25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

On October 14, 15, and 16, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee took place at Creekview High School. The play was a hit, and most people seemed to love it!

Although Mr. Tamanini, the drama teacher, got a lot of complaints about the play. It is PG-13 for sexual content and language, so some of the audience members were complaining about that kind of play being shown at school.

Danielle, a junior, said, “The play was awesome! I was basically laughing the whole time. Plus, a lot of my friends were in the play, so that’s what drove me to go see it.”

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is about six teenagers that have entered into a spelling bee, competing to win a cash prize and bragging rights. There was also a twist to the play that left it more and more interesting each night; two members of the audience also volunteered to participate in the spelling bee.

In the play, there were six contestants: Oliver, William, Logainne, Marcy, Leaf, and Chip. All of the contestants had their unique quarks about them that made them really funny. Oliver, the newcomer to the competition, is a very shy girl who, throughout the play, is waiting on her dad who never shows up to watch her.

William was a Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year and only lost because of an allergic reaction to peanuts. His “magic foot” was the key to his success in winning the spelling bee.
Logainne, the youngest speller, struggles throughout the play with her two homosexual fathers who are pushing her to her limits to win the spelling bee.

Marcy seems to be the smarty-pants of the six contestants; she speaks six languages, is a member of the all-American hockey team, a championship rugby player, and only gets three hours of sleep at night due to her studying.

Leaf is the second runner-up in his district, and only got to go to the spelling bee because the first place winner could not go. He does not seem very bright, but whenever he spells a word, he goes into a trance and gets them right.

The sixth contestant, Chip, is a boy scout and the champion of the 24th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. By the rumbling laughter in the audience, the funniest part of the play is when Chip has an issue with his male body part during the competition which causes him to misspell a word and lose his title.

Also, on Saturday, November 6, Creekview hosted a competition between 6 schools to compete for the region title. Creekview performed The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and 4 of the actors in that play were named All-Star Performers of their region. Those people are: Ryan Sowala, Stormy Gayton, Jacqueline Abernathy, and Madeline Rice.
Written by: Sammi Urban

Xbox or PS3

It is 4:00 and most kids are just getting home, and most want nothing more than to escape everyday life and enter a world where anything is possible. To do so, many take comfort in one one area: video games. So chances are you own a gaming system. You may still be playing your older brother’s or sister’s Sega, or maybe even the Nintendo 64, but the majority of gamers have fallen to the new high tech game consoles.

Some say, “It is the most important time in my life.” Freshman Justin claims, “It is my Call to Duty.”

So what is everyone talking about? Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s XBOX360. The owners of these gaming consoles tend to defend their system to the death, so the argument over what console is better tends to be brutally biased.

“It has everything you could ask for in a system” says junior Nick about his PS3.
The phrase “you get what you pay for” is classic to the argument over the extravagant price of a PS3. The 250 gigabyte PS3 will put you out $350 and its 120 gigabyte counterpart is $300. Do not throw out your mountains of Playstation 1 and 2 games, the PS3 is backward friendly with Sony’s other two systems. Gamers can play any classic Playstation game on the PS3 while also using the exceptional characteristic of the built in Blu-Ray DVD player.

“My dad and I can play for hours,” junior Michael says. “All Xbox games are good.”
The Xbox 360 transcends the average for the basic console. Microsoft’s one of a kind ability to take the graphics of the PS3 and the family/party games for the Wii and put it all in one package sets it apart from its competition. Another plus of this great console is that the Xbox will not break the bank as it runs from $150 to $300, depending on how much memory one needs.

“Each day, I am astonished by Xbox live. I love having the ability to virtually shoot people from all over the world.” Junior Stephen said “I would give my left arm for a subscription to Xbox live if I did not have it. Although, that would [make it] difficult for me to actually play Xbox live.”
With the high-intensity graphic processor of the PS3 and the well rounded fun for everyone in the family Xbox, this is one argument that might never be determined.
Written by: Tenniea Martin