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My grandma made me love ‘Corduroy’ It was a warm afternoon in May when I

found myself in a fi re truck heading to the Memorial Day Parade.

Scared to death, I found myself ana-lyzing everything around me. The sirens were loud and every time they sounded, I jumped. I was scared of heights, and only being three feet tall that fi re truck was way too high for me. Furthermore, fi re-men in their intimidating fi re fi ghting gear surrounded me.

The closer we got to the start of the pa-rade the more nervous I got. That’s when I sat back and thought about how this all happened.

It all started several years earlier when I would go by my grandma’s house, climb up into her lap and beg her to read me my favorite book, “Corduroy.” When we would fi nish, I would beg her to read it to me again.

My grandma taught me to love and ap-preciate books. Every time I went to her house we would always read together, and with her animated voices the book always came to life. Hearing her read to me was my favorite part about going over there besides her cooking, of course.

We spent many days together in her big blue chair in her living room read-ing together. Slowly but surely I started learning how to read myself. As a result, it soon went from her reading to me to me reading to her.

Not long after I began reading, my

grandma fell down the stairs and suffered a brain injury and was unable to remem-ber certain things, like how to read. That’s when I began to visit her in the hospital, sit in her bed and read her “Corduroy,” her favorite book.

Not long after, my grandma passed away and my love for reading fl ourished even more. Although “Corduroy” was still my favorite, I moved on to bigger, more exciting books. I owe it all to my grandma, and I continuously thank her for everything she taught me.

A year later in school we had an as-signment to write about an important per-son in our lives and I knew exactly who to write about. I took out my pencil and on the top of the paper in my almost unread-able third grade handwriting, I wrote “My Grandma.” When we were fi nished we handed our papers in, and our teacher told us the person with the best paper would win a huge prize. I was hoping I’d be the winner and I thought about what the huge prize may be.

When was the last time you took an hour or two without your cell phone, social net-working site or MP3 player?

When was the last time you focused on someone else’s needs and not your latest drama?

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Maybe the prize would be to get some-thing out of the treasure chest or get a candy bar or an ice cream cone. But, boy, was I wrong.

A few days later fi remen came into our classroom and told us what the prize would be... riding in the fi re truck in the Memorial Day Parade. The whole class was excited except me.

I didn’t want to win anymore. I hated fi re trucks because they scared me and when the fi remen were about to announce the winner, I sat there quietly repeating over and over again in my head, “Please don’t say Kaitlin, please don’t say Kait-lin.” Before my eyes, my nightmare came true; they announced me as the winner.

The closer and closer it got to Memo-rial Day, the more scared I got. Before I knew it, I found myself sitting in the fi re truck at the start of the parade.

I was scared at fi rst, but once we began throwing candy out the windows and I saw all my friends and family lined up on the sides of the road watching the parade, I felt more comfortable. For the rest of the parade I had the best time with my new fi remen friends on Engine 489.

Without my grandma I never would have acquired the love for reading that I now have. I also never would have achieved the things I have, like my fi re truck ride. Although “Corduroy” is only a children’s book, it will always be mine and my grandma’s favorite book.

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What is the worst Halloween candy you ever received?

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It changes each year; I’m not big on candy corn, and no caramel.

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The worst candy I’ve ever gotten is candy corn.

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50% of kids prefer chocolate candy for Halloween.

2nd highest grossing holiday is Halloween.

72% hand out candy.

46% carve pumpkins.

$7 billion how much Americans will spend on Hallow-een costumes, decora-tions and candy.

1930s The fi rst mass produced costu-mes were made.

“I love dressing up for Halloween in funny outfi ts like this one be-cause it’s so much more fun.”

– Stacy Hendrick,sophomore

COSTUMES ON A DIMEStuck without a creative, fun costume for

Halloween? Low on funds? Try these ideas. All you need is a black

sheet and some safety pins.

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50% of kids pre-fer to receive chocolate candy for Halloween, compared with 24% who prefer non-choco-late and 10% who pre-fer gum.

1993 The largest pumpkin was grown by Norm Craven and it weighed 836 lbs.

Creepy Rhymes There are no words in the dic-tionary that rhyme with orange, one of the main colors of Halloween.

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1. Take a black twin sized sheet and a handful of safety pins. 2. Take the long part of the sheet and place it over your head to create a hood and safety pin it about three inches under your neck. 3. Put your arms slightly away from your side and pin it a few inches under your wrists to create sleeves4. Grab a stick and become a wizard.

1. Take a black twin sized sheet and about 10 safety pins.2. Make a large hood by draping the long part of the sheet over your head and stopping when it touches your nose.3. Pin a safety pin about four inches under your neck. 4. Optional: Wear black clothes so you can leave it open.

1. You’ll need about 30 safety pins, a black twin sized sheet and a white pillow case. 2. Put a long part of the sheet over your head so it comes down to your mouth. This will go back as you pin. 3. Pin a safety pin about two inches away from your neck and con- tinue pinning down the middle leaving about

one inch of space. 4. Slip the pillow case around your stomach and pin it together.5. Roll the sides of the sheet to where you see the maximum amount of white.6. Stick your hands out and pin around them so you have “fi ns.”7. Pin the black sheet down to your feet and you can waddle all night.

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“This was my favorite costume because it was a crazy costume. I got to be a football player with a tutu.”

– Brooke Frazer,sophomore

What’s your favorite Halloween costume?

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Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.

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Homecominggame over | Dressed as Luigi, one of the main characters from Mario Brothers, senior Jeremy Jen-kins helps out his class on “Game Over Demons Day.”

“This was my first time dressing up,” Jenkins said. “Everyone was just calling me Luigi. But it was pretty cool. It was nice to see all the spirit our school has.”

The senior class won Spirit Week Dress Up Day. The senior class won the pep rally competitions as well.

Seniors also won Tuesday’s lunch competi-tion. Wacky Hair Day and Western Wear Day were not pictured. Visit the carolingfor-esttoday.com for pictures of these spirit days. [Photo by Zoe McDonald]

mustache day | Sporting their mus-taches, sophomores Logan Jones and Em-ily Fehlig participate in Spirit Week. Jones added sparkles to both of their mus-taches. “It felt good to help some people par-ticipate in the spirit day by making some extra mustaches for my friends,” Jones said. Seniors came in first, juniors came in second, freshmen came in third and sophomores came in fourth for the Spirit Week competition.

“I felt so funny with a mustache taped to my face, but I wore it with a lot of spirit,” Fehlig said. [Photo by Zoe McDonald]

deck the hall | Decorating the sophomore hall, Megan Garrell designs a poster to hang up in the hall. The sophomore class placed last in the hall decorating, with seniors in first, juniors in second and freshmen in third. The seniors’ theme was Mario Brothers, juniors were Pac Man, sophomores were Sonic and freshmen were Frogger. “I thought we did good with what we were given,” Garrell said. [Photo by Haley Loyd]

fake an injury day | With a gruesome fake wound, sophomore Dylan Fowler goes to the extreme to show his school spirit. Seniors came in first, juniors came in second, sophomores came in third and freshmen came in fourth for the lunch competition on this day. “Fake an injury day was the most creative day I ever ever ever participated in,” said Fowler. [Photo by Bianca Jones- Longdin]

big game | Before the play, the team gets a pep talk from Coach Jimmy McCullough. The team pulled off a win against Lugoff-Elgin 47-7. “Coach McCullough was saying inspiring words to get us all fired up. The game went really well,” sophomore Trey Johnson said. [Photo by Zoe McDonald]

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fake an injury day | With a gruesome fake wound, sophomore Dylan Fowler goes to the extreme to show his school spirit. Seniors came in first, juniors came in second, sophomores came in third and freshmen came in fourth for the lunch competition on this day. “Fake an injury day was the most creative day I ever ever ever participated in,” said Fowler. [Photo by Bianca Jones- Longdin]

big game | Before the play, the team gets a pep talk from Coach Jimmy McCullough. The team pulled off a win against Lugoff-Elgin 47-7. “Coach McCullough was saying inspiring words to get us all fired up. The game went really well,” sophomore Trey Johnson said. [Photo by Zoe McDonald]

royalty | Winners of the Homecoming court king and queen, Casey Berry and Felicia Kaye, stand arm and arm after the crowning of the queen at halftime. “It was really exciting and quite a rush. I’m really honored that everyone voted for me,” Kaye said. “Spirit Week this year was one of the best in my opinion; there were some really good injuries. And the senior hall was amazing.” [Photo by Zoe McDonald]

pep up | Getting in the spirit for Homecoming, seniors display a poster. The winners of the pep rally competitions were seniors followed by sophomores, juniors and then freshmen. “I was really excited about Spirit Week and the participation from the seniors, but we actually had more participation last year so I want us to step it up,” senior class president Mallory Vaske said. [Photo by Bianca Jones-Longdin]

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Girls:• Amanda Kirby• Khrysta Boulavsky• Pooja Patel• Whitney Dore

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• DaQuan James, • Jarves Holmes• Jeremy Hughes• Quevontre Ransom

Girls: • Sterling Hayden• Ashley Mishoe• Brailey Ellis• Brittani Rose

• Danielle Flynn, • Felicia Kaye• Katelyn Beaty• Kristin Ward • Lindsay Jones • Morgan Burns

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prowlerprowlerentertainment 1111‘The Hunger Games’May the odds be ever in their favor

The United States of America is gone. North America as we know it has become a dystopi-

an country called Panem, a dictatorship run from a city called the Capital. The rest of country is divided into 12 districts (there were once 13, but District 13 was blown off the face of the Earth for revolting).

The highlight of Panem each year is the Hunger Games, a televised event in which two children from every district (a boy and a girl) are chosen from a lot-tery to fi ght to the death in an outdoor arena. The ages of the tributes range from 12 to 18. The winner is the last child alive.

“The Hunger Games,” a New York Times best seller written by Suzanne Collins, is the fi rst book of “The Hunger Games” trilogy. The story follows a girl named Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old highly trained hunter from District 12 who volunteers for the 74th Hunger Games in place of her younger sister, Prim. Participat-ing with her is Peeta Mellark, a baker’s son who once

saved her family from starving by giving them bread. As if being thrown into an arena to kill other kids

isn’t bad enough, the two’s mentor, Haymitch, is the only victor District 12 has ever had. He’s a raging alco-holic and the laughing stock of the games. Since he’s in charge of making sure they stay alive, the odds are not in their favor.

Although Collins avoided overly graphic descrip-tions of violence, some of the players’ deaths were disturbing and one in particular was tear-jerking. Her writing is so vividly descriptive that it is impossible to not see the forest fl oor that lies outside of District 12’s electric fence or the trees that Katniss straps herself to when she’s sleeping in the arena. “The Hunger Games” generates constant suspense and is one of the hardest books to put down.

The movie, produced by Lionsgate, comes out March 23 and is their most expensive movie yet. Director Gary Ross plans to make it PG-13 so that young readers can see it. Make sure to read the book before watching the movie. You will not regret it.

by emily wendlandwendlandeditor in chief

Not your typical sequel: ‘Catching Fire’

The second book of the trilogy is a true con-tinuation of “The Hunger Games.” Peeta and Katniss are left with nightmares, horrible memories of the arena and threats from Panem’s dictator himself.

I can’t be as descriptive as I would like without spoiling the ending of the fi rst book.

The upcoming Hunger Game is called a Quarter Quell; it marks the 75th year of the games after the rebellion. Quarter Quells are worse than the regular games. The tributes face more terror than usual.

In the previous Quar-ter Quell the Capital sent twice as many kids into

the arena. This year’s quell prom-

ises to be one that Panem will never forget.

Collins’s monsters that she calls “muttations” and the weapons she conjured up never ceased to amaze me. She twists and turns the plot so that it is impossible to predict. I would start to cry because I thought one of my favorite characters was going to die when he actually wasn’t.

I thought tributes were going to kill each other, but some ended up being allies.

“Catching Fire” is not the typical sequel.

It’s just as thrilling as “The Hunger Games” and it was equally as hard to put down.

byemily wendlandwendland

editor in chief

‘Mockingjay’ ends ‘The Hunger Games’ series

What can I say about the fi nal book of my favor-ite series?

I can tell you that it was my favorite of the three. I cried like a baby more than once throughout the book and when I was fi nally done reading, I cried even more.

“Mockingjay” picks up from the aftermath of “Catching Fire.”

Districts are destroyed; astonishing numbers of in-nocent people are killed. Unlike in “The Hunger Games” which now seems like a walk in the park, “Mockingjay” rips your heart out and stomps on it until you don’t want to read anymore, but you’re

so enticed that you have to fi nish.

Much of the action of the story takes place on a battlefi eld where civilians are killed and each side resorts to cruel tactics. As usual Collins is heavily equipped with new inven-tions and mind blowing weapons of mass destruc-tion.

Giant pods that line the streets of the Capital release anything from a shower of bullets to blood-sucking monsters. There are bows that only respond to the owner’s voice and arrows that explode on contact.

While the war is already in progress, the ques-tion remains, will Katniss Everdeen agree to be the mockingjay?

• According to hunger-gamestrilogy.net, the movie date is Nov. 22, 2013.

byemily wendlandwendland

editor in chief

fastfactsfacts

• 3.5 million copies have sold.

• #1 USA Today best seller.

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• 450,000 copies were sold within the fi rst week of release, Aug. 24, 2010.

• Intended audience: ages 12 and up.

Go to our website, www.thecarolinaforesttoday.com, to read more about “The Hunger Games” books and movie.



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Varsity Football:Record: 6-2Region: 1-1Senior Night Oct. 28

JV Football: Record: 4-1

Varsity Volleyball:Record: 10-4Region: 8-0Placed 1st in the region.Congratulations to Katie Davis and Sara Bane for being named to the All-State team.

JV Volleyball: Team 1 Record: 8-8Team 2 Record: 2-5

Swimming: Boys placed 3rd in the region.Girls placed 1st in the region.

Girls Golf: Record: 13-1Finished 3rd out of 8 teams at Low-er States.State meet Oct. 24 and 25 in Ander-son.

Girls Tennis: Record: 5-11Region: 2-6

Boys Cross Country: Record: 59-10Placed 1st in the Horry County Championship.Placed 1st in the region.Lower State meet Oct. 29.

Girls Cross Country: Record: 15-2Placed 1st in the Horry County Championship.Placed 1st in the region.Lower State meet Oct. 29.

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Varsity Football:Record: 6-2Region: 1-1Senior Night Oct. 28

JV Football:Record: 4-1

Varsity Volleyball:Record: 10-4Region: 8-0Placed 1st in the region.Congratulations to Katie Davis and Sara Bane for being named to theAll-State team.

JV Volleyball:Team 1 Record: 8-8Team 2 Record: 2-5

Swimming:Boys placed 3rd in the region.Girls placed 1st in the region.

Girls Golf:Record: 13-1Finished 3rd out of 8 teams at Low-er States.State meet Oct. 24 and 25 in Ander-son.

Girls Tennis: Record: 5-11Region: 2-6

Boys Cross Country:Record: 59-10Placed 1st in the Horry CountyChampionship.Placed 1st in the region.Lower State meet Oct. 29.

Girls Cross Country:Record: 15-2Placed 1st in the Horry CountyChampionship.Placed 1st in the region.Lower State meet Oct. 29.

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While there are returning and new TV shows this fall, when interviewing 100 students on their top picks, none of the new shows made the cut, but some cancelled ones did. Below are the top four and some fast facts about each.

#1 Jersey Shore

#4

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#2 The Big Bang Theory

• In the fi rst season Sheldon gets fi red from his job.• The elevator is broken and has an “X” on it.• At the end of every show, there is a “note” from the editor.

AWKWARD

• Lisa Robin Kelly who played Laurie, Eric’s sister, was fi red in the third season and returned in the fi fth sea-son only to be fi red again in the sixth season. The role then went to Christina Moore.

• Mila Kunis (Jackie) was only 15 years old when she became a cast member, and she actually lied about her age to get the role.

That 70s Show

• Mike “The Situation” is the oldest of the cast mates at 29 while Nicole “Snooki” and Vinny are the youngest at 24.• Deena is the newest cast mate and came on this year as Angelina’s replacement.• Sammi “Sweetheart” and Ronnie are the only real

couple on “Jersey Shore,” even though they are off and on.

• While the name of the show is “Jersey Shore,” only the fi rst and third seasons were fi lmed in Jersey. The second season was fi lmed in Miami and the fourth was fi lmed in Italy.• The cast members, while not partying and GTLing (gym, tan, laundry), actually work. While in Jersey, they work at a T-Shirt store (Shore-Store). In Miami they work at a gelato shop and in Italy at a pizza parlor.

• Jenna has an accident and everyone mistakes it for a suicide attempt.

• There’s a huge love triangle between Jenna, Matty and Jake.

The night I had waited for since December was here, and after it had been postponed once, I was fi -nally going to see my idol perform.

My best friend and I spent the day before making signs, picking out outfi ts and making sure we knew the lyrics to every Taylor Swift song ever written.

After a six hour drive, we were in our hotel room in Atlanta, getting ready for the night of our lives. Af-ter an hour of getting ready and making sure we had our tickets and our favorite lyrics written in sharpie down our arms, it was time to leave.

Traffi c in downtown Atlanta was bad as usual so I was anxious about being late. Then I saw the arena with thousands of girls in sparkly dresses and cow-boy boots walking in. This was really happening.

After pushing our way through the crowd of excit-ed fans, we fi nally made it to our seats. The opening act started to perform, Need To Breathe, a band that sounded a lot like Kings of Leon. After their fabulous set, it was time for Taylor.

We waited for about 30 minutes while they set up the stage again, then the opening monologue started and the fans went wild.

“Life is a funny thing, you know… I think most of us fear reaching the end of our life and looking back and regretting the moments we didn’t speak up…”

Then the curtain opened, my favorite song started to play and out walked Taylor Swift. I looked over at my best friend who was already in tears. This was real, our countdown was over. We were here.

Then it happened, the moment I never though would come. She walked off the stage to meet all the fans as her hit song “You Belong With Me” played in the background. I couldn’t fi gure out if it was a dream or real life. All I knew was that the person I look up to most was standing so close to me that I could have reached out and touched her.

That night I danced so much, my arms and legs felt like noodles when the concert ended.

The next morning, I didn’t have a voice because I had screamed and sang the songs that I belt out when I’m alone in my car, with my best friend and 14,000 other fans in a room full of sparkles, sun dresses and cowboy boots.

It was “the night we danced like we knew our lives would never be the same.”

I had the time of my life fi ghting dragons with you

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seniorsportlight

A typical week of practice is: • Strenuous, fun and exhilarating.

If you could be any color what color would you choose?: • I would be blue so I can sing “I’m Blue”

If you could go to any country, which one would you go to?: • China because everything good is “made in China.”

What kind of training do you do?: • With the team, for two hours.

If you could go back to any era of time, which era would you choose? • Roaring twenties

Favorite word: • Fabulous

Ryan Spraker[Swimming]

Persistance pays off for two athletes by daniellebuff a

sportswriter

Dustin Conklin

Both junior Dustin Conklin and senior Alyssa Uber have been involved in their sports, cross country and tennis respec-tively, since their freshman year.

Conklin is only three seconds from one of Zach Hensel’s school records and Uber has advanced from the number four spot to the number one spot on the tennis team over the past four years.

Below are questions and answers with both athletes on what drives them.

Q: When did you start running?

A: Ninth grade.

Q: How many hours a week would you say you run altogether?

A: During the season about 10 hours a week and off season about 6 hours.

Q: What is your best time so far?

A: 17:11

Q: Zach Hensel’s top time is 16:42 and out of the top 10 times in school history, he holds seven. How does it make you feel to be in his league?

A: It just gives me a purpose to train as hard as I possibly can. I’m honored being so close to his time.

Q: Do you have any advice to someone who wants to run?

A: Just to try it out. I hated running at fi rst, but I grew to love it. And hard work does pay off. My fi rst year times weren’t that impressive and I worked hard. The times come later.

Q: What was your workout like over the summer?

A: Honestly, I just ran three days a week. Coach Foxworth told me after track, just to get out there and run to get faster. I ran to stay in shape, and honestly running over the summer is one of the hardest things I’ve done. Either I had to wake up real early, about 7 a.m., or run late at night and halfway through summer I got a job so then I had to wake up real early. Waking up is not one of my strengths.

Q: Is there any ritual you have on race day?

A: I normally buy a gallon of water from Kroger and during the school day I drink about two gallons of water. To prepare mentally I make myself really nervous by constantly thinking about the race and make it seem really important. For some reason the more nervous I am, the faster I start. I also try to eat a healthy dinner.

Alyssa Uber

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Q: How do you feel about being number one on the tennis team and how did you get to this point?

A: I became number one by playing challenge matches against my team-

mates to fi gure out our rank. Since I won the most games against everyone, I was ranked one. It is diffi cult being number one because as with any sport, pressure comes along with leading the team, but it also gives me a sense of accomplishment and challenges me to always give my best.

Q: How do you prepare for each match?

A: I make sure that on match days I eat healthy foods and I try to mentally prepare to give my best. Before the match starts I warm up by hitting back and forth and practice serves with my teammates and opponent.

Q: When did you start playing tennis?

A: I started when I was a freshman. I played some when I was younger but it wasn’t for long. My freshman year I was number four on the team, sophomore year number two, junior year number two and senior year number one.

Q: What is your record?

A: 5-3

Q: What is your training like during the season?

A: During the season I just practice with my team and play matches. And this year our team actually went to a tournament and won runner-up.

Q: Do you have any advice for some one who wants to play tennis?

A: Well, fi rst maybe take some private lessons and learn the basics of tennis. Then once you are comfortable enough with your strokes and have the right form, practice playing against someone better than you so that you are challenged and can improve. It is also important to remember that this takes effort and it is not a sport that is easy to learn. It takes strategy, good form and a tremendous amount of concentration to play tennis well and to the best of your ability.

Jennifer Karl[Golf]

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hold ‘em up| After the homecoming game against Lugoff-Elgin Oct. 7 the seniors gathered for a photo. The Panthers won 47-7. The team is tied for 3rd in the region with Conway. First Row: Jarvez Holmes Second Row: Anthony Giracello, Austin Shaffer, Michael Coles, Josh Jakell, Lorenzo Green, Danny Daly, Cody Osiecki Third Row: Aaron Williams, Christian Lewis, Ryan Elko, Quevontre Ransom, Tre’Shawn Green, Adam Fowler, Blaine Kowalkowski and Shawn Doublet. [Photo by Emily Schassler]

one team, one dream | At the game against St. James Sept. 2, senior captains Danny Daly and Jarvez Holmes, junior captain Kyle Rice and senior captain Michael Coles walk out on the field for the corn toss. The Pan-thers won 49-22.

Junior captain Kyle Rice said he wants this season to be just as successful for him and the seniors.

“It is important to me because football is my dream and as much as they [the seniors] want a good senior year, I want a great junior year,” Rice said. “I want them to remember and never forget how much fun high school football was for them. To be successful is what every-one wants, and I just want to help them accomplish that their last year.” [Photo courtesy of Michael Coles]

The 15 seniors on the varsity football team started the season with just one goal – to make a name for Carolina Forest football.

“This year the most important thing to accomplish is winning the region and making it to the playoffs being we fell short last year. But most importantly, we just want to make a statement [this year] and make a name for Car-olina Forest football,” senior captain Danny Daly said.

Senior captain Michael Coles agreed.“We already experienced the worst it could get.

There’s no where to go but up,” Coles said. “We want to leave a winning legacy, but players can’t forget where we came from. They must work for it.”

When these seniors were freshmen, the varsity team went 0-11. It was the fi rst season as a 4A school.

“Just because we didn’t have a good year and didn’t win a game doesn’t mean you give up on something you

love,” Daly said. “We went to work the next two years and look where we are today.”

As of press time the team is tied for third in the region with Conway. They have a winning percentage of .750, have scored a total of 300 points and have held their op-ponents to 101 points.

“These guys have been with us for a long time. Most of them have been on the team for three years. They are goal orientated, motivated and their confi dence level is off the charts,” head coach Drew Hummel said. “They’re a great group to be around and they are probably the most talented class we have ever had.”

Senior Josh Jakell agreed.“We have a more committed group and kids that have

heart,” he said.Senior Cody Osiecki, who has been on the team since

his freshman year, wants his senior year to be the best.“I want to end this year on a good note because I’ll

never get to play high school football again,” Osiecki said. “I’ll never get to play on a Friday night again.”

Last year the team beat Conway for the fi rst time in school history, but just fell short of the playoffs.

“We did just barely fall short of the playoffs and don’t get me wrong, it did bother me, but on a positive note and being the events that took place the week of that game with our coach passing away and us beating Conway for the fi rst time in school history, it motivated us to come

out this season with nobody getting in our way from get-ting to the playoffs,” Daly said.

And Daly was not the only one who felt that way.“We deserved to go, but it has just pushed me that

much more this season to not even let it come close and blow the region away,” Coles said.

It appears the emotions from previous seasons have given the Panthers that much more motivation.

“You have to make practice diffi cult, put them in tough situations where they have to dig down deep to fi nd the answers, but they have to have a great desire to win as well,” Hummel said.

Both Daly and Coles agreed as seniors it is their job to lead the team.

“I’m a senior,” Coles said. “When I was an under-classman, I looked up to the seniors to lead me, and now it’s my time to lead.”

Both said they work to get better every day.“There’s a lot of talent in this class and on this team,

and we’ve been working for the past three years just waiting for this year,” Daly said.

Senior captain Jarvez Holmes agreed. “This is our season to prove to ourselves and every-

body else that we are good enough,” Holmes said. “We don’t want people to under look us anymore. This is our time to show everyone that all the hard work we put in will take us a long way and good things will happen.”

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THE FOREST HAS TALENT

1. Caitlyn Penter2. Annie LaSalle3. Elaina Katsanos 4. Jesse Berry 5. Faith Ruska6. Christian Wright7. Sarah Campbell8. Zach Hilts9. Briana Mabry10. Danielle Flynn11. Aubrey Cooke12. Yohan Lee 13. Breauna Beebe14. Michael Spencer15. Tori Edwards16. Shannon King & Johann Forrest17. Lysa Vidal18. Taylor Gazzani19. Logan Hensley & Bea Bassaco20. Rebekah Lyons21. Paisley Ellis & Sean Julian22. Faye Goodwin, Shannon King & Brooke Smith23. Ansley Sutton, Casey Berry & Jesse Berry 24. Casey Fleck

in the spotlight | Danc-ing across the stage, junior Michael Spencer sings “Your Man” by Josh Turner. After his performance the judges had nothing but good things to say.

After performing in last year’s Panther Idol, Spencer was ready for this year’s competition, he said.

“I was surprised and happy when I won. I did not expect to win third because I did a solo act and normally group acts win,” he said. “My favorite thing about my performance was the response I got from the crowd.”

Spencer plans to compete again next year.

“Next year I’d like to perform with a band,” Spencer said. [Photo by Tom Spencer]

in it to win it | Celebrating after being announced the winners of the 10th annual Panther Idol, senior Casey Berry and juniors Ansley Sutton and Jesse Berry show off their new trophy. “I was excited we won because it meant all of our hard work paid off,” Sutton said. The trio performed “Turning Tables” by Adele to land them the win. [Photo by Emily Hunt]

center stage |Performing the song “Undo It” followed by “Walk This Way,” junior Sean Julian and sophomore Paisley Ellis show their talent. [Photo by Tom Spencer]

singing solo | Singing her part, senior Faye Goodwin performs the song “Heartbreaker” accompanied by soph-omore Brooke Smith and senior Shan-non King. [Photo by Tom Spencer]

at the ballet | Moving with the music, freshman Rebekah Lyons dances to the song “Tri de’ Odalisque.” [Photo by Tom Spencer]

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1. Ansley Sutton, Casey Berry & Jesse Berry; Vocalists; “Turning Tables”2. Tori Edwards; Dancer “To Build a Home”3. Michael Spencer; Vocalist “Your Man”

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The tenth annual Panther Idol consist-ed of 24 acts that varied from ballets to duets and trios.

The competition was Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. The winners of the competition were se-lected by the audience who were given ballots at the beginning of the show and asked to vote for their favorite act.

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