June 2011 Chatterbox - Ruston High School

GraduationChatterboxRuston High School June 2, 2011 Page 2Graduates move their tassels from the right to the left toshow they are officially graduates of Ruston High School.Mr. Mike Milstead introduces theceremony’s special guests.Graduates throw their caps in celebrationof their graduation.The RHS Concert Choir performs “The Water isWide” and “Seasons of Love” for the graduates.Mr. Milstead presents diplomasto the 2010-2011 graduates.Ruston High School graduates listen to their classmatesspeeches as they think of their futures.Kate Warner: Student of the Yearby Natasha AlvaNews EditorIn 2010, Kate Warner was named Ruston High School‘s Student of the Year. She then went through interviews and built aportfolio to compete against other school‘s elected Students of the Year at the parish level. Once again Kate was awarded for heroutstanding career as a student and was named Lincoln Parish Student of the Year. Next was the regional level and Kate Warner,much to her surprise, again claimed the title of Regional Student of the Year. Kate is definitely deserving of and has worked hardfor these honors.To qualify to be considered as Student of the Year, a student must have a 3.5 GPA or higher. When being considered, judgeslook at the student‘s ACT scores, their records, their contributions to the school and community, and letters of recommendation.The judges use a reverse point system. This means that in order to win the student must have the least amount of points. The studentchosen for this recognition is one who has proven that they know what it takes to work hard to be successful.Ruston’s National Merit Scholarsby Natasha AlvaNews EditorIn the last four years, six students from Ruston High School have been named Nationals Merit Scholars.Make that eight now as two have been added to the list from Ruston High School: Elizabeth Sawyer and ValerieWheat. Both young ladies took the Preliminary Scholar Aptitude Test (PSAT) their junior year and weretwo of the top fifty thousand scores in the nation. Sixteen thousand of those top scorers were named NationalMerit Semifinalists. A thousand of those students were eliminated and the remaining fifteen thousand studentswere named National Merit Finalists. In the end, eight thousand, four hundred students were named NationalMerit Scholars and were rewarded scholarships. Congratulations to both Elizabeth and Valerie for their selectionas National Merit Scholars and for representing the Bearcat nation!Elizabeth SawyerValerie Wheat