Spirit day!

Today is the last day of basketball homecoming week, Spirit Day! Students show their Raider spirit by dressing in team colors.  

Greek Mythology Thursday

Today is Greek Mythology Thursday! Students were asked to dress like they are from ancient Greece! As always, JIB students go all out and party like it's 800 BC!

Reichert P. Amber G. Olivia L. Sarah A. Katie M. Lance D.

Katie M. Olivia L. Sarah A.

Olivia L. Katie M.

Torie A. Sophie P.

Jakub B. GAvin L.

Sierra S.

Robert B. Lyndon A.

Connor W.

Tacky Tourist Tuesday!

Today is the second day of basketball homecoming week! Students were to dress as tacky tourists. Regardless of freezing temperatures and snow, Burton students still show their spirit!

Robert B.

Charisma H

                                                               

    John B. & Lyndon A.

                                                         

   From left to right:

     Amber G. Katie M. Lance D. Reichert P. Kelsey C.

                                                           

Scholastic Bowl:Regional Competition Nears

The John I. Burton Scholastic Bowl team's season reaches its peak as it prepares to compete against the best eight teams in the Western half of the state at the Regional 1A West  competition in Radford, Virginia on February 1, 2014. I interviewed one of the team’s coaches, Coach Sharpe, to find out more.

Coach Eddie Sharpe has been coaching an academic's team for 15 years and has been coaching the Scholastic Bowl team for three years.  Sharpe states that the reason he became interested in coaching was because of the quality of the players. He says the kids on his team are some of the: “best kids we have."

I asked Sharpe about how he prepared for the matches, and he said that the only way to really prepare is to study, study, and study more. He says, “They study a little of everything and more than just the SOL criteria. It goes past that.”  

The JIB Scholastic Bowl Team has had an extraordinary season. Their record was 29-5 and out of these 5 losses the Honaker Tigers were 4 of them -- the Tigers are the number one team in the state.  Brittney R. scored the most points this season with over 6,000. Wow! Sharpe believes that the students will do well at the Regional competition.


I spoke with some students who are on the team and asked them why they decided to join. They said that the reason they join is because they wish to further their education in an extra curricular activity and to participate in a fun and competitive activity.  I also asked what makes the students so dedicated? They told me that its all about team support. You don't ever want to let your team down.

Coach Sharpe says to give the kids all the credit; he simply just leads them in the right direction.




The team consists of the following members:

• Caitlyn C.
• Lance D.
• Brittney R.
• Vanessa B.
• Christian B.
• Jakub B.
• Torie A.
• Olivia D.
• Connor W.
• Evan W.
• Alexus R.
• Ben H.
• Dylan D.
• Michaela I.
• JW W.

Coaches of the team are:

• Eddie Sharpe
• Tracy Sharpe

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

SENIORS

• Seniors, if you haven't already done so, turn in your quotes for yearbook.
• Senior without quotes: Tevin A., Sarah A., Zach F., Elliot G., Tyler G., Alex G., Brain H., Breanna H., Jacob K., Rusti M., Dillen R., Andrew S., Kelly T., Kevin V., Nathaniel W.
• New scholarships are available in the guidance office.
• The following seniors need to see Mrs. Carter about attending the prom this year:  Tevin A., Nathan F., Zachary F., Alex G., Brian H., Maritza M., Teddy M., Deserae P., Dillen R., Anthony S., Winston S., Kiana V.
• Financial Aid Workshop is February 11, 2014 sign up sheet in guidance.
• There will be a financial aid workshop at MECC on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Seniors will meet Thursday between blocks 3 and 4 in the library to vote for basketball King and Queen.

JUNIORS

• All Juniors must have prom fees turned in to Ms. Carter by February 28, 2014. Juniors who do not pay fees will not be permitted to attend prom.
• The following juniors still owe prom money - see Mrs. Carter if you need to know how much:  Christopher A., Aleksander B., Vanessa B., Jakub B., Keaton B., Isaac B., Cayman C., Heather C., Daniel C., Honest C., Justina E., Tiffany E., Noah F., Madison F., Alexander K., Daniel M., Tristan M., Garry M., Nikki M., Eryk N., Benjamin P., Dustin P., Deshawn P., Jimmy P., Alexis R., Karissa R., Aaron S., Christopher S., Dakota S., Ryland S., Taylor S., Jasi S., Breannah S., Christopher S., Isaiah W., Devon W.

SPORTS

Tennis 

• Yummy doughnuts are now on sale!  Please find a boys' or girls' tennis team member and place your order today!!  They have glazed and special doughnuts as well!  Place your order by February 2, 2014!
• Girls tennis and volleyball will have conditioning today in Coach Potter's room from 4:30 to 5:30.

Scholastic Bowl

• There will be scholastic bowl practice today from 4:15 to 5:15.

Forensics

• There will be forensics practice in the auditorium after school today.

Homecoming

• Homecoming week days are as follows:

Movie Character Monday

Tacky Tourist Tuesday

Wild West Wednesday

Greek Mythology Thursday

Spirit Day Friday

Football

• Congratulations to Kelly T. on being selected first team All State Football and being selected to play in the VHSCA All-Star game this summer.

CLUBS

• Attention Book Club Members: The meeting for Thursday, January 30, 2014 is cancelled due to schedule alterations.  You will meet on Tuesday February 4, 2014 at 3:30 - snacks are cancelled.

PIE A TEACHER

Want to pie a member of the faculty?

This week a box will be in the office in the mornings and afternoons and on the lunch duty table for students to raise money to pie some of our favorite teachers during the pep rally.  You have the opportunity to pie the following teachers on Friday:

Mrs. Reed -- $25

Mrs. Farmer -- $50

Mrs. Carter -- $75

 Mr. Fultz --$100

Mr. Roop -- $125

Mr. Walker -- $150

Coach Stidham -- $175

Mr. Lobiondo -- $200

Coach Smith -- $225

Coach Dales -- $250

 Coach Williams -- $300

Coach Helton -- $400

If students are able to raise $400 this week, all of the listed teachers will be up for auction to the highest bidder during the pep rally on Friday.

Make sure you bring your extra change this week!

Raiders Steal One

A very intense game was played on January 24th at Lee High School.

This was one of the craziest wins for John I. Burton. At start of the game it was very frustrating to watch. In the first half, Lee High took the lead and did not give it up. Any production by the Raiders was immediately answered back. The Generals entered halftime with an eight point lead.

The start of the second half wasn't easy to watch either. The Generals answered nearly every shot our Raiders made. But nearing the end of the fourth quarter our Raiders played amazingly. The Raiders answered any shots the Generals made and cut the lead down to four with slightly less than a minute left. Tra A. was subbed into the game and hit a clutch three pointer to cut the lead down to one. Lee High managed to waste a lot of time before getting fouled and made one free throw. With nine seconds left, Ervin B. took the ball up the floor, nearly lost possession, then hit a buzzer beater two to send the game to overtime.

Overtime was very intense for both teams. Raiders hit a three pointer to get an early on lead, but Generals easily answered and gained a one point lead with nine seconds left on the clock yet again. Ervin B. took the ball up the floor, drew three defenders, then passed the ball to Kevin V. who hit the game winning three. The final score was: 64 Raiders - 62 Generals.

Ervin B. played outstanding this game. He did a great job on defense and did well keeping his team in the game when Lee High was hitting shots. Austin J. and Alex K. stepped up as well when the Generals started guarding Ervin B. intensely.

Homecoming Week

Be sure to dress up! The themes for this Homecoming week are:

Movie Character Monday

Tacky Tourist Tuesday

Wild West Wednesday

Greek Mythology Thursday

Spirit Day Friday 

Burton Blows out Rye Cove

On Friday, January 17 an amazing game was played by the Raiders.  The Eagles had an 8-4 lead very early in the game.  But from that point forward, the Raiders dominated. Our John I. Burton players got the lead to 19 by halftime, and finished the game with a score of 82-47.

The Raiders played incredibly as a team.  Excellent offensive execution and very intense defense were combined to stop the Eagles from flying. Together the Raiders shot 50 percent on field goals and 62 percent on three point field goals.  They also dominated down low by stopping most of the Eagles offense, grabbing 35 rebounds, and scoring well on offense.

Austin J. led the team with a season high 19 points.  He empowered the team by hitting back to back three pointers when we were down early in the game.  Austin played excellent defense and shot very well.

Since then, our Raiders played two games. One on January 20 against the Clintwood Green Wave, and another game January 22 against the Central Warriors. The Raiders came out victorious against the Green Waves but fell short against the Central Warriors.

Weekly Announcements

Seniors

• Seniors, if you haven't already done so, turn in your quotes for yearbook.
• New scholarships are available in the guidance office.
• Financial Aid Workshop is February 11, 2014 sign up sheet in guidance.

Juniors

• All Juniors must have prom fees turned in to Ms. Carter by February 28, 2014. Juniors who do not pay fees will not be permitted to attend prom.

Sports

Tennis 

• Yummy doughnuts are now on sale!  Please find a boys' or girls' tennis team member and place your order today!!  They have glazed and special doughnuts as well!  Place your order by January 27, 2014!

Clubs

• Book club members will meet Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 3:30 to discuss January books. All book club members need to see Mrs. Bias to record the book they will read in January and to volunteer to bring snacks.

Academic Announcements

• Any student who needs to complete the in-car portion of drivers ed needs to sign up in the office.

Burton Tops Twin Springs

On January 14, 2014 at John I. Burton High School, a basketball game was played between the John I. Burton Raiders and the Twin Springs Titans.

At the start of the game it seemed like our John I. Burton Raiders would blow out the Twin Spring Titans because our Raiders held a double digit lead heading into the second half. Then, early third quarter the Titans fought back and cut the lead down to four. For a while, both teams answered back to any shot made by the other team. But eventually, the Titans tired out and our Raiders got a fifteen point lead and did not let the Titans come back.

Defense was amazing for most of the game. Our starters and bench players played intense and aggressive defense, forcing the Titans to take tough shots. Offense was great too. Solid execution on plays along with great ball movement defined the game. Nelson T., Ervin B., and Alex K. scored double digits in this game.

Nelson T. led the team with a season high 17 points. He grabbed many rebounds when needed, and gave us a strong inside presence. Nelson also avoided foul trouble this game, and he did a great job at forcing people to take tough shots down low.