issue 126 december 2014 final

Issue 126 December 2014

2 Kickin’ It Quarterly December 2014

News

Bulletin

Child Abuse and Poverty

Lone Wolves Terrorists

Slow Poke Law

Date Rape Prevention: Nail Polish

Communication Arts Festival

Holiday Features

Halloween

I am Thankful for…

Holiday Wish List

Features

Spotlight Porsche

Foods I Miss

Custom Guitars

Sports

Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons

SEC Rivalry Week Comes to an End

Cross Country Season Wrap-up

Opinions & Editorials

The Negative Effects of Texting

The Benefits of Minecraft

Pro-Gay Marriage

Anti-Gay Marriage

KIQ Staff:

Editor: Jessica Lublin

Advisor: Shilpee Kathuria

Layouts: Jessica Lublin, Shilpee Kathuria, Sydney

Pipes

Pg. 3 Compiled by Shilpee Kathuria

Pg. 4 Caroline Holmes

Pg. 5 Jack Abram

Pg. 6 Sara Edge

Pg. 7 Sean Nemesh

Pgs. 8-9 Jacob Smith

Pgs. 10-11 Noah Terpstra

Pgs. 12-13 Trey Reid

Pgs. 14-15 Sydney Pipes

Pg. 16 Tyler Harrell

Pg. 17 Kevin Kemple

Pgs. 18-19 Hayden Draycott

Pg. 20 Jake Martin

Pg. 21 David Wells

Pgs. 22-24 David Wells

Pg. 25 Zachary Katz

Pg. 26 Matthew Cowart

Pg. 27 Matthew Dalluge

Pg. 28 Joseph Murphy

Front Page (from left): Rachel Fisher with Harley the

dog, and Morgan McCurley, Dosa the dog (center), Loki the

dog and Ethan Reisch

Table of Contents

December 2014 Kickin’ It Quarterly 3

Upper School

Bulletin Cause of the Civil War

Debates

By Drew Dickerson

In Brad’s American History class, the

students debated the cause of the Civil

War on Tuesday, December 9. The topic

of this debate is slavery (pro) vs. states’

rights (con). In the con, the states’ rights

group will be trying to prove that the

states’ rights caused the Civil War. The

pro-slavery group will be working to-

wards proving that slavery caused the

Civil War. After each group gathers their

information they will try to prove the oth-

er side wrong through debate, by contra-

dicting the opposing team with the evi-

dence they gathered through research.

My personal opinion of this de-

bate is that it is an intriguing, and thought

-provoking assignment. I also enjoyed

attempting to counter the other groups’

facts, and information that was gathered

by them.

I feel fortunate and lucky to be at

MSA and more so in Vaidehi Ralla-

palli’s homeroom, as I got inspired

to learn more about the 3D printer

she constructed this summer. I

learned all about 3D Printing this

summer, as I went to a 3D printing

camp at Southern Polytechnic Uni-

versity. After designing two differ-

ent key chains, we designed a min-

iature Frisbee (mine was more of a

ring), and had it printed overnight.

We then built small printers, at-

tempted to used them, and disas-

sembled them for the next group.

I am excited because on a

daily basis during breaks, I get to

work, practice, design, and learn

more about 3D printing in

Vaidehi’s homeroom!

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sented by Drew Dickerson, Brandon

Carr, Boris Huffman and Victoria Tosca-

no at the podium.

Photo by Shilpee Kathuria

Grandparent’s Day

By Sophie Bonds

Grandparent’s Day was

recently held at Mill

Springs Academy on Fri-

day, November 21. Many

grandparents attended to

see the school and meet the

teachers and staff mem-

bers, and our own peers.

The Band and Chorus both

performed for them while

they ate breakfast. The

band played ‘Requiem’

and ‘Where the streets

have no name’. The

grandparents attending al-

so had the opportunity to

take a picture with their

grandkids, which are shown

below. Overall, grandpar-

ents’ day was a good expe-

rience. I look forward to

next year’s grandparents’

day as well.

Photo by Carolina Ayerbe

Sophie Bonds with her grandmoth-

er, Nancy Bonds, enjoying Grand-

parent’s Day 2014.


Many children in America are dwelling within poverty. According to “Feeding America,” the sta-

tistics are staggering: “In 2013, 14.7 million (19.9 percent) children under the age of 18 were in poverty.”

Unfortunately, it is also quite common globally. Many of these children living in poverty are being subjected

to a negative cycle of abuse in impoverished households. The American Psychological Association states

many reasons this cycle occurs. One of the many numerous factors seem to be harsh conditions, neglect, ex-

cessive stress, and similar abuse from generation to generation. Their research indicates socioeconomic sta-

tus directly and significantly effects the possibility of child abuse in a home.

Also, there is an obvious marked increase in stress in lower income homes. Socioeconomic status is

directly connected to education. It procreates large gaps within achievement levels, absenteeism and be-

tween 60 and 70 percent higher dropout rates than the national average (APA, Harris, 2005). Poverty is a

reliable predictor of child abuse among low income families, especially those with family exposure to sub-

stance abuse, crowding and violence which is stressful to all members of a household. According to the Na-

tional Coalition for Child Protection Reform, “Abuse is three times more common in poor families and

“neglect” is seven times more common.” Childwelfare.gov states, “increased prevention programs and so-

cial support programs to improve parents age-appropriate expectations for their children” as a way to help

stop the cycle. In addition, their research suggested “that one-third of all individuals who were maltreated

will subject their children to maltreatment”. They have established education programs to give parents in

welfare homes and in social welfare cases proper knowledge about child development, unrealistic expecta-

tions and appropriate versus inappropriate punishment.

We need to stimulate concern and stop the violence. We need to increase public awareness of these

statistics and the large amount of children that will continue this cycle in America unless we find the utmost

compassion within us enough to help.

What Can Be Done?

A Look at Cycles of Poverty and Child Abuse By Caroline Holmes

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When you think of terrorism, what

images come to mind? Images of

9/11, Al Qaeda, ISIS, Boko Haram,

the IRA, or even American Militia

Groups likely come to mind. But

organized and large terror groups

are beginning to become less com-

mon and effective as global mili-

taries and law enforcement focus

on combatting these groups. Be-

cause of this, a new type of ter-

rorist is becoming more common;

the lone wolf. These are people

who work alone in order to commit

terroristic acts. The reason

this concept is so appealing to

terrorists is that it signifi-

cantly lowers the risk of detec-

tion by authorities if you have

minimal people aware of your

plans.

By Jack Abram

Lone Wolves:

The Changing Face of Terrorism Possibly inspired by these inci-

dents, this year there have been sev-

eral lone wolf attacks in North Amer-

ica. On October 23rd, a man with rad-

ical Islamic beliefs attacked two New

York Police Department officers with

a hatchet, severely injuring both be-

fore being killed by gunfire. On Oc-

tober 22nd, a man holding similar be-

liefs attacked the Canadian Parlia-

ment building in Ottawa, Canada,

killing one Canadian soldier and

wounding others before being shot and

killed by the Sergeant at Arms.

Closer to home, on June 6th, a

former TSA Agent holding Sovereign

Citizen beliefs attacked the Forsyth

County Courthouse in Cumming, Geor-

gia. He had several weapons as well

as supplies for taking hostages in

his car. Luckily, he was shot by a

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office depu-

ty before he could gain access to the

building.

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The state of Georgia passed a new law called the slow poke law, because slow drivers were causing accidents on the state’s freeway. They were not moving over to the right lanes when the faster drivers were approaching them. This effects a lot of faster drivers on the freeway and has caused acci-dents. It also causes people to be late. Slow drivers would drive in front of faster drivers that were approaching them and would not move over and get out of the faster drivers way; it has become a problem. Now in the state of Georgia, if a faster driver is coming up from behind, you must move over into the right lane. When people don’t move over when someone faster is coming up on them, it causes accidents. The law was passed on July 1, 2014 Some people are upset; they feel if they are going the speed limit or a little over they should not have to move over to where the really slow drivers are going slower than you. Other people feel it is a great law that will really prevent accidents.

Slow Poke Law:

A New Change for Georgia Drivers By Sara Edge

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Date rape drugs have been a

problem for the past 30 years up until

now. In the past, there have been

many different types of ideas to pre-

vent people from date rape situations.

Some worked while others didn’t do

anything.

But now four undergraduate stu-

dents (Ankesh Madan, Stephen Gray,

Tasso Von Windheim, and Tyler Con-

frey-Maloney) at North Carolina State

University have invented a special

type of nail polish that can trigger the

types of drugs such as “roofies” that

could knock you out. These same four

male college students have made a

nail polish that could save a girl’s

night or others at risk. Their nail

polish changes different shades as it

is dipped in a drink that has been al-

tered or drugged.

Who would have thought nail

polish could do all of this? Some peo-

ple believe that it is important to

have this, but this nail polish almost

says it’s a woman’s rather than a

man’s responsibility to keep rapists

away, which many disagree with.

Some think that the nail polish is

great and others think differently. If

rapists are still out in the community,

some people somewhere aren’t doing

their job.

By Sean Nemesh

College Students Invent Date Rape

Prevention Nail Polish

The four inventors of the date rape prevention nail

polish pose in front of North Carolina State

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The nail polish is marketed as a beauty product.


Communication Arts Celebrates

Appalachian Culture with this

year’s Stupendous Festival

By Jacob Smith During the first week of December, Communication Arts put on their annual fes-

tival, this year honoring Appalachia. This is a region stretching up the eastern

United States. The main events of the festival included speeches and costumes

by seventh and eighth graders, where each portrayed a different character.

Teacher Chelsea Michelson’s sister, Jana and her band performed traditional

Appalachian ballads and songs, with dancers teaching the students dances of

the region. Many craftsmen, such as soap and quilt makers, came to the festival

to showcase their crafts. There was also plenty of food and drink, including

fried chicken, baked goods and several different varieties of down-home corn-

bread. This festival was a huge success, and we hope that next year’s will be

just as exciting!

Jana, Lon and Micah were the entertainment for the

Festival. Their band is called, and they were joined

by Senior Levi Smith on banjo (in the center).

Alana Green proudly stands next to her display of

Mother Jones, firebrand activist, the basis for her

project and costume (including gray hair)!

David Cicco portrays Johnny Cash, world renowned

country singer and originally from Appalachia.


Maxwell Davis, Nic Allen and Miles Robinson

happily pose in costume in front of the many

cool displays and exhibits.

Headmaster Robert

Moore enjoys the food

and festivities.

Communication Arts students used milk jugs to cre-

ate these imaginative a d colorful masks in the tradi-

tion of Appalachia.

Photos by Shilpee Kathuria

Yikes! Senior

Johnny Ray’s

mask looks like it

is coming to life.

Cole Reed puts on a bright smile

and is enjoying dressing up as au-

thor Homer Hick-

man.

Nolan Waits looks handsome and

dapper in his 10-gallon cowboy hat

and stands next to his project on Er-

nie Ford, a famous singer and televi-

sion artist.

(Clockwise from Center Front): Alana Green, Miles Robinson, No-

lan Waits, Ryland Hughes, Cole Reed, David Cicco, Parent Becky

Lamp’l, Amy Lamp’l, Andrew Liban, Brennan Burstein, Jack Buck-

ley all gather around the Apple Butter they made and jarred.


Faculty members Chelsea Michelson, Taniah

Jones, Kay Morrison, Mateo McConnell, Carol

Adams, and Claire Christerson proudly show

off their costumes as they wait for the lower

school parade. Entries for this year’s newest Halloween feature:

The Decorate a Pumpkin Contest.

By Noah Terpstra

Halloween… it is a special time for many. It is a chance for many

people to express who they are without being judged. The Halloween

Party this year, held on Friday, October 31, was a perfect place for

this! Sherry Robinson, Keith Muma and the dedicated Level L’s: Cole

Landy, Jeremy Border, Nicole Thomas, Quint Foster, Brandon

McCormick, James York, Devin Orkin, Devin Hazzard, Ryan Sarver,

Johnny Ray, Mike Martin, and Corinne Davenport created a festive

and spooky atmosphere. There was lots of candy, music and some

wonderful dancing entertainment provided by Jack Minozzi, David

Wells, Tommy Ray and Mac McCullough. Rachel Lamp’l even brought

a miniature pony! It was one of the highlights of the year!

The annual Pumpkin Smash is a big hit, as always!

Counterclockwise: Ross Morella, Charlotte Sumner,

and Devin Hazzard all take a swing at the pumpkin

as others watch on.

Shilpee Kathuria mimics Paul Stanley’s

makeup from KISS (French Kiss).


Carolina Ayerbe rocks her two heads with

Jaime Gutierrez, while Vaidehi Rallapalli

secretly photobombs them.

Freshman Megan Brown, Cartwright

Ayres, and Emma Harris pose outside

the Great Room.

Sandra’s advisory comes together for a group pic.

From left to right: Charlotte Sumner, Trevor Murr, Sandra Weston,

Richard Brooks, Daniel Schmidt, Scott Collins, and Boris Huffman.

In front: Brooks Buce

Zombie Soccer Player

Sean Roberts seems una-

ble to stand still.

Bulldogs Fan Michael Smith is arrested by

Police Officer Tommy Ray.

Connor Bollinger has a little fun as the

photographer snaps a picture of him and

Sandra Weston.

Shepherd Jaime Gutierrez grins with Salt Sandra

Weston on one side and Pepper Alicia Miller on the

other.

There goes the pumpkin!

Matt Rankin sends

pumpkin bits flying as

he takes his turn at the

Pumpkin Smash.


Collected by Trey Reid

PANTS.

I’m thankful for my wonderful family and being able to come back to MSA! -Chase

I am thankful for my friends, family and my life and that I have such great things and

opportunities in life! -Anna Alex

I am thankful for the staff and students at MSA and for god and the world. -Vaidehi Rallapalli

I am thankful for controversial topics, geopolitics, and modern literature.

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I am thankful for all the great teachers we have at MSA as well as the coaches and

principals. -David Cicco

I am thankful for my wife, life and this awesome job.

I am thankful I only have to write one of these.

This awesome meal. I am thankful for life.

I’m thankful for my

sense of humor. My Musical talents.

I’m thankful for dogs.

I am thankful for my friends and volleyball and basketball Girls.

I’m thankful for everything good that has happened in my life.

I am thankful for all my friends, family and pets. -Lizzie

I am thankful for my Mom and grandma

and my teachers and peers. Jordan

I am thankful for my advisory kids! They are my sunshine away from home! -Carolina


I am thankful for the exploded stars supplying me with the basic

elements needed to support life on earth.

I’m grateful there are no clowns here, because I hate clowns.

My ADHD.

I am thankful for the awesome kids in my majorly cool advisory. -Gail

My imaginary friends, and Steven, the ankle-biting elf.

I am thankful that my job is to hang out with hilarious kids

and teach them science! #Best Job Ever

I am thankful

for Unicorns.

I’m thankful for my friends, family and Megadeth. -Hayden

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New opportunities and

old friends.

I am thankful for

Greg Bodeep.

I am thankful for my friends and family.

I am thankful for being able to go to this school.

I am thankful that my

dad is in good health.

The internet.

Everything.

I am thankful for all my supportive friends.

I am thankful for life, theater and my family. -Abby Hayman

I’m thankful for being blonde and pretty

I’m thankful for my Spanish teacher. -Sean

I am Thankful for God and Jesus. -Mathew Petty

I am thankful for my best friends and my family and god. -Nathan Beard

I am thankful for my

friends. -Ty Harrell

I am thankful for my family, my job, my students, and my health. –Sandra Weston


Rhen Avritt: I would love to get a new radio and

give Sherry an Alabama scarf.

Brandon Carr: I would like an awesome Christian friend and

give Boris apples.

Joseph Dalton: I would like Golden Gophers and give Coach Phil a championship.

Michael Flannigan: I would like another Championship for myself, and give a

championship to Coach Phil.

Abby Hayman: I would like to tan Uggs with brown bows on the back and I would like to

give Carly Mulligan a new One Direction album.

Chandler Holt: I would like an acceptance from Georgia and I would like to give David

Wells Lucky Charms, so he can give them to Auburn, because they seem to be lacking the

luck factor this year.

Gwyneth Hummel-Levy: I would videogames or fabric, and I would like to give my

friend Ryan a Wii U and Bayonetta 2.

Shilpee Kathuria: I would like a Ford F-150 extended cab,

with a Dosa in the back. I would like to give my students

health and happiness. For my fellow teachers, I would like

to give them wealth and wonder.

What do you want to Gift and Receive? Compiled by

Sydney Pipes


What do you want to Gift and Receive

This Holiday Season?

Bailey Kiser: I would like a basketball

championship for myself, and a basketball

championship for Coach Phil.

Sydney Pipes: I would like a Kindle Fire or a white Samsung Galaxy tab 4

Nook, and I want to give my friends whatever they like that I can afford.

Connor Samsky: I would like some 50 Cent SMS headphones, and

give Carly Mulligan a date with Zayn form One Direction.

Alex Silverman: I would like some self-confidence, and I would like to

give health and good fortune for all those who are less fortunate.

Noah Terpstra: I would like whatever people want to get me, and I

would like give Mac McCullough, David Wells, and Tommy Ray a music

studio, because they are always singing and dancing.

David Wells: I would like Chandler to hold my hand, and a

prenup for later on.

Sherry Robison: I would like a vacation at the beach, and I would

like to give me husband Terry a round of golf at Augusta National.

Emily Wright: I would like an IPhone 6, and

give Sydney Itzkovitz a puppy.


By Tyler Harrell

The Porsche 918 Spyder makes were introduced to the world at the 2013

Frankfurt Motor Show. As you can see, at the top is a picture of the 918

Spyder. Some insight from a dealership (that I visited) on how they have

progressed with making this car-“We've gone on multiple ride-and-drives

in Porsche's super-advanced hybrid supercar, but the automaker has made

a number of tweaks and changes since then.” This new model is equipped

with a hybrid powertrain, which Porsche says “still produced a combined

887 hp.” Technical director Frank Markus has given a summary about what

makes the 918 work and what it runs off of. The Porsche 918 has a 4.6

liter, with a V-8 engine that provides a 608 hp with 9150 rpm. This ve-

hicle also sounds great with the twin exhausts coming out through the V

shape that you see in this picture.

“Markus described the exhaust note as

“intoxicating." With the Exhausts at

the top of the powertrain, it helps to

keep the engine and the rear bumper

cool and not melted. Markus also said

that, “Sitting in the front of the car

is a 127-hp electric motor that sits at

the front axles and another (154 hp)

towards the back between the engine and

seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.”

This Porsche 918 sider can

go from 0 to 62 mph in 2.8 sec-

onds flat. When in zero emissions

electric mode this supercar will

make the same run in just under

seven seconds.

Pictures provided by autermo.com


By Kevin Kemple

Food on the east coast and the food on the West coast are very

different. Restaurants vary with food and where they are located.

There are some restaurants that are on the West coast that are not

on the East coast and vice versa. There are also drinks that are

mainly used on one side or the other. I have personal experience

with these differences since I have lived in California most of my

life, and then I moved to Georgia.

One of the main things that I miss from the West coast is

Pepsi. On the East coast, they have Coke which is the most popular

soda here. I prefer Pepsi over Coke because of the sweetness. Even

though you can still get Pepsi on the east, most restaurants won’t

have the option of Pepsi; they will only have Coke. Pepsi and Coke

also own other sodas that you drink regularly. Coke owns Fanta,

which has fruity flavors; they also own Sprite. Pepsi owns Crush,

which has fruity flavors as well; they also own Mountain Dew.

The biggest restaurant change I noticed from the west to

the southeast was In-n-Out Burger. In-n-Out’s restaurants are only

located on the West coast, the farthest east restaurant is located in

Texas. Five Guys is the In-n-Out for the east coast. Many people ar-

gue over which one is better and I prefer In-n-Out. In-n-Out is much

better overall with the foods and drinks, while Five Guys is mainly

focused on the fries and the burgers. In-n-Out is a lot more kid/

family friendly than Five Guys because it has commercials that are

targeted both to kids and adults while Five Guys just targets its

commercials to adults.

On the plus side, Five Guys doesn’t make very many com-

mercials. I mean, when was the last time you saw a Five Guys com-

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By: Matt Haverland I wanted to ask some of our new Upper School students some questions about themselves. Welcome new Mustangs! Please answer the following:

1. What school did you originally go to? And tell us a little bit about it.

2. What is your favorite thing that relates to school?

3. What is your least favorite thing about school?

4. What are some things that you like or that you are interested in? What are your hobbies?

5. Are you street smart or book smart? Explain.

6. Do you prefer PS4, PC, or Xbox One?

7. Are you working for the Shape-Shifting Reptilian Aliens that are controlling the Earth by taking on human

form and gaining political power to manipulate our societies, or are you just one of them?

Answer seriously! We have to know!

1) I went to Northwestern Middle

School, and it was very fun and

the people were fun and cool.

2) Leaving school.

3) Going to school.

4) I enjoy watching TV. My hobbies

are eating and sleeping.

5) Street Smart: I can’t explain it. I

just am.

6) PS4.

7) I’m one of them.

2) Art, Forensics

3) The rules and dress code

4) No comment.

5) Street smart.

6) PS4

7) Neither, hate government.

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1) I went to Lanier High. It’s like

right next to Lake Lanier and

the school was really fun.

2) Wrestling or PE.

3) Math, and homework.

4) I’m the vocalist in my band,

Mosh pits, and football.

5) Street smart.

6) Xbox.

7) Yeah. I’m gonna take over the

world and enslave you all.

1) Woodstock High School;

a lot of people.

2) Science and history.

3) Literature

4) Soccer, art; I draw, play

soccer, and play Xbox.

5) Both. Some of my

friends helped me with

street smarts.

6) Xbox One. I have a 360.

7) Bruh.

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By Hayden Draycott

Every musician has a favorite guitar or instrument, but some have designs so

iconic it would be criminal for anyone but them to play these. While some are

more for visual purposes, some musicians desired a sound that they could not

obtain with any other guitar but the ones of their own imaginations. Here are

ten of the coolest and most iconic guitars of rock and roll.

1) Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstrat

1984 should immediately come into mind whether you see

this design on the guitar or anything else for that matter.

Built by Eddie with his own two hands, the guitar’s name is

a combination of Frankenstein’s monster and the Fender

Stratocaster. From great stings and amazing pickups, Eddie

has not hesitated to admit and show that this guitar has it

all. He created it using combined parts such as neck boards

and pickups from different guitar companies like Fender,

Gibson, and Charvel, as he wanted essentially a “mix” of all

their sounds, or a way to both visually and musically play all

of these companies products at the same time to create his

own sound, and the sound he created has gone down in histo-

ry. While he has still updated and changed certain parts of

it for a continuing source of new sounds, for the past 30

years, the Frankenstrat has been his main weapon and he’s

even made a couple more different versions of it with differ-

ent coloring. But it has always been the original, first ap-

pearing on Van Halen’s second album, 1979’s Van Halen II,

that Eddie has used to create the riffs for some of his signa-

ture songs, including Jump, Hot For Teacher, Unchained,

Panama, and many more. A full replica is on display at The

Museum Of American History in Washington D.C., and EVH

guitars also makes copies for all die hard Van Halen fans, if

you should wish to partake in purchasing one.

Eddie Van Halen both

inspires and discourages

guitarists everywhere.


2) George Lynch’s Skull And Bones

Definitely one of the most underrated guitarists ever.

George Lynch, the lead guitarist of the pop rock/metal

band Dokken was one of the first guitarists to use ESP

guitars upon their introduction in the late 1970s, and

their guitars remain his main weapons of choice to this

very day. In 1986, he was the first guitarist to get a full

endorsement of them, and until then, he had played gui-

tars styled with cool camouflage and flame designs, but

right as the recordings for Dokken’s fourth studio album

Back For The Attack, commenced, he decided he wanted

something new to show exactly how bad ass he and his

band were. So, with ESP, he designed this guitar that

simply kills you when you see it, kills you when you hear

it, and kills you when you do pretty much anything with

it. While he doesn’t play it as much nowadays, it defined

the sound of Dokken in their heyday.

3) C.C. Deville’s Skull guitar

Glam metal band Poison has members with wild hair, wild

clothes, and wild stage personas, so it’s not a surprise that

they have some seriously crazy instruments as well. C.C.

Deville took guitar design to a new place with the B.C. Rich

guitar company when they designed this deathly instru-

ment. While many aspiring guitarists may cite George

Lynch as a bigger inspiration, Deville’s guitar is still as big

an eye catcher as his own skull guitar.

CC Deville gets wild for

the camera!

George Lynch circa

late 1980s.


By Jake Martin Quarterback Matt Ryan has been with the At-

lanta Falcons for seven years, including this one and

the Falcons get to the playoffs but never to the Super

Bowl (even with the incredible stats that Matt Ryan

has). WHY? The events that lead to the playoffs in-

clude the team playing well, so that they can earn a

spot in the playoffs : they win lots of games and score

lots of points.

Because I believe that Matt Ryan can take the

Falcons to the Super Bowl if he played and executed

the plays before the playoffs, which are amazing and

considering how good his football stats are. There are

a couple of problems.

The Falcons don’t really ever do well at away

games, but when they do play better at home.

It all goes downhill in the playoffs, even if the Fal-

cons were doing the best they’ve ever played.

Unfortunately, they haven’t well good for the

last few years. Also, this year, they are probably not

making it to the Super Bowl, because their win-lose

stats are worse than the usual teams that get close or

make it to the Super Bowl.

However, they are number one in their division,

the NFC South. I don’t think the Falcons should be

number one because of how bad their season has gone

so far. They are 5-8, which is terrible to be number

one: I could respect it is it was something like ten and

two but they are not. Although they are over that

OTHER team in the NFC South that has the same rec-

ord– I CAN respect that!

Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons: Why always Post-Season

but Never to the Super Bowl?

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executed passes.

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The smoke cleared and the victors rose from the ashes of what we like to call rivalry week. Rivalry week is

the last regular game of the college football season. Teams must overcome their greatest rival to rise to glo-

ry, or fall to the earth for 365 days of immense ridicule from your rival’s fan base.

The biggest rivalry of the week was the Iron Bowl, which featured the 15th

Ranked Auburn Tigers

going down to Tuscaloosa to take on the first ranked 1st Alabama Crimson Tide. Last year’s game was the

biggest Iron Bowl in history played in Auburn. Alabama, the 1st ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, lost to the

4th

ranked Auburn tigers on a missed 57-yard Field goal returned 109 yards for a Auburn tiger touchdown

as time expired. The final score was 34-28, and the game also determined who would play in the SEC

championship. As you could see this year’s Iron Bowl had a tall order to fulfill, and it did not disappoint

with the highest scoring Iron Bowl ever played as Alabama overcame a 36 – 21 deficit. Alabama then

played in the SEC Championship on Saturday Dec 7 against the 14th ranked Missouri tigers.

A few of the notable scores from rivalry week also included 2nd

ranked Florida State Vs Florida Ga-

tors, with 24-19 FSU victory due to two missed field goals by the Gators. The last real big game featured 4th

ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs vs 10th

ranked Ole Miss Bears with the Bears completed their season

with a heartfelt upset 31-17 over MSU. Due to the Mississippi State loss, Texas Christian University (TCU)

will receive a playoff bid as the 4th

seed making the play of bracket a week before it officially is set as 1st

Alabama, 2nd

Oregon, 3rd

Florida State and 4th

TCU.

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Wells

SEC Rivalry Week

comes to an End

Alabama’s Crimson Tide and the Auburn

Tigers square off at the line of scrimmage.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we need to give it up to the 2014 Mill Springs Academy

Cross Country Mustangs! They did what no one in the school except for

Coach Victoria Fairley-Jones and Coach Brittany Emge thought they could

do! They took the Georgia Independent School Athletic (GISA) division II

Boys State Championship.

The boys dominated completion with the first and second place spots

going to Mill Springs runners Devin Hazzard in first and Sam Lynch in sec-

ond place. Cole Landy finished in 5th place becoming an All-state runner he

was immediately followed up by 6th place runner and All-state runner Johnny

Ray. Austin Palmore finished in 18th place followed by James York in 20th and

Quint Foster in 21st.

The girls Cross Country team finished in 5th place with Sophie Davis

finishing 6th overall. The other girls ran great as with Alana Green finishing

17th and Nicole Thomas finishing 38th as well as Alli Kogoy finishing 39th and

Anna Alex finishing 40th .

Great show from all the girls and guys: the Mustangs truly worked their hard-

est this season as you can tell. Some of the Mustang runners we be competing

in the nationals race we wish them luck and go Mustangs!

By David Wells

From rear, left clockwise: James

York, Brandon McCormick, Sam

Lynch, Austin Palmore, Johnny

Ray, Quint Foster, Cole Landy,

Sophie Davis, Nicole Thomas, Ala-

na Green, Alli Kogoy, Anna Alex

and Devin Hazzard.


Coach Victoria Fairley-Jones gives us an UPDATE as

we go to press:

After winning the AAC Championship, the GISA Re-

gion 1AA Championship AND the GISA State Cham-

pionship (first team to win a State Championship in

school history) , six Mustangs advanced with high

placement through the USATF State and SE Regional

competitions and will finally wrap up the 2014 this

weekend in Myrtle Beach competing with over a thou-

sand other runners from across the country!

This list includes:

Devin Hazzard

Sam Lynch

Johnny Ray

James York

Quint Foster

Sophie Davis

Cole Landy (Captain)

Austin Palmore makes

the long run look easy

at State.

Cole Landy and Johnny Ray pass the crowd by in a blur at the State meet.

Devin Hazzard and his amazing win

make the home page for the GISA

website.

The lovely ladies of cross-country enjoy a moment of respite together from

the competition (from left): Alli Kogoy, Sophie Davis, Alana Green, Anna

Alex and Nicole Thomas.


By Zachary Katz and Jessica Lublin

Texting can be dangerous. No one is arguing with the car crashes or

accidents that happen when certain individuals are texting while in

transit. Texting can also take away hours of sleep; staring at a screen

all night waiting for a text sure can take a toll on texters the next

day. So why do so many people text?

Some individuals text as a way to keep in touch. Others do it

simply as entertainment in a boring situation. As texting becomes the

norm, kids find that they can get away with texting their friends dur-

ing class or during other important occasions, resulting in a lack of

focus and interest in the people around them. Due to the ability to

text, face to face conversations are occurring less and less on a daily

basis.

As much as texting seems to help remove seclusion by giving you

the ability to communicate whenever and wherever, it also causes seclu-

sion by isolating you from those around you. Texting doesn’t require

every minute of every day, but many kids and teens seem to think it

does. Some kids and teens seem to think that something bad has happened

if the person they are texting doesn’t respond within a five minute

time span. Others are addicted, plain and simple.

Our school understands the effects of texting. They encourage face

to face conversations and discourage the isolation that texting can

cause. The rules are here to help, not hurt. So put down your phone and

go socialize with your friends. Don’t spend all your time texting when

there are opportunities to make new friends right in front of you.

Stepping outside your comfort zone may be difficult at first, but the

benefits far outweigh the negatives in the long run.

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By Matthew Cowart

SLIME CREEPER

Is Minecraft good or bad for you? Now I chose this subject because I enjoy the game and I play it in my

spare time or on a rainy day. I know that not everybody likes the game but there are a good number of

you guys/gals that do like it and this is for you. Minecraft can help with hand eye coordination and

problem solving. An example of this is Redstone. Redstone is a fictional mineral in Minecraft, acting

as electrical wire to build electronic circuits, circuitry gates, pistons, dispensers, and other ma-

chines, and the player must learn how to navigate all these uses.

Minecraft is also an appropriate game as well. For example, if you go to options and multiplayer and hit

chat, you can turn off the chat feature so that your child would not see any unfriendly words put in

chat by other people. Also, it’s an appropriate game because it is not as violent as other games like

first-person shooters.

Now I believe sandbox games are better for you. I say this because I think that a violent game can lead

to violent behavior like fighting with your brother or sister or being rude to your parents or using

foul language and curse words (none shall be listed). Now some people might say that computer games will

encourage childhood obesity. Now this is true if you are playing games all day long, but I believe that

most people have enough self-control to limit their time on the computer and go outside and exercise

rather than burn their eyes out by playing too long.

Block By Block

Mining Gameplay pictures provided by Mathew Cowart Bunny on a Melon


By Jack Abram

Darren Wilson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 14th, 1986. When he was young, he grew up in the

suburbs of Saint Louis Missouri, becoming a police officer when he was a young adult. He began his career

with the Jennings Police Department, which was plagued by multiple lawsuits and complaints, of which Wilson

had no involvement. However, these claims took their toll on the department when an officer was found to have

committed a wrongful shooting and a Lieutenant stole money from the federal government. The Jennings Po-

lice Department closed down, and entered a contract to be policed by the Saint Louis County Police. Wilson

then got a job with the Ferguson Police Department, where he continued to serve without much notable events

occurring. This changed on August 9th, 2014, when he shot a suspect by the name of Michael Brown and lit the

fuse to the powder keg that is Ferguson, Missouri. On this day, Wilson was driving to a convenience store to

take a report in reference to a strong arm robbery that had occurred. While driving to the store, he encoun-

tered Michael Brown and a friend standing in the middle of the street. He stopped his car and rolled down the

window, asking them to please use the sidewalk, before realizing that Brown matched the description of the

robbery suspect. He tried to open his door twice, with Brown slamming it shut both times. On the third attempt,

Michael Brown attacked him, and Wilson tried to stop his punches by blocking with his left arm. Unfortunately,

this meant he did not have access to his pepper spray or baton. At some point during the struggle, Brown tried

to reach for Wilson’s gun, which resulted in Wilson drawing it and firing a shot at Brown. Brown proceeded to

run behind a nearby apartment building, and Wilson pursued, it being his job. While approaching, Brown came

out and charged at Wilson, giving him legitimate reason to fear for his life. Wilson fired multiple shots until

Brown stopped moving. This force was appropriate legally, because the officer had legitimate reason to believe

he would die if Brown were able to get his gun. Under US and most state laws, a police officer may shoot

someone if they pose an immediate threat (or the officer has reason to believe they pose said threat) of death

or extreme bodily harm. Because of this, I believe the actions of Darren Wilson were justified and that the

events in Ferguson would have eventually happened regardless of the Brown shooting, due to deep racial ten-

sion and distrust in law enforcement there.

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Many show their support for Darren Wilson

and the police.


By Samuel Mishkin

Michael Brown Jr. was born on May 20, 1996 to Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr. Brown

graduated from Normandy High School, completing an alternative education program. His teachers

said he was "a student who loomed large and didn't cause trouble,” referring to him as a "gentle giant.”

At 11:51 AM on August 9, 2014, just eight days after the graduation, a convenience store security cam-

era captured video of Michael taking $48 dollars of cigarettes and assaulting the clerk. At 12:01 PM,

Wilson encountered Brown as Brown was jaywalking on the street. Wilson started to use excessive

force by shooting Brown with a fully-loaded pistol several times while Brown was unarmed. Within 90

seconds since they first encountered each other, Brown was confirmed dead. A court case of the Fer-

guson shooting started weeks after the actual event and on November 22, the grand jury ruled that

this case will not be indicted because of the lack of evidence that is valid for the case. Honestly, this is

racial discrimination and stereotyping. This isn’t the last act of injustice, and I believe that this must

come to an end. Even though Brown did resist arrest, it does not mean Wilson had to draw out his gun

(even though that was his only self-defense item on him) and shoot him. Actually, police officers are

not even allowed to shoot anyone in the area that Brown was shot. This was, once again, an act of

excessive force and is in no way a legitimate act of justice.

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Protestors against the shooting of Michael Brown

march across our nation, as well as other nations.

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30 The Horseshoe Review December 2014

In Vain

By Matthew Murr

If I died today, may my life not be in vain.

May it be a celebration of my pain that no longer takes my life away.

If I did die today, I would rejoice and find your pains and try to take them away.

Even though it is impossible because of the memories you have made with your past

pains.

I may be babbling on about your and my pains

But note your hearts are red, your lives are gold so don't throw your life away for a silly

little pain.

If I died today may my life not be in vain.

May it be a celebration of my pain that no longer takes my life away.

If I did die today I would rejoice and find your pains and try to take them away.

Even though it is impossible because of the memories you have made with your past

pains.

I may be babbling on about your and my pains.

But note your hearts are red your lives are gold so don't throw your life away for a silly

little pain.

You may have a “friend" or two, but in this case the truth

Is that only one person knows you and has seen your pain.

Or you have told them your story and they do not judge you and your pain

Then you have a real friend that will explain their own pain to you.

But as for me, I have no "friends” to talk to about this pain

They judge me and leave me and laugh at my pain

They don't respect what I have left in my life so all I do is cry about my pain

Just as many others have done, but their lives have been taken away by so called "friends"

They opened up to for the first time in their lives about the beautiful pains.

I, too, have lost light and attempted to die,

Despite of all the ones who laugh at others pains.

But in the end someone will always lose the fight to their pain

But now they will love on in the world of heaven and no more pain.

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Sculpture by Matthew Murr


After Life

By Jessica Lublin

Some contribute to flowers,

Others go to trees,

Some travel on the wind,

And in the air we breathe.

Some travel long and far,

Through space and time and light,

Others stay so close and near,

In a baby, rocking through the night.

The universe is big and broad,

And us a tiny dot.

Time will long forget our face,

But never fear, says I.

For we are there, so far and near,

In every dark and light.

Every atom somewhere new,

Waking to eternal life.


Modern Starry Night by Chase Watson


Seasonal Affective Disorder

By Lauren Crisp

Our love was an early spring

That bloomed in February and stayed warm

Even through the unseasonable blizzards

That late winter brought to bury our love

Though it sometimes wilted on the southern heat of sum-

mer,

Our love was quenched by your smile

That was the late afternoon shower

Which refreshed the colors that swirled behind your eyes.

But when in the fall the leaves did change

So did your affection to another

Who was younger and perhaps a giddier spring than I.

So here I am, winter in October

When not even the Georgia sun

Can melt the ice in my lungs that used to be

The breath of “I love you”


Sorrowing Old Man by Lauren Crisp

Editor: Lauren Crisp

Layout: Morgan Newman

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