Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most rec-ognized figures in the Civil Rights movement. He is remembered by most as the man who’s “I have a Dream” speech helped change many

lives.

He also participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 and spoke at many other pub-lic services. The Alabama minister spoke against segregation and racial discrimination, as well as rights for all other races. His speeches and public services angered many politicians and civilians, which most likely played a role in his assassina-

tion.

Martin Luther King was assassinated by a man named James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. James was a single-armed, angry young man acting on his own hatred that ended the life of one of America's greatest lead-ers. After thirty years of investigations, theories and speculation, the evidence gathered concludes that James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. on

April of 1968.

In the 1930s, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Col-ored People) chose to concentrate on segregation in public schools. White and African American students were required to attend separate schools, with the first

being desegregated in the late 1950s. In the 1980s, Chicago Public Schools under-

took a court-ordered desegregation plan.

Without the determination of Dr. King, schools today would most likely be the same, with racial issues slowly getting bet-

ter.

Today, schools are very diverse. In fact, Mt. Baker has twenty different races and

languages.

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ASD FIGHTS OBESITY Calli Millang & Mackenzie Brown

The United States has a common tradition that is publicly introduced to the entire country

once a year during the end of New Years Eve.

There is an original tradition of the ball drop-ping on the top of Times Square in New York during the final countdown of New Year’s Eve that has been going on in New York for the past century. This is only one out of many New Year traditions throughout the world. While this is being filmed, many people watch and enjoy the New Year countdown at home and

on their TV’s.

After the good old countdown many of the family gets down to have a nice warm New Year dinner celebration with the entire family.

But the celebration doesn’t end here.

Many families have the joy of lighting off

those fireworks afterwards with sparklers,

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Even with all the healthy living campaigns going on in the US, parents are still struggling with their weight. As a result, more and more children are following in their footsteps, and child obesity

rates continue to rise.

Apart from ridicule and exclusion, overweight children can suffer from a variety of other obsta-cles, not only social but health. Being overweight in adolescence increases the risk of developing high cholesterol, depression, and type 2 diabetes as a child. Obese kids are more likely to have

cancer, strokes, and heart disease as an adult.

Still, rates have tripled in the last 30 years. As of 2010, 18% of kids in the US 12-18 years old

are overweight.

But instead of sitting around watching TV and eating potato chips, the Mt. Baker staff is doing something about it. The Auburn School District received the “Communities Putting Prevention to Work” grant for nearly $500,000. The DECA teacher at Auburn High School applied on part of the ASD. AHS created Commit to Fit, a program that encourages students and teachers to get fit and healthy. Students and teachers can sign up online to track their points and receive prizes. Every time you earn a certain number of points,

you advance to a new achievement level.

But there’s a competitive catch. The school that has the most students and teachers signed up for Commit to Fit by January 31 wins an Xbox Kinect for

their school.

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THE HEART OF ST. VALENTINE’S DAY Paloma Langone & Michelle Sims

“Without Valentine’s Day, [life] just would-n’t be the same,” said seventh grader, June Lee. Many teenagers blindly celebrate Val-entine’s Day without really knowing its many

beginnings.

According to a popular legend, Saint Val-entine was a priest who lived during the third century in Rome. Emperor Claudius II decided that soldiers were better single than with families. As a result, Emperor Claudius outlawed marriage. Valentine, thinking this was wrong, secretly married people against the law. When discovered,

he was beheaded for his crime.

Other stories stated that Saint Valentine

was killed unjustly for helping Christians escape beatings and torturing from Roman

prisons.

Valentine’s Day is also thought to have come from the Feast of Lupercalia, a time when people paid honor to the Roman God of Fertility. This celebration was mainly for “purification” and included people sacrific-

ing goats and dogs.

What is probably what some would see as the most romantic legend, one story tells of Saint Valentine sending the first

“valentine” himself. While in jail, his jailors daughter began visiting him. It’s said that Valentine fell in love with this girl, wrote her a letter, and signed it as “From your Valen-

tine.”

Another legend links the color red being used from the murder of seven people led by powerful gangster, Al Capone, on Valen-tine’s Day. These brutal murders were

dubbed the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

The day of celebrating, February 14, is said to come from the beginning of birds’

mating season.

When students around Mt. Baker were asked what they would give to a special someone, many responded with answers of

candy, jewelry, cards, and teddy bears.

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SIXTH GRADE EXPRESSES THEIR FASHION SENSE Kellie Jensen & Xiomara Vargas

VALENTINE’S DAY From Page 1

MT. BAKER CANS THE FOOD DRIVE WITH EASE

Paloma Langone & Michelle Sims

In a few short weeks on Mt. Baker’s busy agenda, the important canned food drive held by the Auburn

Food Bank kicks off.

Last year’s drive collected 51,680 pounds of cans and easily over $16,000. Mt. Baker’s goal this year is to go far past this record and beat past winner Olym-pic Middle School. Alex Geisen, co-president of ASB is advocating more of Mt. Baker’s clubs to join and help

support the drive.

The drive starts on February 22 and lasts for the

following two weeks, March 5. Every dollar you donate represents a pound. If every student donates, Mt.

Baker has a sure chance to raise the most food.

Of course every type of savable, canned, and lasting type of food is needed. However, a type of food they really recommend is kid friendly food that is easy to eat and open. This is strongly encouraged because the Auburn Food Bank sends out this food to chil-

dren’s homes every weekend of the year.

The drive has recently been changed to the late winter season not only because Auburn Food Bank united with the Feinstein Foundation, but the commu-nity is considered almost “too generous” in Decem-ber. Therefore the food donated is not as equally spread out for the year like it is in February and

March.

Debbie Christian, manager at the Auburn Food Bank notes on the Feinstein Foundation with, “We joined 5 years ago and we plan on signing up with this great and helpful foundation for as long as we can. They’re stationed in New York, but we communicate over

email and phone.”

With this food drive starting soon, this gives us time to get seriously pumped and ready to help out. But best of all, win this for the needy. So lend a hand, donate cans, and give at least a dollar. Every thing counts. So c’mon baker, let’s live up to our amazing

name. We got this in the bag. Or should I say, can.

After interviewing three sixth grade classes January 3-January 6, 2011 the staff of Canine Chronicle found out the common wear of sixth graders. The groups of sixth graders interviewed were Mr. Lubash’s, Ms. Buhr’s, and Ms.Winter’s classes. They were very helpful responding to our

questions.

During the interview we asked the classes what their favorite shoes were. Some said Nikes, Vans,

DCs, Uggs, and lastly Jordans.

Secondly, we asked what their favorite store is to shop at, and they responded with American Eagle, Aeropostale, Charlotte Russe, Zumiez, and

Sports Authority.

Lastly, we asked what their favorite types of clothes were and they said Apple Bottoms, Baby Phat, Cardigans, Nike shorts, plaid shirts, North

Face and most of all skinny jeans.

After the group interview we asked questions to individual students. One question was if they could wear anything to a date what would it be? Rose Belton said, “A strapless red dress with high heels.” Julian Gulchuk’s response was, “A black

and white tux with long curly hair.”

The last individual question to the student was if you could change your wardrobe what would it be? “Vans, suits, and black shades,” replied An-gel Torres. Juliet Yu stated that she would buy T-shirts, dresses, jackets, and North

Faces.

Sixth graders were aware that Alyssa York and Evan Polkow have best style in sixth

grade.

After interviewing sixth, seventh, and eighth graders of Mt. Baker, fashion is very important in our teenage lives. So there are many other great fash-

ions out there.

MB L IFE

When girls were asked what they themselves would like, they said they would like just for that special boy to tell them how much he cares. They still wouldn’t mind receiving teddy bears, flowers, or

jewelry.

Guys, however, would simply like heartfelt cards, chocolate,

and to just be with that special someone.

“All I want on Valentine’s Day is to be with her,” said

eighth grader, Gerardo Cisneros.

But some people have a different opinion; there was an overwhelming agreement that when you’re not in a relationship, Valentine’s Day, isn’t as fun and makes

some people feel lonely.

Others agree that they’d rather tell people how they

feel everyday, instead of saving it up for one big day.

One last opinion is that it’s the only time for guys to be

sweet to girls, and not get made fun of by their friends.

T H E C A N I N E C H R O N I C L E

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and conven-ience, but where he stands at times of chal-lenge and controversy.”

This was said by Mar-tin Luther King Jr., the man who led a revolu-

tion, changing the lives of African Americans

forever.

Two weeks ago, we honored this great man in an assembly. Many don’t realize all of the hard work and time that it took to

make this possible.

Mrs. Uhlendorf, our devoted vice-principal, spent nearly one month on the assembly. She had to not only write the script, but find quotes, dancers, and

other performers.

The assembly started off with two quotes from Dr. King, read by ASB officers, followed by the 8th grade orchestra’s performance of “Themes from the New World Symphony”. After more quotes, and a poem by Katarina Zhuravel, Thomas Griffin, Jester

Molina, Martin Frye, and Ayonna Burke danced.

Following another two quotes, the 8th grade band played Mr. Paustian’s original piece, “All Men” which was based on an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” The piece started out with peaceful, calm notes, which signified how our founding father’s intended for our government to be. The piece then progressed to loud, frantic playing that represented the civil rights movements in this country, and eventually ended in

“We Shall Overcome”, an anthem of hope.

Mr. Warring then read Dr. Seuss’s “The Sneetches” which embraces diversity. The Choir then sang “Defying Grav-

ity” from the musical, Wicked.

The assembly closed with “thank you” to various con-tributors and an all-school challenge to perform random

acts of kindness.

MLK ASSEMBLY HONORS EXTRAORDINARY MAN Mackenzie Brown & Calli Millang

Sixth graders Alyssa York and Sixth graders Alyssa York and Sixth graders Alyssa York and Sixth graders Alyssa York and

Evan Polkow demonstrate their Evan Polkow demonstrate their Evan Polkow demonstrate their Evan Polkow demonstrate their

fashion sense.fashion sense.fashion sense.fashion sense.

D I D Y O U K N O W?

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Amongst the earliest Valentine's Day gifts were Amongst the earliest Valentine's Day gifts were Amongst the earliest Valentine's Day gifts were Amongst the earliest Valentine's Day gifts were candies. The most common were chocolates in heart candies. The most common were chocolates in heart candies. The most common were chocolates in heart candies. The most common were chocolates in heart

shaped boxes. shaped boxes. shaped boxes. shaped boxes.

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a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inven-a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inven-a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inven-a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inven-

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given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweet-given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweet-given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweet-given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweet-

hearts ,and pets.hearts ,and pets.hearts ,and pets.hearts ,and pets.

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RESOLUTIONS: A CHANGE IN THE YEAR Bao Dinh & Collin Sutrick

“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul.” I stumbled upon this quote as I walked into Ms. Stonack’s room, where she had it written in the back. This quote speaks the truth and sometimes we get careless and overlook what the new years is really all about. Everybody at least once in their lives have wanted to start over, and what a better way than to start it off in a new year. A New Year’s Resolution is generally a goal someone sets for themselves, to accomplish in the coming year. Setting the goal is the easy part but fol-lowing through it, is a whole new story. We set these goals because New Year’s Resolution is the time that we look back at the previous year, and all the good and bad about it, and decide if we can change it. Whether it’s from losing weight, or to quit smoking, people everywhere are looking to change. The most popular New Year’s resolution however, is to spend time with the family. People look to start the year fresh and get some family time and go off on a vacation. Usually around this time, the popular vaca-tions spots are all booked. Another common reso-lution would have to be to get in shape or lose weight. Gym member-ship skyrock-ets in January for the reason that people want to live a better life. Obesity is something a lot of people struggle in their lives, but with a goal and a strong motivation, anything is possible.

Martin Frye, Jester Martin Frye, Jester Martin Frye, Jester Martin Frye, Jester

Molina, and Ayonna Burk Molina, and Ayonna Burk Molina, and Ayonna Burk Molina, and Ayonna Burk

perform their tribute to perform their tribute to perform their tribute to perform their tribute to

Dr. King.Dr. King.Dr. King.Dr. King.

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Photo by X. Vargas & K. Jensen

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for the New Year.for the New Year.for the New Year.for the New Year.

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Donate for Mt. Baker’s food bank competition. Re-Donate for Mt. Baker’s food bank competition. Re-Donate for Mt. Baker’s food bank competition. Re-Donate for Mt. Baker’s food bank competition. Re-

member, those in need are people too. member, those in need are people too. member, those in need are people too. member, those in need are people too.

ASB members challenge ASB members challenge ASB members challenge ASB members challenge

MBMS students to perform MBMS students to perform MBMS students to perform MBMS students to perform

random acts of kindness, random acts of kindness, random acts of kindness, random acts of kindness,

writing it on a link in the chain.writing it on a link in the chain.writing it on a link in the chain.writing it on a link in the chain.

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COUNTDOWN: AROUND THE WORLD Brianna Lee & Maria Zeta

WHAT GRINDS MY GEARS Zach Riney, Nick Rogerson, Cameron Fairchild

You know what Grinds My Gears? Disney Channel. The channel is for eight-year-old girls that don’t know what is funny from a horror film. There is no effort spent on writing the scripts or any time put into cast-ing the actors or actresses. Sure, Disney had good runs when showing their movies, but other than that, it needs to be taken off the air. Disney has been on television for much too long if they think that the stuff they are inventing, with whatever brain cells they have left, is worth putting on the air. They think that they’re just hilarious, but in reality, they don’t know a come-dian from road kill on the side of the highway that the writers drive by every day. The cliché-ridden scripts the writers produce can only make a hyper five-year-

old laugh. When the writers ‘brainstorm, they throw random words on paper that are only to be salvaged by a lousy pun and laugh track. And that’s what Burns

My Toast and Sets Fire to My Future Household. —Z.R.

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You know what Grinds My Gears? “Student teach-ers.” You know, the really loud children that like to blurt out what the teacher says before he/she says it? They try to be the center of attention, when really no one wants to hear what they are saying. What sur-prises me is that those aren’t the kids that are always suspended! Sure they might be kind of smart, but the teacher has been through four years of college, plus middle and high school, so they should be explaining it, not a hyper kid. And that’s what Shreds My Paper.

—N.R.

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You know what Grinds My Gears? Romantic come-dies. They follow the same plot about two idiots who fall in love despite all of the dumb, often self-inflicted difficulties they must overcome to be together. Of course, they crack some HILARIOUS jokes along the way and deliver WONDERFUL performances that a corpse most certainly couldn’t emulate and possibly surpass. Also, the characters in these movies never change! But who wouldn’t want to see two honest, good-hearted people who meet and develop a ro-mance, where one or the other (or sometimes both) have a clichéd, dysfunctional family and a quirky best friend for the billionth time? Oh, that’s right, EVERY-ONE! These movies are terrible to the point where I’d rather watch a CBS SITCOM. And that’s what Extin-guishes My Fire and leaves me to die in the harsh and

fiercely cold wilderness. —C.F.

MB L IFE

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of kids cheer as they count down to that one, final second. This is

New Year, a holiday celebrated all over the world.

Did you know that many New Year traditions are

food-based?

Korean families generally arrange family reun-ions over rice cake soups. In China, children clamor around their dining table to feast on their

mother’s home-made jai, a vegetarian dish.

German adults chat amongst one another while indulging themselves with fine wine and sauer-kraut, a cabbage dish that was present to Europe

via Asia.

Sake (rice wine) is passed around the countertop of a local sushi restaurant while a celebration con-

tinues to build with unbridled excitement inside.

Now we, in America, have so many varieties on how we celebrate this joyous day that we could almost outmatch the rest of the world! Our losses were great, such as the Haiti earthquake on Janu-ary 12, 2010. But we must not forget how strong

we’ve become because of these incidents! Let’s

make it an awesome year, Baker!

T H E C A N I N E C H R O N I C L E

“Auburn is the most obese city in King County. We’re doing this because we want to be known for something else,” says Alyssa Wall, a DECA student at Au-burn High, and Commit

to Fit representative.

With the teachers getting fit, the staff is hoping that this will motivate the obese stu-dents in our school to follow suit. Also, with the $500,000 grant, the PE Department will be able to purchase new equipment for students to use during

PE.

When asked how Commit to Fit is going to affect MBMS, PE teacher Mr. King said, “It energizes the staff and student body to get involved and lose

weight.”

The PE teachers said that the one thing that they can do to help overweight students in their class is

to encourage them.

To sign up for Commit to Fit, go to committofit.org,

and register. Make sure that you do it before January

31, so Mt. Baker gets that Kinect.

OBESITY From Page 1

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the annual celebration. Similar celebrations occur all the annual celebration. Similar celebrations occur all the annual celebration. Similar celebrations occur all the annual celebration. Similar celebrations occur all

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Computer club is one of Mt. Baker Middle School’s amazing clubs. The Com-puter Club has 23 people in the club, and it’s still

growing.

The Computer Club starts every Monday at 2 o’clock. Some activities that the Computer Club is

doing are the year end slideshow, a game, a Martin

Luther King Jr slideshow and much more.

In the Computer Club, Mr. Cowan is the man in charge of it all. At a typical meeting, the Com-puter Club’s every Monday to talk about cartoons, video games, computers, calculators, and more about electronics. Overall the Computer Club is a club with a variety of opportuni-ties for their mem-

bers.

COMPUTER CLUB Jeremiah Gallardo, Cameron McGuire, Trevor Tofstad

Mr. Cowan helps club members with Mr. Cowan helps club members with Mr. Cowan helps club members with Mr. Cowan helps club members with

a drawing tool at a recent at a No-a drawing tool at a recent at a No-a drawing tool at a recent at a No-a drawing tool at a recent at a No-

vember club meeting.vember club meeting.vember club meeting.vember club meeting.

Many people think the reason we celebrate Martin Luther King Day is due to the “I Have a Dream” speech. What people don’t know is how we started celebrating

his accomplishments.

John Conyers, U.S. Congressman from Michigan, called for a holiday honoring Dr. King eight days after he was killed. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed it into law. Lawmakers were going to make it January 15, but many said it was to close to Christmas and New Years. Eventually, they decided to make it the

third Monday in January.

Not everyone was happy about this holiday, regard-less of the date it was on. Some said Martin Luther King did not deserve to have his own holiday, instead

that the Civil Rights Movement should get honored.

In 2000, all 50 states observed Martin Luther King Day or Civil Rights Day, in some way, for the first time in history. Overall, in 2007, 33% of employers gave em-ployees the day off, a 2% increase over the previous

year.

MOST CELEBRATE MLK DAY, BUT NOT ALL Destiny Saunders & Alex Mateo

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signs the MLK In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signs the MLK In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signs the MLK In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signs the MLK legislation into law, while members of Dr. King’s legislation into law, while members of Dr. King’s legislation into law, while members of Dr. King’s legislation into law, while members of Dr. King’s

family attend the ceremony.family attend the ceremony.family attend the ceremony.family attend the ceremony.

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tice their dance moves in front tice their dance moves in front tice their dance moves in front tice their dance moves in front

of a “green screen.”of a “green screen.”of a “green screen.”of a “green screen.”

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P a g e 4 ENTERTAINMENT

Like the 1982 original, Tron: Legacy is filled with daz-zling, state of the art, special effects. The main story is about a video game designer named Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) gets stuck in his own software program for 20 years. After 20 years of thinking his father is dead, Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) curiously searches his father’s old arcade. By figuring out some hidden clues Sam shoots himself into the software. To his surprise, Sam finds himself in a world ruled by an evil clone of his father named Clu. While fighting for his life, Sam is saved by an “apprentice” of his fathers and is rushed to their hiding place. After a few argu-ments Sam decides to run, and eventually gets caught. Once again, the “apprentice” and Kevin Flynn save Sam

and they hurry to get back to Earth.

Like most movies, there is a happy ending and all the problems are solved. Despite having a really compli-cated plot at times and being kind of cheesy, I thought

Tron: Legacy was an awesome movie.

Even though it’s a remake of the 1969 John Wayne film, True Grit is not only of the best films of 2010, but also one of the best westerns of

all time.

Joel and Ethan Coen’s ad-aptation of the Charlie Portis novel follows a 14 year old girl named Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), U.S. Mar-shal Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges), and a Texas Ranger (Matt Damon) who are on the hunt for Tom Chaney, (Josh Brolin) the killer of Mattie’s

father.

While the cast is brilliant, Jeff Bridges is the real scene stealer as he shapes Rooster Cogburn into his own charac-ter, not trying in the least to

emulate John Wayne. He’s funny, crass, stub-born, and deadly serious all at the same time, showcasing Bridges’ talent for multi-faceted

performances once again.

The story also ex-cels; it’s well-paced and doesn’t rely on action sequences to keep it interesting, and the soundtrack and film both fit hand in hand, with many well-orchestrated pieces that compli-ment the film’s tone and scenarios. The camerawork is also expertly handled, and the directors certainly put a lot of care and effort into the final

product.

True Grit may have been strangely over-looked by the Golden Globes, but I have a feeling that the Oscars won’t ignore this per-fectly cast, perfectly directed, and all around

perfect film.

TRUE GRIT: A TRUE MASTERPIECE Cameron Fairchild

The Kinect is Microsoft’s new big way to play video games. The Kinect has three cameras, two 3d depth sen-sors, and one RGB camera. The Kinect can be played on any old Xbox 360, but need an extra power cord to con-nect to an Xbox 360. The Kinect has 17 games out already. The games in-clude Sonic free riders, dance central, Kinectanimals, Ki-nect Adventures, and much more. The Kinect takes 190 megabytes of memory in the Xbox 360. The Kinect features include WI-FI, voice commands, and using arms as a navigate sys-tem. To play the Kinect you need at least 5 to 7 feet of room around you because there are all kinds of Kinect games that will make you move a lot. When the Kinect is turned on, you simply wave at and it will teleport to the Kinect hub where you are the navigation device. When you buy the kinect, you can buy the kinect sensor itself and a game, or the Kinect, console, and a game which costs $399 while the kinect sensor costs $150. The Kinect is more fun with family and friends than by yourself. If you’re looking for a new gaming experience you should check out the Kinect today.

Millions of viewers have tuned in to watch the twelve teams in NFL

playoffs. Listed below, several statistics from the 2010 season

about your favorite teams have been compiled.

The IGA are the Inside Gaming Awards. In December, they gave out top

awards to the best games video games of 2010.

The contestants were Red Dead Redemption, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Mine Craft, and God of War 3, Halo Reach, Limbo, Blur, and Just Cause

2.

Red Dead Redemption won a whopping five awards including the cate-gories Game of the Year, Best Character, Best Narrative, Best Original

Score, and Best Sound Design.

Call of Duty: Black Ops won two awards including est multiplayer, and best control. God of War 3 won two awards as well including best anima-

tion, and best game cinematography.

The review of these award–winning games was based on their techni-cal achievements and not on graphic

content.

All of these games are rated M for ma-ture, so ask your parents for permis-sion before playing

any of these games.

IGA RECOGNIZES TOP GAMES Matt Vang, Kalon Peterson, Satnam Mangat

TRON LIVES UP TO ITS LEGACY Nick Rogerson NFL PLAYOFFS TRIVIA

Ben Applegate

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turbing images.turbing images.turbing images.turbing images.

Microsoft developed the Kinect to Microsoft developed the Kinect to Microsoft developed the Kinect to Microsoft developed the Kinect to

compete with Sony Playstation’s Move compete with Sony Playstation’s Move compete with Sony Playstation’s Move compete with Sony Playstation’s Move

and the Nintendo Wii.and the Nintendo Wii.and the Nintendo Wii.and the Nintendo Wii.

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OFF THE COUCH Jeremiah Gallardo, Trevor Tofstad, Cameron McGuire

THE WINNERS ARE IN AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES

Cameron Fairchild & Nick Rogerson

www.wegotthisdiscover.com

www.techd.in.com The Golden Globes returned on January 16

celebrate the best of cinema and television as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press with British comedian Ricky Gervais hosting yet again and featuring Robert De Niro as the re-cipient of the Cecille B. Demille Award. Below are some of the more prestigious awards

given at the ceremony.

On the side of movies, the Best Drama and Best Comedy motion pictures were The Social Network and The Kids Are All Right, while the best foreign film was In a Better World and the best animated film was Toy Story 3. The best actor and actress in a drama film were Colin Firth in The King’s Speech and Natalie Port-man in Black Swan. The title of best actor in a comedy was given to Paul Giamatti (Barney’s

Version), and Annette Bening was voted best

actress in a comedy for The Kids Are All Right.

The television-celebrating portion of the Globes awarded Carlos as the best TV miniser-ies or TV movie, while the best comedy series and drama series were Glee and Boardwalk Empire, respectively. Best actor and actress in a drama TV show winners were Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), and Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy). The best actor and actress in a com-edy series were voted to be Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and Laura Linney (The Big

C).

Overall, the evening featured numerous pre-senters (Tom Hanks, Tina Fey, etc.) and many other famous faces. Now that the Globes have made their top 2010 picks, those inter-ested in TV and movies can tune into the many other awards ceremo-nies of 2011, such as the Emmys and the Academy Awards, to see how the Globe winners

stack up.

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TV over the previous year.TV over the previous year.TV over the previous year.TV over the previous year.

British actor, Ricky Gervais, hosts the 2011 Golden Globes awards, receiv-British actor, Ricky Gervais, hosts the 2011 Golden Globes awards, receiv-British actor, Ricky Gervais, hosts the 2011 Golden Globes awards, receiv-British actor, Ricky Gervais, hosts the 2011 Golden Globes awards, receiv-

ing criticism for his offing criticism for his offing criticism for his offing criticism for his off----color, edgy brand of comedy.color, edgy brand of comedy.color, edgy brand of comedy.color, edgy brand of comedy.

“True Grit may have

been strangely

overlooked by the

Golden Globes, but I

have a feeling that

the Oscars won’t

ignore this [film].”

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*New England Patriots have an aver-age of 32.4 points a game, which

ranks #1 in the NFL.

*Baltimore Ravens have a total of

1831 yards rushing.

*Atlanta Falcons have 5458 total

passing yards.

*Pittsburgh Steelers have 48 sacks

in the NFL.

*Indianapolis Colts have 26/28 field

goals.

*Kansas City Chiefs have 319 total

first downs.

*Philadelphia Eagles have 2327

rushing yards.

*Green Bay Packers rank fifth in

defense in the NFL.

*New York Jets rank third in rushing

in the NFL.

*New Orleans Saints are 106/217 in

3rd down conversations.

*Seattle Seahawks have 25/30 field

goals in 2010.

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NEW ORLEANS BASKETBALL FAST BREAKS TO SEATTLE?

Steven Schulke, Tyler Hogstrom, Collin Sutrick

DEAD OR ALIVE: THE NFL PLAYOFFS Collin Sutrick, Tyler Hogstrom, Caleb Grace

MBMS VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL TAKES CHARGE Bao Dinh & Reed Griffin

With the season coming to a standstill, and their chances of being champions slipping away; the Mt. Baker Varsity basketball team is still fighting to win second place in their league. The Bulldog lost twice in a valiant effort against a

poised North Tapps team.

This season has had its up and downs; from losing Vinny Le early in the first quarter against North Tapps to a broken knee, or to bouncing back and winning three games

straight, the Bulldog boys are learning from every mistake.

One game into the season, the Varsity boys played

against a tough, disciplined Tapps team.

Just several minutes into the game, Vinny Le started the fast break where he was tripped up, landing awkwardly on his left knee and breaking it. That unpleasant incident then emotionally drained the team and caused them to lose

focus and a very winnable game.

The team’s only two losses were at the hands of North Tapps. “Too many turnovers and we weren’t playing bas-ketball.” answered Isaiah Hatch while shaking his head in disappointment when interviewed after the lost. Whenever the team plays Tapps they somehow unfortunately forget what Coach Brown has taught them as if they’ve never

played basketball in their lives.

Their second time playing Tapps, the eighth grade boys only had one practice after winter break to prepare them-selves, but when asked how confident he was entering the game, Coach Brown responded, “I’m nervous that we were-n’t able to prepare more, but I do have confidence in my boys,” he also added that “both teams [will] be rusty.” The team is now 4-2 and will be looking to finish the season

with two more wins.

Many rumors have been swirling around that the New Orleans Hornets could be relo-cated to Seattle. The NBA has officially bought the team from George Shinn. The NBA said they would like to keep the Hornets in New Orleans. There is also speculation that the Sacramento Kings could be moving to Seattle. If Seattle does get a team, they will be called the Seattle Supersonics and will have the same col-ors and logos as the original Supersonics.

The NBA commissioner said, “Who ever buys the Hornets can move them to where ever they want. For the New Orleans Hornets to come to Seattle, the Key Arena would have to be demolished because it does-n’t meet the new stadium requirements.” The Hornets, this season, were the last team in the N.B.A to have a loss and their current record is 21

wins and 15 losses, so they are better then the old Sonics. Many original players from the Sonics really want a new team to come to Seattle. The rumors have died down a little bit about a po-tential relocation, and Seattle fans are really hoping that the Hornets come to Seattle. A potential buyer of the Hornets is Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, a long-time basketball fan who re-cently sold more than a billion dollars in stock.

SPORTS

January is the favorite month for NFL fans because of the NFL playoffs and the

Super Bowl.

The AFC teams in the play-offs, from the first seed to the sixth seed, are the New Eng-land Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, Indianapolis Colts, New York

Jets, and the Baltimore Ra-vens. For the first week, the Chiefs play the Ravens and

the Colts play the Jets.

For the NFC, the teams in the playoffs, from seed one

to seed six, are the Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, and Green Bay Packers. The Eagles play the Packers and the Seahawks play the Saints for the first

week of the playoffs.

Yahoo projects that the Saints will win 31-17, the Colts will win 28-20, the Ravens will win 24-21, and the pack-

ers will win 24-17.

The lowest seed that wins plays the number one seed and the highest team that wins plays the second seed in

each league.

In the NFC championship game, the Bears will play the

Packers.

In the AFC championship game, the Steelers will play

the Jets.

The winner of these two games will play each other in the Super Bowl at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas,

on February 6, 2011.

T H E C A N I N E C H R O N I C L E

January is the month of college football bowl games. Three of the bigger bowl games this year were the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Tostitos BCS

Bowl.

In the Rose Bowl, Wisconsin played TCU. 35.7 per-cent of interviewed students and staff picked TCU to beat Wisconsin, while 64.3 percent picked Wiscon-sin to beat TCU. TCU won 21 to 19. A key player for

TCU’s win was quarterback Andy Dalton.

Playing in the Sugar Bowl was Ohio State and Ar-kansas. Ohio State was voted by 85.8 percent of the interviewed students and staff, while the other 14.2 percent picked Arkansas to win. Ohio State won 31 to 26. Defensive end Cameron Hayward played a big

role in this Ohio State win to finish off the season.

Lastly, is Oregon versus Auburn in the Tostitos BCS Bowl for the national championship. Of the inter-viewed students and staff, 35.7 percent picked Auburn to win, and the other 64.3 percent picked Oregon. Auburn won 22 to 19. Halfback Michael Dyer was a great player and led his team to a big win. The Auburn Tigers are the National College Football

Champions.

BATTLE OF THE BOWLS Collin Sutrick, Tyler Hogstrom, Caleb Grace

A teacher is a teacher, a coach is a coach, but there are many stories to their life. Ms. Swanson coaches many sports. Also, she has a solid back-

ground in teaching.

Born in Chehalis, Washington, Ms. Swanson lived her child years there. She attended WF West High school, and was on the tennis and varsity gymnas-tics team. She loves coaching gymnastics because it is an individual sport, but a whole team sport at

the same time.

Her first year as head coach she won a banner for Mt. Baker in gymnastics during the 2004-2005 season. She has coached sixth grade basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, and track, but playing and coaching sports was not the only thing she was

interested in.

Ms. Swanson had always wanted to be a talk show host; that career never hap-pened but it is a good thing we have her here as a coach or else we would not have the great teams we

have today.

MS. SWANSON COACH PROFILE

Isaiah Hatch & Reed Griffin

Varsity basketball players prepare themselves for their Varsity basketball players prepare themselves for their Varsity basketball players prepare themselves for their Varsity basketball players prepare themselves for their

game against rival North Tapps on January 4.game against rival North Tapps on January 4.game against rival North Tapps on January 4.game against rival North Tapps on January 4.

Point guard Chris Paul leads Point guard Chris Paul leads Point guard Chris Paul leads Point guard Chris Paul leads

the Hornets in most statisti-the Hornets in most statisti-the Hornets in most statisti-the Hornets in most statisti-

cal areas, and Paul is a three cal areas, and Paul is a three cal areas, and Paul is a three cal areas, and Paul is a three

time NBA Alltime NBA Alltime NBA Alltime NBA All----Star.Star.Star.Star.

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on February 6, 2011.on February 6, 2011.on February 6, 2011.on February 6, 2011.

Coach Gene Chizik celebrates with his Auburn play-Coach Gene Chizik celebrates with his Auburn play-Coach Gene Chizik celebrates with his Auburn play-Coach Gene Chizik celebrates with his Auburn play-

ers after the Tigers beat Oregon in the National ers after the Tigers beat Oregon in the National ers after the Tigers beat Oregon in the National ers after the Tigers beat Oregon in the National

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Leading UW to breaking their Leading UW to breaking their Leading UW to breaking their Leading UW to breaking their

eight year bowl draught, Husky eight year bowl draught, Husky eight year bowl draught, Husky eight year bowl draught, Husky

Chris Polk scrambles for one of Chris Polk scrambles for one of Chris Polk scrambles for one of Chris Polk scrambles for one of

his many long runs against the his many long runs against the his many long runs against the his many long runs against the

Nebraska Cornhuskers.Nebraska Cornhuskers.Nebraska Cornhuskers.Nebraska Cornhuskers.

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Coach Swanson demon-Coach Swanson demon-Coach Swanson demon-Coach Swanson demon-

strates the skills she has strates the skills she has strates the skills she has strates the skills she has

used to coach her gym-used to coach her gym-used to coach her gym-used to coach her gym-

nasts to six league titles.nasts to six league titles.nasts to six league titles.nasts to six league titles.

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LOCKER LOTTERY Karen German, Maria Smith, Kellie Jensen, Xiomara Vargas, Celeste Guerrero, Kenny Reyes

P a g e 6 MT . BAKER BARKS

Question 1: Question 1: Question 1: Question 1: “Dear Confidential Cor-ner, I have a crush on this guy, but my best friend likes him too. I didn’t know I liked him until our concert a while ago. What do I do? From, Nervously in love” Answer 1:Answer 1:Answer 1:Answer 1:

Dear Nervously in Love, It is very common for two friends to have a crush on the same per-son, but the most difficult part is dealing with it. No one want friends have conflict other over a crush; so we would recommend talking it over with your friend and tell her what is going on. Are you willing to perhaps jeopardize a relationship? Don’t be disappointed or worried because your situation might end up per-fectly fine, and you won’t have to lose anyone. We would also recom-mend trying to see who he likes be-fore you do anything irrational. Good Luck! Sincerely, Confidential Corner ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question 2:Question 2:Question 2:Question 2: “Dear Confidential Corner, I like a few girls at this school, but I don’t know if they like me. One of them has shown it a little. I just

don’t know how to ask her if she wants to go out with without possi-ble embarrassment? I want to know also if there is a way to know if they like me or not? Please help me out so I don’t make a fool of myself. From, The Lonely Heart” Answer 2:Answer 2:Answer 2:Answer 2: Dear Lonely Heart, I think you should start by talking to them and try to become friends with them to see if they show any interest. If a girl seems happy to talk to you, then she might possibly like you. After becoming friends, if you think she likes you, you should tell her how you feel if you think it’s the right time. If she doesn’t feel the same way, then it’s not your fault. There are plenty of other girls, not just at this school. I hope this helps. Best Regards, Confidential Corner ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Question 3: Question 3: Question 3: Question 3: “Dear Confidential Corner, From when I moved here four years ago, nobody really has gotten to know me at all, they just make fun of me or bully me. I act kind of weird at times but I always try to be friendly. I wanted to know if there is anything that I can do to try and get better comments from my fellow students and friends, because I am starting to get this effect outside of school too. Anything will help and I

would be happy to get advice. From, The weird, nerdy kid” Answer 3:Answer 3:Answer 3:Answer 3: Dear the weird, nerdy kid, The first thing you should do is introduce yourself to the other kids that are like you. If that does not work introduce yourself to other kids. If your friends are making fun of you then they aren’t true friends, and you should probably not be friends with them anymore. You said that other students are making fun of you than you should tell a counselor and report a bullying con-tract. Best regards, Confidential Corner

CONFIDENTIAL CORNER: ADVICE COLUMN Brianna McCall, Andrea Hill, Samantha Ourn “If your

friends are

making fun

of you then

they aren’t

true

friends.”

How many students do you know in the

hallways when you are walking by them?

Our goal is to recognize students that

usually do not get recognized. The strategy

we used was to select six random lockers-

two from each grade level. For eight grade,

we chose Anthony Smith and Kayla Sae-

fong, seventh grade Rachel Filler and Zach

Woodard, sixth grade Teahanna Smith and

Christina Ryzhichenko. The way we

selected these students was by choosing

six random lockers from each grade and

afterward selecting two from each grade.

What is your taste in music?What is your taste in music?What is your taste in music?What is your taste in music?

(C.R.): “Pop.”

(Z.W): “Classical.”

(K.S.): “Anything but country and classical.”

What is the craziest thing you have ever What is the craziest thing you have ever What is the craziest thing you have ever What is the craziest thing you have ever

done?done?done?done?

(C.R.): “Hit my head on a car.”

(Z.W): “Fallen off a hammock and cracked

my skull.”

What is the one TV Character you simply What is the one TV Character you simply What is the one TV Character you simply What is the one TV Character you simply

adore?adore?adore?adore?

(C.R.): “Peter from Family Guy.”

(Z.W.): “Stewie from Family Guy.”

(K.S.): “Ash Ketchum from Pokémon!”

If you were granted three wishes, what If you were granted three wishes, what If you were granted three wishes, what If you were granted three wishes, what

would you wish for?would you wish for?would you wish for?would you wish for?

(C.R.): “Money and shopping.”

(Z.W.): “I would want my family and friends

to be happy and world peace.”

(K.S.): “No hobos, more money, and less

school.”

Name one annoying habit that people do Name one annoying habit that people do Name one annoying habit that people do Name one annoying habit that people do

that really gets on your nerves?that really gets on your nerves?that really gets on your nerves?that really gets on your nerves?

(K.S.): “The people that try to be cool.”

What was your New Year’s Resolution?What was your New Year’s Resolution?What was your New Year’s Resolution?What was your New Year’s Resolution?

(C.R.): “To clean my room without my com-

plaining for my mom.”

What is your biggest fear?What is your biggest fear?What is your biggest fear?What is your biggest fear?

(C.R.): “Snakes!”

(Z.W): “Giant spiders!”

(K.S.): “Ghosts and heights.”

What is the weirdest thing that you’ve ever What is the weirdest thing that you’ve ever What is the weirdest thing that you’ve ever What is the weirdest thing that you’ve ever

mixed together to eat?mixed together to eat?mixed together to eat?mixed together to eat?

(Z.W): Bacon and Pop Rocks.”

What you get for Christmas?What you get for Christmas?What you get for Christmas?What you get for Christmas?

(A.S):“Xbox 360 Kinect.“

What are your goals for this New Year’s?What are your goals for this New Year’s?What are your goals for this New Year’s?What are your goals for this New Year’s?

(T.S):“Earn straight A's“

What was one of your twelve wishes??What was one of your twelve wishes??What was one of your twelve wishes??What was one of your twelve wishes??

(T.S.):“To be rich“

How have you changed this year?How have you changed this year?How have you changed this year?How have you changed this year?

(R.F):“Got more loud“

Do you think your ready for Valantine’s Do you think your ready for Valantine’s Do you think your ready for Valantine’s Do you think your ready for Valantine’s

Day?Day?Day?Day?

(R.F):“Yup and very excited!“

Do you have a girlfriend or boyfriend?Do you have a girlfriend or boyfriend?Do you have a girlfriend or boyfriend?Do you have a girlfriend or boyfriend?

(T.S):“YES! Mr. E.“

JanuaryJanuaryJanuaryJanuary————Science Students of the MonthScience Students of the MonthScience Students of the MonthScience Students of the Month

KIWANIS STUDENTS

Students listed clockwise: Anthony Smith, Students listed clockwise: Anthony Smith, Students listed clockwise: Anthony Smith, Students listed clockwise: Anthony Smith,

Rachel Filler, Teahanna Smith, Christina Rachel Filler, Teahanna Smith, Christina Rachel Filler, Teahanna Smith, Christina Rachel Filler, Teahanna Smith, Christina

Ryzhichenko, Zach Woodard, Kayla SaefongRyzhichenko, Zach Woodard, Kayla SaefongRyzhichenko, Zach Woodard, Kayla SaefongRyzhichenko, Zach Woodard, Kayla Saefong

Evan Hochwalt Shania Supanich

P.R.I.D.E. WINNERS

Eighth GradeEighth GradeEighth GradeEighth Grade Erica Russaw Bashir Ahmed Evan Hochwalt Aaron Nguyen Alyssa Carman Sara Lee Carson Heilborn Corbin Smith Jamillia Lopez Carlos Sandoval Abby Miles Alexandra Geisen Josephine Dalrymple Cheyenne Panzone Makayla Schleining Gerardo Cisneros Jonna Lynn Baker Lindsey Sanborn Ronald Lashley Claire Kerbs Mar'Yea Harris Natalie Mendez Claudia Flores Colt Carroll Amina Blyden MJ Real Collin Sutrick Samantha Ourn Taylor Child Chandler Lytle Kenny Reyes Jessica Lee Kenny Reyes Maxim Kovalchuk

Seventh GradeSeventh GradeSeventh GradeSeventh Grade Megan Bass Kaleb Shute Connor Wate Michael Quiroz Andrew Tran Luiz Navarro Ashley McBride Diana Yakimchuk Addison Farley Margaret Baker Kelvin Kumar Alonso Tirado Tyler Smith Maria Bracamontes Autumn Kolzow Victoria Amerson Jade Manning

Cynthia Rojas Kaitlyn Jabusch Bradley Means Ravdeep Kang Stori Freelund Brooke Johnson Jordan Harrison David Matic Christopher Placencia Thomas Broch Nelli Panitkova Angelina Onishchenko Megan Theimer Michael Park Edson Bravo Paul Bruning Nelli Panitkova

Sixth GradeSixth GradeSixth GradeSixth Grade McKenzie Ruppert Cameron Zipp Catherine Sergis Caitlyn McFarland Joshua Morisawa Kyle Olson Chaz Bracken Jhordin Prescott Avneet Mann Salvador Garcia Spencer Thornhill Rebecca Wilson Abigail Amis Logan Somers Kayla Clark Haley Parsons Eunice Gil Mason Evans Amber Hindman Samantha Laishley Sydney Campbell Keegan Dolan An Do Kathrine Zvonenko Jasmin Vital Rhonda Sheldon Perla Vasquez Celena Kellow Brenda Simental Celena Kellow Sumeet Waraich Nathan Eckhart Tionne Johnson Josh Jarbah Anabell Cervantes An Do