Volume 32 Issue 4 Dec 15 2015Photo Credit McKenzie Glaze

Photo Credit Dani Car-mody

Photo Credit Elizabeth Chan

Photo Credit Noelle Pickard

Photo Credit Elizabeth Chan

Photo Credit Elizabeth Chan

By Sean Sweeney After a region championship and a perfect 10-0 season the expectations for what the foot-ball team could accomplish were through the roof and they certainly met them With a triumphant 63-25 win against Parkview a 34-15 win against Camden County in the second round a 17-10 win against Col-

lins Hill in the quarterfinals and an amazing comeback 30-26 victory at Grayson the Hornets made it to the Georgia Dome for the first time in almost a decade Punter and Senior Jack Pigott was one of many play-ers who spent his last game in the Georgia Dome on Saturday night The staff asked him about his most memorable moment as a Hornet and he said ldquoDefi-nitely this season Irsquove been playing with this group of guys since 6th grade and being able to have an undefeated regular season being region champs and making it to the Dome was amazing I wouldnrsquot want to do it with any other teamrdquo Senior Cameron Whiteman was a force on the field and a large piece of the offensive suc-

Best season in Roswell history

Check out the rest of ldquoLetrsquos take a triprdquo in the Lifestyle section

Photo Credit Kayden Cann

cess this season He was pleased with how well this season went and how much hard work they put in from summer work-outs to after school practices ldquoI feel like the overall suc-cess of our season is truly a testament to the team buying in and the hard work put inrdquo said Whiteman ldquoWe had one goal and mindset and the lead-

ership from both the seniors and Coach Ford allowed us to be as successful as we didrdquo One of the most impact-ful defensive players was Tre Lamar who is already com-mitted to play at the number 1 ranked college team in the nation Clemson This senior has filled the stat sheet with 3 sacks and 18 total tackles earn-ing himself a four-star rating on Max Preps Although the public eye is only on what hap-pens on the field and expecta-tions are high for such a highly touted prospect the extra pres-sure has helped him mature ldquoIt has taught me to work hard be on time and how to work with a teamrdquo said La-mar ldquoI enjoy other people having high expectations and

my family has helped me stay focused on my goalrdquo Goals are the main theme amongst Roswell players and with a perfect record head-ing into the state champion-ship all eyes were turned to the Georgia Dome on Satur-day night University of North Carolina commit and Senior Tyrone Hopper recognizes

the pressure but also realizes how far the team has come ldquoMy expectations were high at the beginning of the season but we worked our tails off all summer and knew we had the ability to domi-naterdquo said Hopper ldquoYou can tell now that it has paid offrdquo Our players certainly earned every star rating and college of-fer but at the end of the day the final result of the teamrsquos success will be hung from the rafters Athletic Director John Coen said ldquoIt ainrsquot about how you start itrsquos about how you finish Thatrsquos a life lessonrdquo This 14-1 Region Champi-on and State Runner-Up team will be honored on the side of the football stadium and on a banner in the gym forever

NewsDecember the good the bad and the flu

Pennies for Patients Looking back at our success

News 2[ ]

The National Honor Society NHS at Roswell High School involves the school in the Pen-nies for Patients campaign each year The fundraiser supports the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or LLS Our school has received multiple awards for the success wersquove had rais-ing money in years past As of Dec 1st Roswell High School raised $2402746 for the cause but itrsquos not over yet The Pen-nies for Patients committee of the Roswell NHS planned many incentives to motivate students to donate including the ldquoStuck for a Buckrdquo activity that took place on Nov 19th in the caf-eteria There were also a num-ber of percentage nights when a restaurant volunteered to give a percentage of their earnings to LLS These took place at a number of local restaurants including a very successful night at Moersquos Southwest Grill

Aside from having events to raise money the commit-tee also thought of incentives that the school could win if they achieved certain monetary goals First Principal Huff was a student then the Kardashian family made an appearance 3 respected studetns shaved their heads people competed in a tri-wizard competition and lastly Roswell High School would host their own ldquoDancing with the Starsrdquo series Make sure to donate to an amazing cause

December the time of holi-days finals family and yes of course the flu This season to avoid canceling plans or not being able to exempt finals recognizing how to prevent the flu might just erase the chances of those problems occurring While some may argue that the flu vaccination itself causes the flu Andrew Bonwitten MD and writer on parentscom said ldquoThe flu shot is an inactive form of the virus so itrsquos impossible to get the flu from it There may be some minor reactions but usually

just muscle soreness at the in-jection site Since the nasal drop does contain the live virus itrsquos not recommended for vulner-able patients Still the chances of getting the flu from the na-sal drop are very slightrdquo Also just because a person does get the flu

Photo Credit http theram-blernewscom

The pennies for patients logo

By McKenzie Glaze

Photo Credit Kasey CwalinaRoswell High Schoolrsquos goals for the Penn-nies for Patients Campaign

By Lindsay Boyle

vaccination it doesnrsquot neces-sarily mean they are complete-ly safe from getting the flu According to research shown through the October issue of The Lancet Infectious Dis-

eases the vaccine is only 59 effective Although with that being said the vaccine is still anyonersquos best option as far as safety and prevention methods As much as you may want

to visit your best friend while shersquos sick with the flu itrsquos not your

best idea The virus is spread through the air when the per-son infected coughs or sneez-es The length a person is still considered contagious is from when they start feeling sick

with influenza until all of their symptoms come to an end Additionally recognizing the symptoms is key to prevention Some of the symptoms include headaches fever cough sore throat runnystuffy nose tired-ness and musclebody aches By identifying these small de-tails early you may be able to fend off the flu before it attacks All in all the flu is no fun and you donrsquot want to miss school because of the exemption policy So by taking these preventative measures yoursquore guarantee-ing a less stressful finals week and a happier holiday break

Photo credit httpwwwctmcorg

Feature

[ ]Feature 3

Some might have said that the unexpected snowfall Georgia had at the end of 2013 2014 and the beginning of 2015 was a blessing and a curse all in the same Its fair to say that Fulton County was not ready for the first major snowfall in 2013 seeing that the parents were rushing to get their kids and get-ting stuck in hours upon hours of awful traffic On the contrary the students were more than pleased when they heard school was get-ting let out early Lets be honest the last thing people want to do when itrsquos snowing is get stuck at school Some kids were stuck at school overnight due to the crazy amounts of snow and inability to drive in it For over a week schools were closed just as most if not all

Now welcoming Snowpocalypse 30local businesses and government centers It was chaotic and Fulton County was most likely stressing out because how were they going to replace the missed d a y s Ulti-mately the superinten-dent Robert Avossa had the final call on whether we go home or stay in school The new superintendent Kenneth Zeff will be making that decision this year Fulton County sets aside an amount of days to de-cide when to make up any lost days due to weather or any other causes For this year the day set aside for

weather is May 27 However if the weather is anything like it has been in previous years they might need to consider adding more days

On the other hand snow weeks are a stu-dentrsquos own form of holiday va-cation Its spon tane -ous and if you have tests that

week and you spent too much time watching Netflix and (you know you did) then you have extra days to study Snow days are also a great time for making memories Whether its with your parents or friends that happen to

be snowed in with you the mem-ories are still going to be great Probably the best part was the anxiety of staying up until midnight waiting for the school to tweet out that its canceled said sophomore Hannah Hall Oh and making snow cream out of snow was lit Whether you are 15 or 50 snow will always be a beautiful and exhilarating thing Plus the ad-vantage of no school or work is a major plus Just make sure to stock up on food because the last thing you want is to eat things that have been in your fridge or pantry lon-ger than they needed to be Yeah Im talking to you sad old bags of Ramen noodles and stale chips So lets welcome the next snow storm with open arms and get ready because this winter is going to be legendaryhellipjust like Drake

The Sting

photo credits httprealiteenonsloworg

So you are stuck in Atlanta for the entire Winter Break with no beach for swimming or no mountains to skiing anywhere close by What options do you have if you want to blow off steam from all of the studying for finals Luckily for those of us stuck here there are many things to do to overcome a lazy day spent at home Just to name a few you can go ice skating at The Avalon visit North Point Mall to spend Christmas mon-ey on things you really wanted from Santa but didnrsquot receive or you could visit the Georgia Aquarium where you can be out of the cold weather and enjoying the amazing aquatic animals

The Avalon Mall is open every day over Winter Break with the exception of Christ-mas Day the day after Christ-mas and New Yearrsquos Day On Dec 23 the Avalon will be open later closing at 11 pm in-stead of the usual 10 pm On Christmas Eve and New Yearrsquos Eve however The Avalon will only be open from 930 am to 5 pm That leaves plenty of hours over Winter Break to wander around The Avalon in search of things to purchase with holiday money or to find the perfect gift for that somebody When you need a break from all the shop-ping The Avalon also presents an ice skating rink Junior Taylor Janhoushi said ldquoThe

Avalon is more festive than just a regular mall and if you choose to ice skate after shop-ping hot chocolate is included with your ice skating ticketrdquo If you are looking for the opportunity to find that special gift for a family member or friend but donrsquot want to have to suffer the cold or the crowds you can check out North Point Mall North Point Mall is com-pletely inside and offers all the main stores such as Macyrsquos and Dillards North Point Mall is open from 9 am to 10 pm but is closed on Christmas Day Sophomore Allison Peri-cales said ldquoYou can accom-plish shopping and hanging out with friends all in the same

Staycation during Winter Break by Morgan Doucet place and search for Christ-

mas gifts for family membersrdquo A third option to take ad-vantage of over Winter Break is to visit the Georgia Aquarium The Georgia Aquarium is open over the break from 10 am to 5 pm every day The Georgia Aquarium is the best place to go if it is cold and raining outside You can see sharks penguinsrsquo sea lions and tons of other aquat-ic creatures Freshman Taylor Leavenworth said ldquoThe fish are exotic there and not a long wait to enter and also I like seeing the dolphins do tricksrdquo

by Amanda Shadmani

North Point MallAvalon Georgia Aquarium

NewsDecember the good the bad and the flu

Pennies for Patients Looking back at our success

News 2[ ]

The National Honor Society NHS at Roswell High School involves the school in the Pen-nies for Patients campaign each year The fundraiser supports the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or LLS Our school has received multiple awards for the success wersquove had rais-ing money in years past As of Dec 1st Roswell High School raised $2402746 for the cause but itrsquos not over yet The Pen-nies for Patients committee of the Roswell NHS planned many incentives to motivate students to donate including the ldquoStuck for a Buckrdquo activity that took place on Nov 19th in the caf-eteria There were also a num-ber of percentage nights when a restaurant volunteered to give a percentage of their earnings to LLS These took place at a number of local restaurants including a very successful night at Moersquos Southwest Grill

Aside from having events to raise money the commit-tee also thought of incentives that the school could win if they achieved certain monetary goals First Principal Huff was a student then the Kardashian family made an appearance 3 respected studetns shaved their heads people competed in a tri-wizard competition and lastly Roswell High School would host their own ldquoDancing with the Starsrdquo series Make sure to donate to an amazing cause

December the time of holi-days finals family and yes of course the flu This season to avoid canceling plans or not being able to exempt finals recognizing how to prevent the flu might just erase the chances of those problems occurring While some may argue that the flu vaccination itself causes the flu Andrew Bonwitten MD and writer on parentscom said ldquoThe flu shot is an inactive form of the virus so itrsquos impossible to get the flu from it There may be some minor reactions but usually

just muscle soreness at the in-jection site Since the nasal drop does contain the live virus itrsquos not recommended for vulner-able patients Still the chances of getting the flu from the na-sal drop are very slightrdquo Also just because a person does get the flu

Photo Credit http theram-blernewscom

The pennies for patients logo

By McKenzie Glaze

Photo Credit Kasey CwalinaRoswell High Schoolrsquos goals for the Penn-nies for Patients Campaign

By Lindsay Boyle

vaccination it doesnrsquot neces-sarily mean they are complete-ly safe from getting the flu According to research shown through the October issue of The Lancet Infectious Dis-

eases the vaccine is only 59 effective Although with that being said the vaccine is still anyonersquos best option as far as safety and prevention methods As much as you may want

to visit your best friend while shersquos sick with the flu itrsquos not your

best idea The virus is spread through the air when the per-son infected coughs or sneez-es The length a person is still considered contagious is from when they start feeling sick

with influenza until all of their symptoms come to an end Additionally recognizing the symptoms is key to prevention Some of the symptoms include headaches fever cough sore throat runnystuffy nose tired-ness and musclebody aches By identifying these small de-tails early you may be able to fend off the flu before it attacks All in all the flu is no fun and you donrsquot want to miss school because of the exemption policy So by taking these preventative measures yoursquore guarantee-ing a less stressful finals week and a happier holiday break

Photo credit httpwwwctmcorg

Feature

[ ]Feature 3

Some might have said that the unexpected snowfall Georgia had at the end of 2013 2014 and the beginning of 2015 was a blessing and a curse all in the same Its fair to say that Fulton County was not ready for the first major snowfall in 2013 seeing that the parents were rushing to get their kids and get-ting stuck in hours upon hours of awful traffic On the contrary the students were more than pleased when they heard school was get-ting let out early Lets be honest the last thing people want to do when itrsquos snowing is get stuck at school Some kids were stuck at school overnight due to the crazy amounts of snow and inability to drive in it For over a week schools were closed just as most if not all

Now welcoming Snowpocalypse 30local businesses and government centers It was chaotic and Fulton County was most likely stressing out because how were they going to replace the missed d a y s Ulti-mately the superinten-dent Robert Avossa had the final call on whether we go home or stay in school The new superintendent Kenneth Zeff will be making that decision this year Fulton County sets aside an amount of days to de-cide when to make up any lost days due to weather or any other causes For this year the day set aside for

weather is May 27 However if the weather is anything like it has been in previous years they might need to consider adding more days

On the other hand snow weeks are a stu-dentrsquos own form of holiday va-cation Its spon tane -ous and if you have tests that

week and you spent too much time watching Netflix and (you know you did) then you have extra days to study Snow days are also a great time for making memories Whether its with your parents or friends that happen to

be snowed in with you the mem-ories are still going to be great Probably the best part was the anxiety of staying up until midnight waiting for the school to tweet out that its canceled said sophomore Hannah Hall Oh and making snow cream out of snow was lit Whether you are 15 or 50 snow will always be a beautiful and exhilarating thing Plus the ad-vantage of no school or work is a major plus Just make sure to stock up on food because the last thing you want is to eat things that have been in your fridge or pantry lon-ger than they needed to be Yeah Im talking to you sad old bags of Ramen noodles and stale chips So lets welcome the next snow storm with open arms and get ready because this winter is going to be legendaryhellipjust like Drake

The Sting

photo credits httprealiteenonsloworg

So you are stuck in Atlanta for the entire Winter Break with no beach for swimming or no mountains to skiing anywhere close by What options do you have if you want to blow off steam from all of the studying for finals Luckily for those of us stuck here there are many things to do to overcome a lazy day spent at home Just to name a few you can go ice skating at The Avalon visit North Point Mall to spend Christmas mon-ey on things you really wanted from Santa but didnrsquot receive or you could visit the Georgia Aquarium where you can be out of the cold weather and enjoying the amazing aquatic animals

The Avalon Mall is open every day over Winter Break with the exception of Christ-mas Day the day after Christ-mas and New Yearrsquos Day On Dec 23 the Avalon will be open later closing at 11 pm in-stead of the usual 10 pm On Christmas Eve and New Yearrsquos Eve however The Avalon will only be open from 930 am to 5 pm That leaves plenty of hours over Winter Break to wander around The Avalon in search of things to purchase with holiday money or to find the perfect gift for that somebody When you need a break from all the shop-ping The Avalon also presents an ice skating rink Junior Taylor Janhoushi said ldquoThe

Avalon is more festive than just a regular mall and if you choose to ice skate after shop-ping hot chocolate is included with your ice skating ticketrdquo If you are looking for the opportunity to find that special gift for a family member or friend but donrsquot want to have to suffer the cold or the crowds you can check out North Point Mall North Point Mall is com-pletely inside and offers all the main stores such as Macyrsquos and Dillards North Point Mall is open from 9 am to 10 pm but is closed on Christmas Day Sophomore Allison Peri-cales said ldquoYou can accom-plish shopping and hanging out with friends all in the same

Staycation during Winter Break by Morgan Doucet place and search for Christ-

mas gifts for family membersrdquo A third option to take ad-vantage of over Winter Break is to visit the Georgia Aquarium The Georgia Aquarium is open over the break from 10 am to 5 pm every day The Georgia Aquarium is the best place to go if it is cold and raining outside You can see sharks penguinsrsquo sea lions and tons of other aquat-ic creatures Freshman Taylor Leavenworth said ldquoThe fish are exotic there and not a long wait to enter and also I like seeing the dolphins do tricksrdquo

by Amanda Shadmani

North Point MallAvalon Georgia Aquarium

Feature

[ ]Feature 3

Some might have said that the unexpected snowfall Georgia had at the end of 2013 2014 and the beginning of 2015 was a blessing and a curse all in the same Its fair to say that Fulton County was not ready for the first major snowfall in 2013 seeing that the parents were rushing to get their kids and get-ting stuck in hours upon hours of awful traffic On the contrary the students were more than pleased when they heard school was get-ting let out early Lets be honest the last thing people want to do when itrsquos snowing is get stuck at school Some kids were stuck at school overnight due to the crazy amounts of snow and inability to drive in it For over a week schools were closed just as most if not all

Now welcoming Snowpocalypse 30local businesses and government centers It was chaotic and Fulton County was most likely stressing out because how were they going to replace the missed d a y s Ulti-mately the superinten-dent Robert Avossa had the final call on whether we go home or stay in school The new superintendent Kenneth Zeff will be making that decision this year Fulton County sets aside an amount of days to de-cide when to make up any lost days due to weather or any other causes For this year the day set aside for

weather is May 27 However if the weather is anything like it has been in previous years they might need to consider adding more days

On the other hand snow weeks are a stu-dentrsquos own form of holiday va-cation Its spon tane -ous and if you have tests that

week and you spent too much time watching Netflix and (you know you did) then you have extra days to study Snow days are also a great time for making memories Whether its with your parents or friends that happen to

be snowed in with you the mem-ories are still going to be great Probably the best part was the anxiety of staying up until midnight waiting for the school to tweet out that its canceled said sophomore Hannah Hall Oh and making snow cream out of snow was lit Whether you are 15 or 50 snow will always be a beautiful and exhilarating thing Plus the ad-vantage of no school or work is a major plus Just make sure to stock up on food because the last thing you want is to eat things that have been in your fridge or pantry lon-ger than they needed to be Yeah Im talking to you sad old bags of Ramen noodles and stale chips So lets welcome the next snow storm with open arms and get ready because this winter is going to be legendaryhellipjust like Drake

The Sting

photo credits httprealiteenonsloworg

So you are stuck in Atlanta for the entire Winter Break with no beach for swimming or no mountains to skiing anywhere close by What options do you have if you want to blow off steam from all of the studying for finals Luckily for those of us stuck here there are many things to do to overcome a lazy day spent at home Just to name a few you can go ice skating at The Avalon visit North Point Mall to spend Christmas mon-ey on things you really wanted from Santa but didnrsquot receive or you could visit the Georgia Aquarium where you can be out of the cold weather and enjoying the amazing aquatic animals

The Avalon Mall is open every day over Winter Break with the exception of Christ-mas Day the day after Christ-mas and New Yearrsquos Day On Dec 23 the Avalon will be open later closing at 11 pm in-stead of the usual 10 pm On Christmas Eve and New Yearrsquos Eve however The Avalon will only be open from 930 am to 5 pm That leaves plenty of hours over Winter Break to wander around The Avalon in search of things to purchase with holiday money or to find the perfect gift for that somebody When you need a break from all the shop-ping The Avalon also presents an ice skating rink Junior Taylor Janhoushi said ldquoThe

Avalon is more festive than just a regular mall and if you choose to ice skate after shop-ping hot chocolate is included with your ice skating ticketrdquo If you are looking for the opportunity to find that special gift for a family member or friend but donrsquot want to have to suffer the cold or the crowds you can check out North Point Mall North Point Mall is com-pletely inside and offers all the main stores such as Macyrsquos and Dillards North Point Mall is open from 9 am to 10 pm but is closed on Christmas Day Sophomore Allison Peri-cales said ldquoYou can accom-plish shopping and hanging out with friends all in the same

Staycation during Winter Break by Morgan Doucet place and search for Christ-

mas gifts for family membersrdquo A third option to take ad-vantage of over Winter Break is to visit the Georgia Aquarium The Georgia Aquarium is open over the break from 10 am to 5 pm every day The Georgia Aquarium is the best place to go if it is cold and raining outside You can see sharks penguinsrsquo sea lions and tons of other aquat-ic creatures Freshman Taylor Leavenworth said ldquoThe fish are exotic there and not a long wait to enter and also I like seeing the dolphins do tricksrdquo

by Amanda Shadmani

North Point MallAvalon Georgia Aquarium

The Sting | Feature| Dec 15 2015

Feature [ 4 ]

Paris from my perspective by Kayden Cann ldquoIn case yrsquoall are seeing news of the shootings here in Paris I wanted to let you know we are OKrdquo my momrsquos text said It came through at 426pm on Friday Nov 13 She continued ldquoWe were in the Shakespeare bookstore and the [manager] came and announced to the whole store that he was shut-ting it down and for every-one to get to a safe placerdquo My heart dropped but I was still so unaware of the hor-ror Paris had yet to combat Later I got in my car and drove south to my grandpar-ents house and as I was stuck in Atlantarsquos rush-hour traffic trying to ignore what I knew was happening so many miles away my phone rang it was my mom She sounded shak-en up and I couldnrsquot recall everything she said even if I tried All I remember was the overwhelming sense of relief I felt after hearing her voice A few things she said however replayed in my mind the rest of the night ldquoWersquore two miles away from the main street yoursquore seeing on TVrdquo ldquoWe canrsquot leave our hotel the borders are closed and Deltarsquos website crashedrdquo This was supposed to be my sisterrsquos magical carefree 10th-birthday trip It was supposed to be beautiful shersquos been dream-ing about this for six years So so much innocence was shat-tered on that terrible Parisian night my wide-eyed naiumlve lit-tle sister was now bawling her eyes out trembling in between both of my parents in bed The sirens didnrsquot stop for hours and they got no sleep neither did I Instead of looking at their Facebook pictures with joy excitement and a little sliver of envy I was deleting social media because I couldnrsquot take any more updates of climbing death totals and prayforparis hashtags That was my family over there you know It wasnrsquot

some distant tragedy for me My grandmother contacted the US Embassy and logged in to Deltanet she was able to list my family on a flight back home Saturday morning An in-bound plane from Italy was de-layed opening up just enough seats to get Mom Dad and Ava home two days sooner than planned Mom said she burst into tears as soon as the

ticket was handed to her I had just woken up to a totally new reality Paris was in shambles The whole world was aching in a brand new way My fam-ily was coming home though They were coming home Before I get into talking about airport hugs and homemade posters and family pictures I want to talk about how we sur-vived it from an emotional as-pect I want to talk about how we handled it I honestly only have one answer Jesus Christ I canrsquot even count the multitude of messages and phone calls that poured in from old friends telling my family we were in their thoughts and prayers Peo-ple from all across the world people we barely speak to people we only know through mutual friends they all came through they all showed up for us We had thousands of people

praying to bring Mom Dad and Ava home safely so many people making sure I was okay and so many people hurting for and with Paris and our broken world as a whole We had a sup-port system and a faith that car-ried us through the terror and I donrsquot know that we wouldrsquove seen the other side if it werenrsquot for that constant outpour of love We got to the airport with

American flag balloons one poster that read ldquoWelcome home from Paris We love yrsquoallrdquo and another with red white and blue handprints that said ldquoThese are some hands that prayed for your SAFE re-turnrdquo We smiled in anticipa-tion and a journalist from As-sociated Press took notice and asked to interview us We ac-cepted and we told him our sto-ry Thatrsquos when it became real for me I think While telling a total stranger what my personal family had been through from tear gas in their eyes and riots in the streets to K9s searching the plane before they could take off I started to feel it The initial shock wore off and I stood in the middle of a crowded waiting room with tears in my eyes It hit me again this had happened but they were coming home I remember when I saw them

walk through the doors with their suitcases in hand still wearing the same clothes they had on when they left the house a week ago (their luggage was lost and delayed and inacces-sible the entire trip but thatrsquos a story for another day) I ran to them If I had to explain my feeling in that moment I know which word Irsquod use grateful-ness Overwhelming grateful-

ness and grace and gratitude They were home They were in my arms I was hugging them tighter than I ever had before and they were home We stood there for a while posed for a few pictures and finished up our interview We thanked God for His protec-tion and we let everyone know they were back on American soil I was so so fortunate that my family made it home safely but I was painfully aware that there were thou-sands of people across the world staring at the phone wearing the sweatshirt of the person they missed and trying to imagine what it would be

like if he or she never walked through the front door again Paris Irsquom still praying for you I havenrsquot forgotten I never will I hope that November day is one that will serve as a re-minder that freedom isnrsquot free that we still have so much worth fighting for and that our world knows how to come together and support our aching neigh-bor I hope we use these attacks as lessons I hope we let them teach us that there is evil in the world but therersquos just enough good to beat it I hope we stand together stronger than ever and always remember what we lost I hope we will unite not be torn apart I hope we will plan our best defensive strategies and use them wisely praying for Godrsquos guidance as we go Most of all I hope for beauty out of ashes and healing in the midst of loss I hope for peace

Photo credit Kayden Cann

The Sting | Feature| Dec 15 2015

Feature [ 5]

Seasonal Affective Disorder isnrsquot just the winter bluesby Elizabeth Chan Many people assume that the holidays are exciting for everyone with hot cocoa in one hand and a good book in the other but there are many people who try to push through the darker days of the winter season or in fewer cases the heated summer days because they suffer with Seasonal Af-fective Disorder (SAD) also known as seasonal depression According to Web MD Sea-sonal Affective Disorder is a serious mental health condition that can lead to depression and anxiety One cause of SAD dur-ing fall and winter is due to the lack of sunlight Scientists are uncertain of the overall reason of Seasonal Affective Disor-der there may be several fac-tors involved that range from person-to-person but scientists believe that there is a clock in the body that follows rhythmic patterns and a sleep-wake cy-cle This daily clock may start later for individuals with SAD who are not under the sunlight especially in the fall season When daylight savings be-gins in the fall individuals with

seasonal depression may turn on bright lights or seasonal af-fect lights earlier in the morn-ings when it is darker outside in

order to start their daily clock According to Medline Plus light therapy may help individ-uals with this disorder get out of their depression In many cases SAD occurs in individuals who lack vitamin D ldquoWhen my brain doesnrsquot produce enough Vitamin D I become depressed with that low-level depressionrdquo Anonymous 1 said The retinas make eye contact with seasonal affect lights and it sends a sig-nal to nerve cells in the brain that balance chemicals The sig-nals sent to the brain may affect moods of people with SAD

There is a common miscon-ception that SAD is just lsquothe winter bluesrsquo but SAD can also affect people in the sum-

mertime According to MD Andrew Weil around 4-6 of people suffer with summer de-pression and 10-20 have win-ter depression in the US Statis-tics also show that people who live closer to the equator are more likely to develop summer depression while people who live further from the equator are likely to develop winter depres-sion Though most people have winter depression in countries like India where people live closer to the equator summer depression is more common People with SAD should be

mindful of their personal needs when they are working in dark rooms for long periods of time ldquoItrsquos really easy with mental health to convince yourself yoursquoll magically get better but I have to be aware of it I think of people with a thyroid disorder they just need to remember to take their medication every day except I just flip on the light for 20 minutesrdquo Anonymous 1 said It is important for others to be aware of their needs as well and learn about this disorder in order to help these individuals get better There are many ways for people suffering with SAD to get help but ldquothe first step is for [students] to discuss it with their parent(s) so they can find them some helprdquo School Psy-chologist Robert Shultz said Seasonal Affective Disorder has different causes that are de-termined individually so vari-ous forms of treatment may be necessary to improvement and healing Students with or with-out an official diagnosis may find that simply eating outside going for a walk or sitting near a window when indoors can reduce levels of depression

wwwthoughtpursuitscom

Introducing Code Greenby Isabelle Williams A new club has arrived to Ro-swell High School This new club is named ldquoCode Greenrdquo and the co founders are sophomores Saif Ali and Chase Williams Togeth-er they built this club dedicated to programming so that students with an interest in this topic can get a head start on their careers ldquoWe became interested in this club because we saw that there was no programming club at Ro-swellrdquo says cofounder Saif Ali rdquo and programming is an extremely important part of the futurerdquo The sponsor of this club is Mr Lee an AP Computer Science teacher One does not need any knowl-edge of programming to join and the club meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 330-445 in Mr Leersquos classroom number G125 The clubrsquos meetings are concise

and flexible- any student can fur-ther their technical understanding by going home and building on top of activities and concepts covered in the meetings The programming languages used are JavaScript and Ruby two high-level languages that are powerful and easy to pick up written for many different pur-poses from game development to back-end analysis to web design

wwwplaygooglecom

Chemistry most high school studentsrsquo kryptonite It is con-sidered to be one of the hard-est classes at all three levels in which it is offered- on level honors and AP So it may come as a surprise to hear that Chem Club is one of the most popular clubs that Roswell has to offer Ms Chilton the sponsor of the club explained it by saying ldquoItrsquos a club that was started by seniors Tanner Nardone Trent Stubbs Izzey DeCarlo Asad Abbas and Jonathan Mattos this past year We have meetings where we con-duct experiments show chemistry demos and even go to elementary schools to let the kids experience it as well Wersquore recognized by the National Chemistry Society which is a big deal This club re-ally gives high school students

a chance to experience chem-istry outside of the classroomrdquo Chem Club gives students the ability to see chemistry in a to-tally new and unconventional way ldquoWe blow up pumpkins explode gummy bears and burn metals and wooden sticks dipped in chemicals to produce light and color We just try to show stu-dents that chemistry can be fun while they learn stuff toordquo said Nardone a founder of the club So if yoursquore in one of those chemistry classes or even if yoursquore not Chem Club could be the place for you You just have to go out on a limb and take a look from a different lens

Clueing in on chem clubby Kasey Cwalina

wwwsouthernedu

The Sting | Feature| Dec 15 2015

Feature [ 5]

Seasonal Affective Disorder isnrsquot just the winter bluesby Elizabeth Chan Many people assume that the holidays are exciting for everyone with hot cocoa in one hand and a good book in the other but there are many people who try to push through the darker days of the winter season or in fewer cases the heated summer days because they suffer with Seasonal Af-fective Disorder (SAD) also known as seasonal depression According to Web MD Sea-sonal Affective Disorder is a serious mental health condition that can lead to depression and anxiety One cause of SAD dur-ing fall and winter is due to the lack of sunlight Scientists are uncertain of the overall reason of Seasonal Affective Disor-der there may be several fac-tors involved that range from person-to-person but scientists believe that there is a clock in the body that follows rhythmic patterns and a sleep-wake cy-cle This daily clock may start later for individuals with SAD who are not under the sunlight especially in the fall season When daylight savings be-gins in the fall individuals with

seasonal depression may turn on bright lights or seasonal af-fect lights earlier in the morn-ings when it is darker outside in

order to start their daily clock According to Medline Plus light therapy may help individ-uals with this disorder get out of their depression In many cases SAD occurs in individuals who lack vitamin D ldquoWhen my brain doesnrsquot produce enough Vitamin D I become depressed with that low-level depressionrdquo Anonymous 1 said The retinas make eye contact with seasonal affect lights and it sends a sig-nal to nerve cells in the brain that balance chemicals The sig-nals sent to the brain may affect moods of people with SAD

There is a common miscon-ception that SAD is just lsquothe winter bluesrsquo but SAD can also affect people in the sum-

mertime According to MD Andrew Weil around 4-6 of people suffer with summer de-pression and 10-20 have win-ter depression in the US Statis-tics also show that people who live closer to the equator are more likely to develop summer depression while people who live further from the equator are likely to develop winter depres-sion Though most people have winter depression in countries like India where people live closer to the equator summer depression is more common People with SAD should be

mindful of their personal needs when they are working in dark rooms for long periods of time ldquoItrsquos really easy with mental health to convince yourself yoursquoll magically get better but I have to be aware of it I think of people with a thyroid disorder they just need to remember to take their medication every day except I just flip on the light for 20 minutesrdquo Anonymous 1 said It is important for others to be aware of their needs as well and learn about this disorder in order to help these individuals get better There are many ways for people suffering with SAD to get help but ldquothe first step is for [students] to discuss it with their parent(s) so they can find them some helprdquo School Psy-chologist Robert Shultz said Seasonal Affective Disorder has different causes that are de-termined individually so vari-ous forms of treatment may be necessary to improvement and healing Students with or with-out an official diagnosis may find that simply eating outside going for a walk or sitting near a window when indoors can reduce levels of depression

wwwthoughtpursuitscom

Introducing Code Greenby Isabelle Williams A new club has arrived to Ro-swell High School This new club is named ldquoCode Greenrdquo and the co founders are sophomores Saif Ali and Chase Williams Togeth-er they built this club dedicated to programming so that students with an interest in this topic can get a head start on their careers ldquoWe became interested in this club because we saw that there was no programming club at Ro-swellrdquo says cofounder Saif Ali rdquo and programming is an extremely important part of the futurerdquo The sponsor of this club is Mr Lee an AP Computer Science teacher One does not need any knowl-edge of programming to join and the club meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 330-445 in Mr Leersquos classroom number G125 The clubrsquos meetings are concise

and flexible- any student can fur-ther their technical understanding by going home and building on top of activities and concepts covered in the meetings The programming languages used are JavaScript and Ruby two high-level languages that are powerful and easy to pick up written for many different pur-poses from game development to back-end analysis to web design

wwwplaygooglecom

Chemistry most high school studentsrsquo kryptonite It is con-sidered to be one of the hard-est classes at all three levels in which it is offered- on level honors and AP So it may come as a surprise to hear that Chem Club is one of the most popular clubs that Roswell has to offer Ms Chilton the sponsor of the club explained it by saying ldquoItrsquos a club that was started by seniors Tanner Nardone Trent Stubbs Izzey DeCarlo Asad Abbas and Jonathan Mattos this past year We have meetings where we con-duct experiments show chemistry demos and even go to elementary schools to let the kids experience it as well Wersquore recognized by the National Chemistry Society which is a big deal This club re-ally gives high school students

a chance to experience chem-istry outside of the classroomrdquo Chem Club gives students the ability to see chemistry in a to-tally new and unconventional way ldquoWe blow up pumpkins explode gummy bears and burn metals and wooden sticks dipped in chemicals to produce light and color We just try to show stu-dents that chemistry can be fun while they learn stuff toordquo said Nardone a founder of the club So if yoursquore in one of those chemistry classes or even if yoursquore not Chem Club could be the place for you You just have to go out on a limb and take a look from a different lens

Clueing in on chem clubby Kasey Cwalina

wwwsouthernedu

The Sting | Feature| Dec 15 2015

Stingrsquos Declassified School Survival Guide

by Kasey Cwalina

Photo Credit Kasey Cwalinaand memecrunchcom

Feature [ 6 ]

In the ever evolving world of high school the latest trends are hard to keep up with With factors such as social me-dia and the constant stream of songs mixtapes and albums being released the general publicrsquos vocabulary is expand-ing Considering a majority of these words cannot be found in a dictionary it seems fit-ting to educate all those lost souls trying to decipher what seems to be a foreign language

High school is survival of the fittest donrsquot get left behind Insta-lurking spying on people online while you re-main invisible Herersquos what itrsquos not ldquoWhen yoursquore at the store and yoursquore lurking around for some milk but itrsquos insta-gone so you ask the cow cashier and he says that they canrsquot give away any chickens but they will still supply orange juicerdquo said junior Michael Barimo Trap queen a witty or

street-smart female usually with urban appeal or flavor who is loyal and resourceful Herersquos what itrsquos not ldquoIsnrsquot that the new song by Lana del Rayrdquo said senior Katherine Gough Ghost cheeks where you sit on a toilet seat and can still feel the warmth where the previous person was sitting Herersquos what itrsquos not ldquoItrsquos like when a really attractive woman walks through the threshold and past you so you gotta hit that 180

but itrsquos just simply not thererdquo said junior Parker Partee What are those an excla-mation shouted by social media users everywhere referring to someone without ldquoshoe gamerdquo Herersquos what itrsquos not ldquoWhen someonersquos holding footies in their hand and yoursquore likehellip lsquoWhat are those Baby bootsrsquordquo said junior Sadaf Khan

junior Sadaf Khan Junior Parker Partee

As the holiday season is upon us talk of travel is grow-ing Many families are leaving town to visit loved ones or just to take advantage of the extend-ed break One type of travel ac-commodation that is growing in popularity is the tiny house movement Similar to what it sounds like these houses are usually 100 to 400 square feet and are considered to make life easier and more efficient This movement is gaining traction for many reasons in-cluding environmental con-cerns financial benefits and the appeal of a simpler minimalist life Many small houses in the US can rent for as little as $100 to $150 a night Theyrsquore also often conveniently located for local activities so that you can enjoy all the city has to offer These houses can offer al-most everything that an aver-

age house can with the ben-efit of a lower price Renting one offers the ability to enjoy a short stay without the fear of commitment that comes with buying a little house Although tiny houses have their benefits they can also lack some qualities that aver-age houses have Many can only house basic appliances such as a microwave sink and refrigerator but are missing items such as a stove or oven Also when considering limited space they may not be the best option for a big group travel-ing together Before planning a stay in a miniscule house make sure to consider all factors When looking to rent a tiny house there are plenty of website that can assist Wwwairbnbcom has many listings for tiny houses Other sites in-clude wwwtinyhousevacationscom which is dedicated solely

to finding and renting tiny hous-es and wwwtinyhouseforus which allows you to search for houses to rent and buy These

sites all offer prices pictures and descriptions of the houses Some houses to consider include Eco Casita renting for $99 a night This house is good for people interested in the eco-friendly aspect Or for some-one more interested in luxury rather than the simple side of

Travel in tiny houses by Sydney Knowles

tiny houses the Village of Wild-flowers located in North Caro-lina and rents for $179 a night If yoursquore still looking

to get out of town for the break consider renting a tiny house They are sure to make your vacation outstanding

Photo credits wwwiytimgcomviTiaBICGGUNgmaxresdefaultjpg

Erica Maybaum-Editor in Chief [ ] 7

The Sting | Feature| Dec 15 2015

Feature

Itrsquos the holiday season again a time of joy festive meals spending time with family and--letrsquos not forgot--cramming for the dreaded midterm exams However the joy of the season doesnrsquot have be overshadowed by the horror of finals Prepar-ing your body and mind for a week of testing is imperative to eliminating negative stress The week before Allow yourself time to relax Many students find it beneficial to in-terrupt long periods of study-ing with short breaks or a week of studying with a day of laid-back activity The Mind Support group is a positive re-source for de-stress techniques applicable to high school stu-dents ldquoThe club focuses on raising mental health aware-ness and being stigma free We make efforts to reduce stress for students with mental ill-nesses as well as those with-outrdquo says Sophomore mem-ber Hana Dzaferovic ldquoAlso we have events that are not fo-cused on school that try to get studentsrsquo minds off of school-

The most wonderful time of the yearby Anna Zeigler work and to decrease their

stress levelrdquo Balancing school and leisure is valuable in main-taining a healthy level of stress The night before Get plen-ty of sleep Despite popular belief teenagers need between eight and ten hours of sleep to operate at their optimum lev-el according to The National Sleep Foundation Although that number might prove un-realistic amid studentrsquos hectic schedules getting less than 7 hours of sleep during exam week can negatively affect academic performance Sleep plays a critical role in thinking comprehension and the cogni-tive process deprivation im-pairs attention alertness rea-soning and problem solving In order to perform to your maxi-mum potential make sure to catch some zzzrsquos before exams The morning of Eat a nu-tritious meal A healthy pre-exam meal can help give you an edge when the exam hour begins Putting something sub-stantial in your stomach is im-portant to fuel mental exertion throughout two periods of test-

ing Even if you normally skip breakfast eating something will help you curb hunger and a growling stomach Eat brain-boosting foods especially ones high in protein and light carbo-hydrates for mental alertness Healthy breakfast options in-clude eggs whole grain toast fruit oatmeal walnuts or al-monds and a fruit or protein smoothie Avoid foods high in sugar white flour and heavy carbohydrates as they take excess energy to digest Eat enough to feel satisfied but not

full to the point of sluggishness Drink plenty of water but make sure to go to the bathroom before and between testing periods Afterwards Move for-ward No matter how unsure you might feel about an exam focus your thoughts on the next challenge Engrossing in past mistakes can conjure up feelings of anger frustration and regret none of which pro-mote productivity Dwelling in the past can only detract from the future Merry testing

Every year therersquos a few songs movies and TV shows that basically shut down the world 2015 has been the year for dancing Duggars and Daryl Dix-on Some movies made the big bucks this year such as Jurassic World Inside Out and Fast and Furious 7 The total rev-enue for this years box of-fice was $8368554298 There were also some shows that made up sever-al binge watch lists while others made big headlines

Biggest Movies of 2015

Biggest songs of 2015

Biggest shows of 2015

Most paid females of 2015

Most paid males of 2015

Jurassic World ($652193 076)

ldquoHotline Blingrdquo by Drake

The Big Bang Theory

Katy Perry ($135 mil-lion)

Floyd May-weather ($300 mil-lion)

Avengers Age of Ul-tron ($459005868)

ldquoThe Hillsrdquo by The Weeknd

TheWalking Dead

Taylor Swift($80 mil-lion)

Manny Pac-quaiao ($160 mil-lion)

by Nikki Cunningham and Gabrielle DuChateau Biggest and baddest of 2015

ldquoThe Big Bang Theoryrdquo (CBS) came in at number one making $1905 mil-lion this year While the Duggars didnrsquot make quite that much money they did show everyone up for most newspaper headlines To break down 2015rsquos most successful movies songs shows and highest paid peo-ples we have construct-ed the chart on the right Inside Out

($356158534)

ldquoCanrsquot Feel My Facerdquo by The Weeknd

Game of Thrones

Ellen Dege-neres ($75 mil-lion)

One Direc-tion ($130 mil-lion)

Roswell High School 11595 King Road Roswell Ga 30075 (770) 552-4500 The Sting

Opinion

Sting Staff 2015-2016Kayden Cann | Communications Direc-tor Copy Editor Alyssa Howard | Business Director Fundraising Manager Layout EditorJustin Marks | Human Resources Direc-tor Senior Editor

Gabrielle DuChateau | Deputy Human Resources Director Lifestyle EditorNikki Cunningham | Publicity ManagerSean Sweeney | Deputy Publicity Man-agerMcKenzie Glaze | Deputy Business

Sting Staff 2015-2016Nolan Michael | Staff WriterMegan Volpert | Staff Advisor

Erica Maybaum-Editor in Chief

Email us at stingstaffgmailcom or tweet us theroswellsting

Opinion 8[ ]

Tell us what you think

Director Front Page Editor Ad Sales ManagerKasey Cwalina | News EditorLindsay Boyle | Sports EditorKayla Avila | Opinion EditorAmanda Shadmani | Feature Editor

Should you ldquounplugrdquo for the holidaysPro Con

Complete bliss eternal peace and real connections are some things everyone should be able to enjoy this holiday season but how is that possible when wersquore all trapped behind screens and social media ac-counts The only solution is to unplug to unplug yourself from all of the modern technology excessive gaming and con-trolling social media accounts Recently while I was on a church retreat we had our phones taken up and let me tell you it was one of the best de-cisions they could have made for us We were in an isolated area with no electronics and no access to the internet and although it was difficult to get used to at first after a bit it was like wersquod never even been intro-duced to technology in the first place Not only did we have to start up conversations but we kept them going because we werenrsquot focused on our phones Small talk slowly became non-existent and conversations were more and more interest-ing as the days passed I donrsquot tend to be a very social person but in that weekend I feel like I talked to mostly everyone who was on the retreat with me This isnrsquot about my retreat itrsquos about todayrsquos society being so glued to their phones and laptops that they lose quality time with family A couple of days without Snapchat and In-stagram wonrsquot kill you but it will create memories that yoursquoll remember when yoursquore actually dying Believe me your parents

will be more than glad you fi-nally had time to set down that piece of plastic and converse with them about something oth-er than what you want for dinner The relief that comes with not having the urge to check your phone every minute is incred-ible Therersquos no worrying about anything technology related and yoursquore more focused on what is present to you at that moment Then when you do decide to use your phone again it might even feel strange and encourage you to disconnect more regularly What if my crush texts me What if itrsquos something impor-tant What if people get mad I donrsquot answer Your crush will be fine Theyrsquoll find a way to contact you if itrsquos actually that important If people get mad you took some time away from your phone they need to calm down and maybe set their phones down for a bit too Ultimately the decision is yours Whether to unplug or not is up to you It might seem like the end of the world to have to give up your phone and electron-ics now but itrsquos not and in the end yoursquoll be glad you took the time and effort to truly spend a couple of days undistracted with your family and friends So will you be consumed by a piece of technology or the people who care about you this holiday

by Kayla Avila by Dani Carmody Going on vacation is some-thing that everyone looks forward to whether itrsquos going to the beach or just to visit a relative No mat-ter what you do on vacation tech-nology is involved in some way It could be looking on Yelp for re-views on where to stay or places to eat taking pictures for Instagram or sending pictures to all your friends to show them how much fun yoursquore having Imagine taking a vacation without technology It seems impossible in todayrsquos world I completely understand I couldnrsquot imagine going to a place Irsquove never been and not being able to map Quest my way around or listen to Spotify Going a whole vacation without Netflix and only having my family to talk to would drive me crazy I canrsquot even imagine the last time I went a whole day without texting my friends or looking at cute pictures on Instagram Being dependent on our technology is something that everybody has adapted to Going without communication and Google isnrsquot the only down side Freshman Claire Stovall said

ldquoIrsquod feel very upset because all my Snapchat streaks would endrdquo Being dependent on technology isnrsquot only a problem teenagers have Adults are very reliant on it too ldquoI would be incredibly bored the whole timerdquo Social Stud-ies teacher Ali Ahmed said Technology isnrsquot only for so-cial media Imagine getting lost in a big city that yoursquove never been to before You couldnrsquot call anybody or Google map your way back to your family or friends Scary right You would have to find your way back all by your-self or ask somebody for direc-tions and wersquove all seen hor-ror movies like ldquoWrong Turnrdquo where they ask somebody for di-rections and they get kidnapped so thatrsquos totally not an option Technology will only get bigger and better and it will keep posi-tively affecting the way we get stuff done

Photo credit Kayla Avila

Sophomore Hannah Hall and Sophomore Rahil Patel

Sophmore Holly Stewart and Sophomore Parick Schippers

Erica Maybaum-Editor in Chief

The Sting | Opinion | Dec 152015

Opinion [ ] 9

I guess you could say my family doesnrsquot do the traditional holidays the way yoursquod see in the movies Eight continuous days and one big day to get all the presents yoursquove been ask-ing for for months sounds great but it just doesnrsquot happen how yoursquod expect Let me explain the holidays for someone with a Christian dad and Jewish mom First off there is no religious tension in my house For us the holidays are just the holidays For Christmas my brother and I start asking each other what we want in early November so we can get each other want we want Itrsquos the typical hip-ster -brother- wants Coffee and the basic-sister-wants-clothes On the other hand when Hanukkah rolls around we say the prayer and light the can-dles for the first night Instead of the 8 days of presents my Bubbee and Poppo (my Jewish grandparents) send each of us a Macyrsquos gift card The family trip to Macyrsquos is usually sched-uled for after Christmas so we can get the things we wanted but didnrsquot get on discount More bang for your buck Another thing our family does that is a little different is that we go out to eat on Christ-mas night Instead of having Christmas dinner we have our big feast on Christmas eveThe meal is stocked full of the fam-ily recipe for Swedish meat-balls and hashbrown casserole On Christmas nightwe go out to eat to my brotherrsquos restau-

Christmakkahby Gabrielle DuChateau

rant of choice He was born on Christmasso we let him pick the food It is a good thing he is a fan of Asian cuisine because that is all thatrsquos open on christ-mas night We think itrsquos funny that we go out for Asian food on Christmas because itrsquos known as a joke that Jews go out to eat for Chinese on Christmas When we get home from my brotherrsquos birthday dinner we will sing ldquoHappy Birthdayrdquo he will open his presents eat cake and watch ldquoA Christmas Storyrdquo We try and keep my brothers birthday separate from all the other holidays because some-times we have three holidays overlapping His birthday is just as important as the rest of ours even if itrsquos on Christmas Another thing thing about the holidays is that anytime af-ter the first of November you can see me jamminrsquo to Christ-mas songs and singing along with my friends One of my personal favorites that always gets me in the mood for the hol-idays is ldquoAll I want for Christ-masrdquo Itrsquos easy to get hype to Christmas songs even if its no where near the holidays but I donrsquot think yoursquoll ever catch me dancing to ldquoOh Dradel Dradelrdquo There are many things my family does around the holidays that are a little differentThe main thing is that I am together with my family and I am thankful for that The holidays are meant to spend time with your fam-ily whether you are at church on the couch or eating Chinese

Holiday season is rolling around seemingly faster than ever which means there are lots of choices to make before Janu-ary hits Should you buy your mom another sweater Which side of the family are you go-ing to exchange gifts with first Colored lights or white lights on your fake or real Christmas tree Do you feel s t rong ly e n o u g h a b o u t S t a r -b u c k s rsquo plain red cup to rant about it on Face-book Oh and herersquos a big one Should you spend the holidays with your boyfriendgirlfriendrsquos family or should sit around on this not-so-white Christmas eat-ing ham with your own kin Personally Irsquom indiffer-ent I know I know for once in my life I donrsquot have a strong opinion on a certain matter (Donrsquot get used to it yrsquoall) Really though who cares If yoursquove spent the morn-ing with your family and by this point yoursquore all just sitting on the couch checking your Insta-gram feed why not hop on over to your significant otherrsquos house and hang for a while Take a

cute picture exchange gifts and enjoy time with the one person you actually chose to be with I get it if itrsquos a sentimental time for you though and yoursquod rather look back next year and know you spent as much time with your grandparents and cousins and aunts and uncles as possible Thatrsquos perfectly valid

C h a n c e s are yoursquoll see your ldquobaerdquo the next day anyways Especially if yoursquore going out of town to be with your fami-ly this hol-iday sea-son I see no reason to sit it out

in order to hold your girlrsquos hand one more day over winter break Irsquom somewhere in the mid-dle Irsquoll probably spend Christ-mas day with my own family and spend time with my boy-friend later in the week Itrsquos the best of both worlds really So if yoursquore trying to decide where to spend Hanukkah or Christmas or New Years think about what memories yoursquoll val-ue most in the years to come and recognize that you can have fun no matter whose house yoursquore at Donrsquot overthink it friends

Photo Credits wwwlinkedincom

Holidays with your significant other by Kayden Cann

Meme of the Monthby Nikki CunninghamAs finals are fast approaching and you find yourself drown-ing in study guides and note packets just remember pain is temporary GPA is forever And if you find yourself giv-ing up and you just canrsquot func-tion anymore at least you tried

ldquoWhy not bothrdquo

Photo Credits Kayla Avila

Photo credit wwwtickldcom

Roswell High School 11595 King Road Roswell Ga 30075 (770) 552-4500 The Sting

Opinion

Sting Staff 2015-2016Kayden Cann | Communications Direc-tor Copy Editor Alyssa Howard | Business Director Fundraising Manager Layout EditorJustin Marks | Human Resources Direc-tor Senior Editor

Gabrielle DuChateau | Deputy Human Resources Director Lifestyle EditorNikki Cunningham | Publicity ManagerSean Sweeney | Deputy Publicity Man-agerMcKenzie Glaze | Deputy Business

Sting Staff 2015-2016Nolan Michael | Staff WriterMegan Volpert | Staff Advisor

Erica Maybaum-Editor in Chief

Email us at stingstaffgmailcom or tweet us theroswellsting

Opinion 8[ ]

Tell us what you think

Director Front Page Editor Ad Sales ManagerKasey Cwalina | News EditorLindsay Boyle | Sports EditorKayla Avila | Opinion EditorAmanda Shadmani | Feature Editor

Should you ldquounplugrdquo for the holidaysPro Con

Complete bliss eternal peace and real connections are some things everyone should be able to enjoy this holiday season but how is that possible when wersquore all trapped behind screens and social media ac-counts The only solution is to unplug to unplug yourself from all of the modern technology excessive gaming and con-trolling social media accounts Recently while I was on a church retreat we had our phones taken up and let me tell you it was one of the best de-cisions they could have made for us We were in an isolated area with no electronics and no access to the internet and although it was difficult to get used to at first after a bit it was like wersquod never even been intro-duced to technology in the first place Not only did we have to start up conversations but we kept them going because we werenrsquot focused on our phones Small talk slowly became non-existent and conversations were more and more interest-ing as the days passed I donrsquot tend to be a very social person but in that weekend I feel like I talked to mostly everyone who was on the retreat with me This isnrsquot about my retreat itrsquos about todayrsquos society being so glued to their phones and laptops that they lose quality time with family A couple of days without Snapchat and In-stagram wonrsquot kill you but it will create memories that yoursquoll remember when yoursquore actually dying Believe me your parents

will be more than glad you fi-nally had time to set down that piece of plastic and converse with them about something oth-er than what you want for dinner The relief that comes with not having the urge to check your phone every minute is incred-ible Therersquos no worrying about anything technology related and yoursquore more focused on what is present to you at that moment Then when you do decide to use your phone again it might even feel strange and encourage you to disconnect more regularly What if my crush texts me What if itrsquos something impor-tant What if people get mad I donrsquot answer Your crush will be fine Theyrsquoll find a way to contact you if itrsquos actually that important If people get mad you took some time away from your phone they need to calm down and maybe set their phones down for a bit too Ultimately the decision is yours Whether to unplug or not is up to you It might seem like the end of the world to have to give up your phone and electron-ics now but itrsquos not and in the end yoursquoll be glad you took the time and effort to truly spend a couple of days undistracted with your family and friends So will you be consumed by a piece of technology or the people who care about you this holiday

by Kayla Avila by Dani Carmody Going on vacation is some-thing that everyone looks forward to whether itrsquos going to the beach or just to visit a relative No mat-ter what you do on vacation tech-nology is involved in some way It could be looking on Yelp for re-views on where to stay or places to eat taking pictures for Instagram or sending pictures to all your friends to show them how much fun yoursquore having Imagine taking a vacation without technology It seems impossible in todayrsquos world I completely understand I couldnrsquot imagine going to a place Irsquove never been and not being able to map Quest my way around or listen to Spotify Going a whole vacation without Netflix and only having my family to talk to would drive me crazy I canrsquot even imagine the last time I went a whole day without texting my friends or looking at cute pictures on Instagram Being dependent on our technology is something that everybody has adapted to Going without communication and Google isnrsquot the only down side Freshman Claire Stovall said

ldquoIrsquod feel very upset because all my Snapchat streaks would endrdquo Being dependent on technology isnrsquot only a problem teenagers have Adults are very reliant on it too ldquoI would be incredibly bored the whole timerdquo Social Stud-ies teacher Ali Ahmed said Technology isnrsquot only for so-cial media Imagine getting lost in a big city that yoursquove never been to before You couldnrsquot call anybody or Google map your way back to your family or friends Scary right You would have to find your way back all by your-self or ask somebody for direc-tions and wersquove all seen hor-ror movies like ldquoWrong Turnrdquo where they ask somebody for di-rections and they get kidnapped so thatrsquos totally not an option Technology will only get bigger and better and it will keep posi-tively affecting the way we get stuff done

Photo credit Kayla Avila

Sophomore Hannah Hall and Sophomore Rahil Patel

Sophmore Holly Stewart and Sophomore Parick Schippers

Erica Maybaum-Editor in Chief

The Sting | Opinion | Dec 152015

Opinion [ ] 9

I guess you could say my family doesnrsquot do the traditional holidays the way yoursquod see in the movies Eight continuous days and one big day to get all the presents yoursquove been ask-ing for for months sounds great but it just doesnrsquot happen how yoursquod expect Let me explain the holidays for someone with a Christian dad and Jewish mom First off there is no religious tension in my house For us the holidays are just the holidays For Christmas my brother and I start asking each other what we want in early November so we can get each other want we want Itrsquos the typical hip-ster -brother- wants Coffee and the basic-sister-wants-clothes On the other hand when Hanukkah rolls around we say the prayer and light the can-dles for the first night Instead of the 8 days of presents my Bubbee and Poppo (my Jewish grandparents) send each of us a Macyrsquos gift card The family trip to Macyrsquos is usually sched-uled for after Christmas so we can get the things we wanted but didnrsquot get on discount More bang for your buck Another thing our family does that is a little different is that we go out to eat on Christ-mas night Instead of having Christmas dinner we have our big feast on Christmas eveThe meal is stocked full of the fam-ily recipe for Swedish meat-balls and hashbrown casserole On Christmas nightwe go out to eat to my brotherrsquos restau-

Christmakkahby Gabrielle DuChateau

rant of choice He was born on Christmasso we let him pick the food It is a good thing he is a fan of Asian cuisine because that is all thatrsquos open on christ-mas night We think itrsquos funny that we go out for Asian food on Christmas because itrsquos known as a joke that Jews go out to eat for Chinese on Christmas When we get home from my brotherrsquos birthday dinner we will sing ldquoHappy Birthdayrdquo he will open his presents eat cake and watch ldquoA Christmas Storyrdquo We try and keep my brothers birthday separate from all the other holidays because some-times we have three holidays overlapping His birthday is just as important as the rest of ours even if itrsquos on Christmas Another thing thing about the holidays is that anytime af-ter the first of November you can see me jamminrsquo to Christ-mas songs and singing along with my friends One of my personal favorites that always gets me in the mood for the hol-idays is ldquoAll I want for Christ-masrdquo Itrsquos easy to get hype to Christmas songs even if its no where near the holidays but I donrsquot think yoursquoll ever catch me dancing to ldquoOh Dradel Dradelrdquo There are many things my family does around the holidays that are a little differentThe main thing is that I am together with my family and I am thankful for that The holidays are meant to spend time with your fam-ily whether you are at church on the couch or eating Chinese

Holiday season is rolling around seemingly faster than ever which means there are lots of choices to make before Janu-ary hits Should you buy your mom another sweater Which side of the family are you go-ing to exchange gifts with first Colored lights or white lights on your fake or real Christmas tree Do you feel s t rong ly e n o u g h a b o u t S t a r -b u c k s rsquo plain red cup to rant about it on Face-book Oh and herersquos a big one Should you spend the holidays with your boyfriendgirlfriendrsquos family or should sit around on this not-so-white Christmas eat-ing ham with your own kin Personally Irsquom indiffer-ent I know I know for once in my life I donrsquot have a strong opinion on a certain matter (Donrsquot get used to it yrsquoall) Really though who cares If yoursquove spent the morn-ing with your family and by this point yoursquore all just sitting on the couch checking your Insta-gram feed why not hop on over to your significant otherrsquos house and hang for a while Take a

cute picture exchange gifts and enjoy time with the one person you actually chose to be with I get it if itrsquos a sentimental time for you though and yoursquod rather look back next year and know you spent as much time with your grandparents and cousins and aunts and uncles as possible Thatrsquos perfectly valid

C h a n c e s are yoursquoll see your ldquobaerdquo the next day anyways Especially if yoursquore going out of town to be with your fami-ly this hol-iday sea-son I see no reason to sit it out

in order to hold your girlrsquos hand one more day over winter break Irsquom somewhere in the mid-dle Irsquoll probably spend Christ-mas day with my own family and spend time with my boy-friend later in the week Itrsquos the best of both worlds really So if yoursquore trying to decide where to spend Hanukkah or Christmas or New Years think about what memories yoursquoll val-ue most in the years to come and recognize that you can have fun no matter whose house yoursquore at Donrsquot overthink it friends

Photo Credits wwwlinkedincom

Holidays with your significant other by Kayden Cann

Meme of the Monthby Nikki CunninghamAs finals are fast approaching and you find yourself drown-ing in study guides and note packets just remember pain is temporary GPA is forever And if you find yourself giv-ing up and you just canrsquot func-tion anymore at least you tried

ldquoWhy not bothrdquo

Photo Credits Kayla Avila

Photo credit wwwtickldcom

Erica Maybaum-Editor in Chief

The Sting | Opinion | Dec 152015

Opinion [ ] 9

I guess you could say my family doesnrsquot do the traditional holidays the way yoursquod see in the movies Eight continuous days and one big day to get all the presents yoursquove been ask-ing for for months sounds great but it just doesnrsquot happen how yoursquod expect Let me explain the holidays for someone with a Christian dad and Jewish mom First off there is no religious tension in my house For us the holidays are just the holidays For Christmas my brother and I start asking each other what we want in early November so we can get each other want we want Itrsquos the typical hip-ster -brother- wants Coffee and the basic-sister-wants-clothes On the other hand when Hanukkah rolls around we say the prayer and light the can-dles for the first night Instead of the 8 days of presents my Bubbee and Poppo (my Jewish grandparents) send each of us a Macyrsquos gift card The family trip to Macyrsquos is usually sched-uled for after Christmas so we can get the things we wanted but didnrsquot get on discount More bang for your buck Another thing our family does that is a little different is that we go out to eat on Christ-mas night Instead of having Christmas dinner we have our big feast on Christmas eveThe meal is stocked full of the fam-ily recipe for Swedish meat-balls and hashbrown casserole On Christmas nightwe go out to eat to my brotherrsquos restau-

Christmakkahby Gabrielle DuChateau

rant of choice He was born on Christmasso we let him pick the food It is a good thing he is a fan of Asian cuisine because that is all thatrsquos open on christ-mas night We think itrsquos funny that we go out for Asian food on Christmas because itrsquos known as a joke that Jews go out to eat for Chinese on Christmas When we get home from my brotherrsquos birthday dinner we will sing ldquoHappy Birthdayrdquo he will open his presents eat cake and watch ldquoA Christmas Storyrdquo We try and keep my brothers birthday separate from all the other holidays because some-times we have three holidays overlapping His birthday is just as important as the rest of ours even if itrsquos on Christmas Another thing thing about the holidays is that anytime af-ter the first of November you can see me jamminrsquo to Christ-mas songs and singing along with my friends One of my personal favorites that always gets me in the mood for the hol-idays is ldquoAll I want for Christ-masrdquo Itrsquos easy to get hype to Christmas songs even if its no where near the holidays but I donrsquot think yoursquoll ever catch me dancing to ldquoOh Dradel Dradelrdquo There are many things my family does around the holidays that are a little differentThe main thing is that I am together with my family and I am thankful for that The holidays are meant to spend time with your fam-ily whether you are at church on the couch or eating Chinese

Holiday season is rolling around seemingly faster than ever which means there are lots of choices to make before Janu-ary hits Should you buy your mom another sweater Which side of the family are you go-ing to exchange gifts with first Colored lights or white lights on your fake or real Christmas tree Do you feel s t rong ly e n o u g h a b o u t S t a r -b u c k s rsquo plain red cup to rant about it on Face-book Oh and herersquos a big one Should you spend the holidays with your boyfriendgirlfriendrsquos family or should sit around on this not-so-white Christmas eat-ing ham with your own kin Personally Irsquom indiffer-ent I know I know for once in my life I donrsquot have a strong opinion on a certain matter (Donrsquot get used to it yrsquoall) Really though who cares If yoursquove spent the morn-ing with your family and by this point yoursquore all just sitting on the couch checking your Insta-gram feed why not hop on over to your significant otherrsquos house and hang for a while Take a

cute picture exchange gifts and enjoy time with the one person you actually chose to be with I get it if itrsquos a sentimental time for you though and yoursquod rather look back next year and know you spent as much time with your grandparents and cousins and aunts and uncles as possible Thatrsquos perfectly valid

C h a n c e s are yoursquoll see your ldquobaerdquo the next day anyways Especially if yoursquore going out of town to be with your fami-ly this hol-iday sea-son I see no reason to sit it out

in order to hold your girlrsquos hand one more day over winter break Irsquom somewhere in the mid-dle Irsquoll probably spend Christ-mas day with my own family and spend time with my boy-friend later in the week Itrsquos the best of both worlds really So if yoursquore trying to decide where to spend Hanukkah or Christmas or New Years think about what memories yoursquoll val-ue most in the years to come and recognize that you can have fun no matter whose house yoursquore at Donrsquot overthink it friends

Photo Credits wwwlinkedincom

Holidays with your significant other by Kayden Cann

Meme of the Monthby Nikki CunninghamAs finals are fast approaching and you find yourself drown-ing in study guides and note packets just remember pain is temporary GPA is forever And if you find yourself giv-ing up and you just canrsquot func-tion anymore at least you tried

ldquoWhy not bothrdquo

Photo Credits Kayla Avila

Photo credit wwwtickldcom

LifestyleFamily vacationFun or fail Being stuck with your fam-ily for 2 weeks is never the ideal way to spend winter vacation so what can you do to jazz it up There are different things everyone can do to not go com-pletely insane during vacay ldquoWe just pick things that every-one loves doing togetherrdquo states Ninth Grader Makayla McK-ines Spending time with family is inevitable so why not do an activity that everyone can enjoy However there are also things to do if you want nothing to do with your fam during break ldquoSometimes Irsquom just in my own little world with technology and I

like to get out of the house toordquo answers Senior Malaikah Pierre If you donrsquot have a license yet there are many things to do around the house ldquoI just watch a movie and try not to make eye contact with my familyrdquo laughs Junior Luke Letchworth Students have many options so how do teachers deal with their kids during holiday 9th honors Lit Kristi DeMeester and Clinic Helper Ann Goud have many dif-ferent ways to keep their kids busy ldquoI encourage them to do as much physical activity as pos-sible to tire them outrdquo says De-Meester but she is the mother of little kids Ann Goud talks about her older kids who attend Ro-swell ldquoI have them make plans with their friends and we catch up on cleaning out our closetsrdquo There are so many different things to do during Winter break whether or not you want to spend time with your family or not

By Jewel Bass

The ultimate hot cocoa

By Pamela Del Carmen

Dressing for the weather is an important element of combat-ing the cold winter season Firstly itrsquos good to wear many thin lay-ers and add a few thick items Itrsquos a good way to insulate your-self If the temperature climbs you can take off some layers Wearing socks is important aspect to staying warm Wool or even fleece socks are great options You may wear multiple socks but donrsquot shut off your circulation Wear hats Body heat escapes through the head Covering up any exposed body parts can help keep your body warm Make sure to take off your hat once you enter school because MrHuff will be watching Gloves or mittens are a great when waiting for the bus in the mornings Fingers and hands are very vulnerable to the cold Also hand warmers can be very useful They can be purchased at any outdoorhunting store If you have all of these you are set for being layered in December

How to pack a suitcase 101By Ayla Gray When packing a bag or suitcase people often have trouble fitting everything into just one bag There are so many things to bring you couldnrsquot possibly leave anything out The good news is that there is a way to pack everything you need without it being a cluttered mess When packing you want to layer it The larger things such as coats dresses or sweaters go at the bot-tom and the top should fit scarves toiletries and any personal items Everything else goes in between With most clothing items it there is a small known trick that lets you use more space This is called the rolling technique You simply roll up your clothes into tight bundles fold them in half if needed and stick them in your suitcase For things such as under-garments when you roll them up you can stick them in your shoes to save space As I said before the larger or heavier

items need to be placed at the bot-tom of the suitcase Place these things along the walls of the suitcase this gives more space for your other items Secondly place your jeans or dress pants on top of those ldquoTo keep things less cluttered in my suitcase I fold my clothes in plastic bags to keep the clothes from being wrin-kledrdquo says Food Nutrition and Wellness teacher Trina Kemp Next you place your sweat-ers andor shorts on top of ev-erything that you have already placed in the suitcase After that you take the items such as dresses and shirts and place them on top of everything For the more deli-cate items that you cannot roll up just lay them across everything Lastly the lightest things such as your toiletries or per-sonal items are arranged on top Once all of this is done and your suitcase is all packed up zip up your suitcase and go on your trip

All layered up in December

By Ellie Brill Many people use the word hot chocolate and hot cocoa interchange-ably but they actually have two separate meanings Hot chocolate con-sist of cream milk semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chopped or grated and vanilla extract Hot chocolate is considerably richer than hot coco Hot cocoa is made from a powder rather than melting choco-late Hot cocoa is much more concentrated The Aztecs used coco beans as currency and gifts during important ceremonies The Aztecs did drink coco but their version was different than the kind we are famil-iar with They drank it cold and flavored with wine and chili peppers In the early 1500rsquos explorer Cortez introduced coco beans to Europe That is when people started to drink it warm Now you want to make this deliciously warming drink Here are the ingredients yoursquoll need

Ingredientso 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powdero 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar (depend-ing on how sweet you like it)o Pinch of salto 1 cup milko 14 teaspoon vanilla extract

Donrsquot forget your garnishes Creamy whipped cream Chili powder for that extra kick(donrsquot make a tower of chili powder) Loaded with a cloud of toasted marshmallow cream Fantastic Classic Marshmallows Behold the chocolate covered marshmallows rolled in crushed peppermints

Mini ginger bread house (this isnrsquot fictional here is a visual)

Sizzling hot chocolate ganrnished with marshmellows and chocolate chips Photo Credit httpbloghwtmcom201212gingerbread-decorating-party

Photo credit httpwwwlovethispiccomuploaded_images44790-Christmas-Mugjpg

Photo Credit httphookedonhousesnet20091130inside-the-real-home-alone-house

The Sting

Lifestyle [10]

The Sting | Lifestyle | Dec 15 2015

[ ]Lifestyle 11

Lets take a trip

The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge over the Yangtze River leads to down-town Naacuten jīng NanjingPhoto credit Elizabeth Chan

Tourists shop for souvenirs and try traditional Chinese foods at Cheng Huang Miao in Shanghai ChinaPhoto credit Elizabeth Chan

Disney lovers and cast members stand around Cinderellarsquos castle waiting for Disney Worlds famous Photo Credit Nia Smith

The lights of Dubrovnik Croatia can be seen against the vibrant colors of the sunsetPhoto credit Noelle Pickard

Watercolor sunsets observed on camping trip from the mountains of North Carolinaphoto credit Noell Pickard

The Grand Teton Mountains on a sunny day in Moran WyomingPhoto credit Sydney Knowles

Exploring the beautiful beaches of Puerto Rico photo credit McKenzie Glaze

The sun sets over the ocean in a swirl of colors at Pas-A-Grille Beach in Floridaphoto credit Cami Schiappa

Troye Sivan- Blue NeighbourhoodBy Cami Schiappa

From a child actor to a You-Tuber with over 37 million subscribersTroye Silvan now a world-touring pop sensation He has surely been a star from the start and his debut album Blue Neighbourhood only pushes him to a higher rank-ing Popstars like Adele and Taylor Swift are vocal fans of his work Swift tweeted about how ldquostunning and wonderfulrdquo his voice is Adele claimed that

his voice gave her chills The album is described as dream pop a slow-burning RampB sound mixed with electronica Blue Neighbourhood is a narrative of his relationships of the past with vulnerable lyr-ics like ldquoKiss me on the mouth and set me free but please donrsquot biterdquo The album in itself is a memoir of his sheltered subur-ban upbringing which supports the lyrical stories in each song

His sound can be compared to those of Broods Oh Wonder and with some Portishead inspi-ration with an electronic twist Sivanrsquos voice glides across the brooding echoey beats like nothing a juxtaposition of sound Themes of youthful es-capades and new love carry on throughout the album relating to the teenage audience With Sivanrsquos certain rise therersquos no doubt he will become the next sensation with gigs in arenas

Troyes new album cover fro Blue Neigh-bourhoodPhoto Credit httpwwwidolatorcom7611301troye-sivan-blue-neighbour-hood-cover-release-date

The greenery of the Lost Coast Trail in northern California shines despite being soaked in mist and dewPhoto Credit Noelle Pickard

Sports [ 12]

Sports

As fall comes to an end and the successful football season winds down the new basketball season begins After having such a historic season for football Roswell basketball looks to top it off with an amazing season The seasons already begun and with a current 3 and 3 record the team looks to turn it around ldquoThere is definitely high hopes for us to make a deep run into the playoffsrdquo said se-nior Matt Gonda ldquoWe are re-ally trying to bounce back from last year and put Roswell basketball back on the maprdquo With 3 experienced seniors Matt Gonda Nick Pizzuto and Josh Sanders Roswell has quality experience and much leadership which should help them get far into this yearrsquos state playoffs and tournaments ldquoYeah we have a lot of confidence going into this yearrsquos seasonrdquo said senior Nick Piz-zuto ldquoWe believe we can have a lot of success and by work-ing hard and giving it our all day by day we believe we

Basketball season on the rise by Nolan Michael

JROTC deserves recognitioncan achieve our main goalsrdquo With the success of the Ro-swell football team this year it would be awesome to see an-other athletics program in bas-ketball carry on the success Though losing 3 games to Wood-stock Greater Atlanta Christian and North Forsyth high schools there is still a long season ahead to improve and get bet-ter over the course of the season The season is young and there still is a lot of work ahead in order to have a successful sea-son but with the experience young talent and leadership skills therersquos nothing telling this team that they canrsquot do it

by Nolan Michael

Watch out for the upcoming important events at Roswell by Kasey Cwalina

Throughout the past week the sting staff met up with some of the raider members to talk about this yearrsquos competition team Some of the members thought that they werenrsquot talked about enough around Roswell and donrsquot get enough credit They also told us about what they do after school on a daily basis ldquoFor raiders we do all kinds of stuff like carry litter from one destination to the otherrdquo said se-nior Koah Vincent We do lots of push-ups and upper body work-

outs and run at least 5 miles in between each activity that we do We do tire flips and go across the rope bridges where we tie a rope from one tree to the next On top of this we do ammo can relay where we run with ammo

A mighty stinging hornet Photo Credit Noah Hill

The Sting

Photo Credit httpsenwikipediaorgwikiJunior_Reserve_Officers27_Training_Corps

A patriotic waving flag Photo Credit httpsaboutinfogramwp-contentuploads201507

US_Flag_Backlitjpg

cans from one place to the nextrdquo As well as having to complete these difficult drills on a daily basis the raider competition team has monthly meets where they compete against other high schools across Georgia in hopes of winning and coming in 1st Roswell Raiders have their daily practices outside the por-tables on campus but attend their monthly meetings at dif-ferent high schools around metro Atlanta Letrsquos wish our Roswell Raiders good luck at their next meet in December

Wednesday Dec 16th

-Final Exam 1 and 2 (half day)

Monday Dec 21st

-Winter Holiday

-Varsity Wrestling

Friday Dec 25th

-Winter Holiday

Thursday Dec 17th

-Final Exam 3 and 4 (half day)

Friday Dec 18th

-Final Exam 5 and 6 (half day)

-End of first semester

Saturday Dec 19th

-Swim and Dive

-Varsity Wrestling

Tuesday Dec 22nd

-Winter Holiday

-JV Wrestling

Wednesday Dec 23rd

-Winter Holiday

Thursday Dec 24th

-Winter Holiday

Saturday Dec 26th

-Winter Holiday

Sunday Dec 27th

-Winter Holiday

Monday Dec 28th

-Winter Holiday

-Varsity Basketball

Tuesday Dec 29th

-Winter Holiday

-Varsity Basketball

Wednesday Dec 30th

-Winter Holiday

-Varsity Basketball

Thursday Dec 31st

-Winter Holiday

-New Yearrsquos Eve

Friday Jan 1st

-New Yearrsquos Day

With all of the stress yoursquore under as the end of the semester is nearing you can rely on the sting to keep you on track The above calendar outlines all of the important events happening the week of final Also stay updat-ed throughout the Winter Holiday with the events on this calendar Happy studying for finals and enjoy your holiday break

Sports [ 13]

While football season comes to a close and fall sports get into full swing a new organization outside of the school is becom-ing extremely prevalent and is stealing all of the sports chat-ter this winter Teen League Teen League is a recreation-al organization of basketball

teams in which friends create a team and pick a fellow peer to be the coach The teams are separated by gender with the exception of the coach whose gender does not matter but not

Teen league rec basketball the competition commences by Kasey Cwalina

by grade level This means girls play girls and boys play boys but a sophomore girlsrsquo team will play a senior girlsrsquo team if the schedule tells them to do so Every team schedules and runs practice with the help of both their coach and any outside source they can bring in to help

them out The organization pro-hibits high school students who play varsity basketball from join-ing teams to keep play honest and fair however they can still coach teams and help out at practices if a team wishes for them to do so So with that exception anyone

Check out all of the sporting events for December by Lindsay Boyle

can play An extremely popular aspect of Teen League is picking your teamrsquos name Throughout the grade levels there are nu-merous teams with outrageously creative names such as Shot-line Bling Cookies and Kareem Hoops I Did It Again Butter-milk Slamcakes Three Willy

and Threezus

At the end of the season a tournament ensues with a grand prize of drumroll please a free sweatshirt It may not seem like much to the average person I mean we all have sweatshirts right Wrong This isnrsquot any old sweatshirt to the players of these

hardworking and surprisingly competitive basketball teams this is what the season is all about So as this winter rolls around you might want to check out your local recreational center to see what this hubbub is all about and maybe just maybe next year your team could be on that roster and that sweat-shirt could be on your back

Friday Dec 18

- End of First Semester

Saturday Dec 19

-Swim and Dive -300 Dynamo Swim Cen- ter -Varsity Wrestling -Black Knight Duels Cen- tral Gwinnett High School

Monday Dec 21

-Varsity Wrestling -Gatlinburg TN

Tuesday Dec 22

-JV Wrestling -McEachern Duals McEachern High School

Monday Dec 28

-Varsity Basketball -WNC Wells Fargo Holiday Classic Asheville NC

Tuesday Dec 29

-Varsity Basketball -WNC Wells Fargo Holiday Classic Asheville NC

Wednesday Dec 30 -Varsity Basketball -WNC Wells Fargo Holiday Classic Asheville NC

Hornet by Noah Hill

This group of crazy ballers is Threezus Coached by Justin Marks the team is doing their best Team MVPrsquos are Lindsay Hasson Ava Stovall Cierra Meer and Han-nah Romanas Though the team may not walk away with a large amount of victories they definitely have the heart and teamwork Photo credit Lindsay Boyle

Hoops I Did it Again team member Hanley Jones shoots past her defenders The team has a great record and is very intimidating at game

time Photo Credit Hanley Jones

Roswell Recreation and Parks Department is an organizer of the teen league program httpwwwrealestatewebmasterscomimagesup-

loadsryan-wardroswellparks(1)jpg

Roswell High Schoolrsquos Athletic Program is one to notice All of the sports teams are motivated and supported whether they be

girls boys varsity JV or freshman These teams deserve recognition and a large crowd Check the above calendar to know when and where to be to cheer on your favorite sports Wear your green black and white Bring posters for friends and your loudest voice Be there

or be square Go hornets

The Sting | Sports | Dec 152015

Congratulations to the varsity football team on their win against graysonbeComing region Champions and also on their great game at the dome we are so proud

of you

[ ]Seniors 14

Decemberrsquos dope senior spotlight Troy Palmer

Justin Marks Bar of the Day

Daisyrsquos Doodle for the delightful month of December

This year Roswell High Schools ldquoThe Buzzrdquo has sud-denly taken a giant step for-ward and has become hilarious and entertaining A big part of The Buzzrsquos rise can be attrib-uted to the brilliant raps of Se-nior Troy Palmer also known as Trappy Troy His raps are original creative and have the occasional flame Whether hersquos roasting a teacher or just a poor unsuspecting school-mate his bars is always fire Troy is extremely ambi-tious he wants to eventually be at the same level of rapping like Drake or Kanye West Cur-

Justin Marksrsquo Bar of the Day It seems we livin the american dream

but the people highest up got the lowest self esteemthe prettiest people do the ugliest things

from the road to riches and diamond rings

-Kanye West

Senior

by Justin Marks

The Sting

by Daisy Perez

rently hersquos been working on a few songs but most of the attention hersquos received has been from the publicity on the Buzz Recently Palmer has been hitting the studio working on some hot rhymersquos with other up and coming art-ists including Senior Liam Pawlack Senior Gabe Al-len and Junior Chip Weir Palmer isnrsquot sure if he wants to go to college yet but if he does he is considering going to Full Sail College to pursue producing and broadcasting Palmer says he doesnrsquot think a musical school such as Bel-

mont would help him grow saying ldquoYou canrsquot really teach someone to rap better you know You either got it or you donrsquotrdquo Palmer defi-nitely has the talent as Ju-nior Chip Weir said ldquo Troy Palmer is a more talented art-ist than Kanye WestrdquoThese are very strong compliments as Kanye is one of the best current rappers in the world Palmer is definitely a rising star and he could eventu-ally take the world by storm His raps are fresh but his style is fresherwatch out world for the Trappy Troy

• 1 - Front Page
• 2 - News1
• 3- feature 1
• 4 - Feature 2
• 5 - feature 2
• 6 - Feature 2
• 7- Feature2
• 8- Opinion 1
• 9 - Opinion2
• 10 - Lifestyle 1
• 11-lifestyle2
• 12-Sports 1
• 13-Sports 1
• 14- senior

Sports [ 13]

While football season comes to a close and fall sports get into full swing a new organization outside of the school is becom-ing extremely prevalent and is stealing all of the sports chat-ter this winter Teen League Teen League is a recreation-al organization of basketball

teams in which friends create a team and pick a fellow peer to be the coach The teams are separated by gender with the exception of the coach whose gender does not matter but not

Teen league rec basketball the competition commences by Kasey Cwalina

by grade level This means girls play girls and boys play boys but a sophomore girlsrsquo team will play a senior girlsrsquo team if the schedule tells them to do so Every team schedules and runs practice with the help of both their coach and any outside source they can bring in to help

them out The organization pro-hibits high school students who play varsity basketball from join-ing teams to keep play honest and fair however they can still coach teams and help out at practices if a team wishes for them to do so So with that exception anyone

Check out all of the sporting events for December by Lindsay Boyle

can play An extremely popular aspect of Teen League is picking your teamrsquos name Throughout the grade levels there are nu-merous teams with outrageously creative names such as Shot-line Bling Cookies and Kareem Hoops I Did It Again Butter-milk Slamcakes Three Willy

and Threezus

At the end of the season a tournament ensues with a grand prize of drumroll please a free sweatshirt It may not seem like much to the average person I mean we all have sweatshirts right Wrong This isnrsquot any old sweatshirt to the players of these

hardworking and surprisingly competitive basketball teams this is what the season is all about So as this winter rolls around you might want to check out your local recreational center to see what this hubbub is all about and maybe just maybe next year your team could be on that roster and that sweat-shirt could be on your back

Friday Dec 18

- End of First Semester

Saturday Dec 19

-Swim and Dive -300 Dynamo Swim Cen- ter -Varsity Wrestling -Black Knight Duels Cen- tral Gwinnett High School

Monday Dec 21

-Varsity Wrestling -Gatlinburg TN

Tuesday Dec 22

-JV Wrestling -McEachern Duals McEachern High School

Monday Dec 28

-Varsity Basketball -WNC Wells Fargo Holiday Classic Asheville NC

Tuesday Dec 29

-Varsity Basketball -WNC Wells Fargo Holiday Classic Asheville NC

Wednesday Dec 30 -Varsity Basketball -WNC Wells Fargo Holiday Classic Asheville NC

Hornet by Noah Hill

This group of crazy ballers is Threezus Coached by Justin Marks the team is doing their best Team MVPrsquos are Lindsay Hasson Ava Stovall Cierra Meer and Han-nah Romanas Though the team may not walk away with a large amount of victories they definitely have the heart and teamwork Photo credit Lindsay Boyle

Hoops I Did it Again team member Hanley Jones shoots past her defenders The team has a great record and is very intimidating at game

time Photo Credit Hanley Jones

Roswell Recreation and Parks Department is an organizer of the teen league program httpwwwrealestatewebmasterscomimagesup-

loadsryan-wardroswellparks(1)jpg

Roswell High Schoolrsquos Athletic Program is one to notice All of the sports teams are motivated and supported whether they be

girls boys varsity JV or freshman These teams deserve recognition and a large crowd Check the above calendar to know when and where to be to cheer on your favorite sports Wear your green black and white Bring posters for friends and your loudest voice Be there

or be square Go hornets

The Sting | Sports | Dec 152015

Congratulations to the varsity football team on their win against graysonbeComing region Champions and also on their great game at the dome we are so proud

of you

[ ]Seniors 14

Decemberrsquos dope senior spotlight Troy Palmer

Justin Marks Bar of the Day

Daisyrsquos Doodle for the delightful month of December

This year Roswell High Schools ldquoThe Buzzrdquo has sud-denly taken a giant step for-ward and has become hilarious and entertaining A big part of The Buzzrsquos rise can be attrib-uted to the brilliant raps of Se-nior Troy Palmer also known as Trappy Troy His raps are original creative and have the occasional flame Whether hersquos roasting a teacher or just a poor unsuspecting school-mate his bars is always fire Troy is extremely ambi-tious he wants to eventually be at the same level of rapping like Drake or Kanye West Cur-

Justin Marksrsquo Bar of the Day It seems we livin the american dream

but the people highest up got the lowest self esteemthe prettiest people do the ugliest things

from the road to riches and diamond rings

-Kanye West

Senior

by Justin Marks

The Sting

by Daisy Perez

rently hersquos been working on a few songs but most of the attention hersquos received has been from the publicity on the Buzz Recently Palmer has been hitting the studio working on some hot rhymersquos with other up and coming art-ists including Senior Liam Pawlack Senior Gabe Al-len and Junior Chip Weir Palmer isnrsquot sure if he wants to go to college yet but if he does he is considering going to Full Sail College to pursue producing and broadcasting Palmer says he doesnrsquot think a musical school such as Bel-

mont would help him grow saying ldquoYou canrsquot really teach someone to rap better you know You either got it or you donrsquotrdquo Palmer defi-nitely has the talent as Ju-nior Chip Weir said ldquo Troy Palmer is a more talented art-ist than Kanye WestrdquoThese are very strong compliments as Kanye is one of the best current rappers in the world Palmer is definitely a rising star and he could eventu-ally take the world by storm His raps are fresh but his style is fresherwatch out world for the Trappy Troy

• 1 - Front Page
• 2 - News1
• 3- feature 1
• 4 - Feature 2
• 5 - feature 2
• 6 - Feature 2
• 7- Feature2
• 8- Opinion 1
• 9 - Opinion2
• 10 - Lifestyle 1
• 11-lifestyle2
• 12-Sports 1
• 13-Sports 1
• 14- senior

[ ]Seniors 14

Decemberrsquos dope senior spotlight Troy Palmer

Justin Marks Bar of the Day

Daisyrsquos Doodle for the delightful month of December

This year Roswell High Schools ldquoThe Buzzrdquo has sud-denly taken a giant step for-ward and has become hilarious and entertaining A big part of The Buzzrsquos rise can be attrib-uted to the brilliant raps of Se-nior Troy Palmer also known as Trappy Troy His raps are original creative and have the occasional flame Whether hersquos roasting a teacher or just a poor unsuspecting school-mate his bars is always fire Troy is extremely ambi-tious he wants to eventually be at the same level of rapping like Drake or Kanye West Cur-

Justin Marksrsquo Bar of the Day It seems we livin the american dream

but the people highest up got the lowest self esteemthe prettiest people do the ugliest things

from the road to riches and diamond rings

-Kanye West

Senior

by Justin Marks

The Sting

by Daisy Perez

rently hersquos been working on a few songs but most of the attention hersquos received has been from the publicity on the Buzz Recently Palmer has been hitting the studio working on some hot rhymersquos with other up and coming art-ists including Senior Liam Pawlack Senior Gabe Al-len and Junior Chip Weir Palmer isnrsquot sure if he wants to go to college yet but if he does he is considering going to Full Sail College to pursue producing and broadcasting Palmer says he doesnrsquot think a musical school such as Bel-

mont would help him grow saying ldquoYou canrsquot really teach someone to rap better you know You either got it or you donrsquotrdquo Palmer defi-nitely has the talent as Ju-nior Chip Weir said ldquo Troy Palmer is a more talented art-ist than Kanye WestrdquoThese are very strong compliments as Kanye is one of the best current rappers in the world Palmer is definitely a rising star and he could eventu-ally take the world by storm His raps are fresh but his style is fresherwatch out world for the Trappy Troy

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