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Capricorn-(Dec.22-Jan.19)- It’s the perfect day to do some career planning. Enroll in a class or try a new program or club. Today, you can conquer the world with your energetic ways!...(more)

College Bound
By Ben Duncan
When most students’ reach their senior year they begin a search for a college that meets their standards.  But for those who make no effort or little attempt to plan for their future are making a big mistake.  If you are one... (more)

Blood Drive
By Amy Byrd
McCreary Central held a blood drive on October 1st.  Ninety-one students signed up and only about seventy of them qualified to give blood. Some students that donated gave Plasma. Plasma is the liquid component of the blood, in which the blood cells are suspended. It makes...(more)

2008 Democratic Election
By Heather Duncan
In the democratic area for the 2008 presidential election, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are neck and neck in the race. Somewhat over two years since being elected to the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama is widely considered a...(more)

Getting Fit: Getting Started
By John Keith
With the lure of fast food, subliminal advertising of junk food, and decrease of physical activity with the adoption of sedentary living, it’s no small wonder that many people are overweight and out of shape. Often, an out-of-shape person has trouble combating their situation because developing a fitness regimen can seem daunting. However,...(more)

 
Cartoon by Kristina

Opinion

Views On Raider News:
A Student-Teacher Controversy
By Kristina Perry, Editorial Staff
Nearly every morning in 1^st period class, teachers turn on their television sets and students reroute their attention to MCHS’s broadcast program, most commonly known as Raider News. However, due to the lack of patience with how the show is produced, some teachers are skipping this important Raider tradition.

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2007 Distinguished Disney Trip
By Whitney Tucker
For several years it has been a McCreary Central tradition for those students who received a distinguished ranking on one or more of  the sections on the annual CATS test the previous spring to be rewarded with a nearly all expenses paid trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

Thanksgiving for the Soldiers
By Amber Gilreath
The McCreary Central High School J.R.O.T.C. has been leading the way to collect gifts, personal hygiene items, and clothing for troops in Iraq to help them  have a better  holiday. The school is trying to collect 1,000 items. Please join in and support out troops.

You can also remember our soldiers during this Thanksgiving holiday by helping to provide them with certain items that they need and are hard to obtain.  Anything we can do may help make their Thanksgiving a little better by letting them know how much we care. The MCHS Sword newspaper staff would like to thank Sgt. Arnold Carroll and Sgt. J.B. Waters for their dedication and hard work.

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EYE OF THE SWIGER:
Sports: Adam Swiger

The Boston Team Party
By Adam Swiger
The city of Boston has had mass production from their collegiate and professional sports teams this season:
The New England Patriots are 7-0 and lead the NFL in scoring, the Boston Red Sox are the...(more)

The Disney World Trip and The Distinguished Four
By Annessa Vanover

Disney World - They have done it. Four McCreary Central students scored distinguished on all four parts of the CATS test. The students that achieved this amazing goal are: Ryan Whaley, John Keith, Jonathon Kidd, and Renee Armstrong...(more)

McCreary Central FFA Land Judging Team Heading to Okalahoma
By: Mike Kean
Land judging is expressing your opinion one what to do with a piece of land. Using the information that the judges give you, you will determine the slope, amount

My friend from far away!
By: Heather Ridener, Central Staff Writer

Stearns - McCreary Central High School is filled with many types of students. There is this one special student though. She is a part of the foreign exchange program. This program is designed for a student in secondary or higher education that chooses to live in a foreign country to learn, among other things, language and culture....(more)