No more Selfie's

Stop the Selfie Madness

Photo by Kris V

Column by Adrianne B

#Selfie. It's everywhere. It's on Instagram, twitter, all those social media websites. Everyone does it, but nobody knows where it came from. It could have come from a crazy dude in a Santa hat lip-synching to Katy Perry, we don't know! And you, reading this, don't tell me you never took a selfie before! We all know you have. Tell me you have NEVER walked somewhere, saw your reflection, and checked yourself out than took a selfie? That’s what I thought. I bet you just scrolled through all your photos which consisted of… hmmm… I don’t know a million selfies? Now I’m not saying selfies are terrible, it’s just you can’t take them every three minutes!  You could be in New Zealand for all I know. So, let’s get to the point here. Do. Not. Take. Too. Many. Selfies.

Did you notice how I paused after each word there? Pretty cool huh? Yeah? No? Okay. So instead of selfies, do something else like: go roller-skating in the Grand Canyon, ride a Llama into the sunset, bathe in a tub full of oranges. Wait, don’t do the last one, it’s illegal. Anyways I hope I either made you laugh or realize how many selfies you take. Goodbye child. Wait that sounds creepy, I’ll just go for now. Bye!!

Student Profile of Marielle

Name: Marielle

Grade: 6th

Favorite Subject: Language Arts

Favorite food: Pepperoni Pizza

Favorite band/artist: Little Mix and 5th Harmony

Favorite sports team: San Francisco 49er's

Favorite book: "After Magazine"

I would travel to: Ireland and Europe

How I can make TRP a stronger school: By being 110% nice

Fun Fact: She likes to play video games

Student Profile of Elizabeth

Name: Elizabeth

Grade: 6th

Favorite Subject: Math

Favorite food: Enchiladas

Favorite band/artist: Demi Lovato

Favorite sports team: Golden State Warriors

Favorite book: Charlotte’s Web

I would travel to: Los Angeles

How I can make TRP a stronger school: Stop bullying by standing up to the bullies

Fun Fact: She likes to sing

Is Bullying still an issue?

 

 Our perspectives on the issue

Marco- Yes bullying is still an issue because people judge before they get to know one another. Kids judge each other by what clothes they're wearing and if they're not wearing the right clothes, they may be bullied. My solution to stop bullying is to show the bullies what will happen if they keep bullying.

Diane- I think bullying is still a problem, because it leads to suicide and leaves a scar on the victim. Being judged for your looks, getting beaten up for being weak and spreading rumors can really hurt a person. My solution to stop bullying is to have people put themselves in the shoes of others.

Ralph, Elizabeth and Kaylen- We've seen people fist fight, cyberbully, feel outcasted or alone and feel like they can't do anything anymore. Our solutions to stop bullying are: Stand up for kids if they're getting bullied, tell an adult or teacher if someone is getting bullied, make the victim feel better, confront the bully in a positive way.

Teacher Profile of Jojo Lalata at TRP Middle School

Name: Jojo Lalata

Grade: 7^th/8th

Subject: Science

Where I went to school:  University of San Francisco

Favorite food: Chocolate chip cookies

Favorite band/artist: Too many to mention

Favorite sports team: San Francisco Giants and 49er’s

Favorite book: Island of the Blue Dolphins

I would travel to: Italy

Advice for students: Give yourself every opportunity to be successful and the best way to do that is to get an education.

Fun Fact: Mentor for the Digital Media Club

One Direction-Midnight Memories By Catherine and Alexia

 

One Direction is going in a new direction! They released their 3rd album called “Midnight Memories” on November 25, 2013.The deluxe version of “Midnight Memories” contains 18 songs.

    For those of you who don’t know who One Direction is , which is really sad, like have you been living under a rock? They are a singing boy band from the UK. They recently released a movie called “This Is Us”. Their new album is said to be more “rocky and edgy” than their first album “Up All Night” and their sophomore album “Take Me Home.”

    The first track on the CD, “Best Song Ever”, was first released to promote “This Is Us”. Then, it was later added to “Midnight Memories as the lead single. It won Best Song of Summer at the MTV Music Video Awards. “Best Song Ever” is literally the best song ever.

    Recently, One Direction has released their newest single “Story Of My Life” on October 28, 2013. It already reached #1 in the charts of 6 different countries. “Story Of My Life” is personal to One Direction because it’s about their life with their families. The music video for “Story Of My Life” shows how much they’ve grown and has pictures of their childhood.

    “Midnight Memories” reached #1 on ITunes when it was available for per-order, which was amazing since the album wasn’t released, and reached #1 once again when it was set out.

    Their songs show how mature they’ve become as artists, in their lyrics, and as people themselves. We’re proud of our boys and hope they continue their success when they go on their “Where We Are” tour in 2014.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Movie Review

By Zakk, Mauren and Marielle

Digital Media Club

We recommend this movie to preteen students. The acting was very believable and there were a lot of unexpected twists which made it even more exciting to watch the film. The movie was very much like the book, but the only part they missed which was a big part was Haymitch's story of how he won the battle. This upset us because we believed this was critical to telling the story of Catching fire. We wre mad and upset they burned down district 12 because it was sad for the people of district 12. Overall, the dialgoue, acting and action scenes make the movie one to watch.

We give it 4 out of 5 Trojans.