Thursday, May 27, 2010
Oh, You Don't Want the Money?
In Des Moines, Iowa, there was a break in at a Des Moines Subway store, but the burglar wasn’t after money. This particular burglar was hungry, hungry for a buffet of cold cuts. He made himself sandwiches for his way home and left the cashier’s money behind. Police say that the burglar got into the shop through the drive through window on a late Saturday night or an early Sunday morning. Police also say that he took some cookies and bread and he also failed to find the store’s kitten which was hidden during the time. Police have no suspects so far.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Hot on the Ice
For the first time in thirteen years, the Philidelphia Flyers are going to the Stanley Cup Finals. They have come such a long way to make it to the finals. They defeated the New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, and the Montreal Canadians. Their next opponet is the Chicago Blackhawks, who they will play in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Unruly Behavior
Police Captain Michael Vangelo and his sixteen and eleven year old daughters drove down from the Lehigh Valley to see the Philadelphia Phillies play the Washington Nationals. As soon as they took their seats in the stadium, a group of men behind them were being very disruptive and annoying anyone around them. They were yelling very inappropriate things and Vangelo and his older daughter turned around and asked them if they could stop, but that only made things worse. Beer and water had been thrown at Vangelo and one man started spitting on the back of his eleven year old daughter’s seat and actually spit on her! Vangelo did not hesitate to report the men to one of the ushers and have them ejected from game. When everything seemed fine, another fan, Matthew Clemmens, got involved. He went behind the family and stuck his two fingers down his throat and vomited all over them. Vangelo says “It was the most vile, disgusting thing I've ever seen. He has two fingers down his throat; he lunges forward and vomits on myself and my 11-year-old.” Vangelo then tried to push his children safely behind him when Clemmens punched Vangelo in the face. Other fans around them immediately took action when they saw that Vangelo got punched and held Clemmens down to the ground until the police came. Someone punched Clemmens in the face as he tried to break free, but he too was hit by vomit. Clemmens was charged with assault, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and related offenses for the incident at the game. He was being held on a $36,000 bail.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Maddy's half of the horoscopes-tbc
Leo- This month, your crush will ask you out! He/she will ask you out when you least expect it and once you realized what happened, you will automaticly say "Yes!" Besides having your crush ask you out, you will make a new friend that's worth keeping for the rest of your life! And last but not least, school. You just can't sit still in your seat because you know summer is on the way! but just keep it cool and focus on your school work and summer will be here before you know it!
Sagittarius-Guess what?! You will go on your first date with your closest guy/girl friend, and at the end of the date, you two will figure out that you should be more than friends! Speaking of friennds, you and your best friends will take a trip somewhere! You don't know where yet, but it will be something you two will never forget! School this month will be fun for you! You are just learning so much which takes less stress off you and makes you enjoy your school day more!
Aquarius-The guy or girl you have been crushing on for months now is finally single! So it's time to make your move Aquarius! During this month, you will finally find the time to hang with your friends and learn that they will be your friends through the thick and thin. School this month for you will be busy, busy, busy! You are in so many after school activities that you are just tired all the time! but you love the stuff you do and manage to keep your grades up.
Sagittarius-Guess what?! You will go on your first date with your closest guy/girl friend, and at the end of the date, you two will figure out that you should be more than friends! Speaking of friennds, you and your best friends will take a trip somewhere! You don't know where yet, but it will be something you two will never forget! School this month will be fun for you! You are just learning so much which takes less stress off you and makes you enjoy your school day more!
Aquarius-The guy or girl you have been crushing on for months now is finally single! So it's time to make your move Aquarius! During this month, you will finally find the time to hang with your friends and learn that they will be your friends through the thick and thin. School this month for you will be busy, busy, busy! You are in so many after school activities that you are just tired all the time! but you love the stuff you do and manage to keep your grades up.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Article-1
Cheerleading, A Sport?
The definition of a sport is an individual or group competitive activity involving physical exertion or skill, governed by rules, and sometimes professionally done. When people hear the words sports, they think of football, baseball, basketball, etc., but they never think of cheerleading. Some people get into big arguments about if cheerleading would be considered a sport or not, and the top arguers would be the cheerleaders. I can relate to both sides why cheerleading could be a sport or not.
I can see why cheerleading would be consider a sport for many reasons. First, the definition of the word sport is: an individual or group competitive activity involving physical exertion or skill, governed by rules, and sometimes professionally done. Notice how it says competitive activity involving physical exertion or skill. Well the last time I checked it took physical exertion and skill to do cartwheels and back hand springs. Another reason is cheerleaders compete in competitions, and again in the definition it said: an individual or group competitive activity. Well you can’t do cheerleading by yourself, so that would fit the definition of a group, and the group, which would be the cheerleaders competes in competitive activities such as competitions. To get better, you have to practice and practice makes perfect, so the cheerleaders usually practice five days a week for three and a half hours at a time and have to go to a mandatory camp during the summer which is about a twelve hour day each day. They also have to maintain a healthy diet and exercise daily to keep in shape.
I can also see why cheerleading wouldn’t be considered a sport. When do you mostly see cheerleaders? You just mostly see them on the sidelines of a football game or a basketball game. They are mostly there just to cheer and be like “Go team, GO!” and “Let’s go (team’s name), let’s go! Clap clap.” Most people think that cheerleaders are just stupid preppy blondes that go out with the jocks on the football team.
So there we have it, two sides of a great and never ending argument, cheerleading can be considered a sport to some people and some people don’t consider it a sport. The following is a poll I took with everyone in the Calloway Confidential journalism staff:
18 people said cheerleading was a sport. I have interviewed some people to support why they said cheerleading is a sport. For people who said cheerleading was a sport, I decided to ask a cheerleader and a non-cheerleader about why they thought cheerleading was a sport. Andie Beth Caputo (cheerleader) says: “It’s just as physical as any other sport. We all contribute the same effort as football and baseball players and deserve to be noticed for it. Like football players have the Super Bowl and baseball players have the World Series, we have competitions and it’s just as competitive as the Super Bowl and the World Series.” Greta Sweeney (non-cheerleader) says: “I’m not a cheerleader and I know I haven’t had any experience with anything like cheerleading, but from the looks of it, it doesn’t look simple.”
The definition of a sport is an individual or group competitive activity involving physical exertion or skill, governed by rules, and sometimes professionally done. When people hear the words sports, they think of football, baseball, basketball, etc., but they never think of cheerleading. Some people get into big arguments about if cheerleading would be considered a sport or not, and the top arguers would be the cheerleaders. I can relate to both sides why cheerleading could be a sport or not.
I can see why cheerleading would be consider a sport for many reasons. First, the definition of the word sport is: an individual or group competitive activity involving physical exertion or skill, governed by rules, and sometimes professionally done. Notice how it says competitive activity involving physical exertion or skill. Well the last time I checked it took physical exertion and skill to do cartwheels and back hand springs. Another reason is cheerleaders compete in competitions, and again in the definition it said: an individual or group competitive activity. Well you can’t do cheerleading by yourself, so that would fit the definition of a group, and the group, which would be the cheerleaders competes in competitive activities such as competitions. To get better, you have to practice and practice makes perfect, so the cheerleaders usually practice five days a week for three and a half hours at a time and have to go to a mandatory camp during the summer which is about a twelve hour day each day. They also have to maintain a healthy diet and exercise daily to keep in shape.
I can also see why cheerleading wouldn’t be considered a sport. When do you mostly see cheerleaders? You just mostly see them on the sidelines of a football game or a basketball game. They are mostly there just to cheer and be like “Go team, GO!” and “Let’s go (team’s name), let’s go! Clap clap.” Most people think that cheerleaders are just stupid preppy blondes that go out with the jocks on the football team.
So there we have it, two sides of a great and never ending argument, cheerleading can be considered a sport to some people and some people don’t consider it a sport. The following is a poll I took with everyone in the Calloway Confidential journalism staff:
18 people said cheerleading was a sport. I have interviewed some people to support why they said cheerleading is a sport. For people who said cheerleading was a sport, I decided to ask a cheerleader and a non-cheerleader about why they thought cheerleading was a sport. Andie Beth Caputo (cheerleader) says: “It’s just as physical as any other sport. We all contribute the same effort as football and baseball players and deserve to be noticed for it. Like football players have the Super Bowl and baseball players have the World Series, we have competitions and it’s just as competitive as the Super Bowl and the World Series.” Greta Sweeney (non-cheerleader) says: “I’m not a cheerleader and I know I haven’t had any experience with anything like cheerleading, but from the looks of it, it doesn’t look simple.”
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
April Fools Article-2
The World is Ending!!!
Yes, I said it. The world is coming to an end, but it’s not going to end like it did in the movie 2012, or global warming. No, the world is going to end by “Mad Purple Fluffy Bunny Disease”! This disease is spread by inhaling air of where the bunny has went to the bathroom.
The signs of you getting Mad Purple Fluffy Bunny Disease would be the hair on your head turning purple, every time someone would say the word “purple” you would jump around and scream “orange”, you would eat carrots and lettuce, and sprouting a bunny a tail!
If you see a bunny that has Mad Purple Fluffy Bunny Disease, the bunny would be bald and have green skin, chase its tail like a dog, and have big bug eyes.
If you would like to capture or find one of these very rare but very easy to find, you would need a fishing rod and a carrot. What you got to do is, to the carrot on the end of the fishing rod and with the hook, hook it on to the back on the bunny’s tail (don’t worry, this will not harm the bunny). Then once you have successfully hooked the bunny’s tail, you just reel it in and then put it in a box (remember, if the bunny goes to the bathroom, be careful not to inhale it because you will become a victim of this disease).
If you are suffering from Mad Purple Fluffy Bunny Disease, please call your doctor or call or hotline at 1-800-YOU-ARE-MAD or look on our website www.madpurplebunnydisease.isnotreal .
Yes, I said it. The world is coming to an end, but it’s not going to end like it did in the movie 2012, or global warming. No, the world is going to end by “Mad Purple Fluffy Bunny Disease”! This disease is spread by inhaling air of where the bunny has went to the bathroom.
The signs of you getting Mad Purple Fluffy Bunny Disease would be the hair on your head turning purple, every time someone would say the word “purple” you would jump around and scream “orange”, you would eat carrots and lettuce, and sprouting a bunny a tail!
If you see a bunny that has Mad Purple Fluffy Bunny Disease, the bunny would be bald and have green skin, chase its tail like a dog, and have big bug eyes.
If you would like to capture or find one of these very rare but very easy to find, you would need a fishing rod and a carrot. What you got to do is, to the carrot on the end of the fishing rod and with the hook, hook it on to the back on the bunny’s tail (don’t worry, this will not harm the bunny). Then once you have successfully hooked the bunny’s tail, you just reel it in and then put it in a box (remember, if the bunny goes to the bathroom, be careful not to inhale it because you will become a victim of this disease).
If you are suffering from Mad Purple Fluffy Bunny Disease, please call your doctor or call or hotline at 1-800-YOU-ARE-MAD or look on our website www.madpurplebunnydisease.isnotreal .
Thursday, February 18, 2010
April Fools Article # 1
The New Social Networking Site
Look out Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, there’s a new kid on the block, and I have a feeling that it’s going to be competition. On February 4, 2010, MyBookisaTwitt was introduced to the world wide Internet. MyBookisaTwitt is a medley of Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
Just like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, you can post pictures, statuses, comments, and some new features that will blow Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter right out of the water! I have been given the permission to spoil one of the newest features of MyBookisaTwitt is, you can play any game in the world! Not only you can play the computer games from sites such as Addictinggames.com and krazyletter.com and computer games such as The Sims, but you can download games from all generations of the Play Station, Nintendo games as early as Super Nintendo, and all generations of the Xbox. Now, I have to tell you something else amazing about MyBookisaTwitt! You can hook up your Bluetooth and talk to your friends online, it’s like web chatting without the picture, and it works out great for the people who don’t own webcams.
Well, I think that’s all I can tell you, sorry. If you want to check out one of the hottest things on the web, type in this web address: www.MyBookisaTwitt.thisisnotarealwebsite.
Hope you enjoy it!!!
Look out Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, there’s a new kid on the block, and I have a feeling that it’s going to be competition. On February 4, 2010, MyBookisaTwitt was introduced to the world wide Internet. MyBookisaTwitt is a medley of Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
Just like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, you can post pictures, statuses, comments, and some new features that will blow Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter right out of the water! I have been given the permission to spoil one of the newest features of MyBookisaTwitt is, you can play any game in the world! Not only you can play the computer games from sites such as Addictinggames.com and krazyletter.com and computer games such as The Sims, but you can download games from all generations of the Play Station, Nintendo games as early as Super Nintendo, and all generations of the Xbox. Now, I have to tell you something else amazing about MyBookisaTwitt! You can hook up your Bluetooth and talk to your friends online, it’s like web chatting without the picture, and it works out great for the people who don’t own webcams.
Well, I think that’s all I can tell you, sorry. If you want to check out one of the hottest things on the web, type in this web address: www.MyBookisaTwitt.thisisnotarealwebsite.
Hope you enjoy it!!!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Arts Page-Poem
Rumors
A rumor starts by someone lighting a candle
That candle is passed down to another
And another, and another,
Until someone drops that candle.
That candle that was dropped,
Starts a fire,
And that fire turns into a wildfire.
The fire spreads out of control
And burns everyone in its path.
Some fires need to put out with a little help,
But others,
You need to let them burn out on their own.
Arts Page-Poem
We Are the Ones
What is the thing we fear the most?
Is it the monster under our beds?
Is it the lunch special in the cafeteria?
No, it’s not any of those things.
The thing we fear the most, is ourselves.
If you think about it,
What do you see in the mirror when you first wake up?
You see your refection,
You see you crazy tangled hair,
You smell your morning breath,
And you say to yourself:
“Boy, do I look awful!”
Like every problem in the world,
There is bound to be a solution.
So what is the solution for this one?
The solution cannot be diagnosed by a doctor
Or can be cured by medicine.
It won’t go away because the only thing that is holding you back,
Is yourself.
You are the only one, that can cure your greatest fear,Yourself.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
McNabb vs. Vick
The Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback, Donavan McNabb, hasn’t been doing so well for the past couple seasons, especially this one. McNabb has been playing for the Eagles since 1999 (that’s eleven years)! Not only does McNabb have to worry about doing better next season (if the Eagles don’t decide to let him go), but he has to deal with some competition with the Eagles backup quarterback, Michael Vick.
Michael Vick was recently released from jail a few months ago by committing the crime of going to illegal dog fights. Vick’s chances coming back in to the N.F.L. weren’t so good, but the Eagles were kind enough to offer him 1.6 Million dollars for his first year. Since the Eagles didn’t pay Vick that much for the year, they could do anything they wanted with him. They could trade him, cut him, and not have any guilt at all.
Forty-eight hours before the Eagles signed Vick, Andy Reid, the Eagles head coach, said they were not interested in Vick at all! Then after the Eagles picked Vick up, Reid said “We didn’t get Vick to sit him on the bench.” It looks like someone changed their mind in the last forty-eight hours.
The original plan was to have Vick be the third string quarterback (in order from starting to third string: Donavan McNabb, Kevin Kolb, and Michael Vick) but apparently they put Vick in more than Kolb when McNabb was either hurt or not doing so well. And pretty much every time they put Vick in, he either made a great play or threw a touchdown pass.
But who knows if Vick is going to stick around in Philadelphia because he only has a one year contract with the Eagles, and after that contract is expired, he’s going to become a free agent which means any other team in the N.F.L. can snatch him up or the Eagles can renew their contract with Vick. And I have a feeling that the Eagles will soon be letting go of McNabb due to his performances these last few seasons, but we will have to wait until next season starts.
Michael Vick was recently released from jail a few months ago by committing the crime of going to illegal dog fights. Vick’s chances coming back in to the N.F.L. weren’t so good, but the Eagles were kind enough to offer him 1.6 Million dollars for his first year. Since the Eagles didn’t pay Vick that much for the year, they could do anything they wanted with him. They could trade him, cut him, and not have any guilt at all.
Forty-eight hours before the Eagles signed Vick, Andy Reid, the Eagles head coach, said they were not interested in Vick at all! Then after the Eagles picked Vick up, Reid said “We didn’t get Vick to sit him on the bench.” It looks like someone changed their mind in the last forty-eight hours.
The original plan was to have Vick be the third string quarterback (in order from starting to third string: Donavan McNabb, Kevin Kolb, and Michael Vick) but apparently they put Vick in more than Kolb when McNabb was either hurt or not doing so well. And pretty much every time they put Vick in, he either made a great play or threw a touchdown pass.
But who knows if Vick is going to stick around in Philadelphia because he only has a one year contract with the Eagles, and after that contract is expired, he’s going to become a free agent which means any other team in the N.F.L. can snatch him up or the Eagles can renew their contract with Vick. And I have a feeling that the Eagles will soon be letting go of McNabb due to his performances these last few seasons, but we will have to wait until next season starts.
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