Issue 2 2010-2011 by Trojan Times

New drum majors take the lead See page 5

C/O 2011 organizes first Powder Puff event See page 4

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News

Okazaki’s NHD documentary earns spot in film festival

Senior Jin Murakami’s art attracts international attention

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Sports

Gustafson, only girl on varsity football team

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Editorial

Features

Appreciating time and people before it’s too late

By Caitlin Kelly c.kelly@trojantimes.org

enior Jin Murakami has always enjoyed art and has had an inclination towards sculpting from a young age. Murakami crafts detailed clay figures, and his work has recently been recognized in the Japanese magazine Floyd. Floyd is a magazine targeted towards students, and hopes to lessen discrimination against special needs people by serving as a “treasure box” for their art. “People who live in Japan who have CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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Okazaki’s documentary earns spot in film festival By Aven Santiago a.santiago@trojantimes.org For some, National History Day (NHD) is just another school project. But for others, like Senior Marissa Okazaki, it’s a real commitment. Okazaki placed 5th in the nation at the NHD competition in Washington DC. She is the first student from MHS to rank in the top ten in the documentary category and will have it displayed at the Hawaii International Film Festival. Okazaki was one of thousands who competed in the competition. The theme was Innovation in History: Impact and Change. She chose the topic of Social Darwinism as her project. “She had a very interesting and provocative topic,” says Social Studies Teacher Amy Perruso. “She was raising questions and looking at a issue that is difficult for many people to deal with,” she said. The topic of Social Darwinism won Okazaki many

Senior Marissa Okazaki awards while in Hawaii. Okazaki had won at the district level, the state level and took 5th at the national level. “I saw her project at the school level, and we knew that it was special,” said Boehning. “She had great research that I have never even seen before. You can tell she did so much work,” she said. Okazaki’s project was also selected to be part of the Hawaii International Film Festival. When asked about it, Okazaki said, “I’m honestly very shocked that it got selected. It was nowhere

near as sophisticated as the professional films and very simple. But I’m glad that I have this opportunity to teach people about my project.” Boehning said, “It really stands out on its own; I think that was why it was selected for the Hawaii Film Festival because its not just a regular project, its really turning into something that teaches.” Okazaki also won the Outstanding State Award for Hawaii. Okazaki said, “(I was) surprised, but I’m glad it is being well received because that means all my hard work has paid off.” Okazaki and her teachers are very proud of what she has accomplished. Her documentary will be on display at the Hawaii International Film Festival from October 14-24. Okazaki hopes people will learn about her project’s importance in history.

Graduates return to dedicate time to theater By Zora Ha

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While most students are eager to steer away from high school once they have graduated, Alumnae Geneva Pablico and Shelby Benson are proud examples of our school’s ongoing Trojan pride. Pablico, who graduated in 2007 and Benson, who graduated in 2010, still dedicate much of their time and effort to the Central Theatre Arts Academy (CTAA). Pablico and Benson agree that working with the students three times a week apart from attending college and working can be stressful. “Well, I go to college; I’m taking a break now, but I also have a job, but it’s pretty much learning, working and teaching,” Pablico said. They have also watched numerous amounts of people progress overtime partaking in this program. “I just like looking around and seeing kids who come in, know nothing about anything. And then like a week later I’ll be like, ‘get me a two

(L-R) Alumnae Shelby Benson and Geneva Pablico by four,’ and they’ll know exactly what I’m talking about,” Benson explained. The technical side of play production would not be where it is now without the help of Pablico and Benson. “I wouldn’t be able to do it cause, to put on a production it takes a lot of people. We always have brand new members every year. I can’t teach them all that and then take the time to rehearse,” said Director Jamie Stroud. Both Pablico and Benson have devotion towards working on the technical side of theater, designing the props and backgrounds with the students, while teaching them some basics before they start designing themselves. “(The set) is ac-

tually students who come up with the set design, so all sets you see on stage are student ideas,” Pablico stated. “Then we take it from there and build it up and it’s the students who run the show,” Benson added. With their teaching it is easy for many students like Junior Anna Sikkink, who was in CTAA last year, to comprehend. “I remember when I first came to work, it was pretty simple cause their criticism was really positive and made me want to be part of it even more.” she said. With help from Pablico and Benson, this year will be a new experience for those in CTAA.

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CTAA rises to 15K challenge By Jacquelyn Perreira j.perreira@trojantimes.org

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CTAA Adviser Jamie Stroud accepted a grant presented by Kim Coco Iwamoto. The grant will go towards equipment. Last year, the MHS fine arts department’s budget was cut several thousands of dollars, causing setbacks for the Central Theatre Arts Academy (CTAA). This year, the CTAA and every performing arts center across the state were granted ten thousand dollars each. “This money came from an anonymous donor,” said BOE member and check presenter Kim Coco Iwamoto. “It was given to the Hawaii Arts Alliance (HAA), specifically to be given to the performing arts learning centers,” she stated. However, receiving the ten thousand required some work. “Every performing arts learning center in the state of Hawaii … were offered the same challenge,” explained Iwamoto. “The challenge was: if you were given five thousand dollars, could you raise matching contributions from the community?” If the center was able to raise five thousand dollars from the community, then they would receive a second five thousand, making it a total of fifteen thousand dollars raised. “Getting the community to get up and actually contribute was really important,” stated Iwamoto. “I think the arts have not been funded in the way they should be … as a whole, our society needs to support the arts, and that’s what this was

about,” she said. At first, this challenge worried Fine Arts Teacher and CTAA Head Jamie Stroud. “I thought ‘Oh no, this is one more thing I’m going to have to do’ and I was a little panicky about it,” she said. In the end, Stroud did not need to worry, for the money was raised quickly. “People just came out of the woodwork to give money; I was shocked,” she said. Along with cash donations, Stroud and the fine arts department fundraised by selling donated snacks and by singing at the Wahiawa Pineapple Festival. After being granted the second five thousand dollars from the HAA, members of the CTAA were relieved. “I was happy, I mean, we need the money,” said Student Teacher Shelby Benson. The CTAA plans to save portions of the money as well as use the money for some new equipment. “We’re thinking maybe some wireless headsets … More mics … a table saw and just some other equipment for building some big ticket items,” stated Stroud. “We’d use it for our basic supplies,” added Benson. “We’re not gonna have a financial problem this year,” stated Stroud. As for next year, the CTAA’s financial situation is still unknown, but the show, as always, will go on.

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Fall Pops, bringing students closer through live music By Jonalyn Bate

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Photos courtesy of Yasuyo Sato To see more of Murakami’s artwork, visit http://www. From L-R, the magazine Floyd Murakamis figurines were featured geocities.jp/artfromjin/ in, Senior Jin Murakami, and a few pieces of his art work.

special needs have a lot of discriminate. And they try to make understand to the other people about special needs,” said Yasuyo Sato, Murakami’s mother and a Japanese native. Murakami makes small, intricate clay figures and has done so since the age of three. However, his interest in art shined through even before then. “First he was drawing and one day my friend give him Play Doh and he start to make Play Doh,” said Sato. Since then, Murakami has worked on his figures almost everyday. He gets much of his inspiration from his love for animals. “(I like to make) African animals,

yeah like giraffe, lion, tiger,” said Murakami. However, Murakami doesn’t limit himself to one sort of animal; he has made everything from insects to “Kung Fu Panda” characters. “They’re totally amazing. It has to be perfect so he’ll keep working at it for every little detail so it’s amazing,” said Murakami’s Skills Trainer Shawn Romero. After his recognition in Floyd, Murakami hopes to gain even more acknowledgement for his art locally. He has already made hundreds of figures for a wedding, but also hopes to participate in events like craft

fairs. His ultimate goal is to sell his figurines in order to buy a plane ticket back to his hometown in Wisconsin. But until then, he will continue to make these clay figures for a simple reason: because he loves it. “It relaxes me,” Murakami said. Romero agreed saying, “I think it relaxes him. I feel like he can just sit there and focus on something and not worry about what’s going on.” Murakami’s figures serve as an inspiration for all who know him. “I was amazed and encouraged by him, and I talked to him about how awesome that is,” said Romero.

Fall Pops is a traditional concert that introduces young musicians to performance. It’s the first concert of the year and is all about pop music and entertainment. “I’m excited to hear how all the classes sound and it’s going to be fun,” said Sophomore Bradley Yoshida, an alto sax player in the ensemble. The band, orchestra, and choir will be performing. “Fireflies” by Owl City will be played as well as other songs from artists such as Fantasia and songs from the musical Rent. The concert will bring students and parents together showcasing the students’ dedication to music. “It’s good I get to show my parents what

I’ve done so far,” said Sophomore Sabrina Fall, a clarinet player. The concert will be conducted by Music Director Keane Ishii as well as three other directors. “I think we look forward to having a good time because music is beautiful and it’s recognizable,” Ishii said. He expects all students to do their best. “We have class time and also before and after school. They actually practice on their own at home or recess and such,” Ishii said. These students are excited for the event. “The ending is supposed to be playful. The last song is from the movie ‘Up’ so it’s upbeat,” said Sophomore Gabby Gregorio, a cello player. The performance will be held at the gymnasium tonight at 7 p.m.

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Breaking barriers: Mililani’s first female kicker By Reid Imamura r.imamura@trojantimes.org

When attending a football game of any league, you expect to see husky and tall male athletes playing on the field. Junior Elizabeth Gustafson has broken that stereotypical tradition and this year has made it on the Va r s i ty Football Team. Wanting to stay in shape so she could try out for the upcoming soccer season, a friend told Gustafson to join the football team for its spring conditioning. “I had no idea what it (spring conditioning) was, but I said ‘okay’ and signed up that day,” Gustafson said. During spring training, Gustafson had her own fears,

“I was nervous about everything. How the boys would react and how I would do.” But through spring training and practicing throughout the year, Gustafson’s hard work allowed her to play on the team as its kicker for three games including preseason. Being the only girl on the team, Gustafson felt her own pressures and challenges, “In the beginning of the year when it first started, it was kind of difficult, and I felt out of place because I was with boys. I felt like I had something to prove.” “She does all the workouts that the running backs do, and outside of practices,

Powder Puffs fundraise for 2011 prom and graduation By Chanel Kawasaki c.kawasaki@trojantimes.org

In the past month, the class of 2011 organized and arranged MHS’ first Powder Puff game in order to fundraise senior prom and graduation at the Stan Sherriff Center. In the Powder Puff games, girls and guys left their stereotypical roles on the football field. The cheerleaders took the place of football players, and football players took the place of cheerleaders. The teams were integrated by grade levels; freshmen Dragons challenging junior Ninjas, and sophomore Phoenixes challenging senior Panthers. The two winning classes battled it out for the championship title. Although the senior class hoped for victory, the sophomore Phoenixes won unexpectedly with a score of 28 to 0. Similarly, the Dragons, with 8 points to 0, beat the Ninjas. And in the final showdown of sophomores versus freshmen, the sophomore team won, 22 to 0. Although the senior team did not carry home the title of Powder Puff champions, the games still proved itself to be worthwhile in the basis

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of teamwork. “It’s brought spirit and unity,” said Senior Treasurer Britnee Rivera. “We were trying to use (the Powder Puff games) for some kind of school spirit type of thing,” said Senior Class Adviser Jamie Ludwig. And based on the bleachers, tightly crammed with bright

“It’s brought spirit and unity.” - Senior Treasurer Britnee Rivera posters and body painted fans, spirit was especially vibrant in the audience. “Hopefully this will become something they can carry on every year,” she said. Since most of the female players had little to no experience in the game, learning how to play football became their first priority. In their efforts, the players strived to get ready for the

Nicole Nishiki and Malia Moscatelo stay on their toes while challenging the juniors. “We didn’t know what to expect,” says Nishiki. “Everyone was doubting us because we’re freshman.”Freshman team won 8-0. game with practices twice a week and sometimes more. The current MHS football players coached them. “We’ve been practicing a lot,” said Senior Garee-lynn Wailehua, a participant in the game, adding, “It’s tiring, but it’s fun.” The guys practiced enthusiasm and liveliness. Senior cheerleader, Chelsey Silva, took part in teaching the guys how to cheer. “They (were) kind of hard to work with, they don’t really listen, but they brought it together,” Silva said. And with their rhymes and dancing ready, the male cheerleaders energized the audience and rooted for the players. The planning and coordinating of the event ended up rewarding the class of 2011. The Powder Puff game portrayed the uniqueness of the senior class, in both fundraising and creating a one of a kind way to start off senior year.

if I call my group in, she also participates,” said Coach Jeff Cadiz, Gustafson’s personal coach. “I just went and worked as hard as I could, and I do everything with them. I do all the running with them, I do all the lifting with them,” said Gustafson, who made 14 out of the 18 extra points attempted thus far. Through all the ups and downs, Gustafson gives credit to her mother, Becky Gustafson. “My mom told me to sign up just to show the team that I could do it and prove them wrong.” But her fellow teammates and coaches have been nothing but positive

and continually support her, “I’m so thankful for the boys and the coaches on the teamfor always working hard and always pushing each other and myself to the best we can be,” said Gustafson. Wanting to go back into soccer, Gustafson isn’t sure whether or not she will participate in next year’s football season as a senior, “Playing football... took up a lot of my time so I had to quit soccer, but a lot of my soccer teammates want me to join (soccer) again.” The future still holds a mystery for Gustafson, “But it’s a really big possibility that I will join again.”

Team managers aid in MHS football success

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From L-R, Managers Rebecca Gopie, Scarlett Blaser, Raychele Aquino, Hi’ilani Adelstein and Shayla Williams-Benson. By Shan Yonamine s.yonamine@trojantimes.org MHS football is always an important staple of the year, but a lot more goes on behind the scenes than is perceived. Behind the team, there are active managers helping to ensure the wellbeing of the players. The five ladies behind the team this year are Senior Raychele Aquino, Juniors Scarlett Blaser and Hi’ilani Adelstein and Sophomores Rebecca Gopie and Shayla WilliamsBenson. The managers play an active role in game preparation. “Before the games, we ask coach if we’re going to give the JV and the (Varsity) boys their jerseys, then we all go to the jersey room (to) get ready,” stated Blaser. The managers also must be present at all practices to help fill water. “We have to go to all of them ...otherwise we can’t go to the games,”

said Gopie. During the game it is also very important that all managers be on the field to tend to the players. “If they call for water, then we have to go run up to the field and give it to them, and then if the bottles are empty, we’ll go back and fill them up and like keep checking on the water constantly during the game,” said Blaser. Being a football manager isn’t all work. “I started liking it cause you get to know the boys,” said Blaser. The managers are also required to keep up in school. “We have to get grade checks, (and) make sure (our) grades are good so it keeps me on top; keeps me active,” said Blaser. There is no doubt that the team managers are an important asset to the team. Their aid to the players has led to much success in MHS football.

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Chosen Trojans

Double drum majors: Introducing the 2010 MHS marching band drum majors

everything is kept under control. Any instructions that we have, that the director have is carried out, and they act as the ‘go to’ people,” added Ka apana. One of their biggest jobs is having the band emote and perform their show through their marching and music. “We are trying to ‘sell’ our show, our theme, to the audience,” said Robles, “(Peacott-Ricardos and I

want the band) to stop playing the music from up here, in the mind, and play it more down here in the heart,” he continued. To do this the drum majors must employ a variety of directing techniques. “(For example, Robles and I) portray the theme through our conducting and such,” Peacott-Ricardos stated. Overall, there is much excitement surrounding this season, and both Drum Majors expressed the common goal to top last season. Ka apana is just as enthused. “I feel confident about the choices we made. We think that they’ll do well during performance time and with everyone; they have potential for growth.” With that said, PeacottRicardos and Robles have a long and challenging road ahead of them, but regardless of the difficulties they face, they will have each other to depend on, hopefully leading to an outstanding season.

Senior Bianca Sewake

Senior Kristen Sawada

By Matthew Ambrosecchio m.ambrosecchio@trojantimes.org

After a thrilling season last year, Senior Kyle Peacott-Ricardos returns to direct the MHS Marching Band’s 2010 season as Drum Major; but unlike last year, he will be accompanied by Senior Keenan Robles. Peacott-Ricardos was especially relieved that he has a partner this season recalling how the band could sometimes get “out of control.” “I feel like there’s less pressure now,” he said. Last year’s solo performance was an oddity to begin with. “We try to go with two (Drum Majors),” said Marching Band Director Derek Ka apana, continuing, “This year it’s back to two, because (the selection staff and I) felt that they would pair well together.” Interestingly enough, Robles never expected to become a Drum Major, and originally wanted to try out for a Leadership Core (LC)

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First year Drum Major Keenan Robles appreciates the guidance his partner Kyle Peacott-Ricardos provides. “Being with someone experienced really helped,” he said.

position. “I thought that if I could do good at the Drum Major auditions I could also do good at the LC auditions,” he explained. Nonetheless, he and Peacott-Ricardos enthusiastically accepted. As Drum Majors, the pair has the challenging task of directing, motivating and critiquing over 170 student musicians during practices and performances. “Ideally, the drum majors make sure

New Editors-in-Chief bring fresh perspective to MHS Newspaper andYearbook By Matthew Raab m.raab@trojantimes.org

Seniors Bianca Sewake and Kristen Sawada arrived at their positions as editorsin-chief in different ways, but the ambitious plans of both are bringing a new look to the MHS Trojan Times and Na Mana o Poina ole Yearbook programs this year. Sewake is the editor-inchief of the Trojan Times. This is her second year as a staff member, and her first year as an editor. “There are many challenges,” she explained, adding, “but I don’t mind it because I like to do what I do.” This drive might have assisted her in becoming editor-in-chief, but that job wasn’t always a position that she was targeting. A contest determined who would hold that position. “There’s a process, pretty much towards the end of the year last year, we did this thing called a mock issue,” she said. This was a competition between her and one other staff member in which they had to each create their own newspaper. This was

a daunting task, but it gave Sewake the job she currently holds. Sawada, the editor-inchief for Na Mana o Poina ole, reached her position on a different path. “One day, (Journalism Adviser Christopher) Sato just sat me down … and he pretty much told me that he wants me to be editor-in-chief,” she explained. “And eventually I said ‘yes it’s fine with me.’” Although Sawada assumed the job of editor-inchief in a way simpler than Sewake, her job did not become any simpler. “This is my third year, so I kind of knew what to expect but now that I’m in the shoes of editor-in-chief it’s totally different. It’s really hard, a lot of hours,” she stated. The similarity between these two editors-in-chief is their desire to bring change to their work. “Since last year’s yearbook was pretty much the same, the exact same as the year before, I did want to change a lot,” Sawada explained. “I wanted to change the layouts; I wanted to change how we always

covered the same stuff.” Sewake has similar goals, only they are more geared towards a newspaper. “What we are trying to do is change the layout, how the paper looks,” she explained. “We’re trying to experiment with layout and design for the paper and how the front page looks.” This is only one part of their responsibilities, though. Both explained that other tasks were important. “When you’re an editor, you pretty much have to manage the whole staff,” Sewake explained. “The hardest part would have to be keeping track of everyone and everything.” They also agree on one more point - being the edi-

tor-in chief is not easy. “It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be,” Sawada remarked. “We wanted more, more school events (in the yearbook).” And more events mean more work, and more time. But Sawada and Sewake show an interest in what they are doing. They arrived at the jobs they hold through their own choices, and overall, they both show a drive to produce a quality product. For these two editors, the futures of the Trojan Times and Na Mana o Poina ole are looking up.

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I’m surprised to say there are only a few more days left of school till the end of first quarter. Did you all keep your grades up? Jokes aside, this has been a very busy quarter. Club fair was on August 25. Extracurricular activities are a great way to hone or learn skills, make new friends and have fun. Be it a physical, social or academic activity, they are all exciting ways to spend your time outside of the classroom. Homecoming ended not too long ago. I hope you all enjoyed it. Looking at the lipsync performances, banner displays and all of the other works made by your friends, everyone did great. Long hours have been used by the various committees to make sure that this homecoming was the best. For those who weren’t in committees or dressed up for spirit week, hopefully this homecoming has inspired you to support your class in other school activities. Finally, there was a senate meeting on September 28. Make sure your advisory’s senate representatives are attending the meetings. Upcoming events include the PSAT on October 16, Make a Difference Day on October 23 and the Halloween Dress Up on October 28. Have a fun break, and I’ll see you next quarter.

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Editorial Realization sets in after valuable time wasted

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By Bianca Sewake The mission of the Trojan Times is to be the student voice and to publicize events, share in the successes of students, promote the hard work of the faculty and capture the dedication of organizations. Editor-in-Chief Bianca Sewake Assistant Editor Caitlin Kelly Design Editor Matthew Ambrosecchio Business Manager Jessica Antonio Adviser Mr. Christopher Sato Principal Dr. John Brummel

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High school is passing by more quickly than I imagined. The end of the first quarter took me by surprise, and before I know it, graduation day will soon arrive. As I’m thinking back to my years here, I sometimes feel as if I took high school for granted and regret doing so. There were many times where I’d become so caught up in my workload with homework, deadlines, college and SAT’s, that I’d forget to just enjoy my time. As an underclassman, I remember wishing for time to just hurry up so I could be done with high school. And I know I’m not the only one who felt this way at one point or another. But now that I’m a senior, I regret those moments and

wish for some time back. Like most things, high school will soon pass. We won’t be here forever. I sometimes forgot that, and I think others do, too. Only now is my time left here sinking in since I’m constantly reminded of this being my final year. It made me realize that the people we meet, the experiences we have and all these moments will eventually become memories. These days that we get to spend with the ones that matter to us are precious. Value the people who are in your life because who knows how often you’ll get to see some of them once high school is over. I wish I had figured this out before. Maybe then I wouldn’t have wasted some of my time wishing for this to end. But now I intend to remind myself that even

though there will be times I get stressed, this will be over in a while and I will miss it. So I just have to make the best of what I have left. You should too. Realize this before it’s too late.

Throughout your time here, remember to stop and take a look around you sometimes. Appreciate what you have and the people who are by your side.

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f Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)

gCapricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19)

Watch the skies for a helicopter going overhead. As soon as you see one, look directly to your left.

Throw some variety into your life today. Something really out there. Like going to your classes a new way, or brushing your teeth with the other hand.

eScorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21)

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3. Fall ____ Concert 4. A fifteen thousand dollar grant was given to the ______ 6. Trojan Times editor-in-chief 7. Winners of the Powder Puff tournament 10. Na Mana o Poina ole editor-in-chief

1. Female kicker for the MHS varsity football team 2. There are _____ student managers for the football team 5. Amount of drum majors in the MHS Marching Band this year 8. Student whose NHD documentary will be shown at the Hawaii International Film Festival 9. Murakami makes small ____ figures

3to5days

By Jayna Kitazaki

Pisces i (Feb. 19 – March 20)

Something strange is headed your way. It’s somewhere between finding two chocolate chips stuck together and getting abducted by an alien in significance. Compiled by Matthew Raab m.raab@trojantimes.org

Answers to Crossword Puzzle

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(Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Look for tired people and chastise them for not getting enough sleep, especially Taurus friends. Make them understand how serious these horoscopes are.

dLibra

Thursday, September 30, 2010

By the bell

By Matthew Ambrosecchio Is it just me or are a lot of our ﬁre drills false alarms?

I know what you mean, but I think they’re good practice for a real ﬁre.

Yeah right! Why should we waste class time just because some hooligan sets oﬀ the alarm This is serious Mark! What happens when there really is a burning building ?!?

I guess your right ... Besides our English test got put oﬀ till tomorrow!

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