BGC Kids News

Vol. 2, Issue 2 SPRING 2013

A joint program of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor and PressFriends

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

BGC Activit ies 3

School Rules 3

USC tour articles 4

More USC articles 5

USC is for me 6

Whales 6

Seahorses 6

PressFriends at USC 7

Luke Diaries 7

Return of the Jedi 8

More Star Wars 9

No More Bullying 10

Bullying is Wrong 10

Crestwood Elementary 11

Skateboarding 11

Managing Puppies 11

49ers 12

Football 12

Gangham Style 12

Dragonball Z 12

Spiderman articles 13

Fun Run game 13

Kid Icarus 14

Minecraft 14

Nation Ball 15

Mario Kart 15

TheatreFriends` 16

CMA Kids News 16

A t the PressFriends

workshop at USC,

many students from dif-

ferent organizations, such

as the Boys and Girls

Club, were given a great

tour around the Univer-

sity of Southern Califor-

nia.

First, the tour guides

gave the students a bag

along with a name tag.

Then, all of the students

were put into pairs. The

tour guides showed many

statues such as Tommy

the Trojan and Tommy’s horse.

Also during the tour, the students saw

the oldest and largest library on cam-

pus which has nine floors, five on the

top and four below. There are twenty

T he University of Southern Califor-

nia is a school that encourages

learning. There are over 27 libraries on

the USC campus. These libraries are

different from other college libraries.

The libraries at USC do not have shelves

but instead just stacks and stacks of

books.

There are a lot of books at these li-

braries. There are books on math, eng-

lish, science, history, and spelling. Every

library on campus is very beautiful and

everyone should get a chance to experi-

ence the beauty.

One library in particular has nine

stories and is used by almost every stu-

dent on campus. Because so many peo-

ple use these libraries on a daily basis, it

THE TERRI F I C TOUR OF USC By Evelyn L.

U S C F I E L D T R I P

By Shieru W.

Continued on page 11

BGC Kids News staff with Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

educators and PressFriends mentors

Continued on page 10

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B G C K I D S N E W S R E P O R T E R S 2 0 1 2 - 1 3

Alex Allyeh

Killian

Kenny

Drunara

Kevin

Zenaya Liliana Yolanda Samantha

Ashlee Bridget Christian

Elizabeth Eric Evelyn Goliath

Jacob Joseph Julio

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B OY S & G I R L S C L U B AC T I V I T I E S By Elizabeth S.

T he Boys and Girls

Club is fun because

you get to go on the com-

puters, go to the gym, and

play in the games room.

In the games room there

are snacks, pool, ping

pong, bumper pool, and

some games they say you

have to do. Like penny in

a cup—it’s fun.

In the gym, you get to

sign up for basketball,

baseball, or play handball.

There’s also an art

room. There’s paper,

paint, and brushes, and

you can draw whatever

you want.

In the computer lab,

you can go on games

websites— but not bad

games, nasty games, or

inappropriate games.

There’s a lot of thing

to do in the elementary

side for the Boys and

Girls Club.

Your Opinions

BGC Kids News inter-

viewed students to see

what kinds of activities

they like to do the most at

the Boys and Girls Club.

The most popular ac-

tivity was Arts & Crafts

with 7 votes. There were

three that have the same

number of votes— base-

ball, kickball, and readers

theaters with 1 vote.

If you don’t know what

to pick, you can check the

list. So you can pick the

one with the most votes.

Or you can pick the one

that your friends pick.

The Final Tally

Here are the votes from

Boys and Girls Club

members:

Arts and Crafts .............. 7

Baking Class ................. 5

Cheer ............................ 4

Newspaper ................... 4

Music ............................ 4

Soccer .......................... 3

Basketball ..................... 2

Play on Computer ......... 2

Baseball ........................ 1

Kickball ........................ 1

Readers Theater ............ 1

Tennis ........................... 0

Football ......................... 0

S C H O O L R U L E S By Killian C.

A t school, there are a

lot of rules that

need to be followed.

Kids have to follow these

rules, because they are

important, and if one

does not follow them,

one can get into trouble.

Not only can one use

these rules at school, but

one can also use them at

home and at the Boys

and Girls Club.

Some rules to keep in

mind are:

Don’t push

Don’t shove

Don’t scream

Don’t be mean

Don’t start fights

Good Behavior

Here are some tips to help

make school a nicer place

for everyone:

Tell a teacher or staff

member about bad be-

havior

If someone is being

mean or being bullied,

tell a teacher or staff

member

Be fair by following the

rules of games

Don’t brag to friends in

a mean way

Share with your class-

mates

Do not bring anything

dangerous or bad to

school

Be kind and respectful

to everyone

Treat others the way

one would want to be

treated

Try one’s best

Follow these rules eve-

rywhere!

Don’t make fun of oth-

ers

If one follows these

rules, everyone will be

more respectful to one

another. By using these

rules everywhere, it will

make everyone a better

person!

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A M A Z I N G I N T E RV I E W S By Cailyn C.

B GC Kids News inter-

viewed Connie

Duran from the aquarium.

Then we interviewed

Krystin Schilling who

competes in pageants.

Afterwards, I interviewed

the famous USC football

player, Marcus Martin.

First is Connie Duran.

She is a part time em-

ployee at the Cabrillo

Marine Aquarium. She

loves every animal in the

touch tank. She is really

good at explaining differ-

ent kinds of animals to

kids. There are a lot of

different kinds of animals

all over the aquarium. I

learned that whales have

lice and it is good for

them. It is way bigger

than human lice, because

we are small compared to

the whales and they have

huge hair and we don’t.

You can volunteer

when you are in Junior

High.

Then is Krystin

Schilling. She competes

in pageants all around the

United States. She is a

really talented singer. She

was 14 when she started

to compete. She has done

many interviews at pag-

eants. She has also had to

sing and wear a formal

dress. I really enjoyed

interviewing everybody!

M Y A D V E N T U R E S AT U S C By Cailyn C.

W hen I spent the

day at USC I liked

seeing the coffee house

Ground Zero, the beauti-

ful fountains, and I also

liked our tour guides,

Josslyn and Jessica,.

They were really pretty

and nice.

One of my favorites

was the track field be-

cause I love to run. We

even got to walk around a

study hall that offered

tutoring. We then got to

see Tommy Trojan and

Traveler the horse.

We also saw the Tro-

jan sword and it was

really funny when people

tried to pull it out.

It was nice to tour the

beautiful campus and

dorms, but my favorite

place I saw was Star-

bucks, I really want to go

here. I am really looking

forward to going to USC

when it is time for me to

go to college. The people

here seem really nice and

smart. My brother was

right, USC is the college

for me!

I am so glad that I

came to USC, I love the

college but I still want

Starbucks!

T O U R O F U S C By Justice C.

I really liked the tour of

the USC campus. My

favorite part is when I

met a football player from

the USC Trojans, Marcus

Martin. I got so excited. \

During the tour my

friend and I were walking

with Mr. Max when a

squirrel almost hit my

friend! I was so hungry

that my stomach was

moaning and they finally

gave us food and water

during snack.

When we went to a

water fountain I wanted

to jump in like all the

USC seniors. My friend

Max thinks he is Tommy

Trojan. So we almost

went to the practice field

but instead we got to see

all the dorms.

I had a great time on

the tour!.

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M A R C U S M A R T I N

M y favorite person I

interviewed was

Marcus Martin. Marcus

Martin lives two blocks

away from USC. Marcus

Martin plays center for

the University of South-

ern California. He is su-

per tall he is 6 foot 4 and

wears a shoe size of 14.

Marcus Martin’s favorite

thing to do besides foot-

ball is searching the web.

His least favorite school

is UCLA. Marcus Mar-

tin’s favorite restaurant to

eat is Subway. I had a

fun time today at USC.

By Justice C.

I liked the USC football

player the best. He knows

how to play football. He

looks strong. His number

is 66. He lives two blocks

from here. He loves Sub-

way and his favorite drink

is water. He came to USC

to play football. He is a

very good football player

for the Trojans. He was

very nice. I had fun talk-

ing to him!

By Frankie A.

U S C C A M P U S T O U R By Zenaya

B GC Kids News went

on a tour of USC

when we attended the

PressFriends workshop.

On the tour, we got to

see 22 libraries. Now

that’s a lot of books.

There were different lev-

els, and the elevator in

Doheny library was old

and wood-paneled, and

felt a little creepy.

We also saw a lot of

statues. There was a

horse, Traveler, that is

USC’s mascot. There

was also one of Tommy

Trojan. Tommy rides the

horse Traveler onto the

football field of all USC

home football games.

There also is a statue of a

dog named Tirebiter.

Tirebiter used to be the

USC mascot. He was a

stray dog that students

found and took care of.

He attended all of the

football games. He was

named Tirebiter, because

he used to chase cars and

bite at their tires.

When we were on the

tour, I heard screaming.

It was because a squirrel

ran in front of a girl. And

that’s what happened on

our tour of USC.

P R E S S F R I E N D S W O R K S H O P AT U S C By Kevin

A newspaper event is

an activity you want

to participate in. Many

people are writing news-

papers about their schools

and USC. This is helpful

because you could get

better at it and succeed in

life.

The newspaper event

is an event where people

get to write newspapers.

The event took place on

February 9, 2013 on Sat-

urday morning until the

afternoon. Also there was

a mentor that help you

write more details on

your newspaper.

At the event students

learned about writing

newspapers while having

fun. People ate snacks

like capri suns, water, and

granola bars. Then at 12

o’clock people ate ham-

burgers.

The event was possi-

ble because of the men-

tors and teachers. That’s

why it’s fun writing for

the newspaper.

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U niversity of South-

ern California is a

great school. The students

of Boys and Girls Club

toured the campus.

First, they went to a

library. It was white and

the largest library on cam-

pus. Next, the students

saw Tommy the Trojan,

the USC mascot.

The students saw so

many fountains on the

tour, but thought it was

very disappointing that

they were not allowed to

touch the fountains.

Then they saw this

coffeehouse called

Ground Zero. The tour

guide told the students it

is one of the most popular

places on campus.

Next, they went to the

practice field. When the

tour guide said they were

going to the field, all the

students thought he meant

the Coliseum. There was

also a building with many

international flags hang-

ing, and near this building

was a fountain with a

statue.

The statue was of a

lady holding a plaque that

said church. After the

tour, the students ate

snack. The students had a

great time visiting USC.

They can not wait to go

here.

U S C I S T H E P L AC E F O R M E By Eric E.

One of the samples

they brought was part of a

whale. Whales are mam-

mals. They have hair on

their backs which is how

the lice stick on.

Also, whales have

teeth. The tooth of a whale

looks very soft at first but,

they are tough like broom

bristles. Whales can hurt

others if they bite them but

they will not usually.

Whales are very kind

and loving mammals. They

have more than 1000 teeth

in their mouth. Each of

their teeth is a foot long.

The longest mammal in

the world is the blue whale.

They are huge! Blue

whales are usually about

the size of three school

buses put together.

Whales are interesting

animals.

A L L A B O U T W H A L E S AT U S C By Jacob T.

D id you know that a

whale has lice? The

lice help the whales clean

themselves.

Staff from the Cabrillo

Marine Aquarium in San

Pedro answered questions

like this from students at

the USC Press Friends

workshop. The staff

brought samples of many

sea creatures for the stu-

dents to touch.

S E A H O R S E S A R E S P E C I A L By Zenaya

D id you know that

the male seahorse

gets pregnant, not the

female seahorse? The

male grows the pouch in

two weeks and once and

once the male’s pouch is

fully developed the baby

seahorses are released.

Seahorses are very vulner-

able so they need to be

protected. Seahorses are

related to grunions, hal-

ibuts, and sharks. They

are amazing animals so go

see one at the Cabrillo

Marine Aquarium in San

Pedro.

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P R E S S F R I E N D S W O R K S H O P AT U S C F E B R U A RY 9 , 2 0 1 3

Keynote speaker:

Oliver Mayer Playwright and USC Professor

Thank you to our speakers and presenters who participated in USC Kids News workshop.

Keynote speaker:

Lisa Richardson Senior Deputy for Communica-tions for LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas

P R E S E N T E R S

Barbara Saltzman

Jester and Pharley Phund Joey Pallares

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Isabel Duenas

USC NAI Marcus Martin

USC Football

Kai George

Founder, Threads Krystin Schilling

Youth Sports Coach Sarah Collins

Orang Utan Republik Luke Southwell

Founder, PressFriends Tessa Southwell &

Tyler Barnett

Founders, TheatreFriends

W hen Luke was in

5th grade he was

seeing the news on televi-

sion. He thought the news

could be written on paper.

Generations and genera-

tions passed until he was in

7th grade. Then he had to

try to make his newspaper

and help others write arti-

cles for newspapers too.

When he got older,

PressFriends added on

more and more newspa-

pers. Thanks to Luke. now I

could do a newspaper.

That’s how he helps us do

newspaper too.

T H E L U K E D I A R I E S By Kevin

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R E T U R N O F T H E J E D I R E V I E W S By BGC Kids News reporters

O n May 4, 2013,

BGC Kids News reporters went to see Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi at the Egyptian

Theater in Hollywood

with other PressFriends

programs.

Evelyn L. said, “The

trip to the Egyptian Thea-

ter and USC was so much

fun. It was my first time

seeing Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, and I really

liked it.”

Molly B. said, “I liked

the movie very much. It

was a great experience

and I hope to do it again.”

Yolanda M. also had a

good time. “I loved the

movie a lot. This was a

cool experience going to

the Egyptian Theater.”

Lilliana M. liked the

facepainting and all the

Star Wars characters, as

well as the movie. “We

got our faces painted and

then watched a great

movie. I really liked going

to see Return of the Jedi and then going to USC

afterwards.”

Here are some comments

from the other reporters

on the PressFriends trip.

32nd Street/USC School

I liked the experience of

being in Hollywood. It

was cool. I also liked the

movie Star Wars Return of the Jedi. Miguel R.

Alexander Science Ctr

My favorite part was

when the funny parts

started. I also liked when

the Ewok was on the

floating motorcycle.

Karima S.

Foshay Learning Center

I liked to interview the

people. I also enjoyed

watching the movie, be-

cause it was my first time

watching Star Wars.

Geena W., 5th grade

Vermont Ave. School

I was excited to go to the

theater. I got to see the

Darth Vader and Luke

Skywalker fight.

Miguel L, 4th grade

Harry Bridges

Span School

I liked the movie, and I

liked the interviews with

the journalists and people

from Entertainment

Weekly and Lucasfilm.

Alexis B.

I liked it when they

painted our faces. I also

liked when we inter-

viewed the people. And I

also liked the experience

of watching the movie at

the Egyptian Theater.

Melissa V.

135th Street Elementary

I liked the movie, it was

cool!!!!!! I also liked

when I saw the carbonite-

frozen Han Solo made of

Legos at the Egyptian

Theater.

Brian V., 5th

I loved getting my face

painted, and I loved the

interviews with interest-

ing people. I had a great

time, and I liked the

movie because it had a lot

of action.

Mailean V., 5th grade

7th Street Elementary

My favorite part of the

movie was when the

Ewoks attacked the bad

people, because they

fought to help their

friends.

Sarah J., 4th grade

The movie was fun and

exciting. I recommend

watching the movie. You

will have a blast!

Angelina M., 5th grade

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R E T U R N O F T H E J E D I ’ S 3 0 T H A N N I V E R S A RY E G Y P T I A N T H E AT E R , H O L LY W O O D — M AY 4 , 2 0 1 3

Thank you to the journalists and publicists from Entertainment Weekly, Lucasfilm, and Starwars.com for participating in the interview session.

Bill Gannon

EW.com Geoff Boucher

EW

Beth Jacobson

EW Mary Franklin

Lucasfilm Chris Argyropoulos

Lucasfilm Dan Brooks

Starwars.com

Matt Martin

Starwars.com

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One of the worst

things about getting bul-

lied is that some kids get

bullied so badly, they do

something drastic, and no

one wants that to happen

at all!

The right way to stop

all the violence in this

B ullying is wrong,

what you say to oth-

ers hurts really bad.

This is something that

happens to all of us. Eve-

ryone gets pushed, laughed

at, and called names, and

you may not even know

that it’s bullying.

world is by being really

intelligent citizens of the

United States of America

and by being kind to oth-

ers and caring for others.

And then our planet can

FINALLY be a peaceful

place at last!

B U L LY I N G I S W R O N G By Drunara B.

Tell your parents

If the bully is being

mean, just walk away

• Change schools

• Tell an adult

Now you know what

to do if you or someone

you know ever gets bul-

lied. For more informa-

tion just go to

www.bullyfree.com.

Cyberbullying

You should also know

that cyberbullying is bad

too. Cyberbullying is

bullying on the internet

through words.

Have you or a friend

ever been bullied? If that

ever happen then here

some tips you should

know:

B ig kids should not

bully people because

they’ll ruin their lives!

“Ruin” means hurting

other people’s feelings,

and it is really bad because

it makes them want to cry

and be sad. It also hurts

their family or friends,

who don’t want to see

people they know getting

hurt.

If you aren’t a bully,

you can learn how to pre-

vent it. If you or a class-

mate are being bullied:

Tell the teacher

Tell the bully that you

don’t like it

Tell them to stop

Tell their parents

Tell the principal if the

bully continues

Never talk back

Leave the chat room

Tell someone

Tell an adult

Tell your parent

Don’t say mean

things to them

Print it out for proof

Don’t say anything

Don’t put your pic-

ture on the internet

Don’t say where you

are going

Don’t say what you

are doing

For more information

just go to www.stopcy-

berbullying.com. If you

want, you can check it

out now or maybe some

other time.

N O B U L LY I N G By Elizabeth S.

is a great place to meet

new teachers and friends.

Everyone at USC is

very friendly and makes it

a habit of inviting new

people into their commu-

nity. People can come to

the library to work on

there homework, finish

group projects, or just

relax.

The USC library is a

big part of the Trojan

community and students

continue to thrive in such

a positive and inspiring

environment.

U S C F I E L D T R I P

Continued from page 1

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C restwood is cool

because it has a

huge playground. The

kids can play tag, hide ‘n

go seek, and kickball.

At lunch there are 2

bells so you get to play

two games.

There are a lot of

classrooms. There are

33 classrooms with 21

children in each class-

room. Crestwood is the

best school ever because

on Fridays you get to

play activities in class.

The most fun activity

to play in class is the

puppet show. The school

is so awesome! Everyone

who goes there loves it.

The cool school

Crestwood is in Rancho

Palos Verdes.

C R E S T W O O D E L E M E N TA RY By Andres D.

When you get a new

puppy and it does some-

thing bad, don’t ignore

what it does and not get it

in trouble. If you do then

it’s going to do it again

and again until you teach

it that it’s not supposed to

do anything bad.

Sometimes, if you teach

it very well when it’s a

puppy, it could be a very

good dog when it grows

up.

My dogs, who were

once puppies, are kind of

educated. They are well-

behaved but not the best.

They mess up sometimes

here and there.

Many dogs can be

well-behaved animals and

good friends if you spend

time training them.

H O W T O M A N A G E P U P P I E S

By Evelyn L.

P uppies come in

many sizes and

shapes, but all pups

cause a mess. It might be

small or big, but it has to

be something.

Their faces might

look so innocent, but

they can’t fool me. I

have two puppies and

three dogs who were

once puppies.

riding skateboards is rid-

ing off ramps grinding off

of poles. I also like to

learn new tricks so I can

get better at doing tricks.

If you have not started

riding skateboards, I am

going to tell you why you

should learn. You should

start to ride skate boards

because you can ride rely

fast if you do not have a

car- it can kind of be your

own kind of car. Also the

kind of skateboards you

should get is a curser

board because it is really

like a car. And those are

the ways I think skate-

boards are cool.

W H Y I L I K E S K AT E B OA R D I N G

By Jacob T.

T he reason why peo-

ple like to ride skate

boards is because it is

super fun. It is like riding

a scooter without handle

bars.

I love to ride skate

boards and so do a lot of

different people. The

thing that I love about

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T he sport football is

really fun. I think

football is fun because I

like catching the ball and

scoring points for my team.

I also like to throw the ball

to my teammates and not

to the other team. You

can try to return the ball

and score 6 points.

On defense, you get to

tackle the other team’s

quarterback and possibly

make him fumble. The

coach tries to make you

better so you and your

team could go unbeaten in

the league.

F O O T B A L L By Justice C.

threatning supervillans.

They train and train

until they are strong

enough to fight them. They

are Saiyans if they get

made enough, they can

turn into a Super-Saiyan.

Androids made by Dr.

Gero were sent out to de-

stroy Goku. Two of the an-

droids were human but Dr.

Gero turned them into Cy-

borgs. There is a Savior,

and he has an extra eye on

his forehead.

D R A G O N B A L L Z

By Goliath

D ragonball Z is a very

popular Japanese

show.

The main character,

Goku,vegeta, and the other

z-fighters protect the Earth

from supervillans like

Broly,Cell,and other galaxy

T he San Francisco

49ers are the best

team because they won

five championships and

this guy named Taylor

Mays is the best player.

The 49ers uniform is

red and it is a football

team that people say is the

best team.

There is a different guy

named Troy Smith, and he

is the second best player

on the team.

People like the color

red with gold. Other

teams like Green Bay

Packers are all green with

yellow.

The 49ers are the best

team because their fans

4 9 E R S

By Abraham

T he guy who dances

Gangham Style on

YouTube is inspiring be-

cause he is funny and he

sings Gangnam Style.

This is my favorite

singer because he is awe-

some because I wish I

could dance like him. He

inspires me to dance like

him so I can show off to

my friends. And I like

his dance moves and

how he is on the beach

and goes to a farm and

then goes to an empty

parking lot. He meets

this one guy on the ele-

vator and sings and the

guy dances.

G A N G H A M S T Y L E

By Jacob Mendoza

Page 13 B G C K I D S N E W S

H e saves people and

kids. He is the best

super hero. He is the

amazing Spiderman!

Spiderman battles a

lizard He shoots webs

and climbs. He fights

criminals. I want to be

the amazing Spiderman

because he is awesome

no one could be him he

is so much cool

S piderman is the best

superhero because he

wears the coolest colors

and he is a good person

whose real name is Peter

Parker.

He is friends with all

of the spiders, and that is

where he gets his name.

One of his superpowers

is talking to spiders.

Spiderman can climb

walls and he can shoot

webs like a spider to

save people who can get

hurt when bad guys rob

the bank.

He can fight like Bat-

man and he can swing

and almost fly like a

hawk.

When he was young,

his uncle Ben died, and

he became the black spi-

der man because it might

have been magic.

His suit is blue and

red and looks like a spi-

der because it looks like

spider webs.

Spiderman fights peo-

ple who steal money and

who threaten to hurt

other people.

He’s a good guy and

there bad guys, and the

main one is named Joker.

Joker has lots of makeup

on his face so no one

would know his identity,

and he is supposed to

look like a scary clown.

S P I D E R M A N

By Keith H.

F un Run is a game

for iPhones, iPads,

or any electronic devices.

The characters that you

can play as are a fox, a

bunny, and more! In the

game, you are supposed

to race other animals.

You could either play

against the computer

(CPU) or play over the

internet. There are also

attacks you can use some

of them are a razor, thun-

der, or a magnet to slow

down other players.

The goal to the game

is to be 1st place. To win

the race you are sup-

posed run pass everyone

in front of you. But,

there are also tricky ob-

stacles like cliffs,

ditches, and ledges. To

climb up a cliff, you

keep on jumping up it.

The race takes about five

minutes, but you can play

it over and over.

The best part of the

game is when you use the

powers, like force field.

The worst part of the

game is when you get hit

by the other players, and it

slows you down. A rating

for this game is 5 stars

because it is addicting and

super fun.

F U N R U N F O R I P H O N E S

S P I D E R M A N

By Johnny B.

By Julian

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K I D I C A R U S

By Julian

A fun Nintendo 3DS

game is Kid Icarus Uprising. In the game, the

gamer has to defeat the

gorgon, Medusa. To get

there the gamer has to

beat all 25 chapters

(levels). The character the

gamer plays as is Pit (Kid

Icarus). The weapons the

gamer has are a sword,

claws, orbitars, clubs,

bows, etc. The control to

attack is L (or A, B, Y).

To aim, the gamer

moves the stylus around.

Your special attacks are

sky jumping, land mines,

etc. The gamer can al-

ways refill your special

attacks once you waste

them.

In most of the levels

there are bosses. The

gamer can play multi-

player by connecting via

Wi-Fi with up to six peo-

ple. In multiplayer there

are two modes, Light vs.

Dark and “Free-for-All”.

Most people prefer Light

vs. Dark because the gamer

can split into teams and

become the team captain

whenever the gamer is

not expecting it.

This game is rated E

10+ which means every-

one over 10. The gamer

can also play with friends

(which they’ll explain

once you get a 3DS). This

game is mostly based on

Greek mythology.

To sprint the gamer

can lightly flick and hold

the joystick, but it only

last for a certain time.

Then the gamer will turn

red and start panting.

Once the gamer beats the

game, the gamer can go

to the settings and turn

the dialogue off or on.

M I N E C R A F T

By Julian

M inecraft is one of

my favorite games.

You can play it on the

computer, iPod, IPhone,

etc. In this game you can

build things like houses

and buildings.

There are survival

mode, creative mode and

hardcore mode. In crea-

tive mode you can fly and

have unlimited resources.

In survival mode you

have to try to survive

from creepers, ender men,

spiders, Herobrine, zom-

bies, skeletons, mutant

creepers, etc. You can

use tools like swords,

bricks, your hand, and

torches to fight off the

bad guys. In hardcore

mode it is the same as

survival but you only

have one life.

To survive you cannot

lose your health (life). If

you die in this game, you

will resurrect in a differ-

ent place. The best part

of this game is that you

can build and destroy

things and you have to

survive. The worst part of

this game is you can die

easily.

There is no point sys-

tem; you can just play all

day. Another thing to

remember is the only

character that you can

play is named, Steve, but,

you can customize him by

updating the game (but

you have to pay for it).

This game is good for

kids in elementary school

and middle school.

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N ation Ball is a really

fun game to play!

First, a ball and a court are

needed to play. To play this

game, friends are needed to

be opponents on different

teams, and once that is done,

the game is ready to start.

While on court, players

need to be aware of their

surroundings. Players need

to make sure they do not get

hit by the ball, or else they

are eliminated. People on

the opposite side, will try to

get their opponents hit.

Within one shot, somebody

is out for the next game. So

players must be careful.

You need at least 15 to 25

people per team. The goal is

to get everybody out except

for your teammates. Players

might get some of your

friends. And some rubber

balls. No hard balls, no ten-

nis balls, no soft balls of any

kind. Players might want to

stay in the back because

players can get more balls!

This is a really fun game

once you get used to it!

Players need a ball full of

air— not too much air and

not too little. Players need

red school balls. Try to

dodge the ball and not get

hit. I would stay in the back

because you don’t get hit.

That’s the best part, yeah.

H O W T O P L AY N AT I O N B A L L

By Christian

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M A R I O K A R T

By Alex

W hat makes Mario

Kart a fun game

because people can

switch cars, characters

and go different places in

the game, such as Peach

Kingdom and Mario

World.

This game is played

with a remote and some-

body’s body in an Xbox

360 Kinect. PS3, Wii, DS,

computer, or Xbox.

People enjoy this

game, because it is amaz-

ing that the characters can

drift. When the car turns-

sideways and slides on

the ground, that is called

drifting.

Mario Kart was made

in 1992. Losing is not

amazing, because the

gamer loses the whole

game and must start over.

When the gamer wins, the

gamer goes to the next

level, and the gamer can

win a trophy and gold

medal.

seven libraries in USC.

There are many restau-

rants and fast food places

to eat at. Many of the

college students on cam-

pus were walking with

their pets. The students

also saw hotels and foun-

tains that looked very

cool. There were many

practice fields and one

big football stadium.

Then, the students had a

granola bar with water for

snack. Some of the stu-

dents brought their own

snack. Then the staff gave

the students stickers to

decorate their writing

folders. After, the stu-

dents played a game

where they had to find the

most words to describe

the exit sign. The Boys

and Girls Club lost to

another team by two

words. The tour of USC

today was terrific!

By Evelyn L.

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