Class Trip to Makamah Beach in Fort Salonga

"The trip to Makamah Beach included the Ceramic Class, Painting Class, and students from digital photography," said Mrs. Layburn

"The trip was completely connected to these classes who use clay every day in Ceramics, while students in Painting set up camp on Rocks to paint the land and seascapes of their choice.   Others in Digital photography had so much to photograph from shells, rocks, people, fish, etc.," said Mrs. Layburn.   

The trip was highly successful as we left sculptures on the beach for passersby to enjoy, while students enjoyed the feel of the water, the sun on their face, the fresh air and the opportunity to learn, have fun, and to be kids," said Mrs. Layburn.

Fortnite: Hottest Game of 2018

by Tejani Ten-Hue and Jacob Barnes

Fortnite is a very controversial game that blew up this year, breaking records that no game has ever done before. It has had some of the biggest gamers talking about it. 

The game is appealing to all age groups which makes it so popular, and parents are beginning to say, “ they lost their kid to it.”  

So what is Fortnite? Fortnite is an action-filled cartoonish game, where 100 players get onto a battle bus with an air balloon and drop into one big map. From there they fight to survive but not only are they trying to fight other players, they are trying to run from a storm that makes the map smaller every two to three minutes. 

West Hempstead has Talent, Images from the Art Show

Senior Jovan Delavandel with two of his monochromatic paintings done in Studio in Art class on display at the Art Show on May 15th in the gymnasium.

Photo credits  Alhaji Kargbo

Get ‘Ready Player One’ To Be Blown Away

by Meagan Kinney

Steven Spielberg’s newest creation, Ready Player One, hit the box office on March 29, 2018. The movie made $53 million over Easter weekend and now made over $400 million world wide. 

Ready Player One takes you to a future of dystopia in 2044. A man named Halliday created a video game universe called the Oasis. The story follows the lives of 5 gamers involved with the Oasis and their journey to win Halliday’s Oasis.

Ready Player One is about a kid named Wade Watts who lives with his poverty-stricken aunt in a place called the stacks in Columbus, Ohio. He and everyone else in the world logs onto the Oasis to escape reality on a daily basis. Wade and his best friend, Aech, met on the Oasis as well. After Halliday dies, he leaves 3 keys in the Oasis and whoever can find all 3 first, wins the egg which contains complete control of the Oasis. 

Was it a good choice to move the U.S Embassy to Jerusalem?

by Aya Zubi and Jacob Barnes

On Monday, May 14, the United States inaugurated its embassy in Jerusalem, recognizing the city as Israel's capital. Jerusalem has deep historic, religious and emotional ties for both Palestinians and Israelis, and both claim it as their capital. 

President Trump, who initiated this campaign, but didn't attend the ceremony, sent in a video which was played to the crowd. Trump said, "May there be peace," but the total opposite happened. The day was marked by violence and bloodshed, as tens of thousands of  Palestinians protested the embassy opening and Israeli army forces killed more than 50 protesters.

Say it with a Smile!

by Taylor Ephraim & Harpinder Kaur

Get ready to be thrown off your chair with this intense party game. The game Speak Out brings friends and family together for laugh-out-loud fun as people try to say different phrases while wearing a mouthpiece that won’t let them shut their mouth.

Hasbro promised a funny and family appropriate game and they indeed delivered on that promise. Speak Out is one of a few really funny games that requires very little effort and involvement yet brings so much energy.  

Hoop Dreams and Reality

by Alhaji Kargbo, junior reporter

                                                                          

The new original movie on Netflix, Amateur, tells the story 

of an eighth-grade basketball prodigy, Terron, (Michael Rainey Jr) who quickly learns about the dark aspect of the sports industry. As he is confronted with the corruption and greed of amateur sports he realizes how players are taken advantage of, and how this exploitation can have negative effects on both the individual and family.

This movie takes the viewer on an unbelievable journey of a young man with an NBA dream. This sports drama tackles the benefits and drawbacks of NCAA amateur basketball and is a must see for all fanatics.

The movie starts with Terron stuck on a below average middle school team going nowhere. Due to his below average teammates and the lack of competition his dad (Brian J. White) decides to send footage of Terron playing to Coach Gaines (Josh Charles), who coaches at a prestigious basketball academy.