Teachers Teacher of the retiring The Lightning Bolt year Page 4-9 Pages 13 ChancellorTLB High School Newspaper Volume 28 Bringing the Thunder to Chancellor since 1988 6300 Harrison Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 Issue 7 FREE 1 May 2015 what IS HAPPENING? Chancellor put on a production of Les Miserables, which opened on Apri 30th, which resounded in a breaking attendence record of 457 people. Actors bow at the end of the show, clapping for everyone involved. Photo by Natalie Wilson Natalie Photo by The Chancellor Latin Club came in first place at the annual Spotsy County Latin Club Kickball Tournament held at Massaponax High School on April 25th. Chancellor’s team has placed first every year for over a decade. Photo by Kailtyn O’Gorman Kailtyn Photo by Photo by Nakia McClure Nakia Photo by Staff Yearbook the Photo by Hallock Photo byCasey Ms. Chew, Ms. Conner, Steffene Mr. Moore’s class creates abstract Students enjoy another Ice Cream Gattie’s English classes were Cheeks are all currently sporting art, decorating the tiles of the social that the SCA provided. joined by a guest Charger in the medical boots. cafeteria. Memorial garden. Photo by Yearbook Staff Yearbook Photo by As the year draws to a close, The Lightning Bolt staff relaxes on the tennis court for an end of the year picture. May 2015 2 News Editorial events. Just have fun with it. Get ing people have inspired the Follow us on a study group with some friends younger staff to follow in their Mrs. Gattie and make this time as bright as footsteps and continue to create Adviser instagram and twitter the sun! Waking up with a posi- this paper that makes us proud. tive attitude will change your Kaitlyn O’Gorman and Ashley @CHHS_TLB perspective greatly. This part of Ragonese will be tackling the Neil Schubel By Jordan Pearson the year is extremely important. News section together, Matthew Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-Chief Elect Finish strong! Sanders and Emma Haus are In a very short amount of Along with the excitement of the Sports editors, Josef Jazvic Megan church time, it will be summer. Sum- summer comes the emotion of and Raelyn Slaughter are the Co-Editor-in-Chief mer, which we have all been goodbyes. Seniors are gradu- Features editors, and Rachel thinking about throughout the ating and starting the life that Thompson and Myah Hidalgo year, no matter who you are or they have been working towards are the Op-Ed editors. I am hon- Christopher what you’ve been doing. We throughout their extensive ored to be elected as the Editor- daydream about the days when years in school. Hopefully when in-chief for the 2015-2016 staff! Heimink we don’t have to stress about a seniors look back to high school, Starting strong and ending Layout Editor report, or days where we can they will see the family units strong is something that we just go outside and do what- that they have created and be- strive for on our staff. I hope ever our heart desires! We’ll be came a part of, such as our staff. all of you feel like you can take Kaitlyn Keisling able to taste the summer soon, Graduates from The Lightning on the world this summer. Find Layout Editor so CHARGE through these last Bolt newspaper staff are Neil your dream, and take a huge several weeks. It’ll be worth it Schubel, Megan Church, Kait- step towards it. Embrace your that last day of school! lyn Keisling, Christopher Heim- talents! Have a good rest of the Harry FIsher Of course, with that being said ink, Zack Jewell, Harry Fisher, school year, Chargers! Opinions editor we also have exams and oth- Natalie Wilson, Ilyana Pacheco er important end-of-the-year and Megan Shaw. These amaz- Kaitlyn O’GOrman Contents News Editor Jordan Pearson News Features Editor Chargers Mourn Lipscomb...........................................................................................pg. 12 Matthew Sanders Features Sports Editor AP Spanish Articles...................................................................................................pg. 21 Laura Sullivan Op-Ed Website Editor Retro-Junk....................................................................................................................pg.17 Rachel Thompson Sports Website Editor 2014-15 Chancellor Chargers MVP’s......................................................................pg 16 Zack Jewell Administrative Assistant on the cover Find Rodney The Journalism students at Chancellor High School publish The Light- ning Bolt, the only official newspaper on campus. The purpose of the newspaper is to factually inform and entertain its readers. As an estab- Rodney is hidden somewhere in this newspaper! If you lished open forum for the student body, truth will be the staff’s major goal. It is the responsibility of each staffer to adhere to the journalism Students take part in a code of ethics as set by the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma find him, circle him, then cut out that page and this slip Delta Chi. The code states that a journalist can not accept gifts, favors or privileges that could compromise their integrity. All material published school production of Les with your information on it. Lastly, turn the sheet in to the will be the result of brainstorm sessions by the staff. Subjects stimulat- ing to the majority of the student body will be used. The editorial board, Miserables during the “Bolt Box” in the library to be entered to which is comprised of all newspaper staff members will determine the priority of the stories and the overall design of publication. The advi- sor serves to give students a better understanding of the functions and first weekend in May. win an awesome prize! ethics of a free press. The advisor does not serve as a censure. Student editors will decide the material to be published. In accordance with com- munity standards, profanity will not appear in the publication. Students Natalie Wilson and Kait- are free to express an opinion on matters of public interests under the, “fair comment rule.” Under this rule, the student has the right to intel- lyn O’Gorman took these Name:___________________________ ligently criticize the school and its policies. Editorials reflect the opinion of The Lightning Bolt. Opinion stories reflect the opinion of the writer and do not represent the opinion of the faculty and administration of amazing pictures of the Chancellor High School. Controversial issues will be covered from both points of view. School news, as well as local, national and international events will also be covered. Letters to the editor are welcomed. All let- cast and crew. A4 Class: ________________________ ters must be signed and be between 200- 300 words long. They may be submitted to A113 or by e-mailing [email protected]. The Lightning Bolt retains the right to edit letters to comply with journalistic standards. Anonymous letters will not be published. This is your school, help improve it through your opinions, praises, and constructive criti- Grade:_________ cisms. If voiced aloud and in large enough numbers, we can bring about change. Our ultimate goal is to print the truth and with your help we Bolt Design by Natalie Wilson Natalie by Bolt Design can reach this goal. News 3 May 2015 Teachers Retiring Bennett Leaves library Guidance loses Brown By Ashley Ragonese Staff Reporter for swimming when talking "I'm definitely going to sleep about her plans for after retire- in!" states Mrs.Bennett, library ment. She is looking forward secretary. to taking different water-based Geraldine Bennett has been classes at the YMCA, getting in working here at Chancellor shape, and spending time with for fifteen laborious years. She her family.”I might even do started off working at Chancel- some traveling,”states Bennett lor as a college and career spe- with a chuckle. cialist where she shared her She also states something very wisdom and knowledge with near and dear to her heart, The seniors applying for college. She Jolt which features Wednesday is highly renowned for her work breakfast for the staff. with seniors applying for schol- “I cannot begin to tell you how arships. Bennett also helped the REACH department has students with their SAT’S. brightened every mid-week for Bennett attended Clayton me since they started offering County Jr. College which is now affordable and delicious break- known as Clayton State Uni- fast”, states Bennett. “Entering versity, ten years after graduat- the building every Wednesday By Raelyn Slaughter Photo By Kaitlyn O’Gorman ing high school. Following her to the powerful smell of bacon Staff Reporter moment’s while working here years at college she transferred wafting down the hallways will It’s the last couple of months with Brown was when we were to a college on a military base in be remembered fondly,and the of the school year and I think we backstage at senior awards cer- Atlanta, Georgia with her hus- dedicated faculty and students can all say we will miss a lot of emony years ago. There was a band, who was enrolled in the who made it possible,have made people as they are leaving Chan- mouse munching inside the U.S military at the time. my years at Chancellor even cellor. Mrs. Carol Brown, one of couch that was backstage. We "They have certainly en- more special.” our school’s guidance counsel- started laughing while not try- hanced my appreciation for Bennett shares great advice for ors plans to retire this year. ing to disturb the ceremony. teenagers,”states Bennett with her fellow staff members. She Before she came to work at Brown plans to relax after she a warming smile when describ- advises that teachers,and other Chancellor Brown worked at retires. She also plans to find ing how Chancellor's students faculty members remember that Long Island University for something she likes to do, vol- have impacted her.