MEETING OUR NEW  PRESIDENT


C= Cassia
P=Paula

P: How did you prepare for the speech?

C: I practiced very hard and it turned out very good.

P: Did you think you would win?

C: No, actually I thought my idea was too cheesy for the students.

P: What is the first thing you plan to do?

C: First I plan to do something called the Eco- friendly Napkin project.

P: Do you plan to make the computers and all classes more eco-friendly?

C: Yes, when I figure out how.

P: Were you nervous before your speech?

C: Totally! I didn?t even think I could speak.

P: How did you feel after your speech?

C: I felt amazing.

P: Did any of the other runners comment on your speech?

C: I got some good comments.

P: Did any of the other runners congratulate you after you won?

C: Yes! I also congratulated them whether they won or not because they had the faith to do something big.

P: How did you feel after you won? Did you cry?

C: I felt amazing and yes I did cry.

P: Who congratulated you first ?

C: One of my BFF?s, Olivia Cailliarec gave me a big hug while I was crying. Actually she was  crying with me too!

Interview with our Treasurer Paige Oliver


PC= PAULA CANO
PO= PAIGE OLIVER

PC: After you won who congratulated you first?
PO: Mrs.Lepari.
PC: How did you prepare for your speech?
PO: I read it over and over again.
PC:Do you think you guys can make a difference?
PO: Yes
PC: Do you deal well with the other people in the student council?
PO: Yes I do
PC: What is the next project coming up?
PO: I think a sale, a bake sale



Interview with our secretary Jane Carino

PC: PAULA CANO
JC: JANE CARINO

 PC: After you won who congratulated you first?
JC: Paige Oliver
PC: How did you prepare for your speech.
JC:I practiced in front of a mirror.
PC: Do you guys think you can make a difference?
JC: We have a lot of good ideas that can get good profits.
PC: Do you deal well with the other members of the student council?
JC: Yes
PC: What?s the next project coming up?
JC: A bake sale

From December 6th to December 11th,our school had a holiday sale or ?bazaar.? Many people bought holiday presents for their parents and other relatives. There were items like rings for your mom and cool watches that say, ?Dad? on them. There are items for anybody! Some kids even bought gifts for their teachers.
    
    Christopher A.

Barack Obama

     Barack Obama  is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008.Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review and where he received a doctorate in law. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights lawyer. Obama served three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He announced on April 15, 2003 that he would not seek re-election. Obama's 43% margin of victory was the largest in the state history of U.S. Senate elections. This has been a proud moment in Black History.

by Karyn D.

MAE JEMISON

    Mae Carol Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, the youngest child of Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Green.  Jemison is a Professor-at-Large at Cornell University and was a professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College from 1995 to 2002.Jemison continues to advocate strongly in favor of science education and getting minority students interested in science. Jemison graduated from Stanford in 1977, receiving a B.S. in chemical engineering .After the flight of Sally Ride in 1983, Jemison felt the astronaut program had opened up and applied. Jemison's inspiration for joining NASA was African-American actress Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek. Jemsion was turned down on her first application to NASA, but in 1987 Jemison was accepted on her second application. "I got a call saying 'Are you still interested?' and I said 'Yeah'," says Jemison.

 Her work with NASA before her shuttle launch included launch support activities at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and verification of Shuttle computer software in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL)."I did things like help to support the launch of vehicles at Kennedy Space Center," said Jemison. "I was in the first class of astronauts selected after the Challenger accident back in 1986. She actually worked the launch of the first flight after the Challenger accident.

BY Karyn D.