Volume 41 Number 2
Volume 41 Number 2
Volume 41 Number 2
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T h e B r y a n H i g h S c h o o l
IN-BRIEF
Emily Nash Assistant Editor The Crosstown Showdown food drive is an annual competition between Bryan High and A&M Consolidated to see which school can donate the most canned foods to the Brazos Valley food bank in a week. Although Consolidated won the competition last year, together the two schools raised 17,000 pounds of canned food. Student Council sponsor Cyndi Owens is hoping to raise even more than that this year and council members are finding ways to get students to participate. Were going to set up stations at the main campus doors so people can drop off their food when they come to class so they wont have to carry it all day with them until they get to fourth period, Owens said. Not only is Student Council putting bins in the front of the school for canned goods, theyve also found other ways to get
students aware of the food drive competition. Weve been making posters and a lot of our Student Council members are really excited about trashing the Tigers in this can drive, so theyve been spreading the word as well, senior John Fuller said. Were pumped about helping the food bank and beating Consol! Although collecting food for needy families is the most important part of the food drive, a motivating factor for many students is another opportunity to beat Consol. We really push the Against Consol thing to get the rivalry going, junior Hailey Smith said. I just know we want to beat Consol, because it was really close last year. We almost tied. The food drive will begin Monday, October 3rd and will last the entire week leading up to the Consol game on Friday.
unit assessments. January 3-6, 2012. Editor The common unit assessments are typiFor those students who do attend FYP, FYP, the Flexible Year Plan, is a pro- cal exams taken in a students core classes they will continue to follow their sevengram that allows schools to send students but will focus specifically on skills needed period schedule from the fall. home who meet certain criteria two weeks for TAKS. To be exempt from attending English, Math, Science and Social early. Traditionally, the FYP two-week FYP in January, a student must make an Studies will obviously be focusing on SPORTS period has been held at the end of each average of 70% on all their common unit skills for TAKS or the EOC if theyre in To stay up-to-date with school year. assessments in the fall. 9th grade, Willet said. The other classes the latest sports scores for This year, however, FYP will be split We decided when we wrote curriculum will be supplied with warm up exercises Bryan High School athlet- into two, one-week periods. The first FYP in the summer what the main skills were from specific content areas related to core ic programs, be sure to visit period will be the week after winter holi- that we were going to teach in a unit, classes. With the remaining time in class, bryanhighnorseman.com/sports. days. The second FYP period will be at English Department Chair Lisa Prejean they will do one of two things: review acthe end of the school year tivities from the fall that will OPINIONS as it has been in the past. help their students be sucStudents should stick to Previously, the remecessful in the spring or they spirit / & / School should diation for TAKS was commay be able to include some Fall Spring not waste limited funds ing after TAKS was taken, activities or lessons that have 90% Attendance (8 absences) 90% Attendance (8 absences) been cut. Two staff writers debate the Dean of Instruction Donna Passing all core classes Passing all core classes new spirit stickers found in the Willet said. So, the deciStudents who are re 70% average on common unit 70% average on common unit silver cafeteria and throughout sion was made districtquired to attend FYP in Janassessments assessments the blue campus. wide that we needed to Seniors: Completed TAKS re- Seniors: Completed TAKS re- uary will automatically be have some of the remerequired to attend FYP in the quirements quirements Culture Shock diation prior to the start of spring due to state requireColumn comparing TAKS. ments, but students who are American & other Because of the change in structure said. In English, they are given a fresh not required to attend FYP in January international of FYP, some of the requirements have piece of text and the students have to use may still be required to attend FYP in cultures changed as to who is required to attend. those same skills to demonstrate their May if they do not pass TAKS. The attendance and mastery of core knowledge of such skills. Also, students will not have the opporPlugged In classes requirements are still preserved Students who do not pass their core tunity for credit recovery during FYP beColumn regarding technology and in the switch, but instead of using TAKS classes or common unit assessments, or cause of the shortened schedule. Instead, how it affects stu- or practice TAKS results, students will meet the attendance requirement in the FYP will remain strictly TAKS and EOC instead be required to pass common fall will be required to attend FYP from focused. dents today Following an incredibly hot summer, staff writer Justin Sanders found out how school organizations cope with the heat.
FYP Requirements
ris strives to convey to her students and applied it to his life beyond the world of math. If anything, she has taught me to be diligent and to approach all tasks as if they were of the utmost importance, Miranda-Sohrabji said. Morris is currently working on her
Volleyball Schedule
10/1 10/5 10/8 10/12 10/15 10/19 10/22 10/26 Shoemaker Belton A&M Consolidated Temple Copperas Cove Ellison Harker Heights Shoemaker
Around Campus
News & events at Bryan High School
College Night Students interested in attending a college or university after high school are encouraged to attend College Night on Wednesday, October 5 at the Brazos Center. Students will have the opportunity to learn more about local universities and the application process. Crosstown Showdown Tailgate Party The Student Council will be hosting their annual tailgate party before the Crosstown Showdown football game against A&M Consolidated at Kyle Field on October 7 from 4:30-7:30 P.M. Hamburgers from Outback and tea from Chicken Express will be sold for $6.00 a plate. Wrestling Practice Begins After school practice for the 2011-12 wrestling season begins Monday, October 3rd. Practice will be held at 4 P.M. in the Wrestling Gym, near the Blue Courtyard. Athletes must have a physical before they can attend practice. For those who are interested, please stop by room 2220 during the day before October 3rd, to talk with Coach Zito. Wrestling is open to all students, male and female, all experience levels. Senior Panoramic Picture The Class of 2012 will have their panoramic picture taken on Tuesday, October 4 at 9:45 A.M. in front of Blue Campus. The Faculty panoramic picture will also be taken that at 8:00 A.M. Shy-Anne Chicken Dinner The Shy-Annes will be hosting their annual pre-game Chicken Dinner in the Silver Cafeteria on October 14 before the Vikings play Copperas Cove. Plates will be sold for $8.00 and can be purchased from any Shy-Anne. Red Ribbon Week Red Ribbon Week will be held on October 17-21 to raise awareness about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. There will be dress-up days and activities for students throughout the week. Twelve Angry Jurors The Theatre Department will be putting on their first performance of the year, Twelve Angry Jurors on October 21-28. Pink Out Pink Out: Tackle for the Cure will be held this year during the week of October 24-28. Tackle for the Cure T-shirts will be sold during the week and are to be worn to the football game on October 28 to Pink Out the stadium in an effort to raise awareness about breast cancer. All proceeds from the T-shirt sales will go to the Susan G. Komen foundation for breast cancer research. Senior Pictures Seniors who have not already taken their senior pictures should sign up with Journalism Adviser Rebecca Dominy in room 6160. Seniors who do not take their pictures will not be featured in the yearbook. Scholarships Available Seniors who are interested in attending college are encouraged to seek out and apply for scholarships. The GO Center keeps a record of available scholarships for both seniors and underclassmen. To find out more about applying for scholarships or the college application process, see Mrs. Kerr in the Go Center. Senior Packages For those who did not already purchase a senior package, the deadline to purchase one has been extended to October 15. Senior packages consist of a yearbook, prom ticket, project graduation ticket, Viking rally towel, megaphone, an ID voucher and coupons to local restaurants. Packages are $90.
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Abel Lara Staff writer My world is a magical word! Full of prancing unicorns and loud rave music. Where youre never too old to head bang or too young to run away to Alaska. Even though I dont see why you would go there, but thats beside the point. Im Abel, Im secretly an agent for the FBI, but nobody believes me. One day I will rule the world so try to stay on my good side. Im madly in love with everything Star Wars, but I hate Fred Savage and John Mayer. Im not allowed to eat carrots, but still eat them behind my dads back anyway. Every weekend I go raving and everyday I try to tell someone I dont know that I love them. My writting is different to say the least. Im not your normal girl, Im from a planet all my own and I tend to see things from a very strange point of view. My yellow, may be your blue and your red, may be my green, but does it really matter? The greatest thing to me, is a person who can read what I write and laugh or have a new perspective on our crazy lives. So check out my world in future issues or on the newspapers web page: bryanhighnorseman.com. Everybody keep your clothes bright and strap on your tutus!
Adviser Rebecca Dominy Editor John Fuller Assistant Editors Emily Nash Emma Raleigh Stephani Whisenant
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Staff writers Eva Araujo Davis Downey Regina Flores Abel Lara Marisa Lindeman Monserrat Madrazo Savannah Matos Andrea Mendes Maurissa Ramirez Dania Robinson Justin Sanders