Redhawk reader 2012 issue 2

Hey Redhawks! We’re well into the school year and this is when things here at Rothesay High begin to get a little hectic. As experienced individuals in the art of nest life, we’ve composed a sure fire guide to surviving RHS.

One “Hall” of a time:

Those jammed packed hallways are a nuisance and can be quite the hassle to navigate through. Don’t be shy. Embrace your inner snake, sneak through those crevices and find the nooks and crannies to get through those grade nine clumps of chaos and make it to class. Whatever happens, do not stop! Push if you have to! Do whatever it takes to get to class on time!

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ:

Nope that’s not your inner snake coming out. It’s the sound that escapes your body in most classes. We’re not going to say any names, but we all have that one class that’s a real snooze fest. For example, first period, you’ve hauled yourself out of bed at seven AM just to have your brain stuffed with knowledge that, frankly, no one can process at the start of the day. So, how do we manage to have a snooze

in class? Be covert. Use the class novel or text book to shield your drooping eyelids. If you are a girl; long hair can be very convenient to cover your face when you’re napping. Movies are the best time to be sneaky and sleep. It’s dark and the teachers aren’t watch-ing. Go for it!!

How to munch when it comes to lunch:

Let’s just say that the cafeteria food is an…acquired taste. So unless you bring your own lunch to school your only other option is to buy it somewhere else. But where can you go? Luckily, unlike KVHS, there are all sorts of varieties for buying lunch off campus near Rothesay High. If you leave right away you can make it to McDonald’s. However, if you are slow poke and want a more leisurely lunch Tim Horton’s is right around the corner. The Kwik Way is the closest and easiest to go to. You just got to make sure you are back in time for class!

Intimidation- Inschtimidation:

Fear not the grade twelve’s. They were just like you once. And they are actually nice! You just got to get involved to meet them. And trust us, they are so awesome, you’ll want to meet them. (For those grade twelve’s: be nice!) So back to our earlier point; simply get involved. You won’t know if you will get onto the bas-ketball team if you don’t try out. So dust off your kicks and get on that court! Or warm up those vocal cords and go audi-tion for the musical! There are clubs for everybody. Create memories, make friends! And remember the Eco Club is

always accepting new members!

Balancing books and besties:

We know when we get home from school we don’t want to do more work. We want to SnapChat with friends, and then pro-crastinate later. Don’t let the work pile up; just get it done. You need to be able to balance: school, work, social life and sports. School comes first! Just get it done and over with so you will have lots of time for the other-fun- things. Stay organized. Do you have an Apple prod-uct? They have a handy built in calendar and a reminders app!

With these flawless tips, you are guaran-

teed to have flawless years at Rothesay

High! In the celebrant words of the bril-

liant Mr. Duguay ―You have made a dif-

ference!‖

Tips for Redhawks to Soar Through Rothesay High

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By: Kenzie Hancox and Allyson McLaughlin

Editors: Meredith MacIntyre and Nick Voutour

Sports 2-3

School News 4-5

Community/World 6-7

Editorials/Opinions 7-8

Arts & Entertainment 9-10

Extras 11-12

School spirit is known to be one of the main things that brings a student body closer. Lately Rothesay High has been lacking this fea-ture in the school. Every year students seem to be less and less interested in being a part of the school. The school spirit is what moulds the school, from dress up days to sporting events, school spirit is one of the biggest advantages a school can have over another.

You should walk in to Rothesay High on a red and white day and see nothing but red and white but instead you see maybe 4 out of 10 people wearing red and white. It shows just how much people are in to our school. I feel that the student council are trying to get everyone going when it comes to school spirit but they can’t do it alone. The seniors at the school need to take leadership through out and have people pumped up for the spirit weeks, sports events and anything that really involves our school.

The annual basketball game, RIP Seely happened last night and even know we were de-feated in both the boys and girls games Rothesay was there cheering but we have much more po-tential than that. Especially against are number one rival, KV. The pep rally on the other hand was pathetic. The student council tried to get everyone going but there was hardly anyone in the audience participating with the cheering.

I talked with a few of the stu-dent athletes on sport teams and they said that with a crowd cheering you on makes a giant dif-ference. Maybe people don’t want to be at every sporting event cheering but I don’t see what else you could be doing either then being out cheer-ing on your fellow Red Hawks while they fight to take down the cocky Crusaders. In my past expe-rience when you’re out playing against KV and there is a big crowd being rowdy and cheering, it really motivates you to want to win and makes the game mean that much more and ten times more fun.

So Red Hawks: when that next big sporting event against KV comes, get ready to blow them away with all your spirit!

We Need That Red Hawk Spirit!

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By: Sean Gormley

SPORTS

January 12, 2008, the date of a deadly crash just outside the city of

Bathurst, New Brunswick which involved a passenger van and a semi-

trailer truck. The van was carrying the Bathurst high school boy’s bas-

ketball team, their coach who was driving, his wife and daughter,

while the trailer carried only the driver. The cause of the crash is sus-

pected to be the icy road conditions which resulted in the van spinning

out of control and was struck by the oncoming trailer. Seven of the boys

were killed including the coaches wife, who was also a teacher at the

high school. The coach, his daughter, two other players and the driver

of the trailer were rushed to the hospital and survived their injuries.

It was a terrible time for the town, the victims’ families and the basket-

ball community throughout New Brunswick. Many services were held

in their honour and memorials still stand to this day to remind every-

one of the accident and the people who lost their lives. Another step to

make sure that we never forget about the devastating crash was to

make a TV movie, which CBC acted upon.

They decided to make a film, not about the crash and the victims, but

the aftermath, how the community banded together and how the Bath-

urst High School boy’s basketball team, which formed with only eight

players the year after the crash, went on to win the biggest title in New

Brunswick high school basketball. The provincial championship. The

movie, however, was not made without difficulty.

Many of the families of the victims did not want the story to be made

for it was hard enough for them to live through the incident in the first

place and to have to go through it all again was too unbearable to im-

agine. In a statement to the Toronto Star, Ana Acevado, whose son

died in the crash had this to say. “This film does not honor our sons’

memory. It is disrespectful and insensitive to make a movie so soon

after their deaths.”

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This year’s musical, Guys

and Dolls, is sparking excitement

around the whole school!

The musical’s director, Bertis Sut-

ton, has already held the first round

of auditions and now the hopefully

actors, singers, and dancers are left

biting their nails in anticipation for

the callbacks.

Auditonees from all grades have

their fingers crossed, hoping for a

chance to show the school their tal-

ent.

―I was happy to hear that the musi-

cal was Guys and Dolls because

there are lots of great parts!‖ said

senior, Justin Bell. ―It’ll give lots of

people a chance to be on stage.‖

The musical Guys and Dolls was

written by Frank Loesser. It’s based

on ―The Idull of Miss Arah Brown‖

and ―Blood Pressure,‖ by Damon

Runyon. However, it also borrows

characters and other elements from

some of his other stories.

Guys and Dolls premiered on Broad-

way in 1950 and was a huge hit. It

ran for 1200 performances and even

won the Tony Award for Best Musi-

cal. Since then, it has had several

revivals in London and on Broad-

way, as well as a musical film ver-

sion released in 1955. This version

featured many stars including Frank

Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Jean Sim-

mons, and Vivian Blaine.

Stageagent.com’s synopsis of Guys

and Dolls read as follows:

―Desperate to find money to pay for

his floating crap game, Nathan De-

troit bets Sky Masterson a thousand

dollars that Sky will not be able to

take a local Salvation Army girl, Sarah

Brown, to Cuba. While Sky eventually

is able to convince Sarah to join him,

Nathan battles with his fiancé of four-

teen years, Adelaide. Meanwhile in

Cuba, Sky ends up falling in love with

Sarah and tries to reform his gam-

bling ways. When he returns back to

New York, he bets all the members of

the floating crap game that if he wins

his roll of the dice, they will all have

to go to church and repent. If he loses,

he will give them each a thousand

dollars.‖ (http://

www.stageagent.com/Shows/

View/711#ixzz2Cn9J3k4n)

This musical takes its characters to

many exciting scenes including a strip

club in New York, a bar in Havana

and a sewer. There’s no question that,

with a production of this complexity,

willing students will always be able to

be put to work.

―I’ve heard that it’s a great musical for

a high school to do because the songs

are awesome and there are lots of op-

portunities for people to help out off-

stage as well!‖ said Kenzie Hancox.

Although Guys and Dolls is a popular

production and is often performed in

the area, including Saint Malachy’s

production last year, Rothesay High is

sure to present this show in a new

light.

―I'm looking forward to working with

the students at Rothesay High to cre-

ate a top notch production of which

we will all be proud.‖ said Sutton.

School News

What’s Playing at the Roxy?

Part 1 out a 2 part series on Rothe-say High’s 2013 production of

Guys and Dolls.

By Ben Barton Creelman

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Editorials / Opinions

Don’t you just hate when you’re in class and you have a project that re-quires using the schools old, beat up, lagging computers? You spend a good 10-15 minutes waiting for the thing just to boot up, and then when you fi-nally get it turned on and have to look up something on the internet, that’s when the horror really begins. No wor-ry however, there is a simple, easy so-lution to this inconvenience of a prob-lem: having free Wi-Fi throughout Rothesay High School. If only we could convince the faculty to think the same.

Having free Internet for all the students in the school would solve many problems. First of all, there are never enough computers in the school for everyone. Teachers have to quickly book the library or the comput-er lab for their students to use, because the spots get filled up fast. It’s first come, first serve. If you can’t get time on school computers to work on as-signments, you’re going to need to fin-ish it up on your own time at home. If we had free Wi-Fi at school, students who have their own laptops could bring them to school and free up some computers for others to use, who may not have a computer of their own.

―Students can bring in their own laptops and do their projects right from there own computer,‖ Grade 12 student Maddie Dupere says. ―Rather then having to do them on the slow school computers and go through the pain of putting your stuff on travel drives. It just makes everything easer.‖ Lots of students also agree that work could get done a lot quicker and effi-ciently.

By Meredith MacIntyre

Wi-Fi, Why Not?

―It’s good incase you need to look something up, for your teacher or your own reasons.‖ senior Emily Cusack says. This is another great perk of having student-accessible Wi-Fi. In the year of 2012 we have so much new cutting edge technology and personal devices that are be-coming more and more accessible. This includes smartphones. Students can whip out their smartphones and quickly find an answer to any question they may have via numerous free search engines such as Google. This can save a lot of time, so you can have more of that valuable class time to actually learn something.

Everyone has had problems with printers before. ―It broke!‖ ―It was out of ink!‖ These are some of the various excuses that many teachers dread hearing. If students had free Internet at school they could easily send it to their teacher in an email, therefore solving this problem. The only thing the school computers are really good for, as many would say, is typing things up in good old Microsoft Word.

The school really needs to start utilizing all of the technology that is readily available to them. Why not have free Wi-Fi for all?

Deers Gone Wild

The Red Hawk Reader

By Nick Voutour

Other people’s pets have even been affected. In the case of Adrienne Laidlaw she came close to losing a dear friend and cat named Fred. ―I remember that day…It was the summer of 2012 and that buck was not wel-come in my back yard.‖ She said. ―My dad tossed an ap-ple over for the little guy but he went rampaging toward my cat, kicking hooves in every direction!‖ Luckily Fred was able to escape being trampled to death just in time.

Deer can also cost hard working citizens some serious money. AJ Voutour, a UNBSJ student liv-ing at home, struck a deer last year while driving up the Fox Farm road. The young animal smashed into his windshield and cost the student hundreds of dollars in repairs. ―I have enough bills to pay, I really didn’t need this.‖ He said.

The bottom of the line is that deer are unpredictable and can sometimes run wild. The town of Rothesay needs to do something about this problem be-fore more accidents happen.

If you’re a little sceptical about deer being a problem in today’s society, take a look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4b2UatHFk8 or type ―Deers Gone Wild‖ into the YouTube search bar.

The habitat of the white tailed deer is becoming dangerously restricted in the area of Rothesay. It is causing a major prob-lem on the roads nowadays; this is because many drivers are getting into collisions with deer. Young people in particular are at serious risk due to their inexperience behind the wheel.

Meredith MacIntyre of Rothesay High School came to a close call last week on the Rothesay Road because a deer jumped out of the bushes at the last minute. ―It was scary as sh!t!‖ She went on to say. ―I didn’t even see it coming! That’s the problem they are so unpredictable, deer are crazy. They jump out when you least expect it, and they are everywhere! Rothesay needs to do something about this; they should all be put in the zoo.‖

This area of Rothesay is a known spot for deer to grav-itate to. ―It’s so annoying,‖ Madeleine Theriault, a resident living just off the Fox Farm Road confessed. ―Every time I go out to drive there they are, travelling in packs just staring me down. It makes me nervous, I feel like I’m gonna hit one with-out even seeing it one day!‖

Deer have also caused problems off the roads. ―One time a deer ran through my screen door on the back deck.‖ RHS student Gabby McAdam said. ―It ran all around my kitch-en knocking over all the furniture! The stupid thing broke a couple plates too. My mom was not having any of it!‖

If you’re a little skeptical about deer being a problem in today’s society, take a look at this video: (insert link here) or type in ―Deers Gone Wild‖ into the Youtube search bar.

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By: Allyson McLaughlin

―I never thought one week could have such an

impact on my life‖. This is just one quote hanging up

in the Terry Fox youth center in Ottawa, Ontario. The

place where lives do change as a result of one week

called Encounters with Canada. It is a program for

high school students, from all over the country, to

gather in one spot for a week and learn about a certain

subject. The reason for going is to learn more about

the topic and your country, and what better way to

become more knowledgeable about other provinces

and other cities than to learn firsthand from the peo-

ple who live there. It’s truly incredible to see the en-

thusiasm each person shares for their town and you

instantly become more proud to say you are from

Rothesay. Who would have thought? Not only do

you learn things from these people you would have

never learned from Google, but you make connec-

tions with them and become friends for a lifetime.

The week I went was called Canada Re-

members, focussing on Canada’s military history

and they’re contributions in the various wars

throughout the years. We went to the Canadian War

Museum and roamed through the exhibits. One

concentrated on the war of 1812 and had an area

where children were able to dress in costumes of the

clothing from the time period. The fact that the sta-

tion was designed for children did not stop us from

decking ourselves out in old military vests and

housewife’s robes. Every war Canada was ever a

part of was featured in the museum. We walked

through a replica of what the trenches were like, as

well as a representation of Passchendaele and the ter-

rain the soldiers fought on. This gave me a whole new

appreciation for what our veterans endured and sacri-

ficed for our freedom. I was even able to talk to and

get my picture taken with a veteran from the Korean

War!

If seeing one of Hitler’s cars and an actual piece of the

Berlin wall was not enough, we were allowed the op-

portunity to go through the files of Canadian soldiers

who had died in battle. The documents came from

World War I and World War II, making them ex-

tremely fragile and valuable. It was an unbelievable

experience to actually touch a piece of history and dis-

cover the life of someone who was loved by many and

Close Encounters of the Best Kind

As each group to go to Encounters with Canada, we

visited Parliament. While a select few had the opportunity to

explore the Senate, the rest of us received a tour of the less

secretive parts, which included the library. It might sound bor-

ing but hidden in the depressing, and gray building is a bright,

vibrant room full of books and documents. Words cannot de-

scribe the beauty of the majestic and ornate room that, for lack

of a better term, blew our minds. The only downside was the

fact that we were not allowed to take pictures, but the images

will stay in our minds forever and the library was a common

topic of discussion throughout the day. As well we sat in on

question period in the House of Commons, where few politi-

cians listened to a man’s poor attempt to persuade his small

audience to develop a national philanthropy day. Shortly after

we sat down, we stood up and left.

We also received a downtown tour of Ottawa to view the war monuments, which included the War Memorial where they hold the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. There were various activities around the centre as well, where I was able to make an ―Izzy doll‖, which is a knitted doll, and send it to a child in Afghanistan to help them get through the troubles of war. We also made cards to send to soldiers overseas and veterans here in Canada to thank them for their bravery and courage.

During the week we were given speeches by various dignitar-ies including veterans from many wars. Also a man whose grandfather had par-ticipated in the Second World War came and spoke to us and he even brought nu-merous artifacts from that era, including the rifle, a box of rations, a jeep and trol-ley and so many other items. Now some people might find all this boring, but that’s why they have various themes, to accom-modate everyone’s interests that might want to go. The other themes include Science and Technology, International Af-fairs, Law, Medi-cine and Health and many others. I learned so much more than I could have learned here in New Brunswick. Not only historical content but things about myself. I en-countered another side of me that was more outgoing and less serious. I made friends that, unless I hadn’t stepped out of my comfort zone, would have never met and they would have never changed my life. These people are what made the week. Everything that I learned was cer-tainly thought provoking and mind bog-gling, but my new friends helped me have the time of my life. I haven’t met anyone who went to Encounters that has-n’t said they didn’t meet new people that were so much like them and that those people were what they enjoyed the most about the experience. It may be unfamiliar territory at first, but after every time you say your name and where you’re from, it becomes a lot easier and by the end of the week you are regretting not telling all 115 peo-ple where exactly you live and how to pronounce your last name. It might not be easy but it will make a difference. I

met people who I had so much in com-mon with and had such similar personal-ities that I felt like I knew them my whole life. The week ended with a square dance party, a hilarious talent show, a pathetic dance and a messy foyer where everyone said their goodbyes. And we all

watched as our friends got on the bus for the airport without us. I embarrassed myself in the var-ious skits we had to perform, but didn’t care. I laughed so hard I thought I might not see the light of day again and proba-bly sounded like a dying hyena, but did-n’t care. I had tears in my eyes when my friends and I had our final goodbyes, but didn’t care, because nothing could make me feel any better about myself than that week I had in Ottawa. And let’s be hon-est, most of those people you will never see again in your life. That’s the kicker. Or more like the punch to the stomach. It seemed so cruel that after spending every waking moment with people, who you began to feel a part of, you were forced to be sepa-rated. It was a sad night when people from literally opposite ends of the coun-try were saying their goodbyes and ex-changing numbers, but we all knew that these friendships would never end, and

will simply continue in the future and be remembered for a lifetime. At Encounters with Canada you experience things you never thought you would. Learn more than textbooks can teach. Have a better time than you could ever imagine and meet new people you couldn’t believe you hadn’t met until then. I even met two of my own cousins I never knew I had! The food is terrible and the bathrooms are too small, but that’s the only negative comment I could give. I highly recommend this week to everyone eligible to go. It will change your life and be an experience you won’t soon forget.

The Red Hawk Reader

Close Encounters of the Best Kind

By Allyson McLaughlin

Hurricane Sandy was a dev-astating category 2 hurricane that struck the New York Metropolitan area on October 22. Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the Western Caribbean Sea. The storm quickly gained strength and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Sandy six hours later. Areas hit hardest were New York City and Newark, New Jersey. The mam-moth storm caused widespread dam-age and power outages to affected areas, streets, tunnels, and subways were severely flooded. Hurricane Sandy was the second costliest hurri-cane in United States History with estimated damages exceeding 5.4 bil-lion dollars. The ―Frankenstrom‖ as it was called due to its untimely arrival at the same time as Halloween caused

Hurricane Sandy

By Colin Best

The Red Hawk Reader

Alright boys, time to put your razors in storage

for the month and let your facial hair grow. Grow those

stashes, long, thick and harry for the month of Novem-

ber and then ask yourself, why? What is the point of

Movember?!

Just like Breast Cancer awareness month,

Movember is one month out of the year dedicated to

spreading awareness about Prostate Cancer and to help

keep people involved in finding a cure for the disease.

Many men may also pledge for money and fundraise as

they grow their manly stashes throughout the month.

The American Cancer Society estimated that 241,170

will develop prostate cancer this year and 28,170 men

will die from it. Prostate cancer is the most common

form of cancer in Canadian men, and it’s a gradual dis-

ease that is becoming more and more common.

By Amanda Brown Let is Grow!

Movember

By participating in Movember and growing a mous-

tache you are spreading the awareness. Someone may notice

you growing out your facial hair, and some may even point it

out asking ―why the sudden change?‖ Your response and rea-

son for the matter would be for prostate cancer. Word of

mouth is the best way of awareness which is why the more peo-

ple letting it grow, the better.

“I think it’s a fun and effective way to raise money for a great cause‖ Nick Voutor said. ―It’s good because a lot of people fo-cus on cancer with women like breast cancer and there isn’t a lot of awareness and focus on cancer for males.‖ ―Growing those stashes is such an effective way for guys to raise aware-ness because it’s important‖ Meredith MacIntyre added into the conversation.

Some men who get really involved in movember be-come members of formal campaigns seeking sponsorships for their mo-growing efforts. Last year in 2011, almost 854,000 participants accross the world raised over 125.7 million for men’s health. Just by growing out facial hair you are also par-ticipating for the good cause.

Here’s a fun fact: Ram Singh Chauhan holds the place in the Guinness World Records for having the longest mous-tache on record. He spent an hour each day grooming his stache. He massages it with coconut based oil daily and wash-es it every ten days. Some tips he gave for kids out there: Nev-er shave- ever! Groom it like a toy poodle. Get an early start. Invest in a quality snood. Eat clean. Take your vitamins. Dip it in beer. Join the American Moustache Institute. Move to Chicago. Don’t join the Military. No pain, no gain. And re-member, let your movember staches grow, it’s a great cause!

not only extensive damage and emotional dis-tress across the country, but is also is the cause of 253 deaths. Some Meteorologists suggest that Hurricane Sandy was caused partially by naturally occurring weather patterns but mostly from global warming and climate change. In a news conference on November 14,United States President Barack Obama said " We can't attribute any particular weather event to climate change. What we do know is the temperature around the globe is increasing faster than was predicted even 10 years ago. We do know that the Arctic ice cap is melting faster than was predicted even five years ago. We do know that there have been ex-traordinarily — there have been an extraordinarily large number of severe weather events here in North America, but also around the globe. And I am a firm believer that climate change is real, that it is impacted by human be-haviour and carbon emissions. And as a consequence, I think we've got an obligation to future generations to do something about it.

All we can do now is hope that Barack Obama fulfills his obligations to reduce carbon emissions and slow climate change so these types of storms don’t happen more and more often.

The Red Hawk Reader

Reviews/Extras

Chart Farts Jack Flood and Colin Ratchford

Locked Out of Heaven by Bruno Mars – This song is definitely a pop song, along with a funky bass line that will captivate you into listening to the whole thing, whilst humming the lyrics that you don’t know but you can show your appreciation for. Die Young by Ke$ha – She’s been out for a year, raising baby lions in Africa and making love to ghosts (her words) but by-gum the queen is back, and in top form no less! Acoustic guitars and synths mix and build to apex in another masterfully crafted ―f*** sh** up‖ sing-a-long chorus and K-Glitters’ brat raps have never sounded so good, if only this’d been around all sum-mer! Beauty and a Beat by Justin Bieber – Before lis-tening to this song, I was expecting from the title for it to be Justin Bieber rapping, along with a sparse beat and some weak raps. However, it was just the same as other Justin Bieber songs in the sense that it is all sing-ing, but this was more of a trance/techno/dance beat, instead of a poppy type of song. Don’t Stop the Party by Pitbull – Just Pitbull being Pitbull, what more can we even ask for? whooooOOOOOOOOOOOOO! True Colors by Artists Against Bullying – This song reminds me of the collaborative Wavin’ Flag cover, done by several fa-mous artists last year, but more depressing, because it has to convey that kind of message, because it is an anti-bullying support song. It is a cover of True Colors by Cyndi Lauper, and it is much better than the origi-nal, because of the CHEA! In the middle of a heart-wrenching verse, moving into a rap.

Our mission statement: To provide Chart Farters everywhere with fair, unbiased and downright spicy reviews of the iTunes top tens. Over You by Cassadee Pope – Cassadee Pope sings her little girl-next-door heart out in this polished, country pop ballad. ―But you run away/how dare you‖, her voice soars over rolling, clean drums and a resonating positive guitar, but where’s the soul? One needs a heart in order to be heart-broken, and Cassadee Pope is merely a robot, though that’s not such a bad thing from the top of the charts. Try By Pink – This song is very poppy, but it also has a darker tone than the rest of Pink’s songs. It has more senti-mental lyrics, about love, relationships and such. This song is different from her others, it seems to be more realistic and true emotions-wise. Gangnam Style by PSY – 2012s K-pop answer to ―Party Rock Anthem‖, complete with club-banging, mechanical horse wranglin’ drops and endless air time. The constant play has been merited though, as PSY as crafted a universal and irresistible dance tune for the ages, and I reckon we’ll be worshipping our rotund Korean wonder for years to come. Diamonds by Rihanna – This seems to be another song by Rihanna about every one of her fans, friends, or what do you have it. This song is also in a deeper key than her other songs, and it sends a depressing feeling through your gut. This would not be music that you would listen to for some cheering up, unless you like to wallow in self pity. Skyfall by ADELE – Well, she did it. Adele carried on the bond-theme legacy with spunk, sexy, subtle guitars explod-ing into horns, strings and a subdued vocal take, working with what you don’t hear rather then what you do. Big A-D In the middle of a heart-wrenching verse, moving into a rap.teases but never quite goes over the edge, effortlessly churning out a ballad that sounds more like the death of a spy then any spy-death song I’ve ever heard.

Girls, guns, explosions and fist fights; some of the basic things you expect when getting ready to watch a James Bond movie. In recent years the James Bond films have disappointed audiences around the world. When Skyfall was announced to be re-leased in November the general public did not take as big of an interest as they might have before the latest Bond film. But, as the movie released reviews poured in and audiences were ―falling‖ for Skyfall.

I was a little sceptical about spending ten dollars to see a James Bond movie. But, after hearing a few great reviews I took a chance, and believe me, was I ever glad i had the chance to experience such a great film. Daniel Craig shined as Bond.

Craig has now starred in the two greatest James Bond movies ever made and although he also starred in the worst ("Quantum of Solace"), it wasn't all his fault and he can be forgiven. But enough comparing, because "Skyfall" needs no com-parison, and would embarrass its competitors anyway.

Skyfall Review By Ben MacGillvray

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Advice Column

Q: I have a really hard time talking to girls what do i do?

A: Dear shy talker:

Girls are actually very easy to talk to once you get

the first few conversations over with. A lot of girls find shy

guys are cute. Try not to over think things too much, just go

right up there and be yourself. If you think of something in

your head that you want to say, don’t hold back; just say it.

I guarantee you won’t get made fun of and it will go better

than you think! You’re never going to gain any relationships

with the opposite gender if you don’t put yourself out there

and try.

You got this, xoxo Pandy’s advice.

Q: I am having a hard time choosing where I want to go to

university, it’s a big stress in my everyday life. What do I do

to help me with this?

A: Dear looking into the future:

This is such a hard one. Even I am struggling with

it myself. Don’t be afraid to talk to the Mrs. Godwin or even

other informative people. Even if you have already went to

see her, go again, and again until you are confortable that

you have some things figured out or even some options.

Don’t stress about applying, letting this stress you out only

makes things harder on yourself. Try and stay positive even

though it may be hard. Think about getting this semester

over with and having a good or decent set of marks for this

term and then you will have more room to maybe think of

these things a little more with your first term under your

belt. As long as you are doing the work for yourself and

staying involved in opportunities and focusing on this topic,

you will be just fine!

Your future awaits, xoxo Pandy’s advice.

By Amanda Brown aka Pandy

Skyfall review continued

Sam Mendes has delivered a beautiful thrill ride of a movie, with a rich character at its heart – James Bond. That's right, the cold, calculating killer reveals even more of his soft side as we take a look into his past. The emotional feeling we get is entirely due to Craig's acting, who has brought more to Bond than the rest of the players combined.. We get a wildly sinister villain from Javier Bardem, a multi-dimensional M from Judi Dench, the introduction of Q and Money Penny, as well as some throwbacks towards the films of old. Directed by Oscar-winner Mendes and filmed with a master's touch by Roger Deakins, this is a Bond film that redefines Bond films (after "Casino Royale" rejuvenated them in 2006) and offers up something for everyone. Two amazingly choreo-graphed action scenes and Adele's newest smash hit are the icing on the cake.

I would give the James Bond’s latest film a 9/10, with a flawless cast and a storyline that will keep you glued to your seat, I recommend Skyfall to anyone who wants to see an action packed movie with an addicting plot. I guess the 23rd time is the charm because ―Skyfall‖ has emerged as one of the best bond films yet.

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Christmas is a time for gifts, love,

singing carols, making snow angels, deco-

rating trees, sipping cider, attending one

church service a year, and baking more

cookies than you can shake a stick at.

Whether its shortbread, snicker

doodles, macaroons, sugar cookies, angel

wings, ginger bread, molasses cookies, oat-

meal clusters, spice cookies, fruit cakes or

marzipan pastries, you can always find

something sugary to stuff in your mouth.

But with all of these choices, it can

be hard to choose what goodie to make for

your Christmas potluck. That’s why we

asked Mr. Sutton to give us his favorite

Christmas recipe to share with the school:

candy cane cupcakes!

This recipe takes 15 minutes to

prepare and 18 minutes to cook; only 33

minutes in total!

If such a fast recipe doesn’t get

into the Christmas spirit, I don’t know what

will!

Bitchin’ in the Kitchen with Mr. Sutton

The Cul Tech King’s Guide to Festive Cooking

By Ben Barton Creelman & Jillian Marsh

Ingredients:

2½ Cups Ultragrain® All Purpose flour, sifted

2½ TSP Baking Soda

½ TSP Salt

2 egg whites, room temp , another bowl with 3 egg whites, room temp

1 TSP sugar

1 C. Milk, room temp

1 TSP Peppermint Extract

1 C. unsalted butter room temp (2 sticks NOT margarine!)

1½ C. Bakers Sugar

1 TSP. Red food color

Crushed peppermint candy canes

Wilton Candy Curls for decoration (optional)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Line your cupcake pan with Christmas-themed cupcake wrappers!

Sift your flour, salt and baking soda in a medium-sized bowl and set it aside.

Whisk the 2 egg whites just long enough to break the membranes.

Add the peppermint to the milk and stir. Set it aside as well!

Cream the cup of butter at medium speed for about 40 seconds.

Add the baker’s sugar in a steady stream. Keep the beaters on medium and mix until the mixture is fluffy like snow and has doubled in volume. Scrape the sides of the bowl a few times through-out this process.

Add the 2 egg whites one TBSP at a time and mix for a few more minutes, again scrap-ing the sides down as necessary. When this mixture is done it will look like lighter, whipped cream cheese.

Add ¼ of the flour mixture and ⅓ of the milk mixture. Stir them together with a rub-ber spatula. Alternate adding the two mixtures until all of the ingredients are used.

Grab your partner and whip up some cream! Whisk the egg whites until they have turned into thick, foamy foam, then add the TSP of granulated sugar and contin-ue beating until stiff peaks form.

Carefully fold the egg whites into the batter to completely incorporate them. Split the batter in half and color one half a cheery Christmas-y red. Pour a scoop of each batter into the cup-cake tins and swirl them together with a

butter knife!! You can leave them and have half white half red cakes or layer the scoops on one another to make a vertical candy cane-esque stripe.

Cook for 18 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Frost your tasty cupcakes with your choice of icing, sprinkle some crushed candy

canes on top and finally, add the candy curly whirly.

As snow dusts your walkway, cuddle up by the fire-place with your loved ones. Enjoy a tasty, warm, candy cane cupcake and think of Mr. Sutton!

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The mothers were also furious over the fact that the movie

was filmed in Bathurst and inside the school. Letters to their mayor,

Stephen Brunet, to not have the movie made were looked over be-

cause the mayor felt that there was in fact a basis for the movie, and

to make it would benefit the community. He told CBC "It was a real

need for our community to have such a feel good story because we

had gone through such a difficult time with the tragedy”.

Whether or not it was justified; the movie was made nonetheless

and premiered Sunday, November 18, 2012 on CBC. The impact of

the movie was not what it could have been because the crew was so

limited with what they had to work with. As none of the victims

identities could be revealed or their families, they had a girlfriend of

one of the victims and her mother grieving over the loss, which did

not give as large of a tug to the audience’s heart strings.

The movie was by no means bad, it just did not live up to its possible

potential. It’s unfortunate that they were so limited, but pleasing

the families was certainly the main priority. The focus of the movie

was to show triumph through adversity, which they were successful

in. Maybe in the future there will be a movie with more detail and

more emotional attachments to deliver an impact we won’t soon for-

get, which a key theme here. Never forget the boys in red.

DOGS VS CATS By: Claire Flood

The most common house hold pets in Canada are cats and

dogs. People can say they

love both animals equally

but in my opinion that is

not possible. You either

are a cat fan or a dog fan.

Dogs need a lot of

attention, not only do

they need it but they

want it. Cats on the other

hand do not, of course

they will pretend to show

an interest in their owner

when they do need some-

thing. In a dog’s mind you

are their masters, in a

cat’s you are their suppli-

er.

Dogs need to be walked, fed, loved and

even need their poop cleaned up. Cats walk them-

selves, can feed themselves, need no emotional in-

vestment and clean up their own poop. Cats seem

to be easier to take care of, but it’s nice to know

that dogs need you to survive.

There is a dog for everyone out there in

the world. Even if you don’t like dogs, you could

probably find a dog that looks like a cat. For every

breed of cat there is more than 30 different breeds

of dogs are in the world. Dogs come in all shapes,

sizes, colors and personalities. Cats basically all

have the same shadow and personality type. In

other words you can find any dog to fit your life-

style, but you might have to change your life style

for your cat.

If you show your dog enough attention to play

with them, they will never forget it. Dogs love to

play, simply because they get to spend time with

their best friend. Cats enjoy playing because it is

practice for hunting and survival.

You don’t even need to like your cat that

much, they are fine with that. Dogs go crazy and

become nervous wrecks if they suspect that their

most valued thing in the world dislikes them. Cats

are fine with a mutual loathing.

Dogs would risk their life in almost any

situation to help their loving owners. Cats would

not, and even if they wanted to they couldn’t help

you. A perfect example of this is that if your house

was burning down in the middle

of the night a dog would make

sure you got out of the house and

would wake you up, a cat would

sneak out the back door and

watch as you burnt to death in-

side your own home.

Which one would you

choose? Cat or dog? The choice

also says a lot about your person-

ality type and life style. If it was-

n’t obvious I choice dogs!

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