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THE OUTSTANDING PRESSFRIENDS

DON’T MESS WITH EL NINO

D on’t mess with this flood because you

will regret it! Research shows that it is a

very strong storm that is very harmful to

thousands or millions of peo-

ple that live on the Pacific

Coast. The way how you can

know El Nino occurred is

when the Tropical Pacific wa-

ters are warmer than normal.

Research is not sure why El

Nino has occurred in a regular

cycle because it occurs every

three to seven years! El Nino

is so serious it has impacts all

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Lomita Math/Science Magnet School

May 2016

Volume 3, Issue 2

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Madrona Marsh 3

Friendship 3

Favorite Sports 3

Star Wars 4

Jurassic World 4

Tuna Melt Recipe 4

Land of Stories 5

Bad Beginning 5

Seussical Letters 6-9

Stan Lee 10

Walt Disney 10

NCIS G. Callen 10

Memory Loss 11

Lamborghini 11

Food Dyes 11

In-N-Out articles 12

In-N-Out articles 13

Loggerhead Turtles 14

The Dentist 14

Penguins 15

Yoyos 15

Cars 16

Peyton Manning 16

Jackie Robinson 17

LA Clippers 17

Mexican Soccer 18

NBA 18

Stephen Curry 19

5 SOS 19

Elvis 19

Adele 20

Selena Q. 20

Tupac Shakur 21

Growtopia 21

Super Mario Maker 22

Super Paper Mario 22

QuizUp 23

Undertale 23

PressFriends Note 24

LOMITA LEOPARD’S ROAR

By YREKKA P.

By WILLIAM H.

Lomita Leopard’s Roar reporters at PressFriends 7th Annual Conference

sands or millions have been harmed during

its treacherous cycle. The sea has been so

bad the ocean cycle has been disrupted

due to El Nino! El Nino has

been accused of being in two

major systems and responsi-

ble for floods, droughts,

thunderstorms, extreme rain-

fall, milder Canadian winters,

lowered cyclone, hurricane

activity, and lower mon-

soons. So again, don’t mess

with El Nino’s treacherous

weather. YOU WILL REGRET

IT!

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EDITORIAL STAFF

Afnan T. Emma C. Gemma H. Iliana L.

Jada G. Lander S. Makaila L.

Malia D. Maria T. Mia C. Nick M. Owen M.

Rami N. Raphael U. Ruth W.

Ryu A. Vilem L. William H. Youssef B. Yrekka B.

Josue L.

Lomita Leopard’s Roar Lomita Leopard’s Roar

Razan P. Rebecca L.

Justin A.

Diego H.

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W hich sport is your

favorite? It’s im-

portant to know a person’s

favorite sport. That was a

question asked for a sur-

vey. The choices were soc-

cer, football, basketball,

baseball, golf, and other.

The people surveyed

were Press Friends report-

ers and a couple of men-

ranging from blue jays to

swans. The tour guide let us

touch a real life gopher

snake, but I wasn’t scared

because I knew that they

weren’t dangerous to hu-

mans. Our guide told us

that if we got bit, we just

needed to wash it off.

I also saw a lot of

plants and my favorite was

the cotton plant. I got to see

many animals such as the

turtle. I got to see the turtle

in this room where they put

animals in. I also saw frogs,

lizards, and many more. My

favorite part of the field trip

was when we got to go to

look through a microscope

and see things.

This field trip was one of

the best field trips I’ve ever

been to!

MADRONA MARSH: A SCHOOL FIELD TRIP

By LANDER S.

Winter 2016

FAVORITE SPORTS

By AFNAN T.

A re you ever bored and

do you need some-

thing to do? I think Madro-

na Marsh is the right place

for you to go to! There are

animals like birds and go-

pher snakes. If you need

any directions, it is just

right next to Wilson Park!

My favorite part is

when I saw a gopher

snake. There are birds

tors. There were many

surprising results. One

thing to learn was that

basketball and soccer

are more popular than

any other sport. Also,

baseball came in sec-

ond with five votes.

Golf, football, and oth-

er sports tied at two

votes.

other in the end. It’s a privi-

lege to have a friend to

meet your needs. The great-

est kind of friend is a best

friend. They are like a broth-

er or sister.

Many people are shy

but are still able to make

friends. In the future kids

should be able to tell their

kids a story of adventures

they had with their friends.

With friends you can

hangout, have sleepovers,

and go to each other’s

house. When you fall, they

help you get up. They get

your phone numbers so they

can know if you’re okay

when you are absent.

Friends care about each

other.

FRIENDSHIP

By MIA C.

W hat’s the meaning of

friendship? The

meaning of friendship is

creating a special bond

with someone else.

Friends see to each other’s

needs through the best

and worst times.

To have a friend is

lucky. If they get into argu-

ments they forgive each

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S tar Wars: The Force

Awakens was out of this

world!!! Star Wars: The Force

Awakens made about $170

million at the box office in

the United States during its

opening week. Also as of

February 7, 2016, it has

generated a global box of-

fice revenue of $2 Billion.

The movie stars Harri-

son Ford, Mark Hamill, Car-

rie Fisher, Adam Driver, Dai-

sy Ridley, John Boyega, Os-

car Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o,

Andy Serkis, Domhnall

Gleeson, Anthony Daniels,

Peter Mayhew, and Max von

Syndow.

The genre of Star Wars

is action. This story takes

place on several planets “in

a galaxy far far away.” This

movie is about a girl named

Rey and a man named Finn,

Rey and Finn try to defeat

the evil Kylo Ren.

I thought Star Wars: The

Force Awakens was a good

movie. There were only

some problems like…I don’t

want to say because that

would be spoiling the movie.

But other than that it’s a

good movie, Again Star Wars

is out of this WORLD!!!!

STAR WARS IS OUT OF THIS WORLD

By DIEGO H.


in the original movie, Juras-

sic Park. First it was going

all good then, the chaos

began. One of the most

powerful genetically modi-

fied animals, the Indominus

Rex escapes from its cage.

Jurassic World was one

of the highest grossing films.

It made about $500 million

the first weekend worldwide.

Jurassic World stands as the

4th highest grossing film

with $1.6 billion in earnings.

JURASSIC WORLD

By DIEGO H.

J urassic World was a

awesome movie about

a park with genetically

modified dinosaurs,

The movie takes place

in the same theme park

with cloned dinosaurs as

tuna is a good source of

protein.

Ingredients:

2 whole cans of tuna

4-5 scoops of mayo

Sourdough bread

Panini Grill

Cooking Instructions

Open the 2 cans of tuna

and put the 4-5 scoops of

mayo in a bowl.

Mix the tuna and the

mayo together.

Get the sourdough

bread and get the mixed

tuna mayo and put the tuna

mayo and put it on the sour-

dough bread.

Put the tuna sandwich

in the Panini grill.

GRILL IT!

When it’s done you take

it out of the Panini grill.

SERVE IT!!!!!

DELICIOUS TUNA MELTS

By REBECCA L.

T his recipe is going to

tell you step-by-step

how to make Tuna Melts.

This recipe came from my

mom, and it is my favorite

because of Lent; Catholics

can’t eat meat on Fridays

after Ash Wednesday.

After this recipe you

will learn to love making

tuna melts.

This meal is nutritious,

and delicious because

This is the tuna melts when they

came out of the Panini grill.

DELICIOUS!!!!!

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T he Land of Stories se-

ries was written by

Chris Colfer.

Alex Bailey is one of

the main characters. She is

very studious and she is

considered the teacher’s

pet. She is also Conner

Bailey’s twin.

Conner Bailey is a per-

son who sleeps all day and

is very social. He also hates

his teacher, Mrs. Peters.

Froggy is a friend of the

twins and gives advice to

them during their journey in

the Land of Stories. Froggy

is also Prince Charming but

was cursed as a frog.

Red Riding Hood, as

known as Red, is a bit self-

ish and is smart. She is nice

to her people in her king-

dom.

Jack is now a grown

man and is famous for his

story, Jack and the Bean-

stalk.

Goldilocks is a criminal

and raids kingdoms. Fairy

Godmother is the grand-

mother for the twins and

controls the fairy council.

I think most people

would like this because it is

very exciting and adven-

turous. This book series is

full of action. According to

the comments of other stu-

dents, they think these

books are really long but

VERY addicting. I think eve-

ryone ages 8 and up would

enjoy these books. I suggest

that people should start

from the first book to the

next because they pick up

from where they left off.

This book can be recom-

mended for children 8 and

up, for both boys and girls.

THE LAND OF STORIES

By MARIA T.

Klaus likes to read

books to find information.

He is twelve years old.

The Bad Beginning is

about three Baudelaire

orphans whose parents

died. Now they live with

their relative Count Olaf.

Mr. Poe is in charge of

the family’s enormous for-

tune. Olaf knows about the

fortune and plans to steal

it. The orphans have to try

to stop Olaf by themselves

since Mr. Poe doesn’t be-

lieve them when they com-

plain to him about Count

Olaf. The story takes place

mostly at Count Olaf’s

house.

T he Bad Beginning is my

favorite book in the se-

ries of books called A Series

of Unfortunate Events

(SOUE). It also is the first

book in the series written by

Lemony Snicket.

The characters are Vio-

let, Klaus, and Sunny Bau-

delaire. Violet is the oldest

of the orphans and is an

inventor. Her first appear-

ance in SOUE is in The Bad

Beginning. When she’s

thinking about an invention,

she ties her hair in a ribbon.

Sunny is a baby that

likes to bite things. Her skills

are used to help them with

their unfortunate lives.

My favorite character

is Violet because she’s

smart and a good role

model because she is

smart.

I liked this story be-

cause after the orphans

solve a problem, another

one pops up. Also, the or-

phans keep trying despite

the obstacles.

Last, while the book is

still serious, it also has

some funny parts.

The book is good be-

cause it is a good model

for unfortunate people.

This book is recommend

this book to both girls and

boys that are 9 and up.

THE BAD BEGINNING

By AFNAN T.

Winter 2016

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Dear Horton,

I hope that the Who's

are okay with you on that

speck of dust. It is true that

“a person’s a person no

matter how small.” I like

that you kept all of the

promises you made. It is

really important to keep

promises and friends. It

would be amazing to meet

you, Horton.

From Ryu A.

Dear Horton,

You are really cool. I

like your giant ears. I like

how you kept your promise

to save Whoville and to

care for Mayzie’s egg. I also

like how you said, “A per-

son’s a person, no matter

how small.” Horton, I won-

der how you survived the

cold and mighty winter?

From Josue L.

Dear Horton,

In my opinion, you were

the best character. My fa-

vorite part was when you

were taking care of Mayz-

ie’s egg. You were just

waiting there, sitting in the

nest, waiting forever.

I also liked the part

where you were looking for

the clover that had the

Who’s on it. I remember

when the clover was taken

away from you, and you

were chasing the three

monkey brothers, because

they took the special clover

away from you. I think the

moral you tried to show

was “never give up, no mat-

ter how small.” The moral of

the play was to use your

imagination and think!

I also liked when you

were on top of the staircase

singing to JoJo [Editor’s

note: one of the children in

Whoville]. Remember, “a

person’s a person, no mat-

ter how small!”

From Lander S

Dear Horton,

I like the part when Hor-

ton takes the small little egg

and gets in the nest and

takes care of it while the

mother of the egg, Mayzie,

was on vacation.

Your voice was totally

amazing and Horton was an

amazing character. Horton

took care of Whoville town,

and he was calm and did a

fantastic job with everything

he set out to do.

Good job on your per-

formance. Horton really did

make a difference with the

clover.

From Rami N.

Dear Horton,

I loved the musical

Seussical because of you.

Most of the story was about

you and the Who’s. The

moral or the lesson of the

story was that everyone

counts, no matter how

small they are. You were

willing to help anyone that

needed help like when

Mayzie wanted a vacation

from sitting on her egg,

even though she betrayed

your trust, you kept your

promise and sat on her egg,

keeping it warm until it

hatched. You help people

whenever you can, and do

whatever you can do to help

someone like the Who’s.

Sincerely,

Raphael U.

Dear Horton,

Horton is my favorite

character, because he was a

kind character. He was tak-

ing care of the bird egg, and

when he tried to give it back,

Mayzie, the mother, said

“No!”

Horton helped save

Whoville, a town of tiny peo-

ple on a little speck of dust.

Horton was so nice to save

people. Horton believed eve-

ryone and other people

couldn’t change his mind

like the Sour Kangaroo.

From Isaac B.

Dear Horton,

You were amazing, and I

loved the way you really ex-

pressed your feelings. You

were happy, sad, energetic,

and much more. In my opin-

ion, you were the best actor

out there, and I hope you

had as much fun acting as I

had watching!

All of the parts were

great but my favorite part

was when you had just

found the little town of Who-

ville and put it on the clover,

and then those jungle ani-

mals stole it from you! You

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Winter 2016

had to chase them and you

had to wait to finally get it

back. Another great scene

was when you had to sit on

the egg to protect it.

You are a great actor

and Horton put faith in eve-

ryone big or small. After all,

a person’s a person, no

matter how small!

Sincerely,

Razan P.

Dear Horton,

I think that you per-

formed the best. You were

the hero of the Who’s. You

did a great job at playing

this role. You helped me

realize the moral “everyone

should be treated equal,”

and you showed this by

saying over and over “small

people are people too.” You

did magnificent, and I wish

you the best.

Sincerely,

Your biggest fan

Malachi

Dear Horton,

Good job in the play.

You did good. My opinion

on Horton was over the

limit. I liked the part when

you were asked to take

care of Mayzie’s egg. She

said that maybe just for an

hour or more. But she did

not come back.

I would really enjoy

coming back to see you in

another play. I also liked

when people made fun of

Horton, and Horton did not

avenge them.

Another favorite of

mine was when you said

how “size doesn’t matter,

a person is a person.”

This show was a

SHOW! It was really cool.

Thanks for making it a very

fun show.

From Youssef B.

Dear Horton,

I think that your per-

formance was great, and I

think you were the best

actor in Seussical. The

show was amazing and

you had the most emotion-

al performance in the

whole play. You had an

amazing personality and

you were the best one in

the whole cast. I think you

were amazing, and I loved

your acting.

From Joaquin C.

Dear Cat in the Hat,

I like that you are cre-

ative in your own crazy

way, but I would like to ask

you a question. That ques-

tion is, “If you could be a

human, would you?” I

would stay a cat, because

you are epic in your very

own way. Also, where did

you get your hat? I want

one like that since my

backpack wouldn’t be

heavy. I would use my hat

instead.

You seem like you

would be an awesome

teacher. This is because

you are a cool cat that is

smart … get it. But you

wouldn’t be better than

Mrs. Frizzle, since you are

a cat. I love your charisma.

Love,

Ruth W.


You are really cool

and funny You make

words rhyme with no

words – like bapple and

zapple. You did really well

at the play, Seussical. I

have a couple of ques-

tions for you – how did

you get your hat? When

did you meet Thing One

and Thing Two? I wonder

what more adventures you

will have!

From Justin A.


Seussical the Musical

was an awesome event. I

loved it, because everyone

was on beat and they all

had awesome costumes. I

like it when they were

singing. They all had good

voices, and I hope I see

them in another musical

again, because they all

are very great at what they

like doing. I’m so glad that

Dr. Seuss created all of

these cool, funny charac-

ters. That’s all I liked, Cat

in the Hat.

From Nick M.


You rhymed so many

words. How do you re-

member all those words at

once? I think you are just

Michael Moroso as Cat in the Hat

like the Cat in the Hat to

me. I loved how you put in

so much emotion into your

acting. When you first came

on to the stage with that big

boom, I jumped out of my

seat. My favorite scene was

with you in it. It was the part

when you were singing to

one of the Who’s in the

bathtub. Overall, my rating

was 100% great.

From Owen M.


I thought that your per-

formance was awesome. I

thought the performance

had a piece of Dr. Seuss in

it. My favorite part is when

you and the little boy JoJo

sang together. It was awe-

some. I think I would be

able to perform just like

you. Is it hard? Did you en-

joy it? Thank you for your

time.

From Jada G.


I wonder how you can

rhyme everyday in time. You

are my favorite Dr. Seuss

character. This is why I’m

writing this to you. You char-

acter is very good at rhym-

ing. So thank you, Dr.

Seuss, for making so many

books, and for the joy it

brings to readers.

From Diego H.


I think your perfor-

mance was awesome and

you did good. My favorite

Dear Mayzie,

I really enjoyed the

show. I like a lot of charac-

ters, but I really liked Mayzie

(you).

The thing I like about

Mayzie was how she knew

her mistake. You were relax-

ing while Horton was in your

nest freezing!

I like how you felt sorry

and knew your mistake. I

liked Mayzie because she

was a vacation person like

me. I like vacations and re-

laxing. I really enjoyed Seus-

sical the Musical.

Sincerely,

Afnan T.

Dear Mayzie,

I enjoyed the show. My

favorite character was you. I

decided to write to you, be-

cause your character relat-

ed a lot to me – sassy and

self-centered but funny too.

You have attitude.

My favorite scene was

when Mayzie was sitting on

the nest watching her egg,

which, by the way, was gor-

geous.

So I see you like vaca-

tions. Me too. I love your

character, but it was not

cool that you abandoned

your egg and left it with Hor-

ton. You are lucky he has a

big heart.

Best wishes on becom-

ing a better bird. Just don’t

lose the sass while doing

it.

Sincerely,

Malia D.

part was when you and

JoJo sang a song together.

It was amazing. I think that

I can perform like you. It

seems so much fun.

I was wondering if you

like doing it? How long

have you been doing it?

Thank you for reading this

letter.

From Makaila L.


Today I saw the perfor-

mance, and it was great. I

like the part when you sang

with JoJo when she was in

the bathtub and you sang

that everything is possible. I

also liked the part where

there were bubbles falling

from the ceiling but my

friend slapped me when

she was trying to pop a

bubble.

I have some questions

for you. How long have you

been doing this and how

old were you when you

started?

Sincerely,

Iliana L.

Dear Mayzie,

I like you, because you

are funny, but not always

very nice. You left Horton

the Elephant in charge of

your egg when you went to

Palm Beach, enjoying your

time while Horton had to

take care of your egg. You

were relaxing in the sun

while Horton was shivering

in the snow.

From Rebecca L.

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SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL


Tessa Southwell as Mayzie

Dear Gertrude McFuzz,

I truly loved Seussical

the Musical! You brought

laughter to me, and so

much more emotions! My

favorite part of the play was

when you wanted to maxim-

ize your tail growth by eat-

ing berries from the “Tail

Growth Tree.” Your acting

was flawless, and I loved

the attention of your char-

acter. I believe you played

Gertrude McFuzz, one of

the main characters, per-

fectly. Thank you and

please respond very soon!

From William H.


Truffula trees are red.

Birds’ tails are blue. And

plus I loved the way your tail

grew!

I like that you perse-

vered through thick and

thin just to be with Horton. I

liked that you believed in

Horton even when the rest

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LETTERS TO OUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS

of the jungle laughed at

him. I also liked that you

always tried your best. You

will always be my favorite

Dr. Seuss character.

Thank you for doing

awesome in Seussical the

Musical. I liked when your

tail grew to more than one

feather. I think you played a

very funny character Thank

you for being awesome!

Sincerely,

Emma C.


I love you because of

your loving attitude, not

because you grew a long

tail.

I really believe that one

day Horton will love you.

You don’t need a fancy tail

to impress Horton, He loves

you because of your super

helpful and loving personali-

ty.

Gertrude, you are such

an amazing helper, because

without you, Horton

wouldn’t have found the

Who’s. You are so per-

fect, despite being so

imperfect. You are one of

my favorite characters in

the musical.

Sincerely,

Yrekka P


You are my favorite

character because your

tail kept growing and

growing. Also, because

your acting is awesome. I

also love how you did

anything for Horton to

notice you. You got your

tail feathers plucked af-

ter growing them. Your

singing is also awesome.

My favorite part was

when you ate all those

pillberries for nothing. I

think you should be in

more plays.

Sincerely,

Mia C.

Four PressFriends schools attended Seussical the Musical at the Armstrong Theatre in Torrance

Hannah Bourasa as Gertrude

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S tan Lee played a huge

part in the success of

Marvel Comics. Because of

this, he gets a cameo in

every Marvel movie. He

gets these parts because is

an American comic book

writer, editor, publisher,

actor, and former president

and chairman of Marvel

Comics.

The top three Marvel

movies he had a cameo in

are The Avengers, Captain

America, and Thor. Thor

was a great cameo for Stan

because he was in a pick

up truck and he tried to

pick up Thor’s hammer.

The Avengers was also

a good cameo for Lee be-

cause he is in two scenes.

In one scene, he is a man

on TV being interviewed

and the second scene is a

deleted scene. He talked to

Steve Rogers in the deleted

scene.

The Captain America

cameo was awesome be-

cause he is a general in

World War II who thinks a

random man is Captain

America.

Don’t forget to look for

Stan Lee in Marvel movies.

from Russia and is Rus-

sian. Alex came from foster

care because he knew no-

body in America.

Alex went to the Navy

Seals at the age of 19. Alex

came out of the navy when

he was 32, because he

wanted to retire at a really

early age.

I n the TV series, NCIS, G

Callen is a special agent .

When he was young, his

mom left his father. After

his mom left, his father

never got married again.

On the show, G Callen’s

real name is Grisha Alex

Nikolayev. He was born in

Romania. Alex’s father is

He is a member of the

Office of Special Projects or

people know it by OSP.

NCIS is a crime show.

Over 1 million people watch

the show. NCIS stands for

Naval Criminal Investigation

Services. The character is

played by the actor Chris

O’Donnell.

THE MARVELOUS MARVEL WITH STAN

MY FAVORITE NCIS CHARACTER—G CALLEN

By EMMA C.

By OWEN M.


15,1966 in Los Angeles,

CA. Walt Disney died be-

cause of a cardiac arrest

following lung cancer sur-

gery. He also had dyslexia.

His spouse was a Lilli-

an Disney (1925-

1966).Their children were

Sharon Disney and Diane

Disney Miller.

D o you like Mickey

Mouse? Well the per-

son who created him was

Walt Disney. He was also

the creator of Disneyland.

His full name was Wal-

ter Elias Disney. He was

born on December 5th,

1901 in Chicago, Illinois.

He died on December

Walt Disney was educat-

ed at McKinley High School,

Kansas City Art Institute and

Chicago Academy of Fine

Arts.

Walt Disney wanted

there to be a happy place so

he started to make one and

that place is now called Dis-

neyland.

WALT DISNEY

By ILIANA L.

Chris O’Donnell

neural pathways is called

neuroplasticity. Everyone

has this ability throughout

his or her life.

Many people say that

someone can’t teach an old

dog new tricks, well that’s

not really true. Anyone can

learn at any age of his or her

life. It is only harder for an

W hy do people lose

memory? It is some-

thing that happens everyday

to everyone, but why does it

happen?

When someone learns,

that person gains neural

pathways that keep that

memory inside of his or her

head. This ability to grow

old dog or any living animal

to learn when they get old

because they have a physi-

ological change that can

cause glitches in brain

functions.

Age doesn’t cause any-

one to lose memory; it only

slows the brain.

WHY DO PEOPLE LOSE MEMORY?

11

R esearch shows that

plain food has food

dye. Food dyes are made to

make food look fresh. Ac-

cording to an article on

cookinglight.com, it will be

difficult to get rid of dyes

from the food supply. It is

obvious that some food dyes

are very unhealthy. The

dyes cause children their

behavior to be hyper and

jumpy.

Did you know that stud-

ies show that as little as 30

mm of artificial food color-

ing a day can start to cause

children to act not normal

or hyper? Many people’s

favorite food or daily food

has food coloring, including

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese,

Crush Orange Soda, and

Fruity Cheerios.

There are seven artifi-

cial food colors that were

approved for use in the

U.S.A by the FDA. There are

Blue #2, Blue #3, Green

#3, Red #3, Red #40, Yel-

low #5 and Yellow #6.

Some other countries have

banned or put rules on the

use of these chemicals.

Solutions to this prob-

lem are to make our own

food dyes by using natural,

organic ingredients and by

using authentic vegetable

based pre-made dyes.

Food dyes can be very

bad for people and it is in

daily life though no one

really notices. But, now you

know!

THE EFFECTS OF FOOD DYES

By EMMA C.

By RYU A.

Winter 2016

T he Lamborghini Aventa-

dor has all-wheel drive,

691 horsepower and 509

lb-ft of torque thanks to a

6.5-liter, twelve-cylinder

engine. The Lamborghini

Aventador gets up to 60

mph in 2.9 sec. The Aven-

tador’s is a very powerful

car. It has super-wide tires

and the car’s high perfor-

mance attitude matches

it’s awesome road pres-

ence. It has flap open doors

and sleek paintwork that

gives this car its cool de-

sign.

LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR LP 700-4

By RAPHAEL U.

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I n-N-Out is the place to

go! With mouth-watering

meals and friendly service,

In-N-Out is the perfect

place to go if you’re plan-

ning to eat out!

Well, what are the sup-

posed “mouth watering

meals?” There is a ham-

burger, cheeseburger, and

the famous Double-Double.

They even make custom

fries and burgers.

The employees are

super friendly and ready to

help with a smile. People

can see them making the

food, due to the open

kitchen. This proves that

the food is fresh since you

can watch them prepare

the food.

In-N-Out is so busy that

there are huge lines there.

But the happy employees

make it quick.

Well, now for the pric-

es. The prices of Combos

(including fries and a medi-

um drink) range from

$5.35 to $6.70, 20.oz.

drinks are a low-low price

of $2.15 and fries are

astonishingly $1.60! No

wonder that even though In

-N-Out was founded in

1948, the business is still

going strong.

There are 229 In-N-Outs

in California! That’s a lot!

The inside of In-N-Out is

super clean, even though

many visitors go to dine

there. So, enjoying the world

-famous, juicy, crisp Double-

Double in a sanitary place

won’t be hard.

Based on a survey from

the students of Lomita Mag-

net, it was found that the

cheeseburger is the most

popular dish. Nine out of 15

students prefer In-N-Out to

other fast-food restaurants.

The average rating of In-N-

Out on a scale of 1 to 10

was a 7.9.

All in all, In-N-Out is the

place to go for good quality

food.

their hamburgers. The rea-

son why their food is well

known is because they

have their special sauce,

which helps them attract

customers.

In-N-Out is not that

H ave you ever heard of

In-N-Out? In-N-Out is

one of the world’s best fam-

ily businesses. This restau-

rant sells burgers, shakes,

and much more. Some of

the bestselling dishes are

expensive the average price

for burgers is $2.15. Bever-

ages range from $0.99 to

$2.15. The fries are $1.60.

These restaurants are

all over LA. One of the ad-

dresses is 24445 Crenshaw

Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505.

This location is open from

10:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Their food is all freshly

cut and cooked. There are

no reservations needed. If

you haven’t already tried it,

be sure to visit there the

next time you are going out

to eat.

YOU’LL GO IN HUNGRY AND COME OUT FULL

IN-N-OUT

By VILEM L.

By YOUSSEF B.


Winter 2016

I n-n -Out is an excellent

restaurant, which is loved

by the public and one of the

highest-ranking fast food

restaurants in Los Angeles.

In-n-Out serves many

types of food and drinks.

Their menu consists of dou-

ble-doubles, cheeseburgers,

hamburgers, French fries,

shakes, and beverages.

Their ‘’not so secret’’ menu

consists of a 3x3 burger, a

4x4 burger, grilled cheese,

protein style burger, and

animal style burger.

Some dishes that peo-

ple like are double-doubles,

the shakes, and the fries.

The reasons people like

these certain dishes are

because they are freshly

made, they are healthier

than other fast food burg-

ers, and many people think

that they are extremely deli-

cious.

The price range for the

food at In-n-Out is, starting

with the burgers, ranges

from $2.10 to $3.45. The

fries are $1.60. The com-

bos range from $ 5.35 to

$6.70. The drinks range

from $0.99 to $2.15.

These are pretty good pric-

es for most people.

There is an In-N-Out

close by at 1090 N West-

ern Ave, San Pedro, CA

90732. It is open from

10:30 am to 1:30 am.

In conclusion, a lot of

people love In-N-Out be-

cause of its delicious food

and drinks. This fast-food

restaurant is probably the

best in L.A.

The next question asked

was how did the restaurant

look? Now, you also have to

remember that they went

during different times and

some times were busier.

Seven people said that the

look was good. And the oth-

T he Lomita Leopard’s

Roar did a survey about

a local favorite fast food

restaurants— In-N-Out.

The first question asked

was, “How was the quality of

the food that you ordered?”

There were no bad reviews

by those surveyed. The

results were not that

shocking considering that

most kids think the food is

AWESOME! Three people

said that the food was

good while 11 people

thought that the food was

excellent.

er seven said the looks of

In-N-Out were excellent.

The service and timing

were different. Five of

those surveyed thought the

service was five good, nine

excellent, and one horrible.

Finally, the Lomita

Leopard’s Roar asked

about the timing. Two peo-

ple said it was slow, five

people said it was moder-

ate, and seven people said

the service they got was

fast.

All in all, In N Out had a

good restaurant review.

THE BEST OF IN-N-OUT

THE INSIDE SCOOP ON IN-N-OUT

13

By RAZAN P.

By RUTH W.

won’t feel a thing because of

the anesthetics the dentist

will give them. Usually the

dentist will tear out an ach-

ing tooth or give the patient

some other treatment the

cure it, without drills or saws.

Dentists also order regu-

lar check-ups like a medical

doctor. They will check if a

patient’s teeth are clean,

their teeth are straight, and

make sure there aren’t any

other problems with a pa-

tient’s mouth. These check-

ups are usually fun and in-

teresting, because the den-

tist doesn’t really do any

work on a patient’s teeth,

but just goes poking around

in a patient’s mouth, makes

them drink weird liquids, or

cleans their teeth with a

special brush and paste.

O ne of the most un-

pleasant experienc-

es is having a tooth

that wiggles and won’t

come out. A dentist might

fix this. The dentist is a doc-

tor that specializes in teeth

and oral health (gums,

overall cleanness, etcet-

era). He can take care of

tooth aches and teeth that

are crooked. He can give a

patient braces to shape

their teeth correctly, or he

might give them cavity

blocks to stop the spread of

cavities.

Many kids and even

grownups fear the dentist

though. Whenever some-

one says dentist, people

think of huge drills and

saws. But that is rarely the

case, and if it is, the patient

If there is a cavity in a

patient’s mouth, the dentist

will take X-rays of it and then

drill the cavity out of the

tooth. Then he will fill the

hole with a special tooth fill-

ing, which is usually silver or

white.

After having their teeth

fall out or pulled out by the

dentist, young kids have a

privilege. A “tooth fairy”

goes to the their house at

night, takes their tooth, and

in its place, leaves a treat

such as candy or money.

So, going to the dentist

can be a both pleasant and

unpleasant experience, but it

is never as horrific as people

say it is. With today’s tech-

nology, going to the dentist is

no big deal and nothing to

worry about.

THE DENTIST

By VILEM L.

14

R ecent studies show

that 200,000 logger-

head sea turtles die each

year. People think “They

have shells, I’m sure they’ll

live,” and with that they

dump trash and other

chemicals into the ocean.

People need to realize that

they need to help save log-

gerhead sea turtles. These

poor turtles have been on

the endangered list since

1987. Why can’t people

help save turtles instead of

killing them?

Loggerhead sea turtles

are the most massive hard

-shelled turtles. These tur-

tles are reptiles and carni-

vores. Loggerhead turtles

can live up to 150 years.

Their average weight is

235 pounds and their av-

erage size is 36 inches.

The Loggerhead diet in-

cludes animals such as

jellyfish, conches, fish, and

crabs. Conches are also a

type of shellfish. These

turtles also eat plants such

as seaweed and sargassum.

Sargassum is a type of sea

plant. Turtles have been on

the planet for as long as

dinosaurs roamed the plan-

et. This proves that turtles

are important and that peo-

ple should save them.

In conclusion, people

should help save the logger-

head sea turtles. They are a

part of ancient history. Peo-

ple’s help can greatly reduce

the number of deaths of

these sea turtles. Don’t

hate. Help this species sur-

vive.

SAVE THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES

By MIA C.


15

by Yoyo Factory, DV 888 by

Yoyo Factory, and the Metal

Drifter by Duncan.

Yoyos become very

important to people in spe-

cial ways. Some of the yoyo

prices will fly right through

the roof.

The best beginner yoyo

is the Fast 201 by Yoyo

Factory, The N11 by Magic

Yoyos, the N9 by Magic

Yoyos, and the N5 by Magic

Yoyos are good too. The

yoyos by Magic Yoyos are

very well made, they play

well, and they do not need

too much maintenance. The

prices are $12.00 and up.

Duncan is the best

brand and on the top of the

list in the yoyo store is Dun-

can’s yoyo called The Bar-

Y oyos are two disks that

are put together with a

metal or plastic or wood ax-

le. There are many different

brand of yoyos, such as Dun-

can, Magic Yoyos, Yoyo fac-

tory, etc.

Yoyos are the new thing

at schools right now. A long

time ago, yoyos were popu-

lar too. The first yoyo that

came out was the wooden

yoyo by Duncan. Then when

Duncan came out with the

Imperial Yoyo, they started

having yoyo championships

at middle schools and high

schools.

In 2000, the first metal

yoyos came out and were

very popular. Now, in 2016,

there are a lot of metal

yoyos, such as Mighty Flea

racuda. Many people are

dying to buy this specific

yoyo.

The most popular yo-

yoing style is 5A and 1A. The

majority of the people do the

1A yoyo style. It is pretty sim-

ple when people learn how

to do all of their yoyo mounts.

All of the yoyo mounts that

you learn will lead you to at

least a couple hundred yoyo

tricks. Kids are already pros

and can do horizontal yoyo

tricks and a whole bunch of

people are impressed by

that when they see him or

her at a yoyo championship.

They have a lot of yoyo

championships at Redondo

Beach.

Hope more people will

get in to yo-yoing!

YO YO’S

By NICK M.

P enguins are a kind of

aquatic birds that don’t

have the ability to fly even

though they have wings

that have evolved into flip-

pers. These flightless birds

live only in the Southern

Hemisphere, mostly in Ant-

arctica. They are highly

adapted for life in the wa-

ter.

Penguins have a white

belly and a black back to

act as counter shade, which

is a form of camouflage. For

example, when penguins

are in the water, predators

can’t really see them be-

cause different body parts

look like the ocean or some-

thing else. The difference in

feather color is called plum-

age.

Penguins like to feed on

krill, fish, squid, and other

forms of sea life. They spend

equal parts of their life in

the ocean and on land.

Did you know that the

largest species of penguins

is the Emperor Penguin?

There are many exciting

facts to learn about pen-

guins, and here are a few.

The average adult penguin

is 3 ft. 7 in. tall and weighs

77 pounds or more.

The smallest species of

penguins are the little blue

penguin. These penguins

are also known as fairy pen-

guin. They are around 16

inches tall and weigh 2.2

pounds. Some are found in

New Zealand and Australia.

A fun fact about pen-

guins is that larger penguins

inhabit colder regions while

smaller ones are found

mostly in temperate or tropi-

cal climates.

PENGUINS

By AFNAN T.

Winter 2016

16

T here are several cool

and fast cars that were

made in 2015. Some are

pretty expensive and some

are more affordable.

2015 Ford Mustang GT

This Mustang has a very

nice design. It has 435

horsepower and a 5.0-liter

v-8 engine. You can get all

of this for $32,925..

2015 Chevrolet Camaro S

This car has a cool colors. It

has 426 horsepower, a 6.2

liter v-8 engine, and you

can get all of this for the

price of $33,505.

2015 Dodge Challenger R/T

This car has a nice style,

5.7 liter v8, 376 in horse-

power, and you can get all

of this for the price of

$26,995.

2015 Ford Mustang

A Mustang always looks

really good in white, and

that’s why I love this one. It

is so cool, 300 horsepow-

er, and you can get all of

this for $23,800.

2015 Dodge Challenger

This car came in a sick blue

color with 375 in horsepow-

er. The cost of this car is

around $26,995 dollars.

Ford Mustang

The Ford Mustang comes in

a dark red design. It has

305 in horsepower, and you

can get all of this for the

price of $22,310.

All these cars are really cool,

but my favorite type of cars

are Mustangs.

CARS

By DIEGO H.


D o you hear that? That

was the sound of the

audience snoring, because

the Super Bowl was so

boring. You would think that

at the grandest stage of

them all there would have

some interesting plays, but

nothing. They had the

audience to electrify

them, the echo of Levis

stadium, and they were

great teams— the

Denver Broncos and the

Carolina Panthers—and

still nothing.

If you are still con-

fused the Super Bowl is

an annual event that

takes place in the NFL

(National Football

League). So the sport is

the all American sport, foot-

ball.

It took place in Levis

stadium in Santa Clara, and

the date was February 7,

2016.

The final score was 10

to 24, and the Broncos won.

An interesting fact about the

Super Bowl is that the two

teams playing have quarter-

backs, as you may know,

and they are Peyton Man-

ning for Denver, and Cam

Newton for Carolina.

This game was boring,

but it will definitely hold a

place in the record books,

because it was NFL Hall

of Famer Peyton Man-

ning’s last game. That is

definitely something to

talk about.

The 2016 NFL Super

Bowl was boring, but we

should give a standing

ovation to Peyton Man-

ning for over 20 years of

football. His plays stood

out, and he deserves to

be in the Hall of Fame.

MANNING’S LAST GAME

By MALIA D.

chance and started him in

first base.

When Jackie Robinson

made his debut at the

plate, people were booing

him. They were booing him

at the Ebbets Field in

Brooklyn. Jackie Robinson

got his first hit at his first

game. He hit a line drive to

center field. When Jackie

Robinson reached first,

everybody was stuck in

shock. Two people after

him hit a single. When the

next person was up to bat

J ackie Robinson was

born on January 31,

1919. He was born in Cairo,

Georgia.

Jackie Robinson was

the first African American to

play baseball in the major

leagues in 1947. He won

Rookie of the Year the

same year.

When Jackie first came

into the league nobody

wanted him, because he

was an African American.

Then, the Brooklyn Dodgers

said let’s give this kid a

he waited one pitch then

took off trying to steal home

plate. Jackie Robinson was

so quick he didn’t get

tagged.

Number 42 can never

be used again in Dodger

history. Jackie Robinson

retired in 1957. He later

died in 1972 in Connecticut.

He retired with a .311

batting average. He stole

home plate 434 times. Jack-

ie Robinson was inducted

into the Baseball Hall of

Fame in 1962.

FACE OF MLB

By OWEN M.

Clippers haven’t won a

championship. Their coach

is Doc Rivers, and coaching

is the key for winning the

NBA championships be-

cause you have more pow-

er over your opponent.

Their conference is the

Western Conference and

their Division is the Pacific

Conference. They play in

the Staples Center in Los

Angeles, California.

Ken Norman was a key

player for the Clippers in

the old days. He is the scor-

ing leader for the franchise

and has yet to be beat to-

day. Doc Rivers has a son

on the team named Austin

Rivers and he is pretty

good. The best player in

E verybody should love

the Los Angeles Clip-

pers! Even though they

haven’t won any champion-

ships, they are still good.

The Clippers have a lot

of history to go with that.

Founded in 1970, they

changed names a lot! In

the old days, the Clippers

used to be called the San

Diego Clippers.

The current owner is

named Steve Ballmer and

he is new to the Clippers.

The owner before got

kicked out because of of-

fensive comments to the

players.

The team colors for the

uniforms are red, blue,

black, gray and white. The

the Clippers according to

the NBA is Blake Griffin.

Chris Paul is one of the best

point guards in the team

and probably the league.

The Clippers are one of

the best teams in the whole

nation. They have a lot of

powerful players. Now do

you think the Clippers are

the best?

THE LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

By LANDER S.

Winter 2016

17

Blake Griffin

18

T he National Basketball

Association (NBA) has

many has many famous

people like Michael Jordan,

Stephen Curry, and Antho-

ny Davis. These players

were really good at basket-

ball.

NBA basketball players

play offense and/or de-

fense. Most people know

the Lakers, and they know

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille

O’ Neal. They work together

as a team to win games.

Coaches help the team

play their best. The team

works hard to focus on the

game. That is how they win

games. The next strategy

you need is to look if some-

body is there next to you

then pass to them to shoot

and make buckets. They

also eat healthy every

morning.

Most teams practice

all day and that is how they

get better in playing bas-

ketball. They wake up eve-

ry morning to practice be-

fore they start a game.

Playing basketball is

way harder than it looks.

You have to practice every

day from morning to after-

noon. Even Michel Jordan

worked harder ever since

he was kid. He liked bas-

ketball when he was 3

years old and that helped

him a lot when he was a

kid

The teams in the NBA

are the Boston Celtics, LA

Lakers,, Chicago Bulls, San

Antonio Spurs, Golden State

Warriors, Philadelphia

76ers, Detroit Piston, Miami

Heat, New York Knicks, Hou-

ston Rockets, Washington

Wizards, Atlanta Hawks,

Oklahoma City Thunder,

Portland Trail Blazers, Dallas

Mavericks, Milwaukee

Bucks, Sacramento Kings,

Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland

Cavaliers, Orlando Magic,

Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz,

Indiana Pacers, Charlotte

Hornets, Denver Nuggets, LA

Clippers, Memphis Grizzles,

Minnesota Timberwolves;

New Orleans Pelicans, and

the Toronto Raptors.

THE NBA

By RAMI N.


Gold Cup, Mexico has won

five other CONCACAF Gold

Cups, one North American

Nations Cup and three

NAFC Championships.

In the 2015 Gold Cup,

the Mexican national team

beat Jamaica, one of the

greatest teams.

The national Mexican

team won the FIFA cup in

1999. The national soccer

team has also won the

summer Olympics in 2012.

The national Mexican

team has many players.

T eam Mexico won many

cups. The Mexican

national football team has

had many great achieve-

ment. In other countries,

what we call soccer is

called football.

One of the recent

achievements was when in

2015 the Mexican national

team won the CONCACAF

Gold Cup. CONCACAF is the

Confederation of North,

Central America and Carib-

bean Association Football.

In addition to the 2015

One of the greatest is An-

dres Guarado who is a De-

fender. He made the 2

goals in the Gold Cup, which

were the wining goals in the

Gold Cup. The two Goalkeep-

ers are Jesus Corona and

Jonathan Orozco. Two of the

national Mexican team De-

fenders are Alan Pulido and

Isaac Brizuela. Another De-

fender is Francisco Javier

Rodriguez.

The last game of the

national Mexican team is

against Uruguay on June 5th.

SOCCER TEAM MEXICO

By JOAQUIN C.

People rate him be-

cause of his good stats and

his experience in basket-

ball. His position for of-

fense is point guard and for

defense he plays guard.

He gets over $11 mil-

lion per year, but some crit-

ics think he is worth $14

million for the year of

2015!

Stephen Curry is mar-

ried to Ayesha Alexander.

P eople consider Ste-

phen Curry to be the

best basketball player in

the world. It is a close call

between him and Michael

Jordan.

His full name is Wardell

Stephen Curry, but people

call him “Steph” Curry! Ste-

phen was born on March

14, 1988 in Akron, Ohio. He

got a good education at

Davidson College.

His dad Del Curry played for

the NBA, but he was not as

good as his son. Stephen

and Ayesha only have one

child named Riley Curry.

Riley Curry is mostly known

for her dancing videos! Final-

ly, Stephen Curry was draft-

ed in 2009 for the 7th pick.

Stephen Curry is a great

basketball player, and he

might even be the best!

STEPHEN CURRY—HOOP BY HOOP

By LANDER S.

Winter 2016

19

5 Seconds of Summer is

an all-Australian boy

band from Sydney formed

in 2011. All the members

met at Norwest Christian

college in Sydney.

Two of their albums are

“Sounds Good, Feels Good”

and “5 S.O.S.” Luke Hem-

ming is the lead singer and

is 19, Michael Clifford is

19, bassist Calum Hood is

also 19, and drummer Ash-

ton Irwin is 21

5 S.O.S. Is a rock band.

The top 5 songs are “She

Looks So Perfect,” “Jet black

heart,” “Amnesia,” “She’s

Kind of Hot,” and “Good

Girls.”

I think people like these

songs because they are

catchy songs with cool or

good lyrics

THE BAND—5 SOS

By ILIANA L.

know that he also sang gos-

pel. He served in the army.

He was also 6.0 feet tall. He

had a mansion in Memphis,

Tennessee, called

Graceland.

Elvis was married to

Priscilla Wagner. They had a

kid named Lisa Marie. She

took after her father and is a

singer and a songwriter.

E lvis Presley is the King

of Rock. He became

popular with the fans of

rock.

Elvis was born on Janu-

ary 8, 1935 in Mississippi.

He was a singer. Elvis was

known as the King of Rock

because he was a really

good rock singer.

Most people do not

Elvis died on August 16,

1977 when he was 42 years

old. He died because of car-

diac arrhythmia. Even though

he is dead, he is still a very

famous rock singer. He rec-

orded more than 600 songs.

He also acted in a lot of mov-

ies. He is a very famous

singer, and a hero to many

and to me.

THE KING OF ROCK

By MAKAILA L.

20


A dele is an inspiration

for many. This wonder-

ful woman was born on May

5th, 1988, in London, Eng-

land.

She was born to a fami-

ly including Penny Adkins

and Mark Evans. They gave

her the beautiful name of

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins.

Ever since she can remem-

ber she loved the sound of

singing. When she turned

four years old, she started

to sing more and more.

When she was old

enough she enrolled into

BRIT School for Performing

Arts and Technology. This

helped her become a beau-

tiful singer. This image to

the left is a picture of her

performing on her acoustic

guitar as a teenager.

For her high school

graduation, she created the

song Hometown Glory. After

she graduated, she pub-

lished her song on Plat-

forms Magazine and

MySpace. Many loved her

work so she decided to

write more songs such as

My Yvonne and Daydream-

er. Hometown Glory was

released in October 2007.

Finally she worked with Vir-

gin Records to create beau-

tiful songs and albums such

as Hello, Blue Eyed Soul

and Chasing Pavements.

ALL ABOUT ADELE

By GEMMA H.

her older brother, Abraham

III and her older sister, Su-

zette. When she was 21,

Selena married Chris Perez,

who joined the band as a

guitarist.

Selena was shot and

killed by the president of

her fan club, Yolanda Saldi-

var on March 31, 1995.

Yolanda had been manag-

ing Selena’s Etc. boutiques,

but she was fired for em-

bezzling money from the

fan club and from the bou-

tiques.

Selena’s death as 23

shocked everyone, and

many of her fans mourned

S elena Quintanilla is the

queen of Tejano music

and became very popular

with Tejano music fans.

Tejano music is the name

used to describe Tex-Mex

music. At the Tejano Music

Awards she won Best Vocal-

ist and Performer of the

Year in 1987 and then for

nine consecutive years.

Selena Quintanilla was

born in 1971 in Lake Jack-

son, Texas. She was the

youngest of three children.

Around the age of 10,

Selena became the lead

singer of Selena y Los Di-

nos, her family band with

the singer’s passing. Many

of her fans lit candles and

had pictures to remember

her by.

A movie on Selena was

released in 1997. The role of

Selena was played by Jen-

nifer Lopez. The movie

shared a little bit about Sele-

na’s performances; it also

tells how Selena’s little fami-

ly band became a success.

Selena’s solo albums

were: Selena in 1989, Ven

Conmigo in 1990, Entre a Mi

Mundo in 1992, Amor Pro-

hibido in 1994, and Dream-

ing of You in 1995, which was

released after her death.

THE QUEEN OF TEJANO MUSIC

By JADA G.

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app purchases. Boys and

girls 10+ are able to down-

load the game.

Growtopia is a game

with no goals, just an infi-

nite number of worlds

where you can create what-

ever you want with all your

friends. Everything in the

game can be grown in

G rowtopia is a sandbox

game, similar to the

game Minecraft, created by

Seth Robinson and Mike

Hommel. The game was

released on January 11,

2013. Growtopia is availa-

ble on Android, IOS, Win-

dows and Mac OSX. This

game is free, but it has in-

trees. You can discover new

things by mixing seeds of

trees you already have. New

things happen every year,

and events happen every

month.

I think that this product

is really addicting because

this is a super fun and crea-

tive game. I also think that

the game is great because

you can be able to meet

your friends in there and you

can also meet new friends.

The game is also helpful

because it teaches life les-

sons.

GROWTOPIA

By MARIA T.

T upac Amaru Shakur

was an American rap-

per who was one of the

greatest rappers of all time.

He had multiple songs

describing the struggle of

the cruel world for a black

man like him in America.

He was an amazing rapper

who wanted to change the

world to make it a better

place for everybody.

Tupac Shakur was born

in New York City on June

16, 1971. He is the son of

Black Panther activist. His

mother is Afeni Shakur and

his father is Billy Garland,

whom Tupac never met

until he was an adult.

Tupac had a difficult

childhood and got an edu-

cation from his mother as

well as his schools. When

he was a teenager, he at-

tended the Baltimore High

School of Arts.

When he was studying

in Baltimore, he discovered

an interest in rapping and

started performing as an

MC. His family then moved

to the west side and Tupac

joined Digital Underground

before going solo.

Tupac absolutely blast-

ed off as a solo artist, going

by the name 2Pac. He

made his debut album

2Pacalypse and his track

Brenda’s Got A Baby

reached no. 3 on the Bill-

board Charts. Around this

time, he started to star in

movies such as Poetic Jus-

tice, Above The Rim, and

Juice.

He was a victim of rac-

ism and once shot 2 police

for brutally beating a young

black male for no reason.

He never went to jail, as the

blame was on the crooked

police. He quickly emerged

as a one-of-a-kind artist and

was in a golden period of

his career before his un-

timely death. He was hated

by many other rappers and

people because they were

jealous. He was shot in Sep-

tember 1996 in Las Vegas.

Many people were sur-

prised by the untimely

death and they never found

out who shot him

TUPAC SHAKUR

By RAZAN P.

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head and 4 on his body.

Bonechill is not a smart

boss at all. He is located in

the Overthere (yeah its

called The Overthere). His

health is 80.His attack is 4.

His defense is ‘??’ (No one

knows).

Count Bleck or Lord

Blumiere the 2nd to last. He

is located in Castle Bleck.

His attack is 8. His defense

is 0(with the Chaos Heart he

is invincible with it).

The next boss is the

Underchomp. He is located

in the Underwhere Road.

The attack of them is 3

each. Their defense is 4

each.

The next boss is Shadoo

he is a copycat and he first

copies Bowser. Dark Bowser

B robot the very annoy-

ing boss. He is Mr. I.'s

bro and a robot. Mr. I.

treats Brobot as a real

brother. He is located at the

Whoa Zone. His max health

or HP is 255,which is really

helpful to know. His attack

is 4 so that is also helpful.

His defense is 4 but if at-

tacked with fire it is 8

(Bowser is not helpful in

this boss).

Super Dimentio is the

last boss on the story

mode. He comes right after

defeating Count Bleck

(learn about him in para-

graph 4). He is located in

Castle Bleck. His max

health or HP is 200 (wow).

The attack of this boss is 6.

His defense is 0 on his

(that is Bowser copycatted by

Shadoo) is located at the

Flopside 100 Pit Trail Dun-

geons. His max HP or health

is 100. His max attack is 20.

His defense is 4.

Then Shadoo will copy

Princess Peach. Her max HP

or health is 100. Her max

attack is 10. Her defense is

0.

Then Shadoo copies

Luigi. His max HP or health is

100. His max attack is 10.

His defense is 0.

Lastly Shadoo copies

Mario. His max HP or health

is 100. His max attack is 10.

His defense is 0.

These are all of the hard-

est bosses in Super Paper

Mario.

SUPER PAPER MARIO HARD BOSSES

By JOSUE L.

H ave you ever wanted

to make your own Mar-

io levels? Now people can

with Super Mario Maker. It

was developed for the Wii

and released in 1995

In Super Mario Maker

people make their own Mar-

io levels. Each day if people

play Mario Maker for at

least five minutes, they get

new things to build levels

with. But if people get

bored with that there are

always the challenges.

The two challenges are

the Ten Mario Challenge

and the hundred Mario

challenge. In the Ten Mario

Challenge, people have ten

lives and they have to beat

eight levels without losing

all ten lives. In the Ten Mar-

io Challenge, people go

through the same levels but

in a different order.

In the hundred Mario

challenge people have a

hundred lives and they go

through random levels. In

the hundred Mario chal-

lenge there are three diffi-

culties, which are easy, nor-

mal, and expert.

Next there is online

where people can share

their levels and play other

peoples’ levels. The prob-

lem is that people cannot

search up the levels that

they want. So if people want

to have fun with their Wii U

then they should play this

game.

SUPER MARIO MAKER

By JUSTIN A.

Note to parents: According

to commonsensemedia.org,

this game is appropriate for

ages 9 and up. “Cleverly, it

emphasizes understanding

that the old trappings of

violence and beating up

enemies without real cause

can be totally ignored or

considered a last resort. You

have no cause to hurt any-

one...”

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character does not fight,

but he makes friends with

people. If people do the

genocide route the charac-

ter kills everybody he en-

counters. Everybody is

afraid of him. He kills all his

friends.

The plot of the story is

there was a war between

humans and monsters. The

humans won and the mon-

sters are stuck under-

ground forever. The mon-

sters need seven human

souls to escape the under-

ground. They have six. But

then the character falls to

the underground. Every-

body wants to kill him to

get his soul. But you do not

U ndertale is a game cre-

ated by Toby Fox. An-

other thing that Toby made

was an Earthbound Hallow-

een hack. Some characters

in Undertale are Frisk,

Flowey, Alphys, Undyne, To-

riel, Mettaton, and Mettaton

Ex. There are also two skele-

ton brothers called Sans

and Papyrus. They are

named after fonts that are

on a computer.

There are two routes to

take. These routes are the

pacifist route and the geno-

cide route. I recommend the

pacifist route first because

people will not get the geno-

cide route if they do it first.

In the pacifist route the

want to kill anybody be-

cause the character is in

the pacifist route first.

Overall the game is

really good. It got great

reviews. This game is one

of the best I have ever

seen.

THE WORLD OF UNDERTALE

By JUSTIN A.

L ooking for a new game

to obsess about? Try

out QuizUp and forget

about Trivia Crack. Think

you know the best about

Once upon a Time? Test

your knowledge with the

Once upon a Time quiz.

QuizUp was made by

Plain Vanilla Games, a new

company. You can test your

knowledge on more than

enough quizzes. This is also

educational because of its

math-related quizzes. If you

still aren’t already ob-

sessed here’s some more

information.

There are many rea-

sons to play this game, and

here are some of them. For

one you can earn many

awards and achievements.

This game also let’s you

interact with your friends

and make new ones. Plus it

has many quizzes to

choose from like Minecraft,

Frozen, and many others. It

also has every state’s pop-

ular trivia topic. California’s

most popular is Name The

Celebrity. The top topic is

Name The Logos. QuizUp

let’s you also make your

own quiz.

QuizUp does have a few

flaws, like every other kind

of app. QuizUp shows your

personal information. Plus

it can show strangers your

Facebook ID and email ad-

dress. QuizUp may have

flaws but it is still the best.

In conclusion, this quiz-

zing game is a really fun.

You can test your know-

ledge on your favorite topic.

You also can learn while

having fun. QuizUp is one of

the best games in the

world, but make sure it’s

okay with your parents be-

fore you download it.

GET OBSESSED WITH QUIZUP

By YREKKA P.

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join us on some of the trips

when it takes Ms. Breland

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2015-16 Lomita Leop-

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