Juniors win campus food drive
November 20, 2009
Filed under News
The food drive results shattered previous school records with a total of 9117 units of food collected for the High Plains Food Bank. The cans from the junior high food drive will be added to the total number prior to their entry into the canned food drive contest among different schools in the area. The... Read more »
What I learned from ‘Twilight’ …
November 20, 2009 • Madison Ferril, Associate Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
It’s perfectly okay for your boyfriend to emotionally and psychologically abuse you as long as he’s hot. If you are a woman, you must have a man to be your breadwinner. Also, children= success. It’s okay to use guys who like you for your own purposes when you have no real intention of dating them. Anti-feminism... Read more »
‘Until the Whole World Hears’
November 17, 2009 • Hope McGee, staff writer
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured A&E, Music
Introducing songs from their new album “Until the Whole World Hears,” released today, and performing songs from previous albums, Casting Crowns took center stage after special guest Matt Redman at the Amarillo Civic Center Oct. 3. Casting Crowns began as a student worship band in 1999. The band... Read more »
New update for Xbox 360 available today
November 17, 2009
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Games
A new update for the Xbox 360 consoles is now available via Xbox LIVE. The new update allows users to access Facebook, Twitter, Zune and Last.fm through their Xbox 360 consoles. Twitter works relatively the same as it normally would on computers, but Facebook has a feature that allows gamers to check... Read more »
Personal accountability in best interest of all
November 11, 2009 • Madison Ferril, Associate Editor
Filed under General Opinion, Opinion
I started wondering about personal accountability in eighth grade, when after a class trip the teachers and administration gathered us in the cafeteria and berated us for our “horrible and disappointing” conduct. I thought back to my own actions as a teacher droned on and on about how ashamed the... Read more »
Push for celebrity full of hot air
November 11, 2009 • Krista Faucette, Staff Writer
Filed under General Opinion, Opinion
If there should ever be an eighth deadly sin, it should be celebrity. The promise of fame and fortune can drive even the sanest people to do insane things. You can frequently see young starlets flashing various parts of their anatomy at paparazzi while under the influence of drugs or alcohol for attention.... Read more »
Students honor fallen graduate on Veteran’s Day
November 11, 2009 • Hope McGee, Staff Writer
Filed under News
Students honored the memory of 2006 graduate Darren E. Tate, who lost his life in service to our country on July 8, 2009. The parents of Tate were on campus to remember their fallen son with students and faculty members. Tate is remembered at CHS as a young man with an awesome smile and a heart... Read more »
Girls cross country team soars to state
November 11, 2009 • Shelbie Belott, Associate Editor, Sports
Filed under Cross Country, Sports
The girls cross country team finished third at the regional meet Nov. 7 qualifying the team for the 4A state meet in Round rock Nov. 14. The team finished third overall with a team total of 91, behind second place Hereford(84) and first place Saginaw Boswell (62). Freshman Arin Rice finshed first... Read more »
Football team claims district title
November 11, 2009 • Shelbie Belott, Associate Editor, Sports
Filed under Football, Quick Hits, Sports
The varsity football team finished the season 5-0 in district play claiming the 3-4A district championship. The Eagles defeated the Dumas Demons (49-22), Pampa harvesters (30-18), Palo Duro Dons (35-21), Randall Raiders (48-24) and Caprock Longhorns (38-35) to win the district title. Averaging 450.3... Read more »
‘No Shave November’ to benefit Invisible Children Organization
November 9, 2009 • Eddie Kahler, Associate Editor
Filed under Student Life
Students will donate all funds from “No Shave November” and “Change for Change” to Pabbo Secondary School in northern Uganda as an effort for Invisible Children with Schools for Schools. The two fundraisers are for “Schools for Schools,” an organization that allows... Read more »
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