Reeds Spring Pulse - March 2015

Reeds spring high school • Volume 04 • Issue 7

the art of manliness

friendship expiration dates

anthony battaglia: Boy genius

PULSEIn This Issue march 2015

wolves baseball 6 MARCH MADNESS 7 FRIENDSHIP EXPIRATION DATES 8 THE ART OF MANLINESS 9 YOUTUBE GOLD 10 BUD BULLYING 11 VICE NEWS COMPANY 12 ANIMAL TESTING 13 IRISH-AMERICAN MONTH 14 READ ACROSS AMERICA 15

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ANTHONY BATTAGLIA, BOY GENIUS 16 FASHION WEEK 18 CROSSWORD 21 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: APRIL 22 15 4

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BEHIND THE SCENES

Letter From the Editors: Change is inevitable.

Whether it is getting a new pet or saying goodbye to a friend, there are some things in life that don’t last forever. For some people change is easy—something they look forward to. Routine is boring and repetitive.

For others, change is hard. Routine is stable and comforting. But the truth is, change is the only real constant in our lives.

Life is not meant to be lived in your comfort zone. Try to think of the last time you did something memorable.

Was it easy for you? Were you nervous? Anxious? Excited? Exactly. You have to step outside of your comfort zone to do something remarkable.

Think of that girl or guy you like, but you don’t know if they like you, too. The only way to really find out is if you ask them. But, you’re scared. You don’t want to be rejected. You don’t want to look stupid or desperate.

It’s easier for you to stay in the shadows and think about what could happen. But it only makes you miserable. For anything to happen, you must step outside your comfort zone and confront them.

We challenge you to not be overcome by your fears.

Instead, conquer them.

“Sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage, and I promise you, something great will come of it.” –We Bought a Zoo

-Megan & Ann

Lead Editor: Ann Temple

Graphic Editor: Megan Strayer

Photographer:

Chancler McClelland

Writers:

Courtney Bullis Taylor Chambers Wyatt Cooper Aisha Eby Matt Gilderson Alley Grant Misti Higginbotham Hannah Phalen Paige Pritchard Aaron Sampson Ann Temple Lauren Weathers Cindy Wenk Danielle Whitworth Abby Williams Stone Woodward

Sponsors:

Mr. Matt Locke Mr. Bob Lynch 5

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wolves baseball stone woodward

As the winter sports of basketball and wrestling come to a close, we are welcomed with the warm promise of spring and the exciting potential of a great baseball season, because with spring comes flowers, fishing, warmer weather, cooler attitudes, and the greatest of all: baseball season.

Last year, Reeds Spring’s baseball team finished the season with an overall record of 13-4. A pretty good season to say the least; even though the team has graduated a lot of seniors, 8 to be exact, they still have a lot of potential in their lineup. They still plan to hit the baseball diamond with the same intensity and heart as previous seasons before, and plan to use their small ball strategy to their advantage.

because after graduating so many players, the morale of the team could have dropped and these new faces bring much appreciated hope. Hope not just for this year, but for years to come, and the team could not ask for anything better.

Even if the season does not turn out as the players and the people hope it will, the team and the coaches will prepare for anything; the Wolves have been notorious for being tough, and able to pull through the bad times in order to get to the better ones.

And that is what baseball is about: pulling through the rough stuff to get to the good stuff. Baseball is about the heart, the muscle, the ability to pull through the mud and dirt, and the grind; coming out to the other side stronger. Not many teams can say that they can go through the grind and not break, but the wolves can say they can. They have seen bad times throughout the years and they have not thrown in the towel.

Although two-thirds of their starting outfield and three-fifths of their starting infield has graduated, the pace of the Wolves has not slowed. As the beginning of the season fast approaches, the team takes to their offseason practice with the potential of a great Year after year the Wolves come back to season in their eyes. not only face more diverse opponents, but As the Wolves’ offseason continues, there tougher competition during the season. are many new faces that show up to prac- They hold their own their own, though, tice, and along with those new faces come through the season and they are excited the possibilities of new starting infielders for more games and warmer weather. And and outfielders. Along with those possibil- with the excitement of this past football seaities also comes new hope for the team, son and the success of both winter and fall

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sports, there is sure to be a lot of new faces in the stands during the baseball games. After all, the Wolves are driven to not only perform better, but to succeed farther than the previous Wolves’ baseball seasons. There is a lot of anticipation from the community and the players, and hopefully with the great anticipation there comes the support and help of the community of Reeds Spring. We are just one big team, with the goal of making our city proud and memorable to others.

The Wolves and the community want to set an example to never give up and to always have a team to trust and lean on in hard times and in good times; that’s not only what baseball is about, but it is also what life is about.

This upcoming season promises excitement and great possibilities, so be sure to come out and enjoy some great weather, and great baseball!

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march madness abby williams

As all basketball fans and friends of basketball fans know, March is an extremely crucial month in the world of college basketball.

The title “March Madness” makes its point because it is literally a month full of nothing but madness in the world of basketball.

It’s said that the first day of March Madness is one of the most popular days out of the whole year for adults to call in to work sick.

What seems to be the most important event is the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament that starts on March 17th. It will be ongoing until it wraps up with a new championship team on April 6th. The schedule for the tournament is as follows:

Teams all across the nation are working non-stop to prepare for the championship tournaments to come. Top teams like Duke, Kentucky, and more are expected to be ready to give it all they’ve got this month.

Only one team will end their season with a win and take home a first place trophy. Who will it be? Experts and enthusiasts can make their predictions all they want, but anything could happen; that just adds to the madness of it all. It’s all about the rivalries, the lines ups, and the outcomes.

Final Four: April 4th

Although the division I tournament is the most popular and anticipated event in March Madness, there’s other parts of the college basketball world that wrap up their seasons this month. These include women’s basketball, men’s division II, and more.

March marks the end of basketball season for teams and leagues across the nation, and everyone wants to know who will come out on top at the end of it all.

Championship Game: April 6th

First Four: March 17th – 18th Second/Third Rounds: March 19th – 22nd Elite Eight: March 26th – 29th

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Last year, a team not far from us took home a championship title. From Springfield, Drury University’s men’s basketball team took first place with twenty-three straight wins in the 2014 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship. It was an exciting time for our local community and we were all very proud, but also incredibly shocked that such a small team from the Ozarks could come out on top. So who will it be this year? That’s what basketball fans across the nation want to know, are making bets on, and are losing sleep over. Only time will tell, and while some will be thrilled with the new champion, many will be extremely upset and disappointed. You can find all the up to date news and information on www. ncaa.com/march-madness and on ESPN. Also, keep an eye out on the popular Snapchat app because rumor has it that all the March Madness highlights will be posted on there by fans and professionals!

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friendship expiration dates courtney bullis

A sad reality: like romantic relationships, friendships aren’t always forever.

From borrowing each other things and going out together, all those secrets and the gossip you share, it is still possible that your friendship may come to an end. There are times when you’re the one that feels the break-up is necessary, and it is actually something many people go through. Sometimes it is easy, and others are not-so-much.

Give and explanation and address the situation or issue. Avoid running away or hiding. This isn’t a game; it is actually more serious than many people consider it to be.

Think about it; you don’t want to be hypocritical, so be sure you aren’t just dropping them. This can be hard because we do often have a mindset of they-will-I-will-too, and this is a very wrong approach. At the very least you should attempt to explain yourself, don’t just disappear. You never know,

In the case that your situation is they might be completely oblivious to what easy, it may be that you and your friend both is going on. At the same time, it’s hard to put have realized a distance or a change in per- yourself into that awkward confrontation. If spective, but when you don’t happen to be your friend in unaware of why you are pullso lucky, how exactly do you just cut your- ing away, they won’t get the chance to try to self off from someone you have shared so clear things up with you. Let them know how much with? Here’s some advice if you are their behavior is affecting you and be sure to faced with a challenge like this. use a positive approach. Avoid be hateful or hurtful. Imagine you are on the other side of

Have good timing and make sure the situation, and then start. you are being rational. Don’t just end a friendship over a small dispute. Be sure you It’s okay to be upset. Whether or are under good reasoning, and that the sit- not you are the one doing the breaking up, uation is actually worth ending a friendship, it’s irrelevant when it comes to the outcome. because in some cases you may be able It really can hurt. It’s okay to be angry or to talk through your differences, although sad, and odds are you will be and eventuthis isn’t always the case. Some things that ally you will feel better, but it may take time. could be signs that a friendship may not be If the breakup is hard for you, try talking to healthy for you include constant arguments, a family member about the situation. Avoid difference of values, or even a lack of ded- talking to other friends because you don’t ication. While you are being treated wrong, want to start any drama with your emotions, remember there is someone out there who so be sure the person you confide in is will treat you better, and there are too many someone who will understand and won’t be healthy, available friendships to be wasting judgmental. If at all possible, call someone time on someone who brings you down. who doesn’t even know your ex-friend. This is the best way to avoid a bumpy outcome.

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Keep the situation only between the two of you. Remember, whatever happens between you and your friend should ONLY be between you and your friend. Don’t let the situation affect anyone else’s friendships, or anyone else individually, even if they are within your friend group. Don’t drag others in; don’t ask for opinions, or for your other friends to take sides. Avoid the drama by keeping all the details to yourself, and leave the situation at “we are simply no longer friends.”

Plan ahead. Okay, it’s obvious that even after breaking off a friendship, the person isn’t going to just disappear into thin air.

You will most likely still see them around and in class, and sometimes even with mutual friends of the two of yours. It’s important to keep a positive mindset and be prepared for this. At first it may rustle up some confusing emotions, but know that everything happens for a reason and the situation will eventually begin to get better.

Keep on moving forward. Just like you made your friends before, you will continue to make new ones for the rest of your life, and chances are this won’t be the first friendship breakup you will go through.

Some may be harder and some easier, but you will recover and you will always meet new people. Put yourself out there.

Your past friendship will most likely have taught you more about what is important in a friendship, so look for those things. You never know what might be around the next corner.

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the art of manliness wyatt cooper

Welcome to the Art of Manliness, a website dedicated to making you a better man since 2008. By reading and learning from this site, you will be able to do things like; performance driving, fight like a ninja, be smooth like James Bond, and best of all, do it with your own style. This site acts as a compass to help perfect your art of being the best man you can because let’s face it, life is short and nobody wants to be the loser. So here it is: a review for the Art of Manliness.

The site was started in 2008 by Bret McKay as a source for philosophical and serious issues that every man has to deal with or know about. Ultimately, the site is aiming to make every man a better husband, brother, and citizen. So why come to the Art of Manliness? You may be thinking, “I know everything about being a man.” Can you do your own laundry, or shave with a straight razor? Can you go through a job interview or invest in the stock market? With the Art of Manliness, you can do all these things and more.

There are a few different sections on the site including: A Man’s Life, Dress and Grooming, Health and Sports, Manly Skills, Money and Career, and Relationships and Family. These sections cover a wide variety of information, depending on what you’re looking for. Let’s start with a Man’s Life. Clicking on this tab will bring up a page with different headings. These headings include motivation, personal development, and philosophy for growing one’s spiritual life and wisdom, very important as only wise men are successful. Essentially, there are lessons on manliness from movies like Fight Club, quotes from Winston Churchill, and articles on Etiquette.

section teaches you things like parkour, ways to improve testosterone, skiing and more. Have you ever wanted to box, train like a soldier, learn martial arts, or shoot a bow? Well, this is where you will work on and perfect your body, because only the strongest of men survive.

Everyman needs a load and a variety of skills. Clicking on the skills tab brings about a vast center of skills you can learn.

There are entire sections committed to cars,

The next section: Dress and outdoors, survival, tactical, and even fun Grooming. This is where you will learn the skills. Do you need to perform a J- turn, or art of presentation. From learning to tie a maybe just jump start your car? Maybe you bow tie to shaving, this section has every- need to build a survival shelter, or build a thing you need to look and smell your best. first aid kit. Or, you could learn how to develHave you ever needed to iron your clothes, op super human senses like Jason Bourne. fold a pocket square, or maybe trim your You can even learn how to make the world’s mustache? With clear directions, examples, best paper airplane. This tab is extremely pictures, and even videos, there is no rea- vital as a man must have different tools and son why you shouldn’t be the sharpest, best methods with which to deal with everyday dressed man around. scenarios. Money and Career is the second to last tab; it teaches you about stocks, sav Health and Sports is next, with ar- ings accounts, acing a job interview, getting ticles like gaining muscle and tone, eating a job after college and managing personal healthy and different workout plans. This finances.

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Last but not least, and probably the most important tab: Relationships and Family. This section has lessons on fatherhood, marriage, friendships, and dating. Are you shy? Maybe you need to sort out a kink in a relationship, or maybe you’re a new dad and you need a survival guide. All of this and more is covered. Ultimately, everyone needs guidance when it comes to friends or family, and this tab gives lessons which teach you the importance of family tradition, why chores are a necessity, and why making your family number one is a must.

Yes, much can be learned and should be for the ever aspiring man. To make matters better, new articles and information is added weekly, and the best part: there’s no sign up (although you can), no money to be paid, nothing. The Art of Manliness is completely free to every man. For those who can’t get enough, there is even a store where you can buy mugs, t-shirts, straight razors, and books. So for every man or aspiring man, this is your key to being the best you can be and kicking some serious butt along the way!

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Youtube gold

YouTube is a website used by almost everyone to share videos with one another. It offers video content such as TV or movie clips, music videos, video blogging, how-to guides, and other original videos. YouTube was founded by three former employees of PayPal. While searching the internet for specific videos, the three men could not seem to easily find anything they were looking for, even though they knew the content was out there. The idea arose that they should just create one universal site where a majority of video files online could be found. YouTube offered public beta testing of the site in early 2005, and proved to be very successful. After only about one year, over 65,000 videos were being uploaded daily. The Google Company noticed the great success in YouTube and bought it for $1.65 Billion. Now it operates as one of Google’s subsidiaries and generates over 2 billion views every day.

matthew gilderson One of the earliest videos to really go big on YouTube is “Evolution of Dance.”

To this day, Evolution of Dance has been viewed over 290 million times. It shows comedian Jud Laipply doing a six-minute dance routine covering various songs everywhere. He goes from mimicking Vanilla Ice to the doing Chicken Dance. Another big hit on YouTube was “Charlie Bit my Finger” with well over 800 million views. The younger brother, Charlie, bites the finger of his older brother, Harry, as he says the famous words “Charlie bit me” and puts his finger back into Charlie’s mouth for him to bite again and laugh at Harry’s pain. The clip was originally intended to be a family home video, but the internet had other plans when the father uploaded the video for the public to see. Some other YouTube hits include “Leave Britney Alone,” “Don’t Taze Me, Bro,” “Keyboard Cat,” “Sneezing Panda,” “Shoes,” “Zombie Kid Likes Turtles,” “Charlie the Unicorn,” and “Chocolate Rain.”

song translates to “Big brother is Gangnam style.” PSY referring to himself as big brother, and Gangnam Style referring to the lifestyle associated with the Gangnam District in South Korea. The song became popular for the catchy beat, a few phrases that the English-speaking population can actually understand, and the glorious “horse dance” that everyone knows. For no other apparent reasons, “Gangnam Style” topped the charts in over 30 countries, was recognized

by Guinness World Records for being the most “liked” video on YouTube, and it won best video at the MTV Music Awards.

Apart from single popular videos, YouTube has introduced some other viral trends. Anyone who was familiar with YouTube in 2008 has probably been fooled a few times by a joke known as “Rickrolling.” If you have been “Rickrolled,” that means you were looking to watch a video of a certain topic, but instead the link directed you to the

The very first upload to YouTube is music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit “Nevtitled “Me at the zoo” by one of the founders, At one point in time, many of those er Gonna Give You Up.” Rickrolling could be Jawed Karim. The nineteen second video videos held the title for the most viewed vid- said to be the most successful joke on the can still be viewed to this day showing Karim eo on YouTube, or close to it. It wasn’t until internet as people began hacking big name at the San Diego Zoo talking about the ele- July of 2012 when a new legend was intro- websites to perform a harmless, but annoyphants behind him. This video never really duced. We’ve all seen it, PSY’s “Gangnam ing joke. went “viral” because that was hardly even a Style” now beyond 2.2 billion views and 2015 marks the 10 year anniversathing yet. When a video or anything else on climbing every day. On December 1, 2014, the internet goes viral, it spreads around the YouTube had announced that this single ry for YouTube, and the site is still gaining world via social networking, e-mail, media, music video literally broke the view counter popularity and impacting society the way it etc. It will spread around in a matter of days and YouTube had to update their software to did in the beginning. It has become a part of being seen by millions of people. accommodate to this video to handle larger everyday life for most of us, and it doesn’t numbers. The term “Oppan Gangnam Style” seem like that is going to change anytime which is repeatedly said throughout the soon in our viral world.

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bud bullying courtney bullis

It often times goes unrecognized that sometimes your friend is actually bullying you. Learn be aware of the difference between their honest opinions and them straight up putting you down. Here are some short examples: They say “That isn’t how it happened to me,” and we hear “I think you’re lying, because it hasn’t happened to me.”

No matter what you may be talking about, it’s important that the person you are talking to is trustworthy, and is someone who trusts you. Comments like this are obvious signs that your friend isn’t empathetic.

They say “Why would you put yourself in that situation?” and we hear, “It’s your fault.” This is not cool at all. It is one thing for them to be honest with you but it’s another to completely throw you down and pin what’s hurting you, on you.

Have you ever had a friend who seems just a little too honest? Most of us have, and if you’re in any of these types of situations, you’re not alone.

It’s easy to notice when a friend is ignoring your experiences and making hers a priority; you have three choices when confronting the problem:

Sometimes, after talking to or confiding in someone, it may become obvious that you’re problems are unimportant; venting only triggers their own problems to surface as well. It’s almost like a conversation can’t only be about you—ever. It’s an uncomfortable situation to be in because it can definitely confuse your emotions, and will most likely leave you feeling like you’re being over sensitive. Trust me, you’re not.

There are actually studies that prove that women are unintentionally aggressive with one another in conversation because of a constant sense of “competition,” and that is why when discussing a problem or situation you may be in, your friend’s response may begin with something like “You think that’s bad? Listen to this,” instead of supporting what you’re going through. It will feel as if she isn’t even listening to you. Like you are completely closed out, and it’s most likely true. They give of vibes that their problem is greater, or more important than yours.

Address the situation and talk to them about how you feel. Maybe they don’t notice what they are doing. Bringing it to their attention could possibly terminate the situation all together. Be honest and express your feelings and see if that helps at all.

They say “You shouldn’t have…” and we hear “That’s not what I would have done and this is a problem you have.” This can be more embarrassing than anything, especially if it’s said in front of other people.

They are pointing out your flaws instead of encouraging you to embrace who you are.

These types of situations can be tricky to deal with, especially if you are uncomfortable opening up and confronting your friend. Nine times out of ten, that is the case. Maybe it’s time to realize that they are not the person you should be confiding in.

It’s important that everyone surrounds themselves with supportive people. And anyone You can try learning to ignore it and just vent who makes you feel like your problems are to them just to get it out. But if you decide to your fault, makes you feel even worse, or do this, you can’t expect them to not change just altogether does not care, you should the subject. If you choose to still go to them move on from. We all need and want friends for help and ignore their actions, you’re go- who are there for us, so don’t settle for anything less. If you are in a situation that reing to have to learn to just deal with them. lates to any of this, sorry to say, but your Of these three, the most helpful will proba- “friend” isn’t someone you should keep bly be to find a new go-to or someone else hanging around. People that treat you like to confide in. If someone is treating you this this are important to NOT have in your life. way, the truth is that they don’t care enough about your feelings, and you deserve someone who does. Try opening up to someone new or another friend that you have, and cut yourself off from confiding in a person who just doesn’t care.

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vice news company wyatt cooper

recommend caution. VICE allows people from all over the world to write about anything and everything. While there are millions of good, clean and educational articles, there are also dark humored, explicit articles which I would avoid. There are countless articles about epidemics in backwater countries with horrible pictures and videos. There are also dozens of articles and videos containing content of illegal and harmful drugs. Also, there are millions of articles and videos about illegal activity, which are highly frowned upon, and full of ridiculous content.

VICE also has a record label located in Brooklyn, New York and London called VICE Records or VICE Music, which was started in 2002. They’ve help release albums and singles for artists like Chromeo, Justice, and Rich Boy just to name a few.

One of the Biggest departments of VICE is its video chapter. There are documentaries about everything under the sun, and there is section called The VICE guide to Travel.

HBO also has VICE the show, which consists of thirty minute episodes about current

It’s wet in the alley and night has dent arts and pop culture. As time went or unheard of situations around the globe. fallen. You’ve been on this story for three on, however, VICE transformed into the Most importantly is VICE’s own TV network; months, and now you find yourself outside machine we know today. VICE includes ar- VBS.TV, funded by MTV with VICE supplya club somewhere in St. Petersburg, Rus- ticles and work of journalists, columnists, ing the content. This was a huge foot hold sia. Your mission: find a Russian fight club. graphic artists and photographers, as well for VICE to become the major news comA place of urban legend, few know of it and as cartoonists and fiction writers. Today, pany it is now. VICE also writes and sells even fewer know how to find it. Blood is VICE covers anything from war, internation- books. spilt, and men are broken then reshaped al crime, politics, activist movements, new into life conquerors. You just want to know technology, underground movements, the VICE owns a bar in East London why men put themselves through this kind deep web and much, much more. You can called The Old Blue Last where many faof thing. What are they looking for? Why the learn about sketchy places in the U.S, how mous bands and singers have performed. If risk? And finally, what else goes on at this to buy a nuke on the Black market, how cig- you have an idea or want something covclub? This is the life of a VICE reporter. arette smuggling goes down on the streets, ered, VICE takes ideas which can be suband visit Chernobyl. mitted through their website by you. Maybe

Welcome to VICE, an internationa U.F.O crashed in your backyard; call up al, somewhat underground news company For those who are more curious VICE and you may very well end up on T.V., whose sole purpose is to get the truth by about the middle east, there are countless let alone in an article. Another cool thing any means possible. VICE has a YouTube videos and articles where reporters are in about VICE is that they are always hiring. channel, a website, media station and a warzones interviewing soldiers, rebels and If you don’t mind nontraditional journalism, magazine. Their stories take place all over civilians on the front lines. There are also getting your hands dirty and you’re flexible, the planet. You will find yourself reading interviews with hit men. Maybe technology you could find yourself out in the field writing about Warzones, underground cities, ghet- is more your scope. Well, VICE jumps into for VICE. To top things off, there is a store tos, high access locations, and even im- the deep end of the dark web; a place of ille- where you can buy subscriptions for VICE possible destinations like North Korea. You gal goods and services, meeting places for magazine or download the app. VICE is a want to learn about a Coup in Africa? VICE criminals, terrorists, smugglers and hack- good source of current events that you can will have it in a matter of hours. Maybe you ers. Learn about mercenaries, exotic animal now use. As Walt Disney said, “We keep want to hear about illegal street racing in trade, meet the real Walter White, or learn moving forward, opening new doors, and California; VICE has you covered. about an entire colony of little people. Did I doing new things, because we’re curious mention cannibals? and curiosity keeps leading us down new

VICE initially launched in 1994 out paths.” of Montreal, Quebec, Canada as a While much can be learned about magazine covering news topics, indepen- situations in the world through VICE, I would

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animal testing taylor chambers

Animals are used often for research and testing in the United States; an estimated twenty-six million animals are used every year. Using animals for research has been practiced and recorded since 500 BC. Scientists use these animals to develop medical treatments, determine the toxicity of medications, and check the safety of products intended for human use.

-Chimpanzees share ninety nine percent of their DNA with humans.

Another close match is mice, which are ninety eight percent genetically similar to humans.

There are many pros and cons to animal testing. Animal testing has been found to be highly beneficial to humans and animals in finding new, lifesaving treatments.

With the findings from animal testing, scientists have been able to save lives of people -The United States and Gabon are and animals. Despite these findings, people the only two countries that allow who are against animal testing believe that experimentation on chimpanzees. testing on animals is inhumane and cruel.

This is also true. There are many animals People who support animal testing say that -In 2010, Minnesota used more harmed and killed during animal testing. it is the reason scientists have been able to cats for testing than any other state Many of these animals also go through indevelopment many life-saving treatments in the nation. New Jersey used the tense suffering during the testing. for humans and animals. They may also say most dogs, and Massachusetts that there are no alternative methods for reused the most primates.

One pro of animal testing is that searching a living organism, and those anithere are no alternative methods to testing mals are not mistreated or abused in labora-In 1997, Joseph and Charles Va- live systems such as the circulatory system. tories because of the strict regulations that canti grew a human ear from in- To determine side-affects, the drugs need are in place for such research. Adversaries serted cow cartilage cells on the to run through the circulatory system of a of animal testing say that it is cruel and inback of a living mouse. They did live organism. Body systems are extremely humane to experiment on animals. They this to explore the possibility of complex, and testing on bacteria in a petri advocate for alternative methods available creating new body parts for plastic dish is sometimes useful, but it does not alto researchers that can replace animal testand reconstructive surgery. low scientists to see the big picture. There ing. Opponents to animal testing claim that is an argument to this—people who oppose animals are so different than human beings animal testing believe that using human that research on animals is often irrelevant, cells in petri dishes is more useful because and can produce misleading results.

Many government agencies put it allows the scientists to use human tissue, animals through cruel and unusual tests to rather than animal tissue.

There are many common miscontest cosmetics, household cleaners, and ceptions about animal testing. According to There are many other arguments http://animal-testing.procon.org/ here are other consumer products. As a result, thousands of animals are poisoned, blinded, and to animal testing. Scientists believe it is usesome things that may not be made clear to killed every year by these agencies. Mice ful because animals are similar to humans the public: and rats are required to inhale toxic fumes, when it comes to anatomy, but they are not -Ninety five percent of the animals dogs are force-fed pesticides, and rabbits genetically similar to humans. Others beused in animal testing are not pro- have corrosive chemicals rubbed on their lieve that animals do not have rights like tected under the federal Animal skin and eyes. Deadly, toxic tests are con- humans, so it is okay to test on them. ArguWelfare Act. This act excludes ducted as part of massive, regulatory test- ments that oppose this are based on claims birds, most reptiles, fish, and the ing programs that are most often funded by of cruelty and inhuman procedures. There mice that are specifically bred for U.S. taxpayers’ money. Many of these tests have been major medical break through’s are not required by law, and they often pro- using animal testing, but many of those research. duce inaccurate or misleading results. The have been made at the expense of the an- In 2011, a poll was taken of nearly misleading information is a result of the imal. No matter what a person’s beliefs on 1,000 scientists. It found that more genetic differences between these animals animal testing are, there are many pros, and than ninety percent agreed that the and humans. Sometimes, when a product just as many cons, to this controversy. use of animals in research is es- was found to harm animals, it was still marsential. keted to consumers.

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irish american month alley grant

The question is: what is Irish-American Month? Why is it important? Well, the Irish-American Month is March, and its importance really depends on who exactly we’re talking about. Now just by looking at the name, you can tell that Irish-Americans are originally from Ireland. I mean, they don’t all have to be born there, because some could very well have been born in America. There is history behind this topic, and that’s what we’re about to cover.

appropriate national celebrations and recognition can only happen when all Americans take action. Irish-Americans have done so much to shape and form virtually all areas of life in the United States throughout our country’s great history. We must act now and speak up in order to be heard.”

Here are some fun facts about this Irish American Month! Now, there will also be more than just facts! The site that I got this information from also has peoThe Irish had come over to the U.S. ple asking questions! around the time that Native Americans were here, too. They were the first mass Questions 1- True or false: Americans immigrants from a culture viewed as claim Irish ancestry more than any othaliens and they threatened the Native er. Answer- False! Even though OktoAmericans. When they traveled over berfest isn’t anywhere near as popular here, they helped a Catholic Church at St. Patrick’s Day, more Americans get back on their feet. From then on, claim to have German Ancestry. the Catholic Church took in numbers of immigrants and let them be sheltered. Question 2- True or false: Irish-AmeriPresidents have dedicated this month cans are the majority of the population to the Irish because it gives us a chance of high school and college graduates. to recognize all the things they have Answer- True! While 33% of Irish Amerdone to help build this nation. There icans in their mid-20s or older have at are Irish Men who signed the Declara- least earned a bachelor’s degree and tion of Independence, fought in the Civ- 92.5% have at least a high school diil War, and were part of Washington’s ploma, for Americans generally the corgenerals. The site that this information responding numbers are only 28.2% is coming from states that, “Full and and 85.6%.

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Question 3- Which U.S. President has the most Irish heritage; is it Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, or Andrew Jackson? Answer- John F. Kennedy broke the glass ceiling in 1961 by becoming the first Irish-American, Catholic president.

Looking back at history, the Irish-Americans have done a lot for our country.

An Irishman was the first of Christopher Columbus’ crew to step on American ground. Within this month, there are few days that have to do with the Irish-Americans. The most popular day in this month is St. Patrick’s Day. This day is celebrated to notice the Irish-American culture. There is a lot of partying, food, parades, and dancing that correlates with this holiday.

All in all, this month’s Irish-American recognition is something that many people focus on, and there’s a good meaning behind it!

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read across america day aaron sampson

“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn the more places you’ll go.” Dr.Seuss Each year, teachers, students, and parents are encouraged to read their favorite books together in early March to honor Dr. Seuss who once said, “You’re never too old, too wacky, or too wild to pick up a book and read to a child.”

Seuss, who was born Theodor Seuss Geisel, left behind quite a legacy. His 46 children’s books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, and for many readers, his books provide some of their first reading memories. In fact, Dr. Seuss’ goal was to pen books that children found fun and exciting to read. “Cat in the Hat” for instance uses about 250 words, and there are just 50 different words in the favorite “Green eggs and ham.”

Geisel’s birthday, March 2, has been adopted as the annual date for National Read Across America Day. Geisel attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1925. At Dartmouth, he joined the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and the humor magazine Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern, eventually rising to the rank of editor and chief. While at Dartmouth, Geisel was caught drinking gin with nine friends in his room. As a result, the dean insisted that he quit all extracurricular activities including the magazine. Geisel continued to work on the magazine without the administrations knowledge by signing his work by the

pen name “Seuss.” Upon graduating from Dartmouth, he entered Lincoln’s college, Oxford, intending to earn a PhD in English Literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who encouraged him to give up becoming an English teacher in favor of pursuing drawing as a career.

Geisel left Oxford without earning a degree and returned to the United States in February 1927, where he immediately began submitting his work to magazines, book publishers, and advertising agencies. Making use of his time in Europe, he pitched a series of cartoons called Eminent Europeans to Life magazine, which both passed on it. His first nationally published cartoon appeared in the July 16, 1927 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. This single $25 sale encouraged Geisel to move from Springfield to New York City.

Later that year, when he accepted a job as writer and illustrator at the humor magazine Judge, Geisel felt financially stable enough to marry Helen. His first cartoon for Judge appeared on October 22, 1927, and the Geisels were married on November 29. Geisel’s first work signed “Dr. Seuss” was published in Judge, about six months after he started working there.

Geisel supported himself and his wife through the Great Depression by drawing advertising for General Electric, NBC, Standard Oil, and many other companies. In 1935, he wrote and drew a short-lived comic strip called hejii.

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In 1936, while the couple was returning from an ocean voyage to Europe, the rhythm of the ship’s engines inspired the poem that became his first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. Based on Geisel’s varied accounts, the book was rejected by between 20 and 43 publishers. According to Geisel, he was walking home to burn the manuscript when a chance encounter with an old Dartmouth classmate led to its publication by Vanguard Press. Geisel wrote four more books before the US entered World War II. This included The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins in 1938 as well as The King’s Stilts and The Seven Lady Godivas in 1939, all of which were, atypically for him, in prose. This was followed by Horton Hatches the Egg in 1940, in which Geisel returned to the use of poetry.

Though Geisel made a point of not beginning the writing of his stories with a moral in mind, stating that “kids can see a moral coming a mile off.” He was not against writing about issues; he said that “there’s an inherent moral in any story.”

Over the course of his long career, Geisel wrote over 60 books. Though most were published under his well-known pseudonym, Dr. Seuss, he also authored over a dozen books as Theo LeSieg and one as Rosetta Stone. His books have topped many bestseller lists, sold over 600 million copies, and have been translated into more than 20 languages. Celebrate Dr. Seuss by reading a book this month!

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anthony battaglia, boy genius jordan ratliff

Some people know exactly what they want in life, while others are completely clueless as to what they are going to do the next day. Some find out earlier what they want to be when they grow up, and it takes others a much longer time to find themselves and what their passion is. Anthony Battaglia just so happens to be one of the lucky few who know what he wants to do in his life; he knew exactly what he wanted to do from an early age. Anthony has worked very hard in school and has earned the potential spot as Valedictorian in Reeds Spring’s Class of 2015. Anthony is not only a boy genius, but he is also a great all-around person. Anthony is a very hard worker but is also a delightful friend to everybody.

achieve. He plans on attending a school in Chicago. There are a few reasons why Chicago is his choice of location. Anthony is actually from the Chicago area, so it is home to him. He lived an hour south of Chicago in pre-school, and resided there until sixth grade. Anthony attended St. Joseph School in Bradley, Illinois. After the sixth grade, he moved to Kimberling City, Missouri where they have owned a lake house which is now their current home. Anthony and his family had visited this area since he was nine months old and eventually moved here. The city life is greatly appealing to Anthony. His sister and other family members live in Chicago, so that location is more welcoming to him.

welcomed there, almost like part of a family.

In this company, Anthony plans to be creating different computer software, ultimately utilizing his Computer Science degree. Also, utilizing his degree, he would be creating advanced technology and work with programming. More than anything, Anthony is interested in applying software to the computers.

Anthony dedicates a ton of time to his studies and his efforts to be the best he can be in school. He has worked diligently from early ages to this day to get to where he is today, a very well educated, hardworking person.

Until Anthony moved to Reeds Spring High School, he attended a private school. This school was a very strict school in which Anthony plans on pursuing a career in com- Once Anthony has his Bachelor’s in com- grades were expected to be high. In St. Joputer science. Anthony plans on earning puter science, he would like to eventually seph schools, a 92% is considered a B+. a Bachelor’s in computer science, which work for a large company. In this company, Although Anthony does work hard in class, will take him approximately four years to Anthony would like to feel comfortable and he finds time to be silly and goof around like

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any other teenager. Even with the silly occurrences, Anthony has built great self-discipline, which enables him to be serious when he needs to be.

thony has also taken a responsible part of the 1:1 laptop program in Reeds Spring School District. Anthony serves as a leader and someone to come to when a problem occurs. Students have found confidence in In school, Anthony’s strongest subject is Anthony to help when they cannot figure out math, which he loves. His love for math what is wrong with a computer. His junior has really sparked his interest in Computer year, he served as an aid in the school’s Science. Within Computer Science, the emergency room for laptops and served need for mathematics is very dehis time helping others and fixing manding. The high demand computers. for mathematics in Computer Science is great for Computers are not AnAnthony because this thony’s only interest. will allow him to apply When Anthony was something he loves younger and lived in Ilto his career, which linois, he enjoyed ridwill benefit him. He ing his bike on a warm find work much more summer day and enjoyable and he will spending time playing have the opportunity to outside. He also loved demonstrate what he is playing video games and really good at. board games. When he and his family moved to Missouri, The reason Computer Science his hobbies vaguely changed. Anhas a high demand for mathematics is be- thony loves playing video games and jamcause of the programming and coding. The ming out to his favorite music. He claims ability to think mathematically and in ab- he jams out even though he lacks musical stract way is a very important skill in Com- talent, but that it is okay because he has fun puter Science. The mathematics in Com- anyway. Anthony also attends Our Lady of puter Science is very different from normal the Cove Catholic Church in Kimberling City. every day mathematics. The math has been Within his church, Anthony is very active developed in response to the rising develop- in several events that take place with the ment of computers. church. The events include holiday dinners, sharing with his youth group, and being a To get prepared for this career, Anthony loyal resident of the church. has started learning about the coding and programming of computers. He has been learning from a website he has found. An-

students have found confidence in anthony to help solve computer issues.

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Aside from an educational aspect, Anthony is a wonderful person. Anthony never, ever says a negative thing about someone or something. He is very considerate of others and how he affects the people around him.

He is one of the most humble people one could ever come across. Anthony holds a passion that is so great: to do what is right.

However, Anthony is also very shy in doing so. He thoroughly enjoys making people laugh and telling jokes, although he feels sometimes he fails in doing so. When he feels he has failed, he realizes that failing is a part of being human. Because of Anthony’s shyness, he would just go with the flow, but he realized that it takes individuality to make a difference in the world. And Anthony has really opened up. Anthony is a positive, selfless, boy genius. Anthony is a person who is passionate about making a difference in the world. He does not care how big or how small the difference is. Anthony wants to impact somebody’s life in a positive way somewhere along the road.

As you can see, Anthony is such a great, enchanting person with big goals. There is not one negative word to be said about this boy genius. Anthony is a diligent student, selfless individual, and an even superior friend.

Anthony is set out on a mission to impact the lives of everyone in a positive way and believes he will do so. Anthony is destined to work hard in his career choice of computer science, and he will be great in doing so.

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fashion week cindy wenk

New York:

During this week full of different fashion trends, we also learned about beauty; The end of New York Fashion Week has ar- things from a new twist of metallic eyeliner rived, sadly. And for those seven days, mod- to a manicure just short of a buff. There are els seemed to be in one cab ride from show many ways to work the eye pencil and you casting to fittings and runways. Certain should try and master them all, especially models in particular seemed to be every- the winged cat eye, which seems to be the where. Gigi Hadid, being one of the newest biggest trend in makeup right now. For lips, top models, was just recently revealed to be the only color that matters is a deep, dark the new face of Maybelline. She has been red, layered on thick. The look of your skin seen on the covers of Magazines like Elle is going to come straight from your moisturand Vogue. She recently walked in Marc Ja- izer, stock up on hydrating masks. And last cobs S/S 15 during Mercedes-Benz Fash- but not least: your hair. If you haven’t seen ion week in New York, Giles S/S 15 RTW at the top knot you must be living under a rock, London Fashion Week, and in Paris Fashbecause everyone is wearing it and it can be ion Week she walked for Jean Paul Gaultier casual or chic.

SS15, Sonia Rykiel SS15 and Chanel SS15.

Daisy Lowe from making their mark on fashion week. They bundled up in matching, cozy turtleneck sweaters and maxi skirts to Emilia Wickstead’s show. They were then joined by more London It girls in the front row at Henry Holland’s show.

One model that seemed to make a big impact was Poppy Delevingne, older sister to model Cara Delevingne. With her abundance of inspired hairstyles and uptown fashion favorites, Poppy seemed to mirror the beauty of LFW while sitting front row.

Beauty statements are a London Fashion Week signature. And we know to expect the unexpected. This season’s best beauty lessons we learned from across the pond were, Fashion week isn’t just all about the modif you’re trying the new red lipstick trend, go els walking the runways, though. Whether for a brighter shade. For the no-makeup it’s bloggers and editors walking the streets London: makeup look, make sure you have a good from tent to tent, or off-duty models running between shows, that’s where the best mo- After the freezing weather of New York’s contour stick in your collection. The soft ments of different styles are in the same Fashion Week, London Fashion Week be- shading around the cheekbones and eyes spot: all dressed in their finest for the start came a huge success, but has come to a is the urban girl’s answer. Kate Moss herself of the season. Previously mentioned, Gigi sad end as well. Some highlights from LFW is the image of the new hairstyle, which conHadid was listed on Vogue’s “The 12 Best included Topshop’s front row of A-list mod- sists only of windblown strands, so no need Street Style Looks from New York Fashion els like Cara Delevingne, Kendall Jenner, for your blow-dryer and hair brush anyWeek” wearing a Diesel Black and Gold and Jourdan Dunn. These three caused a more. This look was seen on runways like jacket. Some other names listed in the best paparazzi frenzy and they were just in the Topshop, and Kate Moss confirmed it was a real-life wearable look. Another hairstyle street style article were Tilda Lindstan, Kar- front row, not on the runway. that was photographed in the Duro Olowu’s lie Kloss, Daria Strokous, and may more.

At the Burberry fashion show, sitting front 2015 lookbook was braids, which made a On Thursday, February 12, the start of New row was Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Jour- later appearance at London Fashion Week.

York Fashion Week, Jenette McCurdy and dan Dunn, Maria Testino, and Sam Smith. So make sure you’re practicing your plaits. many other stars like the girls of Fifth Har- They were also joined by supermodel Naomony and Laverne Cox walked in the Go mi Campbell who certainly was fashionably Red for Women Red Dress Collection show. late, arriving to the show moments after it These stars and fashion designers came to- had started. gether for the annual runway blowout for a show that fights heart disease and supports It may have been a cold week, but that didn’t the American Heart Association. stop the stylish locals like Alexa Chung and

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2) the creator of the Art of Manliness website 6) new model who made an impact on the London Fashion Week fashion show 9) an international, underground news company 10) a comic submitted to Life magazine in 1927 13) a makeup company who aquired Gigi Hadid as a model 14) an author who has sold over 200 million copies of his children’s books

1) the comedian who does a 6 minute sketch on the “Evolution of Dance” 3) considered the most successful joke on the internet 4) a student who enjoys math and computer science, who also spends time helping classmates with computer problems 5) the name of the company who bought YouTube for $1.65 billion 7) an animal that shares 99% of DNA with humans 8) the term used to describe spring basketball trounaments 11) the school that took first place in the 2014 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship 12) the ancestry that most Americans claim to have

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boy’s golf @ silo ridge - 9 am track jv @ republic - 4 pm

cheer tryouts @ aux gym - 4 pm boys golf @ dream boys tennis @ forsyth - 4 pm valley golf course fresh. baseball @ HOME - 4:30 pm 9:30 am

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boys golf @ spfd golf & country club - 9 am baseball @ Forsyth - 4:30 pm

boys tennis @ spfd parkview - 4 boys tennis @ kcikapoo pm - TBD track @ nixa - 4 pm baseball @ HOME - 4:30 pm

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thursday 2

boys golf @ Cassville - 9 am boys tennis @ legestone - 4 pm Track @ branson - 4 pm fresh. baseball @ aurora - 5 pm scholar bowl @ Spfd catholic 5 pm

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boys golf @ Honey creek - 9 am boys tennis @ monett - 4 pm fresh. baseball @ HOME - 4:30 pm baeball @ spfd catholic - 4:30 pm

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boys tennis @ legestone - 4 pm track @ republic - 4 pm baseball @ home - 4:30 pm

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