Sarah Palin Biography

Birth:

Sarah Louise Heath was born February 11, 1964 in Sandpoint, Idaho. At the age of three month, she moved from Idaho to Alaska. Sarah is the third of three children. Palin is English, Irish, and German ancestry.

Family:

Sarah’s father, Charles, was a science teacher and a track coach. Her mother, Sally, was a school secretary. “The Palin family is a throwback to a different time, when everyone worked together and enjoyed the outdoors,” said Sarah. “Our family has the same ups and downs as any other, the same changes and joys.”

Childhood and school life:

Boys remember Sarah as one of the prettiest girls in middle/high school. As a junior at Wasilla High School in 1981, Palin competed as a member of the girls’ basketball team and a distance runner on the girls’ track and field team. They called her “Sarah Barracuda.”

In 1984, Sarah entered Miss Wasilla beauty pageant and won the title of “Miss Wasilla.” In 1984 also, she ran for Miss Alaska where she won first runner-up and Miss Congeniality. She met her husband now, Todd Palin, in high school. They spent a year in Hawaii at college; then moved back to Alaska together.

Hobbies, interests, activities:

As an interest, Sarah joined her daughters school as a PTA member. “I was just your average hockey mom and signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids’ public education better.” After college, Sarah took a job as a television sports reporter in Anchorage, Alaska. Also, at an early age, Palin fell in love with the newspaper and read it from beginning to end.

Anecdotes:

“Politics isn’t just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, serve common good, and to leave this nation better then we found it,” said Sarah herself. Sarah became more known by crossing party lines in 2005, to join democratic state representative in filing an ethics complaint. If she was an outcast before, joining a democrat in filing complaints against a member of her own party, made Sarah, the enemy.

Sarah Palin matured as a leader in government, dealing with all negativity. Before she was elected governor, Sarah favored opposing terrorism wherever  it is found and supported the deployment of troops. Sarah served two terms as mayor and made an unsuccessful try for lieutenant governor. In 1992, when she first ran, she beat her rival by more than 200 votes, which changed people outlooks on her; turning mean comments, positive. Sarah Palin didn't set out to become popular, she set out to be the best leader she could be.

Career:

In her young ages, Sarah Palin was a high school science teacher. Now, her career has changed. Palin was the first women to occupy a republican ticket for national office. In 2002, Sarah completed her last term as a mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.

For most of her political life, Sarah has offered many changes. When she became governor, Sarah stepped up to an even more complex role with even broader functioned. Plain is not the first political candidate on the national scene to embody her beliefs through her actions and policies. She has shown the nation how to energize a state through authentic, genuine interest in the issues that matter to constituents.

Reason for fame:

Sarah Palin wanted to join office to make a change. As a member of the local PTA, Sarah was introduced to many things that needed change. “In politics, there are some candidates who change to promote their careers...and their are those who use their careers to promote change.” In 2006 Sarah entered the republican party primarily as a candidate for governor against the incumbent. When Sarah was elected mayor of Wasilla, she set out about making changes in the way things had always operated. People loved her for what she did. Sarah Palin is also known for her television show on TLC called, "Sarah Palin's Alaska" which brought in many viewers for an eight week season show. "Sarah Palin's Alaska" was an insight of how Sarah and her family went about every day. Some people loved the show because it showed her love towards Alaska and its wilderness, despite the haters, Palin and family are stronger then ever.

Journalism Article

TRACK AND FIELD

Brooke Pies (a senior on the WHHS track and field team) has sat down with me to answer some questions about how she feels about the sport.

Q: Everyone joins a sport for a reason whether its because they have done it since they were little, or they wanted to try something new. What made you want to join?
A: “I wanted to be apart of the wolfpack and I wanted to try something new that I never thought I would be doing”.
Q: In track & field, there are many events to chose from whether its running, jumping or throwing. What event do you do?
A: “I do shotput and discus because its fun and way better then running”.
Q: Everything has pros and cons, what are the pros and cons of track for you?
A: “The pros are making friends from all other schools at the meets and getting fit! The cons would have to be taking off time from work and homework and off course those awkward tan lines from the tank tops”!
Q: Lastly, most professionals now that played sports in high school, got them to where they are now. Are you going to pursue in your event once you graduate high school?
A: “As much as I love doing it, I'm not sure if it is going to be in my future”.

Wolfpack Catalog

Coraline

"Be careful what you wish for"

The movie Coraline, directed by Henry Selick, released in 2009, a clay stop-motion animation is based on a novel previously written by Neil Gaiman. Dakota Fanning (War of the Worlds, I Am Sam) starring as the little girl Coraline, is an adventurous girl that finds another world, which is a strangely idealized version of her fustrating home that has sinister secrets. Some other voice overs in the film is: Teri Hatcher (Desperate Houswives) and John Goodman (Roseanne).

In the movie Coraline, the main character goes on some outrageous, yet scary adventures in her new home. One day, she is looking for an old, hidden well that she has heard stories about. While searching, she made a new friend named Wibey who is an adventure seeking individual. A day later or so, Coraline is checking out around the house when she finds a secret door. Once she opens the door, there is only a brick wall behind it. That night, she has a dream that a mouse takes her into a tunnel from the door, and she ends up in another world where peoples have buttons as eyes. Some "button eyed" people include her "other world" parents who are much nicer and actually love her than her real parents. Coraline's "button" mom gives her a nice new star sweater for a special event. Coraline gets to attend Miss. Spink and Miss. Forcible's acrobatic play, which she gets to take place in. One night at dinner, everything seemed to be going great, until her "button" parents ask her to sew the buttons on her eyes so she can never leave the "other world". Coraline hates that idea and is scared. She asks her "button" mother if they can play a game. The game is, if Coraline finds three ghost eyes, her mom will let her go. If she doesnt find them, she will get the buttons sewn on her.

Costume design is a big part of the movie. Each outfit for the characters are hand sewn with yarn. Coraline has nine pairs of each outfit. Incase one gets ruined, they have a backup. Each piece of clothing has tiny wires in them so they are flexible to move around like the bodies. Coraline was also the hardest character to design/make.

The movie Coraline was a long time process for filming. They needed to design multiple silicon structures for each character. Under the silicon are many wires that frame the body's shape and make them move around like a human. The doll Coraline had more than fifteen bodies made just for her. All of the settings/designs are all hand drawn.

My overall reaction to this movie was that it was interesting and orginal. I believe that there are some innapropriate scenes for children, for it being a bit scary and horrifying for them twords the ending. On the other hand, this movie is very creatice and there is nothing else like it.

GLEE: "The New Rachel"

"You're here because your the best of the best"

Just when we thought Glee couldnt get any better, it did. Last weeks' season premier was a change for everyone, encluding a new variety of cast. In all of the other seasons, we are used to the original,first members of the show. Now, we have new students at Mckinley High. In the past three previous seasons. we are used to watching the show in one setting. Now we watch over the United States in New York as Rachel takes on College.

Alone in the big city, Rachel has graduated from high school and has moved on to a big time Arts Academy. Rachel takes a dance and singing class, where her teacher, guess star, Kate Hudson, is rude to her in class. Rachel auditions for a singing showcase using the song, "New York State of Mind."

Everything has changed. Back at Mckinley, Artie is popular, Sam is loved by all girls, and Tina is stuck up and popular. Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) has a new "bitch" named Kitty since she has had a child. Everyone wants to audition for glee club and become the new "Rachel" and puts Artie under the pressure to be the judge.

Audition time! Tina and three other of the main characters do a group audition, singing, "Call Me Maybe," by Carly Rae Jepsen, to get the title of the "new Rachel" act. Many new-comers try out for the club but only two stand out. Jake and Marley who are sophomores, are the only two that get standing applauses. Club postings are up and only Marley makes the team. Jake is pissed that he doesnt see his name on the list. Artie chooses Blaine to be the "new Rachel" even though he didnt try out.

Not alone any more, Rachel calls Kurt (a high school friend) and confesses to him how much she hates her college. Her dance teacher stresses her out and her roomate always has "unwanted" company. All of a sudden, Kurt pops up behind Rachel, while still on the phone with her, and says, "i'll be your roomate," which leads into the next episode of Glee season 4, next week.

Overall, I believe that the season premier was a great episode. Many of the characters have changed in a way that makes the episode/show/season even better than last time.

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