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The Bulldog Buzz

HCSD HMS February 2019

Attention!

Student Council is proud to announce the

first ever 2019 Game Bash. This will replace the

usual Lip Sync Battle this year. It will be Thursday

March 7, 2019, from 2:30-4:30 pm. It will be in

the gymnasium and auditorium. There will be an

intermission half way through. Refreshments

and snacks will be served for free during

intermission. After the intermission we will switch

from the aud. to the gym and play the physical,

relay-race like games.

When you purchase a ticket, you will be

divided into three different teams randomly. You

will work with your team to score the most points.

The team with the most points in the end all win a

prize. The cost of a ticket is $3.00 per person.

Tickets will be sold during lunch the week of the

event. Hope to see you there. Remember,

this is an event for FUN play with other students.

There is a prize for the winning team, but it really

doesn’t matter. Let’s just have fun and play nice!

(There is no bus transportation. You will need a

ride home after this event.)

In this issue:

February pg. 2-4

HMS Happenings

pg. 1-2

Contest and

comics pg. 5-9

Women Series pg. 10

Railroads pg. 11

Tizzle’s Block pg.

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Reviews pg. 15

Fiction pg.

Sports/NBA pg.

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Calendar…pg. 24

This month’s

contributors:

Darren Stry, Sam Lee,

Grace O’Brien, Charlotte Bako, Steven Walters,

Molly Trask, Everett DiJohn,

Clay, CC, Andrew Henry,

Lidia Neff, Tizzle, Carter Sireika,

Bryson Schwab, Liam Tillou, Logan

Kaminski, AJ Golden,

Rosebud, Alissa, Vonn Dudek

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Even a Snowstorm Couldn’t Stop HMS’s

“The Little Mermaid”

By, Sam Lee

Even though there was a snowstorm preventing one showing of the musical, the cast and crew still performed, shaking it off saying “the show must go on!” After two important showings were cancelled due to the snowstorm, they were rescheduled. The show itself was phenomenal, staring Rose Charinski as Ariel, Emmett Kositch as Sebastian, Will Chaffee as Prince Eric, and Kate Mikida as Flounder. You had to love them all, even the main villain, Ursula portrayed excellently by Layla Lewis due to her great singing and acting. All the other supporting characters sparkled! The stage and props were amazing as was all the work by the parents and stage crew. This was, all in all, was an excellent play. The entire cast and crew should be proud! I give it 5 stars.

Fun Facts about February

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

(The purple in our purple and white)

The zodiac signs are Aquarius if you were born the first of February to the

18th.

You’re a Pisces if you were born the 19th to the

28th or 29th.

February is the shortest month of the year.

It is also the third month of winter.

Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction are correct only 39 percent of the time, that's much, much

worse than a climatological prediction.

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February DIY’s By Charlotte Bako

Valentine’s Day Lapel Pins

Source: https://www.diynetwork.com/made-and-remade/make-it/valentine-s-day-lapel-pins

Materials:

Craft felt sheets

Fast-grab tacky glue

Scissors

Lapel stick pin or tie tack blanks

Directions:

1. To make a rose, start out by cutting a strip from the felt that's about 1" wide and 10" long. Cut a wave-like pattern into the felt strip.

2. Next, apply a thin layer of tacky glue to the straight side of the felt. 3. Create the rose shape by carefully rolling the felt up. Pinch the rolled-up shape together

to make sure the glue has bonded to the felt. Let dry. 4. For a heart decoration, simply fold a piece of craft felt in half and cut out one half of a

heart shape. Add additional smaller hearts if you like. 5. Your felt creations can be added to lapel stick and tie tack blanks simply by apply a

layer of strong tacky glue to the blank surface. Add your decoration on top of the blank, holding in place for a few minutes to create a strong bond once again. Let the accessories dry completely.

Floral Heart Wreaths

Source: http://www.designimprovised.com/2015/01/diy-floral-hearts.html?m=1

Materials:

5-6 small bunches of artificial flowers

Grapevine wreath form

Wire cutters

Hot glue gun

Directions:

1. Use a wire cutter to clip the flowers from their stems, leaving a good inch of the stem left.

2. Slot your flowers into the grapevine wreath form. You could stick yours in without glue in case you

want to easily swap them out and use the wreath for something else later on. However, if you want the

flowers to stay more permanently, add a dab of hot glue to the stem before sticking it into the form.

3. Work your way around the wreath form. You can use 3 different types of pink flowers for this wreath,

and scattered them randomly around the wreath, making sure not to leave any gaps between flowers.

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Homemade Valentine’s Day Bath Bombs

Source; https://www.attagirlsays.com/homemade-bath-bombs-hearts/

Materials:

Baking soda

Citric acid

Fine epsom salts

Jojoba oil

Love potion essential oil

Red food coloring

Witch hazel

Mesh strainer

Spray bottle

Silicone heart mold

Plastic gloves

Directions:

1. Place a mesh strainer over a large bowl and pour in 1 cup of baking soda, 1/2 cup citric acid and 1/4 cup

of fine epsom salts. Sift to remove any lumps. If you’re unable to find fine epsom salt, put it in a food

processor or blender and pulse until fine.

2. Stir baking soda, citric acid and epsom salts until well blended, making sure there are no lumps.

3. Next, slowly add 1/2 Tablespoon of jojoba oil to the dry mixture. Add 10 drops of Love Potion essential

oil and 1-2 drops of food coloring.

4. Wearing plastic gloves, mix the oils and food coloring through the dry mixture, until it is well

incorporated and pink.

5. Once mixture is blended, slowly add witch hazel, one spritz at a time, until the bath bomb mixture sticks

together when squeezed.

6. You’ll need about 8 to 10 spritzes of witch hazel to get the right consistency. The mixture should not be

crumbly. It should stick together when squeezed, but you don’t want it too wet or it may begin to fizz.

7. Pack the slightly damp mixture tightly into the heart shape molds. Be sure to pack the mixture well,

fitting in as much as possible into each mold. (This recipe should make 5 to 6 heart-shaped bath bombs.)

8. Allow to dry for several hours, or ideally overnight, then remove the homemade bath bombs from the

molds.

9. They should be very hard when you remove them from the molds. Wrap bath bombs tightly in plastic

wrap and store in a cool, dry place, away from any moisture.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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By Everett Di John

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NEW COLUMN!

Q & A

With Charlotte Bako & CC

CC: Ask us your questions!

Charlotte: You won’t regret it!

Place your questions in the Bulldog Buzz bin for us to answer your question:

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The all New Inspirational Women Series

Anne Frank

By Lidia Neff

Anne Frank was born in She was a Jewish girl who died in World War Ⅱ

When she was 11 she had to go into hiding. She hid in a room behind a bookcase with her

family and a few friends. When she was 14 the Nazi’s found them. She kept a diary. It is called:

“Anne Frank’s Diary.” They got food by a friend going shopping for them and bringing food

for them. When they left their home, they had to leave their cat and only bring a few

possessions. Since they couldn’t make a scene, they had to put on a many clothes a possible and

carry only one suitcase with them. There is a museum in Holland which is in the place where

she hid behind the bookcase. In about the first year, she had to share her room with a friend.

Keep in mind that she was your age when she went into hiding. Her story lives on today.

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AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN

By Andrew Henry

500 pieces of Americana on one train.

The United States had 2 Freedom Trains. The first one was in the late 1940s

pulled by one ALCo PA 1 locomotive (diesel choo- choo train). It pulled 10 cars filled

with famous Americana. It was to celebrate liberty after World War 2. The train left

Philadelphia, Pa on September 17, 1947. It pulled the 10 car train into Buffalo, NY on

November 7, 1947. The tour of the train ended on January 22, 1949. 3.5 million People

visited the train in 322 cities.

However, in Birmingham, AL the train was criticized for letting blacks and whites

stand in the same line and being on the train at the same time.

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The American Freedom Train was a train that carried American artifacts in 1947-49 &

1975-76.

In 1975 the train was revived with 3 steam locomotives (Southern Pacific 4449,

Reading 2101, and Texas & Pacific 610). This Freedom Train was for America’s

Bicentennial. The train now consisted of 26 train cars with more display cars and

concession stands. The train left Wilmington, DE on April 1st, 1975. It toured the U.S.

with engine 4449 on the west coast, engine 2101 on the east coast, and engine 610 in

Texas.

Southern Pacific 4449

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It was built in 1941 for Southern Pacific and donated to an amusement park in

Portland in 1958. It was rescued from the park in 1974 and restored for the Freedom

Train. In 2002, after the September 11th attacks, 4449 was returned to her Freedom

Train scheme. It returned to its original paint scheme in 2004.

Reading T1 2101

It was built in 1945 for the Reading Railroad.

In the early 1970s it was rescued from a scrapyard and restored to the Freedom Train.

It toured on the east coast with the train until the end. 2101 pulled another train after

the Freedom Train and was damaged in a roundhouse fire. Now displayed in

Baltimore, MD.

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Tizzle’s Block

2.19

Non Music Listening

What is a podcast?

A podcast is a digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device, typically available as a series, new installments of which can be received by subscribers automatically. Podcasts cover many topics from politics to Fortnite.

Podcasts buy the Numbers:

630,000- The number of podcast shows in the world

100+- The number of languages in which podcasts are available

44%- The percentage of the American population that has listened to a podcast 80%- The number of podcast listeners who listen to all or most of an episode and listens to an average of 7 episodes per week

60,000,000- The number of American households that are podcast fans

6- The number of shows an average podcast listener subscribes to

Podcast suggestions

Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me- NPR-weekly-News/comedy- 5/5 stars

6 Minutes- Gensy Media-weekly-Storytelling- 4/5 stars

Planet Money- NPR-random-economics-5/5 stars

Wow in The World- NPR-science- 4/5 stars

How I Built This- NPR-economic/business- 4/5 stars

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‘Glass’ Review

By Carter Sireika

Plot

This movie’s plot is all over the place. It's a little hard to explain but I'll try.

David Dunn is still a vigilante fighting crime with his super strength. When he

finds a kidnapper named Kevin with a personality disorder. he tries to take him

down but Kevin’s beast mode is too strong for him. They are found and taken to a mental asylum.

David finds his old friend Elaga Prince, but they call him Mr. Glass because his bones break

easily. A psychiatrist tells them the possibilities that they are not superheroes. David wonders if

he really is a normal human, while all of Kevin's identities and Mr. Glass still believe they have

powers. That's not all of the plot because I cannot give it all away.

Acting

This movie is filled with great actors like Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson, and James McAvoy.

They all have talent and they did great as the superheroes. There is nothing wrong with the acting

in this film. It was amazing.

CGI

This movie lacked much CGI, but the CGI present was awesome. The veins you see on the Beast

were so cool. That was the best CGI.

Music

I never really paid attention to the music in this movie because you had to pay attention to the

plot. I liked the horror movie feel of the music. It really played well in the suspenseful scenes.

Pacing

The pacing is very uneven in this movie. The first act was fine, but the second lacked action. The

third act was choppy until the final battle.

Verdict

‘Glass’ may be an uneven film but it’s cool how they combine the two worlds of Split and

Unbreakable. The ending is really shocking and the movie is entertaining. If you want to watch

this movie, I recommend you watch ‘Unbreakable’ and ‘Split’ first or else nothing in this movie

will make sense. The film is full of violence, so if you don't like that this movie is not for you.

If you saw the first two movies you will enjoy this film.

This movie gets an 8/10 which is great.

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Forza Horizon 4 Review By Bryson Schwab

I have been playing Forza Horizon 4 for about a month now, and let me say that

it’s a beautiful game! It’s only made for the Xbox One console, so sorry to all the

PlayStation users.

The graphics are insane, the gameplay is smooth, and overall it is a good game if

you like racing. If you played the demo before you play the actual game, you get a free

McLaren Senna to download on the full version. The McLaren Senna is the best

handling car in the game. There are many different expansions like Fortune Island,

Best of Bond car pack, Formula Drift car pack, Car Pass, and a new expansion coming

soon!

Fortune Island is an extra map to explore, instead of staying on the main island.

The Best of Bond car pack offers cars that are from the famous James Bond movies.

The Formula Drift car pack has many cars from the Formula Drift pro drivers.

The Car Pass brings you two free cars every day with no expense in-game that

started on October 2, 2018 and ends on February 26, 2019. If you purchase this pack

after October 2, you will receive all cars from the previous weeks.

It has many different options for when it comes to customizing your car. You

can upgrade almost any feature on your car, change the paint, make a new design, or

choose one that other people have already made. You can give your car a wide body

kit, change the rims, put a wing on it, and tune it to your liking. There is also this

feature of getting a wheel spin where you can win clothes, horns, and cars! You can

also get a super wheel spin which is basically three wheels pins in one. There are also

many different races and other things you can do in Forza Horizon 4. You can race on

the street, off-road, cross-country, and online with friends. Overall, I would give this

game 5 out of 5 stars.

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HMS Choose Your own Adventure By Liam Tillou and Logan Kaminski

Welcome.

You are about to change school history. Your name is Michael Smith, a 7th

grader at Hamburg Middle. You don’t stand out whatsoever. All the girls you’re crushing on have no idea you exist. Then one night, you’re getting your homework out of your locker and see it... golden light is pouring out of a nearby locker!

What do you do?

A. Investigate the locker B. Ignore it and get your homework out C. Tell your teacher D. Run away, screaming E. Other____________

We have emailed everyone a Google form, so check your gmail and fill out the form by March 6th, or turn in your vote to the Student Service desk. See your stories in next month’s issue of the Bulldog Buzz!

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The Life of None

By Alissa

Chapter 5 Mr. Carnright and his Son

Hi, I am Alissa, and am going to narrate this book since the author just dramatically told

us that he/she quit. It really was dramatic. Well anyway, we started walking through the

orchard, and then the marshes. Then, we met a Pegasus named Maximus, who flew us to King

Ka Ⅱ’s pond.

We said “Thank you,” and went up the stone walkway to a little house. It was beige, and

made of brick, and had a red door that was a deep red, but not dark enough as to where it could

be described as maroon. It had no garage, but a stable next to the house with 3 black horses. The

house also had a red roof to match the door. Altogether, it looked as if it could have come

straight out of a fairytale. (Beside the stable, that could have come out of a Percy Jackson

book.) So, I knocked. I had just realized that there were only three windows on the east side of

the house, where we were standing. I have always wanted to be an architect and to my

architectural mind, this was an odd built structure; definitely not modern.

Almost immediately, a boy about my age answered the door. He had straw colored hair

and dark brown eyes. “Hi,” he said. “Who are you? I am Lui Carnright.”

“Hi, I am Alissa, and these are my brothers Emile and Marco.” I responded. “We were

sent here by Amelia, who lives in Baybara.” Then, a man called out in a deep voice from inside

the house.

“Who is it Lui?”

“Alissa and her brothers, they seem to be sent from Amelia.” Lui called back. The man

came over to the front door, and gasped.

“The prophecy children. Please come in.” He led us to a table, which was presumably

inside the kitchen. There was an old fashioned oven with a smoke pipe coming out of it, an 8

foot long table, and an island in the middle. On the wall there lay neatly all different types of

ladles and cooking spoons. Under the island there was an assortment of different stainless steel

shelves, and wooden cupboards.

“Hi, I am Alex Carnright and this is my son Lui Carnright. My wife; Abigale Carnright is

visiting a friend of hers,” Mr. Carnright proclaimed. “So, you shall be on your way now I

suppose, or if you’d like, you can stay here for the night.” said Mr. Carnright.

“What shall you choose? What shall you choose?” Chanted some familiar voices.

“Ugh, not you again!” groaned Emile.

“Well, you said not to scare you, so we now talk in unison,” they responded.

“I think we will stay till the next day.” I decided.

“Just to keep you quiet for 20 hours!” added Emile.

“Yeah!!!” shouted Marco.

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Pretty Little Psychos By A.J Golden & Rosebud D.

Luna and I drive up to this house in the woods. It looked like termites holding

hands. Basically, it looks like it is going to fall. But it looked ok for the night. So

we get out of the car. A girl, maybe my age, walks out. She comes toward me and

Luna.( I’ll leave the narrating to you)

Girl: Who are you and what are you doing here?

(She is holding a knife, I might add)

Me (Alex) My name is Alex. Alex Winter. Who are you?

Girl: No.Way.

Alex: What?

Girl: It’s me Elly! Elly Treestock!

BOTH GIRLS IN UNISON: No.Way!

Luna: Huh? Did I miss something?

Elly and Luna stare at each other. A flash of light roars across the sky. Tearing it

apart from east to west. All meta´s know what this means. They are sisters. Luna

has a black eye and Elly has a white one. They symbolize balance.

Both Elly and Luna: OH MY …

Alex: What the heck? This is CRAZY!

Elly: Were sisters!

Alex: No, really??

Elly: Very funny

Alex: I thought it was….

Luna: Cool.

Alex: Wow. The things that happen around here.

Luna: Yup.

To be continued………..

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Elly Of the Elements

By Rosebud D.

Elly was a young sweet girl. She loved playing with her twin and best

friend. One day, Elly explored the woods for the first time when she was

young. All she remembered were flashing lights. A few days later on her

11th birthday a big metal truck came. All she remembered was her parents

saying it was for the best...they ended up taking her to a prison where a

bunch of other teens and children were.

She never found her sister or her friend. She was put in ward 100,001

or for short, ‘Ward Red.’ She was given the name Element Elly and didn't

know why ‘til the tests were completed. The tests were administered to

find hidden powers. The guards said they already knew mine. Remember

the flashing lights from the woods? That was a warning… no one’s power

is alike… they called us the Meda Humans or for short MEDA’S.

I ran off with some other children who wanted out. They only took

me because I was in ‘Ward Red.’ When we escaped, I went to my

grandfather's old shack in the woods. It took me 5 days to get there .One

other kid went with me. He actually helped me gather water and other

things to survive. Later, I learned his

name was Eijle.

To be continued…

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Sports

NBA

By Vonn Dudek

The NBA has become a shooting game, just like the MLB has become a home run game. The most 3 pointers attempted per game is 44.4 by the Houston Rockets; that is up 20.4 per game since 2006-07 season when the Golden State Warriors shot 24.0 a game. The team who shoots the least this year, the LA Clippers, shoots 24.7, .7 more a game than the leader in Threes attempted in the 2006-07 season! Assists per game has gone up 3.7 between the leaders; the Warriors in 18-19 and the Suns in 06-07. The Warriors average 29.6 assists per game and the Suns averaged 25.9 per game. Points per game have also gone up by 8.9 points; again with the 06-07 Suns and 18-19 Warriors leading the NBA. The New York Knicks are bad, really bad. Since Wednesday December 19, the Knicks have gone 1-19, traded injured star player Kristaps Porzingis to the Mavericks along with their leading scorer and two other players! However, the Knicks will have 71 Million Dollars in Salary cap space this summer, so they might get a superstar like Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving. Meanwhile a star is being born in Dallas. Luka Doncic is a rookie from Slovenia who is making his mark on the NBA. Doncic averages 20.7 points a game, 7 rebounds and 5.4 assists a game.

Top 10 Players in the NBA

10. Blake Griffin. 26.1 PPG, 5.4 APG, 8.1 RPG

This guy is one of the best players in the league, but doesn’t get recognized for it. Griffin is above his career averages in points and assists.

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9. Paul George. 28.0 PPG, 4.0 APG, 7.9 RPG

George is having the best season of his career, with all of his stats above his career averages!

8. Kyrie Irving. 23.8 PPG, 7.0 APG, 4.9 RPG

The 6’3’’, 193 lbs. guard has a lot to play for with all of controversy of where he will be playing next season. In a press conference Irving said “Ask me on July 1st” taking back his earlier statement in October saying he would be playing with the Celtics next year. Despite that, Irving is playing great basketball.

7. Kevin Durant 27.4 PPG, 6.0 APG, 7.1 RPG

Come on, if I didn’t put one Warrior in here, I would have gotten some serious feedback. Durant is having one of his best seasons with better averages in assists and points.

6. Joel Embiid. 27.4 PPG, 3.6 APG, 13.5 RPG

The third year player from Cameroon is having a great season, with every stat above his career average. He and Ben Simmons have given the 76ers a great team. Also this season, the Sixers have traded for Tobias Harris and Jimmy Butler. I think the Eastern Conference championship will be 76ers vs Bucks.

5. Russell Westbrook. 21.2 PPG, 11.2 APG, 11.1 RPG

In my opinion, this guy is one of the best players in the NBA. He is the second player in NBA history to average a Triple-Double, since Oscar Robertson did in the 1961-62 season. Amazing!

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4. LeBron James. 27.0 PPG, 7.4 APG, 8.5 RPG

I know, I am going to get feedback. You’ll say “Best player to ever take the court Lebron.” Not this year! There are guys like Harden and Davis who are better. LeBron is still having an amazing year despite his injury.

3. Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.7 PPG, 5.9 APG, 12.4 RPG

They call this kid the Greek Freak and for a good reason: Giannis is tearing up the league with his amazing dunks and blocks. This kid is legit. The Bucks are 1st in the league and Giannis has really been their MVP.

2. Anthony Davis 29.3 PPG, 4.4 APG, 13.3 RPG

Davis requested a trade but didn’t get it. People are saying that is a dirty thing to do and it is, but Davis has carried the team throughout the six years he has played in New Orleans. During that span, the Pelicans have only made the playoffs twice. Even though his team is not great, Davis has over career averages in every category.

1. James Harden 36.5 PPG, 7.9 APG,

6.8 RPG

Harden is having the best season since Wilt Chamberlain in 1961-62 when he averaged 50.4 PPG (Wow!) and 25.7 RPG, but Harden this year is playing amazing ball with only 3 games under 20 points. 3 games! That’s 48 out of 51 games, that’s 941% of the games. He is not a ball hog either, with 7.9 assists per game, best player in the NBA, no question.

Email me your top 10 at vdudek25@hcsdk12.org

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