Issue 3 November 2017 by The Sentry, Jackson Preparatory School

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Footloose The Musical

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V I E WS & VOI C E S What is your favorite fall activity?

What was your Halloween costume?

“Football games”- Ms. Haley Toler “Staying warm” - Jerrion Ealy, 11 “Music festivals” -Hadley Thompson, 12 “Pumpkin patchin’” -Grace Parker, 11 “Playing football” - Chance Lovertich, 12 “Sleeping”-Callie Knotts, 7 “Pumpkin patches!”-Lydia Spivey, 10 “Wearing sweaters and wool socks”-Ms. Alix Zachow “Baking”- Elizabeth Herring, 11 “Pacer” - Jordan Headley, 11 “I love Thanksgiving because it’s family gathering and I love family”- Ms. Silvia Page

“70’s girl (wore grandmother’s vintage outfit)” - Emison Geiger, 11 “Scream” - Jerrion Ealy, 11 “A wizard” - Madeline Phillippi, 10 “Batwoman” -El Knotts, 10 “A Ninja Turtle” - Will Waits, 11 “Penelope Disick (from KUWK)” -Blakely Amis, 10 “A Hershey Kiss” - Havens Smith, 8

S E N T RY P I C KS

Staff Members’ Favorite Thanksgiving Food Derby Pie - Jane Grey Barbour

Fat steak- Tanner McCraney

Chocolate Pie - Tori Newsome

Sweet Salt Pudding- Nevin Wells

Rolls Mr. Hughes Tynes Carroll Olivia Moore Tanner Gough Maclain Kennedy Russell Roberts

Poutine-Camp Carter Mashed Potatoes Carter Stockett Eloise Moore Avery Andress Elizabeth Downing Nevin Wells Payne Bell Russ Upton

Whatever the dessert is- Alex Gibbs Sock-it-to-me cake- M.C. Hughes

Turkey James Threadgill David Crews Hogan Privitt

Anything < 500 calories - Steven Wyatt

Pecan pie- Anna Stack

Squash casserole - Mary Patton Murphy

Pretzel salad- Mara Liston

Sweet potatoes Genevieve Hurst Will Fletcher Kennedy Marble

Macaroni & Cheese Sarah Avery Huffman Charles Stephenson John Parrish Aubrey Scott Moak

Hashbrown Casserole Preston Dubberly Allie Wise

Dressing Bennett O’Quinn Sayley Crawford Katelyn Cox Ainsley O’Quinn Henley Johnson Tripp Cory Kate Oliver Caroline McIntyre

Kroger brand cake - Stewart McCullough

Everything Emory Maxwell Ford Lange Barron Liston

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Table of Contents Views and Voices/Sentry Picks............2 Table of Contents....................................3

News & Features.............................4-9

Sentry Staff Editors-in-Chief Tynes Carroll • Avery Andress Managing Editor Stewart McCullough Business Manager Patrick Phillips Copy Editors Mary Patton Murphy Alex Gibbs Entertainment Editors Tori Newsome Tanner McCraney

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Entertainment.............................10-16

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Opinion..........................................23-26

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The Sentry is a student publication updated throughout the year. As student writers, we try to reflect the thoughts of our most important readers-- the students of Jackson Prep. Because of this, we attempt to approach many issues, some more controversial than others. Nevertheless, the Sentry staff serves the school--her students, her faculty, her family, and her community. The staff hopes to inform, to educate, to entertain, and to question for the betterment of Prep and the lives of people in the Jackson community. The newspaper is produced by the Sentry staff, consisting of students both in and out of the senior high journalism classes. EDITORIAL POLICY The Sentry accepts outside editorial pieces under the following guidelines: •Letters to the Editor are a great way to make your voice heard. We do not print unsigned letters. •Longer concerns may be addressed via a Guest Editorial, with a minimum of 250 words. To be considered, such opinion pieces should not simply be rants, but should be about things that can be changed or alleviated, should suggest a solution to a problem. Pieces should not simply jab at things of which the writer does not approve. Humorous opinion pieces are subject to the judgement of the editorial staff. •All opinion pieces are the views of the author, and the author only, with the exception of staff editorials, which are unsigned and and reflect the consensus view of the students in the Sentry class. Staff editorials are the only columns in the paper that express the unified view of the Sentry staff. This staff editorial process is comprised of two main steps. First, the staff talks amongst themselves about a topic and organizes a position on the issue on which all class members can agree. The editorial is then written and run past the staff members for approval. •Submit letters to the editor or guest editorials to sentry@jacksonprep.net. •Questions or comments? Our mailing address is P.O. Box 4940, Jackson, MS 39296. We would love to hear your opinions.

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News & Features

Everybody cuts Footloose: The Musical by Tynes Carroll and avery andress “Where the heck is Bomont!?” is the line that could be heard on Prep’s campus when Footloose: The Musical hit Jackson Prep’s Fortenberry Theatre on October 21 at 2pm and 7pm and October 23 and 24 at 7pm. Directed by Mr. Mitchell Mc-

Ginnis, 46 students were involved in the story of a Chicago boy who arrives in a town where dancing is not allowed. Some of the principal roles included senior Gregory Vance as Reverend Shaw Moore, senior Elly Lamb as Vi Moore, senior Beth Ann Young as Ariel Moore, sophomore

Walker Jay Patterson as Ren McCormack, senior Anna Rose Harris as Wendy Jo, and senior Charlsey Rowan as Urleen. Casting for the musical began in August and the students rehearsed a few nights a week for the months of August, September, and October leading up to the production. Many

of the students involved participate in Revellion and Fusion showchoirs which made for a highly talented cast. The cast and crew put on a spectacular show for all of then performances, and all proceeds from tickets, t-shirts, and concession sales went to Prep’s booster club for

the Arts, APPLAUSE. Junior Mary Patton Murphy said, “It was evident that the students put in a lot of work and overall the production was one that Prep will not forget.” Footloose: The Musical was yet another great addition to Prep’s repertoire!

Photos by Avery Andress

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Around Town

Mistletoe brings holiday cheer Avery Andress Sponsored by the Junior League of Jackson, Mistletoe Marketplace was held from November 1-4 at the Trade Mart in Jackson. November 1 was the Preview Gala and Auctions when people wore cocktail attire, ate, and got to shop early. On November 2 and 3, Mistletoe shoppers arrived early in order to both shop and eat brunch. The majority of the shopping occurred on November 2 and 3 after the brunch and all day on November 4. At the market, Baptist Health Systems sponsored a fashion show on November 3 in which people who were caretakers of any ill person got to be models and walk the runway. Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley spoke about her by

mother who had Alzheimer’s disease. Later that afternoon, a tween fashion show took place that was sponsored by the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Elam Roberson was the featured singer at the tween fashion show. This event brings people from all over the state and other states to come and shop. Christmas music plays, and decorations for the upcoming holidays fill the Trade Mart. People shop everywhere. Some booths are hard to get into because they are so crowded with people. The shopping is split up by a center court where different people entertain the shoppers by singing or playing instruments. One tent is like a food court and has various options of food for sale in it. There are booths from

Jackson and other cities across the United States that come and sell their merchandise or food. This is a great place to go ahead and start buying gifts for the holiday season, and the food tents are a great place to get a snack in between shopping at various booths. Senior Katie Walker said, “I like Mistletoe because you can get a lot of Christmas shopping done.” Mistletoe is a great way to begin celebrating the holiday season.

Juniors Katelyn Cox, Haley Wimberley, and Anna Stack enjoy shopping at Mistletoe. Photo by Avery Andress.

Children visit annual Park after Dark Tynes CArroll On October 27, children and their parents were invited to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and the Mississippi Children’s Museum to enjoy spooky science and family fun at the sixth annual Park After Dark event. The children were able to create halloween themed crafts, dress up, and go trick-or-treating throughout both museums. Jackson Prep’s community by

service partner this year, The LeFleur Museum District, includes these two museums as well as The AG Museum and The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, so The Park after Dark event was a great way for Prep students to receive some hours toward their community partner goal for Service Club this year. In addition to the families present, Prep volunteers were also allowed to dress to the event’s theme: “Monsters: Real and Imagined.” Junior Nina Sun, who volunteered at

the event, enjoyed passing out candy to the young little “monsters.” Despite heavy rainfall, the event carried on as planned, and the museums received a record number of pre-sale tickets. The Mississippi Children’s Museum, The Museum of Natural Science, and LeFleur’s Bluff State Park seek to provide families with a safe and fun environment to celebrate fall festivities, and they can not wait for next year!

A band plays in the center of Mistletoe shopping. Photo by Avery Andress.

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News & Features

Fall Fest is once again a success when she first came to prep, Fall Fest was her favorite event that Student Council sponsored. “It’s just so sweet,” she said, “Everyone is so encouraging of each other. Students come out to support their fellow classmates even if they do not know them well. It is a great

by sarah avery huffman

Jackson Prep’s 13th annual Fall Fest, hosted by Student Council, was a hit once again. Students were able to kick back, listen to music by fellow students, and enjoy the first cool day of fall while sipping on sweet tea from Canes and coffee from Cups. Senior Addison Galloway said, “I really enjoyed sitting outside in the crisp weather listening to music. It’s a really good way to get the student body all together.” This year’s performers included Beth Ann Young and Reed Kellum singing “Landslide,” Sara Michael and Maclain Kennedy singing “Be Ok,” The Pearl Divide singing their original song “Gave Air to

thing for us to do to get everyone involved.” Overall, Fall Fest is a successful and fun event at Prep.

Jennings Duncan and the Elated Sensations playing the final song.

Flames,” Elizabeth Speed and Meriwether Marchetti singing “Ophelia,” Graham Roberson playing the piano and singing “Piano Man,” Mary Patton Murphy, Walker Jay Patterson, and Jacob Perkins singing

“Dixieland Delight,” Walker Jay Patterson and Charlsey Rowan singing “Million Years Ago,” and Jennings Duncan and Elated Sensations playing “2nd Line.” Miss Hepner said that The Pearl Divide playing their original song.

Performing Arts students take on the Big Apple

Preston Dubberly On Thursday, November 4, thirteen students involved in the Performing Arts at Jackson Prep, Showchoir Director Mr. Mitchell McGinnis, and Director of Patriot Singers Ms. Temperance Jones traveled to New York City for an enjoyable weekend. On this trip, students had the opportunity to attend a Broadway workshop to receive tips about showing confidence on and off the stage. At the workshop, the dance captain from the famous Broadway musical Wicked taught students part of the dance to one of the musical’s songs, “Dancing Through Life.” The group also experienced going on a boat tour on the Hudson River where they learned the history of the Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty, Governor’s Island, Wall Street, the four tallest buildings in New York, and the attack at The World Trade Center on 9/11. Students even went to by

the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building, and on the journey up, they learned about the history and construction of the building. Inside the building, an exhibit featured King Kong, the renowned action movie with a scene set at the building. After the trip, Junior Parkman Speights said, “I enjoyed seeing Wicked and staying at Dave and Buster’s until 2:30 a.m.” This trip was definitely one that the students will not forget.

Bottom left: the group before the Broadway musical Bottom right: some of the students and Ms. Jones enjoying the boat tour Top: the students learning a dance to Wicked Photos Courtesy of Lucie Louis

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News & Features

Shark Tank nurtures student business ideas Madeline Claire HugHes Shark Tank is a project that the AP Senior Government and Economics class worked on it for about 10 weeks. The project began in the summer during the month of July when every student had to submit a Shark Tank idea. The ideas were all put into a Google form that every student had to fill out by rating each idea based on how interested they were in it. The top 11 ideas were used as Shark Tank projects. The student that came up with the selected idea was the leader of the group. For the other students, they were put in a group based on how they voted for ideas in the Google form. Once the teams were decided, the students began working on their projects. Throughout the ten weeks, they had a different part of the project each week that they were responsible for determining, such as the minimum viable product or customer’s segments. The groups had to get customer interviews each week. The number of interviews started with five and then increased by

to ten. Finally, the students had to have fifteen customer interviews by the end of the week. Every Friday, the groups would show the class a powerpoint which was their progress report on what they had accomplished that week. The groups also had to do marketing research. Based on the information of the customer interviews and suggestions from Ms. Lou Ann McKibben and their classmates, the group adjusted their idea. The presentation of the shark tank ideas happened on Wednesday, October 25, at Mantle in Fondren. Mantle is a business incubator where people who are starting a business can go and build their idea. Mrs. McKibben asked six investors or “sharks,” to come and evaluate the group’s ideas. The teams had a total of ten minutes to present their idea, which had to include a powerpoint and a commercial that was two minutes or less. The investors filled out forms for each group and told Ms. McKibben whether or not they would invest in the Shark Tank idea presented.

Lit mags adored at MSPA convention stewart MCCullougH On Monday, October 30th, staff members from Earthwinds, Prep’s senior high literary magazine, Mindprints, the junior high literary magazine, Précis, Prep’s yearbook, and The Sentry all headed south for the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association’s fall convention, held at the University Southern Mississippi. The convention offered many students an opportunity to grow their talents as writers and editors during classes throughout the day. To wrap up the convention, all students congregated for the keynote address given by Riva Brown. Ms. Brown stressed to all students that to be successful as a journalist, you must be: fearless, relentless, faultless. After Ms. Brown gave her final remarks, MSPA director R.J. Morgan announced the finalists and winners from both the literary magazine, and yearbook by

categories. Both Ms. Kimberly Reedy, sponsor of Prep’s junior high literary magazine Mindprints, and Dr. Paul Smith, sponsor of the senior high literary magazine Earthwinds, were finalists for the MSPA’s Literary Magazine Adviser of the Year. Dr.

Smith was the overall winner. Both literary magazines were well-represented in the Individual and Publication award categories, with Mindprints bringing home the coveted Best Literary Magazine for their 2017 magazine.

Members of all four publications after their stay at the 2017 MSPA fall convention. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Stephenson.

LITERARY MAGAZINE FINALISTS

Jewels Tauzin, Earthwinds - Poem (Individual), Graphic Illustration (Individual) Camille Grady, Earthwinds - Nonfiction (Individual), Short Fiction (Individual) Anderson Nixon, Mindprints - Graphic Illustration (Individual) Brianne Powers, Earthwinds - Two Graphic Illustrations (Individual) Reed Peets, Earthwinds - Short Fiction (Individual) Abigail Allen, Earthwinds - Photo (Individual) Graham Roberson, Earthwinds - Photo (Individual) Meredith Chrislip, Mindprints - Photo (Individual) Madeline Porter, Earthwinds - Short Fiction (Individual) Earthwinds and Mindprints Design (Publication) Theme (Publication) Best Literary Magazine 2017 (Publication)

LITERARY MAGAZINE WINNERS Seniors Morgan William and Parker Daily getting ready for Shark Tank. Photo by Avery Andress

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Meredith Chrislip, Mindprints - Photo (Individual) Camille Grady, Earthwinds - Short Fiction (Individual) Camille Grady, Earthwinds - Nonfiction (Individual) Earthwinds - Design (Publication)

News & Features Quiz bowl flourishes in senior and junior high Camp Carter Both of Jackson Prep’s Quiz Bowl teams are under new sponsorship. The duties of a sponsor are to host weekly practices, arrange Quiz Bowl competitions, and get students to and from competitions. Mr. Kevin Robichaux sponsors the Junior High team, and Ms. Alix Zachow sponsors the Senior High team. Quiz Bowl, also known as Athletic Bowl, is a trivia-based competition designed to test students’ academic and pop-culture know-how. Nationwide, Quiz Bowl has a few variations, which are oriented to specific subjects such as Science Bowl, History Bowl, and by

Math Bowl as well as several different types of bees. During a match, students are not allowed to communicate with each other, except on bonuses and 60-second rounds, to avoid cheating. Points are scored when the first student to buzz in correctly answers the question; if the answer is incorrect, one member of the other team can answer. Students compete in teams of four, and each student can answer and score points for the team. Quiz Bowl matches feature a variety of rounds such as: Toss-up, 60 Seconds, and Stump the Experts. Quiz Bowl is for competitive students with an academic

mindset. Quiz Bowl competitions offer a variety of awards, such 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams, most individual points scored, and bee awards. In addition, over 200 colleges offer micro-scholarships of up to 5,400 dollars. Jackson Prep has two teams. The junior high team is full of energetic 7th, 8th and 9th graders. Mr. Robichaux says that he loves watching kids compete and learn but that his main goal for the Quiz bowl team is to have fun. The junior high team has competed at Itawamba Agricultural High School, and at Madison Central, placing second there. Although neither

Chess team makes winning moves

This year, captain Mitchell Boulanger, Jack Mullen and Payne Bell set their eyes on a prize. The goal was to reform the chess team and make their way to fame. All three members competed at the 2017 MAIS Scholastic High School Chess Tournament on Wednesday, November 1. Leading the charge was Payne Bell with a record of 5-0 and taking first place. Mitchell Boulanger won the silver medal with a 4-1. Jack Mullen played a strong tournament for his competitive debut, finishing with a 3-2 record on the day. To join, visit with Dr. Smith in room SH 124.

Senior high debate practice, moderated by Ms. Zachow. Photo by Camp Carter

team won, the Quiz Bowlers said they enjoyed the competition and had fun. Selby Ireland and Andrew Banks captain the Freshman team, both 2 year veterans of the junior high Quiz Bowl team. The senior high team is full of 10th, 11th, 12th graders. The Senior High team hosts practices every Friday morning from 7:30 to 8:05, although Ms. Zachow hopes to move practices to the middle of the day so more students can participate in Quiz Bowl. During practices, Ms.

Zachow moderates two teams of up to eight senior high students sitting in a semicircle, with each being able to score. senior high students are generally serious, but can be heard making jokes and laughing from the hallway. When asked what she and most students like most about Quiz bowl, Ms. Zachow said, “The thrill of knowing the answer and getting it right--it’s a really cool feeling. It’s definitely for people who enjoy showing their knowledge and learning new things.”

Mr. Robichaux with some quiz bowl hardware. Photo by Camp Carter

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News & Features No arguing this: Speech and Debate is lots of work Mary VirGinia baldwin Arguing for sport may seem simple to some, but travel with Jackson Prep’s Speech and Debate team for a competition one weekend and you might feel differently. The team began their season in September and will continue into April, and possibly June. The team is sponsored by Mr. Richard Younce and consists of 25 active members, with 19 in the third period class. The group is prepared to continue steady on their success path for the 28th season. Just like any other co-curricular activity, team membership requires an abundance of after school and in-school hours of research, writing, and practice. Some take the class and do most of their work then, some work before and after school, and others do both. How much each student competes according to individual schedule. During practice, students do mock rounds against debate and critique each other’s literary interpretations. Students will practice their arguments or speech events for weeks previous to the competition, and fine tune it as the season goes on and they gain more experience. Mr. Younce has been helping speech and debate on and off since 1994. Currently, he teaches English to 9th and 10th graders. A 1985 Prep alumnus, Mr. Younce first chaperoned (but did not coach) the debate team from 1994-2012. In 2013 he came back to Prep as the overall coach for the team. He mentioned that the help of the strong captains has been vital to the success of the team. His favorite part about coaching the team is seeing students use knowledge they learn in others areas of school (such as research, speaking, presenby

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Mr. Younce compared a competition to a track meet, with many different rounds all going on at the same time. tation, etc.) all come together in speech and debate. Mr. Younce has a collection of over 15,000 books and a love for Batman, but his students know he is extremely devoted to his work and spends countless hours at Prep every day before and after school. Speech and Debate competitions are unlike any other sport. Although the schedule is not consistent, the team usually goes to about 2 competitions per month, travelling to places Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Tennessee, and across Mississippi to compete. They spend the weekend competing in countless rounds of Debate and performances at tournaments. First year competitors operate in a “novice” level is available, and students in their second or later year, compete in the “varsity” category. At every tournament, there are two divisions: the Speech half and the Debate half. Each section contains different categories for students to compete in. In Debate, students are told which side they are on, alternative or negative just before they walk in the room, and will have argued both multiple times by the time the competition is over. Mr. Younce compared a competition to a track meet with many different rounds of

different events all going on at the same time so each competitor goes back and forth multiple times among different events. Since its beginning, the Prep Speech and Debate team has always competed in the debate portion of the competitions, including the one-on-one Lincoln Douglas Debate, the team oriented Public Forum Debate, Policy Debate, and Congressional Debate. Each form has different requirements that differentiate them. The speech portion of the tournament is different from what people expect, focusing in on literary interpretation and acting performances.in the past few years, the team have heavily increased its participation in the performance-oriented “interpretive events” of Poetry Interpretation, Prose Interpretation, Impromptu, Duo Acting, Original Oratory, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Informative Speaking, etc. So far this year, Prep’s team has been extremely successful at every competition and many Prep students have advanced to semi or final rounds. So far this season, freshman Selby Ireland has won Lincoln Douglas Debate at the Saint’s Speech & Debate Classic and finished second at the Warrior Invitational all in his first year of competing. Sophomore Spencer Byrd won second against Ireland at the Saint’s Classic. The Speech and Debate team is prepared to keep on a steady rate of success this season. Including a rare single school find in Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate at the St. Andrew’s Saints’ Classic in which Freshman Selby Ireland took on Sophomore Spencer Byrd.

The scene in the speech and debate room may sometimes seem chaotic, as the team prepares its cases and its hones its performance skills, but it’s all part of preparing to compete in a season’s worth of tournaments. Photo by Mary Virginia Baldwin

Miss Mississippi gives 8th graders advice

Jane Gray barbour Laura Lee Lewis, Miss Mississippi 2016, spoke to the 8th Grade girls at their Friendship Forum during October. Laura’s message for the girls was to appreciate and accept the God given talents and gifts that differentiate us from each other. One of Laura Lewis’ inspirational quotes that she told the girls was, “Hannah Montana said it best, ‘Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re not strong enough. Don’t give up! There’s nothing wrong with just being yourself. That’s more than enough!’” She reminded the girls that there is nothing wrong with just being themselves. Laura’s main message was to not be afraid and to let your unique self be great in everything that you do. by

Entertainment

An Evening with Dawes Madeline Claire HugHes Dawes, an American folk rock band from Los Angeles, California, made their Jackson debut at Duling Hall on Tuesday, October 24th. Dawes has been touring with Kings of Leon on their fall North American tour while they have also been on an individual toured called An Evening With Dawes. Dawes band consist of brothers, Taylor Goldsmith who is on guitar and vocals, “the front man”, and Griffin Goldsmith on drums. On the bass is Wylie Gelber and on keys is Lee Pardini. Trevor Menear has been a new addition to Dawes. He is a guest guitarist who joined Dawes for their We’re All Gonna Die tour. Instead of the band just playing one set, they broke it into two sets. They began their show at eight which ended up being a three-hour, twentyfour song show that finished by

around eleven. They began with “Quitter” from their new album We’re All Gonna Die that followed with “Fire Away” from Nothing is Wrong. In their song,” Now That It’s Too Late, Maria,” it is more of a laid back song with the smooth solo riffs given by Menear compared to “When My Time Comes,” when there was a strong presence of Gelber on bass, along with the whole crowd singing. Throughout the night the guitar was a commanding factor to their performance. Shortly after closing set one and their break, both Goldsmith brothers, Pardini, and Menear came back on the stage to begin their second set. Instead of starting this set with a strong focus around the guitar, the strayed more over to the acoustic side of things with songs like “Still Feel Like a Kid” and “Roll Tide.” You could tell that their was some

anti-bama fans based off the mumbles from the crowd when “Roll Tide” played, but in the end it was all out of good fun. The acoustic portion of the set ended after those two songs and the guitar based songs began to come back into focus. When Goldsmith, vocalist, started to play “When The Tequila Runs Out” the whole crowd started to yell. The night finally came to an end closing with “All Your Favorite Bands” which is an absolute crowd favorite. At one point vocalist, Goldsmith stopped playing and singing and let only the crowd sing the chorus. It was great to see Goldsmith’s reaction to the whole crowd singing his song. After the twenty-four song performance the crowd still chanted for more, but they had to let Dawes end their “Evening With Dawes.” The intimate venue of Duling Hall definitely

highlighted main aspects for Dawes like Menear on guitar and Gelber on bass. The acoustics of the venue mixed perfectly with Dawes, it was not overpowering, and it was not by any chance underwhelming. Goldsmith and the rest of his

band seemed like they enjoyed the time they shared with the crowd. Vocalist Goldsmith said, “music is really the only thing that can truly connect everyone” and I feel that was a great quote to end the night with.

Pink’s new album is anything but traumatic Album Review: Preston Dubberly & Tori Newsome Pink released her new album Beautiful Trauma on October 13. This was her first album to release since 2012. In July, she announced via twitter that she was working on a new album and gave her fans a sneak peek by leaking “What About Us” which became an instant chart topper on Spotify and on iTunes in August. Beautiful Trauma consists of thirteen songs, the most popular songs being “Revenge” and “Beautiful Trauma.” In “Revenge,” Pink collaborates with Eminem because she has always wanted a rap Grammy. Pink will begin her tour to share the new album on March 1, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona and will end the tour in

Auckland, New Zealand. Two weeks into her tour around the United States, Pink plans on making her way into Canada for four concerts and will return back to Detroit to continue the United States tour. Pink was not the only artist to change her music style in her newest album. Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, and Taylor Swift all created new music which allowed them to be themselves. Pink definitely did not miss the mark of showing the world who she truly is. She is a savage. Honestly, we love her whole album, but our favorite songs are “Better Life,” “But We Lost It,” and “I Am Here.” “Better Life” and “I Am Here”

are both upbeat songs, but Pink decided to slow it down with “But We Lost It.” We feel these songs need love because they represent the different stages of her life. “Better Life” reminds us of her old music which we loved. “I Am Here” takes a different route, but it does this in a good way. In “But We Lost It,” Pink allows herself to come clean with her emotions. Overall, we highly recommend that everyone to listen to Pink’s new jams if he or she has not done so already. Pink’s Beautiful Trauma album cover

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Entertainment New season of Riverdale rocks viewers TV Review: Sayley Crawford and Aubrey Scott Moak

In January of 2017, the first episode of Riverdale aired on TV. Because Riverdale is based on the 1940’s Archie Comics, many people instantly fell in love with it. This show takes us through a small town in Vermont alongside high school kids with all different stories and backgrounds. The first season introduces characters that each play a role in a murder mystery. Before the school year at Riverdale High began, Cheryl and Jason Blossom, sophomore twins, went for a ride down Sweetwater River and, or so everyone believed, the boat tipped and Jason fell

to his death. Season one is full of connections and surprising details that relate back to this possible homicide, revealed in the season finale. Season Two picked back up in October as if only a day had passed. The story revolves around the same group of high school kids: Archie, Veronica, Betty, and Jughead. Once again, Riverdale has a mystery, as a serial killer on the loose, and so far, each episode has revealed new clues referring to this murderer. Citizens of Riverdale have never been more terrified for their lives. The actions of the masked, green-

eyed man have left fear-stricken high school students to find that he will stop at nothing. Co-captain of the football team, Archie Andrews, has had enough. After hearing his ex-lover has been strangled to death that friends have been terrorized and witnessing his father being shot, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Archie assembles a

ities to think he has gone way too far. Although only four episodes of the new season of this teen drama have been released so far, the CW definitely has a tremendous hit on their hands. The new season is definitely leveling up to the first, leaving a nationwide cliffhanger every Wednesday night. After con-

firming the release of 22 new episodes, in comparison to season one’s 13 episodes, we have no idea what this new chapter has in store. If it is anything like the first, the second season should come fully equipped with questions and surprises at the release of each new episode.

group of fellow teammates to create the Red Circle, a watch group for their small town. He even publishes a video threatening this mysterious killer, causing all adults and author-

Netflix’s Stranger Things is back TV Review: Ainsley O’Quinn and Olivia Moore

One of the highest grossing shows on Netflix, Stranger Things, is back with a highly-anticipated second season. The new season introduces new characters and expands on established character arcs, while also living up to, if not surpassing, its first season. Season 2 is one episode longer than the previous season’s eight episodes, but it lacks the lulls in the plot that permeated the beginning episodes of the first season. Though many changes were made from the first season, Stranger Things 2 stayed true to its roots. It also uses the same plot device that the first season is framed around. With a lovable cast and a fantastic premise, the success of future seasons of Stranger Things is almost guaranteed. The characters in Stranger Things are based on classic 80’s movie stereotypes. The nerdsMike, Lucas, Dustin, Will; The jock-Steve Harrington; His girl-

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next-door girlfriend- Nancy; as well as many others. What makes Stranger Things different from the movies it was based on is that it gives its characters depth. At the beginning of season one, all of the characters only had the personality of their stereotypes. However, as the series progresses, the characters evolve and are affected by their experiences. In season 2, Eleven becomes more independent as she tries to discover who she is and what she wants out of life. Many other characters’ personalities are expanded upon throughout the season. Steve Harrington seems to be a new fan favorite after season 2 in which his character develops tremendously and his story line is expanded upon. Kate Oliver, a die-hard fan, says, “Steve Harrington is everything I wanted and more.” This aspect of character development gives the series both the feeling of watching a classic

movie and also adds elements of reality to the show. The acting in Stranger Things is one of the show’s best components. Because the majority of the cast is so young, it is very impressive how well these actors play their roles. Millie Bobby Brown, who plays Eleven, does an outstanding job in the first season of portraying such a complex character with very few lines of dialogue. In

the second season, Brown’s acting skills are shown through her ability to express the complexity and development of her character by saying every line with deep feeling and conviction. Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), Caleb Mclaughlin (Lucas), and Sadie Sink (Max) have all previously been Broadway stars, and Finn Wolfhard (Mike) plays a main character in the 2017 version of the movie it. Because the show has such a strong plot and script, the acting could be average, and it would still make for a good show, but the remarkable acting from the whole cast takes the show to a whole new level. The new season brings many new elements to the show, introducing new characters such as Max, Billy, and others. However, the new season did have one hang up in its response. In doing this, the Duffer brothers added new characters and changed the tone of the show. The new characters were in an almost unrealistic situation, with unrealistic personalities and unrealistic clothes. While this ep-

isode was essential to the plot and to Eleven’s character development, it was poorly received by the fans because of the break from the main plotline. The Duffer Brothers knew about the break and put it in the show intentionally in order to try new things. “Whether it works for people or not, it allows us to experiment a little bit,” says Matt Duffer. “That Eleven story line overall is sort of the biggest risk we took,” he also says. The

problem was the abrupt change from the ambiance of the show to the current time period. Episode 7 would be more impactful if the time period matched that of the previous episodes. Though episode 7 differed from the rest of season 2, it was still very enjoyable. If the only complaint from the fans is that the feel of one episode did not match the rest of the season, then the new season is clearly very good. With a broad fanbase and the writers with ideas planned out in case the show goes to Season 4, Stranger Things will surely bring Netflix success now and in the future.

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Only the Brave title speaks for itself Movie Review: Jake Bell Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, Only the Brave is an exciting and moving tribute to the sacrifice and dedication of wildland firefighters. Joseph Kosinski’s film follows the story

of the Granite Mountain crew as it fights through a series of increasingly difficult wildfires to become the first city crew to achieve promotion to the coveted Tier 1 “hotshot” status.

In pursuit of their goal with various dramatic fire fighting scenes, “Only the Brave” feels more character-driven, exploring the different personalities of those who have spent years on the crew. Through this, they form an inseparable brotherhood; however, when the time comes to get in the middle of the fires, “Only the Brave” responds with high-intensity sequences and numerous overhead shots that send rushes of adrenaline through the audience. With duty and honor in mind, Kosinski brings emotional tolls on the firefighters. Heartbreak and tragedy are frequent in the most intense scenes, as seeing the dangers of fighting fire strike the brotherhood. The movie truly portrays the heroism that goes into the job of being a firefighter. Only the Brave gives the true experience of being a firefighter that

many other films fail to present, while bringing a real story, life, and meaning to its characters. I highly recommend viewing this movie; it never bored

me and showed a great contrast in emotion and action.

Atomic Blonde kicks butt and takes names Movie Review: James Threadgill This year David Leitch took Anthony Johnston’s book, The Coldest City, and made it into a movie, earning $18.3 million on opening weekend. The movie was cast well

with Charlize Theron and James McAvoy, two MI6 agents Lorraine Broughton and David Perceval; John Goodman, a CIA representative; Sofia Boutella, French spy Delphine Lasalle;

Pictured to the right: Atomic Blonde fights off criminal

Toby Jones, a director of MI6; Til Schweiger; and Eddie Marsan. Atomic Blonde is a spy movie set towards the end of the Cold War. The whole plot of the movie is to go to Berlin to retrieve a list that has information on every active agent and the name of Satchel, a double agent within MI6. The list was given to another MI6 agent who was killed before he could return it to London. Theron’s Lorraine Broughton is sent to Berlin to meet with McAvoy’s David Perceval, who is to assist her in locating the list. While trying to find it, she runs into setbacks such as KGB agents

following her, Berlin police mysteriously knowing where she is, and several other issues. One of the things I enjoyed about the movie was the music, which I felt went pretty well with the setting/tone of the movie. I also really enjoyed the mystery of who the double agent was because I thought that it was one person for half

of the movie, then scenarios started coming up out of the blue that convinced me that it was someone else. I definitely did not expect the end of the movie, and highly recommend it to those who haven’t seen it yet.

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Geostorm less of a storm, more of a bore Movie Review: Kennedy Marble Are you ready for an amazing natural disaster movie that will leave you on the edge of your seat? Have you been waiting to see special effects that will blow your mind? If your answer to these questions is yes, do NOT go see Geostorm. Though the trailer will most likely capture your attention, it is much more interesting than the movie itself. The trailer displays the few interesting parts of the movie, not including the boring plot the watcher gets to view. When going into the theater, you may have high expectations to be frightened or on the edge of your seat. Do not get too excited because your expectations will surely not be met. The movie was not terrible; however, it involved family matters not relevant to the plot more than the natural disasters we all hoped to see more of. The main plot of the movie involves a malfunctioning

machine in outer space, called the “Dutch Boy,” which was created to control the weather and prevent global warming, which creates major natural disasters. Different settings are shown all over the world where these natural disasters such as freezing weather, alarmingly hot weather, hailstorms, tornadoes, etc. occur. However, we rarely get to see these natural disasters. Rather, we mainly get to see brotherly conflict between main characters Jake Lawson, architect of the “Dutch Boy,” and his brother, Max Lawson. A large portion of the plot revolves around the relationship between the two brothers and Max’s relationship with his Secret Service agent girlfriend, Sarah Wilson. Jake was rehired by Max, who had fired him 3 years before, and sent up to space to fix the “Dutch Boy” he created, leaving his daughter behind on earth. Throughout the movie, the characters

realize that someone working on the “Dutch Boy” is hijacking it and that the Secretary of State, Leonard Dekkom, is in on the plan. After these scenes take place, we finally are brought back for a few seconds to what the movie is supposed to be about: the geostorm. We learn that the only way to stop the geostorm is to destroy the “Dutch Boy”. Max and Jake have a heartfelt chat over Face Time that they think will be their last because Jake has to stay onboard while the “Dutch Boy” self destructs. However, no matter how much more interesting the plot would be if this were to happen, there is no geostorm, and, predictably, Jake makes it back to his daughter alive. Geostorm lives up to the low expectations of movie fails in this genre such as “The Day After Tomorrow” and “2012.” Do not waste your money on this film unless you are really into a boring plot with no action and suspense that leads you nowhere.

A poster for the film. This, like many things in the trailer, does not actually occur in the movie.

Thor and Hulk team up for a ragnarokin’ good time Movie Review: James Threadgill On Friday, November 3, Marvel released Thor: Ragnarok, earning $115 million on opening weekend. The movie had a highly-billed cast with Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, and Idris Elba returning to their respective roles in the Marvel Universe, and new actors Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, and Jeff Goldblum. The movie also had the signature cameo of Stan Lee and an

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unexpected cameo of director Taika Waititi. Thor: Ragnarok is set around the same time as Captain America: Civil War, which explains why Thor and the Hulk were absent from that movie. The main goal of the movie is to prevent Thor’s home, Asgard, from “Ragnarok”--the destruction of Asgard. At the beginning of the movie, Thor explains that he has been having dreams of

Asgard being destroyed and confronts Surtur, the one who, in his dreams, is responsible for the destruction. Thor defeats Surtur and believes that he has prevented Ragnarok from occurring, only to run into more problems. He learns that Odin, his father and king of Asgard, is no longer king and that his brother, Loki, is alive. He also finds out that he did not prevent the destruction of Asgar because of Hela, Thor’s and Loki’s older sister that they never knew existed, who has come to destroy Asgard herself. One of the things I really liked about this movie was Korg, the character used for Taika Waititi’s cameo. He was

there for comedic relief, and that goal was well achieved the first time Korg was introduced. Along with the cameos, there were other opportunities that Marvel took to make the

audience laugh, and they were all successes. I strongly recommend this movie if you haven’t seen it yet.

Entertainment Voodoo Fest pulls Prep students to New Orleans By William Fletcher, emory maxWell, and Sarah avery huFFman The Voodoo Music + Arts Festival is a weekend of music and fun in New Orleans, LA. This year’s festival took place in City Park during the weekend of October 27-29, and many Prep students decided

to make the trip. Because of the festival’s proximity to Halloween, many people dress up in costumes of all sorts. Along with the costumes and dressing up, the festival had a “cemetery” in the middle of the park with decorations, people themed as zombies, and a

full haunted house. The park also boasted many Dia de Los Muertos themed tents and activities, including two fair

of people from all over, who had nothing but good things to say. Voodoo also had a star-studded lineup

this year with headliners including Kendrick Lamar, DJ Snake, Foo Fighters, Galantis, The Killers, and many more.

Voodoo Fest lineup 2017. The Voodoo Fest sign lit up after the final perfor-

Prep at Voodoo

The festival was a big attraction for many senior high students this year with groups going every day. One of the main attractions for Prep students this year was Post Malone’s performance on Sunday on the Wisner stage. While it was not a headline concert, it drew one of the largest crowds

rides and a “black light” tunnel and maze. The festival was a huge success, as it drew in huge crowds on all three days

The Killers performace was the last of the festival on Sunday night. Photo courtesy of Sara Thomas Easley.

of the weekend, along with The Killers who performed right after. This festival seems to be a part of a growing trend of Prep students attending big name music festivals. These festivals include Jazz Fest, Beale Street (Memphis in May), Hangout Festival, and Austin City Limits.

Above: Dakota Jones, Sarah Avery Huffman, Emme Aldridge, Sara Thomas Easley, and Macey Abraham pose with the Voodoo sign. Photo courtesy of Sarah Avery Huffman To the left: Post Malone during his performance. Photo courtesy of Julia Smyth

Prep seniors Patrick Phillips, Julia Smyth, Piper Schrock, and Reed Peets pose withone of the many Halloween decorations at Voodoo Fest. Photo courtesy of Patrick Phillips.

Left: Juniors Will Fletcher and Emory Maxewell in front of the Vodoo Festival sign. Photo by Will Fletcher.

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Entertainment Back to the basics with Call of Duty WWII Game Review: Patrick Phillips The latest addition to Activision’s Call of Duty is an old school back to the basics game. Developed by sledgehammer games, Call of Duty WWII takes the series back to its roots. The game has a historically accurate campaign, a surprisingly innovative multiplayer, and a truly terrifying Nazi Zombies mode. The campaign mode takes place from 1942-1945. The story follows a group of US soldiers out of texas. The story starts off on D-Day with the amphibious invasion of normandy. Later, the unit moves beyond enemy lines to help the French Resistance. Later on you will be able to engage in intense dog fight styled combat with your fighter

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plane. Finally, after the Germans fall at the Battle Of The Bulge, your unit makes their way into Germany. The campaign can be played co-op with a friend online or split screen locally.

Multiplayer is nothing new to Call of Duty, but Sledgehammer Games has added multiple new features to the game that have never been in any Call of Duty game before. Most of these features are within the new Headquarters feature, which is a place where players can interact with each other in a multitude of ways such as challenging a friend to a shootout in the new shooting range or commending a fellow player for good work on the battlefield. The multiplayer has also introduced a new game mode called war. In war your team must complete an objective such as to destroy enemy communications or take over the enemy’s fuel supply. The game mode is meant to feel like a real war as opposed to the usual deathmatch that unfolds in most multiplayer lobbies. The

multiplayer can be played online with up to forty people and can also be played co-op. Nazi Zombies was the first zombies game mode introduced to Call of Duty when Call of Duty World at War was released in 2008. Nearly ten years later, Sledgehammer Games has brought the original game mode back, but this time

there is something different. The basis of the game remains the same: stay alive as long as you can. However, it gets a lot harder, especially when you are overcome by fear.

The Force is strong with Battlefront II Game Review: Russell Roberts Battlefront II is a video game that will be released on November 17th. Battlefront I came out two years ago, also on November 17th of 2015. However, the new Battlefronts differ from the Battlefronts of the early 2000’s. Battlefront I and II were developed by EA DICE, but the ones from the 2000’s were developed by Pandemic Studios. Battlefront I was a huge hit, and there are very high expectations for Battlefront II. The biggest addition to the game is a campaign mode that the first Battlefront did not have. The story’s campaign will pick up right after “Return of the Jedi”.

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During this campaign, you can also step into the shoes of one of heroes. This will give us the best

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of both worlds. The campaign will be played from the perspective of the Empire. Battlefront II still has all the heroes and villains from last Battlefront that include Boba Fett, Leia, Han Solo, Luke

Skywalker, Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine, Chewbacca, and Bossk. The new heroes that will be added to this upcoming game include General Grievous, Iden Versio who is a new character in the Star Wars Universe and is the main face of the new campaign, Kylo Ren, Darth Maul, Captain Phasma, Master Yoda, and Rey. The coolest part about this game is the era expansion. We know this from the addition of heroes and villains. With the addition of these characters, we can also expect some new maps. Battlefront II will keep the classics like the Death Star, Endor, and Hoth. The new maps added include Naboo, Kamino, Kashyyyk, Mos Eisley, Yavin IV, Takodana and Starkiller Base. Jakku will also be included from the DLC last year. Some new modes added the

game include Strike which is a two eight person team assault competed on objective based missions. Another game mode added to the game is Starfighter Assault which is a flying mode where two teams go at it in fighter ships during an objective based mission. The game mode Arcade will be added a practice like mode where you fight the AI. The most popular game mode addition is Galactic

Assault. This is where a two thirty-two max player teams will compete in a deathmatch with a few certain objectives. I am excited for Battlefront II and highly suggest everyone cops it on November 17.

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Entertainment Cookin’ with the Boys: Ep. 2 - Pumpkin Bread Alex Gibbs Conor McGregor once said, “Life is about growing and improving and getting better.” My fellow amateur cooking instructors and I could only heed this great Irish philosopher’s advice (Note: Some of his other philosophies should probably not be followed, as they might advocate for some not so good things) as we began our second cooking adventure. by

Stewart McCullough and Emory Maxwell stand with their jack-olanters in hand...or on head. Photo by Alex Gibbs.

Last episode, I promised you that what we cooked this time would be simpler; therefore, we chose a classic fall treat that we thought even the most inexperienced of chefs could cook: pumpkin bread. While it was much less difficult than our all-day ribs affair of Episode 1 (If you haven’t seen episode 1, check it out on our website), our day cooking pumpkin bread presented its own obstacles and challenges. We gathered on a Sunday afternoon (this time at Stewart’s house rather than Will’s.) We began by finding a recipe of all the supplies we would need--flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter, sugar, eggs, and pumpkin puree-- and then journeyed again to where all great food adventures begin, the great armoury of food: Kroger. This time, we gathered at the massive Kroger off of Highway 51 in Madison. Similar to last episode, more information about the amounts of each ingredient and the order in which to mix them will be available in

our video. Our first challenge occurred on our way to the grocery store. Stewart and Emory decided they wanted to switch seats when we came to a stop in order for Stewart to be able to film better. When we came to the next red light, they both got out of the car and swapped seats, and everything seemed to go smoothly. However, when we got to Kroger, Stewart realized he had lost his wallet. He knew he had it in his pocket when he left the house, so we frantically searched all throughout my car and the area around my parking spot. When we were unable to find it, we concluded it must have fallen out when Emory and Stewart switched seats. I drove back by where they had switched seats but saw no sign of the wallet. This put a damper on all our spirits, particularly Stewart’s; nevertheless, we persevered because we knew we had a duty to teach our readers and viewers how to cook pumpkin bread, and we proceeded to obtain our ingredients.

New emojis released sArAh Cory MArA liston Have you ever been in a situation in which you had to express a certain idea but did not have the words or had a lot to say but no time to text? The solution is right there on your keyboard and it is called an emoji, a small icon used to express an emotion or idea. Emojis were created in Japan in the late 1990s by Shigetaka Kurita to add emotion to boring text. Apple originally never intended for emojis to be used outside of Japan, but they were discovered by tech savvy people and started being used in the United States. by

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Apple displayed the newest emojis along with the release of iOS 11 which launched September 19. This new version of emojis is entitled Emoji 5.0, including 69 new emojis, 24 of these supporting 5 different skin tone variations. This update added more facial expressions, flags, food and drink, characters, and objects.

Personally, we like how adding an emoji can change the entire meaning of your sentence. For example, “I can’t wait *excited face*” or “I can’t wait *rolling eyes*.” With this new update, there is almost nothing you cannot express with emojis.

Once we got back to Stewart’s, we began to mix our ingredients, mixing the dry and wet ingredients in separate bowls before mixing them together. Originally, we had intended to bake two loaves, but we ended up making enough mix for three. When we finished making the mix, we put it in the oven for about an hour. In order to keep ourselves entertained while the bread was cooking, we decided to make jack-o-lanterns. Stewart made his into a helmet, while Emory and I cut off the wrong side of the pumpkin and had to use duct tape to fix our mistake. (Pumpkins smell awful by the way.) The bread ended up taking a little longer to finish than we expected. Our main difficulty was getting the bread to cook all the way through; because of this, we ended up burning parts of the top of the bread. Once it was cooked, we dug in. We thought something might have been wrong with it because we liked it but not all

that much. We asked Stewart’s dad to taste it, and he said that was exactly how pumpkin bread was supposed to taste. So I guess we just don’t like pumpkin bread all that much. Oh well, it is what it is. Overall, we, just as the Cavaliers in LeBron’s second year, improved significantly our second time cooking, and this experience went much more smoothly than the first (except for the part where Stewart lost his wallet that contained his credit card, driver’s license and passport information, along with all of his cash.) We hope you enjoyed the second episode of Cookin’ with the Boys and that you have learned how to make a classic fall treat. Join us next episode as we attempt to make something simpler that we actually enjoy eating. Look for the video coming soon on jpsentry.net

Sadie Robertson enourages students by MAry PAtton MurPhy Last year, the 20 year old Duck Dynasty star Sadie Robertson organized a 16 city tour throughout the United States encouraging students “to live uniquely and to be the person God made you to be.” On October 19, Robertson’s “Live Original Tour” kicked off for its second year, and on October 22, it made its fourth stop at First Baptist Church in Madison. Despite the dreary, rainy weather and a 7 PM start, middle school and high school students gathered at the doors of the church as early as 5:45 PM in order to grab the best seats in the sanctuary when the doors opened. The event featured Robertson’s brother John Luke as well as Christian rapper Ste-

ven Malcolm, American Idol alum Hollyn, Jesus Culture’s Chris McClarney, and the “man band” Anthem Lights. Throughout the night, Robertson elaborated on three points--believing, belonging, and becoming--while other speakers as well as the artists listed above kept students engaged. Ninth grader from Prep, Ashley Runnels, was chosen from the crowd to take the stage with Anthem Lights, joining them in singing “Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars. She stated, “I loved going on stage and singing with Anthem Lights. It was so exciting and a little scary! It was an amazing time worshipping with everyone.”

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Cross country finishes season strong Carter StoCkett John ParriSh The Jackson Prep cross country team’s season has recently come to a close. Both the girls and boys teams had successful seasons. The girls team consists of 24 runners, and the boys team consists of 26. Although the group is divided into a girls and a boys team, by

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the runners work hard and practice together as one team. The teams are coached by Head Coach Meredith Lang and her Assistant Coach Daniel Burnett. The team practiced hard both before the season started and during the season. The team had practice 3 days a week before school at 6:00 am and 2

Above: The girls huddle before their race. Photo courtesy of Maclain Kennedy.

days a week after school. In the past couple of years, Prep added a new and improved cross country trail to allow for better practice. The new trail consists of smoother paths, which reduce the risk of injury. This allowed the team to be much more prepared for each of their meets after practicing on the trail rather than practicing on the track. Their season, which started in late August and finished in late October, consisted of 8 different meets. These were all held in various locations across Mississippi, except for one meet which was held on a Saturday in Pensacola, Florida. At the team’s opening meet of the season, the annual “Jackson Prep Invitational” at Choctaw Trails, both teams finished the meet with very promising results. Greyton Ray, a junior runner on the boys team said, “The Pensacola meet was my favorite part of the season, because

the team was able to spend a lot of time together and became much closer throughout the weekend.” The teams finished their seasons strongly on October 24th in the “MAIS Overall Meet” at Choctaw Trails with both the boys and girls teams finishing in 3rd place.

Above: Coach Lang congratulating the girls after their race. Photo by Maclain Kennedy.

Boys’ soccer aims for another championship Mara LiSton Sarah Cory With fall’s arrival comes the beginning of the Jackson Prep boys’ soccer season. The 2016-2017 team finished their season strong, winning the state championship. The junior varsity and varsity teams were selected after tryouts in October, and they have begun preparation to bring home another championship. Tryouts were held the week of October 22. The boys had three opportunities to showcase their talents for the head coach, Jon Marcus Duncan, and assistant coach, Jay Liles. Each year, the coaches strive to pick the best players for the team. The JV had a total of 31 boys vying for a spot on the team. During tryouts for the varsity team, players focused on getting in shape for the upby

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coming season. There are eight returning seniors on this year’s team: Reed Peets, Tanner McCraney, Russell Roberts, Cameron Mabry, Ryan Myers, Hayden Perkins, Jake Maloney, and Wilson Mink. Senior goalie Reed Peets said, “I am looking

forward to the opportunity to compete to win another state championship.” He also shared his favorite memory from his years on the team. “Coach Jay broke his ankle and crawled off the field. Looking back, it was probably the funniest thing I’ve

seen,” he said. They kicked off their season with a tournament in Clinton, MS, the weekend of November 3, with high hopes to carry on the success of the program. When asked about his thoughts on the upcoming sea-

son, Coach Duncan said, “I am excited to see the young guys step up to better the team. It’s always fun to watch the chemistry between the guys develop throughout the season.”

Left: Senior soccer players after winning last year’s championship. Photo courtesy of Prep sports media guide.

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Football looks to carry their dominance into the postseason bennett O’Quinn The Jackson Prep football team has finished the 2017 regular season with a perfect 11-0 record and has secured the number one seed in the MAIS Division 1 AAAA playoffs. The Patriots have dominated their opponents this year, as they have outscored them by a total score of 503 to 116 points. Players like Jerrion Ealy, Chance Lovertich, and Cooper Carroll are looking to lead the Patriots to their sixth straight championship game appearance. In week eight, Prep cruised to a commanding 57-7 win over the Yellow Jackets of Oak Forest. Scoring 36 points in the first quarter, the Patriots took control and did not look back. Running back Jerrion Ealy led the charge with 129 total yards and four touchdowns. Prep then went on to play MRA the next week, a big time conference matchup. In a closely contested game, Prep pulled away in the second half to secure the win 50-14. Quarterback Chance Lovertich went off for 287 yards passing and five touchdowns. The Patriots then traveled to Columbus, Mississippi for a week ten matchup against the New Hope Trojans. After New Hope clawed back from a huge deficit, Prep by

Above: William Cotten and Spivey Gault between defensive plays. Photo by Madeline Claire Hughes

shutout the Trojans late in the game en route to a 45-28 win. Wideout Jake Maloney broke out for 106 yards and 3 touchdowns receiving. On senior night at Jackson Prep, the Patriots took on the Pioneers of Parklane Academy. On this rainy and cold night, Prep dominated in all phases of the game winning by a score of 42-14 against the team considered as the second best in the conference. Jerrion Ealy had a monster game accounting for 266 total yards of offense to go along with four touchdowns, which all came in the first half. Since the Patriots have won the past 5 state championships, it is no surprise that the

Above: Cooper Carroll and Maddox Henry refuel on the bench. Photo by Madeline Claire Hughes

Patriots are the favorite team entering the playoffs. When asked about what gives the team motivation heading into the playoffs, senior Cooper Carroll said, “To carry on the legacy that all the guys before us have left. They have paved the way, so we want to live up to and even accomplish more than they did.” Senior quarterback Chance Lovertich and senior defensive back Cooper Carroll, because of an outstanding season thus far, have been offered scholarships to play football at Mississippi College in Clinton. Lovertich has also been offered a preferred walk-on position to play football at Southern Methodist University. College coaches are taking notice of many players on this team, as this squad is one of the best to come through Prep in a while. Being the number one seed in the playoffs, the Patriots had a first round bye in the playoffs. Last week, Prep had Friday off while Presbyterian Christian School and Madison Ridgeland Academy competed to play Prep in the semifinals. MRA went on to win that game over PCS by a score of 28-23. This sets up a rematch of the 2015 and 2016 MAIS AAAA championship games, but this time, a win sends the victor to the championship game.

Christopher Russell making a tackle. Photo by Madeline Claire Hughes

On the other side of the bracket, Jackson Academy takes on Parklane Academy for the other spot in the championship game. Prep will play MRA November 10th at Patriot Field. As the playoffs progress,

the Patriots look to be in a suitable position to win their sixth straight championship title, a feat never before accomplished in MAIS history.

Prep restrings tennis team DaviD Crews anD russ uptOn Between October 9 and October 25, many Jackson Prep junior high and senior high students tried out to be the newest members of the Prep tennis team. Of the roughly 25 boys and 35 girls trying out, only 12 boys and 9 girls were chosen, out of whom 5 for each gender were on the team last season. During tryouts, students play several matches in a bracket created by Head Coach Rachel Causey and Assistant Coach Carlos Martinez. Unlike most schools, the Prep team does tryouts in a tournament format as opposed to going out and doing drills. This method of trying out eliminates all possibility of the coaches being biased when picking players for the team because each student starts in the top bracket and moves between brackets based on the outcomes of their matches. After the first few matches, players compete until they make it to a set point in the bracket. If players make it to that point, they make the team. by

Any junior high students who do not make the team may play on the Developmental Team. This team was created last year to prepare players for upcoming seasons without the senior class that was about to leave, which had over fifteen seniors. Despite losing so many players, the team is looking to win their fourth state championship in four years.

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Junior High Sports JV football completes undefeated season Charles stephenson The Junior Varsity Football team had a very strong and successful season. The JV Patriots finished 8-0 after their 7-0 win against rival Jackson Academy. Jackson Prep finished the season with a total of 2,052 rushing yards and a total of 925 passing yards. Leading the offense was freshman Matt Jones who finished the season with 639 yards, 64 carries, and 14 touchdowns. Thanks to the defense, there was a total of 364 tackles and only 50 total points allowed. To finish off the season, many awards were given out at the Junior High Football banquet from “Most Valuable Player” to “Patriot Award”. Below are the recipients by

who were picked for the following awards, from left to right: Seth Cook- Impact Player and Team Captain, Matt Jones- Most Valuable Player and Team Captain, John Kennedy Nowell- Best Defensive Lineman, Josh Oden- Best Offensive Lineman, Riley Maddox- Most Valuable Offensive Player and Team Captain, Mason Nichols- Best Wide Receiver, Drew Laird- Patriot Award, Braedon Mabry- Most Valuable Defensive Player and Team Captain, Clark Kellum- Best Defensive Back, John Henry Andress- Patriot Award.

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November Thurs. 9

Central Hinds Academy

Home

January Fri. 5

Mon. 13

Lamar School

Away

East Rankin Academy

Home

Tues. 14

Pillow Academy

Home

Sat. 6

Brookhaven Academy

Away

Thurs. 16

East Rankin Academy

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Tues. 9

Jackson Academy *

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Thurs. 30

Hillcrest Christian School

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Sat. 13

Heritage Academy

Home

December Sat. 2

Tues. 16

Presbyterian Christian School * Home

Simpson Academy

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Fri. 19

Parklane Academy *

Tues. 5

Madison Ridgeland Academy * Away

Tues. 23

Madison Ridgeland Academy * Home

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Presbyterian Christian School * Away

Fri. 26

Oak Forest Academy *

Away

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2017 World Series ends with an intense game 7 will Fletcher On November 1, 2017, the Houston Astros became World Series Champions for the first time in franchise history versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. This capped a very exciting season for the Astros who have shown major improvement in all aspects of the franchise after completely stripping and then rebuilding the team from the ground up only a few years ago. While the Astros came out on top, it was a grueling, back and forth seven game series with both teams being star studded. The Astros boasted a very strong roster with big names including series-mvp George Springer, rookie Alex Bregman, Yuri Gurriel, Jose Altuve, ace Justin Verlander, and others. The Dodgers competed well with the competition because of their roster as well. With names like Kershaw, Puig, Turner, Darvish, and Bellinger, you could only expect it to be a thrilling matchup. The series started off in Los Angeles with Game 1. The Dodgers dominated this

game throughout by putting their energy behind their ace Clayton Kershaw, and a late two-run home run from Justin Turner. The Dodgers were able to manipulate the Astros lineup with the skill of Kershaw, causing the Astros to have multiple strikeouts despite the astros having a league low 1,087 strikeouts in the regular season. Dodgers win 3-1 and take 1-0 series lead. Game 2 was in Los Angeles for the second night in a row. After a clutch performance during the 11th innning, Houston took game 2. Game 3 was dominated by the Astros early. The final score was 5-3 and the Astros took the series lead 2-1. Game 4 was a close game all night. With the main action occurring between both team’s stars in the 9th, it became a classic showdown. The Dodgers took advantage of their batting prowess and were able to get a much needed road game win that would give them a fighting chance in this series. This win was also big for the Dodgers in that it stopped the Astros

Alex Gibbs And emory mAxwell Eliza Mazzaferro is a 9th grader on the varsity soccer team, but that does not hold her back from being a significant contributor to the team. She is the starting defensive midfielder for the high school team, and she could be a very good player for the soccer team for a long time. Coach Duncan, the varsity soccer coach at Jackson Prep, has praised Eliza say-

ing, “Eliza has been extremely consistent for us all year. She reads the game well, is sound technically, and has adapted to the speed of the game from her JV years. She has a bright future ahead of her as a Jackson Prep soccer player.” Over the next few years, she looks to maximize her potential and become the future of the Jackson Prep soccer team and to continue the great tradition Jackson Prep soccer has established.

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Freshman Eliza Mazzaferro playing midfield in the Prep v. JA game.

momentum and resulted in the ending of a slump for Cody Bellinger, one of the team’s best hitters. Dodgers win 6-2. Series tied 2-2. Game 5 should go down as one of the most exciting games in world series history. It was a classic 10 inning battle, coming down to a base-hit RBI by rookie Alex Bregman. Had the Astros not had last at-bat, it could have been a completely different ball game. The game was back and forth the entire way, with one team getting ahead and the other following it up with a bomb. In fact, the record for home runs in a series was broken by the teams at 22. That’s an average of 4.4 home runs per game, and we are only 5 games in. Astros win 13-12. Astros lead series 3-2. Game 6 provided hope for the Dodgers. The team showed a capability of overcoming deficits in the 3-1 win, and showed a glimpse of hope by forcing a game 7 at home. The Dodgers rallied behind Joc Pederson’s home run in the bottom of the 7th and were able to defend

themselves throughout the last 2 innings. Dodgers win 3-1. Series tied at 3-3. Game 7 proved to be very anticlimactic. Coming off of a hot streak of very exciting and unpredictable games throughout the series, game 7 was hyped up to be the game of the century with a big stage and two very energetic teams. Despite all this, the Dodgers seemed to leave their game in the clubhouse, because we sure couldn’t see it on the field. The

Astros were able to beat them in all aspects of the game, both hitting and fielding. Astros win 5-1 and claim first World Series title in franchise history. This year’s World Series postseason proved to be one of the more exciting ones in recent years. With many up and downs, comebacks and clinches, upsets, and records broken, this season in baseball has proved to be all it was hoped to be and more.

The Houston Astros with the covetted MLB World Series Trophy.

Alex Gibbs If you were to walk through the halls of Jackson Prep or join in on a group of guys at the lunch table during the fall, you are likely to hear questions such as “Dude, who do you want for AJ Green?” or “How stupid were you not to start the Jaguars defense this week?” and comments such as “He’s such an idiot to make that trade” or “I just can’t believe Kareem Hunt scored 40 points last night.” To some, this type of conversation would sound quite strange; however, this is part of the typical jargon of what becomes an obsession for many Prep students during football season: fantasy football...

What makes fantasy football so popular is how competitive it is, as winning your league makes you the alpha dog among your friend group while losing your league makes you the laughingstock of your group for an entire year. Many leagues, including a league consisting of Jackson Prep juniors, the League of Legends, have trophies and monetary rewards for their winner as well as awful punishments for their loser. The loser of this league each of the past two years has been Thad Crawford. For Crawford’s punishment this past year, he had to post a video of himself training and working out on Instagram with a caption written by his fellow

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league members and keep it up for 24 hours. Nevin Wells, who is in a league with several of his senior classmates, lost his league last year and had to run down Ridgewood Road in Superman boxers, followed by the second to last place finisher Ben Burnett, who was riding a girl’s bike and playing the Rocky theme song on repeat. When the fear of public embarrassment is added to the humiliation of finishing last place in your league, it becomes every league member’s worst nightmare and provides an extra element of competitiveness... To view this whole story, head to jpsentry.net.

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Boys’ Basketball is geared up for the season Tori NeWsome HeNley JoHNsoN Basketball season is starting up soon, and the Jackson Prep boys varsity basketball team is very excited. The boys have their season opener this week, on Thursday, November 9th at home against Central Hinds. This season, the boys have a new head and assistant coach. Head coach, Tim Wise, came from Millsaps College where he was the head coach for the past 20 years. Chris Goodman was brought in as the assistant coach. For this year’s boys basketball team, there are six sophomores who joined the varsity team: Devin Brown, Sam Buchanan, Alexander Payne, Jacob Perkins, Andrew Purvis and Rimes Rutledge. Also, the team added junior Cam Carroll who transferred to Prep over the sumby

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mer. Senior John Ahanotu is also coming back out to play after sitting out last season with an injury. This year there are seven seniors on the team. Coach Wise says, “We are excited about our seniors and the experience that they bring to this team. We are hoping that they will lead us both on and off the court in ways that would make both Jackson Prep and ourselves proud.” The coaches say that they are preparing the team to be the best that they can be. Coach Goodman says, “We have been practicing hard and have been implementing our pillars for the season each day. While we may be excited for all of our games, mostly I am excited to see how we continue to grow and how we continue to mature throughout the season.” The coaches are expecting

the team to be very hardworking and disciplined this year. They said, “We have spent most of the pre-season and our practices so far implementing our foundation for this program. We are hoping that we will continue to work hard and be a tough team to play against.” The coaches are very proud of the way that the players have been working in practices, as well as how they have adapted to the new swing of things. The players and the coaches are both very excited about this upcoming season. Coach Goodman says, “Excitement is probably the best way to describe how we are all feeling now that basketball season is here. We need to continue to improve on a daily basis. That is the first of our many goals for the season.”

Pete Zouboukos from last year knocking down a free-throw.

Girls’ basketball has high hopes for upcoming season NeviN Wells With the end of the football season nearing, that means one thing: basketball season. The Jackson Prep basketball season tips things off with the start of the varsity girls’ season. To get things warmed-up, the Lady Patriots traveled to East Rankin Academy for an invitational on Tuesday the 31st of October and Thursday the 2nd of November. Their first game of the season, the girls took on the Columbia Wildcats and came out on top with a 34 - 30 win. This provided a great outlook to what will hopefully be a very successful year. The Lady Patriots may not be the biggest team this year but they have the athleticism in their advantage. Coach McAnally returns for his fourth season at Prep and he feels this team is special, “I feel like we are very athletic and very deep” by

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which are words of confidence said by Coach McAnally. The team returns three seniors who look to fill in the roles as the leaders and key players. These seniors are guards Dakota Jones and Kiarri Little accompanied by post player Katie Walker. The Lady Patriots played their rival and defending state champions of Jackson Academy on November 2nd. Although the Raiders finished out on top, the Lady Patriots showed flashes of hope for the season. The ladies seem to be more determined this year as they look ready to bounce back and turn heads in hope to bring home another state championship for the Jackson Prep basketball program. The Lady Patriots will need support from the students, so come out and be loud and cheer on the basketball teams of Jackson Prep.

The Senior girls are excited for this year’s basketball season. Photo courtesy of Katie Walker.

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The SEC is looking to be very competitive in 2017-2018

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Steven Wyatt Preseason Media Poll: 1.Kentucky 2.Florida 3.Texas A&M 4.Alabama 5.Missouri 6.Arkansas 7.Vanderbilt 8.Georgia 9.Auburn 10.Ole Miss 11.South Carolina 12.Mississippi State 13.Tennessee 14.LSU Now that another basketball season is among us, it is now time to beginning looking at who’s going to compete nationally from the Southeastern Conference, besides the Wildcats that hail from Lexington. The league has been dominated the last several years by John Calipari’s Wildcats, but the league will be so full of talent this season that not even Kentucky will be safe. The closer we get to the seasons tip, the more it seems like Kentucky will not be running the league by themselves. Florida, Texas A&M, and Arkansas all look like they have so much talent and depth that short of the nation’s best teams not many will be able to stop them. Also, teams like Auburn, Missouri, and Alabama all look like they have all finally found their stride to the point that they could each make strong cases for the big dance come postseason time. Team by Team Previews: 1. Kentucky: Kentucky has won at least a share of the SEC title in their last three seasons, so by default they will be the team with the largest target on their back come December 31st when they open conference play. The Wildcats brought in the nation’s second ranked recruiting class this offseason. This class was highlighted by six five-star signees, and the coaching staff will have to lean on a large number of them to

play a considerable amounts of minutes this season since the Wildcats only return one rotation player from last year, in Wenyen Gabriel. 2. Florida: Florida’s third-year coach, Mike White, proved last year that his gators could compete with anyone, and he will look to prove this year that his team is the one to beat in the conference. The gators will lean heavily on backcourt returners KeVaughn Allen and Chris Chiozza this season due to the impressive numbers that they put up in the 2016-2017 season. Also look for transfers Egor Koulechov, (forward, Rice) and Jalen Hudson (guard, Virginia Tech) to come in and have immediate success for the gators. 3. Texas A&M: The Aggies were one team last year that would just give it to their bigs down low, and let just them go to work. They will most likely have this same m.o. this year, and they should considering A&M returns one best frontcourt duos in the entire country in Robert Williams and Tyler Davis. The Aggies biggest question mark this year though will be their backcourt. A&M’s guards will have to find a way to score and score consistently if they want to win on a regularly basis in this talent rich conference. 4. Alabama: The Crimson Tide are entering this season with a lot of national attention, and the for the most part this attention is circled around one player. Collin Sexton, a five-star from the class of 2017 hasn’t even played a college game, and yet he is already being labeled as a top-10 draft pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Sexton will be leaned on heavily as a freshman, but he will not have to lead the tide alone. Sexton will get assistance from his fellow underclassmen Braxton Key and John Petty. The tides biggest question mark this season will be whether or not they can

find consistent production from their guard spot from players that are not named Collin Sexton. 5. Missouri: The tigers for the majority of the last several years have held down the bottom spots of the SEC, and they really have not been able to compete on a consistent basis with the teams in this conference. However, first year head coach Cuonzo Martin will be looking to change this. This should be a slightly easier task for Martin considering he brought in the top ranked recruit in the class of 2017, Michael Porter Jr. The tigers also added Kassius Robertson, a senior sharpshooting transfer from Canisius, who should provide an immediate impact for the team. 6. Arkansas: The Razorbacks are coming off of a season a successful 2017 campaign that ended with them going dancing. Arkansas gave a scare to the one-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels in the round of 32 last year and they will look to add to build off of their success this year. They return all three of their star studded guards (Daryl Macon, Jaylen Barford, Anton Beard) from last year, and they could be dangerous enough once again to make it into the field of 64. 7. Vanderbilt: The Commodores will have a different look to their team this without center Luke Kornet running the floor for them, but they do return several key players from last years team that should help keep them in the top half of the conference. Of the their returners, two of them, Riley Lachance and Joe Toye both shot over 40% from behind the arc last season. 8. Georgia: Georgia has not received much preseason hype this offseason, and that will most likely not change as the season goes on. The Bulldogs lost their star point guard J.J. Frazier this offseason to

France, but they do return an NBA prospect in the post, in Yante Maten. Maten will have to step even more from last year if he wants to the lead his team to another successful season. 9. Auburn: The Tigers may be in the midst of an FBI investigation, but that is not going to be stopping them from suiting up on November 10th. Bruce Pearls squad, led by Mustapha Heron and Jared Harper will have to step up and show some leadership, even as underclassmen if they want to send their team to the dance for the first time since 2003. 10. Ole Miss: Andy Kennedy’s squad is one that many may want to keep their eyes on. Led by Deandre Burnett and Terence Davis, the Rebels may be in a position this season to show off their athleticism and scoring ability to the point where they can slide into the NCAA tournament conversation. Also, look for Drake transfer Dominik Olejniczak and Memphis transfer Markel Crawford to come in and have an immediate impact. 11. South Carolina: South Carolina was the one team from last years NCAA tournament that no one saw coming. The Gamecocks made it to the final four before they got knocked off one-seeded Gonzaga. If South Carolina wants to build off their success from last year

they will have to rely heavily on their first-year transfer Kory Holden, and returners Chris Silva and Wesley Myers. 12. Mississippi State: Ben Howland’s Bulldogs are skilled, athletic, and have the ability to score, but they are also very inexperienced. Led by Quinndary Weatherspoon and Lamar Peters they may have all of the tools to finally break through in the conference, but the biggest question is, will they? 13. Tennessee: The name James Daniel III will be one that you will want to keep your ears open for this season. Daniel, a transfer Howard averaged 27.1 ppg in his final season there, and he sat out last year with an ankle injury in his first year with the Vols. Tennessee may struggle as a team this year, but you will still want to keep your tv tuned to the Vols just to see the James Daniel show. 14. LSU: Head coach, Will Wade has inherited a building situation down in the bayou. The Tigers will be led by transfers Jeremy Combs and Randy Onwuasor this season, but they Below: The Kentucky Wildcats celebrating after winning the 2017 SEC Basketball Tournament. Photo by: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean

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M7 Coffeehouse vs. Lakeland Coffee Company: who brews the best?

Allie and Ainsley’s Appetite

by Allie Wise & Ainsley O’Quinn

Welcome to Allie and Ainsley’s Appetite. Each issue we will contain a head to head competition comparing two similar restaurants and give our opinion on which we like better. Our first restaurant in this comparison is M7 Coffeehouse. The coffee is above average with many options to choose from, but it is relatively expensive. If you are not in the mood for a shot of espresso or a creamy latte, M7 serves hot chocolate and a few flavors of smoothies. They also offer pastries and small sandwiches. Although the pastries are average, the customer service is great. The seating and homey feel of the place makes it a good spot to relax or study. Lakeland Coffee Co. was our next stop. Rather than being a place to sit down and have a cup of coffee, Lakeland Coffee Co. is a quick drive-thru. The prices are reasonable,

Starbucks earns bucks with their Holiday drinks Kennedy Marble and Genevieve Hurst Every year, coffee drinkers rejoice as Starbucks’ holiday drinks make a glorious return. The frenzy for these festive drinks begins in September with the release of the Pumpkin Spice Latte and continues throughout the holiday season with the release of many more drinks such as the peppermint mocha, the eggnog latte, and the caramel Brulee latte. However, we wondered, as many do, just how much are these fun, delicious drinks benefitting Starbucks? Thanks to a barista at the Starbucks at Maywood Mart in Jackson, we gathered that these drinks help the store just as much as they help the customers stay awake. She said, “I mean as with anything, it’s supply and demand. We sell the coffee, people buy them, we run out, and we get more.” Second Measure, a by

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and there are many beverages to choose from. Their menu includes everything from hot and iced coffee drinks to smoothies, tea, soda, and even energy drinks. The sizes of their drinks are also larger than those of most coffee shops. Because of all these reasons, Lakeland Coffee Co. is a very convenient place for Prep students to stop on the way to school or for anyone on a busy day. After analyzing the pros and cons of both coffee shops, M7 is, in our opinion, the better overall choice. Their coffee was exceptional, and the environment was welcoming, which enhanced the experience. Although the prices are high, it is definitely worth it. The coffee at Lakeland Coffee Company was slightly better, but the atmosphere at M7 made up for the disparity in tastes of the coffee. Right image: Lakeland Coffee Co. Photo by Allie Wise. Left image: The atmosphere at M7 Coffeehouse includes an outdoor sitting area. Photo by Allie Wise. Bottom image: Sara Michael Kennedy poses with her coffee. Photo by Maclain Kenedy.

company that analyzes credit card transactions, said of this phenomenon, “Annually, the highest-sales week of the year at Starbucks falls about two weeks before Christmas. In 2016, December sales were 14 percent higher than in November, the second-highest sales month, and 58 percent higher than in January, the lowest month.” However, they said that this may also be because, “Customers are shopping for gift cards and other coffee-related holiday presents.” Coffee lovers, get excited because we also were in-Bottom image: Pumpkin White Mocha. Photo by Maclain Kennedy. formed that in December, there will be a buy one get one free deal with the Holiday drinks. Along with the festive Christmas-themed cups, how can you resist stopping by to grab a delicious holiday drink after a long day of Christmas shopping?

The Rundown on Coffee: Cups Edition by: Maclain Kennedy Coffee, in my opinion, is hands down the best thing on Earth. Made with caffeine and happiness, coffee is the perfect drink for any situation. If it’s a hot summer day, iced coffee is there for the rescue. If it’s a rainy morning, a macchiato is there for you. If you need to stay up all night to study for Mrs. Scruggs’s test, you might as well make a whole pot. There are many options for places to grab yourself a nice, hot cup of coffee. Once you manage to pick a place, there are tons of options of what to get to drink. The people in front of you order a “venti half and half, ten pumps of vanilla with extra whip”, and you get scared. However, don’t be scared. Once you find the type of coffee you like, it’s easy. The first place I am going to review is Cups. The other day, my sister and I made a

stop at the Cups in Flowood to get some coffee. Because of the fall season, they had a special Pumpkin White Mocha. This is a hot drink, costing a total of $4.09 for a small. The pricy drink tasted really sweet, and had a hint of spice. It was flavored with pumpkin syrup. Although this drink was exceptionally good, it lacked any indication that it was coffee. There are many Cups locations in Mississippi. Right down the road from Prep, there is a Cups in The Quarter. There are also locations in Brandon, Flowood, Clinton, several in Jackson, and others. The quiet atmosphere makes it the perfect place to go study. Overall, my coffee experience at Cups would get an 8 out of 10. I personally like my coffee to actually taste like coffee, but it was a decent drink besides that. I would definitely go to Cups again to get coffee.

Opinion Family & Turkey & Football ... Oh My! Opinion: Caroline McIntyre Thanksgiving: the one day of the year where

Drew McIntyre cooking the family famous turkey. Photo by Caroline McIntyre

you can stuff your face full of food while watching football with your friends and family. It is often overlooked because of the excitement of Christmas approaching; however, the anticipation of Christmas enhances the Thanksgiving experience because you get to see the new Christmas commercials while watching the parade. Every year, my family makes it a priority to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade with our younger cousins. Seeing their faces light up when Santa comes by is probably one of my favorite memories from the holiday. I love watching my grandmother and mom cook in the kitchen while the rest of us throw the football outside and grill the turkey. In recent years, my sister and I have joined our grand-

mother and mom in the kitchen cooking, essentially slaving around to do whatever is needed. My grandmother makes the best dressing, and she even makes us extra dressing to put in our freezer for later. Here are a few quotes about how people spend their Thanksgiving holiday.

a double cheese burger with a large fry. Then, we share the one burger and one order of fries because my dad doesn’t want to spend money. My mom usually hogs the fries. Then we hibernate for winter. Mom only

survives winter because she gets the extra fry.”

Ms. Myers: “We always meet up with family and cook way too much food, and then we eat and watch football!”

Beth Ann Young: “My favorite part of Thanksgiving is getting the deviled eggs, taking the devil, and making them Jesus eggs.” (to clear up any confusion she takes out the yellow part) Miriam Box: “Our family usually drives to Atlanta, Georgia or Aberdeen, Mississippi. I still sit at the kids table, and I’ve been there since the beginning. I usually just eat rolls, mac & cheese, and turkey. “ Neil Marchetti: “I wake up at 5:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning, and I go and pick up Whataburger for the family,

Ridgely and Caroline McIntyre spending quality time with out of state cousins, Miller and Bates Laughlin. Photo courtesy of Andrews McIntyre.

Everything wrong with the United States Men’s National Soccer Team Sports Opinion: Tanner McCraney As many of you know, the United States Men’s Soccer team will not be attending the 2018 World cup in Russia due to a loss to Trinidad and Tobago 2-1. This marks the first time that the United States has missed the tournament since 1986. How, coming off winning the Gold Cup this past July, did the US team manage to get knocked out? It comes down to a number of things: poor coaching and leadership, awkward age gap, and simply not playing

well enough. After Jurgen Klinsmann was removed as coach, not because he was not getting the job done but because everyone on the team could not stand him, Bruce Arena took over. This produced a shift from the aggressive, Germanic style of play to a friendly, unoriginal style of play. With the new coach, the USA had no tactical play or build up, meaning teams that sit back would absolutely destroy us. Arena simply could

not get the team going, they often came out uninspired and on their heels, opening the door for teams to grab early goals. You would think between Arena and captain Michael Bradley they would be able inspire the team for the knockout game against Trinidad and Tobago, but that was not the case. The next point is that our beloved team is getting too old, meaning it is time for some of the past’s heros to take a sideline role. With half the squad in the age range above 30, something has to give. The fact that Bruce Arena tends to favor veterans and did little to make variations to the team did not help either. Tim Howard, as much as we appreciate

how much he has done for the program, is not as quick and limber and he once was. Clint Dempsey, who has been our man to put goals in the net, is simply not getting it done anymore as well. Finally they just did not play well enough to get into the World Cup. They honestly did not deserve to get in there. The players played confortable, complacent, and arrogant through qualifying play. This lead them to a final match that would decide if they would make it to Russia or not. It seemed as if the only player that put everything they had into the game was Christian Pulisic, who did everything he could but simply did not get the

help he needed. In all, there are a number of things that needs to change if the United States wants to become a respected program again. Pulisic must get some help, the players need better leadership, and the arrogance must go.

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House Bill 1523: Times are changing in Mississippi PC BROS

BY Tripp Cory and barron liston

Have you ever wondered why many people consider Mississippi to be backwards and prejudiced? If so, House Bill 1523, the “Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act”, has you covered. Our nation has not historically had the most progressive policies, but in recent years it has been making strides to improve, a notable improvement coming with the Supreme

Court ruling allowing for samesex marriage in all 50 states. However, the Mississippi legislature had something to say about this ruling, and passed MS House Bill 1523, which allows for discrimination against LGBT people based on religious beliefs. The bill allows not only those involved in the wedding business to deny services to homosexuals, but also other businesses to refuse service based on a religious objection to their lifestyle. The bill is harmful to the people, economy, and reputation of our state. Sensible Christians should be offended by this bill because it uses Christianity as an excuse to continue mistreating the LGBT community of Mississippi. At its core House Bill 1523 is nothing but an attack on the LGBT community. House Bill 1523 enables hatred and discrimination under the guise of religious freedom. It allows for religion based discrimination in workplaces, schools, and services-ranging

from cake shops to doctor’s offices. We understand if you are in the wedding industry and you do not wish to serve LGBT customers (as long as you do so in a respectable manner); however, it is absurd that non-wedding related industries are given the power to discriminate against LGBT customers. Even so, denying service to a person based on their lifestyle and what they believe is only harmful to the business or person who chooses to deny the service, as the customers can always take their money elsewhere. The constitutionality of the bill is also being debated by the nation’s court system. The establishment clause of the Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”, causing questions about this bill’s constitutionality because despite not mentioning the Christian religion, it still explicitly favors Christianity. After it was the

passed, the bill was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge, but it survived because the plaintiffs did not have the standing to challenge it since it had not gone into effect yet. The bill went into effect early October - sparking the original plaintiffs to retry their case with the Supreme Court. The

bill was not reversed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and as a result the debate will go on into the future. While this bill is unfortunately now a law, we know that laws like these will eventually be swept away by the winds of change and can only hope that they come soon.

Above features protestors who want to promote the veto of House Bill 1523. Photo courtesy of The Clarion-Ledger.

Is the sun cold? - America’s hottest new theory Emory’s Conspiracy Corner

fact, hot but cold. The theory behind the Cold Sun is that the sun emits heat, giving light and warmth to the earth, but that at its core, the sun is not hot, and the chemical reactions that emit the heat take place far away from the sun. The believers in this theory

by Emory Maxwell In the world of conspiracy theories, there are some that are very believable, and there are some that can be seen as more “far-fetched.” The theory I will be discussing in this article definitely goes with the latter. In this article, I will be discussing the growing theory that the sun is not, in

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This photo, which was captured by a brave soul, shows the sun’s frigid

hold that the sun’s surface is actually cold enough for humans to go there and perhaps have a picnic. However, this is impossible with our current technology because the heat emitted from the sun would not allow someone to get close enough to it to be able to tell. This theory is wildly popular among many millennials in America, but I heard about the theory from a podcast called Pardon My Take, the hosts of which are adamant believers in this theory. I myself am skeptical about this theory, but I do believe it could be true until it is completely proven wrong.

If you have any conspiracy theories that you feel must be further investigated, please contact Emory Maxwell. MaxwellHo@jacksonprep.net

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Restricted seating during lunch leaves students on the outside

Recently, a seemingly forgotten Jackson Prep rule has been brought to the attention of students: students must stay out of academic buildings during lunch. After lunch, some students like to go sit in the halls to escape the noise from the cafeteria and outside. This is a great place for students to go sit and study. With the weather getting colder, it is nice to have a place to be able to focus indoors. However, some students who sit in the hall are exceptionally loud, which disrupts the teachers and is very disrespectful. If students could keep their noise at a consistently low level, then maybe they could sit in the halls and do their work. For now, they will have to do their

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socializing outside. Not only are students not allowed in the halls, but they also can not be in the pods or hub. The easiest solution to this problem would be for the students to be quiet in the halls, allowing them to come inside. Sadly, being quiet has proven challenging for many. We spoke to Coach Bradford who said, “I think that if people were quiet and did their work, then they could definitely stay in the hall, but it is hard to be consistent with that. If students have any suggestions of somewhere we could open up for students to go, feel free to let us know.” Another solution would be to open an alternative room besides the library. We suggested that a teacher’s room that is

not being used during that period be opened up. This way, students have another location where they can sit and do work. Overall, we think that if students could stay quiet and do their work, then we could stay inside, but because people are loud it disrupts other classes. This can be solved by finding a new place to work or by staying outside to be loud with others. For now, the library is the only quiet place to do your work inside, but if you have any suggestions for a change, Coach Bradford is open to suggestions.

Right: Students walk through the halls during the lunch hour when they are supposed to be outside.

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Mid-day mayhem: High cafeteria prices need to go

The Jackson Prep dining commons is filled with a variety of food for students to choose from. However, students are saying that the prices of these items are too expensive. When students get food from the cafeteria, it is charged to their account, which adds up quickly. The quality of the food is good, but is it good enough to meet its high prices? When a student gets chicken tenders or another food that may need sauce, the sauce costs extra. Items like sauce should be complementary to a meal or snack, as they are at most restaurants. At a fast food restaurant, such as Wendy’s, the 4 for 4 combo of chicken, a

burger, fries, and a drink is only $4. At Prep, chicken tenders and a cup of water is around this price. When purchasing water, students have the option of getting a bottle out of the large refrigerator or purchasing a plastic cup that can be used at the soda fountain with free refills. Water cups are also charged, and we think the cups should be free since students will only be filling them with water. At a restaurant or drive through, water typically comes free with the food, and we think this standard should also be the same at Prep. Also, in a school cafeteria, portions are often smaller to

make sure there is enough food to feed the large amount of students that eat the meals daily. The Prep tuition is already high enough, so students and parents should not have to spend a high amount of money on school breakfasts, lunches, or snacks. Every Thursday, “Farm to Prep” provides healthier meal options in the cafeteria from local places. However, these healthy meals are even more expensive because of the fresher produce that is used in them. Prices for food and drinks are rarely specified, so a menu of the food listed with their prices would be a great addition and allow students to keep up with how much they are spend-

ing. Younger students especially tend to spend a lot of money because they are new to Prep and are enticed by the variety of food. They usually do not have a budget on their mind

when purchasing food. Even if they did keep it in mind, what would this help solve? Students have to eat, and the high prices are not cutting it!

Students spending too much $ on their meals. Photo by Eloise Moore

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