Buzzz Fun

by Megan Robles

Did You Know?

·         11% of people are left handed
·         August has the highest percentage of births
·         Unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it
·         The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes
·         Most lipsticks contain fish scales
·         No two corn flakes look the same
·         The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters
·         The most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E
·         The least used letter in the alphabet is Q
·         Cats spend 66% of their life asleep
·         Money is the number one thing that couples argue about
·         Each time you see a full moon, you always see the same side

Jokes&Riddles

Q. What did the glue say to the teacher?
A. "I'm stuck on you."

Q. Why did the clock in the cafeteria always run slow?
A. Every lunch it went back for seconds!

Q. Why was the music teacher not able to open his class room?
A. Because his keys were on the piano.

Q. What did the ghost teacher say to his class?
A. "Look at the board and I'll go through it again!"

Q. Why did the jellybean go to school?
A. To become a smartie!

Q. Why is 2+2=5 like your left foot?
A. It's not right.

School Events and Activities

V S N Q Q X C I M N W U X B S

L K G V A L A Y V O T E K V O

S Z D E T O Q B K B R F D G F

H L G B O O K F A I R P N K T

K C A R T S G S E M T I Q W B

N Y J M F O E F R Q L A B X A

F U Y D N B D G B F U X D W L

O F M X A J G W G R I D W Z L

P Z T L N T A N N Q R I X Y Z

Y S L T Z A I M I O F X J J M

H B F K I R X Y R Q U G X A Z

U G E Y P W J F P B W G Y W A

T C V S E K Y W S E A G U H G

B A V M J P C Y J N S F O F Y

S R H M R B Q L I E O I D N I

BASEBALL

BOOKFAIR

PROM

SLAMNJAM

SOFTBALL

SPRINGBREAK

SPRINGFLING

TRACK

Batwomen

by Kara Thomas and Haley Gonzales

The Haynes Academy softball season has started off with a bang. As of Wednesday, February 27th, the team is 2-0 with wins against Bonnabel (19-1) and Thomas Jefferson (14-2). Haynes also played a game against East Jefferson, but it was not completed because of a rainout.

   In the Bonnabel game, both Taylor Tucker and Sarah Prados hit home runs. Against Thomas Jefferson, down by two in the second inning, Chloé d'Aquin had a shot up the middle that sent two runs home and gave Haynes back the lead. Codi Vernace hit an over-the-fence homerun. Taylor Tucker went three for three. She pitched three innings and Codi pitched two. Thomas Jefferson did not score after the first inning.
   On Thursday, February 28th, Haynes plays Country Day at the JPRD complex. The team will compete in the John Ehret and Thomas Jefferson tournament Friday and Saturday at Avondale playground.
   The team is coached by Sam Gomez and welcomes new varsity players Hannah Rosamond, Carson Kelly, Amy Taylor, and Madison Scifo.

And the Grammy goes to...

by Quinn Lemon  
With a big year in the music industry, the 55th Annual Grammy Awards is guaranteed to be a huge success. The show will be aired on February 10, 2013. The competition is very intense due to the plethora of incredible music released throughout the year. Kelly Clarkson, Fun., Frank Ocean, and Mumford and Sons are only a few artists of many contending for a Grammy.
The Black Keys' El Camino, Fun.'s Some Nights, Mumford & Sons' Babel, Frank Ocean's Channel Orange, and Jack White's Blunderbuss are all in the race for album of the year. Mumford & Sons' album Babel is favored to win Album of the Year because of its mellow, yet not too mellow, sound. One critic described Babel as "more of a pleasant rowboat ride down a scenic creek", and that is apparently what people liked.
One big category is Best New Artist, which gives a Grammy to a newcomer that people feel has shown great skill and sound. The artists that have been nominated in this category are Alabama Shakes, Fun., Hunter Hayes, The Lumineers, and Frank Ocean. Many people predict that Frank Ocean will win the Grammy, but others believe in Hunter Hayes. The Grammy "track record" shows that the most unknown artists win.
What has many people wondering is the Record of the Year category. The nominations are all good, which makes a prediction very hazy. The nominees are "Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys, "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson, "We Are Young" by Fun. featuring Janelle Monae, "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra, "Thinkin Bout You" by Frank Ocean, and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift. Though all songs are popular, there is still a prediction that Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" will win because of its simple instrumentation and the fact that it popped up out of nowhere.
Tune in to CBS on February 10th to see who comes out on top.

The Envelope, Please!

by Kara Thomas

Welcome to the middle of Award Season. The 85th annual Academy Awards is just a month away and the nominations came out on Thursday, January 10. Top contenders are Lincoln with 12 nominations, Life of Pi with 11 nominations, and Les Misérables and Silver Linings Playbook both with 8.

Nine titles were nominated for Best Picture: Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, and Zero Dark Thirty. For Actor in a Leading Role, Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables is the apparent underdog with no prior Oscar nominations. He is up against Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook, Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln, Joaquin Phoenix for The Master, and Denzel Washington for Flight.

Nominees for Actor in a Supporting Role are Alan Arkin for Argo, Robert De Niro for Silver Linings Playbook, Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master, Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln, and Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained.

The category of Actress in a Leading Role has the youngest nominee ever - nine year old Louisiana native Quvenzhané Wallis for her portrayal of Hushpuppy in Beasts of the Southern Wild. Also nominated were Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty, Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook (only her second Oscar nomination), Emmanuelle Riva for Amour, and Naomi Watts for The Impossible.

In Actress in a Supporting Role, Anne Hathaway is nominated for her tear-jerking performance in Les Misérables. She is against Amy Adams for The Master, Sally Field for Lincoln, Helen Hunt for The Sessions, Jacki Weaver for Silver Linings Playbook.

Nominees for the category Directing are Amour, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Life of Pi, Lincoln, and Silver Linings Playbook. Up for Best Visual Effects are The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Life of Pi, Marvel’s The Avengers, Prometheus,and Snow White and the Huntsman.

In the category of Writing (Adapted Screenplay) are Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Life of Pi, Lincoln, and Silver Linings Playbook. For Writing (Original Screenplay) nominees include Amour, Django Unchained, Flight, Moonrise Kingdom, and Zero Dark Thirty. To see if your favorite movie wins, tune in to ABC February 24 at 6:00 pm central.

Remembering Newtown

by Megan Crowder and Rebecca Garcia
On December 14, 2012, a devastating event occurred in Newtown, Connecticut at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty-six people were killed, twenty of which were children who attended the school. The gunman was 20-year-old, Adam Lanza, who had killed his mother just before arriving at the school campus. Lanza used a Bushmaster rifle, a Glock handgun, and a Sig Sauer handgun, all of which belonged to his mother. 

When he entered the school, he focused on two classrooms, which were filled with kindergartners and first graders. He also shot six adults, including the principal. After causing all this damage, Lanza shot himself.

The police arrived at the school around 10:00 a.m. and the rest of the students and faculty were escorted to a nearby firehouse. Parents came quickly to the scene, as soon as they were notified, to see if their children were spared. One parent, Joe Wasik, said that he found his daughter crying and a “nervous wreck”. Many parents were concerned with this school shooting. Now, schools nationwide have been becoming more cautious in terms of security and safety. President Barack Obama also made a speech concerning the children who were killed, saying, “They had their entire lives ahead of them- birthdays, weddings, kids of their own.” Now, the Sandy Hook school shooting has been declared as the second worst campus shooting in U.S. history.