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Why Girls like Guys! by Rachel Feeney

Sat, 02 May 2009 16:11:50 GMT

Although I was influenced by similar forwards and lists, this list is just a few of the many reasons why girls like guys.The way they always wear their favorite cologne (which happens to be the one that you bought them for their birthday)

The way the run their hands through out hair

The way that they look at you and you want to die right then and there

The way that they casually put their arms around you

The way that they kiss away your tears
…and the way that they then get mad at how they can’t make your problem go away

The way they show off around their friends, even though you both know that you would love them even if they missed a basket or two

How there eyes light up at the result of 3 hours of preparing for your date

How they always know just what to say to make you blush

How they sometimes think that they know just what to say to make you feel better, even if you think that it is the worst thing that they could say

The way they hold you close when you are cold

How they look at you when your mad at them and all your anger melts away

How they always smile when you are together

The way that they always let you win any game that you play together … and then when you point that out to them they pretend to not know what you are talking about

The way that they smile at you

The way that you feel when they call to apologize after you had a big fight

The way that they say I love you

The way that they say I love you in front of their friends

The way that they touch and hold you so gently, like they are afraid
that they will break you

The way that they kiss you

The way that they open their arms to you when you are crying

The way that they never admit that you hurt them

The way that they try not to cry when they are afraid that they are losing you

The way that they think that they are your big protector, even though you think that you are theirs

The way that they say I miss you, even though they hate to admit it

The way that you miss everything about them when they are gone

The way that they remember your special moments, or aniversaries when you think that they forgot

The way that they apologize when they do forget

The way that they comfort you when you have a bad day

The way that you can’t wait to get home and tell them all about your day

The way that they write you love letters even if they think that it is uncool

How they would rather be with you then their friends sometime

How you want to hug them even though they are all sweaty

Yet regardless if you love them, hate them, wish they would die or know that you would die without them… it matters not. Because once in your life, whatever they were to the world they become everything to you. When you look them in the eyes, traveling to the depths of their souls and you say a million things without a trace of sound, you know that your own life is inevitabley comsumed within the rhythimic beatings of his heart. We love them for a million reasons, No paper would do it justice. It is a thing a feeling, that is only felt.

Things I wish I had Known Sooner! by Rachel Feeney

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:08:47 GMT

Think of something completely stupid that you have done in the past. When you think of that event, do you ask yourself, "What was I thinking?" Read this list and now you can ask yourself, "What was I thinking?" Inserted in parentheses are my comments after the fact.

Milk crates, rocks and worms make for REALLY boring pets.

If it hurts, DON'T DO IT AGAIN! (Isn't that common sense?)

Piercing your own ear, finding out that you don't like it is a bad idea. Not only will it leave a scare, it will hurt and you will not be able to get your ear pierced in that same spot, at least not for a while.

Sometimes smart people do very stupid things.

NEVER, EVER, EVER let somebody of the opposite sex make you compromise your standards. EVER!

Never trust a friend, even a best friend, with scissors against your hair. It almost never turns out well.

Sticking things up your nose is not the smartest thing in the world.

Your intuition is NOT stupid. (I repeat NOT stupid)

Kissing is the most fun thing in the world. Dancing is almost as fun.

Being nice to people will get you very far. (And I am talking about very far)

All that's gold doesn't glisten

That which does not kill you will ultimately make you stronger.

Moms eventually find out about everything. (And I mean EVERYTHING!)

Scars are tattoos with better stories. (Don't try to get rid of scars, it doesn't work)

Digging your self a hole, no not a literal hole, will only make you want to hide in it.

Picking fights with people is not such a hot idea. (Especially if they are not in a good mood to start with)

Everything happens for a reason.

Dropping anything electric in water, kinda kills it. (And hurts you...OUCH!)

What you think is your secret hiding place, is probably not so secret. (And if you suspect somebody knows, find a new spot)

Girl's Track and Field's First Track Meet! by Maddie Mayleben

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:05:17 GMT

On April 11, 2009 the Skyline girls track and field team ran at Pioneer. Their competition was against Pioneer, Huron, Chelsea, and other teams that are not in the Ann Arbor area. This was the first Skyline track meet ever! It was very chilly and windy, which is what runners call "layer weather". Any direction you turned, you would see people wearing two sweatshirts, blankets, hats and gloves. When it was time to strip down into just singlets and shorts, the girls teeth started to chatter and goosebumps ran up and down their legs as they did their best to stop from freezing. When it was time for the girls to run, they seemed a little nervous. Runners were placed at the starting line with the seniors and strangers from other schools. What also made the Skyline girls nervous was that some runners were so tall and confident and it was intimidating to us freshman. The other schools' number of runners was very high, Pioneer had at least 60 people while Skyline had 8 girls in total running at this meet.
The Skyline runners didn't win in number or in places... but they won in team spirit!
Individual Results

800 meters
Corrina Marshall 2:54
Hannah Sherman 2:55
Randa Sakallah 2:50
Jenna Chavez 3:29
Maddie Mayleben 2:37

100 meters Ashley 15.7 seconds
Brittany 15.8 seconds

200 meters Ashley 31.8 seconds
Brittany 31.9 seconds

400 meters
Maya 62.7 seconds

Why do we overeat? by Maddie Mayleben

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:46:18 GMT

   You walk into the kitchen and reach for your second cookie of the day that has been staring at you every time you walk into the kitchen. You have finally broken down and are going to eat that cookie. This is called overeating. We all overeat sometimes, but if you overeat time and time again, on a regular basis you have a problem. You need to know why you are doing this, save yourself the regret of when you can't fit into those new pair of jeans you just bought.
   Emotional eating is a type of overeating, and it is very common. Some people overeat when they are stressed out because they can’t control the things around them, and eating is the one thing they can control. They use eating as a way to forget about their stress and they don't realize it. Another emotional reason why people overeat, is when they feel like they are missing something in their lives. These people try to fill up the empty feelings with food, they take their anger and sadness out by eating.

   If this applies to you, you need to identify what this empty feeling is. Another one of the most common emotional reasons why people overeat is because of boredom. Some people who are bored, busy themselves by eating which gives them something to do, or they use food to keep them company!   Instead of doing this you should go outside on nice days so you can avoid the kitchen, or call up a friend to go hang out with so you stay busy.

   Diets are the worst because you make rules like “no chocolate”. When you break the diet rules you then feel guilty. If you manage your eating by eating the foods you enjoy, but you eat them in smaller portions, you won’t overeat it. When you you exercise your burn calories which causes you not to have a big appetite but later in the day that lack of calories causes you to be more hungry. This is a good time to be careful not to overeat!    Next time you go into the kitchen for a snack ask yourself these questions: Do I really need this? What have I eaten today? What am I feeling right now that is making me want to eat? How am I going to deal with this feeling? These are all important questions to ask yourself so you stay on track and not overeat.

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! by Maddie Mayleben

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:39:21 GMT

High school is when people stop holding your hand in life and telling you everything is going to be okay. It's up to you now to make the right choices for yourself and live with them. You decide who your friends are, what you eat, what you wear, if you do your homework or not, how you study and what sports you want to do . These are big decisions that affect you for the rest of your life, and if you don't make the right choices, it can really effect you. These choices make you who you are going to become. It's a scary thought, but it's true.

There is a lot of pressure in high school to follow the crowd and these pressures cause a lot of teenagers to get lost and lose their way. They just want to fit in, and they think the only way to fit in is to become like the people around them. This is not true, you can be different from your friends, and still be friends with them. If your friends don't accept you for your unique personality, then they really aren't your friend. Friendships are about accepting people for who they are and being there for each other. You might not like all the qualities they have, but you need to pick the qualities you admire in them, and the ones you don't you accept. No one is perfect.

The important thing is to not try to be exactly like your friends. It's okay to pick qualities you admire in your friends and apply them to yourself, and then the ones that don't fit your personality, you don't have to apply to yourself. Like I have said, you make choices wether you know it or not. You are the one who decides what values and qualities you want in yourself. Friends are a big impact on who you become, so pick them wisely.

IDEA Slip Questions by Rachel Feeney

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:10:06 GMT

What you didn't know about IDEA slips

Everybody knows what IDEA slips are, but do you really know what they are?
   Integrity, Diversity, Equality and Academic Innovation are the four core values of Skyline High School and and those are the core values of the IDEA (Integrity, Diversity, Equality and Academic Innovation) slip system. As Dr. Curtis said, "The system was made to acknowledge the positive while also dealing with the negative."
   Based on the system at Pioneer, the IDEA slip system, is a "punishment" system that puts the power in the hands of the teachers. "By taking the power out of the classroom and out of the teachers hands, you are showing the students that the teachers are powerless. That provokes disrespect in students," said Dr. Curtis.
   For the students who don't show up for detention after their second IDEA slip, there is a running list and students who don't show up after five days, there is a meeting set up with Dr. Curtis and a parent. "I think that there is a lot of bravado in the hall's, who's going and who's not, but most everybody shows up within that five day period."
   Speaking of lists, after fourteen days or two weeks the list of students who have gotten n idea slip is cleared. The information i still saved, "but focusing on the positive means forgiving after a period of time."
   Since everything is electronic, the data is saved on a database and is always being looked at. The committee that is responsible for the IDEA slip looks at which infractions occur the most and which ones occur the least among other items to improve the IDEA slip.
   THis is the first year of the IDEA slip and it will, without a doubt, change and improve over the years. Remember the idea behind the IDEA slip is the acknowledge the positive and deal with the negative that occurs because, "80% of the Skyline population is doing the right thing 99% of the time."

Obama and Afghanistan by Matthew Conto

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:09:48 GMT

     On March 30th 2009, president Barack Obama announced that the USA would be refocusing its troops in the Middle East to the war on the Taliban in Afghanistan. For the past few years, we've had troops in Afghanistan but they have been working more on rebuilding Afghanistan. Obama's new plan outlines sending over 19,000 troops into Afghanistan and some troops onto the Pakistan/Afghanistan border.
   Troops have been in Afghanistan for a while. Since October 7th 2001 (26 days after September 11th) the USA has been working on "Operation Enduring Freedom" based on getting back specifically at the Taliban who as far as US intelligence knows, where the people behind the September 11th attacks.
   What has presumably sparked these US troop movements would be the Taliban taking over the Afghan government. In 2004, after the US half-successfully removed the Taliban from government, they came back ruling from the background. The Taliban just to clarify is a Muslim group in the Middle East declared by the US as a terrorist organization which believes in older, stricter, Islamic values.   So in March 2009, the US under Barack Obama will be sending over 19,000 troops into Afghanistan to assist in preventing the Taliban from taking over. On March 31st, the USA and Iran met in the Netherlands to discus troop movements. This is the first time in over 30 years that the two nations have had discussions.   The main public reaction has been of confusion and of Afghanistan being another Iraq. Obama has stated that this mission is to only take out the Taliban not to take over and rebuild a country. This troop deployment is still nowhere the 152,000 troops originally sent to Iraq. This isn't as bad as Iraq, and will (with luck) be a successful mission for our troops overseas.

Staying True to Yourself by Maddie Mayleben

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:01:02 GMT

In life, there are going to be times where you feel like you are never good enough. There is no way to prevent this feeling, but the important thing is to stay true to yourself. You do this by never changing yourself unless it's for the right reasons. You have to decide what the right reasons are. If somebody else wants you to be something you aren't, then that's defiantly not the right reason. If you are unhappy with a quality inside yourself, then it's good to make adjustments if that makes YOU a better person.

Staying true to yourself is all about making good decisions and not letting people change you. You have to live with yourself at the end of the day. If somebody does not accept you for who you are, then they really aren't your friend. It is all about doing what is right for you, but it may not make you popular. It's can be tough and you sometimes have to stand alone.

Life has twists, turns and ups and downs. You are sometimes going to get thrown off track, but what's most important is that you get back up and keep moving forward.

Pointless Songs That People Love by Davia Malcolm

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:58:06 GMT

   Hey you there! 2009 started with a great variety of serious, powerful, and hilarious songs. Many of these songs had great meaning to them, but others not so much. Young male artist Soulja Boy released his new single "Hey You There" featuring Hot Stylz off of his new album iSouljaBoyTellem this year! "This is the best annoying song I have ever heard," says Rachel Feeney.
   Another catchy song released to the public was "I'm on a boat" by the Lonely Island featuring T-pain. The title of this song is pretty much self explanatory, the short and simple explanation of the song is that the group the Lonely Island is on a boat having a good time with rapper/singer T-pain. Juliet Rutledge's, a first time listener, immediate reaction to the song was "That's dumb!"    Rachel and Juliet's reaction to these songs are completely normal; hilarious, and yet completely true at the same time. Many songs have been released this year that also are very catchy to us teens, but not so much to adults. The list goes on and on with pointless songs that people love, unfortunately some cannot be mentioned because of their content and some have not been released yet. Keep you ears open and watch out for more pointless songs that people love!