The Helios Times

Sunnyvale, California March 2017

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Helios World from home. The organization

News
by Thomas Raethel
This article will present you with Report shows that Norway has
news from all over the world.
Get ready to be informed and country in the world. The same
stunned by what youre about to report shows that the United
read.
***
A Nevada woman died from a
superbug that resisted 26
antibiotics. Worldwide, nearly
700,000 people die each year
from infections that are
drug-resistant.
***
A boy named Graham was six
years old when he was
diagnosed with leukemia. His
mom, Leslie Morissette, gured
out a way to allow him to still
go to school by using
technology. After Grahams
passing, Leslie created an
organization called
Grahamtastic Connection that
helps children battling cancers
and other illnesses be able to
learn. The organization uses
computers, ipads, and even
robots to help sick children learn
has helped over 1,500 children
using all of this technology.
***
The latest World Happiness
been voted as the happiest
community
Hummingbirds even buried her!
States is the fourteenth happiest
country in the world.
even know the chickens name!
Catching Up with
Helios
by Kaden Knight
Welcome backeveryone!Thisis
Catching Up With Helios, the
mostly humorous article where
we focus on whats happening
with Helios. This article begins
going to tell metondsomeone
with a reminder to check out
Helios Times Digital Edition.
Seriously, hard work went into
it. If you have any advice on
getting news, news in general,
something to ll my inbox (the
one with cobwebs), please
e-mail:
kaden.knight@heliosns.org)
NOT SO (BUT STILL PRETTY
IMPORTANT) BREAKING
NEWS! THERE HAS BEEN A
DEATH OF A CHICKEN!
I mean, of course you know
about this tragic event. There
was a whole thing about it one
meeting! The
Sniff, sniff.ButwhatIfoundthe
saddest was that they didnt
The chickens names have been
a subject of confusion, and
people are always giving
chickens different names. So, I
decided to try and nd the
chickens name! After going to
Wren and Cindy, I asked
Carlton, who said go to Della,
who said the chickens name
is Fern! (You thought she was
else, didnt you?) So the name
of the dead chickens (who got
deemed Elizabeth) real name is
Fern! At least according to
Della.
Now for a side note about the
garden! There is a dome made
out of pipe tubing inthegarden.
Dont worry, its not an alien

attack! Instead, itsagoingtobe
a little hidey hole area. The
tubes are going to be coveredin
vines! But a lot of vines are
going to be needed! Sean needs
a ve gallon container to hold
all of these vines! And for any
future botanists out there, the
type of vine is called the poison
fruit vine.
When asked for newsworthy
stuff, Tal had a lot to say.
Mainly about palm oil.
Apparently, palm oil is an oil
used in around 60% of all
household products. It is tied to
extreme human rights issues
such as child labor, child
slavery, indigenous rights
abuses, climate change, and
animal rights abuses. Tal makes
a point and says, Try to
minimize the amounts of palm
oil in your food. Together, we
can stop this issue. Also,
remember to sign a petition to
help stop this issue. The link is:
https://www.change.org/p/bernie
-sanders-tax-the-use-of-palm-oil
-to-save-the-rainforests. Wow,
thatsonemouthfulofalink,but
may as well check this out. Just
because were young doesnt
mean we cant make a
difference. (Also,checkitoutso
you can brag about doing the
right thing.)
Wheres the hobbit hole is a
popular question that has been
asked multiple times (by myself
included) and I managed to get
something out of Kevin, one of
the hobbit hole construction
workers. He said, Not doing
much on it right now. Then,
when told that he was going to
be interviewed, he changed his
answer to, We are reevaluating
our position andwherewestand
(or not stand as Atti
interrupted) on the hobbithole.
Then he andhisfriendswentoff
onsomeirrelevanttangentabout
other things which Ive
(thankfully) forgotten.
The internet went down! And
right on the Wednesday
newspaper elective! I mean
come on! Most people know
that the Internet went down,
youd have to have been absent
to missthat!Anyway,thereason
its being reported on at allisso
the readers can learn WHY the
internet wentdown.WhenWren
was questioned,shesaidthatthe
internet power backups failed.
After typing that into google
translate (kidding!) I found out
that it means that there was a
power outage! But dont worry,
almost everything has a backup
battery in case that happens.
However, Wren said that the
internet backup battery failed so
the internet shut down. Thank
you so little!
And welcome back to my
favorite part of the article, the
conclusion! (Seriously, a guy's
got to sleep!) so I hoped you
laughed, I hope you learned
something, and IREALLYhope
that you will volunteer news to
prevent a news shortage again!
First Lines
by Aarii Keswani
Do you have a favorite book that
you think others should read? If
so, contact me
(aarii.keswani@heliosns.org) to
have the rst sentence of your
favorite book included in the
next issue of The Helios Times.
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Justin Norton
There was once a boy named
Milo who didnt know what to
do with himself not just
sometimes, but always.
Orange Pear Apple Bear
by Emily Gravett
Orange. Pear. Apple. Bear.
The Trumpet of the Swan
by E.B.White
Walking back to camp through
the swamp, Sam wondered
whethertotellhisfatherwhathe
had seen.

Authors Visit
by Vikram Raghav
We were so lucky that Judd
Winick came to visit us on
March 9th! He informed us that
he has just released the third
book of the series he has been
writing; Hilo The Great Big
Boom. Then, he explained how
hestarted writingthethirdbook
of Hilo. He told us how he
planned to have portals opening
up and monsters falling out of
them, that it would happen in
winter, and that it would have a
magical warrior cat chasing
hippos. He went on to say how
he chose the covers ofthebook.
He told us that the people who
work for him give him
suggestions such as, I likethis
cover,butchangesoandso.He
then told us how he chose the
background. He said he went to
New Zealand to write the book
and was inspired by the season
(itwaswinterinNewZealandat
the time).
Then Judd told us how he put
the magical warrior cat in the
book. He said that he wasgoing
to put a sorceress girl in the
book, butsincehisdaughtertold
him to put a cat in the book, he
nally decided to swap out the
sorceress girl for the magical
warrior cat, Polly. He said that
the cat is small, loud, and
Scottish.
We learned more about Judd
Winick through student
questions, such as that he began
drawing by copying other
drawingssuchasGareld.Other
questions asked were:
First Question: What were the
people wearing on the cover?
Judd Winick: Thepeoplewere
wearing traveling cloaks.
Question 2: Whendidyoustart
drawing?
Judd Winick: I started drawing
when I was one or two and I
never stopped!
Question 3: How many years
did you write superhero stories
before Hilo?
Judd Winick:Iwrotesuperhero
stories for 11 years before
writing Hilo.
Question 4: Why are the eyes
just dots?
Judd Winick: It is a cartooning
trick.LikeinPeanutsandCalvin
and Hobbes.
I heard many students say they
enjoyed his visit and that they
cant wait until Book 4 comes
out!
Wilderness Village
News
by Luka Arozqueta
The obstacle course has been
given itsnishingtouchesandis
nally done. The course goes
aroundtheWildernessVillagein
acircularloop.Thereareseveral
bypasses and detours that
include different features, such
as pallets of wood, tree stumps,
ropes, benches, and a recycled
bike rack. Some people think
that obstacle course participants
shouldnt be able to bypass
certain parts of the obstacle
course, but it looks like
bypassing is allowed in the
obstacle course. The problem of
fort robberies has remained a
cold case(anunsolvedcase)and
the entire villagehasjustmoved
on to harvesting sourgrass,
collecting tree sap, and mostly
playing on the obstacle course.
Hummingbirds enjoying the
obstacle course.


Hate Crimes
and 100 tomb stones were
knocked over and damaged in
The Wi-Fi Outage
one cemetery named the Mt. by Ella Gal-on
by Shai Dickman
Carmel Cemetery in

Philadelphia. Two weeks before As most of you already know, a
Many hate crimes against Jews,
this event, 12 tombstones were Wi-Fi outage happened on
Muslims, and African
knocked over at a catholic March15th.Itstartedaroundthe
Americans are happening
cemetery. This catholic middle of World Languages.
everywhere around the United
cemetery is 2 miles from the People in the school were
States. These hate crimes are
Jewish cemetery that was affected in many differentways.
things such as bomb threats at
vandalized. The damage of the Forinstance,Istartedthisarticle
many JCCs, Jewish cemetery
Jewish cemetery vandalism was on paper! Its been a long time
vandalism, and shootings.
assessedtobe$20,000.Muslims since Ivewrittenanythingother
JCCs around the country are
worked together to fundraisefor than an entry ticket on paper.
experiencing multiple
the xing of the cemetery. They There were varying opinions on
evacuations caused by bomb
fundraised over $130,000. The the Wi-Fi outage, ranging from
threats towards Jews. 5 JCCs
extra money was planned for Gabriel saying, Its awesome
were evacuated on the Jewish
other hate crimes going on. because we get to play the
holiday called Purim. A few of
When the vandalism was dinosaur game! to Alyssa
these JCCs were threatened
discovered,manypeoplereacted explaining, Im unaffected, to
multiple times in the past, too.
by coming right away tothesite Aditya (part jokingly) saying,
None of thebombthreatsturned
to help x it. "I'm a child of a Im outraged!, and plenty of
out to be real."Weareopen.We
Holocaust survivor,soIgrewup opinionsinbetween.Someother
will remain open. Whoever is
with stories of destruction of quoteswereShelleysaying,We
doing this doesn't realize this
Jewish cemeteries," one person had to improvise, and Max
only makes us stronger, " the
said. "I always thought we were stating, Its both irritating and
JCC said. "All are welcome to
done with that." awesome. Wren mentioned, I
join us at the JCC." Oneperson
Jews are not the only targets of have mixed feelings about the
was arrested when they were
rising hate crimes. Other Wi-Fi outage. It switches my
found linked to the bomb
minority groups have been focus from things on the
threats. The head of police
affected as well. In conclusion, computer to things around me.
intelligence of New York City
hate crimes are appearing all Anyways, enough talking about
said that he thinks there is only
over the US and happening peoples reactions to the Wi-Fi
one person responsible for the
more and more often. outage. The outage ended at
calls. The number of threats is
2:37 P. M. I was very glad thatI
now up to 154 since January
could actually write on the
2016 in Canada and the United
computer again. (Im a much
States.
faster typer than I am a writer.)
Bomb threats are not the only
Check Catching up with Helios
hate crimes that are on the rise.
to nd out why the outage
Many Jewish cemeteries are
happened.
being targeted, too. Between 75

Local Sports
Report
by Aydin Alsan
NBA:
The Golden State Warriors are
on a roll with a 57-14 record.
They are 1st in the Western
Conference and are ahead of all
Eastern Conference teams, as
well. They are doing great after
the All-Star game took place in
February. The Warriors are also
feeling very condent as they
have clinchedtheplayoffs.They
are in good shape. But, in
mid-March the San Antonio
Spurs got to thebagandmadeit
0.5 games away from the
Warriors! In the end, the
Warriorscamebackandarenow
up by a couple games.
NHL:
The San Jose Sharks are rst in someday, or an arts person who
their division and are third in the is more interested in earthly
conference. Right now they
have 42 wins, 24 losses, and 7
overtime losses. They are doing
well. With winning their last
game in February, they are on a
roll. Entering March, the Sharks
have a 2 game streak, but just
lost 4 games in a row.
MLS:
The MLS seasonhasstartedand
the Earthquakes hada1-0streak
to start out theseason.Thegreat
Earthquakes are ready for
anything and they're really
excited fortheirupcominggame
against the NYC FC in New
York on April 1. Currently they
have a 2-1 record.
NASA Discovers 7
Earth-like Planets
by Aryan
People of planet Earth, get
excited! Whether you are a
science person who dreams
about zipping through space
matters,thisnewsisofprofound
importance for everyone. The
scientists at NASA reportedthat
they havefoundsevenearth-like
planets around a star called
Trappist-1 only
229,000,000,000,000 miles
away! It would take 39 years to
reach there if you are traveling
at the speed of light.
Scientists think three of them
are in the habitable zone. That
means thattherecouldbelifeon
them and they couldhavewater.
NASA does not know much
about these planets, but that is
the not stopping them from
studying them. One important
answer to nd would be - is
there water andoxygenonthose
planets?
Amaury Triaud, an astronomer
at the University of Cambridge
said,I think we've made a
crucial step towards nding if
there is life out there. Scientists
expect to explore more over the
next decade. Wouldnt it be cool
if someone from our generation
is able to go to these planets?

Game Time
by Jakey Spiegel
This will be focused on RPGs.
1. Dungeons and Dragons
Five Stars
By: Wizards of the Coast
Fantasy Adventure RPG
Summary: D&D is an amazing
game that allows you to play
your dream: A dwarven warrior
that has never been defeated.
Good luck for the monsters!
2. Force And Destiny
Four Stars
By: Fantasy Flight Games
Star Wars RPG
Summary: Introduced to me by
by Aydin Alsan, Force and
Destiny is anamazinggamethat
is like D&D in the Star Wars
universe.
Whats your favorite game?
FIRST INTERVIEW
Jakey: What is your favorite
game?
Aydin: Its a physical game
called basketball.
Jakey: Why do you like it?
Aydin: Well, because basketball
is a physical game and Ive
enjoyed it.
Jakey: On a scale of one to
twenty, how goodareyou?With
one being horrible, and twenty
being amazing.
A: 18
SECOND INTERVIEW
Jakey: What is your favorite
game?
Sam: Basketball
Jakey: Why do you like it?
Sam: Because its a game of
skill, its a game of energy, and
its a game of speed.
Jakey: On a scale of one to
twenty, how goodareyou?With
one being horrible, and twenty
being amazing.
Sam: 10
THIRD INTERVIEW
Jakey: What is your favorite
game?
Holden: LARP
Jakey: Why do you like it?
Holden: I like it because youre
able to whack people with
weapons.
Jakey: On a scale of one to
twenty, how goodareyou?With
one being horrible, and twenty
being amazing.
Holden: 11
A Truly Odd
Paragraph
by K. J. Turk
Look at this paragraph. This
paragraph is trulyodd.Howisit
odd, you ask? If you look for a
bit, you might nd what is odd.
Youmightnot,though.Youmay
go into your room and play on
your Mac or PC. You probably
will avoid this paragraph. And I
cant say that I will hold
anything against you if you do
that. This paragraph is no good.
It wont do anything handy. It
will just sit around as you look
at it. It will sitaroundasyoutry
to nd out what is so odd about
it. It will sit around as you go
crazy in your hunt to nd what
is odd about this paragraph. It
will blatantly stop using
commas in any way. And it
wont do anything but sit
around. I wish that you will
thrill to nd what is odd about
this paragraph. If you dont,
though,itsokay.Mostly.(Ifyou
dont want to nd what is odd
about this paragraph, youll do
okay. Ill inform you of all odd
things in this paragraph in a
following copy of this journal!)

The Book Nook
by Ella Gal-on
The Book Nook introduces 3
new books every issue and gives balanceouttheworld.Thisbook
you the basic knowledge you
need to know if you want to read some of the bad guys decide
it. No spoilers, of course.
1.The Name of the Wind
5 STARS
By: Patrick Rothfuss
Type: Fantasy novel
This book is therstofatrilogy
that follows the adventures of
Kvothe (pronounced quothe).
He has retired to being an
innkeeper and, atthattime,calls
himself Kote. When he rescues
Chronicler, Chronicler asks
Kote to tell him hisstorysothat
he can record it. Kote accepts,
on the condition that he would
take three days. This book is
also written in a special
wayfrom the point of view of
the hero.
2.Villains by Necessity
4.7 STARS
By: Eve Forward
Type: Fantasy novel
The Light has nally won the how you do things onEarth,but
nal battle between Good and
Evil and life is perfectfor the
good guys, at least. There are
that a ton ofroboticantswantto
kill him. But why? Read the
fewer and fewer villains all the book to nd out!
time, which means nobody to
describes what happens when
that theyve had enough. I
would rate this book 5 stars,
except for the fact that it is out
of print. If you want to read it, Have a good book you want
you might be able to borrow it other people to read? Send a
from me, but no guarantees. summary (no spoilers), the title
of the book, and the author to
ella.gal-on@heliosns.org
Truth Avenue
by Marcello Caruso-Turiello
The countrywiththelowest
life expectancy is Chad at
3. Hilo: the Boy who Fell to
just 49.81 years.
Earth
As of 2014, the country
4.9 STARS
with the highest life
By: Judd Winick
expectancy is Monaco at
Type: Graphic novel
89.52 years.
Summary: You probably all
The country with the
know the summary, but I feel
highest cat population is
like I just had to include this
The United States with
book. Everything is normal and
76.430 million.
boring in Berke County, when
Hawaii is the only U.S.
suddenly something falls from
state with a majority
thesky.AboynamedDJgoesto
Asian-American
the site of the crash, and nds a
population, at 58%.
boy in silver underpants. He
Hawaii's largest-ever
takes the boy tohishouse,gives
earthquake occurred in
him clothes, and nds out that
1868 and the aftershocks
his name is Hilo. At rst, Hilo
are still being observed.
doesnt know anything about
The 2011 earthquake near
Japan increased the Earth's
he soon learns. He also learns

rotational speed, shortening because Im lazy, Illbelooking Joey: No.
the day by 1.8 for you people togivemeideas! Me: Do you like popcorn?
microseconds. So just e-mail me or even tell Joey: Yes
Hinduism has no single me personally if youre lazy! Me: Do you like Van Gogh?
founder, founding incident (My e-mail is Joey: I dont know who he is.
or date of origin. kaden.knight@heliosns.org) Me: Are you capable of typing?
People in Africa and Asia Joey: Not very well.
have to walk an average of For this issue Ill be
3.7 miles (6 kilometers) to interviewing Atti, Joey and An Interview with Pierre
collect water. Pierre Me: Complete the phrase,
Africa is larger than China, Green...
USA, India, Mexico and a An Interview With Atti Pierre: Blue.
big part of Europe Me: Who created Do you Me: If someone said NO!you
combined. watch Chef? would
In Arabic, Sahara means Atti: Yes. Pierre: die.
desert, so, the Sahara Me: Do you watch Chef Me: Six?
Desert is the Desert Atti: Yes. Pierre: Head.
Desert. Me: What is your favorite Me: What is your least favorite
Sand from the Sahara is number? food?
blown by the wind all the Atti: 42. Pierre: Poisonous trees.
way to the Amazon, Me: Do you like hang gliding? Me: Which is better: Gareldor
recharging itsminerals.The Atti: Not particularly. Calvin and Hobbes?
desert literally fertilizes the Me: What do you think ofacute Pierre: Gareld and Hobbes.
rainforest. triangles?
In 1967, Picoaz, Ecuador, Atti: Mildly adequate.
elected a brand of foot Me:HaveyoueverseenaHippo
deodorant as the town's driving a boat? Coming Soon:
mayor. Atti: I cant say I have.
Credit to: Factslides.com + Me: Emu. Student Led Conferences
Google.com Atti: I feel like this will be a March 28-29
very good interview for your
article.

HCA Spring Overnight at the
Random California Academy of
An Interview with Joey Science
Interviews Me: What is your favorite April 1
by Kaden Knight game?
Joey: Basketball and soccer. Spring Break
This is the article where I go Me: Do you like bananas? April 10-14
around and interview three Joey: Nope.

random people with a bunch of Me: Are you willing to go on a
random questions. However, no-wheat diet?

Joke Corner:
Spring Edition
by Sophia Johnson
When do monkeys fall from the
sky?
During Ape-ril Showers
If April showers bring May
owers, what do May owers
bring?
Pilgrims
Can February like March?
April May!
What season is it best to go on a
trampoline?
Springtime
Name a bow that cant be tied.
A rainbow
What do you get when you cross
poison ivy with a four-leaf
clover?
A rash of good luck
Why don't you iron four-Leaf
clovers?
Because you don't want to press
your luck
How can you tell if an Irishman
is having a good time?
He's Dublin over with laughter!
Why did Cinderella get kicked
off the baseball team?
She always ran away from the
ball.
What owers grow on faces?
Tulips (Two-lips)!
What do you call a fake stone in
Ireland?
A sham-rock
What do you call a leprechaun
who goes to jail?
A lepre-con!
The People of Rai
Part 2: Whats
Your Name?+The
Academy
by Ella Gal-on
So did you like that one?
Obviously!
Do you want to hear another
one?
Wait! I have a question! Why
are you called Alca? The name
sounds a bit likethenameofthe
Earth creature that we learned
about last session. Its called an
Alpaca and I got to pet a
simulated one.Itwassosoftand
uffy!
I can show you the memory of
when I asked my mom that
question if you want me to.
Of course I want to hear it!
memory of rst going onto the
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Alca,
Happy birthday to you!
Happy ninth birthday!
I blow out the candles andmom
cuts the cake.
Mom?
What?
Why did you name me Alca?
Because of alpacas. Im
confused. Who is Alpacas? It
sounds like a strange namefora
person.
Whos Alpacas?
Not who is, what are. Alpacas
are a species Earth animal that
went extinct the day before you
were born. They were my
favorite animal. When I was
young, every day after school I
went out the schoolhouse and
ran straight to the alpaca farm,
which was only a few minutes
run away from school. They
were so soft and uffy. Every
birthday I used to beg my
parents for an alpaca. By the
way, its time to go to school.
You have an assessment today.
I go upstairs to my school chair
and log on.
Because ofthat,Idecidedtogo
to the Academy and study
biology. I wanted to learn as
much as I could about animals.
Why wouldnt I, when I was
named after an animal? Do you
want me to show you my
academy, when I was sixteen?
Denitely!
Miss Alca Arrinay, your shuttle

Continued from The People of
Rai
is arriving at the Academy.
That voice is so annoying.
Finally Ill be rid of it! The
shuttle docks and the doors
open. I run out,butitseemslike
there is no gravity in the
entrance chamber. I see
somebody. We cant afford to
have all parts of the Academy
gravitized all the time. That
privilege is just for the
professors.
Whats your name?
He answers, Likai.
I go out the doorsthatInowsee
at theotherendoftheroom,and
the gravity goes back tonormal.
In the middle of the room, there
is a desk with
somebody-probably a professor
sitting at it.
What do you want to study?
Biology.
Okay. Great. This is the
schedule, and your room is 153
in area 64. Just step into the
elevator. It will take you there.
I step into the elevators. What
will life at the Academy be like?
To be continued in the next
edition...
Tom: Survived out what the noise above him
was, but when he looked up, he
Hurricane wanted toand didbury
himself in the covers. He had
Katrina As An heard that hurricanes were
Orphan normal, but this one tore off the
roof and was dropping piecesof
by Jakey Spiegel
hail as big as tennis balls into
(This is a short story I wrote
the streets and houses.
during theme, though it is a
He ran to the door, but
rough draft. If you have
when he got out he wasstuckin
feedback, please email
ood waters! He struggled
jacob.spiegel@heliosns.org)
against them but they were too
strong. He suddenly felt
Tom arrived at his
something on hisleg.Apieceof
friends house at nine
wood! He climbed on, but was
forty-seven in the night. He
still getting swept along by the
climbed into bed and tried togo
current. Then he saw a shadow
to sleep. He was up for a while
looming overhim.Helookedup
and xed himself dinner, as he
into the face of a Coast Guard
only had a sandwich on the
captain.
plane. He ate and went to bed,
Kid, youdbettergetto
and he had the strangest of
the hurricane shelter. Come on,
dreams, a memory from his
its this way.
childhood.
When he got to the
I can do this! Toms
shelter, he found that his foster
dad said.
brotherandparentswerealready
Daddy, thats Mauna
there. He embraced them as if
Loa! Tom exclaimed.
they were his real family, and
I know! Thats why
asked them, Are you guys
Im doing this!
hurt? He was happy they
Tom, unlike his dad,
werent, as only hisfosterfather
watchesthenews,andknewthat
knew how to use a rst aid kit.
in around ve months, it would
They found a loaf of bread to
blow. As one of the results, the
eat, and they split it up between
volcano was unstable and his
parentsfellintothemouthofthe
them. As they ate, someone
came up to them. Only Tom
volcano!
noticed that it was Liam, the
As if life could get
person who made friends with
worse, Tom said to himself as
he woke up. He couldnt gure both him and his foster brother,


and was one reason his foster
brother came.
Tom! Youre here!
Liam exclaimed. Why are you
here?
Tom replied with a
simple, Got adopted. He
found a bottle of water and
glugged it down. When it was
over he went outandsawallthe
ood victims. He said to the
Coast Guard captain. How
many Coast Guard members are
there?
There are so many
victims, he replied, there
would be a ratio of 1 Coast
guard to 50 victims!
Well, we would be
happy if you joined
Patties St.
Patrick's Day
Adventure
by Sophia Johnson
My name is Penny
Alicia Campbell and I woke up
to a bright rainbow shining in
my eyes. When I had woken up
and got dressed I noticed that
my room looked different than
when I last looked at it! Now,
my room was covered in gold!
Suddenly, ashortmaninagreen
suit who looked like a
leprechaun appeared in a ash
of like and startled me.
Hi, happy St. Patricks
b. Bypassing obstacles in the
Day! My name is Luke the obstacle course
Leprechaun. And whoareyou? c. Fort FishiesFishFestandits
The leprechaun asked. I was close but awkward ties to Conq
speechless. In a couple of d. Luka Arozquetas news
moments, I said: article
Hello, my name is
Penny Alicia, butsometimesmy 2. The San Jose Sharks are in
friends call mePattie;Ipreferto
what position in their
be called Penny. Why are you conference?
here? I asked. a. First
I need your help. The
b. Second
leprechauns rainbow wand was c. Third
stolen. Without it, my people d. Last
cant create rainbows. Luke
said urgently. I felt sad. 3. There was a Wi-Fi outage on
Who stole it?I askedMarch 15th that lasted from
curiously. about 2:05 to 2:37, cutting from
Morgan Morganson, World Languages to Electives
he said bitterly. Morgan is a
for a large chunk of the school.
monk, a magician, and a What did Gabriel think of this?
madman. We need to go to his
palace.
a. I hate it. Now I have to do
Spanish homework.
How? I asked. b. Its pretty inconvenient. I
By Rainboway. He wish it never happened.
replied. c. Its awesome becauseweget
Wha I started. to play the dinosaur game.
Youll see. Luke said. d. He didnt want to comment.
To be continued in the next 4. What does Atticus Stephens
edition think of acute triangles?
a. Too skinny for their own
March News Quiz good.
b. Theyre freaking geniuses.
by Jacob Cohen c. Decent.
d. Mildly adequate.
1. In the Wilderness Village,
whats allowed but remains 5. True or false: The United
controversial? States was voted in the top ten
a. Closing down obstacles for happiest countries in the world.
repair in the obstacle course
 Maze
by Luka Arozqueta

WiFi Guys WiFi Takeout
by Ella Gal-on

 Crossword
by Ella Gal-on
1. 2 3

5 6

8 9 10

11 12

13 14

15

16 17

18 19

Across 16. A computer program that runs in the background

1. _____ the tiger slept, the people snuck past
2. The opposite of outdoors
3. Martin Luther King Jr.: I ____ a Dream
5. A bushy mass of foliage
6. Ofcially declare invalid
8. There are usually many _____ in a hotel
9. A neck ornament made of twisted bands of metal
13. An antonym of nd
14. A freshwater whitesh that lives in northern
countries
15. The bottom end of something
17. The status ___
18. A short, introductory passage of music
19. Close approach of a spacecraft to a celestial object
for observation
Down
1. This type of slide is often found in waterparks
3. A female deer
4. The study of the human mind and its functions 7.
Its just __ in here
10. An obsolete word for a funeral rite
12. The abbreviation of Obamacare
 Wordsearch:
Women Who Did Great Things in History
by Shai Dickman

 Codebreakers: Second Edition
by Katie Turk

Howdy there! Do you like codes? And did you attempt the puzzles in the previous edition of
Codebreakers? Well, if you did, then get ready for another fun issue! This issue, well be focusingmore
on substitution ciphers. (The answers to last times edition will be at the end of this article.)
Substitution ciphers are fairly simple: you just assign every letter in the alphabet a different
symbol or letter or something like that. The onlyproblemisifyoudontpicksomethingmemorable,you
cant memorizeyourcodeeasilyandyoullhavetocarryaroundanalphabetkeyorsomething.Sotryand
pick something easy to remember. You coulddoasimplereversealphabet,whereAisZ,BisY,andvice
versa. (And so on.) Of course, you could
Decode messages by cutting the message in half as closely as possible: HGY | IUS. Then take
one letter from the beginning of each side. H, I, G, U...you get the idea.
Try it out! Encode the messageCOMEFORAPLAYDATE.Ifyoureenjoyingit,DECODEthe
message YUOV DTOS LEI.
If you really like rail fence cipher, try a 3-line rail fence cipher! What are those, eh? Well, you
have to continue the zigzag pattern like so:

H Y

I U S

Which becomes HYIUSG. Decoding these is a bit trickier. To solve these, you have to drawout
the zigzag pattern, with boxes instead of letters,andputinthelettersrowbyrow.Toprow,HandYso
on. Next, read the letters on the diagonal. What do you get?
Try your skills on the 3-line rail fence cipher COER SHCL TCER EOAH I.
Next week well cover the Key Word cipher - and the answer!

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