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Page 8 September 2, 2011 The Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Insightful Interview with Local Legend Oklahoma All-State Coach of the Year Jeff Meyers By: Peyton Yeoman, Assistant Editor Kingfisher High School football coach Jeff Meyers is a bit of a legend around these parts. With his elevated status as demi-god to the football team, it was quite the task scoring an interview with this deity. Sitting atop Mt. Olympus, his Biology classroom, Coach Meyers first shares with me his basic thoughts on the high school football team this year. “The numbers are good,” he states. “65 or so… That‟s the best we‟ve had in a while for 9-12 th grade.” He also praised the group, calling the freshmen “committed” and “dependable.” Although they had a rough time in middle school, he is proud of their improvement and eager to help them “get a W under their belt” as he believes it will substantially boost their confidence. As far as the Varsity team is concerned, Coach Meyers could not be any more pleased. He says that he is “super excited about the leaders” this year, as well as the new principal, Mr. Sammy Jackson, taking charge and bringing “great and new things to the table for the student body and school.” Being a Jacket Opinion By: Dalton Palmer Although he wouldn‟t reveal any information related to the “top secret” plays that will bring about many victories for our Jackets this year claiming that if he told me he‟d have to kill me, Meyers did share a bit of personal information about himself. For instance, did you know that he still has four kids and is married to the fabulous chemistry teacher, Mrs. Meyers? Yeah, I didn‟t either. His favorite holidays are Thanksgiving and Christmas due to the fact that he always holds football practice on Turkey Day and Christmas is a long holiday. He wants to encourage everyone to show school spirit and support for the athletic teams this year because the sports “aren‟t just about the athletes, but are also a way to join together as a student body” and have a good time. What a sweetheart he is. Shout outs aren‟t really his thing but he did suggest that I speak to the Senior Football Captains: Bryce Carson Hyatt, Hunter Ryan Endres III, and Colton Riley Cheap. Stay tuned to discover their innermost thoughts and feelings in the next edition of The Stinger. Until then, I‟ll leave you with these words from Coach Meyers, “When you win, nothing hurts.” Being a Jacket means more than cheering at the sporting events and taking part in them as well. To be a Jacket one must show the skills of a Jacket, they must prove they deserve to be a Jacket. Just what does it mean to be a Kingfisher Yellow Jacket? It means showing the qualities that the Jackets have built over the years, the characteristics they have come to show. Among these characteristics are teamwork, sportsmanship, and dedication to the team. Whether on or off the field a Jacket must always be willing to lend a helping hand to those who need it, they do not even need to ask. Win or lose we must show poise and go on in a dignified manner, showing sportsmanship that is irremovable. Should the score turn against us in a game we do not sit back and let it end, we fight back harder, showing our dedication to the game and making sure that we do not give up without a fight. These are all aspects that a Kingfisher Yellow Jacket should have and should show at every given moment. Question is do you have what it takes to be a Kingfisher Yellow Jacket? New Photo Web Site Opened The KHS Photography program opened a new photo sharing web site in August to make more and better photos available to students and patrons according to James Kraus, Chief Photographer. Kraus said anyone who wants to see or purchase photos should visit www.khsphotography.com. “There you‟ll find a link that will take you to the sharing site.” Kraus added, “We moved our site to the new location to improve its appearance and to make seeing and ordering photos easier.” Photo Sponsor, Dr. A. J. Johnson, said, “Don‟t worry about photos from previous years, they are still available at the photography web site, just with a different link.” The KHS Photo program has been posting their images for many years. The money raised from the photo sales used to help cover photo expenses plus to help student photographers take a photography field trip at the end of the school year. KHS Student photographers are well known for their prize winning photos.
The Stinger September 2, 2011 Page 9 Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger Stinger In Response to the Economy Opinion by: Grace Krepel/la Last week my dear friend Mr. De La Rosa wrote a very interesting explanation of the problems facing the economy. However, I fear that his article, although well written, is grossly inaccurate. If you missed Ulysses‟ article let me summarize it for you. The reason we are in a recession is because the middle class is disappearing. The middle class is disappearing because Ronald Reagan killed the unions. Why you ask? Because rich people told him too. This view point is, at best, simplistic and at worst, a fallacy. There are few statistics to show that the middle class‟ disappearance is a reality at all. However, for the sake of argument, let us assume that it is. In such a case, the culprit is not Former President Regan. He neither deserves credit for that much power or that amount of blame. While he claimed drastic changes, the reality is that very few of those actually took place. In addition his contribution to the destruction of unions involved little more then a shove to a declining system. The “declining middle class” really is the loss of factory jobs. These include plants that make anything from small trinkets to cars. The reason these jobs are diminishing because here we require thirty dollars an hour while workers in China are happy with a fraction of that. So what is the solution? The same as it was during the great depression. No, I‟m not talking about public works. I‟m talking about World War II. Now, I am by no means suggestion that we start a war. However, I am suggesting we mimic one of the few positive effects of that war. We need to recreate demand for our products. The simple fact is that people in other countries work for cheaper labor. That means we have to create products that can‟t be bought from anywhere else that can support our current wages. So there you have it. New Technology not political policies will be needed to overcome this crisis. By: Balin Bonds By: Katrina Ramirez Senior Profile: Trisha Nancy-Ann Sutton On the day of July 14, 1994, in the city of Adelanto, California, the world was blessed with the one and only Trisha Nancy-Ann Sutton. Now the great town of Kingfisher is blessed, a little cursed, and probably even overjoyed that she‟s a senior. Trisha‟s got quite a family including her mom and dad, Douglas and Candice Sutton, her 22 year old sister Christa, 21 year old brother Scott, and her 11 year old brother Michael. When it comes to school, Trisha is involved in many things except for sports. She participates in Speech, Debate and Drama, as well as Business professionals of America. Her favorite subject is English four which incidentally is taught by her favorite teacher Mrs. Schieber. After graduating, Trisha plans on going to NWOSU for health care. She sees herself as a doctor or at least something in the medical field. When it comes to entertainment she has really good taste. Her favorite movies are Iron Man, Green Lantern, and anything with Adam Sandler. She reads many books like Look for Me by Moonlight and the Twilight Saga. She also enjoys the video game Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. She listens to all kinds of music, but if she had to pick two favorites, they would be country and rock. Aftermath of Hurricane Irene On August 21, 2011 Irene was categorized as a hurricane, but on August 22, it became a tropical rainstorm. The hurricane hit around Virginia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Vermont, and New York area. Hurricane Irene has caused many problems such as: power shortages, the flooding of homes, officials have been asking people to evacuate their homes, and also road closures. Hurricane Irene killed 54 people in the states it had hit and caused 4.5 million people to have to evacuate their homes. The hurricane also caused over 2 million power outages and the damage cost is around $7 billion. In Boonton, most of the interstate have been washed out by the hurricane. On August 25, Maryland prepared for a declaration of the hurricane. In Washington D.C. on August 28, due to the hurricane the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Ceremony was closed. Even though the hurricane turned into a tropical rainstorm, it is just a violent. To be more specific, she loves the band Breaking Benjamin. Some of her hobbies include writing poetry, reading, and spending time with friends. For her, Christmas is the best holiday. If you want to make her really happy buy her a panda, her favorite animal. Laura Padilla, Ashley Bradford, Kerry Quinn, Aaron Cox, Dakota Wahnee, and Danny Little are her best friends. You might find her with them wearing purple ( her favorite color) and snacking on some fried chicken. She might grab a bag of cotton candy for dessert. To all the freshmen in this school, Trisha says to do your work and don‟t slack off. The things she will miss are the teachers and the memories she has had here. Lastly to all her fellow seniors she has one thing to say. “It‟s been a long journey and yet we‟re just beginning our lives.”
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