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June 13th 2011

Personality Profiles: Max Pennington & Rowan Murray

By Max Pennington and Rowan Murray, ages 11

About Max

Rowan Murray interviewing Max Pennington

Rowan: What is your background?

Max: I am a very mysterious child with many hidden skills.

Rowan: Tell me about your family?

Max: I have super busy parents, a hyperactive dog, an old insomniac rat, and me.

Rowan: Describe the activities in which you are currently involved.

Max: I am in after school care and 826 Seattle.

Rowan: Tell me something unusual that has happened to you.

Max: …Lets not go there.

Talking with Tutors: An Interview with J.P. Kemmick

By Kidus Solomon, age 8

Kidus: What is your background?

JP: I was born in Minnesota. Then I moved to Montana. Then I moved to Washington, where I went to college. Now I live in Seattle.

Kidus: Tell me about your family.

JP: I have a mom and a dad. They are not married. I have a sister who is 15 years old. They all live in Montana.

Kidus: Describe the activities in which you are currently involved.

JP: I work at an Ice Cream shop. I read and write a lot. I ride my bike around town.

Kidus: Tell me something unusual that has happened to you.

JP: When I was ten years old, I had surgery on my neck. They took out two swollen lymph nodes.

Posted at 9:40pm and tagged with: interview, one column,.

June 13th 2011

“Legend of the Guardians” is a Hoot

By Nazrawit Dessie, age 10

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole is the animated story of two owls, Kludd and Soren who are kidnapped by an evil army. Kludd becomes evil and Soren flies away where he meets some friends and tries to come back to rescue Kludd. This is the story of their battle. It takes place at a big monster’s house.

The movie stars Jim Sturgess, Ryan Kwanten, and Helen Mirren as the voices of the owls. Jim is dramatic in voice and his character is caring and nice. Ryan’s performance is cool and strong.

The theme of this movie is that people shouldn’t join a scary and difficult army.

As a whole, the movie sounds scary and feels scary, but ends up being very exciting.

Rating: 4 stars

Posted at 9:20pm and tagged with: reviews, one column,.

June 13th 2011

“Halo: Reach” Offers Futuristic Combat, Modern Excitement

By Chris Withrow, age 10

Halo: Reach is a great game. Despite the fact that you get to shoot an alien in the head, the graphics are amazing and the sounds are realistic, and they make you feel like you are a part of the game.

Halo allows you to explore other worlds while killing aliens with creative and futuristic weapons. The goal is to find human life. In addition, you can play campaign games like “Juggernaut” or “King of the Hill.” You can also play a head-to-head game with a friend.

The game takes place in numerous settings like outer space, alien planets and the last human planet, Reach.

Halo Reach is an awesome game because it has futuristic sound effects.

Rating: 4 stars

Posted at 9:15pm and tagged with: reviews, one column,.