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Bethany News
                     Spring Edition
What’s Inside
                      Global Issue Project
Advice
Music
Student Interviews
Sports
Fashion
Movies
Video Games            The seventh grade students presented their Global
                       Issues Project to their families, and the Amity
                       community on Tuesday, March 5th in the AMSB Gym.
                       Presentations were open-house, exposition-style. The
                       students worked hard on these projects for nearly 6
                       weeks and were excited to show off their results.
                          Issues included access to water, access to
                       education, disease and epidemics, use of child soldiers,
                       LGBTQ and gender rights, civil war, refugee crisis, and
                       habitat preservation.
                         Student groups resented and informational poster, an
                       awareness campaign (which may be presented with
                       technology, art, or music), as well as an individual
                       argumentative essay, in which they advocate for what
                       they believe to be the best organization for their chosen
                       issue. The final products were an impressive
                       demonstration of student learning and motivation.
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Weird News
Daisy Kusnitz                                                                                  March 7th, 2019

 1,500 Live Turtles Found
   in Suitcase at Manila                                                        Campos was walking by the
          Airport                                                               Chinese restaurant, and
           By: Daisy Kusnitz
                                                                                heard muffled screaming.
 People were stunned after                                                      That’s when he found out
 looking at what police found in                                                that there was a man
 the Philippines.                                                               trapped   in    the    roof.
 On Sunday, officials found 1,500                                               Wednesday morning, he
 live turtles in an unclaimed                                                   was freed by the Fire
 suitcase.
                                                                                Department, and he is on
                                                                                his way to making a full
                                         The Smuggler’s baggage in Hong Kong.   recovery.    No     criminal
                                                                                charges have been filed.
                                                Man Stuck in Grease
                                                Vent After 2 days was
                                                        Freed
                                                 By: Daisy Kusnitz
                                             A 29-year-old skinny man
                                             took off his clothes and
                                             climbed in the grease vent,
                                             thinking he would just slide
   The Turtles are preserved in a monitoring
                     unit.
                                             down, but he didn’t realize
                                             that he would get stuck for
                                                                                   The man covered in
 Security says that the smuggler 2 days straight!
                                                                                  grease, crammed in a
 from Hong Kong may have
 backed down, or avoided his                                                         narrow space.
 luggage in hopes to not get           "I keep hearing this 'uh, uh' and
 arrested.                             I'm like, 'Who can it be?'" Quoted
                                       by Igor Campos, owner of
                                       Campos Tax Services who told
                                       KGO TV.
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Sneaker Folk’s
Ben Aviad                                                                                                 March 9, 2019

            LBJ “Home”                                                                   Yeezy 700 “Inertia”
              By - Ben Aviad                                                                  by: Your Name Here
                                              SNEAKER FOLKS
 This weekend March Ninth!
                                                    Talk Sneaker to Me                Yeezy has come out with
                                                                                      many fantastic colors and
 The all new Lebron III in an all                           Vol. 7
 new ”Home” colorway. This                                                            models, but the inertia is one
 colorway is perfect for an all-black                                                 of the best yet.
 and white outfit with the hint of red
 on the bottom for only 175 Retail!
                                                                                      These won't be in stock long
                                                                                      so do your best to get them for
                                                                                      retail!

                                                  The Original Sneaker
                                                       Magazine

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     Nike Zoom Lebron James III “Home”       Another Air Jordan 9?
                                                        By Ben Aviad

         Kyrie 5 “GS”                      The new “Dream It Do It” Colorway is           Air Foamposite One QS
                                             the Jordan Company’s Best Jordan               “Memphis Tigers”
 Kyrie has made a big hit in the sneaker
                                           Nine! An elegant colorway for the street
 world, but the all new GS colorway is      or even on the court everyone will be
 one of his greatest. It has a simple               jealous of these kicks!
 white body with the hint of gold on the                                              The Nike Foamposite One is
 swoosh makes it perfect for almost any       Air Jordan Dream It Do It               classic, they have come out
 outfit, and still lights up the court!
                                                                                      many different colorways,
            Kyrie          5        “GS”                                              however this one isn't there
                                                                                      best, but it would however be
                                                                                      perfect for a blue and black
                                                                                      outfit!
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Movie Review
Rowyn M. Burgess                                                                                                      3/7/19
                                                                 4
        Back at it Again                                                                     The Black Panther
            by: Rowyn Burgess                                                                     by: Rowyn Burgess

The black panther happened to                                                           The Black Panther was the top
win the the Grammy award for the                                                        rated movie for weeks to months
best movie of the year. It will be                                                      on end. In just 26 days it was able
back in the theaters for 1 last                                                         to make 1 Billion dollars. This has
time because it won the best                                                            not been able to happen since the
movie of the year. The actors and                                                       year 2000. Bringing in a whopping
Director hope to bring more                                                             profit of $900 Million dollars.
happiness and suspense into the
theater. It came out in February                                                        The Black Panther had an amazing
16, 2018 and again it will play as of                                                   cast, Including the most famous 2
April 3rd 2019.                                                                         African American actors Chadwick
                                                                                        Boseman, and Michael B. Jordan.
                                                                                        Along with Lupita Nyong, Danai
                                                                                        Gurira, along with Letitia Wright
                                                                                        and many others.
                                                The first Black Panther Movie trailer

                                              Quotes from the Black
                                                    Panther
                                                       By: Rowyn Burgess
                                             Many lines and quotes were said
                                             in the black panther, some more
                                             than others but overall the best
                                                    movie of the year.

                                             Just because something works,
                                             doesn't mean it can’t be
                                             improved. - Shuri

    One of the many trailers that captured
     audience’s attention, big and small.
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★Amity Advice Column★
Zoe Fleischman                                                                                                                        3/6

         Dear Lonely                                                                                Dear Crushing
                 By: Zoe                                                                                       By: Zoe

Dear Zoe,                                                                                     Dear Zoe,
       Sometimes I feel like I have no one                                                            I really like this boy, but I don’t
in my corner, or someone who is there                                                         think he knows who I am. He’s really
for me. Most of my friends are only                                                           cute and super nice to other people.
concerned with themselves, and when I                                                         When I try to talk to him, I get so
ask them about a problem I have, they                                                         flustered and I forget what I was going
brush it off like I don’t mean anything.                                                      to say. My friends know him and think
It’s starting to make me feel badly about                                                     he’s great. I really just want to get to
myself, but I don’t know what to do. Can                                                      know him. What do I do?!
you help me?
                                                      Dear Insecure                           Dear Crushing,
Dear Lonely,                                                    By: Zoe                               It can be hard to get up the
        Everyone         feels       lonely                                                   nerve to talk to someone, especially if
sometimes. Maybe just tell your friends       Dear Zoe,                                       you have a crush on them. Try to say
how you feel. If they don’t understand                I always make fun of myself and         hi. If you don’t know what to talk
then it isn’t your fault. Try to reach out    laugh at myself when people make fun of         about, ask a simple question like,
to other people and make new friends.         me. I guess I think it’s funny but really it    “What’s your favorite animal?” or “Are
However, you shouldn’t burn bridges.          makes me feel bad. I wish I could feel          you doing anything fun over the
Don’t hurt your current friend’s feelings     better about myself, but I just don’t see       weekend?”. You never know where a
by expressing yours. Ultimately, have         what’s good about me. Some of my                conversation can take you. Go with the
fun with making new friends and               friends tell me I’m really smart, but I just    flow. Always remember, though, not
participate in clubs or sports, too!          don’t see what’s so good about being            everything you do should revolve
                                              smart.                                          around a boy. If he doesn’t look at you
                                                                                              in that way, it’s his loss.
                                              Dear Insecure,
                                                      It situations where people are
                                              making you uncomfortable or self-
                                              conscious, it may be easier to just laugh it
                                              off. Unfortunately, doing what’s easy is
                                              not always what is effective and best for
                                              you. Also, there are probably a hundred
                                              positive things people can say about you
                                              for every little negative thing. Being really
                                              smart is a great trait! Don’t be down on
                                              yourself for the little things you see in
                                              yourself that you don’t. Look at the big
                                              picture.
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Sports World
Kevin Black                                                                             3/7/19

            NBA                                                          NHL
      by: Sports Center                                                by: ESPN

    Here in the NBA world,                                       Here in the NHL world,
 the Boston Celtics come out                                  the Capitals win over the
 on top over the remaining                                    Flyers 5-3. Right now they
 champions, Golden State                                      are looking really good in
 Warriors.     The    Boston                                  the standings with the
 Celtics outscored them by                                    playoffs    coming     up.
 33 the other night. Another                                  Another big game was the
 important game for the                    MLB                Blues vs the Ducks. This
 Lakers to make the playoffs             by: ESPN             was a very close game with
 and take the loss drastically. In the MLB world, the         the outcome with a score of
 The Lakers lost by 16 to the spring training is here. The    5-4.
 Denver Nuggets.               Philadelphia Phillies are on
                               top in the MLB with a record
                               of 7-3. The other trailing
                               teams      are    Baltimore,
                               Houston, and Pittsburgh.
                               Aaron Judge leading the
                               league with 3 homeruns
                               already.

                                                                 What is the loudest sport?
                                                                 Racquetball (Racket- ball)
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Pop News!
Marin Korenaga                                                                                          March 6th, 2019

    Who is Shawn Mendes?                         Pictures of Shawn Mendes            What does Shawn Mendes
             by: Marin Korenaga
                                                                                               do?
                                                                                               by: Marin Korenaga

  Shawn Mendes was born on August 8th,
   1998 in Toronto, Canada. He made his                                               Shawn Mendes is a Model, Composer,
   first debut in 2014 as a singer, and has                                              Pianist, Singer, Guitarist and a
  been growing popularity ever since. His                                            Songwriter. He is signed with Universal
  tour for his album released 2018 started                                                       Island Records.
  yesterday at Amsterdam, and ending this
  December. He is currently 20 years old.

       Shawn Mendes Hits                           Shawn Mendes with Guitar
             By: Marin Korenaga

 Stitches by Shawn Mendes                       What are his hobbies?
 Peaked at #4 on 11/7/2015                              by: Marin Korenaga
 Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes
 Peaked at #6 on 10/8/2016                    At School, he enjoyed playing Ice
 There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back by           Hockey and Soccer. He can play both
 Shawn Mendes                                 the piano and the guitar. Shawn
                                              Mendes gained his popularity through
 Peaked at #6 on 8/26/2017
                                              video-sharing app Vine, where he
 In My Blood by Shawn Mendes                  would release six-second snippets of
                                                                                       Fun Facts about Shawn
 Peaked at #11 on 6/9/2018                    him singing renditions of popular               Mendes
 Mercy by Shawn Mendes                        songs.                                           By: Marin Korenaga
 Peaked at #15 on 3/25/2017                                                            -    Shawn Mendes’ net worth is
                                                                                            estimated to be 12 million
                                                                                            dollars.
                                                                                       -    Shawn Mendes is 6”1’.
                                                                                       -    Shawn’s first ever concert was
                                                                                            on October 26th, 2013.
                                                                                       -    His favorite color is blue.
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Video Game Review
Charles Chen                                                                                 3/8/2019

       Pros of Fortnite                                                         Negatives

 Fortnite has transformed
 the gaming industry in a lot                                          One negative side effect of
 of good ways. One of the                                              Fortnite could be your kid
 ways that it has                                                      playing it for too long. A kid
 transformed the gaming                                                needs an average of 9-10
 industry was by forcing                                               hours of sleep. There is a
 other gaming companies to                                             chance that your kid would
 rethink how their products
                                      Fortnite Infinity Gauntlet LTM   be staying up too late
 are developed, monetized,                                             playing Fortnite and not
 and updated over time.                   Availability                 getting     enough      sleep.
 Fortnite has generated an                                             Another      negative     side
 estimated 300 million          One of the contributing factors of     effect would be that they
 dollars in April entirely      Fortnite’s success was that            are not getting enough
                                Epic’s game was free and it is         physical activity. They
 based off of items that give   also available on different
 no competitive advantage.                                             might not be hanging out
                                devices and can support cross-         with    their friends       or
                                play. Fortnite is available on PC,
                                Mac, Console, The Switch,
                                                                       interacting     with    family
                                Apple devices and Android. This        members. Perhaps they are
                                combined with the fact that you        not attending to their
                                can play with your friends on          academics anymore and
                                different     devices      allowed     their grades are really
                                Fortnite to blow up and surpass        slipping.
                                many popular games.

                                You lose the game
                                the second you quit
                                trying.
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Interview With Kyla Santulli
By : Harley Luciani

    Hobbies and favorite                                                                Pets and Family
          foods
                                                                                 Kyla has a Chocolate lab named
                                                                                 Kona, and she loves him dearly.
Kyla loves to do Dance and                                                       Kyla surprisingly is a triplet. Her two
play tennis. She has been                                                        other sisters are Amara and Morea.
doing dance since she was                                                        Kyla has an amazing mother
2, and has been doing                                                            named        Cheryl,       and       an
                                                                                 extraordinary      father       named
tennis since she was 9.                                                          Dennis. One thing she likes to do
Kyla also is amazing at                                                          with her family is going to the
                                         Kyla’s dream of going to law school
volleyball. Even though Kyla                                                     movies. Her favorite movie that she
just started volleyball this                                                     went to see with her family was
year she is already an                        Future Plans                       Wonder.

expert. Kyla’s favorite food         Kyla has big plans for her
is pizza and her favorite            upcoming life. Kyla wants go to
                                     NYU for college, and she also
topping is cheese. She also          wants to go to law school to be a
loves Italian food especially        Lawyer.
pasta.
                                      “I Have dreamed of going to law
                                      school ever since my friend’s dad
                                      told me what a great experience
                                      it was”, Said Kyla.

        Kyla’s famous cheese pizza

While a cat was outside, it                            It was a hairless cat!!
started to downpour. The cat
couldn’t find any shelter and
got completely soaked by the
rain, yet not a single hair was
wet. How could this be?
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Book Recommendations
Iris Yang

  All the Light We Cannot                                                                                  Maze Runner
             See
 Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the
 Museum of Natural History, where her
 father works. When she is twelve, the Nazis
 occupy Paris and they flee to the walled city
 of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s great
 uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With
 them they carry what might be the
 museum’s most valuable and dangerous
 jewel.

 In a mining town in Germany, Werner
 Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his
 younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio
 they find that brings them news and stories                       Need
 from places they have never seen or          Kaylee Dunham wants nothing more than
 imagined. Werner becomes an expert at        a kidney for her brother, DJ. In fact, she
 building and fixing these crucial new        needs to find him one. So, when Nate               When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the
                                              introduces her to a new social media site
 instruments and is enlisted in the military to                                                  only thing he can remember is his name.
 use his talent to track down the resistance. called NEED, which promises to fulfill             He’s surrounded by strangers—boys
                                              users’ requests in exchange for certain            whose memories are also gone.
 The book is beautifully written and tasks, Kaylee trusts him enough to try it.
 emotionally poignant. The characters have                                                       Outside the towering stone walls that
 been realistically developed. Doerr takes us Soon enough, almost everyone from Nate             surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-
 with the characters’ journey through this and Kaylee’s high school is a member of               changing maze. It’s the only way out—and
 book.                                        NEED. But NEED isn’t like other social             no one’s ever made it through alive.
                                              networking websites…the tasks users are
                                              asked to complete quickly become                   Everything is going to change.
                                              dangerous, some even criminal. Yet, the
                                              anonymity of the website means that it’s           Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And
                                              harder for members to say no The more              the message she delivers is terrifying.
                                              that people contribute to NEED, the more
                                              she becomes convinced that something is            This book has an intriguing plot. It is fast
                                              seriously wrong with the site and those            paced and I would recommend it for fans
                                              involved…and she needs to fix it.                  of books like The Hunger Games or Harry
                                                                                                 Potter.
                                                  The suspense of this book is compelling
                                                  and has many plot twists. It is very easy to
                                                  understand the intentions of the characters.
                                                  I recommend this book for readers that like
                                                  the mystery/thriller genre.
Billboard
Audrey Cummings                                                                                                     3/11/19

      Top Ten Songs                                                                            Top Artists
                                                                                              By: Audrey Cummings
  by: Audrey Cummings
                                                                                         1. Ariana Grande
    1. Shallow                                                                           2. Queen
    2. 7 Rings                                                                           3. Lady Gaga
    3. Without Me                                                                        4. Bradley Cooper
    4. Sunflower                                                                         5. Post Malone
    5. Middle Child by J. Cole                                                           6. BTS
    6. Happier by Marshmello                                                             7. Gary Clark Jr.
       and Bastille                                 Queen was a rock band that           8. Cardi B
    7. Thank You, Next                              formed in 1970 and despite           9. Halsey
    8. Wow. by Post Malone                          not being immediately                10.Gunna
    9. Sicko Mode by Travis                         popular, once their song
       Scott                                        Bohemian Rhapsody was
    10.High Hopes by Panic!                         released, their rise to fame
       At The Disco                                 happened quickly. Some of
                                                    their most popular songs are
                                                    “Bohemian Rhapsody”,”
                                                    We Will Rock You”, and
                                                    “Another One Bites the
                                                    Dust”.

                                                      The Success of Shallow            This is an image of Ariana
                                                      by: Audrey Cummings              Grande performing. She has
                                                   Shallow was released from the       been the number one singer
                                                   A Star is Born soundtrack on        for 10 weeks on the top 100
                                                   September 27, 2028. The two            artists list. She recently
                                                   main singers in it, Lady Gaga        released Sweetener, which
  This is the Album cover of the song Shallow by   and Bradley Cooper are also at      has been a hit album for her,
   Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. It is from the
                movie A Star Is Born               the top of the charts for artists   and she’s going on tour in a
                                                   in spots                3 and 4.               few days.
Helpful Advice
Anchal Bahel                                                                                                  3/7/19

      Time Management                                                                    High School
            BY:Anchal Bahel
                                                                                         Organization
                                                                                           by: Anchal Bahel
 Have too much homework, and
 you have other activities, and you                                             In high school, most students do
 do not know how you are going to                                               not use their locker. Thus, you have
 finish all of it? Well that means you                                          to carry everything in your
 need to have better time                                                       backpack all day long. One way
 management. One way to keep a                                                  you can organize all your stuff is to
 track of everything is to make a list.                                         buy a five or eight subject notebook
 You can make a list of everything                                              and buy a set of folders or one
 you have to do and as you finish                      Persistence
                                                                                binder for everything. And at home
 the task cross if off. Put the tasks                                           you can have storage binders, so
 that take less time on the top of the       Struggling on A Quiz               your binder/ folders do not get to
 list, so you can quickly to the small               by:Anchal Bahel            piled up.
 tasks, and spend more time on              If you did not get the grade you
 bigger assignments.                       wanted to get on your last quiz, I
                                               recommend talking to your
                                          teacher. He/she can go over it with
                                            you, and you can have a better
                                          understanding. Even if you did bad
                                             on one quiz you can still prove
                                                  yourself on the test,

            Stressed out Child

   I have no doors but I have
   keys, I have no rooms but I
   have a space, you can enter
   but you can never leave.
   What am I?
Fashion Weekly
Grace Kennedy

Accessorizing 101                                                                                What’s Hot in 2019
                                                                                             This year so far, there’s been many
                                                                                             hot trends so far. This month, a big
 When it comes to accessorizing,
                                                                                             thing is overalls. Corduroy and
 color schemes are key. Pick 3-4
                                                                                             denim overalls are both included in
 colors to base your outfit around.
                                                                                             this trend, usually styled with a
 You don’t want your outfit to be
                                                                                             graphic     T-shirt    and    tennis
 too loud, so stay within that
                                                                                             shoes/sandals. A huge trend right
 range. When picking out your
                                                                                             now is scrunchies. Many girls buy
 accessories, make sure it fits the
                                                                                             velvet scrunchies, which may be
 “theme” of the outfit. For
                                                                                             very pricy, raging up to $20 for a
 example, if you are wearing                       A teen girl purchased her prom dress      pack of 5.
 jeans, pair it with a bandana for a               online. On the left is what she thought
 pop of color and a picnic theme.                  she was buying, and the right is what
                                                          she ended up receiving.

                                                      Can You Go Dress
                                                      Shopping Online?
                                                 Since Prom season is coming up,
                                                 many girls are turning to online dress
                                                 stores, but the dress they are ecstatic
                                                 to wear doesn't always come the way
                                                 the website showcased. Many third
                                                 party dress shops are scamming girls
                                                 across the globe while they search for
                                                 their prom dress. To make sure you
                                                 don’t get duped, here are two teen girls
                                                 takes on how prom dress shopping
                                                 online really is.

 This woman's color scheme is perfect and         How did it make you feel when your
 complimenting her hair. She also threw in the    dress came in the mail? What can you
 gold necklace for a beautiful accent piece.      do next time to make sure it doesn’t
                                                  happen again?
                                                  “Well, when I saw the package I was
Never say no to an                                excited because I thought I was
accessory, because it                             receiving the dress in the picture.
can really make the outfit standout.              However, I was very disappointed when
                                                  I opened the package and saw what I
                                                  got. In the future I know to only order
                                                  from reliable websites, such as
                                                  Nordstrom and Macy’s, instead of
                                                  random websites I've never heard of.
                                                  -Blythe Reis, age 16, who has recently
                                                  received a dress online that was not the
                                                  same as the one in the picture, with
                                                  lesser quality and completely different
                                                  shape and material.
Interview With Harley
Kyla Santulli                                                                                       3/6/2019

        Pets & Family                                                     Vacation & Food
            by: Kyla Santulli                                                   by: Kyla Santulli

      Harley has a beloved grey                                             Harley loves going to
 lab named Coda. She likes to                                          Disney almost every year and
 play fetch with her dog and run                                       dreams of going to Hawaii.
 around in the snow. Harley has                                        She loves mashed potatoes
 an older sister names Julia and                                       and Italian food, especially
 two loving parents. They are
                                                                       pizza and pasta. “You can’t
 Italian and American and have
 special dinners every                                                 go wrong with Italian food”,
 Wednesday. Her family also           Harley has been playing soccer   she states. Harley’s favorite
 enjoys going to the movies                  since she was 9.          restaurant to go to is Texas
 together. Their most enjoyed                                          Roadhouse. She usually
 movie that they watched                Future Plans &                 orders steak with mashed
 together was wonder.                                                  potatoes and broccoli.
                                           Hobbies
                                              By: Kyla Santulli
                                       Harley has big plans for
                                   the future. She dreams of
                                   going to Boston University to
                                   study abroad. She wants to
                                   become a Spanish teacher in
                                   one of the schools in
   This is Harley’s loyal dog.     Connecticut. In Harley’s free
                                   time, she watches Netflix. She
                                   is amazing at volleyball and
                                   Harley also plays soccer.
                                                                           Harley’s favorite ride in
                                                                       Disney is Splash Mountain,
                                   “I have dreamed of studying         which is in the picture above.
                                   ever since my Spanish
                                   teacher told me what a great
                                   experience it was.”

   1. If Harley was to bring 3 things on an island, she would bring a coat, food, and her phone.
   2. If Harley can have one superpower it would be the ability to fly.
   3. If Harley could eat one food for the rest of her life, what would it be mashed potatoes.
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