The HPCMS Chronicle

Hello, my name is Katy Simpson and I am writing a story called Destined that will be published chapter by chapter on the school blog. A while ago, authors actually used to do this, publishing books chapter by chapter in a newspaper or magazine of some sort, before the age of the Internet. This was how people who read a series would usually start reading the next book, although the cliffhangers must have been torture. What I am writing is a romance novel, and I hope you like it!

By Tenzin Lekshey and George Haraguchi Super Pastel Ball Python. You want to know what’s really cool? Snakes! Have you ever wondered about the differences between snakes? Well, you might have heard of Anacondas and Boa Constrictors but what about others? In this article, we will describe some mutations and genes. One Gene Snakes First let’s talk about one gene animals before we look at two gene snakes. A one gene animal is an animal that only inherits one gene from the parents. This means that it only has one possible pattern that it can create without mutations. One example is a pastel ball python. This is interesting because it looks great, but wait until we look at two gene snakes and supers! Enchi Ball python.  Two Gene Snakes Two gene snakes are snakes that inherited two different parental genes. There are some two gene animals that aren’t named after the parental genes, like some combinations give the offspring a certain gene name. Examples of a two gene snak...

By Lily Pichardo