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Belzer
Blog
Feb. 27, 2014
Volume 1, Issue 7
Belzer Middle
School Student
Newspaper
Inside this issue:
American Idol Superstar
Belzer’s Got Talent
2
Diet Pills
Was Sochi Ready?
3
R.I.P Flappy Bird; Comic Con 4
Essay Contest
Editorial: Video Games
5
Athletics
6-7
All Star Recap
8
Editorial: My Big Campus
Puzzle
9
Book Review
March Days
10
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Got Talent ?
Talented Bruins Win Medals!
Belzer band, orchestra, and choir students recently participated
in ISSMA contest—a yearly event where students can showcase their talents in front of a judge . Students are scored and
receive a rating: gold, silver, or bronze. In February of this
year, our students performed solos, duets, and ensembles to
compete for a medal. The following are our results:
ISSMA Results
Band
Choir
Orchestra
Piano
Gold
29
6
13
2
Silver
2
2
2
0
50
6
Total
A special shout out goes to Jasmine Wang who received a
perfect score. You all make us proud...way to go performing
arts Bruins!
A Talent Who Left a Legacy
By: Eric Carr
Shirley Temple Black, who as a
dimpled, precocious and determined little girl in the 1930s
sang and tap-danced her way to
a height of Hollywood top and
worldwide fame that no other
child has reached, died on
Monday night at her home in
Woodside, California. She was
85.
Mrs. Black returned to the
spotlight in the 1960s in the
surprising new role of diplomat, but in the popular imagination she would always be
America’s darling of the Depression years, when in 23 motion pictures her sparkling per-
Belzer’s Got Talent
By: Jakob Goldsby and Kenneth King. On March 24,
2014 Belzer Middle School
will have a talent show. The
auditions were from February 6th to February 21st from
6:00 to 7:30pm. The 7th and
8th graders auditioned for the
talent show. “We thought it
would be fun and a good
opportunity for students to
win something,” stated Ms.
Johnson. There will be four
judges, two woman and two
men. Ms. Johnson auditioned three and Ms. Phelps
has auditioned ten students
so far. There will be 5 categories that students can do at
the talent show and talent
show auditions, voice (solo),
voice (group), dance, wild
card, and instrumental. Auditions are open to every
student at BMS, and anyone
can audition. Possible extensions of auditions on Tuesday, 25th. Come out to support Belzers talent show!
Olympic Results
By: Annaya Shelton. Sochi, Russia was home to our winter
Olympics. In the race for medals, Russia earned the most.
They had a total of 33. They took home the most gold’s in the
competition: a total of 13. They won most of their medals
from figure skating, short track, and cross country. The US
came in second for most medals won.
sonality and sunny optimism
lifted spirits and made her famous. From 1935 to 1939 she
was the most popular movie
star in America.
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1) Russia
2) United
States
3) Norway
4) Canada
5) Netherlands
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9
11
7
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12
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American Idol Superstar
By: Emory Bullock and Daphne Sanders.
American Idol is a singing competition
created by Simon Fuller. On February 18
of this year, Malaya Watson was chosen to
be in the top 10 girls. The judges said that
Malaya had an “outgoing personality,” and
has a “great voice.” Malaya was the last
girl to be chosen in the top. She sang “Hard
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Times” by Ray Charles.
The judges said, “You
have a very strong
voice,” and they said she
has one of the best voices
in the competition. She
was really into the song.
“Hard Times” was her first song that she
listened to nonstop when she was
young. Ever since then, it’s been
her favorite song. Malaya has the
potential to be the next American
Idol superstar. Our very own
Marrialle Sellars sadly didn’t
make the top 13 artists, and will
be returning home soon.
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Caption This
Are Diet Pills Telling
The Truth?
By: Lilly Solly. Nowadays, you
hear everyone
talking about
new natural
healthy diets
and diet pills,
but are they
really good for
you? Nutrisystem,
Lipozene, and
Jenny Craig, are all supposedly
healthy and a good way to lose
weight. Why don’t people just
exercise to lose weight, or maybe
eat more fruits and vegetables to
get healthier? Many diet pills contain harmful chemicals that may
burn fat, but they can also damage
your internal organs. Just because
the people on commercials say
they are all natural and healthy,
doesn’t mean they are actually
good. You may lose weight, but
you may also be doing serious
damage to your body.
If you really want to
lose weight, there are
healthier ways to do it!
Swap out cookies and
ice cream for a bowl of
fresh strawberries or an
orange. Try exercising,
you can start small and
work your way up.
Start by jogging for 20 minutes
then doing a few sit-ups and pushups. When you’re ready, start doing more challenging workouts.
Or, you can even turn on some
music and dance around your
house for a while! Any physical
activity helps. Please take care of
yourself and don’t fall for unhealthy products like diet pills.
There are better ways to stay
healthy! Get up, get active, and
get healthy!
By: Kaylee Demlow.
Submit your caption to
the Belzer Blog group
on My Big Campus.
Make sure to put it in
the discussion tab!
Teens for Jeans
Aeropostale is holding a “Teens for Jeans”
drive for homeless kids in the community. If
you participate, you could earn a $4,000 scholarship. The contest ends February 28th. You can
bring them to the nearest Aeropostale store.
Any brand or sized jeans are acceptable.
Was Sochi Ready?
Mr. Kozak was referencing.” There were many reports of
the water being a brown color. One reporter was told not to
wash their face with the tap water because it “contains something very dangerous”. Although Vladimir Putin spent 50
billion dollars on these Olympics, the most expensive ever,
things still seem to be going wrong. Only about 6 out of 9
hotels were finished on time; many rooms lacked sheets,
shower curtains, doorknobs, flooring, and more.
By: Reagan Fitzsimmons. The 2014 Winter Olympics took
place in Sochi Russia. As many journalists and Olympians
arrived they have came to realize that there were many problems with the area, including undrinkable water, shower surveillance, unfinished hotel rooms, etc. Russia’s deputy
Prime Minister, Dmitry Kozak, revealed that security cameras were being hidden in people’s showers. Soon after he said
this, he was pulled away by a co-worker, so no follow up
questions were able to be asked. A spokesman for Mr. Kozak
said “surveillance on premises during construction and
cleaning of Sochi's venues and hotels and that is likely what
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Belzer Blog
Indiana Comic Con
By: Jackie Aguilar.
The famous Evan
Peters from American Horror Story
(also known as Tate,
Kit Walker, and
Frankenstein Kyle)
is coming to Indiana. He will be at
the Indiana Comic
Con on March 15
and 16. The conven-
tion is only open
from 10am-6pm on
Saturday, and 10am5pm on Sunday.
Autographs are $40
each, and photo-ops
are $35 each (2
adults + 4 kids allowed per photoop). Admissions $20
per adult, kids 12
and under are free.
Tickets can also be
purchased online
through Ticketmaster, but they will be
more expensive.
Comic Con will be
held at the Indianapolis Convention
Center from the 1416.
Dumb Starbucks?
By: Abby Heneisen and
Brittney Bohlman. Is it
real or not? There is a
“Dumb Starbucks” in
Southern California. The
logo on the store front is
the exact same as the actual Starbucks with the word
dumb inserted. The menu
is also the same with the
word dumb in front of
each item.
Even though they are
technically making fun of
the original Starbucks,
they still had a line
outside of curious
customers on Saturday and Sunday.
"We love Starbucks
and look up to them
as role models. Unfortunately, the only
way to use their intellectual property under
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fair use is if we are making
fun of them. So the 'dumb'
comes out of necessity, not
enmity," announced the
makers of “Dumb Starbucks.”
Late Monday afternoon,
the Los Angeles Health
Department shut down
Dumb Starbucks shortly
after they found out that
Nathan Fielder, comedian
of Comedy Central, was
behind the “Dumb Starbucks.”
Essay Contest
By Victoria Miller. The
Scholastic Essay Contest is
here! Jackie Robinson was
the first black major league
baseball player in 1947.
Throughout his time with the
Dodgers he made many avocations for Black-Americans.
He coped and put up with
anything racial thrown at him
from spectators of his games.
Students can send in an essay
about their personal struggles
and how they used Jackie
Robinson’s values to face it.
All entries are due March
14th, and you can either send
it by mail or online, as
http://
www.scholastic.com/
breakingbarriers/
teachers/ .The grand prize
winner (0ne student) will
receive a trip to the Major
League Baseball All-Star
game, laptops for the student
and their teachers, a class
visit from Sharon Robinson,
or a Sharon Robinson book
set. First place winners will
receive one laptop for themselves and one for their
teachers, a class visit from
Sharon Robinson, one class
set of Sharon Robinson’s
books, And a class set of
Breaking Barriers t-shirts.
R.I.P. Flappy Bird
By: Gabriel Garcia. Flappy bird has
been a popular game but recently
the creator Dong Nguyen took the
game off the app store on February
8. Flappy bird is a game where you
touch the screen to make a bird fly
through some pipes that look like a
Mario brother’s game. It’s a very
addicting game, but the creator
tweeted that he was going to take it
off because he couldn’t take it anymore. Flappy bird ruined his normal
life and it was supposed to be a
game you play for a
few minutes when
you relaxed, but it
got addicting.
So he took it off
even though he got
50,000 in ad revenue he also said it
wasn’t anything
illegal. Because
some thought it was
copyright since it had pipes from a
Mario brother’s game. The creator
got a lot of hate mail and someone
even died over flappy bird. A boy
stabbed his brother because he beat
his high score in flappy bird. However, if you already downloaded it
you can keep it, but if you delete it
you will need to go to your cloud to
retrieve it. People interested in the
game are just out of luck. There are
still some parodies of the game you
can play.
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I Say This, You Say That…
Violent Video Games
Olivia’s Responses
Does violence in Video games mean violence in real life?
No, violence in video games has nothing to do with violence in real life. In 2004 Dr. Cheryl Olson and a team of
researchers found that violence began before the games
not after. In a lot of cases killing and violence in games
can relieve stress and in a lot of cases let kids “get their
anger out”. In addition the student’s view of “real vs.
fake”, which if the student believes its real and that killing is ok outside of the game, could
lead to violence, but these cases are
rare and are not caused by the game.
Lexi’ Reponses
Definitely! When young students are exposed to violent video
games, they start to think that the behavior they see in those
games are appropriate. Then, they begin to perform the inappropriate behavior. The 2008 study called “Grand Theft Childhood” reported that 60% of elementary and middle school boys
that played at least one Mature-rated game hit or beat up someone, compared to 39% of boys that did not play Mature-rated
games. Violent video games are very influential; they are causing violence in young
children!
Should the ratings on video games become more enforced?
No, the
ratings on video games are there for a
reason, to give a suggestion of the
proper audience. Ratings are mostly
just an easy guide for parents and
guardians to know the “contents” of
the game. A lot of times the games are
not properly scored, either being inappropriate for an age or perfectly fine.
Anyway, the parents should take responsibility, and set rules and precautions, without involving the video
game makers or distributors.
Yes, because most people, including children, just ignore the ratings that companies
provide and play them anyway. They think
that video games are overrated, and their
parents encourage playing the game! You
could find a 9 year-old playing an “M” rated
game, and the student exhibiting the behavior learned in the video game! A 2010 FBI
report includes a list of behaviors associated
with school shootings linked with violent
video games.
Do video games have a positive effect on some students?
Yes,
video games do. Several
students said they help to improve a certain skill or behavior. One of the main skills used in video games no
matter really what console you are playing on, is handeye coordination. This is a very practical skill that gamers
tend to possess. Another good part is the stress relief.
While playing violent games anger can be expressed
without any harm outside of the game. Nearly all games
have a bit of strategy involved, giving the player critical
thinking and problem solving skills. Other positive effects are also common; these are just some of the top
ones.
Absolutely not! Violent video games have been blamed for
multiple school shootings, increased bully-like behavior, and
violence towards children and their elders. Many critics argue
that these games soothe players into violence, reward players
for exhibiting violence, and teach children that violence is a
good way to solve any and all conflicts. Violent video games
have caused young children to beat people up and think that it’s
okay! It’s not a good thing, the children of America should not
be exposed to this kind of violence until they are at least 16 or
17, like the ratings imply.
We asked a few students around Belzer: Do violent video games have a positive or a negative impact on students?
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Athletics
By Gabbie Anderson and
Tyra Schaffer. The 2104
March Madness will include
of 68 teams who will compete to be the NCAA Champions. On March 16th Selection Sunday will be held.
Then the actual tournaments
will start on March 18-19 in
Dayton, Ohio. The tournaments will last until April
7th where they will end the
tournament in
the
Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
There is a
billion dollar
reward for the
person that
can get every
single game prediction correct. Michael Weimerskirch,
a math professor at Augsburg College, said the
chances of picking winners
in all the games using a dispassionate coin flip is 1-in100 million trillion, according to a 2012 Associated
Press report. Therefore they
feel safe offering such a
high dollar prize.
Bears Softball
By Annaya Shelton. Softball
season is sneaking up.
Lawrence Centrals softball coaches host
workouts every Wednesday at 6:30 to 8:30. Both
Belzer and Lawrence
Central female students
who are interested in
playing softball are welcome to go to the
workouts. Sophomore Deja
Shelton plays center for the
Bears Varsity softball team
and she says “The workouts
are a good opportunity to
show your abilities to the
coaches
and, to
meet some
new people.” One
of our own
Bruins Ayri
Davis plays
softball.
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Unfortunately she is not able
to go to workouts because of
her basketball career as a
shooting guard, but she has
been to a softball camp LC
hosted and she said “The experience was fun!” Not only
do the kids love the softball
experiences at LC, but so do
the parents. Deja Shelton’s
mom, Lisa, said, “They make
sure the times of their events
are convenient.” If you’re
interested in improving your
softball skills then come the
to Wednesday workouts.
Michael Sam’s Announcement
By Leo Warbington and Michael
Smith. On February 9, 2014 former University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam announced in an interview that he is
gay. In the interview Sam said
that he understands it’s a big
deal, but all he wants to do is
make it to the NFL.
Michael Sam played
football at the University of Missouri from
2009-2013. He recorded a total of 123
tackles, 36 tackles for
a loss of yards, 21
sacks, 6 forced fumbles, and 2 interceptions. He also received 2013 All-SEC
honors en route to
appearing in the 2013
SEC conference
championship. Sam will be entering the 2014 NFL draft, and if he
gets drafted and signed by a
team, he will be the first openly
gay player in NFL history.
Get Up and Get Running
By Victoria Miller. Running
club is back! If you like running, want to make friends, or
shed a bit of weight, then this is
the club for you! They are even
running for good causes. They
meet from 3:45 to 4:45pm on
Mondays and Wednesdays.
Students will need to be picked
up BY 4:45. So mark your calendar, grab your running shoes,
and have fun!
Lacrosse Begins
Be ready to come out and support
our lacrosse team beginning
March 16. This is a scrimmage
game and is the first of 3 scrimmages. The next home game
arrives after spring break on
April 10.
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Athletics Meet
By: Gabbie Anderson and Tyra Schaffer. Belzer has some exceptional athletes. The girls’ basketball team has
some very great players this year on the
team. Here are some of Belzer’s girl athletes.
The 7th grade girls’ basketball team
has a very strong team. Some of their
players are Charlize Turner, Ayri Davis,
Hayley Ragonesi, and Jessica Carrol.
Charlize Turner is a shooting guard or
forward and has been playing for 5
years. “I like just being able to play.”
Ayri Davis is a shooting guard and has
Charlize
Turner
Ayri Davis
been playing 4 years; “I love being a
team and having people by your side.”
Hayley Ragonesi is a point guard and
has been playing for 8 years. “I like
playing with my team and just being
able to go out there and have fun the
most.” Jessica Carrol is a center and has
been playing her whole life because her
mom was a coach. “I like playing basketball because it’s entertaining.”
The 8th grade basketball team also has
excellent players on their team. Some of
their players are Abby Nickson, Nia
King, Allison Hiedl, and Trinity Rainey.
Hayley
Ragonesi
A Special Contract
By: Jake LaRavia.
Kevin Grow, a Philadelphia-area high
school senior with
Down Syndrome, was
signed by the 76ers to
a two-day contract on
Monday. His story is
inspiring
for all
kids with
disabilities
around
the
world.
Grow
was the team manager
for his school's basketball team for four
years. In the final two
games of the season,
his coaches put him on
the court, and he made
his mark. The 18-yearold knocked down four
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three-pointers, hit a
buzzer-beater, and had
a total of 14 points.
The video of Grow's
incredible performance
has now racked up
more than 680,000
views. Prior to the Sixers' matchup with
the Cavs, Grow
was given a custom jersey, got to
participate in
pregame
warmups, and ran
through the
team's high-five
tunnel as they entered
the court. Grow's
teammates from Bensalem High School
were also recognized
during the game. Although he did not get to
play, Kevin had a
wonderful experience.
Jessica
Carrol
Nia King
Abby Nickson is a point guard and has
been playing for 9 years. She likes everything about playing basketball. Nia
King is a shooting guard and has been
playing for 9 years. She likes the defense
the most about playing basketball. Allison Hiedl is a guard and has been playing for 7 years. “I like defense the most
in basketball.” Trinity Rainey is a point
guard and has been playing for 11 years.
She likes the offense the most in basketball. Belzer is glad to have such exceptional girls’ basketball players.
Trinity
Rainey
Allison
Hiedl
Abby
Nickson
NFL’s Training Camp
By Leo Warbington and Michael
Smith. From February 22-25 the NFL
hosted the scouting combine. The
scouting combine is a training camp
where they run draft prospects through
tests and drills to increase their draft
ratings. The most common drills are
bench press, vertical jump, the 3 cone
drill, broad jump, and the most popular
drill the 40-yard dash. Like every year
the combine was at Lucas Oil Stadium
in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Some key players at the combine
were Jadeveon Clowney, John-
ny
Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater, Tajh
Boyd, Sammy Watkins, and Michael
Sam. Each day they had players from
certain positions participate. Day 1
was tight ends, offensive linemen, and
kickers. Then day 2 was quarterbacks,
running backs, and wide receivers.
Day 3 was defensive linemen and linebackers. Finally, day 4 was defensive
backs. For players who didn’t participate in the combine they still have a
chance to perform at their college pro
day in March.
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All Star Weekend Recap
By Rodney Warfield. All-Star weekend was a blast in NOLA
with some interesting highlights. In the Sprint Celebrity AllStar game, Kevin Hart won his 3rd MVP award, but he decided
to give the award to U.S. Secretary of defense Arne Duncan
who had a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. After
the celebrity all-star game was the BBVA Compass Rising Stars
Challenge. It was a great show with Andre Drummond recording 30 points
and 25 rebounds winning MVP of
the game. Tim
Hardaway Jr
and Dion
Waiters was
points scored in the all-star game with 318 points. There were
some good highlights from LeBron James with his miraculous
windmill dunk.
The MVP of the
game was Kyrie
Irving with 31
points and 14 assists. New Orleans
gave the NBA a
great show.
the real entertainment going back to back with
three pointers.
Saturday held the Sears Shooting Stars. It was
a great contest with Chris Bosh hitting two half
court shots in a row along with Swin Cash and
Tim Hardaway Sr helping him out to win the
challenge.
It was a close match in the Taco Bell Skills
Challenge with Trey Burke hitting a clutch
layup with 1/10 of a second left and winning
the contest with Damian Lillard.
The Foot Locker Three Point Contest was amazing.
Marcos Bellinelli and Bradley Beal had to win in the
tie breaker. Marcos Bellinelli came out with the win
and giving Team West the victory.
The Sprite Dunk Contest brought a night nobody
could forget. John Wall shut down the contest by
jumping over the wizards mascot with a two hand
behind the back dunk, winning dunker of the night. In
the 63rd annual all-star game, the East all-stars defeated the West 163-155. The record was broken for most
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My Big Campus, Good Or Bad?
By: Emma Orcutt. My Big Campus allows
students to access and keeps them in a social
environment where they can chat with
friends and discuss their work. If there was
no My Big Campus, students would be unable to complete much of their work. MBC
gives students a place to take tests and fix
assignments. Also, MBC saves trees from
being cut down to make paper! It helps the
learning of children and if students need a bit
of help on tests, teachers can allow the correct answers to be shown once they finish the
test. The alternative for MBC would be
Google, but Google is not monitored by
adults to make sure kids are safe! When you
use the hangouts, people other than fellow
classmates or friends are part of the conversations. It is known that Google does try to
protect you from harm; however, they cannot
monitor every action that is done on their
site. On Google, hangouts can be reached
during activities, but on My Big Campus
students cannot cheat and the work is honestly their own which is a good thing. There are
a few problems with My Big Campus, but students have had
the same problems on Google, Gmail, and Hangouts. My Big
Campus is school and kid friendly.
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By: Jillian Hartlerode. My
Big Campus, or MBC, can be
an annoying and privacy invading site. People can spam your
feed with annoying discussions
that contain no information,
making it hard to see actual
school-related discussions that
count for grades. When it
comes to access, MBC gives
students and teachers a little
too much. Parents, students,
and teachers are allowed to see
where you go to school which
connects to where you live.
This can create an uncomfortable environment, knowing that
some random person can find
out where you live. While it
does save paper, it does not
make My Big Campus the best
thing to use. If the school were
to use Gmail/Google for example, you simply email people schoolwork and such,
making it more private. In short My Big Campus is
intrusive and complicated and should not be used.
We All Step for ISTEP
By Lexi Odle. It’s March, and that means the time of
year that most students dread is finally here, ISTEP!
This first of two groups of tests is scheduled for the second week of March. It will be a written test for math,
lang. arts, and social studies. There will be another
group of multiple-choice tests in April.
For this first test in Language Arts, there will be an essay and a few short answer questions with an article attached. Make sure you include evidence from the article
in your 3-5 sentence answer. In math/algebra, you will be
solving a number of problems. You can be scored up to 2
points per problem. Be careful to show all of your work,
or you won’t get your full 2 points.
In social studies, you will be looking
at maps, reading articles, and answering short-answer questions.
Make sure to read the directions
extra carefully.
Remember to show what you
know!
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March Days
1 Peanut Butter Lovers' Day
3 I Want You to be Happy Day
5 Multiple Personality Day
6 National Frozen Food Day
7 Employee Appreciation Day
8 Be Nasty Day
11 Johnny Appleseed Day
14 National Potato Chip Day
14 National Pi Day
15 Everything You Think is
Wrong Day
16 Everything You Do is Right
Day
19 Poultry (Chicken) Day
22 National Goof Off Day
26 Make Up Your Own Holiday
Day
"Looks like the
sign ignored
itself..."
By: Kaylee Demlow. Our winner from
Issue 6 is Cooper Barillo. Nice caption
Cooper!
DRIVE OF YOUR LIFE ESSAY CONTEST!
The drive of your life essay contest is due by Feb.
28th. Type your essays on a word document and upload it to the My Big Campus schoolwork called
Drive of Your Life Essay Contest #1. Write about
your three characteristics and some of your job
suggestions.
No Fault in Our Review
By: Jackie Aguilar. After 2
years, the book “The Fault in
Our Stars” has been made
into a movie. The book was
written
by the
extremely
talented author,
John
Green,
it came
out
January
10th, 2012. Readers have
been waiting patiently for the
movie date to be announced.
“The Fault in Our Stars” has
been scheduled to come out
June 6th. The movie is a
romantic comedy-drama that
will have you in tears. Despite the tumor-shrinking
medical miracle that has
bought her a few years, Hazel was anything but terminal. However, when a gorgeous plot twist named
Augustus Waters suddenly
appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is
about to be completely rewrit- million views in less than 24
ten. The first trailer for the
hours after its release.
film was released January 29,
2014. The trailer had over 3
CONTESTS!
Submit your “heart” puzzle to Nurse Lori by Feb. 28th. Complete the puzzle and turn it in for
a chance to win prizes! Nurse Lori will be drawing winners, so make sure to complete your
puzzle. Mrs. Neal’s Drive of Your Life essay is due tomorrow! Make sure to submit your
work through My Big Campus. Want to share your opinion? Make sure to complete the online
soccer survey on My Big Campus. This is due by 12:00 tomorrow!
Volume 1, Issue 7
Are YOU the Next
Comic Star?
Do you like making comic
strips? If so, you have the
chance to have your comics be
in the newspaper! Submit your
comic strip to the Belzer Blog
under the Discussion Tabs for
comics.
Planning a spring break staycation? The Lawrence branch
of the Indianapolis Public Library will have programs for
kids and teens all week!
Check out the branch website
or call for more details. Website: http://www.imcpl.org/
locations/lawrence/ Phone:
317-275-4463
Newspaper Staff
Editors-in-chief: Mikayla
Stephens and Kaylee Demlow
Editors-in-chief for Sports
Section: Gabbie Anderson and
Tyra Schaffer
Editors:
Jacquelyne Aguilar, Jaynique
Bobbitt, Emory Bullock, Eric
Carr, Reagen Fitzsimmons,
Gabriel Garcia, Jakob
Goldsby, Jillian Hartlerode,
Michaela Jews, Kenneth King,
Brennan Mahto, Jacob
Laravia, Diana Martinez, Victoria Miller, Donya Murray,
Lexi Odle, Emma Orcutt, Colton Padgett, Olivia Salvo, B.J.
Patterson, Daphne Sanders,
Annaya Shelton, Lilly Solly,
O’Niya Smith, Dayshia Stevenson, Leo Warbington, Rodney Warfield,
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