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Volume 5 Issue 3 April 2010 Do Haiti and Chile The world’s best What students reflect end times vacation spots. are doing over in 2012? Spring Break Cover Photo by Jenny Mok, Zoe Ludwig and Naomi Lee PawPrints Toyota Recalls News Daniel Assumpcao MISSION Picture by Daniel Assumpcao What are PawPrints is the student voice ince August 2009, Spring Break of Bear Creek, providing a Jessie Kirker Toyota has recalled doing for quality, thought-provoking, It’s that time of year again; kids are getting a week off of school to go spend time with family entertaining and responsible over 10.7 million Spring student newsmagazine. With Scars due to the sudden in their favorite vacation spot. Today, tons of students go to vacation to tropical places, go the exception of the opinion accelerator and problems elsewhere in the nation, or just enjoy “sleeping in” at home. “I love it because it’s a break from break? section, editorial content is with the computerized school and I get to go to the Caribbean,” said Drew Yutrzenka. Along with the rise of spring limited to work produced by break has come an all-inclusive travel package. Several tour companies specialize in these Bear Creek students. braking system. In addition to this, the U.S. National packages. These packages usually feature quad-occupancy of a hotel room combined with LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Highway Transportation opportunities for 2 meals a day. PawPrints welcomes letters to Safety Administration Spring Break history continues to evolve. In addition to the rise of new international about sudden acceleration ting wedged under the the editor. Letters must be less opened an investigation of destinations domestic locations such as Arizona, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and snow than 500 words and include broadly fall into four accelerator pedal. I drove steering issues in 2009 and vacations in Lake Tahoe and Utah the author's name and phone categories,” said reporter carefully to the Toyota ser- have become “hot spots” in their own number. Anonymous letters 2010 models of the Toyota Jeremy Anwyl from the vice station and got an extra “I love it because it’s a break “No idea,” will not be printed. The editor Corolla and the Toyota right. Some students are partaking in Washington Post, “First, hook.” -Grace Carruth reserves the right to edit for Matrix. “It’s a very bad a new spring break trend: community from school and I get to go to length and clarity. Submission some sort of electrical People are scared about problem,” said eighth grader service. They participate in week does not guarantee publication. interference or computer their Toyota cars, but Anthony Tzen. “I wouldn’t long service projects that involve lots the Caribbean.” glitch. Second, a general should they be? According CONTRIBUTING WRITERS get a Toyota,” said seventh of manual labor and service for the PawPrints welcomes submission mechanical failure, such to government statistics grader Grace Matthews. needy community. -Drew Yutrzenka of articles by TBCS students. Please as a sticky throttle. Third, released on February 16, To make things worse, contact the journalism adviser for design factors such as floor 2010, 34 people have specific requirements. Toyota Motor Corporation mats (meaning that the supposedly died was sued in Washington vehicle was functioning from Toyota’s sudden STAFF State by customers who correctly, but a design lapse acceleration problem. That wanted a refund for their “I’m going to my uncle’s increased the chance of an is approximately 0.002% Daniel Assumpcao recalled car Toyota is also McKenna Boit incident). Fourth, driver of the 1,978,679 Toyota house in California,” losing the faith of its Alexander Cody error, also known as pedal cars sold in the US in the -Tristan Hyon customers. “I’ve lost my Kenneth Dyer misapplication.” It is not 2007 model year. “I am not Marc Kaizi-Lutu faith in the brand,” said known what is causing worried,” said Sheffels. “It’s Jessica Kirker freelance writer Geor- the sudden accelerations, not a big problem, it just got Naomi Lee gina Guedes from News 24. Zoe Ludwig since it is very hard to a lot attention,” said eighth However, not everyone is Jenny Mok recreate the situation, but grader Tim Van Baak. Christine Nye scared of Toyotas. “If I had the most accepted theory is More importantly, Dagny Thomas to get another car, I would shifting floor mats. “This according to Automotive still get a Toyota,” said Miss Hunter, Adviser was definitely my News, Toyota sales are up seventh grade English problem,” said Guedes, 50 percent so far in March. teacher, and Toyota owner, “Nothing,” “After a couple of scary Analysts Caldwell and Jenai Sheffels. No matter -Alex Vander Weide experiences that saw me George Magliano at IHS what someone’s opinion crawling around in the Global Insight think the is on the topic, Toyota has cockpit of my car trying to sales increase is due to to fix some of its problem see what the accelerator was Toyota loyalists are The Bear Creek School to regain the trust of its 8905 208th Ave. NE catching on, I worked it out. coming back to Toyota, customers. Redmond, WA 98053 The mat is held in place by because of the new www.tbcs.org The biggest problem Toyota two hooks. When I bought incentives the company 425.898.1720 has to fix is the sudden my Corolla second-hand, announced. The analysts accelerator problem. The one of those hooks was, also believe Toyota’s sales “I’m staying home and source of the problem is All rights reserved. No part of this publication missing. The mat was will continue to increase if airsoft,” may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by unknown, but there are four electrical or mechanical means, without permission shifting diagonally so they keep trying new ideas -Sajan Nauriyal in writing by the journalism adviser. major theories. “Theories that the corner was get- to attract new customers. PawPrints 3 News News {BEAR “Bear Creek’s Got Talent”, the first Middle School talent show

Rebecca Carlson performs “The Owl Critic”.

Jackie Archey and Holly Ray beautifully sing a duet. CREEK Jon Kok sings “Come Benjamin Lee plays the theme Together”. song from “Up” on the piano. } Dagny Thomas

“Bear Creek’s Got Talent”, on March 19, was the first the dance floor.” Part of the way through all three put hats Middle School talent show ever at Bear Creek. Every other on and continued the dance. Jackie Archey also performed year there will be a talent show, so the Middle School can with Holly Ray in a duet. They sang a song by Miley Cyrus. switch off with the Lower School. There were eighteen acts Their voices were soft and very beautiful and their act was this year. Any parents and Upper School students were very enjoyable. Clair Phillips performs ballet invited to watch the Middle School students perform. Eighth grader Jon Kok sang solo. He performed “Come for her act. The first act was by eighth graders Alex Calgano and Together.” He had a cool guitar solo and a great singing Shawn Flanagan plays “Metal Justina Goldbeck. Wearing the same costumes, they did voice. Medley” on his electric guitar. ballet was very smooth and graceful. It was an inspiring Seventh grader Shawn Flanagan performed with a guitar performance. as well, however, his was electric. He played “Metal Medley.” One participant, seventh grader Benjamin Lee played It was a great act for any rock and roll fans. piano for his act. “I’m performing because I like playing Eighth grader Anna Fitch’s act consisted of music, too. piano,” he explained. He played the theme song of the movie Similar to Anthony Tzen’s act, she played a fast-paced piece “Up.” It had a catchy, upbeat tune. Lee did a great job with on the piano. It was very inspiring for music lovers and his act. obvious that it took a lot of practice. Rebecca Carlson, another performer, also in grade 7, Eighth graders Christina Englestone, Catherine Fernandez, Alex Calgagno and Justina Anthony Tzen plays the piano Goldbeck also perform ballet. for his act. recited a poem called “The Owl Critic.” “I enjoy acting,” and Britney DiGenova performed a comedic interpretive she said, “and this gives me an opportunity to do it.” When dance. Dressed in all black, they narrated and danced a she presented, she had great voice inflection that kept the story about a bird who falls in love and is separated twice. audience listening and interested. At the end, the three took off their black jackets, and, Elizabeth Cowart-Smith plays Katrina Laundrup sings Eighth grader Clair Phillips, grade 8, did ballet for the wearing different colored tank tops, danced hip-hop style. her harp for the talent show. “Macavity” from CATS. talent show. She wore a black tutu and light pink ballet Eighth grader Jenny Mok’s performance was a song on the shoes. She was very elegant and graceful, and overall her violin. She played with skill and had great poise and control. performance was sophisticated. Also a very inspiring performance. Seventh grader Whitney Hom’s act was martial arts Katrina Laundrup performed “Macavity”, a song from the weaponry along with the song “We are the Champions.” musical “Cats.” She was dressed in all black, including a She wore her Jeet Kune Do uniform: black pants with a blue hat, with a shiny silver shirt. As she paced back and forth shirt and green belt. She performed with a bowstaff, two in a “cat-like” manner, she sang with a strong voice and had pairs of nunchucks, and kicks. great inflection. Eighth grader Anthony Tzen played a long piano piece. It The concluding performance was of eighth graders Jon was evident that he had been practicing for a while because Kok and Sajan Nauriyal singing “Here Comes the Sun” in he had a lot of skill in his act. a duet, both with guitars. It was a cheerful, happy act. Both Anna Fitch plays piano for the Jon Kok and Sajan Nauriyal Christina Englestone, Britney DiGenova, Catherine Fernandez Eighth graders Alex Eppenaur, Jackie Archey, and Olivia had great singing voices and seemed very confident. talent show. sing “Here Comes the Sun.” and Kendall Wyman show off their dance moves. Tillinghast did a hip-hop style dance to the song “Evacuate 4 PawPrints PawPrints 5 News Feature

Alex CodyWIKIPEDIA

ikipedia is which finds the people or iPhone Apps an online organizations that have Wikipedia Timeline i n t e r n e t slanted articles. For instance, 1. Wikipedia launched-January 2001 as the Turkish government Kenny Dyer encyclopedia. Wikipedia removed all references to the complement to project Nupedia created W Wired News tells that Ever since the iPhone released, it was founded in January 2001 Armenian genocide. IBM by Jimmy Wales Larry Sanger was made greatly popular due to its app system. At first it as an afterthought to project deleted their old rivalry with 2. By the end of first year 20,000 articles wasn’t a very popular phone due to lack of knowledge on nupedia a professional online the Amdahl Corporation. the iPhone, but now it is one of the most popular phones encyclopedia. Jimmy Wales The Wired Article went are created in the world. But the question remains…who is the person and Larry Sanger co-founded on to include an example 3. Larry Sanger leaves Jimmy Wales creating the iPhone applications, and the answer to that is it. Wikipedia recently of somebody changing the anyone who goes to apple and asks to submit an app, and swelled to over 3 million Apple page to the first line remains-March 2002 that person then gets some of the income of the app. articles. Anyone with an being “Apples Suck!!!!!!!!!” 4. By 2004 Wikipedia has created 250,000 The iPhone seems great for game apps to younger, and account can change or post Fox News removed a section articles older people, but now apple has gone full out, they have information there. Some of their history of a reporter created an app for just about everything! Things like, students and teachers shared with journalistic fraud. The 5. One million articles are created by 2006 booking your seats on a flight on the way to the airport, or their thoughts when asked if U.S. army changed what in 18+ languages whether it be opening your garage door with your phone! it was a valid resource. happened in Iraq to favor 6. In August of 2008 an article is created Apple has become a huge hit, because after the iPhone Blake Hill said “What’s them. These are only a released, the public got interested in other apple products, a Wikipedia-” this shows few examples and shows to make the article count at three such as the iMac, or Macbook air. However these apps not all students know what Wikipedia can easily be million cant just be instantly downloaded, it can take as low as 5 Wikipedia is. twisted. Despite finding 7. As of March 16th 2010 3.2 million minutes and as much as 2-3 hours, this depends on the Math teacher Carl Benson these things there still are size of the app, as well as the internet connection in your said “I don’t believe that hundreds of slanted or false articles in English are on Wikipedia and current location. Wikipedia is a valid resource information out there on 9.4 million articles total. The most popular and one of the most downloaded apps is because it’s a public domain Wikipedia. called TTR or tap tap revenge. Other popular apps include website.” 7th grader Reeham Wikipedia will always be Google Earth from your phone, or Access to YouTube from Salah said that she thinks there and is a force to be your cell phone. These iPhones keep improving as well, Wikipedia is not a valid reckoned with. I advise that model after model is coming out, and the public doesn’t resource, “because people when you get information have time to keep getting the new version of the iPhone. who have accounts can from Wikipedia that you Some people have a hole ton of apps, whereas others have change information.” at least double check your only what you need. Some people and information. Wikipedia is Usually when people think apps they think games, they governments slant articles in however a good place to get don’t realize that apps, are more other systems than games. their favor, according to an information on fast if you This was a brief overview of the iPhone and its apps. article by Wired Magazine. double check everything. When asked if you could get rich making iPhone apps, The article read that people Michael Doneskey said, “I think you could” are neutralizing false Gary Dineen said, “ If you make a popular app and put it Wikipedia posts by using on the marker early you could make a lot of money.” Virgil Griffith’s WikiScanner, Wikipedia’s Start Page David Bradus said, “No you couldn’t.” Photo by Kenny Dyer 6 PawPrints PawPrints 7 Relax: Bora Bora Nature: Amazon

Zoe Ludwig Another thing you can The Amazon rainforest Brazil alone. Believe it or Said to be one of the do to relax is dive under is the biggest forest in not, in a single sq. km of most beautiful islands in water and see all of the the world, and with the rainforest there are Vacation the world, Bora Bora is gorgeous marine life the world’s largest river over 225,000 species of the perfect place to get that Bora Bora has to running through it, is the living plants --- which, away and just relax. It offer. According to the perfect home to over 2.5 if all cut down would starts with the stunning Official Tahiti Tourism million types of insects, weigh about 90,800 tons! turquoise lagoon and web page, in the island over 40,000 plant species, The Amazon is a great ocean waters that you archipelago there are 3,000 fish, over 700 place to visit because 101 can see right from your almost 500 species of fish reptiles and amphibians, of its diverse animal hotel room floor. That’s to see! Not to mention, and over 2,000 types of population and the sheer right. Bora Bora is the Sea Turtles, Dolphins, birds and mammals. beauty and majesty of home to over water porpoises, and dozens According to the World this jungle great. It’s bungalows. Some resorts of types of sharks! And Wildlife Foundation the also a great place to even have glass flooring seasonally, you can diversity of the Amazon learn everything about in some areas so that you even see the mighty is the highest on the zoology. can see fish, turtles and humpback whale. planet with scientist more swim right under officials finding between your home! 96,660 and 128,843 invertebrate animals in

History: Rome Shopping: Paris

One of the most famous building! It’s really old- Paris is one of the tourists and interview sites historically, is Rome. fashioned, like laundry worlds shopping capitals. them about their time, It’s known as the “eternal over the streets, cobble Some of the famous budget, style/taste and city” because it will never stone roads, and I love designer stores found in goals for the day, they die. From the ruins of the food!” Paris are Chanel, Louis will then design a custom the once vast Roman St Peters Square Vuitton, and Coach. Paris shopping tour that Empire, to the beauty is among the many Megan McRae, grade 8, highlights individual Photo taken by Jenny Mok and religion found in the places that to visit. St. said “It was fun [to shop] streets, shops, and malls. Vatican City, Rome is Peters square, which sometimes it was hard If time on the visit is one of the best places in for a long time was to figure out the sizes, short, the company the Western Hemisphere the largest church ever but it was fun to go into shows tourists a selection for its history. Dr. built, was made over designer stores and I of items to pick from Ceaicovschi, MS Latin the place where St. even got in to trouble for then do all the shopping. teacher, said that it’s very Peter was crucified and taking a picture in one!” The next day the items important, historically, buried. The Britanica Some tour companies will be delivered straight for people to go to Rome. encyclopedia says it was and web sites such as to the hotel. Bridget Daugherty, built in 324, and rebuilt “Private Shopper” take Grade eight, spent mid at some point during visitors on a private winter break in Rome. “I the 16th century – this shopping tour of the city. love how everything is destination is a favorite They will sit down with connected, it’s beautiful among travelers. when you turn a corner and there’s a famous Photos taken from National Geographic Relax: Bali Nature: New Zealand History: Bejing Shopping: Tokyo

Jenny Mok there! Also, the water is “Plants and animals in The tuatara is a unique China, whose origin Surrounded by a six Tokyo is a five-star also famous for their so pretty; it is Caribbean New Zealand are really relic of the past -the only goes back to pre-historic meter deep moat and a place to go shopping fashionable clothes. For Bali, a small Indonesian blue.” pretty. I would love to beak-headed reptile left era, is full of wonder and ten meter high wall are during vacation. It has less expensive stores, Island, is one of the Perched on the gentle live there because the in the world, according marvel. While it is hard 9,999 rooms. Though everything -from cute 100 Yen Shops and most favored places slopes leading up nature is so gorgeous!” to newzealand.com. to put one place over it was once illegal to little handicrafts to Tokyu Hands Stores for relaxation. Eighth towards the central –Eighth grader Kat Tuatara can live for another, there are the enter the palace during more luxurious items. along the main street grader Kendall Wyman mountains, Ubud is Gibbs over 100 years and were three very best historical mid-20th century, Also, it satisfies both are the places to go. In said, “I would strongly another great aspect of About 80-100 million found throughout New sites to visit: the Great nowadays, the Forbidden guys’ and girls’ taste. most cases, the quality recommend people to go Bali tourism. It is not years ago, New Zealand Zealand. In addition, Wall, Forbidden City, City is open to tourists Eighth grader Maddy of goods is very good Bali to relax. The hotel surprising that many drifted away from the New Zealand has and Temple of Heaven. from home and abroad. Wilson said, “I love regardless of the price, I stayed was really cool, people come to Ubud for massive supercontinent abundant and diverse Eighth grader Caleb Splendid painted Tokyo because of their and they are full of lovely they had a great food, a day or two and end up of Gondwanaland marine life. Along the Alleva said that The decoration, the grade awesome outfits and art crafts according to and everything was so staying longer, attracted into the South coastline, tourists can see Great Wall is the best and deluxe halls, and pretty clothes. Also, there japaneselifestyle.com. pretty.” by the rich culture and Pacific. According to whales and dolphins. place to visit in Beijing. surprisingly magnificent are lots of places to shop Ginza is a major brand Nusa Lembongan, an many activities. Besides newzealand.com, a New Zealand’s high According to Travel treasures will certainly in Tokyo.” Eighth grader name fashion area with island off the southeast the popular dance-and- unique flora and fauna rainfall and many China Guide, The Great attract tourists. The Luke Blankenbeckler department stores. coast of the main island music shows, there are has evolved with a large sunshine hours give Wall was built during Temple of Heaven was said, “Tokyo would be a The heart of Ginza is of Bali, is a particularly numerous courses on number of beautiful the country a lush and the Ming Dynasty built in 1420 A.D. during good place for shopping dominated by the glass great place to visit. It is offer that allow you to native birds and diverse flora with 80 (1368-1644) and is the the Ming Dynasty because it has a lot of cylinder of the San- free of cars, motorcycle become fully immersed prehistoric wildlife since percent of the trees, most visited and best to offer sacrifices to sports shops such as ai Building, which is noise and hassles, and in Balinese culture then. As Time magazine ferns, and flowering preserved wall in China, Heaven. It is even bigger Champs.” famous for everything, has a local population according to a travel said, New Zealand is an plants being native. running over 373 miles than the Forbidden City; Among all the great literally: cosmetics, of about 7,000 people. magazine, lonelyplanet. “ultimate storehouse for www.newzealand. and containing about as Chinese emperors shopping places in accessories, clothes, Though no car is allowed com. Ubud has some discontinued zoological com said that from the 827 city wall platforms, called themselves “The Tokyo, Shibuya is shoes, and electronics. in the island, it is fairly of the best food on models.” kauri forests of the far 71 passes and countless Son of Heaven,” they considered to be one The other corners are easy to get there. Visitors the island, and from New Zealand, because north to the mountain towers. If someone wants dared not to build their of the best shopping occupied by Wako and can take the public boat world-class resorts to it is so far from the rest beech forests and alpine to experience culture and own dwelling. The most places to visit for anyone Mitsukoshi, two of to Nusa Lembongan, little family-run inns, of the world, became a tussock of the Southern enjoy, meandering along magnificent buildings interested in fashion. the most prestigious which leaves daily from there is a fine choice of haven for animals that Alps, visitors will find the bricks of the Badaling are The Circular Mound Shibuya Building 109, department stores. Sanur beach at around hotels. Many places come are weak. Kiwi, New fascinating plants and Great Wall is the first Altar (Yuanqiutan), which is located at Also, Matsuzakaya 8:00 A.M. It doesn’t complete with their own Zealand’s national bird, trees in every region. choice. It is famous for Imperial Vault of Heaven the center of Shibuya, Department Store, dock at a pier at Nusa spas, for hours or days of is a nocturnal flightless Also, over 20 percent of its deep-rooted culture, (Huangqiongyu), and is filled with trendy though it is not as Lembongan, but people pampering packages. bird with nostrils on the New Zealand is covered magnificent sights Hall of Prayer for Good clothing boutiques and expensive as the former wade in through knee- end of its large beak. It is in national parks, forest and complete military Harvest (Qiniandian) is very popular among three places, is a major high water. About this now endangered and not areas and reserves. Its 14 facilities. The Great Wall according to Travel young people, especially department store and the experience, Wyman said, often seen in the wild. national parks contain is also known as .the China Guide. Besides teens. Tokyu and Parco oldest one in Japan. “It is not crowded, and While they may be cute, an incredible variety of only man-made edifice carefully designed Department Stores are you can see sea turtles Kiwi can be fierce and unspoiled landscape and that can be seen from the buildings, there are highly territorial. vegetation. moon. also some other scenes Lying at the center of Nine-Dragon Cypress. Beijing, the Forbidden It got its name from City, called Gu-Gong branches which look like in Chinese, was the nine dragons tangled imperial palace during with each other. It was the Ming and Qing said that the cypress was dynasty. It is the planted more than 500 world’s largest palace years ago according to complex and covers 74 Travel China Guide. hectares, according to Travel China Guide. Feature Feature

They’re What We Do Dagny ThomasHobbies: hat do you do after you’ve finished homework and chores? What do you do on a rainy Saturday? Janterm For most people, it’s their hobby. It’s what people usually do in their free time. Hobbies can range from texting friends to collecting various things. They can sometimes tell a bit about individual personalities. For example, if someone liked creative writing, they are probably imaginative and like What’s your passion? to daydream. And it’s obvious that someone is athletic is they loved to play sports like basketball and Naomi Lee soccer. WA popular and timeless hobby is reading. “I enjoy it,” Annika Hoiem, grade 7 said. “It’s fun and easy to do.” Hoiem’s JanTerm is a two-week session when regular there will be more experience in the other favorite hobby is soccer. Grace Carruth, grade 7, also likes reading. “I just love it,” she said. “It relaxes me and it’s a good way to get away from the world.” Reading is a popular hobby because it’s easy to just pick up a book and take in the classes will stop and students will participate subject…” story. You can bring a book with you almost wherever you go. And there are so many different kinds of stories that it is in classes of their choice. JanTerm will last hard not to like at least one of them. A kindle makes it possible to download books from anywhere and have several books from January 4-14, with JanTerm was defined by on one devise at once. three classes a day, each ON JANTERM: Head of school, Patrick At Bear Creek there are many clubs and activities that incorporate hobbies—for example, the Chess Club, the Karate Club, 95 minutes. Carruth via a letter to the MS Band and Choir, various sports and the Talent Show. The talent show was a great time for students to show off their One of the main school as “…a nine-day performing hobbies. characteristics of “The way the courses are “mini-semester” during stormthecastle.com contains a “Massive List of Hobbies.” It includes collecting, performing arts, music, scale model JanTerm is the classes taught will be very different which students enroll in building, and arts and crafts; each category has sub categories. It claims that it is the biggest list of hobbies that exists and is themselves. The classes three topical seminars (or designed to help people find a hobby that they might like to try or explore. available are extremely from the way traditional combination of seminars djmcadam.com says that a good hobby, pursued correctly, will never disappoint. It explains that a hobby must be pursued varied, and the students and AP courses) taught for pleasure, never for gain. For example, if you really like basketball and played it daily, you might become a famous player subjects are taught; there later on in life. will be encouraged to by Bear Creek faculty or cnn.com consists of a quiz to find a hobby which best suits your personality. There are fifteen questions/categories, such choose something they’re will be more experience in administrators.” When as, “You prefer to be [where]”, “You like to read [what]”, etc. Each has seven different answers to choose from. It’s a great passionate about. When the subject...” asked how she defined place to go to if you just can’t decide on a hobby you love. asked what kind of JanTerm, Fernandez said, classes they think they’ll -Blake DeYoung “…two weeks to try out and be taking, Catherine take some unique classes.” Fernandez (8) said, “[I JanTerm will be a unique would take] interior experience for everyone, design, or clothing design/ depending on the classes fashion.” Blake DeYoung, college advisor you take, your attitude towards JanTerm, and in charge of JanTerm, said, “Probably and how you personally define the “mini- something like the history or physics of semester”. baseball.” Teachers are still deciding which Some other schools also employ something classes to include, but be prepared for highly similar to JanTerm, such as Whitworth original classes from passionate teachers. University. One purpose of this college’s mini- The teaching style of JanTerm is very semester was “…to immerse the Whitworth different from the teaching style of normal students in the diverse Wapato school district.” classes. It focuses more on a Socratic style of according to www.whitworth.edu. Students teaching, with more student discussions and are asked to pick a site that differs from their less lectures. DeYoung said, “…the way the previous experiences and design their own courses are taught will be very different from JanTerm program; some of the more exciting the way traditional courses are taught places include South Korea, San Francisco, Reading is a popular hobby. Playing sports is also a popular hobby. and Taiwan. 12 PawPrints PawPrints 13 of naval vessels, combat from number thirty-seven about the fact that U.S. won’t Leaders of The Post-U.S.A. Era aircraft, patrol aircraft, and in ten years. Another be able to remain as the Feature helicopters to India.” important fact is that China most powerful nation? The [BRIC Countries] The most popular has taken advantage of answer can be categorized international problems candidate for becoming a foreign investment and is into two sections –positive instead of military power. Jenny Mok people more than high of oil; it already dominates quality to meet the deeds superpower is China, which also rated second in the and negative-. Eighth Still, the most important officials. According to world’s energy market. The of the domestic and global is often nicknamed “A world, after the U.S. While grader Bridget Daugherty thing is to get an economy According to Investopedia, newsweek.com, Brazil’s article continued that there export market. The country Sleeping Giant.” Even Steve China’s performance has said, “I would be upset in going again. Or else, it will the term “BRIC” is an economy has grown 5.8 are the two state-controlled is forecast to reach the Hanson, American History been impressive, it also has some ways because U.S. be hard for U.S. to remain acronym for the economies percent for the past 12 energy giants, Gazprom pinnacle of the world’s teacher at The Bear Creek the potential to maintain won’t receive high respects as the superpower nation.” of Brazil, Russia, India, and months,, and unlike India –which this year surpassed software market that will School, nominated China as its growth. Hynes said, “It from other nations any This can be considered as China combined. It was first and China, Brazil continues BP and Shell to become overpower the United States, the next superpower nation. has a massive population, more, and it won’t have as either a chance for further used in a Goldman Sachs to raise interest rates to the second largest energy the leader in IT software China has two supporting which represents not only a much influence as before.” development or a crisis that report in 2003. The report cool off inflation, which is company in the world after with Microsoft and Apple. factors for it becoming large domestic market but On the contrary, seventh will completely destroy our speculated that by 2050, considered to be a better Exxon Mobil- and Rosneft. India, also, has placed a high the next superpower also a cheap labor source grader Wendy Hsia said, nation. these four countries would solution in long-term. The article also predicted priority on improving its nation: a stable economy of some eight hundred “Somehow, I don’t think be wealthier than most of In addition, Newsweek that since most of European military capabilities. Jeffery and a large military. million people. It is also a I am going to care that the current major economic reported that Brazil’s vast countries, such as France R. Ambrose, a journalist at The economic reforms country that is blessed with much about U.S. not being powers. Then the question offshore oil reserves should and U.K., are suffering from The Economist, said, “New that were introduced by vast natural resources.” the most powerful nation is, why these countries? keep its economy going a lack of natural resources, Delhi has not joined 187 Deng Xiaoping in the late Using its economic growth, because I will still be happy Why not the other more strong at least for the next Putin’s control of oil and gas other nations in signing the seventies have transformed China also modernized living in here!” influential countries, such as ten years. will bring the West to its Nuclear Non-proliferation the Chinese economy and its entire army and now After World War II, the Japan or France? The strongest support of knees. Treaty and appeared on produced a spectacular has the world’s largest U.S. earned a position Andrew Gordon, Russia becoming the next Some predict that India the world’s radar screen growth. According to military. People’s Liberation of power that no other the Editor-in-Chief superpower nation is the will dominate global as a nuclear-armed nation the report “China: the Army (PLA) consists of countries could reach, at businessweek.com, abundant amount of natural software market by 2020. in May 1998… Whatever Emerging Superpower” by over two million men and but now, it has a lot of reckons Brazil is the most resources, which power According to an article its nuclear aspirations, the H.A. Hynes, China’s Gross is complemented by the competitors, including likely to become the next the entire global economy. by The Economic Times, country has a long military Domestic Product (GDP) world’s third largest air BRIC countries. Hanson, a superpower because According to an article by “India may become global shopping list. Last year, it grew at an average rate of 9.3 force, consisting of 5,300 American history teacher Brazil is dealing with FirstPost, “Beware Russia, software superpower” announced plans to build percent between 1979-1993 aircraft and the world’s said, “To maintain its power, global economic crisis energy superpower” Europe India already has world- the first aircraft carrier ever when the world experienced largest small ship navy. In there are some things that in more effectively than is importing around one- class infrastructure and put to sea by a developing a growth rate of 2.6 percent. addition, China also has a U.S. is forced to do. It should Russia, India, and China. third of its natural gas from innovating business- nation and to lease two It has also improved its nuclear missile, DF-1, that build up its military strength According to Gordon, Russia, and Russia has now centered workers who nuclear submarines from status as a trading nation, can reach North America. and return to diplomacy Russian economy has gotten overtaken Saudi Arabia as graduate from college in Russia. America has rising to eleventh position How would Americans feel as a primary mean to solve so out-of hand that Russia the world’s largest producer sufficient number and openly discussed the sale had to shut down trading and pump $100 billion into its faltering bank. He GDP (US GDP (US also said that the Chinese $billion) $billion) government is having a hard time fighting against inflation. Also, he predicted that India’s economy, because it is closely tied to Western economies, wouldn’t always be stable. On the contrary, Brazil is still blazing. Brazilian president Lula da Silva is going soft on economic reform, labor, taxes, and social security laws have changed to benefit common PawPrints 15 News Haiti and Chile: Feature Weird Laws

weird laWS McKenna Boit Zoe Ludwig feet in length. someone. weird… and I can tell he Haiti and Chile earthquakes hit the newsstands immediately after they struck. I bet you didn’t know that Kerssen said, “There are Secondly, there are those you I won’t be buying Although Haiti happened a little less than two months ago, many people are still it’s illegal to paint polka some kind of old ones laws that are all about a mattress on Sunday devastated and hurt. However, the magnitude in Chile was much higher than Haiti, dots on an American flag, from back in the day, but butT caused less destruction because Chile’s buildings were built to be earthquake proof. kids: They cover child anytime soon.” buy a mattress or meat no one knows that they’re abuse, and lollipops. Wendy Shaw, grade Many people are saying that 2012 will be the destruction of the world. “People have been on a Sunday, or eat a there.” Next, there are the laws seven, said “Some one waiting for thousands of years for the world to end, and it hasn’t happened yet,” states Christian Studies teacher, Betty Freeland. Also agreeing with Freeland is Earth Science lollipop. Well, it’s true. When Seattle was a small that promote right-living, must have let a six year Believe it or not, at one town, way back in the teacher, Carol Wang, “They are normal. Earthquakes happen around the earth all the time. usually associated with old into government, I There just aren’t as many point or another, these gold rush days, if the Religion, maybe that’s think they’re funny.” at those high of levels. laws were all effective in police had an issue with, why people were not If you could They just happened under Washington State. for example: A certain allowed to buy things on invent a law the cities.” People claim Obviously, these laws are person spitting on a bus, Sundays. what would it that the Mayan calendar completely ridiculous. So they would be able to fix is supposed to end on De- There are laws that are be? why did they it by made so we can’t fall cember 20, 2012, but there come about? into too much danger as are no signs that it will be Julie Kerssen, “I can’t imagine a country. Finally, there the end of the world. 2012 from Seattle are laws that protect is predicted to be just a why they came normal year. Municipal groups of people such Archives, said about.” 7th grader, Sam Olson, as low-income-families claims, “I think people are “Some of them, -Julie Kerssen or racial groups. And over reacting, and that the I can’t imagine also laws that protect the earthquakes were just a why they came government. Seventh coincidence.” People have about, I have no grade US history teacher, A person can have many different opinions idea, and I can’t imagine simply creating a law. Steve Hanson, wants to as many chickens on this superstition of the end of the world, but it turns out we will have to wait and see some things being a real Now that Seattle has eliminate the law that as they want. what happens. problem… For others, grown larger, some senators may talk until Haiti was a devastating earthquake, that shook millions of people. The destruction of this like the spitting on a bus of these laws are not a law is rejected, more 7.0 magnitude earthquake was more than Haiti bargained for. This small country was not one, it’s a public health enforced or are no longer commonly known as the prepared for this tremor. The cities were not built to withstand this kind of underground activity. “Unlike Chile, struck by another great quake issue… a lot of people active because they are filibuster, in the Senate. used to chew tobacco and archaic or just plain Saturday, Haiti was unprepared, its flimsy buildings and infrastructure were Hanson said “These laws vulnerable, and much of its weak government was disabled,” according to The stuff, so it was probably ridiculous. are a waste of public Seattle Times. just ‘cleaning up the Wild There are five basic expense and time and I On February 27, 2010, not long after Haiti was hit, Chile was battered by a massive 8.8 West’ sort of thing.” reasons that laws can be have no clue why they tremor. Although Chile’s magnitude was 1.6 higher than Haiti, Chile had built its buildings In the city of Seattle proposed. The first is to came about.” to be earthquake proof so the damage was not as disparaging as what happened to Haiti. specifically, before 1979 protect people from being Jacqueline Hom, grade Chile’s highest recorded earthquake was at a magnitude of 9.0. According to the Mississippi people were not allowed harmed that involves eight, thinks they came After it rains, you State Student Newspaper,” The Chileans woke up on Sunday to more aftershocks a day after to spit on laundry, spit anything from not about “because someone must jump in a they were hit by one of the most on a bus, or conceal a destroying a beer bottle of misused something, puddle. powerful earthquake.” weapon that is over six another to not murdering I think they are very Photos by Thomas Hurst PawPrints 17 16 PawPrints Sports March Madness Sports

Marc Kaizi-Lutu not even making it to seed a team is picked 1 Basketball Committee March is the one month the sweet sixteen. The as or how many people votes for teams to be put out of the year millions of University of Georgetown, picked the team to win, in seeds. The committee people devote themselves seed 3, lost in the first all that matters is what the members are not allowed to college basketball. round to the University of team brings to the court. to vote for the school March Madness consists Ohio, seed 14. The Notre Obviously Georgetown, that they represent, and of bets on games, filling Dame Fighting Irish, Notre Dame, Kansas, and all votes are by secret out brackets and vigorous picked as seed 6, lost to Villanova didn’t come ballots. Each member watching of all 63 games. Old Dominion University, prepared to win as shown enters a ballot with their New challenges and ways seed 11, who nobody has by the bracket crushing top eight teams in no to win money have been really heard of. Villanova, performances they particular order. When 20 added by ESPN and other 2, picked by most people displayed while playing or more teams are under sports providers. Now to go to the final four lost beatable teams. According consideration in “list it’s possible build your to Saint Mary’s University. to ESPN, Ohio State’s Jon X teams” ballots, each own roster, or manage a Syracuse Orange lost to Biebler said, “There is no member shall list eight. bracket round by round. Butler in the Elite Eight as given that you are going When 14 to 19 teams are This month always incites well as Kentucky, seed 1, to win because you are the under consideration, each 2010 Spring Sports lost to West Virginia. number one or number member shall list six. millions of Americans Christine Nye to create numerous Nobody knows what two seed. We’ve seen it When 13 or fewer teams brackets and also causes causes teams to struggle throughout the whole are under consideration, many heated arguments and lose games that tournament so far, and each member shall list deciding which team is everyone thought they the way it’s going, you’re four. The teams are then better. would wipe the floor going to see it again.” seeded using a cross Many Bear Creek Middle with. ESPN writer Gene How are these deceiving country scoring system. Photo by Christine Nye Schoolers have completed Wojciechowski said that seeds picked? NCAA.com states that the NCAA Div. numerous brackets and it doesn’t matter what As spring begins, so do sports. This year long distance runs. The sprints include the annually compete with the Bear Creek Middle School will be 100 meter dash, 200 and 400 meter. These Golf their family and friends. featuring 2 sports, track and field and golf. are the only short runs other than hurdles 4/14: vs. Seattle Academy Our faithful U.W. made it Practices have begun and all participants are in which the runner must leap over evenly 4/21: vs. Seattle Academy to the Sweet Sixteen after very excited. The track team consists of very spaced hurdles throughout the run. The 4/22: vs. Overlake beating Marquett, seed 6, strong competitors and has the potential longer runs include 800, 1600 and 3200 4/ 28: vs. Bush and New Mexico St., seed to do great this season. Be sure to check meter. The only other long running events 5/5 vs. Buch the online schedule to see when upcoming are relays which feature four runners each 4, however, the dawgs lost meets are so you can support our players. running one leg of the race. Each runner to West Virginia. Golf has begun as well and participants are passes a baton to the next to signify the This year’s tournament too very excited. “Practice went really well. transition from one leg to another. The Track has had multiple My team is pretty cool.” said 7th grader second sport featured this spring is golf. unexpected upsets. Jessica Sanford. “As a group I think we could Golf originally began in Scotland around 4/21 @ Lake Washington Kansas Jayhawks, the do really well.” Track, is a very involved the 15th century. It was until 1750 that golf 4/27 @ Juanita number one seed picked team sport. Not only is running laps around was played the way it is today. From then to 5/7 @ Lake Washington to win the tournament by a track part of the package but there are now the sport has barely changed. Today the 5/14 @ Seattle Stadium most people, including also many field sports hence the actual title, event has evolved into a professional league the president, lost to track and field. There are four field events: and spread to many different school leagues. Northern Iowa University, shot put, hammer, discus and javelin. Shot Bear Creek is one of the many schools put and discus are the most heard about. involved and according to the team this number nine seed, The most exciting and nail biting events are season is expected to be a good one. 18 PawPrints the running events. There are sprints and PawPrints 19 Sports Sports Players on Strike? Lindsey Vonn

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fter all her victories, Lindsey Vonn, has become the most successful female ski racer in World Cup history. She is a very highly devoted athlete who trains whenever she can. She also perseveres through injuries and hard times. After being born on October 18, 1984, in St. Paul, Minnesota, and raised in Vail, Colorado, she has had Marc Kaizi-Lutu Amuch practice on the slopes. She started skiing at the age of two and went racing downhill. By the age of seven, she was player executive board. players are developmental have made it easier for already racing, and pretty good too. Her home ski hill was Buck Hill, Minnesota, which has more dirt than a normal hill. he MLS Players The Executive Board players who receive players to move from Union had Yet, she kept skiing, and with a big passionate. makes all major decisions $12,900 a year. “A third of team to team, giving them At the past 2010 Vancouver Olympics Lindsey Vonn skied great despite her injury. She suffered a severely bruised planned to strike concerning the MLS the league has to ask their a “reentry draft.” Foose Tunless at least some of right shin in a ski training accident right before the Olympics started. Regardless of her injury she managed to win two players. The board then parents for money to pay said, “The negotiations Olympic medals; receiving a gold medal in Downhill, and a bronze in Super-G. “She’s vonntastic, and she won a medal in their needs have been holds a final ballot to the rent,” said MLSPU certainly had emotional Vonncouver,” says Middle School Division, James Woollard. In the 2006 Olympics she won a 7th place in Super-G, and an satisfied. Jimmy Conrad, elect a Union Executive Executive Director Bob ups and downs for 8th in Downhill. Also, in the 2002 Olympics, she got a 6th place in the Combined, and a 32nd in Slalom. Lindsey Vonn a veteran player for Director and a legal Foose. He went on to say, everyone involved… but finally achieved her dreams of winning a gold medal in the Olympics. Kansas City, told ESPN, counsel to for the MLS. “There is no way you can our commitment never Lindsey Vonn is a very highly recognized female athlete. She is a great person to look up to, and shows that you “We feel like we’ve The current MLSPU live on a development wavered to get the job should never give up. According to 7th grader, Megan Wurden, “She is a good role model.” Vonn demonstrates that hard made a huge effort to be Executive Director salary. In L.A., New York, done.” Players who are work eventually pays off, and to never give up on your dreams. It takes a lot of effort to get as far as she did. 8th grader, Nick Wurden, states that, “She is very cool and laid-back.” Considering the quantity of pressure Lindsey Vonn is under, she reasonable, to propose is Bob Foose and the D.C.? No way!” 56 of the cut, contracts expire needs to stay focused and relaxed to perform the best she possibly can. things that are within the legal counsel, who also players in the MLS earn or resign will enter the confines of their single contributes to most of the league minimum of draft at the end of the entity structure …At the legal counsel in the $12,900 and 36 players season, and other teams this point they’re not MLS, is Jon Newman. The receive $17,700. Both will be able to pick even humoring us with founding members of the salaries are below the them up and sign them something tangible. If Player’s Union Executive national average of to new contracts. The things stay the way they board consists of Landon $33,000. concept was developed are, then it’s inevitable Donavon, Tim Howard Most players aren’t by the Union and is close that a work stoppage is (National Goalkeeper fighting for the salaries enough to free agency going to happen.” USA), Chris Klein, Alexi but for free agency. The for them to seal a five What is the MLS Player’s Lalas and Ben Olsen. term free agency is very year deal on it. Both sides Union? It is a democratic According to Sports much confused. When agree that the MLS needs organization run by and Business Daily, the players are cut or resign more T.V. publicity and a for the MLS players. The highest player’s salary from a team, they become bigger T.V. attendance to players on each of the is $5.5 million and is free agents and look for raise more revenue. The fifteen teams join together given to the international a team to play for. The new minimum payment and hold a secret vote for English superstar, David MLS does not allow free was not revealed by either the team representative. Beckham, who plays for agency, but just recently side, but they say that The representatives then the L.A. Galaxy. He is reached an agreement progress was made and hold another secret also given a guaranteed late at night on March the season will continue ballot to elect a five compensation of $6.5 22, 2010. Free agency is as planned. 20 PawPrints million. 25% of MLS not included, but they PawPrints 21 Opinion Opinion Homework

Christine Nye You’re in your last class watching the minutes pass by. It seems like everything is mov- ing so slowly but finally you hear the relieving sound of the bell. The halls are packed with Alex Cody LUNCH $ students gathering their things as fast as possible to then rush down the stairs and out the Many students including me are amazed by how expensive the food is. I will show you how expensive lunch is by front door. No more classes for the rest of the day but sadly, the classes never leave you. illustrating how much a normal school lunch costs. By using a school menu to obtain the item prices When you get in the doors of your cozy house the first thing you want to do is just sit there For instance if you bought Pizza, an Izzie and a bag of chips that costs about 7 dollars for one lunch. If you buy this much and do simply nothing, but what you really have to do is homework. In the Bear Creek a week it costs 35 dollars. If you continue to buy this a month it costs 140 dollars a month. About on average, it costs about Middle School, homework is a top priority. If you get behind you’re in trouble. Students are 1,400 dollars a year assuming you buy a lunch every single day. That’s about enough for a trip to Hawaii to put that in faced with many nights where the homework piles up so high that those family activities perspective. That’s only if you are buying a pretty average lunch. This means no snacks after or before school or at break. are out of the question. Other nights there are very light loads and of course, most students If you are buying a normal lunch [a lunch like one above] then snacks before and after school and one at break. That costs would prefer that type of a load instead. According the TBCS Middle School education around 10 dollars slightly more or less depending on what you buy. approach, homework “provides reinforcement of classroom learning while assisting in the My idea would be to bring lunch from home. This still will cost money but it will be much less expensive. You would save development of discipline and important study skills” but one question remains with the a lot of money even bringing sack lunch 3 out of 5 days make a huge difference. However, sometimes it is nice to grab a students, what’s the point? Normally, the entire school day is a little over 7 ½ hours long, snack at break. I wished they would lower the prices but they can’t do that without going out of business, sometimes things unless a glorious half-day approaches. Core classes are 55 minutes long where there is just can’t be perfect and you just have to do the best you can with what you have. Remember think twice about what you plenty of time to have a lesson one day and then review the information learned the next. If are buying. an average homework load consisted of a few simple worksheets to review information for a future test, students would have more time to spend more time with family as well as enjoy their favorite hobby. The average Middle School student should have “up to 90 minutes per night of homework” said the GreatSchools Staff of greatschools.org. There is a chance that if you go over this limit it could result poorly. The more you pack in your brain at one time the harder it is to remember it all. The question still remains to be unanswered, what’s the point? Honestly, homework is an essential part of the average curriculum so unfortunately you can’t really get away from it. However, gathering in groups consisting of your friends is could also pass the time. Overall, homework is something that everybody has to deal with and it isn’t easy to completely avoid.

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MUSI and people Naomi Lee C Music is a huge part of life for many people, and has been so back jazz.” or centuries. Each part of the world has its own personal style According to Victoria Jaggard (reporting for National of music. But how does the music we listen to Geographic news) any type of musician will affect us as people? Is it possible for music to better be able to pick out specific sounds in change the way you think? a large environment. Recent brain-imaging Besides just the pleasure of listening, music studies have shown that music activates has many different uses. It can tell a story, several parts of the brain, including an or make a point. One of the uses of music is, overlapping portion that processes both music surprisingly, studying. For example, putting and language. words to song makes it easier to remember Music obviously has many pros, but can long lists. When asked if music helps her “Music plays a it affect the way you think? When asked if study, Justina Goldbeck, eighth grader, pivotal role in your certain types of music changed the way you said, “Sometimes I use songs to memorize emotional well- think, White said, “Absolutely. Music plays a countries; it works for me.” Gracie Matthews, being; dark and pivotal role in your emotional well-being; dark seventh grader, said, “I used to have a playlist dismal music will and dismal music will make you depressed.” that I used to play when I studied.” make you depressed.” Goldbeck said, “Yes; if you listen to rock or rap Sometimes music can be used to evoke -Janice White music that has swear words it might influence emotion. When asked if there was a certain you to swear.” Matthews said, “In some ways I type of music that calms her, Goldbeck said: think it does because you can interpret a song “I like to listen to soft rock when I’m trying to fall asleep.” differently than the artist might have Janice White, eighth grade English teacher, said, “Anything wanted you to.” spiritual, especially songs that are quoting key verses, or laid-

“The aim and final reason of all music should be nothing else but the Glory of God and the refreshment of the spirit.”

-Johann Sebastian Bach

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