The Lions’ print

WIIMTER VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

Peppin’ it up for Homecoming

By: Tori Priest, Raeann Hurst, Mikayla Coleman and

Courtney Huff

On Friday, January 4, 2013, the Fairfield

High School cheerleaders held the annual home-

coming pep rally. Students had an early release

from school to attend the event and participate in

the games.

The festivities kicked off with the cheer-

leaders involving the crowd in cheers and doing a

dance routine to the school fight song. Once the

crowd was settled, the fun started with a friendly

competition between grade levels. The first ac-

tivity was an obstacle course. After that, teams

participated in a pie eating contest, blindfold

makeup, mock homecoming and a karaoke con-

test.

The sophomores took first place after the

addition of the pep rally and homecoming week .

The Freshmen were second, juniors were third

and the seniors came in last place. Overall, every-

one had a great time. Congratulations to the soph-

omores!

Homecoming game and royal

court: Fun for all

By Kim Carmean, Kortney Jo-

seph, Austin Livingston and Dylan

Page

Fairfield High School played Ripley

on Friday, January 4, for the 2013

Homecoming game. The Fairfield

Lions beat the Ripley Blue Jays 77

to 59.

Before the varsity game, Fairfield

presented the 2013 Homecoming

court. The senior queen attendants

were Amy Burns, Brenna Sim-

mons, and Courtney Huff. The king

attendants were Shawn Young,

Quentin Williams, and Elijah Car-

mean. The junior attendant was

Tarah Mongold, sophomore at-

tendant was Kaitlyn Evans and fresh-

man attendant was Macie Pauley.

Homecoming dance 2013

By Arturo Arroyo, Amy

Burns. Sam Dean, Dakota

Travis and Shawn Young

Chinese New Year was the

theme of Fairfield Local High

School’s 2013 homecoming dance.

On January 5, 2013, the Saturday

after the varsity basketball team’s

victory against Ripley the Fairfield

students, grades 9-12 enjoyed a

night full of dancing and fun.

The night began at 8:00

p.m. with dancing and an optional

photo opportunity by Downtown

Photography with their friends and

dates. Later on in the night, the

Homecoming Court was an-

nounced. The Court, accompanied

by their dates, danced to “Drop It

Like It’s Hot.”

The night concluded at

12:00 am on a light note, with the

last song “Don’t worry.” Thanks to

Rosey Bates, the cheerleaders, their

parents, and anyone not mentioned,

for providing the snacks, drinks,

and decorations for making this

night possible.

Varsity basketball players

Shay Snyder and Keith

Lamb announced the 2013

homecoming queen, Brenna

Simmons. Then varsity

girls Amanda Sanderson

and Heather Cox an-

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THE LIONS’ PRINT

“I play to win,

whether dur-

ing practice or

a real game.

And I will not

let anything

get in the way

of me and my

competitive

enthusiasm to

win.” Michael

Jordan

The Evolution of Basketball

By Alec Irvin and Brant Huff

How has professional basketball

changed over the years?

There is no doubt that basketball is

one of the most popular sports in

America. It is also easy to determine

that over many years, basketball has

evolved. The way the game was a

long time ago is not the same as the

game is today. There have been many

changes in the game of basketball,

some of them good and some of

them bad, from the uniforms the

players wear to the money they

make. The game of basketball in the

early days, when legends Jerry West

and Bill Walton used to play, was very

basic and fundamental.

Later on, towards the 80’s and 90’s,

an entirely new breed of players en-

tered the world of professional bas-

ketball. Players like Larry Bird, Magic

Johnson, and the most dominant

player of the era, Michael Jordan,

changed the game of basketball with

their outstanding athletic ability and

off the wall plays. The players of this

time weren’t given million dollar con-

tracts and didn’t have anything hand-

ed to them; to them, they had to

work hard to earn their contracts.

Today, the game of basketball is very

different than it was before. Players

like LeBron James and Kobe Bryant

have multi-million dollar contracts

given to them before they ever play in

an NBA game.

There is no question that the

players today work hard, but

they don’t have the team

chemistry and determination

to win like the players did just

25 years before. The players

today are all about themselves

and try to win a game with

only the best player on the

team. This is why you

hear a lot of news stories

about players who have

extraordinary stats in a

game, not about teams as

a whole winning games.

While basketball is still

one of the most popular

sports in America today,

the game isn’t the same as it

used to be. The game of bas-

ketball has changed in almost

every aspect, except the gen-

eral idea to get the ball in the

hoop. It can easily be said that

players today aren’t as dedi-

cated and determined to win

as the players used to be, and

it is probably true. While bas-

ketball is still a fun sport to

watch, it just isn’t like it used

to be in the past. It’s time to

bring back the throwbacks.

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THE LIONS’ PRINT

THEN(1950-1960) NOW(2011-Present)

Salary $12,000 $5.15 M

Career Length 3-4 years 6-7 years

Uniforms Form-fitting jerseys

with short shorts

Loose jersey and

shorts

Statistics PPG-31 RPG-21 APG-

9.7

PPG-28 RPG-14.5

APG-11.7

League’s Best

Players

Wilt Chamberlain, Jer-

ry West

LeBron James, Kobe

Bryant

Avoiding two faced people?

•Don’t tell anyone your secrets if you have any doubt that

they can’t keep it.

•Don’t put any personal information on Facebook.

•Think before sending, posting, or texting someone,

especially if don’t you want anyone else to know about it.

Answers:

•If you answered yes to 3

of these questions, then

others may consider you

to be two-faced.

•If you answered no to 4

or 5 of these questions,

then you are a true friend.

Facing two-faced people

Have you ever told a friend one of your deepest secrets and they

promised they would never tell anyone? Later on you find out that eve-

ryone now knows. Two-faced people are those who swear they won’t tell

a soul, but then they go behind your back and tell someone else, maybe

even just one other person but the damage is done. Trust is difficult to

establish, and nearly impossible to rebuild.

When a friend becomes two-faced it is difficult to trust them any-

more. No one wants a friend that promises one thing then turns around

and does another. When a friend tells a secret in confidence, it should be

obvious not to tell others. A true friend always keeps their promise.

Don’t be two-faced people! It is time to start acting like true

friends. If you consider yourself to be two-faced, now is the time to

change your ways. Those who can keep a secret will not only be a great

friend, but will also find great friends.

Friend or Foe?

1. Have you ever acted concerned about someone just

to get information?

2. Have you ever repeated a secret someone asked

you not to tell?

3. Have you ever embellished someone’s words to

make the story seem more interesting?

4. Have you ever waited for someone to walk away to

talk behind their back?

5. Have you ever eavesdropped to gain juicy gossip?

Some ways to avoid being two faced:

•Don’t eavesdrop

•Keep secrets & promises

•Respect others’ thoughts, opinions and priva-

cy.

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THE LIONS’ PRINT

By Roshell Boles and Christa Duncan

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THE LIONS’ PRINT

Winter Fashion By: Raeann Hurst, Tori Priest, and Courtney Huff

Although it’s chilly out, don’t let that put a damper on your

winter wardrobe. To survive the chill of winter don’t worry

about sacrificing fashion for warmth, these top five will cov-

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Raeann Hurst

“I’ve really enjoyed having a new

coach this year, I think the boys have

been working their best to have a

good season.”

Shawn Young

“I think that we have had a pretty

good season and we can still win

league and go far in tournaments.”

Shay Snyder

“Our team respects each other a lot

more and we hope to go far in tour-

naments.”

Quentin Williams

“Through the ups and downs, one

thing stays constant, we are a fami-

ly who will always be there for one

another and pick each other up

through our struggles.”

Elijah Carmean

“The season started out a little

rocky, but we have been working to

grow as a team and have been

learning to play as a whole rather

than for ourselves.”

Tyler Sims

“We have had a good season and

we have a great team.”

Keith Lamb

“We have come together as a team

and have come to respect each

other. We are hoping to win

league.”

Tori Priest

“This cheer season is going very

well, it’s a great group of girls and

I’m glad I got to finish out my sen-

ior year this way.”

Amanda Sanderson

“It feels like we have improved

over the season.”

Senior spotlight

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Spelling

On January 15, 2013, the annual

Middle School Spelling Bee took place.

Parents, grandparents, students and

teachers gathered in the auditoria to

watch the event. Participants were rang-

ing from grades 4-8. Students were re-

quired to pass a pre- spelling test to be

eligible. 5th grader Saylor Priest won first

place and 6th grader Jacob Baldwin got

second place. Congratulations!

Logan Bates, a Fairfield High School sophomore, was recommended

by guidance counselor Mrs. Mangus for the award of the Hugh

O’Brien Youth Leadership. This award is given to a sophomore every

year. The recipient must display leadership qualities in the classroom

and community. With this honor, Logan will be granted the oppor-

tunity to attend the annual leadership conference held on May 16th

to the 19th at Denison University. The conference focuses on devel-

oping team building and a continuation of leadership skills.

H.O.B.Y Awarded to Sophomore Logan Bates

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