The Paws Herald
Edition 10
Editors: Trinity Clark, Madison Hiller, Julea Watkins
Bus hits Long Island overpass, injuring high
Meteor Showers May Be On The Way
By: Rylie Ferguson school students
By: Violet Okuszka
Injuring more than 40 people as a bus hits a
Long Island overpass in New York on Sunday.
The charter bus carrying all students was
traveling eastbound on the Southern State
Parkway in Lakeview. The whole top of the
charter bus was sheared of by the impact of the
crash.
A New York policeman Maj. David
Candelaria has said there has been multiple
serious injuries. Some passengers had to be
Meteor showers and the “shooting stars” they bring extricated. About two injuries were pretty
may be beautiful, but the most impressive displays serious, five would be told as moderate, and
only occur about 10 times a year. Based in Tokyo,
Astrolive experience aims to do that with the rest were simply minor.
Earth-orbiting satellites that can release metallic The bus is operated by New
pellets to produce spectacular streaks of light as Jersey-based Journey bus lines. Also did not
they fall through the atmosphere and harmlessly respond to ABC News request for comment.
burn up .Knowing how objects burn up in the The bus driver which was not from the area
atmosphere could also help researchers figure out and was not aware of the parkway system is
the composition and origin of real meteors,
what he told the police and from there it went
according to Dr. William Schonberg, a professor of
civil, architectural and environmental engineering to ABC News. According to WABC the bridge
at the Missouri University of Science and is the lowest on the system. The bus driver will
Technology, who is also not involved with ALE.“If undergo drug & alcohol testing. This bus crash
you can take a look at the change in brightness, you is under investigation.
can figure out the original properties of what it was Weseley A Long Island High School Psychology Fair.
that came in,” Schonberg said. “Maybe then we can PsycEXTRA Dataset. doi: 10.1037/e574472011-004 
figure out what it is and where it came from.”
Chow, Denise. “On-Demand Meteor Showers May Be on theHorse Trailer Carrying at Least 18 Illegal
Way.” ​Mach​, 27 Mar. 2018, Immigrants Turns Over
www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/demand-meteor-showers-may-be-
way-ncna860466​. By: Kellie Brennan
On Saturday, April 7th, 2018 a horse
ATM Thieves on The Loose! trailer overturned on a Southern California
​By: Logan O’Herron highway carrying at least 18 illegal
immigrants. Many people inside were injured,
A gang of thieves stole a Land Rover Defender and moderately. Two people had to be airlifted,
smashed it into an England convenience store. The and six people were hospitalized. A witness
thieves strapped the ATM to the back of the jeep had told the California Highway Patrol that
and ripped the ATM out of the wall then dragged it many had scrambled from the trailer and ran to
down the road. When the thieves thought they were the mountains. After the search of the area
safe they jumped out an threw the ATM in the authorities were able to find most if not all the
trunk. The whole theft was caught on camera. The immigrants.
only convenience store in the small England town, Zwirz, Elizabeth. “Horse Trailer Carrying at Least 18 Illegal
Aldi.The police are currently looking for the three Immigrants Crashes in Southern California.” ​Fox News​, FOX
News Network, 9 Apr. 2018,
unidentified men.
www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/09/horse-trailer-carrying-at-lea
​“Crooks Use Stolen SUV to Smash into Store and Steal ATM.” st-18-illegal-immigrants-crashes-in-southern-california.html
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National Park Terror
By:Daniel Norton
At Yosemite’s El Capitan one person
was killed and another person was injured
from a gigantic rockfall. “Rock broke off
around 2,000 feet and hit the cliff at 1,000 feet
up with 2 people at the base of the rockfall,”
said Peter Zabrok, a climber doing his 58th
Crooks Use Stolen SUV to Smash into Store and Steal ATM​, Fox climb.​ Zabrok also said that there was a total
News , 1 Feb. 2018, of five rockfalls and another climber or first
www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/02/01/crooks-use-stolen-suv-to-smash
-into-store-and-steal-atm.html​. responder went down to where the rock was
and “that guy totally risked his life” who was
responding to this tragedy. Zabrok was
camping directly under the area the night
04/20/18
May The Fourth Be With You
​By: Julia~Chan Mac Donald
Star Wars Day is celebrate on May 4th with the
pun, may the fourth be with you. It's a joke on a
common line in the star wars movies, may the
force be with you. May the 4th is not an official
holiday but on May 25th, 2007 they declared it
Star Wars day in recignization of Star Wars
30th anniversary. In 1979 was the first
reference to thomas joke as a news article
posted it for the Prime Minister for the United
Kingdom saying, “May the fourth be with you,
Maggie.
Congratulations!”
In 1999, Jeanne
Cavelos mentioned
the same phrase in
her book ​The
Science of Star
Wars.​ In 2008 a
group on Facebook
started celebrating
Luke Skywalker Day ​using the catch phrase
again.Later, in 2011 they start in Canada, they
started celebrating Star Wars Day on May the
fourth. Soon Star Wars fans around the world
started celebrating of May 4th with the main
catch phrase, “ May the fourth be with you.”
"Star Wars Day." ​Wikipedia ​, Wikimedia Foundation,
Incorporation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Day. Accessed 29
Mar. 2018.
President Proposes Death Penalty for Some
Drug Dealers
By:Ameen Thompson
President Trump has said that he wants
to have either life in prison or the death penalty
for drug dealers. He said that if we don't get
tough, then were wasting our time. Over 64,000
people died from drug overdoses in 2016 and
this will keep happening unless we put a death
penalty on the drug dealers. According to
Student News daily, Trump said, “​This isn’t
about ‘nice’ anymore. This isn’t about
committees. This isn’t about let’s get everybody
and have dinners and let’s have everybody go to
a blue-ribbon committee and everybody gets a
medal for frankly talking and doing nothing.​”
Mainly people are dying from Opioid
overdoses. Also to drug dealers and he said, “​If
you break the law and illegally peddle these
deadly poisons, we will find you, we will arrest
you, and we will hold you accountable.”
Citation-: “President Proposes Death Penalty for Some Drug
Dealers.” ​Student News Daily​, 21 Mar. 2018,
www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/president-propos
es-death-penalty-for-some-drug-dealers/
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 Mobile Spying Devices Detected Around D.C.
By Jaidengrace Corral
The Department of Homeland Security is
saying that there is a confirmed existence of mobile Valley with 1,000 rockfalls in the last 150
snooping devices around Washington D.C., from
either nonnatives or criminals. The devices found, was in 1999. There has been a total of 16
also known as stingrays, act as fake cellphone
towers and can cut-off messages and calls as
phones connect to the towers. In a response to
questions from an Oregon senator named Ron
Wyden, the Department of Homeland security
written a letter that says that these mobile snooping www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/one-dead-enormous-r
devices have been discovered last year. The
department still hasn’t determined the original
origin of these devices, but it is said that they could
be from the result of foreign governments’
activities. United States officials haven’t explained
how many devices were discovered or where they
were found. The National Protection and Programs be carried. Sadiq Khan has said, ​ “No excuses:
Directorate believes the use of these devices are a
real and growing risk.
McFarland, Susan. “Mobile Spying Devices Detected around D.C.”
Student News Daily​, 4 Apr. 2018,
www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/mobile-spying-devic
es-detected-around-d-c/​.
Belgium Honors World War I With 600,000 Clay
Figures
By: Owen White
World War I was a century ago and
Belgium is honoring the people with lost their lives
with 600,000 clay figures. Each figure is about the
size of a large fist, and represents a person
crouching down praying. The figures will be placed
in a “No-Mans-Land” which used to be a German
and British Trench. Since 2014, students and artists
have been making these figures out of mobile
workshops and schools. Every figure looks a little
different, even though the students and artists were ____________________________
given a template which shows how different people
work to make their art. Each piece of art has a dog
tag that says who the casualty was and the artist
who made the figure. A 12-year-old, Bethany
Kibutu said, ”Making the sculptures has already
brought people together it had to happen at one
point, but if we could have stopped the war the
world would be a much better place. ”
“Tuesday's World #1 - BELGIUM.” ​Student News Daily​, 19 Mar.
2018,
www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/tuesdays-world-1-bel
gium/​.
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before the rock broke off. If he would have ​Africa Is Physically Splitting Into Two
stayed any longer he would have died. “We’re Continents
feeling extremely lucky to be alive” he said. By:Emma Koch
Rockfalls are very common in Yosemite You may have seen apocalyptic photos of a huge
crack cutting straight into Kenya on the internet
years. The last death from a rockfall/rockslide recently. While they might look like a bad hoax,
those images aren't photoshopped. That actually
happened. On March 19, 2018, geologist confirmed
deaths and 100 injuries since 1857,which was
a big crack in the Earth that split the Nairobi-Narok
the year they started to record them.
highway. The photos look like the end of days, as
Calabrese, Erin, and Phil Helsel. “One Dead in
the crack was a staggering 50 feet (15 meters) deep
'Enormous' Rockfall at Yosemite's El Capitan.”
NBCNews.com​, NBCUniversal News Group, 28 Sept.
and more than 50 feet wide.
http://www.foxcrawl.com. “Huge Earth Crack through Kenya.”
2017,
http://www.foxcrawl.com/2018/03/25/video-huge-earth-crack-o
pens-in-kenya/​(accessed April 11, 2018)
ockfall-yosemite-s-el-capitan-n805396. Accessed 28
Sept. 2017.
​London’s Mayor Bans Knives
By: Ameen Thompson
London’s city mayor has banned knives to
there is never a reason to carry a knife. Anyone _____________________________
who does will be caught, and they will feel the Coral Reefs
full force of the law.” More than 50 homicides By: Julea Watkins
have been reported in 2018 and mainly from Everyone knows that the Earth’s coral reefs are
knives. Now He has expanded the stop and in bad shape. Scientists have researched to find
frisk powers to where police can stop and out that billions of pieces of plastic is causing
search who ever they want if they feel like diseases in coral reefs. Overfishing disrupts the
they are a threat. ecosystems that keep the reefs healthy. Toxic
Sadiq Khan has said that he has made a runoffs from human industries also cause
“violent crime taskforce of 120 officers” to diseases. Researchers analyzed more than
find and get rid of any knife-wielding 124,000 corals from 159 reefs. They studied in
individuals in public areas. In addition, there
Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, and Australia.
were six stabbings in 90 minutes at the capital, Every coral they saw had a little plastic in it.
and 13-year-old left fighting for his life after The team estimates that 11 billions pieces of
an attack in east London. This is the main plastic are stuck in coral reefs.
reason why the mayor of London is banning
knives, since guns are highly restricted. Even
most of the policemen don't carry a gun.
Citation:
“Tuesday's World #1 -
London's Mayor Bans
Knives.” ​Student News
Daily​, 9 Apr. 2018,
www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/tuesdays-world
-1-lo
Katz, Brigit. “Billions of pieces of plastic spread disease in
coral reefs.” Tween News. February 23, 2018.
​ Unusual New Record Gets Set https://www.tweentribune.com/article/tween56/billions-pieces-p
By: Madison Hiller lastic-spread-disease-coral-reefs/​ (accessed April 9, 2018).
Spinning hula-hoops is a pretty fun
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activity to do when you’re bored, but when a
The Rainbow Tunnel
record gets
By: Julie Fisher
broken, it’s
Over 762 meters below Earth’s surface
pretty cool
is the Rainbow tunnel. This fluorescent
since most
attraction was one of the oldest zinc mines in
records are
the country, but in 1990 it was converted into a
ridiculous,
museum. About 15% of the museums minerals
for
fluoresce under black light. Different types of
examples, most people dressed as a smurf,
U.V. rays, long waves and short waves, produce
longest distance riding a unicycle or biggest
many different colors on the same rock at one
rubber band ball. But this record requires only
time.This happens because certain types of
two things; a giant hula-hoop and some
minerals can absorb a small amount of light in
technical skills. For Yuya Yamada, a 37
an instant and release it at a later time as a
year-old Japanese man, broke the record by
complete different wavelength. The abandoned
spinning a 5.14 meter large aluminum hoop.
mine dates back to the years 1916. This is truly
He completed 6 full rotations, breaking the
one of nature's wonders.
past record that was set in 2010. The previous
record holder was Ashrita Furman with a 5.04
‘The Player’ Comes Out of Successful Surgery
By: Kayla Mackin
‘The Player’, racing in the New Orleans Handicap
(G2) race, suffered an injury that required surgery.
‘The Player’ fractured two sesamoid bones and left
the 1 ⅛ mile race early. Buff Bradley, the owner
and trainer of of ‘The Player’, posted a Facebook
post Monday night on March 26th reporting that
‘The Player’ came out of the surgery well.
Veterinarian Charles McCauley performed the
surgery and put a plate and sixteen screws in the
horse’s leg. Bradley and McCauley are both
hoping that there will be no infections or
complications, but for now its blue skies from here
on out.
“Keep praying, (it’s working) as he still has
a long way to go. I will be back tomorrow to check
on him. Oh, and he ate some peppermints!”
Bradley reported. ‘The Player’ seems to be in no
pain and is recovering well, but still has a long road
to recovery to go. Bradley continues to keep
details posted on his Facebook page and is hoping
that ‘The Player’ will be alright.
Photo and
Article:​ Angst,
Frank.
“Optimism
Following
Surgery for The
Player.”
BloodHorse.com, 5 Jan. 1970,
www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/226675/optimism-follow
ing-surgery-for-the-player​.
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Amelia Earhart Mystery
By: Trinity Clark
The mystery of the disappearance of
Amelia Earhart will go down in history. Amelia
Earhart was going to be the first woman to fly
around the world, which all would have happened
if her plane had not mysteriously disappeared in the
Pacific ocean in 1937. A new scientific study
claims that from bones found in 1940 on an island,
Nikumaroro, may belong to Amelia Earhart. A
British expedition found the bones, with a woman's
shoe, and a box labeled ​Brandis Navy Surveying
Sextant.​The bones were sent to Fiji and were
studied by​ ​D.W. Hoodless of the Central medical
School. Jantz compared the bones to Amelia’s
measurements, he used her height, weight,
bodybuild, limb lengths and portions. He said that
Amelia’s bones “were more similar to the
Nikumaroro bones that 99% of individuals in a
large reference sample.” Jantz also explained that,
“In the case of the Nikumaroro bones, the only
documented person to whom they may belong is
Amelia Earhart.”
Eltagouri, Marwa. “Bones discovered on a Pacific island belong to
Amelia Earhart, a new forensic analysis claims.” The washington
Post. March 7, 2018.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/03/07/bo
nes-discovered-on-a-pacific-island-belong-to-amelia-earhart-a-new-f
orensic-analysis-shows/?utm_term=.a70b22ba57d1​ (accessed April
9, 2018).
meter large hoop. It didn’t come so hard to
Yuya Yamada, though, being a street
performer and all. He is well known to
perform at public places such as schools. Yuya
Yamada reported that he was very nervous,
however, he was exceedingly pleased with
himself that he broke the record and is now
holding the ‘World’s Largest Hula-Hoop.’
Dolasla, Meera. "Japanese Man Sets New Guinness Record
For Spinning World's Largest Hula Hoop." ​DOGOnews​, 18
Mar. 2018. Accessed 29 Mar. 2018
"50 Extreme Guinness World Records." ​The Wondrous​.
Accessed 29 Mar. 2018.
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Easy “At Home” Remedies For Sore Muscles
By: Owen White
Knee Pain-
● By pouring water into a Dixie Cup™
and freezing it, gently massage where
the pain is until the ice block is mostly
gone.
● Using an ice pack lay it on your knee
for about 10 minutes and take of for
about 30 minutes. Do this in intervals
until pain has subsided.
● Using a heat pack to massage the sore
area is a great way to soothe pain do it
for about 15 minutes before stopping.
Foot/Heel Pain-
● Start by freezing a water bottle and
then putting it under your foot and
rolling it up and down your foot until
the pain is either soothed or gone. Only
do this for about 15 to 20 minutes with
constant pressure.
● Using something like old socks to
cushion your shoes while your walking
can reduce pain, not entirely but a little.
● Gently massaging your feet can reduce
pain greatly. Massage until you feel
that you should stop.
The #1 Remedy Is...
1. REST! It is very important to get lots
of rest after playing a sport. Rest can
cure almost any soreness in your
muscles. Drinking plenty of water and
getting plenty of rest. A good recovery
drink after a tough workout is oddly,
chocolate milk! So drink plenty of
water, and chocolate milk, and get
plenty of rest and you will be feeling
better in no time.
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HOROSCOPES
March 21- April 19-Aries
You will have a special
someone dropping by this
month
April 20- May 20-Taurus
Someone will leave you a present this month .
May 21- June 20-Gemini
You will be filled with cheer all month long
unknown. “The World Famous ‘Rainbow Tunnel’ - Picture of
Sterling Hill Mining Museum, Ogdensburg.” ​TripAdvisor​, 22
Mar. 2016,
www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g46702-d5845
17-i36601871-Sterling_Hill_Mining_Museum-Ogdensburg_Ne
w_Jersey.html.
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Seven helpful tips for making your laptop
battery last longer
By: Lucie Lu Okuszka
Here are seven helpful tips for making your
laptop battery last longer:
● Use your computer for low power tasks,
like word processing, web browsing,
and emailing.
● Try unplugging any hard drives or other
items that are plugged in, because it can
run down the battery. Also try using the
keypad instead of the mouse, because
the mouse brings down the battery a lot.
● Dim down the brightness on your
laptop. The brighter the screen, the more
power it uses.
● Window users can click on power and
sleep settings, to reduce the power of
your laptop.
● If your laptop takes any DVDs, your
battery will drain way faster.
● Instead of a hard disc drive, go with a
solid-state drive because a SSD
(solid-state drive) is more lighter and
faster than the HDD (hard disc drive).
Saltzman, Marc. ​7 tips to making your battery last longer​, USA
TODAY, 12 Mar. 2018,
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/saltzman/2018/
03/12/laptop-battery-life-how-make-last-longer/415719002/.
Accessed 12 Mar. 2018.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/saltzman/2018/
03/12/laptop-battery-life-how-make-last-longer/415719002/
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​Spring Break Poll
By:Emma Koch
I went around our school and asked 50 of our
staff and students if they were going somewhere
for Spring break. 25 people said that they were
going on Spring break. There were 2 people
who were not sure what they were doing for
Spring Break. 23 people were not going
anywhere for Spring Break.

5 Easy Ways to Save Money on Vacation
By: Reagan McClelland
Vacations are expensive as it is so try to save
money in any way possible. So here are five easy
ways to save money that you would never think of.
1. Pack light- never bring more than a
weeks worth of clothes make sure they are weather
appropriate. Place in a carry on bag to avoid
baggage fees. .
2. Travel during the low season- ​ the
cheapest time to travel to just about any destination
is the low season, when poor weather stymies
tourists.
3. Fly midweek- You’ll almost certainly see
fares rise on Thursday and Friday, spike again on
Sunday, and then fall to a low point on Tuesday or
Wednesday.
4.Use borrowed luggage- If you don’t travel
very often, ask friends or family to spot you a bag
or two. This trick reduces wear on the luggage you
do own, lengthening the replacement cycle by
years.
5. Embrace free continental breakfast-
Most basic hotel and motel chains have serviceable
breakfast options. Here are a few- Embassy Suites,
Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn, and Express Comfort
Inn and there is a lot more.
Martucci, Brian. “Topics.” ​Money Crashers​, 14 Mar.
2018, ​www.moneycrashers.com/ways-save-money-vacation/​.
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D.I.Y. Slime Recipe
By: Rylie Ferguson
Basic fluffy slime is great to fidget with when you
are bored. Here is one recipe that you are sure to
love!
What you will need:
1) ½ cup of shampoo ¼ cup of cornstarch in a
bowl
2) Food coloring (optional)
3) 5 tablespoons of water mix in one by one
4) Knead slime for around 5 minutes
If you find that your slime is still sticky after
kneading it for a while, keep adding cornstarch to
the slime and knead it in until you get a good
consistency.
bradford, alina. ​How to Make DIY Slime without Using Borax​. 16
Oct. 2017, 12:30,
www.cnet.com/how-to/heres-two-truly-borax-free-slime-recipes/​.
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My thoughts,
Happy spring. Just kidding. It has been a terrible
season so far. But temperatures are looking and
going up. A reminder when the weather does get
better to follow the dress code.
Some warm weather codes:
Thanks for reading,
Mr. Lewis
Yearbook/ ​The Paws Herald​ advisor
June 21- July 22-Cancer
Someone will unexpectedly take something
from your house
July 23- August 22-Leo
Everyone dear to you will gather near to you
this month
August 23- September 22-Virgo
Shopping sprees all month long there goes
your hard earned cash
September 23- October 22-Libra
Someone dear to you will forget about you till
the last minute
October 23- November 21-Scorpio
Everything on your list will be marked off
November 22- December 21-Sagittarius
You’ll be the reason someone smiles
​ ecember 22- January 19-Capricorn
D place on prepared tray and that's all it takes. It's
You will see lights like stars
January 20- February 18-Aquarius
Everyone will be getting in the season but you
will have a hard time doing do
February 19- March 20-Pisces
You can't make up your mind but you know
what you want
​Why are Fitbits so popular?
By: Gracie McCormick
For as long as I can remember Fitbits
have been popular in the United States, but the
question is “Why are Fitbits so popular?”. The
most important thing that Fitbits have done is
encourage physical activity. Most people say it
is fun to try and beat their record for how many
steps they get a day. I personally love my Fitbit,
I use it everyday, and it is very accurate on the
steps you get a day. The only thing many
people say is bad about Fitbits is the cost. They
are very costly, ranging from $130-$250. Their
are off brand types that are less than half the
price, but they may no be as durable or as
long-lasting.
Bajarin, Tim. Here is why fitness trackers are here to stay.
TIME, 2015. Accessed 15 Jan. 2018.
Banana Split Bites
By: Elizabeth Hubbard
These are great treats for any occasion that
anyone is guaranteed to love. These are also
easy to make and don’t require a lot of
ingredients to make. All you need for one batch
of twelve is a few simple things like three
bananas, one-fourth pound of cored pineapple,
six strawberries, one cup of dipping chocolate,
one-fourth cup of chopped peanuts, and twelve
popsicle sticks or skewers.To make these
delicious snacks you need to ​cut the
strawberries in half. Then for each strawberry
half, cut an equal size piece of banana and
pineapple.next place pineapple on, then banana
and lastly strawberry. Then place in freezer for
10 minutes. Next line a tray with wax paper or
parchment paper. Put chopped nuts in small
plate to use for dipping. Melt chocolate by
heating in microwave for 30 seconds,then stir
and repeating until melted and smooth. lastly
Dip cold fruit in chocolate, then into nuts, then
worth it to take the time to make this delicious
snack that everyone will love.
Banana split bites. ourfamilyofseven.com/banana-split-bites/.
Accessed 23 Mar. 2018.