FREE The Bird 80 ville H xas 761 igh Schoo Hills, Te l 9100 Mid Cities Blvd. North Richland Vol. 11 No. 2 November 2009 JROTC welcomes Army instructor C. Elliott HAWKInside The Birdville Junior Scout in Iraq. He was also a as an Army Instructor, He enjoys physical Jons recite Obama’s press This Edition Reserve Officer’s Training drill sergeant for a period of teaching young cadets about training with the PT team release. Corps is buzzing with two years at Fort Jackson in citizenship. and coaching his cadets Later they saluted excitement over the new South Carolina. “I’m very much a to be better and more the raising of the American instructor, Master Sergeant While in the army, motivator,” Elliott said, “and motivated. Flag. Lack of participation2 Curtis Elliott. Elliott met his wife of 22 the kids are really excited to Off duty, Elliott has a Battalion Commander and excitement “I served 22 years years. He has three children have me as a teacher.” very unique hobby: acting. Taylor Poli also gave a at pep rallies in the army, and I’m really and one grandson. As a non-commis- “I played the Marine short speech telling of the disappoints students. excited to be here. I think After his assignment sioned officer, the Master Drill Sergeant in the tide to importance of Veteran’s this an outstanding district, at Fort Jackson, Elliott Sergeant knows the value of go commercials,” Elliott said, Day. the best in the DFW area,” went to the University of precision and punctuality. “I was an extra in the film Multiple people Elliott said, “Everyone has Southern California, where Two weeks into his Cloverfield, where I handed attended, and heroes-past, been really kind, and made he was the Senior Military career at Birdville, he has the Colonel his helmet and present and future, were Art in Public3 Spaces it a point to introduce Science Instructor for the already begun pushing the said, ‘Here you go sir’.” honored. program works to themselves.” senior class, training the JROTC teams to perform Elliott has also been on The service took enrich and beautify Elliott hails from next batch of young officers better, shown support at Spike TV, presenting Adam place before and during first the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. He served for the Army. competitions and football Sandler, a movie star known period, where the flag was North Richland Hills. in the Second Brigade Soon, Elliott moved games and taken every for his many comedic roles raised to the top of the pole Recon Troop as a Cavalry to Birdville High School opportunity to get involved. and production company and lowered to half-mass, Happy Madison, the “Man as per custom, where it of Honor Award” in the remained until noon, when Men’s Choice Awards. it was then again raised to The A, B, C & D’s Musical cast announced Elliott is most proud the top for the remainder of 4of Fine~ Art 5 On January 23, 24, 25 Ursula’s parents, Mr. Mason, Justin Wisniski, of his service, though. The the day to salute the veterans and 26 the Birdville Theatre and Mrs. Merkle will be Matt Matherly, Blas Master Sergeant lead the and those currently serving Art nutures Department will present Hannah Tompkins and Aguero, Aaron Vaught, battalion to the flagpole our country. talent with the musical production Bye Chris Hurt. Nick Landivar and Chris on Veteran’s Day, where an array instructors. Bye Birdie. Josh Waughtal was Hurt. the entire Corps of Cadets On November 8, cast as Randolph MacAfee Featured Dancers stood at attention while TaylorSports Carpenter Editor Band ranks high the directors announced and Baylor Morrison was include Bethany Pugsley, listening to Captain George at several competitions the results of the casting cast as Harvey Johnson. Angela Taylor and Meredith across the country. auditions.. Harvey’s parents will Jones. The part of Albert be played by Josh Holbrook The Sweet Apple Choir celebrates Peterson will be played by and Skyler Stone. Adults include Bree Love, success and welcomes Zane Harrington. Bobbie Chris Hurt is also Andrea Johnson, Courtney a new head director. Caceres was given the role Maude and Sean Waldrip is McClain, Rachel Jenkins, of Rose Alvarez. a dishwasher. Billy Stewart Kaylee Vance, Skyler Stone, Upcoming Events Dance delivers Alex Eddins will plays Customer 1 alongside Josh Hollbrook, Sean with great talent portray the role of Ursula Aaron Vaught, who is Waldrip, Billy Stewart, and determination. Merkle, while Bree Customer 2. Brandi Pickett, Christ Hurt, Hembree will star as Kim Sydney Sargent will Hannah Tompkins and Calendar Drama fills the theatre MacAfee. play Gloria Rasputin and Hannah Newman. award winning Jordan Twine will the newspaper reporters Lastly, the One Boy productions. star alongside Hembree as are Justin Wisniski and Matt Girls are Bree Hembree, Amy Conrad Birdie. Matherly. McKinney, Katie O’Brien, December The other girls, Debra The NYC/Ed Sullivan Mandy Foster, Brianna 05 North Richland Hills Sue, Helen, Nancy, Alice, Girls include Emily Abdo, Chalita, Kaitlyn Hankins, Penelope and Margie, will be Micah Barbolla, Melissa Kaycee Giammarco and Night of Holiday Magic played by Amy McKinney, Crawford, Brandi Johnson, Katie Grippin. All Time Low releases 10 Jazz Band Concert 6 Katy O’Brien, Mandy Foster, Alex Korba, Rachel The Assistant Direc- their blank album, Kaitlyn Hankins, Kaycee Mbyui, Kristen McCraw, tor of the show is Ryan 14 PTSA Meeting Nothing Personal. Giammarco and Brianna Hannah Newman, Victoria Eleopoulous. Nick Forrest 15 Band Winter Concert Chalita. Norwine, Crystal Mandudi, and Brit Bradshaw share the 17 Choir Winter Kim MacAfee’s Elysse Villalobos, Lauren job of Stage Manager. parents, Doris and Harry, Simpson, Kimber Davis and Meredith Jones is the Dinner and Concert are Danielle Ellis and LeahBeth Etheridge. Co-Choreographer. Sam 21-04 Holiday Break Rodney Lindsey. The Sweet Apple Spofford is the Technical Rise n’ 7Dine offers Tori Smith will Teens are Alex Eddins, Bree Director and Meagan breakfast and lunch in portray Albert’s mother, Hembree, Amy McKinney, Shugart is the Sound a homey atmosphere. Mae Peterson Katie O’Brien, Mandy Director. January Hugo Peabody, Kim’s Foster, Brianna Chalita, Rehearsals continue 09 Area Band Contest boyfriend, will be played by Kaitlyn Hankins, Kaycee through December and Lou Salazar. Giammarco, Holly Brucks. January. Showings on the in Midland Billy Stewart is the They also include 23, 25 and 26 are at 7:30 p.m. 09 Wrestling Tournament mayor and Brandi Pickett is Katie Grippin, Meredith The January 25 showing will at Lamar Volleyball8 players his wife. Jones, Natalie Lucas, begin at 2:30. advance in playoffs “I’ve been in musical Bethany Pugsley, Whitney 23-26 Bye Bye Birdie every year since sophomore Ware, Jaylana Ward, Angela and win the Area Performances Championship. year, so musical has become Taylor, Baylor Morrison, RachelEditor InJenkins Chief a part of me,” Pickett said. Ryan Gleghorn, Jake page 2 The HAWK pinions November 2009 Spirit short, time to pep up rallies The AWK taff The words pep rally three years ago at Birdville. al Anthem was even played spirit, but not like the stu- should invoke thoughts of Almost everyone attended on Othe guitar. There was so dents. If there are more and school spirit with the cheer- the pep rallies. All the class- much screaming the whole more parents who do not leaders in the air and the es filed down the hallway gym shook. cheer like the students, then H S dancers doing moves no behind the drum line with This year pep rallies there will be less cheering in one else can do. There are the cheerleaders cheering are just not the same. There general. In the end it means Rachel Jenkins the tubas and the drum line and yelling to get people is also the fact that more and less spirit displayed. It is not Editor-in-chief all dancing, the whole band all hyped up before the big more adults come every year. bad for parents to come; News Editor doing a wave of excitement. show. Pep rallies are for students, however, when it leaves no All right after the choir sings Energy flowed the fans and the players to room for the seniors and ju- the national anthem, while throughout the whole get excited and hyped up niors who end up standing, Kaycee Giammarco JROTC marches in with the gym. The freshmen sopho- for the night’s game. If par- it becomes a problem. It is a Opinions Editor flags. There is spirit, laugh- mores, juniors and seniors ents are coming and taking lot easier just to leave early ter, cheering and yelling. Ev- all climbed into the stands up the sitting space, it leaves than to have to stand behind eryone is excited. to cheer on their fellow stu- less room for the students. everyone, because there is Taylor Carpenter That is how it was dents. One time the Nation- Yes, they may have school no place else. Sports Editor It seems school spirit has disappeared. Three years ago the pep rallies were the Devin Harper PrizeBarack Obama, brings the bay and for themuch prospect of that doubt our president was thing everyone got excited Features Editor United States’ 44th presi- what he could do, not what running on George Bush’s about. Everyone knew Fri- dent recently received the he has done. policies and administration. day was not only Friday; Nobel Peace Prize; however, While being the big- Barack Obama received a it was the pep rally day. It Kili Ferrell this move was very con- ger man is always the high Nobel Prize.