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Volume XXII, Issue VIII ● March 2014 Fleetwood Changing Credit Requirements Academics Students of BCTC (Berks Career & Education requires two credits and Health dents coming from FASD. Technical Center) over the past few years have needs a total of a half credit. Independent Although the changing of mandatory had trouble earning the required amount of living, art, and family relationships each re- credits was to benefit Fleetwood’s BCTC stu- credits. BCTC students leave for BCTC almost quire a quarter of a credit. Design Applications dents, the amount of credits required will also immediately after they arrive at school in the and Computer Applications need a quarter of be changing for students not going to Berks morning. a credit each; Independent Living and Job Career & Technology Center. They get back to the Fleetwood Area Search currently requires a quarter of a credit. “It would allow students more High School during 5th period and start their The total amount of general elective credits choices and flexibility in selecting courses and classes 6th. Doing this makes it hard for Fleet- mandatory are five and three-quarter credits. give them the opportunity to take remediation wood students to graduate with the required Assistant superintendent Amaal courses, should they fail to meet the proficien- amount of credits. This has brought about a Awadalla came up with the idea of redistrib- cy tests in algebra, biology, and literature,” proposition to change the mandatory credits uting the required 25 credits. Around a week Awadalla told the Reading Eagle. to an amount more feasible. later, the Fleetwood Area School Board ap- Students in the Class of 2017 should Presently for BCTC students, Eng- proved the proposal for graduation require- be appreciative. lish, Social Studies, and Math require four ments. Starting with the Class of 2017, this credits while science requires three. Physical change in routine will benefit the BCTC stu- By Levi Gieringer U.S. Brings Home the Gold in Sochi Sports The 2014 Olympic Games were held Andrew Weibrecht brought home silver for style Skiing. Alex Deibold and Trevor Jacob in Sochi, Russia, on 7 February 2014. The Apline Skiing. Elena Meyer ranked silver for took bronze for USA in Snowboarding. Julia United States came home with nine gold med- Bobsledding. Noelle Pikus-Pace won silver for Mancuso and Bode Miller won USA bronze in als, seven silver, and twelve bronze. The cate- USA in the Skeleton. USA Men’s Ice Hockey Alpine Skiing. Team USA Figure Skating won gories in which America ranked were Freestyle team won a silver medal. The USA 5,000m a bronze medal. USA Bobsledding Team Skiing, Snowboarding, Alpine Skiing, Figure brought home three bronze medals. Matthew Skating, Bobsled, Skeleton, Ice hockey, Short Antoine ranked bronze for USA in the Skele- Track, and Luge. ton. Erin Hamlin placed bronze for team USA The U.S. took home gold medals in in the Luge. Freestyle Skiing, Snowboarding, Alpine Skiing “The Olympics are fun to watch and Figure Skating. Joss Christensen, David because of all the different sports I don’t get Wise, and Maddie Bowman all brought home to see every day,” junior Wyatt Pennsinger gold medals for USA in Freestyle Skiing. Sage said. Kotsenburg, Jamie Anderson, and Kaitlyn “I watch the Olympics because I Farrington won gold for team USA in Snow- love to look up to my favorite snowboarders,” boarding. Ted Ligety and Mikaela Shiffrin junior Logan Silvius said. were gold medalists for Alpine Skiing. Meryl Overall, America was fourth place in Davis and Charlie White performed as a cou- the medal count, trailing Russia's first-place ple for Figure Skating, bringing home gold for success. team USA. relay team brought home a silver medal. Devin Logan and Ashley Caldwell Hannah Kearney and Patrick By Austin Young won silver for team USA in Freestyle Skiing. Deneen won bronze for team USA in Free- Philly Snowfall Still Pales to Alaska Weather This year has been record accustomed to having a snowy winter, breaking for snowfall. Compared to but last year was record-breaking for all previous years, this is the coldest the snow they accumulated. The media winter Pennsylvanians have had in referred to Valdez as quite a few years. Researchers gath- “Snowmageddon.” In previous years, ered information stating Philadelphia the schools closed down in fear of the has had a total of 54.8 inches of roofs collapsing. snow this year so far. According to “I’m tired of all the snow and Philly.com, it has been snowing over just want it to start getting warm,” 2 inches per hour. sophomore Taylor Angstadt said. “Hopefully, all the snow- Valdez, Alaska, usually gets storms are over with because I don’t five inches of snow in a day 23 times a want to make up any more snow year. The reason for the amount of days,” junior Kaitlyn Langford said. snowfall is to due the surrounding The snow storms that have mountains. come through Pennsylvania this win- Snowfall usually begins in ter are nothing compared to the October, and the last is in April. Usual- snow storms in Valdez, Alaska. Valdez had a surprised, though, when storms broke the ly, there is no accumulated snow between June total of 326.3 inches of snow last year. Having record for the amount of snow in one day last and August in Valdez, Alaska. a lot of snow storms is no surprise to residents year. The total amount of snowfall was 24.4 “I’m ready for summer!” sophomore in Valdez. inches, all in a twenty-four hour time period! Lizzie Geesey said. Residents and newscasters were Residents of Valdez, Alaska, are By Mia Nowotarski Page Two March 2014 2,220 US Soldiers Lost in Olympic Games Not Afghanistan to Date Military Without Danger On 12 February 2014, soldiers were “Even though I am joining, I still feel Sports killed in Kapisa Province, east of Kabul, Af- for the families of the soldiers," Collin Reinert The 2014 Winter Olympics began on rate according to sportpickle.com. ghanistan. Specialist John A. Pelham, 22, from said. "It might be me one day, and while I 7 February in Sochi, Russia. While it is enter- “The Skeleton is the most dangerous Portland, Oregon, and Sergeant First class hope that it never is, I also hope that people taining to watch because you’re not Roberto C. Skelt, Jr., 41, of York, Florida both will pray for my family. People need to under- which country attached to the board died from wounds. stand exactly what is happening to these sol- can bring home at all and you’re going This was the second inside attack diers who are now coming home. Some come the gold, many face first at like 80 against coalition forces this year. home in a box, others with PTSD, which can do not realize mph,” sophomore The gunmen were dressed up as mess with them for life. Most people haven’t how dangerous Gina Esposto grade Afghan Security Forces. They were killed by even heard about these brave soldiers; they are these sports said. return fire. too wrapped up in their own ignorance and could be. The luge is They were both assigned to 2nd selfishness to even thank the brave men and The the most dangerous Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, at Fort women who help keep the freedom that they top three most sport. On 2 February Bragg in North Carolina and were deployed in take for granted." dangerous win- 2010, during training 2011 for Operation Enduring Freedom Af- At the beginning of 2014, there were ter Olympics for the Vancouver ghanistan. about 38,000 troops in Afghanistan with about sports are the Winter Olympics, No- Fort Bragg is home of Airborne and 27,000 of those in the North Atlantic Treaty Luge, Bobsled, dar Kumaritashvili Special Operation Forces. Organization. As of 7 January, around 2,220 and Skeleton. died from the luge. Pelham enlisted in 2011 as a signal soldiers died in Afghanistan according to These events According to intelligence analyst. He won the Bronze Star cbsnews.com. The President wants to leave at are the most Factmonster.com, Medal and the Purple Heart. least 10,000 troops in Afghanistan. dangerous be- “Luge is one of the Skelt enlisted in 1990 as a signal sup- cause athletes fastest Olympic sports, port systems specialist. He also won the By Nathan Mayer have died while with riders exceeding Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart. competing in them. 90 pmh." Skeleton consists of going headfirst Unlike the Bobsled or the Skeleton, down an ice chute with speeds reaching 75 luge riders have to push themselves to start as miles-per-hour. Matthew Antoine won bronze they are lying on their back looking up because Russell Wilson to be for the Unites States, and his speed was 80 their feet are first. There are men’s singles, miles per women single’s, hour. The sled and team relay. has no breaks “Luge Two-Sport Athlete? and starts [is the most lower down dangerous] Sports the mountain because it’s the because of fastest Olympic Rus- baseball roots. how danger- sliding sport, sell Wilson is "If he ous it can be. and, if you a professional continued to Only one don’t know quarterback work and get rider can op- what you’re for the Seattle the repetition, erate the sled, doing, death Seahawks. he could prob- and medals comes very Wilson played ably be as good are awarded in easily,” junior college foot- as he is a foot- single’s men Shaq Cobb ball for the ball player," and single’s grade said.

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