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**//By: Randi Riggleman //**
 * __Once Upon A Time __**

Once Upon A Time is a fairy tale drama series on ABC. The first show premiered on Sunday, October 23, 2011. The storyline is basically the Evil Queen cast a curse on all the people from the Enchanted Forest to our world which caused all the people from fairy tale to lose all their memories and to be replaced with new ones; no one remembers who they are. Before the Evil Queen, Regina, can cast her curse Snow White and Prince Charming give birth to their baby girl, Emma, and send her away in a magical wardrobe to hopefully come back and save the people from the Evil Queen.  The first episode starts out on Emma’s 28th birthday when she is brought to Storybrooke, Maine by Henry who is her biological son to find out that the Evil Queen whose name is Regina Mills has adopted Henry. The reason Henry has brought Emma here is that he has hopes of breaking the curse. Some of the characters on this hit TV show are very interesting, so I’m going to tell you about some of my personal favorite. My all-time favorite on the show would have to be the Evil Queen who is in our world Regina Mills. Regina is played by Lana Parrilla who is an American actress known for certain roles such as Miami Medical and Spin City. Another main character is Emma Swan who is played by Jennifer Morrison. Ms. Morrison is not only an actress but she’s also a model and film producer. She’s known for being in an American television medical drama called House. And last but certainly not least another main character in the show is Snow White, Ginnifer Goodwin plays Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard. Ginnifer is known for portraying in Big Love and He's Just Not That Into You. So as you can see, Once Upon A Time is an amazing show that millions of people love to watch. Once Upon A time is on Sunday nights at 8pm. Though the show is on Winter break until March 9, 2014 it will be worth the wait!

What is the most Popular Genre of music?

Why did I choose this topic you ask? Well I love music and so do many others, and I just wanted to find out what the most popular genre is. I surveyed my 8th period class of 21 students and 1 teacher to find out their favorites. I choose the 4 main music genres I hear day to day in my survey. The genres I used were Jazz, Pop, Rock, and Country. I wanted to know what the everyday favorite music is. I mainly focused on my classmates because they listen to music a lot and know what type of music they listen to as 8th graders. Another reason I choose this topic was because it is valuable to know about what is going on today in life. Below is my survey on some of the 8th graders at our school. Please give your opinion on this topic as you see the results. Personally I believe that pop is the best genre of music for everyday listening.

** What is your favorite genre of music? **

** The winner is Pop although these are all good genres of music. After Pop was Country and then rock. With only one point was Jazz in last place. **

- ** Kerrigan Julian ** **__Cell Phone use in Tyrone School District__**

**//__Laura Gunter__//**

Should students be allowed to use cell phones in school? During the school day the Tyrone Area School does not permit any cell phone use. There are many reasons why we should be able to use them. One reason is if there is an emergency. Maybe you’re not feeling well and you need to contact your parents immediately. Next, if there is a fire on the school you could you your phone to call 911 or you can call the fire department. Lastly, if there is a shooter in the school you can also call 911 so they can get there as soon as they can so less people get hurt.

Next, your cell phone can also be put to good use in school by using the resources off of your smart phone. Mostly all the calculators in schools end up getting broken, so the children can use their cell phones because mostly all smart phone have calculators. We can also use our phones by using the internet if we need to look something up. Lastly, if you’re unprepared and don’t have your text book sometimes you can look up the book on the internet, so then you won’t have to get in trouble.

To sum up, all students in the Tyrone area School District should be allowed to use a cell phone during school hours.

Is Chevy better than Ford? // By: Chase Burke // I asked 15 kids if they liked Chevy or Ford. I found out that about eight of those kids liked Chevy and seven liked Ford. I then asked them what type of car the liked. I had about 3 kids like a 1969 Chevy Camaro; about five liked a Chevy Silverado. My opinion is I truly like and always will be a Chevy guy .I will buy Chevys even when I am an elderly person. My whole family grew up around Chevys. My mom had a 1977 Chevy; my dad had a 1989 Chevy pickup truck.

The rest of the 7 kids I asked if they liked Ford. Two said that they would want to drive a 1970 Mustang .The two other said that they would want to drive a 2014 Ford f150.They said that their families had Ford from when they were younger.2 other ones said that they liked a 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback.1 said that they liked a 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1. My opinion is that the Ford cars are not my favorite cars on the road. Also, I don’t like Fords is because if you spell out ford it is F…O…R…D These letters can spell out, Found on Russian Dump, or Found On Road Dead

__ How are Teens Persuaded by Media? __ // BY: Morgan Bridges // = Have you ever walked into a grocery store and seen nothing but magazines at the front near the line, with the cover of the page being a picture of Harry Styles, some model, or other stars? Teens these days run into persuasive media every day of their lives. = = Billboards, pop-up ads, and commercials advertise to teenagers what society thinks is “perfect.” Then, many teens get low self-esteem because they want to change themselves into what society wants. Many magazines for teens contain articles about how to change yourself if you have flaws. Well guess what? Everyone has flaws, and it makes no sense for you to change when everyone else is exactly like you in the fact that they are different. Unfortunately, some teenagers don’t take that word of advice and end up striving to change themselves. = = If something such as a magazine has on the front page “So and so broke up! All the details and more inside!” then it makes the reader curious enough that they buy the magazine. The same thing goes for a TV show commercial. “Find out what happens next” is just one of many phrases used to attract the viewer’s attention. The media uses so many strategies to make sure that their products are sold. = = Think about all of the brand-name items you own such as Under Armour, Nike, North Face, etc. When one of them is worn, you become a walking billboard. You broadcast it to other people so they buy it too. For example, I own a Nike backpack. I also see other people have Nike shoes. If I had a plain backpack, and people had plain shoes, nobody would want to buy them. Plus, brand name items sell for much more than non-brand name items. Huge companies make lots of money out of this. = = The media can also get you to do many tasks. It can make you buy a certain kind of make-up, clothes, food, or live a specific lifestyle. It makes you question yourself about the current things you love and have. Some people just ignore it and brush it off, but everyone in this world is persuaded by media either way. Don’t ever let it make you depressed or question yourself, don’t ever let it think that what you have isn’t good enough, and don’t ever let it change who you are. = = = = Summer = Summer, I believe, is the best season ever!!!!!!! I think it’s the best season ever because it means summer vacation! I get to hang out at the outdoor pool and hang out with my friends at Delgrosso Park. Delgrosso Park is the best park ever; it has amazing rides and delicious food. The best part of summer vacation though is it’s my birthday!! Last summer vacation I celebrated my birthday at the outdoor pool. Best birthday ever!!! The only thing that went wrong was my birthday cake collapsed. So, my mom went out and bought another cake. Another thing that’s awesome about summer is there is no homework!!! We can relax and have a break for our brains. No thinking!!!!!! Plus you can sleep in in the mornings.

Below are some quotes that I got from my class mates about summer. Quotes: “Warm, no school, best time of the year” “Gives children a chance to relax” “An amazing time, you can sleep in, stay up late, swim, and it’s also when my birthday is” “It’s fun you get to see your friends” “I love it, it’s my favorite season!!!” “No school, get to sleep in” “Warm” Rayann Borman

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