The Cardinal: OHS' Newspaper

New Voices Of OSB

Morning Announcements May Never be the Same
by Mikey Montana

       This year the voices you hear in the morning and afternoon have changed. The broadcast team at OHS has recently underwent changes. We now have a bigger group, consisting of Gezela Ramos, Greg Washington, Mariah Nuckles, Jakayla Brown, and myself, Michael Smith.

Currently, Tyler Martin and Trina McCrary are still on air every morning, but the new voices will be joining them. Seeing that Tyler and Trina are graduating this year, a new permanent team has been announced, myself and Mariah Nuckles. That team takes over next school year.

The new team is very excited about their new jobs. “I’m really excited,” says Jakayla Brown. “I’m pumped to represent my school and inform the students about what’s going on in our school.” Mariah Nuckles said, “My personality is very bold and strong, so I plan on bringing a new flavor to OHS, and making my voice known among others.”

       The team of Tyler and “Trina Trina” are also very excited and supportive of the new voices of OSB. “I am very happy for our new team, really because I was able to personally handpick most of the new members myself,” said Trina. Tyler Martin was unavailable for comments. Ms. Yoeman, who is over all of OSB said, “This new team should bring a new feeling of joy to the mornings and afternoons.

       People are expecting the new team to bring accurate news every morning. OHS students do not want to receive  false information, so it’s the broadcasters’ responsibility to make sure any errors are corrected before air. They do, however, ask that all teachers and staff that want announcements read to make sure that announcements are accurate, as most of the time, the person reading the announcement wont have any way of knowing.

 

       Now go listen to your morning and afternoon announcements!

 

- Volume 2, Issue 1 -

Young Money Entertainment

A Look at What's new in Hip-Hop
by Mikey Montana

       This year seems to be the year of success for hip hop’s newest army, Young Money Entertainment. The group consists of: Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, T- Streets, Gudda Gudda, Mack Maine, Lil Chuckie, Lil Twist, Shanell, Tyga and Jae Millz. They are planning a 2010 release for their debut album, entitled Young Money Family.

       Each individual person is the group contributes in their own way. They have their own fame and fans from their solo careers. With that being said, people have high expectations for the debut album. Marica Corri, an 11grade, said “I am expecting for the album to outsell The Carter III.” The Carter III, Lil Wayne’s latest studio album, was released in 2008, and sold an outstanding 1,005,545 copies the first week alone.

       Drake, the newest member of the group, has the biggest weight on his shoulders at this point. He is one of the most “successful” in the group, no pun intended to his hit single, “Successful” feat. Trey Songz, an affiliate of the group. His solo debut album, Thank Me Later, is due for a 2010 release also, possibly to coincide with the Young Money album.

       Nicki Minaj, known as one of the hottest rappers out of  New York, females and males alike, is also becoming a hit among Young Money fans. She stated she is inspired by all the female rappers that came before her. Her mixtape, Beam Me Up Scotty, is available for free download on all major hip-hop websites. T- Streets, from New Orleans, is a former member of the group “Sqad Up”. He was featured on Weezy’s single and music video “The Only Reason”.

       Gudda Gudda, known as the half brother of Nicki Minaj, was also in the group “Sqad Up”.  He Is from New Orleans.Mack Maine is the president of Young Money Entertainment. Him and fellow rapper Lil Wayne have been friends since the age of 5. He has a DVD distribution company also, Kush Entertainment.

       Lil Chuckie and Lil Twist, the “young guns” of the group, are highly successful considering their ages: Twist 16 and Chuckie 13. They are in the group Young Hot Boyz.

       Shanell is known as the mastermind behind many of the groups hits, including “Every Girl” and Lil Wayne’s Carter III single, “Lollipop”. She is the sister of Danity Kane’s D-Woods. She is a singer herself, and currently helping Wayne develop his upcoming album, Rebirth. Although Tyga is officially in the group, he has been more frequently working on his own solo work and album. He joined the group in 2008 and was featured on their mixtapes released that year. Mack Maine made a public announcement on his twitter account that year that Tyga was “officially Young Money”.

Jae Millz, the underground battle rapper out of New York, plans to bring a little “New Yorkflavor” to the group. He is widely known in New Yorkfor his solo career as a mixtape artist and battle rapper. His fan-base should help increase the already-large fan base of the group.

       The group’s debut album should sell successfully, considering the members’ individual success. Look out for the self-titled Young Money album, coming in 2010.

-Volume 2, Issue 1 -

America’s Best Dance Crew (season 4)

Who’s the best??

By Yuleni Romero

America

’s Best Dance Crew, season 4 started Sunday August 9th, 2009 in

Los Angeles

only the best dance crews that auditioned will have to battle it out in the end. Crews were chosen from New York, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Orlando, Florida; and Los Angeles, California. The crews that impacted the judges and made it past auditions are; Afroborike, Artistry In Motion, Massive Monkees, We Are Heroes, Southern Movement, Beat Ya Feet Kings, Fr3sh,Rhythm City and Vogue Evolution. Unfortunately the first elimination of the season was made and Fr3sh was forced to “walk it out” at the first elimination.

Week 2: Beyoncé Challenge. The Beyoncé Challenge, Crews will be given a challenge Beyoncé’s music videos. The songs that were chosen “Single Ladies,” “Sweet Dreams,” “Work it Out,” “Crazy In Love,” “Jumpin' Jumpin',” by Destiny's Child, “Déjà Vu,” “Diva,” "Beautiful Liar" by Beyoncé & Shakira. Crews that will move on: We Are Heroes,

Rhythm

City

, Massive Monkees, Beat Ya Feet Kings, Southern Movement, and Vogue Evolution. Bottom 2: Artistry In Motion, Afroborike. At the end Artistry In Motion was eliminated.

Week 3: Martial Arts Challenge aired August 23^rd, 2009. The crews challenge was to include martial arts into their routine; Quest Crew's Steve Terada appeared as a Guest Instructor.

Crew	Song	challenge
Afroborike	"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" by Pitbull	Capoeira
We Are Heroes	"Starstrukk" by 3OH!3	Karate
Vogue Evolution	"Work" by Ciara	Shaolin Kung Fu
Massive Monkees	"Bounce" by MSTRKRFT	Extreme Martial Arts
Beat Ya Feet Kings	"Chillin'" by Wale featuring Lady Gaga	Taekwondo
Rhythm City	"La La La" by LMFAO	Muay Thai
Southern Movement	"Ugly" by Bubba Sparxxx	Kali

      The Crews that moved on were: Afroborike, We Are Heroes, Vogue Evolution, Massive Monkees, Beat Ya Feet Kings. The bottom two Crews are

Rhythm

City

and Southern Movement. Finally the judges decided that Southern Movement would be eliminated.

Week Four: Bollywood Challenge, The six remaining crews were to perform dance moves from the popular Bollywood culture in

India

. To learn the dances the Crews will have to meet with renowned Bollywood choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan. The crews moving on are Massive Monkees, Vogue Evolution,

Rhythm

City

and Afroborike. The Bottom 2 is We Are Heroes and Beat Ya Feet Kings. At the end the ones eliminated were Beat Ya Feet Kings.

The 5 crews remaining are Afroborike, Massive Monkees,

Rhythm

City

, We Are Heroes and Vogue Evolution. Week 5 is Dance Craze Challenge: This week the crews will be given some of the nation’s hottest dance Crazes.

Crew	Song	challenge
Afroborike	"Swag Surfin'" by Fast Life Yungstaz	Swag Surfin'
Massive Monkees	"Do The Ricky Bobby" by B-Hamp	Ricky Bobby
Rhythm City	"You're a Jerk" by New Boys	Jerkin'
We Are Heroes	"Stanky Legg" by GS Boyz	Stanky Legg
Vogue Evolution	"Halle Berry" by Hurricane Chris	Halle Berry

At the end of the show the Crews moving On: Afroborike, Massive Monkees and

Rhythm

City

. The Bottom 2: We Are Heroes, Vogue Evolution. When the crews were done battling it out, Vogue Evolution was eliminated and had to “walk it out” the stage.

On week six; everyone expects their favorite crew to win. Tune in next time ABDC and find out who will stay, and who will go.

Fastest Man in the World

Usain Bolt breaks
by Yuleni Romero                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                          

       The fastest man in the world was announced on August 16, 2009. The record was broken at 9.58 seconds in the 100 meter race. The prominent race took place in Berlin.  Usain Bolt, “The Fastest Man in the World,” born on August 21, 1986 in Trelawny, Jamaica. According to ESPN, Usain in response to his win stated, “I don’t run for world records.” Although this is what Bolt humbly claims, he still holds on to many records and victories.

       In 2002, Bolt became the youngest 200 meter Junior World Champion. He also set a new record for the 2008 Olympics, of 19.30 seconds for the 200 meter in Beijing. Bolt’s competitor Tyson Gay (USA) told ESPN “I've been telling you someone could run 9.5,” Gay said. “I'm happy he did it, it showed a human can take it to another level. Unfortunately, I wasn't the one to do it, but I still have confidence I can do it one day.”

       Bolt’s record has attracted publicity, especially since he has told ESPN that he thinks he can beat his own record if he sets his mind to it.

       According to guardian.co.uk Usain Bolt’s only competitors were Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell. During the race Bolt quickly left the competitors behind. Bolt also stated,"I can definitely say I didn't expect to win because I was a little bit tired.

       Usain’s career so far is on a great start so far. Many people such as fans, news reporters, and his family have many great expectations for his future. With all the winnings he has and the adrenaline he shows we think he can one day go over the limit.

 

- Volume 2, Issue 1 -

New Face…No Walls

An Interview with Douglas Ward
by Mariah Nuckles

Douglas Ward is the new Assistant Principal and Administer here at

Osborne

High School

. Ward has been an administer for 13 years and was previously a Principal in the Walton County Public School District, where he worked for four years at an Alternative High School and The Performance Learning Center (PLC).

 

A native of

Brooklyn

, New York Ward attended high school and struggled turn at first, “I was not a good student in high school,” said Ward. Yet after getting into basketball and he became an okay student. Ward did not always have the best grades but just enough to get by, so he does not have a hard time relating to the OHS student.

 

What droved Ward to want come to OHS was the desire for a new atmosphere. He wanted to come to a traditional high school and OHS was the place he felt he might feel more at home. “OHS has all of the experiences I needed of a traditional high school with athletics, different grade levels, and different curriculum,” commented Ward. As a once troubled teen, Ward has great advice for current troubled teens that he wishes to share with OHS students of similar backgrounds. “The road your going is not going to lead you to a good place and you’re not going to get anywhere in this world without an education, PERIOD! You need to really enjoy this time because it goes so quick. Have fun, 18 through 25 are the best years of your life, you get to have the most fun, enjoy it and kick it without any stress.”

 

With a degree is in Special Education and a Master’s degree is in Education Leadership and Administration, Ward went to college at Central State University, and hopes to, “…show the type of person I am before you judge me, and I’ll guarantee that we’ll have a good school year.” What we students at OHS are expecting from Ward is fairness. In the month and a half we have been at school, he has showed this. We ask that he will continue to show fairness and be willing to understand our situation before judgments are made as well. We OHS student would like to thank Douglas Ward for choosing Osborne and we look forward to continuous years with you.