Volume 96 Issue No. 7 Seniors head to mountains March 6, 2014 on five-day AP biology trip By Alina Hernandez Once It all started at 4:30 on we got to Sunday morning, Feb. 9, Balmor- when we were getting ready hea, we to head out. We were a little went to the off-schedule, something that Balmorhea would become a normal State Park. occurrence later on, so we There didn’t actually leave until most of the almost five in the morning. students Tiger’s Tale I felt like I hadn’t slept a swam in wink the entire night, but the San Roselia Jaimes leads Kaprice Block, Brooke Ham- strangely, I was energized Solomon ilton, Riley Arnold, Kristin Krueger and Noah Mc- Guire on theWindow Trail. (Photo by Darrin Duzan) and ready to go. The week Springs. of Feb. 9-13, 14 AP biology The pool at plants and we climbed on seniors, including myself, the springs stays about 70 only large rocks. I went for and two teachers piled into degrees year-round. I chose a short distance, since I felt T a bus and Ford Expedition to just dip my feet in the that I didn’t have proper Opinion..... 2-4 to travel to a whole different pool, because the little fish shoes on, and then waited world: Big Bend, Tx. The were a little scary. The San on the others. We were only group included Kaprice Solomon Springs are home there for a short time until T Block, Roselia Jaimes, to the Comanche Springs we continued toward the Noah McGuire, Brooke Pupfish. They are not found observatory. When we got to Hamilton, Kristin Krueger, anywhere else in the world. the McDonald Observatory, Riley Arnold, Aaron Webb, After swimming, we ate we got a seminar from a very R.J. Silva, Jeremy Garza, lunch at the picnic tables enthusiastic employee about News...... 5-7 Rebecca Murillo, Felicity and headed to the McDonald the sun. It goes without New Faculty, DECA Alarcon, Hillorie Earnest Observatory. saying that we were very The road to the tired after a long day, so Results, Winning Art and Tessa Holladay. Science teacher Shauna observatory was crazy. There paying attention was hard. Students, Cheerleader Pinkerton and industrial arts were so many twists and After his seminar, we went Try-outs, Band teacher Darrin Duzan were turns, and the elevation kept to see the two enormous chaperones. getting higher and higher. telescopes that were there. First things first, we The scenery was beautiful He showed us how the Features....8-11 established the bus would be on the way there. Before telescopes moved and how Big Bend called the “Werm Wagon” getting to the observatory they were able to see through we went bouldering, them. Outside, where the Upcoming UIL Contests and the Expedition would be home to the “Storm which resulted in one of telescopes were housed, we Troopers.” I shared a seat my favorite pictures of the with Felicity on the Wagon, trip. There were hardly any see BIG BEND on page 8 and we were very limited on space. We were the only Sports.... 12-15 two to share a seat to and Softball, Baseball, from Big Bend. We ate our Tennis, Track, 6:30 breakfast at IHOP in Midland and after that is Powerlifiting, Golf when the trip really started. On the way to Bal- morhea, we saw four of the original 35 cotton gins Gallery...... 16 that are in Pecos. We also Coronation stopped to see the long water trough that had been used for the cotton, and Brooke Hamilton, Roselia Jaimes and Riley Arnold throw rocks into we were also introduced to the Santa Elena Canyon while Kaprice Block, Kristin Kruger, Jer- emy Garza and Aaron Webb explore. (Photo by Darrin Duzan) some plants. editorial March 6, 2014 2 Modern culture is ruining childhood We’ve heard it all of our lives from our parents that that were once looked at as the most vulgar are no longer parenting. Although our generation isn’t that great, there has been some sort of fault in our generation, taken as seriously as an offense, which is believed to be we’ve had parents who didn’t look to technology in and that the world isn’t the same as it was when they based around the large usage of them in our society order to babysit us. During church children are now were a kid. Large portions of situations that have culture. Most popular music now lacks the morals that being given iPads. They don’t learn how to act in a place occurred within the younger generations have been it used to, provoking children into the wrong. like that, and they’re going directly to technological wrapped around ideas that have been brought about Which it may seem like a far shot, but with all the devices instead of learning how to communicate to via pop culture, or modern culture in general. advances in the medical field, people are finding ways people face to face. In such a fast-paced world, parents Modern culture is ruining childhood. Culture is to “cure” what they call problems in our children. may not have the same time, or ability to be a large such a large spectrum in today’s society, and so many Medicine is being given to children who may or may not part of a child’s life, but whether we want to face it or things fall under it. Music, clothes, movies, television, need it, and labeling them as that disorder instead of not, children aren’t being given a sturdy structure for radio, etc. all have been consumed by things that allowing them to be a kid. success, which can be directly linked to the culture we haven’t been advantageous to childhoods. The words We feel the problem is birthed in home life, and are presenting to them.

Do you believe modern culture is ruining childhood? Roar of the Crowd

Abby Cambell, 9th Hunter Hammit, 10th “Well, in some ways modern culture is ruining childhood, “Yes. Children are so obsessed with technology, such as but in other ways it’s helping. Modern culture is making iPhones, Kindle Fires, Macs and all these other things. It is children lazy, etc, but in other ways it can help with their dangerous to the child’s developing mind when they need social life.” this time the most to learn.” Kelby Greene, 11th Flo Marquez, 11th “To some extent, yes. I believe it is how a kid is raised, and “I do believe it is ruining childhood. Children catch so many who they are allowed to be around that mainly affects a things, such as profanity from TV and music. We can avoid child. However, music, social media and peer pressure can this by monitoring what children listen to and watch.” majorly affect someone’s childhood, but in the end it truly goes back to how the parents raised the child.” Deborah Doak, spanish teacher “Yes. Children and teens are exposed to sights, situations Teah Dollins, 12th and language that is more appropriate for adults to handle than children. Television and technology brings images of “Yes, it’s ruining our children’s minds. Children now know violence, horror and explicit sex to eyes and minds that words I didn’t even know at their age. It is so sad how should be protected from witnessing these things instead innocent children’s minds aren’t so innocent. ” of exposed to them. The innocence of childhood should be protected so that children are free to grow socially and emotionally without the burden of ideas that they are not yet equipped to handle.”

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The International Olympic halfpipe, placed fourth in the event, made history themselves by being the watching the Olympics is that Committee (IOC) chose the location of likely due to unpredictable snow most expensive Olympic games to date. of patriotism. I have no personal the Olympics. conditions. Initially, the games were budgeted $12 connection to US athletes competing in The IOC, founded in 1894 by Pierre, The United State’s Olympic team billion, but exceeded $51 billion. The the Olympics, but I still want them to Baron de Coubertin, meets once a year overall, however, did fairly well in 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver do well. Out of pride for my country, in Lausanne, Switzerland. During the Sochi, bringing home 9 gold medals, 7 cost only $8 billion, while the 2008 I couldn’t imagine rooting for athletes meeting, the IOC decides on a city to silver medals and 12 bronze medals. Summer Olympics in Beijing cost $44 who are from other countries. host the Olympics. This year, Sochi, Russia placed first, with 33 total billion. Russia beat out Pyeongchang, South medals, leaving the United States to When I think about any type of Perhaps the most prominent emotion Korea and Salzburg, Austria to host the take second and Norway to capture professional sport, I become somewhat I feel when watching the Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics. third. envious of the athletes who are my age however, is inspiration. Athletes from Sochi’s climate is fairly calm, with Despite their second place title, the and are accomplishing so much. my country, or from any country for warm summers and mild winters. US team dominated the snowboarding Even at the Sochi Olympics, kids that matter, have worked so hard to be Beginning Friday, Feb. 7, the competition, winning three gold medals younger than me were winning gold where they are. When I see Olympians Olympics gathered athletes from and two bronze medals. medals, or at least bronze medals. Even with tears forming in their eyes after around the world to compete in various US Olympians have nothing to be for the young athletes who don’t win a skiing down a 300-meter hillside, I sporting events dealing with ice or upset about, since they made history in medal of any type, they’re still at the know how hard they’ve worked to get snow. a number of events. Olympics. Those athletes will forever where they are. Throughout the 15-day sporting For the first time in Olympic history, be known as an Olympian, whether competition, weather played a large US Olympic ice dance duo Charlie they win or lose. I hope more than anything to have role in the success of the athletes. White and Meryl Davis captured third It seems shallow for me to envy the opportunity, during some point in With temperatures reaching into the place with a score of 79.89. these individuals who obviously have my life, to have that type of “moment,” high 50s, snow quickly melted, causing Another US Olympian, 18-year- worked for the majority of their young and be that thankful for all the things highly-ranked athletes to fail in events old Mikaela Shiffrin made history life to accomplish what they have. If God has given me the chance to like snowboarding and skiing. by becoming the youngest skier in I work that hard, and show that much participate in. Williamson’s Wit Writer sees benefits of ‘paying it forward’ By Gabe Williamson And if you haven’t seen the movie, I Well, the Quran says Allah loves those the ability to put our situations on hold When I was about ten, I saw the highly recommend it. who do good deeds (Surah Al-Baqarah to brightens someone’s day. For any of movie, “Pay it Forward” for the first In our everyday life I would be 2:195). Also the idea of Karma is you who care to read this, I challenge time. Although I thought it was a very willing to bet that at least 1,000 brought about through the Hindu faith. you to go out, and do something good good movie, I never really took into opportunities to do something kind One of Buddha’s ten leading disciples, for someone, and tell him or her to pay consideration the idea. I didn’t look occurs to every single person every day. Punna, says, “The performance of it forward. deep enough into what the author was The world we live in has pounded into good actions gives rise to merit.” Imagine a world where its people trying to portray. our minds that we do what we need to I could go on for days with different cared. The world can be transformed Then two weeks ago my friend, in order to most please ourselves, when, beliefs and their set morals, but by all the little things we do. One life Tyler Hilliard, was a couple dollars in all reality, the most good you can do however you conceive the idea of being convinced to help others to three, into short of being able to buy fries at What- for yourself is to do good for someone kind, doing good deeds should not just nine, into 27. Little decisions you make A-Burger, so one of women who works else. be an idea, but instead a path you take. today could change someone’s life in there decided to buy the fries for Tyler. By no means am I trying to say I’m These deeds don’t have to be huge; the future. My friends and I didn’t know that Tyler any better than anyone, or am the most they don’t have to change someone’s In the movie, I believe him to be didn’t have enough money for fries, Godly person, but by being a Christian life. It has to simply be a good deed. a fifth grade boy, is given a school until the worker came out with some I’m called every day to love Christ with Imagine if this idea was to take off, and assignment to change the world. He fries for him. We tried to tip her, but all my heart, soul, mind and strength for once in the majority of our lifetimes, probably never believed it would create she refused and simply told us to pay and to love my neighbor. Multiple it was a popular thing to look for a revolution, but it did. I’ll say it again: it forward. times in the Holy Bible we are called things to do in order to help someone a choice you make today could change If you haven’t ever heard of the idea to love our neighbors, and treat them else. Like I said before, we have been someone’s life. of paying it forward, it’s simply that as we would ourselves, and to put them convinced that everything we do, Remember, I didn’t feel this you help three people, and those three above ourselves. should most positively affect yourself, passionate about this until a lady bought people help another three people, etc. You’re not a Christian, you say? but as a “we generation” have lacked my friend some fries. opinion Feb. 14, 2014 4 Gabby’s Gabbs Senior tells of powerlifting experience By Gabrielle Munoz a little scared I was going to but honestly that’s all that down and I swear it was the On Friday the the power- be under weight! matters. We lift and support longest weight, waiting for lifting girls, which includes I decided to do power- each other as one, so the fact the white lights to come up. myself, traveled to Ft. lifting this year, and it was that she made it made all of She got the win, because she Stockton for regionals and honestly one of the best us so very happy. She was weighed four ounces lighter! I wanted to tell you about decisions ever. I wish I had tied with another girl, which our experience. It was a done it sooner, because the means they had the same Now, we get to travel to pretty fun trip, except the family and friendships I exact totals, so the other girl Corpus Christi for spring bus we were on had no air formed with these amazing went right before her and break. conditioner and we had to ladies were honestly a once made her deadlift of 265 lbs. travel the whole way with in a lifetime experience. When Alyssa was lifting, So if you read this, be sure our windows down. (Friday Alyssa Flores was the all of us were so quiet. She to congratulate Alyssa on was a hot, windy day.) I was only one who made state, got the bar up and set it her magnificent win. TK’s Ways Junior tells of her first prom ‘predicaments’ By Taylor Kiker Hair and nails are two of deal with about prom. Girls people. This month, everyone the most important things definitely want the guys to People also talk about seems to be freaking out about prom, besides the ask, but if we have to, we’ll how they are going to get over prom. Prom is at the dress. For hair, you have ask a guy. If a guy asked me, to prom. Limousines and beginning of April, and to decide what kind of I would feel bad for saying fancy cars are pretty popular everybody’s in a scramble style you want, and there no, and I know that if I had ways to get there, but to me trying to find dates, dresses are many different ways to to ask somebody, I would be it seems like no one really and making appointments to style hair. Girls have a lot scared they would say no. So cares. Honestly I would be get their hair and nails done. more options and a lot more getting a date isn’t as easy as fine driving to prom in a The sad thing is that I choices to make when it some people might think. pick-up or even in my own still haven’t done anything comes to hair. We can wear car because it seems like a to get ready for prom. I it up, down, halfway up, in There is also a big deal waste of money to rent a car. know for sure that I will go a bun, straight, or curly. So about where to eat. The Why rent a car when you prom dress shopping during you can see our predicament. group I am going with have a perfectly good one Spring Break. I don’t know Boys have it easy when it has already made their sitting in your driveway? what style I am going to get comes to hair because they reservation at the Butcher’s or what color, but I know either don’t have enough Block, and it’s going to be I really can’t wait that it will definitely not to do anything with or they a pretty big group. We are for prom. The theme is be a mermaid dress. Those could just slick it back with going to have at least 20 something new, the people dresses make girls look like hair gel. people, if we all have dates, I will be with are fun, and they can hardly walk, and and we left room for three just the experience of going dancing would probably be Getting a date is one of the more couples if we decide to my first prom will be a even harder to do. many struggles we have to we want to invite more memory I won’t forget. news March 6, 2014 5 DECA team named alternate to nationals in community service project state contest Amanda Maxfield By Gabrielle Munoz Feb. 21-22 in Dallas. The team will continue DECA’s (Distributive “The Community Service to prepare for the contest, joins high school faculty Education Clubs of America) Project is eligible to compete just in case they get to go to community service project if the team that placed national. 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Abilene. “Most of the kids competed in Division two,” Sabastan Gomez re- art teacher Coby Hamlin ceived an award for said. “But we had two Cheerleader try-out date “Sabastan;” Sloan Boren Division Threes.” with “The Tower of Sloans;” Cristen Pyburn Another art show will be set for April 16 for SHS with “The Gloomy Room” coming up, from April 14 By Abigail Campbell candidates will try out in “The student body votes and “Mysterious Night;” to June 3. It will be held at Cheerleader try-outs front of college judges on will count 30 percent of the Samiha Khaled with “Flight the Scurry County Museum. are scheduled April 16. the same day. final score. Candidates must of Freedom” and “Black Many students whose pieces Traditionally there are six All candidates will also have a high teacher Pearl;” and Tessa Holladay have been saved will be freshmen, six JV, eight perform a dance, a cheer and evaluation before he/she can with “Captured.” entered in the show, he said. varsity and one mascot, a chant. Each candidate will try out for any of the squads according to sponsor Christy also perform an individual or mascot position,” Smith Smith. The mascot is usually entrance. said. an junior or senior, she said. The chant and the dance “I hope the students will “I hope the candidates will be performed in groups learn to work as a team/ take the tryouts seriously of four to six. They must squad. One person does not and give 110 percent at also perform certain jumps make the squad look good. the clinics and try-outs. during the try-outs, Smith It takes all of them working Attitudes are a must! said. together as a unit to perform Cheerleading is a huge The mascot candidates stunts and routines,” Smith commitment,” Smith said. must perform a creative said. Incoming freshman try- routine to show their spirit outs will be at the SJHS gym and ability to get the crowd Varsity will perform the at 1:30, JV at 2 in Worsham involved. They will also alma mater and the fight Auditorium, and varsity at perform the entrance and song as well the cheer, chant 2 in Tiger gym. Then the cheer by themselves. and dance. 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The band will By Kirsti Pierce by Rimsky-Korsakov (by Robles, and Emily Parmer one-hour sectional each week then move to the sight reading after school hours to work in room where I will have eight Twenty-five band students memory). performing “Tat Dugga Da smaller groups,” he said. minutes to explain a piece will advance to the UIL Advancing to state in the Kaa,” by Queen. The band will perform the of music that the students or state solo/ensemble contest woodwind ensemble Lora Advancing to state in the music pieces of March Bonnie I have never seen/played,” in Austin, May 23-25 after Shults, Skylar Thompson, brass sextet Zachcory Nobles, Annie Laurie, Moscow 1941 Reston said. qualifying at the Region 16 Taylor Brumley, Johnathan Austin Elliott, Gabe Benitez, and Steel. UIL solo/ensemble contest. 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Bigcontinued from pageBend 1 trip provides ‘once could really see how high were no lights besides the It was also a six-room inn we were, and if we looked moon and stars. The Indian with an art gallery upstairs. hard enough, we could see Lodge wasn’t visible at all. That’s where I learned the road we traveled on to In my opinion, there aren’t that almost the entire town get to the observatory. For really words to describe how of Fort Davis was almost the most part the McDonald big of an achievement it was burned in a fire in 2011. It Observatory was interesting. to know where we started has been recovering ever After that, we headed and where we ended up. As since. to the Indian Lodge Hotel, sad as it was, we did have Then we headed to the thankfully, and we unloaded to go back down. We came much-anticipated Terlingua. the vehicles, got assigned very close to a deer on the We stopped on the way to rooms, and gathered for way down. He was walking see some more plants and dinner at the Black Bear Inn. right in front of us. There then we noticed how hot it Noah McGuire, Jeremy Garza, Tessa Holladay, Kristen Krueger, Our dinner was a hamburger were a lot of fun moments had gotten since we had left Rebecca Murillo, Roselia Jaimes, Riley Arnold, Kaprice Block and and baked potato buffet. as we headed back. I then Fort Davis. It was about 80 Brooke Hamilton pin themselves against a rock to avoid falling. (Photo by Darrin Duzan) That night, to me, was one realize what the rest of the degrees in Presidio, where day, which was going to be so pretty on top of it as well. of my favorites of the trip. trip would be like, and I we stopped to get groceries, the hardest. We were warned We could see it moving After dinner, most of us knew it would be special. and about 20 degrees back in about the mountain lions through the mountains. gathered at eight o’clock to The second day we started Snyder. At the grocery store, and bears, and were told to When we headed back go on our first hike to go star- our morning off at around I had a somewhat scary prepare ourselves. That was down, it looked like a whole gazing. It was absolutely seven or eight. I wasn’t experience when a Mexican good advice. different trail. The fog had amazing. On my part, there physically tired, but I think I taxi man thought I was part I woke us all up at 4:10, frosted everything over, and was a fear factor, excitement had sensory overload. After of his group, and was telling so that someone would get all the plants around us were and the fact that we really reloading the trailer, we took me that I needed to hurry. breakfast going. Pinkerton white. I would describe it didn’t know what we were off to Davis Mountains. The It was sort of funny, but it made burritos for breakfast, as a winter wonderland. getting ourselves into. first place we stopped at was could have taken a wrong and everyone came in Apparently, it is a very rare Looking back now, the trail amazing. You could see the turn. around 4:45. It was very dark thing to see the fog moving was easy compared to the pollution in the air above the After the grocery store, outside, and very cold. It felt like that. others. We worked together mountains. Then we headed we loaded up and went to like it was in the 20s. We left The way back down to get to the top as safely as to “The Window,” which is eat at El Patio. Then, we a little after five for the Lost was easy since it was all possible. Although it wasn’t like a rock building with a continued to Terlingua to the Mine Trail in Big Bend. downhill, and we were always easy, and it was big window. It was about 40 Chisos Mining Company, Getting off the bus was hard. excited to get out of the cold. scary at times, but we got to degrees that morning. After where we were staying We could definitely feel Next, was the Window the top and it was amazing. that we headed to breakfast for the duration of the how cold it was. However, Trail, which I didn’t go on. There was a rock pile there at the Fort Davis Drugstore, trip. I was a little skeptical we got out our flashlights I took a very much-needed that some of us sat on, and which was a combo café, ice because it was very dark, and headed up the trail. It nap on the Werm Wagon we just looked up. There cream parlor and drugstore. and I felt that we were in the wasn’t as hard as it was until lunch. We ate some middle of nowhere, but it long. We were supposed to sandwiches, and then headed turned out okay. Pinkerton, get to a good area to watch to the Boquillas Canyon, Felicity, Hillorie, Rebecca the sunrise, but we got to a or the sand dunes. We and I roomed together. We stopping point when the sun were instructed to not buy unloaded the groceries, and was already up. When we anything from the Mexicans the girls from the other room got to a resting spot, Duzan who would try to sell us came in to cook our spaghetti called us to a higher spot things. We didn’t see anyone dinner, and all of the guys that he said we needed to though. It was a pretty easy came to our room. At dinner, see. It was very much worth trail to walk, no climbing we had our first meeting and it. We could see the fog at all, but it was still cold. we saw a video of all of like a water fall through the There was sand everywhere, Felicity Alarcon, Hillorie Earnest, Aaron Webb, Riley Arnold, Tessa the pictures of the day. We Holladay and Kristin Krueger step on rocks to avoid falling into the mountains below us. It was sort of like at the beach, and water near the Rio Grande. (Photo by Darrin Duzan) talked some about the next breathtaking. The sun shone it was pretty, but it was only feature March 6, 2014 9 in a lifetime opportunity’ sand. I attempted to climb at things that had happened We were in the bottom of that by the same time Actually leaving there up one of the sand hills, but throughout the day, and we a mountain, and the water tomorrow, we’d be back was sad. No time there I took one step forward, and got prepared for our last full was streaming in from the home, away from Big Bend. seemed like enough. We slid two steps down. day away from home. top. It felt really good down We went to another sadly made our way home. We weren’t really there We slept in until about there. It kind of felt the same area to watch the sunset. for a long time when we seven in the morning, as when you stand in front It was beautiful. Before it I slept for a while, but headed to the Hot Springs. later than usual, to make of a refrigerator on a hot got completely dark, Tessa after we left the bookstore It seemed like a long drive breakfast. Pinkerton made day. It was very peaceful. I had us spell out “Big Bend in Alpine, it was a very fun until we came to a stop pancakes for us. We had our didn’t really want to leave, 2014” with our flashlights trip back. There was a lot and got in with the Storm group breakfast again and but we left to go to the Tuff to take a picture of us using of singing, dancing and Troopers to be able to drive headed to Sam Nail Ranch Canyon. Some kids went the “shutter photography” laughing. We had to use to the Hot Springs. in the Werm Wagon. When down into the canyon, but technique. I was the letter our energy up somehow The Hot Springs were a we got there, we walked I just looked at them on the “G”. It was really cool. Our since there weren’t anymore little crowded with some along the little path to see overlook above them. day ended with dinner at hikes. We stopped one more hippy-looking Canadians, what Sam Nail had done in Then we headed to a restaurant and our final time to eat at Olive Garden lunch at a little meeting back at the hotel. in Midland, and we did the rest area and left For those who went, it was same thing all over again. to go to the Santa unforgettable, and for me, Elena Canyon. It it was another favorite Once we got here, I was was about eight moment. We also watched excited to see my family stories up and the last video of the day, and again, but there was still a there was a lot of said our good-nights. part of me that wanted to go stairs. It was the back. This trip was a once perfect temperature The last day on the trip in a lifetime opportunity there. Getting to was kind of stressful. We that everyone who has the Aaron Webb, Rebecca Murillo, Riley Arnold, Kristin Krueger, Kaprice Block, R.J. Silva, Noah McGuire, Tessa Holladay and Jeremy Garza swim in the San the bottom was woke up 20 minutes from the opportunity should go on. Solomon Springs in Balmorhea while Brooke Hamilton, Felicity Alarcon and amazing. It was time we were supposed to Although a large part of Alina Hernandez watch. (Photo by Darrin Duzan) very pretty. leave to watch the sunrise on the trip is in this article, We soon discov- our last day there. We were ultimately, what happens on so I just put my feet in. the early 1900s to change ered, thanks to Tessa, that in Easter Egg Valley and the Big Bend trip, stays on The water was actually hot. the scenery to convince one of the rocks made an we saw Indian pictographs, the Big Bend trip. It was weird that our feet his wife to live with him in excellent slide, and we and the large were hot, but the rest of our that area. It was a very kind entertained ourselves with “Easter egg” bodies were still cold. gesture, but it didn’t change that. boulders. We then headed back into the fact that she would be Then we heard a voice It was neat Terlingua and stopped at living in the desert. that seemed to be coming seeing the old the gift shop. I was a little After that, we headed to from the heavens, the most drawings and skeptical of Terlingua. It the Cattail Falls, which was beautiful sound I’ve ever everything, was a rough looking town, another favorite of mine. heard. It was an old man, but I was too but I liked it. We ate at the The trail was uphill and who coincidentally had tired to really Chile Pepper Café, and then made up of rocks. Loose, been a science teacher, was enjoy it. After headed to the hotel. We ankle-twisting rocks, so I singing through the canyon. the sunrise, held another meeting and took my time. It was also He sang some songs to us, we headed watched the video of the very hot on the way up, and in return we sang the back to the day. but the closer we got to the alma mater to him. That was hotel, loaded Students listen to a tour guide from the McDonald From Sunday to the end falls, the cooler it got. To a really neat experience. everything Observatory in Ft. Davis. Studens are first row, of Tuesday, there was an actually see the falls, we Soon though, we had to back in, and Hillorie Earnest Tessa Holladay, Kristen Krueger, obvious difference in the had to get over some large get back, and we went down headed out to Kaprice Block, Roselia Jaimes and Rebecca Mu- rillo. Second row are Noah McGuire, Felicity Alar- bonds we all had. We all boulders and it was kind of all those stairs again. It was eat breakfast. con, R.J. Silva, Riley Arnold and Brooke Hamilton. shared jokes and laughed tough, but it was worth it. hard going back knowing, (Photo by Darrin Duzan) feature March 6, 2014 10 March 19 district meet UIL participants to compete in Big Spring By Gabe Williamson, stralia’ by Thomas Reneally. 2014, and then write an essay Keele. “The students are of poetry, practice reading the Alina Hernandez They will be asked to about a current events topic given a situation with the pro piece, then they attempt to The UIL district complete a multiple choice that they are given. and con sides also given, and read the piece as emotionally competition is March 19 at test covering the novel and The headline writing team they have 45 minutes to write as possible in front of a judge. Big Spring High School. geographical questions of is made up of Luz Valadez, an editorial, which is the staff The prose team is made up The accounting team the Australian Continent and Flor Marquez, Elijah Lay and opinion,” Arnold said. of Melissa McCowan, Gabi consists of Justin Clifton, surrounding oceans, islands, alternate Brianna Garcia. In Spelling and vocabulary Quiros, Maddy Moreno, and Nathan von Roeder, Mark etc. The contestants will the competition, “students are competitors are Taylor alternate Luz Valadez. In this Stelutti, Shiv Bhakta and also write an essay of the given six ‘mini’ stories with Brumley, Teah Dollins and event students choose a short alternate Madison Shaw. development of Australia,” instructions to write different Sierra Luera. The students story, and attempt to read They are “learning and Graham said. styles and counts for each practice spelling 1,500 the piece as emotionally as apply accounting theory The computer science team headline for those stories in words, and are responsible possible. and procedures to a wide is Kyle Stricklett, Chris Sands, a 45-minute period,” Diane for knowing definitions for Competing in calculator variety of questions and Bridger Cowley, Zach Deere Arnold, sponsor, said. approximately third of them. applications are Lex Aguirre, problems,” sponsor Phyllis and alternate Josh Alvarado, Alina Hernandez, Anna “The test consists of a section Taide Baeza, Taylor Head, Smith said. The accounting sponsor Wynola Early said. Charlotte Lavers, Michelle that involves proofreading, a Samiha Khaled and alternates team has made it to the state There is a 45-minute multiple Rios and alternates Brianna section over vocabulary and Kaiden Johnson and Sterling competition the last 18 years choice test, and then a two- Garcia and David Rios will a section of straight spelling. Lee. Laura Northern is the in a row. hour programming contest. compete in feature writing. The first two sections are sponsor. The science team consists The top three individual Students are given a prompt multiple choice, and the last Competing in informative of R.J. Silva, Kelsi McCullar, programming scores scores about a feature situation section, the spelling, involves speaking are Colton Barnett, Emily Parmer, Josh Molter, will be taken as the test where they have an hour to having the words called Anthony Jaimes, Melissa Gabi Quiros and Aaron score, and the individuals’ write a feature, Arnold said. out while the contestants McCowen and alternate Irwin. The students take a test placement is determined by David Rios, Alex Luecke write them down,” Malinda Roselia Jaimes. Shelby over biology, chemistry and the score on the test. and Virginia Velazquez are in McClung, sponsor, said. Randolph is the sponsor. physics, Shauna Pinkerton, The current events team the news writing event. The The ready writing Lincoln Douglas debate sponsor said. must “keep abreast of current students are given prompts competitor is Katelynn is another speech event Debra Graham is the coach events,” Mrs. Janie Romine, about a news situation, and Hart, and literary criticism sponsored by Randolph. of the social studies team, sponsor, said. are given 45 minutes to write competitor is Bethany Rey- The students competing are which is made up of Tessa Members are LaQuisha a story with the information nolds, according to Charlotte Shiv Bhakta, Alanna Hurt, Holladay, Devin Gonzalez, Roden, Priya Bhakta, Alex they’re given, Arnold said. Clifton, sponsor. Anthony Jaimes and alternate Silva and Teah Dollins. “The Sanchez and Lora Shultz. Another journalism event, The poetry competitors are Colton Barnett. students have been reading ‘A They will take a test of 40 editorial writing, is made Emily Parmer, Roselia Jaimes Common Wealth of Thieves: questions about events from up of Alex Luecke, Alina and Kiara Martinez. In the Persuasive speaking The Improbable Birth of Au- September 2013-February Hernandez and McKenna event, students choose a piece competitors are Alanna Hurt, Kiara Martinez, Jake Villanueva and alternate Maddy Moreno. Randolph is the sponsor.

Competing in mathematics are Priyesh Desai, Kelsi McCullar, Madison Shaw and Nathan von Roeder. Sponsor is Penny Perry.

Like us on Facebook Members of the number Facebook.com/snydersonic sense team are Priyesh Desai, Kaiden Johnson, Daniel Miller and Nathan von Roeder. Bud Birks is the sponsor. feature March 6, 2014 11 March 28-29 Snyder to host one-act-play district competition By Gabe Williamson being caught in the middle Claudius; Aly Antczak, 1927, is the largest high may be adjudicated by a The UIL one-act-play of Hamlet’s crazy family, Gertrude; Daniel Drake, school play production panel of three judges or a (OAP) district competition while trying to figure out Polonius; Riley Arnold, contest or play festival single judge. The contest is being hosted in Worsham what they’re actually trying Hamlet; and Talee Jones, in the world. More than is held on a single day and Auditorium on March 28- to do. Ophelia. 14,000 Texas high school open to the public. There 29. Mason Tabor plays Sydney Hamlett is students in more than 1,000 are five possible levels Snyder’s one act play Rosencrantz; Kaiden the stage director; Emily plays participate in 300 of competition: zone, will be “Rosencrantz and Johnson, Guildenstern; and Parmer, assistant stage plus contests, which take district, area, region and Guildenstern are Dead.” Gabi Quiros, the player. manager; Luz Valadez, place from the beginning state (SHS does not have It takes two very minor The tragedians are sound; Max Westlund, Chris of March through the three- zone competition). At characters of Shakespeare’s Roselia Jaimes, Kelsi Dickenson and Hannah day, 40-production state each level of competition play “Hamlet,” and then McCullar, Emma Beaver, Downing, lights/auxiliary. meet one-act play contest. a judge (or panel of three makes them the main Mattie Forester, Maddy Alternates are Tessa More than 200 college and judges) awards individual characters of this play. It Moreno, Andrew Porter and Holladay, Sarah McWilliams university faculty members acting awards as well as shows everything that Ros- Gabe Williamson. and Shi Dowds. serving as critic judges selecting two productions encrantz and Guildenstern The royals of the play are “The League’s one-act support the one-act play to advance to the next level have to go through while made up of Noah McGuire, play contest, founded in contest. The league’s theater of competition. After the program is considered awards are announced a by historians to be the judge gives an oral critique foundation of educational to each of the schools. and community theater in Because of the wide Texas. It continues to be participation and diversity a major factor motivating of plays produced certain increasing numbers of rules and guidelines have schools to offer theater arts been adopted by the state as an academic subject. one-act play office. These rules are in place to ensure “The UIL one-act play safety, allow for equity, contest is a competition satisfy legal standards, and where similarly sized make the running of the Texas schools present an contest practical,” according 18-40 minute play and to the UIL website.

Gabi Quiros and Mason Tabor rehearse a scene from the one-act play, “Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead,” as Roselia Jaimes, Mattie Forrester and Kelsi McCullar look on. SHS will host the district one-act contest March 28-29 in Worsham Auditorium.

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By Alanna Hurt just made too many errors,” The varsity softball Williams said. team opened pool play in The team scrimmages its tournament at eight this Midland Lee Feb. 4. “We morning against Colorado played very well against City at Cates Field at Midland Lee,” she said. the west field. They are Fort Stockton “challenged scheduled to play Baird at the girls on bases” and was a 11 a.m. and Haskell at 3:30 “great growing experience p.m. today. to see where we are as of The tournament goes now. through Saturday. On Feb. 18, the Lady “We will have good Tigers faced Hawley. Shadye Millican runs during a recent varsity softball game. The team opened the Snyder tournament competition so we will “Hawley is a good team and this morning against Colorado City. Then the team will play Baird at 11 and Haskell at 3:30. (Photo by prepare in the best way we struggled hitting, but our Lucero De Paz) possible, defensively not defense was solid.” giving up runs,” Coach The Waco tournament JV softball to play this morning Kristin Williams said. was “awesome” and By Kirsti Pierce The team played Lubbock made few errors and had a They opened their season girls claimed third at the The JV softball team Cooper Tuesday night, but total of eight hits,” Knight against Coahoma Jan. tournament. Coach Williams plays Big Spring at 11 a.m. results were not available. said. 28 where the scrimmage said, “We played some at Cates Field at the east “We have been hitting the was “good,” according to pretty good competition.” field today. ball well, so I expect to score In the Big Spring Williams. “Against Colorado City “The JV team has always a lot,” Coach Knight said. tournament, the team was They played scrimmages we struggled defensively at been good, and they have Against Colorado City, the gold bracket runner-up against Eula and Odessa first, but came around and always done well playing Feb. 25, the team won 15-0. to Midland Lee JV. High. “The girls played hit the ball well!” Williams against varsity-level teams. I “Chloee James pitched better against Eula than said about the Feb. 25th plan on making it far as the her first game since last In pool play they beat Odessa High; however we game. varsity in the tournament,” season, and she struck out Colorado City, 11-4 and Coach Lindsey Knight said. several of the opposing Forsan 13-1. In mini- players. Most of the girls bracket play, the team beat from C. City couldn’t get a Andrews, 5-3 and lost to 3903 College Ave. hit off of her,” Coach Knight Midland Lee, 0-15. The said. team won two games in the Snyder “Claudia Gutierrez pitch- gold bracket beating Forsan, ed and had a total of nine 17-1 and Odessa High, 10-9. 573-9782 strikeouts,” against Hawley, They lost the championship and the team won 6-1. “We game to Midland Lee, 1-15. Dee Carrizales bats at a JV softball game. The JV team plays in the Snyder tournament this morning at 11. Photo by Lucero De Paz

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Dralon Jackson winds up during the JV baseball tournament Feb. 21. The JV teams will compete at the Frenship tournament beginning today. Photo by Luz Valadez Baseball to play Lake Worth today By Alex Luecke On Friday night Jacob Offensively they had 15 hits Today the varsity Chappell scored the tying and allowed one hit on the baseball team will play run in the seventh inning and mound. Lake Worth in the Bowie Taylor Munkres hit a walk- On Feb. 22, the boys Tournament. Tomorrow the off single in the bottom of played Graham in a double team will play Burkburnett the ninth inning claiming a header and won both games, and Bowie, then Iowa Park victory against Graham 6-5. 8-6 and 17-5. on Saturday. On Saturday they defeat- “We pitched well and ht “We are working on the ed Pecos, 7-3. Skillet the ball consistently. Colby Sterling Lee connects at during the baseball tournament Feb. 21. things that we did not do Rinehart and Hunter Ward Diggs led the offense with Photo by Flor Marquez very well in our tournament had three hits each. three hits in each game,” this weekend. We need to They also defeated Stewart said. have better at-bats with Big Spring, 4-1. Kutter On Feb. 17, they lost to runners in scoring position Derryberry had two hits and Estacado, 5-4 although they and pitchers need to improve two RBI’s in the win. held the lead 4-2 until the our control of the plate,” On Feb. 25 the team top of the seventh, Stewart Coach Shane Stewart said. beat Colorado City, 22-0. said. Last weekend at the Snyder tournament the team won three games and lost one. The team lost to Perryton 1-4 on Thursday night.

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Hunter hopes for district golf championship By Elijah Lay Josh Molter, 84-85; Logan The varsity girls’ team “Our goal is always a Presley, 89-75; and Clayton also competed this past district championship,” Galyean, 84-84. weekend in Lubbock. The Coach Ricky Hunter said Both boys’ teams also girls claimed fourth place about his golf teams. “The competed this past weekend with Cassidy Rawls, 88- top two teams from district in Abilene with Hopper, 79; Malory Hunter, 89-78; advance to the regional 88-75; von Roeder, 85-73; Regan Lindsey, 86-84; tournaments so we for sure Molter, 100-82; Presley, 97- Alanna Hurt, 99-100; Taylor want to be first or second.” 76; and Austin Elliot, 112- Kiker, 101-88; and Courtney Three weeks ago, the 92. Velasquez, 103-98. boys’ varsity team competed JV scores were Galyean, in Lubbock. The team 88-79; Ethan Hernandez, “We will keep doing what captured third place with 103-96; Alex Luecke, 130- we have been all semester: Logan Hopper, 80-77; 94; Elijah Lay, 107-NS; and focus on the short game,” Malory Hunter lines up her putt at the Snyder tournament. (Photo Nathan von Roeder, 81-83; Kyle Shrum, 110-NS. Hunter said. by Flo Marquez) Tiger Special #1 Combo $4.99 with tax Big Country Electric Cooperative, Inc. 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. only Mon.-Fri. only OR show your school ID and get that In Snyder: call 573-3161 deal anytime! visit us at www.bigcountry.coop

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Hannah Smith, Maddy Moreno, Aly Antczack and Noah McGuire performed at Coronation. Photo by Lucero De Paz

D’Vincent Allison and Rebecca Murillo were named Mr. and Miss SHS. Photo by Luz Valadez

Mr. SHS nominees were Nathan von Roeder, Skillet Rinehart, Eddie Torres, D’Vincent Allison and Hunt- er Ward. Miss SHS nominees were Katelee Brock , Adrianna Hernandez, Michelle Martinez, Rebecca Murillo and Kayla Rodriguez. Photo by Flor Marquez

Michelle Martinez and Nathan von Roeder dance after Mr. and Miss SHS were named. Photo by Flor Marquez

Mason Tabor and Tessa Holla- Josh Molter escorts FCA sweet- Drama sweethearts Riley Ar- Tiger’s Lair sweetheart Jasmin Gabe Williamson and Taylor day were selected to represent heart Bethany Reynolds. Photo nold and Maddy Moreno are Martinez is escorted by Ruben Brumley are presented to the Student Council. Photo by Lu- by Flor Marquez presented to the audience. Photo Munoz. Photo by Lucero de Paz audience as Tiger’s Tale Sweet- cero De Paz by Flor Marquez hearts. Photo by Lucero De Paz