Central Times
Volume 3 No. 2
Central Times Staff
Eleanor B.
Emmi B.
Chanel C.
Ryan C.
Rachel C.
Maddie D.
Julie E.
Sami G.
Ethan H.
Lucas H.
Eric K.
Michael L.
Ryan M.
Clint M.
Gabe O.
Justin R.
Ryan T.
Jason W.
Martha W.
Meet the Staff
Seventh and eighth
graders enrolled in
Central Times may
choose to write
editorial articles, short
stories, movie reviews
or satires.
Students also take
pictures, report on
school events and create
puzzles for Central
School students.
Your hard-working staff takes a photo break!
Faculty Advisor:
Mrs. Dalleska
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Random Facts
By Emmi B.
The only member of ZZ Top without a beard has the last name Beard.
Only two people signed the Declaration on July 4th - John Hancock and Charles
Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added
until five years later.
It’s possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs.
In the past few decades 90% of big fish were eaten or disposed of.
The Buddha was self-centered.
Elephants can’t jump, but every other mammal can.
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
Cheetahs are the only cat in the world that cannot retract its claws.
The name Wendy was made up in the book “Peter Pan”.
When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at 25 miles per year.
Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.
By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with varicolored yolks.
A rat can last longer without water than a camel can.
Earth means “dirt”.
An ounce of platinum can be stretched to 10,000 feet.
An iguana can stay underwater for 28 minutes.
It’s illegal to slurp soup in New Jersey.
Dolphins sleep at night right below the surface of water.
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School Survey
Answers from Rachel’s students appear below.
By: Sami G. and Rachel C. Check out Sami’s graphs from her students on page 4.
1. What top stores do most
Central School students shop
at?
a. Abercrombie
b. Hollister
c. BP
d. Wet Seal
e. Pacific Sun
f. Gap
Question: 1
2. What are some of the hot
places Central School
students go to after school?
a. Starbucks
b. Red Hen
c. Parkway
d. Friends Park
e. School Grounds
f. Walk around town
Question 2:
3. What are some favorite
sports Central School
students like to enroll in?
a. Football
b. Soccer
c. Lacrosse
d. Dance
e. Volleyball
f. Skateboarding
Question 3:
4. What are some of Central
School students’ favorite
classes?
a. Gym
b. Art
c. Band
d. Science
e. Social Studies
f. Math
Question 4:
5th Grade: mostly a’s
6th Grade: tie between b and c
7th Grade: mostly a’s
8th Grade: mostly a’s
5th Grade: tie between b and c
6th Grade: tie between b and c
7th Grade: mostly c’s
8th Grade: tie between b and c
5th Grade: tie between a and d
6th Grade: mostly a’s
7th Grade: tie between a and b
8th Grade: mostly b’s
5th Grade: mostly a’s
6th Grade: tie between a and b
7th Grade: tie between a and e
8th Grade: mostly a’s
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Community
Popular stores
Abercrombie
Hollister
B.P. at Nordstroms
Wet Seal
Gap
Pac Sun
5th
6th
7th
8th
Hottest Places to go after School
Starbuck's
Red Hen
Park Way
Friend's Park
On School Grounds
Walk Around Town
5th
6th
7th
Written by Gabe
Once a week I go into the
community with my class. We get
to go to many different places.
It’s like having a field trip every
week. Yesterday we went
shopping at Target. My goal was
to find pretzels. With the help
of my teacher, I was able to
find them. After that I walked
around the store. When I was
done, I found a cashier and paid
for my pretzels. I had a great
time at Target.
8th
Favorite Sports to Enroll In
Football
Soccer
Lacrosse
Dance
Volleyball
Skateboarding
5th
6th
7th
8th
What are Central School's Favorite Classes
Gym
Art
Band
Science
Social Studies
Math
5th
6th
7th
8th
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Bears vs. Bills
The Bears are the news of the
NFL. If they continue their current
record, no team can stop them from
making the playoffs. The Bears are
5-0 and haven’t done that for 20
years. The Bills’ game was a blowout
with Rex Grossman throwing for two
touchdowns to Bernard Berrian and
Rashied Davis. Thomas Jones rushed
for 109 yards in 22 carries. The
Bears also succeeded with their
special teams including Robbie Gould
hitting every field goal this season,
and the Bears recovering a fumble on
a kickoff. GO BEARS!
The Violet Girl
Written by Maddie D.
Chapter 2:
BB Syndrome & The Joker
As a result of BB Syndrome,
Crystal has a microscopic probe
placed in her brain and when it
is activated her skin starts to
change color and then her body
starts to inflate in the shape of a
blueberry. The only way Crystal
can live with this disease is to
have her three charms: the
bracelet of strength, the
necklace of health, and her
portable breathing machine.
The reason why The Joker
cursed Crystal and her
grandmother with BB Syndrome
was because the family holds
the greatest power ever known
in the world: the rainbow
crystal.
The Joker created BB Syndrome
because if anyone in Crystal’s
family was out of his way, then
it would be easier for him to
grab the crystal.
If the crystal was in the wrong
hands, then the whole world
could be under the power of The
Joker. In the next chapter, I will
tell you how Crystal deals with
the disease at school.
Chapter 3: School Days
By: Maddie D.
Crystal goes to South Harmon
High School and their mascot is the
Blowin’ Butterfly. Her friends are
May, Jacob, and Sarah. They will
always try to help Crystal whenever
she is in a pinch. The teachers know
about Crystal’s condition and if she
starts to inflate, then her teacher
would tell her to swallow a pill and
use her portable breathing machine.
Crystal wishes she could live a life
without a disease, syndrome, or
disorder, and live like a healthy 16
year old girl. She may never know
whether she is a person with a disease
or a diseased person, but she will
always be Crystal.
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Good News for Music Fanatics
Review by Justin R.
Apple has released new iPods, including a new Nano and Shuffle, and an updated
Video.
The Nano is slimmed down to .26’’, and now has a metal frame. A larger capacity 8GB version
was also released - good for 2,000 songs. Also updated is the battery life and screen
brightness. Prices range from $149 to $250.
The new Shuffle has grown much smaller, and also features a metal frame. It is now the
smallest mp3 player on the market. It holds 240 songs for $79 and includes a built-in clip to
attach to your clothes.
The updated Video has a brighter screen, higher battery life,a lower price, and a
higher capacity model. The 30GB holds 7500 songs for $250, and the new 80GB holds
20,000 songs for $350. Both feature video playback.
New to the iTunes music store are iPod games for the Video, and full-length movies, like
Pirates of the Caribbean, starting at $9.99, in addition to the TV shows already offered.
iTunes has sold over 1.5 Billion songs, and 45 million TV shows. In all, good news for all the
audiophiles out there.
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TWO THROUGH THE SEAS
By: Lucas H.
CHAPTER II
THE UNKNOWN STORY
“…I was 14 years old and my father died in London, so my mother was taking me back to America on
Poseidon. At that time, the class rule was still approved, but after this, the class rule would change.
Anyway, I was at Southampton docks and my mother was amazed.”
“Poseidon is one of the finest vessels of it’s kind, did you know that,” asked my mother.
“You told me twelve times,” I said. Then I had short brown hair and I was smart and strong.
“Lets board now,” my mother suggested. I nodded. Slowly, we got on the gangway and looked
up. It was an amazing site to see. My eye then spotted something else. It was a girl with long brown hair
braided. I couldn’t take my eyes off her. She was boarding on the boat deck.
***
After a great dinner in the first and second-class dining room (below) and meeting a new friend
named Jason Manns, who was in third class, we sat in our second-class cabin, watching television. Then
my mother grabbed the remote from my hands and turned it off.
“Time for bed,” called my mother. I looked at the clock. It was 9:10 P.M.
“No it’s not,” I said back to her.
My mom gave me that look where she wasn’t happy about what she was hearing.
“You’re going to bed, now.”
“No I’m not. Dad would let me stay up until 11:00. I’m not a child anymore!”
“You’re father is dead. Now you go to bed,” she drew in a breath, “NOW!”
“NO!” I pulled on my leather jacket and headed for the door.
“Not so fast, young man,” said my mother, “you are going to bed NOW!”
“Mom, I can make my own choices now. I’m 14 years old. And I’m going to make then, whether
you like it or not.” And slammed the door.
I was furious with my mother I ran down the corridors, passing passengers, crew, stewards, and
others. I was finally at the boat deck. “How could my mother treat me like this!? I should be able to stay
up until midnight; and-“ I could hear someone crying in the distance. I completely forgot what my mother
said, and ran towards the crying.
When I finally reached the person, I found that the person was a girl. She was wearing a sapphire
blue dress, and trying to lower a lifeboat. “Uh…miss?”
She looked at me, then turned back. “Go away,” she said. She sounded sad, and she had a British
accent.
“Hey…you’re the girl who boarded on this deck,” I said.
“And I wish I wasn’t,” the girl said.
“Umm…what are you doing?”
“Running from this life I have.”
“Well, I’ve tried to run away a billion times, and my mother always gets me, and she always tells me
that she loves me.”
She looked up at me, then looked back. “My father doesn’t love me.”
“What happened to your mother?”
“She committed suicide. My father was making her life so miserable that she committed suicide. But
the day before she did it, she gave me this.” She took her necklace off her neck and showed it to me. It
was a blue diamond with a diamond chain.
At this point in my story, the captain interrupted. “That’s it! We’re looking for that necklace!”
“As I was saying, before I was rudely interrupted, she showed the beautiful necklace. Then I asked,
Is that a sapphire?”
“No, it’s just dyed blue to make it look like a sapphire. But nothing’s stopping me to entering this
lifeboat.”
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“It would be a shame to lose everything you held so dear. If you change you’re mind, grab my hand.” I
held out my hand to her. She looked at it, then looked at me, then back to my hand. She then grabbed it and
I pulled her back on the ship. She stepped on the deck. I could easily see that she was wearing high heel
shoes.
“Where are my manners? I’m John Clark.”
“I’m…Emily, I mean…Emma Brownly.”
“Well, nice to meet you Emma.”
“Nice to meet you too,” she cleared her throat, “John. First, what class are you in?” asked Emma.
“Second,” I answered.
“I’m not allowed to talk to other classes outside first.”
“You’re in first?” I asked. She nodded. I looked down.
“You can let go of my hand now,” I said. She was still grasping my hand, then released it.
“Sorry.”
Suddenly the ship lurched, the lifeboat rose and Emma fell, grasping the edge of the lifeboat. “Please!
Help!” she cried.
“Grab my hand!” I called to her.
Carefully, she let one hand and grasped my hand. “The other one now!” I called to her. She swung
down, with both hands grasping my hands. As I began to help her up, the ship lurched the other way, and I
was able to get Emma back on the ship.
“Thank you,” she said as she swung her arms around me.
“No problem,” I said back.
“Miss Emily! Where are you?” called a voice from the far side of the deck.
“It’s Frank! My bodyguard! Go hide!” I ran and hid right behind a supporter.
“Miss Emily! There you are! Didn’t your father tell you not to stay our after dark?” he asked. He
was an ugly creature, very masculine but hairy.
“Sorry,” Emma said.
“Come on, then.” As Emma walked away, she loosened her shoe and kicked it towards me, and
smacked me in the face.
“Oh, Frank! I forgot my shoe. You go ahead.”
“Alright.”
Emma hurried back to me and retrieved her shoe.
“You have good aim,” I told her.
“Thank you. Now, I want to meet you again, just to talk, so meet me here at 10:00 after breakfast.”
As she turned to walk away, she turned back to me and swung her arms around me again. Then she let go
and hurried away.
After that, I suddenly began to sweat, and my stomach lurched. My face turned bright red and I
couldn’t move. I then realized that I had to ask my mom what was happening to me.
My Favorite Foods
Written by Ryan M.
My favorite food is pancakes. I like to put syrup on my pancakes my favorite kind of pancakes
are chocolate chip. I also like to put whip cream on my pancakes. My favorite place to eat
pancakes is the pancake house. I drink water with my pancakes. They make pancakes with
eggs and milk. At school I like to make a peanut butter sandwich for lunch. I also eat
chocolate chip cookies at lunch I also eat chips for lunch. at lunch I also drink water. My
favorite snack is goldfish. My favorite thing to have for dinner is pizza , I like to have
pepperoni , cheese and sausage. My favorite dessert is ice cream. My favorite fruit is
bananas. My favorite thing to drink is water. My favorite candy is Reese's pieces. My favorite
vegetable is carrots.
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The following series portrays what a dating service on the Simpsons might look like.
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In the next installment, discover which Springfield resident our characters meet.
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#1 the picture is in the hallway by the health room
#2 the picture is in the main hallway in the wall
#3 the picture is down the stairs by the spanish room
#4 the picture is in the glass case by the office
#5 the picture is by the mucis rooms
#6 the picture is the door of the oasis
#7 the picture is by the music rooms
#8 the picture is by Mrs.Dalleska’s room door
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by Eleanor and Chanel
Where Am I?
Optical Illusions by Clint M. and Ryan T.
If you step back 6 feet
and look at the faces, you
will see the faces change.
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