On Thursday, September 21, the classescompeted for victory in the annualConstitutional Jeopardy. Representing thefreshmen, Russell Pair and Grayson Daviscame out of the competition in third placewhile Sofia Montoya and Jacob Lee, from thesophomore class, trailed the competition,coming in last place. The seniors, representedby Hannah Lorincz and Jace Driskill, ended thecompetition in second place by doubling theirpoints on the last question to make the finalscore 4,800, barely behind juniorrepresentatives, Judson Christopher and GarrettRumore, with 5,000 points scoring nothing onthe last question due to the fact that they bid nopoints on the final jeopardy, which was a goodthing considering they answered “Quavo”. Thejuniors were champions last year when JudsonChristopher was accompanied by MasonMcGlaughn.On a night that would see the Southside

Football team collect their first victory ofthe season, a new homecoming queen wascrowned by last year's queen TaylorGriffin.Allysa Smedley, senior daughter of Alanand Holley Smedley, was elected by herclassmates to the honor following thehomecoming assembly earlier in the week.

Homecoming 2017

Volume 2, Issue 2 OCTOBER 2017

Allysa Smedley Crowned 2017Homecoming Queen

SSHS TeacherRepresents

The Panther Press2017 Band

ExpoPanther

Football Wins!"The PRIDE"rules at TitanStadium!

Homecoming anon-field successfor Southside

Mrs. Frenchaddresses the

FDA inWashington.

Class of 2019 Repeats inConstitutional Jeopardy

By Savannah Stephens

In This Issue...

-Is College worth it?-The State of the School-iPhone 8 is here!

-A Chat with soccer coachRandy Vice

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well, like an 11 year old girl who was nearthe brink of suicide because of how it hadharmed her self-esteem, like how Frenchhad been misdiagnosed many times as achild and teenager, and wascondescendingly dismissed because theythought she wasn’t capable ofunderstanding it.How it’s changed her life:As Ms. French told the FDA, “Yourstatistics about half-lives… kilograms,repeated rates of 2%, but all that matters tome is 2, my 2 daughters. I’ve had 3 peoplein my family die from this disease, andwithout my children, I won’t be able tocope. Five years ago, I missed the firstweek of school because I was in the ICU.Five years ago, my 2 year old child had tolearn how to start an IV. What 2 year oldshould have to do that? Three years ago, Ifirst got medication that really works. Thatmeans I’ve felt healthy less than 6% of mylife.” She asked the Director, “Have youbeen allowed to live fully for more than 6%of your life? Two weeks after mydaughter’s fifth birthday, she had to go tothe hospital because her throat was swollenshut. I woke up every morning hoping Icould walk into her bedroom and she wouldstill be alive. If you decide that this diseasedoesn’t affect enough people, I feel likeI’m still sitting in the room with that doctortelling me that I just need to get over it.”Our outlook on the future:Even though HAE has claimed manypeople’s lives and will likely claim moreyet, the prospects have never been brighterwith treatment options like Berinert,Haegerda, Cinryze, Firazyr, and othersbeing approved by the FDA.

Cheryl French is a wife, a mother, ateacher, and a sufferer of a rare and life-threatening disease known as hereditaryangioedema. But to the federal government,she’s a statistic: 1 in 50,000. The situationis a lot different from her perspective: It’sthree out of four. That’s how many peoplein her immediate family are afflicted bythis disease, two of whom are her ownchildren. 1 in 50,000 may sound like asmall number on its own, but when youcompare it to the population of our countryand consider how genetics branch outexponentially over time, it’s a dangerousgame to play by sweeping their lives andstruggles under the rug. On September 25,Ms. French went to D.C. along with manyothers to share their struggles and storieswith the FDA.What is hereditary angioedema?It’s a genetic condition that affects thebody’s response to certain stimuli, in a waysimilar to severe allergies. Commonsymptoms include intense, excruciatinglypainful swelling of different parts of thebody like the hands, feet, abdomen, face,and airway, or even some internal organs.Some of the stimuli are physical and othersare more tied into the brain. The frequency(and severity) of these attacks depends onthe individual, ranging from days, months,or over a year in-between each, and theygenerally last for several days at a time.How we’re fighting it:The disease has been known of since 1888,but largely misunderstood until the pastdecade made new research and treatmentoptions available. The Food & DrugAdministration has made strides incommunication with those who have thisdisease and those working to treat it.What the FDA is doing to help:For the first time in history, they’veencouraged patients to take a direct role inthe development of solutions to thisdisease. Ms. French had the opportunity totalk to them in person about how HAE haschanged her family’s life, how it’s claimedmany of her relatives and changed herchildren, how it’s become her goal tocontribute to understanding and eliminatingit. The FDA heard other personal stories as

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Southside Teacher Addresses the FDAby Micah Blisard

One of my favorite songs is “Fireflies” by FaithHill. She sings about how a bed isn’t just a bed thatit could also be a ship on a voyage or how you cancatch Tinkerbell in a mayonnaise jar at night. Forthree minutes she sings about having a wildimagination no matter how old you are.Imagination could do some people good. I am afirm believer in imagination. I think thatimagination keeps everyone from being too seriousor too drab. I have a four year old brother and a twoyear old sister. Imagination is their whole world.Most everything in their little head is made up.Something I’ve come to realize that the key tobeing the favorite sister is to have an endless supplyof imagination in your back pocket.My most memorable memory doesn’t come fromthe family trip to the beach, Christmas at Disney, oreven from a cross-country road trip. One day whileI was off this summer I got the privilege ofbabysitting my darling little siblings.Unfortunately, it was raining and my mom didn’twant us on the roads. Luckily for me my house issurrounded by eleven acres of trees. Since it wasn’tthundering or lightning I made a call for us to gooutside and play. My siblings love getting dirty. Tothem, getting dirty is better than a trip to DisneyWorld. This particular day was different than theother times when we play outside. The trees behindour house wern’t just trees they were a portal to anunknown world full of wild things and treasure.Before we could venture into undiscovered land weneeded swords to protect us from the bad guyssince the Ninja Turtles couldn’t come with us onour adventure. Once we had our sticks that becameour sharp swords we were ready to find hiddentreasure that pirates had left behind. For hours weslayed a mean dragon, fought off pirates, and madefriends with some very nice fairies. By the end ofour adventure we were drenched from the rain thathad happened when we were fighting the pirates onthe ship’s deck and we were bone tired from flyingwith Peter Pan.By the end of the day I realized that hours andhours had passed and not once did I think abouthow childish our game really was or how this“magical” world was really just a bunch of treesand flowers that have been in our backyard forages. All I thought about is how I felt like a fiveyear old again who was having the time of my lifeall because of imagination.

Rainy DaysBy Brantlie Maltbie

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College: Necessity or

Just Stressful? Blake McMeansby Savannah Lenz

Most seniors are gearing up to go to

college. They are applying and taking

tests to get in. they study and join clubs

and volunteer all to get into the school of

their choice but is it necessary kids today

stress themselves out so much to get into

a college and is it even worth it? It’s 2017

and most people haven’t even went to

college or pursued an education past the

12th grade all they did was get that high

school diploma. They contributed to a

society that only works fast food and asks

for higher minimum wage.

Most people who did that want more

from their lives but maybe they couldn’t

afford it. College is really stressful and

the fact that you have to pay 30 dollars

to even be considered for the school.

Then on top of that you have to send in

scores to different colleges and that is 12

dollars a score and then you have to pay

for housing applications and then do that

for 4-10 other school.

You also have to figure out how to pay

for the schooling and then you have to

figure out how to pay back the money

you borrow and then after college you

are expected to be ready to start a

family. So that brings the question, is it

even worth it? Statistic show that college

graduates make around 56% more than

high school graduates. This is the biggest

gap since 1973. High school graduates

also have had a 3% decrease in income.

People with college degrees also get jobs

easier. So besides the stress and anxiety it

gives our kids statistics says necessary.

So college: necessary or just stressful? It

is sadly both but the choice is still up to

you.

By Sarah Cook

On September 27, the Southside

sophomores had a small meeting with

the reality of the responsibilities that

comes with driving, drinking, and making

choices. Making the choice of driving

drunk comes with multiple consequences

and is also very dangerous. In the United

States, statistics show that every day 28

people die from car crashes that involve

and alcohol-impaired driver. In Blake

McMeans’ case, he went out drinking

with his friends at the age of 17 and

drove back home drunk, except he didn’t

make it home as expected. Blake left the

bar, hit a tree, and flipped his car 3 times,

resulting with him in a coma for four

months.

McMeans came to Southside High School

to share his story in hopes of saving

someone from making the same mistake

he did. McMeans spoke about his

condition, sharing how it took him 9 years

to speak, stand, and walk like any other

person. Blake had a full ride scholarship

to the University of Tennessee for tennis,

and had a goal of going pro in tennis. At

one point in his life, Blake was one of the

top tennis players in the nation, and that

one decision completely changed his

future. As you get older you will run into

making choices small or large, but all

Blake wants you to take home with you is

to never drink and drive, it could change

your entire life in and instant. McMeans

now tours the nation touching people’s

hearts, and hopefully saving a few people

from making his mistake.

Are you a creative writer?

Are you looking for a place for your works to beseen?

You can submit works to the Panther Press forpublication consideration!

Using your school email, send a copy of your poem,short story, or essay to Mr. Bozeman at

jason_bozeman@ecboe.org.

Taking a Knee in AmericaYou'll Get "Lost" in Lostby Tara Hill

Rocket ManBy Micah Blisard

island there are people beingmurdered, having randomaccidents, or being attacked by thesmoke monster, making thesurvivors terrified that they arenext.

The next time you are lookingfor a show to watch consider theshow Lost because it is verysuspenseful and will have youwanting to watch the next episodeto see if the survivors get off theisland alive.

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By Ashlyn Posey

American military presence) and aNorth Korea annexed outright byChina. Recently before the time ofthis article’s writing, Russia initiatednaval drills near NK. Russia hasalways had its own part in this, as thelargest nation on Earth has a tendencyto do, but it may have anunprecedented effect on the outcomeof this crisis.

Previously on Lost… The TVshow Lost is about the passengersof Oceanic Flight 815 trying tosurvive after their plane tears apartin mid air and crashes on a pacificisland. After days turn to weeksthey realized that nobody wasgoing to rescue them so they takematters into their own hands to getoff the island. Scared, they beginrealizing that this isn't an ordinaryisland when they discover polarbears, a smoke monster, houseswith running water and electricity,“The Others”, DHARMA researchcenters, and many other oddsecrets.Through the show you get to see

the characters back stories withmultiple flashbacks and begin tonotice that many of the maincharacters are linked into eachother’s past, even though they hadno idea. As the show continues thepeople on the island create acivilization, grow close to eachother and even fall in love.The whole time they are on the

North Korea.At the mention of these two words,people imagine many different things.Some picture the imminent threat of abilateral nuclear exchange, which hasnever been seen before. Othersimagine the megalomaniacal manwho wants to be unique so badly thathe’s not only making it impossible tobe fat- he made it illegal for hissubjects to have his haircut. I’mheartbroken.

But some people remember thewar in Korea, and there are still manywho served in it. And if there’s to bea second one, history may repeatitself in more ways than one. Chinahas always had the key role inWestern diplomats’ interactions withthe so-called ‘hermit nation’, and wecan only pray that the United Nationslearned their lesson from last time. Micah likes ponies.

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The NFL has a “flag protest”where many players are taking aknee when the national anthemplays. In August of 2016 ColinKaepernick protested policebrutality by sitting down duringthe anthem and then changed hisprotest by taking a knee. ManyNFL players are currentlyprotesting in the same fashion.However none of them seem tohave a particular cause. OnSeptember 22 president DonaldTrump said that the NFL ownersshould fire the players that aredisrespecting the flag.The DallasCowboys locked in arms duringthe anthem, the cowboys widereceiver Dez Bryant and runningback Ezekiel Elliott claimed thatthe team was just sending amessage to president Trump. Isthe only reason for any of theseprotests to send a message topresident Trump? Or is that whatit has turned too? Howevereveryone has the right to apeaceful protest, no matter thecause, and no matter how

disrespectful.It is highly doubtful that anyplayer will be fired for the protest.However NFL has lost millions ofTV viewers since the flag protests.Some may be fired, or at leastforced to protest another way ifthere is too much revenue loss.Which is likely to happen, nearlythirty two percent of adults saidthey are less likely to watch theNFL due to the protests.Everyone stands for the flag for adifferent reason, most everyone'sreason is out of respect. I just hopethe players remember who gavethem the freedom to kneel in thefirst place.

resolutions to the conflict almostuniformly include the deposition ofthe autocrat, but things getcomplicated from there. Somepropose instating a puppet leader,while others believe that North Koreashould be annexed be China, whilethere are also many advocates of thereunification of Korea as one nation.However, we’ve tried this before, andpeople seem overeager to forget theevents of the Korean War.There is a strong U.S. presence inSeoul and beyond, which would causemassive tensions with China if weovertook Korea directly instead of viaproxy, as was the practice of theSoviet Union with ‘satellite states’.Another possibility is that the countrywill be divided again, between U.S.-backed South Korea, (which wouldlikely have an even stronger

The UN and several member nationshave, in the past, imposed sanctionson NK, but they were often eithersubverted by simple loopholes ortotally ignored by superpower China.

If our international legislativebody has all the practical authority ofa pushover substitute teacher wholeaves a bad behavior report forAmerica and Russia to take care of,it’s no more useful than the League ofNations and its failed attempt to stopJapan’s invasion of China. MaybeChina’s getting revenge on their tinyisland neighbor.There are several ways to go abouthandling the issue but few of thesewouldn’t cause tension with China.Appeasement has been proven not towork as a foreign policy, asdemonstrated from World War 2 tothe Cold War. The more practical

Panther Sports

Southside Cruises to Homecoming Win over

Fairley

Soccer Set for TryoutsBy Brandon Arce-Orozco

After two very close

region losses to Ft. Payne

and Pell City, The Southside

Panthers collected their

first win of 2017 with a 24-

6 victory over the Fairley

Bulldogs of Memphis, TN.

Coming into the contest,

Fairley had a record of 4-1

and had only yielded 45

points in 5 games.

Southside's defense kept

the Bulldog offense

guessing all evening, as a

large homecoming crowd

were treated to a running

clinic put on by junior

tailback Kat Bothwell.

Bothwell carried the ball

17 times for 135 yards and 2

touchdowns, and Beau

McConnell added a second

quarter score to give

Southside a 21-0 second

quarter advantage.

The defense carried the

second half for the

Panthers, holding Fairley to

only 12 yards in the 3rd

quarter. Junior defensive

back Blake Habyan snagged

two key interceptions to

keep the Bulldogs in check.

The Panthers only needed a

40-yard field goal from

Nolan Johnson to add the

exclaimation mark to a

wonderful homecoming

effort. Southside (1-4) will

seek their first region victory

on October 6 as they travel to

Lamar Field to play the

highly ranked and unbeaten

Oxford Yellow Jackets. After

this trip, the Panthers will

return home for a two game

home stand as they face the

Brewer Patriots and the

Cullman Bearcats. The

season will conclude with

road games against the

Albertville Aggies and the

Glencoe Yellow Jackets.

For more information on

Southside Athletics, visit the

SHS Athletic website at

www.southsideathletics.com.

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Its that time of the year again. While football is underway,

Southside High School will begin tryouts starting in early

October. While there will be some familiar faces at tryouts,

a lot of new athletes will be attending as well. Coach Randy

Vice, the new soccer coach, decided to reach out to the

panther press to elaborate on the tryouts themselves

before they are conducted.

Brandon: “How many people are we looking at that will

tryout this year?”

Coach Vice: “We’re looking at around 38 people, including

middle schoolers. Of course, this is just a rough estimate.”

B: “What will you be looking for in the players as they

tryout ability-wise?”

CV: “We will be paying close attention to their touch, speed,

and agility. They must have basic ball control and

dribbling, as well as fine distribution. However, we will

ALSO be looking at a player’s character and overall

attitude. This is so we can make sure they can play as a

team.”

B: “Would you prefer an all-around player or one that is

only focused on one position?”

CV: “Definitely all-around. Obviously some players will be

better at offensive positions than others, and same for

defense. But I need to be able to place a player in whatever

position would be necessary at the time. If a player comes

up to me and says ‘I’m a defender’, then that raises a few

red flags for me since they have a one-track mindset.”

B: “Can you elaborate on how the tryouts themselves will

be set up?”

CV: October 2-3 will be for Varsity. (Grades 9-12) October 4-

5, will be for JV. (Middle School and most Freshman) Both

will start at 3:15 and end at 5:00. The assistant coaches and

and I, will decide professionally who makes the team based

on how the players perform. The tryouts will be split into

two categories since there is limited time for them: Fitness

and agility drills and Game Situations. The drills will be to

assess players condition and basic movement. The Game

Situations will be to test the players reactions and

awareness in real game set pieces.

B: “Last question: How do you predict the year will go?”

CV: “Well, I don’t believe in predictions. I feel like we will

need to adapt to the situations the season will give us.

However, of the people that I’ve met, I see a lot of

enthusiasm, great character, and incredible talent. At the

end of the day, I will not lose sleep if we win or lose. But I

WILL lose sleep if I have impacted someone in less than a

positive way.”

I, will decide professionally who makes the team based on

everyone has waited for is there, thewhole stadium gets to see who getscrowned homecoming queen. Beside mewas a great friend of mine, AllysaSmedley, and she got crowned thequeen. I was so happy for her, she wasthe most deserving out there. I was justblessed to get the opportunity to get torepresent my school and my seniorclass. It was a feeling that I will cherishforever.

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a school it is our duty to help othersthat need help still get their educationthat they need. The front lobby wasfilled with backpacks that we haveraised and was a great sight to see.They just received their schoolsupplies! We have done a great thingand their school can get a kickstartback on their education

On August 25th to September 3thof 2017 Hurricane Harvey hitSoutheast Texas and affected all ofTexas and America as a whole. Itwas a category 3 hurricane and wasthe first major hurricane since 20015.The storm first formed August 17th207. It damaged 200,00 homes in apath of destruction stretching formore than 300 miles. Manyschools,particularly Northstar Privateschool of Arlington, Texas, made ahuge impact on the students andfaculty of our Southside HighSchool. Last week we started tocollect school supplies andbackpacks for the damaged school.All of the school has raised over 100backpacks for the private school. As

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This year is my senior year, and I gotthe honor to be in the seniorhomecoming court. I’ve been in it allfour years, but this year was the mostnerve racking. Having to go up on thestage in front of the entire school is afeeling that not many get to experience.It is a very tense moment when thelights are shining and all eyes are onyou.Once you’re up there it gets better,the the boys come out with roses, andthe anxiety kicks in. They do littlerituals and walk around and make themoment intense.This year I was chosento go on the field. The feeling i gotwhen i was handed the rose wasexciting. After the assembly i rushed togo get a dress for Friday, it was the moststressful shopping trip ever. Thefollowing Friday was the homecominggame, and four seniors were walking thefield. As you walk down the fifty yardline you are full of enthusiasm. After allthe girls have walked the moment

The Homecoming ExperienceBy Jyllian Reeves

Southside Helps School in NeedBy Ty Hardnett

Homecoming Court took place in the Southside Highschool auditorium on September 20, 2017.

The freshman girls were the first to walk on thestage representing their class. Carli Aston, Chloe Davis,Claire Dunston, Gracie Haney, Lindsey Hunt, Chloeknight, Carly Lankford, Molly Steapleton, KarleyThompson, and Ashley Winningham were voted by thefreshmen class to participate. Out of these ten girls twowere selected to be maids in the following Friday’shomecoming maids; Gracie Haney and Chloe Davisreceived that honor.

Next up representing their class were thesophomore girls. The girls few girls selected to walk onstage did so. These girls include Lily Anderson,Madison Bellew, Sarah Cook, Dominique Garcia, IndiaGirly, Hannah Hendrson, Anna hips, Chloe Ledford,Morgan McGee, Mckayla Moore, and lastly DelainaRodrick. Chloe Ledford and Delaina rodick were thetwo girls from the class of 2020 to be escorted as maidsin the homecoming game.

The junior class girls were next up to be announced;the girls walked the stage in their dress attire. SavannahBlackwell, Laura Dease, Taylor Hayes, Lauren Hunt,Rebecca Johnson, Savannah Knighten, Carson Millhoff,Caroline Prince, Zoee Sitz, Hallie Kate Smith, TaylorStaughs, and Destine stimpson all stood on the stagewaiting for maids to be announced. Taylor Staughs andZoee Sitz were announced to be selected as maids forthe homecoming game against Fairly, a team from thestate of Tennessee.

Lastly, the girls to represent the senior class of 2018walked the stage in front of their parents, peirs, andteachers one last time. Seven-teen girls including KelsiBailey, Mary Katherine Barber, Brittney Barker, LaurenBrewer, Addie Cardwell, Marina Drake, Kelsie Harper,Angel Lockridge, Taylor Moon, Audrey Owens, KayleeParish, Jyll Reaves, Alyssa Smedley, Anna Stephens,Anne Margaret Swindell, Hannah Tolbert, and BaylorWeldy presented themselves on stage. Four maids, towhich one will be chosen to represent Southside HighSchool as 2017 homecoming Queen, were chosen onthat Wednesday during panther period; Lauren Brewer,Angel Lockridge, Jyll Reaves, and Alyssa Smedley arethe four in which the seniors chose to representthemselves with.

During the dismissal of the assembly a fire alarmwas pulled causing every person in the school to bequickly evacuated through limited doors. Soon after theevacuation the students were brought back inside, for itwas a false alarm. Students flooded through the halls sothey could report to panther period and chose whichsenior maid was to Represent Southside High Schooland the city of Southside.

Homecoming CourtBy Jaden Allen

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On September 18, 2017 thenewest iPhone 8 wasreleased. The iPhone 8 has allnew glass design. The world’smost powerful camera is noweven better in this newgeneration of the iPhone. Theglass back enables wirelesscharging, comes with aAirPower mat for your device.Also has new retina HDdisplays with true tone, a widecolor gamut, and 3D touch.Iphone 8 camera is faster,larger, and sensor; has a newcolor filter, deeper pixels andan optical image. The iphone8 has the most powerful andsmartest chip ever. It providesmore power when neededwith giving the same batterylife in every other iphone.Could this be the greatestiPhone ever?.

Soccer Cont. The PRIDE Owns the ExpoBy Drew Harp

Tech News

On Tuesday, September 19th,The “PRIDE” of Southsidemarching band performed atthe Etowah County annualmarching expo. Theyperformed along with otherbands from the county at theGadsden City Titan field. Therewas no technical “competition”however, we all know who thebest band on that field was.The expo is a sort of “dressrehearsal” for the annual Mid-South Marching Competition.The expo has been takingplace annually for 53 years,and the “PRIDE” has absolutelyrocked it each time. The bandperformed alongside otherbands in our county such as:Hokes Bluff, West End,Glencoe, Gadsden City, Sardis,

Gaston, and yes even Etowah.Assistant band director,Rebekah Hammock, had this tosay about the band’sperformance: “The band’sperformance was energetic,and the best they’ve everdone.” The band will performagain at the annual Mid-Southcompetition on september30th to rock titan stadiumagain and bring home glory toSouthside High School.

how the players perform. The

tryouts will be split into two

categories since there is limited

time for them: Fitness and agility

drills and Game Situations. The

drills will be to assess players

condition and basic movement.

The Game Situations will be to

test the players reactions and

awareness in real game set

pieces.

B: “Last question: How do you

predict the year will go?”

CV: “Well, I don’t believe in

predictions. I feel like we will

need to adapt to the situations

the season will give us. However,

of the people that I’ve met, I see

a lot of enthusiasm, great

character, and incredible talent.

At the end of the day, I will not

lose sleep if we win or lose. But I

WILL lose sleep if I have

impacted someone in less than a

positive way.”

Coach Vice is eager to see all the

talent at tryouts and will be

deciding who will play for both

Varsity and JV.

iPhone 8 is HereBy Genesis Corruthers

A Homecoming Perspective by Audrey Owens

This October issue is about Homecoming. I am a Senior at Southside High School. Each year wepick people to go on the stage from each grade and we pick maids to go on the field. This year Igot on the stage which was a great honor. It was so fun and exciting. The only nervous part waswalking on stage and it honestly was not even that bad… I was very shocked since I get so nervousin front of people. I was very proud of all the people that made it on the field such as Jyll Reaves,Allysa Smedley, Lauren Brewer, and Angel Lockridge. I am very proud of my Best friend AllysaSmedley for winning. She deserves it.

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went on, the Freshmen had a goodidea of what they did with theirfloat, like put Panther leashing aBulldog while animal control hada bulldog locked up.

The Sophomores made theirfloat a comical sight, they hadtheir words in comic letters andhad made it look like it was in acomic book.

The Juniors got a pile of dirtand put bulldog ears in it to makeit look like they destroyed abulldog by bulldozing it with apanther working the bulldozer.

The Seniors had a great idea ofhaving a graveyard for the

Bulldog, they had many othergraves in this graveyard but onespecial one of this certain bulldog.The Seniors had a panther next toa closed off dog house that oncebelonged to the now dead bulldog.Once the week was over, Friday

Afternoon some judges came tothe school to judge these floats,The judges then decided who wonand it was announced at theHomecoming Football game.After-all the winner of the floatsas announced and the winnerhappened to be The Sophomoreswith Blast the Bulldogs. Second

The floats are a lawn decorationsthat the students of SouthsideHigh School go outside every dayof Homecoming Week to supportthe Football team. The studentscreate a theme to go with who thefootball team is playing that week.

Every grade has to have adifferent theme, this year theFreshman’s theme is Leash theBulldogs, Sophomore’s theme isBlast the Bulldogs, Junior’s themeis Bulldoze the Bulldogs, andfinally the Senior’s them is Burythe Bulldogs.

All of the floats haveprogressed over time, as the week

place went to the Seniors withBury the Bulldogs. Third when toFreshmen that had Leash theBulldogs. Finally the Juniors tooklast place with Bulldoze theBulldogs.

Homecoming Floats a Success in 2017By Madison Reavis

Juniors Freshman Seniors Sophomores

Hello fellow Student

Government and classmates. I

know it’s been hard to have

school spirit with the losing

streak we had for the last four

games, but we finally won a

game. It’s all good. Let’s all aim

to have some more spirit for the

rest of the year. I know signs

have been banned since the

Hokes Bluff game. We hope to

make a compromise with

administration for maybe a

return, of course with the signs

being a lot more positive. We

also aim to have theme days

carry over into basketball

season. Basketball is going to be

great this year. There’s a very

big chance we could make it to

state with the talent we have

currently. Announcements are

still a little bland, but we are

working out ways to improve

them. Seth has his food for

thoughts that leaves pretty much

all of us puzzled, but entertained.

Coach Patton has made future

suggestions like us having fake

news on Fridays and like a meme

of the week. All of that I’m taking

into consideration of course.

October we got more football

games and Halloween so another

good month up ahead. We’re a

quarter of the way done, so let’s

keep it rolling Southside.

Your president, Chad Morgan.

The State of the SchoolBy Chad Morgan