Coyote Call 2013/2014 Issue #3

The Camptonville Academy Coyote Call January 2014

THE RANDOM PAGE

By: Kiersten Alioa

OMG LARRY WHAT HAPPENED

It’s worth.... ....A SHOT.

I’ve been shot!

Should I try to remove the bullet?

OOOOOOOOOOH!

Cyanide and Happiness

POEM OF THE MONTH Self Portrait

BY CYNTHIA CRUZ

THIS LAST MONTH IN HISTORY

United States January 29, 1959: On this day, the animated film Sleeping Beauty to theaters for the first Wanted, I did not. Of the things time ever.

It wanted. The body of Sunday Spain Morning, the warm wine and January 16, 1556: The blood. The dripping fox On this day, Philip II becomes the King of Furs dragged through the black New Spain York snow—the parked car, the pearls, United States To the first pew—the funders, January 2, 1776: The trustees, the bloat, the red weight of On this day, the first revolutionary flag of The world. Their faces. I wanted not America was That. I wanted Saint Francis, the love of displayed.

His animals. The wolf, broken and ----------------------bleeding— Information gathered That was me. from DatesInHistory.com.

I did not want my body Spackled in the world’s Black beads and broke Diamonds. What the world

Poem from poetryfoundation.com

Did You Know..?

• Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.

• Cats can hear ultrasound.

• A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

• The average human with a full head of hair contains between 85,000 to 150,000 hairs.

• More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones.

• Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

• Never hold your nose and cover your mouth when sneezing, as it can blow out your eyeballs.

• The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello.

• More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.

• A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

• Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

Facts from fanpop.com.

WHY IS JANUARY CALLED JANUARY? Middle English Januarie Latin Januarius "of Janus" Latin Janu(s) "Janus" + -arius "ary (pertaining to)" Latin Januarius mensis "month of Janus" Janus is the Roman god of gates and doorways, depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions. His festival month is January.

Januarius had 29 days, until Julius when it became 31 days long.

----------------------------Facts from thepeoplehistory.com

“The actor is an athlete of the heart.”

BEFORE THE CURTAIN OPENS WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES

- Antonin Artaud Peyton Visnor, the make-up artist for the 2014 production of “Life Lines”, assists Brendan Meyer is applying his make-up before the show.

by Sara Comarsh Junior •••

Theatre, to me, is more than a hobby.

It is very special to me, and has made a huge impact in my life. While other people might find it aggravating to constantly have to memorize a script or to attend countless rehearsals, I find joy in it. The itchy costumes, the several layers of make-up, and the many lost bobby pins are all small things in comparison to the final product. And now, this being my 6th year as a theatre student, I know very well what that feels like.

Jason Dysart puts the finishing touches on his make-up before showtime, where he will give his monologue “Native American Folktale”.

In high school theatre, you start by arriving the first day of school, and usually you already have your role assigned. In some cases, you will audition shortly after the school year begins. But once you know your role, it’s time to begin to memorize your script as soon as possible - a task in which highlighters are very much appreciated!

In your script, you scribble down your blocking, notes from the director, and so on. Your script is very important in the pre-production process. However, you don’t carry your script with you onstage for long! There is a deadline to knowing your lines by heart, and once you have accomplished that task, you can start adding color to your character. The role isn’t just lines, it’s acting and reacting to other characters, and giving your role traits that the audience members will fall in love with.

Peyton’s cousin, Celah, stopped by for a show and assisted Peyton. In this picture, she assists Alora Cochrane with her make-up for the show.

Then you move onto costumes, another important aspect in the development of your character. After costumes, or in some cases before, we begin to work on set construction, and bring the setting to life! Then come the tech rehearsals, & the dress rehearsals, and finally, opening night arrives almost too quickly. The butterflies fill your stomach as you walk on stage in the dark, and the moment that the lights hit your face... it feels wonderful. And then, when you see the audience reacting, laughing, booing, and

cheering, it’s such a wonderful feeling.

It’s so inspiring, and so encouraging.

I think the best thing you get out of doing theatre in high school is the long lasting friendships you make. You never forget the memories you make with your cast. And it’s a great feeling to see your hard work for months finally pay off as the curtains open, the lights come up, and the show begins.

ASTRONOMY SHANNON ORTEGA

Here is the capsule in an artists conception. This is what it would be like for a passenger, but there still would not be any feeling of weightlessness.

This is the bottom of the capsule, in a possible test flight, World View will not be doing commercial flights until 2016.

This is the capsule at its launch site. By then workers would be checking and filling up the helium balloon.

Here it is once again at its launch site.

Once the capsule is done descending, the ground crew brings it back to the launch site. The entire flight would be about five to six hours in all..

Off Into the Edge of Space For only $75,000 you could be traveling in the World View Enterprises Edge of Space balloon.

The chairwoman and president of the program is Jane Poynter whose husband is Paragon co-founder and Chief executive, Taber MacCallum.

Together they have been working on the balloon flight, people have already placed in their tickets.

So this is how it works. You would be ascending for about two hours until you see the curvature of earth.

That is where you get to see the blackness of space with beautiful earth underneath you. You will be spending about two hours once you're into the edge of space. Then you will start heading back down to earth, which will take about forty minutes.

The interior of the capsule can hold up to eight passengers. While on board, passengers can have drinks

in the bar area. The passengers could possibly feeling some weightlessness.

World View will be starting commercial fights in the year 2016.

Their price is not as much as what Virgin Galactic’s price is, which is $250,000 per ticket.The Virgin Galactic does offer a couple of minutes of weightlessness in which the balloon in World View Enterprises does not. Here are some benefits that World View offers: less expensive ride, less training requirements for crew, instead of a couple minutes the ride will last a couple of hours, it will be a smoother ride for instruments and passengers, and this will also include an increased view over Virgin Galactic.

So, if you have the time and money start your journey now!

Vincent van Gogh

By Olivia Bohmann

Left: The Starry

Night painted by van Gogh in June, 1889.

Right: Self-Portrait painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1887

Vincent van Gogh is considered one of the most influential artists who ever lived. His unique style and technique captured the attention of people from all over the world. His art is admired and celebrated for its brilliant use of color and flowing brush strokes. Van Gogh created nearly 150 watercolor paintings, 864 oil paintings, 1,037 sketches, and 133 sketches in letters that he sent to his brother.

Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in the village of Groot-Zundert, Netherlands.

He was the eldest son of six children born to Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. Vincent was interested in art from an early age. He began drawing as a child and continued to do so leading up to his decision to become an artist. On September 15, 1866, van Gogh went to a middle school called Willem II College where he was taught to draw by a successful artist from Paris named Constantine C. Huysmans.

However, van Gogh only started to paint in his late twenties. He is best known for his works from the last two years of his life. He died on July 29, 1890.

Van Gogh began as a self-taught painter who believed that to be a painter you had to master drawing first. When he was satisfied with his drawing technique, he began to add color and develop his own signature style. Van Gogh was influenced by many artists. These artists, such as Gauguin, Millet, Pissarro, Monet, Rembrandt, and Bernard, had lasting impacts on van Gogh’s technique. In 1886, when van Gogh moved to Paris, he was greatly influenced by Impressionism and Post-impressionism. This exposure led van Gogh to experiment and use more bright and vivid colors. In Paris, 1887, van Gogh met Paul Gauguin, one of the biggest artistic influences on van Gogh. Later in 1888, van Gogh and Gauguin lived together in Arles where they both adopted similar methods of applying paint. He also adopted Gauguin’s technique of painting from memory which resulted in giving his art an unrealistic flare.

In 1888, van Gogh began to suffer from forms of epilepsy, psychotic attacks, and delusions. He committed himself into an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence after threatening Paul Gauguin with a knife.

Although he could not draw or paint for long periods of time without suffering from mental attacks, van Gogh was able to create what is considered his most popular and influential work, The Starry Night. The Starry Night portrays van Gogh’s view from his sanitarium room window at night and is thought to reflect his mental state at the time. He used the method he learned from Gauguin, and painted The Starry Night from memory during the day. The creation of The Starry Night marks a turn towards greater creative freedom in his art.

By Olivia Bohmann The Potato Eaters, 1885 Old Church Tower at Nuenen (The Peasants’ Churchyard) 1885

Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette, 1886 Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888

Top: Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889 Bottom: Still Life: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers, 1888

Top: A Pair of Old Shoes, 1888 Bottom: Cypresses, 1889

Top: Still Life: Majolica Jar with Oleanders and Books, 1888 Bottom: The Flowering Orchard (Cherry Tree) , 1888

Left: Cafe Terrace at Night, 1888 Right: The Church in Auvers, 1890

Bedroom in Arles (first version),

Bedroom in Arles ( second version) ,

October 1888

September 1889

Bedroom in Arles ( third version) , end September 1889

Enclosed Field with Rising Sun, 1889

Almond Blossoms, 1890

Landscape with Wheat Sheaves and Rising Moon, 1889

RPG MAKER VX ACE --THE WORLD’S MOST ELEGANT RPG MAKER

BY CHASE FOSTER

In this edition of the paper, I decided to make my article about the world’s simplest RPG Maker program out on the web. This program is named RPG Maker VX ACE. It’s so simple that even a person with absolutely no experience with game design can design their dream RPG game. It comes with multiple supporting tools that work with absolutely no issues.

Lets Hirst review the mapping tool. It comes with all-­‐purpose tilesets, which you can use for just about everything. So you can basically build a forest to a city with little to no problems! Now let’s talk about the character-­‐ building program. It allows building personalized characters instead of being forced to used pre-­‐made ugly ones. Once you’re done creating your character, it auto imports into the system for you so that you do not have to do any extra work. It also comes with multiple set events like being attacked or talking to an npc “None Playing Character”, so its easy to add dialogue and battles without spending hours developing the code to do simple Hights or having a simple conversation with an npc. It also allows you to make many other things like cut scenes, chests, teleports, change of weather and much more.

When you need to test your game it has a very simple and easy to use testing feature that allows you to test at any moment instead of having to test when you Hinish the game. It just allows you to do it right then and there.

Now I have personally used and bought this tool, and I really suggest to anyone who wants to play around or create a game to try it and see if you love making games. Now even though I said I bought it the company allows it a free month to use and play around with it because the people who made the program know that not everyone wants to continue creating a game that they don’t enjoy making. So go out and try this amazing created program! http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/products/programs/rpg-­‐maker-­‐vx-­‐ace

RPG MAKER VX ACE --THE WORLD’S MOST ELEGANT RPG MAKER

THE LEGO MOVIE

By: Avery Brooks Folks, I am more than pleased to announce, after all your waiting and wondering, that the exceedingly popular Lego franchise has Hinally agreed to a theatrical, feature-­‐length Hilm, and it is set to release February 7th of this year.

Although the movie wasn’t agreed to be released until 2014, the production and development that went into the animated picture goes back to 2008, with Phil Lord, Dan and Kevin Hageman, and Chris Miller all collaborating ideas and writing a script. It wasn’t until 2010 that Lord and Miller (creators of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) agreed to direct the Hilm, and in 2011, Warner Bros. Studios, ofHicially permitted all further production, with a planned 2014 release date. The movie follows Emmet, an ordinary mini-­‐Higure, after he is mistaken as being the “Special” (the greatest Master Builder who can save the Lego universe). With the help of newfound friends, Emmet will have to unlearn everything he saw in the instructions and discover the power of imagination to defeat the evil tyrant Lord Business, who is dead-­‐set on destroying the Lego universe. After the script and screenplay

(The Lego Movie official logo)

(Main promotional movie poster)

was written, it was time to determine a glittering cast that would best Hit the animated mini-­‐Higures. NBC’s, Chris Pratt, plays the voice of Emmet, our valiant hero. The Lego Movie features other big names such as Morgan Freeman voicing Vitruvius, Will Arnett as Batman, Will Ferrell as our brooding antagonist, Lord Business, Elizabeth Banks as Emmet’s friend, WyldStyle, and the list of talent goes on. The movie is said to be an instant hit, with

an estimated box-­‐ofHice earning of 60 million dollars its Hirst week. All I know is if you love Legos and movies anywhere as much as I do, then this movie is the right one for you. Again, the movie releases February 7th, so do yourself a favor, and go experience it for yourself.

Video still of the movie (with number 34 as Shaquille O'Neal)