CD review: Artic Monkeys freeze up on junior effort
August 31, 2009 • written by Macy Linton
Filed under Reviews
Arctic Monkeys, British Myspace sensation turned Rolling Stone Magazine favorite (and debatably one of the best bands of the 21st century), is back for their third full-length major record label release with the surprisingly underwhelming “Humbug.” This time around, vignette-like verses and artsy... Read more »
New teachers come with experience
August 31, 2009 • written by April Matthews
Filed under News, Uncategorized
Mac Hawkins—Principal The new principal, Mac Hawkins is a Bartlett graduate and excited about being back “home” at Bartlett. Hawkins recently served as an assistant principal at Bolton High School, but now he is back where he belongs. Since the very first day of school, Hawkins has been interacting... Read more »
Sweet new restaurant makes smooth transition
August 31, 2009 • written by Kimberly West
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Spending so much time in the same places seems to bore most teenagers, so why not try something new? Dj’s Smoothies is colorful and bright, and with free wi-fi connection, it makes a great place to chill with friends, do homework, or just relax. Dj’s menu features a variety of beverages and food... Read more »
Seniority rules?
August 31, 2009 • written by Jessica Ferrell
Filed under Opinions
Seniors. We have experienced it all: the awkward freshman year, the changing sophomore year, and the busy junior year. But what about our senior year? The year we are supposed to lay back and reflect on our accomplishments of the past three years of our life. It is finally the year we rule the school. Or... Read more »
Football boys plan to step it up
August 31, 2009 • written by Forrest Wehrly
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
“It’s their time,” head football coach Bobby Armbruster says. And with 17 returning starters, all seniors–among them tailback Willie Matthews and lineman Stephen Carter the Bartlett Panthers have solid expectations for the upcoming football season. In addition to so many returning players,... Read more »
Volleyball sets off to good season
August 31, 2009 • written by Kait Curry
Filed under Sports
The volleyball team has had practices all summer, which started in May. According to the team, they are not backing down this year. They team recently spent a weekend together at Brentwood for a jamboree, where they worked on every part of the team. “The team learned a lot about working together,”... Read more »
Teen leads family in Liver Life Walk
August 31, 2009 • written by Lauren Haley
Filed under Features
Caley Cargile would probably seem like an average girl to anyone who does not know her. However, she’s one of the 30 million Americans affected by over 100 types of liver disease and, one of the American Liver Foundation’s Liver Life Walk champions. At the young age of four, Cargile had her first... Read more »
Is recession really on downturn?
August 31, 2009 • written by Margaret Cross
Filed under News, Uncategorized
The recession in America may have hit its workers hard, but experts believe that the recession may be drawing to a close. The public does not agree. What caused the recession in the first place? Where did America go wrong? The National Bureau of Economic Research said that “the deterioration of the... Read more »
Laura Sledge, Editor-in-Chief
August 31, 2009
Filed under Panther's Prey Staff
Senior Laura Sledge has been a part of The Panther’s Prey newspaper staff since the beginning of her sophomore year. Starting as sports editor, she has also served as content editor and is now the paper’s editor-in-chief. When she is not working with the paper, Laura enjoys relaxing with a good book,... Read more »
Teens prefer “reading” movies to reading books
August 31, 2009 • written by Laura Sledge
Filed under Opinions
All around the world, people enjoy cinema and devour literature, but lately the line between the two has blurred, creating somewhat of a catastrophe. Tuck Everlasting, Twilight, Last of the Mohicans, and Pride and Prejudice join a long list of other stories which began as a book and were later butchered,... Read more »
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