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the air. It could also save some gas money. You could recycle. Recycling is very im-portant and helpful to the environment. It prevents plastic bot-tles and other recy-clable products from going into the ocean and harming the wildlife. Earth Day is an important holiday that is often forgot-ten, so spend Earth Day doing something good for the environ-ment. You will enjoy it!
Happy Earth Day!
Earth Day first started in 1970.It was created to pro-mote the importance of the environment and ecology. It is a neglected holiday, and some calendars don’t even list it as one. Earth Day is supposed to remind us annually to respect the natural wonders of life and not abuse them. The day was invented after Rachel Carson, a native of Pittsburgh (actually Springdale), pub-lished her book Silent Spring, which caused many people to think about the state of the
environment. Earth Day takes place April 22nd every year. There are many ways to cele-brate Earth Day. It doesn’t have to be something major. You could clean up litter off the streets of your hometown. You could start a compost pile in your backyard. In-stead of throwing your apple cores and orange peels in the trash can, you could put them in your compost pile to de-compose. You could carpool with friends so that there are fewer fumes sent into
Earth Day
By Luisa Valeriano
Northgate recycles!!
In recognition of Earth Day, Northgate has begun to
recycle!
Recycling at
Northgate does not
require much effort at
all. Our teachers
have gone over what
goes in the blue recy-
cling bin and what
goes in the garbage
bin. At the end of
each day, our custodi-
ans collect the paper
in the blue bins and
the paper is then
placed in the green
and yellow ―Paper
Retriever‖ bin in the
parking lot. It is ex-
tra work for the cus-
todians to keep the
two kinds of trash
separate, but they real-
ize the impact it makes
on our world.
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Northgate News Volume 1, Issue 7
Future chefs 2
Poems 3
Recycling/News 4-7
Northgate seniors
in Oklahoma
8-13
Recipes 14-15
Book review 15
Puzzles 16-17
Inside this issue:
On the 16th of
March, elementary stu-
dents from Avalon and
Bellevue gathered at the
high school to show off
their talents in making
unique dishes designed
to wow the taste buds.
The event was spon-
sored by Sodexo, our
student nutrition pro-
vider and their future
chefs Healthy Sandwich
Challenge Program.
This national event is in
its fourth year at
Northgate and it is part
of Sodexo’s commit-
ment to getting stu-
dents thinking about
making healthy food
choices. The meals
weren’t only delicious;
they were healthy, too.
Every student who
attended put hard
work into their meals
and had impressive
results. The students
enjoyed themselves
and we hope to see
them back next year.
Start thinking healthy
and get your apron on!
The winner
received a basket of
cooking utensils and
her recipe was submit-
ted to the regional competi-
tion. All six finalists re-
ceived a chef hat, medals,
and a cookbook!
Winners and their dishes-
1st place - Paige Butler with
a Mexican inspired wrap
2nd place -Dominique Clark
-Enos with a Heart-y Tur-
key wrap
3rd place- Emma DeSimone
made Emma’s tropical
Chicken Deelite
4th place- Brendon King
made a Crunchy King Wrap
5th place- goes to Chris
Neal who created Pizza
Pockets
6th place-Mia Rajakovic
with a Double Turkey
Wrap
Congratulations!
Future chefs
By Kylee Saunders
Winning future chef recipe
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Name of Student: Paige ButlerGRADE: 6th
Name of School: Avalon
NAME OF RECIPE: Mama Mia
Ingredients:
3 packets hidden valley ranch dressing seasoniing mix
3 cups 2% milk
3 cups low fat mayo
6 lbs cooked diced chicken
3 packets Ortega 40% less sodium taco seasoning
3 heads of lettuce
3 – 15oz cans of blacks beans
1 ½ lbs of low fat shredded cheddar
6 cups of mild salsa
18 low carb 80 calorie sourdough tortilla's
Directions:
1. Mix ranch packet, milk & mayo together & refrigerate while doing other steps
2. Toss chicken with 9 T of taco seasoning. Spray a skillet with Pam & cook chicken
3. Rinse & Drain beans
4. Cut up and clean lettuce
5. Mix salsa & ranch together. Toss lettuce with salsa/ranch until coated.
6. In a dry pan/skillet place tortilla for 2 mins. on each side
7. Place some lettuce in the middle of the wrap, top with chicken, cheese, beans & a tsp of dressing.
Wrap up & cut & ½.
Yield- (50 bite size servings and 2 show plates)
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Look around, there’s so much plastic,
Let’s recycle, it’s fantastic.
Don’t forget, about paper and glass,
Recycle together, with your entire class.
We’ll make sure, we never litter,
Let’s recycle, we’re not quitters.
When we place our garbage, in the right bin,
Both us and nature, will clearly win.
Thanks for keeping the environ-ment
healthy and clean, Recycling is fun,
and also quite green.
Let’s recycle By Anitapoems.com We all need to
reduce our waste, Let’s do it now,
with plenty of haste.
It’s also important, for us to reuse,
If we’re really lucky, We’ll be on the news.
Our future, must be sustainable,
We can do it, it’s all attainable.
About our environment, we need to care,
It’s the only one we have, and we have to share.
Global warming, and greenhouse gases,
To see the harm, you don’t need glasses.
As a team, we’ll reduce pollution,
Caring is the first solution.
Waste and pollution By Anitapoems.com
First started in 1996 by the Acad-
emy of American Poets, National
Poetry month is held every April.
Many schools, publishers, libraries,
booksellers, and poets across the
United States come together to
celebrate poetry and how impor-
tant it is. Be sure to read the recy-
cling poems in our newspaper –
maybe try your hand at a poem and
drop it off in the library for publish-
ing in our May issue.
April is national poetry month!
Just think that
with each piece of pa-
per you place in the
blue recycle bin, you
are doing your part to
save the environment.
Let’s work together to
make a difference! And
remember, Northgate
recycles!!
Thank you Mr.
Kyle, teachers, custo-
dians, and staff for
starting up and en-
couraging recycling!
See below for
what can be recycled
and what cannot – a
rule of thumb would be
any food related items
such as food wrappers
or drinking bottles
SHOULD NOT be
placed in a blue recycle
bin. We are only recy-
cling paper!
Northgate recycles!
In recognition of Earth Day, Northgate has begun to recycle!
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Northgate News
It was announced
in the beginning of April
that our school will offi-
cially recycle. Most
teachers have informed
their students of this, but
it brings rise to the ques-
tion of what have we
been doing with all of
those blue bins that have
the recycle logo on it?
I’m suspecting that the
answer is nothing.
Maybe all the gar-
bage in the classroom in-
cluding the materials
meant for recycling—has
been thrown away. This
could be because our
school has not been recy-
cling enough or because
the blue bins have been
treated as trash bins.
Whatever the case, it has
to stop.
The blue recycling
bins are now strictly for
used paper items that can
be recycled and reused.
With Earth Day this
month on the 22nd, enforc-
ing recycling is a great
way for our school to cele-
brate keeping our Earth a
safe environment and do-
ing everything we can to
help keep it clean. So, the
next time you decide to
throw away a paper, re-
member to recycle it and
help our school become
more earth friendly.
Recycling in our school
By Tori Kolarik
What can be recycled - What CANNOT be recycled - Copy paper No Tissues Newspaper No food wrappers Sticky notes No drink containers Envelopes with or without windows File folders Catalogs & Magazines Cardboard Paperback books
Workbooks and staples Shredded paper – bag before putting them in the bin
Bad News: Not everyone is going to like you.
Restraint: the art of feeling good later – believe it or not, sometimes
etiquette is about what you don’t do
End grudges: don’t hang on to your anger
Forgive: don’t let friends who have hurt you stay in your head and
heart
Free up that space in your head and heart for more creative thinking
Keep an open door policy: today’s enemies might be tomorrow’s al-
lies
And remember ―Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.‖ - Oscar Wilde
A Few more etiquette tips
Taken from Culture and Manners Institute – Improvements that last a lifetime
―The only person you
are destined to become
is the person you
decide to become.‖
– Ralph Waldo
Emerson
Word of the day – Thanks to Merriam-Webster
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―In the end, what we regret most are the chances we never took.‖ - Frasier Krane
―Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the over-coming of it.‖ - Helen Keller
Paradigm [par-uh-dahym, -dim]
Paradox [par-uh-doks]
Conundrum[kuh-nuhn-druh m]
Epiphany[ih-pif-uh-nee]
Definition: a theory or a group of ideas about how something should be done, made, or thought about
Words it might replace: idea, theory, concept
Definition: a statement that seems to be contradictory or op-
posed to common sense yet is perhaps true
Words it might replace: puzzle, surprise
Definition: a confusing, intricate, or difficult problem
Words it might replace: problem; challenge; dilemma
Definition: a moment in which a person suddenly sees or under
stands something in a new or very clear way
Words it might replace: realization, insight, breakthrough
National Li-
brary week is a national
observance sponsored
by the American Li-
brary Association
(ALA).It was first
sponsored in 1958 and
has been a national
event ever since each
April.
April 13-19 is
National Library Week!
Libraries everywhere
are taking the time to
appreciate the value of
libraries in our commu-
nities. Libraries are
trusted places. Librar-
ies serve the needs of
the community –
whether it is by e-
books, technology
classes, materials for
English-language learn-
ers, programs for job
seekers, storybook
time, senior citizen pro-
grams, they offer some-
thing for everyone!!
Libraries and
librarians have a posi-
tive impact on many
people on a daily basis.
How has the library
changed your life? Stop
by the library and read
what some of our
Northgate students like
about the library.
There will be drawings
and guess the number
of candy pieces in the
jar.
Celebrate National Library week
Eagle picture By Glen Atzert
they have in common
are they both have los-
ing seasons. Hopefully
they will both have a
better season this year.
Review of football teams
By Glen Atzert
The Eagles and the
Steelers are similar in
ways - the one thing
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Vs
Northgate Chorus
By Emily Leung and DJ Powers
The Northgate Concert Choir and the Middle School Chorus are hard at work preparing for their
spring concert. There will be a variety of musical genres and songs, including Hallelujah, Give Your Heart a Break,
and Cups from Pitch Perfect. There will be something for everyone to enjoy. The concert will be held on
Wednesday, May 7th at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. We hope to see you there!
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to create something of your own?
Well there is a way you can do that with some household items. What you will need is :
Picture frame with glass
Permanent markers
Aluminum foil
First you’ll need to take the glass out of the frame carefully. Set the frame to the side and concentrate
on the glass. Take the markers and draw a picture on the back of the glass(no words) - NOT on the front (the
words will come out backwards).
Then once you’re done with that task, move you’re attention to the frame. Take the aluminum foil and
crumple it up. Once you are done crumpling, un-crumple the aluminum foil and wrap it around the back of
the frame. After that place the glass on the frame with the back facing the back. Secure the frame and you’re
done. If you follow these steps, you will end up with a wonderful stained glass photo.
Stained glass photo
By Dominique Dickson
Meet a student – (Shawn McNickle)
My favorite color is: Green
My favorite food is: Salisbury steak
My favorite thing about Northgate is: Food!
My hobbies are: Art, reading, and video games
My pets are: My brother and sister
My favorite day of the week is: FRIDAY!
A movie I enjoy is: Clash and The Wrath of the Titans
My favorite subject is: Social studies
If my friends were to describe me in one word it would be: Abnormally small
If I could go anywhere I would go to: Twilight forest
One thing interesting about me is: I was hit by a Ford F-350 truck when I was 9 and died for 2 ½ minutes.
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Picture By Shawn McNickle
How many years have you been in school musicals?
Four– three in the pit and one on the stage.
What was your favorite musical (if you have been in more than one musical)?
Acting-well, Oklahoma kind of narrows it down! In the pit- All Shook Up was a blast!
Why did you want to join the school musical?
I joined pit to become a better musician. Stage was a change of pace and I had heard some very forceful ar-guments from friends to join.
What was your part in the musical? Did you enjoy it and why?
Curly McClain- I enjoyed the part-Curly is happy, easy going guy, which I can relate to, but his humor and ego gets him in trouble. He’s a fun role to play.
What are your best memories of being in this year’s school musical?
Do I have to pick one? It probably would be when Thane and I did a Russian sailor dance when the judges told us to entertain.
If you have any advice for someone considering being in next year’s musical, what would it be?
Be ready to work hard. We had rehearsals about every night from January to March, and I took voice les-sons over the summer.
What are your plans after high school? Will they involve acting or working in a musical?
I plan on going to the University of Akron for engineering. No, my plans will not involve acting, but I hope to be in musicals in a band or an orchestra there.
What was your favorite song in the musical? Why?
Kansas City and Oklahoma- Kansas City is fun and Oklahoma is the featured song of the musical.
Page 8 Northgate News
Interview of Oklahoma! Cast and crew:
Name: Sal Valeriano
Spotlight on our seniors
in Oklahoma! Page 8-13
More interviews to come
next issue!!
How many years have you been in school musicals? Eight years!
What was your favorite musical (if you have been in more than one musical)?
Role-wise, Oklahoma! Production-wise, Beauty and the Beast.
Why did you want to join the school musical?
Performing is the only thing that makes sense to me.
What was your part in the musical? Did you enjoy it and why?
Ado Annie Carnes, a farmer’s daughter who ―Cain’t say no‖ to boys! I loved playing such a ditzy, fun character and getting positive feedback.
What are your best memories of being in this year’s school musical?
Learning mine and Will’s Oklahoma Hello and performing it– ha-ha. Just kidding. I loved soaking in the crowd each night and listening to their reactions.
If you have any advice for someone considering being in next year’s musical, what would it be?
Do it! The musical is by far one of the greatest extracurricular at Northgate. You become part of a lifelong fam-
ily with an immense support system.
What are your plans after high school? Will they involve acting or working in a musical?
I plan on attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles to pursue a degree in acting.
What was your favorite song in the musical? Why?
My favorite song would have to be All er nuthin. It was so fun to act out and pretend I was angry! My favorite song to watch off stage was Pore Jud is daid.
If you could change anything about the part you played in the musical, what would you change?
Nothing! I have no regrets about my performances.
Interview of Oklahoma! Cast and crew:
Name: Hannah Dunn – Ado Annie Carnes
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Interview of Oklahoma! Cast and crew:
Name: Andy Ungarino
How many years have you been in school musicals?
Five
What was your favorite musical (if you have been in more than one musical)?
All Shook up
Why did you want to join the school musical?
They were always really cool and I like playing my instrument so I decided to join the pit.
What was your part in the musical? Did you enjoy it and why?
I played trumpet in the pit. I enjoyed it; we had a great time.
What are your best memories of being in this year’s school musical?
The jokes we pull on each other and Mr. D.
If you have any advice for someone considering being in next year’s musical, what would it be?
Don’t consider it, just do it.
What are your plans after high school? Will they involve acting or working in a musical?
I plan to attend Penn State to major in Mechanical Engineering and I will play in musicals if they are available.
What was your favorite song in the musical? Why?
The song Oklahoma. It was fast paced , upbeat, and fun to play.
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How many years have you been in school musicals?
This year was my first year.
Why did you want to join the school musical?
It’s my senior year. I thought about it all of high school and this was my last chance.
What was your part in the musical? Did you enjoy it and why?
I was part of tech crew; more specifically I was on video. Yes! Because watching all the different parts come
together is awesome.
If you have any advice for someone considering being in next year’s musical, what would it be?
Do it! That’s my one regret- not joining sooner.
What are your plans after high school? Will they involve acting or working in a musical?
Volunteer in Appalachia then go to CCAC.
What was your favorite song in the musical? Why?
Let everyone say were in love-because it gets stuck in your head.
If you could change anything about the part you played in the musical, what would you change?
I wouldn’t!
Interview of Oklahoma! Cast and crew:
Name: Ashley Barton
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How many years have you been in school musicals?
Two
What was your favorite musical (if you have been in more than one musical)?
Oklahoma
Why did you want to join the school musical?
To make friends and do make-up.
What was your part in the musical? Did you enjoy it and why?
I did make-up. I really enjoyed it because I got to do the make-up for the boys.
What are your best memories of being in this year’s school musical?
Watching the musical from the wings and just having a good time.
If you have any advice for someone considering being in next year’s musical, what would it be?
Join!
What are your plans after high school? Will they involve acting or working in a musical?
I plan on becoming a social worker. I plan to come back and volunteer for the musical in years to come.
What was your favorite song in the musical? Why?
Kansas City was my favorite because it is catchy and Jacob did a really good job at singing it.
If you could change anything about the part you played in the musical, what would you change?
I wouldn’t change anything.
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Interview of Oklahoma! Cast and crew:
Name: Savanna Nelson
How many years have you been in school musicals?
I have worked on school plays for eight years now.
What was your favorite musical (if you have been in more than one musical)?
Seussical
Why did you want to join the school musical?
My brother helped with Copacabana and so I wanted to, too.
What was your part in the musical? Did you enjoy it and why?
Stage crew manager. I love it. I get to help make the magic happen.
What are your best memories of being in this year’s school musical?
Hanging out backstage with my friends.
If you have any advice for someone considering being in next year’s musical, what would it be?
Do it.
What are your plans after high school? Will they involve acting or working in a musical?
I plan to attend R.M.U. but I don’t know if I will be able to help with their play.
What was your favorite song in the musical? Why?
Poor Jud is daid
If you could change anything about the part you played in the play, what would you change?
I would have done more research on how to use dry ice.
Interview of Oklahoma! Cast and crew:
Name: Jadelynn Kimball
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Northgate News
You will need:
4 eggs
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 tablespoon of vanilla
1/4 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tbsp butter or oil for frying
Sliced bread
And as much maple syrup, powdered sugar, and butter as you want!
First, whisk together the milk, vanilla, and cinnamon.
Heat the skillet or frying pan and add the butter/oil.
Once the pan is hot, take a slice of bread and dip the slice of bread (do not soak) in the milk mixture. After
one side is dipped, turn the bread over and dip the other side. Next, put the slice of bread in the pan. After a
few minutes, (you will see the edges getting brown) flip the bread to cook the other side. Continue dipping
and cooking all your bread slices.
How to make french toast By Skylar Zavarella
Ingredients: 3 cups cold milk 2 packages (3.4 oz. each) JELL-O vanilla flavor instant pudding 30 vanilla wafers 3 bananas, sliced 1 tub (8 oz.) cool whip whipped topping, thawed Prepare: Beat the pudding mixes and milk with a whisk for 2 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. Arrange half the wafers on the bottom and sides of 2-qt. serving bowl; follow with a layer of banana slices and a layer of pudding. Repeat all layers until pudding, wafers, and banana slices are gone. Top with cool whip. Refrigerate: 3 hours
Prep Time: 20 minutes Total time: 3hours 20 minutes
Southern banana pudding
By Marissa Snavely
mother dies, he is left with his mentally un-stable father, who is constantly rambling on about Greek mythology. Jason tries to take care of his father, but his at-tempts are mostly in vain. At school, Jason is sent to group therapy with the school psy-chologist. He meets a group of kids who have problems in their own life. With their help, Jason realizes that he cannot handle every-thing on his own.
Crazy is a novel written by Han Nolan. It is about a fifteen year old boy named Jason Padaopoulos who is a loner. He created a bunch of imaginary friends in his head, who comment on the events going on his life. They are his closest friends, and he follows their ad-vice most of the time. Jason knows that his imaginary friends are not real, but he constantly worries about going insane like his father. When Jason’s
This book was really good, even though there are parts that are very disturbing. I like how the author lets us in on the conversations with Jason and his imagi-nary friends. This makes the story unique and in-teresting. The author does a great job with the writing, and the conver-sations with the friends aren’t as confusing as I thought they were going to be. Overall, I really liked this book and I rec-ommend it to anyone who likes stories that make you think.
Strawberry banana smoothie
By Lauren Wanat
Crazy
By Luisa Valeriano
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If you’re looking for a simple snack to enjoy, keep reading about how to make
this delicious smoothie!
What You Need:
1 ¼ cups of diced strawberries
2 sliced bananas
¾ cup of milk
½ cup of ice
Blender
Steps
1.Wash strawberries. Slice up the bananas and strawberries.
2.Put the fruits, milk, and ice in the blender.
3.Mix the ingredients on low until they are well blended.
4.If needed, stop the blender and scrape the ingredients off the blade and off the side.
5.Serve immediately.
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Green Thumb
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Escape maze
By Claire Ishiyama
Double April puzzle
By Claire Ishiyama
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Faculty Advisor - Mrs. Schwemmer
Layout Editors - Kira Blenk and Claire Ishiyama
Copy Editor-Victoria Kolarik
Newspaper Publication Staff - Kylee Saunders
Staff Writers -
Luisa Valeriano, Kylee Saunders, Tori Kolarik, Glen Atzert,
Dominique Dickson, Shawn McNickle, Sal Valeriano, Hannah Dunn,
Andy Ungarino, Ashley Barton, Savanna Nelson, Jadelynn Kimball,
Skylar Zavarella, Marissa Snavely, Lauren Wanat, Claire Ishiyama