Tag: USA

American Exchange Students Volunteer in Hub

 

On Friday we enjoyed a visit from Sarah and Laura, two University of Notre Dame students who are currently studying at La Católica. They talked to Ms. Poli’s 7th grade students about their schools, families, culture, and more! They also played board games with Mr. Garfield’s 10th graders.  Thank you Laura and Sarah!!

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World´s biggest pumpkin pie

by Maite Tupper (9th grade)

In New Bremen, Ohio, a group of giant pumpkin growers, cooked a 1,678 kg pumpkin pie, for the annual New Bremen Pumpkinfest, on 25 September 2010. The pie had a diameter of 6 meters and the crust was made of 440 sheets of dough.  This enormous pie won the Guinness world record for the world´s biggest pumpkin pie. Actually, the second biggest pie in the world was also made by the New Bremen pumpkin growers.

http://www.pumpkinnook.com/giants/pumpkinpierecord.htm

4 police officers attacked in New York

by Clemente O’Ryan (9th grade)

On Friday, October 24, a man attacked four police officers in New York City. The man has not been recognized yet.

Two of the police officers are injured, one of them was stroked in the head and the another one was attacked in the arm, they are completely safe, no vital risk.

For more information go to: http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/23/us/new-york-police-attacked/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

High Schoolers in Georgia Make an Inspired Choice for Homecoming King and Queen

NBC News reports that teenagers at a High School in Dunwoody, Georgia–in the Southern United States–showed that not every high school is full of bullies and exclusion. Watch the inspiring video below about this school’s project to include students with special needs, and the inspiring result.

“Homecoming” is an important tradition in American High Schools–it is a weekend in the Fall which features a football game, a formal dance for students, and of course, voting for a “Homecoming King and Queen.” Being chosen for this honor is something many students dream of, and if they win, will remember for the rest of their lives.

Inspiring: inspirador

Director of the US Secret Service Resigns after Man Breaks into White House

Last week a man jumped over a fence and ran into the White House. He entered the East Room–one of the famous rooms in the historic home of the American president–before he was finally stopped. This was very embarrassing for the Secret Service, who are the special police that protect the president. The director of the Secret Service resigned today. Some people hope a new director will make serious changes, because this event was only one of several problems with the Secret Service in the last few years.

Ebola reaches the USA

A man infected with Ebola is being treated in Dallas, Texas. He recently returned to the United States from Liberia. This is the first case of the disease outside of West Africa. It took doctors two days to recognize that he had the deadly virus, which means other people might have been exposed. However, there is no need for panic, according to the Center for Disease Control. Ebola spreads by contact with bodily fluids from someone who already shows symptoms. Because of the quality of education and healthcare in the US are much better than West Africa, where ignorance about germs and a very slow medical response have allowed it to spread.

Read more here.

Would you spend $1,000 to party in a Ferris Wheel?

In Las Vegas, you can pay over $1,000 to have your own private party in the world’s largest ferris wheel. Almost 40 guests can fit in a pod to celebrate any special occasion. It takes 30 minutes for each rotation around the wheel, which is 550 feet tall.

If you do not have $1,000 to spend on a sky-high party, you can pay between $25 and $55 for a single ride.

Click here to learn more, and buy a ticket if you’re interested.