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Homecoming 2024: Casino Royale

Day #1: Such a Joker! Fake an Injury Day!

Isis D. & Mrs. Guthrie

Brinkley S., Brooklin K., Milena T. , & Evan C.

Veda R. & Lillian B.

Nide R.

Logan G. & Cody G.

Brayden A. & Hannah D.

Blake F.

Mackenzie V. & Chloe G.

Day #2: Make it a Full House! 2 or 3 of a Kind!

Gracyn J. & Jadyn T.

Logan G. & Kenna C.

Laney D., Addison D., & Shawna F.

Hannah D. & Hannah E.

Day #3: Roll the Dice! Rhyme without a Reason!

Rylee F. & Jazlyn M.

Jazzy H. & Talia P.

Kaydence K., Riley B., Myah M., & Reagan C.

Natalie H. & Kylee M.

Delaney E. & Marie V.

Hannah D. & Makenna J.

Kinnely H. & Aubree B.

Bailey I. & Lily M.

Charlotte W. & Allie D.

Willow T. & Audrey M.

Veda R. & Riley G.

Mrs.Mendleski & Mrs.Kray

Mrs. Guthrie & Kylee C.

Day #4: Cash out & call it a night! Pajama Day!

Mrs.Wiggins & Mrs.Carmen

Mrs. Parrish, Mrs.Bird, Mrs.Hammock, & Mrs.Ring

Mrs. William’s 5th Hour

Mrs. Raycraft’s 5th Hour

Mr.Tapang’s 5th Hour

Mr. Fitzgerald’s 5th hour

Mrs. Mendleki’s 5th hour

Cailynn C., Whitney R., & Blake F.

Kenna C.

Talia P. & Ashlen K.

Logan G., Gracyn J., Zaylor B., & Jayden T.

Mrs. Hammock’s and Mrs.Parrish’s 5th hour (Plus Mrs. Byrd)

Jaiden W.

Day #5: Go ALL in! Blue & White, show your Warrior Pride!

Kylee C. & Shane M.

Kylee C. & Reagan W.

Introducing the Journalism Class of 2024-25!

Camilla and she is in tenth grade at Cotter High School. She is fifteen years old. Her hobbies are reading and writing. Her favorite food is ramen, and her favorite color is sunflower yellow. She likes the book It and her favorite movie is The Dark Knight. Her favorite subject in school is music, and her favorite animal is a tanuki. She is most proud of being able to stay in the band as long as she has. Her favorite thing about Cotter is the bridge. An interesting fact about her is that she likes acting.

Jocelyn is a tenth-grader at Cotter High School. She is fifteen years old. Her favorite hobby is reading. Her favorite food is chocolate, and her favorite color is purple. She likes The Dark Knight and enjoys art the most in school. Her favorite animal is a goose. The thing she’s most proud of is reading a book in one week. A fun fact that not many know about her is that Batman is her favorite superhero.

Christopher is sixteen years old. He is currently in eleventh grade. His favorite hobbies and interests include YouTube, basketball, and hunting. His favorite foods are catfish and cheese enchiladas. He enjoys the book The Maze Runner, and his favorite movie is Spongebob. His favorite colors are purple and black. His favorite school subject is anatomy. He likes tigers, and the greatest accomplishment that he has made thus far is gaining 100 subscribers. His favorite thing at Cotter is seeing Talia Passmore. A fun fact he would like people to know about himself is that he is a gamer.

Kolby is eighteen years old and in the 12th grade. His hobbies include playing basketball and eating his favorite food, steak. His favorite movie is Remember the Titans. Kolby’s favorite color is red, and his favorite subject in school is lunch. Kolby loves monkeys. He is proud of buying his first car. His favorite thing about Cotter is basketball. Lastly, few people would know that he writes music. 

Colby is sixteen and is in the eleventh grade. His favorite hobby is rapping and basketball, and his favorite food is pizza. His favorite movie is Toy Story and his favorite color is purple. His favorite subject in school is lunch, even though that’s not a subject. His favorite animal is a monkey. The accomplishment he is most proud of is making his album. His favorite thing about Cotter is his friends. Lastly, a fun fact is that he is the eleventh-grade’s best hooper.

Natalie is sixteen years old and she is in the 10th grade. She loves to draw a lot. It is her favorite hobby. She loves chicken tacos. Her favorite author is Edgar Allan Poe. Her favorite movie is Zombieland. Her favorite color is light pink,  and she loves English. Her favorite animals are baby hippos. She is super proud of how smart she is, and getting all A’s. Her favorite thing about Cotter is Honors Biology.

Sebastian is sixteen years old and he is in eleventh grade. He enjoys playing Fortnite and basketball, while rapping in his studio. Sebastian thoroughly enjoys a good Taco Tuesday. He spends his free time entertaining himself with his favorite movie, The Angry Birds. Sebastian’s favorite color is purple which does not correlate with his favorite subject in school; lunch because he loves food. His favorite animal is a giraffe because he too wishes to be tall. Sebastian is extremely proud of the time he won the game of poker twice in a row. One fun fact about himself that few people know is that he has a six-foot-three wingspan.

James is in eleventh grade.  He is sixteen and loves band and Boy Scouts. His favorite food is beef stroganoff, and he loves The Maze Runner books and movies. His favorite color is navy blue, and he loves anatomy. He is in love with Maine Coons because they look so cool. He is very proud to say he went to state for the band! James’s favorite thing about Cotter is the band, and not very many people know this about him, but he is has been active in Boy Scouts.

Rylee is fifteen and is in the 10th grade. Her hobby is cheer. Her favorite food is mac-n-cheese. Her favorite book and movie is It Ends with Us. Her favorite color is pink. Her favorite subject is English. Her favorite animal is a bunny. She is most proud of making the cheer team. Her favorite thing about Cotter is the Cheer team.

Rossalynn is her the name, and she was born to fame. She is fifteen and she has big dreams, and is in the 10th grade. Her My favorite thing is music, and she does it everyday. Her favorite food is salad. Her favorite book is Girl in Pieces, and her favorite movie is Stand By Me. Her favorite color is gray, and she wears it in every way. Her favorite subject is history, and her favorite animal is the lemon shark. 

Talia is a sixteen-year-old junior in high school. She loves playing volleyball, sleeping, and spending time with her friends. Her favorite foods are Mexican and Italian cuisine, and her go-to book is Girl in Pieces. When it comes to movies, she can’t get enough of The Help. Talia’s favorite colors are navy blue and dark red, and her best subject in school is English. She’s also a huge fan of sloths, calling them her favorite animal. She is incredibly proud of her ability to sleep, something she considers her greatest accomplishment. As for a fun fact, Talia stands at 5’3″ and a half.

Mrs. Angela Ring is forty-six years old. She has been a teacher for twenty-two years. She had graduated high school from Strawberry High School, and college from Williams Baptists College. She gained a Master’s degree in Library Science from UCA. Her hobbies and interests are reading, listening to podcasts, (mostly true crime), and listening to 80’s music. Her favorite food is chicken and dressing. Her favorite book series is The Lunar Chronicles, and her favorite movie is The Greatest Showman. Her favorite color is green and her favorite subjects in school were English and history. Her favorite animals are cats. She is most proud of her of her children. She likes Cotter because it reminds her of what her high school was like growing up. A fun fact that she wants people to know is that she rides a motorcycle with her husband.

MOrley Cranfill

March Student of the Month

By: Hannah Ehlinger and Brooke Krug

Hello, my name is Morley Cranfill. I am fifteen years old and a sophomore. I enjoy crocheting, reading, and watching rom-com movies. My favorite movie to watch is “50 First Dates,” and my favorite book to read is The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. My favorite color is green, and my favorite animal is a kangaroo. My favorite class is journalism. My best accomplishment is being the student of the month and having good grades. My favorite thing about Cotter School is how kind the people are! A fun fact about me is that I am rebellious, even though I do not seem like it. 

Madi Wood

I am Madi Wood, and am in eleventh grade at Cotter High School. I am seventeen years old. Some of my hobbies are FFA, basketball, and competing in rodeo events. My favorite food is Mexican, and my favorite color is green. I like the book Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere, and my favorite movie is “Walk, Ride, Rodeo.” In school, I like science the most, and my favorite animal is a horse. I am most proud of winning the open barrels for 2022 and keeping good grades in high school. My favorite thing about Cotter is that it is very small, which means you get to know everybody. A fun fact about myself is that I plan to attend college and become a veterinarian.

“Come Back”

by Lavona Leach

How do you know?

How do you possibly know?

How could you even begin to fathom where I want to go? 

This place…

No one could know…

Well, maybe one person could.

He could’ve. 

If I could have told him.

If I could have let the words form.

If I could have fathomed where he would be going soon.

Now I do

Now I see

I can now fathom where he went.

Years ago.

September 30, 2016.

How I was I supposed to know?

I was so young…

I’ve grown a lot. 

I wonder if he would be proud of me…

If he saw me leaning over this paper…

If he could see how I look.

If he could see the tears.

If he could see the tiredness.

If only I could have said goodbye.

Only three years until I will be 19, just like he was.

19.

How young…

He didn’t deserve that.

They shouldn’t have hurt him.

Why did they hurt him?

He was so sweet

So kind

So loving

So much all in one person

He was what I had needed.

He was my inspiration.

Should I have looked up to him? 

Should I have gotten attached?

Why did he go? 

He could have stayed home.

He could have stayed home…

I was home.

Why couldn’t I stop him? 

Why didn’t I make him stay…

Oh Bub..

Why?

How I wander looking for another brother like you. 

I thought I did.

I found someone who fits almost perfectly.

But

He doesn’t get it.

He doesn’t like me.

He absolutely hates me.

I just want you back. 

It’s been six years.

Six

I still can’t find out how to make it stop.

The pain.

The tears.

The searching.

Why? 

Why.

If you were really supposed to be my big brother…

Why leave me?

Why?

It hurts…

I just want you back.

Come Back.

Will Chorba

October Student of the Month/Senior

I am 18 years old and a senior in high school. My hobby is drawing and my favorite food is mashed potatoes. My favorite book and movie is Left Behind. I like the color purple and my favorite subject is art. My favorite animal is a polar bear. My biggest accomplishment is that I went to state in the marching band back in 2020. My favorite thing about Cotter is my friends. A fun fact about myself is that I love to write.

Riley Brotherton

October Student of the Month/7th Grade

My name is Riley Brotherton, and I am twelve years old. My favorite sports include softball, basketball, volleyball, and cheer. My favorite food is spaghetti or pasta with meatballs. My favorite movie is “You Will Be Mine” and “Hocus Pocus.” My favorite color is blue. My favorite subject in school is Arkansas history because I am good at it. Monkeys are my favorite animals. The accomplishment I am most proud of is that I am good at sports. My favorite thing about Cotter is that everyone is kind and respectful to others. I can sing pretty well, and that is a fact that not many people would know about me.

Red Ribbon Week: Wednesday

Wednesday 10/26/22 Character Day

Batman, Joker, and Robin left to right: Ryan B., Josh M., and Brayden A.
Sully, Boo, and Mike from Monsters Inc., left to right: Ashlyn K., Annelise F., and Sarah D.
Alvin and the Chipmunks, left to right: Shawna F., Gracyn J., and Jadyn T.
Rachel, Phoebe, and Monica from Friends left to right: Mrs. Jamie Rodgers, Mrs. Keri Raycraft, and McKenna C.

Morgan Lipe

October Student of the Month/8th Grade

My name is Morgan Lipe and I am 14 years old. I love playing sports including basketball, softball, and cheer. My favorite food is brisket and my favorite color is hot pink. My favorite book is Divergent and my favorite movie is “Princess and the Frog.” My two favorite subjects in school are math and English. I can’t decide between a sloth or an elephant to be my favorite animal. I am most proud of my academic success so far. My favorite thing about Cotter is my friends and teachers. A fun fact about me is I love drawing and can be artistic.

Gracyn Jackson

October Student of the Month/Freshman

My name is Gracyn Jackson and I am 14 years old. I love sports! I play volleyball, basketball, and softball. My favorite food is mac and cheese and my favorite color is orange. My favorite book is Confess by Colleen Hoover and my favorite movie is “The Minions.” My favorite subject is math and my favorite animal is a capybara. The accomplishment that I am most proud of is getting MVP at the Softball World Series. My favorite thing about Cotter is the school spirit! A fun fact that not many people would know about me is that I am always busy.