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Permian High School
By: Jessica McKenzie

Permian High School is a school located in Odessa, Texas (Wikipedia). "Judging by the first look at the 2009 Panthers, Permian walked away from the Friday scrimmage with El Paso Socorro with several positives to build upon. The buildings were limited to one score, while the "Mojo" touchdown count hit double digits"(Mojo Fan). It is a school with an amazing history in football. The book //"Friday Night Lights"// follows their way to victory in the 1988 season. There is also a story as to how the term "mojo" became their rally chant. It is said that the chant originated in 1967 when a group of people went to a game. The Panthers vs. The Cougars game. The fans started yelling "Go Joe!" but some fans heard the chant wrong. They instead started chanting "mojo"(Wikipedia). For Permian High School, the term "mojo" symbolizes pride, winning, and success(Wikipedia). The two arch rivals for Permian High School are The Odessa Broncos and The Midland Lee Rebels. Permian High School has a great football program. It has brought great respect to Odessa.

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H.G. Bissinger
By: Tyler Blaker

H.G Bissinger is an author. His most famous work is //"Friday Night Lights."// "//Friday Night Lights// has just about everything you could ask for... atmosphere, excitement, and sheer gladiatorial spectacle... a cast of character so rich that even a novelist couldn't improve it"(New York Times). The Book documents the 1988 football season of the team in Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. This story had a movie released in October 2004(Wikipedia). The movie was such a big hit that a television show, which debuted on NBC, came about on October 3, 2006(Wikipedia). Bissinger has written two books on top of //Friday Night Lights.// That book is called //"A Prayer for the City"//, which gave a perspective into the urban political culture of Philadelphia(Wikipedia). The other book is //"Three Nights"//. It was released in August of 2005 and was New York Times best selling(Wikipedia). H.G. Bissinger is an excelling author with 3 great books; two in which are New York Times best sellers.

"H. G. Bissinger-." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 26 Aug. 2009 .

Bissinger, H. G. Friday night lights a town, a team, and a dream. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo, 2000. Print.