The school librarian, Mitzi Cannon, enjoys her job. She especially loves getting students who do not usually enjoy reading, to be interested in a book. “I love being a librarian. I love books, I love to read, and I really like getting books in the hands of the students,” said [...]
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New auditorium manager learns on job
The auditorium manager, Nikki Nichols, loves her new job, but it required lots of training to learn about all the equipment. “I’m still learning, so yes, it is hard, but I have a good trainer who has been here since the ninth grade(senior Bradley Taylor) and we learn a little bit [...]
Elementary school serves breakfast for students, dads
Donuts for Dads was held last week at Sydney Deener Elementary School. For many children and their dads, Donuts for Dads means a lot to them. “It means you get to spend some time with your children.You get to sit down and eat breakfast in an good environment,” said Matthew [...]
Students work for extra spending money
Every student has something to do after school. For some, it’s sports, others, it’s clubs and organizations or video games. But, many students join the work force after school hours. “I always came here, and the people here are nice, so I thought why not work here to get the [...]
Juniors prepare for literacy exam
The juniors are close to taking one of the biggest, most important test of their high school career. Some students do not quite understand the importance of the literacy exam. “Literacy exam is a high stakes test that proves students are literate enough to be part of the world past [...]
Science Night features freshmen projects
Each year freshman science students work together to design, research and present projects for the teachers and public at Science Night. The students in the classes grouped together and made projects based on the things they had studied in class. “We did our project on Charles Law,” said Freshman Alexandra Richardson. ”It [...]
Student teachers learn in ‘real world’ classrooms
The second semester has begun, and many of our teachers have gotten a student teacher to watch and aid them as they teach. “I haven’t had a problem with my student teacher, Mr. Daugherty. He has done everything that I’ve asked him too, he works really hard, and because of [...]
Students compete for all-region band honors
Band is a major part of many high school students’ lives, and they often take pride in their abilities. Each year these students have the opportunity to prove their musical talents in the Senior High All-Region tryouts. The state of Arkansas is divided up into nine different regions; Searcy and [...]
Seniors work on college admission, scholarships
As the second semester has started the seniors begin to think about their future and for many of them that future is college. “I applied early to lots of colleges, probably about six colleges, and I have applied for lots of scholarships, so I’ll be able to put money in [...]
Snow brings white Christmas to Searcy
A major snow event on Christmas day caused problems but provided fun for residents of Searcy. School was not affected since it took place during the Christmas break. Some places got up to a foot of snow and for residents in Searcy, that meant snow men, snow angels, and snowball fights. [...]
