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.

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 I might find.

Thursday, 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 billion on completely new planes.

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 of the street.

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.

Friday, July 20th, 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.

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 for 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 Ferreira 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.

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.

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.

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.