THE ANCHOR ISSUE 10

Four More Years By: Jacolby Doss & Shanna Jackson Over months of anticipation, fierce debates, and negative attack ads, America’s Nov. 6th election is now finally over. In the late hours of the night on Nov. 6th, it was finally decided that our incumbent president, Barack Obama, was re-elected and given a second term as the President of the United States. Obama carried battleground states Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Nevada, Colorado, and New Hampshire. While challenger Mitt Romney carried battleground state North Carolina. Its official, Barack Obama will serve another four years.

Announcements

November 13: Club Day -- Festival of Learning (5-7) November 22-23: Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)

December 19: Last day of school before Christmas Break begins

December 20-January 1: Christmas Break

RCHS DECA Week: November 12 - 16 -college day -DECA tshirt day -wear blue day (diabetes awareness) -dress for success day -teacher luncheon

KYA: Decemeber 2-4

BOSS ClubThe BOSS club had their an-nual Halloween party last Wednesday. Students dressed up in their favorite Halloween costumes and ate all sorts of treats that were brought for the party.

World Language Club

The World Language Club went to shogun recently. The club members sat down and enjoyed a Japa-nese meal while a show was performed in front of them, followed by a trip to the mall.

DECA Week is November 12-16!• Monday is college day. Wear attire of your favorite college!• Tuesday is DECA shirt day!• Wednesday is blue day for diabetes

clubs

This year’s cross country squad made a run at region in October but fell short as they went up against top dogs Mercer County , Boyle County, and Bowling Green. We caught up with senior 5k runner Luis Medrano this week to ask him what kind of preparation he did this summer to get ready for one of the hardest sports in all the land. “We would run from the high school all the way to Minute Mart and back to the high school; we would come to the track and run 400 meters as fast as we could to get or endur-ance up.” He said it was tough but well worth it when he knew he had fin-ished the race. For those of you who don’t know about cross country, the high school kids run a 5k race which is really hard but it took hard work for them to get it done and they did it! Great job guys! Go Lakers!!

FOOTBALL

BY: BRANDON ROARK & ZAC OAKES

The Russell County Lakers took the field Friday night in the first round of the KHSAA 4A playoffs, taking on the Knights of Marion County. Russell County came into the game off of the first undefeated regular season since 1983. Russell County dominated throughout, shutting out the Knights 52-0. Nick Britt rushed for 232 yards and three touchdowns. Kennedy McFarland was Defensive player of the game, recording three sacks. Friday, November 9th, Russell County will host the Rebels from Boyle County. The Rebels come into the game with a 7-4 record on the season. This Boyle County team has a bit of a deceiving record, as their losses have come against the likes of Highlands, Danville, John Hardin, and Lexington Catho-lic. The Rebels are led by Quarterback Casey Whittle, who has thrown for over 1800 yards and 22 touchdowns this year. Running back Seph Burke has 15 rushing touchdowns on the year. The Lakers come into the game, sporting an 11-0 record for the first time in school history. The Lakers have quality wins against Whitley County and Knox Central. The Lakers have one of the best running backs in 4A in Nick Britt. Britt has rushed for 1,853 yards and 31 touchdowns. QB Barton Mann has thrown for over 1400 yards and 10 touchdowns. Kicker Lucas Williams is one of the best kicker/punter/kickoff specialists in the country with 84 touch-backs on the year. This will be the biggest game in recent Laker history. A large crowd from Boyle County is expected to travel to Laker Stadium for the game so seating for the game will be interesting to see. Russell County High School encour-ages all students, teachers, parents, and Russell County residents to come out to the game and support your Mighty Laker football team in their quest for a state championship!

Lakers Easily Dispose of Knights, Look Ahead to Boyle County

Sense Tuesday was Election Day we went around asking what they thought about the election of the person that will be running our country for the next four years. Not only that but we also asked what some of them thought about the whole process in terms of electing our government officials.

Here’s what they had to say:Austin Hadley: It’s stupid, I think that it should be based on the popular vote instead of the electoral college because it’s not even like we get a say.Aaron Knight: What were we thinking???Zac Oaks: Oh yeah, go Obama! (Sarcastically) I believe that it is the worst decision we have made sense we put Jimmy Carter in the white house.Jessica Jones: Well I definitely don’t think that we will be doing any better as a country four years from now.Ryan Sciegaj: No comment.Derek Smith: Man, I think we are on a downhill spiral as a country. We need Jesus.Taylor Cravens: I wish Obama hadn’t won.Sarah Copley: Well Obama sure isn’t doing a good job right now, why did we vote for him again??Blake Ellis: Well, I don’t think either one of them would be doing a very good job.Brandon Crews: Hey man, they legalized pot in Colorado!! Yes!!!Bailey Brown: I don’t know.Kayla Abrell: Well, I didn’t want Obama to win.In case you hadn’t noticed…..our high school seems to be very lop-sided when it comes to who they wanted to win the presidential race. This is very understandable considering we are a republican county and state.

Student ProfilesMatt Easaw

Q: How would you like people to remember you?A:As someone who was as successful as possibleQ: What is your biggest fear?A: HeightsQ: What did you think about how the election went? A:The country decided on who would do the job best

Emily Jones

Q: What is one word to describe you?A: Shy.Q: Who is your best friend?A: Kayla McBeth.Q: What do you do for fun?A: Ride Horses.

Heather Pierce

Q: What was your last dream about?A: School.Q: What is the one song that keeps playing in your head?A: Pontoon. Q: What is your favorite movie?A: Notebook.

Cameron Warren

Q:What is your favorite song?A:James Dean and Audrey Hepburn by Sleeping With SirensQ:How do you feel about the results of the election?A:I wish Romney would’ve wonQ:What are three statements you’d use to describe your-self?A: -indecisive -bad at following directions -good at find-ing loopholes

Teacher SurveysMr. McFarland

What’s sometheing you enjoy doing?Spending time with family, fishing, cooking, and teachingWhat parts of your job do you like the best?Being around young people, trying to make a diffrence in their livesWhen did you start teaching?5 years ago.If you could go anywhere for va-cation, where would you go and why?I would like to take a trip to the western states to see Mt. Rushmore and the Grand Can-yonWhat’s your favorite color?BlueWhat’s your favorite halloween costume?Clown

Mr. Taylor

What’s sometheing you enjoy doing?Vacation/ Time off workWhat parts of your job do you like the best?Interacting with kidsWhy did you start teach-ing?I enjoy teachingIf you could go anywhere for vacation, where would you go and why?I would go for a 4 week trip out west in a motor coach with kidsWhat’s your favorite col-or?Blue

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• Offers 143 undergraduate degree programs• Has several colleges: Caudill College of Arts; Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Business and Public Affairs; College of Education; and College of Science and Technology• 70 graduate degree programs• Has about 10,000 students, representing 106 Kentucky counties, 42 states, and 35 foreign countries• The average class size is 18 students with a student/faculty ratio of 17 to 1• Has 10 co-ed residence halls; their dorms and apartments cost from $1,000 to $3,600 per semester• Tuition is about $5,400 per semester for in-state students• The campus is ranked among the safest in the nation• The school colors are blue and gold; the mascot is an eagle

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