The Falcon Chronicle

October 2, 2015 Volume 1, Issue 1

SEPTEMBER RECAP September was a busy month at Philips Academy. The 6th and 7th grade and a lot of teachers went to the Poconos for a week long trip. Students went on a two-mile hike, and even a night hike with no flashlights. The food was delicious and included gummy bears, Oreos and chocolate pudding. Back at home, the 8th graders worked hard on their personal essays. Cheerleading tryouts with the 5th through 8th graders started on September 24, and we are still waiting for the roster to come out. Other girls in the Upper School joined the Girls on Track team and Lower school girls joined the Girls on the Run team. The girls are training to do a 5K run at the end of the year. On Thursday, September 24th, our whole school celebrated Spanish Heritage Month by singing and dancing in our gymnasium. There were poems read in Spanish by Lower and Upper Schoolers, and the 5th graders performed two dances, including the Macarena, in front of the entire school!

DANCE & ART My favorite type of dance is hip hop and contemporary. This picture is about a group of girls in position for a dance battle. Two of my favorite shows to watch that involve dance are Dance Moms and Bring It! Dance Moms is a reality show based on a group of girls and their mean dance teacher named Abby Lee Miller. The girls names are Nia, Jojo, Maddie, Mackenzie, Kendall, and Kalani. My 2 favorite dancers from Dance Moms is Jojo and Mackenzie. JoJo is one of my favorite dancers because she is full of fire and has enerjetic solos! I also can relate to her because i love bows, too. On a show called “Slumber Party” that involves all of the dance mom girls, the girls asked Jojo how many bows she had. JoJo said that she had 560 bows in total. I find that unbelievable!

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BACK TO SCHOOL!

THE “BEAST” CAR!

Now we all know what comes to mind when it’s time for school to start. BOOKBAGS! I know what we’re all thinking “My bookbag has to be the best.” You want a backpack that expresses your personality. I’ve seen a lot of cool book bags these few weeks. For instance, some book bags I’ve seen have had really bright colors with aztec prints or galaxy designs. Also, I’ve seen an awesome bookbag with a ninja turtle on the bag, which expresses this person’s personality a lot. It was also very unique. I hope your bookbag brings out your great personality, and your great fashion sense!

Kaylah Coleman

WHAT’S THIS SONG CALLED?

Bailando! Hispanic Heritage Month has arrived. This song you’re sure to know. Bailando by Enrique Iglesias is a great song to dance to. This catchy song was released in 2014, and won the Latin Grammy Award for song of the year. Bailando is all about having fun and dancing through the night. It’s one of my favorite songs. Well, while we’re talking about Hispanic Heritage month, here are some other Hispanic songs that are worth dancing to: ~ Hips Don’t Lie- Shakira ~We Are One (Ole Ola)- Pittbull ~Algo Me Gusta De Ti- Wisin & Handel ~Corazon Sin Cara- Prince Royce I hope that you check these songs out, you really should! These songs are worth dancing to because their fast beat really makes you want to salsa and cha cha! At Pacs this month, we actually celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month. In our Community Time, we watched the 5th grade dance the Bambera and the Macarena. I really enjoyed this dancing because the students really showed how much they liked the song. In conclusion, Hispanic Heritage Month was full of a lot of interesting things. Until next month, have a good day, and add more songs to your playlists.

Naa Afoley

On Friday, September 25th, PACS Family Math Night took place. Lots of families came out to participate. There were great math problems to solve. With one problem, students had to figure out how many pieces of candy were in a jar. Students also gathered stickers in order to participate in the DUNK TANK CHALLENGE. A few teachers that got got wet and dunked were Mr. Augello, Mr. Porta, Mr. Farrell, Ms. Wolpert, Ms. Kennedy and our very own principal, Mr. Shultz. September was a great month here at PACS!

Kaya Moody 8th Grade

Japanese Domestic Motors just launched their new car of the year. This car is known as THE BEAST, aka Honda, which comes with and without vtec. This car is like an Integra with about 700hp, and it has its own engine called the K series. This engine is chrome with all black headers and has a titanium. It also has cloud suspension. The car has a carbon fiber hood, trunk, front splitter and more.

Shawn Thompson

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I also like Mackenzie Ziegler. She is my second favorite dancer from Dance Moms because she doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her. In one episode, Mackenzie bet her sister Maddie in a competition. Usually Maddie would be in first place, but instead of Maddie beating her, Mackenzie beat her. Everyone was so proud of Mackenzie for winning 1st place. But on the other hand, Maddie wasn’t all that happy. Mackenzie is 11 years old and is productive in her school work and dance.

SNEAKER CENTRAL

Have you ever been to Foot Locker and had no idea what to buy? There’s so many choices to wrap your head around, it’s almost like a maze! This information below will help you out a lot and make your choices a whole lot easier. I know you might be wondering why should we trust you? What do YOU know about sneakers? Well, we are experts on this topic, because we actually HAVE all these shoes, so we know the perks and disadvantages. Take a look below!

Fila (Avg. 29.98) Fila shoes are great and all, but they are NOT the way to go. If you are looking for some sport shoes to play in, you would be better off getting some Adidas.

Fila shoes just have a lack of style. If you want to look good on the court, you don’t want to get these. In the playing aspect they aren’t that good either. If you were actually to look at the bottom of the shoe you could see that they don’t have any grip. It’s a bad excuse for a sneaker. The lack of style was a reason why their sales aren’t doing so well against the competition right now. These just aren’t the way to go.

Adidas (Avg. 45.00) Adidas have been in the shoe game for longer than many of the other companies and they make their shoes slightly different. Rather than bland designs

like Fila’s, they look like a lot of effort goes into them. These sneakers are recommended SLIGHTLY. They look somewhat better than the highly, highly outdated Filas. In the playing aspect they are very good. Their shoes have grip and you can be very active with them, unlike with the Filas. The lack of style has brought their sales down as well, but not as drastic as the Filas. Adidas will be in the shoe

business for a while! KD8 (Avg. 149.98) Think about everything I described about the Adidas. Now multiply that by 10. These sneakers are by FAR the way to go. The designs are just beautiful. The beauty of these sneakers are almost

unexplainable. They are the perfect combination of fabric, plastic and everything in between! The playing aspect is even better. Kd8’s have amazing grip, and there’s only about a 15% chance that you’ll ever slip. This is one of the best sneakers you can ever get. They have everything you would ever need all in one. So it seems as if Kd8 has had the broadest appeal, and inspired the style of many other sneakers. They have a very high variety, including “Durantula”, “4th of July”, and the newly released “Huntś Hill Sunrise. All these amazing new releases makes everyone crave these shoes. These new styles have boosted their sales tremendously. I expect that these KD8 sneakers will end up going all the way to Kd18! Expect these to be around for a very long time. These sneakers all vary in style. But, overall it depends on what you want to use them for. If you want some sneakers to run track, you should get some Filas. If you really like sports, you should get Adidas. If you want sneakers with the broadest appeal, I recommend Kd7s. Of course, everyone has their own taste, but here’s just a little help. You're welcome!

Justin McDonald Brandon David

NEW SEASON NEW GAMES Call of Duty is one of the many new games coming out this fall. Sony is scheduled soon to release a Black Ops 3 Themed Play station. The game costs $59.88 and will be in stores on November 6, 2015. NBA 2K 16 is the most popular release of the Fall, arguably, the biggest release in sports gaming for years. The game includes features like the new pro-am, a my career story mode designed by Spike Lee or a “Spike Lee Joint.” And for an additional $20, you can buy a custom NBA 2k 16 Michael Jordan edition. This game will cost $60 so please buy this game before it is sold out. If you are a soccer fan, or if you like playing soccer, then Fifa 16 is the game for you. This game now has not only male players, but females too; this is a big step for women in sports. This game was just released on September 22, 2015 and it costs $60. Madden 16 was highly anticipated by Madden fans. It came out August 25th. In Madden 16, I feel that the catching in this game is overrated, but I still like this game and would say that it is very exciting. I feel like this is one of the top 10 games of 2015. The touchdown celebrations were upgraded in this version so it is really worth playing!

George Okungfu

“Bring It” is a show that stars a VERY competitive team called the Dancing Dolls. The dance style for the dancing is hip hop, cheerleading, jazz, and lyrical. The reason why I like this show the most is I like all of these types of dance styles. My favorite part of the whole show is the stand battle. Here is a link of the girls from the dancing dolls performing there stand battle against the YCDT dance company: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNbtvkYWdwk.

Rayne Harrison

FOOTBALL UPDATES This week was a good week 2 in NFL football. A lot of good games came on this week. Here are the scores that showed close games:

Broncos VS Chiefs 31-24 Patriots VS Bills 40-32

Falcons VS Giants 24-20 (Not surprised that they lost)

Jags VS Dolphins 23-20 Raiders VS Ravens 37-33

Now for college football. My favorite college team is Ohio St. which is ranked 1. Now that’s enough about me. Here are the scores for college football:

Syracuse Vs LSU 34-24 Texas VS. Oklahoma St. 30-27

TCU VS. Texas Tech 55-52 Texas A&M VS Arkansas 28-21

Marshall VS Kent State 36-29 Nevada VS Buffalo 21-24

Those are the scores for college football this week. Most of the other scores are blowouts which I hate to see because the games are not fun anymore. I think next week is going to be a better week in football. I just have a feeling. And goo Ohio St, Buckeyes.

Travis Derival

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2015-2016 PACS INTRAMURAL STANDINGS 5TH GRADE 6TH GRADE

TEAM W L T PF PA TEAM W L T PF PA Arizona State 1 0 1 35 28 Florida 1 0 1 56 49 Hawaii 0 0 1 14 14 Georgia

Tech 1 1 0 35 35

Syracuse 0 1 1 28 35 Alabama 0 0 1 35 35 TCU 0 0 1 14 14 Baylor 0 1 0 14 21

SCORES & SCHEDULES SCORES & SCHEDULES Syracuse 14 TCU 14 9/18 Florida 35 Alabama 35 9/21

Arizona State 14 Hawaii 14 9/28 Georgia Tech

21 Baylor 14 9/23

Arizona State 21 Syracuse 14 10/6 Georgia Tech

14 Florida 21 9/29

TCU TBA Hawaii TBA 10/15 Alabama TBA Baylor TBA 10/7 Arizona State TBA TCU TBA 10/23 Semi-Finals TBA Semi-Finals TBA 10/16 Syracuse TBA Hawaii TBA 11/2 Semi-Finals TBA Semi-Finals TBA 10/26

7TH GRADE Finals TBA Finals TBA 11/3 TEAM W L T PF PA 8TH GRADE

Notre Dame 1 0 0 28 21 TEAM W L T PF PA Ohio State 1 0 0 35 28 Oregon 1 0 1 86 84 Michigan 0 1 0 28 35 Illinois 1 1 0 56 56 Pittsburgh 0 0 1 21 28 Rutgers 1 1 0 49 44

SCORES & SCHEDULES LSU 0 1 0 91 98 Notre Dame 28 Pittsburgh 21 9/14 SCORES & SCHEDULES Michigan 28 Ohio State 35 9/22 Illinois 56 LSU 49 9/11 Ohio State TBA Notre Dame TBA 10/8 Oregon 42 Rutgers 44 9/15 Michigan TBA Pittsburgh TBA 10/14 Illinois 0 Rutgers 7 9/25 Semi-Finals TBA Semi-Finals TBA 10/22 Oregon 42 LSU 42 10/1

Semi-Finals TBA Semi-Finals TBA 10/27 Rutgers TBA Illinois TBA 10/20 Finals TBA Finals TBA 11/4 LSU TBA Oregon TBA 10/30

Finals TBA Finals TBA 11/5

FICTION CORNER The Change

“Oh boy, oh boy…” I told myself thinking about my glorious future and all. But let’s roll back a few steps. My name is Samara C. Bennett and I was just thinking about the day my life had changed forever. And here’s how it all began. The moonlight had crept through my bedroom window when all the lights had turned off. I was about to plop into bed when the phone rang with a “RINGG!! RINGG!!RINNGGG!!!” My father hustled out of his bed and walked sleepily towards the phone line. I could remember the orange lit buttons gleaming dimly around the room. My father reached for the light and sat heavy on the bed. Seconds later, he shut his bedroom door. My brother and I stared at the door trying to listen for a sound. All we could hear were faint murmurs and then soft laughter. A few minutes later, the conversation still continued. I sat up quietly and hurried out of bed to peer through the key hole.

“Okay Ashanti,” my father finished the sentence, “I’ll get back in touch with you later.” I knew it was my uncle on the other line! The lights flickered off once again. I raced back into bed drifting off to sleep wondering, “Why did my uncle call so late at night?” In the morning, I asked my dad what had happened the night before. “A quick family reunion,” he replied with a smile. From then on, we started traveling all over the country to visit my uncle and family. It was like a dream come true to meet family members I had never seen before. Everyone was so happy to see each other that apparently something had to be done. And so, the family created a plan that we would move down South with them and try to start a family business. I could almost see every flyer and advertisement for what would be coming next. And yet all I could think about was that this move would change my life forever.

Samara C. Bennett 5th Grade

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EDITOR’S NOTE NEW AT PACS This first month at PACS has been a busy one, and the students at THE FALCON CHRONICLE have done an awesome job stepping up to the responsibilities that come with sharing the news. We are a creative and energetic bunch, and we are all working hard to communicate our interests with the PACS community. Each month you will be sure to read something different and thought-provoking; we know we represent the uniqueness and supreme energy of the PACS family. We hope you enjoy this first issue. Look forward to next month – THE FALCON CHRONICLE promises not to disappoint!

Sarah Wolpert Editor-in-Chief