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Don't Miss a Minute of McIntosh.

The Trail - The Student News Site of McIntosh High School

Don't Miss a Minute of McIntosh.

The Trail - The Student News Site of McIntosh High School

All content by Cameron Stephens
Hundreds of McIntosh dual enrollment students attend the Clayton State University campus in Peachtree City.

Dual enrollment students share opinions

Tyler Baccarny, Staff Writer Dec 13, 2016

Hundreds of McIntosh dual enrollment students attend the Clayton State University campus in Peachtree City.

The team talks to Head Coach Marcia Clark and Assistant Coach John Briglevich.

Girls varsity soccer team wins state championship

Kamryn Torr, Editor In Chief May 20, 2016

The team talks to Head Coach Marcia Clark and Assistant Coach John Briglevich.

Morrow restarts the game after junior Taylor Malasek scored the Lady Chiefs sixth goal of the night.

Soccer teams defeat Morrow

Cameron Stephens, Page Editor Apr 1, 2016

Both varsity soccer teams crushed Morrow High School at Tara Stadium in Jonesboro March 29. The boys played first; kickoff was at 5:30 p.m. The boys utterly dominated the Mustangs, defeating them by a...

The team receives instruction during halftime.

Varsity soccer beats Northgate and Drew

Cameron Stephens, Page Editor Mar 23, 2016

The Chiefs soccer program continued its excellent season with wins over region rival Northgate on March 11 and Drew on March 15. The girls kicked off at 5:30 p.m. at Northgate, who were last year's...

Juniors Harry Immel and Caleb Minor play doubles during their tennis match against Lowndes High School.

Tennis teams challenge region rivals

Connor Whittle and Cameron Stephens Mar 21, 2016

The varsity tennis teams traveled to Northgate High School in Newnan to play the Vikings March 8 and played Union Grove at the Peachtree City Tennis Center in Planterra March 11. Northgate, last year's...

The varsity tennis team warms up before a match. The Chiefs went 1-2 in the tournament.

Boys tennis team competes at Kennesaw and Woodstock

Mar 2, 2016

The varsity tennis team warms up before a match. The Chiefs went 1-2 in the tournament.

Mr. Zamore's Spanish 4 students are reading this story about a lost cowboy and a poor Mexican town.

Spanish 4 students read “El Forestero Gentil”

Cameron Stephens, Page Editor Jan 25, 2016

Spanish students in Mr. Lector Zamore's class have spent the last week reading and analyzing the story "El Forastero Gentil," a story in which an American cowboy wanders into a poor, dusty town in Mexico...

Junior Kyle Ewers presents science fair winners with their awards.

Juniors recognize underclassmen for top science fair projects

Cameron Stephens, Page Editor Jan 20, 2016

Juniors Keaton Wimbish, John Childers, Matt Johnson and Kyle Ewers awarded underclassmen for their top science fair projects at the county science fair on Jan. 13. In eighth grade, these four juniors won...

Junior Dylan Dodge prepares to launch his catapult.

AP Physics 1 build catapults

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Dec 17, 2015

Last week, AP Physics 1 students competed in a beanbag launching contest in the parking lot with self-built catapults. The students built their contraptions over Thanksgiving break; they had to follow...

Beta club members await students to tutor.

Tutors offer last minute study sessions

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Dec 17, 2015

For all students who don't feel adequately prepared for their midterms, Beta Club volunteers will be in the library each day this week to offer tutoring services free of charge. Junior John McCauley,...

Senior Jeff Balco prepares for his Spanish IV exam by studying a poem that the class learned earlier in the year.

Students prepare for Christmas break

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Dec 17, 2015

McIntosh students are excited for the end of the semester because it means that they get a break from school work and get to enjoy themselves.With weather forecasters predicting a high in the 70s on Christmas...

Junior Victor Cama prepares for the AP Physics 1 midterm.

Students prepare for AP Physics 1 exam

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Dec 17, 2015

As the semester comes to a close, students have begun to cram in last minute study sessions in an attempt to boost their grades. Mrs. Anastacia Murray's AP Physics 1 classes require students to do a...

A Blue Angels F/A-18 flies over a golf cart near Lake Peachtree Friday.

Blue Angels practice over Peachtree City

Cameron Stephens, Page Editor Nov 2, 2015

The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's acrobatic team, practiced Friday over Peachtree City in preparation for the Great Georgia Air Show that occurred over the weekend of October 31. Students watched the team...

Senior Nathan Stembridge runs at the Fayette County Championships.

Cross country teams place first and second at county championship

Cameron Stephens, Page Editor Oct 14, 2015

At the Fayette County Championships at Inman Elementary on Saturday, October 3, the girls varsity team placed first and the boys varsity team placed second. For the boys, sophomore Connor Kosevic and...

Senior Jeff Balco studies his poem before he presents in Mr. Lector Zamore's Spanish IV class.

Spanish IV students memorize poem

Cameron Stephens, Page Editor Oct 14, 2015

Sr. Lector Zamore's Spanish IV students have begun to memorize a poem in order to perform it in front of the foreign language department in the auditorium. Some students will be selected to travel to Clemson...

McIntosh cheerleaders support the Chiefs as they participate in the parade on Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Administrators provide opinions on Homecoming

Cameron Stephens, Page Editor Oct 7, 2015

Many students are involved in the Homecoming festivities, yet few people stop to think about the administrators' opinions about the week. Ms. Krystin Glover said, “I believe all parts of Homecoming...

Senior Denver Williams and sophomore Josh Bowers placed thirteenth and third respectively.

JV cross country boys compete at Coach Daley Invitational

Cameron Stephens, Page Editor Sep 23, 2015

The boys' JV cross country team swept the JV race at the Coach Daley Invitational last Saturday, Sept. 19. Seniors Tyler Nigro and Nathan Stembridge finished first and second with times of 18:18.56 and...

Students created backgrounds to go with their skits.

Spanish class performs skits

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer May 19, 2015

Sra. Togneri's Spanish III classes memorized and performed skits this week. In groups, the students received scripts last week and chose parts. The students also brought in props that went along with the...

A student picks up trash near Lake Peachtree.

Students enjoy balmy weather

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer May 19, 2015

As the temperatures have warmed up and summer approaches, students have been spending more time outside. Students have volunteered time picking up trash and playing sports. Senior Max Arion said,"I...

School fills in sinkhole

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer May 8, 2015

A sinkhole was filled in by contractors near the end of the golf cart parking lot next to the home stands in the stadium during the week of April 27. Sophomore Emilio De la Mora said, "I'm surprised...

Students enjoy NCAA basketball tournament

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Apr 3, 2015

Students have followed the NCAA March Madness college basketball tournament closely. Many printed out brackets, although nobody has come close to predicting all the games perfectly, after Georgia State...

Teachers have access to snacks throughout the day, but students are prohibited from purchasing anything except whole-grain foods during their lunches.

Students deserve snack privileges

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Mar 20, 2015

Students often do not have time to eat a full breakfast before leaving for school, and so they become hungry between 8:35 a.m. and their lunch time, which for some students doesn't begin until 1:02 p.m....

Anatomy teacher Mae-Lee Terrell teaches seniors Chandler Birrell, Ally Cox, Darby Smith and Chris Costello how to properly dissect their cat.

Anatomy class performs cat dissection

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Mar 10, 2015

Anatomy students performed cat dissections during the week of March 2.The students dissected the cat into muscle sections to study the muscular structure of the body. After studying the muscles, they...

Students use new Chromebooks for an online lab in Mrs. McMahon's 6th period Chemistry class.

Students enjoy new technology

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Mar 5, 2015

Recently, McIntosh purchased a mobile Chromebook laboratory and some Samsung tablets. The new Chromebook laboratory allows students and teachers to do research and work online without having to use the...

Record-breaking temperatures strike South

Cameron Stephens, staff writer Feb 19, 2015

Record-breaking cold has enveloped the Southern United States. School systems from Illinois to Georgia have shut doors because of snow and ice. According to the BBC, temperatures in the South are currently...

Australian Open concludes

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Feb 6, 2015

This year's Australian Open, the first major competition for the 2015 season, concluded in Melbourne, Australia. The men's final was held February 1, and the women's final was held January 31. British...

Patriots players celebrate their victory in Super Bowl XLIX. They won 28-24 in Phoenix.

Thrilling Super Bowl XLIX concludes in Patriots win

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Feb 6, 2015

Super Bowl XLIX thrilled football fans with a win in the closing seconds for the New England Patriots. With 20 seconds left on the game clock, Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll inexplicably called a...

A group of former McIntosh students pose for a pre-prom picture.

Prom venue announced

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Feb 2, 2015

The school has released details about the 2015 prom. It will be held at the Opera, a venue in downtown Atlanta on April 18. The address of the Opera is 1150 Crescent Avenue Northeast, Atlanta.  Check...

Last year's men's tennis team poses for a team photo. The team made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the state tournament.

Men’s tennis team announced

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Jan 23, 2015

Men's tennis team tryouts ended Thursday, and 12 students made the team for the 2015 season. Coached by French teacher Mr. David Bobkowski, they will compete against schools like Northgate and Starr's...

Flowers are left with notes written in French reading 'I am Charlie' and "rest in peace" near the fence at the French Embassy over a flower memorial January 8, 2015 in Washington, D.C., in response to the attack on satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo by three gunmen yesterday that took the lives of 12 people.

Attacks in Paris shock students and teachers

Cameron Stephens and Kyle Ewers Jan 15, 2015

A shooting by Islamic radicals in the French capital of Paris on Wednesday shocked McIntosh students. According to the BBC, two brothers entered the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo...

Liverpool fans cheer during a pre-season match against AC Milan.

Upsets surprise Premier League fans

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Dec 18, 2014

The Barclays Premier League surprised fans last weekend with a few shock results. Newcastle defeated Liverpool at home Saturday morning in an ill-tempered game. The referee gave seven yellow cards, four...

The entrance on the English side of the walkway.

Walkway nears completion

Cameron Stephens and Connor Whittle, Staff Writers Dec 18, 2014

A view of the parking lot from the walkway.

All-State Band members under the direction of Eric Morales perform at the Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia. All-State events, except for All-State Jazz Band, have since moved to Athens, Georgia.

Student musicians compete for spot in All-State

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Dec 3, 2014

McIntosh students will soon compete in the first round of All-State tryouts. During All-State tryouts, students compete to be named into music groups incorporating the best musicians in the state. There...

Comedian Bill Cosby has been accused  of rape by multiple women. According to the BBC, In 2005 he settled out of court with a woman who said he raped her.

Rape allegations brought forth against Bill Cosby

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Dec 3, 2014

Allegations of rape have been brought against popular entertainer Bill Cosby. According to the BBC, more than a dozen women have accused him of drugging and raping them over the past 40 years. Sophomore...

A Ukranian soldier advances through the rubble of Donetsk Airport, near the location of the border crossing where Russian troops were spotted.

Russian troops spotted in Ukraine

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Nov 18, 2014

Russian troops have entered the Ukraine, BBC reports. OSCE, a group of unarmed civilian observers, reported sightings of 43 unmarked military vehicles towing howitzers and rockets. General Philip Breedlove,...

The locations of Al-Hilal and Western Sydney Wanderers home fields, a distance of almost 8000 miles, or Peachtree City to India.

Western Sydney Wanderers win AFC Champions League

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Nov 14, 2014

The Asian Champions League ended Nov. 1 as the Western Sydney Wanderers drew 0-0 with Al-Hilal. The Asian Champions League has a two-legged final. Western Sydney Wanderers won 1-0 at home in Parramatta,...

A P-51 taxies to the runway at the Great Georgia Airshow. Over 5,000 spectators watched the P-51 during the event.

Performances at Great Georgia Air Show impress spectators

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Oct 31, 2014

The Great Georgia Air Show wowed spectators at Peachtree City-Falcon Field Saturday and Sunday. The day opened at 9:00 a.m. with local pilots performing as a group of RVs (aircrafts built by the pilots)...

Should healthcare workers working with Ebola be quarantined

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Oct 28, 2014

As the number of Ebola cases rises over 10,000, the virus has begun to spread out of West Africa. Multiple American healthcare workers have now been infected, and according to an article on cnn.com, two...

Ebola spreads to America

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Oct 6, 2014

A Liberian man was diagnosed with the Ebola virus September 25 in Dallas, Texas. According to the BBC, Thomas Eric Duncan came into contact with the Ebola virus while he was in Liberia September 15. He...

A map of U.S. airstrikes in Syria

United States begins air strikes in Syria

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Sep 26, 2014

The United States has begun air strikes on the Islamic State in Syria. According to the BBC, American fighters destroyed targets in southeast Syria on September 22. The United States has been launching...

The JV runners beginning their five kilometer race.

Cross country competes at Sandy Creek Fall Classic

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Sep 20, 2014

The Chiefs competed at the Sandy Creek Fall Classic on September 13. The boys varsity team placed second overall. In the boys varsity 5000 m race, junior Connor Reynolds finished in eighth place with...

South African paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, center, is escorted as he walks to the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, April 7, 2014. Pistorius stands trial for the premeditated murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria East.

Oscar Pistorius trial nears end

Cameron Stephens, staff writer Sep 12, 2014

The trial of Oscar Pistorius is nearing its conclusion after more than six months. According to the BBC, the judge has found Pistorius not guilty of first-degree murder. Judge Thokozile Masipa now has...

Luis Suarez, who was transferred to Barcelona for $122 million, falls on the ground as Radamel Falcao, who was loaned to Manchester United for $9.79 million, shoots.

Summer transfer window for Premier League closes

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Sep 4, 2014

According to the BBC, Premier League clubs spent $1.36 billion in this summer's transfer window. Barcelona's signing of Luis Suarez from Liverpool was the most expensive transfer this summer, at a cost...

Van Gaal sits on the bench in a game during the summer

MK Dons 4-0 Manchester United

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Sep 1, 2014

Mk Dons shocked fans with a 4-0 thrashing of Manchester United. MK Dons, who play two divisions below Manchester United in the league pyramid, put United manager Louis Van Gaal on even shakier ground Tuesday,...

Hate Crime? : The Ferguson Shooting

Cameron Stephens, Staff Writer Aug 21, 2014

Tensions flared in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, MO, on August 9 after a seemingly unarmed black teenager was shot dead by a police officer.  Michael Brown, 18, was shot at least six times, including...

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