New Moon articles from March 2004

New Moon archives from March 2004

Girl talk.
March 1, 2004... You know the feeling--you hear your favorite song and you can't keep still. It's also the feeling that life moves along with a steady beat. This issue explores all sorts of ways to get into the groove of living. Music, dance, and feelin'...

Dear Luna.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... Dear Luna, Molly (September/October 2003) wrote that she thought the "Ewww! Gross!" (March/April 2003) issue was ridiculous. I completely disagree! I enjoyed reading about burps, mold, and worms. It's science. I also disagree with her that...

An instrumental quiz.(match personality to musical instrument)
March 1, 2004... if you were a musical instrument which one would you be? Take this quiz to find out. 1) Your idea of a party is: --A: Getting together with a small group of friends to play board games --B: Hanging on the beach with your friends,...

Ken-ya hear me now?(Global Village: Kenya)
March 1, 2004... Day by Day In Kenya, men own big cars, land, and houses while women have very little. Some men marry more than one wife since they can afford to pay the bride price more than once. Women are poor because a lot of them don't have a good...

Considering customs.(Kenya)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Size: 582,650 square kilometers (about twice the size of Nevada). Population: 31 million. Sixty percent of Kenyans are under 20 years old. Religion: Over 70 percent of Kenyans are Christian. Others are Islamic, Hindu, or...

Draw Luna.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... LUNA IS THE SPIRIT OF NEW MOON. WHAT DO YOU THINK SHE LOOKS LIKE? Every girl's idea is different, and that's the way we like it! Let your imagination run wild, and send us a drawing in dark pencil or ink on white, unlined paper of what Luna...

Her Solo Onstage.(Poetry)(Poem)
March 1, 2004... Her Solo Onstage Her lips are chapped, her mouth dry, as she waits for her solo onstage. Her hair pulled back, her costume magical, as she waits for her solo onstage. Her breath held, her stomach flopping, as she waits...

Every Song in the World.(Poetry)(Poem)
March 1, 2004... Every Song in the World Every song in the world is hope, light, joy, but also trouble, pain, disappointment. Each perfect pitch is a perfect life, going in the direction it is sure to go. We are each our own note. ...

Angel in a ring of fire: my Nana June was a wild and classy ball of sunshine, and she sang like an angel.(Herstory)
March 1, 2004... She was so funny and smart. She called her many grandchildren by their first names and punctuated them with "Baby." I was her Caitlin-Baby. My earliest memory of my nana is the subtle scent of dewberry that always trailed behind her. She...

A lesson in hairstory.(Body Language)
March 1, 2004... Hair--we've all got it--and lots of it! Hair covers your whole body, except the bottoms of your feet, the palms of your hands, and your lips. Hair does some important things: it keeps you warm and stops germs from entering your body. (For...

I didn't want to know.(Girls on the Go)
March 1, 2004... As a teenager living in a comfortable home, all I knew of terror was what I saw in movies and read in books. When I heard about war, ethnic cleansing, abuse of power, or even murders in my hometown, I felt disconnected. I didn't want to believe...

Penning for peace.(Girls Act Out)
March 1, 2004... "I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything still believe that people are really good at heart." --Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl How could Anne, after all she was going through, still think people were good at heart? I...

Luna's Art Gallery.
March 1, 2004... Welcome to Luna's Art Gallery! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists! If you'd like to have your artwork (a drawing, painting, photo, collage, or anything else) featured in New Moon, send it to Luna's Art Gallery, New Moon, 34...

A new star rising.(talent search winner)
March 1, 2004... "You won!" announced the message on my answering machine. I thought New Moon had called the wrong person. I listened to the message again to make sure I'd heard it correctly. I was shocked, but also nervous. What was in store for me? My...

Feelin' groovy?(Heartbeat)(Poem)
March 1, 2004... Mother of the World We live in a small yellow house on the edge of a small town with one main street and two stoplights. Max lives in an apartment not far from me. He says he hates out town and will...

Looking for mermaids.(Fiction)(Short Story)
March 1, 2004... I'm skinny with frizzy red hair that springs all around when I dance. Daddy says I remind him of a scrawny pine tree set afire like Moses' burning bush. I think I'm more like a bouncy ball that someone hurled down a tunnel. "Be still,...

Ask a Girl.
March 1, 2004... Ask a Girl is an advice column for you and by you. "We help each other and take our problems seriously. Here's how it works: we publish letters that ask for advice, in later issues, we publish your replies--advice or personal experiences you...

Dancing queens.(dance through the ages)
March 1, 2004... Somewhere deep inside, you have it. Babies have it, old people have it, and people in every culture and time have had it. What IS it? The urge to dance! 500 AD Belly Dancing In the Middle East, women weren't allowed to discuss...

Voice box: welcome to voice box, where girls express their opinions about hot topics. This time, we want you to think about cheerleading.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... What do you think when you hear the word "cheerleader"? Maybe you think of someone friendly and outgoing or maybe you think of someone stuck-up. Fifty years ago, cheerleading was one of the only ways girls participated in sports. Now,...

Grass skirts & coconut bras.(hula dancing)
March 1, 2004... When you hear the word "hula," you probably think of pretty women in grass skirts swaying their hips. I'm Hawaiian, and even I used to think that! But then I saw a real hula dance--a swaying woman with graceful hands and wild black curls. She...

Secret sounds.(Science Side Effects)(experiment)
March 1, 2004... HI FOLKS! I'M RUTHIE I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW YOU CAN HEAR SOME SECRET SOUNDS. YOU'LL NEED A METAL SPOON, 2 FEET OF STRING, AND A RUBBER BAND. FIRST, LOOP YOUR RUBBER BAND AROUND THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE SPOON AND TIE IT SO IT'S...

The skin she's in.(Women's Work)(Kathy Brier)(Interview)
March 1, 2004... Kathy Brier knows what it's like to be a girl and to feet unsure, but acting was her dream, and she didn't let anything stand in her way. Now she stars as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, the Broadway musical comedy about a big girl with big dreams...

Passion & purpose.(Sister to Sister)(dancer overcomes scoliosis)
March 1, 2004... I stood with my left hand on the barre. I heard the teacher say, "Beautiful, Madeline. Nice extension." Ballet class had always been my escape. There I felt no stress or frustration. The movements flowed through me, and I was always first...

Cat tails.
March 1, 2004... Look at Tsivy! She is SUCH a terrible dancer! Hey! Tsivy! What kind of dance was THAT? Well... I don't know... I made it up... Haha, no wonder it was so bad. Well, see you later. Hi, Terry What's the matter, Tsivy?...

Whirled music.(Salt Rain)(Coming Home)(Songlines)(Sound Recording Review)
March 1, 2004... Are you bored of the same old pop music? I know I am! I'm always exploring music from all times and places, so people at my school consider me the authority on "weird" music I'd love to share some of my discoveries with you! Susheela Raman...

How aggravating!
March 1, 2004... I'm interested in a video game series called Metroid. The main character is a femme bounty hunter called Samus Aran. I've round out that the games are unpopular because of this. Most boys only play the games because when you beat the game Samus...

Howling at the moon.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... I was in line to play soccer at recess, and a boy picked me to be on his team. Another boy asked him, "Why did you pick her? Girls can't play!" The boy who picked me said, "Girls can play soccer just fine. Besides, I've seen her play, and she's...

Calendar.(Calendar)
March 1, 2004... March Women's History Month sunday monday tuesday 1 Country music artist 2 June Carter names Johnny Cash, 1968 7 8 9 Barbie, the popular ...

Inside the moon.
March 1, 2004... At its start, New Moon was a great magazine for girls. Over the years, the magazine has become the heart of a company with lots of parts. As you know, the Girls Editorial Board (GEB) makes the decisions about our magazine. Now, other girls make...

In the wild.
March 1, 2004... COOL PANTS! WOW! AWESOME NECKLACE! THOSE ARE SOME WAAAYYYY HAPPENING SPECS, POPEY! HMMPH! WHAT'S WRONG? I WAS GOING FOR "GROOVY"!