sec- Teachers will have rooms designated for certain ond block will be from 9:55 to 11:25. Pow- activities ranging from study halls to coloring to er Hour will be from 11:30 to 12:30. nap zones. Eventually, there will be classrooms Third block is 12:35 to 2:05. And dedicated to playing old TV shows, Disney Fourth block is movies, or board games. 2:10 to 3:40. This hour will also eventu- One of the ally be a new meeting time most affected as- for school clubs. Teachers pects due to this will now have office hours change in sched- on certain days during the ule is the way week and will be posted lunches will work. outside of each teacher’s There will no lon- classroom. Other options ger be four sepa- that are available are ACT rate lunches. Instead Prep classes, life skills classes, students will either go and more will be rolled out as to lunch during the first Power Hour progresses. or last half of the Power One thing students have to re- Hour. To accommodate member is that Power Hour is a for these changes, stu- privilege that can be taken away dents may choose to eat at any moment. Students who mis- in the lunchroom or in des- use Power Hour wil lose the privilege ignated classrooms called and opportunities it provides. A spe- “cafes.” cial Power Hour detention will be held Students will be responsible in room D115. Infracting students will be for clearing their food remains assigned to this detention for an amount of and trash themselves, as there will time that will be directly proportionate to the be no time for cafeteria employees to infraction. do this as they have in the past. Spills will The success of Power Hour relies on the stu- be the students’ responsibility to clean, with dents willingness and ability to abide by the rules set any needed assistance from an employee. forth and take advantage of this opportunity that has been provided to them. TRUMP’S TRAVEL BAN CASE DISMISSED BY SUPREME COURT by: Abby Weir / @abigail_w_ tive order on September 24 that clause of the First Amendment- is overrode his temporary ban. This again in question. Also in question new order created an indefinite ban is whether Trump has the power to The Trump administration has on eight Muslim-majority countries. issue such an order; does allow- gained a sizable victory as the Su- On October 10 the Supreme Court ing this ban provide Trump with too preme Court recently dismissed the dismissed the case concerning the much power? case concerning the President’s temporary ban in an official state- This ruling basically puts every- temporary travel ban on Muslim- ment saying they considered the one back at square one. New cases majority countries. Recall earlier this situation to “no longer present a will be heard at the local level but year when President Trump issued ‘live case or controversy.’” are expected to quickly rise to the a controversial ban on six countries Though the initial case has been national level once again. Hearings for an interim of time. Many states abandoned, the administration is concerning the new ban will be held fought the proclamation in court, not in the clear. Many aspects of the throughout the rest of October and and the case was eventually taken indefinite ban from last month are the rest of the year. It is highly likely to the Supreme Court due to a pos- still in question, and many states the controversy concerning Trump’s sible violation of the First Amend- have already refiled their suits, this executive orders is far from over. ment, which guarantees freedom time against the indefinite ban. The Only time will tell if his orders will of religion in the United States of Photo Courtesy of NBC News constitutionality of the ban -whether hold up in a court of law. President Trump issued an executive order on America. it violates the freedom of religion September 24 calling for an indefinite ban on Trump issued a second execu- eight Muslim-majority countries. News..................................Pg 2 Sports................................Pg 3 Opinion..............................Pg 4 Halloween.........................Pg 6 Features............................Pg 8 INSIDE SPORTS FEATURES ENTERTAINMENT Entertainment................Pg 10 page 2 NEWS OCTOBER 16, 2017 OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL 5198 OLD HIGHWAY 11 HATTIESBURG, MS 39402 HURRICANE MARIA DEVASTATES PUERTO RICO EDITOR by: Matthew Williams / @_matthew.williams President Trump stated that he want- KATIE WILLIAMS ed to “wipe out” Puerto Rico’s debt of COPY EDITOR $74 billion to help the territory recov- MATTHEW WILLIAMS Puerto Rico is struggling to recover er from the disaster. Clearing Puerto from the catastrophic damages caused Rico’s debt is a controversial topic as STAFF by Hurricane Maria. The island was ABBY WEIR it financially has both advantages and ANNA PITTMAN slammed for several days by Hurricane disadvantages. Puerto Rico’s main debt ANNA SIMMONS Maria, a category five and category ANNA WATTS comes from an accumulation of debts ALEC HUDSON four hurricane. Wind speeds of almost from Wall Street. BELLA MASSENBURG 150 mph caused damages throughout Many people see this as an unconsti- BRAD HUMPHREYS Puerto Rico, but it was the flooding and BRADY SMITH tutional method of aiding Puerto Rico. BRAND THAGGARD surges were most devastating. The way the US helps Puerto Rico is EMMIE PERKINS Puerto Rico is receiving an enor- FAITH NAZARIO publically crucial because people con- JOHN SHUTZE mous amount of help from the US by tinue to agree that the US is practicing KATE MCNEESE transporting families across the Gulf of modern colonization by asserting au- KAT THAGGARD Mexico and into Florida. The disaster MIA PIERCE thority over the territory. Not only would PAYNE PETRO has left nearly 92 percent of the popu- it cost the US $74 billion, but it would REAGAN DANIELL lation without power. The massive loss also entrust the territory with forming a of power throughout Puerto Rico has new and dependable system of recov- ABOVE: A mom comforts her two children in the re- made rescues and recoveries much mains of their home in San Isidro, Puerto Rico after Hur- @thewarriorbeat ery mostly on their own. ricane Maria devastated the US territory. harder tasks. (Photo Courtesy of TIME) Rescue teams are still looking for @thewarriorbeat missing people. Hurricane Maria’s BELOW: Emergency supplies of food and water, in ad- dition to medical supplies arrive in Puerto Rican ports. ONLINE NEWSPAPER death toll has reached 34 in Puerto Rico (Photo Courtesy of CNBC) ogwarriorbeat.com alone. HOMECOMING LAS VEGAS SHOOTING WORST IN US HISTORY WEEK 2O17 by: John Shutze / @johnshutze from Paddock’s room, including a hand- brother was a frequent gambler. An em- OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 3 gun, assault rifles, and a rifle modified ployee at the Mandalay Bay Resort and October 30, 2017 to shoot fully automatic rounds. Am- Casino revealed that Paddock gambled At the annual Route 91 Country Mu- monium nitrate, a very powerful com- for eight hours straight on the night be- St.Patrick’s sic Festival, 64 year old Stephen Pad- Day pound used in explosives, was found fore the attack. It was also discovered dock fired into a crowd of 22,000 peo- in Paddock’s vehicle. Upon searching that Paddock was recently prescribed October 31, 2017 ple from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Paddock’s home in Mesquite, Nevada, the anti-anxiety medication Diazepam, Bay Resort and Casino, killing 59 and Halloween 19 more firearms were discovered. better known as Valium. injuring 530. Las Vegas Police initially Although no clear motive for the Paddock’s girlfriend, 62 year old tried to breach Paddock’s Suite, how- attack has been found, Clark County Marilou Danley, who was in the Philip- November 1, 2017 ever, Paddock fired at first respond- Sheriff Joseph Lombardo stated that pines on the night of the shooting, ar- Fourth of ers, forcing them to call SWAT teams the attack was “obviously premeditat- rived to the US on Tuesday to meet with July for backup. When SWAT teams arrived ed.” Eric Paddock, brother of the gun- the FBI for questioning. Authorities be- at the Suite, Paddock was found dead November 2, 2017 man, told authorities that his brother lieve Paddock acted alone in the attack, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.