GRIZZLY GAZETTEHoquiam High School

Issue 2

FootballBy: Amanda O’Neal

Playing in a new league this year, the Griz-zly Football team is on top of their game under the coaching of Mr. Ronquillo. Every Friday night the team suits up to play at 7pm. This year, home games have had great attendance, but even when the numbers are a little low, the crowd is there behind the team to pump them up and to keep them going strong. The crowd especially gets noisy on defense. This has proven to be helpful to the team whether it is to just encourage the defense or to even psych out the other team. When the crowd is loud, this makes the other team false start because they cannot hear their own plays through the uproar. Spirit has been particularly encouraged this year. The Cheerleaders award one person in the student section and one person in the band a spirit stick each home game. This has created an incentive for the crowd to get involved in each and every play!

Hoquiam Football Defensive Line

Fall ConferencesBy: Oswald Alavez

It’s conference time again, Grizzlies! So get that missing work in and get those grades up! Conference week will be November 15-18. Monday the 15th will be a full day of school. Tuesday will be afternoon conferences from 11:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m and evening conferences will be Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. All confer-ences will be held in the student center.

Parents, please come to the student center, sign in, and pick up your student’s grade report. Teachers will be available to talk. Individual appointment times will not be assigned.

Getting involved and loud makes the Friday night games a lot more fun for the crowd and players. The Grizzlies have had a great run this year; so far they are 3-1 in league. One of their most memorable games this year was against Kalama. For those of you that missed the Kalama game, the Grizzlies had a tough start in the beginning of the game. They were down a couple touchdowns at the half, but after half time, they were ready to battle. They held Kalama back and managed to edge them out 22-21! It was a great victory for the team. The Homecoming game against Rochester was also a great win for the team. They stomped out Rochester 28-0.

As the playoffs near, the guys have a great shot. They have worked hard all season, and that will be the time all of their hard work will pay off! Good luck to the team and make sure you go to support them!

Grizzly Gazette Staff

Editor:Hali Kim

Advisor:Ms. King

Writers:Oswald Alavez

Taylor BurckhardElizabeth Fabian

Minna KimChristina Madison

Amanda O’NealJulie Park

Mogley Simpson

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STUDENT LIFE

Student On the JobBy: Oswald Alavez

RacingBy: Mogley Simpson

This month’s student on the job is Taylor Burckhard. She works at a Hollywood Pizza in Aberdeen, a local pizza place that has just recently opened. Taylor works up to four hours every day and six hours on weekends. Taylor is a pizza maker. She describes the work environ-ment as “very repetitive, but in a good way.” Taylor doesn’t work with a lot of people, unless it is very busy. When it is very busy she can work with up to a group of three people at one time.

Taylor thinks of her work as very laid-back, easy and not too stressful. A typical day for Taylor is spent making pizzas. She is currently working in Hollywood Pizza to make her own money and have some responsibility.

The job doesn’t have any unexpected surprises, which is Taylor’s favorite part. Taylor doesn’t want to pursue her job at Hollywood Pizza any further. As she puts it, “I work to have more spending money and become more indepen-dent.” She currently enjoys her job very much at Hollywood Pizza and she enjoys having her own spending money, especially for shopping. She currently drives herself to and from work. Be sure to look for Taylor anytime you decide to stop by Hollywood Pizza.

Most of you know Ariel Biggs. She is a tenth grader this year and also races midgets. A midget is one of the smallest racecars. She has been racing midgets for two years and quarter midgets for eight. A quarter midget is a smaller type of midget. Ariel races her midget at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma. Ariel started racing her midget in the 2009 racing season. She fi nished fi fth at the end of the season. She also won a new chastity and rookie of the year. In the 2010 racing season she fi nished third with 859 points. Next season, Ariel will be ready to win her fi rst midget championship with her trusty 11E racecar. Her sponsors are Jacknut Apparel, Masco, Borden’s Auto Parts, and Crowell Brothers. Ariel loves everything about racing, and plans to race NASCAR and anything else she gets a chance to race. When asked what she thinks the most important thing about racing is, Ariel answered, “Don’t lift off the throttle, and be aggressive with it, and don’t be scared to crash.” Ariel’s favorite memory racing is winning the quarter midget celebrity race. She hopes to be like her idol Shanna Wilsky, a great female sprint car driver. Come see her race next year at Grays Harbor Raceway.

Ariel’s Midget

Reviews

EVENTS

FoodballBy: Amanda O’Neal

Homecoming 2010By: Taylor Burckhard

In the history of Foodball, Hoquiam High School has conquered the competition numer-ous times. The past couple years have been a little rough in the battle between Aberdeen and Hoquiam, so this year calls for our school to work together and take back our title.

Foodball begins November 5th and ends November 15th. The Chairs this year are Mararita Blackwell and Tiffany Smith. The duo has done a great job organizing events and setting up what should be a great week of Foodball activities. Even though Foodball is a competition, we must remember the impor-tance of the purpose. Each dollar donated equals ten pounds of food. All of the profi ts are donated to the local food banks. Every little effort we initiate makes a difference to countless people in our community.

Remember to get involved in as many of the events as possible! Foodball is a great way to get community service hours and most impor-tantly being involved in it is lot of fun!

Here are some of the major events to put on your calendars!

Friday, November 5th:• Kick-Off Bonfi re 5pm @ HHS

Saturday, November 6th:• Subway Takeover 3-8pm• Spare Time Bowl 9-11pm

Sunday, November 7th:• Video Game Tournament 2-5pm @ HHS Gym• Extravaganza 5pm

Monday, November 8th:• Bill’s XL Takeover 10am-12:30pm• Casa Mia Takeover 4-8pm

Tuesday, November 9th:• Popcorn Factory Takeover 10am-5pm• Lana’s Café Takeover 4-7pm

Wednesday, November 10th:• Dominoes Takeover 3:30-7:30• Harborena Takeover 7:30-10pm

Thursday, November 11th:• McDonalds Takeover 5-8pm

Friday, November 12th:• Grizzly Den Takeover 4:30-8pm• Movie Night 6pm @ HHS

Saturday, November 13th:• Kids Day 10am-1pm • Dessert Auction 6pm @ HHS

Sunday, November 14th: • Bailout• Sasquatch Lunch 11am-3pm

Monday, November 15th:• Weigh-In 5pm @ PUD

Canvassing: Wal-Mart on odd days, Safeway on even days, Top Foods every day, door-to-door on the 6th, 7th, 11th, and 13th at 10am.

*Pick up a complete calendar to get the times and dates of all Foodball activities.

Mariyah Turpin and Kelsey Madison

Homecoming has already come and gone. This year, Hoquiam High school’s homecom-ing was held at Hoquiam High School’s caf-eteria and student center on October 2nd. The dance started at 9pm and ended at midnight. The theme was Romance On The Shore and the decorations were set to match the theme.

Quite a few people attended Hoquiam’s homecoming. There was a lot of dancing, singing, and socializing. There were defi nitely more short dresses this year.

Before homecoming, most people went to dinner at Fujiyama’s, Outback Steakhouse, and Olive Garden. Overall, homecoming was a huge success.

Hoquiam High School’s 2010 Homecoming Court:

King and Queen: Morgan Madison and Justin Watters

Princesses: Rebecca Wicker, Julie Park, Cassie Dubore and Emily Nillson.

Princes: Kampbell Anderson, Tyler Brockvav-ich, Levi Dick and Rees Sturm.

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ATHLETICS

Cross CountryBy: Amanda O’Neal

Athletic Dress RequirementsBy: Mogley Simpson

Attention all Grizzly athletes. Since our school is in a new league, it is time for a new look. This doesn’t mean new uniforms. It means how you show up to games. You don’t have to dress up fancy, just don’t show up in your pajama bottoms and slippers. When play-ers show up for a game, they want the other team to take the Grizzlies seriously, and not think Hoquiam is an easy to beat school.

If you are a football player, you could show up in your jersey and some nice jeans. Golf players could show up wearing school colored shirts and unstained jeans. Soccer, volleyball, and track players could show in their warm-ups looking good and ready to go. If you don’t like your warm-ups or your jerseys, just show up in a clean shirt that fi ts. Remember Grizzlies, fi rst impressions matter. Look good, play well, and win

With Mr. Gary leaving the district, the cross country team was in need of a new leader. This year, Mrs. Sarich stepped in to the role of head coach. Last year she was an assistant coach for cross country, and also an assistant coach for the track team. In high school she was a long distance runner, so she brings an abundance of experience to the group.

This year the cross country team has a rea-sonable turnout and the team has participated in numerous meets and invites and has held their own well.

On Saturday, October 9th, the team hosted the 30th annual Grizzly Alumni Association Invitational. The invitational took place at the Sea Breeze Oval. The Grizzlies forged on through the less than perfect conditions. With steady rain throughout the day and winds force-fully gusting, it created an added challenge for the runners. At the meet a total of 13 boys teams and six girls teams gathered at the Sea Breeze Oval to participate in the rainy and wet meet. Although the turnout was smaller than usual, the Grizzlies were there to compete.

Our own Kris Lundbald took 13th in the grueling 5,000 meter girls race with a time of 21:57, which is just seconds off her personal best. Reyna Sanchez and Austin Montoure also had great runs at the invitational. They both snatched 2nd place in the frosh-soph competi-tions. Reyna achieved her personal best of 21:31 at the meet and Austin had an impressive time of 18:10.

With the cross country season clos-ing, good luck to all the individuals that will move on to post-season!

Cassie DuBore

ATHLETICS

Boys GolfBy: Minna Kim

Girls SwimmingBy: Minna Kim

“Golf is not a sport” is only said by those who have never participated in a serious round of golf. Golf is not only a mental sport, but it tests your morals as well. With every stroke, your honesty is questioned. Your mentality and focus is crucial for every swing. Golf is every-thing but “just hitting the ball.”

The high school boys’ golf team knows exactly what this means. With sixteen players participating, the competition exists, not only against other teams, but against each other as well. Six players are on varsity, six are on JV and with the excess amount of boys this year, four are on C squad as well. Rankings can change though, any time throughout the year. Status is based on an average system,

Swimming is just as much a team sport as it is an individual one. Being in a pool constantly with your team builds a certain bond you can’t receive anywhere else. The blood, sweat and tears that go into that pool are something that cannot be returned or forgotten. The stories shared in the locker rooms and the constant complaints about the strenuous workouts are just as much a part of the swimming experi-ence.

Power in numbers always plays a strong role in meets. With a team of only eleven girls, the HHS swim team has struggled to compete at a 2A level. Since there are no 1A swim teams, the Hoquiam girls have all stepped up to make it work. Compared to the beginning of the year, returners and rookies both have shown mass improvement. All the participants have built up a tough mentality to push themselves. They step out of their comfort zone to compete in events they usually wouldn’t. This has forced all the girls to become much more ver-satile. It started out to be an excellent year, and there are still several swim meets left to watch if you ever want to be a part of the action. Bet-ter yet, come and be a timer! Your support is always appreciated.

so there is no room for error, and the pressure is on during every match.

The boys practice at the Highlands golf course fi ve days a week, and with the “more than usual” sunny season, practice has been a breeze. When asked what the best part of golf is, Kyle Nations replied “seeing improvement and getting good scores,” but he, like all the other players, has to work for that score, for when he was also asked what the hardest part about golfi ng is, he quickly replied with “keep-ing good form.” Golf is a sport easily and often underesti-mated. It’s easier said than done to hit the ball straight, far, out of hazards, bunkers, and under trees, but golf is also a fun and leisure sport, so if you’re ever sitting around with nothing to do, check it out. Make signs, since it’s different from your typical football game where you can cheer and hoot as loud as you want, and sup-port all the sports here at HHS.

Dylan Morgan and Tyler Wood

Cody Crowell Eun Hee Kim

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STUDENT CLUBSThespians Show Their Spirt

By: Oswald Alavez

Self expression is a major part of the theater, so drama students go all out when it comes to Sprit Week here at HHS. Dressing up is part of the character you attempt to portray, and that is a cornerstone in theater.

Clothing helps defi ne dramatic charac-ter. For instance, an actor may portray good character by wearing brightly colored clothing to give a sense of peacefulness, or portray an evil character by wearing dark clothing. Spirit Week gives the drama students a chance to be a little different with what they wear.

Character portrayal is also very important in Spirit Week because each day you come and portray a different character. For example, Backwoods Day is a day where you try and dress country or Blackout Day where you wear nothing but black.

Having the right clothing is also something

FCCLABy: Christina Madison

Never heard of FCCLA before? That’s prob-ably because it’s a new club this year! FCCLA stands for Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America. What they do are various projects that involve culinary arts, fashion, and many more. The members compete in com-petitions and present their projects to judges. They fi rst go to Regionals, State, and Nation-als. FCCLA meetings are held when there is something that needs to be discussed, and also every other Wednesday for clubs. The ways they fundraise money are the concession stands at the home football games and other miscel-laneous projects. Grizzly Burgers at the conces-sions have become a new favorite. There are currently fi ve people in this club, and they are looking to expand. If you’d like to join, please talk to Mrs. Pumphrey, who advises the club! The club looks forward to people joining and becoming a part of this great experience!

that transcends drama and Spirit Week in drama class. Certain types of clothing are required to portray characters.

For example, if you are trying to portray someone of royalty, you’ll need very vibrant and expensive looking clothing to get a sense of wealth and power.

The same holds true for Spirit Week. You need certain types of clothing to look the part. Persona is an important aspect of drama. How well you are able to develop a persona for a certain role is an important step in acting. But most importantly, it’s about self-expression.

Dressing up is practically mandatory in drama. Mrs. Sundstrom urges everyone in drama to dress up because she says that drama kids have to be an example for the rest of the school. But everyone is encouraged to dress up on Spirit Week because at times it feels as if people are sorely lacking in school spirit.The upperclassman should dress up, especially because they are an example to the lower class-men. They should show them that it is fun and enjoyable to show school spirit.

FCCLA Offi cers: Christina Madison, Caitlyn Purdy, Kalee Dayton, Rebecca Wicker

Honor SocietyBy: Julie Park

Recycling TeamBy: Mogley Simpson

Honor Society is a club that consists of students with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. An induction takes place every year to bring new members into the club. To stay in Honor Society, members must attend meet-ings throughout the year to earn points. If they don’t, they could be booted off the club. This group of people is the one responsible for plan-ning and decorating for our Tolo dance. Honor Society holds an annual Dessert Auction for foodball at Hoquiam High School cafeteria.

You have probably seen people come into your classroom to get the recycling. Tim Hoover, Tommy Snell, Justice Schisler, and Dylan Cayce are all on our school district’s recycling team. The recycling team comes around our school every Wednesday during fi rst and second period. All the other days the team is either at Hoquiam Middle school, Em-erson, Lincoln, Central, or the district offi ce. The team uses a truck to get to other schools, and get the cardboard. The recycling team col-lects cans, bottles, cardboard and paper.

The team has fun sometimes, but it is com-plicated when a teacher isn’t in the room and the team has to come back another time. They make friends and gain work skills. This also looks good on a job application.

Remember, help out the planet and recycle anything that can be recycled. Examples would be old electronics, metal scraps, newspaper, VHS tapes, batteries, coffee cans, plastic bot-tles, cell phones, steel cans, and toilets. Only newspapers, clean bottles, and cans can be put in the blue bins. You can take recyclables to Butchers Scrap and Metal at 1313 Western Avenue in Hoquiam.

STUDENT CLUBS

Recycling Team: Justice Schisler, Dylan Cay-cee, Tim Hoover, Tommy Snell

This year, it will be held on November 13th at the Hoquiam High School cafeteria.

This year’s offi cers are President Amanda O’Neal, Vice President Morgan Madison, Sec-retary Brooke Bennett and Treasurer Kari Kato with advisor Ms. Johnson.

Honor Society isn’t all about good grades and participation. There are four pillars that students must embody in order to be inducted into the club. They are: Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. They must be com-mitted to learning, willing to work for the ben-efi t of those in need, aid others in a wholesome manner, and demonstrate respect, responsibil-ity, and trustworthiness in all of their actions.

Join the Grizzly Alumni Join the Grizzly Alumni for $10. Please send for $10. Please send payment to PO Box 176, payment to PO Box 176, Hoquiam, WA 98550Hoquiam, WA 98550

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MYSTERY STUDENTS

Becca Wicker

Kampbell Anderson

Mrs. Mendoza

Last Month...Mystery Girl

By: Christina Madison

Mystery BoyBy: Christina Madison

Mystery Staff By: Christina Madison

This month’s mystery boy is a senior and is 5”9’. His favorite class is Global and his favorite teacher is Mr. Dawson. He has brown hair and blue eyes. His hobbies include hunting, fi shing, and playing sports. He plays baseball for the school, and he attended Central grade school. His favorite colors are navy blue and white, and his favorite movie is Shooter. His favorite food is mashed potatoes and grav. Something about him a lot of people may not know is that he moved here in sixth grade. Who is he?

This month’s mystery girl is a junior and is 5”2’. Her favorite class is English and her favorite teacher is Mr. Pirianian. She has blue eyes and blonde hair. She attended Washington Elementary in grade school. Her favorite things to do are motocrossing with her uncle, doing hair and make-up, and sleeping. Her favorite food is Taco Bell and her favorite movie is “The Breakfast Club.” Her favorite color is hot pink and she is very shy. Who is she?

This month’s mystery staff is female and is 5”6’. She has been a staff member for 9 years. Her hair is multi-colored and she has brown eyes. Her favorite color is peach and her favorite movie is “Under the Tuscan Sun.” She drives a Ford, and her hobbies are Facebook, reading, and dancing. Her favorite food is chicken. Something you may not know about her was that she was the drum major in her high school band. Who is she?

LibraryBy: Mrs. Pavletich

If you think you know who the mystery people are, come bring your guess to Mrs. King in S-26!

This year we have a lot of new popular books and authors. Right now, we love Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks, James Patterson, Suzanne Collins, and Rick Riordan.

Rick Riordan has a new book called The Red Pyramid which is very popular.

The Maximum Ride series consisting of six books is the favorite futuristic series along with The Lightning Thief series.

Not since the Twilight series have we had such a buzz as we do now with “The Hunger Games”, a series by Suzanne Collins. There are three books in the series, The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. The story takes place in future North America where for pure entertainment teens are selected to participate in The Hunger Games, a brutal battle which is exciting and very thrilling for the reader.

Ms. Johnson’s classes are reading “clas-sics,” the old crusty, dusty books that have stood the test of time. Jane Austen seems to be the favorite author. Pride and Prejudice is an awesome love story. This story takes place in England when marrying off your daughters to upstanding suitors was most important.

For those of you that have books piling up on your shelves, we will gladly take them off your hands if they are in good condition and by our favorite authors.

Thanks, Mrs. Pavletich

HalloweenBy: Taylor Burckhard

CTE STUDENTSBelow are the most popular costumes this year.

Infants ages 0-3 – Peas in a Pod

Girls ages 3-12 – Hannah Montana

Boys ages 3-12 – Police Offi cer

Girls ages 12-17 – Lady Gaga

Boys ages 12-17 – “The Situation” from The Jersey Shore

The day we all know as a fun holiday is actu-ally way more serious than it appears to be.

The word “Halloween” was brought up 400 years ago and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller- “All-Hallows-Even “evening.” In other words, the night before All Hallows Day.

The Celts, a group of people that occupied lands stretching from the British Isles to Gal-latia, believed that the border between this world, and the “other world” became thin on Samhain, or Summer’s end. This allowed both harmful and harmless spirits to pass through. It is believed that the wearing of costumes and masks were to scare off the evil spirits. Their purpose was to disguise oneself as harmful and to scare other harm off.

The trick or treating part of Halloween re-sembles a late medieval practice of “souling.” Poor people would go door to door on Hallow-mas getting food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day. The word “trick” refers to a “threat” to do mischief on the homeowners or their properties if no treat is given.

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CTE Student of the MonthBy: Mr. Miller

Jerrod has been a consistent hard worker last year in Applied Math I, and this year in Web Design II and Applied Math II. Jerrod is always there with a smile, and is a real pleasure to have in class. He plans on graduating this year and entering the Law Enforcement fi eld.

We all know Halloween as the last day of October. It’s a day where kids of all ages can be whoever and whatever they choose to be. They also get to pig out on candy and roam the streets for hours. But, in all reality, Halloween’s history goes way back to the 16th century.

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REVIEWSMovie ReviewBy: Julie Park

Book ReviewBy: Minna Kim

Fall RecipeBy: Julie Park

“Easy A” premiered on September 17, 2010, and received 7.7 out of 10 stars on imdb.com. This PG-13 movie grossed about $42,583,521 as of October 4th. Many people have said “Easy A” is easily one of the funniest comedies of the year, and the best high school movie since 2004’s “Mean Girls.” The cast includes Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Lisa Kudrow, and more. This movie is a depiction of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter about a girl named Olive (Emma Stone) who, after a little white lie about losing her virginity got out, sees her life becoming similar to Scarlet Letter’s Hester Prynne’s, who she is studying in school. She then decides to use the rumor to advance her social and fi nancial standing. This romantic comedy is sure to have you laughing through-out the movie. One audience described the movie as one of the wittiest, most provocative, smartest high school comedy in years.

From familyfun.go.com, this recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving Day when you need that perfect dessert that’s easy to make.

Gobblin’ Good Cupcakes:24 frosted cupcakes24 Nutter Butter cookies2-3 tablespoons of white frosting or decorator’s gelMini chocolate chipsFruit leather, various fl avors and colorsToothpicks

Instructions:1. To make each turkey, press the lower portion of a Nutter Butter cookie into a frosted cupcake for the bird’s head.

2. Use tiny dabs of frosting to stick on mini-chocolate chip eyes and a red fruit leather wattle.

3. For each turkey’s tail, use a butter knife to cut out a dozen feather shapes (about 3 inches long and 1 inch wide) from fruit leather.

4. Lay 6 of the feather shapes on a fl at surface and place a wooden toothpick lengthwise atop each so that one end of the toothpick extends about an inch below the feather. Layer another fruit leather feather layer atop each of the 6 shapes, sandwiching the toothpicks between them.

5. Press the 2 layers together to make them stick, then fringe the edges of the feather with a butter knife.

What are the odds of four people attempt-ing to commit suicide on the same day, time and location? Rare. The odds of a book being written about it though is here! A Long Way Down is a novel based on the lives of four very different people leading four completely opposite lives.

Maureen, Martin, JJ and Jess encounter one another while trying to jump off the Topper’s House. There, they end up convincing each other not to commit suicide and instead, agree upon a pact: wait six weeks. During those next few weeks, they build a most unusual friend-ship. They learn about the hardships each have endured and help each other overcome them… or at least try. The characters make up a comical ill-matched alliance that takes the reader on a quizzi-cal journey. The author breaks the novel into chapters of each individual, switching from a mother with a chronically disabled son, a breakfast TV host that gets arrested for sleep-ing with a minor, a rock star who’s no longer popular to a troubled teenage daughter of a labor minister. This book is recommended to any teenage student. It’s a ridiculous, humor-fi lled story that we can all relate to on every page and an easy read that can be picked up at the library.

DEBATEAgainst: Social Networking

By: Christina Madison

For: Social NetworkingBy: Taylor Burckhard

Although many people believe that social networking makes it a lot easier to commu-nicate with people, nobody has noticed the downfall in our society. Teenagers and children are lacking the social skills they need. Social skills are very necessary for expressing your thoughts easily and writing proper English. It is also important for a good job interview.

Communication through technology such as texting, Face Book, MySpace, and Twitter are resulting in bad grammar in students all across the U.S. Social networking causes less personal communication.

There are also a lot of problems with “sex-ting,” as the media calls it. For teens, 62% have either asked or sent photos of themselves. Perhaps more disturbing was the study’s fi nding that 38% of teens and 46% of young adults say it is common for nude or semi-nude photos to get shared with people other than the intended recipient. A shared sexting message could have disastrous consequences. For starters, the impact of such content getting “leaked” could result in social isolation from friends and bullying. Further, in cases where such content might have been shared as the result of revenge, it could certainly lead to violence, which could lead to disciplinary action by schools, employers, and possibly even state and federal law enforcement. Most importantly, it could lead to serious emotional and self-esteem issues for any child or young adult.

We have quick dollar menu items! Pizza sticks, taquitos, and discounts on shakes.

Happy Holidays!

Ever since social networking has become popular, there has been less ‘face to face’ talk. While many people are against it, I am totally for it. Social networking is amazing to me in so many ways.

The types of social networking we have as of now are Facebook, texting, Myspace, email-ing and Twitter. and that’s one of the reasons I love it!

Another reason I’m all for social networking is because you can keep in touch easier. You can keep in touch even if you’re thousands of miles away by sending short emails, texts or pictures.

Also, you can always be updated on what’s going on, no matter where it’s happening. Social networking is a great resource we have, and I really think people should appreciate it more. I not only think that it’s easier to keep in touch with social networking. It also brings us closer as a school and as a community.

Also, researchers in the study of The Digital Youth Project found that in our increasingly technological world, the constant communica-tion that social networking provides encourag-ing youthful skills. The study looked at more than 5,000 hours of online observation and found that the digital world is creating new opportunities for young people to explore inter-ests, develop technical skills and work on new forms of self expression. Living and learning with new media is essential for young people to pick up the social and technical skills they need to be to be competent citizens in the digital age.

Does social networking cause communication problems amongst teens?

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PAGINA DE ESPAÑOLDía De La Raza

By: Elizabeth Fabian

El mes de octubre cada año nos recuerda el llamado Descubrimiento, o Encuentro, o Desencuentro de Dos Mundos: el europeo y el americano. De ese encuentro surgió un con-cepto: la Hispanidad, el cual nos presenta una forma de mirar la vida. .. Aquella que nace del intento de crear una civilización nueva, distinta de la europea, sin miedo a las mezclas y los híbridos, viendo en lo encontrado, sea hombre o mujer, seres libres dueños de su historia y de sus terrenos. La civilización europea se veía caduca. Se anhelaban unas formas nuevas de vida, de cristiandad, de civilización. Y desde el primer momento se intentó crear otra civili-zación, otra cultura.

Para poder entender esto basta leer las obras que circulaban en las Universidades a fi nales del siglo XV y comienzos del XVI. Desde La Ciudad del Sol de Tomás de Campanella, al Amadís de Gdula, en el fondo se buscaba el sueño de una nueva civilización.

Cuando emigramos, ¿no estamos nosotros buscando lo mismo? Pero mientras en nuestros esfuerzos actuales nos avergonzamos de nuestras raíces y creemos que lo extraño es lo mejor, nos olvidamos de que nosotros fuimos primeros. En educación, en Iglesia, en gobi-erno, etc. A las pruebas podemos remitirnos:

En 1493 se introduce la caña de azúcar en el continente. 1511 ve el nacimiento de la primera diócesis en América, la de San Juan de Puerto Rico. En 1512 se construyen el primer hospital y la primera catedral del continente, en Santo Domingo. En 1531 se aparece María a un sen-cillo indio, Juan Diego, dando comienzo a la devoción de la Virgen de Guadalupe. En 1565 tiene lugar la primera fi esta de Acción de Gra-cias en los Estados Unidos Continentales, antes que los Peregrinos del Mayfl ower. En 1699 se publica el primer libro en lengua española en los Estados Unidos continentales: La Fe

del Cristiano En 1769 establece Junípero Serra la primera misión en California. En 1840 Francisco García Diego y Moreno se convierte en el primer obispo católico de California. En 1848 José Sadoc Alemany es el primer obispo católico bajo jurisdicción de los Estados Uni-dos en el estado de California. El mismo será nombrado el primer Arzobispo de la diócesis de San Francisco, la cual incluye todo el Estado, en 1853.

No pretendemos revisar la historia viendo hechos y fechas. Podríamos caer en la tentación de mirar un pasado glorioso desde un hoy lleno de lamentos y olvidarnos de un futuro esperanzador.

El 12 de Octubre marca el aniversario de la llegada del Evangelio a nuestro continente y nos hace preguntarnos sobre las realidades y los retos a los que nos enfrentamos.

Debemos estar conscientes de que la comunidad hispana en USA es una comunidad joven, con todo lo que ello implica... Comu-nidad joven que se enfrenta precisamente a la transmisión de su identidad cultural. Nos vemos acorralados por sentimientos xenófo-bos y antihispánicos. Sentimientos que nacen del miedo y de la ignorancia. Al fi n y al cabo nosotros estábamos aquí primero en muchos de los Estados de la Unión.

Es mucho lo que hemos hecho y aportado. Pero es mucho más lo que nos queda por hacer. Estamos comenzando un nuevo milenio. Somos el grupo étnico más joven, de mayor crecimiento.

Rescate de Mineros en ChileBy: Elizabeth Fabian

Los 33 mineros atrapados a 700 metros de profundidad por un derrumbe en la mina san José de Atacama, a 900 kilómetros al norte de Santiago en chile. Por fi n el día 13 de Octubre fueron recatados, después del derrumbe el pasado 5 de agosto.

Después de una larga espera de 69 días tanto para los 33 mineros y sus familiares que se encuentran en el campamento Esperanza, a dos manzanas de los trabajadores de rescate. El día 13 de octubre por fi n fueron rescatados, después de un largo trabajo por parte de los rescatistas.

Despues de 22 horas un operativo inesper-able, chile festeja el rescate de los 33 mineros q fue un exito a cada momento sin un contra-tienpo alguno.

El estado de salud. La situación de salud de los primeros mineros rescatados desde el fondo de la mina “es bastante buena”, afi rmó el min-istro de Salud, Jaime Mañalich, en una confer-encia de prensa en las afueras del yacimiento.

Orgullo del presidente. Después del primer rescate, Piñera tomó la palabra en las inmedia-ciones de la mina y se dirigió a los medios y los presentes. “El 13/10/10, nuevamente el número mágico Del 33, el primer minero ha sido rescat-ado de una forma que ha enorgullecido a todos los chilenos”, continuó el mandatario. “Quiero en esta noche de tantas emociones agradecer a Dios, porque sin su ayuda esto no hubiera sido posible”, dijo Piñera y luego agradeció también a los rescatistas y funcionarios.