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Throughout the U.S. underage drinking is huge. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did research on underage drinking throughout high schools in 2003. They found that one out of two high school students drink some alcohol, one out of four binge drink one out of four had their first alcoholic drink before thirteen and one out of three ride with a driver who had been binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as having three or more drinks in a row for women. For men it’s having four or more drinks in a row. Looking at these stats it goes to show that about half of the U.S drink or have drank.                         

On the first of January of 2007, the Boulder, CO Polar Bear Club put on the 24th Annual Polar Bear Plunge. The turn out was tremendous with over four hundred people, according to the club,  who came for one thing: to strip down to their swimsuits, to jump in toan ice-covered lake and feel the chill and refreshing water embrace them.

I was there and I believe it’s a great way to start off a new year. The experience of the rush that you feel from the icy waters of winter is unmatched. It’s like snatching life from the jaws of death. I do it for the feeling of satisfaction I get when it’s all said and done. To know that I do something that separates me from so many others is very satisfying, too.

             On Friday December 1, the St. Vrain Valley FFA held the Chrismas Dance at the Boulder County Fairgrounds.  All members in the St.Vrain FFA, was invited and also most classes from the Carrer Develompment Center.

           "It was fun, but it wasn't as big as I was hoping even though I did get caught for doing doughnuts in the parking lot," said Richy A. from Erie High School.

          The FFA had a D.J, and lots of snack foods.  It was all paid for by the fundraiser they had, which they made home-made Christmas Wreaths and sold them.

Ah I’m so excited for the Slayer show. Aren’t you? You kiddies have to HAVE TO check it out.

It’s on January 31, 2007, at the Fillmore Auditorium 1510 Clarkson Street. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7 You can order tickets for this show and others at Livenation.com for 30 bucks. Got to be over 16 to see this one. The gods of heavy metal are coming to Colorado….you’d be a fool to miss this show.

             Waterfowl hunters crowded ponds and corn fields in Colorado early morning of November 25, waiting eagerly for the second season goose hunt.  The second season for geese started on November 25 and lasts until February 18.

            “I have been waiting for this day since the goose hunt ended last year,” said Pat Davis, who was one of the many Colorado goose hunters.

The Odgen Theatre in Downtown Denver will be filled with the amazing growling, wailing, and pounding of Children Of Bodom. Bodom will be accompanied by Amon Amarth, Sanctity, and Gojira on, Dec 11th at 7:00 PM. 16+ Gotta have a valid ID proving your age. The show costs 20 bucks, $23 the day of show . If you don't already know the address of the (newly remodeled) Ogden its at 935 E. Colfax Ave
Denver, CO, 80218. 

Heading South On 1-25: Take East Colfax Exit, Turn Left On Colfax, The Theater Is Located 9 Blocks East Of Capitol Building On Left

44 fails

Under Colorado's Amendment 44, adults ages 21 and older would have been allowed to possess and use up to an ounce of marijuana without facing a $100 fine. But voters said no way.

    44 did not pass with a tally of  819,579 votes, or 59.50 percent saying no. 557,758 people supported the amendment (40.50 percent).

    Most teens I asked support the amendment; when asked on his opinions on marijuana legalization in Colorado, Ari  S. responded saying, “Legalization of marijuana would lower alcohol related death in the state, along with providing the government with resources to cut down on the drugs that actually do damage. The cops would be relieved on taking down young kids just for smoking weed.”

    For all you non-bouldering folk out there, bouldering is the art of climbing boulders. The sport is done with no equipment or ropes but also is a safe distance from the ground. Because you are close to the ground, no serious injuries follow. One of the benefits of not having gear to mess with is that you can go virtually anywhere you want. This is because that in sport climbing you must stay beneath your anchor.

    Bouldering is also a more high impact sport that is more focused on individual moves instead of the endurances that you must have for trad, or traditional, climbing.

St.Vrain Valley Future Farmers of America members flew into Indianapolis, Indiana for the 79th National FFA Convention in late October. The National FFA Convention is a meeting where people from every FFA group throughout the nation meets for activities and to choose new National FFA Committee Members.

    The 79th Convention took place on October 25 to October 28 of 2006, with nearly 50,000 people showing up. Rebecca Huth who is the St.Vrain Valley FFA advisor, took eight St.Vrain FFA members to Nationals. According to Brian B. who is a Longmont High sophomore, they all had a good time. Other students that went were- Katie G. who is a Skyline junior, Cashley A. who is a Longmont junior, Kim S. who is an Erie junior, Mitch R. who is a Skyline junior, Josh H. who is a Lyons junior, Ryan B. who is a Skyline sophomore, and Clint J. who is a Lyons junior.

    There are many different kinds of relationships; there are close friend relationships, love relationships, relationships with your family, along with many more. Specifically, I’m talking about an intimate relationship meaning a relationship involving not only physical but emotional intimacy. Many people of different ages may experience a relationship like this and may have different opinions of what makes it a good relationship.
    Danna T., a sophomore at OCHS has been in a relationship with her boyfriend for almost three years. I interviewed Danna asking her, “What does it take to have a good intimate relationship?” She replied, “It takes a strong trust foundation to have a good intimate relationship. It also takes things like sharing the same interests so that you can both do what you want and both of you will enjoy it.”
    I then interviewed Pam Long a student services secretary at OCHS. I asked her, “What does it take to have a good intimate relationship?” She then said, “Trust and communication play a huge part in an intimate relationship. Generally caring and loving the person is also important. Also balance as in when you’re in an intimate relationship you don’t spend all your time with your intimate one and you have other relationships. I also asked Pam Long, “What is the most important thing in an intimate relationship?”
    She said, “The number one thing is communication, you can talk to your intimate one and you can tell each other pretty much anything but maybe not everything. Also if you can communicate you can articulate a problem the two of you have and come to a solution that you both agree on.”