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Medieval
Madness By: Destiny Stipe
On Friday
November 9th, Miss
Hollingsworth’s English
400 class left at six a.m.
for Medieval Times
located in Schaumburg,
Illinois. Mrs. Lorton
brought doughnuts from
Casey’s. The bus was
driven by Mama Sue,
who stopped at the
Casey’s in Georgetown to
get some eating utensils
for Hope’s biscuits and
gravy. At Medieval
Times, the seniors
looked around, and they
had old relics for sale.
Lorton bought everyone
a princess hat that lit up,
which each girl looked
stylish in. In the arena,
they had to support the
black and white knight.
The black and white
knight was more
superior in every aspect
than any other male
being in the competition,
and Miss Hollingsworth
made a point to cast
names for each player in
the tournament.
Nevertheless, the seniors
enjoyed their dinner and
show; the dinner
consisted of chicken
quarters, corn on the
cob, garlic bread, potato
wedges and a delicious
chocolate chip cookie.
According to the waiter,
the corn on the cob was
dragon necks and the
wedges were dragon
toes. The competition
consisted of four knights
who jousted and sword
fought to win the hand
of the princess. The
entire crowd was full of
energy and wanted their
knight to win. After the
black and white
knight used his
skillful knight
abilities to win, the
senior class jumped
for joy. Kelsey got a
rose from the
knight, and she
about melted to the
floor in happiness. They
then proceeded to go
home. The kids wanted
to eat Taco Bell, so they
stopped to get some.
While they were there,
the Taco Bell employee
pointed out that Mike
Cardona must be a
chaperone! Next time
you see him in the hall,
don’t forget to call him
Mr. Cardona. All in all,
the seniors, Mrs. Lorton,
Miss Hollingsworth, and
Mama Sue had a
fantastic, fun, and joyous
time on this field trip.
Mama Sue was quoted
saying, “Let’s make this
an every Friday
adventure.” No one
argued.
THE CARDINAL ~~~~ December 13, 2012 Issue: 3 Volume: 1 ~~~~~
Volleyball By: Ashley Malone
The Lady
Cardinals volleyball
season came to an end
Tuesday, October 23rd
during regional play.
Senior night was
October 18th, which
ended on a good note.
The JV team won, along
with a win for the Varsity
team.
This year’s JV
record was 18-0 going
undefeated for their
second year in a row to
make it 36 wins over the
past two years. The
Cardinals’ Varsity ended
their season with a 15-12
record. The ladies had a
great season and are
looking forward to next
year. The Volleyball
Banquet was held
Monday, November 26th
in the cafeteria.
AHS By: Victoria Hess
What is AHS?
This is a question asked
by many, even some who
are in it. AHS stands for
Academic Honors
Society. In order to join,
one must maintain a
GPA of a 3.7 or greater
and write a satisfactory
essay to Mrs. Frailey who
explains what you think
AHS is and include some
awesome ideas for the
group to do.
This year, we are
focusing on Autism. We
are
planning
on selling
puzzle
pieces at
some point to raise
money for Autism
Speaks, an organization
that helps with Autism
awareness.
Vehicle of the
Month By: Tyler Lowery
This little, red
SUV Ford Explorer Sport
is driven by Jacob Lewis.
Jacob has put flashing
lights on this SUV for
EMS calls. When asked
how long he has had this
vehicle, he replied with
“eight months.” The
good thing about this car
is that it is fast, off road
capable, and reliable, but
there are some
downsides too; this
vehicle needs work.
When asked if he had
the money to modify it
in anyway, he said he
would get more lights,
tune the engine, and add
a little more horses
under the hood. He may
like this vehicle, but
when asked if he would
sell or
trade
he
said
yes,
but he
would
only
trade for a newer Ford F-
150.
Editorial: A
Unique
Christmas
Break By: Victoria Hess
What is there to
do over Christmas
Break? You could do the
usual Christmas cookies,
build a snowman, go
crazy over gifts, and
spend time with family.
Another idea is to mix it
up a little. Build a snow
couch (and if you take a
picture bring it for the
newspaper). Hold an
ugly Christmas sweater
party. Make snow ice
cream (recipe included).
Plot ways to torture your
annoying families, but
don’t act on them. This
break is time to relax and
have fun after freaking
out about finals. ENJOY
IT!
Snow Ice Cream:
Ingredients: 8 cups-
fresh, clean (not yellow)
snow; 1 can (14 oz) -
sweetened condensed
milk; 1 teaspoon- vanilla
extract
Directions: Put the snow
in a large bowl. Pour the
condensed milk over the
snow. Add vanilla. Mix to
combine. Serve
immediately.
How To Be a
Superhero By: Kenny O'Brien &
Lilli Davis
Warning: This is a Satire, which is making
fun of something in a serious tone. In other
words, sarcasm. Do Not Attempt.
Do you like to
help people? Do you like
tight outfits with capes?
Then being a superhero
is the right job for you!!
The first rule on being a
superhero is always have
a super, unnecessarily
long cape. Remember
the saying for capes are,
“If you’re not tripin’ on
it, you’re not flying with
it.” You don’t need super
powers like Spiderman
or Superman. You can be
like Batman, a guy who
can’t do anything and
dresses up as a bat and
runs around in the
middle of the night
serving justice. A mask is
very important to keep
your identity safe.
Anything can be used as
a mask such as
underwear, fishnets,
cardboard, paper bags,
and, of course, sun
glasses. Gloves and
boots are very key to
being a superhero. You
can get gloves and boots
from just about
anywhere, but if you
cannot find any, you can
wear rubber boots and
latex hospital gloves.
Cool gadgets are also
very important. A rubber
band gun or boomerang
can be very effective
against common villains.
Last and most
importantly is to have an
arch-nemesis. An arch-
nemesis makes a super
hero’s life a lot more
interesting and fun. Start
your superhero career as
soon as possible, so you
can fight evil and save
lives of millions.
Zombie
Apocalypse By: Haylee Clayton
“When there’s no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth.” –
Peter (Dawn of the Dead)
One of today’s
most popular modern
topics is the zombie
apocalypse, or at least
zombie video games.
Most people think that
this can’t happen, and,
for the most part, I
believe that. I don’t think
there’s going to be a
zombie apocalypse, but
some people like to think
otherwise. Anyway, I’ve
gathered some awesome
information about this
for my current writing
project, and I thought I’d
share.
Brain
parasites…Yup, they’re
real. They have the same
characteristics as the
common zombie. The
example that I found for
this is the toxoplasmosa
gondii. Apparently, it
infects rats, but breeds in
the intestines of cats.
They’re smart enough to
actually take over the
rat’s brain and force it to
get eaten by whatever
cat seems to come by.
Humans and rats aren’t
that different, you know?
Oh yeah, and half of the
human population
already has it. I know
what you’re thinking.
Small little things like
that will take a long time
to jump into effect,
right? Well, what about
the scientists that are
exposed to chemical
fumes every day? What if
they accidently find a
trigger for it? What will
happen then?
Neurotoxins are
another possible route
for zombies. Some
Japanese blowfish can
pass these into humans.
They slow the body
functions down so much
that the host is pretty
much considered dead.
A certain kind of weed,
called datura
stramonium, brings the
victim back under the
effects of the
neurotoxins. The drug,
like the sickness, leaves
the host with no
memory, although they
can still do everyday
things such as eating,
sleeping, moaning, and
moving around with
their arms outstretched.
Doesn’t that sound
familiar? This has
already happened in
Haiti. Soooo, next time
you think about going
swimming with some
Japanese blowfish,
remember, you might
turn into a zombie.
There are also
many brain disorders
that may lead to
someone having the
same characteristics as a
zombie. Mad Cow
Disease is a perfect
example of this. There is,
of course, a human
version of this disease,
which is called
Creutzfeldt-Jakob
disease (vCJD). This
happens when humans
eat the meat of an
infected cow. Some of
the symptoms are
changes in walking,
hallucinations, lack of
coordination (stumbling
zombies, anyone?),
muscle twitching,
muscle jerks, and rapidly
developing dementia.
Don’t worry though, the
disease is pretty rare.
Number four on
my list is neurogenesis.
This is pretty much just
re-growing dead brain
tissue. Scientists have
already found a way to
re-grow the brains
belonging to comatose
head trauma patients.
That’s until they wake up
and actually walk
around. This sounds like
an awesome thing, right?
We can bring back the
dead! Woo hoo! We just
need to get to them
within a certain amount
of time. Ha ha…no…we
can’t. Our body’s can
perform orderly
functions; we aren’t
really alive. It isn’t us.
Our brain is dead on the
outside in. The outside is
the cortex, which is
pretty much what makes
every single one of us
who we are. The stem is
all we need to survive.
We can still walk around
and do everything else.
We have no thoughts, no
personality, nothing.
Nanobots are yet
another real thing.
They’re these weird
looking, tiny robots that
scientists use. An
invention that has been
created is a nano-cyborg,
which can keep its host
alive for about a month
after it dies. The studies
show that brain
nanobots, which crawl
inside of your brain and
replace it, will be here
within a decade. They
can completely rewire
your thoughts. Isn’t that
comforting? Face it. One
day, we will be walking
around with these
terrifying things in our
heads, thinking that
they’re an every day,
completely harmless
thing. Weren’t bath salts
supposed to be
harmless? Anyway,
they’re going to have this
programming that keeps
living inside of our
bodies, even though
we’re dead. They’ll run
your body to the
bone…literally. Now,
since they’re
programmed to replicate
their host, they’ll need to
find a new host. After all,
how can you be someone
who’s dead? This will
force them to relocate.
How would they do this
exactly? That’s
right…biting. They’ll shut
down their new host’s
brain, just like with the
old host. It’ll just
continue on, and on, and
on, and on, and on, and
on.
A lot of things
have been used as
examples of the
beginning of the zombie
apocalypse, such as bath
salts and everything that
I listed before. As I said, I
really don’t think that
any of us will need to
worry about zombies
attacking. Most of the
things that I listed above
are out of our time
frame. Unless we’re
invaded by an army of
mutant, zombie-loving
nerds, we
won’t be
seeing any
zombies
around for
a while.
But, in
case
zombies
attack,
BUY ALL
THE TWINKIES YOU
CAN!!!!
Hate? By: Cassie Cantrell
I hate. You hate.
He hates. She hates. It
hates. We all hate.
Hate is one of the
most overused words, in
my opinion.
Everyone ‘hates’
something. School, heat,
cold weather, a specific
individual, multiple
individuals, reading,
doing homework, etc,
they don’t exactly
understand the strength
of the word. No one
takes that kind of stuff
into consideration.
You can believe
that you hate something
all you want, but really,
you don’t hate it, you
just strongly dislike it.
Just try to avoid
complaining, and saying
that you hate almost
everything, because it’s
very unbecoming.
I’ve had several
individuals claim that
they ‘hate their life.’
Does anyone try to
remind themselves of
people who have no
home? People who can’t
even afford clothing or
food? Or those children
who are constantly
abused, for no reason?
The people who truly
have a reason to dislike
the life they’re living? I
know for a fact that
hardly anyone reminds
themselves of that.
Hating people for
random things doesn’t
really get you anywhere
in life, either. You’re
sitting there, hating a
specific individual for
something so small, so
unimportant, and they’re
enjoying their life, and
not letting anything get
to them. Please, tell me,
who wins that battle?
Would you rather want
to sit around all day and
rage? Basically wasting
time that you’re never
going to get back? Or
would you rather want to
live happily, with no
regrets?
These are all
decisions that you as an
individual make on your
own. No one is telling
you what to be. You’re
the creator. You decide. I
mean, you only live once,
after all.
“Hating people is like
burning down your
house to get rid of a
rat.”
~Harry Emerson
Fosdick
Quote of the
Month By: Tyler Lowery
“I hooked up my
accelerator pedal in my
car to my brake lights. I
hit the gas, people
behind me stop, and I’m
gone.” – Steven Wright
Word of the
Month By: Tyler Owen
Learn It: Acronychal – literally refers to
something happening in the evening or at
nightfall
(Extra Credit Opportunity – use this word correctly in a
sentence in Ms. Hollingsworth’s class)
Parkland Trip By: Elora Thomas
On November 8,
the Computer Club went
to Parkland College and
met with professor Jonas
Dees. He spoke about
people who had
previously gone there,
and how many of them
had already become
successful Graphic
Designers. Many of his
own students had gone
on and some even
worked for Pixar. Then
Dave Bock came in and
showed us a program
called Maya. This
program allows you to
make images come to
life. He had us make an
apple out of nothing, and
it was a fun learning
experience. Later on in
the day, we met with a
guy named Anthony
Burkert. He showed us
some of his own
creations and the steps it
he took to make them
come alive. He then
explained to us that you
don’t
have
to be
an art
genius
to do these things; you
just have to have a good
imagination and the
inspiration to do it
Freshmen
Winners When the AHS
announced that they
were hosting a Christmas
tree competition on the
square, the Class of 2016
had firm belief they
would dominate. Ms.
Hollingsworth was given
the entry form on
Monday after school,
spoke to her freshmen
on Tuesday, and
began making plans
for the tree on
Wednesday. Many
individual pictures
were taken in the
hallways to insure
the perfect selection of
ornament supplies. The
ornaments are very
unique and one of a
kind. Each picture is
glittertized, framed,
and colored. Miss
Vineyard gave the
freshmen the
supplies to make this
art happen! That
Friday night,
Koraima and Brandon
Brinkley, along with Mrs.
Frailey and Miss
Hollingsworth created
the peak of perfection
when it comes to tree
decorating. In fact, the
great effort caused the
freshmen to win. What
did they win you ask?
They won town and
school pride! Great job
Freshmen! Keep up the
great, wonderful,
fantastic, creative, and
skillful abilities that you
exhibit everyday in the
classroom and out in the
world.
What Would You
Do? By: Sam Kirts
What would you
do if you saw someone
who was in a bad mood?
Would you help them?
Or would you just stand
there? People judge
people all the time for
what they look like or
what they do. You can
never know what a
person may be going
through. They could
have a bad home-life.
Some girl may be
walking through the
hallway of the school
crying, and people may
say that they are a baby.
Maybe she just broke up
with her boyfriend. Or
maybe she just found out
about someone in their
family having a health
issue, or maybe they are
just having a bad day.
The biggest fact here is
don’t judge.
People have issues
with judging all the time.
By doing this, it makes a
person feel bigger, or
they just feel more
powerful. You as a
person, the person being
judged, can’t let them do
that to you. You have to
stand up as a person and
as a tough guy/girl and
deal with the pain for a
while, even if it may be
the worst day of your
life. The person judging
you, or looking at you in
a bad way, just wants to
get to you, and you can’t
let them do that.
“You are beautiful
no matter what they say,
words can’t bring you
down,” said the famous
Christina Aguilera. This
song could mean so
much to a girl who is
going through a tough
time or maybe even a
guy. The video shows
two homosexual men
kissing in a crowd. No
one knew they were
together, but they didn’t
care, because they didn’t
let anyone judge them.
The video also shows a
girl looking in the
mirror, she is very
skinny, and she looks in
the mirror, and she looks
normal in her eyes. She
doesn’t care what people
say about her and she
doesn’t care when people
judge her.
The moral of the
story is this…don’t let
people judge you for
what you believe in,
what you do, or what
you feel is right. You are
you and you can be
whoever you want to be.
You can’t let anyone tell
you otherwise. They
aren’t you, they can’t tell
you what you do in life,
but they do effect how
you do it.
.
Staff
Victoria Hess – Opinion Editor
Destiny Stipe – Activities Editor
Elora Thomas – Games Editor
McKenzie LeLoup
Hope Weir
Cassie Cantrell
Haylee Clayton
Kenny O’Brien
Lilli Davis
Sam Kirts
Tyler Owen
Ashley Malone
Tyler Lowery
Dana Rose Mitchell
1. What activities/groups have you been involved
in during high school?
AHS, Volleyball, & Band 2. What have you enjoyed most about Chrisman
high school?
Getting to know everyone throughout the years
3. What is your favorite thing about Chrisman
High School?
How close everyone is 4. What are your plans after graduating from high
school?
I’m going to go to college to become an engineer, then find a husband and become rich!
5. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can.
What are you touching?
Shelby Warner 6. Where do you see yourself in ten years?
In 10 years, I hope to have a husband and some kids and have invented something amazing!
7. If you could marry anyone in the senior class,
who would it be and why?
Michael Pinnell because if my house is on fire he would be able to save it. Also, because he argues with me a bunch and I always win!
8. If you were a superhero, what would your
nickname be?
Dynamic Dana 9. What advice would you give to underclassmen?
Don’t take drama seriously; it isn’t worth your time. Have fun and enjoy high school.
10. What is the cheesiest pickup line you know? Baby, if you were words on a page, you would be what they call FINE PRINT!
11. What are you looking forward to most about
senior trip? Having one final adventure with my class and for all the odd things that are going to happen.
12. What body part do you wash first? My arms
13. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever done while driving? I’ve changed clothes.
Dalton Waltz
1. What activities/groups have you been involved in
during high school?
Baseball, basketball, band, and yearbook 2. What have you enjoyed most about Chrisman high
school?
The interesting events 3. What is your favorite thing about Chrisman High
School?
R.J., Devon, Eric, and Mason 4. What are your plans after graduating from high
school?
Get my CDL and go to DACC for Wind Turbine Technology
5. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What
are you touching?
R.J. 6. Where do you see yourself in ten years?
Working with a good amount of money 7. If you could marry anyone in the senior class, who
would it be and why?
Dana because she is my wifey
8. If you were a superhero, what would your
nickname be?
The Big Package 9. What advice would you give to underclassmen?
Don’t waste a minute because it all flies by so
fast, and you don’t realize what you have
missed now that you’re a senior…
10. What is the cheesiest pickup line you know? Can I have your picture? I want to show Santa what I want for Christmas.
11. What are you looking forward to most about senior
trip? All the great memories we are going to make
12. What body part do you wash first? My hair
13. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever done while driving? Lit paper on fire and threw it at the car next to me
By: Hope Weir & McKenzie LeLoup
Horoscopes By: Elora Thomas
Aries- This month you should give a person who is taller than 5'6 a hug for good luck. Also, you might discover something in your room you've never seen before.
Lucky Numbers= 4, 78, 93,5, and 7
Taurus-This month you will have a good outcome with something you've been trying for awhile. To ensure this, high-five Shelby Warner.
Lucky Numbers= 2, 36, 49, 84, and 9
Gemini- Start finding those lucky pennies and rabbits feet because you’re going to need a lot of luck this month! Something good may happen to you.
Lucky Numbers= 56, 23, 100, 3, and 44
Cancer- The best thing for you to do is to have a fun month. The odds will be ever in your favor so try whatever you want.
Lucky Numbers= 34, 73,
18, and 29
Leo- This month has a good outcome for you. To make sure it's all you ever wanted hug, the first person to ask "What's up?"
Lucky Numbers=23, 48, 1, and 15
Virgo- You should have a good month. Everything looks great, but to be sure, use a green mechanical pencil.
Lucky Numbers=12, 66, 89, 52, and 99
Libra- Stay warm this month because you have a high chance of getting sick, but to prevent that drink pink milk.
Lucky Numbers= 45, 38, 58, 26, and 88
Scorpio- It’s a good month to hug! Give your friends hugs and good things will happen to you, or something you've been waiting to happen will happen soon.
Lucky Numbers= 19, 90, 30, 49, and 76
Sagittarius- This is the month for sports! Be athletic; try to achieve goals this month like finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow!
Lucky Numbers= 43, 28, 10, 67, and 0
Capricorn-You may run into an old friend or a new one. You might feel friendlier than ever! That's good; just say hi to the person next to you!
Lucky Numbers=21, 79, 38, 2, and 8
Aquarius- You might want to hang with people soon; they could be slipping away, but don’t let that happen. Just start talking to them again.
Lucky Numbers=94, 83, 57, 5, and 50
Pisces- You might feel extra hungry today! You should eat pizza because you can’t go wrong with pizza.
Lucky Numbers=39, 47, 29, 9, and 55