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hall talk“Happy birthday to me, I’m breaking up with you.” – Senior

by the numbers• In the movie “UP,” 10,297 balloons were used to lift Carl’s house. • The average woman smiles 62 times a day and the average man only 8.•Shopping on Black Friday kills 550 people annually.

• Feb. 29 – Leap Day• March 11 – Day- light saving time• March 17 – St. Pat- rick’s Day• March 20 –The fi rst day of spring • March 27 –Report cards issued

when I was a child my dad called me son.”

“At Saturday school, I was so bored that I started counting the bricks on the walls. There are 274 of them.” – Junior

“Zumba is fun if your teacher isn’t grand-ma.” – Sophomore

silly tiger, basketball is for panthers | Cheering the Panther basketball team to victory, the Black Hole gets pumped up. With their support the Panthers beat Conway 66-51 and became the region champions. “ I love to get the Black Hole rockin’. It gives the players an edge in the game and it’s the most exciting atmosphere in high school basketball,” sophomore Logan White said. [Photo by Gabby Callaghan]

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Technology ConceptsKyle Gibson--1st Christian Bossert-- 4thBusiness Presentation TeamJonathan Burlinson--2ndAlexis Kynett--2ndBusiness ProceduresYohan (John) Lee -- 1st Brianna Chiappetta--3rd Computer Problem SolvingPooja Patel--1stTyler Vealey--3rdCyber SecurityKaeli Weeks--3rd Khrysta Boulavsky--4th Digital Video Production TeamEmily Hunt--2ndErin Marsh--2ndSavanna Altman--2nd Emerging Business Issues TeamCourtney Consiglio--2ndMadison Crockett--2ndBrianna Prosser--2ndFBLA Principles & ProceduresMacayla Vealey--4thGlobal Business TeamIan Clauser--2ndCharles Quillen--2ndWill Quillen--2ndPatty Kramer--3rdJackie Ogg--3rdRachel Ogg--3rdHospitality ManagementRochani Akwalia--3rdIntro to Business CommunicationLogan Jones--2ndManagement Decision Making TeamCelina Rosales --1stAlexis Clark --1stCourtney Caughey--1stSports ManagementKenny Lawson--2nd

FBLA competed in their district competition Feb. 3-4 and walked away with 29 trophies. They placed in 18 of the 20 events that they entered. Don’t forget to con-gratulate the following winners:

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• Mock Trial practice is held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:35 until 6 p.m.

• The Mock Trial team works on a fi ction-al court case that is given to each team.

• They compete with other schools at the end of the process.

• They work with actual attorneys to help them get the feel of being in an actual courtroom.

• The team has from early November until Feb. 25 to prepare their case.

• The competition will be Feb. 25 at the Horry County Courthouse in Conway.

• The team will have put in 130 hours of practice by the competition date.

Julia Aelio Anna-Marissa Alston Ruby Archbald David Derochea Michelle Dickens Erika Flaten Casey Fleck Jessica Huggins Kayla James Justin Lame Lanie Ruedy Antonio Torres Leza Watts

“ My goals for Mock Trial this year [are] to prepare a great case, kind of learn more about the Mock Trial process. [And] to have fun, which we have al-ready done.”

Anthony AntalokAnthony Antalok mock trial advisor mock trial advisor

Fighting the case: Mock Trial team ready

• Anyone can come and knit or crochet. It’s not only for students. Teachers and other staff are welcome as well.

• Supplies aren’t provided, but there are always extra pieces of yarn to start a new project with.

• Even though supplies aren’t provided, knitting and crocheting aren’t expensive hobbies.

• The club is just starting out and could use more members.

• The meetings are on Wednesday after school from 3:35 until 4:30 in F105.

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prowlerprowlernews 33To cruise or not to cruise?

byMiranda Beaudry

news writer

Costa Concordia tragedy affects cruise plans for some, not for others

When most think of cruises, they think of paradise with beaches, palm trees, tanning and the sun

beaming down. Yet others think of the movie “The

Titanic,” worried that something can go wrong and paranoid that the ship could sink. On Jan.16 that happened when the Costa Concordia hit rocks off the coast of northern Italy. The accident left six dead and 29 missing.

Freshman Zenobia Bellamy went on a cruise to the Bahamas last summer. The Costa Concordia has made her hesitant to go back on a cruise.

“It was fun, but I’m really scared of heights and water so it wasn’t really good for me. I was scared that we were going to hit something like a rock or some-thing that would make us sink. My mom thought I was overreacting.”

These recent events could cause more concern among travelers. Last July junior, Madison Crocket went on her third cruise and is planning to go on her fourth this April. She admits she was a little nervous on her fi rst cruise.

“The fi rst time I was scared because I watched “The Titanic” so many times,” Crocket said.

But Crocket didn’t let it bother her. “Stuff like that rarely happens,” she

said.However, that doesn’t mean she takes

safety lightly. “The fi rst thing I think about is what I

will do if there is an emergency.”And she has a suggestion.“I think they should go over proce-

dures more. They should spend more time

helping with the procedures and how to instruct them,” Crocket said.

Freshman Autumn Jenkins also took a cruise last summer. While in Hawaii, she and her family took a full week cruise and visited all the islands.

“At some points when the ship was re-ally rocky, it worried me,” Jenkins said.

However, the Costa Concordia didn’t change her mind about cruise ships. Yet she did agree that the Costa Concordia has brought more attention to cruise safety.

“It just makes it more of a reality about how a ship can be more disastrous and not carefree,” she said.

However junior Brandon McIntyre, who has not been on a cruise but would like to someday, said his view on cruise ships has not changed.

“They’re not all dangerous. I think they’re safe if you have the right captain,” he said.

However McIntyre agrees safety should be more of a concern.

“They should have stricter safety regu-lations,” he said.

Sophomore Alexandria Rhein, un-like McIntyre, does not want to go on a cruise.

“It could sink and you could die,” she said.

Whether Americans agree with Rhein or McIntyre remains to be seen, accord-ing to the Seattle Times. Bookings fell signifi cantly after the Costa accident, but authorities say it’s too early to tell if the Costa is responsible.

cruising | Prior to board-ing the cruise ship, ju-nior Madison Crocket takes a moment to capture a photo of her trip. Since the Costa Concordia incident some of the cruise ship bookings have declined.“I still love to take cruises even if I hear bad news about them,” Crocket said. [Photo courtesy of Madi-son Crocket]

The Titanic, 1912• Although women and children were the fi rst priority to exit the ship,they managed to fi t two dogs into the lifeboats. • A lifeboat drill was scheduled to take place on the Titanic the day they hit the iceberg. For some un- kown reason, the captain canceled the drill.Lusitania, 1915 • A German U-boat launched a torpe- do at it,and it sank off coast the of Southern Ireland in 18 minutes.• Of the 1,959 on board 1,198 died, 95 of whom were children. • Only eight life boats got away. Fights broke out while passengers were trying to abandon ship, life jackets were stolen and people jumped into the water wearing their life jackets in an unsafe manner.The Andrea Doria, 1956• The Andrea Doria was struck in the starboard side by a ship called The Stockholm.• The captain was found guilty of speeding through fog and the crew was found guilty for not using equipment properly onboard.• Forty-six were killed that night.

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Instead of going home and pigging out in front of the TV yet again, why not try something different?

While a large number of students have either joined a club already or are partici-pating in sports, there are still many who are not involved in after school activities and go straight home every day at 3:25.

Why not spend one afternoon a week stepping outside of your normal routine and do something productive with your extra time?

Why not dive for a Frisbee, play a

game of strategy, read and promote your favorite book, talk about fi shing, help your community, knit a scarf and at the same time, meet new friends and make memories?

Why not join one of the various clubs still accepting members?

You don’t have to be a genius or physically inclined. You just need to be interested in having fun and learning new things.

There is Knitting Club, Chess Club, Library Media Club, FCA, Ultimate Frisbee and Fishing Club. If those don’t tickle your fancy, ask a teacher to spon-sor a club that interests you.

Contrary to what your Facebook friends might tell you, colleges actually

care about what students do outside of the classroom. They believe that students who participate in school functions are well rounded. They want to see that you are active in your community and can maintain long-term commitments because college is a long-term commit-ment.

That doesn’t mean that colleges want you to join 20 clubs or be the president of the club that you are in; they also don’t prefer one club over another. Col-leges just want to know you are con-cerned about more than what is on TV.

What better way to show your college of choice that you actually have a life outside of reality TV than to join a club at school.

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Every day we live is a gift

fastfactsfacts

• Library Media Club meets every third Tuesday. Along with talking about books, they volunteer at a local homeless shelter.

• Knitting Club meets every Wednesday from 3:35 to 4:30 in F105. Everyone is welcome.

• Ultimate Frisbee Club meets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:45 to 5:15 in F112.

It’s amazing how quickly your life can change. One day everything is normal and the next things are suddenly so differ-ent, whether it be for better or worse. My mother was recently diagnosed with stage three throat cancer. What started months ago as what my family thought was just frequent heartburn steadily got worse un-til eventually we all knew something was wrong with her and were understandably worried. When I came home from school one day to fi nd my dad in unusually low spir-its and my mom noticeably upset, I knew something was horribly wrong. When she told me she had cancer, it didn’t hit me right away. I stood there confused for over a minute, wondering how it was even pos-sible. My mom has always been a relative-ly healthy person, and the period of time when she smoked cigarettes was too brief to be a cause of the cancer. I just did not understand how this could happen, and that’s when it really hit me. I hugged my mom with no intention of letting go and cried for what seemed like

an hour. I just could not wrap my mind around the possibility of my mother not being there for me and never being able to hug her like that again. We all fi ght with our parents some-times, but when it boils down to it, they will always be family and no one wants any harm to come to their family. I love my mom very much, but in that moment I was reminded just how much. My mom has been receiving steady radiation treatment and chemotherapy. She does so much around the house for all of us that my brother, my dad and I had to take on extra responsibility. It truly made me appreciate all the little things that she does for us; moms don’t get enough cred-it. After the initial treatments my mom could only handle a liquid diet and was mostly bed-ridden. She has been making progress though, and can now swallow solid food again, which she is grateful for. Her cancer is shrinking and now she is faced with the decision of receiving a high-risk potentially curing surgery, or not receiving surgery and the possibility

of the cancer returning. Whatever her choice will be, I am con-fi dent she will make the right decision. This whole situation has really made me realize how much I take for granted in my life. Things can change in a split second, and we tend to forget that sometimes. It should not take something like this, however, to remind us of what we have. People tend to get caught up in the little things, but if we truly took a moment to realize all the good things in our lives, how much we love our family and friends, and just how much worse off we could be, the world would be a better place. Every day we live is a gift.

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by logan jonesjonesfeatures writer

Everyone is replaceable

I still wake up in the middle of the night, toes curling, muscles twisting, tears streaming down my face.

This doesn’t come from scary movies or nightmares. It comes from years upon years of pushing my body to the limits, all to win some sort of approval from people who could make or break the rest of my life. These deciders may not be like gods or celebrities to you, but to me they meant the world, and they meant my future. They were dance class teachers, chore-ographers, competition judges and studio directors.

Day after day I went to class, not to see friends or socialize, but to be criticized, yelled at and hurt emotionally, mentally and physical-ly. But at that time I just

saw it as a part of my everyday life.I remember the day a girl started crying

during a rehearsal and was immediately kicked out. Another dancer was called to take her place. When the choreographer re-entered the studio, she said, “Everyone is replaceable.”

When most attend a show or competi-tion, they don’t realize what goes on be-hind the scenes.

It wasn’t just the emotional and mental pain that we had to go through. It was also incredibly physical.

At age 8 I skipped my fi rst meal. At

age 15 I skipped my last. Seven years of my life I did whatever it took just so that I could order the smallest possible costume available.

The average sized girls didn’t win scholarships or auditions. And who want-ed to be average?

It wasn’t exactly uncommon to hear loud, vulgar heaving through the bath-room walls or see multiple girls wheeled out on stretchers weekly. If you were lucky, you were one of the ones that could just barely get by on water and crackers.

Occasionally I would faint, but I always got back up and completed my class.

On top of eating disorders, there were more external issues going on as well. Of-ten I would sprain an ankle, tear a tendon or pop a bone out of place, but it never stopped me from doing what I was made

to do – practice, perform, win. We learned to ignore and endure this sort of thing.

Tape, braces, casts, wraps and any oth-er sort of treatment were deemed tacky and were absolutely prohibited. And they say dancing isn’t a sport.

After going through all of these things for years, I came to a point where I had to draw the line. As I continued to lose unhealthy amounts of weight, suffered injuries that would last a lifetime and any and all of my confi dence was diminished, I realized this wasn’t what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

I was tired of being overjudged and underappreciated.

One day I came to the conclusion that I was through. I wanted to fi nd something that makes me happy every day. And I doubt I was missed.

Everyone is replaceable.

shine brightshine farshine far

I never saw this coming. It was a day like any other. Actually, it was better. It

was the fi rst football game of the season and I was so excited to get to cheer. I remember every single thing that happened to me that day, step by step, the little details more clearly than any other.

It was a hot August day. The 19th to be exact. While I enthusiastically cheered our Panther football team to vic-tory, I felt like I lived in the hottest place on earth.

Excited and in the mood to celebrate, I never expected the news I would receive when I returned home that eve-ning.

Death. It was a subject I could never really comprehend. I

guess it’s because I never had to. I mean as far as I knew the only people who die are old and ready to die. I had never even been close to someone who died before.

When I received the news that my grandfather, age 65, had been hit by a car while on vacation with my 9- year-old brother, my 8-year-old cousin and his wife of 40 years, the fi rst thing that ran through my head was why?

This was unreal, this doesn’t happen, especially not to me, not to my family. What had we done wrong? How do we deserve this?

How could God let my little brother watch this hap-pen? What were we going to do without my grandpa?

Then it began to sink in. This was real.I tried to be strong but couldn’t handle it. I took a deep

breath and felt a huge lump in my throat as I tried to hold back tears. I couldn’t.

I didn’t know who to talk to or who I should tell. I have never been the one to tell people my problems and make them feel sorry for me, but I knew word would travel quickly and the last thing I wanted was questions and sympathy.

It was weeks that people were constantly at my house bringing endless love and food, but it was time for them to leave. It was time to face reality.

Once the commotion was over and I had time to clear my head, I began to ponder what death really is and how I should respond. Should I be angry? Should I still be crying? Is everyone just going to forget this?

The last thing I wanted was for him to be forgotten, my Big daddy, the one who counted every bottle he ever fed me, the strong man who built up our family and helped hold them together.

I can still hear his voice saying, “Emily, you bring me such joy. I cherish every little moment I have with you.”

That’s when I decided to take an optimistic view on death. Instead of thinking about what I lost, I decided to remember what I had and savor every little memory that I had.

I will remember him for his love of our country. After serving as a captain in the Navy for 30 years, he had a love for our country like no one else I have ever known. I will think of him singing The National Anthem loud and

proud every time it was playedI will remember him for being one of the most intel-

ligent people I have ever known. He was compassion-ate and loving and had a kind sense of humor like no other. He was a grandpa that sat at more hours of baseball games and practices than he got sleep.

He found joy in the little things in life and was one of those people that could impact your life with just one conversation.

I learned that although death is sad, it gives you time to remember and refl ect on that person’s life and the little things that made a big difference. I learned that you are never promised tomorrow and to treasure every moment that I have with the ones that I love.

I never realized how important loved ones are in my life until they aren’t there anymore. This experience taught me to remind the people that matter to me every day how much I love them and the ways they inspire me.

I will never forget my grandpa and all of the wisdom he left me with. I hope that I can be like him and make a positive impact on the world and the people around me.

It happens when you least expect it

by emily fehligfehligfeatures writer

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No love compares

He’s smart, funny, sweet, athletic and insanely cute.

He’s got big, dark brown eyes and soft, short hair the color of melted chocolate. He has a big, muscular chest, broad shoulders and carefully de-fi ned legs.

What if I also told you he’s all mine?Oh, and he’s the best listener. I can tell him my

deepest secrets knowing he would never judge me or tell a soul. If I’m having a bad day and need to talk to someone, I can talk for hours and he’ll never even try to interrupt.

When I’m having a bad day, he will do what-ever it takes to cheer me up. He’ll make me laugh hysterically and give me big, sloppy kisses all over my face.

He’ll never just get up and walk away from me without an explanation (unless, of course, there’s the sound of food being prepared in the kitchen, but he’ll always come right back after he’s eat-en).

He loves me. He doesn’t say it out loud, but I can just tell. He always wants to cuddle; it’s the sweetest thing in the world.

Every night, he always lies down right beside me. He curls up right next to me and keeps me warm like no other blanket can. He makes me feel safe, secure and loved.

Yes, he’s everything I’ve ever wanted. But no, I’m not talking about my boyfriend.

Sometimes, no love can compare to a puppy’s love.

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The hit MTV reality show about a group 20-some-thing-year-olds living in one house together isn’t exactly “family entertainment.” The badly played out acting and fake drama have become incredibly annoying. Hearing about Snooki’s UTI, J-Wow’s relationship with Roger or who took Pauly-D’s necklace has gone far enough.

The steroid pumped, orange spray tanned, scream-ing imbeciles have become golden statues in the eyes of American teenagers everywhere. They have become role models for 13 year-old-girls, probably because the shrunken adults and the pre-teen wannabes are around the same size.

The show makes no sense. I can never follow what happens to whom, or if I should be upset or feel sorry for them. If I were apart of the FCC I would cancel “Jersey Shore” for being borderline pornography and I would have the house condemned for being an unsafe environ-

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by ruth smithsmithnews writer

Two words: ‘Jersey. Shore’

ment to live in.The only reason it is still on air is because of the

shirtless, juiced up, orange men and the short skirts and plunging necklines of the umpaloompas. I don’t know why it is so popular. There are more interesting things written on gas station bathroom stalls than there are on “Jersey Shore.”

I say “Jersey Shore” should be taken off the network and the entire series BURNED.

“@Kyle_Williams10 I hope you, your wife, kids and family die, you deserve it.”

Professional athletes are living so many young men’s dreams: getting paid hundreds of thousands or even mil-lions of dollars a year to play a kid’s game. What type of problems could possibly come from fortune, fame or love from fans?

Life threatening ones, apparently.Wide receiver/punt returner Kyle Williams watched

the ball spring off the kicker’s foot, spiral through the air and land right in his outstretched arms. It was go time. Perhaps he was thinking about the last time he tried to return a punt, resulting in a turnover?

Failure once again. Williams dropped the ball and watched hopelessly as the referees signaled Giants’ ball.

The 49ers, Williams’ team, went on to lose the game just moments after this botched run attempt. The 49ers were heading home, while the Giants went on to play in and win the Super Bowl.

In the eyes of many fans, this loss was no one’s fault but Kyle Williams.

All the man did was drop a football. Players do that all the time.

Yet because of dropping a football, a man’s life of was threatened by infuriated fans who took to Twitter to send

messages of hatred to Williams. Many spoke of how he cost the team the game, but some took it even further by threatening to take the 23-year-old’s life and the lives of his family members as well.

I guess I understand the fans’ displeasure, to a certain point. Yes, he may have cost them a big game, but it’s only a GAME. Games are meant to be enjoyed and to have fun, not create wars.

Kyle Williams is not the only one to receive death threats. Billy Cundiff, kicker for the Ravens, also re-ceived death threats after he missed a game-tying fi eld goal against the Patriots.

Threats in sports, however, are nothing new. In the early 1970s, baseball player Hank Aaron received hun-dreds of letters from people insisting that if he passed George “Babe” Herman Ruth in career homeruns, he would be killed. All because he was black and it was the ‘70s.

The fact that people in our world today are foolish enough to threaten someone’s life over a game shows how disorderly, dysfunctional and immoral the world is. Sports should not be at the center of peoples’ lives if the consequence of their passion is detrimental to the physi-cal and emotional health of those playing the game. We would live in a much better society if people spent more time helping others and less time being overly obsessed with a sporting event.

I like sports and spend most of my days watching baseball, football, basketball or soccer, but my love for sports has never (and will never) get to the point where I will send death threats to a player. Yes, I may dislike certain players, but no, I would never wish harm upon any of them. Sports are just about enjoyment.

Wishing death upon somebody is a big deal. But wish-ing death on somebody for achieving or not achieving something in sports is just ridiculous. Society needs boundaries, but it seems like modern day boundaries are just being pushed further and further back.

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The facts don’t lie. There were 22 3-D movies released in 2010. That is double the number from 2009, and there were more than 30 released in 2011 alone.

The 3-D boom is a bad thing for several reasons. First of all, most so called 3-D fi lms today are shot

with regular 2-D cameras and just simply converted into 3-D afterwards. This maximizes profi t for the fi lm com-panies as they do not have to shell out the cash for equip-ment to shoot the movie in 3-D, while still capitalizing on the hiked up ticket prices. This conversion process has drawn a large amount of criticism by the likes of James Cameron and “Transformers” director Michael Bay, who have each created movies in 3-D from the ground up with real 3-D cameras.

Those who suffer, however, are the people who pay extra for a 3-D experience and instead receive maybe

one or two actual 3-D moments, all the while having to wear uncomfortable glasses. And for those who already wear glasses, this is even more annoying. This brings me to another reason the 3-D trend is bad.

Medical research has proven that watching a fi lm in 3-D adds stress to the eyes and can lead to nausea and extreme discomfort. Indeed, eye pain and nausea are two of the most popular complaints about 3-D movies. This is due to the polarizing light technology used in 3-D presentations, which uses only half the light for each eye as a traditional fi lm, making them much dim-mer than 2-D movies. So in addition to 3-D movies be-ing completely unworthy of the higher prices, they can also make you sick.

The bad news is that fi lm companies are unlikely to give up on the 3-D trend any time soon, and the reason is simple. On average, 3-D movies make much more money than 2-D fi lms, and that profi t is all those com-panies really care about. The only comforting knowl-edge may be that as with any fad, it will eventually cease making a large enough profi t, and the increased cost to make them will not be worth it for the produc-tion companies.

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“Eventually, if he works on his throwing motion.”

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“I don’t even know who he is.”

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– Troy Swartling, Sophmore

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A man of God or an overzealous religious freak?That’s right, we’re talking about the man of the hour

– Tim Tebow. A hot topic, without a doubt. You can’t turn on the TV without seeing something about the Tebow phe-nomenon. And the Tebow debate rages throughout Ameri-ca even with the conclusion of the 2011-2012 NFL season.

Tebow, an open, proclaimed Christian, frequently dem-onstrates his faith both on and off the football fi eld. After every touchdown drive, the cameras focus in on Tebow on the sideline and the world can observe Tebow fall to one knee, rest his forehead on his fi st, and “refl ect with God.” He often wears references to biblical passages on his eye black, acknowledg-es God after big plays and thanks God after every win in press conferences.

Tebow, however, has faced criticism from many fi gures in the spotlight. NFL great Kurt Warner said he wished Tebow would tone it down with his re-ligion.

Tebow responded on ESPN’s “First Take,” “Jesus is the most important thing in my life. Anytime I get the op-portunity to tell Him I love Him…I’m going to take that opportunity…I want to give the honor and glory anytime I have the opportunity.”

Regardless of why he does it, some here have defi nite opinions.

“It’s no one’s right to judge someone else’s faith,” soph-omore J.D. Hart said, “but he does tend to draw a little too much attention to himself.”

From the beginning of his career, Tebow also faced crit-icism on his ability as a quarterback. He has constantly had to work for improvement both under the center and with his passing mechanics.

His passing statistics were certainly unimp2011-2012 season with an average of less thaper game and a completion percentage of 46terback rating was in the bottom fi ve in the NFhow he still managed to get the job done withas a starter during the regular season, and heoff with a big underdog victory over the Pittsers in the playoffs.

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Prom Behind

The Scenes

There’s more to prom than most think. Someone has to put it all together,

someone behind the scenes. That person is Lisa Thompkins, technology coordina-tor.

Actually, Thompkins, who has chaired the prom committee by her estimation for 10-12 years, starts planning the next year’s prom immediately after the current prom.

Some may ask why she does this. The answer is simple for her.

“I want you to have the chance to go somewhere you’ve never been,” Thomp-kins said. “Prom is a magical occasion and with that in mind, I choose special places so that they are memorable and I hope they appreciate it and remember me.”

Thompkins starts scouting prom ven-ues in June. But in spite of careful plan-ning, Thompkins has hit a few snags in the road.

Some would rather prom be held on a Saturday. However, that’s not possible be-cause the school’s insurance only covers the school day. If the date of prom was on a Saturday, the insurance wouldn’t cover if anybody got hurt or anything got dam-aged, Thompkins said.

But once Thompkins explains this, most understand.

“The hardest part of prom is making sure everyone keeps up with their ticket, has the right amount [of tickets] and gets their invitations,” Thompkins said.

Thompkins not only chooses the venue and manages ticket sales and invitations; she also wants to make sure students are OK too.

For those who can’t afford a dress or a tux, Thompkins and the prom committee are there to help. Theatre teacher Wayne Canady is what she calls her “go to man”

in these situations. Canady has been able to fi nd attire from the theatre department’s costumes and contacts in the community.

That’s just one of the many details. Thompkins creates a database for the number of tickets, the students who bought them, the food and the venue. She even knows who their date is and how many tickets are sold to each person.

While Thompkins likes almost every-thing about prom, one thing stands out over the rest for her.

“Seeing your faces when you walk through the doors and knowing all the hard work was worth it. It’s so fun to see everyone looking mature, formal and act-ing different,” Thompkins said.

But it takes a lot of work and some-times frustration to get to that point, she said. In the past she’s had seventh and eighth graders as guests at prom before the prom committee added age requirements (no younger than freshmen or older than 25). She’s had someone ask if she could bring her 30-year-old uncle, and, believe it or not, some have tried to buy tickets on the day of prom. But that won’t happen any more either because ticket sales end the week before prom.

With Thompkins’s attention to detail and hard work, the proms here have quite a reputation.

“Once I had a phone call from a stu-dent at Sumter High. He had heard about how great our prom is,” Thompkins said, “and he wanted a ticket.”

Needless to say, Thompkins did not accommodate his request for a ticket. But she did feel complimented by his re-marks.

And April 6, with prom just over and the previous night becoming a memory, most won’t think about the next one for months. That is, except for Thompkins, who will immediately begin planning prom 2013.

proms past | While preparing for this years prom, Jenn Gollie and Lisa Thompkins look over last years prom expenses. They sit among the boxes of 2011 prom decorations. The 2011 prom had 563 attendants; 196 of which were seniors, 155 were juniors and 212 were guests. [Photo by Gunner Huggins]

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Prom prep, not just hectic for students

Every girl knows the most important part of prom is the dress. But every girl doesn’t know the amount of time and work that is required for dress shops to prepare for their busiest time of the year. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at two dress shops in the area, with Amanda Roof from Amanda’s Collection and Ha-ley Morgan from Foxy Lady.

Q: How early do you start preparing/ getting dresses for the prom season?Amanda’s Collection: We go market in At-lanta. I look at probably over 20 fashion shows and see what the trends are. I buy the dresses before school even starts... they usually come in around Christmas or early January.Q: What’s the earliest and latest you might see someone come in to buy a dress?Amanda’s Collection: We have some peo-ple buy gowns early in the fall... like if they are looking for a bargain. On the reverse, we used to have a family that always came the day of the prom and bought a dress.

That cuts it a little too close for me! Q: On average how many dresses do you sell to prom buyers?Foxy Lady: Our goal is 1800 dresses. Q: How far do people come to buy a dress from your store?Foxy Lady: We have had people from New Jersey, Maine, Nevada and even Brazil, Canada and Spain.Q: What styles are going to be popular for this prom season?Amanda’s Collection: Short dresses are still popular, but one twist this year is the high-low dress. This style is short in the front and has a detachable train or longer skirt in the back. Q: Do more people buy short or long dresses?Foxy Lady: We sell a pretty even amount of each. People from further up north tend to buy longer dresses.Q: How many more hours do you put in for prom season?Amanda’s Collection: I take very few days off. So I am here the most part of all six days we are open. We used to adjust our hours but have found that the regular hours we have throughout the year work

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best for us. We end up staying way past closing time some nights because we help whoever is here when it is closing time. If we have to stay late for them, then we try to. Q: How do you make sure two buyers are not wearing the same dress?Foxy Lady: We register every dress to the school the buyer is wearing it to. We do not let someone purchase the same style dress even it is in a different color/pat-tern.Q: What is the most frustrating part of your job?Amanda’s Collection: I really have fun during prom season, but when we are so busy that I don’t get lunch, I get a little punchy! Sometimes girls will act imma-ture without their parents around, being a little too loud, but usually its just fun getting to help girls and guys get ready for the most fancy evening they have ever had! Q: What is the best advice you can give to a girl looking for a prom dress?Amanda’s Collection: I wish that each girl would come in with an open mind. When they limit themselves to a red dress in a size four, they might set themselves up for missing some of the most beautiful dresses that she might not have thought of.

Foxy Lady: Do not look or order online because often they come back looking different than you thought they would.

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stressin out | Deciding what she might wear to prom, sophomore Zoe McDonald tries on dresses. “Prom is one of the most exciting parts of high school and fi nding the perfect dress can be very stressful,” McDonald said. [Photo by Emily Fehlig]

Q: What’s the busiest time frame for your store?Amanda’s Collection: We are really busy after school and on Saturdays. Any week day that school is out, we are also very busy with prom shoppers.



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This was surely a night we wouldn’t forget.

Although the crowd was smaller than expected, Allstar Weekend showed Myr-tle Beach what kind of talent they really have on Feb. 11.

Even though it was their fi rst appear-ance at the House of Blues, it seemed as if every fan had seen them here before. Lead singer Zach Porter began the night with introductions of the band members: bass-ist Cameron Quiseng, drummer Michael Martinez and himself.

And with that they began the night by blasting “All the Way.” Fans sang along louder than the band itself.

After every song the crowd begged for more and the band made jokes toward fans keeping them entertained and ready for more.

As they ended each song, the energy seemed to rise.

Through the screaming and pushing from behind, you could tell most of the girls just wanted to get up on the stage with them because, well, they’re famous.

And then it happened. They invited fans to dance, sing and spin a wheel of songs on stage. The interactions gave you the sensation that you knew them, that they’re not just a band on stage, but real people that want to know you.

Not only does Allstar Weekend care about their fans, they also care about up-coming talent as well. They let two girls, Emma and Jo who covered one of their songs “Bend or Break” on YouTube, sing it with them. The applause they got indi-cated they did it pretty well.

The fi nal song, “Teenage Hearts,” got the biggest audience response because no one wanted it to end. After it was over, fans screamed for an encore. And, of course, they got one with “Not Your Birthday.”

Everyone in the crowd sang and danced along once again.

That song ended the concert with a bang.

All ages seeking an upbeat, personable band would surely love Allstar Weekend.

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sing your heart out | After inviting a member of the audience to sing on stage, Zach Porter and Emma sing “Bend or Break.” This is a result of Emma posting a cover of the song on YouTube. They changed the beat of the song and played it the way Emma had. Also not pic-tured is Emma’s friend Jo, that also did the cover on YouTube, playin the keyboard. [Photo by Haley Cribb]

• Zach Porter and previous band member Nathan Darmody formed the band to become songwriters.• Cameron Quiseng joined the band to be with his friends.

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Yet again we say so long to six more seniors who signed to participate in colle-giate athletics.

For the past four years Erich Knab and Chris Orlando have played for the Panther baseball team.

While these two will be on the diamonds at their respective colleges, Jarvez Hol-mes, Christain Lewis, Danny Daly and Aaron Williams will fi nd themselves on the gridiron at theirs.

Erich Knab• Right handed pitcher• Spartanburg Methodist College• “They have a great baseball program and I love the campus.”• Major: business• Throws to low-mid 90s• Best experience at CFHS: “Teammates.”• Dreams of going pro: “It is a dream of mine, and a dream I will work for.”

Chris Orlando• Left handed pitcher• USC Sumter• “I got along with the coaches very well.”• Major: education• Throws mid 80s• Best experience at CFHS: “When we came back and beat Stratford twice.”• Dreams of going pro: “Most defi netly.”

Christain Lewis• Defensive end/Outside linebacker• Tusculum College• “I wasn’t really sure at fi rst, but all the other players are real nice and I felt right at home. It hasn’t really sunk in yet.”• Best experience at CFHS: “The coaches here. They really prepared me for this moment.”

Aaron Williams• Wide receiver/running back • Louisburg College • Major: undecided • “It’s a dream come true. It’s a good campus and they have good coaches.”

Danny Daly• Quarterback• Holds every quarterback record set at CFHS.• Methodist College• “From the moment I met the coach, the fi rst word out of his mouth was academics, and that’s what I need.”• Things to miss: “I’m going to miss being with everybody here. They’re like my family.”

Jarvez Holmes• Defense• Georgia Military College• “It’s a better future for me on and off the fi eld.”• Things to miss: “I’m going to miss everyone taking it to another level as a team.”

signing day | Two senior baseball players signed Jan. 18. Erich Knab signed to Spartanburg Methodist College and Chris Orlando to USC. “It’s my dream to go pro, and a dream I will work for,” Knab said. [Photo by Logan Jones]

time to sign | Four senior football players signed letters of intent Feb. 1, National Signing Day. Danny Daly, Aaron Williams, Jarvez Holmes and Christain Lewis have played together all four years. “The coaches here, they really prepared me for this moment,” Lewis said. [Photo by Logan Jones]

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JV Girls Basketball • 6-10 overall • 3-5 region“The highlight of the season was beating the number one ranked Myrtle Beach Seahawks on home court,” Coach Monica Brisbon said.

Varsity Girls Basketball • 11-12 overall • Finished fourth in their region “We had a great fi nish beat-ing Conway by over 20 points. It was a great team effort,” Coach Stacy Hughes said.

Varsity Boys Basketball • 15-6 overall • 5-2 in the region • Made it to fi rst round of playoffs.

Jv Boys Basketball •10-6 overall •5-3 in the region

WrestlingIndiviuals 4A state rankings •152 Michael Coles #3 •126 Colin Fink #4 •160 Kory Lindell #7 •195 Kyle Rice #9 •220 Aaron Helms #9 •113 Cody Prince #157 Individual Region Champions •Cody Prince •Colin Fink •Tyrell Brown •Michael Coles •Kory Lindell •Kyle Rice •Aaron Helmes •Won the Region 6AAAA Championship; haven’t won since 2004.

teammates. • What is the best part of the season? Becoming a good basketball team and getting better every day as a team.

Gazzani started strong

Starting off her season right, fresh-man Taylor Gazzani knows what it takes to win.• What position do you play on the team? Guard.• What is your motivation on the court? I like to win.• How do you balance schoolwork and basketball? Whenever we have games, I do study hall and go home and get all of my homework done afterward. I’m really focused.• If you could use one word to sum up the basketball season, what would it be? Challenging.

fi eld in the spring, but in the winter months, sophomore Ryan Yurachek can be found tearing it up on the basket-ball court. • What position do you play? Forward.• What is your motivation on the court? My motivation is to win and be the best that I can be and to strive toward our common goal which is to win a championship.• How would you say the team is doing as a whole? We are doing well, much improved from the start of the season. We haven’t met our goals but are hoping to by the end of the season.• What has been the best part of the season so far? The win over Conway Jan. 29.• What is one word you would use to sum up this season and why? Do the work. It has been our motto the whole year.

Carranza’s a team player

With a year of playing JV basketball already under his belt, sophomore Josh Carranza is all about teamwork.• What position do you play? Center.• How would you say the team is doing so far this season? We’ve been doing good, playing as a team.• Have you met your goals for this season? As a team, yes, to be the best team we can be. We still have one more goal to accomplish which is to be region champions.• What is your motivation on the court? What motivates me is to play for my

As the basketball season draws to a close, the Prowler caught up with varsity players Ryan Yurachek and Erin Farley and JV players Josh Carranza and Taylor Gazzani.

Farley proves herselfThe only

underclassman on the varsity girls team, sophomore Erin Farley is showing the older players how it’s done. • What position do you play? Forward or center.• What’s it like being the youngest on the varsity team? It’s been exciting and humbling at the same time, but it always comes with a challenge being the youngest. You have to prove yourself. • Have you met your expectations for this season? Not yet. I feel like I could always do better. • What would you say has been the most crucial game so far this season? Any games that we play that are a part of our conference. Those games get us into the playoffs, our goal from day one.• What is one word you would use to sum up this season? Improving because I think we’re better than last year, but we still have a lot of work to do.

Yurachek does the workYou can fi nd him on the football

fi eld in the fall and on the baseball

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prowlerprowlersports 1919Panthers talk basketballPlayers give their own recaps of the season

making the shot| At the game against Conway Feb. 10, sophomore Ryan Yu-rachek takes a foul shot. The varsity boys won 66-51, making them region champions. [photo by Gabby Callaghan]

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Varsity Girls• 11-12 overall• Beat Conway Feb. 10 by more than 20 points.• Finished 4th in the region.

JV Girls• 6-10 overall, 3-5 in the region• They had only two soph- omores and 10 freshmen.

Varsity Boys• 6-2 in the region • They were defeated in the fi rst round of playoffs 74-59 against Spring Valley.

JV Boys• 10-6 overall• 5-3 in the region

Taylor Gazzani

Josh Carranza

Erin Farley

Ryan Yurachek

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FREEZIN’ FOR A REASON

whoa! water wings| Prior to the days events, science teacher Nathan Ear-nest suited up in his swimmies. This was Earnest’s fourth plunge. “People love my swimmies” Earnest said. “I enjoy promoting a great cause. The Plunge not only raises money for Special Olympics, it also promotes school and community spirit.” [photo by Clara Formoso]

photo op | Warming up after their plunge into the ocean, the Carolina Forest plungers as-semble for a group shot. Over the past few years Socastee and Carolina Forest have competed to raise money for the event, and the trophy has been passed back and forth. This year the Panthers were only $800 behind the Braves and more determined than ever to win the tro-phy back next year. “It was great knowing that I could help out and the overall experience was awesome! I can’t wait for next years plunge,” sophomore Taylor Chandler said. [photo by Clara Formoso]

forest fi re remote | Before the Plunge, sophomore

Kylie Cracknell interviewed principal Gaye Driggers

and junior Darrell Knight for the Forest Fire. “I’ve

plunged for the past three years,” Cracknell said. “This

is the fi rst year I reported the Plunge for The Forest Fire instead of participat-ing in it.” [photo by Clara

Formoso]

on your mark, get set, go! | Racing to the ocean, Polar Plunge participants prepare to get soaked in the 50 degree water. “I was so excited. The water was invigorating. I screamed a lot. I was proud of myself for raising almost $300,” sophomore Hayley Lloyd said. Participants from Carolina Forest raised approximately $10,000. [photo by Clara Formoso]

penguin power | While texting her best friend Brittani, senior Krissy Ryhal gets a surprise hug from senior Taylor Studley. This is Studley’s second year plung-ing and dressing as a penguin. “I dress up for the costume contest,” Studley said. “I won a $50 gift card to Red Robin.” [photo by Clara Formoso]

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