Army of Two: The 40th Day was released January 10th this year and was anticipated to be an amazing game. The first Army of Two was a great game, full of incredible graphics and fun game-play, as you could customize your weapons, masks , and armor. The 40th Day, however, lacked somewhat of an ingenuity or craftiness for adding on to all that.

Some players of this game said that the makers of the game didn’t really take the fact that players wanted new plots and exciting new features. Although it is a truly fun game, it didn’t quite grab the attention everyone thought it was going to get.

Army of Two: The 40th Day Game Cover

According to Gamezone.com, they gave it a review with these categories and their scoring from 1 to 10, ten being the best:

Gameplay: 6

Graphics: 7

Concept: 7.5

Overall: 6

Overall, Army of Two: The 40th Day is a visually stunning, very fun to play, multiplayer shooter. The 40th Day is rated     ”

M” by the ESRB for Mature.

Again this year our DECA chapter will be travelling to the Grand Geneva Resort for the annual DECA state competition on March 9th through the 11th. This year our chapter will be represented by eight students, which are:

Seniors- Kailee Wahler, Courtney White, and Nick Crifase

Juniors – Cody Guetzow, Ashley Dargan, Sara Dillon, Kelly ONeill,  and Ben Hejhal

They will be participating in various business and marketing categories and each competitor will have to do two role plays and will have to take two tests. Best of luck to all competitors in state!

Do you have a study hall or two that you could careless for? Ever wondered what it would be like to work alongside one of your favorite teachers? Then the Panther Educational Assistant Program, which is commonly known as Teacher Assisting (TA), may be for you!

TAing gives students the opportunity to work closely with teachers and other personnel here at WUHS. Although the program is offered to only Juniors and Seniors, exceptions are made for freshman and sophomores if they are approved by the administration.  There are four catagories in which you can apply for: Peer tutoring, office assistance, IT assistance, and teacher assistance.

Each job comes with it’s own set of duties and responsibilities. You also earn parts of a credit through these jobs. They are as follows:

• Peer Tutoring: 1/2 credit per semester. Enrollment into this program requires a teacher and school counselor approval.The duties for this job are self explanatory.
• Office Assistant: 1/4 credit per semester. This job includes working in the student services office (Guidance) and the main office (Attendance). Duties for this job are: sorting mail, answering phones, filing, sorting, running messages to classrooms, etc. This position requires office personnel and school counselor approval.

• Teacher Assistant: 1/4 credit per semester. This job consists of working under teachers in the following departments: P.E., Tech Ed., Family and Consumer Education, Band, School Store, and any other lab based classes.

• IT Assistant: 1/4 credit per semester. Duties for this job consist of pc repairs and set up, tracking AV equipment, etc. This position requires approval from the IT department.

*Becoming a TA is that these jobs look good on a college application and raises your level of work experience in the eyes of future employers.

In order to be sign up for these jobs, students must be on course to graduate with their graduating class and 11 credits after Sophomore year or 17 credits after Junior year.

Applications for the program are located in the Guidance office. They must be filled out and turned in within the first 10 days of each semester. Sadly, the due date for this semester has already passed. But be sure to sign up next year panthers!

The Varsity Cheerleaders will be defending the state title they earned last year. Good luck!

Location: Shopko Hall, Green Bay, WI
Date: Saturday, February 13, 2010

Varsity Cheerleaders

“Turnabout Valentines Dance” has returned.  Saturday, February 13th, 2010, in the commons from 7-10:30 pm.  Girls, ask that special guy to Turnabout.  One of the best dances of the year.  Music by Trav-A-Ling Tunes. Tickets go on sale Monday, February 1st during lunch hours.

All fees and fines need to be paid before purchasing a ticket for the Valentine’s Dance.  To check your outstanding fee balance, please click here.

Are we paying too much?

Everyone loves the holidays–except Mr. Scrooge. However, is it more profitable to be a Scrooge in the holiday season? Sure, many people love to show how much they care in the holidays by giving out the best gifts to the people they really care about. No doubt most readers can only admit that they look forward to see what they got from anyone and everyone. But just how much money did we spend as teenagers? A large of teenagers do have jobs in which they have some cash to go and spend on others, but some teens just don’t have the money to spend for Christmas. From a survey of 15 teenagers(all of high school level), the amount of money spent on other people–both family and friends–and the number of people bought for was researched. It averaged at about $17 per person. It is truly astounding that students in high school spend $17 on each person they buy for. For some people, thats nearly a tank of gas. So, that means you would have to choose between a tank of gas or a present for a friend–a truly tough choice in deed. And on average, students surveyed bought for a total of 5 people. So, on average, people spent nearly $85 this Christmas. When thinking about that, that is only $15 of $100! In some cases, that is the amount of a paycheck. Maybe the new year resolution for the masses is to save so that we don’t go broke next Christmas.

Tomorrow, Saturday January 9th, DECA students from many different school will be competing in many categories such as Retail, Food, Sports, Full Service, Apparel, and many more.  Students compete in front of judges to potentially earn ribbons or medals.  Few students are then selected to move on to state to compete.  Our very own, Travis Wetzel has had many past experiences with DECA and has judged numerous DECA competitions.  Tomorrow’s competition will take place at Kettle Moraine High School. We wish all of tomorrows competitors best of luck.

Custodian Shoveling Parking Lots

Yesterday there was a blizzard that cancelled all  after school functions. There were no sport practices or sport events and the faculty left at 3:00 p.m. The school was completely shut down after 3:30. Many students and some teachers felt that we should of had a snow day today but we are here in class still. As of right now the sport events that were cancelled have not been rescheduled and will be made up later in the season.

We often find ourselves making the most drastic resolutions come New Year’s, but how often do we actually keep them and stick to them?  Here are some popular New Year’s resolutions that people usually make according to usa.gov:

Happy New Year!

1.  Get a better education

2.  Eat healthier/Get fit

3.  Do voulenteer work

4.  Save money

5. Manage debt

6. Reduce stress overall

Research shows that in a resolution study, only 52% of the participants actually went through with there resolutions, with only 12% actually achieving their goals. Only 22 percent of the men achieved their resolution using goal setting methods like lose a pound a week instead of “lose weight”. As the old saying goes: “Resolutions may come and go, but Lifestyles last forever, meaning that if you dont make your resolution a lifestyle choice, rather than a fling, you are most likely going to fail or quit.

Chaos & Creation Part Deux, an all-school talent show, will be performed in the Wilmot High School Auditorium on Saturday, January 16th.  This year’s show features skits, songs, dances, guitar solos, bands, and even juggling.  Ticket prices are $2 and are available at the door the night of the performance.  If you are looking for a night of fun in the middle of January, come to Chaos & Creation Part Deux!  Contact Mrs. Fragale at the high school more information or at 262/862-2351 extension 148. The show is dedicated to Jared LeMay, a seven-year-old afflicted with Neuroblastoma.