Video Game Review: Wii Sports January 15, 2008
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Wii Sports is more than likely the first game that many people, including myself, have ever played. Wii Sports consists of 5 different sports to play, with different tastes for each person. There is also Wii Fitness and Wii Training. This game is amazingly popular to a lot of people right now.
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Fishing 101 January 15, 2008
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Fishing is a great American pastime. It is a sport that can be done by all people. Most people think that fishing is just a male sport, but the truth is that it is not. Men and women of all ages go fishing all year round. Father and son fishing has been done for years and years. On that note, mother and daughter fishing has also been done for years and years. It is also quite common for a whole entire family to go fishing. In some types of fishing it doesn’t even take a lot of skill. Different types of fishing take different skill levels. It doesn’t take a lot of money to get into the sport either. But there are also types of fishing that take great amounts of money and much skill. If you are new to fishing it is best to start small and work your way up. You should go with someone who knows what they are doing before you just start buying things that you might not necessarily need.
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Nothing Like the Dome January 15, 2008
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This past weekend the Louisiana High School Athletic Association held the Football State Championship games for all classes in the Louisiana Superdome. Class 2A and 3A championship games were held on Friday, while the Class 1A, 4A, and 5A games were played on Saturday. (more…)
Voice of the People: Snoozing in Class January 15, 2008
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As you all well know, sleeping in class is a pastime at this school. Over the years the faculty and administration has made more strict rules regarding this. Still, students sleep in class. There are students that know they will get in trouble for sleeping in class, and go to sleep any way. The problem with this is when students go to sleep they miss out on class. Common sense will tell you that if you sleep through a lesson, you will not learn it. Some students (mostly gifted students) can on the other hand pull this off. Even though they can teach themselves, it is still more effort that you would have to pull through. The aggravation of that faculty and staff comes from the student’s grade. Generally a student will sleep during class. They will not learn the lesson. They score poorly on the test. Their grade will go down. The parents call the school.
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How to Alleviate Exam Stress January 15, 2008
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Exams are right around the corner! When taking an exam can be very stressful most students have hard times comprehending all the information that is needed to pass. Students sometimes stay up all night or try in start early or both to try and do the best that they can do.
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Chemical Pollution January 15, 2008
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Through doing this packet on Catholic Environmentalism, I have come to realize how dangerous chemical plants such as Dow, Shaw, Shintech, and many others are to our environment. Every day thousands of chemicals are burned and then released into the air through the multiple smoke stacks found at the plants.
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BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP January 11, 2008
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The BCS National Championship game took place on January 7, 2008 in New Orleans at the Superdome. The game was between the LSU TIGERS and Ohio State Buckeyes. There was much controversy leading up to the game due to the fact that LSU was playing for the national championship with two losses. Many peope thought that they might not be the right team playing for the national title, but any other team would have had two losses or more if they would’ve played for the title as well. The only two teams that had less than two losses was Ohio State and Hawaii. Hawaii was undefeated and didn’t play for the BCS National Championship. Some say that they should have gotten an opportunity to play for the title because they had no losses, but they got beat very badly against a Georgia team in another BCS bowl game, which showed that they didn’t deserve a shot at the title.
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.
