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Becca Green Editor-in-Chief Tonight, a rival- ry that began many years ago is sparked once again at the Eagles’ Nest: the 22nd Battle of the Birds football game is here. e battle began in 1993 at the Memorial Sta- dium in Mayfield. Graves won this first game, 21- 6, but sadly lost the next to the Cardnials, 28-0. is game, as well as all other football games from the two schools were held at the Memori- al Stadium due to the lack of a stadium at Graves. When the stadium was opened in 200, the fol- lowing Battle Of the Birds games alternated between Memorial Stadium and the Eagles’ Nest Stadium. Head Coach for the varisty football team, Coach Lance Gregory commmented, “is is certainly a big game for our school and our com- munity. It’s a big rivalry game that everyone in town gets excited about. We’ve been working hard all week and expect to play a great game Friday night.” is week the school has shown school spirit for this game. Each day of the week with a certain theme. ‘Merica Monday Tye-Dye Tuesday Wheezy (rappper) Wednesday rowback ursday Class Colors for Friday Unlike previ- ous school spirit weeks, this year had an co- pious amount of stu- dents participating. Senior Shawn Frazier, cornerback for the Eagle’s, is optimis- tic about tonight’s show- down. He said, “is is our year” and goes on to remark that the team is free from distractions. According to the record of games won and lost between the birds, Graves County has scored an average of 16 points, compared to Mayfield’s 26 points. Although the av- erages seem bleak for the former, many have their hopes high for Friday. Athletic Director for GCHS, Khristian Elliot stated, “I know we’re go- ing to do really well. Our kids are gonna play hard, our coaches are gonna do a good job, and we have a shot to win the ball game.” When asked about the team’s strongest suit for this year Elliott re- plied, “Our strongest suit this year is our running game. And i think our de- fense has been solid and has improved. By far, how- ever, our running game is our strongest asset.” Although Graves has lost this infamous bat- tle for the past five years, the team, as well as the school, has high hopes that for the GCHS Eagles, tonight the team will bring home a well-deserved, and long-time goal. Eagle’s Eye The Graves County High School 1220 Eagles Way, Mayfield, KY Volume 30, Issue 1 September 19, 2014 BATTLE BIRDS OF THE Eagles, Cardinals meet for 22nd annual cross-town match YEAR GRAVES MAYFIELD 1993 21 9 1994 0 28 1995 7 48 1996 0 28 1997 0 35 1998 6 37 1999 38 26 2000 14 21 2001 6 10 2002 12 23 2003 3 13 2004 14 6 2005 0 23 2006 28 0 2007 0 17 2008 29 12 2009 13 28 2010 18 43 2011 7 21 2012 28 56 2013 21 49 2014 ?? ?? In the books... A history of the game Rush week presents clubs showcase Jillian Winn Business Manager Last Wednesday and Thursday, Graves County High School students had the oppor- tunity to participate in Rush Week. Rush Week is an event that takes place every year here at GCHS. All active clubs at Graves County set up tables in the gym to allow students the opportunity to see the various options for ex- tracurriculars that are available to them, all in one place. Students are encouraged to visit the gym during their lunch periods to talk with cur- rent club members and sign up to participate. R u s h Week helps students to come together and pre- pare for their future in- volvement in the clubs they choose. Students who visited Rush Week may have noticed some new additions to the list of possibilities this year. GC has added a Stra- tegic Gaming Club, as well as a Book Club this year. The Book Club, which was the brain child of GC stu- dents themselves, saw over 40 members sign up during the two-day event alone. Rush Week is typically well-received by the student body. “All of the clubs come together to get GCHS more involved.” Katie Elder, a junior, said. “We want everybody to be somebody. That’s why we do rush week.” Striving for Excellence: No Exceptions, No Excuses. Jillian Winn DECA DRIVE-- DECA club members hand out sweet treats to prospective new members at the GCHS annual Rush Week. Follow us on on Twitter @GCHSEaglesEye INDEX NEWS..............................2 OPINION........................3 FEATURES....................4 EAGLE LIFE.................5 SPORTS..........................6 FORUM..........................8 @GCHSEaglesEye Please see Sports for more informaiton con- cerning the Battle of the Birds.

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Becca GreenEditor-in-Chief Tonight, a rival-ry that began many years ago is sparked once again at the Eagles’ Nest: the 22nd Battle of the Birds football game is here. The battle began in 1993 at the Memorial Sta-dium in Mayfield. Graves won this first game, 21-6, but sadly lost the next to the Cardnials, 28-0. This game, as well as all other football games from the two schools were held at the Memori-al Stadium due to the lack of a stadium at Graves. When the stadium was opened in 200, the fol-lowing Battle Of the Birds games alternated between Memorial Stadium and the Eagles’ Nest Stadium. Head Coach for the varisty football team, Coach Lance Gregory commmented, “This is certainly a big game for our school and our com-munity. It’s a big rivalry game that everyone in town gets excited about.

We’ve been working hard all week and expect to play a great game Friday night.” This week the school has shown school spirit for this game. Each day of the week with a certain theme. • ‘Merica Monday• Tye-Dye Tuesday• Wheezy (rappper)

W e d n e s d a y• Throwback Thursday• Class Colors for Friday

Unlike previ-ous school spirit weeks, this year had an co-pious amount of stu-dents participating. Senior Shawn Frazier, cornerback for the Eagle’s, is optimis-tic about tonight’s show-down. He said, “This is our year” and goes on to remark that the team is free from distractions. According to the record of games won and lost between the birds, Graves County has scored an average of 16 points, compared to Mayfield’s 26

points. Although the av-erages seem bleak for the former, many have their hopes high for Friday. Athletic Director for GCHS, Khristian Elliot stated, “I know we’re go-ing to do really well. Our kids are gonna play hard, our coaches are gonna do a good job, and we have a shot to win the ball game.” When asked aboutthe team’s strongest suit for this year Elliott re-plied, “Our strongest suit this year is our running game. And i think our de-fense has been solid and has improved. By far, how-ever, our running game is our strongest asset.” Although Graves has lost this infamous bat-tle for the past five years, the team, as well as the school, has high hopes that for the GCHS Eagles, tonight the team will bring home a well-deserved, and long-time goal.

Eagle’s EyeThe

Graves County High School1220 Eagles Way, Mayfield, KYVolume 30, Issue 1 September 19, 2014

BATTLE BIRDSOF THE

Eagles, Cardinals meet for 22nd annual cross-town match

YEAR GRAVES MAYFIELD1993 21 91994 0 281995 7 481996 0 281997 0 351998 6 371999 38 262000 14 212001 6 102002 12 232003 3 132004 14 62005 0 232006 28 02007 0 172008 29 122009 13 282010 18 432011 7 212012 28 562013 21 492014 ?? ??

In the books...A history of the game

Rush week presents clubs showcaseJillian WinnBusiness Manager

Last Wednesday and Thursday, Graves County High School students had the oppor-tunity to participate in Rush Week. Rush Week is an event that takes place every year here at GCHS. All active clubs at Graves County set up tables in the gym to allow students the opportunity to see the various options for ex-tracurriculars that are

available to them, all in one place. Students are encouraged to visit the gym during their lunch periods to talk with cur-rent club members and sign up to participate. R u s h Week helps students to come together and pre-pare for their future in-volvement in the clubs they choose. Students who visited Rush Week may have noticed some new additions to the list of possibilities this year. GC has added a Stra-

tegic Gaming Club, as well as a Book Club this year. The Book Club, which was the brain child of GC stu-dents themselves, saw over 40 members sign up during the two-day event alone. Rush Week is typically well-received by the student body. “All of the clubs come together to get GCHS more involved.” Katie Elder, a junior, said. “We want everybody to be somebody. That’s why we do rush week.”

Striving for Excellence:

No Exceptions, No Excuses.

Jillian WinnDECA DRIVE-- DECA club members hand out sweet treats to prospective new members at the GCHS annual Rush Week.

Follow us on on Twitter @GCHSEaglesEye

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NEWS..............................2OPINION........................3FEATURES....................4EAGLE LIFE.................5SPORTS..........................6FORUM..........................8

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Seniors attend college fairAshton PateStaff Writer

On Tuesday, September 16, inter-ested GCHS seniors attended the Western Kentucky Regional Col-lege Fair held at Murray State University to meet and gather information from representatives of over 80 universities, colleges, career pro-grams, post secondary education programs, and the United States armed forces. Thiswasthefirstchance that many GC seniors have had to talk one-on-one with uni-versity representatives, and the event allowed them to consider their post-secondary options in more realistic terms

than they had before. Senior Shar’Kay Oliver explained why she chose to attend the college fair. “So I would be able to see all of the opportu-nities that I have for col-lege and I am hoping to beabletofindoutmoreinformation on the col-legesandhopefullyfindthe college that I want to attend.” Students from high schools around the region crowded Murray State’s CFSB Center, and they stood in line for information con-cerning the offeringsof local colleges and universities, as well as those as far away as the University of Alabama. Many students who attended the fair, came without real-

ly knowing what their plans were after high school, not to mention the wide array of op-tions available to them. Senior Oscar Carrillo, shared his thoughts. He explained, “It was an eye opener into what college I want to go to. I want to go into automo-tive engineering at SIU (Southern Illinois Uni-versity).” Carrillo was one who arrived unsure of his options. He stat-ed, “I didn’t know about the college at all before. I found it when I was looking around at the fair.” While the day-time event was intend-ed for high school se-niors, most of whom were bused in by their schools, the regional

college fair continued at Paducah Tilghman High School in the eve-ning, where it opened again at 4 p.m. for par-ents and other students. Guidance Coun-

selor Laura Marrs visit-ed junior English class-es last week to inform those students of the opportunity and their chance to get a head start on planning their

post-secondary educa-tional routes. Marrs told stu-dents, “I know you think it’s early, but it’s never too early to start planning.”

EXPORING THEIR OPTIONS-- Seniors Shar’Kay Oliver, Robin Nolan and Dulcie Taylor visited the Western Kentucky Regional College Fair with the senior class onTuesday.

Ashton Pate

Graves County to host Ag Safety DayKatie MeadeNews Editor

On Wednesday Sep-tember 24th, the Graves County High School Agricul-ture department will host an Ag Safety Day which will ed-ucate 7th through 12th grad-ersondifferentdailyhazardsthat they may encounter while living and working in a rural community.

There will be 11 dif-ferent stations set up at the high school and four at the middle school that morn-ing, including Large Animal Safety, ATV Safety, Tractor Safety, and more. Guest speakers for this event include Dale Dob-son, chairman of the Ken-tucky Department of Farm and Home Safety, James Comer, Commissioner of

Agriculture, State Represen-tative Richard Heath, and Fred Nesler, Deputy Execu-tive Director of Agriculture. Other highlights of the safety day include a mock ATV fatality accident, an Air Evac rescue, and all students and faculty will receive a free t-shirt. Ag students have worked for several weeks in preparing for the event. It

is just one example of how Graves County focuses on preparing students for not only college, but their ca-reers, as well. Graves County High School Junior Kaitlyn Bushart is playing an import-ant role in the preparations for the day. As she worked to

finalizepreparations,sheex-plained, “Ag safety day will educate students about farm safety in the community and leave an impact by sending a message to Graves County students that one small mis-take can have a large conse-quence that can hurt them or threaten their life.”

JOLT OF KNOWLEDGE- Senior Chandler Adams and Sophomore Shelby Dodson learn about electrical safety around the home and how to handle downed power lines. The display features a mock-up that uses real electricity to illustrate the dangers of electrical lines and what can happen if they fall.

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Wait, What?Wait, What? is a new column from Jillian Winn where she looks at a rumor currently circulating on social media and tells you what’s really up.Jillian WinnBusiness Manager

The Facebook Messenger app has been around for a while- three years to be exact. No one has paid much attention to it, though. Now, however, users are un-able to use the Facebook app to view their messages. They are in-stead being forced to use the Face-book Messenger app to access their messaging. The Facebook Messenger app, according to rumor, requires the user to accept many privacy-vio-lating terms. An article that has been widely circulated warns Facebook users that there are many hidden, in-vasive conditions in the app’s Terms of Service. For example, the article claims that since the app is allowed to record audio, the app can use the microphone to activate at any given time without your consent. In response to this, the Wash-ington Post indicated that many

other apps have terms of conditions similar to Facebook Messenger’s. “Yes, it’s potentially ‘insidi-ous,’” wrote Caitlin Dewey, reporter from Washington Post, “but so are WhatsApp, Viber, MessageMe and virtually every other popular mes-saging app, all of which request comparably creepy permissions.” Basically, yes, to some people, the requirements of the app seem intrusive. However, the majority of the people who are worried about this are also blind to the similar terms and conditions of other apps they use every day. Every app you download has Terms and Conditions that allow access to information on your phone. Overall, I think this issue has been blown out of proportion and isn’t dangerous in comparison to other apps. Just download the app, and know that FaceBook isn’t invad-ing your privacy any more than all those other apps running on your phone.

The Death of Quality Sound

Evan WilliamsStaff Writer

You turn on you phone, and plug in your headphones, and crank the volume to your favorite song. To be honest, whatever type of music you listen to isn’t important. What is important to know is that it isn’t sounding like it should be. If you’ve ever seen a band or artist preform live, you can count onitsoundingamazing.Professionalmusicianshavesoundengineerswiththem, and while those same engineers worked on the tracks downloaded onto your phone, that doesn’t mean that it is just as good. So why do MP3, AAC,andWMAfilesallsoundterriblewhencomparedtotherealthing?Itjust so happens that the sounds you hear when listening to music live, on a tape, or a vinyl record have volumes that are natural; but when you listen to aCD(oranydownloadedfile),thesoundwaves,thosenaturalvolumelevels,arecompressedtomaketheinformation“fit”intotheformat.Thiscompres-sionessentiallyflattensallofthesevolumes,bringingtheloudinstrumentsdown and the quite ones up. This process can (and does) tarnish musical dynamics. Butwhydomusicproducersandrecordcompaniesdothis?Thesim-ple answer is that, as consumers, we demand it. When you listen to a vi-nyl record (if you ever have), every song is accompanied by low-level static which is nearly inaudible, but can occasionally be heard if the record is in badconditionorplayedloudly.Mp3filesdon’thavethat.Withmodernre-cording equipment, one can make any sound possible to be heard by the human ear, in any dynamic range imagined. However, in order to do this, sound engineers must also compress whatever dynamic range they have, ruining the whole purpose. You must compress the sound to store it in mp3 files.Andclearlymp3filesaremucheasiertodealwiththanavinylrecordora Walkman, and much more convenient than the live thing. Records scratch. Tapespeedscanvarybetweendevices.Mp3fileslackdynamicrange.Butmp3s are in your pocket on your cell phone, and for many, that’s enough.

CJ WilsonFeatures Editor

Football brings two things into parents’ minds: touchdowns and broken bones. Wheth-er or not to let a child play football is the one debate that will make parents vicious and ev-ery grandparent senile. If this is the case, why do schools let kids start football so young? Former “Dateline NBC” host Stone Phillips, who himself played 10 seasons of football in his youth, recently reported on the trend of football in the younger grades. While many studies have beenconductedconcerningtheeffectsofheadin-juries on adults, particularly NFL players, few have beenconductedon the long-termeffectsof thesehits on children. And considering that there are an estimated 2000 players in the NFL and about 3.5 million children playing tackle football below the high school level, more research is certainly called for. Virginia Tech researchers explained, “We know a lot about the adults, but we don’t know much at all about this youth population.”

Flag Football starts as early as kindergar-ten;allthatisrequiredaretwoteams,afield,andsome equipment. Flag football is a step down from tackle football, but does it really reduce injury? “The Air Force completed a 10-year de-scriptivestudyofflag football injuries [inadults]

from 1993-2002,” reports HSS.edu. “They found that the leading cause of injury was due to con-tact with another player, which caused 42% of their reported injuries. The second leading group of issues included slips, trips, and falls, resulting simply from the act of running during the game. There were even some reported concussions. Fifty

percent of the injuries were to the lower extremi-ties, such as the legs, knees, and ankles. Fractures accounted for the greatest percentage of these dis-abling injuries, followed by sprains and strains.” There are various factors that play a role in safetyforfootball.Someleaguesofflagfootballdoallowcontact,whileothersdonot.Full-contactflagfootball rules allow blocking, but restric the type of blocking permitted to help avoid injury. Non-con-tact flag football prohibits blocking of any kind. The penalties of flag football opposed totackle football also increase safety. Flag foot-ball has stricter penalties that include the ban-ning of kicking, scratching, etc. Coaches use these strict penalties to teach the players what not to do as they mature and move up to tackle. Parents are right to bring up the “bro-ken bones” debate. Injuries are not uncommon in flag or tackle football. But, it also depends onwhat the school’s rules and guidelines are. Flag football is a great way for coaches to teach basic rules to young kids to prepare them for future experiences with the sport and things to come.

We know a lot about the adults. We don’t

know very much about the youth.

Contact Sports: How Young is too young?

Do you need community

service hours??

Help the Graves Co. Public Library!

The library is looking for volunteers to set up their book sale on September 24,

and take down on October 1.Staff will be available to sign community service forms.

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But first...Let me take a selfieCassandra KyleStaff Writer

Selfieshavebecomeagrowingtrendrecently,amongcelebritiesandteenagersalike.Peopletakeselfiestocelebratethings,remembermomentsandpeople,ortosimplygetaconfidenceboostfromothersonsocialmediasites. Many teens have Instagram and Twitter where they share pictures of themselves.Othersuseselfiesinanefforttogetcomplimentsor“likes”ontheirphotos.Butmanyexpertsrecognizeaconcernthatmightaccompanythe trend. According to an article in London’s Daily Mail, British psychol-ogistDr.DavidVealeexplainsthatcompulsivelytakingselfiesmaybeasymptom of a more serious psychological disorder. Veale explains that since camera phones have become popular, two-thirdsofpatientsheseeswhosufferfromBodyDysmorphicDisorderre-peatedlytakesefiesandpostthemtosocialmedia.BDDmostoftenaffectsteens and young adults, and causes one to spend hours per day focusing on eitherrealorimaginedflawswiththeirappearance. And Veale is not alone in pointing out the trend. Boston psychologist Dr.PamelaRutledgeexplainedinPsychologyTodaythatselfiescantriggerattention-seeking behaviors, and may even lead to narcissism. Everyone wants photos to help them remember special events, but takingdozensofphotoseverydaymaybeexcessive.

Tech slang goes mainstreamCJ WilsonFeatures Editor Next time you open a dic-tionary or search for a definition online, you may encounter the words turducken, tweep, catfish, selfie, and hashtag. Four out of the five words, recently added to the best-selling Merriam-Webster dictionary, show technology’s influence on our way of life. While it may seem words like selfie and hashtag are already overused, it is precisely this for-mula that is used before decid-ing to add a word to the dictio-nary. The Oxford University Press explains that “a new term has to be used over a period of two or three years before we consider adding it to a print dictio-nary.” They also add that “it’s not enough to just hear them in con-versation or on television. It must be recorded in print or online.” Merriam-Webster’s online site further explains how words are chosen for their dictionary,

adding that since the 1880’s, 15.7 million words have been read, marked, and filed to prove that they are widely used.However, when some of the new technology-based slang definitions are added to already-established words such as catfish, confusion is sure to ensue. It’s just a little odd to see that the word meaning a fish re-sembling a cat can also be a per-son who assumes a false identity on social-networking websites. While words such as tweep, tween, and tweet may sound ab-surd to some, they are probably going to stay around for a while. “We judge [words] most signifi-cant or important and those which we think are likely to stand the test of time,” states the Oxford Press. In that case, we can only hope that turducken - boneless chicken stuffed into boneless duck, stuffed into a boneless tur-key - will be on the lunch menu soon. Or, on second thought, may-be not.

YouTube has the videos for you Ashton Pate, Staff Writer

Nearly everyone is familiar with YouTube, and most of use probably visit the site multiple times per week. but for some people, navigating the millions of videos available might be overwhelming. YouTube has many dif-ferent categories of videos/channels for different types of audiences. These include beauty, comedy, animation, gaming, music, and more. The most subscribed YouTube channel is PewDiePie, a Swedish video game commen-tator. His channel has a total of 30 million+ subscribers since August of 2014. The most viewed video on You-Tube of all time is the music video for Gangnam Style by PSY, with over 2 billion views.

If you’re looking for a nice little channel filled with beauty videos try Zoella or LaurDIY, for comedy try O2L or connorfranta.

For gaming I recommend PewDiePie, TheSyndicateProject, or iHasCupquake.

If you’re looking for an animation channel I suggest animeme and for sick music covers try megan&liz.

For educational videos, check out CrashCourse with John or Hank Green.

Of course, it is important to note that YouTube does not rate its videos. Some may contain ofensive language.

Be sure to visit our website for Eagle news and information, updated regularly!

www.gchseagleseye.com

Tech talk with Logan

IPhone 3, 4, and even 5, it keeps going on and on. A new recent re-lease of Apple’s new phone, the IPhone 6, discussed in the conference with Ap-ple, will be released to the public September 16th.

The IPhone 6, as described by Apple em-ployees, “bigger, better, and faster.” There are two differ-ent types of the new gener-ation, IPhone 6 (regular) and the IPhone 6 plus, which has a bigger screen.

The newest fea-tures of the IPhone 6 is that it has smoother edges than the previous generations of the IPhone, also has a bet-ter processor and a better picture display. In addition,

it offers a higher quali-ty camera retina display, for all pictures and vid-eos, even featuring a slo-mo at a higher resolution.

Other improve-ments on the hardware in-clude battery life, which can make the phone last longer than the previous ones. The IPhone 6 is also one of the thinnest phones in the gen-eration set, about .7 mm thinner than the IPhone 5.

The IPhone will also be like other IPhones in storage, there will be different models, highest being the 128GB model. The best innovation of the IPhone 6 in its gener-ation will change the way you shop, whether it be

groceries, or even clothes, the IPhone 6 offers a mo-bile transaction payment system within the phone, making it possible to pay for things before you even show up to the store’s doors. Even though there are other technologies out there that already offer this, according to Apple, this is one of the most secure ways to complete trans-actions on the go.

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GCHS’ First Book Club Becca Green

Editor-in-Chief

For all you book worms and bibliophiles, here’s the scoop for you if you haven’t heard. GCHS now has a Book Club that’s filled to the brim. With 70+ members, club sponsor and schools’ librarian Mrs. Hiles says, “ I can’t believe this many people have a love for reading!” What once was a dream for two seventh graders, Audrie Lamb ’16 and myself has now become a reality. The love of books is what first spawned a friendship be-tween the two of us four years ago and has cemented that friendship since. “ To see this dream become a reality is very gratifying to this bibliophiles’ heart.” Audrie Lamb stated regarding the backstory behind the new club. The Book Club was approved on Monday, Sep-tember 8, 2014 at a Site Based Decision Meeting. A short explanation of Book Club and its goals and purposes was given at the meeting, shortly followed by a motion to ap-prove it. Needless to say, Book Club was approved unani-mously. “We have a lot of fun activities planned with We Read Week and the Book Fair. I’m excited to spread the joy of adventures of the literary nature with everyone” Lamb ’16 said when asked about upcoming Book Club events. We Read Week is coming up at the end of this month and will be hosted in the library. Students will be brought in by their English or Language Arts class to select one book from the many tables that consist of one book genre each. The Book Fair for this year will be announced on a later date along with its theme. So keep an eye out on your GCHS’ Eagles Eye website!

“I don’t really say ‘I love you’ that much...ya know, I say ‘love you’ all the time to friends and stuff, but that’s not ‘I love you’.”

“I’m in my natural habitat.”Evan Williams

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Boys of Fall

Staff report

Country mu-sic fans are no doubt familiar with Ken-ny Chesney’s hit song about what it means to love a game and live in the south, and most would agree that he’s right about the excite-ment that accompa-nies the beginning of football season. That is certainly true for the students and fans of the

Graves County High School Eagle football team. The Eagles’ season opened with a challenge as they made the two-hour trip to Franklin-Simpson High School and lost a close match, 28-26. The next week, the Eagles hosted the Murray Tigers and came out on top 26-17, with senior Cody Crid-er running close to 300

yards in the game. The Eagles’ most recent match-up proved to be a disappointment as they travelled to Pa-ducah to take on the Paducah Tilghman Tor-nadoes where they fell short, 36-22. Tonight, our “Boys of Fall” hope to prove that the home field advantage is real,as they host the May-field Cardinals for the22nd annual meeting of

the Battle of the Birds. As the team pre-pares to take the fieldtonight, they are doing everything they they can to win this match for the first time since2008. Graves’ defense will have an important job in shutting down the Cardinals’ running and passing game. With their eyes on playoffs, the Eaglesplan to play tonight just like any other game.

Eagles hopeful heading into 2014 seasonGraves County Schools

StaffGEARING UP FOR GAME DAY-- Senior foot-ball players pause at the end of class for a picture. Pictured left to right are Tim “Scooby” Kloss, Di-onte Gray, Josh Carter and Cody Crider.

Katie MeadeDIGGING IN-- Senior Tori Wiggins returns a volley to the Bombers at theEagles’firstmeetingwiththemthisyear.GraveswillchallengeBallardagain, this time at home, on October 2nd.

Katie MeadeNews Editor

On October 2nd the Lady Eagle volleyball team will face off against Ballard Memorial at home. The Lady Eagles are currently 15-9; a winning season. This will be the second time the team has faced the Bombers, having played them earlier this season losing 3 sets to 0. This game will be a little different than any other because of the can-cer awareness theme. The

team raised money for the Susan G. Komen Founda-tion by selling pink t-shirts especially for the game. The team will be sporting pink shirts during warm ups and invite the crowd to join them by wearing their pink shirts, too. Leading up to the Ballard game, they will take on Mayfield at home, Marshall away, and Callo-way at home. In district play, the Eagles are currently 1-1. Tori Wiggins leads the team in kills with 111,

along with Claire Thomas leading in digs with 115, and Bailey Elder with 275 assists. When asked how the team would prepare for their next game against Ballard coach Lee Watson replied saying, “We need to work a little bit more on our intensity. We might change the way we set up the defense a little bit and just try to execute better.” The varsity game will start at 7:00 after the Freshman and JV games starting at 5:00 and 6:00.

Lady Eagles volleyball continues winning season

In Memorium...

Playing for our Hero

Michael “Eli” Mohney

Battle of the Birds2014

“I know there is strength in the

differences between us. I know there is

comfort where we overlap.”--Ani DiFranco

COMMUNITY is greater than rivalry; FAMILY is greater

than a game.

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The Eagle’s Eye • September 19th, 2014

Editorial Policy

The Eagle’s Eye is prepared and edited by Graves County High School journalism students. Opinions expressed are those of the editors and other signed writers and do not necessarily represent the view of the faculty or staff of GCHS. This is an official publication of Graves County High School. Journalism teacher Adrienne Custer is the newspaper advisor. The Eagle’s Eye welcomes letters to the editor, provided they are typed, signed and include the writer’s address and phone number. The Eagle’s Eye reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity. Letters are printed as space allows. The Eagle’s Eye is published in correlation with the Mayfield Messenger approximately once a quarter throughout the school year. Mailing address: Graves County High School, 1107 Housman Street, Mayfield, KY, 42066. Phone: (270) 328-6242 ext. 2345.

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News EditorKatie Meade

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TALONS OUT•ScabiesOutbreak•LoudMusicinthehall

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•MondaysAnnouncements• A rep from Murray State University will be here during SSR/break on Wed, Sept 22 to talk w/ interested stu-

dents• Senior Parent Information Night (SPIN) will take place Tuesday, September 23 at 7:00 pm in the PAC. Par-

ents will receive information to aide in the transition from high school to post-secondary.• University of Kentucky will be at the Carson Center in Paducah on Tues, Sept 30 for “See Blue Preview”

7-9pm

For those taking the ACT• On test days, be sure to be here by 7:30 & bring your calculator, admission ticket, & photo ID.• Registration deadline for the Oct 25th ACT is Sept 19th.• Watch announcements for information about ACT test prep sessions to be held at GCHS.• ACT Prep Workshops are being held in Paducah and Murray. Call 1-800-669-7654 for more info

“Don’t be pushed by

your problems, be led

by your dreams.” -

Ralph Waldo Emmerson

Eagle’s Eye Quote for this print was selected by Editor- in- Chief, Becca Green.