The James Logan Courier

By Vicente Marcelo, Courier Sports Writer

Colts Varsity wrestling captain, Senior Ruben Baca took home the North Coast Section title on Saturday night.

When Ruben Baca began wrestling at Logan four years ago, he set some difficult goals: Win a section title and place at state.

On Saturday at Newark Memorial, Ruben accomplished his first goal with a come‑from‑behind 7‑6 victory over Dylan Phillipy of College Park in the 125‑pound championship match of the North Coast Section tournament.

By Christina La, Courier Editor-in-Chief

Written and directed by Adam Brooks, "Definitely, Maybe" follows Manhattan advertising man Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) who is has to implore the curiousity of his daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin) just after his ex-wife presents him with the papers for thier divorce.

Having just taken her first sex education class at school, Maya is perplexed by all the complications that adults deal with and eventually is determined to find out how her dad and mom met and fell in love. She also wants to know if there were any other women her dad was romantically involved with. Attempting to not tell everything specifically, Will disguises the names and identities so that Maya has to guess which of the women in his past he finally married and is her mother. "A love story mystery," is how the daughter describes it, and that's the way things unfold in the film's extended flashbacks.

By Bobbi Maas, Courier Staff Writer

Starbucks across the nation have decided to retrain their employees to perfect the frothy, creamy, flavorful drinks that Americans have grown addicted to. Local Union City shops embraced this new training. Carlos, a barista at the shop located on Decoto Road said, “Even the way we steam the milk is different. We take more time in creating the drinks and as a result the drinks are tastier.” Sara his co-worker said, “Working here you get used to the way each drink tastes. You know it better than anyone. The drinks were good to start with but now they are even better.”

By Rick LaPlante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer

Alvarado Elementary School teacher Kim Pratt has been selected to represent educators - and communicate the importance of teaching children about the environment - in a video by the production company that will release the movie “Nim’s Island” this spring.

Ms. Pratt will travel to Monterey on Monday (March 3) to be part of a live webcast from the research vessel Fulmer. The webcast, “Nim’s Island Adventure,” will explain that although Nim's Island isn’t real, students should be aware of special places in the ocean called national marine sanctuaries and be good stewards of the environment.

By Christine Surna Khayat, Courier Staff Writer

Let's face it - Palo Alto may not be everybody’s town (especially not a high schoolers). Many of the overpriced shops, galleries, and restaurants that line the streets of Palo Alto target the highly paid citizens of the town.

And that's fine. In fact, I'm only writing this article to remind people that there are, in fact, a few small gems hidden in the gaudy opulence of Palo Alto.

The Stanford Theater is one such treasure. I'm a junior at Logan and, for three years, I have almost bi-monthly walked along University Avenue, passed underneath the theater's marquee on my way to Pluto's or American Apparel and not stopped once to take in a film at the historic venue. Finally, last week, I decided to take advantage of Stanford Theater's Hitchcock Film Festival and bought my ticket for an evening showing of "Dial ‘M’ for Murder." It turned out to be my best cinematic experiences in years.

By Howard Yang, Courier Staff Writer

In this age of digital film technology and computer generated special effects, audiences often grow tired of seeing the same old “awe-inspiring” explosions and “epic” landscapes offered by today’s movies. Be Kind Rewind, directed by Michael Gondry, provides audiences with a refreshingly creative perspective movie-making and entertainment.

Overwrought Vantage Point Entertains Anyway
By Charles Yi, Courier Staff Writer

"Vantage Point", directed by Pete Travis, details the story of eight strangers with eight different points of view, each trying to piece together the truth behind an assassination attempt.

The movie takes place during a global anti-terrorism summit in Spain, when a double of President Ashton is shot. Terrorists bombard the podium and also attack the actual location of the President, who was moved due to information about a potential threat at the summit. Secret Service agent Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid), who took a bullet for the President six months prior, attempts to piece together the evidence and uncover the truth as he faces memories of the previous assassination attempt and betrayal from within the security detail.

From wikipedia:
Augusta Savage, born Augusta Christine Fells (February 29, 1892 – March 26, 1962) was an African American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a teacher, and a voice for equal rights.

Augusta Fells (Savage) was born in Green Cove Springs (near Jacksonville), Florida. She began making clay figures as a child, mostly small animals, but her father would beat her when he found her sculptures; at the time, he believed her sculpture to be a sinful practice, based upon his interpretation of the "graven images" portion of the Bible. After the family moved to West Palm Beach, she sculpted a Virgin Mary figure, and, upon seeing it, her father changed his mind, regretting his past actions. The principal of her new school recognized and encouraged her talent, and paid her one dollar a day to teach modeling during her senior year. This began a life-long commitment to teaching as well as to art.