The Bulls

By Peter Gonzalez
The Bulls have been exceeding every fan expectation this year by not only finishing in first place in their division, but also defeating the Indiana Pacers and advancing to the second round of the playoffs. The Bulls seem to play with more passion and intensity after Michael Jordan, a former Bulls hall-of-famer, gave a speech saying that the Bulls are a very good team and that they have a good chance of winning the championship this year. The Bulls couldn’t have come this far without the amazing skills of forward, Derrick Rose. Many sports reporters say that Derrick Rose has a very good chance of being this year’s MVP in basketball. But Derrick couldn’t have bring the Bulls this far alone. Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer really brought some skills to the table too. With everyone healthy and ready to play the Bulls have a great chance of winning the Championship this year.

The Irish Dancers

By Savannah S.

 The Irish Dancers wowed the crowd of staff and fellow classmates.

They performed many dances created by the Irish. This performance happened on March 17th, 2011. They performed beautiful dance numbers on the stage. It happened to be St. Patrick's Day. Everyone got in the spirit by wearing festive clothing. For example, they wore leggings, hats, face paint and so much more! Happy St. Patty's Day! So long!!!

The Fun Run

By Peter Gonzalez

In Holmes School the Fun Run is always a big event. Mr. Williams prepares kids for their “final fitness exam.” For 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders they have to run one whole lap around park (half a mile). After that the 4th and 5th grade racers have to run 2 laps around the park (1 mile). Then the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders have to run 3 laps around the park (a mile and a half). After last years amazing outcome of over 200 students from Holmes, Mr. Williams wants 300 kids to come. So let’s get those permission slips. Mr. Williams generously buys trophies for kids from Holmes that finish in all places from 1st to 20th. So let’s go out on May 4th and have some fun in this year Fun Run.

The Blackhawks

By Peter Gonzalez

After the Stanly Cup win last year the Blackhawks had to trade star players such as Antti Niemi, Kris Versteeg, Dustin Byfuglien, and others. Although the Blackhawks lost those amazing players they are still in the playoff spot. But with the second best player on the team, Patrick Sharp, out. They will need to have an extra push to get a good spot in the playoffs. With Patrick Kane scoring his 100th goal and Marty Turco letting nothing by, the Blackhawks have a good chance to get a good spot in the playoffs. And who knows maybe they can get back-to-back Stanly Cup wins.

Exciting Offseason

By Abe Zuraw

This year has been a great offseason and many teams have been making exciting trades. First off the Sox are in a playoff position with a bullpen staring the young Criss Sale. Others are returning for the 2012 season among them are Matt Thorton Paul Konerko, and A.J Pierzinzki. The Cubs are also in a playoff position with a new manager a fresh start and new players like former Rays star Carlos Pena and more returning players including Carlos Marmol and Carlos Zambrano.

The Yankees will continue their long-standing tradition of keeping stars until the end. So Derek Jeter who is better suited to a retirement home than a baseball field will be hobbling on to the diamond this year as well. It looks like many teams are going for the championship and for now just hang on and see who spends the most money!

A new way to exercise

Kinect : A Fun Way to Exercise

By Andrew B.

What the Kinect does is that it looks at you with a camera and when you play a game that includes the kinect it senses your motions and does it on the game!!! For an example in Sonic Free Ride, you can hop on and off your gravity board. Reach out your hands to get coins. In Kinect Joy Ride, you control your car with your body and beat other racers to get to the top of the leader board.

Xbox 360 with Kinect is new fun way to exercise at a low price of $299.99. You can wait a couple weeks and the price may go down. If you already have an Xbox360 you can just get the kinect at GameStop for $250. It comes with three games. Get Kinect today and you can become the controller!!!

Health Over the Weekend

By Savannah S.

I hope everyone has a good weekend. I would just like to take a minute of your time to talk about your health.

You know a lot of kids just sit inside and glue their eyes to the T.V. Well that doesn’t help you get in shape. And if you are out of shape and come back to Mr. Williams, you might not be able to do things you did before. That won’t be good! That is why you should eat healthy food and exercise everyday.

When you sit down by the T.V. playing video games, let’s face it, that’s not healthy either. So that's why you should get up and play. Remember.......... BE HEALTHY!!!!!!!!!!!