I WISH I COULD

GO TO SCHOOL!

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Letters to Missy

JAMS Clubhouse Scoop

Volume 2, Issue 8 September 2011

DOG EDITION!

What ’ s

August Depar tment Youth of the Month

Youth of the Month Games Room Art Center Learning Center Sound Studio Tech Center

Sabrina Giannatte Cairo Reed Next Month! Laura Vasquez Jacob Wright Amir Tryon

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And how you could win a

trip to the happiest place

on earth and earn a fortune

in CLUB BUCKS!

Mac vs. Pc’s by Cairo Reid

The Mac and PC are two highly advanced and popular computers. But, like all products, they have disadvantages and advantages. If you are a designer, or a creative worker, The Mac is for you because the Mac has designing ap-plications and downloadable software just for all that, there is an advantage. The disadvantage is that since the Mac is so advanced and has so much stuff connected to it, the Macs are usually over $700! The cheapest ones are nearly $250! As for the PC’s, the big, gnarly ones, they are only around $650. That is a disadvantage for Mac and an advantage for PC. I am personally a Mac person because my parents have them, but the PC has games I like, too. If you are an office building person, the PC is very straight forward so you

Six Flags

By Muriel Rosas Garcia

It’s a hot summer day, and I am

going to six flags with some students

from the Boys and Girls Club. Once we

got to six flags, it was really hot . The

first ride that my group went on was vi-

per, there were seven loops and I had

butterflies in my stomach. We also went

on three different rollercoasters. Unfor-

tunately, I didn’t get to go on SUPER-

MAN, the rollercoaster that goes 100

MPH, and a few others, but it was still a

lot of fun.

Meetings are Wednesdays in the Learning Center from

4:45-6:00pm

Passport to Manhood (P2M) will hold its first meeting on October

12. Jay, Eric, and the returning members look forward to another

year of addressing member selected topics through games, good hu-

mor, and fun.

Eighth grader, Kenneth Corrales, who received the Matrix award last year in P2M, plans to do it again for

his final year at John Adams. He recalls the fun he had with his friends and the creativity that Jay and Eric

brought to the activities. During one of the most anticipated meetings, which covered talking to girls, Jay

and Eric fed the group cheesy pickup lines where members had to compete with each other to fill in the

blanks. Laughter developed into a meaningful discussion

that allowed members to be frank with each other and hear

different viewpoints.

Upcoming Activities and Programs this

Meetings are Fridays in the Learning Center

from 4-5:30pm

Smart Girls is a program designed for early adolescent

girls. Nadia Fellows has headed the program at and

provides a relaxed, fun atmosphere to give the girls

opportunities to learn important lessons and build char-

acter.

Last year, Smart Girl member Sabrina Gianetti had

lots of fun during the meetings. One of her favor-

ite moments occurred during the first meeting

when the girls played an icebreaker game. Taped

to each member’s back was the name of a famous

female character and the girls, only allowed to ask

yes or no questions, had to guess who they were.

Leaders in Training Meetings are Mondays at 5:00pm

Leaders in Training (L.I.T.) encour-

ages members 13-17 years old to be-

come future leaders. Many eighth

graders are signing up this year to par-

ticipate in the dynamic program that

will be headed by Augustino Adams.

Members can look forward to getting

in touch with their fellow members at

the other Santa Monica and regional

branches as well as making a positive

impact in their communities through

volunteer work. To apply, pick up

your application from the front desk.

Halloween !!!!!!!! In the An old family photo of

the Giannetti children

during Halloween 2004.

From left to right, Au-

tumn, Sabrina, and

John Adams Boys and Girls Club will celebrate

Halloween this year on the following days:

Friday, October 28th

Scary House

Jack-o-Lantern Carving

Monday, October 31st

Halloween Party

Costume Contest

Kylie Morgan, a 16 year old singer/

songwriter from Oklahoma, deliv-

ered an anti-bullying message to

John Adams members through a per-

formance on a sunny Friday after-

noon in September. One of her

songs is dedicated to a teenage vic-

tim of bullying who committed sui-

October is National Anti-Bullying Month

By Kyla Walker

The Clubhouse Campaign is a Boys and Girls Club fund-

raiser where you try to get 10 people to donate $10 to the Boy’s and

Girl’s Club for us to buy supplies, maintenance, and other essentials.

If they donate they get a free car wash at the club on either Novem-

ber 5th or December 10th. The money you raise, the staff will match it

with club bucks!$! So if you raise $100, you’ll get 100 club bucks! If

you’re in the top 5 you’ll win two tickets to Disneyland! If you’re in

the top 30 you’ll get to sleep over at the club! The fundraiser starts

October 3rd and ends December 9th! So hurry and start donating! Thank you!

Faith, a member

of this club, and Gio

worked together and cre-

ated an amazing song

about Bullying. She

played the song for an anti-bullying panel and was

played nationally. During the meeting the panel was

asked Twittered questions from members from Boys

and Girls Clubs around the nation.

Putting the song together took Faith and Gio

quite a few weeks. The song was changed 3 times. “Gio

was especially a huge help, and so was Maya,” Faith

What do YOU think of bullying? Compiled By Lilia Mendoza and Fiona

“Bullying is not right and some-

one should put a stop to it!”

- Isabella

“Bullying causes disruption and

pain in the lives of its victims.”

- Hilaria Van Putten

“People should respect each

other“

- Nick Lewis

By Fiona Fiona and Amanda

John Adams Clubhouse Campaign

“Words can’t Hurt Me” A song by

Faith Gerstein about Bullying

My Dream

By: Selah Wilson

I am on my elementary school play-

ground with my friends at the hand-

ball court, and all of a sudden, the

sky’s color changes from light blue to

pink. There’s a ship floating in the

sky that is black with pink light all

over. My friends and I try to run

away, but a pink beam shone over us

and swallowed us up into the ship.

There were people in the ship, so I

asked them what was happening, and

they said that they were trying to pro-

tect us.

Can you tell me what this dream

means?

Misgiving Manifestations

Your insecurities and fears are mani-

festing themselves in your own

dreams but don’t let them get you

down! Open up to the people who

care about you and find a solution to

our problems instead of running away

from them! Don’t be a scared bunny;

you have the power to save yourself. –

dream catcher.

Zombies Attack…

On the night of July 5th, 2011, I

had a really strange/scary

dream. It started out on an

empty street. The buildings

were on fire and were vandalized. I started

to walk around, and, out of nowhere, some

sort of zombie appeared and tried to bite

my arm off. I noticed that there was a steak

knife lying on the ground, so I picked it up

and jabbed it into the zombie’s stomach.

Somehow, it found a pizza slicer and

slashed it into my arm.

The scene changed; all of a sudden I was

standing near the entrance to a Target. At

that point, this man came stumbling in

looking like he was attacked by rabid hip-

pies. Turns out, he was, but by zombies,

not hippies. He screamed “They’re coming!

You have to get out of here now!” Taking

note of his warning, I went to the sports

section and grabbed a baseball bat to pro-

tect myself with. Then, this man with a

very bushy mustache burst through the

door and proclaimed, “Zombies can’t climb

up ladders! To the platforms!” He pointed

up to these suspended platforms hanging

from the ceiling that were not there before.

The only ways up were these rope ladders

that didn’t look too secure. I started to

climb up the ladder, but the mustache man

said “No, get off the ladder!” I climbed

down from the ladder. Then I awoke.

WHAT’S IN!

Want to know what’s in fashion well take a look

here! BY MAYA MCCOMSEY

Yup, Tribal print, it’s totally

amazing and casual! This

look spreads from throw over's

to crop tops and is super fash-

ionable! Go for it!

Pencil skirts are THE BOM! They

can’t be to short for school

though so keep is reasonable ok!

But where them nice and proud!

Oh come on jeans will always b e

in fashion but go for dark wash! It

will fix all of your fashion dilem-

mas with color combos.

Gladiator sandals are totally

in, and your feet are just

begging for some of this

strappy decor!

DO what I call a simple

grey. Grey is a relaxed and

peaceful color. Throw on

some jeans and rock it! Or

should I say wear it super

fashionably!

Interviewing Angelica Bomford

By: Gabi

A British girl volunteered over the

summer and hosted a weekly tea

meeting where Boys and Girls club

members learned about a social

custom in Britain that few Ameri-

cans now practice. Members

drank tea, ate biscuits (what the

British call cookies), and learned

about English culture. Staff mem-

bers Floyd Bailey and Wade

Moody now hold a weekly tea

club that meets on Fridays in the

Learning Center where members

learn and practice good manners

while learning about the culture of

whatever tea has been selected to

drink. Before Angelica left, she

was interviewed by club member

Fabiola.

Q: Did you have any pets?

A: yes, 5 five cat when I was

young now I have one called

Dandy.)

Q: What is your favorite wild ani-

mal?

A: Panda and elephant.

3: what is your favorite hobby

(Drinking tea and playing music.)

4: what your favorite food?

(California Roll.)

DOGS ARE JUST AWESOME! OK JUST ADMIT IT DOGS ARE SO AWESOME! I MEAN (BESIDES THEIR DRULLING TOUNGS, CONSTANT

NEED FOR A WALK, MUDDY PAWS, STINKY BREATH, POO, PEEING IN THE HOUSE, EXPENSIVE DOG

FOOD, ECT.) THEY ARE REALLY A WHOLE LOT OF FUN , AT LEAST I THINK SO! I DON’T KNOW IF AN 80

YEAR OLD WOMAN WOULD SAY THE SAME, BUT I ABSOLUTLEY J’ADORE DOGS! FOR INSTANCE LET’S

SAY YOU HAD A BAD DAY AND YOUR LIKE “OH MY GOSH COME HERE I NEED SOME SERIOUS ONE ON

ONE SNUGGLING TIME WITH YOU BEAN (A DOG)!” SEE DOGS ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU! ANYWAYS

IT IS NO JUST LIKE THEY ARE GOOD FOR JUST THAT! SOME DOGS ARE JUST SUPER FUNNY AND ARE A

LIKE TOTALLY PURE SOURCE OF VITAMIN LOL! LIKE MY DOG LOVES TENNIS BALLS AND SO WE GOT A

REALLY BIG ONE FOR HIM AND HE GOES AROUND PUSHING IT WHEN IT IS LIKE THREE TIMES HIS SIZE!

OR LIKE ONE OF MY FRIENDS DOGS IS A TOTAL DIVA AND POSES FOR PICTURES, ONCE SHE EVEN SAT

THERE FOR LIKE !) MINUTES POSING WHILE WE TOOK PICTURES. SHE TURNED INTO A DOG MODEL

WHO SPORTS LIKE TOTALLY HAWT DOG CLOTHES,WHO WOULD OF KNOWN! ANYWAYS YOU GUYS

SHOULD SO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DOGS ‘CAUSE GUESS WHAT. WE ARE MAKING AN OFFICIAL DOG

COLUMN! HEY MABYE WE CAN EVEN HAVE A FULL PET COLUMN! SO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR HILLARI-

OUS PETS FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PET OF THE MONTH AND BE AWKNOWLEDGED ON THE BOY’S AND

GIRLS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! JUST BRING YOUR STORY/PIC TO JOURNALISM ON TUES./THURS.!

BY MAYA MCCOMSEY

Game Abuse in the Games Room by Eli and Lilia The Boys and Girls Club has many great things, but it also has some

problems. One problem I’d like to recognize is game abuse. Several kids

have been mistreating the equipment the staff so lovingly give out. For exam-

ple, many kids simply bang their ping pong paddles on the table, extremely hard, for no

reason at all. This is what we call, game abuse. The kids do it almost casually. This ex-

plains why the paddles are so damaged. I wish the staff were more aware of what goes

on after power hour. Kids also disrupt other kids’ games, again, almost casually. There

were many times when kids are playing ping pong, foosball, pool and many other

games when another kid comes up and purposely messes up the game. “Knock it off!”

you’ll say, and they’ll just talk back with some mean remark.

Journal Topic: Eric Mckendell Is a vegetarian, but he

wasn’t always a vegetarian. Write a story about an event

in Eric’s life that made him give up eating meat.

By Kathy Li

Eric loved going to the zoo. He also loved to eat steak and bacon. Every

weekend he would go to a different zoo. One day, he decided to treat himself by going to a farm. He

looked at the chickens and petted the lambs, when he saw a mysterious building by the side of the

farm. And Eric, being a brave and adventurous person ventured into the building and walked in to a

room where he had heard lots of squawks and other noises. He pushed open the door and almost fell

on the blood-slick floor. When he looked around, he was disgusted. He saw people in rubber suits

and boots, slaughtering chickens and various other animals. He felt nauseous and this time, he fell on

the floor with a thump. Eric woke up in a nearby hospital and found out that he was clean and in a

hospital gown. At first he was embarrassed because someone had changed and cleaned him, but

then he remembered what had happened at the farm and he became a little nauseous again so he

stopped thinking about it. A nurse came in and told him he could go. He found his clothes, clean,

changed and left. After that he had to abandon his former life of steak and bacon forever.

Best Journal Entries of the Month

WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? - “SEPTEMBER 9TH”

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? - “ GRASS GREEN ANDBLUE, I ALSO LIKE A LOT OF OTHER COLOR COMBINATIONS.”

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF FOOD? - “MEDITERRANEAN FOOD AND ANY KIND OF DESSERT”

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CLUB HERE? - “JOURNALISM CLUB”

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL? - “ MOOSE, HORSES, SEAHORSES AND LIZARDS”

WHAT YOU DO IF YOU HAD A BILLION DOLLARS? -“I WOULD START AN ORGANIZATION FOR KIDS; I WOULD GO AROUND

THE WORLD AND DRAW AND WRITE BOOKS, THROWING MONEY BEHIND ME AS I GO. I WOULD ALSO ONLY CARRY A

TOOTHBRUSH AND SKETCHBOOK WITH ME AND LIVE IN A YERT, I WANT TO GO TO, ANTARTICA, YEMEN,

ALL THE ISLANDS IN THE WORLD; I WANNA GO EVERYWHERE.”

WHEN DID YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN ART? -“WHEN I COULD PICK UP A PENCIL”

WHEN DID YOU START CREATING NEWSLETTERS? -“I’VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED

IN THE MEDIA”

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? -“I WAS BORN IN CONNETICOUT BUT WHEN I WAS TWO I

MOVED TO THE BLUE RIDGED MOUNTAIN IN VIRGINA, I HAVE TWO BROTHERS

AND USED TO HAVE A PET TURTLE TOO”SAID THAT HE WAS MY 8TH GREAT UN-

CLE. BUT, MY GRANDPA WAS ALSO KNOWN FOR HIS “GREAT” STORIES, I MISS HIM,

HE WAS FUNNY; HE WAS LIKE A COWBOY”

AN INTERVIEW WITH MISSY

SHAKESPEAR’S QUOTES TRANSLATED GIRL STYLE

FIRST EDITION!

If music be the food of love, play on.

Look I love rocking out o music and if I don’t

then let’s just say I totally starve LOLZ!

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise

man knows himself to be a fool.

People say they are like SO smart even

though they are like tot-ah-ly not, but Smart

people say they are not really brilliant even

though they tot-ah-ly are!

POEM

I POKE AND POKE

UNTIL MY FINGER HURTS

BUT MY FINGER IS STILL AT WAR

WITH MY FRIENDS SHOULDER

AND WILL FIGHT UNTIL

IT’S LIGHT BLUE ARMOR FLAKES OFF

BUT SUDDENLY MY WARRIOR

MY FINGER’S PREY SUDENLY

SURRENDERS

BUT I FIND A NEW ENEMY

I POKE AND POKE

UNTIL MY FINGER HURTS

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS! FOR ABOVE!

HOW MANY DARK BLUE SQUARES ARE THERE?

HOW MANY SQUARES ARE THERE IN THE WHOLE

SQUARE?

HOW MANY SQUARES ARE THERE IN EACH ROW?

WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF SQUARES IN THE

WHOLE THING MULTIPLIED BY TWO?

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE OF DARK BLUE

SQUARES AND THE REST?

Is this Picture Moving?

BY MAYA MCCOMSEY

BY MAYA MCCOMSEY

I MISS MISSY!

DEAR MISSY, (YES YOU)

MISSY YOUWERE THE FIRST FACE I SAW WHEN I CAME TO BOYS AND GIRLS

CLUB AND NOW (SOB) YOU ARE GONE! WHAT PURE DEVESTATION I AM EXPIERENC-

ING! I JUST WISH YOU WOULD COME BACK BUT I MUST FACE THE FACT THAT, YES, YOU

HAS MOVED ON FOR GOOD REASONS. I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE GOING TO CAMBODIA

TO HELP TEACH THE CHILDREN THERE ALL ABOUT ART BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE

SUCH A WONDERFUL CHANCE TO LEARN AND EXPIERENCE ART AS WE DO. I OWE IT TO

YOU MISSY, YOU WERE THE ONE THAT STARTED JOURNALSIM AND IN YOUR NAME I

PROMISE WE WILL KEEP IT GOING!

I REMEMBER ALL OF THE FUN TIMES WE HAD TOGETHER, MAKING SCULP-

TURES, PAINTING, DRAWING, AND LAUGHING. I REALLY WILL MISS YOU! PLEASE,

PLEASE COME AND VISIT US! IT IS NICE JUST TO SEE YOUR FACE. I BELIEVE THAT SOME-

DAY YOU WILL BECOME A FAMOUS ARTIST AND THEN YOU WILL MAKE A TON OF

MONEY AND GIVE IT TO CHILDREN WHO ARE STRAVING AND IN NEED OF A HOME. SEE I

ALREADY HAVE IT ALL PLANNED OUT FOR YOU MISSY! WHAT DO IN KNO W THOUGH?

ANYWAYS I REALLY THINK YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD! TRUST ME

DON’T YOURSELF!

MISSY YOU DEFINITLEY WERE THE STAFF HERE THAT I WAS CLOSEST TO, I

COULD TELL YOU ANYTHING AND YOU WOULD GIVE ME WISE ADVICE. I JUST WANTEDT

O LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU CHANGED ME AS A PERSON AND AN ARTIST AND YOU

WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPOT IN MY HEART’S WALL OF FAME BECAUSE YOU MISSY, IN-

PACTED EVERYONE HERE AT THE CLUB SO MUCH (IN A GOOD WAY DON”T WORRY)

AND WE ALL MISS YOU. SO I WROTE THIS LETTER TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE

THINGS YOU INTRODUCED ME TOO (ESPECIALLY JOURNALSIM), ALL OF THE THINGS

YOU TAUGHT ME ( HOW TO SEW AND A TON OF OTHER STUFF), AND ALSO ALL OF THE

SMILES YOU GAVE ME. SO YES MISSY I MISS YOU…

SINCERLEY,

MAYA MCCOMSEY (YOUR ADMIRER)

Special Congratulations to

Amir Tryon who will go down

in history as John Adam’s first

Ultimate Gamer!!!

VIDEO GAMING LEAGUE Interview with Jordan Hurd

How many games are there? There are 20 different games What

types of games are there? there are lots of different games that are be-

ing played though out the summer.

Who came up with the idea of a gaming league? It was myself

and Erica.

How many people participate in the gaming league? In the

gaming league there are 80 people.

Do you like being in charge of the league?

I would say yes I like it a lot.

Do you enjoy the feeling of kids having fun playing? I like see-

ing them playing and having fun.

Who has the most points? I would say the highest person is Daniel J

Smith.

of Santa Monica

Journalism Club Members

THIS MONTH ’ S PAPER WAS FORMATED BY MAYA MCCOMSEY AND

ERIC MCKENDELL

THE FOLLOWING JOURNALSIM MEMBERS

CONTRIBUTED TO THE AUGUST SCOOP.

MAYA MCCOMSEY – CHIEF EDITOR/WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER/

DESIGNER/ADVERTISMENT CHIEF

CORBAN – STAFF WRITER

SELAH WILSON-CONTRIBTING WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER

KATHI LI – CONTRIBUTING WRITER

MURIEL ROSAS GARCIA – COLUMNIST

FABIOLA – INTERVIEWER

GABY HERNANDEZ – CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ASHLEY RECINOS-CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ELI – BUDDING WRITER

A Special Thank You to our volunteer

Debby Dana and BelAir Investment

Advisors LLC for graciously printing

JAMS Scoop.

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