"Less than lady like" Costumes

Since when did Halloween turn from a happy time for little kids to get free food and dentists to become filthy rich to some stomping ground for grown women to compete for mates? The new trend for teen and gown women for Halloween is to dress up as sexy "insert profession here". It is just an uncreative show of women being forced in society to live up to other peoples standards. Another new trend that is equally if not more so annoying is women dressing up in lingerie and adding animals ears. So seriously ladies try thinking up something creative this year and not just buy the tightest fitting thing you can find. - Thespian

Here is an example of a "rabbit" costume.

Pizookie!

PIZOOKIE TIME.  What? You guys don't know what that is? Pizookie is delicious! It is a pan of brownies topped with your choice of vanilla bean, chocolate, vanilla macadamia nut, or peanut butter ice cream. Just the description of it gets you drooling doesn't it? Last night, my sister and I went to a restaurant/sports bar called BJ's. At this restaurant, we had some burgers and normal lemonade. But afterwards my sister pointed out a weird word. The word was "Pizookie." I laughed and told her to order it just for fun. Turns out, it was the most delicious thing i've ever tasted! So much chocolate in such a small platter. It wasn't very expensive, just the right amount, and it was really worth it. If you guys are interested in seeing what else they have to offer, click here! I think that it is truly wonderful and everyone should definitely try it. YUM.
-Hungry Hippo!

Spooky Pookie.

Image from Power Line

Halloween is getting within reach! Exciting, isn't it? What's YOUR favorite thing about Halloween? Take this poll and let us know!(:
Enjoy the spook, you guys! And have a great Halloween!
-Hungry Hippo!

LASA/LBJ Homecoming:)

Hey guys, It's Elephant Earz. I wanted to jump on here real quick and tell you about probably the best dance I've ever went to. It was the LASA/LBJ Homecoming. It took place on Oct.16. At first it started out slow and didn't look like anyone was going to show, but about 20 minutes after it officially started the party got jumping. All the different cliques did there thing. The Techno kids shuffled, while the Hip-Hop kids broke it down. Eventually, the cliques all joined together in the middle and had some sort of dance off. There was awesome music, food, and drinks and it seemed like everyone had a great time. I had to leave early, and i heard that the second half was even more amazing. But the part I got to see was awesome. Well, if you didn't get to go to this dance you should definitely hit up the next one because you missed out on a great time.

-Elephant Earz

Who's Got SPRITI?! (We DO)

Hey you guy's it's starfier.

Well this week Oct 10, 2010- Oct 15, 2010 was Spirit week at LASA/LBJ high school. each student showed their jaguars pride either dressing up retro on retro Monday, tacky on tacky Tuesday, like a cowboy/cowgirl on western Wednesday, showing your spirit on Thursday, and twin day Friday!



Retro Monday was filled with hip, colorful, and goofy outfits from the past. With spandexes, cool hippie copy cats, and people who just walked into their parents closet, and wore the first thing they saw.

Tuesday was tacky day. Miss-match socks, green pants, flip-flops, oversized shirts, and baseball caps! Anything that is usually seen as someone who dressed up in the dark, were intently worn to show jaguar spirit. Colors by the dozen, shoes of all kind, cloths of any size, style, and year.

Western Wednesday, well what else can i say, it was awesome, and a huge successes. Maybe it has to do with the fact that we live in Texas, and probably all own cowboy boots, and hats. Students wore old and new styles of cowboy boots. Colors ranging from black to pink, and blue. Demi skirts, shorts, and jeans everywhere you turned. Finally hats, from different sizes, and colors.

Students and their Mums

Spirit day was on Thursday. Students wear LASA/LBJ shirts, purple, white, and black. Some bought them, some made them, and some made them their own. Choir, Band, Sports, and Club shirts everywhere. Students had mums purple, white, and black, long and short, with flowers, and no flowers, bells, and glitter too. Face painting, and hair dying to show each students spirit. Also a massive and awesome pep rally. The first ladies, and cheerleaders made awesome cheers, and dances that made the jaguar spirit shine. our awesome band was well awesome. They danced cheered and played awesome music.

Friday was Twin day!! Wow talk about seeing doubles. LASA/LBJ twins were everywhere. Personally me and my twin, well she had a twin, and he had a twin, and i was his twin so what does that make us? Quadruplets. Students were wearing matching pants, shoes, t-shirts, and everything. it was so much fun. My friends turned out to be my long lost sister, and brothers I’ve been looking for.

In the end spirit week was a total success, people had fun, and we showed our jaguar spirit!!
-Starfier

Leave or Stay?

Picture by LBJ High School

LASA kids are complaining about how this school is "lame" or about how they don't want to be here. But what I don't understand is that if you didn't want to be here in the first place, then why did you apply? Aside from being forced by your parents; i'm sure there could have been SOME compromise that didn't involve you doing something against your will! 

A lot of students at LASA, mostly freshman, are talking and planning about when they're leaving this school and where they're going to end up. The most popular destination is Austin High. I understand that you wanted to go to LASA in the beginning, but it's only been a couple months. The school hasn't even gotten a chance to prove itself yet. 

I think that the students who are contemplating on leaving should at least wait until the end of the year to make their decision and wait to see if things get any better for them. I myself have even considered leaving but I decided to stick it out and enjoy the most of it while i'm here. 

Well, you're gonna be here for the rest of the semester so might as well make the best of it instead of ranting about how this school sucks. Because it's not as bad as you make it. Just have fun and stop worrying about when you're leaving or if you should leave. If you really want to leave then you'll know it, and you won't have to think about it.

Signing off! Hungry Hippo

Grease Lightning? More Like Grease Frightening.

Hey readers, it's Thespian and I want to talk to you today about the upcoming auditions for Grease. If you haven't heard of it their must be something wrong with you but thats okay just go watch it RIGHT NOW. Anyways, the auditions are on Monday and I'm kind of freaking out. This is the first audition I've ever had with my new theater teacher, and her auditions sound rigorous. I'm planning on doing this weird monologue about some fast food joint. The song I'm choosing to sing is one I did back in 7th grade for the musical Guys and Dolls where I played Nicely-Nicely Johnson. It's called sit down you're rocking the boat. This songs is about Johnson pretending to have had a religious experience to get away with gambling in the back of a mission. It's a really nice song. Well, I've got to go peel a potato have a great life and wish me luck.- Thespian.  

Song Accused of Endorsing Spousal Abuse?

Hey all, Hungry Hippo here.
I wanted to talk about a completely conflicting song that was protested against when played on the radio. The song is called He Hit Me by The Crystals. The song's lyrics are from the perspective of an abused housewife. Rhythms and music for the song are dreary and depressing, though the lyrics talk about how the woman thinks that her husband shows her that he loves her by using aggressive violence. She worries that if he stops hitting her then it means that he doesn't care enough anymore. The lyrics say "He hit me, and it felt like a kiss." and she views his violence as an act of passion for her; that he's yearning for her. The song was aired on the radio in the 60's and was accused of promoting violence and spousal abuse. Many protest that the song was only speaking from an experience, but the industries claimed that violence would be endorsed and that it would be better to strip the song from radio contents. The song not only shows an experience of something real that happens in everyday life and the radio industry wants to omit it from the people. In my opinion, that is censorship.
Signing off!
Hungry Hippo

8 Relationship Red Flags

Hey It's Elephant Earz! Im gonna give you a couple RELATIONSHIP RED FLAGS! If any of the following is currently happening in your relationship then you should get out of it.
1. If he/she gives you a double standard.
2. Accessive Fighting/Arguing.
3. If he/she wants to control you. (Who you hang out with, What you do, Where you go.)
4. They accuse you of things you know you didn't do.
5. Hypocrisy.
6. On and Off Relationships.
7. Cheating
8. Put You Down ( Make you feel bad about yourself)
There it is. If your experiencing any of this then you should get out of the relationship.

-Elephant Ears