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POINTS OF
INTEREST:
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Beta Epsilon
Ceremony
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Making a Difference
A.D. Goes to
UNC!
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Remembering
our Vets!

SCHS Strings

Ski Club

Candle Light
Vigil

Upward Bound

Zero Robotics

Snowball Dane

Winter Concert

Black Eagle Basketball

Caitlin Henson
Visits Big Apple

Senior Spotlights

Lights, Camera,
Eagles!

Art Student Take
Top Honors
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Students of the
Pictured left to right: Dr. Joe Oliver, Alex Casto, Jacob Bumgarner, Governor Ray Tomblin,
Pictured left to right
Austin Roberts and Kim Williams
Dr. Joe Oliver, Alex Casto, Jacob Bumgarner, Governor Earl Tomblin, Austin Roberts, Ms . Kim Williams
SCHS Wins Internation-
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South Charleston High School Sky Rockets
SCHS SKY ROCKETS
Alliance teammates
from Houston, Texas, and
Bassano Del Grappa, Italy, share the glory with
South Charleston High
School students by winning the Zero Robotics
Competition. Finals programming competition of
actual robotic satellites
took place on the International Space Station on
Friday, January 16. Students watched via live
downlink as competition
was judged by astronauts
Elena Olegovna Serova
Rososos, Samantha Cristoforetti (ESA), and Barry
E. Wilmore
(NASA) aboard the ISS
(International Space Station).
Month
Zero Robotics http://
www.zerorobotics.mit.edu
is a competition in which
high school students program small robots to fly
aboard the International
Space Station. The robots,
called SPHERES, were originally conceived and built by
students in MIT’s Space Systems Laboratory. These robots — roughly the size and
shape of a basketball — run
on compressed gas and can
be programmed to spin,
revolve, hover and navigate
through the air. Researchers
use SPHERES to test maneuvers for spacecraft performing autonomous rendezvous
and docking. They fly inside
the station's cabin autonomously, but under the supervision of an astronaut.
Each is self-contained with
power, propulsion, computing and navigation equipment.
This year’s challenge called
CoronaSPHERES is inspired
by current missions to asteroids. To achieve game objectives students programmed
their satellites to take
(virtual) pictures of points of
interest on a (virtual) asteroid. Points are earned only
after (virtually) uploading
valid pictures back to
Earth. Throughout the game,
there are (virtual) solar
flares that erase the pictures
in memory, and if precautions are not taken, can also
damage the satellite. Satellites are completely safe only
in the shadow zone, which is
behind the asteroid.
Zero Robotics is sponsored
by NASA, the Center for the
Advancement of Science in
Congratulations!
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Beta Epsilon Scholastic Honor Society
2015 Beta Epilison Inductees include:
Agusta Arthur
MacKenzie Day
Austin Lowe
Brian Stevens
Laura Bradley
Hope Estep
Carley Meade
Chloe Stringer
Lucas Bucklen
Tiffany Grigsby
Jaleesa Nunez
Shealie Tyler
Jacob Bumgarner Brianna Harris
Adam Poe
Bailey Ulmer
Jared Butler
Charles Haught
Krisha Redillas
Alexia Lilly
Oliver Cook
Katherine Shaver Elizabeth Young Morgan Cooper
Charles Hudson Farley
Hayden Warnock
Donovan Spencer
“Once you stop learning, you start dying.”
Albert Einstein
The Beta Epsilon Scholastic
Honor Society is South Charleston High School's highest academic award. Students earn
induction into the Beta Epsilon
Scholastic Society based on
grades from the 9th though
the 11th grade.
Also, each year a member of
the community is selected to
welcome the Beta Epsilon inductees into the honor society,
to challenge them to continue
their education, and in time to
help the communities in which
they will live.
To be eligible students must
complete six weighted (honors
or IB) classes and obtain a 3.90
GPA by the end of their 11th
grade year. At the beginning
of the senior year students receive award letters informing
students that they have been
selected for Beta Epsilon. Near
the end of first semester an
induction ceremony is held at
the high school to recognize
and induct each year’s seniors.
An intimate, catered banquet
follows the ceremony. This
ceremony is a fellowship for
parent, child, and friends. Indeed, the banquet is a great
celebration to reward the students for their challenges and
hard work over the last three
years. We commend Mr. Edward Booten and Mr. Chuck
Hamer for their service and
dedication to Beta Epsilon
Scholastic Honor Society.
Mr. Chuck Hamer
introducing new Beta
Epsilon members
Mr. Arbogast welcomes guests
to the ceremony and Mayor
Frank Mullins as guest speaker.
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Making a Difference
Reiley Clark, Haley Blake, Sydney Roda, Royce Lyons, SCHS Black
Eagle, Emily Allred, and Sydney Hancock from the Winfield High
School Outreach Program
Savannah Taylor, ninth grade student from
South Charleston Black Eagle family
The outpouring of love for Savannah Taylor, a student at South Charleston High School, has
been astonishing. The kindness shown by so many people and organizations from all over the
United States and outside the United States makes one realize that thoughtfulness and support are still very much a part of all of our lives. The Winfield High School Outreach Program is
an example of how people and organizations have reached out to help Savannah with financial
support and emotional support as well. These young people were so kind to take time out of
their busy schedules to show their love and kindness for another. Mr. Bruce McGrew, principal of Winfield High School, was very supportive in allowing these students to visit. Thank you,
Mr. McGrew, for your school’s support. High schools within the district and outside the district have shown their support with cards, letters, food, and flowers. Organizations have
raised money to help with financial necessities now and also to help with Savannah’s future.
SCHS would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude for all that each person and
organization has done to aid Savannah in any way. Our hearts are heavy for Savannah and her
loss, but we are a family and we are here to help in whatever way we are needed.
Thank you, Winfield High School
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By Aundrea Snyder and Jazmyne Satsuray
A.D. making a way!
Adrian "A.D." Cunningham,
a senior at South Charleston
High School, makes a big
move as he signs on a full ride
football scholarship playing
outside linebacker, to University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Cunningham has played
varsity all four years on the
Black Eagle football team,
which was unfortunately cut
a little short his senior year
due to an ACL injury. This incident caused A.D. to sit out
multiple games, one of which
was having to stand sideline
at the championship title
game. "It was a blessing in
disguise," Cunningham said as
he spoke about his injury,
"UNC showed a lot of love," he
added. Although this was a
hard time for the high school
senior football player, UNC
never gave up on A.D.
Throughout the whole injury
they stood by his side,
showed they cared, and really
wanted him to be apart of the
team, which is one of the major reasons Cunningham
made his final decision to become a University of Charlotte 49ers football player.
Nothing but smiles and
laughs, as A.D. made his
written commitment with
his family beside him. A. D.
hopes to graduate studying either athletic training
or sports medicine, killing
the stereotype that everyone thinks athletes are just
in college for sports.
“We’re smart too,” he says.
Cunningham believes this
college experience will
team him a lot, and he
plans to work hard on
school work, athletics, and
becoming a better person.
He looks forward to getting out of West Virginia
into a new city and new
surroundings. Throughout
this whole experience Cunningham says he looked up
to Aaron Dobson, NFL
wide receiver, who grew
up in the same neighborhood as A.D. and still gives
advice and pointers on
how to become successful
today. "Ten years from
now I see myself, if not
playing professional ball,
having a good job so that I
can take care of my whole
family.” He also added anyone who has dreams must
"Work hard and stay focused!"
“It’s a great day to be a Black Eagle!”
Mr. Arbogast
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A.D. signing with the
University of Charlotte
A.D. alongside Mom and Dad
A.D. with 2014-15 Black Eagle
football team
(Pictured left to right) A.D.’s father, sister, A.D., and his mother.
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Remembering the
Red,
Veterans Day is not
just a day off from work
and school. Veterans
Day is a day to cherish
and honor the men and
women who sacrificed
their own safety for
complete strangers.
They believe in standing
up for what is right and
not giving a second
thought about what they
could do when it came
to helping others. Not
only is it a time to celebrate the soldiers that
we have now, but it is
also a time to celebrate
all of the soldiers who
have served their country throughout the centuries since the very beginning of this great nation. Without them the
world would be a very
different place.
Try to think about a
world where English
wasn’t the native language, where equal
, and Blue
By: Hannah Parog
rights of man have never been thought of and
freedom was nonexistent. Without our troops
fighting for these everyday privileges, then that
is what our world could
have been. So many
things could have happened throughout the
centuries that could
have changed the outcome of our nation.
A reason exists that
students stand every
morning and say the
pledge of allegiance. It
is a symbol of how lucky
we are to have the liberty that we have. The
pledge helps us remember what took place to
get us where we are today. Sadly, people are
beginning to see it as a
pointless time waster
that they have to do before class begins rather
than the honor that it is.
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Remembering the
Red,
We should be grateful
that we have a ceremony
that we can use to help
us remember all of the
lives lost in the process
to make this nation
great. Some need to be
reminded about what
makes us strong. We are
very lucky to wake up
every single day in this
great country that was
built from the blood and
sweat of settlers and Native Americans who believed that this once
barren land could be the
beginning of something
great for the world.
By saying thanks to the
troops it gives them a
source of pride to have
fought for the country. It
helps remember that
they have not been forgotten for enacting their
duties. It helps confirm
their purpose to keep the
nation free and pro-
, and Blue
United States Navy
By: Hannah Parog
United States Marine
Corps
United States Coast Guard
United States Air Force
sperous. Without them
we are not as strong.
Without them we
would fall and never
be able to stand up
for ourselves making
it an easy take over.
As a country we take
the time to recognize
all that the veterans
did for us and affirm
that their actions will
never be forgotten.
We should always
take the time to remember the red,
white, and the blue.
United States Army
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SCHS Strings Update!
By Samantha Cox
So far so good! Our strings has been
doing an amazing job! String Day in Williamstown was a fun experience. We learned
new techniques and new music. We also
learned to have better control of our instruments. The South Charleston Orchestra was
accompanied by members of the George
Washington and Herbert Hover orchestra’s
for a traditional Christmas program. Combining the three major songs from Frozen: “Do
Wanna Build a Snowman,” “For the First
Time in Forever,” and “Let It Go” were a
great hit. Also, the classic “Rudolph the Red–
Nosed Reindeer” and a Russian opera piece
entitled “Round Dance” was performed.
Then the Orchestra was joined by the band
and show choir to perform “On with the
Snow!”
We put on a amazing performance! We
had a little bit of stage fright and messed up
in a few spots, but we did amazing job, and I
heard all good things ! We would like to
thank everyone who came to see our special
performance.
SCORCH came together to perform
their Christmas concert at the Lay Center, Friday, December 12. After the
performance, the West Virginia Symphony put on a show for that night and
the night after that. We also performed the songs from Frozen, the
Russian “Round Dance,” and the main
theme from Skyrim.
This year SCORCH is at its best. Our
freshmen are amazing this year! They
have been picking up our holiday music easily as well as our Dollywood/
Spring music. The rest of SCORCH has
been amazing as well.. We have a lot
of seniors to say goodbye to at the end
of the year, so we’re really making this
year count. Everyone has been trying
their hardest. It’s very rare when you
find an intensely flawless Orchestra.
We aren’t one of them. Though we try
our hardest and give it our all. Practice
makes perfect and we are striving for
perfection. We thank you for your
support.
SCORCH Schedule:
Feb 26-28: WVU Honors Orchestra (Morgantown, WV)
Mar 12-14: All State Orchestra (Charleston, WV)
April 16: SCORCH performance– KCS Art Show (6 p.m.)
April 24-26: Scorch Tour to Pigeon Forge
May 12: All– County Strings Concert (Clay Center, Charleston, WV) (7:30 P.M.)
May 15: SCORCH Performance at the Strawberry festival
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Ski Club
By Rebecca Bell
The Ski Club usually travels
to the Winterplace Ski Resort located in
Ghent, West Virginia on Raleigh County’s
Flat Top Mountain. They ski on Fridays in
January and February, typically leaving
the school at 2:30 p.m. and returning at
11:00 p.m. There is no need to worry
about having your own equipment because the Winterplace Ski Resort provides skis, poles, boots, and helmets for
everyone.
Brian Stevens, Ollie Cook, Luke Bucklen,
and Emily Richardson enjoying
Winterplace Ski Resort
South Charleston High School has a
wide variety of clubs for its students to participate in. One of the many choices and
perhaps the most exciting one to look into
this winter would be the Ski Club. Mrs. Janet Richardson, the science teacher in
charge of the club, encourages any students to come and be a part of the fun.
“Anyone can join!” she exclaimed. She stated that she advertised the club in August,
but it is not too late to become a member.
In order to sign up, one must pick up a form
from either the office or Mrs. Richardson,
fill it out accordingly, and return it to Mrs.
Richardson as soon as possible. There is also a fee of $275 students must pay in order
to be able to ski.
This year, there are currently 32 members of the Ski Club. Among them include seniors Emily Richardson, Luke
Bucklen, Oliver Cook, Brain Stevens, and
Hayden Warnock. All of the members
who have been in the club previous
years can agree that it is a great opportunity to meet new people and have fun
with friends.
So don’t miss your chance and sign up
now!
Winterplace Winter Fun
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Candle Light Vigil
By Christina Ray
On Wednesday, January
10 was the vigil for Devon
Badger. During the vigil
we heard many stories
from the people that knew
Devon personally. A lot of
tears were shed that day,
but it will be a day that
won’t be forgotten. Even
people that didn’t know
Devon well still came out
to pay their respect and to
be there for Savannah during this hard time in her
life. During the candlelight
vigil Hannah Burgess and
Cedrick Farmer sang
“Some Things Are Meant
To Be” to honor the loss of
a fellow student. Mr. Arbogast talked during the
vigil to just tell Savannah
and all the rest of the students how truly sorry he
was for what happened to
Devon and Savannah. The
students played a video
called “Dancing in the
Sky” while they showed
pictures of Devon. Many
of not only Devon’s
friends but Savannah’s as
well read about the amazing memories they had of
Devon. Once all of
Devon’s friends spoke, Eli
Cook, president of SCHS
student council, said a few
last words before dismissing everyone to the piazza
where the candle lighting
took place. Even though
some people didn’t know
Devon personally, they
still came to show respect
and to tell Savannah how
truly sorry they were about
her losses. Although Devon is gone, he will never
be forgotten.
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Upward Bound is a college
prep program for high school
students. Our local program
is at West Virginia State University. The main focus of
Upward Bound is to help students through high school
and prepare them for college.
Upward Bound is a six
week long summer component where the participants
live on-campus to attend four
educational classes, four extracurricular classes, and two
activity classes. Meals are
served in the Student Union
food court five days a week,
three times a day. At the end
of each day, a group activity
or meeting is organized for
everyone in the program. Participants go home every Friday and return on Sunday
evening.
At the end of the six weeks,
there is an out-of-state cultural enrichment trip. Of course,
you have to meet certain academic standards to go along.
There is also a monetary reward for attending the program. When the summer
component is over and normal school has gone back in
session,
there are monthly meetings where help is offered for the classes you
are taking at your
school.
Not everyone who applies is accepted, but
you can enter in any
grade eighth through
eleventh. If you can’t
afford college, Upward
Bound helps you with
getting scholarships and
finding the right school
for you. In all, it’s a very
good program to be a
part of if you plan on
being the first in your
family to attend college.
By Holley Snodgrass
Co-director Mrs. Tolliver (left) and Director Mrs. Cary (right)
[Photo from metroputnam.com]
Photo by Chris Dorst Charleston Gazette
Donovan Botkin of South Charleston High
School, a member of the Upward Bound Program, tries to text and drive using a simulator
brought to West Virginia State University’s
campus by AT&T. The event warns of the
dangers of text messaging while driving. This
is just one of the many learning experiences
provided by Upward Bound.
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South Charleston Competes in Zero Robotics
Competition
By Crystal Blake
South Charleston High
school students, Alex
Casto, Jacob Bumgarner,
and Austin Roberts made
it through the first two
rounds, competing against
180 other teams, and are
currently in the Alliance
formation and semi-finals
simulation competition.
The alliance includes
Team Lake from Houston,
Texas, which includes
Naren Manoj, Rahul
Yesantharao, Lekha
Yesantharao, Kenneth
Wang, George Zhang,
Jocelyn Burridge, and Dr.
Rob Burridge as their
mentor. Cora’s Eleven
from Bassano Del Grappa,
Italy, include Naren
Manoj, Carlo Zen, Jack
Zonta, Massimiliano
Mocellin, Leonardo Cattarin, Andrea Cracco,
Nerdone da Kilo, Riccardo
Debortoli, and Jack Stupido as their mentor.
“We are experiencing the future of education. We are connecting students from around
the globe, providing the tools
and meeting places to create a
worldwide community of
learners. This is truly education on a global scale,” stated
Dr. Joseph Oliver, teacher/
mentor at South Charleston
High School. “This opens up
new learning opportunities
and provides cross-culture interactions.” Communicating
with the Italian team hasn't
been that difficult; students
have been using Google Talk,
an instant messaging service
and voice communication
software. The biggest challenge is the differences in time
zones. Students also have
been studying the areas where
the other teams reside and researching the local culture.
The Zero Robotics High
School Tournament 2014 is
run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Space
Systems Laboratory, MIT.
The tournament is sponsored
by the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration,
NASA and European Space
Agency, ESA. Geared towards students in grades nine
through twelve, the tournament takes place from September to December each
year. This is an international
event open to all teams from
the US and member states of
the European Space Agency.
Dr. Joe Oliver, mentor for South
Charleston High School’s team
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Zero Robotics Continued...
Zero Robotics is a robotics programming competition where the robots are
SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold
Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites) inside the International Space
Station. The competition starts online, on
this website, where teams program the
SPHERES to solve an annual challenge.
After several phases of virtual competition in a simulation environment that
mimics the real SPHERES, finalists are
selected to compete in a live championship aboard the ISS. An astronaut will
conduct the championship competition
in microgravity with a live broadcast!
Zero Robotics, following a mentordriven model, brings students together
with professionals while they complete a
full engineering problem. Zero Robotics
seeks to give them unprecedented access
to space at the high school and middle
school level. By making the benefits and
resources of the space program tangible
to students, Zero Robotics hopes to cultivate an appreciation of science, technology, engineering and math through
healthy, immersive, collaborative competition. Another major goal of Zero Robotics is to lead young minds to see the
concept of working in space as
“normal,” allowing imaginations to go
beyond the boundaries of rocket science.
the design and testing process for space software.
If South Charleston School makes it to the final
round, mid-January, they will be invited to MIT to
compete in a live championship aboard the ISS. An
astronaut will conduct the championship competition in microgravity while students watch on a live
broadcast!
From left to right: Austin Roberts, Jacob Bumgarner,
Alex Casto, and Dr. Joseph Oliver
All Zero Robotics competitions are
tied in some way to actual space research. By using crowdsourcing and other technologies, one day Zero Robotics
aims to substantively involve students in
HURRAH!! YOU’RE THE BEST!
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South Charleston
High School’s Annual
Snowball Dance was
held at the Four Point
Sheraton on Saturday,
January 31, 2015.
Compared to past
Snowballs, the décor
was proven to be
much more eloquent.
However, the night
was made on account
of the visual efforts by
freshmen and seniors
alike. Towards the end
of the night, Student
Body President Elijah
Cook and Alexia Wade
were crowned King
and Queen of the
Snowball. Their fellow
attendees were Ally
Nutter, Elizabeth
Young, Donovan Spencer, and Jarrod “Rico”
Bradley. While the
dance came to a close
around 11p.m. that
night, the fun did not
stop there and neither
will the memories.
Shambra Faulkner
commented,
“Snowball was
great
fun!”
“Snowball was a blast, and I
had fun with my date, Allison Walton,” stated Michael
Armstrong.
Photo by Sonja Anderson
Auzhane Gilmer and Larry Bryson
“ A night to remember,”
announced Erica Kessell
Photo by Sonja Anderson
Brianna Herscher and Devon Spencer
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Photo by Sonja Anderson
Anthony Holland, Derrek Pitts, Traevon Isabel, DaShaun Watkins
Michael Armstrong and Allison Walton
Photo by Sonja Anderson
Photo by Sonja Anderson
Lexie Wade and Rico Bradley
Kashawna Forte Rajah Pitts, TaNashia Young, Alexia Wade
“How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before
it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June.
My goodness how the time has flown. How did
it get so late so soon?
Dr. Seuss
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SCHS WINTER CONCERT
By ALYSSA HALE
On December 9, 2014,
the South Charleston High
School Music Department
presented the Winter Concert. Parents, students,
even staff all came to see
the performances of the
Choirs, Orchestra, and the
Band. Over 125 people
came out to show their
support. Christmas anticipation was definitely
something to be seen that
night. Mr. Burdette, Mr.
Richardson, and Dr. Lipscomb all directed their
respected cohorts to put
on a truly wonderful program for their audience.
For the Women’s Ensemble, the girls performed “All I Want for
Christmas Is You” and
“Hot Chocolate.” Josie Nida shined brightly with her
solo in “All I Want For
Christmas is You.” The
melodic tone of her voice
brought smiles all around.
Having spoken to Mr. Burdette earlier in the week,
as well as sitting in on one
of the rehearsals, it was
clear there was a great
deal of nerves that Josie
had been dealing with,
though she pushed
through come show-time
and rocked the house
along with the other girls.
As for the SCHS Show
Choir, they put on a beautiful performance, featuring songs such as: “Have
Yourself A Merry Little
Christmas,” “ Bidi Bom,”
and “Now I Walk Through
Beauty. “ Chorale soloist,
Cameran Macklin, took
the stage with his fellow
Show Choir mates and
gave his all in a lovely rendition of “Have Yourself A
Merry Little Christmas. “
Cameran’s friends joined
with him, creating a truly
splendid Christmas atmosphere with his deep,
rich tones. Mr. Burdette’s
students certainly know
how to ‘bring the house
down.’
SCHS Black Eagle Band
Director, Mr. Richardson,
and his students put on a
a magical show with songs
such as: “Make a Joyful
Noise,” “ The Sussex Mummer’s Christmas Carol,”
“The Polar Express,” and
“On With The Snow.” With
a happy smile, Mr. Richardson expressed how proud
he was of his students.
“They did their best and it
certainly was a wonderful
program,” he happily commented. Personally, I couldn’t agree more. The band
was splendid and created a
wonderful filled with music
for the audience.
The Strings students cued
up their instruments for a
phenomenal performance
with songs such as “Rudolph
the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
and “Round Dance” from
Russian Christmas Festival.
The Orchestra’s performance also featured songs
from the hit movie Frozen.
The whole performance
came together wonderfully.
South Charleston High
School definitely has an
amazing Music Department.
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By: Aundrea Snyder
After a great 2013 season, the
Black Eagle Varsity team is back another
year, and they are looking better than
ever before. Kicking off their first game
against the Shady Spring Tigers, the
Black Eagles conquered them with the
final score of 49-90. “What's interesting
for fans to look forward to in the new
season team is the new faces who have
never played at a high school level,”
Coach Herbert stated. The team is very
diverse with players who have been
playing phenomenal for years as well as
seniors who are just playing for their
first year. Overall, few obstacles will
stop the Black Eagles as they
are highly ranked at the beginning of the season.
Fans are looking forward to seeing star point
guard, Brandon Knapper play.
Brandon recently committed
to West Virginia University
for post high school education. His athletic excellence,
putting up 20 to 30 points
every game makes him an interesting
athletic to watch. "I think their excellence is a testament to their concentration,” says Coach Herbert. “Additionally,
these boys are completely focused on
the season. They listen and pay attention in practice to every detail, which is
to their advantage.”
LETS MAKE THESE SHOTS, BOYS!!
Coach Green advising Lady Black
Eagles during a time out.
Our South Charleston Lady Black Eagles are
kicking off another year of basketball in hopes of
going all the way to the state championship.
"We’re a team that plays with great hustle
and more than ever before,” Coach Gary
Greene, six year head coach, stated in a recent interview. He expects for the team to
be playing their overall best team defense
through the season. Last year the Lady Eagles fell a bit short at Martinsburg in the
first round of states, but they have worked
Brandon
hard to build more skill. “Getting everyone
Knapper
healthy was most difficult in prepping for
this season,” says Greene. He hopes that the team
will accomplish playing a full thirty-two minutes
each game. Coach believes their biggest challenges
during this winter will be Huntington, Logan, Spring
Valley, and GW as they have highly skilled players.
With minor obstacles and very talented players, the
team plans on getting lots of wins and progressing as
a team throughout the season.
GO LADY BLACK EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Caitlin Henson Visits the
Big Apple
by Morgan Larch
done in all of the years I have
been dancing. I’m so grateful
that I was able to go on such an
amazing trip,” Henson emphasized.. When asked if she was
going to tryout again for next
year’s parade, she said, “I’m
not sure yet. It was a lot of
work getting to where we
were. It took a year just to
work on raising money and
learning a dance routine. Besides, I didn’t get to spend
family time on Thanksgiving.
However, I did get to spend
Thanksgiving with my second
family, which was great. I
think I might try again.”
Caitlin and her friends practicing
for the Macy’s Parade.
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show which is really amazThanksgiving Parade on Noveming.
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Caitlin said, “While I was
one of South Charleston High
out there dancing, I felt realSchool’s own students out there
ly nervous, but also famous
dancing. Caitlin Henson, a
in a way. People were
freshman here, went to New
probably not there to see
York with her dance group.
me, but some were. That’s
Saint Albans Studio of Dance
an amazing feeling! My
has been going to New York for
friends texted me telling me
the parade for five consecutive
how good we all did, and it
years. To be able to dance in
just felt so good.” She also
such a popular parade, you must
said that she saw a bunch of
either win as champions at a
famous people. Nick Jonas
dance competitions, or be invited
watched her dance, and she
to it. SASD won a competition,
performed right behind the
so they are able to go. Once
band MKTO. “To me, this
you’re in Spirit of America,
has probably been one of
you’re able to go every year.
the greatest things I have
Spirit of America is who did the
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dancing part of the parade. For a
dancer to be eligible to be apart
Caitlin Henson, a freshman,
of this, you must be 13 years old
at South Charleston High
or older.
School.
With Spirit Of America, you’re
not just there to dance. You stay
in New York for six days. You
get to do a bunch of amazing
things in those six days. One of
the things that you get to do is go
to the 911 Memorial Museum.
Another thing that you get to do
is ride a boat to the Statue of
Liberty. Spirit of America wants
you to have the time of your life
while you’re in New York. They
even take you to a Broadway
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By Morgan Reveal
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Donovan Spencer Senior Spotlight
By Sienna Brown
Donovan Spencer is a very popular South Charleston
High School student. Our senior class president is a
family man, a dedicated Christian, and a motivated
student. All aspects of Donovan’s life are motives for
his success. His family, friends, and religion have
shaped his view of the importance of education.
FOURTEEN WAYS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL
To be successful at school:
1)
I need to be on time to class.
2)
I need to bring my supplies to class.
3)
I need to bring the book used for that class.
4)
I need to do the homework required for that
class.
5)
I must do what my teachers direct me to do.
6)
I must listen at all times so i can learn what
the teacher is teaching.
7)
I must learn to accept the consequences of
my behavior.
8)
I must do all of my work to the best of my
ability.
9)
I must learn to work quietly in class and ignore others who try to disturb me.
10)
11)
I must learn to follow directions.
I must study for tests in order to do my best.
12)
I must come to school every day ready to
learn.
13)
I should bring only the appropriate material
(notebook, paper, pencil, etc.).
14)
I must control my overall behavior on campus every day and strive to enjoy school and have
positive interaction with other students and staff.
Donovan has been named senior class president and
student of the month once in the 2014-2015 school
year. To build on his success, Donovan entered the IB
program. He has been with our IB program for two
years now. Mr. Spencer’s goals for the current school
year (his senior year) include: graduating with a 4.5
GPA, receiving his IB diploma, and having as much
fun as he possibly can with his friends and family. As
of the first semester, Donovan has a 4.3 GPA. So far
Donovan has received the LEAD scholarship, the Beta
Epsilon award, and he has been recognized as one of
the Top 25 Students in the class of 2015.
“My mother, the goals I have set for myself, and my
Christianity keep me on the right path,” said Donovan.
He tries to do the right things as his mother has taught
him. Donovan credits his strong morals and high values to his faith.
Donovan’s goals for the future surpass most of his
peers’ goals. Mr. Spencer says, “School is important
to be because I feel as if education is everything.
Without a higher education, a wide range of occupations are unobtainable. Education combats ignorance
and opens the door to a vast amount of opportunities.”
Donovan plans on continuing his education at Harvard
University or the Wharton School of Business at the
University of Pennsylvania. He wants to pursue a
business major at these schools because they are included in the Top Three Business Schools in America.
Donovan strives for success and is ready to better
himself with education. His will to achieve everything
he wants in life is strong. Donovan will continue in the
right direction and prosper in his future.
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Senior Spotlight, Daniel Staab
By Kayla Lester
Daniel Staab is finally a
senior this year. Daniel
has joined the SCHS
AFJROTC because he always knew he wanted to
join the military. Daniel
found that in the Army
National Guard they have
many great benefits and
opportunities for him.
Daniel attended Basic
Combat Training in the
summer in his junior year
and is now finishing high
school as a senior. Once
he graduates high school,
he will go to AIT
(Advanced Individual
Training) where he will
learn about the job he
would like to do.
For twelve weeks he
was gone over the summer at Ft. Leonard Wood
in Missouri, and he would
sometimes become homesick.
When he got letters from
friends and family, it really
helped him get through the
days. Skills that Dan learned
were rifle marksmanship, discipline, respect, and overcoming
fear. For Dan you’d think that
since he is in the Army it
would be kind of weird for him
to be in an Air Force ROTC;
however, he feels as if he can
share his skills and experiences
to help others. For Dan dealing
with school and work, going to
the gym to stay healthy and in
shape, and participating in the
Army National Guard is a great
deal of work and discipline but
well worth it.
When Dan was asked how it
feels to live out his dream , he
said, “Great. It’s an honor to
serve alongside America’s finest.” Dan’s biggest supporters
in his life are his mother, father, stepfather, and brother,
Will. To be in the Army National Guard, you have to be
mentally and physically strong,
and you have to be want to put
in the time and effort to be
successful. If you want to be
in the Army, then Dan’s advice is, “Train now, be in
good physical and mental
condition so you have no
worries, get good grades,
study for the ASVAB, and do
research on what you want
to do in the army.”
When it comes to entering
the real world, Dan is not
afraid because he has prepared mentally and physically to achieve his goals. After
he graduates, Dan will be
finishing training and going
to West Virginia State University in the fall to study
Criminal Justice. In the next
ten to twenty years, he
hopes to be a solider still in
the army, a Law Enforcement Officer, a college graduate, and lastly a doting husband and father. Thank you
Daniel Staab for serving our
country. It is people like you
who keep our nation safe.
Best wishes to you with your
dreams. You will always be a
part of our South Charleston
High School Black Eagle family.
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South Charleston High School AFJROTC
By Kayla Lester
Joshua Dalton, Brittney Grisbey, Austin Roberts, and
Daniel Staab perform the ceremony of raising Old Glory
OLD GLORY
THE CEREMONY BEGINS
Each morning a few members of the South Charleston
High School AFJROTC put up a
variety of flags. The West Virginia flag and different military
flags that represent each
branch of the military are posted outside the portable classroom. Lastly, Old Glory is
raised outside the Big House
otherwise known as South
Charleston High School. Each
flag is raised to respect each
person who has risked/given
his/her life in foreign lands to
protect our nation.
Being in ROTC isn’t just about
the ranks and fancy uniforms
that each JROTC student wears
on Thursdays. We are a group
of people who join together to
help our community and stand
up for what is right. Most
people think that we are always serious. We are actually the complete opposite.
We are just one big family
full of goof balls that are serious when we need to be.
Most students will go into a
military branch and fight
overseas. Friendships that
are formed in this tight knit
family will be cherished
throughout the lifetime of
most of the students. We
would like to thank the
JROTC soldiers and their
commanders Colonel Thomas Griesbaum and Master
Sergeant Homer Cobb for
their dedication and service
to our country and our community.
Thank you for your service!
RESPECTFULLY RAISING THE FLAG
A SALUTE TO HONOR OUR SOLDIERS
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Senior Spotlights
By Christa Pepper
Welcome to the Poe
Show! Adam Poe is regular
sailfish (the fastest swimming marine mammal) for
the South Charleston High
School swim team. He has
helped the Black Eagles
dive into victories and has
earned himself the title of
USA Swimming 2014
Scholastic All-American.
Adam Poe
When he is not diving in
the pool, Adam enjoys
spending time with friends
and family and going on
Star Wars binges. Adam
plans to continue his swimming career into college as
a Mountaineer at West Virginia University, where he
also plans to pursue an Engineering degree.
When asked about high
school, Adam said his favorite teacher was the amateur class comedian and
master story teller Mr.
Kosky. He followed up by
saying that Mr. Kosky
helped keep class interesting. However, while Mr.
Kosky made high school
fun, Adam states that the
hardest part of high school
was adapting to SC after
his transfer from St. Albans
High School his freshman
year.
Ally Nutter
Ally Nutter, current Commander
of the South Charleston High
School Air Force JROTC, is an
avid Adventure Time lover with a
keen ability to intimidate the
JROTC cadets with her blue eyes
and powerful voice.
When she’s not eating nails for
breakfast or punching sharks, Ally
spends her time running the
JROTC and attending South
Charleston high school’s swim
meets.
She plans to attend Fairmont
State University in the fall, where
she has already been accepted, to
begin her path toward becoming a
registered nurse.
Ally pinpointed her favorite
teacher with ease– Mr. Kosky. His
uncanny ability to teach and entertain helped Ally learn a lot over the
years.
When asked the hardest part
about high school, Ally said,
“Dealing with people” both inside
the classroom and in the crowded halls.
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Lights, Camera, Eagles!
By Christa Pepper
The SCHS theater department has been working
for months to put their comedic murder mystery
play And Then There W as
One together.
The play opened with
Jalen Stevens as Clayhorn
and Olivia King as Mims
discussing their lives and
the choices they made to
work at an unknown manor for the weekend, with
that, no one who the hilarity that would ensue. The
theater department thoroughly entertained not only
the audience, but seemingly themselves as the play
progressed. Chemistry and
friendship within the cast
was easily carried over the
stage to the audience. The
ability to entertain one as
well as to entertain others
is the true work of an artist.
When asked about attending more plays in the future,
many attendees were excited
to see their friends in the department’s next play, which
will be coming in the following semester. Attendees also
stated that this play was not
only more entertaining than
the following years it was also
more put together. The cast
believes this is due to their
department being the best one
many of the senior thespians
has seen in the last four years.
Collectively the actors
agreed, the best part about
being in theater is getting to
act and meeting new people.
Also, theater is not only a
great way to get involved with
the school and to meet new
people, it is also fun.
Deshawn Hatfield added that
it doesn’t hurt to get out of
class to perform in front of
your friends.
Thank you, Ms.
Hundley and
your cast for all
your hard work
entertaining us.
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SCHS ART STUDENTS
TAKE TOP HONORS
Brianna Mullins’, Grade 11,
and Mishelle Smith’s, Grade
10, works have been selected to represent Kanawha
County Schools in the State
2-D Art Exhibit put on by
West Virginia Art Education
Association. Their work will
be on exhibit and is up for
awards at Parkersburg Arts
Center Show that runs from
February 8-April 1. The
works will once again be
seen at Arts Alive at The
Clay Center in Charleston
on Friday, April 3, 2015. This
is a great honor for South
Charleston High School as
the county can only select
four pieces total to represent all of the county Secondary Schools Arts Programs.
Brianna Mullins, Grade 11
Mishelle Smith, Grade 10
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By Christina Ray and Crystal Blake
Question of the Month: What do you plan to do after high school?
9th grade: Cyrus Falsafi- “I
want to go to WVU and become an optometrist.”
9th grade: Lolita Means- “I want to
move down south for nursing school.”
10th grade: Caley Haskins-”I
want to go to college and major
10th grade: Corey Williams- “I want to
join the marines.”
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Christina Ray and Crystal Blake
11th grade: Tazhane Lee- “I want to
become a dentist.”
11th grade: Jay Milam- “I want to go
to college and get rich.”
Mahatma Gandhi
12th grade: Carly Meade- “I want to
be a masseuse.”
12th grade: Cedrick Farmer- “ I
want to go to college and become a
music teacher.”
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Christina Ray and Crystal Blake
What do you plan to do over the weekend?
9Th Grade: Mary Edwards- “Study
and Finish any homework”
10Th Grade: Camryn Pressley“Study for tests, eat, and sleep”
9Th Grade: Kyle Boone- “
Sleep and eat”
10Th Grade: James Moore- ‘To
spend time with the family”
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Christina Ray and Crystal Blake
11Th Grade: Madasyn Warnock“Study, and spend time with
friends”
11Th Grade: Brandon Green“Sleep, and hang with friends”
12Th Grade: Jared Butler- “Work
and eat food”
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Christina Ray and Crystal Blake
What’s one thing you want to improve from first semester?
9Th Grade: Shannon Joins“To get better grades”
10Th Grade: Hailey Lemon- “More
confident in myself and more open
to people around me”
9Th Grade: Johnathan Varnardo- “Get to class on time
more”
10Th Grade: Mason Cheeks“I took a train to Chicago to
see my grandmother, and I
also went to a science museum. “
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Christina Ray and Crystal Blake
11th Grade: Kaylan Johnson- “I want to be
more social”
12th Grade: Aundrea Snyder- “Working better on
procrastination, and just doing something instead of
waiting till the last minute”
11th Grade: Jacob Given- “ Pay closer
attention to my teachers.
12th Grade: Christian Fallecker- “ I want to get
better grades”
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Your iEagle Staff, Mrs. Dow, advisor
Joseph Armentrout
Hannah Moss
Michael Armstrong
Hannah Parog
Rebecca Bell
Christa Pepper
Crystal Blake
Christina Ray
Samantha Cox
Morgan Reveal
Shambra Faulkner
Jazmyne Satsuray
Rebekah Smith
Alyssa Hale
Holley Snodgrass
Kayla Lester
Aundrea Snyder
Sienna Brown
Darius Oliver
Title IX and Discrimination Prohibited Guideline
As required by federal laws and regulation, the Kanawha County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of sex,
race, color, religion, disability, age, or national origin in its employment practices or in the administration of any of its education
programs and activities. Inquiries may be directed to Jeane Ann Herscher, Title IX Coordinator, Kanawha County Board of Education, 200 Elizabeth Street. Charleston, WV 25311-2119, phone 348-1378; to Jim Mullins, Section 504 Coordinator, Kanawha County Board of Education, 200 Elizabeth Street. Charleston, WV 25311-2119, phone 348-1393; or the US Department of Education,
Director of the Office for Civil Rights, (215) 596-6795