THE RANDOM PAGEJanuary 2014

By: Kiersten Alioa

OMG LARRY WHATHAPPENED

I’ve beenshot!

Should I try to remove thebullet?

It’s worth........A SHOT.

OOOOOOOOOOH!

Did You Know..?• Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.• Cats can hear ultrasound.• A shark is the only fish that can blink with

both eyes.• The average human with a full head of hair

contains between 85,000 to 150,000 hairs.• More people use blue toothbrushes, than red

ones. • Dolphins sleep with one eye open.• Never hold your nose and cover your mouth

when sneezing, as it can blow out your eyeballs.

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

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

• A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

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

Facts from fanpop.com.

Cyanide and Happiness

WHY IS JANUARY CALLED JANUARY?Middle English Januarie

Latin Januarius "of Janus"Latin Janu(s) "Janus" + -arius "ary

(pertaining to)"Latin Januarius mensis "month of Janus"

Janus is the Roman god of gates and doorways, depicted with two faces looking in

opposite directions. His festival month is January.

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

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

THIS LAST MONTH IN HISTORY

United StatesJanuary 29, 1959: On this day, the animated film

Sleeping Beauty to theaters for the first

time ever.Spain

January 16, 1556: On this day, Philip II becomes the King of

SpainUnited States

January 2, 1776:On this day, the first revolutionary flag of

America was displayed.

-----------------------Information gathered

from DatesInHistory.com.

POEM OF THE MONTHSelf Portrait

BY CYNTHIA CRUZ

I did not want my bodySpackled in the world’sBlack beads and broke

Diamonds. What the world

Wanted, I did not. Of the thingsIt wanted. The body of SundayMorning, the warm wine andThe blood. The dripping fox

Furs dragged through the black NewYork snow—the parked car, the pearls,

To the first pew—the funders,The trustees, the bloat, the red weight of

The world. Their faces. I wanted notThat. I wanted Saint Francis, the love of

His animals. The wolf, broken and bleeding—

That was me.

Poem from poetryfoundation.com

Coyote CallThe Camptonville Academy

“The actor is an athlete of the

heart.”

- Antonin Artaud

by Sara ComarshJunior• • •

Theatre, to me, is more than a hobby.

It is very special to me, and has made a huge impact in my life. While other people might find it aggravating to

constantly have to memorize a script or to attend countless rehearsals, I find joy in it. The itchy costumes, the

several layers of make-up, and the many lost bobby pins are all small things in comparison to the final product. And now, this being my 6th

year as a theatre student, I know very well what that feels like.

In high school theatre, you start by

arriving the first day of school, and usually you already have your role assigned. In some cases, you will

audition shortly after the school year begins. But once you know your role, it’s time to begin to memorize your script as soon as possible - a task in

which highlighters are very much appreciated!

In your script, you scribble down your

blocking, notes from the director, and so on. Your script is very important in the pre-production process. However, you

don’t carry your script with you onstage for long! There is a deadline to knowing your lines by heart, and once you have

accomplished that task, you can start adding color to your character. The role isn’t just lines, it’s acting and reacting to other characters, and giving your role

traits that the audience members will fall in love with.

Then you move onto costumes, another important aspect in the development of your character. After costumes, or in

some cases before, we begin to work on set construction, and bring the setting to life! Then come the tech rehearsals, & the dress rehearsals, and finally, opening

night arrives almost too quickly. The butterflies fill your stomach as you walk on stage in the dark, and the moment

that the lights hit your face... it feels wonderful. And then, when you see the audience reacting, laughing, booing, and

cheering, it’s such a wonderful feeling. It’s so inspiring, and so encouraging.

I think the best thing you get out of

doing theatre in high school is the long lasting friendships you make. You never forget the memories you make with your cast. And it’s a great feeling to see

your hard work for months finally pay off as the curtains open, the lights come up, and the show begins.

BEFORE THE CURTAIN OPENSWHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES

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

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

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

For only $75,000 you could be traveling in the World View Enterprises Edge of Space balloon. The chairwoman and president of the program is Jane Poynter whose husband is Paragon co-founder and Chief executive, Taber MacCallum. Together they have been working on the balloon flight, people have already placed in their tickets. So this is how it works. You would be ascending for about two hours until you see the curvature of earth. That is where you get to see the blackness of space with beautiful earth underneath you. You will be spending about two hours once you're into the edge of space. Then you will start heading back down to earth, which will take about forty minutes. The interior of the capsule can hold up to eight passengers. While on board, passengers can have drinks

in the bar area. The passengers could possibly feeling some weightlessness. World View will be starting commercial fights in the year 2016. Their price is not as much as what Virgin Galactic’s price is, which is $250,000 per ticket.The Virgin Galactic does offer a couple of minutes of weightlessness in which the balloon in World View Enterprises does not. Here are some benefits that World View offers: less expensive ride, less training requirements for crew, instead of a couple minutes the ride will last a couple of hours, it will be a smoother ride for instruments and passengers, and this will also include an increased view over Virgin Galactic. So, if you have the time and money start your journey now!

Off Into the Edge of Space

ASTRONOMYSHANNON ORTEGA

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

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

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

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

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh is considered one of the most influential artists who ever lived. His unique style

and technique captured the attention of people from all over the world. His art is admired and celebrated for its brilliant use of color and flowing brush strokes. Van Gogh created nearly 150 watercolor paintings, 864 oil paintings, 1,037 sketches, and 133 sketches in letters that he sent to his brother. Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in the village of Groot-Zundert, Netherlands.

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

two years of his life. He died on July 29, 1890.

Van Gogh began as a self-taught painter who believed that to be a painter you had to master drawing first. When he was satisfied with his drawing technique, he began to add color and develop his own signature style. Van Gogh was influenced by many artists. These artists, such as Gauguin, Millet,

Pissarro, Monet, Rembrandt, and Bernard, had lasting impacts on van Gogh’s technique. In 1886, when van Gogh moved to Paris, he was greatly influenced by Impressionism and Post-impressionism. This exposure led van Gogh to experiment and use more bright and vivid colors. In Paris, 1887, van Gogh met Paul Gauguin, one of the biggest artistic influences on van Gogh. Later in 1888, van Gogh and Gauguin lived together in Arles where they both adopted similar methods of applying paint. He also adopted

Gauguin’s technique of painting from memory which resulted in giving his art an unrealistic flare.

Left: The Starry

Night painted by van Gogh in June, 1889. Right: Self-Portrait

painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1887

By Olivia Bohmann

In 1888, van Gogh began to suffer from forms of epilepsy, psychotic attacks, and delusions. He

committed himself into an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence after threatening Paul Gauguin with a knife. Although he could not draw or paint for long periods of time without suffering from mental attacks, van Gogh was able to create what is considered his most popular and influential work, The Starry Night. The Starry Night portrays van Gogh’s view from his sanitarium room window at night and is thought to reflect his mental state at the time. He used the method he learned from Gauguin, and painted The Starry Night

from memory during the day. The creation of The Starry Night marks a turn towards greater creative freedom in his art.

The Potato Eaters, 1885Old Church Tower at Nuenen

(The Peasants’ Churchyard) 1885

Skull of a Skeleton with

Burning Cigarette, 1886

Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888

By Olivia Bohmann

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

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

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

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

Bedroom in Arles (first version),

October 1888

Bedroom in Arles ( second version) ,

September 1889

Bedroom in Arles ( third version) ,

end September 1889Almond Blossoms, 1890

Enclosed Field with Rising Sun, 1889 Landscape with Wheat Sheaves and

Rising Moon, 1889

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(The Lego Movie official logo) Video still of the movie (with number 34 as Shaquille O'Neal)

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(Main promotional movie poster)

By: Avery Brooks