A Time for New Beginings
Michael Collins, Senior Chief Photographer
December 14, 2011
The New Year is a time of new beginnings, and second chances. The first celebration of the arrival of the New Year was in ancient Babylonia. This same celebration has only become more and more popular. New Years is one of the few holidays celebrated globally. People like New Year’s because of the clean... Read more »
Grille 33 @ the Channel
Jordan Hahn, Reporter
December 14, 2011
This week I went to Grille 33 @ The Channel, a burger joint located on North Main Street in Downtown Greenville. This restaurant is home to some of the most creative burgers that I have ever seen. Some of the burger creations that were on the menu had ingredients like pimento cheese, onion rings, BBQ... Read more »
Origin of Santa Claus
Lindsay Rivers, Reporter
December 14, 2011
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that Saint… Who? Who is Saint Nicholas and why is he such a big part of Christmas traditions in our country? According to www.stnicholascenter.org,... Read more »
Mistletoe: a Poison, a Parasite, and a Symbol of Love
Sarah Marchbanks, Reporter
December 14, 2011
A boy and a girl stand in a doorway. Above their heads hangs a small, green plant with white berries on it. The plant is mistletoe, and according to the well known holiday tradition, they are supposed to kiss. However, if they knew the truth about mistletoe, perhaps they wouldn’t. The mistletoe tradition... Read more »
Wrapping the Bus
Reed Piller, Reporter
December 14, 2011
Christmas is growing closer, and most people are busy decorating and wrapping gifts. Brashier Middle College has joined in the festivities, but not in the way that you would think. The most recent project at Brashier has been wrapping the school’s bus. Instead of wrapping paper, one the most common... Read more »
Spirit Week Storm
Thomas Calamia, Journalist
December 14, 2011
Spirit week is an important time in a high school student’s year. It’s a time where they show how much they care about their school and how charitable they are. This year, Brashier’s Spirit week was held to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer. However, some students decided... Read more »
Commitment to the Community
Cole Sisson, Reporter
December 14, 2011
When there are starving children living without homes, or poor families struggling to survive, the Salvation Army is there to help. The Salvation Army is a Christian charity organization built essentially to help others in need and reduce poverty. They always look for new ways and volunteers to help... Read more »
Deals, Drama, and Pepper Spray
Mary Alice Schultz, Reporter
December 14, 2011
We’ve all heard the stories. Mobs of people gathered around the outsides of numerous buildings. According to the Los Angeles Times, a civilian was shot for precious goods. And wasn’t there something about pepper spray? These stories and rumors aren’t about some type of revolt or Occupy Wall Street... Read more »
It Affects Everyone-Breast Cancer
Casey Moses
December 13, 2011
Brashier Middle College is helping to fight the battle of Breast Cancer affects one out of three women, by raising money for the Komen for theCure Foundation, during Spirit Week. Brashier’s Assistant Athletic Director Debra Osborn know this better than anyone. Growing up no one in her family had... Read more »
The Wild Side of Holiday lights, One Student’s Opinion
Holly Moehlman, Writer
December 13, 2011
Recently, I piled up a few friends into the back of my van and we drove out to Hollywild in Welford, SC. The closer we got, the more lights we saw. We were singing all sorts of songs—from Taio Cruz to Lady Gaga to Daft Punk to Selena Gomez—at the top of our lungs, and ogling the lights as we went... Read more »
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