So.......
us lovely girlies are aLL participating in National Novel Writing Month. I somewhat doubt that any of us will actually finish the required 50,000 words needed to "win" but........ its fun!!! And it should help my SOTA creative writing portfolio.
And....we will all post them on this blog, well maybe, if we aren't in a self-conscious mood. Search for sfgirlives on the site for an excerpt of what I have written so far.And my "writing buddies" are ALL the other teengerines.
Happy Reading/Writing!!!!
M
Monday, November 17, 2008
hope?
its true, I've been busy. I'm going to try to post each new post on facebook, so maybe people actually read it.
So sorry about the lack of Obama victory talky talky, but come on. EVERYONE writes about that. I mean, with good reason and everything, but still.
I was quite overjoyed and everything, what with my reproductive rights not being taken away in California, but sad about Prop.8
Not enough to completely overcome the Obama euphoria, but it did depress me. Here i THOUGHT California was this equality-loving, reasonable, and tolerant place that I could be proud to call my home. It still can be- might be- whether with a court decision or another Proposition on the ballot in two years.
And the prop eight protests happened recently. My minister got arrested, and was out on bail to be in church on Sunday. People who supported prop 8 might've thought they were "protecting their children" from "deviants and weirdos," but that isn't the real truth. Gay people are people, gay families are families, and you'd think by now everyone would've realised that. Because prop 8 really attacks people like my minister, his partner, and their kids, a loving family like any other.
Why is it possible to put their marriage on a ballot?
So sorry about the lack of Obama victory talky talky, but come on. EVERYONE writes about that. I mean, with good reason and everything, but still.
I was quite overjoyed and everything, what with my reproductive rights not being taken away in California, but sad about Prop.8
Not enough to completely overcome the Obama euphoria, but it did depress me. Here i THOUGHT California was this equality-loving, reasonable, and tolerant place that I could be proud to call my home. It still can be- might be- whether with a court decision or another Proposition on the ballot in two years.
And the prop eight protests happened recently. My minister got arrested, and was out on bail to be in church on Sunday. People who supported prop 8 might've thought they were "protecting their children" from "deviants and weirdos," but that isn't the real truth. Gay people are people, gay families are families, and you'd think by now everyone would've realised that. Because prop 8 really attacks people like my minister, his partner, and their kids, a loving family like any other.
Why is it possible to put their marriage on a ballot?
Sunday, November 16, 2008
OMG
BARACK OBAMA IS THE 44TH PRESIDENT OF THE US of A!!! all of us here at teengerine are overjoyed w/ happiness&sensations!!!
yes this news is quite delayed, but i was shocked our political enthusiast M made no mention of it. gosh !
-A
yes this news is quite delayed, but i was shocked our political enthusiast M made no mention of it. gosh !
-A
Did you miss us?
its kinda sad that we've forgotten about this blog....well not all of us. obviously M still does her political rants. but we've been so busy w/ the newspaper! and a lot of other stuff, like decorating our teacher's cars w/ paper snowflakes.... but anyways, all of us are editors this year. maybe someday soon we'll come back to this blog, just not today. sorry!!!
- A (managing editor w/ M)
p.s. YAY! we finnished the december issue!!
- A (managing editor w/ M)
p.s. YAY! we finnished the december issue!!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Ok, excuse me for constantly posting political stuff, but...
For all of you who are annoyed with Joe The Plumber.....
here's the news
joe the plumber is not a plumber.
he's a contractor and a right-wing radio guy who doesn't believe in paying taxes. AND ironically, his real income revealed, it was soon apparent that obama's tax plan would actually benefit him more.
well ok then.
(props to mnbc. i <3 them)
my copy and paste won't work. otherwise i would've posted the video.
here's the news
joe the plumber is not a plumber.
he's a contractor and a right-wing radio guy who doesn't believe in paying taxes. AND ironically, his real income revealed, it was soon apparent that obama's tax plan would actually benefit him more.
well ok then.
(props to mnbc. i <3 them)
my copy and paste won't work. otherwise i would've posted the video.
This is why Sarah Palin Scares Me
Yeah, because if I got raped tomorrow, she would want me " to choose life"
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
I <3 Sarah Haskin!!!!
i just figured out how to embed videos, and it makes me happy!!!
and this is hilarious!
m
M shopping
So I just went to Stonestown and got lots of spiffy tops. And EVERYTHING was on sale, even in like American Eagle and Aeropostale.A top that was 15 dollars, I got for 3 0r 4.
Does this have to do with the economy?
Fall?
Randomness?
No idea, but I like it.
Does this have to do with the economy?
Fall?
Randomness?
No idea, but I like it.
Mia's rant ( or persuasive essay, whatever you prefer)
Long time no post.....
here you go
Read! Love Books! Um, not THOSE books…………….
Would you ban The Diary of Anne Frank? “Never,” would probably be the overwhelming reply from educators and school boards.
In my opinion, however, it’s a difficult decision to find where to draw the line between allowed and not allowed.
If you ban one book because of some “objectionable material”, don’t you have to ban any book with that sort of objectionable material?
Once you start censoring, how can you stop? I believe that censorship in schools ( especially after elementary school) is wrong.
Many books are banned or challenged in school libraries or no longer allowed in a teacher’s curriculum because parents or officials believe students should not be exposed to a certain type of material.
But many of the so-called obscene or troubling materials are things that all children will eventually encounter.
For example, Judy Blume’s Are you there God? It’s Me, Margaret, is frequently challenged because of the references to puberty.
Believe it or not, middle school kids already deal with puberty, and most girls can identify with Margeret and her friends’ fixtation with getting their periods
. Even topics not quite as universal as growing up are still not unknown to teens.
For example, Annie on My Mind is frequently challenged and is banned in many school districts ( such as Olathe, Kansas) because it deals with homosexuality. It doesn’t help teenagers to take away these books, nor will it keep them from hearing about the existence of gay people.
Taking away either book will only deprive them of a good story, not protect them from “offensive” ideas.
Oftentimes censors get over-zealous. Once they start banning books, they don’t stop. For instance, Romeo and Juliet has recently been under fire for promoting suicide. Superfudge was removed from some elementary schools because it said there was no Santa. One elementary school in Hillsborough, Fl, banned the Harry Potter series because “it promotes witchcraft”. One elementary school that was promoting nutrition and anti-obesity programs objected to “The Big Hungry Caterpillar” because they thought it promoted overeating.Most people who challenge or ban books have more legitimate claims than these, but banning one book opens the door to banning more. Even classics like Shakespeare, the Great Gatsby, Gone With the Wind, the Grapes of Wrath, and the Brothers Grimm fairy tales are removed from school libraries.
Some books do have challenging material within them. But does that extinguish their literary value? For example, The Color Purple is an uplifting story with themes of redemption, hope, identity, and the worth of every person. It is an amazing book. However, that didn’t save it in 1984 when it was challenged as appropriate reading for an Oakland high school honors class. According to the critics, it was inappropriate due to its “sexual and social explicitness” and “troubling ideas about race relations, man’s relationship with god, African history, and human sexuality.” In 1992 it was banned from the Souderton, Pa school district even for high schoolers. According to district officials, it is “smut.” Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are often challenged and banned because of their use of the n word, even though the characters that use the word are “bad guys” and clearly portrayed as such within the novels. The same is true of To Save a Mockingbird- racial slurs are used, but it is clear that they are wrong and are only used by the antagonists.
Books with controversial material can be informative to teens, or used within curriculum as a starting point for discussion. This would be especially good for books with racial epithets, so teachers could discuss racism in America. Forever is a VERY often challenged and banned book . As recently as 2005, it was banned from the Pasadena school district, and an elementary school student in northern CA was charged with sexual harassment for lending a copy to a friend( the friend’s parents disapproved) It is a realistic story of teenage love that emphasizes responsibility and healthy relationships(which, sadly, in high school rarely last forever). However, it is often banned for explicit sexual content. I think books like these can be positive and helpful to teens. Far more explicit material is readily available on the internet, and it’s naïve to think that high school students know nothing about sex. Forever contains much more information on birth control than I got in science class last year.
I also think that one disapproving parent should not be able to control every child’s reading material, just their own. Banning a book in the school library is limiting access to literature for every student. If you don’t want your child to read something, you could talk to the librarian-or better yet your kid. I know that my parents are fine with me reading everything from 1984 to Tess of the D’urbervilles, and in fact would put up a stink if I couldn’t access good literature at my school just because it’s controversial. But my parents would not try to impose their own values onto a more conservative family- no forced reading of Judy Blume would occur. Banning a book from a SCHOOL library also has a negative impact on children who don’t have other access to books. Even if you personally want your child to wait until high school to read a certain book, why would you stop every kid from reading it?
You may think that censorship only happens to “dirty” or “bad” books, but making that distinction is hard.
The Diary of Anne Frank was challenged. The Alabama Textbook committee tried to ban it because “ it’s a real downer “.Wise County, Va., thought it contained “ sexually offensive” passages. Has censorship and fear of “offensive” material literally gotten to a place where it is suggested that the Holocaust was a downer-so why teach it? Or that because Anne Frank mentions her period, and once had a vague longing to touch an older girl’s chest, her story should be removed from classrooms? I think restricting books and censorship in schools is wrong. Schools should be a place of knowledge, where a student can learn without many restrictions. I think teenagers have a hard time gaining interest in books as it is-without taking away realistic, controversial, sad, gritty, or thought-provoking ones. I feel lucky that at Hoover, so far, I have seen no censorship whatsoever in the library, and I hope it remains that way.
Keep aware-you never know where censorship will strike next.
here you go
Read! Love Books! Um, not THOSE books…………….
Would you ban The Diary of Anne Frank? “Never,” would probably be the overwhelming reply from educators and school boards.
In my opinion, however, it’s a difficult decision to find where to draw the line between allowed and not allowed.
If you ban one book because of some “objectionable material”, don’t you have to ban any book with that sort of objectionable material?
Once you start censoring, how can you stop? I believe that censorship in schools ( especially after elementary school) is wrong.
Many books are banned or challenged in school libraries or no longer allowed in a teacher’s curriculum because parents or officials believe students should not be exposed to a certain type of material.
But many of the so-called obscene or troubling materials are things that all children will eventually encounter.
For example, Judy Blume’s Are you there God? It’s Me, Margaret, is frequently challenged because of the references to puberty.
Believe it or not, middle school kids already deal with puberty, and most girls can identify with Margeret and her friends’ fixtation with getting their periods
. Even topics not quite as universal as growing up are still not unknown to teens.
For example, Annie on My Mind is frequently challenged and is banned in many school districts ( such as Olathe, Kansas) because it deals with homosexuality. It doesn’t help teenagers to take away these books, nor will it keep them from hearing about the existence of gay people.
Taking away either book will only deprive them of a good story, not protect them from “offensive” ideas.
Oftentimes censors get over-zealous. Once they start banning books, they don’t stop. For instance, Romeo and Juliet has recently been under fire for promoting suicide. Superfudge was removed from some elementary schools because it said there was no Santa. One elementary school in Hillsborough, Fl, banned the Harry Potter series because “it promotes witchcraft”. One elementary school that was promoting nutrition and anti-obesity programs objected to “The Big Hungry Caterpillar” because they thought it promoted overeating.Most people who challenge or ban books have more legitimate claims than these, but banning one book opens the door to banning more. Even classics like Shakespeare, the Great Gatsby, Gone With the Wind, the Grapes of Wrath, and the Brothers Grimm fairy tales are removed from school libraries.
Some books do have challenging material within them. But does that extinguish their literary value? For example, The Color Purple is an uplifting story with themes of redemption, hope, identity, and the worth of every person. It is an amazing book. However, that didn’t save it in 1984 when it was challenged as appropriate reading for an Oakland high school honors class. According to the critics, it was inappropriate due to its “sexual and social explicitness” and “troubling ideas about race relations, man’s relationship with god, African history, and human sexuality.” In 1992 it was banned from the Souderton, Pa school district even for high schoolers. According to district officials, it is “smut.” Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are often challenged and banned because of their use of the n word, even though the characters that use the word are “bad guys” and clearly portrayed as such within the novels. The same is true of To Save a Mockingbird- racial slurs are used, but it is clear that they are wrong and are only used by the antagonists.
Books with controversial material can be informative to teens, or used within curriculum as a starting point for discussion. This would be especially good for books with racial epithets, so teachers could discuss racism in America. Forever is a VERY often challenged and banned book . As recently as 2005, it was banned from the Pasadena school district, and an elementary school student in northern CA was charged with sexual harassment for lending a copy to a friend( the friend’s parents disapproved) It is a realistic story of teenage love that emphasizes responsibility and healthy relationships(which, sadly, in high school rarely last forever). However, it is often banned for explicit sexual content. I think books like these can be positive and helpful to teens. Far more explicit material is readily available on the internet, and it’s naïve to think that high school students know nothing about sex. Forever contains much more information on birth control than I got in science class last year.
I also think that one disapproving parent should not be able to control every child’s reading material, just their own. Banning a book in the school library is limiting access to literature for every student. If you don’t want your child to read something, you could talk to the librarian-or better yet your kid. I know that my parents are fine with me reading everything from 1984 to Tess of the D’urbervilles, and in fact would put up a stink if I couldn’t access good literature at my school just because it’s controversial. But my parents would not try to impose their own values onto a more conservative family- no forced reading of Judy Blume would occur. Banning a book from a SCHOOL library also has a negative impact on children who don’t have other access to books. Even if you personally want your child to wait until high school to read a certain book, why would you stop every kid from reading it?
You may think that censorship only happens to “dirty” or “bad” books, but making that distinction is hard.
The Diary of Anne Frank was challenged. The Alabama Textbook committee tried to ban it because “ it’s a real downer “.Wise County, Va., thought it contained “ sexually offensive” passages. Has censorship and fear of “offensive” material literally gotten to a place where it is suggested that the Holocaust was a downer-so why teach it? Or that because Anne Frank mentions her period, and once had a vague longing to touch an older girl’s chest, her story should be removed from classrooms? I think restricting books and censorship in schools is wrong. Schools should be a place of knowledge, where a student can learn without many restrictions. I think teenagers have a hard time gaining interest in books as it is-without taking away realistic, controversial, sad, gritty, or thought-provoking ones. I feel lucky that at Hoover, so far, I have seen no censorship whatsoever in the library, and I hope it remains that way.
Keep aware-you never know where censorship will strike next.
Friday, October 10, 2008
DID YOU KNOW?
did u know
if you google google
Results 1 - 10 of about 2,540,000,000 for google with Safesearch on. (0.09 seconds)
if you google google
Results 1 - 10 of about 2,540,000,000 for google with Safesearch on. (0.09 seconds)
Monday, September 29, 2008
E snezzing on M!??!
omg please dont tourture M LIKE THAT!
she would b miserable!!!!!!!
blive me i no
-g
she would b miserable!!!!!!!
blive me i no
-g
anonymous
I called them an ultra cool hacker group in the last page, but honestly, I know nothing about them. I think I'll research then post, cause this is interesting. Honestly, their big thing is protesting Scientology. And I can get behind that, because it is kinda cultish, excuse me.
Sorry ad for stealing your computer. Ok, I said it. Happy?
LONG LIVE NOAH!!!!!!!!
m
AD:yay! i got back my computer! i would just like to say thank you, but dont ever do that again bonbon. i do think your post is spiffy, but do it on your own computer. gosh. or i'll get emma to sneeze allover YOUR face
Sorry ad for stealing your computer. Ok, I said it. Happy?
LONG LIVE NOAH!!!!!!!!
m
AD:yay! i got back my computer! i would just like to say thank you, but dont ever do that again bonbon. i do think your post is spiffy, but do it on your own computer. gosh. or i'll get emma to sneeze allover YOUR face
OHMIGOD
mwhahahahhahahahahahha
evil radishes
SUBSTITUTE TOMARROW!
OH what shall we do without our dear teacher?!?!?!
-g
evil radishes
SUBSTITUTE TOMARROW!
OH what shall we do without our dear teacher?!?!?!
-g
Emails
So, in case you are completely oblivious, you have probably heard that Sarah Palin's email account has been hacked.(by the ultra cool hacker group anonymous) So has right-wing pundit Bill O'Reilly's website, probably in retaliation for his remarks about the leak. I'll post a link later, but everyone check out wikileaks.org . It's pretty amazing, and will provide people like the ultra ignorant ad with up to the minute news.
So, for all of you silly people saying, oh, hacking emails is mean, READ THE WIKILEAKS. This isn't about citizens randomly hacking her email for fun or out of spite. She is using her personal email to bypass Alaska's freedom of information act. So yeah, that is my business, Y. ( Who is not one of us, but I'm going to not show her name in an effort to be courteous.)
M
So, for all of you silly people saying, oh, hacking emails is mean, READ THE WIKILEAKS. This isn't about citizens randomly hacking her email for fun or out of spite. She is using her personal email to bypass Alaska's freedom of information act. So yeah, that is my business, Y. ( Who is not one of us, but I'm going to not show her name in an effort to be courteous.)
M
Sunday, September 28, 2008
SICKNESS
ohmiemma
I AM SICK!!!!!
I am blaming this all on you E!
ALL ON YOU!
I had to miss a game in my soccer tournament!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gosh
-G
I AM SICK!!!!!
I am blaming this all on you E!
ALL ON YOU!
I had to miss a game in my soccer tournament!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gosh
-G
Friday, September 26, 2008
WHAT IS YOUR SPECIAL NAME?!
WHAT IS YOUR SPECIAL NAME!?
If your name starts with a letter, that is your name!
a-Adfordle
b-Bindfink
c-Crigwee
d-Danfey
e-Ekwald
f-Feyligil
g-Guweyed
h-Horkdee
i-Igjonss
j-Jaqeyoul
k-Kingih
l-Lainsiw
m-Monauei
n-Newuit
o-Opejeeni
p-Peyootgif
q-Qoirkei
r-Reatisll
s-Sotuwinb
t-Tubbagie
u-Ulatiooe
v-Viouensd
w-Waodfig
x-Xiofnand
y-Yipywuldn
z-Zeuaghei
-g
If your name starts with a letter, that is your name!
a-Adfordle
b-Bindfink
c-Crigwee
d-Danfey
e-Ekwald
f-Feyligil
g-Guweyed
h-Horkdee
i-Igjonss
j-Jaqeyoul
k-Kingih
l-Lainsiw
m-Monauei
n-Newuit
o-Opejeeni
p-Peyootgif
q-Qoirkei
r-Reatisll
s-Sotuwinb
t-Tubbagie
u-Ulatiooe
v-Viouensd
w-Waodfig
x-Xiofnand
y-Yipywuldn
z-Zeuaghei
-g
Pineapple no more
It saddens me to say this but there will be no pineapple editorial in the newspaper. Instead, there's going to be a quiz that somehow features pineapple. Me and Amy were thinking of making a quiz about what would you name your pineapple? but ms.gadye says it needs to be more normal, like what fruit are you? ( which is kinda boring but we'll probably do it anyway)
perhaps later we'll post what would you name your pineapple? because people deserve to know
-ad
perhaps later we'll post what would you name your pineapple? because people deserve to know
-ad
Thursday, September 25, 2008
hello LOWELL!
Okay, so today i went to Lowell hs on a shadow.
Let me just say, VERY DIFFERENT then middle school.
Lowell seemed so nice, calm, and relaxed.
Everyone was working, happy, and friendly.
Green lawns to eat lunch at, off campus lunch
Something that DID NOT work for me though was
the waking up, and the strange scheudualing
It is still my number one choice hs thoough!
-G
Let me just say, VERY DIFFERENT then middle school.
Lowell seemed so nice, calm, and relaxed.
Everyone was working, happy, and friendly.
Green lawns to eat lunch at, off campus lunch
Something that DID NOT work for me though was
the waking up, and the strange scheudualing
It is still my number one choice hs thoough!
-G
G....... and whats up next
When G comes back, perhaps she'll write about her experience shadowing at Lowell. There should also be a first draft of my recycling article up late tonight or maybe during third period tomorrow.
Very Spiffy Thing
Ok, everyone, this is possibly the best advice I've gotten from my brother this year - Pandora.com
Soooooooooo spiffy. So basically, first create an account, they're easy and free, then you can start.
Type in the name of an artist or song you really like. Then you create a radio channel of songs of that have the same style, that they think you'll like. If you like it, click on the thumbs up, and they'll play more music like it, if you don't, click on the thumbs down and they won't play it or songs like it.
Example: My two channels are Anna Nalick ( remember, breathe. 2.am.), and thats more alternative, folk influenced pop in general, and
Katy Perry's I kissed a girl Radio station, which plays more rock, R&b, soul, and rap. And if you get on pandora, I can share my stations with you if you want.
ITS LEGAL EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE LISTENING TO TOTALLY BOSS SONGS FOR FREE!!!!
~M
Soooooooooo spiffy. So basically, first create an account, they're easy and free, then you can start.
Type in the name of an artist or song you really like. Then you create a radio channel of songs of that have the same style, that they think you'll like. If you like it, click on the thumbs up, and they'll play more music like it, if you don't, click on the thumbs down and they won't play it or songs like it.
Example: My two channels are Anna Nalick ( remember, breathe. 2.am.), and thats more alternative, folk influenced pop in general, and
Katy Perry's I kissed a girl Radio station, which plays more rock, R&b, soul, and rap. And if you get on pandora, I can share my stations with you if you want.
ITS LEGAL EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE LISTENING TO TOTALLY BOSS SONGS FOR FREE!!!!
~M
High school help
So, to help people with the application process I'm posting some links
Urban
Gateway
SOTA ( click on auditions and admissions)
Lowell
University
I might post some more later...... and some descriptions of different schools to help you decide where to apply. I definitely recommend shadowing anywhere you're even thinking of going. (Good job, G!!!!)
For most private schools, try to fill out their information request forms, so everyhing will get emailed or mailed to you.
~M
Urban
Gateway
SOTA ( click on auditions and admissions)
Lowell
University
I might post some more later...... and some descriptions of different schools to help you decide where to apply. I definitely recommend shadowing anywhere you're even thinking of going. (Good job, G!!!!)
For most private schools, try to fill out their information request forms, so everyhing will get emailed or mailed to you.
~M
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Journalism according to daddy
So I talked to my dad about how SFUSD doesn't want to talk to us. He said that when someone won't talk to a reporter, the journalist should just go after it harder, since they might have something to hide. He also said we should write to the superintendent. I told him that our spiffy journalism teacher (SJT) told us it would probably get us all in trouble with the principal, including herself. And everyone loves SJT. But my dad said that as a government employee, she was obligated to tell us not to, and as journalists, we were obligated to investigate no matter the consequences ( you know, so long as they dont endager my chances at lowell). i tried to point out that this wasn't even my articles, but he kept on going on about how asking questions to the superintendent or school board isn't against the law. well, duh, but its middle school, where they're always arbitrarily enforcing silly and sometimes imaginary rules. and the principal has been known to summon the writers of articles she doesn't like to the office for a lecture. and i mean., sure, they can't really do much more than that, but at the moment i really enjoy the way teachers and counselors are always nice to me. also, if they called my parents........well you can guess how my dad would react. and my mom would be the same. actually, id probably have to stop my dad from yelling at the principal. as my brother has said, some scandal about hoover trying to censor me would just give me something to write college apllication essays about. But seriously, anything I'm not allowed to write about I'll just post here.
~m
~m
WHERE IS G?!?
Wondering? She's at Lowell!
Shadowing today! Having fun without you!
Haha, just kidding
Anyway
Give my regards to journalism
Oh, and tell Sinead I am SINCERLY sorry I will be missing the Ms. Dong interview!
Sorry from the pitless bottom of my broken heart!
(:
-G
Shadowing today! Having fun without you!
Haha, just kidding
Anyway
Give my regards to journalism
Oh, and tell Sinead I am SINCERLY sorry I will be missing the Ms. Dong interview!
Sorry from the pitless bottom of my broken heart!
(:
-G
Jobs
So say you have a tiny allowance but you love to shop? (or you have a normal allowance but you REALLY like to shop, especially at expensive stores)
You need money.
Sadly, due to various government regulations, you can't get a normal teenage job like starbucks, crossroads, jamba juice, etc, until your 16, or 14 with a worker's permit. So what CAN you do?
Honestly, the first job most people get is babysitting. you tend to earn about 5 to 10 and hour babysitting, depending on who you're working for. An depending on who, that can be a great deal or a total ripoff. Some kids are angels. Some are demonchildren.
Another option that I myself have ventured into at late has been tutoring. Of course, as an eighth grader, there's a limited amount of kids I can actually help. So at the moment I'm tutoring a very sweet 4th grader. It's a lot more interesting than babysitting, the homework I'm helping with is extremeley easy, and good times are had by all. And it pays rather well, too. Note*I would not recommend tutoring if you yourself get bad grades. That's just hypocritical. ~M
You need money.
Sadly, due to various government regulations, you can't get a normal teenage job like starbucks, crossroads, jamba juice, etc, until your 16, or 14 with a worker's permit. So what CAN you do?
Honestly, the first job most people get is babysitting. you tend to earn about 5 to 10 and hour babysitting, depending on who you're working for. An depending on who, that can be a great deal or a total ripoff. Some kids are angels. Some are demonchildren.
Another option that I myself have ventured into at late has been tutoring. Of course, as an eighth grader, there's a limited amount of kids I can actually help. So at the moment I'm tutoring a very sweet 4th grader. It's a lot more interesting than babysitting, the homework I'm helping with is extremeley easy, and good times are had by all. And it pays rather well, too. Note*I would not recommend tutoring if you yourself get bad grades. That's just hypocritical. ~M
Whaty?!
Okay I know I'm not supposed to be blogging
considering i have HOMEWORK!
And I know I'm not supposed to be talking about stupid random things.
(Pineapples are random not stupid)
BUT
I don't appreciate a sneeze in the face.
I just had to let that out.
-G
considering i have HOMEWORK!
And I know I'm not supposed to be talking about stupid random things.
(Pineapples are random not stupid)
BUT
I don't appreciate a sneeze in the face.
I just had to let that out.
-G
High Schools
Ok, eighth graders, i don't know about you but this whole high school thing is stressful! I mean, we are all going to be separated from our friends, GOSH!
- E
- E
SFUSD WON'T TALK TO US
Myself and E, researching for her story on late buses, ran into some serious problems when we tried to contact the transportation department. First we got the receptionist. He wouldn't talk once he heard we were reporters, and he transfered us to a supervisor. The supervisor also clammed up at the mention of E's article, and transfered us to the director, Dennis Garden, who wan't there, so we left a message and got transfered back to the receptionist. We did tis about 5 times before they'd even give us the directors name. Why are they so afraid of a student newspaper? Then again, maybe its just confusion. I'm not trying to be a conspiracy theorist.
~M
~M
HAPPY BELATED BI-SEXUALITY DAY!!!!
HAPPY BELATED BI-SEXUALITY DAY!!!!
I know right?! That is a wonderful un-known holiday!
YET, us kiddies, living in the "out" capital of the US OF A, had no idea.
No one told me! I didn't see any, NOT ONE gay pride flag, or "Happy Bi Day!" banner hanging!
What a dissapointment at our middle school...
*TISK TISK*
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I know right?! That is a wonderful un-known holiday!
YET, us kiddies, living in the "out" capital of the US OF A, had no idea.
No one told me! I didn't see any, NOT ONE gay pride flag, or "Happy Bi Day!" banner hanging!
What a dissapointment at our middle school...
*TISK TISK*
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pineapple
HII
its a work in progress. observe
THE UBER SPIFFY PINEAPPLE EDITORIAL
By Amy Char and Adriana Millar
You are amazed by the item in front of you. Its marvelous, beautiful texture and the smooth green spikes, you are completely transfixed by the sensational fruit. Egad! Throughout the day, you watch it progress through its stages of life. It is cut up, thrown into a bowl and quickly devoured. You are enthralled by the savory piece of delectable fruit as you run your tongue over it. But wait! Why is your tongue in pain? Nevertheless, you indulge in this alluring fruit. You chew and chew, jumping up in glee when the scrumptious juice explodes in your mouth. When it has all been devoured, you sadly sit down, wondering how long it’ll take you to cut the next pineapple up.
AD&AM
its a work in progress. observe
THE UBER SPIFFY PINEAPPLE EDITORIAL
By Amy Char and Adriana Millar
You are amazed by the item in front of you. Its marvelous, beautiful texture and the smooth green spikes, you are completely transfixed by the sensational fruit. Egad! Throughout the day, you watch it progress through its stages of life. It is cut up, thrown into a bowl and quickly devoured. You are enthralled by the savory piece of delectable fruit as you run your tongue over it. But wait! Why is your tongue in pain? Nevertheless, you indulge in this alluring fruit. You chew and chew, jumping up in glee when the scrumptious juice explodes in your mouth. When it has all been devoured, you sadly sit down, wondering how long it’ll take you to cut the next pineapple up.
AD&AM
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Hello there
So hello. We're just starting, but what we hope is to offer our perspective unhindered by school administration. Enjoy. If you see this blog and think you have something to contribute, please email us at teengerine@yahoo.com , and we'll consider your request.
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