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Viking Viking Christmas Parade

Bedford County kicked off its an-

nual Christmas parade on a quite

pleasant afternoon, Saturday, Decem-

ber 6. Even though the parade didn’t

commence until

4 PM, a drive

down Lane Park-

way toward the

square around 1

PM revealed

neighbors

eagerly

setting up

floats to compliment this year’s parade

theme, “A Rocking Christmas.”

About an hour before the start, the

Mid-State Cloggers performed Christ-

mas routines near Merle Norman on

the square, including simi-

larly themed “Rocking

This Christmas.”

As the sun began to set

on the city of Shelbyville,

parade participants set out

on their trip. Candy flew as

crowds of residents cheered

for their favorite floats. Some

of the participants included

Mr. and Miss CHS, Zeke

Grissom and Tori

Broiles, Community

High’s band, Cindy’s Cinderellas, Bed-

ford County EMS, and other locals.

There were also several antique cars

and the usual dozens upon dozens of

horse riders at the tail of the parade.

Additionally, Big

Smo surprised

the masses

with a per-

formance.

Many people came out and joyously

braved the cold for this yearly tradi-

tion.

By: Holly Crowder

Ali Periwinkle has put up her

Christmas tree. How many of the

items below can you spy?

The word “believe”

The number three

Eighteen green, red, and gold

Christmas ball ornaments

A camouflaged gingerbread

woman

Two “C”s

I Spy...

By: Courtney Smith

Zeke Grissom and Tori Broiles, Mr. an Miss CHS,

are driven by Zeke’s father, Kevin Grissom.

These two mascots made memorably funny

expressions for the parade watchers.

Hayden Bell plays clicks as the band marches to the

beat of “Deck the Halls with Dazzling Drummers.”

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S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T

1. Eat a Red Apple Day

2.

3. Make a Gift Day

4. International Hug Day

5.

6. Put on Your Own Shoes Day

7. Cotton Candy Day and Teacher Appre-ciation Day

8.

9. Christmas Card Day

10.

11.

12. Gingerbread House Day

13. Cocoa Day

14. Monkey Day

15. Cat Herders Day

16. Stupid Toy Day

17.

18. Wear a Plunger on Your Head Day

19.

20.

21. Humbug Day

22.

23.

____________

30. Relaxa-tion Day

24. Christmas Eve

______________

31. New Year’s Eve

25. CHRISTMAS!

26.

27.

28. Chocolate Day

29. No Interrup-tions Day

By: Luis Pedraza

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Cultural Christmas By: Courtney Smith and Luis Pedraza

the bible story and invites everyone to

“rock the baby.” This consists of a doll that

has been brought from Mexico, which is

placed in a large blanket. Each member of

the family - women, children, and then

men - grab an end of the blanket and

“rock” the baby Jesus to sleep. This part of

the celebration ends just before midnight

on December 24.

that are sung are based on the journey of

the Three Wise Men. As the night carries

on, the group moves indoors. Proceeding

from there, an elder woman retells the

bible story of the Three Wise Men; this

goes on for hours. They drink, eat, and

celebrate late into the night.

Night Two - Eight: The same thing is

repeated every night until December 24

when the final celebration takes place.

Where ever the elder woman leaves off

with the bible story, she starts up again

the next night.

Night Nine: This is the longest day of the

celebration. The activities from previous

nights continue again. However, once the

family is inside, the elder woman finishes

Christmastime is a season in which

many enjoy the soothing aroma of cinna-

mon, the rich taste of steaming hot choco-

late, and an overall peaceful and joyous

feeling. For several CHS students, though,

there is more to the usual merry-making

holiday than eggnog, presents, and Santa

Claus. One such student would be Jose

Luis Pedraza. With his family, Luis cele-

brates a tradition that many Catholics

honor on the nine days before Christmas.

This celebration is known as “Las Posadas.”

Las Posadas

Night One: On December 16, families get

together at a single location. Everyone

gathers outside to start the celebration.

The whole group begins to sing. The songs

To Study or Not to Study

Artist of the Month

We all know that studying is some-thing that every student just loves to do (Feel the sarcasm?!). Since it needs to be done, however, below are some things to think about for improving study habits.

Do’s Let’s say you have to read a book

for English, and you cannot con-centrate. A way to reward yourself for reading more is to put a gummy bear (or any candy of your choice) at the end of each page (or paragraph), and eat it when you get there.

Eat a snack while you study or chew gum; chewing helps stimu-late your brain.

Write it down! When you write it down, you see it twice, and it helps stick in your brain!

Use note cards! Write things you need to study on them, and when you have any spare time, look through them to refresh your memory.

Acronyms are a phenomenal way to remember things. They are a funny way to help you remember what they stand for.

By: Paige Vincion This issue’s Artists of the Month were chosen by Mrs. Struk.

After studying medieval times, Art I students Lora Ratleph and Taylor Simmons drew pictures featuring a letter of their name while reflecting on what they’d learned about old art. The outside borders of these pictures were supposed to express the person at hand.

The drawing to the left was drawn by

Taylor Simmons.

Viking Voice Staff

Holly Crowder

Kalab Fulton

Mariah Gardner - Editor

Brandon Marks

Luis Pedraza

Courtney Smith -

Assistant Editor

Paige Vincion

Angela Cahill-Advisor

Carol Garrette-Advisor

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By: Brandon Marks

Don’ts

Students love their music and their television, but that can be really distracting while studying. Music may help you learn, but do not let it take control of the study session.

Cell phones, holy cow! Most people have one, but turn it off during study time.

When you have important tests to study for, avoid inviting your friends over unless they are study-ing with you. Yet don’t let your conversation be turned into squir-rel moments.

Don’t quit studying until you have it down pat, then maybe you can hang out with some friends.

Education is the key to success! Don’t mess up a chance to get the career you have always wanted by failing in school. So, study!

The drawing to the right was drawn

by Lora Ratleph.

Quote of the Month

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By: Holly Crowder

Up Close and Personal By: Brandon Marks

Well, everyone, the holiday season is

here, and with the break from school

comes gift shopping, decorating, and

other seasonal preparations. Whether

you are visiting distant family members

or relatives are stopping by your home,

there is sure to be a little chaos when all

of the family gets together. Family issues

are a predicament as old as time itself.

The truth is, there is no perfect family;

they all have their glitches. Someone is

always going to make you mad or call

you by the wrong name.

A delightfully delicious way to react

to somewhat unlikeable kin is to think of

the family (as a whole) as a random,

awesome food… like fudge. Yummy,

gooey, scrum-didly-umptious fudge has

almost no downsides (unless you just

absolutely hate chocolate). Adding a

nuttiness to the recipe makes it even

better (again… unless you hate choco-

late AND nuts)!

Similarly, the nuttiness in the rec-

ipe of families makes them unique

and hilarious. Imagine sitting with

your children in the distant future;

you are laughing and carrying on gid-

dily about the good ole’ days when you

were going crazy about the adults and

not your own kids, who do exactly the

same now. Time like these, however,

make the best memories.

During this upcoming break for the

holidays, take time to sit back and ob-

serve your nutty family. As one author

quotes, “Families are like fudge—

mostly sweet with a few nuts,” and

those nuts make family the best recipe.

Who knows? You may even find that

you are one of those nuts, too!

Look at these pic-

tures really

closely. Do you

know what they

are? The answers

are on page 9.

Families are like

fudge - mostly

sweet with a few

nuts.

~Author Unknown

Hootenanny Hullabaloo

Uncle Shuffelo, we ain’t in 2012 no

mo’. Uncle Shuff and his pre-bluegrass

string band take a step back in time to

the Depression Era and delight audi-

ences with music from a simpler time.

This unique

group proves

there’s “No De-

pression” for

them and teaches

fans both young

and old that eve-

rything sounds

better with a

banjo and a jug.

Community has the distinct honor

of calling this talented hodgepodge its

own. Vice Principal Keith Williams, or

Uncle Shuffelo as he’s known onstage,

leads this old-timey musical group.

“I didn’t want my professional name

getting out there on the Internet or

Facebook or anything,” Williams said

when asked why he chose a pseudonym.

“They used to make fun of the way I

played banjo. There

are two ways to play

it: Claw Hammer

and Carolina style. I

don’t do either.

They said I did ‘The

Shuffelo’ when I

played; someone

threw an ‘Uncle’ in

there, and it just

stuck.”

Shuff is joined by

his lovely wife Emma

Jean ( Jean Wil-

liams), who plays the autoharp and

By: Mariah Gardner

washboard, and his two lovely daugh-

ters Annabelle (Megan Williams), on

the spoons and the jug, and Clementine

(Courtney Williams), on the tuba. All of

the Shuffelos also sing.

Accompanying the

Shuffelos are Charlie

O’Riley (Brian Derry-

berry) on the bass,

Jimmie Joe Macon

(Jimmie Bratcher) on

the trumpet and the

guitar, and Riley

Harper (Austin Der-

ryberry) on, well,

anything with strings.

“It all started over the

summer at VBS. While the

kids were in class, we got

together and played,”

Megan recalls. “One day,

Austin suggested we play at

Uncle Dave Macon Days.

We thought it was a cool

idea and did it. Now the

rest is his-

tory.”

“We

thought it

was a good way to get

our name out in the

community,” Austin re-

counts. “We were all

nervous, and it probably

didn’t help that it was

raining, but we did it.”

Since the summer,

Uncle Shuffelo and his

Haint Hollow Hootenanny have played

three shows and added new videos on

Youtube and on their website sporadi-

cally. They have a dozen videos up so

far, and the future looks promising!

Speaking of the future, it seems the

Hootenanny will only continue to get

bigger and better. “I think we’ll have a

new up-and-comer on the spoons soon:

our bassist Brian’s youngest son,” Jimmy

Bratcher responded when asked what

he saw on the horizon for the group.

Bratcher also hinted that his son Sawyer

may have a bright future with the band.

“He’s definitely being raised with it!”

Though there is no official talk of al-

bums by the band, many fans are

strongly hoping.

If you’re a

pre-bluegrass

fan or simply

can’t get

enough of that

wonderful

Shuff, like

them on Face-

book! You can

also watch

their videos on

Youtube; just

search “Uncle

Shuffelo and the Haint Hollow Hoote-

nanny.” Their website is also a great

resource; it’s full of great pictures and

some neat information. The URL is as

follows: https://sites.google.com/site/

hainthollowhootenanny/home. It’s

rather lengthy but completely worth

the visit! So, go, enjoy, and relish in “the

awesomeness of all things old-timey,” as

their official mission statement says.

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Uncle Shuff and Riley perform “Froggy Goes

a Courtin.”

The Shuffelo gals serenade the crowd

with a ditty about their “Old Time

Religion.”

Jimmie Joe Macon holding his son and

possible future Hootenanny member,

Sawyer.

Ooh Baby, Baby By: Paige Vincion

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Holiday Recipes

The “baby project” has come and gone

this year, leaving many students with insane

stories to tell. To further explain this, Mrs.

Friedman’s Child and Lifespan Development

classes had the choice of carrying around a

machine-operated, sound-producing baby,

or to take on the alternative assignment.

Many chose the baby and were quickly

alerted to the realities of having a child. With

feeding, burping, diaper changing, and atten-

tion needing, there’s not really much time

for yourself. Students found this change in

priorities quite startling and eye-opening.

Getting this living, breathing (just-for-

pretend) doll for just twenty-four hours

changed your perspectives entirely. The goal

of this project was to take care of this baby to

the best of your ability, no matter what the

situation at hand may be. Lugging around

the carrier alone was more than most stu-

dents could handle, and then the crying

started. Quickly finding the right key that

fits the baby’s needs is your goal, and if you

do so your baby will coo with joy — and so

will you, however, if you don’t, it registers

neglect, and you fail the project.

This doll went home with you, and

throughout the night would cry just when

you are at the brink of sound sleep, leaving

you only wanting it to stop. It shows all the

persistence of a real child, minus the strug-

gle.

The morning after this you had to still

care for the baby; for many who were run-

ning on just hours of sleep

this was quite the chal-

lenge. Then came the nos-

talgic period — the time

when you realized you were

about to give your baby up. Some were glad,

whereas others were growing attached.

Lastly came the moment you hand the child

back to Mrs. Friedman and breathe a long

sigh of relief.

As dreadful as this project may seem, it’s

actually bounds and bounds of fun. Through-

out the process, whether you realize it or

not, you’re actually gaining important life

lessons and experience. This assignment is a

great eye-opener for many students, and it’s

definitely something most won’t soon forget.

By: Holly Crowder

Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer Cookies

Ingredients:

4 ounces chocolate candy coating

96 thin pretzel sticks

1 (16)

package

Nutter

Butter

sandwich

cookies

64 mini

M&M bak-

ing bits

(blue,

green, or

brown)

32 cinnamon red cinnamon candies or

32 red mini M&M baking bits

Directions:

1. Microwave the chocolate candy coating

in a small glass dish on high for 3 minutes,

stirring once.

2. For each cookie, dip 2 pretzel sticks in

chocolate coating and stick to top of each

Nutter Butter, forming large antlers.

3. Break one pretzel in half, dip it in

chocolate, and place the pretzel half next

to longer pretzels, forming complete ant-

lers

4. Dip one side of blue, green, or brown mini

M&Ms in melted candy coating and place,

coated side down, on cookies for the eyes.

5. Dip one side of the cinnamon

red hot or red mini M&M in candy

coating and place on cookies,

coated side down, for the nose.

Jolly Santa Pie

Ingredients:

1 deep dish pie shell

1 69g package instant strawberry

mousse mix

2 blue candies (or any other gummy)

3 red gum drops

1 Red Lips candy

1 cup white mini marsh-

mallows

1 large marshmallow

Red licorice laces

1/4 cup red decorating

sugar

2 tbsp white decorating

sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Prepare pie shell

by package directions for a baked pie shell.

Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.

2. Prepare dessert mix according to package

directions. Fill pie crust with mousse,

smoothing top with spatula.

3. Cut two crescent shapes from the blue

gummies to make eyes and place about 1

inch apart halfway down the pie.

4. Make rosy cheeks and nose by pressing

red gum drops into mousse. With scissors,

trim upper lip off the red lip candy, using

lower half for the mouth.

5. Fill in the beard, mustache, and sideburns

with mini marshmallows. Use a large marsh-

mallow for the hat’s pompom.

6. Outline the cap with red licorice lace.

Using small bags with a

cut corner for dispense,

fill in the licorice-outlined

hat with red sugar and the

fur brim with white sugar.

This assignment was given to Mrs.

Segroves’ English I class. It was to

compare and contrast the lives of

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and

Edgar Allan Poe.

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By: Mariah Gardner

Weird Apps

Angry Santa

Writer’s Spotlight By: Luis Pedraza

For all the cosmetolo-

gists (or future cosme-

tologists) out there:

this app is for you.

Your clients include a

Beiber–esque Christ-

mas tree and a bald-

ing Santa. It’s okay

though, we can fix

Santa's hairlessness

with a little growth elixir

and a blow-dryer. This app

is really fun, mainly because

I like making Santa make

faces. It is totally free in the

app store!

I’m not really sure why I’m

stuck on kids apps, but this is

the coolest one yet! It features

not only a neat little interac-

tive Christmas story but also

counting games, jigsaw

puzzles, paint studios,

and a memory match

game. You can also

choose to have the book

read to you. I was super

impressed and would

recommend it to anyone

with small kids around.

Oh, and Merry Christ-

mas from Apple! It’s free!

Hair Xmas The Impossible Quiz: Christmas

Gift the good kids, tinsel-

bomb the bad

ones; it’s just

that easy! This

game, unlike

many others, is

3D and a good

way to kill time.

It is also a

GameCenter

game, so you can play

against all your friends.

Download it for free, and get

your Christmas on!

During the nineteenth century,

there were many successful writers.

Edgar Allan Poe and Henry

Wadsworth Longfellow were two of

them. Although both of these writers

were very skilled in the work they

did, they were very different people.

They had different lifestyles and ca-

reers, but, most importantly, they

had different ways of writing. Even

though the two wonderful writers

had their differences, they both had

a passion. It was a passion for writ-

ing.

While Longfellow lived a long life

and died at the age of seventy-five,

Poe mysteriously died young at the

age of forty. It is believed that Poe

died of alcohol consumption.

Others say that Poe may have died

of rabies. Longfellow’s writing con-

sisted of happy works, and that was

what he was known for. He wrote

successful poems like “Evangeline”

and “The Song of Hiawatha.” Long-

fellow also wrote short stories, such

as “A Psalm of Life” and “The Chil-

dren’s Hour.” On the other hand Poe

was widely known for his grotesque

poems and stories. “Annabel Lee” and

“The Cask of Amontillado” are two

very popular writing of Poe’s. Al-

though these writings had different

ideas, they were both widely known.

In conclusion, Henry Wadsworth

Longfellow was a very successful man

throughout his writing career.

Poe was successful also, but more so

after his death.

Longfellow’s early life influenced his

writing to be happy and joyful, while

Poe’s earlier years led to a morbid and

mysterious influence on his writings.

Even after their deaths, these authors

are still widely known. The works of

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Ed-

gar Allan Poe will forever linger in the

heart of the writing world.

This is truly impossible!

I’m stuck on level two. This

app is ridiculous, but here

is a challenge: If you

download it

and get farther

than I have,

come show me

and you get

bragging

rights. No

cheating,

though! Deal?

It’s free for all Apple de-

vices.

Xmas Tale

Why did the chicken cross

the road? To deliver

Christmas apps, DUH!

Santa’s workshop: Where

all the best Christmas

apps are made.

Written by: Jacey Beth Cartwright

A Christmas Carol By: Paige Vincion

Best Christmas Present Ever Yes, it’s that time of the year again: the mad-

ness suffered searching for gifts, all the fuss over

vacation-planning, and, of course, the ugly Christ-

mas sweaters. In the end, though, it’s all worth the

great tidings and the looks on your family members’

faces when they open their presents.

Students here at CHS abso-

lutely love Christmas and find

many ways to make it even

more special. Just look at these

survey questions for example;

you’ll be surprised at a few of

the answers.

What is the absolute best Christmas present you have ever received?

“… my little cousin—he was born on Christmas!”

-Jennifer Sanders

“My brother coming home from Iraq.”

-Nikki Lovvorn

“A lump of coal.”

-Luke Primm

How do you celebrate Christmas Day?

“Sleep, open presents, then go back to sleep.”

-Charles Tyler Melton

“My familia gathers in one place, everyone brings a dish of food, and we have a party all night!”

-Miguel Molina

Do you have a unique Christmas tradition that your family honors?

“Nope, not really, but we like food...food’s good.”

-Shelby Hawn

“Opening a present early and watching The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

-Elayna Sheffield

“ We hide our gifts and have a Christmas-gift hunt.”

-Amber Taylor

What about Christmas do you love the most?

“Nothing.”

-Jacob Newsom

“...how it’s the one reason in the world for people to be nice to one another and strang-ers.”

-Elijah James

“THE FOOD!”

-Amber Church

“...just having fun and time to spend with my family! I don’t care about the presents - as long as I have my family, I’m good.”

-Jen Rowe

By: Luis Pedraza

Community’s astounding drama depart-

ment has done it again! Collectively, they

have preformed A Christmas Carol six spec-

tacular (and tiring) times.

With every performance came loads of

applause and merriment, but how could it

not with the cast at hand?

The play followed the basic storyline that

we all know and

love; a grumpy

old man (a

“Scrooge” you

might say) who

changes his

view on life

when faced by

three ghosts

and his former

best friend

and business

mate, Mr. Marley. It also focuses on the

Cratchit family who were less-than-

fortunate, yet were still more-than-thankful

for their Christmas. Tiny Tim, our very own

Chelsea Mills, played the key part in holding

this small family together as well as narrat-

ing the play.

None other than senior Caleb Robinson

portrayed the famous Mr. Scrooge. His voice

and mannerisms fit the character to a tee,

and, well, so did his looks in this breathtak-

ing performance.

To note on another great performance,

Austin Stephen’s role as Jacob Marley was

quite stunning. Marley came to Scrooge as a

ghost and warned him about the dangers of

being obsessed with money or any other

frugalities. Dressed in chains, dirtied

clothes, and far more hair spray than is typi-

cal for a male, Austin played a realistic Mar-

ley.

Last but not least we must touch on the

ghosts of

Christmas

past, pre-

sent, and

future.

These char-

acters make

the story

what it is

and the

actors did them no shame. The ghosts were

played by Mariah Gardner, Chad Lynch, and

Erin Nobbman respectively. Each and every

time a ghost came on stage the performance

only got better.

Each cast member, too many to name, had

something to bring to the stage during this

play, and it turned out absolutely wonderful.

Community’s drama department, brace your-

self, because it looks like you’ve done it again.

Great job!

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Belle and young Scrooge share a

sweet moment.

Scrooge begs Marley for his life.

Rivalto Reinvented By: Kalab Fulton

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Up-Close and Personal Answers

Well, did you get them

positively, totally, 1000%

correct, or did you get abso-

lutely, completely dumb-

founded? It just goes to

show just how little (or just

how much) you pay atten-

tion to your surroundings.

After all, who doesn’t love a

challenge?

Graduating from MTSU and teach-

ing the previous two years at Ruther-

ford County’s Lavergne Middle

School, Miss Diane Rivalto has

enjoyed her first semester here at

Community High School.

Miss Rivalto first heard about

the inclusion class job opening

from Community’s own Mr. Jace

Bryant. After learning more about

Community High, Miss Rivalto

yearned to work in an environ-

ment where she could be more

open about her faith. Upon arrival,

Miss Rivalto looked forward to being

challenged by switching to inclusion

from CDC and co-teaching opportu-

nities which allow her to collaborate

with general education teachers.

When she is not in school, Miss

Rivalto loves to read, do anything

outdoors, and watch NCIS.

She does, however, have an in-

tense hatred for bananas. This dis-

taste for that curved yellow fruit has

been within Miss Rivalto even as

baby. Miss Rivalto does not have any

children but wishes to have children

later on in her life.

As a new senior sponsor, Miss Ri-

valto was volunteered by the other

senior sponsors to represent the

class as a walking horse for the

school’s stick horse show. This

was a completely new experience

for Miss Rivalto due to the fact

she did not know what a walking

horse was before the stick horse

show.

All in all, Miss Rivalto is

thrilled with her first semester at

Community High. She truly is a

person that has a passion in her heart

for students with disabilities and a

desire to help them when many other

people do not understand them.

Miss Rivalto teaching the differences between x-

intercepts and y-intercepts.

A Family That Plays Together Stays Together By: Courtney Smith

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Editor’s Corner

A time of sorrow is one of the most

opportune moments to band together in

support of each other.

Through the rubble, you

must rise above all the

negative words, unfriendly

eyes, and corrupt

thoughts. This is the time

to hold each other up and

stand proud because you

will overcome everything

life throws at you.

Despite prior misfor-

tunes, CHS band and choir have shown

everyone how strong and dedicated they

truly are. These two groups have em-

braced the hardships of this year and

used this opportunity to make changes.

With Mr. Jimmy Bratcher taking the

lead as the new CHS band and choir

director, he has both broadened and

amplified the students’ everyday

curriculum. These skills and

styles could clearly be seen in

the 2012 Christmas Concert.

This year’s concert

included band arrange-

ments such as “Sing Along

with Santa,” “Emanuel,”

and “A Christmas Festi-

val.” These songs trans-

formed the auditorium

into an enchanted Christmas

playground, twirling and weaving

from classic Christmas tunes, to

soulful, gospel hymns.

In addition to the band, a new

group was added to the normal

duo of chorus and band. Strumming in

with the choir, Mr. Bratcher has en-

hanced the musical production by inter-

twining the voices of the choir with the

sultry sounds of guitars.

With the coming of both Mr.

Bratcher and the guitar

group, it is safe to say

Community High’s mu-

sical program has pros-

pered. These students

have shown the world

what a true family unit

who pulls together in

times of sadness. We are

very proud of them for

overcoming the trials of

this semester.

Between senior year, insurance, gas,

and other bills, I’m absolutely broke this

year! Even with a job, I can’t seem to

scrounge up the money for Christmas

presents for

friends and family.

Instead of playing

into the capitalism

associated with

the holiday sea-

son, I’ve decided

to celebrate a

homemade Christ-

mas. If you’re poor like I am, here are a

couple cheap, easy gift ideas.

Melted Snowmen Ornament

What you’ll need:

Enough clear glass ball ornaments

for whomever you’re gifting

How you do it:

Remove top from ornament.

Fill 1/3 of the way with fake snow.

Drop in pompoms. If you’re a perfec-

tionist, you can place

them where you want

them with tweezers.

Drop in your felt sliver.

Replace top.

Voila!!!!

Reindeer Candy Canes

What you’ll need:

One candy cane for each person

One brown pipe cleaner per person

One small/medium red pompom per

person

Two small googley eyes per person

How you do it:

Fashion antlers out of the brown pipe

cleaners and hot glue them to

the top of the arch of the

candy cane.

Hot glue red pompom to

the end of the hook of the

candy cane.

Hot glue eyes to the sides

of the candy cane.

BAM! Now you have a candy cane rein-

deer!

By: Mariah Gardner

Caleb Ensey plays a phe-

nomenal saxophone solo

Mr. Bratcher conducts the

band through a beautiful

rendition of “Emanuel Vari-

ance.”

Purple Out Game By: Brandon Marks

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Community’s long-time rival, the

Cascade Champions, came to Com-

munity Friday night for a visit. The

game between the girls went out with

a bang. Katie Leverette scored the

first basket in the game. Community

High students were purpled out and

stood up and cheered during the

whole game.

It was a major battle between the

ladies. Sarah Pierce made an amazing

swap against one of the Lady Champs.

Mercedes Hunt-

ley scored a bas-

ket after a great

breakaway.

Hannah Busbee

was rudely el-

bowed in the

face by #33 on

the Cascade

team. The half-

time score was

18-26 Cascade lead-

ing the way. The

cheerleaders did a

great job encouraging

the Viqueens. Jordan

and Mercedes Hunt-

ley did a phenomenal

job passing the ball

back and forth and to

other teammates.

After a long game,

the Viqueens came up short and lost

34-55.

The guys game did

not start off to well,

but the game was a lot

better the second half.

The starting line-up

for the boys was Tay-

lor Paschal, Zeke

Grissom, Tanner Sim-

mons, Luke Primm,

and Blake Fanning.

Blake scored the first

basket but it did not

count. Logan Pierce

put the Vikings on

the board 2-10. Tyler

Cowan shoots a

beautiful three

pointer. At half-time,

the boys were falling

behind 13-24. In the

second half, the Vi-

kings really stepped up their game.

Tyler Cowan and Taylor Paschal did a

great job and they both shot three-

pointers. After a long, tiresome battle,

the Vikings fell to the Cascade Cham-

pions 42-55.

Even though it was a night full of

loss for the Community Vikings, they

still did a good job; Community will

dominate the next time they face the

so-called Champions.

Happy Holidays From the Newsletter

Staff!

Threishaun Burnett , a Cascade student,

cheers for the REAL CHS! Check out our

students’ faces in the background!

Community cheerleaders stand and watch as

the Vikings hope to score another point.