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You may not know, but there’s a
new teacher in town! Her name is Ms. O’
Keefe, and she’s the new art teacher for 6th,
7th, and 8th grades at MSA!
She started teaching as a Teacher’s
Assistant at Red Pine Elementary and con-
tinued her career at Armstrong Elementary
and Hill Murray High School. She also
works at Sports-Clips, a haircut salon, part
time. Her interest of MSA sparked when she
heard MSA was a good school to teach at
and so far, she says the student body is real-
ly put together, paved, and enthusiastic to
learn. She likes that it is such a welcoming
environment, and she comments that she felt
very at home right away. She likes that the
students are so friendly and see her as a role
model and it helps her adjust to new job at
MSA. Her hobbies include hiking and travel-
ing, as well as painting outside of school. She
also likes to go out to lots of new exciting
restaurants to try new foods.
Her favorite thing about art is the
limitless amount of possibilities and that there
are no mistakes you cannot fix. She thinks
that there are so many great artists that inspire
others and that having the ability to record the
beauty of nature through artwork is amazing.
She likes to teach art because she likes seeing
what the students have to show. Also, she
likes how she has an overall planned lesson,
but it always changes her into being happi-
ly surprised to see the great work students
create.
Some of her favorite artists are
mainly Impressionists. She likes Vincent
Van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Georgia O’
Keeffe. She once traveled to Italy and stud-
ied Renaissance artists, such as Leonardo
Da Vinci and Michelangelo. Her favorite
type of art is ceramics, but she does love
looking at other types of art, such as paint-
ings. She likes to go to museums where she
can see old favorites and new ones as well.
And that just about wraps up how
awesome and cool Ms. O’ Keefe is, and, if
you haven’t met her yet, you can stop by
room 102 and say hi! She always loves
seeing new students!
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A new face arrives at MSA
College: something that seems far
away for some, but for others, lies close on the
horizon. It can be a decision that is difficult to
make, but the process of making the choice
can be aided by one of MSA’s newest addi-
tions, Ms. Reichel. Her job has two compo-
nents: teacher evaluations and college plan-
ning. The new
Assistant Direc-tor sits in on
classes to listen
to teachers. She
then follows up
and discusses
“what went well
and things they can do better than they’re al-
ready doing.” Ms. Reichel’s other job is to
help students in making their choice for col-
lege and a career path. “Getting your resume
together, planning for college, PSEO, and all that business” is what Ms. Reichel is here to
do.
After twenty years in education, Ms.
Reichel has played a number of roles in the
classroom and administration. However, after
going back to teaching, Ms. Reichel “missed
that piece of being able to work with more
than the students assigned in my classroom
and working more with teachers.” She has always been focused on a
career in education. Never consider-
ing anything else, she says her love
for being involved in the school is
because “you [the students] all are
what keep me young and excited
and happy to do things, because you
come with tons of
energy.”
Family is
one of Ms. Reichel’s top pri-
orities. As a mom
of two, she loves
“to watch them do things that they
love to do.” Watching her daughter
at horseback riding and her son at
karate are some of her favorite ac-
tivities. Ms. Reichel also loves to
read and is a photographer when
she has free time.
Since this is her first year, Ms. Reichel does not plan on making any huge
changes. In the future, however, she looks
forward to “providing more opportunities
for students.” She already likes the direc-
tion Mr. Kreischer has gone in with offer-
ing more AP classes and the STEAM pro-
ject, but she wants to first “take it all in
and figure out what’s
working” before al-
tering or implement-
ing anything new.
Ms.
Reichel’s favorite
aspect about MSA so
far? “The feeling of
family.” Students
“are going to push the boundaries and
make mistakes, but
that’s all part of liv-
ing and growing.”
She sees both the
effort students put in
to their academics
and the determination
of the teachers to
help each student be
successful. “Everybody here is connected,” Ms. Reichel says. “We help each other out.
We’re all here in it together.”
Have you met the new gym teacher at
Math and Science yet? Our new gym teacher is
Mr.Haase, a very enthusiastic and nice teacher.
He loves working at the Math and Science Acad-
emy. One of the things Mr. Haase likes most
about being a physical education teacher is that
he gets to work with a lot of kids throughout
many grades.
Mr. Haase went to Waldorf College to
get his AA degree then he transferred to Concor-
dia University from Waldorf to get his teaching
certificate. He came to MSA because he knew
Mr.Kreischer prior to MSA, as Mr.Kreischer had
hired him at his old school. Mr. Haase decided he
wanted to be a P.E and health teacher when he
was in eighth grade, because there was a teacher
assistant program for eighth grade health and P.E.
He applied, and he loved it. From that moment he
decided he wanted to be a P.E teacher. Mr. Haase
has been a classroom teacher, a health teacher,
and at his prior school he taught third graders. He
has taught at Mounds Park Academy and Central
Lutheran School before coming to MSA.
Mr. Haase really likes MSA. He says
that “the kids are very respectful here. You don’t
always have that in every school. Every kid is
willing to try and go outside their comfort zone to
try something new.” He also says that the faculty
at MSA is wonderful, and he is very pleased with
the brand new gym. Mr. Hasse says that his job is
to create an atmosphere where students have fun
with fitness and they are able to take home the
skills they learned in class and have fun with their
family and friends and live healthy lifestyles.
Mr.Haase is an amazing gym teacher and we are
glad that he is here.
October staff survey
Fall reminds you of many things
like school, red leaves, pumpkin spice lat-
tes… and, of course, Staff Survey! For our
first Staff Survey of the year, which we
know all of you missed over the summer,
we decided to ask the teachers, “If all of
your writing had to be in only one color,
what color would it be?” The winner turned
out to be black! The second most popular
choice is (surprisingly) blue. Our answers
also contain less common colors, like pink
and orange. And we will undoubtedly never
be free from the reign of the red pen. Thank
you, Teachers, for your answers to the first
staff survey of the school year!
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‘Kiss Me Kate’ comes to MSA this issue was
brought to you by: This year, MSA’s theater kids
are performing Kiss Me Kate! Kiss Me
Kate is a play about a divorced couple
named Fred and Lilly, who are brought
together by Cole Porter who has written
a musical version of The Taming of the
Shrew. The actors act a great deal like
the characters in their play and soon
enough, a fight on opening night occurs
and threatens the production. There are
also the two thugs who have the mistak-
en idea that Fred owes their boss money
and insist on staying next to him all
night.
I have interviewed two of the
actresses in this play, Erin Riley and
Julianna Pundsack on their experiences
with acting and how they like MSA The-
ater so far.
Erin Riley is a newcomer to
MSA, but not to acting! She has been in
4 other plays including her role as Ruth
Beaumont in General Hospital and Sche-
herazade in Stories of Scheherazade. In
Kiss Me Kate, she plays Paula and she
likes her role because she has a solo
song. She likes theater because everyone
has similar interests, and she can be cra-
zy and express herself. She also likes
seeing the actors and the production
grow. Her favorite part is making
friends. Her thoughts so far on MSA
Theater are that she thinks everyone is
really friendly and everyone is learn-
ing and having fun. She thinks Mr.
Shelton and Ms. Hitchcock help a lot
to make this a fun experience. She
feels very welcomed as a new student
to MSA. Besides Theater, Erin is in
Art Club, Writing Club, and Choir.
Outside of school, Erin enjoys draw-
ing, reading, writing, and swimming.
Julianna Pundsack has been
in MSA Theater before. Her previous
roles have been Annette the servant
and a dog in Annie, and part of the
Ensemble in Grease. In Kiss Me Kate,
she plays a Cab Driver and a Haber-
dasher. She likes her roles because she
gets to be different people and gets to
interact with others without having a
huge part. She likes Theater because
you can have lots of fun and you get to
become someone else for a while. Her
favorite part of Theater is the dancing.
She enjoys that MSA Theater helped
her make more connections and
friends as well as boosted her confi-
dence and lets her take a break with
real life to become someone else on
stage. She likes playing guitar, read-
ing, writing, and coloring. Outside of
Theater, she is in MSA’s Dance Club.
And so there you have it
folks. That’s the inside scoop on how
Theater really is and it looks like the
results have come out pretty good. So
check out Kiss Me Kate! You won’t
regret it!
It starts off like your average
cold, with symptoms like coughing, mus-
cle soreness, and even a fever, but in a
matter of days it can lead to possible
death—not just any kind of death, a slow
and painful one, with lots of internal
bleeding or even multiple organ failures.
What exactly is Ebola and why is every-
one so worried? Ebola is a virus that was
first documented in 1976. The virus is
carried by fruit bats and then transmitted
to animals and humans. Once humans
come into contact with the virus, it can
spread through direct contact via blood or
body fluids or through contact from any-
thing contaminated by the virus. The incu-
bation period after you’ve been infected
with Ebola is anywhere between 2 to 21
days, but humans can’t actually pass on
the virus until symptoms appear.
The scariest part about Ebola:
there is no cure. This isn’t the first out-
break of Ebola, but it sure has been the
deadliest. With over 8,000 cases and
4,000 deaths, Ebola has taken the world
by storm. The current outbreak began last
December in Guinea, when a young child
died from the disease. Then Ebola spread
rapidly to Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Workers and health professionals from
across the globe have gone to help Ebola
patients, but not much can be done with-
out a vaccine.
The fear of Ebola has increased
greatly with the recent death of US vic-
tim, Thomas Eric Duncan. Lucky for us,
the CDC and US government are doing
everything they can to make sure Ebola is
contained and doesn’t spread. There have
been increased screenings at airports and
hospitals are even preparing for the worst
with Ebola drills. The fear of Ebola
spreading has become so serious that a
passenger was escorted off a US airways
flight for making a joke about having
Ebola.
Although tensions about Ebola
are high, you shouldn’t be too worried
about Ebola coming to Minnesota anytime
soon, but who knows? At least you’re
better informed and know what to look
for. Either way, if you’re feeling sick or
just have a cold its better to practice good
hygiene, so you can keep any germs from
spreading.
That’s the 411 on Ebola! For
more information visit the CDC’s web-
site.
We may not be able to do any-
thing about the time change, but we won-
dered what Math and Science Academy
students thought. Personally, I do not like
the time change. I interviewed ten students
at random to see what they thought of the
new time change and eighty percent abso-
lutely did not like the time change, ten
percent did like it, and ten percent did not
care. Some people believe that with the
new time change we are getting less sleep,
less time for extracurricular activities, and
less time for studying and doing home-
work. Many students have to take the bus
in the mornings, after their parents have
left for work, so they cannot participate in
any of the school's extracurricular activi-
ties. Some students also live outside the
busing zones, so they have to wake up at
the old time anyway. Also, the time change
interferes with some extracurricular activi-
ties and jobs, because these may start be-
fore school is over. Students involved in
afterschool activities have very little time
to do homework and get enough sleep.
Also, the new school start time is
causing kids to have to do more juggling
with activities. It is also good to get in the
habit of going to bed early and waking up
early. After all, the famous quote by Benja-
min Franklin says, "Early to bed, early to
rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and
wise”. With the old schedule kids were
able to go to bed early and wake up early;
however, the new schedule most forces
most kids into sleeping late, regardless of if
they wake up early. For some students,
they are able to do their homework in the
morning, but many find that it is a stressful
thing to do, considering that in the morn-
ings people have a limited time schedule,
and it is sometimes hard to predict how
long a new project will take. Also, if a
student rides the bus they may end up com-
ing home at 4:30, and in the winter it is
dark outside by then. The Math and Sci-
ence Academy can't do anything about the
time change, since District 833 provides
our busing, and one requirement of a char-
ter school is to have busing, we just better
get used to the new change.
I think the starting time is good
because of the following reasons. First,
every night we have a lot of homework,
so even if we finish at midnight, we still
get at least 8 hours of sleep. According
to Melinda Smith, you need at least 7
hours of sleep in order to function
properly and not get sleep deprived.
Second, having school activities in the
morning are better because your brain is
stronger, has more energy, and is well
rested. Therefore, if you have school
activities earlier in the morning, you
will do better, and give it you will have
more concentration.
Also, most people have activi-
ties after school, and, if you have the
clubs during school, you can’t miss
your activity. For example, last year we
had clubs after school that we couldn’t
attend because it collided with our ac-
tivities. Next, if you couldn’t finish your
homework the night before, you can
finish it the next morning. Last year if
you couldn’t finish it during the night,
you would have to turn in your assign-
ment late. (Of course, unless you woke
up at 3 and tried to finish it.) Finally, we
can’t change the time change, so we’ll
have to get used to it.
IT’S GOOD. IT’S BAD.
Checkered Flag
The open road, the wind in your
hair, and the freedom to go anywhere you can
think of. Usually, it is impossible for kids to
feel that sensation. Now though, with the
release of Forza Horizon 2, anyone can feel
that freedom that comes with a car. Long time
Forza fans and newcomers to this incredible
game will be astounded by the features, the
cars, and the pure sensation of driving. The
game itself is for the Xbox One and, surpris-
ingly, the Xbox 360. The opening cut scene
explains the sensation that
I was talking about earlier.
Right after that, you jump
into Lamborghini’s newest
supercar- the Hurácan.
Zero to sixty miles per
hour takes a little more
than three seconds it has a
top speed of 202 miles per
hour. Just this drive lets you know how big
this world is, and how amazing the graphics
are. After a night of well-earned celebrating,
you switch to something a little slower.
For your first car you can choose
from a BMW Z4, a 1979 Cheverolet Camaro
SS, or a Toyota Supra GT. After that you
jump right into your first championship in
Castelletto, Italy. From here on out you have
almost complete freedom to drive, race, and
explore the car list.
Exploring the car list
should be at the top of
your priority list, be-
cause it is truly amaz-
ing. You can race any-
thing from a
Volkswagen Beetle to
the Bugatti Veyron SS.
Once you really explore the games features,
you discover a variety of features like tuning,
upgrading, and the paint shop.
In the end, Forza Horizon 2 is al-
most perfect. It is not only heaven for car
aficionados, but a perfect way to get into the
wonderful series that is Forza. With beautiful
graphics, amazing cars, and the sensation of
freedom, I rate Forza Horizon 2 a 10 out of
10.
POEM: The Long Awaited
For Season
The grass dances in the breeze
The sun sets behind the trees
The kids are screaming, full of joy
You see a little girl and boy
There are splashes from the pool
Everyone is staying cool
You ride your bike in the hot sun
Your family’s having lots of fun
You pack your car for a road trip
Then climb a mountain to the tip
You start to school shop at the store
Summer ends, but you want more
Cheerleaders being underpaid
Since Cheerleaders are working
very hard for their job every day, should their
salaries be increased? NFL Cheerleaders are
one of the most recognizable mainstays of
the sport, rooting on their teams in extreme
weather and performing routines for millions
of fans. Many believe that cheerleading is an
easy job where the girls just wear controver-
sial outfits and dance. However, cheerleading
is very intense and is like any other sport.
The cheerleaders are not compensated for
their equipment or training. There are about
16 games in an NFL season, which is not
enough time for the cheerleaders to earn
money. Their salaries depend on how many
games they cheer for. Training and practices
take up a great amount of their time. Cheer-
leaders do not have time for a second job. NFL Cheerleaders bring in as much
as $1 million dollars each season for their
teams in merchandising and promotions,
many get paid as little as $150 per game.
Cheerleaders get paid $9 per hour, while the
NFL pays Concession Stand Workers $12-
$18 per hour. Many of these skilled athletes
make less than $1000 per year, while an NFL
Mascot can make as much as $65,000 per
season. NFL Cheerleaders spend countless
hours at practice each week, perfecting their
routines, but most aren’t paid for any of it.
Each member is required to have highly spe-
cialized dance and athletic skills. Many
groups and celebrities and groups have tried
to raise awareness for this cause. Lacy T
(Raider’s cheerleader) said, “We are not paid
until the end of the season and have "fines"
for late arrival and other infractions deducted
from the paycheck.” A full game days’
worth of duties can last 12 hours. Unlike the
Redskins themselves, the cheerleaders don't
control use of their images, so the team can
reproduce their photos in a variety of promo-
tional materials without paying them any li-
censing fee. Three separate lawsuits against the
Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders, and the
Buffalo Bills were filed for cheerleaders being
underpaid. Cheerleaders express that they are
not compensated at all for their equipment.
Alexa Brenneman, a former Cincinnati Ben-
gal, said that in the 2013 season she was paid
$90 per game and $75 for public appearances.
She cheered for ten games in the season and 1
public appearance. Her total pay was $855.
She had worked over 300 hours that year. The
minimum hourly wage is $8.00 per hour, but
after calculations Alexa confirmed that she
was only paid $2.85 per hour. This was a huge
difference in the two hourly wages. This evi-
dence shows that the working conditions for
cheerleaders are dismal. According to the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics, the May 2013 national
earnings for professional athletes in perfor-
mance arts estimated at $75,980 per year. That
is almost 89 times more than a cheerleader.
Cheerleaders also do all the flips that endanger
their lives and perform at a high level.
Overall, cheerleaders have to deal
with vigorous training and specific procedures
that they have to endure while not being com-
pensated for equipment and dismal wag-
es. Even though they are one of the most rec-
ognizable mainstays of the NFL, they are be-
ing significantly paid less than minimum
wage. Their performances are at a high level
and they are dedicated to their job. We believe
that these dedicated, talented, outstanding, and
humble individuals deserve to get paid more
for what they are doing.
There is a new addition to the teams
and activities at MSA, which is the volley-
ball team! The players have been working
their butts off, trying to win each and every
game. They practice
every Monday,
Wedenesday and Thurs-
day. But are we trying
too hard? Do we need to
relax? Maybe I`m
wrong, but sometimes
playing as if it`s a win-
or-die situation doesn`t
make you succeed. I
decided to talk to a few
of the players to see
what they think.
Sophie Bollin, a7th grader on the
team, said this was her first year playing
volleyball (which was such a surprise to me
because she plays like a pro!!).
“I was just frustrated,” she said.
Again, I think frustration is our worst enemy
right now. The pressure of being on the court,
in front of a large crowd of people, with all the
negativity and frustration on a player`s shoul-
ders, is so much to handle. Plus, it is a new
activity, which means it is a trial and error
process. But all that neg-
ativity will affect you
only if you make it that
way. Being confident
will make you do the
right things to win, to
help you win.
“We played good,” Jessi-
ca Koren, an 8th grade
player added. I have to
agree with that. We
played “good”. The
scores were extremely
close! There is still room for improvement
though. On a positive note, the girls were fo-
cused and took the games seriously. All the
games they lost were a chance to learn, and get
better.
Time for the 2014 Lego Robot-
ics to start up! What is Lego Robotics?
Lego Robotics is a competition that is
sponsored by FIRST. FIRST stands for:
For Inspiration and Recognition of Sci-
ence and Technology. In FIRST Lego
League (FLL) young people from the
ages of 9-14 get introduced to the fun
and exciting world of science and tech-nology. Each team gets to build and
program an
autonomous
robot using
the Lego
Mindstorms
robot set.
The robot is
used to score
points on a
playing sur-face by com-
pleting mis-
sions and
you also get
points from
your
presenta-
tion.
This year’s theme is World
Class, which is all about different types
of learning with modern technology. There are challenges like opening a
door, which represents opening a door
to a new classroom of learning, and
dropping a light bulb shaped block,
which means thinking outside the box
(Clever, huh?). There is also a challenge
that portrays a fun, energetic sport with
math and statistics and even a challenge
about how robotics can teach you
new skills.
You also have to have a
project that includes 3 compo-
nents: a problem or question, an innovative solution, and sharing
with others. In case we weren’t
able to know what our question
should look like, you could use the
format: “How could we improve
the way someone learns…” You’ll
also have to present your project to
a few judges. The projects can be
anything;
you could
even include the judges in
your presen-
tation.
Lego Robot-
ics is a com-
petition that
encourages
children to
learn and try
new things. It
helps build important
skills such
as problem
solving, reasonable thinking, and
logic. It also exercises your cogni-
tive thinking.
Unfortunately, there is no
room to sign up for a team because
all of them have already been
formed. However, it’s always free
to join next year and you can al-ways cheer on your school! How
will MSA’s Lego robots do this
year? Wait to find out and remem-
ber… GO MSA!!!
Track Update
3….2…1 Go! You hear the blar-
ring horn and you start running
with all your might. You keep
going for second lap and you start
to feel a bit woozy, but you don’t
want all that practice to go to
nothing. Then, you see the finish
line, and you start running your
hardest. “BAM!” You’re at the
finish line and you are exhausted.
On October 9th, there was a con-
ference meet (which was a 5K).
MSA won Junior Boy’s Varsity.
MSA was also the runner-up for Boy’s and Girl’s Varsity. It was a very
tough race with Trinity this year. Congratulations to all of you who ran in the
conference meet on October 9th!
MSA’s Karate Queen
Who is MSA’s very own Karate Queen?
Yukino Nakamura! Yukino Nakamura is the youngest
member of the US National Karate team. She is go-
ing to Switzerland for an international competition.
Her karate dreams started at age 10, when she started
karate, and only started competing 2 years ago! She
won second place in a youth black belt karate tourna-
ment in Texas this summer, and this placement got
her nominated for the national team. She is excited to
go to her first international competition and to contin-
ue meeting people who will help and support her
throughout her career. Everyone wish her luck! We
will be looking forward to seeing how the competition
goes when she returns! Look in next issue’s sport spot
for an update.
The footsteps were the only thing able to be heard
along the road. The moon in the ink black sky was size of a
penny, the same coin the boy twirled between his fingers as
he walked along. The date on the coin read 2017, a hundred
years in the past. The penny was an artifact now and the
boy held one of the few rare ones left in existence. He
tossed it into the air and caught it carefully in one hand. His
eyes darted around nervously as he walked. He’d pause
every so often to check for other footsteps. Stepping over a
crack in the road, he crossed the street.
Still haven’t gotten to this side of town yet, he
thought in annoyance while shaking his head. Roads were
bad in many places, having been paved over to fill cracks
and holes countless times. The road workers were getting
more and more negligent of the streets. When winter would
come, the water would freeze into the cracks left to create
holes larger than the past ones. Cement used was cheap and
driving was dangerous. Only the rich could afford to live in
a town with good streets and even those were layers upon
layers of tar.
The boy lived in a poor neighborhood. But, he
thought determinedly, that’s all going to change tonight. He
quickened his pace, dodged the weak streetlamp light, and
looked about him once again. Closing his fingers around
the coin, he stuffed his fist into his pocket. His shorts were
frayed at the edges and his shirt sleeves had been cut off for
the excruciating summer. He looked each direction thrice
before crossing the road. Down one way were houses. They
were eerily elongated and none looked even remotely the
same. The houses could be personalized, and many people
chose to update them every hour. Down the other way,
there was the central super market: a giant monster of brick
and metal. That was where he needed to go.
A few late-night shoppers bustled about the mar-
ket. They were hurried, wanting to get home. You could
order everything online and have it delivered the very next
day, but some preferred their things right then. Their carts
were filled with anything: food, hardware supplies, and
even exotic animals. The boy dodged them, jumping slight-
ly when anyone crossed his path. He was nervous; having
an artifact was dangerous.
Beep Beep Beep!
“Aww man! They got away Again.” Says
officer Bones, the tall and professional German shep-
herd. His job is the best police officer in the world of
Animal Kingdom. “Well, why not go chase after
him?” says the slightly overweight police officer,
Fluffy. He is a very intimidating beagle with blue eyes
and a donut. “Cause we obviously can’t catch him!”
replies officer Bones. “Sor-ee.” Says Fluffy, sticking
his tongue out at Officer Bones. “ Ugh, I was umm…
just kidding?” “Fine then” And they watched as all
that’s left, a shadow, runs off into the cold air…
And so, not far from that scene, in a differ-
ent land, lived a small dragon named Keeko. He was
an ice dragon, and lived in a cave that was surrounded
by harsh weather. This dragon had a fox as his com-
panion. Not just any fox, it was the rare wind fox.
Only 2 left in the animal kingdom. His name was
Shaboo. That very night, Keeko heard an ominous
voice in his dream. “You must go to the all-knowing
Cavern. There you will seek an amulet. Not just any
ordinary amulet, but one that glows blue in darkness
and green in light. When you find the amulet, freeze
it. And put it on a pedestal. After, you must…”
Keeko, Keeko! Wake up! “What is sooooooooo im-
portant that you had to wake me up!?” Says Keeko.
“Nothing much, just the fact that a blizzard is about to
cause our home to cave in!” screamed Shaboo. “Don’t
worry about it I’ll fly us out of here.” Replies Keeko,
yawning. Yet just then, rocks started to fall. “Hmm,
maybe I should be worried.” Says Keeko wondering-
ly. Keeko beckoned to Shaboo to come and have a
ride on his back. Right when they were about to leave,
the supplies they brought with them got stuck under a
rock a millimeter outside of the cave. “Leave the
stuff!” yells Keeko in the howling wind. Then, Sha-
boo bites through the rope that had gotten stuck under
the rock, and breaks free. They made it out a few sec-
onds after the final rock fell. Keeko and Shaboo went
on through the blizzard and kept an eye out for shel-
ter. “There, Keeko! Turn that way!” says Shaboo. He
was pointing to a small cavern. “Fine” Keeko says.
Once they entered the cavern, Shaboo tried to start a
fire. Once the fire was started, they both sat there
together with no food or supply what so ever. “Hey,
Shaboo, why don’t we go explore this cavern?” “Let’s
do it in the morning.” Answers Shaboo. So that night,
Keeko heard the same mysterious voice in his head…
“You are now closer; it is now up to you…” Keeko
then woke up startled to the sound of wind shaking
the cavern. “Better not tell Shaboo for now.” He
thought. When morning came around it was still dark
due to the raging blizzard and Shaboo decided to see
if there were any more sticks blown into the cavern so
he can make a torch from the previous fire. When
Shaboo finished successfully, Keeko came in and they
set off to explore the cavern. While they searched,
they noticed paintings along the walls. There were
paintings of necklaces or amulets and there were
MANY of them. Yet when they both had gone to the
side of the multiple amulets, they saw one. It was
colored half green and half blue. Both sides shining
vibrantly. “Oh no, this must be related to my
dream…” thought Keeko in alarm. “Let’s keep mov-
ing.” said Shaboo. Keeko took one last look at the
bright amulet and kept going. Then, they slammed
into a door. Shaboo pulled on the handles. “Its
locked.” he said in defeat. Keeko then breathed his icy
breath over the handles and it froze. “What did you do
that for?” asked Shaboo. And then, with his claws,
Keeko sliced at the frozen handles and they fell off,
opening the door. “Wow!” they both exclaimed in
unison. For in front of them was…
Ingredients for the Bars: 2 c. sugar 4 eggs 1 c. oil 2 c. flour 2 tsp. salt 1 ½ c. walnuts, chopped 2 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. cinnamon ½ tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. baking soda 1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin
Ingredients for Frosting: 3 oz. cream cheese ¾ stick butter (6 Tbs.) 1 ¾ c. powdered sugar 1 Tbs. vanilla
I don’t believe in love. Actually, let me
make that more clear: I don’t believe in love at first
sight...at all. While I can’t say anything about an
actual emotional bond that is built between two indi-
viduals through years of trials and tears (yet), I do
feel that the concept of love at first sight is ridicu-
lous. That’s just the prepackaged crap that Holly-
wood and Nicholas Sparks sell to impressionable
ignoramuses for a fatter profit. I mean, what are the
chances that you’ll automatically connect with this
random stranger you see on the street? Nonexistent,
that’s what. Even if you do meet an absolutely
dreamy guy/girl, and you feel that you “know their
soul” or something of that nature, you’ll still sound
absolutely insane to everyone else around you (I’m
talking Twilight insane, here). Oh sure, maybe every-
one else just doesn’t understand you, maybe they
haven’t met their own “twoo luv” yet, but honestly?
You don’t know anything about this person or their
personality, especially since you’ve just met them for
the first time, and you’re already head over heels in
love? You’re just head over heels in lust—that just
means you like the way their facial features are ar-
ranged! You have no idea what he/she is like in every-
day life, even if you start dating right away (which is
incredibly impulsive of you, by the way), because
when someone tries to impress you, they’ll disguise
all their faults and defects. Why? To lure you into
their tangled web of sweet nothings and honeyed lies,
so that once you’re chained down to them by way of
marriage/shared inhabitation, they can show their true
colors—and you can’t escape. Seriously, when cou-
ples first start off, they are ridiculously lovey-dovey,
sometimes even calling each other cute little nick-
names and whatnot; however, as time goes on, people
get tired of putting up this facade of perfection and
instead will allow their real, much more unattractive
personality come out. Of course, not everyone does
with the goal of hurting you in mind, but we all do it
whether we’re conscious of it or not, because we’re
trying to get the person we have a crush on. Still, I
know there will always be optimists out there in the
world, so I leave you with this last note: if you do
believe in love at first sight, good luck to
you...because you’ll need it. Bars: Add cream sugar , eggs and
oil. Add remaining ingredients.
Bake at 350 for 25 to 30
minutes. Do not over bake. These
bars should be baked in a jellyroll
pan. Frost when cool. Frosting: Beat until creamy. Frost
bars. Sprinkle top with finely-
crushed nuts.
Do you like magical books that whisk you away to a land of fantasy and
wonder? Well I do! And for all you Potterheads and Demigods out there, boy do I
have a treat for you! The marvelous author, Shannon Messenger, has presented you
with TWO BOOKS in a new series called Keeper of the Lost Cities in which you
can delve into and enjoy! They are about a girl name Sophie who is a super genius
ten year old and is taking college courses. She has a secret ability - hearing peo-
ple’s minds and innermost thoughts! She is then whisked off to the land of elves
where she learns she is part of a great mysterious society in her world. Not only are
her new friends and family at risk, but also her old human family! This book is my
ultimate recommendation and I have found that few MSA students have seen or
heard of this beautiful book! I highly suggest this book due to wonderful sensory
descriptions and amazing plot as well as deep thought and amazing main character.
I absolutely love this book and if my opinion is not enough to sway you so far that
you will go out to give it a try, then I will still highly suggest you give it a try!
That’s it for now, happy reading!
You’ll need:
1) Candle Wax flakes (I sug-
gest soy flakes)
2) Candle Wicks
3) Skewers or chopsticks
4) Jars (you can use any jar
depending on how big you
want your candle to be)
5) Spices
6) A pan for melting the wax
Step 1: Star t by melting your
candle wax flakes, if you use soy
flakes it will melt a lot easier. I
nestled an old pan inside another
pan to make it melt easier.
Step 2: As the wax is melting,
dip the candlewicks into the wax
and place them at the bottom of
the jar. Use the skewer or the
chopstick, and wrap the candle
wick around it to help hold it in
center.
Step 3: When the wax is almost
melted, remove from heat, and
stir or swirl the remaining wax.
Add the spices and stir well.
Step 4: Pour the wax into the
jars and let it cool completely.
Step 5: Trim the wick and you
are done!
You can use
the candles
as a décor in
your room,
or put them
in your
kitchen for a
nice fall
smell! I used mine for the dining
room table for use during dinner.
King Arthur: I am your king.
Woman: Well, I didn't vote for you.
King Arthur: You don't vote for kings.
Woman: Well how'd you become king then?
[Angelic music plays... ]
King Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arm
clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft
Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signify-
ing by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to
carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your king.
Dennis: [interrupting] Listen, strange women
lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a
system of government. Supreme executive power
derives
from a
mandate
from the
masses,
not from
some
farcical
aquatic ceremony. – Monty Python and the Holy
Grail
Bilita Mpash (n): Bantu word for “amazing dream”.
Hygge (v): Danish verb meaning “ relaxing with loved ones and good friends” .
Shemomedjamo (n): Georgian word for the times that you continue to eat a large
meal even if you’re completely full.
Mamihlapinatapei (n): a wordless, meaningful look shared between two individuals
who want something to happen but neither of them initiate anything.
Jayus (n): Indonesian word describing the times when someone tells such a terrible
joke that it’s hard not to laugh.
These bars will get your taste buds
excited! The smell of the bars, and of
course the taste, will want you crav-
ing them like no other treat. These
bars are great for family parties, fall
festivities, and of course, an after
school treat.