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VOLUME 27 — NUMBER 23
Jud Simmons Named STAR Student By Area Rotary Club
By DAVID DOSTER
Jud Simmons was named
Chattooga Hifih School's 1987
STAR Student b the
Summerville-Trion fiotary
Club at last Monday's lun
cheon at the Tavern in Trion.
Jud named Mrs. Donna Herr
ing, a math teacher at Chat
too§a, as his STAR Teacher.
ud's award was based on
his Scholastic Aé)titude Test
(SAT) scores and his overall
high school grade records.
Jud's four year hi(Fh school
average is 97.7, and his SAT
score was 1300.
Jud is the son of Mr. and
Students’ Freedom Of Speech Questioned
By BUDDY ROBERTS
Six months after the United
States Supreme Court gave
high school administrators
more control in regulating
students’ speech, the justices
decided to hear another school
related First Amendment case.
This new case concerned the
censoring of high school
ne_ws_p:;rers by school
principals.
If it rules against the
papers, some student press law
experts fear that high school
and college officials, who
already review and edit stu
dent publications, will gain
more control in regulating
what gets printed in school
papers.
“If the Supreme Court
decides against the papers, a
number of districts around the
country will probably try to
tighten control over student
fiublications.” said Tom
olnicki, director of the Na
tional Scholastic Press
Association.
“I think probably a bunch
of new underground pafiers will
start circulating at the high
school level, particularly if the
school principals force advisors
to crack down,”" speculated stu
dent press law author Dr.
Louis Ingelhart.
Another possible result of a
decision in favor of censorship,
according to Student Press
Law Center Executive Director
Mark Goodman, is that high
school students will feel more
distant from their constitu
tional rights. ‘“The effect would
seem to direct the attitude
students have of a free press.
High school students would
have a beginning sense that,
‘we aren't part of society
anymore. The First Amend
ment isn't big here. It doesn’t
affect me. It's only intended to
protect adults.’ At that point,
we can begin writing the
obituary for the First Amend
ment,”’ he said.
The case in question began
in Hazelwood,%\/10.. in 1983.
East Hazelwood High School
principal Robert Reynolds
refused to let students in a
journalism class publish two
articles in the school-sponsored
paper called the **Spectrum.”
As a result, three of the
journalism students sued the
principal on the grounds that
their right to free speech had
been violated. The students
lost their first court battle. A
district court judge ruled that,
since the paper was part of a
classroom project, it aimed to
Lady Indians Lose In State Playoffs
By JEFF WEAVER
The 1986-87 Lady Indians
finished their season tenth in
the state. Even though they
were jolted out of the state
tourney by South Gwinnett in
the first round, their 21-4
record Sfioke for itself in the
final rankings.
The state championship
was won again this year by
Dodge County. They clefeaLed
the familiar Dalton Lady Cata
mounts by one point in the
final round of play, and Chat
tooga fans will remember that
Dalton was the team upon
which the Lady Indians trounc
ed in the region final.
The Lady Indians met up
with a little more than they had
bargained for with South
Gwinnett. Gwinnett out-shot,
out-rebounded, and out-stole
the Indians, as well as being
much taller. The combination
of South Gwinnett's height
and Chattooga's timidity lost
the game for the Lady Indians.
hattooga was lagging
throgghout the first half. They
play reallfi slow and the
pressure on the Ladies showed
through. Trac[\l' Perry tried her
best to revive her team, but her
effort only ended in tragedy;
she fouled out early in the
third. .
South Gwinnett outscored
the Indians two to one in the
first half. Chattooga fans sens
ed the approaching defeat of
their team at the half — they
were down by 16 points.
Chattooga ran out of their
locker room with a revived
spirit. Their defense was on,
but they were still swapping
points and were still behind by
11 at the end of the third.
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Mrs. Hugh Simmons of the
Menlo community, and he is a
senior at Chattooga High. Jud
rlans to attend one of two col
eges after fiaduation from
high school. He wants to at
tend either Ambassador Col
lege in Pasadena, Calif., which
is sponsored by the World
Wide Church of God, or
Southern Tech in Marietta.
After college, Jud plans to
go into either journalism or
engineering as a career. ‘'l
want to go into journalism, I
think, but if I don't I may go
into engineerin%; They are I;oth
subjects in which I am in-
instruct journalism students,
not to provide a conduit for
free expression.
The students went on to
win their second court batitle.
A district court judge found
that the ‘‘Spectrum” was a
“‘public forum for the expres
sion of student opinion,” and
was therefore protected under
the First Amendment.
The third case, the Supreme
Court case, is scheduled for
spring of next year. The
justices will then decide if the
“‘Spectrum’ is a ‘‘public
forum' that can’t be censored
by the princifial. or if it is a
class project that a teacher can
control like any other
classroom activity.
A similar case took place in
Minnesota. There, a federal
court judge will soon rule
whether or not the First
Amendment rights of Fridley
High School students were
vio%ated. The students publish
ed an alternative paper called
the “Tour de Farce,”” which in
cluded an article encouraging
students to ‘‘slash and trash”
a teacher's home. They were
suspended from school.
“*Our guidelines are intend
ed to protect the rights of
students before they're cen
sored, and to let them know
what they can't publish,” says
Student Press Law Center's
Mark Goodman. This organiza
tion distributes thousands of
its f)ublishing policies 'to
scholastic papers nationwide.
According to the center,
high school students shouldn’t
publish material that “‘conven
tional”’ people would find
obscene. Articles that would
“significantly disrupt”’
students’ education at school
should not be included in the
paper. The school paper should
not become a ‘‘gossip sheet.”
“Actually,” said (E)oodman.
“the content of the papers
should be governed by the
students. It's not the role of
the school officials to make the
decisions.”
“Occasionally, kids do go
out-of-bounds,’ stated Dr. lgn
gelhart. In his book, entitled
“Press Law and Press
Freedom in High School
Papers,” he writes about some
of the scholastic press bounds.
Still he agrees that editorial
content is better “left in the
hands of student editors.”
It has been speculated that
the increase in the number of
schools with student publica
tion policies has come from
“advisors’ awareness’’ of press
laws.”
The lLadies played their
hearts out in the fourth
quarter, staging their most im
portant comeback of the
season. Even without a key
player, they brought the
margin back up to one point.
But in the final seconds, Chat
tooga was unable to gain
gossession. They were downed
v South Gwinnett 74-72.
Coach Lamar Turner com
mented, ‘“The girls played a
dream season that ended with
a nightmare!"”’
The Lady Indians will be
remembered for winnin
region, their 21-4 record, anfi
their valiant effort at the state
tournament. But the best part
about this season is knowing
that they will all be back for
their senior year again next
season.
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playoffs this year, only to fall to South Gwinnett High
School 72-74. Despite the loss, the Firls managed to
chalk up a 21-4 record. (Photo by Alan Perry).
terested.”
Jud is involved with several
clubs at the high school, most
of which he is an officer of. Jud
is the president of several
clubs, including the Beta club,
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A World Of 3 2
By Mina Sapuki # k
I'm going to tell you about
the differences between high
schools in Japan and in tfie
United States.
High school students in
Japan attend school six days a
week. Even on Saturday, we
have to go to school. So Sun
day is our only precious
holiday.
Our schol year is divided in
to three parts. The new school
year begins in April. So the
;irst pfirt bgf the sch(}(;{ yelalar is
rom the beginning of April un
til the middle of July. V&;:a have
a summer vacation of about 40
dag's. then we come back to
school at the beginning of
September. During summer
vacation we usually have lots
of homework.
The second part of the
school year is from the beginn
ing of September until the mid
dle of December. Then we have
a Christmas holiday of about
three weeks. At the beginnin
of January we come back ang
the third part of the school
year lasts until the middle of
March. Then we have a gradua
tion ceremony. After gfat we
have spring break for about
three weeks.
In Japan we have to take an
English class for six years. It
is a required class. We are
tau%ht to read and write
English. However, we are not
taught to speak En%lish. We
don’t have a typing class, auto
mechanics, computer program
ming, or VOT c?asses. So I've
really enjoyed taking those
kinds of classes here at CHS.
When we go to school, most
students use public bus or
train. We don’t have a school
bus, and we can't drive cars
like American high school
students. We can't get a
driver’s license at 16. We have
to wait until we are 18. When
I go to school, I ride a bicycle
from my house to the train sta-
CHATTOOGA HIGH SCHOOL
the Science club and the Math
club. He is the editor of Se
quoyah, and is part of the
school radio program,
‘‘Spotlighting Tomorrow's
Leaders.” Jud is also a member
of the French club.
Greg Roper
Named To All-State
Honor Band
By CHERI TEAGUE
Greg Roper, a junior
clarinet player in the Chat
tooga High School band, has
been named to the Georgia All-
State Honor Band. The annual
All-State event is being held in
Savannah April 30 through
May 2.
Greg has been a member of
the CI-FS band for six years
now. Among Roper's other
musical achievements, he has
been nominated to the Gover
nor's Honors Program, for
which he tried out in February.
During his six years in the
band, %reg has been named to
All-District Band four years
and has partici{)ated in Solo
and Ensemble for five years.
He earned the Outstandin,
Woodwind Award in the sixtfi
grade, the Director's Award in
the eighth grade, the
Scholastic Award in Band in
the ninth grade, and the
Outstanding Concert Band
Member Award in the seventh
grade. He is also the current
and captain.
Roper commented, “‘I think
that over the years, the fact
that I've basically tried out for
anything and everything that
has come along has really
helped me to excel. I am very
groud and honored that I've
een named to the Georgia All-
State Band.”
tion, and I get on the train.
Then I have to walk from the
station to school, which is
about a 15-minute walk. I wish
I could drive!
We can’t smoke until we are
18, either. So there is no smok
ing at school.
Extracurricular activities in
Japan are very similar to those
of America. We have band,
track, basketball, baseball,
volleyball, a horse show team,
tennis and rugby. Football is
getting popular, but most of
the high schools don't have a
football team or cheerleaders.
We don't have special ac
tivities such as dances,
homecoming or prom. But in
my high school in J:{)an, we
have a sports festival in Oc
tober antr a two-day festival in
November in which the clubs
put on exhibitions.
As I've told you, there are
several differences between
Japanese school systems and
those of the United States. I
think that classes in American
high schools are more helpful in
gettinF a future job. I've en
joyed learning first-hand of the
differences between American
hi%h schools and Japanese
schools.
Quintet Perform
By CHERI TEAGUE
Last Thursday, March 5, a
woodwind quintet from the
Chattanooga Symphony and
Opera Association presented a
concert at the Chattooga High
School cafetorium. All pro
ceeds from the concert went to
the Chattooga band program.
The quintet was made up of
a flutist, and oboist, a
clarinetist, a French horn
player, and a bassonist. They
played several selections of
Chamber music ranging from
seventeenth century pieces to
modern music.
The concert was an
endeavor by local merchants to
bring some ‘‘serious’’ music to
Chattooga County and to give
local band students a chance to
be exposed to ‘‘professional”
music.
The concert was sponsored
by Jim Jackson, owner of
Jackson Drugs, by the
Farmers and Merchants Bank,
and by The Summerville News.
By KENNY CRANMORE
“Angel Heart,” based on
William Hjortsberg’s novel
“Falling Angel,” is a detective
story with occult overtones.
Set in 1955, it's about a private
ere named Harry Angel,
played by Mickey Rourke,
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for March by the faculty committee. Ben is active in
the VICA Club and recently won first glace in auto bOdI;
repair contest sponsored by VICA. (Photo by Patric
Youngblood).
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DEAN’S LIST
9th Grade
Lance Stallings
10th Grade
Chad Kelly
12th Grade
Carol Collins
Reed Caldwell
Jud Simmons
Baseball Schedule
March 20
March 23
March 24
March 25
March 28
March 31
April 3
April 6
April 8
April 10
April 13
April 14
April 17
April 20
April 21
April 24
April 27
April 30
Tennis Team Begins Practice Session
By JAY WILLINGHAM
The Chattooga Hi%h School
tennis teams began their prac
tice sessions last Tuesday.
Both the boys’ and girls’ teams
have high hopes ot a successful
season after a previous good
but disappointing season last
year.
All tennis teams within the
AAA division will be abiding
by the USTA (United States
Tennis Association) rules and
regulations. The Indians will
have ten matches during the
regular season. Most o% the
matches will consist of six
singles and three doubles sets
among each team. Each set will
have eight games, and winners
must win by two games. The
sub-region and reFion tourna
ment matches will vary accor
ding to time.
%ven though the team has
undergone several changes in
recent years, including changes
in coaching positions, this is
hoped to be tl:e year that all of
the preparation and planning
of Yrevious coaches and years
will pay off.
Clc))ach David Snow coached
the girls’ team last year and
will coach both girls and boys
this year. Snow said, ‘‘l'm hav
ing a great time coaching this
year. We should have a really
Food year, the way things are
ooking. We have a good shot
Tennis Schedule
March 18
March 23
March 24
April 7
April 9
April 10
April 13
April 16
April 21
April 22
Sub-Region Tournament — April 27 and 28 at Rome City Courts.
Region Tournament — April 29 and 30
Movie Review
who’s hired by a Louise
Cyphre, plaged by Robert De
Niro. His j}? is to locate a guy
named Johnny Favorite, who
dii:fiapeared without making
g on a debt to Cyphre.
Angel follows Favorite’s trail
from upstate New York to New
HONOR ROLL
9th Grade
Mick Allen
Brenda Johnson
Gina Ledford
Shane Tucker
10th Grade
Jason Beck
James Elrod
Todd Fox
Paula Ledbetter
Greg Leming
Kristie McGraw
11th Grade
Kenny Cranmore
Melanie Dillard
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at sub-region and possibly
region championships.
Hopefully we can send some
more Efople to state competi
tion this year.”
Mr. Carlton Andrews has
joined the coaching staff for his
first year. “This is my first
year of coaching tennis, and it
is going to be a challenge. We
have some good kids on the
team this year, and from what
I've seen, we have an excellent
chance. We're doing extremely
well, and the team is a very
coachable bunch. I'm looking
forward to the season,” An
drews said.
Members of the boys’ team
include Jon Bartnick, Reed
Caldwell, Kenny Cranmore,
Michael Chastain, Clarke Hair,
Lane Hosmer, Heath Mitchell,
Joe Money, Jimmy Ozxford,
Steve Reeves, Jud Simmons,
Whitney Summerlin, Jeff
Weaver and Jay Willingham.
The girls’ team consists of
Carol Collins, Rachel Cordle,
Sylvia Lee Cordle, Patricia
Crowe, Sherry Dukes, Lori
Franklin, Heather Hall, Tonya
Hill, Valarie Maxwell, Amanda
Park, Mina Suzuki, Ellen
Thompson, Amber Tallent,
Heidi Von Itter, Charmaine
Walker, Amy Watson and Kim
Windle. Manager is Kane
Phillips.
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Orleans. There he meets Lisa
Bonet, who plays a bayou girl
who is also a voodoo priestess.
What does ‘‘Angel Heart”
have to offer besides the
curiosity of Lisa Bonet naked
and a withdrawn X rating? Put
simply, not much.
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Lori Franklin
Julie Gass
Tammy Hendrix
Lane Hosmer
Melissa Johnson
Valarie Langston
Jeff Reynolds
Robin Reynolds
Cheri Teague
Heidi Von Itter
Jay Willingham
12th Grade
Janine Hampton
Amy Hix
Tim K/lathis
Charlotte Schrader
Kim Whitaker
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Ben Hix Is Student Of The Month
By PATTI HANKINS
Ben Hix, a senior at Chat
tooga High School, was
selected by the faculty commit
tee as tIIe Student of the
Month for March. Ben is the
Erandson of Mac and Inez
lackmon of Summerville.
At the high school, Ben is
very active in VICA (Voca
tional Industrial Clubs of
America) and the horseshoe
club.
Ben recently received first
place in the Auto Body Repair
Life In The
Slow Lane
by Lane Hosmer
I am not the type of person
who enjoys strenuous exercise.
Actually, I did, in one stage of
my life, enjoy a good run or jog.
However, tKe last time I got
any real exercise was five or six
years ago. But all that chang
ed just a few weeks ago. Until
now a good game of poker was
as much exercise as I could
handle. But my dear old mom
has changed tKat.
She was always com%ain
ing that I never (lld anything.
I just lay around like a knot on
a log. A big knot. My mother
subtly sent me hints that I
needed to lose a little weiiht.
Things like leaving a broken
scale in my bedroom. But I
really got the idea when I
received a ‘‘Gut-Buster’’
through the mail. You've seen
them advertised on television.
My mother sent me an exercise
device and paid $29.95 for it. It
did make me feel better,
though, when I saw an adver
tisement for the ‘‘Gut-Buster”
at a reduced price of five
dollars.
My mom also put me on a
restricted diet. Personally, I
think the man who invented
diets should be dragged out in
to the street and lgfied by a fir
ing squad.
I guess that I was fortunate
in that we don’t keep scales in
our house anymore. My mom
kept buying them and I kept
st,eppin?l on them and crushing
them. There is a set of scales at
my friend’s house which
weighs one 20 pounds too light.
I go by these scales. I kept tell
ing my mom that I wasn't real
ly overweight, I was just
undertall. But she still insisted
that I lose weight.
So, I looked at my options,
what exercise I was good at
and what would be easiest. I
chose tennis. I know the game,
I needed exercise, so what
could go wrong? Tennis
practice!
Tennis practice is not easy.
I didn’t realize it would be so
strenuous. I actually had to
run and chase balls. I had to
use a ball machine. I don’t
know if the ball machine
malfunctioned or if I'm just a
really slow person, but those
Exemption Policy
Will Be Reinstated
At a faculty committee
meeting held on March 4, the
committee recommended that
the exemption policy, which
had been removed at the start
of the year, be reinstated at the
high school.
The exemption program
will begin aiam this quarter,
and it will be handled as it
previously has been. A student
1s to be exempt from taking
final examinations if his or her
grade is 90-100 and if he has no
more than three absences. A
student is also to be exempt
with a grade of 80-90 and no
more than two absences or for
a 70-80 average and one
absence.
At the meeting it was also
decided that two tardies would
equal one absence toward ex
emption. The committee also
recommended that a study
committee be appointed to at
tempt to improve or find an
fil:firnative to afternoon study
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competition, sponsored by
VICA, which was held at Coosa
this year. He will travel to
Marietta Tech on Fridafi',
March 20, to compete on the
region level. If Ben receives
first place in the competition
there, he will go on to compete
in the state contest.
Freddy Dowdy, VICA ad
visor, stated, ““I'm very excited
to be takinf Ben to competi
tion with VICA. I hope we can
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balls were coming awfully fast.
I think I also got baseball and
tennis confusefi. I kept striking
out or hitting home runs.
I also have asthma, which
doesn’t help any. One spray
can of medicine is supposed to
last me two and a half weeks.
I used a whole bottle during
the first day of practice. I am
doing better, now, though. I'm
getting three practices in
before 1 run out of medicine.
Good has come out of this
adventure. My game has im
proved. I'm in a little better
shape, and I've lost a little
weight. Now if I can just lose
298 pounds, I'll be in perfect
condition.
Oh, yes, if you should find
any typing errors in this or
future columns, it is because I
am now having to type my own
articles, as is every memfier of
the INDIAN LORE staff. But,
that's another story which I'm
sure to tell you soon.
Cast Selected For
“Tom Sawyer” Play
By CHERI TEAGUE
The Chattooga High School
chorus, under tfie direction of
Gwen Colwell, will be gresen
ting a musical version of ‘“Tom
Sawyer”” on April 30 in the
Chattooga Hi llm) cafetorium.
The cast wfil include Robby
Johnson, Tom Sawyer; Jimmy
Burrage, Huckleberry Finn;
Jonaatian Rutledge, Joe
Harper; Sherry Dukes, Aunt
Polly; Kristina Wyatt, Mary;
Krista Garmon, Becky That
cher; Britt Mosley, Walters;
Rick Benedict, Judge That
cher; Mamie Hudgins, Mrs.
Harper; Charlie Long, Sid; Ed
win Johnson, Jim; and Corey
Johnson, Billy.
John Turner and his art
classes will be providing the
props and scenery for the
production.
FFA Week
Observed Here
By AMY BALLARD
The Chattooga High School
chapter of the Future Farmers
of America, along with 455,000
other chapters across the na
tion, celebrated National FFA
Week during the week of Feb.
22-28. The theme of the 1987
celebration was ‘‘Leaders for a
New Field of Agriculture.” The
theme deals with striving for
excellence.
Vocational agriculture is a
training ground for the young
people who will become
America’s future farmers. To
day, agriculture students can
qualify for over 200 different
careers in such areas as bio
genetics, marketing, interna
tional agriculture relations,
horticulture, and production
agriculture.
In addition, FFA offers pro-
Erams and opportunities to
elp students develop the
a?iculture skills that may be
of use to them in the future.