Teachers Winter Sports retiring The Lightning Bolt Wrap-ups Page 4 Pages 19-21 ChancellorTLB High School Newspaper Volume 27 Bringing the Thunder to Chancellor since 1988 6300 Harrison Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 Issue 6 FREE 1 March 2015 what IS HAPPENING? Photo by Natalie Wilson Natalie Photo by English teacher Mr. Barber rocks out in his pajama pants, sweatshirt, and top hat with junior Alex Trainham perform at the Variety Show. Barber is the lead singer and guitarist of his band, Hot Buttered Elvis. They have an upcoming show at the Colonial Tavern in Fredericksburg on May 2nd. Photo by Kailtyn O’Gorman Kailtyn Photo by Photo by Neil Schubel Neil Photo by Staff Yearbook the Photo by Staff Yearbook Photo by Briana McHugh cuts a piece of Zander Royston coaches the NCAA Division II commit Tori Bai- David Berghoff and David cloth in class to begin the process students at Special Olympics ley jogs through the halls in prepa- Hindgardner learn how to make of creating a pillow case. basketball in March. ration for the upcoming season. flight models in Mr. Owens’ class. Photo by Yearbook Staff Yearbook Photo by The Boys JV Soccer team huddles before their against Liberty-Bealton Eagles in their first home game of the regular season. The game began at 6:00 P.M. and the team dominated the field scoring 5 goals, while the Eagles scored 0. March 2015 2 News Editorial Follow us on sunscreen, skipping out on an but what has the most signifi- Mrs. Gattie assignment because it “won’t cant meaning to us is how it is Adviser instagram and twitter change my grade now”, Stan- done. We have a choice to finish dards of Learning Tests (SOL’s), out what many consider, “the @CHHS_TLB Advanced Placement Tests, best time of your life” in either Neil Schubel By Neil Schubel and finally exams. Welcome to an uninteresting manner, or an Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-Chief spring. exhilarating one. Former professional baseball One of the most important What do you find exciting? Is Megan church player Derek Jeter said, “The last topics that surrounds the end of it the book that you are holding? Co-Editor-in-Chief thing you want to do is finish the year is a theme that is part of The trail you are riding your bike playing or doing anything and many of our lives: finishing. You on? It is the science experiment wish you would have worked have heard people say: “First I that you are researching? Or is Christopher harder.” need to finish high school, then it math problem that you just Welcome to the home stretch I can go to college, then I can cannot figure out? Finish out Heimink of the school year. The hectic finish that and get a job, then this year in the most thrilling Layout Editor winter schedule is coming to a once I finish my job…” It is com- way possible, and work hard at close, and the possibly chaotic mon. It is what all of us do in it. Work at what you find excit- part is here. Welcome to rushed the back of our heads. Finishing ing, and you may find the home Kaitlyn Keisling class material because of snow your first, second, third, or the stretch of this school year more Layout Editor days, sunburns because you last year of your high school ca- enjoyable than it has even been. did not realize it is time to wear reer is important to many of us, Harry FIsher Contents Opinions editor News Kaitlyn O’GOrman New Teacher of the Year.............................................................................................. pg. 6 News Editor AP Art in the School Board Office........................................................................... pg. 6 Features Jordan Pearson Features Editor Horoscopes........................................................................................................................pg. 16 Chancellor’s Day Dreams............................................................................................pg. 13 Matthew Sanders Op-Ed Sports Editor BATTLEFIELD: Snow Days, Good or Bad?.............................................................pg. 9 Crazy for Corned Beef.............................................................................. ....................pg. 10 Laura Sullivan Website Editor Sports Color Guard Competition.............................................................................................pg. 23 Rachel Thompson Athlete of the Month: Tori Bailey..............................................................................pg. 22 Website Editor Zack Jewell Administrative Assistant 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 find him, circle him, then cut out that page and this slip code of ethics as set by the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. The code states that a journalist can not accept gifts, favors or privileges that could compromise their integrity. All material published 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, “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 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 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- 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 Chancellor High School. Controversial issues will be covered from both points of view. School news, as well as local, national and international A4 Class: ________________________ events will also be covered. Letters to the editor are welcomed. All let- 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 March 2015 Teachers Retiring Bye bye Boyd Home again Holmes Kaitlyn O’Gorman News Editor puter to make and print his “Know as much as you can student’s interims. While all cram into your head,” advises the other teachers were hand Mr. Boyd. “You have to be a life- writing interims he was having long learner to keep up with the his printed interims signed by world.” parents and he was filing them Government teacher Harold away for proof. One day Mrs. Boyd has been teaching for 30 Bass-Fortune came to Boyd say- years, 29 in Spotsylvania Coun- ing a parent was yelling at her ty, and 27 in Chancellor High about how her son was failing School and will be retiring at the his class and she had no idea end of the 2015 school year. about it. She was going to make the school pay for her son’s “Know as much as summer school. So Boyd handed you can cram into Bass-Fortune his signed interim showing the student’s parent re- your head,” advises ally did have knowledge of their Mr. Boyd. “You have child’s grade. Long story short Photo By Kaitlyn O’Gorman “Mrs. Bass-Fortune has always Rachel Thompson passion for teaching.” to be a lifelong had my back even to this day,” Website Editor “It’s definitely going to be a learner to keep up sums up Boyd. “We’ve always been such a family,” states Mrs. Holmes. huge loss for everyone,” states with the world.” “Mrs. Bass-Fortune “Work feels like a family.” Ms. Lauderdale, the Assistant has always had my Original settler and history Vice Principal here at Chancel- He’s going to miss the stu- teacher Anne Holmes is retiring lor. dents, but not the SOL’s and back even to this year. After working hard for “She’s one of the most profes- what he feels the school system this day,” 32 years she “just wants to play”. sional, and upbeat people I’ve has turned into. He doesn’t feel She grew up on a dairy farm, and ever met,” states Mr. Gebhardt, also an Assistant Vice Principal like he’s getting the same thing Boyd plans on cleaning out has been working her whole life. here at Chancellor. “Mrs. Hol- out of teaching he did 30 years his “packrat” house first thing Holmes states, “[I want] time mes will work with any students ago. Boyd doesn’t want to retire after his retirement. He then to have fun as well as to spend that ask her to. She doesn’t ever dying, before he’s unable to see plans to travel to Alaska to visit time with my family.” She also not help a student. I have nev- the rest of the world. his brother in Fairbanks. In ad- won’t be working anywhere else, er heard anything bad spoken Boyd’s favorite moment as a dition Boyd plans to go to Scot- although she explained she sees about her.