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NEWSPAPER STAFF:<br />
Advisors<br />
Ms. Roche<br />
Mr. Tronerud<br />
Totally Awesome Interviews<br />
By Kieler Langemo and Olivia Powell<br />
Editors<br />
Kieler Langemo<br />
Olivia Powell<br />
Reporters<br />
Meriam Abdelnour<br />
Haley Adam<br />
Jennifer Babin<br />
Braydon BoothDesmarais<br />
Sydney Boudreau<br />
Desiree Daigle<br />
Abby Deary<br />
Acadia Farrell<br />
Jayde Gaudet<br />
Adam Goncalves<br />
Ryan Hallfelder<br />
Jordan Hughes<br />
Devlin Maconi<br />
Brayden Meagher<br />
Ivy McDormanFarrell<br />
Darouny Phianesin<br />
Ryan Robertson<br />
...with Ms. Roche<br />
COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR<br />
Ms. Roche has been teaching for 18 years, since 1998. Her<br />
decision on becoming a teacher was based on how she<br />
always liked her teachers when she was in school. There<br />
was rarely a teacher that she didn’t like. When students<br />
hit hard obstacles, Ms. Roche invites them to stay after<br />
school and spend extra time working on something until<br />
they are able to comprehend the skill. By the end of the<br />
year, Ms. Roche hopes to improve students’ collaboration<br />
and communication skills so they can easily create the<br />
materials they need independently for High School.<br />
Outside of school, she enjoys camping, going to the<br />
beach, traveling, doing crafts with friends, and is also a<br />
big fan of cats! If Ms. Roche weren’t a teacher, she would<br />
be working with naturopathic medicine (different uses for<br />
therapy / use of natural medicine), or maybe own a small<br />
coffee shop!
What’s your Story?<br />
By Ivy McDorman/Farrell<br />
This year has definitely<br />
been one the most<br />
interesting years of my life.<br />
Everyone has drama<br />
squeezed into her life<br />
somewhere, right? It’s either<br />
middle school drama or<br />
family drama--or it could<br />
always be something else!<br />
Some of the drama I’ve<br />
had this year is friend<br />
trouble. I mean who doesn’t<br />
have that kind of drama<br />
eventually.<br />
What I’m thinking is<br />
maybe you can write down<br />
some of your drama<br />
stories and sign your name,<br />
or if you don’t want to sign<br />
your name, you can sign<br />
anonymously. Give the<br />
story to Ms. Roche. I can<br />
add your story into my<br />
next article!<br />
I’ll sum it up….<br />
What’s your Story? continued…<br />
1. Write your story and<br />
sign your name or write<br />
anonymous<br />
( make sure to write if you<br />
want me to type your story<br />
or not)<br />
2. Give your story to Ms.<br />
Roche<br />
3.Your story might get<br />
picked to get written in the<br />
newspaper<br />
______________________<br />
Life<br />
By Molly Curley<br />
Black,brings back that memory<br />
Of all the fighting<br />
Before the divorce<br />
Red is<br />
The anger that comes<br />
When I think<br />
About my life<br />
Even though people are there<br />
For me (Molly)<br />
Purple, far of the unknown<br />
Of what will happen next<br />
The division symbol<br />
Is the division of my family<br />
And the division of my heart<br />
TSHIRT WINNERS<br />
By Brayden Meagher<br />
Recently, the sixth<br />
grade Social Studies<br />
classes had a contest<br />
to see who could best<br />
describe through a<br />
picture ways to save<br />
our depleting<br />
rainforests. Coming in<br />
an amazing first was<br />
Trey Howe; a<br />
wonderful second<br />
place ws Alison<br />
Langemo; and in a<br />
gorgeous third place<br />
was Jayde Gaudet.<br />
Congratulations to<br />
the three winners!<br />
They all look<br />
beautiful!
HOROSCOPES<br />
How they spend their<br />
chill time...<br />
ARIES: 21st March - 20th April,<br />
eat<br />
TAURUS: 21st April - 21st May,<br />
cook<br />
GEMINI: 22nd May - 22nd June,<br />
draw<br />
CANCER: 22nd June - 22nd July,<br />
listen to music<br />
LEO: 23rd July - 21st August,<br />
hang out with friends<br />
VIRGO: 22nd August - 23rd<br />
September, work in garden<br />
LIBRA: 24th September - 23rd<br />
October , sleep<br />
SCORPIO: 24th October - 22nd<br />
November , watch Netflix<br />
SAGITTARIUS: 23rd November<br />
- 22nd December, sports<br />
CAPRICORN: 23rd December -<br />
20th January , read<br />
AQUARIUS: 21st January - 19th<br />
February, clean<br />
PISCES: 20th February - 20th<br />
March, write<br />
BOOK REVIEW<br />
BY BRAYDEN MEAGHER<br />
THIS MONTH’S BOOK<br />
REVIEW IS ON A BOOK<br />
CALLEDCONFETTI GIRL<br />
BY DIANA LOPEZ. THIS<br />
BOOK WAS<br />
RECOMMENDED BY<br />
MRS.O’BRIEN. IT IS ABOUT<br />
A GIRL WHO RECENTLY<br />
LOST HER MOTHER AND<br />
IS NOW LIVING WITH HER<br />
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER<br />
FATHER WHILE HANGING<br />
OUT WITH HER BEST<br />
FRIEND WHO ALSO<br />
SUFFERED THE LOSS OF<br />
HER FATHER. MYSTERY<br />
AND MISCHIEF LIE<br />
AHEAD... READ ON TO<br />
DISCOVER!<br />
WAIT, THAT’S NOT ALL<br />
SHE ALSO COLLECTS<br />
SOCKS!<br />
THAT’S ALL FOR THIS<br />
MONTH!<br />
TA AND GOOD DAY.<br />
Many Americans don’t<br />
pay much attention to<br />
different spellings of<br />
words, but, some do.<br />
Most Americans spell<br />
the color gray…while<br />
some spell it grey. The<br />
amount of Americans<br />
that spell it “gray” would<br />
be about 75%. While the<br />
remaining 25% use<br />
BOTH or spell it “grey”.<br />
How do you spell it?<br />
(FILL IN THE LETTER)<br />
GRAY<br />
GREY BOTH
SPARTAN CHEF<br />
Valentine Cookies<br />
1 ½ cups powdered sugar<br />
1 cup butter or margarine,<br />
softened<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla<br />
½ teaspoon almond extract<br />
1 egg<br />
2 ½ cups allpurpose flour<br />
1 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1 teaspoon cream of tartar<br />
Granulated sugar or colored<br />
sugar<br />
● 1 Mix powdered sugar,<br />
butter, vanilla, almond<br />
extract and egg in large<br />
bowl. Stir in remaining<br />
ingredients except<br />
granulated sugar. Cover<br />
and refrigerate at least 2<br />
●<br />
●<br />
●<br />
hours.<br />
2 Heat oven to 375ºF.<br />
Lightly grease cookie sheet.<br />
3 Divide dough in half. Roll<br />
each half 1/4 inch thick on<br />
lightly floured surface. Cut<br />
into desired shapes with 2<br />
to 2 1/2inch cookie<br />
cutters. Sprinkle with<br />
granulated sugar. Place on<br />
cookie sheet.<br />
4 Bake 7 to 8 minutes or<br />
until edges are light brown.<br />
Remove from cookie sheet.<br />
Cool on wire rack. Enjoy!<br />
Valentine's Day!!!<br />
This month includes<br />
Valentine's Day. Why don't<br />
you read about some of the<br />
nice things this issue<br />
includes while thinking of<br />
your valentine?<br />
Homework Tips!<br />
Take your time and<br />
focus on the task in<br />
front of you. Homework<br />
should be done so that<br />
you can come home<br />
and relax. Try your best<br />
to finish it, even if you<br />
don't understand it.<br />
Talking to a teacher will<br />
help.<br />
Getting support from<br />
family members or<br />
guardians will sure<br />
make homework a<br />
breeze!<br />
Chinese Zodiac Signs:<br />
Rat: 1960,1972, 1984, 1996, 2008<br />
Ox: 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009<br />
Tiger: 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010<br />
Rabbit: 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011<br />
Dragon: 1964, 1976, 1988. 2000, 2012<br />
Snake: 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013<br />
Horse: 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014<br />
Goat: 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015<br />
Monkey: 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016<br />
Rooster: 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017<br />
Dog: 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018<br />
Pig:1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019
character<br />
ROASTING<br />
This episode,FNAF pt1 ByJordan Hughes<br />
Mangle: OMG! Are you kidding me?<br />
WHAT MOTHER WOULD LET<br />
LITTLE JIMMY TOUCH DAT<br />
THING? My mom wouldn‛t even<br />
take a picture of it (no offense,<br />
Mom).<br />
Marionette: What? the? HECK?!<br />
is? this? You can‛t tell me at<br />
least one kid didn‛t cry when<br />
they saw this thing! It looks like<br />
Jigsaw from Saw or an insane<br />
Ronald Mcdonald (as if he wasn‛t<br />
insane already).<br />
The fan: Oh God, no,<br />
not the fan. NOT THE FAN!!!!!<br />
All the nightmare animatronics<br />
combined are not as scary as<br />
the fan!<br />
All About Penguins<br />
By Adam Goncalves<br />
Penguins are flightless birds<br />
that live in the southern<br />
hemisphere, especially in<br />
Antarctica. There are<br />
seventeen kinds or species.<br />
Some live in warm climates.<br />
They eat fish, squid, and krill.<br />
Penguins have also been<br />
known to live in huge<br />
colonies. However, they face<br />
predators. Chicks face skuas,<br />
sheathbills, dogs, cats, rats,<br />
pigs, and seagulls. Adult<br />
penguins don’t need to worry<br />
about those, but they do<br />
worry about fur seals, sea<br />
lions, killer whales, leopard<br />
seals, and sharks. Other<br />
seals and whales are<br />
friendly, and they will hang<br />
out with penguins. Some<br />
penguins will face oil spills,<br />
loss of food, and hunting.<br />
However, some people have<br />
put them in zoos, aquariums,<br />
and marine parks. People<br />
have loved penguins so they<br />
stopped hunting them.<br />
The penguin families are:<br />
Crested Penguins:Fiordland<br />
penguin, snares penguin,<br />
erectcrested penguin,royal<br />
penguin,rockhopper penguin<br />
(3 or 4 kinds),and macaroni<br />
penguin.<br />
Banded penguins:<br />
Magellanic<br />
penguin,galapagos<br />
penguin,african penguin, and<br />
humboldt penguin.<br />
Brush tailed penguins: Adelie<br />
penguin,chinstrap<br />
penguin,and gentoo penguin.<br />
Large penguins:King penguin<br />
and emperor penguin.<br />
Other penguins:Yelloweyed<br />
penguin,little penguin,and<br />
white flippered penguin.<br />
There are so many facts and<br />
information about penguins<br />
that there will always be<br />
something new to learn.
Project 351: Uxbridge’s 2016 Ambassador<br />
Project 351 is a youth service statewide, non-profit organization<br />
inspired by the vision of a Commonwealth united in common purpose<br />
and bound by shared values of kindness and compassion. Project 351<br />
partners with educators, private sector and civic leaders, families, and<br />
volunteers to achieve its mission of spreading the importance of service<br />
to young people, and specifically, 8th graders. Every year since 2011,<br />
educators in all 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts select an eighth<br />
grader to represent their community based on displaying the values of<br />
kindness, compassion, humility, and gratitude, and are known as<br />
“Ambassadors.”<br />
The Ambassador selected for Uxbridge in 2016 was Kieler Langemo. On<br />
Saturday, January 16, Kieler and the rest of the Ambassadors from<br />
across the Commonwealth were sent to Boston on a chartered Peter Pan<br />
bus to celebrate their selection in a day of service, known as Launch<br />
Day. Upon arrival, Ambassadors entered historic Faneuil Hall to meet<br />
with their service teams, comprised of 10 Ambassadors and led by an<br />
Alumni Leadership Council (ALC) member (an Ambassador from a<br />
previous year). At Faneuil Hall, students were able to hear from guest<br />
speakers such as Governor Charlie Baker, Lisa Hughes (WBZ News<br />
Anchor), and James Gallagher, Executive Vice President of John<br />
Hancock financial services. Following Faneuil Hall, Ambassadors were<br />
sent to individual service sites, which were Pine Street Inn, Greater<br />
Boston Food Bank, Cradles to Crayons, Service Village, and Inquilinos<br />
Boricuas en Acción (IBA). Kieler and his service team went to IBA, an<br />
organization that expands opportunities for youth arts, culture, and<br />
education in Boston. While there, Ambassadors created hot cocoa mix in<br />
mason jars for those less fortunate and painted murals of Dr. Martin<br />
Luther King Jr. At the end of the day, everyone met up at the John F.<br />
Kennedy Presidential Library for a meeting hosted by Charlie Rose and<br />
Senator Seth Moulton. There was also a reception where Ambassadors<br />
could talk with new friends and eat.<br />
An important part of Project 351 is knowing that Launch Day is not all, it<br />
is just the beginning in an Ambassador’s life of service. Coming up,<br />
Project 351 and Kieler Langemo will conduct a spring service in support<br />
of Cradles to Crayons. More information will be sent in the spring.<br />
For more information on Project 351:<br />
Their Website: www.project351.com<br />
Boston Globe Article:<br />
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/01/16/eighth-graders-perf<br />
orm-community-service-honor-mlk/nBMLsgPoHhYhRFvUHJeEnO/story.<br />
html<br />
WBZ News Report:<br />
http://boston.cbslocal.com/video/3347161-project-351-honors-martinluther-king-jr/
Harry Potter: What<br />
Position Would You<br />
Play In Quidditch?<br />
Quidditch is a rave sport in<br />
the wizarding world, but<br />
have you ever wondered<br />
what position you would<br />
play? Take this quiz to find<br />
out!<br />
1) A person you know is<br />
being bullied, you: A)<br />
defend your friend B)<br />
Punch the bully C)<br />
Run away D)<br />
Challenge the bully<br />
2) You just happen to<br />
find $1,000,000.<br />
What do you decide to<br />
spend the money on?<br />
A) a new car B) a<br />
computer game C) a<br />
development project<br />
D) nothing<br />
3) Earth, water, fire, or<br />
air?<br />
4)Favorite movie? A)<br />
Rocky B) The Hunger<br />
Games C) Treasure Island<br />
D) Fast and Furious<br />
5) You see an old man. A<br />
person attempts to steal<br />
from him. You… A) fight<br />
him B) chase him C)<br />
defend the old man<br />
yourself D) get help<br />
Results: (this works as it<br />
did last time)<br />
B= Beater C= Chaser S=<br />
Seeker K= Keeper<br />
1) A= K B=B C=S D=K<br />
2) A=C B=S C=B D=K<br />
3) 3) A=B B=K C=C D=S<br />
4) 4<br />
5) 5) A=B B=C C=K D=S<br />
The Results: If you got<br />
mostly Ks you most likely<br />
would play as a Keeper. In<br />
Quidditch, these are the<br />
people that defend the three<br />
hoops at the end of the<br />
pitch (field). You use your<br />
hands and body to try and<br />
keep the red ball-the<br />
quaffle-from passing<br />
through them.<br />
If you got mostly Bs you<br />
would most likely be a<br />
Beater. In Quidditch these<br />
are the two people that<br />
defend their team from the<br />
bludgers, two soccer ball<br />
sized iron spheres that<br />
magically fly around and<br />
slam the nearest player.<br />
You hold a piece of wood<br />
much like a tough baseball<br />
bat and slam the balls away<br />
if they come near.<br />
If you got mostly Cs you<br />
would most likely be a<br />
Chaser. In Quidditch these<br />
are the people that try to get<br />
the quaffle through the<br />
hoops.<br />
If you got mostly Ss than<br />
you are Quidditch’s most<br />
important position: the<br />
seeker. The snitch is an<br />
extremely fast flying gold<br />
ball that if caught gains<br />
your team an astonishing<br />
150 points! It is your job to<br />
catch this ball-a very hard<br />
task. Good luck!<br />
Thanks for taking this<br />
month’s Harry Potter quiz!
Valentine Word Scramble