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Columbus High School November/December 2019 #Team215 Volume 1, Issue 3 215 Hemlock Street Columbus, MS 39702 (662) 241-7200 Falcon Flyer Farm Bureau players of the week for cheer and volleyball. 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, Mississippi happens to be Beta, Administrator……………...5 one of three (alongside Kentucky and Louisiana) 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 Tate Reeves, 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. 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