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By Kayleigh Johns &

Kiara Johnson

A beautiful group

of young ladies

participated in the

Miss Saraland Middle

School pageant on

February 2nd, and all

of them showed grace,

beauty, and poise.

Congratulations to

the sixth grade

beauties, Genna Myers

and Callie Grace

Allen. “When they

called my name out, I was

very excited! It was a lot

of fun with my friends,”

said Genna Myers, who

also received the award

for Miss Photogenic. Miss

Congeniality was Allie

Sayasane.

Our seventh grade

beauties were Madi Wade

and Cassidy McDonald.

Madi Wade said, “I will

remember my seventh

grade pageant, not

because I won, but for all

the fun I had with the

girls and fundraising!”

Miss Cassidy

McDonald reminded us of

how much confidence and

practice is required to do

well in this line of

competition. She said, “I

was kind of nervous at

first, but once I got on

stage I forgot all about it.”

Also, kudos to Taylor

Cox, seventh grade Miss

Congeniality, and Lacie

Domingue, seventh grade

Miss Photogenic.

Finally, a big

congratulations to Miss

SMS, Logan Carter, who

was very appreciative of

the chance to represent

Saraland Middle School

and considered it a

privilege to be named

Miss SMS.

“I have little girls

looking up to me and I am

a leader for the school… I

am so proud and

honored.” Hannah Koger

was the second runner up

and Hannah Mceachern

was first runner up.

Madilyn Watson won

Miss Congeniality and

Savannah Zellers was

named Miss Photogenic.

The Saraland Middle

School Pageant was a

great way for all of the

ladies to express

themselves and also to

show their inner beauty. It

isn’t all about winning but

the fact that they tried.

Congratulations to all

of the Divas who

participated in the 2013

SMS Pageant!

Pageant Contestants Show Their Inner “Diva”

Announcements

Please vote for the Spartan Yearbook

Battalion Video on Facebook at the “Jostens

Adviser & Staff’ page. We are currently in

4th place (1st among middle schools) out of

41 videos nationwide.

March 6th is the next Boxtop out-of-

uniform day

Friday, April 5th is PTO’s Spring Fling

Pageant Results 1

Spartan Sports 2

Pageant Helps Community and School 3

Pageant Escorts 3

Students of the Month & Pat on the Back 4

Balloon Car Races 4

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Volume 1, issue 5

February 2013

By Connor Nitteberg

& Zach Hardman

The Spartan Baseball team is made

of talented players. The players have to

have a lot of dedication to their team.

They have hard workouts and long

practices almost every day.

Assistant Coach Pierce feels the

team will have a respectable record this

year.

“Our returning eighth graders are

stronger,” he said. “They have great

arms, great speed, and they really step

up to show the younger players what

they should be doing and to encourage

them.”

As his first year with Saraland, Coach

Pierce has been impressed with the

team’s work ethic and their unity.

“We have a lot of leadership,” Coach

Pierce said. “There are never any

arguments on the field.”

Coach Pierce is very optimistic about

this year’s team and feels they will have a

good season.

“All of our outfielders can make it from

the fence to the home plate in one throw,” he

said. “We have great arms in our outfield

and great gloves in our infield.”

Congrats to the players who made the

team: Justin Farmer, Oliver Richardson,

Austin Hicks, Hunter Tangle, Tyler

Soccer is not just a sport, it is also a

great way to meet friends.

“My position is right-mid fielder,”

said Maranda Hill. “I like this position

because I get the ball a lot and get to

run. I also get nervous when the ball is

coming to me because all the pressure

is on me!”

Sometimes getting the ball can be a

By: Maggie Copeland & Madi Wade

The girls’ soccer team has worked

super hard this year and never stops

practicing. The girls practice everyday

after school at the high school until five

o’clock.

“My favorite part of being on the

team is it makes me closer to all the

girls in middle and high school,” said

Savannah Fendley.

little bit of pressure, but the girls say

they still love it.

“Playing with high school girls

makes you feel a little small, but we

have someone to look up to,” said

Savannah Fendley.

There are three girls on the high

school team that are eighth graders:

Savannah Fendley, Maranda Hill, and

Jennah Lee.

Page 2

Baseball Team Ready to Take the Field

SMS Girls Play High School Soccer

Sheppard, Connor Nitteberg , Brock

Sampson, Blake Morrison, Joe

Druse, Dakota Smith, Thomas

James, Trace Presnall, Jake Trout,

Ty Granade, Colby Phillips, Jayden

Tillman, Jack West, and Bryant

Browning. Come support the

Spartans at their first game February

22nd.

S PAR TA N TI ME S

The 2012-2013 SMS Baseball Team

Spartan Sports

Congrats to the 2013 Diamond Dolls:

Nicole Hancock, Laura Owen, Kennedy

Gill, Kelsey Westbrook, Aubri Lyons,

Taylor Gill, Hannah Pickett, Maggie

Copeland, Ashley Landrum, Sydnie

Crenshaw, Abbie Anderson, Lauren

Gossett, Savannah Fendley, Aleah Myers,

Bailey Preston, Mollie Hovey, Lainey

Wilson, Maranda Hill, Brooklyn Lundy,

Madison Frawley, Kaylee Chandler, Ally

Fillingim, Gracie Gatewood, Melanie Lens,

Megan Smith, Savannah Zellers, Courtney

Woodham, Lacie Domingue, Delanie

Smith, Hannah Koger, Baylee Pruett, Allie

Fincher, and Josie Coleman.

Diamond Dolls Named

Strutting your stuff wasn’t just for the ladies as 22

lucky guys found out while serving as pageant escorts.

The gentleman selected for this honor had the privilege

of dining with the ladies over a fine lunch. They then

escorted the contestants on stage and even got a chance to

show off their own dance moves in their uniquely

choreographed routine to the song, “Don’t Stop the Party.”

Blake Morrison was crowned Mr. SMS after a secret

ballot vote by the contestants. He said he was glad he

decided to be a pageant escort and would highly

recommend the experience to next year’s group of eighth

grade guys.

“We met about five times to learn parts of the dance

and we had to learn how to waltz. We were assigned a

partner based on height. We had to pull out a chair for the

ladies at the tea,” Blake said of his experience. “My

favorite part was definitely our dance, making it special for

the ladies and making everyone laugh.”

On the evening of the big event, the escorts made sure

they looked their best in their tuxedos and then stayed busy

seating the audience before the show. They also had to

escort the contestants out and waltz with the ladies as well

as show off a few of their own dance moves.

Blake was surprised to be crowned Mr. SMS at the end

of the special evening. “I was shocked and excited when I

heard my name,” he said. “ It was adrenaline, I guess.”

Blake was awarded a $30 gift card to Academy and a

crown, which is on his dresser.

By Kayleigh

Johns & Kiara

Johnson

The pageant

isn’t just a bunch

of pretty girls

walking on a

stage. Every

grade level of

contestants

participated in

charity work.

The sixth

grade contestants prepared a meal

for the Saraland Firefighters.

Sixth grade contestant Callie

Grace Allen said of the meal, “It

was good because now the firefighters

have something to really remember!”

Our entire school raised $835.98 for

the Saraland Animal Shelter thanks to

the seventh grade pageant girls! This

money will be used to buy food and

supplies for the animals.

The uniform drive, led by the eighth

grade contestants, replenished our

uniform closet for our school with over

100 uniform items.

Not only did the pageant benefit

these areas, but it also raised money for

our school’s general funds.

Overall, the SMS Pageant did a lot

of good in the community.

For guys considering being an escort next year, Blake has

these words of advice, “Be yourself, have fun, and remember

it’s for the girls.”

Page 3

Pageant Helps Community and Benefits SMS

Pageant Escorts Show Sophistication and Sassy Style

Spartan Spotlight

Pageant escorts take a moment to cheese for the camera right before

the big event.

8th grade contestants show off the over 100 items

they collected for the school uniform closet.

FEBR UARY STUDE NTS

6T H GRAD E: AMBER KOG ER

& JOE MCDONALD

7T H GRAD E: LAURA OWE N

& DYLAN WIGGI NS

8T H GRAD E: HANNAH MC EACHERN

& CHASE NET T LES

STAFF PAT ON THE BA C K PAM BROOME

at least 3 wheels, must be

capable of traveling at least

4 meters, and it must be

decorated with some type of

theme in mind.

Dakota Kirkham said,” It

was harder than it looked to

meet all of the

requirements.”

The winners of the

competition were Justin

Farmer in first, Jake Trout in

second, and Colby Phillips

in third. These students’ cars traveled

the fastest during the big race.

Justin said,” It was exciting when

my car took first place.” Justin’s car

consisted of straws, a box, and

Gatorade caps.

Honorable mentions included

Dakota Kirkham, Clay Brooks, and

John Super. The cars were also

judged on their looks. The winners of

best looks were Holy Beth Schneider

By Summer Dyas & Hallie Rowell

Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Dixon’s eighth

grade classes sparked creativity when

they made their balloon racers. They

were required to create an original

racecar powered by a balloon. Students

were encouraged to use multiple

materials to create their car. The project

required lots of thought and

experimenting. It also took a great

amount of effort.

The students had to follow

multiple rules: the car must be powered

by no more than 2 balloons, must have

Student Balloon Cars Race to the Finish Line

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in first, Angel Peterson in second, and

Josh Engle in third.

Students did a great job and all their

hard work paid off. Overall, the project

was a success.

Pictured above are Justin Farmer, Jake

Trout, and Colby Phillips.

Sixth

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Seventh

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