We spend so much time asking God to cure our hardships, but we never stop to consider that our hardships are curing us. ~Yasmin Mogahed

You will never fail until you stop trying. ~Albert Einstein 

You learn more from failure than success, don’t let it stop you. Failure builds character. ~Unknown

If you love two people, be with the second one, for if you truly loved the first one, you wouldn’t have fallen for the second. ~Johnny Depp

A crazy man does not know he is crazy, I know I am crazy therefore I cannot be crazy. Isn’t that crazy? ~ Jack Sparrow

By Brianna Beamer

The semester event schedule for the book club will revolve around the group reading Escape from Mr.Lemoncello’s Library.

“We are currently reading Escape from Mr.Lemoncello’s Library collaborating with the Medina book club in Medina Tennessee, and looking forward to seeing the movie based on the book Mr. Lemoncello’s Library.” Media Specialist and Book club director, Mrs. Cooper said.

The club will get to watch the movie as an added extra and skype with the author, Chris Grabenstein, at the end of January.

“I am really excited to be able to Skype with the author of the book we are reading, and I like reading in general so this is really fun for me.” Emma Raney said.

Students are excited about the upcoming events of the year and are always accepting members.  Other Book Club activities include a book tasting, where students find a book that they would like to check out while eating their lunch with friends. In February, the book club will host Blind Date with a Book. This is an event where the books are covered and you switch around with the people at your table and rate the books you get.

Just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want, doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have. ~Unknown

The eighth-grade Roughnecks came out on top last Thursday night with a hard-fought win over the Winona Wildcats, 24-22.

Landon Anderson threw for two touchdowns with Sam Dusek on the receiving end of both. Gunner Solis caught another pass from Anderson for another White Oak touchdown.

Gavin Bzdil rushed for a two-point conversion in the second quarter.

“The boys start district play this Thursday,” Coach Steve Gillispie said. “The boys are getting better and better each week and now it’s time for the fun to begin.”

The Roughnecks will travel to Hughes Springs for the first of five district games.

By: Brianna Beamer

My mother said to me, ‘If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.’ Instead, I was a painter and became Picasso. ~Pablo Picasso