20
Mar
2008
Mar
2008
Under the age under the influence
Clarke Central High School junior Justin Carter* lurched forward in the driver’s seat of his sister’s 2005 Kia Optima as he felt the horrific impact of the one-car crash. The car was totaled, forcing Carter to trudge back up the hill where the cops were standing, waiting with a breathalyzer.“I was over at a friend’s house, and we were all drinking,” Carter said. “At about midnight, one of my friends took me home. And then, apparently, right when I got home, I took my sister’s car out.”
Tangy (tan-jee) Fisher was born into a home with six siblings and no father. Tangy’s mother, Reneé, was not fit to raise her children because of drug abuse problems, so Tangy was put in the care of her great-grandmother and Bobby’s grandmother, Jaye, a 70-year-old woman living in inner-city Baltimore. Tangy lived with her great-grandmother, who she affectionately called “mom,” for 10 years. But, in December 2007, Jaye passed away, leaving Tangy without a home. 
Despite a rough start to the game, the Clarke Central High School varsity girls soccer team rallied back during their season opener against Eastside High School Feb. 12.The beginning of the varsity girls soccer game did not look good for CCHS. Within the first 10 minutes of the game, a striker from Eastside High School took a shot from the middle of the penalty box forcing CCHS senior goalkeeper Lisbeth Carney to dive and deflect the ball away from the goal. This put the ball into position for another Eastside player to come and tap the ball into the goal while Carney recovered from her dive, putting Eastside ahead 1-0.
From building race cars to assisting in counseling offices, many Clarke Central High School juniors and seniors currently have opportunity to explore their career interests in the Youth Apprenticeship Program.“Our mission is to provide educational and occupational experiences that will assist (students) in becoming productive citizens in the community,” CCHS Career Coordinator Ronnie Swoopes said.
Things that come to mind when most people hear the “n-word” are slavery, degradation and the Ku Klux Klan. Few would argue this is one of the most polarizing words in our language.“Nigga — a term of endearment. When you put the ‘er’ on the word it makes me think back to when slave-owners used it. The minute a white person says it most people think of slavery,” junior Jasmyne Barnett said.
In the past, I’ve been compared to a Viking and a lumberjack and have had nicknames ranging from “big Jesus” to “that hairy guy.”My hair was longer than some girls’ at Clarke Central High School, and I had a beard that made people mistake me for a substitute teacher.
