The Rasmev Gazette

Name

Wednesday,January,2016

ShouldMusicClassesBe
Required

higheronmaththanstudentsnotinthose
classes.

by:EvanR.

Iwouldteachchildrenmusic,
physics,andphilosophybutmost
importantlymusic,forthepatternsinmusic
andallartsarethekeytolearning.The
ancientGreekphilosopherPlatosaidthis
overtwothousandfivehundredyearsago.
butitisstillvalidtoday.Musicishelping
childrentobemoreengagedinschool.
Also,studiesshowthatmusicclasseshelp
developchildrensbrainsandimprovetheir
scoresontestsliketheSATthathelpthem
togetbetterscholarships.Allthese
benefitsmakeiteasytoagreewithPlatos
statementthatmusicisthemostimportant
thingtoteachchildren.Childrenshouldbe
requiredtotakemusicclassesinschool
becauseitoffersmanybenefitsin
importantareas.

agraphofsatscoresforstudentsthatdidanddidnttake
musicclasses

References
Brown,L.
TheBenefitsOfMusicEducation
Finally,musichelpskidsachievebetter http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/musicar
ts/thebenefitsofmusiceducation/
testscoresontestsliketheSATandon

standardizedtesting.In2001,theCollege Rencher,K.
20benefitsofmusiceducationin
EntranceExaminationBoard,whogives
ourschools
theSATtest,foundthatstudentsinmusic http://www.nafme.org/20importantbenefitsof
musicinourschools/
appreciationclassesscored63points

higheronverbaland44points.
NAMMFoundationKeepMusicEducation
Anotherstudyin2007byChristopher
Strong.
Johnson,aprofessorattheUniversityof
https://www.nammfoundation.org/educatorres
ources/keepmusiceducationstrong
Kansaswhoteachesmusiceducation,

showedthatstudentsinelementary
Phillips,C.12BenefitsOfMusicEducation
schoolswithsuperiormusiceducation
http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/twelv
programsscoredaround22percenthigher ebenefitsofmusiceducation/
inEnglishand20percenthigherinmath

ResultsofasurveygiventosomeLovelandstudents

scoresonstandardizedtests,comparedto
schoolswithlowqualitymusicprograms.
Johnsoncomparestheconcentrationthat
musictrainingrequirestothefocus
neededtoperformwellonastandardized
test.Thestudyresultswerepublishedin
TheBenefitsofMusicEducation
byLaura
LewisBrownonpbs.org.Somepeople
mightarguethatschoolscantaffordto
havemusicprograms,butastudybythe
NationalAssociationofMusicMerchants
showedtheaveragecostofmusic
educationperstudentforayearisonly
$187,whichisoftenlessthanmathand
scienceclassesaswellasforeign
languageclasses.Eventhoughmusicisnt
seenasbeingasimportantasmathand
science,thebenefitsithasinmanyareas
makeitanimportantsubjecttokeepin
school.
TheGreekphilosopherPlatobelieved
thatmusicwasthemostimportantsubject
toteachchildren,andmodernresearch
supportshisbelief.Musicshouldbea
requiredsubjectforallstudents.Being
involvedinmusicprogramskeepschildren
interestedinschoolandhelpsthembe
moreconfident.aswellaskeepingkids
interestedinschoolmusicdevelops
childrensbrainssotheyactuallyusemore
oftheirbrain,andithelpskidsscore
higheronimportanttests.AsPlatoonce
said,Musicisamorepotentinstrument
thananyforeducation.

Oneofthemostimportantthingsfor
helpingchildrendowellinschoolistokeep
themengaged,andmusiccanhelpwith
that.Enjoyableclasses,likemusicclasses,
keepstudentsinterestedandexcitedabout
school.Asmallsurveyofstudentsinsixth
throughninthgradesinLovelandCity
Schoolsfoundthatnearly90percentofthe
studentssurveyedenjoyedmusicclasses,
andlargerstudiesintheUnitedStates
havefoundthesamething.Accordingto
theNationalEducationofMusicMerchants
KeepingMusicEducationStrong
brochure,
a2006Harrispollfoundthat,Thevast
majority96percentoftheschool
principalsinterviewedinarecentstudy
agreethatparticipationinmusiceducation
encouragesandmotivatesstudentstostay
inschool.Further,89percentofprincipals
feelthatahighqualitymusiceducation
programcontributestotheirschool
achievinghighergraduationrates.Music
programshavealsobeenshowntoteach
studentsbetterdiscipline,helpthembe
moreselfconfident,andlearntowork

togetherandformfriendshipswithother
students.

The Novel Gazette

NicolePedicini

1416

BooksforKids

Also,readinghelpsspeedupareas
ofdevelopmentinchildren.Scenariosin
bookscanhelpimprovelogicalthinking.
Imaginethatyouaretakingcareof
Inthearticle10ReasonsWhyYouShould
twoplants.Yougiveoneplanttheregular ReadtoYourKids,theauthorstatesthat,
soil.Yougivetheotherplantmuchbetter, Anotherillustrationoftheimportanceof
morenourishingsoil.Thefirstplantwill
readingtochildrenistheirabilitytograsp
growtotheaverageheight.Thesecond
abstractconcepts,applylogicinvarious
plant,however,willextendandgrow
scenarios,recognizecauseandeffect,and
fartherthantheaverageplant.Thisisthe
utilizegoodjudgment.Readingalsohelps
sameforchildren.TheaveragesoilisT.V. kidsbecomemuchbetteratcomprehending
andotherelectronics.Thenourishingsoilis whattheyread.Comprehensionisan
books.Readinghelpschildrenwithsocial importantpartofunderstanding,and
interactions.Booksextenddevelopment
understandingisinturnanimportantpart
andthinking.Readingwillalsohelplead
ofdevelopment.Also,readingrelaxes
childrentoacademicsuccessinthefuture. yourbodyandcalmsyourmind,while
Readinghelpskidsdevelopskillsessential watchingT.V.ismuchmorestressful.The
forlifeearlyon.
constantlightandmotionofaT.V.

bombardyoursenses,whilethesimple
blackandwhiteofabookhelpyoube
relaxedandsilent.Beingcalmwillhelp
childrendevelopfasterandintoamore
matureperson.Readinghelpschildren
developfaster.
By:NicolePedicini

Youcanviewplantsasametaphorforthe
growthanddevelopmentofchildren.

Manypeoplewouldntassumeso,
butreadingactuallyhelpschildrenwith
theirsocialskills.Readingimproves
communicationskills.Bywitnessingthe
interactionsbetweencharactersinabook,
kidslearnhowtointeractwithactual
people.Itsalsoshownthatreading
developsempathy.InthearticleBenefitsof
Reading,theauthorstatesthat,
Ofcourseit
doesbecauseyoureidentifyingwiththe
characterinthestorysoyourefeelingwhat
hesfeeling.
Finally,readinghelps
childrenmasterlanguage.Earlyreading
toddlershavebeenlinkedtoabettergrasp
oflanguage.Byreading,childrenarebetter
atinteractingwithpeopleandbeinggoodin
thesocialsetting.

Readingcanhelpkidsmakefriendsandbemore
comfortableinthesocialsetting.

Earlyreadingskillsdirectlyrelateto
academicsuccess.Achildwhocanread
willbeabletograspallaspectsoflearning
muchmoreeasily.Besides,ifachildcant
puttogetherwordsandphrases,howdo
youexpectthemtograspothersubjectsas
wellasachildwhoisfluentinreading?
So,overall,readingwillsharpenachilds
brainandhelpthembecomemore
successfulinlearning.

Earlyreadingisabigboostinacademicsand
school.

Readingwillpushachildbeyond
limitsandgivethemaboosttohelpthem
reachthestars.Itwillhelpthemacquire
traitsthataregreatlyneededinlife.By
givingchildrensocialknowledge,they
haveanadvantage.Readingwillspeedup
anincreasedevelopment.Andfinally,
readingleadstoknowledge,whichleadsto
greaterachievementsinacademics.
Readingisimmenselybeneficialfor
children.

Developmentislikeapuzzleeverythingcomes
togetheronepieceatatime.

Notonlywillreadinghelpachild
growsociallyandinlifeskills,reading
helpschildrenbecomemoresuccessful
academically.Somepeoplemightargue
thatwatchingT.Vismorefunforachild,
orthatgamesonelectronicsare
educational,butreadingwillhelpachild
becomesmarter,moremature,betterin
socialsituations,andbetterdevelopedthan
onewhospenttheirchildhoodwitha
stressfulgameoraT.V.show.Writingis
animportantpartofeducation,andreading
bookswillhelpachildbecomeabetter
writer.InthearticleWhyShouldChildren
Read,theauthorstates,Itteachesyou
aboutgrammar,sentencestructures,and
enhancesyourcommunicationskills.
Thisshowsthatbyreading,childrencan
pickupconceptsthatwillmakethema
betterwriter.Readingisalsoacomplex
taskandexercisesyourbrain.Byreading,
childrenstrengthenexistingconnectionsin
theirbrain,andevenformnewconnections
tobefasterandbetter.Finally,reading
leadstoahigheraptitudeforlearning.

Readingbooksiskeytodevelopment.

SOURCES

ReadingbyPhonics
.WhyShould
ChildrenRead?
http://www.readingbyphonics.com/early
start/whyshouldchildrenread.html#.V
ovHHVUrLnB

EarlyMoments
.10ReasonsWhyYou
ShouldReadtoYourKids.
https://www.earlymoments.com/promoti
ngliteracyandaloveofreading/whyr
eadingtochildrenisimportant/

BestBooksForKids
.Benefitsof
Reading..
http://www.bestbooksforkids.com/be
nefitsofreading.html

The Mulligan Gazette

ZachM

DayMonthYear

SchoolLunches

by:ZachM

Whatschoolsfeedkidsvs.whatschoolsshouldfeedkids

Schoolsarehavingbigimpactsonthe
worldwiththeirlunchesinmanybadways.

Schoolsneedtomaketheirlunchestaste
Haveyouthoughtabouthowschools

betterandhealthier.Alotofgoodtasting
couldbringinmoremoneyifthelunches
foodsaregoodforyou,schoolscanbring

tastedbetterandmorepeoplewouldbuy?
inmoremoneyiftheymadebetter
Thisissomeofthegrossfoodthatschoolsfeedtokids.
Oneschooldistrictlost$30,000.School
lunches,andmostkidseatunhealthy

workerswatchedthestudentsthrowtheir
packedluncheseverydaybecausethey
Haveyoueverhadabadschoollunch
lunchesawayonadailybasis.Jackson
tastebetterthanschoollunches.
before?Alotofkidseatunhealthy,packed LuxaL.I.S.6thgradestudentsaidI
Schoolsarecontributingtotheunhealthy
lunchesbecausetheschoollunchestaste
woulddefinitelybuymoreifthefood
peoplethatwehaveinoursocietytoday.
gross.However,alotoffoodsthatare
tastedgood.Schoolsarereallylosing

goodforyou,tastegoodaswell.Having
moneybecausetheyrefusetospendtime

betterfoodinlunchroomswouldmake
fixingtheirlunches.
studentsbuymoreandbringmoremoney
Haveyounoticedthatalotofkidseat
intoschools.Theschoolswouldbeableto veryunhealthypackedlunches?Some
affordthebettermealsbecausethey
peoplemaysaythatmanykidsbuythese
wouldntbethrowingawayasmany
healthylunches,butifonly50percentof
uneatenlunchesandwastingmoney.They kidsonearthbuyhealthylunches,then
wouldsellmostofitandgetmoremoney.I wewillstillhaveseriousproblems.Why
thinkthatschoollunchesneedtotastegood riskitwhenschoolscanjustmaketheir
andbegoodforyou.

lunchesbettertastingandbetterforyou?
Dontyouthinkthatschoolscanmake

Alotofkidseatunhealthypackedlunches
lunchesappealingandgoodforyouatthe
becausetheytastebetterthanschool

sametime?Alotoffoodsgoodforyou
lunches.Youllfindthat99/100kids
Donteatthisforlunchlet'sfixthis.
tastegoodaswell,saladisoneexample.
haveeitherchocolateorcrispfoods.

Itmakesmesadwhentheydonthave
Onlyonein10childrenhadaportionof
References
salad,saidStephanieMaduku,9.Her
anyvegetable.Sinceparentsandkids

friendsagreed,Themoresaladthe
wontpackhealthierlunches,whydont
TheNewYorkTimes,Hairnets,YesFried
better,theysaid.Ifyoufrequentlyeat
theschoolshelpoutandmakebetter
Foods,No
www.nytimes.com
greensalads,youlllikelyhavehigherblood lunches?

levelsofahostofantioxidants.Ifschools

putinmorefoodslikesaladsitwouldbefor
WebMd,4HealthyReasonstoEatSalad
thebetter.

Today
www.webmd.com

Schoolscouldbringinalotmoremoneywithbetter
lunches.

IndependentNews,99/100Packed
LunchesEatenAtSchoolAreUnhealthy
www.independent.co.uk

InquisitrNews,KidsWontEatLunches
www.inquisitr.com

Lux,Jackson

Monks Gazette

AdelineM.

4January2016

McDonaldMayhem
by:AdelineM.

anotherofaglassofwater,saladandahamand

andtheirlearningprocessofthosekids?Itstrue.

saladsandwich,whichitdescribedasahealthier

Althoughmanyadultsgothereoftenbecauseofits

choice.ThisshowsthatMcDonaldsisbeing

lowpriceandeasiness,thechildrenaresuffering,

verydeceitfulintellingitsstaff,andnotits

eventhoughtheydontknowit.Accordingtoa

customers,thatitsselectionincludesunhealthy

Quartzarticle,Inscience,forexample,thosekids

meals.Manycustomersmaynotbeawareofjust

thatneveratefastfoodscored83points,compared

howunhealthytheirchoiceis.

toanaverageof79pointsforthosewhoateit

everyday.AccordingtotheTelegraph,theoriesas

towhythisissoarebasedonbrain

chemistrysuchasalackofiron,whichleadsto

slowerdevelopment,theeffectsofsugarsinthe

IsMcDonaldsnegativelycontributingtoour
environment?

learningprocessisdecreasedbyfourpoints.This

friesgloballyperday.Doyouknowwhatthis

articlealsoshowedthatintheUS,52%ofthe

meansforoursociety?Obesityisawidespread
issue,notonlyfortheUnitedStates,butforthe
world.WeneedtostopeatingMcDonaldsfood.
McDonaldsadvisedtheirownemployeestonot
consumetheirownfood,sayingthatitisan
unhealthychoice.Also,overtwothirdsofthe
adultpopulationintheUnitedStatesare
overweight,andMcDonaldsisafactortothat.Itis
alsobeingfedtomanychildren,andisderailingthe
childrensgrowingprocess.Itsobvious:thefast
foodrestaurantMcDonaldsisputtingtheir
customershealthatrisk.
Ifyouweregoingtoarestaurant,would
youwanttoknowthattheytoldtheiremployees
thatoneofmealswasanunhealthychoice?Ifthe
restaurantdoesntsuggestittotheirstaff,why
wouldtheyrecommendittoyou,thecustomer?
AccordingtoanarticlefromIndependentNews,
McDonalds,afastfoodrestaurant,hasadvisedits
ownstaffthataburger,fries,andasoftdrinkisan
unhealthychoice.Italsoquotes,Itfeatureda
pictureofacheeseburgerwithfriesandacola
drink,whichwascaptionedunhealthychoice,and
childreneatingMcDonaldsonceaweek.Thisis
McDonaldsiscertainlyaffectingourlife
today,ifyouareacustomeroftheirsornot.The

diet,andsoon.Thismeansthatthechildrens

McDonaldsservesaboutninemillionpoundsof

McDonaldshealthychoiceandtheir
unhealthychoice
Thecurrenthealthcaresystemisneither
healthy,caring,norasystem.WalterCronkite
saidthis,andheisright.Youneedtoeatgoodfood
foragoodbody,andMcDonaldsisthewrongpath
forthat.ThemajorityofMcDonaldscustomersare
overweight.AccordingtoBethB.sarticleon
Care2.com,TheaverageMcDonaldsmeal
containssomuchsodium,unhealthyfat,sugarand
emptycarbs,itsstaggering.Itistheexactopposite
ofwhatanydoctorornutritionist(eventhegood
olUSDAMyPlate)wouldconsiderahealthy
diet.Ifadoctordoesntsuggestit,thenyou
shouldnteatit.Itsassimpleasthat.Yes,theydo
providesalads,butfromHarryBradfordsarticlein

childreninthepastweekhaveeatenfastfoodupto
threetimesthispassedweek,10%haveeatenit
fourtosixtimesthispastweek,and10%have
eateniteveryday.Thisisnotwhatwewantour
childrentobeconsuming.Ihaverecently
performedasurveyofthreeparentsandaskedthem
questions,andallthreeofthemstatedthatthey
wouldnotwanttheirchildreneatingMcDonalds
onceaweek.Thisisgivingustheinformationfor
whyMcDonaldsisabadchoiceforchildren.
restauranthastoldtheirownstafftheirfoodis
unhealthy,themajorityoftheircustomersare
unhealthy,andtheyarestintingthegrowthof
children.Letsfaceit,McDonaldsneedstomake
somemajorchanges.

theHuffingtonPost,ChiefExecutiveOfficerDon
Thompsonadmittedthatsaladsmakeupjust
23
percentofthefastfoodchainsU.S.restaurant
sales
,BloombergNewsreports.Thatshowsthat
overninetypercentofMcDonaldscustomersdo

notorderthesalads.LikeCronkitesaid,ourhealth

ChooseabetterpathEatFresh!

caresystemisanythingbutagoodone.

McDonaldsisknownforfeedingmanychildren,

especiallywiththeirHappyMeal,butwhatifI
toldyouthattheyarederailingtheirgrowthprocess

Invasive Burmese Pythons in Florida

Name:CaseyGraff

InvasiveBurmesePythons
inFlorida
by:CaseyGraff

Pythonsareatthetopofthefood

chaininTheEverglades.
"These

highuseareasmaybeoptimal
locationsforcontroleffortsandfurther
studiesonthesnakes'potential
impactsonnativewildlife,"Kristen
Hart,aUSGSresearchecologist
said.
Theyhavebeeneatingnative
species,threateningtheirexistence.
Forexample,pythonshavebeen
eatingnativefoxes.

Allofuswereshockedbythe
PythonscancamouflageinTheEverglades
results.Rabbitpopulationsare
extremelywell.
supposedtoberegulatedbyfactors

Haveyoueverwonderedwhy
otherthanpredation,likedrought,
BurmesePythonshavebeen
disease,saidacoauthorBob
invadingTheEvergladesinFlorida? Reed,oftheU.S.Geological
Thesearethereasonswhy:Pythons Society.FemaleBurmesepythons
areescapingtheircagesandare
canlayupto100eggsayear.This
nearlyimpossibletofindinthewild, iswhatmakespythonssuchabig
theyareatthetopofthefoodchain, threatinFlorida.
andpythonsareeatingkidsandpets
incommunities.Floridiansshouldnt
keeppythonsaspetsbecauseifthey
doescapeintothewild,theybecome
verydangerous.
Oncepythonsescapeintothe
wild,theyarenearlyimpossibleto
find.Didyouknowthatapython
snakehuntwasformedinFlorida,
andoutofthe1,500peopleacross

thecountry,theyonlyfound68outof
Pythonsarealocalthreattocommunities.
theestimated100,000inthewild.

Whensnakeexpertsgoouttotryto
Pythonsareeatingotherliving
findPythons,theyrarelyfindone.
thingslikepetsandchildreninlocal
Thisshowsthatpythonsare
areas.Theyslitherinto
incrediblycamouflagedandare
neighborhoodsundetectedand
extremelyhardtofindinthewild.
attack.Forexample,on9/11/2013
apythonattackedandkilleda60
poundhuskyinabackyard.In2009,
apythonswalloweda2yearold
child.Thisiswhypythonsshouldnt
beroamingwherevertheywant.
Thisiswhythisinvasivespecies
havebeenaffectinglifeforthose

wholiveinsouthernFlorida.They

arenearlyimpossibletofind,they
Pythonsmovedtheirwayupinthefood
areeatingnativespecies,andare
chainnoweatingalligators.
eatingkidsandpetsincommunities.

References

RossPNoGoingBack
IBT
http://www.ibtimes.com

WalshB
Burmese
PythonsAreTakingOver
theEverglades
Time
http://time.com

Le Gouellec Gazette

by:GabrielLeGouellec(Name)

Haveyoueverbeensleepyinthe
mornings?Wellmostkidsaredazedearlyin
themorningsandsodonotunderstandwhat
theteachersaysandthereforedonotperform
wellinclassinthemornings.Studieshave
foundthatkidsarenearlytwotimezones
behindadults.Thismeansthattheyare
practicallyasleepinthemornings,whiletheir
teachersarewideawake.Inthemorningsin
thisdazetheyarerushedandtheymay
forgetthingsintherush.Therefore,Ithinkthat
schoolsshouldallowkidstosleepin.

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Althoughsomemayarguethatthiswould
shortentheschooldayandthatthekidswould
notlearnasmuchastheywouldwitha
normallylongday,itisproventhatiftheylet
thekidssleepin,thentheywillactuallytakein
whattheylearnedfromtheirmorningclasses.
Thiswouldleadtobettergradesonhomework
assignmentsandtests.

Inthemorningsareyoueverrushedto
gettoschoolortowork?Earlymorningstarts
donotallowtimetoprepare.Inthemornings
kidsaredazedandsleepyandhavelesstime
togetready.Whentheirparentorguardian
tellsthemtogetonthebusorinthecarthey
arerushedandinthatrush/panictheymay
forgetthingssuchashomeworkorbooks.If
theyforgettheirhomework,theirgradeswill
descend.63%ofkidswillsometimesforget
thingsinthemornings.

Inthemorningsmostkidsaretired,
rushed,anddazedastheystartschool.They
arenearlytwoentiretimezonesbehindadults
thismeansthatwhilemanyadultsareawake
inthemorningsmanykidsarestillpractically
asleep.Theyarerushingtoprepareforschool
whiledazedandsoforgetimportantitems.
Thisiswhyschoolsshouldletkidssleepinin
themornings.

RupelChristineGupta.Whatsleepisandwhy
allkidsneedit
KidsHealth
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/body/not

_tired.html
ImageSubtitleandfurtherdescription

DogoNews
Finallyaschoolthatunderstands

teenagers
Everheardoftimezones?Well,kidsaretwo
http://www.dogonews.com/2010/3/29/finallya
timezonesbehindadults.Thismeansthat
schoolthatunderstandsteenagers
whiletheteachersareawake,thestudents

arent.Manyadultsareupandreadytogoat6

whilekidsareupandreadytogoat10or
later.Thiscausestheeffectthatkidsaretired
anddontprocessanyoftheinformationgiven
sothatlatertheydontunderstandthethings
ontestsandhomework.Inthemornings78%
ofkidsaresleepyandthiscouldmeanthat
theyjustwanderthroughtheirmorning
classes.Also56%ofkidsarealittlegroggyin
themorningswhile31%arecompletelygroggy
inthemornings.Thisleadstothemgetting
badgrades.

Loomis Gazette

MikaylaLooms

January13th,2016

SavingtheElephants

widespreadpoachingcontinued.
Elephantsaredying...fast.
Notonlyareelephantsbeingkilled,
maginelookingoutontheafrican
theyarebeingkilledinhorridwaysand
savannahinyourtourtruckonasafari.As thensoldfortheirpreciousivorytusks.
yougazeoutthewindow,youseeagray
Onceelephantsarekilled,theivoryis
africanelephantcaringforhercalf.Itis
madeintoanythingfromjewelryto
hardimaginingthesecreaturesgonefor
religiousobjects.Somepeoplesaythatit
good,butthatmightjustbethecase.
isgoodtopoachelephantsbecauseitcan
Elephantsaredyingatanincreasingrate.
bemadeintobeautifulobjectsthatmake
Poacherskillelephantsinhorridwaysand themrich,butmostcountriesliketheU.S.
thenselltheirpreciousivory.Peopleare
havebannedivorytrade.Anarticle
juststartingtobecomeawareofthis
writtenfromtheAnimalRightsaction
problem.Elephantsarebecomingextinct
wrote,Poacherskillelephantsusing
duetocarelesspoachers.
methodssuchasstoningthemtodeath,

usingapoisoneddartwhichresultsina
slowandexcruciatinglypainfuldeathfor
theanimal,andbyshootingthemwith
machineguns.Poachersslaughterentire
herdsofelephantswhentheygatherto
drinkatwaterholes.Poacherskill
elephantsinhorrifyingwaysandthensell
theirivory.
Sowhyarepoachersbad?
Elephantsarebecomingextinctdueto
carelesspoachers.Peoplearejuststarting
tofindoutaboutthisproblem.Elephants
aredyingataratethatisincreasing.
Poachersarekillingelephantsin
miserablewaysandthenselltheirprecious
ivory.Elephantsroamtheearthletskeep

itthatway.

AnAfricanelephantcaringforher

calf

Wereyouawareofthisproblemwith
theelephants?

Lieberman,currentlythe
VicePresidentforInternationalPolicyat
theWildlifeConservationSocietywrote,
Whatismostsignificantisthatforthe
firsttime,theglobalcommunityatthe
highestlevelisstandingupandrecognizing
wildlifetrafficking
InasurveytakeninOhio,Loomis
discoveredwhenpeoplewereaskedhow

manyelephantswereroamingabouttoday,

67%ofthemguesseditincorrectly.Only
approximately470,000elephantsare
Resultsfromasurveytakenin
aliveItdoesntseemlikeasmallnumber,
OhiobyLoomis
butwhenitiscomparedtothe35million
thatusedtowalkonthisearth,thisnumber Lieberman,S.
BringingAwarenessof
becomestiny.Thisprovesthatpeopleare PoachingandTraffickingonWorld
notreallyawareofthisproblem.
ElephantDay
HuffingtonPost
Sohowfastarethesecreatures
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susanliebe
becomingextinct?

Anarticlefromthe
rmanphd/bringingawarenessofpoaching
AfricanWildlifeFoundationstated,
andtraffickingonworldelephantday_b_
Yearly,8%oftheelephantpopulationis
7971150.html
poached.Also,Mosbergen,aSenior

WriteratTheHuffingtonPostwrote,In

2008,conservationistswarnedthatAfrican Loomis,M.SurveyofOhio
elephantswouldbecomeextinctby2020if
by:MikaylaLoomis

AfricanWildlifeFoundation
http://www.awf.org/wildlifeconservation/el
ephant

Mosbergen,D.
AfricanElephantsMayBe
ExtinctBy2020BecausePeopleKeep
EatingWithIvoryChopsticks
The
HuffingtonPost
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/30/
ivorytradeelephantsextinct_n_5631782.
html

AnimalRightsAction
IvoryTrade
http://www.animalrightsaction.com/ivoryt
rade.html

GetyourKFCItsfingerlickinggood

Lucas Gazette

EvanL.

Januaryedition

ArticleHeadline
by:Name

Videogamescanalsohelppeople
withproblemsolving.

DecisionThis
requirescarefullythoughtoutmoves

Videogamesarefunforpeople, anddecisionsinordertodefeatthe
butcouldtheyalsobehelpful?One challenges.Thisenablesimproved
problemsolvingskills.
wayitcouldbehelpfulisitcan
improvehandeyecoordination.
Secondly,videogamescanalso
helpwithproblemsolving.Another
reasonwhychildrenshouldplay
videogamesisitcanalsodevelop
teamwork.Becauseofthese
reasons,kidsshouldbeallowedto
playvideogames.

Peoplehavemanyopinionson
videogames,butnowthatyou
knowwhatvideogamescando,
youshouldstartplayingsoon.
Wouldn'tyouwanttohelp
increaseyourhandeye
coordination,problemsolving
skillsandteamwork?Theseare
reasonswhyyoushouldplay
videogames.Youmighthave
thoughtvideogamesarebad,but
nowthatyouknowthethree
reasonsvideogamescanbe
helpfulforyou,whynotstart
playingnow?

Apuzzlevideogame.

Peoplecandevelopteamwork

skillsbyplayingvideogames.

Everyoneknowsthatsportscan
References

helpdevelopteamworkskills,butin
kidplayinga
http://integratedlistening.com/actio
videogamesthisskillcanbe
videogame.
developedaswell.Inplayingvideo nvideogamesmayimprovehand

games,onedoesntalwaysplaywith eyecoordination/

Handeyecoordinationcanbe
thesamegroupofpeople,and
improvedbyplayingvideogamesin
throughtheuseoftheInternet
manyways.Forexample,incertain
connectionwithothergamersthis
videogamesyouhavetoreact
requiresteamwork.Videogames
quicklytogetthroughacertainlevel
thatrequireyoutoplaywithothers,
andifyouareunabletodothis,you
involvesteamworkincreasing
cannotadvancetothenextlevel.A
cooperationbetweenpeopleand
studyfromtheUniversityofToronto
gamers,bringingteamworkskills
findsthatpeoplewhoregularlyplay
intoeverydaylife.
actionvideogamesaremoreableto
learnnewtasksandimprovehand
eyecoordinationmorethanpeople
whodonotplayvideogames.Thisis
howvideogamescanhelpimprove
handeyecoordination.
Affectingnatureinplayingvideo
games,isagoodtoolforimproving
problemsolvingskills.Apersonwill
usedecisionaffectingnatureby

makingquickchoicesinatimed
challengethereforehavinglittletime
tothink,sogamershavetodecide
wisely.Manyvideogamesalsohave
anaspectoflogic.
Ateamthinkingthesamethought.

Dierling Gazette

NicoleDierling

January4,2016

ShouldPeopleSaveBees?

lastthoughtwasofhow
ifwedonthelpthem.
muchhehaddoneforthe

world.Honeybeesand

bumblebeesareahugepart
ofagriculture.Honeybees
arecurrentlyresponsiblefor
$30billionoftheworlds
crops.Manypeoplebelieve
thatinaworldwithoutbees,
itwouldbedifficulttofeed

the7billionpeopleinthe

Killingoffbeeswouldbecrucialtotheenvironment.
world.Honeybeesand

AlbertEinsteinoncesaid,Ifthebeedisappearsfromthe

bumblebeesplayahuge
surfaceoftheearth,manwouldhavenomorethanfour
yearstolive.Isthistrue,noonereallyknows,andtheydont

Studieshaveshownthat roleinagriculture.
wanttofindout.
beestingscaneasepain,

andalsohaveatoxincalled

Americanseatabout285
melittinthatcanhelpprevent
millionpoundsofhoney
HIV.Beespollinatecrops
eachyear.Wheredothey
andmanycreatehoney.
thinkthathoneycomes
Theyalsosavetheworlda
from?Peopleshouldhelp
lotoftimeandmoney.
savehoneybeesand

Honeybeesand
bumblebeesfromgoing
Whatwouldtheworldbelikewithoutbees?
bumblebeesareindangerif
extinct.Honeybeesand
wedonthelpthem.People
bumblebeesareimportant

Ifthebeedisappears
shouldhelpsavehoney
nativepollinators.Theyare
fromthesurfaceofthe
beesandbumblebees.
alsoahugepartof
earth,manwouldhaveno

agriculture.Bumblebees
morethanfouryearsto
Whatsmoreimportant,
live.AlbertEinstein.Many andhoneybeeswilldieif
honeyorpollination?Well,
peoplebelievethatbeesare wedonthelpthem.If
bothareimportant,but
pestsandpeopleshouldnt peopleslowlykilloffbees,
pollinationisdonebyall
helpthem.Althoughmany theyareslowlykillingoff
beesandhelpsmorelife
themselves.
believethis,theyarevery
growandlive.Honeybees
importantandwithout
andbumblebeesare
peopleshelptheywilldie
importantnativepollinators.
off.Honeybeesand
Studieshaveshownthat
bumblebeeswillgoextinctif
beespollinate90%of
wedonthelpthem.Four
humanswildflowers.70of
majorbumblebeesspecies
thetop100humancropsare
populationshavedecreased
pollinatedbybees.Honey

byninetysixpercentinthe
AllsportsequipmentonsaleatSallys
beesandbumblebees
pastfewyears.Theres
SportyStuff!
pollinatemanynativecrops
beenanoverall
andflowers.
eightysevenpercent

decreaseinbumblebees
Thereoncewasalittle
geographiccoverage.
bee.Althoughhewassmall
Honeybeesand
andconsideredbymanyto
bumblebeesarelikelytodie

beapest,hewasabigpart
AllcostumesonsaleatHalsHalloween
House!
ofagriculture.Oneday,the
by:NicoleDierling

NICOLEDIERLINGSRESOURCESFOR
ARGUMENTWRITINGESSAY
UtahCountyBeekeepersAssociation
,Fun
Facts.
http://www.utahcountybeekeepers.org/fun_fact
s.html
,

DOGONews
,
UrbanBeesRespondto
LitteringbyAdoptingInnovativeNestBuilding
Techniques.
http://www.dogonews.com/2014/2/20/urbanbe
esrespondtolitteringbyadoptinginnovativen
estbuildingtechniques
,

Newsela
,HelpingtheBeeanditsHabitat
BeforetheFoodChaingetsStung
https://newsela.com/articles/beehealthstrategy
/id/10049/
,

Newsela
,NewVirusLinkedtoCollapseofBee
ColoniesCrucialtoAgriculture.
https://newsela.com/articles/beevirus/id/2509/
,

Newsela
,ResearchersWorktoSolveMystery
ofHoneybeeDeaths.
https://newsela.com/articles/beedeaths/id/362/
,

NationalResourcesDefenseCouncil
,Bee
Facts.
https://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/animals/files/bees.
pdf
,

NationalPublicRadio
,BeeDeathsMayHave
ReachedaCrisisPointforCrops.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/05/07/
181990532/beedeathsmayhavereachedacr
isispointforcrops
,

ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem
,40Percentof
U.S.BeeColoniesDiedinPastYear.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/40percentofu
sbeecoloniesdiedinpastyear/
,

Jackson Gazette

JacksonA.

13Jan2016

WhyPCGamingisBetter

consoleisoldertechnology,and
thereforeyouneedtowaitforthe

nextgenerationofconsolesforan

upgrade.Lowertechnologyequals
lowerqualitygraphics,leadingto
worsegameplay.
Scotty,weneedmorepower!
Whetheryouareflyingthestarship
Enterpriseorplayingavideogame,
morepowerisagoodthing.PCs
canprovidethispower,usingtonsof
handyharddrives,flashdrives,and
cloudstorage,givingyoupractically

unlimiteddata.Accordingto

Lifehack.org,Morepowermeans

higherresolution,smootherframe
rates,andfasterloadtimes.

Theconsolefansoftenarguethat
42%ofAmericansplaythree
they dont require more power
hoursofvideogamesaday,
because they have better controls.
accordingtotheEntertainment
Thatstrue,butyouhavemanymore
SoftwareAssociation.Thats155
keyboard optionsthantheamountof
millionAmericans.Becauseofthe
options you get on a sixbutton
videogamepopularity,manygamers controller.

wanttoknowwheretospendtheir
money.Thepersonalcomputer(PC)
hascheapergames,bettergraphics,
andismorepowerfulthanthe
console.Forthesereasons,thePC

isabettergamingplatformthan

Xbox,Playstation,Wii,andany

mobileplatform.

PCisclearlythesuperiorchoice
Everybodylikesmoremoney.
forgamers.PCgamingismuch
PCsarebetterthanconsoles
betterthanconsolegamingbecause
becausetheyusuallyofferfree
ofthevalue,graphics,andpower.
modifications.Modificationsare
downloadablecontentthatismostly So,allthoseXbox,Playstation,and
Wiiusersoutthereshouldconsole
usermade.PCgamingplatforms
themselves,andrealizethatPCis
likeSteam&Originarequickerto
thepreferredchoice.
offersales&discountsthantheir
consolecounterpartssays

TechInsider.org.Modificationsare
References
usedonmanyhighqualityvideo
games.Minecraftisoneofthemost techinsider.org
famousgamesthathasmods.Most EntertainmentSoftwareAssociation
Minecraftershavedownloadeda
techradar.org
mod,orhaveseenaYoutuberplay
one.Therearemodsonconsoles
too,buttheyareexpensive.
Computersmostlyhavecompletely
freemods.
Mostgamersknowthatagood
gameisalwaysaboutgraphics.
Graphicsinanotherimportantreason
whyPCgamingissuperior.
Componentscanonlybesogood
becauseoflowinitialcostofgaming
consoles.saysTechInsider.org.
Thismeansthattechnologyinthe
by:JacksonA.

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ETHAN

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Problems With Gluten Free

Mislabeling
BY ETHAN ASTIFAN

Glutenisfoundinmanyeverydayfoodsliketheonespictured
above.

Imaginethatyouweretoldbyyourdoctorthat
you couldn't eat most of your favorite foods.
No pizza. No Oreos. No pasta. Pretty much
nothing that had bread, pasta or cookies.
Prettytough,huh?Peoplehavetolivelikethat
when they eat Gluten Free. People might eat
gluten free because they have Celiac1 disease
or they have a gluten intolerance2 and were
told by their doctor to try a gluten free diet.
Gluten free isn't easy as it is, but some
companies willfailtomakeproductsgenuinely
gluten free. Companies labeling incorrectly
gluten freecancausesymptomsinthosewith
Celiac disease who eat the product. To other
people who may think it is healthy or they
have their otherreasonsto noteatglutenwill
buy the product with false advertisement,
giving the company funds forwhattheydon't
deserve. Thereisarule againstit,butithasn't
been enforced very well. Companies need to
follow more specific,better enforcedrulesset
by the FDA so those allergic to glutencan eat
safely.

happeninganddecidetokeepitthatway,
claimingitissafe.That'swhyyoumightstill
havetoreadlabelstomakesurethingsare
actuallyglutenfree.
Celiacdiseasewasdiscoveredintheearly
1900sandthefadhasbeenaroundforaround
5years.TheFDAhasspentalotoftime
makingarulethatwasreleasedin2014.But
theyfinallydidin2014statingwhatgluten
freemeantonthelabel(itdoesn'tapplyto
restaurants)andthattheywouldeducate
peopleincorrectlyusingit.Partofthe
definitionofglutenfreeaccordingtotherule
isanyfoodthatdoesn'tcontainanygluten
containinggrain(unlessprocessedtotakethe
glutenout)andallproductsmusthaveless
than20ppmglutenandnogluteningredients
toearnthelabel.ThedesiretoputGluten
Freeonproductscomesmostlyfrom2things:
awantforCeliacstohavesafefood,and
money.Glutenfreeproductsmade2.6billion
dollarsinsalesin2014.Accordingtoa
Todays
Dietitian
article,theirestimatesputsalesat5
billionbytheendof2015.That'sgreat,but
thelabelingshouldbegettingbetterwithtime
andtheeducationfromtheFDAasthey
agreedtoinasummaryabouttheglutenfree
rule.

Howmanypeopleactuallyhavethis
autoimmunedisease?TheFDAestimatesthat
about3millionAmericanshaveCeliacdisease,
andsomeknowitbutmostothersdon't.Only
1in133peoplehaveCeliac,forthosewhoare
partofthemillionsandonein133people,it
canbechallengingfindingandtrustinggluten
freefoods.Eventhoughtheyaren'teveryone
theystillneedtoberespected,sofortheir
safetyandcomfort,theyneedtobesurethat
whattheyeatisnotgoingtogivethem
dreadfulsymptoms.Inanarticlefor
Health.comandCNN,CarinaStorrstalksabout
symptoms:Celiacpatientscanalsodevelop
headaches,tingling,fatigue,musclepain,skin
rashes,jointpain,andothersymptoms,
becausetheautoimmuneattackattherootof
thediseasegraduallyerodesthewallofthe
intestine,leadingtopoorabsorptionofiron,
folate,andothernutrientsthataffect
everythingfromenergytobrainfunction.We
asacountrydon'twantourownpeople
unsureabouttheirowndiet.
({[|]})

Trustfoodswithsafeingredientsandthecertifiedglutenfree
logo.

Some products are mislabeled for many

reasons. It can be pretty bad when it is the
term gluten free is what's being mislabeled
on a product because of the health threat it
poses to Celiacs. A great example of this is
Cheerios. They labeled their boxes wrong
because ofanisolatedincident.Theypromised
tobe Glutenfreeandnearlysucceededonly
they encountered a problem when wheat got
in their flour supply during flour transferand
many peoplegot sick onthefalsely advertised
cheerios. Dominos pizza is another example
but foranotherreason.[Dominos]evenpoints
out that their pizza gets crosscontaminated3
and is not suited for anyone with a gluten
intolerance, but they still have a gluten free
crustforthoseintothefadorhave averyweak
intolerancetogluten.Falseadvertisementscan
be accidental, however. Crosscontamination
canhappenandthebusinessdoesn'tknowit's

billionbytheendof2015.That'sgreat,but
thelabelingshouldimprovewithtimeandthe
educationfromtheFDAastheyagreedtoina
summaryabouttheglutenfreerule.

Celiacdiseasewasdiscoveredintheearly
1900sandthefadhasbeenaroundforaround
5years.TheFDAhasspentalotoftime
makingarulethatwasreleasedin2014.But
theyfinallydidin2014statingwhatgluten
freemeantonthelabel(itdoesn'tapplyto
restaurants)andthattheywouldeducate
peopleincorrectlyusingit.Partofthe
definitionofglutenfreeaccordingtotherule
isanyfoodthatdoesn'tcontainanygluten
containinggrain(unlessprocessedtotakethe
glutenout)andallproductsmusthaveless
than20ppm4 glutenandnogluteningredients
toearnthelabel.ThedesiretoputGluten
Freeonproductscomesmostlyfrom2things:
awantforCeliacstohavesafefood,and
money.Glutenfreeproductsmade2.6billion
dollarsinsalesin2014.Accordingtoa
Todays
Dietitian
article,theirestimatesputsalesat5

SourcesList:
Storrs,CarinaWillAGlutenFreeDiet
ImproveYourHealth?
CNNandHealth.com
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/12/gluten.free.di
et.improve/index.html

FDAQ&AonGlutenFreeFinalRule
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDoc
umentsRegulatoryInformation/Allergens/ucm362880.htm

About:HealthHowCommonIsCeliac
Disease?
http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/faqs/f/HowCommon.
htm

Jones,JessicaAreClientsonaBudget?a
MoneySavingGuidetoEatingGlutenFree
TodaysDietitian
http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/020314p1
4.shtml

GeneralMillsCheeriosAreGoingGlutenFree
http://www.cheerios.com/Articles/Gluten%20Free%20C
heerios.aspx

Anautoimmunediseasethatisonlytransferablebygenes.Peoplesintestinesgetdestroyedbyglutenwheneaten.Somesymptomsarelackinggrowth,fatigue,pain,orrashes.
Somepeopledon'thaveCeliacbutstillgetsickwhentheyeatgluten.
2

Aglutenintoleranceisinabilitytoeatafoodwithoutbadsymptomsbecauseofdifficultydigestingfoodswithgluteninthem.ItrangesfromCeliacdiseasetojustanallergy.
3

Crosscontaminationiswhensomethingglutentouchesorgetsintosomethingglutenfree.Theglutenfreesubstanceisnolongerglutenfree.
4

PPMstandsforpartspermillion,awayofshowinghowmuchglutenorothersubstanceisinaproduct.
1

Tissot Gazette

PaigeTissot

4/1/16

Howsocialmediasisaffecting
teens
by:PaigeTissot

beingontheirdevicetoomuchand
notdoingwhattheyaresupposeto.Doing
whattheyshouldbedoingshouldbemore
importanttothem.Butsadlyitisn't,thats
whythisisanotherproblemsocialmedia
hasmade.

bedoing,andbecomingmorealone
arejustsomeofthenegativeaffects
socialmediahasonteens.Bycutting
backthetimewespendonourdevices
wecouldchangetheeconomy.

Didyouknowsocialmediais
affectingteensnegatively.Onereasonsocial
mediaisaffectingteensnegativelyis,withall
thesenewsocialmediasopeningup,thereare
morechancesofpeoplesselfesteembeing
lowerbycyberbullying.Anotherreasonis,
socialmediascanbegoodbutmostofthe
timetheyaredistractionsfrombeingwith
yourfamily,doingyourhomework,ordoing
somethingactive.Finally,Iknowthisis
because,whenkidsusesocialmediathey
thinktheygetmorefriendsbuttheyarereally
justbecomingmorealone.Thatswhysocial
mediaisaffectingteensnegativelytoday.
Cyberbullyingissomethingthathas
beengoingonsincetechnologywasinvented,
butsocialmedias,astheymayseem
harmless,arereallyjustmorechancesto
lowersomeone'sselfesteem.Aboutseven
outoftenpeopleIsurveyedsaidtheyhaveor
someonetheyknowhasbeenbulliedon
socialmedia.Also,
Degreed(A
communityofcollegestudentsand
professors)says,Cyberbullyingisan
enormousconcern,especiallyfor
adolescents.Anorganizationthataims
forinternetsafety,calledEnoughis
Enough,conductedasurveythatfound
95%ofteenagerswhousesocialmedia
havewitnessedcyberbullying,and33%
havebeenvictimsthemselves.New
socialmediasarenewopportunitiesto
bullysomeone.Asyoucanseecyber
bullyingisabigproblemtodayonsocial
media.
Anotherproblemis,whatcould
teensbedoinginsteadofbeingonsocial
media?Theycouldbebeingwiththeir
family,doinghomework,studyingfora
test,orevenjustbeingactiveoutside.
ChildMindInstitutesays,Teensare
mastersatkeepingthemselves
occupied
inthehoursafterschooluntilwaypast
bedtime.Whenthey'renotdoingtheir
homework(andwhentheyare)they'reonline
andontheirphones,texting,sharing,trolling,
scrolling,younameit.Peoplearetoobusy
doingthingsonsocialmediaandnotdoing
whattheyshouldlikehomeworkorother
things.Youcanprobablyrelatetosomeone

ThefinalproblemIdiscovered
withsocialmediaisteensreallythink
theyaregettingmorefriendsbutthey
arereallyjustgettinglonelier.I
understandthatsomepeopledont
agree,Imnotsayingyoushouldnever
gosocialmediaever,Ilovetogoon
socialmediatostayintouchwith
farawayfriendsbutitsnotsomething
weshoulddoasmuchassomepeople
do.Whenyouoccasionallycheckyour
feedthatsfine.Itsjustwhenyouget
tothepointthatyoucheckitevery
secondofeveryday.Iknowthis
becausewhenIwasdoingresearchI
stumbleduponanarticlebyScholastic
News,thispiececaughtmyeye.Itsaid,
Backwhensmartphoneswerejust
propsinsciencefictionmovies
connectingwithwithfriendsusually
meantspendingtimewiththeminthe
fleshnotDmingthemonInstagramor
snappingthemonsnapchat.Everyone
thinksthismakesyouhavemore
friendsbutreallyitsmakingyoumore
lonely.Youcouldbegoingtotheir
housetoplaybutinstead,wesithome
onourphones...alone.Oncepeople
startrealizingthatyouarejustmore
alone,ourworldwillbechangedforthe
better.
Asyoucanseewiththethree
reasonsIstated,socialmedia(when
ontoomuch)canbebadforteens.
Cyberbullying,doingwhatthey
shouldnt

Degreed.
10wayssocialmediaaffectsour
mentalhealth
http://blog.degreed.com/10wayssocialmedia
affectsourmentalhealth/
ChildMindInstitute
teensandsocialmedia
http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/201
31126selfesteemandanxietydigitalage
Scholastic

Usethispromocode:PAIGEISBAEtoget
afreegrandeStarbucks.

The Waple Daily

January
5th,2016

AndrewW.

InstrumentalBenefits
by:AndrewWaple

ThemusicalChorusline

Amusicalnote

Haveyoueverwonderedhow
playinganinstrumentcanhelpyou?
Wellifyoudo,yourereadingthe
rightarticle.Playinganinstrument
canhelpyouinmanybeneficial
ways.Didyouknowthatplayingan
instrumentcanincreaseyour
memorycapacity,playingan
instrumentcanenhance
coordinationandcreateasenseof
achievement,alsoplayingan
instrumentcanhelprelievestress?
Well,nowyoudo.Thesereasonsare
onlyafewofmanywaysplayingan
instrumentcanhelpyou.
Gotstress?Well,playingan
instrumentcanhelprelievestress.
Someonedidastudythatshowed
thatplayinganinstrumentcanlower
heartrateandbloodpressure.Also
learningtoplayaninstrumentbrings
withitacomfortingroutineofdaily
practicethathelpsinkeepingthe
stresshormonesaway.Who
wouldntwantasidekicktohelp
knockoutstress?
Ifyouwouldliketofindouthow
tohaveanincreaseinmemorywell,
readonbecauseplayingan
instrumentcangiveyouanincrease
inmemory.Onestudyshowedthat
peoplewhoplayaninstrumentcan
helpincreaseyourIQbyseven
points.Adifferentstudywasdone
with22children,ages34,were
givenstringslessonsorkeyboard
lessonsandacontrolgroupof15kids
withoutanylessons.Theresults
showthatovertwoweeksthekids
withlessonsforhad34%better
spatialtemporalskillthanthekids
whodidnt.Anincreaseinmemory
canhelpyouinmanywaysinyour
everydaylife.

Enhancedcoordination(check),
createdsenseof
achievement(check),allbenefitsof
playingamusical
instruments(check).Oneway
playinganinstrumentcanimprove
yourcoordinationisthatwhenyour
brainreadsmusicalnotesonapage,
yourbrainsubconsciouslymust
convertthatnoteintospecificmotor
patterns.Whichinturnenhances
yourcoordination.Alsoplayingan
instrumentrequiresalotof
handeyecoordinationwhichmakes
youpracticeandimproveinthat
area.Anotherwayplayingan
instrumentcanhelpyouisthat
overcomingmusicalchallengesyou
thoughtwouldbealmostimpossible
cangiveyouasenseofpride.A
possiblecounterclaimofthissection
mightbe,

Whydoyouneedtoplay
aninstrumenttocreateasenseof
achievement?Otherthingscando
thatjustaswell.Ifsomeonewould
bringupwheretobringupthat
counterclaimtheywouldberight,
butonlypartially.Yesotherthings
cancreateasenseofachievement
butwhatifyouarentasgoodat
otherthings?Alsotherearesomany
otherbenefitstoplayingan
instrumentoutsideofjustasenseof
achievement.
Withallofthesebenefitsof
playinganinstrumenthowcould
yousayno?Hopefullybynowyou
wouldagreewiththeclaim
statement,playinganinstrument
canhelpyouinmanybeneficial

Acello

ways,Ihopedyoulikedthisarticle
anditsreasons.(Playingan
instrumentcanincreasethecapacity
ofyourmemory,Playingan
instrumentcanalsoenhances
coordinationandcreateasenseof
achievement,Relievedstressisjust
anotherbenefitofplayingan
instrument)Thankyoufortaking
thetimetoreadthisarticleandif
youdontplayaninstrumentyou
shoulddefinitelyconsiderit.

Callthemusicshopat1234567890

References:
Matthews,M.,18BenefitsofPlayinga
MusicalInstrument.
EffectiveMusicTeachng
http://www.effectivemusicteaching.com/articles
/directors/18benefitsofplayingamusicalinst
rument/
ShankarMahadevanAcademy
,TenReasons
WhyEveryoneShouldLearnToPlayA
Musical
Instrument
http://www.shankarmahadevanaca
demy.com/community/articles/view/16/

The Swarca Times

SwarcaTimes

8/1/16

CollegeAthletes:PaidorNot?

work.Isittheirfaultthattheywerentableto
aironnationaltelevision?Oneplayercanonly
gosofar.TheNCAAreportedthat28.3million

viewerswatchedthe2015NCAAMens
Educationisthekeytothefuture:
DivisionINationalChampionshipbetween
You'vehearditamilliontimes,andit'snot
WisconsinandDuke.Theyalsoreportedthere
wrong.AlexTabarrok
were3.1millionviewersforthe2015NCAA

WomensDivisionINationalChampionship
Education
is
thekeytothefuture.Its
whatgetsusgoing,getsusintojobs,andgives betweenNotreDameandUConn.The
numbersareverydifferent.Somemaysay
usopportunitiesintherealworld.College
thatthemenshouldbepaidbecauseofhow
athletesgettheirpayfromtheirscholarship
muchmoremoneytheygenerate.However,
andeducation.Thecostofgivingthempay
thewomenmayputjustasmuchworkin.Isit
wouldalsobetooexpensiveforuniversities.
theirfaultthatthepublicislessinterested?
Howaboutthisthoughtwhattypesofsports
wouldtheNCAApay?Whatdivisions?Itwould ThesamegoesfordivisionIIandIII.Why
shouldn'ttheybepaidiftheyputjustasmuch
beveryunfair.Collegeathletesshould
not
be
workintopractice,travel,andgames?
paid.

by:CadenS.

References

McCauley,K.CollegeAthletesShouldntBe
Paid.
http://www.dailylocal.com/article/DL/20150428/
SPORTS/150429826
Mitchell,H.NCAAAthletesShouldNotBe
Paid.
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2014/
01/06/ncaaathletesshouldnotbepaid
Ross,T.DontPayCollegeAthletes.
https://newrepublic.com/article/122686/dontpa
ycollegeathletes
Zimbalist,A.TheCostofPayingAthletes
WouldBeFarTooHigh
http://www.usnews.com/debateclub/shouldnc
aaathletesbepaid/thecostofpayingathletes
wouldbefartoohigh
U.S.News.ShouldNCAAAthletesBePaid?
http://www.usnews.com/debateclub/shouldnc
aaathletesbepaid

OnNewYearsEve,2015,TheOklahomaSoonersfacedthe
ClemsonTigersintheOrangeBowltheplayoffsemifinal.

DivisionIcollegeathleticsprograms
loseamedianof$11millionayearonan
operatingbasis.Thatsalargenumber,sohow
wouldUniversitiespayforthis?Thetruthis
thatonlyafractionoftheprogramsare
profitablewhilemostoperateatacosttothe
institution,accordingtoMitchell.Also,with
capitalandindirectcosts,itcanbeeven
more
than$11millionlost
eachyear
indivision1
collegesports.Thathumongouslossiswhythe
costwouldbewaytoohigh.
AccordingtoInstituteForCollege
Access&Success,inthestateof
Pennsylvania,71percentofstudentsleavea
publicfouryearinstitutionorprivatenonprofit
fouryearinstitutionindebt.Theaveragedebt
is$32,528.Thedebtforcollegeathletes?
Nothing.Thatsa$32,528difference.Their
sometimesfullridescholarshipisenoughfor
athletes.Collegeathletesdonthavetoworry
aboutstudentloans,payingfortextbooks,the
costofoncampusliving,andmealplans.Allof
itiscovered.McCauleysays,Collegeisa
placeforpeopletoobtainadegreeandhelp
jumpstarttheirrealworldcareeraspirations.
Whetherpeoplewanttocapitalizeonthat
opportunityornotisonthem.Howeveritisnot
aplaceforathletestogetpaidtoplaysports,
thatswhytheprofessionallevelexists.
Rememberstudentcomesfirstin
studentathlete.Scholarshipsbringabout
education,andeducationbringssuccess.
Anotherproblemwithpayingcollege
athletesistheambiguityintheimportanceof
eachsport.Wouldalltheathletesgetpaidthe
sameamount?Ifso,thatcertainlyseems
strangeandborderlineunfair.However,that
playermayputjustasmucheffortintotheir

NCAAMarchMadnesstournamentaverageTVviewership
from2014

Studentathletesareamateurswho
choosetoparticipateinintercollegiateathletics
asapartoftheireducationalexperience.For
thosewhohavenothingbecausetheirsport
didntmakethemrichandfamousthatstheir
ownfault.Iftheydidnttakeeducation
seriously,thatstheirownwrongdoing.There
arethousandsofstudentswhodontplay
sportsandfailoutofcollegeeachyearand
theyreceivelittletonosympathyfromthe
generalpublic.Evenifanathletedoesnotget
intotheprofessionals,theyatleastmadea
nameforthemselves.Itwillhelpthemfinda
jobwhentheygraduatedebtfreeoutof
college.Collegeisaplacewherepeopleare
meanttogetreadyfortheircareerinthereal
world.Itisuptothe
student
athletetomake
theirdecisions.
Youmusttakepersonal
responsibility.Youcannotchangethe
circumstances,theseasons,orthewind,but
youcanchangeyourself.Thatissomething
youhavechargeof.

JimRohn

Go to
The Happiest place on earth!

Happyton University!
We have food! (I think)

Thisquestionwillbeaskedonemoretime:Shouldcollege
athletesbepaid?

Happytonisnotresponsibleforanyinjuriesand/orfallingarmoiresthatoccur
whileinHappytonUniversity.Soup.SoupSoupSoupSoup.Seebackforno
detailsatall.space

Lux Gazette

JacksonL.

Wednesday,January2016

Coachingleadingtogreat
success

by:JacksonL.

VinceLombardi,oneofthemostfamousandmost
successfulcoachever.

MikeDitka

Doyouthinkthatgoodcoachingleadsto
greatsuccess?WellIcertainlydoandhereare
somereasons.Whenyouhaveagoodcoach
theirplayerswanttoworkhardforthem.
Coachesthatareleaderscanhelptheirplayers
lateroninhis/herlife.Goodcoacheswin
gameswhichleadtosuperbowls.Good
coachinginsportsleadtogreatsuccess.
Coachesthatareleaderscanhelptheir
playerslateroninhis/herlife.ATimberwolves
playersaid,Hewasagreatfriendofminethat
hadagreatinfluenceonme.AndaRavens
andPantherswidereceiverSteveSmithsays,
Mycoachinspiredmetodogreatthingsinmy
life.Thisshowshowcoachesaregreat
leadersandinspirethem.

REFERENCES

http://www.profootballreference.com/coaches/
BeliBi0.htm
ProFootball
,BillBelichick
http://www.vincelombardi.com/about.html
AboutVinceLombardi
http://www.footballbabble.com/football/nfl/coac
hes/
FootballBabble
,10alltimegreatestNFL
coaches
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7087888/nflye
scoachingmatters
Tucker,R.
Coachingmattersjustlookatthe
49ers

BillBelichickhaswon4superbowlsandhis
recordis245121,thatsprettyimpressive.
Itmakessensebutstatisticsshowthatgood
coachingwinsgameswhichleadto
championshipgames.Althoughpeoplemight
saythatwinningandsuccessisallaboutskill,
whilesomeofthatistruecoachingmattersa
lotmore,becausewhenyouplaywithheart
energy,andwhenyouareplayingfor
someonetheywill9outof10timesbeatthose
withjustskill.Accordingtofootballbabblethey
state,whenplayersareexcitedaboutplaying
fortheircoachestheyusuallydowell.To
showyouthestatisticsBillBelichickhaswon
4superbowlsandhisrecordwas245121
.Alsoifyoulookatsomeofthemost
inspirationalcoachesintheleaguethey
usuallydoprettywell.Andthatprettymuch
proveshowcoacheshavethewinstoshowfor
it.
Coachesarethemostimportantperson
thefield.Goodcoachinginsportsleadsto
greatsuccessonandoffthefield.Whenyou
haveagoodcoachestheirplayerswantto
workhardforthem.Coachesthatareleaders
canhelphisplayerslateroninhis/herlife.
Goodcoachesusuallywinalotofgamesand
whichleadstogreatsuccess.Accordingtoa
ESPNwebsitetheystate,coachingdoes
matterintheNFL.Towrapitallup,coaches
areVERY,VERYimportanttoateams
success.

Didyoueveraskyourselfwhyplayerswork
hard?Wellpartofthatreasonisbecauseof
theircoach.VinceLombardiisagreat
exampleeverybodywantedtoplayforhim
becausehewasagreatrolemodelforhis
players.Anotherexampleispartofthe
reasonthepanthersaresogoodthisyearis
becauseoftheircoaches,theymakethem
wanttoputinthetime/practice.Thatswhy
playersworkhard.
AccordingtoaLoveland6thgradestudent
theysaidThecoachesneedtobehardon
theirplayerstomakethemputineverything
haveiftheydontdothatandthecoaches
dontcaretheywilllose.Andanother6th
gradestudentfromLovelandsaidAgreat
coach,
andplayerswhoarewillingtoworkhardto
reachtheirgoal.

Lil Hutch Gazette

Name

DayMonthYear

HitlersProblems

by:AbigailHutchinson

Thisisa
cartoon
doctor...

PeopledoingtheHeilHitler!sign.

HitlerandHisIssues

HailHitler!
Imsureweall
connectthesewordswithAdolf
Hitler,aguywithprettyserious
problems.Butexactlyhowmany
didHitleractuallyhave,andImnot
justtalkingaboutwhathedidto
theJewsintheHolocaust.Most
peoplewouldpreferifHitlerjust
reallywasthatevil,andpublic
opinionmatters.Peoplehave
specificallyresearchedHitler;and
theyallsaythatalthoughAdolf
Hitlerdidhavemedicalproblems,it
couldntberesponsiblefortrying
tokillallofthoseJewishpeople.
Again,publicopinionmatters.And
havinghypochondriadoesnt
exactlyrelatetothefactthat
youretryingtokillthewholeof
theJewishnation!Nowthere
comesaquestion:howcan
physicalandmentaldisordersbe
responsiblefortryingtowipeout
anentirenation?Thisisnt
probable,andthesefollowing
paragraphsshowthatitisntjust
improbable;itsimpossible.
Whydoesthelastparagraph
saythatmostpeoplepreferthat
Hitlerwasactuallythatbad?
Becausetheyreallydo.According
toarecentsurvey,elevenoutof
thefourteenpeoplethat
answeredsaidtheywouldprefer
ifHitlerwastobeblamedfor
what
he
did,andnothismedical
issues.Andyes,youdidntreadthe
thatifHitlersvariousillnesses
did
havesomethingtodowithit,then

textwrongwhenitsaid
earlierthatHitlerhadproblems
withhishealth.Ithinkregardless
ofmedicalissues,apersonis
responsiblefortheirownactions
unlesstheyarecompletely
unawareofthoseactions.says
Mrs.Swartz,a6th/5thgrade
advancedlanguageartsteacher.
ShemeansthatevenifAdolf
Hitlerhadmedicalissues(whichhe
did),hewasstillresponsiblefor
whathedidbecausehewas
completelynotifiedofwhathe
wasdoingtoeverybody.Thereis
anarticlecalledInsaneorJust
Evil?APsychiatristTakesaNew
LookatHitler,anditsaysthisin
itsconclusion:Ultimately,the
psychiatristportraysHitlerasa
manwhowasmorethanthesum
ofhispathology,entirely
responsibleforhisactions.Soin
thepsychiatristsopinion,Hitlers
variousillnesseswerent
responsibleforhisactions.And
youmightwanttonotethatthis
manhasresearchedHitlers
diseases,andknowsallabout
them.Soyes,peoplereallydo
preferHitlerjustbeingevil.
Narcissismhasnothing
whatsoevertodowithHitler
tryingtokillalloftheJews.
Narcissismisexcessiveorerotic
interestinoneselfandones
physicalappearance.Whatinthe
worlddoesthathavetodowith
Hitlertryingtodowhathedid!?!In
thearticlementionedearlier,
(InsaneorJustEvil?A

Thisimageisnotfullsize,soHitlerwilllookalittleweird.

PsychiatristTakesaNewLook
atHitler)theystatesomeof
Hitlersillnesses:paranoia,
narcissism,anxiety,depression,
hypochondriaAndtheseare
nowherenearthewholelist!Ive
alreadyshownwhatnarcissismis,
butnowletmeexplainmoreof
them.Paranoiaisamental
conditioncharacterizedby
delusionsofpersecution,
unwarrantedjealousy,or
exaggeratedself-importance,
typicallyelaboratedintoan
organizedsystem.Anxietyisa
nervousdisordercharacterized
byastateofexcessive
uneasinessandapprehension,
typicallywithcompulsivebehavior
ofpanicattacks.Depressionisa
feelingofseveredespondency
anddejection.Lastly,hypochondria
isabnormalanxietyaboutones
health,especiallywithan
unwarrantedfearthatonehasa
seriousdisease.Thereisalsoan
articlecalledDidAdolfHitlerhave
aMentalDisorder?,anditadd
onemorespecificillnessthat
Hitlermayhavehad:...hischange
inattitudecouldalsobeanother
signforbeingbipolar.Being
bipolarmeansapsychiatricillness
thatischaracterizedbyboth
manicanddepressiveepisodes.
Whatdoesallofthathavetodo
withHitlertryingtowipeoutall
oftheJews?Answer:Nothing.
Hitlerdidhaveanoldgrudge
againstJews,butwasthat
becauseofmentalillnesses?
Absolutelynot!
Howcanabunchofmental
illnessesmakeHitlerdowhathe
did?Theycant,especiallyifthese
disorderswerenteven
connectedtowhatoneofthe
mostfeareddictatorsinthe
worlddid.Somepeoplemaysay

hewouldatleastbealittleeasier
tounderstand.Whattheydont
seeisthatmostpeopledontwant
tounderstandHitler,because
Hitlerbeingthecauseofitall
wouldgivethemaneasytarget
forblame.InInsaneorJustEvil?
APsychiatristTakesaNewLook
atHitler,ithasthistosayonwhy
mostpeoplewouldprefertonot
understandHitler:Somehave
arguedthatanyattempttoexplain
Hitleriswrong,because
understandinginevitablybreed
excuse.Thetextissayingthat
becausepeopledontwantHitler
tohaveanexcuseforwhathe
did,theydontwanttounderstand
whatmayhavecausedhimtodo
so.Hitlerbeingbipolarmayhave
hadsomethingtodowithhisbeing
sobrutal,butthearticlewasnt
evensurethathe
was
bipolar.
Remember,theysaidthathis
changeinhowheacted
could
have
beenasignofhisbeingbipolar.
HowHitlersvarious,unrelated
illnessescouldhavecausedwhat
hedidtosomanypeople,some
dontknowhowtocomprehend.

Inyetanotherarticle,called
WasHitlerIll?AFinalDiagnosis,
thebeginninglinesaysthis:No
excuses,saysYvonneSherratt:
theFuhrersenormitiescannotbe
blamedoninsanity.Theysaythis
becausetheGermandictatordid
whathedid,andnotbecauseof
somesicknesshehad.AdolfHitler
wasfullyresponsibleofwhathe
didtoeverybody,andhis
disorderswerenottoblamefor
it.MostpeoplethinkHitlerwas
justthatbad,andwantittostay
thatway.Alloftheveryinformed
articlesthatIvereadendedwith
theconclusionthatHitlerwasto
blame,nothismedicalproblems.
LasttimeImgoingtosaythis,but
publicopinionmatters.Andthink
aboutthefactthatmostof
Hitlersmedicalissuesdidnteven
haveanythingtodowithwhathed
done.Again;howisitpossiblethat
abunchofmedicalproblems
couldhavemadeHitlerdowhathe
did?Thereismorethanenough
informationintheseparagraphs
topracticallyscreamHITLER
WASTHECULPRIT!!outtothe

world.Well,Auf
Wiedersehen,astheGermanssay.
ThatmeansgoodbyeinGerman,
ifyouwanttoknow.

References:
Mrs.Swartz,6thgradeAdvanced
LanguageArtsteacher
Goode,E.InsaneorJustEvil?A
PsychiatristTakesaNewLook
AtHitler
TheNewYorkTimes
.
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/17/
science/insane-or-just-evil-a-psychi
atrist-takes-a-new-look-at-hitler.ht
m
HubPages.
DidAdolfHitlerHavea
MentalDisorder?
http://hubpages.com/education/didadolf-hitler-have-a-mental-illness
TimesHigherEducation.
WasHitler
Ill?AFinalDiagnosis
https://www.timeshighereducation.
com/books/book-reviews/was-hitl
er-ill-a-final-diagnosis/422091.article

Cosgrove Times

HannaCosgrove

January4,2016

students.AdelineMonksasixthgraderat
LovelandIntermediateSchoolsaidthat,
Movingaroundontheball
Haveyoueverbeentoldtositstillby
allowsyourbraintothinkfasterimproving
oneofyourteachers.Iamsureweallhave.
focus.Sheherselfnoticesanimprovementin
Youmightjustbebored,butcoulditreally
focuswhilesittingontheball.Mrs.Flores
helpyououtinthelongrun?Moststudents
fromtheJewettSchoolofArtsknows,
wouldprefertositinabeanbagoronayoga
Studentshavethefreedomtowiggleand
ballinsteadofsittinginthecommonhard,
lightlybounceontheballsastheywork,which
boring,deskchair.Theslightmovementthat
helpseliminatethejitterscommonin
thesealternateseatingchoicesofferimproves
middleschoolers,andkeepsthemfocusedfor

thefocusinstudents.Thealternateseating
longerperiods.Beingfocusedallowsyouto
choicecouldimproveposturewhichdecreases
concentrateonyourclasswork.Whenyouare
backpainorsorenesssomekidsmayacquire
Childrenwouldmuchrathersitinalternate
totallyfocusedonclassworkyourgradeswill
bysittinginhard,desk,chairs.Doessittingin
seatingoptionslikeyogaballchairsand
likelybehigher,whichisagoodthingfor
adifferentchairallowkidsperformancein
beanbagsoverdeskchairs.
everysinglekid.
classtoturnoutbetter?Letsfindout!
Alternateseatingimprovesperformanceinall

Agoodstanceandposturereflecta
kidsinafun,creativeway.Itisevensuitable
foranofficechair.Adultscanusethebenefits
properstateofmind.MoriheiUeshibaonce
too.Overalltheincreaseinfocus,improved
said.Alternateseatingallowsgoodpostureto
posture,andtheenjoymentandfunofitall
comealoteasierthanadeskchair.
reallyprovesalternateseatingisbettertohave
EighthgraderJulianPoellingersaystheball
inclassroomsthanaregularchair.
helpshimwithhisposture.Julianisnot

alone,LindseyBarryandMikaylaLoomis
Resources:
sixthgradersfromLISbothagree.The

Klein,L
.Assignment:Educationalternative
roundedsurfaceoftheballforcesyoutositin
seating.News8000.
amoreuprightposition.MikaylaLoomistold
http://www.news8000.com/schools/assignmenteduc
me.Lindseyhasonlysatintheballafew
ation/assignmenteducationalternativeseating/3237
times,butsays,ThefewtimesIhavesaton
9992

theballs,Inoticedadifference.Ihavealso
Overallkidswouldchoosealternateseats
HinklinLauderdale
,J
.ActiveSeatinginthe
noticedadifferenceinmyclassmatesposture
overdeskchairs.Inaclassroomsurveytaken
SpecialNeedsClassroom.eSpecialneeds
whentheysitontheballs.Chelseaaworker atLovelandIntermediateSchoolprovesthis
blog.
atSitbetterwroteanarticleonthepositivesof with90%ofkidschoosingalternateseating
http://www.especialneeds.com/blog/activeseatings
alternateseating.Oneofthethingsshesaid
overdeskchairs.Inmultipleclassrooms
pecialneedsclassroom/
was,Perhapsthegreatestbenefitthatwillbe aroundtheUS,teachershavenoticedtheir

gainedbysittingonanalternativeseatingchair studentswanttositinthesechairs.Mrs.Carol TheDallesChronicle

.Alternateseatinghelps
isimprovedpostureandcorestrength.She
Huntersaidthat,Thekidsalmostracedown
studentsfocus.
wentontosay,Ahealthbenefitthatisgained thehalltomakesuretheygetaball.When
http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2014/jan/04
bysittingwithproperpostureisreducedback kidsruntowardsaclassroomtheyreally
/alternativeseatinghelpsstudentsfocus/
pain.Backpaincanharmchildrenaswellas want/likewhatisinthatclassroom.In
adults.Allstudentswouldliketogohome
Karlienasclassroom,shegaveherclassthe
painfreethanarrivehomewithanacheintheir optiontositinthealternateseats.Everykid
back.Wouldntyou!
choseabeanbagoryogachair.Allofthis

provesthatkidspreferyogaballsoverdesk
chairs.Now,somepeoplemightclaimthat
yogaballchairscandistractthekidstaking
awayfromtheirlearningexperience.With
that,theirteachercandecideiftheyare
responsibleenoughtositonaballorwhatever
isavailable.Thepositivesoutweighthe
negativesinthissituation.Akidcanbe
distractedbythealternateseating,butthekids
thatuseittofocusreallybenefitfromthe

opportunity.

by:HannaCosgrove

Aboveisaladysittingonayogaballchair
atherdesk.Asyoucanseeshehasquite
goodposture.

Theslightmovementthatalternateseating
choicesallowcanimprovethefocusin

Pawlikowski Post

AbbyPawlikowski

January4,2016

Too Many As?

by:AbbyPawlikowski

Is it really great work? Is this grade the truth?

Academicintegrityispullingthe
AllNighterssothatwhenyougettheA+you
knowyoudeservedit!AlexandraHarvey
fromColoradoStateUniversity.Haveyouever
thoughtifyouwereearningthegradeyou
deserve?IfsoIhavesomeinformation
followingabouttheamountofAsstudents
weregettingandiftheydeservedthem.Firstof
all,studentsaregettingthesamegradesevenif
someoneisworkinghardcomparedtosomeone
whodoesntreallyshoweffortbutjustdoes
whattheassignmentsays.Ihavealsonoticed
thatcollegeuniversitiesarereceiving
applicationsfromstudentsthathavearoundthe
samegradepercentile,butsomeofthestudents
thatdoapplyfortheseschoolsdontworkas
hardasthestudentsthatdodeservetobein
theseuniversities.Ihavealsolearnedthatan
oldstatementexplainedthataCwasanaverage
gradeastudentgot.Thisisnowbeing
questionedbecausetherearetoomanyAs
beinggiventostudents.Schoolsaregivingout
toomanyAs.

needstobeloweredsothatgradesisfair.One
ofmypeers,MikaylaLoomis,says,Ithinkit
isannoying,especiallywhensomeonedidn't
doitthatnightbutwaiteduntilthedayitwas
dueatthebeginningofclasstoscribble
somethingdown.Theyforgettodoit,tryto
copyothers,scribblesomethingdownthattook
30seconds,andthengetsanA,whileIworked
onitthenightitwasgivenoutandearnedthe
A.ItotallyagreewithMikaylaonhowunfair
itistoputsomucheffortintosomethingthen
seeapeerhastilyscribblesomethingdownand
getthesamegrade.
TheoldstatementthatexplainedthataC
wasaverageandthemostcommongradea
studentgotisnowbeingquestioned,because
therearesomanyAsbeinghandedout.
Accordingtoanarticleinitsownschool
paper,TheCrimson,themostcommongrade
atHarvardisanA.Thisshowsthatevenat
collegelevel,anAistheaveragegradewhich
meansmostpeoplegetagoodgradeevenif
theydontdeserveit.OntheEconomixblog,
thereporterCatherineRampellpointsoutthat
Ashaveactuallybeenthemostcommon
gradeatHarvardnotjustrecently,butalsofor
thelast20years.Thisprovesmypointthat
teachersandschoolshavebeengivingoutAs
waytoomuchandforalongtime.

knowwhatyouneedtoworkon,orgetafalse
gradetoboostconfidence?Youwouldrather
getatruegradetoseehowyoucangetbetter.
OnetimewhenIhadabigprojectfor
makingamagazineafriendandIgotthesame
grade.100%.IwasproudofmyselfbecauseI
knewIdeservedthisgrade.ButIwasalittle
upsetbecausemyfriend'smagazinewason
printpaper,withwrittenpagenumbers,andI
helpedwithsomeofit.Howisthisfair?
Well,itsnot.ThisiswhyIwantedto
informyouonhowcriticalthissituationis.
Somepeoplegetthesamegradeswhenthey
dontworkonthesamelevel.AnAisnowan
averageandmostkidsaregettingthisgrade.
Collegesarehavingtroublepickingout
studentswhodeservetobeintheirschools.
SchoolsaregivingstudentstoomanyAs.As
RickLavoieoncesaidFairdoesntmean
givingeverychildthesamething,itmeans
givingeverychildwhattheyneed.

This effort, and they both got an A.

Collegeuniversitiesarereceiving
applicationsfromstudentsthathavearoundthe
samegradepercentile,butsomeofthestudents
thatdoapplyfortheseschoolsdontworkas
hardasthestudentsthatdodeservetobein
theseuniversities.First,morestudentsare
applyingtocolleges.In2012therewere3.3
millioncommonapplicationssubmitted,
comparedtojust862,000in2001.Therefore
collegesarenowacceptingpeoplethathavea
The grade a student may deserve but doesnt
goodgradepercentagebut,peoplethatare
receive.
applyingmaynotdeservethecollegethey

wanttogoto.
Whyarepeople
g
ettingthesamegrades
Ifourschoolsweretomovebackinthe
whentheymaynotdeservethegradetheygot directionofaCaveragegradingscalethenthe
comparedtosomeonethatdiddeserveagood
collegeapplicationprocesswouldbemade
grade?IdidsomeresearchandthisiswhatI
easier.Thiswouldhelpbecauseonly
found.Afterthefirsttest,thegradeswere
distinguishedhighschoolstudentswouldbe
averagedandeveryonegotaB.Thestudents
abletoholda4.0GPAthusmakingcolleges
whostudiedhardwereupsetandthestudents
decisionsonwhotoallowintotheirschools
whostudiedlittlewerehappy.Thisshows
easier.Thereforeweshouldstopgettingso
thatbothgroupsgotthesamegradesevenif
manyAsandweshouldbepushedhardersoit
someworkedharderthanothers.Icreateda
willbeeasiertodecidewheretoputstudents
surveytoaskpeopleiftheythinktherewere
incolleges.
toomanyAsbeinghandedout.83%ofthe12 Icanseewhysomepeoplebelievethatso
peoplesayYes,therearewaytoomanyA's
manyAsisagoodthing.Icanseethis
beinghandedout.8%sayIdontreallypay becauseitcanboostkidsconfidencelevels.
attentiontopeoplesgrades.8%alsosayNo, But,wouldyourathergettherightgradeand

theyaregivingtherightamount.Therefore

theamountofAsthatarebeinghandedout
Information:

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/d
oesyourschoolhandouttoomanyas/

http://www.chron.com/local/education/campus
chronicles/article/Isitgettingeasiertogetinto
college5780731.php

https://andrewkienzle.wordpress.com/2014/12/
19/doschoolstodayhandouttoomanyas/
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/12/3/gr
adeinflationmodea/

Images:

http://gawker.com/5821328/everybodyincolleg
egetsgoodgradesnow

http://thebertshow.com/nationofwimps/

http://sweatlee.com/page/2/

The Goodwin Gazette

SkylerGoodwin

1/13/2016

TheLastoftheWhiteRhinos

By:SkylerGoodwin

SudantheWhiterhino

Resources

Thebrutalityisheartbreaking
Rhinohornbeingcutoff

TheProblem
Whydoesarhinohavethesecurity

WorldWildlifeFederation.
Africanrhinos

usedtostoppoachersbeforetherhinohasbeen
killed.Butshreddingthehornwillnotchange
anythingbecausepoachersdontcarewhat

http://www.wwf.org.uk/wildlife/african_rhino/

SavetheRhinoInternational.

detailofagovernmentofficial?Sudan,aWhite happenstothehorn.Poachersonlycareifthey
Rhino,isthelastmalerhinoofhissubspecies
mademoneyoffthehorn.

Tengoodreasonstosaverhinos

onthisplanet.Healsohastrainedandarmed

Nuwer,R.
HeresWhatMightHappentoLocal
EcosystemsIfAlltheRhinosDisappear
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/articles/heres
whatmighthappenlocalecosystemsifallrh
inosdisappear180949896/?noist
Readmore:
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ereswhatmighthappenlocalecosystems
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guardstoprotecthimfrompoachers.Sudanhas
hishornsurgicallyremovedeverysixmonths
todeterpoachers.

Theproblemisitshardtobreak
traditionrhinoshavebeenhuntedeversince
theNeolithictimes(TheStoneAge).Thehorn
ofaRhinoisbelievedinsomeculturestobe
abletocureanydisease,evencancer.Thishas
beenscientificallydisproven.Butnowwith
ouradvancedweaponsandtechnology,
poachersarekillingmorerhinosthanbefore.

TheSolutions
Peoplehavebeentryingtomuster
enoughfundstobreedrhinosandcreatelaws
toprotectthemthroughonlinedonation
campaigns.Theonlinepageseducatepeople
abouttherhinosprecariousposition.Thesites
alsousuallyhaveadonationspagewhereyou
candonatetoconservationefforts.
Conservationistscantseemtoraiseenough
moneythoughbecausemostpeopleoverlook
thesitesabouttherhinocrisis,yettheremay

Why?
Eversince1989,whentheUnitedNations
bannedthepoachingandsaleofrhinohorns,
theirpriceontheblackmarkethasskyrocketed
toahugepriceof$10,000akilogram.Thatis
becauseitissoraretogetbecauseofthe
governmentcrackingdownonpoachers.

TheProcess
Oncearhinohasbeenkilledandits

beanotherwaybutwithitsownflaws
trophyhunting.
Theideaoftrophyhuntingistoallow
biggamehunterstohuntendangeredanimals
buthavetopayaheftyamount,asmuchas
$180,000.Thenthatmoneygoestowardsaving
endangeredanimals.
But,whywouldyoukillaspecieswhen
youretryingtosaveit?Thebigissue,evenif

horntaken,thepoachersusuallygotoadealer,

biggamehunterspaidtokillendangered

someonewhowillbuyitandhastheright

animalswestillwouldnthaveenoughmoney

connectionstosellitontheblackmarket.Then tohelpthembythetimetheywentextinct.
thehornwillchangehandsacoupletimes
OneeasywaytocontributetotheRhino
beforesomeonekeepsitalittlewhile.After

situationisto,notbuyproductsthatcontain

thatagovernmentwillfindandseizethehorn.

rhinohornsinthem.Onewaytocontributeto

Thegovernmentwillthenshredthehorninto

helpingrhinosistonotbuyproductswith

dustandburyit,usingupgovernmentmoney

rhinohornsinthem.

thatcouldbe

https://www.savetherhino.org/get_involved/donate/te
n_good_reasons_to_save_rhinos

Abram Gazette

OliviaAbram

January4,2016

Dancing:AnArtOrASport?

buttoMerriamWebstersonline
dictionary,asportisaphysical

activitythatisdoneforenjoyment.

DidyouknowthatLovelandHigh
Danceisdefinitelyaphysical
Schoolconsiderstheacademicteam
activity,andmostdancersdancefor
asport,buttheydontcountthe
entertainmentandexercise.So,why
showchoirasasport?Theschool
shouldnteveryonethinkofitthat
evengivestheacademicteama
waywhenMerriamWebsterdoes?
physical,buttheyactlikeshowchoir

isjustsinging,notdancing.Yet,only

11.1%ofsurveyedsixthgraders
understandthatthatisanoutrage!
Danceshouldbeknownasasport
because,notonlydoesthe
dictionarysayso,butitisalsojustas
hard(orharder)andstrenuousas
mostsports.Also,somefootball
playerstakeballetlessonsandthey
sayitimprovestheirplayingskills.
Whenpeoplethinkofdance,they
shouldthinkofitasasport,notjust

ahobby.

Fourkeyfactorsinballetare
Somepeopleconfuseprofessionaldance
withleisuredancing.
balance,strength,flexibility,and
mentalfocus.Haveyouevernoticed
thatthosearealsokeyfactorsin
Professionaldanceisharderthan
Americanfootball?Somefootball
mostsports,mostdancerswould
teamsgothroughballetlessonsto
saythat.But,wouldafootballplayer
helpthemwiththis!JohnBergfeld,a admitittoo?Yes!SteveMcLendon
medicaladvisorfortheCleveland
(PittsburghSteelers)saysthathe
Browns,noticedthat,after12weeks hasbeentakingballetlessonssince
ofballetclasses,theBrownshada
hissenioryearincollegetoimprove
significantdropofstraininjuries.
hisfootballskills.Hesaysheworks
Balletislikeasmallbutsignificant
hard,andthatballetismuchharder
helpertothesportoffootball.
thanfootball.Ifaprofessional

footballplayer(andfootballisa
very
hardsportaswell)admitsthatballet

canbeharderthantackling300
poundmen,thenthatisundeniable
proofthatprofessionaldanceis
hard
.Somepeoplemightsaythat,
tobeasport,theactivitymust
becompetitive.Thoughdanceis
usuallydoneforentertainment,there
arenumerousdanceteamsthat

competeintournamentsaroundthe
world.Thisisthestructureto

DancingWithTheStars!
Thoughtheymightseemlikeopposites,
balletandfootballgohandinhand.
Only50%ofsurveyedsixth

gradersdefinitelyconsiderdancea
Thewordsportmaymean
sport.Thatnumberneedstobe
differentthingstodifferentpeople,
bigger.Danceshouldntbeahobby.
Danceshouldntbejustanart.
by:OliviaAbram

Danceshouldbeasport.Balletis
thebackboneoffootball,awidely
knownsport.Thedictionaryknows
whatasportis,andknowsthat
danceisasport.Lastly,evena
footballplayeradmitsthatdance.In
mostpeoplesminds,danceislikea
kittencomparedtofootball.Doyou
thinkofdanceasaathleticsport?Or
areyounaive,likethepeoplewho
seedanceasspinningaroundin
tutus?

Manysportsusedancetechniquesintheir
game.Forexample,basketballplayers
performaplieverytimetheyshoottheball.

Sources:

CBSSports
SteveMcLendon:
BalletIsHarderThanAnythingIDo
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eyeon
football/22954120/stevemclendon
balletisharderthananythingelsei
do

BalletHub
HowBalletBenefits
FootballPlayers
http://ballethub.com/balletbenefitsf
ootballplayers/

Broadway
Bound
Dance Academy

Want to learn to dance? Come to

Broadway Bound Dance Academy
at 10580 Loveland Madeira Road
We offer Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip
Hop, Pointe, Tap, Tumble, and
Cheer classes for all ages
Call (970) 663-3133 for lessons

Rainbows Weekly

Jeremy

5/1/16

Some

children are at risk of

dying because of early school
times! Children arent even
getting close to the
recommended amount of sleep.
When children dont get
enough sleep they can get
lower grades. Lack of sleep
can cause major health issues.
Schools have to start later so
kids can get more sleep.
Children need at least one to
two extra hours of sleep.
Teens should go to sleep at
11pm and get nine hours of
sleep. Younger kids need to go
to sleep at 9pm and get 10-11
hours of sleep, but most kids
get about 8 hours of sleep.
Children and teens definitely
need a lot more sleep.
Not getting enough sleep
can lower grades by one
letter. Lack of sleep can cause
short term memory loss.
Schools care about grades, but
grades could easily be better
if kids could get more sleep.
Lack of sleep can cause
negative health effects. Some
people would say its better to
get less sleep because it takes
time away from the day. Lack of
sleep can cause diabetes and
obesity. It can also lead to
heart attacks and sometimes
even death. Losing time from
the day is better than losing
time from your life.
Most doctors believe that
schools should start later so
children can get more sleep.
Losing sleep can cause health
issues, lower grades, and
children need way more sleep
just so they arent tired. Do
people really want to lose
that much just to stay up late
or go to school early?

References

Sleep Facts
Huffintonpost
8ScarySide
EffectsOfSleepDeprivation
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
2014/09/18/scarysleepdepriv
ationeffects_n_2807026.html
NationwideChildren
SleepIn
Adolescents(1318)
http://www.nationwidechildren
s.org/sleepinadolescents
You should not use bright
WebMD
HowMuchSleepDo
screens before you go to sleep.
ChildrenNeed
http://www.webmd.com/parenti
ng/guide/sleepchildren?page=
1
DailyMail

WhyLateToBed,
EarlyToRiseIsARecipeFor
AHeartAttack
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/heal
th/article1354980/Lacksleep
tickingtimebombrecipeheart
attack.html
Cool down your room before
you go to sleep.

5 Hour Energy

Hide your clock

5 Hour Energy
Youll Never Have
To Sleep Again

Wear socks to bed.

The Daily

pple

SammyK.

January5th2016

Article
by:SammyKoth

MarburgHaemorrhagicFever
(MarburgHF)iscausedbyMarburgvirusof
thefilovirusfamily,whichalsoincludesthe
Ebolavirus.AlthoughItdoesnotspreadlike
smallpoxdoesithasfatalityrateof90%.Signs
andsymptomstypicallybeginabruptlywithin
fiveto10daysofinfectionwithEbolaor
Marburgvirus.Earlysignsandsymptoms
include:Fever,Severeheadache,Jointand
muscleaches,Chills,WeaknessOvertime,
symptomsbecomeincreasinglysevereand
mayinclude:Nauseaandvomiting,Diarrhea
(maybebloody)

Variolamajorvirus

References

www.armytechnology.comTheWorlds
MostDangerousBioweapons
http://www.armytechnology.com/features/f
eaturetheworldsmostdangerousbiowea
pons4546207/

www.mayoclinic.org
Diseasesand
Conditions

EbolavirusandMarburgvirus
Symptoms

greenbiohazardsign
Haveyoueverwonderedwherethe
mostdangerousdiseasescamefrom?Well
mostofthemarenaturalbutarechemically
createdtobespreadvastly.Biologicalweapons
shouldstopbeingtestedandcreatedincaseit
startedanotheroutbreak,likesmallpox.Ifthese
biologicallycreateddiseaseswereputintothe
handsofthewrongpersonItcouldpotentially
causeachemicalwar.Ifthesedangerous
diseasesmutateandbecomestrongerand
hardertocurepeopleworldwidecoulddrop
deadfromonemishap.Althoughthesediseases
wereuseforprotection,thousandsofinnocent
peoplesliveswouldbelostforthesakeofour
livesandwouldperishanddieahorrible,
painfuldeath.
Botulismisaseriousmuscleparalysing
diseasecausedbyanervetoxinproducedbya
bacteriumcalledClostridiumbotulinum.The
bacteriaarefoundnaturallyinforestsoils,
bottomsedimentsoflakesandstreamsandthe
intestinaltractsofsomefishandanimals.If
Botulinumtoxin
isexposedandputintheair
ortraveledbymail(likeanthrax)itwouldkill
millionsandcauseamassiveoutbreakand
wouldtakeyearstoeliminate.Thiscommonly
foundkilleriseverywhereandisveryscary
because,AgramofBotulinumtoxincankill
morethanamillionpeopleifinhaled.and,It
canbedistributedviaaerosolorby
contaminationofwaterandfoodsupplies.
Thisnaturaldiseaseisnottheonlydangerous
killer,thisisjustoneofmanytocome.
VariolamajorviruscausesSmallpox,a
highlycontagiousandinfectiousdiseasethat
hasnocureandcanbeonlypreventedby
vaccination.Thefirstsymptomsofsmallpox
usuallyappear12to14daysafteryou're
infected.Duringtheincubationperiodofseven
to17days,youlookandfeelhealthyandcan't
infectothers.Followingtheincubationperiod,a
suddenonsetofflulikesignsandsymptoms
occurs.Theseinclude:Fever,Overall
discomfort,Headache,Severefatigue,Severe
backpain,Vomiting,possibly.Ifsmallpox
mutatesandbecomesimmunetothevaccineit
couldcauseacatastropheacrossthe
globe.Smallpoxisbelievedtohavebeenused
asabiologicalweaponagainstNative
AmericansandagainduringtheAmerican
RevolutionaryWar.,TheSovietgovernment
commencedaprogrammein1980todevelop
smallpoxvirusinlargequantitiesstoredin
refrigeratedtankstouseasabioweaponagent.
Thisdiseasehasthebiggestkillcountoutof
alldiseaseswhichgivesitagoodreasontobe
destroyed.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/
ebolavirus/basics/symptoms/con20031241

Ebolavirus

Redeyes,Raisedrash,Chestpainandcough,
Stomachpain,Severeweightloss,Bleeding,
usuallyfromtheeyes,andbruising(people
neardeathmaybleedfromotherorifices,such
asears,noseandrectum),Internalbleeding.
Marburghasahighcasefatalityrateofupto
90%alsoSovietUnionconducted
experimentationswiththeMarburgvirusin
aerosolformtotransformitintoa
strategicoperationalbiologicalweaponIts
fatalityrateisveryhighandithasnocureyet
andcanspreadthroughfluidsifitgotinwater
itcouldkillmillions.Thesearesomeofmany
diseasesthatcouldifreleasedkillmillionsand
shouldbecontainedandNEEDtobecontained
andhavetobestoppedforfurtherresearchin
casesomeonewantstokill.Bioweaponsare
usedasselfdefensecanbehelpfulagainst
groupslikeISISandcanbecontrolledifthey
arekeptsafelyandarelockedaway.These
paragraphsshowhowdangerousthesediseases
areandhowmuchtheyneedtobecontrolled
orelsehundredsofmillionsofpeoplecouldbe
infectedandkilledtheresearchand
experimentation
hasto

stop
.