Smoke Signals - Decatur City Schools

Oak Park
Middle School
Smoke
Signals
Winter
Edition
Academic Adventures
by Mary Katherine White and Emma Brannon
As you walk through the halls of Oak Park, you can tell that there are some
very exciting and interesting activities going on in our school. From the 8th grade
science classes breaking down water molecules, to the PE classes learning how to
square dance, you can bet that every grade is full of new adventures every day!
Señora Robbins’ class is learning about the Aztec game of Tlachtli. This basketball-like game started out as a sport, but later became a ritual game. Sometimes
they sacrificed the losers to the gods. Señora Robbins’ class got the opportunity to
play this game. The court is shaped like a capital “I” and has a basket at each end of
the court. The object is to put the ball through the ring without letting the ball
touch the ground. You can use every part of your body except your hands to get
the hard rubber ball through the hoop. Whether you are an ancient Aztec athlete,
or just a seventh grade student, you can be sure this game will bring a good time,
or, as the Spanish say, “a pasarlo bien!”
“My dog followed me…..” This is the phrase that students in the 8th grade
language classes had to complete, using prepositions and objects. The students had
to complete at least 200. However, several had as many as 2,000. The assignment
doubled as a competition, with a personal prize from Ms. T. Hill. Also, the class has
just completed the novel, The Pearl, by John Steinbeck. They had to create an artistic interpretation of the novel for their projects. The wide array of projects included eight video productions, various ceiling tiles, dioramas, paintings, and even
music.
On the other end of the spectrum, the 6th grade honors language classes
recently gave persuasive presentations. The students had to come up with a fake
product with an original name. Each student was required to create a flier for the
product. They tried to “sell” their product to the rest of the students and the students voted on whose project was the best.
From the hop-scotch order of operations in Miss Chandler’s room, to the
various Language activities, this school is bubbling over with unique and exciting
ways for students to learn.
The Pearl projects were very impressive.
Mrs. Richardson’s students enjoyed peddling their projects
December 2008
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Talk of the Tribe
2
Middle School
Memories
3
She Shoots, She
Scores!
4
Auburn—Alabama
5
Football Wrap-up
5
New Things in IB experience
6
Teacher of the Year
6
Fun Facts
7
Mock Election
7
Contest
8
Celia Gannaway, Brenity Mika, and Katelyn Riant represent Oak Park for leadership.
Tribal Chiefs
Layout Editor­
Kathryn Hurst
Celia Gannaway
Editor–
Hattie O’Hara
Sponsor­
Mrs. Boy
Staff:
Holly Adams
John Baggett
Alex Boy
Emma Brannon
Boston Claborn
Sam Davis
Thomas Doherty
Jessica Doke
Jackson Fite
Cody Locklin
Molly Neill
Matthew Papich
Julia Riehl
Bailie McRae
Cory Locklin
by Celia Gannaway
by Alex Boy
If you give
Bailie McRae a
microphone,
she is bound
to sing you up
a storm! Bailie
McRae has
performed at
numerous musical festivals, including the
annual Hatchie Festival and Eastwood Idol.
Bailie even takes lessons with Misty Ray, in
Nashville, to prepare for these performances. Trophies, ribbons, and an awardwinning voice are three things Bailie
McRae definitely has. When T.V. doesn’t
cut it, movies surely do. The Notebook,
and Titanic are Bailie’s all- time favorite
movies.
ZOOM! ZOOM!
That’s the sound
that Cory
Locklin’s two
stroke KTM 85
makes before a
race. Cory does
so many extreme
and exciting
things, and motocross is just one of them. Cory
is involved in only two sports: football and motocross. Cory used to like football more than
motocross, but now motocross is his favorite.
He thinks that motocross is more physical, more
wild, and all-around just more fun. He says that
the rush that he gets when he is riding is like
nothing he has ever felt.
Cory has a twin brother, Cody. Cory
thinks it’s just awesome having a twin brother.
He said that it is like looking in a mirror with
their looks and their personality when they are
together. He said that really everything they do
is together. They are like best friends.
Cory seems to think that there are a
lot of differences between the 6th and 7th grade.
He said that that the 7th grade is much stricter
on most things. Also, he said that in the 7th
grade you write much more. He said he is enjoying the 7th grade.
When Cory isn’t playing any of his
sports, you might catch him singing. Cory loves
listening to all types of different music. He listens
to things like pop, rap, and a wide variety of
other types of music.
So if you’re ever looking to hang out
with someone exciting, just call up Cory and you
will be in for a day full of fun. Try racing him on
some of his dirt bikes. You’ll be worn out after a
day with this guy!
If you asked Bailie what her favorite 3 things in the whole wide world
are, this is what you would hear: “Well, I
just love Dolly Parton, Kelly Pickler, and
of course, my red high heels!!” Bailie is
big on fashion when she is on stage; she is
never without her guitar purse. As surprising as it sounds, Bailie has forgotten
the words to a song before, while on
stage. Here is a piece of advice she would
like to share with you: “You need to try
to remember all of the lines, but if you
forget, it will be okay; most of the time
people won’t even notice.”
Bailie is very talented and is a
great friend to have. If you ever run into
her in the hallways of Oak Park, you are
bound to be greeted with a big smiling
face!
Talk of the Tribe
Mollie Schmidt
Hanna Shelley
by Mickalyn Summerford
William Shelton
Krystal Smith
Question:If you could be the lead singer of any group, what would it be?
Mickalyn Summerford
Grant Warner
Mary Katherine White
William Woller
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Paige Holloway: Doodle Bops
Max Ackley: Three Six Mafia
Jaquaris Carter: NSYNC
Katie Cannon: Wiggles
Bianca Woods:
Claire Leavitt: Sugarland
Cheetah Girls
Paxton Tidwell: Kiss
Mrs. Richardson: Go Go’s
LuLu Fredrick: Spice Girls
Destiny Mathews: Danity Kane
Eric White: Jonas Brothers
John Maness: Green Day
Middle School Memories
by Molly Neill and Holly Adams
Have you ever wondered what your teachers did in middle school? Although you
might not believe it, they were a lot like you and me. They played sports and did homework, but there were a few things they missed out on.
When it comes to sports, do you think ping-pong would count? Ms. Corum
thought so! She loved it! Mrs. McAbee and Mrs. Letson enjoyed softball, while Mr. McIntyre couldn’t wait to get to football practice.
Do you think you get loads of homework? Well you might reconsider. Mrs. Letson said, “In language, we had words to define and papers to write all the time. I especially remember the sentences we had to write with our spelling words.” Many of the
teachers agree that they give out a lot less homework than they got as students. “I had a
lot of homework when I attended Oak Park,” said Mr. Belovsky, “I do not give as much.”
Do you like to be able to search the Internet and eat outside? Most of our teachers didn’t have that luxury. Some teachers didn’t even have a football team to be a part
of while they were in middle school. Even though we have a lot more than some of our
teachers had, one thing that they did get that we don’t was paddles. “I got paddled nine
times in 8th grade for talking,” said Ms. T. Hill, “I had a very strict Civics teacher.”
Our teachers were once in middle school too, and they did a lot of the same
things we do. Our teachers survived, and so we can too!
How could you paddle Ms.
T. Hill?
Coach Belovsky is loving
his class pet.
Lights, Camera, Action!
by Boston Claborn and Hanna Shelley
Ready and action! This year Decatur middle schools have a chance of a life time. Video production
participants will all get a chance to make their very own movie! Teams have been formed, and we’re ready to
start filming. We currently have 14 teams at Oak Park, which is quite a phenomenal response. Teams were
formed by grade level. Mrs. Boy is the sponsor for video production, with Mrs. Keener assisting.
Each team is responsible for making a documentary based on a system-wide theme. This year’s theme
is, “Decatur: Our Place in the World.” Mrs. Boy says, “The documentary should focus on the great things
about our city, and how we, as a community, impact the rest of the world in which we live.” She adds, “I have
seen storyboards of some great ideas so far. I am excited about the opportunities that participants will have;
it will be a great learning experience, not just with the use of technology, but students will get to see the
benefits of working with other people to create something they can take pride in.” The movie can only be two
minutes and fifteen seconds, including credits. Haley Vinson comments, “It creates an opportunity for us to
better understand the way we as a city affect the world.” Krystal Smith said,
“It’s really fun, and it’s a good opportunity to show our creativity.” Frank Edwards states that Video Production provides us with skills we can use
throughout our lives, such as, leadership and working together.
Making a movie is not the only fun part. It’s also a competition. Winners for Oak Park will be chosen in categories similar to the Oscars. If your
group wins, you and your group will get to dress up and ride in a limo to the
Princess Theatre. Your group will walk down the red carpet like a movie star!
Inside, there will be teams that have also won at their school. Your movie will
Emma Brannon, Boston Claborn, and be shown in front of everyone, and for once, you will be a movie
Mary Katherine White are loving the
star! Good luck to all our video production teams.
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new iMacs for video production.
Volleyball Wrap‐Up
7th Grade Boy’s
Basketball Scores
Cedar Ridge
(43-31)
by Mary Katherine White
L
Athens
(48-36)
L
Hartselle
(36-24)
L
Muscle Shoals
(46-22)
L
Brookhaven
(38-23)
L
Athens
(48-24)
L
Cullman
(50-15)
L
8th Grade Boy’s
Basketball Scores
Cedar Ridge
(55-24)
L
Brookhaven
(40-12)
L
Whitesburg
(40-30)
L
Cedar Ridge
(31-26)
L
Athens
(47-25)
L
Hartselle
(51-20)
L
Muscle Shoals
(50-16)
L
Brookhaven
(39-13)
L
Athens
(34-19)
L
Cullman
(43-23)
L
“Let’s go Haley!” “New Setter!” “Mine, mine, got it!” “Outside
Outside!” These are a few phrases you might have heard if you attended
an Oak Park volleyball game. According to Jada Johnson, Constance Steele,
Haley Vinson, and Boston Claborn (all starters on the OPMS volleyball
team), the team has improved tremendously since last year.
This season has been full of triumphs and disappointments. Each
player has had their personal favorite moment. Constance and Jada both
agree that their favorite memory was winning the first game which was
against East Lawrence Middle School. “My favorite memory from this season was when I spiked the ball and hit a girl in the face,” Boston stated.
Volleyball is definitely a team sport. If you are an outstanding
player and the rest of your team is not very good, it will be almost impossible to have a winning season. Haley stated, “My favorite part of volleyball
is the way you have to work as a team.” At the last practice of the season,
Coach Thomas reminded us, “A team is only as strong as its weakest
player.” As the season ended, we were sad to part with all of our friends
and one of our favorite sports, but we will always remember the fun times
we had!
She Shoots, She Scores!
7th Grade Girl’s
by Krystal Smith
Basketball Scores
Cedar Ridge
(25-26)
L
Athens
(26-29)
L
Hartselle
(13-39)
L
Muscle Shoals
(16-25)
L
Brookhaven
(27-11)
W
Athens
(42-27)
L
8th Grade Girl’s
Our seventh grade team consists of: Ashley Archer, Taylor Evans, Jada Fuqua, Mary
Clare Gabel, Anna Leeth, Hughston May, Rilida McDuffie, Cierra Wallace, and Tierra Wallace.
The eighth grade team consists of: Carlton Brown, Boston Claborn, Rachel Diaz, Peyton
Hewitt, Shakara Kirk, Mariah Mort, Krystal Smith, and Constance Steele.
Coach Cosby is the Lady Raiders basketball coach. She feels very confident in her
girls this year. “We have some big kids and some quick kids. I expect a lot out of them this
year,” she says. When asked about the competition, she said, “It’s going to be strong, as it is
every year. We’ve added Cullman, and their programs are strong every year. Everybody’s
going to be out to get Oak Park, as usual.”
Players such as Constance Steele, Taylor Evans, and Mary Clare Gabel are excited
for the season to start. “We’re going to win,” Taylor says. Constance agrees saying, “We have
more players for one, and we’ve gotten better.”
Basketball Scores
Cedar Ridge
(31-18)
W
Athens
(19-21)
L
Hartselle
(18-36)
L
Muscle Shoals
(13-29)
L
Brookhaven
(30-33)
L
Athens
(37-21)
L
Cullman
(43-38)
W
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Two seconds on the clock, she shoots, the buzzer sounds. Was it the winning two
points, or the dreaded walk of shame home? Don’t miss a moment like this. Come support
our 2008-2009 Lady Raider Basketball teams!
Come cheer on your Lady Raiders this basketball season. See you there! Go Raiders!
Those Lady
Raiders sure
are working
it out, on the
basketball
court!
Boys’ Hoops
by Matthew Papich and Sam Davis
Oak Park’s basketball season started in October. Every year Oak Park plays 11-12
games against teams from the surrounding area.
The head coach for the 7th grade basketball team is Coach Stephenson (a seventh
grade teacher). The seventh grade team consists of the following: Matthew Papich, Sam
Davis, Sean Elliot, Anfernee Wallace, Grant Warner, Chandler Boy, Berek Burchel, Link
Burns, William Meadows, Ruben Delgado, Jackson Fite, and Camp Metcalf. Sean Elliot said,
“The seventh grade team will be good this year because we have a good coach.”
The 8th grade coach for basketball is Coach Cameron (also a seventh grade teacher).
th
The 8 grade team consists of the following: William Shelton, Hudson Shelton, Alex Boy,
Will Gann, Chris Gilcrease, Drew Spearman, Ryan Roberts, Hayden Hatfield, Kerry Turner,
Paxton Clemons, Max Ackley, Jackson Walraven, and Adam Archer. Max Ackley said, “I think
the 8th grade will do well this year because we have worked very hard since last year.”
We’re all hoping for a great season. It helps to have support, so come out and support
your Raider hoopsters.
WOW! Those Raiders sure
are giving it their all on the
basketball court!
Football Wrap‐up
by Jackson Fite and Hattie O’Hara
Oak Park’s football season is over. It was a good season for both teams. The 7th grade
went 3 and 5. They won both games against Brookhaven and once against Cedar Ridge. The 8th
grade went 6 and 2. They beat Maddox, Brookhaven, Hartselle, Cedar Ridge, and Athens.
The quarterback for the 8th grade, Alex Boy, threw 3 touchdown passes. Five of the passes
were called back, so it should have been 8 touchdowns. He also ran for another touchdown. Josh
Matthews, a running back for the 8th grade, ran for 7 touchdowns and a couple of two point conversions.
Anfernee Wallace, the 7th grade running back and defensive linemen, had a really good
season. Dominique James, a 7th grade offensive and defensive linemen, really dominated the line.
Jackson Fite was the 7th grade quarterback. He threw two touchdowns, and he led them to their
3 and 5 season. A 7th grade team has not won three games in one season in a while.
When Coach Mac was asked how he thought the football season went, he said, “I was
pleased; the thing that I was pleased the most with was improvement. Wins are nice, but the
most important thing is improving. We try to prepare our players for the high school.” Coach
Penley was asked the same question and he said, “I thought the 7th grade did better than I expected, but I would have liked to finish up the season with a win.”
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Top 10 largest
stadiums
by Sam Davis
1. Michigan
Stadium 107,501 - Michigan
2. Beaver Stadium 107,282 - Penn State
University
3. Neyland Stadium 102,037 - Tennessee
4. Ohio Stadium - 101,568
- Ohio State
Parlez Vou Francais
by John Baggett
“Bonjour,” “Como Esta.” Do you know what those words mean? The
6th grade students may know because now in 6th grade, you take one semester
of Spanish and one semester of French. Mrs. Lawton, our IB coordinator, says
that in seventh grade, each individual will get to pick either Spanish or French
and stay with it through the 10th grade. Don’t you think that will be great?
I asked Miss O’Hare if she knew any French. Her reply was that she
knew some, but she is learning much more as she teaches it. When asked if it
is hard to learn French, her reply is that it is somewhat
difficult because she is teaching Spanish at the present
time, and it is hard to learn that way. Both Miss O’Hare
and Mrs. Lawton are ecstatic about the students having
the opportunity to learn two languages, and Miss O’Hare
can’t wait until it’s time to teach French.
Miss O’hare enjoys teaching new Spanish
vocabulary to her IB students.
Teachers of the Year
by Thomas Doherty
Edited by Mary Katherine White
by William Shelton
5. Sanford Stadium - 92,746
- Georgia
6. LA Memorial Coliseum 92,516 - USC
7. Tiger Stadium - 92,400 LSU
8. Bryant-Denny Stadium 92,138 - University of
Alabama
9. Rose Bowl - 91,136 UCLA
10. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- 88,548 - Florida
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Coach Cameron was recently
awarded New Teacher of the Year. He
is very dedicated, and he loves his job.
He is very determined to teach everyone in the class the importance of civics
and geography. “He is always about having fun while teaching the lesson,” says
former student, William Shelton. He
enjoys his job because history was his
favorite subject when he was in school.
He is dedicated to helping his students
understand history better.
His entire family is involved in
education, so you could say it runs in
the family. Coach Cameron is also the
eighth grade boys’ basketball coach.
When asked about how he felt about
the recognition, Coach Cameron said he
felt very honored and excited.
Congratulations again to Coach
Cameron on New Teacher of the Year.
Mrs. Boy was chosen to be Oak Park’s
2008 Teacher of the Year. She is currently in
her 6th year of teaching 7th grade Language
Arts. She became a teacher to help students
excel in their lives, and make better choices
along the way. She also wanted to see them
appreciate language arts and reading. She wants
her students to absorb everything around them,
so they can be the best they can be.
She feels she has the best job in the
world. The most rewarding thing for her is to
see her students make good, solid decisions.
Aside from teaching language, she is also the sponsor of the Journalism
elective. She oversees that every part of the
production of Smoke Signals goes smoothly.
Celia Gannaway, a current Language
Arts and Journalism student says, “I like how
when we read a story, we relate it to our lives
and what we go through.”
Congratulations to Mrs. Boy for representing Oak Park as Teacher of the Year!
Raider Wars
by Mickalyn Summerford
On Friday, November 7, the Oak Park students got an afternoon filled with fun activities.
We started with the sixth grade tug-of-war. They were divided into four teams: 5a, 5b, 6a, and 6b.
They competed against the students in the same period that they’re in. It was a heated battle, but
both “A” teams came out on top. In the final challenge, they competed against each other, only to
find out that the 6-A team was stronger.
After the tug-of-war, we held a seventh grade vs. eighth grade volleyball match. The eighth
grade dominated the first match, but the seventh grade students refused to give up. In the second
game, they quickly took the lead, leaving eighth grade in the dust. With only one game left, the
eighth grade came back to win it. The students went crazy as the whole gym was filled with the
screaming and cheering of the satisfied fans!
Near the end of the day, we had a parent vs. faculty dodge ball game. On the faculty side,
Mr. McIntyre, Coach Cameron, and Coach Burns stayed in almost the entire game, but it wasn’t
good enough to come out on top of the parents. Mr. Sanders pulled off an amazing win against the
teachers. Oak Park is the only middle school in Decatur that has afternoons like we had. We thank
Mr. Satterfield and Mr. McIntyre for all they do!!!
Even Mr. McIntyre and Mr.
Satterfield took
part in the parent, teacher
dodge ball game.
Mr. Frith showed off his
“the principal stinks” shirt
at the game.
Mr. Gann, Mr.
Hughes, and
Mrs. Douthit
represented
the parents at
the dodge ball
game.
Coach Cosby got
very into the
dodge ball game
against the parents.
Coach
Doke,
you’re not
supposed
to kick the
ball!
Waylon Jennings ended up being revealed as Hal Sanders at
the game.
Fun Facts
by Mollie Schmidt
·
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off.
·
Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500.
·
The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad.
·
The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye.
·
The Philadelphia mint produces 26 million pennies per day.
·
A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface.
·
The two-foot long bird called a Kea that lives in New Zealand likes to eat the strips of rubber around car windows.
·
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
·
Over 2500 left-handed people a year are killed from using products made for right-handed people.
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Mock Election
by Hattie O’Hara
Although the polls opened officially November 4th, Oak Park students, faculty, and parents lined up to cast their
vote on October 30th, in the 2008 Presidential Mock Election.
Throughout the week before the election, Coach Penley and students in his Research and Current Events class
presented presidential information on RNN every morning. Every day was a different political platform. After a week of
getting informed about the candidates and seeing our own Keith Layton and Randy Busby featured in the Decatur
Daily, we were finally ready to cast our vote.
Each period, lines of premature voters waited for their chance to make their political views known. With the
polls run by the Research and Current Events class, the entire student body virtually filled out a ballot with their choice
for Congressmen and President, along with a survey of their views on the future plans for our country, and where our
money should be going. As the last group clicked on their choices, the voting day was over, and the election was a success.
Our school’s voting results gave John McCain the mock-presidency, but with Obama not far behind in percentages. Although the Republican candidate won at Oak Park, the state of Alabamas went the opposite direction with
votes, naming Barack Obama presidential winner. 64% of people who voted in the mock election chose Obama as their
President, and 32% chose John McCain. This election took place in schools in all fifty states of America. Only six of the
fifty had a majority of John McCain voters, leaving the other forty-four with a majority of supporters of Barack Obama.
So, it was an exciting week for Oak Park students. This was the first time for all of the students to take
part in an organized poll for the President. This will probably be the last time they get to take part in something like
this until they turn eighteen. This was a great preparation.
Hayden Shelley, Cathy Nguyen, and
Ambra Williams happily worked a booth
at the mock election.
Students lined up to get
their tickets to vote.
Many students participated in
the school-wide mock election.
Roundtable with Senator Orr
TAG students enjoyed their
discussion with Senator Orr.
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TAG students recently had the opportunity to sit down
with Senator Arthur Orr and discuss an important issue to our community: water management. We are blessed in our city to have the
Tennessee River here. The problem is that Georgia is trying to file
lawsuits to be able to access some of this river. If they succeed, it
will reduce water for us and surrounding areas.
This forum discussed the problems that could arise and
possible solutions with Senator Orr. One solution that arose was a
storage pond area. Many of us didn’t even know there was a problem, so we are fortunate to have opportunities like this so that we
can be aware, learn to think critically, and become more involved in
our community.
Good Morning, Oak Park!
by William Woller and Grant Warner
5,4,3,2,1! The RNN crew at Oak Park helps us get off to a great start each day. RNN team
members work very hard, both in front of the camera, and behind the scenes. Most of us here do not
realize the time and effort that is put into these brief few minutes each morning. First of all, you have to
get to the TAG room by 7:30 on the mornings you work, so everything can be ready to go by 8:00. This
is a big commitment. All the team members agree that it is worth it though. All of the RNN crew has
to maintain at least a B average. You have to be serious when you’re on air, and at times it can be a tedious job.
There are different positions. Ellie Fite and Claire Leavitt have both said that the camera operating is their favorite position. They have to make sure that the camera is working and ready to video. In
RNN, there is a camera operator and two announcers. The announcers have to announce things such as
lunches and upcoming events. Right now they are having a pretty good time working on RNN. Teachers
even get in on the action by reading the Words of Wisdom each day. If you’re in RNN, the whole
school will get to see you bright and early if you’re an announcer. Make sure to compliment these
workers for all their hard work and the dedication they show to our school.
Ellie Fite and Claire Leavitt
are loving the whole microphone thing!
Ms. Butler surely has
the “Words Of Wisdom” this week.
Alabama—Auburn
by Jessica Doke
by Thomas Doherty
For decades there have been quarrels about which is the
best, Alabama or Auburn? My answer is Alabama. Why is it the best
you may ask? Ms. Corum answers this by saying, “One question is,
who’s got more national championships.” As you can guess, it is
Alabama. They have 12 national championships and Auburn has 0.
There are many other reasons, like in 1894, when Alabama destroyed Auburn for the first time on Montgomery 18-0. No one can
forget the time George Teague ran down what most considered the
fastest man in America in the 1992 Sugar Bowl.
Auburn and Alabama have been rivals for quite
some time now. There have been countless arguments between friends and even on national TV. So who really is the
best? Well, obviously I would have to say Auburn. We beat
you the very first time we played you in Birmingham Lakeview Baseball Park 32-22. Alabama does lead the series
though 38-32-1.
We have won more Iron Bowl games. We gained national
recognition in 1922 when the University of Pennsylvania was defeated, 9-7, in Philadelphia. Ninety-one Alabama players have been
All-Americans. Alabama takes pride in this because it shows they
play as a team which is an important quality we treasure.
Alabama might have had a few All-Americans to go
through the school, but they have not had a Heisman trophy
winner in the history of the school. Auburn, has had two:
Pat Sullivan in 1971, and, of course, Bo Jackson in 1985. We
have also had a few All-Americans go through Auburn too:
62 to be exact. One of which being Bo Jackson. So really in
the end who is better? Well, it’s your decision.
Mr. Satterfield and
Mr. McIntyre are
both supporting different teams, and
they both have their
own knick-knacks
for show.
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Oak Park Loves Halloween!
Contest
by Emma Brannon
Answer each question, then tear this section off, and turn it in to Mrs. Boy (7-B) for a chance
to win a prize.
1. What is the official language of the United States?
________________________
2. Identify the appositive:
Sarah, my sister, sings in the choir.
________________________
3. There is a street that is 40 yards long and has a tree every 10 yards on both sides. How many total trees are there on the
entire street?
_______________________
4. Who was the only bachelor president?
_______________________
5. What type of scientist studies animals?
_______________________ 6. Which type of strength is used when you need to apply force repeatedly over a long time?
_______________________
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