Volume 7, Issue 3 Theodore High School February 2014

Free PublicationStudent Newspaper ofTheodore High School6201 Swedetown RoadTheodore AL, 36582 Paw Print News

Inside this issue... Pages 2-3 ...... School News Pages 4-5 ...... Features/Opinions Page 5 ...... PROM THEME 2014 Pages 6-7 ...... Sports and Schedules Page 8 ...... Mardi Gras Parade schedule

PROM THEME for 2014: Announcment inside THIS issue!!

PROM 2014... Ready or not, here it comes!By Lauren BoydReporter

The votes are in: ‘Who’s Who’ winners announcedBy Amber ReinhartReporter

Above: Senior Notables from left to right: Jamey Mosley, Hunter Walker, Natalye Bordelon, Kayla Freeman, Lindsey Wamble, and Matt Rawls, (Not pictured: Gary Anderson, Devin Brown, Marissa Horstman, and Leah O’Rourke.)Below left: Mr. and Miss. THS, Marissa Horstman and Hunter Walker. Below right: Emily Taylor, Dianna Evans, Matthew Slade, Sarah Worrell, and Ken-dal Christian Photos by Glennan Silcox/Reporter

Prom is a very exciting night for all upperclassmen because it is a milestone of growing up. It is a night to make memories that will last a lifetime! This year’s prom will be held at Space 301, 250 Conti St, in Mobile on April 5th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets will be $60.00, and the cost of a prom t-shirt will cost an additional $10.00. Finger foods and drinks will be provided at the dance. There will be a photo booth

for fun, silly pictures with your friends, and Jim Owens Photogra-phy will be there for formal pic-tures. If you plan on attending Theo-dore’s prom, there are a few guide-lines that you must follow.•Anyone attending prom must be an 11th or 12th grade student or have graduated, and he/she must be 20 and under.•Guests must be able to provide a valid identification card. A copy must be faxed and be shown at the

door of prom.•No tennis shoes or baseball caps•No bare midriff dresses. No sides cut out •No high-low dresses. (“up-down” dresses)•Halter tops are permitted (as long as the back is three inches above the buttocks)•No excessive slits •No excessive cleavage•Alcoholic beverages or illegal substances are not permitted at prom

•If you are presumed intoxicated or under the influence of a narcotic, you will not be allowed to enter the prom and or you will be escorted from the premises. There will be a prom showcase on March 7th in the auditorium that will cost $2.00. The showcase will show students what is and is not appropriate to wear wear to prom. If you have any questions about prom, please see Mrs. Bark in room C-148.

Theodore High School held its annual Who’s Who assembly on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. At the assembly, students were informed of the voting results for categories of class favorites, class beauties, and several more. The underclassmen winners were as follows: Freshman Class Favorite: Allison Young Freshman Beauty: Allison Young Sophomore Class Favorites: Emily Taylor, Sarah Worrell, Kendal Christian, Diana Evans, and Matthew Slade. Sophomore Beauty: Sarah Wor-rell Sophomore Handsome: Matthew Slade Junior Class Favorites: Gracie Griffin, Lindsey McFall, Lau-rynn Ellard, Karla Silva, and Rebecca PeQueen Junior Beauty: Laurynn Ellard The senior categories were a little more detailed. It titled the class clown, most athletic, best smile, etc. Senior Class Favorites: Hunt-er Walker, Cameron Peyregne, Lindsey Wamble, Marissa Horstman, Rachel Dunnam, Hanah Worrell, Kimberleigh Landry, and Deborah Ngamvilay

Senior Beauty: Marissa Horstman Senior Handsome: Jerry Gibson and Hunter Walker Class Clown: Vivian Staten Most Athletic: Jerry Gibson and Devin Brown Best Smile: Jerry Gibson and Abigail Robinson Most Artistic: Trevor Hamrick and Leah O’Rourke Most Unique: Hannah Bice Most Likely To Succeed: Mi-chael Rae and Mara Baker Best Personality: Eron Burrell and Deborah Ngamvilay Best All-Around: Hunter Walk-er and Marissa Horstman Most School Spirit: Cameron Peyregne Mr. T.H.S. 2014: Hunter Walker Miss T.H.S. 2014: Marissa Horstman Senior Notables: Gary Ander-son, Natalye Bordelon, Devin Brown, Kayla Freeman, Marissa Horstman, Jamey Mosley, Leah O’Rourke, Matt Rawls, Hunter Walker, and Lindsey Wamble All of the winners were called to the stage where they were pinned with a sash stating their new titles. Thank you to the senior sponsors for planning this program.

February 2014 Paw Print News 2

National Honor Society holds inductions for new members By Garrett AkridgeReporter

Inductions held for Science National Honor Society

The National Honor Society is a prestigious nation-wide organi-zation that recognizes outstanding high school students. It is a great opportunity to be a part of this organization, and being a member can help with getting scholarships. Theodore’s NHS in charge of several service projects for various organizations, including a toy drive for the Penolope House, a food drive, and a special program for the honor roll students at Nan Gray Davis. Not just anyone can be eligible for nomination or membership into organization; there are a few requirements that one must meet. Students must have a 3.5 un-weighted average to be invited to apply for the society. Also, students must fill out and promptly return a form stating their leadership roles and services to their school and the community. Another requirement is that they may not have any B, C, or D discipline infractions on their record throughout their high school careers. Recently, Theodore’s NHS held

an induction ceremony to recog-nize the students who have filled these requirements. The current and new members in the NHS are as follows:SENIORS: Patrick Anderson, Sarah Lightsey, Mara Baker, Madison McCoskey, Natalye Bordelon, Kane McNorton, Tara Bosarge, Kimberleigh Neilson, Devin Brown, Brea Nelson, Sier-ra Curtis, Leah O’ Rourke, Alay-sia Davis, Michael Rae, Kayla

Freeman, Matthew Rawls, Gary Gates, Abigail Robinson, Jer-ry Gibson, Nicole Stout, Jenny Ha, Kyle Taylor, Isaac Hayes, Aleigha Thompson, Chelsea Hel-ton, Anfernee Timmons, Amy Higginbotham, Hunter Walker, Lauren Hodges, Lindsey Wam-ble, Marissa Horstman, Beverly Watts, Gracie Hutto, Matt White, Brittany Johnson, Michaela Kling, and Kimberleigh Landry. JUNIORS: Madison Cain,

Christian Dodd, Julius Enriquez, Antonio Gibbs, Grace Griffin, Sydney Johnston, Peyton Jones, Christopher Mahan, Desiraye McKeel, Heath McLaney, Ashley McNorton, Joshua Rainwater, Brittany Raley, Katie Reynolds, Jennifer Stall, Morgan Walden, and Abby Young. Be sure to congratulate these members if you see them; they have worked very hard to achieve this honor.

Members of the SNHS pose for a picture after their induction ceremony held last month. Photo by Glennan Silcox/Reporter

The new members of the National Honor Society are pictured on stage holding their candles during the recent induction ceremony held in the THS Performing Arts Auditorium. Photo courtesy of Vivian Staten

On Friday, January 10, 2014, the Science National Honor Society held inductions for new members. The inductions were held in Theo-dore’s Performing Arts Auditorium to recognize those students who have achieved this honor. All students inducted into SNHS have at least a 3.0 grade point aver-age in science, have passed at least two honors science classes with a B average or better, have teach-er recommendations, hold clean

conduct records, and have good character. Ms. Wilson and Ms. Beane co-sponsor the Science National Honor Society. Ms. Wilson expressed how proud she was that the SNHS has grown so much this year, The following is a list of all new and current members: Patrick Anderson, Mara Bak-er, Natalye Bordelon, Tara Bosa-rge, Devin Brown, Taylor Care-

no, Lindsey Clark, Seirra Curtis, Michelle Darapheth, Alaysia Da-vis, Alex Delery, Christian Dodd, Emma Dunn, Savannah Dyess, Laurynn Ellard, Julis Enriquez, Jamie Fields, Kayla Freeman, Antonio Gibbs, Jerry Gibson, Stephen Green, Gracie Griffin, Jenney Ha, Tory Hale, Chelsea Helton, Thalia Hernandez, Amy Higginboutham, Lauren Hodges, Courtney Miller, Madison Moore, Scotty Morgan, Jamey Mosley,

Dallarrion Mosley, Tricia Mur-ray, Kimberleigh Neilson, Leah O’Rourke, Justin Ozaeta, Saman-tha Padgett, Justin Parker, Lynn Pendleton, Nicole Piegza, Michael Rae, Josh Rainwater, Brittany Raley, Matt Rawls, Katie Reyn-olds, Abigail Robinson, Luis Ro-driguez, Ricardo Sankone, Karla Silva, Jenifer Stall, Laura Stead-man, Nicole Stout, William Swan, Marissa Horstman, Gracie Hutto, Brittany Johnson, Sydney John-ston, Ivey Kane, Michaela Kling, Kimberleigh Landry, Christi-na Le, Billy Lowe, Christopher Mahan, Payton Makler, Madi-son McCoskey, Lindsey McFall, Heath McLaney, Ashley McNor-ton, David Meredith, Emily Mer-ren, Jordan Taylor, Kyle Taylor, Emily Tillery, Cody Veal, Morgan Waldon, Lindsey Wamble, Matt White, Timothy Wiggins, Del-la Wilkerson, and Abby Young. Congratulations to these current and new members of this presti-gious society.

By Katie NewmanReporter

February 2014 Paw Print News 3

Yes, you heard correctly: Free breakfast! What’s

Happenin’?Fine Arts Schedule

By Stephanie Taylor Senior Reporter

Band•Feb. 18-19 – MCPSS Band Assessment at Bryant HS.

•Thursday, Feb. 20 – Polka Dots Parade – Buses roll at 5pm. Return

approximately 9pm.•Tuesday, Feb. 25 – Lashe’s

Parade – Buses roll at 5pm. Return approximately 9pm.

Drama•Friday, Feb. 21 – Bay Area

Thespian Competition – Judges and guest schools will be on cam-pus from 7:30am to 1:30 pm, this

will be hosted in the Theater.•Friday, Feb. 21 – Annual Winter Renaissance Play – “Renaissance

Delight: An interactive period piece,” will be held in the Theater from 6:30 to 9:30. You may dress the part if you please in order to

interact with the actors and actresses that perform around you.

•Feb. 24-28 – Thespian Society Rush Week – Expect the

unexpected around the school for this week.

Choir•Feb. 20 – Solo and Ensemble – Will be hosted at Davidson High

School. Art

•Feb. 4 – Doodle for Google Contest

•Art 2 – 3D Jester Sculptor Making masks for the 50 Funny

Fellows, (Mardi Gras Organization)

•Art 2 – Making murals for the Order of the Polka Dots.

By Lexi EndresReporter

THS Azalea Trail Maid: Payton MaklerBy Shaye JacksonReporter

Jamey Mosley named THS MAN OF THE YEAR

In Mobile, many girls dream someday becoming an Azalea Trail Maid and getting to wear their own beautiful, customized antebellum dress; however, only 50 girls are selected each year. Each school holds individual interviews to decide who will best represent their school. Depending on the size of the ju-nior class at the given high school, each school can send a certain number of representatives to the county wide interview. A total of 100 girls plus one al-ternate were sent on to compete for

one of the 50 spots on the Azalea Trail Court for 2014-2015. After the county interview, letters were mailed out to all of the girls informing them of whether or not they were selected to be a 2014-2015 Trail Maid. Out of the 50 girls, one of our very own Bobcats, Payton Makler, was selected! “I’ve wanted to be a Trail Maid since I was a little girl,” said Pay-ton. Soon after the girls were select-ed, they attended a ceremony to find out what color their dresses

will be. When asked about her dress col-or, Payton said she is glad that she received the color green because she has always loved the color, and it was her first choice. After the dress making process is complete and the new school year starts, Payton will be able to show off her beautiful dress at many different appearances. Theodore High School is very proud to have Payton Makler representing the school and the city of Mobile as a 2014-2015 Azalea Trail Maid.

Azalea Trail Maid Payton Makler Photo by Glennan Silcox/Reporter

Starting on November 1, 2013, MCPSS began participating in a program known as Universal Free Breakfast. Any student, not just those who qualify for free or reduced lunch-es, can receive a hot and healthy breakfast upon arriving at school. MCPSS Child Nutrition Direc-

By Lauren BoydReporter

The Man of the Year competi-tion, a pageant-type competition between some of the male seniors here at Theodore High School, was held last month. This competition is a time when all these specially-selected guys get to show off in front of the stu-dent body. The contestants were chosen by THS students. Buckets with the contestants’ names written on them were placed in the cafeteria; students placed their spare change in the bucket of the person they

wanted to see in the competition. The contestants for this year’s competition were Logan Smith, Chase Noel, Seth Newman, Jamey Mosley, Jerry Gibson, Bil-ly Lowe, Hunter Goff, Addison McGahagin, Tien Nguyen, and Jake Jones. After the contestants were select-ed, an assembly was held and the boys were ready to strut their stuff. The contestants were judged on evening wear, beach wear, and talent. There were many great contes-

tants and they were all unique in their own ways, but only three guys got the judges’ attention. For his talent, Hunter Goff played his guitar and stole all the girls’ hearts. Hunter won 2nd run-ner-up in the competition. Jamey Mosley and Jerry Gib-son shared the stage for their talent as they performed a workout dance from the 80s. Jerry Gibson placed 1st runner up, and Jamey Mosley was named Theodore High School’s Man of the Year for 2014.

Pictured Left: Jerry Gibson (right) congratulates Jamey Mosley (left) after he received the crown and title of Man of the Year. Photo by Katie Newman/ReporterBottom left: Contestant Hunter Goff (escorted onto the stage by Victor E. Bobcat) to shows off his evening wear. Bottom middle: Addison McGahagin was ready for fun in the sun in his swimwear.Bottom right: Jake Jones delivered a motivational speech for his talent. Photos by Lexi Endres and Tricia Murray/Reporters

tor Suzanne Yates stated that her goal is to increase the number of students eating breakfast at school from 30 percent to 60 percent. Students that eat breakfast, she said, are more likely to perform well in class, come to school, and be on time to school. Freshman Tashon Bowie was

asked if he knew about the free breakfast. He said he was not aware of the breakfast but after receiving this new information he has decided to try the school breakfast. Get to school a little early and chow down on some free break-fast!

February 2014 Paw Print Features and Opinions 4

Need a little

laughter? Jokes compiled by Hannah Bice and Sierra Curtis

This year, for the first time ever, Theodore High School’s health science program is going to start the Health Science Continuum. This course is going to help stu-dents that want to go to college to be a nurse, receive their CNA (Cer-tified Nursing Assistant) license. This is an amazing opportunity for these students. For students that want to receive their CNA license, they will have to complete these three courses and must pass them with a B average: Foundations of Health Science, Therapeutic Services, & Health Science Internship. If you are a freshman or sopho-more, you should look into enroll-ing in the Foundations of Health Science class during your junior year.

If you pass the foundations course with an A or a B, you can move onto the second course, which is Therapeutic Services. If you pass the therapeutic course, with an A or a B, you can possibly be chosen to join the Health Internship Class. During these classes you will learn medical terminology, ba-sic clinical skills, identify basic treatments for some diseases, and disorders, report medical informa-tion to immediate supervisors, be-come prepared for acceptance into post-secondary healthcare educa-tion programs and/or employment in the healthcare field. Grading procedures for students enrolled in Health Science classes is broken down into two segments. There is the major grade which

consists of exams, tests, perfor-mance tests, and course projects; those will be 60% of the student’s grade. The other grade is the daily grade which is attendance, class par-ticipation, attitude, performance, quizzes, Skill’s Lab Tasks, news-paper articles, and homework; those make up 40% of the student’s grade. The student must complete all check-offs, clinical hours, maintain professional behavior, attire, and attendance to be granted the oppor-tunity to receive their CNA. For more information about these courses and what they consist of please see Mrs. Jaimie Hovell in C219!

Can future nurses take the pressure?By CarolAnne CorneliusSenior Reporter

Who wears the pants?By Gracie GriffinReporter

It is an age old fight with couples as to who “wears the pants” in their relationship. Many couples even break up over this ridiculous argument. Some people argue, “I wear the pants because he or she does what I say to do.” A survey was taken of 20 stu-dent-couples here at Theodore. 5 percent of those polled said that the girl wears the pants. 20 percent said that it is a mutual decision that both equally share the pants. Chase Poole, when asked about his girlfriend, said, “We both re-spect each other enough not to tell each other what to do.” 25 percent were undecided on the matter. 50 percent said that the male wears the pants in the relationship. “I let her think she wears the pants in the relationship, but really everyone knows I do because I am the guy,” stated a male student who

whised to remain anonymous. There should be an equal amount of authority from both individuals in the relationship. The girl and the boy should each have one leg in the pants (figuratively speaking, of course.) Relationships are not about call-ing the shots and controlling your partner; they are about helping each other and always being there for one another. It is a partnership.

In order to have a healthy, func-tioning, relationship, each person should make compromises and trust that their significant other has his/her interest at heart. Trying to decide who should “wear the pants” in a relationship can become an argument that gets blown way out of proportion, but do not let the answer to this make or break your relationship!

Dating students Hannah Bice and Hunter Goff say they both wear the pants in their relationship. In fact, Hunter says, “I’ve never even seen her in a skirt!”

Photos by Shaye Jackson/Reporter

Q: What do you call a pig that does karate?- A pork chop

Q: What did one wall say to the other?- Meet you at the corner

Q: A man walked into a bar.- Ouch

Q: How do you throw a party in space?- You planet

Q: My friend asked me if I had any sodium hypobromite.- I told him NaBrO

Q: Did you hear about the guy who lost his whole left side?- He’s all right now!

Q: Did you hear about the kidnapping at school?- It’s ok, he woke up

Q: What did the lawyer name his daughter?- Sue

I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. - Then it hit me.

Did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda? - He was lucky it was a soft drink.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~These are so “punny...”

Police were called to a daycare where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.

There was once a cross-eyed teacher who couldn't control his pupils.

Health Science students currently in the intern class. Photo by Glennan Silcox/Reporter

February 2014 Paw Print Feature 5

The theme for the 2014 Prom is...

Many thanks to the junior class for allowing the Paw Print News to announce this year’s prom theme. This page has been sponsored by ...

Theodore’s 2014 Junior/Senior Prom

will be held at Space 301, Downtown Mo-bile, on April 5, 2014.

The theme for this year’s prom is

Poseidon’s Paradise.

Jim Owens will be there taking formal

pictures, and there will be a photo booth to take your own fun

pictures!

Get your prom tick-ets from Ms. Bark,

C-148, $60.00 (addi-tional $10.00 for prom

t-shirt).

February 2014 Sports 6

The Jaguars are getting a Bobcat: pitcher Devin Brown signs with USABy Katie NewmanReporter

Devin Brown is pictured here during her sign-ing with USA as Coach Murray speaks about Devin’s softball experiences at Theodore.

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Lady Bobcats Softball team looking forward to a successful season

THS baseball is ready for 2014!

By Gracie GriffinReporter

By Karla Silva and Madison CainReporter

It is baseball season, which means it is time to cheer on our Bobcats at cold tournaments and games in the hopes that they make it to playoffs! The varsity baseball team con-sists of Bo Bostick, Sean Collins, Joseph Emanuel, Chase Flores, Josh Gano, Stephen Green, Chase Gurley, Connor Harkey, Payton Harris, Peyton Jones, Kyle Kirschten, Chris Moseley, Jamey Mosley, Trae Murphy, Andrew Pettis, Chase Poole, JoJo Taylor, Hunter Walker, Keith Weeks, and Blake Yow. The junior varsity team consists of LeNeil Brown, Tyler Carbo, Caleb Coffey, Jonathon Cribb, Marcus Crutchfield, Kayson Estes, Justin Hatton, Kenny Howell, Jordan Hunt, Brantley Johnson, Josh Lewis, Joseph Mohr, Brandon Parks, Dal-ton Rone, B.J. Shields, Hunter Thompson, Walker Thompson, and Eric Wimpee.

Junior Varsity Schedule:2/17 McGill at Bryant 6:302/19 Satsuma at Bryant 4:002/21 Bryant at Bryant 6:302/24 Saraland at Theodore 6:30

Softball season is right around the corner, and our Lady Bobcats are ready to show off. The 2013-2014 Varsity and Ju-nior varsity girls are as follows: Varsity: Tricia Murray, Ivey Kane, Devin Brown, Kayla shepherd, Ryliegh Eddins, Lexi Endres, Emma Dunn, Kaitlyn Dannelley, Ashley McNorton, Tyla Abadie, and Baleigh Bolts. Junior Varsity: Bryleigh Bras-well, Brittany Davison, Peyton Fralic, Carlee Holloway, Devyn Holt, Jacqulin Linn, Aimee Orso, Madison Perryman, Allison Ripple, Abigail Severns, and Allie Shepler. Our girls will put in hours of practice and dedication to succeed in this year’s season. The coaches are working hard, as well, to make sure our ladies do well. We all are hoping that our play-ers will have a winning season, make it to playoffs, and then to state as they did two years ago. Please come out and support our Lady Bobcats this season!

2/25 Faith at Theodore 6:302/27 Baker at Theodore 6:302/28 Bryant at Theodore 3:303/1 Murphy at Theodore 3:003/3 Baker at Baker 5:003/6 Murphy at Theodore 5:003/8 Murphy(DH) Murphy(12/2:00) 3/10 MGM at MGM 6:003/13 McGill at Theodore 5:003/17 Bryant at Bryant 5:003/20 Baker at Theodore 5:00 Varsity Schedule:2/17 Spanish Fort at Murphy 4:002/18 Murphy at Murphy 6:302/19 Jackson at Murphy 4:002/20-2/24 TBA at the Hank TBA2/27 St. Paul’s at Murphy 4:002/28 Baker at Murphy 4:003/1 Murphy at Murphy 11:003/4 Foley (DH) at Foley 4:30/6:303/7 Citronelle at Citronelle 5:003/8 Citronelle/Mob.Christ at Mobile Christian 1:30/3:303/11 Daphne at Theodore6:003/14 Auburn/Opelika at Auburn Opelika 4:00/7:003/15 Opelika/Stanhope Elmore at Opelika 12:30/2:303/17 Gulf Shores(DH) at G.S. Good luck for a great season! *See the school website for full schedules.

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Senior Bobcat Devin Brown recently made a commitment to the South Alabama Jaguar softball team. After a signing with her family, Bobcat teammates, and friends, Devin Brown answered a few questions about the future and her softball career. Q: How do you feel about sign-ing with South?It is very exciting, but it is more than that. It’s very satisfying to know that all the years of training actually paid off. It’s a dream come true. Q: Who has helped and encour-aged you to achieve this goal? My entire family has been ex-tremely supportive, and without God none of this would have been possible at all. I have been very blessed. My parents have put in a

ton of money, time, and research into softball so that I could live my dream. Q: Will you miss you high school team?I have many good friends on my high school team, and I will miss them very much. Q: Where do you think your softball career will end?My career will probably end after college, but I plan to stay around softball as much as I can. It has always been, and always will be, my life. Devin also added that she has a dream of winning a national title in college with the Jags, and she says she will not give up on her dreams. She holds many records in the Theodore softball program and was the first to receive a Division I scholarship.

We also asked the head softball coach, Ms. Murray, a few ques-tions. Q: How proud are you of Devin?I am extremely proud and happy for Devin and the next chapter of her life. Q: How has Devin’s performance influenced the team?Devin is a positive role model for the team and the school.

Q: How has the team influenced Devin?Devin’s team helps her more “off the field” with helping her focus on everyday tasks.Q: How do you feel about this experience?It is always a good feeling to see one of the girls receive a full schol-arship.

Below is a partial schedule for JV and varsity. Please see the school website for a full schedule. Junior Varsity Schedule March 10 @ Saraland 4:30March 11 @ Baker 4:15March 13 @ B.C. Rain 4:30 March 18 @ Bryant 4:00 March 24 Citronelle 4:00March 25 @ Davidson 5:30March 26 @ Murphy 4:00 March 27 @ Daphne 4:30 March 31 Saraland 4:30 Varsity schedule March 10 @ Saraland 6:00March 11 @ Baker 6:30March 14-15 East Central Tourna-ment March 18 @ Bryant 6:00March 24 Citronelle 6:00March 25 @ Davidson 4:00March 26 @ Murphy 6:00March 27 @ Daphne 6:00March 31 Saraland 6:00April 1 Daphne 6:00April 3 @ Faith Academy 6:00April 7 Baker 6:00April 9 Bryant 6:00April 10 @ MGM 6:30Good luck, ladies!

February 2014 Sports 7

Soccer program fielding four teams; hopes to compete in playoffsBy Lauren BoydReporter

This year’s boys’ varsity team consists of Matt Harvill, Chance Scheruer, Mario Alilovic, Joe Lott, Omar Calderon, Carlos Navas, Jose Pina, Cameron Pey-regne, Mads Vind, Jeltsin Ortiz, Alex Delery, Matt Benischek, Rudy Salgado, Eli Johnson, Christian Dodd, Alex Mendez, Michael Rae, and Deontae Davis. This year’s girls’ varsity team consists of Caroline Brewton, Taylor Gazzier, Sara Gillespie, Kayla Gorlott, Gracie Griffin, Courtney Irby, Jacklyn John-son, Rebekah Matthews, Catie

McArdle, Taylor Moody, Court-lyn Norwood, Kristen Pepper, Rebecca PeQueen, Karla Silva, Morgan Smith, Caroline Vester-gaard, and Jasmine Vongphakdy. This year’s girls’ junior varsity team consists of Claire Brewton, Viktoria Castonos, Cheyenne Cumbie, Brooke Green, Cas-sandra Hernandez, Thalia Her-nandez, Alyssa Huber, Brianna Jordan, Cecilia McArdle, Sarah McArdle, Jennifer Stall, Jenna Starling, Hope Tillman, Miyada Vongsack, and Ali Ward. This year’s boys’ junior varsity

team consists of Chris Rawls, T.J. Roberts, Andrew Roberts, Blake Wall, Juan Vega, Ian Goff, Ro-man Bumpers, Cole Mothershed, Victoria Terrance, MJ Pulliam, Ben Eddins, and Christian Faulk-ner. Five year returning player Karla Silva said, “Soccer has impacted my life in so many ways. I start-ed playing when I was in seventh grade, and it has helped shape me as a person. Soccer has given me friends that I will keep for a life-time and brings out my competive-ness in a healthy way. SOCCER =

LIFE.” Congratulations to everyone who made the soccer team, and go Bobcats!

Below is a partial schedule that lists all of the home games for the season. For a full schedule, please see the soccer page on the school website.

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Bobcat Tennis team is on the court: It’s our serve!

Congratulations to the boys and girls who made this year’s tennis team! The 2014 Varsity Boys Tennis Team includes Garrett Akridge, Casey Barnes, Randle Baxter, Zack Douglas, Austin Dixon, Josh Finch, Chris Mahan, Da-vid Meredith, Bailey Scerri, and Austin Wilson. The 2014 Varsity Girls Tennis Team includes captain Gracie Griffin, Hannah Atkinson, Eb-

By Lauren BoydReporter

onee Burrell, Amy Herman, Caitlyn Lowe, Rebecca PeQueen, Alayna Rockhold, Nina Serra, and Maresa Serra. The 2014 Junior Varsity Tennis Team includes Jordan Brown, Elijah Johnson, Connor Lowe, Michael Ponce, and Rodrigo Sankone.

If you want to catch these athletes in action and support your Bobcats, here is this season’s schedule:

2/10/14 Bryant @ Theodore2/17/14 McGill @ Mobile Tennis Center2/18/14 MGM @ Theodore 2/24/14 Baker @ MTC3/6/14 MGM @ MGM3/11/14 Saraland @ University of Mobile3/13/14 LeFlore @ Theodore

3/18/14 Blount @ Theodore3/27/14 Bryant @ Theodore4/1/14 Davidson @ Theodore4/2/14 Davidson @ Theodore4/8/14 Sectionals @ MTC4/9/14 Sectionals @ MTC

Feb 24 vs Davidson JV Girls 5:00, JV Boys 6:30 Feb 26 vs LeFlore JV Boys 4:00 Feb 26 vs Davidson Varsity Girls 5:30, Varsity Boys 7:30 Feb 28 vs Baker Varsity Girls 5:30, Varsity Boys 7:30Mar 6 vs Bryant JV Girls 6:00, JV Boys 7:30Mar 10 vs BCHS JV Boys 4:00, VGirls 5:30, VBoys 7:30Mar 11 vs Saraland JV Girls 5:00, Varsity Girls 6:30Mar 14-15 JV Tournament TBA Mar 18 vs McGill JV Boys 5:00, Varsity Boys 6:30

Theodore golf team is ready to get teed off!

Mar 24 vs Baker JV Girls 5:00, JV Boys 6:30Mar 27 vs Davidson JV Girls 5:00, JV Boys 6:30Mar 28 vs Davidson Varsity Girls 5:30, Varsity Boys 7:30Mar 31 vs Leflore JV Boys 4:00 Mar 31 vs Bryant Varsity Girls 5:30, Varsity Boys 7:30April 8 vs Satsuma JV Girls 5:00, Varsity girls 6:30

By Amber ReinhartReporter

The golf season of 2014 is here! Coach Hewes and his team are more ready than ever! This year’s boy team consists of Daniel Diez-Kemp, Clay Farv-er, Cameron Lambeth, Landon Pitalo, and Trace Spencer. The girls on the team are Han-nah Bice and Cherish McKay.

The schedule for both the boys and girls’ team is as follws:2/25 @ Azalea City VB2/27 @ Magnolia Grove VB Azalea City VG3/6 @ Heron Lakes VB Azalea City VG3/10 @ Azalea City VB3/12 @ Magnolia Grove VB

3/17 @ Hickory Hills VG3/18 @ Hickory Hills VB3/19 @ Magnolia Grove VG3/20 @ Magnolia Grove VB3/26 @ Azalea City VB3/27 @ Magnolia Grove VB4/1 @ Magnolia Grove VB4/2 @ Azalea City VG4/7 @ Azalea City VB

4/9 County Championships @ Azalea City VG4/23 @ Magnolia Grove VB4/28 @ Lake Forest (Sectionals) Good luck to all of the golfers for a fun-filled, successful season!

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February 2014 Paw Print News 8

Mardi Gras Parade ScheduleSaturday, February 22, 2014 2:00 p.m. – Mobile Mystics Parade2:30 p.m. – Mobile Mystics Re-vealers Parade6:30 p.m. – Maids of Mirth Parade7:00 p.m. – Order of Butterfly Maidens Parade7:30 p.m. – Krewe of Marry Mates ParadeSunday, February 23, 20146:30 p.m. – Neptune’s Daughters Parade7:00 p.m. – Order of Isis ParadeMonday, February 24, 20146:30 – Mobile Mystical Ladies Parade7:00 p.m. – Order of Venus Parade

Tuesday, February 25, 20146:30 p.m. – Order of LaShe’s ParadeThursday, February 27, 20146:30 p.m. – Mystic Stripers Society

ParadeFriday, February 28, 20146:30 p.m. – Crewe of Columbus ParadeSaturday, March 1, 201412:00 p.m. – Floral Parade12:30 p.m. – Knights of Mobile Parade1:00 p.m. – Order of Angels Parade6:00 p.m. – Mystics of Time Pa-rade6:30 p.m. – Coronation of Queen to King Felix IIISunday, March 2, 20142:00 p.m. – Arrival of King Elexis I (Government St.)2:30 p.m. – Joe Cain Parade5:00 p.m. – Le Krewe de Bienville Parade8:15 p.m. – Coronation of King Elexis (Convention Center)Monday, March 3, 201411:00 p.m. – Arrival of King Felix

III12:00 p.m. – Floral Parade3:00 p.m. – MLK Business and Civic Organization Parade (Parade Route D)3:30 p.m. – MLK Monday Nighter Mystics Parade (Parade Route D)4:00 p.m. – Northside Merchants 6:30 p.m. – Infant Mystics ParadeMardi Gras Day (March 4, 2014)10:30 a.m. – Order of Athena Parade12:30 p.m. – Knights of Revelry Parade1:00 p.m. – King Felix Parade1:30 p.m. – Comic Cowboys Pa-rade 2:00 p.m. – Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (Parade Route B)6:30 p.m. – Order of Myths Parade*Unless otherwise noted, all pa-rades follow parade route A.

First Baptist Church of Theodoreinvites you to come worship with us

Wednesday nights at 6:00 pm

Sunday mornings at 9:30 am

and Sunday nights at 6:00 pm

7125 Bellingrath Road, Theodore, AL Real students worshipping a Real God!

Matt Harvill (left) and Brazilian foreign exchange student Felipe Ozio (right) show off Mardi Gras beads they caught at the Dauphin Island parade earlier this month. Photo by Caroline Vestergaard