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38002.com theview theview January 2014 AHS Trappers for Tots By Emily Johnson, Arlington Trappers Secretary Page 13 bolton high school A Not So Hairy Situation By Madison Conklin, The Paw Print, Bolton HS In December, the Arlington Trappers hosted their annual Toys for Tots fun shoot. The 8th annual event was held at the Memphis Sport Shooting Association (MSSA) and had 40 shooters participate and donated over 200 toys. This year the team was joined by shooters from other teams and adults that are members at MSSA (). Partial ants were from Bartlett, Lakeland, Arlington, Rosemark, and Fayette County. For each new unwrapped toy that was donated, the shooter could participate in up to five events. New friendships were made, laughs shared, and memories made. AHS Art Students Continue to Shine By Melanie Anderson, Fine Arts Department Chairman The West TN will host its 6th Annual West TN Regional Student Art Show in Humbolt, TN at the West TN Regional Art Center from January 9th-February 28th. Student works from all over East TN will be featured. Thirty pieces by Arlington high school students were selected to be shown in this juried show. Of those 30 the following works were awarded special honors including Best of Show for Film and Video to Austin Anderson for his film “Believe, Dream, Inspire” and Best in Show to Baleigh Kuhar for her painting "Doggie Bath." Other awards included: 2nd Place in 10th Grade Painting-Haley Prater, 2nd Place in 12th Grade Painting-Haley McCombs, 2nd Place in 10th G r a d e D r a w i n g Tahliyah Mimms, 3rd Place in 10th Grade Drawing-Teixiena Narine, and Honorable Mentions to the following students: Jeremy Garrett, Megan Borgmeir, Baleigh Kuhar, Hannah Anderson, Kelly Harris, and Tahliyah Mimms. These students will be recognized at a reception on Sunday, January 26th from 24:00pm. These artists are taught by Melanie Anderson, Carrol McTyre and Leanne Wilson. Clockwise from top left: “Doggie Bath,” by Baleigh Kuhar, film still from “Believe, Dream, Inspire,” by Austin Anderson, artwork by Haley Prater, and Tahliyah Mimms. Got a great story to share? Send story suggestions, press releases, announcements, media coverage requests, and photos to The View 38002 (editor@theview38002. com) by the 15th of the month prior to publication. Tuesday night, November 26th, in Bolton’s Stage Light Theater Mr. White, a drama teacher at Bolton, “shaved goodbye” to his luscious locks. Donovan Hughes, junior, made a bet with White that if they sold out one of the show nights of the school play, “Inherit the Wind,” he would shave his head. “Inherit The Wind,” is a play that fictionalizes the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” trial. Hughes’ played Defense Attorney, Henry Drummond, and was confident in the plays succession of a sold out performance. “The bet not only gave me hope to destroy the lion mane that was his hair, but it also made the cast work harder to make the show fantastic and sell out,” said Hughes. On Monday night, student night, for the first time since 2008 they sold out in the theater. This performance was the first sold out show Bolton has had since their 2008 show “High School Musical.” White held true to his word. After the standing ovation from the crowd Tuesday, Hughes made an announcement that White would be having his head shaved by the Cosmetology teacher at Bolton, Mrs. Campbell. So right there on the set, Campbell began to cut away at White’s hair, while the drama students began to make hair puns towards him. He was “shaved from that ‘hairy situation’,” said Hughes as Campbell took out her equipment and began to shave away at White’s hair. Hair fell to the stage as White’s cheeks turned bright pink and audience members snapped pictures of the event. All in all, it was a “hair raising,” experience for not only the crowd, but the cast too. Upcoming for the Bolton Stage Light Theater is a busy spring. The Theater will be putting on their spring musical, “Beauty and The Beast,” showing February 27th through March 4th. The show will start at 7pm Thursday-Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, including a 2pm matinee on Sunday. Breaking Barriers By Emily Oare, The Paw Print, Bolton HS The battle of the sexes has been brought to Bolton. This year BHS has received multiple new athletes in sports that were previously considered meant for the opposite sex. Junior Cooper Henke has been cheering competitively for two years and decided to bring his talents to Bolton on the varsity football cheer squad. Senior Percy McClelland, has also joined forces with the varsity football cheer. McClelland previously played safety on Bolton’s football team for the past three years and decided to peruse cheer rather than continuing football. One might say that this sport is for girls but these two men expressed the compliments and encouragement they receive daily for being guys in a girl oriented sport. “Most people think that it’s fun and cool, and its fun to be able to help the girls learn new things,” Henke said. McClelland spoke about the support he gets from his friends and the Bolton student body. Varsity Football player, junior, Donell Johnson said, “Percy didn’t leave us [the team], he still supports us and excites the team and crowd.” Cheer is not the only t ea m r e c ei vi n g n ew members. Junior Cierra Green, has joined both the football and the wrestling team. She is a defensive lineman for the football team. Green continues to play hard and keeps up with the teams without a problem. Senior Joey McCaskey, a former BHS football player said “It [football] is a competitive sport and if you’re not as big and strong as the next person they wont want to put you in the position.” A l t h o u gh f o o t b a l l coaches declined an interview, the wrestling head coach Rod Galvin said, “She’s the first girl I’ve coached in wrestling and I’m really excited to have her.” The trap team has also been gaining more girls on the team, and is expecting to receive possibly two more girls to the mainly male sport. Junior Lawrence Cooper, said “It is different and very interesting having both boys and girls compete on the same team.” Senior Austin Ainsworth, spoke about his feelings that girls can compete just as well as boys at trap even though trap is mostly male. He said he feels that girls always can bring something interesting to the table. The golf team has been added to the list of teams of having someone daring enough to ignore the predominate number of the opposite sexes and excel on the team. Junior Teresa Baker, has joined the BHS golf team and has been a medalist in four matches so far. Coach Philip Encalade, said, “Teresa is extremely dedicated and will be great at anything that she sets her mind to.” Despite the unfair assumptions placed on these sports, all of these strong athletes continue to excel and are determined to break through those barriers. Bolton is blessed to have such an amazing group of strong athletes that continue to compete their way to the top. Bolton to Offer Optional Programs in 2014-15 By Terry Louderback Bolton High School has been named an Optional School for the 2014-15 School year, offering three programs to all Shelby County students: the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and the Automotive Service Technology and Information Techonology Optional Programs. The IB Diploma Programme provides a cohesive and comprehensive liberal arts and sciences curriculum for highly motivated students. The Automotive Service Technology program offers courses and activities in a growing field with a shortage of qualified workers. The Information Technology Program includes courses in technology, programming, software design, and web design. Students and parents interested in the BHS Optional Programs should attend an Open House on Tuesday, January 14 at 6:00 pm at Bolton High School, 7323 Brunswick Road. The Optional Programs are available to all Shelby County Students, regardless of residence. Bar-coded applications and online “tickets” will be available starting January 27, 2014 at the SCS Board of Education Auditorium, 160 S. Hollywood. Applications may be submitted in person on January 31 or online between January 27 and 31. Students that are currently enrolled in Optional Programs will have a separate renewal process. Information about the Option Schools Program is available on the SCS website..