Youth Spot Easter Issue

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March 2009 Issue

Youth Spot Easter Issue

Picture sourced by Vivian Ip


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BookReviewThe Same Stuff as Stars

By: Katherine Patterson

Angel is a girl with a father who is a thief and murderer now locked up in

jail. She has a mother who doesnt really care for her kids so she and her

brother are taken and left in their grandmothers care while her mother

runs away with another man. Angel soon finds a Star Man who shows

her the beauty of the universe.

This book is really touching because it shows how a little girl tried her

best even when it wasnt going so well. Abandoned by her mother, she

found happiness when she was with the Star Man learning about the stars.

Angel was a character I really liked because she was smart and caring.

She never gave up hope that her mother would come back and that they

would have a better life.

Teen Idol

By: Meg Cabot

Jenny Greenley is the schools secret Ask Annie, who gives people

advice about their problems. However she is soon asked to help the

famous Luke Striker fit into school while keeping his identity a secret.

I really enjoyed this story and it was really funny. The main character hada really likable personality and had really funny thoughts. I was confused

when I first read the book because there were Ask Annie letters on

every other page but later I found them really interesting to read. The

story showed the meaning of friendship and secrets and how you have to

stand up for yourself. It really makes you wonder what kind of

personality one really has.

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger, Mitch

Claspy

This book is filled with personal experiences from teens with themes from

love to family, this book has it all. When I first read this book I thought it

was really boring. But, now that I am older and have read it again, I found

that it is actually a really good book. It has stories about things that

everyone has to face and the people who wrote these stories share their

experience and how they dealt with their problems. It is really worth

reading!


Read and reported on by Jenny Xu


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Fun Zone

Jokes

Lawyer: I have some good news and some bad news.

Client: Well, give me the bad news first.

Lawyer: The bad news is that the DNA tests showed that it was your blood they found all over the

crime scene

Client: Oh no! I'm ruined! What's the good news?

Lawyer: The good news is your cholesterol is down to 130!

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A doctor and a lawyer were talking at a party.

Their conversation was constantly interrupted by people describing their ailments and asking

the doctor for free medical advice.

After an hour of this, the exasperated doctor asked the lawyer, "What do you do to stop people

from asking you for legal advice when you're out of the office?"

"I give it to them," replied the lawyer, "and then I send them a bill."

The doctor was shocked, but agreed to give it a try.

The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills.

When he went to place them in his mailbox, he found a bill from the lawyer.

Sourced by Saras Wong


RiddlesIf a fifty cent piece and a quarter wereon the Empire State Building, whichwould jump off first?

Thequarter,becauseithaslesssense(cents).


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Random Eater Facts

1) 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies are made for Easter each

year.

2) Each day, five million marshmallow chicks and bunnies are

produced in preparation for Easter.

3) 16 billion jelly beans are made for Easter (thats enough to

completely fill an 89 feet high and 60 feet wide plastic Easter

egg about the height of a nine-story office building!)

4) 82 percent of Americans say they would prefer a chocolate or

candy bunny for Easter, while only 4 percent say they would

prefer a live rabbit (can you blame them?!)

5) 63 percent of Americans would most like to receive a chocolatebunny on Easter morning, followed by marshmallow bunnies

(10 percent).

6) The worlds largest jar of jelly beans weighed 6,050 pounds.

7) 75 percent of kids are willing to do extra chores for extra

Easter candyWritten by Gabriel Wong

Random Easter Facts and Easter history referenced from:

http://lilduckduck.com/13-fun-facts-about-easter998

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The history of the Easter Bunny

Have you ever wondered why at Easter kids go hunting for Easter eggs?Well, this tells you the history of the Easter bunny.

There are many legends about the Easter bunny. In one of them, legend tells

of an Anglo Saxon Goddess called Eostre. She was always seen with her pet

rabbit. It is said that this bunny laid the first coloured eggs. Which started the

tradition of hiding Easter eggs.

Bunny History Youth Spot Easter Issue

Written and sourced by Andrea Battad


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Italian Easter Cookies Recipe

These are a traditional cookie fromItaly flavoured with vanilla and

almond extracts. They are tied inloose knots and baked, then frostedwith tinted icing.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup white sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon almond extract

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup vegetable oil

3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

5 teaspoons baking powder

4 cups confectioners' sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon almond extract

3 tablespoons milk

3 drops red food coloring

(optional)

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

(175 degrees C). Grease cookie

sheets.

2 In a large bowl, cream together

1/2 cup butter and white sugar

until light and fluffy.

Beat in the eggs one at a time,then stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and

1 teaspoon almond extract, 1/4 cup

milk and oil.

Combine the flour and bakingpowder, stir into the wet mixture.

Roll dough into 1 inch balls. On a

lightly floured surface,

Roll the balls out into ropes about

5 inches long.

Tie into loose knots and placecookies 1 inch apart onto the

prepared cookie sheets.

3 Bake for 5 minutes on the bottom

shelf and 5 minutes on the top

shelf of the preheated oven, until

the bottoms of the cookies are

golden brown.

When cookies are cool, dip theminto the icing.

4 To make the icing, cream together

the confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup

butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla and

1 teaspoon almond extracts.

Beat in 3 tablespoons milk, one

tablespoon at a time, then stir in

the food colouring if desired.

Makes 48 servings

Recipe sourced by Nicole & Peggy fromhttp://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Italian-

Easter-Cookies/Detail.aspx

Youth Spot Easter IssueRecipe Spot


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The prefects are a team of 8 Year 12 students, consisting of,

Marissa Wong,

Vivian Lau,

Rosalie Kwai Pun,

Janet Wong,

Jeff Li,

Wesley Wong,

Gary Lui and

Key Sing Lam.

What do prefects do?Their job is to organize and manage activities that have a direct benefit to us students. Also, to take a leading

role in peer guidance programs which assist students academically or provide opportunities for sport.

Examples are, the basketball club and they are also assisting the students, from younger grades like Year 7s,

academically.

Prefect Code

A prefect will:

take a leading role in demonstrating our school values

show respect, honesty, cooperation, caring and achievement

value and keep our school rules

provide a model of behaviour for other students

be helpful to school teachers and visitors

be courteous at all times

be reliable and responsible

be helpful and kind

report incidents and concerns

care for school property

avoid all forms of discrimination and prejudice

If you ever need any help, just go and ask them!

By Vivian Ip

Youth Spot Easter IssueWho are the prefects?


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HOW TO UPLOAD A FILE TO CLC

Saving resources onto the CLC can be a

great way to save that project youre

working on, just in case you might have

computer problems.

Its also a great way of sharing stuff with your

friends.

3)Once you have uploaded the

Resources page, you will see

a number of folders on the left

side. These folders are for you

to put in projects, files, pictures,

wikis, forums and links.

4)The menu on the left will allow

you to create or delete new

folders to separate your

materials by class or category.

6) In our example, we have chosen to upload a file. File in the information so that

you will be able to remember what the file is before downloading again. When

finished, click the U load button.

Upload filebutton

5)The bar in the middle is a

menu that gives you a choice

of what you would like to

create or upload.



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Congratulations! Now youre finished.

To view your file, find the link on the right

side menu titled, My Homepage.

From your home page, click on the

Resource folders submenu on the top ofthe page.

Clicking the upload button will bring

up a window or prompt that asks

you to find the file you want to

upload.

Use this to navigate your folders until

you find what you are looking for.

Once you have found the file, click

the O en button.

This will take you to your

resources folder, where you

will see a copy of file,

provided all went well.

Created by Key Sing Lam & Mr. Brewer



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FIFA 09

Release Status: Already out

Genre: Football / Soccer

Price: HKD 299 (ToysRus)

Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, PC and NDS

Ratings: 4/5

Review: FIFA 09 is a must-have game for all soccer fans on all the platforms, from beautifulgraphics to unbelievably realistic game play. FIFA 09 is extremely good at making you feel like

youre in control of everything on the pitch. Fully customizable tactics, plenty of depth in the game

play and of course the Be a Pro mode allow for realistic game play. Unfortunately, the game does

have its flaws, the AI is extremely good at getting the ball away from you, which makes new-

comers to the game annoyed. The goal keeping of the AI is also a bit dodgy, playing online does

suffer from lag frequently and worst of all, the Adidas Live Season which updates the game hourly

costs a lot for Xbox Live and PS Networks subscribers.

METAL GEAR SOLID 4


Genre: Stealth Shooter

Price: HKD 496 (HMV)

Platform: PS3

Ratings: 5/5

Review: Metal Gears Solid 4 is another must-have game for all PS3 owners. Why? Because itis said to be The Greatest Game Ever Made The game excels through the story line and game

play. The game basically lets you complete the game in anyway you want. The game also has a lot

of mind-blowing audiovisual presentation, tight shooting mechanics, and lots of cool gadgets you

can use. There are only two bad things about the game and those are, the story-line is heavy-

loaded, basically meaning that if you havent played MGS before, then you wont understand the

story at all. The second thing is that this game is the last of its series.

Youth Spot Easter IssueGAME REVIEW

Reviewed and written by Keith Sunderland


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Skate 2


Genre: Skateboarding

Price: HKD 299(HMV)

Platform: Xbox 360 and PS3

Ratings: 3/5

Review: Lots of EA Skate fans found Skate 2 extremely disappointing. They have said that it wasnot worth the long wait and the main reasons was the game play. The on-foot movement was filled

with glitches and was not realistic at all. One classmate said, It was like watching a robot ice-

skating on concrete. As well, the pedestrians on the street get in the way almost every race you

play in the game. The story line is also a bit weak. But there are some good points in Skate 2, there

is a big gain of tricks, like the hippy-jump and the hand-stand. Exploring the city is also pretty

fun, specially when you find new skate spots. And, the races in the game are pretty fast and fun.

Overall, Skate 2 is a decent game but not as good as the first one, I wouldnt recommend you to

buy this if youve played Skate 1, but if you havent, this could be the next new game for you.

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Final team results:

Yellow House:

1st place

Red House:

2nd place

Blue House:

3rd place

Green House:

4th place

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