Cheer Strong

Cheer Strong

by Sophia Tagliarino

Reporter, Flyer Flash

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“Flyers are nuuuumber one!” Dixie cheer spread their love and spirit for the school by doing what they do best: cheerleading! In television we see stereotypical girls, but who are these cheerleaders really?

Rick Jensen relayed that cheerleaders are, “just like any other kind of entertainers.”

Skye Jenkins, one of the many new additions to Dixie’s squad, informs that a cheerleader, “is an attractive male about 5’8” inches tall, weighing at 170 pounds.” Coincidentally, Skye’s measurements match up exactly.

“I eat, sleep and breathe cheer. Plus I snowboard,” cooperates Sydni Hall, a senior cheerleader that always provides a shining example of the fun and spontaneity you can find in cheer.

Whitney Stephens is very supportive of Dixie’s cheerleaders, “They’re very impressive, and after every performance of theirs I always stand up and cheer for them; they really get me excited and pumped up!”

Coach Miller informs that they practice every other day in a special class. They usually don’t perform outside of school. Once in awhile they’ll attend a competition or two. “We were thinking of competing, but we’ve been so busy with state football, going up every weekend for four weeks.”

Older Generations and Technology

Older Generations and Technology

by Maddy Garrett

Reporter, Flyer Flash

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As teenagers, most of us cannot even begin to imagine life without our cell phones.

But for other people, who may be a bit older, a sense of being overwhelmed by all the technology that surrounds this day and age becomes fuzzy in their cell-phone screen.

Every day there is always something new. When someone gets caught up, they fall behind with all the new products that come out seemingly every day.

The first iPhone was extremely popular, and now years later, the latest and coolest phone is the Iphone 5.

Our society just keeps expanding and progressing on technology, and it is quite awesome for this younger generation, but for the older generation...not so much.

“I feel like I can’t keep up, or compete with the kids and technology,” explains grandmother Ann Garrett on how she feels about technology. “I’m only cool if I know how to work a smartphone or computer.”

“I hate technology! I can’t keep up with it and I feel so overwhelmed!” shouts school registrar, Mrs. Lewis.

Teenagers and younger children are used to this kind of technology and how fast everything is now because that is how they were brought up. Teenagers can figure out problems and other things better because they are so in touch with it.

New Year's Resolutions

New Year's Resolutions

by Brittany Clark

Reporter, Flyer Flash

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The new year is a fresh start for setting goals, sometimes recycled from times past, sometimes created anew. They motivate one to set sails in a new direction, or navigate the same direction in a different way.

From experience, however, one may have noticed that there’s a huge difference between setting goals and achieving goals. Doubtless one has undergone challenges with keeping one’s promises throughout the year. Though these challenges help one to grow even more if overcome, they can also serve as roadblocks that prevent one from accomplishing goals.

Corrina Carter, junior, can relate to this, calling herself a “magnificent procrastinator.” It’s hard to keep herself on track because, “When all my energy has been put into last minute homework I can’t seem to do things that really matter to me.”

Krista Dekorver, senior, also meets with difficulty. “It’s hard having so much pressure on my shoulder.” Being a senior, she has more than enough challenges to sift through, and the added pressure has never helped.

So, what does help? How do high schoolers go about putting first things first and relieving this pressure, no matter where it comes from?

Christmas in Dixie