WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME A YOUNG REPORTER? THE SCHOOL YEAR IS ENDING, BUT IT’S NOT TOO LATE! YOU CAN REPORT FOR BEAR ESSENTIAL NEWS ALL SUMMER LONG. KEEP WRITING OVER THE SUMMER, AND YOUR NEWS STORIES COULD APPEAR IN PRINT, OR YOU MIGHT EVEN BE ON TV. YOU CAN SIGN UP TO BE A YOUNG REPORTER AT YOUNG REPORTERS NIGHT. THIS MONTHLY MEETING HAPPENS ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH. LOOK FOR DETAILS IN THE PAGES OF BEAR ESSENTIAL NEWS. OR GO ONLINE TO BEARESSENTIALNEWS.COM. THIS IS JOSEPH CRUZE-GEVORKIANI FROM LINEWEAVER ELEMENTARY FOR BEAR ESSENTIAL NEWS.

HAVE YOU EVER QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP? THIS YEAR THE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS HELD ON APRIL 23 AND 24 AT THE DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL NEAR REID PARK. THE EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA CHESS ASSOCIATION. I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO QUALIFY FOR MY TEAM. I BELONG TO THE SAM HUGHES ELEMENTARY TEAM. AS A QUALIFIER, I EARNED A MEDAL. I’VE BEEN PLAYING CHESS SINCE KINDERGARTEN. THIS IS ESAI AVILES FROM SAM HUGHES ELEMENTARY FOR BEAR ESSENTIAL NEWS.

I WAS WATCHING “LITTLE BIG SHOTS” WHERE LITTLE KIDS SHOWCASE THEIR BIG TALENTS. I ASKED MY MOM, “DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN OUR FAMILY THAT’S FAMOUS?” IT TURNS OUT, MY UNCLE JASON SWAM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL WHEN HE WAS 11 AND ALMOST MADE IT. MY UNCLE IS JASON PIPOLY. I ASKED HIM WHAT INSPIRED HIM. HE SAID HIS DAD SWAM THE CHANNEL IN 1980, AND HE WANTED TO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS. PIPOLY SWAM ABOUT 18 MILES AND WAS 4 MILES FROM THE FRENCH SHORELINE WHEN HE COULDN’T GO ON. IN 1982, HE WAS A GUEST ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JOHNNY CARSON.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME A YOUNG REPORTER? THE SCHOOL YEAR IS ENDING, BUT IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO START REPORTING! YOU CAN WRITE FOR BEAR ESSENTIAL NEWS ALL SUMMER LONG. KEEP YOUR WRITING SKILLS SHARP OVER THE SUMMER, AND YOUR NEWS STORIES COULD APPEAR IN PRINT, OR YOU MIGHT EVEN APPEAR ON TV. YOU CAN SIGN UP TO BE A YOUNG REPORTER AT YOUNG REPORTERS NIGHT. THIS MONTHLY MEETING HAPPENS ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH. LOOK FOR DETAILS IN THE PAGES OF BEAR ESSENTIAL NEWS. OR GO ONLINE TO BEARESSENTIALNEWS.COM. THIS IS SARAH SCHROEDER FOR BEAR ESSENTIAL NEWS.

IF YOU DIDN'T SEE THEM, I KNOW YOU HEARD THEM! THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS WERE ZOOMING ACROSS OUR TUCSON SKIES IN MARCH. THE DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON SHOWED OFF THEIR SKILLS AND THE POWER OF THE F-16 FIGHTING FALCON AIRCRAFT. THE THUNDERBIRDS WERE THE GRAND FINALE OF THE “THUNDER AND LIGHTING” AIRSHOW THAT TOOK PLACE AT DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE ON MARCH 12 AND 13. THERE WERE MANY OTHER AMAZING AIRCRAFT AND PILOTS AT THE AIRSHOW PERFORMING INCREDIBLE STUNTS. THE NEXT AIRSHOW AT DAVIS-MONTHAN IS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN IN 2018.

I MET SOME OF THE PILOTS WHO WERE AT THE “THUNDER AND LIGHTING” AIRSHOW AT DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE IN MARCH. JACQUIE B IS A FEMALE PILOT WHO DECIDED AT THE AGE OF 50 TO START PERFORMING IN AIR SHOWS. HER AIRPLANE AND HER JUMPSUIT ARE BOTH BRIGHT RED. SHE SAYS SHE LOVES THE THRILL OF FLYING IN AIR SHOWS AND ENTERTAINING THE CROWD. SHE HOPES SHE IS A ROLE MODEL FOR GIRLS WHO MIGHT WANT TO WORK IN AVIATION. CAPTAIN RYAN RUTTER IS AN A-10 PILOT FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. HE IS ASSIGNED TO DAVIS-MONTHAN. HE EXPLAINED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE A-10 TO ME.

ON APRIL 4 THE VILLANOVA WILDCATS WON THEIR FIRST BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 1985. VILLANOVA BEAT NORTH CAROLINA ON A BUZZER 3, TO WIN 87 TO 84. VILLANOVA WAS LEADING 84-81 WHEN THE TAR HEELS' MARCUS PAIGE SHOT A WILD THREE-POINTER TO TIE THE GAME. THE CROWD WENT WILD. TIME OUT, VILLANOVA, WITH 4.7 SECONDS TO GO. VILLANOVA TOOK THE BALL DOWN THE COURT AND RYAN ARCIDIACONO HANDED OFF TO KRIS JENKINS. JENKINS ATTEMPTED THE THREE. THE BUZZER SOUNDED AND THE BALL WENT IN. THE VILLANOVA WILDCATS WIN! THIS IS BODHI SETHI FROM MANZANITA ELEMENTARY FOR BEAR ESSENTIAL NEWS.

THE PEANUT PATCH IS A SMALL PATCH THAT IS WORN BY A PERSON WITH A PEANUT ALLERGY. THERE IS A SMALL PEANUT GRAIN ON THE PATCH THAT DISSOLVES INTO THE BODY. THE NEXT DAY, THE PATIENT RECEIVES TWO GRAINS OF PEANUT. THIS PROCESS KEEPS REPEATING UNTIL THE PATCH STARTS TO RID THE PERSON OF THE ALLERGY. THE PEANUT PATCH IS STILL BEING TESTED. THIS IS BODHI SETHI FROM MANZANITA ELEMENTARY FOR BEAR ESSENTIAL NEWS.