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September 24, 2014 First Edition

Shasta Life

WELCOME BACK!!!

Special Events

By Keith Shack

In Shasta there are many events that occur

and each of them are different. There are as-

semblies, field trips, band trips, PTO meetings,

the science fair and many, many more! During

some assemblies, there are games, music and

sometimes speeches. There are drawings to

win prizes in both the cafeteria and the office!

The drawings in the cafeteria are held on

Thursday and the winner will gets a free pizza

on Friday. The band and choir fundraiser

started on 9/22. The top ten winners will be

awarded various prizes depending on how

many items they sell. There are four different

bands, 6th grade band, 7th grade concert

band, 8th grade symphonic band and jazz

band! Everyone should do their homework or

they would need to go to lunch detention or

would call home to stay afterschool from 3:30

to 4:30. Even though they are not a big part of

your grade, they will help you with tests.

New things at Shasta

By Jose Pelayo and Keith Shack

This year there are several “new” things at

Shasta. There is new equipment like the

classroom projectors, and new carpeting and

paint in some rooms. There are also new com-

puters from last year. The grading system

called proficiency based grading has a new

ratio in which tests are worth 90 percent of

the grade and homework 10 percent. Stu-

dents should not think that homework can be

skipped because then you might not get

enough practice for your test. Assignments

will be graded on a 5 point scale. The points

represent the level of proficiency the student

is at and the letter grade that is equal to the

points. We also have several new teachers

this year: Mrs. Butler, Mr. McLean, Mrs. Such-

man, Mrs. Goodman, Mr. Walker, Mrs. Taylor,

Mr. Brixey, Ms. Ish-Carlson, Ms. Reed, Mr.

Rhoden, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Thompson.

Classes Wanted Dead or Alive!

By: Fritz Mueller

Anyone who comes here now, students I

mean, have not had a chance to be in these

awesome electives. The reasons you have

missed these are because of capacity, (too

many electives for all of the students to get

into,) and of course, budget. Now I know you

want to know what electives you are missing

out on, but too bad you’re going to have to

wait until I fill you in on everything else. They

were taken out of the school around 1999

about 15 years ago. And now, the moment

you all have been waiting for… The Classes

You Have Missed!!

The first one is Cooking. In this elective

you, well, cook, but there’s more than just

that. You learn about how to prepare food for

eating, how to keep it clean, what goes good

with what, how to keep it preserved if there’s

leftovers, and of course, how to make it good.

Number 2: Art. This class had the

whole shabang. If you look around the walls

on campus, you can find murals that the

different classes had done. They even did

their own portraits. They had pencil art, oil

paint, regular paint, pencil and color, oil pas-

tels, everything.

Number 3: Drama. In this class they of

coarse did acting, about two plays per tri-

mester. On the wall in the cafeteria where

they do drawings for prizes, there was a cur-

tain and an entire stage. They had their own

props and costumes, and even used to do the

class in Studio West!

Number 4: Basketball and football.

The school used to have their own electives

for basketball and a separate one for football.

The cafeteria used be the main gym, (I’m not

sure if it was both,) and they basically did

whatever you would do in an after school

class.

That is just barley scratching the surface of

the old electives. I don’t have enough room to

tell you all of what each class did, most of

them are self-explanatory, but I do have

enough room to tell you what they were; fly

tying, needle point, basket weaving, pottery,

dancing, photography, clothes design, cross

stitching, woodshop, and elevants and ar-

dvarts. Yeah I don’t know what that is either.

And because there were so many classes, eve-

ry adult taught at least one of the classes. And

the part that will make you extremely jealous,

they had their own signups.

New game room?

Jose Pelayo

To the new students and the six graders the game

room is a place where you can play games with your

friends and also to go there you need a Green pass by

getting a positive referral by Mr. Rindy or Mr. Cottle.

There is another way that you can get the game room

is by getting caught in the Act you need 15 tickets. They

announced over the intercom what they were putting

new carpet in the game room. They are probably not

going to add new equipment .That are waiting for

someone to donate so there can have something new

or more things there. For you six and seventh grader

you can still go in next year .For the eighth graders they

are waiting to see if they are going to be able to go

there again. We have asked Harvey to confirm this and

he has told us yes to this information, also Mr. Cottle.

Please donate to the game room so the 8th graders

have another chance to go to the game room.

The Shasta Thunder

District and World News

District

By: Dillon Hudson

Upcoming events:

Football Games:

9/19 Willamette High School football game

against south Medford

At Willamette 7:00pm.

9/26 Willamette High School football game at

Roseburg 7:00

10/03 South Eugene High School football

game at Willamette High School home coming

game 7:00

Volleyball:

The woman volleyball team began in the

Southwest Conference started with a 3-0 start

over the Sheldon Irish. Willamette started

strong and never looked back. The powerful

offense helped all the way.

Community

By Adam Swanzy

The following is list of upcoming community

events from September 22nd – October 3rd:

Volunteer Recruitment Month: daily from

12:00am-11:59pm at UO Museum of Natural

and Cultural History. Ends on September 30th.

If you like to help the community and have

passion for lifelong learning, volunteer now!

“Brushstrokes In The Summer”: every Tues.,

Weds. Thurs., Fri., and Saturday, August 16th-

October 15th from 10:00am-5:30pm. At: 299

East 5th Ave. You can work with building,

commissioned services, arts and crafts, and

chalk and clay paint.

The Atlas of Yellowstone: every Sunday, Tues-

day, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Satur-

day. Tuesday – Sunday from 11:00a.m. -5p.m.

from September 24th –October 5th. At Uni-

versity of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cul-

tural History. Enjoy Yellowstone`s beauty

through maps and other great works of art.

General $5, seniors and youth $3, and family`s

10$. For more information call 541.346.3024.

World News: ISIS Hunter Mortensen

ISIS is one of the fastest growing terrorist

groups in the history of the world. The head-quarters is located in the heart of Baghdad where it started. After the third beheading of a British man President Obama started send-ing airstrikes into Syria to try to shorten, or end, this terror. Rumors say that ISIS is going to attack the US near the future but the US is going to try to ‘‘stop the dis-ease before it spreads.”(as President Obama said).

World News About Natural Disaster

Rudy Pena

Mexico’s luxury resort was hit by hurricane

Odile on September 19 2014. Ten of thou-

sands of tourists remain stranded after hurri-

cane Odile swept through western Mexico,

devastating resorts and destroying transport

hubs local woman said “they [the authorities]

came to tell us that the waves are very strong

so we shouldn’t walk or go down to the beach

until they inform us otherwise”.

Lunch Menu from Sept. 2nd- Oct. 3rd

Monday ] Tuesday ] Wednesday ] Thursday ] Friday

Labor Day

Wel-come Back! BBQ Chicken on a Bun

Cheese Stuffers with Dipping Sauce V Roasted Potato Wedges

Baked Potato w/ Toppings and a Roll

Picnic Lunch! Baked Chicken Macaroni Salad Corn on the Cob Watermel-on Wedg-es Ice Cream Treat

Beef Tacos Teriyaki

Chicken w/ Rice Apple Crisp

Fish and Chips

Brunch Lunch Day: Cinnamon Roll Egg V Sausage

Chicken Grinder

Chicken Wrap Stromboli Roll w/Dipping Sauce V

Stromboli Roll w/Dipping Sauce V

Mac and Cheese V Corn

Baked Chicken w/ Roll

Chicken Fajita’s BBQ Chicken Sandwich

Three Cheese Pasta w/ Garlic Bread V

Orange Chicken w/ Rice Try it Thursday: Roasted Edamame

No School

Enchilada Stacker V

Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce

Turkey Gravy with Mashed Potato WW Roll

Oregon Harvest Day Tillamook Grilled Cheese V Harvest Soup V WW Sugar Cookie

Chili w/ Cheesy Cornbread V

This Weeks 7 Day Forcast-September 22-28

Mon.-Day-71

Night-49

Tue.- Day-75

Night-49

Wed.- Day-79

Night-51

Thurs.- Day-82

Night-56

Fri.- Day-82

Night-57

Sat.- Day-82

Night-60

Sun.- Day-79

Night-61

Sports

Ducks and Beavers Football Schedule

By Joey Peterson

Sat, Aug 30 vs. South Dakota W 13 - 62 Final Sat, Aug 30 vs. Portland state W 14-29

Sat, Sep 6 vs. Michigan State W 27 - 46 Final Sat, Sept 6 @ Hawaii W 38-30

Sat, Sep 13 vs. Wyoming W 14 - 48 Final Sat, Sept 20 vs. San Diego state W 28-7

Sat, Sep 20 @ Washington State W 38-31 Final Sat, Sept 27 @ USC

Thu, Oct 2 vs. Arizona Sat, Oct 4 @ Colorado

Sat, Oct 11 @ UCLA Thurs, Oct 16 vs. Utah

Sat, Oct 18 vs. Washington Sat, Oct 25 @ Stanford

Fri, Oct 24 @ California Sat, Nov 1 vs. California

Sat, Nov 1 vs. Stanford Sat, Nov 8 vs. Washington State

Sat, Nov 8 @ Utah Sat, Nov 15 vs. Arizona State

Sat, Nov 22 vs. Colorado Sat, Nov 22 @ Washington

Sat, Nov 29 @ Oregon State Sat, Nov 29 vs. Oregon

Both Oregon and Oregon State have had a good start but there still is more ahead for both of them and it would be interesting where they end up at the end of the sea-

son. Both teams are still doing pretty good so far.

Kidsports

By Jah’na Richards

Registrations

Late on-line registrations for 4th – 8th and K – 3rd and 2nd grade soccer and foortball will be closed. Registra-

tions will be held at the Kidsports office with a $10 late fee on a space available basis. By registering late,

you are not guaranteed a spot on the team in your area, and will only be placed on a team that needs more

players. Please check the current schedule and times at www.kidsports.org

This year Kidsports is excited to announce a new and improved pre-season volleyball clinic.

In addition, we will have a special guest appearance by the U of O volleyball team at one of the Tuesday pre-

season clinic sessions! The U of O players will be there to help with skills and games and sign autographs

and posters for the clinic registrants.

Clinics will still take place on Sundays as they have in the past. Different high school teams will come and focus on a specific skill each week

(Hitting, Setting, Passing, Serving)

On Tuesday evenings, players will gather and play in a pick-up games type atmosphere. Teams will be formed on site and will change weekly.

Experienced advisors will be present to help resolve conflict, but games will be played in a relaxed setting, giving the players control of each

game.

The clinics will take place Sept 21-Oct 14 @ Lane County Fairgrounds Sports Center

Sundays (Sept 21, Sept 28, Oct 5, Oct 12)

3rd-5th grade: 1pm-3pm

6th-8th grade: 3pm-5pm

Tuesdays (Sept 23, Sept 30, Oct 7, Oct 14)

3rd-5th grade: 6pm-7pm

6th-8th grade: 7pm-8pm Registration fee = $65/player for 8 sessions.

Entertainment and Comics

Calling All Artists and Writers

The Shasta Thunder is looking for stu-

dent work to include in our newspa-

pers. If you would like to see your

work in print, please submit a draw-

ing, poem or short story to Mrs. Her-

nandez in room 18, or to her mailbox.

Submissions need to include student’s

name and a title to the work. We will

start collecting work on October 1st!

Thank you.

SEA-FOOD SWEETNESS

By Logan Patterson

Welcome to sea food sweetness! In this

article I will be showing you a recipe that

will make your mouth water... Unless if you

don’t like sea food!

SHRIMP SCAMPI

INGREDIENTS

ONE 2 POUND BAG OF TAILESS

2 TBS DRY WHITE WINE

3 TBS OF GOOD OLIVE OIL

KOSHER SALT AND FRESHLY

GROUND PEPPER

12 TBS OF UNSALTED BUTTER AT

ROOM TEMPERATURE

4 TBS OF MINCED GARLIC

¼ CUP OF MINCED SHALLOTS

3 TEASPOONS OF MINCED FREASH

PARSLEY LEAVES

1 TBS OF MINCED FREASH ROSE-

MARY LEAVES

¼ TEASPOON CRUSHED RED PEPPER

FLAKES

1 TEASPOON OF GRATED LEMON

ZEST

2 TBS OF FREASHLY SQUEEZED LEM-

ON JUICE

1 EXTRA LARGE EGG YOLK

2/3 CUP OF PANKO BREAD FLAKES

Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Place shrimp in a mixing bowl and toss gen-

tly with olive oil, wine, 2 teaspoons salt, and

1 teaspoon of pepper. Allow to sit at room

temperature while you make butter and gar-

lic mix Grab a small bowl and then melt

your butter in the bowl and while you’re at it

put in all other ingredients but only add ½

teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of pepper.

Put sauce on first then sprinkle the bread

crumbs on and allow to bake for 13 min.

Recipe originally made by food network TV

show ‘Barefoot Contessa’

Last race of the season Hunter Gibson

Last race of the season for the Willamette

speedway racer’s in Lebanon was held on

September 13, 2014, to raise money for St.

Jude’s Children’s Hospital. They had

food, drinks, prizes, and a mascot. Fans

could get photos, autographs from the

racers and had a chance to win half of the

St. Jude’s money or the parts off the rac-

ers cars. I went to help raise money for

the charity, we raised over 400 dollars. It

was really loud and really cool and lots of

fun.

Interview/Book Review with Mrs.

McBride

By: Amanda Wilson and Kaitlynn Wilcox

What was the name of the most recent book you read?

One for the Murphys. An OBOB book. Who is the author? Lynda Mullaly Hunt What did you think of the book? “I really liked it!” On a scale of 1-5, 1 being the worst, 5 the oppo-

site, what rating would you give it? “For me I’d give it a 5 because I really, really

liked it.” Why would you recommend this book to stu-

dents at Shasta? “I think there are students that can relate to the

main character.” What were your thoughts about the ending? Surprising and happy. “I didn’t expect it.” What was your reaction to the conflict of the

book? “I was torn as to who I wanted her to end up

with.”

Movies Out on Video

Fed Up (PG)

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Captain America: Winter Soldier (PG13)

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Godzilla (2014) (PG 13)

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