By: A. Henigan & Ava Henigan
As we enter the season of fall, we also come upon many people’s favorite season, hunting season. Although it may seem boring sitting in silence for hours, when you finally kill what you're hunting, it is a rush of adrenaline. Hunting season is not only about getting the kill, but it's about making memories with your friends and family. “I have a lot of memories but one of my favorites is when Ava kept making weird frog noises and her dad yelled at us,” freshman Carson Davis said. Some students have already had a great start to the year. “I have shot 3 deer and they’ve all dropped,” junior Ethan Neal said. Others have not been so lucky this season. “Hunting season has gone really well, the squirrels are very cute and the crows are loud,” sophomore Sailor Paine said. “Half the time the feeders don’t go off, but at least I get to sit in a box for 3 plus hours and see nothing.” Hunting is a big thing around here and is a great way to make memories with loved ones. Happy hunting!
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By: K. Anderson & Y. Brown
Family gatherings, laughs and smiles all around. The time for giving thanks is finally here. School is soon to be released, and time with family is to be had. Everyone does something different for Thanksgiving and many celebrate it in different ways. “I think me and my family are going to Tennessee,” junior Caitlyn Attaway said. “I will be playing a lot of basketball throughout the break, though. However, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving we have our closest family come over for dinner. Our Thanksgiving breaks are normally always busy.” Some people spend their time with family and eating the food, but others spend their time making the food. “I will be doing a lot of cooking because I have, counting me, 25 people coming over,” nurse Tina Parker said. “When everyone comes together, we draw names for Christmas presents.” While some people are very outgoing on Thanksgiving, some people just lay back and enjoy the time. “We have Thanksgiving at my grandparents house, but it is a very lowkey thing,” junior Lauren Strutton said. “After that, we normally just watch Christmas movies and chill on the couch.” Some people choose to stay home, and others choose to travel to be able to spend time with their loved ones. “I’m going to Virginia for Thanksgiving,” geometry teacher Morgan Hammontree said. “Normally we spend Thanksgiving with our extended family and sometimes go Black Friday shopping.” There are many different ways to spend Thanksgiving break. The only thing that matters is being with the ones you love and are thankful for. By: J. Rich We’ll see what the future holds!” Scott Ford, the long time head football coach and athletic director, will be wrapping up his career and entering retirement at the end of this semester. His love for sports started at a young age. He played football and baseball at Marshall High School. When he graduated he continued playing his favorite sport, football, in college at Sam Houston State University for three years and finished his college career at University of North Texas. He furthered his education in criminal justice but then found a love for coaching and teaching. Throughout his 27 years of coaching, he has coached football, golf, tennis, boxing, girls basketball, softball, and baseball. He has been a head coach for 21 years, and this is his ninth season as head football coach at Elysian Fields. After he retires in December, he will teach English II for a semester. After that, he wants to slow down and spend time with his family and cannot wait to see what the future holds. Ford will miss the Friday night atmosphere, competition, and memories. His favorite part of coaching is the life-long relationships and seeing students grow into successful, goal achieving people who impact the world in a positive way. Ford has been a coach for many years and has made many memories, but one stands out the most to him. “My favorite personal moment was beating Waskom last year on senior night because my son was a senior,” Ford said. “It's been a long career, so it's impossible to narrow it down. I just could not do all the memories justice.” Originally, Ford continued his education at Sam Houston State University by studying criminal justice while playing football. After his third year at SHSU, he decided to finish his college football career and education at University of North Texas where he played for his high school football coach, Dennis Parker, who greatly influenced his decision to become a coach. “I enjoyed certain aspects of criminal justice but never developed a passion for it,” Ford said. “Linking up with my high school coach at UNT got me on the path to coaching after graduation.” Watching his students grow as individuals and life-long relationships are a few things Ford will miss most about coaching, but he is ready to enjoy retirement. “We’ll see what the future holds,” Ford said, “I want to spend more time with my family, I've literally drug them all over the state. It's time to take a deep breath and relax.” Ford will be missed by many athletes, staff, and other students but is ready to retire and enjoy life. By: C.Creech
Gracey Struwe the daughter of Sean and Danielle Struwe. Gracey participates in softball and volleyball. Gracey’s favorite class is geometry. In her free time, she likes to play sports. After high school, she plans to attend Florida State University to become a nurse. Lawson Swank the son of Sean and Jennifer Swank. Lawson is active in football. Lawson’s favorite class is theatre. In his free time, he likes to go hunting and fishing. After high school, he plans to play football at the next level. By: C. Creech, B. Chevalier, J. Henry, I. Serrano
Mackenize Simms is the daughter of Brad and Dawn Simms. Mackenzie participates in cross country, track, UIL Literary Criticism, UIL science, UIL One Act Play, gymnastics, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Mackenzie’s favorite class is One Act Play. In her free time, she likes to read, run, and take care of her family. After high school, she plans to attend LeTourneau or Baylor to major in psychology and minor in American Sign Language. David Hutson is the son of Bryen and Hannah Hutson. David is active in varsity basketball, varsity baseball, golf, and UIL. David’s favorite class is Algebra 2. In his free time, he likes to play travel baseball and hang out with friends. His favorite thing to do in his free time is play golf with his baseball team. After high school, he plans to attend Texas Christian University to play baseball, and if he doesn’t go any further, he plans to go back to Texas Christian University to become a head coach at a D1 school. By: C. Creech, B. Chevalier, J. Henry, I. Serrano
Thankful. Honored. Appreciated. November 11, Veterans Day. The day we celebrate all of our troops and soldiers who have or still are fighting for our freedom. The school paid tribute to Veterans this year by doing a program, taking place in the auditorium. It included a time of fellowship, a light snack, donuts and coffee. Without our military, we wouldn’t be the country we are today. Soldiers are fighting for their lives every day so we can live in a free and safe country. “Veterans Day is a vital part of our country's beliefs and upholds the values that should be established,” vice principal Dale Hoskins said. “Veterans Day is a celebration of those citizens that volunteered to serve a cause bigger than themselves. Veterans Day is a recognition of that willingness to serve. The threat of global terrorism is an ever growing threat and our country's ability and willingness to defend our freedoms is the determining factor that makes our country great.” There aren’t many words to describe the experience, but “rewarding” would be the easiest way to explain it. “It would be difficult to briefly describe an experience that lasted 24 years, but the best description would be ‘rewarding,’” government teacher Jeffrey O’Brien said. “I’m proud to have contributed to the preservation of democracy and served in defense of the constitution. I do not miss the time I spent separated from my family but I do miss many of the exceptional people that I served with. I have friendships that will last a lifetime and shared experiences that could never be replicated. It's tough to say, maybe the day I graduated from aviation school. I think my happiest period in the military career was as I became proficient in my job and was able to make meaningful contributions both in the air and as an officer leading the men and women of the USAF.” The staff is very thankful for all our troops and retired troops and want to thank them for everything they do! |
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