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Trey’s Take on Technology
by Trey Lucatero
Have you gotten home late at night and struggled to wrangle your little charger into that tiny little socket at the base of your phone? You’re not the only one; millions suffer every year from this. Recently, Samsung has introduced a stock addition into the Samsung Galaxy S6 which allows for wireless charging. With the one-time purchase of $49.99, you can completely negate this nuisance. 
With this wireless charge, you can stumble home in the dark, drop your phone on the charger, and fall fast asleep–without having to realize fifteen minutes later when you’re contemplating the meaning of life that you forgot to plug your phone in. In Samsung’s new model, they have introduced many quality-of-life additions (e.g. an “edge” display, 
improved camera, and increase in size for visibility) to this phone, and I think this one takes the cup for the most innovative, helpful, and time-saving addition.
A Pocketful of Verses
April 28 was Poem in Your Pocket Day and one of our favorite events during April’s National Poetry Month when millions of people throughout the United States carry poems in their pockets and share them with others.
Ms. Zachik and her English classes celebrated Poem in Your Pocket Day! with extra credit and poems being unfolded from pockets all day long. Notable Poems in Pockets were as follows:
“Haiku Ambulance,” pocketed by sophomore Nick Kaufmann–
Haiku Ambulance
— by Richard Brautigan
A piece of green pepper
fell
off the wooden salad bowl:
so what?
“Mirror Piece,” pocketed by sophomore Shasta Stone–
MIRROR PIECE
— y.o. (1964)
Instead of obtaining a mirror,
obtain a person.
Look into him.
Use different people.
Old, young, fat, small, etc.
And, “An old silent pond . . . ,” pocketed by junior Trey Lucatero–
— Matsuo Bashō
An old silent pond…
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
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