The James Logan Courier

By Jericho Faustino, Courier Staff Writer

I can still remember the sticky paint dripping off my forehead. It was during the week of Halloween ’08, and I volunteered at spooky house at the Fremont Hub. I thought that I would be dressed up as a monster and scare people in a legit haunted house, the kinds with trap doors, crazy mazes, and people hiding behind every corner. When I got to the Fremont Hub, there is a little house where I was to work at. My initial thought was, “Hey I’m going to run around scaring people and have a blast! These five hours are going to be a breeze.”

Students like me will do whatever they need to get they need to get the 20 hours of community service hours required to graduate. They can gain community hours by helping teachers out after schools, doing volunteer work at hospitals, or in my case, spend five hours in a booth with make up and a little fan that doesn’t even work.

By Julie Mendoza, Courier Staff Writer

One of my favorite heartfelt movies is Life as a House. It's not a new film, having been released in 2001, but don't let that be an excuse to miss it. You can watch it free online via YouTube.

Every aspect of this film pulls you into the dysfuctional family and how suddenly everything can change.Hayden Christensen plays San Monroe, the rebellious, destructive, scared, and confused teenager wreaking havoc at home.

His life might have stayed dangerously broken if his father, played by Kevin Kline, hadn't made an unexpected appearance in his life. After discovering he has terminal cancer, Sam's father suspiciously decides to take him for an entire summer to help him build a house.