Discovery Digest - Volume 1 | Issue 5

November nd Volume Issue

Classic Flash games preserved, playable in

Bluemaxima Flashpoint allows internet users to once again experience nostalgic titles.

By: Aliferia Gonzalez

Adobe’s announcement of Adobe Flash Player’s impending shutdown caused concerns for the existence of many nostalgic games and websites, many of which became somewhat true. However, the quality emulator Bluemaxima’s Flashpointallowsyoutoplayover thousandof those old titles, succeeding in areas where many otheremulatorsdonot.

InJuly ,Adobeannouncedadevelopmentthat would spark controversy and despair among internet users. Adobe Flash Player, which—as tracked by W Techs—was once in use by three of every ten websites throughout the entire internet, wouldbeshuttingdowninthreeyears’time.

This would mark a future of porting nightmares, big changes or even death for many nostalgic Flash-basedwebsites.Someofthebiggestconcerns were sites like Newgrounds and Coolmathgames, but more than the websites themselves, people were concerned about the lifespan of games hosted onthem.

From free-roam adventures with D platformer andeducationalelementssuchasPoptropicabyJeff Kinney Group to the Papa Louie’s series of restaurantsimulators

Papa Louie in front of a collage made of clips from the Papa Louie flash games. (Choopo/Youtube)

by Flipline Studios, once lively and popular Flash Player based games were faced with thousands of fansconcernedfortheirfutures.

For both examples, those grim futures would end up somewhat true. In a blog post called “Quinn’s Q&A: The End of Flash” owners Matt Neff and TonySalarystated,

“After , once the web browsers remove support for Flash Player, our games won’t be playableonthewebsiteanymore.”

Many are still playable, but as paid mobile apps. This goes against the nostalgic feeling of opening upawebbrowserandplayingforfree.

Poptropica would remain in development for free on its own, but with only islands (each a vessel foroneadventure)asofNov. , .Thisis % of the website’s pre-Flash-shutdown islands, whichaddedupto total.

“Microsoft made several Windows updates over the past year that now block Flash completely from running on Windows,” said Tom Fulp, a staffmemberatheavily-affectedsite Newgrounds

There was one catch-all saving grace for the many pieces of internet history with impending doom, however.Thethree-yeargraceperiodbetweenthe announcementandFlash’sshutdown.

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difficulty and technicality, Bouin said, “the slab is not that hard, but if you are done, and you don’t know[thebeta]quitewell…youcaneasilyfall.”

Sébastian Bouin climbed the hardest rock climbing route in America, called “Supreme Jumbo Love”

By: Beck Gummer

On Nov. , , French professional rock climber Sébastian Bouin climbed the hardest route in the UnitedStates,SupremeJumboLove.

InBourin’swords,SupremeJumboLoveisa“really long” challenge, with its crux (the toughest section inanygivenclimb)beingextremelyprecise.While elaboratingontheclimb’s

To understand how truly hard this climb is, it's important to understand the Yosemite decimal system (YDS). The scale starts at a grade of . , which would be the equivalent of climbing a moretechnicalladder.

The “beginner” stages of this system go from . to . . Past a rating of . , in what is considered the intermediate stage, letter classifications are mixedin.Gradesthatendwithaareontheeasier end; those that end with d are the hardest of a given decimal value. This greatly increases the accuracy at which a climber can judge the difficulty of a route. The intermediate stage encompasses . a– . d.Advancedclimberswill

go for routes graded as . a and above, although professional level climbs reside somewhere between . a– . d.

Its rating of . c places Supreme Jumbo Love at theupperechelonsofwhatishumanlypossiblein the rock climbing scene. As the first completion of its kind, Bouin’s climb should be regarded as one of the greatest climbing achievements of the decade. Professional climber Chris Sharma was thefirstpersontoclimbtheoriginalroute,Jumbo Love, which was graded at . b—making it an expert level climb. He was also the first person to attempt the extension of Jumbo Love, Supreme JumboLove,graded . c.

BouindescribedclimbingJumboLoveasagoalhe had wanted to achieve since he was years old, whenhefirststartedclimbing.∎

America’s hardest rock climb has just been completed.

Transgender Visibilty Day

TransgenderpeopleatDiscoveryHighSchool sharetheirstories

By: Ivan Frazee and Tori Logan

Nov. was Transgender Visibility day, so Digest wanted to listen to the experiences within our community at DiscoveryHighSchool(DHS).Inthisstory,we interviewed Riley Velazquez-Ridley, a sophomore student here at DHS and Ivy Frisbie-Sprouse, an assistant teacher at DHS. Bothofthemidentifyastransgender.

Transgender Visibility Day is, as the dedicated queer youth support organization GLSEN states, “dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of transgender and gender nonconforming people while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be donetoachievetransjustice.”

For many, those accomplishments involved overcoming oppression or the lack of informationonwhattheywerefeeling.

“For me I had a couple of moments where I realized that I was transgender. For me there was a time in high school, around my senior year, that I realized I definitely was not among the normal binary.” Frisbie-Sprouse stated. “I cameouttoacoupleofmyfriends.

Special guest tour Discovery High School

Architects from design convention tour Discovery High School

By: Larken Grimes and Sophia Perian

OnFriday,Nov. ,DiscoveryHighSchool(DHS) had architects tour the school as part of a convention. This annual tour included aspiring volunteers that strived to learn more about a multitude of school layouts and learning styles. This was part of a convention hosted by EDspace,whereinDHStoursarecommonplace.

Digest interviewed Principal Aaron Smith about the tours. Smith explained that the tours were led by DHS students and expressed his gratitude forthestudentvolunteers.

When Digest askedaboutthearchitects’opinions on DHS, Smith responded “a lot of positive feedback[and]wellspokentourguides.”

Smith said in a past interview with Digest that student voice was very important, given that some tours had students for tour guides. He said DHShasdonereallywellinthatarea.

Transgenderindividualsinbindersposefor thecamera.(Cloudfront)

At the time, I didn’t have the verbage or the vocabulary to explain [being] transgender, so at that time,Icategorizeditmoreascrossdresssing.WhichI didn’t feel comfortable with the term, but that was the closest thing to describe myself.” Aliferia Gonzalez, Digest’scopychiefandtransgenderwoman, reported having the same issue to (what she called) anunsettlingdegreeofsimilarity.

Velazquez-Ridley also spoke about their experience within-schooltransgenderdiscrimination.“Lastyear whenIlivedinthemidwest[SergeantBluff,Iowa],it was awful. Kids would bully me and multiple other kids. They’d be very passive aggressive, very religious, and I got told things like ‘go to church’.”

Velazquez-Ridley continued. “Teachers wouldn’t respect pronouns, students obviously didn’t do anything.Itwasn’tawelcomingenvironment.Outof thatentireschoolonlymysmallfriendgroupandone teacher actually listened and cared out of the many other kids. So, yeah, it was very harsh.”

Velazquez-Ridley also spoke on the same issues occurring in Flordia, stating, “same thing with Florida,especiallywiththeDon’tSayGaybill,

thatkindadrovemyfamilytowanttomove,because theyhaveme.”

“I’ve been treated a lot differently since I came out, I’ve had kids be like ‘Why would you do that to yourself? You were so pretty as a girl.’” Velazquez-Ridley said. “The way people treat you very much changes. I think discovery handles this a lot better, identity is respected by teachers, however thatdoesn’tseemtobethecaseforstudents.”

Velazquez-Ridley expressed that he’d been treated better by teachers at Discovery, but that certain DHS students had acted unfavorably towards transgender people, ”A person in my grade wrote ‘ %’onourwhiteboardthathadalotofnicepositive things about being trans and being gay, and I had to google it and it [was in refence to the fact that] % of children who identified as trans killed themselves. [sic] It had turned to a very negative connotation of like ‘oh showing this to a trans person is internet slang to tell them to kill themselves’. Last year there was an incident where middle schoolers printed out and put very hateful imagery and words, like they printed out little cards that had very hateful things and put it all over the whiteboard that the GSA [gender sexuality alliance] had claimed as theirs and had put very nice stuff like pronouns and like different sexualities and what it means to educate [people], and some middle schoolers put stuff like that onitwhich…yeah.”∎

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Due to this architect tour being a yearly event, studentswillseethemagainnextyear.

“I worked with a small group of teachers and architects for two years,”said Smith. One of those architectswashereforthetour,KarenMontovino. Montovino was part of the creation of DHS and helped Smith to form his idea of “a different philosophythanatypicalschool,”intoareality.

Smith said that Discovery should be expecting moretoursinthefuture,sokeepaneyeout! ∎

convention on Nov. ,

(Avery Perry/Discovery Digest)

Stuff the bus is here!

The annual food drive is back again.

By: Willow Nusbaum

It's that time of year again! The leaves are falling, there’s a chill in the air, and the Stuff the Bus food drive has arrived. Stuff the Bus is an annual food and fund drive that started locally in . The donations support our local community food banks through the C.A.R.O.L. (Christmas Activities Relief Organization Limited) program and the Children'sHomeSociety.

The C.A.R.O.L. is a program ran by the Camas-Washougal Fire Department, providing food and gift baskets to local families with limited access to food for the holidays.

The Children's Home Society offers critical assistancetochildrenandfamiliesincrisisand provides food to the Hathaway Backpack program.

The Hathaway Backpack program supplies food-filled backpacks to students at local schools weekly and receives % of its food fromtheStufftheBusprogram.

Stuff the Bus is the largest food drive in the areaandcollects,onaverage, , poundsof food each year. This food can go towards helping feed close to % of Clark County residentswhorequirefoodassistance.

Stuff the Bus programs provide similar benefits to those in need around the country. Some highly-requested food items are canned fish and meats, hearty soups, beans, peanut butter,babyformula,juiceandotherdrinks,

instant oatmeal and cereal. But, even if you’re out of those, any donation helps to supportafamilyinneed.

To encourage students to donate this year, Discovery High School (DHS) has established a friendly competition to see which grade level can gather the most food. The winning grade will receive one spirit point.

Digest talkedtostudentstogettheiropinions onStufftheBus.

“It's great, [I think] more people should participate,” said DHS student Audrey Miller.

Another student, Kris Gilman, said it was “a goodthingtheyaredonatingstufflikethat.”

Gilman also expressed concern, stating, “usually canned food is really high in sodium and isn't that great for people… There are much better ways to support people who needit.”

Gilman suggested donating money directly to food banks is an alternative way to supportlocalpeopleandfamiliesinneed.

If you plan to make a donation, you have until Friday, Dec to do so. Food donations canbebroughttotheDHSfrontoffice, ∎

Classic flash games preserved, playable in

By: Aliferia Gonzalez

Whilemanymournedandcomplained, othersbeganworkonprojectstopreserve andemulateAdobeFlashPlayersoftware. Themostnotableandwell-knownofallwas Ruffle,which,asstatedinTomFulp’sblog postfromthetime,wastobeusedinall instancesofFlash-basedcontenton Newgrounds.

EvenasofNov. , ,youcanfind extensionsontheChromeWebStore promisingtoemulateAdobeFlashPlayer.

However,anissueariseswithnearlyevery singleFlashemulator,theplugin ActionScript .Itscomplexcodehadbecome near-standardafterFlashProfessionalCC wasestablishedin .

A fleet of parked school busses. (Johnny Louis/Getty Images)

Whileanassetatthetime,itsprocesses provedincrediblytrickytoemulateina post-Flashinternet.AsofNov. , , Ruffle’swebsitestates, “Ruffleisstill workingonthefoundationalsupportfor AVM ,anddoesnotyetsupportany contentthatrequiresit.” Itplacesprogress onimplementingtheActionScript languageat %,andtheAPIforitat %.

However,the -bornemulator Bluemaxima’sFlashpointsolvesthisissue completelywithActionScript implementation.Itsdesktopapp, downloadableforfreeintwoversions,is abletorun,asstatedontheirwebsite, -thousandFlashgamesandincludes downloadsforallofthem.Gameslikeclassic PoptropicaandeverysinglePapaLouie’s game,allofwhichworkwithoutfail, providingareliableoutletforonce-lost nostalgicgamesaroundtheinternet. ∎

Discovery Advice Column

With Avery Perry

My best friend got a boyfriend and ditched me

This is a confession I was hesitant to respond to, but after further consideration, I've concluded it to be a common occurrence among high school students. The best advice I can give you, as someone who has been through this, is just to be there for your friend when they need you. If something with the boyfriend goes south, they know they will always have you. Also consider keeping that friend at a distance, so as to not hurt yourself. Remember that you’re an asset to them as much as they’re an asset to you. Relationships are a two waystreet;theyneedtoearnyourcompanyjustasyou’re offering it. If you find that they care too little, there’s a two whole schools of people to talk to in the Camas School District, you’ll find someone better worth your time.

I tripped over my cat yesterday

The only advice I can give you is to repair your broken relationship with your cat. Might I suggest a generous helping of their dinner or some extra treats for them to even consider forgiving you. This piece of advice may be biased as I adore cats. I will also be giving mine extra treats, even though I havenotsteppedontheirtail.

Once when I was seven years old I ate a box of Milk Bones and threw up on the carpet while I was watching Coraline.

I think it's funny that the Coraline movie made it into this confession, also, are you okay? After some research on dog food, specifically Milk-Bones, here's what we gathered: While it certainly doesn't look appetizing, nor (probably) taste any good, the answer is yes. Humans can safely eat their pets' food, although I would strongly advise against eating a whole box. That turns too quickly from curiositytostupidity.

Thank you for all of the submissions this week! We are working hard to respond to all of confessions, so if your submission isn’t in this edition, then be on the lookout for the next edition!

Fall Fashion

Never fear, ’s fall fashion is here!

By: Haylee Kohler & Avery Perry

I’m sure you’ve noticed the shift in temperature outside. As it gets colder, be sure to layer up and stay warm! Of course, fashion and comfort don’t always overlap, so Digest would like to offer you some ’s-inspired outfit combinations that will helpyoustaywarmandlookamazing.

' s fashion has been making a comeback with autumn-styled outfits due to its warm color palette and multitude of layers. A great starting point when layering an outfit is a simple long-sleeve undershirt, which you can then work your way up from. T-shirts, sweater vests, flannels or other types of coats/shawls are great additions on top of one. Another place to start is with a collared shirt, where you can fold the collar over a sweater and eitheraddacoatoranunbuttonedflannelontop.

If you choose to skip the undershirt route, you can start with a sweatshirt and add an unbuttoned flannelshirttokeepanoutfitsimplebuttrendy.

Anotherpopularlookfromthe' sisloafershoes. These can be nicely paired with wide-legged pants to compliment the flat shoe. It’s a simple addition to your outfit that can really bring it together, eitheraddingapopofcolororadifferenttexture.

Colorsplayahugeroleinanyoutfit.It’simportant to match but also have diverse coloration. During fall season, warm oranges, yellows, reds, browns, and creams are all tones once popular in the ' s thatpersisttotoday’sfashion.

Matchingsetsarenonewtrend,eversincethe‘ s they've stayed in style! The big question is how do youstyleoneforfall?

Aclassic,comfyoptionispairingacrew-neckwith sweatpants. You can really make a statement with shoes, bags and accessories. A very popular choice, especially for celebrities like Gigi Hadid, Hailey Bieber and Kylie Jenner, is matching sweatpants withacrewneck,pairedwithsunglasses,cute

shoes and a designer bag. Whether lounging around the house or going out on the town, this outfit combination has simple beginnings that can wowwiththeadditionofaccessories.

Another popular matching set is denim on denim. Although the combination often receives slander, when styled right, it can make for a promising fall fit. Denim pants, a turtleneck and a denim jacket are sure fight denim on denim criticism and make youlookamazingwhiledoingso.

If you’re going to make this statement, however, there are a few things to make sure of. Denims must always match each each other as to not look off or lazy. To break up the matched denim, it's alwaysgoodtohaveashirtonunderneathorsome midriff showing; it draws the eyes to the whole outfit and gives admirers a break from the loud denimblues.∎

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