Unfortunately, many South Carolina schools do not have a good reputation. Even schools in Horry County are not frequently recognized ... until now. This sum-mer, St. James accomplished two significant achievements.

First, the school won the Na-tional High Schools That Work Award. It is one of only 13 schools in the nation to be awarded with this honor. The school was rec-ognized at the 2011 National High Schools That Work Summer Staff Development Conference in Nashville on July 20.

High Schools That Work (HSTW) is a part of the South-ern Regional Education Board and is the nation’s largest school improvement initiative for high school leaders and teachers.

“We chose to be a part of this becuse it is an effective vehicle for driving school improvement,” said curriculum specialist Buffy Rob-erts said. “High Schools That Work made AYP possible to achieve.”

More than 1,200 high schools in 30 states and the District of Co-lumbia currently use the frame-work of HSTW goals and key practices to raise student achieve-ment and graduation rates.

The schools selected to receive this award were chosen based on the following criteria: increase in graduation rate, percentage of stu-dents meeting college readiness standards as measured by the SAT and ACT or other acceptable state measures, a significant increase in percentage of students passing state approved employer certifi-cation exams, and significant im-provement on state assessments, particularly in language arts and mathematics.

And then in August, St. James

NEWS Meet the newest St. James couple, Mr. and Mrs. Riley. The two teachers were married last month.

OPINION Halloween is upon us! As you pick your costume, we ask, “How risque is too rique?”

ENTERTAINMENT Mac Miller will bring his latest tour to Myrtle Beach next month. We’ve got the scoop.

SPORTS Check out all the fall sports action as the Sharks look to control fields and courts of Horry County.

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Assistant principal Deron Dolfi and teacher Tammy Baker interact with students under the High Schools That Work banner. Staff photo by Krystle Ballatore

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St. James succeeds

achieved AYP. This three-letter acronym, which stands for “ad-equate yearly progress,” may not sound like much to most students. But in reality, this is a tremendous deal. It means that St. James met every official goal it needed to.

“AYP is almost an impossible task to obtain,” said principal Vann Pennell. “For our school

to be the only high school in the county to get it is a direct reflec-tion of the hard work by the teachers and staff, but more im-portantly the commitment by the students for excellence.”

Students’ grades, test scores, graduation rates, and many more scores factored greatly in the ac-complishment.

“With AYP, it is very difficult to meet all 13 objectives, but we did,” said Roberts. “We exceeded all of the expectations on performance for HSAP ELA, HSAP Math, and graduation rate. Teachers and stu-dents really made this possible.”

The entire school has improved in many areas as well.

St. James High School’s Cho-

ral Department succeeded in September, as it was accepted to perform in Walt Disney World’s Candlelight Processional. St. James singers will perform in two shows on Nov. 27 at Epcot. This is a wonderful accomplishment.

Overall, St. James has been do-ing a great job in all areas and is continuing to improve.

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When students hear “Mrs. Riley!” down the hall, it might make them stop and ask if there is a new teacher this year. But in reality, she’s one half of newly wedded St. James couple.

Mr. and Mrs. Riley (formerly Ms. Kaminsky) were married on Sept. 4. They enjoyed their nice “small and personal” wedding on Garden City Beach.

Mr. Riley said the couple pre-ferred this kind of ceremony. “A big show wedding is for every-one else, and this was for US! Because that is how it should be.”

The couple met right here at St. James four years ago. They got to know each other by working on different projects together.

Mrs. Riley reflected on wheth-er she thought this would hap-pen. “Two years ago, if someone asked if we liked each other, we would have said as friends.” She said that falling in love with Mr.

Riley was a true accident, but “the best accident that ever hap-pened.”

Mrs. Riley said it is taking some time to get used to her new name. She said that it was “weird” and sometimes forgot that people were talking to her. She also added that she liked it because it reminded her every day that she is married to a won-derful person.

Working together in the same building and going home to each other can create difficulties in a marriage, but the Rileys aren’t worried about it. Mr. Riley said it will “absolutely” impact their relationship -- but not in a bad way.

He said that “it is great know-ing your best friend (and wife) is only a 160 feet away” and that he “would not want it any other way.”

No one knows what the fu-ture holds for the Riley’s or if we’ll have any other St. James sweethearts. We can only wait and see.

Mr. and Mrs. Riley happily exchange vows on the Garden City beach in early September. Photo curtosy of the Rileys

Did you hear wedding bells around St. James?Mary Elliott

staff reporterclass of 2012

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Mrs. Riley shoots a look at Mr. Riley as they pose for a picture. You can really see the affection they have for each other. Photo curtosy of the Rileys

Mr. and Mrs. Riley place their hands together for a photo to show off their rings and their commitment to each other. Photo curtosy of the Rileys

Do you want to slap a dress on your family pig and put it on the runway? Would you find plea-sure in roaming through count-less numbers of fine arts pieces and paintings? In your wildest dreams, have you ever imagined indulging in a thick, warm, and juicy Krispy Kreme Donut Burg-er? (And yes, it is exactly what it sounds like.)

If any of these appeal to you or your friends, then you need to take a road trip to Columbia, South Carolina. There you will find the S.C. State Fair from Oct. 12-20.

It all started in 1869 and has

kept its agricultural roots alive to this day. It is one of the top state fairs in the nation. The fair lasts for an entire week and offers a little more than 125,000 square feet of exhibit space.

The fair has many rides and exhibit booths to offer, from the massive Yo-Yo to the futuristic Starship 3000. Other entertain-ment includes numerous perfor-mances from some local and big time musicians; some small tim-ers include Vocal Trash, show-casing an entire band that plays with household items such as a metal garbage can for drums and a broom as a guitar, and The Gothard Sisters, as well as some dancers and song groups from lo-cal school groups.

Big time musicians include

Trace Adkins and Rodney Atkins and the Roots.

“I’ve been once, it was really fun, and I’d take my mom,” said sophomore Chris Denson.

A petting zoo will be available for younger children, and small stock animals will be auctioned off for charities in the state. Farm-ers from the area bring their don-keys in and “doll them up” for a donkey and mule contest, which gets more attention than the ac-tual prince and princess pageant.

“I like state fairs. They’re ex-citing to go to,” said sophomore Krystal Hartman.

Needless to say, it takes a few days to completely cover the fair-grounds and see everything, so throw on your walking shoes and go have some fun.

Photo courtesy of http://www.emilybryanphotography.com/2010/10/state-fair-in-columbia-sc-photographers-dream/

A ‘fair’ amount of funJacob Wilson

staff reporterclass of 2012

Now that’s its finally October, here comes the biggest question for us kids in Myrtle Beach: What is there to do? No more beach, and no more hot sunny days. But don’t worry kids, there’s always something to do, even if it may not be in exactly Myrtle Beach but close by.

One of the most popular things to do during October is the most popular amusement park in the Carolinas, Carowinds. Although most people get pretty tired of going to the same amusement parks, now there is a reason to get to Carowinds.

Namely, there is a big fancy S in front of Carowinds because for some days in October, it is called SCarowinds.

During these days, there are special Halloween-themed activities and attractions.

Some of the fun things at the park are many types of mazes. These include The Fury, Defex, Deadinn, Last Laugh In 3D, Silver Scream Cinema, The Asylum, Camp Killuee, And The Cornstalkers.

Another addition they have to the park is the live shows. They have two live shows you can attend. The first one is Eternal Jamnation, it plays Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 8, 10, and 11 p.m.

The second show they have going on is another one called Creatures Of The Night. The show times are Friday, Saturday, and Sundays at 7 and 9 p.m.

“It sounds pretty exciting, something I’d check into going to,” said senior David Ballard.

SCarowinds is open in October on the following dates: October 1st, 7th, 8th, 9th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 27th, 28th, 29th, and the 30th. All these dates consist of Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Scarowinds is open from 7 p.m. to midnight. On Oct. 22 and 29, SCarowinds is open from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m., both days being on a Saturday.

“I’d definitely love to go

because it sounds fun” said sophomore Ben Fernandez.

To get into SCarowinds, general admission in the front gate is $45.99 for ages 3 and up. Although to save you some time and money, you should probably get your tickets online before you go. The general admission for online single tickets is Sunday October 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, and Thursday the 27th is $29.99. On Friday October 7th, 14th, 21st, and the 28th it is $33.99. Saturdays on the 18th and the 15th it is $36.99 to get in, and Sundays on the 22nd, and the 29th, it is $38.99 to get into the park. These prices are only for online tickets and there is no refunds after you get into

the park. You do have to pay extra for the diabolical maze they have.

The last thing you need to know about SCarowinds is how you should probably get there. Carowinds is located 15 minutes from uptown Charlotte at exit 90 (Carowinds Blvd.) off interstate 77 at the North Carolina/South Carolina boarder. The park exact address is 14523 Carowinds Blvd, Charlotte NC 28273. But for GPS users the address is 300 Carowinds Blvd, Fort Mill SC 29708. Hope to see you there!

This event may be too intense for young children and is not recommended for those under the age of 13. Sorry, no costumes or masks are allowed.

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Happy ‘Skank-o-ween’ everybody

Well Sharks, it looks like Halloween is right around the corner! Time for apple bobbing, carving pumpkins, freeing prisoners, spooky stories, and even spookier pieces of candy found unwrapped at the bottom of your bag, laced in some powdery material that smells strongly of rubbing alcohol and old southern garages.

Yet, Halloween isn’t only about parties or the homicidal attempts of your emotionally disturbed neighbor; it’s about the children. And it’s about how over the years, costumes have became more and more successful at showing as much skin as possible, while keeping kid-friendly characters such as: “Naughty Nurse” or “Naughty Nun” or “Promiscuous Mrs. Clause” or “Michelle Obama in nothing but a wizard’s cape and pair of cowboy boots.”

It’s hard not to notice how much costumes, mostly women’s, but even young girls’, have become less scary or cute and more like something out of a channel you’d have to pay extra for, and then claim to your friends you only purchased it for the daytime action flicks.

This growing epidermis-showing epidemic has caused me to coin the phrase “Skank-o-ween,” or “All Floozy’s Eve,” as those seem to be the only witty things I can call it without using language that would make even the mightiest of Pennell’s moustache hairs fall daintily to the floor.

No one can deny the extreme shift from girls wanting to dress up like Lucy from “I Love Lucy,” to “Loosey” from the local Badd Kitty. An interesting discovery I

made from the several students I interviewed, who all had different backgrounds and opinions, was that everyone feels costumes have gotten more revealing and/or sultry.

According to a Mr. Adam Jones, a.k.a. the Devastator, we should just “make a new holiday altogether.” Mr. Jones stayed out of the Halloween scene for four years, most likely he was spending his time working out or teaching inner city kids how to believe in themselves. On his return, he

was shocked. He said in his days the people dressed up as “ghosts, vampires, or zombies.” The 80s were clearly a crazy time.

I decided to get a fresh opinion from a new student at St. James, freshman Breanna McFall. When asked how she feels about the growing number of skanky costumes, she said, nervously, “People need to put on more clothes because they look terrible.”

Interesting opinion Breanna, some might even say it was … to

die for.Next I wanted to see a young

male’s opinion on the topic, so I interviewed world famous senior Mason Elliott. When asked if he thought that indeed costumes were getting skankier he replied not with “yes” or “no” but with a warm, raspy, “Oh God, yes.” Adding, “I mean, I’m not saying I don’t enjoy them, but it’s kinda bad whenever you see a 12-year-old dressed up like a French maid.” Riveting words strait form the mouth of truth. (Truth Mouth 2011®)

Well Sharks, this article was a trip and a half. I laughed, I cried, I was severely poisoned by my once trusted neighborhood watch captain, but above all else I learned something. Times are changing, and it seems that these kinds of costumes may just slowly becoming the norm.

I am in no way saying that every costume now-a-days is inappropriate, just that the level of inappropriate out fits have definitely become much higher than when are parents were out trick or treating. So it all boils down to this: Check every piece of candy before eating it. Or you will ingest a Halloween cocktail full of sharp objects and household cleaning products. Have a safe and fun Halloween, Sharks!

Take a dip, swimmers

Cody SiberiouS dean

staff reporterclass of 2012

Wanna get wet? The St. James High School Swim Team is back in business this season … well, not exactly.

Not much business is going on with our swim team this year. The team was only able to reserve the CCU swimming pool to practice two days a week. As most other teams in the region practice five days a week, it has me wondering: What is going on!?

To find out, I had a chat with swim coach and teacher, Ms. Tamara McClurkin. “ I wish we

were able to get another pool to practice in,” she said. “Kids in club swimming, like CAC, still get plenty of practice, but the average high school athlete isn’t getting the pool time they need.”

Being a senior swimmer on the team, I know how Coach McClurkin feels. It’s tough on the kids who don’t swim on separate clubs, such as myself, and my fellow senior Michael Mayer.

Michael, however, has a different view on the matter. “It doesn’t really matter to me, because practices are so intense, and I’m a senior so I do what I want.”

Controversial comments, yes, but honest - absolutely. I

know how intense these swim practices can get. However, with five practices a week, the results may be a little better.

It’s no secret that we have some very talented athletes on the team, but with limited practice time, they can only accomplish so much.

Although practice is limited, it should be noted that all base expenses for the team are being paid for by the SJHS Swim Team Booster Club, which we all should thank them for.

So what is going on? The Swim Team has VERY limited practice time, Ms. McClurkin is sorry, and Michael Mayer thinks he’s too cool for school.

Matt Martel

staff reporterclass of 2012

Three Halloween “skanks” go with the trend and dress inappropriatly. From left to right: the naughty pilgrimage clown, the confederate fish demon with bucket, and candy thighs with polka dots. Staff photo by Cody Dean

Coach Brett Foster imposes his will on the St. James swim team during a practice at the Coastal Carolina University pool. Staff photo by Matt Martel

It’s Friday, I wake up in the morning excited that it’s a Fri-day. (Who doesn’t dig Fridays?) I arrive to school at 8:18 a.m., and there’s nowhere to park.

My friend finds a parking spot in the back of the parking lot, farthest from the student parking doors. I get out of the car, and begin speed walking to get to the door in time. From a far, I notice a large crowd of football players, equipped with drinks and breakfast from Son-ic, McDonalds, or Chick-fil-A.

The tardy bell rings, telling us it’s 8:20 and that we’re late, which requires us to walk to the front to sign in. The group of football players and a few cheerleaders walk in before me. “You football players are late, hurry and get to class!”

I walk in next, with a friend

of mine, the second we walk through the doors I’m startled by this obnoxious, screechy, creature like voice say-ing “Come on over here gentlemen! You need to sign in.”

I see seven or eight people in line before us. Excellent, more time be-ing wasted right? Finally, it’s my turn to sign in; I grab the pen and ask Mrs. Lopes the time; “8:32” she says. Remember, I ar-rived to school at 8:18; and the tardy bell rang as soon as I walked up to the student parking lot doors to get into the building where the security guard told me to walk to the front.

I sit here in confusion, con-

tinuously thinking about the situation. Had I been able to walk through the student park-

ing lot doors, I wouldn’t have been late.

Congrats St. James, this rule couldn’t

make more sense; it’s not like I actually got to school at 8:32, which is what time they clocked me in.

As well as being con-s i d e r e d t a r d y

( w h e n I was rea l ly o n l y

f o u r seconds but counted as twelve minutes late), I’m aggra-vated with the fact that almost

all of the football players had drinks, pretty much SCREAM-ING IN MY FACE that they were late because they perhaps, stopped and purchased those drinks, causing them to be tardy.

Yet, I was late because the bell rang four seconds before my friend and I got to the door. Then, due to having to walk to the front and stand in line to sign in, I was twelve minutes late.

Let me guess, it was written in the fine print in the Student/Parent handbook, right? If you read something like “Football players that are late because they stopped and bought food aren’t to be considered tardy; however, any other students who are four seconds tardy due to traffic are to be counted as tardy” anywhere in Horry County’s rules, let me know.

I’d absolutely love to com-pose a post for failblog.org.

Well Sharks, it’s that time of year again! Personally my favorite time of the year is Homecoming, which is fast approaching this week!

Homecoming is a time for creativity and rivalry to be in the air. Each class gets to build a float based on a theme that their class has chosen.

Each class is not allowed to spend more than three hundred dollars on their float. The floats can be no taller than sixteen ft. and no longer than eighteen ft.

Only the students that participate in the making of the float are allowed to ride on it during homecoming. Once their float is built no class is allowed to go back and change anything.

Unfortunately, no fireworks are allowed in the displaying of the floats for the safety of

the students. Destruction of another classes float or harassment to another class during homecoming can result in a class being disqualified.

I asked Mrs. Jennifer Debock what homecoming is to her, she replied, “Homecoming is a time for everyone to come back together and reunite within the

school.” If you would like to be apart

of the building of your class float all you have to do is go to a student council meeting after school on Thursdays in Mrs. Debock’s room and tell them that you would like to help out.

Each class picks a time and a location to build their float and

you will be informed of this information on Thursday when you attend the meeting.

Senior president Fabien Moody states that her favorite part of homecoming is “When all the classes get together outside of school to build the floats because it bonds us.”

Student council spent time during their meetings brainstorming ideas about float themes and a possible homecoming dance. Being a senior, I think that a homecoming dance would be an awesome way to bring in our last homecoming!

If you have any suggestions about Homecoming, go talk to Mrs. Debock or your student body president, Yessence Lewis.

St. James goes head to head with Georgetown on Friday, Sept. 30, at 7 pm. The game is located at the Shark stadium. Save the date and come out and support your Sharks!

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Mrs. Debock watches as student council vote on a theme for this year’s Homecoming. The theme is board games. Staff photo by Kaylei Knapp

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What’s the only thing better than horror movies? Movies that make fun of horror movies! One of the best mock-horror series ever to come out, the Scary Movie saga, now contin-ues on with a 5th Scary Movie, due out this year.

Scary Movie 5 is scheduled to come out in April, and the writ-

eres have been working on the script over and over again so that they can get this film abso-lutely perfect. They want every-one to be ecstatic when they see Scary Movie 5.

Scary movie has been one of the best and funniest series of films of all time; the producers and actors keep making the se-quel better and better, so imag-ine how good this one could be, with all new characters, and even an all-new theme for this

edition.Stephen Spielberg, producer

of the series, is a man of many shocker movies including Gremlins, The Poltergeist, and The Exorcist. Spielberg has had a lot of success with his movies, which include Jaws 1 and 2, King Kong, Superman, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Spielberg was born in 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born of a Jewish family.

His mom was a restaurateur and concert pianist, and his fa-ther was an electrical engineer. When Spielberg saw his first theater film in Scottsdale, Ari-zona, he was hooked to mov-ies.

Throughout his early teen life, he made 8 adventure films with his friends. Ever since then Spielberg has been the master-mind behind the camera, and he still is today, including his latest piece, Scary movie 5.

When the orignial Scary Mov-ie came out, I thought “who would make this type of a mov-ie? It is funny but also scary at some parts.”

When the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Scary movies were released, I knew that one of the master-minds behind the camera and behind scary brilliant movies was Spielberg. Now that the 5th Scary movie is about to come out, I want to be one of the first with a ticket.

GaGe Davis

staff reporterclass of 2013

There’s a new type of Scary creepin’ upon you

The classic cast of the Scary Movie series poses in a movie theater “frightened” by what they see before them, which is implied to be Scary Movie 5. Photo courtesy ingloriousblogsters.blogspot.com

For all who didn’t know about Mac Miller’s tour “The Blue Slide Park,” this event is a four-month tour around the U.S. in cities such as Houston, TX, Las Vegas, NV, Richmond, VA, and the one and only Myrtle Beach, SC. It’s true! Miller is coming to Myrtle Beach.

For those that don’t know much of Miller’s background, I’ll catch you up on it. Malcolm McCormick known as Mac Miller was born on Jan. 19, 1992 in the state of Pennsylvania around Pittsburgh.

At the age of 15, Miller got really serious about his music around the age of 15, and it

changed his life completely. Miller was raised as a Jewish

child. As he begin to grow up, he attend Taylor Aldderdice High school, then later on in life attended Winchester Thurston School. Miller was known for playing many sports until he got into music.

Before Mac Miller started with his solo, he was parted in a rap group, “The III Spoken” with a Pittsburgh Rapper Beedie.

Almost turning 18, Miller signed with “Rostrum Records,” and then he released a mix tape deut, titled K.I.D. wit the label in August of 2010. Miller and fellow Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa were like brothers. He said that his relationship with Wiz is beyond music.

He really is a homie, weather

I will be making music or not. To me it sounds like Wiz and Mac are close through business and through friendship.

Miller released an EP called ‘“On And On And Beyond.” Then on Nov. 22, 2010, his first single “Knock Knock” premiered its video on YouTube.

On July 5, 2011, Miller’s first album, “Blue Slide Park,” was released. Six tracks were produced by his record label.

Now about the concert: it will be held on Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. It will be hosted by the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach.

This may be a one-time thing, so if you go to the concert you will have a great time. Tickets are already on sale for $20. Mac Miller’s current tour around the country is coming to the House of

Blue in North Myrtle Beach on Nov. 25. Photo courtesy Mac Miller

Mac Miller coming soon!Jaquez Hemingway

staff reporterclass of 2014

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Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller is a up-and-coming rapper looking to launch his career in a sucessful way and attract more teens to hip hop. Photo courtesy Mac Miller

Imagine one place where the average high school group of friends can go to play a few rounds of arcade classics, host weekly bowling tournaments with a league, have dinner together, and catch the latest box office smash hitting the silver screen.

Such a place exists, and is located right here in the back yard of St. James High School; Frank Theatres has partnered with Revolutions Entertainment to create one supernova of amusement that is both pleasing the masses and sparking new business in the local community.

Located in Murrells Inlet Square Mall off of Business 17, in place of the retired Regal Theatres; it takes the space of the old theatre, and a bit of the space that was once neighboring stores.

Frank Entertainment is a chain corporation that has many locations scattered throughout the East Coast and are proud to have been “bringing families together” for over a 100 years.

They offer deluxe style theatre

atmosphere with excellent lighting and sound. Each Digital Sony 4K Projection screen is equipped with RealD 3-D technology. This combined with the comfortable seating makes for a movie viewing experience like no other.

Partner to Frank’s, Revolutions Entertainment

puts their range of attractions to push this venue over the top. The center piece of Revolutions contribution being a full sized bowling ally that is right inside the same space. This bowling setting couldn’t get more exciting, with night bowling for weekends or special event, glowing scenery, and giant

video screens playing a wide a-ray of party music.

The arcade is on a grand scale as well, offering anything from classics like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong to modern interactive styles such as Fast and Furious to Time Crisis, even life-sized models, air-hockey and the hoop (basketball)

challenge. What could make this

place more fun to spend the night, with seemingly endless activities, one might question. Last but not least, however is the food. The epitome of Americana can be found right here between Frank’s and Revolutions. They offer the necessities: pizzas, wings, burgers, and an assortment of delicious appetizers. Yet they balance the obvious indulgence with healthier options, such as salads, a vegetable of the day, and soups.

Plus, for those of legal age, there is a bar serving the top cocktails, with service that has locals raving. It is a way to go to a bar and have a drink but in a more pleasant environment.

All of these things wrapped together create the wondrous playground that is Frank’s of Murrells Inlet. Look for the newest releases here, try the great food, go enjoy a night game of bowling, and hit the arcade for cool prizes!

The first summer was a mountain of fun, and now it is just the locals’ word of mouth alone has kept the hype in check with how enjoyable this place truly is.

Revolutions offers a great seeting with excitment yet balances space well enough to provide billiard tables a fair price per game. A local of the Garden City communty sets up his shot. Staff photo by Jake Wentz

Frank-ly a fun place to spend that SaturdayJake Wentz

editor in chiefclass of 2012

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Many St. James students have found work here at Frank Theatres. Aaron Bunts and Lyndsy Suthers prepare an order for costumers about to head into their movie. Staff photo by Jake Wentz

Teenagers are never too old for a couple of rounds at a timed basket challenge. A little healthy compitition before the start of their movie is an excellent way to work off that pizza from earlier. Staff photo by Jake Wentz

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Fall sports season is upon us at St. James, with the athletic department in the height of

its action. The players of Fall sports are working vigorously everyday on their techniques.

It takes a lot of time, effort and pride to play any sport, and the student-athletes at St. James

High School put all three of those characteristics into their athletic endeavors.

St. James Sharks fall

VolleyballCross Country

Swimming

The St. James volleyball team is dominating this year. The Sharks currently have five wins and two losses.

They beat Myrtle Beach Christian, Wilson, Georgetown, and Conway twice.

Senior Stephanie Roberts and junior Hayley Settle are

very experienced players and help led the team to victory.

Coach Mayer said, “I always tell them: if you don’t leave the game with a bruise, you didn’t do your job.”

The team hopes to win its next game against Socastee coming up this week.

Boys’ cross country has run two meets so far with the boys remaining undefeated.

The girls beat Carvers

Bay and Aynor, but lost to Waccamaw and Georgetown. Billy Krier recently set a school record of 16:39 on the

5K. Samantha Cunningham

won first place as an individual against Georgetown.

The girls’ and boys’ swimming teams have been competing in meets against several other schools all season.

They have competed against Waccamaw, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, West Florence, South Florence, Wilson, and Carolina Forest.

They have also swum

against many magnet schools and private schools such as Academy Magnet, Berkeley, Blythewood, Brookland-Cayce, Christ Church, Hartsville, Loris, Trinity Collegiate, and Bishop England.

“Both of our teams are looking forward to traveling to Colombia and representing the Sharks in the state wide

competition,” said Mrs. McClurkin.

All of the boys and girls are pushing themselves to beat their times and improve even more.

Two of the boys have already reached their goal of the season by making it to states, and several others are within seconds of meeting state times.

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Chelsea Murray

staff reporterclass of 2013

Tennis

sports team updatesStudents in cross country,

girls’ tennis, football, and girls’ golf have been busting their tails

every game and every practice. The students here at St. James take their athletics seriously and

give 100 percent on and off the field. Whether they are part of the team or not, students have

pride in all the sports teams and continue to show their spirit and support. Go Sharks!

Note: All records updated as of Friday, Sept. 23.

Football

Golf

With St. James girls’ tennis, they stand at a record of 3-5. They won their matches against Socastee, Conway, and Richland Northeast.

Star player Jessi Campos is doing exceptionally well and has won all of her matches.

“The girls on the tennis team are a great group. They have a lot of potential to do well this season and I’m looking forward to seeing how the season turns out,” said Coach Hawking, showing her confidence in the girls’ group.

As of now, girls’ golf stands at a record of 2-5. They won against Georgetown and Conway High School.

Coach Pons said, “We have a total of nine players on the team, and seven of them are from the middle school.”

Alexa Falvey and Colee

Muirhead have many years of experience, making them the top two golfers.

They lead younger players on their how to correct flaws and build skills. With support and guidance from the older girls, the younger players can cultivate their ability.

Even as varsity football has been busy with such things as traveling to help the hurricane victims of Virginia, they have still made time to work hard on the field.

Last Friday, the Sharks captured their second win of the young season, thrashing Scotts Branch 42-13.

New edition Coach Fischer, has taken the boys of the football team under his wing and has a massive amount of faith in them.

He commented on the team, saying “We have a long way to go, but I see improvement every day.”

The first win of the year

came against Waccamaw. All of the players on the team have phenomenal skills with plenty of potential.

Senior Greg Johnson has been named the top running back in the state of South Carolina, and coach Fischer said that offense is blocking very well.

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St. James Campus Life

The JV football team pauses for a break during the pregame warmups against the Carolina Forest Panthers. This immensely intense game took place earlier in the season. The Panthers went home with 21-19 win, but the Sharks are improving as the season progresses.

Sophomores Sarah Quinn and Joe Kenny play acting games after school at The Out of the Blue Improv Troupe’s first gathering.

Seniors and juniors check out Ed-Op to gain information on colleges that they may be interested in attending.

Senior Megan Schipano talks to a Meredith College representative about what it’s like to at-tend the all girls’ school in Raleigh, North Carolina.

So far this fall, St. James High schools sporting events have had incredible turnouts, with barely any seats left to fill in the stands.

Maddy Heavener

staff reporterclass of 2014