November 2009 - Choctawhatchee High School

Look Inside:Health 3Rock&country4Books 5Scary Movies 6/7Short Story 8Fashion 9Artist profile 11Rate My Room 12SectionBBeatles Rock Band WinnerCOVER STORYSmoke Signals editors AlaynaBowman and Kelsey Calderone presentTravis Miller with a copy of theBeatles Rock Band he won from theSmoke Signals Beatle trivia contest inOct.Swing dance clubThere is a new swing dancing clubon campus. The club welcomesthose with no dance experience tothose who are advanced dancers.Join them every Fri., in the cafeteriaor on the patio.Wal Mart Gift CardGive-AwayThe Smoke SIgnals Newspaper staffand the Wheelettes are sellingchances to win one of four $250 giftcards to Wal Mart. Tickets are soldfor a $1 donation. The drawing willbe held on Nov. 18 just in time forholiday shopping. Buy yours in 1C11or 2 D08.Purple Pinky ProjectWThe Purple Pinky Project works toraise money for vaccinations for childrenin Afghanistan, India, Pakistan,and Nigeria, where polio is epidemic.On Nov. 16-20 donate 60 cents toWheelettes and your pinky will bepainted purple in recognition of yourcontribution to this important cause.Thanksgiving HolidaysThe Okaloosa School Board hasdesignated the week of Nov. 22-26as Thanksgiving holidays for studentsand teachers.Smoke Signals Stat33Percentage ofstudents who saythey plan to travelthis Thanksgivingholiday.By Cayce McCarthyStaff ReporterThe month of October is a time of pumpkins,costumes, trick-or-treating and hauntings. Youmaybe surprised by this but there are two hauntedplaces here in North West Florida.Have you ever drove across Brooks bridge at nightand strangely hear the howl of wolves and see ripplesacross the water when no fish jumped and nowind is blowing? Ever heard of a friend or relativewho have gone to stay at Crestview in Jameson Innand got a creepy room, numbered 208? Well if youhaven't continue reading if you dare!On the third Wednesday of the month around midnightthere is a wolf pack that runs across the watersunder Brooks bridge. Information from the DailyNews states that this legend is new and is spreading.To see this pack you have to stand on the East sideof the bridge but not many people have been thatlucky.The wolves haven't even reveled themselves toworkers around the bridge who have been there fordecades. But that doesn't mean you can't try foryourselves. Another ghost tale of Brooks bridge isthat an old mans spirit dwells near the bridge.According to the story the spirit lives in the homelesspeople who sleep under it. So take caution asyou cross the bridge and watch out for the pack.Unfortunately our travels in the paranormal worldis not over. At the beautiful Jameson Inn inCrestview there is a terrifying room on the secondfloor, room 208. The assistant manger says she hasnever heard of the ghost but its been mentioned inthe newspaper around there and they even had ghosthunters there.My brother Patrick went to the room to take picturesof it and when he was in the room he said itwas creepy. He got goose bumps just taking pictures.He went to the bathroom to look at it and when heturned on the light it flickered. He tried it again andthe light still flickered. When he was done he closedthe bathroom door. But when he left the room hesaw, while closing the room door, the bathroom dooropening.He put the key back in the door to unlock it to seeif the door was opened but the key wouldn't unlockthe door. By that time he didn't care he just left withmy Mom , Ms. McCarthy. The tale goes that whensome guests stay there they smell strange smellsalong with cigars , cigarettes , and things that burnout of no where.Even when the hotel was built in 2000 peoplesaw on the second floor the apparition of a guywalking through the hallways of the second floor andfrequently hanging around the elevator. Employeesthat work their claim that the man haunts the room208. So if you want a good scare you can check in toroom 208 but let’s hope you safely check out. Here'sa little more of a challenge while in the room watch1408 and see if you can sleep at night.