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Meet Solome

Wlodarczyk

An Interview By Jennica Wlodarczyk

1. Hello Solome! To start this off, why don't you tell the readers a lit-tle bit about yourself?

I am Solome Wlodarczyk, and I am Jennica's sister. I am thirteen, I don't do anything on the forums, so nobody probably knows me. I'm in Grade 8. I like swimming, playing soccer, and talking with my friends.

2. What is your favourite type of music to listen to while relaxing?

Owl City music. Not really any spe-cific songs, but I like that sot and easy-to-listen-to sound.

3. If you could travel to any past event, which one would it be?

I'd probably go to World War Two and see my ancestors - if I could get back safe.

4. What do you do on lazy days?

Either I'm on my computer or watching TV or sleeping or reading.

5. If you could hang out with a fic-tional character for a day, who would it be?

Annabeth Chase from the Percy Jackson series. She'd probably hit me, but I don't care. She'd proba-

bly try to put up with me, or would really try to leave right away. I'm so annoying.

6. What is your favourite part about HCOS?

I am glad that there are teachers and people that you actually get to talk to and interact with. When we homeschooled before HCOS, it was horrible because it was just my family. I didn't have any friends in the real world, and I'm really glad to have friends now.

7. What is your favourite part about yourself?

About me? Well, this could go on forever. I'm just actually going to say one thing. My favourite part about me would be that I can en-tertain myself by being sassy. No-body gets it, but I'm okay with that. That's basically my life.

8. What is your favourite animal?

A tiger. Not because of Katy Perry, by the way. I just like them. But cats are cute too! But it is a cat. Duh.

9. Who is your role model and why?

I don't have a role model. I don't really know. I haven't ever thought about that. Maybe Dad, 'cause he's smart and stuff. He knows so much more about God and stuff like that.

10. Thanks for agreeing to be inter-viewed today! As a final note, what would you like to tell the readers as a piece of important advice?

Well, one quote that I have taken from Sherlock would be, "The only way forward is forward." And don't judge people for their grammar!

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Random

Valentine's Day

Facts

An Article By Eva Umana

• The average American will spend $119.67 on Valentine's Day this year, up from $100.89 last year.

• Men spend almost twice as much on Valentine's Day as women do. This year, the average man will spend $156, while the average woman will only spend $85.

• More than nine million pet own-ers are expected to buy gits for their pets this Valentine's Day.

• Over 50 percent of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased in the six days prior to the holiday.

• One billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making it the second largest card-sending holi-day of the year behind Christmas. Women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.

• The University of Maryland has a team of academic experts dedicat-ed to educating the media about Valentine's Day. "No matter what angle you're covering, the Universi-ty of Maryland has the Valentine's Day expert for you," says their offi-cial website.

An Article By Adley Soames

Recently, a number of European countries have been experiencing rebellions and riots, due to finan-cial crisis. Mostly occurring in Latvia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Ice-land, these rebellions and riots have been said to pose great po-tential in the changing of modern governments. This article will be focusing on the most advanced case, which has unfolded in Ice-land over the past seven years.

Protests against the Icelandic gov-ernment began in 2008 with just one man named Hördur Torfason, who stood up with an open micro-phone and invited people to speak. Eventually these protests grew until they became a weekly a c t i v i t y , h a p p e n i n g e v e r y Saturday. The protestors demand-ed that the government resign.

In 2009 the protests became riots, resulting in police using pepper spray and batons against the crowds who attacked the parlia-ment building. The less extreme

protesters banged pots and pans together to disrupt the parliament meetings, gaining for the move-ment the nickname 'Kitchenware Revolution'. Yes, that's right; we can change the world with kitchen-ware.

Within two months the prime min-ister resigned and was replaced by the former social affairs minister. The government then agreed to create a constitutional assembly to d i s c u s s c h a n g e s t o t h e constitution. Sounds complicated, but the basic idea was to take ran-dom people from all over the coun-try who would then decide what needed to be changed in the con-stitution.

In 2010, twenty-five people of no political background were chosen to conduct the constitutional change, which would re-write the established constitution. By 2011 the drat was presented to parlia-ment, and in 2012 it was agreed upon. Please don't ask me why politics are always so slow. I have no idea.

Since this point there have been a number of referendums and politi-cal issues in Iceland as it tries to get back on its feet. Whether or not the rebellion was worthwhile is de-batable. What we can speculate on is that Iceland was the first govern-ment to be ousted due to the glob-al financial crisis. This relatively peaceful revolution in a small country may seem unimportant; however, it has the potential to spread across the world as the global financial crisis continues to worsen. I don't actually have an opinion to stress; I just thought this was interesting. I hope you en-joyed this article.

Rebellion and Riot

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"Mountains" by Deanna Burmatoff

"Dr. Keev" by Kona McDonald"Leo Valdez" by Danielle Wlodarczyk

An Announcement

By Jennica Wlodarczyk, Editor

Hey guys! There's some great tal-ent going around in the HCOS Weekly this edition, isn't there? Well, here's a friendly reminder for all of you: Erin Duncan and Pippa Davies are hosting an HCOS Talent Show on the HCOS NING! Remem-ber that you can record anything for this competition. Sports tricks, sped-up drawings, dances, short films - multiple talents can be showcased in this competition! Have no fear; we're all very excited to see what other students come up with. Best wishes to all those who submit!

"Reading" by Joshua Wlodarczyk

HCOS NING Talent Show

Student Art

Super Comics by Joshua

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Photo taken and edited by Jennica Wlodarczyk, Grade 11

Photo taken by Deanna Burmatoff, Grade 11

Student Photo Gallery

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Photo taken by Jennica Wlodarczyk, Grade 11

Photo taken by Deanna Burmatoff, Grade 11

Photo taken and edited by Jennica Wlodarczyk, Grade 11

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Where to Submit

By Jennica Wlodarczyk, Editor

If any of our loyal readers are inter-ested in publishing their own pic-tures, drawings, articles, poems, or short stories, they are 100% wel-come to email their submissions to hcosweekly@outlook.com. We are always looking forward to new content provided by HCOS stu-dents. No matter what it is you're talented at, we will always be open to finding a way to get your con-tent into our paper. Thank you for reading, and have a wonderful day! Photo taken by Jennica

Wlodarczyk, Grade 11

Photo taken by Deanna Burmatoff, Grade 11

Photo taken by Jennica Wlodarczyk, Grade 11

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Valentine's Day

An Article By Jennica Wlodarczyk

As most people know, one of the biggest holidays for card, candy, and flower sales is coming up fast. Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and while not all of us may have a special someone to squeeze, I believe that this holiday poses a great time for reflection and pondering.

Love is something that we as Chris-tians firmly believe in. Love is also the basis for Valentine's Day in our culture. Jesus was the ultimate ex-ample of love when He gave his life for us, allowing us to live freely in fellowship with God. This required a huge amount of sacrifice, which is an important component of love's very nature. When Jesus rose from the dead and told us to spread the good news throughout all the Earth, love was the focal point of this mission. Sometimes, we tend to wonder how we are to spread the good news of Christ. Af-ter all, we're just students; we may not have active social lives, nor may we be around lots of different people on a weekly basis. And when we are around people, how can we know what God would want us to say to them? It all boils

down to love.

Jesus didn't come to the Earth to force God down peoples' throats - He came accepting them as God's beautiful creations, informing them that they could live in a bet-ter, healthier way. If Jesus was our ultimate example, then shouldn't we be living a life of love just as He did?

I urge you this week to contem-plate this idea of God as love, and how His love moves through you all the time. Although Valentine's Day is a hugely commercialized h o l i d a y t h a t l ea n s towa rd s couples, chocolate, and flowers (not bad things), we as Christians are given the opportunity to show the love of Jesus to others at this time. I find that holidays are when people are the most open to ran-dom acts of kindness. Community, friendship, and friendliness are all important aspects of Valentine's Day that are sometimes pushed to the side. Make it your mission this week to focus on the love of God and how you can apply that love in your everyday life. To help you out, read the verses I've posted below for a head start!

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not ar-rogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or re-sentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, be-lieves all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away."

As you go throughout this season, be listening to that still small voice

in your heart. You never know how some small act of love could change someone's life.

A Little Princess

A Book ReviewBy Eva Umana

A Little Princess is about a little girl named Sara Crewe. Her father, Captain Crewe, is called away and must leave little Sara in England at Miss Minchin's boarding school. Captain Crewe is well-known as a rich man and Miss Minchin takes a liking to Sara... More so to her her-itage. Sara makes a few new friends and quickly becomes popu-lar for her extravagant outfits and kindness in the midst of jealous girls. On Sara's birthday, startling news reaches Sara and Miss Minchin; Captain Crewe had died! Sara is immediately converted from princess to pauper leaving her world of extravagance and en-tering a world completely un-known to her. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett is rated for 8+ and is a great classical read.

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Compiled and Submitted By Jennica Wlodarczyk and Eva Umana

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