HORNET HEADLINES Inside This Issue: Justice for Edmund Sikh and Tired Pg 2 by Leah Nepo Zika Virus in Virginia Pg 3 a St

HORNET HEADLINES Inside This Issue: Justice for Edmund Sikh and Tired Pg 2 by Leah Nepo Zika Virus in Virginia Pg 3 a St

February 2016 Holly Ridge Middle School HORNET HEADLINES Inside this issue: Justice for Edmund Sikh and Tired Pg 2 By Leah Nepo Zika Virus in Virginia Pg 3 A St. Louis mother was in tears “To not see his face in the halls Peyton Manning Pg when she heard the terrible news next year would be extremely sad,” Allegations 4 that her eight-year-old son was said Edmund’s third grade teacher. The Twinkie Effect Pg rejected from going to the charter “I don’t want it to be just about an 5 school of his dreams because of Aiimbo Pg African American boy,” White 6 his skin color. Edmund Lee White noted. “I want it to be about all Sweet Traditions Pg is a third grade African-American children.” White has taken many 7 student who was denied his actions and the petition is currently News from the Ridge Pg enrollment into the Gateway 8-9 at 43,726 signatures as of late Science Academy due to his race. February, 2016. School officials would like to do We’re making anything about it, but ultimately some changes to can’t due to the regulations the Hornet made decades ago. These Headlines! Tell us regulations haven’t changed. what you think! La’Shieka White, the very upset mother, launched a petition to -Student Editors draw attention to the issue. Even [email protected] some staff members have signed White’s petition. Leap Year By Evan Brown “Women Propose to Men” Gloves Hide Naked Ring Finger Unlucky in Love Irish legend has it that St. Brigid made Leap day in some places is known as In Scotland, being born on February a deal with St. Patrick for women to “Bachelors Day”. Men are supposed 29th was unlucky, similarly to if one propose to men on February 29. to pay a penalty if they refuse a was born on a Friday the 13th. proposal from a woman on Leap day. Hornet Headlines Page 2 News Sikh and Tired first Sikh man to be featured on a Ahluwalia took action through GAP ad, but with success doesn’t social media, urging his followers By Leah Nepo mean he gains it all. This includes and fans to understand the situation his rights. Ahluwalia has been that had just occurred and the Waris Ahluwalia is a famous patted down and he has had to deal racism behind it. He stayed in Sikh actor and designer who has with ridiculous airport security Mexico City, not allowing himself accomplished many things in his checks for a while. Many airports to go back to New York for fashion career. Ahluwalia was even the see his turban, an article of cloth- week until he received an apology ing, as a threat to America. on February 9th. The airline agreed that future steps On February 8th, 2016, Ahluwalia would be made to make sure was boarding an Aero Mexico discrimination against any race flight when he was asked to take does not happen again. Ahluwalia off his turban due to a concern. is going to make fashion week, Ahluwalia, feeling offended, wearing his very fashionable tur- refused to take off his turban. As a ban and suit. result, he wasn’t allowed onto his flight. migrated to Turkey, Lebanon, People have to walk at night to Syrian Civil War Jordan and Iraq. Syrians have to avoid being shot and men fear By Roselyn Velasco cross the Mediterranean Sea from being captured and forced to join Bashar al-Assad is the leader who Turkey to Greece, and not all of the Regime. caused the anti-regime uprising and them make it alive; they cross so pro-democracy protest that erupted they can have a better life. Many throughout the country. The war refugees have died from hunger started on March 15, 2011 in Syria, and cold; they are without mostly because of religious beliefs electricity and running water. of the people. The result has been In February, a total of 522 more that eleven million Syrians have people were killed including young fled and many civilians have been children. One million Syrians are killed. Of those Syrians who have trapped. People are risking their fled their homes, three million lives because of the fear of the war. National Prayer Breakfast ter ‘other’ under control,” said limited to any one religion or time. President Obama making reference By: Eurusalem Gebire to a decisively long speech on the President Barack Obama spoke at presidential campaign trail. the National Prayer Breakfast on Last year, the President was February 5, right after he made a under fire for speaking about the remarkable visit to the Baltimore Crusades as an example of mosque. “Fear can lead us to lash violence committed in the name out against those who are different of Christ, making the case for or lead us to try to get some sinis- religious violence not being Hornet Headlines News Page 3 Zika Virus in Baker is the first known person to can persist or if it can set up an in- bring Zika to America. She began flammatory response that can con- Virginia to experience the symptoms. “Body tinue to make you ill for a period of aches started, light sensitivity, time.” Heather Baker is fortunately By Emma von Koch fatigue, brain fog, just a variety of not Zika causes problems for preg- On February 3, 2016, a mother in things, nothing completely severe nant women who contract the virus. Richmond, Virginia came down enough. I knew something was pregnant. Infants are born with re- with the Zika Virus, which is simi- wrong,” Baker said. 75%-80% of markably smaller heads. lar to yellow fever and spread by people with Zika report no mosquitoes. Heather Baker loves to symptoms. If you do end up with help others and even spent a year in symptoms, you will probably have Haiti. In 2014, she traveled to a rash, and your lymph nodes will Zacapa and Guatemala to help spe- be severely swollen. They usually cial needs children. Three days af- last about a week or so, if not ter she returned home, she thought shorter. Dr. William Schaffner told she had the flu. Unfortunately, Baker, “We don’t know if the virus Gilbert Grape?, Inception, and At the 2016 Oscars ceremony An Oscar! Finally! The Great Gatsby. As a famous this year, DiCaprio finally received By Leah Nepo and successful actor, it is surpris- his well-deserved prize, an Oscar! ing that he had never before won He claimed Best Actor for his role an Oscar. The Oscars is an annual in The Revenant, portraying a American award ceremony that frontiersman from the 1800’s. It recognizes actors and motion was released last Christmas and pictures. Most people could not has received a huge amount of believe he had never been awarded positive feedback. He attended one yet for he has consistently with his previous co-star, Kate made huge movie hits. Winslet from Titanic and made Some argue that he deserved his several lighthearted jokes about Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the first Oscar in 1993, at the age of how long it took him to receive an best known male actors in Holly- nineteen, after his first major role Oscar. wood. The roles he plays are icon- in the film What’s Eating Gilbert Great job, Leo! ic, such as Titanic, What’s Eating Grape? Presidential Race he has almost a 90 point lead over slow Hilary Clinton down to be Ted Cruz. He needs 1,237 to win included in this race. Ted Cruz and By Jack Blazer the nominee for the republicans. the other candidates will need to As Super Tuesday ends, presiden- With the democrats, Hillary Clin- start winning more states to slow tial nominees with enough momen- ton has about 700 delegates over Donald Trump’s lead over them if tum to win this race are elected for Bernie Sanders, counting Super they want to the primaries. The presidential Delegates. Hilary Clinton has 1,001 have a chance ballot includes Donald Trump win- delegates putting her half way to- in this race. ning almost every state, and Hilary ward being the elected democratic Clinton almost doing as well. Don- nominee for the presidential race. ald Trump has 316 Delegates, and Overall, Bernie Sanders needs to Hornet Headlines Page 4 Sports Peyton Manning performance enhancing drugs Manning HgH which stands for called human growth hormones. Human Growth Hormone. Peyton Allegations Manning said that the allegations has responded by hiring private By John Duncan are junk and straight trash. The investigators. Peyton has asked NFL has spoken and are going to why someone would publish a fake start the investigation after the story and wanted to find the source season is over. This makes Patriot of the story. Peyton’s investigators fans angry because they could have discovered it was Charlie Sly, a been going to Super Bowl 50 if the pharmacist. Sly has now said that allegations are true. They have those allegations were not in the evidence from an Al Jazeera docu- documentary. Peyton’s career mentary reporter Charlie Sly who could be ending with a drug scan- spoke about giving professional dal, but that is beside the point. A few days before the Super athletes medication to help them THEY WON THE SUPER Bowl against the Panthers, the cheat. Inside one of the scenes Sly BOWL! Broncos’ quarterback Peyton talks about giving NFL star Peyton Manning is being accused of using Super Bowl 50 In the second half, the situation Cam Newton twice and both lead to worsened for the Panthers.

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