Central Times

Volume 3 No. 8 Central Times Staff March Madness is Here! Mariate C. Shoshana G. Andrew F. Abby G. It's March Madness time and you know that means Basketball, Shoshana G. Basketball and more basketball. It is filled with excitement, slam Matt K. dunks, and unbelievable athletes waiting to show off. David L. The NCAA Men's Division Basketball Championship is a Adam L. single elimination tournament held each spring featuring 65 college Andrew L. basketball teams in the United States. The tournament takes place Cokey P. over 3 weeks at sites across the U.S., and the national semifinals Madison S. (the Final Four) have become one of the nation's most prominent George T. sports events. Stefan W. Eliza W. Hayden W. Natalia D. Bob H. Becca H. Eric H. Opening Round: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 Brian K. Skyler N. First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 15 and 17, Ana P. 2007 Jacob R. Ben S. First and Second Rounds: Friday and Sunday, March 16 and 18, 2007 Jamie S. Regionals: Thursday and Saturday, March 22 and 24, 2007 Faculty Advisor: Mrs. Dalleska Regionals: Friday and Sunday, March 23 and 25, 2007

1 Interview with Ms. Kudert

Q: What did you do before you came to Central? A: Ms. Kudert taught general music, vocal music, and beginning band at Central School in Lake Bluff for two years.

Q: How did you get into music? A: She decided, when she was ten, to play flute and she was sixteen when she decided to be a band director.

Q: Did you always want to be a music teacher? A: Ms. Kudert didn’t always want to be a musician. At first she wanted to be an engineer.

Q: Who is your favorite musician? A: Her favorite musician was her grandfather.

Q: What is a normal day like for you? A: In a normal day for Ms. Kudert she will get up and come to school. After school she goes to an aerobics and weight lifting class.

Q: What were some important days for you and why? A: The day Ms. Kudert received her acceptance letter, the day she graduated from college, the day she got her masters degree, and the day she was offered a job at Central School were all very important days to Ms. Kudert.

Q: If you couldn’t be a music teacher what would you be? A: Ms. Kudert would be either a high school science teacher or a fitness teacher.

Q: What is your favorite type of music and what instruments do you play? A: Broadway show tunes are Ms. Kudert’s favorite types of music. She plays flute and piccolo.

Q: What advice would you give anyone who is thinking of becoming a music teacher? A: She says it takes practice and patience, but it is a really rewarding profession. 2 InquiryInquiry PublishingPublishing PartyParty By Andrew F. The members of the Briggs and Pence/Rosenson advisories had a chance to share their hard work with other sixth grade advisories. Inquiry topics ranged from the gold rush to prehistoric sea animals. The students put a month into these great looking research projects.

Sixth grader Liam presents his pre- historic sea animals research project. Julia and Shoshana present their inquiry projects.

Max presents his sharks project.

Jeff with his inquiry project.

Jeremy with his gold rush project.

3 Pickle Ball by:Cokey P. and David L.

The mini-tennis game called Pickle-Ball was created during 1965 in Bainbridge Island, which is a short ride from Seattle. Pickle-Ball is played in thousands of school P.E. programs, parks and recreation centers, correctional facilities, camps, YMCA's and cooperate fitness centers. The reason that pickle ball got its peculiar name, is that there was a dog named Pickles, who would away with the the original pickle ball every day.

So, that gave the owners the idea to call the sport pickle-ball. The rules of pickle ball are very confusing. On the serve you have to serve under hand and must diagonally into the other square. The Pickle-Ball, Inc. game is usually played to 11. In Europe 4700 9th Ave. NW it is most popular. It is mostly a game of Seattle, WA 98107 placement not power. [email protected]

January 16, 2007

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4 5 THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU written by: Mitch Albom MEET IN HEAVEN article by: Becca H.

~ THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN is a heartwarming, tear-jerking, novel about an old man and his journey through heaven.

~ EDDIE is an eighty-three year old man who has been working as a maintenance man at the same amusement park his entire life. One day, as Eddie is undergoing his usual routines, he is involved in a tragic accident that costs him his life.

~ DURING EDDIES journey through heaven, he meets people who life's he altered, but without knowing it. Without knowing it, Eddie costs peoples life because of them trying to make his life better.

~ EDDIE meets five people while he is in heaven. Each person teaches Eddie a valuable life lesson, because, life goes on.

~ I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK to anyone who likes to learn lessons and have a good read in their book. It is a novel that I myself will never forget.

6 How to Make a Ballet Bun Written by Ana P. To make a ballet bun, you will need several materials. You will need a brush, comb, ponytail, hair net, plenty of bobby pins, a scrunchie, hair clips, gel, and hair spray. First, you will need to brush your hair until there aren’t any more tangles or bumps (it also helps if you spray your hair with water beforehand). You will then have to gather your hair into a tight ponytail. Comb around the ponytail to rid of any bumps or “forks” in your hair. If your hair isn’t long enough to fit into a ponytail, first put it into a ponytail, and then clip up any extra hair that has fallen out of the ponytail with hair clips. After you make a ponytail in your hair, you should twist your hair around the ponytail until it is tight. Next, wrap the hair net around your hair so that it covers all of your hair. Start putting bobby pins around the net, going through the net and the hair*. Once you have put bobby pins around the whole bun, wrap a scrunchie over the net to keep the whole bun together. To finish off the bun, put a lot of gel in your hair, and put hair clips in the places with “loose” hair. Flatten out the top of your head by “going over it with a fine tooth comb” (literally!). Complete the look by spraying your hair with hair spray. You have created a bun.

*Be careful! Don’t shove the bobby pins in too tight or you will give yourself or the person that you are putting the bun on a bad headache!

7 Air Mattress Cool Inventions Shoshana G.

Speaker Sneaker Have you ever wanted to sleep in the air? Well, if you said yes your wish has come true! Janjaap Ruijssenaars air mattress uses a matching set of repelling magnets, built into the bed and the floor below, to support you. With this bed you can sleep in the air and have fun! Price: $1.5 million Stackable Cars

While you are on the basketball court have you ever wanted to listen to music? If yes then these are the shoes for you. You hook then up to your It is not every day that a concept car rewrites the computer and when rules of more than 100 years of motoring. In development you are done you can for four years by a team of architects and engineers led listen to music on the by William Mitchell, former head of the school of court. If your coach architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology does not like it use the (MIT), as part of his Smart Cities research group, a new head phones and you MIT car is borne of a complete rethink of people's can be the only person relationship with their cars in the ever-expanding cities of listening. the future. Price: $256.81 Price: unknown 8 9 10 Playoff Picture

1. over 4. New York Mets The Cubs made a great deal of moves in the off season, including signing Alfonso Soriano. The Mets made a big mistake by not signing any good . The Mets do have arguably the best hitting team in the MLB, but pitching wins championships.

2. over 3. Philadelphia Phillies The Phillies have a great pitching team and the reigning NL MVP powerhouse, Ryan Howard. Also, the Phils have streakin’ second baseman Chase Utley. But, the Dodgers got some good outfielders in and Luis Gonzalez. They also have middle JEff Kent and Rafael Furcal. But, the main thing that they are great in is pitching. They have , Jason Schmidt, Brad Penny and Randy Wolf. In relief, they have Jonathan Broxton, a great prospect, as their .

2. Los Angeles Dodgers over 1. Chicago Cubs

1. over 4. The AL Champions from the Motor City did a great job of not stepping in on the big money being thrown around this off season. The only person they signed was Gary Sheffield. They also have great pitching in , , Jeremy Bonderman, , and Joel Zumaya. The Yanks also didn’t sign many guys this off season. They did sign lefty Kei Igawa from Asia. both teams showed similar mindsets this off season but Detroit beat the Yanks last year, showing the Tigers are better.

3. over 2. Los Angeles Angels The Red Sox signed Daisuke Matsuzaka, Julio Lugo Joel Piniero, and J.D. Drew this past off season. Year after year, the Bo-Sox showed they were a good team but this year they made some great moves. The Angels signed Gary Matthews, coming off a career year. They also have Jered Weaver. That’s what will get them into the playoffs along with Vlad, Chone Figgins, and K-Rod. But, it won’t be good enough to beat the Sox , this year....

3. Boston Red Sox over 1. Detroit Tigers

11 3. Boston Red Sox over 1. Detroit Tigers

World Series 2. Los Angeles Dodgers over 3. Boston Red Sox

Awards

NL MVP- Alfonso Soriano AL MVP- Travis Hafner NL - AL Cy Young- Johan Santana Comeback Player of the Year- NL Manager of the Year- Willie Randolph AL Manager of the Year- Terry Francona Closer of the Year- Joe Nathan Setup Man of the Year- Scot Shields

Matt’s Pizza Man and power squirrel

Eric’s helicopter

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