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  • Comets Improve, Still Fall Short

    Wednesday, November 01, 2006 By: Robert Poirier

    The Halifax County High School Football team is off to an amazing start to the season. This years team was expected to be as good as if not better than the team last year. The teams record thus fa

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  • Shouldn’t Horrors be Scary?

    Wednesday, November 01, 2006 By: Robert Poirier

    One thing I have noticed nowadays is that horror movies are not scary. I have not seen a movie in over 5 years that made me be afraid of the dark or have nightmares. Ironically, this disappoints me.

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  • Shouldn’t Horrors be Scary?

    Wednesday, November 01, 2006 By: By Robert Poirier

    One thing I have noticed nowadays is that horror movies are not scary. I have not seen a movie in over 5 years that made me be afraid of the dark or have nightmares. Ironically, this disappoints me.

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  • iPod NanoThe Second Generation

    Wednesday, November 01, 2006 By: Dhiren Savalia

    The new, and effectively improved, iPod Nano is still sleek, sexy, and packed with performance. The second generation iPod Nano has a newly enhanced cover. It is made of a scratch-resistant aluminum c

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  • Run Like the Wind

    Wednesday, November 01, 2006 By: Robert Poirier

    The cross country team has now successfully run though 21.7 out of their 34.1 miles of competitive running for the season. Both boys and girls teams have improved a lot throughout the season looking

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  • Homecoming 2006

    Thursday, November 02, 2006 By: Robert Poirier

    This year’s homecoming seemed as if it would disastrously fail due to the impending rain and the cold temperatures, not to mention the windy conditions. Although it was windy and cold, the rain seeme

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  • Homecoming 2006

    Thursday, November 02, 2006 By: Robert Poirier

    This year’s homecoming seemed as if it would disastrously fail due to the impending rain and the cold temperatures, not to mention the windy conditions. Although it was windy and cold, the rain seeme

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  • Every Litte Bit Helps

    Thursday, November 02, 2006 By: Amey Totherow

    As the saying goes, “No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.” Halifax County High School’s chapter of HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) is one organization striving to hel

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  • Homecoming 2006

    Thursday, November 02, 2006 By: Robert Poirier

    This year’s homecoming seemed as if it would disastrously fail due to the impending rain and the cold temperatures, not to mention the windy conditions. Although it was windy and cold, the rain seeme

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  • Homecoming 2006

    Thursday, November 02, 2006 By: Robert Poirier

    This year’s homecoming seemed as if it would disastrously fail due to the impending rain and the cold temperatures, not to mention the windy conditions. Although it was windy and cold, the rain seeme

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The Star Halifax County High School South Boston, VA
Issue Date: Monday, October 30, 2006 Issue: Volume 9 - Issue 2 Last Update: Thursday, November 02, 2006
Current Conditions Heavy Rain
Temperature: 73.4 °F
Wind Speed: 4 mph NNE
Gusts: 5 mph S
Rain Today: 0.26 "

At-a-glance

JROTC Competes at Bassett
On Saturday October 14, the JROTC participated in their first competitive drill meet of the year. They traveled to Bassett High School to compete in three events: Color Guard, Regulation Platoon Unarm
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Helping Hands for Humanity
Saturday, September 30, members of Helping Hands for Humanity worked at South Boston’s Harvest Fest in the information booth, at the Prizery, and with the pumpkin painting. Volunteers worked shifts th
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Junior Leadership Kicks Off at Camp Staunton Meadows
On September 21, the members of Junior Leadership met for their first session at Camp Stanton Meadows in Clover. The day was devoted to team building. The group learned how to step outside of their co
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National Honor Society Raises Funds
National Honor Society has many fundraisers throughout the semester. Currently they are selling Krispy Kreme Donuts. They cost four dollars per dozen. See a member if you are interested in purchasing
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Raising Environmental Awareness Raising Environmental Awareness
Finally it is Thursday afternoon. 3:13…3:14…3:15…RING! I make my way through the bustle of students on my pursuit to the 3rd floor. Finally, I reach my destination, room A324. This is the classroom of
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From Teddy Bears to T-bands
Jessica Rose, English 10 teacher, has adopted numerous causes since school began in August. When she learned from Reverend Jean Harris that the local soup kitchen was in need of plastic bags for meals
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Drought Out is on a Mission!
Drought Out (D.O.), a brand new club at HCHS sponsored by Ms. Jessica Rose, is on a mission to water a country called Malawi, a landlocked country about the size of Alabama. Malawi, located in central
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Halloween
Goblins, monsters, killers and more

All gather around your door.

Give them what they want or turn them away?

Tell them to leave or let them stay?
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We’ll Miss You, Mrs. Howerton!
Mrs.Carol Howerton has been a Comet for most of her life. She graduated from Halifax County High School in June, 1966. The very next month she began her career as a secretary here and has been an in
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Powder Puffs Prove Not All Sugar and Spice
Picture this, several guys on the sidelines cheering and girls on the field, playing football. Well, on October 3, this is what happened. The ladies of HCHS went out on the field and showed their com
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