The James Logan Courier

By Betsy Sharkey
Los Angeles Times (MCT)

LOS ANGELES — Ever wonder how a certain car, chip, beer, soap, well really just about any product known to man, got its 15 seconds in the movie spotlight? Money, of course, but that's just the price of getting into the game. Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock is out to show you all the distasteful bits, raw and unprocessed, that go into making that manipulative commercial sausage in his new absurdist comic documentary (mockumentary?) "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold."

Or more precisely, "Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," a title that exemplifies the very thin line between art and commerce that Spurlock attempts not to cross while telling all. The pomegranate juice company paid around $1 million for those naming rights, a couple of actual commercials embedded in the movie and major screen time. Despite the transparency and full disclosure, and the sardonic tone detailing it, something gets lost as the distance between filmmaker and subject disappears — I think we call it objectivity.

By Ajay Bains, Courier Staff Writer
Editor's note: Ajay Bains is a senior

The senior girls beat the junior girls by a decisive 26-12 in this year's annual Powderpuff football game.

The lopsided victory stands in sharp contrast to last year's hotly contested and disputed Junior Class victory.

The seniors were led by senior running back Chelsea Salom, who scored back to back touchdowns to put the seniors up by two scores.

When asked about her performance she said, “ I was nervous because the score was tied 6-6. All I could think about was getting in the end zone. After that I felt relieved.”

The game was close till the second half, when the seniors took control and never let go. Chelsea Salom scored two touchdowns. At the end of the game, senior Sara Moscardo scored on a quarterback keep option.

MISCELLANEOUS
The deadline to turn in applications to your counselor for summer school is Friday, April
29th.

Hallways at Lunch: Students, the 60s, 70s & 80s hallways are closed for use during
lunch time. Because of disruption to classroom instruction and learning, students are
no longer permitted in the hallways during lunch time. Please make sure you exit the
hallways as quickly as possible and do not use them during lunch.

Due to STAR testing, the after school math and science tutoring program on Tuesday and
Thursday will meet in different locations. Math tutoring will take place in Room 453,
and science tutoring will take place in Room 423. Mark your calendars. This is only for
the week of STAR testing. See you there!

From wikipedia:
Julius Sterling Morton (April 22, 1832 – April 27, 1902) was a Nebraska editor who served as President Grover Cleveland's Secretary of Agriculture. He was a prominent Bourbon Democrat, taking the conservative position on political, economic and social issues, and opposing agrarianism. In 1897 he started a weekly magazine entitled The Conservative.
Biography

Morton was born in Adams, Jefferson County, New York. He was raised in Detroit and graduated from the University of Michigan. He was a member of Chi Psi Fraternity at Michigan. After receiving his diploma in 1854, he moved with his bride, Caroline Joy French, to Nebraska, which was not yet organized as a territory, and staked a claim in Nebraska City. Soon after arriving at Nebraska City, Morton became the editor of the local newspaper, the Nebraska City News. Morton served in the Nebraska Territorial House of Representatives in 1855-1856. He was then appointed Secretary of Nebraska Territory by President James Buchanan on July 12, 1858, which he served as until 1861. He also served as Acting Governor from December 5, 1858, to May 2, 1859.

Learn more about Arbor Day at the Arbor Day Foundation website.