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New law stops the pop Senior photo
announcements
this proposed bill, soda pop
has been the first main focus.
ably still have greasy French
Flash Staff Reporter
fries and fatty foods any- Nutritionists consider soda to
Candy, pop, and just about way,” said Chris Cerini ‘07. be an unhealthy beverage
Students have been giving full of caffeine and empty
any other junk food are
available in nine out of ten the idea of the proposal two calories. At a time when obeschools. The effect that the thumbs down. Most teenag- sity is on the rise, the last
availability of these items ers enjoy their caffeinated thing students need are conhas had on student health beverage and bag of chips in venient vending machines at
pushed congress to propose between classes and during the end of the hallway and
in the lunchroom.
a bill to completely ban them lunch.
According to
“If you want pop you
in hopes of tackling the nations obesity epidemic. should be allowed to buy it,” Washingtonpost.com, a curIf this decision is passed it said Jackie D’Amico ‘07. rent group of health advowill hike the profit for “It’s not like we’re not go- cates composed of members
of the Center for Science in
healthy food
the Public
suppliers,
Interest
and lower the
(CSPI),
profit
of
has began
those pop
a camand candy
p a i g n
companies
whose fothat can no
cus is to
longer be
r a i s e
provided in
awareschools.
ness of
Also, the
the burp r o f i t
den the
schools make
sale of
from selling
s o f t
fattening unThe new ban on sales of soda in schools is leaving students
drinks has
healthy food
feeling crushed.
on health.
to students
“It’s
may also be
time to get soda pop out of
an issue. School clubs and ing to go to 7-11 after school
sports may be under funded and buy one anyways; schools, just like smoking
school shouldn’t tell you has been banished,” said
as a result.
Michael F. Jacobson, execu“It makes me angry that what you can drink.”
tive director of the CSPI.
With the advancement of
they’re getting rid of pop es-
By Amanda Dupure ‘07 pecially since we will prob-
Golf Wars: Staff
vs. FHS Students
Ashley Bletch ‘08
Flash Staff Reporter
It’s fabulous to see the staff
and students doing something fun together outside the
school walls.
This past month some
staff members and the girls
golf team made a game between them. Of course it was
a great competition, but the
greater thing is this game
didn’t mean win or lose it
meant a day of relaxation and
laughs.
“We worked hard all year
won every match, but it was
fun for the us to take a brake
and not to be so serious playing just to have a good laugh
and to show that we are just
as good as adults even better,” said Bryce Hetchler
laughing. ‘08
Principle Dr. Richards
was happy with the results.
The last game was down to
him and his partner Gary
Haxer
team
against
Hetchler’s team when Dr.
Richards took his last putt
and tied the game. Even
though the game was tied between them all the participated were happy with the
results. Dr. Richards took a
victory lap as teams shook
hands and congratulated for
a great job.
“If I missed that hole we
would have never tied and
the students would have victory but because of my last
turn both staff and the students shared the victory.
Where in my eyes is better
then winning,” said Principal
Dr. Richards.
By Petia Kapintcheva