December 2011 Chatterbox - Ruston High School

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A cademia Ruston High School December 15, 2011 Page 6 Chatterbox Rotary Club Winners by Polly Michelle Gwan Academics Reporter September Clark Pierce and Macy Sutherland October Kane Killen and Shelby Giddings November Braden Hilton and Anna Fuller December Reed Malek and Neesha Siriwardane January TBA February TBA March TBA April TBA May TBA Resumé submitted by Emily Greer Resumé Staff Member The Resumé Yearbook Staff would like to inform you that as of December 1 st the price of yearbooks went up to $50. This would make a great gift for a graduating senior, or anyone at Ruston High! If you would like to purchase one please see Mrs. Garrison in room 315! Now there is an even more convenient way to order yearbooks; check out jostensyearbook.com and order yours today. Seniors it‘s time to start thinking about senior recognition ads, for prices or if you have any questions please see a Resumé yearbook staff member. Get Your Secret Santa from COE by Sarah Kay Blaylock Arts Reporter Ruston High‘s very own COE members are selling secret Santa‘s to students and faculty! They are 50 cents a piece and contain a candy cane and a message of the buyer‘s choice. These delightful treats started selling on the 12 th , but no worries, they are going to be sold until the 19 th of December. You cant buy them during both lunch shifts; or one can always go to Mrs. Tinsley‘s room (room 332) and purchase them. So do not miss out! Share the Christmas joy with a friend! Chatterbox Asks: Where Are the Clubs? Seniors? Writers? by Lloyd R. Bruner Chatterbox Adviser As the adviser of Chatterbox, I love that the Chatterbox staff is able to provide information about our great school, share our school‘s successes, and promote school pride. This year has been a great learning experience for the staff and we want to ensure that we do the best job possible. However, there is just so much that 12 students in one class can do during 4th hour, even with all the extra time and effort they put into the newspaper every month after hours. The staff is more than capable of writing editorials and covering events and organizations that we are a part of or know about, but Chatterbox wants to cover everything possible. We need your help in order to do this, as too many students and organizations are not receiving enough coverage despite our efforts. Too many times, the staff is told ―We don‘t have anything this month.‖ As the adviser for both FBLA and Chatterbox, I have heard more than once that FBLA always has articles in Chatterbox. It is true that all Chatterbox members are FBLA members. However, here is the bottom line: FBLA is active, FBLA reports, FBLA submits. As the adviser of both, I have FBLA prepare extra articles every month to ―plugin‖ for clubs that do not provide articles or that tell us that they have nothing to report. The FBLA articles are newsworthy and relevant; however, other clubs and organizations need their space as I know that they must be doing great things at RHS - else why do they exist. Granted, not everyone is going to do something every month, but surely every organization is doing something every other month or so. Officers of these organizations - your sponsors and advisers are busy - show some pride in your organizations and submit something worthy or have your reporter get with our staff and let us help you! Have your adviser or sponsor look it over - and send it in! Seniors - we want to recognize you as well. From October until March or until every senior has a chance to be spotlighted, we feature seniors. This year, Jaisle has sent out more than twice as many forms as we have seniors, yet every month, we run late or don‘t get enough forms and pictures back for the space allocated. Seniors - we want everyone to see you in the paper. Please get these forms in and take pride in making it this far. With space set aside just for you, take advantage of it. If we continue to run short on these, we will have to cut it off as our deadlines must be met, and we can‘t keep filling up pages at the last minute when seniors ―drop out‖ on us. Chatterbox also receives comments about articles both positive and negative from students - that is great as it means that many are paying attention to what we print. However, every month we hear from students who say that they are going to respond to something we have said or submit an opinion article. Well - where are the writers? We have a great school and our English department provides excellent instruction in writing - let‘s hear from you. I remind everyone - especially students - that the purpose of Chatterbox is to provide information on RHS and to promote school pride. Although my staff of 12 students does an excellent job, we want to ensure that all voices are heard. Clubs and organizations - promote yourselves. Seniors - take pride in your accomplishments. All students - let your opinions and stories be told. Chatterbox is the ―Voice of Ruston High‖. Don‘t let your voice be silent!
O utside Our Box? Chatterbox Ruston High School December 15, 2011 Page 7 November’s Cafeteria Employee of the Month! by Elizabeth Smith Business Manager Ruston High School‘s (RHS) sophomores voted on the November Employee of the month at the end of the month. Chatterbox would like to recognize November‘s Employee of the month Mrs. Vickie Jones. It pleases RHS to know that their staff is working so hard to create a friendly environment for the RHS student body and staff in the cafeteria. Chatterbox is very excited to recognize these ladies each month who work so are to provide us with a meal every day. Keep up the great work ladies, we appreciate you! Season’s Greetings from Overseas submitted by Coach (Sergeant) Taylor I would like to wish everyone at RHS a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Things are going well for me in Afghanistan. I have recently been promoted to Sergeant. I am excited about that. I was also recently moved to another location for about a week. Thankfully, I have returned to FOB Sharana. The location I was in had very little amenities. I would wake up at 4:00 in the morning to take a shower. That was the only time to guarantee hot water. Soldiers sleep in tents that hold about 30 soldiers. Sometimes the heat worked, sometimes it didn't. Most of the soldiers located here were Polish. I did however enjoy talking with a few of them. Their English was better than our Polish. I was happy to return to my own bed, with my own room, and the ability to sleep in warmth as well as take a hot shower. We have enjoyed decorating for Christmas around here. We have several Christmas trees up along with Christmas Lights. People are sending more care packages for Christmas then we can keep up with. I would like to congratulate the RHS Football team on a great season. I really enjoyed listening to the games on the Internet. I know you made everyone at RHS along with the city of Ruston very proud. Secondly, I would like to congratulate the RHS Cheerleaders on a State Championship. Way to go Cats!!! You as well have made RHS along with Ruston very proud. And last of all, I would like to congratulate Mr. Kyle Falting for being named Teacher of the Year. It is well deserved. No pressure, but three in a row? Lots of people counting on Community Coffee! Once again, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! Coach Taylor Alcohol Use in Lincoln Parish Decreases by Elena Till Assistant News Editor Project Northland, implemented by the North Central Alliance for the Prevention of Adolescent Drug Use, has been working in Lincoln and Union parishes for years with the aim of spreading the message that youth should not be drinking at such a young age. Their intention is to delay alcohol use and to create less alcohol related problems among children. The program primarily focuses on 6 th and 7 th graders but it has an effect that lasts for many years after the students have had the Project Northland experience. It also has the purpose of improving parent-child relations, as well as relationships among peers; students are taught not to fall under the influence of peer pressure. Recently, a survey showed that the percent of sixth graders that have consumed alcohol in a certain time frame has greatly decreased. The percentage went from 10% to 5%- a great improvement. Compared to the state average of 8.1%, this is a great statistic. Also, 2.8% of the parish‘s sixth graders admitted in survey to participating in binge drinking as compared to the statewide average of 3.5% for sixth graders. The program has greatly benefited the community‘s youth by decreasing the percentages of alcohol use and will continue to improve in the future.
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