tiger times The Voice of Dewey Elementary School • Evanston, IL • December 2017 Save the Earth “Taking care of our By Katie Schober planet is not just a Going “green” may be easier than you think. There are some very little, but helpful things responsibility – it’s you can do every day to help the earth. Taking care of our planet is not just a responsibility – a privilege.” it’s a privilege. Here are some things you can do to help.

WATER Another thing you can do is to ride your bike Pay attention to how you use water. Being anywhere you can. It would be very beneficial if attentive to this will make a big difference in you could walk some places, too! the world. If you can’t walk or ride a bike, organize a When you turn off the water, for example, you carpool. First of all, everyone loves to ride with are doing something good. Did you know that their friends. Second, it will help our earth. if you leave the water running for the proper Every car off the road makes a big difference. time to brush your teeth (2 minutes), you could waste about 2 gallons? RECYCLE PLEASE RECYCLE!!! Save water in many ways: Wildfires 2017 • You can save water while filling your glass! One form of recycling is to put that soda can If it’s hot outside, fill up a large water in a different bin. Also, if you are choosing By Sophia Siddiqui and Adele Fammeree bottle and keep it in your fridge. between 2 products, pick the one with the least • Wash clothes in cold water when you can packaging. Going outside seems normal, right? Well, another bad fire, The Indian Creek Fire. On • You can save water while washing your people in Oregon, Washington, Montana, and 10-11-17, it started to calm down because of hands! You can save 6 gallons per day if Here’s a really fun fact: If an office building of California had trouble going outside this fall. the rainy, cool weather. you turn off the tap while you scrub for 7,000 workers recycled all of its office paper They all wanted to, but they couldn’t because 20 seconds. waste for a year, it would be the equivalent of of this one huge problem... Wildfires were Fortunately, most of the fires in Oregon were • If you use an energy-efficient dishwasher, taking almost 400 cars off the road! destroying EVERYTHING, including houses, contained by mid-October. you will save water. Did you know that a buildings, forests, parks, and more! If you want dishwasher usually uses about 4 gallons per ELECTRICITY to find out about all the different fires that raged On 10-14-17, we interviewed two people from run, whereas hand washing uses 20? Try to Make your home more energy efficient (and through the Western states this year, read on. Oregon, Dalia (in 5th grade) and Mark (Dalia’s run your dishwasher only when it’s full. save money). One way to do this is to get a Dad). Their family has experienced what it is • If hand-washing your dishes save water by programmable thermostat. With this, you won’t WASHINGTON like to have fires raging right by them. Dalia scraping dirty dishes in the trash, then fill waste energy when no one’s home. Also, before said even though buildings were burning down, up your sink with water and wash dishes you go to bed, lower the thermostat setting. The Diamond Creek Fire began on the Cana- she still had to go to school. She also said that all at once instead of one-by-one You won’t miss a cooling/warming temperature dian border. It was located in the Okanogan/ the air quality was really bad from the smoke, • Save water while cooking! Try to wash when you’re asleep. Wenatchee National Forest. As of 10-9-17, it and everyone had to wear masks. All of the food in a pot of water, instead of under a had burnt 75,000 acres. A few days later, on masks were sold out of the local department running faucet. When boiling food, use Turn off lights when you’re not in the room and 10-13-17, it had burnt 105,000 acres, which is stores in a week. only enough water as needed. unplug appliances when you’re not using them. 30,000 more acres in just 4 days. *Tip: Using less water when boiling It only takes a second to be environmentally CALIFORNIA vegetables preserves flavor and nutrients. conscious. As of 10-14-17, only 16% of the wildfires in • Take a shower! A bath typically uses up Washington were under control. That means As of mid-October, there were 12 or more to 30 gallons of water, whereas a five that 84% of the fires had to be left alone large fires raging across the state, burning over minute shower will use only 10-25 gallons GLOBAL WARMING FACTS because the firefighters couldn’t get to them. 140,000 acres. In those 140,000 acres, more depending on the efficiency of shower head. • August 2014 was the warmest August ever than 7,000 structures were destroyed, and even recorded globally. MONTANA worse, 41 people were found dead. That was just GAS • The year 2010 was the warmest on record. in mid-October. The next day, 42 were dead! Try to leave your car at home. • Despite global warming, we’re still technically The Rice Ridge Fire was a fire that lasted 47 in an Ice Age. days. It burnt 108,216 acres, and in the process Mark and Dalia also told us some information One thing you can do is try to combine your • The Marshall Islands won’t exist if we the fire destroyed 1,020 homes. about the California wildfires. Mark said that errands. Hit the store, post office, and the li- warm the planet 2 degrees. there were multiple theories about how they brary in one go. This not only saves gas, it saves • It’s been over 30 years since we had a The Lolo Peak Fire occurred in August through started. One of the theories is about the Diablo some time, too! cooler-than-average month. September 2017, 10 miles away from Lolo, Winds. He said that some people thought a Montana. It also destroyed 9,981 acres. power line fell and made a spark. The Diablo Winds carried the spark and caused all of the The Gibralter Ridge Fire was east of Eureka, California wildfires. Some people decided to Montana. As of 10-14-17, it had burnt 1,938 leave and barely brought any of their stuff acres and destroyed 144 buildings. because they were in such a hurry.

All the fires combined pushed 90,000 Montana Because of climate change, it has been getting residents out of their homes, and at least 5,700 warmer and drier everywhere, and because buildings burnt. The other states realized what everything was so dry, it was making the fires was happening, and 34 states sent people to much more powerful. help out. Because of all of these fires, many people lost OREGON their homes, their farms, schools and businesses. More than 26,000 firefighters fought these The Chetco Bar Fire lasted 40 days, and dam- fires across the West. Nine firefighters died in aged 43,000 acres and 700 homes. the fires, and 35 more were injured. Countless people are grateful for their service and glad to The Eagle Creek Fire burned on the border of be alive today. Oregon and Washington. It also merged with

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Hurricane Irma Top 10 Greatest Geniuses By Selma Farhan and Meera Field By Aden Johansen & Sophia Jung

It was the most intense hurricane in the Atlantic since Katrina, and the first major hurricane since 5. William Shakespeare Hurricane Wilma hit Florida in 2005. It was called Hurricane Irma. Its highest wind speed was “All that glitters is not gold.” 185 mph. $62.87 billion in damage was done. Irma was the 9th named storm, fourth hurricane, second major hurricane, and the first category 5 hurricane in the 2017 hurricane season. Irma caused damage William Shakespeare was born in Stratford, particularly in parts of the northeastern Caribbean, Cuba, and the Florida Keys. United Kingdom. As a child, he loved writing. He married Anne Hathaway and they had 3 It was the first category 5 hurricane to hit the Leeward Islands on record, two weeks before Hurricane kids together. No one knows why or how he Maria. Irma then weakened in strength, settling at category 2 within 24 hours, soon becoming a cate- died. His IQ was 223. gory 3 hurricane, making it a major hurricane, but then settling on a category 5 on September 4th. Two days later, Irma became the 2nd most intense cyclone worldwide so far in 2017, only behind Hurricane 6. Ben Franklin Maria. It’s also the strongest hurricane worldwide in 2017 in terms of wind speed. Irma became category “Honesty is the best policy.” 4 then back to a category 5 over some time. It then decreased because it hit land, but soon intensified, passing into the Gulf of Mexico. It then hit Cudjoe Key & again it dropped to category 3. Later that Ben Franklin was born in January 17, 1706 day, it died down to 2. It lasted for a bit more than two weeks, starting on August 30th near the Cape in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an Verde islands from a tropical wave that had moved of the west African coast three days prior, and ending inventor, diplomat, author, printer, musician, on September 16th, just off the coast of New England. librarian, statesman, editor, satirist, and politi- cal activist. He is famous for figuring out about Selma’s aunt was caught in Irma. They (my Aunt, her three kids and husband), were near Tampa at the electricity in a metal. He died in April 17, time and got a little bit of flooding and some hard wind and rain. Remember, a hurricane is a storm 1790. His IQ was 175. with very hard winds and rain, so they were really hit with something like a category 2 or a 3 which is enough. They had to board and tape up their windows. All 5 of them slept in a cramped closet with only 7. Galileo Galilei some water bottles. Just saying, they are OK. “All truths are easy to understand once they Albert Einstein are discovered; the point is to discover them.” Irma hit as a Category 5 hurricane in Bermuda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Anguilla, and the Vir- gin Islands as a Category 5 hurricane. As of October 10, Irma caused at least 134 deaths. One in Anguil- 1. Albert Einstein Galileo Galilei was born February 15, 1564, la, one in Barbados, and Haiti, three in Barbados and Puerto Rico, four in the British Virgin Islands and “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” in Pisa Italy. He was the oldest of 6 siblings. the Dutch side of Saint Marten, 10 in Cuba, 11 in the French West Indies, 90 in the United States, and He never got married in his life. In 1610, he two others in unknown locations in the Caribbean. This is what Hurricane Irma did to our earth. Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on discovered the four massive moon of Jupiter: Io, March 14, 1879. In his early years, he married Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, also known as Mileva Maric. Then she died, and then he married the Galilean moons. He even invented the tele- Elsa Einstein. Why is he known as the smartest scope! Even though he told the truth and what scientist? Well, he discovered the theory of relativi- he saw about the world, people still doubted ty and modern physics. Einstein died April 18, him. When he told them the world was round 1955, from an abdominal aortic aneurysm. His and was NOT in the middle of the galaxy they IQ is 233, which was one of the highest IQ’s ever. wanted to silence him. He did not die of people trying to kill him but he died because of heart 2. Nikola Tesla problem and a bad fever. His IQ was 185. “The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.”

Nikola Tesla was born July 10, 1856 in what we know as modern day Croatia. Some people think he is one of the best inventors of the 19th century. When he was grown up, he worked with Thomas Edison to invent the lightbulb, but after a while they stopped working together because of their different ideas and personali- ties. Later Edison showed the world the light bulb and said that only he invented the light- bulb, and Tesla got no credit for it. That is why Edison is more known than Tesla. As an adult, Amelia Earhart Nikola Tesla never married. He immigrated to America from Croatia. He sadly ended his life 8. Amelia Earhart at age 83 on January 5, 1943. No one knows “Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” how or why he died. His IQ was 200. Fun Fact! He figured out a lot of things in the 1800s that Amelia Earhart was born July 24 1897 in scientists figured out in late 1900s. Atchison, Kansas. Even as a little girl she loved adventure. On February 7, 1931, Amelia was 3. Leonardo da Vinci married to George Putnam. She set off from Bad Global “Art is never finished, only abandoned.” California on May 21, 1937, to try to fly around the world... But she got lost around the Warming Leonardo da Vinci was born in Adichiano, Italy Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s on April 15, 1452. He is famous for painting Triangle, on July 3, 1937. Her life was full of By Arber Bombaci a lot of paintings, including Mona Lisa. But flying but not flying around the world. She he also did another job that most people don’t showed people that not just men should fly but A short article about global warming is coming know about. He was a mathematician too. women too. Her IQ is unknown. up…! Global warming has done so many changes Sadly, he died of a stroke in May 2, 1519 at the to our world. The sunset itself is a certain color age of 67. His IQ was 220. 9. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe because of global warming! You should all know “As soon as you trust yourself you will know that global warming is super harmful to our Amazon 4. Ada Lovelace how to live.” “As soon as I have got flying to perfection, I planet. Our planet has done so much for us: it By Ellie Warren has given us homes, it gives us water for life, it have got a scheme about a steam engine.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in Frank- gives us land for us to live in and roam around in. furt, Germany, August 28,1749. He was a famous We all know that Amazon is a popular online We have done so little for our world. We’ve done Ada Lovelace was born in England, London, writer. He died in Weimar Germany March 22, buy, but did you know Amazon is most popular more bad things than we have done good things on December 10,1815. As a young girl, she 1832. His IQ was 233. His IQ is the same as for kids toys? That’s not all. The headquarters are for our planet. Global warming is one of the most showed her gift for mathematics. Because she Albert Einstein. They were both pretty smart! possibly moving to Chicago! harmful things for our planet. It makes it boiling introduced many computer concepts, Ada is hot! One thing we have to do is not like global considered the first computer programmer. In 10. Isaac Newton Amazon was invented in California where most warming, but at LEAST go against it. Global 1835, Ada married William King, who became “If I have done the public any service, it is technologies are invented, including Siri. Amazon warming is one of our biggest problems. It doesn’t the Earl of Lovelace three years later. She then due to my patient thought.” has many stores. Did you know there’s going to be just harm our planet, it harms the animals that took the title of Countess of Lovelace. They a new Amazon store that is going to be in the old lives on the same planet that we live on too. Like shared a love of horses and had three children Isaac Newton was born January 4, 1627 in Whole Foods? the Polar Bears! I hope you learned something together. Ada’s health suffered, however, after Woolsthorpe,England. As a child his mother from this! BYE-BYE! getting cholera in 1837. She had lingering moved away and remarried, leaving him with Now, you might ask, when was Amazon invented? problems with asthma and her digestive system. only his grandma. He grew up to be a mathema- It was invented in 1994. And maybe another Doctors gave her painkillers, but it still did tician, philosopher, astronomer, physicist, and question you might ask is, who is the founder not work and she began to go more and more chemist. He grew up to be a lot of things but he of Amazon? The founder is Jeff Bezos. Amazon closely to DEATH. At a young age, 37, even still kept up with his work. Isaac died peacefully has 40,000 employees,and that’s how we know before her mother died, she died because of the in his sleep on March 31, 1727, in Kensington, Amazon is a very popular store. cholera, in 1852. Her IQ was 175. London, England. His IQ was 190. page 2 • december 2017 our world

Dance for Dewey Was “Out of This World!” Santa’s Village Photos by Signe Harris Azoosment Park By Dylan Morrow

Santa’s Village is a cool amusement park but it’s also a zoo. It has a couple of roller coasters. Some of them are crazy like the Cyclon. The Cyclone has a big hill to go up on and then you go all the way down. It’s super fast and super fun! They also have the Giant Drop (my favor- ite), bumper cars and a huge Viking Ship that goes so, so high and then it rushes down really fast. They also have mini tea cups that spin round and around, and more. Santa’s Village is also a zoo because it has a petting zoo and a merry-go-round with real horses!

Three ways to convince your parents to take you to Santa’s Village:

1. Tell them if you buy a 2018 season pass you can get the rest of 2017 for free! 2. Tell them you will make wonderful memories together! 3. Tell them it makes a great gift!

Mudlark Theater By Thomas Glew

What is Mudlark Theater? Well, let me tell you. Mudlark Theater is a drama club for anybody who wants to join. Mudlark Theater’s website tells us: “Mudlark Theater is a not-for-profit organization where children are taken seriously as artists, and learn theater by making it.”

Here are some reasons you might want to join: 1. If you like theater or drama. 2. If you like playing fun games because they have fun games. 3. If you like being in plays.

If you are scared of being on stage, you don’t have to be in a play.

Mudlark Theater is at schools and the place to find it is at Mudlark HQ at 1417 Hinman Avenue in Evanston. There are many different schools that offer Mudlark Theater activities. One of those schools is Dewey Elementary School. If you are in third grade or higher, you meet in the lunch room after school on Fridays for one hour until 4:45pm after school.

At Mudlark, you do fun games such as games called Couch Potato, a give and take sound and movement game, 50 Worst Dates, Wax Museum, and Great American Novel. But if you’re not doing a game, you will probably be rehearsing for a play. We also do improv. Improv is where you make up things as you go. We also do creative movements. One of the games called give and take sound and movement game has creative move- ment in it. We also work on voices. Some voices we work on are sounds like siren sounds, and ha’s with your diaphragm, making it bounce.

What I like about Mudlark Theater are the fun games and how helpful it is for your drama skills. My favorite thing about Mudlark Theater are the fun games because they are fun and are very good for my improv skills.

december 2017 • page 3 cultural affairs

“Captain Underpants: Green Day: The First Epic Movie” Review Band Review By Brian Jones By Isaac Nichols and Porter Skwish

Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1986 by lead vocalist and guitarist “If I had to rate the Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt. Green Day was originally part of the punk scene movie, I think I at the DIY 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley, California. Their first album,1039/Smoothed Out would give it 10/10.” Slappy Hours was not that successful, but they still had a group of dedicated fans. Their next album Kerplunk was more successful but still there were not enough sales. Their third album Dookie I’m reviewing Captain Underpants: The First was an unexpected hit. Isaac’s favorite song from Epic Movie. I think that they did a really good Dookie is “Longview.” Isaac started listening to “For 4 tiring years, job merging the books with a movie aspect, Green Day because his brother Joel influenced and I think that they really captured (more him. Joel listened to 90s rock music and then they worked on a or less) the events from books 1 through Isaac told Porter. Then all three of them listened 4. Captain Underpants: The Perilous Plot of to Green Day! new album. Little Professor Poopypants was one of my favorites in the book series. Now they made it into This is Tre. He is the drummer. did they know that a whole movie that is really funny. It really captures George & Harold’s troublemaker side. it would top the I personally would recommend this movie if you like funny movies. If I had to rate the charts. ” movie, I think I would give it 10/10. Really good movie overall and would watch again. Green Day became a popular band with many fans. We love Green Day!! Their next album wasn’t the hit that they expected. It was called “Hamilton” – Insomniac. Porter still likes Insomniac, but it was not too good for sales. After that, they released Nimrod. Nimrod was okay. Porter’s favorite song the Musical This is Billy. He is the lead singer/guitarist. on the album Nimrod is “Hitchin’ A Ride.” The song is good, but the music video is bonkers! That By Sofia Greenfeld and Anya Gill stopped making “Hitchin’ A Ride” Porter’s favor- ite song. Porter’s actual favorite song by Green Hello! Are you a Hamilton fan? Would you like Day is “Stray Heart.” Their next album,Warning, to learn more about Hamilton? Well, this article was a critically disappointing album. is perfect for you. For 4 tiring years, they worked on a new album. Little did they know that it would top the charts. American Idiot was the album’s name, and it was the most experimental album they ever had. It Lin-Manuel Miranda was a success! They started on their next album. In 2009 it was released. The album, 21st Century list of raps about Alexander Hamilton called the This is Mike. He is the bassist/backup singer. Breakdown was okay, but it only had 1 hit. That “Hamilton Mixtape.” Miranda started writing hit was “21 Guns.” After that, in 2012, they more of the raps. Did you know it took him a did the unimaginable. They released 3 albums year to write the five-minute Hamilton song that year: Uno, Dos, and Tre. Here’s a funny fact “My Shot”? Hamilton, the musical, was based about me, Porter. Every year, my dad remakes off the “Hamilton Mixtape”. It premiered in an album cover with my face on it. This year Off Broadway’s Public Theater. People didn’t he’s doing Uno! Now, it’s 2017 and Green Day Main Characters know if Hamilton would make it to Broadway. released a new album called Revolution Radio. • Alexander Hamilton Miranda also helped make In The Heights a Please do not listen to most of the songs, because • Aaron Burr Tony Award winner. In The Heights collabora- they curse a lot. But please do read this article. • George Washington tors, Thomas Kail and Andy Blankenbuehler We will see you next time! • Angelica Schuyler helped out with Hamilton also. Kail was the • Eliza Schuyler director and Blankenbuehler was the choreog- • Thomas Jefferson rapher. The song/rap Miranda performed for • Marquis De Lafayette the White House, is the first song in Hamil- • Philip Hamilton ton, “Alexander Hamilton.” Hamilton went to • John Laurens Broadway in August, 2015. Hamilton was soon Top Halloween • James Madison very popular. In 2016 it got 16 Tony Awards • King George lll Nominations, winning 11 of them! It got the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Costumes Five Fun Facts About Alexander Hamilton Album and also the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. KYLO REN 1. He was born on January 11th, 1757 in The Off Broadway production of Hamilton By Maya Jaffe and Elliot Hoffner Cost: “I forget.” Charlestown, St. Kitts and Nevis (Island won the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Out- Q: Where did you get your costume? in Caribbean). standing Musical as well as seven other Drama We are the Halloween Reporters, Elliot Hoffner A: Amazon.com 2. He was an American Statesman and a Desk Awards!! and Maya Jaffe. We are going to interview people Q: Why did you want to be this? founding father of the United States but in popular Halloween costumes this year. A: Because I wanted to be a bad guy he was never a president. Questions and Answers About Hamilton Q: What’s your favorite part of the costume? 3. Married Elizabeth Schuyler, daughter of Q: Do the songs actually tell history? A: The hoodie. General Philip Schuyler. A: Yes. From “Alexander Hamilton” to” Who Q: What are the parts of your costume? 4. His children were named Philip, Eliza, Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story”, The mask, hoodie, gloves, robe, and lightsaber. John Church, William S., Angelica, James, the musical tells the life story of Alexander Thanks, Robbie J., for letting us interview you. and Alexander. Hamilton. 5. He died in a duel with Vice President Q: Does Lin-Manuel Miranda have any kids? WEREWOLF Aaron Burr. A: Yes. He and his wife, Vanessa Nadal, have Cost: “I don’t know.” a son named Sebastian. SKELETON Q: Where did you get it from? How Hamilton Came To Be Q: How long is Hamilton? Cost: $14 A: We got stuff from different stores and put it While he was on vacation in 2008, Lin-Manuel A: 165 minutes Q: What made you want to be this? all together. Miranda read Ron Chernow’s biography of Q: Is there anyone from the original cast A: It’s really fun and cool. I get to dye my hair! Q: What made you want to be this? Alexander Hamilton and was very inspired by that’s in Hamilton in Chicago? Q: Where are you ordering it from? A: I love wolves so I decided to be a werewolf. it. He must have thought “How has nobody A: No. They got an entirely new cast! A: Party City Q: What’s your favorite part of the costume? ever written a rap about this?!” He decided Q: What are the parts to your costumes? A: The fur that I put on my shoes. he would write a song/rap about the life of We hoped you enjoyed our article on Hamilton! A: Day of the dead dress, pants and headband Q: What are all the parts to your costume? Alexander Hamilton, and he performed it for We had a lot of fun making it. and hair dye (red). A: The tail, the fur on my feet, the sweater, the White House. In 2012, he started writing a GOOD BYE FOR NOW!!! Thank you, Sofia G., for letting us interview you. and the ears. page 4 • december 2017 sports

Who Is Russell #flytheW By Nathan Akanbi, Lucas Linder Westbrook? and Xander Easterday By Zach Cutter The Chicago Cubs were the best team in their division this year, so we decided to do some research on them.

Dov Grumet-Morris

Who is Dov Grumet-Morris? BATTING By Gunnar Gallun Best Batting Average The best batter on the Chicago Cubs was Kris Dov Grumet-Morris may be the best hockey player who ever lived in Evanston. If you go to the Bryant with a .295 batting average.* Robert Crown Center, you will see his photo on the wall. After playing for local hockey teams, he Most Home Runs played at Harvard University, where he was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, which goes to the The Cub with the most home runs was best college hockey player in the nation. Then he got drafted to the National Hockey League by the Anthony Rizzo with 32.* Russell Westbook Philadelphia Flyers. He has played in Europe, Canada and in American Hockey League, for teams like the Connecticut Whale and San Antonio Rampage. He also played briefly for the Florida Russell Westbook is a very interesting basketball Panthers in the NHL. player. He plays for a living, as a point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder. As a child, Dov went to Solomon Schechter Day School and grew up rooting for the Chicago Blackhawks. He did not play for Evanston teams. He played for Skokie, Highland Park and Park Westbrook was born on November 12, 1988, in Ridge. He grew up with three brothers and two sisters. All of them played hockey and his sister was Long Beach, California. Did you know that he captain of the Princeton University women’s team. Dov says he wanted to play goalie because he shares a birthday with Abe Lincoln? liked the equipment and being on the ice for the whole game. He also played baseball at Evanston Township High School. Westbrook went to 75th Elementary School in Los Angeles, California and played for Leuzinger Dov says his two most memorable games are his first one in college and first one in the NHL, for High School in Lawndale, California. He went the Florida Panthers. He lives in Milwaukee now and works in an office, but once in awhile gets on to play two seasons at the University of called up to play for the Milwaukee Admirals. In my opinion, Dov Grumet-Morris was the best California-Los Angeles before being drafted as goalie to ever come from Evanston. the fourth overall pick in 2008 NBA draft by Anthony Rizzo the Seattle Supersonics. PITCHING Westbrook has two NBA Most Valuable Player Most Strikeouts awards and has played in six NBA all-star games. Why Walter Payton Is So Sweet The best pitcher on the Cubs was Jon Lester who had 180 strikeouts and averaged one By Sam Kalil strikeout every inning.*

Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears has been considered the best running back of all time. Walter Best Earned Run Average (ERA) “Sweetness” Payton was born on July 25, 1954 in Columbia, Mississippi. He didn’t start playing Jake Arrieta led all Cubs best pitchers with a football until he was a sophomore in high school. Payton went to Jackson State University and 3.53 ERA.* played football there. Most Wins The Cubs pitcher with the most wins was Jake Payton’s professional career started in 1975, when he was the fourth pick in the first round 1975 Arrieta with 14 wins. NFL draft by the Chicago Bears. He spent his entire 13-year career with the Bears. Payton held the record for the most career rushing yards, 16,726, until Emmitt Smith broke the record in 2002. He died prematurely at the age of 45 from a liver disease. Payton was a leader on and off the field. There is an award named the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, which honors a NFL player for outstanding community service and excellence on the field. There also is a Chicago high school named after him called Walter Payton College Prep.

Payton’s all-time stats: • 16,726 total all-purpose yards • 110 touchdowns • Over 300 yards in one game Jake Arrieta • 1 Super Bowl ring • 492 passes caught AGE Youngest Player Addison Russell, who is only 23!!! Oldest Player Koji Uehara, who is 42!!!

BEST MANAGERS Best Cubs Manager Some people say that the best Cubs manager of all time is Leo Durocher. He only had one year where he didn’t get over 83 wins. Current Manager The Cubs current manager is Joe Maddon. He was the Cubs manager when they won the World Series in 2016.

The NBA’s Most Valuable Player Trophy Walter Payton Payton’s Super Bowl Ring *Indicates regular season stat.

december 2017 • page 5 science & technology

No Man’s Sky By Liam Razdolsky

No Man’s Sky is a video game where you fly around in a spaceship, find resources and survive. I will be walking you through how to play No Man’s Sky.

In No Man’s Sky you are an astronaut with a broken ship. (I know kind of sad.) Now you have to fix it by finding or mining the plants Plutonium, Carbon, Heridium Silicate and Thamium9. Plutonium heals you, and also fixes part of your ship. Thamium9 repairs the ship’s pulse boost, and Carbon and Heridium Silicate repair the ship’s hyper drive.

Next you will need to go back to your ship, but note that if you spawn on a toxic and radioactive planet you will have to seek refuge in a cave and wait for the toxins and radiation to stabilize first. When you are safely back at your ship go to “Ship Inventory,” and click on “Pulse Boost,” and choose “Power Up.” If your health is low, you should try powering it up in your Inventory by using your mined Plutonium. WARNING!!!! If you kill a plant, Sentinels (Space Robot Police) will come after you! They will shoot lasers at you. If this happens, get away from them immediately!

Finally, go back to your ship again, and if everything is repaired and powered up, you may take off for other planets! When you see another planet, you will be told when you will arrive (for example, two years). This is actually real time! If it says an hour, it will take an hour. If it says ten years, it Mermaids will take ten years. It’s crazy but true!

If you see a planet you like, go to it. When you land your ship, you may explore the new planet, (a true story) then fly away, or stay in the area, if you choose. There is more to No Man’s Sky, but that is all the time I have for today, so I will tell you more in the next article! By Wren Cohen

Mermaids cannot breathe and most think of them as fairytales. But I am here to tell you the true story of the mermaids/mermen who lure you in and drown you. Some things they do include luring sailors to their deaths, causing accidents, shipwrecks, and even squeezing life out of sailors while rescuing them. Buuuuut the most important thing is that mermaids have ARMS and people draw them, think of them, and dream of them without arms. Some people think mermaids are kind, nice creatures. Others think they simply forget humans can’t breathe. Picture History This is fake. Also mermaids cannot even breathe for one second like we can underwater. This is because of Minecraft we can hold our breath underwater. Mermaids need air too but they breathe it through gills to By Caleb Contreras get it. Therefore mermaids cannot hold breath. They need to be surrounded by water. I have Minecraft is a sandbox game made by the game now proved that mermaids cannot sit on rocks developer Markus Persson, known as Notch and talk to you. Their neck needs to be in water, on the Internet. The game was first released on but their heads do not, so you might see a head May 17, 2009, and went on to make millions but never any more of the mermaid’s body. of dollars. Here is the history of how this game The Hyperloop, came to be. Thanks for reading!

This was the first Playable version of Minecraft. The Vactrain In 2009, Minecraft wasn’t even called Mine- By Albert Zhu craft. It was called: Cave Game: Tech Test. The only block types available were cobblestone and Do you want to travel from New York to grass. You could only do three actions in this Beijing in twelve hours on a train? Well, if yes, HAPPY version of Minecraft: walk, break, and build. then Hyperloop is for you! The Hyperloop headquarters features an Apex Test Center After a while, the next version of Minecraft in north Las Vegas. This train is a proposed HOLIDAYS! came out, with the name Indev. An employee vactrain, which means it can travel at the speed invented human mobs for the game: Rana, of 1200 mph! The Hyperloop is about twen- Steve, Black Steve (yes, that was his official ty-three feet long, with a twelve foot passenger name), and Beast Boy. These characters were carriage. The train has a long history, featuring SEE YOU eventually scrapped. a curved front, slanted design, and wheels on the sides. The inventor, Elon Musk, also invent- Indev also added spawn houses, and they were ed Tesla cars. NEXT YEAR! made out of either wood planks or mossy cobblestone. The Hyperloop is the next generation of vac- trains. Facts about the Hyperloop: When the 3rd Minecraft version came out, it 1. It travels faster! was called Infdev. The letters “inf” in Infdev 2. It has an aerodynamic design, unlike stand for infinite. It was called this because the some trains. terrain became infinite. 3. It is the only train that travels in an airless tunnel, so far. Infdev might be infinite, but it still had limits. Brick pyramids were added for testing, but they The Hyperloop is going to hit the rails so they were completely useless, and just randomly can carry cargo and stuff in 2021. spawned. They also added the “Far Lands,” the world border of Minecraft Infdev. To get to the Far Lands, you would have to walk 30,000,000 blocks from spawn. Trying to go past the Far Lands would cause the game to crash.

That concludes part one of my article. Mine- craft’s history is very long, and had to be split it into two parts!

Elon Musk, Inventor

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Who Are You Really? A Story About True Identity, Beauty and The Beast During World War II, and True Love By Jexa Edinberg and Frances Hammer

I wake up to an urgent shaking feeling around my shoulder. I realize my bed is shaking as well. ¨BOMBS! Wake up!!!!!!!!¨ My Aunt Charlotte shouts over the racket. I jump off the left side of the hard hotel bed and slip on my white slippers.

¨BELLE, come now! We need to--” Ma starts but is interrupted by more bombs.

¨WAAAAAAAAA!¨ yells Buea, my little 4 year old brother.

Aunt Charlotte pulls me out of the hotel, in the Poland street, and down the stairs of the under- ground shelter. I fall face first on the dirt floor of the shelter. I am bleeding, but still alive. The shelter vibrates from the bombs outside. I look around the crowded space. Many families are huddled togeth- er crying. This second World War has taken a lot of things from my family, including my papa. He died in the battlefield.

We spend all night in the shelter, and in the morning soldiers come for Aunt Charlotte. German sol- diers. Aunt Charlotte is a Jew. “Nooo” she calls as they grab her. “I am Charlotte, not her. She is Belle.” I say, taking her place. They drop her, then grab me roughly instead. ‘They believe me!’ I think. The Secret Life of Ms. Stevenson Ma joins in as well, with her tear-streaked face by exclaiming, “Noo, Charlotte you left me alone with the children!” Our voices echo around the metal space. They drag me to the truck waiting outside, By Maxine Mazenett and Chloe Boynton-Henderson shove me in and bolt the heavy door. I look around the dark truck. It is filled with women, some are praying, others are staring blindly ahead, but all look like some disease has taken them. The next morning, after 24 hours, we arrive. We hear gates clanging then, bright shafts of light stream “I do hope in 10 years I am sitting at my desk in highlighting my long brown hair up in a bun appropriate for my 15 years of age. ”Get out of the truck and form a line now,” says a guard who looks more animal than man. We hurry to obey, afraid. and I have a letter from a former student I am 5th in line. The guard called Gaston gives us numbers, our new names. My number is 102938. hanging on my wall letting me know that I “My name is Belle, not Charlotte!” I yell, short-tempered. “Oh, no! What have I done?” The guard glares at me, I feel his eyes burning into my head. I glance around nervously. The guard slaps me, hard, somehow inspired them in some way...” but it is painless. I slap him hard, really hard, hard enough that it draws blood from his skinny nose.

“In the cellar now, for 2 days “ he yells. I realize he looks young, maybe 16. “He is kinda cute,” I Q: Where were you born? Q: What is your favorite book? think then slap myself for thinking such a terrible man could ever be good enough for me. A: I was born and raised in Northwest Indiana. A: Anything about girl power. I spend the night in the cellar hearing rats scuttling about. I shiver in the dark cold, my stomach Q: What schools did you go to? Q: Who is your favorite YouTuber? growling with hunger. I don’t get much sleep but when I do wake, Gaston is staring at me, his cold A: Portage High School; Ball State University – A: Jake and Logan Paul because their aunt is eyes piercing my dreams. Ma has always told me I was beautiful but I never believed her. I’d always that is where I earned a degree to teach one of my closest friends. thought it was motherly love, not the truth, but here it was him staring at me, with eyes I’d never seen Physical Education and I was Vice Presi- before. Loving eyes. I blinked, realizing my eyes might look loving in his, as well. The keys jangled in dent of the PE Major/Minors Club. Q: Who is your favorite basketball player the lock then the door slid open. and team? Q: How old are you? A: Lebron James, but I will always be a huge “Come” he whispers, “Escape with me. I will help you.” A: It is a top secret. Chicago Bulls fan. I even got to play on the United Center court and attend a game “How can I trust you?” I ask, not sure. Q: Why did I become a PE Teacher? sitting court-side by winning a contest A: I struggled in school as a kid as it was very last year. “Because everyone in this camp is on their deathbed and you actually have a chance,” he responds. difficult for me to focus. oS sports became my only motivation to study because my Q: What will you do when you win the lottery? “Fine. Where do we meet? Oh, and why are you helping me?” I give in. parents told me if I did not earn good A: Travel, create a nonprofit to help others, grades they would not let me play sports. I and buy lots of Jeep Wranglers. “Because, um because, I’ve never felt love but with you, I feel differently” he stammers. wanted to be that teacher who understood that PE needed to be exciting to help my Q: Where do you see yourself in 10 years? “Me too” I reply, blushing. Maybe he’s not that bad, I think. students want to come to school and enjoy A: That is hard to say because I have learned their entire school day. that I can only prepare for the future, but “Sorry to interrupt your romantic moment,” the guard who looks more animal than man says. ”But I cannot expect it to go according to any there is an emergency in the bunkers. Typhoid. Everyone is bedridden, unable to work.” Q: What do you like about being a P.E. teacher? one plan that I create. I do hope in 10 years A: Most kids like P.E., so it makes it easy. I am sitting at my desk and I have a letter We sprint to the bunkers, arriving just in time to hear their last words croaked out. These were the Plus, the clothes I get to wear are pretty from a former student hanging on my wall most corpses I’d ever seen. “Ye missy ‘l be digg’n their graves,” a guard slurs as we pass. comfortable. letting me know that I somehow inspired them in some way during our time together “You’ll be not using that language in front of Belle, and I’ll make sure of it,” says the guard who looks Q: What is your favorite sport? at Dewey. That is, after all, why I became more animal than man. A: I love to play basketball, but I love to watch a teacher. I wanted to positively influence the USWNT play soccer. others and to help make the world a “Why is he defending me?” My brain asks. The guard who looks more animal than man grabs my little better. hand and we run out of the room. Q: Rumor says you have a club called Fempire. Is it true? Tell us about it! Q: Now this a very serious touching question. “Call me the beast, everyone does,” the beast whispers in my ear. “I’ll help you escape. Don’t trust A: I did. Last year it started with 3 fifth grade What do you feel about the hurricane, and Gaston, never trust Gaston.” We are near the gates. He whips out his keys and jangles them in the students asking me to start an inter-sectional Donald Trump hardly helping them? lock. feminist club. By the end of the year I had A: For me it is very difficult to see any human close to 20 fifth graders and about 5 fourth in a situation where they need help. I hope “Hey you there, where ya goen?” a guard calls. We run faster, hand in hand. I faint, but the beast graders participating before school at 8:00 am. that we can grow from this as a country and catches me. put better systems in place. I also think this Q: We heard you have a cat. Is your cat evil? is a great time to celebrate all of the citizens (To be continued in the next issue...) A: She sure can be, but I forgive her because who have stepped up to help. I would love she is so cute. to see our Dewey community come together to help in situations like this. I think if we Q: What is the funniest thing your cat collected loose change we would raise a has done? lot of money because people have lots of A: I live in a loft so she climbs onto an loose change around their houses and when exposed vent which is about over 10 feet you take it to the bank you are charged for high in the air and only about 12 inches wide. them to count it out, so why not just donate it? Q: What is your spirit animal? A: Dolphin! I got to finally swim with a dolphin this summer.

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Ms. Rosenberg Q: If you had a By Eliza Hogan and Alex Karnes super power what would it be? A: To help people persevere through challenges.

Have you ever met Mrs. Rosenberg? We have! We think she is the best kindergarten teacher ever!

Q: How old are you? A: 32.

Q: Why did you decide to be a kindergarten teacher? A: I love kids and teaching! Ms. “So-cool-owsky” Interview Q: How long have you been teaching? By Stephanie Lippke and Morgan Mangrich A: 11 years

Q: What was your favorite class? Q: Do you have a pet? Q: How long have you been working at A: All of them. A: I used to have a dog that lived 14 years. District 65? A: 18 years. Q: Where were you born? Q: What are your favorite animals? A: Houston, Texas. A: Fish and elephants. Q: What’s your favorite dessert? A: Dark chocolate. Q: Do you remember your first class? Q: Do you have any siblings? A: Of course! A: 3 brothers and 2 sisters = 5. Q: What’s your favorite type of dog? A: A cocker spaniel. Q: What is your favorite animal? Q: What’s your favorite food? A: Monkeys!!! They are so silly! A: Cheeseburgers. Q: Who’s your favorite actor? A: Denzel Washington. Q: What is your favorite game? Q: If you had a super power what would it be? A: Candy Land! A: To help people persevere through challenges.

Q: What are your favorite colors? A: Orange and purple, but I like to wear black.

Q: What is your favorite hobby? Why I want to be Dewey’s Ms. Willman A: Spin class. By Max Matsis Q: What’s your favorite movie? “Tiger Times” Staff Photographer Q: Where were you born? A: There are too many choices to choose from! By Signe Harris A: Orlando, Florida. Q: What’s your favorite book? Q: Where did you go to school? A: Pippi Longstocking! A: Will Rogers Elementary, Oklahoma City. We hope you learned more about Mrs. Rosenberg! Q: What did you want to be when you “Kindergarten is no grew up and why? monkey business!!!” A: A veterinarian, – Mrs. Rosenberg because I love animals.

Q: Did you have a job before teaching? What was it? A: Project manager for an advertising company.

Q: What are your hobbies? A: Running, reading, and cooking.

Q: If you could have 1 superpower, what would it be and why? A: Flying, because I can visit other places more cheaply.

Hi! My name is Signe Harris and I am here to tell you why I am the Staff Photographer of Dewey’s Q: What is your favorite book? “Tiger Times”. I love to take photos of almost everything! I can thank my mom for being my A: The Tiger Rising. biggest inspiration since she is a photographer. Here are some examples of things I like to take pictures of: the beach, school events, “Tiger Times” articles and classrooms. Let’s not forget Q: What is your favorite movie? about people! About 95% of the things I take pictures of are of people and what a coincidence – A: Overboard. because those are the things I will be photographing for the “Tiger Times”. Not only that, but I will be photographing school events such as Dance for Dewey and the Fun Run. I am so excited Q: How many years have you been teaching? to meet new people and try something new. Can’t wait to see you around!!! A: 11 years.

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Ms. Fane Interviewing By Eleanor Dillow and Kamila Johnson Owen Smith, th Q: How long have you been a teacher? a 6 Grader A: 6 years. Q: What country are you from? at Nichols A: U.S.A. Q: Do you like to read? Middle School A: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas! By Sylvie Smith Q: What is your favorite book? A: Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. Q: What is your favorite thing to do at Nichols? A: Math. Q: What do you like to do in your free time? A: Sew. Q: What is your least favorite thing at Nichols? Ms. Rosenberg Ms. Willman A. Science. Q: Why do you like to do it? A: It’s fun and creative. Q: What is your favorite class? Ms. Rosenberg and Ms. Willman A: Social Studies. Q: Do you have any allergies? By Lydah Coates, Zuri Rogers and Asha Rogers A: No. Q: What is your least favorite class? A: Science. Before you read this, know that “R” means Ms. Rosenberg and “W” means Ms. Willman. Q: What is your favorite endangered animal? A: Panda. Q: Who is your favorite teacher? 1. How many years have you been teaching? 7. Do you have any pets? A: Mr. O’Connor. R: For 11 years. R: Yes, Bubba, a bulldog mix. Q: What were you before you were a teacher? W: 11 years. W: 2 dogs, Hula and Piccadilly. A: A student. Q: What is your favorite color? A: Blue. 2. What’s your favorite subject to teach? 8. What is your favorite book? Q: How old are you? R: Kindergarten Writer’s Workshop. R: Pippi Longstocking. A: 27. Q: What is your favorite animal? W: Reading. W: The Stand by Stephen King. A: Sharks. Q: Do you have a pet? 3. Have you taught any other grades? 9. If you had any other job what would it be? A: I have a cat named Weeble. Q: What is your favorite food? If so, what other grades? R: Anything that has to do with working A: Pizza. R: Just Kindergarten. with kids. Q: What is your favorite animal? W: 1st, 2nd, 3rd,4th, and now I teach 5th. W: Yoga instructor. A: A whale. Q: What is your favorite free-time activity? A: Playing with LEGOS. 4. Do you think that you teach differently 10. Have you lived anywhere else, Q: Have you read or seen Harry Potter? that other teachers? and if so, where? A: Yes. Q: If you could have a superpower, R: All teachers teach in our own ways R: Houston, Texas, along with Indiana what would it be and why? W: Each teacher teaches in their own way. and Chicago Q: Do you like Harry Potter? A. Super Speed because I would never W: Oklahoma, Indiana, Germany, and A: Yes. be late to school! 5. Have you ever taught at any other schools? New York. If so, what schools? Q: What college did you go to? R: Nope. 11. Where did you go to college? A: University of Chicago W: Jenner Academy in Chicago. R: Houston Texas, and Bloomington. W: DePaul, Indiana 6. What do you like to do in your free time? R: Spend time with my husband, dogs, and friends, and take naps. Ms. Engle W: Run, read, and cook. By Reece Karnes

Q: How old are you? Ms. Medina A: 28. Q: Which class did you like most? By Willa Arnold, Evan Portnoy, Cassidy Donovan and Sienna Mason A: 1st grade.

Ms. Medina is an awesome teacher!!!!!!!!!! She Q: Why do you love teaching? Q; Where were you born? will almost never give any homework over the A: Teaching children is a calling for me. I have A: Park Ridge, Illinois. weekend. She makes learning fun and she also always loved learning new things and does so much more!!! spreading that curiosity to young minds. Q; What is your favorite hobby? A: Reading. Q: Where were you born? Q: How long have you bean teaching? Q: What is your favorite game? A: I was born in Chicago. A: I’ve been teaching for 15 years. A: Spot It!

Q: Who did you live with? Q: Where are your favorite places to visit? Q: What is your favorite movie? A: I lived with my parents and my grandma. A: I like to visit hot places like the Caribbean. A: Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone. I really want to revisit Spain. Q: What are your hobbies? What do you Q: What are your favorite animals? do for fun? Q: What are your favorite animal(s)? A: Dogs. A: I love politics, to cook, biking and reading. A: I love all animals, but if I had to choose I would pick cats and dogs – in no particular order. Q: What is your favorite color? Q: What are your favorite things? A: Orange. A: My favorite sports teams are the Cubs, Q: Do you like living in the city? Why? Bears, and Bulls. My favorite foods are A: Yes and no. I like it because there are lots of Q: Do you remember your first class? French and Indian food. My favorite game options and convenience. I don’t like how A: Yes. It was Kindergarten Spanish class. to play is Monopoly. My favorite book crazy it is, how there’s a lack of parking spaces. Q: What is your favorite book? is I Am Malala. My favorite movie types are documentary, science fiction, drama, Q: What do you do to make learning so fun? A: Counting By Sevens. romantic comedies, and action. A: I want my students to be excited about learning. Q: What would you be doing right now if you were not a teacher? Q: How many schools have you taught at Q: Why are you so awesome? A: I would be a car mechanic or a book author. and which ones? A: Nobody knows (Dun Dun Dun). A: Cleveland Elementary and Q: What do you like about the children you teach? Dewey Elementary. So now you know more about Ms. Medina. A: They are helpful, hardworking, and welcoming. In our thoughts, she is a amazingly awesome teacher. LONG LIVE MS. MEDINA!!! Q: What did you do before you were a teacher? (If you can’t tell, Ms. Medina is awesome!) A: I was a student assistant.

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Maze Bugs Word Search By Ryan Levine and Jojo Levine By Ryan Levine and Jojo Levine

FIND FIND spider spider mosquito mosquito bee bee butterfly butterfly ladybug ladybug ant ant fly fly hornet hornet beetle beetle wasp wasp

Randomity Word Search Crazy Pig Lady Word Search By Daniel Green and Joshua Anderson By Lilla Trzaskus

FIND FIND yogurt pig lady skis hunter soup pigs banana pit rodents pigs house ugly rat pig lamp shush marriage light switch pig lady & hunt spark plug pig butt peoples pumpkins apple santa catfish dogfish

Sea Animals Word Search Loggy Word Search By Ryan Levine and Jojo Levine By Joshua Anderson

FIND FIND whale bob sea turtle dog dolphin cat jellyfish scarface fish loggy crab splat shark boom sea horse

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An MLB Epic Fail Ask Us! By Gregory Green By Daniel Green and Gregory Green

Bash Bash Beardo’s Revenge By Daniel Green By Gregory Green with Daniel Green

Crazy Pig Lady 1 Crazy Pig Lady 2 By Lilla Tzraskus and Lucy Glynn By Lilla Tzraskus and Lucy Glynn

Die Potato Toon I Stole Your Face By Warren Liddell By Daniel Green

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Loggy Loggy The Sequel By Joshua Anderson By Joshua Anderson

One Day Toon Super Mom By Nikolas Pfefferkorn and Jack Benjamin By Leela Wittenberg-Trubowitz

Previously Page 1 Spongebob By Calvin Whitmore and Wren Cohen By Gregory Green

Previously Page 2 City of Men and Monsters By Calvin Whitmore and Wren Cohen By Azra Edinberg

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