Roosevelt Times. Star Wars for Everyone. Fight On! USC Football Star Marcus Martin. In This Issue. By Joanna A.

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1 Roosevelt Times Volume 5, Issue 2 June 2013 Star Wars for Everyone By Joanna A. ome may say that Star Wars S is only for boys. They are wrong; Star Wars is for everyone. These are the kind of movies that touches everyone s heart. Star Wars VI: Return of The Jedi has everything you can ask for in a movie. From weird looking guys to surprising revealing stories, the action in the movie makes you sit on the edge of your seat. The light saber battles were awesome, especially the struggle between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. You can t help but fall in love with the Ewoks; they were cute, fluffy and brave at the same time. All the characters in the movie were very creative, from Jabba the Hutt to Chewbacca. George Lucas used a lot of his imagination, during this movie with all the characters and costume design. If you are interested in space, you should take look into Star Wars. You may want to start from the beginning, so you can understand the whole story behind Luke and Darth Vader. Fight On! USC Football Star Marcus Martin By Andrea C. K ids from all different schools got the opportunity to interview one of USC s football players, Marcus Martin. When he was a child, he dreamed about becoming a basketball player, but instead he found out he was a football person. His friends and parents throughout his life helped him become whom he is today. Martin also talked about his favorite movies, favorite restaurants and much more. He likes to eat at Subway before all of his games. In This Issue USC 3 MARCUS MARTIN 3 WORKSHOP AT USC 4 EBYPT IN HOLLYWOOD 5 JEDI IS A WINNER 5 STAR WARS IS AWESOME 6 STAR WARS CHARACTERS 6 GEOFF BOUCHER 7 RETURN OF THE JEDI 7 EGYPTIAN THEATER 7 JEDI STORY 8 MORE JEDI REVIEWS 9 ORANGUTANS 10 HELPING THE HOMELESS 10 ICE CREAM 10 AIRBENDER 11 FERRIS BUELLER 11 BEATTLES 12 VICTORIOUS 12 CAT IN VICTORIOUS 12 CHINESE NEW YARS 13 VALENTINE S DAY 13 CATS AND DOGS 14 DOGS 14 LAWNDALE KIDS NEWS 15 NOTES FROM RAP 16 PRESSFRIENDS NOTE 16

2 R O O S E V E L T T I M E S 2013 EDITORIAL BOARD Alaya B. Andrea C. Bertha O. Carlos Christina D. Daisy David O. Elissa E. Isabel F. Joanna A. Jameela J. Julissa A. Kimberley F. Leslie C. Mia O. Mitsail Ruben G. Samantha N. Sara H. Abraham, RAP Advisor

3 Volume 5, Issue 2 A Visit to Your Future n February, the Roosevelt I Times went on a tour throughout USC with two student supervisors. The students showed everyone all the different water fountains around school and also the biggest tower of USC. One of the student supervisors also talked about the Viterbi School of Engineering and it was nice. At the end, everyone was served hamburgers, chips, water, and granola bars. By Reuben G. Amazing Tour of USC USC has a ton of buildings including long and giant ones which makes it look like it is a city. It also looks like a city because there are doctors, schools, libraries, and even a building for musical instruments. People can walk around the college and see the beautiful neighborhood. When you go take a tour of USC, you will feel really tired because of all the walking By David O. USC Trojan Excursion When you come to USC you will see a really big tower which had a giant globe on the tip of the tower. It looked really cool. You would wish that you could go in it. They have a lot of libraries. One is open 24/7 while one closes early on Sunday because it is old. The campus has a lot water fountains, which are everywhere you walk. There are also a lot of tall towers and a lot of buildings. All the towers, water fountains, and buildings were cool. USC is a great college to visit. By Shamonte Interview with Marcus Martin By Jameela J. n the interview with Marcus Martin, he said his I favorite color was blue and that his favorite ice cream flavor is Cookies n Cream. Marcus Martin is the youngest in his family, which includes 3 brothers and 2 sisters. He started to play football when he was 13 years old. The schools that he went to were Roosevelt, John Adams, Rodgers, and Crenshaw. UCLA was his first school of choice and if he didn t get into football he would have wanted to become a history teacher. His favorite teacher was Mr. Wong who taught Math. His first jersey number was 66 and his second was 76. His dad, a store owner, was a huge influence for him. His mother was an accountant for the film industry. Page 3

4 ROOSEVELT TIMES PressFriends Workshop at USC February 9, 2013 Thank you to our speakers and presenters who participated in the PressFriends workshop. Keynote speaker: Oliver Mayer Playwright and USC Professor Keynote speaker: Lisa Richardson Senior Deputy for Communications for LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Presenters Barbara Saltzman Jester and Pharley Phund Joey Pallares Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Isabel Duenas USC NAI Marcus Martin USC Football Kai George Founder, Threads Krystin Schilling Youth Sports Coach Sarah Collins Orang Utan Republik Luke Southwell Founder, PressFriends Tessa Southwell & Tyler Barnett Founders, TheatreFriends Page 4

5 Volume 5, Issue 2 A Trip to Egypt: The Egyptian Theater By David P. he Egyptian Theater in T Hollywood hosted the return of Stars Wars VI: Return of The Jedi on May 4th to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The Egyptian Theater had an Egyptian look. There were hieroglyphics on the outside of the theater. Before entering the theater, there were four ladies, who were artists and all them were doing face painting. By getting in line you could have a character from Stars Wars on your face, like Darth Vader, Chewbacca, C3P0, Storm Trooper, and Yoda. These ladies were professionals; they would do their work really fast in order to get to every one who was in line. They only had one rule though, one face paint per person. Going thru the doors into the theater was normal; nothing like the outside. When you enter through the doors to take your seat to watch the movie, it was back to the Egyptian theme. On the ceiling there was a gold scarab, with a lot gold decorations around it. If you are interested in Egypt, watch a movie at the Egyptian Theater. Return of the Jedi is a winner By Joseph D. hen anyone wants to W go to see a good movie, they expect to see action. They want to see a fight between good and evil. Going to a Star Wars movie means there will be action. The good guys will take on the bad guys. The best part of the Star Wars VI: Return of The Jedi, has to be the light saber battle. It is a scene where a Jedi fights against a member from the Dark Side, like Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Both of them had reasons to fight each other, and even though they were a family, that did not stop them. They were serious about fighting each other, because every time they swung their light sabers, they would cut something around the room. Each one of them had mastered the use of the force and their light sabers and used their abilities to try to win. Star Wars VI: Return of The Jedi, is a must-see if you haven t seen it. Page 5

6 ROOSEVELT TIMES Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi is Awesome By Isabel F. tar Wars VI: Return of S The Jedi was a good movie. Let me rephrase that, it was an awesome movie! Star Wars VI: Return of The Jedi was shown on May 4th 2013, at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. This was a very loud experience, the speakers were set on high, and it felt like we were part of the movie. The movie had lots of characters and situations. A character that was funny looking was Jabba the Hutt. He is some evil giant slimy slug, who gives the heroes some trouble at the beginning of the movie. Another funny part of the movie was when Luke faced off against the Rancor. It was a giant creature, who had a heavy handler. Even though the scene was supposed to be sad, it was kind of funny seeing the bond between the Rancor and its handler. If you find yourself in Hollywood on your weekend stop by the Egyptian Theater, and watch Star Wars VI: Return of The Jedi. Entertainment Weekly I even got to interview a writer from Entertainment Weekly, Geoff Boucher, who was there to see Star Wars VI: Return of The Jedi with us and who introduced the movie. What I asked Mr. Boucher was What word do you have for young writers? He answered, The great thing about writing is that every day is different, that s why it so special. I was amazed how many people had so many good questions. One little girl questioned Mr. Boucher, Did you meet Justin Bieber? He responded Yes, many times. Mr. Boucher said he loved his job. Now I know why! Star Wars Colorful Characters By Leslie C. Emperor Palpatine A movie s characters are what can make it or break it. Usually there are some characters that will be liked and those who will be disliked. Each character tells their story about who they are. It is all up to the viewer; they are the ones who make those decisions.. Stars Wars VI: Return of the Jedi, was rather spooky, because of the alien creatures in the movie. Humans and the aliens working together or fighting against each other, made the movie interesting. The alien creatures made some of parts of the movie sad and funny, like the Ewoks. They seem like mini versions of Chewbacca; they are both Ewoks hairy, and they can t speak the human language. They were funny when they joined together with the Rebel Alliance, but it was sad seeing Ewoks get attacked by stormtroopers. Some characters are evil, like the Emperor who wanted to destroy the Rebel Alliance by trying to get Luke Skywalker to join the Dark Side of the force. Return of the Jedi is a great movie to watch because of all its different characters that you won t find in any other movie. Page 6

7 Volume 5, Issue 2 Entertainment Weekly s Geoff Boucher By Joanna A. and Isabel F. tar Wars VI: Return of the S Jedi was a thrilling movie to watch. It was full of action and comedy. The people responsible of bringing back this classic were from Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly is a magazine that focuses on TV and movies. Geoff Boucher is one of the people responsible of making this event possible. He is a senior writer for Entertainment Weekly and a fan of the Star Wars movies. Mr. Boucher began his adventures in writing with his first topic being about How to collect comic books. He has met many interesting celebrities, like the very popular Justin Bieber. He has also been at the Oscars twelve times since he has been with Entertainment Weekly. The advice that Mr. Geoff Boucher has for a young writer is that every day is different, in other words, make every day count. A New Spin on Return of the Jedi By Daisy M. A long, long, time ago, Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi was first released in theaters 30 years to be exact. I would have never watched a Star Wars movie since I wasn t even born. Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi was so fascinating! I was able to see how life in space could be so cool, yet so sad. The movie told the story of Luke Skywalker and his journey through space where he meets many villains like Jabba the Hutt, his father Darth Vader, and the Darth Sidious. We also meet his friends and allies like Princess Leia, and Han Solo with Chewbacca. In this movie, Luke is finally a Jedi because of Yoda, and now he is ready to face the dark side of the Force. The movie had many different out-of-this-worldcharacters with many different costumes. There were many kinds of spaceships like the Millennium Falcon and TIE fighters. Even though the movie looked old, the graphics looked futuristic. This was the first Star Wars movie I ve seen, making it the best. Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker Egyptian Theater and Return of the Jedi By Julissa A. he Egyptian theater T hosted the return of Star Wars VI: Return of The Jedi. Before seeing the movie, there were four face painters. You could choose from many of the Star War s characters like Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, and Yoda. There were also a lot of people that attended the event at the Egyptian Theater dressed as characters from Star Wars. Once inside the theater, it was decorated like something an Egyptian pharaoh s royal room would look like. They played old commercials featuring toys from Star Wars characters and scenes. The people responsible for the whole event were Entertain- ment Weekly. They showed a short film about what kind of impact that Star Wars has on the older generations. This was the first Star Wars movie I ever saw, and it was very exciting to watch. Chewbacca and the Ewoks were the funniest characters in the movie. The light saber battles were awesome. Chewbacca Page 7

8 ROOSEVELT TIMES The Story of Return of the Jedi Jabba the Hutt By Kayla M. tar Wars: Return of The S Jedi, is a good movie to watch if you are interested in action and cute little teddy bear aliens. All the action revolves around Luke Skywalker; he is the last of Jedi. He was trained by a little green alien named Yoda. Luke wants to stop the Dark Side, and to do so he has to face his father Darth Vader. The best part of the movie is when they face off, and Luke ends up saving his father. Luke removes his mask and you are able to see this real face finally. The Ewoks are the funniest aliens in Stars Wars; they look like teddy bears. One of them even helps out Princess Leia, and shows her his home. They are not always cuddly like teddy bears; they can be tough when they are in a large group. A scary character in the movie was Jabba the Hutt; he would treat everyone in his cave mean. Jabba would open a trap door on one of his singers, probably because she sang awful. If you go to see Star Wars VI: Return of The Jedi, you ll enjoy a great movie.. Return of the Jedi s 30th Anniversary Screening at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on May 4, 2013 Thank you to the journalists and publicists from Entertainment Weekly, Lucasfilm, and Starwars.com for participating in the interview session. Bill Gannon EW.com Geoff Boucher EW Beth Jacobson EW Mary Franklin Lucasfilm Chris Argyropoulos Lucasfilm Dan Brooks Starwars.com Matt Martin Starwars.com Page 8

9 Volume 5, Issue 2 More Return of the Jedi reviews By the Roosevelt Times n May 4, 2013, Roosevelt O Times reporters went to see Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood with other PressFriends programs. Below are the comments from the other reporters. Everyone who attended really enjoyed the movie, and we hope you ll see it, too. 32nd Street/USC Magnet School I liked the experience of being in Hollywood. It was cool. I also liked the movie Star Wars Return of the Jedi. Miguel R. Alexander Science Center School My favorite part about the movie was the Ewok. It was my favorite characters, because they are cute. Mia H. My favorite part was when the funny parts started. I also liked when the Ewok was on the floating motorcycle. Karima S. Foshay Learning Center I liked to interview the people. I also enjoyed watching the movie, because it was my first time watching Star Wars. Geena W., 5th grade I liked the movie when Luke met his father, [and in the end when] those little bears (Ewoks) were dancing. Dylan R., 5th grade Vermont Ave. Elementary I was excited to go to the theater. I got to see Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker fight. Miguel L, 4th grade I was excited to go to the theater. I liked when they fought. Alejandro G., 5th grade Boys & Girls Club, San Pedro I loved the movie a lot. This was a cool experience going to the Egyptian Theater. Yolanda M. Today was so much fun. It was my first time seeing Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Evelyn L. I liked the movie very much. It was a great experience and I hope to do it again. Mollie B. Harry Bridges Span School I liked watching Star Wars and meeting the writers from Entertainment Weekly. Emily Z., 5th grade I liked the movie, and I liked the interviews with the journalists and PR people from Entertainment Weekly and Lucasfilm. Alexis B. I liked it when they painted our faces. I also liked when we interviewed the people. And I also liked the experience of watching the movie at the Egyptian Theater. Melissa V. 135th Street Elementary I liked the part when I got my face painted. My favorite part of the movie is when the bears were helping Han Solo and his friends. Britney B. My favorite character was C3PO, but I didn t like the villains trying to destroy the planet. Kevin H. I liked the movie, it was cool!!!!!! I also liked when I saw the carbonite-frozen Han Solo made of Legos at the Egyptian Theater. Brian V., 5th I loved getting my face painted, and I loved the interviews with interesting people. I had a great time, and I liked the movie because it had a lot of action. Mailean V., 5th grade 7th Street Elementary My favorite part of the movie was when the Ewoks started to attack the storm troopers. Austin S., 5th grade My favorite part of the movie was when the Ewoks attacked the bad people, because they fought to help their friends. Sarah J., 4th grade The movie was fun and exciting. I recommend watching the movie. You will have a blast! Angelina M., 5th grade Page 9

10 ROOSEVELT TIMES Drawing is Fun By Shamonte rawing is fun because D the person who is drawing can create all sorts of different things, from Hello Kitty to stars! Other fun things to draw are books, styles or purses. As an artist, it is possible to draw anything in the world, as long as you use your imagination! Even though Hello Kitty is hard to draw, it is fun to draw her, because she is very cute, and her bow is very pretty. Stars are also fun to draw, because they are very easy to draw. It is also fun to make things up while drawing, like a flying pig with wings, or a queen with all her royal clothes. Styles are the best to draw, because anything goes! Purses are also easy to draw, because they are made up of basic shapes. Books are the easiest to draw because they are only rectangles and lines, to show the pages. Drawing is the best activity, because you can draw anytime, and anywhere. Giving to the Homeless By Heaven T. t s important because when I you give to the homeless they ll probably give to you and that s helping each other; don t you like giving or helping one another? If you don t know, you should give it a try. Giving makes you feel kind and not a pitiful person. Giving is a wonderful thing to do. Even a penny or a dollar makes a difference. Ice Cream By Jayla ce cream is yummy because I it tastes sweet and it makes peoples mouths cold. People like having ice cream because it comes from cows and it has flavors like vanilla, chocolate, cookies & cream, and rainbow sherbet. Back in the day, to make ice cream, people had to turn a If you give to the homeless, your blessing will be the good feeling that you get. Some things you could give to a homeless shelter are gently used clothes and donations of money, food, and volunteer help. Giving to the homeless is a good thing because if you become homeless others will probably give to you. pole in a bucket filled with milk, cream and sugar. Now, it can be bought in buckets at a store. If you smash a banana, you can put it in the freezer. Then, you can take it out and put chocolate on it and eat it. It will taste exactly like ice cream. Did you know giving to the homeless is actually a good thing because you are helping others? Maybe if they have a little help, they may not be homeless in the future. Giving to the homeless is a great thing because you can tell your friends and family about giving to the homeless and hope that others will want to help too. Ice cream from Rite Aid is delicious because they have a variety of flavors. One good flavor is Birthday Cake, because it has sprinkles on it with different flavors. It also tastes like actual birthday cake! Most ice cream shops sell this flavor, so you might want to give it a try. Page 10

11 Volume 5, Issue 2 Avatar: The Last Airbender Movie By Kayla M. he movie, Avatar the Last T Airbender, is about a boy named Aang who is the Avatar. The Avatar's job is to bring back peace to the four nations. The four nations are called the water, fire, earth and air nations. The main characters beside Aang are Katara, Sokka, Toph, Zuko, Iroh, Azula, and Fire Lord Ozai. Aang was found in an iceberg, and slowly learns how to water, rock, and fire bend. He uses all the elements to his advantage as a way to save the world from the fire lord. Katara and Sokka are brothers and sisters. Katara is the last water bender who is still alive in the water tribe. Her brother Sokka is a water tribe warrior. Toph is the best earth bender in the Earth Kingdom. She comes from a wealthy family. She is blind in both of her eyes, but uses her feet to guide her. Zuko and Azula are both brothers and sisters as well, however they do not get along as well. Zuko is the prince of the Fire Nation, however he has been banned from his nation for dishonoring his family. His father, Fire Lord Ozai, burned one of his eyes as a punishment, and ordered him to capture the Avatar if he wishes to return. Azula is the princess of the Fire Nation and is very smart but not very nice. Fire Lord Ozai is very mean and selfcentered. He tries to kill the Avatar, and wants to take over the four nations. Zuko's uncle, Iroh, is very wise. Whenever there is a problem, he always has an answer. Ferris Bueller s Day Off By Roosevelt Times veryone has thought E about not going to school. All the possible places a student can go to. Ferris Bueller s Day Off is a movie that was released in 1986 in theaters. This movie is about a high school student, his best friend Cameron, and his girlfriend Sloane who had an adventure. Ferris is a typical boy who hates school, and every day he finds a creative way to ditch school. Like the time he would pretend that he was sick, and his mom would allow him to stay home for the day. His adventures with his friends would last for nine days. Mr. Rooney would be the villain in this movie, he wants to catch Ferris, and so he can put Ferris into deep trouble. Will Mr. Rooney find Ferris and his friends, or will they get to enjoy their day? If you want to know what happen, then go watch it on Netflix. Page 11

12 ROOSEVELT TIMES The Beatles By Elissa E. he Beatles were an English rock band, and al- T though two of them are dead, their music lives on. The members were Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison. George Harrison died in 2001 and John Lennon died in The band formed in their hometown of Liverpool, England in They became very popular in Britain, and then became a hit in the United States. When they started out, they were called the Quarrymen, but their leader, John Lennon, changed them to the Beatles. The band was a big hit in the 60s with some people saying they were the most successful band of all time. Their music is still listened to by many people and is still praised for good lyrics and sound. Abbey Road is one of their most well-known albums, and their best-selling album was Rubber Soul. Their best-selling song was Yellow Submarine. The Characters in Victorious By Camille I n t h e T V s h o w Victorious, the main character is Victorious. Her friends are Cat, Beck, Jade, Robbie, Rex, and Andre. Trina, her parents, and her teacher also make appearances in the show. Each of her friends does interesting things. Andre can sing, dance, and play the piano well. Cat can also sing, and, in the show, she does whatever she wants to do. Trina, however, is annoying and does not do a lot of things. Beck is Jade s boyfriend and they are always hanging out with each other. Rex and Robbie are a little weird, because Rex always blurts out every secret he is told and Robbie is a nerd. The teenagers teacher, Mr. Sikowitz, is interesting because he is always drinking coconut milk and takes his shoes off in the classroom. Finally, Victorious can dance and sing, and sometimes she enjoys singing out to the world. This is a fun show that I think you will enjoy watching. Victorious A Great Show By Diana ictorious is a great show V because there is a girl named Cat and she is the best character. She is so funny and she always cries in the TV show. Her friend s names are Victorious, Beck, Jade, Robbie, Rex, Trina, and Andre. Cat buys a lot of clothes. She always wants to sing and she never had a mom or dad, but she does have a brother. She loves her brother, but he does not love her. She loves ice cream and cats, she even wants to be one. Robbie likes Cat, and Cat likes Robbie. Cat is always scared of Jade when she makes fun of her and runs away when Jade chases her. Beck loves Jade but sometimes, they do not like each other. Page 12

13 Volume 5, Issue 2 Chinese New Year By Samantha N. hinese New Year is a day C some Asian people celebrate. The adults give out money to the kids because it gives them luck. At church and Vietnamese school, the students, teachers, and parents all dance, but not together. The green scarves dance together, the yellow scarves dance together, the teachers all dance together, and the parents dance together. The dads do funny plays. The dancers wear ao dai, special traditional Vietnamese dresses. When you dance, you get money from the priest. Doing the dances take a lot of time and work; each practice is 3 or 4 hours long. Some foods people eat during Chinese New Year include mu yo (sausage), spring rolls, a sweet-tasting bread, and grilled shrimp. Another thing about Chinese New Year is the importance of the color red. That s why the adults give the kids money in red envelopes. It s really rude to open the envelopes in front of anybody, so when you get one, you have to wait until you are alone to open it yourself. These fun things are why Chinese New Year is such a great holiday. Valentine s Day By Daisy t s the most wanted celebration for most people. Every- I body thinks of flowers, chocolate, pick, red, hearts, and family. It s the month of love, when people give cards, chocolate, and flowers to one another. It s the month of happiness, cheer, and joy! But it s one day out of the year when people can show their love to one another. Most people go crazy over it and some, not so much. Did you know Valentines were named after a guy named Sam Valentines and it was made by a company named Johnson & Family Company? Most people stuck with it and they started creating more and more of it. Most people go broke to get something for their loved ones or they spend a lot. Most people crave strawberries covered with chocolate. A lot of people crave chocolate covered things in Valentines. Valentines have a lot of pink, red, and everybody knows, love. Did you know most people use red flowers instead of flowers of other colors? What is Your Favorite Holiday? What is your favorite holiday? Do you like birthdays? A lot of kids like to have a party with their friends, get lots of presents, and eat cake. A lot of kids like Halloween, because it s a time when you can dress up and put on lots of fun makeup. Other popular holidays are Christmas and Hanukah - there is usually a lot of family, a lot of good food, and a lot of presents. What about Easter? Who doesn t like an Easter egg hunt,.for all these holidays, it s good to remember why the holidays came about. None of them were about getting lots of presents! Page 13

14 ROOSEVELT TIMES Cats and Dogs By Cecilia ats and dogs make great C pets because they cuddle with you all the time when you sleep with them. When you re in your bed, they follow you and sleep with you. Cats and dogs even play with you. You walk with them and you go to the park with them. They sometimes cry because they don t like being alone. When it is morning, you get to play catch the ball with your dog. If you have a cat, they are also great pets. Cats like to climb trees. They are friendly but sometimes they scratch you when they are mad at you. Cats like to eat mice. They chase them and might bring one to you so you have to tell your mom that you have a mouse in your house. This is why cats and dogs are good pets. They can be your friend. They can run fast and bring stuff really fast Dogs By Jameela ogs are fun to play with, D and puppies are cute and fluffy! Puppies are my best friends because they are fun to be with. One puppy that everybody likes is Pumpkin! Pumpkin is a cute little girl who is loved by everybody. People likes Pumpkin because she doesn't bite anyone. She's not big or too fuzzy. She will soon have kids! I'm not too sure what they will be called, but I'm sure I will love them as much as I love Pumpkin. PressFriends is proud to sponsor the printing costs of this issue PressFriends are middle and high school mentors who work with your after school newspaper club to help them with their articles for the Roosevelt Times. PressFriends currently has over 200 middle and high school mentors and works with eight after school programs and two public libraries. Last year, we published 25 newspapers and printed 12,000 newspapers. Our motto is: Making Friends While Making Writing Fun. Page 14

15 Volume 5, Issue 2 Free Summer PressFriends Workshop Lawndale Kids News August 3 at the Lawndale Library Join us for lots of fun, games, interviews, and writing for Lawndale Kids News. For information and to sign up, call (310) Page 15

16 ROOSEVELT TIMES JUNE 2013 RAP Roundup By Abraham Hernandez, RAP Program Leader and PressFriends Advisor he school T year has come and gone, and now summer is already here! Let me say this, it went by pretty quick. Even though it may have seemed a pretty short year, it was full of laughter and new experiences. I would like to thank everyone who has made the Roosevelt Times possible. To all of our students who took their time and effort out their other clubs and contributed to the club, thank you. I also owe a big thank you to Maggie Guillen and Elena Rodrigue for allowing me to continue with Roosevelt Times. The biggest thanks goes to PressFriends; they have allowed us to take a part of new experiences this year. Without them this newspaper club would have not been possible. They have brought another year full of knowledge and with opportunities for lots of new field trips. I greatly appreciate all the mentors who took the time with our students on every Friday. It was because of the mentors that our students would be thrilled and would count the days until they would meet again with their mentors. As for school year we can t wait for it to begin. It will bring together new and returning students but also a new year of RAP and PressFriends. Hopefully there will be another year of me continuing to mentor students on the Roosevelt Times. Note from PressFriends By Luke Southwell, President, PressFriends Student Advisory Board D id you know that PressFriends has been working with your afterschool newspaper club for five years, and we ve been working with Mr. Abraham for four of those years? We love coming to Roosevelt to work with all the reporters, and are very happy that many of the reporters have been with us for from third grade through fifth grade. We ll miss all of the fifth graders and we wish them well in middle school. We hope to start a PressFriends program for middle school students at Rogers so that those kids can become mentors too. We really appreciate all the help that we ve gotten from Mr. Abraham, as well as from Ms. Maggie and Ms. Elena. I would also like to thank our PressFriends lead mentors at FDR Neema Masoudipour who was backed up by Megan Hokama. They both did a great job, and I know that they love coming to FDR. If you haven t tried the newspaper club with Mr. Abraham, we hope you ll do so next year if you will still be at FDR! We have lots more fun planned! Please Recycle This When You Are Done Reading It! Page 16