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In this edition... table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Page - 1 Introductory+TOC - 2,3 check it out Logo Page - 4,5 :) Mascot - 6 Credits - 29,30 Back Page - 31 Features Cover Page - 7 Sports Cover Page - 15 477 Event Recap - 9 Premiere League - 17 Interactive - 10 Dear Dakota - 11,12 Fashion Cover Page - 20 Music&Books Cover Page - 23 What is Y2K? - 21 Do you know the lyrics? Y2K Fashion - 22 24,25,26 UIS Recommends - 28 Let's go!

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Event RecapPeople often struggle with making new friends in a new 4school… however, the 477 Event, which went on for the last few weeks, was a compatibility event where students from Grade six to twelve in Uptown had a chance to fill out a form to get matched with someone they're compatible with. We had some amazing results, the students really enjoyed doing this and found great compatible friends to make some memories with. Remember, it’s always great to 7have similar tastes to your friends!

Dear DAKOTA I’m pretty sure all of us know what it's like to have a burning question, or to feel have felt absolutely clueless in the face of an adversary during at least one point in our lives. Sometimes, it feels like no article on the internet can help us, or it may seem too difficult, or scary, to approach somebody about what we’re going through. We may cover and hide away, pushing the questions down so deep that they never get answered. That’s why I’m here, to answer all your questions as best I can. Oh, and don’t worry, any questions you ask me, your identity will be our secret. - Dakota

Dear DAKOTA Dear Dakota, how do I ignore everyones negative comments? Dear Friend, I understand how you feel. I know how it feels to be constantly seeking praise or approval. I know how crushing it feels if someone even shows the tiniest bit of disdain towards your character. It makes you feel ashamed doesn’t it? Makes you wonder what you’ve done wrong. And sometimes, these thoughts can keep you up at night. It's awful, I know. But, there is a way to stop caring so much, as there is for every problem. All you need is a will. Dear Dakota, how can I stay positive when it seems like everything around me is so bleak? I live by these 4 words “This too, shall pass”. I find that it helps with almost any unideal situation you may find yourself in. Stub your toe? It’ll pass. Your guinea pig died? It’ll pass. Bummed over a bad grade? It’ll pass. After all nothing lasts forever. While that simple phrase is often looked down utfpon for having negative connotations, if you look at it from a different perspective, it can actually be a phrase that means something good for a change. Nothing lasts forever,.

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PPrreemmiieerr LLeeaagguuee Football has been the big talk of Uptown these past few months. Starting from the eventful and extremely memorable World Cup, with Argentina’s well-deserved victory, to now the surprising and greatly anticipated Premier League. If you’re not catching up with the latest sport news, and don’t know a thing about the pPremier lLeague, no worries we got you! The English Premier League has taken the world by storm, becoming one of the most popular football leagues in the world, with millions thousands of followers and a plethora of talented players. As many of us are aware, UIS has a significant football fan base due to the various interests and viewpoints of students and teachers. The Premier League is the highest tier of the English football league system for men. It is contested by 20 clubs and runs on a promotion and relegation program similar to the English Football League. Typically, seasons last from August to May, with each club playing 38 games. Some of our favorite teachers at UIS enjoy the Premier League as well; we bet you’d love to know which club they support! Let’s start off with Mr. Wright, who’s well known at UIS for being a great fan of the sport. Mr. Wright supports the team Liverpool FC since he ‘has supported LFC” his ‘entire life,’ as he had ‘lived in Liverpool for 9 years and was once a Season Ticket Holder’. Accordingly, he feels that Liverpool had a mediocre season that was significantly poorer than the previous one due to the team's notable injury crisis. They were exhausted, physically and mentally; struggling to adjust to the strategies of other teams. It's been a frustrating year so far, and it appears like they'll be focused on damaged limits for the rest of the season in order to qualify for Champions League football next season.

Conversely,While Mr. Matthew supports Newcastle United. He believes Newcastle United is having their strongest season in 20 years; they have played 20 games and are third in the rankings, barely behind Arsenal and Manchester City. Newcastle United have only been defeated once this season by Liverpool FC. The team are hopeful of a Champions League spot for next season with 18 games remaining in the current season. Newcastle will have qualified for European football for the first time in 20 years. Let's hope they have a successful run to finish this season. It’s not only our amazing PHE teachers who enjoy football, but those from other subjects have their great opinions as well. Our representative from the math department, Mr. Joseph, expressed his somewhat support towards Tottenham Hotspur, although he was unimpressed with their records. Mr. Joseph shared his opinions on the overall idea of supporting the team ‘you would usually just support the team of the place you come from or live in, these days everyone’s supporting the teams that win, like aArsenal, I would never support aArsenal!’ Quite controversial, don’t you think? Mr.Joseph should watch out in case any aArsenal fans read this! Other teachers like Mr. McMahon don’t have a favorite premier league team and prefer other leagues instead. In this case, Mr. McMahon supports a team in the Scottish Premier League called the Celtic. The team has been on top of the charts this season ever since their new manager, Ange Postecoglou, joined.

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WHAT ?IS Y2K Y2K, shorthand for ‘the year 2000,’ is used to refer to the return of certain fashion trends making a comeback from the earlier part of that decade, to today. This time however, with a 2020s flair, though the underlying aesthetic remains the same; bright pink colors, wide legged and low rise jeans, tube tops, baby tees and velour tracksuits. Some of the biggest influences within this era include celebrities and supermodels such as Kate Moss and Britney Spears, along with the rise of the magazine and tabloid industry around this time - some notable mentions being Teen Vogue and Vanity fair. But that doesn’t explain why this trend is making such a big comeback out of all other trends from earlier this century. Well, one of the largest biggest contributing factors in the revival comeback of this style trend is the emergence of short-form content on TikTok, streamlining the process that trends have to go to in order to reach a wider audience. Because of this, audiences can be exposed to hundreds of fashionable trends in a short span of time, increasing the likelihood that they will find one that appeals to their personal taste. Combine this with an uber-personalized algorithm that filters media to your specific taste, and you’ve got the perfect climate for trends and fast-fashion to thrive. But why this trend specifically? The Y2K trend appeals so well to younger audiences because of its affinity with the maximalism era that’s been taking the internet by storm. After the early 2010s obsession with minimalism and peak- efficiency spaces, popularized by the interior design choices of major celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, it's understandable that the 2020s will see an up-tick in more cluttered styles as a reprieve from years of what some people may consider characterless design. It gives people an outlet to express themselves, with its bright colors and love for accessories, it’s no surprise that Y2K appeals to so many people. Another reason teenagers and older gen Zs may resonate with this trend particularly is because the rise in popularity within the thrifting and vintage resale market allows for the perfect environment for people to be exposed to more vintage pieces, and high supply increases demand. Because these pieces are experiencing a sudden surge in popularity, more people are seeing them on their timelines and personalized algorithms, causing them to want them more - further promoting the thrifting market and continuing the cycle. And why not be excited for this? Since fast fashion has been a major contributing factor towards global emissions, especially after the rise of social media, it's amazing to see a movement which discourages its use in a way that's still trendy and personalisable.

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When interviewing Miss Kondas, as an interviewer and a past student of hers, I was able to get a really good insight into what this design teacher likes to read and listen to (all on the themes of the 2000’s of course!). As a working woman, busy creating lesson plans and trying to make Uptown’s design classes as engaging as possible, Miss Kondas doesn’t have much time to read, which is truly unfortunate as she says it's something she really enjoys. But if you keep reading, you’ll find out what she is currently reading, which might interest you particularly if you are a design student, as well as her top three songs from her 17-hour playlist titled, “Do you know the lyrics?”. Miss. Kondas mentioned that, as a busy woman, she’s unable to find time to read for leisure and truly enjoy what she’s reading, but she is enrolled in multiple courses that give her education/subject-based reading material that her “neurospicy” brain enjoys and thinks that you might enjoy too. Whilst they aren’t considered normal books, Kondas enjoys reading the blogs, journals, and first aid guides that come with the subject specific reading- however, as the design world trends change so often, by the time the works became books, that trend is history!

The course she’s signed up for is all about energy and carbon, to tie in with the new curriculum of design engineering and construction, stemming from the angle of how to make more sustainable buildings- talking about ways to reduce our carbon footprints and using newer technologies to sustain energy, with the way we conserve in our modern lifestyles. The material can be used by everyone and honestly would help give tips on how you can live more sustainably, whether that is by buying house plants and keeping them alive for steady O2 production, or just researching more on how to cut our carbon footprint. The grade 9’s specifically will be working on the new design course relating to this material, so the information from these sites is not only beneficial for their knowledge, but perhaps even for their grades. Miss Kondas is reading books that have been gifted to her by students, the name can’t be remembered unfortunately, but onto the music. When recording this part of the interview, it took us approximately 5 to 10 minutes for Miss Kondas to decide what music from her 17-hour playlist would be put in the top 3 or top 5. When the indecisiveness took over, I had to beg and plead for it to be just top 3 tracks, and while they’re not in order, they are just tracks that Miss Kondas enjoys and would pull out at any gathering where she has control of the AUX. In her friend group, Miss Kondas is the “playlist person”, always ready to pull out any jams at all times. She did ask me to mention that this is not the “be all, end all” of her music taste, and that she has a wide variety of music that she enjoys and frequently listens to.

The first of the three tracks that was chosen was “Let me Love You” by Mario. This track has a lot of significance to the Millennials out there and there is a lot of nostalgia behind them; Miss Kondas says that all the Millennial kings and queens would see the “graffiti” when the song began to play and that it was a classic. There were originally two other tracks but upon further discussion were decided against for the second and third place tracks of the 2000’s Hits from Miss Kondas’s playlist, with the new songs being “When I see U” by Fantasia and Nas’ “Made you look”. These are all fantastic songs and, from my new experience with them, are very good tunes to jam out to or just listen to when you have a little bit of free time.

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We interviewed the I&S department on their personal music and book recommendations – sticking to the 2000’s theme of course! The teachers were kind enough to share a glimpse into their playlists with us and give us their top tunes and reads for the month – and here are their responses! Mrs. Cheshire: In regards to music, talking about the songs that she listens to, Mrs. Cheshire says that “Where is the love?” by the Black Eyed Peas is a song that she really enjoys. This is because the lyrics of the song talk about racism, the importance of getting rid of it, and how we need to stop it. From the books that she’s read, Mrs. Cheshire Mr. Davenport: recommends reading “A People’s Tragedy: The Russian After putting a lot of thought into his answers, Mr. Revolution, 1891-1924” by Orlando Figes. This is a Davenport had come up with a few personal music history book which talks about the history of the Russian recommendations from the 2000’s. Lately he’s been people throughout the years and different ages. listening to “Comfortably numb” by the English rock band Pink Floyd. He also believes that the album “American Ms. Maddison: IV” by Johnny Cash has some cool and unique covers of When asked these questions, Ms. Maddison had many classic songs that he thinks are really good and groovy, different music and book genres to recommend to the but they also make you feel sad from time to time. Another students: album that he enjoyed listening to was “Lonerism'' by Tame Impala; he says that the whole album is basically “Obviously, the Harry Potter series of books I was just one long song, which takes you on a musical journey. addicted to. Reading such an amazing story while being Thinking back to his teenage years, Mr. Davenport used to the same age as the characters really allowed me to relate listen to “Demon Days” by the band Gorillaz. He said that to them more. I enjoyed the Spiderwick Chronicles series listening to these songs made him feel cool and different too, the idea that in our world we had magical creatures from the other people his age, since he liked the songs only some of us could see was really interesting. Granted “Dirty Harry” and “Feel Good Inc '' by the Gorillaz. Now I was 11 at the time! he feels a sense of nostalgia from when he was 13 years As an older teenager, I got really into Agatha Christie’s old, whenever he listens to this album. You can also listen books, particularly her Hercule Poirot series. As it was to a recorded interview below, where Mr. Davenport set in England in the 1920’s, it allowed me to experience discusses more about his book and music a really intriguing time period, whilst also solving recommendations: murders! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HNmD1k0TmA- As far as music goes, in the 2000’s I was into rock music zpC831qwLRgD2-gsjJqoq/view?usp=sharing of the time, Blink 182, Sum 41 and Good Charlotte, but then also the Spice Girls, Busted and McFly. The 2000’s really had such feel-good music, all very cheesy and every song was a total anthem!”

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