Jul 28, 2016
by Sierra Johnson
On April 25th, the senior class had their annual senior breakfast. Upon entry, all students received a small bag of Hershey kisses. Everyone then took their seats and a speech was given by our mayor, Kip Holden. The room fell silent as he inspired us with his words. “This is the last time you all will be able to do something like this with your fellow classmates. Most of you have known each other since elementary school, and soon you all will go your separate ways.”
Once finished, people where called, by table, to get a plate of food made by our school’s very own Chef Oubre. Gifts were then given out to the people who had a number on the Hershey bag that they received (not every bag had a number). The gifts ranged from a free Smoothie King smoothie, to a gift basket, to even two 1 hour passes to Area 51! The parents worked hard on gathering the gifts and making decorations; it was a great experience.
Jul 28, 2016
by Damian Jackson
The last track meet Woodlawn High had was the District Meet on April 20th. For the District Meet, Woodlawn came in third place for boys and girls, which contained events in sections such as throwing, like shot put or javelin, jumping, and running.
Individually, Brandon Williams finished first for the boy’s 400 meter dash, Alexis Martin finished first in the girl’s 3200 meter run, and Samaria Newton came in first for the 100 meter hurdles. As a group, Jordan Donald, Nicholas Bradley, Khidir Al-Mustafa, and Brandon Williams took first for the 4×400 relay team.
With the results from the District meet, Woodlawn had a total of 12 girls and 15 boys qualify for Regional, which was held on April 27th. At the Regional meet, track member Calah Williams qualified for State, which took place May 7th. Although no students placed at State, having students represent Woodlawn at that event is something to be proud of. Good job to all the Woodlawn Track Athletes for finishing the year strong!
Jul 28, 2016
by Rebeca Aguilar
The softball season ended with their last game against Livonia on April 7, 2016. Even though the panthers lost 9-4, the team worked together as a family and they tried to do their best and never gave up on the field.
After watching the game, I had the privilege to talk to the varsity pitcher, Lainey Eastham. She said, “This season was a lot of fun for me, even though we did not win some games. I not only made friends, but it brought us together as a family and you could see that in the last game of our season.” This season a lot of students went to see the softball games and cheered them on, which was good for the team. The Woodlawn students are excited to see what the softball team has for us next year.
Jul 28, 2016
by Sierra Johnson
April 8th was the start of something spectacular! Four groups participated in the student vs. teacher basketball game: freshmen (black jerseys), juniors and sophomores (white jerseys), seniors (purple jerseys), and teachers. There were three games total, each consisting of two, five minute matches. The first two games acted as an elimination games to see what grade level would play against the teachers.
The first game was the freshman vs. the juniors and sophomores. The juniors/sophomores started the game with two lightning fast scores. Freshmen were able to grab hold of the ball, but it was snatched back by the juniors/sophomores and they scored once again. Each team performed some nice spins while chasing after the ball, but the juniors/sophomores obliterated the freshman with a final score of 21 to 6. The second game was between the juniors/sophomores and the seniors. Right off the bat one can see that was going to be a close match; the juniors/ sophomores and seniors went back and forth until the juniors/sophomores got the first point. At one point during the game, the juniors/sophomores performed an outstanding dunk; however, they do not get the point. The game ended with the senior’s victory of a final score 14 to 9.
After an amazing half time performance by the cheerleaders, the final game arrived: seniors vs. teachers. This had to be the best game out of them all. The seniors did a good job blocking the teachers, but the teachers found a hole and made the first score of the game. This was a close game, much like the last one. One person who stood out in particular was Coach Lewis. He was, by far, the best blocker and proved to be a huge handicap to the seniors by scoring five times. The final score was 12 to 9, with the teachers being victorious.
Jul 28, 2016
by Sarah Hayden
On Wednesday, March 23, 2016, the Woodlawn junior class experienced a mock crash to raise awareness about drunk driving. Students participated in this event. The Louisiana State Police Department also helped in the event.
It started with a deputy announcing the scene of the crime. A 16 year old intoxicated female was driving home with her 16 year old male friend from graduation party. Suddenly, she swerved into oncoming traffic and collided head on into another driver. The passengers were injured on impact. The diver had a neck injury and the passenger’s legs were pinned under the dashboard. They were rushed to the E.R. and the female who had her legs pinned lost her legs. The 16 year old male died on impact and was put in a body bag and pulled away in a hearse. The police deputy had to inform his mom and the emotion from the mother was intense; it was as if it really happened.
The morale of the story is that you should be careful with who you get in a car with. If you are drunk then you should call an adult to come get you. A car crash can happen to anyone. At the end of the event students received bracelets that read, “U Drink U Drive U Walk” and then we said a prayer for all those effected by drunk drivers.
