2012 Senior Girls' Basketball Players - St. Mary's Central High School

It’s time to either embrace the future with full force, or reminisce on how crazy last year was. 2012 is here at last and as
the fi nal remnants of 2011 are quickly fading away behind us, it’s time to look forward and see what exactly the New Year has in
store for us.
Look Forward To:
Movie Adaptations of Amazing Books
Between the Hunger Games trilogy’s debut and the equally anticipated (yet couldn’t be more different) adaptation
of Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallfl ower, there will be plenty of book vs. movie debates breaking out amongst
readers and movie-goers in the coming months. Other books being made into movies in 2012 will include Dr. Seuss’s The
Lorax, and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations, and J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
The Summer Olympics in London
I’m unabashedly excited about the Olympics; two weeks of international togetherness that will be present throughout
many thrilling sporting events. The Olympics will begin on July 27 and end on August 12. The games will be held in London,
England, which will become the fi rst city to offi cially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously held the
event in 1908 and forty-years later in 1948.
The iPhone 5 Release
The iPhone 5 is going to be the fi rst major product release since the passing of Apple’s founder Steve Jobs. While Jobs
was in charge, he wasn’t too keen on upgrading the device to a larger four-inch screen; this allowed for the Android market to
gain market share with products that appealed to people who don’t text with the hands of an infant. Now that Steve is gone,
rumors are running rampant that the upcoming iPhone 5 will indeed have that larger screen that will hopefully make texting on
the iPhone less strenuous.
The End of the Twilight Saga
Whether you’re a fan, foe or oblivious non-combatant to the great Twilight debate, there is happiness to be found with
the knowledge that the most drawn out angsty teen courtship drama of our time will fi nally be laid to rest on November 16 th .
The Dark Knight Rises
With the upcoming release of The Dark Knight Rises, director Christopher Nolan must deal with the impossibly high
expectations of Batman fans while trying to complete the intensely foreboding task of fi nishing off one of the most critically
acclaimed trilogies in cinematic history. Christian Bale’s off-putting voice aside, this is shaping up to be the most subversive and
downbeat blockbuster in the history of cinema. The Dark Knight Rises will hit theaters on July 20 th .
The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra
A spin-off of Avatar: The Last Airbender (one of the best cross-demographic American cartoon shows ever, and one of the best television
fantasy series ever), Legend of Korra is expected to air on Nickelodeon sometime in 2012, but no concrete air date has been given. I’m looking
forward to it with the hopes that the series will repair Avatar’s delicate reputation which was so easily destroyed by M. Night Shyamalan’s liveaction
adaptation which was abhorred by critics and fans alike.
Commercial Space Travel
Scheduled to kick off this year is commercial space travel. It may be
hard to believe, but come October 2012, tickets will be on sale for you to get
your very own space cadet experience. However, at an atrocious $200,000, I
don’t expect the waiting list for the endeavor will be very long.
Don’t Look Forward To:
The Election/Re-Election
I’m actually not looking forward to all the insane election hoopla.
Almost every time it gets more and more exhausting and soul-destroying while
obliterating my faith on the decency of this nation. Election Day will arrive
November 6 th .
China Trying to Conquer Space
With all the advancements the world’s most tolerably oppressive
regime has made toward conquering the global economy and, eventually, the
world entirely; China really hasn’t done much in the way of conquering space.
But that all changes this year when China launches Shenzhou 9 and 10 fl ight
missions later this year.
The End of the World
I fi nd it intriguing how the anticipation for the coming of this year
has spawned thousands of books, websites, and movies that revolve around
doomsday theories that all emphasize the importance of the date 12/21/12 which
is the end of the Mayan calendar. Yet, no amount of fascination and superstition
for the possibility of an apocalypse (on that certain date) can overcome the
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overwhelming amount of skepticism and criticism scientist and others have
responded with when asked the question, “Do you think the world is going to end in 2012?”
Looking Forward to 2012?
By: Austin Klein
Michael Berger
Photo by: Kaytlyn Heick