1 News-N-Everything. Beta Club Induction

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1 1 News-N-Everything The Official Student Newspaper of Robinson High School Volume 91, Issue December 2013 Black Friday When one thinks of Black Friday, they usually picture huge lines, crowded stores and shoppers fighting over the last waffle-iron on sale, and they d probably be correct in assuming that stores become akin to zoos. The fourth Friday in November has become infamous for big deals and even bigger insights into the beasts within us all. The term Black Friday comes from a term that described when retailers began making a profit. It was widely accepted that retailers didn t profit until after Thanksgiving, and thus were in the red, referring to the color ink that would be used in ledgers. When the stores would begin to make profits, the ink would turn to black, thus coining the term in the black and inspiring Black Friday. Originally, stores would open at 6 a.m. the following morning, and shoppers would be able to leisurely stroll in and purchase the sale items at their own discretion, which seems completely contrary to our perceptions of this holiday today. Black Friday should be the ushering in of the holiday season, inspiring compassion and caring for our fellow man. We can all go out and enjoy the bargains, and the shopping, but we should always remember that the holiday season should be about more than our materialistic side. Will Devin Beta Club Induction This year s Beta Club induction was a wonderful experience. Parents came to take photos as their son or daughter was inducted and Ashtin Midgett shared with everyone some of the benefits of being a Beta. Perhaps the biggest surprise was the Illinois State Beta Club Vice President Michael Akande s speech, which incited more than a few chuckles among the crowd, with his flavorful take on the traditional introductory speech given at the event. We here at the newspaper are proud to congratulate the following students who were inducted at the event: Leah Avery, Jacob Blunier, John Chapman, Darin Cox, Samuel Cunningham, Mara Decker, Heather Duzan, Connor Griffin, Wesley Harrison, Alyssa Hoagland, Melissa Jenkins, Cassidy Jones, Farrah Kearby, Mallory Kent, Jacob Ludwig, Aubyn Medsker, Kasey Meeks, Kylie Meeks, Bradley Midgett, Collin Rains, Jason Richart, Amanda Shafer, Brady Thompson, Emily Trimble, London Toney, Mikayla Wright, Wesley Wright, Yadeli Xolo, and Willem Devin. Matthew Buercklin Tips For Taking Finals Okay, everyone: as a senior here at RHS, I have quite the extensive knowledge of how to prepare and take finals. There are a few simple tips you can follow to make your entire finals experience much more simple and enjoyable. First of all, study. It seems like a very straight forward and obvious point, but just do it. There is no logical reason for a student not to study. The only thing that will come out of studying for a test is an improvement in your grade. Next tip: sleep. Don t stay up all night (or all week, for some of us) to prepare. Be reasonable about the time that you can put into preparing for your final. If you re exhausted, you aren t going to be physically prepared to sit down and take an important test. Tip three, and in my opinion, the most important: calm down. Finals are indeed a big deal and typically have a large impact on your grade, but it is still just a test. It is a piece of paper with some ink on it. We aren t asked to combat a pride of lions with little more than a stick, after all; were just putting some letters on a page. If you ve made it this far, you ve taken many tests, this one is no different. Best of luck, everyone! Study up, get some sleep, and calm down. Destin Finkbiner

2 Winterball 2013 Photos by Avi Beckes 2 King Nick Sandshafer and Queen Hannah Vaughn Winterball 2013 Court: Bucky Stevens, Sam Ziegler, Phil Salesman, Kylie Meeks, Brady Thompson, Cassidy Jones, Jay Akins, Kirstyn Bowen, Michael Elliott III, Kendra Buchanan, Maralee Birkofer, Nicholas Sandshafer, Hannah Vaughn, Cole Fiscus, and Karnell Bowen, attended by Madison Halterman, Ben McCullough, Christina Patterson, David Jenkins, Anna Jones, Jeffrey Darnold, Lexi Gower, Cobin Hayes, Stephanie Hawkins, James Hillard, Parker Corder, Eli Jones, and Olivia Musch

3 3 Madi Buchanan and Shelbie Titsworth Eli Jones and Olivia Musch Cassidy Jones and Brady Thompson Kylie Meeks and Phil Salesman J.P. and Katelyn Hatfield Parker Corder and James Hillard J.P. Hatfield, Abbie Blunier, Melissa Jenkins, Madi Buchanan, Katelyn Hatfield, Jake Blunier, Kasey Meeks, Joe Riggs, Shelby Bruner, Darrin Cox, Shelbie Titsworth, Allison Kite, and Eli Jones

4 4 Holiday Wishes To Dylan White Merry Christmas, Sweetie! From Sierra Henry To Emily Harp and Jessica Weaver Merry Christmas to the best friends ever! From Sierra Henry To Mr. Forbes First Semester Class Thank you for being good students during first semester. Merry Christmas. From Mr. Forbes To Derek Keeler You re the best big brother ever! From Emily Keeler To Megan Xanders I never see you, so I wanted to say I love you. Happy Christmas to you and Chucky! From Marisa Koester To Sierra Henry Happy Holidays to the best girlfriend in the entire world! From Dylan White To Brayden Goff I hope you have a lovely Christmas! To Everyone Try to hate someone a little less every day this holiday season. From Will Devin To Mrs. Phillips I miss you! You were one of the best English teachers I ve ever had. Please come back! From Brooke Langley To Kelly Brookman You are my sunshine! Love you! Happy Holidays! From Megan Weger To AJ Hays, Sara Brashear, and Emily Harp Happy Holidays! From Jessica Stevens To Kalee Childress You are the cutest little girl! Merry Christmas! From Ashton and Sonnie To RHS Cheerleaders You guys are great! Love you girls! Have a very merry Christmas! From Megan Weger To Allison McGahey Wishing you a wonderful Christmas, babygirl! I ll sing you the entire 12 Days of Christmas soon. Stay Beautiful. From Sonnie Givens To Courtney Callaway You are lovely! Have a merry Christmas! To Brooke Langley I love you! Merry Christmas! To Sheldon Richards We love your salmon-colored shirt! You look dashing! From Ashton and Brooke To Everyone May your winter break be slow and joyous. From Brayden Goff To FCA Hope you have a merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! From Mr. Mendenhall To Alexis Mullins + Maralee Birkofer + Abby Siler Happy Holidays. May peace be with you. From Dylan Wesley To The Student Body Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Be safe this holiday season. From RHS Cooks To RHS Faculty and Staff Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! From RHS Cooks Kirstyn Bowen and Jay Akins

5 5 Dear Santa Dear Santa, my name is Mr. Forbes and I would like an Athearn HO scale model of a Chicago & Eastern Illinois engine GP9 with DCC and sound for Christmas. Dear Santa, my name is Sierra Henry and I would like lots and lots of snow for Christmas. Dear Santa, my name is Marisa and I would like Pokemon X and Y, Zelda Ocarina of time, and many video games for Christmas. Dear Santa, my name is Cole Fiscus and I would like no term paper for Christmas. Dear Santa, my name is Addie and I would like a puppy for Christmas. Dear Santa, my name is Michael Elliott and I would like a 1,000lb bag of Skittles for Christmas. Dear Santa, my name is Jessica Stevens and I would like for my mom to get the job she put in for for Christmas. Dear Santa, my name is J. Akins and I would like no term paper in Comp. II for Christmas. Dear Santa, my name is Mr. Cook and I would like peace on Earth and goodwill toward men and women and a Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb for Christmas. Dear Santa, my name is Brayden Goff and I would like snow for Christmas. The RHS News-N-Everything would like to invite student body submissions (creative writing, letters to the editor, cartoons, guest columns, etc) for future issues. Interested parties should see a member of the editorial board or us at newsneverything@me.com. Published ten times a year, the RHS News-N-Everything is a public forum, with its student editorial board making all decisions concerning its content. Unsigned editorials express the views of the majority of the editorial board. Letters to the editor are welcomed and will be published as space allows. Letters must be signed, although the staff may withhold the name on request. The paper reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and clarity, and all letters are subject to laws governing obscenity, libel, privacy and disruption of the school process, as are all the contents of the paper. Opinions in letters are not necessarily those of the staff, nor should any opinion expressed in a public forum be construed as the opinion or policy of the administration, unless so attributed. News-N-Everything Willem Devin Editor-in-Chief Staff Aviana Beckes Matthew Buercklin Destin Finkbiner Sierra Henry Allison Kite Sponsor Jonathan Cook