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Welcome to “Senior Week”, AKA Stress Week!
Madison Gaskins, Editor
May 5, 2012
Starting May 7th the seniors at Whiteville High are in for a rude awakening… Three major, life altering events in one week? WOAH. How are they handling it? May 7th starts the beginning of a two week span of AP exams. While this doesn’t necessarily affect all seniors, it does affect some. Also, on... Read more »
“One Night in Paris:” 2011-2012 Prom Recap
Tim Deans, Writer
May 5, 2012
This year’s Junior-Senior Prom proved a huge success. Hosted by the Junior class prom committee and chairpersons Julie Fonvielle and Dr. Jim Brooks, the prom exceeded many student’s expectations. Senior Colton Reaves told WHS High Times, “Prom was real good this year. I liked the sunglasses... Read more »
WHS ROCAME Makes a Comeback!
Frances Menser, Staff
May 5, 2012
ROCAME, Region O Council for the Advancement of Minorities in Engineering, has been absent for a number of years at Whiteville High School. Under the advisement of coaches Serena Smith and Rashad George, the club has gotten off to a new, tremendous start this school year. ROCAME is a club that... Read more »
Exam Stress
April 23, 2012
As the end of the 2012 school year is approaching students are beginning to cram for final exams. The end of the school year can be extremely stressful for students and teachers but however; it might not be as stressful as everyone makes it out to be. Here are some tips on how to beat exam stress. 1.... Read more »
Junior Marshals Selected
Madison Gaskins, Editor-In-Chief
April 3, 2012
On Tuesday, March 27th WHS inducted the 2011-2012 Marshal’s for this year’s graduating class. The advisor of the Marshal’s this year is Mrs. Lisa Gurkin. The Marshal’s were inducted by the 2010-2011 former Marshal’s (currently seniors) over a nice breakfast with their families. The ceremony... Read more »
Allergy Prevention Awareness
Tim Deans
April 3, 2012
Early springtime brings lots of people excitement for the warm, beautiful weather and fun spring time events. Flowers start to bloom and the weather gets warmer making outside activities more enjoyable. Along with all the pleasant things however, spring also has its flaws. Springtime is when flowers... Read more »
“One Night in Paris” – PROM is here!
Tim Deans
March 22, 2012
Attention all Seniors! It’s time for your very LAST prom at WHS. For some, this is exciting, and for others this is bittersweet. Have you thought that this is the last school dance you will have together? The junior class along with advisors Dr. Jim Brooks and Julie Fonvielle have been working hard... Read more »
ACT for everyone
Frank Ciamillo, Sports Editor
March 12, 2012
On March 6, the Juniors of Whiteville High School were given the opportunity to take the ACT test for free. This event was the first of it’s kind at WHS regarding the ACT and the entire junior class participated. While the SAT is traditionally more widely used, many colleges have begun to pay much... Read more »
WHS Takes the Cake In All County!
Frances Menser, Staff
March 12, 2012
On February 7,2012 WHS hosted All County Band Auditions for Columbus County and Whiteville City Schools. Students came together from West Columbus, South Columbus, East Columbus, and Whiteville High School to audition for an opportunity to show their musical talent in front of a crowd. Whiteville made... Read more »
Teen Obesity
Peyton Walker, Staff Writer
February 9, 2012
Teen obesity is becoming even more of a problem than it has ever been before. A few extra pounds here and there does not suggest obesity; however, it may indicate that one may need to change his or her diet and exercise more often. Usually a child is not considered to be obese until the weight is at... Read more »