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The Buccaneer
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Valley Junior High School
October 2009 Vol. 1 Issue 3
Feature News
Valley School Passes the Test
by Ben Ferguson
On Tuesday October 14, 2009, SACS came to our school. Why were they here? Who were they? What does SACS stand for? I went to our Vice Principal Mrs. Harrison to find out. " SACS stands for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools," Harrison said. "They last came in 2005, and we were accredited." Accredited means to authorize someone; to give official power. SACS came to our school to determine if we were eligible for accreditation again. Mrs. Harrison said, " Being accredited also helps the students when they leave Valley to go to another school, that school knows that they came from a good, well balanced school. "Our SACS Review Team for the District was made up of a nine member panel," Harrison said. According to a faculty member, two of the team members came to Valley and interviewed panels of students, teachers, community stakeholders, and the school leadership team. They also visited eight other schools in the county. Valley's review was part of a district-wide review, a new way of accreditation. On October 15, Mr. Kacharos attended a meeting at the Walker County Board of Education to find out if Valley was going to remain accredited and came back with the good news. Valley and the other schools passed the test, and the Walker County School System, will be accredited again for another five years.
by Kheila Valverde
Everyone is so excited about this year's Fall Festival to be held on Tuesday, October 27th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at VJH. Everyday students are coming up to our Beta Club teacher that is in charge of the festival saying,"Mrs. Homan! Mrs. Homan! I have the best idea for the festival!" This year will be mostly the same, but some things have changed. Our school will not be hosting a dance this year as they have in previous ones; the students demand a real straight-forward Festival. But there are also the classics that we just couldn't part with: the hay ride,cake walk, face and hair painting, go fish, pick-up ducks, and my personal favorite, pie-in-the-face. Some of the events are sponsored by the Sixth Grade Washington Trip Sponsors and some events will be sponsored by the Valley PTO. We're prepared to have a great time here at Valley and guarantee fun for all ages!
SPORTS NEWS
LADY BUCS TAKE SYSTEM TITLE IN VOLLEYBALL!
The VJHS Lady Bucs 7th grade Volleyball Team won the Walker County System Tournament for Volleyball at their level for the 2009 school year. Congratulations to all the members of the team and to coaches Paul Kacharos and Holly Kilgore.
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Lady BUCS Basketball
SEVENTH GRADE LADY BUCS TAKE ON CURRY. (by Daisy Hamill) On October 27,2009 the seventh grade Lady Bucs were facing Curry. When they stepped onto the court they were full of hope. Then soon in the 1st half they went down by at least 10 points. By the time it was half time, they were devastated. Coach K. said to focus and to get out there and win! Kasey Rogers, number 23, scored us about 5 points. Then Haley Eatmon scored about 6 or 7 points. The score was 22 to 12. The Lady Bucs were on their last play with about 20 seconds on the clock. They were consistent, and when the clock buzzed, they knew it was over. The final score was 31 to 18. Even though Valley lost, the Lady Bucs were still happy. They had fun, and they played hard and fair. So, that's all that really matters. Next game is October 29th at Lupton at 4:00 P.M.
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SEVENTH GRADE LADY BUCS TURN BLUE DEVILS RED! (by Daisy Hamill) The Lady Bucs made the blue devils turn red with embarrassment on October 21, 2009. Valley won the opening round by at least 2 points against Bankhead. This was their first game of the season, and they were extremely nervous. Haley Eatmon, number 13, was ROCKING the court! She scored about 5 to 10 points for our team. Then by the time it was half time, the score was 9 to 9. The Lady Bucs finally took some action and finished the game: it was 22 to 17. They knew they won, but next time they won't hold back.
Boys Basketball
8TH GRADE VALLEY BATTERS BULLDOGS!!! by Seth Wilson
On Thursday, October 15 the Valley Buccaneer 8th grade boys' basketball team traveled to T.S Boyd and departed with a victory of 37-34 to begin their regular season at 1-0. It was an extremely difficult win for the boys but when the final buzzer sounded, the Bucs had a three point lead. Seth Wilson provided the Bucs with 16 points and Case Key scored 8. Support the VALLEY JR. HIGH SCHOOL BUCANEERS BASKETBALL TEAM!!!! Go Bucs!_______________________________
8TH GRADE VALLEY SINKS SIPSEY STALLIONS!!! by Seth Wilson
The Valley 8th grade boys' basketball team won the opening round in the Green Top Classic. They played Sipsey to start off their season on Monday, October 5th. The game was well played by both teams, but in the end the Bucs prevailed 63-27!! Case Key provided an astounding 14 points for the Bucs, Cameron Honeycutt managed 11 points and Seth Wilson scored 10 points. It was an encouraging start for the season of the 8th grade Valley boys basketball team. Cameron Honeycutt says, "I could have done better but it was the first game."-____________________________________________________________
7TH GRADE VALLEY BUCCANEERS DOMINATE FARMSTEAD INDIANS! by Austin Pruitt
The Valley Junior High School 7th grade team defeated the Indians on Monday, October 26, 2009. Valley beat the Indians 31-27 Monday to advance to (1-1). The Bucs top scorer Austin Pruitt put in 17 points while Clark Chance added 10 points to result in a 31-27 victory over Farmstead. Coach Nix says '' We really worked hard for this victory''. The Valley Buccaneers will host Lupton on Thursday, October 29, 2009. Please come and support them @ 5:00 P.M.. GO BUCS! __________________________________________________________
7TH GRADE VALLEY JR. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM FALLS SHORT! by Austin Pruitt
The Valley 7th grade basketball team had a loss on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 at Bankhead. The boys were very disappointed when their point guard, River Gross, had dribbled down the court and fell and broke his arm. River had 7 points until the injury happened. The boys were led by Austin Pruitt with 9 points in the game and Clark Chance with 6 points to help the Valley Buccaneers. The Valley boys led the Blue Devils until the third quarter when the boys let up. Coach John Nix said, ''We are going to practice a lot before our next game against Farmstead.'' The Valley boys basketball team will host the Indians on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 at Valley. Coach Nix said ''I hope to be impressed with our next game Monday.'' GO VALLEY BUCANEERS BASKETBALL TEAM!!
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Entertainment News
By Trisha Gibson
Movies: One of the most popular Movies in the theater right now is Where the Wild Things Are (rated PG) based on Maurice Sendak's popular children's book.
TV Shows: Some of the most popular new television series are "The Vampire Diaries," and "So You Think You Can Dance."
Music: "Put a Ring on It" is still enjoying great airplay.
Books: You can't beat the Twilight series right now for most interesting reading. The release of Vampire's Assistant has increased the popularity of the Cirque de Freak series.
SCHOOL NEWS
by Haley Eatmon
SGA Representatives for fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades were asked to take a poll of their class on the following questions:
What are your plans for Halloween? What is your favorite Halloween candy?
8th Grade Responses: While a few 8th grade students polled stated that they planned to go trick or treating, the overwhelming majority of them indicated that they would be hanging out with friends on Halloween. Their favorite Halloween candies were Reeses and M&Ms.
7th Grade Responses: No doubt about it. This year's seventh grade class is a party class. The majority of students in each seventh grade homeroom indicated they would be attending parties on Halloween. Their favorite Halloween candies were Snickers, caramel apples, and Skittles.
6th Grade Responses: Quite a few sixth graders responded that they would be attending church events for Halloween, while some said they would be trick or treating, and a few indicated they would be at parties. Their favorite Halloween candies were Reeses cups.
5th Grade Responses: With the fifth grade responses, we found more students who planned to go trick or treating than do anything else. Their favorite Halloween candies were Reeses cups.
What is the best Halloween candy to hand out? Well, according to the 5th through 8th graders at Valley Junior High School, the number one candy is Reese's cups. So stock up now, and give the kids what they want.
This online school newspaper is produced by students for students. Any errors made are unintentional and will be corrected if you notify the editor. Staff: Kheila Valverde, Editor; Ben Ferguson, Co-editor; Haley Eatmon, School News; Kaylie Denny, Girls Sports (8th grade); Daisy Hamill, Girls Sports (7th grade); Seth Wilson, Boys Sports (8th grade); Austin Pruitt, Boys Sports (7th grade); Trisha Gibson, Entertainment; Josh Stinnett, Graphics; Sponsor Debra Weeks.
