January 2012 Chatterbox - Ruston High School

AcademiaChatterboxRuston High School January 19, 2012 Page 3Governor Jindal Visits Ruston High School (continued from page 1)The governor was very impressed with the classes he visited; he interacted with some of the students throughout his visit for a firsthand idea of the Ruston High Schoolstudents’ experiences. The teachers spoke with the governor about their teaching strategies while presenting the RHS curriculum. New Tech @ Ruston is a relatively newprogram that has proven to be successful and contributed to the reasons why the governor visited the school.Governor Jindal was impressed with the school and extremely pleased with the progress RHS students make every day. School officials were just as impressed with GovernorJindal. Cathi Cox-Boniol admits, “I was amazed by how he had done his homework. He researched very thoroughly before choosing to come to RHS; it is a great honorthat he selected Ruston High among so many other high schools in Louisiana.”For Ruston High School to be acknowledged was a great opportunity for not only the school, but also for all of Lincoln Parish and north Louisiana. Governor Jindal statedthat he now knows that Ruston HighSchool is one of the best/highest performingschools in Louisiana. Ruston HighSchool is paving the way in developing anew attitude towards the capability ofNorth Louisiana as well as a revolution ofeducation in the state of Louisiana. GovernorJindal can use RHS as an exemplaryschool for other schools statewide tomodel their implementation of the curriculumand objectives. The school is veryproud of their students’ hard work, determination,and progress and is excitedabout the future. As Ruston High Schoolcontinues to grow and improve, the levelof achievement for the students will continueto improve.Speech and Debate StateQualifiersby Jaisle BaileyNews EditorThe Ruston High Speech and Debate team has been hard at work. InSpeech and Debate, competitors strive to qualify for TC, the State Tournamentof Champions, which will be held at Pineville High School on March29-31, 2012. The following students have qualified for the State Championships:Jonathan Verret and Carter McWilliams in Advanced Cross ExaminationDebateMichael Davidson and Clark Pierce in Advanced Cross ExaminationDebateBen Sawyer and Barrett Moore in Novice Cross Examination DebateThristan Cecil and Conner Caudle in Novice Cross Examination DebateRebekah Barnes and Darby Guinn in Duet ActingSavannah Woods and Darby Guinn in Senior Oral InterpretationMlle Schroeder in Junior Oral InterpretationMlle Schroeder and Celia Dodson in Duet ActingColton Booth in Lincoln Douglas Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking.On January 6-7, the team travelled down to Comeaux High School inLafayette where partners Clark Pierce and Michael Davidson took first placein Advanced Cross Examination.The team hopes to add to the list of State Qualifiers as we compete aroundthe state this spring, starting with a trip to Lafayette again January 13-14, tocompete at St. Thomas Moore High School’s tournament.DRIVER’S EDUCATION• 6 – Hour Pre-Licensing Class• Course is State Approved• Must be 17 or older• Cost: Only $30For information, call: 251-1234