Get The DL.....Question of the Week

J.K. Rowling has announced the name of the seventh book in the Harry Potter series. No publication date or any details of the finale to the popular fantasy series has been revealed. Rowling is still working on the book. In a recent posting on her website she said: "I'm now writing scenes that have been planned, in some cases, for a dozen years or even more. I don't think anyone who
has not been in a similar situation can possibly know how this feels: I am alternately elated and overwrought. I both want and don't want, to finish this book (don't worry, I will)".

The official title for book seven is: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Go out to the website: www.jkrowling.com and play a little game to confirm the name.

If you go to her home page, click on the eraser, and you will be taken to a room with a window, a door and a mirror. In the mirror, you will see a hallway. Click on the farthest doorknob and look for the Christmas tree. Then click on the center of the door next to the mirror, and a wreath appears. Click on the top of the mirror, and you will see garland. There is a cobweb next to the door, click on it and it will disappear. Now, look at the chimes in the window. Click on the secondchime from the right, and hold it down. The chime will turn into a key, which opens the main door. Drag the key to the main door and when the door unlocks there will be a wrapped gift. Click on the wrapped gift and it will unwrap. Figure out the title by playing a game of hangman.

What was the best gift you gave to someone? What was the best gift you received?

In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled that random testing of student athletes and others in competitive extracurricular activities did not violate the students' privacy rights. Since that time approximately 600 public secondary schools are now randomly testing students throughout the United States.

Should random drug testing be mandatory for all students in all middle schools and high schools throughout the United States?

The first issue cover story will be about overweight teens and how it effects their health and the way they are treated by other students. We are looking for students that can write first person articles or stories on diets, being overweight, losing weight, healthy food, etc.

Articles could address:

Should schools sell soft drinks and candy in vending machines at the school?
Should school districts allow fast food restaurants to run the lunchroom operations?
Should school cafeterias only serve healthy food?
What it is like being overweight?
How I lost ___ pounds in two months (or something like that)
How skinny is skinny?
How overweight is overweight?
With the holidays fast approaching, how do you keep from overeating but still enjoy the food of the holidays?

Students can submit their articles or stories to: info@get-thedl.com or by visiting our website and clicking on the information icon.

If we publish the students article or story they will receive a $ 10 iTunes gift card. If they give us the name of their teacher, and we publish their article the teacher will receive a $10 gift card to Staples.

We want to hear from students and teenagers. Let us know what you think and how you feel about fast food, healthy food, overweight teenagers, etc.

If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me.

I look forward to seeing some interesting articles and stories from your students to be published on the website and in our first print edition.