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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

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Students participate in Crestwood disaster drill

By Hannah Cox, Web Editor May 16, 2016

Sixteen medical academy students including seniors Emily Ward and Scarlett Wellman participated in the Crestwood Medical Center disaster drill as victims on May 11. The students arrived at 7:30 a.m. so...

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Summer fitness tips

By Hannah Cox, Web Editor April 27, 2016

It is that time of year again—all of a sudden it is 80 degrees, the pool is uncovered and the swim wear is being pulled out of the bottom of your closet. And you do not like the way you look. Here...

From the beginning to the birth of Just Gracey

By Hannah Cox and Tylor Harris March 31, 2016

Harris' Q&A   For a clearer video resolution, click here. What are all the instruments you have?  I have six acoustic guitars (Brownie, Napoleon, The Gary Sammich, Roselynne, Robin Hood,...

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New bus system being implemented

By Hannah Cox, Web Editor March 29, 2016

Eighteen hundred kids and 28 buses would cause stress for any school. To help alleviate the lollygagging after school before loading the buses, Principal Chris Shaw and Assistant Principal Maurice Jones...

Lack of participation causes upcoming end for club

Lack of participation causes upcoming end for club

By Hannah Cox, Web Editor January 20, 2016

Four years ago English teacher Renee Quaife started yet another club: Future Teachers of America.  FTA has been active throughout the four school years and even a few summers. Despite this year having...

World of Work Spirit Night takes place at IHOP

World of Work Spirit Night takes place at IHOP

By Hannah Cox, Web Editor January 15, 2016

Join us for lunch or dinner Saturday Jan. 16 at IHOP on Highway 72 in Madison. Sponsored by World of Work, lead by teacher Cindy Stanley, the proceeds will go towards helping the members of the Sparkman...

Business Essentials conducts mock interviews

Business Essentials conducts mock interviews

By Hannah Cox, Web Editor December 7, 2015
It was the day that all students in the business essentials class were dreading: interview day. For seven years now, the business essentials class, taught by Verna Wilkerson, has been conducting mock
McDonald's thanks their customers as they leave one of their restaurants.

24/7 fast food breakfast leaves student asking: good or not?

By Hannah Cox, Website Editor October 12, 2015

October 6 was one for the history books. The day Americans have waited for has finally arrived: McDonald’s breakfast can now be bought past 10:30. Hallelujah. All of our favorite breakfast items,...

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Oregon community college becomes the site for the forty-fifth shooting

By Hannah Cox, Website Editor October 4, 2015

When one thinks of the number 45, there is nothing overtly special about it. It is not the lucky number 7 nor the unlucky number 13. It is not considered a blatantly large or minuscule number. However,...

D'Ahara Hinton pours herself some tea during her AP English 12 class.

Tea time in the English hallway

By Hannah Cox, Website Editor September 10, 2015

It was simply a coincidence that on the same day that English teacher Angie Silvey finished reading Macbeth to her class that Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom....

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Student finds place, excitement on ice

By Hannah Cox, Web Editor August 12, 2015

When a neighbor moved in next door to sophomore Brandon Weis eight years ago, he was not expecting what came with the moving boxes. “I always liked watching [hockey],” Weis said. “Then I had...

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Student revisits school after being diagnosed

By Hannah Cox, Reporter May 14, 2015

It started with a headache. One headache became two; two headaches became four. The headaches became so frequent they required a doctors appointment. That doctors appointment changed everything. Diagnosed...

Mall sells for $5 million, claiming famous stores names

By Hannah Cox, Reporter May 4, 2015

April showers bring May flowers — or in this case, a sold mall building. Open since 1984 the Madison Square Mall has been encompassing numerous stores including the everlasting JC Penny, Sears and...

History teacher harbors love for commerce

History teacher harbors love for commerce

By Hannah Cox, Reporter April 3, 2015

Room 118 is home to a renaissance man of many trades: a teacher and advisor at Athens State, a history instructor in these halls, a consultant and the new owner of The Elkmont Market. Christopher Paysinger...

Top 10 things students do after school

By Hannah Cox, Reporter March 10, 2015

The mystery remains: What do students do after school? Local student detectives scoured the lunchroom looking for answers — and after following the clues, the mystery remains a puzzle no longer. 1. Eat...

The second that made a difference

By Hannah Cox, Reporter December 15, 2014

There is nothing more rewarding for a sports team than their hard work paying off – and the swim team is no exception. Sophomore Kayla Hammer raced in the state championship at the James E. Martin Aquatics...

One step closer to finding a cure

By Hannah Cox, Reporter November 6, 2014

Breast cancer has been present in our world since ancient times – and a cure still has not been found. Family Career and Community Leaders of America, or FCCLA, decided that they wanted to contribute...

Cut it out, student says

Cut it out, student says

By Hannah Cox, Reporter October 27, 2014

Teachers, substitutes and faculty cutting in lunch lines has been frustrating the student body. Twenty-six minutes in lunch and an average wait of 15 minutes in line leaves approximately 11 minutes to...

Oktober

[Photo] Oktoberfest offers taste of Germany

By Nick Arnold, Layout Editor October 3, 2014

Clubs take to the skies

Clubs take to the skies

By Hannah Cox, Reporter September 22, 2014

Clubs are packing their bags and getting ready to travel and some are headed all over the world. Field trips have always been exciting as a kid. Getting out of class, out of school has always been an...

Students take over for resigned teacher

Students take over for resigned teacher

By Hannah Cox, Reporter September 3, 2014

Following Spanish teacher Jasmine Durham’s resignation, three Spanish Honor Society students are stepping up to teach Spanish I until a teacher is hired. President Yolanda Bennett, vice president Emma...

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