dren. Many people are now reaching out to help by donating money and goods to the families of Oklahoma. Out of the many volunteers my favorite actor Chandler Riggs from AMC’s The Walking Dead is included in this crowd because he reached out to help a fan who lost everything. Everybody here at Thorne knows exactly what those poor children and family are going through. On Monday May 20, 2013 a very rare thing happened in Moore Oklahoma. A huge tornado oc- curred going right over a school which did not have a storm- purpose shelter on the property. Twenty four people were killed in this including 11 children. 377 people were injured and over 12,000 homes were destroyed. This tornado took almost the exact same path as Oklahoma’s deadly 1999 tornado. The tor- nado was on the ground for 39 minutes and covered a 17 mile path. At Least 33,000 people were affected during this trag- edy. The day after the tornado there was no water in Oklahoma and a lot of homes were left with power outages. There is an estimate of around $1.5 billion to $2 billion worth of damage . The majority of the people that were affected were chil- Three brave women in Ohio named Amanda Berry, Gina De- Jesus, and Michelle Knight were kidnapped between 2000 and 2004, all on different occasions. The age range of the women was age 14-20. These young ladies were held in Ariel Castro's house for a decade. He and his broth- ers, Pedro and O'Neal were arrested. The police had never stopped looking for the girls, they even dug up two backyards. The nightmare finally ended when Amanda Berry had the courage to try and escape. She succeeded. Berry then called 911 and told the dispatcher, "Help me, I'm Amanda Berry. I've been kidnapped, I've been missing for 10 years and I'm out here. I'm free now." Berry was praised for this frantic call. She is now a mother of a six year-old. She gave birth to her child while she was captured. A neighbor named Charles Ramsey said he heard a woman screaming and kicking the door saying she had been kid- napped. He kicked down the door and let her out, she then proceeded to call 911. Now the girls' friends and rela- tives celebrate their joyous re- turn. But sadly Amanda Berry's mother had died not knowing if her daughter was dead or alive. Their friends and relatives all continued to have hope that the girls would come home. The DeJesus family had continued to hold vigils for Gina. Hope is very important for the families of kidnapped children and adults. They need to have faith that their loved ones will return to them. Fortunately that was the case for the Berry, Knight, and DeJesus families. Devastating Tornado Julia Fuchs INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Headline News 1 News Articles 2 Thorne Com- mentary 4 Horoscopes 5 Snapple Facts 5 Book reviews 5 Staff Credits 6 Escape—Kidnapped for a Decade in Ohio Gianna Todaro Lions Roar SUMMER 2013 EDITION SPECIAL SECTIONS Sports Movie Reviews Horoscopes Middletown News Snapple Facts
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dren. Many people are now
reaching out to help by donating
money and goods to the families
of Oklahoma. Out of the many
volunteers my favorite actor
Chandler Riggs from AMC’s The
Walking Dead is included in this
crowd because he reached out
to help a fan who lost everything.
Everybody here at Thorne knows
exactly what those poor children
and family are going through.
On Monday May 20, 2013 a very
rare thing happened in Moore
Oklahoma. A huge tornado oc-
curred going right over a school
which did not have a storm-
purpose shelter on the property.
Twenty four people were killed
in this including 11 children. 377
people were injured and over
12,000 homes were destroyed.
This tornado took almost the
exact same path as Oklahoma’s
deadly 1999 tornado. The tor-
nado was on the ground for 39
minutes and covered a 17 mile
path. At Least 33,000 people
were affected during this trag-
edy. The day after the tornado
there was no water in Oklahoma
and a lot of homes were left with
power outages. There is an
estimate of around $1.5 billion
to $2 billion worth of damage .
The majority of the people that
were affected were chil-
Three brave women in Ohio
named Amanda Berry, Gina De-
Jesus, and Michelle Knight were
kidnapped between 2000 and
2004, all on different occasions.
The age range of the women was
age 14-20. These young ladies
were held in Ariel Castro's house
for a decade. He and his broth-
ers, Pedro and O'Neal were
arrested. The police had never
stopped looking for the girls,
they even dug up two backyards.
The nightmare finally ended
when Amanda Berry had the
courage to try and escape. She
succeeded. Berry then called
911 and told the dispatcher,
"Help me, I'm Amanda Berry. I've
been kidnapped, I've been missing
for 10 years and I'm out here. I'm
free now." Berry was praised for
this frantic call. She is now a
mother of a six year-old. She
gave birth to her child while she
was captured. A neighbor named
Charles Ramsey said he heard a
woman screaming and kicking the
door saying she had been kid-
napped. He kicked down the
door and let her out, she then
proceeded to call 911.
Now the girls' friends and rela-
tives celebrate their joyous re-
turn. But sadly Amanda Berry's
mother had died not knowing if
her daughter was dead or alive.
Their friends and relatives all
continued to have hope that the
girls would come home. The
DeJesus family had continued to
hold vigils for Gina.
Hope is very important for the
families of kidnapped children
and adults. They need to have
faith that their loved ones will
return to them. Fortunately that
was the case for the Berry,
Knight, and DeJesus families.
Devastating Tornado
Julia Fuchs
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Headline
News
1
News Articles 2
Thorne Com-
mentary
4
Horoscopes 5
Snapple Facts 5
Book reviews 5
Staff Credits 6
Escape—Kidnapped for a Decade in Ohio
Gianna Todaro
Lions Roar
S U M M E R 2 0 1 3 E D I T I O N
S P E C I A L
S E C T I O N S
Sports
Movie Reviews
Horoscopes
Middletown News
Snapple Facts
PA G E 2 Fashion Trends for 2013
By Maura DeRose
Memorial Day By Julia Fuchs
Memorial Day weekend. Possible the last three day weekend of the school year. For most people Memorial
Day is sales, barbeques, opening the pool for the summer, and having parties. Although those things are fun peo-
ple should also remember what this holiday is really about. Memorial Day is a day for Americans to honor those
men and women who were killed in the wars so we can be free today.
This holiday originated during the Civil War to honor the fallen soldiers. Memorial Day didn't become an official
holiday until 1971. What did you do to honor those brave men and women who fought for us? At
least putting in a thought about them on Memorial Day is something you should do. Other sugges-
tions to honor these soldiers are visiting a graveyard. We have many graveyards in Middletown
where soldiers are buried, one of them even including Thorne’s own Corporal Horace ―Buddy‖
Thorne in Fairview Cemetery. Just by sending over a letter or card to a soldier is a great way to
show some Memorial Day spirit. Soldiers love getting letters or cards from people especially chil-
dren recognizing everything they did for us and even honoring the soldiers they knew who got
killed.
Even if you have some plans for a barbecue or party on this weekend take some time out of your
celebration to remember those who died so we can be here today. Citizens of Thorne should
especially take time to remember all those who died in The Battle of The Bulge and think about
our hero Corporal Horace ―Buddy‖ Thorne.
can be worn by people who
love vintage style and want to
subtly add pops of color to
their summer wardrobe.
Lace-
Another trend to look totally
feminine. You can go all out
and wear a girly lace dress or
add hints of lace to an edgy
outfit. Leather and lace is an
unconventional way to sport
this trend and mixes masculine
and feminine elements per-
fectly. Lace or lace-
incorporated shorts are also
very popular and help to make
any casual outfit look put to-
gether which has an interna-
tional flair and as the French
say ―a la mode!‖
Black and White-
Classic makes a come back!
This trend is perfect for every-
one and every occasion. Dress
it up with a black dress and
white sandals or wear it casu-
ally with a band-tee and sum-
mery white shorts.
Pastels-
This trend is made for girly
girls who want to look cute
and fun this summer. Brighter
hues can be worn on fun days
in the sun with friends, and
more demure, muted shades
L I O N S R O A R
I-Phone vs. Galaxy S4
By Christelle Chemaly PA G E 3
While Apple is the king of Smartphone,
Samsung has launched some new com-
petition. The Galaxy S4 is out of this
world!
While the I-Phone5 has a great camera
and the Galaxy S4 came out with a
better one containing 13 mega pixels,
in comparison to the 8 the I-Phone
has. Although the iPhone5 is better
constructed the Galaxy S4 takes ad-
vantage of it’s plastic cover by having a
removable battery. The galaxy has a
huge screen which could be a good or
bad thing, depending on the buyer.
The one thing that is for sure, the Gal-
axy has stolen many customers from
Apple
Kimberly Wilkins (mostly known as Sweet
Brown) has become an Internet sensation due
to her appearance on Oklahoma City News. "
―We'll I woke up to go get me a cold pop, and
then I thought somebody was barbecuing! I
said o lord Jesus it's a fire! Then I ran out I
didn't grab no shoes or nothing Jesus, I ran for
my life, and then the smoke got me, I got
bronchitis, ain't nobody got time for dat!"
Out of 30 people surveyed, these are the
popular choices for summer activities.
Beach: 5
Vacation: 10
Hanging out with friends and family: 7
All of the above: 8
“Everybody Got Time For This!”
By Christelle Chemaly
The suit was first filed in the District Court
of Oklahoma County in June 2012, when at
the time Sweet Brown was suing for 15
million dollars, but the suit has since moved
to the United States District Court for the
Western District of Oklahoma where
Sweet Brown has lowered her suit to 7.5
million dollars. Apple has the lawyers and
money to win but Sweet Brown does have
a good case. Who wins is a question only
time can answer.
Summer Plans Survey
By Hailey Drake
Mrs. Weinstein’s Tree, by Hailey Drake
Interview with Mrs. Korz By Hailey Drake
Q- Why did you replant the tree?
A- The tree was destroyed in Super storm
Sandy. So it felt good in my heart to clean it up.
Q-What was Mrs. W’s job in the school?
A- She worked in the Special ED Program and
started a program
that was like the
Caught Doing
Good Program we
have now.
Q- Why did you
also clean the tree
in the front of the
school too?
A-Well I had a
bunch of people so
I thought lets clean
that one too because it was a mess. The stu-
dent that was memorialized there had leukemia.
The school has many memorials, and we want
to keep that one clean.
Q-Did you ever go back to check on the tree?
A-Yes I look at it daily.
Q- When I helped I saw the tree was falling
down. What did you do?
A-We put a stilt in it and eventually the roots
will grow and it will be able to stay up by its
own. The school was under construction a
couple of years ago. At that point the tree was-
n't that close to the school. It is now because
of the addition of the science wing. The tree
survived that but not Sandy.
Q What type of tree was it?
A- It was a Blossom plum.
Q- Did it grow plums?
A No just the color.
Thank you Mrs. Korz for the interview.
P A G E 4
THORNE COMMENTARY
About one month ago on Monday April
15,2013 a very scary life changing
event occurred during The Boston
Marathon. While innocent people were
finishing the race two pressure cooker
bombs were set
off near the finish
line at 2:49 pm.
The bombs were
blown off about
13 seconds and
210 yards apart.
These bombs
unfortunately
killed three spec-
tators that were
at the marathon and they injured 264
people that were at the scene of the
bombings. The two men responsible
for this are 26 year old Tamerlan Tsar-
naev and his 19 year old brother
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Tamerlan
Tsaraev as well as a police officer
were killed in a shooting three days
after the attack. Dzhokhar was found in
a boat and captured on Friday April 19.
After all of these events I felt horrible
and I prayed for the innocent people
who were harmed in this tragedy. After
a few days I decided to see what the
people around me had to say about
this. I interviewed Mrs.Tatem
my language arts teacher. The questions
will have a Q in front of them. Mrs. Tatems
responses will have a “T” in front of them.
Q: How do you feel about the
Boston Tragedy?
T: I feel like it strikes home for
me, my daughter went to
school in Boston about walk-
ing distance from the bomb-
ings.
Q: Do you think there will be
more security because of
this?
T: Yes, there will be an increase in secu-
rity. I feel that it is a good thing and there
are [even] times when nobody is watching
[but] there is somebody [watching you] on
cameras.
Q: How do you feel about the develop-
ment of this crime?
T: My heart breaks for the M.I.T officer
who was called for the armed robbery last
night. It is just really scary to think about
those kind of things happening and it is
very scary for the people who are locked
down. I can’t imagine how I would feel if
my daughter was still in school locked
down not able to use a cell phone.
L I O N S R O A R
Julia Fuchs
Iron Man 3
By Maura DeRose
The latest installment of the Iron Man movies follows tony Stark as he is haunted by
memories of his adventures with the Avengers in new York and as a terrorist threatens the
country. The new movie is successful in following up the previous Iron Man films.
This movie would be enjoyed by a wide variety of audiences.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
MOVIE REVIEWS
Snapple Facts
PA G E 5
Ferret comes from the Latin
word for Little Thief.
There are more chickens than
people in the world.
Six year olds laugh an average
of 300 times a day. Adults
only laugh 15 to 100 times a
day.
Tennessee was previously
named Franklin after Benjamin
Franklin
Brain waves can power an electric train
The ridges on the sides of coins are called
reeding or milling
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated
Virgo: August 23-September 22–
Think about what you are going to
say before you say it.
Libra: September 23-October 22-
Try your luck at a carnival game;
you will be lucky this summer
Scorpio: October 23-November 21
Make sure you remember to tell
your loved ones you love them
daily
Sagittarius– November 22- You
will find reading to be enjoyable this
summer.
December 21– Capricorn: Take it
slow to avoid colds this summer
December 22-January 20
Happiness is just a phone call away
Aquarius: January 21-February 19-
Needing someone is a sign on
strength, not weakness
Pisces: February 20– March 20–
Swim or learn how to this summer.
You will be happy you did.
Aries: March 21-April 20— watch
the sun; you could get burned
Taurus: April 21-May 20– walk
slowly on the beach, you may find a
treasure
Gemini: May 21-June 21– skip in
the park, and walk on the beach…
happiness is yours
Cancer: June 22-July 22– do some
work around the house, you will be
happy when it is done
Leo: July 23-August 22– meet up
with long lost friends or rekindle an
old relationship
Horoscopes
Book Reviews
I Survived the Shark Attack of
1916—Lauren Tarshis
This book is a historical fiction.
It examines the actual events
that happened in NJ in July of
1916. Four people were killed
by shark attacks. Two of them
were killed while swimming off
the coast of Beach Haven, NJ
and Spring Lake NJ. The other
while swimming in the Matawan
Creek, Matawan, NJ. The his-
torical facts in the book are ac-
curate but the characters are
fiction.
The book is exciting.
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