Who’s Channing Tatum?

By: Brittany Hamilton 

Channing Tatum (born April 26, 1980) is an American actor and former model. After beginning his career as a fashion model, he has branched out into acting roles, appearing in the films Havoc (2005), Coach Carter (2005), Supercross (2005), she’s the Man, then Step Up, and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, all of which were released in 2006.

 

Born Channing Bryan Isaac Tatum Anderson in Cullman, a small city in
Alabama, and has at least one sister. He has French, Irish and Native American ancestry. His family moved to
Mississippi enjoyed a rural existence, including “All the rattlesnakes and alligators a boy could possibly chase, fishing every day, Pop Warner football league, stuff like that”. 

Tatum was athletic while growing up, playing football, soccer, track, baseball and martial arts, and had “a lot of energy”, although he says that “girls were always [his] biggest distraction in school.” During the ninth grade, he “had an option either a military school or a private school”. Tatum won a football scholarship to Glenville State College in
West Virginia, although he soon lost interest in the sport and turned down the scholarship, citing his dislike of the demands of playing football. When he was six, although he visits
Alabama where his mother’s family still lives every summer. Tatum grew up in the bayous near the
Mississippi River, where he enjoyed a rural existence, including “All the rattlesnakes and alligators a boy could possibly chase, fishing every day, Pop Warner football league, stuff like that”. 

Tatum was athletic while growing up, playing football, soccer, track, baseball and martial arts, and had “a lot of energy”, although he says that “girls were always [his] biggest distraction in school.” During the ninth grade, he “had an option either a military school or a private school”. Tatum won a football scholarship to Glenville State College in
West Virginia, although he soon lost interest in the sport and turned down the scholarship, citing his dislike of the demands of playing football. 

Tatum began his acting career in 2004, appearing in an episode of the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. His first feature film role was in 2005’s high school drama, Coach Carter, playing Jason Lyle, a street smart basketball player opposite Samuel L. Jackson; Tatum also appeared in Twista’s “Hope” music video, which accompanied the film. In the same year, Tatum had a bit role in War of the Worlds when posing as a boy in a church, a factory endorsed top motocross racer in Supercross, and part of the supporting cast in Havoc. Although Tatum has said that he loves modeling, he has taken a break from the profession to concentrate on his acting career, saying that he prefers making more mature movies. 

 

 

Shrek the Third

By Caroline Murphy

 

Last weekend, Shrek the Third came out in theatres. 
Fairfax Corner 14: Cinema De Lux was packed with people wearing Shrek ears and carrying around Shrek and Donkey stuffed animals.  Despite the publicity, Shrek the Third was not what the high school crowd was expecting.  Although many children loved the movie, some of the

South
Lakes students were not impressed.  A junior at

South
Lakes, Lisa Andariese, thinks “the third one was OK, but I prefer the first one because no third movie is better than the first.”

 

Even though many of the students at

South
Lakes did not like the movie, others could not get enough of Shrek and the rest of his cast.  Molly Farrell, a junior at South Lakes High, states “it was a great movie.  Granted, it was not better than the first one, because no sequel is better than the original movie.  I just wish it was much longer.”  Even though Shrek the Third was one of the longest in the trilogy, it seemed to go by much faster.

 

http://www.shrek.com/main.html

^^official Shrek website

Vending machines

 By Alex Tudor

            In the cafeteria and around the school there are many different vending machines. A lot of students rush out of the house, trying to catch the bus or just make it to school on time.  If this happens, normally students will just grab a Cheez-it or other snack during the 10 minutes we have between classes. Lately some of the vending machines have been locked so that students cannot buy anything until 10:15.

            The Vending Machines that sell soda in the cafeteria were cut off until after school awhile ago. Although the cafeteria soda machines have been cut off other ones around the school haven’t. The Gatorade bottles run for $1 while Soda cans run for 75cents. To find these unlocked soda machines turn right after coming out of the locker rooms and they’ll be there on the left.

 

 

 

Will you be watching when…?

By: Karim Benelmouffok 

The NBA finals are coming up and only four teams remain the Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, and the San Antonio Spurs. So far the Piston have a 2-1 lead over the Cav’s and the Spurs have a 3-1 lead over the Jazz.

 

For the last game on Sunday LeBron James posted 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in Game 3. Out of all the great players for
Detroit no one seemed to step up.

LeBron James is the leading scorer out of the two teams.

 

San Antonio ended
Utah’s perfect home postseason with a 91-79 triumph win on Monday night. The Spurs now lead the Western Conference Finals three games to one. Manu Ginobili (22), Tony Parker (17), and Tim Duncan (19) all scored in double digits. The
Utah’s Jazz Deron Williams was questioned to play because of stomach flu but he seemed to shake it off and score 27 points leading both teams in scoring.

 

For even more information on The NBA Finals click the link below 

 

 http://www.nba.com/playoffs2007/index.html

 

Redskins Season Preview

by James Armstrong, III 

Everyone’s favorite team from the DC Metro area, the Washington Redskins, is addressing needs for this upcoming season.  Training camps have been underway throughout the NFL and the new members of the Redskins have been working hard.

 

The Redskins got some defensive talent by drafting former LSU safety LaRon Landry, and signed free-agents cornerback Fred Smoot, linebacker London Fletcher, cornerback David Macklin, and safety Omar Stoutmire.  The moves are easy on both Smoot and Fletcher as they both have strong connections with the team.

 

Smoot was drafted by the Redskins in 2001 and played extremely well while being mentored by great corners Deion Sanders and Champ Bailey early in his career.  Smoot left Washington for
Minnesota after the 2004 season and hasn’t produced much since.  The move back to D.C. should both strengthen up his career and the fill the gaps in the ‘Skins secondary.

 

Fletcher played with the Buffalo Bills for the last five seasons after being part of the St. Louis Rams’ Super Bowl victory and loss to the Titans and Patriots respectively.  Fletcher lead the Bills’ defense under the coaching and coordinating of Gregg Williams,
Washington’s current defensive coordinator.  His addition is a strong one, as quarterbacks will be forced to throw into coverage due to his rushing abilities.

 

Last season, the defense let huge plays in the secondary open up on a game by game basis, but for this up coming season that shall change.  The Skins’ have strong nickel coverage (which is known as three corner backs and two linebackers), with

Shawn
Springs, Fred Smoot, and Carlos Rogers.  The safeties are a strong curtain with power hitting Sean Taylor back there with Omar Stoutmire, with the occasional help of rookie LaRon Landry.  Next season’s defense will be a force to be reckoned with.

 

By the opening game on September 9 at FedEx Field against the Dolphins, Jason Campbell should be ready to start off where he finished last season and lead the
Washington offense to victory with the stunning combination of Clinton Portis, Chris Cooley, and Santana Moss.  In a short few months, the NFL pre-season will be under way, and you can watch for yourself the Washington Redskins fighting for old’ D.C.

 

 

 

 

 

So Easy a caveman can do it

By: Mia Saunders

 

 

 

            ABC is creating a new show, remember the caveman commercials featured for Geico car insurance? Well they now are about to have their own show. It’s a unique comedy with its own twist on stereotypes about the early caveman. The series will look at life through the eyes of the outsider’s three modern cavemen as they try to find a place in the world of today.  The series will be produced by Touchstone television this spring they will struggle with prejudice on a daily basis as they strive to the lives of normal people in 2007
Atlanta Georgia. The show will air every Friday.

GETTING READY FOR SENIOR YEAR

By: Andres Ruiz Morris

                                    Juniors of the class of 08 have a big year ahead of them. The end of this school year closes the chapter on the class of 07 but opens a new door for the rising juniors. Although senior year is often viewed as a layed back year, the amount of pressure for those of us who seek to get into college is enormous and we are forced to realize that the minute the last day of school is over, the rush begins to do everything possible to get into that one good college. This Summer Juniors will be forced to buckle down and plow through SAT’s and ACT’s while trying to find all the money to even go to college if we’re lucky enough to get accepted. During our Senior Year, the class of 08 will need to keep our minds open and think out of the box in order to maintain an edge for our college applications. Tiffany Chan, a junior of 08, said on the issue, “It’s very overwhelming, It’s hard to remember all these dates for Tests and tours and stuff, I just can’t wait till I can finally get accepted somewhere!”

 

Here is a link to Fast web, a great site that lets you customize your goals and needs for college to find scholarships that can provide financial support for college.

Fastweb

Life after School Sports

By: Rocio Reyes 

          When you join a school sport you have a set schedule. You go to school, then go to practice. Practice usually lasts for about 2 hours or more. That usually takes up all your time everyday and then you do the same thing over and over and over again everyday expect on weekends. But what do you do when the season is over? What do people do now with this new gained time? That is the problem most athletes are facing. The have “free time” now after school but have nothing to do or wish they could keep playing to stay in shape. One of the best things to do is keep in touch with your team mates. Doesn’t matter what sport you played. You should organize game days between the entire team and just meet and play. You can also go running, go to the gym or better yet stay after school and check out the sports clubs out there.

Making a Difference- Relay for Life

By: Kailey LanierIf you call yourself a Relayer, you’re in good company. More than 3.5 million Americans take part in Relay for Life, and tens of thousands more participate in events held across the globe. Those millions of Relay volunteers at more than 4,800 community events each have a story to tell. They also know better than anyone what makes relay the moving and powerful experience that it is

One day, one night and one community:  By participating in an American Cancer Society Relay for Life event near you, you honor cancer survivors, pay tribute to the lives lost to the disease, and raise money to help fight it – all right in your community. Much more than a walk around a track, Relay is a time to celebrate those who have battled cancer, remember those lost and get inspired to fight back. Those who have shared the same experience find common ground, hope and healing at Relay. By participating, you have the power to continue the American Cancer Society’s progress toward a future where cancer doesn’t take the lives of our friends and family.

Every dollar you raise makes a difference to people in your community whose lives are touched by cancer. The Society has contributed to almost every major discovery in cancer research. Millions of lives have been saved as a result, including people you may know. For those people and countless others, the research the Society has funded is resulting in better ways to prevent, detect, and treat cancer.

South Lakes’ Students Getting Lazy

By Kaitlyn Clinage 

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First off, some students have less work to do now that school is almost over, because their major projects and assignments have already been due.  With all the testing that’s going on right now, teachers aren’t assigning homework to students to enable them to study if the feel they need or want to.

Secondly, the majority of school sports are over and the pools are opening up. Because of this, students are spending more time with their friends and at the pool; they no longer want to do their school work.

Thirdly, those of us who aren’t seniors wish we were, and are seeing their peers leave early or coming late to school, therefore we wish we could do the same.  Because they only have two and a half weeks left of school, which makes it harder on the rest of us to think that we still have school after they graduate.

Also, some students are calculating their GPA’s and trying to figure out the bare minimal grade percentages they need to keep their fourth quarter grades as high as possible.  For example, if a student receives an “A” all year in one class, they might only need to get a “B” or “B+” to maintain their “A” for their final grade remarks for that class.  Some students feel it is unnecessary to do all the extra work and studying to get an “A” when they might not need it, especially with their lack of energy and excitement for the summer.

Lastly, some teachers are also getting sick of school and are anticipating and counting down the days left, just like we are.  Therefore, they don’t want to do anymore work either.  Because of this, students are having less work to do at school, and watching movies in their classrooms.  I can guarantee those students aren’t complaining, but that has a major impact on how they determine how much time they put into their school work.