octorara high school brave times fall-winter 2012

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Editor-in-chief: David Heffner

Alisha Arora

Libby Sweet

Kevin Luna

Holly Fisher

Kayli Dickinson

Nelly Christ

Emily Maser

Ashlee Leamont

Diego Tenorio

Faith Piper

Jason Guzman

Newspaper Staff: Octorara Area School District is an equal opportunity education institution and willnot discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, and handicap in

activities, programs, or employment practices as required by Title VI, and section

504. For information regarding civil rights, grievance procedures, or service, activi-

ties and facilities that are accessible to and usable by handicapped persons, contact

Director of Special Services at:

Octorara School District

226 Highland Road

Atglen, Pennsylvania 19310

(610)-593-8254

Brave Times Equal Opportunity Statement

Sabastian Murphy

Nick Myers

Rhiannon Haven

Kelli Maher

Rose Semeneck

Anna Cassidy

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What Do You See?By Nicolas Myers

Op art is a mathematical themed orm o ab-stract art, using the repetition o simple guresand colors to make the picture appear to be mov-ing, or vibrating. It contains abstract patterns thatusually consist o a contrast between oregroundand background, most commonly using blackand white or the maximum contrast.

Wha

t do you seeA girl or an old women?

You see the word Liar.But now, turn your head sidewaysWhat do you see?

What do you seeA man playing the sax or a womenssilhouette?

What do you seea candle holder or two people talking?

Te Wizarding World o Harry PotterBy Kelli Maher

Harry Potter over our million copies sold world wide in over sixty-seveTe phenomenon o its popularity has owed over rom ink and paper to the real w

at the Island o Adventure in Orlando Florida, Harry Potter has literally come to lirides, restaurants, and more.

One o the must see attractions is the Forbidden Journey, but youll want to gi you want to escape the possible two hour wait without air conditioning. Another wthe wait is to just be excited. When my amily and I were about to get in line we

jumping up and down with excitement. Tat was until a worker stopped us, aer it was our rst time, we ound our selves being sent through the castle straight to thline. Looks like we were at the right place at the right time as ar as that goes.

My luck o course ran out aer that, but Ill get back to that later. Te shoppieven i I didnt end up buying a lot due to high prices. Be careul what you buy, mthink it over or your money will be gone in the blink o an eye. All o the shops wmy personal avorite was Honeydukes, the candy shop. Tere they sold the mostrom Harry Potter, one o them being the chocolate

rog. Tese rogs didnt try to jump away rom you likein the movies; they did, however, have a card just likein the books. Tere were only ve cards you could get:one o the our Hogwarts ounders or Albus Dumb-ledore. I purchased three rogs, knowing that le onlya one in one hundred twenty-ve chance o me gettingthe one card I didnt want. Needless to say, they were allRowena Ravenclaws, the only card I dont particularlylike.

Some o the not so great things, and there werentmany, would be things like the heat or how crowded itwas. Both o those things are out o the parks control though. As ar as things to wthere isnt a whole lot o variety at the restaurants, so dont plan on eating every m

I mentioned beore, be careul how you spend your money, as a lot o the things thexpensive. Te biggest thing, I think, is to arrive early. It may be a drag getting u

vacation, but itll be worth it once you see how long the lines get later in the day.It was most certainly an amazing trip, we planned or years and it was denite

the end. For all you Harry Potter ans, i you ever get the opportunity to go its antathose who havent understood a word o this article, try reading the book. It will taplace even more magical without even having to leave the comort o your home.

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Brave HoroscopesBy: Rose Semeneck

A Horoscope is a chart o the heavens, showing the position oplanets. Tere are 12 signs o the zodiac based on the date o yourbirth. Some believe the horoscope can predict the events in a personslie or even their uture behaviors. Some people think that your horo-

scope determines your destiny and it cannot be changed. We dont believe this! We think it shows possibilities! How will you useyour horoscope? We hope your horoscope helps guide your uture behaviors to be BRAVE!

August 24th to September 22ndVirgo- Tis year is nonstop action or you. You appreciate speed but still dont like to venture into the unknown. When your liechanges to quickly, its impossible to know where it will land.

September 23rd to October 22ndLibra- Some people have been dreading 2012 and the end o the world but not you. Business is tricky to navigate when it comes tobalances o giving and taking.

October 23rd to November 21stScorpio- Tis is the year o reckoning. You have successully learned how to think outside the box and be creative. Its how youwork the best now. Your creativity can turn into big job opportunities.

November 22nd to December 21stSagittarius- Youve experienced dramatic endings and beginnings recently. You expand your talents with your work and its a per-ect time to nd a job and mentors that suit what you like to do.


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Te Importance o Art and Music: How Do theArts Contribute to Education?

By Libby Sweet

Education is no substitute or pure raw talent. However it is a good oundation on which talent may build.(David Allio)

Did you know that students who participate in art education are three times more likely to be recognized or aca-demic achievement, elected to class oce in their school, participate in a math and science air, win an award or schoolattendance, and win an award or writing an essay or poem. Did you also know that it has been proven that art educatedstudents get higher SA scores than their peers by an average o 91 points? Tese are just some o the many reasons thatart education is important.

Numerous schools across the nation are aced with serious budget decits and have no choice but to cut programs.Some schools in America have chosen to cut sports programs or move to booster club sponsored activities. Many schoolsare stopping or cutting back on Art education. One out o our schools cut their Art education programs. Tis statisticcould continue to get worse i the economy doesnt improve. No one knows how bad this could get. Here are some reasonsthat schools should continue to und Art education and why students should continue art education. Te ollowing actswere taken rom several studies completed across the nation and here are the ndings:

1. Music and art helps students academically. Seven out o ten principals believe that music education is very im-portant to a students academic success. As said above, Art educated students get higher SA scores then their peers by anaverage o 91 points. Tat could make the diference o getting in a top college or not. It gives students a challenge. Learn-ing notes and the ways to play them is an extremely challenging thing. Tis prepares students to work harder in othersubjects.

2. Music and art ability uses the right side o the brain. Tis side o the brain also includes many o our bodys ac-tions, thoughts, imagination, and creativity. Tis helps you use your brain more and inuences you to ocus and work ontasks.

3. Music and art builds sel esteem. Perorming at concerts shows you can set goals and accomplish anything youset out to do. Sel esteem will make you more condent in yoursel. Tis can help you academically as well as getting intoa college or being hired or a job.

4. Music and art are an escape rom the real world. Tey can help calm an individual and can be meditative. I youwere struggling in math or i you are going through a rough patch in your lie, music can act as therapy or you. Music alsohelps ocus someone.

Some people believe that art and music are distracting to students but recent studies show just the opposite. Somestudents with attention issues can help remove external distracters by listening to music quietly while reading or studyingtext. In some cases it helps students be more ocused and it doesnt harm them at all. Facts rom the studies listed above

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Tis year is the 100th Anniversary o Girl Scoutswhich started in Georgia in 1912. A little girl named Ju-liette Gordon Low rst started Girl Scouts. One reasonGirl Scouts was started was that the Boy Scouts got tiredo have girls in their meetings. Tat sounds pretty meanright! (alk about ladys rst!?) Similar to Boy Scouts,girls learn skills in order to earn merit badges to moveup the ranks. Te ranks are Daisies, Brownies, Juniors,Cadette, Senior and Ambassador. Daisies are the entrylevel rank and where you begin the process o becoming

an Ambassador. An Ambassador is the equivalent rankto that o an Eagle Scout. At 5 years old you become aDaisy and the vest you wear is blue. You move to therank o a Brownie at the next stage. Tis stage beginswhen you start 2nd grade and you wear a brown vest.In 4th grade you move on to the rank o a Junior andyou receive a green vest. Aer that youre a Cadette in5th grade and wear a tan vest or the rest o the ranks.Senior rank starts in at 9th grade and nally the Ambas-sador in 11th grade. Unlike other ranks you only haveone year to complete this last rank. My troop is a Cadetteranked troop and we will achieve the rank o S enior nextyear. My troop number is 4673 and it is a small troop oonly our girls. I you are interested we are in need omore people to join our troop.

One o the goals o Girl Scouting is to completeawards and merit badges. I am currently working on theSilver Award. Only 5% o Girl Scouts complete SilverAward project, its the highest level award a cadette canearn. It teaches responsibilit y and leadership. You alsohave to work really hard on this project and i you dontit just a waste o time. Some people are doing their SilverAward or a scholarship. Im doing my project becauseI ound a cause to work with and to give to the teachingstaf and students o Octorara Area School District. Tebasic recruitments or this this project is as owed.

1. Identiy issues you care about.2. Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or

decide to go solo.3. Explore your community.4. Pick your Silver Award project.

Te Silver Award project must be donein the local community(beyond the GirlScout community).

5. Develop your project and submit it orapproval.

6. Make a plan and put it into motion.7. Reect, share your story, and celebrate.

Lie o a ScoutBy Faith Piper

Unlike some individuals, I am dnot just or the scholarship but I am doingers, staf and students at Octorara. For mrenovating the schools aculty room. Tstart my project were, rst I went to trainexcited to go that day. Next, I asked Ms. school needed. Tats how I decided to room my project. Aer doing the paperwing Girl Scout councils survey I came tthis was a worthy cause. Te Silver Awar

that you have to do in Girl Scouts. I beliething that I think will help the communimy project, the students and staf will bothnal product.

Te Silver Award project has beenexperience and teaches me something nehas taught me how to set goals to stay oning to be a better leader through assignothers. Tese leadership skills will help thjust or this project. It has taught me homoney as well as individuals. By teachindo and I am learning mysel. My numbprovide teachers, staf and students their ree a place to go unwind and relieve som

Girl Scouts is a wonderul thing t

many reasons. One reason participating important to me is that it looks good ontions. Now days with colleges being moretive, students need to participate in extranizations to get a leg up on the competitthe Silver and Gold projects can help youships and the satisaction o given help to sJoin Girl Scouts today its a great way to leaothers. I you are interested in joining plelace or I to get more inormation. Our aCookie sale starts right aer the holiday bPlease support the Girl Scouts by purchasI have included a picture o the Silver Apin that youll get i you complete the Silect. Tis is one o the highest awards recScouts.


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are ound in the ollowing websites. Perhaps school districts should take a long hard look beore cutting oand Music programs. By cutting these programs schools may actually be doing more harm than good.

I you are interested in more inormation relating to support or Art and Music education, there iporting this cause called VH1 Save Te Music Foundation. You can donate to this cause through http:sic.com/. Even i you dont donate, just check it out! Maybe you can attend one o their concerts that musiworth saving!http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-acts-about-arts-educationhttp://www.parenthood.com/article-topics/what_the_arts_teach_our_kids.htmlhttp://quote.robertgenn.com/getquotes.php?catid+90Te arts position in the school curriculum symbolizes to the young what adults believe is important.(Elliot W. Eisner)

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In the past years Octorara School District has had tomake some dicult discussions concerning the middle schoolsports program. As a result o budgetary cutbacks the juniorhigh has lost a number o sports teams and has lost its diver-sity in the athletics department. Tis year has been diferent.Te number o athletic sports available to students has grownby adding back an activity. Tat activity was Cross Country. Teteam consisted o sixteen runners, all o which gave a 100% andpushed themselves hard. As a new sport, there were many un-certainties and newcomers to the sport. With the combined e-ort o the team and Coach Rudisill they were able to completea antastic season on October the 26th at the Chesmont LeagueChampionship meet.

Cross Country is diferent rom most types o sports.Distance running is used or conditioning in a number o sportsbut it is not the main event. Cross Country is the sport o run-ning but diferent rom rack and Field. It is more than just run-ning on the track or on the road. Cross Country is running overall terrains imaginable. Courses include many hills, rocks, trails,elds, and even creeks. Runners challenge themselves in manyways. During middle school years the course is two miles long.In high school, the course is 3.1 miles long and in college thecourse is ve miles long. Cross Country allows people to stayconditioned so they are ready to play harder in their primarysports season. Some o these sports include baseball, basketball,and wrestling.

In order to be a good distance runner you must have a

number o strengths. Distance runners need to be dedicated,work hard and develop great endurance. Participants must usemany diferent types o muscles in their upper and lower bodiesas well as great core strength. In order to be successul, you needto have courage and in most cases endure more pain than yourcompetitors.

Cross Country is unique because it is both an individualsport and a team sport. Individuals can have un beating theirpersonal records, their opponents, or they can even enjoy beat-

ing a team mate on occasion. Te race is run aat the end o the race the top ve runners rotheir places in the race totaled to create a teamthe lowest score wins. Troughout the seasonhard in order to improve their endurance skiand the team score. In the last race o the semont League Championships, all team memrecords by improving on their times by yrom the rst race o the season. Congratulahere is to many more successul seasons aheaCountry team members included:

Coach: Mr. Rudisill

eam:-Andrew Allison 7th-Shannon Amole 7th-Ian Auberzinsky 8th-Zymera Butcher 8th-Anna Cassidy 8th-Billy Dastalo 7th-Colin Delestienne 7th-Dylan Kendig 7th-Bryce Knox 7th-Ashlee Leamont 7th-Brent Mattis 7th-Adrianna McCaw 7th-Bailey Pappas 7th-Elise Robinson 7th-Matt Rudisill 7th

-Ben Stapleton 8th

Octorara Junior High Starts a Cross Country eamBy Anna Cassidy

Te Endangered Species Corner-Snow LeopardBy Holly Fisher

Tis year, I will be doing a column on endangered species. As a result o over hunting, global warmingand the worlds population hitting 7 billion this past year many species are acing extinction within the next 20years. Some scientists predict nearly 1/3 o all species could ace extinction beore the end o the century. Tedenition o an endangered species is an animal thats population is so small that the species is at risk o going ex-tinct. Te International Union or the Conservation o Nature (IUCN) has calculated the number o endangeredspecies is 40% o all organisms. I will be showcasing our endangered species this year that I believe we shouldall try to help. Te rst Endangered Species showcase will ocus on the Snow Leopard.

Snow Leopards

Have you ever gone to the zoo and seen the beautiul Snow Leopards? Tis animal resembles its cousin,the tan leopard. Teir spots look alike, along with most everything else about them. Te snow leopard is mostrecognizable by its long tail and almost white coat. Tis helps them blend in with their surroundings but alsocontributes to the reason they are nearing extinct. Tis animal preers to be high up in the cold, snowy mountainso Central Asia. Tese beautiul cats have extremely powerul legs, and can leap up to 50 eet. Tey use their longtails or balance and warmth in the cold mountains.

Like most cats the snow leopards as you can imagine eats a lot. Tey are carnivorous, which means theyeat mostly meat, but they also eat some plants. Tey are known to be able to kill animals three to our times theirsize! It is not unheard o or a Snow Leopard to attack and eat a mountain goat! Tese animals are beautiul andtheir coats are highly valued on the black market. As a result poachers are killing them in alarming numbers. Tesad act about this animal is that it is an endangered species.

Te exact number o snow leopards le in the wild is unknown, but the estimated population is 4,500 to5,000. Tere are two main causes or the decrease in population. One is that this beautiul animal is hunted orits ur and bones. Another reason or the decline is destruction o their habitat. Many countries including theUnited States are beginning to house and breed these beautiul leopards in zoos around the nation. Te closestplace to see a Snow Leopard is the Cape May Zoo! Please help save this beautiul creature! o learn more aboutthe snow leopard, you can go to these websites;

http://www.wcs.org/saving-wildlie/big-cats/snow-leopard.aspxhttp://www.deenders.org/snow-leopard/basic-acts?gclid=CPykNPSn7MCFQO4AodPC8AWAhttp://snowleopardconservancy.org/text/help/help.htm?gclid=CP_X1qXn7MCFdI7OgodqSYAjQhttp://www.snowleopard.org/


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Brave Book ReviewsBy Ashlee Leamont

Book: Beautiul Creatures (Caster Chronicles #1)Published: December 1, 2009Authors: Kami Garcia, Margaret StohlFor ans o: wilight by Stephanie MeyerI you like: Witches, wizards, vampires, and love stories with some crazy adventures.

Summary: Nothing happens in the small town o Gatlin, South Carolina. Nothing. In act, Ethan Wate is impatientlywaiting or the day when he graduates high school and can nally leave Gatlin. Tings change or Ethan when a new girlcomes to town. Lena Duchannes is somehow related to the mysterious Macon Ravenwood- and or that reason, no onelikes her. When she and Ethan start to talk, they nd out that they can not only talk without speaking, but they also have

dreams that are pretty much the same. Now that Ethan knows her secret, he wont ever look at Gatlin the same way again.

Comments: Tere are our books (and a short story) in the Caster Chronicles, and all that have come out so ar are reallygood. Ive read Beautiul Creatures, Beautiul Darkness, and Beautiul Chaos, which are the rst three books. Te ourthbook, Beautiul Redemption, comes out on October 23, 2012. Teres also going to be a movie based of o the rst book.Its going to be in theatres starting on February 13, 2012. I think theyre all really great, and I hope that the movie ollowsthe books well.Rating: 10Website: o learn extra inormation about the characters and books, you can go onto http://thecasterchronicles.wikia.com

Book: Anna Dressed in BloodPublished: August 30, 2011Author: Kendare BlakeFor ans o: Ghost stories, the Strange Angels series by Lili St. Crow and I think ans o Te Hunger Games by SuzanneCollins would like this book as well.I you like: Ghosts and ghost hunters

Summary: Cas Lowood has an odd job or a seventeen year old- he kills the dead. Armed with his knowledge and his deadathers deadly athame(a knie that can kill ghosts) he and his kitchen-witch mother travel across America and sometimesinto Canada ollowing stories o violent ghosts. When he goes to Canada to hunt down a ghost that the locals call AnnaDressed in Blood, he doesnt expect much other than his usual routine, but he was so wrong. Instead, he nds an innocent

girl tangled in a web o curses with a gruesome past o killings. Anna kills anyone that steps over the threshold into herhouse, and or whatever reason, she spares his lie.Comments: Tey do swear in this story, and it is violent, so i you dont really like violence I suggest that you dont read thisstory, because it is very detailed. Tere is a sequel called Girl o Nightmares, which came out this past summer. Te storyis amazing. Its 320 pages but its a quick read.Rating: 10Website: or inormation about the author, Anna Dressed in Blood and its sequel, and reviews rom critics and authors,you can go onto http://kendareblake.com

leaving yoursel behind. It can be inormative, un, exciting, scary, unny anything you want it to be. Tethe book or you, is nd a riend or somebody who has the same taste in movies or even books as you anthey like, maybe you can read each others top ten list o books. Reading is an adventure, and reading is noPick up that Cabot or Collins book and uncover the plot and story written in those pages. You never knlike it!!

HAPPY READING!

Te more that you read, the more things you will know. Te more that you learn the more places youll g

I asked reading experts on why they thought reading was important and here are their replies.

Why Students Should Read

Tere are many reasons why students, and everyone, should read on a regular basis. Reading builds ouincreases our knowled ge, makes us better writers, and opens up opportunities or us. Research shows thread the most are the highestachievers. In act, the singlemost important predictoro academic success is theamount o time a studentspends reading. But really,the most important reasonstudents should read is thatreading is un. Readingtakes you places, opens up

the world or you, and helpsyou learn about yoursel andothers. Students who dontenjoy reading just haventound the right books yet.

~Mrs. Hinton

Reading is an importantskill to master no matterwhat path you take in lie.As a coach, I know you dontimprove without practice.Hopeully, students will takeadvantage o the opportunity

to practice and improve theirreading skills each and everyday.

~Mr. Miller

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1. Q: Is this your rst year o teaching?

A: Yes

2. Q: What made you want to come to Octorara?A: Student eaching at Lincoln University placed me at Octorara.

3. Q: Why did you choose to be a History teacher?A: I chose to be a History teacher because o my mentor and ProessorWalker. Originally, when I came to college I didnt have the notion obeing a teacher in mind. However, through the tutelage and wisdom

o Proessor Walker she inspired me that teaching and learning canree ones mind rom ignorance and misconceptions. Additionally,being able to serveand inspire twenty

ve-thirty stu-dents at a time is amind blowing andpowerul conceptthat should not be

taken or granted.History is a sub-ject that studentsshy away rom andthink that is going

to be boring. How-ever, when I helpstudents to under-stand that their

lives are as impor-tant as an event inhistory. Ten, theyare more inclinedto learn the occur-

rences o historyand it doesnt be-come random actsand dates that aremeaningless. Over the past our and a hal years the pedagogy that

has been bestowed upon me rom Lincoln University the rst Histori-cally Black College and University. I am ollowing in the ootsteps oindividuals such as Langston Hughes (Harlem Renaissance writer andpoet), Turgood Marshall (rst black Supreme Court Justice), and

the rst presidents o Arica. Te teachers that have shaped my indul-gence in teaching are: Dr. Babatunde, Proessor Walker, Dr. Gaither-Hardy, Dr. Nwachuku, Dr. Butler, Dr. Petchauer, Dr. MaWhinney, andDr. West. Let me not be remised to orget any and all aculty that has

shaped my proessional and academic development. Concluding, thisis why I want to become a History teacher I understand the sacricemy ore parents and ancestors went through and I owe a great serviceto them along with the uture scholars that are to come.

4. Q: Where are you rom?

A: I am rom Brooklyn, NY

New Staf InterviewMr. Calvin D. Samuel

By Jason Guzman and Sabastian Murphy

5. Q: What other schools have you taught aA: I have taught Edison High School, CoatesvSchool o the Future.

6. Q. What are some o your likes?A: I like to read, be a mentor, learn rom lie expball, and my avorite is the Indianapolis Colts. I amthe game o basketball and my avorite team is the

7. Q: What are some o your dislikes?A: Te things I dislike are: problematic people, whma, and the New England Patriots. I dislike indivine in what they portray to present.

8. Q: Where do you go to college?A: Lincoln University

9. Q: I you could pick any other job, what

A: I would be a motivational speaker.

10. Q: What is your avorite ood?A: My avorite ood is a Caribbean dish called rois lled with potatoes and an assortment o meat.

11. Q: What is your avorite animal?A: My avorite animal is a lion.

12. Q: What is your avorite color?A: My avorite color is blue.

13. Q: I you could live anywhere else in theyou live?

A: I would live in an island in the Caribbean thTe reason is because my amily is rom this beau365 beaches one or every day o the year.

14. Q: What is your avorite movie?

A: Tere are a number o ways that I could answerever, i I have to narrow it down to one it would bmovie co-stars Queen Latiah and Common. Quesentative or Cover Girl amongst being a musician

acted in movies such as Barber Shop 2, Beauty ShCommon is a musician that is originally rom Chthe audience into the movie. Tis is the rst movigirlriend so that is o sentimental value as well.

15. Q: What was your avorite subject in schA: Public SpeakingA special thanks to Mr. Samuel or allowing us toschool. Check our next newspaper issue or anointerview.

Art ShowcaseBy Nicolas Myers

Name: Olivia PhillipsGrade: 8th

What are your eelings about art?I love art. To me art is very relaxing and fun.

Who is your avorite artist and why?

Vincent van Gogh is my favorite artist.My favorite work of his is Starry Night.

Reading Is an AdventureBy Alisha Arora

Reading is an adventure. You have probably heard that quote or seen that written on a poster in your C.A teach-ers room. It is not just a random slogan every reading teacher says; it is the truth.

Tere are many reasons why you should read. o start with, the slogan itsel has a meaning: reading can reallytake you on an adventure. Books sometimes teleport you into the plot and make you eel the thoughts and eelings o thecharacters. Some books are so well written that the book gets your adrenaline going, gets you on the edge o your seat,and gets you so involved into that story that you wont even hear the dismissal bell.

Books also expand our knowledge and conception o the world around us. You may argue that movies, showsand documentaries do just that too, but I believe that books are a much better alternative. Tey allow each reader toexperience the same story using ones own imagination. When a hundred people watch a movie or a show, they see thesame thing whatever the director or the operator wishes to show. Tose movies or shows dont give you the opportunityto take and use the message given and incorporate that in your own perception.

Books are very diferent. Te experience achieved through reading is richer and more personal, since the samedescription and the same word choice will result in as many diferent interpretations as there are readers. We are allunique, and books allow us to experience whatever is narrated, in the light o our own personal values, through our ownideas and our imagination.

Another reason why you should read is that when you write you can input diferent styles o diferent authors tomake your writing unique and interesting to read. Writing plain and boring makes your reader eel that you are plainand boring. But i you write creatively with neat ways to say the same thing, your reader will really be impressed and eelwhat you are trying to convey.

Books enrich our vocabulary, and also introduce us to new ideas and ofer us a wider choice o words. Withevery book you read, you become more intelligent. Even reading one ction book per month, can enrich ones personal

vocabulary with dozens o new words, and help build more concise sentences and help to express onesel better, makingones speech more intelligent and sophisticated.

Reading or some people, is an escape rom the real world. It helps people take a break rom their normal lie-style. Reading is a nice way to relax and take our mind of o things. Reading is proven to increase brain unction, con-centration, and decision making abilities, all categories o books- ction novels, non-ction, biographies, etc. enable usto learn rom the characters and possibly relate to the characters experiences.

Lastly, reading is un, I know that is an opinionated statement but there is nothing not to like about reading.Reading is a relaxing and efective way to have un and get away rom it all. You get into someone elses shoes or a while

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OCORARA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHONOR ROLL GRADE 8

1st QUARER

Andrea Alonzo

Yennifer Bedolla

Zymera Butcher

Emma Carr

Brett Carrigan

Michael Choudhary

Austin Clolery

Nashalie Cruz-Vega

Mark Daisey

Olivia DeHaven

Nicholas Dewey

Kayli Dickinson

Mason Dillon-Hill

Alexander Dilworth

Taylor Dixon

Kiersten Dougherty

Chloe Feeny

Meredith Fox

Lucas Friel

Kylee Fuller

William Gildersleeve

Emily Grady

Christopher Ham

Rhiannon Haven

Amanda Herr

Joseph Hills

Noah Hoopes

Miles Horton

Isabelle Jobe

Sarah Johnson

Kylie Kettner

Katie Kuderka

Nathan Lantz

Madeleine LeFevre

Briana Lewis

Nathan Lewis

Elizabeth Luscavage

Madelyn Mahoney

Andrew Maillie

Jonathan Michalski

Alayna Miller

Camilo Molina

Allison

Kendal R

Brandi R

Alexand

Rose Sem

Emily So

Daniel T

Jessica T

Amanda

Emily V

Nathani

Brandon

Emily W

OCORARA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHONOR ROLL GRADE 7

1st QUARER

Annie Arriviello

Liam Babauta

Joshua Budzik

David Butler

Colin Cassel

Juan Chavez-Pani-agua

Kara Clark

Madison Cocchi

Mackenzie Coombs

Amiri Cooper

Isabelle CroteauSavanna Davis

Colton Domblesky

Joshua Engel

Sadie Ervine

Nadia Faragalli

Jason Foote

Tessa Gordon

Satchel Harris

Isabella Heagy

Jesse Himelright

Quinn Hurley

Andrew Imberiowicz

Brandon Jackson

Kylie Johnson

Hannah Jones

Taylor Jones

Christopher KellyChristopher Kendig

Jakob Kettner

Dezyrae Leamy

Dominic Leamy

Franklin Leslie

Domonik London

Daniel Martinez

Emily Maser

Gabrielle Maurer

Kylee McKim

Benjamin Mellema

Eric Miller

Tyra Miller

David Neal

Wilfredo Ortiz

Kerrilyn Perks

Jeffrey PetersenDustin Salzman

Anthony Schweitzer

Gregory Seltzer

Mackenzie Sheeler

Carley Stecher

Adria

Paige

Kilah

Tyler

Charl

Elizab

Sarah

Allie

Josep

Made

Abby

Sara WMorg

Dania

OCORARA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLDISINGUISHED HONOR ROLL

1st QUARERGrade 7

Shannon Amole

Gina Angelo

Alisha Arora

Jeremy Beveridge

Donald Black

Jessica Brewer

Kaija Brown

Samantha CarlinMiranda Carr

Savannah Craven

Ethan Creveling

Jarod Dagney

Emily Dewey

Taylor Esh

Kendall Gibson

Andrew Hansen

Jordan Hart

Michael Johnsen

Ashlee Leamont

Leah Lofgren

Kelly Lomboy

Daniela Lopez

Brent Mattis

Adrianna McCaw

Paige McKenna

Nicole Meek

Sarah Meek

Joseph Meyer

Aaren Milne

Natalie Mowrey

Emma Myles

Meredith Norris

KeAsia Oliver

Megan Priddy

Christian Ray

Elise Robinson

Jada Rubincam

Matthew Rudisill

Joshua Ruger

Hannah Sellers

Lauren Sweigart

Sofa Tellez

Miranda Thompson

Kelly Wenzka

Bailey Wilson

Grade 8

Haley ArnsbergerTabatha Boohar

Emily Bright

Courtney Burkhardt

Anna Cassidy

Trevor Crews

Sarah Croft

Devon Dorbich

Myra Eckman

Hope Anne Formica

Daniel Garfnkle

Christian Hampton

Sean Hazen

Margaret HutchisonBrooke King

Cassidy King

Camryn Koennecker

Erin Lomboy

Timothy Lubrano

Kelli Maher

Jordan Martino

Nicolas Myers

Samuel Schempp

Benjamin Stapleton

Olivia Strauss

Lindsey Topper

David Villagomez

Zachary Ward

Emma Warhol

Deanna Yarrish

Melina Yelovich

Skittles eat the rainbow.

Mmmm ... Rainbow

By Diego enorio & Jason Guzman

octorara high school brave times fall-winter 2012

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