Looks for Less
March 25, 2010 • Meredith Lawson
Filed under News & Features
Aspiring to sparkle like Beyoncé, be chic like Lauren Conrad, or be a glamorous cowgirl like Taylor Swift? Well, you do not necessarily have to shop in New York to take on their fashion trends. There are many local stores and shops in Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg that provide you with exactly what... Read more »
Ms. Floyd Takes “Teacher of the Month”
March 25, 2010 • Andrew Brimer
Filed under Knight Life
The Teacher of the Month for this March was Mrs. Dale Floyd, a ten year veteran in education and a Science teacher here at Spotsylvania High School. Mrs. Floyd was quite humble in her acceptance of the award saying, “I’m not sure [why she was selected]. I’m very humbled by the award because... Read more »
A Month of Women
March 25, 2010 • Sara Mayhew
Filed under News & Features
Throughout history women have faced many struggles in order to be heard and seen, which has impacted the history of the world forever. Many women fought against all odds to gain the right to be equal, the right to vote, and the right to be educated. In order to celebrate women’s contribution to history,... Read more »
Fiction Story
March 25, 2010 • Jess Cleveland
Filed under Entertainment
“Hey!” A booming voice yelled to the left of me, making me shriek and drop my book that I was currently reading. I looked over startled to see Katie smiling brightly at me, trying not to laugh. I scowled at her and picked my book off the floor where it fell. “What,” I said through... Read more »
How to beat winter weight
March 25, 2010 • Jess Cleveland
Filed under Sports
There are many things one can do to lose those recently gained extra love handles that have grown on you during the winter holiday season. Getting rid of your recently added weight can sometimes be hard, but it’s workable over time. There are many things you can easily look up such as exercises on... Read more »
School Store Earns Gold!
March 25, 2010 • Taylor Dunavant
Filed under Knight Life
Spotsy High’s school store earned some much deserved recognition for all their hard work throughout the year when they were awarded gold medal certification by the National DECA at beginning of March. In the state of Virginia, there are 200 DECA programs like our school store; out of those 200 programs... Read more »
2D vs. 3D
March 25, 2010 • Taylor Dunavant & Billy Milem
Filed under Opinion & Editorial
Two dimensional movies are the way to go. I have always watched movies in 2D and I don’t see a reason to change. When you pay eight bucks for popcorn, you don’t want it to be flying out of your hand because some guy from the movie is shoving his chainsaw in your face. Who really wants to sit down... Read more »
Bracket Busted
March 25, 2010 • Ms. Kamilah Lawson
Filed under Sports
I keep telling my students that this is the most wonderful time of the year for me. As they stared at me with puzzled faces, I explain that March Madness is upon us and I can’t hide my excitement! They seemed even more puzzled when I told them that I haven’t missed an opening game on Thursday... Read more »
Beauty on a Budget
March 25, 2010 • Cecilia Bulzomi
Filed under Classes & Clubs
This year the SCA has decided to sponsor an event to collect gently used prom dresses and sell them to students who will be attending prom this year. The prices of the dresses will be determined by length, ten dollars for short dresses and fifteen dollars for long dresses. The Dresses will be available... Read more »
Staying Focused
March 25, 2010 • Candice Marbaker
Filed under Opinion & Editorial
Most kids tend to slack off toward the end of the year. This is not a good thing because some teachers keep the same amount of work load through the whole year. This is the time of the year that could hurt your yearend averages or GPA (grade point average). Most kids say it’s the end of the year so... Read more »
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