WMS Express - Volume 2 - Westfall Local Schools

Issue 2—11/6/15
Westfall Middle School’s Student Newspaper
Sub Sale A Success
items donated, and then all the money could go toward the
cost of the trip.
Questions by Makayla Bryant
Question: Do students get the money from the subs
Question: How many subs did we sell and how much
they sold that goes toward the D.C. trip? Mrs. Fox: The monmoney did we make? Mrs. Fox (Trip Coordinator): This year
ey will go directly to Prodigy Student Travthe students sold 1,947 subs and earned
el in January to help pay for the trip. Any
$7,788 toward their Washington, D.C.
extra money will be refunded to students,
trip!
but not until we travel.
Question: How does the sub sale
Question: Why do we do the sub
help raise money to go to Washington,
sale instead of something else? Mrs. Fox:
D.C.? Mrs. Fox: Students were able to
The subs are usually our best sellers.
earn four dollars for every sub they sold.
They also offer students the chance the
This money will go directly to help them
make the most money from the sale.
pay for the cost of the trip. For example,
Question: What and when is the
a student who sold 90 subs would earn
next fundraiser? Mrs. Fox: Our next
$360.
fundraiser is currently taking place. StuQuestion: Why don’t we get all six
7th graders Grace Picklesimer and Logan
dents are taking orders for Poinsettias,
dollars from the sub selling price? Mrs.
Skaggs help Mrs. Fox make subs.
and other holiday plants. The last day
Fox: The reason students do not earn all
that
students
can
turn
in their order forms for this fundraissix dollars is because we have to pay for the cost of the meat,
er
is
Tuesday,
November
10th.
cheese, and bread. It would be great if we could get those
Mustangs Record First Win
last seconds of the fourth quarter they called a time out and we
came over. Coach T said, “You know you can intercept the ball
and take it the other way for a touchdown, right?” We went
The Westfall Middle School football team defeated the
out and we got set and they ran this bubble screen. I gave the
Huntington Huntsmen 44-0 on October 8, 2015 on the
passer pressure and he threw an
Westfall High School football
interception to Trevor Sharon
practice field. In the first quarwho ran it all the way back to
ter we scored on the opening
make the score 44-0.
drive to take the lead, 8-0.
The people who did well
Marcus Whaley scored the
were the offensive line: Joey Trutouchdown and the two-point
man (left tackle), Nathan Allen
conversion. We scored a sec(left guard), Jarrett Story (center),
ond touchdown, a pass from
Blake Burgett (right guard), and
Chanston Moll to Rex Brown,
Jadan Hall (right tackle). The speto lead 14-0. In the second
cial comment from Coach T:
quarter Marcus Whaley scored
“What an amazing job the boys
another touchdown to increase the score to 22-0.
We are… MUSTANGS! Football players Jadan Hall, Dalton Helsel, did during the whole game. Numerous athletes had multiple
Then, Rex Brown scored a secTyler Ryan, Chanston Moll, Samuel Vance, Trevor Sharon and DJ
Evans show their Mustang pride during spirit day.
tackles and we even scored a
ond touchdown. It was 30-0 at
defensive touchdown on the last
halftime.
play.
The
boys
are
practicing
hard and are continuing to imIn the third quarter, Sam Vance caught a pass from
prove.”
The
Mustangs
ended
the
season with a 1-7 record.
Chanston Moll to score a touchdown, and it was 38-0. In the
By Jarrett Story
HEY KIDS! Make sure to take the WMS Express home and share all the Westfall Middle School news with your family!
WMS Express—Issue 2
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Video Game Review: Arkham Knight
with the return of an old friend. In the game you can do combo attacks and sneak around as the big black bat. The game
also focuses heavily on fighting in the Batmobile. With it you
can fight enemy tanks, pull down walls, and chase cars
through Gotham. I liked the final level where you fight Scarecrow. I also liked the fight with the Arkham Knight. I enjoyed
the way the bat suits look and how the Batmobile looked as
well. And you can finally explore Gotham! But I didn’t like
how you just fight endless hordes of villains throughout the
game; it gets old very fast. I thought the graphics on the Xbox
One and the PS4 were great but not so much on the PC. The
PC version graphics were terrible. The game company actually gave refunds to everyone who bought the PC version, and
they removed the download from STEAM. Lastly, I thought
the gameplay was ok. The story had some amazing plot
twists, but the actual gameplay gets old after a while. Overall, I thought it was worth my $60.
by Asher Wallace
Batman: Arkham Knight is the third part of the Arkham series. It came out on June 23, 2015 for the Xbox One,
PlayStation 4, and the PC. It costs $60.00. The game is about
Scarecrow trying to fill Gotham with his toxic fear gas, causing
mass chaos and destruction. Throughout the game you fight
Scarecrow’s henchmen and the mysterious Arkham Knight,
We’re Watching: The Thundermans
Thundemans
because it is
funny. I also
like watching
them save people
because
they
make
jokes, too. I
also like the
way they get
along in the house. The Thundermans is on Nickelodeon on
Wednesdays at 7:30pm.
by Kristina Jacobs
I like The Thundermans. The show is about a superhero family trying to have a normal life and hiding their abilities. The names of the characters are Hank (dad), Barb
(mom), the twins Phoebe and Max, plus Nora and Billy. Hank
has the ability to fly and he has super strength. Barb can
make electricity. Phoebe and Max have hot and cold breath
and mind control powers. Nora has laser eyes and Billy has
super speed. The Thundermans is a great show. The Thundermans is a great show for ages 5-14. It’s also great for kids who
like superheroes. The Thundermans is a series. I like the
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WMS Express—Issue 2
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WMS Students and Staff Show Their Spirit!
1. Laney Patterson, Josie Williams, Maddie Kitchen, Madaline Yates and Darby Minor. 2.
Mr. Brown and Mrs. Blum. 3.
The Eighth Grade Team: Mr.
Bullock as the Tin Man, Mrs.
Davey as the Scarecrow, Mrs.
Fox as the Good Witch, Mr.
Edwards as the Cowardly Lion,
Mrs. Driesbach as Dorothy,
Mrs. McFarland as the Wicked
Witch, and Mr. Mathewson as
the Wizard of Oz. 4. Bengals
fans Dalton Helsel and Principal
Fife. 5. Samuel Vance and Hayden Lemaster blend in with the
scenery. 6. Bailea Case and
Gracie Binegar.
WMS Express—Issue 2
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Teacher Feature: Mrs. Lach and Mathlab
This is Mrs. Jennifer Lach’s first year teaching at Westfall
Middle School. Mrs. Lach has a lot of experience teaching 6-8
grade math due to 6 years of
teaching at Renaissance Middle School in Fairburn, GA.
Mrs. Lach decided to come to
Westfall because it is close to
her home. She says, “It cut
my travel time in half and
allows me to spend more
time helping out at the school
as well as spending more
time with my family.”
Mrs. Lach says the reason we have Mathlab is to
extend our time to practice
Mrs. Jennifer Lach,
and learn what we already
Mathlab teacher
have in regular math class. In
her class she uses a system of
“Checks and Balances.” This basically lets students buy work
materials and snacks for points. If you show good behavior
you get points, but if you show bad behavior you get points
taken away. Mrs. Lach tries to make Mathlab fun and exciting
by doing group work, songs, bingo and getting up and moving
around for activities. She says “I would like my students to
achieve a love for mathematics. If I can get them to like and
enjoy math, mastery will eventually follow.”
Mrs. Lach’s family consists of her husband, her son who is
five, and a daughter who is three years old. Mrs. Lach went to
college at the University of Toledo located in Toledo, Ohio.
Mrs. Lach decided to come back to Ohio because she says, “I
am originally from here. I was born and raised in the Toledo
area and all of my family is still there. Moving back has allowed my children to see their relatives more often since the
drive is significantly less than what it was before.”
Although Mrs. Lach is very open she still has a few secrets. She said, “When I was younger, I used to collect tweety
bird stuff. I had a flag, soap dispenser, stuffed animals, key
chains. If it had tweety on it… I had it!”
Mrs. Lach enjoys teaching because she likes helping children learn new things that could affect their future in a good
way. She says, “It’s a wonderful feeling when you can finally
see the light bulb come on and know they understand what
they are doing.”
Teacher Feature: Mrs. Cline and Pathways
Mrs. Beth Cline is our new Pathways teacher at Westfall
Middle School. She is married with two sons who attend Ohio
University in Athens. She said, “We also have a black lab who
is the family pet and very spoiled.” Mrs. Cline went to Ohio
State University. What Mrs. Cline likes about Westfall Middle
School is the students and staff. She likes how they all are
friendly and supportive to her.
Mrs. Cline worked at Laurelville Elementary (Logan Elm
School District) teaching academic intervention for third and
fourth graders before coming here. The reason Mrs. Cline
came to Westfall was to help start Pathways class. She says
she believes “Pathways is very important because it teaches
students about career awareness.” What Mrs. Cline likes
about pathways is “teaching students about various pathways. This is a career planning class to advise students on
career and college decisions and planning. It also includes
personal portfolio set-up, interests, assessments, and career
by Jayden Hammond
by Brandon Fleak
guest speakers.
In addition, we
will discuss interviewing and resume skills, financial
budgeting, and education options. This
class will hopefully inspire and
prepare students
for the workPathways teacher, Mrs. Beth Cline, looks over
force.”
Wyatt Cooper’s project
During Mrs.
Cline’s free time
she likes to instruct painting classes in the evenings so she can
express new creativity and meet new people.
OCTOBER
STUDENTS OF
THE MONTH!
(From right to left)
Josey Kelly—
7th grade,
Raelynn Vance—
8th grade ,
and Silvia BeltranRosales —
6th grade.
Congratulations!
WMS
SPIRIT
WEEK!!
On costume
day Megan
Lowery and
Ella Seeley
travel back
in time to
the 1950s.
There are
more spirit
week pictures on
page 3!