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Choices
By: Priscilla Mendoza
Affects of adoption on the birth-
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By: Marti Adams
From Martin Luther King Jr. to
we at The Sting are doing our part
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By: Anna Anderson
nets, and beating the Longhorns
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trict contest on March 25th.
Photo By: Kierra Wafer
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Weather Delays
Golf Season
acter, attempts to acquaint Fisby
with the local customs as well as
guide the audiences through the
play providing both historical and
cultural framework through his
asides and monologues. The cast
includes Coleman Scroggins as
Sakini, Ryan Marten as Cpt. Fisby,
Michael Summers as Sgt. Gregov-
ich/Mr. Omura, Reina Lewis as
Old Woman/ladies league, Kiley
Wilson as Miss Higa Jiga/village
child, Allison Cox as Lotus Blos-
sum, Shawnee Blocker as Daugh-
ter/ladies league, James Hill as
village child, Jeffrey Pond as An-
cient Man/Oshira, Mana Guen-
ther as Hokaida, Cruz Garza as
Mr Seiko, Reymundo Montoya as
Mr Sumata, Kierra Wafer as Vil-
lager/Ladies League, and Miranda
Montgomery as village child The
It was a sad day in Vancouver.
Twenty-one year old Nodar Ku-
maritashvili of the Georgia Re-
public died after he slid from his
sled on the Luge track and fell over
the wall during practice He ran
straight into an unpadded pole He
was going about 87 mph. Emer-
gency medical workers arrived
immediately at the scene, but it
was too late He was rushed to the
hospital were he later died of his
injunes The accident has raised
the girls with a 101. She was only
four points behind the leader. The
Tulia boy’s team received fifth
place with a score of 433 Coach
105, and Shelbi Nelson 136. Ju-
niors - Taylor Murrell 109, Lexee
Owens 122, and Kiley Wilson 109.
Sophomores - Jacob Gastineau
By: Kiley Wilson
Golf season has now started but
with the weather being bad the
team has not had a chance to play.
Their first tournament was sched-
uled for Monday, February 22 but
of 454, behind River Road with
who got first with a 417. Kristin
enjoyment.” The golf team in-
cludes seniors - Bret Adkms 100,
Tate Criswell, Coach Frank Sub-
ealdea, and Coach Richard Barnes
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who have helped shaped America.
competmg against Lockney and
> secure
a spot in the starting lineup for the
against Littlefield. *
Louie Macias received the honor
Richardson. Freshman - Tanner
Boyd 142, Brittany Bradley 131,
Maureen Garcia 122, Katelynn
Hendrix, James Hill 119, Baili
ily West, and Ashley Young 135.
Olympic Death
§ Stuns World
By: Anna Anderson
One Act Play Season Starts
By: Kiley Wilson
Help Is Available
Facing an unexpected pregnancy
can seem overwhelming. That is
many African-Americans have
made our- liife so much better and
§teffanee Pond, Kasie Hams, and shaped the way for us today. This
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If you have seen a few Japanese
people walking down the hall late-
ly it’s not because THS has a new
foreign exchange student, it’s just
the theatre production class pre-
paring for One Act Play This year
the class is doing a play called
“Teahouse of the August Moon”
written by John Patrick The play
is in the aftermath of World War
II on the island of Okinawa when
it was occupied by the American
military Captain Fisby a young
army officer is transferred to a tiny
Okinawa island town called To-
beki by his commanding Officer
Colonel Purdy Fisby is assigned
the job of implementing “Plan
B” The plan calls for teaching
the natives all things American
and the first step for Capt Fisby
is to establish a democratically
elected Mayor, Chief of Agricul-
ture, Chief of Police and President
of the Ladies League for Demo-
cratic Action Plan “B” also calls
for the building of a schoolhouse
(Pentagon shaped), democracy
lessons and establishing capital-
ism through means left up to the
good Captain’s judgment. A local
Tobeki native, Sakini by name, is
assigned to act as Fisby’s inter-
preter. Sakini, a Puck-like char-
Tierra Richardon shoots for a three during the game against
Bushland at Canyon High School
Photo By. Larry Stewart
Lady Hornets Finish Season
Proud Of Their Program
1 steal Coach Fisher said, “It was
a great win for the program and
for the school There were eight of
those trophies given out in region 1
Tuesday night and we were fortu-
nate to get one of those eight. It is a
great feat to be one of the 16 teams
left in region 1 The girls have
worked really hard to get where
they are today” Friday, Feb. 19,
the Lady Hornets played the Shal-
lowater Lady Filhes in Lubbock at
the RIP They fought for a win but
came up short. They lost the game, Oprah and even Michael Jackson,
72-45. "Alisha Rogers scored 20
points -ahd_Allison Cox scored 9.
Tina Renena each put m 4 points, month is black history month so
Steffanee Pond made 7 rebounds, we at The Sting are doing our part
Kasie Hams made 5 and, Tierra to contribute. A lot of people know
Richardson made 3 Alisha Rogers about the people who helped us
made 2 steals The Lady Hornets get where we are now like Martin
finished up the season with a re- Luther King Jr. and Fredrick Dou-
with in the last 7 or 8 years. Hat-
tie McDaniel was the first Afri-
can American female to win an
Hornet Baseball Season
Starts Off Bats On Fire
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asf week we Tne Sting
Crew includes Marli Adams, Kns- wrote about Marl! Adams en-
tm Hudson, Shelbi Nelson, Raylen tering the Barbra Jordan Media
Bowers, Sawyer Furgeson, Alisha Awards. Although she did not
Rogers, Tim Bamentez, Bailey win the contest she did receive
LeeWnght, Schyler Zolman, Da- outstanding comments one
vid Rogers, Katie Fowler, Bailey judge said, “Very nicely done
Rousseau, Steffanee Pond and story, informative, fun to read,
Anna Anderson. So far the cast inspiring”. Tulia High School
and crew have participated in two should be very proud of the
festivals both held at THS. The en- contributions that Marli is put-
semble has several performances ting forward. So when you see
they are preparing for, but the one her In the halls make sure and
they are most excited about is Dis- congratulate herl
Chaz Ward, Allison Cox, Ryan Marten, and Coleman Scroggins
Photo By Marli Adams
Photo By Larry Stewart
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£ . McCaslin 136, KJ Qualls 136, Em-
6 points each. Shelbi Nelson made
4 assists and Kasie Harris made
2. Allison Cox and Shelbi Nelson
each had 2 steals. Alisha Rogers,
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ardson and Rosey Kelly each made questlons about the safety of the
course, and Olympic officials are
now investigating the accident.
The track where die accident took
place, at the Whistler Sliding Cen-
ter, is the fastest m the world.
. z. . z . a teen parent to finish school and why knowing where to go for help
African Americans get a good job. Children of teen is important Talk to someone you
~Dn1p Tn TJivfnvM mothers face greater risks of pov- Can trust - your partner, your par-
IxUlts J.n nibiury behavioral problems, poor ents, a pastor, a pnest or perhaps a
By: Kierra Wafer academic performance, incarcera- good friend Also, the caring peo-
tion, and teen pregnancy, so good pie at your pregnancy center are
parenting skills are very important, available to help you through this
Adoption is also one of the difficult time To find a pregnancy
choices a teenage mom could center near you, call 1-800-395-
choose. HELP You could also go to Catho-
According to TeenHelp.com fic Family Services.
Inspite of all the Tulia sports
controversy this year the Lady Hor-
nets finished up the season strong.
The Lady Hornets were thrown
into a three-way tie for second
with Friona and Dimmitt They or-
ganized a small tournament to find
out who won second place It was
held in Littlefield. The Lady Hor-
nets played Dimmitt Friday Feb
12 They brought victory home
with a win. 45-38 Kasie Harris
scored 10 points Allison Cox and
Tierra Richardson both scored 7
points each Steffanee Pond put
in 6 points and Bailey Rousseau
scored 5 Steffanee Pond made 7
rebounds. Alisha Rogers made 6,
and Kasie Harris made 5 Allison
Cox and Tierra Richardson each
made 4 rebounds Kasie Hams
made 2 assists 7 he Lady Hornets
first playoff game was agamst
the Bushland Lady Falcons The
game was Tuesday , Feb 16 at the
Canyon High School They were
pumped up and ready for another
victory They plucked those Fal-
cons big with a win by 20 points,
53-33 Steffanee Pond scored
10 points. Allison Cox scored 9,
Alisha Rogeis scored 8, Zenida
Hernandez scored ” Shelbi Nel-
son and kasie Harris both scored
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Stop The Madness.
With Pregnancy
few teens choose to put their babies ■
up for adoption. There are a variety
When someone gets pregnant so of consequences associated with ;
uivu 1U1 i.wnuaj,, many things go through their head, adoption. And some consequences
with bad weather they moved it They don’t know what to do. Ev- depend on whether or not the adop-
to February 25th. The tournament ery decision made has its conse- tion is open or closed,
turned out quite well with the girl’s quences. This includes the deci- Affects of adoption on the birth-
team taking 2nd place with a score sions made in teen pregnancy as to mother- Many birthmothers feel re-
" ~ ' ’’ what should be done with a baby, heved that they have done the right
„„„ inc. „.u. „ -Ti,. There are lasting consequences of thing in providing a "better lire for
Hudson took 2nd place out of all any decision made regarding teen their babies. Others feel a profound
- - — • pregnancy, and the consequences sense of loss because, while they
affect more than the pregnant teen- know they made a good decision,
ager. they wanted to keep the baby but
JJ4U^V .... Parenting is one of the choices were unable to. Many teen mothers
Criswell says, “It’s nice to have that could be made; it may be very find comfort in open adoptions that
challenging, but with the help and still allow them the opportunity to
support of caring people, parenting be a part of the child's life. Others
classes, and other resources, many choose closed adoptions, feeling it
girls find the help they need to will better help them move on.
444_ ~ I j L_J Affects on the child: Children
for them to live their life the way who are adopted display a wide
Kristin Hudson 101, Ryan Marten all get better grow up to be happy, well-adjust-
' ' According to TeenHelp.com ed adults who nevertheless feel an
keeping the baby has far reaching interest in "who they are." Many
consequences With proper sup- also feel a sense of loss and dis-
port and help, many teens eventu- placement. Others have a hard time
(getting a diploma or GED), al- love, due to feelings of rejection
on to get a college degree. Many ers "didn't want them." Open adop-
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life their teen mothers better, while
some
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the senmmage and the future were
very optimistic. He said the guys
The scrimmage Saturday against did a very good job winning the
Lockney was a success, at least for game and overcoming a four run
the Tulia Hornets. The Hornets deficit. He also said that he thought
learn. March 2007 Barrington beat the Lockney Longhorns with the younger team members didwell
[ o _ a final score of 17 to 5. This was r \ - l_/_.
pilot to fly around the word solo, the first scrimmage for the Hor- their teammates, trying to
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David Paterson became the on their home turf really made the game the Hornets played Monday
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The Hornets played 11 innings
worth of offense and 8 innings of first pitch at the season opener
worth of defense In the first in- and first home game Monday. The
ning, the Hornets gave up four game was unfortunately snowed
major television and film studio, runs Later, they held them to five out, as the Littlefield Wildcats had
‘ ~ ’ ’ runs. After a slow beginning, the a long drive Louie is still the start-
Homet batters pulled through to ing pitcher, and Coach Criswell
score a total of 17 runs says he has a lot of confidence in
Last year the Tulia Hornets the team’s chances of coming out
many ways and are still doing it to sition, as, District Champs. They hill., Louie was the district 2-AA
well-earned gloating rights ^under Criswell said, “I expect great filings
The staff of The Sting would like
to extend congratulations to the
Hopefully, this year’s team will Hornet Baseball team for their suc-
cessful scrimmage against Lockney
ments and perhaps go even further on Saturday, and wish them luck on
their forthcoming season.
made 2 steals The Lady Hornets
cord of 21-14 The district honors glass, but what_about the people
are. First Team All-District- Stef-
fanee Pond and Kasie Harris. Hon-
orable Mention- Shelbi Nelson,
Zenida Hernandez, Alisha Rogers Academy Award and,on,January
and, Allison Cox Z' r'r'r'' ' ’ ’
v- -ii.imm son t0 be on a stamp, February 4,
2006 Warren Moon became the
first black quarterback to go mto
the Hall of Fame, February 4,
2007 Tony Dungy became the first
black male to win a super bowl he
defeated the Chicago Colts. Al-
though this seems like a lot you
might now know there is still a lot
tol
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first black male to become Govern scrimmage one to remember
m New York and also the first of
any one to serve blind in the U S,
October 2008 Tyler Peny became
the first African American to own
a
and in January 2010 Lee Daniels
became the first African American
to be a nominee for the best direc-
tor for his film Precious. African . . o
Americans have contributed in so worked hard to achieve their po- with a W as long as Louie is on the
this day. African Americans have brought home the trophy and the pitcher of the year last year. Coach
J Z....o 1 well-earned gloating rights under Criswell said, “I expect great things
aspirin, coffee, the traffic light, the careful Readers hip,, of, Coach out of him this year.”
airplanes, fire extinguisher, gas "
masks, and even mathematics. So
this month take time out to learn ...
about the many African Americans experience the same accomplish-
than their predecessors.
Coach Criswell’s thoughts on
several freshman come out and
play golf because that may mean
Tulia High School golf will have
a bright ftiture Golf is something - .
you can play your whole life with make this choice It may be hard
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they used to, but with time it will variety of effects. Many of them
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According to TeenHelp.com ed adults who nevertheless,feel
With proper sup- also feel a sense of loss and dis-
137, AJ Hernandez, andJTierra ally manage to finish high-school coping with intimacy and showing
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though a miniscule 1.5 percent go because they feel their birthmoth-
on to get a college degree. Many ers "didn't want them." Open adop-
teens choose to marry their part- fions can help children understand
ners and begin seeking out a life their teen mothers better, while
as a family However, the result is some children react well to closed
often poverty, with 80 percent of adoptions, relying on their adoptive
teen mothers ending up on welfare parents for love and support. Most
Additionally, the children of teen cluldren, however, end up in bet-
parents are more susceptible to ter positions with regard to health,
poverty, abuse, developmental is- emotional support and education
sues and health problems than they would have if their teen
When the pregnant teen chooses mothers had kept them.
to keep the baby with the help of The best choice a teenage mom
her family, the results are usually has, is to tell their parents because
more positive The teen is often there is no one in this world that
more able to finish school How- will love them more than parents,
ever, there is emotional pressure Some parents may be ashamed,
placed on the teen's parents and embarrassed and disappointed, but
family. However, in some mstanc- with time they will get over it and
es keeping the child can lead to be the best support they have Some
happiness in the family circle, as parents may be very upset and not
some teens want to have children want anything to do with them and
According to 4Parents gov many kick them out of the house or make
teens decide to keep their babies, them do something they don’t want
Some marry the baby’s father and to do Parents should understand
raise their baby together Some- that even thought then- teenager
times the baby's grandparents or messed up they need them more
other family members help raise than ever
it so that the teen mother can stay
in school and work. But it requires
a lot of additional hard work for
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Hooten, Patsy. The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 2, 2010, newspaper, March 2, 2010; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1249282/m1/6/: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.