What should the new Ike look like?
November 30, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Stories
By LETY CLARK-OLIVERO
EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL
Eisenhower High School is going to be rebuilt in two years.
In the meantime, students and staff members have all kinds of ideas about what should be incorporated into the new building.
Forty-year-old Ryan Froula, for example, has put much thought into what the new Ike needs. The math teacher wants to make [...]
Fresh Faces: Devin Collicott
November 30, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Fresh Faces
Devin Collicott
Davis, sophomore, 15.
Favorite activities: Bowling, hanging out with friends.
Favorite food: Muffins.
Favorite music: All types.
Favorite films: “Up.”
Favorite books: “My Sister’s Keeper.”
Three words to describe yourself: Sweet, caring, funny.
Greatest achievement: Getting As in all my classes.
If you could leave tonight on an all-expenses paid trip, where would you go? Somewhere warm.
What would you do with $1 [...]
Fresh Faces: Annyce Armstead
November 30, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Fresh Faces
Annyce Armstead
West Valley Junior High, freshman, 14.
Favorite activities: Soccer, basketball.
Favorite food: Caesar salad.
Favorite music: LMFAO.
Favorite films: “The Sasquatch Gang.”
Favorite books: The Twilight series.
Three words to describe yourself: Crazy, athletic, funny.
If you could leave tonight on an all-expenses paid trip, where would you go? Hawaii.
What would you do with $1 million? Buy a BMW.
If you could [...]
Edward v. Jacob
November 29, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Other Stuff
“New Moon,” the second movie in the Twilight series, is now in theaters.
So Unleashed couldn’t help but wonder: Who’s the better man — the man/werewolf or the man/vampire?
Here’s a quick survey on the big question.
Team Edward
I chose Edward because:
• “Jacob annoys me in the books.”
Justine Repp-Faith, 19, freshman at Perry Technical Institute
• “He’s the perfect [...]
Taking the bus route
November 29, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Featured Stories
By GEORGIA GEMPLER
DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL
At the bus stop outside Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center — not too far from Davis High School — students wait for their ride.
One, a 17-year-old Davis junior, stands in the forming crowd. The group is quiet on this recent afternoon, and Ahmad Yaghmour stands alone.
He usually doesn’t do much [...]
Dyspraxia and dysgraphia v. technology
November 29, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Columns
As I write this story I’m not even touching the keyboard.
In fact, I’m sitting a few feet away and reclining in my chair. The only thing keeping me near my computer is the microphone headset into which I am talking.
Physical disabilities have kept me from being able to type proficiently, and I especially cannot write [...]
In the mood for a good scare?
November 24, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Reviews
In the mood for a scary movie?
Might want to read this before you go.
Unleashed writer Lety Clark-Olivero has been busy watching a bunch of them. Here’s her take on four recent frightening flicks.
Zombieland (Rated R)
This horror comedy tells the story of a nationwide quest for a Twinkie.
Directed by Ruben Fleischer, “Zombieland” is sure to get [...]
In line for ‘New Moon’
November 23, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Stories
By HANNAH SOUERS
WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
It takes real commitment to sit outside in a fold-up chair in near-freezing temperatures, especially if the wait extends for more than five hours straight.
But 15-year-old Mariah Wildgen, a sophomore at West Valley High School, recently did just that.
For almost a year, Wildgen and a group of her friends had [...]
‘New Moon’ shines
November 23, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Reviews
It’s finally here.
The Twilight saga continues with the second movie in the series.
Ever since I saw the first movie, I’ve been following all of the monthly trailers and reading all of the rumors: Who would be in the second movie? What scenes would be left out? And how was Taylor Lautner preparing for his many [...]
Fresh Faces: Alexis Brown
November 23, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Fresh Faces
Alexis Brown
West Valley Junior High, freshman, 14.
Favorite activities: Soccer, golf, basketball.
Favorite food: Chinese, ice cream.
Favorite music: Country, hip hop, rap.
Favorite films: “The Notebook,” “P.S. I Love You.”
Favorite books: “My Sister’s Keeper,” “Nineteen Minutes.”
Three words to describe yourself: Crazy, caring, sociable.
If you could leave tonight on an all-expense paid trip, where would you go? Paris.
What would [...]
