Editor’s Corner December 13, 2007
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One of the most popular summer movies of 2007 was Knocked Up, a romantic comedy starring Seth Rogen (who also starred in comedy Superbad) and Katherine Heigl about a 23-year-old slacker who finds out that his own-night-stand is pregnant. Knocked Up grossed nearly $30 million during its first three weekend in theaters. However, despite the popular movie’s success, it shows men and women in very different—and somewhat sexist—lights.
Teacher of the Week: Mr. Waldron December 13, 2007
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This week at St. John, Mr. Waldron was name Teacher of the Week. Mr. John Waldron was named teacher of the week for many reasons. He has been a teacher here at St. John for the past three years. He came to St. John High in 2005 to be an ACE teacher. He taught various sciences such as Biology and Physics. He currently teaches Biology Two, Environmental Science, and Physics. These days, He is only a part-time teacher. Mr. Waldron is currently enrolled in Louisiana State University. He is going back to college here in Louisiana to get his Masters Degree. Mr. Waldron is a very intelligent and helpful man. In the beginning of December, he put his knowledge to work and created recycling bins for the campus. Along with the Environment Science classes, He currently collects tabs for coke cans. He came up with this idea in mid-October. The coke tabs will be donated to the Ronald McDonald house for charity purposes.
Mr. Waldron has also done many other things to help out St. John School. For the past three years, he has helped out with the cross country team. Even though here at St. John, Cross Country is not a big deal, he kept to his promise of being in charge. He has helped many of the runners place in regional competitions. Mr. Waldron also helps with the track team. Mr. Waldron has been working with the track team for the past two years. He is currently one of the Head Coaches of track. Not only does Mr. Waldron help with these things, he also spreads his knowledge and faith with the students of St. John. Mr. Waldron is a very strong man of the Catholic religion. He encourages all of the students at St. John to pursue the Christian way of life. Mr. Waldron is truly an amazing guy. Although he is very young, he has accomplished many things in his life. He continues to benefit the students and community of St. John High School.
By Allie Hebert
LSU: Next Stop, New Orleans December 13, 2007
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LSU’s next stop will be in the New Orleans Superdome to play in the BCS National Championship. The LSU Fighting Tigers will face the Ohio State Buckeyes on Monday, January 7, 2008, LSU ranked number two, and Ohio Stated ranked number one. After a very unpredictable season for both LSU and Ohio State, LSU will play in the National Championship game for the second time in the last four years. This is Ohio’s State’s second consecutive year to play in the BCS National Championship. The strength of both teams would be their defense, LSU ranking third nationally in total defense, Ohio State ranking first.
Video Game Review December 13, 2007
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The Mario Party series
The Mario Party series is one of the biggest series in video game history. It contains Mario Party’s 1-8, and the GBA and the recent DS Version, where 1-3 was on N64, 4-7 is on Gamecube, and 8 is on the Wii. A Mario Party’s is when our favorite hero, Mario, and his friends have a party. All parties contains Stars, Coins, and Mini-Games. However, there were additions and changes as the years have gone by.
Smoking is common, but bad December 13, 2007
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Smoking is a very common thing for Americans. It is the main cause of lung cancer. Every day 1,200 Americans die from smoke related diseases. Every day almost 3,000 children under the age of 18 start smoking. Smoking is every addictive and contains nicotine. Nicotine makes up 5 percent of the tobacco plant. Tobacco is what is found in a cigarette. Nicotine helps release unneeded amounts of adrenaline. Adrenaline makes your heart beat faster, increases blood pressure, and rapid of shallow breathing. Smoking also makes peoples lungs smaller. It is estimated that about 4.5 million adolescents are smokers in the world today. There are other things such as chewing tobacco or smoking cigars or pipes, but neither of them is better for you than smoking a cigarette. Smoking dieses claim more lives than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide and illegal drugs combined. Most people smoke at least a pack a day. This means that people are more likely to die seven years earlier than people who do not smoke at all. Women who are pregnant and smoke are more likely to lose their children before they are even born or have premature children. Smoking causes second hand smoke in smoker’s friend, family and strangers all around them. Second hand smoke is just as bad as smoking. This means when someone else lights up…. Run the other way! Teens who smoke usually get sicker than teens who do not smoke at all. Teenagers who smoke are also more likely to use other drugs or illegal substances and alcoholic beverages. Once someone starts to smoke it is very hard to quit because the nicotine in the cigarette or other tobacco substance is highly addictive. There are many different alternative sources of nicotine, such as patches and gum. People who start smoking at a young age have a harder addictive habit to break if or when they decide to stop smoking.
By Sara Pennington and Alannah Myers
Editor’s Corner December 11, 2007
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Nearly 4000 soldiers have given their lives in the war in Iraq. Declared in 2003 in retaliation of the 2001 September 11 attacks on the country, American citizens have mixed opinions and feelings on the war. The reasons we went to war with the Middle East dealt with their known ample supply of nuclear weapons; the threat of Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship; the fear of more terrorist attacks from al Qaeda; and the need to liberate the people of Iraq. However, despite the United States’ good intentions, we are going into the fourth year of the war, and many are growing weary of the ongoing battle and fear of losing their loved ones fighting overseas.
British teacher offends Muslims by allowing students to name bear ‘Muhammad’ December 11, 2007
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This week in Saudi Arabia a teacher was sent to prison for naming the teddy bear at a local school Teddy Bear Muhammad, because the people saw it as an offense against the great prophet, Muhammad. Others however, believed that her actions were highly unforgivable and began to protest in the streets, claiming that the teacher be put to death for her actions. There were also those who believed that no punishment should be taken and that she should simply be excused of her actions. The teacher wasn’t the one who named it though; it was given the name Teddy Bear Muhammad because it was given to it by the class, and however the protesters believed that she shouldn’t have allowed it to be named that.
Smoking: Why Do We Do It? December 11, 2007
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As you all well know, smoking cigarettes is not the healthiest thing, but it is a very popular thing. So, why is that? Well, peer pressure is no friend of ours. It causes us make stupid decisions and regrets half of the stuff we do. Nobody will ever admit that it is indeed peer pressure that got them started. Most people say stuff like, “It is a social thing… I wanted to see why everybody else did it…It just gives me something to do.” Well usually it is going to take a little more than that to take that first drag of that cigarette.
LSU IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN! December 11, 2007
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It is now official: the LSU Fighting Tigers will play the Ohio State Buckeyes for the Bowl Championship Series National Title in New Orleans on January 7th. The announcement caps a whirlwind of events for LSU this weekend. The Tigers won the SEC title Saturday night by defeating Tennessee. This comes as a big surprise to all the tiger fans because they all thought that it was off to the regular sugar bowl for LSU but with the dramatic win over Tennessee LSU came out in second place.
Video Game Review December 11, 2007
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Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle is a game only available for the Gamecube, although this game came out from the Sonic Adventure 2 game in the Sega Dreamcast. This Sonic game features 2 different sides to play. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles are the Hero Side. Shadow, Rouge, and Dr. Eggman are the Dark Side. Each side depends on taste, but you will eventually have to complete both sides to unlock the Final Story.
