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8/13/2019 The EDITED Final Publish November Roar 12 Pages

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Ariana Wrightand Lisa Thao

Were two months into anotherar of education and so far we cany that its been a great one ! Weve a spacious building to

rselves, homecoming rocked, andr school is growing by the day.

It gets better, too! This schoolar three new clubs have started atA. That brings our club total up to, an amazing number that our

hool can definitely be proud of. Tothe word out about these clubs

d their incredible growth, wereing a full feature on each of thebs and all that they do. In thisicle, youll find Student Council,

HS, our Roar Newspaper, Yearbook,d more! Flip over to page 4 andmerse yourself in theracurricular activities sprouting upour school. Once youre done, wecourage you to support them, join

m, or, if anything else, leteryone know about them!

And the Clubs Begin NOVEMBER

2013

Featured Inside

Gravity Movie ReviewBy Josh Davis,

Page 6

Give your friends a Shout-Out! Page 3

Robotics is

Catching FireBy Pachience Booker,Page 2

See Clubs on page 4

So I procrastinated the other day.Actually it was all last week. Or wasit all last month? I cant remember.All I know is that I totally lived it up.

And if you know me, youmight think that the last fivesentences are a total fib(since when does Anders liveit up?), but its all true. Iprocrastinated like a pro andpartied like a rock star. Thebest part, though, is that Ilearned a lot along the wayabout motivation, friends,and the kind of life worthliving.

Pro-Activate. I dare you. By AndEngnell

See Pro - Activate on page 8


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SCHOOL NEWS

You may not know it, butvery year millions of men,omen, girls, and boys are

orced into human trafficking,he modern form of slavery.hey are traded, beaten,bused, and used for whateverhe slavers purposes are.

Without hope, without choice,nd without help, most of theafficked slaves dont livenger than seven years.

Thats why on October 31 st ,alloween night, the ITAtudent Council hosted a Fightuman Trafficking night atuckners Caf, as you mightave heard over thennouncements at our school.rom 6 pm to 8 pm that night,TA students and Pontiacsidents loaded up on sweets,eats, and ice cream in supportf the cause. Twenty-fiveercent of the proceeds

By Joshua Stimage

As you may already know, ITA isexpanding and growing like neverbefore. And with this growth comesnew opportunities and programs.

For example, a new andmodern computer coding club hasbeen formed here at ITA. Headedby Josh Davis, the computer codingclub takes place every Mondayafter school in Mr. Ballards class.This club is for anybody interestedin a computer-related career andcould give you experience to beone step ahead of the jobcompetition.

Its also a fun experience. Inthis club, you will learn howto operate multiple systems thatare used for creating websites.These programs include Java script,

Student Council andBuckners Caf Team Up toTake out Modern Slavery

Cracking the Codeat the Computer Club

By Pachience Booker

Pontiac s robotics team theWings Of Fire - recently won their firstaward of the 2013 OCCRAcompetitions! Competing atBirmingham Seaholm High School onNovember 2 nd , the Wings of Fire beatout almost the whole field ofcompetitors to place 3 rd .

The team isnt satisfied with justone win though. At their nextcompetition at Clawson High Schoolon Thursday, the 14 rd of November,theyre going to fight to win it all!Members of the robotics team are

super excited and are ready to crushthe competition! Their legendary pepand team spirit will be on full display,so be there to share the fun and

The Robotics Team is Catching Fire

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work flash, and HTML. All theabove are a form ofprogramming language- thelanguage which the computerunderstands so it can displaywhat you want to see.

To join this club, pleasecontact Joshua Davis [email protected]. The clubmeets Mondays after school.Transportation is not provided,so make sure you have your ownride available.

victory with the team! So don't forget guys! 6 PM at

Clawson High School on Thursday,November 23 rd. Be there andsupport your team in all of yourpurple gear. Go Wings of Fire!

Catchy Quotes from the team:

"We are going to win!"

- Donovan Hernandez

"Make the best of every situationand every situation will be the bestfor you."- Nadia Adams

went to UNICEF, one of theleading internationalorganizations against human

trafficking. All 20 ITAstudents there had a greatexperience championing thecause against modernslavery and eating upHalloween nightsrecommended 1,000 gramsof sugar.

In total, Student Councilraised a grand two hundreddollars for UNICEF, all ofwhich will be put to usefreeing people from thebonds of human trafficking.

The event was such asuccess that Student Councilplans to host one again inFebruary! Be on the look outfor this event. When itarrives, invite all of yourfriends out for a great nightand the opportunity to setmodern slaves free.

TA Sophomore Rubi Rodriguez serves ice cream toenior Benjamin Slade.

Anders Engnell

He who opens a school door closes a prison. Victor Hugo


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the December Edition!Answer to Joke 3.:By completing the SCARE.


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School News

Club Edition International Technology Academy now has six unique andgrowing clubs for students to join. So here are the updates:

Student Counciludent Council is sponsored by Ms. Williams andsided by Anders Engnell .This has been ITAs fourth

ar of Student Council. Student Council has beenusing on fundraising for the schools activities ander special events. With the help of Ms. Williams andITA staff and students, they are now donating

nned goods for those who are less fortunate and cantord a Thanksgiving dinner.

Student Council meetings are Wednesday morning in. Williams room unless announced otherwise. Talk to. Williams or Anders Engnell if you would like to join.

National Honor SocietyIn May of 2013, the National Honor Society had its firstinduction ceremony for ITA students. It was an excitingmoment. Student lit candles and signed their names onto theNHS book to become inducted in the NHS.bAs school began inSeptember, NHS has been active with their meetings to get

things organized. So far, NHS came up with a brilliant idea ofhaving ITA shirts for spirit day. It was an amazing sale to startoff with!

NHSs next big idea is an ITA School Store, stocked full withsnacks and school supplies. They hope to open it ASAP.

Yearbook Club

are excited to announce International Technologyademys first Yearbook Club! Alexis Wright and Lisaao have partnered up to publish a yearbook for the

A school, along with the help of other students.

their meetings, they have been laying out the plan foryearbook. Designs, sections, and ideas about whatuld be in a yearbook have been planned out andde ready to share with the Yearbook sponsor, Mr.lard. They have also gotten a step ahead by finding

mpanies to help lay out this yearbook. If you want ton, talk to Alexis Wright or Lisa Thao.

The Roar NewspaperThe Roar newspaper began in January of 2013 but reallystarted to pick up speed at the beginning of this semester.The newspaper club currently has about 20 members.Within this, each of the members is placed in a specificdepartment, whether it be for entertainment, school newsand activities, or foreign news. Each department has aneditor, writers, and photographers.

We all work diligently to produce a beautifully finishedproduct, such as this one you are reading. So far we havehad two published issues distributed in school: the Octoberedition and this November edition. If you want to join, talkto Anders Engnell and he will provide you with anapplication.

Coding Clubhe Coding Club, hosted by Joshua Davis, takes placerectly after school on Mondays. There are currentlyout six members. The club is located in Mr. Ballardsassroom.

ecently caught up with Joshua to learn what codingub has to offer- "We are currently learning HTML,hich is used to make websites. Over time, we willnture into other coding languages such as Java andvaScript." The club concludes at 3pm, and you mustve your own transportation.

Science ClubThe sole purpose of the science club is to aid ITA students inacquiring extended science knowledge that would notnormally be found in the curriculum, some of which includesfood science, engineering, and STEM. Science club gearstowards everyday situations and explores various careers inthese science fields.

Join Anders Engnell, the Science Club director, and eightother students in the lab downstairs to expand yourknowledge and skills in the art of science. Remember that thescience club meets every other Thursday after school.


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1. What do you get when you cross geometry withMcDonalds ?

If there are ten copycats in a boat and one jumps out how manyare left ?

3. How does a ghost solve a quadratic equation?

4. What do you call a crushed angle?Find the answers hidden in the newspaper!

By Josh Davis

e Book Thief, Nov. 8th

e critically acclaimed book The Bookief is now coming to the big screen

m those that made Life of Pi. The

ease date is set on November 8 th . This

vie tells about a young girl named

sel Meminger. She lives during the

me of World War II. When she is 9 years

, she moves in with a foster care family

Germany and begins to find a passion

books. She continues to find books

d steal them so she can share themh other people. She does this while

ing a Jewish refugee from the Nazis.

is movie is one that will be a must-see

a bust. It is has an interesting feel to it

d is definitely something to look at if

ure into drama or war movies.

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Coming Soon to aheater Near You

Disneys Frozen, Nov. 27th

Disneys new movie Frozen willhopefully become another classic. Thismovie is starring Kristen Bell and JonathanGroff, and is set to release November27th, the day before Thanksgiving. In thismovie there is a girl named Anna and a

guy named Kristoff who get help from areindeer to break a spell made by Annassister, Elsa. Elsa is the snow Queen and thespell is making it so that winter is neverending. On this journey they come acrossall kinds of things, like danger at everyturn, mystical trolls, and even a talkingsnowman. This movie looks really funnyand perfect for children. If you have beento the movies recently you most likelyhave seen a trailer for this movie, but ifyou havent you can watch it on Youtubeat Frozen Trailer.

Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Nov. 22 nd

Coming soon to the big screen is the new

movie The Hunger Games: Catching

Fire. This movie is based on SuzanneCollins famous series of books. The

release date is November 22 nd . This

movie is the sequel to the first and is all

about rebellion. Within this movie, the

main two characters, Katniss Everdeen

and Peeta Mellark, are coming back from

winning the 74 th Hunger Games. The fact

that they won sparks a rebellion. To stop

this rebellion, President Snow creates

the 75 th Hungers Games, otherwise

known as the Quarter Quell. With this, all

past victors will have to come back and

fight to the death, or so it seems. Catch

this exciting sequel when you have the

chance and may the odds be ever in your

favor.

I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fireCause I am a champion and youre gonna hear me roar. Katy Perry

Lorras Jokes!


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Entertainment Special

3: Amnesia: The Dark Descentavent played this game much, but Iow enough to be freaked out by it. Its avival horror game set in a castle witheways mouthed monsters. Going nearmonsters causes you to go insane,ich will eventually kill you. Youre nott trying to survive; youre trying to saveur mind from the darkness around you.

ariest Part of the game: Theres aoded corridor with a monster that canar your footsteps. You cannot see thenster but you have to jump from box to

x to get through. If you fall off of thexes the monster will charge after you.nic then takes over your thoughts asu try every possible thing to get OUT OF

HE WATER.

2: Ju-On: The Grudgeis is a survival horror game based on thevies of the same name. You probablythinking of the American Grudgevies, but dont. The original Japanesevies and manga titled JU-ON are muchre terrifying. Thats why some

mpany decided to base a game off ofse terrifying Japanese-made things. Forse of you who dont know much aboutGrudge, its that movie with theepy meowing kid and the lady with the

ath rattle.

d for those of you that are stillnfused, its the movie with the blackred baby thing that got kicked in one of

Scary Movie films.ere really isnt an objective to thisme, you just walk around the house andnot to have an unfortunate

death. Its for the Wii, and the Wiimote isyour flashlight and the nunchuck movesyou around so you can avoid death.However, in a game like this there reallyisnt anything you can do to prevent dying.

Scariest part of the game: The gameplaystyle of the Wii amplifies the horrorexperience. The scariest part of the gameis when you hear the death rattle. This isbasically a courteous message from thegame to you. The message reads: youmight as well give up now because

you are officially screwed and aregoing to die... HAVE FUN. Thecorrect response to the death rattleis to ball up in a corner andsob lightly.

#1: Silent Hill 2All of the preceding games showcasedifferent aspects of scariness. But whetherit is adrenalin-inducing action, creepyenemies and atmosphere, disturbingness

and a thrilling plot, this next game has itall.Silent Hill 2 is about the creepy tale ofJames Sunderland. At the start of thegame, he receives a letter from his 3-yearsdeceased wife, in which she tells him to goto Silent Hill. You arrive in Silent Hill, meetsome people, and they all die. You alsofight some monsters. Ill remind you thatyour wife died of illness 3 years prior tothe games events. After you fight somemonsters, you enter a dark room with atelevision. You sit and watch a video thathas a bigger plot twist than the sixthsense. You find out that being incapable ofwatching your wife suffer from illness anylonger, you put her out of her misery. The

entirety of the Silent Hill extravaganzawas all a guilt trip to make youremember what you did. It was areminder of the awful sin youcommitted.This brings us to... HIM

Scariest part of the game:Pyramid Head

Probably one of the mostinfamously iconic yet terrifyingcharacters in all of gaming,Pyramid Head (yes thats his

name) is the big baddie of bigbaddies in Silent Hill 2. He

is dressed as a butcherwith a bloodied

apron and ahumongous

pyramid onhis head. For a weapon, he drags aroundan enormous cleaver that is so big heHAS to drag it from place to place,making a sound worse than a chalkboardrubbing against another chalkboard into

a microphone giving feedback.

But, this isnt the worst part of pyramidhead. The scary thing is his purpose.James felt so guilty he believed heneeded to be punished by someone orsomething for his sins. Thats where thisexecutioner comes in. Pyramid Headdoesnt get to James, but he surepunishes everyone else for what Jamesdid.

Well that ends my list of top 3 scariestgames. For those of you who have read,thanks. For those of you who havent...My self-esteem thanks you. Keep onGaming!

The Top 3Scariest Games in Existence

By Ryan Robinson Reprint of Ryan Robinsons Article in the October Edition:The Top 5 Scariest Games in Existence

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Coming tothe Roar

Life is hard.

School and

Collegeare tough.People

are confusing.

and I have no answers ...

So I askMelody Lane !

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Follow Melody Lane on Twitter and ask any question you like. Then getready for a practical, for-real answer to be posted to your tweet!

Your tweet and Melody Lanes answer may even be published in the Roar! @MelodyLane_


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Teacher Profile:Mrs. Nitoski

osition: Middle School Social Studies Teacher at International Technology Academy

eaching Experience: Two years outside Pontiac and twelve years at Pontiac High School

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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonsteacher inspires. William Arthur Ward

n Focus rs. Nitoskis Journey to Becoming a Greatacher

Favorite Teaching MomentOne time, I doubted whetherI could teach or not. I asked:should I be here? Then threethings happened in one day.

The first was a little thank-youcard given to me by one of thefreshman girls in my first hour

expressing how much shelearned from me. Later, oneof my boys wrote for anassignment that I was

teaching the students skillsthat they could use for life.Then one of the kids who

always stayed in the backtold me that he loved myclass and was learning somuch. I believe thingshappen in threes, and sothose three really confirmedwhat I was doing and toldme I should stay in teaching.

ITA and the Pontiacobotics team know Mrs.toski as a uniquelytelligent and inspiringacher. All she is now,ough, Mrs. Nitoski creditsyears of dedication to

arning the right skills andorking diligently and

nsistently. In high school,tually, Mrs. Nitoski didnt

care about her grades oreven apply herself in school.I had a 2.5 averagethroughout all four years,she says with a playful smile.The intelligence was there,she notes, but she didnthave the skills and work ethicto do well.

Mrs. Nitoski can smile

about her high school yearsnow. She has more than

earned it. A few years afterhigh school, she found heracademic rhythm and earned

a Bachelors Degree beforegoing on to notch a 4.0 gradepoint average for herMasters.

Today, Mrs. Nitoski hastaught high school socialstudies for 13 years and has along list of students whohave been inspired by herteaching. What was the

change? Learning the skillsfor success was the

difference, as Mrs. Nitoskitells her student daily. Mrs.Nitoski remembers, I

learned how to organize. Itook notes. As a student,Mrs. Nitoski used to not haveany systems to learn with.She was on the battlefield ofacademics without weaponsand ammunition. Knowingthis, Mrs. Nitoskis goal nowis to give her students all thatshe didnt have in high school

so that they can go on tosucceed in college and life.

Teaching PhilosophyAll kids can succeed, but they must learn the skills necessary for success.

Give them the skills and tools they need and let them grow .

Answer toJoke 1.:A PLANECheeseburge


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November 20 th , (Wednesday)End of Second Marking Period and Half-Day

November 23 rd (Saturday)Wings of Fire Robotics

County Championships at Brandon High School

November 28 th -29 th , (Thursday and Friday)No School Thanksgiving Break

December 11 th , (Wednesday)No School

Week of December 16 th -20 th The Roar December Edition is Published!

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