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Page 4 End of the Road By: Tonya Dancer This issue marks the last column from me and the beginning of summer vacation. What will you be doing this summer? I hope it is more than just sitting around the house playing with your cell phones or video games. I have declared this summer as “Operation Fun in the Sun” and have planned several activities for my family and me. In addition to going to the beach, the neighborhood pool, and the traditional waterparks I will be taking advantage of several other adventures around Houston and beyond like free concerts, museums, kayaking and ice cream tours. Want some ideas on what to do this summer? Check out Big Kid Small http:// City at www.bigkidsmallcity.com/2014/0 5/summer-2014-things-to-do-in- and see what’s happening this summer. You can also like their Facebook page or subscribe using your email address so you can be notified every Thursday of upcoming events. Most of the events listed are free which is right up my alley. Be safe this summer, have fun and take plenty of pictures. See you next year! houston-with-kids/ Great Impacts By: Marilyn Benavides As we grow people come into our lives that leave great impacts. My parents have made and are still making great impacts in my life. They have always been there for me when I needed them. They changed my life in a way that I will forever be grateful. Harmony students share who has had an impact in their life. Cynthia Villa, 7th Grade- “Her name is Faduma. She's one of my closest friends. I can tell her about anything. She cares about me like an older sister, I’m glad to have her in my life. I was going through a lot last summer and she came to my house. She talked me out of doing a stupid thing. She’s a great friend.” Rapkat Amin, 11th Grade- “My brother because everything I’m doing right now are the exact same things my brother was doing at my age. When he gave me advice, I ignored him and did- n’t listen, but I learned a lot from his actions. When I got older, I found myself following my brother’s path, but of course not all the way through but it influenced me in a significant way. I didn’t always listen when he told me what to do, and showed me what to do. I wasn’t thinking. But now, when I got older and I started to view things differently, I realized that everything I’m doing is the things he told me and showed me. My brother has set my future in a good way.” Ruby Beascochea, 2nd Grade“My sister has changed my life because she takes care of me. She always looks out for me. She’s the best sister I could ever ask for. My sister works so that she can buy me things that I want. She’s a very good sister who has and will forever change my life.” Jonathan Delgadillo, 9th Grade“My grandpa has always been there for my mom, brothers, and me. Continued on page 9. Food for Thought By: Leojay Arbilo “Everywhere that consists of fattening food,” is the consensus of eighth grader Martin Gonzalez, who loves to eat fast food. America lives and breathes fast food. The country can’t sustain its existence without it; and apparently, neither can the students at Harmony School of Discovery. The students at HSD share a fondness for all types of fast food from burritos and burgers to tater tots and tacos. The charts below represent the student bodies love of fast food. A survey was conducted in which students selected Yes, No, or Sometimes to eating fast food. The results were an overwhelming “YES” for fast food. In opposition to fast food, some students had their own contrasting views against the trend. In a recent study conducted on the HSD student body, 3% of the students said No to eating fast food. “I do not want to get fat. (Instead I eat) Oranges,” states Kindergartener Aleena Saleem. Third grader Michael Davies shares his objection for fast food, “Because I want to be a body builder. (Instead I eat) Protein; a lot of meat.” Despite the negativism towards fast food, it is clear that the majority of the HSD student body is infatuated with fast food and aren’t ashamed of it. In the words of seventh grader Ilham Farehan, “I honestly don’t care what people think, but food is my best friend, and I’m always hungry!”