What Do You Know About The Mars Rover?

Maliik Ayuso

Staff Writer

From Sputnik to Apolo-13 to the 2012 Mars rover, Curiosity, space exploration has always been interesting to people both young and old.

A Mars rover is a robot that NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) launched into space to find new things and bring samples back such as rocks, sand and other things from Mars for them to study. The recent launch of Curiosity was a success, because it landed on mars and NASA got results immediately. The rover was named by an eleven year-old girl  named Clara Ma.

Curiosity’s head has a big red dot that is called the ChemCam. Under the ChemCam, are two protected cameras that help it see and locate targets.  Curiosity grew three meters when they attached the neck and head. Curiosity then had some tests done on it, and it was able to move its crane perfectly. Then the rover spun in a full circle perfectly. The rover was then put in an Areoshell, which protects the rover from intense heat. Finally, a year later the rover launched on August - 5- 2012.

 Work Cited

                         

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Renae Paraiso

Editor in Chief

This is merely the result of pure boredom and happiness over the fact that I finally got an art tablet. I wanted to test it out and she came out. Though it took me at most two days to finish, and a little irritation with the coloring, especially the hair shading.

You

Christian Gonzalez

Staff Writer

Even though we just met

I feel like I’ve known you forever.

I see your smile, and I can’t help but smile back.

You may not know me yet but we soon will meet again.

I will probably regret not talking to you

but we have to give it a chance.

I know we are far apart  

            our hearts will keep us together.

I can feel that you are the one for me. 

Owl Hoots is on YouTube

Ms. Bender

Owl Hoots is excited to announce a new Owl Hoots YouTube channel!  Our first set of videos can be found here and is comprised of our awesome students reciting poetry.

Check us out by clicking here!

Interview with Mr. Espinoza

By Nathan Abarca

Staff Writer

I had an appointment to interview Mr. Espinoza, so I went to the attendance office during period three and waited until he was done handling a student who had been sent from a teacher.  Then I watched him handle a parent who came in to drop something off for their child.  Then, the phone rang and, because it was his job, he had to answer it.  Finally, when the attendance office had quieted down, we could begin our interview.  I asked him questions about himself because I really wanted to get to know him better.

Q: Do you like working with kids?

A: I like working with kids because I can help them.

Q: Would you like this school to be your permanent job?

A: Yes, because I like working with the kids here.

Q: Do you like working here at Webster? Why?

A: I do because I enjoy working with the staff and I think all the students are good.

Q: Do you have a degree?

A: I am currently working on one in psychology.

Q: What college do you attend?

A: Cal State Northridge.

Q: Do you like working in the attendance office?

A: I do

Q: What kind of person are you?

A: A fair person I believe that we should follow rules, respect each other, and listen to each other.

Q: Do you like sports? What is your favorite team?

A: I like college football and my team is the Bruins.

Q: What are your hobbies?

A: Reading, listening to all kind of music, watching movies, and I can cook.

Q: Do you have any favorite quotes, or a favorite poem?

A: “Take it one day at a time in the end you will see its worth the effort.”

Q: What other school did you work at before Webster?

A: Special Education Center in East LA.

From this experience, I learned that the person who works in the attendance office is really busy.  It’s a tough job and you have to work with a lot of documents and you have to handle parents, students, faculty, and staff, and you have to be friendly at the same time.

 

I am sad to report that Mr. Espinoza’s last day at our school was the Friday before Thanksgiving break.    I didn't even get the opportunity to take his picture!  I don’t think anyone wanted Mr. Espinoza to leave our school.  He is missed by all the staff and students already.

I Am Grateful for Many Things

By Nathan Abarca
Staff Writer

I am grateful for many things, especially what my parents give me and what my teachers give me. My teachers want to give me good education for my future. My parents think I am smart and that I can go to college.  I am grateful for their support.

I am grateful for all the school supplies my mom gives me, like pencils, pens, and paper. She tries to prepare me for school, so I try to use all the materials. I like to use a lot of the paper I have in my binder.

My dad helps me out, too. I don’t live with my dad so when I go to his house I take my backpack. He gives me information on how to do my homework. He tells me to work hard and if I do, I will pass middle school and get a better job then he has. I listen to him and I do try to work hard.

My teachers tell me to be positive because they seem to know that I’m always negative to myself.  I often do not act positive because of this. They also tell me not be late to class.  I think teachers think that I am a bad student because I am late a lot. I told one of my teachers that I wont be late anymore.  I don’t want to be tardy to all my classes anymore.  I want to be successful in school, so I do what I am supposed to do. I have to do my work to get a good grade because my grades have to be good to play any sport in high school and college.

I think everybody is right when they say to do your work and be on time. It is easy when you do your work when you are supposed to because the information is still in your head. My current grades are pretty bad right now. I need to do my work in class.  I am grateful that my teachers are helping me.

Overworked, Underpaid, and Incredibly Stressed

Malik Ayuso
Staff Writer

Today in one of my classes, a teacher calmly asked a student to move a drink away from a table that had computers on it and put it in his backpack.  It is a well-known rule that we cannot eat or drink in the computer lab because the computers can be damaged by liquid.  Another student had already taken a waterfall from it –which is drinking without letting your lips touch it by pouring it in to your mouth—during class and she wanted it to be put away.

In response, the student got really angry really fast and verbally threatened the teacher. The teacher told him that if he did not calm down that she would have to report the threat.   The student continued his defiance by saying that if she did report him, bad things would happen to her. The student then walked out of the class.  The teacher asked him to come back inside but he refused.  The student came in when he felt like it and then the student yelled at the teacher for some time. Finally the student calmed down because the teacher stayed calm, but he kept on talking and being defiant.

This event interfered with my education.  This teacher is a good one, who cares about her students.  Other students should take a stand and behave better in all their classes.  If they did, life would be so much easier in school for teachers and students who want to learn.  I am so tired of students who misbehave and distract the class.  I love Webster and think the teachers here are great.  If other students behaved better, they would be able to teach and we, the students, would be able to be even more successful.  

Work Cited

 "The Usual." The GW Patriot. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. <http://www.gwpatriot.com/2011/09/12/commence-commencement-checklist/bad_students2/>.