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How to say “Merry Christmas” in 28 languages: Arabic - “Milad
Majid”, Chinese - “Gun Tso Sun Tan’Gung Haw Sun”, French - “Joyeux
Noel”
Changes in obtaining drivers’ licensesSome may not be getting
their license at 16By Candice [email protected]
A new requirement for get-ting a Class-D license goes into eff
ect Jan. 1, 2007. In order to be eligible for a Class-D license at
16, 15-year olds must com-plete a driver-training course. If a
course is not completed, young drivers won’t be able to get their
license until the course is completed or they turn 17. Th ere are
several ways to com-plete a driver-training course: 1) Take a
Driver’s Education class at school 2) Take it online
atwww.gateendrivereducation.com 3) Take a course of-fered through
the local DMV.
In any instance, the minimum driving requirements still have to
be met (40 hours of behind the wheel training with an instruc-tor
or parent, six of which have
to be at night). If a young driver takes the course through the
school, all of the driving hours, except the hours at night, will
be completed during the course.
Upon completion of the course, a certifi cate of completion is
presented to all the students who passed. Th is certifi cate will
need to be shown to the DMV. With the change in the law, other
things must change as well, like the availability of the Driver’s
Ed. course off ered at school. Counselors are sure that in the next
school year there will defi nitely have to be an in-crease in the
amount of times the course is off ered. (Currently, it’s only being
off ered fi rst and second period both semesters.) Some students
that heard about this law beforehand have already gone to the
counselors’ offi ces to get their schedules changed ac-cordingly.
Reagan Powell said, “We will try to accommodate as many people as
we can [with schedule changes], but doing it this late in the year
makes it diffi cult to place students.”
“In my situation, I don’t think it’s fair that you have to wait
to get your license until after you take the course because my
birthday comes rather early [in the school year], so I might have
to wait longer.”
- Tiff any Johnson, 9“I think it’s a lot safer. I under-stand it
will limit some people, but it’s not that big of a deal.”
- Jon Haupt, 9“I think taking the class is impor-tant so people
know the driving laws. And, I don’t care because I’m taking a
course over the sum-mer anyways.”
- Adam Kight, 9“I think that it’s fair because when you take
Driver’s Ed. it gives you a little more experience with driving,
and I think it helps with learning to drive. But, it is unfair that
we had no warning about the change.”
- Jasmine Kirkland, 10
Here’s what you had to say:
By Patricia [email protected]
On the 18th of November 2006 at 3:00, Rebecca Howard married
Richard Doty. It was at the First Baptist Church of Richmond Hill,
Georgia. Th ey met when they were young. Th ey were childhood
friends growing up in Richmond Hill. Rebecca and Richard both
graduated from Richmond Hill. Th eir parents were close friends.
Th ey never dated until after Rebecca Doty graduated from Georgia
Southern. Th e way they got engaged was one night they went out to
celebrate Richard’s new job. After eating Mexican, “My favorite,”
Doty said. He took her to Tybee Island and had both family’s
surprised and then he proposed! “It was awesome,” Doty said. Her
favorite thing about the wedding was having both families together.
Th eir honeymoon was in a cabin in Tennessee, four miles from
Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Th ey went to Dixie Stampede, shopped,
and went sight seeing. “It was a blast,” said Doty. Th ey now live
happily ever after in Port Wentworth, Georgia.
Wedding AnnouncementDoty - Howard By Jessica Friday
Special to Th e Forerunner
Th e stage lights were blindingly bright. Th e heavy costumes
were hot and itchy. Every chorus student was nervous about
something, whether is as spilling a drink or plate of food,
forgetting a line, or singing incorrectly. But through all of this,
there was a twinge of excitement. After all, Madrigal Dinner is
something almost everyone in the chorus anticipates.
Madrigal is an annual dinner that the chorus presents in
December. It is a time for food, friends, and fun. Th is
Renaissance type event was held two nights in a row to accommodate
the amount of guests that bought tickets to it. Th ose people
were
entertained with acting and song and fed with a delicious fare.
Everything was done by the chorus including the all-important
serving of food and drink.
Th ose who chose to audition for roles were the entertainment
for the night. Th ey pleased the guests with jokes, skits, and
silly ditties. After the evening meal was completed, chorus stepped
up to the risers and began the fi nal portion of the night’s
festivities: the concert.
Every year, Choral Director Wes Perkins chooses a selection of
Christmas songs that are guaranteed to make guest smile. Th is
year, the Women’s Ensemble sang “Joseph’s Lullaby” by Russel
Schulz-Widman, and “Th rough Winter’s Window” by Ann and
Brad Pintz. Next, the Men’s Chorus sang “Veni, Jesu” by M.
Cherubini. Finally, the Advanced Mixed Ensemble sang “Th row the
Yule Log on, Uncle John” by P. D. Q. Bach, “Ding Dong, Merrily on
High”, an old French carol arranged by Ed Lojeski, and “Bell Carol
of the Kings” arranged by Phillip Kern.
In all, the show was great. All of the Renaissance costumes were
beautiful and the lines were well-spoken. Chorus sang to the best
of their abilities, which is defi nitely saying something. If there
is any person who hasn’t enjoyed the merriment of the Chorus’
Madrigal Dinner, it is highly recommended that you attend next year
to take part in the Christmas cheer.
Chorus hosts “Madrigal evening” at ECHSWedding Announcement
Courtesy of Rebecca Doty
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German - “Frohe Weihnachten”, Hawaiian - “Mele Kalikimaka”,
Iraqi - “Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah”, Italian - “Buone Feste
Natalizie”
By Patricia [email protected]
To top off Christmas, most people need a little music to get
their spirits going. Under the di-rection of Joseph Hasty, Kenza
Tyre, and Tony Murray, ECHS band had a Christmas concert to spread
Christmas cheer. The concert was on Dec. 12 in the ECHS Cafeteria.
The Christ-mas concert included selections performed by the Jazz
Band, Symphonic Band, Percussion
Ensemble, and Wind Ensemble. The Jazz Band per-formed A Big Band
C h r i s t m a s and A Big Band Christ-mas II both arranged by
Carl Strom-men. A Big Band Christ-mas included “The Twelve Days of
Christmas”, “Jingle Bells”, “O Come all ye Faithful”, and “We Three
Kings of Orient Are”. A Big Band Christmas II included “Here Comes
Santa Claus”, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, “Have Yourself a
Merry Little Christmas”, and “Auld Lang Syne”. Along with the Jazz
Band, the Symphonic Band per-formed Christmas Pop Sing-a-long
arranged by James Ployhar, which included “Santa Claus is
Coming to Town”, “Silver Bells”, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Rein-deer”, and “Have Yourself a Mer-ry Little Christmas”.
Symphonic Band also performed “Adeste Fideles” arranged by James
Ploy-har, more commonly known as “O Come All Ye Faithful”, and “In
a Bleak Midwinter” arranged by Robert W. Smith. The Per-cussion
Ensemble performed a version of “Visions of Sugar Plums” originally
arranged by Chris Crockarell but modified
by Joseph Hasty to fit the per-formance, and they also
per-formed “Quiet” composed by David Macbride, which was a comical
piece that included vocals, drum wars, and chore-ography. The Wind
Ensemble performed “A Christmas Fes-tival” by Leroy Anderson, “O
Holy Night” arranged by Calvin Custer, “Flight of the Pegasus” by
David Shaffer, and “Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson.
Band celebrates Christmas with a concert
By Candice [email protected]
After nine months, 39 sessions, and four defense lawyers,
Sad-dam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity for the
killings of 148 Shiites in the city of Dujail in 1982. The Shiites
were suspected of an attempted murder on the former president of
Iraq. Of those, an estimated 50 died during interrogation before
they could go to the gal-lows. Children were among those who were
hanged. Hus-sein was sentenced to death by hanging. Along with him,
seven other people were convicted and sentenced. Barzan Ibrahim,
for-mer intelligence chief, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former head
of Iraq’s Revolutionary Court,
were both sentenced to death by hanging as well. Former Vice
President Taha Yassin Ramadan was convicted of premeditated murder
and was sentenced to life in prison. Abdullah Kazim Ruwayyid,
Mizhar Abdullah Ruwayyid, and Ali Dayih Ali were convicted of
torture and premeditated murder and sen-tenced to life in prison.
In Iraq, death sentences automatically go before an appeals panel.
There are nine judges, and they have unlimited time to review the
case. If the verdicts and sentences are upheld, the executions must
be carried out within 30 days. During the trial, there were several
times when Hussein had outbursts and/or was defiant. Initially, he
refused to rise, so two bailiffs had to literally pull
him to his feet before the judge. Although he did remain
stand-ing, he wagged his finger at the judge repeatedly. When the
ver-dict was read, he cried out, “Long Live the people, and death
to its enemies. Long live the nation, and death to its enemies.”
And, when the sentenced was an-nounced, he yelled, “God is great.”
After the news was an-nounced there was a mix of emotions across
the nation. People in the streets of Dujail celebrated and burned
pictures of their former president. In Baghdad, gunfire rang out in
celebration. But, in Tikrit, which is Hussein’s hometown, lots of
people defied curfew and car-ried pictures of Hussein through the
streets, shouting “Saddam, your name shakes America.”
Hussein sentenced to death by hanging
Photo by Patricia ChabotJazz Ensemble poses for a picture after
the concert.
Morgan RobinsonC.J. VincentJonathan MingledorffBryan
HoppeSavelia WallaceKalyn ToddNatalie BaldwinJoshua SmithJill
ExleyErnest BowersGeoffrey Horton
Soloists
Antifreeze pipe breaks on bus 927By Morgan
[email protected]
I was riding bus 927 on the way to school on Thursday, Dec. 7
like I do every other day. I had been to church the night before,
and I was recapping my night for my friend. When mid-sentence, I
heard a sound like rushing wa-ter. I looked up and saw a huge steam
cloud puffing up from a few seats in front of us. People shouted at
the bus driver to pull over, but she didn’t hear, so Jona-than Orth
stood up and yelled, “Ms. Amber, the bus exploded!” Our bus driver
pulled over on the side of Fort Howard Road and told all of us to
get off the bus as quickly as pos-sible. Everyone’s belongings and
shoes were wet with antifreeze, and we had to stand on the side of
the road, waiting for anoth-er bus to come and pick us up. As it
turns out, a heater un-derneath one of the seats had a pipe that
busted, and because the pipe was filled with anti-freeze and heater
fluids, when it broke, all the fluids from inside rushed out all
over the bus floor.Another bus came and picked us up. When we
arrived at school, many students, whose belongings and shoes were
stained with heat-er fluids, called their parents, and one girl
even went home to take a shower and get clean. The rest of the day
students were buzz-ing about “the bus that blew up”.
In the last issue of The Forerunner, we regretful-ly neglected
to add Lau-ren Spradley to the list of Governor’s Honors Pro-gram
nominees. She was nominated in the area of science.
Correction
December 19, 2006 / News / page 2
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Japanese - “Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto”, Jiberish -
“Mithag Crithagsigathmithags”, Korean - “Sung Tan Chuk Ha”
Op in ion
By Kaleigh [email protected]
What’s your favorite class? Five bucks (…in hypothetical money,
of course. I’ve spent all mine on food.) says at least half of you
are going to say ‘lunch’. That’s cool with me, since I’m usually a
pretty big fan of lunch, too. Lately, though, it’s just been a
stress factor. See, recently, I’ve stopped eating beef. I’ve never
liked seafood, and I stopped eating pork years ago. That makes me a
minority here, which is also cool with me. I wouldn’t presume to
tell you what to eat. The problem I do have is that I have to
ei-ther buy everything at lunch,
or starve. Or, well, get a salad. Salads get old, man. Some
days, I just want some fries. Is-sue: You can’t buy just fries. As
the New Kid, I can only refer back to experiences at my old
schools. There, you could either buy the whole meal at a fixed
price ($1.60, if you’re cu-rious) or, you could pick and choose for
say, $0.35 a ‘snack.’ This makes much more sense to me. You only
buy what you want, and don’t waste money or food because you’re not
going to eat something. Yet, when I ask for just fries and explain
myself, I get informed that we don’t do it that way here, and get a
slightly intimidating lecture of sorts. I either buy everything or
nothing.
I don’t like it, but at least I was given a good explanation.
The lunch ladies tell me that we have to buy a complete meal. Like…
it’s a nutrition factor. I get that. We’re battling kids living off
junk food. Sophomore Brandy Brooks thinks, “…Lunch should include
everything made for that one day. If it is made that day then it
should be with that lunch …because some people can’t afford to buy
stuff separate.” Again, good point. My point, though, is not
everyone can af-ford to buy things that they don’t want when it all
comes together. Would you go to the store and buy your least
favor-ite food? Probably not, it’s a waste of money. All I’m asking
for is more options. The op-tion to pick and chose what you want
for lunch, a la carte style.
By Kaleigh [email protected]
You know what? Grass is fabu-lous. It’s soft and kind of squishy
when you go barefoot. It’s also the most perfect shade of green,
which happens to be my favorite color. But wouldn’t it be cool if
it were, say, pink with purple polka dots? Or purple with pink
polka dots? I’m not picky. It’d be inter-esting, at least. Green
grass is okay, but it’s not the only possibility. It’s like that
with a lot of things in life. If you do nothing but agree with how
things are right now, it gets pretty boring. How about brown and
pink striped air? (Yes, the sort that you breathe.) No…you might
have trouble seeing while driving. You don’t always have to agree
with the ideas presented. Clear air probably is the best way to go
about this whole “air” business. What if…what if airplanes
integrated with Apple for your iPods? They’re getting work-ing
together in certain airlines now, and I’m willing to bet that those
of you with iPods think that’s a pretty cool idea. Some-body out
there wasn’t happy with the way things were and came up with a new
idea, and that is actually an okay thing.
A different per-spective is not always bad
For those about to rock, Guitar Hero II salutes youBy Kaleigh
[email protected]
Three words, kiddies: Guitar Hero II. As silly as you may feel
rocking out with a plastic, gui-tar shaped controller–if you’ve
tried it–you have to admit how amazingly fun Guitar Hero is. I’ve
only tried Guitar Hero II once, but it seems just as fun as the
first and comes with even more amusing references to keep you
entertained during the load-ing times. In the first game, all the
amps on the loading screens went to 11. And, well…it’s one louder
than 10, as Nigel Tufnel once said. The second features comments
like “Remember: No Stairway,” obviously referring to Wayne’s World.
Guitar Hero of-fered songs like “Smoke on the Water”, “Iron Man”,
“Ziggy Star-dust”, “Spanish Castle Magic”, and “Bark at the Moon.”
New
s o n g s a v a i l -able on Guitar Hero II include t h o s e m
a d e famous by art-i s t s such as N i r -v a n a , L a m b of
God, A e r o -s m i t h , a n d Lynyrd S k y -n y r d . Guitar Hero
II will be released for Xbox 360 sometime in 2007. It will have
wireless controllers, and a Gibson Explorer design,
as opposed to the PlayStation 2 Gibson SG controller. Even now,
Guitar Hero III is under consideration because of the requests for
artists like Metal-
lica, AC/DC, The Eagles, and Led Zeppelin. Over all, the se-ries
so far is a fun way to pass the time, rock your heart out, or show
off your skills in public.
PlayStation 3: A let downBy Kaleigh
[email protected]
The PlayStation 3’s November release made it a hot seller for
Christmas, but personally, I don’t think it’s all it’s cracked up
to be. First off, the backwards compatibility is much worse than
Sony claimed. Sure you can play your old PS2 games, but the audio
drops, there are glitches, and certain control-lers may not be
compatible at all. (Guitar Hero, anyone?) Another problem is that
when you buy a PS3, you are not buy-ing a gaming console. You are
buying a Blu-ray disc player.It comes in both PS3 packages.
A lack in lunch options
Courtesy of mctcampus.com
And it is basically the rea-son that a PS3 will set you back
anywhere from $500-600. You could buy both an Xbox 360 and a
Nintendo Wii for less than that, and come on…more games, fewer
problems. Plus, as weird as they are, those Wii controllers are
pretty cool.
Have something to say? E-Mail us with your opinions at
[email protected].
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A&EDecember 19, 2006 / A&E / page 4
By Courtney [email protected]
“Oh I wish I was an Oscar Mayer Weiner. Th at is what I truly
wish to be. Because if I were an Oscar Mayer Weiner, every-one
would be in love with me!” Sound familiar? Chances are it does. It
is statistically proven that commercials with catchy jingles are
the most eff ective. Have you ever gotten one of those silly
jingles stuck in your head? It just keeps playing and playing over
and over in your head all day long.
Although they may seem an-noying at times, jingles are one of
the most eff ective ways of ad-vertising a product. Tell me this,
say you just went out and bought a new car, you have to do all the
essentials, one of which is get-ting car insurance. Any jingles
come to mind? How about “1-800-SAFE-AUTO; play it safe,
SAFE AUTO!” Or when your drains get clogged who do you think of?
“Roto Rooter, that’s the name and away go troubles down the drain”.
See what I mean? Jin-gles rule our subconscious, you may not think
they aff ect you, but they do! Especially the really annoying ones
that are on TV 24/7. Even though they are the ones you try to
forget, you just always seem to remember them. Let’s play a game,
you have three seconds to think of a jingle for each word in the
box to the right and then compare your answers with mine… here we
go!
See what I mean? Jingles are made to be remembered. So next time
you get one stuck, good luck trying to get it unstuck. Here’s a
real test for you: what product is the below jingle for?
E-mail your guesses to [email protected]. Th e fi rst person
with the correct answer will win a super-fan-tastic prize!
Jingle Mania
“Dum-da-da-dum Da-da-da-da-da-dum Dum-da-da-dum
Da-da-da-da-da-dum”
So, how’d you do? See if your answers are close to mine.
1. Coffee
2. Toilet Paper
3. Cereal
4. Major Car Company
5. Soup
6. Lunch Meat If you love Christmas car-ols, try your luck at
guess-ing what traditional Christ-mas songs these phrases are from.
Good Luck!
#1 - “Until the alligators knock him down”
#2 - “Snowin’ and blowin’ up bushels of fun”
#3 - “In the new-old fash-ioned way”
#4 - “You’ll go down in his-tory”
#5 - “Singing sweetly through the night”
E-mail your guesses to [email protected] to win a fabulous
prize.
Courtesy of krtcampus.com
Christmas Quiz
1. “The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup!”;
“Maxwell House good to the last drop!”
2. “Charmin ultra, less is more. Cha-Cha-Cha Charmin!”
3. “Lucky Charms, they’re magically delicious!”; “Silly rabbit,
Trix are for kids!”
4. “Built Ford tough.”; “Chevy like a rock.”
5. “Cambells, mmm mmm good”.
6. “My bologna has a fi rst name: it’s O-S-C-A-R. My bolo-gna
has a second name: it’s M-A-Y-E-R. Oh, I love to eat it every day,
and if you ask my why, I’ll say, ‘cause Oscar Mayer has a way with
B-O-L-O-G-N-A!’”
Russian - “Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva!”, Thai -
“Suksan Wan Christmas!”, Welsh - “Nadolig llawen”
See Casino RoyaleBy Chis [email protected]
“Casino Royale” is a modern reinvention of Ian Fleming’s James
Bond. Th e movie’s plot closely follows that of the 1953 novel, the
only exception being that Bond is not a World War II veteran
entering a Cold War “Spy Vs Spy” era. Instead, he is a British
Secret Service agent operating in a post-9/11 world where
international terrorismis an expansive and lucrative business. Th e
fi lm opens as Bond (Daniel Craig) completes a mission to kill a
fellow British
agent who had sold British
secrets. Th is kill earns him a Double-O rating and the title of
“007”. Th e movie then follows him through his fi rst “Double-O”
mission as he pursues Le Chiff re (Mads Mikkelsen), a banker who
handles the investments of major foreign terrorist organizations.
When one of Le Chiff re’s investments is spoiled by Bond, he is
forced to account for his losses by entering an international poker
tournament with a $100 million prize. Bond, MI6’s (British Secret
Service) most talented poker player, is entered into the tournament
to bankrupt
Le Chiff re. Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) is sent to watch over the
British g o v e r n m e n t ’ s money after the British Treasury
fronts Bond’s poker playing. Lynd and Bond develop a romantic i n v
o l v e m e n t leading Bond further into the danger that will
shape his life and teach him to “trust no one”. “Casino Royale”
takes the Bond franchise back to its roots and molds a grittier
Bond for a modern a u d i e n c e . T h e
movie distances itself from more recent Bond fi lms by excluding
a lot of computer generated special eff ects and gadgetry that were
a staple in the Pierce Brosnan fi lms. It also places more emphasis
on character development and scales down the more extravagant Bond
moments in favor of an “old school” approach to action which gives
it a much more realistic feel. Craig himself is an excellent actor
and brings as much to the character now as Sean Connery did in the
1960’s. Eva Green also does a great job as Vesper Lynd, whose
character is written better and is more believable than the
far-fetched Bond girls of recent Bond fi lms. “Casino Royale” does
an excellent job of re-establishing and re-defi ning the Bond
series and is truly an incredible movie.
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Inspire
A&E
“Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows
religiously the new.” -Henry David Thoreau
By Kaleigh [email protected]
The first thing you no-tice about Regina Spektor might be her
wide-ranged voice, insightful lyrics, or her piano-driven mu-sic.
This Moscow-born singer/songwriter/pianist extraordinaire has, at
26 years old, done more than some artists ever accom-plish, and she
did a lot of it on her own.
Her albums 11:11 (2001) and Songs (2002) were both
self-produced. In 2004, she released Soviet Kitsch with
Sire/Lon-don/Rhino, following her first North American tour
with
The Strokes in 2003. Her early albums are much more focused on
Spektor herself and her piano, occasionally with a few simple
flourishes such as
drumsticks tapped on her piano. She also deviates greatly from
‘normal’ music, with techniques like beat boxing in the middle of
anti-folk songs. She uses many
literary references and mix-es several languages in her verses,
which tend to be nar-ratives and stories that she finds
interesting.
Her early work dem-onstrates her jazzy voice more than her
latest album, Begin to Hope (2006, Sire) which has a more pop feel
and uses more diverse tactics than just a piano, but it still
doesn’t sacrifice any of the lyrical ingenuity.
C o n -s i d e r -ing that s h e ’ s sold out c l u b s on her r
e c e n t 2 0 0 6
tour, she’s probably not going to fade away quietly, and she’s
doing something right like con-centrating on getting her songs
right, the way that makes her happy.
Overall, she’s definitely worth a listen or five while pulling
an all-nighter.
HearRegina Spektor
Courtesy of www.reginaspektor.com
By Megan [email protected]
Named for the co-owner, Yuko’s Restaurant is located in the
heart of Rincon next to Food Lion, Domino’s Pizza, and French
Connection Salon and Tanning.
Yuko’s serves traditional Japanese-style food with distinct
notes of American taste and flavor. Yuko’s also offers healthier
alternatives to less healthy dishes with the majority of menu items
grilled and flavorfully seasoned.
With its fast, friendly service and homey ambiance, Yuko’s
Restaurant provides the feel of a family atmosphere with quality
food and Japanese-American flavor.
Taste Yuko’s
By Candice [email protected]
Most of you probably know the story of Babel, but for those who
don’t, I’ll give you a very quick, personalized version of my take
on the story. A long time ago, everyone spoke the same language,
and one day a bunch of people joined togeth-er in an attempt to
build a tower that would lead to the heavens. God didn’t like that
very much, so he destroyed the tower and cursed everyone involved
with new “tongues” (different lan-guages) so that they couldn’t
band together again. Well, the movie Babel is kind of like a second
part to that
story. It’s set in modern times, and it basically follows four
sets of people that are all connected across the globe. The movie’s
stars, Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, play two Amer-ican tourists on
a trip in Mo-rocco. Their characters, Richard and Susan, have two
kids who are being taken care of by their Mexican nanny while their
par-ents are on the trip. Then, there is a Moroccan family with two
boys that are essential to the story. And, finally, the last set is
a deaf-mute Japanese girl and her
Japanese father. So, back to the story of Babel. Remember all
the dif-ferent languages? Well, that’s where the English, Arabic,
Spanish, and Japanese (or lack thereof ) comes into play. There’s
not much else I can say about the plot of the movie because it
would give away some major aspects of the movie, but it’s safe to
say that despite the language barrier, emotions, especially pain,
hurt, anger, and grief, are universal.
You don’t need to speak the same language as someone to
under-stand emotions, feelings. In fact, you don’t need many words
at
all. Personally, I loved this movie. It was a deep, thought
provoking story, just the kind I like. But, if you’re not in a
philosophi-cal mood, there’s a chance you may not like the mov-ie.
Also, as a forewarning, it’s rated R for a reason.
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Turkish - “Noeliniz Kultu Olsun”, Scottish Gaelic - “Nollaig
Chridheil”, Portuguese - “Feliz Natal”
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Chloe Ruiz VanderhookDaughter of Heather VanderhookDOB:
10/26/2006Length: 16 in.Weight: 5 lbs., 1 oz.
James Everett FinleySon of Dawn FinleyDOB: 09/27/2006Length:
20.5 in.Weight: 8 lbs., 5 oz.
Holt: Prince of TiesBy Morgan [email protected]
It’s doubtful that anyone who’s ever been in one of Brian Holt’s
classes has failed to notice his abundance of ties. With a
collection now reaching an even 150, Holt has a tie for almost
every occasion and holiday. His collection began when he first
started at Crisp County High in Cordele. “All the males had to wear
ties, so my friends and family started buying me ties at Christmas
and my birthday. When I came to ECHS in 2000, ties weren’t
required, but my family just kept buying them for me. The majority
of them I didn’t buy myself,” Holt said. He stores all of his ties
on six racks in his closet. Each morn-ing, he looks at which tie is
next in line to be worn, and that’s how he determines which shirt
he wears that day. With close to 25 Christmas ties, Holt begins
placing his holiday ties into the circulation about two days
be-
fore Thanksgiving. “The ones that I wear most often are the ones
that current or former students have given me.” Last year, for
Holt’s birthday, the newspaper and yearbook staff gave him a
tie-themed cake. It was a vanilla cake with butter cream icing in
the shape of a tie. He said that it
was definitely one of the neatest birthday cakes he’s ever
received. To date, nothing else tie-related has tried to compete
with the cake, just the ties themselves. Holt’s compilation is
truly unique, in that not many people share his collection. It’s
difficult for students to imagine Holt without the ties. And, it
doesn’t seem like he’s going to put a stop to his collection any
time soon.
Photo by Nancy HoltHolt hangs up his Scooby Doo tie that he wore
on Nov. 13.
Caroline Jane BlandDaughter of Retta BlandDOB: 10/27/2006Time:
2:27 p.m.Length: 20 in.Weight: 8 lbs. , 1 oz.
Joshua Dixon FordSon of Yancy FordDOB: 11/02/2006Time: 2:15
p.m.Length: 19 in.Weight: 7 lbs., 10 oz.
Stork visits ECHS
Exercise: Get a flat stomach by dancing By Ester Hartless and
[email protected]
Studies show that when a woman sees unwanted fat in the
mid-section, the reaction is to hold her breath and suck it in. A
better way to lift unwanted fat is to lose it. A fun way is to
dance it off. Acording to the sudies of Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat,
belly dancing burns about 250-300 calories in each workout. Dancing
to drum solos or fast music for 30 minutes or more can offer the
same health benefits as aerobic exercises do. Belly dancing can
stregthen car-diovasular system, ward off os-teoporosis, and
improve stamina. Of course what you eat plays a factor but when
does it not? So, next time you suck in that “gut”, instead put on
some tunes and
A. To engage abdominal mus-cles, stand tall with feet hip-width
apart, shoulders relaxed, head di-rectly above spine. Place a hand
on lower belly, thumb in navel, and rest other arm at side. Inhale
deeply so belly and rib cage ex-pand. Pause.
B. Exhale completely so you feel waist narrow and belly flatten,
and contract pelvic-floor muscles. Repeat warm-up 5 times.
Twisting Shimmy
Stand tall with feet a few inches apart and knees slightly bent.
Raise arms out to sides and relax shoulders. While holding abs in,
rotate left hip forward and right hip back, keeping rib cage still.
Then rotate right hip forward and left hip back. Continue rotating
forward and back like a wash-ing machine for 60 seconds. Tip: After
your first workout, try to in-crease speed of shimmy.
Warm-up
Hip Circles
Stand tall with feet a few inches apart, hands hovering beside
hips. While keeping abs tight and rib cage still, slide both hips
to left, back, right, and then front, making a circle. Continue for
30 seconds, contracting abs tightly at end of each circle. Repeat,
cir-cling to right.
Sliding Snake Arms
Stand tall with feet almost hip-width apart, arms lifted out to
sides. While keeping abs con-tracted and hips still, reach left arm
to side, rolling shoulder up, and slide rib cage to left, letting
right arm and shoulder dip. As you slide to right, roll left
shoulder back and down, and reach right arm to side, rolling right
shoul-der up. Then slide rib cage back to left, rolling the right
shoulder back and down. Imagine a string pulling shoulder and rib
cage to the side so that they separate from hips. Continue
side-to-side, making one smooth movement for 30 seconds.
December 19, 2006 / Features/Health / page 6
Features/Health
Dutch - “Vrolijk Kerstfeest”, Finnish - “Hyvää Joulua”, Greek -
“Kala Christougenna”, Hindi - “Krismas Ki Subhkamna”
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By Becca [email protected]
After a great season of memorable wins and hard fought losses,
the 2006 Rebel football season came to an end. On the final game of
the season, the Rebels faced off against the Brunswick Pirates.
Not only was the night significant because it was
Senior Night but this also happened to be the game that could
have possibly advanced the Rebels to state playoffs.
Though they played their hardest until the very end, the Rebels
fell short to Brunswick with a final score of 9-7.
“We played the best we could, but we just weren’t as prepared as
we should have been,” senior Rusty Beasley said.
Contributing more than half of the 230 yards gained t h r o u g
h o u t the game was Antwan Wright with 20 carries netting 138
yards. Running back Anthony Wright had 15 carries for 69 yards.
In the fourth quarter, Anthony was able to score the Rebels only
t o u c h d o w n with a four yard rush into the end zone.
R u s t y
Beasley added to Anthony’s six points by successfully kicking
the PAT. Senior running back Jason Scott was able to help ECHS with
16 yards and four carries.
On the defense, the rebels worked hard to keep the pirates from
scoring. Senior Kevin Hedrick along with juniors Emir Davis and
Daniel Mungin each had 6 unassisted tackles.
Not far behind were DJ
Collins with five unassisted tackles and Eric Maxwell with four
unassisted tackles.
Defensive linebacker Kaleb Writch had three unassisted tackles
and three assisted tackles. Senior Alex Hall had four punts for a
total of 132 yards.
“It was an emotional game, but our defense played well. The
coaches were like second fathers to us, and they will be missed,”
Hall said.
Pirates beat Rebels 9-7; ECHS out of state playoffs
Photo by Ranie HarperRichard Daughtry makes a flying attempt to
take out the Pirates’ running back.
By Amber [email protected]
The football Rebels traveled to Augusta to face the Lakeside
Panthers on Nov. 4, and they re-turned home with a victory of
41-0.
In the first few minutes of the game, Vince Munch put the first
six points on the scoreboard by catching a successful pass from
quarterback Chris Hamilton, and scoring a touchdown.
The offensive attack was led by Anthony Wright, who had nine
rushes for 101 yards and a total of three touchdowns. Jason Scott
followed closely with 12
rushes for 103 yards and a total of two touchdowns.
In the first quarter, the Reb-els scored a total of 21 points,
followed by seven points in the second quarter, 13 points in the
third quarter, and zero in the fourth quarter.
Emir Davis lead the Rebel defense with five unassisted tackles
and one assisted tackle. DJ Collins followed closely with four
unassisted tackles and seven assisted tackles.
The Rebels defeated Lakeside with a final score of 41-0, and
added another win to their re-cord (7-2).
Rebels demolish Panthers
Utivia BarnesAishia BrownMarie FogleSierra GoldwireAmanda
YoungKyanaBarberShelby DuffIesha ReeseJasmine WallaceSkky BeanAlyx
Pitts
Varsity Roster
Icelandic - “Gleðileg Jól”, Latin - “Felix dies Nativitatis”,
Norwegian - “God Jul”, Irish Gaelic - “Nollaig Shona”
December 19, 2006 / Sports / page 7
Sports
Photo by Raine HarperAnthony Wright tries to truck his way
through four of Brunswick’s defensive players.
By Amber [email protected]
The Lady Rebels kicked off the 2006-2007 basketball sea-son.
After a week of tryouts, cuts were made by Head Coach Nate Hayes.
The girls are ready and determined to have another suc-cessful
season. They plan to get better with every practice, make playoffs,
and build on the founda-tion of the past teams. With these goals
set, look out for the Lady Rebels this season, they are on fire and
ready to dominate the court.
Hoop timeBy Becca [email protected]
Christmas came early for four members of the ECHS football team.
On Tuesday, Dec. 5, football coaches from teams in Region 3-AAAA
met to choose the 2006 All-Region football team. Senior Anthony
Wright received the ti-tle of Offensive Player of the Year in the
region. Jay Coombe was selected as one of the five All-Region
offensive linemen. Ant-wan Wright was selected as All-Region
running back. Earning the title of All-Region linebacker was a
personal goal for Kevin Hedrick. “It feels marvelous to be
selected. Coach Webb informed me of the decision on Dec. 6 at 1:51
p.m. and 52 seconds,” He-drick said. This is a special honor for
the four exceptional athletes.
Four athletes earn region honors
As of 12-18-06
Girls: 4-3Boys: 1-7
Varisty B-ball scores
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Philipines – “Maligayan Pasko”, Polish - “Wesolych Swiat Bozego
Narodzenia”, Spanish - “Feliz Navidad”, Vietnamese – “Chung Mung
Giang Sinh”
ForerunnerThe Forerunner is pro-
duced by the Journalism II - IV class at ECHS.
Opinion articles in The Forerunner are not necessarily the views
and opinions of the administration of Effingham County High School,
the Effing-ham County Board of Educa-
tion or other members of The Forerunner staff.
The Forerunner welcomes letters to the editor. Each letter must
be signed by the author. The Forerunner staff reserves the right to
edit or refuse any letter.
The Forerunner is a mem-ber of the Georgia Scholastic Press
Association. Our paper is
printed by the Savannah Morn-ing News.Co-Editors: Ester Hartless
and Becca RawskiCopy Editor: Candice HartStaff Writers: Amber
Arnsdorff, Patri-cia Chabot, KC Childress, Zach Dick-erson, Kaleigh
Fisher, Candice Hart, Ester Hartless, Courtney Lory, Becca Rawski,
Morgan Robey, and Chris West
Adviser: Brian HoltPrincipal: Yancy Ford
Contact us: Effingham Co. HS - Room 816, 1589 Hwy 119 South,
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SportsDecember 19, 2006 / Sports / page 8
By KC [email protected]
Th e ECHS wrestling team has made a strong start for the ‘06-‘07
season. Th e record is 6-2, which includes wins over Groves,
Screven, Metter, and others. Six o’clock Tuesday, Dec. 5 signaled
the beginning of a match up between ECHS and arch rivals, the South
Eff -ingham mustangs and Benedic-tine, at South Effi ngham
High.
Th e Rebels were matched up with the Benedictine Ca-dets fi rst.
Sophomores, Josh Barnhill and Desmond Wash-ington, and senior, Jake
Ford, all pinned their opponents in an attempt to aid the Rebels to
a victory over BC. Wash-ington and Barnhill’s pin times were just
under a minute, both
coming in at 57 seconds fl at. Jake Ford’s pin timed in at a
stunning fi fteen seconds, which
is one of the fastest pin times for the Rebels this season. Zach
Gilliam, Jordan Heath, and Bryan Tice also added points to the
scoreboard by all win-ning their matches by decision.
Th e overall score of the match ended with a 36-35 loss for the
Rebels. As the Rebels moved on to compete against the Mustangs,
Josh Barn-hill, again, started the guys off strong with a pin to
his 103 pound opponent. Follow-ing, were Whil Douberly and Bryan
Tice who also pinned their opponents helping with a potential win
for the Rebels.
Keith Ulmer and Zach Gil-liam won by forfeit making up for the
two forfeits we had in the 145 and 160 weight classes. Th e fi nal
score 40 to 38 roved to be another lost for the Rebels.
Rebel Wrestlers stun their oponents with quick pin times
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Place@ Glynn@ Screven@ Northside@ Northside@ Glynn@ Home (5
p.m.)@ Macon@ Macon@ Savannah@ Home (5 p.m.)@ Brunswick@ Lakeside@
Gwinet
Wrestling Schedule
103- Josh Barnhill (10)112- Kevin Ulmer (9)119- Jake Ford
(12)125- Zach Gilliam (10) 130- Robert Miller (9), Brandon Douberly
(10) Nick Cannon (10)135- Chris Hernandez (10)140- Jordan Heath
(12)145- Haisten White (10) 152- Dalton Mitchell (9), Bryan Tice
(12)160- Wesley White (9), Benjamin Clements (9), 171- Keith Ulmer
(12) 189- Desmond Washington (10)215- Whil Douberly (12) 285- Allen
Holt (11), Michael King (11)
Rebel Wrestlers 2006-2007
Photo by KC ChildressJosh Barnhill jockeys for position.
Photo by KC ChildressKevin Ulmer attempts to pin his
opponent.
Also competing in matches with ECHS are a few of the eighth
graders from ECMS. Jus-tin Proctor, Race Baker, Wade Hall, Kyle
Piche, Gerald Frey-muth, Brandon Macklunis, Tyler Sherrod, and
Jordan Ginn are all middle school wrestlers involved
with the ECHS wrestling pro-gram in order to prepare them for
next year’s training. Since the middle schools don’t have a
program, Head Wrestling Coach Nico Guggino is allowing these young
men to practice in order to be ready for try-outs as freshmen.
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