I'll give you 50 cents if you play a better song

What’s up with today’s music? It really sucks. The only thing they talk about is sex and violence. I know I’m sounding really corny right now, but I’m so serious. So when I hear a rapper on the radio talking about real life stuff that has nothing to do with sex and violence, it's considered “not hot.” That’s some stupid stuff.

I think kids need to reevaluate themselves and the music they listen to. I heard earlier this week from one of my friends that they thought 50 was better than Kanye. Are you serious? 50 doesn’t say anything whatsoever in his rhymes but 'I got shot x amount of times and I'm still living.' The problem with today’s music is if it has a nice beat and good hook it’s considered hot. Sadly, no one listens to the lyrics anymore. If you ask one seventeen year old whether they can state where 50 got the hook and beat from "I Get Money," they probably won’t be able to tell you, and they can they can’t tell you a verse from the original rap if they tried, but yet they remember 50’s verse. That's messed up; that's all I have to say.

By Cierra Porter

Another bus rant

Don't you hate it every time you get on the bus and you hear people talking all loud, even though they're sitting right next to each other? Can some one tell me why?

Don't you hate having to ask people to sit down on the bus and they get an attitude about moving their things so you can sit? Can you tell me why?

One day I got on the bus and I asked if I could sit down, and guess what that person said? No.......so we started to argue about the fact that I wanted to sit down and there were no more seats. Of course I won the argument, and he finally let me sit down. So next time when you get on the bus just try to ignore rude people.

By Shirley Gaither

It's a deadly infection

It ruins people's lives; it determines how your life will become, but it is treatable. The infection I'm talking about is called "Senioritis." Senioritis is an infection that can have you dropping out of school and not graduating. It takes control of the weak and brings them down to a point where they just give up.

The majority of senior students get this infection, but sometimes they do give up and drop out. So all I'm saying is to be strong, show the infection that you're not weak and overcome it. Every student who graduates is always happy about finishing high school, but I think they should also be thankful about either overcoming "senioritis" and those of you who are lucky should be thankful that it didn't get to you.

By Jorge Rangel

How people make me feel

People are happy when they talk about another person behind their back. To me, it makes you look like a punk because you cannot say it to the person's face. I know people don't like me so I can get over it. But I don't like people who try to spread lies about others. Really, GROW up! It is childish to do such a thing, especially when you have to deal with the person for a while. Stop being a little kid. At least if I have something to say about you I say to you, and not to try ruin your reputation. You ruin that on your own, I don't. The only thing I have to say is grow up, and tell me if you have a problem with me.

The True Hustlers

So basically, I want to be a hustler. I want to have all the power. I want the people to fear me and only talk reckless of me behind my back, which does little to no damage to my frame work. I want to make money off of free things. I want to invest my money into producing faster money. I want to abuse my power. I am not talking about drugs though. I wish to be part of the government and have the people work for me.

"A true hustler gets money and plans to get more."

By Ryan Haggerty

Changing the face of the game

This week in my blog entry I will be talking about the Philadelphia 76ers. Over the past week I've heard a lot of speculation on NBA T.V. about teams that are not making the playoffs, and the Sixers have come up more than I thought they would. For this, I don't blame the players nor do I blame the coaching staff, but I point my index finger right at Billy King, the man they call the "manager" of the Sixers. King has transformed a playoff-driven team, that could one day win a championship, into a young inexperienced team that has another two or three seasons before they can even contend for the a division title.

If the Sixers would have kept all the key players they traded, such as Raja Bell, Allen Iverson, Eric Snow, Jerry Stackhouse, and Chris Webber, they would probably be in the running for a championship ring in the next year or so. Now they must wait until they draft for the soon-to-be face of the NBA, the prodigy, the one and only #23 JON MASON.

Who is the next president?

This blog is more so for my senior graduating class of 2008. Next year at this time most of you will be age 18 and with age comes responsibility. One responsibility for us would be to vote. So my question would have to be, are you going to vote? Who are you voting for? Now of course your vote is confidential but I highly stress you vote period.

The top candidates and also most popular are former First Lady Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barak Obama. The reason they are so highly anticipated is because Hillary could be the first woman president and Obama could be the first black president. I think what would make this a real decent election would be if one of these candidates were from a different party. I say his because by next November we would be voting for one or the other. Unfortunately they are from the same party so it willmost likely be Hillary vs. the Republican candidate or Obama vs. the Republican candidate.

Who will it be? Class of 2008, who will you be voting for? VOTE OR DIE!! This is ARoseau signing offffff!!

Do you see?

Do you see the violence on the streets? It makes me sick, to the point were I want to leave the city forever.

We have little kids talking about sex, drugs and guns. It makes me wonder what is going to happen to future children. I also wonder what their thoughts on this topic are. When I was little I was worried about my family and I having fun.

Music should have limits on the content of sex, violence the explicit language in rap and alternative rock or the heavy heavy metal. This where most of violence comes from, along with what happens in the households where the childern see it is ok to beat other people. The question is what is happening today youth and to keep the kids off the street and out trouble?

By Sara Watson

You Are Like THIRTY!!!

I am so sick of all these high school greats in the sports world. These people have been on the high school basketball team for like eight years. For example, the great O.J Mayo.... yeah, he's great, but he graduated at the age of twenty. That’s pathetic!

I used to say to myself, man these people are so much better than me, but they are like ten years older than me. Next, twenty-nine year-olds are still going to be in high school, being called the next Michael Jordan. Truthfully they are losers who can run and jump. WOW GOD, you are so fair.... Anyway I'm done with dumb basketball players..cough...cough.... Lebron

By Paul Hart

No Grown Man Strength on the High School Team

My blog for this week is about the age reqirements to compete in the PIAA high school league. I believe the age limit should definently be lowered without question. Right now PIAA rules state that if a person turns 19 before June 1 of the current school year, they are allowed to play the following school year. To me that is unfair; nobody over the age of 18 should be allowed to participate in any extracurricular activities. If a freshmen or sophomore student like myself decides to join a varsity team and has the skill to compete on a varsity level, that student has to worry aboutbeing up against somebody with a full grown beard, and that is totally unfair. Also, once somebody hits 18 or 19, they get something that I like to call grown man strength, which is the stregth of a man to do things that the average kid under 17 is not capable of doing. So therefore the agel imit in the PIAA should be lowered to 18 instead of 19 years old for the sake of young freshmen and sophomores who don't have that "grown man strength."

By Jon Mason

My Thoughts

My thougts
Deep with feelings
Untouchable
My thoughts
Hard to describe
Trying to broaden my vocabulary
With different rhythms and rhymes
My thoughts
Understandable
Yet blurry
My thoughts
Motivating
But difficult
My thoughts
Humble me
Stumble me
May even crumble me
My thoughts
Make me who I am
And who I can be
My thoughts

By Tresurea Nelson

Dirty kids With Dirty Mouths

What is the deal with the upcoming generation? If you actually sit outside your door and listen to these children, you will be so disgusted you will physically throw up. From the blatant disrespect for elders to their filthy, rotten mouths, it is just unbearable. I mean, what are parents doing these days? I guess just getting that government cheese and blowing it on drugs. This is just getting ridiculous.

The other day on the bus, I saw a family of six get on and it was the saddest sight I've ever seen. The mother had five kids, each one dirtier than the last. Nowadays, I see kids with cell phones, pagers, and all these gadgets, and I can’t help but wonder where they get them from. Some are ten years old getting on the train or bus all by themselves. Where are the parents? Are these kids raising themselves? Where is social service? Give me some answers.

Man, I can’t even talk about this anymore!!!! This is ARoseau signing offff!!!!

Did You Hear About....?

What is Gossip about?

In today's society, we gossip everywhere, from music to the news. Everybody is involved, talking to other people about everything. When people gossip, it affects how people learn about what actually happens in an event, or with another person.

Gossip can ruin a person's life or make it better. For instance, what is being said about celebrities everywhere around the world, like Britney Spears. Once she had a breakdown everyone had different thoughts about her. This gossip has ruined her life and pop-music career.

Gossip also has helped several people. But it has a negative effect on people. It makes their ego grow so the person thinks they can do anything. Once a DMX stunt man can do a trick they try to do it again and tell one person. Then the person they told tells other people but exaggerates the trick to the point of "Oh, My God, he did not do that. That is crazy for anyone to try to do." The person who started it now believes what everybody else says. Gossip can destroy and create what we didn't do. Don't be a part of it.

By Sara Watson

Five Minutes

For seniors, the blue doors located in the JROTC area are now being closed at 7:45 a.m., rather than at 7:40. Does five minutes really make a difference?

If you were a senior, you would most likely say it is worth it. Over thirty-five percent of the seniors are late by only a few minutes, but now more students attend in the morning. As a result, cadets have extra time to fall in formation. This also reduces excuses like, “I was waiting to scan in.” Because of reduced latenesses, more cadets will hear information like the Daily Gram, and this will also reduce simple mistakes. Overall the extra five minutes is an excellent idea.

By Ryan Haggerty

From the Heart

Don't you just hate when you are missing the person you love,
And you have that person on your mind all the time?
just thinking about jumping in a car and taking a drive
or trying to watch Saturday Night Live just so you can try
to get that person off your mind.
Or you call that person and it feels like it's not enough
and you tell that person you really want to see them.
So I ask
why
why
why
does it happen this way?
please tell me

By Shirley Gaither

The Gravity of Our Murder Rate

What goes up must come down. Everything besides Philadelphia's murder rate applies to that statement. Day in and day out, the number rises. The news, radio, and media report that a death by murder occurs every day. Sadly, this is not juts a one year incident, but has risen day by day, and year by year. Violence is becoming so common that people have started to joke about the issue. Others say the joke is to cover up the true story about Philadelphia's murder rate. Just to wake up and hear that there have been no deaths is a good feeling.
If we had a penny for each murder within the past three years we could cover an entire basketball court. I think the number of shell cases would double that size. We need to prevent the gun violence before it starts and if possible, before guns are brought into the picture. Our people say "war is not the answer." On the other hand, our government is promoting war and sponsoring it.
Overall, we need to start from scratch and show that nonviolence can and will be rewarded. For example, the 76ers reward people who turn in guns with game tickets. If we follow their lead, we might get somewhere besides the record book.

By Ryan Haggerty

Dreams

Dreams

Dream, dream, dream
While you are asleep,
Have a story in your head
About what?
Who knows but you?
Dream of candy, chocolate,
Castles, dragons, knights, and kings
Sometimes your dreams can come true
That doesn't mean they tell the truth
Some can be good
Others seem scary
Some people don't have dreams
That means their heads are empty
No thoughts run through and they see nothing
Dreams, dreams, dreams
Start when you close your eyes
And end when you wake up in the morning
You can a learn a lesson, even when you
Sleep dream about rabbits, meadows
Wars, blood, guns, bombs, and people being killed
Dreams can come in stories or
A feeling you may have that night
So dream tonight and tell me in the
Morning.

By Sara Watson

What’s The Deal....

...With No Money in The School District of Philadelphia?
It seems everyday this poor school district loses money. The school district of Philadelphia is so poor that we are eliminating things we need, like teachers. What’s next? Students? The cost of lunches has increased, classroom sizes are bigger, and students are suffering because of it. I want to know why we don’t have any money. Where are tax dollars going?
We are building “schools of the future." But if we continue to do that the school district will not have a future. People in that school district building need to start getting smart because they're messing up. Compared to other districts and charter schools we get nothing. No privileges, no fee waivers for college applications or school trips, no nothing. We students pay for everything. We’re probably paying for teachers’ salaries and, that‘s why they are so broke. Everyone in this district has made so many promises and deals that it is unbelievable.
In fact, we just changed CEOs; here is another idiot who's going to screw us. Good luck to him. Well good luck to Classes of 2009 and later, because you have to deal with a lot.
This is ARoseau signing offff!!!

Wow.....

My topic today is about people with corny jokes. I mean, people try their best to be funny, but when they joke all you can say is, "wow." The art of name-calling (bussing, cutting, getting) is getting so dry nowadays. People saying dumb things like 'Paul looks like Ryan Seacreast'..... Wow. Wake up, people, YOU SUCK! I did hear a couple good ones lately though: 'Adler's dad sings the Arthur theme song,' 'Cierra looks like Chad Johnson' --stuff like that splits your side. So people, get your bussin together! That's all, and stay pretty Philly.

Oh, and what's the deal with airline food.....

By Paul Hart

Get Off the Bus!!

The bus is annoying. You always have someone who steps on your feet. That drives me crazy. There’s always that one person on the whole bus who smells like he or she just jumped in a pile of crap and then decided to take the bus. Then there’s the crazy person who looks out the window talking to him or herself. Hopefully you won’t get on the bus that has the old person who decides to shed some wisdom on you.

When I’m on the bus I just put on my mp3 player to block out all the chaos and for a moment I’m in my own world with no one else. But, when you’re comfortable in your own space, someone walks up to you. Right around this time you’re thinking, “Please do not sit here,” but they do and it messes up your whole ride home. The bus is annoying. I need a car!

Posted by Cierra Porter

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