OAK HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL PANTHER PRESS INSIDER: • Oak Hill News • Around Our World • Important Events Winter 2010-2011 Who’s Who? by Dennis There has been a lot of news going around our little school building that there are teachers leaving the school for a temporary while.With that, there would have to be people to replace them. In eighth grade on team 8-1, the social studies teacher Mrs. Kappel needed some rest after her cancer treatment and left after Thanksgiving break and will not be back until March. Currently, Ms.Williams is tak- ing her place in room 234. Also on team 8-1, science teacher Mrs. Dempsey will be taking a leave of ab- sence due to a new child. She will be absent from February until…. Former science teacher Mr. Massar from Bigelow Middle School will substitute for her in the mean- time. Also in the eighth grade wing, Mrs. Sweet, social-studies teacher on team 8-2 and former teacher of team 6-3 will be gone starting after December vacation. We will miss all these old faces, but we will welcome all the new ones. Hope- fully, the teachers can return as soon as pos- Beginning upon the Thursday community afternoon of November 18 th , the 8.1 team got in the spirit of the holidays a little earlier, by developing a food drive…al- though with an objective which may begin with about 103 students to multiplying to numerous powers.This was initiated by students’ ideas which were inspired in an activity following the grades’ watching of Pay It Forward, a movie in which a twelve year old, who has a mature mind, composes an objective, indirectly prescribed by his Social-Studies teacher, titled,“Pay It Forward,” in which, for example, if he assists three homeless citizens, they will proceed to multiply that to three additional citizens… Today…work was diligently afloat within the homerooms: Ms. Swedberg/Milinsky and Ms. Kappel/Olivar— constructed collection boxes Ms. Dempsey/Mr. Koch—developed media and mar- keting apparatuses Ms. McCann/Ms. Mayrand—The “CEOs” compiled a scrapbook of quotes written by students in an activity following the movie The event seems to have captured the atten- tion of students around the Oak Hill Middle School. According to eighth grade student, Dennis, “’I think it is a good idea, that way we can help the less fortunate.’ ‘I will .’” Students have their own goal in mind—not only to assist those neglected, although are under ob- ligation of donating the most for their ‘panther-home’ to receive a pizza-party. Oak hill middle pays it forward By Peter Panther Press reporter, Michael sporting a small handful of the food drive’s goods! Only some of the many overflowing boxes sprawled upon the floor of an eighth grade classroom! After more than Half of a Decade, Mayrand Steps Down From “Panther Press” By Peter The longtime club of relaying critical events to our school, after half of a decade of dedi- cated work, Ms. Mayrand, will no longer assume the responsibilities of Panther Press advisor; as of January 2011. “I have learned so much working with young journalists as I will thoroughly miss working on the newspa- per. I think it’s an excellent way for students to discover their strengths as communica- tors,” articulated Mayrand. We, here at Oak Hill thank Ms. Mayrand for her work. Has the news stopped? NO! The newspaper club is searching for an advisor…if you feel as though you are the qualified individual, please inquire with Ms. Mayrand in the NBA Predictions for MVP By Katie NBA fans have already begun predicting who will get MVP this year. Many say that Lebron James of the Miami Heat, last years MVP, is out of the com- petition because he will have to share with past all stars, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade. Kobe is always up for MVP, so he has a good chance as well. Predic- tions also say that Amar’e Stoudamire form the New York Knicks and Derrick Rose from the Chicago Bulls. But the most likely contender is Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma CityThunder. Durant was the FIFAWorld Championship MVP, which is one of the main reasons why he is predicted to win MVP.Who do you think will be the 2010-2011 NBA MVP? Who will be this year’s MVP for the NBA…? ? AWintry Storm Covers Oak Hill’s Grounds
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OAK HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
PANTHER PRESS
INSIDER:•• Oak•Hill•News
•• Around•Our•World
•• Important•Events
Winter 2010-2011
Who’s Who?
by Dennis
Therehasbeenalotofnewsgoingaroundourlittleschoolbuildingthatthereareteachersleavingtheschoolforatemporarywhile.Withthat,therewouldhavetobepeopletoreplacethem. Ineighthgradeonteam8-1,thesocialstudiesteacherMrs.KappelneededsomerestafterhercancertreatmentandleftafterThanksgivingbreakandwillnotbebackuntilMarch.Currently,Ms.Williamsistak-ingherplaceinroom234. Alsoonteam8-1,scienceteacherMrs.Dempseywillbetakingaleaveofab-senceduetoanewchild.ShewillbeabsentfromFebruaryuntil….FormerscienceteacherMr.MassarfromBigelowMiddleSchoolwillsubstituteforherinthemean-time. Alsointheeighthgradewing,Mrs.Sweet,social-studiesteacheronteam8-2andformerteacherofteam6-3willbegonestartingafterDecembervacation. Wewillmissalltheseoldfaces,butwewillwelcomeallthenewones.Hope-fully,theteacherscanreturnassoonaspos-
BeginningupontheThursdaycommunityafternoonofNovember18th,the8.1teamgotinthespiritoftheholidaysalittleearlier,bydevelopingafooddrive…al-thoughwithanobjectivewhichmaybeginwithabout103studentstomultiplyingtonumerouspowers.Thiswasinitiatedbystudents’ideaswhichwereinspiredinanactivityfollowingthegrades’watchingofPayItForward,amovieinwhichatwelveyearold,whohasamaturemind,composesanobjective,indirectlyprescribedbyhisSocial-Studiesteacher,titled,“PayItForward,”inwhich,forexample,ifheassiststhreehomelesscitizens,theywillproceedtomultiplythattothreeadditionalcitizens… Today…workwasdiligentlyafloatwithinthehomerooms:Ms.Swedberg/MilinskyandMs.Kappel/Olivar—constructedcollectionboxesMs.Dempsey/Mr.Koch—developedmediaandmar-ketingapparatusesMs.McCann/Ms.Mayrand—The“CEOs”compiledascrapbookofquoteswrittenbystudentsinanactivityfollowingthemovie
Theeventseemstohavecapturedtheatten-tionofstudentsaroundtheOakHillMiddleSchool.Accordingtoeighthgradestudent,Dennis,“’Ithinkitisagoodidea,thatwaywecanhelpthelessfortunate.’‘Iwill.’”Studentshavetheirowngoalinmind—notonlytoassistthoseneglected,althoughareunderob-ligationofdonatingthemostfortheir‘panther-home’toreceiveapizza-party.
Oak hill middle pays it forward
By Peter
Panther Press reporter, Michael sporting a small handful of the food drive’s goods!
Only some of the many overflowing boxes sprawled upon the floor of an eighth grade classroom!
After more than Half of a Decade, Mayrand Steps Down From “Panther Press” By Peter
Thelongtimeclubofrelayingcriticaleventstoourschool,afterhalfofadecadeofdedi-catedwork,Ms.Mayrand,willnolongerassumetheresponsibilitiesofPantherPressadvisor;asofJanuary2011.“IhavelearnedsomuchworkingwithyoungjournalistsasIwillthoroughlymissworkingonthenewspa-per.Ithinkit’sanexcellentwayforstudentstodiscovertheirstrengthsascommunica-tors,”articulatedMayrand.We,hereatOakHillthankMs.Mayrandforherwork.
Hasthenewsstopped?NO!Thenewspaperclubissearchingforanadvisor…ifyoufeelasthoughyouarethequalifiedindividual,pleaseinquirewithMs.Mayrandinthe
NBA Predictions for MVPBy Katie
NBAfanshavealreadybegunpredictingwhowill getMVP this year.Many say thatLebron JamesoftheMiamiHeat,lastyearsMVP,isoutofthecom-petition because he will have to share with past allstars,ChrisBosh andDwyaneWade.Kobe is alwaysupforMVP,sohehasagoodchanceaswell.Predic-tionsalsosaythatAmar’eStoudamireformtheNewYorkKnicksandDerrickRosefromtheChicagoBulls.ButthemostlikelycontenderisKevinDurantoftheOklahomaCityThunder.DurantwastheFIFAWorldChampionshipMVP,whichisoneofthemainreasonswhyhe ispredicted towinMVP.Whodoyou thinkwillbethe2010-2011NBAMVP?
Who will be this year’s MVP for the NBA…?
?
AWintryStormCoversOakHill’sGrounds
Around OUR World
The Environment
By Rotem
Whatdoyouthinkistheworstthinghappeningtotheenvironment?
Whatareyoudoingtohelptheenvironment?Whatdoyouthinkwecandoasacommunityto
helptheenvironment?
Weinterviewedteachersaboutthesethreeques-tionsabove.Belowaresomeoftheirresponses.
Mr.Wood’sresponses:Mr.Woodsaid,“Peoplelosingtheirconnections
withtheenvironment,andwhenweloseourconnectionthingslikeglobalwarmingorpol-lutioncanhappen.”
“Itrytolivesimplyandbeawareofmypersonalactionsandhowtheyaffecttheenvironment,”Mr.Woodsayshewanttolimithisimpacts.
“Peopleshouldline-dryclothesandusewecanusedryingracksinourhomes.”Mr.Woodthinksthatitcouldhelptheenvironmentinagoodway.“Carpool,walk,andrideonourbikescandecreasepollution.”
Ms.Mulligan’sopinions:Ms.Mulligansaysthattheworstthinghappening
totheenvironmentispollution.“Recycling,”Ms.Mulligansays,thenadds,“Iuse
andbuyenvironmentally-friendlyproducts.“Asacommunity,”shestarts,“Ibelievethatwe
shouldgettogethertobrainstormnewideasonhowtopreservetheenvironment.”
Mr.Janowsays:1)”Iwouldhavetosayitispeoplenotrecycling.”
2)“TherearetwothingsthatIamdoing,”Mr.Janowinforms.“IamgoingtobuyaPrius,whichusesgasaswellaselectricenergy.IamalsotryingtobuyrecycledgoodsifIcan.”
3)“Oak-Hill,”Mr.Janowbegins,“shouldstartaweekendrally,wherewecanvolunteertopickuptrashandsetagoaltohowmuchwecanpickup.Orwecanincreasepeople’sawarenessofthese
problemsinthenewspaperoronline.”The future to a ‘green’ planet is in our hands!
Meet your teachers...
Mr. Golden, 7th grade science
Q: What do you learn from your 7th
grade students?
A:“Ilearnwhatit’sliketobeyoung,what
thelatestfansare,andwhatthelatest
fashionisbylookingatwhatthekidsare
wearing.”
Q: What’s your hobby? What do you
do outside of school?
A:“IPlaytennis,garden,gotothesouthto
scubadive,andcook.WhenIwasayoung
boyIusedtocooktoearnmoney.”
Q: How long did you teach?
A:“51yearseverywhere,butItaughthere
whenthisschoolchangedfromanelemen-
taryschooltoamiddleschool.”
Q: Why did you pick science to teach?
A:“Iwasplanningtobeascientist,butthen
IgothookedupwitheducationsoIbecame
ascienceteacher.Iwantedtobeamarine
biologist.”
Q: Do you like this school?
A:“Yes,Ithinkitisthebestschoolinthe
city.”
THE DEBATE OVER THE PENNYBy Rebecca
Doyouusepenniesalot?Thereareprobablyseveralinyourwallet.PeopleallaroundtheU.S.usepennieseveryday. Youmayhaveheardthatsomepeoplearecon-sideringgettingridoftheUnitedStatespenny.Thoughnothinghasbeenmadeofficialyet,theremaybenomorepenniesinyourwalletsoon.Whilemanypeoplethinkthatthepennyshouldbebanned,manyothersfeelthatthepennydeservestostay.Whatdoyouthink? Ifyoudon’tknow,herearesomereasonstoandtonotgetridofour1-centcoin:
FOR ELIMINATING THE PENNY:
• InMarchof2008,itcost1.7centstomintjustonepenny–sothegovernmentwasspendingmoreonmakingapennythanitwasactuallyworth!• TheU.S.mintsaround7billionpennieseachyear,atover$100million.• Sincepenniesareworthsolittle,alotofpeopleassumetheycan’tbeused,andneverusethem,lettingthemjustsitinajarsomeplace.• Somestoresandbusinessesdon’texceptthissmallcoin,causingthemtobeuselessthere.• Manysaythatroundingpricesoneverythingtothenearestnickelwouldmakenodifferenceontheeconomy.Otherssaythatmostpriceswouldgodown,somethingpeoplewouldlike.• Astocharitiesthataskforpennies,well,theycanjustaskfornickelsinstead!• Somefeelthatpennies,beingsotinyinworth,arejustawasteoftimetouseintransactions.Smallchildrencanchokeonthebitsofcopperifthey’relyingaround.Plus,sometimespenniesaretoxic,makingthemmuchmoredangerouswhenswallowed.
FOR KEEPING THE PENNY:
• Manycharitiesrelyonpenniesfortheirmoney(forexample–PenniesforPeace,raisingmoneytobuildschoolsinAfghanistanandPakistan),andgettingridofthemwouldbeahugeblowtotheirfunds.Thepennyhaslotsofhistoricalsentiment.It’sbeenusedsince1787,whenthefirstonewasmade.
Thoughthefactthattherearemorereasonsforeliminatingthepennymayswayyou,keepinmindthatthetworeasonsforkeepingitarebigones.Memorial-Spauld-ingElementaryschoolraisedmoneyforPenniesforPeacelastyear.Mostofthecoinsdonatedwerepennies.AndAmericanshavebeenusingpenniesforsolong.
Manystoresdoalreadyroundtheirpricestothenearestnickel,andsomeevendon’tallowpenniesatallintheirbusinesses.
Thereareotherkindsofcoinsthatnayendupre-placingthepenny.Therewasactuallyahalf-centcoinuntil1857.Andsomepeoplesuggestthatthepennyshouldbereplacedwitha2-or3-centcoin.
Ifyou’dliketolearnmore,thereareactuallyweb-sitesonthepennydebatethatgiveoneorbothopinions.Therearealsoorganizations,includingCitizens for Retiring the Penny,whoarefortheelimination,andAmericans for Common Cents,whoareagainstit.Bothmakeyouthink,asIhopethisarticlehas,what does the penny mean to me?
Capt. Hookby Abby
Capt. Hook byJ.V.Hartisawonderfulandenticingprologueaboutthelifeofthedastardlyvillaininthedelightfulfairytale,Peter Pan.Appealing,inter-esting,andeccentric,it’samustreadbook.
JamesMatthewBastardhasbeenenrolledatoneofthemostprestigiousschoolforboysinEng-land,Eton,andthemomenthesetsfootoncampus,hecausesanuproar.He’smadeanenemyofabitterColleger,ArthurDarlingandhaswononeofthemostesteemedgamesatEtonthatnoonehisagehaswoninalmostahundredyears.
ButwhenJames,KingJastohisfaithfulJollyR,getsintodeeptroublewiththeEnglishauthori-ties,andevenayoungSultanaofCrete,heisforcedtoleavethecountryandservesevenyearsonhisfather’sboat,The Sea Witch.But,asKingJassays,hisenemiesmaywinsomeday,butnottoday.
Athrillingandadventuroustaleofanot-so-notoriousvillainwiththeheartofatruehero,itisamustreadbook,anineoutoftenandoneofthebestbooksI’vereadthisyear.
Around OUR World
Newspaper staff who have en-hanced The Pan-ther Press:
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February 2011
Newspaper Advisor
Ms. Mayrand Upcoming Communal Events… Jan. 26— Early Release at 11:30
Jan. 28— Term 2 Ends
Jan. 31— Term 3 begins
Feb. 16— Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
Feb. 21-25— Winter Vacation
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