Written and illustrated by

Tristan B.

So… I hear there are rumors

going around that there is going to

be a school play. Well, what I am

about to tell you is going to blow

your eyeballs out and make you

scream: those rumors are right!

The exploratory class will be per-

forming a play written by students

in that class. Our little production

will be ready within the next

months. The play is about ancient

Greek gods stuck in the 21st cen-

tury. We will be playing only the

major Greek gods AND we are

going to be putting this play to-

gether by ourselves. I'm not going

to list the names of the people

playing these gods– but I will name

the gods/goddesses. There is

Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Aphro-

dite, Demeter, Apollo, Hephaes-

tus, Athena, Hera, Hestia, and

Ares. We hope you enjoy our

performance– it’s coming out

soon! For more updates on the

school play, check the school

paper in the future. -Written by

Madison A.

Yearbook Contest

School Play

Q U O T E S O F T H E B I -

W E E K

Bi-Weekly(Ish) Mongoose M A R C H 1 3 , 2 0 1 2

Cover Art Contest

Must have “Sage 2011-2012 or 11’-12’ ” written somewhere visible and legible

Must be presented on a 8.5 by 11 inch sheet of paper

School appropriate Turn in info:

Give to Jayel Wells

At many schools, a contest is

held to decide whose art will

be chosen for the yearbook

cover. Sage is having one of

those, but also an “Art for

People Pages” contest. The

winning cover art will be the

school’s yearbook cover. The

Art for People Pages contest

will have 3 winners. Here is

some more information about

the two:

Small Illustrations

Space related

Will be put next to pic-tures of students in Year-book

Small

School appropriate

Turn in info:

Give to Julia Pingel, River Burchfield, or Bailey Pascua

“Not everyone is meant to

make a difference. But for

me, the choice to lead an

ordinary life is no longer

an option.” -Peter Parker,

Spiderman

"You never really under-

stand a person until you

consider things from his

point of view... until you

climb into his skin and

walk around in it." - Har-

per Lee, To Kill a Mock-

ingbird

“Here's to the crazy ones.

The misfits. The rebels.

The troublemakers. The

round pegs in the square

holes. The ones who see

things differently. They're

not fond of rules. And they

have no respect for the

status quo. You can quote

them, disagree with them,

glorify or vilify them.

About the only thing you

can't do is ignore them.

Because they change

things. They push the

human race forward. And

while some may see them

as the crazy ones, we see

genius. Because the peo-

ple who are crazy enough

to think they can change

the world, are the ones

who do.”

-Apple Inc,

“It’s the bees’ knees!” -

Unknown

“A man who dares to

waste one hour of time

has not discovered the

value of life.”

-Charles Darwin

Why not to . . . Try being clever. Why not, you ask? Because you’re not clever. Tell-ing clever jokes you looked up online doesn’t change that. Neither does writing “I’m clever” on the board, or making it pop up every time you type ‘and’. Trying to be clever anonymously makes you annoying, and trying to be clever openly makes you a subject of ridicule. Don’t try to use your wit. Save your shrewd cunning for when you know how to use it. It’s much easier to induce laughter than admiration at craftiness. Be funny, and save face. You aren’t yet able to receive praise for your astuteness.

Why not to . . . Frown when displeased. You’ve for-gotten your lunch and your homework in the car, it’s pouring rain and you’ve got to walk home, your teacher assigns thirty-five problems, and you want nothing better than to scowl at the world to show your displeasure. But did you know that

of the tyrannosaurus.

Written by Gage D.

Pangea is a lie because the “evidence” is from aliens. An alien was tricking future humans into believing in Pangea. First he/she cut land masses into pieces that look like they once fit. Next, the life form put rock molds on the edges of land to make it look like the land was once together. The fossils were transported from place to place. On a trip the alien crashed in the Baltic Ocean leaving its ship behind. This ship was left behind because the self-destruct malfunctioned and left the ship whole… Random Fact: The alien also brought all animals except the chicken, a direct cousin

Smile!

Pangea– Formed by Aliens!

Science Spoof

Photo Gallery

frowning actually makes you feel worse? In the human body, frowning can create nega-tive emotions just as much as negative emotions can create frowning. Similarly, smiling will actually make you feel happier, even if the day so far has been glum. Be-sides, if you get smile wrinkles, people will think you’re happier, thus easier to be around. It’s a well-known myth that it takes less muscles to smile than to frown, and even though the fact might not be correct, the intention is. SMILE!

Written by Audrey A.

P A G E 3

Macbeth Play Performance Dakota Brown, Veronica Tobel,

Sarah Gardner, Luke Massengill,

and last but not least, Noah

Moody came to our school to

share the wonders of Shake-

speare’s Macbeth with us. The

actors/actresses used modern-day

props such as ladders, umbrellas,

and even cellphones! These props

made the audience all the more

attentive, in my personal opinion.

Not often do you see older sto-

ries kicked into a frame of a new,

modern perspective.

The theme they accomplished

comes with an extravagant plot

line. Macbeth hears a prophecy

from three demon-witch sis-

ters, all of which claim him to

become owner of great titles:

Thane of Cawdor, Thane of

Glamis, and finally, king. His

wife helps him kill off people

who get in their way, which

adds to the suspense of her

mental stability.

When Banquo was killed,

he came into play as a different

character within minutes, due

to the small amount of actors.

I think this stimulated our

brains into thought, along with

their fabulous use of steam

punk! Hoods gently lead a

sense of dread into mind, while

props of goggles left a sense of

sight in the eyes. The show was

well-

produced

and put

together.

-Ashley T.

Allen.

“It was fun… and I was one of

the only people wearing a hel-

met … At least I didn’t fall down

this time… The last time [I went

skating] I almost broke my knee

cap,” claimed Ari Berg.

Written by Katie B.

Lots of students went to Idaho

Ice World on February 17,

2012 to have a great time

skating with their friends! From

Kindergartners, to 8th graders-

they all had a blast!

Olivia Godinez’s statement

was, “I think it’s fun.”

“I thought it was really fun to

skate, and I got a lot of bruises

on my knees!” stated Madison

B I - W E E K L Y ( I S H ) M O N G O O S E

Idaho Ice World

Speak-ing of beavers,

there actually are some who are abandoned and sad. They live in the piping system of the bath-rooms. For some reason they don’t use pencils for anything.

Some say I am just crazy and take them for myself. Well, they are way out of line accusing me! I’m extremely lucky I’m here today to tell you my amaz-ing adventures… I was almost eaten by this. I got this snapshot and LIVED!

Written by Ari B.

P A G E 4

Students all over the school have been wondering where their pencils have gone, so I went on an adventure and found many different options of where they’ve disap-peared to. Apparently, a group of dwarven trolls took them for their fortress. The trolls are currently living in the back of the school eating flowers.

WARNING: Do NOT disturb them, they are very aggres-sive, and I had to watch them from a long distance with the use of binoculars for this info. In fact, a rogue backpack has been taking them for his assignments. The assignments somehow are created

from his friends, the leprechauns, who live in the wall eating tar and fake gold. I decided to ask them about my discoveries, but they said they didn’t know what a pencil was. So I spied on them and found that they were making small bonfires out of the pencils. They were performing dark rituals with the fire. Those little hatted liars almost had me fooled, and yet I out brained them!

I talked to some kid later that day, and he said that people are lazy and just leave them in random places. Yeah right! I’m guessing he is just taking them and eating them, that little beaver!

Pancakes are

served as breakfast,

lunch, and dinner in

Australia

Dolphins can nap

with a single eye

open

Ten or more peo-

ple a year are killed

by vending machines

Hippopotamus milk

Did you know...

· Taphephobia is the fear of being

buried alive

In the United States, over 10%

of the prizes in the lottery

are unclaimed

You can eat any species of

beetles

The word Crayola is actually

French for oily chalk

is pink

Ice cream is Chinese

It is possible to die of stress

George W. Bush was once a

cheerleader

In the language Mandarin, the

KFC jingle, “finger lickin’

good” translates to “eat your

fingers”

The Yo-yo actually originated as

screaming "I HAVE RABIES".

6) Go to a library and ask for a

book on how to read.

7) Sit on a curb with a stuffed ani-

mal and scream at it about how it

ruined your life.

8) Race across any public place

screaming “For Narnia!”

9) Put a Dora doll in the middle of

Walmart. When someone tries to

pick it up yell "SWIPER, NO

SWIPING!”

10) Sit somewhere random and

lick something inedible and if some-

one asks what you’re

doing scream and run

away.

Written by Grace R.

1) Go to McDonalds and ask for a

happy meal with extra happy.

2) Look at see-through glass and

when someone is on the other side

shout "OH MY GOSH, I'M HIDE-

OUS!"

3) Bring a desk on an elevator.

When people try to get on ask if they

have an appointment.

4) Go to a Chinese restaurant and

ask for Mexican food.

5) Fill your mouth with whipped

cream, then run down the street

10 Random Things To Do

Fun Facts!

Pencil Conspiracy

a weapon in the Phil-

ippine islands in the

16th century

Written by Katie B.

Valentine’s Day Dance On February 10th, 2012, from

7:00pm until 10:00pm kids from

Anser, Sage and Foothills were

enjoying themselves during an

awesome dance filled with pop-

rap and dub-step music. There

was a photo booth available, and

the first photo was free. Any

others would cost $2.00 per pho-

to. The dance was semi-formal.

It’s a good time for slime (especially because Easter falls on April Fools’ Day). Use this craft for a prank or just for fun.

Recipe #1 Materials 3/4 Cup of warm water, 1 Cup of white glue, Food coloring of your choice 4 Teaspoons of borax Instructions

1. Mix together 3/4 cup of warm water, 1 cup of white glue, and a few drops of food coloring.

2. In another bowl, combine 4 teaspoons of borax and 1-1/3 cups of warm water.

3. Pour the contents of the first bowl into the second and let it sit for 1 minute without stirring.

Recipe #2 Materials: Borax powder, Water, 4 Ounces of glue Teaspoon, Bowl, Jar or measuring cup, Food coloring , Measuring cup

1. Pour the glue into the jar. If you

have a big bottle of glue, you want 4 oz

or 1/2 cup of glue.

2. Fill the empty glue bottle with water

and stir it into the glue (or add 1/2 cup

of water). If desired, add food coloring.

Otherwise, the slime will be an opaque

white.

3. In a separate bowl, mix one cup of

water into the bowl and add 1 tea-

spoon of borax powder.

4. Slowly stir the glue mixture into the

bowl of borax solution.

5. Store in fridge.

Source: http://chemistry.about.com/

cs/howtos/ht/slime.htm

Article produced by Grace R.

THE SPITTING COBRA:

The spitting cobra stays back and fights instead of attacking. This will help it protect itself. The

venom is aimed at the eyes. The problem is the brown snakes’ eyes are on the side of its

head. It will have to be fast against the brown snake. This fight is good but one will come out

on top. Which one will come on top is the question. Vote for the cobra

Written by Zach

THE EASTERN BROWN SNAKE:

This snake is the most venomous snake, but has a poor attack. Because it is a big snake, it is slow in

attacking. When it goes up against the spitting cobra it will need to be controlled with trying to bite it. The

thing it will mostly use is its length because of the spitting of the cobra it will stand far away. Vote for

the brown snake

Eastern Brown Snake Vs. The Spitting Cobra

The admission fee was $5.00,

but if you brought food you could

come for free. The dance was for

6-9th graders and was held at

Foothills School.

Written by Theo A.

Two Easy Recipes for Slime

This fight would be awesomely crazy if it were real. Which do you think will win? Check the box for your choice.

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Across:

Ash

4. Foam

5. Mushroom

8. Fur

9. Clone

11. Tendon

14. Chew

15. Cat

Down:

2. Throat

3. Eat

6. Hammer

7. Candy

10. Package

12. Pal

13. Clam

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