Hello, my name is Max and I’m a Senior
attending at Rayburn High School. I moved to the Pasadena area from
Sugarland about 6 years ago. I have a twin brother and an older
sister in college and we all live with our mom. About 6 weeks ago, I
was walking off Spencer and an older guy pulled up in a white van.
He asked me if I wanted a job writing news articles. At the time, of
course I laughed. But, a couple of days later, it actually sounded
like a pretty good opportunity for me. So, I sent him a text message
to ask a few more questions. I decided the next day to give the job
a chance. Thank goodness I did. I really enjoy the assignments. The
pay is reasonable and the minimum hours is exactly what I need right
now. I would encourage every student to participate no matter their
skill level.
Max ~ RAY-801
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Wed,
August 22nd, 2018.
Fishing in
New Hampshire was not just an ordinary trip today. Zach
Fahey was out with his dad and another angler hoping to
catch a few striped bass and caught something more grand.
They managed to capture footage on video of a humpback whale
breaching the surface. “I'm surprised I kept the camera
still,” the 28-year-old Massachusetts man told the New
Hampshire Union Leader. “It kind of scared the crap out of
me at first,” Fahey told The Boston Globe. “Once I realized
what I was looking at, it was really cool.” The whale’s head
was nearly the size of his entire boat from the video.
Seeing the video makes me want to go out fishing to see what
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Friday, July 30th, 2018.
The Air Force paid 16 million
to help four of the Presidents Boeing 757s get an upgrade.
Also, a company in Chicago was given a contract so that the
interior elements for the twin engine Boeing 757s were
fancied up too. There needed to be a place where the
communications were in more of a useful surrounding. This
remodeling plan was way better then spending another 4
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Thursday, July 26th, 2018.
I'm glad I don't drink red
wine. I might be glowing right now. The experts have
declared that some red wine made between 2009 and 2012 could
have been contaminated from the nuclear leaks in Japan
during that time period. French nuclear physicists noticed
the particles after testing 18 bottle of rose and cabernet
sauvignon. The levels were lower in the rose wines then in
the red wines. Imagine, "Hey honey, let's drink some wine,
it's good for you and it will help us live longer". They did
say the levels were extremely low but I'm staying away from
drinking any of that stuff. The California Department of
Public Health said in their statement, "There were no health
and safety concerns to California residents". That is of
course, until they go walking out in the night time. "WHAT
IS THAT GLOW," someone says while walking on the other side
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Saturday, July 21st, 2018.
Hey, if you didn't know. On
the weekends I get to write more human interest type
stories. So as I was searching for one this afternoon, I
came across this story about a puppy with terminal cancer.
It all began in a city up in the northeast called Toledo, in
the state of Ohio. The dogs name is Cody, a beloved 10 year
old. You see, Cody has a hard time eating his medicine so
Alex Karcher, his master buys him cheeseburgers. They
stopped by a Burger King everyday to help make his
medication more enjoyable. This one particular day, the nice
girl at the counter who heard about the story recognized the
family and went and told her manager. The restaurant manager
gave permission to give Cody FREE Cheeseburgers for the rest
of his life at this restaurant. I like writing on the
weekends so much. Politics does get exciting during the week
but these types of stories are my favorite. |
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Friday, July 19th, 2018.
An owner of a company gave his
worker his own car today, on his first day of work at that.
I know it was somewhat of a publicity stunt on his part but
I like it anyway. Here's what happened. A guy named Walter
Carr had to be at work but his car broke down. So instead of
making up an excuse, he left walking in the middle of the
night. The place of business in Birmingham Alabama was 20
miles from his house and he didn't want to be late. A police
officer saw him walking in the middle of the night and asked
him where he was going. Impressed by his grit, the officer
invited him to breakfast. A few days later, the owner of the
company heard about what his new worker did and drove from
Tennessee to meet him. When they saw each other face to
face, the owner gave Walter the keys to his own 2014 Ford
Escape. Totally awesome. I want to buy something from that business
owner. |
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Saturday, July 14th, 2018.
There’s a rapper (Rory Ferriera) who goes by
the undercover stage name, “Milo”. His home base is at a rap
facility in Maine. This guy surprises moviegoers with free
tickets sometimes. It's interesting for why he does this. He
wants to do something good for society. He bought all 129
seats at the 4:20pm showing at the Nickelodeon today. It was
reported that employees told patrons they could see a free
movie as they ordered the tickets. The rapper buys the whole
theater for that particular showing of the movie. The free
movie goers are surprised that he can do it for so many
people. It's good when Milo buys little kids free movie
tickets. Here at the Rayburn Post, we want to do something
good for society too. We give kids a little something extra
educational wise. The kids must try different ways to learn
things and reading a newspaper everyday is actually a great
idea. When I heard about it, I signed up a few days later.
It’s cool that Firreira sends out tweets for anyone to join
him at the movies on his dime. I wished I lived in Portland,
Maine. I'd be checking out his Twitter to see what time I'm
supposed arrive. I wonder if he gives free popcorn too. |
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Friday, July 13th, 2018.
Kylie Jenner has graced the cover of Forbes
Magazine this week. She is predicted to soon be youngest
person ever to become a Billionaire at 20 years old. Right
now she has a net worth of 900 million. Jeez, that's insane!
The previous record is held by Bill Gates back in 1987. He
was 31 and I also think Mark Zuckerberg did the same. I
predict Kylie Jenner will break the record next year. Jenner
said she was thankful to be recognized and that she dreamt
of being on the cover of Forbes. Kylie has been earning bank
from her make-up company. She also earns money through her
app that's called "Kylie Jenner Official App". People on
social media have said the reason she is "self-made" is
because she was born into wealth and fame. I'll buy into
that a little bit but I'm not taking anything away from her
greatness. She earned nearly 19 million in one day on a
release during the Christmas holiday in 2017. As for my
goal, yeah, it's a little more conservative. I'll celebrate
if I've become a thousandaire before I graduate next summer.
I've heard college can get pretty expensive. |
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Tuesday, July 10th, 2018.
A 12 student youth soccer team and their
coach had been trapped for more than two weeks in a cave in
Thailand. I was scared for them. I am so happy to announce,
"They Have Been Saved". All 12 boys have been rescued with
the coach and are being carefully treated at the hospital.
It took 19 divers, 3 navy seals, and a doctor to complete
the tasks. There was over 1,000 people also involved and
also many more volunteers. We do want to mention that 1 of
the Volunteers did lose their life during the recue effort.
He became unconscious while swimming under water. Their
determination to rescue the coach and his team was
unwavering. These people were willing to risk their own
lives and it’s a miracle that they were successful. The
coach deserves a lot of credit for being able to keep his
team calm and under control. His studies to become a monk
with their mediation methods came in handy. The coach of the
soccer team is truly what you call a hero under pressure.
When I found out today they all made it out, I couldn't wait
to write this article. |
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Monday, July 2nd, 2018.
On the last day of 2017, a record 68.5
million people were forcibly displaced from their homes. That's the most ever in 1 year. Imagine, the total
population of Texas is only 28.3 million. That means over
twice as many people were displaced from their homes last
year then the entire population of Texas, plus. All of the
people displaced (2/3) mostly come from 5 different
countries. Syria is first on that list followed by
Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar and
Somalia. To solve this crisis there has to be a peace
agreement made among these countries different factions.
Most all
of the countries listed are under Civil War or some sort of
war distress. Right now, all
hosting of these refugees is being done by developing countries. That
means the refugees in general have better living conditions
then they had in their home countries.
But, over 90% of the refugees want to return to their home
countries when the conflicts have been resolved. |
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