cour·age/ˈkərij/
noun
1. The ability to do something that frightens one.
2. Strength in the face of pain or grief.
October was HHS Courage Month. We made some images inspired by the virtue.
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The RANT ::: TRICK NOR TREAT
by Jay Ulrich and Kyle Sager
Halloween is a time for children and their parents going door to door knocking on neighbor’s doors for tricks and treats. Generally there are kids ranging from 2 – 12 dressed up to indulge in this activity, but some teenagers never stop…taking the idea of trick or treating from cute, to creepy.
As you grow up, you move on from childish tendencies and grow into your role as an adult. That means teenagers shouldn’t be showing up on stranger’s doors in costume holding a pillow case. You have the ability to use your own money, walk to the store, and buy your own candy. Stop exploiting your neighbors for the free candy they have bought for little kids!.
Think about if you were a young kid knocking on that door- If older kids have taken all of the best candy, and left you with fun-sized junk.
In a lot of ways, teens trick or treating isn’t only disturbing, but pathetic. You have more important things to do rather than worry about what street route you’ll be taking to hit all the best houses. If you’re really into the spirit of the holiday, then take your younger siblings or your neighborhood kids…and be cool enough to stand on the sidewalk and focus on their excitement instead of stealing their thunder.
Consider, for a second, the benefits:
1. You get candy.
2. You can hang with your friends
3. You can walk around at night scaring people!
I don’t see why it should matter if you’re 6 years old or 16 years old- Trick or Treating never gets old. Would you rather pay a ton of your hard-earned money or go out for an hour and get three times as much junk and have it be free! I’ve seen guys like 26 years old making use of their mustaches and dressing up as Mario to bring in the sweets. Also, what if your parents tell you to go out because you have a little brother or sister, why not dress up and get some candy for yourself? It’s a win-win.
I would be willing to bet all the candy I get tonight, and say that if you asked 90 percent of this school if they wanted to go trick or treating, they would say yes.
Personally trick or treating will never get old, and people say we need to grow up, but 16 is not very old at all. And we’re still growing!
TRICK NOR TREAT?
Should high school aged kids Trick or Treat?
The results are in!
Yes. Give me candy! (53 votes, 64%)
No. Grow up! (29 votes, 35%)
HHS’s own Jay Ulrich and Kyle Sager debate the issue in HOWL’s RANT.
KYLE OWES ME ALL HIS CANDY! In the Rant, he bet that 90% of students would say “Yes,” and only 64% did.
RESPECT -WPP-
=re·spect/riˈspekt/
Noun:
A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.
Here are HHS’s Wolfpack Pride RESPECT winners!
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STAND UP, SPEAK OUT
Chris Acevedo, a former student and bully victim, agreed to share his story with me regarding his past bullying situations. As a child, he didn’t notice at first, but when he realized that fat jokes were centered on him, it made him despise himself. This continued throughout high school. College came and he had a professor who was also the author of a book called “Fought to be this Happy.” This book showed him that other people are going through the exact same thing that he was. “My advice for those being bullied is that you are not alone there are people going through similar trials like you and that you must always believe in yourself and not listen to those people that will bring you down and always strive to be you.”
Being bullied is a tough aspect of life, and sadly is one that everybody faces at some point in time. But if you believe in yourself and know that you are better than what those people are saying then you’ll be able to overcome.
If you’re a witness to bullying we highly encourage you to report it. You can do so by contacting our district bullying line by phone, email, or text.
SafeSchools Alert is our districts’s tip reporting service. If you have info about a threat to someone’s saftely, do your part and report it! And remember, you can remain anonymous.
Website: egreen-wa.safeschoolsalert.com
Email: tips@egreen-wa.safeschoolsalert.com
Phone: 1-855-4ALERT1, ext. 1002
Text: #1002 @tip + your tip to (513) 655-7173
-Article written by Jeremy Hess / Edited by Cassidy Lucas
ANNOUNCEMENT TIME
WAR on DRUGS
HOWLS’s own Ruben Otero reports from Washington D.C.
“Pshhhhhh….We got him, Santiago is down. We have slain the head of the dragon we’ve been fighting for years. Over and out…pshhhhh.”
I was one of the 370 people who went to Washington DC, last week for a National Security Leadership Conference. The people who ran the conference are an organization name National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF). I went there with the other 369 high school students, not really knowing what to expect.
The conference turned out to be really focused around national security and the War on Drugs. They spent a lot of time talking about the border between America and Mexico. They did this, because it is a very dangerous situation. The drug cartels are ruthless unlike most American citizens. They kidnap, kill, and torture anyone that they feel like is a threat or associated with someone they feel is a threat.
I believe that Mexicans should be able to cross the border, but once they get a felony or are charged with something, then they should be deported. They should get a chance before we just assume something, but should still monitor them. I feel the government has kept them out for the better of the nation, but they should still give them a chance.
The simulation made you realize how hard it is to hold a certain position in the hierarchy of National Security, especially when you have to make a decision to go to war or not…and a million different people start talking to you at once. It was very stressful and a hard job to have. I would never think about being the President, because there would be too much weight on my shoulders. I would crumble.
They should be teaching this to everybody our age. We are the future of national security, and we must learn how to protect our country. This information is very vital to our young minds and I think that is why we were chosen to be taught this. This is what our future is going to consist of.
But anyways, the feeling of the real life experience was just an exhilarating one. It put me in a situation where you have to look at all sides before you make a move…like one big, dangerous game of chess. In the end, we killed the head of the cartels, Santiago, I was never found, and we legalized marijuana and kept cocaine banned.
A VIEW FROM GUANGZHOU
HHS’s own LeeAnne Klagge went to CHINA this summer!
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Between the two major cities in China that I visited, Guangzhou pulls me especially deep into my memory. I can feel the arid warmth of the smog that chokes the air I breathe, the sky scraping apartments that push into the clouds and dwarf every building I have ever seen surround me, the forests thick and wild as they clamor for space in the endless sea of faces that flow beneath them. Read more