Dont let people put you down.

Dont let anyone put you down. You can stand up for a friend or maybe you can stand up for yourself. Remember to help others and stand up for each other and it only takes 1 to help one child and if ever one does that everyone can be happy and we all can be friends- Jacob Valencia

Book Recommendations
BOOK: The Mysterious Benedict Society AUTHOR: Trenton Lee Stewart SUMMARY: Four extraordinary children against 1 very bad man. As the children are sent on dangerous missions they discover true friendship. BOOK: Ella Enchanted AUTHOR: Gail Carson Levine SUMMARY: Ella is a girl who all her life dreams of happy endings. She has a problem though, she is cursed. BOOK: Wonder Struck AUTHOR: Brain Selznick SUMMARY: This book is written in words and pictures. Two different storys come together as one, in a thrilling adventure. By: Samantha Webster

11 Reasons Why Cows Rock!!!!!!!!!! 1. Cows stand there and make you feel like you did something wrong 2. When you see a cow you want to pet it 3. They eat and eat and eat 4. They go MOO for everything 5. They smell weird 6. They never clean up after themselves 7. They hardly ever move 8. They stare at you 9. They pay no attention to you at all 10. You can ride them 11. Best of all they make your eyes water By: Samantha Webster

Books and Series and why you should read them.

One good series to read is the Percy Jackson series. This is a good series for people who like adventure and fantasy type things. Percy Jackson has a mix of ancient Greek gods and modern day situations. Another good series is the Heroes of Olypmus series. This is another series made by Rick Riordan, the author of the Percy Jackson series. This also involves Greek gods but also with a twist of Roman gods also. These books are also fast paced adventure stories of modern day. If youre interested in Vampires but dont want to read slow love stories then you should read The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd. These books are about a teen who is a vampire and goes through big adventures. If you like gross books then the Demonata series is a good series for you. These books are about a universe of demons that mess with humans and a nasty Demon master named Lord Loss who toys with humans and feeds off of their sorrow and pain. Learn more about this series and read it!

The Hurricane of the Century: Hurricane Sandy The eighteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Sandy was the hurricane of the century, having done untold carnage to the East Coast. Jersey Shore's famous boardwalk has been torn into splinters; the roller coaster washed out to sea. Thousands were left homeless, powerless, and hopeless. Loved ones were lost. Hurricane Sandy not only affected the U.S., she affected The Caribbean, Jamaica, Cuba, The Bahamas, Bermuda, New England, and Canada. Hurricane Sandy defiantly has left her mark all across the globe. How Sandy became Sandy Hurricane Sandy began as a low pressure system which developed into a classified tropical depression on October 22 south of Kingston, Jamaica. It moved slowly at first due to a ridge to the north. Low wind shear and warm waters Hurricane Sandy at its peak intensity. Courtesy of wikallowed for strengthening, and the system became Tropical Storm Sandy late on October 22. Early on October 24, an ipedia.com eye began developing, and it was moving steadily northward due to an approaching trough. Later that day, the NHC upgraded Sandy to hurricane status about 65 mi (105 km) south of Kingston, Jamaica. At about 7pm that day, Sandy made landfall near Kingston with winds of about 80 mph. Just offshore Cuba, Sandy rapidly intensified to winds of 110 mph, and at that intensity it made landfall just west of Santiago de Cuba on October 25. After Sandy exited Cuba, the structure became disorganized and it turned to the north-northwest over the Bahamas. By October 27, Sandy was no longer fully tropical, and despite strong shear, it maintained due to influence from an approaching trough; the same trough turned the hurricane to the northeast. After briefly weakening to a tropical storm, Sandy re-intensified into a hurricane, and on October 28 an eye began redeveloping. The storm moved around an upper-level low over the eastern United States and also to the southwest of a ridge over Atlantic Canada, turning it to the northwest. Sandy reached a secondary peak of 90 mph on October 29, around which time it had a wind diameter of over 1,000 nautical miles. The convection diminished while the hurricane accelerated toward the New Jersey coast, and the hurricane was no longer tropical by 11pm on October 29.] An hour later, Sandy made landfall about 5 miles southwest of Atlantic City, with winds of 90 mph. The remnants weakened over Pennsylvania, degenerating into a remnant trough on October 31. Effects from the Storm The Great Lakes: As Hurricane Sandy approached and made landfall in the U.S., The National Weather Service issued a storm warning for Lake Huron on October 29 that called for wave heights of 26 feet, and possibly as high as 38 feet. Lake Michigan waves were expected to reach 19 feet, with a potential of 33 feet on October 30. Flood warnings were issued in Chicago on October 29, where wave heights were expected to reach 18 to 23 feet along the Cook County shoreline and 25 feet in northwest Indiana. Gale warnings were issued for Lake Michigan and Green Bay in Wisconsin until the morning of October 31, and waves of 33 feet in Milwaukee and 20 feet in Sheboygan were predicted for October 30. The actual waves reached about 20 feet but were less damaging than expected.

Many schools were shut down for over weeks before, during, and after the storm. Flights were canceled to and from the East Coast, leaving people stranded in the airports. Many places were flooded along the East coast; many having to evacuate and eleven died from the flooding. Many of the subways also flooded, leaving damage and a lot fixing!! During the hurricane, the presidential election was on the horizon. The weather caused both Obama and RomDamage in Seaside, New Jersey courtesy of googe.com ney to cancel speeches planned throughout the states, and campaigning came to a screeching halt. Even with the hurricane going on, the election continued. Now, that the storm has past, major snowstorms have been barreling through the affected states; leaving snow topped houses and frozen land. One thing after another has happened to these people, and now more high winds wreak havoc on the states. The winds are reported up to 55 mph. Meteorologist are predicting another storm/high winds on Wednesday the 14th and continuing throughout the week. Damage Done Hurricane Sandy was extremely devastating. In the United States, Hurricane Sandy affected at least 24 states, from Florida to Maine and west to Michigan and Wisconsin. At least 193 people were killed along the path of the storm in seven countries. Sandy cost the world $52.4 billion dollars; making it the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane in history, only surpassed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record. Sand was a category two hurricane. Even though she has left, our country and other nations are still reeling from this monstrous bow. But even as we struggle and stress, together, we will grow from this event. We will learn, we will rebuild we will become stronger. Personal Storys from Jasmines My friend and Captain of the JETs (Junior Equestrian Team, done on horseback) Jenny Tolbert survived a hurricane. What started as a simple vacation with fianc Nils Toring turned into a giant swimming pool with high winds. Being stuck in North Carolina for four extra, and then having their flight delayed for days more, Jenny said shes never going back to North Carolina. A friend of our families, John Svendsen from Nisswa Minn., owned a fishing vessel. Having been fishing off the coast of New Jersey, he made a steady living. His boat was dubbed the HMS Bounty. He had a crew of 16. During the hurricane, the boat started taking on water and eventually sank. 13 out of the 16 crew members made it off safety. 2 of the crew members were found alive, floating in the ocean. 1, unfortunately, was found dead. John Svendsen did survive.

Knowledge bowl
Have fun at knowledge bowl with Mrs. McCarthy and try your best to go for it all. You are on teams you have to guess answer to anything. See these kids there having fun so why dont youJacob Valencia

Roman Mythology
Those of you who have heard of the Roman gods but never noticed their awesomeness here are the main three gods of the hundreds of roman gods.

Roman
Two students playing chess in chess club. Nick Becker

Greek

Pluto-god of the dead Hades-god of the dead and any riches under the earth. Jupiter-God of the skies Zeus-god of the skies and the lightning bolts. Neptune-God of the sea Poseidon-god of the seas and earthquakes.

By: Dre Strenge

Minecraft
Minecraft is an awesome game. You build things with blocks you can make foods and play in dungeons. There is mobs one mob is the herobrine mob

Technology: Helping or Degrading? Studies have shown that technology can degrade our performance. In a 2010 study, 2027 students answered a set of questions and 83% said that driving while texting was dangerous. 93% of those students admitted to still do just that. In a study of 237 college students, those who heavily multi-task with texting, doing homework, and watching T.V. were shown to have worse short-term memory and found it harder to concentrate under pressure. Also, in a test with 6 boys, they were given each a game console and 6 months of monitoring found that with each month, their grades fell by an average of 2.6% their normal performance. Is advanced always-on technology really helping us? Or is it degrading our lives? By Winston Thao

there are a lot of creatures like pigs, creepers, ghasts, witches, cows, sheeps, ram, ducks, wolfs, cats and more! This game is fun but dont get addicted!!!!!

By, Zach zinter

Addie Garagiola

Lizzy Franke Nick Becker Raquan Hill

MINECRAFT THE COMIC

Steve: HEY what's up creeper you hurt. Creeper: I am fine even though I just fell about 20 feet while trying to say hi. Steve: Oh?!

Carissa Chose Christian Link

Dre Slade Strenge Samantha Webster Evelyn Nadarliyska Jacob Valencia Jasmine Carvelli John Schowalter Liz Pikachu Dick Sammi Goodwin Winston Thao Zachary Zinter

Whoever said a horse was dumb was dumb. By: Jasmine Zientara Carvelli Photo taken by: Jasmine Zientara Carvelli

RIDDLES!!!!!
TRY THESE RIDDLES AND TEST YOUR BRAIN
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One of the leopard geckos owned by Ms. Cazett. Its name is Frodo John Schowalter

A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stays in town for three days, and then leaves on Friday. How did he do it???

- I can only live if there is light, but if the light shines on me I die. What am I??? - Can you spell one word using all of these letters??? WNDOERO --- Carissa Chose

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The Sea Shepherds: The Game of Battleship The Faroe Islands: Viking Shore By: Jasmine Zientara Carvelli Not only has whaling been going on in the Southern Ocean, it has been going on everywhere. In this article, The Faroe Islands are our target. The Faroe Islands are located approximately halfway between Norway and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark. During the late 8th to the mid-11th century, Vikings ran the islands, thus called the Viking Shores. Since being somewhat isolated from the rest of the world, the Faroese depend on the Pilot whales for food. But as the population of the Faroese grew, the more whales they kill. In the past five years, over 6,000 Pilot whales have lost their life. Pilot whales are indeed endangered; an estimated 350,000 Pilot whales are left today in the oceans. But if the whaling continues, they very well might be existent in the next fifty five years. The islands may be small, but they certainly have iron wills.

Sea Shepherd logo Courtesy of seashepherd.org

It is from within an environment of controversy, uncertainty, and challenge that great things can be accomplished"-- Paul Watson

The Faroese don't hunt the big whales such as the Right whale, the Blue, Minke, Baleen, and Humpback. The Faroese target the much smaller Pilot whale. The Pilot whale ranges in length from twelve to fifteen feet. The Pilot whales are found in the northern and southern hemispheres in tropical and temperate waters throughout the world. These whales are very intelligent, one time having been trained by the U.S. Military to retrieve sunken objects from ships! These whales are really dolphins, but often classified as whales along with the Orca (Killer Whale). All in all, these whales are magnificent, just like all the dolphins and whales.
"It is not uncommon for 100 whales to be killed at a time in the Faroe Islands"-Paul Watson

Every year starting in June and ending in August/September, the Faroese people hunt the Pilot whales. They call this hunt the Grind, or in Faroese, the "grindadrp". The Grind consists of over one hundred small boats and two land crew. The first land crew keeps watch on the ocean's surface for any sign of the whales. Once they have spotted a pod of whales, they radio in the boats. The hundred or so boats then race towards the pod and completely surround them. Once surrounded, the boats drive the whales up onto the shore or the shallows. There, the second land crew brutally kill them. They then use the meat to make steaks, patties, or whale jerky. After they have used all of the meat they could from the whale, they carelessly throw their remains back into the ocean.
"Many whales are left to rot on the beach or are thrown back to sea after they are killed,"-- Andrew Christie, the director of the American Chapter of Sea Shepherd

This has been going on for six hundred years. But not anymore. Captain Paul Watson has led campaigns to oppose the hunt in 1985 and 1986 and again in 2000. He in fact did stop them for a while, but reinforcements came. He was threatened to be arrested, so he left the islands. But on July 15th 2011, after the Japanese were thought to have stopped their whaling, him and The Sea Shepherds came upon the islands like rabid squirrels. They immediately stationed the Bridget Bardot and the Steve Irwin around the islands. Their plan was to ward off and Pilot whales attempting to go near the The Faroe islands and archipelislands. A land crew of six were placed on the main island to watch the boat activity; major boat activity meant a Grind of google.com ago. Courtesy was pos-

sibly happening. Since having eleven Grind spots, the Sea Shepherds had to watch all eleven of those spots, making it close to impossible. But their determination didn't waver. For six long and perilous weeks, the Sea Shepherds worked fourteen plus hours a day to keep watch on the ocean surface.
"It all looks quite violent but each animal is dealt with so fast that the pain is brief"-Danish Embassy

But being in Faroe waters wasn't always welcomed. In previous campaigns like in 1985, 1986 and 2000, Paul Watson often got into scuttles with the Faroese. The people didn't like the idea of stopping their annual Grind. To them, the Grind was their life. It was their job, it was for their food. It was their life. Tensions rose greatly, and the Faroese hatred towards Paul grew tremendously. Yet, the Sea Shepherds persisted with their campaign; they didn't let a single Grind happen for those six weeks.
There are 30-million plus species on this planet. Theyre all earthlings. Theyre all equal. Some are more equal than others, I admit: whales and dolphins are far more valuable than people"--Paul Watson

But, on August 26th 2011, Paul Watson got a call. It was first mate Peter Hammerstead aboard the Bob Barker back in Friday Harbor. He had bad news. It was officially announced that the Japanese whaling fleet would once again go back to the Southern Ocean to hunt whales. Paul Watson originally thought that the Japanese were done with whaling; he was wrong. Thus, they had to cut the campaign short. They were scheduled to leave the next morning. But before leaving, they managed to successfully drive a large A Pilot whale mother and calf. Courtesy pod of over one hundred Pilot whales away from the islands. Paul Watson would leave the islands early, of Wikipedia but not forever. The day after the Sea Shepherds left, a Grind happened; the largest Grind ever recorded. Over two hundred Pilot whales were taken in a single day. It was said to have been the pod the Sea Shepherds originally drove away.

No whales were killed while Sea Shepherd patrolled the Islands. Sea Shepherd were also successful in convincing 20,000 stores in two grocery chains in Germany to boycott Faeroese fish products. Animal Planet also did a spin-off show to Whale Wars about the Faroe Islands; Whale Wars: Viking Shores. It was aired on April 27, 2012.
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The Steve Irwin leaving the Faroe Islands. Courtesy of seshepherd.org

This Months Featured Topic: Movies The Movie is: Disneys Mulan
In this movie Mulan goes into battle disguised as a man. There she meets Captain Shang and some more friends. She has to defeat Shan-Yu, the Hun leader. In order to bring victory to her country, and honor to her family. Her guardian dragon Mushu and her lucky pet Cri-kee, grow a powerful friendship that leaves you laughing. Mushu and Cri-kee are always together. Their friendship goes through twists and turns. Disneys 36th animated masterpiece magically transforms an ancient Chinese legend, into unparalleled fun and adventure that comes along once every dynasty! Embraced for her loveable, spirited nature, Mulan is a young girl who doesnt quite fit into her tradition-bound society. Triumphant across all fronts, including unforgettable, chart-topping music and rich Disney animation featuring a spectacular fireworks display, Mulan is in the finest tradition a total delight! (Time) Samantha Webster

Above is a drawing of Mulans guardian dragon Mushu with her, lucky pet cricket, Cri-kee.

A BAG FULL OF LAUGHS!!!!!!!!

Have you ever done a hilarious prank and never gotten any credit for it? Or do you need a prank to do on a sibling? Well here is the answer to your prank problems One prank that I did was you take the sticker off an apple or, something else. Then you pretend to pat them on the back or something. Then they are walking around with a sticker on their back. You could also take a plastic wrap or bag and tape it head level in their doorway. They when they come walking out of their door, they will walk straight into it. I dont know if you have ever heard of this put I will explain it. What you do is you fold over their blankets on their bed upwards, and tuck it under the mattress. Like a pouch so that when they try to get into bed they will be stopped. This process is called short sheeting. I hope that you enjoyed a bag full of laughs. Remember dont do any pranks that can harm someone. Well thats it for this time. Samantha Webster

Ancient Greece
In art club they are lean about Ancient Greece how they used to work and how they built stuff like the mount Olympus By Raquan hill
P.S. later people talk to u later

This is Ms. Cazzets leopard geckos This is rue This is Frodo and this is dory These are leopard geckos and they are amazing pets I know because I have one named Luthor Blake Freiermuth

Friendships
A good friend is someone who is there to catch you when you are falling. They are there for you when you are in a time of need. They are going to actually catch you when you are falling, not just watch you go through the pain of doing something not worth it. Your friends are someone who will help you get through the pain of life and if you have a friend that would catch if you were falling, then you have yourself a true friend and if you. And best friends are the ones that would risk their own life for you. That is what friends are for and what a best friend really, really are. I have a best friend and she is a one of a kind person with a big personality and I know she would catch me when Im falling and I would catch her too. That one of a kind friend of mine is Carissa Chose, but I think of her more of a sister than a best friend!!!!!!!!! By Lizzy Franke

Animal of the Month

Horse By: Jasmine Zientara Carvelli Name: Pep a Skipper Bella Birth: April 29th 2008 Age: 4 Breed: Quarter Horse/ Thoroughbred Weight: Approximately 1100 pounds Prizes won: 13 blue ribbons, 10 red ribbons, 9 yellow ribbons, 8 white ribbons, 7 pink ribbons, 9 green ribbons, qualified for the 2012 Championship show aka Champ Show in 5 events (barrels, pole weaving, speed dash and keyhole), also won 65$

Pictures taken by: Jasmine Zientara CarBest Friend: Midget and Tucker (boyfriend) velli
Likes: running fast, eating, attention, her mom Dislikes: going slow, ponies, deworming paste, waiting Owned By: Sami Schnagl Bella is a fast little horse, clocking 13 second barrel runs and 12 second pole weaving times. Sami currently runs Bella in the WSCA (Western Saddle Club Association) games. The games include speed dash, keyhole, pole weaving, barrels, egg and spoon, rescue race, pennant, ribbon race, Jumping Figure 8, and 4-in-a-line. Bella was originally trained for barrel racing, but Sami decided to try all of the games. Now, Sami wants to get down and dirty; go for the barrels. She hopes to make it to the NBHA (National Barrel Horse association), the UBRA (United Barrel Racing association), and the NFR (National Finals Rodeo by Wrangler). Sami often goes to clinics to improved her and Bella's skills. Just recently, both of these gals headed off to Wisconsin to a Jane Melby clinic. Jane Melby is a former NFR champion! "If you're not making the dust, you're eating it" -- Sami Schnagl

Sami and Bella galloping! This is what she loves doing!!

Tops Classes. After school TOPS classes are up and going. If youre interested in any of these check the TOPS classes list in the front of the school by the office. TOPS classes include: Drama Club, Art club, Fantasy Football, Chess club, Mustang Movies, etc. Hope to see you there. Cale Moore
Do You Like Air space? Want to Learn How to lead? Bored Every Thursday? What to join the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines? Then I think that you should join the program Call Civil Air Patrol. You get to learn leadership skills though Air Force programs. Every Thursday Night 6:30-9:00. You get to fly in planes. Get to make model rockets. Learn about aerospace. (Planes and why the fly) For more info come to Austin Fall or Ryan Vasek By: Austin Fall

Game Review
This weeks game is.BLACK OPS TWO! This new game has a new feature to zombies with, completely open maps, drive able vehicles, and..ROBOTS!!! WE ALL LOVE ROBOTS!!!

Dre Strenge

Super Hero of the Month: Thor

In AD 965, Odin, king of Asgard, wages war against the Frost Giants of Jotunheim and their leader Laufey, to prevent them from conquering the nine realms, starting with Earth. The Asgardian warriors defeat the Frost Giants and seize the source of their power, the Casket of Ancient Winters, also known as the Tesseract.. Now, in the modern time, Odin's son, Thor, prepares to ascend to the throne of Asgard. They are suddenly interrupted when Frost Giants attempt to retrieve the Casket (Tesseract). Against Odin's order, Thor travels to Jotunheim to confront Laufey, accompanied by his brother Loki, childhood friend Sif and the Warriors Three: Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun. A battle ensues until Odin intervenes to save the Asgardians, destroying the fragile truce between the two races. For Thor's arrogance, Odin strips his son of his godly power and exiles him to Earth as a mortal, accompanied by his hammer Mjolnir, now protected by an enchantment that allows only the worthy to wield it. Thor lands in New Mexico, where astrophysicist Jane Foster, her assis- Courtesy of filmfilia.com tant Darcy Lewis and mentor Dr. Erik Selvig, find him. The local populace finds Mjolnir, which S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson soon commandeers before forcibly acquiring Jane's data about the wormhole that delivered Thor to Earth. Thor, having discovered Mjolnir's nearby location, seeks to retrieve it from the facility that S.H.I.E.L.D. quickly constructed but he finds himself unable to lift it, and is captured. With Selvig's help, he is freed and resigns himself to exile on Earth as he develops a romance with Jane. Loki discovers that he is actually Laufey's son, adopted by Odin after the war ended. A weary Odin falls into the deep "Odinsleep" to recover his strength. Loki seizes the

throne in Odin's stead and offers Laufey the chance to kill Odin and retrieve the Casket. Sif and the Warriors Three, unhappy with Loki's rule, attempt to return Thor from exile, convincing Heimdall, gatekeeper of the Bifrstthe means of traveling between worldsto allow them passage to Earth. Aware of their plan, Loki sends the Destroyer, a seemingly indestructible automaton, to pursue them and kill Thor. The warriors find Thor, but the Destroyer attacks and defeats them, prompting Thor to offer himself instead. Struck by the Destroyer and near death, Thor's sacrifice proves him worthy to wield Mjolnir. The hammer returns to him, restoring his powers and enabling him to defeat the Destroyer. Kissing Jane goodbye and vowing to return, he and his fellow Asgardians leave to confront Loki. In Asgard, Loki betrays and kills Laufey, revealing his true plan to use Laufey's attempt on Odin's life as an excuse to destroy Jotunheim with the Bifrst Bridge, thus proving himself worthy to his adoptive father. Thor arrives and fights Loki before destroying the Bifrst Bridge to stop Loki's plan, stranding himself in Asgard. Odin awakens and prevents the brothers from falling into the abyss created in the wake of the bridge's destruction, but Loki allows himself to fall when Odin rejects his pleas for approval. Thor makes amends with Odin, admitting he is not ready to be king; while on Earth, Jane and her team search for a way to open a portal to Asgard. Thor now fights alongside Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye in the super hero group known as The Thor is portrayed by Chris Hemsworth in the Avengers. Movie Thor and The Avengers.