“Go Local!”

“Go Local!” is GWN's motto, starting from May 27, 2008, a motto started by GWN Founder Diane Zhou's dad. “So many big chain companies, like McDonald's, own newspapers that turned from local to national or worldwide. That loses the meaning of 'local news', so I support GWN,” Diane's dad told GWN. GWN is being motivated by this motto. Without it, GWN would have disappeared long ago in November, 2007!

Volume II No. 4

GWN News!
There is basically no Cover Story this week, but the huge 70-entry contest results are out! Check it out on pages 4 – 5! The pictures will also be on the web. Events are on page 4, a new contest is on page 5, and some jokes are on page 6. Sorry, but Turtie has been too busy to have a Turtie's Kitchen Announcement! He promises to be back next week!

GWN is testing a new blog: http://gingerbreadwklynews.blogspot.com/

Table of Contents
Cover Story
New News
Debate Time
Mail Pail

Debate Time

GWN Update Debate:
New Tickets!

Typed by GWN Typist Katherine Xiao
GWN wants to have new tickets! They will be worth 5 normal tickets. There are several debate topics for this update:

Coupon or Dollar?
Should these tickets be called GWN coupons or Dollars?

Coupon! Coupons sound much better. If “Dollars” are used, it will sound like money. Coupons also sound "cheaper".
Dollar! Dollars sound more “professional” because it is like money. Coupons sound like discounts instead of GWN "money"

Boxes or circles?
Should there be boxes or circles in the corners?

Boxes! Boxes look like money, don't they? They would also look different from normal GWN tickets.
Circles! Boxes look very ugly! all GWN "stuff" should have a certain look, so us circles!

Employees Only?
Should GWN Dollars be for employees only?

Yes! This way, there would be something special for employees. They would be "paid". GWN wouldn't "pay" for debate or sending stories, right?
No! It just makes life easier if this is for EVERYONE. GWN is just for fun, so no big deal. No, it should be for EVERYBODY!

Cover Story

Events:
  • Birthdays! Say “Happy Belated Birthday” to Alex Zhou and GWN reader Chloris Li! It was their birthdays on June 4th.
  • Last day of school for New Haven School District! June 11th was the last day school for students in Union City!
  • Last day of school for Fremont Unified School District! June 18th is the last day of school for students in Fremont.
  • Father's Day. Say “Happy Father's Day” to your dad on June 15th!
Typed by GWN Typist Susan Pham

Pokémon Contest Results
The Pokémon drawing contest results are finally out! Before GWN announces the winners, please know that everyone did a great job, and the point system was made because it was too hard to decide the winners just by looking at the pictures. Many people won over others by just fractions of a point!
This is by far the most popular contest GWN has ever had, about 70 entries were turned in! Thank you, GWN readers! Everyone must be interested in Pokémon! Everyone did a great job!
Winners: Here are the winners –
  1. 1st place – Katherine Xiao's Palkia with 13.75 points! 4th grade
  2. 2nd place – Alex Zhou's Battle Scene (3-way battle of Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Arceus) with 13.5625 points! 2nd grade
  3. 3rd place – Austin Xiong's Lugia with 13.3125 points! 5th grade
  4. 4th place – Haobo Zhang's Battle Scene (3-way battle of Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Artizaptres) with 12.75 points! 5th grade
  5. 5th place (tie) – Alden Haryanto's “Feeding Pokémon” picture with 12.625 points! 4th grade;
    Tied with Nicholas Lien's Bonsly with 12.625 points! 4th grade
Honorable Mentions: Here are the HM awarders –
  • Most Decorative – Claudia Vu's Buizel! 4th grade
  • Most Difficult – Austin Zuo's Dialga, Palkia, and Darkrai! 2nd grade
  • Neatest, Girls – Olivia Li's Torchic! 4th grade
  • Neatest, Boys – Sean Li's Turtwig! 2nd grade
  • Most Creative – Chloris Li's poster! 5th grade
  • Plain HM – Deanna Wong's Chimchar! 5th grade;
    Susan Pham's Turtwig! 5th grade
Congratulations to everyone!

New Contest!
This is Diane Zhou's teacher, Mr. Gracey's, idea for GWN. At school, Diane's class had to make the most words out of the word TRIANGLE. There were 100! Now GWN wants YOU to make the most words out of this word: GINGERBREAD.
This contest will probably not be as big as the Pokémon drawing contest, but please try it out! Just send all the words you made, your name and age, and you can always “update” your list. GWN will email you every three days to show you your list. Reply to the email with new words to update the list. Good luck!

New News

Bee Hive
By GWN Writer Deanna Wong
On Thursday (May 21), during the sixth grade lunch, bees started coming out of the bee hive. Mr. Loisel made everyone go out of the pod. After lunch the bees were back in the bee hive. Mr. Tietze let his class out early to look at the bee hive.
Typed by GWN Typist Susan Pham

Jokes Center
By GWN Joke Maker Yiming Ye
  • Bob: I flunked my grades, I flunked my grades.
    Joe:
    Why did you repeat it?
    Bob:
    My teacher said I had to repeat this grade twice.
  • Which kind of dog does Dracula like best?
    A Bloodhound!
  • Beware: This joke is gross. One day, a man went to Mexico. “I would like a hot dog,” he said to a Hot Dog man. The man said “Okay. But in Mexico, we call it a weiner.” Then, the man went to a donkey seller. He said, “I want to buy a donkey.” The seller said, “Okay! But in Mexico, we call it butt.” Then, the man went to a women who just came from America that didn't know about Mexico. The man said, “Could you hold my weiner while I tie my butt?”
Typed by GWN Typist Susan Pham

Field Trip to Ranch Park!
By GWN Writer Olivia Li
On Friday, June 6, rooms 43, 39, and 33 went to Hall Ranch Park! It's a "tradition" they have been doing for a few years now.
At 8:30, the kids and Mr. Barreto (room 33's sub) met at the front of the school. When they all were ready, they started walking. Mrs. Kochar (Olivia's teacher) and Mr. Herbert (room 39's teacher) followed their cars, carrying the sport supplies, backpacks, and lunches.
When they got there, the kids scattered and ran all over the place. There's 4 playgrounds, a sftball field, a basketball court, and a tennis court.
About an hour later, Mrs. Kochar's 2-year old son Armaan came with Mr. Kochar. Olivia decided to play with him. After a while, she learned that he was impossible to keep up with! His mom said that he was "active." However, Olivia disagrees. She thinks he is hyper.
It was a FUN-tastic field trip!!
Typed by GWN Typist Katherine Xiao

Mail Pail

War in Iraq, Worth It?
“No, it is DEFINITELY not worth it!! California's government even cut money from the schools to support the war!! Now most teachers and students are suffering from it!!! I'll be SOOO glad when he goes out of office.” Brigitte Gong, 5th grade
“No, Iraq didn't do anything to America.” Deanna Wong, 5th grade
“No, it is not worth spending money on wars. We should have peace in this world!” Susan Pham, 5th grade
“I don't think it's worth it to spend all that money! The money could be used for more important things like education.” Cynthia Yao, 5th grade
“No, of course not! George W. Bush is the worst president ever! He's sending young and old soldiers to a pointless war and many lives are lost.” Cynthia Kuo, 5th grade
“I don't think spending a lot of money for the war isn't worth it. I don't even think there should be wars. If you want something from another country, ask them politely first. If they won't give it to you, then just leave them alone. It belongs to them so they can do whatever they want with it.” Chloris Li, 5th grade
“No, it's not worth it.” Emily Wang, 4th grade
“No, I don't even see the point of having a war in Iraq.” Nicole Sun, 5th grade
“Bush stated two reasons for Iraq war. (1) Iraq had something to do with 9/11; (2) Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. Both reasons are false, so the war is unjustified, even if it cost no money for U.S.” Shudong Zhou, adult

Best Movie:
“I liked Prince Caspian the best. I loved all the action and adventure!” Brigitte Gong, 5th grade
“Prince Caspian, it looks interesting.” Deanna Wong, 5th grade
“I think Prince Caspian sounds more interesting than the other movies.” Susan Pham, 5th grade
“Prince Caspian. I watched the first one and I wanted to find out what would happen next.” Cynthia Kuo, 5th grade; Katherine Cui, 5th grade; and Sara Ye, 4th grade
“I think I will like Prince Caspian the best since it is a family movie and I liked the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe which was from the Chronicles of Narnia. I never read the book or saw the movie but I will. I will want to see if the movie is really better than the book.” Chloris Li, 5th grade
“I want to watch Indiana Jones or Iron Man.” Emily Wang, 4th grade
“I liked Indiana Jones the best, followed by Prince Caspian.” Shudong Zhou, adult