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Camp Timber-lee By Anya Gill, Meera Field, and Chesney Brown

Camp Timber-lee was one of the most fun FOOD AND SEATING Chesney’s Opinion: things that happened to us 5th graders this I loved our cabin! Our cabin’s name was year, in our opinion!! All three of us loved Anya’s Opinion: Ponderosa Pines. But, the beds were very the activities, and everything else too! We The food was not as good as everyone said squeaky. For some reason, each cabin had will be sharing our opinions and experiences it would be. I don’t really eat that much sinks, which really puzzled me. A downside on the activities, food, and cabins. We hope meat so that was a struggle for me. The is that you can’t close your room doors. that you enjoy this article, and have a fun desserts were gross sometimes, and the That was a bummer! I got very cold in the time at Camp Timber-lee too! meals were ok-ish. Everyone said it would night so I would suggest to bring a sleeping be super good, but I didn’t find it to be true. bag with a blanket, because when we went ACTIVITIES Also, you don’t get to pick your seats. That it was 30 degrees. A lot of people were was a bummer. talking during the night, and it could get Anya’s Opinion: quite annoying, so make sure you aren’t one I really liked all the activities, some more Meera’s Opinion: CABINS of those people! Overall I REALLY liked than others. My favorite activity by far was I think the food was ok-ish. It was better DISCLAIMER: Since we are girls, and we our cabin and Camp Timber-lee was good! Animal Encounter. In Animal Encounter than I expected it to be, because sometimes did not actually get to see the boy’s cabin, we got to put a snake on our shoulders, I try not to keep my hopes up, so I don’t get we will just be talking about the girl’s cabin. All in all, we loved Camp Timber-lee, and but I chickened out. I also really liked team disappointed. The teachers said it would be we hope you do too! All three of us loved building because we got to play fun games good, but in my opinion, it’s not as good Anya’s Opinion: it so much!! We hope your experience is as that brought us closer together as a class. as you might think. Also, they don’t really The girl’s cabin was luxurious. The cabin good as ours, or even better! Have a fun have a vegetarian option. I was sad that we (Ponderosa), was shaped like a circle. It had time there, unless you already went. Hope Meera’s Opinion: didn’t get to choose our seats, so I didn’t a huge common room in the middle, with you enjoyed our opinions. I loved all the activities, but some weren’t really have any friends at my table. a huge fire , and the rooms all around it. as fun as others. Like Anya, one of my There were also two big bathrooms with favorite activities was Animal Encounter, Chesney’s Opinion: multiple stalls and sinks, and a hidden but I also loved Leather Craft. I actually I think the food was alright. The disap- living room! The actual rooms themselves never knew how soft chickens were, which I pointing thing was that we did not get to were pretty nice! Most people got who they learned in Animal Encounter. I also learned choose where we wanted to sit. I thought wanted in their cabins, but some rooms that snakes are very smooth. I also loved it was nice that we could get desserts at were bigger than others. Some rooms could Leather Craft because you make something lunch and dinner, but the food could have hold up to 10 people, others (like ours) you designed yourself, and bring home to a little more flavor. The breakfast had gross could hold only 5. The mattresses were remember Camp Timber-lee. powdered eggs which tasted disgusting, and comfy and the rooms were very nice. had the texture of rubber. Chesney’s Opinion: Meera’s Opinion: I thought they were all pretty fun, but they Again, we all had very similar opinions The girls cabin was awesome! It was such can get boring if they run too long, or if about the food and seating, but that was a nice space and super big! There was a it’s not something you’re interested in, or if just us; it may be different for you. big room in the middle, leading to all the you don’t interact very much. But I did like other rooms, with a skylight and a fire pit. Leather Craft and Animal Encounter, those There were two bathrooms, which to me, were both pretty fun. I think that Astrono- were meh. They weren’t luxurious, but they my was pretty fun, but it could have been weren’t the worst either. They had multiple more interactive. The person who taught stalls and sinks. The rooms themselves were, Astronomy was really nice though, so I to me, very nice. Some were bigger than liked that. others, so they could fit more people. I real- ly liked my experience, because my bed was Over all, we all had very similar opinions comfortable, though it was squeaky. But I about the activities, and definitely preferred do want to say, it was far from where we got some over others. off the bus, and some people actually got lost. Overall, I really liked the cabin.

How to Apply to College By Sofia Greenfeld

Applying to college anywhere can seem When writing this essay, make sure to read In some cases an interview may be necessary WORD MEANINGS: like a huge million-year job. What to do, it multiple times to check that it is just as (mostly for graduate students). But in most what to say, and what not to say. Especially you need it to be. cases, for students who feel like they should Undergraduate: College/university after if between the colleges you apply to, their be interviewed, schools will schedule a time high school. This is usually a medium to application needs are different. But with a Depending on what you want to be, you to do so. big class that leads to a bachelor’s degree. few important tips and tricks, things can may need additional materials. For exam- get a lot easier. ple, a architect or a fashion designer may After awhile of applying to different Graduate: A smaller more individualized need a portfolio of drawings and sketches. colleges you will start receiving acceptance class which focuses on your job subject and To apply to any college you will need Other jobs may need an additional essay. letters. The most important thing is to leads to a master’s degree. to fill out some basic application paper- Lots of additional materials (A.K.A Sup- sort through nearly all of them and decide work. In this group of paperwork you will plemental Materials) can really help you which one is your best choice. After going be required to give a certain amount of stand out and get into college with maybe through and deciding you must let the personal information such as your high even a scholarship. But other times it can school know you are going to attend. Their school career, and extra activities you may hurt your chances of making it to the col- will be even more campus paperwork to fill have taken. This is something important to lege you would like to make it to. out, such as housing forms and meal plans remember in high school so you can take on campus. activities that can promote your chance of Most colleges also need recommendation entering your college of your dreams. letters. These are letters, usually from teachers or other people who know how you Also, during any college application, you work, your bosses from high school jobs, will need to write an admissions essay. This coaches, community service organizers, or is basically an essay with a personal state- any other adult who can supply information ment on a certain topic. At some colleges about you and your personal skills. you can choose what topic you would like.

page 2 • Spring 2019 fifth grade farewell

Mr. Engelman’s Ms. Willman’s Ms. Medina’s Ms. Stanley: Class: “Most Class: “Most Class: “Most Class: “Most Likely to...” Likely to...” Likely to...” Likely to…” By Stephanie Lippke, Alex Karnes, By Caleb Contreras, Anya Gill, By Eleanor Dillow and By Meera Field, Lucas Linder and Morgan Mangrich, Chesney Brown, Porter Skwish and Maya Jaffe Beatrice Peterson Nikolas Pfefferkorn Izzy Nagatani-Beyers Hello, reader! You may know the kids in Ana Bradley...... be a paleontologist Alicia Dennison Gomez...... help people Adam Elgat...... be the next Albert Einstein Ms. Willman’s class, and you might think Sonia Camauta...... be an doctor ...... in need Alex Karnes...... be president you know them pretty well. However, we Alexis Copado...... be a comic artist Ameen Alhamwi...... become a “Fortnite” want to put our spin on the matter. What Steven Cortazar...... attempt a stunt and ...... professional Anna Vincent...... become a ninja do we think that our classmates will be in ...... become famous for it Arnon Timms...... become a king Chesney Brown...... open a bookstore adulthood? Allison Scott...... have a lot of dogs Elliot Hoffner...... be an actress Eleanor Dillow...... own a dog shelter or be a Helena Yang...... be a famous figure skater Jack Benjamin...... be an author ...... professional sleeper Brigid Rouch...... become a professional ...... athlete Isaac Nichols...... be a YouTuber Nina-Simone Cattouse...... be a dog trainer Carter Dombeck...... be a comedian Camille Nandiko...... help animals J.J Anderson...... order pizza in the Zoey Cetoute...... become internet famous Nico Dugo..... be a famous player Meera Field...... become a famous author ...... next 24 hours Caleb Contreras...... be a professional gamer Litzy Gomez...... be a wedding planner Willa Cates...... become a famous actress John Isaac...... be famous Eve Frajman...... become a marine biologist Kamila Johnson...... be an engineer Sophia King...... donate a lot of money to Kaia Jalakas...... open a pig shelter Anya Gill...... become a successful Dani Jovel...... be a professional gamer ...... charities she supports Lily Eppel...... be an artist ...... businesswoman Bella Lindroth...... be president Selma Farhan...... become a world-wide Sofia Greenfeld...... be a famous architect Ollin Mendez...... be a lawyer Matilda Chartoff...... become a super spy ...... mathematician and gymnast ...... who builds a dog Oscar Martinez...... become internet famous Prady Manur...... own an aircraft company Eliza Hogan...... be the president ...... and cat sanctuary Dylan Morrow..... be a famous soccer player Satthappi Miller...... be a famous comedian Keller Dixon...... be a comic book artist Julia Hollenbeck...... be a famous actress Sofi Mendoza...... be a famous YouTuber Stephanie Lippke...... be a famous YouTuber Nikolas Pfefferkorn...... always have a crazy ...... on Broadway David Morse...... be a well-known Teshawna Rhaburn...... be a famous ...... imagination Maya Jaffe...... be president ...... video gamer ...... dance coach Lucas Linder...... be successful in life Javion Irby ...... be on a professional Spencer Neely...... go insane over bunnies Ty Nedoss...... be the first Moogy business Izzy Franconeri...... become a famous artist ...... owner in the world ...... sports team Beatrice Peterson...... be successful Spencer Barbaro...... use a bunch of Rocco Latchman...... be president of a Theo Robinson...... invent the next Apple Xander Easterday...... take over the world ...... sschool supplies ...... huge company ...... (tech company) Seamus Higgins..... become a baseball player Thanks for letting us guess (and possibly Morgan Mangrich...... have a bunch of Emily Rojas...... be a zodiac sign fanatic ...... pet owls Tommy Glew...... become a police officer know) their future! Nery Rojas....play in Major League Gaming Izzy Nagatani-Beyers..... invent the imaginary Marshaun Jones...... become a rapper Katy Saenz Utrera...... be an illustrator ...... new language “Hezzo” Frankie Lang...... become an illustrator Yurithdzy Vilchis...... be an architect Andrew Peterson...... be a basketball player Mr. Engelman’s Elliot Pratt...... be in the NFL Felix Shaw...... be a rich entrepreneur Class: “What Porter Skwish...... be a Queen mega fan Sylvie Smith...... open a bakery Georgia Stoolmaker...... break the world Will You be ...... record for saying “Magic!” ...... the most times When You Grow Calvin Whitmore ...... be a programmer Up?” And what about the class pets? By Pradyumna Manur and Ted the Triop...... become first Triop Xander Easterday ...... King of the World Ginger Ham Sandwich.... become a hamster 2019 Kids have big dreams. Fifth grade is a good ...... God of All time to think about our dreams and realize what our talents are. Here are the dreams and goals of Mr. Engelman’s class:

Adam Elgat...... a software engineer Alex Karnes...... a president Anna Vincent...... an astronomer Chesney Brown...... a pianist or ...... bookstore owner Elliot Hoffner...... a dog lover or an actress Helena Yang...... a human being or ...... a model/actress Isaac Nichols...... a cartoonist Javian Anderson...... an engineer John Isaac...... a historian Kaia Jalakas ...... be a cat lover Lily Eppel...... a stage designer Pradyumna Manur...... the owner of a ...... plane company Satthapi Miller...... an inventor Stephanie Lippke...... a programmer Teshawna Rhaburn...... a doctor Tilly Chartoff...... a professional track runner Ty Nedoss...... a trader or a guy ...... who sells stuff Xander Easterday...... a video game designer

Spring 2019 • page 3 our world cultural affairs

Editorial: Cartoons Our Restaurant Problems with Parents Used Review: Bat 17 Lunch to Watch By Mekdes Boarini By Jade Angell By Kamila Johnson I am Mekdes and I LOVE Bat 17’s sandwiches. If you haven’t noticed, we students have Believe it or not, our PARENTS used to many problems with lunch. One is that we watch cartoons. Here are a few of them: It’s at 1709 Benson street. It’s a medium have BARELY ANY time to eat our lunch! sized place. It has a big menu with burgers, We also need better food options — the • Animaniacs salads, soup, breakfast items,and desserts. I hot lunch menu options are not organic • Pinky & the brain usually order off the kids’ menu and get one or healthy. Another thing that constrains • Arthur of the sandwiches-can you guess it? time is that we have more time for recess • Rugrats than we do to eat lunch. That is a problem • Hey Arnold! My family goes to Bat 17 for Sunday Fun- because the shorter the time we have to eat, • Spider-man day. The sandwiches are big and some are the less we can focus in class. We also have • Dexter’s Laboratory huge. They always have a pickle with it. In a very hard time in the hallways to recess: • Doug case you couldn’t guess my sandwich, I get why would that be the case? It is because • Johnny Bravo either a pb&j or buffalo bites. For the kids we are told that if we even whisper in the • Rocko’s Modern Life menu it always comes with potato chips and hallway, we have to sit on the bench for half • Chip & Dale cookies. You should go to Bat 17 because it’s of recess. There are not many classes on the Captain Marvel • Duck Tales a treat for the whole family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! way to recess, so we should at least be able • Sponge-Bob SquarePants to whisper. By Camille Nandiko • Recess • Pokemon In conclusion, these are the problems with Have you seen Captain Marvel yet? Captain • Scooby-Doo Where are You? lunch and someone should address them. Marvel is a strong female character. Captain • Aaaah! Real Monsters creative Marvel is a amazing movie you should • Tom & Jerry definitely see. • Captain Planet and the Planeteers • TaleSpin corner Captain Marvel is a great hero. She is very • The Flintstones Top 15 Things brave and she is an inspiring female charac- • The Jetsons ter. Captain Marvel shows that women can • Inspector Gadget do many amazing things! Captain Marvel is SCP Poems To Do in just a great movie you will love! By Calvin Whitmore Summer In conclusion, Captain Marvel is a great movie that many people have loved and got- By Benton Kaeding Author’s Note: This is my first article, I ten inspired by! I would really recommend used to be in fun pages, so yeah. Also, if watching Captain Marvel. She is a great you are faint of heart, you may not like Ever wonder what to do in summer? I will character. So go watch Captain Marvel ! these poems. tell you what I think. Take advantage of the perfect weather. Go on a road trip. Do The SCP* Foundation is a fictional something outside. organization that contains anomalous artifacts, entities, and landmarks. Here’s Here is a Top 15 list of things people enjoy Horoscope some poems about some SCPs: doing in summer: By Sylvie Smith and Izzy Franconeri This is number 173, 1. Go to the beach – Evanston has five The very first SCP, local beaches A statuette of concrete, 2. Go water skiing – sign up for Aquatics When not looked at, it performs an Camp amazing feat, 3. Play golf – go to Canal Shores It moves, but only for a sec, 4. Go on a bike ride – on the lakefront It’s malicious, and tries to crack your neck, or channel trails 5. Play football, baseball or soccer at a local park 6. Go to a water park – like Hurricane Harbor 7. Go tent camping in your backyard or a campground 8. Eat frozen custard at Andy’s 9. Go to an amusement park like Six Flags 10. Eat outside at a restaurant like Five & Dime Ah yes, Number 096, if you see his face, 11. Go to a professional or minor league Your life will be nixed! baseball game like a Cubs or White What you see is a drawing, so you’re safe, Sox game While in real life, it’s another case… 12. Go on a road trip to Michigan or Wisconsin 13. Go to a summer camp like Camp Echo 14. Take sailing lessons – Northwestern has a sailing school 15. Go to a neighborhood party

I hope you liked and will enjoy some of the things on this list this summer! I decided to leave on a good note, So say hello to this ADORABLE bloat! He is number 999 The cutest thing of all space and all time. So if you’re scared of 096, Just imagine this guy doing backflips :3

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NASA Main Space Projects Boeing 737 Max: By Albert Zhu and Tommy Simpson The Reason Why it Crashed

NASA’s history of space missions have PROJECT GEMINI By Pradyumna Manur been astounding. Just so you know, NASA This was the project after Mercury. Unlike stands for National Aeronautics and Space the Mercury spacecraft, it was a two-seater, The Boeing 737 Max is an airliner that The local time was 8:38 AM. 6 minutes Administration. Apollo 11 landed on the not a one-seater. This set of missions was a is manufactured by Boeing. It turns out after take-off, at 8:48 AM, it crashed near moon, Gemini 11 broke the record for revolution for the US in the Space Race and to have a major flaw; therefore, two 737’s Bishoftu killing everyone on board. There the highest manned spacecraft altitude in the Cold War against Russia. It was a series went down creating alarm and confusion were 157 people in it. orbit, and Friendship 7( Mercury) carrying of missions in LEO(Low Earth Orbit). It amongst all. Many countries grounded the John Glenn made him the first American in helped NASA collect enough space infor- aircraft. Here’s my analysis and under- Solving orbit. We will be talking about all 3 NASA mation to send astronauts to the Moon in standing of the problem. Boeing has been trying to solve the prob- space projects and some incredible missions Project Apollo. lem. They have done 127 tests for the in that project. The Reason To Why It Crashed software they are using. This totaled to Gemini 8 In aircraft terminology, “stalling” means 203 hours of flying time! Boeing CEO It was launched on March 16, 1966 during engine failure, and the engines switch off. Dennis Muilenburg said, “I am tremen- the Space Race. Neil Armstrong was the The only way to get out of a stall is to dive dously proud of the work of our team. This pilot and his partner was David Scott. The and regain speed. Stalling happens when the team of Boeing pilots, engineers, technical mission conducted the first docking of two plane’s nose is too high, or when the speed is experts, and our partners were comprehen- spacecrafts in orbit in which the Gemini too low in midair and the nose is also high. sively testing the software to make sure that capsule docked with the Agena docking Although stalling is dangerous, we are lucky it does the job, and they’re taking the time, station. While in flight, they experienced a that we have anti-stall systems nowadays. to get it right.” So hopefully, the 737 Max thruster malfunction but Neil Armstrong will be coming back soon(and also, don’t be was able to get safely back to Earth. This The 737 Max does have an anti-stall system scared if you ever go on it. They most likely was the first emergency landing attempted. like any other aircraft. Each aircraft has fixed it)! a different anti-stall system because it is Gemini 5 shaped different, is longer, etc. As you may Conclusion This mission was piloted by Cooper “Pete” have known, the 737 Max has a program- Boeing made a fatal mistake in one of the Conrad. He was also in the crew of Apollo ming flaw. And the programming flaw is in biggest safety systems available in the air- 12. This is the first mission to have fuel cells the anti-stall system. All this contributed craft. But luckily, they have almost fixed it. in the spacecraft, evaluated guidance, and to the crashes of Lion Air flight 610 and And yes, any people looking for stocks, you navigation systems for future rendezvous on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302. should buy Boeing’s stock because it has Apollo missions. This mission lasted about gone down(It’s rising now actually. So buy 8 days. The News: it quick!). If you have any questions about Lion Air 610 and Ethiopian Airlines 302 the Boeing 737 Max, go to this link and I APOLLO Lion Air flight 610 took off from Jakarta, will try to answer them: https://docs.google. The Apollo program was one of the most Indonesia on Monday, October 19th, 2018 com/forms/d/1lHShRbdDcGuHvniA- revolutionized space programs. It conducted heading for Pangkal Pinang. The local time 2BEN38Jw-wi9x4xCOiCBphtwb4o/edit Mercury Rocket the first landing on the Moon, the first orbit was 6:20 AM. 12 minutes after take-off, at around the Moon, it was the most expensive 6:32 AM, it crashed in the Java Sea killing MERCURY project in NASA history, and it conducted a everyone on board. There were 189 people This is the earliest space mission that was few crash tests onto the Moon. in the flight. significant for NASA. This project was an early highlight of the “Space Race”, which Apollo 11 Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 took off from was the competition between nations of This was the most significant mission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday, March the world to achieve space exploration. history. In this mission Neil Armstrong 10th, 2019 heading for Nairobi, Kenya. Project Mercury had 11 successes and 3 became the first human on the moon. The failures. Mercury spacecrafts are launched trip to the Moon excluding takeoff and all by the Mercury-Atlas Rocket, The Redstone that stuff, took approximately 3 days. It Rocket, or the Little Joe (tests with no took them one day to land on the moon humans on board). We will now talk about after LOI(Lunar Orbit Insertion). Michael significant and amazing space missions in Collins was the person to stay in the Com- Project Mercury or the Mercury Program. mand Module during the lunar landing Mercury flights are often named with a and he is often known as the “Forgotten “M” for Mercury and the first letter of the Astronaut”. launch vehicle. Then there’s a hyphen and then the mission number. For example, Apollo 12: Struck by Lightning Mercury 3 launched by the Redstone rocket They were struck by lighting! [we are sorry would be MR-3 if that was too dark for you]. It was normal launch with Cooper” Pete” Conrad as a Freedom 7(MR-3) part of the crew. It was launched during a This mission was piloted by Alan Shepard, lightning storm and the Saturn 5 rocket who became the first American in space. is basically metal rod. So it got struck by It was launched by the Redstone rocket, lightning and they had a long conversation which had the iconic black and white ver- and an engineer on the ground told them tical stripes you see in many pictures. The they just need to flip a switch to AUX( mission lasted 15 minutes and 22 seconds. which means that the function in which the Natural Energy Solutions The mission apogee(the highest altitude rocket absorbs excess energy to prevent a achieved in the mission by the spacecraft) failure). At that time all of the screens shut By Theo Robinson and Carter Dombeck was 117 miles up and the Karman line is 62 down. Luckily somebody on board knew miles up so the mission apogee is only 50 where the switch is and everything was back We just found out about this company BIOMASS miles above the edge of space. This mission to normal, and the mission was a success called Natural Energy Solutions, and they Biomass is not a very good solution because was launched on May 5, 1961. after all. are really amazing. They provide services burning trash releases deadly gases into the such as: solar water heating, commercial air which is still bad for the environment. Friendship 7(MA-6) Thanks for reading our article! We hope energy, and solar energy plus geothermal. We should tell you how they use biomass! This mission was piloted by John Glenn, you learned something about NASA! This is quite amazing if you ask us. They burn wood, just like coal, except it who became the first American to orbit doesn’t pollute as much as coal, but is still the Earth. He completed 3 whole orbits GEOTHERMAL ENERGY bad for the environment . around the Earth traveling at 17,544 miles You see that picture? You see that smoke? per hour, which is slower than the Interna- That’s not smoke! It is steam! Geothermal HYDROPOWER tional Space Station(ISS), which travels at energy works by using the heat under- Hydropower works by using a continuous 27,000 miles per hour. The mission apogee ground. It is about 55 degrees fahrenheit all flow of water to turn a turbine, which pow- was 162 miles. year round, and that is used to heat/power ers the generator and boom! Hydropower the generator. electricity is the most commonly used renewable energy.

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Nintendo Switch Games Review The Oregon By Gregory Green Trail Game There are a lot of new Switch games that Dragon Quest Builders 2 By Zach Rhodes have come out in 2019. This article will Dragon Quest Builders has building show you what games there are to get, and elements that Minecraft and Terraria have, The Oregon Trail is a series of educational what they are all about. and Dragon Quest Builders was a big hit. computer games. It was originally devel- Dragon Quest Builders 2 is out for the oped by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, Super Maker 2 Playstation 4 (PS4) and the Switch. and Paul Dillenberger in 1971. The orig- Super Mario Maker 2 is a sequel to the inal game was designed to teach kids who game from the WiiU, which was a BIG hit. go to school about 19th-century pioneer SMM 2 has the same game art as the first life on the Oregon Trail. My awesome one, but now you can pick the level to be third grade teacher, Ms. Astor, introduced Super Mario 3D World!!!! It has a whole The First us to the game while learning our pioneer new cool way of selecting blocks. Fans of unit this spring. SMM are really excited about this WON- Picture of a DERFUL game. In The Oregon Trail, the player goes as the wagon leader to the Willamette Valley of : Three Houses Black Hole Oregon. You can choose which month you first announced that they would start in, choose your characters, and choose By Felix Linder release a new Fire Emblem game in 2017, what supplies you start off with. You can and this game definitely raises the bar. If also choose your job!!! Different jobs make A black hole was first predicted to exist you have no idea at all what fire emblem is, you start out with more or less money, and by Albert Einstein in 1916. No one had it’s a tactical Role Playing Game (RPG). It’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe some jobs come with added perks, such as a ever taken a picture of a black hole. This the 16th main title in the series, and now This game is the Switch version of the doctor role helps sick people in your wagon changed on April 10, 2019. The picture is you get to rewind time and take exams to WiiU game, and this game is SOOOOO to heal faster. Speaking of sick people, peo- blurry but still scientists made a big differ- rank up. There were several Fire Emblem fun. There are extra items like the leaf and ple get very sick very often in this game. So ence by getting a picture! characters in the recent Super Smash Bros boomerang, and new courses. It’s one of be careful, and rest often. Ultimate like Marth and . If you’re look- those games that it’s so complicated but you A black hole is a bottomless pit in which ing for a good Fire Emblem game, Three know what exactly what to do. This game is A link is https://www.scullinsteel.com/ something that gets too close to it gets Houses is a good pick. one of the essentials that you need on your apple2/. Just press “load game”,then click sucked up. Switch, so if you are getting your Switch, “Educational”, and click “Oregon Trail Disk ’s Mansion 3 get it with MK8 deluxe. 1”. Load game is the folder icon! Repeat The first picture of a black hole was taken Luigi’s mansion: Mario is Missing! was first for disk 2. Another link my teacher (Ms. by the EHT (Event Horizon Telescope). for the Nintendo Entertainment System 1-2 Switch Astor) played on is https://jamesfriend.com. The EHT was is more like 10 telescopes in (NES), and it was a pretty decent game. This is like the first game on the Switch, au/pce-js/mecc/oregon-trail.html and it one--other than what it really is, one tele- Now they’re releasing a third game, and it’s and all it really is a party game. If you’re does not require loading anything. The sec- scope. The EHT worked like 10 telescopes well OVER decent! The graphics are better, having a family reunion, or holiday gath- ond link is simpler to use. Try all of them! in one because of its great ability to look and it’s basically a Nintendo version of ering, 1-2 switch is a must-have. There are very far into space. Ghost Busters, and now for the switch(and several minigames, and once you get it, In summary, The Oregon Trail is a fun, WiiU actually) in 2019. you’ll play it like, a LOT. It’s really fun right educational and unique game. Have FUN! The galaxy where the picture was taken as you begin. is called the Messier 87 Galaxy. Messier Animal Crossing Switch 87 Galaxy is 54 million light years away The graphics are wonderful, and it’s about Super Mario Odyssey from earth. The black hole sits right in the time for a new Animal Crossing game come This game was rated Game of the Year by middle of Messier 87 Galaxy. out (4 YEARS WE’VE BEEN WAITING LittleGamer ,and there is a BIG reason why. FOR A MAINSTREAM ONE). They Now you can throw your cap(and yes, it has Astronomers from 4 continents worked also have a cool trailer for the game. It’s eyes)! There are several different kingdoms together to take the first picture of a supposed to come out in 2019, and if you to travel to. This game is also a must-have. black hole. have a Switch, this game is pretty much a must-have. Street Fighter 30th Anniversary I hope you learned a lot about the first This game is a collection of Street Fighter picture of a black hole! ’s Crafted World games: Street Fighter, Street Fighter 2, Yoshi’s Crafted World is basically a Yoshi’s Street Fighter 2 Champions Edition, Street Wooly World for the Switch. Yoshi pretty Fighter 2 Hyper Fighting, Street Fighter 2 much looks exactly the same, but there are The New Challenges, and Street Fighter 2 completely new levels. There’s a demo for Turbo. Street Fighter sometimes might seem this game on the Switch, and it gives you a weird, but it’s really fun. pretty good feel for the game. If you like the demo, you’ll love the game. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sports (LOZ BOTW) Pokemon Sword and Shield LOZ BOTW has GREAT graphics and the Pokemon Sword and Shield: The new gameplay is AMAZING. There are lots of game for the Switch coming in early 2020 shrines, and enemies to defeat. There are (it sounds like a long wait, but just hang several forms of , but the final boss is Basketball Versus Soccer in there, Pokemon fans). It is expected to calamity ganon. And even when you beat work with the Pokeball Plus controller--- the game, there’s still lots to do. And there’s By Dylan Morrow then you might think “Oh, come on. This downloadable content(DLC). This game is Ok here are two cool sports. Let’s see which one people like better? This is an informal poll stinks because it’ll only work with the Let’s also one of the first made. taken of a random sampling of Dewey Tigers. Go games”, but YOU ARE KIND OF WRONG, SO GET EXCITED! I hope this helps you make decisions about what to get on your Switch! 22 The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening This game is obviously a Legend of Zelda (LOZ) game, but here’s the thing: It has chain chomps and goombas in the game, basketball 27 which are obviously Mario-related. The graphics are amazing and it is kind of based off of Legend of Zelda: A Link soccer Between Worlds. The release date is some time in 2019. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Soccer won by 5 votes. Which sport do you like best? page 6 • Spring 2019 sports

Davide Moretti By Pietro Rossi

Have you ever heard of the 6' 2" point guard from the Red Raiders? If you haven’t, then you have to read this article!

Davide Moretti is a college basketball player who plays and studies at Texas Tech University. He wears the number 25. I like Davide Moretti because he plays for the Red Raiders, which is one of my favorite NCAA teams, and because he is from Italy, where all my family is from.

Davide was born in Bologna, Italy, on March 14, 1998. His dad was also a basket- ball player, he played in Italy and now he is a coach. After spending most of his life in Italy, Davide moved to U.S. to study in By Charlie Edwards college. He received scholarships from several colleges, including University of Zion Williamson Is an NCAA basketball American game and scored 8 points before Connecticut, Indiana, and Utah. He finally player who was born July 6, 2000. He leaving with a thumb injury. On January decided to go to Texas Tech. played for Duke this past season and will 20th 2018 he decided to go to Duke. probably get picked first overall in the You might have seen him on TV recently, NBA draft. College Career and Beyond because the Raiders made it all the way to In his first regular season game against the NCAA finals. Davide Moretti is famous Pre College Career the University of Kentucky, he scored 28 for his three point shot. He also is an He attended Spartanburg Day School, and points. In the next game he scored 27 amazing ball handler. During a tough final was a 5 star recruit. When he was a kid, he points. Because of this, he was named four against Michigan State he hit more played soccer and football before playing player of the week. When he played against than 5 three pointers! basketball. At age 9 he started waking up Wake Forest University, he had 30 points at 5 a.m to train. With Johnakin Middle and he was getting a lot of media attention. Davide Moretti reminds me of Spaghetti School they had 8 wins and 1 loss, and won When playing against Syracuse University, pasta: he is tall, Italian, flexible, and he the championship. At Spartanburg Day he exploded for 35 points. He was doing slithers through the court with a red-sauce School he was amazing. During his fresh- so well but he got injured when his shoe colored shirt. Will we ever see him playing man year he averaged 24.4 points per game broke while playing against the Univer- in the NBA? and led them to the South Carolina State sity of North Carolina. After the regular championship game. In his sophomore season ended, he came back and led Duke year he averaged 28.3 points per game, to the ACC tournament title. In March won player of the year, and led the team to Madness he was still good. Against North the championship. In his junior season, he Dakota State he scored 25 points; against Carsen Edwards averaged 36.8 points per game and got into the University of Central Florida, he scored the national spotlight with viral videos of 35 points. He scored 24 points in the final By Vikram Kelly his highlights. He made the cover of Slam game against Michigan State to finish off magazine and led Spartanburg to the state the season. Whoever wins the draft lottery Have you ever heard of a world record February 2019. He averaged 24.3 points title. In his senior season, he averaged 36.4 will get a crazy good player. So that’s Zion breaker in NCAA basketball? Well that’s per game during the regular 2018-19 season points per game and led Spartanburg to the Williamson. Thanks for reading! Carsen Edwards. Edwards is the Purdue and he had an all time high of 42 points in title again. He played in the McDonald’s All Boilermakers basketball starting Point a game during March Madness. Edwards Guard. He was born on March 12, 1998 in is now ranked 4th (all-time) in having the Humble, Texas. most points scored in a tournament game and it is important to note his low (during I first saw Edwards play during this year’s March Madness) was 26 points! The Top 10 NBA Players March Madness. He was a monster three point shooter. He drained three-pointer Edwards is expected to be drafted to the By Nathan Westover after three-pointer well beyond the arc. It NBA this year. Many believe he will be the was amazing! When his team was behind, number 28 pick, but others think he is more Have you ever been arguing with your family, or friends, on who’re the best basketball Edwards remained calm, took control and likely to get picked in the second round. I players? These are the top ten basketball players that currently play in the NBA was not afraid to take the shot. think Edwards will get selected in the first (in my opinion). round of the draft, because of his impres- Edwards has many accolades to be proud sive three point shooting ability and his of. He leads college players with the most exceptional ball handling. I look forward to three pointers scored in four games and watching the draft and seeing who will be 1. Lebron James – Can do anything you tell him to do. was named NCAA player of the week in the lucky team to have Carsen Edwards. 2. Kevin Durant – All-around Shooting forward, great at defense and offense. 3. Giannis Antetokounmpo – Have fun trying to say that name. Fast tempo beast. 4. James Harden – The Best shooter in 2018-2019. 5. – Already Three-time MVP. 6. Kawhi Leonard – Best 2-way forward. 7. Damian Lillard – Best point guard in the NBA. 8. DeMar DeRozan – Best at Shooting guard in the NBA. 9. Paul George – Best shooter who can also drive. 10. Russell Westbrook – Averages a triple-double per game.

I hope you enjoyed my list and I started an argument in your family and/or with your friends!

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Interview with Evanston’s Interview with an Asylum Officer New Police Chief By Ren Opdyke

By Chaya Duarte and Liv Hammer Every year, people come to the United How does an asylum officer determine if States seeking protection because they have someone is eligible? suffered persecution or they have a well An asylum officer will interview an appli- founded fear of future persecution based on cant and determine if they are eligible for race, religion, nationality, membership in a asylum by evaluating whether they meet the particular social group, or for their political definition of a refugee under U.S. law. opinion. I interviewed my Dad for this article—he is an asylum officer. How long does it take to find out if the applicants were granted Asylum? Why does the United States accept people For applicants that filed for asylum after from other countries? 1997, a decision should be made within The United States has a long history 180 days after the application was filed, of refugee resettlement. The Displaced unless there are exceptional circumstances. persons act of 1948 was passed to address the migration crisis in Europe resulting Are the applicants allowed to work from WWII, wherein millions of people and stay in the United States while their had been forcibly displaced from their application is pending? own countries and could not return. By After an applicant has applied for asylum, 1952 the United States had admitted over the applicant is allowed to work and remain 400,000 displaced people under the act. in the United States pending the decision of The United States has a history of welcoming the asylum application. What is your name? Do you have any pets? people from other countries. Demitrous Cook. Yes, I have a dog named Ginger, she is a shih tzu. Is your work fun? Yes, I enjoy it. How long have you been a police officer? “Every year, people come to the United States 39 years! What do you do at work? seeking protection because they have I help police officers get better at what they do. If a kid wants to be a police chief when they grow up, what do they need to know? suffered persecution or they have a well Where did you grow up? Go to school, and don’t get in trouble. Chicago--my home was in public housing. founded fear of future persecution based What do you do to have fun? What is your favorite food? I go camping on race, religion, nationality, membership Mexican food, and chicken. in a particular social group, or for their If you could eat one food for your whole What is your favorite book? life what would it be? political opinion.” Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies Spaghetti For Tough Times, by Donald T. Phillips. What is the craziest case you have been on? Do you ever get time off of work? There was a fire in a bank, and I had to be What is asylum? Who decides if an Asylum application Sometimes the detective. Asylum means that someone is seeking pro- is granted? tection from the United States government A specially trained asylum officer decides What is your favorite sport? Are kids allowed to have lemonade stands? because they have suffered persecution or whether to grant an application for asylum. Football Yes! I love seeing kids have fun. have a well founded fear of persecution in their own country. What happens if the Asylum application Where did you go school when you were 9? Can kids come visit you? is not granted? Carver Elementary Yes!!!!!!!!!!! Who is eligible to apply for asylum? If the application for asylum is not granted, Anyone who is at a port of entry or already the application is referred to an immigration What was your favorite subject at school? in the United States is eligible. An applicant judge where the court will consider the Science may apply regardless of their immigration applicant’s claim. status but must apply within one year of arrival to the United States.

Can you apply for asylum if you are in Interview with Fifth Grader, the United States illegally? Yes. An applicant can apply for asylum Nikolas Pfefferkorn regardless of their status in the United States By Natalia Pfefferkorn and Rebecca Weiner

What do want to be when you grow up? What is your least favorite thing in I don’t know the world? Kidz Bop Do you think your sixth grade teachers will like you? If you had your own planet what would Uhhhh you name it? Ted 4 How many times have you been to McDonalds? What is your favorite movie? It depends Time Zone

What is your favorite food? Are we annoying? I don’t know Yes

What are you doing right now? Thank you, and you are annoying too! Playing video games

What is your is your favorite thing in the world? Memes page 8 • Spring 2019 fun pages

Jeff the Ant End of School By William Edwards By Jojo Levine and Ryan Levine

Kirby By Maggie Ortiz FIND: summer travel television no school no homework suntans camps pools beaches friends

Fruit By Rebecca Weiner

Lazy Bug By Zoey Kramer

FIND: apple pineapple cherry banana grape blueberry apricot watermelon pig kiwi mango

Go to the Dewey website to read the When Ash Mario Meets Pokemon Tiger Times online By Gregory Green and in color!

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Catch the Ball Library By JoJo Levine and Maya Gorges By Wayra Sheridan

Coconut Adventure By Maya Gorges and Ryan Levine FIND: book box series kids book graphic novel computer book club bookmark

Marvel By William Edwards

Rock Paper Scissors By Jojo Levine and Ryan Levine

FIND: Iron Man Hawkeye Spider Man The Hulk Thor Ant Man Black Widow Thanos

Bagel By Zoey Kramer and Isaac Lefkovitz

August 26th

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March Madness The Way Space I Wished It Happened By Thomas Glew By Isaac Lefkovitz

MLG Tomato FIND: planet solar system moon By Brendan Mitchell astronaut galaxy stars sun universe dwarf planet earth

Spring By Sara Hunt

Popcorn Tries to Escape 1 By Eve Coates and Maya Gorges

FIND: spring flower green sun rain Easter coler

Popcorn Tries to Escape 2 By Eve Coates and Maya Gorges

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Don’t Touch Bagel Summer By Thomas Glew By Sara Hunt

Don’t Touch Pizza FIND: By Thomas Glew sun vacation sunscreen heat hat beach outside Toys By Natalia Pfefferkorn

The 2 Bunnies By Liv Hammer

FIND: dolls legos yoyo balls stuffies slime

Walking on Sunshine By Matthew Bodan

Floating Alien Heads By Chaya Duarte and Zoey Kramer

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Resetti Is N0t Made For Animal Crossing Trees By Gregory Green By Matthew Bodan

Chiken Wings By Natalia Pfefferkorn

FIND: oak birch trunk maple dark oak root spruce acacia leaf The Very Unstable Bridge By Matthew Bodan Vacation By Sara Hunt

The Football By Isaac Lefkovitz

FIND: vacation paradise pool warm palm trees sun summer

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