The Canine Chronicle MBMS April 2012

Mount Baker Middle School Auburn, Washington

Volume II, Issue 5

April 2012

Cc hA r oN n Ii c Nl e E Inside this issue:

—’Kony 2012’ Video Goes Viral, page 2 —Storms Strike Indiana, page 4 —Teens Overeat, page 6 —Student Spotlight, page 7 —MBMS News, page 8 —Arts & Entertainment, page 10

—Bully Movie Overrated, page 11 —Sports, page 15

— Steroids in Baseball, page 17 —What Grinds My Gears, page 18

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‘The Hunger Games’ Catches Fire, page 5, 10 Gun Violence Strikes Ohio School, page 3 Pho.to.com

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‘Kony 2012’ Video Goes Viral, Not Without Criticism Danny Nguyen

to kill their own parents, and to mutilate the faces of other civilians, and using female children as sex slaves for L.R.A officers.

Many MBMS students saw the video, and had opinions.

“I was scared and a little surprised,” eight grader Sierra Rader said.

Eighth grader Aubrey Camarillo said, “It made me really disgusted that someone could do such cruel things to children.”

The 30-minute video hoped to spread awareness of Kony’s crimes by telling their viewers to notify many well-known celebrities (such as Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Oprah, etc.), through social media.

PhotoFunia.com They also hoped to grab the attention of politicians The 30-minute Kony 2012 video hopes to spread awareness of Joseph Kony’s crimes, by telling their too. viewers to notify many well-known celebrities and policy-makers through social media. .

In addition, an event was created by Invisible Children called “Cover the Night,” schedules on the night Viral video KONY 2012 is a film made to spread of April 20. People will meet in downtown areas to awareness of the atrocities Ugandan rebel leader cover the streets with posters, and whatever it takes Joseph Kony in order to make his arrest possible.

The video was uploaded on YouTube by a nonprofit to spread the word about Kony. Invisible stated that people needed to want Kony’s arrest. If the people company called Invisible Children on March 5 and lost interest in the situation, the government could reaching over 74 million views as of March 12.

The film accused Kony of abducting children, either withdraw troops from Africa at any time.

“We should be over there right now because it’s not killing them or forcing them to be in his rebel army, Lord’s Resistance Army. He also forces the children right to take little kids and teens and make them be

Staff Managing Editors Chris Sader Payton Juan

Photography Editors Alexandra Vasquez Areli Terrazas

Reporters

Reporters

Amina Abdalla Allison Bantigue Tommy Broch Amanda Bunger Max Callero Jake Eastby Rachel Filler Michael Foutz Stori Freelund Leighton Hess Brooke Johnson

Diana Kamerzan Rolf Ludviksen Oscar Macias Rosa Macias Riley McLain Bradley Means Jenessa Nehls Danny Nguyen Mario Pimentel Colton Roberts Victoria Robertson

Jesica Silva Keegan Stanphill Kyle Sutrick

Technical Support Jay Kemp John Lees Aaron Cowan

Advisor Peter Warring

sex slaves and fighters,” said eight grader Seth Howard.

However, there are some accusations and criticism of the campaign. Invisible Children had been said to donate only 31 percent of their profits to the cause; the rest of the money to their staff, the Ugandan Army, and other expenses, making people think of the campaign as a scam.

The Ugandan Army along with the LRA has been accused of violating human rights, using child soldiers and looting civilian homes and businesses.

The U.S. government has also been criticized for sending troops to support an army performing such atrocities.

There has also been talk of Joseph Kony being dead for five years since there has been almost no LRA activity in Uganda for years. “[The video] seemed so real, and I didn't understand why they would use something like that as a scam. I did my research and stuff, and I'm still not sure which side to believe,” said Camarillo.

Invisible Children uploaded a video addressing criticism on March 19. The video was titled “Thank You, KONY 2012 Supporters,” but was focused on critics. The Invisible Children CEO Ben Keesey addressed the many accusations. He explained how Invisible Children had gone around the U.S to share the story freely, and had been working very hard to raise awareness.

He explained where Invisible Children’s expenses go to as well. 31 percent of the revenue does go to the actual cost, but they do not squander their money like others claimed. The remaining money was used for travel expenses, film production, fundraising, and awareness programs and products.

“The U.S. should be over there,” Howard said. “We were always the bigger person. When Haiti was hit with that giant earthquake, we went there. When Japan’s nuclear plants were affected by the earthquake, we sent help.”

PLEASE NOTE: The MBMS Journalism 8 class produced this limited-voice newspaper with intent to report event accurately, without bias. The opinions presented in articles are provided to represent the views and perspectives of students and individuals in our student population, not the whole.

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Ohio School Shooting Shocks Nation Chris Sader

RealLifeTravels.com A grandfather comforts a Chardon High School teen after shooting. Six hand-drawn angels grace a plastic-covered piece of cardboard with the wish, "May God Bless everybody in Chardon".

In the last month, a brutal Chadron, Ohio school shooting happened left three dead and two injured as of March 22 .

Ohio was getting back into the swing of things and went back to school Thursday, March 15. But before that, the students and parents of Chardon High School came together to remember those that passed and set roses and other meaningful presents on the courthouse gazebo.

Six hand-drawn angels graced a plastic-covered piece of cardboard with the wish "May God Bless everybody in Chardon." Two bunches of black and white balloons tied to the gazebo railing included red heart-shaped balloons bearing the names of two victims, and a heart cut from red felt read "ONE HEARTBEAT".

"I'm just scared for everybody and I don't know how everybody is going to act going back into school," said Theodore Rosch, 16, a freshman at Chardon High School.

A judge said prosecutors had until March 15 to file charges against the shooting suspect, T.J. Lane, a thin, quiet 17-year-old accused of opening fire on a group of students sitting at a cafeteria table at 1,100-student Chardon High School on March 12. Three students died, and two

were seriously wounded.

A prosecutor has said Lane, who is in custody, will probably be charged with three counts of aggravated murder and other offenses.

Lane had been in trouble before, accused of choking and punching another male in an assault case from 2009, according to court records released March 14 by Judge Timothy Grendell. Lane entered the juvenile court equivalent of a guilty plea to a reduced misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct and was given a suspended sentence of up to 30 days in jail. "[Lane] went from flunking out, from what I understand, to almost a straight-A student with honors, and he was going to graduate a year early," said Russ Miller, who has known Lane for more than a decade and lives near Jack Nolan, Lane's grandfather. Nolan has familial custody of the teenager.

"He was a typical 17-year-old," Miller said. "He didn't really know what he wanted to do in his life." He said Lane didn't smoke, drink or do drugs and is "kind of a health nut."

Another neighbor said Lane played outside often with his sister, building snow hills and skateboarding.

Prosecutor David Joyce has described the younger Lane as "someone who's not well" and said the teen didn't know the victims but chose them randomly. Killed were Demetrius Hewlin, 16, Russell King Jr., 17, and Daniel Parmertor, 16.

An 18-year-old girl who was hurt in the shootings was released from the hospital March 13 and was home with relatives, who declined to comment. The second injured teen remained in serious condition.

A law enforcement official familiar with the investigation said the .22-caliber gun used in the shooting was bought legally in August 2010 from a gun shop in Mentor, Ohio. The official said Lane told authorities he stole a gun from his uncle.

Recently, three separate cases of gun violence and children have hit local news in the state of Washington, prompting law- makers to discuss gun safety laws.

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Storms Strike Indiana, Tornados Cause 31 Deaths Rachel Filler

The average for the entire month of March in the last three years was about 74 tornadoes according to National Weather Service statistics. “This year’s conditions are more conducive than normal for extreme weather, we are getting off to an early and nasty start.” claimed Joe Lundberg, senior meteorologist at AccuWeather.com in State College, Pa. Spring is also tornado Nearly 100 tornadoes have struck the Midwest, starting the storm season off harshly. season; they are most likely to occur in the late Indiana can expect tornadoes every now and then, but afternoon according to meteorologists. what happened on March 2, was far worse than anyone The cause of such storms are a combination of unseacould have expected when approximately 91 tornadoes sonable warm and humid air mass farther North than hit from Ohio to Indiana and from the Gulf of Mexico to expected, combined with significant winds, also a “drythe Great Lakes. line” which is a frontal-like push of warm, dry air into the The results were just as worse. By March 3, there warm humid air mass. When all these conditions mix were 31 confirmed deaths, fire stations were flattened, together, the result is a massive tornado. roof tops ripped off of schools, and debris scattered Indiana received storms that were unpredictable as nearly everywhere. far as being able to tell which direction they were NYTimes.com

headed. Your neighbor’s home could be completely flat while yours was untouched.

Even school buses were tossed into homes. It became difficult to tell what was once on a certain part of property because of the wreckage.

Thousands of school children in several states were sent home from school early because of closures. Kids had to shelter themselves in the hallways.

“It just hit all at once. Didn't have no warning really.

The roof, insulation and everything started coming down on us. It just happened so fast that I didn't know what to do. I was going to head to the closet, but there was just no way. It just got us," stated Blaine Lawson in an AP interview.

Donations are being made to Indiana Voluntary Organization Active in Disaster, setting up plans for proper debris disposal. 1,752 people have registered to help.

President Barack Obama responded by giving seven counties in Kentucky and six counties in Southern Indiana federal disaster assistance. The benefits are housing grants, home repairs, and low cost loans for uninsured property loss.

Meteorologists have said this disaster was a “one-in20 year event”.

Rotavirus Causes Flu-Like Symptoms Amina Abdalla

Imagine getting a fever, nausea, and vomiting all the time, often being followed by abdominal cramps and frequent diarrhea. If you’re a kid not only do you get those symptoms but you also start coughing continuously and getting runny noses, that’s what you get when you get the rotavirus.

According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, the rotavirus causes a local physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful of the stomach and intestines.

The virus causes horrible watery diarrhea, accompanied with vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain.

Cindy Schibig stated how she felt when she got the rotavirus, “It was so horrible; I felt like I couldn’t live through another day, because I was always thirsty. No matter how much water I drank, I still wanted more I felt as if all I wanted to do was drink water all day, and the worst part is you get really horrible diarrhea.”

In babies and young children, it can lead to dehydration.

The rotavirus is the leading of severe diarrhea in infants and young children all over the world.

Before the rotavirus vaccine was introduced to the U.S. for infants in 2006 it infected almost all children in the United States. Children were infected with the rotavirus before their fifth birthday. In the past, the rotavirus was responsible for more than 400,000 doctor visits; more than 200,000 emergency room visits; 55,000 to 70,000

hospitalizations; and 20 to 60 deaths in children younger than their five years of age.

According to the Health Care Professionals, you can get the rotavirus mostly through the fecal-oral route which is through close person-to-person contact and through vomit (ex: towels, tables, clothes, keys, money, dishes, toys and etc.). The virus might also be transmitted in other ways, such as through contaminated food AlphaMom.com and water.

In the United States, rotaThe rotavirus can make you constantly throw up over and over and over again; this `virus virus infection outbreaks is worse than the flu, making you feel so miserable you will feel as if you can’t take care as are common during the yourself. winter and spring months. It is particularly a problem in childcare centers and children's hospitals because rotavi- The best thing to do to keep yourself from getting the rus infection is very contagious. virus is wash your hands frequently because you don’t The virus is so contagious that it can be passed from know who or what has this virus. person to person before and after they have symptoms of the illness.

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‘The Hunger Games’ Mall Tour Stops in Seattle Payton Juan & Amanda Bunger

Aliens Found in Hallway…

April Fool’s Day Max Callero

A. Bunger Seattle-area teens got to meet and get an autograph from Liam, Jennifer and Josh inside the Microsoft store.

On Saturday, March 10 in front of the Microsoft store at University Village, more than a thousand devoted teenagers attended The Hunger Games National Mall Tour.

The tour started on March 3 at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles. Most of the fans had been camping out around the location since March 2.

"This is bigger than me. These books and music are much bigger than me," Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss) stated in a King 5 article.

After kicking off the six-city U.S tour in Los Angeles, the trio went their separate ways to attend similar events. Liam Hemsworth (Gale) went to Atlanta on March 6, Josh Hutcherson (Peeta) went to Chicago on March 7 and Lawrence went to Miami on March 8.

According to a King 5 article, Hutcherson said, “It can be overwhelming. It’s kind of a disconnect for me, I feel like I’m a part of it and then I’m not.

It’s crazy.”

Seattle was the last stop for the trio before they headed back to Hollywood, for the premiere of The Hunger Games.

Only the first Hemsworth, Lawrence and Hutcherson. Some people were devastated when they

arrived early in the morning and were not the first 100. A small amount of teens expected to get to meet the stars of The Hunger Games.

One eighth grader particularly, June Lee said, “I expected more people would get to meet [Hemsworth, Lawrence and Hutcherson].”

As the cast of the film walked out onto the outdoor stage, teens screamed and pushed to get to the front just to catch a glimpse of the stars.

“We waited for 12 hours, from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m,” confirmed Lyzelle Maranan.

While people waited in the pouring rain, Bender from KISS FM entertained the soaking and anxious adolescents.

Eighth grader Allyson Villaflor said, “I left at 3a.m., and when I got there, tons of people were already in line. I waited 17 hours and it wasn’t worth going until I got to see [Hutcherson].”

If this event happened again for Catching Fire or Mockingjay would you go?

Lyzelle Maranan said that she would.

According to June Lee, “I would because I get to see Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth.”

June also mentioned, “I would get free stuff too.”

The headline is a joke. What’s the point of April Fool’s Day? It’s part of a lot of good and bad memories for a lot of people. Why do we do it? Why April 1? And what are some of the best pranks you can pull on your friends and family?

The holiday all started back in France around 1582 when King Charles IX moved New Year’s Day from April 1 to January 1.

News of the change traveled slowly and some people who were more rebellious refused to acknowledge the change and still celebrated New Year’s Day on April first. The day was known as April Fool’s Day and the people were labeled fools, sent on fool’s errands, and sent to nonexistent parties and had other jokes played on them. April Fool’s Day has since evolved into a worldwide holiday.

So what are the best pranks you can pull on your friends and family? (See photo for an old standby.)

You could go with a classic like drawing on someone while they’re sleeping or taping the spray trigger down on the sink, so it sprays in the face of the next person to use it, but that’s not very fun. Everyone has heard of those ones.

Start by putting glue on the door knob of your victim’s room. Next make sure you eat before them and hide the milk when you’re done. If your victim doesn’t eat breakfast, don’t bother with that one. After that put Kool-Aid powder in the shower head, so when they turn the shower on, they get Kool-Aid everywhere. Also in the shower you can replace their shampoo with something nasty. After that put baby powder in their blow dryer. To put the finishing touches on, replace their deodorant with cream cheese and kindly tell them they just got owned.

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An ususpecting student is about to get kicked .

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Oreo Cookies Celebrates 100 Years Arreli Terrazas

We’ve all eaten Oreos and grown up with them, some of us might have embarrassing baby pictures of us with chocolaty remnants smeared all over our faces. But how much do we know about Oreos?

In 1898 several baking companies merged to form the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco). On March 6, 1912, Nabisco had a new idea for a cookie—two chocolate disks with a cream filling.

The people from Nabisco believed this cookie would be a big hit, but never did they guess that the cookie would still be big 100 years later and be the world’s #1 best-selling cookie and be sold in over 100 countries.

In their first release, Nabisco offered two variations— original and lemon meringue. Nabisco discontinued Lemon Meringue Oreos in 1920. The original recipe called for lard.

That’s right, pork fat was once the key ingredient in that delicious crème filling.

Today, Nabisco uses vegetable oil instead. The first Oreo D. Kamerzan cookie looked very similar to the Oreos of today, with a The world’s #1 best-selling cookie is celebrating their centennial slight difference in the design on the chocolate disks. The birthday. shape and design of the Oreo cookie didn’t change until What do you and I, Mrs. O’Rourke, and Chuck Norris have 1975 when Nabisco introduced their DOULE STUFF Oreos in common? We all love Oreos, of course! and continued to introduce new variations. Oreos had

become a part of 20th century culture.

There have been many disputes as to what is the best way to eat Oreos—dunking them in milk or twisting off one side and eating the “stuff” first.

Besides eating them plain, people have concocted recipes for Oreo cakes, milkshakes, and a galore of other yummy desserts.

In celebration of the Oreo’s centennial birthday, limitededition Birthday Cake Oreos have been released. The cookies feature cake-flavored filling and sprinkles.

Have you ever thought about the name “Oreos”?

It’s kind of strange to name a cookie like that. There’s different opinions on why Oreos are “Oreos”.

The people at Nabisco aren’t sure why they’re “Oreos”.

Some believe the name was taken from the French word for gold, “or” (the main color on early Oreo packages).

Others claim the name stemmed from the hill-shaped test version (naming the cookie in Greek for mountain, ”oreo”). Maybe the cookie was named “Oreo” because it was short and easy to pronounce.

It doesn’t matter what they’re called, how we eat them, or what the original recipe was, Oreos are an all-American icon.

Common in Middle Schools, Is Overeating a Problem in Teens?

Diana Kamerzan

Whether it being for just a period of time or ‘forever’, we have all been guilty of overeating (a.k.a stuffing ourselves like the turkeys we eat on Thanksgiving).

Although we unintentionally make a routine of this unhealthy habit, we fall into these traps, overwhelming ourselves with unnecessary amounts of food.

This happens when socializing, (e.g. with friends ‘chilling’ at the mall food court) or just because the food is in front of you. But the reason that seems to be most popular is ‘boredom’. We humans are known to eat out of boredom. A habit that needs to be dropped, or at the least minimized.

Hunger is a cue for your body signaling that you are hungry. This is different from the ‘cue’ that you send yourself that suddenly appears as you walk by a plate of brownies. Before biting the oh-so-tempting treat, have you ever asked yourself, “Am I even hungry?”

Despite the fact that overcoming overeating may seem complicated, using simple tips are the way to go.

The University of Florida has shown that it takes a minimum time of twelve minutes for food satisfaction signals to reach the brain of a thin person. The larger the person, the longer the wait. Meanwhile, you can read or do homework, and then you can return to your meal if you’re still hungry.

If you are distracted and hurry food into your system, your brain may not register when you should take a break from the ‘snack area.’ Eating and watching T.V., surfing the web, etc. are distractions.

Eighth grader Diana Klapiychuk noticed that when she ate and watched cartoons with her little sister, she takes more helpings.

Therefore, be aware and attentive to the meal before you so that you notice when you're full.

A. Terrazas Additionally, a beneficial tip is that you can always grab a Colton Roberts rushes to eat his food at lunch. If you are distracted and hurry food into smaller plate, meaning a smaller your system, your brain may not register when you should take a break form eating. portion, leading to a less calorie intake. It’s logical. ingredients that make food addictive. Ms. Burkhalter also Remember, you got to do what you got to do. Try chang- mentioned, “Too much prepackaged food is consumed.” ing your diet a bit. More healthy food, less chips.

Bite after bite. Crunch after crunch. So filling! Perhaps According to Ms. Burkhalter, “The worse [the food] is for too filling? you, the more you want of it.” Junk food tends to contain Now come on, challenge yourself. Take a break, slow down, and then we can see if there’s still room for dessert.

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Mount Baker Student Spotlight

Werden Places Second in Miss Auburn Stori Freelund

Courtesy of C. Werden Cami Werden placed second in the Miss Auburn Pageant.

Cami Werden stunned the judges at the Miss Auburn pageant at the Auburn PAC on Feb. 4, 2012.

At age 13, Werden was one of the youngest contestants to be in the pageant, but she showed the judges

all she had, coming out with snazzy dance moves, amazing singing, and her good personality and humor.

Werden said she had been in the Miss Auburn program since she was in third grade.

She said, “I made so many friends and I had so much fun. I had already had friends in the pageant to!”

Werden placed second in pageant and she did extremely well for her age.

Allison Arthur, age 16 won Miss Auburn, and Werden said, “Alison is so pretty. She has long flowing blonde hair and is tall and slim.” Cami also said “Alison is so nice and I’m glad she won.”

Werden just got up on that stage and gave it all she had, but she also stated, “No matter how many times

you are on stage you will always be nervous just a little, always.”

There were four stages in the pageant that each contender had to go through. The first one is interview.

Werden said, “They gave us the cutest little pink cocktail dresses to wear for the interview.”

Once they had them on, people had to ask them questions all about their life and family and what they were about. All the girls had to answer honestly and with feeling.

The next stage was evening gown. This is where all the girls had to dress in long flowing gowns and strut their stuff out on stage!

Next was physical appearance. Every girl had to show the judges that there were in good condition.

Then the last course was talent. You had to go out on the stage and give it your all and perform to the judges.

For Werden, it was singing. She absolutely blew the judges out of the water. Cami got on stage and she moved her hips and sang her heart out. Cami said, “I’m still proud of myself even though I only placed second.”

Cami Werden said she hoped to compete again in the future.

Senate Opens Doors For McBride Victoria Roberstson

Ashley McBride, an eighth grade student, had the amazing opportunity to assist the Senators in Olympia as a Senate Page.

While at the Capitol the Senate Pages do many tasks.

A few of those tasks were making deliveries and working in the legislative building.

While at the Capitol, the Senate Pages attend page school, where they learn about the legislative process and have some fun, According to McBride, “You get to sign your own bill to try and get passed.”

A Senate Page is a student between 14-17 years old. To apply for the opportunity you must have several recommendations, one from a principal and several from teachers. Once you have several recommendations, applicants contact a Senator with an application and recommendations, then they will compose a list of kids to consider. The process is quite competitive, so good recommendations are crucial.

According to McBride, “My favorite part of being a Senate Page was working in the legislative building, there I delivered mail to the Senators and worked on the floor. On the floor you sit on the side and do tasks for the Senators.”

This was a wonderful opportunity for everyone.

According to Ashley, “I recommend this to anybody, it’s really fun, and you get out of school for a week.”

Being a Senate Page is fun!

McBride’s history teacher, Mrs. Carnahan said, “I recommend this to students who enjoy history beyond the classroom.” Senate Pages learn a lot and get hands on experience.

Mrs. Carnahan thought is a great opportunity. According to Mrs. Carnahan, “it’s great for kids to get firsthand experience; they can apply what they learn in history and see how it applies to the real world.”

The Senate Pages have an amazing chance to observe the process of how laws are passed and bills are signed.

McBride had an interesting experience while she was in Olympia, according to a paragraph she wrote, “During an average week there are about 600 people every day working at the capitol, but on Wednesday there were 4000-6000 people...”

What Ashley was able to witness was citizens protest- Courtesy of A. McBride ing and exercising their right to express their voice and speak up.

Ashley McBride and Senator Pam Roach working at the At the capitol, McBride experienced a big week. She capitol in Olympia. made a lot of friends; there were about 20 people from all over the state.

Mount Baker News & Features MBMS Students Support Food Bank with Canned Food Drive

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La Chispa Motivates Growing Population at MBMS Jesica Silva & Rosa Macias

Kyle Sutrick & Jake Estby

What would you do to give back to people that are less fortunate? Mt. Baker students’ Canned Food Drive started Feb. 24 and ended March 9 to support people in the community.

This year’s food drive may not look like it brought in a plentiful amount, but last year MBMS only had two bins, compared to this year’s three bins.

Mrs. Lindgren’s class brought in a total of 140 cans and tying with Mrs. O’Rourke’s class with a student’s $50 check.

According to Mrs. Lindgren, “Kids are unmotivated” and now most kids have to be motivated to do something nice or responsible. This year, according to Mrs. Carnahan, “Seventh grade worked the hardest…they were young enough to care.”

Some staff members disagree on how hard the students tried to bring in canned food. Mrs. Carnahan said that her first period seventh grade class all worked together to bring food in, but her eighth graders in third period, only about five kids brought in cans for the food drive. “[Kids] did not care about the community,” said Mrs. Lindgren, when asked kids’ invlovement. She said “It was 50/50.” MBMS has also had more fundraisers this year because of Caps for Carter.

Sabrina Khansila brought in the most cans for Mrs. Carnahan’s classes for seventh grade. Alonso Tirado brought in 80 cans for eighth grade.

This year’s final tally for total money brought in at Canned Food Drive at Mt. Baker was a total of $553, which is $238 more than last years. Sixth grade students brought in $118, seventh with $354 and eighth graders brought in a mere $81.

The winners of the Food Drive were eighth grade in first, with sixth grade in second and seventh grade in third. The eighth graders get the best incentive for donating the most food.

K. Sutrick Some staff members disagree on how hard the students tried to bring in canned food.

V. McCann The Latinos leadership getting to know about what La Chispa is all about in their first conference with the speakers.

La Chispa, Spanish for “the spark”, is an after school program for Hispanic students. This club is held every Thursday after school from 2:15 to 3:15 in Mt. Baker Middle School. La Chispa is the spark, trying to help the Hispanics become better leaders. What do they do in La Chispa?

The Hispanic population in Auburn School district has grown over the last years. According to an Auburn district report in 2001, the Auburn School District was 7.1 percent Hispanic students, and it grew over the past ten years. In 2011, the Hispanic population had tripled to 21.8 percent.

La Chispa has taught students many things Lesly Ortega a seventh grade student said, “[The club] teaches me life skills and how to become a more successful person.”

“La Chispa brings in positive Latino role models. The speakers can connect to Latinos to their personal experience in a way other people can’t,” said Ms. McCann.

The speakers told the students about their life, career, and how they became what they are now. They tell the students how important it is to have an education, so in the future, they can get a good paid job that they like.

Our Mt. Baker teacher, Ms. McCann said, “Mt. Baker is a safe global family. [La Chispa] is to celebrate our

diverse cultures to the club. It also offers our Latino students an opportunity to develop team building skills and explore issues and concerns that are specific to them.”

La Chispa encourages students to behave well and to follow the rules. This program teaches students not to do drugs. They want the future students to be responsible adults when they get older and to have a good education, (not just for them) but for other people.

Guadalupe Castillo an eighth grade student said, “It a fun and great place to hang out after school with my friends.”

La Chispa is trying to help the Hispanics students become better leaders by giving them advice about how to be more successful in life.

Hispanics have the highest high school dropout rate in U.S and this program attempts to help Latinos get a better education and to finish school.

La Chispa teaches Hispanics to become better leaders. To not follow what some people may think, all Hispanics do not like drugs, have kids at an early age, don’t go to college.

La Chispa teaches the Hispanic students to have higher standards for themselves and to prove those people wrong.

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Event Rewind: MBMS Student Billboard Bradley Means & Jake Eastby

There have been many events that have occurred in past weeks at MBMS, such as the Ecology Youth Corps, Green River Field Trip, Schools of the Future Contest, and the College Bound Scholarship.

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According to the 2012 Fact Sheet, this Ecology Youth Corps summer job only lasts four weeks, either June 28 -July 25 or July 26-Aug. 21. If you are hired you will earn $9.04 per hour and be paid twice a month. You get two breaks, and your hours are from 7a.m.-2:30 p.m.

According to Mr. Park the benefits are getting lots of experience, writing a resume and job application. Only four people from MBMS have signed up so far. The fact sheet said applications and references must be received by April 10.

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10 * Volume II, Issue 5

‘The Hunger Games’ Movie Breaks Box Office Records Opening Weekend Brook Johnson

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The long-anticipated The Hunger Games debuted March 23, 2012, breaking box office records with over $155 million of ticket sales the opening weekend, placing third all-time.

Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games is one most-anticipated movie to see this year. This action, drama, and sci-fi movie was released March 23.

Also it was rated PG-13 for intense violent material and disturbing images—all involving teens.

The Hunger Games is about a not-too-distant future, North America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games is broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss' (Jennifer Lawrence) young sister, Prim, is selected as the mining district's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), will be pitted against bigger, stronger representa-

tives who have trained for this their whole lives.

Many teenage girls were screaming for Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth (Gale). But male of the demographic are screaming for Jennifer Lawrence. Girl fans from The Hunger Games said that they like Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth because they’re a good actor, they’re attractive, fans grew up watching their movies, they are great in front of crowds, and they love all their fans. And guys like Jennifer Lawrence because she is cute, has a nice figure and perfect eyes, and is a good actor. They really fit their characters really well.

Many critics have questioned the amount of violence ion the film for a teen audience.

Ms. Hammond said, “It’s not about the violence; it’s about the provision of the violence. And how you can keep your personality and not have it go to your head.”

While Lyzelle Maranan said, “Without [the violence], the book and movie would be plain and boring. Also it fits the [theme of the] book and movie.”

The Hunger Games was rated PG-13, because sexual content, violence, gore, profanity, alcohol, and frightening and intense scenes.

Many scenes involve 24 teenagers fighting to death until one remains. It has profanity that wasn’t in the book, but is in the movie. A man is drunk throughout the whole movie.

The movie is entirely emotional and intense. Death and murder is a big part of this movie, very emotionally intense.

Even before the film was even released, it was already a big hit. The Hunger Games was predicted that this movie would beat Eclipse’s $138.1 million debut of last year’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1.

Last month, when advance tickets went on sale, it broke Fandango.com’s single-day record.

In 2013, Gary Ross is directing. Catching Fire, the second book to The Hunger Games series.

People are already getting excited for the second film even though they haven’t even seen the first yet. The Hunger Games and Catching Fire is sure to be a big hit.

Arts & Entertainment

April 2011 * 11

‘Bully’ Documentary is Overrated Alison Bantigue

The upcoming documentary movie, Bully shows the crisis of bullying, but the MPAA decided to give Bully an R rating do to foul language. But others think it should be PG-13.

Over 13 million kids in America are being bullied this year, making it the most common form of violence by children in the nation. The movie, Bully lets people take a look at how bullying touched five kids and their families. But from using certain words in the film, the MPAA (Motion Pictures Association of America) restricted children to see Bully.

Katy Butler, a 17-year-old high school student from Michigan, decided that Bully shouldn’t be rated R, but rated PG-13. Butler has her experience being bullied in school. She came out as a lesbian in high school, and was bullied for doing so. She knew that others should know what bullying could do, and what to do to prevent it.

According to Jason Bowman, “Kids should learn what bullying is about, and know how to handle it.”

After hearing about the rating for Bully, Butler went to the MPAA’s office and told them that the movie should be PG-13, but they refused. So, Katy decided to make a petition to lower the rating for Bully. The

petition is being signed day by day. The petition ends when the movie comes out, which premiers on March 30. On Bully’s movie website, it said, “THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED” due to the petition.

Many people in America are signing the petition, but the MPAA still refused. They know bullying is not right, and that students need to see Bully. But with an Rrating, it’s difficult for the students, and some parents wouldn’t allow their kids to see the film.

Many think that if a violent movie can be PG-13, then why can’t a movie showing to stop violence also PG13?

According to Kylie Boettcher, “I think bullying is happening because people can’t accept the differences of people, so they feel that they are a threat.”

Bullying is happening all over America, and not many people understand what bullying can do.

Some believe bullying can’t do much, but it’s the complete opposite. Bullying can ruin someone’s life, and that’s what Bully shows, but the MPAA restricts some people to finally understand bullying.

Those who were bullied are now standing up to lower the rating to PG-13 so students can finally see

FresnoBee.com Katy Butler is bringing the signatures from her petition to the MPAA’s office to lower the rating for the movie Bully.

Bully.

Cobain’s Death Still in Music Fans’ Minds Rachel Filler

his step-mother and thought his father had always favored her children over himself; this led to him experimenting with drugs as early as his mid teens. One good thing that really stuck with Cobain as a kid was when his uncle Chuck bought him his first guitar. It was a beater, but he loved it. Cobain was also extremely talented with art in school.

In 1985 at 18 years old, Cobain PhotFunia.com started his grunge band On November 18, 1993 Cobain and Nirvana performed songs from his all live album on MTV “Nirvana” in Aberdeen, WashUnplugged. ington. Grunge was a type of music with heavy guitar and lazy vocal delivery. He Singer, musician, artist, and legend Kurt Cobain is famous all over the world. He had many troubles that he reported being often uncomfortable and frustrated faced personally that lead to his death on April 5, 1994. when he didn’t think his artistic vision was being interpreted properly by the public. He struggled coping with People don’t always understand how a successful his fame and public image. His stress and personal musician could lead such a hard life at a young age.

Kurt Cobain was born on February 20, 1967. His par- issues surrounded him and his wife Courtney Love, who ents divorced when he was nine years old. He resented was a musician from the band “Hole”.

After long personal suffering, Kurt had attempted suicide in his hotel room in Rome on March 5, 1994. Love found him in a coma and rushed him to the hospital. One month later on April 5, Cobain had taken his own life. It wasn’t until April 8 that he was found. He was only 27 years old which was the age that famous musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, and Jim Morrison had died.

Cobain left a long letter addressing his fans, Courtney, and his young daughter Frances. His fans mourned by camping outside Kurt’s home days after his death.

Courtney Love was later interviewed in 1995. She was asked if she blamed herself and responded, “Yes, I do. I blame myself for about eight thousand million things.”

She continued on stating, “He thought he was a waste of space, I should’ve been more diligent.”

Eric Erlandson who was also in the band “Hole” with Courtney, is writing a book titled Letters to Kurt about his death and the aftermath.

He received Love’s permission while she added, “I wish him well.”

The book will be released April 8, 2012.

Arts Entertainment

12 * Volume II, Issue 5

Dr. Seuss’ ‘Lorax’ Debuts in Theaters Tommy Broch

personally could not have imagined better Truffula Trees, Brown Bar-ba-loots, and Humming-Fish.

Danny DeVito’s performance as the Lorax was amazing!

According to one comment on fandango.com, “Danny DeVito had me laughing even after the movie ended!” He alone made the movie with all of his witty one liners. 10/10 performance in my book.

The mysterious Once-ler (Played by Ed Helms) was an awesome character, and when he was actually revealed, it was a huge surprise to me.

One critic said, “The Once-ler was a hipster who found a paradise of trees that look like furry lollipops.”

That is true, but his home was very cool, and I liked couchavenue.com the furry lollipop trees! His character was meant to be a hipster so that’s not a bad thing.

According to Entertainment Weekly, “The movie is like a less original Wall-E, but it's still vibrant and New Year’s Resolutions provide opportunities for people to become the person they want to be. touching. B+.”

I definitely agree with this critic, the movie had a sign. Yet I was looking forward to the humor of Des- whimsical way of portraying the spirit of Dr. Seuss, The Lorax is about a young boy living in a plastic but still felt like something I had already seen. world determined to find a real tree to grant the wish picable Me. Bottom line is that if you are a Dr. Seuss fan this The movie was definitely geared toward children. of a girl. It was released on March 2.

The movie was directed by Chris Renaud, the coA lot of the humor was not funny to teens, but hilari- movie is definitely for you! Truthfully, I didn’t think director of Despicable Me. You can definitely see the ous to children. From a teenager’s perspective, the that it was amazing, but it was still very entertaining. similarities in animation, music, and character deRating it 8/10. movie was entertaining yet immature. However I

2012 Oscars Celebrate Film History...And the Oscar Goes to...

Payton Juan

Did you watch the academy awards? Who did you want to win for best picture? Best actor or actress? Sunday, February 26, the Oscars went national on ABC. Hugo was nominated for eleven Oscars, but went home with five. Hugo won more awards than the other films that were nominated. Some students that great movie.

According to Mishaylla Eteinne, an eighth grader, “I would rate this movie 3 out of 5 stars.

It was a good movie, but it would not catch the attention of middle or high school students.”

Hugo was about a young orphan living in a Paris train station and uncovers a mystery that jeopardizes his secretive way of life. Critics gave this film 4 out of 5 stars and is rated PG. The “Best Picture” award went to The Artist.

The Artist , nominated for seven Oscars, but went home with four.

This film is about Hollywood, 1927: As silent

movie star George ValenSeratinoSays.com tin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.

Critics gave this movie 4 out of 5 stars and is rated PG-13.

Jean Dujardin won Best Actor in the film The Artist. The award was Jean Bill Crystal hosted The 84th Academy Awards in 2012— his tenth time.

Dujardin’s very first Oscar, since most of his acting roles were in his native country, France. Some best supporting actress in the film Kramer vs. of his roles were 99 Francs, Cash, and many Kramer in 1980 and Sophie’s Choice in 1983, more. totaling three Oscars throughout her acting Meryl Streep won Best Actress in the film “The career.

Iron Lady”. Meryl Streep won another Oscar for

Arts & Entertainment

April 2011 * 13

Netflix vs. TV: How do you watch?

Mario Pimentel & Riley McLain

The fear of Netflix taking over TV has come true on March 7. Sam Gustin reported that for years Netflix has been a threat to cable.

The idea would be to be to offer Netflix as an on-demand service to rival HBO and other premium cable channels.

The fear that Netflix is taking over cable TV has Cowan agreed, “[You can] hit the news, but is it really taking over? watch any show or movie when According to eighth grade teacher Mr. Knigh- you want to, also if you have if ton, “I only watch TV for sports and news; I think you TV Hulu has a more recent that the ages 18-35 watch Netflix the most, I movies than Netflix.” watch TV to be informed, relaxed, and enterAccording to eighth grade tained, but I do think Netflix is better.”

Mt. Baker student Daniel GodOthers thought that Netflix should be part of frey,” I watch TV when I get the cable TV package. home from wrestling practice, because I’m lazy, and it’s interAccording to eighth grade teacher Mr. Cowan, esting, but I wish that I had “I watch only Netflix. I even canceled my cable Netflix then you can get movfor Netflix. I think that the group age that ies.”

Photofunia.com watches Netflix the most are teens-twenties, I watch Netflix mostly anywhere for about two Netflix executive Reed Hast- Netflix continuously competes against TV, changing the way people view media. hours, I watch Netflix because there are lots of ing has been meeting with exgood movies, there are no commercial breaks, ecutives at some of the biggest plans. Netflix looks to strengthen their relationand you can pause in then continue whenever cable companies about incorporating his ship with big cable companies. you want.” streaming video service into existing cable TV

Dad Shoots Teen’s Laptop Leighton Hess

K1047.Radio.com Tommy Jordan destroyed his daughter’s computer as a punishment.

child is posting bad comments about them?

If your father, like Tommy Jordan, works with computers for his job, then you should watch what you post.

The viral video of Tommy Jordan shooting his 15-year-old daughter‘s computer has gone after she wrote a disrespectful post on Facebook about her parents.

to say, “Just for the record, whenever you’re not grounded, whatever year that happens to be, you can have a new laptop when you buy a new laptop…Hope you’ve enjoyed your little fiasco on Facebook, hope it was worth all this.”

As Jordan looked at the computer on the ground, he showed his gun, saying, “This right here is my .45,” as he proceeded to shoot the first bullet into the computer. He continued, saying, “that was the first round,” then he unloaded nearly a dozen bullets into the computer.

Jordan then posted the video on Facebook to show everyone.

The incident has drawn mixed reactions; At the beginning of the Kids of today commonly use technology by postwhether it was reasonable or not. ing negative things about parents on Facebook or video, he read a letter addressed to him, from his Twitter. Some parents of today struggle to oper- daughter. He read from the letter saying, “Pay you Some people have told Jordan he has done a ate a smartphone, so how would they know if their for your chores?” Jordan asked. He then went on good job, and others were appalled.

Sports

14 * Volume II, Issue 5

‘Bounty-Gate’ Scandal: Fair or Baseball Preview: MLB Season Warms-up Colton Roberts Not? NFL Suspends Payton Oscar Macias & Michael Foutz

As everyone knows there’s been this little thing going on with the New Orleans Saints it goes by the little name of bounty gate, but if you’re not paying attention or just don’t care, I’ll give you the details.

The New Orleans Saints former defensive coordinator, now with the St. Louis Rams, paid players to take players out with dirty or hard hits.

This reward system in sports has been going for so long, going back to the pee wee football, when you got rewarded with stickers. In the NFL, you get rewarded with money. Even other defensive players have been reported as saying that they have been involved with bounties.

The NFL commissioner punished the New Orleans Saints severely by losing draft picks. Also, the punishments for the Saint’s behavior will be suspending Gregg Williams indefinitely and suspending Sean Payton a year without pay.

All-pro quarterback Drew Brees said on Twitter, “I am speechless. Sean Payton is a great man, coach and mentor… I need to hear an explanation for this punishment.”

The NFL commissioner has also thought about punishing the players also, but this is tricky because when you try and go watch the tape of the Saints playing, you have no idea that if there just trying to play there hardest to win the football game, or trying to take a player out.

Many players think the punishment was absurd. This has been going on for the longest time, but the New Orleans Saints are getting punished for it because they’re the only team who got caught in the act.

Now is this fair or not? Punishing a team when you should punish the whole league?

Some fans didn’t think this was fair, but this was not the fans’ decision; this was an NFL decision.

SportsIllustrated.com During a 2010 playoff game, the Saint reportedly a put bounty on star quarterback Brett Favre.

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With Spring Training under way, we get to see just how good the teams are coming back from last season.

The official MLB season may not have started yet, but there has definitely has been plenty to talk about.

One of the bigger trades that have happened has been the Milwaukie Brewers trading Prince Fielder to the Detroit Tigers. Prince was one of the greatest hitters last year and led the Brewers to the playoffs.

Another big contributor to Milwaukie is Ryan Braun, who was accused of taking steroids, but since the test was faulty there was no way to prove him guilty.

Some noteworthy trades were, Carlos Beltran going to the defending champion Cardinals, Prince Fielder to Detroit, C.J Wilson to the Angels, and the most interesting one of all was Albert Pujols going to the L.A. Angels.

Many of the teams are getting used to some new players that they have received due to trades. While at the same time, getting used to losing some players because of retirement or expired contracts.

Injuries have already affected many teams like the Detroit Tigers. Miguel Cabrera took a hard grounder to the face and the ball hit his sunglasses with cut into his face, and has a small fracture under his right eye.

Cabrera was supposed to be back in about a week, which was good because he was leading the Tigers in all hitting categories.

Another big story was Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies. Howard had Achilles surgery back in

November and had a late-February infection in the same area. He hadn’t done any workouts with his team for three and a half weeks until Thursday, and with Chase Utley out because of knee problems the Phillies are going to have some rough games until they get their players back.

Many great players that have decided to retire.

The legendary Chipper Jones announced that he will retire at the end of the 2012 season. Jones holds many records in switch hitting and is only behind some of the greatest hitters of all time.

Every year a team goes to Japan to play against the Japanese baseball team. And this year the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics get to go there and play against them. The Mariners will play each team twice on an eight-day trip to Tokyo. Ichiro is very excited to go play with his former teammates, and the whole team is looking forward to the trip.

So far, the team with the best record between the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues was the Detroit Tigers, with a record of 13-3.Oakland was close behind with a record of 14-5, and our very own Mariners are with 128, but Detroit looks like they will stay ahead for the time being.

A lot of things have happened in the offseason and during Spring Training, and we’ll just have to wait and see how well they work out.

Sports

April 2011 * 15

March Madness: Teams Win or Go Home Rolf Ludviksen

the Final Four over the last decade, there will be three teams who bring double-digit seeds to the final 16.

The list started with No. 11 North Carolina State, the program that pretty much set the standard for March Madness upsets and gave us one of the most memorable moments in college sports.

In 2012, the Wolfpack snuck in as one of the last at-large teams to make the field. On March 18, they upset No. 3 Georgetown 66-63 to make it to the Midwest Regional where they lost to Kansas.

No. 10 Xavier came from the Atlantic-10, the closest thing VCU players lose to Indiana in second round of March Madness, while Indiana celebrates after win. to a power conference without actually being one. This is the fourth Sweet 16 appearance in the last five years for So much for the underdog. All but two of the 16 teams in Friday, all four No. 1 seeds got through the first week the Musketeers, who made their biggest news this season the regional semifinals as of March 23 would be from safely—the first time that's happened since 2009. with an ugly brawl against cross-town rival Cincinnati that power conferences. The exceptions were Xavier, which is A year before that, all four top-seeded teams made it to led to suspensions and knocked the team out of whack. barely a stranger to this kind of year, and Ohio University, the Final Four for the only time.

Then, of course, there's No. 13 Ohio, enrollment 17,000, a big school with a small, but no longer unknown, basketIt's possible again this year, though North Carolina had with a basketball program that has, well, basically nothing in common with the better-known behemoths from the ball program. to overcome an injury to a key player to get there.

According to STATS, this was the first time since 2003 The Tar Heels defeated Creighton 87-73, but point guard state that will join them in the Sweet 16—Ohio State, Xavier and Cincy. that 14 teams from the six major conferences have made Kendall Marshall broke his right non-shooting wrist. the Sweet 16. Those 14 power conference teams have a "You can ask any question you want, but I just told you all "I do think our guys have a chip on their shoulder," Ohio coach John Groce said. "I think our guys look forward to combined 93 Final Four appearances and 33 national we know" Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said when anplaying on the big stage against quality competition." titles. nouncing the injury, "We do not know anything else."

Kentucky, Ohio State, Kansas, and Louisville still remain While two No. 2 seeds, Duke and Missouri, fell to 15 seeds Though, there were few small programs—such as the Lehigh and Norfolk State in a history making second round Butlers and VCUs and George Masons— that have crashed in the tournament.

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Free Agent QB Manning Rides into Denver as Bronco Peyton Manning, star NFL quarterback, has recently been released by the Indianapolis Colts.

After about three weeks of free agency, he found his team; the Denver Broncos. Manning signed a five year contract for $96 million.

Manning had the chance of going to a number of different teams. Some teams that were interested in him were the Cardinals, Broncos, the Titans, Dolphins, Seahawks, and 49ers.

John Elway, General Manager of the Denver Broncos, signed Manning Tuesday, March 20.

“Tebowing” is going to be the new face of the Jets because Tim Tebow, the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos last season, has been traded to the New York Jets. The trade was finalized on Wednesday, March 21. The only question left for Tebow is, will he start in New York?

Some Seahawk fans were very disappointed to see the missed opportunity of Peyton Manning, while other Seahawk fans are fine with not having him.

“Seahawks are rebuilding right now.

Manning is probably only going to last two more years and the Seahawks don’t need to waste their salary on him when they can get new players that still have their whole career ahead of them,” said Mr. Vatne.

Many Seahawk fans are also happy he didn’t go to any team in our division.

“Anywhere but the 49ers or the Cardinals,” said Mr. Lubash.

Different thoughts about Manning’s free agency are all over the nation.

Some believed he made the right choice when he signed with Denver. Others believe that he should have chosen a different team.

But in the end, Peyton Manning did what he wanted to do. He is happy to settle in his new home in Denver and can’t wait to get started.

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Kyle Sutrick

Former-Colt QB Payton Manning announces his release from the team on March 7, 2012, entering free agency.

Sports

16 * Volume II, Issue 5

Varsity Basketball Wins Five Straight, Hoping for Banner Amanda Bunger & Chris Sader

With the successful season the girls basketball team were playing there was no reason why they shouldn’t be champions. As of March 25 ,they were 5-1 with two games remaining.

The leading players were Jada Bowman and Abby Gooch.

Forward Jada Bowman averaged over 15 points per game, also leading the team in rebounding . Point guard Abby Gooch scored over 10 points per game, leading in assists.

Abby Gooch said, “I wouldn’t say there are one or two power players that run the show. It’s a team effort. If somebody doesn’t do their job, we won’t come out with a win.”

The girls already beat all the other schools in the league but they lost at their most recent game against Olympic by thirty points, 26-58.

Coach Brown said, “The game at Olympic, the girls under estimated their opponent. The girls weren’t aggressive and wasn’t as mentally prepared.” Even though the girls aren’t undefeated, they can still be champions.

Also Ashley McBride said, “I think that we lost against Olympic because we were lazy, afraid, we had bad passes, we weren’t running, we were just jogging.”

The girls biggest win was against North Tapps, 55-26.

Ashley McBride said, “They had a girl on their team and marked her up; we worked hard, and we ended up with a lot of points. Also I got a bloody nose.”

Many player credited their coach for their success.

Abby Gooch said, “Mr. Brown is one of the best coaches I have ever had.”

Also Jada Bowman agreed, “Mr. Brown is a very good coach because he’s really passionate about this team being the best.”

Ashley McBride said, “He is a very good coach, he has good plays, and he is very motivating.”

C. Stonerock The team started out with fifteen girls but lost four players. Coach Brown said, “Two girls quit and two were Abby Gooch drive to the basket against Cascade removed.” He said that they were removed because “they didn’t meet standard, they didn’t put team first, they Torture, Agony) when we could be practicing and getting weren’t disciplined, and they didn’t have integrity.” better.”

McBride said, “The biggest struggle we have is that we Jada Bowman and Abby Gooch agreed with this statekeep getting into trouble and that leads to PTAs (Pain, ment.

Bulldog Wrestling Fights in Matches, No Matter the Score Riley McLain & Mario Pimentel

matches, but he did like winning and seeing improvement in wrestlers.

Seventh grade wrestler Evan Polkow said of a teammate, “[Seventh grader] Andrew Bell has improved the most since the start of the season to the present”.

C. Stonerock

Polkow believed that hopefully conference titles were in MBMS Wrestling’s future because of are coaching style.

Eighth grader Seth Howard (left) fights for a takedown against North Tapps, while junior varsity team rallies together before their match with their rival.

ence, “ It will be a battle, all the wrestlers are getting stronger as conference comes, we will be battling for the top two spots, because the wrestlers are focused and determined.“ Coach King believed the league competition has become more balanced, “All the teams [in the Auburn league] have outstanding wrestlers and it will According to an interview of Coach King, he said be an all out brawl.” the eighth graders wrestling for their second seaCoach King discussed the teams up and down son on the varsity and junior varsity have improved season, “We won lot of the matches. Wrestlers won the most. He looked forward to MBMS Wrestling’s matches they lost, and some made it to the third future because eleven sixth graders practice with round.” the team and were very determined. Coach King Coach King didn’t get upset when MBMS lost described his predictions for the Bulldogs at conferMt. Baker Wrestling battles for wins, wrestlers put their hearts into each match. Win or lose wrestlers shake the opponent’s hand, the refs, and the coaches. The Bulldogs wrestlers were 4-3 as of March 23.

When asked if MBMS Wrestling will be undefeated again, Polkow responded, “A couple of years because of are many sixth graders”. He said that “We the team improved against Rainier, the second time around because they won.

Evan Polkow didn’t get upset when his team lost because “The sports I’ve played, I have lost before.”

MBMS Wrestling did great against Rainier, the second time with a 45-42 win.

The match of the night was Diego Cabanas which was the match would determine a team win loss.

Cabanas had high pressure on him, but he pulled it out and won by points.

Sports

April 2012 * 17

Juicing the Game: Steroids in Major League Baseball Keegan Stanphill SteroidsinBaseball.org

Baseball and a steroids needle...Do steroids ruin the game?

Recently, Ryan Braun, National League MVP and player for the Milwaukee Brewers, was tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. He appealed saying that the test sample taker did not follow protocol.

The sample was kept at the sample-takers home for two days instead of immediately being taken to the lab where it was tested. Ryan Braun beat a 50-game suspension and was the first MLB player to successfully challenge a drug-related penalty.

Do steroids ruin the game?

There are many infamous baseball players proven of using steroids. This includes Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Jose Canesco, Manny Ramirez, and Mark McGwire. Many were record breakers, and some were supposed to bring back the sport without steroids but were later discovered to have used them.

Steroids not for medical use are cheating. Most fans think so too.

Kayla Hettinger said, “[Steroid-users) ruin the sport”.

Bringing up a once-great but now-exiled player will get you boos from even the least dedicated sports fans.

To understand the full story you must know where these suddenly popular enhancements come from.

Developed in BALCO Labs of San Francisco came the clear.

The clear is really tetrahydrogestrinone. A new designer steroid designed to be undetectable by modern tests. This steroid contains an animal grade steroid to increase livestock weight and is extremely powerful.

It was very popular because from its creation to 2003, but it was undetectable. In 2003 a syringe of tetrahydrogestrinone was sent to a lab were a test was developed.

Jose Canesco was the Rookie of the Year and a great player in the mid-80’s. He later wrote a book called Juice, where he wrote that his success was the result of steroid use.

His book gave away the names of many people he had advised on steroids and caused an uproar of denials by Major League Players. Today, Canseco can’t get back into baseball and is suffering health issues from 20 years of steroids.

All-time homerun record-holder Barry Bonds had hit his peak and wouldn’t have been able to play Major League Baseball much longer but he soon changed from skinny wiry player to a huge powerhouse. This all happened when Bonds was 34 and got his new trainer, Greg Anderson. Bonds claimed he did not know about the steroids and claimed his trainer, Anderson, had been giving him vitamins.

Bonds must have known that you can’t get that big past your prime. He is now one of the most infamous baseball players and many fans abandoned him.

Many people can get over it if a player takes steroids. The palyer usually won’t play again and is forgotten except for brief moments when fans reminisce.

Manny Ramirez was a huge hero in Boston.

He led the Red Sox to the World Series, playing left field alongside greats like Johnny Damon and the once-great Barry Bonds.

Ramirez and Bonds were an inspirations to kids on the cover of the MVP Baseball video game.

Now, they are a marred, not as legends and role models, but by steroid claims.

Seventh Grade Hoops Goes Undefeated Alexandra Vasquez

Olivia Denton and Mckenzi Williams were this year’s seventh grade basketball stars.

Even though these two show amazing talent and sportsmanship on and off the court, they still remembered that there was no “I” in team.

Mckenzi Williams said, “We’re all friends and we work together well and that helps us be more prepared.”

This year’s Team 1and 2have gone undefeated.

Team 1 coach Mrs. Swanson said, “This year is going good, we have great teams, great leaders and everyone is very cooperative.”

Olivia Denton ,who’s the star of team 1, had amazing talents and was also on the Auburn-Riverside High School select team.

Coach Swanson said, “Olivia is one of my best players because she has amazing leadership and she takes the time to help and I can count on her.”

When Team 1 played against North Tapps on March 14, the girls won against one of the hardest teams they had to take on this season.

During the game, Olivia showed great team work and also said, “I was very happy with the way we played, we all worked together and almost everyone made shots.”

Team 2 coach Ms. Burkhalter said, “I’m very proud of this year’s team because we have great sportsmanship, they all work together and they are a fun team.”

Mckenzi Williams was Team 2’s star this year.

“She plays a lot of basketball and she is the leading scorer on the team,” Coach Burkhalter said.

Even though Mckenzi is the star, she said, “I think Victoria has the best sportsmanship. She’s always encouraging and never gets mad at the team, even when they mess up.”

These girls love to play basketball. Even if they do mess around at practice and sometimes even before a game. They always know how to bring it back together to win.

Courtesy of MBMS Yearbook

Mt. Baker beat North Tapps mulitiple times during the 2012 season.

Sports Teachers Spill Their Embarrassing Stories

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What Grinds My Gears Victoria Robertson, Alison Bantigue, Keegan Stanphill, Oscar Macias

Stori Freelund & Alexandra Vasquez

Have you ever wondered if your teachers have had any embarrassing moments? If you have them, keep reading!

Sixth grade math teacher Mr. Lubash said, “It’s always embarrassing when you going to town on a math problem and there are numbers all over the board but the whole math problem is wrong. That’s why I like teaching sixth graders because they just sit there and don’t say anything.”

Ms. Hammond a traveling teacher said, “When I was in seventh grade, I played basketball for Olympic. But everyone made fun of me because I was on varsity and I was the only seventh grader on the team.” She continued, “The jerseys and warm-up clothes were way too big so I had to constantly pull the shorts and pants up.

One time during practice, I was running down the court to make a shot and my pants fell down in front of everybody! I fell flat on my face super hard. I was so embarrassed and from then on my coach had to tape my pants to my waste and unwrap me every time we went on the court to play.”

Mrs. Wharton, the amazing orchestra teacher, has quite the teary-eyed embarrassing moment. She said, “At the end of every final eighth grade concert I start to cry because I know they are going to high school and I won’t get to teach them anymore.”

Another one of her embarrassing moments was, “ I was conducting and I got really, really into the music when all of the sudden I hit my baton on the music stand in front of me, and it snapped in half and the tip went flying!”

Mr. Perman an amazing P.E. teacher told us his fascinating story of embarrassment. “I was standing in the little gym watching my class play crab soccer, I looked down at my clipboard for a moment when a ball came flying at my face and it hit the clipboard and the board hit my face and gave me a bloody nose. He also said “I had to go to the hospital right away and get stitches. It was really embarrassing.”

See if you can top these teachers’ stories.

S. Freelund Teachers demonstrate their embarrassing moments.

gether!” I mean you got your supporters for couples, then the haters. Come on people! Does knowing which celebrity is dating another celebrity even matter? NO it doesn’t!

Supporters keep on obsessing that they are meant for each other and they should marry, or something. Then when the celebrity couple breaks up, they get angry and yell, “WHY?!” The haters are the ones who tend to have a crush on one of the celebrities in the couple. So they complain and start to hate on their boyfriend/girlfriend, which is unnecessary. —AB _______________________________________________ FamilyGuy.com

Disagree? The segment ‘What Grinds My Gears’ is presented as opinion and does not express the views of all MBMS students or The Canine Chronicle. If you would like to express your opinion, write us a letter and you may be published in our next edition.

You know what grinds my gears? Text talk, it’s annoying when you’re TEXTING, but when people speak with it, it’s just plain irritating and ridiculous!

Why can’t people just say what they mean instead of saying “ikr” or “btw”? Is it that much harder to type “you” instead of “u”? It’s just two letters!

And when people take the time to spell words wrong, like “kewl” instead of “cool”, it just makes me want to throw a dictionary at them! Do they want to seem illiterate? When it comes to writing an important letter or essay will they be able to refrain from using their cutesy spellings?

And if you’re going to make up acronyms for phrases you could at least tell everyone what you’re saying. Because for all we know, it could just be a bunch of gibberish!

Wouldn’t it get annoying to be asked, ”What does that mean?” every time you make your sentence into an acronym? Were not telepaths!

Some people might think it’s cute or funny to talk and text like that, but it just annoys most of the people around them! Please do the world a favor and talk normally.

THAT’S what grinds my gears! —VR __________________________________________________ You know what grinds my gears? Celebrity couples.

They combine their names to make a new one, like Bradgelina. Why do people do that? It’s messed up! It doesn’t make them sound cuter or awesome.

Also, with celebrity couples, THEY NEVER LAST! Have you ever heard any couples staying together for a really long time? Sure there are a few but not as many as the break-ups. Remember Kim Kardashian’s marriage only lasted 72 days!

We all know that celebrity couple almost never last, but there are still people obsessing over them.

All you hear about celebrity couples are, “Oh my god!

They’re so cute together!” or, “They shouldn’t be to-

What really grinds my gears is pop up internet scams.

Right when I was trying to figure out what to right for this article one pops up says I have a virus and immediately begins its scan of the school computer.

Of course, its not really trying to help you its just ruining the computer and the rest of your day. This one I got was extra special because it closed everything I had been working on, which included two articles for the newspaper.

Just to go the extra mile as I signed back in to the computer, it just popped right up and I had to sign in again.

Again, it was there so I turned off the computer and five minutes later I was back writing the articles the computer said were recovered for me by Word.

This was a not-so-fun waste of time when you have deadlines coming up and you are barely awake on Thursday morning in the first 10 minutes of class.

It doesn’t help when you think the few words you have actually written are gone forever so thanks again Word.

—KS __________________________________________________ Do you know what really grinds my gears? It’s stuttering. I stutter. I have since I was little, and it frustrates me.

Stuttering has to be one of the most frustrating things in the world; no, not the world. The world is too small.

Stuttering is the most frustrating thing in the universe.

Stuttering is the most frustrating when I am trying to answer a question in class, but as soon as I try to answer, I can’t say what I was thinking. It’s like my mouth and my brain don’t want to work together; it’s like they got in a fight in preschool and haven’t gotten over it.

Stuttering is also frustrating when I am talking to my friends and I try to say something, but as usual, I can’t and I just stand there, void of the ability to communicate.

Stuttering is also scary because when I go to high school or college, I might struggle to really present my ideas well enough to get a good grade. And once again, this time in front of a whole class, I stand there frozen...maybe?

All in all, stuttering needs to go away, or people need to be more understanding, and that is what really grinds my gears. —OM

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April Locker Lottery: Brinkman, York, Rodriguez Share Their Voice Jenessa Nehls & Brooke Johnson

Do you know your neighbor—the person who shares a locker next to you? Do you really know them? Here is your chance.

Cory Brinkman, Alisabeth York, and Angelica Rodriguez were chosen for our Locker Lottery. When the students get chosen, we bundle up a couple of questions to see what the students of Mt. Baker Middle School think of our world out there. Would you ever be chosen for our Locker Lottery?

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________________________________________________ Cory Brinkman, Alisabeth York, and Angelica Rodriguez share their opinions with MBMS as part of the ‘Locker Lottery’—a newspaper tradition of celebrating our diverse population.

What do you think of The Hunger Games?

(A.Y.) Peeta is hot!

(A.R.) I haven’t read the book, but I think it would be a good movie.

(C.B.) Best book I’ve ever read!

are dumb for doing that.

(A.R.) That’s so sad, and no one’s helping out. It’s mostly always from bullying.

(C.B.) I think it’s really mest up.

Which would you rather have Netflix or TV? (A.Y.) Netflix, because I like to watch movies more.

(A.R.) TV, there’s more selections that Would you rather eat Oreos or regular cookies? Why? I like.

(A.Y.) Regular cookies, because Oreos (C.B.) TV, so many channels. gets stuck in my braces.

(A.R.) Oreos, I just like eating the Basketball or Baseball? frosting.

(A.Y.) Neither.

(C.B.) Oreos, because they are great (A.R.) Neither. in milk.

(C.B.) Basketball! Baseball is way too boring.

The Regular Show or the Magic World of Gumball?

Justin Timberlake or the Rock? Why? (A.Y.) I don’t watch either.

(A.Y.) The Rock, [he] has way bet(A.R.) The Magic World of Gumball, The ter abs.

Regular Show is kind of perverted.

(A.R.) The Rock, he’s a big teddy bear (C.B.) Magic World of Gumball. and really funny.

(C.B.) Neither.

Hawaii or California?

(A.Y.) Hawaii, because I can get a What do you think of the school shootings? better tan.

(A.Y.) That’s terrible, and the people (A.R.) Hawaii, I have never been to an

island.

(C.B.) Hawaii, because you can surf a lot.

Team Peeta or Gale?

(A.Y.) Peeta, he is way hotter.

(A.R.) Peeta, because he is cute and he is a good actor.

(C.B.) Gale, Because Peeta is a baker and that’s dumb.

Would you rather be in seventh grade or eighth grade?

(A.Y.) Eighth, because I would be with all my friends!

(A.R.) Seventh because I’m supposed to be in seventh anyways.

(C.B.) Eighth because you’re that much closer to being a freshman!

Are you happy to be in the Locker Lottery?

(A.Y.) Yes, because I get to say my point of view on things.

(A.R.) I guess it’s fun.

(C.B.) It’s not going to change my life, so I guess it’s ok?

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Magician’s Assistant...Not Your Ordinary PE Teacher

April Horoscopes

Areli Terrazas

Danny Nguyen

PrettyGoodMagic.com

Mrs. Burkhalter enjoys being her husband’s assistant in his comedy magic shows.

Have you ever wondered what a teacher’s life is actually like outside of school? What they did before they were a teacher? If there’s been something interesting they’ve done in their life that we don’t know about?

Did you know that Mrs. Burkhalter’s husband is a magician, and she is his lovely assistant?

Steve Hamilton (Mr. Burkhalter) is a retired firefighter. He has been performing his comedy magic shows around the world for almost 20 years. He’s even performed all the way in around the world in Shanghai, China and across the country in other states like Indiana, Montana, California, Oregon.

Steve also does lots of local shows- fairs, stage shows, festivals, and winter parties that Mrs. Burkhalter loves to throw at home. The “Steve the Pretty Good” show features classic magic tricks (with a little twist), our own Mrs. Burkhalter as his assistant, and various audience members. You can watch some of his live shows at PrettyGoodMagic.com In an interview with Mrs. Burkhalter, she commented, “When someone appears in the box, the audience expects one of those young assistants to pop up. I guess I’m a little old to play the assistant but the audience loves it all the same.”

So how did our P.E. teacher get to be the assistant in a magic show? “One day a package arrived, Steve had ordered an illusion kit. He was so excited to get started! He read the instructions, and I got in the box.” said Mrs. Burkhalter, “It was easy and looked cool, so I became the assistant.”

When she reappeared after her first illusion, she threw her hands straight up in the air like she was signaling a touchdown. “I was so used to being a P.E. teacher. I had to learn to be graceful and do the ‘TADA!!’ jazz hands after I pop up in an illusion.”

Steve’s goal is to do magic on a cruise ship. Doesn’t sound like a bad way to retire.

Aries— (Mar. 21—April 20) You are going to get wild this year! Join many parties to release the burning fire within you!

Taurus—(April 21—May 21 I suggest you find extra help with math. Otherwise, you will face DEATH… BY… ALGEBRA! Gemini— (May 22—June 21) Your biggest enemy is yourself! Hit your enemy’s head with a frying pan when they are not looking.

Cancer— (June 22—July 22) Why so envious? Take a walk outside; be thankful for what you have! And while you are outside, you can blend in with the green trees using your given skin for fun (Envy makes you green)!

Leo— (July 23—Aug. 21) The internet of these so called “Trolls.” They are the masters of intimidation. They are bigger, MEANER, and their annoyance is increasing rapidly. You alone have the power to stop them. Only YOU can save the internet.

Virgo— (Aug. 22—Sept. 22) Start searching the internet the next time you get on it. I’m sure that you’ll discover a fact that will ‘blow your mind!’

Libra—(Sept. 23—October 22) Avoid the bushes, trees, and branches. Wood and thorns will not be very pleasant to you.

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Scorpio—(September 24—Nov. 22) Change will be good to you. But beware of running near chairs; you will likely trip over one.

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Sagittarius—(Nov. 23—Dec. 22) You will be the center of attention for a while. I know that your fame will at least last longer than Kardashian’s marriage!

Capricorn—(Dec. 23—Jan. 20) Eat corn all you like. You will most likely NOT have corn stuck in your teeth. In fact, it makes your teeth cleaner!

Aquarius—(Jan. 21—Feb.19) Do something relaxing for once, or more often. Avoid the event where anger will consume you. You’ll look red as an apple if you do.

Pisces—(Feb. 20—Mar.20) This month shall be a time of success, accomplishments, and happiness for you! Remember to humble yourself; don’t anger Cancer by boasting.

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