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2 Choir calendar fills with fall festivals, try-outs, and dinner

7 10Campus updates technology from wireless to security cameras

Students rally with fundraisers after athlete’s diagnosis

Southside High School 4100 Gary St. Ft. Smith, AR 72903 Vol. 49 Issue 2 October 28, 2011

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11.01.11Orchestra All-Region Auditions @ Farmington

11.05.11SAT Exam

11.08.11National Honor Society Arkansas Blood Institute Blood Drive

11.11.11Orchestra All-Region Clinic @ Rogers

11.15.11All-Region Jazz Band Tryouts @ Coleman

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October begins the choir’s busiest season. City Choral Festival in early October and All-Region Choir auditions in the middle of the month added to the students’ schedules. In early December the annual Madrigal Dinner and Christmas concert end the semester.

ONLINE newspaper under the direction of webmaster senior Sydney King debuted in late September. SouthworldOnline.com offers a variety of articles and pictures that the print issue does not.

marching band earns top rating On Saturday Oct. 15, the band competed in the 2011 Arkansas Showcase of Bands at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Forty-seven high school marching bands of all competed in the annual event. “I really enjoyed observing smaller bands, it makes me grateful to be part of such a prestigious band at Southside,” sophomore tenor saxophonist Christopher Nottoli said. The Rebel Marching Band with 260 students was one of the largest bands to perform. Each band is rated on a point grading system where the band

with the highest score at the end of the day wins. At the end of the contest, Southside’s band ranked first division with all ones across the board, but Conway won overall.“Both bands received first division ratings from all judges, then the judges rank bands in categories from marching to percussion. The overall judging determined Conway’s win,” band director Sean Carrier said. Next month, marching band transitions into concert band as they get ready for Christmas performances. “I look forward to it because marching gets tiring,” senior Nazar Drani said.

by Kylie Morrison

Earlier this month principal Wayne Haver was named the Arkansas Association of Educational Office Professionals Administrator of the Year. “I am tremendously honored to be selected. It was a very pleasant surprise. It is a tribute to the Southside office staff and is also a great honor for our school,” Haver said.

by Becca Risley

City Choral Festival All choirs in the district gathered at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith on Oct. 4 for a day of instruction to learn the All-Region music. This event is designed to build confidence in each contestant for their individual audition. “By spending a day practicing the All Region music almost nonstop, I was able to fix mistakes and strengthen my weak spots in the music,” junior Zack Parks said.

That evening, a community concert was held at 7 p.m. in the Stubblefield Center.

All-Region Tryouts

leaving three scores to determine the students overall ranking. At the end of the day, rankings (or chair numbers) are published for directors and students to see.

Concert & Madrigal Dinner

online paper launches

Forty six members made the All-Region choir on Oct. 15 and 22 qualified for All-State auditions, to be held in early February. “Although I love being a part of such a great choir, these try outs make for a very long and nerve racking day, so I am very relieved that these auditions are nearly over,” senior Chance Stone said. Hundreds of students from the Western AR region auditioned for a spot in the All-Region Choir. The all day event featured each contestant singing two minutes of their music for a panel of five anonymous judges. The highest and lowest score are thrown out,

Bringing the semester to a close, the annual holiday season concert and dinner will be held. The Christmas concert takes place on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Madrigal Dinner tickets are already on sale. The annual event will be held at the Central Presbyterian Church’s Fellowship Hall on Dec. 8-10 at 6:30 p.m. This annual feast will feature all members of the choir serving dinner and singing. “It’s almost like going back in time,” junior Zack Parks said. A schedule of dinner events can be picked up in the choir room.

choral events beginINSTRUCTOR Gaye McClure leads the fifth hour choir students in practice on Oct. 18.

by Blake Hanson

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Paige Stewart 2011 is the greatest technological era ever known. Schools, businesses, homes, even churches are experiencing new and productive ways with the limitless choices of technology available. With all the amazing possibilities that technology provides, it can be a nuisance if the technology is out of date…like Southside’s. When so many assignments are being accomplished through computers it would be wonderful if it didn’t take ten minutes to power up, ten minutes to log onto the internet, and if the batteries didn’t die five minutes after use when it’s been charging overnight. In third period with Anna Love’s Spanish class mini laptops are constantly being used to upload pictures, update Wikis, and for special assignments. Every time the computers are in use at least five out of the fourteen kids have to get up, push their desks across the room, and sit by the cart just so the battery can charge. Tons of tiny cords are strung across the minimized space and make a complicated tangle that are dangerous and a hassle. The school is currently trying to update all classroom teacher computers, but their progress is just as slow as the current computer system. The new computers won’t technically be “new”. Instead teachers will receive a newer Dell model that will still be a few models behind the presently released ones. With the world so technologically pumped, Southside needs to get in the groove and find a way to fix all the technology problems and keep on pace.

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Arkansas schools are having no trouble updating to newer more efficient computers. Lincoln High School in northwest Arkansas has modernized to MacBooks for individual students in the classroom. With this step-up in technology students are able to have a more project-based learning environment. Why is our district failing to keep up? The Arkansas Department of Education has a committee specifically devoted to technology and its development. This committee has recognized the importance of twenty-first century skills, national education technology standards, as well as new and developing technology when composing new plans for Arkansas. The committee encourages the utilization of this plan as a guide to the development of technology plans by local school districts. Perhaps this is why our school is falling behind. Our district is slow to take the initiative because if the plan failed then that would make our school and our district appear inferior and that’s unacceptable. Whether the district takes the chance or not, sooner or later the technology will improve because the state department has a vision. All students in Arkansas will have the ability to equal access in learning environments that infuse technology in the teaching and learning processes. When and if this new form of technology arrives, a mission has been proposed by the technology committee. It concludes that the Educational Technology Plan “shall promote student learning environments that are rich with technology, empower faculty

members to use technology as a tool to enhance learning, and allow school personnel immediate access to the tools, data, and information needed to make educational decisions”. The ADE technology providers have proposed a plan for funding as well. Ongoing financial support should be provided for the sustained delivery of quality use in technology. Each district in Arkansas is recommended to allow for 25% of technology resources to be used for technology professional development. The department has set aside goals for funding. Goal one consists of the idea that adequate funding will be provided to assure that all public school students and personnel will have access to technology and will be able to develop proficiency in the use of this technology in the teaching and learning process. The objective states that students and staff will have access to modern and efficient technology that will enhance learning. Goal two consists of the idea that the state will develop innovative ways of funding to convert and sustain teaching and learning through technology. The objectives state the providing of appropriate new and flexible models of budgeting for technology and continually assessing and evaluating technology investments. Computers are used every day at schools for attendance, grades, and assignments. This technology teaches to an extreme that pencil and paper never could during the twenty-first century. The district needs to reevaluate their own plan they are to have composed and set aside some funding to allow for the technology revolution so desperately needed.

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“We mostly use Microsoft word for assignments. We normally type fake business letters or fix spelling. Sometimes we insert some clip art pictures,” senior Dakota Prescott said.

“We use the internet to learn how to use Microsoft programs. We do assignments out of the book. There’s already a file on the assignment. We click on it and correct the documents spelling. We also use excell and power point, but mostly word,” junior Austin Griffin said.

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Kirby Bland sophomore Drama Techie

Alan Pinter sophomore East Lab

by Paige Stewart New Dell teacher computers and printers have recently been provided by the district. E-mails to all teachers were sent out at the beginning of the year and the day before the arrival of the computers to ensure that all important data bases and information was saved onto a portable hard drive. “All six secondary schools in the Fort Smith Public Schools are receiving a new Dell business class desktop computer and a new color ink jet printer. Across all six secondary schools, a total of 335 computers have been purchased and delivered,” Director of Technology Vance Gregory said. The old classroom computers are five years old. The new computers replacing them are the up-to-date Dell OptiPlex PC that includes Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010. “Each year, by order of oldest computers, a total of approximately six to eight schools receive new computers throughout the building, and is what we term our refresh project for the school year,” Gregory said. Funding has been provided by the mileage tax funds. These tax funds have been reserved for providing technology for instructional purposes. “Without these funds, our district would not be able to keep computers up-to-date,” Gregory said. Most teachers are expected

to receive one of the new computers as part of the refresh project. The goal is not to provide every teacher with a new computer, but for taking attendance and grade keeping. “Our goal is to provide an instructional tool to be used in the classroom. The few classrooms which will not receive a new computer most often have access to departmental funding which typically provides a new computer on a similar refresh cycle,” Gregory said. The computers being replaced will be used for replacement parts or will be deemed retired. This aids technology in keeping similar machines running throughout the district beyond their warranty period. “Unfortunately, there are real and hidden costs for every PC kept in the district. We are forced to retire these PCs to keep the overall costs of technology maintenance at a manageable level,” Gregory said. The biggest difference with the computers will be the operating system, business productivity software, and performance. This will also be the first time to use Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010. “These are two extremely large moves towards providing up-to-date software tools to our teachers. The teachers will also enjoy the increased speed, increased memory, and increased storage capacity,” Gregory said.

“Students in my class maintain their own web pages and blogs to publish their writing. Students also use Google Docs to collaborate on documents and create projects.Technology is used in many ways to support teaching and learning daily,” Ferguson said.

Oretha FergusonEnglish Teacher

Tadd StewartAmerican History Teacher

“The Smart Board allows me to be hands on with my classes, and it allows me to use the computer and internet without being at my desk. I can just use my hands to navigate around my computer and the internet,” Stewart said.

“The technical part is pretty much my job. I produce the show, and anything that has to do with the micro voice projectors and building the sets is really fun,” Bland said.

“We work with all kinds of computer programs, like photoshop, that you can’t normally mess around with,” Pinter said.

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Alex Barthol considers himself a true computer geek. Since elementary school, Barthol has been interested in the technical world. When Barthol first started working with computers and other technology in junior high, it was nothing more than a hobby. Before long, he started using his hobby to help friends and classmates with their technical problems. “People call me for computer, iPod, phone, and printer problems,” Barthol said. While he’s great at software video editing and software production, he has learned 3D

modeling and troubleshooting, which consists of fixing technical issues. “I’ve gained a lot of knowledge on technology,” Barthol said. Although he can work with most computers, he prefers his own computer, a Mac Mini. “It has all the applications I like to use,” Barthol said. What was once a simple hobby is now a future plan for Barthol. He has joined AP Computer Science and East Lap to learn more for a future in computer engineering. “I plan on majoring in computer engineering. I’ll design and program computer parts,” Barthol said.

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junior creates codesby Anne Cunningham

Underneath the images and behind the stories on a webpage are symbolic arrangements in a program with a set of codes. Junior Michael Moore writes the codes for East Lab and enjoys trying new things for fun. “Computers and other complex electronics do not ‘think’ like we do, they take in date in the form of code. The most basic form of code is binary code, which is basically in 1’s and 0’s. The type of code I write in is mostly CSS and html, which is used to build web pages,” Moore said. Moore is so involved with coding that he plans to pursue a career with technology. “I would love to make web page design part of my job. I really enjoy it. There are programs to help build a webpage, but if you know how to write code, you can do so much more,” Moore said.

Alexis Beas junior Computer Graphics

Throughout the past month, district maintenance personal have been installing a new security system with a 50 thousand dollar upgrade. The inside of each camera consists of a high quality recording system complete with an HD quality picture. “This upgrade is going to make it a lot easier to watch previously recorded video and see the hallways and parking lots in a higher quality way,” campus police officer Joe Love said. With the new cameras fully installed, students can expect a higher level of observation. Eight cameras are surveying the outside of the school, while 77 monitor the inside. These new cameras have been placed inside the cafeteria to monitor food theft and additional cameras have been added throughout the hallways to monitor other petty crimes. Cell phone theft is the highest crime committed on campus. Even with the upgrade in security, cameras have yet to be placed inside private areas of the athletic facility, a major location for cell phone theft to occur. “I came in the locker room after practice one day and found all my stuff laid out everywhere. My wallet was open and my money was gone; my iPhone was too. About a week later, a lot of other people had their phones stolen from the locker room, too. I wouldn’t mind having the cameras in the locker room. At least it would prevent stuff like this,” senior Andrew White said. The old security system, while efficient, did not provide quality picture. Without a wholesome picture, it is impossible to determine the truth behind each broken rule. “We hope that the quality and capability of the cameras will detour students from past disobedience,” Love said. The hope behind the installment of new security cameras is to encourage the students away from breaking the rules and to truthfully distinguish each individual responsible for breaking the rules. “The new cameras and the new technology behind them will be advantageous for all of us. Not only can we catch people doing bad things, but we can also catch victims of crimes,” Love said.

“Most computer forms are not written in normal forms. Html tells a computer what the basic content of the page is, like text and images. CSS adds style to it, like color, position, font size,” junior Michael Moore said.

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by Becca Risley

photo by Blake Hanson

Kelley ToddBusiness Teacher

“In the advanced technology classes, we use Adobe, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere. Students have the opportunity to become Adobe certified. The teachers have just received iPads to work with so we can introduce the students to these new pieces of technology,” Todd said.

SENIOR Alex Barthol works on one of the iMac computers in East Lab. He prefers the Mac computers over the older ones. “It has all the applications I like to use,” Barthol said.

“I like to make short films. I like computers and art so it’s a great combo. It’s not hard to learn at all, you just have to have that passion for it like I do,” Beas said.

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“We hope that the quality and capability of the cameras will detour students from past disobedience,” Officer Joe Love said.

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After all hype surrounding the iPhone 5, Oct. 4 came and went, but all consumers got was the disappointing, and for some infuriating, iPhone 4S. The 4S has five major upgrades from its predecessor. The new A5 dual core processor allows graphics to be seven times faster and data downloads two times as fast. Eight mega pixels highlight the new camera and will enhance the clarity of the pictures. It also allows for 1080p video recording. The 4S no longer has two separate CDMA and GSM models. They have now been brought together as one universal world phone, so now, although one would have to pay the roaming charges, the phone can be used all over the world. Battery life is the next upgrade. Although it may seem small with just an hour added to talk time on a 3G network. That also increases the life on other uses even more. Siri has been the most talked about feature since it has revolutionized voice control on mobile phones. It may not be the revolutionary iPhone 5, but the newest installment to the iPhone family does provide enough to impress.

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PUMPKINLITE is the most popular free application during the Halloween season. It allows for easy pumpkin carving without the mess.

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Graham Coffelt

Because of sports, I have seen many great achievements and great downfalls. Like the old show ABC’s Wide World of Sports’ theme would always say “The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.” A little less than two weeks ago, two time Indy 500 champion Dan Wheldon died in a terrible 15-car wreck at an Indy race in Las Vegas at the incredibly young age of 33. I saw this in real time as it happened on TV. With that in mind, I also saw one of his greatest accomplishments in the last Indy 500 where, although he caught a break when J.R. Hildebrand who had been leading wrecked on the final turn, but still nonetheless went home a champion for the second time. The cliché “life is too short,” is true. The vast majority of the world today loves and has some sort of connection with sports. When tragedy happens, one has to step back and look at the bigger picture. Sports aren’t everything. For an athlete that is a hard pill to swallow. Sports are just one of the things that the world offers as an escape from the troubles of life. Sports, and more directly baseball, helped this nation cope with 9/11. Sports like soccer have kept chaotic countries all around the world calm in some ways. When the unthinkable happens within the sports realm, it’s like a bad dream. After all, sports are supposed to be an escape from the world’s troubles. I’m offering this challenge. Make sure that in life, you don’t have any regrets, and all of your conflicts are resolved, because for people like Dan Wheldon, who knows, maybe he never cleared something up with someone that now can never be resolved.

by Chasse Daniels Unable to lift the weight with his right wrist while working out last spring for wrestling, senior Landon Cates knew something was wrong. He waited a few months before going to see a doctor and when he finally did the results were life-threatening. A tumor on the inside of his wrist had eaten away his bone and made him unable to move it. After undergoing tests and seeing several doctors Cates was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer known as Ewings Sarcoma. “I knew something was wrong when I was lifting weights one day and I felt it pop. I thought it was a sprain or something like that though,” Cates said. Cates has been going back and forth from the Children’s Hospital in Little Rock and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. With this treatment comes drastic changes. Aside from the obvious, such as hair loss, this therapy has made Cates’s immune system weak. He can not wrestle or attend school. “When I go to treatment I have to get my port accessed which basically means that they put an I.V. in the port I have in my chest and then they draw my blood to check my blood cell counts and check my liver and kidney function. Then I’ll admit into the hospital and go to my room and just watch television or play Xbox until they start my chemo,” Cates said. To support Cates and help with the recovery friends and family members have organized

“Seeing all the little kids at the hospital who are going through a lot worse situations makes me feel like I don’t have all that much to complain about so I try to stay as positive as possible because I’ve never once heard one of those kids act in a negative way at all,” Cates said.

fundraisers that have involved Southside rallying for their fellow classmate. On Oct. 11 the Fun Run consisted of people walking the west parking lot to help promote awareness for his cancer and raise money to help with the medical bills. “When Landon told me months ago he had cancer in his wrist, I was in disbelief. I didn’t think a close friend of mine could ever have this happen to them, but it did and I’ve tried my best to be there for him in this tough time of his life,” senior Kyle Penix said. At the Fun Run students could buy Cates’s “Rebel for a Cause” bracelets for five dollars, which were also sold at home football games. All proceeds went to Cates. “There are so many people who have shown support. I really do love everyone for that. It’s made a world of difference in how well I’ve been able to deal with it,” Cates said. Despite the medical difficulties Cates continues to be positive and optimistic about his circumstances. With a will to fight he proceeds to battle the cancer and live his life to the fullest. “I went through my fair share before cancer and I’ve been lucky to have dealt with adverse situations before so it’s not too bad. Seeing all the little kids at the hospital who are going through a lot worse situations makes me feel like I don’t have all that much to complain about so I try to stay as positive as possible because I’ve never once heard one of those kids act in a negative way at all,” Cates said.

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Tennis ended the season on Oct. 18 at the state tournament in Fayetteville. Ladies advanced to the semi-finals, while the boys were left in the quarter-finals. For the ladies, sophomore Lindsey Pierce advanced in the singles division with a first round bye. She won her second match against Alex Taylor of Conway, but fell in the semi-finals to Lindsey Liles of Little Rock Central. Lauren Ghahremani also played singles in the state tournament, but dropped her first match to Leah Riner of Conway. “I was expecting to get further this year. It kind of upset me because this will be my last year as a Southside

tennis player,” Ghahremani said. Doubles team senior Kathryn Willis and junior Courtney Wright reached the semi-finals, but lost their match with Bentonville. “I’m very proud of our team. It was an honor to go to state. I feel like our hard work, dedication, and determination allowed us to make it that far,” Willis said. Boy’s team members lost two matches and won one, leaving them in the quarter finals. Sophomores Walker Wiggins and Wiles Wiggins reached the quarter-finals which ended with a loss to Fayetteville. Doubles team seniors Matt Willey and Aaron Dobbins dropped their first match with a loss against Bentonville.

singles, doubles end in semisby DeQuan Collins

10.28.11Football vs. Rogers Heritage

10.29.11Volleyball state @ Conway

11.04.11Football @ Northside

11.05.11Cross country state meet @ Harrison

Girls GolfFinished fifth in 7A tournament

Boys GolfFinished seventh in 7A tournament

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Junior David Price earned 40/29 News Player of the Week honors after rushing for 124 yards and scoring twice against Springdale. “Honestly I didn’t see it coming. I looked online and the votes weren’t even close. Next thing I know they were announcing it on the news,” Price said.

win motivates teamby Seth Samuelson

“This has been my best year so far, I’m pretty happy with it. I’ve been training for it since summer,” senior Erin Weece said.

photo by Seth Samuelson

Last Friday night the football team defeated Springdale Har-Ber 28-21 to remain in fourth place in the 7A West. The team currently trails Bentonville, Fayetteville, and Har-Ber in the standings. The team has a chance to finish second in the conference by defeating Rogers Heritage tonight and cross-town rival Northside on Nov. 4. They would need help from Har-Ber and Heritage. If both teams defeat Fayetteville and Har-Ber loses to Bentonville in the season’s final week Southside will hold the second seed in the playoffs, earning a first round bye and being placed in the opposite bracket of undefeated Bentonville.

outpacerunners

the competitionby Seth Samuelson

ENDURING the length of the race, junior runner Colin Browning treks across the Chile Pepper course in Fayetteville. The Chile Pepper is an annual event where runners from high schools and colleges all over the country come and run.

With a first place finish for the boys and girls cross country teams at Trinity Junior High, the start of the season couldn’t have been better. Juniors Colin Browning and Harrison Gilker have led the boys team, and finished first and second among the team in each of their meets. Browning, Gilker, and sophomore Kolten Speaks led the team at Trinity, finishing first, second, and third overall respectively. “The others need to work out in the summer to close the gap. That’s been the difference this year between Colin and Gilker and the other guys. They just need to work harder,” coach Brooks Witherspoon said.

The girls team has been led by senior Erin Weece, who has finished first among the team in every event that she has competed in. Junior Ciara Sweeney has also finished in the top 10 in three of the four events she has competed in. “Erin Weece was hurt last year and this year she’s healthy and that’s been the biggest difference between this year and last,” Witherspoon said.

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“Experiencing homecoming with some of my best friends as the other senior maids was such a humbling experience. My Dad’s sweet words about walking both my mom and I as homecoming queen are words that I never want to forget,” senior Kristen Tyler said.

“It was a lot of pressure from everyone for homecoming to be a success, and I feel like we did a really great job. The other officers helped me out a lot and the maid festivities gave me relief and allowed me to relax and enjoy it that much more,” Student Council president Katie Allen said.

MAID Julie Orick and the attendants smile for photographers after the crowning. RUNNING back David Price carries the ball against Fayetteville. GRAND marshals Steve Kesner and Rebecca Rickman lead the pep rally parade of maids. WHIPPED cream pie splashed on the floor after senior Marielle DeMondesert tags assistant principal Travis Biggs. “I was ecstatic to hear my name called. My strategy was to get him good but not get any of the pie on me,” DeMondesert said.

photos by Abigail Obana & Tim McGuire