October 2010 Chatterbox - Ruston High School - Lincoln Parish ...

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Key Club
submitted by Mrs. Wages
Key Club Sponsor
ervice and Social Chatterbox
Ruston High School October 21, 2010 Page 14
Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and
develop leadership. Our RHS Key Club is composed of sophomores, juniors, and seniors nominated by their teachers and is sponsored by the
Ruston Noon Kiwanis Club. Throughout the year, we will complete service projects to benefit children locally, nationally, and globally. Our first
service initiative this year is Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. This is Key Club's 60th anniversary to assist UNICEF in fundraising to benefit children
across the globe. When you see a Key Club member with their UNICEF donation box, please give to support this worthy cause. Funds will benefit
Operation Uruguay to provide support to the Mandalavos Center. This center provides teens in Uruguay with education and health services. In
honor of the 60th anniversary, help our Key Club reach its goal of collecting $600!
KOM October Focus: Goal-Setting
submitted by Aaron Boersma
Senior KOM Council Member
What is PYPM?
submitted by Prenicia Gant
PYPM Member
The month of October has been about goal setting for our mentors and their freshmen. But, what is this whole goal setting
thing anyway?
When our mentors met with their mentees earlier in the month, freshmen all set goals to span throughout the year for different
things that are going on. Now, we are not talking ―who can prank the teachers the most‖ kind of goals. We are talking
about setting real goals that not only will help you in school but will also help you in everyday life as well. These could be
things like not having any C‘s on your report card, making all A‘s, or maybe not having a tardy for the nine weeks. By setting
goals like these we commit to working towards something greater.
Goal-setting can be one of the most important steps towards a successful high school career. So whether you‘re a freshmen
or a senior, I would encourage you to take aim and set goals. Who knows where it might lead you?
Did you know that the brain is the boss of your body? Well, if you didn‘t know, now you do; that is
exactly what 1 st grade students of Ruston Elementary School have recently learned. This science lesson
is the first of eight lessons to be taught by the student teachers of PYPM. Student teachers taught this
particular brain lesson through stories read with great emotion, rhymes, raps, and cheers to emphasize
the brain‘s importance and how it needs ―extra protection‖. The young ladies who participate in PYPM
include: Vanessa Cano, Prenicia Gant, Margarita Hernandez, Morgan LaPraire, Lauren Slaughter, Morgan
Stanley, and Brittany White. These students work to put children on a path that will lead them to
live alcohol, tobacco, and drug free lives.
Bearcats Plant Pansies
by Amy Gibson
Clubs Reporter
Looking for the perfect flowers for winter? Look no more!
Ms. S. Griffin and her Biology 2 Plant Science class are growing
a variety of pansies, dianthus, and snapdragons. The colors of
these beautiful flowers range from red, white, blue, and yellow.
The flowers planted by Ms. Griffin‘s class are all the way from
Colorado, and were planted on September 15th. Pansies, dianthus,
and snapdragons are good for looks and thrive best during
cool weather. ―Pansies do better when planted while the weather
is cool, around the end of October, and during the course of November.‖-S.
Griffin. Once the flowers are ready, Ms. Griffin and
her class plan to plant some of the pansies in the flowerbed under
the flagpole. If you would like to see the flowers, Ms. Griffin
suggests that once they've finished their project, you come on
down to the greenhouse and take a look.
Preparing the Pansies!