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End of the Quarter
By: Mackenzie
Scroggins
It’s the end of the
third quarter, and we all
know
what that
means.
Final
exams are
halfway
here, and
we only
have one
more
opportunity to bring home
a satisfactory report card.
With busy lives, however,
it seems nearly impossible!
Perhaps sports, academic
teams, clubs, and drama
practice
keep
getting
in our
way, but
there
are
methods on how to
maintain a great GPA and
get all of your things done.
Don’t take too much on!
It’s great that you want to
THE CARDINAL~~~~ March 25
do a lot of things, but
spreading yourself too thin
is not the answer. Think of
what you would want to do
the most and go with that.
If you do take so many
things on at once,
everything will crumble
and leave you with
nothing.
Organize your
time. Set aside time,
whether it be in study
hall or at home, to study
your hardest subject.
Perhaps Spanish
vocabulary doesn’t stick
with you, or SOH CAH
TOA doesn’t show itself
clearly in your mind when
taking a test. Take a few
minutes every night to
study them, and they’ll be
imprinted on your mind
soon enough. Don’t forget
to do this with homework
as well.
Ask a teacher for
help. It seems like an
obvious
solution,
but many
students are
reluctant to
do it. Teachers seem to get
frustrated when students
struggle and then put up
the lame excuse, “I didn’t
understand it,” instead of
actually coming to them
and asking questions.
They’re the teacher, so
they’ll know what to do.
Relax. You can’t go
throughout life feeling
stressed all of the time. It
can lead to depre
anxiety. Instead, try taking
a break from life by
listening to music, writing,
going for a walk, or
spending quality time with
your friends. You’ll feel a
lot better and more
refreshed instead of
trudging through the day
like a dog through mud.
Let’s review. A few
things that are necessary
for a student to do is to
stay within their limits,
find what times work for
them, go to their teachers,
and take a break every
once in a while. If you
follow these tips, you’ll be
one step closer into getting
that good report card. And
remember, giving up won’t
help anything, keep your
head high and good luck!
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and then put up
the lame excuse, “I didn’t
understand it,” instead of
actually coming to them
and asking questions.
They’re the teacher, so
they’ll know what to do.
Relax. You can’t go
throughout life feeling
stressed all of the time. It
can lead to depression and
anxiety. Instead, try taking
a break from life by
listening to music, writing,
going for a walk, or
spending quality time with
your friends. You’ll feel a
lot better and more
refreshed instead of
trudging through the day
like a dog through mud.
Let’s review. A few
things that are necessary
for a student to do is to
stay within their limits,
find what times work for
them, go to their teachers,
and take a break every
once in a while. If you
follow these tips, you’ll be
one step closer into getting
that good report card. And
remember, giving up won’t
help anything, keep your
head high and good luck!
THE CARDINAL ~~~~~
Terrific Track
Track season has
started for both the
boys and the girls at
Chrisman High School.
Each student who has
decided to dedicate
his/her spring to track
has a promising
outlook on the season.
This year, the ten boys
are being coached by
Tom Kulbartz, as the
head coach, and Josh
Cavanaugh, as the
assistant coach. The
boys practice every day
after school from 3:30
to around 5:30. At
practice, freshmen like
Kade Hollingsworth,
Kenny O’Brien,
Brandon Brinkley,
Beau Snedeker, Lane
Avenatti, and Tyler
Owen work on a
variety of skills ranging
from sprint to long
distance, to relays and
long jump, and do not
forget the high jump
and triple jump! Our
juniors like Wyatt
Avenatti, Colton
Wyatt, and Alex Voigt
all combine together to
run long distance,
while our lone senior,
Byron Brinkley, mixes
it up with relay and
long distance running.
Overall, they work
hard as team
competing at places
like Danville High
School and Tuscola.
The girls track
team is coached by
Nathan West, where
he helps pump up and
improve nine of our
Chrisman High
School’s girls. This year
Shelby Warner and
Kelsey Potter are using
their muscle to throw!
Megan McKee,
Meghan Ingram,
Cassidy Baugh, and
Jordyn Lunger are
focusing on long
distance! Sarah Ellis
and Avoree Switzer are
keeping it quick by
improving their sprint
times. Finally, Elora
Thomas is
participating in a
myriad of events that
include the 400, long
jump, high jump, and
hurdles! Their first
meet in at Tuscola on
March 28th! Come out
support the track
teams next
Thursday!
Donkey Ball &
Other Things
The FFA is
holding Donkey Ball on
March 29th at 6 pm at
the high school gym.
Yes, it
sounds
just like
it is! The
players
ride
donkeys and play
basketball at
the same time!
Multiple
teams are
gearing up for
this
competition.
To be on a
team you have
to be at least
sixteen years
old and on the
FFA, Fire
Department, or Horse
Riders Organization.
Tickets are
only $6.00 if
you
purchase
from one of
the twenty-four FFA
members, but if you
want to buy a ticket at
the gate, it will cost
$8.00. The Donkey Ball
fun only lasts a couple of
hours, so make sure to
come out and support
the FFA.
Oh, and a quick
recap on FFA
week: Chili Day
went awesomely,
there were tons
of people who
showed up to
experience barnyard day,
especially that delicious
popcorn,
and all the
FFA
members
thought
they had
great
community
support
this year!
When
talking to
FFA
member Kile McKee, he
commented, “Even
though
FFA
week
was cut short
because of the snow day,
we had a great week!”
Prom
By: Destiny Stipe
This year’s prom is right around the corner. This year’s theme is “Lace and Grace.” Prom will be held at Georgetown fair grounds on April 6th. The dance will be from 8-11 p.m. There will be no meal this year. Grand march will be starting at 4 p.m. in the high school gym; all are welcome to attend. Grand march is where all of the prom goers show off what they are wearing. This is mostly for the girls to show off their dresses and dates. Coronation will be held at right after grand march. Junior Court Representatives are Wyatt Avenatti, Gunner Fletcher, Dalton Hoult, Cory Webster, Sarah Ellis, Megan McKee, Ashley Malone, and Hailey Marvin.
Senior King Candidates are Jacob Burch, Mike Cardona, Caleb Farnsworth, & Chris Hoult. Senior Queen Candidates are Brett Bishop, Katelynn Kindred, Dana Mitchell, & Hope Weir.
Good luck candidates!!
Cheerleading
On March 9th,
sixteen girls tried out for
the Chrisman High
School cheer team. In
order to be on the team,
one had to perform the
following: individual
dance, a group cheer,
three jumps, an
individual
cheer, a
sideline
cheer, and
an
individual
stunt. The
pressure
was on for
these girls because they
had to perform in front
of three judges: a past
cheerleader, an assistant
coach from Paris High
School, and the head
coach from Paris High
School. If the judges
thought the participant
was 80% or
higher, she
made the
team!
Fourteen
girls made
this year’s team. The
team consists of two
eighth graders, Brooklyn
Gale and Bailee Eslinger;
five freshmen, Lexis
Kime,
Meghan
Ingram,
Jordyn
Lunger,
Avoree
Switzer, and
Elora Thomas; five
sophomores, Taylor
Joiner, Shelby Taylor,
Bridget Mattingly, Shay
Yates, and Breanna Hale;
and two juniors, Megan
McKee and Sarah Ellis.
The captains of the team
were also announced!
Megan McKee and
Bridget Mattingly filled
the spots! This is the
biggest team that Mrs.
Gray, the coach, has ever
coached. Her and her
cheerleaders are looking
forward to more
stunting!
For last year’s
cheerleaders,
there was an
awards
banquet held
on March 20th.
Some of the
awards were Best
Tumbler, Most Spirit,
Sharpness, Best Jumps,
Most Dedication, Miss
Congeniality, and Most
Valuable Performer.
Also, the girls were very
expressive when it came
to discussing
Hope Weir
and Alyx
Lorenzon.
Because it
was their last
year cheering
at CHS, Lexi
Kime speaks for the rest
of the team when she
said, “We will miss them
so much and wish them
the best of luck.”
Word of the
Month By: Tyler Owen
Learn It: Agelastic – a person who rarely or
never laughs
(Extra Credit Opportunity – use this word correctly in a
sentence in Ms. Hollingsworth’s class)
Quote of the
Month By: Tyler Lowery
Suppose you were an
idiot, and suppose you
were a member of
congress; but I repeat
myself. – Mark Twain
Art & Game Club! By: Haylee Clayton
Guess what’s being held from 3:10 to 4:30 on Wednesday and Thursday? The spontaneous, amazing, and spectacular art and game club of course! Obviously, you are already questioning this wonderful event. Don’t worry though; I have all of the answers…well…for the most part.
Why are these clubs so awesome? There’s free food! Honestly, I think that’s the best part, aside from the gaming and art making. People should definitely join these clubs. You don’t have to be in both, although you can be if you want to be. Anyway, in art club, you can do anything that requires creativity. You can draw, paint, and write, although the other two
are preferred. In game club, you just play a bunch of really awesome games. Currently, they’ve been playing a lot of zombie
games.
More people should definitely join art and
game club. One plus, if you’re already in an art class, art club is an
appropriate time to work on current class projects or make-up any missing assignments.
You don’t have to go every day and it’s alright if you miss one because there are two in a week. I’m not exactly sure about why it expanded
into two days. I guess you could ask Ms. V about that.
Anyway, as you probably already know,
our bomb-tastic art teacher conducts all of this. As I said, art club is a good time to
work on any class project, and with the ‘artistic leader’ being there, you can ask any questions you need to…appropriate questions at least. Our awesome leader is yet another reason to join. :D
The Cardinal Staff
Mackenzie Scroggins –
Classroom News Editor
Destiny Stipe –
Activities Editor
Elora Thomas – Games
Editor
McKenzie LeLoup
Hope Weir
Haylee Clayton
Kenny O’Brien
Lilli Davis
Tyler Lowery
Tyler Owen
Horoscopes By: Ela Thomas
Aries- This month you should try something new Lucky Numbers= 4, 78, 93, 5, and 7 Taurus- you will have a good month maybe and might find out something you wanted to know Lucky Numbers= 2, 36, 49, 84, and 9 Gemini- You are very lucky this month. You might even find a pot of gold Lucky Numbers= 56, 23, 100, 3, and 44 Cancer- Be careful, you might end up at the bottom of a very large hole soon Lucky Numbers= 34, 73, 18, and 29 Leo- You will have a good outcome this month, it may not start now but it will happen Lucky Numbers=23, 48, 1, and 15 Virgo- Your lucky color is orange so find stuff that’s orange Lucky Numbers=12, 66, 89, 52, and 99
Libra- You will be healthy and very happy for some reason Lucky Numbers= 45, 38, 58, 26, and 88 Scorpio- You may find out something that you didn’t want to know but it will change you in a good way Lucky Numbers= 19, 90, 30, 49, and 76 Sagittarius- You may find some love this month so keep looking Lucky Numbers= 43, 28, 10, 67, and 0 Capricorn- Just stay on the lookout for some good news or bad news this month Lucky Numbers=21, 79, 38, 2, and 8 Aquarius- Your friendship with people will grow stronger than ever Lucky Numbers=94, 83, 57, 5, and 50 Pisces- You may want to find some luck this month Lucky Numbers=39, 47, 29, 9, and 55
4 Cards in the
Gym
By: Destiny Stipe
Question: “It’s 4th
quarter! What do you
have to say?”
Conner Hale –
Freshman –
“We are almost
out of school!”
Ryan
Weeding –
Sophomore –
“Cow.”
Jacob Lewis
– Junior –
“We are
almost
done!!”
Maddi
Romoser –
Senior –
“Thank
God!!”
The Unnamed Story By: Tyler Lowry
February 1 “Today’s top story is there really a miracle cure for longer living? Find out tonight on World News!” The TV went black at that moment. A loud rumble came from outside. I found myself rushing to the window, only to be shocked in what I found. The rumbling was coming from a low flying C-5 aircraft; the troubling part is we don’t live anywhere near an airport or even a military base for that matter. As I run for the door, I remember to grab my coat and keys. I run down to the carport only to find it to be useless; my car was out of gas. So I did the next best thing, I walked. I found myself walking for a few minutes when before I heard the crash. It shook the ground, as if a bomb has gone off. But it wasn’t that, it was anything but that. When the ground finally stopped shaking, I noticed a weird smell; I covered my nose with my shirt and rushed back inside. When I finally entered my apartment, I noticed that a crack in my window had formed and was slowly spider webbing out. When I went to look at the crack I stopped. There, outside the window was a ball of fire. The smell down in the carport was burning gas. The plane had crashed.
There was fire high above the building across from me. The crash was maybe a mile, but you could see the flames clear as day. As I looked out the window, I noticed the shock-wave coming through the high grass. It rattled the windows before shattering them. I was thrown back to the ground, hitting the table on the way down. Buried in glass and blood, I was unconscious. February 5 "He’s doing better, luckily someone found him when they did." These were the first words that I heard after waking, finding myself in a hospital room. As I looked around the room, I noticed that nothing electronic was working, as if the power was off. I tried to speak, but found myself without words, my throat was dry, and I’ve been out for awhile. I tried to get up, but as I was turning to get out of the bed there was a nurse urging me to lay back down. "You took a very nasty fall, and the glass has cut you up pretty badly," the nurse said, pulling the cover back over me. As I lay there, I found the mental power to fight through the pain and ask, "What happened?" The look on the nurse’s face got serious; she said nothing, just pulled the covers up. At that point, I knew something was really
wrong. But before I could say anything, the nurse was injecting something into the tube that led to my arm. I was out seconds later. February 7 “We need to evacuate the building. I know this might be difficult, but we need everyone out as soon as possible.” A stern voice echoed down the hall, “but what about the badly injured ones?” A soft but recognizable voice followed. “Leave them, there's no time!” After that, nothing, the hallways were silent. Something has happened, something even our own government doesn't want us to know. What could it be? At this question, I got out of the bed, walked around, and found myself at the window; there were huge amounts of fire around. It was a disaster. I had to get out of here and quick. Looking around I found the pants and shirt I wore the day the glass shattered, but the problem was they were covered in blood. As I looked around, I found there were no clothes, so I did the next best thing. I grabbed the covers off the bed and covered myself. When I walked out my door, it was chaos. People were rushing, panicking. I had to run, but I found that I was being forced to follow the crowd. When we exited
the hospital, everything was different. We were told to follow the armed forces. Then we were stopped. Each of us were given a full body inspection. They were checking, checking for something. When they got to the guy next to me, the doctor’s face got severally serious when he lifted his sleeve. His arm was bloody, as if bitten. They told him to follow one of the armed forces. When they got out of our sight, we heard the shot, he had killed him. Worried that I would get the same treatment, I started to sweat, my hands were shaking, badly, and the doctor saw it. “What’s wrong with you?” The doctor asked worryingly. “Dude, you just shot that guy! What the heck?!” I was almost in tears, afraid for my life. He seemed to loosen up, realizing I was just in fear. “Where have you been that past week? He wasn't well. We're trying to get rid of the ones that aren't safe.” After giving me a full check-up, he went onto the next guy. There were two more after that one guy who went to the morgue. After that, we were blind folded, I heard a thud, then another, then it was right next to me. They were knocking us out, and I was next, as quickly as possible, I ripped the blind-fold off and ran. They shot, I got hit once, but because of the adrenalin running
through me, I didn't noticed. I made it away, but I lost too much blood, I hit the ground, but before I passed out, I saw a face, a familiar face, then darkness. February 9 “Day 9 since the accident, I have found someone. He was shot in the shoulder, he's sleeping right now. Either that, or dead.” The voice was close. In my mind I was thinking, 'crap, I’m back in a hospital.' When I opened my eyes, I found myself in a tent, nothing near a hospital room, I sighed in relieve that I wasn't back in a hospital. I sat up, but my shoulder hurt horribly that it sent me down, but when I laid now, I landed on a rock. I screamed in pain. There were footsteps coming closer. 'Great, this is when my life is taken.' But when the zipper of the tent opened, it wasn't a guy with a gun, it was a girl, a pretty girl too. When she saw that I was in pain, she helped me sit up. She retrieved the rock that was stuck in between the bandages. It hurt yes, but I didn't care. She laid me back down and with a voice of an angel she said, “Now don't go hurting yourself anymore, it was bad enough there was a bullet in you, we don't need a rock in ya too.” She smiled. When I finally fought the pain, I found my
voice again and asked, “Where are we?” The look on her face wasn't good, but she still answered, “We're outside of the town. All the cops in town are turning on the citizens. I'm assuming that's why there was a bullet in your shoulder, right?” When I finally got my story together, I replied, “Yeah, they lined us up, they inspected us, I don't know for what, but the guy next to me didn't get off to easily. They blind-folded us, then tried to knock us out. I ran, but I guess I’m not fast enough. That's all I can remember.” When I finished she wasn't smiling anymore. “The guy next to you, was there a bite mark?” After a few minutes of trying to remember, I replied. “Yeah, how did you know?” She looked like she was about to cry. “That’s what happened to my uncle last week. He didn't do anything wrong, this guy came up to him, and just bit him in front of the cops. They shot him and the other guy...” at that point she was in tears. With all my strength, I held her. She cried into my arms till she stopped. She fell asleep in my arms. So very carefully, I re-zipped the door close, and laid down with her, and fell asleep.
To Be Continued…
David Willming 1. What activities/groups have you been involved in during high school?
FFA, Cross Country, Track, FCA, WYSE, Yearbook, Drama, Red Army 2. What are your plans after graduating from high school?
To go to Parkland and major in diesel power equipment technology 3. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What are you touching?
Alyx’s head 4. Where do you see yourself in ten years?
Homeless, living underneath a bridge, living in Chicago, drinking out of empty cans
5. If you could marry anyone in the senior class, who would it be and why?
Kelsey because she is the only lovable Kelsey in my senior class
6. If you were a superhero, what would your nickname be?
Popcorn King 7. What is the cheesiest pickup line you know?
If you were a booger, I would pick you first. 8. What are you looking forward to most about senior trip?
Getting a tramp stamp 9. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever done while driving?
Changed from work clothes to cross county uniform
By: Hope Weir & McKenzie LeLoup
Victoria Hess 1. What activities/groups have you been involved in
during high school?
Yearbook, FCCLA, FCA, Volleyball Manager, Computer Club, Envirothon, Theater, AHS, WYSE, Mathletes, Newspaper, Chorus, CAMA, Girls State, and Student Council
2. What is your favorite thing about Chrisman High
School?
The ability to be in a whole bunch of stuff that is not at all related
3. What are your plans after graduating from high
school?
To go to Olivet Nazarene University to study biology and eventually become a pediatric neurologist
4. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can.
What are you touching?
Koraima’s head 5. Where do you see yourself in ten years?
Still in college 6. If you could marry anyone in the senior class,
who would it be and why?
No one because they are too hard to choose
from LOL
7. If you were a superhero, what would your
nickname be?
Vic the Victorious 8. What advice would you give to underclassmen?
To everything you want to do in school because
you never know what you are going to enjoy
9. What is the cheesiest pickup line you know? Did you fart? Because you blew me away.
10. What are you looking forward to most about
senior trip? Hanging out with everyone before we all leave and never see each other again
11. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever done
while driving? Singing while dancing, and when I say dancing I mean like choreographed moves from Footloose
Kelsey Potter 1. What activities/groups have you been involved in
during high school?
Volleyball, track, FCCLA, Student Council, Yearbook, Red Army
2. What is your favorite thing about Chrisman High
School?
It’s small and you know everybody 3. What are your plans after graduating from high
school?
Go to DACC for two years, transfer to ISU and get a degree in Special Education
4. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What
are you touching?
Miss Hollingsworth’s hair 5. Where do you see yourself in ten years?
Stable job, two kids, a husband, and an awesome life…be jelly
6. If you could marry anyone in the senior class, who
would it be and why?
David or Caleb because Caleb is attractive while
David is a sweet Southern gentleman
7. If you were a superhero, what would your
nickname be?
Kelsey the Chaotic Laugher 8. What advice would you give to underclassmen?
Don’t blow off your first years of high school,
don’t be afraid of upperclassmen, have fun
because it doesn’t last a long time
9. What is the cheesiest pickup line you know? If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put ‘u’ and ‘I’ together.
10. What are you looking forward to most about senior
trip? All the crazy things that are going to happen; what happens in Georgia stays in Georgia.