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21 December 2011 Volume V Issue 3 www.nstimes.us

The Corner Station offers a unique shopping experience

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Contents News.....................2 Editorial...............5Features................7Sports.................13 A & E..................17

By the Numbers:

Amount earned in Sub-for-

Santa, not including the

dance.

Days it took Infinity Ward

earn $60,000,000 after the

release of MW3

Ratio of TOMs bought and

TOMs given away.

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BY DEBORAH PEEL

When most people think of Christmas, the thoughts that come to mind are trees, pres-ents, decorations, and Santa, but many have few presents to brighten their holidays. In fact, many go without presents every year. So what can we as a student body do to help them? Contribute to Sub For Santa. “Sub for Santa is an or-ganization that assists low in-come families to provide gifts for their children under the tree at Christmas,” said Mar-lene Westlund a Sub for Santa helper. Sub for Santa is a full-year process starting in January when a group of about ten peo-ple get together and start dis-cussing what worked the pre-vious year and what they can improve on. They start actually raising money in the fall when they do about four yard sales. They continue raising money through most of the holiday season using collection jars, ar-ticles in the newspaper, ads on the radio, and collections from schools. NS contributes every year to the cause, by asking for donations from students, staff, and any others who care to. The SBO’s try to come up with fun exciting ways to raise money every year. The teachers play a part by mak-ing pledges,setting an amount of money and if the student body can raise that much they do something fun, outrageous, or just odd. Another way they are raising money this year is

the SBO’s are sponsoring an Ugly Sweater Dance on Friday the 16th after the Manti vs. NS boys’ basketball game. “Lately we’ve been tak-ing the bucket around during Flex,” said Kaylee Holgreen, activity agent. “We also take it around during basketball games and leave it at the ticket table so anyone can contrib-ute.” After the collecting is done on the 16th the SBO’s and a few others will have the oppor-tunity to go shopping for some

children with the money NS has raised. “It was a really great ex-perience,” said Bradi Goble who had the opportunity to go shopping before with them. “Knowing you got to be a part of it and help all these people out.” The people that get to go shopping take a wish list of what the kids wanted or need-ed. The year Goble went they filled seven shopping carts full of stuff they had been able to buy.

“It makes you realize what people don’t have,” said Goble, “and how much people take for granted, and forget the mean-ing of Christmas.” So think of a time when someone did something for you, gave you something you needed, whether just a smile or a gift and look inside your heart and donate what you can. “It all goes with the Christ-mas season,” said Holgreen. “It’s the Christmas magic.”

NS raises money for children

photo by Deborah PeelThe “Sub for Santa” money tree. This tree was in the commons and was placed there to show the students their progress. Marked along the tree were the teacher’s names and their required amount of money. If their required amount was met, they had to complete their self givin challenge.

Well Said: “It’s like you’re a curious little five year old going through your grand-ma’s things. It’s a wonder-land.”

--Senior Amanda Johansen, on the Fairview Corner Station.

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graphic by Allyson ChristiansenGraph showing how many times in a day the student body of NS gets on Face-book, the most popular social network. A surprising 82% of the students are in the ‘addicted’ classification.

Many students addicted to FacebookBY ALLYSON CHRISTIANSEN

There are more than 800 million ac-tive users occupying Facebook. Nearly 88% of students have a Facebook, includ-ing our school itself. Although there are plenty of advantages to Facebook, there are plenty more disadvantages that stu-dents have to worry about. Facebook can be a great tool, but if it’s not used properly, Facebook can be an even greater tool for predators and other dangers. In concern of the safety of teens, o5.com has put together a few rules. A few of these rules are: don’t use your full legal name, don’t share your full birthday, don’t give out your full address, don’t give out your mobile or home phone number, be careful what photos you post, and be cautious about who you add as a friend. Don’t accept or invite a stranger to be your friend, because you never know who that stranger may be. More than 30 percent of our school

surveyed said that they do not know all of their friends. That’s 30 percent that are more subject to particular dangers. Even posting something inappropri-ate may compromise your future. Many employers have begun to look at their ap-plicant’s social networking profiles to find out more about the certain applicant. A few things that you shouldn’t post are: you password, how long you’re going to be out of town, photos of you partying, or anything that you wouldn’t want your fu-ture employer to see. Many students at NS are throwing their time away on Facebook. “I get on at least five times a day,” said Brigette Swapp, Sophomore. “I usu-ally stalk people or judge girls I don’t like.” Sixty one percent say that they spend more than two hours a week on Facebook. Forty three percent log onto Facebook more than two times a day. Could those 43 percent be addicted? A few signs of addiction include: changing

your profile picture multiple times, having a Facebook app on your phone, updating your status multiple times a day, feeling more comfortable talking to friends on Facebook than you do on the phone, you enjoy sharing anything about your life. Not only does Facebook take up many hours of student’s lives, a study done by

Larry Rosen, a psychologist at Cal State Dominguez Hills, has proven that stu-dents who log onto Facebook regularly tend to be more narcissistic, students who use Facebook have a shorter attention span. More can be found at www.articles.latimes.com.

For information or questions about scholarships and ACT tests, visit O’dee Hansen (right) or Chet Keisel (left) at the

counseling office

Counselors’ Corner

Freshmen and Sophomores can now schedule SEOP conferences with their counselors to prepare for next year.

SENIORS: You’re running out of time to take the ACT!

The next test will be offered February 11 (must register by January 13).

Scholarships are available. For details on participating schools and application deadlines, visit the counseling center.

For additional help with ACT Test Prep, scholarships, career exploration, college

selection, etc. visit www.utahfutures.org

or StudentEdge.com

Visit the new counseling center web site for information about scholarships,

colleges and much more!Click the Coulseling Center link on the

North Sanpete High School home page!

Number of times students access on Facebook a day

BY MAREN ANDERSON

“Come on, it’ll be fun!” “Everybody’s doing it.” “What’s the worst that could happen?” Whether they’re for positive or negative purposes, these are all examples of common ways used to pressure people into doing things.

There are two main types of peer pres-sure: positive and negative. Positive peer pressure is when someone is being pres-sured into doing something that will have a beneficial outcome, whereas negative peer pressure leads to bad and unhappy consequences. Peer pressure can also either be spo-ken or unspoken. An example of spoken peer pressure would be telling a friend to wear a certain brand of clothing be-cause it’s “cool.” An example of unspoken peer pressure would be where a bunch of friends wear a certain brand of shoe, pres-suring other friends into buying that same brand of shoe, without having to say a word. Sometimes those peers even ignore a person for choosing not to conform to what everyone else is doing. Teens try hard to fit in. They are con-stantly being pounded with peer pressure. Even if they’re being pressured into doing something they may not want to, often times they give in, in order to attain more friends and to feel accepted. Statistics show that 30 percent of teens are offered drugs at least once in

high school and middle school, 32.2 per-cent of teens try their first alcoholic drink before the age of 13, and nearly 50 percent of adolescents between the ages of 12-18 feel pressured into having sex. “You have control over one person—yourself,” said O’Dee Hansen, school counselor. “You have to decide whether or not you’re going to act upon peer pressure. If each of us would take a little more time in thinking about the consequences of our actions, we’d probably make smarter choices.” A peer pressure experiment was con-ducted to see how many students would wear a tie to school. What started out as just four or five students agreeing to wear ties soon turned into a large group of stu-dents who agreed, and then continued to pass on the message to others. The follow-ing day, many students came to school wearing ties over their T-shirts. Many that didn’t receive the message wondered what was going on, and why they hadn’t been informed of the event. But those wearing ties seemed to enjoy it, since many of their other friends were doing it too. “I didn’t really feel pressured into [wearing a tie],” said Tatiana Laupapa, freshman. “My friend told me about it, and it was just kind of random and it sounded fun.” Although the experiment was mostly for fun, it showed just how much of an in-fluence friends have on each other.

“My friends tell me to go sluff, so sometimes I do,” said Morgan Johnson, junior. “But sometimes they tell me to do my homework, so I do it.” It can be hard for people to stand up to their friends and tell them they don’t agree with what they are saying or doing. “At some point, people are going to voice what they believe,” said Hansen. “If they’re true friends, they’ll accept what you say. But if they take what you say nega-tively, then they’re probably not the best of friends. “In any situation, you can pull some-

thing positive out of it—something that will help you grow in life. It just depends on the person.” Choosing friends has a huge effect on how a person will act. It’s up to that person whether or not he or she will choose good friends, and whether or not he or she will listen to those friends. The importance of making our own choices is summed up in this statement by Bruce Lee: “I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”

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photo by Maren AndersonThese students were the subjects of a test on how far peer pressure could spread through the school. Only a few of the many tie-wearers are shown.

BY ANNIE COOK

Like other schools, NS has many clubs. These clubs may seem inactive to the rest of the school, but more is happening behind the scenes than we are aware of.

The National Honor Soci-ety is an organization that offers scholarship opportunities and focuses on service in the com-munity. Kaylene Johnson, the Honors Society advisor, said al-

though they would like to have more meetings, they are much more active now than thy have been in the past. “I love being around positive progressive people who always want to do more,” she said. “They are inspiring, and a great example of leadership.” Nathan Beck, a senior, and also the club’s president said they try to meet once or twice a week. They are currently organizing a choir to sing to the elderly and

have a benefit tree at Wheeler’s to pay for Cole Steven’s hospital expenses. “We didn’t do much last year., said Beck. “This year we have really taken the initiative, “ Kevin Allen, advisor of FFA said his organization is, and has been consistently active for the passed 15 years he’s worked here. This year there are 61 members, about 40 of which usually come to meetings and are committed to the organization.

“One of the most frustrating things about advising this club is the lack of financial support from the school,” said Allen. “It’s frus-trating to both me and the stu-dents to not be able to do what we need and want to do.” Still, the club has meetings regularly and tries to keep doing things having to do with leader-ship and hands-on activities. “Our focus is mostly on giv-ing students opportunities they wouldn’t have anywhere else and

making the students better indi-viduals,” said Allen. Upward Bound’s number of members and activities rarely vary from year to year because the events are pre-planned and they can only accept so many stu-dents into the program. However the students this year are very dedicated and committed. “I really enjoy it,” said Emilee Clements, sophomore. “We’ve really come together as more of a family than a club.”

NS clubs and organizations accomplish much, despite challenges

Editor-in-ChiefDustin Allred

Managing EditorsTyler Glad

Alex Sorensen

NewsAllyson Christiansen,

editorMaren Andersen

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FeaturesElizabeth Peel,

editorKaylee Holgreen

Alex SorensenHelen Hatfield

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editorMatt Workman Andrew FryerAnnie Cook

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editorAustin HadleyKenzie Nunley

Cassi DavisGeorgie Ivie

Layout SpecialistLevi Stum

Web-Page DesignJacob Chapman

NS Times Staff

BY CASSI DAVIS

Recently NS, and many other schools in Utah have removed 2% milk from their menus. The Health Administration says that 2% milk is unhealthy, therefore it is not recommended for high school stu-dents, so many schools around the state have removed it in hopes of helping stop the child obesity problem in the US. The Health Administration is taking out 2% milk in schools for health reasons, but Congress just passed a bill allowing to-mato sauce on pizzas to be counted as a vegetable. Ironic isn’t it?

I can see where the Health Adminis-tration is coming from about the 2% milk, but I think that it is just a little over the edge. I think it should be the choice of the children what they can and cannot eat. In my opinion I believe that it’s wrong to not give the students the choice of what they are allowed to eat at school. Not giving a person the chance to choose what they eat at school is unethical and won’t change the fact that when they get home they’re just going to eat or drink whatever they want. Taking away one unhealthy thing re-ally isn’t going to make a huge difference. “Not everyone is the same. Everyone has a different opinion about something and the same goes for 2% milk. Some peo-ple like it and others don’t, but not allow-ing someone the choice to have it is just

wrong.” said Sophomore, Taylor Price. Between 2% milk and skim milk or 1% there is no huge significant difference except for the fat content. A lot of students at NS agree that 2% tastes a lot better than skim milk. One glass of 2% milk contains 5 grams of fat, 3 of which are saturated, and 130 calories. One glass of skim milk contains 0 grams of fat and only 110 cal-ories. The difference to me doesn’t seem to great. Really I just think that it should be up to the person whether they want to drink 2% or skim milk. It’s odd how they are taking away 2% milk because of how unhealthy it is but then they want to serve more pizza just because of one healthy thing it contains. One of NS’ lunch ladies, JoAnn Mol-liente said, “The sauce used in pizza is re-ally healthy, it contains lycopene which is great for your heart.” I took the liberty of looking up lyco-pene online and I learned a couple things about it. Large consumptions of lycopene are said to reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men. In women the risk of cervical can-cer are reported to decrease when regu-larly consuming lycopene. Sadly it’d take two glasses of tomato sauce to get enough lycopene to benefit us. “ Tomato sauce is indeed healthy, but just one slice of pizza does not contain

enough of it to be considered a vegetable. You’d need a bucket to get that much.” said Spanish teacher Scott Butler. “The cheese plus white bread plus pepperoni on the pizza beats out any healthy benefactor of the tomato sauce.” Republicans on the House Appropri-ations Committee said the changes would “prevent overly burdensome and costly regulations and to provide greater flexibil-ity for local school districts to improve the nutritional quality of meals.” To me all that is saying is that they are worried about money so they’re just allowing unhealthy foods to be served at schools because they’re cheaper. If Con-gress is wants our nation to be healthier in the future then they should consider spending more money on good quality

food. After so many years of just throwing money around now Congress wants to cut back on the food they’re going to serve the future generation of the country. Butler said, “When has Congress ac-tually cared about cost regulation?” Sophomore Helen Hatfield said, “If they want us to be healthier they should spend more money on good tasting and nutritious food.” The United States is making a huge effort to prevent child obesity and what it really comes down to is what we put into our mouths. People can tell us that things are healthy or unhealthy but to be com-pletely certain you need to look at labels and learn more about the contents stored in the foods that we eat, so that together we can become a more healthy nation.

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By Alex Sorensen

Suicide is a tragic, unpleasant, and inescapable fact of reality. Even here in little Sanpete County, almost ev-eryone has been affected by the loss of a loved one or an acquaintance at the hands of suicide.

Many would be surprised to find that Sanpete Coun-ty ranks third for the highest rate of suicides in Utah ac-cording to Utah Life Expectancy. When considering this with the fact that Utah is ranked ninth for highest suicide rates in the nation, according to TIME Magazine, one comprehends just how much loss we experience here in our community.

The reasons for which one would decide to take his or her own life are unfathomable for many. Sometimes the victim suffers from depression, economic hardships, trouble with personal relationships, or some other form of trial in their personal lives. Other times they feel no purpose in life.

“They [the victims] are in a dark state,” said O’Dee Hansen, counselor at NS. “They are usually trying to find value in their lives because they don’t feel of any value.”

In order to solve their problems, they eventually de-

cide to take their life. No matter what end of the spectrum you are on, whether it be family member or friend, or simply some-one who only knew who the person was, the effects are devastating and life changing for all. “Although it may not be a student who decides to take their life, it still affects all of us because we are a small, close-knit community,” said Hansen. While we are all impacted by the tragic events of sui-cide, none are as strongly affected as those closest to the victim. It is important that all do their part to help the individuals cope as much as possible. “We need to help them through the process,” said Hansen. “We need to help them return to some kind of normalcy.” To do so people must remember to be understanding of the situation. They must also remember that everyone handles loss differently. “Some people are really numb for long periods of time,” said Hansen. “Others concentrate on daily tasks or their time is consumed in helping others, which helps them to not focus on the loss.” As a community, it is important to help those through

the healing process as the result of a suicide. What may be even more important, however, is to help prevent one from happening. There are various ways to do this. One way is to recognize the warning signs. The more obvious warning signs are they talk about death/dying, express not wanting to go on or find no enjoyment in life, threaten to hurt or kill themselves, and seek ways to hurt or kill themselves by some means. Less obvious warning signs are they stop enjoy things they used to, withdraw from friends and family members, act reckless, partici-pate in risky behavior, and have dramatic mood changes. If any of these warning signs are noticed, immedi-ate action should be taken. Professional help should be sought if possible, but alone there are several beneficial things that can be done as well. “Let them know you care about them and that they’re important,” said Hansen. “Take time to help them.” As our community comes together in these times of trial, may we remember the value of each human life and strive to preserve it. It will not be easy, in fact it will probably be downright difficult, but it can be done. And that simple truth in itself is enough.

By Helen Hatfield Stressors, guilt and isolation. Key ingredients in suicide. Hearing about it stings our ears, but no matter how we view it or try to avoid it, it is still out there and happens all too often, for one life ended is one too many. We can no longer stay in the dark. Utah currently has the 9th high-est suicide rate in the entire nation (kued.org). With that said, its time to turn on the lights and wake up. But what might prompt an individual to end his or her own life? These people are mothers and fathers, daughters and sons. Studies have shown that biological factors, psychological factors, and socio-cultural factors are the main factors. Nathan Strait, Clinical Director at Central Utah Counseling in Ephraim, said “Most high schoolers are afraid to inter-vene because they don’t want the person considering suicide to be mad at them for getting them help, but the reality of it is that if we do not intervene and get them help, they won’t be here to be angry with

us.”’ Biological factors are characterized by genetic roles in suicide. When suicide runs in families, it is more than likely to be a biological factor. For example, the Hemingway’s were a family plagued with suicide. Five Hemingway’s throughout a few generations committed suicide. The writer, Ernest Hemingway and his grand-daughter, Marguax, a model and actress, committed suicide. A number of studies have linked sui-cide with low levels of the neurotransmit-ter serotonin (Ryding & others, 2006). Individuals who attempt suicide and who have lower serotonin levels are 10 times more likely to attempt suicide again than those with higher levels (Courtet & oth-ers, 2004). Poor physical health is another risk factor for suicide. Psychological factors that often heav-ily contribute to suicide include mental disorders such as PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), and traumas. Sexual abuse is among the most common trau-mas contributing to suicide. Struggling

with the stress of a psychological disorder can leave a person feeling hopeless, and the disorder itself may tax the person’s ability to cope with the difficulties. “The people that are struggling have likely been through something trau-matic and they show a loss of interest in the things they used to love doing,” Strait said. “Their energy is gone, and these peo-ple cannot choose to be depressed or not.” Approximately 90 percent of people that consider suicide have a diagnosable, and treatable mental disorder (NIMH, 2008). A highly stressful circumstance such as flunking out of school, the loss of a loved one or a job, even unplanned and unwanted pregnancies are statistically proven to be among the top stressors lead-ing people to consider suicide as an option and succeed (Videtic & others, 2009). Es-sentially, people who feel that someone left behind will miss them and need them are less likely to complete a suicide. Chronic economic hardship can be a huge factor in suicide, but because it is an external stressor it is often overlooked.

There aren’t many people that think of suicide and link it with a failing economy. There are gender differences in suicide as well. Women are three times more likely to attempt suicide than women. Men, however, are four times more likely to complete suicide than women.

Signs and Symptomsto look for

--Typical “blue mood”--Weight change, either in-crease or decrease--Slipping grades--Abnormal behavior, like avoiding friends and family

How you can help--Ask them what you can do--Be very direct and sincere--Take them seriously--Be there for them--Don’t leave them alone--Go with them to find help

Many factors contribute to suicide: signs to watch for

After the decision: how to help those dealing with the loss of a loved one

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By Elizabeth Peel

On October 6, 2011, Nathan Beck tripped on a curb while run-ning for a bus. He landed on his chin and broke his jaw in three places.

Beck was on his way to a practice for All-State Choir. As a result of his fall he was unable to participate in the concert.

“It was heartbreaking,” Beck said. Beck was the most pre-pared musician from our region going into the concert, yet he was unable to participate. De-spite having his jaw wired shut, Beck still insisted on attending All-State Choir the day after hav-ing surgery. In fact, he refused to take pain medications at all so he could attend.

Beck did, however, gain from his fall.

When Mack Wilberg, direc-tor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and director for the All-State Choir, found out about Beck he did something special. Beck was able to meet Wilberg in person, an honor that was not awarded to any other par-ticipants, and have pictures taken with him.

Beck did not let this fall slow him down at all.

“I look at it as a bump in the road,” Beck said. “I didn’t slow down, and just kept on pushing.”

Not only did he insist on attending the choir concert, he didn’t miss much school. While attending his choir class, Beck continued to sing and partici-pate, despite having his jaw wired shut. He had every excuse to not participate, and still decided to push forward. Despite his hardships, Beck is still applying himself in all that he does. He is currently the Music Sterling Scholar and the National Honor Society (NHS) President at NS. According to Kaylene John-son, NHS advisor, what could have been a major trial for Beck was nothing more than a minor setback. “He figures out solutions for the problems,” Johnson said. This could be applied not only to his work as NHS president, but also to the problem of breaking his jaw. His solution was to keep on working and not let anything get in the way of his busy life. Every Tuesday and Thursday Beck goes to Snow College to rehearse with their symphonic band. As soon as he is done there he goes to help teach Hispanic adults how to read English. The rest of the week he works. On top of all this, he participates in what-ever service project NHS is cur-rently working on, and works on his portfolio for Sterling Scholar.

During the musical this fall Beck was the director for the orches-tra. This also was a service which added to his portfolio “It’s a lot of work,” Beck said. “You really have to take the ini-tiative.” According to Johnson, Beck had done just that. “He is a self starter,” she said. “He doesn’t need to be pushed, and he always says, ‘We need to keep doing service.’” Whenever Beck hears a good idea, he follows through with it. Recently the NHS wanted to cre-ate a tree for the Festival of Trees to benefit Cole Stephens. When

that didn’t work out, Beck found a solution. He spoke with local businesses, and was able to have the tree and a donation jar set up at Wheeler’s Drive In in Mt. Pleasant. He worked to complete the service that he had helped to start. Beck says that for him, Ster-ling Scholar and NHS go hand in hand since both are very service oriented, although both have other aspects as well. As a Sterling Scholar, Beck also has to put a lot of time in to his music. “He has a lot of desire and practices everyday,” said Tim Kidder, NS band director. He believes that these are the things

that make Beck a good musician. His experience is what Kid-der believes got Beck the position of Music Sterling Scholar. Beck has participated in many Solo and Ensemble competitions, at-tended the Julliard music camps, and written and performed many pieces. Although his accident did not affect him as a drummer, Kidder did notice that Beck was more quiet during class, but that didn’t last forever. Luckily, Beck’s fall will have no lasting effects. His hearing was not damaged, although it easily could have been, and his jaw is expected to heal complete-ly. Although it was hard to deal

Music Sterling Scholar excels in spite of challenges

Picture by Elizabeth PeelNate Beck, senior, practices playing the marimba during the Percussion class. Beck is music Sterling Scholar and National Honor Society President. Beck volunteers countless hours of his time to benefit the community.

Picture by Elizabeth PeelBeck performs with the NS Chamber Choir in the concert last Thursday. He also performed with the band and percussion.

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By Kenzie Nunley

Fashion, Fashion, Fashion. We all walk down the halls at school, flip through magazines, and wake up in the morning wanting the latest fashionable clothes.

We’ve seen people who try and pull off the latest fashion or create their own fashion statement. Some peo-ple pull it off quite successfully, others just seem to have a fashion disaster.

Anyone can look trendy if they know where to find clothing. Reading teen magazines can give great insight to the newest fashion trends. It is also important to make sure the clothing fits you well and is not too baggy or too tight. Take time when planning your outfits and remem-

ber, no fashionable outfit is complete without a smile. Here are some tips from that will help you take your plain wardrobe and turn it into a trendy fashion statement everyone wants. To make your look stand out as chic and trendy with a unique touch, consider layering pieces (to give dimension to your outfit) and pairing it with a simple, slim-legged pair of jeans. For instance, oversized knits in neutral hues with a bold-colored, lightweight tank or T-shirt peeking a bit from underneath exudes a cool and laid-back look. For a slightly more dressed-up effect, you can never go wrong with a tailored blazer, flowing blouse, with jeans or cropped trousers. Try clothes with stripes, bold colors, ruffles, lace

and fabric with artsy patterns. Make note, however, that showing off too much skin is never stylish or appealing, regardless of age. For accessories, sometimes it’s great to practice the “less is more” approach. When wearing sleeveless gar-ments or T-shirts, try stacking a bunch of bangles and studded bands on one wrist for a slight rock-star vibe, or perhaps, wear some chunky silver rings for an added edgy look. For events like a school dance, go with prints that show off your personality. However, avoid over-accessorizing since it may come across as a bit “over the top.” For example, if you decide on wearing a chunky necklace, try avoiding dangling ear-rings or chunky bracelets. Also, since you’ll be carrying

“What’s hot? What’s not?” The debate that goes on at NS

around your books for most of the day, vintage-style satchels, messenger bags, and eco-friendly tote bags are always on trend.

Guys should avoid baggy clothing, as the trend is moving towards streamlined silhouettes. This means shirts and pants should fit properly.

Like girls, guys can utilize bold colors to showcase their style, but pair colors that are on the same end of the spectrum. This allows an outfit to appear coordinated without matching exactly.

To give a slightly more cool and casual effect to your outfit with accessories, try simple braided leather neck-laces or bracelets (ensuring to keep accessories to a mini-

mum). To give life to a plain T-shirt, layer it with a long-sleeved T-shirt underneath or top it with a lightweight cardigan or fashion-forward hoodie. For special events, stick with a collared shirt that is tucked in and worn with twill trousers and a belt that matches the shoes. When selecting footwear, make sure you wear shoes that are practical yet stylish. For girls, consider ballet flats (which are versatile and come in a variety of styles) or wedges that are not too high in the heel area. Also, a pair of sneakers never fail, especially when

paired with slim-legged jeans. For boys, sneakers are always the way to go, especial-ly for daily use, but make sure to keep them clean in order to maintain a fresh head-to-toe look. For a more preppy, dressed-up approach, polished Oxford-style laced shoes or modern-style boat shoes look smart when paired with jeans, and trousers. Remember, that anyone can wear the latest fashions. But not everyone can pull them off. Make sure you love the outfit you have. Confidence is key. If you love your outfit and you go throughout the day with confidence than other people will love it too.

TrendsGuys

~ Collared Shirts

~ Boat Shoes

~ Twill Trousers

~ Baggy Pants are NOT trendy.

Girls

~ Vintage Bags

~ Limited Jewelry

~ Layered Clothing

~ Hoodies

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By Tyler Glad

Gift wrap flying, happy faces, great new things; these are the signs of Christmas morn-ing, but another point of view usually goes unnoticed, namely that of the giver of the gift. Giving is one of the most prominent traditions during the holiday season, but most don’t see how much of it is really going on. In the modern day, giving is losing more and more face. The public seems to be cen-tered on what they wish to receive. A recent poll at NS, however, shows that our student body doesn’t all think that way. 81 percent of those polled said that they believed the popu-lar saying, “It is better to give than to receive.” Although students believe the saying, while on the receiving end, they seemed to be more centered on their material gifts. Most students reported that their favorite gifts were game systems, guns, or other similar objects. Most of the students may have leaned to-wards their material gifts, but many were most thankful for the personal things, such as any-thing homemade or carefully picked out. The holidays are a time for giving and re-ceiving gifts, but many students have uncom-mon traditions that are centered on the holi-day spirit. Joseph Johnson, a junior at NS, has a fam-ily gift giving tradition. His mother will make rice pudding, one pan for the older kids and one for the younger. In each pan she will place one almond. When the pudding is dished up, each almond-finding child receives a gift. Although these traditions seem to have been going on forever, every tradition had a beginning. “[My] tradition started in Denmark,” said Johnson. Denmark is where Johnson’s grandfa-ther was born and raised. When Johnson’s grandfather moved to the United States, he took the tradition with him and taught it to Johnson’s mother, who car-ries on the tradition today. Johnson, like many other students, plans on keeping the tradition running once he is the head of a home of his own. The students of NS have many traditions, but the staff also has traditions. Robyn Han-sen, the assistant librarian, used to set up spe-

cific blankets for each of her children. The presents that were given were placed on the designated child’s blanket. “[I did it] because I’m an organization freak,” said Hansen. Many traditions are start-ed in ways that can be seen as unexpected or weird. The holidays are a time of both giving and receiving, with people fighting for both sides. Whatever the conclusion may be, this will hopefully still be the “hap-happiest season of all.”

Pictures of interior and exterior of local store, Corner Station, located in Fairview.

By Kaylee Holgreen

Christmas music playing, toys from wall to wall. The Corner Station on 111 S. State street in Fairview is your modern day toy store that makes you feel like you are stepping into the past when you walk through its doors.

“In February 2008 mom calls me up and says, “There is this really cute

building in Fairview,”” said Christine Shell, Manager at

the Corner Station. What we now know as the Corner

Station was originally built in 1921 as a service station. The building was then bought by the Shell family

who cleaned it up and opened it on September 11, 2008. “We really just fell in love with it,” said Shell.The store has fun and unique items

everywhere you look. It has classic old toys to jewelry to home décor. The Shell family likes to go to trade expos to pick out what to sell at their store. “It’s like you’re a curious little five year old going through your grandmas’ things. It’s a wonderland,” said Amanda Johansen a senior at NS. So far, being a part of the community, Fairview has been a very good experience for Christine Shell. “There is something about small communities; it’s almost a more organic way of living. The people are so nice, in three and a half years we haven’t had a mean customer,” said Shell. The Shell family also does their part giving back to the community by participating in the Sub for Santa program. If you are buying a gift for Sub for Santa you get 40% off of that item which makes your shopping go further and in turn, helps

families in Sanpete have a better Christmas. In the store you can’t help but get excited for Christmas. The store is decorated top to bottom with

d e c o r a t i o n s along with C h r i s t m a s music playing. At the Corner Station they even have do gift wrapping for customers which is something you almost never see anymore. The down side of having a small store is exactly that: it is a small store. The Shell family is not able to buy as much for their store or have very many discounts. “Our biggest challenge is the economy,” said Shell. “When we opened the economy was still in good shape but literally two weeks after we opened the economy plummeted.” According to a national survey, small business failure rates rose by 40% from 2007 to 2010. But Christine Shell is optimistic. “We try to work around it because we work through it together,” said Shell. Overall, being a part of the Corner Station has been very fulfilling for the Shell family. “It is a neat experience, the smvall town feeling of a close knit community,” said Shell.

Corner station keeps tradition

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BY MANDY PECKHAM

During Spirit Week, the girls basket-ball team played NS rivals, Manti High. This is one of the girls’ preseason games to get them ready for region play. They won the game 53-36. This win over the

Lady Templars helped them to prepare for region play and gave them confidence for future games. “It felt amazing to beat Manti!” said Shelby Jorgensen, senior on the basketball team. “It’s always great to beat your rival-ry.”

The team believes that they have strengths that they can use to help them out in region this year and are improving all the time. “I think we are improving every day and we are working better together as a team,” said senior Paige Francks. “One of the strengths we have as a team would have to be that we all really good friends,” said Jorgensen “We work really well together.” Even though the win against Manti helped the team with confidence to help them into the new region, the loss against South Summit, 54-51, helped them to see what they need to work on. “There is always something to work on and improve,” said Jorgensen. “Our fundamentals will be they key.” “We need to work on our rebounding and our fouling,” said junior Angela Hat-field. With these struggles and abilities rec-ognized, the Lady Hawks feel going into the new region will be tough but they can rise to the challenge.

“I think that we will fit well into this new region,” said Jorgensen. “It will be tough though because there are a lot of good teams.” Hatfield feels two teams that will be difficult to overcome this year will be Spanish Fork High and Delta High. Hat-field believes that they have an advantage over NS because of their number. According to Francks though, she be-lieves they just have good teams. “They have really solid teams,” said Francks. Even with the struggles they detect with the new region Francks believes they can do well with some self confidence. “We need to have confidence in our-selves and our team,” said Francks. Jorgensen has high hopes that they will do well this year when they pull it to-gether some more. “I think that we will pull it all together soon,” said Jorgensen, “I think region will go really well.” The Ladyhawks start region play against Delta High on Jan 10.

Ladyhawks hope to soar as region play approaches

photo by georgie ivieKiesha Jorgensen goes up for a lay up in a recent game against the Manti Tem-plars. The lady hawks defeated the Templars, 53-36.

BY DUSTIN ALLRED

The NS wrestling team traveled to Manti High School last weekend to compete in the annual holiday tourna-ment. The team did very well with several individuals winning most of their matches.

A few of the bright spots on the team were Aaron Lee who went 6-0, Brady Walker who went 8-0, Chad Watts who went 7-1, Nile Adamson who went 7-1, William Cruz who went 7-1, and Brendon Andersen who went 6-2. “As a team we got off to a bad start to the year,” said Brady Walker. “But it’s getting better and this weekend was very successful because we are starting to get more confidence and that is translating to more wins both indi-vidually and as a team.” The team is hoping that their progress will really start to show as they move closer towards state. But before they get there they have plenty of difficult matches ahead of them, including the Rocky Mountain Rumble. Even with these tough matches ahead of them, team members are optimistic, and think that their team will be very competitive in these upcoming challenges. “We have some tough duels coming up ahead of us, but I definitely think that we can beat a lot of those teams,” said Walker. “Then after that we have The Rocky Mountain Rumble, which I think a lot of our team will do really well in.”

Senior wrestler Aaron Leealso thinks the team will do well, despite the challenges the upcoming tournament will pose. “The rumble is one of the toughest tournaments in Utah, but I feel like we will do well in it,” Lee said. Looking farther down the road to state, the NS wres-tlers have set high goals for themselves in this year’s com-petition. Their goals are for both the team and as indi-viduals, but they know that both will be difficult. “We always have the goal as a team to take state, but this year it will be especially difficult because we might not have the numbers,” said Lee. “But my personal goal is definitely to be a state champion.” “I haven’t talked to everyone, but I’m sure that Aaron, Cruz, Chad, and all the other seniors and juniors want to take state,” said Walker. “And it’s definitely one of my goals this year too.” The NS wrestling team will now just have to see if the experience they have gained so far this season can get them through the rest of the year and help them in their upcoming matches and in this years state tournament.

Photo by Kaylee HolgreenLayne Kubota wrestles in a duel against the Carbon Dinos. The Hawks triumphed over the Dino’s in that duel. The NS wrestlers had a rocky start to the sea-son but are now starting to progress with recent

NS wrestlers show talent, potential in recent matches and Holiday Classic

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BY GEORGIE IVIE

“Every day in every way, we get a little better.” That line, said by Alex Sorensen, has seemed to lighten up the girls basket-ball team when practice gets demanding. Sorensen, a senior at NS, loves to play basketball. She started playing varsity as a freshman, and has been improving ever since. Going into this season, Sorensen would like to do well. “We did good last year and I would like us to keep improving,” said Sorensen. So far they have won two games and lost two games. They also did well at the summer camps they attended this sum-mer. “I expect us to have a winning season,” said Taylor Gordon a sophomore at NS. ” Shelby Jorgensen, also a senior at NS, is excited for the new season. “I’m excited to be able to see what the new region is like,” said Jorgensen.

Coach Tyler Schlappi would like to get off to a faster start in the season and is going to be more disciplined. He has higher expectations than last year for the team. With many returning starters in the varsity line up, including Sorensen, he has a really good chance of meeting his goals. Sorensen is a big reason why he be-lieves the team will be successful this year. “She is a phenomenal team player,” said Schlappi. “We are grateful to have Alex on the team.” She is really good about helping the new freshman to help them get better. “Even when we were behind, Alex kept on encouraging the team to stay calm, work hard, and give our best effort no mat-ter what,” said Jane Bailey, a freshman at NS. “She lightens up practice by telling a joke and keeping our spirits up.” Sorensen’s skill isn’t limited to sports; she is also juggling other extra-curricular activities. One of them is being the Eng-

lish sterling scholar. Benjamin Cox, a teacher and the English sterling scholar advisor at NS thinks, Sorensen is an excel-lent student and has a strong grasp on the English language. “She is determined to be excellent, and it is not only her test scores or her grades but she is an interesting and engag-ing person,” said Cox. An example of this was when the school newspaper layout needed to be completed. Sorensen and a few others had the dedication to get up at 4:30am on a Monday morning to get what they needed to done. That same dedication is what will help Sorensen and her team with the new re-gion. They have played some of the teams before, but adding big schools like Spanish Fork and Payson will be a big challenge. Sorensen is confident that they will do well and have a successful season. They have been doing well so far, and they hope to keep it up.

BY AUSTIN HADLEY

Winter is now well under-way in Utah, and that means that we are in the middle of bas-ketball season as well. The NS Hawks basketball team is now eight games into the season. The Hawks have started off the season 3-5 and are still trying to learn the new system of coach Hoopes. Although the record isn’t what the team was expecting, the Hawks feel like they have improved greatly through the course of the seven games they have played in so far. “We’re learning the new system and the players are coming along and its just going to take a while,” said coach Chris Hoopes. Hoopes hopes the team will improve on defense and start playing as a team more. “Its’ been a lot of learning.” said Kyle Seely on the season. Seely hopes to improve as a leader on the court. Seely

also wants the team to improve on how the team reads the op-tions of their offense. “I think as a team we need to put a whole game together, we played good at parts in all the games, we just need to put a whole game together,” said junior Jordan Chistensen. One of the last games the Hawks played was against cross-town Wasatch Academy. The final score was 65-57 for the Ti-gers. Although the Hawks lost the game they felt like they played a good game, and realize Wasatch is one of the better teams in the state. Wasatch is ranked by the Salt Lake Tribune as the number 15 team in the state, 1A-5A. “We played really good, that was a really good game, even though we lost,” said Seely. The Hawks then traveled to South Summit and picked up their sec-ond win of the season. Senior Colton Dunn led the way with

17 points and the Hawks won 61-43. The team has a very opti-mistic outlook for the rest of the season. All of the players inter-viewed said they wanted to get back to the state tournament after winning another region champi-onship. The players also realized region will be tough. “It’ll be tough because Pay-son and Spanish Fork are really good, but I still think we can get them.” Said Seely. Region 12 is led by 6-1 Payson, and Spanish Fork is currently third with a 3-4 record. Region play hasn’t start-ed yet. The Hawks will start re-gion play will start January 10 at home against the Delta Rabbits. Although the players haven’t fully learned Hoopes system yet, they really like the coach.“(He’s) really good, he knows basketball, and he can like, analyze the game well, and tell you what to do.” Said Seely. “Coach Hoopes is

awesome, he knows what he’s do-ing,” said Christensen We still have a long winter

ahead of us, but that is a good thing, because it means we still have a lot of basketball as well.

Photo provided by Alex SorensenAlex Sorensen pulls up for a 3 in a girls basketball game. Soresnsen is also in-volved in journalism and is a sterling scholar

Senior Alex Sorensen is a leader and an example on and off the basketball court

Photo by Austin HadleyJake Bailee goes up for a lay up in last Friday’s boys basketball game against Manti. The Hawks beat the Templars 75-60.

After slow start, NS boys basketball starts a winning streak

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BY AUSTIN HADLEY

2011 has been another exciting and entertaining year in sports. From January to now December, I thought it would be good to do a month-by-month breakdown to remind us what happened in the past year.

In January we watched as Heisman winner Cam Newton lead the Auburn Tigers over the Oregon Ducks in the All State BCS National Championship 22-19. The Tigers’ Cam Newton went on to be the number one pick to the Carolina Pan-thers in the NFL draft.

In February, the Green Bay Packers took on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. Aaron Rodgers’ Packers de-feated Big Ben Roethlisberger’s Steelers 31-25 at Cowboys Stadium. Aaron Rod-gers threw for 304 yards and three touch-downs to become Super Bowl MVP.

March brought along March Madness, and Utah had many ties to this NCAA tournament. The Energy Solutions Arena hosted some of the second round games. The other tie was BYU’s Jimmer Fredette.

The Florida Gators eliminated BYU af-ter making the “Sweet 16”, but despite the loss Fredette went on to win many awards,

the most notable being the Wooden Na-tional Player of the Year Award. He then went on to be the 10th pick in the NBA draft to the Sacramento Kings. Kemba Walker and the UConn Huskies, who de-feated the Butler Bulldogs 53-41, won the National Championship and capped off an exciting season of college basketball. The NBA finished off its season in June with the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki defeating the Miami Heat in six games. The Miami Heat had been the favorite to win the NBA Championship since LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade over the summer. The Utah Jazz underwent major changes in the 2010-2011 season, losing longtime head coach Jerry Sloan and All Star point guard Deron Williams. Tyrone Corbin replaced Sloan as head coach of the Jazz. The Jazz finished the season 39-42. When October rolled around it was time for the Fall Classic where the wild card Cardinals faced the AL West Cham-pion Texas Rangers. The Rangers had the Cardinals down to their last strike in the ninth inning of game six when Da-vid Freese hit a two run triple to save the Cards season. Freese later won the game

with a walk off homer in the eleventh. The Cardinals went on to win the World Series by defeating the Rangers 6-2 in game sev-en. At that time the NFL season was well underway. So far this season there has been many surprises. The Green Bay Packers are 13-1. The San Fransico 49ers, led by former Ute Alex Smith, won their first di-vision title since 2002. Then there is Tim Tebow, the quarterback that shouldn’t win, but does, has led the Broncos to an 8-6 record and the lead in the AFC West. In college football the LSU Tigers will face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship in a rematch of the “Game of the Century”. Local teams also were bowl eligible. BYU will play Tulsa in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Utah will play Georgia Tech in the Hyundai Sun Bowl, and Utah State will play Ohio in the famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Bowl season brings up the yearly ques-tion of why we use the BCS system, with each year a team getting snubbed from a BCS bowl game. This year it was the num-ber 7 Boise State Broncos with and 11-1 record. The Broncos have one of the best records in the country but will not play

in a BCS bowl game because they do not play in a BCS conference. Boise State will play in the Maaco Las Vegas Bowl against the 6-6 Arizona State Sun Devils. As we come to Christmas time the NBA finally decided it should play basket-ball this season. The NBA finally ended their lockout and the sixty-six game sea-son will start on Christmas Day. This brings up the negatives of this year in sports. The NFL and NBA both had lockouts, and the other black mark on the 2011 year in sports was the firing of the legendary Joe Paterno in the Penn State child abuse scandal. There were also many positive high-lights to be remembered. Robert Griffin III is the first Heisman winner from Bay-lor, Tiger Woods had his first win in over two years, the North Carolina Tar Heels were upset by UNLV, Albert Pujols is now a Los Angeles Angel, Chris Paul was traded to be with Blake Griffin and the Clippers, and a college basketball game was played outside the deck of an aircraft carrier. This year many exciting things have happened, and there will be more to fol-low. Hopefully next year will be just as ex-citing and entertaining as the year we have just had.

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By Dustin Allred

Action packed, violent, and above all else fun. There isn’t too much that fits those criteria better than “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” (MW3).MW3 is the third installment of the “Modern Warfare” series by Infinity Ward. It is an action-packed first person shooter that grabs you from the beginning and doesn’t let go. But, did this game live up to all of the hype that sur-rounded its release? In a word, no, but this game did have plenty of merit.The campaign of MW3 takes you on a thrill ride. It con-cludes the story that has been carried on throughout the last two games in the “Modern Warfare” series. The driv-ing force behind this campaign is the epic battles that push the limits of gaming creativity. These fights include one that takes place on an out-of-control airliner, or an-other that takes place in battle-ravaged New York City.The online multi-player of MW3 is a tested and proven system that has been consuming the attention of play-ers since the original “Modern Warfare” made its debut

in 2007. Controlled violence may be the best way to de-scribe it, as players run through map after map with the sole mission of completing their objective, and killing as many other players as they can along the way.There were some changes made to MW3’s online multi-player that differed from other “Call of Duty” multiplay-ers that we have seen in the past. First off, killstreaks were changed to Strike Packages. This allows more customi-zation in the rewards that players receive for kills. This also made killstreaks appealing to more types of players besides the player that can kill many enemies without be-ing killed himself.Another change made to the MW3 multiplayer that dif-fered from other “Call of Duty” games was the addition weapon progression. Now to upgrade your weapon, you have to use it and gain XP with that gun to level it up. Leveling up weapons will unlock camos, attachments, and perks for that specific weapon.Unfortunately, all of these elements did not combine in a way to give us a game that would live up to its hype. MW3 was supposed to be a groundbreaking game. Instead the

game we received felt more like a very expensive expan-sion pack of the previous “Modern Warfare” games.Sure there were some changes to the multiplayer, and sure the campaign had some cool fights in it, but overall the game was a disappointment, falling short of the ex-pectations that were put upon it.That’s not to say that this game isn’t one of the coolest games that are on the market, or that this game was bad in anyway shape or form, but it just didn’t live up to all of the hype that was generated for it.

MW3 provides great gaming experience, but doesn’t live up to the hype

By Matt Workman

With a concert band, a sym-phonic band, a percussion ensem-ble, a beginning choir and a choir this last concert has been one of the most extensive concerts that

has taken place at North Sanpete. Despite having little time to pre-pare for this concert and a nearly two-hour duration the concert was a success. Despite a few problems and a technical difficulty or two, the

concert went well. “ We had some really great moments and we had some bad moments, overall I thought it was an average concert for us” said Tim Kidder, band teacher. Although there was some nervousness throughout the bands and choirs in preparation for the Christmas concert, they performed well. Some member felt as if they did not have enough time to prepare, but afterwards said that the thought they had done quite well. Brent Watson said, “I would’ve liked another week, but we took what we had and did our best.” Even though he didn’t feel prepared he was still excited for the concert. “I’m pumped the concert is gonna be fun.” The band’s students felt somewhat unprepared, but they managed to pull out a great per-

formance. The bands where not the only groups that did well however. The percussion and the choirs did very well on their mu-sical numbers. “ I loved the whole concert, I loved the amount of people that participated and the tone and balance was great,” said Craig Clark, director of the middle school bands. “I feel that all the ensembles have done a great job making the jump from the fall concert to this one,” said Hilton, choir director. She felt that her choir did a good job dealing with any stress the concert might have caused. “They all did a wonderful job with performing what they had rehearsed,” she said Perhaps the best part of the performances was the selection of pieces. “ I loved the choir and band

arrangements because they had some classics but still managed to mix it up a bit,” said Clark. Both conductors agree that the concert could have gone bet-ter. “We did good, but we can definitely improve,” Kidder said “ We’ve had more polished songs but their balance as well as diction was well done,” said Hil-ton. There were also great per-formances by soloists. Sharice Roberson sang “Haven’t Met You Yet” with the jazz band. There was an amazing drum solo by Erika Draper in the song “Sing, Sing, Sing.” Overall this means that al-though the concert was great and there were many fun arrange-ments and amazing solos, we can all look forward to even better concerts in the future.

NS choir and band team up for Christmas concert

Photo by Elizabeth PeelThe NS choir performed last week with the band, jazz band, and percussion ensembles at their traditional Christmas concert.

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By Katie Nielson

Awkward, strange, and depressing, de-scribe what I felt when I recently went to the new film of the Twilight saga Breaking Dawn. Using humor was what made sit-ting through the movie more enjoyable.

I didn’t go to the movie when it first came out, but waited a couple weeks be-fore I watched it. During that time, I heard some good reports from raving Twilight fans, and some bad, from those who told me that it was gross and inappropriate. The birthing scene was described to me as a bloody, revolting part of the movie.

When the books came out, I also didn’t want to read them because they sounded like a waste of my time, but cu-riosity got the best of me and I finished

the first book within a few days. The result of the other books were the same. I thor-oughly enjoyed reading the books because of how interesting and captivating they were. I have read the all of the books and seen the movies: the books are great, the movies not so much. It’s one thing to read and imagine something that the author has painted through her writing, but it’s another, (and not always a good thing), to watch some-thing that has been distorted through bad acting and disturbing images that play across the screen that the producers and hollywood want us to see. I enjoy Stephanie Meyers’ writing. She’s a great author that has a gift of cap-tivating people while they read her stories

with her clever wording and imagination. The movies however did not do the books justice. What I had imagined the main characters as, Bella and Edward, were nothing like the actors that were cho-sen for the film. The first movie of the saga, Twilight, was what introduced these actors. From their looks to their personalities neither of the two main actors fit my personal de-scription. Almost all of the other actors were great for the part they played in the movie. Charlie for example, Bella’s father, was great for his part, full of humor and fatherly awkwardness when it came to in-teracting with his daughter. Taylor Lautner also matched most of Jacob Black’s looks and gestures. I think that he did well in the movies prier to Breaking Dawn. However, in the new movie his acting wasn’t the best he’s done in my opinion. The point that I’m trying to make is that I wish, and I think that many other

people would agree with me, that the pro-ducers would have spent more time and money on the movies so they could be more similar to the great captivating feel-ing that the books had. But the problem with this movie wasn’t just the acting, I felt that it was a movie more for adults or a more mature audience. Almost the entire movie is full of sexually suggestive scenes. I saw the movie with some of my friends, and it was extremely awkward for all of us. We were the only teens in the theater and we felt very uncomfortable. Ratings for movies these days are ex-tremely different from a couple decades ago. Hollywood is getting more and more scenes put out in popular movies that par-ents would have been appalled to see in a PG-13 film. All in all I feel that Breaking Dawn was a disappointment for the fans. The expec-tations that I had for this movie were not met.

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