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By Rae Hunt

While most students use their lunch break as a social time to hang out with their friends, others use it to catch up on their homework. Unfortunately, there are some students who have to give up their lunch to the school to pick up trash. This year, there is a new system for stu-dents who are assigned lunch deten-tion. Last year, students would simply sit at the deten-tion tables and eat lunch. Now there is a dif-ferent penalty: students have to wear a bright yellow vest and pick up trash around the lunch room and out-side of the cafeteria. This system was first seen eight or nine years

ago. It was an administrative deci-sion to bring it back to Liberty High School. Mr. McCorkle states that “it is a better system and gives the students something to do.” Brandon Lock, a Senior, describes the work as boring and

tedious. He also states that wearing the vest is embar-rassing. It encour-ages him to keep away from trou-ble in order to

avoid lunch detention. Students pick up trash for

most of their lunch period

and then get 10 minutes to eat at the end of lunch. The new punishment utilizes the stu-dents and keeps them busy dur-ing their lunch detention. Sources: Mr. McCorkle and Brandon Lock, Photo by Rae Hunt, Title by Ms. Goyden

Colton Maxwell and Maverick Mercado at Lunch Detention

RETRACTION

By Cole Johnson

Last issue of this paper, there was an article that depicted and detailed

the life of Liberty’s new teacher Mr. Kroeker. Unfortunately it’s now

known that I overlooked two large details and wish to formally apolo-

gize. Mr. Kroeker has two fine sons, Corbin age eleven and William

age ten, both of which should be recognized disregarding the previous

statement of one. I also misspelled Mr. Kroeker’s name once. So to that

end, I apologize for my mistakes to Mr. Kroeker and you, the readers.

Check out a new

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A fictional, short

story

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By Ross Johnson

Every November the Students of Liberty High School are re-minded to give of themselves; whether it is money or food that they donate does not matter. Liberty High School’s Student Council facilitates the dona-tions. People think that all Stu-dent Council, or “Stuco” for short, does is collect food from a class, which is very far from the truth. There is a mul-titude of events that the Stuco kids put on, with the majority of the events being orga-nized completely by stu-dents. Events include the Staff vs. Student volleyball game and a competition between classes and indi-vidual students. They also try to “pack the pod,” the pod being placed just out-side the school. The true leaders are the sen-iors of the class and Ms. Sylvia. Ms. Sylvia went on to say that her favorite part of the whole experience is “seeing the stu-dents come together and work-

ing hard. That and seeing the students form bonds working with each other.” Ms. Sylvia has been an ardent supporter of the Harvest of Love fundraiser eve-ry year and loves seeing her students work so hard to help those less fortunate than them-selves. Every year, new events are refined and improved upon

to make them the best for stu-dents. Of course doing all of these events can be taxing for stu-dents, but the seniors in charge of the whole operation seem to

be very upbeat about the whole thing. Caitlin Maloney said “it’s rewarding seeing the whole school come together for a great cause.” Kennedy Hart echoed that sentiment, “it is a big re-sponsibility, but it’s worth it to help the community.” Though Harvest of Love is a

significant time invest-ment for students often requiring working morn-ings and nights the Stu-dent Council here at Lib-erty High School does an absolutely fantastic job in the month of November. Whether they are helping the needy, keeping stu-

dents informed, or going house to house with bags to collect food, these stand up kids never do it without a smile and a great sense of helping the entire community. Honestly, we could not ask for a better group of kids to represent our school.

Sources: My personal experience, Kevin Abernathy, Phillip Hairr Interviews with: Caitlin Maloney, Kennedy hart, Ms. Sylvia

By Mariya Pinchuk

A new Lancer joins us! Many students assume math teach-ers are uninteresting and bland, but that is not the case here at Liberty. We are proud

and

overjoyed to welcome Mrs. McNeight, a wonderful new addition to our school. This delightful teacher brings hope that math is, indeed, bearable.

Mrs.

McNeight teaches geometry, algebra, and math lab. After instructing math for a year in Texas, she began her second year of teaching in the moody weather state of Col-orado. One might wonder, why math? Mrs. McNeight has a degree in architecture, but she chose to continue in this subject because it was always her favor-ite class, along with art and sci-ence. Despite what most kids think, teachers do have lives outside of school. Mrs. McNeight loves to hike, go bik-

ing, walk her dog, hang out with friends, and watch movies. Don’t these sound just like ac-tivities us teenagers do as well? Math may be hard and tedious for most kids, but this fun and loving teacher never avoids a student’s request for help. Ra-ther, she incorporates hands-on activities with her teaching in order to benefit and assist every student in the best way possible. Even if you do not have her as a teacher, Mrs. McNeight would be happy to help with any math questions that may linger in your mind. “I like it here so far, and I hope to keep teaching here for a while,” she states. So the next time a problem does not add up, just remember that there is al-ways help available. Welcome to Liberty, Mrs. McNeight! Source: interview with Mrs. McNeight Picture by Mariya Pinchuk

An Addition To Math

By Erica Nobles

Liberty is one of the few schools that still has EXCL time, the main purpose being to go and talk to teachers, or occa-sionally do homework from the night before. Nearly every stu-dent at Liberty has been in the position where he or she really needs to see a teacher during EXCL, but gets to the room to find it locked. Most of the time, the teachers are in a depart-ment meeting. For most stu-dents, this causes a problem. EXCL time is supposed to be used for taking time to visit with teachers, but with the teachers frequently at meetings, how are students supposed to get the help they need? Junior Cierra Britton says that the meetings are an inconvenience because “a lot of the time stu-dents need help is the day their teacher has a meeting.” Fellow classmate Berek Vahey says, “I’m involved in a lot of clubs and activities, so I’m usually busy during EXCL, but the days I’m not busy, my teachers are.” Berek and Cierra both agree that it’s difficult to get help when teachers cannot be there before or after school, so EXCL is their only chance. With PLC meetings on Tues-day or Thursday, Wednesdays reserved for advisory, and then a vari-ety of different meetings the rest of the week, there is not much time left for getting help. If the meet-ings are so in-convenient for stu-dents, why do PLC meetings exist anyways? Assis-tant Principal Mr. Roth explained that the meet-ings give all the teachers in one department “time to collaborate about teaching, the curriculum, and different teaching strategies.” Mr. Roth claims, “I know it

stinks, but it’s only one day a week and there’s value in the discussions.” Most teachers would agree with Mr. Lenig, Ms. Goyden, and Ms. Sylvia that the meetings are extremely helpful and important for each depart-ment, but not being able to help their students is also very frus-trating. If EXCL time is for talking to teachers and getting help, why can’t the meetings take place at a different time? Yes, teachers have priorities before and after school, but if they cannot attend a meeting before or after school, how are students supposed to get help at that time? The meet-ings are important for each de-partment, but they are highly inconvenient as well. If the meet-ings took place at a different time, they would be more benefi-cial. As of right now, department meetings take away precious time during EXCL that students should be using to get the help they need. Sources: Interviews with Mr. Roth, Mr. Lenig, Ms. Sylvia, Ms. Goyden, Cierra Britton, and Berek Vahey

Department Meetings: a Waste

of EXCL Time? Fun Facts:

Favorite movie category: Romantic Comedies

Favorite food: Fruit!!

Stuco works hard for the good of all of Liberty’s community.

Picture in no particular order: Kevin Abernathy, Emilie Carrol, Taylor Donely, Amy Estes, Sam Farrel, Jacob Guilez, Mera Habib, Phillip Hairr, Peter Hammes, Kennedy Hart, Julieanna Keenan, Caitlin Maloney, Caroline Maloney, Kirsten Mann, Hanna Mellecker, Tina Paradela, Marc Pauka, Jack Quinn, Alexa Reed, Shelby Reig, Lyndsay Ruane, Ian Sharkey, Dailyn Souder, Berek Vahey Photo by Maci Steeves

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Life

Declaration of Independence July 4th, 1776

Industrial Revolution modernizes America Mar 1850

Abolishment Of Slavery Jan 1865

By Maci Steeves

The day after Thanksgiving is a day of family, rest, and relaxation. No, but seriously, thousands of people all over the country are waiting for hours on end to get the newest and best. Black Friday is the day of prices that are lower than low and deals that are basically a steal. Waiting in line for six or more hours in below freez-ing tem-peratures only raises the anticipa-tion. At least, that's what black Friday used to be. To-day, the news has to cover at least one story each Thanksgiving about the violence that the Black Friday rush has caused. Stories about people get-ting trampled or people getting threatened. Last year there were several cases of violence reported. A woman went as far as to pepper spray ten people in order to get her prized Xbox 360. Jace Taliaferro, freshman, mentions that “it is not friendly for chil-dren any-more.” The one time I was involved in Black Friday, I experienced zero violence. I stood in line from 10 at night to 3 in the morning. In those six hours, I became closer to the people in line than I am with some of the people I've been going to school with for years. I distinctly remember one man who was look-ing to get his family a new TV for the holidays. As soon as the doors opened and I rushed inside with the people I had bonded with the adrenaline was pumping and it was a race to get the best. Feeling lost, I wandered around the store in a

daze. I saw no fighting, no scream-ing, and no pepper spray. I did see the man I met in line carrying a huge TV hauled on his back and I was

genuinely happy for him. As he passed me, he threw me the movie I was looking for and we parted ways. The worst of Black Friday was how hectic the whole thing was. This was several years ago.

Now, Black Friday is a completely different story. Riley Qui-nonez, sophomore says, “you’re scared to go out now and it’s not

exciting anymore because the sales start be-fore Black Friday and go on forever.” Black Fri-day is no longer that one day a year of

sales and excitement.

The post-Thanksgiving sales begin weeks before the day of thanks and continue for several more after the holiday. Stores are even open on the holiday itself which causes a problem with workers. In fact, the union of Target began a boycott so that they could spend the day of thanks with loved ones. The workers went to the extent of sending mass emails look-ing for people to support their

cause. Even with the extended sales, Black Friday seems to be getting progressively more and more aggressive. Wal-Mart worker, Mike, say that, “People become really violent when it comes to Black Friday.” He tells the

story of how he “almost got hit in the face by a girl who wanted to get things off the shelves before we were allowed to release them.” Gone are the days of friendly competition and bonding in long lines. These are the days of hospitalizations and shootings. Black Friday has become a truly dark day. But at least the deals are great! Sources: interview with Riley Quinonez, Jace Taliafer-ro, Black Friday shopper Tyler, and Wal-Mart workers Zack, and Mike http://theweek.com/article/index/221861/walmarts-violent-black-friday-5-grim-incidents http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/25/business/money-black-friday-incidents/index.html

Black Friday: A Truly Dark Day 2012: Invention Collection By Brennen Karl

Throughout the year 2012, there have been many interesting new inventions. Some have been innovative, and some have been amusing. Here are just a few creations of the year:

Google Glass: Time magazine labeled this as “A Best Invention of 2012.” Google’s new invention, Google Glass, is basically a com-puter built into glasses. It can be worn like glasses, and it

has all the capabilities of a computer or smart phone. Users will be able to take and send pictures, video chat, access the internet, and more, all without having to use hands. Details are still few; however, Google predicts that the product will

be on sale by 2014.

Laser Guided Gas Mask: Imagine that a firefighter is stuck in a smoke filled building and cannot see anything. No fear! All he or she has to do is pull

a string on this gas mask, and an arrow will guide him or her to the safest and closest exit. How does this work? The gas mask is connected via a wireless sig-

nal to the building’s network and has the ability to locate exit signs. This product has the potential

to save the lives of many firefighters.

Convert Dog Poo Into Free Wi-Fi: Park owners always struggle with the issue of cleaning up the parks. One company has come up with a unique (and laughable) solution. Dog owners can pick up their dog’s feces (or any trash) and drop it into a box that will weigh it. Owners will be given a few minutes of free Wi-Fi, based on the weight of the poo or trash. The company has implemented this special box in ten parks around Mexico City to test how

much it helps with park cleaning.

By Ashley Wierengo When it comes to sports, how many of us really believe that all athletes have accom-plished everything purely on their own? Not many of us do, and with good cause. Following so many scandals has led people to think that all athletes tend to be “shooting up.” Aside from lost titles and awards, many fans have lost their respect and faith in sportsmen. By far, the worst scenario is learning that some-one who many have looked up to for so long is just another part of that stereotype. Sadly, Lance Armstrong is the latest to do so. However, the fine points of the case concerning his blood doping are not understandable to everyone. There are two ways that blood doping is possible. There is one definition: increas-ing red blood cell count to en-hance athletic performance by improving the bloods capability to transport oxygen to muscles. In simple terms, the more oxy-gen there is going to muscles, the longer muscles are able to endure physical activities. One

form of blood doping is called autologous; this is when blood is removed weeks prior from the athlete, frozen, and then injected back in a couple of days before any competition. The other form of doping is called homologous, in which someone else’s blood is transfused into the said recipient. While both methods are dangerous means of gaining an edge on opponents, Armstrong took the chance. With seven Tour de France wins, some may say it was worth it. However, when the grisly details of Arm-strong’s rumored use of this enhancement method were proven true, he immediately lost most titles and winnings racked up over the years. From losing all his Tour de France titles and having to pay back all the amounts of winnings and bo-nuses over the years to losing his Nike sponsorship and hav-ing to step down from his chair-men position of his own Livestrong Foundation, Arm-strong has been stripped of nearly everything. Some have to wonder, are all

of these punishments really fair to Armstrong? General opinions can vastly differ. Whereas some may say that it is only right that he be repealed of all winnings, sponsorships, and money, oth-ers believe that he earned all those fair and square and shouldn’t be victimized when all humans make mistakes. Howev-er, what people personally be-lieve is true is their decision. Whether or not he continues to be a hero in the eyes of many, Lance Armstrong has worked hard over the years. Though some poor decisions on his part have sent him far backwards, the new story of his blood dop-ing scandal and revoking of his title wins will now go down in the history books along with his past life. Sources: http://healthblog.dallasnews.com/2012/10/blood-doping-here-are-the-answers-for-ron-corning-and-the-rest-of-you.html/ http://www.teachpe.com/drugs/doping.php http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/17/us/lance-armstrong-doping/index.html http://news.yahoo.com/company-paid-lance-armstrong-bonuses-wants-money-back-004211160--spt.html Photo by Maci Steeves

Enable Talk: When someone wearing these

gloves uses sign language, the glove’s sensors convert the data into a sound

wave. This signal is sent to a smart phone, and the application on the

phone will translate the sign language into audible speech. This could break the language barrier between those

who are sign language savvy and those who are not, thereby improving com-

munication.

Sources: http://marketingland.com/time-names-google-glass-a-best-invention-of-201225933?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed-sphinn http://news.discovery.com/tech/laser-guided-gas-mask-points-the-way-out-121016.html http://news.discovery.com/tech/exchange-dog-poo-for-free-wi-fi-120425.html http://enabletalk.com/abstract.html

The lines for Black Friday begin hours in advance. Photo by Maci Steeves

“It was just a giant cluster of

people who didn’t know what

they were doing.”

-Zack, Wal-Mart worker

“I was at the Citadel

Mall. Two ladies got in a

fight in line. It was so

ridiculous.”

-Tyler, Black Friday

shopper

Laser guided gas masks could save many lives. Picture drawn by Kwang Choi.

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mas” with more joy than good old Santa Claus. Derived from the Saint known as St. Nicho-las by the Christian religion, he was turned into “Santa Claus” in 1821, who arrived from the North in a sleigh with flying reindeer. Children all over the world, no matter their race, or religion, get to sleep in a time-ly manner on Christmas Eve awaiting a visit from good old St. Nick. Parents of these dif-ferent races and religions sup-port and egg on the story of Santa Claus, even though he is

a character from

the

Vice Versa: A Latin phrase that means “the other way around.” The LHS Revolution uses this phrase to identify two editorials written about a controversial topic from opposite perspectives; thus, readers will read one perspective and then a perspective on “the other way.” The LHS Revolution staff hopes to promote intelligent conversations about the topics we choose. It is also necessary to note that the journalists don’t always 100% support the position they write about. These editorials explore a position (sometimes an extreme one) in order to broaden everyone’s perspective.

By Marisa Mandel

It’s that time of the year again when the weather starts to get cold and suddenly red and green cover nearly everything. It’s the holiday that everyone eagerly anticipates. And when that plump man in the red suit makes his appearance, you can’t help but holler out “Merry Christmas.” “Merry Christmas” can be broken down to get a better un-derstanding of the phrase. “Merry,” in modern day socie-ty, cheerful, or festive. “Christmas,” is referring to the Old English translation “Cristes Maesse” meaning the Mass of Christ. Put it all together now, and saying Merry Christmas is basically saying, in modern day time, “Have a cheerful celebra-tion of the Mass of Christ.” The phrase is most common-ly exchanged between people of the Christian religion who honor Christmas as a day to celebrate

the birth of Christ, the son of God and the Savior. However, it has become such a common phrase that people say it without even understanding what they are truly saying. People of all races and religions are more commonly reciting the phrase as a way to communicate the mes-sages of love and joy, regardless of belief systems. These two simple words build a connection between strangers, and can turn an angered person into a happy person just by feeling the warmth of the expression, such as Mr. Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. For some people, this phrase is just used to recognize the season commonly known as the Christmas season. Not only is it used in classic Christmas mov-ies, but also in Christmas songs on the radio that people will casually walk around sing-ing. In fact, it was 1843 when the phrase first took common-

place after it was used in the story A Christmas Carol, then in the song “We Wish You A Merry Christmas.” When asked whether Americans would ra-ther hear “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays” in stores and businesses, “Merry Christmas” was most preferred by a sixty percent to twenty-three percent margin. Sixty- four percent of seniors (ages sixty-five and older) prefer “Merry Christ-mas,” while fifty nine percent of younger adults (ages eight-een to twenty-nine) say it does not matter. Overall, two thirds of the nation prefers to hear and say “Merry Christmas,” rather than “Happy Holidays.” No one says the phrase

“Merry Christ-

Christian religion who chants “Merry Christmas.” “Happy Holidays” sounds like something you can say on an everyday basis, but not at Christmas time! Sure there are other religions that celebrate something other than Christmas around December, but there are also people who do not celebrate Halloween, or recognize Easter as a holiday. Still, people will walk around frightening children with a creepy “Happy Hallow-een,” or giving out colored eggs with a springy “Happy Easter.” I have never heard anyone say “Happy Holidays” for those occasions, among many others. By saying “Merry Christ-mas,” you don’t have to think about it in a religious way at all, whether you are expressing it, or receiving the message. Simply take it as a warm, friendly greet-ing expressing joy, happiness and love during the Christmas season.

Merry Christmas To All!

By Xandra McMahon

Oh yes, it is that time of year

again. A time when people re-

joice and wish merriment upon

each other; but what exactly are

we wishing upon each other

when we use words like, “Merry

Christmas” or “Happy Holi-

days?” It may not seem like a

large concern, but the use of two

words could seriously offend

others. This is the day and age

of new religions and beliefs.

Would it not be wrong to use

exclusive phrases such as

“Merry Christmas,” when joy

should be spread to all people?

Just last November a school

district in Rochester, New York

restricted the phrase “Merry

Christmas” in order to incorpo-

rate a more secular environment.

The school board was not en-

forcing a No Christmas rule, but

it simply wanted

to broaden the

students’

minds and

adhere to

“The No

Child Left

Behind

Act.” A

projected

estimate of non

-adherents to

Christianity from the mid

-2000’s showed a 14.8

percentage of the popula-

tion. Now, this may not

seem gigantic but that

percentage converts into

over 41 million people. That is

41 million possibilities of of-

fending someone of another

religion. Why should this coun-

try alienate that many citizens,

when we could easily say,

“Happy Holidays”?

December 25th was not al-

ways used as the day of Christ’s

birth; in fact the day was used

for a Pagan holiday long before

it was adapted by Christianity.

So why has Christmas dominat-

ed the last month of the year? It

is no longer a one day event, but

a month long affair. It seems

almost insulting to

the many, many

other holidays

occurring in

December

like Hanuk-

kah or

Kwanzaa if

they are all

just summed

up into two restrict-

ing words. It is

the equivalent to

saying, “Happy

National Pie Day”

on the Fourth of

July, the day of

our nation’s inde-

pendence.

The evolution

of this holiday

season is immi-

nent though. Al-

terations are al-

ready being made to satisfy the

individual beliefs of all people.

Anyone else notice that the last

two weeks in December are no

longer called Christmas Break

but rather Winter Break or Holi-

day Break? Or even on the tele-

vision, the phrase “Happy Holi-

days” is much more prevalent

than “Merry Christmas.” Maybe

the founding fathers did build

this nation on Christian values

but times are changing, and ad-

aptation is key.

Sources for “And Have A Happy Holi-day Season”:

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/

A0193644.html http://rochesterhomepage.net/fulltext/?

nxd_id=283227

Interview with Mr. Calvin Picture drawn by Tyler Smith

Sources for “Merry Christmas To All”: http://www.christmaslore.com/

why_do_we_say_merry_christmas.html

http://www.allthingschristmas.com/traditions/merry-christmas.php

http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/

The-Origin-Of-The-Merry-Christmas-Greeting/1702794

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/

jodie-allen/2009/12/21/merry-christmas-vs-happy-holidays-americans-are-

apathetic

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/origin-of-santa/

And Have A Happy Holiday Season!

“It is more of a liberal interpretation. Happy

Holidays does not take away from anything

whether it is Christianity or Paganism.” --Mr.

Calvin

Ho Ho Holidays?

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Fiction

Ten years. That’s how long it’s been since I last saw my family. Days blend into weeks, weeks into months, and months into years, but I was still compelled to keep track of time. It seems so silly, but it keeps me sane as I wander through land-scapes laid waste by famine, disease, and them. The Styyll. I hate only two things in this world: the Styyll and carrots! Uhg, I hate carrots. The Styyll killed everyone. Every last man, woman, and child. Some may say I’m lucky to have survived, but in fact, the dead are the lucky ones. They came ten years ago on Christmas day. Everyone was relaxed, so the Styyl caught the population by surprise. So to-day, like every Christmas, I hunt. I seek out Styyll bases and de-stroy them. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. As long as I am alive, they will pay. A shape begins taking form on the hori-zon, and I smile in anticipation, a smile of malice. I know it’s not

right, but I take pleasure in de-stroying the enemy. Maybe, after ten years, I was finally breaking. I increased the speed of my motor bike. As the shape grew higher, so did my heart-beat. I was anxious. This was the capital of the North West region. Taking on hundreds of Styyll all alone. That is how to feel alive in a dead world. I didn’t stop until I reached the wall of their capital. I wasn’t worried about guards. Why would they try to protect them-selves from a race they thought dead? I made sure I had my two daggers. The one with the red-wood hilt gleaned in the moon-light and the other dull with blood. Steel against Styyll. It seemed poetic. I sheathed them both. I was ready. I scaled the rugged fortress wall in minutes and took a brief pause at the summit to survey my task. Only twenty three in the courtyard. But I was sure once I started my

holiday vengeance, all the

others would join me. I smiled that same smile. It was time to begin. I entered the courtyard and unsheathed my weapons. They began dropping like flies. A slashed throat. A broken neck. A punctured heart. As I ducked and weaved in my dance of de-struction, I painted the cobble-stone red. It seemed that, at first, for every Styyll that died, 4 more appeared. But slowly their num-bers dwindled. Their futile at-tempts to fight back with their poisonous claws made me laugh as I dodged them. I stood there alone now. I fell to my knees to vomit. I began to cry. I didn’t know who I was anymore. No! I am Akail, Styyll Slayer, I thought through the tears. But it made me sick, who I’d become. If only, in some miracle, my family could return to me. But I gave up on Christmas miracles ten years ago. Source: My Imagination

Age of the Styyll By Rey Kennedy

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LHS

The security team at Liberty plays an important role in the day-to-day operations of the school. Their primary goal is keeping you, the students of Liberty, safe. Many students have noticed that the secu-rity guards still checked ID’s more than halfway into the first se-mester. This seems to be a change from last year. Mr. Arnold com-ments that the school is responsible for all students during the school day, and they need to make sure only those students who are allowed to leave are the ones leaving. When freshmen and sopho-mores leave campus, the staff no longer has a way of knowing

where these students are. The school is responsible if parents come to the school assuming their child is in the lunchroom, when, in ac-tuality, their student is off campus. Additionally, upperclassmen are required to have their ID’s with them when they leave campus, be-cause law enforcement needs to be able to verify that they are upper-classmen. Several students have also commented that it seems like there is more security today. However, this is not true either. All high schools in District 20 have three security guards. Liberty had three security guards last year and still has three security guards. Mr. Ar-nold also adds that they are not necessarily making security tighter this year: they are simply ensuring students are safe by enforc-ing the rules of the school. Sources: Interviews with Mr. Arnold, Mr. Baker, and Mrs.

Goodwin

Tessa Goodwin: Mrs. Goodwin is new to Liber-

ty this year. However, as a

Rampart graduate, she is not

new to District 20. She previ-

ously worked in a prison for

two years but left because of

her family. She is married and

has a seven-year-old daughter at

TCA. She enjoys Liberty so far

and adds that she would only

leave if she could work on the

security team at TCA.

Larry Arnold: Mr. Arnold was a police officer for 24 years before moving to Colorado

to take a teaching job. He taught for a total of eight years, splitting his

time between elementary school and high school. Currently, Mr. Arnold is

blending both of his careers; although security is his main job, he occa-

sionally gets to talk to students in the classroom. Mr. Arnold has many

pastimes. He enjoys making art of all kinds, including photography. He

also likes reading and climbing mountains.

Corey Baker: Mr. Baker was in the security

forces in the Air Force for 24

years before retiring. He was

last stationed at Cheyenne

Mountain when he and his fam-

ily decided to stay in Colorado.

Mr. Baker is now at Liberty as a

security guard. In his free time,

he likes to ride his Harley Da-

vidson around Colorado. In

addition, Mr. Baker loves

doughnuts, but he adds, “That

should be obvious.”

From left to right: Larry Arnold, Tessa Goodwin, Corey Baker Photo by Laura Andersen

By Laura Andersen

Protecting

the land of

Liberty

By Alex Rivas

Although Ms. Stephanie Gra-ham might be a little hard to notice amidst the tall kids here at Liberty High, it is impossible not to

notice this high-energy and great new teach-

er. Even though Ms. Graham gets told that she “looks like an eighth grader,” this young teacher means business. After at-

tending Liberty University in

Lynchburg, Virgin-ia, on a track schol-arship, Ms. Gra-ham came to join another “Liberty” community here at LHS. With ob-vious athletic abil-ity, Ms. Graham

took on the re-sponsibility as one of the volleyball coaches and will be a track coach in the spring. Still, her re-sponsibilities don’t end there. Not only does she teach health and wellness as well as exercise science over

at Air Academy High School, she is also the

fitness yoga teacher for Liberty. With such a busy schedule it seems impossible for Ms. Graham to handle much else, right? Wrong. Ms. Graham is also in the process of training for a triathlon! It really is lucky that the Lancer Nation was able to get a hold of such an accomplished teacher. And the best part? The students love her. Senior, Travis Talley, says, “She is great, and her class is pretty fun!” If you have not had the chance to meet Ms. Graham, “like the cracker, not spelled like G-r-a-h-m,” it looks like you need you need to join yoga as soon as possible! If yoga isn’t your forte, go out for the track team. Do whatever it takes to get to meet this wonderful new teacher. Sources: Interview with Travis Talley and Ms. Graham Photo by Alex Rivas

“Graham Like the Cracker” What Happens When You’re Sleeping

Hey Lancers! Have you ever wondered why Liberty is always in tip top shape when you arrive every morning? No, it’s not the magical cleaning fairy; it’s the custodial staff. We see the day custodi-ans working hard throughout the day, but the night custodi-ans are the ones be-hind the scenes ensur-ing students’ safety and preserving a clean envi-

ronment. “we work for you guys," says Will Sandoval, Night Lead and proud custo-

dian for LHS. The night custodians wipe every

desk, wash every window and vacuum

every white board tray. All of the clean-ing supplies are in-

spected and supplied by the school to ensure that there are no allergic reac-tions to the chemicals. When Will says “work,”

he means it! Not only do the night custodians

make sure that Liberty is clean, they also set up for

activities that are to take place. “We clean every day! Sometimes we will not finish until late at night,” Sand-oval adds. Students always need to do their part; it is also our responsi-bility to main-tain the building and keep it a safe envi-ronment. What could students do to help? The biggest thing

that students could help out with is the trash. Will urges everyone to “recognize what

a trash can is! People fail to distinguish be-tween recycle bins and trash cans, and in turn, it makes more work for us.” So please, pick up your trash, and if you

see a night custodian. Take a second to say

thank you for their hard work and dedi-

cation to Liberty!

By Jordan Blakeley

Where’s Erin?! I am currently a full time night custodian.”

“before I was a security guard for LHS, I was a custodian! I preferred to have a year ‘round job, but [being] a security guard did not offer me that option. I love everyone who works here!”

“I loved getting to know the students; they always made me smile!

Photo drawn by Kwang Choi Photo by Jordan Blakeley

Erin’s words of wisdom: “Life is a learning experience: do your best and hold your head up high!”

Sources interviews with Will Sandoval and Erin

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By Angie Hoss

Teachers have many resources to help get their job done. Turnitin, smart board, and scantrons are just a few technology tools that help them. What technology can help the students? Maybe Facebook, Ipads, or apps could help us. Imagine you are on your Facebook on a Sunday night, when you see a teacher’s post saying don’t forget about the project due tomorrow. We can all agree that this would be very helpful. Teachers could post about deadlines, homework, tests, or reminders that could really help out the students. Al-so, they could make a Facebook page for the class. Students could comment on it asking specific questions about the homework or the project. If they did not write down their homework, students could easily find out by going on the page. What if we all had our individual Ipads? Having Ipads with us in class could open so many doors. We would no longer be required to carry our heavy text books to class because we

could use the online text books. Also, the Ipads have better pictures that look real. For example if you’re learning about the mus-cles of the human body, in anatomy class, the text-book would have a dull picture that somebody probably doo-dled on. But the Ipads would have a doodle free, vibrant, and real looking picture. We all know that it takes so long

to log in on a laptop, but if we had Ipads, the problem would be solved. We would no longer have to waste class time waiting for our lap-tops to log us in because we would already be logged in. This would give us more time to work on our class-work. If we, the students, were able to use the calculator app on our smart phones or

Ipod, life would be a lot easier. It would be okay if we forgot to bring our calcula-tors to class because we would always have a backup one. Also, if the batteries die in our calculator, it would not be the end of the world. Furthermore, what if we got an app for a planner on our Ipods/phones instead of receiving an actual planner at the beginning of the year? This app would be very similar, but it would take up less room in our backpacks, and it would also save a lot of trees. Teachers have so many helpful tools, but the students don’t have any. These few resources would make our lives a lot easier, save time for other important things, and make our backpacks a lot light-er. Some teachers at Rampart make a Fa-cebook page for their classes. In District 49, some lucky students use Ipads in class. Maybe in the future, Liberty will make everyone’s lives easier and use these tech-nologies. Sources: student survey Photo Drawn By Tyler Smith

How can we benefit from technology?

The History of Supercomputing

By Jeff King

The processing capability of a personal computer (PC) is usually more than enough for most computer users and the tasks they perform on computers (browsing the internet, listen-ing to music, playing games, etc.). However, some computing tasks call for a much more powerful system. The computing platforms which run these tasks are known as supercom-puters, and they have a variety of uses ranging from predicting global weather patterns to running quantum physics simulations. Supercomputers have made significant advancements since their origins, moving from compact designs to massive warehouse-contained monstros-ities, gaining exponentially more processing power, and they continue to be invaluable re-search tools and represent the forefront of computing capability.

Sources: http://tiny.cc/aq8qow

FLOP/S= FLoating-point Operations per Second (This is a measure of processor speed; a floating-point operation is a multiplica-tion, division, addition, or subtraction task involving numbers with a decimal component.) Metric Multipliers: M (Mega) .....................1,000,000

G (Giga) ................1,000,000,000

T (Tera) ........1,000,000,000,000

P (Peta) ...1,000,000,000,000,000 Reference Points:

TI-84 calculator measured at

216 FLOP/S (running scripted code)

Intel i5-2500K (common con-

sumer processor, ~$200 retail): 4 processor cores, 105.6 GFLOP/S 2010 1990 1970 1980 2000

Seymour Cray leaves CDC and founds Cray Research

CDC 7600 (1969, 40 MFLOP/S)

Cray-1 (1976, average 76 MFLOP/S) The Cray-1 is one of the most well-known supercomputers in history.

CDC 6600 (1964, 9 MFLOP/S) The CDC 6600 is gener-ally considered the first supercomputer.

Cray Titan (29 October 2012, 17.6 PFLOP/S, 560,640 processing cores) The Cray Titan, an upgrade and renaming of the Cray Jaguar, features updated components which brings the performance to an impressive 17,590,000,000,000,000 FLOP/S.

IBM Sequoia (14 June 2012, 16.32 PFLOP/S, 1.57 million processing cores)- Used for nuclear weapon simulations

Fujitsu K Computer (2011, 8.2 PFLOP/S, 68,544 processors, Japan)- Used to test solutions to a variety of issues in Japan and the world, including climate change

Tianhe-I (2010, 2.51 PFLOP/S, 21,504 processors, China)- Used to search for oil deposits and run aircraft simulations

Cray Jaguar (2009, 1.6 PFLOP/S, 224,162 processors after all upgrades)- Pro-cessor time rented out to third parties (typically for laboratory use)

IBM Roadrunner (2008, 1.1 PFLOP/S, 18,802 processors) Built to run nuclear weapon simulations; first supercomputer to break 1 PetaFLOP/S.

NEC Earth Simulator (2002, 35.86 TFLOP/S, 5120 processors, Japan)- Built to study the environmental effects of global warming.

Intel ASCI Red (1997, 1.8 TFLOP/S, 9152 processors) First supercomputer to break 1 Tera-FLOP/S and use only consumer-level components; built for the Accelerated Strategic Compu-ting Initiative (ASCI) to help maintain the U.S. nuclear arsenal by simulating nuclear detonations.

IBM ASCI White (2000, 12.3 TFLOP/S, 8192 processors)- Built for the ASCI program

Fujitsu Numerical Wind Tunnel (1993, 280 GFLOP/S, 140 processors, Japan)- Used to run aircraft simulations

Cray-2 (1985, 1.9 GFLOP/S, 4 processors) First supercomputer to break 1 GigaFLOP/S.

Cray X-MP (1982, 220 MFLOP/S, 4 processors)

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By Clark Valentine Published in 1953, Ray Bradbury’s book Fahrenheit 451, is about a future Ameri-can society where books have all been banned and anyone who is caught in possession of a book has his or her books along with his or her house burned down by peo-ple known as Firemen. In-stead of reading, people spend their time watching TV shows in their parlor. However, shows are not giv-ing the viewers something to think about. The shows on television are of other people living their normal lives. This book is full of sym-bolism and has, in many ways, come to reflect Ameri-can society today. The idea that books are outlawed is a great representation of how America could become. America could end up being a place where people do not have any appreciation for literature. Instead, we spend all of our time watching reali-ty television. The firemen are people in the book who burn the houses and books of the people who are caught own-ing books. This is a represen-tation of how people do not care about what they can

learn from a book because they think that reading would be too much work. They do not understand that by reading a book, it will not only bring entertainment to them but also new ideas that could change their way of thinking for the rest of their lives. Bradbury is trying to show people that we can-not gain any intelligence from watching reality TV. By watching these shows, they can only see what the government wants them to see. By reading books people can learn many new things and see things from many different perspectives. In two different books written about the same topic, a person could gather the opinions of both authors and then make a decision for themselves about which one they believe to be true. Today if people only watched television, they would

only know what the person is telling them, and they will even-tually lose the ability to think for themselves. Throughout the book, Bradbury gives examples of how people do not fully un-

derstand other people’s emo-

tions be-cause they have never experi-enced them before.

By reading books, peo-

ple are able to under-

stand how someone feels in a certain situ-

ation, even if they have never experi-enced it first-

hand. The television shows

that characters watch through-out the book are just people living out their normal day-to-day lives, so the viewers do not come across anything new. This does not allow the people to learn anything because they have

already experienced that feeling. The popular television shows in Fahrenheit 451 are shows about people just living with minimal conflict. People look at the shows from this book and wonder why someone would find entertainment from a show as pointless as those. The reader may think that these shows would eventually get boring, but the shows that an average teen-ager watches today are actually very similar to the shows that are watched by the characters in the book. For example, the re-cently canceled show Jersey Shore is almost the same as the shows that are in Bradbury’s book. Jersey Shore was only about the drama that went on between a group of young adults that live on the New Jersey coast line. There is nothing from this show that a person can learn from and a viewer does not gain anything by watching this. Other shows such as the Bachelorette could be compared to the shows that the people in the book would find entertaining. This show is about a single woman who is put with many different single men that she might be interested in, with the hope that she will be able to pick out who she would like to marry from the group of guys.

This show has little value, and people could go their entire lives without seeing it and not miss anything. It seems that pointless shows are becoming more and more popular. By reading a book people are able to exercise their mind. By doing this people allow themselves to think and better understand things in their life. When people do not read they lose a lot of the power to think for themselves. In Bradbury’s book the government does not allow the people to have books. The government does not want the people to have the ability to think for them-selves, and the people do not revolt against it because they do not know any better. In-stead of being something that should be loved, books be-come something to be feared. Bradbury’s book is a great example of what could eventu-ally happen to us if we lose all of our appreciation and love for literature. The question is, how close are we? “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” Sir Richard Steele Sources: Fahrenheit 451 Picture drawn by Kwang Choi

Are Fahrenheit 451 Predictions Coming True?

We’ve all seen movies like Shrek and Saw. The first one is enjoyable and leaves you satis-fied. Some of these movies may even leave you wanting more, but not that much more. After the 5th movie in the series, the plot is dry and watching the film becomes uninteresting. There is nothing worse than spending money and wasting hours of your life on something that you feel like you’ve already seen. Movies like Saw, Final Destina-tion, Shrek, Paranormal Activity, The Hangover, and even movies with an imprudent sequel like Legally Blonde have gone too far. Some stories are just better off ending. The first Saw movie made $102,898,683. Six years and sev-en movies later, the film Saw 3D: The Final Chapter only made $45,670,855. The series Shrek is also a perfect example. Every-one loves the first movie, but the fourth movie called Shrek Forever After should really be called, I Never Want to See Shrek Again After This. The point is that after seeing too many of

these movies, they become exhaust-ed and annoying. Does anyone even know the difference between the 3rd through 5th Final Destinations? The companies that make multi-ple picture series that are not based on books are simply attempting to get lots of money. The first and even the second movies are gratify-ing and fun, but enough is enough. Junior Kelsey Stokes agrees. Stokes says, “I’ve watched the first movie of those series but the later movies I haven’t seen. I enjoy the series, but it’s just too much and it be-comes stupid after a while.” Unnec-essary movies make for unhappy viewers. Clearly the companies are draw-ing out the series in order to make a profit. There is no apparent need to drag on these films. So instead of continuing to make various ver-sions of a movie, producers should put the effort into making an origi-nal movie that is captivating.

Sources: Interview with Kelsey Stokes, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892791/, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126029/

How Many Movies Does It Take?

By Blake Brown

By Kwang Choi Pi, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, stretches on limitlessly with no recognizable pattern. Like the mathematical constant, the titular protagonist of direc-tor Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, Piscine Molitor Patel pays no heed to limits: breaking the limit of hu-man capability and conventional conduct characterizes his life. For example, because his name becomes the subject of constant peer mockery, Piscine (swimming pool in French) writes down several chalkboards-full of digits of pi, hoping to adopt the appellation, Pi. His seemingly superhuman intelli-gence wins over his classmates, ending the ridicule. Adding to his eccentricity, Pi adopts Hin-duism, Christianity, and Islam all

at once in order to understand God. It befits that the limit-

less stretch of the Pacific becomes the

backdrop for the greatest adventure of his life: surviv-ing 227 days in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.

Adapted from the best-selling

novel by Yann Mar-tel, the central plot

unfolds through a series of extended flashbacks told

through the adult Pi to a novel-ist. The story begins in Pondi-cherry, India, where Pi grows up near his family-owned zoo. In his adolescent years, his family’s decision to move to Canada puts Pi and the zoo animals on a Japanese ship, where a sudden storm-induced catastrophe cap-sizes the ship and kills everyone on board except Pi. Thus Pi’s journey to survival begins. Life of Pi is not simply an exercise in cinematographic proficiency; it is sure to be a new benchmark of visual mastery. As the rich colors paint the screen, the visuals transform into some-thing akin to the most fantastic dreamscape, adding an element of surrealism and heightened fantasy. Much of the cinematog-raphy is reminiscent of marine paintings. As most of the action takes place in the middle of an

ocean, the dynamic and breath-taking visuals help the audience retain their interest. In addition, the film employs the 3-D medi-um as an integral component of the visual package, not just as an extraneous accessory. The 3-D effect also helps to mitigate much of the minor CGI flaws. Much of the movie takes place in one location with one actor, Suraj Sharma. As such, the weight of the entire film rests on his acting skill and exe-cution. Fortunately, Sharma’s performance, although not flaw-less, appropriately tackles the demanding role. However, much credit is due to the script and Lee’s masterful directorial prow-ess. Unfortunately, like most contemporary films, Life of Pi struggles to find the right time of end. Quite unnecessarily, the ending introduces a sense of “family-oriented Disney-esque” idealism, which lessens the im-pact of the scene that should have concluded the film. When the story zooms back into contemporary Canada, reali-ty seems too mundane in com-parison to Pi’s grand adventure. The sharp contrast brings into the question the validity of Pi’s story. Could Pi really have sur-vived the shipwreck with a fero-cious tiger? Whether or not Pi’s journey is real, one thing re-mains unquestionable: Life of Pi is a masterpiece. Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454876/

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By Cole Johnson

Television shows have one job, and one job alone. Get viewers for the station, creating advertisement and thus, profit. When a show does this well it would make sense that the show would remain on air. However, there are many oddities to this posed idea; when a show has gained fame throughout an entire country then suddenly is cancelled, it leaves hundreds of thousands of fans breathless. This occurrence can be seen from dra-ma to comedy, cartoon to live action. Each time those who loved the show can only ask, ‘Why?’ Well fellow couch potatoes, I have come with three big name shows that I miss and hope to shed light on the tragedy that was their can-cellation. Including public state-ments and fan speculation towards the cancellation and I hope you find this to be helpful. ‘Firefly’ a sci-fi airing on Fox was the story of a renegade crew and their fight for survival. It cap-tured many people’s hearts, with its character driven plot, impres-sive writing, and wit. Firefly could run with the best of Sci-fi shows. Though it had the ma-kings of greatness the show was cancelled after only a year of running; that’s barely two sea-sons, if that! The people at Fox are not idiots, correct? They have a legitimate reason for the cancella-tion right? The public reason for

the cancella-tion was that not enough people watched the show for it to be profitable for advertising. How-ever, many people know and watched the show that; this answer seems to be unfounded. When ratings are looked at this seems to be the case, though the fault is not in the show itself. The original plot for ‘Firefly’ would be very straight forward and easy to fol-low. Fox decided differently, the episodes were run in very random order, causing one missed episode to cause com-plete and utter confu-sion by those who enjoyed the show as a whole.

Keep in mind, the ability to record shows and Netflix weren’t present at this time so it became difficult to follow the well written plot. So in theory, this show would thrive now as opposed to 2002. Remaining on the sci-fi side of things, there is a cartoon show that made the store Hot Topic more famed than any other store in the mall. ‘Invader Zim’ is the story of an obsessive alien bent on world domination, and the only resistance is a boy who is believed to be cra-zy. Created by Jhonen Vasquez in 2001, the show became huge on Nickelodeon and bigger in the mer-chandise department. People watch the show; people bought the clothes and trinkets, heck, Invader Zim spawned its own comic con known as “Doom-con.” What

could possibly be missing!? Though no official state-

ment was given, it is safe to assume that it would be blame on lacking viewers. Fan speculation of the cancellation points towards the. . . Let’s say more disgusting

episodes. The episode ‘Dark Har-vest’, Where Zim attempts

to steal human organs was actual-ly brought up in court of a man fascinated with human body parts. Different speculation believes Nick and the show’s creator were not on the best of terms, especial-ly the U.S. branch, considering Europe and Latin America re-ceived a full season after the show was cancelled in the U.S. Fans of the series remain strong and peti-tions to revive the series are al-ways easily found, but for now, we’re all stuck with Fan-Fiction. Nickelodeon’s main competi-tor Cartoon Network also has had a history of cancelling beloved shows. The show I personally mourn often is Teen Titans. The show from Warner Brothers and D.C. comics, was the story of teen superheroes and the challenges that came with those titles. Di-rected at teens and young adults the show had five seasons all of which led to a rather large cliff-hanger. (Why the heck was Terra back?) Cartoon Network released a statement saying that they had never planned a sixth season of the show. Which, given the cir-cumstances, seems unlikely, con-sidering the Titans website began asking fans to show support for

the airing of the sixth season as well as a statement from Wil Wheaton (Voice of Aqua lad) say-ing production was going well. Fans speculate the cancellation was due to the fact it was not a Cartoon Network show and they only owned the rights to air it, making room for shows that were of their own creation. They are simple T.V. shows, it’s entirely possible I, and so many others, are over reacting but in truth, we will always demand an answer for these show’s cancella-tions. They were a big factor in creating who I am, and who so many others are today, though most of the credit goes our Moth-ers, the shows and all their charac-ters were like a second family. One that let my imagination, wonder, humor, and courage grow and develop and we will always miss them. -Also I shall be keeping tabs on these shows and any that are brought to my attention, up on the LHS Revolution’s website with everything worth your time.

Sources: http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/canceled-abc-family-series-nine-lives-of-chloe-king-to-get-new-life-as-movie-tca/ :http://www.imdb.com :http://www.ign.com/

:http://www.tv.com/

Gone, but not Forgotten

Laura Andersen: September 14th- Na-

tional Cream-filled Donut Day

Jordan Blakeley: March 19th- Poultry

Day

Blake Brown: February 17th- Champion

Crab Races Day

David Brown: November 21st- World

Hello Day and False Confessions Day

Emma Brown: April 16th- National Stress

Awareness Day and National Eggs Bene-

dict Day

Matt Caverly: February 14th- Ferris

Wheel Day and National Heart to Heart

Day

Kwang Choi: October 24th- National Bo-

logna Day

Sid Fantroy: February 4th- Create a Vac-

uum Day

Angie Hoss: April 19th- Garlic Day

Gus Hunninghake: July 30th- National

Cheesecake Day

Rae Hunt: February 13th- Get a Different

Name Day and Dream Your Sweet Day

Cole Johnson: March 18th- Supreme Sac-

rifice Day

Ross Johnson: January 5th- Bird Day

Brennen Karl: February 3rd- Cordova Ice

Worm Day

Cory Kennedy: December 20th- Games

Day

Jeff King: October 24th- National Bolo-

gna Day

Marisa Mandel: November 23rd- Nation-

al Cashew Day

Liam Manning: January 4th- Trivia Day

and Humiliation Day

Xandra McMahon: June 30th- Meteor

Day

Erica Nobles: April 23rd- Read Me Day

and World Laboratory Animal Day

CeAhnna Pelt: November 7th- National

Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds

Day

Mariya Pinchuk: January 8th- National

Joy Germ Day and Man Watcher’s Day

Alexandra Rivas: March 28th- Something

on a Stick Day

Tyler Smith: June 25th- Log Cabin Day

Maci Steeves: March 31st- Bunsen Burn-

er Day and National Clams on the Half

Shell Day

Clark Valentine: August 27th- Petroleum

Day

Ashley Wierengo: October 26th- Mule

Day

Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/2886/

DOs & DON’Ts Of the Holiday Season

By CeAhnna Pelt

Did you know that

my birthday is... By Laura Andersen

Picture by Kwang Choi

Be careful when decorat-

ing your house, we need

you back after break!

Stay thankful throughout

the holidays.

Relax on your break

from school.

Decorate your home with

family and friends.

Enjoy the food and try

new things. Don’t be

afraid to live a little!

Don’t light your house

on fire!

If you don’t want it,

what makes you think

someone else will? No

re-gifting!

Don’t forget we have

school while you’re

gone! We have to come

back after break.

Don’t leave your deco-

rations up all year!

Refrain from stuffing

yourself; you wouldn’t

want to have an upset

stomach over break or

blow up like a whale.

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Costa Concordia cruise ship runs aground in Italy January 13, 2012 Facebook opens stock February 3, 2012 Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee February 6, 2012 Whitney Houston passed away at 48 February 11, 2012 Spain wins Euro Cup 2012, and becomes the first country to win back to back June 8-July 1, 2012 James Holmes kills 12 at Aurora Batman premiere in Denver July 20, 2012 London, England, hosts 2012 Olympic Games for the third time July 27-August 12 New Mars Rover: Curiosity August 6, 2012 US Ambassador, Chris Stevens, killed in Libya September 11, 2012 iPhone 5 Released September 12, 2012 Jessica Ridgeway Murder October 6, 2012 Windows 8 Released October 26, 2012 Lance Armstrong is stripped of titles and wins October 31, 2012 iPad Mini released November 2, 2012 Motor Trend vehicle of the year is the Tesla Model S

By Cory Kennedy

By Sid Fantroy

Sources:http://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/2012.htm#ref2b http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/date=20120701/index.html http://news.oneindia.in/2012/07/02/poland-ukraine-are-euro-2012-winners-too-press-warsaw-1028018.html Photo by Kwang Choi

By Liam Manning