By: Kent McCarty
One of the highest honors given to students at Oak Grove High School is being selected as a member of the Hall of Fame. This year, lucky recipients of the award are Scott Weathersby, Shelby Sims, Kayla Purvis, Amy O’Steen, Jordan Papas, Blair Jackson, Gwen May, and Anne Caroline Lovitt. To receive this [...]
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March 4, 2010
2009-2010 Hall of Fame
March 4, 2010
Upgrade/Downgrade
By: Kent McCarty
Upgrade
After eight seasons of American Idol, everyone’s getting tired of it, myself included. For eight years the American public has watched the same kind of singers take the stage and belt out the same kind of songs over and over again. With the exception of Carrie Underwood and a few others, the contestants [...]
March 4, 2010
Dysfunction Junction: Bugs, it’s what’s for dinner
By: Kent McCarty
Dysfunction Junction chronicles the unfortunate strings of events that plague my life. Everything below is true, and that’s what’s scary.
Disclaimer: To avoid any law suits, I will refrain from mentioning the name of any business mentioned below; though slandering their name across the land does sound fun right about now.
I’ve never had a [...]
February 10, 2010
Lamar County unveils plans for new YMCA
By: Kent McCarty
The days of students traveling across town for tennis and swim team practice will soon be over when construction is completed on the new YMCA building that will service Lamar County. Since last April, YMCA officials have been hard at work piecing together the details of the project, and, most importantly, securing financing [...]
February 9, 2010
Dysfunction Juntion
By: Kent McCarty
Dysfunction Junction chronicles the unfortunate strings of events that plague my life. Everything below is true, and that’s what’s scary.
December 4, 2009, was a day that I will never forget. On that day my belief that I was the world’s greatest driver was put the test, and I failed miserably.
It started out as [...]
February 9, 2010
Oak Grove’s newest club explores Japanese culture
By: Kent McCarty
Of the many clubs available at Oak Grove, perhaps none are more involved in their subject matter than Club Otaku. According to club president Kristin Zumbro, the club is all about the celebration of the Japanese entertainment industry and all things related to it. The club is separated into three divisions, Anime, Manga, [...]
December 11, 2009
Oak Grove High School receives several top honors
By: Kent McCarty
Oak Grove students and teachers have a lot to be proud of after being awarded two PREPS (Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools) Value Added Awards and a “high performing” ranking by the state board, just to name a few. The multiple awards the school has received correlate with high state [...]
December 11, 2009
Forensics team prepares for showcase, state competition
By: Kent McCarty
The Warrior Forensics team will hold a showcase on Tuesday, December 15, in the library and in Mr. Cole’s room (A-116) to wrap up the first half of their competition season. Each member of the team will perform a piece that they have performed in competition so far this year, and will be [...]
December 11, 2009
Upgrade/Downgrade: Grammys, Adam Lambert, Winter Weather, and Tiger Woods
By: Kent McCarty
Given the judgment lapses that the AMAs and CMAs have experienced when giving out awards at their latest ceremonies, it’s refreshing to see that the Grammys still have a clear view of what real talent is. Though the Grammys haven’t yet voted on who the recipient of each award will be, the organization’s [...]
December 11, 2009
Dysfunction Junction: Tweety has flown the coop
By: Kent McCarty
Throughout my life, my family has had many pets, all of which have failed to earn my affection. Between all of the cats and dogs we’ve gone through, all of them have done nothing but push me closer to the edge of my sanity. When I was six, however, I convinced myself that [...]
