North Star Issue No. 1 November 2019

Inside: School Vending Machines The NBA vs. China Who is Mr. Zadlo? Minecraft More News and Opinion...

Opinion Editor: Layout Editor: Staff Adelle Fitch Melanie Dycus

Editor-in-Chief: Review Writers: Photojournalist: Mr. Hoadley Mason Mathews Reyna Casiano

Adam Camara Assistant Editor-in-Chief: Mercedes Cruz Data Journalist: Lydia Dunker Lillyannie Rodriguez Gaby Galindo

Jenny Flores News Editor:

Jackie Umland Opinion Writers: Disclaimer: The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by

Shelley Hayes the various journalists in The North Star are theirs alone and News Writers: Mary Schultz do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of Maddy Ackerman Ana Hernandez the Woodstock North High School Community or Community Sophie Reddy Maddie Miller Unit School District 200. The North Star is produced by Ruben Martinez Elijah Pena Journalism I, an English elective course. Esme Hernandez Tiarra Wilson Ale Galindo Contact: questions or concerns? Ryan Aklinski Cartoonist: Email: [email protected] Matilde Valtulini James Gawronski

Contents NEWS ADVICE CO2 in Local Waterways……...35 Who is Mr. Zadlo? ……...3 Finding Peace……...19 The Littering Problem ……...38 Girls Varsity Tennis: The 2019 Season REVIEWS ……..8 Minecraft Review ……..21 Climate Change ……...40

An Epidemic……...11 Pug Mahomes Irish Pub and Grill……...25 NBA vs. China ……...42

E-Waste is Piling Up ……...14 Us Movie Review……..27 CARTOON

Dump Truck Vs. Biker…… 17 Is Black Mirror Worth It? ……..29 New England Patriots for Real? ……...44

Artist Spotlight……...18 The Orlando Experience……..31

OPINION Vending Machines……...33 Who is Mr. Zadlo? NEWS By: Matilde Valtulini Mr Zadlo was born on May 9th, 1990 of teaching should adapt to the students, university and helping students succeed without studying a lot, and only when on the north side of Chicago, but he not vice versa. He had some good in higher level math classes. He said that he started to go to grew up on the south side. He is the teachers during his life that inspired him in high school he was a good student first generation of his family that was to become one, and now one of his goals born in America, both of his parents is to inspire the students to do the same. are from Poland which makes him He said that the most challenging parts of 100% Polish. His dream job as a kid his job are to make math understandable was to be a basketball player like and accessible to everyone, as well as to Michael Jordan, who was one of his make his classes challenging and

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Many schools around the United and locker rooms, with more following States are turning to vapor sensors for suit. An Ohio local school district has the bathroom. About 20% of high installed 16 vape detectors at Revere schoolers, 4.1 million nationwide, are High School and Middle School. The turning to e-cigarettes. WIth this, they most recent state to have installed urge you to know the huge dangers vape detectors is Illinois. High Schools and health risks surrounding vaping in Chicago suburbs, including Hinsdale and what it can do to you. Most Central High School, Hinsdale South commonly used flavors of Juuls are and Evanston Township High School

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E-waste is a huge problem in the melted down and made into new wires society we live in. Since everybody in and also turned into different items America always wants the newest, altogether. The only problem is that coolest, and best product on the nobody or no organization is really market everybody forgets about the making an effort to go out and recycle old device they used to have. Where these materials for themselves. does it go? Only about 15% of all Time Magazine, Forbes Magazine, e-waste is actually recycled and the Rubicon, The World Health rest just ends up in landfills with the Organization, and just about all other other junk that is eventually social media outlets are constantly geocached to another area and left to making articles on this, yet still nobody sit forever or until dug up years later. sees this as a big enough problem to According to solve. Familyhandyman.com “E-Waste is Some companies have the fastest growing waste stream implemented machines in stores, that globally” and will become the world's look a lot like vending machines, that biggest problem in about fifty years If give you money for your old we (as a consumer society) keep electronics but even that was kind of a buying electronics and ditching them failure because you rarely see at the rate we do right now. There are someone recycling their electronics landfills full of electronic waste that there. Nobody is willing to give up the could possibly be recycled to make seven hundred dollar phone that new products. The copper and metals bought three years ago up for fifteen that the wires have could easily be dollars. Which is semi understandable

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15 16 Dump Truck vs Biker NEWS Artists Spotlight: Melanie Dycus By: Sophie Readdy By: Ryan Aklinski On November 6th, 2019 a woman I recently sat down and talked with When the two of us got to talking was killed while riding her bike on the Melanie Dycus, a member of the about artists and current music, I asked west side of Chicago around 7 am WNHS choir and orchestra. “How long who her favorite artist was and she when a dump truck took a right into Advertise your group have you been in music for” I asked. responded with Freddie Mercury; who, the bicyclist. “Since 4th grade- I started with the in her opinion, is the best modern This will be the second bike death in or club here in the Viola” along with the viola she has musician just off of ability and the area in less than two weeks. The picked up the guitar, violin, piano, and passion, but Pearl Jam is her favorite bicyclist was a thirty seven year old next Edition! Ukulele. “What would you consider band. I followed up by asking her woman, and the dump truck driver was your main instrument?” she responded favorite Pearl Jam song which is “Black” twenty one years old. with “For sure my voice, no question off the album Ten. Melanie’s abilities They were both heading south on Contact Mr. Hoadley or about it”. Therefore, her most makes her one of the most talented Milwaukee with the bicyclist on the recognizedHeader achievements Goes obviously Here musicians, in the senior class, at right of the dump truck. When the a North Star staff come from her vocals. Woodstock North, and we can’t wait to dump truck turned right, he hit the member for more info. After discovering that her most see what the future holds for her. woman and she went under the memorable,Lorem as ipsum well as herdolor favorite, sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed vehicle. performancedo eiusmod was “Bottom tempor of the incididunt ut labore et dolore magna The man and reporters state he was River”,aliqua. we started Ut movingenim adonto minim less veniam, quis nostrud exercitation “legally making a right turn” at a green general questions; starting with asking light. He also states that “he did not what ullamcoher plans for laboris the future nisi are ut and aliquip if ex ea commodo consequat. see the bike on the right side”. The she willDuis continue aute on irure with dolormusic during in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse side of the street that the bicyclist was college.cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.Advertise Excepteur your sint group riding on was mostly for bikes; the Sheoccaecat has decided cupidatat to go to Eastern non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia truck is and was required to check for Michigan University and, after four or club here in the bikes in the bike lane. The biker was years deseruntin both choir mollit and orchestra, anim idshe est laborum."next Edition! pronounced dead on the scene but no has also decided to continue her names have been announced. musical career while attending there.

17 Contact Mr. Hoadley or 18 a North Star staff member for more info. Finding Peace ADVICE By: Tiarra N Wilson When you do yoga, blood flow Most of the time we tend to forget who In the end doing what is best for you So let's start off with the definition increases to the muscles bringing we are and forget our purpose because is always the key. Unclutter and relax of peace. Peace is the freedom of oxygen and essential nutrients to the we are trying to please others. Learn to your mind; make time and space for disturbance or a state or period in active tissues. Yoga gives you strength, focus on yourself and give yourself new things and new people. Be more which there is no war or war has flexibility, and mind-body awareness. standards and morals; don't overthink understanding and look at things from ended, but I like to look at it as being Researchers found that practicing yoga it . all perspectives. in a comfortable, calming state. If there for 6 weeks increases the activation of One other thing you can do is be were more people with a peaceful the parasympathetic nervous system more relaxed; slow down in your life mindset, there would be more world which helps keep us calm, not only stop rushing things. Usually when you peace. Having eternal peace can get during the yoga session, but even out multi task you have so many things you through the days calmly. You have of it. Yoga has massively grown over you want to do on your mind, that you to learn how to control your emotions the years. According to, “The Good even start forgetting to eat or sleep. and control how you react to certain Body,” over 36 million people practice BeingHeader able to slow Goesdown does Here have things. It's mainly all on focusing on yoga, but it is not only yoga you can do other good results as well, like being yourself! Stop rushing through the day to find your inner peace. more aware of yourself. Just live your always waiting on time. We know daily life can be busy; a life inLorem the present. ipsum Don't dolor focus sit on amet,the consectetur adipiscing elit, sed One thing you can do to start your few things that you can try doing today futuredo as eiusmod much. Just tempor live now because incididunt ut labore et dolore magna inner piece is trying yoga. Yoga is a to find your inner peace is setting you aliqua.wont get Utthat enim moment ad again. minim Have veniam, quis nostrud exercitation group of physical, mental and spiritual limits for yourself, slow down, don't you ever had a good memory and you practices which originated in ancient clutter your world and your mind, can'tullamco remember laboris it vividly nisi as much ut aliquip so ex ea commodo consequat. India. accept and let go, and finally, my the memoryDuis aute slowly irure starts dolor fading in away? reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse favorite is escaping for a while. Find That's how life is going to feel if you yourself and don't lose yourself again. cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint rushoccaecat it all the time. cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia

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19 20 Minecraft Review OPINION By: Mason Mathews

Minecraft is more than just a game to the As you can see Minecraft is what you majority of generation z, it's our childhood. I make of it. If you are not a creative personally have spent countless late nights person, this game might become boring grinding this game with my best friends. to you over a long period of time. But if There is no other game that will allow you to building, creating and surviving doesn't be so creative to the point you can ultimately tickle your fancy, Minecraft enables

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21 22 OPINION This game makes for a great starter One survey from Australia’s Griffith game for kids that have just got their University asked teachers about the first gaming console. This game usefulness of Minecraft in the classroom, doesn't require you to keep up with its then studied their responses. These are pace, but encourages you to go at your the kind of things that make Minecraft pace because of the controls being so unique compared to other games. easy. It will allow you young gamers to Minecraft has a little something for get a handle on the controls. Popular everyone. belief says video gaming is a lazy, In September 2014, Microsoft mind-numbing waste of time. announced a deal to buy Mojang and Stereotypes like this are common, but Minecraft intellectual property for $2.5 they’re not exactly accurate. In fact, billion, with the acquisition completed two studies suggest there are a number of months later. This games rights sold for 2.5 Header Goes Here benefits to playing video games. billion dollars. That's huge for a game that Games like Minecraft can improve isn't really violent and has such a simple learning, motor skills, and creativity. format. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed Video gaming actually affects To conclude, Minecraft will always be cognitive skills in some pretty remembered as a classic game that most do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna surprising ways. It encourages and everyone from our generation has played, aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation motivates learning. Minecraft is often and many other generations will play. ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. used in the classroom as a teaching tool. Teachers use the game to explain Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse physics concepts, like gravity, or teach cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint students about historic sites. occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."

23 24 Pug Mahones Irish Pub and Grill By: Lillyannie Rodriguez OPINION

My favorite food to eat is hot wings, My mother ordered the the wings, and She pulled out her phone to record It was almost like a steak fry and the hotter the better. Since I was I was nervous that I wouldn't like them me because she was sure that I would seasoning but spicy. By the time I little, I loved everything spicy. I would because she ordered the dry rub wings. cry because of how spicy it would be. finished the wing, my lips were tingling. put hot sauce or salsa on basically I do not like dry rub wings; I prefer wet This was a big deal because it takes a I am proud to say that I did not cry, but everything. So when my mom went sauced wings. But my mom claimed I lot of spices for me to think it’s truly I almost did if I am being honest. and tried a new restaurant that had the would enjoy them anyway. Our drinks hot. I was a little nervous that I would Overall, I give Pug Mahones Irish Pub hottest wings she has ever tried- they came right away and soon after that actually cry, so to get it over with I and Grill a 4.5 star review. Our server were so hot that they made her cry- I our wings came. She ordered two dived in. I attempted to dip it in ranch was really nice and quick to attend to was intrigued. After I claimed that I different types of wings: one was the but my mom said I shouldn’t to get the us which was good. The wings were would not cry, she said we would go second hottest and the second one “full effect of the spice”. I then took a amazing and definitely the best that I the following week. That next Tuesday was the hottest one that they had. As bite. The spicyness overwhelmed and I have had in my whole life. If you love my mother and I went to 282 Grand soon as they were placed on the table startedHeader coughing. Just Goes like the firstHere spicy food, or are a wing lover, you Ave in Fox Lake where Pugg Mahones the scent tingled my nose. I tried the wing, it had amazing flavor that I should definitely go to Pug Mahones Irish Pub and Grill is located. Pug second hottest one first and as soon as cannot quite put my finger on. Irish Pub and Grill in Fox Lake. Mahones is a 4.4 star restaurant, and I picked up the first wing I dipped it in Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed most of their reviews rave about their ranch and took a bite. The seasoning do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna wings. Which made me excited to try was overwhelming but in a good way. aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation the wings. When we walked in, it was a I've never eaten a wing that had that clean and fun environment. When we much flavoring.. It was definitely the ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. sat down a few minutes later, the best wing that I have eaten in my Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse waitress came by to give us menus and entire life. After I finished my first wing, cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint take our order for drinks. my mom wanted me to try the hottest occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia one. deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."

25 26 As the movie progresses, the family In addition to this, the doppelgangers Us Movie Review is chased by another family that looks are not fully explained either. The film OPINION By: Adam Camara just like they do. In the film, there are makes clear why they exist, but does This does not fully play out by the creatures known as ‘doppelgangers.’ not mention where they come from. end of the film, however, and the Us is an American horror/thriller Doppelgangers are humanoid clones of While the film has a strong underlying audience is left to wonder why she film written and directed by Jordan people that live underground. message for the viewer, the way in acted this way. The soundtrack is also Peele. It was released in 2019 and Although somewhat creepy, they serve which it plays out is poor. In addition to unoriginal and not creepy or unsettling made around $70 million, according to a deeper purpose in the film. At the this, the film’s direction was not in the slightest. It is also played Rebecca Rubin, a news editor for end of the film, the mother goes back exactly top-notch. On more than one sporadically throughout the film and Variety. While Us was successful down to the same funhouse she went occasion when the family is being feels very out of place. Rather than financially, the film itself is a different to as a kid. This time, however, she chased by a doppelganger, they tend adding suspense or tension to the story. The directing is poorly done and walks further into the house and to make poor choices instead of just movie, the soundtrack turns any of the the soundtrack does not do the film discovers an underground hallway that running. There is a scene towards the movie’s suspense into a joke and ruins justice, either. While it has an resembles a mental asylum. There, she beginning of the movie where the that sense of tension that, otherwise, interesting story, it falls flat by the end sees doppelgangers that are clones of father of the family is chased by his would have improved the film majorly. of the film, and the audience is only every person above ground. The doppelganger to a boat behind the The only point in the film the given an explanation for about half of actions of the doppelgangers mirrored cabinLorem that the ipsumfamily had dolor rented sit for amet, consectetursoundtrack workedadipiscing was when elit, a sed family what goes on. The movie tells the story the actions of the people at the their dovacation. eiusmod Instead tempor of saving incididunthis utin laborethe neighborhood et dolore is beingmagna carnival above exactly. The reason the family and using the boat to escape, he of a mother, played by Lupita Nyong'o, aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,slaughtered quis nostrud by the doppelgangersexercitation who is lured into a funhouse at a doppelgangers exist, along with the walks backwards and taunts his while a Beach Boys song, Good ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. carnival as a kid by a young girl who entire underground lab, is to bring to doppelganger. In another scene, the Vibrations, is played on the radio. The looks just like her; however, something light the darker side of our reality. familyDuis attempts aute to irure drive awaydolor to in leave reprehenderit only reason in voluptate this works is velit because esse the appears off about her. The film then However, there are things that the film the town,cillum but dolorethe daughter eu fugiathas to drive nulla pariatur.song is Excepteurplayed ironically sint in the skips to her as a mother where the rest does not explain. For instance, one of becauseoccaecat the father’s cupidatat leg is broken. non proident,background. sunt in culpa In short, qui Us officia is an of the movie takes place. She and her the film’s first shots shows a room with Insteaddeserunt of just letting mollit the daughteranim id est laborum."overrated and poorly made thriller not cages of albino bunny rabbits. They drive the car, the family wastes about family plan a trip to the same town worth watching. The film has a strong where this happened, which brings show up again at the end of the film, five minutes of the film arguing about beginning, but becomes less back all of the memories of what she but are not explained or tied into the who should drive the car. suspenseful as it goes on. This film is 27had experienced as a young girl. rest of the story. just a huge letdown. 28 Is Black Mirror Worth It? OPINION By: Mercedes Cruz

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29 30 The Orlando Experience OPINION By: Jennifer Flores

I traveled to Orlando, Florida on After the beach I went to a small The third day I went to Disney Springs, In conclusion, my experience was November 2nd to November 7th. It lake. My cousins were fishing for a few It’s an outdoor shopping, dining, and truly amazing because I got the chance was an amazing experience and mostly hours as well. So overall, my entertainment complex at the Walt to spend it with my family. Florida is a because I was with all my family. I got experience at the beach wasn't so great Disney World Resort in Lake Buena place I recommend you go to because to experience parks, Orlando, because I kept falling. I’m kidding; it Vista, Florida. I just walked around the there are so many parks and places Kissimmee and Cocoa. The weather was really fun, and it was such a whole complex, and I was able to go to you can visit. Also it would be a break was amazing as well. That’s something beautiful experience just seeing the the Disney store. They also had a whole from your normal life without any I miss the most, waking up to sunny beach. statue of a dinosaur built with Legos. It’s worries, and it's affordable. Something days. One of my favorite foods to eat The second day I was there I went to crazy to see how creative people are. I will miss the most is the weather and in Florida is “ Pollo Tropical”. For us it’s SeaWorld; that was such a beautiful Disney springs is also well known Pollo Tropical because I came back to like Popeyes, but there is something and amazing experience, just seeing all becauseHeader it has a restaurant Goes that’s Here built snow and cold weather. about that place that makes it so much the fish, whales, dolphins and so much like a volcano and it actually erupts. better. more. I had the chance to see two Disney springs is a good place to go to The day I got there I went to Cocoa shows; the first one was of the whales when youLorem just want ipsum to walk dolor around sit justamet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed Beach, Florida, I went with my family and the second one was of the to have a good time with your family. So for a few hours. The waves were really dolphins. It's so interesting to see what my experiencedo eiusmod there was tempor great. incididunt ut labore et dolore magna hard and in every wave it would they can do. They have so much talent. On aliqua.my fourth Ut day, enim I didn’t ad really minim do veniam, quis nostrud exercitation literally take me away. One of the One of the best moments was when I much butullamco spend time laboris with mynisi family. ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. waves actually dropped me, and I walked in a tunnel and just looked up We went to Fun Spot America in scraped my knee; that's how bad the to see the sharks. It was scary but it Kissimmee,Duis Florida. aute irureThis park dolor includes in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse waves were, but it was so much fun. was so cool just to watch them pass roller coasterscillum and dolore an arcade; eu fugiat it’s a big nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint Not many people were there, but there above you. SeaWorld is a place I park, sooccaecat there is a lot cupidatat you can do non there. proident, sunt in culpa qui officia were some people surfing. recommend you go to; it was one of My last day in Florida I just spent time my favorite days. with mydeserunt family and mollit we relaxed anim in the id est laborum." warm weather, made food, and my cousin also made me a birthday cake even though my birthday was 3 months 31 ago. 32 Vending Machines OPINION By: Shelley Hayes

A nationwide survey of vending In conclusion, having the ability to The vending machines sell food and Good nutrition at school is more machines in high schools and middle have healthier snacks in the machines beverages during the school day which important than ever, leading to schools found that seventy-five we have access to will help kids expand we all know, but the debate over improved focus and sustained energy percent of drinks and eighty-five their attention span, make these whether schools should have vending both in which kids need to stay percent of the snacks sold are of poor students more productive, keep them machines has been ongoing. focused. Students can enjoy fruit nutritional value. The machines mostly hydrated, which is good for not only According to "Healthy You Vending" snacks, baked goods, trail mix, and promote sugary beverages foods that the kids, but for the school. Remember vending machines are a convenient wheat crackers. With these healthy only increase the risk of obesity. these these snacks can help toward and relatively inexpensive way to get snacks students, stomachs will be I'm not saying to get rid of every buying more equipment and snacks and drinks between meals. satisfied and will lead to more unhealthy food that there is but put textbooks. Vending machines are found in attentive and productive students. The healthierHeader choices in theGoes vending Here forty-three percent of elementary same with drinks too. Students can machines. schools, seventy-four percent of enjoy water, one hundred percent middle schools, and ninety-eight juices, and green tea. By having these, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed percent of high schools across the U.S. students can have a better opportunity do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna In July 2014, the United States to stay hydrated. aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation Many schools have vending Department of Agriculture (USDA) set ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. new standards for snacks and drinks machines placed around the school for Duis aute irure door in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse sold during school hours. The children to receive snacks and drinks challenge to meet the standards for the exchange of a couple of cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint though is required to have less than quarters, but are the choices in the occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia two hundred calories, less than vending machines the best to choose deserunt mollit anim id est laborum." thirty-five percent saturated fats, zero from? “ grams trans fat, and nutritional value instead of empty calories. 33 34 CO2 in our Water Systems OPINION By: Mary Schultz

In this day in age, the world is trying It takes time to go in there and get All of the CO2 that is put out into Climate change is a big deal not just to fight climate change by getting fossil rid of all the CO2. There can be the air can travel for miles and slowly world wide, but locally because the fuels under control, but what most changes that the government can do make its way back down to the ground Nippersink is also being affected which people don’t know is that animal about the human population to help and end up in the water such as the is causing all the plants and animals agriculture is the second largest save the environment. Nippersink. There are emissions from that are nearby to be sick or even die. contributor to human made There is also a loss of carbon that is all of the fuel that is being burned by There are other ways that the locals greenhouse gas. These emissions that stored in the forests and soils that all the world’s transportation vehicles can help with getting the carbon come after the result of fossil fuels is come from the land that is used to which includes cars, trucks, trains, dioxide under control such as the the leading cause of deforestation, change due to a degradation. Extensive boats and airplanes that all use fuels to farmers that either deal with the plants water and air pollution, and the loss of clearing of trees for the agricultural make them work. or animals which can be good for all biodiversity. expansion has caused livestock to be The air and water pollution can be the plants or animals. Farmers are In McHenry County, Illinois there induced with emissions that can attributedHeader towards theGoes livestock Here which starting to adapt hubs to help them has been a problem with CO2 amount to 0.65 gigatons of the CO2 can produce seven to nine times more control all the emissions that they are emissions that are being absorbed into that is put out into the environment. sewage than humans, and it will tend putting out into the atmosphere which the water of the Nippersink that are The water can lead to different places to be Loremleft untreated ipsum and dolor not being sit amet, consecteturcauses climate adipiscing change and elit, starting sed to killing the plants and animals that are such as going through residential areas takendo care eiusmod of. Throughout tempor McHenry incididunt utaffect labore the surrounding et dolore environment. magna living in it. When it comes to the were it could get into the ground or the Countyaliqua. there has Ut been enim a lot ad of minim animal veniam, quis nostrud exercitation wellbeing of the environment, it tends pipes and end up in the drinking water. waste that has been produced that is to go unnoticed because the amount The extensive amount of carbon causingullamco the CO2 laborisin the Nippersink nisi ut toaliquip ex ea commodo consequat. of carbon dioxide that is being let out dioxide that is released throughout rise dueDuis to the aute non irure treatment dolor of thein reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse is affecting the type of water that the McHenry County tends to be not get animalcillum manure. dolore The air eu and fugiat water nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint

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35 36 Top Sources of US Roadway Litter Advertise your group or by: Gaby Galindo TopBy: Gaby Sources Galindo of U.S. Roadway Litter club here in the next Edition! Improperly covered vehicles 17.6% Contact Mr. Hoadley or a North Star staff member for more info.

Motorists 57.3% Pedestrians 25.1% Source: Keep America Beautiful

37 The Littering Problem OPINION By: Ana Hernandez Of course some people will still think Of course it's going to be impossible We’ve seen littering everywhere,. place to decrease littering. You are not it’s too much work to do this, so for everyone to stop littering, but if we Most places you go, there will be allowed to bring your outside food into instead they just drop it on the floor. do a simple thing of just picking up trash that people have left. It’s the park or the food will be thrown This is where the workers come in and trash that we see laying around, we can inevitable but do we actually realize away . How this works is when you get pick up after people. Six Flags is a and will make a difference. Several the problem it has become and how through security there is a part where clean friendly environment which small differences can make a big we are the ones who are causing this? they check your bag, and if they find always makes for a comfortable visit. difference; we can all make a In the United States it is illegal to food, they have the authority to throw The problem with this is not every part difference; all we need to do is just give litter. There can be a fine up to away any and all of the food you have of the United States is going to act like the small effort it requires. $1,000 or imprisonment up to six brought . This rule brings them money Six Flags . months , sometimes both . We don’t since people do get hungry during the It requires a lot of work and time really see very many people go to jail day at the park, and some people don’t and sometimesHeader even Goes money toHere do this, for littering or have heard of people want the hassle of walking all the way but people put this off to the side getting a fine because it is very hard to their car to get a bite which can be because they don’t think it’s a big to catch someone during the action. enough of a problem right now quite a walk depending where you Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed People think there are worse crimes have parked. compared to other things that are being committed right now, but who goingdo on, eiusmod but in reality tempor if we keep incididunt ut labore et dolore magna They offer many places to eat, and is going to pay attention to me everywhere you walk there is a place ignoringaliqua. these Utproblems enim itad is goingminim to veniam, quis nostrud exercitation throwing my garbage on the floor? to get food . Of course they charge be too late and too big to fix. The However, several people leaving their differenceullamco with thislaboris problem nisi that's ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. extra for stuff but people do buy it. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse garbage behind can turn into more of This rule is also really helping their occurring is we ourselves are able to a bigger problem than we realize. park be kept clean because whichever stop cillumit or at least dolore reduce eu it. fugiat Places can nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint Numerous places have tried to place you go to eat, there will always put asoccaecat many garbage cupidatat cans as they non want proident, sunt in culpa qui officia decrease littering by setting rules. out, but if people won't put in the very be a garbage can near . Trash cans are deserunt mollit anim id est laborum." For example , Six Flags which is a always nearby even if there isn't a small effort of just throwing their popular amusement park for families place to get food. garbage away nothing's going to to go out and enjoy have a rule in change and then really the garbage cans are useless. 38 39 Climate Change OPINION By: Maddie Miller

collecting many different types of The Earth's climate has changed a information about our planet and its reusable bags when you go shopping. Advertise your lot throughout time. Just in the last climate on a global scale. This body of Three, green your commute by taking group or club here 650,000 years there have been seven data, collected over many years public transportation, or ride a bike to cycles of glacial advance and retreat, revealsl the signals of a changing where you need to go, and you could in the next Edition! with the sudden end of the last ice age climate. The heat-trapping nature of even change to an electric vehicle. about 7,000 years ago marking the carbon dioxide and other gases was Climate change is an increasing beginning of the modern climate era demonstrated in the mid nineteenth problem that will not stop unless we Contact Mr. Hoadley and of human civilization. Most of century. Their ability to affect the change our ways. these climate changes come from very transfer of infrared energy through the or a North Star staff small variations in Earth’s orbit that atmosphere is the scientific basis of change the amount of solar energy our many instruments flown by NASA. It Header Goes Here member for more planet receives. The current warming would seem impossible that increased info. trend is of particular significance levels of greenhouse gases wouldn’t because most of it is extremely likely, cause the Earth to warm in response. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed with greater than 95 percent do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna probability, to be the result of human The reason climate change is so bad aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation activity since the mid twentieth is because of us. Here are some ways century and proceeding at a rate that is we could possibly slow down climate ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. unprecedented over decades to change: One, use energy wisely; it Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse millennia. helps the environment and saves you cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint money too. Two, use occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia Earth-orbiting satellites and other technological advances have enabled deserunt mollit anim id est laborum." scientists to see the big picture:

40 41 NBA vs China OPINION By: Elijah Pena I can see the importance for the NBA to Hong Kong is a growing territory I disagree with the NBA in not standing In the beginning of October the want to stay out of the issues that Hong with strong beliefs. As Americans we up for Hong Kong. It may have caused Houston Rockets manager, Daryl Kong has with China because they gain so share some of those beliefs. Hong some issues, but the people of Hong Kong Morey, caused some issues for the much money from China. China is Kong chooses their democracy, but the need help. I think it’s very unfortunate that NBA by posting a tweet in favor of predicted to be responsible for twenty NBA says stay out. If the NBA chooses Daryl Morey had to delete his tweet, and in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy percent of the NBA’s revenue by 2030, to stand down against a China, then a way couldn’t have his own opinion on movement. and with this the NBA will be rolling in a what hope does Hong Kong have to doing the right thing. I understand that the China is taking over Hong Kong’s lot of green. China with its growing fight for its beliefs with their backs NBA must look out for its growing revenus. independence by trying to take away popularity of basketball overseas affects a against the wall from the start? I think it is very unfortunate that the only its democratic government prior to the lot of areas for the NBA. They affect a lot way to please China and keep its revenue agreement of being taken back over by of jersey sales and sales from being is by going against our own democratic China. This tweet caused issues for the broadcasted. When the Chinese views. So as a union we are saying it is okay NBA because China has grown to be a governmentHeader disconnected Goes the Here Houston for Hong Kong to not fight for its own work horse in the NBA’s revenue. China Rockets off the air after Morey’s tweet, rights? The unfortunate part for Hong has accumulated about ten percent of the NBA knew at this point that China was Kong is they have a gestation period from the NBA’s revenue, and is predicted to not messing around. With Chinese sales transferring away from Britain’s be responsible for another ten percent being in high demand, it is democratic government to being under by 2030. With Morey being in favor of understandable why they needed to take China’s control once again. The Chinese democratic Hong Kong, the Chinese some steps back, but that doesn't mean were set to gain control over China once government suspended the airing of you leave another democratic state to just again in 2040, but it seems as though they the Houston Rockets on its networks. fend for themselves. Hong Kong may not want to move up that deadline. have the 1.3 billion people in their

population like China, but are only about

1.3 million fewer people than New York which still is a lot of support for the NBA. It may not be 1.3 billion, but it should be about the culture anyway and not just the money. 42 43 There is a new top team in the NFL: the 2019 New England Patriots EDITORIAL CARTOON Got an opinion? were off and running with a commanding 8-0 start and were Submit a letter to replicating their 2007 season until they ran into a storm cloud in By: James Gawronski Baltimore in week 9. the editor.

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