April 2016

Co-Editors: Courtney McKinney & Makenna Hefner

SHHS Student Newspaper

The Hawkeye

The Junior class held its Midnight Masquerade Prom for the

seniors on Apr. 30 at The Clarksburg Country Club from 8-11

p.m. The colors used for the Midnight Masquerade theme were

shades of purple, black, and gold. One Hundred seventy seven

people attended the masquerade. The prom court consisted of

Hailie Blair escorted by Robert Adams; Kate Dye escorted by Aid-

en Cheuvront; Whitney James escorted by Seth Law; Brooke

Lough escorted by Josh McNemar; Courtney McKinney escorted

by Jacob Montgomery; Megan Murphy escorted by Ian Riggle-

man; and Olivia Thomsen escorted by Tyler Stout. The coronation

of the king and queen took place at 9:30. The girls picked from a

bundle of roses individually wrapped, and whoever picked the

white and purple spotted rose won. Prom Queen was Megan Mur-

phy and Prom King was Ian Riggleman. Prom advisors included

Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Reaser, Mr. Simons, and Mr. Ware.

May Days

May 3 National Teacher Day

May 4 -5; 10, 11,13 AP Testing

May 8 Happy Mother’s Day

May 10 Election Day /No School

May 11-13 Senior Exams

May 17 Senior Baccalaureate

May 18 Senior Awards

May 18 Graduation

May 24-25 2nd Semester Exams

June 1 Last Day of School

Midnight Masquerade– 2016 By Tori Coleman

WEST VIRGINIA SUMMITVE ASSESSMENT

CLASS TOURNAMENT WRAP UP

Thursday March 17:

Girls Basketball 9th vs. 12th winner- 12th grade

Stack Cup winner- 12th grade

Volleyball 10th vs. 11th winner- 11th grade

Oreo game winner- 11th grade

Friday March 18:

Boys Basketball 10th vs. 11th winner- 11th grade

Shake your tail feathers winner- 9th grade

Tug of war 9th vs. 12th winner- 12th grade

Volleyball 9th vs. 12th winner- 9th grade

Nervous Nelly winner- 12th grade

By Aiden Cheuvront & Robert Adams

By Colin Colombo

Once again the students of South Harrison high school participated in the

West Virginia General Summative Assessment. Testing began April 20 ;

however, preparations started back in Aug. 2015 as teachers prepared les-

son plans and activities that aligned with the Common Core Standards.

Students completed tests in English Language Arts, including an essay, as

well as the Mathematics tests. The sophomores were also required to take

a science test and this year seniors tested in math. “The results of these

tests help guide principals and teachers in designing and implementing a

curriculum and lessons that require students to use a higher level of

knowledge and understanding in their core subjects,” stated Mrs. Ash, one

of the test administrators. She also added that her students participated in

Benchmark Testing throughout the year and felt that experience helped

prepare her English students for the end of the year state-wide tests.

SHHS Presents “Annie”

By: Hailie Blair & Riley Barriger

April was show time for the musical “Annie!” The cast and crew

spent many nights and weekends for the last minute prepara-

tions. “I am exited yet nervous about the show being open so

soon; the time just flew by!” commented play director Gabriel

Rhoades. The cast seemed everything but nervous. Xavier Ev-

ans, freshman, said that playing Daddy Warbucks was a big

responsibility and he could not wait for the opening show . Eve-

rything seemed to be falling into place. Props and costumes were

perfected for the five straight days (and nights) of performances

for the public, as well as the SH student body and the local feeder

schools. The students began this endeavor with reading their

parts out of the books to now quoting any line out of any part of

the play with no hesitation. Another thing that progressed with

the play was the choreography! At the beginning, it was just peo-

ple staging with music in the background but at the end it was so

much more! Choreography was provided by freshman- Xavier

Evans and junior- Cassidy Riley who played the role of Miss

Hannigan. They each choreographed different songs but in the

end their choreography welded together to create a cohesive

show full of dancing, singing, laughing, and great acting! Open-

ing night was Fri. Apr. 22. In the end, the cast and crew knew

why they had endured all the long practices and weekend re-

hearsals! The show was a hit!

March Students of the

Month

By. Caterina Strauss

3

Congratulations to seniors

Kiana Devericks and Ja-

cob Montgomery; junior -

Molly Wheeler; sophomore -

Jonathan Slattman; and

freshman- Emily Davis.

Let’s ask a senior….

What is your favorite part about your high school career? Montgomery: Sports

Devericks: Getting to know

everybody and getting ready

for the real world.

What will you do after grad-

uation?

Montgomery: Attend Glen-

ville State and study sports

business and play baseball.

Devericks: Attend Pierpont

Community Technical Col-

lege for lab technician.

Jacob Montgomery and Kiana Devericks

SPORTS

The baseball team started off this year with an amazing

record of 8-0. The Hawks finally dropped to Braxton

County and Tyler Consolidated. Freshman, Brenten Bar-

nette said, “My first year of high school baseball has been

a great experience.” Saturday, April 16 Brenten also hit

his first career homerun against Williamstown. The

Hawks have improved to a 14-4 record. They are looking

to continue the hot-streak until sections roll around.

SOFTBALL

BASEBALL

The Lady Hawks are had a rough start to their season with a

record of 7-10. The softball team looked to improve their rec-

ord over .500 with victories over their main rivals Doddridge,

Tygart’s Valley, and Gilmer County before coming to the end

of their season. “We have the learning seasons that will hope-

fully bring us to the winning season. It’s all part of the game

and you have to love the game,” said junior Sydney Lipscomb. 4

BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK

By Ian Riggleman and Christian Smith

This years’ boys and girls track teams are continuing just as they fin-

ished last year with the improvements of many personal bests from last

year beginning as soon as the first meet. Freddy Canary, sophomore,

has not lost an event this year and plans to keep his record up. “It’s nice

trying to have everybody you race try to beat you; it gives you more mo-

tivation to get better,” Canary said. Kacey Evans, sophomore, who has

improved greatly this season said “I’m very hopeful this year for the

state track meet that I might have a chance at placing high in the 300

hurdles.” The Track teams will compete again on the 19th of April at

Grafton. The first week of May the teams will compete in the Harrison

County Championship at RCB HS on Tuesday. Regionals are scheduled

in Keyser, WV on May 12. States will be held in Charleston, WV— 20

FBLA By Mrs. Ash

The Future Business Leaders of America( FBLA) chapter is officially back at South

Harrison High School under the advisement of Mrs. Sharon Cole. It is a career

organization that strives to engage students to prepare them for career or college

life. “The framework to learn business/computer skills starts with the courses of-

fered at our school,” said Cole. “Students can take BCA I & II; Desktop Publishing/

Webpage; Intro. to Business or Personal Finance,” she added. Mrs. Cole was the

FBLA adviser at her former school and she shared her knowledge and experience

with her current students. She told her classes about the State Leadership Confer-

ences held in Charleston, WV. Some of her students showed an interest in the

competition. “At the State Leadership Conferences, students compete in events

testing their business knowledge and skills. Top state winners are then eligible to

compete for national awards at the National Leadership Conference each summer.”

The following students participated in this year’s conference April 11 & 12 : Lauren

Moore– Social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.); Haleigh Heffinger– Business

Math; Jillian Montgomery– Medical Field; Austin Daniels & Chase Taylor– Web-

design. “We had to create a webpage for a restaurant that would have a gluten and

wheat free menu, said Daniels and Taylor. The two young men placed 1st with

their web page design and it was their first year at the competition. “It was great

fun and we can’t wait until next year to participate once more,” they both stated.

Mrs. Cole along with her students plans to attend the WVBLA Fall Conference, Oct.

2016 in Flatwoods, WV.

In last month’s newsletter we covered a major project of the Construction

Systems class of building a closet for Mrs. Ash’s room. With the completition

of the project the class has gone on to other things. Senior Annie Petitto was

happy to discuss the latest projects and her views on the class. She said that

they have been working on a set of stairs for the school play “Annie” and the

class also built beds for the “orphanage” - a different setting for the play. Un-

fortunately, next year the industrial arts program will not be available at

South Harrison. “I think that the class is a good opportunity for kids to learn

how to do necessary things on their own; I hate to see it go. It is really a class

that prepares you for the real world,” Petitto added. She

and many other students have learned valuable lessons in

the class and hope for its return. “We owe a great deal to

our teacher for this year, Mr. Don Lechner. He has given

the class the opportunity to be a part of ‘hands-on’ or ‘real

-world’ performance activities,” added junior Audrie

Walker.

Construction Zone Part 2 By. Krysta Knapp

Chase Taylor and Austin Daniels