October2016

The

Eagle’s Eye

Volume 32, Issue 1

Graves County High School

October 28, 2016

1220 Eagles Way, Mayfield, KY

GC Raiders host first competition

News Editor, Aaron Pate

place were the obstacle course, tire relay, gauntlet relay, LMTV pull, one mile run, and the onerope bridge. Muhlenberg Team 1 came in third place, Lebanon in second, and Alan County, first.

Striving for Excellence: No Exceptions, No Excuses.

HOME OF CARRY ON---The Graves County Raiders compete in an event at Fort Knox where they have to carry their teammates across a football field

THE EAGLES

Weekly Forecast

Friday High: 80 Low: 57 Pricipitation: 0% Saturday High: 83 Low: 59 Precipitation: 10% Sunday High: 83 Low: 61 Precipitation: 0%

Monday High: 85 Low:61 Precipitation: 0%

Tuesday High: 84 Low: 59 Precipitation: 0% Wednesday High: 83 Low:61 Precipitation: 0%

On Saturday, October 29, Graves County JROTC hosted their first raider competition. This was the biggest event for this organization since last year’s inspection by Cadet Command which determined the program’s viability. GC’s team goes to plenty of other schools and compete in other competitions, from Fort Knox to Ohio County, but they have never hosted their own.

Graves’ JROTC hosted the events and teams from other organizations came to compete. The events that took

“I heard nothing but positive feedback from the other schools,” said instructor LTC Caldwell.

“The others seemed to enjoy themselves and have a good time, and it looks like they would be willing to come back in the future.” Hosting this event was a big milestone for the program.

The highlight of the day had to be the gauntlet. Normally, when a competition has a gauntlet event, it’s as simple as carrying

something heavy from point A to point B. This time, they simulated a field casualty, and the team captain had to be carried, along with other things, such as water cans and a dummy the size of a person. “This is the kicker for this event,” said senior Kaler Luker, Graves County’s Raider Commander. “They are the commander for a reason. People look to them for leadership. When we keep the commander from doing anything, we cut the team’s legs out from underneath them. We are forcing someone else to take the initiative.”

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RED HOT!--- Caitlyn Miller (left) and Hailey Ingrum (right) pose for a photo with Mr. Madding on red day for red ribbon week.

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INDEX NEWS.....................................2 OPINION...............................3 FEATURES...........................4 EAGLE LIFE........................5 ENTERTAINMENT.............6 SPORTS.................................7 FORUM.................................8

Students participate in annual Red Ribbon Week

GCHS is participating in a program called Red Ribbon week, it will be the week of October 24-28. It is a commitment to living a safe, healthy, and drug – free life. GCHS does this to create awareness to the problems that tobacco, drugs and alcohol have a negative effect on your body.

This year, prior to every year we have days where

we dress up to participate in this pledge. Monday will be tie-dye day, Tuesday will be hick day, Wednesday will be red day (you wear red), Thursday will be nerd day and Friday will be blue and gray day. We do this so that students will have an opportunity to make it fun.

Red ribbon established in 1988 after the death of DEA (drug enforcement administra-

Staff Writer, Alexa Vancleve tion) agent Enrique Camarena. It has impacted millions of people around the world. People have started wearing red ribbons in commitment to raise awareness of the killing and deconstruction by drugs around the world. It is also one of the largest and oldest drug prevention campaign in the USA. Take the pledge and don’t do drugs.

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NEWS

The Eagle’s Eye

• October 28th, 2016

The battle of the presidency Ad Manager, Sara Brown

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the two running mates competing for the coveted role as President of the United States, stood side by side ready to battle it out in front of a captive audience. Questions were asked but not many answered to their full extent.

There have been a lot of allegations about Hillary being dishonest in the past elections, making hand signals to redirect the question to her along with using a microphone that is prohibited in an election. Donald was not shy on pointing out her getting more time, him being interrupted often and she did not. Donald was being highly disrespected when this happened, but was also being disrespectful when pointing it out to the questioner and Hillary.Another issue that needs to be addressed is the mistakes they have made. Starting with Hillary, there has been a lot of talk about the fact that she used a private email for important documents. She was, in fact, wrong for doing this and does not apologize when asked to. These emails could have been hacked and used against America as a whole. It could have effected us all. On the other hand, Donald has shown himself to be childish and immature. For example, what he has said to and about the women in his life.

Nobody really believes his apologies are sincere. Also, dealing with the issue of Trump cheating on his taxes. Brushing it off as other people have done it. Mistakes are mistakes but when you have your country in your hands these mistakes shouldn’t have gotten to this point.

The people have a strong attitude on both Donald and Hillary, and they should its everyone’s country and we need to come together as a whole to make a vast conclusion. Local bus driver states “The children on my bus are terrified of being deported back to where there were from. Even when all they know is the U.S.” A local GCHS history Teacher states

GC FFA hosts annual fruit sale

Staff Writer, Sierra Curd

Beginning October 10 and ending November 22 is the yearly GCHS FFA fruit sales. This year, however, has brought new foods. FFA brings the sweet potatoes and the mix box. The mix box includes: roasted peanuts, fudge, caramel corn, navels, red granny, gala, fuji apples, and a pineapple. A fellow student expressed her feelings about the fruit sales.

“I think it’s a great way to share with the community and get money back plus a shirt,” said Victoria Crawford.

Mr. Horn, AG teacher, gave his thoughts about the fruit sales. “It’s great having nice wonderful fruit at the end of the year.” The prices of the fruit boxes range from $18-$30, the most expensive being the 4/5 bushel (48-88) navel oranges. The apples and pear 2 layer count range from 40-44, all only $28. This year FFA wishes to sell lots of their products this year and to gain money for its classes.

“a country that can not control its borders, is not a country.”

There are plenty of reasons each candidate would be a good president. Donald being a strong American citizen that brought up a corporation. Hillary being an independent woman with a lot of experience in this area. All that is left is for the voters to decide who would be a better president.

Mock Election results are in Entertainment Editor, Cassandra Kyle

On Friday, October 28, Graves County High School students took part in a mock election for the presidential election.

During students’ history class or during their lunches they had the chance to fill out a ballot and enter their vote. While the mock election is aimed to give students a hands-on experience of how voting works, it also typically shows how their parents are going to vote in the real election.

The voting machine was brought to the school by County Clerk Barry Kennemore, who takes voting machines to schools as a hands-on lesson for the students. While many students already had their minds made up, discussion over who to vote for could still be heard through out the halls. Cody Richardson, senior, says, “I thought it was good to see how many people actually participated and to see how many people actually thought about who to vote for instead of just voting for who their friends did.”

Donald Trump won the mock election with a high percent of 75.

Red: Donald Trump Yellow: Gary Johnson Blue: Hillary Clinton

FRUIT TIME--- Seniors Leanne Chapman (left) and Dawn Nalley (right) discuss FFA fruit sales

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Opinion The Eagle’s Eye

• October 28th, 2016

ELECTION 2016 Clinton looks to shatter the glass ceiling Staff Writer, Katie Hendley

Make America great again

Staff Writer, Juniper Scott

I have no doubt that Hillary Clinton is the best candidate for United States president and here’s why. Her views today’s current issues are what this country needs to strive for. She believes that immigrants deserve citizenship, abortions should be safe and legal, and that the LGBT community deserve the same human rights as everyone else.

Donald Trump has faced much criticism in the media for running for president. I think if you take a step away from the negative slew created by the media against both of the candidates, you can see the politicians and what they really stand for. Personally, I believe Trump has better stand points.

She believes that everyone deserves a full and equal citizenship. She believes that we should take immigrants in, not turn them away and shun them. However, Trump believes we need to build a wall to keep them out; he plans to deport many, many immigrants. This splits families apart. We are a country of immigrants. Everyone who comes in should be cared for and Hillary is the one who can help fix this issue.

To start off, strengthening the borders all around will help the economy and so many other aspects of this country. It will help monitor drugs and other illegal activities. It would be harder to traffic people with a tighter control on our borders.

Abortion is also a touchy subject. Women are being turned away from a safe and cost-friendly abortion because men think they can have total control of a woman’s body. Planned Parenthood is potentially going to be defunded if Trump gets elected.

Clinton, however, plans to help women get the aid they need when they have an unwanted pregnancy. Planned Parenthood provides other important services such as cancer screenings and STD testing. If Planned Parenthood is cut, so many services (that are very hard to get other places) are no longer available to the public. Women deserve to have a choice over what they do with their body, and Clinton believes this, too.

Trump also makes an excellent standpoint on gun control. Just because you outlaw them doesn’t mean that they will not be attainable to the people who want them. Banning guns for civilian use will make it where the people can not protect themselves.

Trump for the most part is against abortion. He has made a couple exceptions on why it would be acceptable. Rape, the mothers life, and incest. Abortion goes against what I believe but like Mr.Trump certain situations I do tend to be okay for such a instance as those.

LGBT people everywhere deserve the basic human rights everyone needs. Clinton plans to end ‘conversion therapy’ and hopefully, end most of the discrimination LGBT people in America deal with everyday. Trump opposes marriage equality in America. Other than that, he isn’t very clear on his view of other LGBT issues, but his running mate, Mike Pence, is very opposed to most things LGBT. Pence has made discrimination of LGBT people legal in the state of Indiana.

All this discrimination for Immigrants, Women, and LGBT people isn’t what America needs. We need someone who believes in equality for everyone. We need Hillary Clinton.

Must reads for this fall

Opinion Editor, Cory Mouser

To me fall is the perfect reading season. The cool weather, falling leaves, and dark afternoons set up the perfect ambience for reading. There’s nothing like snuggling up, lighting a candle, and reading a good book. And trust me when I say reading is a good tool for de-stressing. So, if you’re looking for a good read I’ll be giving you my top 5 books to read during this season. Note: some of these books deal with mature content, like sexuality and profanity.

BOOK ONE: milk and honey by Rupi Kaur (Published 2015) milk and honey is a poetry book. Entangled within the pages are beautiful poems about being a women, heartbreak, love, sex, and empowerment. I picked this book because of its over all atmosphere. The tone this book just screams fall vibes. Within, you find poems with dark subject matter. The poems compare to a cold lonely autumn night. On the other hand, you can also find uplifting poems with the brilliance of fall’s golden leaves. These poems are beautiful.

BOOK TWO: Tithe by Holly Black (Published 2002) Tithe is the first book in a trilogy about fairies and other mythical creatures. I picked Tithe because of the fact that it’s about mythical creatures. It can be spooky at times as well. Also, the book is quite dark at times. The perfect time to read Tithe would be right before Halloween.

BOOK THREE: Zombies VS. Unicorns by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (Published 2010) The reason I pick Zombies VS. Unicorns is because it’s anthology. That means it’s a book made up short stories written by a bunch of different authors. The gist of what this book is that it’s a collection of stories about zombies and unicorns, and by the end of reading the stories they want you to pick a team: either team zombie or team unicorn. Another, reason I picked this book is because it can be creepy at times.

BOOK FOUR: Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews (Published 1979) Flowers in the Attic is a true classic. It follows a family after the loss of a husband and father. I picked it because of its somber tone and the twisted interactions that happen within the pages. I do not want to spoil it for anyone. So, all I will say is just check it out. Trust me it’s a good book.

BOOK FIVE: Darren Shan’s entire collection Technically, this isn’t a book; it’s an author recommendation. Darren Shan is an amazing author known for his twisted and horror filled books. My favorite series by him are “The Saga of Darren Shan” and “The Demonata.” The first series are vividly scary and twisted. As you read you are sucked into the worlds Shan has created, causing you to feel like you are there. Darren Shan’s book are perfect for the season, because everyone likes a little scare leading up to Halloween.

Age is just a number Staff Writer, Lexi Cope

With Halloween quickly approaching people of all ages can feel the excitement in the air. Stores line the shelves with costumes and candy in preparation for the holiday season. The love of the holiday stays with one forever; however, one thing changes when a child hits pubescence. They can no longer go trick-or-treating. Who says they can’t anyway? Peers? Parents? Opera? No. Your life is your own, and if you want some of that delicious, free, and possibly contaminated candy you get it. If anything, teenagers need it more than the kids. I mean... what else to they have to pay for? Insurance of their Barbie jeeps? Well actually come to think of it children are unable to make money consistently on their own so the whole candy thing kind of makes sense, but lets not get into the logistics here. Moving on, nothing relieves stress like free candy, and as teens we are in a constant state of anxiety. Point being; throw on that superhero onesie and GET THAT CANDY.

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The Eagle’s Eye

The History of Halloween

Staff Writer, Valencia Thorn

As Halloween draws near, parents are stocking up on candy to give to trick-or-treaters and children are preparing their costumes for the spooky night out. But have you ever wondered where these traditions originated from? Unlike what Max Dennison said in “Hocus Pocus,” Halloween was not created by the candy companies.

Halloween originally was the Gaelic celebration of Samhain.

Samhain marked the end of harvest season and the beginning of winter.

Years later, as the celebration evolved along with the thoughts of it’s people, October 31 was named All Hallow’s Eve, a precursor to All Saint’s Day and the Celtic New Year.

Today, many children wear to costumes to Trick-or-Treat in.

This tradition originated from the Celts as they believed on October 31, the curtain between earth and the spirt world dropped and spirits could roam the earth. They would wear masks with horrifying features and light bonfires to scare the spirits away.

The colors of Halloween, orange and black, also hold a meaning for the holiday. Orange represents liveliness, celebrating life and the Autumn harvest. Black represents the death of the summer and year.

Trick-or-treating also has an interesting history. In the middle ages, children and poor adults would dress up in the costumes and go door to door on All Hallow’s Eve begging for food in money in exchange for songs and prayers, often said on behalf of the dead.

The typical traditions of Modern Halloween and its origins have remained unchanged, although the meanings behind them have evolved and become much different.

A Home-Grown Ghost Story Staff Writer, Kerri Walker

As another year of ghost and ghouls approach us we're all back in the mood of haunted houses and scary stories. Instead of visiting a haunted house try living in one.

Junior, Bianca Page definitely got to have this experience for the past 9 years.

Page said,"This has been one of the most difficult things to deal with, not just the fact I've spent sleepless nights listening to the sounds but knowing that they're real." These sounds sounded something between a growl and a human scream, at this point the Page family hadn't figured out what these noises were coming from.

Not only did The Page family get to see the action, so did others. To top off having a house that was known to be haunted, it was shown on TV. Dead Files is a hit show featured on the travel channel. This show is about a demon fighting duo, Amy and Steve, investigating the paranormal.

Page says," Seeing my house on Dead Files was quit exciting besides not being able to have any electronics out of course." The electronics would interfere with the special equipment used by the investigators, so the family was asked to put them up until further notice. The Dead Files cast took this a step deeper by digging up the past about the land. Now that was by far the most interesting thing we had done." Page adds "by the end of the night we for sure learned more than I had planned."

After the cast spent hours at the local Graves County library uncovering this information,Page discovered that there had been a family that lived there when the house was first built, this family had some strange occurrences. Both the husband and wife had passed away from the same infection, but different years. This wasnt the only odd thing learned. The family learned that there was a child and two adult figures in some of their rooms and that they had been watching over them. This was not a good thing, the youngest boy was known to being very quiet yet very strange during certain time periods. The mother in the house shook the family up by far the most.

This woman had been very controlling and demanding. Well the youngest member of the page family claims to had been feeling very controlled and unsafe throughout the times she had stayed in her room. With this going on she hasn't had a decent night of sleep, in her room at least. The last humanly figure discovered through this process was an older male. This man was known to cause accidents. This had gave a good explanation for all the "accidental" clumsiness throughout the family. "The strange noises had finally quit and all the drafts came to a stop by the time the Dead Files cast left." Page says.

DIY Bloody Hand Window Clings

Entertainment Editor, Cassandra Kyle

• October 28th, 2016

Now that's a Haunted home.

Student Artwork

Everyone loves to decorate for the holidays, but it can’t always fit into your budget. So here is an easy and inexpensive DIY Halloween decoration for bloody handprint window clings.

First things first you’re going to need Elmer’s Glue-All, red and blue food coloring, plastic saran wrap, wax paper, a large cutting board, tape, and latex or non-latex surgical gloves if you don’t want to stain your hand.

Step One-Prepare your area on a washable surface. Wrap the saran wrap around the cutting board so that its completely smooth. Tape the saran wrap to the cutting board so that its secure.

Step Two-Pour around an ounce of the glue into a small bowl and add a drop of blue food coloring. Stir the mixture. While stirring add the red food coloring one drop at a time until you reach a shade lighter than you want the end product to be.

Step Three-Coat your hand in glue and press your hand to the saran wrap. Put as many handprints as you can fit on the saran wrap. Fill in any gaps in the handprints with more glue while also making the thickness about an eighth of an inch. Set aside to dry.

Step Four-Paint a think layer of the blood mixture onto your hand, about an eighth of an inch everywhere except in the center of your palm. Then press your hand to the handprints made earlier. Keep doing this till you have the amount you want.

Take a spoon and fill in the handprints to make them the desired thickness of eighth of an inch. Allow to dry until they become a translucent then peel of the saran wrap and store in-between wax paper unless using immediately. And if the clings don’t peel of nicely you can add more mixture and let it dry again.

Want YOUR artwork in The Eagles’ Eye? Send all submissions to adrienne.custer@ graves.kyschools.us

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Eagle Life

The Eagle’s Eye • October 28th, 2016

Eagle Life Students encouraged to enter Google drawing competition Staff Writer, Jennifer Armstrong

Students in grades K-12 nationwide are being invited to participate in Google’s annual Doodle 4 Google competition, taking place from September 14th to December 2nd, 2016.

The competition encourages students to use any medium, from digital art to brush and canvas, clay sculptures, and even food, to capture their vision of what the future holds in store. Like any Google Doodle, the entry must include the Google logo, or at the least, the letters “g-o-o-g-l-e” somewhere in the piece.

Graves County art student Jace Duncan said, “If I weren’t focusing on so many other pieces, I would enter. It’s worth a shot, and who knows, I could win something.”

The National Winner will receive a $30,000 college scholarship, a $50,000 Google for Education Technology Award for their school or non-profit organization, a trip to the Google Headquarters in California, a Chromebook, and an Android tablet. The National finalists will receive a $5,000 college scholarship, a trip to the Google Headquarters in California, and an Android tablet. Each State/Territory winner will receive an Android tablet, and their piece will be displayed in the online Doodle 4 Google gallery. Students in Graves County are welcome and encouraged to participate in the contest,

What is Hydroponics?

Staff Writer, Elizabeth Rhea The Green House Technology class has been working on their own Hydroponics system. Hydroponics is the growing of plants without soil. They only use water, sunlight, and nutrients instead. Hydroponics is also a 6 billion dollar industry and is still growing. Their very own water plants in containers of many sizes.

How can you grow plants without soil? You can with an artificial growing medium for support.The media they are using for their system are Perlite, Peat Moss, and a few others. The water has to have air, also called aeration. This can be from air stones or bubble stones and moving water from high places or water falls.

Positive outcomes:

* The system is sterile, plants wont have to worry about bugs. * The light weight structure is easily mobile. * It is lifted off the ground so its easier access to the plant. * It is less messy than soil gardening. * You can plant most things with the right nutrients in the water.

Drawbacks: * There is a limitation on size.

* A few plants actually hate water. * Cannot plant trees in a hydroponic system. * Easy growth of herbs, fruits, vegetables, and vining plants.

Student who are doing this project have used supplies they chose to make the system.

Student, Cody Richardson, said, "The system is a very cool thing to make and I hope everyone gets to try it." There are many diverse types of systems that they have designed. Some projects have levels, fish tanks, different shaped pots, and even gutters.

Hydroponics is a really cool way to grow plants but be aware of what you can and can't do. People can grow plants without soil, the more you learn.

GCHS musical theatre prepares for annual musical, “The Pajama Game”

Staff Writer, Savannah Morales

The Graves County High School musical theater class are preparing for their yearly musical “The Pajama Game” which will be showcased on November 10th at 7 p.m. and on the 12th with the first show at 2:00 p.m. and the second show at 7 p.m. in the Graves County Performing Arts Center.

“The Pajama Game” is based off of the book “7 and a Half Cents,” by Richard Bissell. The workers of the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are on strike for a 7 and a half cent pay increase. Although the workers are on strike, there is a romance story between the leader of the grievance committee, Babe Williams (Played by Cacy Elder),and superintendent, Sid Sorokin (Played

by Mattison Sullivan).

“I am extremely excited for the musical! It is so much fun to see how quickly this talented group of students can put everything together. We were kind of at a disadvantage because we did not have the musical until the end of August. We couldn’t start working on it until the first of September, so in a month and a half we put an entire show on stage. The set is being built and costumes are being gathered. I am very proud of what everyone has accomplished so far. I think they sound great and I am excited to see what the final product looks like,” says Ms. Kauffman, the director of this year’s musical.

“The Pajama Game” is a comedic musical full of fun, head nodding, feet tapping music and choreography that will leave you humming the tunes all week. Be sure to bring your friends and family to support the students of musical theater and their teacher, Ms.Kauffman on November 10th and 12th at the GCHS Performing Arts Center.

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October 28th, 2016

The Walking Dead Season Premiere Review

Boo! A Madea Halloween Review

Editor-in-Cheif, CJ Wilson

Boo! A Madea Halloween was just as original as its title. The movie takes place in an older victorian style house in which the teenage daughter of Madea’s son claims is haunted in order to scare Madea and her friends so she can sneak out of the house and attend a frat halloween party. The daughter does indeed end up sneaking out and going to the party with her friend. Madea finds out she has gone and she “crashes” the frat party and gets the cops called to get the underage girls from the house. The frat boys were angry that the party was called off and rapper and guest star, Tyga was forced to leave mid-performance. The frat boys then plotted to scare Madea and her friends by pretending to be the ghost of Mr. Wilson in the house, clowns in the attic, and zombies on the road. Madea realizes that it was all a prank when the daughters friend, the pastors daughter, confesses to sneaking out of the house and overhearing the boys plot to scare them. At the end of the movie, instead of violently “spanking that a**” as Madea had claimed to want to do, Madea and her son show the kids that this was not fun and games, but something more serious. Her son recruits police officers to raid the frat house and find his daughter’s friend “dead” downstairs. The frat boys and his daughter both were arrested and put on a bus with convicts. The cop then lets them off the bus and shows that the friend was not actually dead, but it could have easily happened if she wouldn’t have left the party and went to her father’s church.

Staff Writer, Valencia Thorn

On October 23, the AMC hit “The Walking Dead” returned to television for it’s season seven premiere. Last season we were introduced to a new antagonist, Negan and his barbed-wire wrapped baseball bat he affectionately named Lucille. Last season left off with one of the characters being bashed to death by Lucille. This left a 6 month pondering of “Who got Lucille’d?”

This season we got our answer in a suspense-filled first episode, ultimately discovering which character got whacked. The actors did phenomenal in conveying how traumatized the characters were and how they mourned the loss of Negan’s victim. The episode itself also held suspense throughout it’s length long after the burning the question had been answered (along with a twist to burn our hearts). However, the time it took for it to be discovered was lengthy. The episode was full of twists and turns and multiple emotional moments making way for a fantastic season to come.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s portrayal of Negan was spot-on, making him the villain you don’t know whether to love or hate (Yes, it is an internal conflict for all of us). Andrew Lincoln’s performance is arguably the best he’s done in all seven seasons, showing Rick’s remorse and horror at what has just happened before him and the sorrow he feels for his group.

I wanted more Halloween in this movie. Yes, it was set on Halloween night.

But the plot itself did not satisfy my Halloween craving. I did enjoy the message at the end of the movie, just as many Madea movies have, but I felt it was too rehearsed and almost reminded me of a Lifetime movie. Overall, I give Boo! A Madea Halloween a 6.5 out of 10 stars. I enjoyed Madea’s energy, as I do in every Madea movie, but I do hope that director Tyler Perry gives us more in the next Madea movie.

Top Five Horror Movie Picks

Need something to get into the holiday spirit, but tired of the standard “gut-wrenching” movies such as Friday the 13th or Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Try one of these intriguing scares for a night.

Mama.

Staff Writer, Mackenzie Bell

The Exorcist.

A classic horror movie inspired by a true story about a young girl becoming possessed by a demon. This specific film set the bar for others befitting this category since horror flicks about demons weren’t really around then.

When The Exorcist hit theaters in 1973, it hit hard. Even today, it maintains an 8/10 rating on most sites.

Two little girls are found abandoned in the woods, both dirtied and disturbed.

They are adopted by their uncle and his girlfriend and move into a house with them. Strange things occur in the house as a parenting figure named “Mama” is mentioned. They soon figure out that Mama is not just an imaginary friend. Complete with jump scares and a creepy crawly woman, this movie is sure to leave a print in your brain.

The ABCs of Death.

Hush.

Hush is a 2016 film about a deaf writer who must fight for her life when a masked murderer shows up at her door. This movie will mess with your mind and leave your heart racing.

The Babadook.

Though the name sounds funny, there’s nothing silly about this spooky film. A single mother and her son move into a house after her husband dies and they find a book called The Babadook. When they opened the book, they invited the evil spirit as well as misery into their home.

Twenty One Pilots Blurryface Review

Staff Writer, Taylor Watts

Rising band Twenty One Pilots, consisting of singer-song writer Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun, debuted in 2009 but didn’t hit it big until this past year.

Twenty One Pilots’ fourth album “Blurryface,” made number one on Billboard top 200 with the debut of the album and has sold more than one million copies in the United States. One of my personal favorites off of the album would have to be Ride. Ride is complete with a nice reggae sound and catchy lyrics. Their success has lead them to have a song featured in the new movie, Suicide Squad. The song featured is titled Heathens and it ranked number two on Billboard top 100.

On their official YouTube channel they have 2,772,437 subscribers. The album deserves a 10 out of 10.

One of the worst movies in existence but fun to watch, producers of the film took 26 different directors from all over the world to come up with a name for the letter they were assigned and make a short film depicting the death by that word.

Instances included things like “Z for Zygote”, “E for Exterminate”, and “K for Klutz”.

sports

The Eagle’s Eye

• October 28th, 2016

Eagle Spotlight For this issue of Eagles’ Eye Spotlight, senior Channing Foster of the girls soccer team was selected because of her immense talent at the top of the varsity team 16-17.

Foster has not only scored many goals for GC, but she has also been selected for MaxPreps player of the week.

She plays forward and has made 22 goals on her own so far this year. She has a very positive attitude and has always had a passion for her sport. Foster says,"I enjoy soccer a lot, I started playing because of my brother, he was my inspiration," she also adds "being with a team is fun, we lose as a team and win as a team." Her team and peers both agree that Foster is always willing to

put in her all. "She's committed to play soccer, that shows she's a division one athlete" says Coach Eliot. "I think she's a really good team player." Keep up the good work Channing!

Volleyball Season Recap

Staff Writer, Bailey Elder

The 2016 volleyball season is in the books! The lady eagles fought hard this season but came short with their record of 12-18.

The girls were coached by Shea Dukek, a new face to the team. Dukek and the rest of the coaches did everything in their ability to push the lady eagles to victory. Even with the losing record the girls became closer

as a team and participated in multiple team bonding activities.

trict championship.

The girls are set for a better season next year.

Next year, the lady eagles will lose five of their seniors, three of which were starters.

Overall, the lady eagle volleyball team will continue their efforts to be the best team there is. With their dedication and hard work it could be next year!

Nikki Gregory a junior of the team expresses her excitement for the upcoming year and cannot wait to start working toward their ultimate goal- to win a dis-

7 Football Update Staff Writer, Arianna Piroutek

The Graves County varsity football team had its third loss if the season on Friday, October 14th.

They lost 36-0 to Christian County.

In the first quarter neither team scored any points.

In the second quarter Christian scored 7 points, Graves scored none. In the third quarter Christian County scored 22 more points, which made the score 29-0. In the fourth and final quarter Christian score 7 more

points, leaving the final score at 36-0.

Our overall rating is 5-3. Which means this season we have won 5 and lost 3.

along and we are out on some offense things, but I feel like we'll be right there in the hunt again this year."

Coach Elliot gave me his thoughts on the season so far, "We lost a tough game to Christian and it looks like its going to be a three seed in the playoffs.Which means we will probably go to Greenwood, which is not a team we can't beat. Our defense is really coming

The next game is on Friday, October 21st against Owensboro. The game takes place at Owensboro High School, and it starts at 7:00 P.M.

Soccer Season Recap

Staff Writer, Abi Evitts

Graves County High School Boys Varsity Soccer team advances past district championship to regional tournament. The 1st Region Tournament will be held at Graves vs.

Paducah Tilghman on Tuesday, October 18.

The players have had 15 wins and 5 losses this season,

which already exceeds the 2015 scores (14 wins-6 losses- 2 ties) Their national ranking so far this season is 18th opposed to 2015’s ranking of 46th.

The varsity boys have been working harder than ever to learn more skills that will benefit them as

players. They typically practice times per week to perfect their plays and strategies in order to beat their opposing team. The turnout this year has been impressive, their stands are full and the crowd’s cheers roar.

SCORE!---Varsity soccer player Brady Wetherington shoots the ball to score a point for Graves County High

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TALONS IN

• Fall festivities • Halloween • Cooler weather • Election Day • Pumpkin everything

TALONS OUT

• Time change • Winter is coming • Clowns • Cold classrooms • Campaign ads • Overused costumes • Wardrope decisions

Counselors’ Corner: October Newsletter

**If you have not yet done so, complete the career interest form at http://tinyurl.com/L4yq7s3 ASAP for Strictly Business. **October 1 is the first day that the FAFSA application is open. www.fafsa.ed.gov State money is first come first served! ** MSU scholarship application opens October 1. ** MSU Racer Days will be held Oct 19, March 29. https://www.murraystate.edu/campus/RacerDays/ **MSU will be at GCHS on October 25th to conduct On-site Admissions. **WKCTC Open House November 1st for students planning to attend in the fall. **Resumes for Strictly Business must be turned in to Mrs. Gattis by November 18th . **Strictly Business Interviews are scheduled for Friday, December 2nd. This is a graduation requirement!! **It is time to update your resume, ask teachers for letters of recommendation, and narrow down your college choices.

Need help with the FAFSA FAFSA Workshop: October 24th 6:00 – 7:30 GCHS Computer Lab FAFSA Workshop: November 1st 6:00 – 7:30 GCHS Computer Lab FAFSA Workshop: November 9th 5:00 – 6:30 GCHS Computer Lab Need to Take the ACT? ** The October ACT is Saturday, October 22. Students need to be in the commons by 7:45 am with two #2 lead pencils, calculator, photo ID, and admission ticket. Also, make sure you have uploaded a photo of yourself. **Registration deadline is Nov 4th for the December 10th test. Last chance to meet most college scholarship deadlines!! **ACT Prep Workshops are being held at GCHS free of charge Oct 17 – 21 from 3:15 - 4:15.

Need Scholarships? Check the GCHS Guidance Website https://sites.google.com/site/gchsguidance/scholarship-home and www.fastweb.com and www.scholarships.com **October 6th is the deadline for the AES Engineers Scholarship. **October 25th is the deadline for the Horatia Alger Association Scholarship. **October 31st is the deadline for the Coca Cola Scholarship.

Several other state and national scholarship deadlines are approaching quickly.