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Braves’ Bulletin
Student Teacher Ms. Boldrin is a Big Hit with La Conner Middle School Students October 2015, Issue 2
Inside this issue: Teacher Feature Jokes/Word Search Meet Ashley Davis Movie Review Recipe of the Month LCMS Sports Meet Delaney Cobbs October Birthdays Weird Facts Meet Ally Brewer Meet Mrs. Olson Student Poll Student Artwork Contest Newspaper Staff:
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Arjuna Adams
Charles Baker
Carmen Garcia
Kaylanna GuerreroGobert
Allison Hill
Natalie Holt
Tori Lockrem
Sarah Malcomson
Maya Masonholder
Maya Medeiros
Giselle Rindy-Cox
Jenna Rudig
Emma Sullivan
Ms. Clothier
Mr. Novak
2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 By Natalie Holt
We have a great student
teacher this year at La Conner
Middle School. Ms. Boldrin is a
student teacher from Western
Washington
University
in
Bellingham. She is really fun to
have around. She is teaching
Social Studies and Language Arts
with Mrs. Thurmond and Mrs.
Keith.
Ms. Boldrin knew she wanted
to become a teacher at an early
age. “In first grade, I used to play
school with my little brother,” said
Ms. Boldrin. “I was always the
teacher, and he was always the
student. I remember how excited
my brother would be when we
played school. He would even get
up early Saturday mornings in order to play.”
Her favorite age to teach is middle school. She likes all three grade
levels. Ms. Boldrin said, “I really like all the grades in middle school. Eighth
grade, because they are right on the cuff of high school; 7th grade, because
of their amazing energy level, and 6th grade because they are excited to be
new to the middle school.”
Some things she likes best about La Conner are the students and the
beautiful new building.
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Open House By Emma Sullivan
Every year La Conner
Middle School has an Open
House. This year it was on
September 24, 2015. During
Open House, students showed
their parents around the middle
school. Teachers were in their
classrooms so students could
introduce their parents to their
teachers. There was also a
spaghetti dinner, with desserts. “Dinner was delicious,” said Ms. Boldrin, a
student teacher. Also there were some signup places to sign up for Boy
Scouts or Girl Scouts. Ms. Sullivan said, ”Open House had a great turnout.”
A lot of people came- over 200 families!
“Open House is a great experience
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for students to show their parents the
new school,” said ASB President
Preston Rivas.
Overall, Open House was a
fantastic success in the new building!
Jokes By Carmen Garcia and Kaylanna
Guerrero-Gobert
Q: How do you mend a broken
pumpkin?
A: With a pumpkin patch!
Q: What is a snowman’s
favorite breakfast?
A: Frosted Flakes!
Q: Why can’t you say a joke
while standing on ice?
A: Because it might crack up!
Q: What’s the slipperiest
country?
A: Greece!
Q: What’s the tallest building
in the world?
A: The library, because it has the
most stories
Teacher Feature, Starring… Mr. Cicotte! By Charles Baker
I interviewed Mr.Cicotte, La Conner Middle School Science, Aviation, and
P.E. teacher. He is a fun teacher who likes the
outdoors and building things. We are lucky to have
him in our school!
Q: Who are the members of your immediate
family?
A: My wife Barbara, and my two sons Luke and
Tyler.
Q: Who/What inspired you to become a teacher?
A: My Uncle Wayne. He suggested it to me. He thought I would be good at
it.
Q: What is the best thing about teaching in a small school?
A: Getting to know all of the kids and I get to do so many different things.
Q: Which class do you like teaching more: Science or Aviation? Why?
A: It’s like choosing between two kids; I love them both equally.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: I like to build things, go hiking, and go sledding.
Q: What do you like to do with your family?
A: Bike riding, fishing, going on trips and
finding good food.
Q: Beastie Boys or Run DMC?
A: Beastie Boys! Most Definitely!
Q: What do you call a king who
is only 12 inches tall?
A: A ruler.
Q: Why was the baseball game
so hot?
A: Because all the fans left!
Q: What do you call a story
about a broken pencil?
A: Pointless.
Q: Why did the gardener plant
his money?
A: He wanted his soil to be rich!
Q: When are kids most likely to
go to school?
A: When the door is open.
www.funology.com
By Carmen Garcia and Kaylanna Guerrero-Gobert
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La Conner 8 grader Arjuna Adams said, “She’s awesome, she’s an
amazing student teacher, and I hope she comes back to La Conner after
she graduates.”
Ms. Boldrin enjoys teaching history and language arts because she
loves writing and learning about other cultures.
In her spare time, Ms. Boldrin loves to run. She recently ran a half
marathon. She also likes to play the guitar, sometimes writing new lyrics
to songs. We are very happy to have Ms. Boldrin is here!
Parent-­‐ Teacher Conferences By Carmen Garcia
Next week on October 14th and 15th there will be parent-teacher
conferences. Students will be released from school at 11:30 am on those
dates. The parent-teacher conference on Wednesday, October 14th will
be held at the Swinomish gym from 12:00-5:00 pm. The parent-teacher
conferences on Thursday, October 15th will be held at the middle school
from 12:00-5:00 pm and 5:30-7:30 pm. The conferences will be studentled.
Movie Review: Inside Out By Sarah Malcomson
In the movie Inside Out, Riley is a happy 11-year old girl who loves
hockey, but her world turns upside-down when she and her parents move
to
San
Francisco.
Riley's emotions (Joy,
Anger, Sadness, Fear,
and Disgust) try to
guide her through this
difficult, life-changing
event. After they get to
San Francisco, they
start to disagree on
how to deal with this
dramatic
change,
which causes problems up in Headquarters, the central living and working
place for the five emotions.
On Riley's first day at her new school, Sadness accidentally causes
Riley to cry in front of her class, creating a sad core memory. Joy tries to
get rid of the new core memory before it reaches the central hub, but she
accidentally knocks the other core memories loose in her struggle with
Sadness, shutting down the personality islands and making them
unstable. Before Joy can put them back, she, Sadness, and the core
memories are sucked out of Headquarters through the memory tube
leading to the rest of Riley's mind. They end up in the storage area of
Riley's long-term memories and set out to return to Headquarters. The
rest of the movie is about Sadness and Joy continuing on their journey
and eventually recovering Riley’s core memories and fixing the
personality islands. This is a movie for people of all ages.
7th Grade: Get to Know Ashley Davis By Maya Masonholder
I interviewed new La Conner
Middle School 7th grader Ashley
Davis and found out a lot of super
cool stuff about him.
Q: How is 7th grade different
from 6th grade at your old
school?
A: It’s different in that I have to be
more responsible and understand
what I am learning really well.
Q: What do you like about going
to school in La Conner?
A: I like that it is small and
everybody seems like family. The
school is so beautiful and, well....
just awesome.
Q: Who is your favorite teacher?
A: Mr. Novak.
Q: What is your favorite subject
in school?
A: Science is my favorite.
Q: What is your favorite color?
A: Dark green.
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: Harry Potter and Chamber of
Secrets.
Other…
A: I love muffins!!!
Braves’ Bulletin Book Review: Pegasus: The Flame of Olympus By Emma Sullivan
Pegasus: The Flame of Olympus is a great
mix of modern life and mythology tales.
When Pegasus crashes on Emily’s roof
from being struck by lightning, her life is
changed forever. Soon she finds herself in
the middle of a battle between the
Olympians and the stone-skinned, multiarmed creatures called Nirads. Emily has to
join forces with a boy named Joel, a thief
from Olympus named Paelen, the goddess
Diana, and the flying horse, Pegasus, to
escape the secret government agency
known as the CRU. Emily soon finds out
that her role in this quest to save the Flame
of Olympus from burning out is greater than
she thought. I highly recommend this book
to people who like the Percy Jackson series.
Movie Review: The Lion King By Maya Medeiros
The Lion King begins with
Mufasa, king of the lions,
holding his newborn son Simba.
The whole
community of
animals is here to witness
young Simba, because he is the
future king. Everyone was
happy except one lion. That lion
is Scar, Mufasa's brother, who
was next in line before Simba
came along. Scar was angry.
Simba plays all the time with a
lion named Nala. Scar decides
to put Simba in danger and then
sends his minions the hyenas
there. They try to kill Simba until
Mufasa shows up and saves him. Scar sends Simba to a place
and tells him to stay while the hyenas caused a stampede.
Mufasa saves Simba but puts himself in danger. He is hanging
off a cliff. Then Scar blames Simba on his death and tells him
he should leave. Simba finds himself somewhere else to live.
Then he meets Timon, a wisecracking meerkat, and Pumbaa,
a funky warthog. Simba adapts to hakuna matata. The cub
matures into a young adult. Then Nala returns and he
remembers his past. She tells him about how the lions were all
miserable under Scar's eyes. Then with the help of Nala and a
wise monkey named Rafiki, he realizes his father's spirit lives
on in him and that he must take on the responsibilities of his
destined role. Simba returns to Pride Rock to fight Scar for his
kingdom, and takes his rightful position as king. This movie
was made 1994. It’s my favorite movie. I highly recommend it.
Recipe Of The Month By Natalie Holt
Microwave Chocolate
Chip Cookies
Ingredients
1 pouch of (17.5 oz) Betty
Crocker™ chocolate chip
cookie mix
½ cup unsalted butter,
softened
1 egg
Chocolate chips, for topping,
if desired.
Directions
In medium bowl, stir the
cookie mix, softened butter
and egg until soft dough
forms.
Lightly
spray
8
(6-oz)
ramekins with cooking spray.
Scoop 1/4 cup of the dough
into each ramekin; use the
back of spoon to smooth and
spread dough evenly into
bottom.
Microwave 1 ramekin at a
time uncovered on high for 1
minute and 15 seconds.
About 30 seconds into the
cooking time, add a few
chocolate chips to the top of
the cookies (Many of the
chocolate chips in the dough
will sink during cooking, so
this step helps the cookies
look
more
like
classic
chocolate chip cookies).
Let the cookies cool in
ramekins 10 minutes, then
run a knife along the edge of
each ramekin to help remove
the cookies before serving.
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The La Conner Middle School 7
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and 8 grade volleyball teams are off
to a great start. Both teams are
currently undefeated. The teams have
defeated Concrete, Mount Vernon
Christian, and Friday Harbor.
Seventh grade team members are
Tori Lockrem, Kaylanna GuerreroGobert, AnnaJane Thulen, Katie
Watkins, Maya Masonholder, Maya
Medeiros, Isabelle Williams, Avery
Sloniker, Kayla Rasler, Justice Morgan
and Sarah Malcomson. Eighth grade
team members are Krista Bailey,
Morgan Sidzyik, Riley Brooks, Riley
Banaszak, Jayden Moberg-Lewis,
Roxy Orkney, Mary Lou Page, Yareli
Lopez and Logan Lowry.
Aubrie
Sloniker is the team manager. The
teams are coached by Aly Sehlin, who
played on our 2002 La Conner High
School state championship team and
Candice Pedroza, who played high school volleyball at La Conner and then at Saint Martin’s University. Go Braves!
The La Conner Middle School
Coed Soccer team has played three
games so far this season. The team’s
record is two wins and one loss. The
Braves have beaten Lopez, Mount
Vernon Christian and lost to Lucille
Umbarger. Team members this year
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are 7
graders Ketelina O’Brien,
Bridger Tautvydas, Alden Schnabel,
Andre Knudson, Will Southard, James
Carlton and Luke Lowry.
Eighth
graders playing are Addie Reinstra,
Ari Betts, Serrana Chilcote, Gavin
Brown, Natalie Holt, Trey Casey, Troy
Sampson, Lark Lewis, Preston Rivas,
Preston Haberly and Ian Heart-Broker.
The
team
manager
is
Rylan
Leonhardt. The team is coached by
Mr. Hunter. Go Braves!
Seahawks Update By Arjuna Adams
Week 1 Seahawks 31 Rams 34
Week 3 Seahawks 26 Bears 0
Week 2 Seahawks 17 Packers 27
Week 4 Seahawks 13 Lions 10
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6th Grade: Get To Know Delaney Cobbs LCMS October Birthdays By Jenna Rudig
I interviewed La Conner Middle
School 6th grader Delaney Cobbs and
learned a lot of new and interesting
facts about her. She is a cool kid!
Q: What are your favorite foods?
A: Salmon and apples.
To honor his wife, Louisa A. Conner, John Conner
named the town, La Conner.
La Conner High School was opened in 1921. It was
called Union High School then. It is now our District
Office building.
The turkey was proclaimed the town bird in 2005.
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Q: What is your favorite candy?
A: Milky Way candy bar.
Q: What is your favorite color?
A: Blue.
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Christmas.
Q: What do you like most about the
new school?
A: I really like the new gym.
Q: What is your favorite sport?
A: Soccer is my favorite sport.
Q: What are you hobbies?
A: Soccer and wrestling.
Q: Who are your siblings?
A: My brother Quentin Cobbs.
Q: What is your future job?
A: I hope to become a veterinarian or a
teacher.
Top 10 Movies for Everyone By Emma Sullivan
1. The Minions Movie
2. Inside Out
3. Home
4. Cinderella
5. The SpongeBob Movie
6. The Peanuts Movie
7. Pan
8. Tomorrowland
9. B.O.O: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations
10. The Good Dinosaur
7 Weird Facts By Tori Lockrem
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The elephant is one of few animals that can’t jump.
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!
Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows!
There are more plastic flamingos than real ones!
The penguin is only bird that can swim but not fly!
A giraffe can clean its ear with its 21-inch tongue.
There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
There are 1,525,000,000 miles of telephone wire a strung across the U.S !
8th Grade Get to Know Ally Brewer Get To Know Mrs. Olson By Giselle Rindy-Cox
By Allison Hill
I interviewed Ally Brewer and learned a lot of new
things about her. She is nice, funny, sweet, and fun
to be around. Here are a few things about her.
I interviewed Mrs. Olson, our friendly, awesome, hardworking La Conner Middle School and High School
Secretary. Here’s what I found out about her:
Q: What’s your favorite food?
A: Pasta, like pesto
pasta.
Q: How long have you worked for the La Conner School
District?
A: 12 years going on 13.
Q: What’s your
favorite candy?
A: Seattle’s
chocolate.
Q: What do you enjoy about working in La Conner?
A: Helping all the students.
Q: What’s your
favorite holiday?
A: Christmas,
because of the
presents.
Q: What genre of
music do you like?
A: 60’s music.
Q: What’s your favorite dance move?
A: The wiggle.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: Swimming, Legos, and walking my grandma’s dog,
Jack.
Q: What was your first job?
A: Babysitting.
Q: Are you married?
Do you have any kids?
A: Yes. I have two girls.
Q: What do you like to
do with your family?
A: We like to go on
hikes, camping and go
to Husky games.
Q: What is your
favorite childhood
memory?
A: Going to Lake Chelan
and camping with my
family.
Braves’ Bulletin Top 5 Favorite Lunches at LCMS 16% 25% Chicken Nuggets Sausage Pizza 17% Sub Sandwiches French Toast Sticks 22% Ken's Skagit Chili 20% Up and Coming Artists th
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Lexy Almaraz 7 Grade
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Collin Joe 6 Grade
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Abel Tenorio 7 Grade
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Can you guess how many years these teachers have been teaching in
La Conner (including this year)? If so, you may be a winner! The first ten
students with correct answers will win a candy bar! Just bring this paper to
Mr. Novak’s classroom. You may only enter the contest once, so think
carefully before you submit your answers.
By: Maya Masonholder and Maya Medeiros.
Mrs. Brown
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A.
2 years
Mr. Cicotte
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B.
3 years
Mr. Fraser
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C.
5 years
Mr. James
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D.
6 years
Mrs. Keith
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E.
13 years
Mrs. Marble
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F.
19 years
Mr. Novak
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G.
21 years
Mr. Plank
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H.
23 years
Mrs. Sehlin
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I.
24 years
Mrs. Thurmond
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J.
28 years
September Issue Contest Winners •
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Mia Carlton
Hannah Cook
Annie Whitney
Alexis Dallas
Alden Schnabel