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Performing Arts Building advancing towards completion

By William Weisler News Editor

November 7-11 Penny Wars

November 8 Election Day

November 11 Veterans Day

November 14 GK vs Mandeville @ King 3:30 P.M.

November 18 Thanksgiving Pep Rally Interim Report issued GK vs Bonnabel @ King 3:30 P.M.

November 21-25 No School

November 24 Thanksgiving Day

For nearly a year now students have had to grow accustomed to a lack of parking space and the sight of contractors, steel girders, and heavy machinery. However, that may be coming to an end in the coming months, with the completion of the performing arts building expected for sometime in the end of January or February. Upon being finished, the new space will bring about a number of changes in the curriculum, with a few classes making their way into the building.

The building was designed to avoid the mundane

box or rectangle shape, and is composed of many rooms surrounding a large lobby area. Architect Anthony J. Gendusa says that he had no qualms with the space provided or budget available to him.

“I’ve done several projects out at Grace King and I’ve always been impressed with the students” said Gendusa, when asked about his involvement with the school.

Some of the rooms planned for the space include a dance hall, choir room, piano room and black box theatre equipped with a sound booth which talented theatre teacher Randolph Maggiore and the drama department will move into. A black box theatre is an empty room, painted black, designed for flexible customization of stage and seating..

“It’ll be more intimate to work in, a lot quieter.

It’ll be it’s own community.” says Maggiore, when asked what he expects after the move. A news broadcast class is also expected to occupy the building, taught by Kris Leichtenburg, intended to broadcast sports, news, and entertainment to the student body and to adopt and train broadcast students in Avid video editing certification. The Colleens are not yet sure if there will be enough space to house the team, but there is an air of excitement present amongst the members in anticipation. “I’m really excited because it will be nice to get out of the loud gym,” said Junior Alexandra Van Patten “and it will make performing a lot more exciting.”

Dramatic spike in youth diabetes receiving national attention

By Bethany Coate Staff Writer

One in every three adolescents will develop Type 1 diabetes according to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Diabetes is a disease where your pancreas has greatly reduced or stop producing insulin and your blood sugars increases or decreases.

There are two different types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 is more common among teens than Type 2 and is a life long process.

Diabetes has increased 90 percent in the last ten years, and over seven million people go undiagnosed according to American Diabetes Association. Due to these statistics Fist Lady Michelle Obama has created t h e p r o g r a m “ L e t ’s Move!” This program is designed to give the parents the support they

need to teach their children about making healthy choices by providing accessible and affordable nutritious meals in schools and at home and to help children to be more physically active.

School nurse Kelli Duffy RN sees the challenges that diabetic students face. “Teens are harder to manage because we give them the feeling of independence,” Duffy said.

If left untreated further complications could arise such as decrease in kidney function and eye sight. Since many symptoms seem typical to teen lifestyles, diabetes often goes undiagnosed.

Some of these symptoms are unusual thirst, weight problems, and major migraines.

Andrew Majeste, a 2009 graduate, was not aware until a student in biology

class who was doing a project on diabetes inadvertently diagnosed Majeste. When She listed common symptoms unusual thirst, weight problems and headaches, Majeste decided to consult a doctor. Majeste continues to manage his diabetes: injecting insulin four to six times a day, eliminating sugars and carbs and eating more whole grain. “It’s hard to manage my diet in college because they put fillers and extra sugars in the food,” Majeste said.

“At home it’s easier. The food is more organic and natural.”

Photos courtesy of Ron English “ L e t ’s M o v e ! ” i s Artist Ron English criticizes foods with high sugar by dedicated to solving the exaggerating their negative effects. problem of obesity which is one of the main problems that cause prevent Type 2 diabetes,” Duffy said.

Students wouldn’t always remember Type 2 diabetes.

Taking care of your self is a to take all necessaries when dealing priority to having diabetes by eating with diabetes. Andrew must inject right and staying in shape. “Exercise four to six times a day. He had to can do wonderful things to keep go on a stricter diet by eliminating blood sugars balanced, and it can unneeded sugars and fillers.

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Library participates in conference 35 students participated in a video conference with three nurses from Oschner. Bonnabel and west Jefferson also participated. Next week is Teen Read Week.

People can still add to the Wish List.

Sophomore Board sells class cards Sophomore Board will be selling Class Cards for $15 in Ms. Biggers Class, Room 20B. Help support and be a part of your class.

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Officers chosen for National Honors Society The 2011-2012 National Honors Society officers are as followed: President, Chanakya Vattikutti; Vice President, Khaja Atif Khan; Secretary, Aizaz Ahmad; Treasurer, Patrick Le; and Parlimentarian, Alex Korominas.

Junior Board chooses class favorites Junior Board will be choosing their class colors, animal, and flower in November and December. Ring Dance will be held at the Landmark Hotel, on April 21.

4-H sponsors book drive 4-H is having a book drive that will last until the end of October. They are also collecting bottle tops and box tops. They will also be sponsoring a clothing drive throughout Nov. Exec Board spreads awareness October is breast cancer and domestic violence awareness month. The talent show will be on Oct. 28. Penny Wars is Nov. 7-11.

Senior Board sells class cards Senior Board is selling class cards.

The Irish Card is $150 and includes a T-shirt, yearbook, and pays for Prom and Graduation. The Celtic Card is $100 and comes with everything except the

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Students in ProStart Academy display carving skills and creativity with pumpkins on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

yearbook. You must purchase your senior sweatshirts separately. You may buy cards during Independent Study or the first half of lunch.

Key Club gets ready for Halloween Key Club will be participating in Park-

a-Boo and Boo-at-the-Zoo and will also be doing Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF. Key Club Week is the first week of Nov. Yearbooks are on sale The yearbook is on sale for $50 until January. After January it will be $60.

Grace King presented as Parliamentarian in SASC

By Jessie Chen Staff Writer

Twelve delegates from Grace King’s Student Council set off to Athens, AL on Oct.15 to participate in the Southern Association of Student Councils (SASC) Conference. SASC is comprised of student councils from nine states. LA had the largest delegation at SASC, with one hundred fifty-seven delegates.

“It gives us a chance to acquire leadership skills, meet new people, exchange new ideas, and go to new places.” Student Council Advisor, Walter Sologaistoa said.

This year’s theme was “Leadership Rocks.” Grace King has been going to SASC since 2008. “We attended SASC to show the strong, positive image Grace King has.”Sologaistoa said. Student Council members selected Juniors Dylan Frese and Destiny Ponville to represent King in running for Parliamentarian.

University High School in Orlando, FL. ran for the position of president. South Lafourche, in LA, submitted a canidate for the position of vice president, and Vandebilt Catholic High, in LA, for the position Secretary.

Layers.” “Under each layer is a different quality, such as honesty, tolerance, and persistency.”

Frese said .

The presidential candidate, University High School, composed a skit with the message to “Be the change you want to see in the world.”

The delegates that participated were: Dylan Frese, Destiny Ponville, Tia Banerjee, Taylor Cupit, Jacqueline Frederic, Sofia Garcia, Mohamed Hameurlaine, Crystal Hebert, Melin Portillo, Alexis Quackenbush, Megan Waguespack, and Lily Wang.

As parliamentarian, King is primarily responsible for handling elections for the next SASC, as well as planning the next conference, charity events, and community service ideas as well.

“Through our strong student council, we Eric Sheu are proud to represent the positive side of our Delagates Sofia Garcia, Megan Waguespack, Dylan Frese and Destiny Ponville school across the southern states of the nation” rehearse for their “Shrek” skit for SASC. Sologaistoa said. “ It’s a really good experience for young While all 4 positions were unopposed, all schools were leaders.”

Frese said. “I look forward to it each year and required to prepare a skit.

The performance was based of on the movie “Shrek,” with the idea that “Leaders have look forward to making it better next year!”

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Muslim students assimilating to cultural differences on campus

By Bianca Shrestha Staff Writer

Grace King has been more accepting toward Muslims, compared to the attitudes on a national span, but conflicts do arise in the school atmosphere.

For example, some Muslim females wear hijabs. A hijab is a head covering worn by Muslim women and is traditionally practiced in order to retain standards of modesty. “It’s a good thing that Grace King is accepting with dress code policy for Muslim girls unlike in other countries,” sophomore Nihad Kased, a Muslim female said. Kased’s cousins, who live in the Caribbean, are restricted of wearing hijabs in school. Countries such as France, Britain, and Spain have experienced a controversy of females wearing hijabs in public schools as well.

Muslim girls who wear hijabs may receive unwanted attention from other non-Muslim students. “The first thing that kids look at is my hijab and they always judge me by what they see in the media,” sophomore Farah Alkhafaf, a Muslim female said. “I wear it because I respect my religion and culture.”

Many Muslim students who attend King come from countries such as Palestine, Egypt, Pakistan and Iraq. To ease the culture shock and the challenges that Muslim students may face, some mosques offer support and guidance. “They tell you this is what you’re going to expect from school, and you just have to fight through it. It’s all part of life, we all go through troubles,” Alkhafaf said.

Parents might also be apprehensive about letting their children going to public schools versus private academies.

“Parents do prefer private schools because they want the

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Betsy Dyer’s AP Human Geography is an example of a diverse classroom. Muslim students such as Mona Okasha, Thourya AlMadhrahi, Lina Burhan, Simin Almassi, Mahum Riaz, and Azlan Maqbool actively participate in group projects.

best education for their children,” senior Lina Burhan, a Muslim female said. “In my opinion, however, there’s nothing wrong with going to a public school. I feel that you can succeed equally in both public and private.”

While the Muslim boys’ presence might not be as obvious, some still express concerns.

“I have stood up for my sister when someone asked why she wears a hijab and I explained to them the reason,” sophomore Ahmed Abedali said.

Concerns have also been raised about the behavior of other students displayed in public as it may offend people of different religions. “I know that people come to school to learn and socialize, but there should be a limit on public affection,” sophomore Akrum Burhan said.

Female Muslim students must also cover their body, therefore when dressing out for P.E. they must wear long sleeved shirts and sweat pants. Coach Bobby Ledoux claims Eric Sheu that all students whether Muslim or Freshman Samah Hammad is one of the many Muslim females who must wear non-Muslim are treated equally and expected to participate. “Never have additional covering in order to participate in P.E.

I come across an instance where a Muslim student would make up an excuse to get out of doing an activity because of religion,” Ledoux said.

Although there is still some mistrust against Muslims on a national level, the Grace King community has been more accepting. “There weren’t as many Muslim students 15 years ago as opposed to now and they were more private about their religious beliefs,” Marie Tizzard, Biology teacher said. “Now that the Muslim population in Grace King has increased, students tend to express their religion more openly.”

However, conflicts may arise in the classroom.

Working alongside with males in general could be another conflict.

“Once I see an ‘over-friendly’ gesture by a guy, I step away and draw the line,” Alkhafaf said.

Nonetheless, the circumstance is all based on how you treat it according to Burhan. “As long as you show good judgment with the guide of your parents’ influence, you should feel comfortable in those types of situations,” Burhan said.

As with most cultures, religion takes precedence over school policies. Many of the students interviewed attempted not to exploit the differences. “I’m obeying our school rules, but I’m also obeying my religious guidelines at the same time,” Abedali said. “Every action I make is based on my religious beliefs, so religion definitely takes priority over the school rules,” Kased said.

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Parental engagement accommodates for students’ success

By Destiny Ponville Copy Editor

Parental involvement could play a pivotal role in a student’s future success.

Parents can be involved with their child’s teenage life for several reasons. Parents are chiefly involved because of their child’s acceptance into college and their future career plans.

According to the Michigan Department of Education, 86 percent of the general public believes that support from parents is the most important way to improve the schools.

Parents of high-achieving students set higher standards for their children’s educational activities than parents of low-achieving students.

“My mother checks my grades on Parent Portal either once or twice a week. Although I’d like to sometimes keep my grades to myself, I know that she is only trying to look out for me and to help me do better in school,” junior Renata Roussell said.

Decades of research show that when parents are involved students have higher grades, better attendance, increased motivation, lower rates of suspension, decreased use of drugs and alcohol, and fewer instances of violence.

According to the Harvard Family Research Project, facts of parental involvement that required a large investment of time, such as reading and communication

with one’s child, and the more subtle aspects Student Views on Parental Involvement of parental involvement, such as parental style How would you rate your parents’ involvement in your and expectations, had a greater impact on education? student educational outcomes than did some of the more demonstrative aspects of parental involvement, such as having household rules, and parental attendance and participation at school functions.

Other parents choose to not be involved in their children’s activities, let alone even talk 3 to them. Some students tend to let this lack of involvement bring them down, while others let it be their motivation.

2 4 “My father doesn’t live with me, and my 0 5 1 mother works all the time so it’s hard for them to be involved. I understand my mom has to 538 surveyed work to bring food to the house and so we can 0: No involvement Infographic by William Weisler keep our house, so I don’t mind. I let them be my 1: Minimal involvement motivation,” sophomore Camila Milon said.

2: Somewhat involved (Ex. Asks about my day) The more intensely parents are involved, the 3: Involved (Ex. Checks report card) more beneficial the achievement effects will be 4: Very involved (Ex. Checks parent portal) in the student’s future. The most effective forms 5: Too involved (Ex. Reviews my daily assignments) of parent involvement are those which engage parents in working directly with their children on learning activities at home. they may become increasingly involved in home learning Although most parents do not know how to help their activities and find themselves with opportunities to teach, children with their education, with guidance and support, to be models for and to guide their children.

Consumers believe “organic” food to be more nutritious

By Megan Waguespack Sports Editor

“Organic” food had become increasingly popular and is the new trend amongst households in the United States.

The term organic is used in the agricultural industry when any type of food or agricultural product has been produced through approved methods.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), this means that synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, irradiation, or genetic engineering may not be used.

“I eat organic food due to the fact that a lot of other foods have been injected with horomones and have been through so much processing. It’s also been proven that anyone who eats nonorganic food grow faster physically and can alter the way people are suppose to be,” senior Mailea Halstead said.

Organic certification agencies make sure to inspect and verify that organic ranchers, farmers, distributers, processors, and traders comply with the USDA guidelines for organic food. Any person or company selling organic food that they know doesn’t meet USDA standards can be fined up to $10,000 for each violation.

In 1980, William Weisler W h o l e F o o d s Whole Foods offers many varieties and brands Market emerged of organic soy milk.

on the scene of organic food retail in Austin, Texas. Cofounders John Mackey and Renee Lawson Hardy along with the help of Craig Weller and Mark Skiles, owners of Clarksville Natural Grocery, believed the natural foods industry was ready for a supermarket format. Compared to nonorganic food stores, Whole Foods Market prices for basic goods are actually cheaper if not the same price as other food markets such as Rouse’s or Winn-Dixie. The only products that may have

a higher value are Whole Foods Market’s own name brand products.

Recently food retailers have been convinced to add organic food to their mix due to increased consumer demand and organic food’s bottom-line appeal.

According to the National Organic Program, an extension of the USDA, consumers tend to buy more organic food because they are “healthful, tasteful and environmentally friendly.” There is no conclusive evidence that shows that organic food is more nutritious. The USDA, even though it certifies organic food, doesn’t say that these foods are safer or more nutritious.

Also, the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water help to appeal to environmental concerns.

“I was raised by my mom to eat organic food all of my life. I enjoy eating it because I believer it has a better taste and is more fresh and crisp than other foods. It makes me feel better,” Halstead said.

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Recent tragedy highlights mental toll of bullying of students

By Eric Sheu Managing Editor

When fourteen year old Jamey Rodemeyer took his life just months after he said suicide was not the way out, bullying took center-stage.

According to a study done by the Yale School of Medicine, the suicide rate among adolescents has risen more than 50 percent in the past 30 years.

It has also been reported that one out of seven students was either the bully or the bullied.

Students may remember an incident at Grace King involving bullying. “Last year I got kicked in the head and got sent to the hospital,” said Junior Juan Chavez “I felt that it wasn’t fair.”

I n addition Illustrations by Anna Whitaker to being bullied, 15 percent of absences are due to the fear of being bullied.

Rodemeyer from Buffalo, New York, Clinton and Ellen DeGeneres who also send out the same was a recent example of being bullied into message.

In Louisiana, the current laws in place involving suicide. Just this Sept. Rodemeyer took his own life, just months after releasing bullying and harassment only requires public schools to a video telling others that suicide is not adopt a student code of conduct and a policy. Louisiana’s worth it on the It Gets Better Project. laws on cyber bullying though could result in a fine of no He said that he was bullied for being more than $500 and or six months of imprisonment. “I feel the school is definitely strict about that than last year, but I bisexual.

These days, with the Internet dominating still feel it could happen,” said Chavez “Even if somebody most of our lives, cyber bullying has become says something at you it shouldn’t be cast off to the side, it should be dealt with so it doesn’t get to a higher level.” widespread.

As social networks such as Facebook or Twitter become more popular, so does cyber bullying. Have you ever Cyber bullying, which is harassing someone witnessed someone through the use of technology, consists of bullied in school? someone harassing another person through social 465 yes 168 no networks, uploading embarrassing photos, or What form of spreading rumors through text messaging. bullying do you In the midst of this bullying problem, there think is more have been numerous sites and organizations harmful? that help students that are being bullied. One 175 Physical 363Psychological program, the “It Gets Better Project,” aims to Do you feel send a message out to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. The project started comfortable in 2010 with a simple YouTube video by Dan reporting an Savage who wants LGBT youth to know that life incident of bullying?

353 yes 314 no gets better after high school. The project currently 667 surveyed has videos recorded by people like Ke$ha, Hillary Infographic by Anna Whitaker and Marley Olavarrieta

Facebook: more than just ‘friends’ viewing your information

By Leonel Castell Features Editor

With the difficulty of deleting content and the seeming marginalization of ease of use some account holders may feel like Facebook is watching them.

Facebook places is a feature similar to Foursquare in that it allows you to let your friends know your location from a mobile phone. The feature seems optional since it provides you with the choice of “Yes” and “Not Now” regarding its use, but in reality even if you select “Not Now” it still allows your friends to tag you wherever you are. Even if you decline being tagged the feature will continue to tag you in the future. This means you could be using this feature without realizing it and therefore giving away your location.

Facebook still doesn’t give people the option to just say “No”. One example is

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how the “ignore” button on friend requests has been changed to “Not Now” which is not the same thing as “No” and instead of denying the friend request it merely puts it on hold. It also grants the person who sent the friend request limited access to your profile just for sending it.

It’s complicated to delete your account on Facebook. By going through the settings you may reach the option to “Deactivate”

your account. However deactivating your account is not the same as deleting.

People can still tag you in pictures and your information is indefinitely stored by Facebook. The process of truly deleting your Facebook is actually rather hidden so that as few people can delete their account as possible. Even after you manage to delete it, Facebook still holds the account for two weeks. In that two weeks if you interact with Facebook in anyway like say using Facebook connect, it Facebook tracks the website traffic of thousands will automatically reactivate of people even if they don’t have a Facebook. your account.

Pictures on Facebook have been known to be difficult to Facebook hides the process of deleting your delete. If you upload a picture profile so they may withhold your information. to your profile, copy its URL and then proceed to delete the picture, but then paste Facebook restricts your ability to say no and the URL in your address bar ignore people that send you friend requests. the picture will still be there.

Checking back on that URL

in a few days and it will still be there.

Facebook has claimed that the URL will not be available to others, but that also isn’t true because you can use that URL on a different computer and it will still bring up the supposedly deleted picture.

When you sign up for Facebook it will automatically place a tracking cookie in your system that’s active when you’re not on Facebook. It follows you to any website with a Facebook “Like” button and even does this if you don’t have a Facebook account. If you don’t have a Facebook, but visit a website with the Facebook utilities, it still creates the tracking cookie so that your online activity at the time may be integrated into Facebook should you decide to make an account. This is why when you go to the websites with Facebook like buttons you’ll see pictures of your friends that liked it on top of all the other people who did.

These privacy issues only continue to raise doubts regarding online privacy.

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Facing concerns over obsolete products and e-waste in landfills, responsible designers consider sustainabilty, materials and visual aesthetics during development of experimental products.

Left: The Y Water bottle, designed by the Fuseproject, is organic, biodegradable and even doubles as a toy.

Above: DirecTV combines the screen, receivers and antennae of a television and conveniently folds into a briefcase.

Fuseproject incorporates form and function in product design

By Eric Sheu Managing Editor

With rapid advances in technology, responsible product designers must consider not only how the product will be used, but what will become of the product after it is no longer of service.

Such products have shown up from independent firms like the Fuseproject. The Fuseproject, which started in 1999 by Yves Behar, focuses on developing and enhancing brands.

Many of the products they design help make using the product easier and more durable. The design also incorporates the company’s brand image with the product.

Fuseproject’s most recognizable product is the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)’s XO laptop. OLPC’s program is designed to bring information to children who would not normally be able to access it by providing laptops. The laptop was to be light, durable, easily usable and kid friendly. All of the XO laptop is recyclable and extremely low priced. It is also splashproof and dust proof. The XO laptop has been dubbed “the $100” laptop for how much the laptop basically costs.

Another design by Fuseproject is a bottle for Y Water. The purpose of Y Water was to help fight the obesity problem in the U.S. by providing a drink without unnecessary sugars.

Y Water is an organic beverage that serves as an alternative to soda and other high sugar beverages. Y Water’s bottle not only contributes to fighting obesity, but also considers the environment. The bottle is made of biodegradable mate-

rial and with the “Y-Knots” that connect bottles together. After the bottle is empty, it doubles as a building block toy. Y Water is now available at Whole Foods and Amazon.

The price of glasses have always been expensive, and for children who live in poorer countries, almost unreachable.

Fuseproject, along with the Mexican Government and Verbian Optics created the Collección Escolar 2010 as part of the “See Better Learn Better” program. The program offers free eyeglasses to children of ages 6-18 who’s families can’t afford eyeglasses or an eye exam. The frames are made from an indestructible and flexible plastic. Children were allowed Source: Fuseproject to choose their own designs, style and color. When it comes time to change the Collección Escolar 2010 is composed of a special plastic called Gilamid which, with its hyper-flexible property, allows these glasses to bend. lenses, the design of the frames allows the lenses to be changed without the need to change the whole frame.

A designer named Karim Rashid also incorporates funcThe last product is the SAT-GO designed for DirecTV. As tionality to his designs. Rashid’s designs range from furniture, DirecTV is a provider of satellite television, Fuseproject de- packaging to light fixtures and many of these designs keep in signed a product that combines the satellite antenna, receiver mind how space is used. The designs of these products along and LCD screen into one package. The result is a portable with other by industrial designers such as Rashid show that satellite TV that can be used for activities such as tailgating in modern world of mass production, products need to be to emergency situations. Organizations such as FEMA and reasonably priced, durable, functional and environmentally Red Cross use this product. friendly.

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Handmade crafts still hold their place in a mass produced society at a time with an individual or group of workers overseeing the production of single pieces of merchandise. This uniqueness that each piece can have appeals to consumers If you've ever wondered who made your mp3 who value individualism, and want their player, television, cell phone or car, you may not possessions to be one of a kind. Some be surprised to know that they were made by many businesses in the area that craft their own machines and people working together in a process product include Aucoin Hart jewelers, who called mass production. Mass production is any make and set their own jewelry, and Posh process by which a large quantity of standardized Paint Pub, who create and sell both finished product is made in a relatively short amount of time. and unfinished pottery, and allow customers Packaged food, automobiles, electronics, tools, to make pottery of their own. furniture and nearly anything else you can imagine The utility that the internet adds to the in your home can be and is mass produced. Even handmade market can greatly expand an this newspaper was mass produced. artisan's area of influence in the market.

There are numerous benefits to mass production, Websites like eBay, Amazon, and Etsy like efficiency, expedience and lower costs in the allow craftsman who create their own long run. Though there are some drawbacks present product a means to sell their wares to a as well, mass production is a very capital-intensive world full of buyers. These websites, used process, costing a large amount of money to start, in this way, imitate local scale craft fairs and is usually as automated as possible, leaving that skilled crafters and producers gather at little space for human laborers amidst the machinery to sell their product to consumers in their and assembly apparatus.

William Weisler Although mass production is the best approach Posh Paint Pub, located at 701 Metairie Road in Metairie, provides costumers with finished community.

Often companies that mass produce their for dealing with a large consumer base, even so and unfinished pottery. merchandise employ artisans and craftsman far as the multinational market, many people still to come up with new designs and ideas that the companies see the value in hand-crafted products. Despite being on group of buyers.

Handmade goods are an incredible deal more customizable can use as a model for their products, truly allowing for an a drastically smaller scale of influence and marketability, handmade products, designs and food can appeal to a smaller than those that are mass produced, usually being made one small scale designer to reach the larger market.

By William Weisler News Editor

Organized recycling efforts combat hazards of planned obsolescence Planned obsolescence was first developed in the 1920s and 1930s when mass production had opened every minute aspect of the Rapid changes in technology, changes in production process to exacting analysis. media and industrial design have resulted Planned obsolescence has potential in a fast-growing surplus of discarded benefits for a producer because to obtain computers, televisions, phones, and other continuing use of the product the consumer consumer electronics waste (e-waste) around is under pressure to purchase again, whether the globe. from the same manufacturer or form a An estimated 50 million tons of e-waste competitor which might also rely on planned are produced each year. The U.S. discards obsolescence.

30 million computers each year and 100 A rather new term “e-cycling” is beginning million phones are disposed of in Europe each to appear more and more as the e-waste problem year. The Environmental Protection Agency continues. E-cycling refers to the process estimates that only 15-20 percent of e-waste of collecting, brokering, disassembling, is recycled, whereas the rest go directly into repairing or recycling the components or landfills. metals contained in e-waste. E-cyclable items Electronic waste contains hazardous but typically include: televisions, computers, valuable and scarce material; toxic chemicals microwave ovens, vacuum cleaner, telephones and heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and cellular phones, stereos and VCRs and cobalt, chromium, mercury, and zinc can be DVDs. found in old computers, monitors, televisions Investment in e-cycling facilities has been and other electronic goods. In the U.S., increasing recently due to technology’s rapid approximately 70 percent of heavy metals in rate of obsolescence, concern over improper landfills come from discarded electronics. methods, and opportunities for manufacturers Planned obsolescence (also known as to influence the secondary market (used and “built-in obsolescence”) is a practice of reused products). deliberately planning or designing a product According to the Reason Foundation, with a limited useful life, so it thus becomes e-cycling will only raise the product and obsolete or nonfunctional after a certain waste management costs of e-waste for period of time. Iphones may come to mind. consumers and limit innovation on the part of high-tech companies.

They also believe that e-cycling facilities could unintentionally cause great harm to the environment.

Additionally, critics claim that e-waste doesn’t occupy a significant portion of total waste.

According to a European study, only four percent of waste is electronic.

Another opposition to e-cycling is that many problems are posed in disassembly: the process is costly and dangerous Anna Whitaker because of the heavy The Green Project, located at 2831 Marais Street in New Orleans, metals, and as little as serves as a drop-off point for outdated computers to be recycled. one to five percent of the

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Obsolete computers are stored at the Green Project until they are picked up every four to six weeks and taken to the Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council in Baton Rouge.

original cost of materials can be retrieved. A final problem that people find is that identity fraud is all too common in regards to the disposal of electronic products.

In 2006, Dell developed the nation’s first completely free recycling program, furthering the responsibilities that manufacturers are taking for e-cycling.

Another step being taken is the recyclers’ pledge of true stewardship, sponsored by the Computer TakeBack Campaign. It has been signed by numerous recyclers promising to recycle responsibly. Grassroots efforts have also played a big part in this issue, as they and other community organizations are being formed to help responsibly recycle e-waste.

However, no study has shown any difference in recycling methods under the Pledge, and no data is available to demonstrate difference in management between "Pledge" and nonPledge companies, though it is assumed that the risk of making false claims will prevent Pledge companies from wrongly describing their processes.

A hefty criticism often lobbed at reuse based recyclers is the assumption that people are recycling their electronic waste, when in reality it is actually being exported to developing countries such as China, India, and Nigeria. It has been estimated that 90 percent of e-waste is not being recycled as promised.

Studies indicate that 50 to 80 percent of the 300,000 to 400,000 tons of e-waste is being sent overseas, and that approximately two million tons per year go to U.S. landfills.

Although not possible in all circumstances, the best way to e-cycle is to upcycle your e-waste, which is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value. On the other hand, the electronic products in question are generally manufactured, and repaired under warranty, in the same nations which anti-reuse recyclers depict as primitive. Reuse-based e-recyclers believe that fair-trade incentives for export markets will lead to better results than domestic shredding.

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Since the beginning of September, the girls’ soccer team has been training for the upcoming season.

Like many other of the school’s teams, the soccer team has been placed in a different division, which means they will be playing games against schools like Dominican, Mount Carmel, Chalmette, Thomas Jefferson, West Jefferson and Chapelle. “Because we have Dominican, Mount Carmel, and Chalmette games this year, we can’t run as basic as we were before,” Head Coach Lance Grant said about the upcoming season. “We need to become more sophisticated.”

Grant, who has been coaching the team for six years now, said the team has been training and conditioning for weeks, doing things like running, individual training, and indoor soccer.

The team has also been training at Lafreniere as well as at school.

There are many underclassmen on the team who are hoping to make an early

contribution. “At first, they were scared, but as they practiced with the upperclassmen, they became more aggressive,” senior defense Victoria Medina said. “We train them then they become better at it.”

Freshman forward Samah Hammad said she was excited for the season and that conditioning has been going well. “It’s tiring, but it’s worth it, and it’s fun. We’re getting in shape.”

Of the many new teams Grace King is facing, junior forward Christina Phan finds that Mount Carmel will be the toughest competitor. “Year before last they were first in state, and 2nd last year.” Last year, Grace King played in the play-offs and experienced an unfortunate loss against Mount Carmel.

Grant feels confident about the upcoming season. “If we can go 13-2, we can get into the playoffs.” Last year, the team’s record was 6-4. Medina also says she feels confident. “I hope this season will go really good. We’re playing better teams than we have in the past.”

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On Oct. 13, senior center Anthony Fasola prepares to snap the ball. The Irish lost in a close battle to Ben Franklin 14-12. The Irish were hoping for a second consecutive win. However, a missed field goal spoiled their chance for victory.

Football team’s success flucuates this season

By Nicholas de la Torre Photographer

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Junior running back ran for 37 yards in a disappointing loss to Ben Franklin at Yenni Stadium.

The football team is experiencing highs and lows this season.

On Sept. 24 Grace King stole the win from Sarah T. Reed in overtime after tying the game with a touch down and a two point conversion caught by sophomore wide receiver Ricardo Courtney. “I was proud of myself, but I wasn’t going to be satisfied until we won the game,” said Courtney.

Senior kicker Mohamed Hameurlain then sealed the win with a twenty five yard field goal.

“It felt like all eyes on me. All the tension, win or lose, it was up to me,” Hameurlain said.

On Oct. 13 the team experienced a close loss against Ben Franklin’s team who is actually having less success than us this season. “It was a game we really had no business losing, it took offense a while to

get in the groove,” Junior Justin Jones said.

Improvement is apparent with the team. Players such as senior captain quarterback Robert Bissant and senior captain fullback Alonzo Proyer have stepped up to lead the team.

Bissant has over 250 passing yards, 200 rushing and, four touchdowns. Proyer has about 175 yards rushing and three touchdowns.

Junior captain outside linebacker Sidney Peruit is leading the defense with 25 tackles, six sacks and two fumble recoveries.

“We may not be the strongest or the fastest but we work the hardest for it, and no one can take it from us this year.” Pertuit said.

“We’re currently improving on going one hundred percent the entire game in order to seal wins, because usually we half a great half of football but the entire other half isn’t a hundred percent.” Senior wide receiver Avery Montgomery said.

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So it really aggravates me when people don’t consider dancing to be a sport.

Dancing is actually a very popular sport amongst people of all ages in the United States. In fact it even becomes part of one’s life. I am 17 years old, this is my sixteenth year of dancing, and I don’t plan on quitting anytime soon.

Believe it or not there are even professional football teams that use dancing in ways such as to build up strength and agility. They use ballet to build balance or jazz to learn quick foot work. Way back when even the New Orleans Saints went to my dancing school, the Debby Dillehay Dance Studio, to learn dance.

If you think about it though, dancers spend just as much time practicing as any other sports team does. Most of the people that I know on these teams only practice two hours a day four days a week. As a dancer myself you can find me at the studio rehearsing three to six hours a day four to five days a week.

Muscle strength is also a must with dancing. As dancers we in fact don’t just use one specific part of our body but our entire body at that. When dancers do turns they must use, leg, stomach, and even back muscles. When dancers do jumps, it’s all about using the leg muscles to get height in the jump. So just like every other sport we must keep our muscles in check and our bodies kept in shape.

Dancing is also just as strenuous as any other sport out there. We get hurt. We pull muscles. And we even break a bone or two. On a good week I might strain my hamstring, pull a couple muscles, and slightly twist my ankle. But dancing is what I love to do so just walk it off and jump right back in the game.

All I ask of any other athlete, or any other person at that, is that you respect my sport and the work I do as much as I respects yours.

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It is generally assumed that students are more successful in their academics with more parental involvement. However, from personal experience and the experiences that many of my friends have shared with me, it is safe to say that this is not entirely true.

Students with minimal or no parental involvement aren’t doomed to fall victim to being the “underachiever”. My peers have shared their experiences with me. One peer feels that she had succeeded in her academics despite her parents’ lack of concern. She took it upon herself to go home every day, make herself dinner, and study hard for her classes. As the years progressed, so had her standing in school. Though her parents discouraged it, she soon became involved in various school activities, such as National Honor Society and Student Council. She even shot up in rank for her GPA. She continues to strive to be the best despite her lack of support at home.

As contrast to the students with minimal or no parental involvement, students with overly involved parents are not always the “overachievers” their parents want them to be. Another peer has expressed his concern with overbearing parents. Though his parents are very loving, they have him participate in many extracurricular activities such as taking music lessons and extra foreign language classes. His parents thought that the more activities they made him take on, the more they were helping him prepare for the future. He thought none of these extra activities were necessary and instead were putting unnecessary stress and work on him. He felt more comfortable going at his own pace rather than having his parents pressure him.

Commonly known as the “Nature versus Nurture” debate, the controversy of whether you are biologically determined or if you are shaped by your environment has been a big discussion for a long time. Are children shaped by their parents, or are they biologically predisposed? As David G. Myers states in the seventh edition of “Psychology”, we are “the product of nature and nurture, but we are also an open system… In reality, we are both the creatures and creators of our worlds.”

Overall, parental involvement does play a role in the success of students. However, parents don’t define the success of their child. Statistics generally point in the direction that students with more parental involvement are more successful in their academics.

Statistics account for the mass majority of the population, but one may fail to realize that the “majority of the population” is not the same thing as “everyone”. In my book, parents don’t define the success of their child.

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Anna Whitaker

Editor-in-Chief

It’s that time of year for me, the time that many high school seniors dread; it’s time to apply to college.

There are many different aspects you have to look at when looking at colleges such as your major, the cost, campus size, location, scholarships, admission

move on to actually looking at colleges.

I started with the easier and looked at Louisiana colleges first. I was able to narrow down my list of Louisiana colleges after I looked at each of their rankings, campus size, requirements, location, and most importantly, cost.

Then I got to the harder part: the out of state colleges. I spent countless hours on the internet looking up colleges. No one college fit my criteria perfectly, so I found myself making a lot of pro and con lists. I had to make a lot of tough decisions and think hard about what I wanted in a college.

After what seemed like an eternity, I was able to finally pick out my “Top 3”. I am in the midst of filling out applications and will soon be anxiously awaiting for acceptance or rejection letters.

Juniors, this one especially goes out to you. Start planning ahead (take my word for it) and prepare yourselves for a bright future!

Junior feels expression limited by peer pressure

Debate with Destiny Destiny Ponville

Copy Editor

While our generation has been taught to be themselves in the form of selfexpression, our peers have not been so welcoming of this idea.

As young children, we were always taught to be ourselves and to live without a care in the world. We became friends with

anyone who was open to play with us, no matter what they looked like or who they were.

Now, you are criticized for almost every thing you do. By what you look like, your grades, your friends, your hobbies, anything they can think of. Whether it is in person or on some sort of social network, if they can make fun of you, they will.

This is why the bullying rate has gone up so much in the past few years. Some students are even afraid to go to school because they are scared to get made fun of and to be bullied. Students should feel safe at school, not be scared of it.

Although, bullying does not just occur at school. Children can get made fun of anywhere, including at home, work, church, and any other place a bully can think of.

It may involve verbal harassment, physical assault, and may be based on really anything, including race, weight, height, and even their family. Their point is to humiliate

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Senior hopes for students to apply to college early Wise words of Whitaker requirements- aaaah! I believe it’s safe to say that I have driven myself to near the point of insanity from looking at so many colleges.

To begin, I had to finally decide on a major. I’ve been debating in what direction to take my life since elementary school, and never once have I been able to settle down in one area. In elementary, I was set on becoming a nurse or veterinarian.

That all changed once I learned more about the medical field. My next interest was art, which was immediately shot down after an immediate member of my family discouraged me by saying I wasn’t “good enough”. My interest then moved into computer science. Once again, I was discouraged after another immediate member of my family advised against it.

Now I’ve decided on something that I not only love, but can fall back on career-wise: Mathematics.

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you, no matter who is around or what you have to say about it.

I believe I speak for most people when I say that I am tired of having to live life the way other people expect me to.

No, I’m not going to wear makeup and straighten my hair everyday, I’m not going to always make straight A’s, and I may not hang out with certain people, but I like who I am. No one wants to change the way they are in order to make others happy. What’s the point of living your life how other people want you to if you’re not happy?

I know all of this sounds cliche, and I know some of you may disagree with me, but it’s true. No one likes to be made fun of, and no one likes to be unhappy. Unless you want to be criticized as well, there is no need to criticize other people. Everyone wants to live their life the way they want to, so let them do it without having to worry about what other people have to say about it.

Irish Eyes Volume 44 No. 2 Irish Eyes is a monthly publication in conjunction with the journalism program at Grace King High School. It is a member of the Quill and Scroll Journalism Honor Society, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, American Scholastic Press Association, National Scholastic Press Association and the Louisiana Scholastic Press Association. Letters to the Editor are welcome and should be submitted to room 20-G. Irish Eyes reserves the right to edit any submissions. The views expressed in columns are those of the columnists.

The views expressed in the editorial are those of the Editorial Board.

Editor-in-Chief Anna Whitaker Managing Editor Eric Sheu Copy Editor Destiny Ponville News Editor William Weisler Features Editor Leonel Castell Sports Editor Megan Waguespack Ads Manager Donquelle Theodore Opinions/Entertainment Editor Brianna Payne Photographer Nicholas de la Torre Adviser Thomas Curran

Sophomore glad with student portal program I appreciate having the student portal program set up for students to complete and make up their work.

It has helped many students out from getting lower grades. It has helped me complete missing assignments from being out on sick days or work that I haven’t turned in.

Many students, like myself, appreciate it very much.

We hope that you continue to keep the program up for all school years. Keeping the program will help us from getting low grades. So, please, continue to keep it up every year.

Brenisha Coleman, sophomore Sophomore voices a positive view on student life Unlike the letters from the last newspaper edition, I feel like I should bring up the positive. Don’t get me wrong, I dislike the changes just as much as the next student, but I’ve noticed a change. The students in our school are actually starting to get along better! Sure, there are still a few problems here and there, but a lot of the problems just disappeared. It’s like the unwanted changes are the glue that holds us all together.

Do you remember when the Saints won the Superbowl? I’m sure you do. I remember how people flooded the streets cheering. They high-fived everyone.

They forgot their differences to celebrate and cheer.

That’s what we are doing; forgetting our differences and uniting together.

So as my final note to you all, I am quite proud of each and every student at Grace King.

What is the longest you’ve gone without texting?

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About two classes; because I was scared of getting my phone taken away.

David Sampson

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A day because it was taken away.

Tori Scott

senior

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Hiring teachers is a district personnel process.

To clarify, Grace King has NOT had a math teacher vacancy this year. What seems like a vacancy isn’t always what it seems. Unfortunately replacing a teacher when a teacher is out for health or personal reasons is not as seamless as you might think. Though it has been our goal to not let administrative decision making processes affect student learning and engagement, we find ourselves working with the resources the district and union contracts afford us. In fact, Grace King hired a teacher weeks before the district allowed her to begin working. Administratively, we worked together pulling in the district Math Consultant to tutor, direct assignments, and assist students in their learning process.

Together, we can and will continue Grace King’s traditions of pride, leadership, and academic success!

Meg Griffon, Principal

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Letters to the Editor Grace King Principal clarifies pressing issues Congratulations on an outstanding first issue of the 2011-12 Irish Eyes. Each article was thoughtful, well researched, and balanced--all very difficult to accomplish with today’s complex and sometimes controversial concerns. I would also like to applaud the efforts of those whose opinions were published in the letters to the editor section. Taking the time to write a letter tells me that these issues are important to you, so I feel that it is also important to you that I take the time to reply to your opinions on the three main issues of school uniforms, the school bell schedule, and the process of hiring teachers.

School uniforms have been a topic of national and local debate for the past decade and a half. Based on a long proven history of school improvement and the positive academic-related results related to uniformity in secondary education, the trend nationally is to establish and consistently enforce uniforms over a common dress code. In an effort to project an atmosphere of consistency, pride, loyalty, and equality among the student population, a uniform policy creates a foundation for teaching the importance of making and keeping commitments with exactness. A school uniform that is consistently enforced creates a more business-like atmosphere and approach to learning that eliminates distractions caused by current fashion and many students’ inability to afford the more trendy brands. In actuality, focusing on the seemingly small details of the uniform and other positive expectations for our students fits perfectly in an overall school improvement plan that puts academics at its core. Safety data also supports school uniforms, not the least of which includes the immediate identification of those who belong and those who do not and the ability to quickly remove any potential threat to student safety.

The Louisiana Department of Education sets the standards by which a high school may award Carnegie Units (credits) for a high school course. As part of these standards they dictate the minimum number of minutes a student must remain in class each day. The time spent during the change of classes is dictated by this requirement. To avoid a longer school day and an even shorter lunch, the Grace King administrative staff focused the importance on length of class time as opposed to length of time to meander to and from classes. To all observers it has been noted that those students who begin moving to class when the bell rings have no difficulty getting to class on time. Those that spend their precious three minutes visiting in the hall or in the courtyard, which is also observed often, are those having difficulty.

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Half a class because I got caught.

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Upset junior reasons his taste on ‘Satan’ music

Nicholas de la Torre

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I thought I would use the newspaper to voice my annoyance at the controversy concerning what most people would call “scream”. According to most people, I “worship Satan,” and I “want to kill

myself”. At least that’s what they think the music I listen to is trying to say.

Hardcore music is a mix of heavy bass, fast guitars, china symbols, screamed and clean vocals, breakdowns and occasionally some electronic synthesizers.

Every time I try to show people hardcore music or even try to explain it, it is immediately shot down. Nine times out of ten I get a response of people trying to imitate it by shouting “Satan” followed by “ I want to cut my wrist”. Seriously? Show me lyrics with those words in them, and then I’ll hear you out.

In truth, the music I listen to is cleaner than what plays on the radio and actually has thought out lyrics. As far as us being devil worshipers, the majority of our bands are Christian. It offers people who aren’t into church hymns a different form of

expression.

I can understand how you might not like the screams, but most of these vocalists produce beautiful clean vocals that don’t require auto tune like most mainstream artists. I don’t mean to bash other genres, but it bothers me when people say that these kids aren’t talented. They actually play instruments rather than have the computer generate beats for them.

I’ve recently come across a song with a chorus that repeats “girl look at that body,” three times then says “I workout.” Then it starts all over again. My ten year old cousin could write a more meaningful song.

Everyone has their own taste in music, and I respect that, but your opinion about what I listen to doesn’t matter to me. Don’t tell me I listen to “emo devil music”. Thank you.

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Irish Eyes Entertainment Yogurt shops are blurring the lines between frozen yogurt and ice cream

Friday, October 28, 2011

Tutti Frutti finds the right blend

By Leonel Castell Features Editor

Photos by Megan Waguespack, Destiny Ponville, Leonel Castel

Pinkberry proves incapable of good taste

By Megan Waguespack Sports Editor

Pinkberry, a well known yogurt shop, is famous for many things. They’re known for their exotic twists on flavors, but most of all they are known for their celebrity sightings. Pinkberry gets well enough publicity due to celebrities taking pictures in front of their shops making consumers even more interested in buying the product. I decided to put this famous yogurt to the test.

Upon entering the already welcoming atmosphere of Pinkberry, my two friends and I were greeted with warming smiles. We were immediately assisted with choosing our yogurt and toppings to buy. All the while our server did this with a cheerful smile.

The prices of this establishment were, on the other hand, sometimes pricy. The price of the three cups of

yogurt my friends and I bought added up to a good $16.

My friend ended up paying almost $8 for his medium cup of chocolate yogurt. Although the shop was beautiful, the prices were not.

Next to be taken under consideration was the yogurt itself. It was made beautifully and looked like it would be amazing. The key word there is looked. I ended up buying an original yogurt with brownie bites and dark chocolate crisps. While I enjoyed picking at the delicious tasting bites and crisps, the yogurt was horrible. The taste was so tart I could barely even finish one bite.

At the end of my long desired trip, I left very disappointed. Word to the wise, choose what you want wisely because you might end up disappointed like me.

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Cherryberry verifies “berrylicious” taste was also a wide selection of toppings, with things I’ve never seen at a yogurt shop before, even Cap’n Crunch!

Copy Editor Although they didn’t have gummy worms, a favorite of mine, I still enjoyed my yogurt with pineapples, gummy While there are many different frozen yogurt shops bears, and M&M’s. popping up all over the place, Cherryberry is quickly The workers were very enthusiastic, and they laughed becoming my favorite. They even have shaved ice, and told jokes while I was paying for my yogurt, which smoothies, and teas! Even though I had never been there was only about $10 for three yogurts; a really good price before, I am definitely going there again. compared to other yogurt shops! They even gave my sister I was very surprised with the overall atmosphere of the a free bracelet! yogurt shop. It was very exciting and inviting, including Overall, I was very impressed with my visit to different colored polka dots all around the room, and Cherryberry and I will be visiting there again very soon. black tables and chairs. The yogurt selection was pretty 3348 West Esplanade Ave good, with many different flavors. I was also ecstatic that Metairie, LA 70002 they had my favorite, Strawberry Pomegranate. There

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I feel utterly alone.

Tutti Frutti is arguably the biggest of the local frozen yogurt chains. With all of these frozen yogurt places popping up left and right, it’s hard to miss a place as big as Tutti Frutti and for good reason, they have great frozen yogurt. However because of all the things they do right, the things they do wrong are very obvious.

My biggest issue would have to be the lack of variety in the actual yogurt. They only have about 10 flavors, which comes across as rather lacking, especially when you look at all the different toppings they have. They have well over a dozen or so different toppings which may compensate for the lack of variety in yogurt, but still you would expect a place that specializes in yogurt to have more than 10 flavors.

Aside from that, the only other real complaint I have is that the workers were rather boring and unenthusiastic.

I understand working in a yogurt shop might not be the most exciting job in the world, but at least greet me. I work in retail as well and even if it’s a slow or boring day I greet people.

As for all the good aspects to find in Tutti Frutti, there are quite a few. For one, it’s a very clean place with a minimalist, but pleasing aesthetic. It’s self serving with a “weigh & pay” method of purchasing that determines how much you owe based on the weight of all the yogurt and toppings in your bowl. This actually makes the pricing very reasonable and helps you get just as much yogurt and toppings as you want. The yogurt was really good. I tried Cake Batter, Cookies & Cream, Cheesecake, Vanilla, and Chocolate, and believe me when I say that you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference from actual Ice Cream. The toppings only added to the rich taste and made an already great treat even better. My favorite combination ended up being Cookies & Cream and Cake Batter with Cookie Dough toppings.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Tutti Frutti and can’t wait to go back. The many combinations of yogurts and toppings encourage experimentation of the delicious kind. When you’re in the mood for a nice frozen treat, don’t hesitate to make your way to Tutti Frutti.

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