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JAMS Clubhouse Scoop
Volume 2, Issue 8 September 2011
DOG EDITION!
What ’ s
August Depar tment Youth of the Month
Youth of the Month Games Room Art Center Learning Center Sound Studio Tech Center
Sabrina Giannatte Cairo Reed Next Month! Laura Vasquez Jacob Wright Amir Tryon
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And how you could win a
trip to the happiest place
on earth and earn a fortune
in CLUB BUCKS!
Mac vs. Pc’s by Cairo Reid
The Mac and PC are two highly advanced and popular computers. But, like all products, they have disadvantages and advantages. If you are a designer, or a creative worker, The Mac is for you because the Mac has designing ap-plications and downloadable software just for all that, there is an advantage. The disadvantage is that since the Mac is so advanced and has so much stuff connected to it, the Macs are usually over $700! The cheapest ones are nearly $250! As for the PC’s, the big, gnarly ones, they are only around $650. That is a disadvantage for Mac and an advantage for PC. I am personally a Mac person because my parents have them, but the PC has games I like, too. If you are an office building person, the PC is very straight forward so you
Six Flags
By Muriel Rosas Garcia
It’s a hot summer day, and I am
going to six flags with some students
from the Boys and Girls Club. Once we
got to six flags, it was really hot . The
first ride that my group went on was vi-
per, there were seven loops and I had
butterflies in my stomach. We also went
on three different rollercoasters. Unfor-
tunately, I didn’t get to go on SUPER-
MAN, the rollercoaster that goes 100
MPH, and a few others, but it was still a
lot of fun.
Meetings are Wednesdays in the Learning Center from
4:45-6:00pm
Passport to Manhood (P2M) will hold its first meeting on October
12. Jay, Eric, and the returning members look forward to another
year of addressing member selected topics through games, good hu-
mor, and fun.
Eighth grader, Kenneth Corrales, who received the Matrix award last year in P2M, plans to do it again for
his final year at John Adams. He recalls the fun he had with his friends and the creativity that Jay and Eric
brought to the activities. During one of the most anticipated meetings, which covered talking to girls, Jay
and Eric fed the group cheesy pickup lines where members had to compete with each other to fill in the
blanks. Laughter developed into a meaningful discussion
that allowed members to be frank with each other and hear
different viewpoints.
Upcoming Activities and Programs this
Meetings are Fridays in the Learning Center
from 4-5:30pm
Smart Girls is a program designed for early adolescent
girls. Nadia Fellows has headed the program at and
provides a relaxed, fun atmosphere to give the girls
opportunities to learn important lessons and build char-
acter.
Last year, Smart Girl member Sabrina Gianetti had
lots of fun during the meetings. One of her favor-
ite moments occurred during the first meeting
when the girls played an icebreaker game. Taped
to each member’s back was the name of a famous
female character and the girls, only allowed to ask
yes or no questions, had to guess who they were.
Leaders in Training Meetings are Mondays at 5:00pm
Leaders in Training (L.I.T.) encour-
ages members 13-17 years old to be-
come future leaders. Many eighth
graders are signing up this year to par-
ticipate in the dynamic program that
will be headed by Augustino Adams.
Members can look forward to getting
in touch with their fellow members at
the other Santa Monica and regional
branches as well as making a positive
impact in their communities through
volunteer work. To apply, pick up
your application from the front desk.
Halloween !!!!!!!! In the An old family photo of
the Giannetti children
during Halloween 2004.
From left to right, Au-
tumn, Sabrina, and
John Adams Boys and Girls Club will celebrate
Halloween this year on the following days:
Friday, October 28th
Scary House
Jack-o-Lantern Carving
Monday, October 31st
Halloween Party
Costume Contest
Kylie Morgan, a 16 year old singer/
songwriter from Oklahoma, deliv-
ered an anti-bullying message to
John Adams members through a per-
formance on a sunny Friday after-
noon in September. One of her
songs is dedicated to a teenage vic-
tim of bullying who committed sui-
October is National Anti-Bullying Month
By Kyla Walker
The Clubhouse Campaign is a Boys and Girls Club fund-
raiser where you try to get 10 people to donate $10 to the Boy’s and
Girl’s Club for us to buy supplies, maintenance, and other essentials.
If they donate they get a free car wash at the club on either Novem-
ber 5th or December 10th. The money you raise, the staff will match it
with club bucks!$! So if you raise $100, you’ll get 100 club bucks! If
you’re in the top 5 you’ll win two tickets to Disneyland! If you’re in
the top 30 you’ll get to sleep over at the club! The fundraiser starts
October 3rd and ends December 9th! So hurry and start donating! Thank you!
Faith, a member
of this club, and Gio
worked together and cre-
ated an amazing song
about Bullying. She
played the song for an anti-bullying panel and was
played nationally. During the meeting the panel was
asked Twittered questions from members from Boys
and Girls Clubs around the nation.
Putting the song together took Faith and Gio
quite a few weeks. The song was changed 3 times. “Gio
was especially a huge help, and so was Maya,” Faith
What do YOU think of bullying? Compiled By Lilia Mendoza and Fiona
“Bullying is not right and some-
one should put a stop to it!”
- Isabella
“Bullying causes disruption and
pain in the lives of its victims.”
- Hilaria Van Putten
“People should respect each
other“
- Nick Lewis
By Fiona Fiona and Amanda
John Adams Clubhouse Campaign
“Words can’t Hurt Me” A song by
Faith Gerstein about Bullying
My Dream
By: Selah Wilson
I am on my elementary school play-
ground with my friends at the hand-
ball court, and all of a sudden, the
sky’s color changes from light blue to
pink. There’s a ship floating in the
sky that is black with pink light all
over. My friends and I try to run
away, but a pink beam shone over us
and swallowed us up into the ship.
There were people in the ship, so I
asked them what was happening, and
they said that they were trying to pro-
tect us.
Can you tell me what this dream
means?
Misgiving Manifestations
Your insecurities and fears are mani-
festing themselves in your own
dreams but don’t let them get you
down! Open up to the people who
care about you and find a solution to
our problems instead of running away
from them! Don’t be a scared bunny;
you have the power to save yourself. –
dream catcher.
Zombies Attack…
On the night of July 5th, 2011, I
had a really strange/scary
dream. It started out on an
empty street. The buildings
were on fire and were vandalized. I started
to walk around, and, out of nowhere, some
sort of zombie appeared and tried to bite
my arm off. I noticed that there was a steak
knife lying on the ground, so I picked it up
and jabbed it into the zombie’s stomach.
Somehow, it found a pizza slicer and
slashed it into my arm.
The scene changed; all of a sudden I was
standing near the entrance to a Target. At
that point, this man came stumbling in
looking like he was attacked by rabid hip-
pies. Turns out, he was, but by zombies,
not hippies. He screamed “They’re coming!
You have to get out of here now!” Taking
note of his warning, I went to the sports
section and grabbed a baseball bat to pro-
tect myself with. Then, this man with a
very bushy mustache burst through the
door and proclaimed, “Zombies can’t climb
up ladders! To the platforms!” He pointed
up to these suspended platforms hanging
from the ceiling that were not there before.
The only ways up were these rope ladders
that didn’t look too secure. I started to
climb up the ladder, but the mustache man
said “No, get off the ladder!” I climbed
down from the ladder. Then I awoke.
WHAT’S IN!
Want to know what’s in fashion well take a look
here! BY MAYA MCCOMSEY
Yup, Tribal print, it’s totally
amazing and casual! This
look spreads from throw over's
to crop tops and is super fash-
ionable! Go for it!
Pencil skirts are THE BOM! They
can’t be to short for school
though so keep is reasonable ok!
But where them nice and proud!
Oh come on jeans will always b e
in fashion but go for dark wash! It
will fix all of your fashion dilem-
mas with color combos.
Gladiator sandals are totally
in, and your feet are just
begging for some of this
strappy decor!
DO what I call a simple
grey. Grey is a relaxed and
peaceful color. Throw on
some jeans and rock it! Or
should I say wear it super
fashionably!
Interviewing Angelica Bomford
By: Gabi
A British girl volunteered over the
summer and hosted a weekly tea
meeting where Boys and Girls club
members learned about a social
custom in Britain that few Ameri-
cans now practice. Members
drank tea, ate biscuits (what the
British call cookies), and learned
about English culture. Staff mem-
bers Floyd Bailey and Wade
Moody now hold a weekly tea
club that meets on Fridays in the
Learning Center where members
learn and practice good manners
while learning about the culture of
whatever tea has been selected to
drink. Before Angelica left, she
was interviewed by club member
Fabiola.
Q: Did you have any pets?
A: yes, 5 five cat when I was
young now I have one called
Dandy.)
Q: What is your favorite wild ani-
mal?
A: Panda and elephant.
3: what is your favorite hobby
(Drinking tea and playing music.)
4: what your favorite food?
(California Roll.)
DOGS ARE JUST AWESOME! OK JUST ADMIT IT DOGS ARE SO AWESOME! I MEAN (BESIDES THEIR DRULLING TOUNGS, CONSTANT
NEED FOR A WALK, MUDDY PAWS, STINKY BREATH, POO, PEEING IN THE HOUSE, EXPENSIVE DOG
FOOD, ECT.) THEY ARE REALLY A WHOLE LOT OF FUN , AT LEAST I THINK SO! I DON’T KNOW IF AN 80
YEAR OLD WOMAN WOULD SAY THE SAME, BUT I ABSOLUTLEY J’ADORE DOGS! FOR INSTANCE LET’S
SAY YOU HAD A BAD DAY AND YOUR LIKE “OH MY GOSH COME HERE I NEED SOME SERIOUS ONE ON
ONE SNUGGLING TIME WITH YOU BEAN (A DOG)!” SEE DOGS ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU! ANYWAYS
IT IS NO JUST LIKE THEY ARE GOOD FOR JUST THAT! SOME DOGS ARE JUST SUPER FUNNY AND ARE A
LIKE TOTALLY PURE SOURCE OF VITAMIN LOL! LIKE MY DOG LOVES TENNIS BALLS AND SO WE GOT A
REALLY BIG ONE FOR HIM AND HE GOES AROUND PUSHING IT WHEN IT IS LIKE THREE TIMES HIS SIZE!
OR LIKE ONE OF MY FRIENDS DOGS IS A TOTAL DIVA AND POSES FOR PICTURES, ONCE SHE EVEN SAT
THERE FOR LIKE !) MINUTES POSING WHILE WE TOOK PICTURES. SHE TURNED INTO A DOG MODEL
WHO SPORTS LIKE TOTALLY HAWT DOG CLOTHES,WHO WOULD OF KNOWN! ANYWAYS YOU GUYS
SHOULD SO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DOGS ‘CAUSE GUESS WHAT. WE ARE MAKING AN OFFICIAL DOG
COLUMN! HEY MABYE WE CAN EVEN HAVE A FULL PET COLUMN! SO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR HILLARI-
OUS PETS FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PET OF THE MONTH AND BE AWKNOWLEDGED ON THE BOY’S AND
GIRLS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! JUST BRING YOUR STORY/PIC TO JOURNALISM ON TUES./THURS.!
BY MAYA MCCOMSEY
Game Abuse in the Games Room by Eli and Lilia The Boys and Girls Club has many great things, but it also has some
problems. One problem I’d like to recognize is game abuse. Several kids
have been mistreating the equipment the staff so lovingly give out. For exam-
ple, many kids simply bang their ping pong paddles on the table, extremely hard, for no
reason at all. This is what we call, game abuse. The kids do it almost casually. This ex-
plains why the paddles are so damaged. I wish the staff were more aware of what goes
on after power hour. Kids also disrupt other kids’ games, again, almost casually. There
were many times when kids are playing ping pong, foosball, pool and many other
games when another kid comes up and purposely messes up the game. “Knock it off!”
you’ll say, and they’ll just talk back with some mean remark.
Journal Topic: Eric Mckendell Is a vegetarian, but he
wasn’t always a vegetarian. Write a story about an event
in Eric’s life that made him give up eating meat.
By Kathy Li
Eric loved going to the zoo. He also loved to eat steak and bacon. Every
weekend he would go to a different zoo. One day, he decided to treat himself by going to a farm. He
looked at the chickens and petted the lambs, when he saw a mysterious building by the side of the
farm. And Eric, being a brave and adventurous person ventured into the building and walked in to a
room where he had heard lots of squawks and other noises. He pushed open the door and almost fell
on the blood-slick floor. When he looked around, he was disgusted. He saw people in rubber suits
and boots, slaughtering chickens and various other animals. He felt nauseous and this time, he fell on
the floor with a thump. Eric woke up in a nearby hospital and found out that he was clean and in a
hospital gown. At first he was embarrassed because someone had changed and cleaned him, but
then he remembered what had happened at the farm and he became a little nauseous again so he
stopped thinking about it. A nurse came in and told him he could go. He found his clothes, clean,
changed and left. After that he had to abandon his former life of steak and bacon forever.
Best Journal Entries of the Month
WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? - “SEPTEMBER 9TH”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? - “ GRASS GREEN ANDBLUE, I ALSO LIKE A LOT OF OTHER COLOR COMBINATIONS.”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF FOOD? - “MEDITERRANEAN FOOD AND ANY KIND OF DESSERT”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CLUB HERE? - “JOURNALISM CLUB”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL? - “ MOOSE, HORSES, SEAHORSES AND LIZARDS”
WHAT YOU DO IF YOU HAD A BILLION DOLLARS? -“I WOULD START AN ORGANIZATION FOR KIDS; I WOULD GO AROUND
THE WORLD AND DRAW AND WRITE BOOKS, THROWING MONEY BEHIND ME AS I GO. I WOULD ALSO ONLY CARRY A
TOOTHBRUSH AND SKETCHBOOK WITH ME AND LIVE IN A YERT, I WANT TO GO TO, ANTARTICA, YEMEN,
ALL THE ISLANDS IN THE WORLD; I WANNA GO EVERYWHERE.”
WHEN DID YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN ART? -“WHEN I COULD PICK UP A PENCIL”
WHEN DID YOU START CREATING NEWSLETTERS? -“I’VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED
IN THE MEDIA”
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? -“I WAS BORN IN CONNETICOUT BUT WHEN I WAS TWO I
MOVED TO THE BLUE RIDGED MOUNTAIN IN VIRGINA, I HAVE TWO BROTHERS
AND USED TO HAVE A PET TURTLE TOO”SAID THAT HE WAS MY 8TH GREAT UN-
CLE. BUT, MY GRANDPA WAS ALSO KNOWN FOR HIS “GREAT” STORIES, I MISS HIM,
HE WAS FUNNY; HE WAS LIKE A COWBOY”
AN INTERVIEW WITH MISSY
SHAKESPEAR’S QUOTES TRANSLATED GIRL STYLE
FIRST EDITION!
If music be the food of love, play on.
Look I love rocking out o music and if I don’t
then let’s just say I totally starve LOLZ!
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise
man knows himself to be a fool.
People say they are like SO smart even
though they are like tot-ah-ly not, but Smart
people say they are not really brilliant even
though they tot-ah-ly are!
POEM
I POKE AND POKE
UNTIL MY FINGER HURTS
BUT MY FINGER IS STILL AT WAR
WITH MY FRIENDS SHOULDER
AND WILL FIGHT UNTIL
IT’S LIGHT BLUE ARMOR FLAKES OFF
BUT SUDDENLY MY WARRIOR
MY FINGER’S PREY SUDENLY
SURRENDERS
BUT I FIND A NEW ENEMY
I POKE AND POKE
UNTIL MY FINGER HURTS
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS! FOR ABOVE!
HOW MANY DARK BLUE SQUARES ARE THERE?
HOW MANY SQUARES ARE THERE IN THE WHOLE
SQUARE?
HOW MANY SQUARES ARE THERE IN EACH ROW?
WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF SQUARES IN THE
WHOLE THING MULTIPLIED BY TWO?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE OF DARK BLUE
SQUARES AND THE REST?
Is this Picture Moving?
BY MAYA MCCOMSEY
BY MAYA MCCOMSEY
I MISS MISSY!
DEAR MISSY, (YES YOU)
MISSY YOUWERE THE FIRST FACE I SAW WHEN I CAME TO BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB AND NOW (SOB) YOU ARE GONE! WHAT PURE DEVESTATION I AM EXPIERENC-
ING! I JUST WISH YOU WOULD COME BACK BUT I MUST FACE THE FACT THAT, YES, YOU
HAS MOVED ON FOR GOOD REASONS. I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE GOING TO CAMBODIA
TO HELP TEACH THE CHILDREN THERE ALL ABOUT ART BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE
SUCH A WONDERFUL CHANCE TO LEARN AND EXPIERENCE ART AS WE DO. I OWE IT TO
YOU MISSY, YOU WERE THE ONE THAT STARTED JOURNALSIM AND IN YOUR NAME I
PROMISE WE WILL KEEP IT GOING!
I REMEMBER ALL OF THE FUN TIMES WE HAD TOGETHER, MAKING SCULP-
TURES, PAINTING, DRAWING, AND LAUGHING. I REALLY WILL MISS YOU! PLEASE,
PLEASE COME AND VISIT US! IT IS NICE JUST TO SEE YOUR FACE. I BELIEVE THAT SOME-
DAY YOU WILL BECOME A FAMOUS ARTIST AND THEN YOU WILL MAKE A TON OF
MONEY AND GIVE IT TO CHILDREN WHO ARE STRAVING AND IN NEED OF A HOME. SEE I
ALREADY HAVE IT ALL PLANNED OUT FOR YOU MISSY! WHAT DO IN KNO W THOUGH?
ANYWAYS I REALLY THINK YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD! TRUST ME
DON’T YOURSELF!
MISSY YOU DEFINITLEY WERE THE STAFF HERE THAT I WAS CLOSEST TO, I
COULD TELL YOU ANYTHING AND YOU WOULD GIVE ME WISE ADVICE. I JUST WANTEDT
O LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU CHANGED ME AS A PERSON AND AN ARTIST AND YOU
WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPOT IN MY HEART’S WALL OF FAME BECAUSE YOU MISSY, IN-
PACTED EVERYONE HERE AT THE CLUB SO MUCH (IN A GOOD WAY DON”T WORRY)
AND WE ALL MISS YOU. SO I WROTE THIS LETTER TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE
THINGS YOU INTRODUCED ME TOO (ESPECIALLY JOURNALSIM), ALL OF THE THINGS
YOU TAUGHT ME ( HOW TO SEW AND A TON OF OTHER STUFF), AND ALSO ALL OF THE
SMILES YOU GAVE ME. SO YES MISSY I MISS YOU…
SINCERLEY,
MAYA MCCOMSEY (YOUR ADMIRER)
Special Congratulations to
Amir Tryon who will go down
in history as John Adam’s first
Ultimate Gamer!!!
VIDEO GAMING LEAGUE Interview with Jordan Hurd
How many games are there? There are 20 different games What
types of games are there? there are lots of different games that are be-
ing played though out the summer.
Who came up with the idea of a gaming league? It was myself
and Erica.
How many people participate in the gaming league? In the
gaming league there are 80 people.
Do you like being in charge of the league?
I would say yes I like it a lot.
Do you enjoy the feeling of kids having fun playing? I like see-
ing them playing and having fun.
Who has the most points? I would say the highest person is Daniel J
Smith.
of Santa Monica
Journalism Club Members
THIS MONTH ’ S PAPER WAS FORMATED BY MAYA MCCOMSEY AND
ERIC MCKENDELL
THE FOLLOWING JOURNALSIM MEMBERS
CONTRIBUTED TO THE AUGUST SCOOP.
MAYA MCCOMSEY – CHIEF EDITOR/WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER/
DESIGNER/ADVERTISMENT CHIEF
CORBAN – STAFF WRITER
SELAH WILSON-CONTRIBTING WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER
KATHI LI – CONTRIBUTING WRITER
MURIEL ROSAS GARCIA – COLUMNIST
FABIOLA – INTERVIEWER
GABY HERNANDEZ – CONTRIBUTING WRITER
ASHLEY RECINOS-CONTRIBUTING WRITER
ELI – BUDDING WRITER
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Debby Dana and BelAir Investment
Advisors LLC for graciously printing
JAMS Scoop.
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