Snippets and Soundbites

• You’ve probably heard. High School Musical 3 comes out in theaters this weekend. It’s predicted to be one of the biggest box office openings of October. HSM 3 has 10 musical numbers and the plotline surrounds the Wildcats’ graduation. You loved the songs “We’re All in This Together” in the first movie and “I Don’t Dance” in the second. Now you can learn all the tunes in the third movie. We know you’re excited. Test your knowledge of High School Musical with this quiz.

• Some people are afraid to fly in airplanes. I guess they’re worried it might crash. My fears are calmed when I think about how many millions of people fly each day and that you almost never hear about an accident. To get a better idea of how many people fly, watch this YouTube video. It shows the world’s air traffic over 24 hours. It’s really cool! Notice what areas are especially lighted up (naturally, the U.S. has LOTS of flights) and what areas aren’t lit up at all.

• Do you still trick-or-treat? By the time I was in seventh grade, I stopped making the rounds for candy because I felt too old. But there are still a lot of teens that love to put on costumes and knock on people’s doors. Well, there’s a town in Illinois that has banned teens 9th grade and up from trick-or-treating. Apparently there were complaints about teenagers ringing doorbells after 9 p.m. on Halloween night. So now they’re not allowed to be out unless they’re helping a younger sibling. Read the story here.