By: C. Barras
The EF Lady Jacket basketball team had their first game against Marshall, November 12. The girls lost to Marshall, 38-31. Despite the loss, the girls are pushing hard to prepare for the season ahead. “I feel really good about this season,” senior Keyaria Harrison said. “We have more team chemistry than we did last year.” The team constantly works on improving things individually and as a team. “I never want us to stop improving,” coach Sierra Bradshaw said. “There’s always room for improvement no matter how good we are.” With the energy, confidence, and support from the team, everyone is excited for the rest of the season coming up. “There is so much support and energy in practices and in games, senior Keyaria Harrison said. “It makes me feel hype and excited and I see a great season ahead for us.”
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By: C. Cooper On Tuesday, November 12, the FFA officers and some FFA members loaded up and headed to waskom to compete in Leadership Development Events, also known as LDEs. For some, this was the first and last time they’ve ever competed in LDEs. “This is my first and last LDE competition,” senior Mattie Garrett said. “Even though I didn’t get to compete all four years of high school, it's still really upsetting to know that it’s my last time ever being able to do it.” The students competed in competitions such as Ag Advocacy, Senior Quiz, Senior Creed, and Job Interview, but they did not get the results that they wanted and hoped for. “I am still proud of how much effort and work the teams put in,” FFA president Kyndal King said. “Next year we will be more prepared for LDEs.” Ag teacher, Ashley Harris, was upset to see the seniors go. “I know how much this means to them,” Harris said. “I was proud of how hard everyone worked at there LDE.” All around the LDE competition was full of great memories and friends. Next year, the LDE teams will come back harder and stronger in order to beat the other teams. By: M. Durrett & K. Anderson
The crowd cheers, helmets smash, and whistles blow. As sweat drips down the players’ faces, the determination shines in their eyes. This is Jacket Football. The football team heads to the second round of play-offs, the area round, this Friday at 7:30. They will play Bells High School in Mineola. Because the play-off games are single elimination, the boys play each game as if it could be their last. “Being a senior and knowing my last game might be soon, there is very little room for mistakes,” senior Chris Smith said. “I have to play like every down might be my last.” The team’s seniors are flooded with emotions, but they feel positive about the work they have put in so far. “I feel scared because I don’t want it to end,” senior Tony Mason said. “I don’t think we need to fix anything. We just need to clean up stuff on defense.” The underclassmen are looking for a win to continue on this season with their senior teammates. They’ve overcome obstacles throughout this season, and they hope to keep their current winning streak alive. “Just play like every game like it is your last,” junior Jackson Illingworth said. “We’ve been in ‘do or die’ mode for the last three weeks. We have gotten used to it. I just want to play for these seniors and give them a proper send off.” While senior Chris Smith has had an impressive season with many admirable individual stats, he knows that it’s not about individual accomplishments but the “W” for the team. “Yeah, we all have our individual stats,” Chris said, “but the most important stat is a “W” in the win column.” Written By: A.Walker
By: J.Barton
Black Friday is right around the corner. Many people all around the world, including students, have been waiting for this day all year. Black Friday is the night of Thanksgiving and the day after. It’s a day of sales for the people that need to buy gifts for family and friends. Many of the students go with their family and shop the night away. “I love Black Friday!” senior Caylee Cooper said. “I love being in a hectic situation. I enjoy shopping with my friends and the prices are super low.” Some people like to shop at the stores that do not have as much chaos. “I enjoy Black Friday, but I do not like going to the chaotic stores and all the fighting that takes place,” senior Beau Creech said. “ I would rather go to calm stores like Target.” Others don’t like Black Friday at stores but like to shop online instead. “ I do not enjoy shopping on Black Friday, but I do like watching all the chaos,” senior Kristina Tuff said. “I prefer shopping online for all the sales than getting involved with the chaos.” Hopefully, this year’s Black Friday will be fun. By: K. Trost
Red and green cover the town as snow blankets the ground. A Christmas dream is ever so close as peppermint and gingerbread scents float through the air. With fall coming to an end and winter right around the corner, Christmas is near, but the annual debate has come into topic again. How early is too early to celebrate Christmas? “I love Christmas!” chemistry teacher Johnny Dickson said. “The food is great, but it’s so crazy that people start celebrating Christmas before Thanksgiving.” Some students think that Christmas shouldn’t be celebrated until mid-December. “I don’t really enjoy Christmas that much,” junior Brooke Copeland said. “It shouldn’t be celebrated until it’s actually close to Christmas.” Many celebrate Christmas even before Thanksgiving! “Christmas is my favorite holiday,” freshman Teresa Hall said. “I decorate my house as a winter wonderland November 1!” The answer to the on-going argument of when Christmas should start being celebrated is up to a person’s point of view, but for many, there is nothing wrong with a little Christmas spirit in July! By: T. Ford
Bullets fly through the air. Shouts and screams echo through helicopters and bunkers. Dust and dirt everywhere. Veterans fight everyday and risk their lives in this world, all for freedom. Veterans day was Monday, Nov. 11. Veterans day is more than just thanking the people who fought/are fighting. It’s about realizing how much we take for granted, things that our veterans don’t get to experience because they are away being heros. “I was in the army,” P.E. coach Megan Roberts said. “My favorite part was getting to travel and meeting new people. I have buddies all over the world now that message me everyday to check on me, and I do the same for them. You don’t find those kinds of bonds outside of the military.” There are a lot of things that you may dislike when you are in the military, but some things are worse than others. “I hated being led/controlled by people that were more stupid than I was,” chemistry teacher Johnny Dickson said. There are many things to be scared of when you’re in the military, but our veterans stay strong. “Nothing ever really scared me,” Roberts said. “I mainly worried about losing my friends or getting phone calls that someone had died.” Being in the military, you learn many important things. “The most valuable thing that I learned while being in the military, was to never ever quit anything,” Dickson said. “Never quit.” By: C. Creech and C. Lawless
Senior night is a very emotional and heartwarming time of the year for our high school. Senior night is a time of year when we appreciate all the good things that our seniors have done. It is a night that we celebrate our football, band, cheerleading, and cross country seniors. Our football seniors are: Tre Cox, Tyrese Hardeman, Carson Holland, Brandon Holt, Kevin Lansing, Tony Mason, and Christavian Smith. Our band seniors are: Jacob Bankhead, Carly Barras, Noah Begin, Eduardo Bravo, Beau Creech, Sharylene Dunlap, Daniele Fottenbury, Sha’mya Glenn, Piper Ingram, Abigail Penn, Mary Grace Roos, and Kristina Tuft. Our cheer seniors are Addison Golladay and manager Mattie Garrett. Our cross country seniors are: Carly Barras, Noah Begin, Eduardo Bravo, Abigail Penn, Daet Tapia, and Christian Helton. Our football players are having a hard time accepting that this year is so full of “lasts.” “I think the hardest thing is knowing that it is my last home game and I’ll definitely miss playing football, that’s really honestly it,” senior Tyrese Hardeman said. “I will miss Mrs.Ware, Mr. and Mrs. Woodley, my coaches, Mrs. Allen, Mr. Johnny, and Mr. and Mrs. Hurta.” The band is having a hard time with leaving Mr. Hendrix, and they will miss marching on the field. “[The hardest part is] realizing that ‘this is it;’ this will be the last time to march on that giant EF,” senior Beau Creech said. “[I will miss] the familiarity of high school, and I know nothing about what’s next. It’s pretty scary. I’m definitely going to miss the Woodleys, theatre, and Mrs. Ware, my favorite subject teacher. It’s going to be awkward to have a new band director for the first time in five years. Thanks for sticking with us, Hendrix!” Not only are the football players and the band having a hard time, so is the senior cheerleader. “[I am scared by] the thought of leaving everyone and everything that I’ve been surrounded by for 12 years,” Addison Golladay said. “I’ve heard that it only gets harder from here so I will miss the easy life. I’ll especially miss the few teachers and students that were dear to me. I will miss Ali Smith, Heather Allen, Amanda Ware and Larry Hurta.” Even though our cross country seniors didn’t get recognized on senior night, they are still a major part in our school and were recognized at our pep rally earlier that day. “[It is hard] just knowing that the cross country qualifiers, tried their hardest, but we didn’t make it,” Senior Daet Topia said. “I will definitely miss hanging out with friends, playing sports, and the atmosphere when we were all with each other. I will miss Mrs. Ware, Mrs. Woodley, Coach Sims and Mr. Hurta.” Our cross country coach has a few heartwarming words to say about her seniors. “My favorite memory is taking their picture at The Hill Wedding and Events and then going to Dangerfield State Park and jumping in the lake before the meet,” Cross country coach Jana Sims said. “Some have improved more than others; Noah Begin is one of our fastest male runners. He is very consistent and very fast; he has improved by one-minute and sixty-nine seconds. Abby Penn improved the most and she improved three-minutes and sixty-six seconds. This was the best year from the seniors. They are all very different in their leadership styles and how they lead our team. Abby and Noah started at 6 a.m. on the dot. They led the way and made sure everything was the way it was supposed to be, and Daet would say ‘let's do this’ and get it done. I decided to have captains this year. Abby and Noah were morning captains, and Daet was afternoon. I was so impressed with Eddie. He cut so much time; he cut three-minutes and sixty-six seconds. Eddie would show up and do workouts. He had a work ethic that I didn't expect. Christian had a fire that I hadn't seen in the past.” Our seniors will be greatly missed, and the school won’t be the same without them. By: J. Collins
Running across the court to reach the ball in time, she dives to get the ball over the net. Time seems to stop as she barely reaches the ball. The ball flies into the air and goes over the net, slamming down on the opposing teams court. The crowd screams as the girls win the set. Volleyball season has come to an end after the team made it to the first round of play-offs against Harmony. While the girls are sad the season is over, they are proud of everything they have accomplished this season. The seven seniors will be missed by the underclassmen and Coach Katherine Wilson. “I will miss each of them!” Wilson said. “They are a great group of girls, and I enjoyed coaching them this year.” The seniors are proud of the team, and even though they are leaving, they expect next year to be even better for their teammates. They saw a ton of progress through this season. “Personally, it was a lot better because I got more playing time, and I built better relationships with everybody,” senior Kaylee Honeycutt said. “Basically we are all best friends; we all just vibed together. Team wise we were a better team than we were last year.” Wilson couldn’t be prouder that the girls played their absolute best and that they progressed through the season. “I'm extremely proud of this group of girls for working together as one team,” Wilson said. “They care about each other's success and love one another.” While some are sad the season is over, they are ready to come back next year better than ever. “I will miss the seniors very much,” junior Tucker Ellis said. “It will be difficult because we don’t know the underclassmen as well as we know the seniors, but I think we will do well and get to know them better.” The girls are beginning to prepare for next year by not only working out but also becoming closer to the upcoming girls. “We were all disappointed to end the season but are looking forward to next season,” Wilson said. “We are already preparing in off-season for next year!” |
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