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The Day Creek Howl

The student news site of Day Creek Intermediate School

The Day Creek Howl

The student news site of Day Creek Intermediate School

The Day Creek Howl

Two Day Creek students at different games, Gimkit and Kahoot.

Kahoot vs. Gimkit

Kasela D. December 6, 2023

Which game is better, Kahoot or Gimkit? Many have compared the two, but there is no definite consensus. Kahoot was created by Morten Versvik, Johan Brand and Jamie Brooker. Its competitor, Gimkit, was...

Two Coyotes students starting their iReady diagnostic test.

How do Coyotes feel about the upcoming i-Ready?

Natalya W. and Michelle W. December 1, 2023

Here we go again. It’s i-Ready test time. Every trimester, the i-Ready diagnostic test is taken by students across the country and throughout the Etiwanda School District.  This year, the test lasts...

A person collecting samples of bacteria on everyday objects.

School restrooms: sanitation devastation

Chloe S., Maya P., Julianne D., and Plum C. November 13, 2023

Flushh! When you gotta go, you gotta go. But how do we know our public restrooms are sanitary?  Some may argue that toilet seats are gross. I mean, who could blame them? Butts of all kinds have been...

Two different pop-culture icons; from Michael Jackson to Taylor Swift, the times have certainly changed.

My Mom’s music

Chloe S. and Plum C. November 2, 2023

Everybody will get their 15 minutes of fame. Or at least try. However, nowadays, it seems more like 15 seconds as the music industry gets increasingly more competitive. The number of ‘one-hit wonders’...

These are some students dressed up for the final red ribbon spirit day of the week.

Red ribbon week

Kasela D., Avah C., and Sage P. October 27, 2023

Some people believe that Red Ribbon week is an artifact from the past that could have gone away with the dinosaur events of school in the 90’s. But, the reality is, they’re wrong.  Red Ribbon week...

Threads is an app that has recently gained popularity as another social media app people can use to communicate with each other.

Threads: a Twitter ripoff?

Ekjot M. and Derek C. October 10, 2023

After years of Instagram’s reign at the top of the digital monarchy, the company is working hard to stay fresh for a generation of new users. They’ve created a brand new app called Threads, which was...

This is an example of the art produced by ideogram.ai. with the idea behind it coming from Natalya W, who requested the AI to generate an image based on her given request.

The art of AI art

Michelle W. and Kasela D. September 30, 2023

In October 2022, a new AI concept exploded on various platforms–generating more than two million images and over 10 million daily users. What was it? This artificial intelligence program is a digital...

Students often talk about their viewpoints on PACK and the things they experience from it.

Should electives be more like PACK?

JD K. and David B. September 26, 2023

Have you ever looked around your elective and wished everyone had the same talent? Perhaps you spent years in music lessons, but the option to play with a higher ability level simply doesn’t exist. So...

The expectations signs around campus have the saying, failure is not an option, on them.

Is failure not an option?

Brooklyn B. and Brooklynn H. September 18, 2023

Have you ever been told that “failure is not an option?” This simple phrase has been Day Creek’s motto since the school’s inception in 2004. The original principal and staff instituted it the...

A photo of the aquatic robot Luke L. created for his SeaPerch competition.

Paving the Way to the U.S. Navy

Shreya P., Maddie S., and Sanai B. May 24, 2023

Seventh-grader Luke Lopez has dreamed of being a fighter pilot in the Navy since he was nine-years-old. He grew up attending air shows, including one memorable performance: a demo of two fighter planes...

There has been an increase in the number of students using AirPods in class, but teachers believe they provide an opportunity for cheating.

Should AirPods be allowed in class? Why or why not?

Nikki K., Writer May 24, 2023

Have you ever seen someone using AirPods in class? Have you ever used AirPods in class? Although they’re generally not allowed, many students argue that they should be. Can the privilege of this technology...

Becoming a hot topic in recent months, AI has taken the internet by storm.

Unraveled: the AI enigma

Marco A., Writer May 21, 2023

To those of the next and current generations, Be vigilant! With the ever-increasing presence of AI in our daily lives, including the release of ChatGPT and Bard; many questions have been asked by some...

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