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Valentine Blues Brittany Tutor Reporter It’s finally here. Time to break out the candy hearts, the roses, the chocolate, and the super sweet Valentines Day cards. Love is soon to be in the air. Guys get ready to treat your girls, take them someplace nice instead of just to the McDonalds down the street. Show some love. Ladies be prepared to be pampered, while also showing appreciation to your man. It’s your day to shine. But what exactly does this special day say to those who are single Does the word miserable come to mind, watching all the lovey-dovey action going on all around you Or are you the one that looks past things because you could care less regardless Well for those fellow classmates out there struggling with the idea of being SINGLE don’t stress too much. It’s February, a romantic time of the year, a time where cupid steps up to the plate and smacks love right out of the park. Still clueless though as to what to do February 14 You’re in luck. For starters you could get a group of friends together and throw a huge blow out party. You’ll be so busy socializing that you won’t need to think of that special someone. Another idea… if there’s no significant other to pamper, why not pamper yourself Go out and buy something that would make you happy and spend that time with it. In case you didn’t know it, there are people far worse off than you are. You could go to a retirement home and hang with those who have lost their partners or don’t have any at all. There’s no need to sulk when this dreaded day comes around. Keep a positive attitude you’re bound to find someone that fits you perfectly. After all there are six billion people on earth!. Opinion Pasty prudence please! Danica Womack Reporter I hadn’t had time to eat breakfast this morning. As my stomach grumbled loudly, I grimaced, but was saved from the wide-eyed stares when the bell rang. Finally. I leapt from my desk and darted out of the room before anyone else had even reached for their bags, racing the other starved teens for the beginning of the never-ending lunch line. I made my way forth, hardly noticing what they were serving as my stomach gurgled, and I winced. It was starting to become painful. With tray in hand and friends at my side, I walked to my table, only then taking in what I had bought with my last two dollars. The pizza that rested upon my Styrofoam tray had an air of certain misgivings, but I ignored the feeling as I picked my lunch up. Or tried to. The pizza was raw; its crust limp and soft to the touch, it flopped forward in a way that had a grievous effect on my appetite. I shared a look with my companions, all gawking warily at the specimen before us, and hesitantly I took a bite. Ever aware of the fact the cheese was stiff and wanted to come off all at once, I was distracted by the gooey, pasty taste. Dough. Making a face that resembled my famous lemonpucker, I launched myself for a napkin and spat it out, it’s sickly, chewy factor doing nothing for my taste buds. In growing horror, I goggled at the pizza lying discarded before me, tilting my head slightly to get a better look at the uncooked stringy line of pale yellow seeping slowly from the pizza. My ravenous state evaporated with the very sight, and inwardly I swore: Never again. Daycare’s Dilemma is Destressing Danica Womack Reporter To have a baby shifting inside of a person is an experience I have yet to comprehend fully, but from the glow of those I see walking about the corridors with me, I imagine it must be astounding. And incredibly unfair. Every 48 minutes a teen has an abortion. And yet, derogatory comments are common against pregnant teens, despite the courage it took to face the responsibility of a child. According to New York Times, the rate of adolescences that drop out from school because of their newest occupation as parents is eighty percent, and the nine percent that stands for other students pales in comparison. It doesn’t have to be this way. To be able to bring a child to a trusted school daycare facility would be a relief for young parents everywhere, would it not Sources from womenshealthchannel.com tell of one million students becoming pregnant each year in America. That means close to 2800 teens get pregnant each day. One-third of women in the U.S. become pregnant during their teens, and yet it is incredibly rare for a high school to offer a daycare facility to keep their pupils in school. Texas Department of State Health Services states: Every 10 minutes, a teen in Texas gets pregnant. Every 10 hours, a 14-yearold teen gets pregnant. Every 3 hours, a 15-yearold teen get pregnant. Every 1.5 hours, a 16-yearold teen gets pregnant. Every 52 minutes, a 17- year-old teen gets pregnant. Every 35 minutes, a 18- year-old teen gets pregnant. Every 28 minutes, a 19- year-old teen gets pregnant. Every 10 minutes a teen gives birth. I think its time high schools everywhere catch up with reality. Teens need help. Support us, give us a hand. Give us a chance. Give us a daycare. <strong>Crosby</strong> High School follows State and Federal rules, one of them being to provide the students with a healthy lunch. Because of this, anything the cafeteria makes is baked. An increased rate fruit and veggies are available thanks to funds from Agricultural departments. Adriana Villarreal, a spokeswoman for the Houston Independent School District, states “H<strong>ISD</strong> school cafeterias will also begin serving healthier versions of foods this year, such as pizza, tacos and spaghetti…” and I can’t help but wonder where she got the maddening idea that pizza was healthy. Nevertheless, an uncooked pizza is just as bad as a fried one, and can lead to health problems, too. Food poisoning is not something to be taken lightly, or to be considered an unlikely chance. For the second time in less then four months, a school in Trenton, New Jersey was struck with food poisoning. They had to send twenty-two kids with nausea, vomiting, and cramps due to a sandwich called ‘Steak-Ums’ that had under-cooked slices of beef residing between layers of bread. Before that it had been innocent fruit cups, long expired, which school officials noticed but did not warn the cafeteria workers of. Fruits are divine; dough draws the line.
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