LMS Newspaper Issue #3 2013-14

George O’Conner Page 2
Apps for Your Life Page 3
Lincoln Middle Scoop
“Spreading the News Through the School”
Volume 1
April 3, 2014
Issue 3
Math and Science Family Fun
By Dallas Vargas
Mrs. Gulick. Some
other activities inThe
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section,
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LMS Events: Comin’ at Ya!
By LMS News Staff
In the upco ming
w eek s,
there are several
events being sponsored and held at
LMS for students
and adults alike.
The drama
club will perform
Alice in Wonder- uled
for
May.
land
Jr.
from
The
band,
Thursday, April 3-5. 7th and 8th grade
A
“ N e o n chorus and strings
Dance”
will be peris in the
forming at
works
Lake Comand tenpunce on
tatively Students can win this May 30th.
novel!
schedThe
LMS spring talent
show will be up and
running within the
next
week.
Finally, AR
Goal students will
have the chance to
partake in a raffle
to win a novel and
be in a book club.
Olympians Bestoweth An Artist at LMS A Stacked Book
Drive
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By Natalia Hernandez and Kyra
Milloy
G e o r g e
O'Conner came to
Lincoln
Middle
School to
visit the
6th grade
r
s
March 7,
2 0 1 4 .
George
O'Conner
makes a
graphic
novel series about
ancient Greek her
o
e
s
.
A few of his
graphic novels are
Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, and
Athena. He is also
an artist. One of
O'Conner's favorite
drawings is when it
looks like he has a
really big headache.
H
e
started
to draw
h i s
h e a d
that is
exploding and
ancient
Greek
g o d s
a n d
g o d desses are coming
out. To start off
with
ideas,
he
draws
dummy
pages with storylines for his publishers to review.
Once
they
approve, he adds
details, color and
dialogue.
O'Conner's favorite Greek
god is Hermes.
Hera
is
O'Conner's favorite
goddess. The students were also
treated to drawings
of Greek gods and
goddesses done on
a large chart paper
easel.
From Writtenbydeb
By LMS News Staff
Another year,
another book drive.
Another successful
pile of gently used
books for the community.
Student
council
collected
boxes of books for
the
Community
Book Bank. An idea
inspired by Mrs.
O’Brien,
students
generously
gave
away books from Diary of a Wimpy Kid
to children’s books.
Mr. T’s class lead the
charge (again) collecting over 500
books. One student,
Ryan Potter, donated 217 books on
his own delivered on
a hand truck.
Lincoln Middle Scoop Newspaper Staff Is…
Mr. “T”artaglia………..Editor in Chief
Guest Contributions:
Kyra Milloy……………..Managing Editor
Calob Cooper…………..News Specialist
Israel Arce
Nehemiah Vargas…….News Specialist
Jackson Hills
Sarah Courchesne……Editor/Beat Writer
Nataila Hernandez
Kaitlyn Wright………..Editor/Beat Writer
Kevin Galasso
Gema Grandos………..Editor/Beat Writer
Pria Gunter
Dallas Vargas………….Photographer/Interviewer
Thalia Quiles
Marisa Santamauro…Photography Editor/Interviewer
Tristan Rosa…………...Beat Writer
Shout Out to Cover Cartoons by Moncerat Romero
Apps To Make Life Easier
#Hashtags
Swipe to Solve
Tilt and Steer
By Kyra Milloy
Twitter allows
users to connect
aro und
co mmo n
causes. Twitter is
mainly an open network which means a
user's tweets are open
for anyone to see,
unless
specifically
protected. This helps
people connect and
bring people closer to
their interests. Twitter is made up of 140charcter
messages
called Tweets.
These short
messages can range
from celebrity gossip,
sports tidbits and local news. Twitter was
created in March
2006 by Jack Dorsey,
Evan Williams, Biz
Stone, and Noah
Glass. On Twitter,
everyone
uses
hashtags. Hashtags
have been around for
more than 5 years.
For example, if a person typed in "#LMS"
any tweet with the
word "LMS" in it
would show up. They
are pulled together
into streams so that
people, businesses,
events and other organizations have the
opportunity
to
search, share and
communicate about a
particular topic.
By Jackson Hills
My Script Calculator is not only
helpful with school
and hard problems
but it's also fun.
By Nehemiah Vargas,
Israel and Isaiah Arce
Asphalt 7 and 8
are apps that are entertaining racing games.
This game has amazing
graphics and has real
cars like Porches,
Dodge Chargers and
BMWs. Also, it costs
money, but if you have
an ITunes gift card then
you can use it on that.
This is a game that if
you play it you will get
a d d i c t e d .
If you don’t
have either, I suggest
How can anything
related
to
school be fun? It's
simple; when you
open the app all you
really do is swipe. For
example, if you get a
really hard problem
like 364 times 364 go
to your My Script
Calculator and swipe
in 364 times 364.
"I have bad
hand writing." Not to
worry
if
you
download My Script
Calculator! It corrects
all hand writings.
Many would
say that this app is
just like writing on a
piece of paper. This is
a great way to look at
it because it really is
true.
you download these
games. Asphalt 8 is free
for IPods and I Phones.
Even though Asphalt 7
costs money, it's worth
the money for any race
fan.
Peer to Teacher
By Sarah Courchesne
and Pria Gunter
Edmodo is a
powerful
learning
tool used by teachers
and students. It al-
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lows peers to communicate with each
other in a faster and
more modern way.
This
app
makes
learning more enjoyable for students
since it is compatible
with this generation's
technology. Some of
the electronics use to
access this app are;
Iphones, Androids,
tablets, laptops etc.
Edmodo allows students to submit assignments and
quizzes. It also allows
students to help out
others with their
work if they are
struggling, by leaving
a comment on that
individual's work. A
student's
courtesy
and kindness never
goes unrecognized.
The teachers
award
t h a t
s t u dent a
badge
that will pop up on
his/her Edmodo profile for everyone to
see. All in all, Edmodo a great app that
enhances
students
learning, teachers as
well.
Roving Reporter
What are you excited about with Spring arriving?
Kelvin Santos 7th Grade
“Playing basketball with my
friends.”
Ms. Curran Intern
“I love the warm weather!”
Michael Culver 6th Grade
“Playing basketball outside in the
warm weather.”
Michael Duffy 6th Grade
“I get to make trouble outside.”
Mrs. Gulick 7th Grade
Teacher
“ Running outside.”
Joseph Ouellette 7th Grade
“The cold finally goes away.”
Zakai Largent 7th Grade
“Fun outside and messing with
people.”
Genesis Nieves 7th Grade
“You can have fun with your
friends outside of school.”
Mom <3
Mr. Wall 7th Grade Teacher
“Old Man softball.”