Kearny Galaxy - Student Newspaper of Kearny High Educational Complex

Dear sally

dearsally — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:06:34 +0000

Dear Sally, I hate my class because I feel like teachers teach us things that we would never use in the real world. It seems to complication and will be quickly forgotten once we leave high school. It’s hard for me to care about something that I’ll never need. What should I do? Love, Unmotivated Dear Unmotivated, Even though it seems like what you learn may be useless, most skills build up logic and critical thinking skills. Thinking and problem solving are used every day in almost every work field. Also, if ...

Bacon

Mitsumi Flores — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:00:55 +0000

"I love bacon"

TV…TV…TV!!!

esalgado — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:22:48 +0000

Oh my gosh! Did you see that new episode of “The Best Thing I ever Ate” last night? Man that crispy golden brown corn-dog that they showed looked sooooo delicious. And that one soft moist velvet cake they showed, ohhhhh, it looked yummy. There are so many shows on TV now that one could watch either great, lame, funny or serious shows, many genres to pick out of. You decide what you want to watch. Me personally, I prefer the comedy channel, fox, Cartoon Network and, of course, the food channel. ...

The Low Down on AP classes at Kearny

jprebys — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:18:53 +0000

Due to budget cuts, students may now receive the weighted grade for their AP classes even if they do not take the AP test. Previously the schools covered the costs of the test and students were required to complete the test to receive the weighted credit. A negative to this is the cost of the tests. For students who receive free or reduced lunch it is a pretty costly $57.00. For students who do not receive aid it is a whopping $82.00. Although this seems like a huge amount of ...

Cameras

Mckenziem — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:16:25 +0000

I’ve done some research and found the best Digital SLR cameras to start out with.

Awesome Animal of The Week

darnellewood — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:11:14 +0000

The Ligers and Tigons!!! The liger is a cat born from the breeding of a male lion and a female tiger. This combo produces an offspring with more lion like features than if the reverse pairing had occured. That would produce a more tiger like creature known as a tigon. Both are members of genus Panthera.There is no scientific name assigned to this animal because of its human assisted breeding. A liger looks like a giant lion with faded stripes but like thier tiger ancestors, ligers like swimming. This goes against the nature of a lion ...

Honey Badgers

Mitsumi Flores — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:02:16 +0000

Honey Badgers These are some of the baddest little furry bros on the block. A honey badger is a weasel dog like animal that lives in southwest Asia. They can grow up to 11 in. and way up to 35 lbs. But don’t underestimate this small animal.Pound for pound this is one of the toughest land animals to date. Don’t believe me? Well can you fight off a Jaguar with your bare hand? First of all if you can fight a Jaguar then you deserve a Nobel Peace Prize or something ...

Hey Komets! Check this out!

JBobadilla — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:06:59 +0000

Are you interested in making videos of any kind? Want to learn how to use editing software used by the pros? Would you be willing to spend some time in the summer to learn new skills with editing and making videos? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should check out this great opportunity. The San Diego Asian Film Foundation is offering a summer internship called REEL VOICES. In this program students will: Have access to professional digital film-making equipment and gain valuable career skills Be involved in a ...

Calling All Kearny Komets!

JBobadilla — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:51:34 +0000

Hey Kearny Komets! How’s the school year treating you so far? Hope things are going great! So here’s the deal, the Galaxy needs more writers. If you have an interest in writing and want to see your work up on the site with your name on it, then come join us! We’ll be happy to welcome you. If you have any interest in journalism at all, please contact me at jbobadilla@kearnygalaxy.com or our advisor, Mr. Hebeisen, at heybison@kearnygalaxy.com. Just include your name, your school, and your grade in the email and ...

The Significance Of Valentine’s Day

angelica — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:34:57 +0000

Every year on February 14th , people come together exchanging cards, cute stuffed animals, chocolate, and other gifts on this love filled holiday. But have you ever wondered why? Who could have possibly come up with this day dedicated to hearts, love, and all this mush? There are a few theories of the “true history” of valentines day. One of the legends includes a man, Saint Valentine, who appears to be sympathetic, heroic, and romantic. One of the legends contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third ...