Issue 3, Food Fight Story Clarification

In regard to the ‘Food Fights Become Common Place’ article from page 2 of the December issue of The Courier, the newspaper wishes to clarify that there have been two incidents of food fights that have occurred in the cafeteria this year. One occurred on November 17 and four students were held accountable for the incident.  The other incident occurred on November 21 and no students were identified in the incident.  No other food fights have occurred in the cafeteria this school year. Students who participate in food fights receive a five day out of school suspension according the Unified Disciplinary Plan outlined in the South County Student Planner and Handbook. Throwing of food is a separate offense and can have a consequence ranging from cleaning of the cafeteria to an out of school suspension.  There have been cases where individual students have been held accountable for throwing food but the incidents have not caused a major disruption to the lunch periods. Administrators, teachers and staff have been diligent in their monitoring of the cafeteria this year. 

New Middle School Principal Named

Dr. Jane Lipp announced to the South County staff via email on Tues., Dec. 20,

"Dear Colleagues,

I know that you join me in congratulating Marsha on her appointment as the principal of the new middle school site.  Marsha will begin her duties on Tuesday, January 3, at Gatehouse Administrative Center."

Congratulations, Principal Manning

Stallions Advance to the State Finals at UVA

The Varsity Football team is carrying South County Athletics to a new level of success.  Starting from a minor setback in the beginning of the season, the team managed to pull out 11 straight wins.  With each touchdown, shouts of "I believe!" echo throughout the stadium, demonstrating the strong dedication that the varsity football and Hype Squad fan base have to a Stallion victory.  

On Saturday, November 25th, the Stallions tore through Yorktown in a victory led by Michael Ferguson with three touchdown passes. This past Saturday, December 3rd, Stallions won 38-22 in the State Semifinals against the Hanover Marauders. This exciting victory has landed the Varsity Football team a spot at UVA's Scott Stadium in Charlottesville where they will be facing the Phoebus Phantoms for the Championship this Saturday, December 10th at 12 p.m. 

*Spots on the Spirit Bus to Charlottesville are $20, and are selling fast, so hurry if you want to reserve a spot.  Permission forms will be available early this week during high school lunches and are due on Wednesday. 

Photos By Rae Legine Rodriguez

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Varsity Football: History in the Making

The Varsity Football is making history each weekend. First it was winning the Patriot Districts, then Regions, and now Regional Finals against Yorktown. Each step of the way, the Washington Post and Fairfax Underground has offered up their opinion on the teams offense and defense.

This Saturday, the team will be playing against Hanover High School in the State Semi's game for their chance to battle for the state title. Come out to our home stadium at 4 p.m. to cheer on your Stallions. Join the Hype Squad in whichever color-out they choose to lead.

 

(Above) Three Stallions sprint down the field during the Yorktown, Region Finals game. The team won in a 37-13 victory over the Bulldogs. (Below) The two opposing teams battle, but South County keeps a hold of the ball.

Photos taken by Alan Morris

The Lying Games Lives Up to Expectation

Issue two of the Courier is almost here! Until it comes out, enjoy this review written by Journalism 1 students, Meagan Ferguson and Chelsea Bendelow: 

From the writers of Pretty Little Liars comes an ABC Family original series, The Lying Games which can be seen at 8 p.m. on Mondays on ABC Family. This new series starring Alexandra Chando as Emma Paxton and Sutton Mercer, Blair Redford as Ethan Whitehouse, Andy Buckely as Ted Mercer, and Helen Slater as Kristin Mercer, creates a whirlwind of mystery and drama. 

Series character, Emma Paxton was abandoned by her mother at an early age and thrown into Nevada foster care. Emma’s life was nothing extraordinary and the last thing she was expecting was to find a twin sister, Sutton. Emma ends up taking over Sutton’s life so that Sutton could find their biological mother. Emma has to pull off living a fabulous life with Sutton’s rich parents: something she isn’t used to. Little do both the girl’s know that there is more to the story of their adoption then they thought.  

Both Emma and Sutton find larger obstacles than originally suspected; Sutton takes longer on her search for the twins birth mother, uncovering dark secrets and leaving Emma stranded in the lifestyles of the rich and the famous. Now Emma has to pull off being Sutton for even longer.  As time passes everything gets more complicated, Emma has to deal with the mess Sutton has made with her family, friends, enemies, and even her secret boyfriend, Ethan. Even Sutton begins to miss her life. A lot of the shows most emotional and best scenes deal with the love triangle between Sutton, Ethan, and Emma. The romance offsets the lying and deception that otherwise takes a starring role in this show. 

The Lying Game is a very intriguing, intense, and jaw-dropping show! This show maintains a good balance between being mysterious and surprising, but also not being stupid. With a lot of shows, writers try to be more clever than they really are and thus result in a stupid and an expected plot, this show hasn’t done that yet.  However, The Lying Game is very caught up in the teenage world, and can get a bit stereotypical at times. Some of the characters act exactly the way you would think they would act, and tend to lack substance in some parts of the show. Normally, the writers won’t go overboard on it and as soon as a character starts to become predictable in their acts the writers will change the character. The Lying Game is the type of show that you don’t want to stop watching. With all of the drama that goes on in each episode, we sit impatiently waiting for the next episode to come on!

We highly recommend The Lying Game, this show is sure to appeal to viewers who are fans of the Pretty Little Liars series. It is guaranteed to leave you wanting more by the end of each episode!

Football Team Advances

In a season for the history books, the football team has not only won their first Patriot District Championships, but has also beat No. 7 seed, Stonebridge. Last night, the stallions played an incredible game, pulling out a 25-3 victory; the hypesqaud, as well, was there to keep the spirit alive.


Click here to read what the Washington Post has to say about our team!