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There’s never enough drama at St. James

The cast of “Hello Dolly” performs the closing number in the spring musical. Staff photos by Charlie Sabella

Charlie Sabella
Staff Reporter
class of 2012
Looking to broaden your act-
ing skills? What about increase
your speaking and stage perfor-
mance ability? If so, Broadway
Bound may be the perfect expe-
rience for you.
Broadway Bound is designed
for those who aspire to partici-
pate in official St. James High
School productions. Although
it is not required to be included
in a play, Broadway Bound helps
those interested by dedicating a
class to help actors as they con-
tinually improve there singing,
dancing, and speaking skills.
“Broadway Bound is a class
designed for those who wish to
participate in our school plays.
Unlike regular drama classes,
Broadway Bound isn’t for ev-
eryone. We look for aspiring ac-
tors and actresses that can sing,
dance, and are serious about
performing,” said St. James per-
forming arts director Mrs. An-
gela Howard. All our welcome
to try out, but unfortunately
only a set amount can make the
cut.”
Broadway Bound is a sepa-
rate program aside from regular
drama classes; it focuses specifi-
cally on school productions and
improving actors’ all-around
performances. Broadway Bound
has been offered at St. James for
five years.
“The greatest joy of teaching
is watching young individuals
learn and grow as they continu-
ally improve their skills,” said
Mrs. Howard. “It is a magnifi-
cent feeling.”
“The school performances
have had a very positive impact
on many of the actors and ac-
tresses who have participated,”
said senior Nick Liger, who
played a lead role in this spring’s
musical “Hello Dolly.” Whether you believe that production is around the corner
“‘Hello Dolly’ and even just your into acting or not, take a or you are invited to an improv
acting in general has helped me minute to consider performing group performance, just get out
to just let go and express myself on stage or even just taking a there and see it because maybe
whether I’m on stage or off,” he drama class to see if you like it. one day you’ll be the one who
said. And the next time a school people are coming to see.

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NEWS Spanish teacher Mrs. Melissa OPINION What are you doing for ENTERTAINMENT Find out which SPORTS The Sharks spring sports
Schamel and the Shark Attack staff Spring Break? Check out some cool spring movie releases are worth teams, including the No. 1-ranked
win awards at the Technology Fair. ideas and important reminders. your time and hard-earned money. baseball squad, are off to fast starts.
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St. James High School brims with glee

Josh Royce beneficial part of our school. It
would also give any student who
staff reporter
didn’t have the chance to sign up
class of 2012
for a chorus class a chance to try
With a full-fledged cast of out singing.
choir singers and all the differ- Apparently the idea of a Glee
ent programs that the chorus is Club has been tossed around a
involved in at St. James, it’s very lot here. Mrs. Bass, the leader of
hard to believe that there’s not al- the choral department, has con-
ready a Glee Club. Well recently, sidered starting one, but it seems
there has been much talk about the one thing that is stopping
the school start- the club from start-
ing one, and there “A glee club would be ing is the debate
are many reasons very beneficial for kids over whether or not
students should be people would be in-
excited. who want to express terested in joining.
Glee Club would themselves.” But who wouldn’t
be a place for any be up for the idea of Is this a sign of things to come for the Glee club? Staff photo by Josh Royce
students who are interested in having a group that will help stu- “A Glee Club would be very Villamizar, had this to say about It seems that everyone is in
expressing themselves, be it by dents in our school? beneficial for kids who want joining the club: “I love sing- agreement that Glee Club is just
singing or dancing. As many Several students here have al- to express themselves, and in a ing, and I love dancing. So why what this school needs, so keep
students are already involved in ready showed interest in a Glee school that’s a very important as- wouldn’t I join? It would be an an eye out for anything involving
the chorus and drama depart- Club and have given really posi- pect that we can’t afford to have amazing experience for me, and the club, because the way things
ments, it’s fairly easy to see why tive feedback on the idea, like se- too little of.” it would only help me improve are going, we very well may soon
the Glee Club would be a very nior Alexandra Finch-Agee. A junior student, Stephanie myself.” have a school that’s full of glee.

Officer Bush ensures Sharks’ safety Who is Officer Bush?

How many tattoos do you have?

Laiken Howard
Managing Editor
class of 2012
Most students know him as
“Mr. Incredible.” But his real
name is John Bush, and he is the
resource officer at St. James.
Although he is a prominent
figure on campus, few students
know the man behind the bi-
ceps.
His hobbies include working
out, fishing, and most impor-
tantly, spending time with his
family.
Before he came to St. James,
Bush played college football for
the University of Rhode Island
and then continued to play pro-
fessionally for four years.
Every winter, officer John Bush (right) and others participate in the Polar Bush is involved in our school
Plunge fundraising event for Special Olympics. Photo courtesy of John Bush in many ways. He organizes Po-
lar Plunge, which is an annual
event that raises money for the
Special Olympics.
He also coaches football, soft-
ball, and he helps students with
personal workout plans.
When asked about Officer
Bush, coach Adam Jones said,
“He brings experience in coach-
ing and in team building. He
knows athletes and has us in
peak physical shape and we are
the most physically invested
team in South Carolina. His val-
ue to our team is immeasurable.”
Sophomore Kaitie Cook said,
“It’s good to have him around
because he’s a good fly ball hit-
ter, and he is really cool to have
around the field.”
Officer Bush is trully an ar-
resting and captivating figure on
our campus.
Too many.
What do you do on the weekend?
Relax, and go to the gym.
Who is your favorite music artist?
Jason Aldean
What do you do in your free time?
What’s free time?
What are your interests?
Physical fitness and anything
competitive.
What is your favorite quote?
“If you’re early your on time.
If you’re on time you’re late.”
What is one random fact about you?
I taught high school education to
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Sharks shine at Tech Fair Schamel also entered in the Mr. Moore’s students entered
Annakai McFarlane teacher category, and she won three projects. His newspaper
2nd place for the learning tools class presented their website,
staff reporter
class of 2012
she created. She did a two- sharkattackonline.com. Juniors
fold project of an instructional Jake Wentz, Laiken Howard,
The second annual Horry smart board presentation that and John DelBianco attended
County Schools Technology functions like an iPhone and an the event, and the entire staff
Fair took place on March 1, and e-classroom. won 2nd place for the website.
a group of St. James teachers “Students can access instruc- Mr. Moore’s English I classes
and students took part in this tional videos, keep track of presented their multimedia cre-
exciting event. classroom assignments, post e- ations. Freshmen Quan Russell,
“The technology fair is an discussions, and participate in Sydney Wilder, and Madison
opportunity for students and class polls,” said Mrs. Schamel. Heavener demonstrated their
educators to show In addition, character perspective blogs.
how they are us- “The technology fair is an her page is linked Freshmen Hope Markley,
ing technology in opportunity for students to other websites Lexi Lytle, and Emani Collins
classrooms,” said and educators to show how where students can showed off their multimedia
English teacher they are using technology play instructional metaphor poetry.
Sarah Kangarloo. in classrooms.” games and com- The technology fair this year
Ms. Kangarloo plete assignments. showcased almost 400 students
took part in the fair as a teacher “When a student touches an and 60 teachers with over 150
entry. She teamed up with Eng- app, it takes them to Spanish entries in seven categories. The
lish teacher Rob Flynn from exercises like telling time, label- seven categories were: Ani-
Delbarton, New Jersey. They ing body parts and Latin Amer- mated Graphic Design, Non-
communicated over with each ican countries, text messaging Animated Graphic Design,
other’s class via Edmodo and activities, animals, and foods.” Multimedia Applications, Proj-
Skype to talk about the book The smart board presentation ect Programming, Robotics,
they both read called “Speak.” also incorporates power point Creative/Other, and Teacher
Spanish teacher Melissa presentations. Category.

St. James
Participants
in the 2011
Horry County
Schools
Technology
Fair
St. James was well represented
at this year’s Horry County
Schools Technology Fair.
Clockwise from top are
Spanish teacher Melissa
Schamel, Spanish teacher
Yohency Hernandez, English
teacher Sarah Kangarloo,
freshmen Madison Heavener,
Sydney Wilder, and Quan
Russell, freshmen Emani
Collins, Lexi Lytle, and Hope
Markley, and juniors Jake
Wentz, Laiken Howard, and
John DelBianco with English
teacher Jerry Moore.
Photos courtesy of Barbara Schlidt
 4 shark opinion April 2011

Thank goodness for St. James High School

Shelly Quintana
Staff Reporter
class of 2013
Our school is so stupid. I’d
rather go to any other school than
this one. I hate my teachers; they
don’t know what they’re doing. My
teachers hate me, which is why
I’m failing. The people here are
so dumb. Drama, drama, drama.
Our pep rallies are so pointless,
and our teams suck. The girls here
are so stuck up. I just hate this
place. I wish I could move; my life
would be so much better.
Walk the halls of St. James
High School for one day, and this
is probably what you are going to
hear. I don’t think students stop
to realize what actually goes on.
Our school is actually a blessing
to our county. There are people
out there who go to schools with
no computers, no textbooks, or
textbooks from about 50 years
ago with no up-to-date informa-
tion in them.
Actually, some schools don’t
even decent classrooms, and stu-
Many schools are crammed with far too many children in confined spaces. Photo courtesy of http://i.dailymail.
co.uk/i/pix/2011/02/14/article-1356880-0D2FF0F7000005DC-904_634x421_popup.jpg
dents are all crammed into one
tiny space with a lot of people.
Yeah, talk about OUR school be-
ing dumb and stupid.
A lot of students here take for
granted of what this school has
to offer us. No, it isn’t perfect, but
things could be way worse for us.
Here we have classrooms that fit
the right amount of people. For
the most part, we have teachers
who want to teach us. Most of
our textbooks are either brand
new or less than two years old.
How can someone complain
about that? How can you com-
plain about some biology teach-
ers being able to have laptops to
do projects on in our class?
Not all schools have the privi-
lege of having such new stuff.
For instance, one of our English
teachers has a class set of iPod
Touches for students to use in
class. Other schools don’t have
anything other than pencils and
paper and a ratty, 50-year-old
textbooks.
“I feel lucky to be here to have
a computer and textbook to do
my work. They come in handy,”
said sophomore Shelley Rogers.
Before you go and call our
school “stupid,” you should re-
alize how much we have here to
learn in an environment that’s
not crammed nor is it bad. Com-
plainers really sound spoiled, es-
pecially compared to others who
have nothing.
Here at St. James High School,
we get choices for lunch. We can
also pick our lunch; some schools
have sandwiches and milk. I
don’t think our school is bad. In
fact, as for the teachers and pep
rallies, other schools don’t even
have teams for students to play
on or cheer for.
“I’m happy our school has
sports because I really enjoy
swimming on the team,” said
sophomore Danny Quinn.
So how can our school, which
at least tries to support and pro-
vide opportunities for students,
be so dumb and stupid? It’s not;
we should really embrace what
we have because things could be
much worse for us.

Spring fashion: dos and don’ts for warm weather

Gabrellia Young
staff reporter
class of 2014
Spring is here, and along
with the change in weather
comes a change in students’
wardrobes.
Some people think when it
comes to girls it’s very inappro-
priate to wear short shorts and
a tank top in school because it’s
too revealing.
I’m sure guys would still
want to wear tennis shoes and
a regular t-shirt, which is fine,
but though girls and guys want
to wear spring clothes at school,
some types aren’t allowed.
Substitute teacher Joseph
Michael said for girls, “No
short shorts because it’s a
school rule.”
Students in school need to
wear appropriate clothes be-
cause they need to know it’s not
cute when it’s not appropriate.
Guys usually want girls to
wear “the most attractive thing
that they could get away with,”
in sophomore Palmer Sally’s
opinion.
Some students, especially
girls, are upset by the new dress
code in place this year.
I’m a freshman this year and
I know I was looking forward
to the last year’s dress code,
but this year they decided to
change it.
As we know, the rules are the
dollar bill for length and two-
finger width for shoulder straps
on the shirt. And of course,
boys can’t wear sagging pants.
The administration is crack-
ing down, and some students
aren’t thrilled about it. I know
a lot of my friends were look-
ing forward to the high school
dress code because it was a big
jump from middle school.
But it seems that most par-
ents, teachers, and a good num-
ber of students are in favor of
the dress code, so I doubt it will
change.
As for outside of school,
it’s somwhat different. You
have more freedom outside of
school, so you have more of a
variety to choose from. Still,
there are some things to avoid.
“For guys, definitely not blue
jean shorts, and for girls, no
Uggs with shorts,” said senior
Aubrey Fallon.
And just because you’re out-
side of school doesn’t mean you
have to have a huge difference
in fashion.
Being “cute” or “cool” isn’t
really what fashion is all about.
It’s also about being appropri-
ate.
“For girls, I would want them
to wear something attractive,”
said said Tyler Kauffman.
Every year there’s some-
thing new about what or how
people wear their clothes, but
it’s important to remember that
whatever the style, it should be Freshman Hannah Cooper looks very fashionable in her spring attire.
appropriate at the same time. Staff photo by Brittany Sloan
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attack
The Official Newspaper
of St. James High School
Volume VIII, Issue V
April 2011
St. James High School
10800 Highway 707
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Contact: jmoore004@
horrycountyschools.net
Jake Wentz
editor in chief
John DelBianco
Laiken Howard
Wayne Huggins
Brittany Sloan
managing editors
Gage Davis
Robert Kearns
Chris Maraglio
Jonathan Matthias
Annakai McFarlane
Stephanie Panos
Shelly Quintana
Josh Royce
Charlie Sabella
Nick Tate
Taylor Threatt
Justin Webb
Jack Younan
Gabriella Young
Staff writers
Jerry Moore
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body of St. James High School.
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Will locals cash in this Spring Break?
Stepanie Panos
Staff Reporter
class of 2014
Everyone is looking forward
to Spring Break. I know I’m ex-
cited about the beach, boys, and
attempting to get a tan. I know
besides summer, this is one of
the biggest highlights of the year.
There are parties, new people
and endless fun no matter where
you go.
Many people travel for Spring
Break, and some popular desti-
nations are Florida, California,
Mexico, cruise ships, and, of
course, Myrtle Beach.
A lot of business depend on
Spring Break tourists and are
wondering if this economy will
affect their yearly travelers.
My parents own two res-
taurants, Woodhaven Pancake
House and Plantation Pancake
House, and we look forward to
the “sunny season” to keep us
going through the whole year.
I am personally looking for-
ward to Spring Break because it
is the official kick-off for money
to start flowing again for the
next couple months. With the
How to make Spring Break a blast in 2011
Brittany Sloan
Managing Editor
class of 2012
Spring Break is a great fun
time to get away from school,
work, and stress. It is a time to
chill, relax, hang out, and have
fun with friends and family.
But Spring Break can also be
a nerve-racking time for parents
worrying about their children’s
safety. After all, it is sometimes
a week full of teenagers acting
recklessly.
Here are some suggestions
to keep you safe and put adults’
minds at ease.
Don’t drink if you are under-
age. Don’t be stupid. Drinking
underage isn’t cool.
Know what will happen if
you violate local, state, or inter-
national laws wherever you go.
Do not ride with anyone who
you don’t know or who might
struggling economy, I wonder if
spring break will bring as much
money and tourism as it has in
past years.
When sophomore Carter
Brakefield was asked if he thinks
tourism will be just as good as
last year, he said, “Of course be-
cause girls will come.”
When asked the same ques-
tion, sophomore Bradford How-
ell said, “I think it deffinitely will
have been drinking. Use a des-
ignated driver or choose public
transportation.
Never leave a member of
your group alone. If their level
of consciousness is too low or if
they become dangerously sick,
call 911 immediately.
If you are at a hotel there are
general, common sense rules:
because there will be vacation-
ers.”
Myrtle Beach is famous for its
tourist attractions, beachwear
stores on every street corner, and
its up and downs with weather.
What weather doeswill also af-
fect Spring Break income for
many local businesses.
I know a couple days dur-
ing Spring Break last year were
a tad chilly. Lately our weather
Lock your door.
Look through the peephole
before answering the door.
Don’t leave valuables in your
hotel or motel room.
Use the buddy system when
leaving the room for any reason.
Do not ride in elevators with
strangers alone.
Do not climb on balconies
5
has been hot a couple days and
freezing the next. I hope the
weather will be a steady sunny
heat that will attract just as many
tourist as it did last year, if not
more.
The majority of the business-
es in Myrtle Beach rely on the
Spring Break visitors. We are all
hoping business will increase, I
guess we’ll just have to wait and
see.
or sit on balcony rails. You can
fall and die or seriously injure
yourself.
If you don’t plan on party-
ing, then plan a fun time with
your friends and avoid driving
because there are bound to be
reckless drivers on the roads.
Plan on everywhere you go be-
ing crowded, so make sure to
take the right safety precau-
tions.
Students at St. James have
a few other suggestions about
how to stay safe.
Senior Lauren Schneider
gives a basic way to stay safe:
“DON’T drive drunk!”
Junior Mason Elliott says,
“People should go on vacation
so they don’t do stupid things!”
“Just follow the rules,” junior
Zach Stoltzfus says.
Coach Anderson says people
should “just spend all their time
at the beach and hangout.”
 6 shark entertainment
Internet and TV just made a baby
Jake Wentz
Editor in Chief
class of 2010
The latest step in home en-
tertainment technology has
arrived. As the biggest block-
buster since 3-D, the idea of In-
ternet-television seems to have
finally been realized. The idea,
which probably came up in the
minds of channel surfers and
bloggers alike, is finally here.
An interactive Web-TV is a
wide-ranging topic, but at the
same time it’s simple. You want
all the programming options
of the home movie and show
packages with the ability to surf
the Internet while you watch.
News about this technology
started to spread widely back in
February of 2010. The first orga-
nizations to jump in the action
were Google, Logitech, Sony,
and Intel. Together they came
up with blueprints by May 2010.
The release of the first “Google
TV” in stores was on Nov. 10.
Google TV has been in head-
lines ever since, but it didn’t
quite take off at first as predict-
ed by financial analysts. Today
many people still don’t know
that Internet-TVs are here, but
corporations of all sizes in the
U.S. and abroad have joined to-
gether to make their own dent
on the industry.
Prices in the field range by
screen size, name brand, and
processing capability like a
These are some of the newsest models of Internet-capable TV sets.
Many have the option to be enabled with more apps later, even if they
are not equipped right out of the box. Staff photo by Jake Wentz
computer. They are still in stag-
es of higher prices because de-
mand hasn’t spiked yet. Prices
range from $400-700 dollars for
an average size set.
With the original purchase,
you get many of the major net-
works as well local stations for
the TV section. You also have
full access to the Internet from
the start, and additional appli-
cation technology is available to
buy as you go.
Televisions with Internet
built in are sold in most major
stores, such as Wal-Mart, Best
Buy, and Sears to name a few.
Many of the competitors have
websites for further comparison
of the heavyweight options.
Originally the product came
with mixed reviews and had the
bugs commonly associated in
any new invention. Although
they were selling and revenue
was up, there was controversy
about whether or not a winning
business model was in place to
keep the idea going. Despite
that criticism, in early 2011 the
trend was looking bright when
Google TV became just one of a
many major market forces.
At St. James, some teachers
view these new tools as ways
to help the school system. Ob-
viously there are question of
budgets and funding, but class-
rooms with Internet-capable
televisions could benefit stu-
dents.
Frequent substitute teacher
Many televisions on display at Wal-Mart in Garden City are enabeled with Web applications and Internet
capabilities. This Wal-Mart location in particular will receive more shipments of Google TVs in upcoming
weeks. Staff photo by Jake Wentz
at St. James Mrs. McGuire was
asked if she thought Web-TVs
could be incorporated in the
high school setting.
“I do, it would be really help-
ful to teachers in the classroom,”
she stated.
The students, who are the fu-
ture consumers of such technol-
ogies, also have their opinions
when it comes to the products
at hand. Juniors Anthony Wel-
born and Blake Bailes gave their
input.
“I believe it replaces most
need for home computers due
to the fact that it can browse the
internet and that is mostly what
people do on the computer,”
said Bailes. He added that he is
a supporter and would be inter-
ested in buying his own.
“I think it’s a good idea be-
cause if you get bored of TV,
you can just switch to the Inter-
net,” said Welborn.
After hearing student testi-
monies, many are leaning to-
wards believing that these prod-
ucts have a bright upcoming
future that may very well play a
part in schools.
Research does state that this
technology is still only in its
infancy, but with Google TV
spearheading the market, many
other companies have their
April 2011
own Internet-connected televi- watching the Game Network
sions now. Apple TV is already when the program goes to com-
a trademarked corner-stone of mercial. While you watch as
the market. Microsoft was the capitalism does its job of adver-
first of the groups to add in the tising products, you remember
ability to give applications or that you need to e-mail your
apps to the Web-TV. boss about something concern-
Android Apps and Verizon ing revenue reports. In days
are set to team up with Sony at past, you might have had to
Google TV, and others also plan start up your computer or re-
apply the Android applications charge your smartphone, but
to the new tech. you don’t even have to move.
Until stocks really take off, You grab your remote, turn on
this will stay off the radar of the touch screen of that clicker,
anyone who doesn’t research and go to your fast-track e-mail
the newest inventions of the app. You open your G-mail in
integrated technology world, seconds running off your In-
and better business models are ternet engine, Google Chrome.
needed to get the products in While typing on your personal
more news. keypad, you can also surf the
The focus, however, is the fu- web for what shows come on
ture, and the accomplishments HBO for when you want to
of the present are that there are switch back to TV. After the
TV/computer hybrids on the e-mail, you can relax, order
market. In fact, the home com- something off of Netflix, and
puter could become less of a ne- reminisce about the Dark Ages
cessity because of a TV. when TV and Internet were in
Imagine, you’re on the couch two different places.
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Send us your responses to articles, story ideas,
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place
Gage Davis
Staff Reporter
class of 2013
What is the worst moment in
your life? Maybe you broke an
arm or maybe a leg. You might
have gotten into a fight with
a friend, and now you aren’t
friends anymore. Sometimes
rumors go around and people
think that you did something
wrong or mean.
Well, nothing compares to the
story of this guy who had a job
that became his worst nightmare
in the new movie “127 Hours.”
In May 2003, Aron Alston
went on a hike and found out
that sometimes jobs aren’t what
they seem to be. On this specific
day Aron, was just going and do-
ing his job, but while he was on
this hike he also recorded ev-
erything he did. But when Aron
decided to descend down a cliff,
the boulder that he was hanging
onto fell suddenly.
When Aron tried to stop him-
self from falling by sticking his
arms and legs on the side of the
cliff, his arm got caught by the
boulder and got stuck. Once his
arm was stuck, he thought he
could get out of the situation if
he just pulled hard or poured wa-
ter on his arm to help it slide out.
Unfortunately for Aron, it
didn’t happen. So hescreamed at
the top of his lungs, and he didn’t
stop until nightfall.
Aron was stuck, and with no
one coming to help him he was
stuck for a long time, 127 hours
to be exact. With nothing to eat
or drink, Aron had to resort to
desperate measures. He took the
clothing off of his arm with the
dull pocket knife that he had, and
he put his clothing in his mouth
to try to relieve the pain. Finally,
using the same dull knife, he had
he had to cut his own arm off.
Then he had to climb back up the
tall cliff and a long way back to
base camp to find help. The mov-
ie chronicles Aron’s dangerous
adventure from start to finish.
“I haven’t seen it yet but this
movie seems so cool I want to
see it,” said sophomore Jeromy
McAlister.
When asked if he would ever
cut his arm off to stay alive, fresh-
man Logan Singleton said, “No, I
would never cut my own arm off,
I would just keep screaming for
help.”
“127 Hours” came out in the-
aters on Jan. 28, and the DVD
and Blu-ray came out in stores
on March 1.

Invasion hits Hollywood

John DelBianco
managing editor
class of 2012
Earlier this month, a movie
full of alien invasions and an
epic battle for Earth came into
theaters. “Battle: Los Angeles”
was released on March 11.
This action science fiction
film was directed by Jonathan
Liebesman and stars Aaron
Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez,
and Ne-Yo. The movie is rated
PG-13, and the movie made an
estimated $36 million dollars in
the first weekend.
After years of documented
UFO sightings in countries such
as Brazil, France, Germany, and
China, Earth is finally attacked
by unknown forces. All major
cities around the world start to
fall, and all hopes of humanity
rests on the city of Los Angeles.
What was once just thought
to be a meteor attack turned
into an alien invasion that
struck throughout the entire
world. This invasion started
with just robotic aliens that
came in from the beaches after
ships crashed in from space.
These forces started killing ev-
erything in sight. Eventually
computer operated aircraft took
care of the U.S. Air Force as
they tried to contain the situa-
tion before it spread.
The major shooting of the
movie is on Eckhart and his new
platoon. They were assigned to
go into enemy influenced terri-
tory and save civilians stuck in
an abandoned police station. As
the unknown forces take over
survival mode kicks in.
One by one, the platoon
shrinks and Eckhart leads his
team back to base. When they
arrive to base no one is alive
and they must retreat to a tem-
porary base where the military
is taking civilians and remain-
ing soldiers in the Mojave Des-
ert.
The movie continues on
where Staff Sergeant Michael
Nantz (Eckhart) must make
a life threatening decision to
complete his mission and safe
the world from destruction.
“Battle: LA” is an action-
packed movie influenced by
both military strategy and sur-
vival of the fittest. It will keep
you on the edge of your seat
from beginning to end.
 8 shark entertainment April 2011

‘Black Ops’ down

Jack Younan
staff reporter
class of 2012
It was one of the most highly
anticipated first person shoot-
ers of all time. With over $1
billion in sales and 8 million
copies sold it has become one
of the best selling first person
shooters ever. Four months
after its launch date, “Call of
Duty: Black Ops” has seen its
skyrocketing success plummet.
It isn’t an opinion, it’s a fact.
“Black Ops” has lost a lot steam
in the past few months. The
reason is simple: people have
simply played it too much.
“‘Black Ops’ was really fun
at first. My friends and I would
play for a few hours a night. But
after a while it just got really re-
petitive. I ended up selling my
copy for store credit at Game
Stop,” said junior Bryce Causey.
Another issue was how long
it took for a map pack to be
released. For three months,
gamers played the same on-
line maps until the map pack
“First Strike” was released for
the Xbox 360. “First Strike” has
also received much criticism
for the lack of diversity the new
maps bring and only one zom-
bie map being included.
“The game really didn’t live
up to the hype. At first, every-
one really loved playing it, but
after a while, everything we
thought was going to be awe-
some ended up just getting re-
ally boring,” said junior Gage
Glover.
The truth is everything gets
old after a while. It shows in the
online numbers dropping and
more gaming fans looking to
new game titles.
“‘Black Ops’ doesn’t fit the
new age youth of gamers any-
more; the attention spans of
people are much shorter. Video
game developers only have a
small window to create some-
thing awesome before everyone
feels it is outdated,” said junior
Gregg Johnsen.
So what’s in store for the fu-
ture of the famed “Call of Duty”
series? Don’t count on it falling
out of the limelight; in fact,
“Modern Warfare 3” is slated
to have a release sometime later
this year.

‘Limitless’ film opens

limitless possibilities
Taylor Threatt
staff reporter
class of 2011
With the winter months over
and spring in full effect, there
are several things you can count
on, including sunshine, tour-
ists, and box office blockbusters.
One of these movies is “Lim-
itless.” It stars Bradley Cooper
and Robert DeNiro.
It’s about Eddie Morra, (Coo-
per), a down on his luck writer
whose life is a constant battle
against mediocrity. But then
his friend shows him an experi-
mental drug called NZT that
allows him to use 100 percent
of his brain, instead of just the
average 50 percent.
This allows him to remem-
ber everything he’s ever seen or
heard, as well as see patterns no
one else can.
Using this newfound power,
Morra becomes successful in
the financial world. But then a
big-wig money mogul (DeNiro)
and a bunch of hit men who
want their hands on the drug
complicate things and seek to
bring Morra’s fantastic new life
to an abrupt end.
Morra will have to use all of
his superhuman intellect to es-
cape the consequences that be-
fall those that try to break past
humanity’s limitations.
While this is a great movie, it
also sparks an equally great de-
bate. What would you do if you
had mental abilities like Eddie
Morra?
St. James sophomore Joey
Shipley responded, “I would get
Megan Fox to marry me.”
Senior Adam Sementelli re-
plied, “I would definitely use it
to get more money. I want to be
rich.”
As for me, I would use it to
help predict sporting events
and become the greatest ESPN
reporter ever.
So no matter what you would
do with superhuman intellect,
it is definitely a no-brainer to
go check out “Limitless” in the-
aters this spring.
sharkattackonline.com shark opinion 9

Are you too cool?

Justin Webb
staff reporter
class of 2013
Warning: This article is entire-
ly based on my opinion; I’m not
calling anybody out or anything.
If you’re truly offended, I apolo-
gize. However, this was written
with the intent to express a per-
sonal opinion, while also making
jokes and being humorous.
Honestly, I think school
cliques are overrated and so
blown out of proportion, teen-
agers are starting to put ste-
reotypes on themselves due to
some of the things that they do.
I never realized how trendy
and cool some people try to act
until I stepped foot into high
school. Truthfully, I think it’s
pointless; trying to fit into a
group of kids who probably
front their own personality, just
to fit in. Sure, everybody goes
through a phase where they try
to make a lot of friends and to
be cool.
That’s not the case though;
it isn’t just a phase. It is really a
way of life that people choose or
have been trying to fit in for so
long that they don’t know how
to be themselves.
It’s really impossible to guess
what caused people to be so
spurious, but cliques really im-
pact everyone. Cliques have
really changed the image of
teenagers forever, and at this
point, I don’t think there’s a way
to stop it.
In school, you generally hang
out with a certain, small group
of kids who are interested in
the same things that you are.
You’ve got athletes, skaters, that
group of kids that rep Guy Har-
vey shirts every day, etc.
And what about those kids
who aren’t in a group of friends?
Do you ever consider the hand-
ful of students who might be
lonely and hurting as you as
you roam around with group of
clowns, even to the bathrooms?
How cool does that look, a
group of nine dudes just walk-
ing into the bathroom together?
In the end, who people hang
out with really can’t be changed.
However, I don’t think that all
these little cliques are pointless.
Nobody can be cooler than any-
body else, it’s impossible. Don’t
act like you’re better than some-
body else because they aren’t
in your social category. Don’t
front a personality to fit in to a
group; that won’t make you any
real friends. Students congregate in small groups at the Shark. Staff photo by Justin Webb

Glasses vs. contacts: an eye-opening debate

Wayne Huggins glasses would be bulky and not playing sports or driving. Even brands that offer a large variety contacts are that you have to
managing editor
nearly as helpful.” the smallest, most subtle pair of styles. touch your eyes to put them in
class of 2011 Some of the downsides of of glasses can fog up or create Some contacts can stay over- and they are hard to find if you
having glasses are that they a blinding glare. night in your eyes, but others lose them.
Many students at St. James interfere with your natural ap- Some people prefer contacts cannot be slept in. There is “I prefer my contacts be-
are plagued by bad vision and pearance. Some people don’t because they don’t obstruct also a wide range of materials cause I can wear them almost
have to choose between eye- think of glasses an extra acces- your view at all. They do not that allow more or less oxygen everywhere,” said senior Ash-
glasses and contact lenses. I sory they get to wear. Glasses require frames and fit right and water through, depending ley Webb, “unlike my glasses
myself have switched back and can interfere with your periph- into your eye. With contacts, on what your eyes prefer. that I can’t wear to the beach or
forth throughout my life. eral vision and are not good for you have a huge variety of The only real downsides to with sunglasses.”
A person has many different
things to consider. With glass-
es, a person has the chance to
find a stylish pair of frames to
rock and be able to see while
doing it. Today, glasses come in
an unlimited variety of colors,
designs, and sizes. You have the
opportunity to get them cus-
tomized to be perfect for you.
Glasses are the better choice
of corrective eyewear for peo-
ple with most types of astigma-
tisms. They are easy to take on
and off and a lot easier to find
when they get lost. With tech-
nology today, glasses can even
darken all by themselves to
protect your eyes from bright
lights.
“I’m grateful for modern
technology when it comes to
glasses,” said librarian Barbara
Schlidt. “If we didn’t have it,
 10
Shark school notes
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to the north end near the blue shed.
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Spring Break information: St. James
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Sharks cruise
in spring action
John DelBianco
managing editor
class of 2012
Baseball: With five straight
wins to open the season, the
Sharks are now No. 1 in the
state and, for the first time ever,
ranked nationally, coming in at
No. 33.
The Sharks recently won the
IP Classic Tournament in Gero-
getown, including a victory over
then-No. 1 Brookland-Cayce.
C/P/3B Robert Troiano was
named athlete of the week by
WMBF news for the week of
March 14-18.
Girls Soccer: The Lady
Sharks have started out unde-
feated for the season. A huge win
came against the defending state
Members of the St. James varsity baseball team celebrate after sweeping their way to the IP Tournament champions Waccamaw Warriors
championship. The Sharks are now ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 33 in the nation. Photo courtesy of Kevin Randall Lady Soccer team. They Sharks
have set a soccer record for the
best South Carolina ranking in
school history. Freshman Jenny
Breeden leads the regino with
seven goals.
Tennis: Earlier in the month
the team took a chunk out of
the NMB Chiefs by taking six
of seven matches. Jeffery Day-
ton, Taylor Sellers, Ross Durant,
and James Lynch all won their
singles matches.
Track and Field: The Boys
Track team expaneded their
undefeated record to 4-0. Billy
Krier set a school record in the
3200m with a time of 10:35 and
Corey Morrison set a school re-
cord in the 1600m with a time
of 4:45. Although the girls team
was defeated by Carolina For-
est earlier in the week, Lauren
Bradley and Heather Jewell fin-
ish first in their events.

Pro video gamers get paid to play

Chris Maraglio
staff reporter
class of 2011
Major League Gaming is
a new competitive epidemic
sweeping the nation one TV at
a time. From “Halo” to “Rain-
bow 6,” and now the new “Call
of Duty: Black Ops,” teams from
across the world duke it out in
places like the Hard Rock Hotel
in Las Vegas and Cesar’s Palace.
Professional video gamers
compete for cash prizes and the
satisfaction of being “The Best.”
The pay-per-veiw events are also
streamed on mlgpro.com with
coverage through ESPN360.
The company was founded in
New York in 2002 by Sundance
DiGiovanni, which raised $42.5
million dollars from its inves-
tors before adding more from its
many pay-per-veiw pro circuits.
MLG has beaten out its rival
Championship Gaming Series
(CGS), thus leaving it the only
big competitive gaming circuit
in its class. Forty million peo-
ple have been pulled in by the
crescendoing cry of MLG and
its recognition for both major
league and minor league cir-
cuits. The growing audience can
interact with the competitions
via the live stream the website
provides, letting viewers get
right in the action to see what’s
happening on the screen.
This year’s tour starts in Dal-
las on April 1, bringing the em-
pire to its eighth season. This
year’s tour will stream from six
major U.S. cities with millions of
prizes to be won and thousands
of teams to process, making this
season the largest in its history.
Some of the games that play-
ers can participate in playing for
this season are “Halo Reach,”
“Call of Duty: Black Ops,” “Su-
per Smash Brothers Brawl,”
“Tekken 6,” “Star Craft 2,” “Halo
3,” and “Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare 2.” MLG has sparked
multiple ideas and series, such
as the television show Arena
on the G4 network (back when
G4 wasn’t a network of movies,
“Cops,” and “Campus PD”).
Another impressive aspect
of MLG’s success is marketing.
MLG has the most successful
online retail and online and dig-
ital promotions across the web.
This is possible through its part-
nership with IMG Media, the
largest independent producer
of sports programming in the
world.
IMG Media is responsible
for more then 18,500 hours and
20,000 hours of television and
radio, and its coverage spans
from Wimbolton, The Interna-
tional Rugby board, MotoGP,
The NFL, and the International
Volleyball Federation.
IMG Media is also the world’s
largest archive of sports footage
with MLG among its ranks. As
more and more gamers flock
to MLG, it may be no surprise
when you see the company com-
peting with the NFL for time
slots.
12 photo frenzy April 2011

St. James students get

hands-on experience

Cosmetology students at St. James learn to professionally

style hair, paint nails, and do makeovers right here at the
school. Staff photo by Nick Tate

St. James offers strong band and chorus programs. Junior Wesley Trentacosta practices a Art students sketch their concepts before starting a class
piece on the violin in the band room. Staff photo by Nick Tate project. Staff photo by Nick Tate

Improv group acts ‘Out of the Blue’

Junior Cody Dean and freshman Victoria Sloan perform Junior Blake Bailes and Freshmen Tyler Dinunzio, Kayleigh Harrington, and Josie
a father-daughter sketch as part of the “Out of the Blue” freshman Sarah Quinn play Thompson warm up for their next game. Staff photo by
Improv Group. Staff photo by Jonathan Mattias an improv game. Jonathan Mattias