Till' Tomorrow Do Us Part

Whatever happened to “Till’ death do us part”? We are watching celebrities every move so when they tie the knot, it’s a full blown affair. You would think these extravagant weddings will be the ceremony to kick off a life time of love, but Hollywood marriages seem to last about as long as the ceremonies.

Just about every social network had people buzzing about Kim Kardashian’s record short marriage, 72 days. Their wedding was reported, by the DailyMail to have cost $10 million. This wasn’t shocking considering this famous reality star is always over the top. This next fact may surprise you-she didn’t have to pay a dime. Every aspect was paid for by either selling the “personal”wedding photos or sponsorships, says ABCNews. Also, E!News reported that Kim and Kris received over $17 million in gifts from her guests. Looks like after Kim left the court room, she was running all the way down to the bank.

Don’t get me wrong, Kim is not alone. Time magazine reported the Top 10 Shortest Hollywood Marriages, among these were Britney Spears and Jason Alexander who were married for 55 hours. Right after them are Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman who were married for 18 days. Considering the average marriage lasts 8 years in the U.S., these marriages were short lived.

Not all Hollywood marriages are short and sweet. There are some marriages that are still defying the laws of Hollywood. Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington have been going strong for 28 years. Tom Hanks and his wife are following close behind with 23 years of marriage. Whether they last 55 hours, 18 days, or 28 years, Hollywood couples never fail to keep us on the edge of out seats.

Article By: Miranda Alonzo

Reading in a Winter Wonderland

Last Thursday night the gym was lit with festivities to celebrate reading at elementary school literary night. Mrs. Dippold was in charge of the event. She was preparing in her office when I spoke with her. "Literacy night," she said, "is an event for all students to come together" and "promote education overall."

The students all split up into groups to read a picture book. They then acted out the story in a short performance in front of the parents. Abigail and Maida in 4B were in the same group that was reading The Snowy Day. They answered some questions and wrote poems in their groups that they could optionally read aloud.

Mira and Sid in 3B were both excited to talk about literacy night. The raffle, giving away gift cards, fascinated Mira while Sid was happy to talk about the book that was read in his group. They were both dissapointed to have missed some of partakings.

One of the youngest students attending, Gayathiri in 1B, confirmed that it "made her want to read more" and Sid added in "it's awesomeness!"

Article By: Cara Loehding
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Should Special Needs Children be Mainstreamed?

                         

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The debate on whether to place special needs children in mainstream classes or to place them in special needs classes has brought very reasonable points from both sides of the argument. Mainstream education is a term referring to the practice of placing students with special needs in regular classes while combining it with time in special needs classes depending on their academic skills. This in studies, has been proven to be more beneficial in contrary to completely secluding from other students. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstreaming_(education))

By placing the students with special needs in mainstream classes it allows them to advance more academically along with giving them a higher self-esteem and better social skills. Isolating them from other students only causes them to lose social skills over time, later leading them to a low self-esteem when faced in a social situation. Being in an environment surrounded by other students allows them to adapt to future circumstances. Placing students with special needs with other students also helps the other students understand that there are people with different needs than theirs and allows them to accept this, which over time lessens prejudice behavior. (http://www.helium.com/items/87132-mainstreaming-special-needs-students-understanding-the-debate)

By allowing students with special needs to interact with other students without secluding them, they will learn to be more comfortable around others and will help them in their future. Placing them in a few classes only for special needs children will help them to stay on track with their other classmates without being completely isolated from children their age. It is proven that over time it is more of an advantage to include children with special needs in mainstream classes rather than isolating them in a class where they don't get to experience what they will later have to face.

Article By: Raquel Galvan

An App for Cats?

Does cat have an I-pad? If not, you might want to look into buying your cat a new one, or you will have to share one then. Recently, Apple has created a new app just for cats. This app has mice running all over the screen and your cat has to pounce on them to gain points. There is also a two player option! What more can a cat ask for.

Recently more and more apps are being created for pets. More buyers these days buy apps for their pet, so that they can stay quiet. This also keeps their pets in shape. If your cat is pouncing on the first level, it is quite possible that it can buy the upgraded version without your knowing it because an iTunes password is not always needed to make an in-app purchase.

Article By:  Saadman Khan

Review "The Women in Black"

The "Women in Black" is a 2012 horror/thriller film directed by James Watkins and written by Jane Goldman. Its been a really popular movie ever since its release date on Feburary 3rd 2012. With 21 million tickets sold and still counting its ranked 2nd in the top box behind the very anticipated movie "Chronicle".

In this movie the main character Daniel Radcliffe ( also known as the actor who played Harry Potter) is a young lawyer named Arthur Kipps. He travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost who has lost her son from the people of that very same village so if she is to be ever seen by a human then she will murder one of the villagers children. That was a very brief to a very suspenseful story that is a must see.

The movie takes 95 minutes and is a PG-13 production and is very scary so beware. Out of 10 stars i'd have to give it a 8 because the acting was terrific and the whole story line was very good. Next time you have a good 8 bucks to spare id recommend that you watch this movie.

Article by: Valon Ahmeti

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Harmony Tigers Track

Spring is almost here and you know what that means, “track season”! Its official Harmony Tigers have recently added track to the sports/club list this year. They have now held their third track practice since in the back parking lot of the school. They have practice Monday and off the “track” workouts on Thursdays.

I went around and interviewed some of the participants on the track team and asked them how they liked track so far. I got a lot of good responses. “its fun but, I get tired easily”, said Blair Arney. Everyone that I interviewed said, running on the pavement was more challenging than running on an actual track because its easier to grip. Sha’Kaela McCurdy said, “I’d rather practice on the track because the measurements on the concrete are not accurate.

  Hopefully we will get a track built soon so the athletes and coaches will have less to worry about but, until then GOOD LUCK HARMONY TIGERS!

By: Kiana Hayes

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Your Best Friend’s Boyfriend

Your Best Friend’s Boyfriend by J.E. Bright is a good book that relates to every teenager. It is about Sally who falls in love with her best friend’s boyfriend, Mike. Sally is confused and must decide what to do. The book has ten different endings depending on the decision that Sally chooses. The book shows us that every decision we make in our life can affect us in a good way or bad way. The choice is up to us.

All teenagers should read this book. It will help boys understand girls and girls understand boys. It teaches us about popular people, friendship, trust, and honesty. We must always make the right decision so that we do not hurt other people, especially our friends.

Article By: Ali Aziz

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Racist Rant Goes Viral

UCLA student, Alexandra Wallace, posted a disturbing video, called Asians in the library, on YouTube in the spring of 2011. The video contains of hurtful and thoughtless comments on Asians. In the clips, she describes how Asians lack in manners and she mocks at their accent and speech. Evidently, Wallace posted the video through YouTube on UCLA campus.

Viewers express their rage on YouTube comment section, but viewers like Jesus Barrera (from 10b) are not overly furious by the video.” I thought it could offend some people, but I didn’t take it seriously.” stated Jesus Barrera. Some critics find it humorous.”Honestly, I thought it was hilarious!” giggled Stephenie Navarro (from 10b). The majority of the viewers, like Raquel Galvan, find the video to be repulsive. “I felt offended. Like even though I’m not Asian, I was still pretty offended” commented Raquel (from 10a).

Like many others that have watch the video, my response is negative. I have mixed feelings toward Alexandra Wallace, who thoughtlessly posted the video on YouTube, and her merciless comments on Asians. However, as an Asian, I do feel that she deserves some criticism but not death threats. Lastly, I find it amazing how a few racist comment can bring a massive uproar of criticism, death threats, and nasty comment on one 3 and a half minute video.

In a society where racism and stereotypes are intolerable, you can imagine what can happen to a person when they think it’s okay to post a degrading video. Of course, people will be outrage on something that is purposely racist. Basically, most of the viewers of Asian in the library have strongly opposing reactions. However, there is something one can learn from the video: don’t be racist.

Article by: Mehrin Ali                                                                 modestopress.com

Heros among other students

Two students from 5A volunteered to do something that normally people wouldn’t care to do. Jennifer Rodriguez and Vismaya Joseph helped a fourth grader that they don’t even know find her homework in the trash can. 

 It happened after school when they were with another class with Mrs. Parks. “Mrs. Parks was the one who asked for someone to help a student find her homework in the trash so we volunteered to help her”, says Jennifer. It turns out they succeeded finding her homework.

 It was really nice of them to help someone out not because they had to but from their hearts. Sometimes even what the younger kids do can make a good example for us.

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Article By: Dacia Zavala