“You’re the One that I Want”is also being performed. Thissong was added for the movieversion with John Travoltaand Olivia Newton-John.

“My role involvessinging the song ‘BeautySchool Dropout,’ saidEnglish IV teacher LeeSimms. He plays the teenangel in the play, who singsthe song to Frenchy, playedby freshman Helen Marrs.

“I hope there is no danc-ing,” Simms said. “I’m notsure anyone is ready forsomething quite so comical.”

Simms said he has doneother performances in thepast, as a retired youth minis-ter and a current music direc-tor at his church. In the past20 years, Simms said he hasplayed several characters thatwill prepare him for his rolein “Grease.”

In the movie version of“Grease,” the teen angelwears a shiny silver suit.

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By Sara Redmon

The Drama Club will per-form the musical “Grease” at6:30 p.m. on April 10 and 11in the Stanley M. PowellAuditorium.

The play is being direct-ed by teachers English teach-ers Katy Chance and AprilDunn. The two main charac-ters that everyone knows,Danny and Sandy, are playedby Marshall Watts andKelsey Tobin.

“We are really pleasedwith the cast’s progress andcrew’s dedication,” saidChance, the director andDrama Club sponsor. “Thecast became fast friends, andthey are very supportive ofone another.” Chance saidshe is excited about the per-formance and thinks that“without a doubt” the musi-cal will be successful on theopening night of April 10.

Most of the songs andscenes from the originalscript are being performed.

By Kendra Key

The former treasurer of the CaptainShreve Athletic Booster Club was arrestedon a felony theft charge on March 25 forallegedly stealing approximately $50,000from athletic funds, said Caddo ParishSheriff’s Office officials.

Forty-four-year-old Danielle King ofShreveport, who served as treasurer for thepast two school years, is out on $25,000 bail.

“Mrs. King has cooperated fully in theinvestigation,” said Caddo Sheriff’sDetective Alan Davidson withthe Caddo-ShreveportFinancial Crimes Task Force.“She took full responsibility,and she wants to pay most ifnot all the money back.”

Davidson said he wasinformed of the situation byPrincipal Sandra McCalla,who contacted him after Kingallegedly admitted to stealingthe funds.

Although King declined tocomment on the chargesagainst her, Public InformationOfficer Cindy Chadwick withthe Caddo Sheriff’s Office saida theft conviction carries apenalty of imprisonment forno more than 10 years and possibly up to a$3,000 fine.

Chadwick said King has the option toplead guilty or not guilty. If she pleads notguilty, a preliminary hearing could be heldto determine whether the case would go totrial.

No trial or trial date has been confirmedas of now.

Although Principal Sandra McCalla saidthe Captain Shreve Booster Club has neverto her knowledge been the victim of a theftsuch as this, Davidson said this type ofcrime is common in Shreveport’s businesscommunity.

“We’ve arrested several people whosteal or embezzle funds from companies orbusinesses,” Davidson said.

Difficult personal circumstances, out-side pressures and gambling are commonreasons people are tempted to steal money,

Davidson said. Senior Tavoskaia Bowman said she

would advise people not to judge King.“You never know what different situa-

tions people are going through in theirlives,” Bowman said.

Davidson also said the amount of moneystolen sometimes depends on the reason it isstolen.

“People using money to gamble mightgo fast, while others might go slower,”Davidson said.

Gambling, though, is not the reasonKing allegedly stole BoosterClub funds. Davidson said sheindicated it was “to help withpersonal finances.”

Davidson said there aretwo things businesses or organ-izations can do to ensure the“opportunity” is not given forstealing to take place.

The first precaution is to“have two people sign checks,”Davidson said, because it isless likely that both people willbe going through something intheir lives that would temptthem to steal.

The second precaution is tohave bank statements and rec-onciliation statements

reviewed by someone other than the personin charge of funds.

“In this case if someone was checkingbehind Mrs. King, they would have seen thediscrepancies,” Davidson said. “We couldhave prevented it a long time ago.”

Booster Club President Mike Salvatoresaid the governing board of the organizationhas already made changes in their policies inresponse to the recent events.

“We have enacted new financial con-trols,” Salvatore said. “For one, now there ismore than one signature needed on anaccount in order to make money transac-tions.”

McCalla said she believes an importantlesson can be learned from this situation.

“I hope all of our support groups willtighten up their fiscal procedures,” McCallasaid, “so they are protected even from peo-ple they trust.”

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The Enterprise2007 – 2008 StaffDameisha Anthony - News EditorLaura Boyd - Feature EditorAndrew Brown - News EditorMorgan Cole - Feature EditorSteven De Vasier- Opinion WriterKeke Ellis - News EditorMorgan Farnell - Opinion EditorKendra Key - News EditorSara Redmon - Entertainment EditorTimothy Tate - Online EditorKevin Allen - Faculty Adviser

The Enterprise is produced entirely by thestudent newspaper staff of Captain ShreveHigh School. Editorials represent the opin-ion of the majority of the editorial board,not necessarily that of the administrationor student body. The Enterprise is pub-lished monthly and is printed by TheNatchitoches Times in Natchitoches, La.The purchase price is 25 cents.

History of the “Enterprise”Captain Henry Miller Shreve, steamboat pilot of the

1800s and namesake of our high school, is famous for his effortsin opening the inland waterways of America. Not so famous, how-ever, is Shreve’s first steamboat, the “Enterprise,” and its role inAmerican history.

Wary of the Fulton-Livingston monopoly over trade onthe Mississippi River, Shreve realized the necessity of building asuperior steam vessel that could outperform the existing ones. Asa result, Shreve formed a partnership with entrepreneur DanielFrench to design such a boat. The result of their work was thesteamboat “Enterprise.” On Dec. 1, 1814, she left on her maidenvoyage with 29-year-old Shreve as her captain.

This first voyage was no leisurely trip. A precious cargoof munitions and supplies was desperately needed by GeneralAndrew Jackson’s troops in New Orleans. The long trip down theMississippi was a success, and within two weeks the cargo wassafely delivered to Jackson’s camp. Shreve’s fearless attitude andthe dependability of the “Enterprise” were crucial factors in thevictory at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.

Now, as the student newspaper of Captain Shreve HighSchool, The Enterprise strives to emulate the fearlessness anddependability of Shreve and his ship in reporting the news impor-tant to you, the students of Captain Shreve.

Students able to make own decisionsBy Morgan Farnell

Am I the only one thatcan’t s tand the dr inksthey put in the machines?We used to have the goodregular Pepsi, MountainDew and Mug root beer,but now everything isdiet or low in sugar, calo-ries and caffeine.

The reason for thedrink-change is that thedrinks we originally hadwere unhealthy. Obesityis on the rise in America,especia l ly wi th theyounger generation.

Food and dr inksoffered at schools acrossthe nat ion have beenreplaced wi th a more“heal thy” var ie ty. Thiswas done as a way toencourage school-agechildren to eat and drinkin a more healthy manner.

A regular 20 oz. Pepsicontains 250 calories, 67carbs and 67 grams ofsugar, while a Diet Pepsiconta ins 0 ca lor ies , 0carbs and 0 grams ofsugar.

A regular Mounta inDew contains 275 calo-

r ies , 77 carbs and 72grams of sugar, while aDiet Mountain Dew, likemost all diet drinks, con-tains 0 calories, 0 carbsand 0 grams of sugar. AHawai ian Punch GreenBerry Rush contains 300calories, 75 carbs and 72grams of sugar.

These are examples ofsome of the dr inks wehad in the vendingmachines before thechange compared to someof the drinks offered now.

Why are adults wor-r ied about how we eatand/or dr ink? I t ’s ourbodies. If we want to eatand/or dr ink in anunheal thy manner, thenwhy not let us? Jeez, theycontrol our minds withthe media, now they haveto control our bodies too?

Even if s tudents eatand/or drink in a healthyway at school, they stillcan’t s top us f rom notdoing so at home. Whatwe eat and drink shouldbe up to us. We are oldenough by now to knowwhat’s good enough forus or not.

I think that a lot ofhow we eat or drink hasto do with our parents. If,as children, our parentsdon’t fix us healthy mealsand set a good example ofwhat to ea t and dr ink,then how are we to knowhow to feed ourse lveshealthy food when we getolder?

I say that instead offorcing us to eat or drinkhealthy by changing ourchoices, they should edu-cate us better. Make usmore aware of the dan-gers of not ea t ing ordrinking right.

Obesi ty causes d ia-betes, heart disease, sev-era l d i fferent types ofcancers and many otherdiseases and conditions.

It doesn’t seem fair totry to control what stu-dents eat . I t should beleft up to the student, orin cases of younger stu-dents, the parent(s).

If you would like tocheck the ca lor ie , carband sugar amount in yourdrinks, then you can go tothe Web site, www.calo-riesindrinks.com.

The Independence of Souls and MindsBy Steven De Vasier

What is wrong with theway people are today? Theygo from being one way toanother and not for the rightreasons. Most of the time, ifpeople change themselves itis to impress someone. It’s sostupid to be fake. It’s the onething I cannot stand at all.People should be themselvesno matter whom they arewith or who tells them other-wise.

In the immortal words ofJoan Crawford, “If I can't bemyself, I don't want to beanyone else. I was born thatway.” This simple yet power-ful statement is enough tomove even the dumbestmind. If someone who has ascold and cruel a heart asJoan Crawford can under-stand independence of thesoul and the mind, then whycan’t everyone else?

If we were meant to belike everyone else, don’t youthink we would all be thesame ethnicity, nationalityand have the same names? Itis okay from time to time forpeople to dress the same orto read the same books, but itis so insane to try and be a“clone.” In these people’sdefense, I can understandwhy they change, but I thinksome of the reasons arejust...stupid.

I do not see the point in

acting “plastic” so you canget a “cute” boyfriend or a“hot” girlfriend. If they donot respect you for who youare, then there is a problemright off the bat. In the wordsof John Lennon, “We as peo-ple should love one anotherfor who we are, and if We’relucky we will find that onepiece we are missing.”

Mr. Lennon knew whathe was talking about, but Iguess dreams of “together-ness” and “love” are why hewas shot dead.

Well, if people won’t lis-ten to reason then maybethey deserve to be the sameas everyone else. Maybe theyjust need to realize that thefreedom to be themselves isimportant. Although I don'tblame anyone for being sodumb that they don’t under-stand that we need independ-ence.

I personally blame “ThePowers that Be,” mainlythose who “watch or control”the young people of theworld. They should be proudthat people have pride inbeing themselves, but no oneshould be able to tell peoplewhat to use, what to wear,what to eat, who to date,what's right or wrong andeverything down to whatcolor our hair can be.

I believe major reformsare needed to stop conformi-ty, to stop the murder of our

self-pride. People need totake charge of there own des-tiny and not allow others toform them as they choose. Itmay take some time for peo-ple to realize being con-trolled isn’t the best, but Ithink it will happen.

How do you feel about having to forfeit five football gamesfrom the ‘07-’08 season, including the Byrd game?

Student Voices

Dominique Ferbos, Senior“I think that the players

shouldn’t have to suffer for mis-takes that should have beenhandled by the adults. Thereshould have been another con-sequence.”

Brittany Gray, Senior“I think it’s absolutely

insane to force us to forfeit thegames. The players workedextremely hard this season,and I’m still proud of them.”

Tara Brando, JuniorI believe that they could

have handled the situation bet-ter and that Byrd is behind this.Go, Gators, on October 17,2009.”

Marcus Johnson, Sophomore“Personally, I think it’s

dumb. We forfeited our gamesbecause of one player, andfalse accusations. They couldhave just fined us.”

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Cameras increase safety on campusBy Keke Ellis

A student pulls off hiscoat ready to fight. Anotherprepares for battle. The twodraw near to examine theirfoe. There is a war of wordsof a minute or two, then itcomes to blows. But, even asthe first punch is thrown, ateacher is on the way to thethird floor stairwell brawl.The fight ends just as itbegins.

Although this is a fiction-al fight, ones like it in thefuture could be limitedbecause of the new securitycameras that have beeninstalled on campus.

“The cameras were nec-essary,” said AssistantPrincipal of DisciplineAnthony Tisdale. “It’s a mat-ter of protection and securityfor the students. The camerasare used to try to stop eventsbefore they happen.”

While Tisdale said hebelieves the cameras benefitShreve, most students see itotherwise.

“The cameras aren’t nec-essary,” said sophomoreFernell Mitchell. “Theydon’t benefit students unlessthe students are being

harassed and are not tellinganyone.”

Another sophomore,Ashli Prelow, said she agreeswith Mitchell. “No, it onlygets us in more trouble.”

Tisdale said the cameraswill not be hidden. In fact,he wants students to be awareof them and to know thatmore will be coming. Hewants students to know,whether they believe it ornot, that the installment ofthe cameras were not aninvasion of privacy becausethis is a public institution.

Prelow said she agreed.“It’s not private unless

you’re in the bathroom,”Prelow said.

Mitchell said he did notagree, however. He saidsome students have thingsthey do not want people toknow but are not necessarilywrong.

Though these two stu-dents disagree on the issue ofprivacy, they did say theyagree on the effects it has onother students.

Mitchell said that hefeels more students are morecautious of the things they dobecause they never knowwhat they can get in trouble

for doing.Prelow said she cannot

do the little things that sheusually gets away with andthat she and her friends can-not play around like theyused to.

“I would hope that thecameras make a difference,but a familiarity breathescontent,” said Tisdale, whosaid he feels that studentsmay get too comfortable withthe cameras around. “Theblitz is simply because it’snew. Once [students] getused to the them, they will goback to their normal ways.

While Tisdale said thatthe black balls are to makestudents safer, the two soph-omores do not seem to thinkso.

Mitchell said the camerasmake him uneasy. Prelowsaid that they cannot save astudent from anything andthat they can only show howsomething happened.

The two said they agreethat there are too many cam-eras installed on the campus,but they disagree on whetheror not more will be imple-mented.

“I am expecting morecameras to be installed

Key Club donates to overseas troopsBy Kendra Key

The Key Club is aservice organization ori-ented aroundserving thec o m m u n i t ywhile playingan active rolein the pro-grams aroundthe community.

This year,the Key Clubcreated its veryown serviceprogram. Thisspecial serviceprogram isdesigned toserve the mili-tary.

The pro-gram, nick-n a m e d“ O p e r a t i o nT r o o pS u p p o r t , ”works to gathern e c e s s a r ygoods fortroops over-seas.

English teacher andKey Club Sponsor LeeSimms is head of this“operation.”

Simms said he didn’t

come up with this programon his own; he had somehelp from a student of his.

“We were contacted byone of theparents of as o l d i e rserving inIraq, andone of ourKey Clubm e m b e r swanted tobegin [thep r o j e c t ] , ”Simms said.

The col-lection forthe 2007-2008 yearhas beengoing ons i n c eOctober of2007. Thereis no set enddate for thisproject as ofyet.

“I woulde n c o u r a g eany person

to donate goods,” seniorReeves Pearce said. “It’san easy way to say thanksand show support to oursoldiers.”

According to Simms,

“I wouldencourageany personto donate

goods. It’san easy

way to saythanks andshow sup-port to oursoldiers.”

-Reeves Pearce,

senior

“The Key Club studentsfeel a sense of pride whentalking about the subject oftheir cause.”

“It makes me feelgreat,” Simms said. “I sup-port this war 100 percent,and I thank God for thosesoldiers fighting for meand America support.”

Pearce said he has sim-ilar sentiments.

“I just feel like I’mdoing my duty as a citizenby helping them out,”

Laura Boyd/The Enterprise A new surveillance camera scans the campus.

Pearce said.The collection is not

only open to Key Club stu-dents. Simms said heencourages all studentswho are interested to par-ticipate.

“It will give them asense of involvement byallowing them to showsupport of and for thetroops overseas,” Simmssaid. “Some of our currentstudents may be servingone day, and receiving a

care package sent to themmay help them make thetime of service a bit easi-er.”

Any students having adesire to participate in theKey Club cause, shouldbring their goods to Simmsor contact him contact inRoom A201.

Simms said the goodsthey are collecting includetravel-sized lotions, tooth-paste, soaps, hand sanitiz-ers and sugarfree candies.

Rountree FordWade Brint, Sales Manager

8770 Business Park Dr.Shreveport, LA 71105

318-798-3673

www.rountreeford.com

Tisdale said, explaining howthe cameras affect the school.“We can use the video todetermine what happens. Weare looking for things thatcould be dangerous to stu-dents and trying to break-down how things occur.”

because security believesthat they can keep a closereye on students,” Mitchellsaid.

Prelow said she does notthink more cameras will beput on Shreve’s campus.

“Having cameras allowsus to resolve some issues,”

By Morgan Cole and Laura Boyd

Entering the work force is alengthy process and requires anarray of characteristics such asresponsibility, dedication and team-work. Owners and managers usethese characteristics to determinewhether the interviewee will be acompetent worker.

When applying for a job,Monique Pennington, a local retailmanager at the LouisianaBoardwalk, said there is an array ofsteps job seekers should take toensure they are offered the positionsthey want. Pennington said the firststep teenagers should take whenlooking for a job is to visit placesthey’re most interested in.

“I loved my first job,” saidJamie Coke, a senior. “I started at [alocal shoe boutique], and I lovedstocking and checking all of thenew styles of shoes that came inevery week.”

Pennington also said filling outan employment application proper-ly is critical because many applica-tions are turned down due to the

incompetence of theapplicants.Before filling out anapplication, the job seeker shouldread it thoroughly and make sure tounderstand each section of the form.After understanding the form, theyshould make a rough draft to ensurethey are writing theinformation cor-rectly.

F i n a l l y ,Pennington said,they should reviewthe rough draft andduplicate their per-sonal informationonto the job appli-cation. It is alsorecommended thatjob-seekers avoidhandwriting offi-cial documents,and instead typethem for neatnessand appearance.

Once the appli-cation is complete,Pennington said, the applicantshould make sure to hand deliver theapplication to the location. If possi-

ble, try to put the application in themanager’s hands to allow him or herto put a name with a face when he orshe is deciding on a student’s pend-ing employment. After the applica-tion is turned in, wait patiently for acall back asking for an interview.

When an inter-view date has beenselected, make sureto approach theinterview with a pos-itive attitude and awillingness to be ateam player. Mostmanagers and own-ers hire students whoarrive in their storesanxious to go aboveand beyond their callof duty; they alsoappreciate a goodfirst impression aswell. First impres-sions are usuallydetermined by facialexpressions and

apparel choices.“The main thing I look for in a

good student worker are teens ready

to work hard and have a positiveattitude with no attitudes in thethings they are asked to do everyday,” said Joyce Cornelius, the man-ager at a local ice cream shop.

Usually, a couple of managersand/or the owner will ask a list ofquestions to determine if the studentis qualified for the particular jobthey applied for. Most of the ques-tions test personality, previous expe-riences, and capability to work wellwith others. The person’s truthful-ness and overall wit will determinethe success at the job they appliedfor.

“I encourage every teen to applyfor a job at some point in their life,”Pennington said. “Going through theinterview process and learning howto work with higher authorities helppeople become more well-rounded.”

If a student follows all of thesteps listed above correctly, theyshould have a great probability oftheir first job. After the student hasbeen considered, the acceptanceprocess still is not complete. Thecompany the student is attemptingto work for might ask for a drug test

as well as a worker’spermit if they areunder the age of 18.Workers permits aregiven upon request atthe Caddo ParishSchool Board.

Drug testing willbe administered at alocal doctor’s office.The drug test willensure that a futureemployee has nottaken any of the fol-lowing substances:cocaine, marijuana,barbiturates, ampheta-mines, PCP andpropoxyphene. Drugtests are 99.9 percentaccurate on theamount of a person’sdrug intake.

“We have avariety of drugtests in ouroffice,” said NurseDanita Woodruff.“Two of them arecalled ‘singles’and ‘splits.’ Someare used for storeworkers, whileother tests are fortruck drivers andsexually activeteens.”

If a future

employee fails the drug test, theirresults are mailed to the place ofemployment, and the student’s con-sideration of hire is terminated.Drug testscan also befailed if theytake pre-s c r i b e dmedications.The problemcan be easilyresolved bygetting adoctor towrite a letterstating theyhave pre-scribed themedicationsto thepatient. Ifthe test isp a s s e d ,more thanlikely thestudent willhave a greatchance ofb e g i n n i n gtheir firstjob.

“ J o b scome with alot of pres-sure andrequirements, too, like drug tests,”said Jennifer Farnell, a senior. “ButI love what I do and am grateful Idecided to apply for my first job.”

Searching for a first job can bevery tiresome and grueling, but withperseverance, a willingness to learn,an open mind and the steps listedabove, the great majority of studentsshould be ensured a great first jobexperience.

For more insight on job applica-tions and drug testing, contact alocal physician and stores in theShreveport/Bossier City area.

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Laura Boyd/The EnterpriseFilling out an employment application is a critical step in obtaining a job.

NOW HIRINGBy Laura Boyd and Morgan Cole

With no past experience, Jennifer Farnell, a sen-ior, set out to find a job. One day, when Farnell wasgetting ice cream at the local ice cream shop, shesaw the “now hiring” sign. Farnell decided shewould fill out an application; after filling it out, shereturned it to the manager and patiently waited fora call back.

About two weeks later, Farnell received a phonecall setting a date for an interview. The day of theinterview, she “dressed to impress” with slacks anda nice buttoned blouse in hopes of giving the man-ager a good impression.

“I was very nervous when I was waiting for myinterview session,”Farnell said, “but I took a fewdeep breaths and went in with a good attitude aboutit.”

The interviewer introduced herself and beganasking Farnell an array of questions.

“Most of the time, my interviews focus on how comfort-able the interviewee is with the questions I'm asking,” saidJoyce Cornelius, the manager of a local ice cream shop. “Themore at ease the person seems, the more likely they are to workwell with others, which is a vital characteristic in workingteens.”

After the manager asked her a set of questions,Farnell’s true creamery strength was tested.

“My forearm strength was tested by having to scoopsweet cream that had come straight out of the blast,”Farnell said. “Mrs. Cornelius told me that anybody whocouldn’t scoop it wouldn't get the job, but my strengthwithstood the challenge.”

After completing the challenge, Farnell began trainingand started working in June of 2007. She said she workstirelessly on week nights and weekends with an average of

18 hours per week. She said she wears the required uniform,which includes khaki bottoms, tennis shoes, an apron, acreamery hat and a t-shirt. All of the required uniforms have

the creamery’s logos monogrammed on them.Farnell said the ice cream shop she works at has 48 ice

cream flavors, five cones and numerous mixins thatemployees are required to memorize. Other jobs that

come with working at the ice cream shop are makingwhipped cream, cleaning the yogurt machine, cleaning the

glass counter partition, wiping the counters and emptying thetrash cans. Restocking cones, cups, mixins, napkins, ice cream,spoons and straws are also chores needed to keep the ice creamshop in good condition.

“Having a job is hard work and hard to keep up with attimes,” Farnell said, ”but, at the end of the day, I really loveworking at [my ice cream shop].”

Student joins work force

Laura Boyd/The Enterprise

Drug tests may be required, when applying fora job.

Laura Boyd/TheEnterprise

A black dress is perfectfor a job interview.

“I encourageevery teen toapply for ajob at some

point in theirlife.”

-Monique Pennington,local retail manager

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Students win big in science and social studies fairBy Dameisha Anthony

The regional socialstudies fair was held Feb.27, at LSUS.

First place winnerswere Leah Caminker, geog-raphy individual division;Leah Dark, political sci-ence individual division;Libby Fliss, sociology indi-vidual division; andBrittany Gray and KelseyJones in the history groupdivision.

Brittany Gray andKelsy Jones also receivedthe Grand Prize Runner-Upplaque in the high schoolgroup division. Libby Flissalso received the GrandPrize Runner-Up award inthe individual division.

“I had a great timeworking with Kelsy [Jones]on this project,” Gray said.“We worked hard on it. andI was glad that we won.”

Mary Ellen Kerr wonsecond place in the sociolo-gy individual division.Third place winners includ-ed Scott Menard in thegeography individual divi-sion and Shelby Pennelland Madeline Wilson in thehistory group division.

Students entered proj-ects in six categories,including anthropology,economics, geography, his-tory, political science andsociology. Students mayenter the project as a groupor alone. To qualify for theregional fair held at LSUS,students had to place firstor second in their categoryor be among the top eightindividual projects or topsix group projects.

Judges rated studentson a 100-point scale basedon the following criteria:

depth of research paper,creativity and organizationof display board, and pres-entation.

The regional fair wasjudged by various historyprofessors and graduatestudents of history.

The faculty sponsor ofthe social studies fair isTiffany Langdon. Langdonsaid she and all teachershelp students prepare forthe project.

“All Social Studiesteachers at Captain Shreveencourage students to par-ticipate in the fair,”Langdon said. “I organizethe fair here at Shreve andchaperone the students who

qualify for the regional fairat LSUS. We all encourageeach other to do well. Inthe past four years that Ihave sponsored the fair,Shreve has produced sever-al regional winners andmany state qualifiers,including a few who placedfirst, second and third atstate.”

Students who placedfirst and second in theregional fair qualify forthe state social studies faircompetition in April.

The Louisiana Scienceand Engineering fair was

held Feb. 29.Captain Shreve students

won the high school overallsecond place SweepstakesTrophy at the fair. Winnersin physics and astronomyincluded Lauren Boley,who won first, and JordanBerroteran, who won sec-ond.

Winners in engineeringwere Nick Oliver, firstplace; Hunter Waddell, sec-ond place; and ElizabethConrad and PatrickWiggins, third place.

David Moeller placedthird in computer science.All winners are eligible tocompete in the stateLouisiana Science and

Engineering Fair.Nick Oliver, a fresh-

man in the engineeringmagnet, was also selectedto represent northwestLouisiana at theInternational SustainableWorld Energy,Engineering, andEnvironmental ProjectOlympiad to be held inHouston, Texas, in May.This award was presentedat the Region I Science andEngineering Fair.

Criteria for winning atthe science fair include cre-ativity, scientific thought,and thoroughness and useof the scientific or engi-neering method. Studentsalso completed a researchpaper read by the judges.

Judges at the fairincluded business, industry,science and engineeringprofessionals as well asothers.

Dr. Michael McCoy isthe faculty sponsor of thescience fair at CaptainShreve.

“I prepare students byteaching the engineeringand scientific methods andhave them turn selectedworks in beginning inSeptember and continuinginto January,” McCoy said.“The goal is to teach the[grade level expectations]for the courses I teach,which requires students tocomplete original workusing the methods. Moststudents have done verywell in achieving the goalsas set in September.”

Senior students whosubmit an engineeringproject and receive anaward at the regional andstate competitions are rec-ommended for the academ-ic achievement award to beplaced on their diplomas.

Submitted PhotoThe Science and Engineering Fair students are presented with their awards.

Gator Highl ine hosts annual Spring Show

Submitted PhotoThe 2007 - 2008 Gator Highline strikes a pose.

By Dameisha Anthony

The Captain ShreveHighline hosted the 2008Spring Show on March 5.

The theme of this year’sSpring Show was “Rockin’Into the Night.” Emceeswere Assistant PrincipalRobin DeBusk and AndrewMaberry.

“Spring Show was a lotof fun,” Maberry said., “Ihad never emceed a showlike that before, so I didn’tknow how to act on stage,but I had a blast and woulddo it over again in a heartbeat.”

There were performancesfrom younger students as

well as present Shreve stu-dents. Kindergartnersopened the show by dancingto the famous Beatles song“All You Need Is Love,”choreographed by BrittanyGray and Cara Timerding.

“Spring Show, likealways, was a fantastic expe-rience,” Gray said.“Working with the little girlsdefinitely was interesting.It’s amazing how much theylook up to us dancelinegirls.”

There were performancesby the Caddo Middle MagnetStallion Starline as well asthe Gator Highline Dads.

Senior Kayleigh Allenperformed a solo from themusical “Grease.”

“My Spring Show per-formance was very interest-ing,” Allen said. “I forgot mywords, but it was still funand that’s what it’s allabout.”

“I had a blast

and would do it

over again in a

heartbeat”- Andrew Maberry,

Senior

Science

Social Studies

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“As far as I know, I’mjust wearing a white shirtand black pants,” saidSimms, hopefully.

“I am very nervousabout opening night. I try toact like I’m not around peo-ple, but when the time of6:30 comes on April 10 and11, that’s when I’ll have but-terflies and will be hopingthat everything goes right,”said senior Keenan Mitchell,who plays the role of Sonny.

“I’m excited about act-ing, but I’ll be more excitedwhen the play is over andeveryone has done whatthey’re suppose to do,”Mitchell said. “That way wecan say that the play was asuccess.”

Mitchell said he was in“Grease” and “The Wizardof Oz” in middle school, buthe said he did not get a mainrole in either play. Mitchellhas also acted in elementaryschool and in church per-formances.

Everyone on the‘Grease’ cast said they areexcited about the perform-ance and are expecting asuccessful opening night.

Kendra Key/The EnterpriseThe cast of “Grease” looks on as Danny, played by Marshall Watts, practices a dance scene.

T-BirdsDanny....Marshall WattsKenickie....Andrew MaberrySonny....Keenan MitchellDoody....Joshua MitchellRoger....Havilah Freeman

Pink LadiesSandy....Kelsey TobinRizzo....Nargiz MikayilovaJan....Taylor RoyMarty....Kayleigh AllenFrenchy....Helen Marrs

Miss Lynch....TavoskaiaBowmanPatty Simcox....Jordan DeVriesEugene....Alan BryantVince Fontaine....JoshuaJeffersonJohnny Casino....AntonieaeRobinsonCha-Cha DiGregorio....CeciliaAuxiliaTeen Angel....Mr. SimmsVice Principal....Morgan Cole

Cast List Prom 2008“Midnight in Paris”8–11 p.m., April 19

Shreveport Convention CenterParking $3

Purchase tickets for $25 per couple beginning Monday, April 14 in Mr. Allen’sroom, A-316, or Mrs. Platt’s room, A-313.

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JROTC armed color guard takes first place in stateBy Andrew Brown

The JROTC armed colorguard won first place in thestate at the competition inLeesville on Feb 24.

The armed drill team alsowon state runner-up in the drillteam exhibition.

The armed color guardconsists of four people. Thereare two flag bearers – onebearing the American flag andthe other bearing the state flag.Two arms bearers unfurl andfurl the two flags.

The armed color guardwas commanded by JordanRichter, a junior, and usuallyconsists of Lieutenant ColonelJordan Berroteran, a senior,Private First Class NickWhiticker, a sophomore, andSergeant Kadarian Rhodes, asophomore. For the state com-petition in Leesville, though,Berroteran and Whitickerwere replaced by MasterSergeant Kaitlynn Berry, ajunior, and Sergeant FirstClass Alisha Coburn, a sopho-more, because Whitickercould not make it to the com-petition.

“We have been practicinghard all year,” Richter said,“and when it came down to thecompetition we workedtogether as a team. We did ourbest, and it just so happened tobe enough to take first place.”

From March 14 to 15, theJROTC competed in theregional tournament at TexasA&M University in CollegeStation, Texas. The girls

unarmed drill team got eighthplace, and the boys armed drillteam got eleventh place over-all out of 33 schools.

“My drill team competed

the hardest that they’ve com-peted since I have been atShreve,” said First SergeantRobert Ross. Ross has been incharge of the drill team for

Submitted PhotoThe Female Armed Color Guard competes at the Texas A&M regional drill competition on March 15.

LHSAA penalizes football team with fine, forfeituresBy Keke E l l i s

The once 6 -4 Ga to rfoo tba l l t e am i s now 1 -9 and ou t $1 ,400 a f t e rt h e L o u i s i a n a H i g hS c h o o l A t h l e t i cA s s o c i a t i o n p e n a l i z e dthe s choo l fo r two v io -l a t i ons .

The ma jo r i s sue waso v e r a f r e s h m a n f o o t -ba l l p l aye r and h i s i ne l -i g i b i l i t y s t a t u s d u r i n gthe l a s t f oo tba l l s ea son .T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n c a m eabou t du r ing an i nves t i -g a t i o n o f a n i l l e g a lr ec ru i tmen t i s sue .

“The re was no i l l e -g a l r e c r u i t m e n t , ” s a i dH e a d C o a c h K e n I v y.“ [ T h e p l a y e r i n q u e s -t i o n ] j u s t m o v e d i n t oo u r d i s t r i c t . I w o u l dfee l bad i f I had beeni l l ega l ly r ec ru i t i ng . ”

T h e p l a y e r a t t h ecen te r o f t he i s sue wasno t a l l owed to commen tupon the r eques t o f h i scoaches .

A c c o r d i n g t o T h eS h r e v e p o r t Ti m e s ,L H S A A r u l e d t h a t t h et e a m m u s t f o r f e i t a l l

w i n s b u t t h e F r a n k l i nP a r i s h g a m e a n d a l s opay a $1 ,400 f i ne . Thegames sub jec t t o l o s se sa r e t h e w i n s o v e rN a t c h i t o c h e s C e n t r a l ,R u s t o n , A i r l i n e ,Sou thwood and Byrd .

“ S h r e v e h a s b e e nno t i f i ed by the LHSAAt h a t t h e p r i n c i p a l o fC .E . Byrd H igh Schoo lf i l ed a compla in t w i tht h e L H S A A a s s e r t i n gs e v e n a l l e g a t i o n s o fv i o l a t i o n s , ” s a i dP r i n c i p a l S a n d r aM c C a l l a . “ N o r m a l l y,Sh reve wou ld no t d i s -cus s t h i s s i t ua t i on fu r -the r, bu t i t i s neces sa rywi th in t he cu r r en t env i -ronmen t t o do so . ”

T h e o t h e r p l a y e r ssa id t hey were unawaretha t t he i ne l i g ib l e p l ay -e r l i ved ou t o f t he d i s -t r i c t and t ha t t hey dono t b l ame h im fo r t hefo r f e i t u r e s .

“ I t r e a l l y w a s n ’ t[h i s ] f au l t , so i t doesn ’ tr e a l l y b o t h e r m e t o omuch ,” s a id sophomoreS c o t t M e n a r d .“Howeve r, i t i s un fo r tu -

na t e t ha t ou r w ins coun ta s l o s se s . ”

A l s o i n t h eShrevepor t Times , C .E .B y r d H i g h S c h o o lP r i n c i p a l J e r r yB a d g l e y, t h e p e r s o nwho f i l ed t he compla in tt o t he LHSAA, sa id t ha tt h e r e a s o n h e t u r n e dS h r e v e i n w a s n o tbecause o f t he i ne l i g i -b l e p l aye r, bu t becauseo f r u m o r s o f i l l e g a lr ec ru i tmen t .

In t he a r t i c l e , he wasc o m m e n t e d a s s a y i n gtha t By rd had no th ingto ga in by t u rn ing in ani n e l i g i b l e p l a y e r a f t e r

the s ea son was ove r.M c C a l l a s a i d t h a t

t he s choo l i s appea l ingthe v io l a t i ons and tha ti t i s impor t an t fo r t heLHSAA to know eve ry -th ing invo lved and no tju s t wha t a compla inan twan t s t hem to know.

Ivy sa id t ha t mos t o fthe b l ame cou ld p roba -b l y l i e w i t h h i mb e c a u s e t h e r e w e r eques t i ons t ha t he f a i l edt o a s k . H e s a i d h ebe l i eves t ha t i f he hada s k e d t h o s e q u e s t i o n s ,t hen the re wou ld be ad i f f e r en t ou t come .

“ I ’ m r e a l l y s o r r y

t h i s h a p p e n e d , ” I v ys a i d , “ b e c a u s e w ew o r k e d v e r y h a r d t okeep th i s t ype o f t h ingf rom happen ing . ”

two years.The Captain Shreve

Bayou Belles unarmed drillteam placed seventh inunarmed color guard, ninth inunarmed regulations, thir-teenth in unarmed exhibitionand fifteenth in unarmedinspection.

The Captain ShreveBayou Boys armed drill teamplaced ninth in armed colorguard, eleventh in armed regu-lation, twelfth in armedinspection and seventeenth inarmed exhibition.

“I know we did best incolor guard,” Berroteran said.“I think it has to do with oursix to seven a.m. practicesevery day.”

Among these placings,Private First Class RueyCooper, a sophomore, wonsecond place in the armedknockout drill out of 500cadets.

The knockout drill iswhere several cadets of allranks and from all schools dorequired movements on com-mand. Those who fail at doingthese commands get disquali-fied and taken out of the com-petition.

The JROTC drill team’slast competition of the yearwas on April 5 in Mesquite,Texas. The armed drill teamfinished second in regulationperformance out of 33 teams.