The Lions varsity baseball team will take on the Gunter Tigers in the regional quarterfinal round of playoffs this coming weekend at Krum High School. Game 1 will be held Friday night at 8 p.m. Game 2 will be held the following day at 4:30 p.m. and game 3 will follow immediately if necessary.
“We’re excited for the next step in playoffs and we hope to keep the wins coming,” junior outfielder Austin Leveridge said. “If we play like we did this past weekend, we’ll be able to take care of business.”
This past weekend, the Lions took on the Pattonville Prairiland Patriots and won the series in three games. The Lions took game 1 on a rainy Friday night by a score of 2-1. Senior pitcher Dalton Brown threw a one hitter and timely hitting led to a Lions win. The Lions dropped game 2, but came rushing out of the gates in game 3, defeating the Patriots 10-0. Junior pitcher Micah Broadstreet threw a two hit shutout in the Lions run rule victory.
“It was a solid team effort and we were glad to get the win,” Broadstreet said. “Now we have to go out and compete this weekend against Gunter and keep our run alive.”
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Flower Power!
Floral Design Creates Floral Arrangements
In several classrooms across the school, floral arrangements can be found. What many do not realize is that these displays of flowers are made by students in the Floral Design class, taught by Mr. Brent Lankford.
“I love making arrangements,” junior Jocelyn Chilson said. “The flowers may be fake, but they look real, and you can create some really pretty arrangements.”
In addition to constructing floral arrangements, Floral Design students learn about flower genetics, what goes into making arrangements, and care of flowers. Every time arrangements are made, the groups bring their array of flowers to various teachers throughout the high school.
“Making arrangements is fun,” junior Katie Esterer said. “Teachers really love it when we bring them flower arrangements; some of them get really excited.”
Starting this year, the STAAR EOC (End of Course) exams have replaced the TAKS tests for the freshmen of this year and grades below. The differences are being noted as the first testers finish testing. The EOC has a time limit of 4 hours and has more questions. TAKS, on the other hand, is shorter and can be taken all day if needed because there is no time limit.
The opinions of this new way of testing are varied. While some students like it, some find it difficult. Some are happy that the TAKS have been replaced. They feel that most of the tests are generally easy, easier than the TAKS tests, or very similar.
“The EOC isn’t that different than the TAKS,” freshman Morgan Pittman said. “I like it for the most part, even though we have more questions and less time.”
Others would rather have the TAKS test than the EOC. They find the tests harder, and more frustrating being that they don’t have all day to finish the test.
“I don’t like the EOC at all. It’s different and hard,” freshman Mckayla Harwell said. “I wish our class wasn’t the class to have to start on the EOC. I’d rather have the TAKS test.”
