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Volume 2, Issue 25
April 28, 2005 |
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The prom dilemma By Alie, Vivian, and Heather As you all know prom is almost here. For ALC students, prom can cause quite a dilemma. At the ALC everyone knows that they cannot go to prom unless they go with a HSD (high school date). In other words, if we don’t go to prom with someone from the high school we can’t go at all. People think that the ALC is a substandard school with troublemaking hooligans for students and brainless losers for teachers. Not true! The teachers at the ALC teach us new and important things every day. The students are the same as at the high school, it’s just that we came here for personal reasons. We decided to go to the high school to get some answers. Mr. Laffen said that it was in writing that the ALC students couldn’t go to prom without a HSD. We asked where and he said he didn’t know. When we talked to Mr. Blatti, he showed us the rule in the student handbook about the no go without a date thing. We responded by saying it wasn’t fair. He said that it wasn’t fair that ALC students get more credit for classes than students at the high school do. When we got back to the topic of prom, he said (Continued à) |
that four or five years ago, ALC students were allowed to go to prom, but some left early so the rule was made to prevent them from ever going again. We asked why we should be punished for something that happened so long ago. He said we were taking a “tone” with him and that we needed to leave. So we did. Well, that’s what we found out. We just hope everyone at the ALC who actually gets to go to prom has a good time. ALC
Student Prom Survey (Out of 26
people surveyed) Do you think ALC students should be able to go the prom without a high school date? YES: 26 NO: 2 If you could go to the prom without a high school date, would you attend? YES: 15 NO: 7 MAYBE: 6 |
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The By Desiree Briski On the backside
of the quarter you can see a loon, a lake, pine trees and anglers. The The quarter
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The The coin was designed with help from the Minnesota Education Department, according to spokesman Bill Walsh. The state
quarters program has become the most popular coin collecting program in the |
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Not-so-bright
students… The following are excerpts from
real essays turned in by actual high school students throughout the
country. Please note: None are
from the ALC. “The inhabitants of ancient
“Eventually, the Romans conquered the
Geeks. History calls people Romans because they never stayed in one place for
very long. At Roman banquets, the guests wore garlics
in their hair. Julius Caesar extinguished himself on the battlefields of “It was an age of great invention and
discoveries. Gutenberg invented the Bible. Sir Walter Raleigh is a historical
figure because he invented cigarettes. Another important invention was the
circulation of blood…” “In one of Shakespeare's famous plays,
Hamlet rations out his situation by relieving himself in a long soliloquy….” “The First World War, caused by the assignation of the Arch-Duck by a surf, ushered in a new error in the anals of human history.” Source: Crazynews.net |
Tornado rips lid off of illegal operation By Tania After a recent
tornado, the It seems that a man named Geoffrey Crook had an elaborate marijuana operation going in his home until a tornado came along and ripped his roof off. After authorities took notice of his “operation”, they presented him with a warrant for arrest. Crook, age 41, was charged with possession and manufacture of cannabis. Crook allegedly had growing lamps along with elaborate hydroponic equipment in his home. The police took 54 neatly arranged marijuana plants out of his bedroom. According to police, the plants had a street value of $8,000. It is alleged that Crook had been growing the plants for a while. Luckily for him, he wasn’t home when the tornado hit. It’s bad enough to get busted for marijuana because of a tornado. At least he wasn’t busted and injured. |
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The Johnny
Bravo Song By Alie Paine Ooh Eee, ooh ahh ahh, ooh eee, ooh ahh ahh Ooh Eee, ooh ahh ahh, ooh eee, ooh ahh ahh One day I was walking down the street and what I saw, Was something no one can explain but it wasn’t against the law. It was a man with tall blonde hair; this man sure was not bald. He was doing a dance, like he had ants in his pants. Now let me tell you what it’s called. (He was singing) Ooh Eee, ooh ahh ahh, ooh eee, ooh ahh ahh Ooh Eee, ooh ahh ahh, ooh eee, ooh ahh ahh Do the monkay, do the monkay, do the monkay, ahh. Do the monkay, do the monkay, do monkay, ahh. I walked up to this man and I said, “hey how do you do?” He said, “I’m just fine, just killing some time, You wanna learn this dance, it’s new?” I said, “Sure man, is it hard, and does it make people happy?” (Continued à) |
Animation by www.funlinked.com He said, “Sure pretty lady now common and just do this dance with me (And we were singing) Ooh Eee, ooh ahh ahh, ooh eee, ooh ahh ahh Ooh Eee, ooh ahh ahh, ooh eee, ooh ahh ahh Do the monkay, do the monkay, do the monkay, ahh. Do the monkay, do the monkay, do the monkay, ahh. When we got done I was having fun, I said “Hey lets do it again.” He said, “Okay hun, you just have your fun, Now come on let’s do it again.” (So we were singing) Ooh Eee, ooh ahh ahh, ooh eee, ooh ahh ahh Ooh Eee, ooh ahh ahh, ooh eee, ooh ahh ahh |
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Music
makes my world go’ round By Tania Have you ever noticed how much you can tell about a person by what they jam out to? It might be some crazy stuff, but they like it. How could the world live without music??? Everyone jams out, be it with rock, rap, or gospel. You know you’re gonna bump your beats. It’s what makes you, you. Music can turn your whole day around. I know when I get up all crabby in the morning and blast my stuff, it always gets me going. That way I can go to “skool” at ALC and “tare it up” (juss joken’). It always gets me in a good mood. You don’t have to go along with everyone else, either. If you like it and your friends or anybody looks at you funny for it, tell them this is what you get down to. They should respect it. Forget the haters. They’re gonna hate either way. I know some of the music I listen to would make others sick. I don’t even try to care. They can go on with their own thang. People who only listen to one kind of music are either down with their style to the fullest, or they just don’t know how to shut their eyes and mouth to listen. Get the beat in your head, listen to the words. Make out the meaning; then see if you like it or not. There are so many people out there that won’t listen to some music ‘cause of the style. 2Pac: In his music he talks about his life as a thug, and trying to get by. Even though 2Pac wasn’t a real thug he had good messages, (Continued à) |
his lyrics are more like poems if anything. Sublime: They were a great group that was stopped short by death. Bradley wrote about how he had seen life through a white man’s eyes. Both 2Pac and Sublime tried to appeal to people and show them how some families really live. They gave others a look into a different life style. Next time you run into a new jam, listen. Get into the beat, the lyrics will come in clearer. Make your opinion when it’s done. Then you have room to dis’ on it if you didn’t like it. Try and be open-minded but go with what you like. There could be a world of music your missen’ out on.
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New Cars
on the Market By Korey Stinehart Dodge Charger
Daytona R/T This bad boy comes fully loaded with a 5.7 liter hemi engine. It gets 30 extra horsepower just from the engine being a hemi. Dodge also sells a fully loaded sport version with a racing suspension, self levering shock absorbers, fast steering and high performance tires. Dodge Viper SR-T Quick Spin Like any exotic sports car, the Dodge Viper is sexy, rare, and rarely seen. The newest Vipers are low, wide and sweet. As a result, people notice. Viper's Gawk Factor is a perfect ten. Fellow motorists circle, tailgate, etc., in order to get a better look. This is not (Continued à)
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Dodge
Charger Daytona R/T a car for people who are shy. The Dodge Viper has 500 horsepower and 525 ft-lbs of torque. Ford Five Hundred Ford just came out with a something new. It looks ugly, but isn’t that what Ford is known for? They just make cars that are always broke down. Ford is not my style, so I don’t even want to tell you what this car has under the hood.
Your basic
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