March 2013 $.25

News p. 1-5

Sports p. 3

Celebrity Birthdays p.2

Did You Know…? p. 2

Book Review p. 7

Mystery Teacher p. 7

Club Corner p. 5

Fun Zone p. 6 - 7 The Word, Book Review, Movie Review, Mystery Teacher, Recipe Review

Word Search p. 7-8

The History of St. Patrick’s Day

By Hayley Faulkner

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17th, the Saint’s religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years. On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christians season of Lent, Irish families would attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. They would eat meat, dance, drink, and dine on a traditional feast of Irish bacon, corned beef, and cabbage. P.S. Remember to wear GREEN! J  

By Hannah Chaney 10. 'Frankenweenie' 9. 'Skyfall' 8. 'Bernie' 7. 'Killing Them Softly' 6. 'Life of Pie' 5. 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' 4. 'Silver Linings Playbook' 3. 'Zero Dark Thirty' 3. 'The Master' 1. 'Django Unchained' This information was taken

from the website www.cnn.com

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6th grade: Lauren Chaney, Sophia Steelman-Teach, Sam Golwitzer, Phillip Koerner, Logan Harrington, and Chloe Kuk

7th grade: Carter Dupuis, Noah Garrett, Kara Delaleurs, Tyler Best, Khadejia Sawyers, Faith Dahn, Hayley Faulkner, Brittany Worsech, Hannah Chaney

8th grade: Pacey Hazzard, Cailyn Dumas, Laura Welch, Matt Piggush, Dakota Anderson, Hannah Kegg, Madeline Ellexson, and Maura Orvis

By Lauren Chaney

FEBRUARY & MARCH

• February 2 - Shakira • February 7 - Ashton Kutcher • February 12 - Jennifer Stone • February 17 - Paris Hilton • February 20 - Rihanna • February 21 - Corbin Bleu • March 1 - Justin Bieber • March 2 - Dr. Seuss • March 5 - Sterling Knight • March 6 - Shaquille O'Neal • March 9 - Emily Osment • March 10 - Carrie Underwood • March 28 - Lady Gaga

Did  You  Know…  

By  Khadejia  Sawyers    

1.)  11%  of  people  are  left  handed?  2.)unless  food  is  mixed  with  your  saliva  you  can't  taste  it?  3.)  lemons  contain  more  sugar  than  strawberries?  4.)  8%  of  people  have  an  extra  rib?  5.)  a lobster’s blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue?  6.) 85% of plant life is found in the ocean?  7.) sound travels almost 5 times faster underwater than in air?  8.) a giraffe can clean its ears with its 21 in. tongue?  9.) the Grand Canyon can hold around 900 trillion footballs?  10.) its physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky?  11.) if you filled a matchbox with gold it could be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court?  12.) Jamaica has 120 rivers?  13.) human thigh bones are stronger than concrete?  14.) months that start on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th?  

WAY TO GO 8TH GRADE BOYS

Congrats to the 8th Grade Boys Basketball Team for a SUPERB season. They ended up their season with a 19 – 2 record! That is one fantastic year! We are BC!

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2013 Spelling Bee

By Logan Harrington

This year’s 2013 spelling bee was fun! Our teacher that helped us practice was the one and only Mrs. Berns!

The contestants were as follows:

6th Grade: * Phillip Koerner * Hannah Grace * Jesse Quiroz * Devin Tembling * Payton Chaplinski * Alyssa Easter * Shale Johnson * Abby Altenberger * Logan Harrington

7th Grade: * Madhav Gampala * Mack Brza * Carter Dupuis * Alex Yason – Martin * Renea Townsend

8th Grade: *Jared Francoeur * Maddie Golston * AJ Barnes * Madeline Ellexson * Hana Inman – Grabow * Jalen Mangantulao * Janel Mangantulao

The top three winners were as follows:

1st Place- Madhav Gampala

2nd Place- Jalen Mangantulao

3rd Place- Hana Inman – Grabow

Madhav won with the word gunnysack! He goes on to participate in the Iroquois-Kankakee County Spelling Bee. With a win, he could earn a trip to Washington D.C. to participate in the National Spelling Bee. Good luck Madhav!

Volleyball By Pacey Hazzard

Volleyball has been great! Here are the

members of the team: 8th grade: Amber Gund, Maura Orvis, Larisa Clevenger, Kim Embry, Jerrica Gines, Sabrina Sadler, Pacey Hazzard, Lana Charbonneau, Abbey Fiscus, Brianna Clingan, Jakayla Purnell, Aubree Hayden, Chelsey Pizano, Arielle Elliott, and Micaela Leavitt 7th grade: Patrica Njoroge, Jasmine Cornejo, Shelby Norton, Megan Grable, Naomi Crain, Alexis McElroy, Kassidy Morrow, Mykayla Zilm, Aaliyah Hull, Alyssa Varaneckas, Alayna O’Brien, Khaunar Moore and Amaya Rahman 6th grade: Lizzy Elliott, Vanessa Moss, Ella Orvis, Nina Bennett, MaKenzie Emery, Hannah Grace, Payton Chaplinski, Kailee Alvarado, Lauryn Shearer, Morgan Whalen, TyEisha Portel, Jackie Krismanits, Chloe Bretveld, Mariah Day, Maddie Norveil, Kiley Hinlkeman, Christy Fritz, Olivia Rivard and Diana Fairrow Keep up the good work ladies! Always keep your head up and never ever give up!

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Huge Snowball Fight

By Noah Garrett

On Jan. 12, 2013, Seattle, Washington, nicknamed the “Rain City”, held the world’s largest snowball fight. More than 5,800 people showed up to join the fun. In order to achieve this, trucks hauled 34 loads of snow form Snoqualmie Pass (ironic how its first three letters are “sno”) about an hour from the city. It took 162,000 lbs. of white stuff to cover the city. The goal of the event was to break the Guinness World Record for biggest snowball fight. The event, dubbed “Snow Day”, was also a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club of King County. Businessman, Neil Bergquist planned three months to make the event possible. A whopping 6,000 tickets were sold online. The town had a total of 5,834 people attend, shattering the previous record in South Korea which was 5,400. So the record was beat by 434 people. So I bet that all people who went had a great time. I would have if I had to assault people with snowballs!

Weird News Headlines

By Hannah Kegg

*Man run over by van with dog behind the wheel *Woman stuck for hours in tiny space between walls *Teacher claims phobia of kids, sues school district *18 human heads, shipped from Rome, stuck at O’Hare Airport *Twin marries twin, and they have identical twin boys *Car chase comes to viewer watching it on TV *Cleaner steals train in Sweden, crashes into house, official says *Son steals father’s body for resurrection *Explosives hoaxer apologizes to each jet passenger *College basketball star saves wheelchair- using fan from crowd *Man turns in lost $13,000, gives away reward This weird news was taken from www.msnbc.msn.com

2013 Oscar News By Sophia Steelman-Teach

Seth MacFarlane, creator of “Family Guy”, hosted the Oscars. It was legendary! Not only did the opening make people crack up, but it ended with a bang while he sang “Here’s to the Losers”. Jennifer Lawrence took Best Actress for Silver Lining Playbook while tripping up the stage. Ouch! That will be on YouTube! Best Actor was Daniel Day Lewis, for Lincoln. Michelle Obama announced the winner for Best Motion Picture. Argo won that one. Best Director was Ang Lee, Life of Pi. Best Supporting Actress was Anne Hathaway for Les Miserables. For the first time since 1968, the Oscars had a tie for sound editing. The movies were Zero Dark Thirty and Skyfall. Christoph Waltz took away Best Supporting Actor for Django Unchained. And last but not least, Adele won Best Original Song. If you didn’t watch the Oscars you missed history!

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World News By Lauren Chaney

There was a meteor in Russia on February 15th 2013. It hit

in the mountains. Even though it landed in the mountains it collapsed many buildings. It injured more than 1,000 people. NASA estimated the meteor was only about the size of a bus and weighed an estimated 7,000 tons.

National News

Disney Announces

More Star Wars By Samuel Golwitzer

On February 5th Disney announced two more Star Wars movies for the Trilogy. They will be standalone, or movies that don't go with all the other story lines, movies. They will be written by Lawrence Kasdan who wrote the screenplay for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Simon Kinberg who wrote the screenplay for X-men: Days Of Future Past. They will be coming out in the same time period that Star Wars VII, VIII, and IX come out.

Newspaper Club

By Hannah Kegg

You might read the school’s newspaper when it comes out, but you read about sports, books, or advice. Now, it’s time to read about YOU!

The school newspaper club is a great time to learn about where you spend your day. There is never a dull moment when we find funny facts and words to send you! You can’t start now, but all those 6th and 7th graders, the beginning of next year is the time to sign up!

There are plenty of topics to write about and people to talk to. You can do a teacher feature or 8th grade profile, word search, student interviews, real world news, school news, and all while having fun! We meet every Thursday after school until about 3:10 and if you’re too busy to come after school, you can check in periodically with Mrs. Allen to turn in your column!! Don’t miss out on a chance to be involved while having a lot of fun!

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By: Madeline Ellexson

Cachinnate – to laugh noisily

Hannah Chaney - a town

Madelyne Thompson – something to do with a car engine

Mrs. Stehlik – to cause a riot

Ella Orvis – a type of clothing

Corbin Lagesse – having to do with someone being captured

Chyna Coffman - describing something as crazy

Mr. Batrell – something that causes a big mess.

Sam Skala – to have caution

By Phillip Koerner Les Miserables

Les Miserables is the story of Jean Valjean (pronounced

John Valjon), a peasant who was sent to prison for 19 years just for stealing a loaf of bread. He is released but breaks his parole to start a life to help others. Eight years pass and Valjean is the "mayor" of a little town outside of Paris, France when he discovers Fantine, a woman who will do anything to support her daughter Cossette. At Fantine's deathbed, Valjean promises to protect Cossette forever for Fantine. Valjean gets Cossette from an innkeeper and his wife. While fleeing to Paris, Valjean is discovered by Inspector Javert, the man who released him from prison years ago. Nine years later in Paris, Valjean has a quiet life until political hero General Lamarque, the only man who supports the peasants, dies. Several students led by Enjorlas and Marius protest the government and encourage the people to rebel. What happens next? Find out in Les Miserables! I personally have had the chance to see both the movie in theaters and the play at Cadillac Palace in Chicago. They both were amazing to see and I encourage you to see the movie.

Warm Bodies By Maura Orvis

Warm Bodies is a funny movie about a subconscious zombie who falls in love with a human. It is also a cute love story that involves action, comedy, love, and of course…ZOMBIES. This movie crawled into theatres Feb. 1, 2013 , and has been adored by many teens across the nation.

This movie brings together in perfect harmony love, heart -break, comedy, and laughs. It is such a funny movies that I fell off my seat laughing! Madeline Ellexson said, “This is super funny. I can’t breath I am laughing so hard!” Another student, Kayla Koontz, said, “It was so sad and heart warming at the same time!” This movie is one of the best movies out there right now, but it won’t be in theatres for long so you better get your ticket and go see it today!

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By Lauren Chaney The Mystery

Teacher’s favorite color is turquoise. His/Her favorite drink is iced tea. The Mystery Teacher’s favorite movie is Sixteen Candles. He/She teaches 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. See Mrs. Allen for a treat if you know who it is!

Dead Is…

By Hayley Faulkner

The book I’m going to talk about is not normal. In fact, it’s paranormal. The one I’m talking about is the Dead Is… series. It’s a whole bunch of amazing books.

1. Dead  Is….The  New  Black   5.    Dead  Is…Not  An  Option  2. Dead  Is…A  State  of  Mind   6.    Dead  Is…A  Battlefield  3. Dead  Is…So  Last  Year     7.    Dead  Is…A  Killer  Tune  4. Dead  Is…Just  a  Rumor  

Now the series is weird. It is full of mystical creatures and sorts, but the 6th and 7th are the same thing but instead of Daisy (the main character of the first 5), it’s Jessica Walsh, a freshman at Nightshade High and Daisy’s best friend’s boy friend’s sister. It’s kind of confusing, but you’ll get it when you read it. My favorite book is #4. It is full of black mail and surprises and more. I’d tell you more but you’re going to have to read it!

Recipe Review

By Hayley Faulkner

St. Patrick’s Day has many foods; potatoes, vegetables (most famous is carrots), meat like beef and lamb, and bread. Do you know what you get when you put them together? How about Irish’s most favorite famous food dish…STEW! Yum! Fact: Did you know that Irish people’s favorite food is potatoes? They love it and they farm most of these ingredients too. RECIPE FOR BEEF STEW

1 lb. of cubed lamb meat 1 large onion, halved and sliced 1 lb. of baking potatoes, peeled and sliced 1 carrot, peeled and sliced 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley Salt and pepper to taste 2 cups of beef stock 1 large stalk celery, sliced

Word Search

By Carter Dupuis

Easter

(Found on next page)

baskets colors

jellybeans bunny Easter grass candy

egg island