South Middle School Newspaper

Issue 2
April 18, 2016

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Hello everyone and welcome back to the 6th Grade Newspaper. Our first edition was a huge success and we loved sharing all of our news and important details with you! So we are back at it to do it again! We all have had tons of fun putting together new articles about information at our school, as well as in our community and around the world. Putting together the newspaper has taken hard work and determination but we have made it happen. We hope you enjoy South Middle School’s second edition of the newspaper. We appreciate your support.

Waukee South Middle School Band Performs at South Middle School

By: Nina Johnson

The Waukee South Middle School Band has amazed us yet again with their spectacular performance yesterday at south middle school. Their songs like “Firework” amazed us all! Thank you to Mrs. Cunningham for your work leading the band.

One band, Raylana, student was asked about their favorite song from the concert. They replied,

“Strange Pursuit, the clarinets and the trombones were great. It was a hard song but sounded great!”

“What was your favorite song?” “firework” said 4 people I interviewed. It’s about one of the most favorite songs they played. It showed the amazing talent and sound made by all of the performers. But were a lot more songs like; On Waly Waly, and Strange Pursuit. Great job to all the band players you did an awesome job!!

Use this workout below to get you going for the day when you have your morning coffee:

March Madness

By: Ryann Coughlin

Start to fill out your brackets. On March 15th, the first official games of March Madness will begin. March Madness is the NCAA Division 1 (large colleges and universities) Men’s Basketball Championship. The First Four tips off March 15th and 16th in Dayton, Ohio. The first and second rounds, which are the big ones, are on March 17th to the 20th. The locations of these games are: Denver, CO; Providence, RI; Raleigh, NC; Brooklyn, NY; Oklahoma City, OK; St. Louis, MO; and Spokane, WA. Last but not least, for the first time ever, Des Moines, Iowa. There are a few ways to get into the tournament. On March 13th, we will find out the 68 teams that make it to the tournament, what their seeds are, and where they play. That’s when the official bracket comes out. And then it gets kind of crazy. According to ESPN, an estimated 40 million people will fill out 70 million brackets. In case you’re confused, that means almost everyone fills out 2 brackets. Some people just fill them out for fun and some people put money on it. If you want to know more about March Madness, look for my updates in upcoming newspapers. Thanks for reading!

Mrs. Cunningham Interview

By: Paige Falor

I myself play the flute, and so I decided to interview Ms. Cunningham. Ms. Cunningham is the 6th grade band teacher here at South, and here is her take on sixth grade band here at SMS.

1. When did you first get involved in music? I started piano lessons when I was nine. I started playing the clarinet in fifth grade, and in my sophomore year in high school, I became the drum major in our marching band up until I graduated. I played baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, and my brothers trumpet.

2. What instrument do you play? Clarinet, percussion, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, and trumpet.

3. How long have you been playing your instrument(s)? I started my music career when I was nine.

4. How long have you been to South? I taught every other day, teaching at Waukee Middle School as well last year, but this year I am happy to be at South everyday.

5. If you could have another job, what would it be? My daughter Alyssa is in her fourth year of medical school, and I find it very interesting. I might have pursued a career in the medical field.

6. What is your favorite grade to teach? I have taught every grade from four through twelve. No matter what, I love teaching that grade at that time. I love teaching sixth grade, though.

7. Do you like jazz or sixth grade band? I am very fond of jazz band. I taught eighth grade jazz band over at Timberline this year. My two sons are also fairly good jazz musicians.

8. Why do you do the job you do? It is very rewarding. You get to watch students grow into musicians. It is amazing to see the transformation.

And don’t forget, sixth grade band will be performing on Tuesday, April 12th during advisory.

A Walk in the Past

A Look Into Old Technology; Dial Phones

By A.J. Brown

Every day, you use your smartphone. You use it to check the weather, play games, use the internet. Let’s face facts. The smartphone is a computer. The percent of people (as of 2013) that actually use their phones for calling, is 21%. So what was the tech. before the smartphone.

The dial phone is a device used for calling, and calling purposes only. (That means that the percent of calling porous as of now is 100%.) The dial phone is used by spinning the dial(that’s why it's called a dial phone)to your number that you want. You then wait and see if the answer. To answer a call, you pick up the phone.

Wisconsin Primaries

By: Michael Heidt

April 5, 2016

Republican

TED CRUZ won the republican primary with 48.2% and 36 delegates. 531,129 people in Wisconsin voted for him.

DONALD TRUMP got 2nd with 6 delegates and 35.1%. 386,370 people voted for him.

JOHN KASICH got last with no delegates and 14.1%. Only 155,200 people in Wisconsin voted for him.

Democratic

BERNIE SANDERS won getting 48 delegates and 56.6% of Wisconsin votes. 567,936 people in Wisconsin voted for him.

HILLARY CLINTON got last getting 38 delegates and 43.1% of votes. 432,767 people in Wisconsin voted for her.

After the Wisconsin primaries, still no candidate is guaranteed to win. Stay updated to see who wins it all!

Short Story

By: Sam C

It was just another normal day for James Thompson, it was 7:30 a.m. sharp when he awoke, he took a warm shower, got dressed, and went on his merry way. He bought a bus ticket and was going to get breakfast.

James found himself on the bus, he did not know why he was on it but he was usually going to work when he rode the bus so that's where he assumed he was going. James got off at his stop, 139 Brickell Ave and started walking.

Where was James? He looked around confused until he saw the familiar Starbucks and realized he was probably going to work. James strode over towards the double glass doors of his office when he realized something was wrong. Upon closer inspection a sign on the door said it was closed until Monday. What? But it was Monday, James thought. He checked his watch to confirm this but alas, it was indeed Saturday.

And then James remembered, he remembered the one thing most crucial to this entire incident.

He had Alzheimer's.

Mini Breakfast Yogurt Bites

By Sophie Wempen and Caroline Fleming

Protein-packed, portable and infinitely pop-able, you can mix and match the ingredients for these yummy snacks to fit your family’s tastes.

You will need

- One bag Granola

- Yogurt any flavor

- Fresh Berries

- Mini Muffin Tin

- Mini Muffin Tin Liners

- Spoon

How to:

1. To begin, round up your ingredients and place a liner in each cup of your mini-muffin tin.

2. Next, use your hands to roughly crush a handful of Chex granola. Drop, one tablespoon at a time, into the lined muffin tin cups. Don't worry about being super precise as long as the bottom of the cup is completely covered with granola.

3. Using a spoon, add yogurt to each cup, spreading lightly so the bottom of the cup is covered completely and filling until cups are about three-quarters of the way full.

4. Fresh berries are the finishing touch! Top each cup with one, two or three berries, depending on the size of the fruit and the combination you use. (Banana slices, chopped tropical fruits or nuts would also be yummy toppers!)

5. Freeze your cups until yogurt is firm, about 1 to 3 hours, depending on your freezer’s temperature. Once they’ve hardened, they’re ready to eat! You can store your fro-yo granola bites in a zip-top freezer bag or plastic storage container until you’re ready to grab ‘em and go. Bet you can’t have just one!

Premier League

By: Michael Heidt

The premier league is the top twenty soccer teams in England. Each team plays 38 games each season.

(Plays each team twice.)

Here are the current standings.

(Game # changes)(Most 32)

Rank Team Points

1. Leicester City 69

2. Tottenham 62

3. Arsenal 58

4. Man. City 54

5. Man. United 53

6. West Ham 51

7. Southampton 47

8. Stoke City 47

9. Liverpool 45

10. Chelsea 44

11. West Brom 40

12. Everton 38

13. Bournemouth 38

14. Watford 37

15. Swansea City 37

16. Crystal Palace 34

17. Norwich City 31

18. Sunderland 27

19. Newcastle 25

20. Aston Villa 21

CODE:

Red = Currently in relegation

Blue = Currently in Champions

League ( Top 5 )

Sports Updates

By Tanner Zerr

Here’s something that everybody predicted, Peyton is retiring. A month after winning Super Bowl 50 Peyton Manning announced that he will retire. It was released on Sunday March 7th that he was retiring. Now that Peyton retired the Broncos have 19 million to help sign-on player that they will need. Now that Peyton retired they will probably sign up backup quarterback Brock Osweiler. Since they will probably do that teams that need a quarterback will have to look a different way. Also something else that has happened that some people have not heard about.

The Saint Louis Rams are now the Los Angeles Rams. I was surprised when that happened. Here’s what their new jersey looks like:

So that is just some of the changes the NFL has made in the last month. See you later!

The Eye of Minds

By: Mallory Metzger

This futuristic science-fiction book is about Michael and the Virt-Net. The Virt-Net is a future computer system that everyone calls the sleep. In the sleep you can walk around and move just as you would normally. In the sleep people can play games, hang out with friends, or hack. Michael is a big hacker who is very good at what he does, until the best hacker of all time decides to take over the sleep. Can Michael save the Virt-Net, and possibly the world?

Hades Has A Tantrum

A twist on the Myth of the 4 Seasons

By Gabby Swank

Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl named Persephone with a mother named Demeter who was the goddess of the harvest. One day, Hades, the ruler of the underworld, grew lonely. So, he decided to kidnap Persephone and force her to become his wife. However, Zeus, the ruler of all gods and goddesses, sent his messenger to rescue Persephone from the horrible underworld. But before she left, Hades offered her a fruit and she ate it. Now, it might not seem that bad to you, but there is a rule that if you eat a food given to you by a god you must stay with them for the rest of your life. However, when she came back up with the messenger, she never went back down. As the days went by, Hades grew even more mad. After a year went by, Hades got so mad and frustrated he exploded! The ground started to rumble and shake and it began to feel as if the earth was falling apart! That's how earthquakes are made, angry men underneath the earth explode.

March Madness #2

By Ryann Coughlin

I’ve got to say, this has been a March Madness that was fun to watch. Between the upsets and the buzzer beaters I don’t know where to start. Let’s start with the upsets. There were 10 wins by double-digits seeds. That is a NCAA high. One of the biggest upsets was when Michigan State, a 2 seed, got beat by Middle Tennessee, a 15 seed, in the first round. Michigan State losing wrecked millions of peoples brackets. I know it wrecked mine. Another one is when Purdue, a 5 seed, was beat by Little Rock, a 12 seed, in the first round also. I could go on and name every upset, but that would take awhile. Now let’s get to the buzzer beaters. The biggest buzzer beater was in the championship game, but I won’t get into that yet. Look for my next article all about the champions. Two of the buzzer beaters in the first round were from Iowa schools. UNI’s Paul Jesperson hit a half court shot to win it. To watch it click here, UNI Buzzer Beater. Iowa’s Adam Woodbury put a rebound back in the basket to win it at the buzzer. To watch it click here, Iowa Buzzer Beater. Wisconsin’s Bronson Koenig hit a 3 pointer as the clock ran out to beat Xavier in the second round. To watch it click here, Wisconsin Buzzer Beater. If you would like to see or hear about more buzzer beaters look it up. That’s all for this article. Look for my other articles in upcoming newspapers. Thanks for reading!

March Madness

By Jason Chen

4 Iowa State 94

13 Iona 81

4 Iowa State 78

Arkansas-Little Rock 61

4 Iowa State 71

1 Virginia 84

Iowa State’s season is over

Interview

By: Isaiah Dale

This week I interviewed Steve Schlosser

He is the Owner of Sheltered Arms. Sheltered Arms is a wide variety of people from ages 5 to 70. They go around teaching lessons about things like bullying. He also goes around letting people of all ages express themselves by drumming.

Here's the interview:

How did this all start? I’ve been a drum teacher since I was 14 years old it's my very favorite thing to do, I was in college studying something else, I was challenged by a college professor, I thought drums and music could motivate people to help others, a few years ago so it turned into my life.

Where is practice located? Baptist Church in West Des Moines which is Jaden Clark's church this is Dad's the pastor there only about 3 times a month do we do practice we just work around a couple of 3 hours at a time.

New Supreme Court Judge

Written by Tommy Stroud

What is the Supreme Court? What do they do? Who is in it? How do they replace Judges? In this article you will find out the answers to these questions and more. First, the Supreme Court is the highest Court in the United States. There are always nine Judges who can remain in their positions for their entire life. They vote on petitions, and settle federal cases and problems. But when they need to replace Judges for any reason, the current President appoints a candidate. The President has the power to choose the person, but they have to be confirmed by the senate as well. The nominated person has to go through an interview process in front of the US Senate. The Senate will then vote on the candidate and decide if they can meet the standards of the previous Judge. If 51 or more Senators approve them, they will be selected. Very recently, on February 13, 2016 Judge Antonin Scalia died and left a vacant spot remaining in the Supreme Court. Therefore, President Obama appointed a Judge after much argument. Many Republicans are unhappy that Obama has the opportunity to appoint another person, since he already has in his time in office. They want to wait until November, when the new President is in office because it may be a GOP candidate. Thus, it would most likely be a GOP Judge being selected. Regardless, Obama still has the right to appoint a Judge, so on March 16, Obama appointed Merrick Garland. Merrick Garland is a Chief Judge for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, but will become a Supreme Court Judge if approved by the Senate. Garland is well respected, by both Democrats and Republicans. Merrick Garland is 63 years old and is from Chicago. He graduated from Harvard with a law degree. He is married and has two daughters who graduated from Yale. At this point, Garland has not gone through the Senate interviews and it is unclear what will happen. Now you know about the Supreme Court, including what it is, who is in it, what they do, and recent updates related to the Supreme Court. Keep reading the news for updates on this important situation.

Fresh Thyme Farmers Market

By: Jenna Maifeld

A new grocery store has come to the Metro! West Des Moines residents welcome Fresh Thyme Farmers Market to the area. Fresh Thyme is sells a wide variety of fresh and organic foods, beverages, and more, while still having low prices.

I recently went to the new Fresh Thyme location in West Des Moines, and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and prices of the products. Compared to other stores that offer healthier options, such as Whole Foods and The Fresh Market, the prices at Fresh Thyme tend to be notably lower.

Another reason to visit Fresh Thyme is the service. When we entered the store, we were greeted with a welcoming smile and the employee asked how our day was going. Every time that we asked a question to an employee, they always answered our questions kindly and gave us very informed answers.

Lastly, Fresh Thyme Farmers Market has outstanding product selection for customers and it has many options for customers with special dietary needs. There is a large product selection ranging from gluten-free products, to food for people with specific allergies.

Fresh Thyme Farmers Market has a great variety of healthy food and beverages, low prices, and great service. Next time you or someone in your family is grocery shopping, stop over to Fresh Thyme Farmers Market just off University Avenue.

Picture from the Des Moines Register

MAP Test Taking Tips

By: Jahanvi Chawla

MAP testing just happened, and here are some tips to help you with MAP testing or any tests.

What are some tips for MAP testing?

1. Make sure to read the question carefully.

2. Take your time and don’t rush! The test is not timed.

3. Get plenty of rest so you don’t feel tired.

4. Eat a good breakfast so you won’t feel hungry.

5. Read the questions before you start reading the paragraph or the problem.

6. If you don’t know the answer eliminate a few answers and pick the closest one.

Thank you Mrs.Elliott for giving these tips.

Makerspace

By Rylee

Come try out Makerspace! It is so exciting to do! They have wonderful activities you may participate in and you get to see all of your friends and teachers.

What is one of your favorite activities to do? Maybe you love to take things apart and then reconstruct them. How about tinkering with a green screen? The green screen is used to film the news. Maybe you just like building with duct tape. Well, Makerspace is a fun way you can be creative, and do the things you love with your friends.

Come on, I know that you want to give it a try. I bet you will have a blast. Sign up on the South Middle School blog, or from an e-mail that your Mom, Dad or a guardian. Do not hesitate, come and try something new.

If you have any questions ask Mr.Barry, Mr.Young, Mrs.Taha, or me, Rylee. If you want to participate in the school newspaper, come talk to me and I will see if you can help. All students can participate with the newspaper. Your language arts teacher can help you get started, too.

If you want to come to Makerspace it is on Thursdays after school. So come sign up, it will be so much fun. I hope to See you there!!

Cancer Survivor

By Ian Williams

Sean Swarner climbs mountains taller than anyone could dream, but he isn't just adventuring. He is fight the battle of cancer he had beat twice. He was only 13 when he was diagnosed with cancer and he fought through it and got it back when he was 16. He has climbed the Kilimanjaro Mountain 12 times with his one lung. “I remember sitting on the bottom of the shower floor when my friends were out having fun with their lives. I was losing my hair, 60 pound overweight, crying my eyeballs out,” He recalled.”It was something someone should never go through.’’ Sean Swarner was the first cancer survivor to overcome Mount Everest.

Art

By Carnycia Royce

This is two of the twenty-three pictures I have drawn. The left (top) side of the picture is a Minnie Mouse drawing from November 26th, which I sketched from a baby blanket I had from when I was little.

The right side is a picture of a eye, which I used sharpies to color the glass stains in the eye. It was made on February 7th, inspired by my mom.

Buddy the Great

Comes to South

By Lance D. Lewers

One day it was genius hour in Mrs. Burns-Fess’ 3-4 period and we had a special presentation. There is a kid named Luke Hoffman. Now, this is a creative and animal loving, cool guy. So what do you think this animal loving cool guy did for his genius hour? He wondered how he could teach dogs cool tricks?’ He also wanted to do a super cool extension and teach HIS dog cool tricks. Now, Luke is a cool cat (ironically not a fan of cats) and loves to entertain people. So, why wouldn't Luke bring in his dog at the end of genius hour to show what he had taught his dog (Buddy) and to show how he taught his dog. But the problem was not how to TEACH his dog cool tricks, it was how to SHOW his dogs newly learned tricks. There were so many thoughts sprinting through his creative mind. Some pretty attainable and logical, some not so much. After tons of thought, he came to the conclusion to just ask the principal, the most logical AND ethical choice. After lots of convincing (not really, he just wrote the principal a Google document request to bring his dog to school. The principal said yes right away. They they had planned for the dog to come before spring break when everyone was presenting, but the dog was sick and scheduling is tricky. But finally they did it two weeks in 2 days later. In the end his dog came and impressed everyone in 3-4 Burns-Fess class. Luke showed many cool tricks that Buddy learned. He was also a really cute dog.

Quotes from people in 3-4 Burns-Fess class when asked about Buddy coming.

“Very cool.”

“Really impressive.”

“It inspired me so I tried to teach my cat a trick, it didn't work.”

“That dog has more skillz than me.”

Cricket: How It’s Played

By Manthan Shah & Pujit Mekala

The sound of a bat, Whoosh! The power of a ball, Pound, Crunch! The impact on the wicket, Boom! This is cricket we’re talking about.

Cricket is a game that was first put together by the Imperial Cricket Council (ICC, now known as International Cricket Council) in 1909. It was first played by England, South Africa, and Australia. West Indies, India, New Zealand, and Pakistan joined later. Then many other new teams joined.

Fun Fact: The first international match was played between the USA and Canada in 1844 in the United States.

Cricket is a game where there is 2 innings, 1 for the first team, 1 for the second. If one team is batting, the other is bowling, and their goal is to get everyone on the other team out as soon as possible, so they could get more runs than the other team.

Fun Fact: There are fast and medium speed bowlers, and off and leg spinners.

We like cricket because it gets the tension on us off. Also, it’s a fun and hard-working game if you are playing it right. One more reason why is because you can play it with your friends.

In conclusion, cricket is a fun game to play. I hope you learn about the game of cricket. We are also going to make a slides presentation for Genius Hour about how to play cricket. If you want to look at it, then contact Pujit or Manthan to share it with you.

Pujit: Mekala22466@waukeeschools.org

Manthan: Shah22061@waukeeschools.org

Virat Kohli, World’s #1 batsman, India

Book Review

The BFG

Book By Ronald Dahl

By Emma Hasanusta

“The BFG is no ordinary bone crunching giant. He’s far too nice and jumbly, it’s lucky for Sophie that he is a kind giant. She would have been carried off in the night by a Bloodbottler, the fleshlumpeater, the bonecruncher, or any of the other giants in fact. She would have been breakfast if one of those giants snached her. When Sophie found out that there are flesh eating giants that are round about in england eating children she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) is going to help Sophie. “ I realy recommend this book, it gets you hooked in and gets you wondering. You Should read the BFG.”

Student Interview:

Naetwe Sempambo

By: Makenna Rahmus

Where were you born: Minnesota

Favorite subject at school: English, Math, and Science.

Hobbies out of school: dance, sing, draw

Favorite apps: Instagram. Musical.ly, YouTube

What do you want to be when to grow up: Doctor, And dancer

Interview by: Makenna Rahmus

INTERVIEW WITH ADDISON ELIZABETH NICHOL

By: Leila Mehmedovic

Q: “WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?”

A: Softball

Q: “WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?”

A: Turquoise

Q: “WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK?”

A: Friday

Q: “WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE LETTER?”

A: Y

Q: “WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER?”

A: 11

Q: “WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SCHOOL SUBJECT?”

A: Lunch

Q: “WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?”

A: Fruit roll ups or french fries

Q: “WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY?”

A: Christmas

Book Review

The Familiars

By: Kylie Hinz

Aldwyn, a young alley cat, flees from a vicious Bounty hunter. He hides in a pet shop not expecting what’s about to come and how his life would change. A young wizard named Jack chooses Aldwyn to be his magical familiar. Aldwyn starts to accept his new lifestyle, convincing the smart blue jay Skylar, the friendly tree frog Gilbert, and their wizards that he is a telekinetic cat.Then things begin to change. The young wizards are kidnapped and the three familiars must travel the dangerous outlands and overcome the worst of all evil to save their friends. Find out if magic, good friends, and street smarts can save the day.

Service Day

By: Mallory Metzger

It’s the perfect time of year for the fifth graders from Brookview, Maple Grove, and Eason to come and view the middle school while providing an amazing opportunity for the current sixth graders to show good leadership skills and take a role in helping the fifth graders learn about the school. On May 19th we will be having service day, this is where the sixth graders will be showing the importance of service to their community, school, and self. It is also when the fifth graders come to tour the school, sixth graders will be doing service work and showing the fifth graders South Middle School. Sixth graders will choose a job that they feel passionate about and are able to help with, some of the options include being a tour guide, classroom leader, lunchroom leader, elective leader, informer of seven habits, or a locker leader. Based off what group students choose to serve they will be put with the people that are doing the same kind of service to plan for when the fifth graders arrive. The fifth graders will arrive at 12:30 so the morning of service day will be spent planning for when the fifth graders arrive. The fifth graders will be leaving at 2:00. In these next paragraphs I will tell you more about each job and what they will have to do during service day.

To start off, the people that decide to be tour guides will be in pairs with a group of five fifth graders whom they will give a tour. The tour guides will point out necessary but not quite obvious places in the school including bathrooms, pods, stairways, the library, and the innovation pod. The tour guides also have another job, they will have to take their group around to the classroom leaders who will do their job. The most important part of being a tour guide is to know the school well and be responsible because you will have to keep track of your five students the entire hour and a half.

Moving onto classroom leaders, these people will stay in one classroom the entire time and wait for the tour guides to bring their group of five students into your classroom. You will tell them how long classes are, what you do, how much homework you get, and other important details for that specific classroom.

Next up, the lunchroom leaders, their job is to walk the groups of students through the lunch line and introduce them to the lunch ladies. This job is one of the simpler but requires someone who takes school lunch often.

Elective leaders are people that do almost the same job as classroom leaders except they teach the fifth graders about the elective classes. These people have to be very passionate about their electives and have to be experts on whatever that elective is.

Those are the main jobs that sixth graders will be participating in on service day. Thank you for reading!

Iphone SE

By: Teik Downs

What is the Iphone SE you may ask?

Well it's the newest Iphone.

So what does it look like you ask?

It looks like the Iphone 5s.

What's so good about this phone and why should I buy it?

Well you shouldn't buy it and it just has better touch ID and a better camera for the back of the phone, so it won't be as good for selfies as the Iphone 6 is.

What colors are there?

There's 3 different colors: Space

Grey, Rose Gold, and Gold.

Should I buy this?

Sure, if you want to waste money.

College Sports

Here is one of the college sports highlights this week.

North Carolina vs Villanova, it was down to the last seconds in the game, North Carolina was driving down the court with 10 seconds and the clock was counting down. They shoot an amazing three pointer and make it over the Villanova player and he made it! They tie it up and Villanova had 4.7 seconds to drive down the court. The clock is counting down, the buzzer sounds but he released the ball before it went up they made it and they win the NCAA march madness tournament the tar heels are in shock. People are screaming and jumping up and down in excitement because their favorite team has won the NCAA march madness tournament.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl0tNPftwTM here are some highlights from the game

Sound Bender

By: Lin Oliver & Ted Baker

Leo and His Brother Hollis woke up and found someone knocking on their door. Leo looked outside to see a big limo parked in the front of their apartment building. Leo and his brothers parent were recently killed (or so they think) in a plane crash on a trip, they had never come home. The person at the front door came in and said, “get your things it's time for you to leave.” Since their parents had passed away , the only other family they had was their uncle. He was rich and he lived in a huge house. They got to their uncle’s house they had something like a space room. He was just starting to get used to it when all of a sudden, he and his friend got closer to big box and his head went insane. In his mind he could hear things and see things that he would never have imagined. They got closer and opened it. They looked inside and they got the idea of something it could be…

Blue Glasses

By:Jocelyn Munoz

The color blue is cool for many reasons. It's cool because a color can be a symbol for a feeling or an emotion, But everyone can rock the color blue. There are different shades of blue, dark blue, blue, neon blue and so many other shades.

Words of the Wiser

Advice Column

By Liv Taylor and Trystin O’malia

1.Q: My friend is mad at me and I said sorry. What should I do?

A: Communication is key. Try to talk it out.

3.Q: What should I do if I made a mistake and my friend won’t take me bak?

A: I Too have lost very close friends due to bad decisions. It is very hard and stressful. I was new at my old school and I didn't really know anyone. I had a friend named Will.

Were were best bros until I befriended his enemy. I know it can be hard. But you should either move on or keep trying to maintain a steady mood. If you flip out on her...BOOM it’s down the drain. Allso, put a personal note in the box and tell me what the bad decision was so then I can help you from there.

4.Q: What should I do if my best friends are fighting?

A: The main thing is to not pick sides. See if you can help to break the tension.

5 & 2:Q: What if I have a crush and they don't like me back?

A: You are still very young. Find someone that likes you back

6.Q: What do you do when someone talks to you in class and you ask then stop and they don’t?

A: Ask them to stop then move if the are still talking.

7.Q: When I try to upload something my computer says “connect to internet” what should I do?

A: Try to get a tech guy look at it.

8.Q: What if I see someone on there phones in class?

A:Tap them on the shoulder and say put it away then tell the teacher.

9.Q: Someone stepped on my shoe what should I do?

A: Tell them “don’t scuff my shoes”.

10. Q: What if I don’t live with my biological parents and I struggle with it at times?

A: Talk to your guardian opening or the school counselor.

11. Q: What if either in my current environment or previous environment I experienced things that were troublesome?

A: Talk to your school counselor about it. They can talk to you or suggest other resources.