The football season has begun. After a one year absence, the Macdonald Black Scots boy's football team has returned. Hopes are very high for this season, and there is a lot of interest in the football team. Macdonald has 47 players on the team this year. The Black Scots have one win and two losses so far this year in regular season play. Last week in their homecoming game, the Black Scots defeated Cedarbrae in a convincing 43-20 victory.
The players are very excited about this year, however some of the younger and less experienced players are miffed at the fact that they have not been getting enough playing time. Also, some of the veteran players are playing on offence, defence, and special teams. These players are tired and they don't have time to get a drink of water sometimes. Nevertheless, the last game against Cedarbrae saw a different approach. As the game wore on, more and more rookies got their chance to play and show what they got. The result was a 43-20 victory and every single player on the active roster got a chance to play.
Yesterday's game against Laurier was a fight for third place. It was a great game which came down to the last play, but Macdonald fell just short as they lost 15-14. Regardless, the team seems to be improving with each game and we hope for a victory next week.
Kidz
So you think you've got what it takes to make it in the world? You think any university or employer would roll over and thank their lucky stars that they have you under their wings? Think again.
High school is a forum to prepare yourself for the real world, as is university. But if all you think about is yourself, then you're not prepared at all. Care about your marks! Rule #1: do your homework! Don't be a geek, but at least try. Rule #2: join a club. Mac offers many clubs that intrigue the mind and soothe the soul, i.e. MacNews, Drama Council. Lath Leagues, Debate Team, Nimbi, French Club, TTT, and any athletics. If school clubs "ain't yo thang," then join a community club (theatre companies, youth groups) or volunteer your time (hospitals, senior citizen's homes).
Trust me, you're not going anywhere in life with just popularity and nice hair. But then again, don't stop showering either.
Chrissy, ed.
"To get ahead in life, you need one."
It is the 90s and people use the word "sexy" too often. The word is special, and should be used in describing the truly sensual, honestly delicious, and definitely pleasurable people in our lives. Without a doubt, only one man in our high school fits the above description. My belief is that the word can only, and I mean ONLY be used to label the one sexy man in our school - Douglas Brown.
I will tell you why. If you want to call someone sexy, you must have seen them wholly in the physical sense. Am I wrong in saying that Doug Brown is the only person the student body has seen naked? (If you haven't seen him stark naked yet, don't fret. Give it until the end of the year. I guarantee it). From the bottom of my heart, Doug, if you're reading this, I have yet to see a person as humourous, as talented, as sexy and as fluorescent - white as you. I love you. Will you marry me?
Christine Lee
I recently saw a TV ad for Future Shop. It was promoting a Thanksgiving sale. At the end of the commercial, it said something to the extent of: "buy now, thank later." It seemed like another one of those holidays that people like to turn into a money making machine. And then it hit me. Being thankful is more than an annual ritual in which we say or write down what we have, but a true deep feeling. Being thankful means being grateful for what you have. This means you are content and not in want for more. This means knowing you have enough. Being thankful means no more complaints. A truly thankful person is thankful not only for what he or she gets, but what he or she can give. I think we often forget that. So this year, I challenge you to pick one thing to be thankful for, something you won't complain about. It could be your family, your friends, your school, or even what you look like. This year, let's be really thankful. Happy Thanksgiving.
Peculiar Display
If you've been watching the sports headlines lately, you're probably aware of the outbreak of major penalties in hockey. The terrifying hit Ruslan Salei dumped on Dallas Stars' centre, Mike Modano, has been replayed many times, with the most obvious thing coming to mind: Modano could've been paralized, or even worse. Other injuries came up from the Stars-Ducks game, with Trepanier maliciously pushing Joe Nieuwendyke into the boards, and Jim McKenzie literally beating the life out of Stars' defence, Darryl Sydor, who suffered from a broken eye socket. Even more degrading to "the coolest game on earth," was the rediculous fight between San Jose and the Chicago Blackhawks. Dave Manson of the Blackhawks, a repeat offender, made his way from one end of the bench to the other, just to get in some of the action. Such questionable actions, have robbed hockey fans of seeing their favourite stars on the ice. Even worse was when penalties were dueled out, and McKenzie got a four-game suspension, because the interview was conducted over the phone. Gary Bettman, and the rest of the NHLPA, should do something drastic to get the attention of the rest of the hockey world, to put these incidents at rest. In the meantime, get better soon, Mike.
Starchild
This letter is reprinted as is. All spelling mistakes should be attributed to the author of the letter.
Dear Newspaper;
I am displease with the articuls that were printed today. The paper is printing too many articluls on the stabbing. After reading last weeks paper I was anticipating a great newspaper. Unfortunatly I was wrong. We need more intellectual coloumbs, like that of the Pharaoh's.
Mr. Lee
Last Thursday, a panel was held to discuss and reassure parents about the stabbing incident two weeks ago. At the panel were several figures of authority, including the Safe School Advisor, the superintendant, and the school trustee. There were also several students, including the presidents of the major councils and associations.
The keynote speaker, Wade Alfonso, was a plain-clothes police officer who was involved in the investigation. He revealed some more information:
MacNews Staff
Aquarius
There's travel in your future when your tongue freezes to the back of a speeding bus.
Pisces
Fill that void in your pathetic life by playing Wack-A-Mole 17 hours a day.
Aries
Avoid any Pisces or Leos with the Ebola virus.
Taurus
You are the true Lord of the Dance, matter what those idiots at school say.
Gemini
Laughter is the best medicine. Remember that when your appendix bursts next week.
Cancer
There's a surprise in your life when you find that 45 pound watermelon up your colonn.
Leo
Your love life will suffer when your date throws that javelin through your chest.
Virgo
The stars say you're a fun person. . . But you know they're lying.
Libra
A promotion at work will occur to somebody much more talented than you.
Scorpio
All your friends are laughing behind your back -KILL THEM!-
Sagittarius
You should lock yourself in your room and never-ever come out.
Capricorn
You will wake up to a bunch of stuff and then go back to sleep.
© "Weird Al" Yankovic
This is an announcement for the Graduating class of 2000. Your very dedicated student council is trying to put together a little getaway for the much deserving senior students. If any of you are seriously interested in being a part of this, please come to an important and brief meeting tonight, after school, in the drama room.
Y2K
That's right! Judging from the long list of hate mail we received in the wonderful MacNews mailbox today, not only do I suck, but most of MacNews sucks too!
Now, before you think all that music in the caf has done something to my brain, read on.
I personally think that we, in fact, DON'T suck. We meet in the "Happy Room" every Thursday and work for hours trying to come out with a great issue for the next day. Now, sure, it's not always as great as you would like it to be, but darn it, we try hard!
Now, if you're sitting there, in the caf, with your plate of fries, agreeing with the headline of this article, then stop complaining and get your sorry self into room 114 next Thursday after school, and try to see if you can make it better!
"If you're not part of the problem, you're part of the solution" or something like that.
(Yawn) Stoopid Head
P.S. Although most of MacNews does not suck too much, I still suck.
P.P.S. Nookie Monster sucks too!
I have recently become outraged at this year's grade nines. They have received everything they've wanted so far this year, most of the time without even asking for it. Being a grade ten, last year was HORRIBLE! We had teacher problems at the beginning of the year, CUPE problems in March, and a not-so-great SAC. It really makes me wonder how much I, along with this year's grade tens, really missed out on. We weren't allowed to join certain things, but niners can this year. [...] I have many examples of this, but I do not want to reveal who I really am, so you'll just have to trust me on this one. We grade tens got the "short end of the stick". This year's nines got the LONG SILVER end.
THE DEMON
For those of you who didn't see American Pie, what the frig do you think you're doing? Go rent it now! To entice you; the main question for the movie is, has masturbation with a tube sock ever been this good?
For your knowledge, American Pie revolves around the sadistically pathetic life of Jim, in the classic and overused plot of score-before-the-prom plot.
American Pie offers a wide variety of dry, sappy humour to explain the great mystery that is teen puberty. For example, a father who talks to prono mags with a really hot Czech lesbian with really poor english.
Fantastic moments in the movie include Jason Biggs doing an online strip dance and well. . . umm. . . pops his cork too soon.
American Pie will always, in my mind, carry on the phrase, 'It feels like warm, apple pire.'
Canadian Pie
Is it me or is Britney Spears getting more and more fake? I mean, literally, from head to toe!
The princess of pop is actually reaching puberty? Naw, that can't be. I mean, in a few months she got bigger breasts. That's like in a few months, Quebec separates and Bouchard declares himself the next Napoleon. At seventeen, her Royal Highness has made pop cool again, and she has more wannabes following her, along with girls crying like hell.
Oh please, remember when Her Majesty "declared" herself the prize of Justin Timberlake (of the wannabes, 'N Sync)? I know what some of you are thinking to yourselves: "No, you're wrong. Justin and that bimbo are not going out." Can we say. . . state of denial?
One more thing. Whatever anyone says, SHE CAN'T SING! It's just her computerized voice being recorded on the CD. Also when she sings, she's actually lip syncing. Omigod! Yes! She's lip syncing! I can even sing better than her. My sister can, and she doesn't even know a thing about singing.
With all her pretty dances and fake boobs, Her Royal Highness of Pop has intrigued us. Hmm. . . naw, she hasn't even caught my glance. Britney Spears, if ya wanna be a pop star, first, LEARN TO SING!
raver child