• A Letter from the Editor

    On behalf of the Eagle Eye Staff and myself, it is with great pleasure I bring to you the DeSoto Eagle Eye Online Newspaper. It is not only my goal but my promise to deliver to the best of my ability hard hitting news, feature, sport, and review stories that YOU, the students, teachers, and parents of the DeSoto community care about. I am truly blessed to work with a wonderful set of dedicated and highly motivated staff this year, but I do ask one thing of you as the Audience.....PLEASE comment on the stories and spread the word around the school and the city of the Eagle Eye Online Newspaper. With Respect and Regards, Asa O. Woodberry Editor-In-Chief 2010-2012

  • LiViN FAT Goes Live In Theater Arts

    For the production "LiViN FAT"

    Judi Ann Mason’s “LiViN FAT” is reborn in the Theater Department on the nights of October 13-15

    The play featured their very own students, primarily seniors, who had prior experience in theater all throughout their high school career and with the help of and direction Latresa Clark and Rachel Helms, a classic family-play was performed with ease.

    “The tech and stage design, done by the cast, made it great.” William McCoy, light operator said. “It was filed with anxiety and anxiousness but the director and tech production was alluring and fun.”

    The dedication and drive to see his play succeed was brilliantly shines in this production as said by Porche Witcher, sophomore.

    “The play was really funny and you could see how hard they worked by how good they performed.” Porche said. “The story was just basically taking responsibility for your actions and see what good things you can make out of it.”

    Upcoming shows include “One Act Play Dinner Theatre” through November 10-11 and “Law and Order: Fairytale Unit” December 10. No further information has been unmasked.

    The Theater Department shall again prove their skills in the art of performance and talent.


  • Tar-Madness Aroma Seeps Through The Halls With A Quivering Stench

    Two construction workers using a hose to spray on the needed roof tar.

    In the halls of high school there are usually some pleasing aromas coming from the upstairs cooking class, unfortunately the downstairs halls don’t have the luxury of those smells. However, on Friday, October 14, the downstairs classrooms and hallways had a extremely horrible smell.

    The construction workers began to place tar on the roofs on the new building. While doing so, they didn’t notice it was by a nearby ventilation system. When teachers’ A/C systems began to run, it filled the classrooms and hallways with the fumes from the tar. Mainly into the 1200 and 1300 hallways as well as the rest of the building including the outside portables.

    One classroom that was affected more than others was room 1207, Mr. Mayson. “The smell was so strong that it made a few students and myself light-headed,” Mr. Mayson said. A few teachers decided to leave their classrooms, some went into the community room and auditorium.

    It was too late for Mayson’s third period class, “by the time I told my students to leave the classroom there were only a few minutes of class left, so we waited in the hallway. Where it was more comfortable,” Mr. Mayson said.

    The smell lasted throughout Friday, October 14, and a bit of Monday morning. The smell eventually began to air outside, leaving the hallways and classrooms smelling, as they should.


  • Buzz On Budget Cuts

    Throughout the years, prices seem to go higher and higher, making the high school a little cheaper.

    A new school is always known to bring changes, be it good or bad, students are expected to adjust and make the best of every situation. One thing our student body is having trouble adjusting to is the new 2011-2012-budget plan.

    “It is affecting everyone, it limits how the state can provide to districts and to programs or cutting programs. We really don’t want to. After all we are just here for the kids”, said Instructional Coach Litisha Haynes.

    For the last two years there have been numerous administrative and campus reductions in staff, travel, expenses, as well as savings in electricity and trash collections. Janitors now only come every other day, so keeping the classrooms, locker rooms, band halls, and etc clean is stressed upon the students more so now than ever. Teachers have been making adjustments to avoid extra costs such as energy usages and power sources by turning off computers and the air before leaving.

    “You can’t get blood from a stone, education always comes first, too much is made about the importance of money. Not just in school, but in our society”, said English teacher Doug Cox.

    Our campus is considered an open campus in hopes to receive more money from increasing rates. Staff will be provided a 2% hourly raise in October for administrators to receive a 2% raise.

    “It starts from the federal government to state government to the local government and private industry. It affects everyone”, said Security Guard Mike Williams.

    All in all, it is the community as a whole that has been affected, so it is the community that has to come together and work as a whole. How will you help?


  • Leak Of Danger Forces Students To Wait Outside During 2 Class Periods

    Students and faculty await information for two hours after being evacuated from the building due to a gas leak on October 4 the first day of homecoming week.

    This past week, the high school was in dangerous trouble. A gas leak sprung on the campus-leaving students sick and scared.

    “Nobody should be held accountable, it’s out of our control” Said DeSoto security guard.

    The alarms sounded making faculty, staff, and students aware of the gas leak. Evacuation wasn’t a problem. The teachers safely escorted everyone out of the building.

    “ The gas came from a pipe construction workers hit,” said DeSoto security guard.

    Had the gas leak got out of control, we would’ve been in. serious danger. Explosions and fires could’ve emerged from this tiny leak.

    A letter was sent home, signed by Dr. Einsley stating that the gas leak was confined, fixed, and under control.


  • Snack Attack Here, Snack Attack There!

    Not being able to sell food to students is a hindrance for many independent extracurricular clubs and organizationsin school. Raising money is essential for keeping any club updated and more importantly up and running. Fundraisers that sell food are one of the easiest ways of obtaining that factor. Without it, many clubs have to think of new ways to raise the money they need.

    There’s a conflict in all of this though. The fact that the vending machines are still allowed, though barely, contradicts this new rule. Not that suggesting they should be taken out fixes the problem but school clubs and such should be able to sell, at least, packaged food to students if vending machines can.

    “I don’t see why we can’t. We’ve done that years ago,” sophomore Joseph Woods said.

    Another ordeal to take into account is the severe allergy problem. This is most likely one of the reasons behind the new limitations. Food allergies play a big part in students well being in school of course. But, then again, packaged food that is sold should not be a problem.

    The problem may consist of what the students do with that food.

    Wrappers and bags end up everywhere but the trash can and students eat their snacks in class, without permission of course. As one would know, people have severe enough allergies to where just the smell could threaten their life.

    “I think that they should be able to if it’s for a good cause,”  Senior Amanda Baker said, “That’s not fair at all. The vending machines are from a company we don’t even know.”

    Even after all of that, there still isn’t a convincing reason why snacks cannot be sold packaged and after school. People, in general, are messy and allergic reactions are 100% preventable. This goes to show how badly rules are been enforced nowadays.


  • Wait, Stop! “Lights, Camera, Action!” For Homecoming Week

    Dance! Mums! Football! Green people? Homecoming week was packed with crazy attire from a Lady GaGa impersonator for Celebrity Day on Tuesday to a hair roller wearing housewife for Career Day on Wednesday. Students got creative for the theme days for our “Lights, Camera, Action!” week including wild costumes and interesting events.

    We began the week with a red carpet walking hallway of celebrities like Waka Flocka, Snooki and Amy Winehouse dressed students to kick off the Homecoming days. After all that spotlight, the Juniors and Seniors gathered up for a high school Powder Puff showdown. An aggressive game ended with a junior class of 2013 win but the senior  class of 2012 walked away with pride not caring for the loss because graduation is an even greater victory only seven months away.

    Business men, nurses and carhops showed out for Career Day on Wednesday. Everybody dressed as what they will be dressing as for their future and even what they wear to their jobs now. Once everybody changed back to their normal selves, the annual DHS Homecoming Parade went for a walk across De Soto to flash their spirit, ending the day off with a pep rally to prep the Varsity Football team for the big game Friday night against North Mesquite.

    Tun Tun Nun Nun! Super Hero Day was a success saved by cape wearing students flying through the halls. We saw Zoro and even Mighty Mouse at our school who tooka break to stop for  ”Lights, Camera Action!” Homecoming week. The real awaiting event for Thursday was the T.A.F.E Talent Show of which everybody gathered to cheer on their own peers performing their hearts out. Marcus Williams and Miracle White put on a comedic show while Boss Squad danced off and finally ended with a Fallen Eagles tribute to Sydney Ukabiala and Jacorey Wilkerson.

    To top off the Homecoming week before the football game, Eagle spirit was worn all around DHS for Green and Gold Day. That’s where the green people came into play along with spirit shirts and flashy gold attire. Showing Eagle spirit would be an understatement for this day with the a second pep rally during school to remind the football team, they’ve got a whole school behind them to cheer them on later that night. The boys of fall are to play North Mesquite but this week, everybody in the school got a kick out of not only the big game but the crazy days, wild clothes and fun times. “Lights, Camera, Action!” was Homecoming week to remember for the classes of 2012, 2013 and 2014.


  • They Come And They Go: Rodents Weaseling Into The School

    Like all schools and their few problems, DeSoto High School has its fair share of faults. One of the worst problems is pest control, and no we don’t mean the students, we mean rodents. A number of facutly members say it is due to the on going construction, but there have been reports of rodent infestations at the freshman campus since 2008. Students worry that rodents are seen running about in gym and occasionally class areas, are they getting into the cafeteria?

    A random chair in the hallway saved this student from his awe of a rodent.

    And more importantly, our food?

    DeSoto High School principals seem to only address this problem by a few glue traps located in commonly visited areas. It seems that this problem will continue on throughout the on coming months, and maybe years.



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