The Creek: Volume 2, Issue 1

THE CREEK
FOX CREEK JHS
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Volleyball
Reporter Hannah Burgess
INSIDE
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ISSUE:
*Volleyball
Update
*Fall
Intersession
Recap
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*Academic
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Happenings
*Divergent
History Night
*Writing
Contest
Winners
4-5
*Yearbook
Sales
5
Clubs
6-7
*Honor Roll
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Student Life
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Fall
Volleyball players have been working
hard this year. Our varsity volleyball
team has lost only one game against
Needles. All the other games they
have won. Varsity won against
BHCJH, T-Bolt, Mohave Valley, and
MALC. The varsity has been on fire!
The J.V. has not been so hot. The J.V. By guest reporter Mrs. Wawrzynek
won only 2 games and those were Fall Intersession was extremely successful. Not
against local rivals MALC and BHCJH. only did students have the opportunity to catch
up on academic skills, but they were able to partake in the different clubs Fox Creek has to
offer. Students practiced their basketball skills, learned to garden, debated each other
on different topics, learned about crime scene investigations, and even got the chance
to develop their own sports franchise.
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Science
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The Science Department has gotten
off to a great start! We have been
studying the Steps of the Scientific
Method!
Shaynie, Stephanie, and
Tiffany
Each class has
done interactive
classroom assignments and most
students just completed their first
experiments,
in
which students,
following the Scientific
Method
steps, simulate what steps they will
do during their own Science Fair Project.
what they are doing for their Science
Fair Projects. Science Fair Projects are
due in December 11, 2014, the week
before Christmas break. This will give
ample time for grading and selection of
our top finalists. These projects will be
narrowed down to top ten, by their
teachers and then top five, by other
teachers.
When we return from our Christmas
Break, we will hold our Science Fair on
Thursday night, January 8, 2015. There
a new panel of Judges will select Third,
Second and First Place Winners. We
hope all students and their families will
attend to view our young Scientists’
projects, as well as participate in some
exciting activities.
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Math
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6 grade math has been
working on foundational
skills so far this year. We
are the building blocks for
the next two years. During
first quarter we worked on
concepts like decimal operations, factors, multiples,
fraction operations, exponents, and started the basis
for proportions. In the future we will be working
hard on building our
knowledge of modeling/
diagraming all operations:
fractions, decimals, and
integers. This year we have
a lot of students who are
working hard to be great
mathematicians.
Leading
the charge with 100% on
their summatives are James
Borland, Audree Burgess,
Manny Gonzalez, Madelyn
MacDonald, Summer Miller,
Mariah Moss, and Damon
Puryear. Keep up the great
work!!
7th grade has been
working on number sense: adding,
subtracting, multiplying
and dividing rational
numbers and integers
and real-world problems
with integers and rationals. We've also divided
into algebra with standards like applying mathematical
properties
(distributing, combining
like terms, factoring,
etc), solving multi-step
equations, inequalities.
Q2 starts out with multistep ration and proportion problems, scale and
then we hit geometry.
Polygons and their properties, parallel lines cut
by a transversal, area
and circumference of a
circle are all geometry
topics that'll be covered.
Timber, Thomas, and Jack
All grade levels are getting ready for
the Consumer Challenge and students
have submitted their Proposals, on
8th has worked on evaluating and
solving equations with square roots
and cube roots, estimating the value of irrational numbers, solving
linear equations by distributing and
combining like terms, identifying
linear and nonlinear functions, and
comparing functions represented in
different ways.
Quarter 2 starts with graphing and
interpreting proportional relationships between two quantities and
comparing proportional relationships represented in different ways.
We then move onto explaining why
slope is the same between any two
points on a line using similar triangles. Next on the agenda is analyzing and then solving systems of
equations. We end quarter 2 with
properties of exponents, scientific
notation and then finding volume
of cones, cylinders and spheres.
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Language Arts
Title I is a program designed to help students master
The Language Arts department is very happy with the
their goals in Language Arts. Our Title I teacher, Mrs.
way the school year has begun. Students have learned
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Wawrzynek, pushes into classrooms to help students
a variety of skills already! 6 grade students have
learn presented skills. She may pull students
learned about story plots and themes,
into small groups, administer weekly CFA
along with learning to summarize infortests, or help the classroom teacher in a
mation.
Figurative and connotative
team-teaching role. Students seem to benewords, main idea and the study of theme
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fit greatly from this extra help.
has been the focus for 7 grade stuth
dents. As for 8 graders, they have
The Language Arts department continues to
studied recognizing central ideas in text
work hard to present students with engagand identifying components of informaing activities that covers the necessary
Audree and Madelynn
tional text. We are looking forward to
standards and challenges students to reach
second quarter. We will build on the
their academic goals. Second quarter here we come!
skills already learned.
Making History
What's Happening in Social Studies?
It is an exciting time for Social Studies at The Creek! We
will be spanning nearly 3000 years of history and will be
having a great Project Based Learning day that you are
all invited to see and enjoy.
During the second quarter, the 6th grade will be exploring the amazing times of the Ancient Greek and Roman
Empires! This was a time that includes the birth of democracy, and a republic form of government, the first
Olympics including Athens and Sparta, the expansion of
the Roman empire where "All roads led to Rome". Ancient Greece also gave us new ideas in philosophy, art
and education. Come to the Project Based Learning day
and see our 6th graders compete in a mock Olympic
games on our football field!
7th grade will be delving into the Civil War. From 1861
to 1865 our country engaged in the costliest war of
blood and treasure. Who wins will determine if we remain "One Nation Under God" or are split into two separate nations, both vulnerable to being taken over by
other world powers like England and France. We will
learn about the causes of the war, including states
rights, slavery and the Constitution. We will look at
some important battles from Fort Sumter to Gettysburg
to Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Our project
based learning assignment will be a reenactment of the
third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, known as
"Pickett's Charge" which will be held on our
baseball field. You will be impressed at our
recreation of the battle that turned the tide
of the war to the Union.
Join us for a
day of fun on
Friday
November 14th
Don't feel bad if your 8th graders come
home a little sad during the second quarfor Projects!
ter. Having finished the good times of The
Roaring Twenties we will immerse ourselves in the
greatest economic challenge that our nation has ever
faced, "The Great Depression." We have already
learned about the stock market crash of October,
1929. We will next explore the bank failures, the Dust
Bowl of the 1930's, the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt
and his New Deal to make the economy strong. After
that, 8th grade will begin to learn about World War
Two.
Our project based learning assignment in 8th grade will
concentrate on the creation of the United Nations. Our
students will choose what countries they want to be
and the challenges of getting countries to work out
their differences without going to war, a challenge that
still goes on today.
Friday, November 14th will be the big day! Project
Based Learning will incorporate all of the disciplines,
not just Social Studies. Come on out, bring your cameras and be a witness to this really profitable educational
event.
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Literature Corner
The Tree By Arie Beck
As the sun dropped over the horizon,
and the birds were glad and free.
A figure stood in silence,
this figure was a tree.
This tree was nothing special,
a statue strong and firm.
It stood there strong and silent,
until there came a worm.
The worm said tree why do you
stand,
all tall and still this way.
The whole world is a-creeping,
Are you going to miss this day?
And to the worm the tree spoke,
I can see the world okay.
And my roots hold me here quite
tight,
so here I think I’ll stay.
So then the worm left that place,
free to wiggle and squirm.
And the tree stood still and silent,
and the tree stood tall and firm.
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Yearbooks on Sale Now!!!
For the past two years we have sold out our school
yearbooks. This year's book is going to be BIGGER,
BETTER and BOLDER with even more pages, pictures and
memories.
We have about 550 students and have only ordered 300
books so they will definitely sell out again. Don't wait and
get shut out. The cost is only $30.00 for a book that will
be a treasured keepsake of your child's year here at the
Creek.
Also, if you have, manage or work for a business and want
to help us hold down the cost and make the yearbook
even bigger please consider advertising your business in
our book. We offer full color ads from Business Card size
to a Full Page. Please contact Mr. Frilando for the cost and
layout information.
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Reporter Jules Hunter
Sing Along...
Our choir for 2014-15 consists of
Kaylynn Williamson (8th grade),
Delyce Sevillano (6th grade), Takeila
Prosenick (7th grade), Lilyanna Pinon (7th grade), Christina Palfi (7th
grade), Chantelle Meza-Higuera (8th
grade), Mikayla Martinez (6th
grade), Gillian Martin (6th grade),
Chantel Herron (6th grade), Madeline Hall (6th grade), Khloie Estrada
(6th grade), Ashley Crumley (8th
grade), Hannah Burgess (6th grade),
SADD
Check out
Fox Creek’s
enrichment classes
and clubs.
Alyxandria Bare (6th grade), and Allaya
Arganda (8th grade). Choir is taught by
Mrs. Andreas who also teaches band.
The songs the choir are working on are
"My Shadow", "Let There Be Music",
"Noel", and soon they will work on
some more. Events known to be
planned are "All City Sing", a choir concert, "Laughlin Contest", and an end of
the year choir concert. If you want to
know anything more about the choir
events please contact Mrs. Andreas.
Reporter Josie Marskmaker
SADD club has had a great first quarter. They
have completed their first project, cleaning up
the campus. They have also helped Interact with
the first school dance of the school year.
The SADD club has many ideas for second quarter. One idea they have planned is to visit Davis
House. This will be taking place around Halloween. SADD club has much more planned for next
quarter. If you have any questions about SADD
you can talk to Mr. Sellviano.
Jessi and Kaylynn earning money and service
hours for Interact & SADD
Growing Artists
Reporter Morgan York
This year in art is very interesting. Some projects we are doing in art are Bead Weaving, Orangutan water color, and Blazing Banyan Tree. I personally think that all of the
projects are very great. I have done all of these myself or are in the middle of them.
The projects that I have seen are great.
Art is fun, creative, and relaxing. Everybody has artistic skills and art is a way to express yourself. It allows people to share their culture and communicate even if they
don’t speak the same language. For example, bead weaving is a way to express your
inner thoughts or express your artistic skills by creating a design in beads for a bracelet. If you like this article and creating art sounds interesting then you could sign up
and participate in the after school art programs.
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Making Music
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Reporter Jules Hunter Photographer Josie Marskmaker
Song, and Front and Center. They have learned so
much more as well, and are sounding fantastic! If
you would like to see the band perform come to
some of the upcoming events.
The Fox Creek advance band has been working hard all
quarter! They have been working on all types of music.
Some songs they have learned are Grand Old Flag, Night
The band will be participating in the Veteran’s Day
parade and the Boom Box parade. The Boom Box
parade will also include many other bands in the
area. The band will also be having their first concert
sometime in the second quarter, along with beginning band. Come support both bands at the Boom
Box parade and their first concert. They will be excited to show everyone what they have learned!
Student Council
Reporter Jules Hunter
The officers for this year in student council are Monica Haultrom, Lily Bauchard, Allison Interior,
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and Haley Brunk. There are two representatives from each grade. You can be a part of student
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council by just coming to the meetings. Student council's teacher sponsor is Mrs. McGinnis.
An event student council is thinking about putting on is the Christmas dance and many others. Student council is talking about their t-shirts, raising funds, ideas to improve our school such as the
cafeteria food. Also student council put on a jersey day to help raise funds. If you are interested in
anything else about student council please contact Mrs. McGinnis.
Reporter Oakley Heaton
Congratulations to Kaylynn Williamson who is the President of the Interact club. Don’t forget about Jordan,
the Vice President, and Allison Interior, the Secretary. We wish them luck.
Interact is a charity or service club.
That means that students will be
completing community service activities throughout the year. To be an
Interact member students need to get
15 attendance points (awarded for
attending meetings and activities) and
have 10 hours of community service
by the end of the year.
our school?
INTERACT
In order to get the 15 attendance
you must come to most of the
meetings. You will receive 1
point each meeting you attend.
This is to make sure that you actually participate, and not just
say that you're a member. The
10 service hours are the hours
you spend completing service.
The community service hours
can be served at sports games
(by working concessions or admissions) or in approved activi-
ties.
An exciting activity that Interact will
be is doing is making things called
whopies. Whopies are little devices
that you put in water to tell when
it’s drinkable. To use them, you put
a whopie in unclean water in a nonflammable or non-meltable container and place over the fire. When the
water is clean the whopie will float.
Interact will be raising money to
make these for people in Iraq or other countries that have trouble finding clean drinking water.
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A Honor Roll
Alyxandria Bare
Audree Burgess
Alexander Cotter
Jules Hunter
Madelynn MacDonald
Summer Miller
“I was so relieved when my
name was called last year.”
Julieta
Barajas
Shelby
Basso
Audrey
Gee
Conner
Goodwin
Trevor
Price
Mikayla
Lilly
Barton
Bouchard
Emily Derrick
Ashlyn
Easley
Dae'zha
Goodloe
Monica
Houltram
Allison
Interior
Brianna
Lipinski
Josephine Marsmaker
Esther
Evans
Haylee Rice
Dailyn Ross
Dietrich Schmoyer-McArthur
Alieska Tor
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A/B Honor Roll
Arie Beck
Ashlyn Armijo
Teresa Anderson
Ana Bezada
Lukas Atwood
Seth Ante
Allyson Brusso
Liberty Banas
Koby Atlas
Hannah Burgess
Violet Blurton
Kasidy Barrett
Chloe Burrows
Zachary Burgess
Destiny Bascombe
MyKenzie Dexter
Jenna Clingaman
Nolan Beck
Connor Dubois
Brianda Corrales
Hayley Brunk
Alysia Faught
Kevin Dubois
Jeffery Cirelli
McKenna Faught
Gary DuPont
Dylan Conklin
Jessi Frei
Amani Elrawshdeh
Ashley Crumley
Prisilla Garcia
Caleb Fearing
Jena DuPont
Manuel Gonzalez
Liliana Felix
Austin Elkins
Anthony Hamilton
Christopher Flores
Misael Flores
Kylee Heath
Brayden Jones
Kaden Goss
Oakley Heaton
Remington Jones
Emily Guerrero
Emily Krebs
Anna Kuzminsky
Meline Guerrero
Alexander Lazenby
Tayler LiPuma
Blake Ising
Madison Lindquist
Madalyn Robles
Vanessa Kartinen
Grace Martinez
Summer Santa-
Amelia Knochel
Ezekiel Maxcy
Rosa
Chase Krock
Samantha MezaHiguera
Megan Schoonover
Paul Kuzminsky
Kainoa Smith
Gabriella Laurenza
Mariah Moss
Hannah Payne
Maya Radic
Ashley Smith
Tiger Lily Le
Oliver Liles
Taylor Lujan
Kayla Newton
Elizabeth Orth
Holden Payne
Eduardo Romero
Martin Salazar
Lacee Suggs
Shane Thomas
Demi Torres
Jorge Vega
Alex Westwood
Kendall Williams
Kaylynn Williamson
Natalie Willmore
Morgan York
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THE CREEK NEWSPAPER STAFF
CLUB OFFICERS
PRESIDENT– JOSIE MARSMAKER
VICE PRESIDENT– CATHERINE GONZALEZ
SECRETARY– KAYLYNN WILLIAMSON
GUEST REPORTERS
SCIENCE– MRS. MORRIS
LANGUAGE ARTS– MRS. WAWRZYNEK
MATH– MR. DIAZ
HISTORY– MR. FRILANDO
STAFF REPORTERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS
JULES HUNTER
MADELYNN MACDONALD
AUDREE BURGESS
HANNAH BURGESS
JACOB SMITH
MORGAN YORK
OAKLEY HEATON
SAVANNAH ECKHEART
LILYANNA PINON
CHANTELLE MEZA-HUEGARA
ALIYA WALKER
SAMANTHA MEZA-HUEGARA
GILLIAN MARTIN
JORDAN BROWN
SHIANN MCCLURE
NATALIE MCNUTT
SEAN