Skip to Main Content
The Student News Source of Sparkman High School

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 Sidney Al-Dijaili
Family Takes Initiative, Sponsors Foreign Child

Family Takes Initiative, Sponsors Foreign Child

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Lifestyles Editor January 26, 2017

Throughout the world and even in this country, young children suffer from poverty or live on the streets — homeless and without proper shelter. To help lessen the amount of damage poverty is having...

Hand completing a multiple choice exam.

Class of 2018 shines in state-required tests

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Lifestyles Editor January 17, 2017

This year, recent scores based off the ACT Aspire have shown that the class of 2018 have earned the highest scores in student achievement in the county. Schools across the county have recently been...

Homecoming royalty share their thoughts

Homecoming royalty share their thoughts

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Lifestyles Editor September 28, 2016

Crimson Crier: How does it feel to represent Sparkman?   Carly Busby: “ I am ecstatic. Sparkman means so much to me and it’s extremely cool that people see that and wanted me to be part...

Student travels across world to make a difference

Student travels across world to make a difference

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Feature Editor August 12, 2016

 While some spent their summer going to the mall with friends and staying up until dawn watching Netflix, junior Chandler Stokes traveled to the other side of the world to try to make a difference in...

Student believes earth is flat

Student believes earth is flat

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Lifestyles Editor May 20, 2016

Though he lives in a city known for its enormous involvement with NASA, junior Lance Lindner stands confidently behind ideas that contradict what NASA has taught people all over the world for decades. ...

Disney princesses portray perfection

Disney princesses portray perfection

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Lifestyles Editor April 28, 2016

It has been almost 80 years since Walt Disney and his team created the first princess and since then, almost every child across the country has wanted to be one. Who would not with their beautiful eyes,...

Photo by Hannah Cox

Winter brings girl scout cookie season, higher prices

By Natalie Craney and Sidney Al-Dijaili February 29, 2016

This year there is one big change on the price. The month of February: 29 days of pure sweets. This is when everyone gains 10 pounds, not just from Valentine's Day chocolate also because this is Girl Scout...

Top 10 Songs Turning 10 in 2016

Top 10 Songs Turning 10 in 2016

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Reporter February 8, 2016

1. John Mayer- “Waiting on the World to Change” 2. Natasha Bedingfield-”Unwritten” 3. Justin Timberlake- “Sexyback” 4. Rihanna- “SOS” 5. Kayne West Ft. Jamie Foxx- “Gold...

Recent events have stirred up bad stereotypes of the Muslim community.

Recent events create stereotypes

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Reporter January 20, 2016

Ignorance /ˈiɡnərəns/ Lacking knowledge and understanding; the condition of being uninformed   The ignorance of some Americans in this nation today is pathetic. Last week’s Philadelphia...

Picture by Sidney Al-Dijaili

Students’ struggles leave a life lesson

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Reporter January 15, 2016

It is crazy really, how hard life can hit you, out of nowhere, straight across the face. It can feel like being thrown into the deep end without knowing how to swim. When I was 10, I didn’t know...

Photo courtesy to Wikipedia.com

New Star Wars film brings joy to its watchers

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Reporter January 8, 2016

The battle between the light and dark side did not end with the defeat of Emperor Palpatine. A new threat, The First Order, has brought a new threat the galaxy.     Both The First order...

Picture by Victoria Lewis

Music to my ears

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Reporter January 8, 2016

Top Three US music festivals coming up in 2016   Coachella    Coachella is a two-weekend Music and Arts festival held in  Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Dressing in beautiful...

[Video] Students share their Christmas traditions

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Reporter December 11, 2015

Like a precious family heirloom, traditions are passed down from generation to generation, piecing together priceless memories that will be treasured forever. For five students, Christmas traditions consist...

The recent movie Krampus has seemed to dampen the Holiday spirit.

Krampus kills Christmas spirit

By Sidney Al-Dijaili December 11, 2015

Santa Claus is coming to town. . .or not. On Dec. 4, Legendary Pictures released their latest movie, called Krampus. There is only one significant difference between Krampus and every other holiday-based...

Cars await inspection at the car show.

Band car show brings interesting cars, people

By Sidney Al-Dijaili, Reporter August 24, 2015

Since the release of the Model T in the year 1908, America has expressed an undying love for the automobile. This was evident at the Band Car show this past Saturday. One of the car shows numerous attendees...

Load More Stories