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By Jonathan Rankin Staff Writer

MHS hosts Night of CelebrationBy Sherry Lin Staff Writer

MHS Quiz Bowl places second at StateBy Chandler Pinal Staff Writer

Above: The Quiz Bowl team holds theirsecond place trophy.

Class of 2014 set to graduate

Above: Above Senior Jacqueline Herrera picks up senior supplies from Jostens to prepare for graduation.

Express Yourself Senior Memories

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On Thursday, May1 2014, Morrilton High School hosted a Night of Celebration in honor of the MHS Class of 2014 to recognize them for their years of hard work and many accom-plishments.The night began with a recep-tion held at 5:00 in the MHS cafeteria. The reception was for the seniors, their parents, and the presenters. The annual se-nior awards ceremony followed shortly afterwards at 6:00 in the H.B. White Auditorium. Anna Adams opened up the cer-emony with a warm welcome, followed by the presentation of colors. Then senior Jacey Rus-sell sang the national anthem followed with the pledge of alle-giance led by senior Ryan Joyner. To begin the program, the highest honor graduates, with honor graduates, and honor diploma graduates were recognized. Students that were completers in a workforce pro-gram or one if the school’s many vocational programs were also recognized. After all of these students were recognized, the presenters began awarding scholarships. Among the pre-senters were representatives from many of Arkansas’s col-leges, including Arkansas State University, Arkansas Tech Uni-

versity, Henderson State Uni-versity, Ouachita Baptist Uni-versity, UACCM, University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Uni-versity of Arkansas Fort Smith, and the University of Central Arkansas. Along with these Arkansas colleges, there were also many out of state colleges awarding scholarships although they did not send a represen-tative. These awards were pre-sented by the MHS counselors. Representatives from the Na-tional Guard were also present to present scholarships. There were also several local scholar-ships awarded by local business leaders and community clubs and organizations. Along with these local scholarships, there were also several national and statewide scholarships award-ed.This year’s class of MHS seniors netted approximately 3 million dollars in scholarship money with 53% of the Class of 2014 receiving some type of award. After all the accomplishments were acknowledged and all the scholarships awarded, the cere-mony was closed with the sing-ing of the MHS alma mater, led by seniors Mary Ann Gadberry and Sherry Lin.The Night of Celebration was an evening held to acknowl-edge the accomplishments and achievements of Morrilton High School’s Class of 2014.

The 2013-2014 Mor-rilton High School quiz bowl team received second place af-ter falling to Watson Chapel at the 5A state championship quiz bowl match on Saturday, April 26. After finishing second, the team captain - junior Jonathan Rankin - was presented with a trophy, and received a check for 1,500 dollars. With this money, the team plans to travel to Chi-cago, Illinois where they will compete in a national tourna-ment.

This year’s quiz bowl team was made up of all ju-niors which consisted of Jona-than Rankin, Brett Harken, Thomas Ragland, Baxter Yar-brough, Tyler Gabbard, and

Friday, May 16 marks the Class of 2014’s graduation from Morrilton High School. Com-mencing at 7 o’clock P.M., the town will wave goodbye to its seniors as they head off towards life in the real world. The service will begin with the Class’ unusually large number of those going into mili-tary service marching in, led by Sharaz Rhodes, Dakota Siske, and Katelyn Price, who will be bearing the flags. The class will then be led in by juniors Lauren Mitchell and Jonathan Rankin, who are tak-ing the role of Class Escorts. Class Ushers include juniors Blake Eby, Baxter Yarbrough, Renee Sheperd, Thomas Ragland, Hannah Estes,

London Wiedower, Ciera New-some, Hannah Wilson, and Evan Griggs. The choir will sing and Senior Class President Shawanna Brockman will welcome attendees to Devil Dog Stadium, and gradu-ation will begin. At the top of the class are those graduating with Highest Honors. Those with a 4.0 or greater

gpa with 12 or more honors courses includes Mary Ann Gadberry, Sher-ry Lin, Hart Beijen, Andrew Shipp, Chloe Vaught, Reese Heidenreich, and Ryan Joyner. Following them will be those with Honors (same criteria as Highest but with a 3.5 or greater gpa): Anna Adams, Alvie Bryant, Shawanna Brockman, Troy Parks, Helen Martinez, Maegan

Walker, Jacey Russell, Sarah Enge-brecht, Allison Williams, Lauren Simer, and Dustry York. Rounding out the Honors group are those that receive an Honor Diploma, which involves the 12 honors classes as well as a gpa between 3.0 and 3.49. Those are Sharaz Rhodes, Brayden Bell, Tiarra Hickman, Courtney Branch-Rasheed, Lindsey Turner, Deonte’ Hawkins, Austin Betts, Tiffani Scroggins, Tristin Burgess, Ruelf Alarcon, Tyler Honeycutt, Kaila Holtz, Nicholas Reed, Taylor Lehmann, Christopher Kemp, and Christian Bingham. Following the honors graduates will be the rest of the Class of 2014, who gets to celebrate their hard work over the years with a high school diploma. “It is some-thing we’ve been looking forward to for most of our lives, and I know we’re all excited!” said Honors Graduate Alvie Bryant. Come on out and support your seniors!

was coached by Cody Vest. To reach state, the MHS quiz team had to first get out of region-als which was held March 8 at Morrilton High School. At regionals the MHS quiz team qualified for state after coming in second place. On Saturday, March 12 the MHS quiz team swept through their competi-tion at state beating Little Rock Mills,Wynne, Vilonia, Magno-lia, and Little Rock Christian which put them in the cham-pionship game. When asked about his thoughts on the sea-son, Jonathan Rankin said, “ We had a decent year. Finish-ing second in every tourna-ment we attended really stings though, and I think it has lit a fire under us to start winning next year.” The MHS quiz team will continue to study and pre-pare so they can come back for revenge next year, and bring home a state championship.

I honesty try to remain positive, but this time of year is especially hard. I see seniors getting  ready to leave. I see juniors getting ready for their final year. I see sopho-mores getting their class rings. I see fresh-men turning into fine young men and wom-en. It seems like such a very short time  ago that I was the prin-cipal at MJHS. Time flies because now we are ending the third year at  MHS.  As I sit here trying to think of what to say to the senior class I seem to draw a blank. The one  thing I know is that the seniors can be proud : They have fought a good fight, finished  the race, and are very close to being Devil Dogs forever. You didn’t quit when things got tough!  I hope you have pride in being called a Devil Dog. I’m pretty sure there is only one Devil Dog mascot. May you have a blessed life. May the sun always shine on your face. I wish you all the best, and by the way, thanks for playing! Morrilton High School has truly made me a better man.

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Being open minded is one of the best traits to have in my opinion for sev-eral reasons. One, it is just simply a better way to live. Instead of going about your

day wondering why people are the way they are just ac-cept the fact that they are different from you and they have their own ways. You have to train yourself to real-ize that there are many peo-ple in this world with many different beliefs and that is perfectly okay. Do not judge those people and get upset, just take it in and see the

positive things about it. Be-ing open minded is not that hard- you just have to accept things and be positive about life.

I truly believe that if everybody broadened their minds a little bit then this world would be a happier place. Never be that guy who makes fun of someone be-cause they are different.

On Sunday, April 27, tragedy struck as a tor-nado touched ground in some Arkansas towns.  The town that we were most con-cerned for was Vilonia and people were quick to send prayers and best wishes that

way.   With so many people trying to send hope to the citizens of Vilonia I was shocked when one rather in-sincere tweeter was brought to my attention.   This indi-vidual claimed to be more concerned about tests than for the lives lost and people injured.

Sure, final tests are important, but is it re-ally necessary to voice your opinion that they are more

important than lives on a social network? I think not.  It is people like this that prove how insincere some can be to others in times of need.   Even if you truly believe that something is more important than send-ing hope to those people af-fected by natural disasters it is still better to keep that opinion to yourself.

May 16th will be a very exciting day for many. For those of you who do not know, May 16th is grad-uation day. Although this day will be very exciting, it will also be very sad. I know that I am going to miss the class of 2014 more than any other senior class before them. I have grown up with all of them. I have played baseball with some of them, went to church with some of them my entire life, and developed some pretty great friendships with them along the way. Although I am proud of them for fi-nally making it, the fact that they are not going to be walking the hallways with me next year pains me to think about. It is going to be very different without seeing them every day. The class of 2014 is full of some of the greatest athletes Morrilton has ever seen, some of the brightest kids in the entire state, and some of the nicest people I have ever met. They have made my high school career a very fun and memorable one. I for one have never seen a class more tightly knit than theirs. It seems as if every one of them is best friends. That is a lesson that every class below them should learn. Your class should be the ones that you care about the most, they’re the ones you’re going end your high school days with. You should love your class

as if they were family, and that is one thing the class of 2014 did. When I think about them leaving it does make me sad, but at the same time I see everything they have in front of them. The majority of them are go-ing to college and are mov-ing on to bigger and better things in life. Therefore, I am happy for them. This all may sound like a sap-py story, but it’s all true. They have had an impact on every class at Morril-ton high school. Although the classes below them did not always get along with them, they still looked up to them. Whether or not we were fighting over some-thing as dumb as the spirit stick at pep rally, they were still the seniors and every-one still looked up to them. Next year will be different, but I have a feeling that if my class, the class of 2015, is anything at all like this year’s graduating class it’s going to be a great year! Usually when you write an editorial you are supposed to offer a solution to the problem you have presented. This time there is no solution. Although we all wish they could stay the seniors are going to gradu-ate and there is nothing we can do about it. All I have to say is I hope y’all make the most of your lives and achieve every goal you have set! Congratulations Class of 2014, you did it! You’ll definitely be missed. Just remember once a Devil Dog always a Devil Dog!

The day every high school student waits for is almost here: graduation. Even though graduation is a huge moment in a student’s life, it is the moments and memories made before it that mean the absolute world. It seems as if I spent my whole entire high school career waiting for my senior

year and graduation to get here, and now that it is finally here I wish it would slow down. If I could go back and redo everything, I would love more, laugh more, and worry less. I would spend more time with my friends making memories, and less time worrying over useless dra-ma that no one will remember in 10 years. To all the underclassmen, it is not necessary to remind the se-niors how many “last times” there are, because we are all well aware. It is depressing hearing things such as “This is your last prom” and “You only have one week left with your

friends.” My only word of advice is to not take your high school experience for granted. Do the things that you are “too scared” to do, because in the end you are go-ing to regret not doing them. Do not wish for time to fly by. Once the time is gone, it is gone and you cannot ever get it back. Also, spend as much time with your friends as possible. After graduation you will all go your separate ways and some you will never see again. In the end, just make the most out of your high school experience because you will only have one.

You may or may not have heard of her yet, but Iggy Azalea is the new girl to watch in the music industry! Just recently in April, she debuted her first studio album, The New Classic. As soon as the album dropped it went straight to number one on iTunes. Iggy has gradually made herself known through Youtube and modeling and now

it seems like she has finally made it. Her fans have been waiting patiently for this album and it’s finally here. Iggy talked about the album saying, “I wish I was a teenager in 1997, but with ‘The New Classic,’ I want younger generations to look back on what we’re doing now and say, ‘I wish I was a teenager in 2014.’ I come from an era of kids who are always being told that what we make is not classic. But my album says to people my age, ‘Don’t devalue that we can be culturally significant -- because we can be.’”

If you like upbeat rap music this album will be perfect for you. Personally, my favor-ite song off the album is ‘Fancy’. It’s really cool because it’s Iggy rapping and then Charlie XCX comes in with a way different sounding chorus. It has kind of a Gwen Stefani ‘Hollaback Girl’ vibe to it. ‘Fancy’ is definitely a song that will be stuck in your head all day. One thing that people are weary about is that she’s a white female. And it is true...you never really see white females at the top of the Hip-Hop/Rap

charts. But Iggy is definitely prov-ing some people wrong. When told about the gossip Iggy said, “Why is it that you can have The Rolling Stones, but a white rap-per is weird? The Rolling Stones were originally doing blues. This is not weird, this is like history repeating itself. When people say stuff like that about race, I just think you don’t really love music because you don’t know about music.” ‘The New Classic’ is out everywhere and I highly recom-mend anyone to buy it.

In my previous arti-cle, I wrote about the ever-so popular game that is Clash of Clans. Even though it is still at the top of the charts, another game is grasp-ing users at a quick pace.

2048 is not just another ordinary app in the Ap-pStore. As you combine numbers together to make larger ones you lose your-self in the game trying to create the sought after 2048 tile. Using numbers for a game does not sound like anything that could be fun since numbers bounce off of worksheets in school every day; however 2048 clings to you and doesn’t let you go. After your first defeat

you will find yourself long-ing for more and striving towards beating the game. Just like Clash of Clans, I never saw myself enjoying such a game. Again, I was dead wrong! After ONE DAY I was hooked on the game and cannot stop playing (besides check-ing my clan of course). 2048 is also a game of strat-egy. As you make each pair, more numbers add to your screen increasing your

awareness on your next move. This game is very addicting and will have you constantly on your phone draining your battery. Trust me, I know. So you might as well download the game and start playing, but don’t forget to bring your charger everywhere you go!

Humans have a very addicting personality. That’s what makes it easy for the app markets to make a very successful and popular app. Recently, the hottest down-load is Piano Tiles! The game consists of nothing more than simply touching the black tiles, and trying to avoid the white ones. People say that the game helps your hand eye coordination, and

helps you become quick with your reflexes. Although the game is very popular now, soon it will be forgotten. But don’t worry; there will be a new craze right on its tail. There have been plenty of games that have come and gone, such as Candy Crush, Flap-py Bird, Fun Run, and Giant Ball of Death. App makers will always find the perfect game to keep their company relevant. They know exactly how human nature works. They create frustrating games that sometimes drive people to insanity.

Would you call this technique brilliant, or men-acing? Causing people grief over not being able to avoid the white tiles, or not being able to fly a bird in between two pipes has done nothing but add on to other peoples worries. It is simply unnec-essary, and completely our own faults. Some people live, and die for “the love of the game”. Some people sit around all day and play these games, when they could be out looking for a job, or taking care of their kids. There is nothing wrong with simply enjoying a fun game, but don’t let yourself overlook important things because of it.

You may be won-dering, “What makes these

apps so addicting?” things like simply not being able to complete the task at hand, or getting so close to a new high score that you have to play it at least one more time. You can simply start playing for what seems to be a short period of time, and then next thing you know an hour has passed.

There is nothing wrong with apps, or games, but there is a problem when people let them control their lives. Its really not the cre-ators fault. There is no one to blame but yourself. Don’t get wrapped up in material-istic things that do not mat-ter. There are always bigger fish to fry. Or a better game to play J.

What was your favorite memory of this school year?

The time Sara fell on the floor on the way to camp and slammed her head on the floor. Kayla Koontz

When we won the State Championship! Keair Lee

When the devil dogs won the state championship because it was such an honor being able to perform on the field and to win it for the first time in 40 years. Savannah Jones

ADVICE TO INCOMING FRESHMEN

1. Do not ever miss school… LIKE EVER. –Sara

2. Do NOT try to act “hard”. You are actu-ally soft. Real soft. –Josh

3. Get the heck out of my way. –Jonathan

4. Save all of the “Chloe Sto-ries” for some-one who cares. –Ryan

5. Always smile back to Mrs. Hopkins. Just do not stare into her eyes. –Lauren

6. Fear The Asian Mafia. It is real. –Sherry

7. Do NOT walk and stop in the hallways. You WILL get run over. –Reese

8. Find true love, just like the Alex and Kay-la. –Clay

9. If you leave America, do NOT come back. –Tyler

10. Try not to get a nickname. –Junebug (Chandler)Winning the state title!! Demone Evans

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Class of 2014 Senior Memories

When the basketball team went to the state tournament. – Alex McKey

The track seasons of 2012 and 2013! I loved that group! #All-StarClique – Shawanna Brockman

When the football team won the 5A West State Championship. Not only will that memory last a lifetime, but I can officially call myself a

true champion. – Jordan Ho

When I went to state and competed and won 2nd place in the State of Arkansas for medical spelling. – Jade Gibson

Last year’s talent show when my fellow classmates won the talent show and had everybody going crazy and they posted the video on YouTube and got

100s of likes and views. – Demetrice Foster

Putting on my cheerleading uniform and cheering on the MHS Devil Dogs. – Taylor Lehmann

When we won our championship. – Jymond English

Being besties with Courtney Rasheed. – Sharmin Watkins

Becoming closer with Sharmin. – Courtney Rasheed

When I went to homecoming this year. Me and my friends all had a blast and the after parties were even better lol! – Kimberly Bridgman

Freshman year, Partick Jones poured milk on Allison Hallet’s head and she chased him around the school. – Jessica Mendoza-Bell

The state championship game when I got the final sack to win the game! – Bobby Foster

The day I put on a Morrilton Devil Dog basketball uniform and played my first high school basketball game. – Seville Haynie

It sounds cliché, but winning the state championship in football! Team too turnt, team squad, team get dubs, team Devil Dogs, team all we do is win. That is all. – Reese Heidenreich

I would have to say journalism class in 10th grade with the 2012 seniors because they were so much fun. – Sara Thompson

The soccer season has been great, the girls have worked so hard together and they’ve given me good times with laughter, joy and friendship. Proud

of y’all, Let’s go Lady Dogs! – Andrea Brude

When the Morrilton High School football team won the state for the first time in 40 years. – Nicholas Clinkscale

First time I came here, all new and so strange, and then I have really good friends and make good grades I ever have in my life. – Fianza

Rezkita

Senior year is my favorite memory. Especially winning the state championship in football and the soccer season with Bax, Jonny,

Christian, and Kevin. – Andrew Shipp

Senior year because it was my last year of high school. – Dalton Robert-son

My favorite high school memories are of my senior year. – Mason Fitch

Mr. K played a prank on Alvie by getting officer Blaylock to fake arrest him. – Tristin Burgess

When my baby sister came up here. When me and my boyfriend started dating when I was a sophomore and then when my best friend Cassi

came here from Nemo Vista. Last by not least, football winning state. – Autumn Williams

When I was in the 10th grade and me and Chris Kemp were in study hall with Mrs. Erickson and he drunk my orange juice so while he was drinking

it I squeezed it and it spilled on him and all over my and her papers and the floor. – Lonisha Abrams

My favorite memory would have to be the championship. – Nick Reed

Being a magiacian and winning the talent show, plus championship game. – Ruelf Alarcon

Playing with my brothers KC and Bobby, winning a state championship, and getting All-State. – Kelvin Mitchell

When the football team went to state in football and we won. Nothing was more exciting than that. – Abigail Dangel

Winning a state championship. Breaking ankles in soccer. Ballin’ hard. Times with Bax and Jonny on the soccer bus. Getting to play soccer and football with

my brother. And lastly, KEVIN. – Christian Bingham

When David Moore got hit in the head with a big book. – Travis White

September 30, 2013. That was the day I asked my girlfriend to be mine. – Jacob Collins

Whenever we won the state championship and we haven’t won that in 40 years. Also Graduation. – Tristen Bost

Messing with Mr. K. – Alvie Bryant

Getting to ride on a motorcycle every home game with Mr. K – Dusty York

One was being Big Dream. I still can’t believe it. Another time was when Nathan, Austin, and I went out driving and we threw McChickens at eachother. –Brad BellarMy first senior pep rally – Eulandrea Hilton

The time that Chris Kemp dumped his tray into the trash can, it broke in half, and he had to dig it out. – Ryan Joyner

Football season. Watching the boys play their heart out will always be unforgettable. The championship game was abso-lutely the best game I went to. Hard work pays off. – Miriam Alvarez

Spending each and every year with my bros. #OPP – Luke Zimmerman

I nearly ran the car into HB White, I met Patrick, I got to spend time with Tiffiani at lunch, I was the only junior in a senior class, the time we had an orange peel-ing fight during lunch, the conversations we had in 8th period in 10th grade with

Mr. Askins. – Sheriss Bizzell

FFA’s 2014 trip to CDE competitions. – Allison Williams

Being at games and supporting our school and laughing at and with many of the teachers and students. – Jaelyn Delph

Service learning in Mrs. Horn’s class at MPS, watching the boys receive their championship rings. – Kayla Koontz

My entire junior basketball season. The practices, the bus rides, and the fact that we went to STATE for the first time in like 5 years. – Katelynn Price

The last seconds of the championship game. Seeing our entire side of the stadium go absolutely insane was great. Becoming champions is something to remember forever. – Sharaz Rhodes

Getting to come to MHS for four years. Best time of my life. – Mary Ann Gadberry

When I reflect on my time at MHS, two memories stick out in my mind. First, when Sherry and I hot glued a cricket to the floor. Sec-ond, almost starting a fire with non-microwavable food. – Anna Ad-ams

The band Chicago trip – Tyler Honeycutt

Going to an EAST project every Monday and Tuesday, having Mrs. Star-key. – Elizabeth Coble

The eraser fights in art – Tiffani Scroggins

Every memory I have with band, art, and theater kids. – Jacey Russell

The friends I’ve made, the plays I’ve been in, DC with Chris Cogburn and Kane York, and saving GQ 2014. – Sarah Engebrecht

I have too many memories to pick just one of my favorites – Danny Penner

Winning the state championship and getting our rings. – Toney Hawkins

State Championship – John Cheek

When Chris Kemp put his McChicken down my shirt in the hallway. He almost got in trouble because I said he was bullying me. – Alana McDaniel

Meeting Spencer Bradley, pranking Marcus Spurlock with Austin Betts during Twelfth Night rehersal, kicking Will Burrus’s butt in math. – Allison Hallett

When me and my football team won the 5A State Championship. We had beat all the big name football teams. – Reggie Toney

All my favorite memories are from choir and ensemble. They are like my family. I love them all so much especially my altos. We are a family. – Monica Aragon

Flipping at the state game, or going to state for golf. – Will Burrus

Only thing great about it was being with friends. – Rachel Carroll

Beating PA in round 2. Beating Hope in round 3. Winning state. The party after state. Watching Coach slam Seth in the first fight he stopped. Spending all summer getting screamed at by Coach Muller. – Kieran Cole

Going to school with my sister in the same building and having lunch with her all the way up to my sophomore year. Seeing her graduate was

my favorite memory of all. – Cassandra Shaw

Sports Spotlight

Hart Beijen

What sport do you play and how long have you played? - I play softball and I’ve played since I was 5 or 6.

What position do you play? -Third base

What do you enjoy most about play-ing? -The excite-ment of the game and the girls I play with!!!

Do you play any other sports? -Volleyball, but I’m retired now lol...

What is your fa-vorite thing about MHS? - UMM probably the teachers.

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Morrilton Devil Dog baseball kicked of conference play on March 20 with a dou-ble-header against the Shiloh Christian Saints. The nerves got the best of the Dogs in this one. They lost both games 12-2. The dogs then traveled to Alma for their second confer-ence double-header against the Airedales. The Dogs rode the great pitching of John Cheek through 7 innings for a 4-3 victory. The Dogs fought hard in the second game, but couldn’t pull out a win. They lost 14-1. The Dogs then trav-eled to Pottsville for a non-conference game against the Apaches. This one was close all the way throughout, but the dogs came out on top win-

ning 4-2. The Dogs then host-ed the Greenbrier panthers in their third conference dou-ble-header. They lost a heart-breaker in the first game 6-5. In the second game they let the game slip away losing 11-6. The Dogs then took on cross town foes the Sacred Heart Rebels in another nonconfer-ence game. The Dogs cruised to a 7-1 victory in this game. Four their fourth conference double-header, the Dogs took on the Vilonia Eagles. With great pitching and excellent defensive play the Dogs won the first game 5-1. In the sec-ond game they struggled hit-ting the ball and lost 9-0. On senior night the Dogs hosted the Huntsville Eagles for their fifth conference double-head-er. They definitely sent the se-niors out with a bang winning the first game 11-5 and the second game 20-4.

The Morrilton track and field team visited Har-rison for the 5A west con-ference meet. Boys and girls competed in relays, discus, triple jump, and shot put.

For the boys 4x100 relay, Terence Minor, Rayshod Criswell, Reese Heidenreich, and Tony Hawkins all qualified for state. The 4x800 relay boys were Marquis and Marcell Swinton, Adam Pruitt, and Shawn Brockman.

Tony Hawkins placed first in 100 meter

Although I have only been in journalism for one year, I have greatly enjoyed my time in it. With a class full of such great people it has been impossible to not spend every day laughing and having fun. - Anna Adams

Althoughthisismyfirstyearinjournalism,iteasilybecameoneofmyfavoriteclasses.Theatmosphereisgreat.Weare constantly laughing, singing, and we never fail to have crazy conversations. And the jokes the staff makes about Sara at-tendance rate are pretty funny. And with the help of our amazing sponsor Mrs. Bratton, we’re able to put out a paper every month as well as having time to relax and have fun. My time with these amazing people known as the Journalism Family has beenincredibleandIwilldefinitelymisseveryoneinthestaff.(AlthoughIdowishwecouldhavewentlarping)-SherryLin

Thepastthreeyearsinjournalismhavebeenthebestofmylife.Althoughitwasverystressfulattimes,we’vemadethebestofit.ThememoriesI’vemadeinthisclasswillstaywithmefortherestofmylife.FromtheinappropriateconversationsstartedbyJennatothefunnystoriessharedbytheclassof2012,I’velovedeverybitofit.Tylerbreakingoutinrandomdanceand his breaking news stories were my favorite. It makes me sad to leave the class and not get to see Mrs. Bratton and everyone everyday.Ilove(almost)everyoneonthestaffandI’mgoingtomissthemall.Althoughmyattendancefortheclass(orschoolingeneral)wasveryminimum,Iamgoingtomissitverymuch.-SaraThompson

Journalism has proven to be one of my favorite classes of my senior year. And it’s not only because I barely have to write anything...(Yesitis.).Onaseriousnote,Ihaveenjoyedworkingwithmyfellowjournalistsandallthegoodtimeswehaveshared in class. I can’t believe I even wrote as much as I do, and I am kind of proud of myself for doing it! I will miss all the memories I have made in Journalism and the countless times I get to mess with Mrs. Bratton. She will miss me. She knows it. Deuces Journalism. -Reese Heidenreich

Journalism has played a huge part in my life over my high school career. I came into the class the second semester of my sophomore year as the new kid. All of the students in the class welcomed me with open arms and soon I was welcomed into the tight-knit group which was the Journalism Family. Everyone on the staff always got into the craziest situations, and we al-wayshadthefunniestconversations.Ofcourse,IhavetomentionJoshandJunebug(Chandler)becausetheysaidifIdidnotthey would get extremely angry. Even though everyone in the class was great, the best part of the class was our fearless leader Mrs. Bratton. She is one of the most sarcastic, hilarious and occasionally moody peopIe have ever met, but I would not have her any other way. If it was not for her pushing every single one of us on the advocate staff, we would not have a paper each and every month. Not only did Mrs. Bratton teach us how to create an actual newspaper, but she also taught us important life lessons that we will never forget. She has easily become my favorite teacher in all of Morrilton High School throughout my four years. I was so blessed to be able to be a part of the Journalism staff, and when I grow old and look back on my time at Morril-ton High School, I will be so proud and thankful I was a part of something so great. - Ryan Joyner

MyfavoritetimeinjournalismiswhenClaytookalloftheseniorJournalismmemberstotakepictures.Thewholeentiregroupbondedthatday,andwelaugheduncontrollablythewholeentiretime.Thepicturesturnedoutgreat,anditwasjustanamazingdayingeneral.-LukeZimmerman

dash and 200 meter dash. Rayshod Criswell placed 6th in the 400 meter dash and Marcel Swinton placed 9th. In the girls 100 meter dash Diamond Mahomes took 2nd place. All of these participants have qualified for state and overall Mor-rilton took 3rd place in the relays and 100/200 meter dashes.Shot put looked good for Morrilton as Kelvin Mitch-ell took 10th place, Brayden Beall had 5th and Bobby Foster placed 4th. Shawa-nna Brockman took 1st in girl’s shot put. Finally, in Discus Brayden Beall took 2nd overall and Shawanna Brockman recieved 1st in girl’s discus. Overall in the 5A west competition Mor-rilton placed 6th.

The winner of the 2014 powder puff game was the seniors. The original date was postponed due to weath-er, and was rescheduled for Saturday, May 3 at 1 o’clock. The game consisted of Mor-rilton High School’s Junior and Senior girls playing a two hand touch football game. The proceeds from the game went to help pay for project graduation.

Admission for the game was $5 for adults and $3 for stu-dents. Along with the foot-ball game, there were also other things that helped raise money for the senior’s project graduation. T-shirts, donuts and 50-50 tickets were also contributed to the fundrais-

ing. During halftime, differ-ent people went to the press box and challenged others to do certain things on the foot-ball field. Buck Joyner was challenged to do the centi-pede, Ryan Kordsmeier, Ryan Joyner, Tracy Blakely, and Reese Heidenrich were chal-lenged to dance, the soldiers were challenged to do the sol-dier boy, and the junior and senior girls were also chal-lenged to dance on the field.

The senior girls that

played were Hart Bejien, Chloe Vaught, Lauren Simer, Maegan Walker, Shawanna Brockman, Anna Adams, Katelynn Price, Abby Smith, Abigail Dangle, Jackie Her-rera, Miriam Alvarez, Fianza Rezkita, Lindsey Turner, De-onna Howard, Courtney Ra-sheed, Isabella Sadler, Nay Holton, Rachael Carroll, Kim Bridgeman, Sherry Lin,. Se-nior football players Toney Hawkins, Reese Heiden-rich, Kelvin Mitchell, Shawn Brockman, Sharaz Rhodes,

Nick Reid, Bobby Foster, Jor-dan Ho, Tristen Burgess, Reg-gie Toney, Jymond English, John Cheek, and Rayshod Criswell coached the girls.

The junior team con-sisted of Jordin Stinnett, Mor-gan Mullins, Brailee Starr, Liz Cheek, Ashley Thomp-son, Lauren Mitchell, Kearra Thuston, Kiandra Toney, and Shamia Wright. The coaches were Rayshonne Rice, Cyrus McCaskle, Dewayne Foster, Terrin Ussery.

Junior Jordin Stinnett enjoyed the game very much, and she states, “Although we did not win, the powder puff game was a great experience, and I can’t wait for the game next year!”

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