Volume L, No. 1 North Forsyth High School Winston-Salem, NC October 2011Winston-Salem, NC October 2011

As I sit at my desk looking over the calendar for the year, I can’t help but think over the tough times. If you knew of all the years, of hopes and dreams and tears, you would know it didn’t happen over night. I was born in a trunk at the Princess Theatre in Pocatella, Idaho. It was during a matinee’ on Friday and they used a make-up towel for my didie. When I fi rst saw the light it was pink and amber, coming from the footlights of the stage. And when my dad carried me out there to say hello, they tell me I stopped the show. So I grew up in a crazy world of dressing rooms, and hotel rooms, and waiting rooms and rooms behind the scenes. And I can’t forget the endless rows of sleepless nights and eat less nights and nights without a nickel in my jeans. But it’s all in the game and the way that you play it, and you have to play the game that you know, and that’s

This summer saw many noteworthy news topics, but the most important of these topics was undoubtedly the fi rst credit downgrade in United States history. On the 2nd of August the nation’s debt interest payment was due, but due to the previous debt ceiling the government could not acquire the funds needed to repay the debts. A bipartisan bill was passed to increase the federal debt limit to $14.6 trillion on the morning of the 2nd, but it did not prevent the credit downgrade from AAA to AA+ that our nation experienced this summer.

In other news, the GOP and the Tea Party are gaining momentum towards the 2012 elections, with Texas governor Rick Perry joining in the race a little later than most other candidates but managing to sweep himself up to the frontrunner position, closely followed by Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann. Each of the presidential candidates

from these two parties is promising change from Obama’s term, but due to a very high number of votes that are to be split, there is a high chance of president Obama being reelected.

As you may know, this summer saw the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the day this country was attacked by the Islamic extremists. The offi cial 9/11 memorial at ground zero opened on the eleventh, despite the protests of some Islamic and Atheistic groups that found the cross to be a specifi cally Christian symbol which showed a lack of respect to the people who died when the towers fell that did not hold Christian beliefs. Another memorial is in planning in Pennsylvania where United-93 crashed, but the government failed to approve an additional $10 million for the project.

The former director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Khan, was accused of sexual harassment and rape of one of the maids in the hotel where he stayed. The French

politician found himself being interviewed about the matter on a live broadcast that is reported to have had thirteen million French viewers.

President Obama, outlining strategies that are to reduce unemployment and help pay back the national debt, proposed the American Jobs Act recently. The plan to put thousands of teachers back to work is also included in the bill, and what’s more, the bill calls for no tax increases whatsoever, which makes it semi-surprising that the republican side of congress has had numerous complaints about the bill’s legitimacy.

The NASA space shuttle program launched its fi nal shuttle before closing this summer, posing as a landmark of our innovation and perseverance, 42 years after the fi rst American shuttle launch.

Facebook started a campaign of heavy changes to the user interface that left many users discontent with the changes. Some changes include an enlargement of friends’ picture in the news feed, a constant update of all friend activity in the chat section, and several other minor changes that cumulatively slow the performance of older computers. The new changes on facebook have prompted a chain-letter style status that states facebook plans to charge users for its services. This information is false and posting the message will not grant any users special privileges for free, because the whole website is free and always will be.

the way it is, when you’re born in a trunk at the Princess Theatre in Pocatella, Idaho.

Well now that you know something about me, I can tell you that none of that is true. I was just checking to see if you were actually reading the article. Even though I lied at the beginning of this article, I am not a Republican. Now that I have gotten past this awkward transition, I thought perhaps I could tell you of the school’s upcoming events. Student Council has been working diligently to get things for the school, and planning events. One BIG item we are trying to buy

is a new sound system for the gym; we need it desperately.

We also have many swell activities planned. Juniors and seniors will be going to Spookywoods on October 27th.

The school will be having its 1st annual H a u n t e d House on O c t o b e r 28 and 29. There will be a Community R u m m a g e sell here on N o v e m b e r

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19th Student council will be having a Christmas themed murder mystery dinner (spaghetti Dinner).

I would also like to take a little bit of this article to thank those teachers who participate in

the school, helping students and setting examples for all the rest. Those familiar faces, the kind teachers who at 3:40 stop being “Mr. or Mrs. teacher” and start being “my friend.” We all know of the budget crunch the county has been in, and the few things that North Forsyth actually gets. Despite these obstacles there are teachers here who spend extra hours of their time, much more than what is called for, and spend hundreds of their own dollars. Why would they do this? They do it for us, for the students. We, unfortunately, take our teachers for granted sometimes.

I would also like to give a shout out to the boy and girl Vikings who show all the school spirit they can, and help set up and plan activities. There are many Vikings behind the scenes who deserve thanks, who make our activities possible. Your President,

News of the Summer

President Freeman having a chat with the Ambassador of France.

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