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Highland Middle School Medina, Ohio Spring Issue 2017

Our newest Member Amanda Why the Nintendo Switch is Setting Up to Cheng The History of the Fail/Capcom Gone Rogue?

By Tommy Maroon -By Kevin Roback

February 5th, 2017 was the date of the If you’re a game fan and especially a Super Bowl. The most watched thing in Nintendo fan, you might be hyped for the world. People who have no idea what Nintendo’s upcoming console, the Switch. It football is watch it because it is so looks like such a promising console, great awesome. Lady Gaga performed at upcoming games from familiar IPs like Super halftime and the crowd of NRG Stadium in Mario: Odyssey and Zelda: Breath of the Houston of 72,220 was completely filled Wild. Even Splatoon Two is happening. The up. Those fans witnessed the New console has a great $299.99 price. The England Patriots made a 25 point rally as console is portable? This sounds like they beat the Atlanta Falcons for their fifth Nintendo’s greatest console since the Wii. Super Bowl ring and their fifth since 2002. The problem? Well, there are only five games coming out on launch, and three However, on January 15th, 1967, this of them are games you can get on other game was just another game. Let’s go consoles. Super Mario: Odyssey come out back in time to see how the Super Bowl, this holiday and Splatoon Two this summer. The console’s waves of games comes at least once just a game, became the biggest a month after. thing in the world! All About Me Also, look at the release date. March. By Amanda Cheng In 1960, a rival league of the National Okay, a lot of games come out around that Hi I am Amanda Cheng and I am Football League (NFL) started, called the time period, but just to stay away from happy to be your newspaper writer. I love League (AFL). The competition. A game company can wait until math, and in fact the teacher is good too! I teams were the Boston Patriots (now New a holiday to get sales when they’re not do Taekwondo and dance. I love dragons England), New York Titans (now the Jets), compact with many other games. By that but, in real life I have a hamster named , , Cincinnati time the new games cost more then this Twix. I love Pokemon and I like Yo Kai Bengals, , Denver company’s since it has been almost half a Watch as well as Magic World too. I love Broncos, Oakland Raiders (soon Las year since launch. The Switch though has the color green and I have a lot of Highland Vegas), Houston Oilers (now Tennessee barely to no competition at all. Critics and Pride! I am the oldest child and my younger Titans) and the Dallas Texans (now the hardcore fans will get it when it comes out, sister is Emily. I am so excited to have you ). The Dolphins but for the majority of fans, a holiday is the reading my newspaper articles. wouldn’t come till ‘66 and the Bengals only time they can get one. Christmas, for Now let me introduce you to my would start in ‘68. example, is three-fourths of a year away, sister, Emily. Her favorite school subject is which will cause Nintendo to literally Language Arts! She also loves doing For a while, the AFL was racing towards depend on hits like Super Mario Run and the gymnastics but especially dance. She has the NFL. They had signed a TV contract consumers willing to buy the consoles much a hamster named Twix! She loves blue with NBC. They were also facing conflicts before the holidays. violet. She loves to do dance. She is the when drafting. For example, youngest child. I love my sister, and she is of the and So, hope that the Nintendo Switch isn’t the in newspaper club too. (who we’ll get to) were drafted in the NFL greatest game console that failed miserably. and AFL in the same year. Pretty soon, on Latest Science Discoveries June 8th, 1966, AFL commissioner and Last strange thing, Mario + Rabbids By: Lia Aceto and Emily Cheng Raiders owner Al Davis and NFL Kingdom is coming to the Switch later this commissioner decided to year. After long Possibly the worst title of a have a common player draft and a title video game, this is a cross-over of Nintendo’s Recently game between the AFL and NFL winner. mascot with Ubisoft’s strange characters. pictures of They both agreed that they would merge Because of Nintendo’s great partnership the ocean in after the 1969 season. with this third-party developer, they made a have crossover with some of their most prized displayed a characters. Rabbids have first appeared as a crossover in Rayman games, and eventually turquoise area. This is not a thermal photo, Then came the date of the World grew to have a few platformers and party but it is a normal photo taken above the Championship Game (now the Super games. Though it ruined the Ryman legacy, coast of Tongatapu, the main island off of Bowl). The game was close at the half with this game might not be that bad. As an RPG, the archipelago Tonga. the winning 14-10 this sounds extremely original in a strange The turquoise colored area is over the Kansas City Chiefs. But however, way. We might learn more at this year’s E3, caused by an underwater volcano erupting, the Packers won 35-10. The Super Bowl but until then, we can only speculate. but this is only a prediction made by Murray was blacked out in Los Angeles (where it Ford. NASA says that the discoloration in was held in) and only 60,000 people came Capcom Gone Rogue? the water is caused by volcanic to the 93,000 capacity stadium. Only 50 You might not of heard of the gases,fluids, and rocks. million people watched it on CBS or NBC. company Capcom, but they’ve made "It may continue for some days or The cost for a 30-second commercial was masterpieces like Street fighter, Resident weeks, and an island may form only $42,000 and the price for a ticket was Evil, Metal Gear, Megaman, Ducktales and temporarily," Martin Jutzeler, a geologist at ​ 12 dollars. Talk about small stats. much, much more. Over the years Capcom the University of Tasmania says. "However, ​ ​ has gone out to create some of the best new volcanic islands are easily eroded by Super Bowl II wasn’t really different games of all time from NES to just a few wave action." either. Just like the year before, the years ago. Overtime, the company slowly got Underwater volcanoes often produce Packers got the lead first and never looked worse and worse, but fans still stood high in pumice, which is a low-dense, porous rock back. They crushed Oakland 33-14. In just love of the company’s masterpieces. Even that floats to the surface. This poses a the first two Super Bowls, the NFL had when Mega man creator Akira Kitamura problem for ships, because the pumice can smashed the AFL by a score of 68-24. The quite his job at Capcom because he hated it, clog the ship’s engine. next year the Packers weren’t in it, but the people still had hopes. Those hopes still Therefore, the turquoise Baltimore Colts (now in Indianapolis) were. tugged on until Hideo Kojima, the creator of discoloration in the ocean near Tongatapu, The Colts ran a tight ship and went on a not only Metal Gear, but of one the best is most likely an underwater volcano tear throughout the season, while their directors of all time quit the company actively erupting and letting off volcanic opponents, the , were flashy because of the disastrous company decisions gases, rocks, and fluids. It may be the start and were more recognized off the field and layout. He thought that it was getting out of a temporary or permanent island, but with their swagger. Everybody thought the of hand years before his departure in 2015. since new islands are usually eroded Colts would hammer the Jets. Everyone While Kojima has created his own game quickly by wave action, it won’t last for except for star Joe Namath. studio, Capcom sunk deeper and deeper into long.It may pose problems for boats in the the sand of greed. From the incomplete area, but that isn’t a major problem. “We are going to win the game Sunday. I fighting game Street Fighter Five, to the -By Lia Aceto GUARANTEE IT!” Namath said. He wasn’t insulting Resident Evil Revelations 2 quality, wrong. Thanks to a tough defense, the to taking down Hideo Kojima’s masterpiece Jets won 16-7 for the AFL’s first Super Silent Hills, everyone looked away from Bowl as Namath took home MVP honors. Capcom’s sad fate. For now, Capcom is He is one out of the three Super Bowl currently making a game called Metal Gear MVPs that did not score a touchdown that Zombies, and it will be my tragic duty to game. The other two are of review it. the Oakland Raiders and Deion Branch of the . Now, the AFL Dance had something to brag about. By: Emily Cheng

Then, it was Super Bowl IV. The There are many types of dance. Jazz, Minnesota Vikings were ten point favorites ballet, tap, lyrical, modern, acro, hip-hop, against the Kansas City Chiefs. Just like pointe, etc. We are going to learn about last year, it was the AFL that came out on these types of dances. top. The Chiefs managed to beat Jazz- Jazz is a dance that dances to more ​ Minnesota 23-7 thanks to a big 46 yard jazzy music. The founder of jazz is Bob touchdown pass by Super Bowl MVP Len Fosse Dawson. After the win, the AFL and NFL Ballet- Ballet is dance with formalized ​ merged to the AFC and NFC all apart of gestures and steps. Ballet was found by Did you know recently scientists have the NFL. King Louis in Italy, originally for royal found out that Saturn has two rings! The weddings. newest ring is the enormous ring. Though it Now, the Super Bowl is a wonder. Many Tap- Tap is a dance where you focus on ​ is faint and may be harder to see, but people tuned into FOX on February 5th dancing with your feet, with shoes that because it is enormous, you can see it. The and watched the New England Patriots have metal on the soul of a shoe, that ring is so big that Saturn looks like a tiny win the first Super Bowl in OT as they beat makes noise when you dance. Tap was dot! Atlanta 34-28. Fans saw the fireworks found by William Henry Lane. The ring is 3.7 million miles away from display, Lady Gaga had the performance Acro- A dance that you dance and do ​ Saturn and extending outward it is about of her life while so much TV coverage was acrobatic skills. Acro was found by Lulu 7.4 million miles! The ring is 7,000 times on the big game. Coates. larger than Saturn. To fill the circle in the Hip-hop- Hip-hop is know as a street ​ enormous ring it would take 1 billions And it all started when the Super Bowl dance. The founder is Clive Campbell or earth's. was another game. know as DJ Kool Herc. -By Emily Cheng Pointe- Is a dance on shoes where you go ​ on your toes where the shoes are made of

wood on the toe part of the shoe. Marie

Taglioni and La Sylphide where founder of pointe but the shoe.

Lyrical- Lyrical is dance to help you ​ express your feelings. Lyrical was not Top 10 Good created by anyone, but its technique can trace its roots back to Russia in the first Punishments/Solutions half of the 20th century. Modern- Modern is another dance that ​ for Kids that Have Bad makes you express your feelings when you dance. Modern was found by 3 pioneer Grades in School Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Mary Wigman. 10. Giving them a talk about Facts: their grades. -Lyrical and modern are not the same. Lyrical has a more jazz feeling while 9. Cancel playdates modern has a more ballet feeling. with their friends -Ballet and pointe are similar, but aren't exactly the same. unless they have done their homework. There are many types of dance so these are just a few. 8. Help them with their homework.

7. Study with them for an Finian’s Rainbow to Play at Highland ​ hour. High School Two presidents and ​ 6. Giving them practice assassination Lincoln and A lot of you know that the school sheets about their show this year is Finian’s Rainbow. Some Kennedy ​ ​ By Julianne Tarnowski subjects they are of you even might have seen it! But for ​ those of you who have not seen it, do you struggling with. really know what it’s about? Finian’s Both were losing candidates for their 5. Giving them a Rainbow is a 1947 Broadway musical party's vice-presidential nomination in written by Fred Saidy and E.Y Harburg. '56. reward after The show concerns Finian, an Irish Both presidents were elected to the they do their immigrant, and his daughter, Sharon, who move to the fictional city of “Rainbow presidency in '60, after a series of ​ homework. Valley, Missitucky”. Finian has stolen a pot debates with their opponent. 4. Asking teachers of gold from a leprechaun, and plans to get Both president have 7 letters in there rich. Meanwhile, Sharon falls for a farmer, name . about what is Woody. The original Broadway show ran Both assassins have 13 letters in there happening at school. for 725 performances at the 46th Street name. Theater (As opposed to the three 3. Having a tutor come over every performances at Highland High School!), Both presidents were shot in the head Saturday and won three Tonys! Our show is directed on a Friday seated beside their by Emily Miller, Don Warren, and Julie wives.Both Fridays preceded a major 2. Taking them out of their Malone. holiday observed within the week. clubs. So, what do people think of the Both presidents were accompanied by show? another couple. 1.Ban them from their “My favorite scene was the “Look to Both assassins suffered injuries during electronics unless it is for the Rainbow” Reprise.”, says Kallan Hrics, an ensemble member. escape. schoolwork. “I liked the lighting best”, says techie Lincoln sat in box number 7 at Ford's If they still are getting bad Matt Moore. Theater; Kennedy sat in car number 7 in After the show, there was a cast the motorcade. grades, ground them for party at Romp N Stomp where the cast and After shooting Lincoln, both ran from a however long you want. crew enjoyed bouncing, karaoke, and theatre to a warehouse; after shooting pizza. Kennedy, Oswald ran from warehouse By: Amanda Cheng to a theatre. Both assassins died in the same month as their victim in a state adjacent to the state of their birth. The male companion of the other couple was wounded by the assassin. Both presidents fathered four children, and had a son die during his presidency.

Movies Showing This Year By: Morgan Monasterio There are lots of super cool movies showing this summer. If you are a big fan (nerd like me), then you might want to read this!

1. Wonder Woman - I CAN’T WAIT FOR THIS ONE! I don’t want to give you spoilers, but I recommend you watch the trailers. 2. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 - If you have watched the first one, then you might want to see Volume 2! 3. Captain Underpants:The First Epic Movie - If you read the comics, you will like this movie! 4. Despicable Me 3 - This is the movie ​ ​ if you love the minions. Assemble the minions! 5. Spider Man - If you have watched Captain America Civil War, you know the ending of this. I can’t wait for it! Well, that’s it. Hope you enjoyed this! Have a great summer.

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