The green papaya

The Green Papaya Their menu offers a wide selection of tasty Thai and Laotian foods.
Their dishes are made from the freshest ingredients. We have a varied menu and have many vegetarian choices. Enjoy favorite dishes such as Pad Thai and Drunken Noodles. We're sure your taste buds will be pleased.

Love dessert? We have lots of choices and will be adding new items as time goes by. For a finishing touch, try our Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango; a great way to end your meal.

Their goal is to provide you with a pleasing dining experience not only with Thai foods but the additional flavors of home cooked Lao food made with the freshest ingredients.

They want you to have a wonderful dining experience that includes foods you'll enjoy along with service and comfort that will make you want to come back again.
By: Ayo Kia Brown

Top Games for Gaming Systems Anthony L.

I am only writing about games for the Xbox 360, Playstation3, and the Wii. If you want me to find any other games for game systems write me back. Top 5 games for the Xbox 360 are Gears of War 3, Batman Arkham City, Bulletstorm, Child of Eden, Deus Ex: Human Revolution are the top Xbox 360 games.Top five Playstation 3 games of 2011 are Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Tin Tin,  Call of duty : Modern Warfare 3, Gotham City Impostors, and Batman Arkham City are the top five ps3 games. Top five games for the Wii Conduit 2, De Blob, Fatal Frame 4:Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, and La Mulana are the top 5 games for the Wii. I just got a Wii on december 17th and my personal favorite games on the Wii are Super Mario Bros is my top favorite,Wii Sports Resort is my second favorite. These are my personal favorite if you have any other favorite games write back and maybe we can compare.

gaming online

Game StarMechanic Online Gaming

Dear Students/Teachers,

                Online gaming fun or boring? Making or playing?

My review is about online gaming. I have experience in online gaming, making games and playing them. I have made a lot of games on Gamestarmechanic.com in my free time. You can make mostly maze games but you can turn mazes into fun action games. There are a couple of other sites Mr. Rebne has shown me.   They have to due with battle games and with spaceships. Then, after you make a game from Gamestarmechanic.com you have to play it.

Another great feature is that you can play other people’s games and test your skills there are many games, and the site is always posting new games for you to play.  So, if you like games, and have a computer at home try it you may like it. It may also be hard for you.   You must make games that the people you publish to like.

You can also do challenges that are fit for you; you can earn more and more characters to make your games more fun. But the thing about the challenges is that you have to make a game with what they want.  So, basically you make game that the creator/manager wants so they can challenge you.

New Year of 2012 - By Ted

     It feels like 2011 has gone by really fast. I can remember last New Years Eve, then Valentines Day, St. Patrick's Day, getting out of school, Fourth of July, going back to school, Halloween, and Thanksgiving all happening right in a row. Now Christmas and the next new year are here.
     I'm not going to write about Christmas - I'll save that for another person in the newspaper. I'm here to tell about the new year of 2012. There are tons of things to do on Dec. 31, like shooting fireworks (Is it legal? Oops...), eating junk food, and most importantly, staying up till midnight and watching T.V. specials, like the countdown in NYC. If you don't want to shoot fireworks, I guarantee that if you go outside at midnight you will see other people's fireworks going off. Don't freeze out there.
     Another big thing is new year's resolutions. A new year means a new start. If you want to change something about yourself, a resolution is a good way to do it. Maybe you want to get better grades, lose weight, play a different sport, or something else. Just make sure to stick to your resolution - it would be really sad if you quit right after the start of the year. At least keep it up until March or April.
    The scary thing about 2012 is that people think it's the year of the end of the world. Supposedly, Dec. 21, 2012 is doomsday because it is the end of the Mayan calendar. Do you think it's true? Personally, I think it's all fake and probably just a way for Hollywood to make money off of T.V. shows and movies. Have you seen the film "2012"?
    To sum things up, a lot of things are happening in the following year. 2011 has been good, but i'm ready for new things, new people, new celebrations, and new experiences in 2012.
   

   

Christmas Anthony L.

Its finally  December, almost Christmas, and time to start making Christmas lists. If you don`t know what to get, think of stuff that have been wanting for a while. Christmas or Christmas day is a celebration of the birth of Jesus. It is usually celebrated on December 25th as a religious and cultural holiday. Decorations for this holiday usually fall between Christmas trees, Santa Claus, mistletoe, lights and the exchange of gifts. Christmas is a happy and fun holiday were people come together for dinner and to open presents. Christmas is a religious and cultural holiday celebrated by billions (9 zeros) of people around the world that`s almost the worlds population. Christmas to me is a lot of presents and family to be around its not the end of the world to not get all the presents you want, its just fun to have family to be around and thats all that matters.

Jayee's Column

I was suggested to do this question..

Dear Jayee,
  My grades have been outstanding and I havn't been in trouble in ANY class. I've been told that multiple times it's a good thing, but sometimes I wonder why. Can you explain this to me?
Sincerely,
   Goodie G.

Dear Goddie G.,
 Having good behavior in class is something most students need. See what happens is that your grades and behavior gets tracked on something called YOUR PERMANENT RECORD! This record follows you to high school and college and can become a nightmare if something tragic comes at the WRONG time. See, most people dont know that sometimes many people say something to help, or at least try to. So when an adult says " Try your best " or " Im going to get more help for you," its NOT to get on your nerves, its to make sure you have a HIGHER expectations of yourself, although it may seem like it though. The adults in your life want to see you in the future with a good job and a great education. They try their best to make sure that happens. So next time an adult redirects you, go along with it and see what comes out of it!
~ Jayee

What Thankgiving Means

Thankgiving is about the  native americans  and the colonists coming together to get to now each other.Thats what it really means it  was hard for the colonists to get along and work to invite the native americans  people.In the early days ihe colonists where just using things they hade and the native americans  didn't really have enything so they were getting  ready to have there dinner and they saw there was nothing they had. They got sad and  new they should help them because they helped them with war.So now they let them into there homes and hade a wonderful Thanksgiving.

STAR TEACHER!!!

Many students have their FAVORITE teacher that they want to show appreciation to. There will be a mixture of 6th, 7th, AND 8th grade teachers that get their appreciation shown in the newspaper now! Our first teacher so happens to be Ms. Coleman with the 8th graders! Ms. Coleman is the teacher most of her students count on for help. She has been working here at Arrowhead for 10 YEARS!! She has a Masters Degree in education and she had family members involved in the integration process. I interviewed her to find out what she's REALLY like...

Me: What is your FAVORITE thing about the students?
Ms. Coleman: I think I really like the creativity and diversity of the students in their desire to expand their experiences through different activities. 

Me: Whats your favorite thing about Arrowhead?
Ms. Coleman: It's like a family here. We're different than most schools, the staff helps each other, and it seems as if the students know that the staff cares about them ( no matter the situation )

Me: How has Arrowhead helped you?
Ms. Coleman: Arrowhead has provided many opprotunities to grow as a teacher and to TRY different things.

Me: We are reading the book about integration in FAS..how do you feel about the book?
Ms. Coleman: Well as I've already stated, I've had family apart of the integration process so it's really interesting to hear about how it ALL went down. I LOVE IT!

Thanksgiving - By Ted

     Here I am again, writing about a holiday. This time my article is about Thanksgiving - that special day where we get to eat  a week's worth of food in one meal. But it's not just about stuffing yourself, it's also about seeing your family. Most of us go to a relative's house to celebrate. Stereotypically, I go to my Grandma's house on Thanksgiving, where I see that whole side of my family and eat a big meal. Then, the next day, I go to my other Grandma's house, see the other half of my family, and eat another big meal. The next day I let myself recover by sitting in bed all day.
     Here at school, there are two fun things happening because of Thanksgiving. The first thing is making a turkey in art class, and the second is Thanksgiving Break. I love Thanksgiving Break because we get three whole days off of school (five if you count the weekend). On Halloween we only got one day off, so this break is three times as long. More time to do stuff.
     So, Thanksgiving is a great time to eat a ton of home-cooked food (turkey, mashed potatoes, pie, cranberry sauce, etc.), be around family (is that good or bad?) and relax on Thanksgiving Break. Do you have any special things you do on Thanksgiving or family traditions? Hopefully the holiday is fun for everyone and no one is hospitalized in an extreme food coma.
   
   
   

Essays - By Ted

     It seems like lately we have been buried in essays. English essays, Social Studies essays, Science essays. Hopefully math wont start assigning them (What would a math essay be like? Just writing down pages of math equations? I think I would die of boredom trying to write that). Teachers think that writing paragraphs is a great way to put info in our heads, unfortunately. If you aren't good at writing, I have some tips to make it easier.

• If you know you have to write an essay for homework, take notes in class (I know you're thinking, only a huge nerd would do that. If you want to make the essay super easy, then suck it up and be a nerd. It isn't that bad.) Then you can just use your notes to put together sentences. Magic! Instant essay.
• Type your essay. For some reason teachers love that. Your teacher might even give extra credit just for having it typed (cough cough Mrs. Isabell)
• If you can't think of words to use, use a thesaurus. Thankfully, there is a built in thesaurus on Microsoft Word. Just type a word, highlight it, right click, and click synonyms. Using better words will make your essay better. 
•  Stay after school and have your teacher help you write. They know how to make your essay good. 
• If you just want to get your essay over with, write down the most important information and see if that will be enough. Slacker.

      So, if you ever feel like you are drowning in essays and can't escape, use these tips. They should work, but I'm not responsible if they don't work and you get a bad grade. Lets wish for the best.

Jayee's Column

This week, more questions have been entered...
Dear Jayee,
  Why dont we have a spanish word of the day?
Sincerely,
   Noel

Dear Noel,
  To answer your question, I think you should talk to Mrs. Hale or any other teacher for that matter and see what they say or do. Bringing that up would really spark someones mind that someone really wants to learn more about another culture. If you already know some but you want to learn more, that would be a great way to expand the vocabulary that you already know. Just try and dont be afraid of the outcome, because you never know unless you try!!
Sincerely,
   Jayee


Dear Jayee,
 You are like my bestfriend and you seem REAL cool, only thing is i dont know as much about you like i should OR could..So my question to you is, whats your favorite color?
Sincerely,
   Timmie

Dear Timmie,
 You are like my bestfriend and its sad you dont know my favorite color(s) even though Ive told you more than once but my favorite color(s) are (in  this order): Purple, Red, and Black.
 Sincerely,
 Jayee


Dear Jayee,
 I cant stand waking up SO early on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thurdays, AND Fridays...Why do we have to wake up so early JUST to go to school?
Sincerely,
  Aaron

Dear Aaron,
  I dont like waking up so early either BUT its WAY better than waiting until the day is over to go to school. Now is around the time you need at the most 8 hours of sleep. Going to bed at night is something most teens hate doing, but its something that needs to be done. Yeah, yeah your thinkin, " YEAH RIGHT! " or " POINT BRO! " but its true. Me personally, I cant stand procrastinaion so I would rather wake up in the mornings then wake up at night..Like I said, thats just me though
Sincerely,
  Jayee


Dear Jayee,
  Why do we get so much homework in a week?
Sincerely,
 Kayla

Dear Kayla,
  We have so much homework because our teachers "love" us. Its something I call "tough love" though. It may not seem like it but they do. They know when somethings not right and they try their best to make sure you dont put yourself or anyone else in trouble. They give us the homework to prepare us for the future though. I bet you plan on being famous or very successful and whatever that may be, you have to have an education. Its only the best for you..
Sincerely,
 Jayee

Dear Jayee,
 I know you listen to music, I mean who doesnt, but in your opinion..is 'Lil Wayne' the best rapper?
Sincerely,
Timothy

Dear Timothy,
 Of course I listen to music and of course I think 'Lil Wayne' is the best rapper! He does what he has to do to make it in life. He's a hard worker, a wonderful father and a great son. For him to be at where he's at now from where he came from...thats something that most people really wouldnt think about. Think about that next time you listen to a song of his.
Sincerely,
 Jayee

THE COLD SEASON!!! Anthony L.

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Jayee's Column

Dear Jayee,
         I have many friends but Im not sure if they are the "true" friends I need. Some of them seem "fake" but Im not sure. I know its plenty of fakes but the hardest part is picking them out from the true friends. I was wondering, could help me tell the difference from a "true" friend and a "fake" one?
    Sincerely,
             Italia

Dear Italia,
      Some of those friends that you have may not be the "true" friend for you, so they may seem "fake". Finding a true friend is hard but its something worth the work. Depending on your likes and dislikes, some may seem fake and some may seem real. Figure out what you are looking for in your friend because some of those friends that you have may only be associates. It all depends on you. Hope I helped you out!
      Sincerely,
               Jayee

Halloween - By Ted

Guess what? Halloween is really close. Here at school we have the Halloween dance, which is a good chance to celebrate (and give the school a little money). If you don't want to go (or don't want to cough up four bucks) you can do something outside of school.
Are you going trick or treating this year? You might think it's too childish or "not cool". Are you serious? I think you should go ahead, be a dork, and go trick or treating. It's fun. You get to dress up. You get to scare people. And the best part; you get a free bag of candy. Does anyone NOT want free candy? Actually, you shouldn't want free candy if some creepy stranger is offering it out of the back of their van. Then you should just want to run.
If you really don't want to trick or treat, you can always just get a scary costume and freak out little kids. Super fun, if you can keep your conscience out of the way. Or you could just decorate for Halloween. If you think you're "too cool" to do ANY of these things, I feel sorry for how boring your life must be. Don't pass up the chance to do a bunch of fun stuff and celebrate the awesome holiday of Halloween.

Channel One News Anthony

                                                     CHANNEL ONE!!!

Should we get to watch Channel One news every day? Channel One news is an important part of our everyday life it tells us what the hottest new trends are and what’s new to stores. It is important to watch it because it helps us remember what happened that day in history. We should be able to watch Channel One because it is important to us so shouldn’t we be able to watch it if it is provided to us.

Horrorscopes! =p

                                                                     Horoscopes for October


Libra:Sept 23rd - Oct 22nd

                You might feel over confident but do not talk badly about anyone it will come back and make you sorry!

               

               Scorpio:Oct 23rd - Nov 21st

              You will find out one of your friends is secretly crushing on you!Instead of freaking out ask them to a school event *hint the school dance!*

               

              Sagittarius:Nov 22nd - Dec 21st

             You will wake up one morning this month for school and be missing something precious.Do not worry you will find it before bed. 

         
           Capricorn:Dec 22nd - Jan 19th  
            You will be bouncing of the walls this month.  Be sure to use your energy wisely!  


           Aquarius:Jan 20th - Feb 18th 
          The stars will line up just perfectly on the ninth to lead you to a happy month.

       
                          Pisces: Feb 19th - Mar 20th
          Just cause it's colder don't mean you can't still enjoy some summer fun!!!  Like Ice Cream!!!

         
           Aries: Mar 21st - Apr 19th
           You will want to spend way to much cash.  Be careful you will regret it later!


           Taurus: Apr 20th - May 20th
                            You will be busy all month long.  Hold on cause next month it will get way better.


            Gemini: May 21st - June 20th
            You might think someone is a little weird, but if you give them a chance they will become you BFF.


                               Cancer: June 21st - July 22nd
            Avoid back-stabbers you have more real true friends then you know so stay away from the bad ones.


             Leo: July 23rd - Aug 22nd
             Beware of friends talking you into bad things.  It will cause extreme consequences near the end of the month.


             Virgo: Aug 23rd - Sept 22nd
             In the middle of the month avoid people who annoy you.  You will be very short tempered from the 12th - 19th. 



Kya