got water? by Cody Littlejohn

Everyone knows that water is very important to our lives. We use it all through the day from taking showers in the morning, to simple washing our hands. You probable use it a lot more than you think, but I don’t think anybody uses 1.2 million gallons of water at there house in three months.

A man in Atlanta, Georgia, received a water bill of $ 62,823.21. The amount of water that pays for, is enough to fill two olympic pools. After the man complained a couple of times and hired a plumber to take a look for a leak. A watershed worker finally came by to check the meter to see if it was messed up. There was nothing wrong with it, so he ask the watershed officials again to take a look. He says that much water just doesn't disappear. They agreed with him; so they will come again and take another look for the leaks sometime soon.

Carly Rae Jepson by: AJ Ikard

        Carly is an interesting girl. She wrote a song with no meaning. It doesn’t make any sense! It is very weird. She needs to learn how to write an actual song that is good.

On the other hand the song is very catchy. It has a fast beat that everybody likes. “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepson is very fun to sing. Even though the song doesn’t make any sense it is a very catchy song.

Matthew Huntley NFL replacement refs

The NFL refs are on strike because of money.  The replacement refs are very bad and people have complained about them since the pre season. The officials before the lockout earned about 150,000 dollars.  The refs are still on strike while the NFL still has the worst refs.

The players are also upset or I would say angry about the replacement refs. The real refs did reach an agreement recently to come back and ref. Everybody is happen now that the replacement refs are gone. They were the worst refs in NFL history according to some people.

George Strait tour By Wyatt

Gorge Strait and Martina McBride are touring together. They are going to go all over the country. George said that this is his last tour. I am very excited about their tour.

Their tour is starting in a few days. The tour is 2 years long. After the tour, George is going to retire. George has had a big influence on Country music. I hope more singers like him come to Nashville. 

Movie Review By: Joshua Langford

I know we have all heard of the movie “ Life”. If you haven’t you need to watch with your parents  “LOL”. I think “Life” is one of the greatest movies ever to be made. I have watched it over a million of times. Its main characters are Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. They are hilarious in this movie.

“Life” take place back in the late 60s early 70s when racism was a big thing. Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are from New York. They end up in Mississippi  because they are shippings somebody alcohol down there for them.Then they end up at this bar at the wrong place at the wrong time. They end up going to jail, then they get sentenced to life in jail. If you haven’t seen it you need to watch it and remember who told you to see it.

World War III? Is Revelation and Isaiah to be fulfilled?- By Jared Hill

World War III? Is Revelation and Isaiah to be Fulfilled?

Are we at the door step of World War III? Yesterday, at the 67th UN assembly, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has drawn a red line, but no attack yet. Iran is close to nuclear weapon development being completed. If Israel attacks, Iran will attack U.S bases in the region. Meanwhile, Iraq has intercepted weapon shipments from Iran to Syria. Russia also has been sending arms to the Syrian regime. The Syrian Civil War is horrible and full of innocent slaughter. All the UN has done is talk and action must be taken. 

From my belief of the Christian Bible, It is foretold that Israel will attack Babylon( Modern Iran). Iran and other nations in the middle east will strike back and wipe Israel off the face of the earth as punishment from God. An anti-Christ will rise looking like a world peace leader. He will try to rebuild the temple, proclaim false things, and try to make himself a God. This violence is called the Tribulation Period  and will last for seven years. Then Judgment will come. The time is near and we will not know the hour or day, but we will know that it has begun with Israel attacking Iran. 

The New iPhone By: Olivia Knott

          The new iPhone 5 came out on September 21 and has already sold over 5 million phones. To me, that is just amazing. So many people waited outside just to get a glimpse of this new phone, and people waited for over 2 days outside of the Apple store just to buy this phone. The reason for waiting so long is because of the new and improved software. Apple says that it is faster than ever and it provides more things to do. I really want the new iPhone, but I don’t think it was worth the wait especially if you were in cold weather, rain, humidity, etc.

        The new things in the phone are supposed to be really awesome. One of the new features on the camera is called panorama. You can hold down the camera button and move at the same time, and it makes a picture out of it. I think that is so cool! Also on the new iPhone, there is an extra column where you put your apps; so instead of 4 rows, there are 5! Lastly, the software is new and improved, and supposed to be really fast. I don’t like when my phone is slow, so hopefully I can get the new iPhone 5 and it will work super fast.

TOBUSCUS'S music by Tyler French

         For those who don’t know, Tobuscus is a person on youtube that does a lot of videos.  He has made a few songs; most of them are really good.  His songs will get stuck in your head, just to warn you.  2

One of his songs is called “Nugget in a Biscuit”.  If you haven’t heard it, you should look it up.  You’ll be singing it before its over, and then you wont stop singing it.  Another one of his songs is “Safety Torch”.  It is pretty good and not as repetitive.  I recommend his songs to everyone.  Go look them up on youtube and hear true music!

VMA's By: Tiffany Von Tungeln

   The music video awards were on MTV on September sixth in Los Angeles a few weeks ago. The performances went very well this year. All of the performers consisted of 2 Chainz, Alicia Keys, Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, Green Day, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Pink, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift. One Direction has really gotten famous this year, and this was their first year performing on the VMA’s! There were all sorts of stars, old and new!

   This years VMA’s had a variety of winners. Rihanna won the video of the year with “We Found Love,” One Direction, of coarse, won the New Best Artist with “What Makes You Beautiful.” The Best Female Video award went to Nicki Minaj with “Starships.” The Best Hip-Hop Video was “HYFR” by Drake ft. Lil Wayne. Chris Brown made the best male video in performing “Turn Up The Music. Going along with the best artist, One Direction also made the Best Pop Video with “What Makes You Beautiful. There were many other awards, but those were the ones I found most interesting..until next year!

Taylor Swift's album "Red" by Preslee Lones

Taylor Swift’s new album “Red” is coming out in a few short weeks. October 22 is the release date. Her hit “We are never ever getting back together” is on the album. “Red” is highly-anticipated album. 

Good morning America will be doing 30 second previews of “Red”. Taylor Swift’s we are never ever getting back together broke the record for most female sales in a week. This song was said to be written about Jake Gyllenhaal. Swift has said she loves the new album. 

"Movie Stuff" by Kyle Swearengen

        The best movie that was ever made is The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. The plot of the movie is just fantastic! It has the perfect mix of action and drama in it. Also, the funny parts in the movie will keep you interested the whole time. Did I forget to mention that Taylor Lautner is in it? That probably is the best part of the movie. 

My overall rating for the movie that I would give it is probably a 9.5 out of 10. That’s how good the movie is. I totally recommend this movie to everyone of all ages. From action lovers to comedies, this movie will stay in your heart.  I hope you will go see.

Taylor Trach 4th period 9-28-12

Madison Academy Varsity Football 

2012-2013

The last game the Madison Academy  Mustangs played was against Deshler Tigers.  It was a great night for the Mustangs in the defeat of the Deshler Tigers. The score was 28-7. Some great highlights of the game was  Nick Haas had a punt return but they didn't count it because there was a block in the back. Also Kerryon  Johnson had a 50 yard touchdown. this was a great game for the Mustangs!

Katy Perry and John Mayer Breakup by Natalie Conrad

Katy Perry and John Mayer Breakup

Rumor has it that John Mayer and Katy Perry have broken up. People just guessed that they were going out from pictures they saw with them together. They soon realized they were really going out and it was over before they knew it. Katy said he was “the one” and was super upset about it. All the fans were also upset because they thought they were the perfect couple. Sometimes things just aren’t meant to be. Katy Perry has gone through so much heartbreak with a divorce that just recently happened and the rumored relationship with Tim Tebow.

Like I said, Katy Perry had not too long ago gotten a divorce. She and Russell Brand were supposedly meant to be, but things change and people change. People say that it was just too hard to be in a long distance relationship like Russell and Katy had to be in. Although, Katy made so much effort to see him when he was practically on the other side of the world. Russell made no effort whatsoever. Katy said that was the hardest time in her life when Russell was starting to show no care for her. I can’t imagine what is it like to go through another heartbreak like she is with John Mayer right now. 

JV Volleyball Games by Caroline Dearman

On Tuesday, September 25^th, the Madison Academy JV volleyball team traveled to West Morgan to play West Morgan and Danville in a tri-match. The first game, we played West Morgan and beat them in the first two sets. We played rough at first but we pulled through to finished what we trained for.

In the second game, we played Danville, which was actually our third time to play them, out of tournaments. We beat them also and played better as a team in our second match. Overall, is was a good day in mustang volleyball. 

"The Redneck Games"- by Jonathan Ruh

Every year the biggest rednecks join together to do the Redneck Games. They are held in East Dublin, Georgia annually. This event was created through General Manager for WQZY-FM “Y96”; Mac Davis in response to something said by the media; that when the 1996 Olympic Games went to Atlanta, it would be hosted by a group of rednecks. Taking offense to this, Mac Davis and some locals set up their very own annual Redneck Games.

These games include seed spitting, toilet seat tossing, and dumpster diving. There is also the armpit serenade. I think the most intense would be the mud pit belly flop sport. Also, there is a Canadian version of the Redneck Games is held in Minto, Ontario since 2006.

ancient streambed found on mars by Zachary Nobrega

Nasa’s Mars rover Curiosity seems to have discovered an ancient streambed. The water probably flowed in large volumes in hip-deep places across the Martian surface. Photos taken by the Curiosity rover has revealed stones cemented into conglomerate rock. Some of them are round which means they were transported a long way by water.

The Scientists predict that the water was moving about 3 feet per second. This is the first time they have seen water-transported gravel. The photograph of the water-transported gravel was taken inside a place called Gale Crater. They think the water flowed billions of years ago.

The iPhone 5 by Jordan Marshall

So, I know everyone has heard about the new iPhone 5 coming out soon. A couple days ago thats all we would hear about. Now, a lot of people have discovered the new iPhone 4 update, the iOS 6. It has really effected the maps app more than anything. It works more like Google maps now. You can go on the satellite and see yours, or anyone else’s neighborhood in a 3D. Although it is kind of slower, it is a really cool feature.

Back to the iPhone 5, there is going to be a lot of nice changes and a lot of new features. The screen will be bigger, but the phone will be lighter. It will have a better camera and video camera, a different charger, better Seri, and better maps. I have mixed feelings about the charger, being that I have to replace all the ones i have, with the new chargers. Hopefully they will make adapters too so I can still use my speakers that I like. With all this talk, I’m so excited to get the brand new iPhone 5. 

A Cinderella Story by Jordan Marshall

If you have ever seen the movie, Another Cinderella story, you will know that it is based off of the Disney movie, Cinderella. There are two of the redone Cinderella movies. One of them stars Hillary Duff and one stars Selena Gomez. They both have somewhat the same plot but more modern twists. 

Both stories include the evil step sisters that the main character gets stuff with when her father dies. The step mother is evil to her and makes her do all of the dirty chores.  She has a very rough high school and everyone gives her a hard time when she falls in love with the most popular guy.They are all really good movies and the directors did a very good job of basing it on the original film.

The Avengers by Noah Harrison

By now most people have seen the action movie The Avengers. It is about the group of super heroes that team together to help defend Earth from the invading forces of Loki from Thor’s home-planet. Loki is Thor’s brother who becomes power hungry and wants to take over Earth. Thor defeated Loki once before, but now he needs help from the team of The Avengers on Earth.

The team is made up of Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Hawkeye, Thor, and Black Widow. They all must join forces to defeat Loki and his army. They do not get along at first but come together in the end to get victory. When they unite with their powers, they are unstoppable. Go Avengers and I hope they make a sequel to this awesome movie.

Movies: The Curse of the Black Pearl by Caroline Gibbs on 9 28 12!!

What do I think about the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl you may wonder? Well. let me tell you about what I think!! It is one of my favorite movies ever! What I think about the movie is that it is exciting with an adventurous life out at sea seeking to break the the curse of the Black Pearl ship which is Captain Jack Sparrow’s ship! This movie makes my heart overwhelm with excitement, adventure , love, battles, finding treasure, and trying to seek the most important things in life so basically everyone is on an adventure really! 

I think that everyone should see it because it is exciting, adventurous,funny, family fun movie that everyone will enjoy!! If you love pirates, then you will love all of their movies because they are all about the pirate’s life and adventures out at sea seeking for something that eventually will be found!! They are all my favorite movies and since I like them, then you would love them too if you saw them!!