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The Best and Worst of 2014

By: Mekayla Trout

place of ex-lead singer Lacey Sturm. The album cannot fully be placed in the failure category as some fans en-joyed the new sound, but many re-main loyal to the previous lead singer and did not enjoy the new album. As for terrible movie letdowns, fans of the Transformers series were ex-tremely disappointed with Tansform-ers: Age of Extinction. Tansformers: Age of Extinction was not the only offender. Anyone who watched the movie Let’s Be Cops probably walked

out of the theater wishing for their money back.

2014 was a big year for sports en-thusiasts. Anyone that paid the slightest bit of attention to the news probably heard all about Mo’Ne Da-vis, a thirteen-year-old girl with a seventy mile-per-hour fastball that won her team the Little League World Series. In keeping with im-pressive youngsters, eleven-year-old Lucy Li became the youngest athlete to qualify for the Women’s Open af-ter finishing in first place at a qualify-ing match in California. Germany also

won the FIFA World Cup in 2014.

Even if your favorite team didn’t win in 2014, there are some laugha-

ble sports screw-ups that everyone can enjoy. For example, rapper 50

Cent’s opening pitch at a Pirates-Mets game missed the catcher by so much that he almost hit the report-ers standing to the left of home plate. Then, there was NBA star J.R. Smith getting fined $50,000 for untying other players’ shoes. Some things just seem too ridiculous to be true in the sports world.

In world events it was obvious that momentous things were hap-pening in 2014. Malala Yousafzai became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for working to bring education to children eve-rywhere. The Winter Olympics were held in Sochi, Russia, where the USA brought home nine gold medals, seven silver medals, and twelve bronze medals.

One thing we can all appreciate is that gas prices finally came down to less than two dollars! It may not be incredibly important to everyone everywhere, but around Unionville, TN, wallets were definitely breath-ing a sigh of relief! What went up finally came down!

Sure, bad things happened in 2014, but it is not wise to dwell on the negative where it is not light hearted. The Viking Voice Staff wishes everyone a fabulous and safe

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It’s clear from the ever erratic weather and lack of Christmas decorations that winter is at the start of winding to a close. This means a new year has begun and has provided everyone with the opportunity to look back at the year behind.

To start off on a high note, the entertainment industry had a booming year. Southern sweet-heart Taylor Swift released her album 1989 to great success, firm-ly transitioning the music darling from country to pop. Artists like Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Jessie J, and Shakira also released fairly successful albums. Singular artists were not the only music entertain-ers that met success with new albums in 2014. Coldplay, The Fray, and Little Big Town released their sixth, fourth, and sixth al-bums, respectively. Much-awaited movies were also released in 2014, such as Catching Fire, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Fault in Our Stars.

That’s not to say that the enter-tainment industry didn’t have some epic misses as well. Many iPhone owners were extremely perturbed to discover an unwant-

ed U2 album mysteriously added to their music library, resulting in a public apology from the band and a “how to” page about remov-ing the album on the Apple web-site. Alternative/Rock band Flyleaf released their first album with new lead singer Kristen May in 1

The year in retrospect

By: Emily Barlow

Peace, Love, and Hippies

February is known as the month of love due to Valen-tine’s Day. Love is such a strong feeling that in August of 1969, Artie Kornfeld and Michael Lang held the Wood-stock Music and Arts Fair in Bethel, New York, on a dairy farm. The four-day festival fo-cused on peace, music, and, of course, love. Over half a million people showed up to this 600-acre farm

hippies swarming the farm to embrace the love and peace. Four days of music, half a million people, rain, peace, love, and the rest is history.

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Up-Close and Personal By: Jacey Cartwright

Here are the pic-tures for this is-sue’s “Up–Close and Personal.” They are pretty tough, so we hope you can fig-ure them out. Happy guessing!

to listen to the thirty-two

acts that were lined up to play and to enjoy peace. By Wednesday, August 13, at least 60,000 people were

already setting up tents. On

Friday, the roads were cov-

ered in cars, and the bands

had to be brought in by hel-

icopters.

Over 100,000 tickets had

been sold, and there were

still

By: Mekayla Trout

Quote Of the Month

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What is your definition of love?

“When the pizza delivery guy finally gets to your house.” - Danielle Doyle

“Food.” - Chase Maupin

“Giving someone a quarter when you both need it.” - Melissa Lambert

“Love is when you can be around some-one all the time and still love their pres-ence. Love is when you look into their eyes, you get butterflies. Love is when you fight and you never give up.”- Keri-gan Joslyn

“You don’t define love, you feel it.” - Bob-bi Lee Peoples

“We’re too young to know what love is.” - Cheyenne Crosby

What is your favorite candy to get on Valentine’s Day? “I like chocolate, a lot of chocolate.” - Lindsay

Melton “The kind that’s on sale.” - Jesse Matthews “Heart-shaped candies.” - Haley Smith “Pizza.” - Michael Mason “Candy is candy, I don’t care.” - Jacob Bush “Gummy worms.” - Zach Nobbman

What’s your favorite song? “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”– Michael Jackson.- Aaron Gaines “Burnin’ Up”– Jonas Brothers - Jacey Cartwright “Give Me Love”– Ed Sheeran - Tanaya Wilcox “My Love”– Justin Timberlake - Michaela Stone “I Will Always Love You”– Whitney Houston - Rodolo Molina

What is your favorite type of flower? “Poppies.” - Mekayla Trout “Stargazing lilies.” - Hailey Speese “I like Petunias.” - Mason Andrews “Orchid.” - Carter Eaves “Sunflower.” - Preston Bennett “Buttercup.” - Joel Powell

What is your favorite romance movie? “A Walk to Remember.” - Katey Bush “50 First Dates.” - Dustin Dillon “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” - Jessica Hesson “The Proposal.” - Leah Grace Reed “Titanic.” - Sandra Redd “The Breakfast Club.” - Stephanie Cohoon

A Survey of Sweetness By: Breanna Parker

“Friends can help each other. A true

friend is someone who lets you

have total freedom to be yourself

and especially to feel or even not

feel. Whatever you happen to be

feeling at the moment is fine with

them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person

be what he really is.”

- Jim Morrison

By: Breanna Parker

Mark Your Calendar

Super Bowl: February

1

FAFSA Night: Febru-

ary

Here are some im-

portant dates to keep

up!

High School Musical:

March 19-21

ACT for the Juniors:

Prom: March 28

TCAP Writing Exams:

Juniors– February 2-6

Sophomores– February

17-20

Freshmen– February 9-

13

Valentine’s Day: Feb-

ruary 14

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FASFA night

@ 2-6 PM

Super Bowl

@5:30 PM

Valentine’s

Day

Possible TCAP Writing Exams for Juniors

February 2-6

Possible TCAP Writing Exams for Freshmen February 9-13

Possible TCAP Writing Exams for Sophomores February

17-20

High School Musical!!!

Prom @ 8

PM

ACT and

ASVAB

By: Emily Barlow

Recipes

Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cocoa

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups canola oil

1 teaspoon vinegar

1 (1 oz.) bottle red food coloring

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup buttermilk

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) round layer cake pans. 2. Sift flour, baking soda, and cocoa together. Beat sug-ar and eggs together in a large bowl. 3. In a separate bowl mix together oil, vinegar, food coloring, and vanilla. Add to the bowl of eggs and sug-ar, and beat until combined. 4. Add the flour mixture and the buttermilk to the wet mixture by alternating the buttermilk and dry ingredi-ents. Always start with the flour and end with the flour. 5. Pour batter into pans. Tap them on the table to level out the batter and release air bubbles. Bake for 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted near the middle comes out clean, but be careful not to over bake, or you'll end up with a dry cake. 6. Let layers cool on a wire rack for about 10

minutes before turning out of pan. Cool completely before frosting.

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White Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup white choco-

late chips

Whipped topping

Blue sugar crystals

and sprinkles

1. In a small saucepan, heat 1/4

cup of milk and chocolate over medium heat, whisking until chocolate melts. 2. Stir in remaining milk, and heat to warm. 3. Pour into two or three glasses. 4. Garnish with whipped top-ping, blue sugar crystals, and sprinkles.

Okay, here are the answers to this month’s “Up-Close and Personal”! Did you guess them all correctly? Stay tuned for next month’s issue to see more tricky pictures!

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By: Chase Stallings

Best and Worst Valentine’s Day Love Stories

What is the worst Valentine’s Day gone wrong? Well, here is one that seemed to top the cake, or dessert for that matter. “My husband formally proposed to me on Valen-tine's Day. He hid the ring in the dessert; I swallowed it and started choking on it. A bystander (turned out to be a doctor) had to per-form the Heimlich on me in the middle of a crowded restaurant. The end!” There are some dazzling Valentine's Day stories that

went just right. Here is the one that seemed to be the best yet. “My most ro-mantic Valen-

tine's Day was last year. My husband kept me completely in the dark about what he was do-ing. At lunch that day, he called me to tell me to go and look in my car. There, I found a note say-ing, "Roses are red, chry-santhemums are blue..." Lo and behold, there was a blue chrysanthemum on the seat of my car. When I

Up-Close and Personal By: Jacey Cartwright

got home, there were rose petals on the doorstep. I went inside and saw a rose-petal path leading all the way to a table, where he had laid a dozen roses and

a gift basket full of bath gels and soaps. Then, I found the rest of the

poem! It was so romantic. The rest of it read, "Chocolates are sweet and so are you." He had at-tached a chocolate rose to that card.”

The Origin of Black History Month By: Mattie Herbison

Rosa Parks, Freder-ick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., Har-riet Tubman, Abra-ham Lincoln, and President Obama are all people who have made Black History Month significant. In 1926, Negro History Week was es-tablished. It was on the second week of February because that week includes

the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Unfortunately, not

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Law Enforcement Appreciation Day By: Chase Stallings

Law enforcement officers do so much for us, and in honor of them, there was an appreciation day January 9. Here are just a few statistics the Viking Voice found about the risk of being a police officer. On average a law enforcement officer

is killed in the line of duty every 58

hours. More than 50,000 officers are assault-

ed and more than 15,000 officers are injured in the line of duty each year.

So next time you see a police officer SAY thank you!!!!!

many people respect-ed the week. The fight for equality went on. By the late 60’s, many

states started to rec-ognize the whole month of February as Black History Month. Thanks to the Civil Rights Movement in 1976,

Black History Month became a national holiday.

Community SROs Tracey Harvey and Cam Farrell being

honored

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By: Jake Garrette

Ja Ke

I’ll just be honest here; the word winter is mislead-ing, specifically the first three letters. This winter es-pecially has turned us all in-to losers, from the pop music that sounded like harmoni-cally screeching cave bats to temperatures dipping so low that penguins have taken up residence in Detroit. This current winter has been the worst yet. To help future generations learn from our pathetic mistakes, let us rec-ord these troubling times, starting with…

November When a grand jury de-cides not to indict Darren Wilson, the officer who fatal-ly shot Michael Brown, on the grounds that, hey, we had no evidence. This lack of justice and peace could not be tolerated by many who take to the streets - shouting wildly and waving their loot-ed televisions - crying, “People don’t do the right thing anymore!” November attempts to be-come part of winter by intro-ducing snot-freezing temper-

atures and changing its name to “Feptober.” De-

spite the attempt’s defeat, No-vember announces that it will try to become a member of spring soon with warmer tem-peratures and the new name “Spring Break.”

December

Due to concerns about mi-nority groups and nonreli-gious persons becoming offended, the word Christmas and anything related to Christmas, along with the ac-tual day of December 25, is removed so as not to cause any controversy (I’m not mak-ing this up; a petition was cre-ated for this purpose). Atheists also call for a change in the lyrics of many popular carols, going so far as to create their own recordings of “Oh, Con All the Faithful,” “Have Your-self a Merry Little Day of Win-

ter,” and “Grandma Got Run Over by an Unidentified Non-Human Perpetrator.”

January

A temperature drop leaves many people perma-nently frozen, while others are forced to scavenge for food and fight off starving wolves, criminals, and Jeho-vah’s Witnesses to survive the bitter temperatures. The temperature gets so low that firefighters are sent away by homeowners whose fires they were not able to extinguish due to water freezing in their hoses. “We got the cold shoulder out there,” said one chief. “It’s not our fault we got hosed.” He was fired shortly after. Wow. Let’s hope spring comes soon. I mean, really, what kind of season was this? But maybe next year will be better. Maybe next winter we will frolic and dance and play. Or maybe our problems will keep us snowed under. Oh, well. Happy winter.

Let It Snow

Teachers have been seething lately, what with RTI, evaluations, and the occasional rabid ferret. So, it should come as no surprise that teachers love snow days even more than students, kind of like how a dehydrated human wandering in the desert would appreciate the usefulness of water more than, say, a whale. Speaking of creatures lurking in the deep blue, Coach Hunt, the teacher formerly known as “Coach Hunt.” recently transferred from Community to Moore County. There, the educated, ever the witty Hunt decided to try to turn things around in the blue country. And yet, he didn’t forget about his friends and acquaintances in Ye Olde Viking Land. He decided he would give his favorite teachers, who had been framed for a prank on his new classroom, what they wanted

By: Jake Garrette

very own personal snow day. Who wouldn’t want that, right? No one, as it turns out, because the snow decided to stick in the form of paper shavings that will be in crevices until long after everyone here, and their grandkids, great-grandkids, and possibly even the sun, perishes. There were no hard feelings, however. Thankfully, the CHS administration was able to clean the snow paper up and minimize the disruption of classes with organization, quick thinking, and an oversized dust pan. So, for now, it looks like the Hunt is over.

This month’s featured artists are Maggie Yates for her color wheel and Coty Baker for his dic-tionary art!

By: Emily Barlow

Viking Voice Staff

Emily Barlow

Jacey Cartwright

Jake Garrette - Co-Editor

Mattie Herbison

Breanna Parker

Chase Stallings - Co-Editor

Mekayla Trout

Angela Cahill – Advisor

Carol Garrette – Advisor

most: earplugs. No! Sorry! Just kidding! He decided the best thing for Mrs. Lemmons, Leverette, Beech, and King was to give them their

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Artists of the Month

By Maggie

Yates

By

Coty

Baker

Several students were recently arrested due to con-cerns that Coach Hunt wasn’t acting alone. This

student (Zach Greenwood wishes to remain anony-mous) was released shortly after the investigation

was concluded.

I Spy...

By: Chase Stallings

Four cop cars

One baseball

The word drug

One box

Tarra and Bella One of the cutest animal love sto-ries of all time is the tale of Tarra and Bella. One day, Tarra the elephant met Bella the dog. Bella was a stray dog, and when Tarra and Bella first met at an elephant sanctuary, it was love at first site. They had a friendship that was inseparable. They were best buds for eight years, and they loved each other dearly. One day, however, Bella was attacked by coyotes and tragically passed away. When Tarra found Bella’s body, she brought it back to the spot where they often played. Tarra mourned the death of Bella for a long time. The love that Tarra and Bella shared captured the hearts of people everywhere. It is a love story never to be forgotten.

The Fault in Our Stars

This love story is a new addition to the best love stories of all time. The seventeen-year-old Hazel Grace has lung cancer and needs to carry an oxygen tank everywhere. Her mother, Frannie, encourages her to go to a cancer support group against her will. However, when Hazel meets the eighteen-year-old Gus, who lost part of one leg to cancer but appar-ently is cured, the two fall in love with each other. Hazel introduces her favorite novel to Gus and tells him that she dreamed of having a conversation with the author, Van Houten. Gus contacts him, and Van Houten invites them to visit him in Amsterdam. They travel to Nether-lands with Frannie where Hazel will learn that things are not as they seem to be.

Beauty and the Beast

The next love story is a well-known favorite: Beauty and the Beast. Prince Adam was cursed to the form of a beast because he had no love for oth-ers. He could only break the curse by learning to love another. Not only did he have to learn to love, but he had to earn the woman’s love in return. All of this had to be done before the last petal fell from his enchanted rose. It isn’t until ten years later that the beast gets his chance to break the spell and find true love. A girl by the name of Belle finds her father trapped in the Beast’s castle and begs the beast to keep her instead. The beast accepts, and Belle is at the castle to stay. Belle thinks of the Beast as a tru-ly horrid monster, and in return, the beast thinks Belle is difficult and stubborn. However, the two soon come to realize that they are in love, and they both desperately need to share true love with another. They both soon taste the bitter sweetness of finding that you can actually change who you are, especially for another.

Love in All Shapes and Forms By: Jacey Cartwright

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Tarra and Bella play in one of

their old spots.

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Class Points Update By: Emily Barlow

Freshman: 315 pts. Sophomores: 395 pts.

Juniors: 305 pts. Seniors: 505 pts.

FFA recently attended a speaking contest . In this contest we had three contest-ants place. Raven Bailey in the job interview, Kelsey Fletcher in the pre-pared speech, and Kaitlyn Melton in the extemporaneous.

Super Bowl Showdown By: Chase Stallings and Jake Garrette

This year, as Super Bowl season once again rears its head, fans and sportscasters alike gear up for the most-watched television event of the year. The stakes are high as two of the best teams in the National Foot-ball League (both No. 1 seeds) have battled their way to the top of the brack-et for a winner-take-all bloodbath. Two teams. One game. One night. Many dreams. Who will win? Tune in to NBC on Febru-ary 1, at 5:30 p.m. CT to find out.

Seattle Seahawks The NFC champions come in on the opposite end of the New England Patriots, barely eeking out a victory over the Green Bay Packers in overtime. This only happened after their phenome-nal comeback in the fourth quar-ter where they scored 15 of their 28 points. This will be their sec-ond Super Bowl in a row, and they are hoping to make it their second victory in a row.

New England Patriots

The AFC champions have just come off a dominating perfor-mance against the Indianapolis Colts, whom they routed 45-7 in the one of the most lopsided victo-ries in AFC Championship history. The veteran, three-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady leads a team looking to win an NFL cham-pionship without those pesky New York Giants getting in the way.

FFA Speech Contest By: Emily Barlow

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1. If you were a potato, you’d be a hot potato!

2. There are people who say Disneyland is the happiest place on earth. Apparently, none of them has ever been in your arms.

3. Forget about Spiderman, Superman, and Batman. I'll be your

man.

4. If I were a cat, I'd spend all nine lives with you.

5. Hey, don't frown. You never know who could be falling in love with your smile.

6. I was reading the book of “Numbers” lately, and I realized I don’t have yours.

Cheesy Pick-Up Lines By: Mattie Herbison

Letters to the Editors What our readers think

“I really love all of the Viking Voice edi-tions, but I think that the voice staff went above and beyond with the De-

cember 2014 issue. I especially like that the paper was done in a festive green color with lots of Christmassy cheer infused. I know it must have taken a lot of work not only to produce articles of professional grade but also make an aesthetically pleasing paper as well. The Viking Voice staff should be tremen-dously proud of their hard work; it defi-nitely shows. Keep up the good work, guys.”

-Kaitlin Gann

“I LOVE READING THE VIKING VOICE! The articles keep me up-to-date both in our community and nation-ally. Keep up the good work!”

- Lindsay Melton

Harnessing Health

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TIPS FOR A HEALTHY HEART February is American Heart Month. How smart are you when it comes to your heart and keeping it healthy? Take the following quiz, and find out.

1. You are not feeling well today. Which of the following sensations should send you to the ER? A. Sudden desire to study for a test B. Uncomfortable squeezing pain in the center of your chest C. Long tone ringing in both ears D. Tingling sensation in bottom of feet

2. Symptoms of a heart attack do not just involve the heart. You may also feel pain or discomfort in the arms, back, neck, jaw, and stomach, and/or shortness of breath. A. True B. False

3. Which of these is NOT considered to be a warning sign of a heart attack? A. Cold sweats B. Nausea C. Food cravings D. Lightheadedness

4. If you are experiencing any of the common signs of a heart attack, which is the fastest way to begin life-saving treatment?

A. Call 911 B. Get someone to take you to the ER now. C. Drive yourself to the ER now. D. Put out a call for Birdman!

5. Your body needs sodium to function. A. True B. False

6. The American Heart Association recommends that Americans should eat less than 1500 mg of sodium each

day. The average American age 2 or older gets ____________. A. 1500 mg B. 2300 mg C. 3400 mg D. 5000 mg

7. 75% of our dietary sodium comes from processed foods, and 6% comes from added table salt. A. True B. False

8. The most desirable BP reading is _______. A. 130/90

B. 180/110 C. 140/80

D. Lower than 120/80 9. Ways to keep your heart healthy include which of the following?

A. Try to get at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise every single day B. Eat a variety of nutritious foods (fruits, vegetables, low fat dairy, whole grains, poultry, fish, & nuts). C. Don’t smoke, and try to avoid second hand smoke also. D. Limit foods that are nutrient poor (those high in saturated fat, trans fat, and sodium). E. All of the above

For more information, go to www.heart.org.

The answers to this quiz can be found at the bottom of page fourteen!

By: Nurse Jill

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Dear Cleatus,

In English class we’ve been

studying Chaucer, a classic au-

thor. I’d like to know what you

think about these questions:

1. What do women most want?

2. Should a promise

always be kept?

Looking forward to

hearing your ad-

vice…

-Average Joe

Dear Average Joe,

1. Women probably want choc-

olate or just food in general.

2. I think that promises should

always be kept (unless it is a life-

threatening situation). Don’t

make a promise if there is a

chance you can’t go through with

it.

-Cleatus

Dear Cleatus,

How do you motivate a student who

refuses to do work?

-Enraged in English

Dear Enraged in Eng-

lish,

There are many

things you could try,

but the truth of the

matter is that, if they

really don’t want to

do something, they won’t. Motivation

comes from many sources, but if his or

her parents and the student have no

work ethic or cooperation, there is little

more to do than just to try to ride it out.

-Cleatus

Ask Cleatus Answers to Nurse Jill’s Quiz– 1.B, 2.A., 3.C., 4.A., 5.A., 6.C., 7.A., 8.D., 9.E.