February 1, 2008 Vol. 36 Issue 9
Editorial: Alternatives to dismissing Honor Guards
are available
By Haley Huffman, sr.
for the editorial board
As many students know by now, our school is not having Honor
Guards for Sweetheart this semester.
This decision will help to trim down the number of people announced to just
the senior candidates, and since the ceremony is performed at halftime, it
will enable the school to speed things up and lessen the amount of time spent
announcing the Sweetheart King and Queen.
By doing so, our school will be more courteous to the opposing team by not
making them wait as long for the process to be completed.
Although getting straight to the point may save more time, there could be
alternatives to doing away with Honor Guards.
Cartoon by Bethany Wolverton
There could be only junior
class Honor Guards. That way they could still present the candidates with
their gifts, but there would not be three different sets of them needed to
announce and walk out. Plus, that would make it more of an upperclassman
opportunity.
If the school did do away with Honor Guards, a good way to keep the school
involved more would be to change the way the candidates are chosen. This
could involve more of the class instead of just the basketball teams.
The office could set out a list of all the girls and boys in the classes,
and anyone who did not want to be a candidate could come down and cross their
name off the list. The entire senior class could then vote on them. After
that, the senior’s top four girls and top four boys would then be voted
on by the whole school to win King and Queen for Sweetheart.
(Pro) Popularity contests tedious,
unnecessary
By Emily Hauser, sr.
Photo Editor
Honor Guards for Homecoming and Sweetheart have been a tradition
for many years.
These needless competitions are nothing more than a precursor for when students
are seniors and they are actually nominated for something that the community
will go see. It is difficult for someone, especially a younger high-schooler,
to take something seriously when it is obvious that it is not the main event.
This year’s Sweetheart will be the first time underclassmen will not
be on the floor to give the Sweetheart nominees their basketballs and tiaras.
Although many students will undoubtedly complain and whine about the lack
of non-senior representation, the reasons behind the decision to take it
away make sense when looked at in the context of previous years and courtesy
to others.
The ceremony takes place at halftime of the boys game, and the opposing team
is obligated to wait for the life story of eight students before they introduce
the candidates themselves. The audience sits through these announcements,
waiting for what they came to see-the senior candidates. Anything before
that wastes time before the big revelation of the Sweetheart winner.
Popularity contests have long been unnecessary functions of high school.
The only ones who really like these designations are the ones who are overly
concerned with their reputation and image anyway, and even then they do not
take it seriously.
(Con)
Students deserve chance in spotlight
By Randi Barnett, jr.
Sports Editor
Having Honor Guards for Homecoming and Sweetheart is a fun
thing for the three lower classes in the high school to participate in.
It gives the underclassmen something to look forward to, especially if
they get voted as an Honor Guard by their respective classes.
The students who get voted Honor Guards feel special because they know
their classmates respect them and want them to be recognized during the
Sweetheart ceremony.
Being voted an Honor Guard can also be a self-esteem booster for people
who might not be in the spotlight regularly.
If the student realizes that their class respects them and thinks they
are a good person to represent their class, then that may help them be
more confident.
Plus, the students who do get voted as Honor Guards get to dress up, look
nice, and get their picture taken by many people.
It is also a good way for the lower classes to get involved in the ceremony,
and that right should not be reserved only for the senior class.
People in the community like to have a chance to see students other than
seniors in the ceremony.
Yes, having Honor Guards has created problems in the past, and this is
very unfortunate. However, it does not mean it is going to happen again.
Getting rid of Honor Guards is not the solution because the positives greatly
outweigh the negatives.
Review: Sci-fi movie receives
bad student review
By Nicci Greve, sr.
Reporter
Cloverfield is quite possibly the worst movie I have ever
seen in my life. It is about a group of people trying to survive an attack
from a giant monster that magically appears out of nowhere in New York City
to destroy the town.
The movie has absolutely no plot, and while the special effects are very
cool and realistic, the movie is incredibly boring and not believable. I
mean really, how could a monster the size of three city blocks and as tall
as skyscrapers just appear out of nowhere?
Not only is the movie unrealistic, its graphic nature makes it inappropriate
for a young audience, despite its PG-13 rating.
Even if someone enjoyed the events of the movie itself, they probably still
felt nauseous due to the camera effects. The entire movie is shot through
a handheld camera which causes quick movements leaving audiences a bit queasy.
I would not recommend this movie to anyone with a weak stomach.
At the movies.
Showtimes
for Feb. 1
Information compiled by
Michelle Sollars, sr.
From www.bbtheatres.com
Roxy Cinema 4 Chanute
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Sterling Six Cinemas Iola
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Chanute
27 Dresses (PG-13) 4:00, 6:50, 9:15 Mad Money (PG-13) 4:05, 6:45, 9:05 Juno (PG-13) 4:15, 7:05, 9:20 No Country for Old Men (R) 3:55, 6:45, 9:20 |
Meet the Spartans (PG-13)
4:35, 6:55, 9:00 27 Dresses (PG-13) 4:00, 6:50, 9:15 Cloverfield (PG-13) 4:40, 7:30, 9:40 Mad Money (PG-13) 6:45, 9:05 |
The Bucket List |
How do you feel about not having Honor Guards?
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Devin Myers, sr., “Umm...
I didn’t really know that we weren’t having Honor Guards,
so I guess I don’t care that we don’t have them.”
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Yuliya Mosley, jr., “It
doesn’t really
matter to me.” |
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Christian Hicks, so., “I
think having Honor Guards shows an example of the kind of students
we have to offer, and I think we should have them again.”
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Lauren Habiger,
fr., “I think we should have Honor Guards,
but if students won’t go about it appropriately then I don’t
think they are necessary.”
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Paula Kovacic, Secretary , “It really
doesn’t matter to me. It will give underclassmen |
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