The Prowl

The Prowl

The Prowl is the student newspaper of Chapman High School in Inman, S.C.

PHOTO GALLERY: Broadway and Beyond Chorus Concert, 11/16/23 20/11/2023

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PHOTO GALLERY: Pickle Ball Tournament, 11/18/23 20/11/2023

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PHOTO GALLERY: Veterans Day Assembly, 11/10/23 11/11/2023

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PHOTO GALLERY: Football vs. Broome (plus Senior Night), 10/27/23 30/10/2023

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TEACHER FEATURE: Barry Burnette 26/10/2023

https://chsprowl.com/16213/news/teacher-feature-barry-burnette/

TEACHER FEATURE: Barry Burnette For Barry Burnette, teaching is more than just a job — it’s a calling. Inspired by a fifth-grade teacher who came to aid when no one else would, Burnette is dedicated to inspiring and guiding the next generation of students. “This has nothing to do with me and all to do with them,” Burnett s...

TEACHER FEATURE: Sundra Proctor-Smith 26/10/2023

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TEACHER FEATURE: Sundra Proctor-Smith Education plays a heavy role in shaping the future of individuals. Teachers who are dedicated to helping students become successful, not just in school but out in the real world, are some of the best teachers to have. Sundra Proctor-Smith, a first-year teacher at Chapman, is a great example of showi...

Media Center offers activities to engage students 26/10/2023

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Media Center offers activities to engage students This year, media specialist Amy Ballentine and the library staff are making changes and finding new ways to engage students with the library. “We are always changing things in here,” Ballentine said. “This year, we are really lucky that we have Mrs. (Diana) Brown, who’s come to work in here ...

TEACHER FEATURE: Kim Laboard 26/10/2023

https://chsprowl.com/16203/news/teacher-feature-kim-laboard/

TEACHER FEATURE: Kim Laboard Unlike the many new faces in the Chapman faculty, this is not Kim Laboard’s first year at Chapman. Last year, she helped coach the varsity volleyball team as the assistant varsity coach alongside Shane LeCroy, the head coach of the varsity volleyball team. However, this year Laboard has taken on a...

SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT: Performing Arts 26/10/2023

https://chsprowl.com/16201/news/subject-spotlight-performing-arts/

SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT: Performing Arts It comes as no surprise to high school students that math, science, English and history classes are required in order to graduate. Though some may disagree, it is well known that those core classes have at least some skills in every field one may go into. However, it sometimes comes as a shock to up...

SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT: Art 26/10/2023

https://chsprowl.com/16197/news/subject-spotlight-arts/

SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT: Art At Chapman High School, there are two art rooms and five art classes a day. Some students may not see the value in taking art, but art teacher Sara McCann believes it’s important. “Art teaches critical thinking,” she said. In class, students get a sampling of all kinds of arts, from drawing to...

They’re the Millers 26/10/2023

https://chsprowl.com/16229/news/theyre-the-millers/

They’re the Millers Chapman is the second home for the Miller family: Attendance clerk Adrienne, science teacher Lawrence and their daughter, sophomore Elliot. Of course, for any family that works together, there are going to be advantages and disadvantages. Lawrence Miller and Adrienne Miller are familiar with working...

Maley to retire at the end of the school year 26/10/2023

https://chsprowl.com/16236/news/maley-prepares-to-retire-at-the-end-of-the-school-year/

Maley to retire at the end of the school year Over the years, Will Maley has become a staple in the Chapman community. He has gone above and beyond to do his part and make a difference in the lives of Chapman students, but now he is preparing to retire at the end of the 2023-2024 school year Before working at Chapman, Maley sold tools...

Chapman Thinks: Friday night 26/10/2023

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PHOTO GALLERY: Football vs. Travelers Rest (plus Homecoming), 10/13/23 16/10/2023

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PHOTO GALLERY: Pep Rally, 10/13/23 16/10/2023

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PHOTO GALLERY: Homecoming Parade, 10/12/23 13/10/2023

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PHOTO GALLERY: Student vs. Faculty Volleyball Game, 10/11/23 12/10/2023

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PHOTO GALLERY: Homecoming Assembly, 10/12/23 12/10/2023

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Students deserve flexibility with AP classes 11/10/2023

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Students deserve flexibility with AP classes A number of freshmen have AP Human Geography on their second-semester schedules, but should they even be offered this class in the first place? AP classes are difficult for most students, especially for freshmen who have never taken one before. It takes a lot of work on the teacher’s end to proper...

Students depend on well-balanced meals 11/10/2023

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Students depend on well-balanced meals Every school day students depend on school lunch to give their bodies the necessary nourishment. According to the website “Have a Plant,” only 40% of students in America bring their lunch to school from home. That leaves 60% of those students to depend on their school cafeteria lunches each day....

Why you should take art classes 11/10/2023

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Why you should take art classes Most students at Chapman will take at least one art class during their time at Chapman. Whether it be learning an instrument, appreciation of the arts, theatre or something else, most students have to take one to fulfill their graduation requirements. While some students will complain, saying that t...

The benefits of knowing two languages 11/10/2023

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The benefits of knowing two languages Though our world is not perfect, it’s beautiful in many diverse ways. It is full of different places, people and cultures. A diversity we encounter everyday is language. We have plenty of people in our own school that speak two different languages.Story continues below advertisement jQuery(documen...

SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT: Science 11/10/2023

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SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT: Science Science, although an integral part of our world, is not an integral part of students’ hearts. Three science classes are required to graduate high school, something that has been a debate around the student lunch table for years. Although many people have a science-oriented life and want to go into...

Smith leads band as Drum Major 11/10/2023

https://chsprowl.com/15374/news/smith-leads-band-as-drum-major/

Smith leads band as Drum Major Abigail Smith has been a part of the band since 5th grade and has been a leader in the past, serving as equipment coordinator last year. This year, though, the junior was named the Drum Major for the 23-24 year. With being drum major comes many responsibilities on and off the field. “The drum majo...

SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT: Social Studies 11/10/2023

https://chsprowl.com/15390/news/subject-spotlight-social-studies/

SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT: Social Studies To graduate high school every student must take one U.S. history, one government and economics and one other social studies credit. Even though it may seem boring currently, students need to know history and politics for when they go into the real world. “Students need to know history so that they...

Davis works to develop “The Family” in new role as principal 04/10/2023

https://chsprowl.com/13114/news/davis-works-to-develop-the-family-in-new-role-as-principal/

Davis works to develop “The Family” in new role as principal Principal Matt Davis has a wife, five children, two grandchildren and another on the way. It makes sense, then, that when Davis, starting his first year as Chapman principal, was looking for a theme for the school year, he landed on “The Family.” “I think about my personal family,” he said. ...

PHOTO GALLERY: “The Arkansaw Bear” Day Show, 10/4/23 04/10/2023

Come see the Chapman theatre’s performance of “The Arkansaw Bear,” which is running Oct. 5-7! Chapman High School

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PHOTO GALLERY: Cross Country meet at Dorman, 9/30/23 04/10/2023

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SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT: Math 03/10/2023

https://chsprowl.com/14803/news/subject-spotlight-math/

SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT: Math The age-old question: Why do I have to do math? The Chapman math department has answers for that. “Whether (students) like it or not, they’re gonna need it,” geometry teacher Beth Morin said. “Geometry teaches them to think outside the box. They don’t want to learn math. But they’re gonn...

SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT: English 03/10/2023

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SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT: English A main argument that students — especially ones going into middle and high school — tend to say of school subjects is that some are simply unnecessary. If one is planning to be an engineer and another is planning to be an artist, why would they have to take the same core classes? Required classe...

Students help Chapman address growing ML population 03/10/2023

https://chsprowl.com/14838/news/students-help-chapman-address-growing-ml-population/

Students help Chapman address growing ML population Chapman has over 100 students who are considered multilingual learners. This number has greatly increased due to the war in Ukraine and how multiple organizations, such as World Relief and The Lutheran Service, help to bring families to the area. Ella Fortin is the Multilingual Learner Program Speci...

Chapman confronts a national issue: student absenteeism 03/10/2023

https://chsprowl.com/14846/news/chapman-confronts-a-national-issue-student-absenteeism/

Chapman confronts a national issue: student absenteeism The 2020 school closures kept students at home for months, and even though school has opened back up, many of the students still haven’t come out of the mindset and habits of lockdown. One of the significant issues facing the nation — and Chapman — is absenteeism. According to Bianca Vázquez ...