Showdown of the Architects

 In the Wednesday Wars, Mr.Kawalski and Mr.Hoodhood have some similiarities.for example, they are both architects. Also both of them were bidding against eachother to see who would get the contract to build the new school. As much as the similarities represent their work they also have a similar personality. They are similar in personality by always wanting to work and to always want the deals. All these two ever talk about is about how important the contract is. They don't really pay attention to their family a lot. Both of them also would do anything to win the contract, even if it means stealing a design or trying to stay calm when part of your house just fell down. That's how I see Mr.Kawalski and Mr.Hoodhood. 

To Zoink Or Not To Zoink

          "Be Zany or be Zoink'd" said a judge from the show Zoink'd. In case you didn't know Zoink'd is a show where adults test to see if their talent is cool or not and to make this show even better they got kid judges. Now Zoink'd is located at the CBC building downtown and this show will be appearing on YTV.  Zoink'd is so hysterically funny because we get to see adults do some crazy and wacky things like we get see magicians, dancers, and some other crazy talents. If the adults do boring and non-cool, wacky, and funny stuff the judges will zoink them which means stuff will get dumped on them like ping-pong balls, streamers, footballs, and slime. Zoink'd is one of the best shows you will ever watch, I guarantee it. This was such a wonderful and funny experience.

     Speaking of wonderful and funny so are the show's judges and host. The judges are Natalie, Wyse, Aleksa, and Neal. The host of Zoink'd is Adam Christie, he is so hysterical. The judges Natalie, Wyse, Aleksa, and Neal are in charge of points, of course judging and zoinking the contestants. The one and only host of Zoink'd, Adam Christie, is in charge of mostly doing interviews with the contestants, doing intros, and doing the closings. Now that you know the names of the judges and the name of the host you probably want to know some information about them right?  Well Natalie is in grade 8, 13 years young, is blonde, and is judge number 1 on Zoink'd. Wyse is next and Wyse is a 6^th grader, 11 years young, has great style, and is judge number 2 on Zoink'd.  Next up Aleksa, Aleksa is a grade 7, brunette, and is judge number 3 on Zoink'd. Last but not least is Neal who is in grade 5, 10 years young, and is judge number 4 on Zoink'd.  Adam Christie is the skinny; hairspray using; hysterical host of Zoink'd.

          Not only is Adam hysterical but so were the contestants. In total there were 8 acts put together. There was a guy in a bear costume, a guitar playing guy, magician, horrible whistler, rope jumpers, Robert Patterson, a lady crying like a baby, and James Murphy. The guy in the bear costume was supposed to be a rapper but it looked like a bear costume, all he did was beat boxing and do some dance moves, when the guy began the judges zoink'd him. Next was the guitar playing guy, he wasn't bad no but it just wasn't cool or funny enough to win over the judges. Next up was the magician and all he really did was make somebody disappear, people thought it was cool but Wyse thought it wasn't original so zoink'd him and unfortunately the magican did not make the finals. Next up was the horrible whistler and all she really did was whistle while dancing, c'mon anybody can do that, I guess the judges felt the same way and zoink'd her. The next act was rope jumpers and they did some pretty cool tricks but I guess the tricks weren't good enough for the judges because they didn't make the finals. Next contestant was one of the contestants that made the finals and that is Robert Patterson.  Robert Patterson was a magician and he made water disappear and made a bean pop out of his eye, it was really cool and his trick as so good hat he made the finals. The second last contestant of the day was a lady crying like a baby, the judges thought it was kinda creepy and disturbing so they didn't let her get in the finals. Last contestant was the Zoink master and that is James Murphy and James is a break dancer and his dance moves were so smooth that it was enough for him to get into the finals and win the competition while getting $1000. It was really cool.

     Since we are talking about cool why don't we talk about the set of Zoink'd. Now that was an amazing place to be. On the set of Zoink'd you will see 2 tubes one pink and one blue. In those tubes there are canons that shoot stuff at the contestants if they get zoink'd. They get shot at with streamers, ping-pong balls, footballs, etc. But those aren't the only things that get dumped on the contestants. The contestants get dumped on with slime if all of the judges don't like the act. So if you look up you will see something green and it looks like a shelf, that's where the slime will come out. You've heard about the stage now let's talk about where the judges stand. The place where the judges stand kind of looks like a mini stage for them only. Ok, now the bleachers were mostly fun to sit on, well for me because I got a front row seat. Since there were 2 schools there we hade to separate the schools one on the left other on the right but since our school filled out on whole side of the bleachers the other half sat with the other school since there was more room. Another reason why sitting in the bleachers was so fun is because on our side there was a camera hovering around and the director said we'd be on camera the whole time. On our side there were at least 3 or 4 cameras one was even right in front of me, the camera guy said don't mind him so I didn't. Coolest I've ever been at.

     Zoink'd does sound pretty cool right? Right, well at least if you said yes. All the acts at Zoink'd were funny, cool, interesting, or just plain boring. This show is the most hilarious show I've ever been to and seen. What makes this show even better is that kids get to be included in this. This show might be one of the best shows on YTV. Why? It's because you get to see adults do some crazy wacky things. I don't know about you, but I'll be catching Zoink'd on YTV soon. This was such an amazing experience and show.

    

The Parable of "The Unforgiving Servant"

Matthew 18: 23-35

            The parable "The Unforgiving Servant" is Matthew 18: 23-35. "The Unforgiving Servant" is about how a person from a different rank gave mercy to another who is below which is his servant and how the servants servant did not give or show mercy at all. The person of the higher rank is a King and he gave mercy to his servant which owed him money. In order for the King to have given mercy to him the slave pleaded for mercy and said to the King "be patient with me and I will pay all I owe". After the King was through talking to him the servant himself came across his own servant. The King's servant said to his own servant "where is the money you owe?" And with that the servant begged and pleaded and said the same words the King's servant said to the King and yet the servant did not give mercy. Some of the other servants heard what happened and told the King. The King was outraged when heard this and brought forth the servant he gave mercy upon. The King said to his servant "You wicked servant. I cancelled that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?" After the King said that, out of anger he told the guards to torture his servant until his debt had been paid.

            What I think Jesus is trying to tell us in this story is be forgiving. He's trying to say that if you don't forgive you will not be forgiven either. It's also saying show compassion to others so they know and you can show forgiveness. Jesus wants to teach us to be kind, forgiving, compassionate, and loving to one another that way we can receive the same thing back. That's what I think the morale of the parable is.

The Ranch of a Lifetime

          Teen Ranch, a Christian Ranch founded many years ago and is currently in Orangeville, ON. Teen Ranch is a place full of fun and educational activities. The ranch offers amazing opportunities like horseback riding, frolf (disc golf), rock climbing, and wilderness survival. The Teen Ranch currently in Orangeville isn't the only Teen Ranch in the world. There is one, for example, Teen Ranch France. Their purpose? To spread and to teach Christianity. They also teach skills to help you be more independent. Teen Ranch is the most fun and educational place to be.

          The food at the ranch was amazingly DELICIOUS! The staff members there are very talented chefs. Every meal was always so different and always tasted great. My favourite part of the meal was that at the end of every meal we would get dessert and it's always different too. For example one meal we would have pastries and the next would be ice-cream. But before we could eat, everyday 2 groups have to set up/cleanup the meals. Then after the set-up is done, at least 1 member at of each group has to be at a table so they can clean-up.

          The life of living in a cabin is well COOL! In almost every cabin there are 4 bunks so 8 beds. Well except for the girls (Don't really know about the guys). The girls had 4 bunks and 1 extra bed but since nobody was sleeping on it we just used it for luggage. Anyways the bathroom in the cabins was really nice, well except for the shower it is VERY small. It's like you go into the shower and you can barely lift your arms up. Well enough about the shower let's talk about the bunks. The bunks are so comfortable. The beds on the bunks are just regular mattresses covered in a leather cover. Other than that the nights were quiet, everyone slept well, and we just made ourselves at home.

          The activities at the ranch were so magnificent. The activity that was really remarkable was when we went horseback riding because I thought it was a breathtaking view when we rode through the forest. The other activity I really enjoyed was skating. Skating at first was difficult but once I kept trying I learned how to skate. Then there were other activities like wilderness survival, Frolf, rock climbing, and predator and prey. For wilderness survival we had to make our own shelters and it was very frustrating because it was so hard finding and breaking sticks in half. We also played Frolf and the whole point of Frolf is that you have to hit the pole/sign in the lowest amount of throws and it was pretty easy. But then there was rock climbing which was difficult. It was difficult because there were particular rocks that were too small for me to stand on. Last but not least Predator and Prey. Predator and Prey was very hard, well for me since I was a predator. Everyone else, well let's just say they're really good at hiding.

          The night time activities were fantastic. At night there will always be some kind of theme. Like 1^st night was movie night, 2^nd night was karaoke/video dance party, and the 3^rd night was a bonfire/dance party. The 1^st night we watched "Karate Kid". 2^nd night was a karaoke/video dance party. Ms.Babb would put on a Just dance video and we dance along to and she would also play songs and everyone would sing along to it. The last night we went to the forest had a bonfire and then walked back to the ranch for the dance party. Lastly I would just like to say Teen Ranch was a wonderful experience.

          A Catholic Ranch filled with incredible activities and amazing experiences. That's what Teen Ranch is all about. They teach you magnificent skills while making sure you're enjoying yourself. The ranch also allows you to learn catholic ways and meet new people from different places. Like Bob, he's from Australia and is a staff member of Teen Ranch. Now, it's safe to say Teen Ranch is a phenomenal place to be.

by MJ

Biography about John McCrae

Biography About John McCrae

          The writer of "In Flanders Fields'', John McCrae, was already familiar with war before he went to Europe. He had been an artillery soldier in South Africa from 1888-1900. During the 1st world war John was posted as a medical doctor to one artillery group fighting in Ypres in April 1915. John McCrae's job was to visit scenes to see the wounded soldiers and to give them treatments. During his time in Europe he wrote a poem called "In Flanders Fields'' which was later published in Punch Magazine on December 18 1915. Then on the 1^st of July in 1915 John McCrae was moved to Boulogne No.3 General Hospital as the medical doctor in charge of medicine. In the winter of January 28^th 1918 John McCrae had passed away due to pneumonia.