The invitation was a long time be-

ing delivered—eleven years to be pre-

cise—but the entire county readily ac-

cepted the invitation for the Tigers to par-

ticipate in the annual dance, known as the

Sweet 16. Athletes and coaches were

accompanied by a convoy of fans to the

county line, as they headed to their date at

Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.

Bedecked in newly designed T-

shirts, face paint and black and gold

beads, the thrilled on-lookers welcomed

Coach Marcum and his recently gelled

team onto the floor. And for one thrilling

quarter, it looked like these young Tigers

would be achieving victory in their open-

ing game. But shots went out instead of in

and the sweet touch felt in the early

minutes of the game turned cold.

The Tigers hung tough and never

folded, but they were never able to regain

their early lead. The final score was 68-

54, as Knott County advanced. Even

though the dance was short, it will be one

that is long remembered.

In an exclusive on-line interview

with Jungle Rumble staff, Coach Robert

Marcum gave us his impressions of the

game. He said, “Playing at Rupp Arena

was special and will never be forgotten.

This team has accomplished something

that will stand forever . . . Hopefully next

year we can do it again and go even fur-

ther!”. Coach Marcum also expressed his

appreciation for the fans: “When you are

in the stands, you make it more exciting

for the team and YOU do make a differ-

ence. Thanks for your support.”

Tigers Dance at Sweet 16Tigers Dance at Sweet 16

MSSSSEE

2013

The Jungle Rumble!

Clay county high school

March 15, 2013

HOT DATES

March 17-18th—

State Academic

Competition in

Louisville

March 17th—

Happy Saint Pat-

rick’s Day

March 18—ACT

make up day

March 20th—

‘Spruce Up’ Day

March 21st— Col-

lege and Career

Fair at CCHS in

the afternoon

March 25-29th—

SPRING BREAK!!!

March 30th— AP

Language and Lit

Study Session at

Bell County

April 5th—4-H

Competition

Raider ResultsRaider Results

Cheerleaders Bring Home the CrownCheerleaders Bring Home the Crown

Male and female members of Clay County

High School’s JROTC Program recently attended

their Field Day. This event was held in Corbin, on

Saturday, February 23rd.

According to Colonel J. Sizemore, the Raid-

er Team brought home several titles. The Relay

Team won first place. The girls won second place

in the tug of war competition. The team won sec-

ond place in the One Rope Bridge Contest.

Members of the Raider Academic Team

placed third in the Academic Challenge. The boys

rounded out the awards by winning fifth place in

their tug of war competition.

On the following

Monday, members of

the JROTC participated

in the Rifle Competi-

tion. This contest was

held in Rockcastle

County.

Seventeen girls have given their all to

cheer others on to victory and along the way they

have also become victorious. Clay County High

Schools cheerleaders are a team composed of

energetic and dedicated girls who never give

up. To give their

team the support

they need, these

ladies participate at

all football games

and basketball

games. Fighting

until the end has

granted them sev-

eral titles this year.

This season

they were crowned Grand Champions at the Bat-

tle of the Bluegrass and won the 13th region com-

petition hosted by KHSAA with a killer two and a

half minute routine. After achieving this win,they

advanced to the State Competition held in Bowl-

ing Green where they finished 3rd in the state.

The UCA Nationals in Florida is the larg-

est high school competition in the world. It is

shown in 39 countries and over two million peo-

ple view the event A week before nationals the

cheerleaders experienced several devastating

blows, but that didn’t

shatter their confidence.

After the first round CCHS

cheerleaders were 2nd

place out of the 92 teams

competing and pro-

gressed straight to finals.

Long hours of hard work

and dedication paid off as

they finished 7th in the

nation. Coach Gregory

was very pleased with the

results.

The cheerleaders recently cheered for the

Tigers at the Sweet 16 competition in Rupp Are-

na. The Tiger cheerleaders were crowned state

champions for their outstanding performance.

This rounded out a fantastic year for these deter-

mined girls and their coaches.

Rex Bray III: Student SpotlightRex Bray III: Student Spotlight

Jeremy Ball loves Coca Cola and Jeremy Ball loves Coca Cola and

Ccca Cola loves him!!!Ccca Cola loves him!!!

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Many gifted students have walked the halls

of Clay County High School, and the newspaper

staff wants to give recognition to

those who have special achieve-

ments. This week, we are recogniz-

ing the brilliant mind of Rex Bray .

Rex Bray III has been mentioned

often for his outstanding academic

ability, and once again he has

proved his brain power by being

named the UK Singletary Scholar.

The UK Singletary Scholarship is a

very prestigious and competitive

scholarship— with over 6,000 ap-

plicants, narrowing to 275 finalists

and only 65 recipients being cho-

sen. This selective program only

chooses the best of the best. The

applicants start out with a standard

application and two well-written

essays. The 275 finalists are selected based on

these applications. The finalists are then inter-

viewed and the 65 recipients of the scholarship

are selected. The scholarship includes full 4-year

tuition to the University of Kentucky,

room and board, and a stipend to be

used for books and other expenses

throughout the college career. The

total amount of the scholarship is val-

ued at over $93,000!! Rex plans to

accept the scholarship and attend

UK majoring in mathematics. As re-

cipient of this scholarship, Rex is au-

tomatically enrolled in the Honors

Academy at UK. He will complete

honors courses through the program

and will be given guidance to re-

sources and opportunities at the uni-

versity and after. Rex was also

named a finalist for the National Mer-

it Scholarship. The Jungle Rumble

Staff commends Rex for his academic

ability and wishes him good luck in the remainder

of his educational career!

Rex Bray,

UK Singletary Scholar.

The Coca Cola Company

recently announced that senior,

Jeremy Ball, was a finalist in the

Coca-Cola Scholars program.

There are over 100,000 appli-

cants for this prestigious award

each year. Jeremy will be at-

tending the Scholars Weekend

in April, in Atlanta, Georgia.

The participants will attend a

special program at the Georgia

World Congress Program. The

keynote speaker is noted jour-

nalist and author, Tom Brokaw.

Jeremy is the first Clay County

High School student to become a

finalist for this award.

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Skills U. S. A.Skills U. S. A.

4-H Club members met in Ms. Tabi-

tha Owens’ room, last Thursday, on Febru-

ary 21st. They each created a unique green

T-shirt to wear to club functions. The pro-

ceeds from candy sales were used to pur-

chase the shirts and dye. 4-H Club is new to

CCHS this year. Ashley Adkins is the local

4-H agent. He is the club advisor. The coun-

ty 4-H organization will be sponsoring a va-

riety show in March. They will be holding a

speech contest in April. Janetta Kelly is the

student president. See her for details.

Our reporters discovered that Promise

Neighborhood is responsible for this excavation of

property— for good cause, of course. According to

Mr. Sam Wansley, Post Secondary Academic Spe-

cialist for the Promise Neighborhood Initiative,

Promise Neighborhood is sponsoring the construc-

tion of an outdoor pavilion. Construction laborers

from the V-School will be building this facility for

the school and community to use for plays, cultural

festivals and artistic events. Along with purchasing

all the materials that will be used to build this pavil-

ion, Promise Neighborhood will also be providing

outdoor fitness equipment for use by the school and

the community in an effort to promote physical ac-

tivity. Apart from this project, Promise Neighbor-

hood utilizes it’s resources to help students achieve

post-secondary goals in many ways. If you have any

questions or need help preparing for college, see

Mr. Sam Wansley in the Guidance Office.

Wondering What This Is For?Wondering What This Is For?

Many students from the Clay County Vocation-

al School recently competed in the Skills U. S. A.

Competition. This contest was held at our V-School

and the Bell County facility. Skills U.S. A. is the stu-

dent organization for students who attend Clay Coun-

ty Vocational School. Students from six local high

schools participated in this competition, as well as

students from Somerset Community College,

Listed below are the winners from the Clay

County Vocational School:

Welding #1 - First place to Glenn Henson and fourth

place to Robert Smith

Welding#2 – Third place to Matthew Couch and fifth

place to Justin Sheperd

Building Mntc. / Electrical—First Place to Ryan Allen

Auto Body—Second place to Shannon Dodson

- Third place to Josh Hizer

Auto Tech #1—First place to Cody Collins

Auto Tech #2—First place to Travis Smith

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