The Colonel <![CDATA[The Colonel]]> en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:57:46 GMT 15 <![CDATA[Dunkin’ On Lebron: Sports Reports: with Jen and Christian]]> By Jen DeLuke and Christian O’Keeffe



MLB: - Christian This year’s World Series is set, as the American League Champion Philadelphia Phillies will play for the prize with the first game being Wednesday, October 22nd. No one expected th full story > ]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:58:00 GMT <![CDATA[Out of school sports: RHS students show off their talents]]> By RHS students show off their talents



The Colonel: What is your out-of-school sport? Stephanie Halasz: Dance TC: How long have you been involved in dance? SH I have been involved since I was five years old. TC: How does full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:29:00 GMT <![CDATA[Money distributed evenly between RHS sports]]> By Rachel Carabotta
Being a swimmer, I’ve seen first hand all of the many things at the pool that are broken, old, and no longer working. I, along with many other members of the swim team, have always thought that the po full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:26:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sex and the City: The girls are back!]]> By Katherine Finley



After six seasons, the beloved HBO series Sex and the City ended its run on television and the world saw a need to turn it into a movie. Sex and the City was brought to the big screen this past summer full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:25:00 GMT <![CDATA[Words from an intellectual: The Problem with Hip-Hop]]> By Ozie Ikuenobe
Hip-Hop is arguably the most popular genre in music. It can be heard in many walks of life, including advertising and its influence on popular phrases, and it gives insight into society’s ills. It do full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:24:00 GMT <![CDATA[“Nick and Norah” a surprising success]]> By Carly Matas



After the movie “Juno” became a cultural phenomenon last year, filmmakers have been trying to cash in on this new wave of independent films, creating less successful imitations of Juno’s already quest full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:22:00 GMT <![CDATA[Play Preview: Maybe Baby It’s You]]> By Ryan Beckwith



Peter Kierstead rehearses diligently for the upcoming

show.

Roosevelt Drama Guild’s annual fall play Maybe Baby It’s You is not your typical play. Instead of one plot and the same recurring characters, the audience will be offered an array of eleven different full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:20:00 GMT <![CDATA[Roosevelt gets fired up about homelessness]]> By Michael Trivelli



The Miller Community House strives to provide a comfortable and homey living environment.

The annual Chili Challenge, sponsored by the Bridges Academy, was held on Oct. 17 preceding the homecoming game. There were forty-five chili entries from student organizations, teachers, parents and c full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:18:00 GMT <![CDATA[Kudos from Caitlin: Kayse Schmucker]]> By Caitlin McGrew



“Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful.” -Author Unknown There are so many members of the Roosevelt family, both faculty and students, doing great thing full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:12:00 GMT <![CDATA[Risbeck bounces back from brain surgery]]> By Amanda Zamary



On Feb. 19, 2008, everyone was in shock to find out that Denise Risbeck, our beloved Biology teacher, was not in school that day because she found out she had a brain tumor. At the time, not even she full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:09:00 GMT <![CDATA[Homecoming Court 2008: Preserving the integrity of the nomination process]]> By Alex Kokinov and Michaela Kline
full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:04:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Colonel recognizes National Merit students]]>



Left to right: Hannah Sampson, Cristann Frazier, Zack Jewell; Bottom: Caitlin Kelly; Not Pictured: Carly Matas

full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:02:00 GMT <![CDATA[Club Corner: Perception Magazine]]> By Justin Shreve



A copy of Perception from the 2006-2007 school year

Roosevelt High School has so many co-curricular activities and opportunities for students that they are easy to miss. The Colonel’s Club Corner plans to take a look at some of the fun and exciting clu full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Center: 2008 Presidential Election: Obama vs. McCain]]> By Kelsey Goodman, Annie Creech, and Maddy Brady
full story > ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:57:00 GMT <![CDATA[It was their struggle that became our right: A brief reflection on the struggle for the right to vote]]> By Jen DeLuke
Every American 18 or over has the right to vote. However, African Americans, women, and first time voters hold a special responsibility to exercise that right. Abraham Lincoln once described democracy full story > ]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:16:00 GMT <![CDATA[RHS Dirty Talk]]> By Maddy Brady & Anastasia Ehlert
full story > ]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:09:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hurricane Ike blows us away]]> By Maddie Bensinger



After Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, America thought it was done seeing tragedies of that sort for awhile. However, on Sept. 15, Hurricane Ike hit Texas and Arkansas and brought back the horrid mem full story > ]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:06:00 GMT <![CDATA[WebWasher cleans out useful resorces]]> By Andrea Whaley



I am a student of the human body. Meaning, in Athletic Health Care, I’m required to research anatomy. And on the school computers, googling “muscle anatomy” leads me to few sites that worked, but plen full story > ]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:03:00 GMT <![CDATA[Seniors spend more then expected]]> By Brittany Emmert



Every year, the senior class has a lot to participate in. A lot of time and money is spent, but is it worth it? On average, seniors spend over $1000.00 in just one year and that does not include multi full story > ]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:57:00 GMT <![CDATA[Class rank deemed unfair]]> By Taylor Polatas
The senior class has been abuzz lately over the hot subject of the recently released class rank. Whether you are further back than you had hoped or surprisingly closer than you had thought, the top full story > ]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:19:00 GMT <![CDATA[Two Sides One Story: Is the new Facebook better]]> By Justin Shreve & Josh Walker
Justin Shreve: Facebook made an extremely controversial move with their recent changes. The redesign caused a huge debate over whether the changes improved the site or just made it more confusing. It full story > ]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:16:00 GMT <![CDATA[Letter to the Editors: Homecoming dress, behavior needs improvement]]> By Senior, Holly Dawe
Homecoming is always a fun, safe, and time-honored tradition for many high schools across the country. Every year Roosevelt students get dressed up and come out to “get their dance on.” However, this full story > ]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:11:00 GMT <![CDATA[College stress kills (my spirit)]]> By Shelby Cowles
As all indications of summer finally fade and everyone is back into the routine of the year, it rolls around—that stressful, over-emotional, breakdown-inducing time of year for the seniors. Yes, tha full story > ]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:09:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Colonel’s Mission Statement]]> As preservers of democracy, our schools shall protect, encourage and enhance free speech and the exchange of ideas as a means of protecting our American way of life... full story > ]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:07:00 GMT <![CDATA[How to have a healthy argument]]> At Roosevelt, our student population is very diverse. This leads to interesting class discussions, as no two people have the exact same opinions. However, a school environment should also be a safe pl full story > ]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:04:00 GMT