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Bullying by Kenzie L.
Bullying has become a major problem in our society today. Kids are harrasing each other because
of what they look like, the way they talk, where
they come from, their size, and many other things.
IT NEEDS TO STOP! We think that it is all fun,
but someone is actually hurting, they may not show
it, and you may not know it, but they ARE hurting.
Some deal with it by telling an adult, others may
kill themselves.
I don’t think that it is fair to the people who have
to suffer through things. Some people think that it is
okay to bully and that nothing bad can come from
this, but they are WRONG! We see it all the time
on the news that someone has commited suicide, or
that schools are starting to take action because of
students reporting bullying at their school. Luckly,
our school has tried to stop this from happening,
but we know there is no definate way of making
sure that this never happens again.
Bullying Statistics:

Statistics show that 1 in 7 students grades
k-12 are either a bully or a victim of bullying. That
may not sound like a lot of kids but just think about
it for a moment. There is a 1 in 7 chance that someone is a bully of being bullied.
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Another statistic is 56% of students have
personally witnesseed some type of bullying.
Weather it be physical, cyber, or verbal. That is
over half (50%) of the students that have witnessed
it, but how many really report it?
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Volume 7, Issue 1
What’s going on in the Middle
East, Anyway?
What You Need to Know about
ISIS and why it Matters to the U.S.
Written by Kayla K.
What are these “Sunnis” and “Shiites”?
Sunnis and Shiites are religious factions of the religion,
Islam. When Muhammad died, back century, there was a
disagreement over who would be the next leader of Islam.
Over time, in the 7ththe division between the two has grown
into political rivalries. The two sects or factions share many
similarities concerning the practice of Islam, but disagree on
some smaller practices. For centuries the Middle East was
part of the Ottoman Empire, but the Sunnis and Shiites usually were separated. However, after World War One, a French
diplomat and a British colonel drew, in secret, neat lines to
divide the Middle East into separate areas of control. These
lines mixed the Sunnis and Shiites together causing extreme
tension. Only force and strong dictators could keep a lid on
the tension.
When the US invaded Iraq in 2003, we took out Iraq’s dictator, Suddam Hussein. When that happened, the tensions between the Sunnis and Shiites exploded. It became even more
complicated from 2011 to 2013 with the Syrian revolts and
civil war against President Bashar al-Assad. The violence in
Syria spread and spilled over the Syrian borders into Iraq.
That is where ISIS makes an entrance.
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Origins of the Caramel Apple
By Sabrina Q.
Caramel apples were invented in the 1950’s by a man name Dan Walker. He was working at a candy factory called Kraft Foods Company.
Back then caramel candies were a standard for Halloween, so putting
the two together -- an apple and caramel candies -- the first original
caramel apple was invented. But a decade later the first caramel apple
machine was invented by Vito Raimondi with the help of his uncle William in Chicago, Illinois where they continue to own and operate one
of the largest companies that produce caramel apples today.
Tis the season for caramel apples and this flavor is such a vintage one
for this time of year. (Check out the recipe on page 7)
NUMS Cross County is
Star ting Strong
Written by Kayla K.
The NUMS Cross Country team
has had four meets already and with
great results. The athletes on the
teams include the following: Libby
A., Katie C., Summer S., Sydney P.,
Kayla K., Kamryn R., Brennan G., Zak
K., Gabe B., Lance G., Derek B., Aiden
G., and Joel K. At their meets, the two
teams, both the girls and the boys
have been very successful. At Northmor, on August 18, multiple runners
from both teams placed in the top
ten. When they were at Wynford, on
September 2, multiple runners placed
in the top 20 and received medals. At
their home meet, on September 9, the
boys’ team had an individual winner
and many runners from both teams in
the top places. On September 13, at
Marysville, both teams placed second
overall and had many runners in the
top places. North Union Cross Country
had a home invitational on September
27, at 9:00 a.m. The pic to the right is
of Gabe B. and he captured the school
record with a time of 11:17 for 2 miles.
The team would like to invite you to
come and support the North Union
Cross Country teams on 10/4, 10/9 and
the COAl on the 11th. Go Wildcats!
T
he NUMS Girl’s Volleyball teams
have been working hard under
Coaches (7th) A. Hertzler and
(8th) M. Hammonds. They have a
record that shows improvement. The
team members include (8th) Kallie P.,
Lissie D., Josie D., Kenzie L., Gabby K.,
Lilly A., MacKenzie G., Darian T., Hailey
P., Kennedy J. Abby F., Eryn M. AND (7th)
Sarah K., Kendra N., Bailee K., Brycelyn
D., Kori M., Aleiah M., Abbi H., Alesha L.,
Madison T., Jessica W., Sydney B., Grason
I., Grace M.
Top pic is the 7th grade team and the
lower pic is the 8th grade team.
The 7th grade record is 7-8 and the 8th
grade record is 9-6. Both teams have two
games left and the the COAL Tournament.
Best of luck to the teams to finish season
with (W’s)!
FOOTBALL
By: Kenzie L.
I chose to interview one person from the 8th
grade and one person from the 7th grade who
is on the football team. I chose to interview
Mitchell Embaugh (7th Grade) and Hunter Zimmerman (8th Grade).
Mitchells Questions & Answers:
What position do you play? Running back
Do you like this position? Love it
Do you prefer another position? If so what one?
No, I wouldn’t
Who are the starters?
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Mitchell E. (me), Carson S., Hezekiah H.,
Luke D., Connor T., Christian H., Jacob F., Harley
D., Jayden S., Kane B., Jaxson H.
Will you continue to play when you reach high
school age? -Definitely!
What is your conditioning like? What does it
consist of? Is it easy or hard?
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It is easy some days are hard depending
on how we practice
What is the hardest play your team runs?
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It would probably have to be an Ace
right 47 power
Hunter Questions & Answers:
What is your position?
I play Wide Receiver and Safety
Do you prefer this position?
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Yes because I get to hit a lot
If not, what one do you prefer?
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Running back
Will you continue to do football in high school?
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Yes, I will continue to play football in
high school
What is your conditioning like?
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Conditioning is not bad, but high school
will be tuff
What is the hardest play that you guys run?
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The plays we run are not hard, but you
could say that they are more confusing.
The pics are of the B.V. game with 7th on top
and the 8th team on the bottom. Records are
3-2 for 8th grade and 4-0 for 7th grade. Each
team has 3 games left with the season ending
on October 16th. Good Luck!
T
he marching band has been working since
July 15 to make sure the performances are
perfect. The marching band meets every
Monday and Wednesday after school from 3-5
and times are set for Fridays before the games.
The marching band goes to every football
game, home and away. The marching band also
goes to The Bellefontaine Band Show. One week
after that show we host our own band show.
The songs that the band are working on are:
• Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top
• Rock Lobster by The B 52’s
• 50 Ways to Say Goodbye by Train
• Wake Me Up! by Avicii
• Surf (which has nothing to do with
surfing) by Mucca Pazza
• Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
• Happy by Pharrell Williams
• Master of Puppets by Metallica
• Ain't Been Good
• Online by Brad Paisley
• We also do pregame which has to be
memorized
• The NU Fight Song
• The NU Alma Mater
• Star Spangled Banner
Marching Band is a really fun experience that
anyone could enjoy. The songs listed are the
first ones we got. We have constantly been getting others.
Submitted by Madison H.
September/October Animal Care
by Madison H.
Suicide Information:
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Suicide is among the leading cause of death for
Fleas- There are less fleas going around, but
you should still keep up with your animals
flea medication.
Ticks- There are less ticks out because it is
getting colder, but you should still get their
medication (most of it is included in your
animals flea meds.)
Spays and Neuters:
-Spays those are for female animals they to it
so they don’t have babies.
-Neuters: Those are for male animals and
they help so they don’t have babies too.
October
is the Month of:
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
Computer Learning Month
Cookie Month
National Pizza Month
National Vegetarian Month
1 s t We e k o f O c t o b e r i s
G e t O r g a n i z e d We e k
We a l l n e e d t h i s !
October Wacky Holiays
1st World Vegetarian Day
2nd Natl. Custodian’s Day
3rd World Smile Day
5th Teacher’s Day
5th Oktoberfest
5th Do Something Nice Day
6th --Techies Day -6th Mad Hatter Day
10th World Egg Day
11th Take a Teddy Bear to Work
12th Old Farmer’s Day
13th Skeptics Day
13th Columbus Day
14th Natinal Dessert Day
16th Bosses Day
16th Dictionary Day
18th Sweetest Day
children under the age of 14.
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A study from 13 countries found a connection between bullying, being bullied, and suicide.
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The suicide rate for younger men in Massachusets
rose 28% in 2007.
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Suicide rates have INCREASED by more than
50% over the last three decades (30 years).
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In 2005, 270 children in the age range of 10-14
committed suicide.
Even though these statitsics are from 2009 and
they are about 5 years old, after 5 years these
statistics have risen. This problem isn’t just going
to go away altogether. We have to come together
and work as a team to get this problem solved.
PLEASE DO NOT BULLY! Be nice to everyone because you never know, maybe you could save a
life.
The really big deal
about October
(besides Halloween)
is National
Bully
Prevention
Month
Mon. October 6th
STOMP Out
Bullying™
signature campaign
Blue Shirt Day™
World Day of
Bullying Prevention
Week of October 20th
STAND UP
for Others Week
When you see
someone being
bullied, be brave and
STAND UP
for them. Bullies
have been known
to back off when
others stand up
for victims.
Check it out at
http://www.
stompoutbullying.
org/index.php/
campaigns/nationalbullying-preventionawareness-month/
What is the U.S.doing about it?
The US is taking action against the current ISIS situation. We have sent 300 military officials to help the
Iraqi government as well as train Iraqi troops. We
will not, however, be sending troops to the Middle
East. More than likely, this will be problem that the
Iraqis will have to solve themselves. Experts say that
it is unlikely that the Iraqi government will be able to
recover the land that ISIS currently has control over.
Why does this matter to the U.S.?
There are many aspects to why this situation is important to the US. For one thing, ISIS has caused
millions of refugees to relocate to other countries.
We also have many allies in close proximity to where
ISIS currently resides, and they could be in danger.
The main reason why this matters to the US is oil.
Iraq is a large oil producer and should their production decrease, gas prices
in the US and around the world, would soar. Finally,
if the Iraqi government fails, ISIS could pose a
terrorism threat against the world and the U.S.
However, I think that the real question is what
should the U.S. do about it?
Fall Teen Events at the Library
Submitted by Audrey VanDyne
Richwood-North Union Children’s Librarian
F
all means cold weather, hot cocoa, and hay
rides, but here at the library it also means
the return of Teen Game Night and the start
of the ALL NEW Teen Book Club. Teen Game Night
is the perfect time to hang out with friends, play
games, and have some snacks. It is the third
Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm. Our next
Teen Game Night will be October 21st. Teen Book
Club is a new club at the library and it is perfect
for book lovers. We will get together and talk
about a great book each month. Our first book
is The Maze Runner by James Dashner. This is
definitely a book you want to read before movie
hits theaters soon! Teen Book Club meets every
third Wednesday of each month at 4:00 pm. The
next time we will meet will be October 15th. Get
involved at your library!
Did you know that your library card gives you access to over 8 million items? If you don’t already
have a card, now is the time to stop in the library
and get one! They are free and you can check out
items such as downloadable ebooks and audio,
music CDs, books, and more! See you at the
library!
NUMS 8th Grade Cheerleaders: (left to right)
Front Row: Kierston D., Aslyn B., Cherokee A.,
Back Row: Mallory C., LeAnna D., Lucy W.
NUMS Paws & Print
Digital Newspaper
Editors: Madison P., Anna A., Bethany S.
Supervisor: Mrs. Tenah McMahan
Administrator: Mr. Matt Burggraf
Future City
What is Future city?
Future City is a club working to solve the 21st
century problems. Their job is to create a PERFECT
city.
How long have you guys been doing this?
The longest amount of time these kids have
been doing it is 3 years and the newest member
have only been doing it for 2 days.
What is this years theme?
This year’s future city’s theme is how to feed
your city.
When are your big events?
The events are coming up in January and February.
Who is teaching future city and who is in future city
this year?
Mr.Gattermeyer is teaching future city this year,
Kaylee T., Summer S., Evan W., Audra A., Logan S.,
Zak K., and Blaine K. are our Future City team this
year.
Be prepared for more information soon!
The N.U.L.S.D. definition of Bullying -- is an intentional written, verbal, electronic or physical act that a
student has exhibited toward another particular student
more than once. The intentional act also includes violence within a dating relationship. The behavior causes
mental or physical harm to the other student and is
sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening or abusive educational
environment for the other student.
NUMS S.T.U.C.O.
By Kayla K.
Student Council has many plans to make this
a great school year. Scheduled for November 21,
Student Council is planning on having a fall themed
school dance. The dance will be from 7pm to
8:30pm and be open to all grades. Also on the calendar is the Turkey Teacher week. From November
20 to November 24, you will be able to buy feathers
to place on a teacher's turkey. The teacher with the
most feathers will have to wear a turkey costume
and second place will have to wear a pilgrim costume on November 25. The proceeds from Turkey
Teacher day goes to Britt's Brunch, a local charity.
STUCO hopes to see a lot of students at the dance
and a great outcome for Turkey Teacher day.
HOMECOMING
10/10/14
JOKES: )
By J.T. H. (who else?)
How do you get an
elephant out of a tub of
gelatin?
Follow the directions on the back of
the box.
GGOOO CATS!
DIY CRAFT
By Madison H.
Things you will
need:
Ping Pong
balls (100 or
more preferably)
Multicolored
LED lights (100
preferably)
The directions:
1.) First you
poke a hole
big enough for
the LED light
to fit in the
ping pong ball.
2.) Then you
take all the
LED lights
and put them
inside the
ping pong
balls
3.) Then you
plug in the LED
lights and you
are done
ENJOY! :)
What do you call a pumpkin that works at the
beach?
A life-gourd.
A family of Fall leaves were
trying to change a light
bulb. A squirrel walked by
and asked why the bulb
wasn’t changed yet and the
red leaf said,
“Because we keep falling.”
Why do birds fly south in
the Fall?
Because it is too far to walk.
I got tired of looking at all
those leaves in my yard, so
I got up off the couch and
went into action.
I closed the curtains.
Autumn is a great time of
the year. Soon those ugly
patches of dead grass in
your lawn will be covered
up -- with ugly patches of
dead leaves.
According to Calvin the
end of Mirosoft Excel is
XFD 1048576!
New Music and New Stars
By Brianna L.
Ariana Grande’s new album, My
Everything,just came out on August
25th,which featured her two top
singles Problem ft. Iggy Azalea and
Break free ft. Zedd. It has so far
sold 455,000 copies in pre-ordering.
Bang Bang was also featured in the
album, which Jessie J and Nicki
Minaj featured in with her. She
performed My Everything during
Stand Up to Cancer television program on September 5th. This was a
dedication to her grandfather who
passed away from cancer earlier
this year.
The new boy band, 5SOS (5
Seconds of Summer), featuring
Calum Hood, Luke Hemmings,
Ashton Irwin, and Michael Clifford, have gone on tour with One
Direction, being a great opening
act. They have announced that they
are planning a tour by themselves,
beginning sometimes in 2015. There
single, She Looks so Perfect, hit
the charts making the band more
popular than they already were.
One Direction also helped them out
by being so famous. Their Amnesia EP came out on September 5th
everywhere, except for America,
and there album came out on July
22nd, featuring all their singles and
other songs like Beside You and End
Up Here.
Covers of New Songs
On July 30th, Emblem 3, two
brothers, the other member going solo, released their cover of
All About that Bass. They wanted
to do this cover because they like
the message left behind it. They
changed some of the lyrics and used
some auto tune to complete this
cover.
Caramel Apple
Slushie!
An easy recipe for a Wonderful Fall treat!
Ingredients-• 1 medium apple peeled and sliced
• 1/2 cup of apple
juice
• 5 teaspoons of
caramel ice cream
topping
• 1/4 teaspoon of
lemon juice
• 7 ice cubes
• additional caramel
ice cream topping
( optional)
What To Do-In the blender mix the apple juice with the
caramel ice cream toppings.
Then add the lemon juice blend until mixed
Add the Ice cubes
Keep blending until smooth
Drizzle the caramel ice cream topping over
the drink in a cup if desired.
And Enjoy!
Youth2youth- What is youth2youth?
Youth2youth is a group activity for being drug
free. We plan fun events so we can have fun! We
are having a Zombie Apocalypse on November
8th from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at N.U. High
School. Please feel welcome to bring nerf guns or
foam swords if you would like. After, the Zombie
Apocalypse we are having a cookout we will have
hamburgers and we encourage you to bring a side
dish as well.
Submitted by: Lindsey A.
REWARD Trip INFO.
7th & 8th Grade Reward Trip
7th and 8th Graders that made the trip!
90% assignments completed and
all Study Islands completed for 7th grade.
The movie -“Mockingjay part 1” at the Rave Movie Theater
and eat out at a place like Red Robin!
Friday, November 21
6th Grade Reward Trip:
6th Graders that earned the trip!
Students must have 90%of their assignments completed
on time in each class and have no more than 1 detention
during the nine weeks.
The Corn Maize in MIlford Center
Monday October 27th
Fun Fun Fun
AT NUMS hard work earns
r e w a r d s
Book Review: What it’s About:
To everyone at Meridian High School, fourteen-year-
old Michael Vey is nothing special, just the kid who has
Tourette’s syndrome. But in truth, Michael is extremely
special—he has electric powers. Michael thinks he is
unique until he discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor
has the same mysterious powers. With the help of Michael’s friend, Ostin, the three of them set out to discover
how Michael and Taylor ended up with their abilities, and
their investigation soon brings them to the attention of a
powerful group who wants to control the electric teens—
and through them, the world.
The Review- I thought it was good. The charters
were amazingly made. The author also showed the characters personalities well. It was the author's 1st fiction
book so you've got to give him credit, he did really well.
It was fast paced and had my favorite thing which is the
calm before the storm. The mystery about the characters
lives showed through well and
the problems they have, before
and after, they figure out secrets
is well written.
Stars(Riley)* * * * *
Stars(Brianna)* * * *
(I liked it so much the first 3
books were done in a week!)
Yes, they are making movies
out of these, so they must be
pretty good. Here is the website: http://michaelvey.com/
Fundraiser Interview Questions
Kaylee S. & Kelsey
This Month In History
Written by Kayla K.
Mid-September to Mid-October:
9/17/1862
Battle of Antietam
9/20/1519
Magellan sets out to circumnavigate the world
9/22/1862
Lincoln issues Emancipation Procla
mation
9/25/1957
Central High School integrated
9/28/1918
British soldier allegedly spares the life of an injured Adolf Hitler
9/30/1955
James Dean dies in a car accident
10/1/1890
Yosemite National Park established
10/3/1995
O.J. Simpson acquitted
10/4/1957
Sputnik launched
10/6/1847
Jane Eyre is published
10/8/1871
The great fire destroys much of
Chicago
10/11/1793 Yellow Fever breaks out in
Philidelphia
10/12/1492 Columbus reaches the New World
10/14/1947 Yeager breaks sound barrier
IOS 8 NEW FEATURES
By Kayla H.E.
here are many good and bad new different
features to the IOS 8, but most features
are bad and don’t work. For example, say
you have an older phone like the 4s, 5, 5c, and 5s,
when you try to download the IOS 8 you need
4.8 gb of data. Many of people had to reset thier
phone, but thought that iCloud would save them.
Unfortunatly, they were wrong; the IOS 8 wipes
out all but 50 photos and the only thing it sends
to the cloud is your music.
Apple heard of theses problems and tried
to help so they updated to ios 8.2, well that didn't
work either. I updated this morning and that
didn't do anything there is no difference to the
IOS 8.
When you download ios 8 you have to
download it and that takes about 2 hour, and then
you have to install it and that takes about another
30 minutes of your time.
Now the happy part. There is now family sharing where you parents and aunts, uncle, even
grandparents can see your text pictures and apps.
IMHO thats awesome “NOT”. You can’t even
shut it off the only good thing that I like is the
time lapse on your camera and that is pretty cool.
Q: What is this fundraising going to
help?
A: It helps purchase technology,
scholarships for 6th through 8th grade
students, reward trips and food and
drinks at events.
Q: What is our goal to collect for the
fundraiser?
A: $12,000 or more
Q: How many kids do you think will
participate?
A: Everyone we have great students
at NUMS.
Q: What is the goal for each kid?
A: To sell 5 items at 380 students
that would be 1900 items.
Q: Why should we participate, what
is in it for us?
A: Prizes and a big tailgate party.
Plus Cash!! And the biggest prize, a
chance to throw a pie at someone?
T
Q: Is there any selling advice you
have for our students to remember?
A: Be safe. If you go out to sell
make sure you have an adult or go in
parties.
6th Grade Survey
Announcing
the Yearbook
Cover Contest
for the
2014-2015
Yearbook!
See
Mrs. McMahan
for details.
I interviewed (50) 6th graders on
how they like Middle School. I gave
them four choices:
1. I love Middle School
2. It’s good
3. I hate Middle School
4. I don’t know yet.
After I did the math this is what I
came up with:
66% said ‘I love Middle School’
4% said, ‘It’s good’
15% said, ‘I hate Middle School’
15% said, ‘I don’t know yet.’