February 2014 Volume 1, Issue 5

Valentine’s day is a holiday set aside for the celebration of

romance. It is also the feast day of a Roman Catholic saint named

St. Valentine, thus the name Valentine’s day.

During the Middle Ages, Valentine’s day was a day for peo-

ple to figure out who they were going to marry. They would put

five bay leaves on their pillow and sleep on the pillow in hopes of

having a dream that would reveal their future spouse. This was also

the time period in which the first Valentine’s day cards were used.

They were handmade at first, but by the

early 1800s , England was the first country

to print them. This idea soon spread to the

United States.

(Continued on page 2)

The History of Valentine’s day

By Luisa Valeriano

The Accelerated Reader’s contest is coming to an end

The contest for the top Accelerated Readers for 7th and 8th

graders is coming quickly to a close. The last day to take an A.R.

test and have it count towards the field trip is Monday, February

24! (You can take A.R .tests after this date as extra credit for

classes, but the points will not count towards the field trip!)

The field trip to the Carnegie Science Center is February 28!

There are many students in the running, but only fifteen 7th

graders and fifteen 8th graders will be chosen to attend the trip

and have a fun-filled day off school. Keep on reading!!

Northgate News

Current events 1-3, 10

Fun things 13

Health tips 4-5

Beauty 6-7

School news 8-9

Reviews 11

Poems 12

Inside this issue:

Recipes 14

Meet a student,

artist, teacher

15-16

Print shops in the

United States knew they

would be able to profit

from these cards and other

businesses as well. Valen-

tine’s Day started to be-

come commercialized

(like Christmas did later).

Florists profited during

this time because people

would buy flowers for

their loved ones. Confec-

tioners saw their business

increase when they put

their candies into heart

shaped boxes. Other busi-

nesses, such as jewelers,

photographers, makers of

knickknacks and others

realized by linking their

products to Valentine’s

day, their profits would

also increase.

Today, Hallmark

greeting cards flourish

around Valentine’s day as

do restaurants, florists and

other businesses. Millions

of flowers, cards and can-

dies are given out during

this holiday. There are deco-

rations of cupid and hearts

around during this holiday.

Valentine’s day is a day to

celebrate love.

We also are very happy

to be able to perform a

musical number at Arts

Odyssey on February

21. This year’s show

promises to be excel-

lent. As always, our

Howdy! This

year we are happy to be

performing Rogers and

Hammerstein’s classic

Oklahoma! We are busily

rehearsing and prepar-

ing for opening night.

cast and crew are quite

talented. The entire

musical family is with

me when I say that I

hope you join us for the

ride in Oklahoma!

The History of Valentine’s day

By Luisa Valeriano (Continued from front)

The Spring musical

By DJ Powers and Emily Leung

to perform at Arts Od-

yssey. We will be per-

forming an inspira-

tional medley featuring

True Colors, Hallelujah,

and What a Wonderful

World.

For our grand

finale, we will work in

conjunction with both

the elementary chorus

and the band on the be-

loved patriotic piece The

Battle Hymn of the Repub-

lic. We hope you will

come and support the

arts at Northgate and

see us perform at Arts

Odyssey on Friday, Feb-

ruary 21.

Concert choir

By Emily Leung and DJ Powers

Chorus is busily

preparing for Arts

Odyssey and later

our Spring Concert.

We have just gotten

some new music to

work with. The show is

progressing quite nicely

and promises to be a

smash. We are so glad

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Infatuation noun Definition of INFATUATION A strong but often short-lived liking for another person. For example: She had a brief infatuation with the captain of the ski team. Related Words fixation, obsession, affection, devotion, fondness, love.

Plan on attending Arts Odyssey at the high school on February 21! It is sure

to be a fun night! See impressive student artwork, enter raffles, listen to our

incredibly talented band, see club displays, and a preview of the spring musi-

cal—Oklahoma!

Date: Friday, February 21

Time: 4:30 – 8:00

Word of the day – Thanks to Merriam-Webster

Arts Odyssey

nan participated from

the middle school. The

fifth grade presenters

from the elementary

school were Bella Berie,

Sara Thomas, and

Caroline Michalow. It

was Bella and Caroline

first tournament. Kira

Blenk, Claire Ishiyama,

Josh Crooks, and Con-

nor Pierce presented

their multiple reading

pieces, The Big Switch,

and were rewarded

with first and second

place ribbons. Laurel

tried her hand at im-

promptu for the first

time and received a

third and second place

ribbon for her efforts.

The fifth graders did

poetry and declamation

getting in all two sec-

ond place and four

third place ribbons.

Everyone enjoyed pre-

senting their pieces.

Our next tour-

nament is Finals which

will be conducted dif-

ferently than the other

tournaments and not

everyone will get to go.

After Finals there is All

Stars and then, sadly,

the Forensics season

draws to another close.

Forensics tournament

By Claire Ishiyama

On February 8

the Northgate Foren-

sics team went to their

third tournament of the

year. This tournament

took place at our local

Assumption, so no one

had to drive very far

and the chance of get-

ting lost dropped down

to almost nothing.

For this tourna-

ment, more people from

our team were able to

come, feeling confident

that they had practiced

enough to present. Kira

Blenk, Claire Ishiyama,

Josh Crooks, Connor

Pierce, and Laurel An-

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People may as-

sume a drink or food

with a healthy benefit

is not tasty. But these

drinks may prove you

wrong.

Spiced Apple Cider

This hot drink isn’t

only perfect for the cold

weather, but it can also

help with inflamma-

tion. Since apple con-

tains the antioxidant

quercetin, and cinna-

mon and cloves have

antioxidant and anti-

bacterial powers, you

can see there is good

health benefits from

this tasty drink.

Hot Cocoa

Another favorite for the

winter is hot cocoa.

Studies from Harvard

Medical School have

researched that drink-

ing two cups a day

could improve thinking

and memory skills. This

study suggests cocoa

improves blood flow to

the part of the brain

involving memory.

Pomegranate Juice

Some people may never

have heard of this juice

or fruit before but it is

very beneficial. This

fruit may help undo the

effects of a high choles-

terol diet. Scientists

have found that the

polyphenol com-

pound in pomegran-

ates keep pigs’ arter-

ies elastic and inflam-

mation levels down.

have at least 8 glasses a

day. Your next option

should be tea. It has

caffeine but not too

much to cause jitters.

Next you should choose

coffee, which most

people would grab first.

It takes 6 hours for half

of the caffeine in coffee

to be metabolized in

your body so you

should be careful not to

drink it too late. The

last option would be

Have you ever

been so tired and lack-

ing energy but you

weren’t sure what

would be the best drink

to give you more en-

ergy? There are many

thoughts and ideas on

this topic. But Consumer

Reports On Health states

certain facts to help you

decide.

Your first choice

should definitely be

water. Everyone should

energy drinks. Energy

drinks don’t always list

their caffeine count and

they have more than

double the amount of

coffee. Also they con-

tain a great amount of

sugar.

With this

knowledge, you should

now be able to choose

the right drink for an

energy boost!

Drinks for good health—and taste

Taken from Health magazine – Jan/Feb 2014 issue

By Lauren Wanat

What to drink

Taken from Consumer Reports On Health—March 2014 issue

By Lauren Wanat

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Athletes in the

Olympics can’t afford

to have an off day with

their diets because they

must stay healthy.

Here are some exam-

ples and tips on what

they eat to stay healthy

and happy.

Make sure you

eat 3 healthy meals a

day like wheat, grains,

fruit, vegetables, and

proteins. Maybe have

some whole wheat ce-

real with berries and a

small portioned size of

yogurt. Another healthy

snack is cut up bananas

mixed with granola

berries and yogurt—it’s

a great healthy snack!

Erin Hamlin

says she always has

some type of protein

bar that she carries in

her bag at all times. ―A

good combo of complex

carbs and protein keeps

me satisfied for hours.‖

says Kikkan Randall

three-time Olympian.

It’s important to stay

healthy and fit espe-

cially when you’re in

the Olympics. Go team

U.S.A.!

1. Say ―Thank you‖. Gratitude is a gift that is never too small to give.

2. Reinvent the wheel. Do something that hasn’t already been done!

Foods that fuel

By Skylar Zavarella

A Glance at some dignity and respect tips

Can you imag-

ine how happy getting

a surprise card from a

student would make

them? Taking a few

minutes out of your day

to send someone a

cheerful card is a great

way to brighten a sen-

ior citizen’s day!

If you would

like to help out with

the card making, stop

by the library! You can

help out in the morning

or during a study hall.

Help brighten some-

one’s day – consider it a

random act of kindness!

Spring greetings

Did you know

that students are busy

making spring greet-

ing cards for the resi-

dents at New Hope –

an assisted living com-

munity? Do you know

that many of the senior

citizens there never

get mail?

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If you want to

brighten your smile

quickly, eat a straw-

berry or two. Straw-

berries contain malic

acid, a natural astrin-

gent to lift surface

stains from your

teeth. Who knew

your favorite fruit

could be healthy for

your body and

healthy for your teeth

too??

If you want to achieve

super soft hair, use a

mask (Argan For You -

Conditioning Mask is a

good one) one to two

nights before your big

day. Start by sham-

pooing your hair and

rinsing thoroughly.

Next, apply the mask

mid-shaft to ends.

Using a wide tooth

comb you can distrib-

ute the product

through all of your

hair. Leave it in for 5

minutes and rinse.

Your hair will be soft

in the morning!

To get the best

makeup look you can

achieve, do your

makeup in the light

which you’re going to

be appearing in. If you

plan to go to a movie

or dinner, light a can-

dle in your bathroom

and do your makeup

in this lighting. This

will mimic the light-

ing that you’ll be seen

in. Always take a final

look with the lights

on to make sure your

look is still you.

mascara

To thicken your eye-

lashes put mascara on

the tip of a fan brush

and dab the brush

along the base of your

lash line to give the

affect of thicker lashes

Make sure you curl

your lashes with a

mini eye lash curler-

start at the inner cor-

ner and work your

way across the eye lid

Apply your mascara

by holding the brush

along your lash line

and wiggle it as you

go, apply two coats of

To separate your

lashes use the tip of

the wand and lightly

separate each lash by

dapping on mascara

Makeup tips

By Lauren Wanat and Skylar Zaverella

How to get lush lashes

By Skylar Zavarella

Taken from Seventeen magazine—Feb 2014 issue

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For beautiful braided

hairstyles for prom just

follow these steps.

1. Curl your hair with a

wand curling iron be-

cause the curls will

compliment the braids.

2. First, pull a section

from the left side of

your hair and French

braid your way over to

the right; continue on

each section but before

you begin each new

link make sure you

drop a small piece from

the section to give it

the loose plaited look.

Repeat this process on

the other side, going

from right to left.

3. Lock in braids with

hair pins to keep the

braids tight so they will

not loosen and fall out

of place

Finally, use Fructis sleek

and shine leave in condi-

tioner to help your

curls look bouncy and

smooth.

This is an easy hairstyle

that will have you look-

ing stunning for prom!

3. Using a comb, create

your part. If you would

like this style to be

pulled to the side, you

would create a deep

side part and gather

your hair to one side.

4. Using a 2 inch curl-

ing iron, wrap 2 inch

pieces of hair around

the iron. Don’t use the

clamp when curling;

wrapping the hair

around the iron makes

a more natural look.

5. When you are done

gently run your fingers

If you’re looking for a

simple hairstyle for

prom, read on. Volumi-

nous waves are pretty,

easy, and good for any

length of hair. These

waves also look great

with any dress.

1. Apply mousse or

styling gel to damp hair

to create volume in

your hair.

2. Flip hair over and

blow dry. This again

will create more vol-

ume in your hair.

through the waves.

Don’t be too rough or

brush the curls, be-

cause they’ll fall out.

6. Finally, you can

lightly spray hairspray

on your hair to keep the

look in place the whole

night. Be careful not to

use too much hairspray

because your hair will

become too stiff.

Prom hairstyles

By Skylar Zavarella

Prom hairstyles

By Lauren Wanat

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The Random

Acts of Kindness pro-

ject (RAK) is off to a

great start! Many stu-

dents, faculty, and staff

have been recognized

and rewarded for doing

RAK around the school.

Some of the

RAK that have been

recognized are just sim-

ple tasks – holding

doors open, serving

food with a smile, keep-

ing the school grounds

clean, picking up

dropped items, includ-

ing others in a group,

being friendly, helping

new students, offering

to tutor fellow stu-

dents… and the list goes

on and on!

So, remember if

you have experienced a

RAK or have witnessed

one, go to the library

and fill out a RAK form

or tell Mrs. Schwem-

mer. The form is simple

and will only take a

minute of your time—

Who knows who will

be spotted next doing a

RAK—it could be you!

Here are a few more

suggestions of RAK.

There are SO many

ways to get involved!

1. Smile at one extra

person.

2. Eat lunch with some-

one new.

3. Give someone a hug.

4. Volunteer to help

someone for 30 min-

utes.

5. Give two compli-

ments.

6. Try a new fruit or

vegetable – something

healthy for you!

7. Help someone who

might not need it, but

will appreciate it.

8. Clean out your closet

– donate something to

a local shelter or ani-

mal rescue organiza-

tion.

9. Buy someone’s lunch.

10. Obey the rules at

school without being

reminded to

Random acts of kindness

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Cupid noun Definition of Cupid The Roman god of love; A figure that represents Cupid as a naked usually winged boy often holding a bow and arrow. For example: I purchased a large Valentine's day card decorated with hearts and cupids.

Word of the day –

Thanks to Merriam-Webster

This February

the Gap awards were

handed out. Gap is a

small program at

Northgate which re-

wards students for

their improvement.

Teachers keep an eye

out for students with

good behavior or for

students who start to

do really well in class.

They then nominate

them for a Gap award.

The presenta-

tion was held in the

cafeteria and some

members of the school

board were there to

celebrate with the stu-

dents. Students were

called to the cafeteria

from their 8th period

class and presented

with a Gap certificate.

Then the students were

allowed to dig in and

enjoy themselves in

some delicious ice-

cream with toppings of

their choice. Once their

bellies were full and

their taste buds satis-

fied, the stu-

dents were

given the

privilege to go

home early

and enjoy the

rest of the af-

ternoon. So

remember,

teachers may already

have their eyes out for

the next nominees of

Gap!

Gap Awards

By Kylee Saunders

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March 2 is Dr. Seuss's birthday and the NEA's Read Across America celebration. To celebrate this event and the love of reading that his books have inspired, the library will be having some activities on Friday, March 7. There will be

a coloring contest guess the number of candies in a jar prize drawings

Stop by the library and be part of the celebration!

Dr. Seuss

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First, what is an

e-cigarette? An e-

cigarette looks like a

regular cigarette or ci-

gar. Some look like a

pen. They are built

around a battery oper-

ated heating element, a

cartridge that contains

nicotine and other

chemicals, and an at-

omizer that converts

the chemicals into an

inhalable vapor. The e-

cigarettes vaporize a

solution of nicotine

that is dissolved in wa-

ter and propylene gly-

col .

No one really

knows whether e-

cigarettes are safe or

not. The makers of the

e-cigarettes have not

asked the FDA for ap-

proval of their product.

Many ads claim

that e-cigarettes help

people to stop smok-

ing. Regular cigarettes

contain nicotine and

tar. Tar can cause can-

cer. People that pro-

mote e-cigarettes say

that it gives people the

feeling of smoking

without the risks.

But, the e-

cigarettes vaporize

nicotine, which is what

causes smokers to be-

come addicted. Using

them can still create a

nicotine dependency.

The good thing is that

the e-cigarette user

doesn’t inhale tar, car-

bon monoxide or many

other substances in to-

bacco smoke. But they

do inhale nicotine, wa-

ter, and propylene gly-

col and a few other

chemicals that may be

suspected of being

harmful to humans.

Until the mak-

ers of the e-cigarette

ask for FDA approval,

the safety, effective-

ness, and long term ef-

fects of this product

cannot be determined.

may have disappointed by not placing on the podium, but the women dominated on February 12th. Getting the gold and bronze, they added to the U.S. medal count which now stands at seven gold, five silver, and eleven bronze for a total of twenty-three medals. Rus-sia and the Netherlands are tied in second place with a total of twenty-two med-als. Following in third place is Norway with a to-tal of 21 medals.. The United States luge racer Erin Hamlin clinched a bronze medal at

The 2014 Winter Olympics officially kicked-off on February 7th with the opening ceremonies. Just as always, it was a spec-tacular show. The Olym-pic Games are being held in Sochi, Russia and their opening ceremony was filled with the country’s history. Fans everywhere watched as the rings opened and the flame lit. Events were already under way and some of the highly anticipated ones were the ice skating, snow-boarding, hockey and ski jumping. Shaun White

the Games, being the first U.S. women to ever earn an Olympic medal in the sin-gle luge. Besides the sus-penseful and unpredictable outcomes, the Olympics have also had some inter-esting weather issues. Sur-prisingly, temperatures have stretched in the six-ties, making outdoor events like skiing ex-tremely difficult. The Olympics have always showed the great sports-manship between athletes across the globe, and this year is no different.

Are e-cigarettes safe?

The Winter Olympics

By Tori Kolarik

―The LEGO Movie‖ opened on Feb-ruary 7th, 2014. It is rated PG.

The movie is about an ordi-nary Lego Mini-figure named Em-mett. Nobody in his town really cares about him or finds him spe-cial or important. He lives in a world ruled by Lord Business, who makes everyone follow in-structions or they will be ―put to sleep.‖ Em-mett is oblivious to Lord Business’s evil ways. Lord Business wants to ―kragle‖ peo-

ple and glue them into a certain position. There is a prophecy that only one special person can

end this plan…

Emmett is a construction worker and stumbles upon ―The Piece of Resis-tance.‖ He meets a girl named Wild Style and she takes him to a wiz-ard, who tells him he is

the special one to end the reign of Lord Busi-ness.

This movie is pretty good. It is obviously made for younger audiences and there are a few plot holes throughout the film, but it is still a good movie. There are many humor-ous parts.

Besides the plot holes in the movie, ―The LEGO Movie‖ is very entertaining and defi-nitely worth watching.

Choosing a frac-

tion where she stands

out could mean her

death. With some new

friends and tattoos,

Beatrice’s life changes

forever.

This science fic-

Divergent is the

first in a trilogy by Ve-

ronica Roth. Beatrice

must make a life alter-

ing decision about her

future. She learns she is

different than the oth-

ers - she is divergent.

tion adventure book

is full of action and

suspense. A movie is

coming out in March,

2014 which is based

on this book.

―The LEGO Movie‖ - a review

By Luisa Valeriano

Divergent

By Dejah Clark

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It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ANNABEL LEE; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea; But we loved with a love that was more than love- I and my Annabel Lee; With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsman came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me- Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know, in this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we- Of many far wiser than we- And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee. For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride, In the sepulchre there by the sea, In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Annabel Lee By Edgar Allan Poe

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

The Road Not Taken

Robert Frost

Valentine’s day scramble By Kira Blenk & Claire Ishiyama

Word search

by Luke Meyer

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S F F T G E C R H E F T K Z K P F E

C N O Q S T R A E H T E E W S F L I

P R K W V A L E N T I N E H X V Z I

F E B R U A R Y F O U R T E E N T H

H E A J F D Y A O Q G W J I J N F T

T D L V O O Y J K N I P O C B Q N N

Q P I P G O R I A L C A P O N E E F

Y A O B R V S I E Q V Z R E D E W I

P W R Y K U E S W B F O U R T E E N

H E A R T N P V E S P O P Z F E C F

Y A D S ' E N I T N E L A V Y F R J

E T A L O C O H C S I J F A S O R M

A Y Q P E A O M E B I P S D S L W K

C P H E Y R A U R B E F P E A G L U

T P I O Q O J A E V O L S A I W S L

J R Q R M F H I A Q M Z P F H W D I

O I W D N W F L O W E R T R U D L Z

D N K O F Z C Z L M R Y Q M T X N I

Al Capone

Love

Chocolate Pink

February Purple

February Four-teenth

Red

Flower Roses

Fourteen Sweetheart

Gift Valentine

Happiness Valentine's

Day

Heart

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Warm heart tomato soup with grilled cheese

Taken from Super Moms 360

This easy Valentine’s Day recipe is a perfectly healthy way to warm your heart on a cold day. Serve

with fruit for a complete Valentine's Day themed dinner or lunch.

Ingredients:

1 can tomato soup

100 calorie sandwich thins (you can also use regular bread)

2% cheese slices

Light cooking spray

Heart shaped cookie cutter (medium-sized)

Directions: Heat soup in a microwave safe bowl. Place cheese between slices of sandwich thins

and grill in frying pan on medium high using a little bit of cooking spray to prevent sticking. Grill

until light brown on both sides and cheese is melted. Let sit for a few minutes and then use the

cookie cutter to cut the sandwich into a heart shape. Serve with warm soup.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Taken from Allrecipes.com

1 ½ cup vanilla yogurt

2 bananas, cut up

½ cup frozen strawberries

2 tablespoons wheat germ

1 tablespoon honey

Combine the yogurt, bananas, strawberries, wheat germ, and honey in

a blender; blend until smooth, about 1 minute.

My favorite color is: Red

My favorite food is: Sloppy Joe

My least favorite food is: Brussels sprouts

My favorite thing about Northgate is: The sports

My hobbies are: Drawing

My pets are: My cat, Achilles

My favorite day of the week is: Saturday

A movie I enjoy is: Hard Ball

My favorite subject is: Art and math

If my friends were to describe me in one word it would be: Athletic

If I could go anywhere I would go to: Hollywood

One thing interesting about me is: I’m funny and a really good athlete; I started drawing when I was only

eight years old.

Meet a student – Elijah Thomas

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Drawn by

Elijah Thomas

Grade 9

What is your job? Reading teacher, Grades 7 & 8

What is your favorite part of your job? The students

What is your least favorite part? So many papers to grade!

How long have you worked at this job? Since 2003

What is your favorite food? Pasta

What is your favorite color? I like many colors, but blue is nice

Do you have any pets? Koi fish in a pond

Do you have any hobbies? Listening to music, reading

How would your friends describe you? Sleepy

If you could do anything what would that be? Go to France

If you could go any where, where would that be? France

One interesting thing about me is- I used to work in North Hollywood, California

What is your favorite part about Northgate? It’s small

Meet a teacher – (Ms. Albright)

Meet a student – (Hailey Holmes) My favorite color is: Blue

My favorite food is: Pizza

My least favorite food is: Dumplings

My favorite thing about Northgate is: There’s no drama

My hobbies are: Dancing, being funny

My pets are: One dog

My favorite day of the week is: Friday

A movie I enjoy is: The Conjuring

My favorite subject is: Reading- Ms. Albright

If my friends were to describe me in one word it would be: Funny

If I could go anywhere I would go to: Disney World

One thing interesting about me is: My personality

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Oops! In our last issue, our featured teacher, Mrs. Smith, was misquoted. The newspaper staff

strives to provide you with only the best quality reporting, so here is the correction:

Meet a teacher: Mrs. Smith

What is your job? English teacher/savant

Faculty Advisor - Mrs. Schwemmer

Layout Editors - Kira Blenk and Claire Ishiyama

Copy Editor-Victoria Kolarik

Newspaper Publication Staff - Kylee Saunders

The winner of the drawing for the Valentine bears are Aysha

Williams and Gage Chorherr. Congratulations!!

Writers –

Luisa Valeriano, Emily Leung, DJ Powers, Claire Ishiyama, Lauren Wanat,

Skylar Zavarella, Tori Kolarik, Dejah Clark, Kira Blenk, Luke Meyer, Elijah Thomas

―We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.‖ - Jesse Owens

―Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the re-sults of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most impor-tant, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Eve-rything else is secondary.‖ - Steve Jobs