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A and dance several people came up to us and said we "We exercise a lot so we will have the ' "* v were really cute and should be a group. strength to sing while we’re running 1 £? r“ri ITI rl I Fl P 11 So we told our mom we wanted to sing around on stage,” Brittney says. "We also 1 /*✓«*' j s=» and dance (professional- take jazz and hip-hop dance B / IVJ ' 'a I—Pl1 —P11 —hp \A/nnlrl ty)” says Brittney, the AFFWOFTHFIR classes and rehearse our « .X xgA LULIieWUriU group’s “spokesgirl." FEW OF THEIR songs eveiy 1 V—. l nfl-hpir "Because we look alike rMVUMi IE I niNUi Until recently, the girls ' Z ♦V 11— 11 and dress alike, people Subject In school: were home-schooled. Now, l~j papa g-| |f| thought we were triplets," Social science. however, Bridgett and *"*' tSOIIIo she adds. So the girls Food: Brianna. seafood Brittney are freshmen at an decided to call themselves and sushi; Bridgett, Orlando high school, and ByMelNovtt Triple Image. steak; Brittney, Lucky Brianna is in seventh grade. CWcflgoThiwe Although the girls were Charms cereal. ’ “Our school friends treat V ivttiJkS? Before they were in their teens, the 10 *" d9 dme \ Role models: Their us llke nor >™l people.” three Fuentes sisters who make up the £ eir mother ; Man s, f ° und mom. In addition. Brittney says. "They were O i i ~ I,! singing group Triple Image were touring mavocacoac an Brianna likes Madonna. our friends before we ScIVS KICIS with ’N Sync and Aaron Carter. They also choreographer and took on Bridgett digs Mariah became a band, and (when ' J had released their first pop single. “Last two jobs to pay for their Carey and Brittney is we formed) Triple Image nPP(] rTinrp QIPPn One Standing,” and performedlin dozens into Alicia Keys. they were still really cool I ICCM I I IUI t? Ol«t?p of major concert halls in the United . Clothing styles: witb U 8 ’ . Do you get enough sleep? According to a States, Japan and Canada. . >She thereto Hip-hop and girly. recent SUrVey by the National Slee P Foundation, In August 2002, Wire Records released .. ~ y . Bnttney explains that they chances are you’re not getting the zzz’s you need. "Celebrate,” the sisters’first album, which „• • - . are usually recognized on air- The foundation is an mde- “celebrates the joys of girlhood and new- to us P ~ and m Japan. "We’re really known dent or?anization TJ \A E found interest in the opposite sex.” And on jixn’uh^i^n^w g Y ? Ja Pan so fans take pictures and ask for promotes Seep education. I .lA/lfc Feb. 1, they were featured in an hourlong wtenJohnny WnghU(manager for om autographs. Bnttney says, adding that Its annual survey found that special on NBC’s "Dateline.” SynCp *f OVCred “ “W«ter. children, from n y wboms to f]fth . graders< Not bad for three kids from Orlando, Sh ° W - f 8“* cu "® nd y tin g one to two hours less sleep every day than is Ha., who just a few years ago were doing for a new show foey wifi produce. recommended. * little more than karaoke and dancing and ... ® s Bndgett has this advice for kids who singing along with recorded music in high-energy per- are interested in show business: WHAT’S KEEPING KIDS UP*> restaurants. formance, and Follow your dreams and don’t let ° MUO UF f Identical twins Bridgett and Brittney signed diem to Xaß' V anyone put you down. Work hard and “Our new poll finds that many children are not 14, and sister Brianna. 13, were on a fam- Mismanagement practice a lot because practice does sleepingenoughandmanyexperiencesleepprob- ily outing several years ago with company. But X' make perfect. Most of all, have fun.” lems," said Richard L. Gelula, the foundation’s their mother and two older sis- 4’® Though the girls expect long chief executive officer. ters singing along to ■' W f W singing careers, they do have other Television and caffeine found in soft drinks are music pumping from the WF* K ideas if things don’t go as planned: helping to keep many kids awake at night, the speakers at the Orlando KS 4| I j /?| Bridgett says she’d like to be a hair- study says. Os the more than 1.400 households House of Blues in 1 lU. dmsser and makeup artist, Brianna polled, the survey found that 26 percent of chil- Downtown Disney Util 4* //' would like to be a veterinari- dren ages 3or older drink at least one caffeinated when they were bit WWcwf 80 «■ a police officer beverage a day, including sodas or iced tea. Those by the show and Brittney would children slept 30 minutes less each night than business bug 11 jli B pursue acting. those who did not drink caffeine. f K |k-. The survey also found that 43 percent of /jt® 2 ji\ H school-aged kids had their own television sets in Sisters Brianna ,'.'f their bedrooms. These kids w to sleep 20 (clockwise 'IbI Buv '— ■ minutes later than those without aTV in their from Mt), Z f '■'“'‘isft room. Those minutes add up and mean that kids Bridgett and !■ nl Hk/v K f with TV’s lose more than two hours of sleep Brittney went Jill I each week Sgtoto? r THE NEED FOR SLEEP radio to sharing M Getting less sleep can make kids cranky and the Stage aS z keep them from learning as well as they should Triple Image. Jrß Children in the first through fifth grades average ® "C about 9.5 hours of sleep daily, according to the Im I survey. Experts say kids this age should sleep 10 I 1 mJ jHK - f -f About 69 percent of kids in the households sur- iIBUEBT veyed said they expenenced sleep problems, I \ rr including difficulty falling asleep and snoring, a jr >.W MH », few nights a week. Kids are not alone when it BBL -fr $ •' comes to needing more sleep. The poll also found £HK;. . that the parents need more sleep. t<x>! I AV ■■■ ■ i)) >1 ? Here are a f ew thin 9 B y° u can do 'wS li /-• to stay rested: ■ Try going to bed at the same time every . ? |h tVf • night - fl, I ■ Avoid drinks with caffeine and late-night mb \ meals before bed. X 'lg f ■ Develop a relaxing routine right before bed- F I time. (Reading is good!) ' < —NeepaShah ; C 2004 Time Inc All Rights Reserved ‘ V *» TIME FOR KIDS and Timefonods com are registered trademarks of Time Inc r I 'A < *? 1 —„ 4 | Rips fc Raves | | Try This | - A Fighting Farquaad ‘Plant’ a family photo tree av Shrek. Reekin Havoc, Game Boy Advance, from TDK Your clan can perform its own photo- two or three groups, twist each tfcwA Rated: Everyone synthesis —no sunlight required with group a few times, then divide SUMMARY. Shrek: Reekin Havoc is a sequel to last year’s this sapling-shaped collage made from each into several smaller game. Shrek: Hassle in the Castle. Lord Farquaad comes back as a easily pliable craft wire. branches. Continue to twist XjBX \/y * ‘jM ghost haunting Fairy’ Tale Land by casting spells To make one, first cut 24 two-foot and divide until the branches I on the fairy-tale characters to make them evil. lengths of 20-gauge craft wire. Separate are one to two wires thick. “4 A f-J I I To get Fairy Tale Land back to normal, you / 0 the wires into two Set the tree in 1/ jf® W play as Princess Fiona or Shrek battling / | groups of 12 and lay dI / the flowerpot and MB 1 /WCv against the ghost of Lord Farquaad and the / n them crosswise on your JL cover the base with X i evil fairy-tale characters he has created. ■ / work surface. decorative stones * J NLIZ COMMENTARY: I really enjoyed playing / Place a rock (it should Trim your photos this game. It was fun and easy to play, and it fit loosely inside the I Wil into 2-to 3-inch-long kept my attention. I enjoyed watching the gt® flowerpot you plan to leaf shapes, punch a graphics of the wicked fairy-tale characters —jßjK use ) at °p the crossed wires, then wrap the hole at the top of each one, and hang | )4®H 5 turning back to normal once they were defeated. I wires around the rock, twisting them them on the branches, folding up the ends th ‘ S ° ne tha ‘ everyone would enjoy together to create a 3-inch trunk. Separate of the wire if necessary. = RATING: 10 on a scale of Ito 10. —Jadde Turk. 11 the wires above the twisted portion into Familyf-un magazine W) Serving the North Georgia Johns Creek is proud to sponsor the Poultry Industry and helping the Newspapers in Education program as part environment by recycling poultry JIL L te to the youth n by-product, into uSul fkd iSjrediem. ° f Fl,f,ylh