A Student Publication of Huntington Middle School VOL. 1, NO. 1 Ⅻ October 2013

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JD: How did you come up with thisidea?DV: Actually, Phil and I werejoking around about a family whohas an unexpected baby, and hasmany things going on in theirhouse. After thinking more aboutthis idea, we found this a perfectshow for us.JD: How was it like working withthe cast?DV: I act differently with theadults, and treat them like my adultfriends. When I am with the kids Itreat them kindly and use goodlanguageJD: What is your favorite episode?DV: The Pilot, which is the firstepisode. I also like the episodewhen Charlie got a toy horse andGabe tries to get rid of it with hisnewly built helicopter.

Good Luck Charlie is a show onDisney Channel that was createdby Drew Vaupen and Phil Baker.The show stars Bridgit Mendleras Teddy Duncan, Jason Dolly asPJ (Potty John) Duncan, BradleySteven Perry as Gabe Duncan,Eric Allan Kramer as BobDuncan, Leigh Allyn Baker asAmy Duncan, and lastly MiaTalerico as Charlie Duncan. Eachepisode ends with Teddyrecording a video diary forCharlie, all of the video diariesteach Charlie a life lesson.

Letter From The Editor - By Sammy Edmonds

The School Moves in a New Direction - By Jason Eriksen

Wonder Valley is a ranch resortwith a lot of fun activities for thestudents to enjoy. Our sixthgraders will be attending WonderValley on October seventh for fivedays. It will be a great learningexperience. They will be hiking,kayaking, tie dying, and muchmore. The students will stay in aair conditioned cabin with six tonine bunk beds. There will be twoselected counselors that willsupervise the students, makingsure they are safe.

Students will enjoy buildingrelationships with their counselorsduring activities. Students willalso go to the famous SequoiaNational Park in the Sierra NevadaMountain Range. There, they willtake a hike through Sequoia andKings Canyon national parks.They will learn about nature☂sgiant Sequoia trees. The sixthgraders will have a great timelearning and having fun!The introduction of our new

principal has brought manyquestions about him. Mr.Kurtenbach was an AssistantPrincipal at Santa Monica HighSchool. Where he served as aHouse Principal in charge of oneof the divisions. Mr. Kurtenbachgrew up in Nebraska. In 1997 hereceived his undergraduate fromthe University of Nebraska. Hebegan his career in SouthernCalifornia as a middle schoolteacher in Lennox and La Puente.He then served as assistantprincipal at two middle schoolsin Torrance. Mr. Kurtenbach alsoserved as the principal of thespecial education summer schoolMr. Kurtenbach at anotherschool. He earned his Masters ofArts in Education, and Masters

of Science in AdministrativeLeadership from PepperdineUniversity in 2000 and 2005. He iscurrently pursuing a doctoratedegree in educational leadership,administration and policy fromPepperdine. Mr. Kurtenbach ismarried and has a son in middleschool. So, don't forget to beawesome▁

Welcome to the first edition ofThe Huntington Hype! HMS joinsthe 21st Century and goes digital.This year, you'll be able to read theThe Huntington Hype (The digitalversion of the Hunting Horn) oncomputers, iPhones, or anythingelse that can connect to the web.You can even download thisnewspaper and print it out at homeif you're not into beingenviromentally freindly. Eitherway, enjoy the Hype.

Wonder Valley - By Adrian HwangSan Marino House Prices Go Up - By Dillon Goldsmith

The Cabins of Wonder Valley

Good Luck Charlie - By Joshua Duncan

The Huntington Hype

Mr. Kurtenbach, HMS's newPrincipal

Sammy Edmonds

Editor

The cast of Good Luck Charlie.

The Huntington Hype

Interview with Drew Vaupen.

Kade Wentz

The Huntington Hype

Andres states that Cross Country doesnot require a significant amount ofdedication. So, if people wanted to jointhe Cross Country Team, they would nothave to sacrifice a lot of time. Andresnormally runs very long runs. Four milesis the normal run that he competes in.However, Andres has ran the halfmarathon before. The half marathon is agrueling 13.1 mile run that anybody canparticipate in. While running, one riskthat people need to watch out for ispulling a muscle. Andres has pulled hishamstring before. He stated that is wasnot an excruciating pain, but the musclewas sore and when he moved it, it wouldhurt. He gritted his teeth and finished therace.

Andres Mercado has been in the schooldistrict since 1st grade. He states thatCross Country has been a rather newinterest that popped up only a few yearsago. He went to Valentine ElementarySchool. He joined the Cross CountryTeam 3 years ago in order to build upstamina. He continues to participate forthis same reason.

Page 02SPORTS

Blake Cabot

Football SpotlightBy Alyssa Mejia

Students in the Hallway

Sofia Sanchez, the team captain of the varsityvolleyball team gave us an inside look about thisyears team. When Fox Sports asked ☜What positiondo you play?☝ Sofia answered, ☜I play middleblocker and a back row passer.☝ Then Fox Sportsasked, ☜Is it difficult to play volleyball?☝ SofiaSanchez an experienced player responded, ☜No,because I know the fundamentals of the game and Iplay on different clubs teams.☝ Being the teamCaptain Fox Sports was wondering, ☜What plansand goals do you have for the the team?☝ Sofiasaid, ☜I would like to push the team to focus andtrain harder.☝

Come check out the team and root on our HMSfoxes!

Volleyball Schedule

Thursday, September 26 @ Oak AveThursday, October 3 vs. CliftonThursday, October 10 @ CliftonWednesday, October 16 @ FoothillsThursday, October 17 vs. Santa FeThursday, October 24 @ La CanadaWednesday, October 30 210 League TournamentWednesday, November 6 @ NorthviewThursday, November 7 vs. South Pasadena

Students in the Hallway

Q: Who is your inspiration?A: Adrian Peterson because he is acomplete beast.

Q: How far would you like to take yourfootball career?A: I would like to take my football careeras far as it will go. If I don't playprofessionally I would like to become aphysical therapist like my dad.

Q: How long have you been playingfootball?A: Since the third grade.

Q: Why do you play football?A: I play to win and because I get to hangout with my friends, but mostly to win.

Q: How far would you like to take yourfootball career?A: I would like to take it as far as I can.

Blake Cabot, an eighth grader, is thestarting quarterback for the varsity team.This is Blake☂s third year participating inHuntington football and over the years he☂sled the team to success. He kicked off thisseason with a 36 to 6 win over Oak Ave.

Kade Wentz, a seventh grader, is amulti-skilled athlete who threw the twotouchdowns that led the JV Foxes to theirfirst victory. This is Kade☂s second yearinvolved with Huntington football.

By Alyssa Mejia

Sofia Sanchez, strikes a pose.

Andres (Left) likes to run long distances.

By Ajay Najaran

Let's Watch a Movie

Subliminal Thought

FAD'sBy Tammy Venhuda

Despite the fact the movie plot wasawful, the costumes were stunningand accurate to the era. The mensattire expressed who their characterwas. For example, Jays clothespresented him as a rich andsophisticated man, which he is. Forthe women, the stylist did anamazing job matching the color tothe character. For example, JordanBaker (Elizabeth Debicki) isportrayed as a very slick andsneaky character. Therefore, herbeing dressed in black. All in all,the movie was not impressive andis not recommended.

2 out of 5

The Huntington Hype

By Joshua Duncan (Inspired by Mrs. Nordsten)

In 2012 Oxi-Gels started to becomepopular. Originating from Japan andselling for a ridiculous price of $10,people still bought them. Peopleclaim it☂s because of the soft gelgrip, but in reality it☂s only becausepeople like the appearance. Onceover 10 people have the pencil everysingle person has to have it.In 2013, fads are starting to revolvearound music. Such as OneDirection, a group of 5 teenageBritish/ Irish pop singers. Theybecame a boy band in 2010 on theX-Factor UK. Although some wouldconsider their music great, mostbecome fans because of their looks.Everyone picks a favorite. Apopular choice is Harry Styles.Therefore, him being a fad on hisown.

Although a popular choice bymany, The Great Gatsby did notlive up to the novel written by F.Scott Fitzgerald. From beginningto end the movie was uneventfuland slow. In the intro NickCarraway (Tobey Maguire) isspeaking about Jay Gatsby(Leonardo DiCaprio) in pasttense. This reveals Jay wouldlater be shot and murdered.Throughout the film the spotlightwas on the wrong characters.There was too much focus on therelationship between TomBuchanan (Joel Edgerton) andDaisy Buchanan (CareyMulligan). The focus should havebeen on Daisy and Jays☂ fight forlove. The movie is placed in thetwenties, therefore having thecharacters use the eras ☜slang☝.Although it was interestinghearing new phrases, the term oldsport was overused. The phrasegot annoying and distracted fromthe actual dialogue.

Something that is very popularfor a short time; a craze. No oneexactly knows why fads happen.Some assume it☂s bandwagoning.For example, after the LA Kingswon the Stanley Cup familiesstarted buying merchandise andbecoming the number one ☜fan☝.A fad could also catch on by oneperson wearing or doingsomething and other peoplecopying. Such as Silly Bands. In2010-2011 Silly Bands were huge.Girls, and sometimes even guys,wore them up there arm. Kidswould spend all lunch and breakshowing off and trading thedifferent shapes.

Page 03ENTERTAINMENT

Subliminal thought is a conceptin which an idea slips below aperson☂s conscious perception, butis still able to evoke a response.Before it was deemed illegal,subliminal thought was used inmovie theatres to make people goout and buy popcorn and coke.The creator of this idea was JamesVicary. This technique was doneby flashing a quick slogan thatsaid, ☜Eat Popcorn☝ or ☜DrinkCoca-Cola☝ during the movie.This slogan would flash in 3/1000of a second at five secondintervals.It would work because aperson☂s conscious perceptionwould be

focused on the movie, leaving theimage to slip into yoursubconscious perception. Manypeople have believed anddisbelieved this concept sinceJames Vicary said his wholemovie advertising technique was ahoax. So even to this day,scientists are still searching forsufficient evidence to prove thatsubliminal thought works ordoesn☂t work.

By Elise Cardenas

Number One Songs Over the YearsBy: Elise Cardenas

Years

Artist

1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2010

West End Blues- Louis Armstrong

Prisoner of Love- Perry Como

Theme From a"Summer Place"- Percy Faith

Call Me- Blondie

Breathe- Faith Hill

TiK ToK- Ke$ha

The Genius Block

San Marino House Prices Go Up

The Huntington Hype

The Genius Block gives studentsthe power to ask questions to theone that knows all. There are twodrop boxes, called Genius Boxes,located on campus. The first ishoused in the main office, and thesecond one in the library. In theseplastic boxes of wonder, you candrop your questions for the Geniusto ponder. If you're question isdeemed worthy, the Genius willpublish and answer your question inthe next edition of The Hype.

Page 04THE BACK PAGE

Houses are getting bigger and theprices are going through the roof.Have you ever been interested inhomes located in San Marino? SanMarino house sales went up thissummer for house buyers lookingfor luxury homes. Most of thehouses in San Marino are boughtover $1,000,000. San Marino isfilled with lots of parks and is asafe environment.

This city also has an amazingschool district. The schooldistrict is rated number one inCalifornia!San Marino also issurrounded by a lot of majorcities. You can easily accessDowntown L.A. and Las Vegas.You can also access Highway 2which takes you to themountains. It can also take you toAzusa, Wrightwood, and BigBear. San Marino is a small city,but it is still significant. SanMarino is filled with lots ofentertaining things to do, like apicnic in Lacy Park. San Marinois an amazing place to live in!

Unsolvable MysteriesBy Caleb Shohfi

Do you want to know the answer to the cases that have perplexed even the greatest minds on Earth? Many studentshave tried, but have yet to succeed. See if you can figure out this week's Unsolvable Mystery. *Look out for the answerin next issue of the Hype.

Q: Who rigs the vending machine so you don't get the Funions you payed for?

The Genius Box is located on theleft side of the counter in mainoffice.

By Kody Yang

By Dillon Goldsmith

Ran by Mr. Gulick, theAdvanced Tech class has beenchallenged with several newactivities. Ranging from creatinga new digital school newspaperto changing education with TEDTalks style presentations. ButAdvanced Tech does have it'sadvantages, for one, it's a lot lessstressful than BioTech.

Advanced Tech

By Elise Cardenas

Hauntington Breakfast ticketsales are lower than ever before.How could this be possible if theprizes are so cool?! You canreceive a iPad mini just forselling 100 tickets. And just forselling a couple of tickets you'llget candy, stuffed animals, andeven nerf guns. These are just thestarting prizes of the manyamazing prizes that HuntingtonMiddle School offers to you ifyou sell tickets. So go and sell asmany tickets as you can and bebetter than ever before. Sell forSan Marino, and sell for theschool you love. Even if youdon☂t love school sell for thegood of Huntington. Once you

The 2013-14 S1 Advanced Tech Class

Huntington Breakfast

By Dillon Goldsmith

claim your awesome prizes, theHauntington Breakfast will onlybe a couple days away and that'swhen the fun starts.

At the Hauntington Breakfastthere are tons of booths and fungames that you can play to wintons of cool prizes. Some of thebooths are fishing for candywhich is pretty self explanatory.There is also basketball gameswhere you can win superawesome prizes. Why not go tothis awesome event to supportyour school when the ticket pricesare so low. So go to this event andhave some fun.

The Genius

Action from last year'sHauntington Breakfast.