Jul 28, 2016
by Alexis Martin
The senior class of 2017 had their ring ceremony on March 9, 2016. The middle section of the auditorium was filled with students anxious to get their class rings. Each junior walked up stage to shake Mr. Steven’s hand and collect their ring. They were told to sign a class of 2017 ‘Commitment to Graduate’ sign so Woodlawn could keep their memories. All of the students opened their ring boxes at once. They were instructed to turn their ring 116 times away from their hearts, and then have someone they admire, or the person who is most important to them, lock the ring by turning it the last time. The ring should be faced to where the person wearing it can read Woodlawn High School until they graduate. Once they graduate they can turn it the other way so other people can read Woodlawn High School from their hand. The ring is supposed to remind the person wearing it to keep working hard because success is not far away.
Jul 28, 2016
by Lillian Khemmanyvong
The blood drive, sponsored by JROTC, took place at Woodlawn High School Thursday, March 17, 2016. According to 12th grade student Ryan Williams, there were more students who volunteered to give blood than expected. For students who wanted to donate blood there are some requirements you must meet. Before you donate you must make sure you eat and drink something to keep your blood sugar level and so you will not get dehydrated. For safety reasons, you cannot donate any blood if you are sick, have HIV, high blood sugar, and your iron must be level.
In the blood drive they take one pint of blood. Due to the amount they take from your body, you have to be over 115 lbs. or else you will experience many side effects such as fatigue, nausea, and/or vomiting. It is very important that you make sure you are healthy in order to insure the patient who will be receiving you blood will be healthy too.
Jul 28, 2016
by Elizabeth Roquemore
The FCS club recently received some great news! The club finished its fundraising efforts to build a fresh water well in Swaziland Africa. The FCS club, WHS students, WHS teachers, and several local businesses raised a total of $6,600 to help a needy village have clean drinking water. It took Mr. Daniels and his FCS leaders a year and a half to raise the money, but they are so glad to be serving a needy community. Mr. Daniels has been quoted saying, “most people around the world live on less than $1 per day and many of those people don’t have access to clean drinking water, so it’s important our students at Woodlawn High understand try to help as much as possible.” The nonprofit organization building the water well is Children’s Cup. Please visit this website to see how they help needy communities in Africa and Central America: www.childrenscup.org . WHS also wants to recognize the following local businesses that donated to the Water Well Project. They are as follows: Baker Printing, Rockstar Racing, Chick-fil-a, and Alexander’s Fresh Market. The well should be completed in May so be ready for some photos of the finished product before we get out of school!
FCS stands for (Fellowship of Christian Students) and for over 5 years Mr. Daniels, a social studies teacher at Woodlawn High, has sponsored the club. Everyone is invited to visit FCS if they so choose, regardless of their beliefs. FCS shares a positive Christian message, but Muslim, Jewish, and even atheist students have visited and enjoyed their experience. It is important the club follows Separation of church and state laws so the club only meets during lunch, and it is definitely optional. FCS meets once or twice per month during both 1st and 2nd lunch shifts, and they usually have snacks. The final FCS meeting of the year will be Friday April 22, and all students are invited.
The picture you see are of the $6,600 check presentation to Children’s Cup. Mr. Daniels wants to thank his FCS leaders for their sincere dedication to the club – Miles Graeser, Brian & Ryan Williams, Kathryn Candia, Katelyn Holmes, and Janelle Carwile.
Jul 28, 2016
by Mya Kremin
Shakespeare day is dedicated to the reenactment of Shakespeare’s famous plays. The plays that were reenacted included Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Taming of the Shrew, and Othello. The scenes ranged from tragic to comedic. Each scene lasted 5-10 minutes and English classes were able to attend. The talented theater class also performed a 15 minute Romeo and Juliet skit, which was very comedic, but unfortunately was cut short. However, it was resumed Tuesday morning during first hour; several English classes attended that special performance. Shakespeare day is a great way for theater students to show their talents and appreciate the arts. Students also get to appreciate history and the time their peers put into their scenes. It is not easy performing in front of the school, but with a supportive crowd performers were able to become the characters and keep Shakespeare’s legacy alive.
Jul 28, 2016
by Rebeca Aguilar
The world geography classes Ms. Hawkins and Mrs. Hauptman teach have been learning about Russia and the Russian Revolution. They have been talking about Nicholas and Alexandra Romanov, but society may be more familiar with Anastasia from the cartoon movie. Nicholas and Alexandra were parents to Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei, and they were the last Emperors of Russia. One of the topics the class talked about was how Gustav Faberge created furniture and started a tradition for the Romanov family, Nicholas and Alexandra and their girls. Gustav would design a different jewel egg every year in Easter time and he would present it to them as a gift for the Orthodox Church in which Easter is very important.
The project the students needed to create included researching Gustav Faberge and his connection with the Romanov family. They needed to recreate eggs using either sugar, sugar string eggs, or actually sugar mold eggs which the students had the option to choose how and what materials they wanted to use to decorate. There were around 180- 200 eggs on campus when the students completed the project. This is the first year the students have done the Faberge eggs. The teachers are trying to give them more insight on these eggs and the significance of what has become really important to Russia, costumes, traditions, and the Orthodox Church.
According to Mrs. Hauptman, the activity took longer than most projects because it could not be completed in an hour; it has to be completed in stages and they needed to submit the egg and do a research paper. The most impressive eggs might be shown in the library as decoration.
