SATURDAY, DEC. 03,2011
ROXBORO COMMUNITY SCHOOL
THE COURIER-TIMES I ROXBORO, NC B3
TWINS
Double the fun, or double the challenge?
BY KAYLA BAKER
Ever thought about what it must be like to look
at someone and see yourself as if you were look
ing in a mirror? Well, just like many others here
at Roxboro Community School (RCS), I have a
twin, and sometimes it’s not all fun and games
like some people think it is. I mean, think about
it; you grow up in the same household, with the
same face (if you’re identical), you wear the
same clothes, and have the same friends and, to
Jordan and Josh Fields
Mackenzie and Scotty Bell
Kayla and Kourtney Baker
top it off, everybody calls you “twin” because
they don’t know which you are. So are twins
double the fun, or double the challenge? There
is no doubt that going through life can be tough
on twins, dealing with issues such as peer pres
sure and the need to be seen as an individual yet
also as a twin. Twin brother Paris Ahrens said,
“1 don’t dislike my sibling, but 1 don’t like being
a twin.”
Nevertheless, there are several distinct and im
portant advantages to being a twin.
My twin sister Kourtney said, “Being a twin
has its advantages and disadvantages; you get
tired of people asking if you are twins or getting
you two mixed up, but you never get bored.” Many
people have even joked that if you’re going to be
a teenager/pre-teen, it’s best to do it with another
person by your side. For example, as a teenager
or pre-teen, would you ever go to the mall alone?
No way You wouldn’t do it. You’d call every friend
you had to see if one would go with you. With
multiples, new and different social scenarios
aren’t nearly as frightening since we’re often in it
together. The benefit and comfort of two, whether
hanging out at a friend’s house or at the Friday
night football game, sounds better than being a
singleton having to do this alone any day. On the
other hand, many teens and pre-teens would pre
fer to hang out with their own individual friends
versus their twin, while others count their twin
as a best friend. 1 know 1 do.
Many people think of twins as double the trou
ble, but 1 believe the two of us are double bless
ings; and although we both get on each other’s
nerves, life without her would be incomplete.
Every teen needs someone to talk to, to disclose
secrets to, both big and small. When you’re a twin
developing with a same-age sibling, you have
someone who takes you seriously, or in some cas
es not so seriously, and understands what you’re
going through. While singletons turn to a close
friend for this support, most twins have that spe
cial relationship already built in. The strength
of the twin bond helps to ease and relieve many
teenage growing pains. This one positive factor
makes us forget all the other special challenges
of being a twin. Many twins are great friends and
take gratification in being in each other’s com
pany. Our pool of friends is usually larger than
that of singletons, as we sometimes share many
acquaintances. Perhaps it’s this strength of com
panionship that draws others to us. In fact, stud
ies reveal that being a preteen twin or teenage
twin actually boosts a twin’s popularity. I’d like
to close with the statement that twins surpass
singletons; that is a completely biased opinion -1
love my twin sister.
Paris and Sage Ahrens
TeNIsha and TeShon Clayton
RCS rings in the holidays
BY HARRISON JONES AND KAYLA BAKER
The Roxboro Community
School (RCS) Holiday Arts Show
single showing on Dec. 2 show
cased the school’s dance, band
and theater classes, and chorus
club.
All members participated in
the production, which counted
as their mid-term grade. The
participants had been working
on the production for the last
month in their individual class
es.
The dances, songs, and play
they worked on individually
were combined for the very first
time on Thursday, finally giv
ing them a chance to work with
their fellow performers from
other classes.
This production was run
completely by RCS students
who managed everything from
setup and publicity, to lights
and sound. Moreover, the play
was written by RCS’s own Dylan
Bonafair, who debuted his first
production, Angel in the Look
ing Glass. His inspiration for
this script was the World War 1
story his dad told Dylan when
he was five. It has remained his
favorite Christmas story.
For many of the students per
forming in the play portion of
the show, it was their first time
Roxboro Community School Student Council
Student council with a twist
BY HARRISON JONES
Like most other schools, Rox
boro Community School (RCS)
has a student council, but un
like most other schools, the RCS
Student Council is not based on
direct elections. Instead, repre
sentatives are chosen through
nominations made by the stu
dent body and staff members.
All nominations must be ap
proved by a staff member. RCS
also has co-presidents Madeline
Phillips and Jordan Capps head
ing the student council. This
system is in stark contrast to
most schools that hold elections
for each position.
Many might wonder why the
student council’s appointment
process at RCS is so different
from other schools. Don Hill, the
student council advisor, and for
mer RCS principal Walter Finni-
gan felt that student council was
becoming a popularity contest
with less than stellar participa
tion. Hill developed a plan that
he felt would get those who truly
wanted to serve in the student
council involved. This plan was
based on nominations of stu
dents. This process allows the
students to decide the officers, as
long as a teacher will authorize
the nomination. Those inter
ested in participating can also
nominate themselves through
a teacher. Hill said since this
plan was implemented this year
participation in student council
has tripled.
“The bigger the better,” said
Hill, who feels that with more
participation the positive effect
of the student council will be
even greater.
Student council members
took time out of their summer
vacation this year to participate
in a student council workshop
at Mars Hill. Three non-presi-
dential members went with Hill
to the workshop. Due to their
participation in the workshop,
these students filled the three
spots of treasurer, secretary and
vice president.
The most puzzling part
is, “Why are there two presi
dents?”
Both presidents were nomi
nated for the position at the end
of the previous school year. Hill
and Finnigan decided that the
nominees would make a plan
over the summer outlining what
they would do as student council
president. During the summer,
the nominees presented their
plans to Finnigan and Hill, who
were impressed by each plan’s
ambition and detail. After see
ing both plans, it was clear to
Finnigan and Hill that the only
solution was to have a dual pres
idency
The goal of the student coun
cil is to have a junior as acting
president every year so that per
son could be an advisor the next
year, a plan that originated with
the Parent Teacher Student Or
ganization (PTSO).
Mackenzie Boston, a current
sophomore, will be the presi
dent for the 2012-13 year, and
then will act as an advisor to the
next president.
on stage. All the students had
to go through mock auditions
to allow them the real experi
ence. Many of the dancers also
had never performed on stage
before this experience, where
they were able to showcase their
talent in six different dances, in
cluding tap, a new addition this
year.
The band performed tradi
tional Christmas music, uti
lizing talent from the eighth-
through 12th-grades.
Songs performed included
Bahy, it’s Cold Outside, I Want
a Hippopotamus for Christmas,
excerpts from the Nut Cracker,
and Bell Carol Rock.
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