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- More then 1 million mothers and babies must be immunized. -It will take 110 million US dollars to immunize everyone. -Every nine minutes, an infant dies from neonatal tetanus.
In past years the CHS PTSA has been primarily dedicated to raising funds for and then facilitating the After Prom. The current president of the PTSA, Pam Morrison, has been responsible for a recent invigoration of the PTSA, which now sponsors numerous new programs. Among these programs is the innovative educator grant. This has the potential to fund exciting enrichments for Conifer classrooms. Traditionally, the PTA promotes children's health, well-being, and educational success through strong parent, family, and community involvement. The PTA was founded as the National Congress of Mothers in 1897. Since then they have become a much larger organization, peaking at over 12 million members, and have implemented many different programs. The national PTA partners with national organizations and businesses to provide assistance in accomplishing their goals. Doing this, the "National PTA is able to partner with businesses and negotiate special discounts, fundraising opportunities, and other valuable benefits exclusively for PTA members". Conifer PTSA is a member of the national PTA through
When: Tuesday, March 18th Where: CHS Wrestling room Why: Help save lives!
membership of the Colorado PTA. Pam Morrison has begun to invigorate the PTSA by sponsoring some new programs. They provide food before TCAP, sponsor Teacher appreciation week with gifts and events, provide dinner for teachers after conferences, a Back to School Barbecue, assist Student Government in providing chaperones for the Homecoming and winter dances, and offer a drug/ alcohol-free After Prom Party for socializing after the Prom at no cost. Another way the PTSA is benefitting the school is from an Athlete Banner Program. The banners in the gym with basketball students help our athletic programs raise funding and provide another way for our community to have a presence in our school. On top of all this, a $1000 dollar scholarship is available for seniors that are currently members. An additional new program, The Innovative educator grant, was created to provide opportunities for more innovative education. This may take the form of additional equipment, or materials to further and enhance an educational program or to support a new program. In order to apply for the grant, one must be a member of the PTSA; this costs $10 for a teacher and $20 for a student or parent. All members of the community are welcomed as members.
Brandon Payer, after playing four high school seasons of football has finally been accepted to play at the college level. Shortly after the start of his final high school season, CSU Pueblo contacted Payer. He decided to accept their offer and will be heading to Pueblo in the fall to attend his freshman year of college. He plans to major in business and possibly minor in sports medicine. He says that the players and program CSU offers impressed him when he visited the campus. “The pace will definitely be different and everyone out there will be strong,” said Payer, referring to the
difference between high school and college ball. Although he played a variety of positions in high school, his coaches selected him as a permanent quarterback for the Varsity team. “This year he told me he could play quarterback and as a coaching staff we did not know what he was capable of,” said coach Fitzmaurice. It was at the beginning of the Evergreen- Conifer rivalry game when his coaches decided to make him a permanent starter. “When you go on the field you think about what you have learned and about the team,” said Payer. photo: Forrest Czarnecki
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The Wiz Thursday, Febuary 27th, was the opening night of Conifer High School’s prodution of “The Wiz.” In the first picture, Todo (Story Talbert), the Tin Man (Bradley Kyle), The good witch(Jordan Duran), and an extra, posed for a photo shoot after the matinee on Saturday, March 1st. In the photo on the right The Lion (Andrew Norman), Dorthy (Jasmine Sandusky), The Wizard (Landon Wildes), the Scarcrow (Zach Hawkins), and The Wicked Witche’s Servant (Thomas Lapham) gather for another photo.
Q and A: Q: How did you feel going into the Evergreen vs. Conifer game? A: I was a little nervous, but I had a lot of faith that we could pull it out because it was the last
Will Stevenson gets ready for a free throw.
game. There was a lot of pressure going in. Q: How did it feel to win the game? A: It was amazing. It’s a very new feeling because we’ve never beat them before in my four years of being here. Q: How do you feel about playing your last year of high school basketball? A: It was a great way to go out, but it’s almost like an empty feeling because it’s been a part of my life for the past eight years. I’m very glad I got to spend the past four years with the kids and the coach that I have. It’s very bittersweet. Q: What do you, as a player, think of your coach? A: He’s a great guy. When he first came here, I knew he was going to do great things with the program and he did. We are headed in the right direction for years to come. Q: If you could change one thing about the season, what would you change? A: I wish we could have won more games but that’s just the way it turned out. Everything happens for a reason.
Q and A: Q: How did you feel going into the Evergreen vs. Conifer game?
A: I felt really confident. We had been playing really well. We played a close game with Green Mountain and they ended up making the state tournament. We were just all clicking and we had focused on our game plan for a week, watched film countless times, so I was really confident. Q: How did it feel to win the game? A: Probably one of the best feelings of my life. I played basketball here, too, and for me it was just a culmination of 15 years of basketball. Just seeing how excited [the team was], it something I would never forget. It was a perfect night. It’s only happened three other times in the history of our school, and it only happened one other time that the girls and guys won on the same night, and that was eight years ago. These guys are a part of history and that was a big thing we talked about before the games. Q: How did it feel to coach the Conifer vs. Evergreen game? A: It was a whirlwind of emotions for a lot of reasons. It was senior night for our group of guys. They’re the reason I’m coaching here so it was a lot of emotions but I knew we were gonna win. I watched the tape twenty five times on that last game and broke every possession down. Q: How do feel about the team? A: I personally think we’re the best 5 and 18 team in the state, but we had a lot of losses and close games. Three teams that we beat are in the State tournament so I think we’re one of the best teams on the outside looking in. Q: If you could change one thing about the season what would you change? A: For me, it’s hard to say I would change anything because we never got out worked. We were the hardest working team on the court every single game. It’s a game and Coach Eric Valerio watches the game intently. sometime it just doesn’t go your way. I don’t think I would change anything. Photos: Bryce Patton, Emily Jones
For the first time in eight years, and the second time in Conifer High School’s history, the Conifer basketball teams won against Evergreen in the same night. Girls basketball owned the court with a final score of 67 to 58. The mood in the gym was energized with Conifer’s fan base cheering the teams on throughout the games. When the boys won theit game, the gym erupted into chaos. Fans streamed onto the court to congratulate the team. February 21st was a night to celebrate in Conifer’s basketball history.
Left to Right: Jacyln Lean and the girl’s coach, the fans gathered on the court, Maddy Elrod lining up a shot, Becca Hammon playing defense, Becca Hammon’s shot
photos: Bryce Patton and Emily Jones
CSI: The Real deal
photos and story: Ashley Hopko
Among the nightclubs of Downtown Denver, Mr.Tatum Esq. and his team gathered on January 10th in a dark alley to recreate a crime scene for a vehicular homicide investigation. One day in October, people flooded the streets of Denver in the early morning after a night of partying. Many were drunk and under the influence of other substances. For the suspect, whose name has been withheld due to legal reasons, this may have meant the difference between freedom and spending many years of her life in prison. Upon leaving a nightclub, the young adult walked to her car and left the area. She ended up hitting and killing a pedestrian and injuring others. Since she had been drinking, her blood alcohol level was far over the legal limit at the time she went behind the wheel. The suspect’s family family hired Mr. Tatum, a Denver lawyer, to help defend her. The point of the re-creation on January 10th was to learn about variables which could have affected the event and scenario. One major issue that the team faced is how crime scenes can never be re-created exactly. Despite best efforts, there were still many factors which may have created problems in being accurate. The street had changed. The wide avenue had transformed into half its original size because of a large construction project near the street. Not only was the construction site lit, but there were many reflective construction cones to alter and play with the lighting of the street, which was quite a contrast to the condition of the scene at the time of the crime. “What you want to do, however, is make sure that the different outside influences do not cause you to make false conclusions,” said Dr. Lewis Harvey. At the time of the incident, the street was almost completely dark. There were only a few lights connected to businesses and car headlights to light the path. Mr. Tatum’s team included people from all sorts of professions and interests. Trevor Buss, an Engineer from Virtech, helped with laying out the dimensions of the scene and recorded different speeds the driver could have been going to cause a deadly impact on the victim. Dr. Lewis Harvey, a psychologist from CU, was at the scene to perceive the conditions of the incident. He measured light levels and looked at the contrast of the pedestrians and their clothing. “Contrast is particularly important because the human visual system loses sensitivity to contrast at low levels of illumination,” said Dr.Harvey. According to Harvey, it takes much longer for someone to detect and identify people in the dark, especially when there are different shades and sources of light. The eyes are usually attracted to illuminated areas. Dr. Harvey had very little background information upon first entering the scene. This way, he does not approach the job with any type of bias or prior conceptions. Mary Unrein, Mr.Tatum’s paralegal, helped out as an acting victim
and assisted with random chores. Devin Marzan, from a familyowned truck company, is a professional driver who was sent over by the company to drive the exact vehicle driven when the young adult accidentally hit the victim. Before they started the reconstruction, Mary Unrein held up something called a gray scale and had all the acting victims line up on the street while Mr. Tatum held up congested traffic along both directions of the road. The grey scale is much like a poster representing different shades of light and dark color. This was to collect photo evidence which demonstrated the color of the pedestrians’ clothing compared to the light on the street. Mr. Tatum sent an email the day before the reconstruction requesting that all the acting victims wear dark clothing with nothing that reflects light. Reflected light would skew the accuracy of the recreation even more. The recreation will be important to figure out what happened the night of October 31st and bring justice to everyone involved. “I always get sad after investigating an accident, especially when a death is involved. No matter what a court determines, that judgment does not restore a lost life or make a victim’s body whole again; it does not remove the impact on the others involved,” said Dr. Harvey.
Dr. Hayvey( right) and Mr. Trevor Buss(left) assist with the re-creation.
’ Well, it is the new year, the second
semester of the 2013-14 school year. Most students at Conifer High School most likely have already completed their registration for next year’s courses, except for the seniors, they are most likely applying for colleges. Let’s talk science for a moment. To be more precise, the science classes that one is considering or already have signed up for. At Conifer High School, there are a variety of science courses available for students, covering a large area of interests. These classes are designed to prepare students for college, and in most situations, for the real world. If someone is a Junior in the 201314 school year and is thinking about taking a class other than science, he or she may want to reconsider. It takes three science credits to graduate Conifer High School but it is recommended that a student takes four science courses before graduating to ensure that he or she can get into any college they prefer. This still depends on the individual college and their requirements. “Taking Physics classes gives you college readiness, and has real world applications; I had a student tell me
that the labs we’ve completed were fun and useful.” said Mr. King, a Physics and Chemistry instructor (both AP and Honors). Taking AP Science classes gives students college credit, and upon taking these AP courses, the student will have major opportunities to get into colleges. Taking regular science courses are also great. Those classes will still provide students with the opportunity to get into colleges, military, and vocational technical schools, which all require at least one physics or chemistry course. “Students who have difficulty with reading or math can take regular chemistry where many adjustments have been made to enable learning basics of chemistry without as much reading, memorizing, or math as honors chemistry.” said Mrs. Loeblein, a Chemistry instructor. Every science class here at Conifer High will give students the opportunity to practice in their field of interest for the possibility of careers of their choosing. AP courses gets students college credit and labs can be created and used in the real world, allowing him or her to complete and understand every day more.
Here is a brief overview of the Science classes based on Conifer High School’s Science teachers: Mrs. Anderson: Honors Biology, Genetics Mr. King: Physics, AP Physics, Honors Chemistry Mr. Knauer: AP Envoirmental Science, Biology, Marine Biology Mrs. Loeblein: Chemistry, Honors Chemistry Mrs. McFadden: AP Chemistry, Honors Chemistry Mr. Steever: Earth Science Mrs. Stricker: Anatomy and Physology, AP Biology, Genetics, Honors Chemistry.
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Although it came out in November, the Frozen Soundtrack is still leading top charts in the United States. The soundtrack, which originally accompanied the movie, has taken on a personality of its own. Songs like “Let it Go” and “ For the First Time in Forever” have been growing in popularity not only among grade school children, but teenagers as well. Starring Idina Menzel, the song “Let it Go” currently sits at number 17 out of the 100 top popular songs in the nation. Not surprisingly, this is not Idina Menzel’s first time being the star of the show. She earned one of her big breaks starring in the Broadway Musical Wicked back in 2003. She played the role of Elphaba, a misunderstood witch.
Artist: Pharrel Williams
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Coldplay’s Ghost Stories album is set for release on May 19th in America, but the British Alternative band has released a single from their album, named “Magic” and it sounds like Coldplay. That’s literally the best and the worst thing I can say about it. It just sounds like things that Coldplay has done before. with the same mellow tone, and with soulful parts in the bridge. Since there isn’t really a chorus, it sounds like a song that would be played in a club, but it’s less interesting and a little bit more repetitive. Overall, I would give the single 3.5 out of 5 stars, because the single has nothing really new or interesting to offer the music-o-verse, because it sounds like everything else that they’ve ever made.
photo: Paraphone/ Atlantic Records
POP Culture
The song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams is currently the top song in the Apple itunes store. This song is well known from the movie Despicable Me 2, one of the top Disney movies in America. The song is an upbeat pop tune and overall, the song “Happy” is a well written song that most Americans love.
Stepping into the assistant principal’s office, one might have feelings of guilt, confusion, fear, and isolation. Passing through the doorway into the unknown, as the man at the desk motions to sit down, it could very well be your last moments on Earth. Although Mr. Manier is in his first year as assistant principal at Conifer High School, he hasn’t always held such a high ranking position and been at a celebrity status. He has an exciting and unique history as well as a friendly and sociable personality. When Mr. Manier started his teaching career at Conifer High School, just over fourteen years ago as a Biology teacher, he had already traveled across the country and seen many miles throughout his life. Before arriving at CHS, Manier taught in the science department at Gunnison High School, located in Gunnison, Colorado, a place that Manier says is one of his favorite places. But he left Gunnison, in search of better career opportunities, soon arriving in Conifer, Colorado.
Manier’s unique and extraordinary life story is one that is so extravagant, it is only told by word of mouth and has been passed down many generations to become the legendary tale that it is today. It all began in the town of Chicago, Illinois, where he led an active lifestyle playing sports like football and baseball, and he also passed time by enjoying the outdoors. Manier would often go camping in Door County, Wisconsin, and take family trips out to Colorado. This would all suddenly change though, with his valiant journey to conquer the world having only just begun. His family moved to New Jersey when he was only twelve years old, setting in motion the very events that would shape his destiny. In New Jersey, Manier completed
his high school education and soon after once agains sojourned back to Colorado to attend The University of Denver, where he received his master’s degree in environmental sciences, further pursuing a passion of his that has stayed with him his entire life. After completing college in Denver, he returned to New Jersey where he obtained an internship with the Environmental Protection Agency. After being suckered in the internship, he realized he was doing nothing and going nowhere fast. Following his passion of the outdoors and now wanting to make a difference by working with kids, he became a Biology and Environmental Sciences teacher in Colorado. The environment and the need to be outdoors is the driving force that
shaped Mr. Manier’s legacy into what it has become, and his interest in nature is something he can trace back to his childhood. Manier always loved going camping in Wisconsin and visiting Colorado as a kid, sparking an intense interest in being outside and enjoying nature. When he is not educating people about the environment, he can usually be found fly fishing or camping around the state in spring and summer, and playing ice hockey or cross-country skiing during the fall and winter months. Other hobbies include playing the guitar and spending quality time with his family. Another thing Manier loves to do is visit the only place as interesting and fabled as he is...Alaska. He is well known for his creation of the
world famous Conifer High School trips to Alaska during the summer. It all began over a decade ago, when Manier started collaborating with Conifer High School teacher Matt Farling. With the two of them sharing an interest in the outdoors and wanting to plan a school trip to Alaska, a plan was soon in the making and an actual trip followed soon after. While he admits that the first Alaska trip was nothing short of a fiasco, complete with backpacks flying off the rental van and lack of preparation in other aspects, Manier and Farling got their act together and the Alaska trip has been exceptional since. The Alaska trip has been a huge success, with students often signing up to go on the adventure again. But the trip is not only for students. Conifer teachers that have gone include Mr. Ferguson, Ms. Sticker, Mr. Yates, and even Chatfield Senior High School teachers. The attraction of superb fishing and the opportunity to educate others has drawn Manier back for the past fourteen years, and this year will mark the fifteenth year of the trip. But Manier’s highly respected extra curricular summer trips are not limited to Alaska; he also does Colorado trips, similar to the Alaska trip, and both are filled with adventure and excitement in the form of
outdoor recreation. Manier and football are synonyms; whenever one is talked about the other soon follows. He has the need to be out on the field coaching players and drawing up game-winning plays, all season long. Having been the Conifer football coach for fourteen years, he has shared the job with Coach Fitzmaurice, Coach Kragel, and Coach Yates, bringing lots of success to the program in the years he has coached the team. The varsity football team has been to the state playoffs for the past two years in a row and has been to the playoffs ten years since the 2000-2001 season. He is already looking forward to next year and hopes to enjoy another fantastic season. Manier also has a lot of fun facts that not a lot of people know, such as he has broken his ribs ten times, and torn his ACL twice. His favorite sports teams are the Colorado Avalanche, (but to be clear about it, he liked them before they had a breakout season of incredible success and does not belong to the bandwagon group of supporters), the Rockies, the Broncos, and he still believes that this is the century the Chicago Cubs will win the Word Series.
How far is too far?
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Americans, we are given a right to express our opinions on anything we see fit no matter how extreme or “out-there.” Yet, there is a very thin line between the extent of our first amendment rights and other peoples’ rights. In a city like Downtown Denver, controversy is likely to spring up on a regular basis due to the diversity of religions, beliefs, races, and political views. Freedom of speech can mean anything from protesting in the streets to writing a blog which goes live to millions of subscribers. With all the technology used in everyday life, the line is growing ever thinner. Just because you have the right to speak out in a public area, doesn’t mean you should. Often, protests and freedom of speech can easily get out of hand, ending in anger, disdain, and in rare cases, violence. Psychology proves that crowds and group mentality is the most volatile for this kind of problem. In countries like Egypt or China, the government would simply lock-up the perpetrators and quickly end the matter. Luckily, as Americans, we don’t have to live in fear of imprisonment for speaking our minds, no matter who we are speaking against. In America, we have the right to assemble and speak our minds. Though this right is protected by The Constitution, there is a fine line between speaking your mind
Street Mall during a public event. Disturbing the peace isn’t freedom of speech, it’s annoying. During the Denver Zombie Crawl, many gathered for a night of costumes and entertainment to start the celebration of Halloween. Thousands dressed up as either zombies or zombie hunters and walked the 16th Street Mall. Everyone was in good spirit, until the religious protesters picked up their signs and megaphones and began marching, making everyone aware of their presence. Protesters barked comments such as “You can believe whatever you want, but you better believe in Jesus Christ,” and “It’s not too late to confess your sins,”and it was obvious that the crowd was not taking well to their loud opinions. This statement was not only contradictory, but simply put, annoying. After an hour of this, a man dressed head to toe in zombie attire had had actually get the facts before you enough. He gathered a large group and began shouting, “When I say claim something as a fact. hail, you say Satan!” Hundreds Protesters who take to the joined in without hesitation. This streets preaching controversial angered the religious group, which topics, such as religion, have started shouting louder. to be aware that more often Before you consider protesting, than not, bystanders will not consider your point. Consider the appreciate the content which is being thrown at them. These effect it may have on an audience. If you want to reach people about bystanders generally resort to abandoning the Pagan practices yelling back at the protesters. Not only is their message being of dressing up for Halloween, is Zombie Crawl really the place to ignored, but ridiculed as well. do it? You have the right to speak It’s a simple matter of your mind in public areas, this still respect to those around you does not mean it’s acceptable to to not disturb the peace by ignore other peoples’ rights to enjoy screaming into a loudspeaker while marching down the 16th a public area. and disturbing the peace by imposing beliefs on others. In our very own back -yard of Conifer, there are a great variety of radical political views and opinions. In the Safeway parking lot a local resident sports his opinion on the back of his beat- up truck. Where the back window should have been there was a taped up, hand written message trashing the entire Obama administration. If you’re going to trash the President of the United States for being a ”Fasci-Comi- Nazi,” or whatever that is supposed to say, you should probably
“ You can believe
whatever you want, but you better believe in Jesus Christ.
EVERYDAY
I found myself gradually pulling my arms closer to myself and my fingers clung tighter to the backpack straps that dig into my aching shoulders. But it isn’t sore shoulders that I’m worried about, no. It’s the silence that fills my ears and deafens my thoughts. It rings up and down the empty streets that I aimlessly wander and makes it possible to hear the ash -falling from who knows where- hit the ground. It’s almost as if I can hear the breeze whistle through the empty screw holes in the metal scraps that litter the sidewalk, or what is left of the sidewalk. It’s the silence that reminds me how alone I really am. I haven’t heard another voice besides my own in the longest time. I am hollow. My throat aches and my stomach is empty. I don’t even remember what a 99 cent double cheeseburger tastes like. All I can do is walk. I don’t know where I am going or what exactly I will find, but I have to leave. I have to get out of this city. There’s nothing here but scraps and metal and skeletons of buildings and what they used to be. It’s hard to imagine that only months ago this place was thriving, filled with people going everywhere and nowhere in cars that only traveled as far as maps could take them. Now
those cars lay in parts in broken asphalt, absent of a map to get them going again. There used to be grocery stores filled with an unlimited supply of whatever you wanted in fancy packages. Now not even a simple wrapper remains, dancing across the ground at the slight gust of wind. A few months ago there used to be parks filled with kids swinging on swing sets and sliding down slides repeatedly until their mothers called them back to a bench for a quick snack. Now all the equipment is reduced to nothing but another obstacle to find a way around. It seems that everything was engulfed and destroyed by the flames. It was hungry and ate anything in its path, or anyone. That’s why I am alone. The fires took everything from me. It took my food, my water, my family, and everything else that gives me a reason to go on. I don’t even have a dog or cat or anything that I can call man’s best friend to walk loyally at my side without any seconds thoughts about why I continue on. There isn’t even a bird in the sky to sing me songs of encouragement as I wander the land far below it. It is only me, the rubble, and the dusty air that clog my lungs. The world ended and forgot to bring me along.
And I don’t know where to go from here. I guess I plan to go to New York. For some reason I think I could find something there, something that would help explain why everything is gone. After all, anything important that happens in movies happens in New York, right? I’ll rely on that hope ‘cause it seems like it’s the only thing I have. Maybe things were different in New York. Maybe the fires haven’t made it there yet. Maybe it doesn’t look like this city, like Chicago. Maybe there are people there. No, I am only getting my hopes up. If there were people in New York, then why haven’t they come to my aid? Why has no one come to try and look for a survivor? It’s because there is no one left to look. There it is again, that aching feeling that festers deep in my gut when I know I literally have no one. Only this feeling is ten times stronger because there isn’t even a person walking along the street for me to ask directions from. This is a new type of alone, a type no one should have to endure. I’ve been roaming this city for days now. I’m not even sure how my feet are still moving to tell you the truth. I don’t try to avoid the metal pieces of what used to be buildings that
now hang high over my head, threatening to fall and crush me under their weight at any minute. All I can think of are the words, “step left, step right, step left, step right.” And that’s the only thing that seems to occupy my head now. No matter how many times I might have to repeat that pattern until I get to New York, I won’t give up. I can’t afford to give anything else up. Even though the world has ended, mine is just beginning. I can’t just sit here and starve myself until nature takes its course; I have to do something, even if that means starving along the way. After all, what do I have to lose? Everything I had is lost. I need to be a hero of this abandoned world and make this journey worth its while. To be continued... Follow us on facebook for the next part!
One thing that all Americans have in common is a love for smartphones. People love their smartphones because they can help you with anything, from listening to music to unlocking your car. Not to mention calling people. The top smartphones in America today are the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, the HTC ONE, and the iPhone 5s. One thing these three phones have in common is the excellent camera quality and unique camera features such as panorama for the Galaxy note and the iPhone 5,and the ultra pixel camera for the HTC ONE. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is known for its large display and size. This phone also comes with its own special pen called the s-pen made by Wacom. This pen comes with a special feature called Air Command, which allows use of the phone without getting dirty fingers all over the clean screen. Another unique feature about this phone is that it comes with a leather outer casing. Lauren Davis said, “I enjoy the big display of the galaxy note.” Zachary Gardner said, “I like using the s-pen a lot”. Reviews said that the only downside to this phone is its weight, and although the large display is nice, it can take up a lot of room in a pocket. When it comes down to the iPhone, 5c and 5s are light
weight and much more “user friendly for most people.” With the new iPhone 5c one has more options when it comes to color, with five different colors for the phone itself. Apple has gone all out with these new iPhones with the newly designed IOS 7 operating system. When you end up comparing the iPhone 5c and 5s, the only difference is color and material. The iPhone 5s comes in three colors - black,gold,and silver. The 5s has a special feature that allows one to unlock your phone with a finger print scanner. While the iPhone 5s is made from aluminum, the iPhone 5c is made from colored plastic. Virginia Sweesy said, “I like my iPhone because I can listen to my music easily, talk to my family and friends, and it’s really user friendly. Compared to the iPhone, the HTC ONE is is well known for its beats audio front facing speakers and ultra pixel camera feature. The HTC ONE also comes with a unique feature called Blink Feed, This allows streaming photo: Jonathan Hurst your social interest’ straight to your home screen. This phone is “The greatest designed phone in America today” according to Version reviews. In the end, these three phones all have strengths and weaknesses.
Phone Specs
HTC ONE DISPLAY-4.7 inch, Full HD 1080p, 468 PPI CPU SPEED Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 600, quad-core, 1.7GHz MEMORY 32GB/64GB, capacity varies BATTERY Embedded rechargeable Li-polymer battery
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 DISPLAY-1080x1920 pixels %.70 inch CPU SPEED-1.9GHz octa-core MEMORY-32GB or 64GB BATTERY3200(mAh)Removible Rechargable
iPhone 5s
iPhone 5c
DISPLAY-1136-by-640 resolution CPU SPEED-!.3GHZ A7 processer MEMORY-16,32,or 64GB BATTERY-rechargeable lithium-ion battery
DISPLAY-1136-by-640 resolution CPU SPEED-!.3GHZ A7 processer MEMORY-16,32,or 64GB BATTERY-rechargeable lithium-ion battery
The Radish Web anonymity, the glue that allows for anonymous hatred to be spread over the internet... hundreds of people being told that they’re stupid daily by the gray spherical man with the Ray Ban glasses... Anonymous hate needs to be stopped, and my idea of how to stop it goes like this: all internet users must be required to have their address, legal name, age, social security number, phone number, a picture of their face in every school yearbok they’ve ever been in, and the names of any relatives displayed clearly on their profile page. That way no one can lie about their identity online.
No one knows, maybe it’s a cigarette wearing a pipe costume. “Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo.” This grammatically correct sentence essentially means “New York bison whom other New York bison bully, themselves bully New York bison.” Now if we could still be anonymous on the internet, no one could understand this cryptic calling card, except for linguists, and English majors, anyone
who can read, and anyone who could pick up a dictionary and a map and actually try to figure it out. Overall, web anonymity must be abolished, or the evil anonymous people that take away from local businesses, stalk young children, tell people that they suck, and lie about their identity online must be abolished. And the crazy people that would actually attack other people over petty internet arguments are few and far between, right?
You’ve been talking to 15 year old Jessica on Chatroulette? Wrong. Look at her profile page and find out that she’s a he, is 35 years old, and is a convicted felon. You’ve met someone that doesn’t agree with your political views? Protest their existence outside of their house, get them banned from Earth. Read a review on Yelp and don’t think that person used your goods and or services? Good job, you’ve figured out why web anonymity is a real issue in the first place and at least have the IQ of a dog with above average intelligence. “Ceci n’est pas une pipe,” is a famous phrase from the painting “The Treachery of Images” by Rene Magritte, meaning “this is not a pipe.” Only the rest of the painting depicts a pipe. If web anonymity wasn’t real, we could identify the pipe, see if it really is a pipe, find its family and question them about if their kid was born a pipe, and if their family doesn’t know, check the social security number on the back of the painting, but wait, since people can be anonymous, we’ll never know if that is a pipe or not.
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After his first semester as Principal at Conifer High School, Mr. Paxton has made some subtle changes that have had an outstanding impact on the attitude and outlook in the CHS community. Few people at Conifer know about their new principal, his background, his hobbies, and his visions for the future. For instance, how many students can you name who know that Mr. Paxton in fact rides a Yamaha Raider 1800cc motorcycle for fun? There are many interesting facts and pieces of crucial information that the student body is missing that would improve their outlook and perception of the future here at Conifer and about the uniqueness and excitement embodied by the new administration. Mr. Paxton has brought a new attitude to Conifer. In his first semester, he has expanded on the academic principles that Dr. Mike brought to Conifer. Not only has the school continued to grow, but CHS has been privy to the creativity and pursuit of school spirit embodied by Mr. Paxton.
Mr. Paxton is creating a more welcoming, fun, and spontaneous atmosphere throughout the high school. His devotion to school spirit, positive attitude, academic excellence, and a complex learning environment define him as an individual and as an outstanding principal. Who would ever have thought that a principal would personally set up music and monitor the gym every day to promote open gym? What about the ping pong tables and foosball table in the cafeteria. Not only has lunch for underclassmen become a much more exciting experience, but these opportunities in the cafeteria are open all day for Juniors and Seniors with free periods. Yet, despite all the changes, few throughout the student body know Mr. Paxton. Mr. Paxton came from Northridge High School in Greeley, Colorado. He is currently attending Colorado State University for his graduate work and previously attended CU Boulder for his undergrad. He hails from
Seattle, Washington, where he graduated from high school, and Phoenix, Arizona. It seems that he is chock full of contradictions; CU vs CSU, Seattle vs. Phoenix, a principal who rides a motorcycle. But one of the most surprising elements of Mr. Paxton’s background is his competency on Facebook. Undoubtedly almost any student at Conifer has been in at least one of Paxton’s thousands of pictures. He said that his passion for photography “kind of gradually came on over the years.” He said, “high school is a short four years and no one captures those moments.” It seems that this passion for art stems from Mr. Paxton’s desire to share and promote the events at Conifer High School to the community. However, Mr. Paxton’s main focus by far is the well being and happiness of the students at Conifer. Take a glance at the pictures of the starters for the Boys and Girls Basketball teams in the gym and one will
begin to understand the desire for school spirit that Mr. Paxton has within him. In Conifer’s new principal there is a fierce desire to increase school spirit, student attitude about the school, and the community’s perception of CHS. When the student body arrived in the middle of the first semester to a repainted gym, there was an uproar of confusion, anger, and disbelief. The gym color was promptly changed to match the sports team’s jersey colors. From his passion for music, school spirit, excitement, and photographs there is no doubt that Mr. Paxton wishes to increase school spirit at Conifer. He also plans to strengthen, broaden, and expand the community connection with the high school. Most importantly, though, Mr. Paxton intends to “continue academic success and expand on internship and career opportunities” for investment in the future of Conifer High School students.
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