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FEB.-X 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
HOW CAN YOU STAY HEALTHY?
Exercise: when you put movement and
action into your daily routine, you’re
going to see a positive change into your
life.
Diet: we all love junk food. But junk food
doesn’t like us. It is a proven fact that
over 65% of America is considered
obese. Dieting is the solution.
CLINTON CHURCH
1: MENTAL
HEALTH
2: PHYSICAL
HEALTH
3: SPIRITUAL
HEALTH
4: SOCIAL
HEALTH
5: EMOTIONAL
HEALTH
It’s a given fact that stress is one of the number
one reasons for why people gain weight. Maybe
it’s a work issue or family issue, but science has
found that yoga can help. How can yoga help?
Well it’s a stress reliever. Yoga decreases the
amount of stress at a certain given time.
GNEWS
What are the 5 aspects of
health and maintaining good
health?
FEB-X, 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Personal
Personal Power
Power
is when a
person feels that he/she has
control over what happens to
them and their lives. One of the
most important ways to build
your character is to show people
that you have personal power and
ignore peer pressure or being
forced into something you do not
want to do.
An
important key to having
high self-esteem is to have
personal power. Having personal
power will empower you to take
on more responsibilities and give
you more confidence to go explore
the ever changing world around
us. But we also have to know
what we can and what we cannot
control.
DAKOTA WERNER
GNEWS
Resistance
Skills
Resistance Skills is when a person
can resist negative peer pressure and
dangerous situations. If you are a
parent try to make your kids aware
that other young people may
participate in unhealthy acts involving
things like gambling, substance use, and
sexual activity.
I think that school is one of the places
where resistance skills come in to play
because everyone wants to fit in and be
popular. Peer pressure can be a
powerful motivator and encourage your
kids when they make a good choice.
Teach them to use nonviolent resistance
skills like walking away and being
assertive when they say no.
CHECK OUT the 40
Developmental Asset list
from Search Institute.
FEB-X, 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?
Dylan Adams
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
Don’t you take it awful hard
I rise
‘cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Into a daybreak that wondrously clear
Diggin in my own backyard.
I rise
Bringing the gifts my ancestors gave,
You may shoot me with your words,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
You may cut me with your eyes,
I rise
You may kill me with your
hatefulness,
I rise
But still, like air, I rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise?
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted it pain
I rise
Im a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
I rise.
GNEWS
Does my haughtiness offend you?
FEB.-X, 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
How long have you been teaching?
“16 years, this year making 16.”
What subject do you teach?
“Social Studies/American History.”
If you had a choice would you choose to teach a different subject?
“No, I really like this subject and love to teach it.”
What is your favorite part of being a teacher?
“There’s a lot but, my favorite would be the interactions with the students.”
“Mr. Caldwell is a really good teacher and
helped me understand History very well.”
-Christopher Hettinger
Kelsy Grant
GNEWS
If you had a choice would
you do something different?
“I love teaching, but yes I would.”
What profession would you
choose?
“I would be an Archeologist.”
Did you play any sports in high school?
“I played one year of Soccer.”
Are you still involved with any sports?
“Yes, I teach knot-hole baseball.”
FEB.-X, 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
MICHAEL QUINN
GNEWS
FEB Xtra 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman was having
a tough week up until Thursday morning -- when his
girlfriend gave birth to the couple's first child.
“My son sure does know how to make an entrance!
2/5/15... Is it a coincidence or is he just that clever?! Either
way I'm ecstatic!”
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) February 5, 2015
Sherman's jersey number is 25.The baby's arrival -- and
Sherman's participation in the bowl game had been a hot topic before Super Bowl
XLIX as his girlfriend, Ashley Moss, was in Arizona for the game.
Before the game, Sherman said "We'll cross that bridge when we get to it, but I
think my son will be a disciplined young man and stay in there a while longer."
Peter King of MMQB.com reported that Sherman's son has been named Rayden.
That may disappoint Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, who joked before the Super
Bowl that he "can't wait to see little Petey."
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson offered his congratulations and babysitting
help on Twitter.@RSherman_25 so happy for you bud!!! You are going to be an
amazing dad! Love you bro! Let me make if you need me to babysit! — Russell
Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) February 5, 2015
Sherman played in Sunday's 28-24 loss to the Patriots with an elbow injury that he
suffered in the NFC Championship Game against Green Bay. It has yet to be
determined whether he'll need surgery. –ESPN
Christopher Hettinger
LSU led 66-60 before Towns ended the run with a step back jumper that jumpstarted an 11-3 UK run to close
out the game. Towns, one of Kentucky's heralded freshman, has averaged 15.3 points and 11.3 boards over his
last three games after failing to surpass 12 points or four rebounds in his previous five. Willie Cauley-Stein
scored 15 points and Devin Booker gave 14 for the Wildcats (24-0, 11-0 SEC), who are one win shy of matching
the best start in program history.
LSU's dynamic frontcourt played superb on Tuesday despite the loss. Jarell Martin had 21 points and 11
rebounds, and Jordan Mickey scored 16 points with seven rebounds and four blocks. The Tigers (17-7, 6-5) fell
to 1-8 in the last nine matchups against Kentucky. As it has so often this season, Kentucky struggled out of the
gate. Martin's alley-oop from Tim Quarterman highlighted a 10-2 LSU run to open the game. Martin then
lobbed one up for a Mickey slam, and Mickey dunked in transition just before the first media timeout to make
it 14-6.
Kentucky trimmed the gap to one on Towns' jumper at 11:10 but played from behind until Dakari Johnson's
three-point play at 6:08 tied the score at 28. A pair of Andrew Harrison free throws near the end of the half
gave Kentucky its first lead.Cauley-Stein had two poster dunks and a free throw during Kentucky's 14-5 run
early in the second half. Harrison capped the surge with five straight points, giving the Wildcats a 58-45 lead.
At the juncture in the game when Kentucky usually pulls away, LSU took a timeout, regrouped, and flipped the
script. Out of the huddle, the hosts embarked on the 21-2 run to take their first lead of the second half.
Towns, Booker and Cauley-Stein scored around a Mickey free throw to get the Wildcats within one. Mickey's
layup at 3:52 pushed the lead back to three, but LSU turned it over three times after that and did not score
another point. Towns' hook shot at 1:30 put Kentucky in front, 70-69. After a shot clock violation at the other
end, Harrison missed a runner but Towns muscled away the rebound and immediately kicked to Booker. He got
fouled and split a pair with 14.8 to play, setting the stages for LSU's final lookout of a timeout. Gray swung to
Hornsby, who put up an off-balance 3 from the left wing and missed badly. The buzzer sounded during the
scrum for the rebound.
LSU scored 40 points in the paint. Kentucky entered the game allowing just 21 paint points per game ...
Kentucky avoided being the first top-ranked Wildcat team to blow a halftime lead of four-plus points since Dec.
13, 1951 ... Harrison scored 13 points ... Kentucky's reserves scored 29 points to LSU's seven.-ESPN
GNEWS
Karl-Anthony Towns posted his fourth doubledouble of the season and hit a late jumper to help
No. 1 Kentucky survive another stiff SEC test.Towns
tallied 12 points and 13 rebounds and the Wildcats
overcame a furious second-half rally by host LSU to
beat the Tigers, 71-69.A near-miraculous 21-2 run
gave LSU not only life, but a real chance at handing
Kentucky its first loss of the season. Keith Hornsby,
who scored 17 points, capped the flurry with a pair
of layups.
FEB.-X, 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR NIGHT
On Febuary 10 the G-Men played their final home
game against Clermont Northeastern and for the
seven seniors; it was their last game they will ever
play in that gymnasium. The seven seniors are
Tanner Pack, Jacob Miller, Jonathan Staggs, Jake
Cropper, Daniel Broadwell, Clinton McElroy and
Gage Bradley. Of course the CNE Rockets were no
match for our G-Men, especially it being their last
game there. We would not lose to them. The final
score was 86-65 adding another win to the G-Men
successful record. Senior #10, Jacob Miller, earned
the player of the game that night finishing with 14
points, 12 assists , and 9 rebounds.; he also had 5
steals. For these seniors these past four years had
a lot of success and they will all be missed.
Everybody greatly appreciates all their time and
effort they have put into the game.
GAGE BRADLEY
GNEWS
On January 30th the G-Men faced off against the Bethel Tate Tigers. From the opening tip our G-Men had control
of the game. Bethel had their runs at times, but it just wasn't enough to break are boys down. We kept going at
them and eventually the Tigers broke down our boys got the easy win with the score of 80-72. Senior #10, Jacob
Miller, was selected player of the game against Bethel. Jacob finished the game with 24 points, 12 assists, and
also added on 5 steals. February 3rd the G-Men traveled to Williamsburg to play the Wildcats. Going into the
game our G-Men thought that it would be an easy win but little did they know Williamsburg had something
waiting for them.. Throughout the first half the Cats kept up with our boys and gave us a little scare. Once the
second half started, our boys got the lead up by ten and maintained the lead throughout the rest of the game
and came out with a hard fought win. Williamsburg gave our boys everything they got but it wasn't enough to
the G-Men. The final score of the game that night was 71-62. Senior #10 Jacob Miller was selected player of the
game once again bringing in 18 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds and tagged along 6 assists. February 6th our boys
played against The Felicity Cardinals in Felicity. This game was an easy win for our boys. Felicity just wasn’t good
enough to keep up with our boys. Our boys came in and owned the game from the beginning of the tip. The final
score of the game was 77-56, G-Men on top. Senior #35, Jonathan Staggs was selected player of the game that
night. Jon added 15 points, 6 rebounds and tagged along 4 steals in their win against Felicity. On February 7th
the Eastern Warriors came to Georgetown to face off against our boys. They were no match for us. Our boys
completely dominated the game from the tip. It was a very easy win against Eastern. They just couldn't stop our
boys and the G-Men came out on top with the score 80-63. Senior #10 Jacob Miller, was selected player of the
game that night finishing the game with 20 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds and 5 steals. February 13th our G-Men
headed to Blanchester to play an improved Wildcats team. From the tip the game was close. Our boys were only
up by 1 at the half. But our boys have been in many close games like this, and luckily their experience and their
defensive pressure was just too much for Blanchester to handle down the stretch. The G-Men ended up winning
with the score 72-62. Senior Jonathan Staggs, was selected player of the game that night finishing the game with
14 points and tagged along four assists.
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GNEWS had the pleasure
of sitting down with
James Zile. James
recently moved into the
Ohio Veterans Home and
is a hit with all the staff.
January 21st was
national hug day and
James automatically
greeted each of us
with a hug. As we
sat with James we
got an insight into his
life. Before he came to
the Veterans Home he
had to give away almost
all of his personal
belongings. Even though
he had to lose some of
his personal effects he
wouldn’t trade it for
the world. He claims the
Veterans Home is “One
of the best in the
state…In the country!”
SAMANTHA WADDELL
GNEWS
Dylan Adams, a
member of the
GNEWS staff says
“This experience was
one of the best
experiences I’ve had
in a long time and I
hope for many more
to come.” “James was a
very interesting man
and he was really happy
to be away from his
normal life and it was
really amazing.”
FEB.-X, 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. is a New Orleans rapper. Better
known as Lil Wayne, he has definitely made a big name for
himself in the hip hop community. At age 9, he joined Cash
Money Records as the youngest member to join the label. In
1996 Wayne formed the rap group known as “Hot Boys”
with fellow label members Juvenile, Young Turk and Lil’
Doogie; that is where his success is based from. Wayne
dropped his first solo album in 1999 titled “The Block Is Hot”
which went platinum by the hands of the RIAA. He released
a couple more albums that went gold, then he released
“Tha Carter” in 2014 which sparked a series of albums titled
as “Tha Carter’s”. He released the 2nd installment of the
series in 2005, but it wasn’t until “Tha Carter 3” that he
reached his highest numbers of album sales. In it’s first
week it sold over one million copies
in the U.S. It included the hit singles
“Lollipop”, “A Mili”, and “Got
Money”. He also won a Grammy for
Best Rap Album. After the “Carter
3”, he released “Rebirth” which was
filled with negative ridicule in 2010
after being released. While serving a
jail sentence he released his 8th
album “I Am Not A Human Being”
which I guess in a way kind of
redeemed his previous release.
After his time in jail, he got back to
work and released “Tha Carter 4”
which sold nearly a million copies in
its first week in the U.S. Personally it
is my favorite Lil Wayne album he
has released. He is currently in a
dispute with Cash Money Records
with the release of the 5th part in
the Carter series. So, to hold his fans
off until the release he dropped this
mix tape.
I’m going to start off by saying this review is
COMPLETELY opinionated, and if it offends
anyone just know you can’t handle criticism. Now,
on to the review.
I’m basically going to do a run through because I
can’t listen to one at a time and not hate my life.
Now basically on these mix tapes he remixes
popular songs, whether they be rap, pop, or
whatever he thinks will work. Within those
remixes he usually overuses autotune, talks about
the same topics and doesn’t use his long lost
talent very well. The standards remain the same
for this mix tape. The first “Sorry For The Wait”
CONCLUSION:
In a nutshell, if you are a fan of Lil Wayne’s
music no matter what, you will like this
tape. If you aren’t a Wayne fan and
expecting a turnaround for him, this isn’t
the tape for you. Personally, I would give
this album a 4 out of 10 just because he
chose some nice beats to remix. Other than
that this project sounds like Wayne is
putting out music just to waste time. Not a
good project.
mix tape wasn’t terrible, but
it definitely was not
impressive by any means.
The thing I cannot stand
about Wayne is that he
overuses auto tune and raps
about the same thing every
time. Every song and album is
based around money,
women, drugs, sex, and
fighting the guy who lost his
girl to Wayne. Lil Wayne is a
punch line rapper and that’s
all he will ever be. I can prove
this because every time he
attempts to be serious it’s
hard to take it seriously. Lil
Wayne has gotten to the
point where you want to be
excited for his music, but at
the same time you can’t
expect a whole lot. This
project didn’t do much for
me.
Jacob Moler
GNEWS
FEB-X, 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
The week of February 8-14 was
nationally recognized as FCCLA Week.
Georgetown FCCLA proudly took part
in celebrating the week throughout the
school.
Starting Monday, FCCLA did “Memory
Monday” and started their social
media blitz. Members were asked to
post pictures of their favorite FCCLA
memory with the hash tag
#gtownspreadthered.
On Tuesday, members were given
facts about FCCLA while competitors
of the chapter attended the Regional
Leadership Conference.
On Wednesday, members were asked
to wear red for the FCCLA “Red Out.”
Thursday was spent as “Throwback
Thursday.” Members were asked to
look at the timeline that the officers
made consisting of pictures ranging
from 1963 to 2015. Thursday was
also a member recognition day, where
every member received a cookie as
thanks for being a part of, and
supporting the organization.
ADRIANNA BEAVERS
GNEWS
Georgetown FCCLA was well
represented at this year’s
Regional Leadership
Adrianna Beavers
speaking to
Conference. They had three
members about
regional officers, Jeffrey
unmasking their
Clifton, Kristin Purvis, and
Ashley Brandenburg, who
assisted in running the
conference. Adrianna
Beavers, a state officer, was
the keynote speaker for the
conference. For the first part
of regional competitions,
Lorrin Hrack received a gold
rating in Career Investigation
and qualified for state
competition. Lorrin also
received first place in
impromptu speaking.
Georgetown also had 12
people receive their Power
of One. At the end of the
conference, Lorrin Hrack
and Jeffrey Clifton were
elected as regional officers
for the 2015-2016 school
year.
true leadership
potential by using
an example of a
superhero’s
uniform.
FEB.-X, 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
The Alleyway
You don’t have to walk through
the darkness alone.
A scar means the
hurt is over; the
wound is closed and
healed, and done
The fact that the
wound is healed
means things are
getting better.
with.
AL MCKAY
of where you’ve been.
For every wound there is a scar.
But they don’t have to
For every scar there is a story.
dictate where you’re
A story that says, “I survived.”
going.
Never be ashamed of
a scar.
It simply means you
were stronger than
whatever tried to hurt
you.
No mark on your body will
ever define your self worth.
GNEWS
Scars should remind you
FEB.-X, 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Lady G-Men vs. CNE
The Lady G-Men faced off against CNE on
2/2/15. The Lady G-Men were hot right out
of the gate. Seniors, Morgan Gast and
Kayla Seigla both scored double digit points
and had an overall great game. The Lady GMen won by a score of 46-28.
Lady G-Men playing defense on Monday night
against Eastern.
Lady G-Men Senior Night.
As the season comes to an end, the Lady GMen played their last home game of the year
on Monday, the 19th. They played the Eastern
Lady Warriors. It was a low scoring game. In
the fourth quarter the Lady G-Men picked it up
and pulled away. The final score was 29-15.
For the first tournament game the number one
seed, Lady G-Men, will play the number 12
seed, East Clinton.
Jonathan Staggs
GNEWS
Congrats to the
Lady G-Men on
winning their
15th straight
SBAAC title on
Thursday
2/5/15 against
Blanchester.
The final score
was 41-31.
Basketball
Game
FEB.-X, 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Middle-earth: Shadow of
Mordor is an action roleplaying video game set
within Tolkien's
legendarium, developed
by Monolith Productions
and released by Warner
Bros. Interactive
Entertainment.
Call of Duty: Black Ops is a
2010 first-person shooter
video game. The game
was developed by
Treyarch.
ZombiU is a first-person
survival horror video game
developed by Ubisoft
Montpellier for the Wii U
video game console. The
player assumes the roles of
various humans during the
game, as they attempt to
survive a zombie
apocalypse in London.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
is a 2012 first-person
shooter video game,
developed by Treyarch
and published by
Activision
Nintendo Land is a 2012
party video game developed
and published by Nintendo
as a pack-in launch title for
the Wii U video game
console.
Hitman: Absolution is a stealth
video game developed by IO
Interactive and published by
Square Enix. It is the fifth
installment in the Hitman
game series.
Sniper Elite V2 is a third-person
tactical shooter that emphasizes
a less direct approach to combat,
encouraging the player as a
sniper to use stealth and keep
distance from enemy soldiers.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a
LucasArts action-adventure video
game and part of the The Force
Unleashed project.
GNEWS
Spot!
MICHAELQUINN
Feb. X, 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Why 28?
To me, February is any unanswered question. Why is there only 28
days in February? Due to my inability to leave one of my questions
unanswered, I decided to do dome research. What I came up with is
pretty interesting…at least to me.
To answer my question, we have to go pretty far back. We have to
go to Rome, Ancient Rome. Our modern calendar is loosely based on
the Romans. The Romans only had a 10 month calendar. It was from
the spring equinox in March and ended in December. There was no
January and February. Some think they were left out because they
were winter months and not import to the harvest.
Around 713 BC they added January and February to the calendar.
February was supposedly handed 28 days, so it would be the only
month with an even number of days. You see the Romans believed
that even numbers were unlucky, so they might as well make it short.
Over time their calendar changed to the one we use today. The one
thing that didn’t change was February. Romans seem to influence us
a lot, don’t they?
If you want me to explain anything about why we do things I will
gladly try my very best.
SARA STEWART
GNEWS
FEB.-X, 2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Capricorn
If you’re into writing then this is the
perfect month to just sit down and
work even if it’s not much. Your
imagination is extremely vivid and
you may spend hours working but
don’t worry. It will be that much better
for it
Aquarius
This month would be a great month to
start a group project. This may lead to
bettering your relationships if you do
it right but be careful. You may end
up saying or doing something to hurt
or make people feel uncomfortable
Pisces
This month you can expect to have a
highly interesting conversation with
someone. This person will be talking
to you a lot and will provide you with
a ton of information. Excitement and
happiness will be with you this whole
month. These conversations will have
an impact on your future
Aries
After some recent problems you
might decide to try and take control
of the situation which you are used to
being in control anyway and these
small problems aren’t going to get
you down. After all it doesn’t mean
everything
Taurus
Technology is likely to cause
problems with you this month mostly
where work and money are involved.
An unforeseen problem might
interfere with your social life which is
likely to make you cancel something
that you have been waiting on. Just
avoid making any rash decisions and
let things play out
Gemini
It scares you that life may just be
passing you up. But it isn’t that
you’re just not seeing things clearly
as you should be. You may feel a little
left out but don’t worry. You’re just
out of energy this month. Try and
think of this empty feeling as a much
needed break from things
Austin Whittington
GNEWS
Cancer
Leo
After some past events you may start
to feel bad and may want to give up
but keep going because it’s worth it
Some emotions may start to surface
over the course of this month. You
might recognize these emotions and
think that it’s going to end badly just
like the last time but give it one more
chance and it will be fantastic
Virgo
Libra
Obstacles may start to arise during
the course of this month. When
things don’t go your way this month
your frustrations may cause you to
want to yell and throw things. If you
choose to do this be careful and
avoid causing problems with other
people because things will get better
You may have gotten over some
obstacles and think that you are close
to getting whatever you wanted but
it’s not over yet because over the
course of the next few weeks more
obstacles may arise
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Watch out for any errors this month.
You may have some communication
problems with almost everyone this
month. You may feel like whatever
you say either no one hears or hurts
someone else. Don’t get frustrated
just relax and see it with humor. Just
be an observer for a month and see
what happens
Watch out for anything that you might
really want. This may sound weird to
do but you might not get what you
want as a result and may end up
getting hurt
For more interesting
horoscopes visit
www.Horoscope.com
FEB.X,2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Tribal
Leggings
Knitted
Scarf
LAUREN BAKER
GNEWS
“Beauty is being the
best possible version
of yourself on the
inside and out.”
Combat
Boots
Teal Vest
“Fashion is about
something that
comes from within
you”
FEB XTRA,2015
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Goodness Gossipers!
KRYSTYNA FRANCKEWITZ
GNEWS
TEEN CRISIS
If given the choice…
Mrs. Kutler
To give back to her community, be the main character
in the jungle book, or eat Doritos… Mrs. Kutler would
choose Doritos all day every day!