FINAL YEAR FOR ROPER MOUNTAIN LIGHTS

By Alexis Ontiveros and Abigail O'Dowd

Roper Mountain Science Center, owned by Greenville County School District, is famous for the holiday light show it holds every year. Though originally founded in 1985, the light show has been held since 1991 by the Rotary Club of Greenville. This year, though, they’re holding an online auction to sell all their lights for the show, signaling the end of Roper Mountain’s lights.

The closure is occurring because of the challenges in securing volunteers. It takes a total of six months to put up and take down the lights, which is a total of 900 volunteers using 7,000 volunteer hours to complete this huge task, not to mention they have to actually staff the event.

$2.5 million have been raised from this project in the past 25 years. Some donations go to the Roper Mountain Science Center Association’s educational programs. Despite all the donations, visitors have declined by 30%, causing funds to plummet. Consequently, there just is not enough money to financially support the lights.

The program uses 63,000 light bulbs to create 72 displays for visitors to look at. They also pass out Holospex glasses to the first 400 visitors to come through, making the show even more spectacular.

As sad as it sounds, Roper Mountain has guaranteed that they will stop doing their Christmas light program due to the huge amount of money they waste on the lights, to the volunteers, and to educational charities for Roper Mountain’s other programs. In past years, $2.5 million have been raised for charity. Those particularly worried about the end of the Christmas lights don’t need to worry, though, because RCOG (The Rotary Club of Greenville) is currently working on an entirely new project.

NETFLIX'S HOUSE OF CARDS FINALLY FALLS

By Stone Pillsbury

Netflix announces they will pull the plug on their first original series, House of Cards, after sexual harassment claims were made concerning the lead actor, Kevin Spacey, who plays Frank Underwood in the show. The accusations were made by actor Anthony Rapp saying that Spacey was making inappropriate advances on him. Netflix said in a press release they were “deeply troubled” about the allegations when announcing that they would end House of Cards after the end of season six. Though Netflix also said that they would already end House of Cards after the sixth season even if no claims were made against Spacey.

On Tuesday, Oct. 31, Netflix suspended production of House of Cards due to the sexual harassment claims. The two companies producing House of Cards, Netflix and MRC, released a statement saying, “MRC and Netflix have decided to suspend production on House of Cards season six until further notice,” Netflix has not released any other information about Spacey or House of Cards.

House of Cards is a Netflix Original series about a politician called Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and how he plans to overthrow Washington, D.C. after the President fails to come through on a promise. The show has won six Emmys over the course of its four year history, but will definitely come to an end after its sixth season. It is still unclear if the show’s sixth season will even air because of Rapp’s accusations against Spacey.

BEHIND THE SCENES WITH LEAGUE'S STUDENT PRESS

By Jaxson Tucker and Aisha Rivers

League Academy’s student newspaper The Daily Bark has been a mystery since it was announced. Now all its secrets will be revealed.

The Daily Bark is a student newspaper which shows events on and off campus. Recent events it has covered were the 7th grade drama performance How To Eat Like A Child and our student news show The Weekly Bark. The Daily Bark is mostly done by students only but one teacher named Allison Franke who goes over all of what the students do on the Daily Bark. One 7th grade newspaper student, Jade Pichierre, says, ”The newspaper class is a great learning experience for kids to learn about how to write a paragraph and good grammar." Another 7th grade student, Megan Hirst, says, ”Newspaper is all about making articles about school events. The students count on you to tell them what is going on."

Overall students like Newspaper because of how fun and challenging it is. One student named Jack Matthews said in his own words: ”I would highly suggest joining The Daily Bark.”

LEAGUE TEACHER STARTS RECYCLING PROGRAM

By Stone Pillsbury

League Academy 7-4 teacher Alex McCarrell has started a recycling program at League Academy after noticing that the school was not recycling at all. “The recycling bins were being used as trash cans,” Mrs. McCarrell said. Students meet every Tuesday morning at 7:45 in McCarrell’s room to gather recycling in each room around the school.

The 23 kids who have signed up for the program have been more than enough to recycle everyone’s paper, McCarrell says. She did this on purpose so that she could compensate for any people who would be late or unpresent for the program.

She also said that she wanted to keep the program as simple as possible. She feels that some people are automatically oriented to throw things away instead of recycling. “People think recycling is going to be this huge ordeal, and it’s really not.”

This is McCarrell’s first year teaching at League Academy. Before this school year, she taught Environmental Studies at ITT Tech. She says that teaching about the environment inspired her to make the recycling program. When McCarrell noticed that students had spare time in the morning and during advisory, she knew she could actually pull the recycling program off.

Any student whose teacher does not have a recycling bin can talk to Mrs. McCarrell about getting one.

A WRITING OUTLET: THE INSPIRED AUTHORS CLUB

By Abigail O’Dowd

The Inspired Author’s Club is an after-school club students have the option to participate in at League Academy. The club meets every Tuesday from 3:45-4:45 p.m.

It is hosted by teachers Erin Rigot, a sixth grade Communications teacher, and Allison Franke, a teacher who specializes in all kinds of writing, including Teen Leadership, Creative Writing, and Newspaper. “It is an outlet for people who love to write,” Ms. Franke reports.

This club does not have a story/poem count for the students; rather, it is a word count set by students in November, when they can write on NaNoWriMo, which allows them to submit to their stories and poems to NaNoWriMo’s website while also counting the amount of words in it. Currently the students in the Inspired Author’s Club are working on individual novels.

Not everyone has the same word goal. Instead, students set their own word goal based on how quickly they have write and how much time they have to devote to writing. More often than not, the students reach, even pass, their word goals and are rewarded in some way for doing so.

The NaNoWriMo website only allows students to type on it in the fall. What about when the program is over but the club continues to meet? That’s when the students choose what they are going to write next or nominate what to do in the club.

The deadline for signing up for the Inspired Author’s Club has already passed. However, students who particularly like writing have the option to join next year.

CLEMSON WINS ACC CHAMPIONSHIP

By Ella Newton and Lathan Sellers

With a score of 38-3, Clemson won the ACC Championship once again.

Now, making their way to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Clemson, who are now 11-1, have to prepare for their game against Alabama.

Tigernet.comś article Kirk Herbstreit tells how Alabama should attack Clemson in Sugar Bowl states, “‘... I’ve been around their team a lot- people talk about their defensive line as if, I don’t know, their secondary and their linebackers are really good too,”’

The current prediction of the score is 31-27 (Clemson).

Article, College Football Playoff 2017-18:Updated Odds and Predictions Against the Spread from bleacherreport.com states, “No matter how far the Tigers and Crimson Tide are separated in the rankings, there won't be an overwhelming favorite for the Sugar Bowl.”

Many Clemson and Alabama fans are going to be excited for the game, considering they have played each other in the National Championships for the past two years in a row. Both teams have won one game or the other.

The last team to win was Clemson. Clemson beat Alabama with a score of 35-31 with just one second left.

One of the teams will be going home. The other team will go on the the National Championship for a third year in a row! This is a lot of pressure for both teams.

In order for Clemson to beat Alabama, Clemson has to be prepared for Alabamaś #5 offense in the country and Alabamaś #2 defense in the country.

¨This game comes down to the battle of the trenches. Clemson may have the edge on defense, but it's hard to pick against a Saban-coached Alabama with a month to prepare and five weeks of rest. The Tigers could just as easily win this one,¨ according to an article on sportingnews.com.

LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL TAKES HOME FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON AGAINST BLUE RIDGE

By Oleisia Johnson and Jack Matthews

The League Academy boys team took home a win against Blue Ridge Tigers with a score of 39-32.

Grant Harrilson, a 8th grader on the team, score 12 points, all 12 points being three pointers. Cooper Tankersley, the only 7th grader to play, scored 5 points. Ashton Whitner, who was apart of the starting five, had many explosive plays, engaging the crowd.

Two members of the Newspaper staff attended a basketball practice to get an official look into the preparation for the first game. Starting off for practice, the team has a chat circle. This is when the coach talks to his players about the game plan, the plays, and different scouting reports.

Then, right after that the team stretches. Then, they do burpees, which are when people jump up in the air then go down into a push-up, and then they jog up and down the court. This helps the team get energized and ready to play.

The first drill they start out on is layups. They line up on the opposite side of the court then dribble all the way to the other goal and lay the ball in. This is a simple drill to get the team ready.

Then they get into two lines on one side of the court, and slide down the court while passing the ball to the partner. Then the lay the ball up.

Then, at 3:56, the get into the main drill. They start to learn and run different plays. This helps because when they mess up, the team can correct it in practice.

One drill they do during practice is the perfect drill. In this drill, all the players on the team do layups, left and right, and try not to miss any layups. If you miss, your team has to do 25 burpees.

Lathan Sellers, a player from the team, said that practice is fun.As for Coach Powell, Sellers stated that he is a very good leader, saying, “He is very passionate about basketball.”

When asked if Sellers thinks practice is hard, he said that it is hard to remember some of the plays, and it is a physical exercise.

Sellers talks about the importance of hard work, and how that can help improve the team. The team also agrees with this logic.

Along with what the coach said his goal is, Sellers says that his goal for the team is to win. He says that the reason for basketball is to have fun, and to win at the same time.

A LOOK INTO THIS YEAR'S BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

By Oleisia Johnson, Jack Mathews, and Janiya Tate

Frank Powell, the head boys basketball coach, while outside with his advisory class, Powell was interviewed by the Newspaper Staff.

Out of the 52 applicants only 15 made it onto the team. But Powell had eyes on a skillful 35. His criteria for the applicants is the ability to use both hands, good behavior, and they can play multiple positions.

When asked what his expectations are with the team this year he responded by saying, “That we win a lot of games.”

Coach Powell had his eye on 35 main players out of the 52, but in a tough decision he had to cut it down to 15 players.

He was looking for a mixture of everything including rebounders, ball handlers, and shooters.

His philosophy of coaching is to coach is with love but also with toughness. He wants his players to know that he loves and cares about them, even when he yells at them.

A fragment that comes with the team is conflict on the team. When asked how he would deal with conflict, Powell said, “ There won’t be, we’re a family.” But If there is, he said he would hold his players accountable, and if it is that serious, they could get cut off the team.

Powell’s main goal is to win games, as many as they can. But in the long run, his goal for all the players is to make them better as young men. Advice to future applicants from coach Powell, “Work hard on your game. Be tall.”

So, make sure to come out and watch your League Bulldogs this year!

CLEMSON HOLDS #4 SPOT AFTER BARELY DEFEATING NC STATE

By Ella Newton

On Saturday, Nov. 4, Clemson at number four and NC State at number 20 played in Raleigh, N.C. This was a big game that would really determine which team might go to the ACC Championship.

Clemson fan Brad Hawkins was a little nervous for this game. When I asked him what he thought about the game he told me, “I thought it was a great game and that was the best team Clemson has played this year.” At the beginning of the game, Clemson fans were a little worried. NC State took the lead as Ryan Finley passed the ball to Kelvin Harmon 40 yards for a touchdown.

The game got really exciting when NC State’s A.J. Cole III punted the ball to Ray Ray McCloud, who was wearing the 21 jersey instead of 34, returned the kick 77 yards for a tiger touchdown. This tied the game up 7-7 with eight minutes and 59 seconds left in the first quarter.

At the end of the first half, NC State took the lead with a score of 14 and Clemson with seven.

I asked Hawkins what he was thinking during the first half of the game. He said, “We might have lost this game because NC State was dominating us.”

With three minutes and 31 seconds left in the third quarter, Clemson QB Kelly Bryant passed the ball to Deon Cain for a touchdown.

At the end of the third quarter, the ball was handed off to Tavien Feaster. Feaster spotted a gap and ran right through to run an 89 yard touchdown. “I thought he got lucky. I thought it was a great run and it helped with the momentum of the game.” says Hawkins.

There were 12 minutes and 23 seconds left and NC State QB Ryan Finley passed the ball to Jacob Myers who ran 15 yards to make the touchdown.

With nine minutes left in the game, Ryan Finley tried to pass the ball to Stephan Louis but Ryan Carter intercepted it!

With the ball and just six minutes and 31 seconds left on the clock, QB Kelly Bryant bolted in for one yard for a touchdown making the score 37-28. Alex Spence then kicked the extra point and put Clemson up by 10 points.

With NC State now in field goal range, there was one minute and 51 seconds left. So, they kick the field goal and it was good. The score was now 38-31 with Clemson still in the lead.

There were 18 seconds left in the game. NC State got a five yard penalty due to an illegal shift.

Finley passed the ball when K’Von Wallace intercepted the ball and the clock ran out. The game ended and Clemson won 38-31.

I asked Hawkins how he thought NC State played. He said, “They played the best that they could play. They played great. That’s why it was so close.”

BOYS BASKETBALL GOES 2-1 IN PRESEASON TOURNAMENT

By Lathan Sellers

League won their first game 49-22 with an outstanding performance by Ashton Whitner with to many to count points.

Right after the big win, Chase Fowler (team manager) said, “This team is special and is going to win a lot of games.”

League goes in the second game vs Fisher.

The players on the basketball team last year said Fisher Middle School was going to be really good.

The boys basketball team fights for the win the whole game.

The game came down to the final 2 minutes and Fisher just pulled away with a lead.

In the high scoring game, Fisher won 49-44. The two teams will meet again on November 30th at 6:30 pm.

The third game was against Beck Academy.

League was winning the whole game but Beck Academy wasn’t going away and the game was a close game the whole way through.

League pulled a close game out 45-41. It was a good win to come back from a loss.

Overall League Academy went 2-1 in the Preseason Tournament.That was pretty good for the first games of the year.

BULLDOG BASKETBALL TEAMS BARELY SURVIVE IN BATTLE AGAINST FISHER

By Megan Hirst

The girls and boys basketball teams went against Fisher at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday night, Nov. 30. Everyone in the crowd was cheering the teams on through every rough or exciting point. The student section built up during the games, and the players got them out of their seats every point they scored.

The girls basketball team won by a very close score of 40-39. They were down nine points but came back up and claimed their victory. The score went up and down the whole game, but the girls basketball team came through and took that dub!

On the other hand, the boys team faced some tough competition, but without a doubt, they came back and won the game against Fisher with a score of 25-22. The whole gym rocked with encouraging fans as they scored their last point. Even after both games, the excitement continued! The girls had their first win, and the boys still stayed undefeated!

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE THE CHRISTMAS STRINGS CONCERT

By Haleigh Philpot and Madison Kossuth

The Christmas Strings Concert will take place on, December 12, admission is $3.

The Christmas Strings concert is here!! It is one of the most exciting times here at League Academy. Everyone can gather to listen to the beautiful, exquisite sounds of the concert. However, what is like being a student playing in their first Christmas concert V.S. their last concert? Keep reading to find out!! Also, a little review and insight on the concert!!

6th grade students, Miyah Hall, Summer Floyd, and Jonathan Bantely talk about how they feel about this being their first Christmas concert.

Hall says she feels great about this being her first concert while, Floyd and Bantley say they feel nervous, with Bantley adding he also says he feels great but is also a bit nervous. Hall says her favorite song is, “...First Christmas March because we all get little solos..” Floyd says Mrs. Leonard has done a great and amazing job preparing them. All three say, in unison, that they “..definitely..” want to continue strings in the future. The sixth graders will sound great!!

8th grade students, Claire Taylor, Jadah Torez, Sydney McAfee, Tripp Lindrum, and Avery Albright share their thoughts on this being their last Christmas concert. Taylor, McAfee, Lindrum, and Albright say they are all sad while Torex mentions how she is happy about this being her last concert. Torez also mentions, “ I like Mrs. Leonard it’s just shes a bit *insert funny face*” while Taylor mentions how she “loves strings and I know we all have because it’s really fun because we get to play fun pieces”. The 8th graders are going to show how much they learned!

7th grader, Stone Pillsbury, shares his thoughts on how he thought he did at the concert and more! “ I think we did pretty well, our tone was a bit off, but otherwise we did good.” He thinks the 8th graders did phenomenally and although he did not hear much of the 6th graders, he knows they would have done great!!

This year's Christmas strings concert was amazing and somewhere on that stage throughout the night there was someone experiencing their first and someone experiencing their last Christmas Strings Concert. Either way, they are proud and can’t wait to see how far they will go!

THEMES FOR LEAGUE DANCES PACKING A PUNCH

By Abigail O'Dowd and Anna Kate Byford

Lynne McCain’s Dance students have been preparing, practicing, and dressing for the upcoming dance performances in December. They have been working like crazy for the dance informances, and have been working three times as hard for the actual performances on Dec. 8.

The students have been working since this October choreographing, designing and creating costumes, deciding themes, and finding music.

All the classes are performing. And each has a different theme that was created and decided on by the students. Below is a list of themes for each dance class.

1st period, 7th grade : Four girls having a weird dream

2nd period, 8th grade : Stages of life

3rd period, 6th grade : People interacting on the street

5th period, Advanced 8th grade : Objects in mirror are closer than they appear

6th period, 7th grade : Reading

8th period, 6th grade : Trapped on stage

Even though this isn’t an easy project, Ms. McCain, feels that they are ready. She adds, “They are doing really well; it’s a very trying time.” The students, while nervous, are prepared for the performances and continue to practice and reach further and further to increase their abilities.

The dancers need your support! Get out there and show them your support by attending the dance on Dec. 8 for $3.

A LOOK INTO INTERMEDIATE ART

By Crystal Aguirre

In 7th grade Intermediate Art you learn many things like coil weaving, which is what the students are working on today. In Mrs. Hernandez's class students Gwyneth Tankersley, Jakob Lindler and Aisling Linnane are working on coil weaving. Coil weaving consists of the materials yarn, needle, and rope. In Art other than coil weaving the students also create paintings and mixed media.

Intermediate Art student Gwyneth Tankersley talks about what she does in art class and how to coil weave: “It involves a lot of wrapping of string around rope.”

Students in art class learn how to coil weave. Coil weaving is the art of weaving originally baskets into a coil but in art they are weaving yarn and rope. Aisling Linnane says she very much enjoys art and finds class fun: “It’s different.” In Art, students learn many things that will improve their art career. Students seem to like Art, and if you like coloring, painting, weaving or anything art related, you should join art class.

DRUG CALENDAR IMPACTING PEOPLE FOR 26 YEARS

By Abigail O'Dowd

Melissa Hernandez, art teacher here at League Academy, also gives art students the option to participate in the Drug Calendar Contest, which has been going on for 26 years and counting. It is easy and completely free to enter, so naturally the school strongly encourages students entering.

¨Art teaches people the importance of creating artwork.” states Mrs. Hernandez. The message this contest is sending along to those who will purchase or will at least look at it is an anti-drug message. It teaches people the importance of not doing any drugs while also teaching people the importance of creating art, what kind of message it can send, and how it can impact even a single person.

Contest entries were open to all 8th graders and had to be submitted by Nov. 2 for judging. Contest entries had to be done in marker, paint, or colored pencil. However, if students did not want to draw anything, they also had the option of making a collage to be entered in the contest.

Five people won their place in the Drug Calendar, and, as it is with contests, the top three receive a prize. Winning 1st place will earn you $200, 2nd $100, and 3rd, along with all the other winners, $50.

This anti-drug message undoubtedly impacts people, or at least one person, in at least one way, whether that be big or incredibly small. It’s both easy and free to submit an entry, and if anyone needs more information, they can always ask Mrs. Hernandez, and if they win a place in the calendar, they’ll not only be happy with the money, but also know that they impacted someone in an enormous way.

TEEN LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMS CLASS NORMS WITH LOCAL ARTIST

By Oleisia Johnson and Lathan Sellers

Teen Leadership, a new class at League Academy, has been working with a local artist to create a personal art piece.

The artist, Allison Bigbee, mainly specializes in 3D art and works at the Fine Arts Center. She directed the students and gave them advice. The class’ task is to create a collage that represents who they are as a person.

The requirements for the project were to include a logo made by the student and quote to represent them.

“It was a very fun project and I would do it again!” says student Sophia Savage. An interesting thing about Teen Leadership is that no tests are taken! A large majority of majority of the major grades in this class is a 1-minute speech presented to the class.

The teacher, Allison Franke, teaches multiple classes with Teen Leadership, including Newspaper and Creative Writing. Teen Leadership is a 6th, 7th, and 8th grade class.

DIGITAL NEWS MEDIA HAS STARTED NEWS SHOW

By Jaxson Tucker, Aisha Rivers, and Alexis Ontiveros

Aaron Mednick, also known as the of Digital Media/Graphic Arts and Design teacher, and his class have been working on a daily news show call the The Weekly Bark. They have been working very hard on this and getting it perfect.

Every morning the students will go into Mr. Mednick’s production room and get ready to go over their lines and practice a read-through. When it is time to get ready, they will have to be very quiet. They sometimes have to take a few takes, about 2 to 3, to make the show good. They always take their time to get ready and prepared for the show. Most of the time they’ll need more people to help out on the teleprompter, or as a director, cameraman, cast member, or editor. Davis Levingston, a 7th grade editor, said, “Being the editor is kind of hard because you have to use different codes and apps to make the show have a green screen and to get the good angle.

A LOOK INTO 7TH GRADE BEGINNER SPANISH

By Peyton Farrell

7th graders Sydney Anderson and Jack Messaric are in Mrs. Bell's 7th grade Beginner Spanish class, which is currently working on subject verbs, vocabulary, and adjectives.

Anderson said, “It's not as hard as people think it will be, you just have to be willing to take it in.” They say that Spanish isn't hard for the most part, but if you don't try your best it won't be helping you with anything, including learning straight Spanish words. They also play fun games that go along with what they are learning. Messaric says, “The games Mrs. Bell lets us play are the best part of Spanish class.”

The Hispanic population is the second largest ethnic group in the U.S. There are 52 million people that are Hispanic in our country. That's 16.7 percent of the population! 47 million of the 52 million Hispanics are American citizens.

HOW DO YOU EAT LIKE A CHILD?

By Haleigh Philpot and Madison Kossuth

Students Hattie Jennings and Brooks Schemm describe their preparation for League Academy’s theatrical performance, “How To Eat Like a Child,” scheduled for November 16th.

“How To Eat Like a Child’s” informance took place Nov 10th. Don’t worry if you happened to have missed the “big show,” as this synopsis will highlight the pivotal elements of the informance by which you may (or otherwise) opt to attend the actual performance.

The cherry on top? You now have the inside scoop, thanks to the insights of both Hattie and Brooks before the informance.

Brooks says, “I’m feeling pretty confident about the performance. All of us are coming together and just forming an overall great play.”

Laughing, Hattie adds , “I really like it ‘cause we get to act like six year olds!”

When Brooks funny and silly, adding childish really pulling the personality of the play into view.

Hattie admits that at first they “really didn't have anything done, but now we have everything blocked and are running through the play.”

Brooks even said this was their second play idea.

The 7th grade informance included topics such as how to torture your sister and how to wait. The topics parallel the various behaviors of budding adolescents. The performers painstakingly avoided making the “serious” side of youth appear petty.

So … the ultimate question is: How DO you eat like a child?

Brooks says, “You’ll have to come see the show for that.”

Hattie thinks,”Like, in real life, I am pretty polite, but in this ...” she pauses and tries to gather her thoughts, then right then and there, she gets it: “DJ puts frosting all over his face!”

That pretty much says it all.

FINE ARTS CENTER STUDENTS PERFORM AT LEAGUE

By Nelly Vasilyev and Janiya Tate

On Monday, Oct. 9, the students attending the Fine Arts Center performed multiple art disciplines to show the 8th graders what it will be like for them if they joined next year. The performances included numerous types of things like jazz, voice, dance and percussion. The different categories of talents showed at the performances was very enjoyable, and it gave everyone performing a chance to show each of their talents. All of these different performances definitely showed everyone the wide range of different talents the students at the Fine Arts Center have to offer.

As with most performances, this one did certainly have its strong points and what they did well on. The performers were very well prepared for when they were performing and had a lot of confidence doing it. Even so there are almost always a few flaws or things the performers could work on. This was a very minor thing with the event but a very few of the performers could have worked on their stage presence a little more. League’s Band Director, Graham McBride, commented, “My favorite part of the performance was the jazz singer's performance at the end.”

The Fine Arts Center has shown the 8th graders at League Academy what to expect next year if they were to join it, and a lot of the talented 8th graders definitely have something to look forward to next year if they do happen to join. All considered, this event that went on was a really great opportunity for the students at League to see what they could do in the future if they were to join the Fine Arts Center as well. They certainly have a better understanding of what it is and how things would normally go on if they were part of it and was great for them to see what they could do as performers.

All of their performances were outstanding but even so, not the performers themselves, but the people sort of directing the event, especially the Emcee, was a little hard to hear considering he didn’t use a microphone. Still, they all did an outstanding job performing and helped League students see what options they have in the future if they were to join the Fine Arts Center as performers.

Clemson wins ACC Championship against Miami and makes their way to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl

By Ella Newton and Lathan Sellers

With a score of 38-3, Clemson won the ACC Championship once again.

Now, making their way to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Clemson, who are now 11-1, have to prepare for their game against Alabama.

Tigernet.comś article Kirk Herbstreit tells how Alabama should attack Clemson in Sugar Bowl states, “‘... I’ve been around their team a lot- people talk about their defensive line as if, I don’t know, their secondary and their linebackers are really good too,”’

The current prediction of the score is 31-27 (Clemson).

Article, College Football Playoff 2017-18:Updated Odds and Predictions Against the Spread from bleacherreport.com states, “No matter how far the Tigers and Crimson Tide are separated in the rankings, there won't be an overwhelming favorite for the Sugar Bowl.”

Many Clemson and Alabama fans are going to be excited for the game, considering they have played each other in the National Championships for the past two years in a row. Both teams have won one game or the other.

The last team to win was Clemson. Clemson beat Alabama with a score of 35-31 with just one second left.

One of the teams will be going home. The other team will go on the the National Championship for a third year in a row! This is a lot of pressure for both teams.

In order for Clemson to beat Alabama, Clemson has to be prepared for Alabamaś #5 offense in the country and Alabamaś #2 defense in the country.

¨This game comes down to the battle of the trenches. Clemson may have the edge on defense, but it's hard to pick against a Saban-coached Alabama with a month to prepare and five weeks of rest. The Tigers could just as easily win this one,¨ according to an article on sportingnews.com.

Students of League Academy shared their Plans for Winter Break

By Megan Hirst and Madison Kossuth

League Academy students, 6th and 8th grade, share what they had planned for winter break. Keep reading to find out more.

Before League Academy went off over break, 6th and 8th graders were interviewed about their break plans. Although some students were going off, out of town, to see family, most students stayed here in Greenville. Some students just had family come to them, while others stayed with family they see everyday.

6th graders from team 6-2, Allie Cobb and Ny’zaire Marsh, were chosen, out of the 6th graders, to be interviewed about their plans for winter break. Cobb explains that her grandmother is coming to her house for Christmas. She states that she is wishing everyone, “A holly, jolly Christmas!” Marsh, although, has other plans for Christmas. He plans on going to his cousin’s house for break. He states that he can walk to his cousin’s house, too!

8th grade students Kara Wiever, Emma Umberger, and Henry Delaney were also chosen to share what they would be doing for winter break. Wiever says she will be hanging out with friends. While Umberger says she will be, “Traveling-going to grandma’s house”. Delaney, on the other hand, says he will, “Stay in and watch The Office.” Wiever mentions how she “believes in Santa.” Umberger also mentions how she “likes everything about Christmas.”