Text Box: Volume 6, Issue 1 Text Box: October, 2007 Text Box: Pep Rally: Operation Take-Over By Veronica Santillo Text Box: NFL Star to Face Sentencing in Dog fighting Ring By Willie Cornier Text Box: Pep Rally: [noun] A meeting,especially of students before an interscholastic athletic contest, to stmulate group enthusiasm by rousing talks, songs, cheers, etc. ...and that is exactly what happened. Pep Rally is one of the biggest events in Garfield High School, especially if you are a senior. For most people, pep rally takes about a week to get ready for. What am I going to have written on my shirt and where am I going to get it done? Where do I find purple and gold shirts, pants, socks, ribbons, beads, and face paint? And last, but not least...where am I going to get all of this money? Anyone could feel three years of anticipation and excitement if they stepped into the gym. One hundred lucky students were excused at the end of third period because they made posters and handed them in on time. A mixture of Text Box: streamers, balloons, posters, dancing, and food brought the senior class closer and prepared them for the rest of the students. As students and faculty entered the purple and gold infested gym, the heat almost became irrelevant. Underclassmen tried to compete with the seniors and their cheers. Even though the effort was there, the seniors were “takin’ over”, and caught everyone’s attention. Next, the cheerleaders started the excitement with their routine, the band and seniors kept it up with their cheers, and team captains called out their teammates with pride to set the tone for the day. The bell rang to signal that pep rally was over, but for these fall teams the day was just beginning. The football team played hard with their leftover spirit from pep rally, as well as having the stadium full of supportive fans. They defeated Manchester 14-12. Having over Text Box: suspension, but he admitted to providing most of the money that was gambled. The NFL has a strict policy on prohibiting players from any type of gambling. Although Vick was a first time offender, there was a possibility that he could banned from the NFL completely, putting the 27 year old star into early retirement. Sentencing is scheduled for December 10. Text Box: This past summer, one of the NFL’s marquee players was investigated and accused of hosting dogfights at his home. On August 20, Micheal Vick and three other men were federally charged with holding the operation at his Surry County, Virginia estate. The Atlanta Falcons’ star quarterback plead guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to operate a dog Text Box: fighting ring. He admitted that he knew some men who had killed dogs that didn’t fight well enough, though he mentioned he had never killed a dog himself. Vick could face 12 months to a maximum of 5 years in prison. After pleading guilty, the NFL has suspended Vick indefinitely without pay. In any other case, Vick would not have received such a harsh Text Box: Inside this issue: Text Box: The Quill Happy Halloween!

“Anyone could feel three years of anticipation and excitement if they stepped into the gym.”

A group of seniors preparing for the Pep Rally.

A Good sStart to the New School Year

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Jobs and Teenagers

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You know What I Think...

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Meet Ms. Migliorino

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Working Teens

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Teacher and Student

 

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Holiday History: Hallowen