lake is good for swimming without worrying about waves killing you. Camping at the lake is really fun, be- cause you can roast marshmallows over the fire and make s‟mores. Also it‟s real- ly fun to tube and wa- ter-ski in the water. Other students said that they are visiting family, being lazy, and working. You may not be doing anything this summer, but whatever you are doing enjoy your- self! That‟s what summer is for! Just relax because guess what, you‟ve survived almost half of 2012 al- ready! I know, it‟s a miracle. Ahh summer. The warm days laying out by the pool, swimming, or just hav- ing fun. Going to bed late, and waking up even lat- er. Summer is so close! Only three more days left until we finally get to be free! Well for at least two months...so what exactly are you doing for summer vacation? After sending around a survey, this is what I found. Most people said they were going to the beach. The beach is great because it is the exact opposite of the moun- tains! Warm sand, huge ocean, no curves, and of course the hot sun! Although the moun- tains are great; the beach is amazing because not only are you getting away from the same surroundings, but you get to meet new peo- ple. The beach has lots of things to do. You get to eat fresh seafood, go to the aquarium, and even shop- ping! But don‟t spend too much money. Kimberly‟s article has great tips on money saving! The other big thing is going to the lake. Unlike the beach, the As we all know, life can be extremely stressful, especially when it comes to school. With ex- ams coming up fast, both teachers and stu- dents alike are rushing to get all lessons in before testing. This can cause some tempo- rary but negative effects. Some symptoms are sleepless nights, lack of focus, tenseness, skin breakouts, mood swings, and many more. All of these things can cause you to test poorly on your exams. Prevent this by trying these helpful steps to relieve your stress. 1. Find the Source First you must figure out what is causing you to be so stressed. Once you have found the source, you will be able to focus in on fixing the problem. You will be able to find specific solutions to this problem. 2. Brainstorm Ideas Take a minute to sit down and think of how you can fix this situation. Think about what solu- tions would help stop or decrease the symp- toms you are having. For example, if you are losing sleep because of your next basketball game, try practicing to become more confident in yourself. That way you will feel better and get more sleep. If you consider what will affect your situation, you will soon be on your way to a de- creased stress level. 3. Consider the Options Once you have created many options, you can start to find the solution that is right for you. When going through this process, keep in mind that you have to consider what is right for you, not what could be good for someone else. Re- member what your symptoms are how what you need to do to fix them. When narrowing down the choices, make sure that what you need is in the option. This is a necessary thing. 4. Apply the Solutions After you have decided on a solution, you can begin putting it to the test. You are almost there! Follow through with the procedure sug- gested in your solution that was picked in step 3. Within a short period of time, you should see a decrease in your amount of stress. If this fails to occur, back up to step 3 and repeat it. Go through the choosing of your options and try to find where you went wrong. If it did work, then congratulations! You have officially become stress-free! This easy process can be used for any situation and is guaranteed to help with being stressed. I have used this myself and it has always worked. If you turn to these 4 steps, you will go from a depressed mess to less stressed! Summer On the Way INSIDE THIS ISSUE: RHS EVENTS 2 RMS EVENTS 4 SPORTS 5 LIFE & STYLE 6 PHOTO BOMB 8 STUDENT PRO- FILE 9 EXTRAS 10 Relieve Your Stress! ROSMAN MAY2012 VOLUME I , ISSUE 2 ROAR By: Hannah Sanders By: Lauren Mahoney
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lake is good for swimming
without worrying about
waves killing you. Camping
at the lake is really fun, be-
cause you can roast
marshmallows over the
fire and make
s‟mores. Also it‟s real-
ly fun to tube and wa-
ter-ski in the water.
Other students said
that they are visiting
family, being lazy, and
working. You may not
be doing anything this
summer, but whatever
you are doing enjoy your-
self! That‟s what summer is
for! Just relax because
guess what, you‟ve survived
almost half of 2012 al-
ready! I know, it‟s a miracle.
Ahh summer. The
warm days laying out by the
pool, swimming, or just hav-
ing fun. Going to bed late,
and waking up even lat-
er. Summer is so close! Only
three more days left until we
finally get to be free! Well
for at least two months...so
what exactly are you doing
for summer vacation? After
sending around a survey,
this is what I found. Most
people said they were going
to the beach. The beach is
great because it is the exact
opposite of the moun-
tains! Warm sand, huge
ocean, no curves, and of
course the hot
sun! Although the moun-
tains are great; the beach is
amazing because not only
are you getting away from
the same surroundings, but
you get to meet new peo-
ple. The beach has lots of
things to do. You get to eat
fresh seafood, go to the
aquarium, and even shop-
ping! But don‟t spend too
much money. Kimberly‟s
article has great tips on
money saving! The other big
thing is going to the
lake. Unlike the beach, the
As we all know, life can be extremely stressful,
especially when it comes to school. With ex-
ams coming up fast, both teachers and stu-
dents alike are rushing to get all lessons in
before testing. This can cause some tempo-
rary but negative effects. Some symptoms are
sleepless nights, lack of focus, tenseness,
skin breakouts, mood swings, and many
more. All of these things can cause you to test
poorly on your exams. Prevent this by trying
these helpful steps to relieve your stress.
1. Find the Source
First you must figure out what is causing you
to be so stressed. Once you have found the
source, you will be able to focus in on fixing
the problem. You will be able to find specific
solutions to this problem.
2. Brainstorm Ideas
Take a minute to sit down and think of how
you can fix this situation. Think about what solu-
tions would help stop or decrease the symp-
toms you are having. For example, if you are
losing sleep because of your next basketball
game, try practicing to become more confident
in yourself. That way you will feel better and get
more sleep. If you consider what will affect your
situation, you will soon be on your way to a de-
creased stress level.
3. Consider the Options
Once you have created many options, you can
start to find the solution that is right for you.
When going through this process, keep in mind
that you have to consider what is right for you,
not what could be good for someone else. Re-
member what your symptoms are how what you
need to do to fix them. When narrowing down
the choices, make sure that what you need is in
the option. This is a necessary thing.
4. Apply the Solutions
After you have decided on a solution, you can
begin putting it to the test. You are almost
there! Follow through with the procedure sug-
gested in your solution that was picked in
step 3. Within a short period of time, you should
see a decrease in your amount of stress. If
this fails to occur, back up to step 3 and repeat
it. Go through the choosing of your options
and try to find where you went wrong. If it did
work, then congratulations! You have
officially become stress-free! This easy process
can be used for any situation and is guaranteed
to help with being stressed. I have used this
myself and it has always worked. If you turn to
these 4 steps, you will go from a depressed
mess to less stressed!
Summer On the Way
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
RHS EVENTS 2
RMS EVENTS 4
SPORTS 5
LIFE & STYLE 6
PHOTO BOMB 8
STUDENT PRO-
FILE
9
EXTRAS 10
Relieve Your Stress!
ROSMAN
M A Y 2 0 1 2 V O L U M E I , I S S U E 2
ROAR
By: Hannah Sanders
By: Lauren Mahoney
P A G E 2
FCCLA Attends State
Letters to the Principal Q: Will we return our netbooks
right before exams? Some Stu-
dents are released earlier due to
exam exemption.
A: We are developing a schedule
to collect the netbooks that will
probably begin on Monday, May
21. We will hold grade level
meetings to collect the machines
by beginning with seniors since
there are fewer exams for the
seniors. There will be an option
for students to hold their ma-
chine until the last day of school.
A more concrete schedule will be
available next week.
*EDIT—Returns will begin May
15th
Q: I have heard students of the
same sex have been refused
permission to attend prom to-
gether. Is this true? I thought this
was said to be covered by the 1st
and 14th amendments after the
Aaron Fricke case.
A: Couple tickets are available for
students and are not restricted
based on gender. I do not recall
having a student denied for any
dances based on gender. There
was a recent question where a
student wanted to buy a ticket for
a same-sex friend and go as a
couple. I don't think that it is
appropriate if you are buying a
couple ticket but are not going as
a "couple".
Q: Are images with a copyright
appropriate to use for school
projects or publications without
citing sources?
A: This question is a complicated
one. Copyright and plagiarism
are two items to address. Consid-
ering copyright: Copyright does
not protect names, titles, slo-
gans, or short phrases. In some
cases, these things may be pro-
tected as trademarks. However,
copyright protection may be
available for logo artwork that
contains sufficient authorship. In
some circumstances, an artistic
logo may also be protected as a
trademark. It does seem that the
main issue is with money and
loss of money due to confusion.
So, if someone is using the slo-
gan and making financial gains,
they will probably receive a
'cease and desist' type of letter.
http://www.copyright.gov/help/
faq/faq-protect.html Plagia-
rism: But can words and ideas
really be stolen? According to
U.S. law, the answer is yes. The
expression of original ideas is
considered intellectual property,
and is protected by copyright
laws, just like original inventions.
Almost all forms of expression
fall under copyright protection as
long as they are recorded in
some way (such as a book or a
computer file). All of the following
are considered plagiarism: turn-
ing in someone else's work as
your own copying words or ideas
from someone else without giving
credit failing to put a quotation in
quotation marks giving incorrect
information about the source of a
quotation changing words but
copying the sentence structure of
a source without giving credit
copying so many words or ideas
from a source that it makes up
the majority of your work, wheth-
er you give credit or not (see our
section on "fair use" rules) Most
cases of plagiarism can be avoid-
ed, however, by citing sources.
Simply acknowledging that cer-
tain material has been borrowed,
and providing your audience with
the information necessary to find
that source, is usually enough to
prevent plagiarism. See our sec-
tion on citation for more infor-
mation on how to cite sources
properly. http://
www.plagiarism.org/
plag_article_what_is_plagiarism.
html
In conclusion, if slogans, symbols
or pictures are used to endorse a
campaign...then the material
should be cited.
competition and qualified
nationals in Orlando Florida.
Bethany was second in her
competition and also quali-
fied for nationals. Both girls
worked very hard on their
projects. When asked about
the competition Mrs. Wilson
said “As a teacher, it was very
exciting to see Bethany and
Claire walk across the stage.
They put in many hours on
their project and it paid off
big time. Both girls earned
the privilege of representing
North Carolina at the National
FCCLA Conference in Orlando,
Florida. Unfortunately, the
timing did not work for either
and we will not be attending.
Thanks to both girls for mak-
ing this year's FCCLA Confer-
ence memorable!” Mrs. Wil-
son.
This year there were two girls
who attended the State lead-
ership conference in Greens-
boro. The two girls were Beth-
any Green and Claire Harris
along with their advisor Mrs.
Wilson. At the state leader-
ship conference, both girls
competed in competitions.
Claire competed in the Recy-
cle and Redesign competi-
tion. Bethany competed in
the Teach and Train competi-
tion. Claire was first in her
R O S M A N
RHS Events
By: Bethany Green
P A G E 3 V O L U M E I , I S S U E 2
Student Council Elections
Young Life Interests Young Lives By: Hannah Sanders
By: Bethany Green
By: Vada Judd
Younglife is a club for young
Christians in high school to
come together, have fun, and
worship God. Most people have
never heard of Younglife, but
you may have heard of Wyldlife.
Younglife is the high school ver-
sion of Wyldlife. Our Wyldlife
leaders have been working very
hard to train young adults in our
community to become Younglife
leaders. This is so that high
schoolers all around the county
can still enjoy coming together
and worshiping God. I know
what you’re thinking. Ugh, an-
other Christian club. But this
isn’t just your typical Christian
club. This club doesn’t meet dur-
ing school hours. Instead you
have leaders from the communi-
ty that get certified, and they will
meet with whoever wants to
show up once a week. These
club meetings are NEVER the
same. If you think Younglife
doesn’t have anything to offer,
then you’re wrong. Younglife
has many opportunities! This
includes two camps. One in
the winter and one in the sum-
mer. During the winter Young-
life of Transylvania normally
takes a group of kids to Windy
Gap, in Waynesville, for a
weekend. But summer camp
is the one where you can get
out of Rosman for a whole
week! This year, Younglife of
Transylvania is taking kids
from Rosman and Brevard to
Sharptop in Georgia! There
are many things you do at
summer camp, but no one
knows really what you are go-
ing to do until you get
there! Everything is a sur-
prise! You never know what
you are going to do, or even
what you are going to eat. All
you know is you’re at
camp. And yes, there is elec-
tricity, running water, and even
air conditioning! Yes it’s crazy
there is air conditioning! If you
want to go to camp this year,
Anna Brooklyn and EJ come to
school sometime. They have
forms with all the information
you need!
Also if you have any ques-
tions, there are many kids
around the school who partici-
pate in Younglife. Anna
Brooklyn comes almost every
week so you can ask her too!
2012 is a big year in America. With
a new president on the way and
Olympic teams in preparation we‟re
looking to make this a successful
year. In the small town of Rosman
it‟s often hard to connect with the
world around us, but we‟ve got
some exciting changes approaching
too! Last month the entire RHS stu-
dent body gathered to select a new
bunch of elected officials for the
2012-2013 school year. It seems
like a small role compared to Presi-
dent of the United States, but these
students work just as hard. Student
council is the voice of over three-
hundred students represented by a
select few. They spend countless
hours fundraising, planning dances,
and meeting with administrators all
for the good of RHS. The election
period is our chance to voice an
opinion and choose our best rep-
resentative possible. Elections like
this are often referred to as a
“popularity contest” but the deci-
sion is far too important. Who we
select will spend an entire year
expressing our needs to their su-
periors. It‟s no surprise that with
such great responsibility came the
most responsible students for the
job. Our choices for president this
year included three hardworking
juniors. Palmer Holland, Lily Chap-
man, and Hunter Reese stepped
up to the plate with their unique
campaigns and in the end Hunter
came out as winner. President
isn‟t the only important job in stu-
dent council though. Our vice
presidential candidates included
junior Denise Jones and sopho-
more Tiesha Pressley. Although
both put out a great speech Den-
ise will be representing us next
year. We had one choice for secre-
tary, sophomore Candace Petit,
and we‟re sure she‟ll represent us
well. Both of our treasurer candi-
dates originate from the junior
class. Samuel Johnson and Kayla
B. Lance went head to head for
the position and Sam will be rep-
resenting us in the 2013 school
year. These students put their all
into the campaigns and speeches
needed for election and their ef-
forts greatly appreciated. We look
forward to seeing you all next year
as our Student Council Officials!
P A G E 4
Freshmen Year Approaches
Letters to the Principal Q: Even though it is highly
unlikely, is there any way that
competitive gun shooting
could be added to the PE
curriculum?
A: Competitive shooting is
more age appropriate for the
high school students. Typical-
ly, more high school students
have had their hunter safety
courses by the time they have
enrolled in high school clas-
ses. I would be in support of a
more formal safety course
taught at the middle school
level. In that course, we could
teach more formal gun safe-
ty.
Q: What type of coffee do you
drink in the mornings?
A: I will drink any kind of cof-
fee. However, I usually drink
Gevalia, that is my favorite
brand. I try to drink my coffee
with only natural local honey
as a sweetener. Local honey
tends to help build a person's
immune system up to a
stronger level.
Q: I believe we need better
breakfast that doesn't make
us sick all the time. Is there
anyway you could fix this?
A: In order to answer that
question I will need more
details about your concern. I
am unaware of our breakfast
program making any stu-
dents sick. Please elaborate
more with your next question.
feel for where everything
is and what the teachers
will be expecting from
you in each class. My
advice to you would be to
take as many honors
classes as you can. If you
start while you‟re a fresh-
man, it will be very bene-
ficial in the end. Also, try
not to procrastinate, it
will only hurt you and
make school harder for
you. The work in high
school builds on what
you have learned in mid-
dle school, giving you a
more advanced
knowledge in each sub-
ject. If you find the work
too overwhelming, don‟t
be scared to stay after
and get additional help.
In high school, you get to
be involved in more ex-
tracurricular activities
such as clubs, music and
theatre, student govern-
ment, and sports. This
will give you an oppor-
tunity to make new
friends and really get in-
volved in the community.
Just remember that
Rosman High School is
like a family and we are
all here to help no matter
what. So don‟t worry if
you get off to a rough
start, it will all fall togeth-
er as you get more into
the year.
What‟s it like to be in
high school? Is it really
stressful, overwhelming,
or just scary? If you have
had these thoughts be-
fore, just know that you
are not alone. Entering
high school can be one of
the most exciting times in
your life, if you let it be.
Our school is very differ-
ent than many others in
this region. With the mid-
dle school connected to
the high school, many of
you guys already know
upperclassmen. This will
come in handy on the
first day because they
can help guide you to the
classes you will have. On
your first day, it will be a
little nerve racking but
this day is mainly to get a
R O S M A N
RMS Events
By: Maddie Dunning
Sports
Track Takes Over Regionals
Sports have always been a
part of Rosman High School,
from football to basketball to
wrestling. Track & Field has
been around since ancient
times. In the early Olympics
in Greece, only men were
allowed to compete, and
strangely enough, they com-
peted naked. That‟s right. So,
obviously, women were not
allowed to attend the Olym-
pics at all. Those who at-
tempted were severely pun-
ished. Today, both men and
women are allowed to com-
pete and attend track meets
and competitions. There are
many events involved in
Track and Field. Some of
them are shotput, discus, high
jump, long jump, hurtles, pole
jump, and many individual and
relay races. But, of course,
there are many more. We just
so happen to have some track
stars among us. Throughout
the season, you do not only
compete to place well, but for
the possibility of qualifying for
regionals. There are set times,
distances, or heights for each
event that you must beat to
make it to regionals. This year,
we have three athletes that
qualified for regionals:
Duran Scruggs- 200 meter
dash
Beau Owen- 1600 meter run
Kara Saltz- 3200 meter run
On top of this amazing achieve-
ment, Kara has a very good
shot of qualifying for state, and
Beau is very close to setting the
school record in the 1600 me-
ter run. Be sure to stop them in
the hallway to congratulate and
wish them luck as they move
forward in their outstanding
accomplishments.
By: Lauren Mahoney
By: Maddie Dunning
“I don‟t have a favorite”
Sports
“Volleyball!” “seizure”
What’s your favorite sport to watch?
Hawk Jarrett Morgan Hoxit Kris Huff
The Money Muncher
In this economy you have to how to
save money, so here are a few tips
to help you munch on your money.
· Ride a bike instead of driving a car
· Use a clothes line instead of a
clothes dryer
· Use coupons when you go grocery
shopping
· Go to a store where you get money
off of gas (BI-LO)
· Buy items online
· Get a prepaid phone
· Get healthy so you don‟t have to pay
those doctor bills
· Shop at a dollar store to get things like
light bulbs, batteries, office supplies,
and etc.
· Use a fan or raise a window instead of
using the AC
· Use your reward card whenever you
can
· Stick to your list! Do not buy anything
Life & Style
By: Kimberly Holliday
Get it Together! By: Maddie Dunning For all of you who are much
unorganized, here are some
tips that will help lower your
stress and raise your grades.
When you go school supply
shopping in August, try to get
different color folders for
each class. Some of the
teachers might already have
specific ways to organize
your binders but for the clas-
ses that don‟t, try to get divid-
ers so you can separate
notes, class work and home-
work. When you receive the
papers you handed in, hole
punch them and put them in
the designated sections in
your notebook to avoid mess
that would be built up in the
binder pockets. It will be easi-
er to find what you need in-
stead of being stressed out
and going through all those
papers. Another useful tool
you should get would be a
calendar or a planner. When
a teacher assigns a test or a
project due date, you can just
write it down and be pre-
pared. A planner will help you
stay organized with home-
work assignments. Besides
having to organize supplies,
you should also organize your
study and homework time.
Always take advantage of the
time your teacher may give
you after the lesson to work
on any unfinished homework
before the bell rings. Study-
ing for a major test coming
up can be stressful but note
cards can be very useful.
Repetition is the key for do-
ing well and if you keep going
through the note cards, they
will eventually get stuck in
your head. It is very im-
portant to stay focused when
you are studying. Find some-
where quiet and less distract-
ing to study. Don‟t let your
mind wander, you will get
done faster and retain more
information. Find an organi-
zation strategy that best
works for you. Once you find
your system, you will be
amazed on how little stress
you have and how your
grades have improved.
else!
· Buy the generic brand, there is barely a
difference
· Use the library or borrow a book from a
friend
· Shop for everything in one trip
If you do this then you can stop working
so hard and use your extra money for
something fun! Just remember to keep
saving money; it helps you in the long
run!
Ask Jeeves Q: I have someone who is a
really great friend but they lie
to me a lot. How should I con-
front them about their con-
stant lying without hurting our
friendship?
A: When they told me some-
thing that I assumed was a lie,
I would probably question
them like, “Are you sure that’s
what they said?” or “Are you
sure that’s true?” That way you
wouldn’t straight out call them
a liar, but you’re kind of hinting
at it. Also, you could tell them
something like, “Don’t feel like
you have to keep things from
me, I can handle whatever
you want to tell me.”
Q: I'm going on a blind date
for prom and I'm supposed to
meet my date before we go.
I'm really nervous and have
considered ditching due to
the awkwardness. What
should I do?
A: I think you should go with
them because it’ll probably
be fun. They might end up
being really great, but you
won’t know if you ditch them.
And if you meet and it ends
up being really awkward even
after you get to know each
Totally anonymous advice!
Craft Corner Leather Bow Bracelet
The leather bow bracelet is a cute little bracelet you can wear to dress some-thing up. The best part to this is that you made it by yourself and you can
recycle an old purse.
What you will need:
Leather (maybe from an old purse)
Scissors
Superglue/Needle
Thread
Snap button
How to:
Step 1: Cut the piece of leather in an oval shape but make sure it fits around
your arm.
Step 2: Pinch the leather in the middle of the oval. Then wrap thread around
where you pinched it.
Step 3: Cut a thin strip of leather off of your scraps and wrap it around the
thread. Then superglue that down.
Step 4: Place the snap buttons on the ends wherever you would like them. You could either superglue them down or sew them on, it is your
choice.
Step 5: Let it sit until dry. Enjoy!
Duct Tape Bracelet
We have all heard of duct tape and that it fixes almost everything, so why not wear it? I know this sounds really tacky but it does look very cool!
This is also for the girls and the guys!
What you will need:
Duct Tape (Designed or not)
Scissors
A flat surface (a big book or
desk)
How to:
Step 1: Cut a piece of Duct Tape the
size of your wrist.
Step 2: Put the piece of duct tape down on the flat surface sticky side