Greek Movie Posters in Mr. Cohen’s Class
January 27, 2012
Filed under Classes
Tags: Ancient History, Andrew Stinson, Cohen, gods
Mr. Cohen told the seventh graders that a movie studio agreed to make a movie about the Greek gods. Then he told the seventh graders they are going to make a movie poster about it. They were explained how to do it by Mrs. Gillespie. We are using a website called Gimp, which is similar to Photoshop. On our posters we have to pick two actors or actresses to play the two gods from Mount Olympus assigned to us. We are going to make our movie posters by finding good pictures of the gods we choose and putting the face of the actors we choose on them. I think this is going to be a good project. More to come soon.
Carter Young- Student of the Month for December 2011
January 20, 2012
Filed under Student News
Tags: Baila, Carter Young, Student of the Month
I recently interviewed Carter Young, who is the Student of the Month for December 2011.
Baila: How did you feel when you received the Student of the Month award?
Carter: I felt proud of myself and I wanted to keep working hard to be a good student.
Baila: Were you surprised when Mr. Cohen announced your name?
Carter: I was surprised to hear Mr. Cohen call my name.
Baila: What do you do after school?
Carter: I do my homework, watch my youngest brother, watch TV and play video games.
Baila: Did you have fun doing the Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day?
Carter: I did have fun doing the Polar Bear Plunge, because it made me feel tough to be doing something that someone would normally be scared to do.
Baila: What advice do you have for students who want to become Student of the Month?
Carter: I advise students to focus in school, do your homework right when you get home, study as much as you can and check your work to to make sure it’s correct.
The Middle School Messenger and I would like to congratulate Carter for receiving the Student of the Month award for December 2011.
Apple vs. Nintendo
I asked middle school students about their gaming preference. In a landslide, Apple defeated Nintendo almost 2:1. Here are the results:
Apple – 15 votes
Nintendo - 7 votes
Here are some comments:
“Everything else [stinks], [Apple] is better - Matt Scolari and Philip
“Apple is cool” - Rosie
“Apple products are better”- Callie
Justin Barnes said that “Nintendo has really cool games” and Alex Bellantine said, ” I love Nintendo products because the games are more developed and tells a story.”
Justin Interviews Wrestling Coach Mr. Wesler
JK:Why do you coach wrestling?
DW: It’s been my job for 17 years. I think it is valuable to wreslers, like working with them and seeing how they grow.
Jk:Have you ever won a match?
DW: A lot in highschool. It’s hard to rember, but it was difficult.
JK: Where did you learn how to coach wrestling?
DW: I was never officialy trained to be coach, but have been teaching and coaching for years and its like teaching highschool and martial arts together.
JK:What is your favorite LEGAL wrestling move?
DW: I like the wing roll.
JK: Describe the move.
DW: Man in bottom position grabs hold and pulls the opponent’s arm in and the arm and sholder is locked and opponent is thrown into a pin
JK: Who was the best wrestler of all time that you coached?
DW: [He]graduated many yeas ago, and his name is ISAAC NEWSWANGER.
Thanks Justin and Coach
Resolutions of the MSM Staff
Andrew – to get less frustrated
Alex – wants to get faster
Baila – wants to be less forgetful
Justin Barnes – thinks he is fine the way he is
Justin Keller – watch more Winx Club and find out what Sailor Moon is
Mr. Cohen – wants to get healthier (for the 25th year in a row)
Baila Knows All- How To Keep a New Year’s Resolution
Baila,
My New Year’s resolution is to do better in school but I have always had straight C’s. How do I keep my resolution for 2012?
Depressed New Year.
Dear Depressed New Year,
I think a good way to keep your New Year’s resolution is to take your time doing your schoolwork. If you do that, you will have a better chance of bringing up your grades. If that doesn’t work, you should ask a teacher about what you are doing wrong. If you take your teacher’s advice and try harder, you will bring up your grades for sure.
Baila Galvin
We’re Back!
The MSM is no longer in “Ghost Protocol” mode. We are back from Winter Break! The students are all very excited to be back, except for Justin and Alex.
WWE Champion Keeps His Deserved Title
On November 28th 2011, the WWE Monday night RAW super show was on for another week. It started with WWE hall of famer, Rowdy Roddy Piper speaking with the one and only John Cena. John Cena is a wrestler who does not let the booing get to him, but thanks to Rowdy Roddy Piper, the booing might have got to him. That was not the big thing that night. For the last match of the night, the new and rightful WWE champion CM Punk battled the star he took it from, Alberto Del Rio. It was a rematch that came after the mach they had at a wrestling event called Survivor Series. Survivor Series is where CM Punk earned his title as champion. Weeks before Survivor Series, Alberto Del Rio was the champion. One Monday night he gave CM Punk to step down from the challenge to become the WWE champion, but CM Punk refused. Another week went by before Survivor Series and their rivalry had gone far. The Monday before Survivor Series, Alberto Del Rio tried to send CM Punk a permanent, message after he won a match against him, he tried to break his arm. At Survivor Series, CM Punk made Alberto Del Rio pay for trying to ruin his career and took his title as WWE champion. Afterwards a rematch against the two of them took place. After a battle against a worthy opponent, CM Punk had defended his title well and keeps it to this very day. He might not have his title for long, but only fate will decide that.
Holiday Show 2011
On December 15th and 16th, The 2011 Holiday Show took place. It consisted of a Charlie Chaplin tribute play, a performance by the Hill Top Singers and the Hill Top House Band. I am one of the Hill Top singers, so I was in the performance. The play was pretty cool. I did not get to see it because I was backstage the entire time. The House Band performance was awesome. I could hear all the music from the solarium, which was the backstage area. I really enjoyed being in the Hill Top Singers performance. We sang the following songs: “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz, “Imagine” by John Lennon, “Jar of Hearts” by Christina Perri and “Piano Man” by Billy Joel. I sang solos in “Jar of Hearts” and “Imagine.” Those are my two favorites out of the songs in the set. The show ended with the House Band and the singers performing together on the classic “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers. It was decided by both the music groups that “Lean on Me” would be the perfect song to close out the show. I thought this year’s Holiday Show was better that last year’s. Since I was in it this year, it was a lot more fun. I can’t wait to perform in the Spring Arts Festival.
Understanding Winx Club
December 13, 2011
Filed under From the writers, Hobbies, TV
Tags: cats, dogs, Fairies, Justin Keller, Screaming Magical Bunnies, the moon, the sun, Winx Club
If Mr. Cohen let me, I could spend at least a month writing information on the Winx Club, but he will not.
Winx Club is a show about fairies, and I am not ashamed to admit that I like it. It all started when a girl rode her bike to a park, when her magical bunny came back screaming and she went to see why. She saw Stella (fairy of the sun and moon) in her fairy-form (Winx form) fighting an ogre (Knut). She then got attacked by ghouls and somehow, to her surprise, a magic energy shield appeared around her. She then goes to Alphea, the college for fairies. There she meets Musa (fairy of music), Tecna (fairy of technology), and Flora (fairy of nature) and they become the Winx Club. At the end of season 1 she learns she is the most powerful fairy.
I am pretty sure this will be my last Winx Club article, but I will tell you that you should definitely check these shows out on Nick or the web. There are about 100 seasons that come after this, so I don’t want to ruin all the fun for you, but if you want to find out more, join my own HTPS Winx Club, of which, I am the founding member.
