What Even is National Kick Butts Day???

Gwyndalynn Kent

Days before National Kick Butts day plenty of people were jumping for joy as they were getting ready for the day March 21st, 2018. On kickbuttsday.org a blog posted by Gustavo Torrez stated, “Tomorrow, advocates across the United States and around the world will stand out, speak up, and seize control against Big Tobacco with creative, impactful events.”

What is the point??

Most people get the wrong message when they hear “Kick Butts Day” they don’t realize that it means cigarette butts.  That’s right Kick Butts Day is “a national day of activism that empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco,” according to kickbuttsday.org.

The whole point in National Kick Butts Day is to raise awareness of the problem that tobacco is being used by kids in certain areas, maybe even the one you live in now. Although there is only one official day titled “National Kick Butts Day” the organizers of these events are trying to gets this noticed as an everyday thing instead of a once a year thing.

Stacey is Alive with the “Sound of Music”

Ashley Wolf

West Arts Productions is starting their new production “ The Sound of Music”. The cast list was recently released. Everyone on the cast and ensemble is really talented. Here is the cast:

• Maria —Avi Walton and Kira Temple
• Mother Abbess–  Trinity Kuzio
• Sister Berthe —Sarah Davis
• Sister Margaretta —Lexi Verino
• Sister Sophia —Thao Tran and Noelani Lynch
• Franz —Brandon Reyes and Clark Patcheak
• Frau —Sam Rose and Jaclyn Moen
• Liesel —Alison Davis and Sophie Kresge
• Friedrich —Jack Adling and Sadie Cardenas
• Louisa —Alexa Miller-Hartenberg and Isabel Lesser
• Kurt —Logan Watson and Jacob Lesser
• Brigitta —Cicily Thompson and Liliana Morales
• Marta —Adrianna Taylor-Costa and Zoe Lord
• Gretl —Ellie Kresge and Adelaide Katz
• Rolf —Nate Powell
• Elsa Schraeder —not been cast yet
• Max Detweiler —not been cast yet
• Herr Zeller —Johnny Yabarra
• New Postulant —Noelani Lynch and Thao Tran
• Admiral Von Schreiber —Dominick Ybarra

FROZEN, MARVEL, AND STAR WARS? New Stuff For Disneyland Paris! (Update)

Gavin Mercado and Kevin Luu

If you were intrigued by the number of new announcements about Disneyland Paris in our previous story “New Disneyland Paris Rides!,” today you are in for a real treat!

Disneyland Paris’ Walt Disney Studios Park will be expanded significantly. The price? Two billion euros! That’s almost 2.3 billion American dollars!

Disney CEO, Bob Iger, plans to completely reimagine the Walt Disney Studios Park with three new lands.

Remember Spring Training

Mia Grasse

While all the Major League Baseball teams are getting ready for the season to start, fans wonder, will they be ready? Well, I can think of some teams who are. Foxsports.com has an analyzed the performance of teams throughout their spring training. From team batting averages to team pitching averages, there is much to look at.

Who Turns Back Their Clock?

Avalyn Walton

Whether people think Daylight savings is a huge inconvenience, the best thing in the world, or just another cause for sleep deprivation, most people around the world can agree that daylight savings is something that just has to happen and always does. Or so you might think.

Daylight Savings is the practice of setting the clock forward 1 hour at exactly 2 am. And as previously mentioned, the reality for most is that this happens on March 11.

However, this “reality” is only true for some. In the UK, for example, people observe daylight savings time on March 25, not the 11th. While this may seem odd to those who change the time on March 11, to many, it is completely normal. They also revert back to normal on October 28, not November 4.

Journalism Story Contest!

Gwyndalynn Kent

As most people know Journalism had a story contest. A specific genre and word count were given. Because of the small number of entries, we decided to make an extension in the due date and the number of pages.

Thanks to language arts students and their second-trimester narratives, we got plenty of amazing stories. Some stories didn’t fit the action-adventure genre exactly, but they were still accepted.

With a total of 15 stories entered, we chose the winners. All that can be said at this point is the that there are three winners and every story that was read was amazing.

Meme Day

Averi Farren

Meme day is here! Many students have been anticipating this day, March 30th, and have thought of all the memes they could use to get their costumes ready.

What is a meme many might be wondering? A meme (mēm/ noun) is an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by non-generic means, especially imitation. A humorous image, video, piece of text, etc., that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users.

Basically, a meme is a picture/video with a funny caption that you relate to, quote on the daily, or have a good laugh at it and send it to a couple friends. Many send them via Instagram, Snapchat, iMessage, Twitter, etc.

What Even Is Woodshop?

Averi Farren and Mariah Escatel

What even is woodshop?

Woodshop is a wood-making and design class that teaches students the basics of wood making and 3D figurine making. Woodshop is one of the 16 elective options here at Stacey Middle School. Woodshop is a class where you can interact with wood and learn some handy skills.

Spring Break!!

Kevin Luu

An often heard statement lately, “I can’t wait for spring break.” Well, spring break will start next week. 

Spring break is a good time to relax and talk with your friends. 

How did spring break start? According to springbreak.com, “Some of the elements of the Spring Break tradition also go way back in the customs of American college students.

John’s Incredible Pizza!

Gavin Mercado

In all homerooms, students were given flyers for a free $5 game card at John’s Incredible Pizza. However, it is only included with the price of a buffet. So happy eatings and playings!

This new John’s in the Westminster Mall has already opened and is accepting walk-ins any time during its opening. There are brand new never before seen games, such as Breakout and Crazy Tower.

The provided buffet food includes pizza, pasta, salads, and a delicious variety of desserts. I’m talking scones, ice cream, and chocolate covered strawberries. Yummy!