Friday, March 25, 2016
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Bath bomb trend takes off
BY SHELBY TRUITT, Freshman
BLYTHEWOOD--The bath bomb bubbles and fizzes as you drop it into the water. A multitude of colors burst out of the bath bomb and gradually turns your bath into a rainbow, letting off a wonderful aroma of flowers and vanilla.
This has been a recent trend, started in December 2014.
Teens ready to get on the road
BY MACKENZIE DOWNS, Sophomore
BLYTHEWOOD-- The scariest day for a parent is also the same exact day every teenager dreams about. This is the day when parents hand their kids a pair of keys to a car.
In order for teenagers to be able to drive on their own, they have to take numerous classes and successfully pass tests to get their permit, restricted, and eventually license.
Monday, March 21, 2016
Friday, March 18, 2016
Agar.io Taking the Internet
BY HUNTER ROBERSON, Freshman
While playing “The Game” as many students might say, you eat a virus and get split. You start to panic and see a bigger person coming.
You run and end up running right into the path of another person, who is just big enough to eat you. It’s game over.
Your statistics for that round show up, you see you did a very good job, eaten around 15,000 food and lasted for a good eight minutes.
JROTC Leads the Way
BY JAMES COLLINS, Junior
BLYTHEWOOD-- The Junior Reserved Officer Training Corps or most commonly known as JROTC is a program offered to high school students that teaches core army values, discipline, and most importantly citizenship.
JROTC is a program completely student led.
Furthermore, JROTC was founded through the National Defense Act of 1916 by Captain Alden Partridge in Norwich, Vermont.
The program offers every branch of service the military has.
The Blythewood High School Bengal Battalion Commander, Nykia Free describes JROTC as simply “great because it teaches you many great things and it's a great overall experience.”
Say “Hey” to the IO Hawk Segway
BY JADEN HARRIS, Freshman
BLYTHEWOOD - Ever since the Marty McFly navigated around on one in the movie “Back to the Future Part II”, people have looked forward to the day they could own a hoverboard.
Introducing the new and improved IO Hawk Segway, without handles, was a bit risky for the marketers of this merchandise.
Netflix, it’s growing popularity among teens
BY RYAN KELLY, Freshman
Netflix is an online television viewing company which has been in business since 1997 and has recently become very popular among young Americans.
When Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph, it was used as a way to order DVDs and get them delivered to homes. Now it is an online streaming service, a DVD ordering service, and a television production company.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
McDonald’s Japan unveils chocolate covered french fries
BY SAMUEL GODFREY, Freshman
BLYTHEWOOD- McDonald’s is offering chocolate covered french fries, dubbed “McChoco Potato,” in Japan, which may compel some to update their passport. However, if you feel like you’ll vomit at the thought of it, or simply don’t want 6 months of casual walks down the drain, then you should try to either take this dish in small doses, or not at all.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Blythewood High School Students Earn National History Day Honors
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 16,
2016
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School students senior
Kelvin (KJ) Mack, and juniors Madison Kelly and Nicholas Orr were winners in
the paper category of Monday’s National History Day Midlands Regional held at
the South Carolina State Museum. The paper category involves the creation of an
original research paper of over 2,300 words in length with over 50 sources used
in their paper.
Mack, Kelly, and Orr were the only three students,
out of over 70 entries, selected to go to the state competition next month at
Westwood High School. This makes the
second year in a row that BHS has earned the top three spots to be chosen for
the state competition.
“Our students continue to amaze,” Social Studies
teacher Scott Auspelmyer said. “I’m proud
their hard work is being recognized in our classrooms, our school, our
district, and also our state.”
Paper topics:
Kelvin Mack - The Napoleonic Code: A Revolution in
Lawmaking
Madison Kelly - The Age of Horned Helmets: How
Vikings Changed the World
Nicholas Orr - Breaking the Final Frontier: The
Hubble Telescope's Effect on the Human Race
Miss Phenomenal Pageant To Be Held Saturday, March 19
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
CONTACT: Mishell Stephens or Keykey Brown
PHONE: (803)2696505/ (803)357-6285
EMAIL: missphenomenal16@gmail.com
DEFINING OUR
DIFFERENCES, DEFYING OUR DISORDERS, AND DELIEVERING DREAMS
Local
teenager, Mhorgan Stephens, creates a unique talent showcase amid community
support
The Miss Phenomenal Pageant
is ready to give a unique
group of girls an
opportunity to showcase their talents without regard to their race, disability,
disorder or size. On Saturday, March 19 at Blythewood High School, everyone
including the audience will have an opportunity to celebrate difference and be involved in a
program that supports the disorder/special needs community for a second year.
Sixteen-year
old visionary, Mhorgan Stephens, has a clear message. Stephens believes girls need to empower
one another. She says, “We are all strong and there is no need to focus on our
flaws. A pageant like this is needed because as a community we don’t give kids
with disabilities enough credit and they deserve to be recognized.”
Stephens’ primary
reason for creating the pageant that empowers young ladies is tied to her own
challenge with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura or ITP, a chronic blood
disorder. ITP has been a part of her own
identity since she was 10 years old. Mhorgan understands what it’s like to deal
with stigmas, stereotypes, and shaming.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Corder Receives National Award
Annabelle Corder received a silver medal in the National Scholastic Art Awards. This is a huge honor as she received a Gold Key recognition for regional awards and her piece moved on to national judging.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Dye Meltdown
BY KAMRYN JENKINS, Freshman
BLYTHEWOOD- People have been dyeing their hair for ages and there is no reason to stop now.
Hair has been apart of society for centuries; during the days of the ancient greeks, women dyed their hair using chemicals commonly know as oxide and calcium hydrox to achieve the desired black hair. Egyptians shaved their heads,braided and dyed their black hair and wore it as a wigs.
Blythewood High Choir Students Earn State Recognition
Seven students from
the Blythewood High School Choir were among the top 425 students selected by
audition for the 2016 South Carolina All-State Choir out of nearly 2,000
students who auditioned. The audition
was held at Winthrop University March 3-5 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
"There
was absolutely nothing like witnessing the tears of joy from these
students who I hold so near and dear to my heart, especially from the students
who made it for the first time,” BHS Choir Director Kristin Claiborne said. “Moments
like that are why I do what I do.”
This marks the
second year BHS had had students selected, and the first time in school
history that female students were selected.
In appearance from
left to right:
Katherine
Kimbrough, junior soprano
Kalen Mattocks,
junior tenor
William Norman,
sophomore tenor
Kristin Claiborne,
director
Anthony Sampedro,
senior bass
Emily Brinson,
senior soprano
Taylor Farmer,
senior alto
Haven Davis, junior
bass
Friday, March 11, 2016
Rey of Hope
*Contains 'The Force Awakens' spoilers*
BY CLAIRE DUPRE, Freshman
BLYTHEWOOD- The biggest movie of the year, “Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens”, came out on December 18. It hit the big screen with a bang.
Most people have seen it already and know that Rey is the main character of the film. She is an orphan that lives on the planet of Jakku.
Since she is an orphan she doesn't know her parents, but does she now? Rey has been on Jakku her whole life waiting for her parents to come back and get her.
There are many hints during the movie that Luke Skywalker is her father, but it has not been confirmed and will not be until “Star Wars VIII” comes out in December of 2017.
Beards becoming more outlandish
By M’Chaelah Brown, Freshman
BLYTHEWOOD- Beards are a trend that were projected to go away in 2013 but decided to stay. In fact 2013 was named the official year of the beard. Three years later and men are still growing beards.
“Since the '50s men have had some type of facial hair. From moustaches in the '70s to goatees in the '90s,” said Allan Peterkin author of One Thousand Beards.
After the '90s was when beards started to slowly make their rise. Isaiah Webb better known as Incredibeard has become a social media star for his beard.
“My wife reacted in a positive way and she loves the way it feels,” said Webb.
Thursday, March 10, 2016
2016 Elections Spark Most Interest Since 1984
BY JOSEPH LOPES, Junior
BLYTHEWOOD -- The year was 1984. Ronald Reagan was running for re-election of President of the United States of America.
Reagan won the election that November with the biggest margin of victory in history, winning 49 out of the 50 states.
The 1984 Election sparked the most interest in the history of the U.S., until this year.
3D printing shaping technology for the future
BY MADISON MULLINS, Freshman
BLYTHEWOOD -- 3D printing has been an interest in recent markets for its ingenuity and design. It allows people to design and create things with new technological advances, as well as new techniques. Many different inventions have surfaced since this new trendy technology has been around.
An example of a recent new advancement is reconstructing and recreating organs for humans to use and function with. People are now able to receive transplants for fingers, skin, even organ tissue. However, this is just the beginning.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
BHS student Colin Smith shapes his life around percussion, friends, and family
KORI DIAMOND, Senior
BLYTHEWOOD-- African drums placed in front of a curly haired, freckle faced young boy with the freedom to play around until his heart desired. After messing with the thumps and bumps of the drums, second grader Colin Smith developed an interest in percussion and after further exploration, has manifested it into a passion, talent, and lifestyle.
Now a senior at Blythewood High School, Smith is an accomplished percussionist, caring friend, and loving son.
Monday, March 7, 2016
'Be Like Bill' takes over Facebook
BY KRISTIN GRONINGER, Junior
BLYTHEWOOD - A new trend is appearing on several social media sites like Instagram or Twitter but especially on Facebook, where the whole trend started. You probably already recognized the picture who pops up more often and often. The pictures which get published are images with stick figures named Bill next to a “smart” advice about what you should and should not do.
These new pictures are called “Be like Bill” memes. Bill is perfect and doesn’t do things by which behavior other people get annoyed by, to show off they are creating “be like Bill” memes. Examples are “Bill doesn’t post a lot of picture of his girlfriend every day” or he “doesn’t post on social medias that it is snowing”, when everybody can look out of the window and can see that it is snowing.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Converse Growing in Popularity Among Girls
BY DAVID HUMPHRIES, Sophomore
BLYTHEWOOD -- Converse are quickly becoming a wardrobe necessity for girls all across the United States.
Converse is a company that originated in Malden, Massachusetts in 1908. They were originally created to be used as basketball shoes.
With the success of their product, Converse decided to branch out into everyday footwear and found many people liked their new shoes.
Snap to the Future
BY VICTORIA WHITE, Freshman
BLYTHEWOOD - Who knew recording short clips of yourself would become a worldwide trend? Since its release in September 2011, Snapchat now has over 100 million active daily users.
Why it’s popular
Snapchat is a popular app that allows users to send pictures and limited clips called ‘snaps’ to friends and followers and will disappear when viewed.
“I have been using Snapchat for three years now, and I use it on a daily basis. I love it. It is a great app to use and it helps connect me with my friends,” freshman Jenna Kiser said.
American Youth Losing Desire to Smoke
BY HANNAH BRODINE, Freshman
BLYTHEWOOD--The desire in adulthood tobacco smoking seems to have decreased in the recent past few years, thanks to the help of anti-smoking advertisements, more involvement in public schools encouraging children not to smoke, and more widespread education availability on the dangers smoking poses.
Melissa Watts, a interventionist teacher at Sandlapper Elementary School, interacts with young children every day and has worked at the school for seven years.
“A push factor that I see that helps children and teenagers not want to smoke is that they might see their parents or other family members become sick from smoking, such as getting cancer or depending on an oxygen tank,” she said.
SC Strong Pulling South Carolinians Together
BY ELLIE FEUERSTEIN, Freshman
BLYTHEWOOD--South Carolina had a very devastating year in 2015 that lead to all South Carolinians to join together as one.
On June 17, 2015, nine people lost their lives in a mass shooting in Charleston. The shooter was a man who was allegedly racist against African-Americans.
This brought in a hard debate on whether the Confederate Flag should continue flying on the State House grounds. This debate caused lots of ruckus and separated South Carolinians.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
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