The James Logan Courier

By Tawab Fakhri, Courier Correspondent

The Legend of Zelda series is a large franchise of Nintendo that has captured the hearts and minds of millions of gamers for years. The last Zelda game on the DS, Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, was the first handheld game for the Nintendo DS and was considered a critical success with its new style of touch-style play. Nintendo decided to further its luck by creating a sequel to this game- Zelda: Spirit Tracks. They hit the gold with this game; with new items, a fascinating plot line and a cleaner game interface, The Spirit Tracks will keep you playing from the beginning to the end.

By Alexys Cran, Courier Staff Writer

Next year, the house structure of Logan will be returning to a three house model instead of the current four house structure organized around grade levels. These changes will be made to address and correct problems, mainly in counseling, clerical staffing, and in parent feedback.

By Jericho Faustino, Courier Staff Writer

There are a number of students graduating from James Logan this year. Some of them have scholarships, but not as much as Nicholas Staib. He has eight of them.

Senior, Nicholas Staib, leads Logan with the most scholarships, with Justin Chan and Nargis Hakeem right behind him with five scholarships apiece.

"It feels good, like an accomplishment," said� Nicholas Staib on receiving the scholarships. "It wasn't very easy. You need to write a lot of essays, and paper work, and meet deadlines to stay on top of the scholarship."

MISCELLANEOUS
Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77 daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.

Red Dead Redemption

By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune (MCT)


The problem with most video game westerns is that you don't need to appreciate the Old West to appreciate them. They're typically designed in the mold of other games, subbing in Old West iconography but otherwise bearing little distinction from so many other shooters covering completely different periods.

"Red Dead Redemption" doesn't have this problem, because while many of its underpinnings are unmistakably lifted from Rockstar's "Grand Theft Auto" games, the degree to which Rockstar caters those parts to the setting — instead of the usual other way around — gives it more Wild West conviction than the sum of almost every virtual western that preceded it.

From wikipedia:
William ("Willie") D. Davenport (June 8, 1943 – June 17, 2002) was an American athlete, born in Troy, Alabama. William attended Howland High School, a suburb of Warren in Northeast Ohio. He participated in hurdling events in four Olympic Games, winning the title in 1968. In 1980, he also took part in the Olympic Winter Games as a runner for the American bobsled team.

Read more about Willie Davenport, free from the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame.