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WINTER 2010WINTER 2010
Bullying Is Out of Control
Year in Review: Entertainment
Bullying Is Out of Control
Year in Review: Entertainment
CoyStewart(Are We There Yet?)
Has Arrived
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EXPOSE’6 BULLYING IS TOO COMMON
BY TAJA ROBERTSON
7 A MILITARY LIFE BY QARIAH POWELL
8 LIVING WITH CHALLENGES: MALACHI’S STORY BY JOSHUA CHAPMAN
9 FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM BY DAYTWON WALTON10 REALIZING MY DREAM BY TAYLOR JACKSON
TALKIN’ NERDY11 GADGETS WE USEBY MEKAL STEWART
FALL/WINTER 201012 FASHION: WHAT’S HOT BY KRISTIAN JACKSON & RAKIM SINGLETON
13 FASHION: OUR STYLE
WOODSON14 EXCEL INSTRUCTORS BY KENNEDY BANKS & RAKIM SINGLETON
15 PANTHERS HOOP TEAM WINS TOURNEY
HOT OFF THE PRESS16 COY STEWART: Q & A BY TAJA ROBERTSON & NIA LACKLAND
17 17 THE DRAKE FACTOR BY MICHAEL BLAIR
18 YEAR IN REVIEW: VIDEO GAMES 19 TIS THE SEASON: TOP 10 HOLIDAY GIFTS20 HOW MUCH DO YOU TWEET? BY DAVEY HINES JR.
4EVER YOUNG21 PUPPY LOVE: WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? BY NYA COATES
22 HEALTHY FOODS FOR YOUR SKIN BY PAIGE FLOWERS
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CONTENTS
PLEASE LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ON TRUE STAR JR. MAGAZINE
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSDEANNA MCLEARYJ. NA-TAE’ THOMPSON
MANAGING EDITOREDGAR MOLINA
EDITORIAL COORDINATORKATHY CHANEYVERONICA HARRISONROZANNA RIVERA
WEB CONTENT MANAGERRASHAAN MEADOR
ART DIRECTION DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATIONANGEL D’AMICO-BAUER
CELEBRITY BOOKERRANDY C. BONDS
PHOTO COORDINATORDESHAUN ADAMS
SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGERDESHAUN ADAMSPHILISTINE THOMPSON
PUBLIC RELATION & MARKETING OUTREACH SPECIALISTKIKANZA HARRIS
OPERATIONS MANAGERSAFIYA EDWARDS
PROJECT ASSISTANTSQIANTE ALEXANDERHENRY COLLINSMICHAEL MAHAFFYMARY RUFUS-ROSS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB COORDINATORDAVID LEVERON
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CONTRIBUTORS
COROVON RAYFORD CARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
JUJUAN ROBERSON CARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
LAWRENCE JOHNSON CARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
DALIA SANDERS CARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
KENNEDY BANKS CARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
NYA COATESCARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
NIA LACKLAND CARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
PAIGE FLOWERS CARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
RAKIM SINGLETONCARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
JOSHUA CHAPMANLINDBLOM MATH & SCIENCE
NOELLE WALTONCARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
QARIAH POWELL CARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
TAJA ROBERTSONCARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
DAYTWON WALTONDODGE R. ACADEMY
KRISTIAN JACKSON CARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
MEKAL STEWARTCARTER G. WOODSON CHARTER
TAYLOR JACKSONJOSE DE DIEGO COMMUNITY ACADEMY
DAVEY HINES JR MT. CARMEL
MICHAEL BLAIRNORTH LAWNDALE COLLEGE PREP
NOT PICTURED
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EXPOSE’
What is bullying to you?
Bullying can be expressed in different ways. The
most common are physical and emotional abuse.
When being physically bullied, you usually
experience pain and anger. You experience
pain as they hit, punch, kick, bite or even scratch
you. You experience anger at the bully for
feeling like they have the right to hit you. One
thing you can do to reduce the risk of getting
bullied is as soon as it starts, tell an adult.
Bullying is something you should not fight back
on; fighting back on physical bullying can make
things worse.
Cyber-bullying is when a person on a social
network such as Facebook and MySpace
harass you via the internet. This is one of the
most common forms of emotional abuse of our
generation. During these, social networks can
include a chat and during that chat you and
many other people can be verbally abused,
threatened, or even your feelings can be
badly hurt.
Based on a recent survey of 1,500 middle
school students across the nation by i-SAFE
America (i-SAFE is a non-profit educating and
empowering youth to safely use the Internet.)
*42% of kids have been bullied while online.
1 in 4 have had it happen more than once.
TIPS: HOW TO AVOID VIOLENCE
*WALK AWAY
(REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE SITUATION)
*TRY TO TALK IT OUT (LISTEN TO EACH OTHER)
*ASSOCIATE WITH MORE POSITIVE PEOPLE
*GET AN ADULT INVOLVED
(IF SITUATION HAPPENS IN SCHOOL)
*GET PARENT INVOLVED
(IF SITUATION HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL)
*CONTACT POLICE IF NECESSARY
Compiled by Woodson Charter School
*35% of kids have been threatened online.
Nearly 1 in 5 have had it happen more
than once.
*21% of kids have received mean or threatening
e-mail or other messages.
*58% of kids admit someone has said mean or
hurtful things to them online. More than 4 out of
10 say it has happened more than once.
*53% of kids admit having said something mean
or hurtful to another person online. More than 1
in 3 have done it more than once.
*58% have not told their parents or an adult
about something mean or hurtful that happened
to them online.
What needs to happen to keep the bullying
down is stop the violence, stop the silence, speak
up and keep this world safe.
BY TAJA ROBERTSON
Bullying is too common
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BY QARIAH POWELL
A Military Life
You all know how we have parents
that are strict? Well my parents are way
stricter than your parents and family.
Do you know why? Well that’s because my
family is a military family. My aunt, cousin,
and three of my uncles worked in
the military.
My cousin worked in the army and his title was
guard duty. His favorite part of the job was
traveling. He said that Social Studies helped
him in his job. The least favorite part of his job
was not seeing family often.
I also want to be in the army. I want to be in
the army because it will be a great opportunity
for me and also because our troops risk their
lives for our country. It affects me because I
miss my family when they have to go to work.
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My little brother, Malachi, has the
condition SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy). SMA
means that a person’s muscles are weak from
the neck down. Malachi can’t walk, talk, eat,
or breathe on his own. He was diagnosed at 5
months and my parents were told by doctors that
he would never make it to his second birthday.
But his story continues. In fact, he will celebrate
his 12th birthday on January 16th.
There are a lot of blessings being Malachi’s big
brother. Malachi has brought so many wonderful
people into our lives, especially nurses. One nurse
in particular, Nurse Julie Fitzsimmons, has been
with us since Malachi was 6 months old. There
are also burdens that come with being his brother,
however. It’s hard taking Malachi to everyday
places, such as the zoo and the doctor’s office,
because it’s difficult packing up his stuff into the
van and unloading it once we get to a destination.
It also stinks whenever we go to public places with
Malachi and people, even adults, stare at him
like he’s a part of a museum or something and I
have to act like his bodyguard. My cousin, Julian,
had to say in response to that: “It’s just human
curiosity. I don’t think people do it on purpose.”
“It’s really about educating people. We might
react the same way if we didn’t know about the
disease,” said my mother.
One of the things that I’m amazed by Malachi
is his strength and bravery. The few times that
Malachi has had to go to the hospital, he hasn’t
seemed extremely worried; he’s usually the most
Living With ChallengesBY JOSHUA CHAPMAN
cool, calm, and collected of the entire family. In
fact, whenever we go to get our annual flu shot
together, I’m always the one that’s more skittish
than he is. Malachi is never thrown by life’s
curveballs. One time, when our van ran out of
gas, my parents were worried sick about how we
would continue on while Malachi was as happy
as can be, listening to Bob Marley.
“I think we can all learn from Malachi, his
courage and faith. We cry over little things, but
Malachi stays calm and he’s been through a
whole lot and he’s still standing,” says mom.
I love being Malachi’s big brother, but sometimes
I do wonder why it happened to him. I’ll also
wonder why I didn’t get the disease and he could
live a normal life. I usually don’t spend much time
thinking about that, but it does come across my
mind from time to time. I also wonder if stem cells
could actually cure him fully and if that would be
the right thing to do for him.
Being Malachi’s big brother is somewhat of a
burden at times, but it is also a joy. I love to watch
movies with him and read books to him. Malachi
is one of the coolest, laid back people I know.
“It’s humbling. I realize how blessed I truly am.
He makes me appreciate life more,” says Julian.
Courage: the ability to face danger, difficulty,
uncertainty, or pain without being overcome by
fear or being deflected from a chosen course of
action. My brother is most definitely courageous.
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Life is rough! To me, life is like a bowl of Cap-N-Crunch… which are really hard. When I think of
life, it feels like jail because you can’t live your life freely.
These days people are coming up missing, getting killed, getting raped, or even kidnapped. I believe
that it’s not right how people are losing their kids to drugs, gang-banging, or getting killed.
I believe people need to start fighting for their lives and family members’ lives. People don’t want to die
because some thug shot them.
I believe that these drug dealers that are selling drugs to kids should be in jail! Lock-up these drug
dealers by calling the police when you see something happen, so people can have their family and
their lives back!
I feel life is nothing to play with, so if you want to keep your life: fight for your freedom!
FIGHTINGfor Freedom! BY DAYTWON WALTON
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My Dream
BY TAYLOR JACKSON
Realizing
Singing and acting has been a dream of mine
since I was 4 years old. I noticed this dream when
I was at home with my uncle and my mom was at
work (as always).
My uncle, who was always the goofy one said,
“Hey lets make a home video!” He got his camera
out and started recording. I have never been shy
around people or let alone in front of a camera.
So I said to myself, “I’m in front of a camera, let me
give them a show!” I started to sing my favorite song
which was, “Heal the World” by Michael Jackson.
At the moment that I started singing I realized, I had
so much fun and I decided I wanted to become a
singer. So now I am determined to make that dream
happen. I’m going to work hard, and I’m going to
do whatever it takes.
I feel I can do anything if I keep my mind on it. I
can’t let anyone pull me down by distracting me
with drugs, gangs, crimes, etc. I know I can fulfill this
dream if I just keep my head up.
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TALKIN’ NERDY
EVERYONE LOVES ELECTRONICS. ANYTHING THAT’S ENTERTAINING LIKE LAPTOPS, PHONES, MP3S, VIDEO CAMERAS, YOU’LL BE SURE THAT WE WILL WANT THEM.
playgroundBY MEKAL STEWART
ELECTRONIC
FASHION FALL/WINTER 2010
Fashion PoliceFashion victim Hadiya Pendleton (left),
Fashion Police Tyanna Liggett
What’s Hot
What’s HotFront row (left to right):
Diamante Jefferson
and Kennedy Chaney
Back row (left to right):
Dalia Sanders,
Tyanna Liggett
Noelle Walton
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What’s HotBY KRISTIAN JACKSON AND RAKIM SINGLETON
What’s Hot Diamante Jefferson
What’s Hot
What’s HotTyanna Liggett (left)
Hadiya Pendleton
SILLY (RUBBER) BANDZ
ARE THE NEW FASHION
CRAZE. IF YOU FEEL
UNORDINARY, SILLY
BANDZ HELP YOU
STAND OUT WITH THEIR
DIFFERENT SHAPES
AND COLORS.
PALLADIUM SHOES
AND PF FLYERS
HAIR ACCESSORIES AND
SHOES THAT COME IN
BRIGHT COLORS. PEOPLE
WILL AUTOMATICALLY
SEE YOUR CREATIVITY.
SKINNY JEANS
TUTUS. WHETHER IT’S
WORN OVER SOME
LEGGINGS OR IT’S
ATTACHED TO A SHIRT,
TUTUS ARE BACK
IN STYLE.
JERK GLASSES
KNEE-HIGH GYM
SHOES AND COLORFUL
KNEE-HIGH SOCKS ARE
ALSO THE LATEST BUZZ.
SHOWING UP
TO A PARTY AND
DRAMATIZING THE
PARTY’S THEME WITH
YOUR OUTFIT. PEOPLE
WILL SEE THAT
YOU LOVE TO
DRESS UP AND
YOU’LL BE KNOWN
AS A FASHIONISTA.
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WOODSON
Woodson Excel Instructor Profiles
Carl Hubbard EXCEL SPORTS INSTRUCTOR ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.
Daria AmerikEXCEL VISUAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR ON MONDAYS.
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Panthers Hoop Team Wins TourneyUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO-CARTER G. WOODSON BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WON THE BEACH
CLASSIC CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT IN NOVEMBER AT RAINBOW BEACH. THE
PANTHERS BEAT THE RAINBOW BEACH ALL STARS 39-33.
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HOT OFF THE PRESS
Coy StewartBY TAJA ROBERTSON AND NIA LACKLAND
‘KEEP TRYING, KEEP PERSEVERING. NEVER GIVE UP.’ - COY STEWART
TSJ: How did you get the role as Kevin in
“Are We There Yet?”
Coy Stewart: I auditioned in New York. I’m
originally from South Carolina. I auditioned and
they told me that they like me…they called me
up…we talked…about two weeks later they said
they wanted me for the part. I was really excited
about that.
TSJ: How did you get into acting?
CS: I started acting when I was five. When I was
about nine or 10 I stopped and started playing
different sports. Then I got back into acting
again. I’ve been doing it off and on.
TSJ: Would you like to have your own
show one day?
CS: That would be really, really cool. I love
doing the comedy stuff. I think that’s my favorite.
Yeah, I think having my own show would be
really awesome.
TSJ: What advice would you have for
other kids that would like to become an
actor?
CS: I would tell them to keep trying, keep
persevering. Never give up. Always know that
something good will come out of it.
Never give up.
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The Drake FactorBY MICHAEL BLAIR
“Do right and kill everything,” that’s
what rapper Drake proclaims his name means.
When examining that, several people may agree
or disagree whether or not his style has changed
the music game.
According to Drake, he is the man of the year,
the title to track number 24 on his mix tape titled
“Comeback Season.”
His first official album just released mid-June of
this year. “Thank Me Later,” which sold 500,000
copies in the states alone.
Charles Metoyer, 28 year old resident of the
Westside, said he rushed to pick up
Drake’s album.
“He is who holds Young Money together,”
said Metoyer.
In the year 2005, Lil Wayne was named
president of Cash Money, and in the same year
he founded Young Money Entertainment as an
imprint of Cash Money. However, late in 2007
he stepped down from the management of both
labels and handed over the management of
Young Money to Cortez Bryant. On December
23, 2009 Lil Wayne dropped the collaboration
album with Young Money which consists of
Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Mack Maine,
Tyga, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz, Lil Chuckee, Lil
Twist, Shanell, and T-Streetz. On December 23,
2009, Lil Wayne and everyone in Young Money
released a collaboration album entitled “We Are
Young Money.”
The mind behind the man has been on top of his
game even more after the albums release date.
Drake has taken his hometown Toronto, Canada
and created its own music festival, October’s
Very Own Fest (OVO Fest). The event took place
for the first time on August 1st of this year.
Then there is Drake, the actor. The acting skills
that he has gained from Nickelodeon’s
DeGrassi have inspired him to want to play
President Barack Obama in any possible up and
coming biopic.
“Can you see me, can you see me, get your
Visine on,” Drake urges his audience. He has
gone into the airplane business, so his audience
better look up. Drake has a commercial airplane
named after him called “Air Drake.” This is
under Virgin America, a flight that goes between
Toronto, Canada to California, USA in San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
So does the Drake factor work for everyone?
“I don’t like Drake as a rapper,” said
Shannon Braswell, a graduating senior from
North Lawndale College Prep and future student
at Upper Iowa University. “There are some of
his songs I do like, but I feel that he should go
back to DeGrassi. He is a better actor than he is
a rapper.”
Drake feels that it is far from over and for those
who are not feeling him, he says “point the
biggest skeptic out, I’ll make him a believer.”
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Holiday GiftsHoliday Gifts
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Top 10
10. ViVi Brown9. KeKe Palmer8. Demi Lovato
7. Amanda Cosgrove6. Jaden Smith
5. Willow Smith4. Miley Cyrus
3. The Jonas Brothers2. Taylor Swift1. Justine Beiber
Performers of 2010The world of junior performers this year just keeps turning as younger people take the stage.
Singles by our favorite artists and movies by our favorite actors has had us all grip the arms of
our seats and boost up our volume in our headphones. And as the world continues to turns, the
list gets longer…
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Top 10 Video GamesBy the control of your fingers, video game characters came to life this year. Just when you thought
you’ve found your favorite, another hot video game released. As your fingers did the playing, and
your mind cracked the codes, the best of the best helped create not only a competition of winners,
but a competition of video games.
10. SPLIT/SECOND
9. X-MEN ORGINS: WOLVERINE
8. URBAN TERROR
7. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
6. RAGING BLAST 2
5. TRON LEGACY
4. HALO REACH
3. BIO-SHOCK
2. RAW VS. SMACKDOWN 2010
1. NBA 2K11
10. Laptop9. Xbox 3608. Flip camera7. Fushigi Ball6. Flat screen TV5. Wii4. PS33. Blackberry2. iPod1. iPad
Holiday GiftsTop 10
Holiday GiftsTop 10 Top 10 Movies
of 2010
10. How to Train Your Dragon9. Toy Story 38. Step Up 3D
7. Lovely Bones6. Takers
5. Twilight Eclipse4. Just Wright
3. Shrek Forever After2. Karate Kid
1. Paranormal Activity 2
The big screen seems to have gotten even bigger
this year. Movies for this year’s junior audience
spanned from action to animation, romance to
horror. Regardless of its category, each movie
landed its place on the top ten list…
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1. What year did Twitter start?
A. 2001
B. 2002
C. 2005
D. 2006
2. Who is the most followed celebrity
on Twitter?
A. Britney Spears
B. Lady Gaga
C. Lil’ Wayne
D. Nicki Minaj
3. How many fans do they have?
A. 5,330,174
B. 7,543,567
C. 1,500,543
D. 6,194,803
4. How many characters can you
type on Twitter?
A. 150
B. 140
C. 130
D. 120
5. Who made the song
‘Hit Me on Twitter’?
A. Trey Songz
B. Drake
C. Mistah FAB
D. Chris Brown
How Much do you Tweet?BY DAVEY HINES JR.
6. How many tweets are posted a day?
A. 1.9 million
B. 5.1 million
C. 2 billion
D. 3.1 million
ANSWER KEY:
1. D
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. A
If you got between 4 and 6 correct, you are a
Tweeter Expert and should be very proud of
yourself.
If you got 3 correct, you are a basic Tweeter Fan
and should step up your game.
If you got between 1 and 2 correct, you are a
Tweeter Rookie and should probably just stick to
Facebook.
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YOU KNOW THAT FEELING WHEN YOUR KNEES GET WEAK AND YOU WANT TO CRAWL
INTO A CORNER AND HIDE?
Well, that’s the feeling you get when you see the person you like. You slowly look into their eyes
and they’ll finally come up to you and ask your name. Then your heart starts to melt. Next the
conversations start and you’ll start doing homework together, studying together and sitting next to
each other at school games.
THIS IS PUPPY LOVE.
4EVER YOUNG
What’s
BY NYA COATES
Puppy Love?
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Healthy Foods For Your SkinBY PAIGE FLOWERS
‘IF WE START GOOD HABITS NOW, WE’LL CONTINUE THEM AS ADULTS.’
Now is the time for us to take good care of our
bodies. If we start good habits now, we’ll continue
them as adults. Did you know that some of the foods
we already eat (and drink) are helping us take good
care of our bodies?
Water: Keeps skin clear and keeps you
hydrated
Green tea: Helps fight off bacteria
Almonds: Has Vitamin E and helps your skin
look young
Fruits: Keeps your skin looking young
Cucumbers:Takes away the puffiness around
your eyes
Yogurt: Has Vitamin A and keeps your skin
looking young
Avocados: Has Vitamin B-complex and
soothes your skin when it’s irritated
Mangos: Has Vitamin A and keeps your skin
from looking flaky
Cottage cheese: Keeps your skin looking
young and glowing
Salmon: Helps your skin stay moisturized
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