School spirit runs rampantby zach aldridge

news  co-­editor

News

see  page  3Convocation  brings  

Rose  together.

see  page  4

Hurricane  Irene  affects  

Rose  class  schedules.

Sports

see  page  16

documentary  on  injuries.

see  page  18

Sparring  attracts  

students  to  competitors.

Features

see  page  10-­11Foreign  Exchange  

students  adjust  to  

cultural  differences.

see  page  12

Teachers  embrace  new  

members  of  the  family.

As memories of the mobile units were fading away, new memories were being made by Rose football fans on Sept. 9.

Thanks to an idea that was formed by the SGA this summer, the former location of the mobile units are now used as a tailgating spot for Rose students and teachers.

This is all part of an initiative to increase school spirit at Rose. The administration and SGA have been working hard to improve student involvement in athletic games and activities.

game, teachers had the opportunity to tailgate with each other.

Students noticed how

Senior  Hunter  Brown,  center,  laughs  while  watching  a  game  of  cornhole  at  the  student  tailgate  before  the  Rose,  New  Bern  game.

successful the Rose teacher tailgate was, so they planned a tailgate for the New Bern game on Sept. 9.

Afterward, Alexis Briley, a

student tailgate. After meeting with principal

Charlie Langley, Briley sent out a Facebook message in order to spread the word.

“I love school spirit and I want to bring it back to Rose,” Briley said. “I hope tailgating will continue for the spring sports.”

Several seniors attended the tailgate and the game after. Katie Naziri was one of the seniors who enjoyed the tailgate.

“It started out pretty slow, but then it really picked up and was a lot of fun, especially because it allowed us to have fun with school friends outside of the classroom,” Naziri said.

She feels that tailgating got a large amount of the student body to come out and support the football team. After the tailgate, students migrated to the stands to form a student section. Briley feels that this maneuver pumped up the football team.

“Football players told me that the student section being rowdy hyped the team so much,” Briley said.

In addition to the tailgate, students are focused on creating a section exclusive to them. Noticing the importance of a student section, students went to Langley and expressed their desire to start one.

After deliberating and much planning, Mr. Langley intends to sponsor a Rowdy Rampants student section to cheer on all of the athletic teams.

Math teacher Marie Lewis is helping Langley and the students plan this. She decided to help because she thinks school spirit is one of the most important things in high school.

“Cheering on the teams makes the athletes feel more important, and I would love to see at least a third of the student body at games because I really believe the teams would do better,” Lewis said.

Although a student section

is being processed at the moment. Langley hopes that the new

student section will become a major part of the tailgate in the future.

The only people who can support these events, and encourage their fellow peers with school spirit, are the students themselves.

photo  by  sarah  catherine  smith

rampant news2 september 29, 2011

Rose  Anchor  Club  attracts  new  members  of  all  gradesHOSA is the Health Occupation Student

Association. HOSA allows students to get into the medical

the knowledge in the health profession. Anyone interested in joining HOSA needs to get

an application from Mrs. Byrne in room 113 . Meetings will be

held on club days and after school.

DECA DECA is a fairly new

organization that helps students wanting to enter

management career should apply for DECA. For more information please see Mr.

Whitehead or Ms. Phillips in rooms 602 or 603.

SAT

This school year, Anchor Club started their acceptance process earlier than most clubs at Rose. Anchor Club is a service club for girls who want to help the community.

Anchor Club received 50 applications and only 30 of the applicants were accepted.

This year Anchor Club has two presidents, senior Lindsey Peden and junior Cassidy Hallow.

Anchor Club is dedicated to working with the students at Rose and with the community to build a bond between them.

Upperclassmen show new members what the values of the group are, and they pass them down with each new group of members.

Previous members are better known as “big sisters,” while new members are known as “little sisters.” This sisterly bond helps bring the club members closer together.

member of Anchor Club, the little sisters experience an unique week with their older sisters. The older sisters do things such as choose

day along with bringing candy bars to their little sister on National Chocolate Day.

After entering the club, many say that becoming a member is well worth it .

“Being a part of the Anchor Club has been a great experience,” junior Mimi McCarthy said. “I got to meet new girls at school and help out my community.”

New members are ready to get involved in the club’s traditional fund-raisers and activities.

New member Allison Lennon, a freshman, is excited to get started in Anchor Club.

“I hope to gain volunteer hours and friendships,” Lennon said. “Anchor Club inspired me to reach out to others and help my community.”

Like any new year in a club, change is to be expected.

“This year we changed our application process to a point system,” Peden said. “We also plan on being more organized, and reaching out more.”

While some things in Anchor Club are changing, others are better left unchanged.

“Anchor Club is planning to have new events along with the old ones,” Peden said. “We are still planning on having the charity denim in the fall, but we are also planning an ABC fashion show in the spring.”

Anchor Club will be working with Art Honor Society on the ABC fashion show.

Along with these new charity events president Lindsay Peden wants to change the view that other students have of Anchor Club.

“We want Anchor Club to be taken more seriously among other students and to increase our legitimacy as a club,” Peden said.

Now Anchor Club has grown to approximately 80 members. Anchor Club is now getting their new members adjusted into the club before starting on any charity events this year.

Junior  Addison  Lebo  applies  bright  eyeshadow  onto  her  little  Anchor  Club  sister  Abby  Needell.  

The SAT is required exam for many college and universities.

Any student planning on going to college should take the SAT before applying to

any college. Registration and Test dates for the 2011- 2012

SAT’s are listed below: Test Dates: 10/1/201111/5/201112/3/20111/28/20123/10/20125/5/20126/2/2012

Regi. Deadlines:9/9/201110/7/201111/8/2011

12/30/20112/10/20124/6/20125/8/2012

SGAStudent Government

Association homecoming week is Oct. 10 - 14. Mon. is Neon

Day, Tues. is Pajama Day, Wed. Mathlete vs. Athlete, Thurs.

College T-shirt Day, Fri. spirit day. Students are encouraged

to participate in decorating the halls before spirit week begins.

There will be points given to the class with the most

involvement, that goes towards the spirit cup.

by fareeha mustafa

staff  writerHOSA

News  Briefs

rampant news4 september 29, 2011

Health  career  internship  provides  students  with  learning  opportunities

Convocation  challenges  students  to  embrace  diversity  around  themby zach aldridge

news  co-­editor

news    co-­editor

photo  by  elizabeth  romarySenior  Octavia  Givens  leads  the  singing  of  the  Rose  alma  mater  towards  the  end  of  the  event.

To further their knowledge and experience in the medical

working in the area where they

In order to complete the

when working in a procedural unit

“I liked how he tried to coincided with the ten year

rampant news 5september 29, 2011

by fareeha mustafastaff  writer

Parking  lot  fees  increase  for  all  students

Yale  Educator  Award  presented  to  facultynews  co-­editor

It’s the beginning of an exciting new school year. I hope everyone is getting settled into school and enjoying their classes.

It might have been a rough start with Hurricane Irene and all the related damage. Now that the storm has passed, we are ready for a great year. I would like to thank everyone who did their part to help clean up the mess at school and around Greenville. This was a great way to be involved in the community and lend a helping hand to those in need.

The student government is going to do everything we can this year to provide more opportunities for students to become involved and to make this year the best it can be.

The SGA does numerous service projects throughout the year so there are always volunteer opportunities.

Study buddies is a peer-tutoring program you can sign up for. This is a great program that not only helps students but also helps to build a relationship between the students who are helping each other.

Students are available to help tutor in any subject before and after school as well as during all four lunches. If you are interested in this program you can sign up in room 214.

We will be having one of

September 30th. Everyone who is interested in joining should attend the meeting. This is a great club to be involved in and it is a lot of fun.

One exciting thing to look forward to is Homecoming. Homecoming will be held the week of October 10th through the 14th this year. The theme is “One World Many Rampants.”

We will decorate the halls and have a competition between the classes for the best hall. Throughout the week there will themed dress-up days. It is going to be extra important this year to participate in homecoming week.

We will be keeping track of the classes that show the most spirit through a point system. At the end of the year, the class with the most points will win the spirit cup.

Homecoming week is a great way to create a fun school atmosphere and show school spirit before the homecoming game.

The Homecoming game is

everyone is able to come and show. We will be playing Hoggard and it will be a fun game to watch.

I look forward to seeing you all supporting your fellow

I hope you all continue to have a great year and I hope to see you become more involved in school and SGA.

On Tuesday Aug. 30, the Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions recognized two teachers from Rose with the Yale Educator Award.

They are mathematics teacher Dr. Vasanthara Sundarapather and senior class counselor Mrs. Bernetta Bradley.

Students entering Yale are offered the chance to nominate high school educators and counselors. Christine Hong, current freshman at Yale University and recent Rose graduate, nominated both Sundarapather and Bradley.

“They really helped me out senior year and I really appreciated it,” Hong said.

Upon their acceptance into Yale, students were asked if they would like to nominate a

teacher or faculty member from their previous high school, for the Yale Educator Award.

Yale admissions officers took the time to critically evaluate 228 nominations from their upcoming freshman class.

“I was excited when I saw that they were the only teachers selected out of the entire state of North Carolina.” Hong said.

The admissions officers selected teachers from 33 different states and 18 different countries. Of the 228 nominations received for this year’s Educator Award, 50 teachers and 30 counselors were selected to receive the award.

“I was extremely surprised,” Bradley said. “What really touched me is that she took the time to write something nice about me.”

Sundarapather had similar feelings about being nominated

and awarded the Yale Educator Award.

“I feel honored that my students remember me,” Sundarapather said.

In a press release from Yale Undergraduate Admissions, they “credit the excellent quality of the Yale student body to educators like these who shape their students long before they attend Yale, and would like to thank these educators for their ongoing efforts in motivating and supporting their students.”

The Yale Educator Award winners received a golden writing pen and a certificate from Yale University.

Any student attending Yale may nominate their teacher or counselor to receive the Yale Educator Award, but not every teacher can be chosen to uphold the prestigious name of a Yale University award.

Student drivers are adjusting to change when it comes to parking at the school this year. This year parking prices have increased from forty

Many of the 300 student drivers have mixed feelings about the increase. Primarily junior and senior students were affected by price change.

Senior Emily Lennon expressed strong feelings about the parking lot price increase.

“The increase seems

dollars seems like a lot for students to pay for parking; forty dollars was reasonable.”

Senior Victoria Tello said that the price increase is not something to be concerned about.

“Since we get to park at school, it makes sense for them to ask however much they want for the parking spots,” Tello said.

The increase is part of a recent national trend of rising on-campus parking costs. It has provided schools with money that has been cut back in other areas of the schools budget.

Yates is in charge of assigning parking passes to students and teachers.

“Rose is one of the schools that was the last to raise prices for parking passes,” Yates said.

“The money mainly goes to the upkeep and maintenance for the parking lots, like repaving the parking lot, paint for the spots and maintaining the gates at the entrances.”

Maintenance upkeep for the front parking lot reached an all time high at the beginning of last summer because the school needed to repave the entire front student parking lot near Arlington Blvd.

The project as a whole took a few weeks to accomplish. It included repaving the parking lot and repainting the lines that separate the parking spaces

from another. Although students

may not notice or care about the maintenance of their parking lot, some of the money also goes toward other school events.

The Ice Cream Social and the Pins and Pizza reception are

parking lot fees. Administrators say they feel

that students will appreciate the events and hope that students will also appreciate the hard work put forth to maintain a clean and structured parking lot.

Although many students have parking spots on campus, some seem to overlook the fact that parking on campus is a privilege granted by the school.

Before students pay for and receive their parking passes, they must sign a document

the parking lot rules, and that parking on campus is a privilege.

Even though the parking pass prices have increased

help improve the school.

From  The  Desk  of:Emily  Kragel

Student  Council  President

FRESHMEN ELECTION RESULTSPresident-­ Merritt AndersonVice President-­ Danae Cox

Secretary-­ Macie WrightTreasurer-­William Young

rampant opinion6 September 29, 2011

from the hallsWhat was the most interesting part of your summer?

by aj parker

opinion  editor

by michelle deventechief  copy  editor

Public  display  of  affection  distasteful,  should  be  reserved  for  home

It happens every year. When

we want.

happy.

“Visiting  my  cousins”

Addie  Katie  Kunkel,  10

“Going  to  the  beach”

Alisia  Taylor,  9

“Summer  Heat”

CJ  Ebron,  12

“Wakeboarding  in  Oregon”

Lindsay  Sanders,  11

“UNC  Volleyball  Camp”

Norman  Cabacar

Master schedule, more than meets the eye

rampant opinion8 September 29, 2011

Rose rocks you like a hurricane

Rose  students  politically  illiterate,  should  know  about  candidates

staff  writerby mathew hopkins

On Aug. 27, 2011 Hurricane Irene barreled through our town like a sophomore late for class, leaving destruction in its wake.

Some students were left unharmed by the storm; but others found themselves gathering bits of roof off their lawns and removing tree branches from their living rooms. Much like hurricane preparation, high school starts off in a frenzy.

Freshmen appear nervous, as if they do not know whether they should ignore the impending change in their lives or pull on their rain boots and brace for the storm.

By the end of freshman year, students know what to expect. They have become used to the

responsibility raining down on them, whether it be extracurriculars or honors classes, and they are prepared for the intensity of sophomore year.

Sophomores who handled freshman year with ease are more likely to take risks, to drive full-throttle into the hurricane with their newly minted drivers licenses.

By the time spring comes, sophomores are either giddy from the previous semester’s accomplishments or ready to do something crazy to make up for the rocky start, trying to seal their leaking windows.

Headstrong sophomores grow bored of waiting around in the safety of the house for the storm to pass.

Restlessness sets in as the light at the end of the tunnel seems impossibly far off. Graduation feels like a lifetime away to the weary sophomores.

The summer before junior year is the eye of the storm; it is the last chance students have to act like children before they face the worst

of the storm. The juniors are aware of the thick cloud of responsibility looming in the distance.

Some prepare by taking summer SAT courses or getting summer jobs. Others ignore it and cling to their current lifestyle, hoping they can safely continue. Ready or not, the storm comes. Research papers, the SAT, strong gusts of responsibility test the limits of the juniors.

Sadly, some students will choose to drop out; they feel like evacuating is the only way to survive.

Many will be tempted to give in, but most will endure the harsh winds, knowing it cannot last forever.

Helpful teachers and good friends make the worst of the storm manageable. They serve as generators, illuminating homes that have lost power along the way. An entertaining tweet from a friend offers a break from the stress.

The hurricane is almost over. While college applications and senior project may be raining down

upon the seniors, they no longer worry, for the bulk of the storm has passed.

The seniors have almost made it; the sun is about to peek through the clouds. Graduation steadily

begin to die down. Then, like magic, the sky

is clear. The horizon is limitless. High school is over and the future has begun. Some graduates look back on the storm with fondness,

laughing at the mistakes they made. Others will never be so

positive about it, all they see is broken trees, missed opportunities.

No matter how the students feel about the hurricane, there is one undeniable truth, they have all grown stronger from it.

Irene may have damaged many houses in the community, but these houses will all be rebuilt stronger and better than before. They will be prepared for the next

The majority of high school students do not seem to care about politics as much as they should. I recently asked ten random students at Rose if they could identify the vice president, and only three of them could.

That number is alarming. Political decisions affect us every day, whether we realize it or not.

Most of Rose’s seniors and some of the juniors will be able to vote in the next presidential election, but do we really know what we are voting for? The result of the election decides who will be the leader of our country, and every vote counts.

Once the president is elected, we are stuck with that person for at least four years, which is why it is important

to know exactly who you are voting for.

Candidates say what they know the average person wants to hear.

That is why everyone should research candidates and

what sort of political decisions they have made in the past.

something shocking that they have said or done.

For me, that shock

came when I decided to research Michele Bachmann, a Republican member of the House of Representatives.

Bachmann speak was in a speech she gave that I found on YouTube. At one point, she said “I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax because

I thought it was probably just something she said for effect, but after doing a little more research on Bachmann, I found that this was not the case.

Bachmann also has a history of lacking basic knowledge in some areas and making absurd claims.

She claimed that carbon dioxide was not harmful and

supporting the notion that it was. Recently, she claimed

that New Hampshire was the site of the famous Lexington and Concord battle, which is something a ten-year-old would disagree with

These issues are all relevant at Rose. Bachmann’s anti-gay slurs are degrading and ostracizing to our openly gay and bisexual students and undermine the efforts of our Gay-Straight Alliance club.

Based on her statements, it is likely to assume that she would support legislation that could potentially harm the gay community and their struggle for civil equality. The president should promote rights for everyone and should not discriminate based of personal beliefs.

Her unfounded statements about science and history should be worrisome to everyone. The president is in charge of making

decisions here in the United States and in foreign countries.

These decisions impact everything, whether it be taxes, war, or whatever else. Unfounded and misinformed claims could very easily turn into actions that make an impact on our future. Keep this in mind: if elected, Bachmann would have the access to the United States nuclear codes.

Everyone should know what kind of ideals a presidential candidate supports, even us here at Rose. We may feel like federal decisions do not affect us but the president makes decisions all the time that affect us.

An average student can tell you all the members of the Jersey Shore cast, but cannot tell you more than two members of the supreme court. Students, we must become politically literate to protect our future.

cartoon  by  austin  byranRampant  weekly  forecast:  cloudy  with  a  chance  of  “senioritis.”

rampant features 9september 29, 2011

Students and staff remember teaching iconby austin bryan

staff  writerThe retirement of one of

the most creative, active and involved teachers in the history of Rose high school has left many students and faculty reminiscing over the countless things that former art teacher Steve Donald brought to the school.

Because Donald was a teacher at Rose for such a long period of time, he had an enormous impact on not only the lives of many students that attended Rose, but also faculty and administration.

Many students who were in Donald’s classes have graduated and have gone on to do many things with their lives. One former student of his, custodian Michael Chavis, now works at Rose.

“Mr. Donald was my art teacher; I got to meet him when I was in high school,” Chavis

him, and we became really good friends.”

Chavis had the opportunity to work with Donald while he was still teaching art at Rose.

When working with Donald to get his room prepared for the next day of classes, Chavis would take note of the chaos in the classroom.

“He had a lot of creativity in his room,” Chavis said. “It was different, but he was cool.”

Chavis said that anyone who knew Donald would agree that he knew how to come up with innovative and original ideas.

If the ideas were not continuing to be crafted in his mind then they were scattered everywhere throughout his classroom.

Along with his art, students and faculty knew Donald for his work making countless Rose proms memorable.

“There is no way we could have done prom without him,” senior Lindsay Peden said.

Peden said that Donald even met them at Rock Springs before prom to hear their ideas and

discuss his own. Senior Mary Frances Hasty

agrees that Donald was a great help when completing details for prom.

“Mr. Donald really helped us pull together a prom at the last minute,” Hasty said.

After hearing of Donald’s retirement, students who had worked with Donald previously found themselves reminiscing over proms from years past.

he had retired but there is no doubt that he will always be remembered by the students that were fortunate enough to know him,” Peden said.

Art teacher Randall Leach said that heading the prom committee is not an easy task because it takes a lot of determination and perseverance to create and organize such an important event.

“In the spring, [Mr. Donald] would always have a huge chunk of open time that he could devote to the prom,” Leach said. “I’ve helped him out with the last few proms he did and it is a lot of stuff.”

Leach said Donald’s ability to make work fun and interesting kept students coming back to help with prom and homecoming year after year.

“He was funny and wild but he designed the prom theme and made it happen,” junior Sara Harrell said.

Donald was also very involved in homecoming. Seeing all of his work in decorations and props that he created for the homecoming assembly became a yearly ritual for students and faculty alike.

“Back then, you would have homecoming where the homecoming court would walk through the gym at the assembly,” Leach said. “He was known for his bridge where the homecoming court would stop and take a picture.”

Donald also helped create many memorable nights for the arts department.

“He would do all the choral

concert setups and work the lights and all the different functions in the PAC,” Leach said.

Donald was actively involved in the athletic department at Rose.

Donald was the coach of the golf team at Rose until his departure last year.

“He didn’t just teach me about golf,” Junior Lauren Coltrain said. “He taught me about life.”

Coltrain said Donald taught her important life lessons, coaching in many different ways.

“Donald told me not to let the little things bother me and be mellower about things. Donald has helped me in so many ways that I can’t describe.”

Donald also helped Coltrain by supporting her at various golf tournaments over the summer.

“Donald was there right behind me on every shot, giving me feedback and helping me think through and strategize my game,” Coltrain said.

Coltrain said that she would greatly miss Donald as a coach this year because of his positive

prior. “I have never had a coach

who would spend as much time and effort with a player as Donald did with me,” Coltrain said. “But as Donald would say

to me, no matter what happened to him or how bad his day was, ‘it’s all good.’”

Donald was known to be a friendly and sociable person by many students at Rose. Some students, like Peden, went to Donald just to say hello or chat because they knew that he was someone they could talk to.

“Mr. Donald was one of those teachers that would always cheer you up if you were having a bad day,” Peden said.

Students knew that they could ask Donald for help and depend on him for important tasks.

“He promoted art competitions a lot and was very helpful; he framed my artwork for the Margret L. Blunt Art Competition,” junior Sara Harrell said.

Many people got to know Donald from his jokes and his compelling personality. Others got to know him from a more professional perspective.

“I was a graduate student at ECU when he called me,” Leach said. “He was looking

class,”Leach agreed to take on the

job, and Donald later became his mentor.

“He showed me a so much about teaching art,” Leach said. “He would come into the classroom and talk to me how I could improve upon my teaching skills.”

Donald had his own process and ideas about how to make the classroom environment successful with a positive relationship between student and teacher.

“He showed me that if you have a strong relationship with the students, then you can teach them anything.” Leach said. “He said that if you made that connection from the beginning of the year then the teaching part would come easily.”

Many faculty and students at Rose agree that things here today would not be here without Donald’s commitment to making Rose a successful learning environment.

“Mr. Donald didn’t get discouraged. He was the type of person [that] when you see him he would greet you,” Chavis said. Because of his many activities within Rose, Donald left a lasting impression.

“He is an icon. Everybody knows or has a Steve Donald story,” Leach said. “Every piece of Rose has some Donald behind it somewhere.”

contributed  photoSteve  Donald  and  dance  teacher  Tara  Shumaker  step  away  from  the  prom  action  to  snap  a  picture.

rampant entertainment 13september 29, 2011

by aj parkeropinion  editor

New  comedy  delights  audience  with  unique  humor  and  foreign  accentsby mathew hopkins

staff  writer

“Wilfred” is an American sitcom that made its

It received immediate attention

actor as Wilfred in both the

American version is more toned

American version different than

the American version is an

named after an emotion or state of

to also be able to see Wilfred as a

“Wilfred” has been received

is a decent

hand has almost no decoration on

both have a solid selection of salad

more then cheese and a little bit of

the best item offered at either

Competing  pizzieras  cause  plenty  of  people  to  partake  in  feasting.

rampant entertainment september 29, 201114

Feather  extensions  become  popular  new  hair  trend  with  students

Rampant  Lines  album  of  the  month:  I’m  With  You  by  the  Red  Hot  Chili  Peppers

by stephen gay

entertainment  editor

by stephanie cerviasst.  entertainment  editorr  

The tenth album from the historic Red Hot Chili Peppers was awaited with a sense of nervous anticipation. It has been five years since the RHCP most recent album Stadium

Arcadium was released in 2006 making this wait the longest ever for RHCP fans.

The new album, I’m With You is the first album featuring the band’s new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer who joined the band after John Frusciante quit the band for his second time in 2009.

Klinghoffer has been given the stamp of approval from many fans for his live performance ability but the new album was a new test for his skills.

The album featured a few solos and Klinghoffer did not find it hard to fill in the shoes of Frusciante.

For the most part the album is consistently, for a lack of a better word, normal.

The album has continued to showcase the RHCP’s musical talent, however, it is just that: more Chili Peppers jamming.

The album has followed past RHCP style with the free spirited rock attitude that has become their trademark. Michael Balzary, more commonly known as Flea, has amazed me again with his one of a kind bass rifts that add punch and character to the album’s songs.

This emphasis on bass guitar is refreshing, as other rock bands that typically leave the bass as nothing more than an afterthought.

The added bass focus allows the band to show off its trademark “funky” sound as well as having a driving rhythm

that keeps the songs upbeat. While the album was by

no means the RHCP’s best there were a few songs in particular that caught my ear.

“The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie” has a cowbell section that rivals Will Ferrell’s performance on Saturday Night

Live and a solid guitar solo that may put it in competition for the best track on the album.

“The Monarchy of Roses” starts with a jumble of electric noises but comes together nicely with an upbeat tune that will be hard to forget.

Nevertheless my favorite song is “Even You Brutus?” which competes with songs “Californication” and “Under the Bridge” as the best ever

RHCP song. “Even You Brutus?” mixes the traditional RHCP rock style with a fast-paced rap style singing on the verses. The song I’m With You will not be a game changer for the Chili Peppers.

If you hated them before, this album will not change your mind. True the RHCP have a rock talent hard to match, but this album is not taking the RHCP in a new direction.

In a sense the band is spinning their wheels in the mud; they are showing off their powerful skill, but not moving anywhere.

If you like the classic Red Hot Chili Peppers sound, go buy it. You won’t be disappointed.

For centuries feathers have been a symbol of nature, social status and beauty. They have been worn in hair and clothing by Native Americans to represent their ties to spiritual ancestors and nature.

In the Victorian Era, queens, and those of higher social ranks, used them to decorate hats and fans. In the 1920s, performers in

to costumes and jewelry. Now, feathers are making

their 21st century debut as a stylish hair accessory.

Feather extensions are thin feathers that can be worn in people’s hair. They are attached using a special bead coated with silicone to grip the hair. A small section of hair is threaded through the bead and the feathers are stuck through it. Then the bead is pinched shut using pliers.

The feathers are available in many vibrant colors and patterns. This makes them more appealing to students by allowing wearers to choose their favorite colors.

“One of the great things about the feathers is that they come in many different colors that can be changed as the seasons change,” local hairstylist at Twist Salon, FiFi Warren said. “During the summer people can wear brighter pinks and blues, and during the fall and winter they can have darker, warmer colors.”

Feathers can be washed, b l o w - d r i e d , and styled using heating tools up to 450 degrees. This adds to their convenience and allows them to blend with the wearer’s hair.

The extensions last up to eight weeks, but can be taken out sooner or later depending on the wearer.

To take them out, all someone has to do is pop the bead back open using pliers.

“I like how the feathers can be taken in and out of my hair,” junior Meera Ravi said. “This let me add something cool to my hair without having to color or dye it permanently.”

The feather craze began in Colorado, spread to California, and has moved across the nation

as style magazines and TV shows have added to their notoriety.

“I went to California for spring break, and I wanted feathers because everyone there had them and no one in Greenville did,” senior Leah Wojciechowski said.

P o p u l a r c e l e b r i t i e s like Ke$ha have been seen wearing feathers which contributed to their widespread popularity.

The main producer of these feathers is Whiting Farms in Delta, Colorado. The feathers come from saddle hock roosters that are genetically bred in

this purpose. They never shed their

feathers, which allows them to grow longer in length.

When the rooster is 18 months old, the saddle plume of feathers are plucked from its back, dyed different colors, and shipped off to be sold. The roosters are euthanized after being plucked.

This has caused protests with animal right’s groups, and

they are trying to encourage salons to start using fake

feathers, or have them as an option.

Despite the protest, most

salons continue to sell genuine hair feathers.

Delta is a major

and originally produced the feathers for

on their hooks and lures.

However, as the demand in

have been enraged at their escalating prices.

Before the trend, a plume

(400 to 500 feathers) would be about $80 to $100. Now they are being sold for over $500.

In beauty shops, feathers can be $15 to $50 depending on the number of feathers, but many salons offer special prices if someone has more than one put in their hair.

But when it comes to staying in style, the price has not stopped people from getting them.

“Over the summer sometimes I would have four or

get feathers. I even put a small one on a poodle so the owner could match,” Warren said.

Junior, Carson Pierce, has not only seen feathers as a fashion opportunity, but also as a business opportunity.

I wanted to be able to put them in other people’s hair and my own hair,” Pierce said.

“I bought a huge pack online and the beads to attach them to the hair. Then whenever someone wants one I put it in for them, for $10 a feather.”

“I liked them because it added something cool to my boring hair,” Wojciechowski said.

rampant sports16 september 29, 2011

Athletes attracted to unique aspect of sparringby jordan alread

sports  co-­editor

Rose  athletes  travel  to  Florida  for  Babe  Ruth  baseball    by annalise bath

staff  writer

Thirteen students spent this past summer playing baseball competetively. This group of students along with two other students on the 15U Babe Ruth All-star team spent the summer playing for a chance to be South East Regional champions.

Fifteen Pitt County players composed the Greenville 15U Babe Ruth All-star team. The Rose High, Babe Ruth 15U all-star players were as follows: sophomores Matt Romagna, Harrison Coffman, Bailey Sugg, Omni House, Alex Fisher, Mason Keen, and Austin Philips; juniors Aaron Clark, Kevin Randolph, , P.J.

Coleman, Trey Goodson, Parmer Cherry, and Nash Stallings.

The team was under the guidance of head coach Joe Caracci and his assistants, Brian Flye and Ben Fox.

“Our coaches were very inspirational,” Romagna said. “It was great to have them because they had a lot of experience and know every single aspect of the sport. I have a lot of respect for them.”

After two weeks of preliminary practice the Babe Ruth All-stars competed at the district tournament in Greenville.

The team won this tournament, advancing with a 4-1 record and earning a bid to play in the Eastern North Carolina State tournament held July 15th in Lumberton, NC.

The team won the first place title with the chance to move on to the Babe Ruth Southeast Tournament in Sarasota, Florida.

This tournament was held the last weekend of July. In order to play in this tournament the team had to earn the privilege of receiving an invite from the Southeast Babe Ruth Incorporation.

“When we knew that we had the chance to advance, we knew we had to go for it,” sophomore Harrison Coffman said.

Playing against teams from Virginia to the Bahamas, the Greenville team competed against 12 other teams from around the country at the Southeast Regional Tournament. They finished in 5th place.

“Even though we could

have done better than fifth in this tournament, I believe that together our team did great,” Stallings said.

“We managed to place and have a great time together.”

The baseball players gained different things from the experience.

“It was great experience because it gave me the chance to excel in almost every position.,” junior Parmer Cherry said. “We all had a lot of fun and learned to work as a team. I was proud to say I was a part of the Pitt County Greenville 15U Babe Ruth All Stars Team.”

Many Rose students are involved in a wide spread of extracurricular activities. Some of these activities include martial arts and other self-defense related training.

Every sport involves its own type of practice, for the martial arts one of the most effective ways to practice is sparring. Sparring is a type of training for many martial arts such as karate, taekwondo, judo and plenty of others.

“You don’t have to be in martial arts to try sparring, some people just do it to stay in shape,” senior Jacob Fields said.

Along with martial arts, sparring can be used as a type of training for sports like boxing. Another sport that uses a lot of sparring training is mixed martial arts or MMA. Over the last couple of years MMA has seen a rapid growth in popularity because of the take off of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is known as the UFC.

UFC takes the best MMA fighters in the world and puts them all together to compete in fights worldwide.

“Sparring can be used for any martial art, not just one in specific,” junior Glenn Etheridge said. “The training slightly differs with each martial art.”

This training requires the student to wear padded headgear, gloves, shoes, and chest plate. The pads help the student to practice striking and ground techniques without hurting themselves.

“You have to be in great shape to be able to succeed because the workouts are extremely challenging,” Etheridge said.

Not only is sparring training extremely challenging but the sports that use the training are some of the most physically demanding that there is.

Not only is sparring a training style, but it is like a martial art in itself. Sparring is not only a way to train for martial arts but it is like so many because of the tournaments.

Senior  Jay  Speight  practices  sparring  positions  with  his  trainer  during  a  weekend  workout  session.photo  by  fareeha  mustafa

Sparring tournaments consist of constant movement and different styles of attacks that differ with each individual martial art.

“Competitions are one on one fights that double

elimination tournament which means that you are eliminated after two losses,” Etheridge said.

These tournaments help the students to grow in their martial art and gives them extra

experience that will help them in future competitions.

Sparring is a way for martial arts students to learn and improve their skills, and at the same time keeps them safe from unwanted injuries.

rampant sports18 september 29, 2011

CNN crew follows Rose football teamby mary slade duke

sports  co-­editorVarsity Football

September 30Home at 7:30

Ashley

October 7 Away at 7:30

Laney

JV Football

October 6Home at 6:30

Laney

Varsity Volleyball

October 4Home at 4:30

Hoggard

October 6 Away at 4:30

Ashley

Women’s Tennis

October 3Away at 4:00South Central

October 4 Home at 4:30

Hoggard

Cross Country

October 6Away at 5:00

Hoggard/New Hanover

October 8Home at 8:00

Bo Run

Varsity Soccer

October 3Home at 7:00

Havelock

October 4Home at 6:00New Hanover

October 6Away at 6:00

Laney

This summer Rose was chosen by the national news center CNN to be the subject of a documentary highlighting issues with injuries that many high school football teams face today. Filming of the football team’s practices began earlier this summer on Aug, 1.

Issues such as minor injuries escalating to major problems, how the football team and coaches handle injuries differently, and what is being done to help prevent minor injuries from getting to the point where a student-athlete must sit out and not play are some things the documentary is aiming to address.

The death of Rose football player Jaquan Waller on Sept. 20,

was a key factor in CNN choosing to base this documentary on Rose.

“They’re looking at a tragedy that had second impact syndrome,” football coach Todd Lipe said. “They [CNN] felt like there was a story to tell. We were open to it.”

The small-town atmosphere of Rose appealed to the directors of the documentary. The community of Greenville is a much smaller city than some of the alternative big cities.

“We have a unique community compared to a big city or something of that sort,” Lipe said.

Senior football player Anthony Rook feels it is a good idea for Rose’s story to be told.

“The documentary is going to educate the community and make the community feel safe if something were to happen,” Rook said. “Everybody is going to know what to do to prevent tragedies.”

Since Waller’s death, changes have been put in place in an attempt to prevent another tragedy from happening. Awareness has increased, helpers from East Carolina University have been put to work at Rose, and what seems

example a headache, is now paid

more attention.“Everything is hypersensitive

now to injuries, especially head injuries,” Lipe said. “If a player has a headache, there is a good chance he’s going to be diagnosed with a mild concussion.”

“If a kid tells me he has a headache, he has to go see a trainer. The trainer is most likely going to error on the side of precaution, and the kid is probably not going back in the game.”

Things like sending a player to a trainer for something as simple as a headache may seem extreme but in reality helps in the long run.

“We could’ve learned that lesson if it had happened in the town over, but it happened to us,” Lipe said. “We’re living it a lot more than other people.”

The fact that the CNN

has not served as a distraction to the team.

“I would have thought that our kids might practice harder,” Lipe said. “I don’t know if I necessarily see that. I thought it might have been something that would help us. It’s just kind of neutral.”

Cameras have not only been on the football players during practices and games but also around campus during the school

day. Senior Jarrett Ozimek is one of the many players who is followed by the CNN crew over the course of the day.

“They [CNN] had a meeting where they asked questions

about what we thought,” Ozimek said. “It’s kind of awkward when they’re in the lunchroom watching us eat. They don’t go to our actual classes, but they followed us around in the hallway last week.”

CNN  cameras  capture  a  moment  in  the  home  football  game  against  New  Bern  on  Fri.,  Sept.  9.                        photo  by  sarah  catherine  smith

rampant sports 19september 29, 2011

staff  writer  

Women’s  golf  looks  ahead  with  new  coach

contributed  photo

To some Rose students, deep sea fishing satisfies the soul. Fishing may be considered just a hobby to some, but to many Rose students it is a sport.

There are multiple types of fishing. Whether it is fishing 50 miles off shore or inland, saltwater fishing is a source of adrenaline for many students.

The ocean takes up 139.4 mill ion square miles of the planet. Millions of different types of fish swim throughout it. The fish sizes range from tiny to massive.

S o p h o m o r e B r y s o n Carraway has been going fishing in the Atlantic Ocean ever since he was a child.

Recently, he went on a family vacation to Costa Rica.

“The fish off the coast of Costa Rica are much different than the fish off the Atlantic Coast line,” Carraway said.

“When I fish off the shore line of Atlantic Beach the fish tend to swim far apart, whereas, in Costa Rica they swim in a school.”

Senior Larkins Joyner was intrigued by deep sea fishing, so she chose to do it for her senior project. Joyner said that she went in with a positive attitude and an open mind.

“I have always loved being out on the water but never had the chance to go miles off shore to fish,” Joyner said.

“I thought deep sea fishing would be the perfect opportunity to fulfill my desire.”

Joyner said that she did not fully realize the challenging tasks that came along with fishing.

Deep sea fishing requires hours of preparation the night before. Rigging up fishing rods and getting the bait fish ready are just two tasks that must be completed before beginning to fish.

“The night before we went fishing, my mentor and I spent hours preparing for the following day,” Joyner said.

“We had to get all of the rods and bait ready so we did not have to do in when the sun came up.”

Senior Hunter Brown has been going deep sea fishing ever since he was a child.

Brown said that when he is out on the water all of his worries go away and he doesn’t have a care in the world.

“My favorite part about deep sea fishing is hearing the rod pull, knowing that a fish is just a few feet away,” Brown said.

“I also love being out on the water feeling as if there is not a worry in the world. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Brown said that one of the

biggest challenges deep sea fishing comes along with is patience.

“Most of the big fishes like wahoo are very strong, and it takes a lot of strength and patience to pull them in,” Brown said.

“You want to stay calm and try not to reel so quickly because the fish are still fresh from being hooked so they tend to pull the opposite way from the boat. Even if you have to reel for hours, it’s all worth it in the end,” Brown said.

A chal lenging task that Joyner endured was pulling in the larger fish.

“One fish I caught weighed up to 75 pounds, and it was difficult because the fish was pulling the opposite way from the boat,” Joyner said.

“With patience, the fish eventually got tired, and I was able to reel it in within a few minutes.”

Joyner said that being miles off shore makes her feel sick from not seeing land that is the least of her worries.

“My first day going deep sea fishing was the day that the waves were rough, but that didn’t bother me,” Joyner said. “The weather was beautiful and the waves were perfect for fishing.”

Joyner said that being out on

the water fishing is a great way to compliment a day.

“My first experience deep sea fishing was incredible,” Joyner said. “We went 35 miles off shore and we caught a wahoo, tuna and dolphin.”

Most fishermen use fishing as a way to relax and Rose

students are no exception.“Fishing relaxes me to the

extent that I have no worries,” Brown said. “For those with the stomach to endure the sea, no experience is more memorable as a day spent miles from shore.”

staff  writer   This year’s women’s

golf team is beginning a new season.

The team consists of seniors Jordan Lassiter and Chandler Kuenzi, junior Lauren Coltrain and sophomore Charlotte Overton.

Van Tucker, the construction teacher at Rose, will assume the position as coach.

Tucker is looking forward to the upcoming season. He has served as the men’s golf coach

for the past four years. However, his experience

in the sport is not limited to coaching. He has been playing golf since he was in high school.

“As a teenage boy I loved to be outdoors and play whatever sport was in season,” Tucker said. “Golf is one of the many sports that I found a love for.”

“Golf is a challenging sport,” Tucker said. “One of the most important parts is to be able to put what you’ve done behind you. For example, after hitting a bad ball you need to be able to put the frustration aside

and focus on where the ball is versus where you want it to be.”

Tucker has high expectations for the team’s upcoming season,.

During a typical day of practice, the team begins with putting on the practice green. They then move to the driving range, where emphasis is placed on perfecting their golf swings. This focus on technique and proper mechanics creates longer and more accurate drives.

The team practices two hours at the Greenville Country Club.

“Mr. Tucker has stressed

the importance of accurate putting,” Kuenzi said. “It plays a very important role in the game.”

The team members appreciate the extensive technique and knowledge that Tucker provides.

“We are all really supportive of each other and get along very well,” Lassiter said. “I think we are going to have another great season. I am looking forward to our upcoming matches.”

The women’s golf season will be over by the end of November.

rampant sports20 september 29, 2011

Rose students excel in competitive skatingby marisa cue

staff  writer

Summer-­long  lockout  threatens  to  take  away  the  2011  NFL  seasonby jordan alread

sports  co-­editor

Freshman  Danae  Cox  practices  her  spins  during  an  independent  practice  session  at  Bladez  on  Ice.

For years, professional football has been the most popular sport in America but for the majority of the summer it was looking like there would be no football at all.

This would mean no Monday night football, fantasy football, football Sundays and no Superbowl parties. The whole ordeal has come be known as the NFL lockout.

The overall reason for the lockout comes down to money. The commissioner, Roger Goodell, and the owners of the 32 NFL teams felt that the players receive too much money through their salaries and

During the last collective bargaining agreement between the owners and players association,

which is known as the NFLPA, player ’s salaries exponentially

were shrinking so much that no money was made.

From the players perspective, the problem is that they believe that they are the ones that play the sport and are taking all of the risks therefor, they should receive the majority of the revenues. Most of all the players do not want to lose money.

On top of this disagreement there is another that concerns the expansion of the season. The NFL hierarchy and the owners want to expand the regular season from sixteen to eighteen games.

To do this they want to eliminate two of the preseason games and change them to regular season games. The owners say that the extra games in the schedule

should produce enough revenue to prevent the players from losing money.

With this argument the owners have the fans on their side because the fans would rather not pay full price for preseason games that have a meaningless outcome.

The players retaliated by saying that the extra games would increase their risk for injury and also decrease the quality of the playoff games.

These arguments go on and on

throughout the summer with neither side willing to budge.

This was until April 25 when the lockout was temporarily lifted. Unfortunately this was temporary and the lockout was soon reinstated on April 29 on the night of the NFL draft.

The back and forth continued building frustration with all of the players and causing some to speak out. One of these players was Pittsburgh Steelers star James Harrison claiming that Goodell is a “crook” and a “devil” along with many more insults on the way that the commissioner has handled the situation.

Others chose to handle the adversity in a better and more efficient way by organizing their team and having workouts run by the players.

After a whole summer of the

lockout, things were starting to fall into place as the beginning of training camps were right around the corner.

On July 25 the longest work stoppage in the history of the league was ended when both sides agreed on the new collective bargaining agreement. In the agreement the owners ended up with a higher percentage of the revenue and the players managed to keep the season at sixteen games.

Finally the saga was over and the NFL could get back to the basics of playing the game rather than arguing over money.

I think the whole lockout was

and the game itself. No one wants another lockout

to happen so hopefully both sides can stick to what really matters to the fans, which is playing football.

For freshman Danae Cox, life has always been about ice skating.

Cox said that her father, who played hockey in college, taught her how to skate and that it is because of her father’s skating background that she fell in love with skating.

For senior Emily Kragel, skating was not always a part of her life.

“I started skating before sixth grade,” Kragel said. “I just quit gymnastics, which I did for almost eight years, and I was looking for a new sport.”

Junior Megan Daniel started skating in fourth grade when Bladez on Ice opened.

“My mom enrolled me in lessons just so I wouldn’t hurt myself, and I enjoyed it so much that I continued up the levels,” Daniel said.

When Bladez on Ice opened in Greenville, the Cox family was very involved.

“We were very close friends with the people who owned the rink,” Cox said. My dad constructed the ECU hockey team so we were

very excited when the rink opened.”Two years ago, Cox and her

family moved to Prince Edward Island, Canada. She skated there and competed in various competitions including The Canada Games, a skating competition that takes place in Vancouver. Every skater represents a province. Cox was chosen to be the representative of Prince Edward Island.

“ M y f a v o r i t e p a r t o f competitions is to see everything I worked for be rewarded,” Cox said.

“ M y f a v o r i t e p a r t o f competitions is the feeling you get after you did a really good job,” Daniel said.

Cox has also competed in other major competitions. Some of those include Regionals, which includes girls from Pennsylvania to Florida, and Liberty Figure Skating, in which girls from all over the world compete.Kragel has also competed in many major competitions.

She competed along with Cox in Liberty Figure Skating and Regionals. Kragel also competed in The Chesapeake Open in Maryland and The Atlanta Open in Georgia.

With the large amount of competitions each skater must

be prepared which calls for a very demanding practice schedule.

Cox practices six days a week for two hours and 30 minutes a day. Kragel practices either five or six days a week for almost two hours a day. They both practice in Greenville and Raleigh.

For some practices they have to wake up before school and practice in Raleigh and make it back in time

for class.Daniel practices two to four

hours a day at Bladez on Ice depending on her schoolwork.

“My favorite thing about skating is being on the ice and having time alone,” Cox said, “and I also like the chance to set and accomplish goals.”

Cox said she is currently working toward Nationals, but she

never loses sight of her ultimate goal, to skate professionally and enter big international competitions such as the Olympics.

“My favorite part of skating is learning new things,” Kragel said. “Especially jumps, even if I fall a lot.”

Although Rose does not have a skating team, we still have students who skate competitively and represent our school well.