Editorial- Aliens!?!?!?!

Are they really among us? Are they watching our every move? Well this is what i think... Yes, they are! It all starts way back when the Egyptians were around. It is said that aliens helped them build their pyramids, which i think is very true. They built huge pillars and lifted tons of rock to high places. Pretty hard to do when lacking technology, but not hard for aliens.

I also believe that aliens are what were said to be 'gods' in civilizations such as the Greeks. Many stories involve 'gods' doing amazing things like soaring across the sky on huge shiny objects. Hm... sounds like that could be a UFO! There were many other ancient civilizations that believed in gods that seem extraterrestrial. Like the Sumerians for example, talk of an alien race that were called the Annunaki. They said they came from an undiscovered planet beyond neptune called Niberu. They also created the Stargate.

There are countless reports of alien activity all over in our modern world as well. People say they see UFO's, get abducted, or even see aliens in person. There is definitely solid evidence out there proving aliens exist. For all we know our modern day 'god' could be an extraterrestrial being. Aliens said they will return one day, as did 'god/jesus'. The truth will be revealed one day, and a glorious day it will be.

watch these videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9m9Lzm0nMo

(editorial by drayden)

Feature Story- Exams

Classes are over and exams are underway! Tuesday june 21st was the last day of classes for high school students at Macklin School. Exams will run from Wednesday June 22nd to Monday June 27th. Nerves are running high as many students study frantically to get high marks on their tests. One student says "I'm trippin' out man! I'm never gonna pass all these tests" when asked how they felt about the finals.

Many students however are not worried about the finals at all and are just glad class is over. And for many students class is now over forever, well high school classes at least. The graduates are all very "excited to leave this shit hole" (quote from none other than Tamara Stang). All the other classes are very excited as well, not only for summer but going into the next grade. Especially the outstanding grade 11 class that will very soon be in grade 12.

There are very many exams to be written within these few days and it's most likely stressing out more than just the students. The wonderful teachers of Macklin have plenty of marking to do when examination time rolls around. Not only tests but lots of assignments as well, seeing how most students prefer to wait last minute to do their assignments. But when all is said and done everyone will be enjoying the beautiful summer weather and hot sun, especially one of Macklin schools most popular and loved janitors Mrs. Kohlman.

Editorial- What About the Kids!?

How long do we really have? The way things are going it doesn’t seem like very long. Global warming is getting worse and worse, and we’re not doing very much to stop it. The sun is getting more and more powerful as the o-zone layer is slowly deteriorating. The intensity of the sun is causing the ice caps to melt faster than ever. As the oceans get higher, flooding is bound to impact coastal areas all over the world. According to government Canada, only 4% of all earths’ water is drinkable.

Flooding from the oceans would most likely make that amount even less. Droughts and floods occur all over the world where they shouldn’t be. Wildfires destroy the tree’s that filter our air and release carbon monoxide into the atmosphere. As permafrost melts methane is released into the air, which is much worse than carbon monoxide and can rapidly increase the greenhouse effect. There are so many things wrong with our world, and those aren’t even half of them. The blame for our planets problem can only be put on us, humanity.

Our survival depends on us fixing these problems, along with the survival of our kids. We can’t bring them up in a world that is on the edge of war and destruction. The most important thing we could do to help is to stop releasing so much greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. The second most important thing would be to preserve and filter water. It is predicted that the third world war will be over fresh water. Our kids shouldn’t fight for what we wasted. We all need to do our part to save the planet, if not we will meet our demise before this lifetime is over.

(editorial and cartoon by Drayden Clinton)

Photojournalism

I feel that this image represents our school in a way that it shows how long it has been around. Inside these books you can see the people that actually make the school a school, us students and the teachers. The building itself is not what makes Macklin school.

Biased Free Reporting

-Do not give any links or phone numbers.
-Do not write the Gender-Specific pronouns.
-Assume the best about people.
-Make the facts clear so that there is no room for judgement.
-Quote accurately.
-State the pros and the cons of the topic that you are presenting.
-You should not sound to excited about your topic.
-Do your homework so your facts are stated clearly.
-Do not try to convince in your story, it will seem that you are biased.
-Ask Questions.

Press Release

The Macklin Travel Club went on a trip to china this month. They went to see historical stuff and many other things.


(couldn't record as a podcast)

Ethics of News Reporting

Censorship plays a very large role in the news. it controls what is allowed to be shown and said on the news. news is very censored, as they cannot use obscenities or show bad things. Individual privacy controls whether a persons name can be said on the news or not. if someone does not care that they are on the news they will be, but if they don't want to be they wont be. there are usually never profanities and obscenities on the news because of censorship. Sensationalism over hypes things like events or news stories. the news uses this quite a bit. the news and media use promotion to make events and such bigger by letting more people know about them.

If a 17 year old was charged with a serious crime there should be no names put in the paper because they are underage, unless the reporters had permission from them.