How do you have fun?
By: Cierra Hawkes
The Rams Horn
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Students
have lives too.
“I
love to shop,” says Miyah Armstrong, junior. “It’s something that
entertains me and allows me to spend time with my friends.”
“I
personally enjoy playing video games; it’s free and very entertaining,”
says David Smith, junior.
The
majority of teenage males are usually hyped up about the latest sports video
game and not the latest color ugg boots.
“Baltimore
is boring; there’s nothing to do here except go to the mall, movies or out
to eat,” states Tiara Bland, senior.
The
average teenager probably goes to the mall and movies about 20 times a
month, because they can’t think of anything better to do with their time.
Soon,
students in the Randallstown area will be able to head to a
58,000-square-foot community center. In an article published in The Examiner
on
Sept. 11, 2007, Ms Pasteur, RHS principal, is quoted as saying, “We are all so full and
excited about the promise of this building,” said Cheryl Pasteur,
principal of Randallstown High. “... Over the next two years, we get an
opportunity to see this community center go up and reflect on what it
means.”
The
community center will be equipped with a gymnasium, 300-seat theater, indoor
pool, track and technology center; the $13 million facility is 4 1/2 times
larger than originally proposed.
The
creation of this new community center should provide a lot of teenagers in
the area with somewhere close where they can go and enjoy themselves.
While
we wait for the center to be built, might I suggest a number of ways to have
fun in the Baltimore-area?
Consider
sightseeing
Play
tourist for a day. Why not head on down to Baltimore City? You may consider
touring the harbor, stopping at the gallery to shop and even grabbing a bite
at the many restaurants downtown.
See
a play
If
you’re an artsy person why not catch a play at the Hippodrome Theater, or
catch a show at the inner harbor where local entertainers are always
performing at the outdoor arena.
Visit
a museum
Check
out the Baltimore Aquarium, the Maryland Science Center, The National Great
Blacks In Wax Museum, or The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African
American History.
Visit
Lexington
Market
Lexington
Market is the world’s largest, continuously running market. The market
marks its 220th anniversary this year.
Pay
a visit to the Edgar Allen Poe's House
In
1829, Poe arrived in Baltimore and lived with his widowed aunt. While in
Baltimore, Poe decided to write short stories instead of poetry. He won a
$50 prize offered by a Baltimore newspaper for best short story.
Poe died in 1849. He was buried with his wife and aunt under the
monument erected to him in Westminster Graveyard in downtown Baltimore.
Let’s
play some football!
Head
to M&T Bank Stadium and catch a football game. Catch the purple fever.
Head
to the zoo
Have
you ever seen a polar bear? The Polar Bear Watch
is the Maryland Zoo’s
new state-of-the-art exhibit. Visitors can watch “Alaska” and
“Magnet” play in and out of the water from a Tundra Buggy®, like those
used in the Arctic.
Before you head to the mall or movies, take a moment to
consider trying something new.
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