The Professor Report: Prof Rodebaugh
A Freshman View of the Professors
By Rebecca Durst
Prof Rodebaugh, who teaches Science and Health to the freshmen, has quite a reputation, as most of the students know. This year, however, there are fewer YouTube days, more homework, and only a few speeches. Prof must be popular, because he had the most feedback so far. Let’s see what they said. “He says that everyone hates him, but he's my second favorite Prof,” replied Sarah Fox. Liberty Masker commented: “I think he's an awesome prof. But I don't believe everything he says.” “Prof. Rodebaugh is cool and class with him is really fun. I like how he is always getting off topic and I always have a lot of fun in his class. He is nice to talk to and make jokes with,” stated another freshman. Marisa Konshak recounted the time he jumped on a table and pretended to be car surfing. Josie Vaver said, “Prof Rodebaugh is the best prof that I've had so far. He always gets lost during our conversations in class and goes off on [a] funny story about his childhood or something.” “Even though he can get off topic a little more than he probably should, he still always gets his point across,“ agrees Tyler Radichel. Suraya Williams replied: “He's really funny, and you can relate to him easily. I don't think any other prof would make learning Health interesting.” “Overall, I love his classes, and he does know what he is talking about. He just doesn't always know how to get the point across,” comments another freshman. According to his former classes, he changes over the year, so there may be a re-evaluation of Prof later in the year.
When and Where?
February 17, 2000, Valentine, NE
Favorite High School Memory?
After school adventures with Hannah and Katherine.
Plans for after High School?
College. Occupational therapy, not sure where.
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
I’d like to travel in a bus with a bunch of puppies and go everywhere in the world, but definitely stop at Australia.
Advice for freshman?
(After saying, “I’m trying to think of something actually helpful.”) “Go with the flow.”
What will you miss most about ILC?
The meals.
JENNA'S FAVORITES
Class: English 11 or Art 12
Prof: Prof. Lau and Prof.
Schierenbeck
Food: Noodles and Company
Mac n Cheese
Song: “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran
Color: Peacock Blue (after saying
“that one on the lamp over there”)
Bible Passage: Joshua 1:9
Year:Junior
Movie: Teen Beach Movie
By Miriam Whitenight
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: JENNA MIELKE
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: TARA GERBITZ
Where and When?
Mukwonago, WI Feb. 4, 2000
Favorite high school memory? Spanish I
What was your favorite year in high school and why?
Well, I don’t remember sophomore year or junior year, so probably freshman year
How many times has your car broken down?
50 give or take, currently not starting at all
Future Plans:
I want to go to Waukesha Community college for a year and live at home and figure it out from there
What’s your favorite sports memory?
Every cross country music. Ha, just kidding. When Faith and I made a managing song. I’ll sing it to anybody who asks me.
So, cross country? Can you tell us what that was like?
Well, I don’t know. I was always in the back.
Did you ever have to take
the pacer test?
*screams* NOOOO. It still
gives me nightmares.
TARA'S FAVORITES:
Movie/show: Friends
Color: Red
Prof: Schierenbeck or
Rodebaugh
Beverage: Sunny D
Plant: Cactuses
WHERE DO YOU SEE TARA IN 10 YEARS?
Josh Gerbitz: Driving across the country in the LTD making a stop at every Kwik Trip and getting a cappuccino at every one.
Linsey Sydow: In a hammock wearing chacos with a dog
Melanie Gerbitz: Soccer mom
Lauren Sotnyk: Probably still getting McDonald’s with Linsey all the time. She’ll own an amazing dog that she brings to our tea parties where we drink Russian tea.
By Julianna and Cassidy
Limaricks
There once was a backpack of mine,
That was ‘strapping’ and good in its lines,
How loyal it’s been,
Through thick and through thin,
Dear book bag, you are mighty fine.
By Aric Reim
Guys, never, ever has it been as hard to do an article as it was to do Henry’s spotlight. It took two months for him to comply to having one, much defiance, many long pauses and several skipped questions. But, I guess that’s Henry for you. Anyway, let’s get on with it, shall we?
A couple fun facts about Henry, before we really get started:
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He was named after kings of England
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Only very certain people are allowed (aLAUed, haha) to call him “Hank.” (or so he says)
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He’s actually really good at piano
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Cauliflower=life
And thus, the complicated interview commenced.
Henry “Hank” Charles Lau was born on March 10, 2000, right here in Eau Claire, as the second child to a wonderful Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Lau. I asked him about his life when he was homeschooled, and he proceeded to stare off in the distance and make “ba-bum” noises, until finally saying: “Let’s just skip that one.”
Grace: What are three ideas for your future career?
Henry: Pastor…. Mail man, and a real-estate agent
G: If you had to bring three people on a road trip, who would you bring?
H: *objects to the question, then says: “I can’t answer that, otherwise I would hurt the people’s feelings that I didn’t choose.”
G: *sighs*
H: Can I just bring one person?
G: Fine, Henry.
H: Okay, I’ll bring Jesus then, in a physical form. Is that okay?
G: Yes, Henry. (See what I mean, guys?)
After a short pause, I attempted to continue.
Grace: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Henry: I’m happy where I am.
G: The island question…
H: Oooh, that’s a good one. (long pause) I would bring my Bible, a “high quality” hacky-sack, and Pastor Naumann.
G: What are your favorite things to do in your free time?
H: That’s a good one, too. (more pause)...(still hasn’t said anything else)...(FINALLY!) Chill with friends, play piano, frisbee golf, and taking walks.
HENRY'S FAVORITES:
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Animals: Camel, kangaroo, and elephants
Class ever taken: Art is the bomb, right now, but English 11
and Religion 11 were really cool.
Prof: *skips question*
Quote: *skips question*
(“favorite”) Sibling: Lydia, when she’s not being stubborn.
Sport: Basketball
Thing to say: swell
FUTURE PREDICTIONS FOR HANK
He's going to become a speech therapist helping people enunciate when they speak, and also help people pick up their feet when they walk.- Prof Lau
True blue for life- Dan
Cleaning my pool- Anthony
Breaking the record for the longest time without a shower, and living alone in some old mansion- Josh
Dead, killed by Grace- Justin
Even though I gave and give Henry a hard time, he really is a great kid; I know he will be missed next year, if he isn't hanging around still.
By Grace Meyer
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: HENRY LAU
60-80% of people who have lost a limb report having phantom sensations throughout their lives.
A grizzly bear has to eat almost 20,000 calories a day.
40% of adult Americans have always slept on the same side of the bed.
Dragonflies have six legs but can’t walk.
Spain changes many of its street names from male fascists to those of influential women.
Massachusetts is the state that has the most twin births in America.
The T-shirt was invented in 1904 and was marketed to bachelors who couldn’t sew or replace buttons.
People all over the world are walking 10% faster than they did a decade ago.
RandoM Facts
By Julianna Hein
Many of you, I’m sure, have heard about the honey predicament. The activities of passing honey packets around in choir may just seem like a harmless little game, but that only lasts until the packet is opened. This morning while most of you were participating in my favorite activity, (sleeping) I was in the gym blowing all the candy wrappers out from under the bleachers with a leaf blower. Following this I swept and mopped under there to clean up all the sticky honey remnants.
So who is the honey badger? Haha, get it? When Sam Oster was asked about it he said, “I might know who it is but I’m just not a snitch. I’m just as guilty if I’m a snitch. It’s just a sticky situation.” Troyal Mayhew claims that Sam is as guilty as the perpetrator because he is a bystander who is not fixing the situation.
Some people are uneducated on the honey situation. Lexi, for example, says “I don’t know what is going on.” Others, like Wilke, think that the whole situation is quite humorous. The situation is really quite similar to murder. With me, the cleaner, being the victim. Justin Winters says, “They should stop misBEEhaving and just be HONEYst.” President Sippert believes that “Gavin Maas is not responsible for the honey incident,” but says, “It is a horrible misuse of honey.”
So what’s the solution? Pat down everyone that exits the lunch room? Take honey away? Jesse Peterson took to facebook saying, “I think it is kinda ridiculous to punish over a hundred students for the mistake of two or three.” This sparked a large debate over the liberality of our school. I think if we (honey) comb over the details, we will see that it’s just a silly thing to do and it has to come to an end.
HONEY, WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME?
By Josh Gerbitz
By Aric Reim
Canadian Corner: A Rebuttal
For several months the readers of the Flash have been receiving a periodical report on the doings, achievements, and general Herculean magnificence of our neighbors to the north. But may I say, the 98 percent of this school that is from right here in the United States is not forgotten! We have heard enough what our Canadian counterparts have that we have not, but it is high time to reiterate just what it is that makes the U.S.A. grander and older, but mostly grander, than ever and than Canada. Read on for the reasons why. Who knows? Some of them might even be true.
-There are more ostriches in Canada than there are Galapagos tortoises and Dodo birds in the rest of the world combined.
-There is only one ostrich in Canada.
-In three of ten Canadian provinces, cantaloupes are considered to be a national holiday.
-Saskatchewan is shaped like a poodle that is also a rectangular poodle.
-One of Canada’s provinces, British Columbia, is actually named after two, count ‘em, two other countries.
-Canada has no capital city.
-Canada was officially declared to not be part of the United States in 2013.
My work here is done.
COLLEGE VISITORS' DAY
When the upperclassmen heard about College Visitors’ Day I think the general reaction was a moaning, groaning attitude. I will admit that I did initially have this attitude, but I tried my best to take in the day with an open mind considering all my opportunities. I think the reason for the reaction that most had was in part because they already knew what was coming. We know the professors, we know the school, and for the most part have a general idea of the curriculum.
After it started most all of my fears came true. Many of the speakers said we had the option to go elsewhere, but told us our faith would be compromised and this was the only safe place. I don’t want to feel unChristian-like because I have different plans than extending my education here. As the day went on, I felt like this message was drilled at me and it became offensive.
I did appreciate the fact that God does call people to be CLC pastors and teachers. I appreciate the journey that those students have taken to get to their current position, but also wonder where’s the respect and support for my decision to go to a public university? I ask that everyone would keep those of us moving in a different direction next year in their prayers, that we continue to grow wherever we may be.
So what do we do to make visitors day better? I only have one solution. Make it half a day or maybe one period of the school day. I think I would have learned just as much and taken much less offense to what I was hearing. We need to keep an open mind and recognize God’s path, but also support those who do not decide to come back here. Everyone out there should be praying for Immanuel, and the growth of our school and synod in producing the future teachers and preachers. After all, this is our Alma Mater. Let’s keep that in mind.
By Josh Gerbitz
TOP 10: ANIMATED MOVIES
10. Hoodwinked
I’m not sure how popular Hoodwinked actually is, but it has always been a favorite of mine. The 2005 comedy crime film brings us the story of Little Red Riding Hood and an oddball group consisting of a lumberjack, a wolf, a squirrel, a frog, a bear, and a grandma all in an investigation of who has been stealing recipes for baked goods. Lo and behold, Boingo the Bunny did it with help from some European thugs.
9. Ratatouille
I will admit that after I watched the scene in this movie where Remy had his brother try eating a grape and some cheese, I proceeded to try it for myself. It was pretty good. As is Ratatouille. I think it is overlooked. The whole plot of a rat controlling a person under their hat while cooking is quite humorous. I’m also a fan of the whole cooking theme of the movie and the conflict of the notorious food critic coming to judge the restaurant.
8. Fox and the Hound
The opening scene of Fox and the Hound is definitely one of my favorites. The eerie music is playing as you see a spider web and then things get more intense. Through the fog, the chase between a mother and her son and the hunter and his dog is underway. Tod’s mother hides him, and she sacrifices herself for him. The rest of this tear-jerker is quite emotional as well, as Tod befriends Copper, the young dog owned by the hunter. From here on, the movie is a real rollercoaster, and I advise you watch Fox and the Hound stat if you haven’t seen it before.
7. Jungle Book
Inspired by Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book provides a good plot along with great songs scattered throughout. I’m not a big fan of too much singing in a movie, but songs like “Bear Necessities,” “I Wan’Na Be Like You,” and “Colonel Hathi’s March” are quite good. This movie has the humor and the action. The battle scene between Shere Khan and Baloo, as well as King Louis’ desire for fire, are great highlights of the movie.
6. Toy Story 2
I usually don’t care too much for critic reviews, but Rotten Tomatoes gave Toy Story 2 a 100%, which is quite rare. The story of Woody, Buzz, and the gang continues in this sequel as Woody is bought at a garage sale and comes into the hands of the greedy owner of Al’s Toy Barn.
He meets other toys from the film he starred in, and the plot thickens as Stinky Pete slowly reveals that he has opposite intentions of the others. Woody’s friends are hot on the pursuit of him, and he is eventually saved. This is a pretty funny movie, and I never get sick of watching it.
5. Shrek 2
I watched Shrek 2 so many times as a kid and hadn’t seen it for a long time until a few nights ago when I watched part of it on TV. This made me remember how much I like this movie. Shrek and Fiona head to the kingdom of Far Far Away to celebrate their marriage. Things get complicated when Fiona’s parents don’t like Shrek, and the Fairy Godmother says they can’t have a “happily ever after.” This movie is quite funny and has some great moments that I forgot about. We also meet Puss In Boots, so that’s a plus.
4. Up
Up is a great movie. I wouldn’t make fun of anyone who cried during it, because that is completely understandable. It begins with Carl growing up and meeting his future wife, Ellie. Through music, we see them grow up, get married, and grow old together. Sadly, you probably know how it goes. Carl later meets Russell, a rotund Boy Scout, and they go on the trip he planned with Ellie. I’m just skimming here, so I advise you watch to refresh yourself. The music played in this movie by Michael Giacchino is also excellent.
3. The Incredibles
Once when I was younger, Zack Sippert borrowed The Incredibles from me, and I got really upset when I got home from kindergarten and found out. I watched it pretty much every day for a while back then. I like the whole plot of the movie and the characters. Frozone isn’t in the movie all that much, but he’s awesome nonetheless. The scene where he says, “Freeze” is great. They did a good job getting the audience to hate the bad guy. Nobody likes Syndrome. Mr. Incredible said it well: “Fly home buddy, I work alone.”
2. A Christmas Carol
First of all, I’m talking about the 2009 version of A Christmas Carol. I watched this movie with my parents in the theater, and I didn’t really think much of it then. It was just alright. Now, I see the true beauty of it. I try to watch it every Christmas break now, preferably on Christmas Day. Hats off to Jim Carrey for playing Scrooge as well as the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. I love the scenes where Scrooge is taken by all three ghosts. All three ghosts bring memorable moments that just make this movie superb. Not to mention Bob Cratchit. He’s the real hero of the movie. If you haven’t seen this movie, I am willing to let anyone borrow it from me to enjoy.
1. Emperor’s New Groove
Emperor’s New Groove has always been near and dear to me. There are some hilarious parts that often go overlooked, such as Yzma's dagger, “By all accounts it doesn’t make sense,” “I’ve been turned into a cow. Can I go home now?” “Nuh uh! Ya huh! Night mom!” “It’s like the thing that wouldn’t shut up,” and Kronk pretending to drink the poison, just to name a few. There isn’t really a dull part in the entire movie. The storyline and characters make it great. Cuzco is actually quite terrible during most of the movie as a person, but he provides some good laughs. And I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like Kronk. Now Yzma, it’s understandable to not like her. I recommend watching this movie and giving Kronk’s New Groove a shot. It’s not nearly as good, but it’s a decent watch.
By Dan Lau
Twelve o’ five to one- fifteen. Also known as the awkward gap of time between our mornings and afternoons. For those of you who were not so inclined to join band at the beginning of the year, you probably look forward to this time of the day. It may be short, but there are so many creative ways to use this time. Some may play basketball or catch up on homework. Others make some money in the kitchen or catch up with friends. Couples find time to squeeze in a hasty date. But, if we’re being honest with ourselves, most of our lunch hours just end up being the biggest waste of time possible. Personally, between waiting in the lunch line and deciding what to do until my next class, I have probably wasted more of my life during lunch hours than any other time of the day. And every day, no matter how ambitious I feel, I still find myself wasting this hour and ten minutes sipping hot chocolate and watching Netflix with the same people. I must admit, I do little if anything to fix this problem of mine, but if I and the rest of us did decide to liven up our lunch hours, what might we do with them? We could stop complaining about our grades and do something about them, or read that book we always said we would. The sky’s the limit during lunch hours. So, it’s your choice just as it always has been. What are your plans for your coming lunch hours? Whether you live it to its fullest or not, I’ll see you at one- fifteen.
LUNCH HOURS
By Melanie Gerbitz
Salut mes amis! Or should I say, “pas mes amis”? It has come to my attention that not everyone is a fan of The Canadian Corner? What! Dude, I even asked my Canadian sister. She said it’s awesome! Not a biased opinion at all, right? In response to Aric’s feeble rebuttal; first off, it’s called Canadian Corner, so what’s the point of including American achievements? You guys, always trying to make everything about yourselves *eyeroll*. And I’m not saying that you don’t have any achievements! Honestly, you guys have got some awesome things going for you and I will admit America is kinda cool. Read that last sentence again, cause you won’t hear me say it often. I am simply here to entertain, fascinate, and educate those who like to learn things from a . . . how do I say this...more advanced civilization?
Now, Aric, tell me,
1) What’s wrong with ostriches? Also, I’m certain there’s two galapagos tortoises somewhere in the rest of the world seeing as they, unlike dodo birds, are not yet extinct.
2) At least we celebrate healthy food. Maybe you should try a fruit or two sometime?
3) I’d please like you to explain to me where you see the poodle-like resemblance in Saskatchewan; they don’t even know what poodles are way up there.
4) There’s a country named British? Which country is that?
5) Ever heard of Ottawa?
6) Canada has been independent since 1867, when the British North America Act was established.
What else you got? Dearest Aric, thanks for your time, but I think you still have some work ahead of you ;). Signing out from Maple Leaf Rd., Moose Town, B.C. Have a good December everyone!
By Megan Johnston
Canadian Corner
Christmas Lights...
Marisa Konshak: House
Jacob Hammond: Castle
Morgan Bobek: Knights
Lily Meyer: College
Dan Lau: Work (lots and lots of work)
Avery Quam: Ugh
Paige Quam: School
Prof Rodebaugh: Headache
Dasker: Lack of sleep
Linsey Sydow: Tired
Cassidy Noeldner: Coffee
Nathan Lang:
WORD ASSOCIATION
...Vanilla Lattes
By Julianna Hein
Fake News
(PS: That means it's all made up. No connections to any characters or events, fictional or real.)
with Nathan Buck
Hoodlum Crashes Thanksgiving Charity!
A student was put in custody today after an utterly shocking scene at the Commons Area Historic Lunchroom Center on Tuesday night.
At a Thanksgiving charity event hosted by Chairwoman for Disaster Relief Mel Sydow, a rogue student broke through security and proceeded to fling cake and pieces of pie at guests and patrons.
"I find it sad anyone would even think of doing something like this," Chairwoman Mel said. "Here we are, hosting to raise money to find Noah who is still trapped in rubble, and a student comes in uninvited and starts utter chaos? I say: rude!"
The student in question is one Stephanie Kazemba, whose crazy and allegedly "rude" antics last night found her detained in the office, awaiting trial by Sullivan.
Last night's events are shrouded in hysteria, confusion, and gloopy globs of pumpkin pie, but details have been pieced together from various sources.
On Tuesday night, the charity event was underway, with many guests from around
campus attending, such as famous Rap legend Ty-Rad the Radical, British royalty Lady Jadyn Karrow and Duke James Sullivan III, and reality TV star and actress Allison Schaller. All were enjoying an evening of fine dining and social poise, accompanied by relaxed musical entertainment in the form of Stephen Krause blowing softly on wind chimes.
At approximately 5:00 pm, all that changed as ILPD police officers Tim Meyer and Lauren Sotnyk were approached by a "mild-mannered, very humble student" at the entrance to the Commons Area Historic Lunchroom Center for the Fine Arts and Food.
"We noted that she was a very nice, well-composed individual," noted Officer Sotnyk.
"We knew she was a contributing member of society," added Officer Meyer, "We just didn't realize how much she would contribute that night."
As Kazemba approached the two police personnel, she drew a can of silly string and tied up the two officers. She then strode calmly into the group of socialites, loaded her arms with desserts from the dessert table, and opened fire.
Lord Scott Lillo was hit by a chunk of blueberry crumble, and local high school beauty queen Emma Miller was knocked out by a single cube of jello. Guests screamed and scrambled as Kazemba went through key lime and cherry varieties, and even chucked a roast ham at Patrick Baker, who caught it and returned it for a 50 yard touchdown.
Pandemonium reigned in the lunchroom, and guests were in danger as Kazemba continued to throw underhand, rapid speed.
Thankfully, the worst was avoided due to the brave actions of citizen Ryan Lang, who, using a lunch tray as a shield, protected students and managed to deflect a banana back at Kazemba, who was thwarted and ran away.
After, she was apprehended by ILPD officers, Chief Commissioner Brynn Schierenbeck gave a press conference to reporters concerning the events:
"We were first concerned this was another attack by the notorious ILC Bacon and Eggs gang, but the student is in custody today. We are appalled at the gross catapulting of foodstuffs at innocent partygoers, and we mourn the waste of good pie, but we have gained statements from her concerning motive and guilt. It's not like she's everyone's favorite student or anything, and at least we're not detaining a model student who does no wrong; we all know Kazemba is a bad egg."
Kazemba admitted guilt in flinging pie, but stated that her goal wasn't the misappropriation of school food, nor an attack on authority, nor to hamper the efforts to find Noah in the rubble. In a statement to police, she said, "I'm just warming up for softball. They should have had their gloves."
She was released the following day, after billionaire Lexi Williams and several other socialites came forward and admitted that the pie actually tasted better after thrown by Kazemba.
Kazemba now owns a bakery where customers stand outside at home plate and have her deliver their pies in a 85 mph fastball right to their glove.
Out of sympathy, Kazemba has promised 100% of her so far 42 million dollar proceeds to go straight to the Disaster Relief Committee in order to widen the search for Noah Sydow in rubble. You can expect them to find him soon.
Or not.
This and more, next time on Fake News.
By Nate Buck
Dungeons and Dragons #2
Story: Gnomes are Your Best Defense
(From a different D&D Campaign)
Preview: The party- consisting of: a dwarf fighter; a wood-elf ranger; a wood-elf druid; a wood-elf monk; an aasimar hexblade; a gnome wizard; and a yuan-ti sorcerer- have entered a camp and have just been attacked by the guards. As more guards and orc brutes came from behind other tents, the monk had ducked into a tent full of prisoners and began to liberate them. The others continued the fight outside, taking out enemy after enemy. In this excerpt, the gnome will be focused on...
The gnome cringed as he saw the sorcerer throw a lightning bolt and kill three guards. He saw the approaching orc that stood six and a half feet high and ducked in the tent that the monk had gone into (note: this gnome is only one foot tall). The prisoners all took a step back; they had never seen a gnome before. He hid in the interior corner of the tent, cowering like the prisoners themselves.
After a short while, he braved the outside of the tent and saw how well the fight had proceeded; only the orc brute and a few guards were left standing. He ran towards one of the other tents, throwing a fire bolt at the orc, hitting it in the shoulder. He ducked into the new tent and saw that it was filled with more prisoners. They all drew back as well; none of them had seen a gnome either.
The short wizard ran back out and saw an approaching guard from the left side of the camp. He threw a quick spell at it, hitting it. He ran back in the tent and saw the prisoners still near the back of the tent. Amused that they were all afraid of him, the gnome summoned an invisible hand and used it to slap one of the closer prisoners. They drew back until they were pushed against the tent’s wall. The gnome then ran back out to help his friends.
After several more spells thrown, the gnome retreated back into the tent. Unexpected, a sudden broom hit him in his small head, giving him a big headache. He tried to raise his arms to defend himself as more prisoners beat down on him.
“I’m sorry!” he managed to cry out, taking another hit from the broom. Hearing his voice, this terrified them even further.
“It can talk!” one of them screamed and beat down harder. The gnome slowly dragged himself out of the tent and escaped the tools swung at him. He saw that the ranger was right by him, attacking an advancing guard.
As he stood up, the ranger suddenly grabbed him, picked him up, and shoved him up the guard’s breastplate. The guard dropped his sword in complete surprise, not expecting a small, bruised creature to be shoved into his armor. The gnome felt the guard trying to grab his tiny feet with no success. The gnome grabbed his dagger and attempted stabbing the guard in the chest.
The guard suddenly fell backward, not moving any longer; the aasimar had killed the guard. The gnome tried to crawl out, but with no success. Once he gave up trying to get out from the armor, he remembered the little necromancy he had learned at his magic school. He began speaking the words to bring it back to life so that it could carry him around (This all seriously happened; it was all hilarious.). He heard the heavy footsteps of another orc getting closer.
-The End of this part of the story
(You may see these characters later in other short excerpts, but it may not continue where it left off.)
By Zach Strike
Wilke- BK
Austin K.-Hunting season
Joel F.- Food
Alexandria W.- Family
K. Brandle- My family
Tim P.- A lot of things
Hannah F.- My car
Prof Schierenbeck- Forgiveness of sins
Kendra N.- This school
Katherine R.- Kendra
Justin W.- Robust olive oil
Levi S.- 108 stitches on a baseball
Carter R.- You
Troyal M.- Mistakes
Tara G.- Home
Josh G.- Levi Schaller
Lauren S.- Family
Lauren G.- Family
Jenna M.- BOGO at Starbs and Brit. Lit
Sam O.- That the worst person ever doesn’t live in Eau Claire
Brynn S.- Friends that will lend me printer paper
Prof Rodebaugh- All the blessings of life
Prof Reim- Salvation
Anthony G.- Death
Joey B.- Baseball
Alex S.- Good grades
Carter K.- Dan Lau
Grant S.- Life
Stephen K.- Mancinos
Steph K.- Sheep and rocks
Lily M.- My Mom
Cassidy N.- Fuzzy socks
Julianna H.- Cereal
Alex F.- Hot water
Dasker- My band credit
Ben O.- Family
Sam R.- Ice cream
Steele H.- Basketball
Byron A.- Food
Gabe P.- Friends
Megan J.- Opportunity to come to school here
James S.- Good food
Melanie G.- Food
Isaiah P.- Family, God, clothing, basketball, friends
Ashton L.- Family
Prof Sullivan- Everything
Wittorp- Family
Paul S.- Jesus
Ethan S.- Family
Prof Schaller- 24 seniors
Sarah F.- My parents, my lizard, food, my friends
Nicole S.- Summer
Malaena B.- Chicken nuggets from BK
Liberty M.- Food
Hope M.- Bacteria
Jared M.- Food
Prof Gullerud- Great students at Immanuel
Noah S.- Friends
Grace M.- Foggy weather
Sherman K.- Shelter
Christian K.- ILC
Allison S.- Supportive group of friends
Courtney B.- Opportunities to sleep
Josie N.- Food
Mrs. Beekman- God and family
Morgan B.- Family
Zachary S.- Working heaters
Aric R.- Democracy
Jadyn K.- Family
Sarah D.- Friends and family
Pat B.- My sister
Tobias C.- Good food
Jillian G.- Food
Prof Kranz- You
Henry L.- Forgiveness of sins
Jacob H.- Nature
D. Mayhew- Life, my mom, and my dad
Emma B.- Food
Erica O.- Food
Caleb G.- Not having a big snow so far
Sean L.- My guitar
WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?
By Dan Lau
Prof Lau’s Puzzles
Word Hints to Creativity
Object: Find a fourth word that is related to all three words listed below.
For Example, what word is related to these? cookies, sixteen, heart
The answer is “sweet”.
Cookies are sweet; sweet is part of the word “sweetheart” and part of the phrase “sweet sixteen.”
Let’s see if you can get these ones:
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Surprise, line, birthday , ___________________
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Base, snow, dance , _______________
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Rat, blue, cottage , ________________
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Nap, rig, cal , ________________
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Golf, foot, country , ________________
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House, weary, ape , ____________
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Tiger, plate, news , ______________
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Painting, bowl, nail , _________________
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Proof, sea, priest , ___________________
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Maple, beef, loaf , ______________
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Oak, show, plan , __________________
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Light, village, golf , ____________________
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Merry, out, up , ____________________
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Cheese, courage, oven , _______________
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Red, star, house , ________________
Find the answers in the next issue! Good luck.
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
What is Digital Citizenship? It is the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use. There are many different parts to online citizenship, such as digital commerce, digital awareness, social media, digital etiquette, and digital law. We need to take all of these into account whenever we do anything online. Not only is behaving as a responsible digital citizen important, but it is just as important to behave as a responsible Christian.
Whenever we go online, we need to take into consideration not only ourselves, but also the feelings and well-being of others. This can apply to many aspects of digital citizenship, but one of the most obvious is social media. There are many different forms of social media, including Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and many messaging apps. We can easily recognize when others are behaving irresponsibly, but sometimes it’s hard to recognize that for ourselves. When we are using a social media, it is a good idea to look over any messages or pictures we might want to send or post. It is never a good idea to post or send something out of anger or revenge, because not only will that come back to hurt us, but lashing out in anger is not something Christ wants us to do. A good thing to ask yourself while on social media is, “Would I be okay with Jesus knowing I was looking at this? Would I still post this if I knew God would see it?” Keep in mind that even when you think no one is watching, your Savior still knows what you are doing. 1 Corinthians 10:31 “For whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.” Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.” Even though the internet is full of immoral and bad sites and content, we still have control over what we look at.
Another thing to keep in mind about digital citizenship is that even though it may not feel like you are interacting with a real person, everything you do and say can affect someone’s actual life. For instance, if you post something mean about someone or call them a rude name, it can really hurt their feelings if they find out about it. Mean comments or posts can turn into cyber-bullying. Cyber-bullying is a real problem that affects many people around the world. Many teenagers suffer from it, and their social life can be seriously affected. If we ever see this happening to someone, instead of joining in and being mean, or just ignoring it, we should defend that person and report inappropriate behavior. Ephesians 4:32 “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ also forgave you.” On this earth, we represent our Savior, and all of our actions reflect on Him. Because of this, we need to stand up for others and for what we believe in. Because of our faith and our love for God, we should behave according to the commandments and the example Christ set for us when He was on this earth.
Along with supporting and standing up for others, we should remember to always be polite in everything we do online, whether it’s with strangers or our close friends. This is mostly just having good manners, much like you would in real life. You wouldn’t shout at your friends during a normal conversation, would you? Then don’t use all capital letters in your messages. It’s a lot like shouting, and is considered quite rude. The same thing applies to the messages you send. When we communicate in real life, we depend a lot upon gestures, like faces we make, or body and hand movements. The tone of voice we have when we say something also helps someone determine our meaning. We can’t always tell people’s real meaning online, so when we send things, we should make sure they don’t come across as mean or rude. We can do this by observing the context around the message, or even using different emoticons to convey our feelings. The most important thing to remember is to just be polite, and not act rashly or without thinking.