By: K. Trost
The ball snaps, and the play starts. The quarterback searches for anyone open to take the ball. He throws the ball and time stops as it spins through the air. The 2021 football season has come to an end, and it is time for the team to turn in their pads. The jacket football team ended the year with a record of 9-3. They fought with everything in them, and ended the season with pride. “I am beyond grateful for the past four years I’ve spent on the varsity team,” senior football player Cody Hargett said. “I’m proud of our team and how hard we’ve fought. It’s bittersweet to see my final year on the team come to an end, but I’m ready to start a new chapter.” Some are already prepared for next year’s season. “I really liked going to the football games this year,” freshman Tatum Wallace said. “It sucks that the season has ended, but I’m excited to be back in the bleachers with all of my friends again.” The horn signifying the end of the game rings through the stadium. Though it is sad to be out of the playoffs, a sense of pride still pumps in the hearts of fans and players. In the wise words of Principal Jack Parker, “Go Jackets.”
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By: C. Lawless, M. Woods, C. Davis
Basketball season has officially started. This year the team has two new coaches, head coach Liz Groves and assistant coach Jana Sims. With these new coaches, seniors are ready for the district season to start and can’t wait for the many games to come. “I am very excited for the season,” senior Miranda Woods said. “I feel really good about this season because we have solid players and a lot of talent that we will be able to use. I think we will go to state or at least get far in the playoffs!” Many think there will be a great chance to play many rounds in the playoffs and possibly go to state. “I think we have a lot of potential,” junior Kyleigh Griffin said. “I definitely think we have a good chance to go to state.” After a heartbreaking loss in the playoffs last season, most are really excited to have another season to have a chance to go farther. “I am so excited,” sophomore Presley Doyle said. “I think this season will go good.” The basketball team will have a tournament held in Hughes Springs on December 2 and 3. This year is going to be a great season! By: J. Barton & A. Chevalier
The news writers cheer as they receive medals for their great writing. Walking up to receive their reward their faces light up in joy. Feeling accomplished, they leave the competition and go back home with a victory. On November 5, the newspaper students competed in J-day, a journalism and media contest, at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. The students competed in various competitions for writing and broadcasting. They were rewarded with the second best newspaper at the contest. The girls also received many awards for the contests they wrote for. “I placed in 3 events at J-day,” senior Kamryn Trost said. “I received second place in the photo contest and the pre-submission writing and first place in the live writing contest.” The students impressed their teacher at the contest. “I am super proud of the kids' performance at J-day,” journalism teacher Amanda Ware said. “I hope it’s a preview of what UIL will be like this year.” The students enjoyed J-day and the experience. “I thought it was really cool and I enjoyed hanging out with everyone,” sophomore Logan Smith said. “I just wish it wasn’t rigged. I wish the university wasn’t corrupt. I wish they weren’t kleptocrats blinded by greed and power.” The students arrive back to the school with their medals around their necks, and the biggest smiles on their faces. This contest is preparing them for their biggest challenge yet, UIL in the spring. By: K. Trost From stories of shapeshifting creatures to a 15-foot faceless man, we’ve heard it all, but what if these ‘stories’ are more than just a legend? Urban legends have been around for centuries, depicting horrifying tales of creatures, haunted places, or even ghosts. One example would be slenderman, a supernatural creature described as thin, unnaturally tall, with a featureless face, and wearing a black suit. The tale of slenderman first appeared in a post on the website ‘Something Awful’ in 2009. This sparked the idea to make a video game based on the creature, which caused a chain reaction to a movie coming out in 2018. “I was really into urban legends when I was a kid,” senior Jamie Barton said. “I knew about slenderman way before the movie came out. Some people take the stories too far though. People have even gone as far to say they were ‘possessed by slenderman.’ It’s crazy.” Another great example of an urban legend is the skinwalker, a terrifying shapeshifting creature, originating in Navajo tales. A rule of this myth is to never speak its name or whistle at night, or else the creature will then stalk you for up to months at a time until your demise. A hotspot for these creatures is Sherman Ranch, also known as Skinwalker Ranch, in Uintah, Utah. “My sister and I joke about our dog, Finn, being a skinwalker,” freshman Tatum Wallace said. “We used to listen to scary stories about skinwalkers all the time. We noticed a while ago that Finn was acting strange at times, so we say he’s a skinwalker, even though we know he’s not… I hope.” One legend takes place in Marshall, which everyone in East Texas has heard of, Stagecoach Road. Many myths are told about this road, from a goat-man that resides in the wooded area to a ghostly woman looking for her two children. “Last year my friends and I went down Stagecoach,” senior Miranda Woods said. “We stopped on the bridge and turned the car off. We put the keys on the hood of the car, and then got back in the car and stayed inside. We turned all the lights off and waited 10 seconds. When we turned the lights back on the keys were off the hood and moved onto the ground. No one got out of the car, so there was no way anyone was playing a prank. We grabbed the keys and got out of there as fast as we could.” Skepticism will always bubble around these stories, but the fun and fright of these tales will never fade. By: K. Trost, E. Gonzales, T. Wallace Everyone is told from a young age that time moves fast and high school will be gone in the blink of an eye, but no one believes it. As the seniors line up at the end of the football field, waiting for their name to be called, the reality of their last home game finally settles in. Being a senior is something every student looks forward to, but when the realization of saying goodbye to all of their favorite things hits them, it’s too late to turn back. This year, 25 seniors from football, cross country, cheer, and band walked across the field as their names were called over the speakers. “I was excited to get my name called and walk out on the field,” senior Hannah Lewis said, “but I was upset because it was my last home game as a senior.” Emotions and memories hit everyone at different times. “All the emotions came flooding when I walked off the field and people were giving us gifts,” senior Cristina Alvarado said. “Hearing people cheer and clap for our last time really hit me hard.” From cheering in the stands to playing in the band, each senior has their own special thing they will miss about the season. “I’ll miss being able to play with my friends,” senior Grant Dickson said. “It’s hard to come to terms that I’m not going to make any more football memories with Cody Hargett and Gage Parker.” Knowing this is the last home game, most seniors were understandably upset. “I was so sad,” senior Ruth Galles said. “That was our final game on home turf ever. It was so surreal.” The last name echoed through the stadium as the cheers died down. Class of 2022, you made it. |
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