By Tony Daniels
April showers bring maize flour, and this month Tony Daniels is bringing you some fresh safety tips. And starting next Thursday, you can catch me delivering my safety tips in a whole new medium. After having some frank and honest discussions with station manager Fiona Sellers, I�m proud to announce the creation of �Safety Watch with Tony Daniels� on the local cable access station, WARL channel 74, �the Warl.�
I�ll be using my new show to help spread the safety word to Pine Oaks and throughout the northern Virginia area. �Safety Watch� will have guests, a call-in segment, roundtable discussions with local safety celebrities, and some �act-em-outs,� various scenarios and safety walkthroughs care of local improve group (or is it �troupe?�) The Gutbusters, who you can also catch occasionally on WARL�s 9 p.m. Tuesday Local Comedy Laffcase. So remember to tune in to �Safety Watch with Tony Daniels,� Thursdays at 3:45 p.m., in between �Harris P. Mackenthorpe�s Fiscal News and Discussion Program� and �Tuesdays with Laurie,� now at a new day and time.
Now that that�s out of the way, I�d like to thank those of you who came by and took a pamphlet last month. Your enthusiasm is much appreciated, and I have a feeling that I�ll need to step up production of next month�s pamphlet. Speaking of which, next month�s pamphlet is titled �Household Items That Can Be Used As Safety Flares In Case Of Emergency, Even If It�s Not Really, Really An Emergency.� It�s an exciting look at how you can stay safe the moderately thrifty way. For instance, you can take an ordinary roll of paper towels, set it on fire using the stove, or barring that, a really hot light bulb, and waving it about menacingly. Spoiler alert! You�ll have to read the pamphlet to find out the rest.
Well, that does it for me for this month. I have to go figure out how to fill 13 minutes of safety-related programming that doesn�t involve mace every week.
By Marcus Eddy, Senior Class President
Hello, denizens of Pine Oaks!
April showers bring some flowers, as they say, and at Rt. 237 High School, everything�s coming up daffy-dils! If you remember from last month (and unless you�ve been in a horrible car wreck, you should), it�s been Science Fair time here at Rt. 237. Unfortunately, yours truly was not successful in his bid to win the proverbial (and actual!) blue ribbon this year, and I ended up in 7th. Happily, though, Andy Nakamura�s project, �Our Friend Tungsten� didn�t fare any better, placing 11th. If you ask me, Andy may not have been at his best this year, and the rumors about his alleged drug use continue unabated. Get better Andy! But not enough that you get into an Ivy League school.
On a happier note, the end of the science fair means it�s the start of Prom Time! The Rt. 237 juniors have been working hard this year, and though they haven�t raised as much money as we did last year, they should still receive our thanks for their efforts. The only item of prom-related business left is the selection of a prom theme, which is voted on every year by the entire senior class. Various themes are �nominated� by individual students, and we have a varied selection to choose from this year. The nominees are: �Say No to Date Rape�; �Balllllin!�; �Monster Mash 2007�; and my personal nominee, �Wouldn�t It Be Nice?�. I envision a sort of Beach Boys-meets-Lawrence Welk-meets-retro 1950s sort of thing. The voting takes place in a few weeks so that the juniors have enough time to prepare. I can�t wait to see what my fellow classmates decide on!!
Marcus Eddy, Rt. 237 Senior Class President
Fighting Spirit...p. 3
Neighborhood Watch...p. 3
Message from the President...FRONT
Pine Oaks Book Club...p. 2
Welcome Wagon...FRONT
This Month in Pine Oaks...FRONT
Young Person's Perspective...p. 4