The James Logan Courier

ACTIVITIES:

MISCELLANEOUS:
Sophomores & Juniors: does Yale sound like a university you’d like to know more about? Then sign up for their presentation on January 11 in the Career Center.

Freshman, sophomores, and Juniors- your PSAT and PACT scored are in the Career Center. Pick them up at Lunch, break or after school.

ASVAB sign-ups and permission slips for net week’s test now available in the Career Center. All permission sips mst be turned in end of school Friday, January 5, 2007.

SENIORS:
Be sure to pick up your financial aid packet in the Career Center.

By Tish Wells
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

WASHINGTON — When more than 200 self-recruited "Star Wars" Stormtroopers march in the Rose Bowl parade on New Year's Day behind creator George Lucas, they'll be demonstrating once again that a loyal fan base can complement the power and staying power of the entertainment that they celebrate.

Two newly released DVD documentaries make this point vividly — and with love.

For "George and Me," Internet broadcaster Sky Wilson interviewed "Star Wars" fans in Great Britain and the U.S. and produced a documentary that celebrates their creativity. It's reflected in "Star Wars"-themed charity work, fan films and customized cars rigged out as X-Wing fighters.

By Frank Greve
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

AURORA, Colo. — Rows of little plastic domes dot the roof of the new Wal-Mart Supercenter here, looking like a marching band of "Star Wars" R2-D2s.

Inside each dome, a trio of computer-aimed mirrors tracks the sun and bounces its light down a reflective shaft and through a milky white lens, illuminating the stockroom below.


Skylights on the roof of a Wal-Mart store in Aurora, Colorado, contain mirrors which help keep sunlight streaming into the store no matter the angle of the sun. The store is an experimental one from Wal-Mart which features numerous environment-friendly features. (Wal-Mart/MCT)