The Bleeding Orange- Issue 79

2Teams,1IndividualQualify forStateUILCompetition

By:B.Marcum

The following students have advanced to the state competitionaftertheregionalUILmeetonSaturday,April23,atTylerJuniorCollege. Seniors Drew Simms, Jacob McCray, Keely Goelden and junior Talan Crain make up both the science and calculator teams, and they have qualified for the state competition in both. Junior Kaylee Kelly is headed to Austin as an individual competitor in the computer applications contest.

Some of these students already have plans on how to prepareforthemeetandareusingresourcesprovidedbytheircoaches.Thescience team is coached by Mrs. Allison Commander, and the calculator team is coachedbyMrs.LexiCommander Computerapplicationsiscoached byMrs.AliceLangley

“Preparingwise,IwillcontinuetoworkonthepacketsthatMrs.Langleygivesme,” Kellysaid.

Althoughthesestudentshavemadeittothestatelevelfortheirevents,therearestillsomeareasinwhichtheywouldliketoimprove.

“I need to work on my conceptual understanding of electrochemical cells,” McCray said, “specifically involving the standard hydrogen electrode(SHE)andhowtheinteractionofthecathodeandtheanodeaffectthepHofthecell.”

Thesestudentshaveworkedhardallyear,andtheirworkisfinallypayingoff.

“Qualifyingforstatealwaysfeelsgood,”Simmssaid.“Itissofulfillingtoseeallofmyhardworkpayingoff.”

Dancing the Night Away

Dancing theDark

By:Y Brown

s floated around through the room The feeling of comfort ed The 2023 prom was March 25, and it was a night to

ntiRobersonsaid “I'malittlesadthatit'smylastprom,but

r the past couple of years, the prom location has been the e This year the prom committee decidedtochangeitupby ngitatTheWarehouse208inMarshall

ave been on the prom committee for two years,” office etary Shannon Canton said “I love helping with it The ion was very exciting; it was a nice building and gave the variousthingstodo”

the seniors walked in, they voted for the 2023 Prom g/Queen Then they all excitedly waited for the uncement The 2023 Prom King and Queen were seniors enAndersonandBryanneBeavers

lt honored; it was an exciting moment,” Andersonsaid “It e me happy toknowthatIhadpeersvoteforme Itjustlets nowthatIhavefriendsthatcareandrootforme”

ng prom, all the seniors were enteredintoadrawingwhere couldbepickedtowinvariousprizes

favoritepartofpromwasbeingonthedancefloorallnight my friends and when I won a new iPad,” Beavers said “I o honored being named PromQueen Ilovemyschooland mates Seniorpromwassofunandmemorable”

get sturdy!

Senior Corndog Martin says, “Should I put my finger in his mouth?”

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Senior Ashanti Roberson says, “It’s a partaayyy in the house ”

Jacket Spotlight

Not only is Caudle happy, but many others are as well When asked to comment on the situation, Debate teacher Alice Wilson was eagertojumponthehypetrain

“It’s awesome honestly,” Wilson said “He looks adorable without his braces; I love it 10/10”

Caudle’s teachers may be giving great reception to his now unburdened teeth, and his peersarecertainlynodifferent SophomoreAva Henigan just had to say something about this impressivefeat

“I think Collin looks absolutely fantastic; everyoneknowsthathe'shim,”Henigansaid

family After high school, she plans to attend Texas Tech and go into the vet program to eventuallyownherownvetclinic

Brody Parker is the sonofKristyandMatt

a f y personality, finally has hisbracesoff Caudleis very humble about his new appearance and is looking forward to what the future holds for him Despite theneverendingamountofpraise and mountains of friend requests, Caudle is maintainingalevelheadandstayingcalm

“It really feelsamazingman,”Caudlesaid “I can’t remember the last time I didn’t have braces on, and like, you know? Coach Norwood, he’s really helped me get throughit; he’s been a great inspiration to me because he doesn’thavebraces SoI’mdoinggood”

AprilPeopleoftheMonth

By:C.Creech

TheAprilTeacheroftheMonthisAm Ware She currently teaches journa newspaper, commercial photogra dual-credit English for ETBU, and she i student council sponsor She has been ma toherhusband,Matt,since2006,andthey two children, Matti and Kaleb She isfinis her eleventh year at Elysian Fields and fourteenthyearofteaching

The April Students of the Month MaggieSueCollierandBrodyParker

Jacket Speak Out

DoCelebritiesHaveaDeepInfluence onEverydayPeople?

By:J.Rich

Celebrities do many odd things that catch the regular human eye From the way they dress to the things they eat, the regular person notices Everyone has thisinsidedesiretowant to feel “cooler” or “more liked,” andformany, mocking celebrities' lifestyles and characteristics can do that for them When trends are set and new things become popular, celebritiesaretheoneswhostartthese

Celebrities have a strong influence on everydaypeople

Celebrities often impact people’s way of living If a famous person displays the persona of living an expensive lifestyle, many of their fans would wanttoalso Ontheotherhand,ifa celebritydisplaysthepersonaoflivingasimple life, their fans would try to mimicthattoo For example, Cardi B started getting very expensive fake nails, so her fans decided they wantedtodothistoo Thishadanegativeeffect though These nails cost so much, and herfans started skipping meals just to afford to have nails like hers Butsheresolvedthisbymaking an announcement that she was going to start using fakediamondsonhernailsinsteadofreal ones because she did see the problems surrounding this Another example of this is Adam Sandler Adam Sandler has had a wide impact on Americans through being popular through his comedic movies He has also been recognized for being humble through thisfame by wearing AND1 shorts and Hanes t-shirts Many of his fans have taken this into consideration and have seen that you do not havetodressacertainwaytobeliked

This could benefit many due to health benefits from the diet and encourage them to fight against animal cruelty, too But on the other hand, this could make people uncomfortable in their bodies and unhappy because they are not eating the food they truly like; they are simply trying to be like their favoritecelebrities

Some might argue that celebrities have no influence on humans This is simply not true Without celebrities, many trends would not existtoday

TheSuperMarioBros.Movie

By:A.Henigan

Oneofthemostfamousgamesofalltime isShigeruMiyamoto’screationofSuperMario, whichhasbeenaroundsincethe‘80s This year,directorsAaronHorvathandMicheal Jeleniccreatedafilmadaptionofthisfamous videogame Thefilmiscalled“TheSuper MarioBros Movie”andfeaturesactorsChris Pratt,JackBlack,SethRoganandmore

Inthefilm,Black’scharacter,Bowser, singsasongdedicatedtoPrincessPeach Blackwrotethissonghimself,andithasbeena hitsongonTikTok

“IlistentoPeachesallthetime,”junior SailorPainesaid “It’ssofunnyandcatchy”

Black’scharacterisalsoafanfavoriteas well

“Bowserismyfavoritebecausehispassion andloveforPrincessPeachisthekindofloveI wantinlife,”sophomoreAvaHenigansaid

Thefilmhashadmanygreatreviewsand continuestogainmore

“Itwassogood,andtheanimationwas great,”juniorMaddyRiverasaid

Youcanseethismovieforyourselfnowin theatersnearyou!

What are Your Summer Plans?

“I am go to Colo an al won ti sur ” -Jun Dak Mar

“For te fir ha of te sur, I am go to be patg fo te upn fol se, an te fo te re of te be, m fay is hog to go on vaon, pery a cu An hol at te en of te sur I wi be ab to co ba to sol an wo he ”

- Wor Hisy an Fotl co Anoy Nor

“I am hog to go on vaon or ju to sed ti wi m fid Alo, I am hog ta I wi ha a jo dug te sur so I ca ge a ca ”

- Sopre Nik Sil

“I am go to an ar so fo a we an a ha ”

- Enis I ter Tay Ulan

“I wa to go to te be ” - Jun Ran Grow

“I’m go to hat wi m gi Tat ” - Frem Jam Eri

“I’m go to go kan an do sim len ”

- Frem Bri Marz

“I’m go to go to cas an be at ho ”

- Frem Jamo John

“I’m go to Crta Bec ”-Frem Adi Pin

“I’m pan on gen a jo ” -Frem Ray Spal

“ I’m re to go to te be an mo to Shep ” - Sen Catn Atay

“I’m ve exd to go on a Flo ti wi m fid Kye ” -Frem Kal Mert

Celebrities have broad effects on humans’ diets and health When people see celebrities making big changes to their lifestyle such as a change in diet, many of their fans will do all they can dotobelikethem,includingchanging their diet For example, Kim Kardashian went vegan and convinced her sisters toalso Dueto the large popularity of their family, this was trending on social media platforms, and many of their super fans decided to follow in their footsteps Thiscanbegoodorbad

“I’m re to go to Spah Kinm wi m be ” - Frem Ani Pats

“I’m re to av m sun an go on a vaon wi m fay ” -Bil ter Alin Comd

BandPerformsSpringConcert

By:N.Silas

The school’s spring band concert was performed on April 27 at 6 pm Aselectionof songs was performed by each separate band Students were rewarded for their hard work overtheyearattheendoftheperformance

The bands have been preparing for this performanceforseveralweeks

“The band dresses up in business attire to look professional,” junior Talan Crain said “We set up on stage and run through all the music we have spent weeks working on, typicallythreepieces”

The bands played separately at the show Band director Mrs Tiffany Tanuyan statedthat the students played a few songs that were chosen and then rewards were given out to the memberswhothrivedthisyearinband

“Each band is slowly getting betterdayby day,” Tanuyan said “It has certainly been a school year withitschallenges,butthestudents have overcome a lot, and we [were] excited to presentthisconcert!”

Students in the band were excited for the concert and ready to perform their pieces for the school Some students believe that concert season is the best time to be in band because each collection of songs can be thrilling to the members

“The most exciting part of any concert is when my section, the French horn section, has a feature in the piece or has a soli feature with another section,” Crain said “It's exciting that the parts that can easily get covered up get a chancetoreallyshinethrough”

Students have mentioned that they really enjoyed playing the pieces that were performed onconcertnight Duringclass,ithas been said that the band members are often humming the sounds to the songs they practicedearlierinthemorningorafternoon

“My favorite piece [of music played] is Mission Impossible,” sophomoreTaylorMoore said “When we go to the auditorium to start rehearsing for the concert, I feel like there is [an element] that circles around the concert, and it draws in more people to watch the performance”

Jacket News

StudentsCelebrateEaster

By:E.Gonzalez

Children running around picking up eggs, pretty pastel colors everywhere, and bright green grass allaroundtheyard Easterissucha beautiful holiday, but many forget what it's actually for It marks the resurrection of Jesus It has a beautifulmeaning,andmanyenjoythis day by lettingtheyoungoneshuntforeggsand be happy that the Easter bunny has brought them a treat Most enjoythisholiday,butmany celebrateitdifferently

Some people were very excited to go to churchandgettolearnabouttheLord

“I went to church and learned how important the Lord really is to this world,” freshmanColbyStephenssaid

Some just had a chill day and went out withtheirfamily

“I went to church with my family then we went and ate at Texas Roadhouse,” freshman LandonLawlesssaid

Some spent some time visiting the ones theylovedthemostwhohavepassedaway

“I went to church and tried myhardestnot to fall asleep,” sophomore Brody Baugh said “ThenIvisitedthegraveyard”

Many people lovethisveryspecialholiday andenjoycelebratingitindifferentways

EFSeniors

ReceiveNumerousScholarships atAssembly

By:BleedingOrangeStaff

Juniors,seniors,staffandfamiliesgathered in the auditorium Wednesday morning, April 26,forthe2023scholarshipassembly Thiswas the first time in several years that the school was able to hold the event in-person after slowly allowing visitors on campus following thepandemic

The following is a list of scholarships receivedbynumerousdeservingseniors:

● James Swilley "Life is Good” Scholarship: Nicholas Galindo, Jacob McCray, Kyleigh Griffin, Keely Goelden

● Team KD Scholarship: Bryanne Beavers, Kya Cox, Cora Creech, Teresa Hall, Jacob McCray

● Tiller Memorial Scholarships: Cora Creech and Keely Goelden

● EFYA Scholarship: Drew Simms, Kya Cox, Morgan Shaw, Kyleigh Griffin, Landon Martin

● Brandon Goyne Memorial Scholarship: Softball- Carmen Lawless, Baseball- Grayson Farmer

● Jade Jones Memorial

Scholarship: Carmen Lawless, Kyleigh Griffin, Sierra Mathis

● Texas A&M Mothers Club

Scholarship: Jacob McCray, Bryanne Beavers

● EF Athletic Booster Club

Scholarship: Kya Cox, Grant Sims, Drew Simms, Corrisa McPhail Bubba McPhail Morgan Shaw, Cora Creech

● Mt Zion Church Scholarship: Carmen Lawless, Jacob McCray

● Marshall Symphony League

Scholarship: Bryanne Beavers

● Noah Langston Memorial

Scholarship: Nicholas Galindo, Corrisa McPhail, Fred Hardeman

● Annie Ozella Jones Memorial Scholarship: Ashanti Roberson

● Republic Women of Harrison Co Scholarship: Grant Sims

● EF FFA Alumni Scholarship: Keely Goelden, Sierra Mathis

● Kip Lewis Memorial Scholarship: Kyleigh Griffin & Bubba McPhail

● Capps/Ladymon Memorial Scholarship: Teresa Hall, Caitlyn Attaway, Nicholas Galindo, Joseline Arvizu

● ETPCU Scholarship: Sierra Mathis

● Katie Sullivan Memorial Scholarship: Cora Creech

● B J Grigg Service Award: Sierra Mathis

● First State Bank of Carthage Scholarship: Kaylee Doyal

● DH Fluellen Scholarship: Bubba McPhail, Corrisa McPhail, Kya Cox

● Eastex Telephone Scholarship: Carmen Lawless, Bryanne Beavers, Sierra Mathis

The Elysian Fields Jacket Pride Band at their spring contest

Photo by Director Tiffany Tanuyan

2023-2024CheerleadersSelected

By:K.Stephens

Thisyear'scheertryoutsfilledcheerleaders with nerves, excitement, and dedication Next year's cheer team is officially set, and the participants are beyond excited for next year's seasontobegin

Relieved that her last tryouts are over, juniorKerriganLoveisreadyfornextseason

“Next year is going to be very different, but I am excited,” Love said “It willtaketime toadjusttothenewchangesthiscomingyear”

As next year's cheer captain, junior Kloe Golladay is prepared and ready to lead next year'steam

“I am looking forward to pep rallies and trying to getthecrowdinvolvedmoreatFriday night football games!” Golladay said “Tryouts went really well, but my nerves were through theroof”

Excited for her first year as a varsity cheerleader, freshman BrynleaJeffersoncannot waitfortheseasontobegin

“Cheerleading has always been something I've loved to do since I was a little girl!” Jefferson said “Tryoutswentgreat,andinstead of being nervous, I looked forward to it, realizing that I only have two years left to tryout My nerves are low and I’m notanxious b a a t

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(The Elysian Fields Sports Network)

TennisPlayers PutDownTheirRackets

By:T Wallace

Astheballhitsthecourtandtheplayer swings,thecrowdknowsitisgoingtobea goodgame Twoplayersaregoing head-to-headforthegamepoint Theyare sweatingandadrenalineisrushingthrough theirveinsastheyfocusonthelittleyellow ball

Tennishadasuccessfulseasonwithtwo playersadvancingtoregionals,juniorBaylee VickersandsophomoreAllisonO’Brien

“Oneofmyfavoriteexperiencesofthe seasonwasgoingtoregionals,”O’Briensaid “WhileIlostinthesecondround,I’mgrateful thatIgainedsomeexperiencetohelpmego farthernextyear”

Thisyear’stennisteamwassmallerthan someteamsfrompastyears

“Thisyear'stennisteamwasdefinitely small,butevenwithoutasmanytournaments,it wasalotoffun,”Vickerssaid “Ithinkthat nextyearwecoulddomuchbetteroverallwith moreplayers”

GolfComestoanEnd

By:C.Lawless

TheregionalgolfmeetwasheldonApril 17-18atOakHurst Thegolfteamhadasingle regionalqualifier,freshmanLexiiPrice Price endedintheTop50atregionals,butherseason endedthere

“Golf season was really funandexciting!” Price said “I really enjoyed playing with my teammates; I was sad to hear that they didn't make it to regionals And for my golf coach, I really hope she can teach golf again next year ShehasbeenthebestcoachI'vehad!”

Thedistrictmeetwasthelastforsomeof thegolfteammemberstoplayforElysian Fields Thisbroughtmanyemotionstothe table

“Playingwiththegroupandpeopleandthe coach was awesome,” senior Landon Martin said

“I really enjoyed it, and I am sad that it is over It really is a sad thing knowing it will be my last time to play golf for school, but I will havesomanychancesinlifetoplaygolf”

Golf brought a lot of excitement for many players

"I have enjoyed playing golf with this year's group of people and the coach,” junior Jace Alaniz said “They have just made the gamemoreenjoyablethroughouttheseason”

Yzabella Brown, and Blair Giles pose for a photo at tryouts

Photo via Facebook

Sophomore Allison O’Brien and junior Baylee Vickers at the regional tennis tournament Photo via Facebook

Freshman Lexii Price swings for the ball

Photo via Facebook

TheEndofanEra

ByC.Davis

Lightsgodownafteraheartbreakingloss fortheJackets Aftergoing5-7indistrict,their seasonhassadlycometoanend

Formany,thisseasonwasthemost difficultthey’veplayed,andtheylearnedto relyononeanotherandtheircoachtoget through

“IleanedontheguysIwasplayingwith,” juniorDavidHutsonsaid “Idon’tthinkI overcameit itwasmorelikeItoleratedit

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(The Elysian Fields Sports Network)

CLASS OF 2023 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SeniorSoftballPlayers CherishtheMemories

By:C.Creech

Last inning of thelastgame,lastpitch,last hit Thelastyearfullofmemories

The Lady Jackets’ last district game was Tuesday, April 18 against Waskom, and the score was 17-1 Senior night was April11,and theylost1-0toTroupin11innings

“It makes me sad knowing this is my last yearasaLadyJacketandthatIwon'tbeableto play next year with my teammates,” senior Baylee Marcum said “Ithinktheteamisdoing well this year There have been a fewmistakes but nothing we can't overcome I'mgonnamiss seeing my teammates every day and being goofyandmakingjokeswitheachother”

After playing her whole life, senior Morgan Shaw is sad that her softball career is comingtoanend

“I am sad that the season is almost over,” Shaw said “I think we are doing pretty well Our team is finally coming together as one team I am going tomissthebusridesthemost becauseofallthefunmemorieswehave”

Playoffs started yesterday, and the girls play Game 2 of the first round tonight against White Oak With the regular season finished and graduation weeks away, seniors are emotional

“I'm sad for it to be over; I'm gonna miss being apartofateam,”seniorMelanieSpencer said “I think we are doing good Weare3rdin district I'm gonna miss practice with my friends, making jokes when we miss the ball, etc”

For many, high school softball does not only teach life lessons but also leaves them withlifelongfriendships

● Baccalaureate practiceThursday, May 4 @ 8:00am

● Senior Six Flags TripFriday, May 5

EnglishteacherAriellaWolfeexpressed wordsofloveandencouragementonFacebook followingthelastgame

“This season has been incomprehensibly painful for these boys, but they showed up to each game and fought to gain a piece of themselves back,” Mrs Wolfe said “The fight is not over, the pieces are still scattered, but they will rebuild & find themselves again Jackets, I am so proud of each ofyouandpray that you can soon see yourselves how we all see you powerful, admirable, resilient, and talented! Take time to have fun, take time to appreciate life for what it is, and, most importantly, take time to heal Nextseasonwill beherebeforeweknowit!”

“I’m going to miss seeing my friends everyday and making jokes 24/7,” senior Cora Creech said “The season may be over but the memorieswillstickwithmeforalifetime”

● Baccalaureate - Sunday May 7 @ 6:00pm in the auditorium

● Graduation practiceWednesday, May 10 @ 8:00am in the auditorium

● Senior Walk at ElementaryWednesday May 10 @ 9:00am

● Senior Lunch - Wednesday, May 10 @ 11:00am

● Senior Exams (1,2,3,4)Thursday, May 11

● Senior Exams (5,6,7,8)Friday May 12

● Graduation - Friday, May 19 @ 7:30pm Jacket Stadium

Freshman Nunu Kennedy fields the ball

Photo by the yearbook staff

from Head coach Lexi Commander

Photo by the yearbook staff

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