Volume XXXXIII No. 5 Junius H. Rose High School, Greenville N.C. 27834 Friday, January 11, 2013

time to prepare himself.“When Bridgette asked

me to be the DJ at the dance I was ecstatic,” Mallett said. “It was so exciting to get the gig and even more exciting to help the Exceptional Children.”

Mallett played songs such as the Macarena, the Electric

get the Exceptional Children to dance and sing with other students.

“I loved the music Max had chosen,” Lyle said. “They were so upbeat and exciting.”

The seniors wanted to have as many students there as possible so as to give the Exceptional Children the experience of a dance, something that they wouldn’t be able to experience otherwise.

“I really enjoyed doing this for them because I believe everyone deserves to have the same opportunities available to them,” Cullipher said.

Some teachers, such as Coach Liz Upton and science teacher Rob Miller, let their students attend the function to interact and dance with the EC students.

“I had a lot of fun dancing with the EC kids,” sophomore Devonte Short said. “They are so full of life, too, and they are such sweet kids.”

For many of the students,

to meet and interact with the Exceptional Children.

“I never really worked with exceptional students before until the dance, and honestly, it is a memory I won’t forget,” sophomore Alex Melton said said.

continued on page 2

By Maria ProkopowiczNews Co-­Editor

Exam time;; it is known to many students as the most stressful time of the year, four days of testing that will affect a student’s entire grade for the semester.

To make matters worse, in past years, students had to stay at school after each test for another three hours to “review” for the next day’s test.

This year, Rose has adopted a new schedule for the exam period. The time allotted for each exam to be taken has been extended until 12:30.

After the exam sessions ends, students will go to lunch and then be dismissed from school. The exam review period was removed from the schedule.

This is due, in part, because of the statewide Measure of Student Learning tests, otherwise known as MSLs or Common Exams.

“The MSL tests are going to take a long time

By Alex Ballard and Destiny AlligoodStaff Writers

On December 19, Rose seniors Bridgette Cullipher, Mary Margaret Lyle, Katie Stanley and Brice Edwards held a dance for the Exceptional Children (EC) in the Annex Building.

The dance was set up by the seniors for their Project Connect, which is the new updated version of the senior project. Students do a volunteer program or a contribution to society and then follow up on the activity with a research paper.

“We thought a dance would be a good idea for our Project Connect,” Lyle said, “It gave the Exceptional Children the ability to interact and have fun with other students.”

The seniors sent out invitations to the exceptional children classes, and began to decorate the Annex with Christmas decorations.

“We were going to invite students from other schools to join us as well,” Lyle

would be hard to get them out of class and on a bus, so we planned it for the Rose kids only.”

The girls also organized for Senior Max Mallet to be the DJ at the dance.

“We knew Max was doing disk-­jockeying as his Project Connect, so we got him to DJ for the dance” Cullipher said.

The dance was Mallett’s

Mallet to DJ a few weeks in advance so he would have

Photo by Katie Stanley

Exceptional students get their boogie on at the Holiday Dance for a Project Connect contribution.

New testing, new scheduling, more confusion

Rose students host dance for PC

to grade,” Vice Principal Rich Hutchinson said. “We have taken out the review period to allow time for teachers to grade the exams and send them to the state.”

After much debate, Principal Charlie Langley and other principals from around the county decided on this new policy.

“The MSLs are state devised tests that are designed to be another way to assess students’ growth and skill level in core classes,” instructional coach Michael Flinchbaugh said.

Students in core area classes, including math, science, English, and social studies will take two exams.

minute MSL test and the second will be the teacher made exam. Final exam

of the two test scores. Classes that are required to

take an EOC and some AP level classes will not have MSLs.

Continued on page 2

The truth about

power block

Starting during second semester, Rose will adopt a new schedule. Find out what

regarding the new scedule. Also, read about how you can help make it work.

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Rampant Lines goes

retro

Rose has produced a student newspaper for over 40 years. Before 1969, Rampant Lines was known as The Green Lights. Using old papers as inspiration, this issue is going back in time.

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Holla Fo’ A Dolla

Honey Boo Boo

Honey Boo Boo is America’s newest sweetheart...sort of. She may not be Shirley Temple, but her red-­neck personality has gripped (and disgusted) millions of Americans.

> page 4

Photo by Brice Edwards

Peer helper, freshman Mills Lebo, decorates cookies with another student at the dance.

T-shirt and hat day reward on Feb. 14

Alumni art mural in progress

Attention all students. Whether you are gearing up to spend a romantic and lovely Valentine’s day with your honey or you are flying solo this year, Rose has a treat for you!

Any student who is not tardy from January 28

through February 11 will get the opportunity to wear a t-­shirt or hat on Thursday, February 14.

So, make sure you and your boo-­thang are on time every day so you can wear matching Valentine t-­shirts. There may not be anything

more romantic than twin shirts with your sweetheart.

Also singles, don’t fret spending V-­Day alone! Use this opportunity to find your soulmate by wearing a hat or tee. Nothing attracts a potential significant other like beanie or toboggan.

If you have been in Principal Charlie Langley’s

months, you might have thought it was under construction. With the exposed brick and tearing paint on the walls, it has a rustic and antiquated feel to it.

However, do not worry,

students and faculty of Rose;; Mr. Langley’s walls aren’t falling apart. This is just the art work of Senior Sara Harrell.

Langley came to Harrell with the idea of having an

former students or faculty to come back and sign. Harrell has been working on this for

several months. She came up with the idea and has been hard at work since the beginning of the school year.

sketching out the design on the wall, she hopes to recruit other art students and possibly members of the National Art Honor Society to help.

around the school,” Willis

presentations, students will be able to observe other students’ projects.”

The process is more interactive and allows students to use more technology.

“We are integrating technology in many ways this year,” Willis said. “Once visitors sit in on a Symposium presentation, they can go to the available iPads and computers around the school where they can go to the students’ websites and give them feedback.”

Not only can people leave comments in a digital format but students will be presenting using websites and documents they created on the internet.

This new format shows the innovative use of technology and ways the students are connecting to communities outside of Greenville.

“Students were able to reach out to other communities outside of our area,” Willis said. “One student was able to use

By Ellie Lewis and McKenna NelsonStaff Writers

The Project Connect program has given seniors

for: the Symposium.The Symposium is

similar to Senior Boards in that students are presenting their English IV projects to an audience. However, the Symposium is formatted differently.

“With the Symposium, students will be paired in a room together, and will each have a selected time period in which they will do a formal presentation in front of friends and family they invite to come,” English IV teacher Uvonda Willis said.

This is another way Project Connect is helping connect students to their community. Before, the judges were the only ones permitted in the presentations.

“The students will each have an hour in which they will answer questions and show their project to people looking at projects

Twitter to communicate with a designer in Miami because there was no one in the area who worked in the fashion community.

The way she did her

the old format because she wouldn’t be able to show how she used social media to ‘Connect.’” The students have been able to apply their projects to their likes and interests and format their projects uniquely.

a lot of neat innovative ideas and things that students are using technology for,” Willis said.

Senior Keyosha Evans did her project on being a Neonatal Registered Nurse.

“I am bringing in a computer so I can show people my website that contains a PowerPoint presentation about how much Neonatal Registered Nurses get paid and the requirements that are needed to become one,” Evans said. “The reason I chose my project is because I like to work with newborns and babies and

a petition to remove the slang term “retard” or “retarded” from other people’s vocabulary.

At the dance, Tucci-­Herron had a booth where people could sign the petition.

“I just want people to realize that words hurt and although you may not see it, words leave scars emotionally,”

Tucci-­Heron saidThe girls thought the

dance would be a perfect way to begin the EC students’ holiday break.

“I am hoping that the Exceptional Children feel happy and involved after the dance and quality time that we spent with them,” Cullipher said. “because ultimately, they are just like us.”

EC dance, continuedAnother student

who helped at the dance was Senior Jessie Tucci-­Herron. Tucci-­Herron was working on her Project Connect assignment, The campaign she was trying to bring awareness to was “Spread the Word to End The Word”. Her project consisted of having individuals sign Photo by Brice Edwards

Exceptional students and Peer Helpers dress up in props for a photo booth at the dance.

Seniors prepare for the Winter Symposium I wanted to learn more about it to see if I would like being a Neonatal Registered Nurse when I get older.”

Senior Elijah Conley used his project as an opportunity to help his local community by reducing gang violence.

“I chose my topic because gang violence is a big problem in my community and I wanted

to gang involvement,” Conley said. “I plan to present my project by giving the audience a brief description of the game and some examples of rules to play the sport. I have been preparing for this all throughout the season by keeping a journal and I get a lot of data from that.”

closing, students are

and getting ready for the Symposium.

“I really liked being able to use so much technology this year. Being able to present this and do research will help me with my future,” Evans said.

New schedule, continuedThe MSL tests are

different than EOCs because they are partly multiple choice and partly constructed response or short answer.

“An important feature of these tests

is that they are aiming to examine not only students’ knowledge, but their ability to think,” Flinchbaugh said. “These tests try to assess more than just whether a student can solve for X,

but can they create and work through a problem? Can they justify their answer?”

Rose is subject to taking the MSLs because of Race to the Top. North Carolina is one of twelve states that are part of RttT, a federal government program that provides grants to the public education system.

Since North Carolina participates in the program, public schools must meet academic standards that the program has set. Schools all over the state are being required to take

the Common Exam tests, although some schools will not begin taking the test until next semester.

“This semester, counties were given the option to take the exams or not,” Flinchbaugh said. “Our county felt that it was an advantage to go ahead and take the tests now and see what they look like, how they work and how they are scored.”

By the end of the year, all North Carolina public schools will have taken the tests, including elementary and middle schools.

Rampant Lines Staff

Co-Editors-in-ChiefAustin Bryan and Stephanie Cervi

News Co-Editors

Maria Prokopowicz and Katie Stanley

Entertainment Co-Editors

Jun Chou and Marie Payne

Sports Co-Editors

Emily Clark and Erin Walden

Features Co-Editors

Mary Slade Duke and Elizabeth Romary

Opinion Editor

Brice Edwards

Asst. Opinion EditorJordan Nease

Staff Writers

Alex Ballard, Arissa Michaels, Emmy Barcelona, Des-tiny Alligood, Riley Barnhill, Hunter Mills, Collin Loy, Brandon Morrissey, McKenna Nelson, Ellie Lewis, Menna Abdel Salam, Remegio DeVente

school year thus far. As your 2012-13 Co-Editors-in-Chief of Rampant Lines, we realized that the paper was a way for us to leave an impression on the school after we graduate and have done our best to make sure that it has surpassed the expectations of our fellow students. Thank you to our amazingly wonderful staff for their hard work and a great semester together. Also, we thank you, all of the students, staff and friends of Rose who have read the paper and will hopefully continue to do so. We are excited for the second semester to begin and are anxious to continue printing.

Rampant Lines News Friday, January 11, 2013

RANTS

#CutsforBieber Like really weirdos?

ECU acceptance letters: like passing out

candy to children.

PicStich your Christmas

presents? No one cares except

your ego.

You should be on the naughty list.

Get some real fingernails so we

don’t have to help you with your art

project.

Snapchat is so 2012.

#nofilter? #youneedafilter

That football player’s

girlfriend was HOT!

Rose and its rampants remain outta sight

Notice anything

different? Maybe the absence

of color and groovy (retro

lingo) graphics? Well no,

you have not gone colorblind

and no, the printer did not

run out of colored ink. You,

our fellow Rampants, are

painfully unaware of what it is

that you are currently holding

in your hands. However,

because we are so jazzed, we

will tell you. This is the very

Lines.

So grab your time

machines and ring Marty

McFly because we’re taking

you on a little adventure to

1968. You have just left your

math class and are walking

through the commons towards

the lunch room. You wave

to fellow Rampants in their

monogram sweatshirts as you

pass by, and grab the latest, far

out issue of The Green Lights.

Now some of you may be

what in the world is a Green

be to fathom, not everything

was as different as you thought

it was 44 years ago.

Until 1969, the newspaper

here at Rose was known as

love today. The basic aspect

of the paper was the same:

articles, pictures, and ads.

However, seeing as how they

did not have the technology

we do now, there were no

color photos, graphics made

in Photoshop, aligned pages

in inDesign and especially not

spell check.

We thought it would be

nifty to make a paper in the

same style they would have

and pay tribute to the classes

of journalism past.

So while looking

through the archive of ancient

newspapers in the lab, we were

not only intrigued, but also

surprised at some of the things

that were the same. Thought

monogrammed sweatshirts

were mod? Think again;; they

wore some of the same rags

that have come back into style.

By looking through the

papers, we saw that Rose has

always had the same dudes,

paper shakers and studs that

we do today.

So grab your wheels,

the skirt you are going steady

with, and boogie on down

caught by the fuzz, because

that would put the kibosh on

your ball. You dig?

THE EDITOR’S CUP * By Austin Bryan and Stephanie Cervi

December 21, 2012

was supposed to be the

day that the world ended,

but if you haven’t noticed,

we are alive and well, and

new year always brings

new changes, but for

seniors, this year will bring

many changes that will

affect our lives forever.

will have to decide on what

we will be doing and where

we will be spending the

We are soon to embark

on our last semester of

high school. This is the

last time we will ever

have 4 consecutive periods

of class, eat lunch at a

designated time, wear a

uniform, hear the sound of

class bells, and sit in the

same building from 8:25

to 3:34. This is the last

semester we will be able to

attend high school sporting

Rowdie Rampant student

our last prom and awards

day, and together we

will walk across the

stage on graduation day.

months we will be visiting

schools, deciding on

roommates, and cherishing

special time with friends

before we all part our

separate ways and begin

will have made many new

friends, be familiar with a

new environment, and be

of living on our own. We

will have to learn how to

manage our own money,

wake up and go to classes

without our parents making

us get out of bed, and take

We will be saying

meals, fresh laundry, and

the privacy of our own

room and bathroom. Life

without our parents is sure

to be a big change, but

we will learn to adjust.

It is crazy to think

about how many things

will be different for us by

the end of this year. 2013

will be a year of many

changes for the class of

2013. It is important to

seize all the moments,

because this will be a

Times Square, Congress

deliberated on the edge of

and Democrats haven’t

been able to pass a budget

since 2009, yet have been

consistently spending

around a trillion dollars

would allow. Pressure to

resolve the budgetary issue

resulted in a series of laws,

including a debt ceiling,

being passed which were

supposed to force Congress

to come to a decision before

2013;; the result was the

The inability of

Congress to come to

an agreement on how

leaves us in a situation in

which much discretionary

spending will have to

be cut, and we will be

strained to support many

entitlement programs. In

order to further delay the

inevitable, a deal was made

new year. The Republican

the Democrats’ demands to

in the hope that if the issues

on the revenue side can be

addressed, then spending

cuts can be negotiated

in the coming months.

What the problem boils

down to is the fact that

scope of its intended power.

The people are no longer

willing to fund many of

the programs which are

supposedly in place for their

seems to have gotten its

hand into nearly every

however, what we are now

seeing is that this type of

operation is not sustainable,

and that our government

was not built to support

When it comes down

to a decision between

an obese public policy

and cutting the fat to keep

money in the hands of

the people, the choice is

obvious. There is no one

Don't look down, fiscal cliff belowJordan Nease, Asst. Opinion Editor

who can better decide where

the people wish to invest

their money than the people

themselves. Politicians

are unable to come to this

realization, however, as

all that their job amounts

decisions that the people

are supposedly incapable

of making. Yet, as can be

seen from the predicament

no better at keeping up with

their responsibilities than a

over math homework.

iSpy: Rampant Edition

ms. iorizzo

POP CULTURE GRIDnew year's resolution?

best duck dynasty

character is...

violet noe, 11

josh moore, 10

jc stubbins, 12

“uggs.”

“gas mask.”

“i haven’t seen it”

“stop setting things on

“grow a couple inches.”

“si.”

“to make honor roll”

“don’t know what that is.”

“uncle si.”

“i don’t have one.”

“a new ring.”

“my sneakers.”

favorite christmas gift?

leanna franklin,9

2013, a year of firsts and lastsAccording to Bratie Stedwards Opinion Editor and News Co-Editor

Rampant Lines Opinion Friday, January 11, 2013

Definition of “senior

symposium” (n): Rachetttttt

Find these faces throughout the newspaper!

You had betta redneckognizeHere Comes Honey

Boo Boo follows the life of the Thompson family. At its center is the divalicious beauty queen Alana, or “Honey Boo Boo.” She lives with her parents, June “Mama” and Mike “Sugar Bear” Thompson, along with her three older sisters, “Pumpkin,” “Chickadee,” and “Chubbs,” in middle-­of-­nowhere McIntyre,

season of the show was

like watching a foreign universe. The Thompsons literally seem like a made-­up redneck stereotype.

ketchup and melted butter, digs out of dumpsters, and joins in on pig-­foot bobbing contests. They say things like “you’d better redneckognize!” in such a deep Southern accent that the TLC producers actually see it necessary to supply subtitles for the viewer’s comprehension.

If you’re not familiar with the show, please don’t let my brief description of it deter you from checking it out. You could argue that the television show is mindless and exploits the family as a cruel practical joke. However, the television show is one of the few that actually shows a healthy family environment. Sure, they fart on each other and constantly make fun of each other’s weights, but the Thompsons are one of the most genuine examples of a loving and caring family that I’ve ever seen on television (God

knows the Kardashians are dysfunctional. Like, Bible).

The Thompsons love each other despite their

content with the redneck bubble in which they live. For example, in the scene where Alana’s 18-­year old sister Anna gives birth to a baby with three thumbs, the family is supportive and Alana even jokes: “I

then I could grab more cheese balls!” However

the Thompson lifestyle, it cannot be denied that they are a family that has fun together, even if the fun sometimes involves playing a game called “Guess Whose Breath.”

After a three-­month hiatus, Honey Boo Boo will be returning in all her glory with four new HOLLAday specials. “A Very Boo Halloween” aired on January 3;; “A Very Boo Thanksgiving,” “A Very Boo Christmas” and a never-­seen-­before clip show will all be airing in 2013.

to this movie, it is truly an

with romance, blood, and plenty of singing. To every guy that I have listened to complain about the amount of singing, what part of it’s a musical can you not comprehend?

The acting throughout the movie was incredibly impressive;; however, the singing was not quite as spectacular. Obviously, this makes sense seeing how the producers hired a cast for

their vocal skills second. This aside, Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman both delivered Oscar-­worthy acting and vocal performances. Anne Hathaway deserves major props for her heartbreaking delivery of “I Dreamed a Dream,” not to mention the fact that she actually let someone practically shave her head on camera. That, my

dedication. While his singing was

a tad slack, you have to be at least a little impressed with Inspector Javert’s tracking skills. It seems that no matter where Jean Valjean goes, Javert happens to pop up. I mean what are the chances that Valjean gets a major position in a random French city and Javert just happens to be sent

there? Bottom line, Javert is a boss.

Eponine on the other hand is bordering on pathetic. While it’s incredibly unfortunate that she has morally corrupt parents who are absolute masters at stealing things in quirky and hilarious ways, she still turns out to be a nice sweet girl who is friends with a barricade full of young, attractive guys who also happen to break into lovely harmonious song at random times. Maybe it’s just me, but that sounds like a pretty stellar deal. It sucks that Eponine happens to be in love with her BFF Marius though, because he ditches her in a millisecond once he makes eye contact with some girl he doesn’t know (Cosette), becomes twitterpatted and instantly falls in deeply love with her.

Part of me really wishes that Cosette had an awful personality just to teach Marius a lesson between love and lust, but either way, Eponine handles it quite pitifully. Instead of getting over Marius and moving on to one of the many other singing heartthrobs (particularly Enjolras), she goes and has a pity party in the rain AND takes a bullet for the same guy who kicked her to the curb.

At the end of the day, Anne Hathaway deserves an Oscar and everyone else gets a well-­deserved standing ovation. If you haven’t gone to see this masterpiece yet, it is well worth the money and time to be able to experience a fantastic mesh of music, acting and history;; if you’re lucky, you might even learn something about French history.

By Marie PayneEntertainment Co-­editor

Incredible, sensational, prodigious, ravishing, marvelous, divine;; these are only a few of my favorite adjectives, all of which apply to the newly released cinematic success, Les Miserables.

To quickly sum up the background of the movie, it was originally a novel that was then transformed into a Broadway musical, and now into a movie about “the miserable ones” and their experiences through and between two French Revolutions. Basically, Jean Valjean stole bread to feed the starving child of his sister and was thrown in prison for 19 years under the supervision of Inspector Javert. After Valjean serves his time, he changes his name to get a fresh start and is continually chased throughout the years by Javert. Along the way, Valjean saves and raises an orphan girl who eventually and predictably falls in love. Of course, the fun part is that everyone communicates and expresses their feelings in song the whole time.

Although I am sure that 99% of guys will sleep when their girlfriends drag them

Brandon MorrisseyStaff Writer

By Jun Chou Entertainment Co-­Editor

Watch out, Sasha and Malia Obama! America’s got a new sweetheart and she’s a country-­bumpkin cutie dubbed “Honey Boo Boo.” Now if you still haven’t gotten a slice of the proverbial Honey Boo Boo pie, then you have been missing out on some of the most entertaining pieces of television ever aired.

Schlotzsky’s Deli provided the first meal I ate after moving to Greenville, so naturally I was a little disappointed to hear that they would be closing their Greenville doors permanently. To me, Schlotzsky’s represents the past. As with all things of the past, sometimes they must be pushed out of the way to make room for newer things. Enter Noodles and Company.

Described as the offspring of a fast-­food joint and a sit-­down restaurant, Noodles and Company, often shortened to Noodles and Co. or simply Noodles, gets its name from the noodle-­based dishes served to the

specific taste preferences of the customer. While known for their various noodles, they also offer sandwiches, soups and salads. Each of their menu items is categorized into one of three categories: M e d i t e r r a n e a n , Asian, and American.

I walked through the doors of the restaurant with high expectations for the chain, based on opinions I heard from different people. The ambience of the restaurant was ideal for a pasta place. It was quiet, casual, and peaceful. Another pleasant sign was the abundance of customers-­ policemen, parents with their kids, college students-­ who had already been served. I ordered my food optimistically,

believing that this wide variety of people could not be wrong and that I would be satisfied with whatever I ordered.

Choosing an item proved to be a difficult task.;; everything looked like it could potentially be delicious. Many people have told me of their individual preference at Noodles, so I knew that their Wisconsin Mac and Cheese was the most popular choice. While it did look wonderful, I was beckoned more by the Mediterranean menu. I settled on the Penne Rosa with parmesan-­crusted chicken, which is an Italian dish distinguishable by its spicy,red tomato-­cream sauce.

The wait time was the most negative part of my experience at Noodles. It took them what seemed like eternity to prepare my pasta. Maybe I was just impatient to try my Penne Rosa, or maybe it was because it actually took them forever. During the wait, however, I got a chance to admire the new décor, which really added to the serene state of the restaurant.

At concerts, singers

will take their sweet time getting up on stage because they know that their fans will absolutely love the show regardless of the wait time. This was not the case with Noodles and Company. I did not take a bite and immediately fall in love with the restaurant. The food was good, maybe great, but certainly not wonderful. Although the sauce was impeccable, the chicken solid, and the vegetables well cooked, the pasta itself was a tad chewy. The irony of going to a restaurant named Noodles and liking the pasta part of my dish the least did not fall short on me.

Overall, Noodles and Company deserves a solid B-­. It is quite possible that I’m stuck comparing Noodles to Schlotzsky’s, but I will stand by my grade. A B-­ is not the highest grade, but it is still far from failing. While it wasn’t really my cup of noodles, more fanatic pasta fans might enjoy it. If you think you might be in the latter group, or if you want to experience an average noodle dish, than I would recommend a trip to Noodles.

Do you hear the people sing?

By Remigio DeventeSaff Writer

If you haven’t heard the news, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are having a baby. This is really big news and a really big surprise. It brought a tear to my eye when I glimpsed this frontline of all the hottest gossip pages. After seeing this, I crept downstairs and swiped my mother’s credit card so I could

of Kim’s ultrasound of the baby. Because I pre-­ordered it, I received a t-­shirt and koozie of Kim and Kanye in matching

red carpet in 3-­5 business days. It’s totes cute and will go perfect next to my Kanye snow-­globe.

But back to the baby. There was a leak to the press from an “super trustworthy anonymous source” that unveiled a few of Kim and Kanye’s baby name ideas. If the baby is to be a boy, these are the top three

baby boy names;; South, LaRon, or Keith. However, if the baby were to be a girl, the top three baby girl names Kim and Kanye are considering are;; Princess Kim Jr., Beverly, or Cheryl. This is currently all the juice on Kim and her baby daddy. For more fresh news on these two love bugs and their upcoming child, check out my blog at www.kimgotababbydaddy.com/omg

“Kimanye is prego”

“Duck Dynasty”By Hunter Mills Staff Writer

As reality shows have recently gained

you would think it would be nearly impossible for one to stand out, but Duck Dynasty has. This show is about a business developed by the Robertson Family called Duck Commander. They specialize in making duck calls, but also have a wide variety of hunting equipment available for sale. The appeal of the show is that everyone messes around and doesn’t do their job. It is hilarious to watch the Robertson family cut up with each other. Nearly every member of the business has a

long and uncombed beard that is part of their southern appeal. At the end of every episode the Robertsons sit down together and eat a family meal, and they also review a recent life lesson they learned, which is a captivating part of the show for me. Duck Dynasty’s

become legendary, and the third season is soon to be released. If you have never watched Duck Dynasty, view it to see how a true Southern family works together under pressure. This television show is shown on the A&E channel on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. and has become extremely successful. This business has brought the Robertson family out of poverty and into some of television’s most well known stars.

Noodles Replaces Schlotzsky’s

Rampant Lines Entertainment Friday, January 11, 2013

Jukebox Heroes

1. Puppy Love2. Go Away Little Girl3. I’ll Be There

Wendy Little, Class of 1977

1. Shoot to Thrill2. Crazy Train3. Enter Sandman

Kenny Kirkland, Class of 1983

Rampant Lines Sports Friday, January 11, 2013

Varsity basketball teams compete in holiday tourneys

NFL coaches and GMs fired on Black Monday By Emily Clark

Sports Co-Editor

With the conclusion of

the regular season in the

National Football League,

any football fan knows that

this signals the beginning of

Many fans, including myself,

about the abundant number

of NFL coaches and general

This whirlwind of

December 31st, all before

as this day is sometimes

called, is noted as the day in

Seven head coaches

and their coaching career

with their team came to a

the channels on Monday

The head coach that

with the Philadelphia Eagles

the longest tenured of Eagle

coaches and is marked as

the coach who earned

the most wins in the

owner thought that

it was time for a

myself thought

he deserved

Lovie Smith, who has been

head coach for the Chicago

Bears for nine consecutive

went 10-6 this past season,

which isn’t an exceptional

thought he deserved another

shot with the Bears to see

how much improvement he

and Smith, coaches Ken

Cardinals, Norv Turner with

the San Diego Chargers, Pat

Shurmur with the Cleveland

Browns, Romeo Crennel

with the Kansas City

Chiefs, and Chan Gialey

with the Buffalo Bills were

Some coaches, such

as Gailey, suspected that

That comment

Gailey made took a lot to

admit, especially being

head coach for three

some of the coaches should

it was time for the remainder

outcome that the owners

were looking for and they

either a head coach or a

GMs Mike

Tannenbaum with the New

York Jets, Gene Smith with

the Jacksonville Jaguars,

with the San Diego Chargers,

and Rod Graves with the

coaches and GMs, it is

bound to happen when

Black Monday rolls around;

evident from several, but

there are some you are

next season the odds are

in each NFL team’s favor,

because if not, a coach

Many Rose students enjoy the sport of hunting

While most of our

student body spends their

weekends watching action

packed basketball games and

hanging out with their friends,

some of our students are

spending their weekends in

ended on Jan 1 and had been in

season, sophomore Will Wilder

shot three deer, with his personal

his prior experience led him to be

With deer season now

over, sophomore Reid Perkins,

along with other hunters, is

anticipating his opportunity

season will last throughout the

is his favorite because he likes

killing a turkey because it’s the

Perkins described that

if a hunter gets too close to a

turkey’s roost, the turkey may

scatter and move out of the area

to avoid running into the hunter

be dangerous to others because

one may confuse a hunter for

Not only are deer and

turkey hunting popular amongst

our student body, but duck hunting

is also a favorite of sophomore

Bland began hunting at a young

Bland wakes up at

during every season and goes

temperatures are usually below

to not be as unbearable once

few ducks it becomes worth

With every hunting

experience comes a hunting

story, and Bland says his best

story comes from this past

hunting in a ground tent last

year, and a three hundred pound

bear came out of the woods to

came out to look for it, the bear

completely charged me down

hunting is a hard hobby that takes

a full hiatus from school

and extracurricular

responsibilities over the

holiday break, a select

group of Rose athletes

continued to improve

Both the girls and

boys varsity basketball

teams competed in local

Christmas tournaments

The Lady Rampants

the tournament with a

1-1 record, tallying a last

second loss to Farmville

a convincing win over

we played to our potential

are getting better at playing

The girls also

competed in a post-

Christmas tournament at

team lost their first game

to an undefeated Eastern

and concluded tournament

play with a win over

little more cohesiveness

and execution to work on,

competed really well on

While the girls

played out of town, the

boys competed in the

finished the tournament

with an overall record of

and cross town rival

Conley to secure their

spot in the championship

game where they faced

a familiar foe, South

There have been

recent additions to the

One name in particular

stands out from the newly

Cornell Powell was pulled

up to the varsity team

prior to the start of the

his Rose career on the

coach James Rankins felt

that this was the ideal

time for him to come

working hard all year, and

with him being a freshman,

we wanted to get him

of our leading defenders in

the tournament with four

steals and nine defensive

Powell was the

only member from Rose

Tournament team and

his tournament play

was highlighted by an

18 point performance

to continue to work hard

Powell, along

with other new members,

was added to the varsity

roster to gain big game

familiarity under their

belts, the newly updated

team looks forward to

the second half of the

season and to beginning

C h r i s t m a s

tournaments serve as

the barrier between

conference and non-

conference competition

and provide the teams

with an opportunity

to transition into the

tournaments during

Christmas break provide

a lot of carryover

for conference

With conference

play recently underway,

time is of the essence

as both teams have to

straighten out their

issues and prepare for

the enhanced competition

that the Mid-Eastern

By Erin Walden Co-Editor

& Collin Loy Staff Writer

should try hunting at least once

to be able to know the feeling

By Emmy Barcelona &

Arissa MichaelsStaff Writers

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Messy cafeteria will cause consequencesBy Elizabeth Romary and Mary-­Slade DukeFeatures Co-­Editors

By the end of fourth lunch, the cafeteria looks as though a major and catastrophic food fight has occurred. Empty brown bags, wrappers and drink bottles litter the tables along with the occasional unidentifiable liquid. The floors which were clean at the beginning of third period are sticky and dirtied once more.

Students leave their trash everywhere, spit on the floors and show disrespect to the cafeteria staff. Assistant Cafeteria Manager, Jennifer Silver, explains her disappointment at the way cafeteria staff are treated.

“Four out of five days, it’s terrible here,” Silver said. “We get cursed at and talked to in any kind of way and nothing is done about it.”

For example, last year a student spit on the floor and no punishment was given.

“I asked for help for a

week and a half, but they just kept passing me on from one person to the next,” Silver said. “Nothing happened.”

“We try to help out as much as we can, and we get treated bad,” Silver said. “It could be a lot better working here if we had someone here to back us up.”

Cafeteria staff would like more respect. Silver says the students should treat them like they would want to be treated.

“Would you like for us to come to your house and leave it like that?” Silver said. “There are trash cans right there as you’re walking out the door. It’s easy to throw trash away. Some students do, but the majority don’t.”

Overall, Silver says she just wants to be more appreciated and have students be thankful for everything the cafeteria staff does for everyone at Rose.

“I would like to see attitudes change,” Silver said. “I’d like people to act like we

are a part of staff here.”“Last year, I got a present

from some boys saying thank you for what you do for me,” Silver said. “That made my day, because they showed they appreciate me.”

Some students choose not to eat in the cafeteria during lunch. Junior Baylea Williams chooses to eat in Spanish teacher Luisa Haynes’ room.

“It’s just dirty and a lot louder in the cafeteria,” Williams said. “In the cafeteria, there is a ton of noise going on. If you’re writing a paper or trying to finish up some homework, people might spill stuff on it.”

Junior Kensley Still also chooses to eat in Haynes’ room.

“It’s a better environment because it’s not crowded like the cafeteria, and the area is cleaner in the classroom,” Still said. “It’s more comfortable and easier to do work in Mrs. Haynes’ room also.”

Students should not only throw away their trash and

be nicer just for the cafeteria staff, they should also do it because the fate of the the new “Power Block” schedule, which is said to be set in motion after spring break, rests on the fate of how the cafeteria is left after lunches.

“Students need to realize that if they keep on being messy and disrespectful to the staff in the cafeteria, they

will face the consequences,” Principal Charlie Langley said. “They will start having certain privileges and opportunities taken away from them. The first thing to go will be the new power block schedule we plan to set in place after spring break. If we are basically allowing an open cafeteria, then that cafeteria needs to be clean.”

Power Lunch: coming soon to a school near youBy Riley Barnhill and Menna AbdelsalamStaff Writers

up and teachers prepare for second semester, the Power Block Committee is preparing to incorporate a twist in the Rose schedule in the 2013 school year.

Power Block is a new schedule change that will give students approximately eighty minutes of free time to eat lunch, make up school work, and socialize. All classes will be shortened by ten minutes except

“The purpose of this agenda is to give students a chance to get caught up on any work that they

a time to get tutored if they need any help with a certain course,” Principal Charlie Langley said.

Some of the opportunities students will be able to take advantage of during power block are being able to attend weekly tutorials for exam review and class makeup time, participate in intramural sports such as ultimate frisbee and have club

meetings so that everyone who had morning or afternoon

The new power block schedule will not be set in place at the beginning of second semester because there are still many details to be worked out.

but The Power Block Committee is hoping to pilot it this spring and get it implemented into the schedule by then,” social studies teacher Liza Knight said.

Knight said she feels that the

to both students and teachers because it will allow additional time for students to make up work and give teachers the opportunity to get ahead on lesson plans.

“For the students who are caught up with their school work, it would be nice to reward them with some down time, where students can go play intramural basketball for thirty minutes, or students can go to a teacher’s classroom to catch up and get to know a certain teacher,” Knight said. “I strongly believe that the Power Block has academic

for students if it is used right.”

Administrators have been to a school in Johnston County who are currently using the Power Block schedule.

“I was amazed at how cooperative the students were at the high school I observed,” Knight said. “I couldn’t believe that the seniors were policing the underclassmen in the hallway, making sure that they were doing what they were supposed to be doing.”

Langley feels that by now everyone should know their duties and responsibilities.

“If I feel like the majority are not doing what they are supposed to then we will no longer have Power Block,” Langley said.

Senior Ariela Frontera heard about the Power Block schedule and was intrigued to learn more about it.

“I feel that the Power Block schedule will give students more time to focus on school,” Frontera said. Frontera believes that it will improve grades, and allow extra time for students who need more in class.

“If the Power Block schedule is put into effect, we can extend the time of Study Buddies, we

can take it to the next level,” Frontera said.

Sophomore Demetrius Lee is also excited about the possible new schedule.

“I think it is good and gives us extra time to study,” Lee said.

allow more academic time to improve grades.”

Senior Lorenzo Person thinks that it would especially

in class to make up his or her work in a timely manner.

“I wish that this schedule was put into place earlier because it would have allowed me to focus more on my club time, and make up work that I have missed on days I was absent,” Person said.

Person feels that in addition

the new schedule will also allow more time to socialize with friends and get to know more people.

“The new schedule will change the atmosphere here at Rose,” Person said. “It will make school more fun and the day go by faster.”

Sophomore Darby Robbins thinks it will positively affect the

student body, if everyone abides by the rules.

“It is good for those who play sports because sometimes we leave early and miss out on class work,” Robbins said. “With this new schedule, it allow us to get caught up and not have to reschedule a new time to meet up with the teacher.”

Senior Beldi Marriaga-­Castillo believes that for the students who work and do not necessarily have time to spend hours on their homework, it will

“Students are busy before and after school;; it will make life easier on the students if they can get their make up work done during the school day,” Marriaga-­Castillo said.

Students such as Frontera said that it would have been nice to see something like this be implemented into our schedule before she was a senior.

“I am glad to see that the staff is taking the time to plan the new schedule out carefully to

Frontera said. “Let’s just hope that this schedule will become permanent.”

Rampant Lines Features Friday, January 11, 2013

photos by Mary-­Slade Duke