The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1987 Page: 9 of 24
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Tigers' Barnes and Foster make dreams come true
by Leisa Riley
Tigers Barnes and Foster make dreams
come true
While the Silsbee Tigers boast a 4-2
season record and a total ol 159 point*
senior players Chris Barnes and Eric Foster
are two speedy backftelders who as
working partners strive lor only the best for
the team the coaches and each other
Si* loot one inch 194 pound tailback Bar
nes ond si* loot one inch 191 pound fullback
Foster have together pulled off eleven six-
pointers this season
For live years Barnes' "and Foster have
ployed backfield‘football This togetherness
has p(oduced both experience and a close
working relationship
Tailbocks""Ond fullbacks hove to work
together said Foster We correspond with
each other ond depend on one another and
get good results
I depend on Eric for fundamentals like
blocking and carrying out fakes said Bar
nes But more than that I depend on Him
for odvice
Foster who was on the sidelines for both
the Newton gnd Lincoln games due to on m-
|ury was more than a little worried about
the risky situation his absence put Barnes in
I knew they were keying in on Chris he
said But with me m the bockfield ogom it s
almost like we re protecting each other
They don'TVey in on either one of us but go
for both of us
I (eel uncomfortoble without Eric added
Barnes When h# was out of the game I d
hove to go to the sidelines ond osk him what
I was doing right and wrong
Both ore qu*ck to point out that the alone
When it comes to dreams Foster and Bar-
nes have worked hard to help bring the
Tigers dreams'to reality.
All pf the winning is great, said Foster.
That s really a dream come true But the
most important thing is not letting the losses
get you down
You have to look ahead to the next
week said Barnes and prepare to play a
good game
Foster added Like Coach Woodard says,
Just let the chips fall where they may.
And so far, for the most part, they ve all
fallen on the winning pile.
ERIC FOSTER and CHRIS BARNES
do not moke the T>gers o winning teom
I think we have to give credit where
credit Is doe said Barnes Without the
coaches ond our team spirit we d be heoded
stroi-ght tor nowhere
Stacey McGinty performs in Beaumont’s
sesquicentennial celebration
We couldr, t hove come this for odded
Foster if we dido t work together like we
do When one person s down everybody s
there to pick him up and that s important to
any team
But who* mot votes Bomes ond Foster to
perform os well as they do7
There a'e three things that give us mcen
tive said Foster They are the cooches
•earn spirit ond the community
The thing that gets to me odded Bar
nes is when kids come up to me and Osk
me if we re going to win It gives me such a
good feeling to know they look up to me
Barnes and Foster both remember well
their days of idolization
When I first got interested in footboll
said Barnes I realty looked up to the older
guys that ployed I always dreomed of
playing on the vansty level someday
Thot was o goal we made tor ourselves a
long time ogo odded Foster It makes me
proud to know that I ve achieved that set
goal It s almost like a dream come true
Letter to the Editor
In response to the judgemental attitude of
lost issues guest editiorial. I have to comp-
lement the outhor for the insight that he
possesses about teen life Most people do
not fully appreciate the effort that teen put
into making a social nuisance of themselves
They do not reoltze that we as teens ore
not usually proud of what we do after 11
p.m I know that I was not proud of myself
after I hod stayed out until nearly 1 a m. a
couple of weeks ogo. I hod engaged myself
in conservation at at friend s house in their
living room of all places and I did not feel
confident driving a mile to my house after I
hod consumed two Cherry Cokes and a small
bag of Chee-Toes. I know thot I would have
felt much better if I could hove been assured
that a policeman might have taken me to the
station and called my parents because it
was offer 11 p m
I feel that if more people were to take the
attitude of (the author of your guest
editorial), we as teens would be better
assets to society. Forget the fact that some
of us con be drafted that we con vote, that
we are about to enter the adult world. If
parents would watch us better and cut out
this foolishness of letting us stay out after 11
p.m:. we would be better rounded individu-
als
Barents, parent better You have teen-
agers to take care ot now Keep them locked
up ond out of society s hait
by Becky Zinnell
SHS student Stocey McGinty recently ap-
peared m the Beaumont Sesquicentennial
Celebration production entitled One-Five-
Oh The production covered the history of
Beaumont from its foundation by Travis
Beaumont to the present The production
was held ot the Vincent Beck Stodiu'm earlier
this month
Director Ed Horner of New York cost 856
people of oil oges from the Marsha Woody
Dance Academy the Beaumont Civic Ballet,
and other participating dance ocodemies
throughout Beaumont Stocey is o member
of both of the above named academies.
Stocey hos been very active in dance since
the first grode when her mother placed her
in ballet class On many occasions since her
early years she has had classes from right
after school until late at night, but she con-
tinues to keep up with school and school ac-
tivities Going to all those classes, you have
to learn how to do your homework in the car
on the way
Stacy also said that she doesn't get to go out
as much as her friends, or talk on the phone.
All I get to do is go to school and go to dan-
cing but this doesn t make me bitter at all. I
love dancing and wouldn't give it up for the
world.
Stacey hopes to get a dance scholarship
from T C.U. She thinks that they have the
best dance program and would like to earn
her choreographers degree there. Her am-
bition is to be a choreographer and have her
(i— AAeGInty Set. 1 tofle 3)
Trtny River*, F.O.M. I, head baseball
coach. Wharton High School, Lamar
University, mafor: Physical Education
Moth.
Tiger Rog introduces....
New teachers at SHS
by Ricky Maz«
Louise Christ (Allas: Detention Lady)
Basil* High School. McNoooo State,
ma|or: Heme iconomlcs. minor: Low
Elementary.
Kathy Nichols. Physical Education, girls
beskestbell ond volleyball Warren High
School. Lamar University,, ma|or:
Physical Education, minor: Biology.
i
EDITORIAL
Come to school; win a prize
During October the Tr vos Education
Agency (TEA) will be po/ipg close atten-
tion to the attendance of Texas' school
districts. October is the first of two yearly
membership surveys conducted by the
TEA the second survey will be (in Maircfv
The agency will use averoge daily Atten-
dance records to determine how much
money each district will receive. As a
result, school districts throughout Texas
are urging their students to attend school
as much as possible during the reporting
period.
SISD administrators realize the importan-
ce of this reporting period They also
realize that teenagers will occasionally
avoid school for various unauthorized
reasons So they are taking every step
possible to keep students in school. In
fact they are appealing directly to the
students. Throughout the October repor
ting period SISD administrators are offer-
ing chances for prizes to students who
maintain perfect attendance
The plan is a new approach to solving
an old problem and should be commen-
ded First introduced in a district prin-
cipals meeting the plan gives the
students tickets for good attendance.
They will receive one ticket per week of
perfect attendance plus four bonus
tickets if they don't miss qny days during
the entire reporting period. At the end of
October 20 tickets will be drawn from a
hopper and the winning students will
each receive an AM/FM stereo cassette
player with headset. '
Principal B A Hicks said, 'Were pur-
chasing the prizes with the proceeds we
make from our school store. The stereos
should more than pay for themselves.1
Mr. Hicks went on to say that if the at-
tendance rate is several percentage poin-
ts higher than last year he will consider
the prize money well.spent.
If the attendance drive is successful
everyone will benefit. Our district will get
, a larger budget to.work with. Therefore,
; teachers may see increased chonces for a
pay raise and students, along with the
v/b®f>er education an increased budget will
bring will be spending rhore time in
school.
William Gilchriest English teocher at
SHS said I see it not as a bribe to force
students to do something they donlt war.:
to do but as a reward for doing some
thing they should do anyway
Mr Hicks admitted If this is success-
ful. as I believe i* will be students may
look forward to seeing similar policies
employed at SHS
Students as SHS seem very willing to
improve attendance, not only for a chan-
ce at winning the prizes but also for the
better schooling an increased budget will
bring. Johnny Westbrook, a senior, ex-
plained, I probably won t skip any days
during the reporting period for both the
(Chance of winning) a Walkman stereo
and increasing the high school budget."
Hopefully, those students who are still
planning on taking a day or two off to go
squirrel hunting will decide to come to
school instead It's good to see such an
innovative plan implemented, we studen-
ts should insure the future popularity of
similar policies by trying for .perfect at-
tendance. And when we do succeed in ef-
fectively increasing the SISD budget,
maybe we should celebrate and not come
for a month or so. What do you think?
Students face reality of
spinal cord injuries
by CC Derkits
Representatives from St. Elizabeths
Education Center visited Silsbee High School
Monday, October 12, to deliver a safety
message to the students. This program, de-
signed to help prevent head and spinal cord
iniuries has already been presented to
many high schools since February, when St.
Elizabeth began the lectures.
One of four in Texas the program is
headed by the program coordinator, Olinda
Rosetta (RN) and Starlo Ware, instructor at
the education center.
Students were informed through a film and
discussion on the anatomy of the head and
spine common age groups for injuries, and
how to prevent injuries. Wearing a seatbelt
in your car and checking the depth of water
before diving in were two examples given
that can help prevent head and spinal cord
injury.
Master of ceremonies, Albert Zipp, an-
chorman at Channel Six News, stressed the
nonreversible effects of spinal cord injuries
through analogies to damoged telephone
lines And said that the spinal cord, unlike
the telephone lines cannot be repaired, and
functions controlled by the damaged nerves
are lost.
Mr. Zipp also showed students that 33% of
all people who suffer head and spinal cord
injuries fall in the 14-24 year age group.
Also, 49% of those injuries occur in motor
vehicle accidents. Those statistics make high
school students a prime target for the
program.
Mr. Ronnie Thibodeaux paraplegjc dis-
patcher for the Port Arthur Police Depar-
tment, gave students the chance to ask
questions about his iniury and how it has af-
fected his lifestyle.The Silsbee program was
his third program to participate in as a guest
speaker.
A few student volunteers were offered a
"Hands-on" experience in a wheelchair.
Senior Lance Granam was one srudent
chosen to participate in the wheelchair ob-
stacle course.
Lance said. The obstacle course was a
good experience. It helped me realize how
difficult activities like getting into a car or an
elevator can be when you're in a
wheelchair.''
The program had a positive effect on
students. "Now I see the importance of the
program and safety measures taken to
prevent spinal cord injuries Lance added.
TANDY TALK ...
The curse of the used car
by Tandy Tutt
‘ Everyone who has ever owned a used car
has probably been through some of the
same things I have. But I hope no one has
hod as much trouble with a car as I have.
My 1980 red Chevrolet Monza is not only
used, but it's also a hand-me-down'. It was
in pretty good shape, considering that it had
been in a couple of wrecks and the engine
had been replaced twice. I drove it with no
problems for about four months, then my
lucky streek ran out.
My troubles started last February when I left
my cor parked in a church parking lot while I
went riding around with a friend. While I
was gone someone hit the right side of the
front fender. I drove it home with the left
headlight straight and the right headlight
Tiger defense may be
tested by LC-M Bears
by Mike Howard
Tomorrow night the Silsbee Tiger foot-
ball team will travel to Little Cypress-
Mauriceville to face the Bears in 11-4A
District oction.
LC-M has a team which is playing much
better than many of the critics picked them
to. They are led by running back Eric Peveto,
who has odapted to the Boar's wishbone of-
fense and has run very wall against some of
the tougher defenses in this area. <
—Mswsvsr, thv^Tigofs hev# a vary strong
defense which has provod to be most effec-
tive against the run so far this soason. In
their loss to.the Jaspar Bulldogs, the Tigers
held star running back Chris Hunt to only II
yards rushing. The Silsba* defense is lad by
a lino which consists of nosagward Patrick
Henry, tockl* Anthony Land, and tackle Sid-
ney Holmes. They are bockod up by line-
backers Ronaldo Fowler and Wilbert Edwar-
ds and defensive ends Ronald Crovey and
Wesley Thomos
scanning the trees.
When I got home, the person that hit my
car had already called, apologized, and of-
fered to pay for the damages. The car itself
wasn't hurt that bad: however, the estimate
to get it fixed was approximately $800.
Before I had a chance to get it fixed, I got
hit again. I was coming home from a party
when it happened. I was stopped at a stop
sign when a guy came flying around the cor-
ner ond smashed into the left side of the
front bumper. Well, at least then both sides
matched. The drive home was difficult
because my headlights weren't scanning
anything except the highway directly under
the front bumper and the entire front end
was threatening to fall off.
The second wreck was the worst, it did
— (See ikH Car sec. 2. J)
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