Aracely Brito and Emily Jetton Mini Newspaper

Summer is Here!!

IOWA CITY WEST HIGH SCHOOL

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IOWA CITY, IA 52246

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Six delicious popsicles!

Ten amazing places to go!

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1 MAY 23 2015

Contents PROFILE Caroline Young ‘19

FEATURE

Mya Nyguen ‘19

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5-7 10 Places to go during the Summer 8-9 Must try Popsicles in the Summer

Staff:

Aracely Brito-writer and designer Emily Jetton-writer and designer

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PROFILE

Denali National Park

A “Cool” Summer Vacation

BY EMILY JETTON

Anchorage, Alaska

According to Young, they like going “exotic places” for their summer vacations. “We don’t really go to normal vacation spots,” she claimed.

These include Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, England, and France. They have also been to a lot of different national parks, though Young remarked that these “might not be as exciting as the other places.”

As summer approaches, many students will be heading south to warm beaches, or perhaps getting on planes to nice cities. Caroline Young ‘19, however, has very different plans.

Young’s sister, who is graduating this year, chose the family’s destination.

According to Young, “she had different criteria and different things she wanted to do.” Her suitcase will not be packed with shorts, flip-flops, and bathing suits, but with winter coats, “pretty warm things”, and hiking boots. They are traveling to Alaska.

Caroline Caroline Young ‘19 We don’t really go to normal vaction spots, we go to exotic places such as Peru, Mexico, England, [...]

Caroline Young ‘19

In August, before the start of school, the Young’s will spend “a very long day” flying 12 hours to get to Alaska. For the two weeks they are there, they plan to visit Denali National Park and the city of Anchorage. Their planned activities include hiking and exploring glaciers, as well as visiting a dog-sledding place to meet the dogs and learn more about the sport.

They will be staying in remote lodges. According to Young, this is so they “can just have a good time as a family”. Young self is most looking forward to taking photos. “I bet it’ll be really pretty there,” she said.

Traveling is no new experience for the Young family.

ALASKA FACTS Young will no doubt enjoy great seafood-most of America’s salmon, crab, and herring come from Alaska Dog mushing is the official state sport.

Alaska is the largest state-twice the size of Texas!

Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city

17/20 of America’s highest mountains are in Alaska Source: 50states.com

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Zootopia review

BY EMILY JETTON

Another Disney movie about animals. Wonderful. Actually, Disney’s 2016 release Zootopia presents creatures in a way we never saw in Snow White or Cinderella. In this movie, the animals wear clothes, walk on two feet, and, yes, speak. They are also divided into two groups--predators and prey--which reside in relative peace in a huge metropolis known as Zootopia.

Main character Judy Hopp’s story may sound familiar--a girl from a small town (Bunnyburrow, in this case) wants to move to the city to pursue her dreams, while overcoming obstacles fate has thrown at her. Judy’s dream is to become the first rabbit police officer, and she is hindered by the fact that she is a rabbit. Because of her species, she is believed to be “too small” to do her dream job. However, you see her overcome the disadvantage of her height and graduate top of her class at the police academy. She is assigned to Zootopia.

Life in the big city as a new police officer isn’t anything like Judy expects. For one thing, on her first day, she is assigned to parking duty, much to her dismay. However, considering the rest of the movie, this may be the best thing that could happen to her. For on this day, she meets a sly fox named Nick Wilde. The next day, she uses his criminal history to blackmail him into helping her on a case she has taken up-investigating the mysterious disappearance of certain predators.

While working together, Judy and Nick solve the crime and develop a genuine friendship. They also encounter political corruption, discrimination, and violence.

This movie has a wonderful message. It is about following your dreams, and that you can always be more than what society expects you to be. As a rabbit, Judy struggles to be respected as a police officer. As a fox, Nick fights to be seen as something over than a con artist. This is a theme many people can connect to.

It also teaches you that there is evil and corruption even in the most unexpected places. Without spoiling anything, I will say that Judy finds herself surprised and betrayed by two leaders whom she respected and thought of as friends.

Finally, there is also the theme of how prejudice and discrimination can tear apart a community. Because of an insidious plot, the predators find themselves the targets of suspicion and fear. This affects Zootopia in very negative ways, and nearly destroys the bond between Judy (a prey) and Nick (a predator). Considering the country’s current attitude towards blacks and Muslims, among other minority I believe this movie contains a very serious political undertone. In Zootopia, this problem is solved through encouraging unity and peace. This, not hostility and suspicion, is the course I believe our leaders should be taking to rid America of destructive racism.

This is a Disney movie through and through. In addition to the deeper themes-which adults appreciate and kids will understand later, Zootopia contains many instances of light humor. One instance is when, as part of their investigation, Judy and Nick go to the DMV where, much to Judy’s dismay, the workers are all revealed to be sloths (literally). I really respect Disney for making this movie, as it teaches the all-important lesson of looking beneath the surface, something I believe so many Americans have forgotten to do. Yet again, they have created a movie people of all ages will be able to enjoy.

Another Disney movie about animals. Wonderful. Actually, Disney’s 2016 release Zootopia presents creatures in a way we never saw in Snow White or Cinderella. In this movie, the animals wear clothes, walk on two feet, and, yes, speak. They are also divided into two groups--predators and prey--which reside in relative peace in a huge metropolis known as Zootopia.

Main character Judy Hopp’s story may sound familiar--a girl from a small town (Bunnyburrow, in this case) wants to move to the city to pursue her dreams, while overcoming obstacles fate has thrown at her. Judy’s dream is to become the first rabbit police officer, and she is hindered by the fact that she is a rabbit. Because of her species, she is believed to be “too small” to do her dream job. However, you see her overcome the disadvantage of her height and graduate top of her class at the police academy. She is assigned to Zootopia.

Life in the big city as a new police officer isn’t anything like Judy expects. For one thing, on her first day, she is assigned to parking duty, much to her dismay. However, considering the rest of the movie, this may be the best thing that could happen to her. For on this day, she meets a sly fox named Nick Wilde. The next day, she uses his criminal history to blackmail him into helping her on a case she has taken up-investigating the mysterious disappearance of certain predators.

While working together, Judy and Nick solve the crime and develop a genuine friendship. They also encounter political corruption, discrimination, and violence.

This movie has a wonderful message. It is about following your dreams, and that you can always be more than what society expects you to be. As a rabbit, Judy struggles to be respected as a police officer. As a fox, Nick fights to be seen as something over than a con artist. This is a theme many people can connect to.

It also teaches you that there is evil and corruption even in the most unexpected places. Without spoiling anything, I will say that Judy finds herself surprised and betrayed by two leaders whom she respected and thought of as friends.

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Must Try popsicles in the summer.

Capachino Popsicles

Ingredients: -1 sachet Enrista Cappuccino -1 sachet Enrista strong coffee (or 2 sachets of Cappuccino) -250ml (1 cup) boiling water -60ml (1/4 cup) condensed milk Directions: -Pour all of the above ingredients into a jug and mix to dissolve. You essentially need 1 cup of fairly strong milky coffee. Allow to cool. Pour the mixture into small shot glasses (as I did) or popsicle molds. Place in the freezer to partially set (the time will depend on how big your popsicles are). Remove and top with either fresh whipped cream, or condensed mill (optional) and place a stick in the middle. Return them to the freezer and leave until they are frozen solid. When you are ready to serve, briefly dunk them into a bowl of warm water and pull them out of the molds *if they are sticky, insert a sharp knife down the inner edge to help loosen it.

-And or pour the coffee mixture into a freezer proof tray until frozen solid.

Using a fork, scrape the ice into small crystal chunks and serve straight away.

Strawberry Popsicles Ingredients: -1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved -2 ½ cups orange juice - the zest of 3 oranges -½ cup agave nectar Directions: - Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring it to a boil.

Cook the strawberries for 15 minutes. Turn the heat off and, using a hand blender, puree the strawberries. Carefully taste the puree to see if it needs more agave. Pour the mixture in popsicle molds, let it cool completely, and freeze it.

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Root Beer Float Popsicles Ingredients: -500 milliliters Root Beer (diet or regular) -2.5 cups Vanilla Yogurt (low fat works well) -10-14 Dixie Cups Directions: - Snip the top edge of Dixie cup with scissors for easy peeling. Place Dixie cups on a baking tray.

- Mix about 1/4-1/2 cup root beer (to taste) with 1 1/4 cup yogurt.

Add enough root beer to add a hint of flavor to the yogurt. Divide this mixture between the cups, filling 1/3 the way up each cup. Freeze for two hours or until mixture starts to solidify enough to hold an ice pop stick upright. Insert ice pop stick into each cup. Continue to freeze until mixture is completely frozen.

- Now pour root beer into the cups, leaving the top 1/3 of the cup empty.

Continue to freeze until the root beer is completely frozen.

- Make the same mixture as in step 2, and top off the cups with the yogurt mixture. Again, place and freezer until the ice pops are completely

Peanut Butter and Oreo Popsicles Ingredients: -22 whole Peanut Butter-stuffed Oreos, Divided -8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened -8 ounces, weight Frozen Whipped Cream, Thawed Directions: -Take 4 whole cookies and set them aside. In a Ziplock bag, whack the remaining cookies around a bit so that they are broken into large chunks. You don’t want crumbs. Yet. - In another bag with the reserved 4 Oreos, beat the living daylights out of them for a fine cookie crumbly topping.

- In a large bowl, whip the cream cheese until light and fluffy. Fold in the whipped cream and cookie chunks (not the crumbs – only the chunks).

- Pour mixture into popsicle molds or wax-lined disposable cups.

Gently pat down to make sure all air bubbles are filled in. Insert your wood craft sticks and sprinkle cookie crumbs on top, pressing gently with your fingers. Freeze for at least 4 hours.

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Strawberry and Lemonade Popsicles

Ingredients: For the Lemonade Layer: -1 1/3 cups of lowfat yogurt, plain or vanilla -1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice -5 tbsp of sugar For the Strawberry Layer: -1 pint of strawberries, cored and quartered -1/4 cup of sugar -2 tablespoons of water -1 teaspoon of lemon juice -1 cup of plain yogurt Directions: -First, make the lemonade layer mixture. Heat the lemon juice in a small, microwaveable bowl for around 45 seconds and dissolve all the sugar into it. Pour this mixture into a medium bowl with the yogurt and whisk until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to assemble popsicles.

-Make strawberry layer mixture. Place the strawberries, water, and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a bowl. Simmer for around five minutes until the strawberries are soft. Pour this mixture and the lemon juice into a food processor and pulse until almost pureed, but not liquefied. Chill in the refrigerator until cool, and then whisk the yogurt into the strawberry mixture until well combined.

-Assemble the popsicles. Use a teaspoon or tablespoon to carefully spoon alternating layers of lemon and strawberry mixture into your molds. If you typically like your lemonade more sweet than tart, use more strawberry layers than lemon. If you prefer more tart than sweet, use more lemon layers than strawberry. Freeze overnight. To unmold, dip molds into warm water and gently pull popsicles out. Serve immediately.

Bluberry and Pomegranate Popsicles Ingredients: -1 (8 oz.) bottle of pomegranate juice.

-1 pint of fresh blueberries, plus some extras for “garnish” if you’d like.

-1 (6 oz.) container Greek yogurt.

Directions: -Combine all ingredients in a blender, and pulse until combined. Pour the mixture into popsicle molds or Dixie cups, add popsicle sticks (and some extra berries for “garnish” if you’d like), and then freeze until frozen.

-If they do start to fall over, just cut a small slit in a square of wax paper, thread the popsicle stick through it, and then place on top of the Dixie cup.

Remove wax paper once the popsicles are frozen.

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10 places to go The Iowa Arts Festival is a weekend-long, (Friday, June 3 - Sunday, June 5) at 325 E. Washington St in Iowa City. It is a free, community celebration featuring over 115 local and national visual artists displaying and selling their artwork, a music festival, a “Culinary Row” serving regional and ethnic food, a variety of activities and entertainment, both creative and educational, for children and families.

The Iowa City Jazz Festiva is held on Friday, July 1 - Sunday, July 3 at 325 E. Washington St in Iowa city .It has transformed into a nationally recognized event with an average annual audience of more than 50,000. Over the years, the festival has featured some of the biggest names in jazz.

Lost Island is loacted at 2225 East Shaulis Road Waterloo, IA 50701, is a fun and exicting waterpark to spend with friends and family. Tickets cost $26.40 per person, plus tax if you are 47’’ inches or over, $22.66 per person, plus tax if you are 47’’ inches or under, children three and under are free, and a two day pass costs $44.00 plus tax. The waterpark has many attractions and food. The waterpark also includes Adventure Golf, Go-Kart and flying Gecko Zipline.

Adventureland Ammusement Park, located at 3300 Adventureland Dr, Altoona, IA 50009, is a fun way to enjoy the summer. The Ammusement Park includes many rides from little kid rides to extreme rides, also many food stations even though it is pricy you don’t want to loose your chance. It also includes Aventureland Bay, a fun waterpark. Tickets cost $42.00 for ages ten+, $37.00 for ages four to nine and $37.00 for ages 65+.

Ghurties is a good way to cool off during the scorching days. Ghurties is located at Ashlynd Dr, Coralville, IA 52241. Ghurties has many different frozen yogurt flavors and toppings. Some of their frozen yogurt flavors include Birthday Cake, California Tart, Chocolate Mint, Espresso, Island Coconut and Peanutbutter.

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during the Summer Wisconsin Dells, a city in southern Wisconsin, lies on the Wisconsin River in a region of glacier-carved sandstone formations.

Its numerous theme parks and entertainment centers include Noah’s Ark Water Park and Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Park. Mirror Lake State Park, a forested reserve surrounding the namesake lake, is known for nature trails and camping.

Mall Of America, the biggest mall in the US, is located at 60 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425. The mall has MANY stores which may get you tired of walking. Some of the stores in the mall are Abercrombie, Aeropostale, Apple, Bath and Bodyworks, Coach, express and etc. The mall has many different options of places to eat. You won’t be able to decide where to go. The mall also has an Aquarium. It is a fun way to take a break from shipping.

The Niabi Zoo is a great way for kids and adults to experince animals that they have or haven’t seen. The Niabi Zoo is located at 13010 Niabi Zoo Rd, Coal Valley, IL 61240. The Zoo includes a train which lets you to see the whole zoo, animal food to feed the animals, food staions and chances to pet the animals.

Lake Macbride is a wonderul camping, hiking, fishing,boating and pinic aera to spend time with friends and family. Macbride is located at 3525 Hwy 382 NE, Solon, IA 52333. The park has many fun things to do. You’ll find many animals such as turtles, fish and deers. It is highly recomended to apply insect repellent and sunscreen and avoid aeras where there is poison ivy.

Kent Park is located at 2048 U.S. 6, Oxford, IA 52322. Kent Park is an expansive park with hiking, fishing & camping amid scenic prairies, forests & wetlands. It is a great place to do many things. Just make sure you put sunscreen and insect repellent.

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