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Getting to Know More About MLK Jr.

by Reporter Sofia Wolf, Sedona Charter School The James Webb Space Telescope has a very long history and is one of the biggest focuses this year for NASA. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) originated in 1996. It is the largest s ace te esco e to e er o to s ace ut et s o to the er beginning.

It was originally named the Next Generation Space Telescope. In 2002 it had been renamed after James e ho as s secon administrator. Webb was known for playing a big role in the Apollo program and researching over the years for NASA. For decades NASA has worked harder and harder to make the JWST possible. The JWST is especially designed to go to space to see how planets, galaxies, and different objects from space were created and how they evolved over time.

After 25 years, NASA had finally completed the JWST. On Dec. 25, 2021, it was launched into space. After many ups and downs of getting things to work right, and the complications that came with it, the JWST is now in space slowly unfolding itself to figure out the answers to all of our questions.

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Learning Tae Kwon Do with Master Choi

by Reporter Georgiana Readhead, Homeschool This summer I started taking Tae Kwon Do lessons as a way to stay active and get exercise. Tae Kwon Do is a Korean form of martial arts. I love going to classes so much and wanted to learn more, so I interviewed Master Choi, a 7th Degree Black Belt certified from Kukkiwon, 3rd Degree Tae Kwon Do instructor from Kukkiwon, and a 3rd Degree Olympic sparring referee.

The dojang where I train is called White Tiger Tae Kwon Do Academy. “White Tiger represents a brave martial artist wearing a white uniform with a black belt,” says Master Choi. He wishes more people knew that Tae Kwon Do is not only a fighting skill ut a out se f contro hoi s ersona oa is to a e an excellent black belt students and make the world brighter.

Master Choi trains with bo staff, nunchucks, and sword, and teaches his students nunchucks. My favorite kick is side kick an that is aster s fa orite ic as e e i es this ic because he never feels like he has made the perfect side kick so that motivates him to keep practicing.

Master Choi remembers many forms, kicks and drills in order to teach lots of classes. He says that teaching becomes natural and that it is easier to memorize things when he teaches others.

His favorite part of owning his own dojang is that he can design the class structure and curriculum himself.

When asked what advice he has for students, Master Choi says that learning Tae Kwon Do is part of self-control and that white belts should develop their self-confidence and black belts should learn to be humble in front of others. “There are lots of challenges for Junior Black belt students. Once they get there they spend lots of time earning their black belt and many of them give up instead. I want them to go through to earn their black belt. It could change their life once they get it,” says Master Choi.

The first time Master Choi went to a dojang was when his uncle, also a Tae Kwon Do Master, brought him MORE TAE KWON DO, page 21 ➧

by Reporter Faith Moore Arizona Desert Elementary We may know Martin Luther King Jr. from books, television and celebrations. You may even personally know him or his family. Did you know his “birth name” was Michael?

I read the book, “Who was Martin Luther King Jr.” King was born Jan. 15, 1929, as Michael, the same name his father had.

When King was 5 years old, his father had his name changed to Martin. He skipped two grades in school.

The book stated back then blacks had different rooms, schools, restrooms and more. King grew up in a time of segregation.

They did not have the same rights as white people. King was sadly killed in 1968.

We celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor him and what he did for America.

According to history.com, King once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. The time is always right to do what is right. True place is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice. Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

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there when he was 4. Master Choi got his black belt a couple of years later when he was only 6!

“When I practice Tae Kwon Do myself, or with other Masters, we focus on basic kicks such as front kick, round house kick, side kick, etc., instead of doing kicks that look cool,” explains Master Choi. “The more you practice Tae Kwon Do, the more you notice how basic kicks are important to practice.” aster hoi s fa orite career hi h i ht is hen he achie e thir ace in a Tae Kwon Do demonstration at a national athletic competition. For the future, he is e cite a out the ossi i it of i ro e ents in ae on o s arrin competition rules. f ou ant to et in o e ith ae on o ta e a oo at hite i er ae on o s e site at https://aztigers.com, or look for a local dojang near you!

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Van Gogh Exhibit Goes Thru March

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@GSACPC January 2022 • Bear Essential News • 23

Let’s Pause for a Moment of SCIENCE! in a jar!

How to Make

Did you know that turning milk into butter is a physical change because milk is changed from a colloid (milk/cream) to a solid (butter) without altering its chemical composition?

Ingredients and Materials • 2/3 cup cold heavy whipping cream • 2/3 measuring cup • 1 canning jar (1 cup) with lid and ring

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Prep: 15 mins.

Ready in: 15 mins.

Now, design and cut out a label for your jar of butter.

STEP 1

Pour cream into the jar, and screw on the lid.

STEP 2 Shake jar until butter forms a soft lump.

15 to 20 minutes. Continue to shake until butter separates out of the lump and the jar contains a solid lump of butter and liquid buttermilk.

Butter m

ade by:

KEEP SHAKING...

TIME IS ALMOST DONE While shaking the jar, what do you see?

STEP 3

Pour contents of the jar into a fine mesh strainer, and strain out the buttermilk, leaving the solid butter.

Remove the lump of butter and wrap it in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until needed.

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