5
May
2008

Like father, like son

In the spring of 1977 Donald Maxey suited up one last time for the Clarke Central High School track team. Over 30 years later his son, junior Marcus Maxey, crouches in preparation for the 110 hurdles, with a familiar face coaching him.Donald lettered from 1975 to 1977 on the CCHS track team and competed in the 4×1 relay, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4×4 relay and pole vaulting during his tenure at CCHS.After a successful career as a student athlete, Donald returned in 2006 as the hurdles coach for the CCHS boys track team giving him the opportunity to coach his son, Marcus.

5
May
2008

Chasing Easom’s shadow

Dr. Maxine Easom invites me into her office, through the airlock of calm that is the “lobby” area in which principal’s secretary Connie Wegmann screens visitors and maintains the serene atmosphere.Easom sits behind her large mahogany desk, surrounded by papers, computer, phone, more papers. She types quickly, but not erratically, with very controlled, powerful keystrokes, much like you would expect from a church pianist or a former music teacher — Easom is both. The sound fills the room like a concert hall.“Connie!” Easom yells from behind her desk, the only spot of her office that doesn’t appear perfectly organized. The maestro keeps her fingers moving across the keys, eyes on the screen.“Yes?” Wegmann replies as she reaches the threshold.

5
May
2008

The Felicia Kay story

“Fix her! Just fix her!” Raquel Cofer stood screaming at her daughter’s doctor. It had been months since the first trip to a physician’s office, weeks since the lab tests, and days since receiving a phone call to come in to the hospital. “You mean she has to be ready to die before you help her? That’s not right!”She began crying, sickened with worry and confusion. The information was too much to process, and at first, Cofer could not fully comprehend it.

28
Apr
2008

I can’t read this

Students roam the halls of high schools across the country, some unwilling, some unable to retain the information in a standard English class. They do not realize the repercussions that illiteracy may have on their lives.“There’s still a segment of our population in this country that (never learned to read). It’s not that they can’t learn to read, it’s that they didn’t,” Dr. Allison Nealy, lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of Georgia and certified Reading Specialist said. “They had poor instruction, or they dropped out of school, or they grew up in a community where literacy wasn’t valued.”According to Nealy, illiteracy is the inability to read at a competent level. If a person is not able to read at a third grade level, then he or she is considered illiterate.

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Slinging for the future

Three years ago senior Brandie Mims had no inclination to join the track team. However, three years later as a senior Mims would break a Clarke Central High School record three times and place third in the 2008 Region Championships.During her freshman and sophomore years Mims only played basketball and did not consider playing another sport. But in 2005, former CCHS assistant track coach Reginald Thomas would talk her into coming to a practice.

Like father, like son
Game on
Bouncing back
She got game

Make it rain

Eight months after the drought in the southeast gained the attention of national media, conditions, policies and public opinion in Athens-Clarke County have all changed.“I think the drought is still in the public’s mind and they are still concerned about water use. I think people are still conserving, although there are some that mistakenly think that because it has rained, the drought is over,” ACC Water Conservation Coordinator Stephen Dorsch said.

New numbers
Who is the man?
A coming attraction
Dressing for academic success?
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Democrats duke it out for the White House

The most important characteristics in a political contender are experience, stability in decision-making, and a passion for bettering the world. Sen. Clinton embodies all of these essentials.Clearly, Sen. Clinton has the experience necessary to effectively run the United States. Not only has she been a senator for the last eight years, but she also lived alongside President Clinton for his eight years in office, observing and helping in the running of the country firsthand.

Democrats duke it out for the White House
Lazy Sunday
Messing with dressing
The game of “Life”

Camp Amped

A mass of people wound around the bar and out onto the patio of Nuçi’s Space at 396 Oconee St. The stage was set with drums, a few mics, some guitars and a keyboard. The performers were waiting to come onstage.On most nights at Nuçi’s Space, audience members would be craning their necks to see the men of Music Hates You, a heavy metal band from Athens, or Ishues, a local rapper. There would be a mosh pit and a bunch of 20-something-year-olds dancing like fools.

Building the future one nail at a time
Revenge of the nerds: A rock legend
A funny thing happened in Mell Auditorium
I’m bringing vintage back