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The Worthington ALC Insider
Volume 3, Issue 22 March 23, 2006
ALC Prom TV Commercial By Tammy Jimenez I created a TV commercial about the ALC prom for Mr. Hyvari’s speech class. Our speech class did the commercials instead of doing normal persuasive speeches. I am on the prom committee and decided that a commercial would be a great way to promote our ALC Prom. It is a very exciting because the 2006 ALC prom is a great way to show off our school, especially to the people who think we can’t handle a prom. Mr. Hyvari had me start by writing a script. This made shooting the commercial much easier. I started out with a basic outline: Introduction, background, supporting my opinion, making concessions, and the conclusion. Under each heading I included the things I wanted to talk about. Then I turned it all into the script. The next step was to shoot the commercial. We were able to borrow Mr. Lowry’s video camera. (Continued à)	Tammy makes her debut as a TV director… Since the prom theme is going to be The Enchanted Forest, we decided a good location would be Mr. Hyvari’s room. He has a fun forest scene painted on the wall in the back of his room. I decided that I didn’t want to do the commercial by myself so I was able to get Leticia to help out. Lety is also on the prom committee so it made sense to have her in the commercial. This commercial gave us an opportunity to promote our prom and thank our many sponsors. We can still use all the help we can get, so if you’re available to help, give us a yell. As for all of you students, we can’t wait to see you on May 12 at this year’s ALC prom. Click here to see our commercial

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Boxing 101 By Miguel Moreno-Heredia and Josue Hernandez When presented with the option of doing a TV commercial instead of a persuasive speech we, Miguel Moreno-Heredia and Josue Hernandez, jumped on it. This is something we had never done before and it seemed like a pretty cool idea. It was kind of difficult deciding what to pick as a topic, but Mr. Hyvari said, “Try and find something that interests you and we will find a way to turn it into a commercial.” Well, one thing we like is boxing. We worked hard to write a script that conveyed our thoughts about boxing, covered a little history, and tried to persuade everyone to try it. It took a little research but was worth it. After we finished the script, we prepared for the day of shooting by practicing our lines. Miguel brought in boxing gloves and some boxing moves. Mr. Hyvari videotaped us and tried to give us some direction. (Continued à) Josue and Migel clowning during filming…

Josue and Miguel demonstrate the boxing moves. The funniest part was when we were sparring and Miguel got in an accidental jab. Josue kept in character and never missed a beat. It was a lot of fun. This was a great assignment and we felt like we learned a lot. We need to thank Mr. Lowry for letting us use his camera and editing the final product onto DVD and putting it on the internet. We hope that our commercial makes you want to run out and box. Click here to watch Boxing 101

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Alie’s Last Rant By Alie Paine As you may or may not know, I will be leaving the ALC forever on March 23, 2006. So I would like to leave you with one last rant. Hopefully, it will be enough to satisfy you, so here it goes… You don’t have to like it but hopefully it will make you a little more open-minded. Many of the students at the ALC as well as other high schools around the world seem to be stuck in a permanent state of immaturity in my opinion. I know I can be very immature and I’m not afraid to admit that, but every once in a while I have to be serious for the sake of not becoming a complete idiot. I know many people around here don’t realize that. Sometimes I really think that no one around here knows how to be serious anymore. Sometimes I think that they truly feel that life is all just fun and games. BUT IT’S NOT!!! Some of the children around here are too dense to figure out that fact. I say children because that is how they act, like a bunch of children fresh from elementary school who know nothing of being an adult. A lot of the kids here like to turn off the lights in the hallways and classrooms when everyone is congregated there. They think it’s funny for some reason to plunge us all into instant darkness. They also like to flip the lights in the bathrooms on and off when people are in there. Sure it may be funny for the first couple of times, but after a while it just gets annoying. (Continued à)

Some of the kids like to be rude to the teachers by acting big and bad, and by doing things just to make those teachers mad. I mean, come on! It’s a freaking teacher, who the heck are you trying to impress? You think just because you make a teacher mad that makes you cool somehow? Well guess what, it doesn’t. So you really need to get over it yourself. And then there is the teasing. Some kids go around teasing anyone they see if that person is not enough like them. They tease them for being different in some way. They tease them for their sexual preference, dressing different, styling their hair different, listening to different music, and for basically not being perfect. Well I’m sorry but we can’t all look like supermodels, we can’t all have the same sexual preference, and we can’t all listen to the same music. Things just don’t work like that. If you are waiting for everyone to be as “great” as you then you are better off trying to live without food and water for a year because that’s never going to happen. All I’m saying is that people need to stop being so immature. We aren’t in junior high anymore so cut the crap and get over it!!!! Do you honestly think that anyone in the real world is going to accept you after you get out of high school if you keep being an idiot like that? I think not. So basically, just grow up, get a life, and GET OVER IT! Click here to see Alie’s webpage

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Minnesota Vikings season review By Cody Henderson The Minnesota Vikings is the team representing Minnesota in the National Football League, or the NFL. This is the most watched sport in America. Well, the Vikes have had some trouble the last couple seasons with a lot of things. Their Coach Mike Tice just could not get the job done after 4 years, even though he did put up a good defensive team. The Vikings still missed the playoffs and that was that for the coach Mike Tice. This year, Daunte Culpepper got a knee injury and could not play the rest of the season. Even though he started the season badly, I think we still needed him to have any chance of making it to the playoffs. The biggest distraction of the year was probably the boat party incident where four starters were caught doing inappropriate things to females on a rented boat. These were some of this year’s problems. Last year they created a huge problem when they traded their best player Randy Moss for Napoleon Harris and a seventh round draft pick to the Oakland Raiders. I think it was a stupid thing to do. Even though Moss might have done some things that were not good in the public’s eyes, come game time he scored touchdowns. (Continued à)

Well, with all these problems the Vikes do have some things going for them like their new defensive players Darren Sharper, Fred Smoot, Pat Williams and Kevin Williams. For offense they also have some good weapons like Travis Taylor, Nate Burleson and rookie Troy Williamson. They just need to learn how to play with each other. For running back we now have a couple of guys that can play but we don’t have a real starter who can play every down and put the ball in the end zone. This would create more opportunities for the passing game, and that would help out Daunte. So I am hoping that the Vikes can pick themselves up a good running back – you know, Edgerrin James from the Colts is now a free agent and that doesn’t sound bad at all. Imagine how good he could help the Vikes next year. For now, they just need to stay focused for next year and believe in a turnaround season. If they can do that they’ll be fine. The Minnesota Vikings are coming back, so watch for a great next season. They’re going to put on a show for all Vikings fans. Go Vikings win us a Super Bowl.

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You Might Live in Worthington if… By ALC Students …you have ever bet on turkey races. …you personally know the “Pork Princess.” …Turkey Day is not Thanksgiving. …your skin has a permanent green tint from swimming in the lake. …the mall has more empty spots than actual stores. …Wal-Mart is your Mall of America. …a hot date includes a trip to Wal-Mart. …your mayor looks like a member of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang. …you ever thought that the air smells like old peanut butter. …you ever witnessed a person in a high speed chase...on a four wheeler. …you know someone that has gotten a D.U.I. …on a John Deere. …more than half of your family income comes from Swift. …a major tourist attraction is Pioneer Village. …your ice house is nicer than your real house. …you are pretty sure the police station is in the back of Subway. …you have ever driven on Lake Okabena. …you have ever driven backwards down Straight Avenue. …spring pick-up means shopping spree. …you have ever exchanged couches during spring pick-up.

Watching the time fly, As my eyes tell no truths – only lies. The past few years have gone by, As if I were blind, Not knowing why one path meets another, Or knowing how I got caught up In this mess known as life. When I was younger, Everything seemed so simple. Not that it was, Just that I never took the time, To realize that my time is precious. The day I gave in to everything, No longer eager, EAGER, To be different or the same. I am what I am; Nothing is going to change. -- Anonymous ALC student Art by Danny Colin

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By Kensy Trochez

ARIES (MARCH 21- APRIL 19) Don’t let others take control over you. 

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) You will get everything you’ve wanted for a long time. Just make sure you still want it.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) You will get the job that’s right for you if you keep looking for it.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) Change your attitude. A wise and calm attitude will get you where you want to get.

LEO (JULY 23- AUG 22) You’ve always had what you want. Now is the time to give some away.

VIRGO (AUG 23-SEPT 22) Stop looking for money, and start working to earn some.

LIBRA (SEPT 23-OCT 22) You will get what you want if you believe in yourself.

SCORPIO (OCT 23-NOV 21) Don’t try to walk on top of people, because if you try, people will walk on top of you.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22-DEC 21) You have worked a lot. It’s time to take a rest and worry about yourself.

CAPIRCORN (DEC 22- JAN 19) Start to think with your brain, not with you heart. There will be more open doors...

AQUARIUS (JAN 29-FEB 18) Great changes are in store for you. Will they be good changes or bad changes???

PISCES (FEB 19- MARCH 20) Everything you have always wanted will be yours. But be careful, maybe it’s not the best for you.

This week’s Separated at Birth… Thurman Murman & Dylan Ackerman

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