Academy of Aerospace and Engineering 1101 Kennedy Rd. Windsor, CT May 2019 http://aaen.crecschools.org/ Volume 5 issue viii Editorial Board Jean Pasato Editor-In-Chief ~ Benjamin Parke ~ Isabella St. Laurent ~William Hobson-Rhoades ~ Desaray Chapman By Bella St. Laurent Editor Seniors Thank Staff &’ You Kept Me Focused No Hussey Pittman Adan Matter How Much Times You “Thanks for getting me here” “Thank you for helping and “Thank you for always being Pissed Me Off. I Know You’ll -Herbie encouraging me to keep there for me and being a Miss Me” -Nyelle Palmer “She’s like my mom even working and to keep up with positive influence in my life.” “Thanks for being a great though i don't see her often or a my work and for helping do all -Kat Cacioli homeroom teacher, for both of lot, but i know she is someone i my work and for making me Aramli the years I've had you.” -Jonah can trust and go to when ever i not give up” -Hillary Argueta “Thanks” -Karim Alilatene Zgombick need help or advice and i know “Thank you for all the stuff “Thank you for sharing “Thank you for being a cool she got my back.” -Anderson you've done to help me to a common interest when teacher” -Xavier Reid Kupiecki make sure I can pass my it comes to science of Del Valle “You Of All People Been By classes and to become a better superheroes!” -Ashawn Morris “Thank you to Señora del My Side Since.. Forever. You’re kid” -Samari Faber Avery Valle for always supporting me The Most Understanding “Thank you for not keeping “Thank you Ms. Avery for and being the cheerful person Person I’ve Ever Met In My class boring with your being the best and most she is! I can always count on Life &’ You Always Show Me optimism!” -Ashawn Morris understanding teacher you her to make me smile first Things In Different Point Of Shenk could throughout the years.” thing in the morning!” -Ariana Views. For That I’m Forever “For real thanks for actually -Jason Daigle Rodriguez Grateful” -Nyelle Palmer writing my recommendation Canterbury Dion Madore letter and supporting me. I'm “Thanks for staying cool and “Thank you for taking the “Thank you for letting me not sure if I would have gotten in touch throughout the years, time to try to teach out class do fun stuff with rockets you into the college I wanted to appreciate it Cdawg” -Hector despite being dropped this probably shouldn't have.” without you. More importantly Rivera class and having to learn the -Ryan Sponauer though, thanks for being chill “Much respect you are a curriculum with the rest of us Manby as hell and cool to talk to.” teacher that won't be forgotten” and not giving up on our class.” “Thanks for always helping -Malek Agha -Xavier Reid -Sebastian Balram no matter the problem.” -Mark Sindland Champier Frenette Beauregard “Thank you for forcing me “Thank You for being “Thank you for being such an Parkington to go to prom and being there so beautiful and so nice, amazing person. Although I “Much love for being my when i needed it!” -Ashawn every time I see you, you never had your class you are coach for four years and Morris automatically make me smile. still amazing. Everytime I see helping me graduate” -Xavier Sinesi I love you! Even if you don’t you in the hall way we always Reid “You guys were so helpful know it, now you do.” -Shantay say Hi to each other and you Quinn during my junior year and Combs just make my day. I will always “Shoutout to Mrs. Quinn I've had some of my best “You kept it real since day one. respect you, Thank you once for talking me off the ledge You Never Gave Up On Me again.” -Shantay Reid in capstone class” -Lillian Continued on page 4 Socialize with us: Write in, and get yourself Current Events.................................................Page 2 published. Letters should not exceed 200 words. Lifestyle.............................................................Page 3 School News................................................Pages 4-5 Editorial............................................................Page 6 @ CREC_GHAMAS_AAE Columns...........................................................Page 7 @AAEAthletics on Twitter Sports................................................................Page 8 Page 2 ACADEMY TIMES Current Events Aerospace HS May 2019 May 2019 ACADEMY TIMES Columns Aerospace HS Page 7 Stop and Shop Workers Strike Back We Love The Earth So let’s fix it Youtube.com Earth, by Lil Dicky, is an informative website on how to protect the planet By Ashawn Morris issues. Courant.com Staff Writer 30,000 Stop and Shop workers strike the week leading up to Easter and Lil Dicky touts that the Passover in order to protest cuts to salary and benefits proposed by the Lil Dicky’s new song about planet has about 12 years to grocery chain. The strike lasted for 11 days. Earth has gone viral with 68 turn its act around before the million views on Youtube. degree meter for Earth gets By Will Hobson-Rhoades The song goes into depth an extra 1. Editor about the problems on Help by unplugging any Earth: humans that might be electronics you have not too overpopulated, animals being used, not running the If you visited a Stop and And so, the workers went about to go extinct, and water while you brush and Shop around the week of on strike. Mothers, brothers, ways we can solve these recycling. April 14th, you probably neighbors and friends noticed a parking lot decided to strike these devoid of everything but proposed changes, each Measles Outbreak Continues a small band of people by singing a song of rebellion the entrance. That small in parking lots across New band, however, stood for a England. big cause - the rights of the At first, the company workers. refused to make a statement. Stop and Shop was trying But slowly, as the stores to cut several worker benefits emptied and people found in its most recent contract out about the strike, the update - including cuts company began to take such as decreased coverage notice. of health care and pension, Even in the midst of this taking away extra pay on conflict, the company did its Sundays and holidays, and best to serve its community. By George Castillo abcnews.go.com completely eliminating the It began donating all of the Staff Writer prospect of a raise. food sitting on the shelves to The CDC has recommended Stop and Shop, in the homeless shelters and food The vast majority of people that children and babies take limited amount of statements pantries. It told the strikers to infected with the recent two doses of the vaccine. that it made, declared that act with civil behavior. Even measles outbreak have not The first dose should be for even these changes were the community began to give been vaccinated. babies that are 6-12 months, great compared to those of back, providing the strikers Communities with lower and the second dose are for other blue collar workers, with food and drinks. vaccination rates are children 4-6 years olds. even going as far as to say And then, after 11 days, a vulnerable because measles Researchers from Johns that the workers were lucky deal was reached. The store spreads so quickly through Hopkins University and to be receiving any pension finally agreed to the terms coughing and sneezing. University of Texas have at all. It claimed that if these that the 31,000 workers An unvaccinated child identified 25 U.S. states benefits were continued,had set forth. Workers from Israel traveled back that are at risk of measles the franchise may go out of everywhere are celebrating to the U.S and caused an outbreaks. business. This was met with their victory over the outbreak in Brooklyn and The health crisis has high levels of skepticism, monster-sized chain, and the other parts of New York, become a political issue as as the company generated only thing left is to ratify the Connecticut, and Baltimore President Trump declares billions of dollars in revenue. deal. County. people have to get vaccinated. May 2019 ACADEMY TIMES Columns Aerospace HS Page 7 Gales Going Going Back Back to Cali Cali Students And Staff Run Cheshire Half Marathon By Raheem Jackson (AI), Gales was responsible Staff Writer for assisting with different grade levels substitute The expression ‘’to come teaching, cafe duty and full circle’’ means that after various other tasks. He many significant life events taught an 8th grade study and major changes one hall class called Extended returns to a place from which Learning Opportunities one started from. This could (ELO). be said about our very own Gales also coached at least Mr. Gales - his life about to one sport every year: Middle come full circle. School soccer, helped start Mr. Gales accepted a new the CREC HS Football position as an assistant program, and coached five professor of Kinesiology years of Middle School track and Head Wrestling coach and field. at Sacramento City College In addition to AAE, Gales in California. Sadly, Gales is also the head wrestling Photo Neha Kataria is leaving us but he is going coach at Trinity College. Mr. Williams, Ms. Magrey, Anthony Antony and Baheer back home to California. Gales also served as the Akberzairan at the Cheshire Marathon Gales originally came to Director of the Connecticut By Neha Kataria AAE in January of 2013. He chapter of Beat The Streets Staff Writer reflected on his first day at our Wrestling - a series of after- in 1:50.