THE PINE VALLEY POST

Volume 2 College Spotlight Article By: Danielle Bennett

For this edition of the Pine Valley Post's College Spotlight we Attention! will be looking at the University of Rochester. This private institution is located two miles south of downtown Rochester and is approximately one hour away from Buffalo. The University of Rochester offers a The Pine Valley Post variety of over seventy different majors to choose from. The five majors most frequently pursued include: psychology, social science, always welcomes article engineering, biological and submissions, biomedical sciences and health suggestions, and new professions. The student to members. If you are faculty ratio is 10:1 and over interested in being a seventy percent of the classes part of the student contain less than twenty newspaper or have any students, which is similar to our current class sizes at Pine Valley. ideas simply send Mrs. At the University of Rochester Spacciapolli an email at you will never have to worry about having something to do after class [email protected]. because they have over two hundred different student organizations for you to take part in. Tuition and fees for this highly ranked college comes in around 45,372 dollars and the school offers many different types of financial aid, in fact fifty-five percent of students currently enrolled receive some form of aid. So be sure to look into the University of Rochester when considering which college you would like to attend after graduation.

!1 Sports Section By: Dylan Granger and Zach Sticek

STATISTICS

Steals Leaders Leading scorers 1. 2.62 1. 31.3 2. Michael Carter-Williams 2.37 2. 27.2 3.Thaddeus Young 2.07 3. LeBron James 26.2 4. 2.03 4. 25 5. 1.93 5. LaMarcus Aldridge 24.3 leaders leaders 1. 3.27 1. DeAndre Jordan 14 2. 2.53 2. Kevin love 12.9 3. 2.52 3. 12.7 4. DeAndre Jordan 2.35 NBA 4. 12.5 5. John Henson 2.16 5. LaMarcus Aldridge 11.6 3-pointers per game leaders 1. 3.3 1. Stephen Curry 9.1 2. Ryan Anderson 3.0 2. 2. 8.9 3. 3.0 3. John Wall 8.5 4. 3.0

4. Ricky Rubio 8.2 5. Kyle Korver 2.7 The all star break was February 5. 8.2 14-16th. Right now the eastern standings are India Pacers, ,,,, , , Charlotte Bobcats.The western standings are Thunder, , Portland Trailblazers, LA Clippers, Rockets, , , . !2 Pine Valley Post Book Review: Ender's Game By: Christian Fadale Fans of science fiction, if you haven't Earth. When he gets to the school, he is put read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, you into the Salamander Army under command of are missing out on a great experience. Set in Bonzo. Ender is not allowed to participate in the future after the events of an alien any battles in the Battle Room until after a invasion, humanity's last hope stands with few minutes of battle have already passed, and Ender Wiggin, a six-year-old genius with the even then he is not allowed to fire at the potential to become Earth's greatest enemy. Ender figures out that if he freezes his commander, or biggest failure. He is sent to legs, he can use them as a shield and fire from Battle School, where he begins his vigorous between his legs. He tests the effectiveness of training as a soldier and rises to the top as one his theory in one of the battles, and single- of the greatest commanders the school has handedly prevents the other team from ever known. Apart from the interesting winning, because most of his teammates had storyline, Ender's Game has a great been frozen early in the game. He is interpretation of how science and technology transferred out of the Salamander army and is might evolve in the future. For example, the moved into the Rat army, where he meets Battle School is actually in space, orbiting Petra, a sharpshooter who teaches him how to Earth, and uses artificial gravity to keep fire more effectively. He also makes friends everyone from floating around aimlessly. The with Shen and Alai, members of the same students also participate in games, where they launch group. They hold extra practices and compete against one another on different figure out new ways to defeat their enemy. teams. Orson Scott Card's description of When Ender is ten, now the best student at these games really makes it feel like you're the Battle School, the administration of the there, watching the battle take place. It's such school gives him a new challenge, lead the an immersive and enjoyable book that you'll Dragon army. The Dragon army is composed find yourself unable to put it down after you of the newest and youngest cadets of the start, which is where we will begin. school, and Ender only has a few weeks to train them before their first battle. Ender Ender Wiggin is the youngest of three meets Bean, another extremely smart child, siblings, all of whom are geniuses. However, and makes him his second in command, as his older siblings, Peter and Valentine, did not well as other supporting characters. get accepted into Battle School because they Eventually Ender is sent to Command did not meet the requirements. Ender hates School, and is forced to leave his comrades Peter and loves Valentine, the only person behind. He learns the reality of being a that is ever nice to him. She has a huge commander, previously a part of the fighting impact on the way he behaves at the Battle force, he now has to make executive decisions School, and the only person he misses from

!3 for the fighting force, which could cause more significant part if Ender's life. Card did success or failure. Eventually, he is reunited a great job on how he progressed through the with his former comrades, who become the story and making you feel like a part of members and leaders of his squadron. After Ender's life, as if you were watching a that, the plot gets very interesting and biography on his life. He also does a great job exciting. on giving you relationships with all of the characters, meaning that he influences you to What I loved about this book was the like or hate certain characters. All in all, science behind the technology and appliances, Orson Scott Card did a great job and I as well as Orson Scott Card's in-depth couldn't find anything that displeased me and description of them. I could picture what the took away from the book. Battle rooms looked like and what it might have looked like to see people free floating in Overall, I was very impressed with zero gravity. The actual battles were described Orson Scott Card's world of Ender's Game and in such detail, it felt as if you were Ender I am looking forward to reading the sequels taking those actions and seeing the results. and parallel novels of the story. Card did a Also, humanity has discovered how to fully great job on immersing the reader into his recycle water and oxygen. Ender describes it story, making every chapter interesting and while he's taking a shower. He thinks about enjoyable. In addition, the science of the how he will be drinking his own sweat and novel makes it a possible prediction for breathing in the same air as it goes through a human life in the future, where we might have filtration system and comes back through to artificial gravity, Battle rooms, and the ability be used again. Humanity has also figured out to travel space at the speed of light.We may how to travel at fast speeds so they can also find an alien race, who may force us to colonize new worlds. Ender learns, in great find new innovations to combat their genius. detail, the science of how the rest of the All of these factors make Ender's Game a must world will age much faster than travelers will, for anyone even slightly interested in reading due to a break in time when they go into light a great science fiction novel. So go out there speed. I also like how the story progresses, it and get it today, and indulge yourself in a lasts just long enough on a section of the great book. book without becoming boring, and skips to a

!4 What To Do With Your Do!

Are you tired of your hair? Do you wish you had a new hairstyle for school everyday? Well keep reading and you may like what you see.

This week I will be telling how to do a simple braid. Many people do not know how to do it so that is why I'm telling how today.

Things you will need: brush and a hair tie.

First, brush your hair until there are no knots.

Second, split your hair into three sections.

Third, take the left strand and fold it over the middle.

Fourth, take the right strand and fold that over what was then the left strand is now the middle strand.

Fifth, keep repeating those two steps until you get to the bottom of your hair. Finally, secure your braid with a hair tie.

Now you know how to do it so use it:)!

Article by: Shelby Rowicki

Simply Sweets

Article By: Louise Zollinger

For this edition of The Pine Valley Post, I'll be explaining how to make soda pop cupcakes- a fun, easy treat! Simply start with a box of white cake mix; any brand will do, but make sure you use white, or the colors won't turn out properly. Instead of the usual oil, eggs, and water, beat any soda flavor of your choice into a medium mixing bowl with the cake mix (I used a bottle of Shirley Temple). You'll only need 1 3/4 cups of the soda, so you can use some of the leftovers to flavor your frosting to match. If you're using a flavor of soda such as grape, orange, or cherry, you're going to want to add food dye to your batter. This produces fun colored cupcakes fit for a candy shop! The great thing about this recipe is that you can play around with color and flavor combinations to fit different holidays. Shirley Temple and pink is great for Valentine's Day, Mountain Dew and green could work for St. Patrick's Day...the possibilities are !5 endless!

Music

For many people, music is one of the most influential and emotional aspects of our lives. Music can make us feel happy or sad; it can help us through the tougher time and adds zest to the better ones. A new website has started with the goal of using this basic human experience to help us help each other. EmotionalBaggageCheck.com, created by Robyn Overstreet, ofers an anonymous venue for users to post, or "check" whatever's on their minds-whether it's a tough breakup they're going through, or something even more pressing, like someone wrestling with suicidal thoughts. Other users can then "carry" the bags by recommending a song they believe would be beneficial and relevant to the situation. For example, someone may send the song "Famous Last Words" by My Chemical Romance to a user expressing suicidal tendencies. The "carrier" can also leave a note of encouragement or advice. Again, Emotional Baggage Check is entirely anonymous, which makes it ideal for those who just need to vent, but aren't comfortable opening up to someone in person. Also ofered are RAP a list of important phone numbers and hotlines to call that can provide free and emergency counseling. Whether you need to get something of of your chest, or would like to help other people, this website is Rap music has many differences such a great resource. within the genre. Not every rapper raps about the same subject and not all agree with one Article By: Louise Zollinger another. Rap music is very confrontational and causes conflict. It also builds respect and family. Although it's confrontational and starts buzz, rap music isn't always meaningful music. Some rappers such as , Tyga, and Wiz Khalifa rap about money, girls and drugs. This is not meant to degrade those rappers from having talent, they're all very talented individuals. However some rappers put meaning into their music. , Hopsin, and have meaning behind their songs for the most part. At times Lil Wayne, , Wiz Khalifa, and Tyga put meaning into the music they make but not for the most part. Rap music is not all the same, and if you're one of those people that say rap is just talking with a beat in the background, you obviously haven't listening !6 to enough .

Article By: Zach Sticek By: Troy Hoage

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!8 Comic By: Jasmine Scheffer What Do Your Dreams Mean?

Article By- Sabrina Johnston

Did you wake up this morning and start thinking about your dream? Why you attractiveness, you lose a part of yourself and are embarrassed. Bring some confidence in your life, and were falling endlessly? Why your teeth are falling out and you have no again just have faith in who you are! control? What if you die in your dream? What's a recurring dream and what Being Chased: If you are being chased by a monster, an attacker, does that mean? Your dreams are trying to tell you something important, so or even an animal can signify avoidance and fear. You are trying to avoid a problem and it just won't go away, but you listen to them! are scared of it. You need to face your fears head on! Running away from your problems won't solve anything. Consider the The first rule to determining what your dreams mean is distance between you and your chaser, are you close and he is realizing that no one else has the same personal life as you, gaining on you? Your problem isn't going to clear itself you so although we can make a general assumption as to what have to face it. But if your attacker is slowly disappearing and you are outrunning him then you are making progress keep your dreams mean we cannot tell you exactly what they pushing forward. mean. Recurring dreams are dreams that continually happen over

Falling dreams: You are falling from some high place, it could and over with little change to the story line and outcome. be a cliff, or a bridge or you may not even remember but These dreams keep happening because you are you are falling. Contrary to what you may think, if you die constantly facing the same problem. You need to reassess in your dream, you are not going to die in reality. Death in yourself and consider what the dream is and face your your dream does not signify death in real life. If you are problems. falling this means that you have little control over your life and you are having trouble gaining control of events in LUCID DREAMING!!! Really cool, try it! your life.You may be feeling insecure Lay down and go to sleep, this works best if you about some situations or are extremely tired. Lay on your back with your about yourself. You arms at your side and eyes closed. Stay Perfectly need to regain control Still. You must stay awake. Your brain will send and self- signals to your body to see if you are ready to confidence! sleep. These signals include: getting an itch, changing your body position, wanting to blink or Teeth Falling Out: move your eyeballs (remember your eyes should When your teeth be closed). You must ignore all of these impulses. are falling out it After about 20-30 minutes you will feel a weight could mean a variety on your chest, you may even hear weird noises. of things. Again, you You are now in sleep paralysis, if you open your have to apply these eyes you will begin to hallucinate (dream with your different meanings in the context eyes open) and you will not be able to move your of your life. Teeth represent power and when they fall out body. Your body is now completely asleep. Now you are losing power and thus losing control in your life. that you are aware you are dreaming, you can shut Believe in yourself is what this dream is telling you! Or your eyes and begin to dream instantly. You will be maybe you feel embarrassed about presenting a paper in fully aware you are dreaming and can now (with class and losing your teeth is like a form of public some practice) control your dreams. humiliation. By losing your teeth, a representation of

!9 Sleep Deprivation in Kids Today Article By: Hannah Linenfelser Ten Random Facts About Baseball

Article By: Johnethen Spicer

are doing every single day. From after school Lack of sleep impairs 1. The US Army during WWII developed a grenade activities, to homework, to that was about the same size and shape as a regular attention, concentration, baseball making it easy to use for the American hanging out with friends, reasoning, and even problem soldiers who had grown up playing baseball. adolescents in high school solving. It is vital that kids 2.MLB umpires are required by rule to wear only are are having trouble get the proper amount of black underwear, in case they split their pants. finding time to receive the sleep since this is what a 3.The Yankees, Cubs, Angels and Dodgers are the bare minimum of sleep they majority of their day is only four MLB teams that lack a mascot. The Yankees used to have one, but he quit after being need to function properly the dedicated to. beaten up by fans, who didn’t want a mascot. next day. The average However, there are ways to 4.Former MLB player, Jason Varitek is the only teenager requires 8 1/2 to 9 ensure that you receive the hours of sleep for it to be person to have played in the Little League World amount of sleep Series, the National Championship of the College considered healthy, which is recommended. For instance, World Series, the MLB World Series, Olympic not usually the case. Baseball, and the World Baseball Classic. He also studies have proven that caught a record 4 no-hitters during his career. Personally, I get very little looking at electronic devices sleep during the course of 5.In 1963, Gaylord Perry’s MLB manager is said to before sleeping will affect have joked, “They’ll land a man on the moon before the week and my sleep your ability to fall asleep. So he hits a homerun.” Interestingly, one hour after Apollo 11 landed, he did in fact hit a home run. schedule is practically try not to watch television or nonexistent. I stay up until 3 check your Facebook page 6.Jim Abbott, who was born with just one hand, had 11-year career as a pitcher in MLB. The highlight of in the morning some nights before bedtime. Also, his career was when he pitched a ‘no hitter’ in 1993. completing homework that I napping throughout the 7. The Hanshin Tigers baseball team of Japan is have admittedly put off until course of the day impairs the last minute, and will take believed to be cursed by KFC founder Colonel your ability to sleep soundly, Sanders for throwing his storefront statue into the long naps to recover the next so resist the urge to fall river by Hanshin fans while celebrating their team’s victory in 1985. day. I think the most sleep I asleep until nighttime. I hope have acquired all year is this helps shed some light on 8. There is a version of baseball for the blind called about 7 hours, and this still is “Beep Baseball.” It has its own World Series, Hall of a very common situation Fame, and 27 teams. not enough. But with the faced by many teens today. pressure to get into a good 9. In 1957, Richie Ashburn fouled off a ball and hit a spectator, breaking her nose. A few minutes later, he college, kids feel like they fouled off another ball and hit the same spectator have to take the most while she was being carried off in a stretcher. difficult classes to get by, as 10.Former Minor League Pitcher, John C. Odom was well as participate in traded for 10 maple baseball bats. Odom was heckled and called “Bat Man” by fans. This drove him away extracurricular activities to appeal to people as the model "well rounded" student. Believe it or not, sleep plays a critical role in learning and thinking, which most kids in school !10 Counselor's Corner It's For Your Own Good: I Promise

Article By: Mrs. Smith

I think many of you feel people get fired. Today’s job job. Nine in the morning is too the same way when it comes to market is extremely competitive, early anyways and Sally slurps adults in general: that we all just an employer won’t put up on her coffee funny and has a weird like to nag and hear the sound of someone who can’t show up on obsession with cats.” Well, the our own voice. Well, this is time or meet deadlines. Equally problem with not making a solid completely true (at least for me). important to being punctual is impression with work is that they However, I promise you there is a being respectful. From the won’t vouch for you when you method to the madness and moment we can remember being are applying for other jobs. It when we tell you things over and thrust into social situations; we doesn’t look good to employers over again it is also because it’s can probably remember not to see on an application that you important. Once again you are liking everyone we were around. were “let go”. It also doesn’t look probably thinking, “this woman Think back to preschool: I’m sure good if you can’t put down any is crazy and feeding us a line of there was at least one little kid professional recommendations. horse poo just to get us to who sat and picked his nose that What does all this really mean? conform to what “the man” just got under your skin. Well, To me, this should be very good thinks we should be doing”. Well you are probably learning that news to everyone. We all have if “the man” hands out college where ever there are people, the ability to be on time and we acceptance letters and paychecks, there is a possibility of all can make the choice to be then yes I am in complete personality clashes. This is respectful. Put these tasks to support of “the man’s” agenda. something that will follow you practice now, and you will find First order of business; be on until you are ninety and playing that when the time comes to look time. This is probably one of the bingo next to a lady whose lentils for a job, you’ll already be well most important lessons you can aren’t agreeing with her. What on your way to making a great take away from your time at we would like you to learn now impression and setting yourself school. The consequences for is that you don’t have to like up for a promising future. It’s for tardiness at school can get everyone, but you do have to you own good: I promise. annoying and inconvenient: I respect everyone. Being able to mean who really enjoys serving work with a large variety of detention? However, when you people is not only important for have a job, the stakes your health project, it is dramatically increase. Research imperative to being able to keep a consistently shows that being on job. Another top reason people time is one of the top things are fired is due to their inability employers look for in an to get along with their coworkers. employee, therefore it follows, Now you may all be thinking, tardiness is one of the top reasons “Big deal, I’ll just find another !11 She's so beautiful! More Comics

By: Troy Hoage

Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? Because you're an angel.

Yes, it hurt a lot, I broke my wing. Oh

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