c

football game the night before. Many

pictures were taken

and they all turned

out very nice and pro-

fessional.

Homecoming

was a fantastic night

and very fun for the

people who attended.

It couldn’t have hap-

pened without the

help of student coun-

cil, the teachers who

chaperoned, and the

homecoming commit-

tee.

The home-coming dance took place on October 5 in the cafeteria. The theme was carnival, and the cafeteria was decorated by the stu-dent council. On the walls were the names of the people who bought tickets to at-tend the dance. There were special tickets for the seniors that could be taken home at the end of the night. The snacks were in little plastic popcorn containers that were set on the tables. The ceiling had huge streamers that were made to look like the top of a circus tent. There

were painted signs that were supposed to look like carnival booths —there was a ―Dunk Tank‖ and a ―Kissing Booth.‖ The decorations were very nice and creative. Everyone was dressed up and had fun. Most of the songs were up-beat and fast tempo songs that were easy to dance to. Abigail Lasher was voted homecoming queen and the runner up was Allie Barker. There were two slow songs and a special song for the Home-coming Court and their escorts. They were crowned at the

Homecoming By Luisa Valeriano

Northgate News

Table Of Contents

Current events 1-3

Reviews and Fun Facts

4-5

Recipes 6

Poems 7

Fun and Games 8-9

Featured Student 10

Staff &

Library News

11

October 2013 Volume 1, Issue 2

Homecoming 2013 By Taylor Grinage

What a night! This year’s 2013 carnival themed homecoming

was an altogether blast. Held in Northgate’s cafeteria , the décor was

beautiful. Thank you student council! Another big thank you to our

amazing D.J. ,Tim Barker, everyone enjoyed the music and danced all

night long. With everyone dressed to impress, good music, and great

people, it was truly a night to remember!

Forensics

By Kylee Saunders

Forensics is an exciting winter activity that involves lots of speaking. At the beginning of the year you choose one piece of writing (a poem, short story, or anything that interests you). Throughout the year you have to prac-tice projecting it with your voice. During this winter ac-tivity you practice your speech skills by reading the piece out loud as best as you possibly can.

There are five categories - declamation which means speeches; multiple reading which is a skit with friends; poetry; pros which is a piece of a book; and impromptu, which is where you are assigned a topic. At the meets you perform your piece in front of a judge who scores your speaking ability.

Northgate is the only public school in Pittsburgh that has been invited into the program. The practices are every Thursday from3 till 3:45. If you are interested in joining, see Mrs. Bruner who is in charge of forensics before No-vember 1. The meets take place on…

Nov 2 at Saint Alexis Jan 11 at East Catholic High School Feb 8 at Assumption School Mar 8 finals at Butler Catholic Mar 15 all stars at Butler Catholic

See you there!

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Crowned Friday night during the Flames football game

were Princess Allie Barker and Queen Abby Lasher. Abby was es-

corted across the field with much excitement. During the home-

coming dance, all ten girls on the homecoming court were honored

with a dance, especially our queen and her date Mark Lodge. Con-

gratulations to these wonderful ladies!

Homecoming queen and princess By Taylor Grinage

Glen James, a homeless man is one of many who has no home or place to live. But he proved that those who do good get good in return. Glen lives in Boston. He found and turned in a backpack holding $42,000 in cash and travels checks. Glen flagged down police after finding the backpack which was left by an overturned shopping cart. Days later someone had started an online fund trying to raise money to get Glen a home. To date the fund has nearly $100,000 in it. A man named Ethan Whittington set the online fund up for Glen after hear-ing about Glen’s story. Ethan explained ―I just felt that this is someone who needed to be rewarded for his good deeds.‖ Whittington thought that $250,000 and a home was a good goal for this kind man. The fund is asking for donations from $1 to$500 and clothes, computers, furniture, and jobs for Glen James. Glen James was awarded a citation of appreciation Monday from police Commissioner Edward F. David who said he showed a great deal of honesty and character.

much different. The best feature is the Touch ID, which allows the user to scan their fingerprint to unlock their phone in-stead of entering a 4-digit passcode. This phone has received good reviews but leaves every-one excited for the IPhone 6, which is said to be released in March of 2014.

Apple’s newest product, the highly an-ticipated IPhone 5s, was released late September. The new 5c phone lets buyers choose their IPhone in any color and not just black or white. It features a sleek design, light weight body, and a new fingerprint scanner called Touch ID. If you already have an IPhone 5, the new features aren’t

From homeless to happy

By Kylee Saunders

New IPhone 5s and 5c

By Tori Kolarik

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Ever want something different for lunch

here at Northgate? Something you have never seen

here? Well the Northgate lunch staff is looking for

suggestions. If you have a suggestion, please con-

tact Mrs. Griffin in the kitchen. You can also make

breakfast suggestions too! Have any ideas? Please

let the cafeteria staff know. Any different fruit you

want to see? What about snacks? A main dish

could be your wish! Make your voice heard and

make a suggestion today!

Lunch

By Kylee Saunders

Wake is for readers who love an exciting and fast paced book. Janie goes through people's dreams. When someone is dreaming it is like you're in the book because you can feel what Janie is feeling through details. I would give this book four stars because it was very exciting and the whole book had multiple climaxes.

The sequel to the haunting hit in 2011 was released in theaters on, of course,

Friday the 13. It follows the same plot as in the first movie, but now the father is

being haunted. While still providing scares, the movie itself was short and less

suspenseful than the first Insidious. It included an all star cast including Patrick

Wilson, Rose Byrne, and Barbara Hershey. Most critics have given it a mediocre

score, but personally I think it was a very good movie. If you’re a fan of scary mov-

ies, or are just seeking something to get your heart racing, this is the movie for you.

Wake—a book reivew By Gillian Elliott

Insidious Chapter 2 - a movie review

By Tori Kolarik

Of Mice and Men a—a book review By Luisa Valeriano

Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck. It is a story of two migrant workers, George and Lennie. They work on a ranch and are working towards their dream. George is small and fairly intelligent, and Len-nie is tall and has a learning disability. Their dream is to live in their own house, have a garden, and Lennie wants to raise rabbits. They are close to ac-complishing their goal until certain events and people get in the way of their plans. This novella was hard for me to put down until it was finished. This book is very interesting and very realistic. John Steinbeck was actually a mi-grant worker at one time, so the ranch setting is very detailed. This book is considered a classic book of the 1930s. It isn’t a hard book to read, and the characters do swear often, but the story is riveting. I highly recommend this book to students in high school and even in middle school.

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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher is a book about a girl named Han-

nah Baker who committed suicide. There is a boy named Clay Jenkins who

finds a box of seven cassette tapes on his door step and they are from Han-

nah. (Who A.K.A. is dead?) So when Clay realizes that Hannah is dead, he

is devastated. Clay loved Hannah and never got to tell her. Thirteen Reasons

Why is a book that mainly girls would like because it is a tragic love story

that could never happen. People with a sensitive heart will most likely not

want to read this because of the plot.

Thirteen Reasons Why - A book review By Cali McWilliams

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Tally lives in a world where everyone is made to be

pretty on their sixteenth birthday. Like every other girl

Tally just wants to be pretty until Tally meets Shay. Shay

makes Tally question everything she was told. Does Tally

want to be pretty? Read this book and find out in this great

series!

The Uglies - a book review By Dejah Clark

―What I do to-day is impor-tant, because I am exchanging a day of my life for it.‖ Hugh Mulligan

―Anyone who

has never

made a mis-

take has

never tried

anything

new.‖ Albert

Einstein

If you’ve never had popovers before, you are in for a great surprise. They taste delicious – anytime of the day, with any meal, or for a snack – but you should eat the when they are fresh out of the oven. Here’s what you need: 1 cup milk 1 cup flour ¼ teaspoon salt 1Tablesppon butter, melted 2 eggs, beaten Here’s what you do:

1. Preheat oven to 450

2. Beat milk, flour, salt, and butter

together.

3. Add eggs and beat again.

4. Pour batter into greased baking

cups (a muffin pan or popover

pan) until they are ¾ full.

5. Bake at 450 for 15 minutes.

Then lower the heat to 350, and

bake for 20 more minutes.

Puffy Popovers taken from Kids Cook!

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Melt-in-your-mouth pumpkin cookies Recipe by Better Homes and Gardens Makes: 60 servings Yield: about 60 cookies Prep time—30 mins Bake 350°F 10 mins per batch Ingredients 2 cups butter, softened 2 cups granulated sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 15 ounce can pumpkin 4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar Ground cinnamon (optional)

Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, beat 2 cups butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, baking pow-der, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Add eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla; beat until combined. Beat in pumpkin. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour. 2. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until tops are set. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool. 3. In a small saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter and brown sugar until melted and smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in pow-dered sugar until smooth. Spread frosting on cookies. If desired, sprinkle with additional cinnamon. Makes about 60 cookies.

I sometimes hate secrets. Secrets bring so many problems. They ruined people’s lives if discovered. And secrets can be bad or good but do not want to be revealed. I have a secret but can you not tell anyone? But if I tell you it’s no longer a secret.

“Little secret‖ By Rachel Giardina

―RSVP‖ By Naomi Shihab Nye

I’m sorry.

I cannot come.

I cannot be there.

I am sure the party will be

just as good without me.

A previous engagement

with a Mottled Houdan

makes my presence impossible.

We must conduct a dance in the dust.

There’s a slip of silence to be polished.

Please convey my regards.

New regard for the word putter,

among others.

I so much thank you

for thinking of me.

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It was one of those fine October days free from summer’s heat and haze but not yet gripped by autumn chill. It was one of those fine October days when the sky’s so clear you can see the moon through the atmosphere at midday. It was one of those fine October days when the trees sport yellow and red instead of everyday summer green. It was one of those fine October days when one draws a deep breath and is grateful to be resident on Earth.

―It was one of those fine October days‖ By Richard Greene

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Ken Ken Instructions

Cows that always go ―moo‖ By Claire Ishiyama

In each 3 by 3 Ken Ken box you can only use the num-

bers 1 ,2 , and 3

In each of the smaller rectangular boxes there is a

number and an operation in the upper left hand cor-

ner

Use 1 ,2 ,and 3 to get to the number in the upper left

hand corner using the operation next to it

There can only be one number in each box

There can only be one of each number in each column

and row

T X B C K A N K N N M F H O T D Y

H Q R A U L M E J I T C E N W H D

H E F M E E E S K E L E T O N G N

N G G R M W B R H T U H W G O O A

C K A E O L W Z U S P K L N N B C

Q C A L H X T C X N W U V O J L Y

S L L P A W I M Z I P J U D C I F

W A I L M H Q A O K Y U H Q I N H

H N D L L B X A Y N X P M Q I H Y

H R E D I P S Q B A C W C P B Z W

M Z B D F K I D A R X K H S K U C

O J S T Y L O S J F C A N U P I S

I A A V S F D B C O P Y M K O C N

D C I T T O U W O K A R T E R B E

Z Q F G G N H R O O J G P E Z J Q

P A R R Y A V G A P Y M A E I L F

L E B Z L M U K Q S U M M J A N N

CANDY FRANKINSTEIN GHOST

GOBLIN HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN

SCARE SCREAM SKELETON

SPIDER

Halloween Word Search

Ken Ken Puzzle

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3× 6×

2÷

2 4+

October Word Search

G G J E C J E R Y H O V F I T O Z

V N O K K K I G Z I Y C O G P O F

R F H V S Q P F N D Y F O O R Q A

H A L L O W E E N A N W T F A M F

T Z A N A U H A D B R L B B C Y P

Q B R W A G C O O H R O A R L I I

W N A M U P H O Q B J H L Z R U F

F H C W L B U O K E E F L A F J G

R E B O T C O M S M H V T X K A H

T M A V S Z P U P T P E S N Z M V

X Q E Y E L V J J K S G I J X J Z

T I W Q V L H V C A I U W T E J P

R K W Q A Z F M V K F N F X L D T

T Y U O E H W X W J A W S N Q R G

S C D N L C M Q I W L Z A N K F F

R E M S O W T G D N L N B L A C K

W U I E Z M H L Y P K F Q S W O M

BLACK BOO CANDY

FALL FOOTBALL GHOST

HALLOWEEN LEAVES OCTOBER

ORANGE PIRATES PUMPKINS

My favorite color is: Grey My favorite lunch at school is: Chicken wrap My favorite food is: Hamburgers My least favorite food is: Corn dogs My favorite thing about Northgate is: The people I meet and see My hobbies are: Running, lifting, drawing, playing, sports, and dancing My pets are: No pets of my own My favorite day of the week is: Friday A movie I enjoy is: The Cat in the Hat My favorite subject is: English; love Mrs. Cetti If my friends were to describe me in one word it would be: Funny If I could go anywhere I would go to: The Bermuda Triangle and survive One thing interesting about me is: I’m known for cheering

people up when they’re down.

Featured student – Arthur Knight grade12 age18

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Arthur Knight’s art work

Faculty Advisor - Mrs. Schwemmer

Layout Editors - Kira Blenk and Claire Ishiyama

Copy Editor—Victoria Kolarik

Newspaper Publication Staff - Kylee Saunders, Dominique Dickson, Luke

Meyer

Writers -Kylee Saunders, Camillia Senvisky, Taylor Grinage, Rachel Giardina, Luisa Valeriano, Tori Kolarik, Gillian Elliott, Cali McWilliams, Claire Ishiyama, Dejah Clark, Arthur Knight

Northgate News Staff

The winners of the ―Guess the candy in the jar‖ are Jar 1 - Tamia Johnson with an exact guess of 47! Jar 2 – Taylor Grinage and Kayla Tomlinson both guessed the exact total of 37 candies!

Congratulations girls!

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