Columbus High School November/December 2019 #Team215 Volume 1, Issue 3 215 Hemlock Street Columbus, MS 39702 (662) 241-7200 Falcon Flyer

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

ELECTION DAY COVERAGE New Teachers, Who’s Who ..... 2 Ask an Administrator ...... 3 BY GUEST REPORTER, JACOB BANDOCK World News, ASVAB...... 4 Though the majority of the country doesn’t consider 2019 an election year, happens to be Beta, Administrator……………...5 one of three (alongside Kentucky and ) states that holds not only statewide but local elections as well. This year, Democrats selected Attorney General Jim Hood, the only statewide Democrat left in Election Coverage………………...6 the state, while the Republicans threw their weight behind Lieutenant Governor , though he Red Ribbon Week .……………...7 faced a divisive primary against State Rep. Fred Foster and former State Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr., the son of former Governor William Waller. Calendar…………………..………...8

First and foremost, I think it’s important for Mississippi voters to understand that both men are quite SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST conservative when viewed through the lens of national politics. While the national Democratic Party leans leftward on social and economic issues, AG Hood is pro-life and cannot be painted as a “gun grab- • Election Day Today!!! bing socialist” due to his views on firearms. While Hood seems to stray away from his national party, using caution to avoid being linked to Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders, Tate Reeves embraces • CHS Answers your Ques- Donald Trump and the national party. In summary, Hood is trying his best to separate himself from his tions party so voters will see his name, not the letter next to it. On the other hand, Reeves is tying himself closely to the President in order to maximize support from Trump voters; considering Trump won the • See who dressed up for state in 2016, this strategy could very well pay off. RRW!

(continued p. 6) • Beta Develops Leaders • Talent Show Dec 17 See Dr. Browning to sign up!! NEW TEACHERS, NEW VISIONS

BY MYA COLEMAN AND KIASHA HARRIS

We have many excellent new garten through fifth grade, and teachers and every month we my mom is a first-grade teacher introduce a new one. As we are at Fairview. So, the district has winding down the list, we’d like always been in my blood.” Re- to introduce Ms. Lane and Ms. garding her view on CHS now Johnson. that she has been here awhile, she stated, “I think it’s a great Ms. Lane teaches 10th grade Eng- school; with great teachers and lish this year. She says that she supportive staff. Like any school went to Mississippi State Uni- we have our challenges, but we versity for both of her degrees. surpass our challenges.” She was Ms. Lane seems to be warming asked how she felt about us up to the environment of the dropping from a 6A to a 5A and school, stating that “there’s no she answered with this, “That’s place like home!” just school population; it doesn’t define who we are as a school or When asked why she chose CHS, a community.” She also stated Mrs. Johnson replied with, “I that, “I really like the juniors”. taught at city schools for kinder- So, juniors y’all are winning

WHO’S WHO and SENIOR SUPERLATIVES

On October 25, students turned in self-nomination forms and on November 4, stu- Football Scores dents voted for candidates who qualified in the Who’s Who elections. Class Favorites in the 8/23 Provine (L) 6-15 ninth grade were Jared Williams and Gabrielle Benson, in the tenth grade were Kareena Patel and Laila Sparks, and in the eleventh grade, they were Con’Darious Macon and Yasmine 8/30 Noxubee (L) 0-18 Weatherspoon. As for senior superlatives, Kennedy Blair and Mya Lee Dismuke won Friend- liest, Evan Ivy and Jada Lemon won Best Dressed, Destinee McCoy and LaChyna Key won 9/6 Louisville (L) 6-32 Most School Spirited, Jaylan Craddieth and C’Asia Grayer won Most Athletic, Deairyus Conner 9/13 Bye Week and Dayla Lewis won Most Talented, and Wynter Brooks and Genesa Williams won Most In- tellectual. Mr. and Miss CHS, who will get to participate in the Christmas parade, are Evan Ivy 9/20 Lanier (W) 13-12 and Kennedy Blair, respectively. Congratulations to all who participated and won!

9/27 New Hope (W) 28-14

10/4 Center Hill (L) 8-31

10/11 Grenada (L) 6-35

10/18 @ Lake Cormorant (w) 27-26 BASKETBALL (Assistant Coach). They expect to work hard, play hard, have the Sen- BY MYA COLEMAN 10/25 West Point (L) 6-35 iors lead the way, and build their Basketball is a game played togetherness, competitiveness, and 11/1 Lafayette (L) 10-27 between two teams of five players. character. They really want to win Goals are scored by throwing a ball 11/8 @ Saltillo the championship. through a netted hoop fixed above each end of the court. It’s getting The Male Senior basketball cold outside, so CHS’ Girls’ and Boys’ players are Gabriel Williams and IF we win the game against Basketball season is off to a fresh Antwan brandy. The Boys’ coaches of Saltillo, we go to playoffs! start. the team are Coach Morris. They ex- pect to get better, get past those The Female Senior basket- growing pains, win in their district, ball players are Aniya Saddler, and win the state championship. Nitirah Barry, Sercora Tate, and Wish both basketball teams good Jakyrah Smith. The Girls’ coaches of luck and great victories on their new- the team are Coach Harriston (Head est season of the year. 2 Coach) and Coach Cochran Retiring Spanish teacher, Sra. Braddock, spends her last Dia de los Muertos with students.

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS by guest reporter, Tia Fisher Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that originated in southern Mex- ico. The day of the dead is all about celebrating the remembrance of family members and friends who have died. Dia de los Muertos is also a religious holiday. To celebrate and learn about Dia de los Muertos, the Spanish classes watched the movie Coco, which was created for Mexi- cans to celebrate the day of the dead. It was so successful that they translated it a year later and released it in the US. The classes also col- ored skeletons, made flowers and god’s eyes, and ate candy to celebrate.

ASK AN ADMINISTRATOR the stores in the city carry the same STUDENT SIDE by Zion John- style clothes, and everyone can’t af- son ford to shop out of town.

This article’s intention is to ask the Kelby Miller (9th) I would like more questions students want to ask to freedom with the dress code. Clothes their administrators. This month, we were bought before school started are covering the dress code question. and money was wasted.

Students have commented Chloe Cox (10th) I’m cool with the Ta’Nyah Strong (10th)- Bring back school rules including dress code! joggers and ripped jeans! Marva Collins a world renowned educa- tor stated, “People have to live by rules Keasia Stewart (12th) I don’t have a in the world. Why pretend in school problem with all the school rules because I understand we need they don’t? This may be a very difficult standards of what to do and what quote to read when some rules seem so not to do. But I just want more em- restricting and unnecessary. However, phasis on grades, getting a good ed- in this article my only goal is to present ucation, and becoming an A school. details from the rule maker and ultimate enforcer; Mr. Chapman, CHS Principal. Feriah Brownlee (10th) The dress 3 code is a little too strict this year. All (Continued p. 5) ACT- Sign Up By WORLD NEWS RECAP helping with the rebuilding of this holy ground. DATE BY DARAYAH STANDARD On the topic of fires, the Ama- Dec 14, Nov 15, 2019 zon rainforest has been burning since 2019 is an odd number which August. There are several outbreaks in 2019 is ironic because it was such an odd the rainforest several times throughout year. There were many important world the months. Although it went down a Feb 8, Jan 10, issues that happened this year. Due to it good percent, there is no prediction of 2020 2020 being the end of the year, in this article it stopping anytime soon. This is a ma- I will be highlighting such issues. jor issue because the Amazon is the Apr 4, Feb 29, Climate change has been at its source for a lot of resources around the 2020 2020 most spontaneous this year. This has world. There are a bunch of different been something that people have been species of life living in that forest that discussing and trying to disprove for are at high risk of dying because of FAFSA BY ASIA TRASK decades. In 2019, it seems that the cli- these random outbreaks. mate has increasingly gotten worse. The Lastly, we talk about the feud FAFSA IS FEDERAL AID FOR STUDENTS TO between the NBA and China. The Rock- HELP STUDENTS THROUGH COLLEGE. WHEN Arctic ice caps are melting because YOU APPLY FOR FASFA YOU RECEIVE FED- since 1990 the temperature in the Artic ets manager, Daryl Morey tweeted that ERAL GRANTS, LOANS, AND WORK-STUDY. has risen. This decline in the ice melt- he supported what the protestors in IT’S FREE TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE FORM AND IS AVAILABLE IN MANY STATES ing has a big potential to speed up glob- Hong Kong were doing. Although the AND COLLEGES. WHEN YOU FILL OUT YOUR al warming and change the climate. To tweet was deleted almost immediately, INFORMATION IT DETERMINES IF YOU ARE say this is a major understatement: it caused almost the same immediate QUALIFIED FOR FEDERAL AID AND FINAN- CIAL AID PROVIDERS. TO APPLY FAFSA YOU because the sea levels are rising, there’s reaction. China is a large part of the CAN GO TO STUDENTAID.ED.GOV AND FILL a huge impact on air pollution, heat- NBA’s profit, and their being a Com- OUT THE INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSI- BLE AFTER OCT 1 AND THE DEADLINE IS waves, and agriculture. munist country, they are taking great JUNE 30, 2020. Near the beginning of the year, offense to the “NBA’s point of view.” there was a major fire to a cathedral in The owner of the Rockets, Tilman Paris. The Notre Dame Cathedral set on Fertitta tried to ease the tensions stat- fire without anyone quite knowing why. ing that Morey doesn’t speak for fran- No one died but this was a tragedy for chise and that they do not associate their city and country. The flames were- politics within their organization. As far n’t damaging to places around it, but as it is known, China is completely cut- they couldn’t manage to extinguish it. ting their ties with the NBA. On the brighter side, there are people

AFJROTC / ASVAB FOLLOW UP BY ASIA

In October, students at CHS completed the ASVAB and AFJROTC students toured the Columbus AFB. To the left is a picture of the cadets in front of an F-35, America's most advanced fighter jet. It was taken during our recent base visit and cadets got to Art Competition ends talk and interact with the pilots. Though F-35s are not stationed at Columbus AFB, students were able to see it because it stopped for gas. December 14 Fifty one students signed up to take the ASVAB, but only 36 students actually took the test. The average score at CHS was was 22.75. When taking the ASVAB, it is im- portant to know that the various armed services accept different levels of scores with the Coast Guard and the Air Force accepting the highest. Current minimum scores for joining the military are, Army 31, Marines 32, Navy 35, Air Force 36.

Top scorers on the ASVAB, and those who scored high enough to join some branch of the military are as follows: Rick Stewart, Emaunyi Hairston, Markesha Seals, Ayanas Gillard, Marvin Andrews, Mya Lee Dismukes, JR Edwards, Miracle Weston, and Ariel Lyons.

Seven more students scored in the 28 -30 range and are just a little short of a qualify- ing score. Colonel Goolsby urges all students to take advantage of ASVAB tutoring in the spring.

It is also important to know that the ASVAB minimums are nearly doubled in some cases with a GED versus a high school diploma. For instance the Air Force with a GED requires a 65 on the ASVAB, and even then, no guarantee they will take someone with a GED! In all instances, the work it takes to get a high school diploma is worth it.

4 BETA LEADER BY ZION JOHNSON BETA

Columbus High School Sr. Beta attend- ham, DaKiriyah Doss, Hannah Jeffer- LEADERSHIP! ed the annual Leadership Summit in son, Kennedy Blair, Kira Moore, Kris- Hattiesburg, MS. The National Beta tian Weatherby, Madisyn Turner, Tia Leadership Summits offer students Fisher, and Kinnedy Johnson. These from all over America a chance to learn leaders participated in the following how to become more effective leaders, competitions; Service Snapshot, Lead build positive self-esteem and over- Outside the Box, and Rapid Response. come negative peer pressure. While at Each competition was won, and the the Leadership Summit Betas engage leadership team has qualified for na- in energetic group activities and dis- tional competition in Fort Worth, Tex- cussions, listen to motivational speak- as in June 2020. ers, watch inspirational videos, and compete in team building events. Most importantly each Beta developed friendships and gained ideas to take The Columbus High School leadership home that enable them to become a team included; Deariyus Conner, Zion Johnson, Aaliyah Jones, Carolena Gra- better student, leader, and person.

ASK AN ADMINISTRATOR (CONT.) BY ZION JOHNSON

The Facts: Ø Frays can and have led to individu- als dressing inappropriately and Mr. Chapman states: causing distractions in the school. The idea of no frays was enforced be- cause we have tried to allow this wear Ø The rules were implemented based in the past but individuals took ad- on supporting safety and addressing vantage. issues that were encountered in pre- vious years. Ø No rule changes have been dis- cussed for the 2020-2021 school year. Ø The rules for this year are not new; they are just being enforced. Ø The rules will be revisited and ad- justments will be made if needed. Ø The school is getting positive re- sults from the rules, but there is still work to do. Ø The rule to tuck shirts was suggest- ed to administration last year. We discussed implementing this rule mid Ø More positive feedback and sup- -year but decided to wait until the port has been received from the com- start of this school year. The rule munity than negative. helps deter inappropriate dress and supports a standard of safety. We also Ø Since the new rules have been in have rules the young ladies have to place the administrators have noticed follow that align with our expecta- positive behaviors and attitudes, less tions. distractions, and more communica- tion among peers. Ø More student input is preferred on rule changes and expectations for Ø Schools in the surrounding area CHS. have similar rules and expectations for their students. They want to see Overall, the new rules are here to students succeed beyond high school stay, the chance of these rules going and CHS wants the same results for away completely is slim. Therefore, in their students. the meantime comply and show ap- preciation and respect to those re- sponsible for our safety. 5 ELECTION DAY COVERAGE (continued from page 1) Candidates for Lowndes Co, MS Ignoring all the petty partisan labeling and mudslinging, people may see dramatic MS Governor differences between these two candidates. Though numerous other areas of debate Jim Hood (D) exist, Mississippians may wish to focus on the following:

Tate Reeves ® · Medicaid Expansion David Singletary 1. AG Hood wants Mississippi to join 37 other states in expanding Medicaid. This Bob Hickingbottom proposal would bring healthcare to an estimated 300,000 Mississippians and create MS. Lt. Governor 10,000 jobs while flooding $96 million into the state economy, according to a J.P. Hughes, Jr. (D) 2015 study by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. Delbert Hosemann (R ) 2. Lt. Governor Reeves opposes this expansion on a matter of principle. Medicaid MS Secretary of State Expansion is funded by the Affordable Care Act (commonly referred to as Obamacare) and Reeves sees this as nothing more than a way to extend Obamac- Johnny Dupree (D) are into the state. Michael D. Watson, Jr. (R ) · Education MS Attorney General Jennifer Riley Collins (D) While both candidates seem to support raising teacher pay and seem to merge on (R) certain policy, noticeable disagreements do arise. MS Treasurer 1. Hood paints Reeves as a typical politician spewing popular positions in order to Addie Lee Green (D) win on November 5th. Unlike the Lt. Gov, Jim Hood wants to implement a univer- sal pre-kindergarten program along with free tuition to community colleges for all David McRae (R ) Mississippians. MS Auditor 2. Reeves, in response to these programs, essentially calls Mr. Hood a “tax and Shad White (R ) spend liberal”. Mr. Reeves has a record of raising teacher pay while presiding over MS Transportation Comm (N) the State Senate, though Democrats charge those pay increases simply weren’t enough. Joe Grist (D) John Caldwell (R ) · The Economy MS Public Service Comm (N) If they pay any attention to election year politics, Mississippians are bound to hear Brandon Pressley (D) the word “economy” thrown around practically every minute. While the state MS Commissioner Insurance economy is certainly growing, that growth is miniscule when compared to neigh- boring states like Tennessee and Alabama. Mike Chaney (R ) Robert Amos (D) 1. Jim Hood has been running on the economy since he announced his campaign in February of this year. The AG claims that tax cuts to “large, out of state corpo- MS Commissioner of Ag & Com rations” have only cost the state. His argument does carry weight: considering Andy Gipson (R ) Mississippi’s economy has grown at only 2% while Tennessee’s has continued to grow at a stunning 23%, and even Alabama is at 11%. Rickey Cole (D) MS House of Rep Dist 41 2. Reeves has run on the jobs created by companies coming into the state under his Kabir Karriem (D) reign as Lt. Governor while also showcasing that MS is under better conditions than ever before. MS State Senate Dist 17 Charles Younger ( R ) Mississippi faces numerous issues, whether that be education or our very own healthcare crisis, and only one of these candidates can secure a victory and hope- De Wanna Belton (D) fully guide our state toward a more prosperous future. As is the case with all elec- Danny Beldwell (L) tions, only the voters get to make that decision. While Tate Reeves certainly has an advantage in this ruby red state, Jim Hood has a fighting chance to pull off a massive political upset and turn the Governor’s Mansion blue. RED RIBBON WEEK PICTORIAL

By Kiasha Harris

Red Ribbon Week began on October 28, 2019, with “Put a Cap on Drugs Day.” Teachers and staff participated in this day by wearing funny caps. Then, we “Teamed Up against Drugs” with athletic ear.w On Wednesday, we put a Sock on Drugs. Thursday, we got goodie bags and did drug free selfies. In the goodie bags, we received information on drugs and bullying similar to the information we heard each morning on the intercom. On Halloween, the teachers dressed up as subject area matter, such as Gandalf from Lord of the Rings, a Victorian, a nun from Canterbury Tales, an xray, Jane Goodall, the universe, Ms. Frizzell, pop art, a referee, someone from the Day of the Dead. Rosie the Riveter, a history book, a Star Trek captain, and pumpkin pie. Finally, the medtech students also learned about emergency wound care. November 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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