Water Polo Team Exceeds Expectations
By Megan McPheely, Editor-in-Chief
October 29, 2009
CONSIDERING that this is the first year for a water polo team, the team performed extremely well, placing seventh in the state tournament. As a team, they have grown throughout the season, improving in every game. The team is coached by Jon Wheeler and Beth McGee and includes students in eighth grade... Read more »
Chelsea’s Blog: It All Happened So Fast
Chelsea Mitchell, Senior
October 27, 2009
Almost November already? Where has the time gone? As much as I’m enjoying myself here, it doesn’t seem like I’ve been here long enough for teachers to start talking about term papers and semester averages. I feel as if it were “just yesterday” when I was trying on my GACS uniform for the first... Read more »
Teachers’ Pets: Meet Pepino
October 23, 2009
Finally, she made it home and she is exhausted. She had to board three different planes, security did not let her though and she came home without any luggage. What was the problem? The problem was a little dog named Pepino. Pepino was bought at a gypsy market in Spain by Ms. Amanda Howard. He was sickly... Read more »
NFL Update: Surprises in ’09
By Harrison Payne, Freshman
October 21, 2009
THIS season not much has changed. The Giants are still dominating the NFC, Peyton Manning and the Colts are still near the top of the division, and Brett Favre still wants to play. Even with those expectancies, many events have happened in ’09 that would have been thought crazy at the end of 2008.... Read more »
Homecoming 2009: A Time for New Traditions
By Mandy Good, Freshman
October 16, 2009
THE theme for homecoming this year was all about saluting the past and welcoming the future. As we ‘step forward’ in our homecoming history, we see that a couple of traditions have changed. We now have homecoming during football season instead of basketball, and in an attempt to make the event more... Read more »
Sophomores Remember Poe
By Mandy Good, Freshman
October 12, 2009
“ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door…” Edgar Allen Poe is a familiar name in the world... Read more »
Podcast: Freshman & Sophomore Trip Excitement Builds
Joshan Smith, Sophomore
October 9, 2009
Freshmen and Sophomore Trips Podcast
Spartan Athletes Making a Difference
By Alex McCall, Senior
October 9, 2009
ISAIAH 61:1 “ The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.” Some seniors on the Lady Spartan basketball... Read more »
SENIORS: Are College Applications Stressing You Out?
By Megan McPheely, Editor-in-Chief
October 8, 2009
IT’S that time of the year for seniors. Applying to college while trying to focus on schoolwork as well is not an easy task. Here are a few tips for getting the most out of your college applications’ process, hopefully without too much stress. Spread them out. Don’t try to finish all of... Read more »
Movie Review: 9 Gets a 3
By Eric Stevenson, Junior
October 8, 2009
EVEN though the entire movie seems as if it were in fast-forward mode, Shane Acker’s 9 still persuades audience members to sympathize with the pint-sized rag dolls. After a while, the viewers almost forget that the dolls are not human and the non-stop action delivers the plot an anything-but-boring... Read more »
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