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 __News:__ -Exchange trip to the Wind River Reservation April 16 and 17, we come out after but we could talk to administration to see why we do this, give details about what students do on the trip, and how it furthers our relationship with the tribe. - Lora ~Smart Boards in classrooms- how it will impact student learning for better/worse. Also how it reflects our school and how lucky we are to be able to afford such great technology (the calculators from last issue) (Kinsey) ~Alive at 25- we could look at what is is, why we support it, does it help etc. (Kinsey) ~Wish Week- who we are sponsoring, why we are sponsoring, what their wish is, what the activity was, basically whats the point? Because I know as a freshman I had no idea what it was. (Kinsey) - how to stay safe in college /alcohol poisioning (Kara) -Green Week is in action, what are the plans and why are we doing it. (Brigid) -Coyote problem how this effecting students, greenwood aloud to shoot them. (Brigid) - Day of Silence, purpose, impact (Danielle) - Obama's first 100 days--How were they? (Anna) - Legislation may give illegal immigrants in-state tuition (Anna) - Who is going to get laid off because of budgeting? (Anna) -AHS grad dies drinks too much-brigid -8 or 3 AHS teachers going to be cut.. compare to other hs... relate to economy (Sydney) -Stimulus package, how will it affect teens? (Sydney) -Student poll on how many kids/family affected by economy, relate with story (Sydney) - AHS presents "Alive at 25" April 1st how many attended? Was this beneficial/a big deal? (Allyx) - Prom Talent show April 21st, acknowledge Arapahoe's most talented students (Allyx) - Junior party resulting in a number of charges (Allyx) -Teens compete with adults for jobs traditionally given to teens (fast food places, etc.) Where can you go to still get a job? -Hillary -New government programs, effect on teens? (Hillary) - Changing student views of Obama after he has enacted economic stimulus? Or did people check out after the election? Hillary __**Feature:**__ -CU Buffoons visit during wish week. Why do they come, how did they get started, how much money do they help raise? - Lora -Ryan, the boy with cystic fibrosis that we are sponsoring for wish week. Profile him, and give detail about diease and talk to administration to see why we chose him. - Lora -Brian Krump, USA speedo Scholastic All- American for Swimming, which you can only get by having a 3.5 gpa or higher and compete in individual events at the national level. - Emily Levin, was one of the two from Colorado to get the Presidential Scholar in the Arts nomination and will be honored at the White House and will preform at the Kennedy center of the P.A. in June - Lora ~A feature on pregnant teachers at Arapahoe like Mrs Wayman and Mrs Cornils and how if they have to leave for maternity leave and get a sub, since subs don't teach as well as the real teachers how it might impact student learning. (Kinsey) ~Andrew Carlson- have we done a feature on him? He has had a great year and we should cover him in this issue or possibly the next one. We could talk about everything he has achieved and how hard we works to be in normal classes. (Kinsey) ~We could find a family who has been affected by the economic recession. I know a few kids who have been impacted. (Kinsey) -Freshman girl singing/recording a CD, her dad is a producer man (Danielle) - Families dealing with siblings and parents in war Ashley Howald's sibling michael's father-brigid -Madeline Johnson professional jewlest going to do it as a career-brigid -Joy Mckienly lived in pakistan for last year former ahs student what life is like- brigid - Taken from the list of feature ideas: "Which subjects do students find irrelevant? What responses do teachers of those subjects have?" (Anna) - Compare the atmospheres of different departments. (Anna) - Have a staff member go on a ridealong and report on it. (Anna) -Top 10 cute ideas how to ask to prom or any dance (Sydney) -Prom outfits, costs- girls vs. boys or top spring outfits (Sydney) - Student Parties (Ranging from casual to raves, tie to junior students getting charged) (Allyx) -Fatal diseases, serious surgeries—how they affect the lives of those who have to go through such serious trials at such an early stage in life. (Hillary) -Interesting ways of relieving stress, organization tips (Hillary) -Body decorations—altering your body to suit your personality. Also includes haircuts/ spray tanning/ hair dying—anything that changes your appearance artificially. (Hillary) - Will newspapers die out? (Allyx) -The woman thats super skinny and walks around littleton... why is she doing that and whats with the big backpack? is she getting ready for a marathon? (Allie)

__**Focus: **__ -Surrounding nutritional facts, you are what you eat, starbucks, chipotle, burger king have like a billion calories ect. - Lora -A billion people have M.I.P. just in like the past week, teen trouble maybe a marijana focus - Lora ~Near death expereinces/ Injuries. I know a kid who has broken almost every bone in his body (Kinsey) > "Girl in coma for 3 weeks, blood vessel broke in head or something like that (Danielle) - Atmospheres in different departments. (Anna) -Behind the scenes, of band, theatre, herald and camulet (Sydney) - Connections to celebrities (Marcus- Tech Nine, Emily’s sister –Jason Mraz, Video Yearbook student- The Fray etc. 3OH!3?) (Allyx) -Economy thing. How some students are affected and some aren't and what the students are doing to cut back (if they are) -Dakota -How students feel about standardized testing/school. Why adults discard their opinions. -Dakota -Student partying. Taken too far? -Dakota  __**Editoral: **__ -Senior Ditch Days; are they a problem? Why dont students just wait, who wants to party that early anyway? Booth also made announcment in Drum beat. - Lora -Prom talent show: is it well put together, where does the money that is raise go, anywhere special? If we come out before we could list the people in it and try to help premote it. - Lora -Learning vs. Grades, what do we really learn? are we just trying to get the grade or gain the information? - Lora ~DRAMA! People always claim that it's just a part of high school, but it is stupid and pointless and distracts students from what is important, school. Everyone needs to calm down and relax and not get caught up in the drama. (Kinsey's idea and Kinsey calls DIBS) ~PLC days- Have we ever done an editorial on what they are? How they are fair to us but not to teachers? Since the final one for the year is coming up we could do an editorial on it. (Kinsey) - Spring break destinations, where are the best places to go, worth the money? (Danielle) - School trips beneficial? (Danielle) - Patriotism lost--Here's why you should be glad to live in the USA! (Ask me, Anna) - America needs a hero--Example in Capt. Sully--We're looking for a person to look up to. (Ask me, Anna) -Why kids should do community service and AHS should require it -Restrictions on foods, no sugar but tons of fat,-Brigid -Facebookaholic- satire too much time on facebook, now parents are on-brigid -heritege takes rivarly way more serious than AHS- brigid -Underclassman girls' trying to get upperclassman guy to take to prom (Sydney) -How so many parents and teachers have facebooks! Fb new myspace? Is it really safer? (Sydney) -Pro and Con about Stimulus package (Sydney) - [|Enrollments Up at Community Colleges]  (community college is shaping up as an attractive economic option. Find out if students at your high school are headed to community college after graduation. Talk to local community college representatives about enrollment and the advantages to attending a community college. Research past graduates of your high schools that attended community college and document their experiences.) (Allyx) - <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">[|Courses we’d like to see] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> (Create a course wish list or survey students for their suggestions; what courses would be fun/beneficial?) (Allyx) - <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Should printed books be replaced by digital publishers? (Allyx) -<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">If Barack Obama said the economy was good, would it get better? (because the economy does well if investors have confidence to invest more money) (Hillary) -<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Effect of media on image of what high school is supposed to be like. How does that affect students’ perceptions of their own lives? (Hillary) -<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Parents pressuring kids to do more in school and outside of school, they don’t realize how hard it is. (Hillary) -<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Comparing uniform schools to casual dress schools like AHS. Uniforms an equalizer or a personality stifler? (Hillary) -People gave up Facebook for lent (and are already caving). How the times changed and now people are giving up forms of technology instead of legit stuff. -Dakota (Contact: Molly Beans, freshman--I think she gave it up) -Myspace changed and is trying to be safer than Facebook and it actually kinda is cuz you have to know someones last name to add them. -Dakota -Music becoming too vulgar. Is it destroying what music is or does music always change? (ex. Lilly Allen's new CD is pretty bad but she has a song called Fk You and its really bad) How this language is becoming accepted. -Dakota **__<span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">Critical Review: __** -New Smart Boards; Arapahoe got a grant and recieved six of them, why we want them, better worse, distracting? - Lora -Oxygen Bar; it was a crazy experience and is supposed to help naturaly with alot of things, interesting/weird - Lora - Best radio stations (Anna) - Prom services--flowers, limos, stuff like that (Anna) -$10 or less fun to do and cheap-brigid -Crazy indie bands people should listen too, gogol bordello-brigid -greatest movies in each category: romance, drama, comedy-brigid -Movie theaters!!! amc united artist and landmark, the really expensive one! (Sydney) -Movie rentals, netflix, blockbuster, itunes (Sydney) -Smart Boards, we just got 6 of them! (Sydney) - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Is after prom fun/worth it? What are the expectations/plans for this year’s?) (Allyx) - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Places for students to dance (Grizzly Rose, Mercury Café, The Rio) Ask students who go why it’s fun. What types of dancing is for groups/couples/singles? (Allyx) - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Best places to go for Prom dinner (Maggiano’s, Macaroni Grill, Melting Pot etc.) Appeal to all group sizes and affordability (Allyx) - Types of cars for teens, most inexpensive, fuel efficient (Hillary) - Smart boards—interview students who have smart boards in their classes, how it effects their learning. (Hillary) -<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Day light savings, why is it a good idea and what is the point? Too outdated? (Hillary) -Subway Vs. Quizznos (Subway keeps adding more to the $5 menu and the Q commercials rag on Subway) Dakota -Paradise Playground. A lot of people haven't heard of it but it's pretty legit. -Dakota (Ask me 4 deats) -Secret life (it's over next week) how it started against sex but kinda turned and supported it to get viewers. (Moral of show lost in modern day demands) -Dakota **__<span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">Sports: __** -Boys baseball; senior profiles, the boys who got signed, Justin Byrd, Tayler Davis ect. - Lora -Boys Lax; what to expect, how they did last year, with leauge change how will that be effected? they had like 3 weeks of tryouts, which was weird. boys who got signed Ryan Paritti, Drew Babb, Eric Law- Lora -Girls Lax; preview of season, hopes? seniors who got signed,( Liana Boraas) i know someone who will be suspended for a few games because of...weekend activities.. which we could connect with bad things like other players who were suspended from game ex: soccer basketball ect. - Lora -Special Olympics, season ended, about team, why people should participate/benefits for both players and partners (Danielle) - Hockey teams (Carried over from last month?) (Anna) - Preview Rockies this year--No more Holliday, etc. (Anna) - Girls soccer and their 7 scholarships (Anna) -Club sports fill the need for fun and exercise-brigid -fight to be captian, big deal in some sports LAX-brigid -sports breifs again update on sports. -Track pre-league meets April 3, 10,17. league meet 24 (Sydney) -Will girls' tennis go to regionals, april 30, season overview (Sydney) -Boys baseball really good this year, but lots of seniors, how will it affect next year? (Sydney) - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Touch on the growing wave of internet assisted health care practices such as the Wii Fit. (Does it really work if you’re standing in one place?) (Allyx) - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Profile on 24fitness classes that would appeal/be beneficial to students and their wallets (Allyx) - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Is Splenda (the sweetener) really causing liver damage? (Talk to a creditable doctor and <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> students/teachers who use it) (Allyx) -<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Spring sports review—best athletes, sports with best shot at state, etc. (Hillary) -<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> Kids starting random new sports at the high school level, how are they doing and what it was like in the beginning, are they able to fit in with the better players. (Hillary) -Clear up which sports are actually sponsored and talk about why some aren't sponsored. -Dakota (Hockey not sponsored. Contact: Zack Von Stein, freshman) -Were boy swimmers really paddled as initiation? (contacts: Eric Kotlow, Aaron Avery, Matt Jueno, other swim team guys.) -Dakota -Last year the freshman girl soccer players were brought to school with no make up/unbrushed hair/unbrushed teeth, etc. Why this was seen as "hazing" by coach Bast even though he let's varsity do things like that and the girls thought it was fun and all of the parents were ok with it. (contacts: Megan Babbit, Jessica Lebel--sophmores)-Dakota