The James Logan Courier

By Tish Wells, McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

The further they get from Jane Austen, the better the zombie mash-up books become.

Enter "Dreadfully Ever After" by Steve Hockensmith, book three in a zombie trilogy that started with "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," which was a combination of Jane Austen's classic novel of manners set in the early 1800s and contemporary zombie movie mania.

The first in the series was "Dawn of the Dreadfuls" by Hockensmith. Here the five Bennet sisters became trained in the ninja arts to protect England from brain-chomping zombie hordes known as "dreadful."

"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" follows and is more directly based on the Jane Austen novel. Here, not only do the sisters do battle but they try to find husbands. Elizabeth Bennet meets Lord Darcy - a scion of a notable zombie-battling clan - they fall in love and marry.

By Rick LaPlante, New Haven Director of Parent & Community Relations

Stanford University football coach David Shaw will be a special guest Friday, April 22, at the New Haven Schools Foundation’s annual scholarship luncheon, honoring recipients of the Foundation’s scholarship program for graduating seniors in the New Haven Unified School District.

Coach Shaw, who as an assistant last year helped Stanford to a 12-1 record and a No. 4 national ranking, took over the head coaching job when Jim Harbaugh was hired by the San Francisco 49ers. He is a product of New Haven schools, having graduated from James Logan High in 1991. He played wide receiver at Stanford before embarking on a coaching career that included 10 seasons as an assistant coach in the National Football League and the past four seasons at Stanford.

MISCELLANEOUS

Need Driver’s Ed? Your place is at the Adult School. Cost is $125. Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday; April 4, 5 & 6, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.

Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores: If you are interested in pursuing a business/accounting degree in college, there is a free summer week-long program for low income minority students at U.C. Berkeley. For more information see Mr. Huertas in House 1. Deadline for applications is 4/14, or come to a meeting after school today in Room 407.

From wikipedia:
Naomi Ruth Sims (March 30, 1948 - August 1, 2009) was an African American model, businesswoman and author, who is widely credited as being the first African American supermodel.

Sims was born in Oxford, Mississippi, the youngest of three daughters born to John and Elizabeth Sims. Her father (whom she never knew) reportedly worked as a porter, but Sims' mother later described him "an absolute bum" and her parents divorced shortly after she was born.She was teased for her height of 5’10 at age 13. Mrs Sims later moved with her three daughters to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where Naomi was subsequently raised by a foster family. She attended Westinghouse High School. There due to her height, she was ostracized by many of her classmates. Sims credited her upbringing as a Catholic for helping to get her through adolescence.

See photos of Naomi Sims, free from Essence magazine.