Famous faces: influential people of the 2000s

Photo illustration by J. Klave Check out the names to the faces of the Mill Stream staff’s picks of some of the most influential people of the past decade. Don’t agree or think someone’s missing? Let us know by commenting below. Row 1: Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Patrick Swayze, Tony Dungy, Steve Carrell, LeBron James, Ellen DeGeneres Row 2: Miley Cyrus, Michael Jackson, Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Al Gore, Taylor Swift, Angelina Jolie, Arnold Schwarzenegger Row 3: Peyton Manning, Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Jay Leno, Will Ferrell, Lance Armstrong, Kobe Bryant Row 4: George Clooney,... Read more

Sports of the decade

Broken records, shattered dreams, the blood, sweat, and tears of a grueling and trying season, and the ultimate payoff, a championship. The 2000s were full of all of these and in epic proportions. Sports can be a very controversial subject at times, but during some of our darkest hours, they can bring people together and unite them in ways that not many things can. After the Sept. 11 tragedy, the following Yankees game was full of emotion for everyone at the game. There were tears, tears of sadness, tears of pain, and tears of hope. The spectators were moved by the resilience of the players and... Read more

Events that shaped the 2000s

“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children,” former president George Bush said during a post-9/11 press conference. This past decade began with a thunderous shot heard around the world. The United States was attacked on September 11, 2001, in a way that many people could have never imagined. A group of terrorists hijacked and crashed four planes... Read more

Caboose: Best of the Rest

CD releases 2/2 A Chorus of Storytellers – The Album Leaf Smoke &Mirrors – Lifehouse Body – Jamie Foxx 2/9 Soldier of Love – Sade Thug Motivation – Young Jeezy 2/16 Raymond v. Raymond – Usher Constant – Story of the Year 2/23 Everything Comes and Goes – Michelle Branch New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh – Erykah Badu Of Men and Angels – The Rocket Summer Live Shows ES Jungle A Skylit Drive Feb. 10 Murat Egyptian Room Killswitch Engage Feb. 21 Jack’s Mannequin Feb. 24 The Emerson Get Carried Away Feb. 5 Conseco Fieldhouse Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall,... Read more

Texting lingo you never knew you never knew

As technology becomes increasingly more active in our everyday lives, we have developed a culture for it that’s all our own. Example: the abbreviations used in text messages – the stuff that drives English teachers up the walls. You may be a devoted texter, but do you think you know the whole shebang? Test your skills with a list of texting lingo you never knew you never knew. ?4U ………………………………………………………………………….I have... Read more

Physics competition gives NHS’s best and brightest a chance to shine

One would normally associate the summer months with an escape from school, a joyous time where the right side of their brain was hardly stressed.  A time of relaxation, hanging out, and time spent on the on the beach rather than with one’s nose stuck in a book.  “School’s out for summer” as Pink Floyd famously screamed.  Right? Physics teacher Charles Emmert and the U.S. Physics Team feel differently.  The Team selects students from across the entire nation to join their very select program, where they train students in June for the International Physics Olympiad in the summer each... Read more

Bowling teams head for sectionals

Bowling may not be as widely known as the other natural sports favorites, but the boys’ and girls’ teams are just as serious and successful.  Although the sport has a large individual component, the teams are strong, practice together, and support each other. Junior Kendra Stakelbeck, the captain of the girls’ team, is enthusiastic for the upcoming sectional competition.  Stakelback won state individually last year, and will carry the fifth (anchor) spot on her team Jan. 23 in sectionals. “I’m very superstitious,” Stakelbeck said.  She goes prepared to each game with her bowling... Read more

Texting takes away from reality

As technology progresses I have noticed that students (and even adults) will do anything to stay in touch with people through the school and work hours. Students texting under desks or even trying to find a new way to unblock their Facebook. Sometimes you can even catch an adult, who is supposed to be working, texting away as if there is nothing wrong with what they are doing. In the work world I do not think that students will be able to handle real world confrontations with their coworkers, bosses, and even clients. I cannot help but wonder what the work environment will be like as I grow older.... Read more

Animal doesn’t live up to radio hype

To those who routinely wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy, Ke$ha is a common name. The new singer has recently been burning up the iTunes charts and playlists across the country. I’m not usually the type to listen to popular “radio music.” I’m honestly much more into pop bands whose music will never reach the mainstream. But admittedly, the second I heard Ke$ha’s “TiK ToK,” I knew I found a new favorite song even though I had no reason to like it. It was pretty generic sounding. It didn‘t relate to my life whatsoever. I guess music just works like that sometimes. When... Read more

Sci-fi Avatar makes a splash at the box office

The hype for the newly released sci-fi thriller, Avatar, is well worth the hubbub. Maintaining a high standard was definitely on the mind director James Cameron as he was spending the movie’s $237 million budget. The story begins in 2154, with the introduction of a Marine, Jake Sulley. His identical twin brother had been chosen for a series of experiments on the planet Pandora using a surragate to gain an extremely rare metal that is very valuable on Earth. Jake’s brother dies right before he is deployed to Pandora, and Jake is sent in his place because he has the same DNA as his brother,... Read more

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