The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1988 Page: 11 of 30
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EDITORIAL:
Nomination of exchange student
to Homecoming court
shows seniors' good will
During the first senior class meeting
this September the seniors were in-
troduced to a very bright young lady (an
exchange student from Norway) who
asked to be called Charlie. To her sur-
prise everyone still calls her Inger,
perhaps because they feel she is special,
and calling her Inger reminds them of
that.
As we know by now, the seniors
chose Inger Karlsen to be one of the five
senior princesses for the Homecoming
Court. The seniors wanted Inger to feel
comfortable and appreciated during her
stay in Silsbee. What a better way than to
make her a homecoming princess?
This year we had five senior princesses
on the court. Normally there are only
four, but a tie between two of the girls
allowed one more on the court. Although
Inger was a princes, a "veteran" Silsbee
student was chosen as the Homecoming
Queen, laying to rest some very under-
standable misgivings about the possibility
of having an exchange student as the
queen.
On homecoming night, as all the
nominees for queen were nervously
awaiting the big announcement, Inger
was just as confused as she was excited.
In Norway there is no such celebration as
Homecoming. This was a very new ex-
perience for her.
Inger's dress for the evening was a very
sepcial one. All the other candidates
wore dress suits purchased the day or
week before. Inger's dress was of native
Norwegian design. She looked very hap-
py and proud to wear it.
One of the Silsbee Homecoming
traditions is for all of the females to wear
a mum given to them by their dates. Inger
chose not to wear a mum to the game so
as not to spoil the beauty of her native
dress.
Even though Inger had to pretend she
knew whst she was doing, she did all the
right things with just a little guidance. As
the cars drove around the stadium track,
Inger waved at the crowd just like all the
other princesses. She looked as at home
as any of the girls who have lived here all
of their lives.
The Rag commends the senior class for
its thoughtful gesture.
Being a teacher’s kid
has pros, cons
by Toni Brown
"The average teenager is anxious to
please everyone and is confused as to how to
do that. I hey are too old to oe cmidren and
too young to be adults," said Mrs. Sharon
Hawthorne, a computer teacher at Silsbee
High School.
Mrs. Hawthorne knows a lot about
teenagers because she had two of her own.
Her son Ben, a junior, said that he doesn't
like his mother teaching because of the ver-
bal and mental abuse he receives from other
students.
Every job has its good and bad points.
Every situation has its pros and cons. Being a
teacher's kid is not as fun as some people
might think.
There are certain advantages, like extra
help with homework, a key to get back into
the building for a forgotten book, or a free
ticket to the state fair.
Freshman Scott Day felt he had a better
understanding of what went on around high
school because of his dad's involvement.
Senior Blake Brooder admitted, "I get to
hear all the latest gossip from my mom, but i
cannot tell it.”
Mrs. Judy Grissom said her son, who has
represented his class on the Twirp court for
the last two years, has the advantage of
knowing everyone. She knows that this
popularity can be hard because Wayne is of-
ten used as an example by some of his
teachers.
“Some teachers expect more out of me
because I’m a teacher s son,” said junior
Wayne Grissom.
Mrs. Darlene Hart, who teaches several
math courses understands the pressures put
on teacher’s kids. She said, “Since my stan-
dars as a teacher are high, my son is expec-
ted to be like me. This is a disadvantage
because generally speaking being a ’brain’
is not cool."
Mrs. Linda Brooder agrees that other
teachers expect more out of teachers’
children and watch them more closely. She
thinks this is good.
"Students sometimes say I am privileged
because my parents work here, replied Scott
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TIGER RAG
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Becky Zinnell ......Iditor-in-Chief
Dan Font........General Assignments
and Exchange Editor
Terri Howard.............Club Editor
Elisa Whitmore ......... Club Editor
Bob Sims ..........Copy Editor, Artist
Toni Brown..............Copy Editor,
Photographer
Deborah Callaway ----- Photographer
Bill Gilchriest.........Faculty Advisor
REPORTERS
Kristina Arntson Sheri Lohr
Angie Crane Meeka Luke
Joe Dodd Becky Nash
Stacy Eason Amanda Rice
Kim Johnson Bridgette Theus
Carla Littlepage Dawn Topp
K.C. Willis
New General Power course
offers variety to curriculem
by Becky Nath
During the first six-weeks of th« new
school year the students in General Power
Systems built rockets to help them better
understand energy uses and conversions.
This is an elective course that is new to
S.H.S. It is taught by Mr. Doug Buffington.
General Power Systems actually replaces
the old course, Power Mechanics. The
students still practice small engine repair
but there are also new objectives. The class
teaches energy, transportation, and power
systems. There are about seventy students
that take the class.
The rockets were mode of paper and they
ran on solid rocket fuel pellets. "The
average rocket flew up to 200 feet, but we
are going to bulid some that will fly up to
2500 feet" says Mr. Buffington. "Rocket
scientists? We have them here at Silsbee
High,” he adds.
Brandon Day, a member of Mr. Buffington’s General Power Systems class, looks on as
a minlture space shuttle takes off.
Stwlant tfijoys short stiy «t Sfliboo High
There and back again
by Dawn Topp
Hello Silsbee! I I have just recently moved
from Vidor and it is great to be here.
Besides, the football team actually wins
here I Vidor is getting better though. They
have won three out of five games so far this
year. Then again, this is the first time in
about four years that they have had such a
winning streak.
Academically the two schools compare at
a close balance. I am greatly impressed
with the S.H.S. faculty’s willingness to work
with the students. However, Vidor does
have something that Silsbee doesn't, a
debate program. ,
I had been in debate for three years at
Vidor and was really looking forward to
debating my senior year. I think I have come
up with a solution to my dilemma. Why not
create a debate society in Silsbee? I am
probably out of my mind, but I am going to
give it some effort anyway.
The rules and regulations are basically the
same here. There is a similar controversy
concerning closed campus at Vidor as well,
but their campus has been closed for four
years now due largely to the drug problem.
The thought of finishing my senior year ot
a different school was indeed an unsettling
experience. Leaving my friends behind was
a" tremendous blow and making new friends
Isn’t exaqtly an easy tosk.
Walking down the halls, I hod this feeling
that everyone was staring at me. I felt like a
small animal trying to make it’s way
peacefully through a den full of hungry
lions,...well, tigers. I was dreadfully
terrified during my lunch hour I
I honestly thought I hod lost my mind
when I saw the first friend I had made jump-
ing around in a tiger suitl
My relief finally came when someone ac-
tually smiled at me - without snarling, mind
you. It was Amanda Hawthorne. Amanda
said, "I don’t mind your being from Vidor,
but hopefully it will rub off II"
I came here with cold feet, but things have
started to lighten up. The "Tiger Craie” has
already began to take over I
...Several weeks have passed since I first
wrote this story. It was originally intended
for the first issue of the Tiger Rag, but a few
complications postponed it.
I have recently been informed that I will
be moving back to Vidor at the end of the six
weeks. Many may find this hard to believe,
but i honestly do not want to leave.
I never thought that I could grow so close
to so* many people it. the short time that I
did. Although I have only been here for six
weeks, I have already made lasting
memories, like qctually making it to first
period on time; staying awake in shorthand,
and putting up with Bart Caraway and Bob
Sims. (Or their putting up with me!)
Thank you for having me Silsbee! I Good
luck Seniors of '89... I will never forget any
of you.
Leigh announces cast
for fall play
by Kim Johnson
The fall ploy this year is entitled the
"Green Archer" a two oct murder mystery
that takes place in a midevil castle. Mr.
Leigh describes the play as an "escape fic-
tion" meaning it is heavy on action with a lot
of emphasis on plot, such as a cops ond rob-
bers drama. "There’s never a dull moment
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by K.C. Willis
As far as Homecomings go, we usually
expect about the same activites and order
in which they take place. This year
however, there were a few variations in
our Homecoming weekend.
The first change ot events was the
queen being crowned at the game instead
of at school Homecoming week. This
change was made due to a request by
Student Council and the wonderful co-
operation of the teachers and faculty that
plan homecoming week. Crowning the
queen at the game seemed to add to the
excitement and spirit of Homecoming.
Another nice change that was made at
this year's Homecoming dance was the
use of a live band. This was made
possible by First National Bank of Silsbee.
The band seemed to attract more students
to the dance; over three-hundred stu-
dents attended.
The Student Council would like to ex-
tend o special thanks to Mr. Cox and Mrs.
Skillern at First National Bank for their
help and cooperation in providing the
band for us.
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GUEST EDITORIAL:
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Mr. Atmar:
BMBB;
by Richard Atmar
Where does George Bush live?
Perhaps, as the late Rod Serling so aptly
said, not "in a dimension of sight or
sound, but a dimension of mind.’’ George
lives, not in the Land of Opportunity, but
in the Land of Opportunism. If it is ad-
vantageous to be a Texan, George will be
one. If it is advantageous to be a New
Englander, George will be one. As he has
proven by his absence from any high level
meetings from which the scandals of the
Riuiftnn nHminiurntinn have emeraed.
George is a master of choosing the right
place and right time for his own goo<d.
Some have taken exception with Ronald
Reagan for his long vacations and
holidays. Pres. Reagan is old, and pro-
bably knows best when he needs a rest.
But where has George been for the last
eight years? Does anybody know? We
only see him when he's running for office.
He says he wasn’t at Iran-Contragate. He
says he wasn't at the Meese scandal, he
says he wasn't at the Pentagon scandal.
We don't know where George was, but
he's quick to tell us where he wasn't.
But where does George live? Perhaps
in the same limbo to which his branding
of Reaganomics as "voodoo economics"
was banished when George was tapped
as Reagan's V.P. Mavbe. instead of
having no personality, as many of his
detractors imply, George is a multiple
personality, with a different home state
for each. George the New Englander lives
in Maine, George the public servant lives
in Washington, and George the good el'
boy lives in Texas. This could be quite
handy in a President. He could go to
foreign summits in Geneva and tend to
domestic affairs in Washington at the
same time. He could be his own Vice-
President and save the country the cost of
that much-maligned office. Is he isn't In
limbo or a multiple personality, then
George has some explaining to do. If ha
claims to be a Texan, then New England is
clearly being insulted, since he wen born
and reared there. If he's a preppy New
Englander, then Texans ought not con-
sider him anything more than a Yankee
interloper, trying to revive the post-Civil
War sport of carpet baggery.
Being a Texan is not determined by bir-
th, residence, or political need. Texan
isn’t that easy, and Texas' people aren't
that gullible. Texan is a state of mind, and
George just doesn't have It. I don’t know
where George lives now, but I do have
one suggestion. Ask George where he’ll
live if he loses in November.
See. %, Base 3
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