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Defor estation, the act of cutting dow n tr ees, is a gr ow ing pr oblem alm ost ever yw her e in the
w or ld. Fr om the Philippines (w hich has w itnessed a 32% decr ease in tr ees [#1]) to Haiti (w hich has
w itnessed a 22% decr ease in for est ar ea [#1]), for ests ar e being cut dow n alm ost constantly. Ever y tw o
seconds, enough tr ees to fill a football field ar e cut dow n (#2). Ever yday, r ainfor ests the size of four teen
M anhattans ar e destr oyed (#3). Ever y year , 33 m illion acr es ar e er adicated (#4). In the last 50 year s,
seventeen per cent of the Am azon Rainfor est has been destr oyed (#5), and since 1600, 90% of Am er ica?s
or iginal for est has been cut dow n (#6). At the r ate hum ans ar e cutting dow n tr ees, ther e w on?t be any
tr ees left in 300 year s (#7).
One of the biggest causes of defor estation is the need of land for far m ing livestock and gr ow ing
food (#8). Popular foods, such as palm oil, r equir e space to gr ow. The only space available is often
cover ed w ith tr ees, and the tr ees ar e, m or e often than not, cut dow n. Another cause of defor estation is
logging. Logging, cutting dow n tr ees to be pr ocessed into paper and other w ood pr oducts, is often
illegal and contr ibutes gr eatly to defor estation.
Fr om the extinction and endanger m ent of anim als and plants to clim ate change, the effects of
defor estation ar e bigger than one is able to im agine. Fir st of all, tr ees and for ests play a lar ge par t in
keeping car bon dioxide levels to a m inim um , w hich is a m ain contr ibutor to clim ate change (#9). Tr ees
cr eate nutr ients w ith the car bon dioxide. W hen tr ees ar e destr oyed, the car bon dioxide sim ply goes
into the air ; w hich is detr im ental to the ear th. Additionally, the destr uction of tr ees m eans the var iety
and am ount of anim als w ill continue to decr ease. Accor ding to the Wor ld W ildlife Fund, ther e ar e an
estim ated 100,000,000 differ ent kinds of anim als. Of those anim als, it is estim ated that 10,000 species
becom e extinct each year (#10).
W hat can you do to help stop defor estation? Ther e ar e m any or ganizations that aim to help stop
defor estation that you can suppor t. Stand For Trees aim s to pr otects for ests by having people pur chase
Stand For Tr ees Cer tificates (#11). These cer tificates help pr otect a par t of the for est that is susceptible
to defor estation. Website: https://standfortrees.org/en/. Another or ganization that pr oves useful to
stopping defor estation is the Rainfor est Tr ust. This com pany pr ivately buys land that is vulner able to
logging and other for m s of destr uction in or der for it to be pr otected for year s to com e (#11).
Fur ther m or e, this or ganization cr eates jobs by letting locals guide tour ists w ho ar e visiting the ar ea.
Website: www.rainforestconcern.org/rainforest_facts/whyaretheybeingdestroyed/. On a r elated note,
m aking sm all changes in your ever yday life can gr eatly influence the futur e of the for ests. For
exam ple, tr y to buy item s that ar e r ecycled; this ensur es that the pr oduct you bought isn?t fr om a
r ecently-clear ed for est.
Sour ces:
1. OneTr eePlanted. ?Tr ee Facts.? OneTr eePlanted, onetr eeplanted.or g/pages/tr ee-facts.
In this issue:
2. ?Defor estation: 11 Facts You Need to Know.? Conser vation Inter national,
w w w.conser vation.or g/stor ies/Pages/11-defor estation-facts-you-need-to-know.aspx. " Ever yt h i n g
3. ?How M any Tr ees Ar e Cut Dow n Each Year (And How to Slow It Dow n).? Gr een and Gr ow ing,
Gr een and Gr ow ing, 9 Jan. 2018, w w w.gr eenandgr ow ing.or g/m any-tr ees-cut-each-year -help/. w ill tur n into a
4. ?Defor estation.? W W F, Wor ld W ildlife Fund, w w w.w or ldw ildlife.or g/thr eats/defor estation.
5. Br adfor d, Alina. ?Defor estation: Facts, Causes & Effects.? LiveScience, Pur ch, 3 Apr. 2018, fir e
w w w.livescience.com /27692-defor estation.htm
6. Hill, Taylor. ?The Planet Has 3 Tr illion Tr ees, but They Could Be Gone in 300 Year s.? TakePar t, 3
Sept. 2015, w w w.takepar t.com /ar ticle/2015/09/03/m or e-tr ees-3-tr illion-hum ans-cut-dow n-half/.
ex t i n gu i sh er
7. ?5 Big Causes of Defor estation and How You Can Stop It.? One Gr een Planet, 10 M ay 2017,
w w w.onegr eenplanet.or g/anim alsandnatur e/5-big-causes-of-defor estation-and-how -you-can-stop
(even you )"
-it/, http://w w w.r ainfor estconcer n.or g/r ainfor est_facts/w hy_ar e_they_being_destr oyed/
8. ?Defor estation and Its Effect on the Planet.? National Geogr aphic, 25 July 2017, ***
w w w.nationalgeogr aphic.com /envir onm ent/global-w ar m ing/defor estation/.
9. M cDer m ott, M at. ?10 Countr ies W ith the Highest Defor estation Rates in the Wor ld.? Cat s
Tr eeHugger , Tr eehugger , 5 Feb. 2018,
w w w.tr eehugger.com /cor por ate-r esponsibility/10-countr ies-w ith-the-highest-defor estation-r ates-
in-the-w or ld.htm l.
pr et en di n g t o
10. ?Stand For Tr ees.? Stand for Tr ees, standfor tr ees.or g/en/.
11. ?Rainfor est Concer n.? Rainfor est Concer n - W hy Ar e They Being Destr oyed?,
be CI Ts
w w w.r ainfor estconcer n.or g/r ainfor est_facts/w hyar etheybeingdestr oyed/.
I Have Lef t Th e W.I .S. Th e Ser i ou s Ar t i cl e
By Nico Di An-JELL-O By Chloe Cr able
Walker Ander son, the head of the I sit at the table in the cor ner of the Daily
Daily Double and teacher of m any other Double r oom . I w ent to sit at the fir st table, the long
w r iting classes has been the tar get of a one and I hear d people talking about Eli Gr assi?s new
w hole lot of hate. Each year ther e is som e w ebsite, w w w.stoptheor der.com . One boy (he w ishes
new r um or , cr iticizing Walker , w hen he is to not be nam ed) told m e w hat I believe (that Walker
r eally just a nor m al (ish) dude. Now w e is a m ango) is stupid. At this m om ent the other people
hear that he is a soul sucking m ango. Ther e at the table star ted joining in. I felt over w helm ed so I
is even a gr oup (The Walker Investigation m oved back to the r egular table I sit at. I w anted to
Squad) that does nothing but w r ite ar ticles talk about this. We w ould stop if Walker had told us
stating their pr oblem s w ith Walker , and to, but he hadn?t. We only do this because he toler ates
giving unr ealistic tips on how to avoid him . it. One gir l w as saying that she r eally likes Walker ,
Yes, I w as par t of this squad for a shor t w hich I do too, and my w ay of show ing affection is
per iod of tim e, but I never com pletely felt m aking fun of him and com ing up w ith conspir acies.
r ight about it. Now , ther e is even a w ebsite I talked to the people at my table, Eli, Walker Zach,
called w w w.stoptheor der.com . This is w hy and M aisie. They all said w ithout the m em es, they
I quit. It has gone too far. And I am not the genuinely enjoyed having Walker as a counselor. I
only one w ho believes this. per sonally don't under stand w hy people ar e m ad at
M ia Gor don, w ho is a fellow w r iter us for believing our beliefs. I'm fine w ith people
for the DD, com m ented on the w ebsite, having their ow n opinions, but I don?t like them
saying that ?I hate it. Walker is a nice guy. calling us stupid.
He doesn?t deser ve that.? I hope this changes your opinion about us
M any ar e tir ed of it. Sor en, a hating on Walker. Ever yone does things differ ently,
m em ber of the DD staff, r em ar ked, ?I think and this is our w ay of show ing affection to him .
this joke has r un its cour se.?
The w hole thing, is, quite fr ankly,
stupid. I know you m ight be offended by
that, but it is the tr uth. It w as all, ha ha,
ver y funny. The joke is bor ing now. On top
of this w ebsite, ther e is also a gm ail for the
W.I.S. because appar ently, it is so
?inter esting? that you have to
com m unicate about it outside of cam p.
So, because of this, I am for m ally
leaving the W.I.S. It has gone too far , and I
can?t enter tain it any m or e. This isn?t fair
to Walker. I w on?t take par t in this. Thank
you for your tim e.
M ost people in the w or ld think that M essi and Ronaldo ar e the best player s in
soccer r ight now. But w hy have they never w on a w or ld cup? This ar ticle w ill
explain!
1) M essi and Ar gentina don?t have a r eally good team . Neither does Ronaldo w ith
Por tugal.
2) People put a lot of pr essur e on M essi and Ronaldo because of how good they
ar e, so they str ess too m uch.
3) M essi is sm all so it is easy for him to fall over w hen bigger people ar e pushing
him ar ound.
These ar e the r easons I think M essi and Ronaldo have not w on the w or ld cup.
Thanks for r eading!
Cou n sel or dr ag n am es dr y2t i m es
By M ia By Lucia Saenz
Yet ANOTHER slip fr om the idea box, and this one?s a good one! Her e W hen you do a car
is a fool-pr oof list of dr ag nam es for counselor s w ash, m ake sur e to dr y
the car 2 tim es ? Or you
1. Sor en = Ser enity by Jan ? because Sor en is ser enetar ious w ill get dr enched by
2. Walker = Debr is Would ? this explains itself Gator ade.
3. Har r ison = Hagr ida ? because, you know , he looks like Hagr id?
4. Aar on = Cow bella * Ring Ring* ? does this need explaining? W hen you w ash your
5. Wum bo = Wum baver ly ? THE GIRL VERSION, HA HA hands, m ake sur e to dr y
6. M ike = Yippiah Bandana ? IDK, m an. IDK. your hands 2 tim es? Or
7. Jack = Bluank Speaece ? like befor e, I don?t know you w ill r uin your
8. Cooper = Chika Nettles ? I asked him , and that?s w hat he said favor ite shoes.
9. Dante = Daunting Spar kles ? it?s daunting, it?s spar kly, IT?SSSSSSS
DANTE W hen you dr op your
10. Richar d = Ronni Choar d ? Hater s gonna say it?s fake phone in the pool, put it
11. Bob = Bobbina Bobbita Boppin?? He?s ever yone?s favor ite fair y in r ice, but befor e,
Godm other dr y2tim es? Or giant
12. Keven = Faboo Kevinah ? Fabulouso cor gis w ill fall fr om the
13. Davida= Danny Devisha (Vito) ? Danny Devito says it?s w onder ful sky and tur n into
14. Seth = Tam bar ina Bosita ? Does he still w or k her e? spar kles w hen they hit
the gr ound. That w ill
happen on August 11.
Gel bm an Hor sen appi n g Su spect Li st
By Detective Kadar W hen you thr ow your
pet into the pool, m ake
After the fiasco of Gelbm an?s abandonm ent (Gelbm an is Aar on?s sur e to dr y the pet 2
hobby hor se), Aar on Gelb and Sar ah Kr ier w er e inter view ed. The tim es? Or the eleefaint
infor m ation w as used to for m this suspect list. w ill m eet another
* M ike Healy (Counselor ) eleefaint and they w on?t
* Har r ison Sim on (Counselor ) go extinct so they STEP
* Sar ah Kr ier (Counselor ) ON YOU.
* Rosenw inkel (Past Cam per , and possibly Rose Kor itz or Jazz
guitar ist, Kur t Rosenw inkel) W hen you dr op som e
* Aar on Gelb (Cam p Dir ector , past ow ner of Gelbm an) paper in w ater , m ake
sur e to don?t dr y it at
Note: These suspects ar e not listed in any specific or der. all? Or you w ill r ip the
Also note: If you have any anonym ous pieces of infor m ation that is paper.
NOT FAKE, dr op it in my m ailbox on the r ed thingy on the w ay up to
lunch w her e the advice stuff is. If you dr op your r ing in
a sew er , ask Br itney
Spear s?s boyfr iend to get
it and dr y it 2 tim es....
Or chair s W ILL br eak!
DRY2TIM ES!!!
W hy Tech i sn ?t Tak i n g over CI T Fi r st Wor ds
By Ciar an M ur phy By Jam eson
A lot of people ar e saying tech is taking over our Hi! I'm a new r epor ter and w ould
lives, and that?s w ell-founded, but ther e ar e som e issues love to shar e som e cool info on the
that I?d like to talk about w ith those ones w ho accuse tech CITs! I asked w hat their fir st w or ds
for the pr oblem s that w e have cr eated our selves. w er e, and her e is w hat they said.
Fir st, a study out of the UK found that the aver age
per son spends 1hr , 40 m in on social m edia per day, Isaac: The National Anthem .
accounting for 28% of our daily technology use. People Jor dan: ?sw ingset?
constantly accuse technology of this issue, but w e r eally Char lotte: ?I love CRCAP so m uch I
cr eated the pr oblem our selves. Think about it. Apple m ade w on?t w ear my shoes?
the iPhone, and developed the star ter apps for it. People Lizzy: ?I w anna be a kitty cat?
lear ned how to code apps, and cr eated gam es, new s apps, Ar i: ?m om my?
w eather apps, exc., but m ost im por tantly, people m ade M alik: I don?t know
social m edia, including facebook, youtube, tw itter , Car ina: ?Paul? [her br other ]
snapchat, and instagr am , to nam e a few. People began to Clar e: ?squir r el?
tr y these apps and told their fr iends that these apps w er e Sophie: ?cat?
r eally good, so the apps gr ew into m assive vir tual W ill: ?constr uction?
com m unities. People developed an addiction, alm ost, M ike: ?r eeee?
because they w anted to see w hat their fr iends w ould post Jackson: ?m om ?
next, or w hat they w ould snap back (on snapchat), or w hat Cat pr etending to be a CIT: ?m ew ?
the tw eets w er e for that day. And the tim e that w e spent
on these apps skyr ocketed, and ther e?s no per son, or thing That?s all I?ve got! Sor r y, CITs, if this
that w e can blam e for it except for our selves. Sur e, the is em bar r assing. I just thought it
developer s m ade updates and new apps, and used their w ould be cool.
old apps to br ing us into m or e w ith ads and m or e ads, but
w e fell for that tr ap.
Another nitpick I have of people w ho blam e tech
for our pr oblem s is the total am ount of tim e that w e spend
w atching TV. Accor ding to a study fr om Nielsen, via the I s t h i s you r bi r t h day?
New Yor k Tim es, the aver age am er ican spends 5 hr s and 4 By Noah Fallon
m in of tv per day. We like to blam e technology for the
pr oblem , but it?s just the sam e as the social m edia pr oblem I will be saying random dates. If any
that i m entioned ear lier. We invented the TV, and then of these dates are your birthday, you
ever yone r ushed to put their spor ting event, cooking show , are very lucky! It also means your
r eality TV show , exc., into the listings. The gener al public next birthday will be especially good
got dr aw n in, and because ther e w er e adver tisem ents that when it arrives. Do you or your
people cr eated adver tising other show s. Then w e decided friends have any of these birthdays?
that w e should tr y the show that w e saw in the ad, too, and
soon enough, w e?r e w her e w e ar e now , w atching m or e Septem ber 26th
than 5 hour s a day. And w e have nobody other than Febr uar y 19th
our selves to blam e for it . Januar y 1st
Som e things my fam ily and I have been doing since June 29th
I w as sm all to help hold against this cur r ent of constant Decem ber 15th
adver tising and addiction to scr eens. They?r e har d to star t, July 20th
but easy to continue once you?ve fallen into a r hythm . August 19th
Fir st, I keep my TV and Scr eens to 30 m inutes, and don?t October 17th
w atch m uch live TV. By r educing the am ounts of M ay 6th
adver tising that w e see, w e don?t get hooked to other Novem ber 15th
show s as easily, and w e can lim it our selves to just the M ar ch 10th
shor t and sw eet show s that w e r eally like and stay aw ay Apr il 1st
fr om show s that could dr aw us into a habit of the aver age
in Am er ica. If any of these are your birthday,
Just to ham m er dow n my point befor e leaving: tech congratulations! Your next birthday
isn?t the pr oblem , it?s our (m is)use of tech that is. will be the best ever.
Cr eat e You r Ow n Br i t i sh Col on i st Nam e W h at Sn ak e Ar e You ?
By Roxanne ?Lor d Har old Patner of By Lucia Saenz
Sum m itshir e? Glassenber g
W hat is your favorite color?
The second letter of your first name: A. Gr een
A-C: Pr ince B. Or ange
D-F: Ear l C. Black
G-K: Sir D. Br ow n
L-Q: Lor d
R-U: Duke Are you short or tall?
T-Z: Bar on A. Tall
B: Shor t
Plus the first letter of your middle name (or of C. Aver age
your first name if you don?t have one): D. I don?t know
A-C: John
D-F: Rober t Are you nice or mean?
E-H: Jam es A. I?m a little m ean
I-K: Luke B. I LOVE CORN! I?M NOT M EAN!
L-N: Richar d C. I am m ean to people and snakes!
O-Q: Lionel M w a-ha-ha-hahahahaha!
R-T: Geor ge D. I don?t know
U-W : Har old
X-Z: M atthew Ther e is a thunder stor m going on w hile I'm
w r iting this and now I w anna w atch it so her e
Plus your mom?s maiden name (or your ar e the quick r esults!
uncle?s first name if you don?t have one)
Plus ?of? If you picked m ostly a?s then you ar e the ?viper s
Plus the street you live on snake?you ar e venom ous and ver y gr een.
If you picked m ostly b?s the you ar e the ?cor n
Then, the first vowel of your last name: snake?- you ar e or ange and you ar en?t venom ous!
A: -shir e If you picked m ostly c?s then you ar e the ?kings
E: -steeples snake?- you w er e nam ed kings snake because you
I: -caster eat other snakes
O: -ville If you picked m ostly d?s then you ar e the ?Easter n
U: -m inster Hognose Snake?- You ar e a snake.
Som etim es Y: -chester
See ya later ! Bye, peeps!
Her e ar e the r esults of som e Daily Double
w r iter s:
Ar iel: Duke Jam es Br ow n of Danfor thsteeples
Hellina: Ear l Geor ge Sm ith of
M eadow -Cr ossingcaster
Lucia: Duke Richar d Villalobos of
Br ettonshir e
Walker : Bar on Har old Chinn of
Br adw oodshir e
RJ: Sir Luke Car r oll of W illar dville
Eli: Lor d John Pr essm a of Nor w estshir e
Lucia?s Dog: Pr ince Richar d Schnauzer of
Br ettonshir e
M y m om : Pr ince John M ensch of
Sum m itshir e
80's Day M em or i es
do you do?
A: Thr ow facts at him , it is a w ell know n fact that
99.9% of people ar e afr aid of m ath
B: Tell him that Nor th Kor ea w ill nuke Walker if he
sucks som eone else?s soul
C: Befr iend the per son getting his soul sucked and
go out for an icecr eam