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proud when he runs.
Although track is
not the athlete’s favorite
sport to compete in, he
has high hopes for his
future in the
sport. Cooper said that
he plans to break the re-
cord for 100 meter dash
once more and set a new
number for the 200 me-
ter dash as well. He also
said that he sees himself
running track all the way
to his senior year of col-
lege and maybe even get-
ting a scholarship off of
it. This may only be
Trenton’s first year run-
ning track, but he has
already accomplished so
much doing it.
If you want to catch
some of the beginning of
this rising track star,
you can find him running
for the Redbirds at one
of the meets at our
very own Johnson
Field. The next home
meet will be held on
Tuesday, May 2nd.
Trenton Breaks School Record
By Alyssa Jamerson
Central Press
Up until April 4,
2017, Austin Allen has
held the seventh grade
record for the 100 meter
dash at our school, Cen-
tral Junior High
School. Austin Allen had
the challenging record
set at 12.11 seconds, but
little did he know that
Trenton Cooper would
come to take his title.
Recently, the
CJHS track team hauled
their talent to the Har-
risburg track field. Tren-
ton Cooper took to the
track when the 100 meter
dash was about to be-
gin. At the sound of the
gunshot, Cooper hustled
to the finish to be
awarded with first place,
and the new record for
the seventh
grade 100 me-
ter dash at his
school. The
new record is
now set at
11.97 sec-
onds. When
asked how he
felt when he
finished the
race, Trenton
described the
event as amazing.
Thirteen year old
Trenton Cooper isn’t just
a boy with long legs that
can pick up speed. He
puts in the extra practice
to be the best he can
be. While Cooper does
work for the number one
title, it’s not all for him-
self, his mom is always on
his mind. I asked Tren-
ton what strategies he
uses to run faster ex-
pecting an answer that
had something to do with
lucky socks or a “pre-
game ritual”, but instead
he said, “my
mom.” Cooper said that
he feels he needs to re-
pay his mother for all she
does for him, and that he
does that by making her
April 28, 2017
Volume 5, Issue 11
Inside this issue:
Starbound 2
The Masters 4
Track Superstars 4
Cutest Couple 6
Artificial Pancreas 9
Spring Break 10
Baby Stowers 11
Last Day of
School:
May 23rd
it’s kind of like playing Terraria. Star-
bound is a 2D style game and you can
only go left and right. There are por-
tals in the game that lead you to a dun-
geon. In the first world you spawn in,
but you need 20 core fragments to get
in. Don’t worry, they're easy to find.
Dungeons have loot, which can be used
by you to help you survive this evil
place. Also, you have a quest line and
side quests, which leads to mini bosses
and bosses you have to fight.
In my opinion it’s a really good
game!
Have you ever heard of a game
called StarBound!? If you haven’t I feal
sorry for you. If you have, and you
don't like…..BALDERDASH! Just so you
know, this is my opinion and it’s MY arti-
cle. Alright let’s get started!
StarBound takes place on
Earth, but way in the future. There are
seven characters you can chose from,
the Apex, Avian, Floran, Glitch, Human,
Hylotl, Novakid. It starts out as the
day of your character’s gradua-
tion of being and is titled the
Protector. What a Protector is,
is a protector of the universe.
While walking up to the stage
during graduation, an old man
starts to talk about their greatest
creation, The Manipulator! When the
old man is about to finish is speech,
suddenly a giant Octopus attacks (don’t
worry you’ll get to fight it later on in
the game) and takes over Earth. While
the attack happens you are to grab the
Manipulator and escape Earth on your
ship. Bad thing is you can’t go far out in
the universe, because your ship was
damaged and you are the only one who
survived the
attack.
Now
onto the game
play! When play-
ing Starbound
Starbound By Alex Greathouse
Page 2 Central Press
Logic By Anthony Hil l
stalked him and allegedly beat him up.
My favorite band members are
Charlie Scene and Danny. The songs
that the band sing say a lot of bad
words, so beware. Although I love all
the songs, my favorite song is Lion.
Check them out sometime!
Hollywood Undead is an Ameri-
can rap rock band that originated in Los
Angeles, California. On Septermber 2,
2008, they released their debut album,
Swan Songs. Then on November 10,
2009, their live CD/DVD Desperate
Measures was released.
Hollywood Undead has 5 albums
altogether: Day of the Dead, Notes
From The Underground, American Trag-
edy, Swan Songs, and Desperate Meas-
ures. They have also released several
extra albums such as live concert al-
bums.
The band members include
Danny, Johnny 3 Tears, Da Kurlzz, J-
Dog, Funny Man, and Charlie Scene.
Those are not their real names. When
they began the band. they had this
other member. His name was Deuce. He
left the band and Hollywood Undead
by Wu-Tang Clan. In 2013, he was voted
as one of XXL's freshmen of the year
alongside notable rapper Schoolboy Q.
Logic is an amazing and unique
rapper, and I do recommend any of his
songs to everybody who likes hip hop
music.
Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, oth-
erwise known as Logic, is an American
rapper raised in Gaithersburg, Mary-
land. He has began to become
famous and is gaining a large
internet following.
In 2009, Logic unof-
ficially released his first mix
tape, Logic: The Mix
Tape. Since then, he has re-
leased 5 mix tapes and 3 studio albums.
Logic is now signed with Visionary Music
Group and is growing quickly. He is com-
ing out with a
new album called
“Everybody” on
May 5th.
Logics
style of music
was influenced
Hollywood Undead By Mikayla Utley
jacket. Before the tournament ac-
tually starts they have a Par-3 con-
test. They built an additional Par-3
course in 1958, and there have been
a recorded 94 hole-in-ones. Since
1963 there has been an opening tee
shot hit by some of the greatest
players of the game. There is a
champions dinner every year on the
Tuesday before the tournament
begins. They started doing this tra-
dition in 1952.
The Masters is my favorite
tournament of the year. It brings in
hundreds of thousands of fans to
watch the tournament. I think that
the masters is very special, because
of all the past winners, and the
many great traditions that go along
with the tournament.
The Masters is a PGA tour
golf tournament. The Masters is
one of four major championships
throughout the year. It is the most
anticipated golf tournament of the
year, as it brings in hundreds of
great professionals players.
The tournament has not always
been known as “The Masters”, be-
fore 1939 it was called the
“Augusta National Invitational”.
Horton Smith won the first Augusta
National Invitational. The Masters
was started by Clifford Roberts
and Bobby Jones.
The tournament is
played at Augusta
National Golf Club,
and it is arguably
the best course in
the world. Alister
MacKenzie is a golf
course architect who built Augusta
National, and many other famous
courses.
The players who have had
the most success at the Masters
are Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus,
Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, and Sam
Snead. At this tournament there
are certain invitations you have to
receive to be invited to play. The
tournament has the smallest field
of any other major with 90-100
people. There are no alternate or
qualifying events for this tourna-
ment.
This tour-
nament has many
different tradi-
tions. The biggest
tradition is that
the winner re-
ceives a green
The Masters By Tyson Elko
Page 3 Central Press
long jump, high
jump, 400 and
800 meter.
They both
have placed first on events this
year. Anastasia and Isaiah advise
anyone who plan on being in track to
be prepared for the first two
weeks.
Anastasia Schussler and
Isaiah Thompson are in the spot-
light this week for their athletic
abilities. Both of these students
are in track this year.
Anastasia and Isaiah
both said that they joined
track because they are fast.
They also both like how it is
an individual sport. They
both said that conditioning is
the hardest part of being in track.
Anastasia and Isaiah both
enjoy high jump and long jump.
They plan on staying on the track
team all year, but do not
if they do not know if
they will be on the team
next year. Isaiah’s
events are long jump,
hurdle, the mile, and 100
meter. Anastasia’s are
Track Superstars By Kaylee Slaton
Summer By Shyanne Jearlds
the year because there is fun
things to do in the summer. These
are all the reasons I like sum-
mer time. It is my favorite time of
the year!
I like summer, because
there are a lot of things to do in
the summer. I like to sleep in every
day and spend the night
with my friends. My family
and I go to Holiday World
and the water park in Mt.
Vernon. I also get to see
my cousins and go swimming
in the summertime. An-
other thing I like to do in
the summer is going to
Fairmount Park with my grandpa and
grandma and my cousin, Cody. There
is so much to do in the summer!
I especially like sum-
mer, because I don’t
have to get up early
for school every day. I
can’t wait till summer
vacation, it is less than
20 days away!
Summer time is
my favorite time of
Page 4 Volume 5, Issue 11
What is your favorite sea-
son? There are four seasons they
are summer, winter, fall, and spring.
My favorite season is spring. Spring
started on March 21st. Spring is in
between winter and summer.
When Spring starts the
time changes and the sun is out
longer. During spring you get a lot
of rain so the flowers start to
bloom and the grass grows faster
and becomes a very pretty green.
The plants start to grow faster,
because they get a lot of rain and
the sun is out so they get a lot of
sun.
One thing cool about spring
that you might not know is that
spring is a symbol of rebirth. The
first day of spring actually is called
the Vernal Equinox. Its called this
because Vernal is Latin and means
“spring”, and Equinox is Latin and it
means “Equal Days”. Spring is when
the Earth is starting to tilt towards
the sun and that is why it starts to
get warmer outside. There are some
holidays in Spring like Easter, April
Fools Day, Earth Day, and Mother's
Day. You also have spring break,
which is one of my favorite parts
about spring.
Tinley
Smith said her
favorite thing
was going
camping and
fishing. Jas-
mine Mize said
her favorite
thing to do in
spring is going
fishing with
her dad and spending time with her
nephews.
In the spring, you get to
hangout outside, because the
weather is nice. Also the flowers
start to bloom so the ground looks
pretty. Make sure to get outside
before the weather changes.
Spring! By Alex Corzine
She has a certain time to
when she does her work.
Madi thinks she can
keep up the reputation of
spotlight student as long as
she keeps doing her home-
work and getting good grades.
She hopes that in about 10
years she will be attending
Florida State and studying to
be a doctor or a nurse. Madi
is a great student here at
CJHS.
There are many kids in
the seventh grade who work
hard to be a good students
here at CJHS. There's one in
particular that is one of my
favorites, which is Madi Kel-
ton. Madi’s full
name is Madilyn
Isabelle Kelton.
Madi is a
hard working stu-
dent here at CJHS
and is about to end
her seventh grade
year and move on to
eighth grade. Her
favorite thing about coming
to school is getting to see her
friends! Madi’s favorite class
here is P.E. She plays many
sports including softball, bas-
ketball, volleyball, and she is s
the track manager.
For most stu-
dents it would be
hard to always have a
sport going on and
keeping up with
school work. How-
ever, it is not for
Madi. She says she
always puts her
school work first.
Madi in the Spotlight! By Sadie Warren
Awesome Austin By Sadie Warren
Austin hopes he will get
to attend Harvard Law School
and become a lawyer one day.
He has a bright future ahead
of him.
As many of the eighth
grade students know, Austin
Cole Tate is the kid to go to
for homework help. He’s
probably one of the smartest
kids in our grade. His favorite
class is math, but his favorite
thing about school is being an
office worker.
Austin has maintained a
5.0 every year since he has
been in school. He says he can
keep up the reputation and
hope to be top 25 in his class.
Austin plays basketball
and baseball. Most of his free
time is spent trying to get
better at his favorite sports.
Page 5 Central Press
Faith + Dylan By Micah Overturf
Shelbie and Luke are our 8th grades cutest couple! Luke loves everything about Shelbie,
and Shelbie likes when Luke cooks for her. This couple has been to-
gether for about 2 months. The first time they started to talk was in
December of 2016. Their favorite place to go is Thai-D.
Luke asked Shelbie out over a text message when Shelbie was on
her way home from Springfield. Shelbie thinks one of the best thing
about Luke is how tall he is.
This cute couple loves to go on walks together. This couple has
been together for 2 months, and they hope to be together for many
more!
Faith and Dylan have been together for one month. Their
favorite thing to do is couple skate, but they also love going to
the park. They each said that their favorite thing about each
other is each other’s personality.
He asked her out over text when she was in Kentucky.
Faith loves everything about Dylan. Dylan likes everything about
Faith except when her hair isn't braided correctly.
Faith and Dylan first met each other at school, which is
where they normally hang out. This couple hopes to be together
many more months. We wish the best for Faith and Dylan!
Shluke By Micah Overturf
Page 6 Volume 5, Issue 11
past and on to current day water-
melons, today, watermelons make
great snacks for picnics. What's
better than a ripe, juicy, cold wa-
termelon on a hot summer day? But
lookout folks, don’t go too far away
from the restroom, because water-
melons are known to make you uri-
nate for days!
Did you know that a water-
melon is both a fruit and vegetable?
I know!!! Crazy right? Indeed
folks, my article is about the deli-
cious watermelon.
Not only are watermelons
delicious, but they are good for
your peepers as while. Your eyes
have to have vitamin A to be
healthy and watermelon is filled
with lots of them.
The first harvested water-
melon that we have record for was
originated in Egypt, approximately
5,000 years ago. Even in the 1700’s
people was enjoying watermelon.
However, the watermelon has not
always been this flawless chubby
melon. Instead they recall it being
some what like a squash. They even
used it to make wine.
Moving on from watermelons
Wonderful Watermelons By Morgan Garner
Happy 1st Birthday to Raven! By Haleigh Dawes
how they felt when I started laugh-
ing at them. In the end though, Ra-
ven loved all her toys, so it was
worth it. Especially for me seeing
her so happy.
It’s so hard to believe that
Raven is already one. It seems like
it was yesterday when I got the call
that she was born. At 8 months,
Raven was already walking. She
knew how to stand up on her own
without any help from objects or
people. Raven also gets quite angry
when you try and help her. You can
say she is very independent already.
I can’t wait to see what kind of per-
son she becomes.
On April 7, 2016, my baby
sister, Raven Skye Dawes, was born.
She was born at 7:06 pm on a
Thursday night. At the time, my
sister, Gracie, and I were living in
Rolla, Missouri. That’s a little over 3
hours away from Murphysboro,
which is where my dad and stepmom
live. Gracie and I didn’t get to meet
Raven until a month after she was
born. It was a little
heartbreaking to be hon-
est.
Raven’s birthday
party was held over the
weekend of April 7-April
9, 2017. Gracie and I
were able to spend the
weekend with our dad for
Raven’s first birthday.
The setup was crazy.
First, Gracie and I had to
go to softball practice 30
minutes away for 2 hours.
Practice started an hour and a half
before. We had to leave in the mid-
dle of practice so that we could get
there and shower before the guests
arrived.
My dad is a big guy, covered
in tattoos. He also has a motorcycle
and wears a lot of leather. His
friends are the exact same way.
Imagine this, a group of big, "scary”
bikers come up to
your house with
pink, sparkly Minnie
Mouse toys. I mean,
you can’t help but to
laugh. Here’s these
big guys with little
girl toys! It was hi-
larious! They nor-
mally want people to
view them as some-
one that you don’t
want to mess with.
You can only imagine
Page 7 Central Press
The History of Dodgeball By Sankat Patel
this year are Alabama, Georgia, and
Texas in the SEC tournament.
Be sure to tune in next year
to see how well they do!
Kentucky basketball is a
great sport to watch. This year
they finished the season 27-9 and
13-5 in the SEC (Southeastern Con-
ference).
The SEC is a con-
ference tournament in
basketball. It’s a single
elimination tournament
that includes all league
schools, which is based on
the team's season re-
cords. The winner of this tourna-
ment receives the automatic bid to
the NCAA men’s basketball tourna-
ment. The Kentucky Wildcats won
this tournament.
Lexington, Ken-
tucky is where the
Wildcats play their
home games and this
year made it the 40th
consecutive season at
the Rupp, Arena. The
team's head coach is
John Calipari. The teams they beat
not try to seriously injure or inca-
pacitate our opponents.
Even though dodgeball is a
competitive sport, it is just a game.
Next time you play dodgeball, think
that it is just a game, not a way to
injure your opponents.
Dodgeball, the game we all
love so much, is actually considered
a sport.
It was invented in Africa
over 200 years ago. The Africans
used rocks and putrefied matter as
the ball, instead of soft balls, to
throw at the other team, while de-
fending their own teammates. At
that time dodgeball was considered
a deadly game. They use the game
of dodgeball as an intense workout
for the tribe. Each member of the
team would try to hit their oppo-
nent to seriously injure or kill them.
Once hit, they would throw more
rocks at the opponent. It was the
other team members’ responsibility
to protect the injured team mem-
ber. This game would teach the
tribesmen to work together against
other tribes.
Dodgeball is considered a
competitive sport in some schools,
colleges, and universities. The rules
we sue now for dodgeball are very
different. Now, once you are hit,
you have to sit out until one of your
teammates catch a ball and let you
back in. We set the soft balls in a
line, evenly spread out, in the mid-
dle of the gym
and wait for the
whistle. Once the
whistle is blown,
the members of
each team run to
the line and get
as many soft
balls as they can
for themselves
and their team-
mates. Then they try to hit the op-
ponent until he or she is out. We do
Kentucky Wildcats by Paris Davis
Page 8 Volume 5, Issue 11
and push for faster-acting insulin,
better blood glucose sensing and AP
systems that, as closely as possible,
duplicate the operations of a normal
pancreas.
As some of us know, manag-
ing type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a never-
ending, time consuming chore be-
cause the body often denies the
most careful efforts to keep your
blood sugar level normal. Take sleep
for example, sleeping can often be
dangerous when hypoglycemia (low
blood sugar) occurs. Simply eating a
sandwich can require a large dose of
insulin to keep hyperglycemia (high
blood sugar) occurring and to keep
you from going into a diabetic coma.
Artificial pancreas (AP) systems are
going to help maintain these worries
and problems.
Artificial pancreas systems
will control blood sugar management
greatly shortening T1D risks. These
systems will monitor glucose (sugar)
levels 24/7, automatically give you
the right amount of insulin, and sta-
bilize blood sugar hormones at the
right time. The system will link to a
continuous glucose monitor
(CGM) sensor and an insulin pump
to regulate your blood sugar and
manage insulin delivery.
JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation) states,
“Following the launch of our
Artificial Pancreas Project in
2006, our first steps were to
support the development of
continuous glucose monitors
and increasingly sophisticated
insulin pumps.” They continue
to improve the AP systems
Type 1 Diabetics and Artificia l Pancreas? By Noaah Tyson
No Meat By CC VanZandt her, like it appeals to most people
so she doesn’t eat it. Jada Runyon
has also became a vegetarian for
most reasons why I become one.
Vegetarianism isn't for everyone,
but if you are trying be safe and
make sure you are getting the nu-
trients your body needs.
Have you ever tried to be a
vegetarian? I have and it takes a lot
responsibility to become a vegetar-
ian. You need to be prepared when
you get served meat at school or
when you're at a family dinner and
they are serving meat. I have made
mistakes about not be-
ing prepared at these
things. You won't be
able to become a vege-
tarian overnight. Some-
times you will forget
that you are even eat-
ing meat!
Meat has a lot
of protein that your
body needs so make sure you eat a
little meat every now and then. If
you don't want to do that, try pro-
tein shakes, nuts, or fruits to get
the nutrients you need.
I decided to be a vegetarian
because of how the animals are be-
ing treated on farms. I
think it's very inhuman
how animals are being
slaughtered everyday.
Many people have be-
came vegans/
vegetarians including me.
Even one of your own
teachers, like Mrs. Dea-
son, have became one.
Mrs.Deason just doesn't like how
the meat looks. It doesn't appeal to
Page 9 Central Press
You've probably heard of tattoos, but have you heard of henna tattoos? First of all, henna is a plant that
can be used to make a paste to dye your hair or skin, but only temporarily.
For centuries, henna has been used as art, usually on the skin, but also as a hair dye. Henna is used by In-
dian women to celebrate their creativity, though it is also traced all the way back to ancient Egypt. Henna is used
quite a bit on brides in India but sometimes the grooms get very elaborate designs as well. Henna art is popular in
many places like Africa, India, the Middle East and even the United States. Though the origin of henna is not
known, we can have an idea of where they could have started at.
Henna tattoos are come in many different sizes, variations, and can go anywhere from on your feet to on
your face! They are typically applied on people’s hands, feet, backs, and arms. On your hands or feet the design
will most likely be smaller, but they can still be very intricate. The design may be a very large on your back, con-
sidering there is much more space. There are also different colors of henna, but the normal is just the plain old
natural henna, but beware of the so called black henna. Black henna is said to have
chemical additives that can harm your skin. Henna usually is applied to the skin like a
paste, then after a while it should start drying and peeling off. Finally, it will nor-
mally stain the skin as an orange color and after that it will continue to darken until
a certain point. Now if you want it to last longer, you should try not to wash the area
it was applied to, it might also help if you don’t swim with it. Typically, you can buy
henna kits to apply the tattoos yourself, but if you do not feel comfortable doing
that, you should be able to find a place where someone can do it for you.
I believe henna tattoos are pretty interesting and since they are only tem-
porary, you do not have to worry about being stuck with them forever!
Henna Tattoos By Whitnee Androff
Page 10 Volume 5, Issue 11
What is your favorite part about spring break? There can be a lot of exciting things about spring
break whether you're going somewhere or not. Some people don't have any plans, but still have fun. Spring
break can be a time for family, friends, and fun.
Spring break happens to fall on the same week as Easter every year. For some of these people
that have no plans, they will most likely celebrate Easter. There are so many things you could go and do
during this time. I know that some people like to go on vacations at this time. Then there are some people
who just like to hang out with their friends. I didn’t have any plans, so I mostly hung out with friends and
spent time with family.
Tinley Smith said she went camping, fishing, and spent time with family. Alex Corzine said that
she liked that there wasn't school and she got to hang out with friends. Even
though she didn’t do it this year, her favorite thing to do on spring break is going
on a vacation.
Different people like to do different things on their spring break. I hope
you all had a lot of fun this year on your time off.
Spring Break By Jasmine Mize
927-6280. Anything will be much appreci-
ated. Don’t forget to come out to the Central
Jr. High School on April 29th to help Henry.
Henry Vaughn is a really cool guy
that loves the kids that he gets to see eve-
ryday. Henry has been driving school buses
for several years. We just wanted to help
him out a little bit during this difficult time.
Thank you for all the people that stepped up
to help us achieve our goals so far. Henry
has went through some rough things these
last couple of weeks, so please come help
once again f you can. Don’t forget to mark
your calendar for Friday, April 29, 2017, for
the mostaccioli dinner
and the quarter ac-
tion. Hope to see you
there!
Recently, Henry Vaughn has faced
a tragedy. Henry’s house caught on fire on
March 28th. His wife, Gay Vaughn, passed
away in the fire. At the time of the fire,
Henry was driving the West Frankfort track
team to a track field out of town. The very
next day he went to work, because he loves
the kids so much that he knew that they
would cheer him up and get his mind off of
the situation.
Henry is a really good guy, so when
I heard about what had happened I decided
to do something to help. I got with my
friend's Kim Martin and Megan Drennon. We
went to talk to Mr. Cass, the principal at
CJHS, to see what we could do to help. Mr.
Cass allowed us to do a fundraiser at CJHS.
Once we got the ok, the girls and I went to
talk to Mr. Overturf about paying a dollar to
get out of running the mile. He was okay
with it, and so we added more ideas to the
fundraiser. We decided to call the fundrais-
ing day, “Lazy Day”.
“Lazy Day” became a day where you
could pay a dollar and get out of the mile,
wear a hat, wear pajamas, or/and get in a
raffle for two homework passes. Just on
that Wednesday we raised $430.00. Olivia
Clark and Tinley Smith are the two that won
the homework passes from the raffle. After
our Lazy Day, we had people who just wanted
to donate to Henry and now we have raised
$462.00 in all.
If you didn’t get a chance to donate
and would like to, the Illinois Central School
Bus Company is doing a fundraiser on April
29, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. at Central Jr. High
School. Their slogan is “Come out and help us
help Henry!” They will be having a mostac-
cioli dinner catered by Bella’s. There will also
be a quarter action at 7:30p.m. and Brent
Stroud Karaoke and DJ Show will be the
entertainment. I know that they would
really like to have a
lot of people to come
and have a fun time
to help Henry out. If
you would like to
donate anything to
the auction you can
contact Heidi at 618-
923-1528, Cyndi at
618-927-0302, or you
can contact the Illi-
nois Central School
Bus Company at 618-
Helping Henry By Tinley Smith
Lucas? Louis? Larry? Linus? Lucca? Leroy? Lenon? Lance! Welcome to the world Lance
Decker Stowers! Baby Lance is the fifth addition to the Stowers family, and he was born on
April 7th at 4:46 p.m. He was 21 inches long and 8 pounds, 13.1 ounces. The students and staff
here at CJHS were eagerly anticipating the arrival of Baby Stowers.
The day before she had Lance, Mrs. Stowers was out cleaning the highway with the
Beta Club. A lot of people expected that she would go into labor on the side of the road, but
luckily she did not. Also, Mrs. Stowers will be going to Disney in June when Beta heads to the
National Convention. Baby Lance is not coming with her right now, but she said plans can always
change.
Before his birth, the students of CJHS would try to guess the name of Mrs. Stowers’
baby, but she would not tell us until after he was born. She would always reply with “Baby Stowers”. Speaking of names,
Lance’s name could have been Lance Dixon or Decker Matthew, but they decided on Lance Decker.
Mrs. Stowers said that she is perfectly happy with the three boys she has now, so there will probably not be any
more babies. When asked if she wanted Lance to be a boy she said that she loves her three boys and all she wanted was a
healthy baby. Thankfully, that is what the Stowers family got.
The students and staff of CJHS wishes the best for Baby Lance and the Stowers family. This whole year many
students have been excited and anticipating the arrival of Baby Stowers. Unfortunately, Mrs. Stowers will be on mater-
nity leave for the rest of the year. She said she will be working with incoming seventh graders, but will not be teaching in
her classroom. Mrs. Stowers will be missed greatly, but we are happy that she is at home with her family and the new
baby. So, welcome to the world Lance Decker Stowers!
Welcome Lance Stowers!
By Kaela Scott