The CMS Courier - Punahou School

Volume 4
Issue 5
The Case Middle School
Courier
May
2008
Produced by the Students of Punahou School, 1601 Punahou Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Sustainability Fair
Made for a Fun Day
on Punahou Campus
One of the Punahou booths at the
Sustainability Fair.
Photo By K.Langeslay
The End of Aloha
Airlines: A Decision
Affecting All Hawaii
Trans Pacific Airlines
Photo courtesy of the Internet
By Kelly Langeslay
W
hat do you call an informational yet entertaining social
gathering? —The Sustainability
Fair, that was on April 25 from 9
AM to 4 PM.
Over 55 exhibits and activities
to explore, all conveniently placed
on middle field.
There were even
live ducks and
fresh watermelon.
Many agencies outside of
Punahou came
to this event like
“Sustain Hawaii”
or “Olomana
Gardens.”
In all, there
were 37 outside
organizations
that came to
Punahou School.
One of the
popular booths was called “Trash
to Treasure.” There, the Academy
students sold hand-made products
By Jamie Chan
F
ormed in 1946, Aloha Airlines
has been a well-known airline
in the community, along with its
competitor Hawaiian Airlines.
But after sixty-one years of dedication, Aloha Airlines has made
the decision to shut down all of its
passenger service,
this happening just
11 days after the
airline had filed for
bankruptcy protection.
The frustrated
airline has lost
much along with
this action; passengers in possession of worthless
tickets, struggling
to make new airline arrangements,
and the 1,900 jobs
lost.
The airline was
originally called
Trans Pacific Airlines for its first
twelve years until Dr. Hung Wo
Ching took over management,
and changed the name to Aloha
Airlines.
In the years following, Aloha
gained new aircraft, concentrated
on the inter-island market, added
air cargo service, and suffered its
first financial loss since 1985 from
Hurricane ‘Iniki.
that were created from recycled
goods.
Many people were buying the
juice pouch bags.
Another popular booth was the
Nike Reuse-a-Shoe Campaign.
People brought in their old shoes
and donated it to Nike.
They will use all the recycled
shoes to make it into playground
surfaces.
The clothing exchange was
also another donation booth.
People brought in their gently-used
clothes and were able to redeem
them for other clothing items donated.
When people were hungry, they
started to head over to the minifarmer’s market.
It was stocked with fresh food
items to eat, and they were all
healthy.
Around 11:00-11:40, the play
Sustain! Ability! The Revue was
performed in Thurston Chapel for
all to see.
It was a mix of original songs and
skits with the theme of sustainability
revolving all around it.
After September 11th in 2001,
things had started to spiral down
for Aloha.
They had tried to make an attempt to merge their airline with
Hawaiian Airlines, but Hawaiian
had called it off because of rumor that the Hawaiian chairman
wanted to take over the new
merged airline, instead of the former Continental Airlines executive,
who was originally assigned the
position.
Millions of dollars were lost, few
profits gained, after Aloha filed
a lawsuit on go! Airlines’ parent
carrier Mesa Air Group for an attempt to drive them out of business, even though they had gained
some help from United Airlines,
the second-largest airline in the
nation.
Aloha has had a lot of ups and
downs since the beginning of their
career, but the biggest turn of
things had started to spiral down
this year.
Aloha had become one of the
struggling airlines as go! had started to enter the market, offering for
inter-island flights low prices Aloha
could not match.
Then the airline had to file for
bankruptcy protection, twice in the
past three years. Meanwhile, crude
oil prices had increased tremendously, being $100 and above.
Things were not looking good for
our community airline, everything
…continued on page 4
The CMS Courier
May 2008
The Kōkua
Festival
By Carole Kau
T
The press conference for the Kōkua
Festival..
Photo by C. Kau
he Kōkua Hawaii Foundation
is an organization made to
support environmental education
programs in the schools and communities of Hawaii. On April 19th
and 20th, this non-profit organization held its annual Kōkua Festival
at the Waikiki Shell.
Acting as a charity
auction, the funds
raised by the festival
will be used to further support school
recycling on Oahu,
sponsor field trips,
and roll out the new
farm-to-school program known as AIWA
in schools.
The Kōkua Hawaii
Foundation is also
expanding its community outreach with
the new “Plastic Free
Haleiwa Coalition.”
Many citizens who
were interested in
helping Haleiwa to
be one of the first of
Hawaii’s towns to “go
green,” introduced this new community project to the Kōkua Hawaii
Foundation.
And to contribute, the Plastic Free Coalition and the Kōkua
Hawaii Foundation made a second
screening of the film Message
in the Waves. This film from the
BBC Natural History unit helps us
see the impact we make when we
dump our plastics in the ocean and
what we can do to help.
In celebration of the Kōkua
Hawaii Foundation and Kōkua
Festival’s 5th anniversary, two new
projects were added to inspire
environmental action among the
students of Hawaii.
One is called the Kōkua Earth
Action Projects (KEAP).
The school groups that completed these projects this year
were invited to the newly launched
Keiki Kōkua Festival. This “Keiki
only” festival and project was held
for recognizing and thanking the
students for their efforts to malama, or care for our islands. They
had entertainment by Jack John-
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son, and the other Kōkua Festival
artists.
Educational skits and videos
were also performed. The students
attending this Keiki festival also
received reusable grocery bags
from 1 Bag at a Time, SIGG water
bottles, an activity book form
HECO, Fruitabu snacks and free
samplings of product donations.
Music:
The co-founder of this nonprofit organization, Jack Johnson
performed on the stage with Dave
Mathews. Dave performed an
acoustic set with guitar master
Tim Reynolds. Hawaiian ukulele
player and singer Paula Fuga also
played magnificent songs of passion. There was also the talented
players Go Jimmy Go, and Brushfire Records’ latest addition, the
Hawaii-born, Minneapolis-based
Mason Jennings.
About Jack Johnson:
One of the Kōkua Festival’s
big attractions is Hawaiian musician Jack Johnson. As a child,
Jack Johnson spent most of his
childhood on the beaches of the
North Shore of Oahu. Because of
his commitment and love for his
home, he and his wife Kim started
the Kōkua Hawaii Foundation in
2003.
Since that year, Jack has also
been a part of 1% for the Planet, a
group of businesses and individuals who contribute at least 1% of
revenues to environmental initiatives around the globe. Because
of his goal for Hawaii to be more
sustainable, he recorded his 5th
studio album Sleep Through the
Static, on 100% solar energy. The
album was released on February
5th on Jack Johnson’s own Brushfire Records label.
He and his crew are also collaborating with non-profits around the
world to develop a new interactive network call All at Once in his
upcoming world tour. Music fans
get to participate in the show. After they’re in the show once, they
instantly become a member of the
All at Once network. Through this,
they hope to inspire music fans to
create positive change.
Doing It Right
CMS Courier reporter Carole Kau
and Jack Johnson.
Photo by Mrs. Kau
Here are a few of the organization’s many ways in making
the Kōkua Festival sustainable:
• They had “zero waste” collection sites where students
from the local schools separated recyclables, food waste and
compostables.
• They held a bike valet service, electric trolley, and carpool incentives.
• They promoted the use of reusable water bottles and
provided people with free water stations to refill their bottles.
• They used festival generators and vehicles that ran on
locally made biodiesel.
• They used biodegradable concession ware.
• They sold eco-friendly merchandise, including reusable
tote bags, bottles, and organic cotton clothing.
• They set the remaining emissions with clean energy
development in Hawaii.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
Hawaii Restaurant
Going Green
Above, Peter Merriman. Below,
entrees ready to go out.
Photos courtesy of Peter Merriman
“Low input
sustainable farmers
are trying to
make certain our
grandchildren will
be able to grow
food on the land.”
—Peter Merriman
By Dakota Anderson
“M
y passion is to serve great
meals,” says Peter Merriman, one of the founders of Hawaii
Regional Cuisine (HRC). This regional phenomenon includes Alan
Wong’s Restaurant, Merriman’s,
Roy’s, and others.
Hawaii Regional Cuisine is
devoted to creating delicious food
from locally grown products and
to create a new image for Hawaii,
an image at one time was thought
of as a “Paradise for beaches but a
wasteland for food.”
The CMS Courier has obtained
an exclusive interview with one of
the founders of HRC Peter Merriman.
CMS Courier: Do you recycle?
Peter Merriman: Yes, we
recycle glass, cardboard, and even
table scraps for the pig farmer to
use. But more importantly we reuse. We filter our own bottled water and serve it in reusable bottles.
We give old boxes to farmers to
use for whatever they like.
CMS Courier: Are there any
more recyclables in the waste
stream that you think you could
bring out?
Peter Merriman: We are working hard to make our hand towels
in the bathrooms cloth instead of
paper. I wish all the milk and oil
and every fluid we receive were in
washable reusable containers. Every time I go to the air cargo and
see those plastic collapsible cargo
containers, I wonder why we cannot get those for everything from
lettuce to tomatoes to wine cases.
If we all went to standard-sized
casing, we could circulate them
around just like pallets are reused
in construction.
CMS Courier: Do you use
fluorocarbon-free to-go products?
Peter Merriman: Yes, and we
use to-go containers made from
food. Forks made from potato
starch, containers made from rice
starch, etc.
CMS Courier: Do you use
organic products? Local products?
Are you able to find everything you
need?
Peter Merriman: We buy most
of our food from farmers,
ranchers and fishermen right
here in Hawaii. Whenever
possible, we buy organic,
but more importantly we
buy seasonally raised food.
Sometimes organic farming
makes the land less usable. Low-input, sustainable
farmers are trying to make
certain our grandchildren will
be able to grow food on the
land.
CMS Courier: Can you
get enough? When you can’t,
where do you go?
Peter Merriman: My
current mission is to get a
butter made in Hawaii. Then
I would like to see goodtasting chickens raised here.
When we cannot get enough
of an item, we change the
menu. This is the key to
having a smaller carbon
footprint.
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CMS Courier: How great is the
impact that shipping has on the carbon footprint of your restaurants?
Peter Merriman: Not certain.
But I think we might be one of the
smallest footprints in Hawaii.
CMS Courier: What do you
think the best crop would be for
Hawaii to grow?
Peter Merriman: Potatoes,
asparagus, chickens, rice and taro.
These foods should make money
for the farmers, and would be very
important to keeping the food supply in Hawaii going if our link to
the mainland ever failed.
CMS Courier: In what ways do
you think restaurants can reduce
their carbon footprints?
Peter Merriman: Serve less
bottled water. Teach their customers not to order the same fish and
food year-round, which must be
flown in when it is out of season. Design more outdoor dining
requiring no air conditioners. Thaw
frozen products in the refrigerator
to save electricity and water. Use
more solar water heaters.
CMS Courier: You have a
restaurant in Waimea where it is
fairly dry. Is your restaurant doing
anything to conserve water?
Peter Merriman: Our dishwasher machine uses recycled
water. We do not thaw products in
running water.
CMS Courier: How do you deal
with the dwindling fish population
and the growing demand for it?
Peter Merriman: [We] learn
to cook dishes which make customers happy which use one-half
the amount of fish. [We] only
serve fish which is caught on day
boats and is in season. We have
added kempachi, an open-ocean,
but Kona farm-raised fish, to our
menu. We also add farm-raised
products like shrimp to a wildcaught [product] to give it enough
size for the diner, without using
too much wild-caught fish. We encourage all our restaurant buddies
not to serve bottom fish during the
breeding season.
CMS Courier: Thank you, Mr.
Merriman, for taking the time to
tell us how HRC is going green.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
4Aloha Airlines Ends Service
…continued from page 1
The end of Aloha brought tears.
Photo courtesy of Honolulu Advertiser
E-mail Addiction—
Are You a Victim?
“Sometimes, I have 40 e-mails in
the morning,” says e-mail burnout
victim, Mr. Dengler, above.
At right, could this be your inbox?
Photo & graphic by CMS Staff
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was starting to become worrisome.
After filing for bankruptcy
protection on March 20, 2008,
11 days passed and Aloha was in
court.
People had started to lose their
jobs due to “worry and expense”.
Aloha was then considering shutdown of the business.
The court had laid the verdict,
saying that shutting down operations for passenger service was
Aloha’s decision.
Governor Linda Lingle had tried
to step in too, asking the court
to block or delay the shutdown of
Aloha, so that as time had passed
through April, the court would be
able to decide if their situation
was really in need of help as they
claimed.
After some desperate and suspenseful decisions, the airlines had
come down to a decision.
Aloha Airlines’ last flight was on
the night of March 31, 2008, from
Kuhili to Oahu. Around 10:41 PM,
passengers were entering Gate 54,
an estimated 1,000 people, mostly
employees, jamming their way into
the room to greet the passengers.
Tears and sobs were going
around the gate, it was a sad night
for everyone. Although the knowledge of the airlines coming to an
end was very depressing, most of
the employees were able to keep a
warm smile on their face, making
this day a very memorable one.
By Katie Chagami & Noe Lum
When we got deeper into the investigation, we realized that many
students and teachers suffer from
e-mail addiction and burnout.
Many of the students who suffer
from e-mail burnout say that the
source of the problem comes from
chain mail sent by fellow students.
As the Courier views the internet we can see that e-mail is a
A
s more computer gadgets are
created, many youngsters
and adults are falling victim to new
types of diseases: e-mail addiction, and e-mail burnout.
The Courier has researched
the situation and uncovered that
e-mail has become a problem all
over the world because of the infection called e-mail addiction. And
we’ve realized that many of the
students at Punahou suffer from it
too.
After interviewing some of your
fellow students, we’ve uncovered
that they suffer both from e-mail
burn-out and former e-mail addicts. Some quotes:
Anonymous 2: “After camp I
had received over 1,000 e-mails.”
Anonymous 1: “I have to admit
that most of chat blocks my email
so I can’t delete them.”
After the Courier interviewed
these people, we’ve deliberated
and confirmed that gossip, chain
mail and chatting is causing the
most trouble for kids with e-mails.
And the friends of e-mail burnout victims are no help either to
these poor souls.
Whenever they feel like it,
e-mails pop up on the e-mail
burnout victims’ screens as they
hurriedly rush to delete all of the
useless e-mails.
Scandal! We’ve just received
word that one of our very own
reporters was caught checking her
e-mail and we saw she had 112
emails in her inbox.
We investigated further and
confronted her and asked her, “Do
you suffer from e-mail burnout?”
Faced with the evidence, she
broke down and we got our culprit.
(The reporter would like to remain
anonymous)
problem around the world. When
the Courier googled “Email addiction,” 862,000 sites showed up.
A lot of the sites were cures to
the infamous disease e-mail addiction.
After reviewing all of the sites,
we decided that the best way to
beat email addiction was not from
one of the sites, but from Mr.
Dengler, our Case Middle School
Robotics teacher.
Mr. Dengler uses a flagging
system to tell which emails are the
most important.
This system helps to minimize
the time he spends on his email
which helps control the addiction.
Solving email burnout is a
harder task for many people. The
problem does not exist in your
mind, but in your massively overloaded inbox.
In fact, it may be impossible
to prevent a peer from sending
email.
Instead, you may have to face
the heartbreaking task of blocking
that peer who tends to send you
half of your inbox.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
A Call for Help
Answered
If two teenagers can
make a difference
in the world,
why can’t we?
First Sgt. Devon A. Holson and
company with their pre-paid calling cards.
Photo courtesy of Cell Phones For Soldiers
Analog TV Becomes
Obsolete on
Feb. 17, 2009
By Sijing Qiu
H
ave you ever heard of “Cell
Phones For Soldiers”? You
haven’t...? Oh psh, loser! Nah, just
kidding. Cell Phones For Soldiers
is a cell phone recycling program
where you donate your unused
cell phones to give soldiers time
to talk. The cell phones are sent
to ReCellular which then pays
Cell Phones For Soldiers for each
donated phone, and that’s enough
to provide an hour of talk time to
soldiers in other countries.
Now, if you’re the kind of person
who begs Daddy every week for
a new cell phone, you probably
have loads of unused cell phones
at home. Are you honestly going
to tell me that you’re going to do
something useful with your old cell
phones? If you want to help your
environment and our nation’s soldiers, this is just
the way to do it.
I emailed one
of the people
who started Cell
Phones For Soldiers. Teenager
Brittany Bergquist
emailed me back,
and she told me
why she started
cell phones for
soldiers.
Cell Phones For
Soldiers started
back in 2004
when Brittany
and her brother
Robbie heard a story of a young
soldier who had rung up a cell
phone bill over $7,000! Can you
By Travis Nakamura
W
hether you like it or not,
digital TV is the future and it
will be the only kind of TV you can
watch starting from February 17,
2009.
Congress passed a law that
after that date, all TV stations will
broadcast solely in digital. If you
still receive TV through bunnyears, your TV will lose signal and
be useful strictly for VCRs and
game consoles.
On March 1, 2009, the only kind
of TV the government will allow
the consumer to buy is a TV with
a digital tuner, a digital box, or a
satellite dish.
The reason why Congress is
requiring that our TV must become
digital is because it frees a lot of
the airwaves for public safety communications like police alerts. Also,
the average person would benefit,
too. Digital TVs have far better
sound quality and picture over
analog sets.
For people who have an analog
set, they don’t need to get a digital cable box or get a new TV. The
government will credit the consumer forty-dollars to get a digital
tuner so that an old analog TV will
be able to catch Digital TV signals.
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imagine that? And our parents get
mad at us for having a cell phone
bill of $100!
Brittany and Robbie decided
that this wasn’t right and decided
to help pay his bill. Their cousin
was in Iraq at the time and they
thought; what if he couldn’t afford
to call his wife and four daughters?
They started out having car
washes and bake sales and then
started to collect used cell phones
for soldiers. They recycled the old
phones and with the money raised,
they bought prepaid phone cards
to send to the troops.
The troops need the phone
cards because calls from the
Middle East are so expensive.
They send one hour of talk time
to each soldier who requests a
card. They’ve sent over 400,000
phone cards to the Middle East
and to military hospitals and bases
throughout the world.
I’m going to tell you a secret,
and you have to promise to tell
everyone. Cell Phones For Soldiers
is going to be started at Punahou
this month! There will be a followup story that will be in the next
issue of the CMS Courier.
The details will be in the Service
Opportunities that Luke Center
promotes and sends a link out to
everyone in an email.
Don’t you think that it is just so
amazing what two teenagers could
do? These two teens started out
with a hope of helping one soldier,
and now they’re helping soldiers
worldwide. If two teenagers can
make a difference in the world,
why can’t we? This is living proof
that we can make a difference.
It’s certain that many wonder
why digital TV is so good and analog TV is so outdated.
These are the reasons. The
main culprit is resolution, For
many years, analog TV was perfectly decent.
But since the invention of computers, their monitors have excellent resolution compared to analog
TV’s.
For instance, the lowest resolution computer screen is 640x480
pixels. The highest resolution
analog sets have resolutions of
512x400 pixels.
So, if you, the reader, have an
analog TV set, you’ve got several
options worth considering.
If you’ve decided that your analog set is an oldie and you’d like to
get a new set, getting an HDTV is
an option. These modern TVs have
built in digital TV tuners.
Next up, invest in a digital TV
tuner costing around a hundred
dollars. This is good if you’d like to
keep your old analog set.
Finally, a digital cable box or
satellite dish can receive all of the
digital TV without buying a new
set.
This digital TV switch means a
lot for America, as TV will be much
clearer and better sounding.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
2008... The
Energy Crisis
An oil well, one of many found in
the Middle East.
http://libcom.org/files/oil-well1.jpg
By Keli’i Ke
E
ver since 2006, oil prices have
been increasing all over the
United States
Now, these days, the gas prices
have reached $4.00 a gallon on
the Mainland, and as of April 30,
2008 oil prices reached a
new high to $113.46 per
barrel. (Price on May 1,
however, dropped $3.00
per barrel.)
Today many US citizens fear that we might
enter recession, the likes
of which have not been
seen since the great depression of the 1920’s.
But there is still a
chance to avoid this
disaster. There are different reliable energy
resources such as solar,
water, wind, kinetic, and
others.
The Hawaiian Electric Company
(HECO) has efficient ways of producing energy for the citizens of
Hawaii.
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One of the projects that is being
planned is the Kahe Wind Farm in
Nanakuli, Oahu these projects can
provide better electricity to nearby
residential buildings, and homes.
Another project is being tested
at the Hawaii Fuel Cell Test Facility,
designed to change hydrogen and
oxygen into electricity.
Most oil that is received by the
US is from the Middle East but due
to inflation, the outlook for the
U.S. economy is not looking good.
One of the biggest oil producers of oil is Saudi Arabia, making
them one of the richest countries
on earth.
Gasoline fuel does have its
contaminants: ingredients found
are the compounds of acetylene,
benzene, and ethylene.
Recently however, the 7th grade
students in Case Middle School
have been involved with science
projects with the local teachers on
different and safer reusable energy
sources.
This is the next step to better
resources for a planet in crisis.
(Information from heco.com)
Making “sustainability” more fun: Above, left and right, two shots from
the Kōkua Festival. Below, two from Punahou’s Sustainability Fair.
Photos by C. Kau (above) & K. Langeslay (below)
The CMS Courier
May 2008
Best Friends Forever
or Best Friends
for Never?
Two best friends... for now!
Lent, a Blessed Event
By Katherine Lee
D
id you ever wonder what
would happen to you and
your best friend as time goes
by? Some people may think that
friendships will last forever, but do
they always? People grow apart,
people grow up, but not all do.
When you’re in preschool, you usually find
that one friend that you
usually stick with all
through grade school, but
then you might find that
you drift away from each
other as the years go by.
One of you might end
up as a cheerleader, and
the other might end up in
the math club.
One isn’t in a better
situation than the other;
it’s just about what you
are interested in and like.
When you and your
best friend start separating, you may immediately
tell, but some people
on the other hand keep
hanging on like they don’t
know a thing.
You might start to realize that
you guys don’t talk on the phone
as much, hang out, have sleep
overs, or talk, and it may be the
most horrible feeling in the world;
but everyone grows differently as
they mature.
According to the series of books
called The Clique, some will never
be in their group, and some have
“potential.” What is the group
really?... Well this story shows
that sometimes friends even lie to
impress one another. Would you lie
just to stay friends with someone
that you thought was cool?
Think about this thought while
reading about this interview with
By Sienna Aczon & Paulina Reyes
L
ent has been a Christian tradition for thousands of years. So
how does Lent work? You start by
picking something that you love to
do [preferably a bad habit], and
you must sacrifice it for a whole 40
days. Why? According to Christian
tradition, this is to give back what
the Lord has done for you—He
sacrificed Himself for all of us, so it
is our duty to repay him.
Mrs. Kano, a 6th grade teacher,
is a converted Catholic. She mentioned that she gave up chips last
year because they’re not healthy.
“I wanted to challenge myself
by giving up something I enjoy,”
she stated. This year, she gave up
cookies, donuts, and cakes. “I’m
conscious of healthy eating,” she
said. She believes that Lent is good
for her because she was eating
healthier, and that is what she
encourages her students to do: to
eat healthy.
Chaplain Medeiros observed Lent
this year as well. “I believe that we
should not just involve our spirit
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Mrs. Iwai, the seventh and eighth
grade counselor.
These are some of the ideas
from our seventh and eighth grade
counselor on the topic.
Q: Why do you think that ove
time people change and aren’t
friends anymore?
A: In seventh grade, a lot of
kids are growing. Their thinking changes; interests, and what
they want to do with their time is
changing, so it’s natural for who
they want and choose to hang out
with to change. Also, kids might
be trying different activities. Some
might do sports, academic related
things, or more art/music activities. As interests change, friendships change too.
Q: Do you think that girls get
into more issues than boys, and
why?
A: Relationship wise, girls tend
to want to talk and work things out
more. Boys tend to want to do activities together; such as watching
a program, playing a sport, etc.
Q: Do you think that interests
in activities have an affect on who
you hang out with and how you
act?
A: Yes, and I think that the
activities that the kids get involved
with at this age start to be based
on more of the kids’ decision instead of their parents’, teachers’,
or coaches’ decision. As you find
what is truly important for you to
do, you also find that your friendships may shift with that decision.
Other kids make different choices,
and someone who wanted to do
one thing before may want to do
another thing now. As you change
activities, you meet new people
who you have things in common
with. This probably determines
who people’s friends are rather
than social status.
and mind during Lent, but our bodies as well,” she said.
This year, she gave up coffee
because every Friday, she would
treat herself with a cup of coffee
from Starbucks. She also shows
people the “Life of Christ” that is
featured on the chapel doors. There
are about 30 stations in total.
“I have a lot of love for the
Christian belief no matter how it
is expressed,” Chaplain Medeiros
stated. Last year, she introduced
the Labyrinth [it’s NOT a maze!] for
the Lent season as a good way to
involve both body and spirit.
Señora Hunault-Berg, 7th grade
Spanish teacher, observed Lent
when she was younger, but now
believes that it’s a lost tradition.
“There are so many stresses in life,
so I don’t want to give up those
little pleasure in life,” she said.
Mrs. Fujioka also observed Lent
when she was younger. She believes
that Lent heightens your awareness for the things that you love. It
reminds you of how much you can’t
take things for granted. Lent can
also be healthy for people, she said.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
Ice Cream!
By Thalen Masada
I
ce cream! An all-time American
treat. Or, is it?
The first mention of ice cream
comes from sometime in the
1600s. They aren’t sure how ice
cream evolved but Charles I of
England made ice cream a part of
the Royal Table.
It remained a
“secret recipe”
until “Chuck-One”
was beheaded
and the chef told
everyone about
the recipe to
make the surprising ice treat.
Soon after that,
England’s people
knew of and
enjoyed their new
treat “crème ice.”
There were
many recopies of ice cream
in the 1700s on
both sides of the
Atlantic Ocean,
including that newer country now
known as the United States.
Thomas Jefferson made this
special recipe of vanilla ice cream.
George Washington paid almost
$200 (a lot of money back then)
for this certain recipe.
President and First Lady James
and Dolly Madison also served ice
cream at their second inaugrual
ball. But ice cream still wasn’t
so popular because of the effort
needed to make it.
You needed a lot of salt and ice
to make a large bowl of ice cream.
31 Flavors
of Fun!
By Kyra Ing
W
hy is their logo 31 flavors?
It is made so that there is a
flavor for every day of the month.
Now since 1945 they have created
over 1,000 delicious flavors.
Burton Baskin and Irvine Robbins both had determination and a
yearning to create a whole variety
of flavors while in a fun atmosphere.
In the year 1948, Irv had his
own ice cream store called “Snowbird Ice Cream” and Burt opened
“Burton’s Ice Cream Shop”. In this
same year they created the 31st
flavor, “Chocolate Mint”.
Then, in 1953, they created the
famous Baskin & Robbins with the
number 31 as their logo.
In the year 1950, Baskin and
Robbins introduced their signature
miniature pink spoon so customers could try a wide variety of
flavors.
Baskin & Robbins has many top
selling flavors but “Mint Chocolate
Chip” and “Pralines ’n Cream” are
the top two favorites.
In 1957, they created an
exciting new flavor called “Baseball Nut”, to celebrate the Dodgers move to Los Angeles from
Brooklyn.
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In the 20th century, a machine
was made that could refrigerate
things. Ice cream got a lot easier
to make in this year.
In 1899, a total of 5 million gallons of ice cream was made in the
U.S. In the year 1909, they were
able to make a total of 30 million
gallons of ice cream.
And in 1919, they were able to
make a total
of 150 million
gallons of ice
cream.
Nowadays,
there are
many factories
and brands
that make ice
cream.
There are
also a lot of
new and different flavors
that they have
created.
To add even
more variety,
ice cream
parlors also
have also supplied toppings like
sprinkles and syrups.
The Courier sent a survey to
150 students in Case Middle, 50
students from each grade. Half
of the recipients were girls and
half were boys. Of that 150, 61
responses were received. The response per grade level was pretty
equal: 33% from 6th, 40% from
7th, 27% from 8th.
More girls answered this survey than boys—59% (41% were
boys.) Among other questions, the
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This flavor changed to “Los Angeles” to welcome the California
Angels to the American League.
Baskin and Robbins stores expanded to Japan in 1973.
Since then, Baskin and Robbins
currently runs 850 stores just in
Japan.
Oreo Cookies n’ Cream became
a new hit flavor in 1985. On Valentine’s Day in 1995, Love Potion
#31 was introduced.
On July 14, 1999 (National Ice
Cream Day), the world’s largest
ice cream cake was made with
1,620 gallons of ice cream and
measured, 50 feet in length, 6
feet in width, and 1 foot in height.
Three years later a movie
“Shrek” came to theaters all over
the world.
Then, in 2005, Baskin and Robbins celebrated its 60th birthday
with more than 1,000 flavors in
their flavor library.
Baskin and Robbins came out
with another ice cream flavor,
for the release of the fun movie
“Surf’s Up”.
They named this ice cream flavor, “Penguin Swirl” and it was the
first black and white ice cream.
What’s your favorite flavor?
Go to Baskin and Robbins and
experience fun, delicious flavors!
The CMS Courier
May 2008
Underground Flavors
at Jamba Juice!
Did you know that there are more
flavors at Jamba Juice than the
ones on the menu?
Healthy
Chocolate
By Brittany Yeh, Liana Lau & Kc Lee
“
Welcome to Jamba Juice. May
I take your order? Here at
Jamba Juice we have all kinds of
flavors,” said the cashier.
“Hmm, I’m not sure what to
have. Do you have any suggestions?” asked the customer.
“Well, we have more flavors
that are not on the menu. We call
them the Underground Jamba
Juice Flavors,” the cashier replied.
“What are some flavors that
are not on the menu?” the customer asked.
“Well, we have many underground flavors. Here, I will give
you this handout of all our hidden
flavors,” the cashier said.
She took the handout from the
cashier and began to read it. The
customer was very surprised at
all the different flavors that she
had never seen before.
“Oh, Fruity Pebbles sounds
delicious! Gasp! What’s a Now
and Later? Oh, my gosh! What’s
in Rainbow Sherbet or Strawberry
Lightning?”
“Oh, that’s a secret,” the cashier smiled, “but I can tell you
that all our drinks are made with
love and happiness to satisfy customers like you!”
“That’s terrific. I think I will try
the Pacific Passion.”
“Good choice. What size would
you like?”
By Erika Payne
E
very day, your parents tell you
to not eat chocolate because
it is unhealthy and will get you
fat. But sometimes, chocolate is
healthy for you.
Eating chocolate may also reduce the risk of heart disease and
cancer.
Chocolate also decreases blood
pressure. But still, chocolate does
cause you to gain weight.
Studies were showing in 2000
that dark chocolate could increase
cholesterol levels by 10 percent.
Never feed chocolate to animals, especially to dogs.
Chocolate is like poison to
dogs.
The sugar in chocolate
will also calm you when
you are stressed.
If you ever
wondered what
chocolate is
made out of, it
is a mixture cocoa paste, cocoa
butter, and sugar.
There are three
kinds of cocoa that
is used for chocolate: Criollo, Forastero, and Trinitario.
Criollo is small and
is sensitive to diseases.
Today, only 10-15% of
the cacao (cocoa) trees
are Criollo.
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“Umm…a sixteen is good.”
“Any free boost?”
“Energy, please!”
“Sure. Can I have your name
for the order?”
After a few minutes, the order
was finally ready. After taking the
top of the straw wrapper off her
straw, the customer took a sip.
“Wow! This is one good
smoothie! Why haven’t I heard
of this? Oh, my gosh, I have to
tell all my friends! Thank you so
much! I am definitely coming
back. See you soon.”
“Bye bye,” said the cashier.
Go to Jamba Juice now and
choose from any of these Underground Flavors:
Pink Starburst, Raspberry
Dreamin’, Pineapple Dreamin’,
Bluetopia, Sourpatch Kids, Now
And Later, Peanut Butter and
Jelly, Apple Pie, Fruity Pebbles,
Strawberry Shortcake, Red
Gummy Bear, White Gummy Bear,
Chocolate Gummy Bear, Blue
Gummy Bear, Push Pop, Skittles,
Orchard Oasis, Thank You Jesus,
Hello Jesus, Chocolate Covered
Strawberry Drink, Tropical Tango,
Pacific Passion, Berry Dressing,
Andres’ Surprise, Butterfingers,
Dirty, White Fruity Pebbles, Pink
Fruity Pebbles, Green Gummy
Bear, Lemonade Lightning, Strawberry Lightning, San Diego, Melonade Wave, Apple Pie. Rainbow
Sherbet, Reeses Pieces, Sunny
Delight and Tootsie Roll.
Forastero are much easier to
grow though. About 70% of the
cacao trees are Forastero.
And last but not least, the Trinitario. It is a cross between Criollo and
Forastero. About
15-20% of
cacao trees are
this variety.
Here are
some fun
facts: 68% of
the people in the
world like dark chocolate, 22%
like milk chocolate, and 10% likes
white chocolate. Chocolate is also
one of the most popular flavors in
the world.
So next time you bite into a
chocolate candy bar, do not fell
completely guilty, because some of
it is healthy for you.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
Soda, Coke and
Pop, Oh My!
The map above shows the names
and distribution of the generic
terms for soda in the U.S.
http://popvssoda.com:2998
By Joanna Lee
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oda, that fizzy, bubbly concoction that many people find
addictive.
So addictive that every year,
the average American guzzles
50 gallons of soda pop a
year. That may seem like
a lot but that averages to
about 1 gallon of
the
stuff a week.
Nowadays,
it comes in
many different
flavors and
styles, such
as lemonlime, cherry,
vanilla, and
diet.
You can buy
soda in the
bottle or in the
can.
The world of
bottled soda in
the U.S, started
out in 1835.
1881, the first
cola flavored beverage was sold.
In 1885, the first Dr Pepper was
invented by Charles Adverton in
Texas.
A year later in 1886, Dr. John
S. Pemberton invented Coca-Cola
in Atlanta, Georgia. The name was
deprived from the word “cocaine,”
instant fountain. Supposedly, this
reaction is caused by tiny holes on
the Mento, which hold carbon dioxide when they enter the soda.
After sinking to the bottom, the
carbon dioxide needs to escape,
and blows out the top because of
weak
water tension, that
was
broken when the
Mento fell in.
Essentially, soda
is a lot like juice,
but carbonated.
Sugar, is inside
too, which can
rot your teeth.
It’s one of the
dangerous aspects of soda.
If you forget to
brush your teeth,
then soda can
cause the pearly
whites to change
color.
This has been
proven more than once,
using the scientific method.
Another aspect to the drink is
the name.
In America, it can be addressed
as Pop, Coke, or Soda.
Yes, “Coke,” is a brand of soda,
but also a name.
In some places in the U.S. even
when you order a Pepsi, you say,
“I’ll have a Pepsi coke.”
It’s one of the country’s big
contradictions.
which the soda originally used the
same leaves from the plant, which
made cocaine in the soda.
Cola is another type of leaf,
which is another ingredient.
The cocaine leaves aren’t used
anymore however. In 1898, Pepsi
was invented by Caleb Bradham.
And finally in 1959, the diet
type of soda was invented.
Another famous part of the soda
world today is Soda and Mentos.
If you drop some Mentos into a
2 liter bottle of soda, there’s an
Generally, people in the Southern half of the country call it
“coke.” People on the Northern half
of the country call it “pop.”
The east and west part of the
country calls it “soda.” Hawaii
is strictly soda. Nevada, Alaska,
North Carolina, and New Mexico
are the most diverse in soda
names.
Essentially, like all food and
drink, soda should be taken in
moderation to avoid addiction. And
to stop your teeth from rotting.
S
The CMS Courier
May 2008
As You Grow Old,
So Does a Tattoo....
When the girl
walked into the
friend’s house, the
friend grabbed her
and they went into
the bathroom. The
friend’s tattoo was
a disgusting blob....
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4%
12%
3%
31%
47%
By Courtney Kosaka
H
ave you ever thought of getting a tattoo? You might want
to think again before piercing your
skin with a needle and marking it
permanently with ink.
Tattoos may look cool when
you young, but imagine yourself
60 years from now when you’re
older and more sophisticated. How
would you think of your tattoo
then? It may have looked awesome when you were younger but
now it just looks foolish.
It is possible to get your tattoo
removed but it would cost a ton of
money for the laser surgery. Laser
surgery would probably leave scars
where your tattoo was.
Another disadvantage for tattoos is having a tattoo that expresses feeling for an ex-lover.
Imagine if you have a tattoo of
your boyfriend’s or girlfriend’s
name. What if that boyfriend or
girlfriends breaks up with you.
Wouldn’t you want to get that tattoo removed? Probably, but you
once again, you would have to
spend money on getting it removed.
If you desperately
want a tattoo, you
should wait till you’re
the legal age for a
tattoo, which in most
states is 18 years old.
If you just cannot wait
till you’re 18, listen to
this true horror story.
A 16 year old girl
was about to turn
17 on Friday. She
couldn’t wait another
year to get a tattoo
because she was only
17 but the legal age was
18. The girl has always
wanted a tattoo from the
time she was only 10 years
old.
The girl met a guy at
work, who told her that he
would tattoo her because he
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had all the tools he needed. When
the girl and her friend were driving
to the man’s house, the girl decided that she really did not want
a tattoo at her age and would wait
until she was 18 years old.
The girl told her friend that she
wasn’t going to get a tattoo.
The friend called her a coward
and they both went inside the
man’s house. The house was disgusting and the bathroom, where
the man tattooed the friend, was
even more disgusting than the
house. The man tattooed a hibiscus flower on the friend’s pelvic
bone.
The other girl sat on the couch
and cried because she blew her
chance to get inked.
The next six days, the girl did
not see her friend with the tattoo. The girl went to her friend’s
place to return some clothes she
borrowed from the friend with the
tattoo.
When the girl walked into the
friend’s house, the friend grabbed
her and they went into the bathroom. The friend’s tattoo was a
disgusting blob that was infected.
The friend soon had to go to the
hospital because the infection
worsened and she didn’t want
to confess to her mom that she
had gotten a tattoo underage in a
man’s bathroom.
Even after the friend’s infected
tattoo, the two girls still wanted to
get a tattoo.
The girls learned that they
should wait till they are the legal
age to get a tattoo before they
actually do get one.
So, for all of you who want a
tattoo, make sure the person that
you are trusting to ink your body is
a professional and has many good
reviews.
I’m not saying that tattoos are
a sin or are bad but you just might
want to think twice before you
actually get a tattoo.
Think of what the consequences
might be.
vey was which toppings students
survey asked students which was
liked the best. The topping that
their favorite flavor of ice cream.
was voted the best was sprinkles.
Choices included vanilla, choclate,
Other toppings that people voted
strawberry, mango, lychee, “don’t
for were Oreos and marshmallows.
like ice cream” and “Other.”
As to whether middle schoolers
From the pie chart at left, you
preferred their ice cream delivsee that the favorite flavor of the
ered in a cup or cone, 41% went
respondents was vanilla. Second
for cup and 52% went for cone.
place went to chocolate, but there
The remaining responses included
were also many other flavors that
“bowl,” “shake,” “both,” and “right
people liked, for instance coffee,
out of the carton.”
and chocolate chip cookie dough.
Students were also asked
about their favorite brands
of ice cream. The chart at
Breyers
10
right shows that Ben &
Häagen-Dazs
28
Jerry’s ice cream was the
Dryers
7
overall favorite, with 38
percent of the stuBlue Bunny
3
dents putting that
Dave’s
3
as their preferred
brand.
Ben & Jerry’s
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The CMS Courier
May 2008
Mrs. Chang Set
to Retire after
30 Years
The Magic
Continues for
Dr. Kerwin
At right, Dr. Brad Kerwin with
cards and a friend. Below, some of
the kids Dr. K. has made smile with
his magic, his balloon tricks and
his smile.
Photos courtesy of Dr. Kerwin
By Natalie Moore & Juleen Wong
O
ne of Punahou’s long-time
teachers is, unfortunately,
retiring.
Mrs. Maylani Chang,
a middle school Chinese teacher, will
retire at the end
of the 2007-2008
school year, after
30 years of hard
work.
Mrs. Chang
was born in
Hawaii. Her first
language was
English. She later
went to Chinese
school where she
also learned Cantonese.
For her junior year,
she went to Taiwan,
where she learned the
Mandarin dialect.
Mrs. Chang says that she enjoys
teaching very much, and she’s
learned a lot from all her years
teaching. “I learn as much from
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the students as they learned from
me,” she says.
Many people think that Chinese
is one of the harder languages to
learn. “It depends on the
motivation of the student,” says Mrs. Chang.
Mrs. Chang has
had many interesting students,
including Michelle
Wie, the golfer.
Mrs. Chang has
also visited China
many times. She
especially remembers riding
camels in the
Gobi desert and
climbing the Yellow Mountain.
After retiring,
Mrs. Chang will enjoy
an Alaskan cruise this
summer. She hopes to
see the autumn colors in
northeastern US and Canada as
well. Mrs. Chang looks forward to
seeing new places and doing new
things.
By Mia Masuda
S
o where did Dr. Kerwin go?
What is he doing now?
Well, don’t worry, he is still alive
and well.
Dr. Brad Kerwin has done Magic
and Ballonatics with Punahou
School for over 10 years. He was
a Supervisor and, later, head of
Punahou Summer School. He loves
to teach and loves kids.
He recently ran a full week
Spring Break Magic Camp. There
will be more Magic Camp opportunities in the summer and during
Christmas Break.
The CMS sat down with him for
an exclusive interview on where he
is, what he is doing and if we will
see him again.
CMS: Why did you leave
Punahou School, Dr K.?
Dr. K.: Well, both my sons are
done with school at Punahou. I
have worked here for a long time
and I feel like I have gotten everything accomplished that I could.
CMS: What are you doing now?
Dr. K.: I am doing so many
things! I am doing magic shows
at parties, hotels, birthdays, and
soon at Coffee Talk in Kaimuki.
I am also working with Variety
School in Kahala, which is a school
for children with learning disabilities. I am their Accreditation
Coordinator.
CMS: Are you still going to be
doing Magic this summer?
Dr. K.: Of course! Jason Flemming, Kainoa Harbottle, Ken Noyle
and myself will be teaching. We
are going to have so much fun!
CMS: Would you like to say
anything else?
Dr. K.: I love the kids at
Punahou and enjoyed teaching
them! I miss everyone.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
Singing on
to Victory
One of the youngest contestants,
17-year-old David James
Archuleta, belts out a tune.
Photo courtesy of the Internet
Shutter Will Give
You the Shudders
By Selena Montania
I
t’s season seven of American
Idol and the contestants are
better than ever!
The five remaining contestants
are Brooke White,
David Archuleta,
David Cook, Jason
Castro, and Syesha
Mercado.
American Idol
is based on the
british version, Pop
Idol. Thousands of
young contestants
of ages 16-24 audition to be proceeding to the next
round. The audition
are held in central
cities across the
country.
The three judges, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul,
and Simon Cowell
eliminate hopeful
contestants until there are only 24
left. The top 24 compete over the
course of weeks, each week, narrowing down closer and closer to
the next American Idol.
But who, some may wonder,
created the hit show, American
Idol in the first place? Simon Fuller
is the executive producer of American Idol. He is a British mogul and
the creator of many Idol series
such as Pop Idol, Australian Idol,
Canadian Idol, and World Idol. He
is the manager of Victoria and David Beckham, the Spice Girls, and
many others.
Twenty-four-year-old Brooke
White grew up in Mesa, Arizona,
but now currently lives in Van
Nuys, California. Previous to her
American Idol audition, she was
a nanny. At age fifteen, she had
started to sing, and play the piano
and the guitar. She also performed
as a solo artist and a backup in a
band. Two years ago, Brooke had
Movie review by Ariel McKenzie
W
ARNING: This is a PG-13
movie, make sure you ask
your parents before seeing this
movie.
Do you remember The Grudge?
or The Ring? and how scary they
were? Well Shutter is just as scary
as those. Shutter is the classic
scary movie of 2008 so far. This
movie released March 21.
This movie is about a photographer and his girlfriend. They are
newly married.
One day the photographer finds
disturbing, scary ghostly images in
his photographs. They find the images after a tragic car accident.
Through the movie the couple
unfolds mysteries and investigates.
They find that these disturbing images led to a death of a young girl.
They cannot find the young girl’s
body.
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released a full-length debut album.
But if you think about it, she already has released a debut album,
so why does she even need to be
on American Idol?
Hmm....
David James
Archuleta was born
in Miami, Florida.
He has four siblings, he being the
second oldest. At
the age of six, when
he was watching
a video called Les
Misérables, he was
inspired to start
singing. He said,
quote, “That musical is what started
all of this.”
David Cook’s
occupations is
musician, singersongwriter and bartender. At the age
of two, he received
his first guitar. David started to sing in
second grade. One of the instruments he can play is the Gibson
Les Paul electric guitar. David Cook
lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. However,
he is not related to eliminated contestant, Kristy Lee Cook.
Some may recognize Jason
Castro from the MTV reality show,
Cheyenne. He was also featured
in the music video, “Hanging On”
by Cheyenne Kimball. His musical
talents, besides singing, include
playing the guitar, drums, and
the ukulele. In the rock band,
Charlemagne, he performed as
the drummer. The band later on
became Keeping Lions.
Singing at the age of three and
having a background in theatre
and dancing, Syesha Mercado was
also a member of The Drum Studio
All-Stars Band.
Do these remaining contestants
have what it takes to become the
next American Idol? Watch and
find out. This, is American Idol.
The newly married couple then
moves to Tokyo to start a new
life, but again, the photographer
begins to see white ghostly figures
on his pictures again.
But then, finally the girlfriend
(Jane) starts to believe that the
figures in the photographs, is the
girl that they hit.
The little girl they hit with the
car has come back to haunt them.
It turns out the girl’s name is
Megumi. Megumi wants to be with
the man she loves...forvever.
Will she get her wish?
This movie has a lot of heart
stopping/disgusting moments. It
has a good setting.
This movie’s average rating was
a 8 out of 10.
This would be a great movie too
see if you can handle scary things.
But if you are not 13, make sure
you ask your parents before going
to see this movie.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
Artemis Fowl
Is a Fantastic
Fantasy Read
Book review by Ryan Twigg-Smith
A
rtemis Fowl is a twelve-yearold criminal genius. The
Russian Mafia has kidnapped his
father, during his first attempt to
become an honest businessman.
His mother now very depressed,
Artemis attempts to regain that
money that they lost.
Artemis manages to get hold
of a copy of the fairy book full of
their secrets. Using the Book, he
finds a way to kidnap Captain Holly
A Selection from the Book
Pg. 3-4
Ho Chi Minh City in the summer. Sweltering by anyone’s standards. Needless to say, Artemis
Fowl would not have been willing
to put up with such discomfort if
something extremely important
had not been at stake.
Important to the plan.
Sun did not suit Artemis. He
did not look well in it. Long hours
indoors in front of a computer
screen had bleached the glow
from his skin. He was white as a
vampire and almost as testy in
the light of day.
“I hope this isn’t another wildgoose chase, Butler,” he said, his
voice soft and clipped. “Especially
after Cairo.”
It was a gentle rebuke. They
traveled to Egypt on the word of
Butler’s informant.
“No, sir. I’m certain this time.
Nguyen is a good man.”
“Hmm,” droned Artemis, unconvinced.
Passerby would have been
amazed to hear the large Eurasian man refer to the boy as sir.
This was, after all, the third millennium. But this was no ordinary
relationship, and these were no
ordinary tourists.
They were sitting outside
a curbside café on Dong Khai
Review:
The Fall of
the Templar
Book review by Zhaodong Chen
T
his is the story of a huge and
daring adventure of a lifetime.
It is so dangerous, humorous,
and breath-taking that it will blow
your mind away.
The book I am reviewing is The
Fall of the Templar in the Grey
Griffins series by Derek Benz and
J. S. Lewis.
It is about a kid named called
Max Sumner who has to give
his evil father and his armies of
werewolves the Spear of Ragnarok, which has the power to
destroy all humanity and civilization.
So this time he, along with his
friends (who were called Grey
Griffins and the last of the Templar knights), must fight to resist
the evil of Max’s dad and the
Spear of Ragnarok.
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Short of the LEP recon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance) unit
and hold her hostage until he gets
the ransom. This results in the
siege of his home.
Below is a section of the beginning of the book.
This novel is highly recommended to everyone who loves
science fiction and fantasy. This
book is action packed and funny.
This bestselling book will keep you
entertained throughout.
An instant five out of five stars!
Street, watching the local teenagers circle the square on mopeds.
Nguyen was late, and the
pathetic patch of shade provided
by the umbrella was doing little
to improve Artemis’s mood. But
this was just his daily pessimism.
Beneath the sulk was a spark
of hope. Could this trip actually
yield results? Would they find the
Book? It was too much to hope
for.
A waiter scurried to their table.
“More tea, sirs?” he asked,
head bobbing furiously.
Artemis sighed. “Spare me the
theatrics, and sit down.”
The waiter turned instinctively
to Butler, who was after all, the
adult.
“But, sir, I am the waiter.”
Artemis tapped the table for
attention.
“You are wearing handmade
loafers, a silk shirt, and three
gold signet rings. Your English
has a tinge of Oxford about it,
and your nails have the soft
sheen of the recently manicured.
You are not a waiter. You are
our contact Nguyen Xuan, and
you have adopted this pathetic
disguise to discreetly check for
weaponry.”
Nguyen’s shoulders sagged. “It
is true. Amazing.”
“Hardly. A ragged apron does
not a waiter make.”
There was one hope: that the
Eye of Odin has a magical property that will absorb any power
of the item it touches. Perhaps it
can stop the Spear of Ragnarok.
This time Max will have to
team up with Cain, the last
strong leader of the Templar to
make an epic journey to the underworld.
But the evil inside the underworld does not sleep.
They risk their lives to grasp
the one chance of saving the
world. But they were not the only
ones who wanted the power of
Odin.
For Max’s dad was sending
his army of werewolves to track
them down and kill them without
mercy. Max must reach the Eye
of Odin before it is all over.
To know the conclusion to this
exciting adventure, please read
the book The Fall of the Templar.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
West Side Story:
Super Singing,
Dynamite Dancing
“Everything about the
play was amazing.
All of the actors
were flawless, and the
singing and dancing
was incredible. I wish
that I could see it a
million times more.”
—Kelly Langeslay, 7th Grade
At right, Maria (Marcela Biven)
gets a talking to from Anita (Sumire Matsubara) while Tony (Aaron
Komo) looks on.
Play review by Olivia Barahal
O
n Saturday night, April 19,
the final performance of Punahou’s version of West
Side Story had its final
performance, in front of
a sold out auditorium.
The actors in this
play though were used
to a large audience.
Every performance was
sold out.
The musical West
Side Story is known
as a street version of
Romeo and Juliet.
The story is about
two street gangs, the
American gang, the
Jets, and the Puerto
Rican gang, the Sharks,
both fighting for the
streets. When the Jets
founder Tony falls for
Maria, the sister of the
Sharks’ leader, it is obvious that catastrophe
will strike.
The Punahou actors
have been hard at work
in this play for months,
and it showed. Amazing dancing from every
performer, as well as superb singing and acting.
Almost word for word
for the actual play, the Punahou
version was good enough for
Broadway. The play had highly
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emotional moments, reducing
the audience to tears, with also
comic relief provided by Lieutenant Schrank, played by Thomas
Erlinger, and the songs Living in
America and Officer Krupke.
Kelly Langeslay, a Team Z 7th
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Photo by David Franzen/Communications
The Top Hits of
the Year So Far
Music review by Joseph Verghese
& George Corpuz
T
his year in 2008, so far, artists
have been singing pretty good
songs that have reached top five
song lists.
So far this week, the top five
songs were “Bleeding Love” by
Leona Lewis, “No Air” by Jordin Sparks, “With You” by Chris
Brown, “Love Song” by Sara Bareilles, and “Low” by T-Pain.
Leona Lewis is twenty-two and
is from London, England. She
wrote her first song when she
was twelve. The music video for
“Bleeding Love” was shot in Los
Angeles in a hotel.
Jordin Sparks is seventeen
years old and is from Glendale, Arizona. She won
American Idol 2007. She
sings her song “No Air” with
another top artist Chris
Brown.
There were over one million downloads for her two
songs, “Tattoo”, “No Air”.
Chris Brown came from a small
town in Virginia called Tappahannock. He became the first male
solo artist to release a single that
went straight to the top of the
Billboard series chart.
Sara Bareilles was born in Eureka, California. She is an American
singer-songwriter and pianist. She
left her home at age 18 in pursuit
of the big city lights of LA.
T-Pain is from Tallahassee,
Florida and his given name was
Faheem Najm. He is a former
microphone fiend who was known
as Nappy Boy. He was tired of the
borders that divides hip-hop and
soul especially since he was really
good at both.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
The Jonas Brothers
in Camp Rock
Everyone
Needs a Hero
4West Side Story
…continued from page 15
Movie review by
Kika Masunaga & Nicole Kim
T
he Jonas Brothers have done
everything from making a top
selling album to guest starring on
Disney Channel’s hit series Hannah
Montana.
And now,
Nick, Joe, and
Kevin Jonas are
preparing to
debut their first
movie, Camp
Rock.
Also costarring with the
Jonas Brothers is
Demi Lovato who
plays the part of
Mitchie Torres.
In the movie,
Mitchie Torres
wants to attend
a very prestigious music
camp.
The only problem is that it is
very expensive,
and her family
cannot afford it.
Luckily, her mom gets a job as
the camp cook allowing Mitchie
to attend as long as she helps in
Movie review by Kenny Yamashita
A
nother superhero swoops in
and saves the day…
Well, not in this
case.
From the writers
who brought you
Scary Movie, and
The Naked Gun,
now comes The Superhero Movie.
A teenage boy
named Rick Riker
(played by Drake
Bell) is struggling
in school and with
life until he suddenly gains super
powers.
All is good until
an evil super villain appears on
the seen promising to ruin the day.
Superhero Movie
pokes fun at some
of the most well known superheroes such as Spiderman, Batman,
the X-Men, and The Fantastic Four.
grader, says that “Everything
about the play was amazing. All of
the actors were flawless, and the
singing and dancing was incredible. I wish that I could see it a
million times more.”
The play attracted a huge range
in audience. It was attended by
all ages, and loved. It was one
of the more elaborate Punahou
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between classes.
Meanwhile, Shane Gray, the
lead singer of the most popular
band, Connect 3, was forced into
teaching a class at the same camp,
as an attempt to clean up his bad
boy image.
While there,
he hears a young
girl’s voice, that
reminds him of
the kind of music
he loves to play,
and sets out to
find the girl behind the beautiful voice.
This movie
also stars Alyson
Stoner as Caitlyn, Meaghan
Jette Martin as
Tess, Anna Maria
Perez de Tagle as
Ella, and Jasmine Pichards as
Peggy.
Camp Rock
will be a fun
movie for the
whole family to
enjoy!
Don’t forget to watch Camp
Rock premiering on Disney Channel and ABC network on June 20!
The movie is also filled with
stars like Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Tracy Morgan, Pamela Anderson, Regina Hall and many others.
Despite the
movies’ all star
cast and crude
humor, it still had
the effect of boring
me.
The storylines
were rusty, and
the jokes were
easy to see coming and cliché. All
in all, this movie is
just another reason why the era of
spoofs is coming
to an end.
I only suggest
this movie to those
who are either
desperate for a
laugh, or are fans
of old jokes.
After sitting in a
movie theater for
some time, I decided to give this
movie a 4/10.
plays, with a intricate set filled
with gates, bricks, shops, and
balconies. The costumes were also
amazing.
West Side Story was one of the
most successful Punahou performances, and definitely one of the
most popular. The sold out shows
were only one sign that this was a
truly unbelievable show.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
Xtreme Cheerleading:
It’s More than a Sport
Above, one of the common stunts.
At bottom right, President George
W. Bush in his younger days.
Photos courtesy of the Internet
Professional
Athletes
By Marissa Yuen
“C
heerleading isn’t a sport,”
some say, but according to
the dictionary, a “sport” is defined
as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an
individual or team competes against
another or others for entertainment.”
Anyone who has ever watched or
done cheerleading can assure you
that it does take physical exertion
and lots of skill, and high school
squads often compete against each
other, to the entertainment of spectators.
At about.com, you can find inspirational, funny quotes submitted by
cheerleaders. Stephane of PA says,
“Wimps lift weights, cheerleaders lift
people.” Another writer says, “Next
time someone tells you cheerleading
is easy, tell them to do your routine
and then get back to you.” Shawna
from NH says, “We may make it
look easy. but like all sports, it takes
hard work and dedication.”
So, we can be certain it’s a sport.
Now, we take it to the next level.
One way or another, we all know
a little bit about cheerleading.
Maybe you’ve seen the University
of Hawaii’s co-ed squad at this past
season’s football games, pepping
up the crowd, or watched our very
own Punahou Varsity squad perform
their half-time routines at the basketball games. Or maybe you even
know the most famous cheerleader
in history: George Bush. That’s
right, our US President was once a
college cheerleader (inset at right).
But few people know that
cheerleading goes beyond “Go,
By Meagan Lau, Ashley Kakazu,
& Kathy Lau
B
aseball…Soccer…Tennis…Basketball…Volleyball. These are
some of the most popular sports.
There are some professional
athletes out there that play these
sports, but are on drugs, or cheat!
Should we consider them role
models? I don’t think so.
Barry Bonds, legendary Giants player, has broken the record
set by Hank Aaron, (Milwaukee
Braves) of 755 home runs.
Bonds rose to the challenge and
broke the record with 762 home
runs.
Yet a question remains…Did this
legendary player break this record
with skill or with a drug called
steroids?
The question of steroid use
in baseball has been an ongoing
issue for Major League Baseball
since the mid 1990s and into the
21 century.
According to http://sports.espn
Bonds claimed that he did not take
steroids to improve his performance on the field.
Studies show that Bonds’ hat
size increased and in 100 days he
hulked on 15 pounds of muscle.
Although Bonds continues to deny
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Team, Go!”
to the world
of “Xtreme”
Cheerleading, where both men and
women perform the most
breathtaking routines you will
ever see, like on the far left.
There are five parts to
cheerleading: stunts, cheers,
jumps, tumbling, and a
dance routine. As pictured on the
left, many Xtreme squads take the
first part, stunts, to a level beyond
imagination by practicing “basket
tosses,” where the girl, the flier, is
thrown up into the air and can do
anything from flips to straddles in
the air, and will hopefully be caught
by her group of bases. In this stunt,
it is crucial that everyone cooperates, or someone is going to suffer
serious injury. This is a risk all
Xtreme Cheerleaders must take.
Another category, “tumbling,”
can be anything from cartwheels at
the intermediate level or flips into
amazing stunts at the Xtreme level.
To see a clip of this, go to YouTube.
Xtreme Cheerleading is also a
program for young aspiring cheerleaders to
learn. For
more info,
go to xtremecheerleading.com.
Kara of OH
leaves us with
the perfect
quote: “Fly
high, do or
die, dare to
dream, cheer
extreme.”
the use of steroids, evidence goes
against him.
However, the professional baseball player Ichiro Suzuki (#51) can
be considered a good role model.
The famed Seattle Mariners
player was trained as a boy by his
father, Nobuyuki Suzuki and raised
with a passion for the game. His
father wanted Ichiro to have a
good career in Japanese baseball
and he did all that he could to help
his son achieve that dream.
No fatty American junk food,
but a special soup made by his
aunt, rich in proteins and vitamins.
He played for nine years on the
Orix Blue Wave in Japan’s Pacific
League.
He then signed a contract with
the Seattle Mariners after the 2000
season and became one of the
best players in the Major Leagues.
All this, he did honestly. Ichiro is
one of the best players in America
and a great role model. From his
father, Ichiro has learned discipline
and the value of hard work.
Don’t be fooled by success next
time you see a flashy poster with
some athlete printed on it.
Research the background of
that person first. Know what your
modeling yourself after before you
label that person as a role model.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
The Greatest Plays
Ever Made!
The ball carrier
was now running
through the band.
He hit a tuba
player, then nailed
a trombonist as he
entered the end zone.
Dwight Clark flies through the air
to catch the touchdown which won
the game against Dallas (above)
California university plows through
the Stanford band to win the game
25-20.
Photos courtesy of the Internet
By Josh Jamile
E
very year, football players
from college and the NFL
make spectacular plays. But there
are few that have been called the
best of the best.
I will be writing on a couple of
the best plays in football history.
The year was 1982, the San
Francisco 49ers, were playing the
Dallas Cowboys, then referred to
as “America’s Team.”
It was the NFC championship
game, deciding who would go to
the Super Bowl. The score was
27-21 Dallas, with seconds left in
the game.
Quarterback Joe Montana took
the snap, he stepped back then
rolled to the right, heavily pursued
by Dallas defenders. He threw a
high pass, which looked like he
was throwing it away.
He fell back, and watching in
disbelief as receiver Dwight Clark
leapt into the air snagging the ball
and coming down in the end zone
for a touchdown.
The 49ers won the game, 28-27
and moving them on to the Super
Bowl, where they beat the Cincinnati Bengals for their first of four
Superbowl wins.
The spectacular reception of
Dwight Clark to win the game was
later named “The Catch.”
The 1984 Orange Bowl is an
unforgettable game for any Boston
College fan watching it on the 23rd
of November.
It was a rivalry game between
Boston College and University of
Miami. Miami, the powerhouse of
football at that time, was leading
the huge underdog, Boston College
45-41.
Boston College was driving
down the field with only seconds
remaining in the game. With 28
seconds left in the game, Doug
Flutie (Boston College’s quarterback) took the snap on the 20
yard line.
He rolled to the right, then was
chased back 28 yards. He planted
his foot, and hurled the ball down
the field.
Darrel Fullington and Reggie
Sutton of Miami, jumped to knock
down the ball. It barely made it
over them into the arms of Boston
College receiver Gerard Phelan. It
hit his shoulder, but he held on for
dear life. He fell back into the end
zone.
The only way he knew he had
caught the ball was when he
glanced at the crowd and saw the
Boston College fans going crazy.
The “Hail Mary,” as the play was
called, put Boston College ahead
47-45. There was no need to kick
the extra point, because time ran
out. Through the famous Hail Mary
play, Boston College had defeated
the powerhouse of college football,
in one of the biggest games in College history.
Jan,2,2007. Boise State, rival of
University of Hawaii, takes on the
feared Oklahoma Sooners.
For anyone who watched this
game, it is something they will
never forget.
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With 1:02 left in regular play. It
was 4th and 18. Boise State quarterback Jared Zabransky snapped
the ball, then looked down the
field for his receiver. He fired the
ball down the field to an open
receiver. He caught the ball, took a
couple steps, then tossed it to his
side. Receiver Jarard Rab received
this toss.
He shot off down the opposite
side of the field straight into the
end zone. The game went into
overtime, after Oklahoma tied the
game, then took the lead 42-35.
Finally, Boise State got down to
the 6 yard line. Zabransky went
in motion to the receiver position.
Running Back Ian Johnson took
the snap, rolled to the right, then
dumped the ball off to the tight
end for a touchdown to put them
behind by 1.
Boise State coaches decided
to end the game right here and
right now, so they called one of
the most risky plays ever. Jared
Zabransky got the snap, stepped
back and threw to the left, or so
many thought.
What actually happened was
that he kept the ball in his right
hand, and faked the pass. He
handed the ball off to Ian Johnson
behind his back. From there, victory was wide open. Boise State
beat Oklahoma 43-42.
Last on our list is a play that
is considered the best play of all
time. Many know it as the Cal vs.
Stanford play, but the real name is
simply “the play.”
With 30 seconds left in the
game, Stanford had just scored
a touchdown against California
University (Cal) making the score
20-19.
Stanford kicked the ball off to
Cal knowing that this was the last
play. They kicked the ball so it
bounced across the ground. Cal received it and started running down
the field.
As the kick returner was becoming overcome by Stanford defenders, he tossed the ball to the man
on his right.
He ran for 23 yards, then was
nearly tackled, but amazingly
tossed it up to the man right behind him. He ran ahead.
Meanwhile the Stanford band
had rushed the field thinking the
game was over.
The ball carrier was now running through the band. He hit a
tuba player, then nailed a trombonist as he entered the end zone.
The crowd went berserk. Down
on the field, there was a large
crowd around the referees. They
were deciding whether the play
would count.
The answer came shortly as Cal
coaches and players ran from the
crowd cheering.
Cal had won the game 25-20.
The play on this night in November
1982 was soon dubbed “The Play.”
All of these plays have been
some of the best in sports history.
If you care to learn about more
of these spectacles, you can go to
msn.foxsports.com in order to find
them.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
Where Stars
Are Born
Dangerous
Sports
By A.J. Muth
T
he football season never truly
ends. Yes there is the Super Bowl and the Pro Bowl that
marks the end for us fans, but the
coaches and players still have to
work. The football season goes in
a continuous cycle.
First there is the preseason
which is a chance for coaches to
make final evaluations and depth
charts. Then there is the regular
season where teams play many
games and if at the end of the
season have a good record go to
the postseason (playoffs, Super
Bowl.) After that is the off season.
During the off season, a lot of
things happen.
During the off season the
coaches must decide who to release into free agency and who to
keep for next season. There is also
spring training for all of the players on the team to keep in shape.
Most importantly of all in the postseason, though, is the draft and
combine.
The NFL Draft is where stars
are born. Teams from around the
country draft rookie players from
college to be on their team. First
though, the teams have to decide
who they want to draft. During
the off season when the coaches
resign and release players they
also look to replace the players
they released with fresh talent.
The NFL Draft helps them out
that way because they can draft a
rookie player to replace the player
who left.
Before the NFL Draft occurs,
Indianapolis is the place to be.
By Rebecca Henry
S
ports injuries are not uncommon. Almost every person
who has played a sport has gotten
an injury of some kind.
More than 3.5 million children
ages 14 and under receive medical
treatment for sports injuries each
year. A recent survey
found that among athletes ages 5 to 14, 15
percent of basketball
players, 28 percent
of football players,
22 percent of soccer
players, 25 percent of
baseball players and
12 percent of softball
players have been
injured while playing
their respective sports.
There are minor
injuries, like a twisted
wrist, or major injuries
like one hockey player,
Clint Malarchuk, who
got his throat slashed in March 22,
1989. Another severe injury was
on November 18, 1985 when Joe
Theisman’s leg literally snapped in
half!
The following are interviews
with Punahou 7th graders Thalen
Masada and Maya Reid:
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Indianapolis is home to the football team, the Colts, who a couple
years ago won the Super Bowl.
Indianapolis during the off season,
though, is home to the NFL Combine. College players, coaches, and
scouts all flock to Indianapolis.
During the weeks preceding the
NFL Draft, the players entering
the draft can show off their skills
to NFL coaches and scouts during
the NFL Combine. To impress the
scouts and coaches, the players work out in a variety of drills
to test their strength, durability,
intelligence, and individual position skill. Some of these drills are
the 40 yard dash, high jump, long
jump, bench press, and individual
position drills.
In the NFL Draft there are
seven rounds and thirty one picks
per round (one for each team.)
The number one pick in the first
round usually goes to the team
that is doing the worst, and the
team that is doing the best usually has the last pick. These picks
though aren’t set in stone because
throughout the course of the season, teams are allowed to trade
draft picks for players. So even
though the Patriots had the best
season record they were still able
to get the seventh pick in the first
round.
In this year’s draft, here are the
teams that have one of the top
ten draft picks in the first round:
The first pick belongs to the Miami
Dolphins, who had a horrible 1-15
season record. The second draft
pick went to the St. Louis Rams,
the third to the Atlanta Falcons,
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Thalen:
Q: What sport(s) do you play?
A: Soccer and Softball.
Q: Can you name the injuries
you’ve gotten from these sports?
A: Sprained left knee, sprained
right wrist, sprained left thumb,
sprained middle finger, sprained
pinky, fractured left knee, etc.
Maya:
Q: What sport(s) do you play?
A: Soccer and Track.
Q: Can you name the injuries
you’ve gotten from these sports?
A: Sprained ankle, hurt knee,
shin splints, pulled groin, etc.
As you can see, even our own
classmates have had some hurtful
injuries.
Sports injuries have sent many
people to the hospital and have
created some fatalities. So, here
are five ways to avoid these
threatening injuries:
1. Wear protective gear, such
as helmets, protective pads, and
other gear.
2. Warm up before the game.
3. Know the rules of the game.
4. Watch out for others while
playing the game.
5. Do not play when you are
already injured.
Sports are fun but don’t forget
to be careful while on the field.
The CMS Courier
May 2008
Track and Field
By Scout Shutter
Runners could enter in the 100,
220, 440, and 880 yard races and
the triple jump.
Now, track is offered as one of
the sports that 7th and 8th graders can participate in. The field
events offered at Punahou are long
jump, pole vault, high jump, discus, triple jump, and shot put.
Here are some of the track and
field events that Punahou participates in, and some of the things
you may not know about them.
The long jump approach is usually 16 to 18 strides long. It has to
be long enough to allow your body
to transition from accelerating to
an upright position and reach full
speed in the last two strides. The
length of the jump is affected by
form, physical condition, runway
condition, and wind direction.
Of all the jumps, the pole vault
has the most technical aspects and
is the most dangerous. When you
pole vault, you must make sure
that the landing pit is properly
covered with soft padding.
There are four parts to the
proper pole vault; the grip, the approach, the takeoff, and the pull.
When you high jump, the techniques of the run are as important
as the clearance of the bar. The
run sets the pattern for the jump;
if it is done poorly, bar clearance
will be not possible. When clearing
the bar, there are four important
parts: the angle of take-off, the
degree of extension of your lead
leg, the degree of forward inclination of the head, arms and shoulders, and the extent of the powerful take-off leg.
There are two different variations of the discus event. The
standing throw and the spin or
rotational throw. But no matter
which variation you are using,
there are three main parts. There
is the hold, the release, and the
foot position. Regardless of the
style, you must have your hips
open during the release. The feet
must be placed so that the toe of
your left foot has to be aligned
with the heel of your right foot.
All of these components have to
work together to execute a perfect
discus throw.
The triple jump starts with a
hop-takeoff and lands on the same
foot. Then comes the step. The
takeoff is done with the landed
foot from the step phase. This
jump is very similar to the long
jump as it has the same approach.
The most important key is gaining
height while running forward when
you preparing to jump.
The last event is the shot put.
There are 8 main parts that combined together, make the shot put.
The grip, location, release, flick,
pull through, feet, start, and rotation. The “shot” or ball should be
right up against the neck, under
the jaw, and on top of the shoulder. The “put” is an extension
forward by the hand.
Not only is track and field a
popular sport at the intermediate,
collage and high school level, but
track and field is also a popular professional sport that is offered at the
Olympics. Someday an intermediate
track and field runner from Punahou
will go on to compete for team
U.S.A. at the 2020 Olympic games.
the fourth to the Oakland Raiders,
the fifth to the Kansas City Chiefs,
the sixth to the New York Jets, the
seventh to the New England Patriots, the eighth to the Baltimore
Ravens, the ninth to the Cincinnati
Bengals, and finally the tenth to
the New Orleans Saints.
Don’t forget the players though.
The players will be just as stressed
out as the coaches during the draft
as they wait for their names to be
called, or their agent to ring them
up on the phone.
For the players it doesn’t really
matter though what round they
get picked in.
Players who are picked late in
the draft can still go very far in
their careers.
This is especially shown with
quarterback Tom Brady who was
picked very late in the draft, but
now has developed into the leader
of the New England Patriots and is
now one of the best quarterbacks
in the NFL. Colt Brennan too will
be hoping to follow in Tom Brady’s
footsteps as he is now being projected as a sixth or seventh round
pick, instead of previously being
projected as a first round pick.
The Miami Dolphins and many
other teams are looking to rebuild
their team with fresh talent from
this year’s draft, and only time will
tell how these players will develop.
The futures of the teams they will
play for and the future of the NFL
rests on their shoulders.
I
n 1849, the first track meet
occurred at the Royal Military
Academy in Sandburst. On November 7, 1863 just 17 years later, the
first indoor track meet took place
in Ashburnham Hall in London
England.
4Stars Born
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