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Features10 So Long Pro Basketball Lauren 12, Mount Dora, FL shares how Chad Varga chose helping others over pro basketball.

Departments6 Publisher’s Note

8 Contributors This Issue

8 Erik’s Think Tank

11 What Do You Think?

12 Day-To-DayAnna 10, Sorrento, FL gets up early and fills up her day with fun!

20 Poem! Poem!

26 Road Trip!

28 Future Life

30 The Bunk Roomies Notebook

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With the summer in full bloom, I find myself in a strangely, empty house. Three of our four kids are at camp, and Margo is at her summer job as a lifeguard. What to do?! No doubt this summer will create all sorts of things for kids to write about for The Bunk Room. In between the adven-tures, make sure to encourage your kids to write it down! We’ve created a special challenge just for that too! It’s called our 100-Word Daily Challenge. I announced this at our most recent Bunk Roomies meeting and was thrilled at the response! Not only have the Bunk Roomies embraced the challenge to write 100 words a day for 30 days, but other kids have as well. The object is to become a better writer; the real reward. But since we all need some extra incentive, a Giant Candy Bar awaits anyone that makes it 30 days in a row! Learn more at TheBunkRoom.com.

Wow! It is already July. Where does the time go? July is a great time for family, friends and celebration. With everything that is going on from family reunions to the 4th of July celebrations, we hope everyone is enjoying all that the 7 Rivers has to offer. Please remember that this magazine is your opportunity to talk about the things that are important to you. Please continue to send in your articles and ideas of what you would like to see in the magazine.

I recently sent my daughter off to Europe for 20 days. Though it is only a short trip, I am already really excited to see her coming back on the 9th and looking forward to hearing about her adventures in France, Italy & Greece. Also this month, we are teaching the Young Scholars class at UW-L. The class starts on the 9th. If you haven’t signed up there is still time to enroll. We are excited about working with the young writers in the area to help them get their voices heard. Enjoy this edition of the magazine and I hope

you all are having a fun filled, future stories induced summer.

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Contributors This Issue

Welcome back to Think Tank!

Life is full of simple pleasures; all that can be written about here in The Bunk Room! This summer, you might find yourself sitting by a creek fishing. Or at a summer camp. You might have more time to hang out at the library, park or other places. Or you’re enjoying sleeping in, checking out the internet, watching TV or playing video games. Whatever it is, it’s all good stuff for kids to write about in The Bunk Room! Really!

Now’s the time to write it down. Snap a picture or two as well, and you have the makings of an article for The Bunk Room! Keep it simple. As I write this, I’m getting ready to go

to Mock Trial Camp up in Purcellville, VA. I’m flying up there all by myself. I’ve never flown alone before. I’m sure I’ll have lots of awesome experiences to write about when I get home!

Let me tell you a story about how easy writing can be for you.

Back about 1,000 years ago---maybe it was only two years ago---I got braces. It was not fun but my sister, brother and I made it fun. We took a camera to the ortho’s office, asked if it was OK to take some pictures and we were fast at it. We asked some questions, made some observations and we were done. We went home and wrote up a story in no time at all; quicker than a mom could say, “Put down that caramel apple!” Benjamin’s version is published in our September 2010 edition. Check out our back issues at thebunkroom.com.

Make some history, write it down, make your family proud and become a published author. Check out the Ideas page and the Inbox at TheBunkRoom.com to learn more.

Onward and upward ladies and gents! This is Erik, signing off.

Megan 7, Concord, NC

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Jackson 9, Mount Dora, FL*

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See Yourself Published! This whole magazine is written entirely by kids, so come on kids, now’s your time to shine. See your work published!

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Miguel 16, Coral Gables, FL

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So Long Pro BasketballBy Lauren 12, Mount Dora, FLBunk Roomie Writer

You’ve heard of hay fever. You’ve heard of Bieber Fever, but have you ever heard of Varga Fever? Yep, all the kid’s are catching it nowadays. He’s come to my school, and he may just be to yours next.

Chad Varga is just a man. Yep, that’s it. He’s not some mega--good--looking pop star. He’s just like you and me, only older. He is the younger of

two kids. He and his sister Wendy had to live with their mother, in what we now call a crack house.

She would drag them out of bed whenever, and drag them to another crack house

in order to get her fix (her drugs). The next morning they would wake up, go to school, and

pretend like everything was OK when it wasn’t.

Chad would get picked on in school because he wore the same pair of jeans three days in a row. Through all of these trials though, Chad rose above and beyond the call of his life.

Chad used to think that his goal in life was to be a basketball player, but he woke up from that dream pretty quickly when he realized how much good his story could do for kids. So, Chad, from that point on, started to go to each school and town telling kids his story.

He has also listened to stories that were either as bad or worse than his. He once talked to a girl; she was at one of his conferences, and she came up afterward to tell

her story. It was about how she made some really bad choices, because she did not have a dad in her life. Chad could relate to this because he had two kids. A boy and a girl, and he loved them dearly.

Chad realized how much impact he had on his kids’ lives, and started to spend more time with them than he did while playing basketball. So, Chad found the true calling of his life. Will you?

Editor’s Note:

From All-American high school basketball player to the University of Pittsburg and all

the way to the NBA and European Pro leagues, Chad Varga did an about face and changed his career to inspiring high school kids with his story of triumph in the face of a childhood filled with suffering. Varga now shares his inspirational messages to more

than 250,000 people annually.


........................I am usually the first one up among my sisters and me. Sometimes I even get up before my mom. When I wake up I sit in bed for a few minutes. I get out of bed and find my dog, Chloe. I let her

outside. If no one else is up I sit and read or crochet. If my mom is up, I eat breakfast.

I am homeschooled, so I do my school work after breakfast. When I finish my school work I am hungry for lunch. I eat lunch. After lunch I practice my guitar. Then do any chores I need to

do for the day. I play with my sisters and wait for my friends, Caitlin and Breanna, to get home from school. Some nights I have activities to do. I am in choir and do acting.

When we are all home and my dad gets home from work, we have dinner. My dad likes to watch Disney Channel with us. Our favorite is “Phineas and Ferb.” We also like to watch “Funniest Home

Videos.” I get ready for bed and read for about 30 minutes before I have to turn off the lights.

Day-To-Day

What a regular day is like.

Tell us what your day is like! Submit your Day-to-Day article to us through our InBox at TheBunkRoom.com. About 200 to 350 words.

By Anna 10, Sorreto, FLBunk Roomie Writer

........................Dio.. Dio…dio…dio…dio..! The sound of my alarm clock! 6:00 a.m. I get up. On a normal school day I will have to wake up my sister Brianna numerous times before she

decides to listen and does not fall back asleep again.

I will go downstairs, maybe bump into my cats, maybe not. I have two cats, Daisy and Goldie Jr. They are bro and sis! Around 7:45 I will leave my house, walk a little while to my bus stop and wait about 15 minutes before the “orange” bus comes to pick me up.

To accompany me is Justin. Every other week before going to class I go to the cafeteria and wait for Mrs. Hooks our media teacher to bring us to the media center. After that I will head to class.

Mrs. Kelley, my home room teacher, is the best! She also teaches my favorite subject: MATH! I go to a few more subjects and hang out with my friends Carolynn, Teagan and Brianna. I leave class early because I am a safety patrol and have to go to my post.

As I stand there, Grant with some comical saying, will pass by to go to car riders. I go home on the bus, finish my homework then see if some of my best friends and neighbors Emma, Anna, and Jo Jo can play.

We play lots of fun stuff, we also video a show we made up called Glizyglo Medals and Gems Talk Show. I am Pearl Diamond, the main character. We do lots of acting! We also do make up and hair. They are the funniest shows ever!!!!!

We play till it gets dark, have dinner and the fun cycle starts all over again.

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........................Dio.. Dio…dio…dio…dio..! The sound of my alarm clock! 6:00 a.m. I get up. On a normal school day I will have to wake up my sister Brianna numerous times before she

decides to listen and does not fall back asleep again.

I will go downstairs, maybe bump into my cats, maybe not. I have two cats, Daisy and Goldie Jr. They are bro and sis! Around 7:45 I will leave my house, walk a little while to my bus stop and wait about 15 minutes before the “orange” bus comes to pick me up.

To accompany me is Justin. Every other week before going to class I go to the cafeteria and wait for Mrs. Hooks our media teacher to bring us to the media center. After that I will head to class.

Mrs. Kelley, my home room teacher, is the best! She also teaches my favorite subject: MATH! I go to a few more subjects and hang out with my friends Carolynn, Teagan and Brianna. I leave class early because I am a safety patrol and have to go to my post.

As I stand there, Grant with some comical saying, will pass by to go to car riders. I go home on the bus, finish my homework then see if some of my best friends and neighbors Emma, Anna, and Jo Jo can play.

We play lots of fun stuff, we also video a show we made up called Glizyglo Medals and Gems Talk Show. I am Pearl Diamond, the main character. We do lots of acting! We also do make up and hair. They are the funniest shows ever!!!!!

We play till it gets dark, have dinner and the fun cycle starts all over again.

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Hudson River is fantastic and it has an incredible area thought to be made just for the rings. Then it was time for the hard work. getting the rings up. The whole process started in 2002, and it ended in 2003. A whole year of talking to park managers and city officials about the fantastic opportunity. It sure paid off though! Ever since then, the rings have been used every day. “There will be lines full of people to swing!” says Kaplan about the success of the rings. The rings are a fantastic outlet for families and should be in every area that is possible for that specific reason. “What I really love about it, is that parents and children can enjoy it together!” Kaplan says. The rings are really, a great opportunity for cities and the people in them to gather around, get exercise and really, have an enjoyable time. Every city possible should have their own set of rings.

Chains swinging,

kids jumping and smiling faces

around are some of the amazing things going

on while swinging on the rings in Riverside Park, New

York City. With the sun beaming down on them, the children and

adults alike, look as if they are flying from one chain to the next and back again. Dorlene Kaplan was one of those kids, swinging from ring to

ring, as a Florida elementary student in the 1940’s. “I was totally addicted to those rings. Every day I would get there an hour early so I could be first in line and get as many rounds in as possible.”

Kaplan always says, that whenever she was swinging on the rings, she felt like she was flying... and that love continued on to

her adult life. Whether she was actually swinging on the rings or not, the subject of them was in her mind always. Soon after her elementary school days, the rings Kaplan fell in love with started to disappear. “I don’t know why but maybe it was just because of the buildings, or safety concerns, but I just couldn’t find anything like them anywhere else.” Kaplan wanted to change that.

Badly. So she went back to her beloved New York City, and looked around for locations that would be sufficient for the 25‘x80’ rings area. It can be hard to find such an area in New York City, as it’s filled with buildings, people and cars galore, but she found one. Riverside Park, on

West 103rd Street in Manhattan. It’s picturesque view of the

The Traveling RingsNew York City’s Best Kept Secret

Swing!By Margo Slaby 18, Mount Dora, FLBunk Roomie A-Team


Hudson River is fantastic and it has an incredible area thought to be made just for the rings. Then it was time for the hard work. getting the rings up. The whole process started in 2002, and it ended in 2003. A whole year of talking to park managers and city officials about the fantastic opportunity. It sure paid off though! Ever since then, the rings have been used every day. “There will be lines full of people to swing!” says Kaplan about the success of the rings. The rings are a fantastic outlet for families and should be in every area that is possible for that specific reason. “What I really love about it, is that parents and children can enjoy it together!” Kaplan says. The rings are really, a great opportunity for cities and the people in them to gather around, get exercise and really, have an enjoyable time. Every city possible should have their own set of rings.

Chains swinging,

kids jumping and smiling faces

around are some of the amazing things going

on while swinging on the rings in Riverside Park, New

York City. With the sun beaming down on them, the children and

adults alike, look as if they are flying from one chain to the next and back again. Dorlene Kaplan was one of those kids, swinging from ring to

ring, as a Florida elementary student in the 1940’s. “I was totally addicted to those rings. Every day I would get there an hour early so I could be first in line and get as many rounds in as possible.”

Kaplan always says, that whenever she was swinging on the rings, she felt like she was flying... and that love continued on to

her adult life. Whether she was actually swinging on the rings or not, the subject of them was in her mind always. Soon after her elementary school days, the rings Kaplan fell in love with started to disappear. “I don’t know why but maybe it was just because of the buildings, or safety concerns, but I just couldn’t find anything like them anywhere else.” Kaplan wanted to change that.

Badly. So she went back to her beloved New York City, and looked around for locations that would be sufficient for the 25‘x80’ rings area. It can be hard to find such an area in New York City, as it’s filled with buildings, people and cars galore, but she found one. Riverside Park, on

West 103rd Street in Manhattan. It’s picturesque view of the

The Traveling RingsNew York City’s Best Kept Secret

Swing!By Margo Slaby 18, Mount Dora, FLBunk Roomie A-Team

By Kaitlyn 11New York, NYAbout a block from our apartment in Manhattan, New York City, there are rings. The main purpose of the rings is a fun way to get the entire body exercising by placing your hands on the rings, and then moving your

body back and forth while kicking the legs in order to get to the next ring, and

the next, and so on. There are about 8--10 rings on each set of rings, and there are two sets: the big ones and the small ones.

I have been doing the rings for seven years. I began when I was four. I couldn’t do it at all in the beginning! I started ringing on the small rings, because they are a little easier on the hands, and closer together than the big rings. It took me about a year and a half on the small rings to learn how to do it. It was a big challenge! In the beginning, the rings are very hard on the hands. I had big rips and blood blisters but that didn’t stop me because I loved it so much. When you do the rings, it feels like you are flying! After some time, I developed calluses so when I do the rings now, they don’t hurt. After I became pretty good at the small rings, I moved on to learning the big rings. The big rings, are much more difficult to do than the small rings because they aren’t as close together. I worked and worked on it, and it was super difficult. I love to do the big rings now, and I also enjoy doing tricks on them. My favorite is the spin and catch. You spin while you are moving from ring to ring, and catch the other ring. Very challenging and super fun! I also love to just spin on one ring. After I do the rings, I become so sore! My entire family does the rings; my mom is 52, my dad is 47, and my brother is going to be 30. We do them year round, even in the snow. That’s one of the best times but the rings get very cold. Doing the rings at Hudson Beach (Riverside Park) is one of my favorite things to do. If you are ever visiting NYC, you should definitely do the rings!

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rings every chance we got. At first we didn’t

know what they were. We hung on them,

spun on them, and pretty much did

everything wrong. Then a guy came around

and showed us how to do it. Wow! It was

amazing to see the rings in action for the first

time. Every trip back to the rings we met

really nice people who helped us with our

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NationalHot Dog DayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/23rd to learn about this day.

National SugarCookie DayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/9th to learn about this day.

WorldUFO DayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/2nd to learn about this day.

CowAppreciation DayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/15th to learn about this day.

NationalCaviar DayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/18th to learn about this day.

Parent’sDayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/22nd to learn about this day.

CulinariansDayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/25th to learn about this day.

Video GamesDayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/8th to learn about this day.

Creative Ice CreamFlavors DayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/1st to learn about this day.

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Compliment Your Mirror DayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/3rd to learn about this day.

Cousins’DayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/24th to learn about this day.

National Cheesecake DayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/30th to learn about this day.

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MoonDayGo to TheBunkRoom-7Rivers.com/calendar/20th to learn about this day.

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Who ‘s Behind Those Towel Creatures?

Cruises = Amazing Food! But Remember Your Servers!By Margo Slaby 18, Mount Dora, FLBunk Roomie A-Team

The deep drone of the blow horn spreads out into the distance as the ship rides off into the sunset. The homes along the shore quietly dwarf the enormous cruise ship that cuts through the breathtakingly beautiful blue seas beyond. Inside though, things are getting crazy! Guests are getting settled into their rooms, managers are making sure everything is on schedule, and servers are feeding everybody! Erica Coley, of Royal Caribbean International, is one of thousands of crew members on board. As a server, her day is filled with the hustle and bustle of waiting on tables, getting food out to guests and making sure everyone in her presence is comfortable. Three years ago Coley replied to a newspaper ad in her native Jamaica and has been working six to eight month shifts ever since. Yes, that’s right. Six to eight month shifts. After that time, she gets to go home to be with her seven and 16 year old children for six weeks. “It’s very hard,” says Coley, “but I talk with them often on the phone. You gotta do what you gotta do.” During the work day, Coley works in various locations on the ship. There are many dining rooms, and she works at all of them throughout the day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, you name it, she does it. The servers and housekeepers are only paid in tips, so it’s very important to pay attention to those gratuity envelopes when going on a cruise. “Sometimes you don’t get anything,” Coley said, explaining that sometimes passengers think that

the tips are included in their cruise fare, but it isn’t.

The schedule is rigorous for those working onboard. Everyday is a work day, although crew members do get some downtime. Sometimes, crew members go off the ship and do some sight-seeing when the ship is at port. “It’s all up to the person, if they want to do that. If you’re off work, you can do whatever you want with your time.” Coley explains. Yes, the hours are long, and yes, some passengers can be more

challenging than others, but Coley really enjoys her job as a server for the cruise line. “I get to meet so

many incredible people. It’s really cool!”

CRUISINGEditor’s Note:

This is the first of a two part series on cruising. In this part, you

get answers to all those questions you’ve had about life as cruise ship server and housekeeper.

By Annika Slaby 12, Mount Dora, FLBunk Roomie A-Team

Knock! Knock! Housekeeping! Junior Palacios works for Royal Caribbean International as a housekeeper. Palacios has been working for Royal Caribbean for three months, but previously he worked for seven years on the Costa Concordia, the ship that sank in the Mediterranean. His work schedule is somewhat complicated. He is on the ship six months then he takes two months off for vacation and so on and so on. You are sometimes on the same ship twice. "You don’t know if you will be on the same ship or a different one when you come back from your brea," Palacios said.

You may think cleaning is hard, and it is, but Palacios loves to see the smiles on everyone’s face. The most challenging time is the last day when everybody is leaving.

"When you leave we have to get new everything (sheets, blankets, etc). It is very hard for us." Of course everybody has a funny story too. Junior once put ice in the trash can instead of the ice bucket for wine and sodas. "It was a funny day for me," Palacios laughed. Junior has even seen guests twice on different cruises. "I have to memorize the people’s names that I clean for." said Junior. He has to clean 15 rooms a day. "It is very hard," Palacios said. On cruise ships people speak many different languages. Junior can speak English, Italian, Portuguese and his native language, Spanish. We all leave our rooms a mess from time to time. Palacios said sometimes rooms are messy and sometimes clean. Also if you have been on a cruise, you will see towels on your bed. Not just folded either! All the housekeepers make a towel animal like a bunny or a monkey every night. That is a fun little surprise waiting for your after dinner on a cruise!

Behind The Scenes

18 | TheBunkRoom.com | July 2012 | Be publishedd! See page 8.

Who ‘s Behind Those Towel Creatures?

Cruises = Amazing Food! But Remember Your Servers!By Margo Slaby 18, Mount Dora, FLBunk Roomie A-Team

The deep drone of the blow horn spreads out into the distance as the ship rides off into the sunset. The homes along the shore quietly dwarf the enormous cruise ship that cuts through the breathtakingly beautiful blue seas beyond. Inside though, things are getting crazy! Guests are getting settled into their rooms, managers are making sure everything is on schedule, and servers are feeding everybody! Erica Coley, of Royal Caribbean International, is one of thousands of crew members on board. As a server, her day is filled with the hustle and bustle of waiting on tables, getting food out to guests and making sure everyone in her presence is comfortable. Three years ago Coley replied to a newspaper ad in her native Jamaica and has been working six to eight month shifts ever since. Yes, that’s right. Six to eight month shifts. After that time, she gets to go home to be with her seven and 16 year old children for six weeks. “It’s very hard,” says Coley, “but I talk with them often on the phone. You gotta do what you gotta do.” During the work day, Coley works in various locations on the ship. There are many dining rooms, and she works at all of them throughout the day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, you name it, she does it. The servers and housekeepers are only paid in tips, so it’s very important to pay attention to those gratuity envelopes when going on a cruise. “Sometimes you don’t get anything,” Coley said, explaining that sometimes passengers think that

the tips are included in their cruise fare, but it isn’t.

The schedule is rigorous for those working onboard. Everyday is a work day, although crew members do get some downtime. Sometimes, crew members go off the ship and do some sight-seeing when the ship is at port. “It’s all up to the person, if they want to do that. If you’re off work, you can do whatever you want with your time.” Coley explains. Yes, the hours are long, and yes, some passengers can be more

challenging than others, but Coley really enjoys her job as a server for the cruise line. “I get to meet so

many incredible people. It’s really cool!”

CRUISINGEditor’s Note:

This is the first of a two part series on cruising. In this part, you

get answers to all those questions you’ve had about life as cruise ship server and housekeeper.

By Annika Slaby 12, Mount Dora, FLBunk Roomie A-Team

Knock! Knock! Housekeeping! Junior Palacios works for Royal Caribbean International as a housekeeper. Palacios has been working for Royal Caribbean for three months, but previously he worked for seven years on the Costa Concordia, the ship that sank in the Mediterranean. His work schedule is somewhat complicated. He is on the ship six months then he takes two months off for vacation and so on and so on. You are sometimes on the same ship twice. "You don’t know if you will be on the same ship or a different one when you come back from your brea," Palacios said.

You may think cleaning is hard, and it is, but Palacios loves to see the smiles on everyone’s face. The most challenging time is the last day when everybody is leaving.

"When you leave we have to get new everything (sheets, blankets, etc). It is very hard for us." Of course everybody has a funny story too. Junior once put ice in the trash can instead of the ice bucket for wine and sodas. "It was a funny day for me," Palacios laughed. Junior has even seen guests twice on different cruises. "I have to memorize the people’s names that I clean for." said Junior. He has to clean 15 rooms a day. "It is very hard," Palacios said. On cruise ships people speak many different languages. Junior can speak English, Italian, Portuguese and his native language, Spanish. We all leave our rooms a mess from time to time. Palacios said sometimes rooms are messy and sometimes clean. Also if you have been on a cruise, you will see towels on your bed. Not just folded either! All the housekeepers make a towel animal like a bunny or a monkey every night. That is a fun little surprise waiting for your after dinner on a cruise!

Behind The Scenes


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Video Games:An Underrated Artform

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By Miguel 16, Coral Gables, FL

The flames begin to surround me, and I realize that I will not be around for very long if I do not do something. Panicking, I shoot a blue portal at a ledge nearby and an orange portal at a wall to the left of me. I jump to the side, quickly teleporting onto the upper platform. I have been startled and still feel a nervous tension, but I have survived. I have been playing Portal, a video game developed by Valve Corporation. I have been engaged in a way that no other medium of art can engage me.

Many people still have not accepted video games as a legitimate art form. Why is it that a person can spend a whole day reading a book or visiting an art museum perusing paintings and be considered brainy, and yet, that very same person can spend a whole day playing a video game and be seen as having no life?

These activities engage the participant in a similar way; the mind travels into new worlds while the partaker looks at a surface. Yet reading a book, studying a painting and playing a video game are activities which are perceived as being very different. The former two

are most often regarded as productive and the latter as destructive. Why?

The most well-known and popular video games are combat games: expressions of violent, macho male fantasies that display women in a highly provocative fashion. Every year thousands of dollars worth of advertising is used to promote combatant video games. Think Halo or Call of Duty. Logically, these games are what most people think of when they think of video games. How could they be art?

I argue that video games are a legitimate art form. What is art? Encyclopedia Britannica states that art is an, “experience consciously created through an expression of skill or imagination.” Video games are a highly interactive, amazing medium, unlike any other. They combine visual art, audial art and storytelling.

While inside a game the player can feel rage, fear, and sadness. The experiences are happening directly to you. You are an interactive part of a story. The experiences that unfold can be stunning, powerful, and sometimes, just like other art forms, make you cry.

I envision the world of video game production to have the

capacity and space to start exploring other options. Expansion could be seen in creating new ways that the player interacts with the game. Imagine a whole game based around dialogue. Or a game where the sole mechanic is exploring the world you inhabited. Imagine learning about the history of a fallen empire, solely by examining the ruins and environment. Video games have the potential to become one of the most amazing methods of storytelling mankind has ever seen.

Games will never advance as an artistic medium unless companies start taking risks, going into new directions. The world of gaming needs more games like Portal, Machinarium and Amnesia: The Dark Descents. These games have remarkable stories and none of them are combat based. Video games can become much more than what the mainstream sees today.

If you’re interested in game design and the game industry, and how they can be improved, check out one of my favorite weekly episodic web series Extra Credits. I also blogs about video games as an art form at artsonesandzeros.blogspot.com

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Making New MemoriesBy Clayton 10, Mount Dora, FLBunk Roomie Writer

At the end of April, my little brother Jackson and I went to Camp Bridges in Leesburg, FL. Camp Bridges is a bereavement camp for kids who have lost a relative or friend. It is run by Cornerstone Hospice. My brother and I were

there because our older brother Nick was killed in a jet ski accident last year. If you would like to know more about Nick, his best friend Ryder wrote a tribute to him in the January 2012 edition of The Bunk Room. When we arrived at camp, we were introduced to the counselors and went to our cabins to unpack. Then we played games with the other kids there. The games involved teamwork. Then we went on a nature walk and looked at bugs and nature. We saw an eagle on the nature trail! After the nature walk, we had lunch. I had barbecue potato chips that were really good. They were called “Mrs. Vicky’s.” After lunch, we went to the pool. The pool

had two water slides. The first slide was green and did a full spiral. The second one was blue and just did a sharp turn. I went on both of them but liked the green one better. After that, we played more games and went to dinner. We ate in a really big, metal pavilion with a lot of other campers. After dinner, we sat around the campfire and told funny stories. Soon, it was dark and time to get ready for bed. We put our pajamas on and slept in our bunks in the cabins. I was tired from all of the walking around and swimming! The next morning, we had breakfast. I ate a giant cinnamon roll the size of a mountain! (Well, maybe not that big!) After breakfast, we had a memorial service for our loved ones. We made memorial bricks and posters to describe ourselves and our loved ones. Then, it was time to go home. I missed my mom but I wished camp could be longer, too. Before I left, I hugged my counselor and thanked him for the great time I had!

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By Hannah 12, Mount Dora, FL

I got to spend three weeks of my summer at Bay Street

Theatre's Young People’s Theater Camp. Monday through Friday, from 9

to 2. It was so fun!

We did the play, "Honk! Jr." as our theatre summer camp project. Our usual routine for the first week was a lot of dancing! We learned dances until about 11 am when we walked over to the YPT building (a building across from Bay Street just for YPT) where we ate lunch.

Then we had afternoon classes such as dance, resume writing, and audition training. On the first Thursday we had auditions for "Honk! Jr." (this is where we try out for the part we want), then Friday we got our parts.

I got to play the Bullfrog which was part I wanted. The following week was mostly

blocking and some run-throughs (this is where you run the show from the beginning to wherever you've blocked to).

Then the week after that was Tech Week where we get ready to perform the show. During Tech Week we did a lot of run throughs and tech stuff. Thursday was the show, our opening night!

The shows were Thursday to Saturday. On the last Friday of camp we had "Fun Friday." It was so fun! We played games, did a talent show, and so much more!

All in all, I love summer camp!

By Christina 11, Orlando, FLI have always dreamed about the future but this is how I hope it comes out. I will attend a college that is both close to family and has a great dance program.

Once I graduate then I will either join a professional dance school or open up my own school.

I want to get married and have up to four kids. If I could I would like for my children to be homeschooled since that is such a great experience.

Most importantly though is that I will be a godly wife and mother, and I hope, pass on the great lessons I’ve learned from my mom.

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By Emma 12, Sorrento, FLBunk Roomie A-Team Writer

Deano Graham is the guitar teacher at Blue Oceans Music in Mount Dora, FL. He teaches private and group classes. I am in one of his Thursday homeschool classes. “I wanted to play the guitar because I saw my older brother play and I wanted to be just like him. I love how it sounds and it makes me happy,” Deano said.

Deano started to travel when he was thirteen. He traveled with a band and played at churches. After college he started to travel the world, teaching guitar. The first foreign country he taught in was Mexico. He taught ninety children how to play the guitar and only had a translator the first day. The rest of the week he did not need one. Deano said “We played monkey see monkey do. It was life changing,” he said.

One girl walked five miles to practice and five miles back home. Some of the kids live in a village on a hill and had never seen a sink, shower, bathtub, toilet or even clean water! They would play with the faucets by turning them on and off, and on and off. “There would be puddles of water near the bathroom,” said Deano. A group of guitar players from Mexico drove four hours each way, everyday, to join Deano’s group and play for the kids. All of the kids thought that they were borrowing the guitars, but on the last day before Deano left, he told them they could keep the guitars. They were so happy. “People donated the money that we used to buy the guitars and also to feed them,” said Deano.

Deano also taught guitar in Haiti and the Philippines. He and his sons still send food and money to Haiti.

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Slice-O-Life Stories

The Bunk Roomies take their first step into the reporting world by interviewing someone they know and turning it into an interesting article.

Habilis BoyHabilis means “handyman” and dates back to the classification of early man, known as Homo Habilis. That’s when man started using tools and became pretty handy around the house. We have our own resident Habilis man, in boy size: Benjamin.

Digging out Transmission!

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By Benjamin Slaby 14, Mount Dora, FLBunk Roomie A-Team WriterExcerpt from Habilis Boy Blog. Restoring a ’96 Camaro.

Day 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Today I started installing my new parts. I installed the air filter first then I proceeded to installing the hydraulic shock for the trunk. Once that was done I removed the old center console and tried to put the new one in. Unfortunately the new center console didn't fit right at all so I ended up just putting the old one back in. I took out the driver’s mirror and put the new one on. I vacuumed the car some more and then I tried to take out the transmission again. I tried long and hard to get the bolts off but they didn't budge. . .

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By Clayton 10, Mount Dora, FLBunk Roomie WriterLast weekend, I went to the Mini-Maker Faire in Orlando. It is an event for people who love robots, sci-fi and everything science. It’s called a “Maker” Faire because the people who participate like to make and invent things.

I went there with my sister, brother and dad because my mom was at home with my baby sister. When we went into the convention center, I was overwhelmed by all the amazing booths displaying robots, handmade metal artwork and much more!

One booth had a robot that did Tai-chi! Another booth had Nerf guns that had been modified to look like movie prop laser guns. My favorite booth had life-sized R2-D2 robots that rolled around the convention making “boop-boop” sounds.

Outside, a power racing track with kiddie cars was set up. Many of the cars in the race had been modified with rockets and oilslick jets. One car was disqualified from the race when water from a rocket shorted out its battery. We didn’t expect that to happen!

Another really cool exhibit was a musical Tesla Coil. The original Tesla Coil, invented by Nikola Tesla, produced electricity. This Tesla Coil was also connected to a keyboard where convention guests could play songs and watch as mini lightning bolts shot up into the air.

Another part of the Mini-Maker Faire was called, “The Dark Side.” The air-conditioning was very cold there and the lights were off. One of the exhibits was a giant geometrical sculpture. Other exhibits and art lit up the room.

When we left the event, I was exhausted, but I had a great time at the Orlando Mini-Maker Faire!

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