February Post - Friends

Friends

Has your mom or dad ever told you to find good friends? There are many different kinds of friends you can have and no matter how much you deny it, friends do influence you. If you want a good friend, here are some things to look for. A good friend will always bring you up. They never bring you down and they help you  no matter what your situation is. Good friends will also help. A healthy friendship has to have trust and teamwork so they means that you have to treat your friend how you want to be treated. Sometimes you can run into some bad friends. You don't want to be around those people because they will make you do things that you won't normally do. Choose your friends wisely and you wont have to deal with finding new ones.

Are Mistakes Key to making a Discovery?

By Matthew Van Gils

Are Mistakes Key To Making a Discovery?

Some people think that you must have errors and mistakes in order to make discoveries. Well, I think that is so ridiculous! Well anyways, that is so ridiculous I can’t even tell you how lame that sounds. I guess you could say that I do not think that mistakes are key to making discoveries. I have some pretty good reasons that will back me up.

For instance, when Howard Carter discovered King Tut’s tomb, what mistakes did he make? People like Carter, or other famous explorers don’t make mistakes that lead them to make huge discoveries. I guess every once in a while someone might make a discovery due to their mistakes. But people definitely don’t need mistakes to discover something.

Even though, people make such amazing discoveries, people still think you have to have mistakes in order to make discoveries. Well, did Romulus and Remus make mistakes? Not necessarily, how many mistakes did they make? They discovered Rome!

For instance, think about all those famous explores you learn about. I guess yeah some of them might have made mistakes that help lead to their discoveries, but not all of those explores made mistakes that were key to discoveries. Marco Polo, that guy didn't make any mistakes and he discovered Asia! I think you are starting to get my point.

Although, some opposers might suggest that mistakes are key to making discoveries. They might say that all because Christopher Columbus founded the Americas because of his mistake, but I really do disagree with that point. Sure, Columbus probably only founded the Americas because of mistakes but that definitely does not mean that everyone who makes discoveries must make a mistake. That idea is totally ridiculous.

In conclusion, I really do believe that discoveries do not require mistakes. People can make amazing discoveries without any flaws. So if people think that discoveries need mistakes they should probably rethink that opinion.

Fail Contest

   Fail Contest   (Feb. Post)

When people think of failure, many think of bad things. Not 

winning, last place, losing. The truth is under all of that is good. Students or anyone should not be afraid to fail. We all have heard the saying, “You learn from your mistakes.” By that, you can see what you have done wrong in the past and fix it in the future. Every person in this world has failed at least once. In the Scholastic Scope Magazine it tells you many people who have failed more than once who were successful. We all know the famous Katy Perry. She had three record labels that failed before succeeding. The most common failure was Abraham Lincoln. He lost five elections before becoming president. Did he ever look down after that? No, of course not! He did not give up. Now Lincoln is one of the most important people ever. Most students get upset because of failure. Like not making the basketball team, or not getting in the school they wanted, and much more. However, the key thing is to never give up. Try, try, and try again. Just pick yourself up and start over. One other famous fails was by J.K Rowling. She had twelve publishers who rejected the first Harry Potter book. Look where she is now! You, see? Why give up, when success is right in front of you?

Robin Hood

           Robin Hood is called both a hero and a criminal. That is because some people think of him as a villain that commits crimes. The Robin Hood play in "Scope Magazine" says, "MARIAN: Is this Robin Hood as ruthless as they say? GUY: He stole from the Bishop of Hereford, taking his money and his clothes!" Although, some people think of him as a hero, protecting and giving to the poor. The play also said, "N3: Robin takes a loaf of bread and a hunk of mutton from his satchel. ROBIN (handing it to Much): Tell your father that Robin Hood will make sure your family does not starve." One minute he could be fighting and stealing from the rich, the next he's helping the poor.

            He is a criminal and a hero, but criminal fits him best. Criminal fits him best because he steals from very wealthy people. Rich people shouldn't have their money taken from them because they deserve it fair and square. Also, it is the poor people's fault that they have no money and it is there own responsibility to do something about it. Robin Hood provides for the poor in an illegal way, even though he could do it legally.

Locklin Hammett

Help is on the way! Taylor Hatch

  Help is on the way!!

These poor, poor penguins. Swimming around in oil with their eyes burning, but wait- help is on the way! Thousands of volunteers flock to the beach in South Africa where about 1,300 tons of toxic oil gushed into the water. The poor penguins don’t know what these strange things are or why they are here, but it is to take them to a rescue center. These volunteers are doing whatever they can to save these innocent creatures, it’s their top priority.

On June 23, 2000, a cargo ship suffered some serious damage- and did some damage. The ships hull split apart, and as it was sinking, about 1,300 tons of toxic oil gushed into the water. According to Scope’s “The Amazing Penguin Rescue”, “These men and women understand what you [the penguins] don’t: that this oil spill is a catastrophe for you and your species [the penguins].” That is meaning that these people understand how much damage this can do to the penguins and their species. These people will help save the penguins (and other birds) that are suffering during an oil spill. At the moment that there is an oil spill, the birds are their top priority.

Just a few years before that, on September 1998, an oil spill near Phillip Island in Australia was threatening to harm the little penguins living there. The rescue workers at Phillip Island Nature Park were trying so hard to save these poor birds who were covered in oil. The workers had the craziest idea: sweaters. They immediately got to work knitting sweaters for the penguins. According to Scope’s “Saving Penguins, One Sweater At A Time”, “They’ve saved over 1,000 penguins.” These people made a crazy idea into a way of saving lives. It’s absolutely amazing! They have done so much to help save the penguins. These workers and volunteers all deserve a thank you.

You see, sometimes there are huge problems that can seem overwhelming, or hopeless, but these people have showed that there is always something we can do to help. These people helped save innocent creatures who didn’t know what was going on. They all deserve a whole-hearted thank you. Some amazing people helped those penguins by taking them, cleaning them, helping them recover, and just doing everything they to save those poor penguins. They are true heros.

February Post

The Beam

You stand there waiting. Waiting for the signal to begin your routine. Soon enough their hand comes up and you stare at it, the beam. A small 4 inch piece of leather and wood. You then complete your mount onto it. Next comes your turn. Standing on one foot completing a full 360 degrees turn. You have a little wobble.  No big deal, keep going, stay tight, and sharp. Next, you have your leap. Trying to create a full 180 degree split by taking just a few simple steps, then leaping off the only surface below you. Considering its small size, it doesn’t bring you much comfort coming back down. Land, pull your leg in and leap off and up again to complete your jump series. You back down a little unstable, and falter but don’t fall. You stay on and complete your choreography. Reluctantly, you realize your big series is next. You take so many deep breaths before you go just to stay confident. Then, you jump, but this time its not forward it is up and backwards. Next thing you know, you are upside down, supported only by your arms, and squeezing every muscle necessary. Just as you finish your back foot slips and down you fall. The fall feels like an eternity just to sense failure as you hit the cold mat below. But you climb back on determined to make the rest of your routine better than before. You strike your last pose and begin your dismount. You flip in the air for the last time and land on the mat below. You are determined to stick this skill. A feeling of relief washes over you as you do. You walk off the mat you are embraced by teammates at both your sides. They make you feel so much more positive about what you had just done. Then your comes your score.  

They Saw Me

They Saw Me

They saw me and laughed

They walked away

I sat there on the ground

I felt tears running down my face

They read those texts

They replied

They broke my heart

I sat there staring at the screen

They sent those messages

They sent those mean things

They told me they would keep it a secret

I thought they were my friends

They made me do it

I thought it was okay

I thought they were nice to me

I thought they different

Who knew what they were really

I didn’t know that they faked everything

I thought they were trying to be my friend

But I was wrong

No one should be bullied

No one should have to go through what i have gone through

No person should feel the way I have

No one should feel hurt or betrayed by their friends

No girl or boy should have the power to hurt someone

They need to understand that its not okay to be mean

They need to be taught that bullying is wrong

Kindness is true friendship

You make friends by being kind

Everyone deserves to have a kind friend who is nice to them

Everyone needs a friend

Everyone should be nice to others

They should be friends instead on enemies

Kindness brings everyone together

It's the power of friendship