By: Shylee Garrett-Foli, Grade 8
Hawthorn Middle South
Get ready for the Battle of the Books! The battle consists of multiple teams competing in a Jeopardy style competition. Grades 6-8 can participate. It's not too late to read up on the Rebecca Caudill books and create a team of readers! Don't forget about the great prizes. Go to the Resource Center to find out more. Remember to vote
PARAMORE'S ALBUM RIOT
By: Melissa Haberstroh
Grade Eight
Middle School South
Fueled for Ramen’s Paramore has made a new album, Riot! This album has two awesome elements that shine to show that Paramore will make big time. Their new album- combines Haley Williams’ beautiful and talented voice with her talented band members, drummer Zac Farro with bass player Jeremy Davis and on lead guitar, Josh Farro.
VIP Skits
by: Paige Smith
Middle School South
On December 12th, a half day, high schoolers came to the school to show us skits. The group was called VIP, or Voices In Prevention. They came and gave us a few skits including some that taught important lessons.
One of their performances was one about respecting the teacher. There were four children, three of which were not paying attention. One was painting her nails, while another was "texting". To top it off, there was also one sleeping. A narrator told us their thoughts as they misbehaved. There was also a person standing by the girl who was supposed to be the teacher, telling us what she was thinking when the children were misbehaving. Finally, after the teacher had to leave class because she, "couldn't take it anymore" the children all realized that what they did to the poor teacher was wrong. The next day they settled down and hung on to her every word.
The sign language assembly
By Hannah Kahn 7th grade
Hawthorn Middle South
What did you think of the sign language assembly on Thursday November the first? I bet most of you enjoyed it. You learned useful words you could use every day. They taught us in a very good way with having the eighth graders teach most of the signs. For example how many times have you wanted to talk to one of the hard of hearing kids in your related arts classes and not know what to say? Well today you learned basic signs like please, thank you, your welcome, and hello. So now you can converse with the deaf or hard of hearing kids during class and actually know what to say. I would like to know how many kids would want to have a signing assembly on all half days to learn more signs and about deaf culture.
By Alena Burda, Grade 6
Middle School North,
What's the first thing that comes to yor head when I say Octoberfest? October? Fest? Fun? If you guessed some thing like that your correct. The 3rd anual Octoberfest was bigger than ever. There was live entertainment, a band that played a couple of songs. You got to make a pumpkin to take home with you.
By Nia Powell, Grade 6
Middle School North
At the beginning of the year, Hawthorn Middle North held an ice cream social for all the 6th graders. They had chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream, and of course an assortment of different ice cream toppings and syrups! When finished with your ice cream there was an open gym where you could play volleyball ,basketball and hang out with your friends!
By Natalie Mariduena, 6th grade
Hawthorn Middle North
As most of the school knows the Middle North Mania 2 is going to run again. This particular event is going to be on Friday October 26th from 6:30-9:00. Mrs.Ring and Mrs.Stahl added a prize for the first 150 people who turn it in.The prize is a variety of hats and you can choose anyone of the baseball related hats. At Middle North Mania they will have a game room, computer room, Open gym, DDR(dance dance revolution),S tuck on you(velcro body suits), canoe races, Baggo,and Face Painting.They also will feature a movie The Series of Unfortunate Events.
Jordan Naleway, Grade Eight
Middle South
The student council will be doing the Penny Wars soon. The event was held by Diabetes Club last year, however this year student council will be giving the money to the girl who was accidentally shot. This will help pay for her medical expenses.
Don't know what it is?
Each homeroom has a jar. The event is one week long. You want YOUR homeroom to have the most "points". All pennies are positive points, so you want to drop pennies into your jar. You also want to put your nickles, dimes, quarters, dollars, ect. into other homeroom's jars. This will reduce THEIR points. Say you put a nickel in someone's homeroom jar, five points will be subtracted from their total amount of points. At the end, the winning homework could possibly win an ice cream party.
Jordan Naleway, Grade Eight
Middle School South
South's Spring Fling was held on Friday, April 13. Student Council, planned, organized, and carried out all of the activities. The event was definately a success. We raised $1,400! The money raised will send a victim of a fire to a camp for children with burns. This will cost $2,000, so now we are even closer to our goal. Thank you to all who came to the event, you really made it successful! I hope you enjoyed student council's hard planning!
Jordan Naleway
Grade Eight
Hawthorn Middle South
Pay it forward! Student council will be doing the "pay it forward" activity (movie). When you do something kind to another person (try to make it a person you normally don't talk to or someone who you think needs it) you will give them the laminated red heart. This week, student council executive and representative board members received hearts. Next week, more hearts will be passed out. Hopefully, by the end of the year, everyone will have a heart.