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Zac Efron His rise to fame and the movies that got him there

Make Fast Money Over 10 tips on how teens can make an income and get the green

Save Your Wallet Save more than $100 on your monthly shopping spree

Emi+ Jay

Two teens create a successful million dollar making business almost over night

The Monsters Within Us

Justin Bieber The man of the hour and his fascinating story p29

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Biographies

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It’s Not to Early to Start a Dream Read about a young new fashion designer

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Meet the editors of Sixteen and how they live their lives

The Rise To Fame Zac Efrons small steps to when he made it big Money Can’t Buy me Clothes Learn to shop with a budget and save hundreds Work It Out Want to get a job this summer? Follow some of these tips and you’ll be making money in no time

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Introducing EMI+JAY How 2 teens created a $1,000,000 business

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Bloggers Brawl Wanna Blog? Read how hereto find out whic media source to use

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ChilLAX The sport that’s sweeping the nation

The Monsters in Our Grasps Do you know what’s going into your body? Want to find out?

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Top Stores of 2012 Ever need a new place to shop? Look here to find some of the best!

Justin Bieber, the Man of the Hour All about Justin Bieber and the miraculous way we got to know him

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elcome to sixteen, the best fashion magazine in Austin. Sixteen was assembled in our electronic magazine class, a signature course at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy during the fall semester and we worked long and hard to deliver our final product. Sixteen magazine will be the winter edition from 2012. For countless hours during the day, we wrote and designed layouts for your benefit, so please enjoy our creation. Sixteen contains stories about pop culture, beauty, and many other things. The features stories inside required many interviews, and were edited down to perfection. We wrote all our articles with one theme in mind: fashion.

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Our authors proved to be trustworthy by producing stories that grasped onto the real events that can happen in a teen’s life. We went to new depths to complete the most difficult task, which wws to understand the minds of young teens. We hoped the stories interest and relate to your daily lives, so that sixteen will be a magazine worth remembering.

Sixteen contains a wide variety, so we hope our magazine is fit for you as a reader.

Sincerely, Sixteen Staff

meet your authors Meris McHaney is an aspiring musician who can be found playing, guitar in hand, on the side-

walks and restaurants along 6th street in Austin, Texas. Music is not the only hobby of this teen. Being athletic is a big part of McHaney’s life along with writing and dancing [like Justin Bieber]. With one demo album down McHaney looks to continue her journey into the world. Fashion is a big part of her life.

Polo Ralph Lauren is one of the main brands you’ll see this teen wearing along with Justin Bieber attire.

Chelsea Banawis is a student at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy who resides in Austin,

Texas. She dreams of living in Los Angeles, California one day, but finds peace in her home in South Austin. Austin has been the only placed she has called home despite the fact that she was born in the Philippines. Her filipino family is a large part of her life and she gets inspiration from them. They are there to make her smile and make everyday worthwhile for this young teen. Her life not only consists of her family, but she also spends many hours of the day on social media sites. Chelsea’s favorite website is tumblr.com, where she runs her own One Direction blog. Fangirling is a second nature for this girl.

Kennya Gomez

is a freshman at Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) which is in Austin, Texas. She likes to spend time with her family and with her friends from LBJ.She is really quiet in her classes but when she has the chance to be with her friends she is a different person. Her life has changed a lot since she entered LASA, she usually spends her weekends finishing homework instead of spending time with her family. She doesn’t have that much free time after school because of all the work she has to do. Although she gets frustrated with all the work she tries not give up and keep doing what she can. She enjoys listening to music and even though she is not an expert at drawing she likes to draw when she has nothing to do.

LP Jenkins

was born and raised in Austin, Texas, went to Murchison for middle school and is at LASA high school. He doesn’t do much outside of school except hang out with friends online and in person. Him and his friends like playing any game with multiple people, but high among their favorites is Settlers of Catan. His dream is to own a small army of mini robots to do all his work for him.

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it is not too early to start a dream by kennya gomez

“Fashion design is my life,” said Cassini.

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nowing what you want to be when you grow up can be really hard to decide for many people but not for Cecilia. Cecilia Cassini is a ten-year-old girl who designs clothing. She is the youngest fashion designer in California. She started designing clothes since she was six-years old. She is a young designer that uses her imagination to create clothes, according to her blog. She imagines what every girl would want to wear and then designs it. Since she was little she liked to design clothes but it wasn’t until her grandma gave her a sewing machine that she actually started to make her designs come true. Many might say that she was born to be a fashion designer.

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“I just like to experiment with different things and create new clothes.”

Cassini believes that no one is ever too young to start working on their dream. Although she understands that school is a priority, she still wants to work on the thing that she enjoys the most which is making new clothing designs. Many of the people who actually see her work say that she is really talented with the things she makes. She likes to experiment with all different types of styles. She likes to follow her imagination and create designs come to her mind. Although it might be too early she is already sure that designing clothes was meant for her. She has not only created clothes but she has also created an impact of on many kids life.

“Just because we are children does not mean that we are not able to follow our dreams and turn them into realities,” said Cassini.

Cassini has inspired many kids around the United States to follow their dreams. She shows that almost all children are able to do the stuff that adults do. She has really made an impact on others with her work. She has been able to create designs that only professionals have made. This is something that many people might debate.

Cassini and some of the clothes that she has made.

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“Her designs look professional, it doesn’t even look like a tenyear old work,” said one of her Cecilia’s shoppers. “Her style is modern yet outgoing.”

There are many opinions like this about Cassini’s work but then there’s the people who think the opposite.

“Her work is creative but she’s too young to be working on designing clothes,” said one of the people who have heard of Cassini. “She should be working on homework not on designing clothes.”

There is a few people who disagree with the idea of her making clothes at a young age. They think that she should be working on school work instead of creating clothes to sell.

Cassini’s story has been heard almost around the whole United States, she has set the example that no matter what a person’s age is they can create the hottest new looks of the year, of course if they are into fashion designing. She has shown that everyone is able to create what they imagine if they put all their hard work into it. Everyone can combine the types of clothes they want to wear, but it takes a real designer like Cassini to create the clothes. ∞

Some of the clothes that Cassini has made.

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Charlie St. Cloud (2010)

The Lucky One (2012)

OTHER EFRON FILMS Hairspray (2007)

Melinda’s World (2003) Triple Play (2004) Me and Orson Wells (2009) New Year’s Eve (2011) Liberal Arts (2012) The Lorax (2012)

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staying current with a budget

Two citizens of New York dressing for winter.

ifting through a store full of merchandise, Darcy McNutt, browses through a small boutique called Stone Mountain Jewelry in North Carolina. It is her first time here, and its wide collection makes her fall deeply in love with it.

“They have the most unique pieces and my mom took both me and my sister to pick something out that reflected our style,” McNutt said.

This was her earliest memory of a great shopping trip from when she was younger. Over the course of her life, McNutt has worked in jobs with Ivanka Trump in New York, but currently resides in Austin, Texas. Many young adults such as McNutt look for stores similar to the one in North Carolina to find the most current and trendy items, but with a dwindling economy they have to shop smart. Finding the latest trends is easy with just a short flip through a magazine, but finding a store with these clothes is more difficult. Similar to many other’s situation, her budget is usually cut short because of her bills. As a seventh grade history teacher in Austin, Texas, her pay is low, but she loves her job and all the students she interacts with daily. Her life as a teacher is very different from her life

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in New York, so she had to adapt to this large lifestyle change too. Budgets confine shopping trips and they usually prevent young buyers from getting the merchandise they usally want.

“Living in NYC sparked my change in my interest in fashion,” said McNutt. “The fashion sense there is really put together, crisp, and ‘business-like’.”

Her life was full of business professionals and office work in New York. Dressing nicely costs money, especially in New York, because it is a major site for tourists and high-end stores. One person’s rent in the city can be up to $2,000 for a single room apartment, not including additional reductions. McNutt, like many others, lived in this world, where money revolved around everyone and where people were very conscious about what they looked like in public.

“When I moved to Texas, the style vibe is a bit more relaxed,” McNutt said.

People you see in Austin vary from the people you would see in a city like New York. They dress casually by wearing plain t-shirts or any old pair of cowboy boots and do not entirely feel obliged to dress in their best clothes every day.

“Living in NYC sparked my change...in fashion.”

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“Some of the people ...dress in clothes I could never afford, but I go get inspired.”

She still tries her best to look good, but at the same time she wants to be comfortable. Texas made her a laid back person.

She believes in investing in key pieces and accessorizing with the latest trends from Forever 21 , Target, and H&M to make the perfect outfit. These stores have the most current things in style but at in a reasonable price range available to anyone. The New York state of mind still lives in McNutt, and she shows this by putting on her designer hand-me-downs and wears them to her advantage.

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EYES FROM A TEEN

Teenagers have a low clothing budget. They rely on their parents for money, but money is not always be available.

For Victoria Mycue, a student at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) in Austin, Texas, she says saving it up is the best idea. Her parents give an allowance and she figures out how to work with that.

“My big thing is cute and comfy,” said Mycue.

She goes anywhere that might give her a good deal and still be current on trends. She says places like Nordstrom Rack or Plato’s Closet offer great selections in style.

“I find ways to get more for less,” said Mycue. “I shop sales and good deals all the time and never really overspend.”

GOING THE CREATIVE ROUTE

Teenagers that do not have a steady income or allowance have to get creative with the things they do have. Ariana Freitag, a student at McCallum High School in Austin, Texas, likes to create her own style with clothes she makes herself. She would go to secondhand stores to buy normal t-shirts and cut the neck outs and make the crops to make a plain ugly t-shirt nice. Freitag enjoys doing her own thing, but like Mycue, she tries to shop at cheap stores. Freitag likes looking at thrift and vintage stores that have cute clothing for a reasonable price, instead of places like Forever 21 or Plato’s Closet. These stores have styles closer to her look which is modern and punk-like.

“Some of the people on Tumblr fashion blogs dress in clothes that I could never afford,” said Mycue. “But I do get inspired by their outfits.”

Teenagers try their best to look trendy, but as young people without a job, they have to work around this obstacle and buy what they can.

Both Mycue and Freitag said they searched for their clothes in stores with sales, but both girls have a problem. They are faced with all the latest trends through different forms of media but they have to be smart and shop with a low budget.

“I try to stay current and trendy, but if I can find something even better for a cheaper price, then I’ll take that any day,” said Freitag. ∞ Darcy McNutt in Seattle, WA.

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Sell articles

Whether this is walking peoples dogs, house sitting or even mowing the lawn ask around your neighborhood to find out what your neighbors need help with? You’ll be making money in no time!

Basically this is a free site that offers you a bunch of ways to earn cash, gift cards, or other rewards. You can earn by answering polls, taking surveys, doing simple tasks (like giving feedback about a website), trading in old video games or books, and even playing games on their site.

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Sell things off of Ebay

With your parents permission ask them to make an account for you. Find some of that old stuff that just sits in your room. After a few months, you’ll see that money starting to pile up!

Are you great at math, science, or kicking a field goal? Why not advertise your skills to those a few years younger than you?

Many parents are willing to pay a teenager to tutor their child in an area that needs development.

There are places like Ciao, Epinions.com, ReviewStream.com that pay for product reviews – if you have an opinion and can type quickly this might be a good option

Following in that same vein, you can sell articles you write at places like Constant-Content.com, ArticleSale.com, Helium. com. (May require maturity and will help to be in high school)

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Sell Digital Photos

If you aren’t afraid of heights and can handle being out in the cold, this is a pretty great business opportunities. Some people earn a full-year’s salary just hanging lights for 2 months each year.

Making money as a photographer has become easier over the last decade. There are now lots of sites looking to buy digital photos: Shutterstock.com, 123RF.com, Dreamstime.com, CreStock.com, Fotolia.com. As with most things, the better you are the more money you will make, but it can be nice passive income if you work at it.

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Gigwalk

Gigwalk is a fairly new iPhone app that offers payment for completing simple tasks based on your location. For example users earn by taking pictures of a restaurant’s menu, verifying roadblocks and signage, and other simple tasks. If you are in a big city (which typically has more opportunities) there is some decent potential with this one.

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Have a Garage Sale

A one day deal that will put money straight into your hand.

Pick a day, get a group of friends, find some items that you don’t use, and make some signs! Make sure your garage sale is really well advertised before having the event.

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Like making crafts or widgets? Check out etsy.com and sell your products. This website lets you work from your own home.

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introducing Emi+Jay Two teens and a few pieces of elastic and jewels create a million dollar making company from the ground up, literally. article by meris mchaney

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how two TEENS created INTRODUCING: “EMI+JAY” by meris mchaney Emily Matson and Julianne Goldmark sat on a floor covered in gems, rhinestones and elastic, having no idea that just one year later they would be featured in magazines such as “Allure,” “Seventeen,” and “Marie Claire.”

“I love these hair ties,” said Eva Buck, a freshman at Austin High School. “I love how they don’t crease my hair.”

Buck is just one of the many teenagers that have obtained one of these new hair ties. Starting “Emi+Jay,” at only 14 Matson and Goldmark have traveled around the globe and have been spreading the word about their new hair products that everyone is talking about.

“We wanted to create a product that would appeal to a large audience, was fashionable, and didn’t damage your hair,” Matson said.

FROM THE BEGINNING Originally, they had no intention of starting a business. Hairstylist and family friend, Chris McMillan was interested in hair ties that didn’t damage or dent hair, but were stylish as well. The girls took on the challenge to create the hair ties for McMillan. Before they knew it Jennifer Aniston (actress and one of McMillan’s clients) wore one of Matson and Goldmark’s hair ties to a premier and their lives changed in a blink of an eye. Two teenagers from L.A had just made their big move into the business world.

eration Smile, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure. “Emi+Jay” donated a portion of proceeds to the Haitian Relief effort when they needed immediate attention.

“Social philanthropy is a part of our brand “DNA” so to speak,” Matson said. “We always knew that giving back was something we wanted to do in conjunction with making high-quality hair ties.”

THE SUCCESS The original idea was to sell the “Emi+Jay” products exclusively on the company’s website, www.emi-jay.com. The business has now expanded and the “Emi+Jay” hair ties are being sold in over 750 retailers all across the country. In 2011 the sales of “Emi+Jay” exceeded one million dollars. Not only is this company a million dollar business, but actresses such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwyneth Paltrow, Courtney Cox, Jennifer Garner, and Dakota Fanning have all been spotted wearing these infamous hair ties.

We had no idea it would become a $1 million company

“I was very surprised that the company was created by 2 high school students because it is a very successful business,” Buck said.

Being a teenage girl and running a business is very stressful said the girls. They say they like to take one day at a time, and have assembled a fantastic team to help them in the business.

GIVING BACK With the two girls being raised by parents who encouraged community service and giving back to the community, the two girls, naturally decided they wanted to give a portion of the proceeds to charity. In Oct. 2012, the company gave 15 percent of profits from sales of any CURE items benefit Entertainment Industry Foundation’s [EIF] Women’s Cancer Research Fund. The company mainly focuses on donating to children and women’s charities.

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SCHOOL LIFE “High school is very time consuming but with a partner I think I would be able to manage a company,” said Buck. I would make sure to get my school work done first then focus on my company. Also having many friends in high school I think it would be a great way to get the word out about your product.”

Matson and Goldmark have found it necessary to balance their lives between work, school, family, and friends.

Time management is a crucial part of these two teen’s lives.

“I always make sure school comes first.” Matson said. “Although Emi-Jay takes up most of my time outside of school, I make my education is my top priority, especially as a senior in high school.”

The two teens are really just normal teenagers when it comes to school life. They struggle with subjects and assignment just like everyone else. The only difference is they go home to piles of papers about new ideas for products and reports on sales.

“People [other students] are aware of our success and the large role that Emi-Jay plays in our lives, but it doesn’t really affect my high school life when I’m on our school campus,” Matson said. “However, I’ve become much more efficient in managing Emi-Jay and school commitments and in a larger sense, having a business has exposed me to so many wonderful opportunities I wouldn’t have otherwise.”

a $1 million business EMILY MATSON “Going to college is something I have always wanted to do,” Matson said. “I think that being a college student will allow me enough time to pursue my studies as well as other interests and continue being involved with Emi-Jay and even other internship/work opportunities outside of the classroom.”

Matson, co-founder of ”Emi+Jay,” is currently a junior as the Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The summer of 2011 Matson interned at “O,” the Oprah Magazine.

She has many plans for the future. Matson plans to intern for fashion designer, L’Wren Scott, in Paris this summer.

MEET THE GIRLS While Matson and Goldmark continue to run their business, they’re still normal teenagers. Matson hopes to become a magazine editor while Goldmark aspires to be a stylist. The Olsen twins are a big influence on Matson’s style whereas Blake Lively influences Goldmark’s decision in clothing. Goldmark loves a big bag of sour patch kids, but Matson loves her french fries. Matson hopes to be living in Paris in ten years and Goldmark is excited to try and live in New York. Both of the girls hate being disorganized.

Everything is always very neat and in tip top shape. Goldmark even admits to being a germaphobe. Matson is always up for a day at the beach, but Goldmark’s ready to hit the slopes in the winter.

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Julianne Goldmark (left) and Emily Matson (right)

HOPES FOR THE FUTURE As “Emi+Jay” continues its successful progress, Matson and Goldmark say they have big plans for the future. Becoming more popular, spreading the product to more stores across the country, and thinking of more and more products are some of the many new ideas for the company.

“I would love for us to continue to grow as a small, multigenerational business. However, licensing is something that we’ve discussed recently and would love the opportunity to partner with larger businesses,” Matson said.

“We also would love to expand into other products aside from just hair ties and continue to expand our social media and social philanthropy presence. The sky’s the limit!” ∞

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meet “Emi+Jay” A FULL INTERVIEW WITH EMILY MATSON Q: How do you manage your time with having your very successful business, school work, and any other extracurricular activities?

A: I always make sure school comes first; although Emi-Jay takes up most of my time outside of school, I make my education is my top priority, especially as a senior in high school.

Q: Is there a specific reason on why you two decided to donate a portion of your proceeds to charity?

A: Yes; social philanthropy is a part of our brand “DNA” so to speak; we always knew that giving back was something we wanted to do in conjunction with making high-quality hair ties.

Therefore, partnering with an amazing organization like Step Up Women’s Network seemed to be a natural progression for us.

Q: Who are some of your fashion inspirations and why?

A: Some of my fashion inspirations include Sarah Jessica Parker, the Olsen Twins, Rumi Neely of [blog] Fashion Toast Leandra Medine of [blog] The Man Repeller. I admire that each of them put their own quirky twist on contemporary fashion, yielding a fresh and creative look that inspires trends. I also constantly look on Style.com, finding inspiration from fashion shows.

Q: How did you get inspiration to start the whole company?

A: As previously mentioned, Julianne and I did not set out to start a company; our passion for fashion was a mere hobby that, with the help of our mothers, blossomed into a business endeavor. However, we were inspired to keep going once magazines took interest in our product, and never stopped going and growing from that point 4 years ago!

Q: Are you treated any different in school than before the business took off? How has your high school life changed?

A: No; I’m treated the same! People are aware of our success and the large role that Emi-Jay plays in our lives, but it doesn’t really affect my high school life when I’m on our school campus. However, I’ve become much more efficient in managing Emi-Jay and school commitments and in a larger sense, having a business has exposed me to so many wonderful opportunities I wouldn’t have otherwise.

Q: Do you plan on continuing your educational career and going to college? If so, how do you plan to balance college and you business?

A: Yes, going to college is something I have always wanted to do. I think that being a college student will allow me enough time to pursue my studies as well as other interests and continue being involved with Emi-Jay and even other internship/work opportunities outside of the classroom.

Q: What was the process you went through that led to you starting this business?

A: Julianne and I started making hair accessories because we noticed an increasing trend in hair clips and headbands on television and among our friends at school. From there, our moms took us to buy supplies that we started to experiment with (we literally sat on the floor of Julianne’s room hot-glue-gunning and playing around with fabrics and gems for hours), but with no intention of starting an actual company. However, celebrity hair stylist Chris McMillan (a friend of my mom’s) was searching for the perfect hair tie, and since Julianne and I were already in the midst of experimenting with materials, we tried dying elastics in solid colors that we eventually gave to Chris. From there, he put one of our signature black hair ties on Jennifer Aniston for a movie premiere (where she was photographed on the red carpet) and that gave us our “big break”, so to speak. Months later, magazines began contacting us and Emi-Jay was born!

Q: What do you see in the future for the company?

A: I would love for us to continue to grow as a small, multi-generational business. However, licensing is something that we’ve discussed recently and would love the opportunity to partner with larger businesses. We also would love to expand into other products aside from just hair ties and continue to expand our social media and social philanthropy presence. The sky’s the limit!

Q: Who are some of your fashion inspirations and why?

A: Some of my fashion inspirations include Sarah Jessica Parker, the Olsen Twins, Rumi Neely of [blog] Fashion Toast Leandra Medine of [blog] The Man Repeller. I admire that each of them put their own quirky twist on contemporary fashion, yielding a fresh and creative look that inspires trends. I also constantly look on Style.com, finding inspiration from fashion shows. photos courtesy of www.emi-jay. com

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Many young children have always been afraid that monsters will harm them, and recently this childhood fear has become a reality.

For the family of Anais Fournier, a girl inMinnesota,thishasbecomeashocking fact. After a six day battle in the hospital, Fournier succumbed to another kind of monster—one she chose from her corner store’s refrigerator case.

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agers are gaining increasingly dependent on the same energy drinks they know can cause problems for them.

“I feel a little guilty, but in the end, it’s worth finishing my work,” Conner Davis, an Anderson High School sophomore said.

Although teenagers have heard of the recent deaths much like Fournier’s,

where people overdose on caffeine because excessive energy supplements cause their heart to have problems and go into cardiac arrest. Even when teenagers are aware of the negative impact of energy drinks, their choices seem unaffected because the perceived benefits outweigh the potentially harmful effects.

Monster Energy Drink, along with many other energy supplements with

flashy labels are easily purchased by individuals of all ages at the convenience store on their block. In almost every public school, it has become all too common to see students drinking them casually at lunch, and increasingly being used as a means to stay awake against their body’s will and complete homework assignments. The amount of caffeine in energy drinks is about eight times higher than soda.

Photos from photopin.com a creative commons website.

This coffee has about as much caffein on its own as the energy drink Rockstar.

The maximum amount of caffeine you can put into soda is 74 milligrams, but most energy drinks have closer to 150 mg.

“I noticed they helped me stay up late at night; however, I found myself clenching my jaw or biting my lip nervously,” said Priscilla Jenkins, a recent college graduate. A self-proclaimed rehabilitat-

edenergydrinkaddict,JasonDeaneadmitted that in high school he benefitted from energy drink’s effects. When teenagers consume energy drinks, they may notconsiderthenegativeconsequences.

“Adolescents should let their body develop the way it wants to before they add things to it.” Deane said.

“If I felt tired, I drank a can and got an immediately improved mood.”

He added that he was addicted to the heightening effect the supplement had on his personality. Even with the instant boosts in many things, Deane said he recently decided to quit drinking energy drinks because of undesired effects he experienced such as sweating, heart palpitations, skin breakouts, dehydration, frequency of urination, shakes, dizziness, hard crashes, restless-

People casually drink energy supplements like Rebull for quick benefits.

ness, and possible kidney/gallstones.

“I felt all of those were unnecessary,” he said. Davis spoke from experience and mentioned, “Most teenagers will probably continue to use energy drinks even though they acknowledge that they are ‘death in a can’, and very similar to cigarettes being nothing better than ‘poison on a stick.’” ∞ sixteen 25

~Fashion in Teens Eyes~ by kennya gomez Everyone across the world shops for clothes. Although there are a lot of clothing stores and shoe stores many teenagers prefer to shop at specific places. Everyone has different styles, but some prefer to dress modern. This are the top stores that teenagers from Liberal Arts and Science Acedemy(LASA) and Lyndon B. Johnson(LBJ) shop at.

What stores do teens prefer to shop at?

Girl Teenagers

About 25% of the teenage girls shop at forever 21.

Boy Teenagers About 30%% of teenage boys shop at hollister.

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About how much money is spent on clothes?

The highest amount of money teenagers spend is about $50-200 dollars in the store. The minimum amount they spend at the store is at least $15-30. It also depends what they are going to buy. This is an average amount of money that teenagers spend on their clothes each time they go to the store.

Not all girls and boys spend that much money on clothes.

Boy teenagers spend about $200-400 on clothes and shoes per year.

According to Tim Parker, girl teenagers spend about $2,000 on clothes, makeup, shoes and body care products per year.

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When teenagers enter a store they already have in mind what they are going to buy. It could be shoes, shirts, jeans, or accessories.

Girl Teenagers

Where is most money spent on?

Clothes: 45% Boy Teenagers

Clothes: 50%

Shoes: 35%

Shoes: 35%

The images to the left and the shoes in the bottom are courtesy of Kennya Gomez.

Accessories: 20%

Accessories: 15%

Who spends more time shopping? Boy teenagers or girl teenagers?

According to most people, the ones who spend more time shopping in clothing stores and in shoe stores are the girl tanager. Girl teenagers spend a lot of time and money in stores.

This photo compares female and male shopping. It shows that males don’t spend as much money or time when they go shopping in comparison to females.

Boy Teenager

Girl Teenager

Photo is by: blogcatalog.com by careerflux

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The Blogger’s Brawl by chelsea banawis

Tumblr Features

Your blog is shown in text posts and photo sets like this one.

The number of reblogs a post has is indicated by this digit.

The like button allows you to relook at these post on your own time.

This reblog button adds the post to your individual blog.

photos by the tumblr home page

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Example of the tumblr dashboard

Tumblr and Pinterest are both popular blogging sites, but which one suits you? Tumblr has been online since 2005, while Pinterest only started gaining popularity later in the decade.

Michael Cervieri wrote that Tumblr.com had done a great job bringing onboard the likes of magazines like The Atlantic, TNR, The Economist, The New Yorker, although Pinterest has brought other’s attention too. Pinterest is popular for its social sharing and collecting behavior.

Pinterest Features Repins add to the number of overall pins the single photo has.

They are added to your board.

On the pinterest page,it is easy to look at multiple photos at once.

Users can comment on other’s post.

Like the tumblr dash, you can also like posts.

Pinterest start page

photos by pinterest.com

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Justin Bieber

The Man of the Hour

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by meris mchaney

ustin Bieber is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. His story began almost five years ago in 2008 when his manager, Scooter Braun, discovered him on the infamous site youtube.com. Braun arranged for Bieber and the famous entertainer Usher Raymond to meet in Atlanta, Georgia. Bieber was signed to Raymond Braun Media soon after the meet up, and then to an Island Records recording contract offered by legendary record executive L.A. Reid.

Bieber’s career blew up in front of him. Before he knew it Bieber had won Artist of the year twice from the American Music Awards, top new artist from the Billboard Awards along with top digital media artist, and top pop album. Bieber has also managed to win MTV’s International Artist, favorite male singer and favorite song from Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice awards. All seven songs of his debut EP album “My World” charted in the BillBoard Hot 100. Bieber was even nominated for a Grammy twice.

Bieber is now the number one richest teen celebrity as of 2012. Translating his wealth to about $110 million. According to Forbes 2012 Top-Earning celebrities under 30, Bieber made $55 million from May 2011 to May 2012.

“I feel like I carry myself in a more manly way,” Bieber says. “I don’t carry myself as a boy.” Being a fresh new 18 year-old Bieber is ready to take the first steps to being a man. Being around adults the majority of his life Bieber understands the way of business and how important it is for him to stay involved. Along with becoming older relationships form and break for Bieber. Bieber and the star from Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney Channel, Selena Gomez, began to date almost two years ago before they broke up. Various sources report they know the real reason for the split of Hollywood’s hottest couple, but no one can be certain.

Although this teen heartthrob may look tough on the outside he has a heart of gold and has sure proven it to the world. Bieber’s 2011 Christmas album, Under the Mistletoe, was made to give all the proceeds to charity. Not only that, but all the proceeds from his two top selling fragrances, Someday and Girlfriend, will also be given to charity. Bieber gave up his 18th birthday to help bring clean water to the people in need. He worked with charitywater.org to help set up a section on their website where you can donate under the title of giving him a birthday present.

He asked people to donate $18. The campaign goal was $18,000.

After 544 people donated, $19,591 was raised. Bieber was able to give clean water to 979 people. Bieber is a one of a kind person that has proven to the world he is here to help any way he can.

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Top 10 Richest Teen Celebrities as of 2012: 1 Justin Bieber 2 Miley Cyrus 3 Taylor Lautner 4 Nick Jonas 5 Dakota Fanning 6 Angus T. Jones 7 Jaden Smith 8 Selena Gomez 9 Willow Smith 10 Elle Fanning Bieber’s mother, Pattie Malette, had him at the young age of only 18. Bieber’s parents split when he was a baby so the teen sensation grew up with his dad miles away from him. Bieber was able to establish an amazing relationship between him and his grandparents. Malette had a lot of trouble raising Bieber and needed help. When Bieber won the American Music Award for Artist of the year. He thanked her for everything she had given up for him and his career. Malette has always been on Bieber’s side. Now that this pop star is a young adult Bieber is learning to live on his own and experience adulthood. Bieber recently bought his Malette a house to show her his appreciation. Not only did Bieber by his mother a brand new house he recently purchased a big 10.8 million dollar house for his 18th birthday. The inspiration this teen has given girls all over the world is incredible , and his hopes for the future are yet to come.

“If you’re not having fun then why do it?” -Justin Bieber

Photos courtesy of flickr

Bieber plays with accompanist guitar player Dan Kanter at live show in 2012

LAX facts

By Lp Blanco-Jenkins

For hundreds of years lacrosse has been a loved sport in North America and Europe. With eight major league teams in the U.S. alone, lacrosse is spreading faster than ever both professionally and in high schools. The people who play lacrosse have an intense passion for the sport and its rich history. Below are eight facts about the game that may inspire you to look into it and see lacrosse in a new, or at least more interesting, light.

the 2 When french began

is the 1 Lacrosse fastest sport to

playing lacrosse as they saw it from Native Americans, they refined the rules down to as we know them now.

be played on two feet.

Ameri5 Native cans created la-

crosse as a way to train young men for war.

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Native Americans would play lacrosse games with up to 1000 players, and now teams consist of around nine people.

first women’s 3 The lacrosse game was

is the 4 Lacrosse oldest sport in

days, 7 These lacrosse balls

is in 8 Lacrosse the top three

played in Scotland in 1890.

are made of solid rubber, but when it was first played they used balls made of leather stuffed with deer hair.

North America

safest sports, as ranked by the NCAA.

All facts from funtrivia.com

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