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News p. 1, 3 New Laws in Illinois Top Ten List p. 1 By Camilla Boyd This year in 2014 Illinois is This Day in History p. 2 making new laws that are in action Website Spotlight p. 2 like no talking on the phone while driving, having to be 18 + to tan, and The Question p. 2 also making dropping cigarettes on Top Ten Coolest the ground littering. The Word p. 3 If you get stopped three times Family Vacations Celebrity News p.3 in one year, you can lose your license. 1. Takilma Oregon – Stay in a This is a great rule because less family friendly cabin in the top Fun Zone p. 3-4 people will be in car crashes due to of a TREE! Movie Review, talking or texting on the phone. 2. San Antonio, TX - stroll Celebrity Tanning in a salon at a young age down Paseo del Rio, a Birthdays, Book can damage your skin. When you’re beautiful river walk. Review young your skin is healthier. So you 3. Destin, FL- visit Gator are just burning all the good nutrients Beach and see some…..gators! you need in your skin. More and more 4. Tucson, AZ – see a 180 people are dying from cancer these horse ranch days. 5. Williamsburg, VA – see When you drop a cigarette it’s like where it all began dropping trash on the ground, so its 6. Zion Lodge, UT – explore accountable for a littering ticket. Like some sandstone formations trash, when you litter a cigarette it 7. Edgartown, MA – visit an sits on the ground until someone old whaling port comes to pick it up . Some people 8. Indiana Sand Dunes – don’t step on their cigarettes, so the horseback ride, hike, or fly a smoke goes into the air. That causes kite second hand smoke (cancer). It could 9. Branson , MO- explore also start a fire. Now Illinois has a law caves, go kayaking or to protect people from that. canoeing. These laws that Illinois made have 10. Winter Park, CO – take a reason why they are made, to the ski lift up the hill or go protect a lot of people from things. mountain biking

By Phillip Koerner 6th grade: Garrett Metzger, Tyler May 5, 1961- Alan B. Shephard Jensen, Trystian Hughes, Camilla becomes first American in Boyd, Keelan Hansgen, Alyssa space. Criddle, and Victoria Harle May 5, 1904- Cy Young throws 7th grade: Ella Orvis, Logan the first perfect game in Harrington, Kylie Leathers, Nicholas modern day baseball.

Aquino, Phillip Koerner, MacKenzie Emery, Sophia Steelman-Teach, Hope May 5, 1945- Six killed in Oregon by Japanese balloon Nelson, Sam Golwitzer bomb.

th 8 grade: Hayley Faulkner, Emili May 5, 1821- Napoleon dies in Kronst, Kayla McCawley, Haylee exile on the island of St. Sissman, Noah Garrett, and Zach Helena Rohlfs May 5, 1862- Cinco de Mayo declared a national holiday in Mexico.

By Garrett Metzger Which do you do first? Read the book or watch the movie? Website Spotlight

Watch the movie: Matt Owsley, Cade Cyr, The Death Clock Danny Stewart, Cadden S., Mason U., and By Kylie Leathers Andrew Lee.

Read the book: Noah Kegg, Dylan Arthur, Mrs. DeathClock.com is a rather frightening Menser, and Mr. Newberry website, not one to introduce all your friends to and get obsessed with. After entering your birthday, height, gender, etc., you will receive the day you’ll supposedly be done with life. It’ll tell you the date, and, even more scary, how many seconds you have to live. Although I doubt you’ll die exactly on that day, you may die suddenly, or live healthily to an old age. It’s still alarming to see how many seconds/days you may have left. As for myself, I’ll presumably die on October 30th, 2059.

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National News National News By Noah Garrett By Samuel Golwitzer Two Earthquakes Rock Chile Within 24 Hours An 8.2 magnitude earthquake and a 7.8 magnitude A spokesperson for AFTERSHOCK, both struck northwest of Iquique, Chile recently. Princess Cruises, Karen Candy, Three hundred people escaped from prison, and a tsunami struck said that 129 people on one of Hawaii following the aftermath. their ships had been infected Ukraine with a “norovirus”. She is Current news in Ukraine is that Russia has obtained saying that most of the people jurisdiction over the city of Crimea. Ninety-six percent of the recovered from the virus fairly citizens of Crimea wanted to become part of quickly. The symptoms seemed Russia. Rioting has ceased. to be going away. Fifty people have been quarantined in their Japan Ends Whaling own cabins because there was a Japan has practiced the whaling season for possibility that they were still the last 25 years. More than 10,000 whales would contagious. The cruise was not be hunted each season, but one court room order going to stop and continue its with the UN (United Nations) fixed everything. It’s now against the course because they said that law to whale in Japan.

By Garrett Metzger The word is unencumbered: to be By Hope Nelson free or not burdened with responsibility or cares In One Direction news- The boys put out a behind Brooke Winn : A cucumber with a the scenes video at their photo shoot for their new unibrow fragrance That Moment. Abbey Morical: A kind of cucumber In Austin Mahone news- He was in the studio with Emilee Furgal : A vegetable Justin Bieber recording. He was also caught going head to Kaleigh Swinford: unprepared head with Justin in a game of basketball. Jiesela Santos: not to be a cucumber In Ariana Grande news- She recorded a song written Matthew Marske : a cucumber that by Harry Styles titled A Little Bit of My Heart. is evil In Justin Bieber News- He was back in Miami so he Annabel Sickma: a cucumber that’s could meet up with Austin Mahone. He posted an not green Instagram pic of him and Austin in the studio together. Also Mrs. Berns and Mrs. Vogel guessed he celebrated his mom’s birthday with her on April 2nd. the correct definition!

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The Great Gatsby Review by Kylie Leathers By Hope Nelson March 1st -Justin Bieber & The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jensen Ackles focuses on the rich yet unhappy lives of Jay Gatsby, Daisy March 14th-Daniel Gillies and Tom Buchanan, and Nick Carraway in the early 1920s. March 18th- Adam Levine The mysterious millionaire veteran, Gatsby, does everything (below) to fix what broke long ago between him and Daisy Buchanan. March 27th- Fergie After long years in war, Gatsby comes back to America to find April 2nd- Pattie Mallette the girl he once loved out of his grasp. April 4th- Austin Mahone Gatsby is still in deep denial about how Daisy feels, & Robert Downy Jr. and will do (and did everything to get her back). Written 90 April 10th- Shay Mitchell years ago, this book shows the consequences of love in a still April 14th- Sarah Mitchell modern, unforgettable way. Gellar th April 15 - Pharrell Williams (below) April 16th- Peyton List April 18th- Skia Jackson April 19th- Kristen Stewart April 23rd- John Cena Divergent April 29th- Jay Cutler Review by Tori Harle

The phenomenon Divergent, hit theater March 21, 2014. Everyone went to see it, they loved it so much and it became a hit!!! Divergent is about 5 factions and when people become of age, they choose what faction they want to be in. The main characters are Tris and Four. They battle through a faction known as Dauntless. Four has a secret on why his name is Four. Hopefully you’ll be able to see it soon! Adam and Pharrell

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