It's the atomic number of calcium, the bill that features the face of Andrew Jackson, the number of units in a score, the number of faces in an icosahedron, the Super Bowl when the Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots...and the number of years that CNN Student News has been on the air.

We'd love to know what stands out to you the most from Friday's show - and what you think the world will be like 20 years from now!

Carl Azuz, Anchor

...and even though we're not producing a daily show, you're welcome to drop us a line to let us know what you're up to.

For our part, we're planning summer projects, brainstorming new ideas for the fall semester, and gearing up for the 20th anniversary of CNN Student News.  Some of us are headed to the beach; others are planning "staycations," and I'm hoping to spend a little time on the ol' mountain bike this summer, hitting trails and dodging mosquitoes.

Is your break off to a good start?

Carl Azuz, Anchor

...for not hitting me with tomatoes after the puns.  All my best for a wonderful summer - God bless!
-Carl

...for blaming Carl for all the bad puns. And for being such an incredible audience.
-Jordan, CNNSN Writer

...for welcoming us into your classroom.
-Donna, CNNSN Executive Producer

...for downloading the podcast every day.
-Jeff, CNNSN Web Producer

...for bearing with the new voice behind the clusterbusters, that's me Tomeka!
-Tomeka, CNNSN Associate Producer

...for the feedback we got from around the world...from classrooms as far away as Brazil and Japan, to a journalism school in Ghana, to schools right here in the United States.
-John, CNNSN Curriculum Writer

...for being kind to the new producer.
-Jeremy, CNNSN Producer

Carl's probably used to hearing voices in his head, but what you hear at the end of Wednesday's show is a real person:  our associate producer (AP), Tomeka!  It gives you an idea of some of the fun we have behind the scenes at CNN Student News.  Some of you have even commented on the other sounds you've heard, from a drum hit to crickets at the end of a Before We Go segment.  If you've got any creative ideas for us, let us know here!

Jeremy Dunn, CNN Student News Producer

Jeremy Dunn, Producer, CNN Student News

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Jeremy Dunn, our new CNN Student News producer. A fellow graduate of the University of Georgia, Mr. Dunn brings a great deal of intelligence, enthusiasm and creativity to our program. (What else would you expect from a UGA grad?)

And this isn't Dunn's first time working with the show. As our video editor a couple years ago, he was partially responsible for that embarrassing footage of me dancing on the HLN set.

...which suddenly makes me very concerned about what's coming in the days ahead...

Got any words of wisdom for Mr. Dunn?

Carl Azuz, Anchor

P.S. Jeremy's one of the folks who'll be working behind the scenes; I'll still be the guy bringing you the news.

This might seem like a tough call, but consider this:  Your school district doesn't pay your teacher's spouse; you wouldn't get paid for being a pilot's spouse; no one is on a payroll for being an engineer's spouse.  So why should the president's wife be paid, unless she also holds an official job in the U.S. government?

I agree with first lady Laura Bush that the role itself should not be a paid post.  Can you convince me otherwise?

Carl Azuz, Anchor

This is what happens when you bet with your heart, not your head.  On the left is the author of this post, a proud Michigan State University alum, forced to wear some form of pale blue because North Carolina narrowly defeated my Spartans in hoops last week.  And yes, narrowly, because if we would have just made 9 four-point plays, we’d have won!  It could be worse-this could be the blue and yellow colors of U of M, (perish the thought) though they do get props for handling Duke on national TV this past weekend.

To my right is the gleeful smirk of one Jordan Bienstock, Student News writer and Tar Heels fan.  I take solace in the fact that it’s way early in the season, and hope springs eternal until the tournament.  (“The” tournament, not the made for TV conference versions.)  I'm not sure he has stopped gloating, and this post will certainly not help.  How long is that victory lap anyway?

I’ll now swear off frivolous office bets for good.

Wait.

MSU is playing UGA (pronounced Uh-Guh) in the Capitol One Bowl on Jan 1st!  Since there are more Georgia alums and their fans running around here than ants at a picnic, that gives me an idea...

Jerry DeMink, VP CNN News Services

...maybe the monkeys don't exactly fit here.  After all, they're only serving some of the food mentioned in Tuesday's show.  The turkeys are trying to avoid being on a plate, and for the SPAM, well, I guess it's kinda late.

But whatever you're eating this Thursday (tofu?), we hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving break and have a GREAT time while you're off from school.  We'll be off the air from Wednesday through the weekend, but Monday will find us right back at it, filling up on news after filling up on turkey.

What kind of plans do you have for Thanksgiving?

Carl Azuz, Anchor

When I woke up this morning and got ready to go vote, I was nervous. The same thing happened when I was getting ready for work. And I realized it was because of the magnitude of this moment and the buildup to it. After nearly two years of campaigning, this presidential race was finally coming to an end, and the outcome was going to be historic, no matter who won. I think it's always exciting to watch an election unfold, and even more so to get the chance to write about it... even if that excitement is fueled by a healthy dose of nerves.

Jordan Bienstock, Writer

Two years of politics, campaigns, and all the rest. I was ready for this to be over a while back. And tonight was the end of that. At 11p.m. CNN declared Barack Obama the winner.  We, as a nation, made history tonight. America elected a black president. My grandfather, who was a journalist writing about the civil rights movement in the South in the 1950's and 1960's, could probably never have imagined this day, and yet here it is. We have advanced a national conversation on race and relations between black and white far beyond what I thought we could two years ago.  Tomorrow, though is a new beginning.

As our new president declared, "This victory alone is not the change we seek – it is only the chance for us to make that change.  And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.  It cannot happen without you. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other."

So the president-elect has challenged you, the young people of America. What is your next step, what are you going to do?

John Martin, Curriculum Writer