December 2008

THE BEATBRHS SPECIAL

TOP
TEN
ISSUE

Happy Holidays From

The Beat

IN THIS ISSUE...
TOP PHOBIAS ROBOTICS TOUURNAMENT IN THE HALLS
We found some strange Learn more about See what your friends
phobias that you robotics and what it said to a Holiday
probably did know is. Also see some question.
existed! photos of the
competition.

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THE BEAT
PHOTOS CONTENTS
QUOTE OF THE
ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS..........3
TOP TEN STUFF......................4 Month
ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT.....5 “Basically, we are all
HOMO! Sapien, that is.”
TOP PHOBIAS.........................6
HOROSCOPES........................7 -Ms. Coplin, on homosapiens
WEIRD FACTS 101..................8 in 7th hour Science.
ADVICE....................................9
ACTIVITIES PAGE....................10
IN THE HALLS.........................11
PHOTO PAGE..........................12

Reporters Needed!

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MITCHELL FORBES
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

CHARLES STRICKLAND
EDITOR

ALFRED WALLACE
EDITOR
THE WRESTLERS
MRS. WASIERSKI
SUPERVISING TEACHER POSE FOR A PHOTO
AFTER RECEIVING
THEIR MEDALS

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Facts About the Holidays "Rudolph" was actually created by
Montgomery Ward in the late 1930's for a

MORE PHOTOS
By Alfred Wallace
holiday promotion. The rest is history.
How much do you know about the  
holidays? Test your knowledge with these "The Nutcracker" is the most famous
holiday facts! Christmas ballet.
 
"Jingle Bells" was first written for
The word Christmas is Old English, a Thanksgiving and then became one of the
contraction of Christ's Mass. most popular Christmas songs.
   
In Mexico, wearing red underwear on New If you received all of the gifts in the song
Year's Eve is said to bring new love in the "The Twelve Days of Christmas", you
upcoming year. would receive 364 presents.
 
The first president to decorate the White The poinsettia plant was brought into the
House Christmas tree in the United States United States from Mexico by Joel
was Franklin Pierce. Poinsett in the early 1800's.
   
Electric lights for trees were first used in Holly berries are poisonous.
1895.  
  Contrary to common belief, poinsettia
The first Christmas cards were vintage and plants are non-toxic.
invented in 1843, the Victorian Era.  
In 1843, "A Christmas Carol" was written
"It's a Wonderful Life" appears on TV by Charles Dickens in just six weeks.
more often than any other holiday movie.  

JEREK PETE,
WORKING HARD IN
THE LIBRARY

About The Photos

These photos all show some
part of BRHS student life,
whether it’s bald people
at band concerts, or a
wood shop seventh hour.

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This is all of the 2008 Top Ten Stuff.

The best music, movies, games, it is
all right here.

Top Ten Songs

1. “Circus” By Britney Spears
2. “Single Ladies” By Beyoncé Top 10 Movies
3. “Just Dance” By Lady GaGa &
1. The Dark Knight
Colby
2. Iron Man
4. “Love Lockdown” By Kanye West
3. The Strangers
5. “Heartless” By Kanye West
4. WALL-E
6. “Love Story” By Taylor Swift
5. Wanted
7. “Womanizer” By Britney Spears
6. Get Smart
8. “Hot N’ Cold” By Katy Perry
7. Spiderwick Chronicles
9. “Live Your Life” By T.I (feat.
8. Twilight
Rihanna
9. Cloverfield
10.“If I Were a Boy” By Beyonce
10. Transporter 3
Top 10 Video Games
1. Star Wars: The Force
Unleashed
2. Fallout 3
3. Spore
4. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the
Linch King
5. Final Fantasy XIII
6. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
7. Rock Band 2
8. Grand Theft Auto IV
9. Gears of War
10.Hunted Forever

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The Robotics Tournament
By Nate Sidell
Photos By Mr. Husa

On December 12 and 13,

2008, a LEGO robotics
tournament happened here
at BRHS. There were 14
teams from the Kuskokwim
Delta.

The purpose of LEGO
robotics is for teams to
build a robot out of Lego
pieces and to programming
it to run missions. The
teams also have to create The BRHS Warrior Avalanche competes in a
a research project on the robot competition round.
theme for the year. This
year’s theme was Climate
Change. The teams also get
judged on robot design and
teamwork.

RESULTS
1st Place - Spirit Of
Innovation: BRHS 8th Grade
Warrior Avalanche

2nd Place - Spirit Of

Innovation: Kilbuck 5th/
6th Grade Tundra Techs
Seventh graders Nate Sidell and
ROBOT PERFORMANCE Clarence Kalistook run robot missions.
1st Place(Highest Robot
Score): BRHS 8th Grade
Warrior Avalanche

Congratulations to the 8th

grade Warrior Avalanche
for taking the Spirit of
innovation Award. They
will be traveling to state
in Anchorage in January
along with a team from
Kilbuck.

The audience watches closely as two

teams compete.

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December 2008 Heortophobia- The fear of holidays.

Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing

Aerophobia- Fear of swallowing air

Anablephobia- Fear of looking up

Chronophobia- Fear of time

Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right

side of the body

Levophobia- Fear of objects to the left side

of the body

COMICS Heliophobia- Fear of the sun

BY REED MCWILLIAMS Peladophobia- Fear of bald people

Ommetaphobia- Fear of eyes

Telephonophobia- Fear of telephones.

Panophobia - Fear of everything.

Geniophobia- Fear of chins

Archibutyrophobia- The fear of peanut

butter
sticking to the roof of your mouth.

Quadriphobia- The fear of 4-way stops and

not
knowing who goes next.

Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.

Barophobia - Fear of gravity.

Zelophobia- Fear of jealousy.

Euphobia- the fear of good news.

Ereuthrophobia- Fear of blushing.

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Horoscopes
Aries
Something small grabs your attention
early this month and leads to a big
adventure - you couldn't be having
more fun! See if you can get a friend or
one of your peers to follow along,
because everyone needs a sidekick. If
your having trouble finding presents
for your best friends then make a list of
what will be easy for you to get and
cross of the things that they don’t want.
Taurus
Your people are more important than
ever - and squirrellier, too! Make sure
that you're keeping tabs on them and
not letting them wander off to do their
own thing when you need them on
point. If your lose to much friend you
might not be able to get them back.
Gemini
You are kind of a motor mouth right
now and should be having good fun
with friends and colleagues. One
person might be kind of grouchy and
inclined to not get your subtle humor,
though.
Cancer
If you're not sure whether you ought to
go for that extra curricular activity or
join a sport, just go for it. You deserve
the best and there's no need for you to
dither while someone else takes it from
you! Treat your friends with respect
and let them know you care. You might
be getting farther away from a close
friend, just try and hang out with them
more and catch up.
Leo
Your heart is pounding with joy right
now - even if the cause is kind of
small. That doesn't matter, because you
have a way of remembering the good
times and forgetting the bad times.
Christmas time is just around the
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corner so enjoy the jolly season while Aquarius
it lasts. Change comes naturally to you, but
today's pace is still rather bracing! You
Virgo may find that your work or home life is
Stick with your plans as much as you practically unrecognizable by tonight,
can this month - but you also need to but it really is all for the best.
recognize that sometimes the plans
won’t always be able to happen. Let Pisces
friends know you’re willing to hang Your friends - or possibly your
out with them or they will find time to neighbors - are up to no good today
not hang out with you. and you need to keep a watchful eye
on them to make sure their mischief is
kept to a minimum. It's easier than
Libra you'd imagine.
If you're feeling stuck (everyone does
now and then), you've got the chance
to try something totally new - if you're
willing to break with tradition. Now is
the time, so move ahead with
determination. If you feel your friends
are treating you right, then confront
them before it gets to late.
Scorpio
You're still feeling a bit strange about
work and it's definitely not a good time
for you to ask your employer or clients
for any favors. Soon, things should be
back in balance, but for now, lie low.
Sagittarius
You can come up with a good solution
to almost any problem today, thanks to
your ability to see beyond the basic
parameters and look for sneaky or
hidden components that afford easy
answers.
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Weird Facts 101
By Charles Strickland
Only one person in two billion
will live to be 116 or older.
Your stomach has to produce a
new layer of mucus every two
weeks otherwise it will digest
itself.
In England, the Speaker of the
House is not allowed to speak.
The Baby Ruth candy bar was
actually named after Grover
Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth.
If NASA sent birds into space
they would soon die; they need
gravity to swallow.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 =
12,345,678,987,654,321
If you toss a penny 10000 times,
it will not be heads 5000 times,
but more like 4950. The heads
picture weighs more, so it ends
up on the bottom.
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs
Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
Al Capone's business card said
he was a used furniture dealer.
A pregnant goldfish is called a
twit.
The characters Bert and Ernie on
Sesame Street were named after
Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi
driver in Frank Capra's "Its A
Wonderful Life".
Reindeer like to eat bananas.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
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On average people fear spiders If you yelled for 8 years, 7
than they do death. months and 6 days, you
would have produced
Elephants are the only animals enough sound energy to
that can’t jump. heat one cup of coffee. If
you fart consistently for 6
Women blink nearly twice as years and 9 months,
much as men. enough gas is produced
to create the energy of an
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its atomic bomb.
brain.
A cockroach will live nine
A crocodile cannot stick its days without its head,
tongue out. before it starves to death.
All polar bears are left-handed.
No word in the English
In 10 minutes, a hurricane language rhymes with
releases more energy than month, orange, silver or
all the world's nuclear weapons purple.
combined.
There are more chickens
Thirty-five percent of the people than people in the world.
who use personal ads for dating
are already married. Almonds are members of
the peach family.
Ninety percent of New York City
cabbies are recently arrived A dragonfly has a lifespan
immigrants. of 24 hours.
On average, 100 people choke to
death on ballpoint pens every
year.
The shortest war in history was
between Zanzibar and England in
1896. Zanzibar surrendered after
38 minutes.
Donald Duck comics were
banned in Finland because he
doesn't wear pants.
Cats have over one hundred vocal
sounds, dogs only have about
ten.
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Holiday Word Search
By Charles Strickland

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DEAR SHIRLEE...
Dear Shirlee,
In all of junior high, all
the guys always make fun of me.
During P.E. I heard my name just
a few times and I asked
“What?”. Then they told me,
“Nothing.” So what do I do?
Sincerely,
Talked About
Dear Talked About,
Are you sure they were talking
about YOU? Or are you just hearing
things? And if they are then you should
tell one of your best friends. Or you
could go tell Mr. Greason that boys are
talking about you.
Sincerely,
Shirlee
___________________________
Dear Shirlee,
I have a problem. I don’t
have any real friends. My friends
are back stabbers and I can’t trust
them with anything. I don’t know
what to do. I need some help!
Sincerely,
Friendless
Dear Friendless,
I think you should just leave
your old friends. Try to make new
friends. Try joining a sport or activity to
meet some new friends.
Sincerely,
Shirlee
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Dear Shirlee,
I am so busy. I don’t have
time to get all of my work done. I
am so busy with all the extra
activities. What should I do?
Sincerely,
Too Busy
Dear Too Busy,
I think you should get organized.
Plan out your time. Have a time when
you are not practicing your activity to do
your homework or work on projects.
Sincerely,
Shirlee
___________________________
Dear Shirlee,
I’m am in band and I’m
having trouble playing my
instrument. I don’t know my
notes and I can’t keep up with
the band. What should I do?
Sincerely,
Horrible Horn Player
Dear Horrible Horn Player,
I think you should ask your band
teacher to give you some individual
instruction. Ask them to show you how
you should play your notes. And if you
can’t keep up with the band, do not be
afraid to say something to the teacher.
Sincerely,
Shirlee
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IN THE HALLS...
What Do You Want This Holiday Season?
Ito Naneng: A snowmachine, because mine is slow.

Janlynn Jimmie: An iPod Touch, because my mom has one!

Auna Springer: iDog, so I can listen to my music on the bus.

Charles Strickland: New clothes, because I need new clothes!

Harley Naneng: A new skateboard because my other one was sold.

Katrina Leary: A cellphone, because it seems really fun to text.

Mary Kernak: A snowmachine, because I’m tired of being

snowmachineless.

Carlin Lupie: PS3, because there’s nothing to do at my house.

Harold Jones: A snowmachine and snake, because I have never had a

snowmachine, and snakes are awesome!

Christine John: A new laptop, because they are awesome!

Elizabeth Lindley: New clothes, because I like them.

Evan Dyment: iPod, my old one broke.

Cing Pavilla: A laptop, because my old one is messed up.

Jesslyn McGowan: A new iPod, because my other one is old.

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PHOTO PAGE

THE BEAT
Is published by the Junior High classes. Articles and comments are welcome.
Editior-In-Chief: Mitchell Forbes
Editors: Charles Strickland and Alfred Wallace Contributing Reporters: Brandi Brown, Janlynn Jimmie, Katrina Leary, and
Nate Sidell
Supervised by Mrs. Wasierski.

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