October, 2014 Lions` Roar
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October, 2014 Lions` Roar
TheLions’Roar TheLions’Roar OCTOBER2014 Volume2Issue3 CheckouttheLionsRoaronline@www.lewis.kyschools.us/school/lchs/studentnews.htm HomecomingCourt Pages2&3 LewisCountyHighSchool BandofPrideheadedto Stateforthe5thyearin row.Page10 LCHSDramaDepartmentpresents“The Matchmaker”Page13 InsideThisIssue HomecomingCourt 2&3 PowderPuff 4&5 HomecomingDance 6&7 Football 8&9 StateBound 10 CheeringontheLions CrossCountryHeadedtoRegional 11 OctoberTricks‐Volleyball 12 “TheMatchmaker”ComingSoon TSAPrepsforCompetition 13 ClubHappenings ClassNews LewisCountyHighSchool HomecomingQueenandKing MorganEnixandClayEsham 14&15 ThisMonthinHistory 16 NovemberMenu 17 NovemberEventCalendar 18 LewisCountyHighSchool 79LionLane Vanceburg,KY 606‐796‐2823 www.lewis.kyschools.us/school/ lchs 2013HomecomingQueenAlexisEnixpassesthecrownontohersister, Morgan,beforetheHomecominggameagainstWestCarter. 1. 4. 2 2. 5. 2013HomecomingRoyalty AlexisEnix&TommyBuckner. 3. SeniorCourt 1. EmilyFrye&Clay Esham 2. ShelbyLucas&Jordan Davis 3. MorganEnix&Isaac Weddington 4. KamiBentley&Dalton Stamm 5. McKenzieThompson &AustinRucker JuniorCourt:ltor-KenzieCaudill&TommyParks,SydneyMcCane&MichaelIery,JayceyFite&AustinEvans,LexiAdkins&KirklandEverman,andKatieKamer&JakeParker. SophomoreCourt:ltor-HayleeStamm&TannerUnderwood,ChelseParks&ZaneFrye-Scott,Kylee Caudill&BradyThomas,AshleeBurriss&LeviBentley,andAutumnLewis&TrevinEllis. FreshmenCourt:ltor-AbbyPick&IsaacKelly,KatieButler&BryceWallingford,HaleyBox&Justin Howard,JadaThurman&CodyRipato,andBrianaClemons&RenoGarrett. 3 SeniorsDominatePowderPuff2014 byLexiAdkins WednesdayOctober22theJuniorandSeniorgirlssquaredupatthe40yardline.Headtohead andtoetotoe,eachteamhadfunandplayedtheirheartsout.TheSeniorsescapedwith2inju‐ riesandtheJuniorsescapedwithonly1injury.TheJuniorshadatoughdefensebuttheSen‐ iorshadarockingoffense.Thegameended29‐8;Seniors.Afterthegame,eachteamcameto‐ getherasaschoolandwerefriendlyevenafterthe roughandtoughgametheyhadjustplayed.Thisgame wasagoodrepresentationofagooddefense,agood offense,andamazingsportsmanship. EventhoughallPowderPuffQueencandidateswere verybeautiful,KyleJarrellsakaVeraFabunique,won thetitleasLewisCountyPowderPuffQueenforrais‐ ingthemostmoney.Congratulationsforgoingout thereandstruttingyourstuff. 4 5 HomecomingWeekComingtoanEnd… byMorganEnix LCHS's"Club14"themeddancebroughtinhundredsofstudents!Theevent tookplaceinthegymforthe irsttimeinyears!Studentshadplentyofroom toboogiedownandsocialize.Thedance,extendedtofourhours,remained wellattendeduntil12:00. Last,IwouldliketothanktheLCHSstudentbodyforbestowingmewiththe honorofHomecomingQueen2014,andSeniorClayEshamwiththehonorof HomecomingKing!Wecouldnotbemorethankfulforourpeers'support. 6 7 AFTERtheICEAGE byDukeClinton OurLionsofthegridironenteredthecrispandcolorfuldaysofOctoberwithouttheservicesof ieldgeneralIsaac“Ice Man”Weddington.HewasoneofthetopquarterbacksinnortheasternKen‐ tuckyandtheleaderofapowerfuloffensethatwasmakingitsmarkamong areateams.CoachHughesandhisstaffhadthedif iculttaskofmidseasonad‐ justmentandanewstrategy.ThepositionofQBwaseventuallyputonthe shouldersofJordan“Scoobie”Davis,atalentedathletewithadifferentsetof skills.Thediewascastandtheseasonwentforward. TheLionstravelledtoMaysvilleforthe irstbattleoftheOctobercampaign. TommyParkssharedQBdutieswithDavisinahardfoughtgamethatdepend‐ edonathunderinggroundattack.The“BruiseBrothers”carriedtheloadwith TylerMustardprovidingthespeed.Mason“Chumley”Thurmanledinrushingwith113yards.Thegoallinewas crossedbybothDaltonStammandMustard.ThedefenseheldthehighscoringRoyalstojust19points.Leadingtack‐ lerswereAustinEvans,AndrewSwingler,AustinEgbert,andKirklandEverman.Whenthe inalhornsounded,thetally wasaclose19‐14.Itwasavalianteffortwithadisappointingend. Stillontheroad,theLionsboardedthebusandheadedtoEast Carter’sHomecomingwithaforecastofprobablerain.Probable precipitationbecameadelugefortheentiregame.TheRaider Homecomingwasnotonlydampenedbytheweather,butalsoby theLion’sresoundingvictoryina36‐7romp.All36pointswere scoredinthe irsthalfwhenthe ieldwasabit irmer.Mustard had4touchdownswhilegaining152yardsonjust8carries.Dev‐ onDuncanscoredanotherTDonapassfromDavisand2point conversionswererunbyMustard,Parks,andStamm. YetanothertriptookourroadwearyfootballerstoIvan McGlone ieldtofacetheRedDevils.AweekafteraconvincingwinoverpreviouslyundefeatedMason,Russellshowed nosignsoflettingup.Thetradition‐richDevilsdealtourLionsa36‐6defeat.TheoffensewasmostlyDaviswhothrew for55yardsandgained72ontheground.LeadingdefenderswereStamm,Mustard,Everman,andZaneFrye‐Scott. TheseriesofawaygameswouldleaveourLionswitharecordof4winsagainst4losses.Ournextcontestwouldbea trueHomecomingagainstagoodWestCartersquad. RollPride! 8 byDukeClinton HOMEATLAST,HOMEATLAST! THANKGODALMIGHTY!WE’REHOMEATLAST! Afterthreeweeksontheroad,ourLewisCountyLionsreturnedforatrueHomecoming.Notonlywasthegameim‐ portantforthisannualriteofFall,butitwasalsotodeterminethe inalspotinourdistrictforabirthintheplayoffs. ThewinnerwouldplayinNovember,buttheloserwouldendtheseasononHalloweennight. Following the evening’s festivities, the rather large crowd settled in for an exciting game that was well worth the priceofadmission.WestCarterkickedoffandforceda3andoutonthe irstseries.CometQB,BradenBrown,started thescoringwitha29yardtouchdownrun.Theextrapointattemptwasnogood. The Bruise Brothers and speedster Tyler Mustard came back with a strong and sustainedgroundgame.Unfortunately,thedrivediedonly6yardsfrompaydirt. The irstquarterwouldendwiththescore6‐0. Thesecondperiodbeganwithanotherdrivethatstayedontheground.Again, Dalton Stamm and Mason Thurman punished the Comet defense, while Mustard ranaroundthem.Mustardcappedoffthedrivewitha12yardrun.Anattemptto tack on 2 more points was unsuccessful. The scorewasbrie lyknottedat6‐6.Westresponded quickly with a TD pass from Brown to Mosley. The Lions blocked the kick attempt to leave the tallyat12‐6. AthwarteddrivefortheLionswasfollowedbywhatwaslikelythebestdefensive playoftheyear.AvicioussackbyStammdislodgedtheballthatwasscoopedupby AustinEgbertandcarriedintotiethescoreat12‐12with2:53leftinthehalf.West camerightbackwitha54yardTDrunbyMitchellwithMosleyadding2.Afterthree ballexchanges,MitchellrananotherTDwith11.6secondsleft.Mosleyaddedakickto makethehalftimescore27‐12. ThesecondhalfopenedwithMichaelLumpkinsrecoveringanonsidekick.Thefollowingdrivewasdominatedby therunningofMustardanda25yardpassfromJordanDavistoMustardwhichcameafteraMustardTDrunwascalled back.ATDrunbyDaviswasalsocalledbackbutwasfollowedbyaTDpassfromDavistoMustard.A2pointextra pointattemptwasagainnogood.ThatcuttheCometsleadto27‐18. Mustard’sheroicscontinuedasheinterceptedaBrownpassontheLewis43andreturnedittotheWestCarter16. Fourplayslater,StammpoweredinfortheTD.The2pointattemptfailedoncemore.Thethirdquarterendedwitha scoreof27‐24. Several minutes into the fourth quarter, Lewis was on a steady drive behind therunningofStammandKirklandEvermanwhohadreplacedtheinjuredThur‐ man.Mustardonceagaincamethroughwitha46yardTDrun.The2pointat‐ temptafterwarddidnotsucceed.TheLionshadtheir irstleadofthegameat30‐ 27withlessthan8minutestoplay. West Carter began the next series at their own 46. Despite a huge sack by Eg‐ bert during the drive, with less than 4 minutes left West had the ball on the 4 yardlineanditwas4thdown.Brownpro‐ ceeded to loft a sideline pass to his brother Payton in the end zone for the go aheadtouchdown.AnotherkickbyMosleyputthescoreat34‐30. In what would be the inal drive of the game, the thunder of Stamm and the lightningofMustardwouldtaketheLionstothe7yardlineanditwas4thand5. Mustardranaroundtheleftendbutwasforcedoutofboundsonthe6yardline.TheCometstookakneetwicetoend thegame. WestCarter6210734 LewisCounty01212630 The34to30 inalscoredoesn’ttellthewholestory.Itneverdoes.ItwasHomecoming.Makingtheplayoffswason the line. It was a hard hitting battle that put all who braved the cold on an emotional roller coaster. Neither team wouldgiveup.Bothsideskeptrespondingtothechallengesoftheother.Itwasaclassicgamewithasadending,butit willberemembered,asitshouldbe. 9 StateBound TheLCMarchingBandofPrideis enjoyingaverysuccessfulseason. Theyreallykickeditoffatthestart, andcontinuedontheirtraditionof success.Justasthebandthought theyweren'tgoingtomakeit,they weresupersurprisedwhenthey wereannouncedasasemi‐ inalist. Thiscomestoshowthatwithplenty ofhope,teamwork,anddesire, greatthingswillhappen! TheMarchingBandstartedoffthe seasonatBourbon.Theythenwent ontoMason,MSU,Shelbyville,But‐ lerTraditional(sweepingtheir Class),MadisonCentral,Bourbon, andisnowheadedtoDanville,for theStateSemi‐Finalsforthe5th yearinrow! LastSaturday,theBandplaced6th atBourbonCountyintheRegion FinalsandscoredPro icientwitha 77.2,2.8pointsawayfromaDistin‐ guished. WithouramazingColorGuard,we haveevenmoreofagreatreputa‐ tion.Theyhaveplace irstinallof thecompetitions,exceptone,which wasatMSU. Ofcourse,theBandwouldn'thave madeitwithouttheguidanceofthe amazingsectionleaders:CayleyPot‐ ter,HeavenJones,BethThomas,and RachelBentley.And,thetalented FieldCommander,TyranEllis.Not tomention,BandDirectorMatt VoilesandGuardDirectorRenee McCane. StateSemi‐Finalsisabigdealfor ourMarchingBand.Thereisno doubtthattheycontinuemakingour highschoolasproudascanbe.We canonlywishthebestinDanville,at theStateSemi‐Finalstomorrow. 10 byKamiBentley CheeringontheLions Betweenfundraisingandhoursofpractice,theLCHScheerleadershavetheirschedulesjampacked! Withthe irstperformanceonlyfourweeksaway,thecheerleaderslookforwardtoagreatcompetitionseason.Currently,thereisavarietyofLCapparelbeingsoldbythecheerleaders.Ifinterestedin addingtoyourLCwardrobe,contactanyvarsitycheerleaderforinfo. WeCrossedtheCountry byJoshuaHeininger TheLCHSCrossCountryteamwrappeduptheirregularseasonwithtwogreatmeets.Both,heldatMasonCounty, provedthateventhoughtheseasoniscomingtoanendtherunnersaren'treadytoquit.SeniorJoshuaHeininger(Me) andJuniorMasonMassiearebothlookingaheadtothisSaturday’sRegionalmeet,alsoheldatMason.IfMassieandI cancrossthe inishlinewithatimearound18:30,wewillbothhaveaspotinnextweek'sStateChampionshipmeetat theLexingtonHorsePark. Basedonourlastcouplemeetstheteamisinagoodpositionheadingintotheregionalcompetition.Massiehas droppedatleastaminuteeachracehehasranallseason,startingtheyearwithatimeof24minutesandroundingitoff toalow19‐minutes. Mason,thoughmovingquicklythroughthepack,isnottheonlyrunnertoshaveminutesfromhistime.EighthGrader MichaelWhitehasdroppeddownsubstantiallyfromhisopenseasonmeettime.ThoughnoteligiblefortheStateMeet, Whitehasbeenrunningwiththehighschoolboysmostoftheyear.Michaelstartedtheyearrunninginmiddleschool eventssothechangefromonegrouptothenextwasachallengingexperienceforhim.SinceMichael’s irstvarsityrace hehascutaboutfourminutesfromhistime. Theonlyotherrunneronthecourseisyourstruly.LikesaidaboveI'minagoodpositionforSaturdaysmeetanda chanceatState.GoingintothemeetI'mbothexcitedanddiscouraged.I'mgladI'mwhereI'matnow,butalways wishedbymylastmeetofmysenioryearmyrunningtimeswouldbesomuchquicker.Mybesttimeoftheseason... 18:50;whichhappenstobethesametimeIstartedtheseasonwith.SoIguessthroughouttheyearIwouldn'tsayI've improvedorgottenworse,justthatI'mwhereI'mat,andreadytogiveitallIhaveonemoretime. 11 OctoberServesUpTricksforLCHSVolleyball OurLadyLionsVolleyballsquadenteredthemonthofOctoberwitha recordof18wins,and11losses.Otherthantwobattleslosttoregion leaderandfavorite,Raceland,theLadyLionshadsplitwithRussell,and defeatedGreenupCounty. TheLadyLionsentered63rdDistrictaction lyinghighandonahot streak.Thetournament,athome,seemedwithintheirgrasp.Sadly, RussellcameintoLewiswithanaxetogrindandapointtoprove.Our LadyLionsfellinthreestraight,sweptbytheLadyDevils25‐21,25‐20, and25‐18.TheDistricttitle...gone. CourtneyWrightandMcKennaEldridgeledLewisCountywithsix kills.ChelseParksadded ivekillsandtwoaces,withHayleyPoynter addingthreeaces. The inalswereset:RacelandandRussell.Racelandcameawayvic‐ toriousandwereheadingforaRegioncrownatpresstime. 12 PotterandCottinghamtoStarin“TheMatchmaker” TheLewisCountyHighSchoolDramaDepartment,underthedirectionofMissKaylaStafford,willperform“The Matchmaker”byThortonWilderonNovember7that6pmandNovember8that1pm.StarringCayleyPotterasDolly andLoganCottinghamasHorace,theplayisahumorousriotthatwillhaveaudienceslaughingoutloudandcryingout formore! “Theplay,setinthe1880s,opensatthehomeofHoraceVandergelder(from theGermandasGeld,“money”),inYonkers,NewYork.Awidower,andimmense‐ lyproudofbeingahalf‐millionaire,HoraceispreparingforatriptoNewYork City.Havingrejectedthesuitofanartist,AmbroseKemper(DevonWatson),who wantstomarryhisniece,Erma(EdenJordan),Horacehasdecidedtosendhis nieceawaytofrustrateanyweddingplans.AfterVandergelderleaves,DollyLevi, afriendofhislatewife,andutilizedbyHoraceasamarriage‐broker,enters.Dolly issympathetictotheniece’sromance,andagreestohelpErmaandAmbrose. WhenVandergelderreturns,hetellsMrs.Levithathenowplanstomarrythe NewYorkmillinerIreneMolloy(GraceBloom ield)”(WilderSociety).Dollyhas otherplansforMr.Vandergelder.Yes,he’llgotoNewYork,buthe’llmeetother suitorsand inallyendupwiththebridethatDollyplansforhimtomarry. WhileinNewYork,Vandergelderleaveshisstore(whichhasmadehimmillions)withhistrustedclerks,Cornelius andBarneby(KyleJarrellsandTitusLemaster).However,theydecidealittleadventureisintheirfuture.Thetwotrav‐ eltoNewYorkandenduponadatewithMs.MolloyandhertrustedemployeeMinnieFaye(KamiBentley).“Inthe inalact,allthecharactersarriveatthehomeofFloravanHuysen(BreeCooper),Horace’srelative.Floramisidenti ies theromanticcouples,believing,forexample,thatBarnaby(dressedasawoman)isHorace’sniece,andthattherealEr‐ maandAmbrosearesomebodyelse,sothatthefarcicalsituationbecomesevenmorechaotic”(WilderSociety).Even‐ tually,trueidentitiesarerevealed,andFlorapersuadesHoracetolivealittleandallowhisfriendsandfamilytoenjoy theworldaroundthem. JointheLCHSDramaDepartmentonNovember7that6pmandNovember8that1pmforafun illedeveningofenter‐ tainmentandlaughter.Adultticketsare$5andStudentticketsare$3.Concessionswillbesold.Allpatronagesup‐ portstheLCHSDramaDepartment. Visitusonline:http://lchsdramadepartmentkaylastaff.blogspot.com/ TheLCHSDramaDepartmenttoHold"DollarWar." Thegradewiththemostmoneyintheirjarwillgettowatch“The Matchmaker”forfreeattheendoftheschoolday.Popcornwillbe providedforfree,andcandybarsandpopwillbesoldfor$1each. byKyleJarrells TSAPreparesforCompetition NotmuchhasbeenhappeningwithTSAlately.Thisisbecausethey'repreparingforsomemajorcompetitioninthe future. Inthespring,SeniorCaptainAustinAllen,willbeleadingtheteamtotwocompetitionsthisyearatLouisvilleand Morehead.There,theywillbecompetinginmanycategories,buttheremostsuccessfulcategoriesare:Dragster,Prob‐ lemSolving,andChapterTeam. WithallofTSA'spreparationthatthey'vehadandwillhaveuntilspring,weonlywishthemthebestofluckwhen theycompete. 13 Beware!GhostsandGoblinsInvadeFMCTC byJordanGonzalez HOSAhasbeenplanningfortheupcomingHaunted House!Wehavealotofspookyideasinstore!Wejust mightjustknockyoursocksoff!TheHauntedHouse willtakeplaceintheFMCTCSchooltonight,October 31,at7:30p.m.Comeoutandgetthethrillingexcite‐ mentofwhatwe'vebeenworkingonforthepast month! FBLAtoTourNKU byJordanGonzalez FBLAhasbeenworking ontheHauntedHouse! AlongwiththeotherFMCTC clubs!Comeoutandgeta thrilltonight,October31,at 7:30p.m.Also,FBLAwill hostatourtoNKUonNo‐ vember13.WIAwilljoinin aswell. SKILLSandSpooks byMorganEnix ThemembersofSKILLSUSAwouldliketoinviteeveryone tocometotheFMCTCHauntedHousetonight,October31st, afterthefootballgame!ThemembersofSKILLS,HOSA,and FBLAhavebeenworkingdiligentlytosetuptheirHaunted House!Theeventisanannualfundraiser.Pleasecomeoutto supportFMCTCclubsandtohaveaspook‐taculartime! Don’tMisstheBus byJordanGonzalez Ihopeeveryoneenjoyedtheirselvesatthismonth'sReturnTrip!IknowIenjoyedtheawe‐ somecateringanddowntime!SophomoresandJuniorstooktheACTpracticetestwhilethe Seniorslearnedalittlemoreabouttheirdeadlinesandrequirements!AndIcan'tforgetto mentionourstipend!That'salwaysaplus! ThenextReturnTripwillbeheldNovember11,2014@10a.m.Thebuswillleavethehigh schoolat8:45a.m.Ifyouarenotthere,thebuswillleaveyou.Thebuswillreturntothehigh schoolaround4p.m.ThebuswillleaveMSUCampusat3p.m.Again,ifyou'renotthere,the buswillleaveyou! 14 Tis’theSeason byJordanGonzalez OperationChristmasChild(OCC)seasonhasof iciallybegun!I'mextremelyexcitedbecausethishappensto bemyfavoritetimeoftheyear!IlovebeingabletospreadthejoyandloveofGoduntoothersaroundthe world!IfyoudonotknowwhatOperationChristmasChildis,I'mheretotellyou! OCChasbeengoingonfor100years!FranklinGrahamstartedSamaritan'sPurseandOCCisoneofthemain projectsoftheorganization.Everyyear,peoplearoundAmericapackshoeboxesfulloftoys,clothes,school supplies,hygieneproducts,etc.,TheseshoeboxesgoallovertheworldtochildrenwhodonotgetaChrist‐ masandinside,Samaritan'sPurseinsertsBiblesinthelanguagethatthechildcanread.Alongwiththat, someindividualssendlettersandpictures.Therearetranslatorstheretohelpthechildrenreadtheletters andtowriteandsendoneback. Ifyouwouldliketoparticipateinthisawesomeproject,seeme,JordanGonzalez!I'dlovetohelp! FellowshipofChristianAthletes byJoshuaHeininger Thegrouphasstartedanewministrythatisquitesweet.Forthelastcoupleweekscertainmembersof FCAhavebeenwalkingaroundpassingoutcandywithsmallinspirationalmessagesofJesusandhislove."Eventhoughthisis somethingsosmallpeoplewilllookattheselittlenotesandreallythinkaboutthem,nomatterwhattheirbeliefs"saidanFCA sponsorlastMondayasgroupmembersbeganworkingonplacing"LifewithJesusis(Mint)tobe"onhundredsoflittlemints.The groupplansonkeepingupwiththisministrythroughouttheyear,andspreadingthelightofJesusanywaytheycan. (FCAstillholdsprayergroupeverymorninginthelibraryfrom7:50‐7:59) ClassNews byJayceyFite&LexiAdkins Seniors:TheseniorsdecidedtochangetheirSeniorTrip, they'renowgoingtoSouthCarolinaforthreedays. Juniors:ThejuniorclassgirlswenttoaWomen'sLeadCon‐ ferenceinAshland,KYonOctober14th. Sophomores: Thesophomoreclasspickeda"NeonClub"themeforHome‐ comingandsoldYankeeCandlesfortheirclass. 15 No Scho Mon ol day & Tues Nov. day 3&4 ThisMonthinHistory (compiledby:LexiAdkins&JayceyFite) October1,1908‐HenryFord'sModelT,a"universalcar"designedforthe masses,wentonsaleforthe irsttime. October4,1957‐TheSpaceAgebeganastheRus‐ sianslaunchedthe irstsatelliteintoorbit.SputnikI weighedjust184lbs.Theremark‐ ableaccomplishmentbySoviet Russiasentashockwavethrough theAmericanpoliticalleadership resultinginU.S.effortstobethe irstonthemoon. October12,1492‐Aftera33‐dayvoyage,Christopher Columbusmadehis irstlandfallintheNewWorldintheBahamas.He namedthe irstlandsightedasElSalvador. October21,1879‐ThomasEdisonsuccessfullytestedanelectricincandes‐ centlampwithacarbonized ilamentathislaboratoryinMenloPark,New Jersey,keepingitlitforover13hours. October24,1931‐Chicagogangster"Scarface"AlCaponewassentencedto 11yearsinjailforFederalincometaxevasion.In 1934,hewastransferredtoAlcatrazprison.Hewas paroledin1939,HeretiredtohismansioninMiami Beachwherehediedin1947. October28,1886‐TheStatueofLibertywasdedicated onBedloe'sIslandinNewYorkHarbor.Thestatue wasagiftfromthepeopleofFrance commemoratingtheFrench‐ AmericanallianceduringtheAmeri‐ canRevolutionaryWar. October31st‐Hallow‐ eenorAllHallow'sEve, anancientcelebration combiningtheChris‐ tianfestivalofAll SaintswithPaganau‐ tumnfestivals. 16 17 18
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