CHS Eagle Eye - Spartanburg School District 2

CHS Eagle Eye
Chesnee High School
795 S. Alabama Avenue
Chesnee SC 29323
Fall 2014, Issue 1
Homecoming 2014
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Table of Contents
Spirit Week
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Beta Babies
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Ring Ceremony
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Class Personalities/
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Cuties
New Faculty/Babies
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Career Fair
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Orchestra/ Band
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Europe Trip
10-11
JROTC/Patriots Day
12
See You at the Pole
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Student Council
14
Gamer’s Club
15
Sports
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Homecoming Week was September 22-26. Our themes
were Tacky Day, Monday; Nerd Day, Tuesday; Beach
Bum Day, Wednesday; Cartoon Character Day, Thursday
and Spirit Day, Friday! One of the highlights is voting
for Mr. Gnimocemoh. During Spirit Week every senior
football player who ran for Mr. Gnimocemoh collected
money for votes during lunches. The money was
tallied up, and the winner was announced at the pep
rally. Nick Gregory was voted Mr. Gnimocemoh 2014.
During half-time, all homecoming candidates waited for the
voting results. The 2nd Runner-Up was Haley Bishop, Maid
of Honor was Hannah Blanton, and the 2014 Homecoming
Queen was Destinee Amin!
Created By: Matthew Price
Spirit Week 2014
Beta Babies Bite Again
Spirit Week at Chesnee High School was from September 22-26.
Students dressed up in the theme of the given day. The themes for each
day included Tacky Day, Nerd Day, Beach Bum Day, Cartoon Day, and
Spirit Day, in that order. The purpose of Spirit Week is to boost the
student’s school spirit in anticipation for the homecoming game.
Tacky Day
Nerd Day
Beach Bum Day
The Chesnee High School Beta Club initiates of 2014 truly triggered
laughter with their ridiculous costumes this year. There were a few challenging
ideas such as: grapes, cotton candy, and even a fire hydrant. Traditionally, to
conclude the presentation following the torturous walk down Beta road, the
top five most appealing contestants were called back to the stage in order to
reach a verdict. No one ever imagined the day would come when they would
see the likes of Lady Gaga, Shrek, Mermaid Man, and Eric Leudeman on the
same stage at the same time. Despite the competition, no other than Sir Eric
Leudeman himself (Tyman Hamerick), the Beta baby of Hannah Blanton, was
the triumphant winner. The resemblance was hysterical, or as Leudeman would
say, “Historical… boy I wish I had facial hair like that.”
Cartoon Day
Spirit Day
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Created By: Joshua J. Martin-Gallegos
Created By: Brandon Fiorenza
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Put a ring on it
The ring ceremony is a very exciting time
for all juniors because it represents one step
closer to being a senior and graduation. This ring
is a special memento to remember all the good
times and fond memories from your high school
years! in a special ceremony, Juniors received
their rings on September 24th.
Class Cuties
Freshman Cutie:
Dawson Williamson
Runners-up: Alex Lee,
Anthony Teague, &
Seth Blanton
Sophomore Cutie:
Kaleb Taylor
Runners-up: Austin
Page & Owen Brown
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Senior Cutie:
Bobby Foos
Runners-up: Ben
Cooley & Bob
Faircloth
Personalities
Freshman Personalities:
Kaylee Cash &
Landon Swofford
Created By: Karmen Alverson
Junior Cutie:
Luke Watson
Runners-up: Caleb
Conner, Jake Hines,
Colton Conner
Sophomore
Personalities:
Aubrey Wall &
Jacob Hollifield
Junior Personalities:
Rachel Edge &
Jake Hines
Created By: Casi Lawter
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New Editions to CHS
Michael Tumblin
• ESOL teacher
• Attended USC Upstate and
Converse College
• Taught at Woodruff High
School and Spartanburg
County Alternative School
• Impressed with faculty and
staff
• Likes spending
time with family
and playing
basketball
Kaylee
Erin
Baldwin
Leigha Pace
• Born to Joshua and
Tiffani Baldwin
• Born July 12, 2014, at
Spartanburg Regional
• Weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz.
• 20 inches long
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• Chorus and Music Appreciation
teacher
• Attended Converse College and
Winthrop University
• Taught at Union High School,
Orlando Community School of the
Arts, and Broome High School
• Impressed with the Fine Arts
programs, leadership, and
amazing facilities
• Likes to sing and
lead worship at First
Presbyterian Church
and spend time with
her nieces
Created By: Mia Dunn
New Editions to CHS
Kerise Broome
• English Teacher
• Attended USC Upstate
• Taught at Boiling Springs
High School
• Impressed with the focus on
academics and the freedom
to teach the things important
to students’
futures
• Likes to work
out, read, and
kayak
Chief Daniel Books
• JROTC Instructor
• Attended Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University
• Twenty Years in the US Army
and two years flying Air 7 for
WSPA
• Impressed with
the students and
faculty
• Likes volleyball
and running
Adam McAbee
• STEAM Teacher
• Attended USC Upstate
• Worked in Sales before coming to
CHS
• Loves the sense of community and
how faculty, staff, and students
strive for greatness every day,
making it a great environment
• Enjoys coaching
baseball, playing
golf, collecting and
working on classic
cars, and spending
time with family and
friends
Mary Springman
• Special Services teacher
• Attended Appalachian State
and Converse College
• Taught at Chapman High and
McCarthy Teszler School
• Impressed with the
friendly faculty
and staff
• Likes movies and
working out
Created By: Mia Dunn
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cAREER FAIR KICKS OFF!
Music to YOur Ears
Band
What career path will you choose? The Career Fair at Chesnee High kicked off the year
with its main objective of helping students along their career path. Table displays were
set up by TF Logistics, Army National Guard, Army, Humane Society, Swofford Career
Center, Girl Scouts of America, SEW Eurodrive, Kenneth Shuler, and the Regency Beauty
Institute. If you stopped by the tables and asked engaging questions, you were able to enter
your name into a drawing to recieve a $15 gift card. The winner this time was Ben Cooley,
and he won a $15 Subway gift card...that’s three footlongs! But, of course, that’s only to
grab your attention. Get to know the college and organizations, especially if interested in
what they have to offer! You just might discover something for your future!
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Created By:Renee Mendez
Orchestra
“Prison Break” is the Marching Eagles theme for
2014-15. So far the band has been to the Landrum,
Woodmont, and Weekend at Wando (Charleston)
contests. At Landrum, the marching band placed
Best Color Guard and 2nd place (3A Bands). At
Woodmont, the band placed Best Percussion, 1st
Place, and Grand Championship. At Weekend at
Wando (Charleston), they placed Best Percussion,
Best Color Guard, and High in music, placing first
in their class. In all competitions, Chesnee took
home a big win! The next competitions to come
will be the Eagle Classic, Upperstate, and then
State. Congrats, Marching Eagles!
“A leader is a person who has a vision, a drive and a
commitment to achieve that vision, and the skills to make it
happen.”
Chesnee Orchestra Leadership Team for the school year
2014-2015:
 Jessica Johnson: CHS Student Conductor
 Jordan Goodson: CHS Assistant Student Conductor
 Katie Havird: Assistant Student Conductor CMS
 Katie Havird: 1st Violin Section Leader
 Morgan Grubbs: 1st Violin Assistant Section Leader
 Caitlyn Bridges: 2nd Violin Section Leader
 Caitlin Dial: 2nd Violin Assistant Section Leader
 Amber Nix: Viola Section Leader
 Cheyenne Cowan: Viola Assistant Section Leader
 Isiah Miller: Bass Section Leader
 Zoie Lawter: Bass Assistant Section Leader
Created By: Taylor Jones
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CHS Globetrotters
On June 7, 2014, forty students, teachers, and parents boarded a
plane for Europe for a ten day excursion to England and France.
After they landed in London, they took a bus ride to their hotel and
began touring the city fresh off the plane. While in London , they
visited Covent Gardens, Piccadilly Square, and some rode the London
Eye. A few of them were even able to see “Wicked” on the London
stage! After watching the changing of guards
at Buckingham Palace, they then drove to
Canterbury to tour the Canterbury Cathedral
before boarding a ferry in Dover, England,
which crossed the English Channel and headed
for Normandy, France.
Their days in Normandy were spent visiting battlefields
from World War II, the Normandy Museum, and Omaha
Beach. Mrs. McGraw said, “standing on Omaha Beach
in Normandy was especially meaningful to me, and one
of my favorite parts of the trip. My dad landed on Omaha Beach
during World War II on the third day of the D-Day invasion. To stand
where he had been overwhelmed me with respect and gratitude for
all the men and women in World War II who had the courage to scale
those cliffs and protect our freedom.” After leaving Omaha Beach,
with sand in their shoes, they stayed in a beautiful
converted farmhouse before they headed to St. Malo
to tour the city and visit Mont St. Michel. Upon
returning to the farmhouse for a good night’s sleep,
they headed toward Paris the next day!
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Created By: Nate Coker
CHS Globetrotters
Everyone was so excited to finally be in “The City of Lights”. All
was quiet and somber on the bus until someone spotted the Eiffel
Tower. The whole bus then seemed to be buzzing and full of energy.
Sadly, they didn’t get to go into the city the first night due to a train
strike, so they were really anxious about the next day. However,
everyone was up bright and early the next day ready to get started.
Their first stop that day was to see nothing
other than the Eiffel Tower! The mood around
them was electric! The last day of the trip was
one of the best days because they visited the
Louvre, Notre Dame, and one of the Love Lock
Bridges, and some even put a lock on it! That
night they boarded a riverboat for a Seine
River tour of Paris, for a glimpse of all the
famous centuries old buildings. The tour ended
with a beautiful Eiffel Tower light show. What
a spectacular way to end a wonderful trip.
Students and teachers who attended included: Mr. Rogers, Coach Baughman, Hannah Blanton, Hayley Brown, Doris Emily Buckley,
Carley Cash, Nate Coker, Boone Collins, Mrs. Rogers, Alex DeLeon, Molly Guzman, Megan Harris, Katie Havird, Lauren Henderson,
Amber Hodge, Jacob Hollifield, Morgan Hollifield, Kain Hughes, Mrs. McGraw, Lauren Mossburg, Logan Mossburg, Amber Nix, Cera
Price, Mrs. Ray, Breanna Reynolds, Jessica Rogerson, Emory Spears, Xena Splawn, Mrs. Steven, Mrs. Stripling, Tiffany Sullivan, and
Mary Melissa Yelton.
Created By: Nate Coker
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Jrotc War Eagles Soar
RIFLE TEAM
RAIDER TEAM
TheRifleteamkickedoff
theirthirdseasonwiththeirfirst
competitionatWalhallaHigh
School on October 3rd. Cadets
Blake,Branton,Carter,Defore,
Holleman,Hunter,Moore,and
Offenburgermakeuptheteam.
Fiveofourcadetscamebackfrom
theRiflecompetitionatWalhalla
withanawardfortheiruniform.
Cadet Carter was awarded a
goldpinforhisuniform,Cadets
HollemanandDeforewere
awardedasilverpin,andCadets
BlakeandOffenburgerwere
awardedbronzepins.Thecadets
goalforthisyearistostrivetobe
thebestteamaround!
The JROTCRaiderteam
hadtheirfirstcompetitionforthe
newyearonSeptember27,2014.
TheytraveledtotheHareinthe
Woodscompetitionandcame
homewithasecondandthird
placetrophy.Thesixmembers
ontheteaminclude:Autumn
Small,NathanLamb,Shawn
Peek,AustinSmith,EthanEzell
andDavidHarbaugh.Cadetswho
competedintheeventincluded:
AmySmart,JordanHensley,
C.J.Tessnear,AutumnSmall,
NathanLamb,ShawnPeek,
AustinSmith,EthanEzell,David
Harbaugh,andDillonArdito.
See You at the Pole
On the fourh Wednesday in September, millions of students all across the nation participated in See
You at the Pole. On September 24, 2014, Chesnee High School Students gathered around the flagpole
to pray with Mary-Melissa Yelton leading the whole ceremony. Students began the event with singing
praise songs and worshiping together. Mary-Melissa broke students and teachers into groups to pray
for our school, community, and nation. She ended the ceremony with a closing prayer.
PATRIOT’S DAY
Every year on September 11, memorial services are held
around the nation to pay respects to the people who were
killed or injured during the World Trade Center terriorist
attack in 2001. At the beginning
of the ceremony at CHS, cadets
stood in formation while Cadets
Autumn Small and Emily Jolly
spoke. The flag was lowered to
half mast to honor the fallen. To remember the fallen soldiers,
Caleb Conner played Taps on the trumpet. The ceremony
concluded with a prayer led by Sgt. Salas.
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Created By: Scott Defore and Alyssa Cortelyou
Created By: Kacee Williams
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Student Council
2014-2015
JUNIORS:
President: Parker Anadell
Vice President: Jake Hines
Secretary: Emilee Barger
Treasurer: Jessica Rae Rhymer
Homeroom Representatives: Ali Barfoot, Trevor
Cash, Nick Keller, Lauren Mossburg, Grace Thomas,
Chloe Wall
SENIORS:
President: Ashlyn Westmoreland
Vice President: Nate Coker
Secretary: Paige Bolton
Treasurer: Daniel Kimbrell
Homeroom Representatives: Dylan Blackwell, Zac
Carter, Maria Flores Cedillos, JJ Kane, Andrea Mallia,
Kala Parker, CJ Tessnear
PRESIDENT:
Taylor Miller
VICE PRESIDENT:
Hannah Blanton
SECRETARY:
Megan Owens
TREASURER:
Savannah Davis
SOPHOMORES:
President: Logan Mossburg
Vice President: Hannah Alexander
Secretary: Ethan Tolleson
Treasurer: Teddy Vy
Homeroom Representatives: Isabella Ardito,
Mackenzie Fogle, Jacob Hollifield, Isiah Miller,
Christian Newton, Estefang Quistian,
Aubrey Wall
FRESHMEN:
President: Grace Lowe
Vice President: Justin Manisay
Secretary: Stevin Tessnear
Homeroom Representatives: Kaylee Cash, Bailee
Flowe, Brianna Hamilton, Desiree McClintock,
Tanner Roberts, Cody Thrift, Macon Watford
Gamer’s Club
Welcome to the Gamer’s Club, that accepts any and all. There now exists a club that brings
every gamer together regardless of who they are and what games they like. Our goal is to
make new friends through games and to have fun. Join the club if you’re interested in learning
something new and old things about different games. The club meets in Mrs. Stripling’s room
536, after school on Tuesday.
Thursday is an optional meeting
day. The club meets from 3:20 to
5:30 p.m. and is a cool place for all
gamers. Have a look and decide if
you would be interested in joining!
Club Members
Sponsor: Mrs. Stripling
Club President: Kipp Bradley
Vice President: David Wood
Members: Lionel Jenske, Chris Cole,
Sterling Geter, Renee Mendez, Steven
Gonzalez, Jonathon Martin-Gallegos, Alex
Griffin, Justin Minasay, Courtney Cantrell,
Cody Thrift, Eli Smith, and Darryl Wesson
GameS
Yu-Gi-Oh
Yu-Gi-Oh
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Created By: Kennedi Burnett
Created By: Steven Gonzalez
Magic
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Soaring Sports
volleyball
After having several good seasons, CHS volleyball is hoping for a even better
season. The main goal that they are striving for is a state championship. The
team is practicing and working hard every day, learning to finish first during
big games. This season is full of overcoming obstacles and is becoming like
a family. Sticking together as a team through the ups and downs is another
strong point of Chesnee volleyball. Starting players this
season are Courtney Williamson, Rachel Edge, Nakesa
Moorman, Rebecca Owens, Kenley Reagan, Nina
Ronson, and Morgan Hollifield. The team is performing
together in an effort to make it to state. Coach Cash
states, “All players are keys players in the game; we all
have a part in making things better.”
GO CHS VOLLEYBALL!
Football
Ending last season on a good note,
the Fighting Eagles returned for
another good year. Head coach, Lynn
Fleming, says he looks forward to
another great season, and their main
goal this year is a state championship.
Coach Fleming considers everyone on
his team as a key player, bringing
different things to the field. Having
eighteen seniors this year, Coach
Fleming
believes great
things will be
the outcome
for this
season. GO
EAGLES!
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Cross Country
Cross Country is a program growing
and getting stronger every year. Coach
Eric Luedeman says that they’re
improving every meet with both the girls
and boys. Their strongest points are
their youth and work ethic. Key runners
are: Lauren Mossburg, Joe Needs,
Nathan Lamb, and Faith Haynes. Coach
Luedeman feels that they all have a good
work ethic, leadership, and maturity.
GO CROSS COUNTRY!
Created by: Nakesa Moorman

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