SwimTeam ByAnnaCiccarelli TheswimmersontheRCHSswimteamhavebeenhittingthewater,practicingevenoverChrist-masBreak.TheyhaveanupcomingmeetonTues-day,January10th.Goodluckonthiscompetitionandkeepworkinghard.Theseasonisalmostover,withregionalsjustaroundthecorneronFebruary10thand11th. CoyComer,whowillbegraduatinginMay,isveryproudoftheteam.Hehasthistosaytotheunderclassmen,“I’mgoingtomissmyfellowswimmers.Soswimfastandenjoytheyearstocome.”

SnowDaysandFlexiblePDDays By:KristinaBurton Ifyou’vetakenaglanceatthespringcalendar,youmayhavenoticedthatthereareafewdatesthatarelabeled“FLEXIBLEPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT”.Manystudentshavecometoassumethatthisautomaticallymeansthey’llbegettingoutofschoolonthesedates.However,thisis not the case. These flexible PD days have been built into the schedule in expectation of snow days. This means that ifwehappentomissschoolduetosnowyweather,studentswouldhavetoattendschoolonthesePDdaystomakeupforit.Yet,ifwecontinuetogothroughthesemesterandnotmissdaysforsnow,studentswillgetthesePDdaysoffinstead.Althoughitmayseemlikeaconfusingconcept,it’sallawisedecisionmeanttokeepusfromendingtheyearatamuchlaterdate.

GirlsBasketball By:AnnaCiccarelliandBethanyCrabtree TheLadyLakershavetraveledforgamestwicehererecent-ly. The first was over Christmas Break. They traveled to Union County,Tennessee.Heretheyhadthreegames,twoofwhichthey won. The first match was a win against Gibbs. The second, against Claiborne, was lost by two on a last second shot. The final game in Union County was a win against Knoxville. LeeAnn Griderhasthistosayaboutthetrip,“Thetripwasagoodbond-ing experience for the team. It gave us an opportunit6y to play ball,buthavesomefuntoo.”MadisonLoyalsohasaninputonthis,“Although,wehadalotoffun,wealsogotbetterasateam.It allowed us to get more experience against teams we’ve never playedorevenheardofbefore.” ThesecondtravelforamatchwaslastMondaynight,01/02/12, to Campbellsville. The girls held them to only 26 points in the entire game. The final tally came out to be 66-26. “It was thebestdefensewehavehadallseasonanditisagoodwaytostarttheNewYear.”statesAmandaCooper.GreatjobLadyLak-ers! Keep up the good work!

Poetry Outloud By Anna CiccarelliPoetry Outloud is a national recitation contest that our school has been honored to partake in. This is the second year for the talented students from RCHS to give our school a good name. I’ve heard the road to fame is pretty

nice, too. If you don’t know what Poetry Outloud is, or you are thinking about joining in the next few years, check out their website: www.poetryoutloud.org.

The school wide competition is coming up! On February 26th, two finalists from each grade will compete at the Natatorium. Doors open at 1:00 and the show begins at 2. Everyone is invited, plus there’s food!

To all the students participating: good luck, study hard, and don’t get stage fright!

Important Dates:January 9-13: Octavia Sexton will return to RCHS to help students with thier poems

February 3: Second Classroom CompetitionFebruary 10: Grade Elimination, only two students from each grade will go on

February 26: School Competition

What does the word Mallemaroking mean?

(The carousing of seamen on a ice-bound Greenland Whaling ship.)

Cody Robertson- I think it’s the king of the mall that takes Santa’s place when he’s not there.Keisha Whitis- Something to do with rocks.Cadylee Coffey- a type of spider.Travis Roy- Type of dance.Devin Palacky- Something not good.Jasmine Miller- A type of party.Sarah Bryant- I think it’s the oil in my shampoo.Jamo Loy – A type of cat.Madison Allen- Will I ever use this word? Trevor Foster- Shoot that’s easy it means I’m on a boat.

Tayler Ragle and Jesse Murrell

If the world ended Dec. 21 2012 what would you do?

Kyle Overly- take out a huge loan and get a nice car and go for a joy ride. Alan Clark- I would get all my friends and we would have one last party.Garrett Bryant- Party hard.Jonathan Thomas- Go paint-balling and ride atvs.Trevor Foster- Run around screaming Godzilla. Austin Sul-livan- Become a con artist. Marcus Holt- I guess I would dieKenzie McGowan- I would spend time with my family then go to Paris and skydive.Jacob Dick- You know that thing? Yea that.Jacquita Antle-Finish everything on my bucket list

Mission: ImpossibleGHOST PROTOCOL

By: Austin Beard Firstoff,veryrarelydoesa4thmovieinanongoingserieswork.Lookatmoviessuchas,PiratesoftheCaribbeanonStrangerTidesandIndianaJonesandtheKingdomofTheCrystalSkull;mypointexactly.ButinthiscaseIcanhonestlysaythatIhavebeenprovenwrong.Mission:ImpossiableGhostProtocalisnotonlyagreatsequal,butisprobablythebestmovieintheseries.FromDirectorBradBird,themanwhohas created Disney/Pixar films such as the Incredibles and Ratatouille, makes his live/action debut with Tom

Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim By Jesse Murrel Skyrimhasbeenhailedbysomeassimplythegreatest game ever. Others may find this claim disput-able,butitcan’tbedeniedthatthegameisanimmenseaccomplishmentfortheworldofvideogames.ThesheersizeandscopeofSkyrimisenoughtodwarfcompetitionfromotherfantasyactionrole-playingvideogameslikeDragonAgeandTwoWorlds.So,whatexactlyisSkyrim?Forthoseofyouwhomaynotknow,Skyrimisthesequelto2007’snumberonegameoftheyear,ElderScrolls:Oblivion.InSkyrim,theplayercreatestheirherowithvastcharactercustom-ization options, completes infinite amounts of quests, optionallyfollowsthemainstoryline,goesforthintobattlewieldingmagic,blade,orbow,andlevelsuptheirskillssuchaspickpocketing,destructionspells,smithing,andmanymore.Basically,thegameisdesignedtobeplayedanywayyouwantto,deliveringauniqueexperiencetoeachplayer. InspiteoftheapparentepicnessofSkyrim,therearethosewhojustlytakeissuewiththegame.Herearesomeofthemajordraw-backs:• Forps3owners,Skyrimhasmajorframerateissuesthatcausethegametoskipwhilemovingaround.• Forx-boxowners,graphicsfrequentlybecomeblurredandtexturesdisoriented.• Majorglitches,forallplatforms,suchasgettingstuckinsideofobjectsliketablesorrocks.• In-gamebugsthataffectquestopportunities,andgameplayability.• Questsquicklybecomerepetitiveandboring.• Dialogueisratherbland,andthephrasesbythetownguardsarethesameforeverytown.AlloftheJarl’sseemtohavethesamevoice,athickNordishaccent.)• Listlessamountofredundanciesrevealedthroughoutthegame.

CruisebackasEthenHunt,themaindudeofthewholeseries,andSimonPegg(ShaunoftheDead,HotFuzz)backasBenjiDunn.Newcast members come on to the series such as, Jermey ‘I’m staring in every awsome movie’ Renner (The Town, The Avengers) as William BrandtandPaulaPatton(Hitch,Precious)asJaneCarter. ThemoviebeginswithEthenHuntbreakingoutofaMoscowprison,withthehelpfromsomeoutsidetechsupportbyBenji.Af-terabombblowsuptheKremlin,Ethen’sboss(thegreatTomWilkison)tellshimthePresidenthasevoked“GhostProtocal”,hencethetitle,toseperatetheUSfromtheteam,leavingEthen,Benji,JaneandnewmemberWilliamBrandtinthecoldwithoutanycashfortherefancylittlegadgets.Unless,ofcourse,theycannabnuclearlaunchcodesfromabaddie(MichaelNyqvist)andsavetheday.Thiswillrequire Ethen to hang from suction gloves from the 123rd floor of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest bulding in the world, in the face of a Sand-storm!Thisissinglehandlythecoolestactionsceneinthemovie.Italsomeansdoubleteamingtwotypesofcrooksatthesametime,forcingJanetodukeitoutwithahottieFrenchAssaissan(LeaSeydoux)whileEthendodgesdisaster.Itsometimescanbefarfechedbutitiscoolandfunintheproccess. I have to say this is a really good time at the movies and is probably one of the best blockbuster films of the year right beside Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows part 2. I give this film:

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will fill this out during the school day and parents will come that afternoon at 5:00 p.m. to finish the appli-cation. This meeting will be in the cafeteria. This is the financial aid application that ALL schools in the na-tion require. It is called the FAFSA. It is free. This is the ONLY form necessary to receive any type of fed-eral or state money. Any other financial aid offers received in the mail should be checked out thoroughly before sending any money. Many of these are scams and should be thrown in the trash. You will receive a letter in the mail explaining everything you will need to complete this form. It will be mailed from Lindsey Wilson College, so do not throw it away. The lady doing our workshop is from Lindsey and has 19 years of experience. It does not matter what school you attend, you will fill out the same form. If you have questions, please let Angela Emerson know.

Financial Aid Workshop

Financial Aid applications will be available to students in January. We won’t receive them in our office until after Christmas. We will have a financial aid workshop on January 11th at which time we will have someone here to go step-by-step on how to fill out the form. Students

Senior DuesPaid to Carol Delk in the front office.Cap and Gown--$25Picnic/Movie--$10T-Shirt--$10

Scholarships Now AvailableThe following scholarships can all be found on-line at http://www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship.php

NHS ScholarshipDeadline is January 20, 2012Must be a member of good standing in a NHS Program

Important Senior Info By: Kristina Burton

ACT Test InfoSchool Code: 182-310Date of Test—Feb. 11Regular Deadline—Jan. 13Late Deadline—Jan. 20