The First Tee Golf Program, Day One

By Caleb Myke

A few weeks ago during gym, instead of playing basketball, a group of us went to a golf course and learned about golf. I had an experience playing golf from a couple of years ago; before I came to this school, in the summer of 2012, I had gone and played on the same course. The program that taught us is called The First Tee.

I signed up for The First Tee, which we will now have every Friday until the 24th of June. Two weeks ago, we had our first practice on an actual golf course and I was very happy. The golf course we went to was very big and beautiful, with two very big driving ranges and 18 beautiful holes for the players. A driving range is a long piece of land where people hit balls as far as they can.

First, we went to the golf course’s cafe and we got free meals. After eating, we went to the putting green, which is where people work their short golf shots, which are known as putts. On the putting green, we played a game of golf tic tac toe and miniature golf. After that, we went to the driving range to hit some balls. During this, my dad surprised me and showed up at the driving range. I think I got the farthest hit of all the kids in our group, because I saw my balls go very far. After the driving range, we went to look at the other parts of the course. We didn’t do a lot of stuff other than that, because we got there late. After it was over, I told my coach I was really looking forward to next week.

Odell Beckam Jr’s fight

by Jeremy Martinez

On December 20th, 2015, the Carolina Panthers played the New York Giants. In the second half, Panthers corner back Josh Norman began to attack the Giants’ star wide receiver, Odell Beckham Jr. He attacked him numerous times, by grabbing him and pushing his face and hitting him in the head. Odell Beckham got mad and started to attack him in return, and he did it numerous times. The most frightening example of Odell’s retaliation was when he attacked Norman by targeting his head after the play was over. Odell Beckham had taken three penalties by the end of the game, and he was suspended for a game by the NFL because of his childish acts.

Beckham appealed the suspension and lost, and he missed the Giants’ next game. This game was against the Vikings, and the Giants lost that day in part because they didn’t have their best receiver. It was also an important game, because the Giants needed to win in order to make the playoffs. Since they lost, the Giants were eliminated.

At the end of the Giants-Vikings game, people started to argue about who should have gotten suspended. Some people said Norman should have gotten suspended because he started the fight, but some other people thought Odell should have gotten suspended because he targeted Norman’s head and could have paralyzed him.

I think that Odell should have gotten suspended, but also that Josh Norman should have gotten suspended. Norman was the one who started the incident that Beckham got in trouble for.  I think Beckham should have gotten one game and Norman should have gotten two. I also think that Odell should control his anger and temper, so that next time he doesn’t get suspended again.

 

My trip to meet Melo

by Ryan Martinez

My experience at the movie theater to see Carmelo Anthony was fun, and one of the best days of my life. When we got there, I thought it was going to be fake, but I saw a lot of people wearing Melo jerseys so that’s how I convinced myself that it was real. I saw about a dozen big vans pull up on the street, and I kept thinking it was Carmelo Anthony but it wasn’t. It took about 20 minutes just to get into the theater, and when we got upstairs each class took a picture with Alvin from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was very fun, because after we went inside the theater I got pulled out because Carmelo’s camera crew wanted to interview me. So when I was done being interviewed, my friend told me he saw Carmelo Anthony. I ran over to see Carmelo and I got really excited, and pulled out my phone and started taking pictures. After I took pictures, then I went into the theater. The movie was pretty funny and cool. After the movie, Melo was standing in the front of the theater with his son. All the schools took pictures with him, especially me! After that, we left the theater shop and went to the pizza shop on the corner. We had pizza and then we went home.

The trip was really awesome, especially that I got to meet Carmelo Anthony and give him a high five. That was the best trip ever.

 

Our trip to meet Carmelo Anthony

by Alan Soriano

That’s me on the left, waiting to go see Melo!

When I went to see Carmelo Anthony, my mind blew. I thought that they were joking, but when Mr. West gave me my permission slip there weren’t joking! So then it was December 14, 2015, the day before the trip. I wanted to wear the best thing I could! Then it was the day of the trip.

I wanted the time to go by fast  so I could go on the trip. Then when it hit 2:40 I zipped downstairs just to go see Carmelo. So then we started heading to the station. Then we were in Times Square. We waited for about 20 minutes, and we went into the movie theater and waited then Melo came. Everyone was yelling when they saw him. The movie was called Alvin & the Chipmunks, and Carmelo introduced the movie and told us how Fox agreed to give us a preview of the movie because it hadn’t even come out yet. He told us it wasn’t about him or the movie, it was about us. After the movie finished, Carmelo came back and we took pictures with him. Then we went outside into the hallway and the staff gave us items like bookbags, pens, Uno cards and notebooks. These were all gifts from Melo. After we got our items, we went outside and got pizza. Then we got back on the train and went home.

When I arrived home, I told my family what happened and how he greeted us. That was one of the best trips I’ve gone on, and I hope we go on a trip like this again.

My experience on the Carmelo Anthony trip

by Matthew Barcus

I was interviewed by Melo’s website!

Yesterday, on December 15, 2015, I was one of the lucky kids that went to meet Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks. Before meeting Melo, we watched the new Alvin & the Chipmunks movie. At first I thought the movie would be wack, but then I started to like it. At the end I called Carmelo’s name and he looked and me, so I said “I want to play.” Then he laughed. After that, we took pictures next to Melo. But then I started to like it. At the end I called Carmelo and he looked at me so I said ” want to play you.” Then he started to laugh. After that the group I was in went up and we took pictures. But before the pictures, he said to me, ” I heard you said something to me.” When we were done with the pictures, I told him ”Come to Eagle Academy and look for Matthew Barcus, I’ll be waiting!”‘

In the end, I had a really good time.

The day we met Carmelo Anthony

by Reydi Ventura

My brother and I got interviewed on camera!

One day, my brother Reyli wrote an essay, and got chosen to go meet New York Knicks basketball player Carmelo Anthony in person. My brother was nice enough to ask his teacher if I could come and meet Carmelo Anthony with his classmates. I was fortunate to be invited and have the amazing experience of meeting Carmelo Anthony. We met Carmelo on Tuesday, December 15th 2015. Before we met him, a gentleman interviewed us on camera. I was really excited. We took pictures with a guy in a chipmunk costume, and then we found out that we were watching the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. Our teacher Mr. West picked four people to get another interview with the NBA before watching the movie; those people were Derrick, Ivan, Ryan and me. The movie was really good. When the movie was over we got gift bags and took pictures with Carmelo Anthony. After watching the great movie and taking pictures with the big star Carmelo Anthony, we proceeded to eat pizza with a gift card from Bell (Building Educated Leaders for Life). It was a great experience.

I am going to meet Carmelo Anthony! Wait, what?

by Justin Mendoza

Me with my friends Melvin and Miguel outside the theater (I’m in the middle)

Yes, it’s true: I did meet Carmelo Anthony from the New York Knicks. But to get a reward such as that, well it’s going to come from something I call effort. To meet the famous Carmelo Anthony, it had come with only one requirement: an essay, which no one wants to do. But just doing a simple essay to meet a basketball player, and not one who sits on the bench but a good one too? Well that is just shocking to myself!

Even though the essay was a pain, I managed to complete it. Mr. West (our Journalism teacher) had to check it and approve it so I could  go on the trip. After a week of worrying, finally the permission slip came in. I was invited.

Finally, there I was on 42nd street with the rest of our group. It took a lot of standing at first, and for a lazy person such as myself it was a challenge. Eventually we got into the theater, still filled with excitement. After a long process, we got to meet Alvin from Alvin and the Chipmunks (but I did not care, personally, about that), and then we got seated. Carmelo gave a speech and then we got to see the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie before it even came out.

When we saw Carmelo Anthony, of course we reacted–I mean, what do you expect us to do? I mean, Carmelo Anthony. After the movie and getting food about three times, we got to take group pictures with Melo. We also got some gifts.

If I had to take one thing from this, it’s that Carmelo Anthony’s son s the future of the NBA. Nah, just kidding, though he was there at the event. He’s still a little kid. Really, I learned that it is possible to accomplish a lot of things that might seem unbelievable.

Lionel Andres Messi, the best soccer player in the world

by Latifur Rahman Lionel Messi was born on June 24,1987 in Rosario, Argentina. When he was 13, a Spanish team named Barcelona saw his amazing skills and helped his parents to pay for a surgery he really needed. After they paid …

Younger Bro…

Stephen Curry, Dell Curry, and Seth Curry

by Kesean Cooper

Seth Curry is the new point guard for the Sacramento Kings, with point guard Rajon Rondo and power forward DeMarcus Cousins as his teammates. Seth Curry is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and the brother of Stephen Curry, who plays on Golden State Warriors.

Seth Curry once played on the Golden State Warriors with his brother, but unfortunately he wasn’t good enough yet so they sent him back to the D-league. Stephen Curry and the Warriors won the NBA Championship in 2015, and now it’s time for Seth to be just like his older brother. Some people wonder if Seth will come back strong during the 2015-16 season and show who is the better Curry brother.

Seth Curry was born on August 23, 1990 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended University Duke before going to the D-league and playing for the Santa Cruz Warriors. Seth has been in the NBA several times; he has been on the Memphis Grizzles, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Phoenix Suns. After he had been on all these teams, he was not good enough to play pro so they sent him back to the D-league. When he returned to the Santa Cruz Warriors, he along with his wingman Mychel Thompson (who is the brother of Steph Curry’s Splash Brother, Klay Thompson) won a D-League championship. Seth’s father Dell Curry played for many different NBA teams, and supported Seth & Steph while he was in the D-league. During college and his D-league career he averaged 11 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.

As I watched highlights of Seth Curry in the 2015-16 summer league with the New Orleans Pelicans, I noticed that he has a good reverse layup and floater. He can beat players off the dribble and go in for the score. Seth also has a good pull-up jumper, he is able to break down the defender and knock down the jumper. While I was watching his Duke highlights from 2012-13, he shot way more from downtown then he did in the summer league. If Seth Curry shows this talent in the NBA with the Kings, he could bring them far in the playoffs–maybe even an NBA title.

 

Fifa 16

by Latifur Rahman

FIFA 16 is the newest installment of  the FIFA video game franchise. It has a lot of new features like no-touch dribbling, new skill moves like the Bolasie Flick, and women are now added to the game. It is the best soccer video game out, in my opinion.

No-touch dribbling is like a feint that confuses the opponent and catches them off guard, so you can get past them. It lets you go in another direction without touching the ball (it sounds complicated, but it isn’t).

There are also new skill moves like the Bolasie Flick, based on the famous move of a soccer player named Yannick Boalsie.  The control for the Bolasie Flick on PS4 is to press the R1 and the right stick up and to the direction you are going; for XB1 it’s RB and the right stick up and to the direction you are going to.

Now in FIFA 16, female players are added so you can play as them, too. There are only 12 female national teams in the game, including the U.S.A and Germany.

There are also new celebrations in the game, like the chest thump, glamour slide, camera interactions and substitution interactions. My personal favorite is the chest thump.

In FIFA or any EA sports game, there is a mode called Ultimate Team. In FIFA 16, there is a new mode called FUT Draft. In FUT Draft you can make the best team with any 5 random players and 5 random formations. You also have to try to get 100% chemistry among your players, especially the goalkeepers and strikers.

I hope you are inspired to play FIFA 16 now. You can get it at most stores that sell video games.