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Dear KUR readers,

Welcome to the very first issue of Ketch-up Upon Request. Our magazine, however random it may seem, is fulled with interesting stories about topics ranging from the dangers of teen drivers (Page 16) to the dangers of re-ality TV. (Page 6). The fun we had in making this magazine was, at first lost, when our third staff member left KUR. We were the only two left. This is why we dedicate this issue of our magazine to Tralae J.

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The Story of Brigid’s Shorts

Brigid and Michaela left the Sci-Tech classroom and headed upstairs to the Band Hall. They needed to change into shorts and t-shirts for the afterschool marching practice that took place every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Michaela, as usual was already wearing shorts and didn’t need to change. Brigid however, was wearing skinny jeans and was go-ing to have to put shorts on unless she wanted to burn up outside. Luckily, she had brought shorts to school that day. The only problem was, they weren’t in her bag. Michaela and Brigid searched the enitre band hall and Brigids locker, trying to find her shorts. It was already time to be outside and drum majors were running past them telling them not to be late. They were freaking out, they had never missed a practice before and were unaware of the consqeuences they would face if they did. But, Brigid knew that she would be horribly uncomfortable if she did not find her shorts! So after persuading Michaela, the pair headed off to all of Brigids previ-ous classes, feeling like rebels and delinquents for skipping marching for the first time. The first stop was Mr. Scaccias room, where Brigid remembered pulling her shorts out of her bag for a short period of time. But upon trying to enter the dark, empty room, the girls realized that the door was locked. They saw a janitor down the hall, and asked her to help them. Reluc-tantly, she stopped her work and went to unlock the room. When Brigid went in, she searched everywhere, under the desks, on the couch, even in the recycling bin, but the shorts were no where in sight. So, thanking the janitor, Michaela and Brigid went to another class, Mr. Lowensterns World Geography. This time, they didn’t want to interrupt someone else to unlock the door, so they just looked in. No sign of the shorts. Brigid was pretty sure they weren’t in there anyway. Next they went back down to their most recent class, Sci-Tech. Luckily, Ms. Earnhart was still there, and they were allowed to go in and look around. But once again, there were no shorts. By this point, Brigid and Michaela had missed almost 30 minutes of the 2 hour marching practice. They became frantic, and decided to go check the lost and found. First they went to the LASA one upstairs, but when they told the secretary they might have been lost downstairs, she told them to go check the LBJ lost and found. Once there, they were directed to a janitors room down the hall, but the lost and found wasn’t there either, and they were told to go back to the LBJ office. At this point, they were tired of searching for something that seemed to have literally dissapeared, so they went outside, already hot from running around the school. The band was practicing on the far field, so they had to walk even farther. Mr. Burks, the marching director looked angry for them missing fundamentals, so they hurried up. As they were approaching, their friend Michelle came running up to them yelling, “Brigid! Brigid! Where have you been! I have your shorts!”

- Brigid F. and Michaela B.

ContentsKetchup Upon Request June 2010

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9 A Second Chance at Life Take a look at the animals and volunteers at the Town Lake Animal Center and see what’s next for the shelter.

10 Rock Camp

A camp held at the Austin School of Mu- sic every summer, learn what it’s like to be in a band and what its like to perform on stage.

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6 Reality = Bad How is reality TV influencing teens and young adults? Negatively? Positively?

16 A Drivers Dilemma What are the new driving license regula- tions, and why are they causing so much controversy? Will these unfair rules be better in the long run?

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Pies vs. Cookies14Fruit Pizza18

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Articles

Life, Entertainment and Food

Contributors

Brigid F.Brigid F. is most likley the coolest person in the world, the exception be-ing her amazing 25 year old sister who also went to LASA 10 years ago, and her 9 year old miniature dutch dwarf rabbit Clover. Brigid loves to swim, play softball, and ride horses. She currently has 1 puppy, 1 cat, 2 rab-bits, and a goat, who lives in Denver, Colorado. Brigid is also cool because she is diabetical, like Nick Jonas. She wishes this magazine made more since, but since it doesn’t...too bad!

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Michaela B. is a very amazing per-son. She might even be the most amazing person ever, what with her suberb singing skills and all (seri-ously). She has one beagle puppy named Bailey and a tortoise named Wally who randomly showed up on her door step. She plays the Clarinet, because it is obviously the superior instrument, and is in marching band. She also plays gui-tar. She is seen here playing leap frog with her friend Rocky.

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Reality = Bad

There are 830, and counting, reality shows on television today. That means there are 830 shows that can change the way teens think of themselves and oth-

ers around them. According to the ABC News website in the Entertainment sec-tion, the top ten reality shows are Survi-vor, The Bachelor, Flavor of Love, The Apprentice, America’s Next Top Model, Extreme Makeover, The Biggest Loser, The Amazing Race, The Hills and Jon & Kate Plus 8. In my opinion, shows like the top ten mentioned above, are just a way to fill up TV space because shows that have meaning and teach lessons have been forgotten. Although, these shows can be entertaining, I think that there are many other ways to entertain the American tele-vision watchers. Family shows that used to air like The Cosby Show were funny to watch and easy for people to relate to. They discussed issues that popped up in everyday life. I believe that reality TV is a bad influence on teens as well as adults. I think reality TV is a bad influence be-cause it’s becoming way too important in the lives of teens and some adults. One day, my classmate, comes up to me and says, “Last night when my aunt and I were

watching American Idol, we were also switching between Cake Boss, Little Miss Perfect and Ace of Cakes. Then my mom saw a show called 16 and Pregnant and we watched that for a little bit too.” Immediately after my classmate told me this, I wanted to laugh. I couldn’t what a major role reality television played in their life. Most people, who watch reality TV, watch it because it can be entertain-ing. The shows are so bizarre that sometimes people just turn them on to have a good laugh. It may seem harmless to watch an obese woman

figure out she is going into labor or watch a bachelor try and find love for the 7th time but it is still hurting teen minds. Cheryl Dellasega, the author of “Mean Girls Grow Up”, is lobby-ing against a reality show, “Queen Bees”. She wrote a public letter complaining that girls don’t need another show glorifying female bul-lying and rivalry. In this letter, she writes, “Girls don’t want to be mean -- in fact, on any given day about 5 percent of the young women I work with say they stayed home to avoid such behavior.” Dellasega also wrote, “A similar number couldn’t concentrate once they were in school for the same reason, and some even reported feeling physi-cally sick over it.” Young girls who are watching theses shows are not only hurting themselves. Because

By: Michaela B.

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Above Left: American Idol is a reality shows that allows con-testants to compete though a se-ries of singing competitions. Above Right: America’s Next Top Model allows young girls to com-pete in a series of modeling com-petetions in order to get a mod-eling contract with Ford Models.

of the behavior they see on TV, they be-gin to treat others badly. Margaret Bernstein, who wrote the ar-ticle for Cleveland Entertainment “Does reality TV for teens induce bad behav-ior?”, wrote that shows about Queen Bees, influence teenage girls to treat others badly. If famous teens are bul-lying on television, then girls will fol-low that example and treat their friends and classmates badly. She also writes, “For many parents, the reality TV trend is probably a bit like having your teen’s most troubling friends hanging out, curs-ing and smoking, in your living room -- except you can’t kick them out.” Many of these shows not only affect the teens but also the parents. They are the ones that have to deal with the misbehaving teens. If shows could come out that were good for entire families to watch, then both the teens and parents would benefit. Reality TV is also extremely fake. Noth-ing about it is real. To me, the drama on the shows seems to be scripted. Every show seems to follow the same pattern. If teens see famous women wearing trashy outfits, they might begin to follow the bad example because they think that it’s okay. They have role models that are on these shows and if they see them doing something that is wrong, no mat-ter how fake it is, they might start to be-lieve that it’s okay for them to do drugs or make bad choices because someone that they look up to is doing it on TV. Ac-cording to the article written by Margaret

Bernstein, “child-development experts agree that adolescent brains aren’t wired to understand much of the vast world explored on reality television to-day, and that this can be a problem.” Homework is also being neglected so that trashy shows can be watched. Many of the reality TV shows come on late at night, so students stay up late to watch them which makes them loose sleep and puts a damper on their per-formance in school. This could hurt them in the long run academically be-cause it could damage their chances of getting into a good college. Dellasega even said that students couldn’t con-centrate in school due to the problems they are facing with bullies because of reality TV. Even my classmate, who is pretty much addicted to some reality shows, believes that TLC is even becoming way too trashy, with new things like a special on the Secret Life of Tiger Woods. Shows like this are way too personal. They uncover secrets in ce-lebrities’ lives that should not be viewed or heard about by people other than their friends and family. Not the entire American public. Although becoming a star is an invitation for a life in the spot light full of exposed secrets, I think that stars deserve privacy. There are also many reality TV shows that celebrities star in. I think this is especially wrong

Above: Little Miss Perfect allows little girls to compete in beauty pag-eants. Right: The Cosby Shows was a comedy shows about a lawyer wife and her doctor husband and their children.

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because they might be role models to teens. If they turn on the television and see their celebrity hero doing something wrong, they could either be heart broken because they thought they were such a good person or they could begin to copy them and make some of the same bad choices that they see being made on television. Reality TV airs 24/7. I think that tele-vision networks should come out with new shows that are enjoyable for the whole family. Shows like The Office, although this is more of a teen and up rated show, The Cosby Show and Full House are great shows that are funny and appropriate for people of all ages. If television could focus more of its en-ergy trying to come up with shows that have meaning, instead of shows that just make money, I think that some of the bad behavior in teens could be corrected and manners and ethics could become important again.

A Second Chance at Life

By: Brigid F.

beats down on the pavement, flies buzz past. Gusts of wind blow by, carrying the scent of hand sanitizer, grass, and dog food. A lone dog barks in the distance. Soon, there is an eruption of noise, dogs barking in almost ev-ery cage. After a while, they all quiet down, giving only an occasional whimper. Eventu-ally, they will erupt again, but for now, it is quiet. The people will come and go, every day, bringing up the hopes of the dogs when they walk by and look in, but many will then just continue on their way. Volunteers may take them out for a jog or a bath before returning them to their cage, but many dogs must wait a long time before being placed in a forever home. Some may never even make it that far. The Town Lake Animal Center, or, TLAC, is a non-profit animal shelter that rescues stray and unwanted dogs, cats, and rabbits. Each year TLAC takes in over 20,000 ani-mals, and will not turn down a single one for the opportunity to take a temperament test, to see if it can be put up for adoption. TLAC is located in down town Austin, on 1156 West Cesar Chavez, near Town Lake, but is going to be moving in a few years to a bigger and better location, which will be located in East Austin. The new shelter will also be non-kill. This large move will require help from many people, just like the shelter does every day.The Town Lake Animal Center thrives mainly on volunteers, and although there are real employees, their salary is small “I love animals and I want to help them,” says Carey Gannon, an employee at TLAC’s in-take and adoption office. Carey began work-ing at the TLAC 4 months ago. Her job is to help people who bring in animals that they can no longer care for, and also to help peo-

The hot sun

Above: One of the many dogs at TLAC waiting to be adopted by a forever owner

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ple who are trying to adopt an animal, by going through pam-phlets and flyers about the care and training of an animal with them. She has adopted from another rescue before, but the dog she adopted had actually been pulled from TLAC earlier. Another volunteer, Teresa Winemiller, who works only with the cats at the shelter, says that she got involved with the shelter when her 14-year-old son want-ed to volunteer there 8 months ago, and she had to supervise him until he was 15. She fell in love with it, and has been work-ing there ever since. She works 2-6 hours a day, spending the rest of her time as a teacher. She says she’s happy to see cats get adopted out, even if she had become attached to them. She remembers very well the day 10 years ago, when she adopted a dog from TLAC. She said it has been a wonderful experience, and today he is a healthy, happy, 10 year old mutt. Some volunteers go to the TLAC

every day, or on a regular sched-ule, but some only go occasion-ally, just to help out. Anabelle and Evan, volunteer like that, going to the TLAC as often as they can, but not regularly. Mostly they do this because they want to help out all the dogs there, but they also have a special connection with the Town Lake Shelter. 8 years ago, when they were turning 5 years old, their parents, David Bole and his wife Jodi, “thought that [they’d] find a perfect com-panion there that was looking for a home [at the Town Lake Ani-mal Center] [so they] went there to explore”. When they got to the shelter, it didn’t take long before they fell in love with a small, few month old, white and black bor-der/short-haired collie mix puppy. “We saw Crystal and fell in love at first sight and luckily we quali-fied to adopt her and she was still available.” David said. They filled out the papers right away, and took her home later that week. Although a bit timid about the car, she was happy to be going

to a new home, and to get out of the pound! When “Crystal” arrived home, she seemed very happy to be out of a cage, and loved to run around in the Bole’s big back-yard. “She is the best dog ever.” Evan tells me, “She is part of our family”. Today Crystal is a happy, 8 and a half year old girl, who loves to patrol the neighborhood with full freedom, and play with her best friend, the neighbor jack russell terrier, Sparky. She lies under the house to cool off, and loves to play with her toys. “She is an awesome dog, and she’s very loyal [to each member of her fam-ily]” Anabelle says, and has nev-er been aggressive at all. David agrees, and says, “She exceeded our expectations. She’s a great family dog, wonderful with the kids [and] very trainable. [Overall] she’s just been a really great dog.” Two other volunteers that work at TLAC are Linda and David, who exercise and walk the dogs, as well as answer questions about the dogs especially those who seem unfit for adoption. Linda

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also takes all the pictures of the dogs to put on the TLAC website. Some people see pit bulls, especially ones that have been abandoned or abused as very scary and evil dogs. David says he thinks that “pit bulls are beau-tiful animals”, and that it’s all about what the owner does with the dog. Also, some pit bulls are bred specifically from powerful, and possibly out of control dogs, so it’s in their genes too. He says it irks him that there is al-ways stuff in the news about how bad and dangerous pit bulls are. Linda says that although she was scared of pit bulls when she first began working here, she now realizes that they are actually very nice dogs, and is no lon-ger scared to work with them. “I think they’re awesome,” Carey says. “[It’s all about] proper training and a good owner. They have a higher prey drive,” so Carey feels they can be more dangerous if they are not trained properly, which is one reason the shelter tries hard to make sure that all new adopt-ers know all the training and hard work that will be involved in getting a dog.When not at the shelter, Linda stays at home taking care of her 14-year-old son, who also volunteers at TLAC. David not only volunteers for the TLAC, but also at Habitat for Humanity. He started working at TLAC 9 months ago, because when his dog got lost and taken to TLAC, he came to pick it up, and felt bad for all the sad dogs in their cages, and decided to start volunteering.There is a woman walking a big, fluffy, cream and beige colored dog around. She is talking about how “Charlie” is recovering well from his neuter surgery. Volunteers are constantly taking out dogs, and one that stands out is a smiling girl wearing a volunteer shirt, running around in a pen with an overjoyed dog at her side. Although they may be best friends now, that girl was probably thinking the same thing as all the other workers there. She just wants him to get a home.

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Above: The Bole’s dog Crys-tal (after earning her therapy dog certificate) came to visit Brigid in the hospital with Da-vid, Anabelle, and Evan

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Blueberry Muffin1 buttered popcorn + 2 blueberry

Chocolate Covered Cherry1 chocolate pudding + 1 very cherry

Lemon Cookie2 lemon drop + 1 buttered popcorn

Peach Cobbler with Ice Cream1 buttered popcorn + 1 peach + 1 french vanilla

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Shirly Temple1 very cherry + 1 lemon lime

Roy Rogers1 dr pepper + 2 very cherry

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Rock CampBy: Michaela B.

The room is dark, with a stage and several spot-lights. Posters of famous musicians and spon-sors line the walls. The vocalist turns around, with butterflies fluttering in her stomach, and mo-tions to the drummer. He starts out with the beat, and the song begins. No, this band is not well

known, in fact, they hardly even know each other. They have only been rehearsing for two weeks together through a sum-mer camp called the Rock Camp, and already they are get-ting the chance to play at the well-known blues club, Antones. The Rock Camp is a camp that allows teens and younger children to gain the experience of being in a band and per-forming in front of an audience. Campers are put into bands with people in their similar age group and assigned one of the many talented teachers at the Austin School of Music. They re-hearse at least 3 songs over two weeks and even write one of their own and at the end of the camp, they perform at Antones. Dave Sebree and some of the current teachers at the Aus-tin School of Music at the time, founded Rock Camp in 1995. “The current teachers back then and I were teaching guitar student or drum students, so we’d teach somebody “Highway to Hell” or a Led Zepplin song and they’d go home and practice but we noticed that they weren’t getting together and playing,” Sebree said. They decided to create a two-week camp where kids could come and play music together. “All of a sudden we have created Rock Camp, and over the two weeks, they form a band, they play in a band, they record a CD and then they perform a live shows at Antones, and at the end of it, in all the years we’ve done this, so 15 now, and thousands of kids there has not been one that hasn’t grown in someway, most in a tremendous way,” Sebree said. The point of the Rock Camp is to empower young teens and to teach them that they can do anything the set their minds to. “[The point of the Rock Camp] is to empower the kids and get them to realize that regardless whether they want to go on and be musicians in life that they can accomplish a pretty big goal,” Sebree said. There are many other camps throughout America that have the same idea that the Rock Camp does. Camp Jam and Paul Green School of Rock are some of the major competitors of the Rock Camp. The Rock Camp is a place for young musicians to get to know one another. “If you like playing alone then your world will be rock by the sheer fun of it,” said Trace T, 15, a camper in the first of four sessions of the 2009 summer. Trace’s favorite part is how ”you can get a bunch of people together and play some good music.” The camp starts out with all of the campers meeting up on the first day in the rehearsal hall at the Austin School of Music. After quick introductions to the instructors, the campers are separated into different groups depending on what instrument they play. Then, all musicians talk about what music interests them, how many years of experience they have on their instrument, and they play a little bit for the instruc-tors. During this process, “the director then would go around and they would pay attention to you and then they’d go to the room where the drummers and bass players were, and they were sort of auditioning and talking about music they liked and

what not,” Sebree said. This way, each band member has the same taste in music as the others that they are playing with. “It was easy to get along with the band, but choosing songs was difficult at first but became easier as we went along,” said Trace. The instructors at the Rock Camp are also good at making sure that each student is given one-on-one time with the instructors, so that each camper can improve. “Yes, they are very helpful in making sure everyone gets some spotlight, and tips for choosing the right songs to benefit ev-eryone’s skills,” Trace said. The teachers are so helpful to the students because before they are hired, they are put through an extensive checklist that Sebree has created to ensure that students are given the best education. “First thing is they have to have had a notable career or having a notable career as a musician and they have to be very accomplished players,” said Sebree. He also requires them to have a real desire to want to give back what they know about music. He says that a lot of times great musicians don’t make great teachers because they don’t want to help others. He also requires them to be able to handle being managed by him. Sebree said, “Another thing that is important is whether or not they have bad management skills, which a lot of musicians do unfortunately and they al-most use it as an excuse. They have to at least be able to take direction from me or whoever the directors are nationally.” Student musicians who participate in the Rock Camp, rehearse their songs for two weeks at the Austin School of Mu-sic. If there are too many bands to fit in the rooms, because the Austin School of Music is also still giving lessons to people, then they spend their 4 hours everyday at Music Lab. During the second week of the camp, campers get to use the record-ing studio at the Austin School of Music, to record two of their songs. These songs then get put on a CD that the musicians get at the end of the summer. On the Friday before the live perfor-mance in front of hundreds, which takes place at Antones, the

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Left: Rock Camp singer, Michaela B, singing at the Saturday performance that happens after two weeks of re-hearsal and recording time. Right: A trailer with the Austin School of Music logo. The camp is held at the Austin School of Music.

Above: Musicians who participate in the Rock Camp, rehearse and perform a pre-show in the rehersal hall at the Austin School of Music. Below: One of the bands, Mickey B and the Marshall Combo, performing at Antones, the blues club in downtown Austin.

students that participate in the camp, put on a small show in front of their peers at the Austin School of Music to get a sense of what the actual performance will be like. Op-portunities to get a taste of life as a musician are not only available in Austin, the Rock Camp is also internationally known, with camps in Austin, Fort Worth, Rio Grande Val-ley, Davenport, Chicago, Miami, New York, Poughkeepsie and Hawaii. A new camp is opening in England as well. The Rock Camp is an opportunity for young musicians that are looking for their chance in the spotlight. It gives young teen the chance to discover new music and to meet new people.

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Pies vs. Cookies

After a poll, it is now a proven fact that WAFFLES ARE BETTER THAN PANCAKES!P.S.

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Starting with 16 different pies and 16 different cookies, KUR counts down to your favorite!

Caramel Delights

Gingerbread Men

Fortune Cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Snickerdoodles

Lemon Cookies

Peanut But-ter Chocolate

Cookies

White Chocolate

Macadamia

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Sugar Cookies

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Trefoils (Short-bread)

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Carmel Delights

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Pies vs. Cookies

After a poll, it is now a proven fact that WAFFLES ARE BETTER THAN PANCAKES!

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Starting with 16 different pies and 16 different cookies, KUR counts down to your favorite!

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Foovie!Some of our favorite movies here at KUR, and our idea of the best foods that go with them.

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The Blind Side

Forest Gump

Marley and Me

Grease

Now and ThenCoke flovored Jelly Beans• Black Cows (rootbeer floats • made with chocolate sauce, whipped cream with a cherry on top), vanilla pudding or colored jello

Hamburger• Milk shake• French fries• Cotton candy flavored Jelly • Beans

Rice Krispy Treats• Animal Crackers• Mango Jelly Beans•

Fried Shrimp• A box of chocolates• Ice cream flavored Jelly Beans•

Rolls• Taco Bell Tacos• Long John Silvers Fish Sticks• Fried Chicken from KFC• Turkey•

Chocolate Bars• Island Punch Jelly Beans• Hot dogs•

The Notebook

A Walk to Remember

Definitely, Maybe

Father of the Bride

She’s the Man

The Proposal

Ice Cream• Coffee flavored Jelly Beans• Sweethearts Candies•

Shrimp Cocktail• Coffee Ice Cream• Wedding Cake Ice Cream•

Root Beer• Green Apple Jelly Beans• Chips and Salsa•

Gouda Cheese• Cotton Candy• Pizza• Chocolate Kisses•

Wedding Cake flavored Jelly • Beans Wedding Cake Ice Cream • Hot Dogs• “Chipper’” Chicken•

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Every year in America, according to Car-Accident.com, 12 percent of fatal car crashes are caused by teens or involved teens even though only 10 percent of our

population is teenagers. 36 percent of all deaths of 16-19 year olds are caused by car crashes, which is the leading cause of death for teens. Per mile driven, teens 16 to 19 years old are four times more likely to crash their car then older drivers. These terrifying statistics, although easily covered up or ignored, are the truth, and we must pay attention to them.If teens were exposed to more difficult driv-ing lessons before they hit the road, as well as more vigorous tests and practices, these incidents might decrease. Accord-ing to Car-Accidents.com “Each Year over 5,000 teens ages 16 to 20 Die due to Fatal injuries caused Car accidents.” I think that making teens go through harder driving tests would increase safety, and decreasethe number of crashes in teens and adults (If provided with better car educa-tion when they’re young, people might bethe number of crashes in teens and adults,

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although “About 400,000 drivers age 16 to 20 will be seriously injured… The risk of being in-volved in a car accident the highest for drivers aged 16- to 19-year-olds than it is for any other age group…”, (If provided with better car edu-cation when they’re young, people might be less likely to have a crash when they’re older) as well as road re-lated deaths. Teens are not only risking themselves when they don’t drive safely, but are putting others lives on the line too. Often another car will get crashed into, or by trying to swerve out

of the way, someone will flip or crash their own car. I’m glad drivers ed. is be-coming more difficult and precise, and i hope it will help make the roads a safer place for everyone. these startling facts all show why my-self and so many other people are interigued by the new driv-eras license program.Yes, this defiantly does make getting a drivers license way more of a hassle, and many teens (including myself) would rather be done with the class as soon

A Drivers DilemmaWhat are the new driving license regulations, and why are they causing so much controversy? Will these unfair rules be better in the long run?

By: Brigid F.

Above: On a foggy morning, a car crashes into a tree and then is aban-doned. The real cause of the crash is not known, except some guess-es are that the roads were slick, there was a sharp turn in the road there, and it was hazy. Left: A teen accidentally drives their car into a telephone pole and up a fence.

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as possible, instead of spending the ex-tra hours now requiered in drivers ed., but it makes the roads saf-er, which is very important. Through a poll conducted on Ketchup-uponrequest.blogspot.com, it was shown that 9 out of 13 people would say that “If someone is intent on not following the rules of the road, do you think that extra hours of drivers ed. will make them “change their ways” ?” is not a true statement, and that if someone is already intent onnot following the rules of the road in the first place, extra hours of driving school are not going to change anything for them. All though all of these points are very viable, they just don’t seem like the safest and smartest choices. Yes, the extra hours of Drivers Ed will be tedious and more difficult, but if someone can’t stand to be driving like that for extra time, they will never be com-fortable with really driving for long periodsof time. You can’t give up a cause pre-maturely, especially when people’s safety, and even lives are at stake.I think that the pros of this new program outweigh the cons, and that if teens re-ally took a chance to see all of the facts and statistics about teens driving, the roads might become a safer place again.

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Top Right: Teenager crashes into a house but it rescued and pulled out of the car as shown in the picture. Top Left: After a car collides with an telephone pole and splinters itself and the pole into pieces.

Fruit Pizza

1 pkg, (roll) sugar cookies¾ c. Cool WhipChunk PineappleFresh Strawberries8oz. Cream CheeseMandarin OrangesSliced PeachesFresh BananasSliced KiwiSliced Bananas

Soften and flatten cookies into pizza pan. Cook according to package directions for at least 20 min. Cool. Combine cream cheese and Cool Whip and spread on cooled crust. Add fruit mixture. Glaze. Chill.

Glaze

½ c. Orange Juice1 TBS. Corn Starch2 TBS. Lemon Juice½ c. Sugar¼ c. Water

Bring to a boil and continue boiling for 1 min-ute. Pour over fruit and chill.

Fruit PizzaA sweet twist on the traditional pizza pie.

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National Chocolate Pud • ding Day

Jennette McCurdy’s Birth • day

Drake Bell’s Birthday• Helen Keller’s Birthday•

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National Vanilla • Milkshake Day

Nicole Kidman’s Birthday•

Paula Abdul’s Birthday•

Mary-Kate and Ashley • Olsen’s Birrthdays

Tim Allen’s Birthday•

National Strawberry • Shortcake Day

Donald Trump’s Birthday•

National Jelly Filled • Doughnut Day

Kanye West’s Birthday•

Nancy Sinatra’s Birthday•

National Chocolate • Icecream Day

Dean Martin’s Birthday•

Prince’s Birthday•

National Egg Day• National Rocky Road • Icecream Day

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National Peanut Butter • Cookie Day

Anne Frank’s Birthday•

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Barry Manilow’s Birthday • National Fudge Day•

National Chocolate Eclair • Day

National Onion Ring Day• Meryl Streep’s Birthday• Cyndi Lauper’s Birthday•

Jason Mraz’s Birthday• National Praline Day•

Michael Phelps’s Birthday• National Almond Butter • crunch Day

Kellie Pickler’s Birthday•

National Gingerbread Day•

Pete Wentz’s Birthday•

National Cheese Day•

Angelina Jolie’s Birthday•

Special Thanks to:

Ms. Richey• Katherine Nesbitt• Dave Sebree• Trace Turner• Town Lake Animal Center• The Boles Family• Jelly Belly Jelly Beans• The Austin School of Music•