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The Crimson Crier

The Student News Source of Sparkman High School

The Crimson Crier

The Student News Source of Sparkman High School

The Crimson Crier

All content by Beryl Kessio
At a May meeting,  no seat is left unfilled as the MCBOE discusses a variety of subjects, including a contract with Appleton company, zone lines and the use of funding.

At a May meeting, no seat is left unfilled as the MCBOE discusses a variety of subjects, including a contract with Appleton company, zone lines and the use of funding.

Seniors earn record amount of scholarships

Seniors earn record amount of scholarships

By Beryl Kessio, Editor in Chief May 12, 2015

On May 11, college and career counselor Dr. Sharon Clanton hosted the annual Senior Awards Banquet. The event was started to honor scholarship recipients and the accomplishments of graduating seniors. "After...

May 4 school board meeting

By Beryl Kessio, Editor-in-chief May 6, 2015

Selma visit leaves impression on students

By Beryl Kessio, Editor-in-chief March 9, 2015

This past weekend, the Sparkman Service Organization traveled to Selma in the wake of the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday." The experience was largely transformative for the group. While there, they...

Credit for original photo to hivesociety.com

Selma not worth the hype

By Beryl Kessio, Editor-In-Chief January 27, 2015

Selma was disappointing. Before you throw stones, let me tell you why. The film centered on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he led the march from Selma, Ala. to Montgomery to help blacks attain proper voting...

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[Photo] National History Day Club pioneered

By Victoria Lewis, Lifestyles Editor August 12, 2014

Drivers experience delays before and after school. Students often wait for traffic to subside in order to leave the campus.

[Photo] Construction causes student tardiness

By McKenzie Ashmore, Opinion Editor September 3, 2014

Drivers experience delays before and after school. Students often wait for traffic to subside in order to leave the campus.

Head coach Chris Cagle

New head football coach optimistic for season

By Beryl Kessio, Editor-in-Chief August 13, 2014

After a coachless stint, the football team has someone at the helm, and a familiar face at that. Head coach Chris Cagle has brought his 25 years of coaching experience back "home," as he calls it. Cagle...

Great actor gone, not forgotten

By Beryl Kessio, Opinion Editor February 17, 2014

On Feb. 2, screenwriter David Bar Katz discovered an unresponsive Philip Seymour Hoffman on the floor of his West Village apartment’s bathroom. On Feb. 2, the world lost a brilliant artist. Hoffman,...

Staff member Beryl Kessio captures the African countryside.

[Photo] Student spends Christmas on the equator

By Beryl Kessio, Opinion Editor January 9, 2014

Staff member Beryl Kessio captures the African countryside.

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