Celebrating Civil Charger Rights Champions Page 9 The Lightning Bolt Page 13 ChancellorTLB High School Newspaper Volume 27 Bringing the Thunder to Chancellor since 1988 6300 Harrison Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 Issue 5 FREE 1 January-February 2015 what IS HAPPENING? Photo by Yearbook Staff Yearbook Photo by Students talk in the library with Mrs. Jett-Brown about the brand new Innovation Space. The Innovation Space has some of the school’s newest technology, and students are eager to learn how to use it. Photo by Josef Jazvic Josef Photo by Photo by Neil Schubel Neil Photo by Staff Yearbook the Photo by Haus Emma Photo by Tiffany Durham writes assign- Jacob Wishon fights his way to Desarie Tures reads a book in the Mr. Dockery does what he does ments for students during a Glocal victory in his final season of library during her A4 block. best: teach. Cafe meeting in Morning Charge. wrestling. Photo by Yearbook Staff Yearbook Photo by The girls JV basketball team shoots a free throw against Caroline High School. Their performance in these games will make way for the future of the girls varisty basketball team. January-February 2015 2 News Editorial Follow us on reflect on these accomplishments, Resolutions, or the Features sec- Mrs. Gattie it is vital that we look ahead to- tion and read about Civil Rights Adviser instagram and twitter wards what we can accomplish in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. in the New Year. Each of us has Day on January 19th. Also, check @CHHS_TLB a finite time in the places we are out original articles on all of our Neil Schubel By Neil Schubel currently standing. Whether it is a six winter sports teams in the Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-Chief student, teacher, or administrator, Sports Section. And if that does “Is life not one hundred times too we are not going to be in these po- not satisfy you enough, open up short for us to bore ourselves?” sitions forever. With that knowl- the news section and find articles Megan church Friedrich Nietzsche wrote. This is edge, we must make the most out about the SCA’s recent blood drive Co-Editor-in-Chief the time for us to come together of the situations. We should all and the Special Olympics. and do something new and accom- take that renewed spirit with us American rapper Emi- Christopher plish what we never believed was and accomplish what we did not nem said that “Anything is pos- possible last year. last semester. sible as long as you keep working As we enter the year 2015, we can The Lightning Bolt staff at it and do not back down.” Let’s Heimink look back on many events in 2014. is not backing down this year. We come together and finish out this Layout Editor Chancellor has so much to cel- are surging forward with many year strong; we are already more ebrate like the library’s brand new new elements each issue across all than halfway done. Do some- Innovation Space, the arts depart- of our four sections of the news- thing new this year. Embrace new Kaitlyn Keisling ment excelling as a Blue Ribbon paper. Open up to the Opinion heights this year that you have Layout Editor school, and many sports victories section and find Ashley Ragonese never before reached. The key is and state championship perfor- and Megan Church battling it out to not back down this year. mances. While it is important to on the importance of New Year’s Harry FIsher Contents Find Rodney Opinions editor News Rodney is hidden somewhere in this newspaper! If you Kaitlyn O’GOrman Charger Champs of 2014......pg. find him, circle him, then cut out that page and this slip News Editor 14 with your information on it. Lastly, turn the sheet in to the “Bolt Box” in the library to be entered to Jordan Pearson Features win an awesome prize! Features Editor Civil Rights page 9 Name:___________________________ Op-Ed Matthew Sanders The Grid page 19 Sports Editor A4 Class: ________________________ Sports Laura Sullivan Sports Updates pages 5-7 Grade:_________ Website Editor Bolt Design by Natalie Wilson Natalie by Bolt Design Rachel Thompson Golden Ticket Winners Website Editor Zack Jewell Administrative Assistant 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- 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 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 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, 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 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- 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 Photos by Megan Church, Neil Schubel, and Christopher Heimink Christopher Schubel, and Church, Neil Megan Photos by 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- In the month of December The Lightning Bolt led Chancellor on a school-wide scavenger hunt by hiding a ters must be signed and be between 200- 300 words long. They may be submitted to A113 or by e-mailing [email protected]. The golden ticket somewhere in the school each day. The winners received one of our many prizes including a sled, Lightning Bolt retains the right to edit letters to comply with journalistic standards. Anonymous letters will not be published. This is your school, blender, and even a television. Those who found the golden ticket were Sydney Murray, Antonio Morales, Da- help improve it through your opinions, praises, and constructive criti- cisms. If voiced aloud and in large enough numbers, we can bring about vid Clifford, Tyler Travis, Tori Alicandro, Kristine Giraldi and Stephen Rice. change. Our ultimate goal is to print the truth and with your help we can reach this goal. News 3 January-February 2015 A Pint of Help National Wear Red Day By Christopher Heimink Layout Editor when asked why he volunteered On December 10th, 2014 the to donate. The blood drive was Chancellor Student Council As- fully run by a group of six- sociation (SCA) in association teen students who volunteered with the Red Cross held a blood their time for the cause. While drive in the gym. A total of 95 the number of people caused students signed up to donate. a little bit of a backup on the There was a total of 75 students flow of people to get to donate were given time slots, and a list there was a total of forty-eight of 20 students were placed on pints of blood donated to the the waitlist to see if they would Red Cross at the blood drive. be able to donate if time per- Because of the backup in the mitted. There were even a few schedule some students had to teachers who donated such as leave before they could donate. Mr. Povirk and Ms. Riddle. Some had to leave so they could “I like donating because my go to their jobs, and others did dad needed to get blood and not have any photo ID to use in because of other people donat- order to properly identify them- ing his life was saved. I want to selves. Regulations require pho- do the same for other people” to ID in order to be fully eligible stated senior Rabih Abuismail to donate. Teachers and staff show their support with the fight against heart disease in women by wearing red on Febuary 6th, National Wear Red Day. Photo by Christopher Heimink Natalie Presutto holds her Life Saver T-shirt after donating blood. poetry slam The Poetry Slam took place in the library on December 11th, allowing students to have their moment to shine. The slam was headed by Maria Glass, a former English teacher, and Mr. Barber, a current 11th grade English and Hu- manities teacher. The proceeds went towards the Craig Garvey Scholarship. January-February 2015 4 News Sports Updates Basketball Girls Boys By Megan Shaw of the music, screams from the Varsity Staff Reporter fans, and warm ups that truly entice the team to excellence. By Josef Jazvic often this year. Starting the season off with a Staff Reporter One of the things that gives Senior player Quincee Pfost 10-3 record, the Varsity Boys the team the ability to work so Banks states, “A player gets “We are not just a good team Basketball team brought home well together is the amount of most hype during a game when on the court, but we are a good their tenth win against Mas- team bonding.