YDUB CARES Charity Drive 2007

Tis the season...to give...



Donate TOYS!!! For KIDS!!! http://www.lacasanorte.org/
Share Your Holiday Blessings...


Donate Toys & Gifts For Homeless Families & Children

What: New toys & gifts, including books, gloves, hats, games, dolls, etc. (Please no toy guns)

For: Boys and girls - Newborns to 18 years of age


How to Contribute:

1. Bring in a toy/gift to your advisor by Monday, December 17, 2007

OR


2. Please drop off all donations at: La Casa Norte 3533 W. North Avenue by December 19th!

Please do not wrap gifts!

For more information, contact:
Freddy at 773-276-4900 Ext. 200 or info@lacasanorte.org


For more information about La Casa Norte visit: http://www.lacasanorte.org/

La Casa Norte is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for homeless and abandoned people, where they will benefit from a comprehensive program of education, guidance and counseling in a community setting.

Tis the Season....

Tis' Cold and Flu Season

by: S. Moore

Tis the season to be jolly, right? Is that how the song goes? Maybe you're feeling like it's the season to get back to some turkey and dressing while you're laid up on the living room couch! Or perhaps, now that we're back in the hallowed halls of Y-dub, tis the season to be....getting rid of some not yets!

Whatever your feeling is, the contributors and editors of THE PHOENIX wish for you to take care of yourself in this warm-then cold-then rainy-then warm-now cold-n-flu season. Physical wellness connects to mental wellness. So, don't laugh when you see Ms. Moore spraying down the everything in sight with Lysol...it's all about preventing the spread of disease.

So, even as I sit at home now (sick with a cold), here are a few tips to get you through the next few weeks until Winter Break courtesy of medical professionals and our old friend.....the internet!

1. Bar soap is a perfect breeding ground for viruses and bacteria. Wash your hands frequently with liquid antibacterial soap instead of bar soap.


2. Don't share drinking glasses. Instead, use disposable cups in the kitchen and bathroom, using each cup only once and then disposing.


3. Use disposable tissues when blowing your nose; use each tissue once, throw it away then wash your hands thouroughly.


4. Colds and flu are often spread by hand-to-hand contact. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth after being exposed to viruses or bacteria.


5. Bacteria and viruses can live on hand towels and sponges for hours. Use disposable paper napkins and towels in the kitchen.


6. To kill bacteria and viruses, wash toys regularly in warm, soapy water.


7. If you have to sneeze and a tissue is unavailable, sneeze into your shoulder not your hands to avoid spreading germs.


8. Frequently clean surfaces such as stair rails, telephones, counter tops and door knobs to avoid hand-to-hand spread of viruses.


9. Germs remain in stagnant air; open windows when weather permits to circulate fresh air.


10. Avoid smoking at home. Smoking is a respiratory irritant that increases susceptibility to viruses that cause colds and the flu.

(Adapted from http://aids.about.com/od/howtostayhealthy/qt/avoid.htm)

Did you notice how I gave credit to the person that actually wrote the tips rather than just cutting and pasting it as my own writing? You should do the same when writing your papers. Otherwise it's called PLAGIARISM...stealing/biting/theft of knowledge.

P.S. SHOUT OUT to Ms. Brown for always encouraging us to take care of ourselves!

Got Leadership2007

Got Leadership?
By: Angelique Boyd, Class of 2011

In the MSA, there is a program called “Got Leadership.” This is made to get middle school students to strive to become the best leaders they can be. This program consists of leadership tickets, raffles every Friday, and Got Leadership Luncheons every month or so. The leadership tickets mare these red tickets with the 5 qualities of YWLCS on them. Just to remind you they are: Hardworking, Scholarly, Creative, Responsible, and Respectful. If you show any of these 5 qualities, your teacher gives you one and your ticket will be in the raffle, which is every Friday. The more qualities you show in a week, the more tickets your get. If you win the raffle your picture will be on the board on the wall next to room 104. If you never win a raffle, but you get leadership tickets and you show leadership qualities you could be invite to a Got Leadership Luncheon with tasty food and speeches from teachers to keep you moving and to get others involved.
I remember when I was a MSA student, I received a good amount of leadership tickets and got invited to the luncheons and I have to say that the idea was fantastic. It teaches you to strive to be the best and never stop , because you will receive countless rewards in the end, but ,in real life it won’t be something you can hold. It will just be a feeling and that is what counts. I encourage everybody to strive to be their best and keep receiving your invisible leadership ticket.

Senior Horoscope Readings: Real Funny, Real Fake

Horoscope Readings:Real Funny, Real Fake
By: Shontae Walker, Class of 2008

Here at Y-dub we have a keen interest in horoscopes. Everyone enrolled here loves to hear about themselves. So now you have before you the horoscopes readings done by students here. So sit back and feast your eyes on the predictions that were made for each zodiac sign. Now before your eyes continue down the page remember these are unbiased predictions - do not take offense, please. Just chuckle and read the words. Happy reading....

Aries (Mar 21-Apr. 20): You sure do know what makes you unique in every way. No one can ever tell you that you are like everyone else. Since you’re so unique how about using it to write for college so Ms. Monge won’t be stressed out. Allow her to at least be proud of you 'cuz of that instead of angry 'cuz you missed yo' scheduled time wit' her. You know how valuable her time is so use it wisely.

Taurus (Apr 21-May 20): You know how to take care of yourself financiallly which helps build your self-confidence, but Taurus' are the main ones who owe like 2 yrs. of school fees and ya’ll know all that adds up! If you don’t wanna hear Ms. Small or Ms. Durham at report card pick up stating that you should pay your fees,then stop buying those expensive clothes & shoes (that you had to put on layaway) and pay Y-dub! Ya’ll know we're lacking financially. Give the school some of ya’ll confidence!!

Gemini (May 21-Jun.21): You are a very intellectual person also communicative. So for your goodwill you better communicate to Mrs. Self or Mr. McCain about your essays that are probably gonna be due within the next two weeks. Also watch out because you will encounter a mysterious character throughout your day at Y-dub.

Cancer (Jun.22-Jul.22): You are the people with harmony but can also stir up some mess on the side. So I strictly revise you to keep to yourself this week because you might have to jump out your body. If you have to jump out of your body jump into either the college prep room or any of your teacher's rooms. I will bet you that you will learn something new.

Leo (Jul.23-Aug.23): You love to be creative, Leo, but just not in Ms. Kosa’s or Ms. Weinmann’s art classes! Ya’ll always have some hobbies to take part in - whether it be bothering the lunch staff or trying to be thirsty to get to the front of the line with your “V.I.P” lunch cards. Watch out now! Ms. Durham is watching you carefully. Stay away from the nachos you’re too creative for that.

Virgo (Aug.24- Sept.22): Being healthy & having a conscious mind feeds your soul, Virgo. So go out right now and eat a stack of salted down stale nachos with week old cheese. (Hint: Ya’ll know where to get that from), but use your conscious mind & please wait 'til you get to a FDA approved place or your house to eat.

Libra (Sept.23-Oct.23): Ya’ll really know what ya’ll want in a relationship but ya’ll don’t neva' keep a boyfriend or a friend. One thing you do well in is helping people solve their problems, but you can be nosey at times so just stick your head in a biology or physics book. Then you’ll say to yourself “WOW! G-weez these plants/Newton’s Laws are more interesting than I thought. What was I ever thinking? I should’ve picked up a book ages ago!!

Scorpio (Oct.24-Nov.22): Yea you’re intense when it comes to your energy level or being as pure as a bottle of Hinckley Springs water, but your energy level will probably die down by the end of the 2nd trimester because you're gon' wish you had kept up with all yo' work! Being pure ain’t no joke. You might want to tell the teacher before you sleep in their class so they can’t tell you to get out ahead of time. Now all you have to do is finish yo' homework for your next class.

Sagittarius (Nov.23-Dec.21): Ya’ll know what lies ahead in the future and also like to encourage people. In some of your classes, ya’ll can soar like our mascot -the ultimate Phoenix, but unlike the Phoenix you gotta keep yo' own body lit but remember the rules “No weapons of mass destruction.” Ms. Small don’t wanna hear about someone tryna' keep their weave or wings lit with a lighter from COSMO. I will guarantee she will have that so called "top flight hall staff" fly you right out the alarm “free” doors.

Capricorn (Dec.22-Jan.20): You take pride in your accomplishments but it can be taken a little overboard. Make sure you do not look like you just stepped out of Y-dub tired, with heavy bags under your eyes, too tight jeans w/a tube top on. If you gon' lead actually look like a leader - not a self-paid street performer! Ya’ll know Ms. Russell is tryna preserve the last of us cornflowers so she will be able to grow a whole new field of sunflowers. She don’t want no cocky cornflower so lower your limbs.

Aquarius (Jan.21-Feb.19): Ya’ll always hoping and wishing for something good to happen. Don’t you think its time to stop that and start actually doing? How old are you guys really?? Ya’ll better start picking up that phone over the weekend before you go see yo boyfriend and call Mrs. Self to ask her how can you improve on yo' grammar usage (as I write these horoscopes in ebonics and slang) or see if you can meet with her and Lucy. Start to pick up a book and start to challenge Mr. McCain on the analysis of the history behind the Hip Hop culture. Make him stop stroking his initials on people’s papers and challenge his argument on 50 Cent and Kanye West.

Pisces (Feb.20- Mar.20): Healing fast is what ya’ll do since ya’ll are so compassionate and all. Before its too late, move that little halo from ova' yo' head 'cuz everyone knows your hidden secrets. Get those skeletons out ya’ll closets 'cuz Ms. Whitfield, Tapia, Ms.Monge, & Mr. McCain know about at least one secret. You can’t deny it. They're sum old skool riders! You don’t wanna mess wit' dem! One thing you need to do is thank Ms.Monge for putting your future before hers! Thank Tapia for teaching ya’ll that being taught TRADITIONAL Spanish es muy estupido! Thank Ms. Whitfield for holding on to ya’ll secrets and not telling yo' friend that you tricked on her and finally, thank Mr. MC “Hammer” McCain for introducing you to his scary world of revelations, “real talk”, and thinking outside the Cain box.