By: Kent McCarty
As members of the House and Senate continue to debate which direction to take on healthcare reform, the major details of the proposed healthcare reform bill, H.R. 3200, are still undecided. While nearly all congressmen and women agree that some reform is needed, they cannot agree on how exactly to carry out [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 5, 2009
Congress continues intense debate over healthcare reform
October 5, 2009
Jackson crowned 2009 Homecoming Queen
By: Amelia Landers, Editor
Last week was a fun-filled week as OGHS celebrated Homecoming with the theme “Warriors Around the World.” Students roamed the halls in a host of zany costumes as they dressed each day to show their school spirit.
The week culminated in a much anticipated football game. After two weeks off the [...]
October 5, 2009
Cafeteria dishes out upgrades
By: Kent McCarty
In an effort to combat the rising obesity problem in Mississippi and win the Gold Award in the National Healthier Schools Challenge, the cafeteria has undergone many changes to give students healthier food options during the 2009-2010 school year. While many of the changes are noticeable, a few could possibly go undetected. [...]
October 5, 2009
Game night brings loads of fun to all ages
By: Amelia Landers, Editor
Last week, along with other homecoming festivities, the Key Club hosted their first annual Game Night on Tuesday. Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It’s a student-led organization that teaches leadership through serving others. Key Club members build themselves up as they build up [...]
October 5, 2009
Twitter is a real tweet
By: Taylor Herring
Is Twitter soon to be the new Facebook? Experts say that it is. Twitter is a social networking system through which its users send messages about what is going on in their lives. Users are able to restrict their “tweets,” or messages, to only their followers, although the default option leaves the user’s [...]
October 5, 2009
Gifted athlete shows off brains and brawn
By: Anna Kate Baygents
Senior Jay Hughes, has been a star athlete for the Warrior football team this season. Hughes, #3, is the starting running back, but has played various other positions. While James McMahon was out with an injury, Hughes had to jump in and play quarterback. “It was a different experience,” said Hughes when [...]
October 5, 2009
Former Warrior continues success on next level
By: Lauren Pace
Taiwan Easterling is a special football player. He is not only average, he is capable of almost anything on the field. Easterling is special in the way that many great wide receivers are special—the type of player who simply changes the complexion of a game by just being on the field. When the [...]
October 5, 2009
Warrior sports notes
Football
The Warriors didn’t skip a beat after their two off break. It was a truly outstanding Homecoming game Friday night against the Wingfield Falcons. With senior quarterback James McMahon finally healed from his injury, our offense was ahead by 34 points before halftime. In the first half of the game, in fact, Senior LJ Jackson [...]
October 5, 2009
What’s so real about reality TV?
By: Ashley Ricks
As high school students, we love watching television, especially reality shows. Every week, we viewers feel as though we must catch up on the most recent drama in these other random people’s lives. Some would say they feel like they have an actual relationship with the stars of the shows. How much would [...]
October 5, 2009
Simon says…. “Raise my salary again”
By: Taylor Herring
As we all know, Paula Abdul will not be returning to American Idol next season. This decision leaves thousands of viewers wondering why Abdul demanded the six million dollar raise (and why she didn’t get it). When producers denied her request, I immediately knew the reason: they needed to save all [...]
