Volume 14 Issue 1 Oct 2013 - Anoka
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Volume 14 Issue 1 Oct 2013 - Anoka
http://www.anoka.k12.mn.us/education/club/club.php?sectiondetailid=204482&sc_id= 1162302791 Fall 2013 Volume 14 Issue 1 Oak View Student Hit in Crosswalk on Hanson Blvd 12+ years of the Paw Print Press On the Web Snap with your smart phone Important Dates! October 2013 10/24 Activity Night November 2013 11/26 End Trimester 1 11/27-12/2 Thanksgiving Break—No School December 2013 12/21-1/5 Winter Break– No School 1/6 School Back in session January-2014 1/20– MLK Day No school 1/23– Conferences 3:20-9:00 Two new restaurants are opening in the area. Chick-fil-A at Riverdale, and Pizza Ranch next to the new Wal-Mart on Bunker Lake Blvd. Fall Play A Christmas Carol Casting finalized for the fall play. Read more inside…. Possible Rose Park Renovation Students are cheering about a possible Rose Park Renovation. On October 3rd the Andover Park and Recreation Commission meet to discuss ... Purple Park Clean-up by 6th Grade 6th grade has partnered with the City of Andover to clean Purple Park, located between the Andover YMCA/ Community Center and Oak View. Distribution Label Read ! Students and parents are talking about, yet another, Oak View student being involved in a car incident while trying to cross Hanson Blvd. Many are now calling for walk bridge over, or walk tunnel under Hanson Blvd. One parent said, ―It seems that the semaphore lights, turn lanes, and crosswalk simply have not solved the problem. Semaphore lights were added in 2005/2006 to prevent crosswalk accidents at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars. Another parent said, it sent shivers down my spine when I heard ―Andover 154th and Hansen- Child hit by car outside Oak View Middle School. Child alert‖ on my police scanner Read more inside…... Students Excited About New Restaurants Page 2 Volume 14 Issue 1 Snow Tubing at Eko Backen! It’s the fun place to take you class, church group or family of all ages! The staff on the field trip LOVED it! The set up, the directions they received, and what your staff did during the trip made it go very smoothly. Our parents gave good reviews too!! Thanks for a great trip! 3 different Hills! 4000 sq ft chalet! We make lots of Snow!!! Rachel - Kids Club Coordinator Affordable Field Trips and Group Outings Register On-line to win a FREE field trip @ www.ekobacken.com Our kids sang the entire way home! I now understand why our kids insist on returning to Eko Backen year after year! Jennifer SLP. High School "Our hockey team had a really awesome time there. It is something we will want to do again (and again)!! I will definitely recommend Eko Backen to other teams looking for fun way to celebrate!!" Kristin - St. Francis ekobacken.com 22570 Manning Trail Scandia, MN 55073 (6 miles east of Forest Lake) 651-433-2422 It's our favorite event of the season - and the kids have been asking non-stop if we'll be able to go!" Julia - Mentor Advisor Sharon The Hill layout and the chalet were perfect.Thanks for a wonderful birthday party! Eko Backen surpassed all our expectations! Wendy a happy mom Volume 14 Issue 1 For as little as $6.99, you can reach 1700+ families in the Andover/Anoka/Coon Rapids area with your advertising dollars. Page 3 Congratulations Mrs. Kilmer and Family on the birth of Sidney Kilmer on June 27,2013 weighting 8 lbs 12 oz. How? By advertising in The Paw Print Press. The Press is a middle school newspaper published by students, for students in the north metro. The Press is published tri-annually: November, February, and May. Advertisements are sold per publication: 3 x 2 inch $6.99 2 x 6 inch $13.99 4 x 11 inch or 8 ½ x 5inch $20.99 8.5 x 11 inch $34.99(full page) All print is black ink on white paper. Color on the Web editions You can design your own advertisement, or let our graphic design teams do it for you. To place an advertisement contact: Phone: 763-506-5757 e-mail: [email protected] Fax: 763-506-5603 Paw Print Press Oak View Middle School 15400 Hanson Blvd NW Andover, MN 55304 Where are former Oak View student’s today? Contact us if you know of a former Oak View student doing great things. We’d love to highlight them The Paw Print Press is a middle school newspaper made by students for students. All opinions and views are those held solely by students, and do not reflect in any way those held by Oak View or its staff. The purpose of the Paw Print Press is to be a medium of communication for Oak View students. As such the Paw Print Staff endeavors to publish submitted work, but reserves the right to edit any submitted work. Questions, Comments, Concerns, Please contact Mr. Buzay @ 763-506-5757 or e-mail [email protected] Page 4 Volume 14 Issue 1 Mr. Hauser By: Aaron Ganion Mr.Hauser is a band teacher both at Andover High School and here at Oak View. He came to Oak View because he heard that Oak View kids were some of the best kids around. He loves his job because it’s a lot of fun to be around the kids. When he was a kid, he liked Legos, and his favorite class was BAND!! (he told me to do that in all caps). Mr. Hauser likes band so much, because it’s his passion, and you get to do a little bit of everything. He likes weekdays more than weekends because he gets to teach. In his free time, he likes doing photography, and he has traveled to 10 to 15 states other than Minnesota. The favorite part of his job is teaching (no surprise there.) The scariest part of his job is when he makes a kid break down and cry. Mr. Hauser’s advice for students is to find a way to get excited in everything you do. His favorite composer is John Williams (Star Wars), and his favorite song is ―Applause” by Lady Gaga. Mr. Hauser’s favorite instruments are the trombone and the trumpet, but his least favorite instrument is the violin. His favorite sport is baseball, and if he had one million dollars he would put it in a bank account. He went to college at the University of Minnesota. If he couldn’t be a teacher he would be homeless person. (that’s really what he said.) When Mr. Hauser was a kid , his middle school didn’t have a school newspaper, and surprisingly, he didn’t know about the Paw Print Press! Finally, Mr.Hauser wants me to add...HE LOVES BAND!!! Cloudy With a Chance Of Meatballs 2 By Emilie Henderson On a weekend my friend and I went to the movie theatre and saw “Cloudy With a Chance Of Meatballs 2”. Flint Lockwood, Sam, and Chester are the main characters. The movie is about an island that is invaded by animals. These animals aren’t ordinary, though, they are made out of food. A part in the movie that I liked was when Sam and the others touched the animals. They found out that all the animals were friendly if you aren't mean to them, just like in real life. If you are nice to people, they will be more nice to you. Flint Lockwood has always wanted to be a scientist and looks up to Chester, a famous scientist from the Live Corp. Flint ends up ignoring his friends and listening to Chester about the animals. Chester was telling Flint that the animals were going to kill everyone, and Flint's friends were telling him that the food animals were friendly. Flint later finds out that Chester was only there for his invention..Bottom Line, this is a great movie to see. 11th year of Chamber Orchestra By: Briana Clifton Recently I interviewed Mrs. Pavot about her work her job, her life, and the chamber orchestra. This year Oak View celebrates its 11th year of Chamber Orchestra. Mrs. Pavot has been teaching for 15 years, and has been playing music herself since she was 9 years old when she started playing violin. In college she learned how to play all of the string instruments and band instruments! This year Mrs. Pavot is very excited for chamber orchestra! The group plays advanced music one day a week before school. This year they will play at the Rum River Winter fest, and the seventh grade will do a nursing home tour in the spring. Mrs. Pavot loves to see all students learn and gives this piece of advice “No matter what you do you should always have some music in your life and enjoy it. What is your favorite type of music? By Megan Schroeder I asked Ms. Hutchen’s Pride class of 24 students what their favorite type of music is. I concluded that: Fifty-four percent chose country, thirty percent chose rap as their favorite type of music, eight percent chose pop as their favorite music, and eight percent was other music. Volume 14 Issue 1 Page 5 Andover High School Marching Band: By Greta Wiederhold Marching band is often overlooked. Some may not even consider it as a sport. But as I watched The Andover Marching Bands perform their show ―Distant Tides‖ I knew it was something to dig into. The Andover Marching Band is something many of you have only seen at football games. But they do actual competitions! Different marching band from schools all over Minnesota compete and show off their skills. The awards are: Outstanding Drum Major(s), Colorguard, Percussion, Wind, Soloist, and Visual. They also place them in order of overall score. A marching band is made up of different parts. You have the Drum Major(s), who are the conductors. You’ve got the actual band which is made up of many different instruments from band, including the Drumline (a.k.a. ―Battery‖). But if you aren’t into the whole marching part, there is the Pit. Last, but not least, there is the Color Guard who help tell the story. I got to ask some of my questions to Haley Wiederhold (Mellophone player). She said marching band is fun, because what you do is learn music and coordinates (you have your fancy ―Dot Book‖ of where to go and when). She was inspired to do this because she loves music! Her favorite part is the competitions, but she doesn’t like long rehearsals. In fact they have a ―Heat Week‖ where they practice 9 am to 9 pm all day, with a few breaks. Marching band helped her transition to high school easier and she met lots of new friends. I also talked to Mr. Hauser, the director of the Andover Marching Band. He said his proudest moment was winning 1st place (out of 8) at Irondale, while getting Outstanding Colorguard! He likes being around the seventy best students, the physical work, entertaining a crowd, and exposing new people to music! He described the theme this year as being at sea after leaving your loved ones behind, and returning home safe and sound after a disastrous event. So, next time you see Mr. Hauser or a Marching Huskie you can give them a high five and a ―Good job!‖. Mrs. Groebner By: Alison Meyer I had the chance to talk to Mrs. Groebner, a 6th grade pre-algebra teacher. I learned that her favorite class throughout school was math, and that her favorite subjects in math were “Pre-calc” and “Algebra”. The hardest part of math for her was geometric proofs. She graduated high school in 1998, and attended two different colleges: Augustana and St. Scholastica . She worked as a mortgage closer and worked at a learning center. This is her fourth year at Oak View. She has two children, and their names are Kayla (age 5) and Brody (age 2). Her favorite color is pink, and she likes shopping at the Limited. She would like to travel to Norway again someday. If she couldn’t be a teacher, she would do something with art and design. If she won 1 million dollars, she would donate some to charity, put some money away for her kids for college, go on a big trip, but most importantly she’d keep teaching. Her favorite animal is a dog. She likes drawing, photography, and scrapbooking in her spare time. Her happiest teacher moment is when a student says they like math for the very first time!!But the best part about her job is when a student is excited about learning and her very best advice for students is: “Learn from your mistakes!!!!”. Passing Time By: Kathryn Simmons I asked 21 people if they think that the amount of passing time is enough to get to their classes on time and here are the results... 19% said it is enough time to get to their classes without being late. 52% said it isn't enough time to get to their classes on time. 29% said sometimes it isn't enough time to get to their classes on time. Then I asked the same group of students if they thought it would be good to add an extra minute to the passing time and here are those results... 86% thought it would be a great idea to add another minute to our passing time. 0% wouldn't want to add another minute to our passing time. 14% thought it might be a good idea but it might not. Why A Dress Code? By Greta Wiederhold Everyone knows that we have a dress code, and everyone knows that there are things we simply cannot wear, but do you know why? Mrs. Wilkie says with a dress code school is a safer and more respectable place, and people aren't distracted. I asked her about her personal thoughts on the dress code, and she said the code is put in place only after extensive parent, student, and school district employee discussions. If she could change the policy, she would like to revisit it every year. Mrs. Wilke also said, that without a code, she thinks school would be very hard, and many people would be offended. So, the dress code is more important than you think! And, Mrs. Wilkie’s advice is, ―If you look in the mirror and question what you are wearing, then don’t wear it. Chances are you shouldn’t be wearing it!‖ I asked some students what their thoughts are on the dress code. They answered it was to keep people from being offended, and so people don’t dress so inappropriate. It could also be too distracting. Most of who I interviewed followed the code, but I saw some with too short of shorts! Yet, there are people who don’t follow the code. That’s okay, since there will always be a couple who don’t follow rules, but what would happen if there was no dress code at all? Connor Boyer concluded that people would be less uncomfortable at school. Jack Slavik said it would be a negative impact on our learning. Oak view is sublime By: Aaron Ganion All the teachers are cool, too I hope you like school It’s football season Andover is doing well touchdown Andover! Halloween is here candy and costumes in store BOO! did I scare you? Baseball is at end The Twins weren't that good this year I wonder who’ll win? Reading, math, and gym social studies and science welcome back to school. Hot lunch and cold lunch don’t forget the treat cart! lunch is the best Violin or bass trombone, trumpet, sing la la music is the best! Winter is coming frosty flakes are falling down birds are flying south. Stuffed turkey- yum yum apple, pumpkin, cherry pie burrp! Stuffed myself full! All the ducks are gone the fundraiser is over were the prizes good? Do you enjoy school? learn some stuff, talk to your friends Eight hours of fun! The Oak View 6th& 7th Grade Soccer Team had an undefeated season to place 1st in the League. Way to go Bobcats!! Page 6 Volume 14 Issue 1 Volume 14 Issue 1 Ever Wonder Why There is a Police Officer at Oak View? By; Alison Meyer Have you ever wondered why Oak View has a Police officer on full time duty patrolling the hallways? Well I have, so I decided to dig in and find out why? I began my search by talking to Mr. Zapzalka, the sixth grade assistant principal. He said that we‟ve had a police officer for at least 15 years at Oak View Middle School. Every middle school in the district has a different police officer assigned to it. We have an Anoka County Sheriff deputy patrolling Oak View. He carries everything a normal police officer would. He is at Oak View the whole school day and he is also at most school events. When he is working at school, he is normally walking the hallways and talking to the principals and teachers about any issues. There has been some situations that the police were involved in. He helps plan the school lockdowns and the crisis plans. They reevaluated their crisis plan and talked about improving things for lockdowns after the Sandyhook Elementary incident. Mr. Zapzalka thinks it is a great thing to have a police officer at school: It keeps everyone and everything safer. I also talked to a couple teachers. I asked if they feel safer with a police officer and every single teacher said “yes.” Mr. Buzay said, we are extremely lucky to have a liaison officer staffed at Oak View; they bring with them a whole host of resources that principals and teachers simply do not have to keep everything and everyone safer at Oak View. I also talked to some students regarding their opinions of having a police officer and they all responded it‟s great! They feel it keeps students safer and it helps stop bullying. Our Magnificent School Cafeteria By: Destiny Rojas had the opportunity to find out some cool things about our school cafeteria. This year we have 26 new food items. Some of them are: Walking Tacos, Orange Chicken, New Sandwiches, and new salads. The most popular foods are: Pizza, Apple Juice, Cheesy Bread. Oak View‟s outstanding head chef is Peggy. She has worked for 27 years. One of her first careers was a hair dresser. She went to vocational school for additional education. After she was a hair dresser, she decided to stay home and take care of her kids, cook, and be a loving mother. Next she worked at Hoover Elementary for 10 years. I think her love of cooking played a part in her coming to Oak View to be Head Chef. She told me that she loves her job, but really does not really like waking up at 5 o‟clock in the morning. (Who does?) The best part of her job is seeing smiling students, and their happy faces. When Peggy retires she will be in her cabin spending time with her family. Peggy‟s dream would be to be a singer. If Peggy had a million dollars she would take here whole family on a trip. -You can buy breakfast every day @ $1.35, and eat it in your 1st hour class if you’re running late. -Free/reduced students please come on down. -Check out our menus online. -You can pay for your lunch on line with no extra fee. Page 7 Crossing the Road– Be Safe: By Greta Wiederhold You may have heard about the 8th grade Oak View boy who was hit by a car while crossing Hanson Blvd on Monday October 7 th @ 6:00pm trying to get home after a mathematics field trip. Here is my story of what happened: On Monday October 7th, the Math League was coming back from Northdale after getting second place. Yahoo! Way to go Oak View!!! Anyway……We were all excited after our first meet and were buzzing around the school. I had talked to Jordan while we walked back to our lockers to get our backpacks. We talked about the Math League Team, and the fun that we had. My mom arrived, so I left to go home. Jordan took off, and walked to the bike rack. It is shocking to think now, that I was the last person Jordan talked to before he started his way home. Once I get home, my phone started to buzz with a flurry of texts that I got from my friends across Oak View. Here’s one of the texts……. ―So my mom was picking me up from school from math league and this kid from math league was like walking home and then we were leaving the school. I saw someone had been hit by a car, not like run over but hit and a bunch of people stopped and cops and ambulance were coming and when we passed by it looked like Jordan. I asked Mr. Buzay on Tuesday morning about what happened. Mr. Buzay said, ―It appeared that Jordan was trying cross the street and was in the cross walk– doing everything correctly. Apparently, a person driving a silver mini-van was blinded by the setting sun made a left turn, and drove right into Jordan‖. Mr. Buzay said, ―Andover is a great place to live because many people stopped immediately to help out and call the police. The two police officers were there very quickly, followed by an ambulance‖. Mr. Buzay said he is thankful Jordan was not hurt worse. I asked Mr. Buzay, has this ever happened before? Mr. Buzay said, ―sadly yes, and far too often‖. He told me, this would be a good research topic for the newspaper, so I looked it up on the web and found tons. . One instance even made KARE 11 News in 2011: “A 7th grade student is recovering from bruises after being struck by a vehicle while biking to school Thursday morning. District officials say the students was in the crosswalk leading to Oak View Middle School and had the right of way when a driver leaving the school parking lot clipped the back of the student's bike. The victim complained of bruising and pain after falling from the bike. Police were called and the student was checked out by the school nurse. A parent took the student to the doctor for further evaluation. Officials say this is the second time this school year a bicyclist has been hit by a vehicle in this crosswalk. In October, a motorist struck a group of bicyclists. Those students suffered minor injuries as well.(Copyright 2011 by KARE) I also found that in 2005 Oak View Principal Diane Steffen and others lead a push to get traffic lights put in at the intersection “Due to continued growth, an increase of traffic on Hanson Boulevard, and the arrival of several strip malls and the Andover YMCA Community Center in the area, a need was seen for a traffic light in front of Oak View. Completed in January, 2006, the traffic signal project involved not just the traffic signal, but also adding turn lanes on Hanson and out of the school, as well as a median dividing traffic on Hanson were added” (Paw Print Press Volume 6 Issue1 2005) In the days after this incident, I heard many students and parents talking about the need for a walk bridge or tunnel before someone is killed. Mr. Buzay said, ―a walking bridge is a great idea, but in the meantime students need to understand, just because you have the cross signal, green light, and it’s in the countdown mode.. People nowadays are so busy texting and surfing they might not see you‖. His best advice for students is to always think cars are not going to stop for you– ―Assume they will drive right into you. That sounds sad, but be extra safe we care about you!‖ Picture top Jordan @ Mercy Hospital Picture bottom Intersection @ 154th and Hanson Page 8 Volume 14 Issue 1 Inside Story Headline This story can fit 150-200 words. 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I think hockey is a very fun sport because you can feel the crisp, cool breeze as you skate onto the ice. Every time you go on the ice it is electrifying. This is how Minnesota became known as the "State of Hockey." Hockey is an expensive sport but well worth it. You not only have to pay for hockey skates and sticks, but equipment that covers your entire body to be safe. In fact, it takes about 30 minutes to dress from head to toe prior to practice for a game. The better you get, the more you are willing to pay for your equipment to remain competitive. Skates range from beginners around $50 up to custom skates averaging about $1000. And graphite sticks can run from $50 to $300; graphite is a composite material that is light and provides unparalleled accuracy. Don't forget the interchangeable blades that allow you to feel the puck. You can see how quickly it adds up. Now you are dressed for the part and you have to pay to play with an association or team which includes the cost of renting ice. Because of the high cost of the game, fund raising is a necessary evil. No one likes to do it, but families are forced into it to offset the expenses. If you have multiple members of the same family playing hockey, your costs go up exponentially. Fund raising can involve anything from pull tabs at the local bar to candy bars door-todoor. This year alone, our Hockey Association is selling holiday wreaths, pizzas and calendars. It is difficult to hit up family and friends when the season rolls around, year after year. A lot of the hockey I play is at the Blaine National Sports Center, there they have many ice rinks and fields for most sports. When you are in hockey, your age and skill level dictate not only how much ice time you get, but how much travel is involved. The better you are, the more you play. Many kids play hockey all year long to be competitive and play at a higher level. This requires days away from school and added expenses and commitment from the family to get you where you need to be. You could be in Duluth one weekend and Rochester the next, weekends in hotels and statewide travel. Not to mention how large your vehicle has to be to accommodate the size of hockey equipment bags. There are six normal positions in hockey. There is the center who has the hardest job. The center has to skate around the entire rink always going for the puck. Also on the front line there is the right and left wing. Their primary role is to cover their half of the ice and involves being in the right place at the right time to score goals. Behind the wings are the defense, their role is to protect the net. When on the opponents end of the ice, they keep the puck in play. When the puck is on their end of the ice, they battle the opposition to gain control of the puck, constantly looking to clear the puck away from the net. The most important position is the goalie; they make or break your team. The goalie is the last point of defense from putting the puck in the net to score. Most goalies are very limber and flexible to be able to move into the splits if necessary. Each individual player has to always be "we-centered" and not "me-centered" in order to win games. Hockey is a team sport, with no room for freelancing. Many people think hockey is a violent sport, due to the many injuries suffered during the game. Accidents can happen at any time, hockey is very regulated and steps are constantly being made to improve the safety of the game. Most people have heard the name Jack Jablonski, a Minnesota sophomore, hockey player who was paralyzed from the neck down after being checked from behind. During 2012, an outpouring of local and national support helped Jack begin the journey toward his personal goal to skate again. That support also attracted unprecedented attention to the possibilities of spinal cord injury recovery. The BEL13VE in Miracles Foundation was established to focus community support on doing something amazing for everyone living with a spinal cord injur y. The BEL13VE in Miracles Foundation sprang to life from the kindness of others in a moment of tragedy. Hockey has a great deal of community support and this is a perfect example of the dedication to the game. In closing, hockey has far more rewards than risks-making it the greatest sport on Earth! You could go on and on about the fan loyalty and hockey music that tops the charts, but at the end of the day it comes down to the quick action, enforcer fighting and overall excitement of the game. If you are not a fan yet, take the time to watch the game; you will never go back to any other sport. Page 10 Carol Grzybowski By: Maddie Brurud I interviewed the school counselor, Carol Grzybowski. She has been a counselor here at Oak View for two years and is starting her third year. Ms. Grzybowski has been a counselor for 21 years. She is part of a program called College Walls where teachers and other staff members put up something about where they went to college. The purpose of College Walls is to tell the students here at Oak View that you should go to college and to start conversations with the students. Students would go to Ms. Grzybowski if they had a problem with their friends, parents, or school. She decided to become a counselor because she found out that she was good with people one on one. Ms. Gryzybowski's favorite part of being a counselor is getting to know people on a deeper level, away from the chaos of everyday life, getting to know students over the years and watching them grow up. She thinks hardest parts of being a counselor are not feeling bad when she leaves at the end of the day and not being able to help the students who come to her for help. Ms. Grzybowski went to two colleges, Iowa State and U-W-Stout. In ten years she thinks that she will still be here at Oak View. If Ms. Grzybowski won a million dollars she would finish remodeling her house with professional re-modelers and put money towards saving elephants. In her spare time she likes to hang out with her family and exercise. Ms. Grzybowski likes to shop at REI because it's a store with outdoors stuff and Target because who doesn't like looking at all the stuff there? Her favorite restaurant is an Italian place called Broder's. The most frightening moments for Ms. Grzybowski is when people tell her they are going to hurt themselves. She has two kids, a 6th grader whose name is Ella and an eighth grader whose name is Harry. Her favorite color is light blue. Ms. Grzybowski says “If you like yourself you can accomplish anything”. Also that she enjoys working at Oak View. Binders By: Kathryn Simmons For this issue of the paper, I interviewed Mrs. Eich and Ms. Hutchens. They had many different answers but some similar. Here are some answers that they had the same. They both think that students should bring more than one class worth of materials for the first part of the day. They both know that it is an option, and that it is easier because then students don't have to deal with crowded locker bays. Both Mrs. Eich and Ms. Hutchens know that keeping rules consistent is ideal, it helps kids keep things straight. Some of the questions they answered very differently. For instance, why do classes require folders, and some three– ring binders, and why do some ban Huge trapper keepers? Ms. Hutchens said that she lets students use almost any method for keeping things organized, just as long as it works. Mrs. Eich, there are many methods, but if you carry everything in just one Trapper Keeper, it helps keep everything in one place. They thought differently about why students need binders. Mrs. Eich thought that if kids end up forgetting folders they won’t get homework done. Ms. Hutchens thought that students use binders to help stay organized. Although Mrs. Eich and Ms. Hutchens thought differently they both agreed that it is very important to use some method to stay organized. The Amazing Ms. Hutchens By: Cassie Norbeck 2013-2014 Grade Level Senators 6th grade senators: Ava Mares Jack Nguyen Brandon Raabolle Seth Barta Jocelyn Prodfuang Emily Schroeder Lucy Baumann Ruth Nyabuto Kenzie Miettinen Courtney Cox Hayden Masloski Ryley Bednarzeyk 7th grade Senators: Ryan Hagle Madison Gustafson Tyler Clark Alyssa Okeson Grace Kringle Jake Vidervol Lucy Anderson Samantha Lo Jack Slavik Jessica Jarosz Kourtney Meester 8th grade Senators Jack Law Alica Hopkins Gavin Hoppes Lexie Kunze Sierra Jones Brianna Raabolle Greta Wiederhold Review of Portal 2 By : Portal 2 is a puzzle game Ms. Hutchens is a math teacher at Oak View Midthat takes place at an underdle School. She has been teaching for twelve ground testing facility called years and has wanted to be a teacher since she Aperture Science. It is long since uninhabited and the woman you was a little girl, mainly because her father was a play as, Chel, has been in suspenteacher. Besides teaching she enjoys reading, sion, which is basically like hiberfacebooking and number puzzles. She attended nation, for a long enough time the University of Minnesota Morris and St. Cloud that all the test subjects of Aperture Science are long gone. The State University. Her favorite part of her job is point of the game is to pass all the tests, or puzzles, and escape being able to be goofy and silly with her students. In ten years she hopes to from the research facility. I think Portal 2 is a very fun game bebe teaching middle school math or teaching in Nicaragua. If she were to win a cause it will get you thinking hard and you will have to use multiple strategies to get through all the levels. There is also a cooperative million dollars she would give it children in Nicaragua. Nicaragua is also her mode which I think is cool because two heads are always better favorite place to travel. She has two pets, a dog-named Rookie and a cat than one. I also like Portal 2 because there is a lot of funny comnamed Chica. Her happiest moment while teaching was when she got to teach mentary. I think this game would be fun for anyone who loves puzzles. Portal 2 is a game for Xbox, PS3, and PC. It is rated eveat the middle school that she went to. The scariest moment for her while ryone ten and up. It is the sequel to Portal, hence the 2, so there teaching is hearing about budget cuts and being afraid about losing her job. will probably be a few references you may not get. It is a game Ms. Huchens second dream job would be doing taxes. Some advice from her produced by Valve Corporation. A few other games Valve has to students is to keep your locker clean. Ms. Hutchens is a great teacher and made are the Half-Life series, Team Fortress Original, Team Fora very proud Bobcat. tress 2, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, and obviously Portal 1 & 2. Page 11 Are Lockers at Oak View Too Small ? Team Coverage on the Issue. We need bigger lockers!!!! By Sedonia Seibure I believe that students at Oak View should have much bigger lockers. I feel that the lockers here are way too small. I mean let’s face it, they are the same size as the ones we had in first and second grade; And it’s even more cramped now that we have lots of classes, instead of just one teacher all day long. Also we are much bigger than a 1st grader. I mean, what are we going to do when we start bringing our winter coats, boots, gloves, hats, and scarves? The doors are going to be constantly jammed.. Our lockers are too small and we need to make to a change. WHO’S WITH ME? I decided to ask some teachers and some students around Oak View to see what they think. I asked Damien a 6 th grader. He said they are way too small. Mrs. Heimerl said, “It’s unfortunate how many jams occur, although you should know that lockers are even smaller at other middle schools”. Olivia L. a 6 th grader said, “They’re too small. I think they should be bigger in width.” I also asked Mrs. Jacobson for her take on this, and she had a lot to say. “Students tend to keep their lockers messy, and that can be a problem for your neighbor cause they won’t be able to open their locker.” So I guess, what she’s saying is it’s more of an organizational issue rather than size. I asked Mr. Buzay said, “Well..we have roughly 1400+ students here at Oak View, if the lockers were bigger…. I’m not sure where they would put them… The locker bays are already cramped to the max. Even the hallways down each house have overflow lockers… I think that Oak View is stuck with the small ones that they installed when the school was built in 1996. The idea would be nice though”…. Mr. Buzay said, “that the best person to talk to would be a custodian ..they have the best view of the locker situation here at Oak View”. So I asked Mr. Dan and he said, “The lockers are adequate. We are pushing roughly 1500 lockers. With the space in the school the lockers are at their biggest they will ever be. Otherwise we won’t have anymore space in the school.” So, students want bigger lockers, and the facts seem to point to us having to keep the small ones we all ready have. Locker guidelines: Students, to make room in your locker, please follow these 4 steps to best organize your locker: 1st Place your half full and zipped-up back pack on the back hook. 2nd Place the books for today’s classes on bottom of locker, standing up, ends facing walls. 3rd Hang coat on left or right hook, and tuck in zipper and sleeves around back pack. 4th Close the locker very gently, if it does not close- DO NOT force it to close. Instead find out what is causing the jam and fix it. Your locker should close with only one finger. If it doesn’t—then something is blocking it. Remember, NO stickers, shelves, skate-boards, roller blades, musical instruments or full trappers. It’s your locker for this year, please maintain it. Thanks for your cooperation and continue to have a great year at Oak View. Halloween Candy Survey By: Emile Henderson Little Lockers by Anne Salmi Should middle school students get to have bigger lockers? I decided to find out. I began by asking students throughout Oak View, Do you think our lockers are too small? 90.9% of students think the lockers should be larger, including one student I asked them if the lockers should be bigger they said ―heck yeah!‖. I found out that the national average middle school junior high locker is about 2.5 to 3 feet tall, 1 foot wide, and 1 foot deep. Lockers at Oak View are around 4 feet high, around 1 foot wide, and close to 1 foot deep. When I researched more online some schools across the nation have discontinued lockers altogether… you heard it right, no lockers at all. Still, other schools had much smaller lockers only 1 foot wide, 1 foot deep, and 2 feet tall. In conclusion, when you really think about it, the lockers are actually not that small. While it would be nice to have larger lockers, Oak View is actually right within the standard for locker sizes across the nation. I had the chance to interview a few students across Oak View, and ask them: “ Given these options, what is your favorite type of candy? This is an unscientific and very limited poll, but I can conclude most students like the chocolate candies best. Type of candy Snickers Milky Way Laffy Taffy Nerds Hershey's Gobstoppers Nut Roll Peanut Butter Cup Number of students 4 5 6 3 8 3 3 8 Page 12 Volleyball By: Elizabeth Miels I interviewed two really cool girls and an awesome volleyball coach. Anna Erickson said she decided to sign up for this sport because it‟s her favorite sport and there is no running, (especially) because she really does NOT like running. Anna has never gotten seriously hurt in this sport! Her favorite position of all time is definitely passer. Sydney has been in this sport for five years! Wow! She is very happy with her position. Her least favorite position is definitely DS… Sydney said she also plays softball! To stay in shape. (Cool side note: I was on her fall ball softball team!) She said she sees herself in 10 years playing professional volleyball or college volleyball. Coach Brittney said, “she chose this sport to coach because she‟s been playing it her whole life! And if she wasn‟t a volleyball coach, she would still be a student because she‟s still a student!” This is her first year coaching volleyball. Some things she likes to do in her free time are, spend time with her family and friends and play volleyball and softball. Volume 14 Issue 1 Page 13 Page 14 Volume 14 Issue 1 Volume 14 Issue 1 Page 15 Page 16 Volume 14 Issue 1 Volume 14 Issue 1 IOS 7– A quick Review By: CONNOR BULLOCK IOS 7 is the new operating system of all handheld Apple products. Many people have been criticizing Apple for making IOS7 resemble droids operating system. People have also criticized it for have so many problems after downloading such as: being unable to unlock their device and extremely slow downloading times. I have not personally ran into these problems. As for it resembling the Droid OS, I believe it’s a good thing. Apple has taken all the good things from Droid, and all the good things from Apple and combined them. IOS 7 has added multiple new features to mobile devices. Such as: an entirely new look to the home screen, apps, a pull up control panel, multitasking, and a redesigned lock screen. Now, those are all great things about IOS7 ,but there are also downsides. A problem I have with IOS7 is that when I am multi tasking the apps completely reset when I change apps. For instance I will be looking at a picture on one app, open multitasking and switch to texting. When I switch back the picture is gone and the app is changed to the home screen of the app. But overall IOS7 is great and in my opinion a large improvement. Page 17 6th Grade Classes by Anne Salmi Should 6th graders get to pick more of their classes during registration ? I conducted some unscientific researched online and clicked on random middle school websites that showed the classes available to see how many schools let kids in 6th grade pick more of their classes than we do at Oak View. Turns out, five out of six schools have more classes options available to 6 th graders. One school, Wakefield Middle School in North Carolina, really impressed me; it had almost three times as many class options students could choose from. They have beginning Spanish, beginning band, beginning strings, chorus, visual arts exploratory 6, introduction to theatre, introduction to dance, and keyboarding. (all available to kids in sixth grade). Another school that has more classes then Oak View is Goodman Middle School in Washington. They have band, choir, art, computers, drama, home arts, intro to leadership, and woodworking available for sixth grade. Based on my limited research, it looks like Oak View is down near the bottom for number of classes you can choose in sixth Brief Oak View History grade. There was only one other website that had the same number of class options as Oak View, and that was By: CJ Sycks South Prairie School District, which let you pick band chorus, or orchestra. Oak View Middle School was established in 1996.Oak View got its name About 81% of students believe that we should get to pick from the amount of red oak trees in the area. The colors burgundy and grey came more classes. One student who disagrees says “we should from Anoka because the school was an Anoka feeder school. Bobby The Bobcat is our just wait. We should transition into middle school.” but school mascot, was voted on by students in 1996. Currently, many people are talking not everyone thinks that way. about changing Oak View’s colors to Black and Gold and creating a unified Andover color scheme. . I asked a few students what other mascots the would prefer, I got the Elephants, Otters, Titans, Bears and the most common The Huskies!!!!!!”. Some other facts about Oak View There has been only 4 lead principals since it opened! The school originally had 950 students! Norm Hande, the first lead principal was chosen to help develop and oversee the construction of the school! In the late nineties, portables, were added at the back of the school to ease over crowding. In 2001, The school added on the 400’s wing, that’s why it has tile floors instead of carpeting. In roughly 2004, the school added two classrooms inside each wing. ( The classrooms By: MarioArocho with corner doors by the drinking fountains) again to ease overcrowding. Do you think that we should change the long lunch line process at Oak View? I do, because lunch is everyone‟s favorite time of the day; And sadly we spend most of our lunch time waiting in line. (Ughh) What’s up with Tile verse Carpet Flooring? I‟d rather be eating, and talking to By, Kobe Senne friends. It takes me, most days, 10 minutes or more just to get I Have you ever wondered why part of Oak View has through the lunch line, and then I only have about 20 minutes to tile floors ( 400s) and the rest of the school (100’s,200’s, and 300’s) eat. That‟s simply not enough time! So I went searching for an are all carpeted? I did, so I began a quest to find out why….I first answer. “We only have 3 lines because that is all we have room asked Mr. Buzay, who has been teaching at Oak View for a long for” said the main lunch lady. If we had more room, I love to time… He said that the school expanded because Andover was expand. She also said “I think the lunch line could be better, and growing and they needed more classroom space. Oak View first 10 min. is way to long time to wait in the lunch line” A principal added the portables, but still continued to grow and space became said, It‟s the best given our size and the space available. Often a an issue. In roughly 2001 the school district passed a bond referenfavorite food is served and the lines tend to get longer for that dum to build on addition onto Oak View. Way back in 1996 the school had only three wings. item. Calvin S. said “It takes me about 7-10 minutes” and Ms. Each wing had an huge open resource area right outside the bathrooms/drinking fountains, the Hutchens, the math teacher said it would be nice to have shorter place where the cornered door rooms currently are. After they built the new wing, they added lines. She loves eating with the teachers when she isn‟t working in the corner door rooms to each wing. Bottom line Mr. Buzay said, in just a few years, Oak view her classroom. ( Everyone likes lunch expanded 18 classrooms.. Wow!. Mr. Buzay said, according to a former custodian that retired time) My favorite food is the Walking recently, the district will likely replace the all the carpeted areas with tile. Why? It’s healthier, Taco, and Ms. Hutchens loves the Toasty cleaner, and it follows district Health and wellness recommendations. Carpet is much harder for Dogs they used to serve when she was a the custodians to clean than the tile. Because it is harder to get the dirt and all the junk out the student. Bottom line, Lunch is a time to carpet. I asked the Dan the custodian about the tile floors, and he said that there are negatives eat, and standing in long lines, just is not and positives . Yes, it’s easier to clean up spills, sand, salt, dirt, germs, dust mites, allergens, and the best. I wish we could change it here the occasional mess (if a student gets sick), than it is for carpet. The positives about having at Oak View. carpet, is that it not as loud ( echoing), and in the winter the carpet makes the rooms feel a bit warmer. - Lunch Lines @ Oak View Page 18 Why Did We Close the Pool? Why Do the Twins Struggle? By Jack Slavik By Jack Slavik Did you know that Oak View has an Olympic sized swimming pool? Our pool is located in between the boys and girls locker rooms. The pool was only used from 1996 to 2001. Since then, the efforts to reopen the pool have only increased. So, why did we close the pool? In 2001, there was a local vote on spending for education. Voters had some options levels: Level 1) You could pay regular taxes Level 2) for an extra amount you could get smaller class sizes, Level 3) for even more new computers, Level 4)and even more….continue funding the pool. The votes showed that people voted for only smaller class sizes and new computers. Thus, the pools closed in 2001. Why don’t we reopen our pool? It would cost too much money. The cost to maintain the pool as it is in case we ever reopen it is $7,500 a year. To reopen the pool is about $100,000 a year according to the news. That is just for Oak View’s pool. If we reopened one pool, all others would also have to be reopened. so the amount of money would be huge. Where do the high school swim teams swim? Both the Andover and Anoka swim teams share the pool at Anoka Middle School for the Arts Fred Moore campus. The Blaine and Coon Rapids teams share the Northdale Middle School’s pool. The Champlin Park team and the public share the Jackson Middle School pool, while Roosevelt Middle School’s pool is only for district swimming community education classes. Huskies swim team coach Pete Crawford says that reopening the pool would be a “huge blessing to both the girls’ and boys’ swim teams along with their parents.” Oak View’s pool means a lot to the public. In both 2002 and 2007 the public has tried to reopen it, but failed. It does not seem that we will soon give up, as this would benefit the Andover and Coon Rapids’ swim teams and Oak View students. Have you ever seen the Twins lose? Have you ever wondered why they struggle? Chances are that you have. I compared the two best teams, the two worst teams, and the Twins. The things that were compared were attendance per team, payroll per team, and average age per team. I found that to be a fairly successful MLB team, you have to have a large attendance, a large payroll, and a high average age. One reason the Twins struggle is because of their attendance. Most good teams have fans that cheer them on at their games. Also, more fans would want to see their team win, not lose. The average attendance per game for the Twins is only about 30,000 people. While the St. Louis Cardinals, tied for MLB’s best team, has an average of over 41,000 people per game. The most surprising thing is, that the Tampa Bay Rays, a playoff team, has the league’s worst attendance. For this I concluded, most successful teams must have a large attendance. Another reason the Twins struggle is because of their small payroll. Most teams spend a lot of money on good players. Therefore, the higher the payroll, the better the team. The Boston Red Sox, tied for the league’s best team, has a payroll of almost $160 million. The Twins however, have just over $75 million. The Twins fall in the bottom ten in payroll, and the bottom ten in the standings. I don’t think that is a coincidence. The majority of the winning teams have a large payroll. The final reason that the Twins struggle is because of a low average age. Most of the time, if you are older, you have more experience playing the game. For this reason, younger teams have a harder time winning. The Red Sox’ average age is 30.1 years, tied for the oldest in the league. The Houston Astros, the league’s worst team, have an average age of 26 years. The Twins average age is almost 28 years old. These facts lead me to believe that more strong teams has older players. The Twins struggle to win as a team. Three of these reasons are that they have a low attendance, a low payroll, and a low average age. If some of these statistics were higher, they might improve as a team. Think about some other reasons the Twins or any other Minnesota sports team struggle. You could even send an e-mail to the team with suggestions. If you were the Twins general manager, what would you do to make the team improve? Madden NFL 25 Review CORALINE BY: NEIL GAIMAN By Jake Berg 25 years and still one of the most popular selling sports games to date. Made by the guys at Electronic Arts (EA for short) The new version keeps the same great feel as the old, but with a slew of new features. Stunning graphics, New Infinity Engine 2 gives the game a betCoraline is a book about a ter and smoother feel. ―Run free‖ was the tagline for this years game for it’s improved girl who thinks her life is plain and running physics. Defense and offense (aside from the running) are also very smooth and boring while living in her family’s little does not lag. The games biggest newest feature is Connected Franchise. You get to be a apartment; Until a hidden little door in player and play on your favorite team. You can also coach your favorite team, and become her living room connected her to a the owner of your favorite team (GO NINERS!). The owner and coach are almost the whole different world! Everything is same, but in Owner’s mode, it’s an entirely new ball game. With the help of your advisers, better: food, house, clothing, and even you can set prices of merchandise, upgrade or rebuild your stadium, or relocate the whole her parents. But here’s the catch. Being team. For example, you can move it to London. For both the coach modes, you don't get able to live there, she has to sew to set all the prices and stadium stuff, but you still get to control the whole team (Sign playbuttons in her eyes. As she refuses to, ers, Trade, Etc.).You do get all the stuff owners get to, just with that extra stuff. Player her other mother becomes evil and Mode you just get to control that player. The only bad thing about this game is the combitter. Plus she wants to eat up Cormentary. Lines are repeated a lot during a normal season, and I wish they could get them in aline’s soul. To find out if she escapes the booth to change it up. Hearing ―3rd and 3‖ over and over again in the same tone of read the book, or maybe watch the voice is very tiring. For the most part, it’s a good overall game with a few minor problems. I movie! would give this game a 9.2 out of 10 and hope you pick it up at your local Gamestop or Target. For more reviews and other Oak View news keep reading the Paw Print Press:) Rate: 4/5 stars Volume 14 Issue 1 Page 19 Page 20 Mrs.Thronson By Dylan Hietala I had the chance to interview Mrs. Thronson, an English (ELA) teacher here at Oak View. She became a teacher because she loves being around kids. She went to college at the University of Minnesota for her bachelor‟s degree and the University of St. Thomas for her master‟s degree. I asked her how long she had to go to college and she simply said „Lots of years‟. She decided to become a teacher because her husband is a teacher and when she saw what a rewarding career it was helping students learn and grow, she also wanted to do it. She says the best thing about being a teacher is spending all day with kids. She has been teaching for 5 years, and this is the only school that she has worked at. Her favorite subject growing up was foreign languages. She took Spanish, German, and Russian. Her least favorite subject was math. (Mr. Buzay would cry) If she won a million dollars she would open a nonprofit organization to support students reading skills. During her spare time, she likes spending time with her children. She enjoys being outside, and does public speaking for teachers getting their masters degree. She also works with church organizations on students learning difficulties. If she could not be a teacher, she would get her PHD. Her happiest moment of teaching is seeing students persist and succeed in learning something that was challenging for them. Her favorite restaurant is Ruth‟s Chris Steak House. She used to be a real-estate agent. Her advice for students is to keep their teachers in the loop if something is getting in the way of your learning. She also loves serving the families here at Oak View. Wonder By Olivia Lee Wonder is a wonder-ful book it’s about a kid named August who has a facial disorder. He has always been home schooled but now he has to do the bravest thing he’s ever done and go to school. His friends are being pressured to bully him and his sister is embarrassed. People are trying to get him kicked out of the school and one of his friends has been talking behind his back. Soon the school has a war over whether he should stay at the school. The book also goes into his friend’s point of view and how they are facing peer pressure to avoid August and take part in the mean games people are playing about him. Will August ever be accepted for his personality and not judged by his looks? Will his friends stay true to him? Will August stay at the school? Read the book to find out. Mrs. KASTAN Mrs. Kastan became a teacher because she loves people, learning, and reading and writing. She loves working at Oak View. In her classes she expects people to be working at all times. She advises the student senate during pride. In her free time, she enjoys being outBy: Maddie Hirte side camping and hiking in State Parks, and cooking. She You know how you can never get comfortable has lived in Minnesota her in the hard desk chairs at Oak View. Well, that’s entire life. When she was a kid her favorite subjects why I believe we should get rid of the desks overwere FACS and English. She loves the stories she all and get ball chairs and tables. I went online and gets to read in ELA. She wishes that everybody on found that the balls encourages good posture, earth had the opportunity to learn. She likes the incorporates exercise for students that don't take gym, helps flow of blood to the students here and the environment at Oak View too. brain, develops core muscles, and improves balance and coordination. If we had She has been working here at Oak View for eight ball chairs we would all have better posture, so later in life we will have stronger years. The hardest part of her job is learning where backs and bones. This happens because the ball chairs don’t have backs so it will pretty much be impossible to slouch. Also, the ball chairs incorporate exercise. The each student is at in their learning and how to work with him or her individually. Before School Mrs. Kastan oversees the new North Computer Lab chairs help you get exercise by you being able to bounce a little. It seems that (Room 402) from 8:00 to 8:15. Students can work on printing, typing and any wouldn’t help, but everyday will make a difference. And lastly one of the other of the programs. She would love to see you there! Swing in. important reason is because it's fun. Students everywhere don’t want to go to school because they get bored. With the ball chairs they will get their minds think- Open Computer Lab (North Lab, Room 402) – open daily 8:00-8:15 ing and have fun! Ball Chairs Stop killing Salamanders! By: Maddy Williams-Solber Imagine. You're a tiny little creature living with your tiny little family in a tiny little home. Everything has been going great your entire life-- until today. All of a sudden, the ground shakes and you look up to see the roof of your house peeled away and a giant foot smashing at the ground, trying to squish you. That is the life of the tiger salamander at Oak View Middle School. I have noticed every day since days after school started that a group of boys have been frightening and killing the small amphibians. Why do they do this? Well, everyone with a warm heart for the cold-blooded will never know. Today I am going to put an end to these little salamander‟s nightmares. First of all, salamanders have never done anything wrong to you, why would you do anything to them? Also, the spotted salamanders are getting killed so much, they‟re littering the school grounds. And finally, salamanders eat many things that might bug you. The tiger salamanders aren't that bad, are they? The tiger salamander really hasn't been a bother to you, so why bother them? Salamanders usually stay hidden during the day to stay happy and content-- and out of your hair. But still some people at Oak View decide to destroy their homes just to kill them. Again, how would you feel if your home was destroyed? That‟s what I thought. Salamanders are peaceful creatures who only dream of eating worms and tadpoles, not humans! Salamanders don't bother you. Ever stepped on a dead salamander on school grounds? Not fun. Many people who kill the salamanders kill a lot of these poor creatures every day, and of course they don‟t clean the mess up! The person who mows the lawn don't know what's below the blade, so a bigger mess is made once the salamander bodies are mowed over! No one thinks its great to find an unpleasant surprise on the bottom of their new, $150 shoes. Its pretty nasty in general to see the remains of anything just sitting there. Also, how would you feel just to be nonchalantly walking around to see your loved one in the same condition as the salamander you just stepped in is? Salamanders make messes everywhere if they're killed. Did you know salamanders eat many things that may bug you? Most of these little creatures will eat anything that fits in their mouth and moves, such as fr ogs, worms, insects, tadpoles, and more! Would you rather have a salamander hiding from you from a tiny hole that leads deep underground, or worms in your hair? I'd rather do the first one. The tiger salamander eats many things that may bother you. In conclusion, the tiger salamanders are basically peaceful reptiles with cold blood and warm hearts. Why would you ever take away the soul of these tiny creatures? They would never harm you, they already make terrible messes when killed, and they eat many things we are absolutely bugged by! Why would you even think of taking away such great creatures? It's time to stop killing salamanders. th th Early Diagon Alley, Ollivanders Wand shop: Aeryn Boys Grades 7 & 8 Volume 14 Issue 1 Page 21 By: Maddie, Hirte A tall girl looked silently at all of the shelves and cases of newly made wands, searching for Ollivander, the wandmaker, “Over here.” she heard a voice call. She turned away from a Unicorn Hair and wicker wand that she was examining. She found the man on top of a tall ladder, “Looking for a wand, eh?” Ollivander inquired, “For school I presume?” The girl nodded and spoke, it was almost at a whisper, a strong and clear one at that, “Yes, I am trying to find one that I can afford, please.” Ollivander nodded, “Of course,” he mumbled kindly, rummaging through the boxes, “ Let‟s look in the other sections, shall we?” he whipped his ladder around and slid across the shelves, “I didn‟t catch your name.” he said to her as he pulled out a long and springy wand. The girl looked up and said clearly, “Aeryn Draconis,” she looked at the wand he was holding and plucked it from his old, wrinkled hands, wrapping her slender fingers around the wood. Ollivander shook his head, “ I have a feeling that we won‟t find one for you here, in this section, Aeryn.” he jumped down from his ladder and ushered her towards a door in the back, “ I am going to check through the new ones.” Aeryn nodded and sat down, Ol livander returned a little while later, and handed her a wand, he would shake his head and go back into the room, this repeated for another hour or so, until he came and sat down, “ I have a feeling...” he said quietly, “Hang on a moment, please.” he ran over to the desk in the front and came back with a lar ge ball, “Can you hold this for a moment?” Aeryn obliged and took it into her palm. Ollivander smiled and his eyes opened wide, a quiet, inaudible whisper went past his lips. The ball sprang open with a loud clang. Aeryn was in shock, what was this thing? What did it do? Ollivander reached out with a trembling hand and took it from her, working his fingers inside it for her not to see. He laughed in triumph as he produced a wand from this strange object. “Amazing!” he clapped his hands together, "Why don't you try this one," he handed her the wand, "This might be the one for you!" Aeryn looked at him skeptically before taking it from him. It took the old wand maker no time at all to realize that this was the correct wand for this strange girl, "Aeryn, we have found your wand!" The tall girl snapped her head up in confusion, having zoned out a few moments beforehand, “What?” she said, confounded on what was so amazing to him, “This, is your wand." Ollivander said proudly, telling her about the piece of wood happily, “Dragon core and Black cherry, 12 inches, strong and long, sli ghtly cold.” he said dreamily about it.The wand was pure white, sliver lines moving up the middle, it looked plain, but Aeryn sensed something powerful about this wand. Aeryn nodded and reached into her bag, “How much for the wand?” she asked politely, “8 galleons,” Ollivander said, looking outside, “Thank you for your business.” he said kindly as she dropped the coins into his hand. She turned to walk out the door and return to her home. Ollivander waved goodbye as she left and smiled. Aeryn walked slowly back to the inn, stopping in front of the door, she moved two feet to the right, tapped the corner of the wall, and walked through to the room she was living in for the night. An owl hooted as she set her things onto the oak floor, she sat down on top of the bed, tired from all of the enervating traveling to the wizarding world from the muggle‟s. The large eagle-owl snapped its beak before fluttering its wings angrily, dropping a small wrapped package on the floor with a dull ringing noise. It startled Aeryn, causing her to jump off the bed and carefully snatch the package off the floorboards. Sighing out in relief, she cautiously unwrapped the paper, revealing a intricate box, pocket sized, with a locket that was bigger on the inside. In the heart of the silver, winding locket, she pulled out a folded photograph. With a tear on the verge of gliding down her pale cheek, she opened the picture to see a family of five waving happily at her; a mother and father on each side, wrapping their arms around a tall, lanky, black haired boy about the age of 18, and an equally as tall girl with the same dark appearance. The girl was Aeryn, and in the girl's arms was a little child, maybe the age of 2 nestled closely up to Aeryn's shoulders. Aeryn smiled sadly at the thought of them, her parents were dead, murdered by an order called, "The Cult". As for the little boy, he disappeared the night her parents were killed, taken out of the older brother's arms as he carried Aeryn and the child, who was named Thomas, though ma ny had called him, 'Little Thom', out of the ravaged, burning home. The eldest child of the Draconis family was James, but Aeryn didn't know what happened to him the night their family was torn apart. After she was left alone in the streets of the muggle city of London, she was found and transported to the main house, as they had though she would be safer with her grandparents and her uncle. No one had told her why there weren't alot of the Draconis family left, they had just simply, disappeared. Her uncle, grandparents, brother, and herself were the only ones left. Tragically, about one month after staying at the house, her Uncle, who was named Henry, lost his life to a drunken wizard, who had killed him with the Killing curse while off guard. Aeryn wasn't even told about her uncle's death, her grandmother had thought that Aeryn couldn't take the news at her young age. Her grandmother was a strict woman, and being Hea d of the Family didn't help with the stress, but her Grandfather on the other hand, was a laid back man, who taught Aeryn many skills in his spare time t o keep his little granddaughter occupied. And through the six months that she stayed with them, she learned hand- to-hand combat, and many other street fighting techniques, though her grandfather never taught her any skills with magic. That was years ago, and Aeryn left the house shortly after arriving, sent to an muggle orphanage when her grandfather died of a heart attack. Aeryn hated her grandmother, absolutely despised her. She spent another portion of her li fe in the worst, dampest, darkest place of all time, at least, until she ran away. Then, she lived in the streets, old enough to figure out that she was a wizard, and that's when we get to the present. Aeryn sniffed after remembering her family, a tear sliding past her nose and onto the moving photo. She laid down and looked at the ceiling, shutting her eyes slowly. She needed her rest, because three days from now, she was going to Hogwarts for the first time. Quidditch World Cup: Jade Jade Black was sitting in the crowd with her very tall father Don Black. The Quidditch game was intense, fights broke out on the field as well as in the stands. Jade was intently watching the game, ignoring the crowd of fighting fans to her left, a floor below. She saw the seeker bolt from underneath the swarm of players, moving fast. She suddenly saw the Seeker dart to the right and grab the Snitch, but the scene was in black and white and was moving slowly. Her eyes averted and the world went back to normal, she realized as the scene replayed that the game had not been won yet in the real time, she st ood up and said to her dad, “Whatever you do, bet your money on the Underhill Hippogriffs, they‟re going to win, go bet on them now.” Her father looked at her and shrugged, “Okay, I will.” he stood up and moved over to the stands where you could place your bets. Everything after that was a blur, they won the game, they won the money and they went home to their house in the fields. The next morning, at Ollivanders shop. Diagon Alley: Jade Jade entered Ollivanders wand they placed, shop the bell ringing as she walked in. The shop was empty and dusty. “ Hello?” she asked “anyone there?” Suddenly Olivander slid on the ladder “ well hello there Ms. Black, what can I get you today?” Jade looked up and smiled, “Well a wand I suppose”. Ollivander walked over and handed Jade a short reddish brown wand. “ Unicorn hair and Oak, 9 inches, slightly springy.” Jade tenderly picked up the wand and held it tightly, the wand flew from her hand th and cracked the window on the other side of the room. “No, no definitely not.” Ollivander said taking the wand, “Perhaps this” he reached down slowly and picked up a long dark wand, “Phoenix feather, 11 inches, Ebony spruce, sleek and straight.” he handed her the wand, it was black, with a indentation that a small snake was winding up the wood. Jade waved the wand and the flowers that were dead on Ollivanders desk blossomed into beautiful flowers. “Ah ha!” Ollivander exclaimed. Jade smiled at him, “Have we found the right wand?” she asked. The wandmaker looked at her and smiled, “I believe we have.” Jade smiled and reached into her pocket, “How much for the wand?” she asked. Ollivander looked at the wand and said clearly, “9 galleons, please.” Jade handed him the galleons, thanked Ollivander and left, but before she could he stopped her. “Oh, Jade” “Yes” she answered. “ I have high expectations for you Ms.Black, you are very ,very powerful, just make sure you use your powers wisely.” Jade thanked him again and left her dad waiting for her outside, they headed back to their house and Jade went to her room. Jade lived wit h her dad (as you know). Her mother and Sister was killed by the leader of the cult when Jade was 4. Jade laid down on her bed eyeing her wand when her black kitten jumped on her purring vigorously. You are eligible to Swim & Dive for the Andover Huskies Get to know a great group of guys Competitive, exciting sport Fun No previous competitive swimming or diving experience necessary Eligibility requirements and online registration directions can be found on our website under ―forms‖ section. Attend an information meeting with your parent or guardian Wednesday, November 6 at 7:00 pm at Andover High School Season Begins Nov 25th Check Out Our Team Website at www.andoverswimanddive.com Page 22 The School Psychologist All that is gold does not glitter, Not all who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither; Deep roots are not reached by the frost From ashes a fire is woken, A light from the shadows shall spring, Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king. Written by J.R.R Tolken Should Teens Be Allowed to buy violent video games? By: Audrey Gasser One day in France, a group of men crashed their cars into a truck full with 6 thousand copies of the game, “COD Modern Warfare 3”. They stole every single copy. It cost $550,000. This particular video game created violence, but that doesn’t mean that all of the video games will. I think teens should still be able to buy violent video games (Video Game Violence). First of all, many people think it is ok. I took a poll of the students and some other kids and asked them what they think. 13 answered yes, and 7 answered no. So maybe not everyone agrees with me, but still most of them do. Some of them may have answered no or yes for some reason. Maddie said no, “If kids play violent video games, they will think violent thoughts and maybe, just maybe, become very violent just like game.” Hannah said yes, “Some games that are rated because they are supposedly “violent”, they aren’t actually violent. Take Minecraft for example, you could whack a chicken with a stick and there is no blood. NOT scary at all.” So, all in all, people think it is ok. Second of all, media influences anybody and mostly the teens and children, but that doesn’t mean that it turns everyone violent. Kids usually want to be something, like a doctor, because they maybe had seen a very short part of “Doctor Who”. (Even though he isn’t a doctor, but most kids don’t know that.) Parents think that if kids play violent video games, they will be violent. They have a point, but lots of kids my age play video games, including me, and they aren’t violent at all. I know that violence is wrong, but video games let you be violent without being violent. Stores should not put the restrictions on the games, because it just makes the kids want it more. Even if they don’t let them buy it, they will find a way to get it somehow, even if it means to make an older kid buy it for them. Some of the particular violent games like “Gears of War” are in the first and third person setup, those are ok games to play (if you are old enough for that specific kind of violence). First person games are different, they let you only see you weapon and your enemy. Most violent kids are violent because they were introduced right away to very, VERY, violent games at a younger age. Media influences everyone, in goods ways most of the time. Video games are ok to play, as long as you don’t play for long periods at a time. According to Van Horn, there have been records of kids playing twice as much as the average weekly playing time in one day! These kids are more likely to act violent. Is it the games fault? No, these kids only act this way because they spent 8-10 hours everyday watching stuff like that. A good thing to do (for parents who may be reading this), is that you should limit your kids time on the game to maybe a little over an hour. This may help prevent these behaviors. As you can see, not all video games are bad. Some people just say that they are. So the next time someone says something like, “Oh! Video games are so bad for you!” just remember what famous people could have played video games, and turned out so successful in life. Lets open those other people’s eyes for them to the world of video gaming. By Olivia Lee This is Mrs. Arnt our school psychologist’s favorite quote. Mrs. Arnt went into psychology because of her interest in mental health and her desire to help kids succeed in school. She attended school at the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin River Falls. Her job is to work with staff and families to insure students are prepared to learn. Mrs. Arnts favorite psychology theory is the Cognitive Behavior Approach Some tips to keep you mentally healthy are; eat healthy, stay physically active, focus on school and build meaningful relationships. If you need to see Mrs. Arnt you should go straight to student services and set up an appointment or knock on the door. Mrs. Arnt says the hardest part of her job is ―Trying to get everything I want to get done in a day‖. Her favorite part of her job is working with various teens to problem solve and come up with ways to support individual students. The scariest part of her job is coming to a whole new school. Mrs. Arnt has 3 kids. This is her first year at Oak View. She used to work with Special Ed deaf and hard of hearing students. Many different people have inspired her over the years. Her favorite animal is the Koala. She loves playing broom ball and hockey. She enjoys fixing up her house. She owns 1 dog, 2 cats, 2 horses, and a bunny. She likes to be in her backyard and her favorite color is green. She loves the restaurant Tria. Gone With The Wind By: Briana Clifton Recently I read Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. This book was written during world war one and published in 1936. It was made into a movie in 1939. This book is about a sixteen year old girl who lives on a southern plantation before, during, and after the civil war. It follows her from being a young girl to a widowed mother. This book is really all about what a war turned a young girl into. It makes convincing argument about the fighting and treatment of people and takes a closer look at racism. This book is great for anyone it has lots of romance, action, and historical fiction. Books similar to this one is Too Kill a Mockingbird and Gone With the Winds sequel Scarlett. Thumbs up and nine out of ten! Volume 14 Issue 1 Page 23 Oak View 7th and 8th Grader boys and girls interested in joining the Andover Huskies Alpine Ski Team, WE WANT YOU! Athletes from 7th – 12th grade can participate on this High School Team. The team competes in the Northwest Suburban Conference in the sport of “slalom” ski racing. There is both a boys and girls team that race separately but train together with one shared coaching staff. You can also check us out online at the Andover High School Sports Zone Link. Beginner skiers welcome!! We will have an informational Coach’s Meeting at Andover High School on Monday, November 4th from 7-9 pm in the Media Center. Please join us to hear more information and get your questions answered!! You may also contact Coach Kelsey Fautsch at [email protected]. SKI FAST/TAKE CHANCES/CHECK US OUT Life Before Legend By Marie Lu Review By Dylan Hietala The book legend by Marie Lu is about a wanted teenage criminal and a female teenage military prodigy and I can‟t say much more without spoiling parts of the book. I liked this book and would recommend it to anyone who has read and liked the Hunger Games series or the Divergent Series. Overall this is a good book. I would rate a 8 out of 10. 10 Fun Facts You Most Likely Never Knew By Connor Boyer - Houseflies always hum in the key F. - To escape the jaw of a crocodile push your thumb into it's eyeball and it will release you instantly. - A cat has 32 muscles in each of it's ears. - Beavers teeth never stop growing. - Kangaroos use their tails to hop, so if you raise the tail above the ground it would not be able to hop. - Koala Bears only eat Eucalyptus. - Ants do not have lungs, and they also do not sleep. - Ostriches can run faster than a horse. - Elephant's can smell water up to 3 miles away. - Oysters can change their gender whenever they want for the mating season. To find more weird/cool facts go to list25.com Media Center By: Jenna McManus Did you know that about 300 students visit the Oak View media center each day. And there about 10,000 fiction books in the media center. I got a chance to sit down and talk to Mrs. Schonning the media teacher who has been at Oak View for seven years. She says that her goal for the media center this year is for every kid to find something they want read. She also says some of the popular series are the ― Cherub Series‖ and ―The Warriors Series‖ so next time your in the library check those out. The books she recommends are books like ―The Hunger Games‖ so ask her about those. You can also look forward to the future because the media center will be getting more eBooks. And for things that are new at the media center there are new computers and new rockers for kids to sit on. New Building next to Oak View By: Jenna McManus There’s a new building in Andover. It is a senior living and memory care facility. It’s called Arbor Oaks of Andover. It took over a year to build. Just this year people started living there. I thought it was cool watching the entire building process, from start to finish. Last year, my father and I took a walking tour of the building while it was under construction. I also remember selling lemonade with my friend to the workers building the facility. It sure is cool how fast they can build something like that. Page 24 EXPLORE! Community Education is up and running with some great athletics and activities after school. For those of you who are not familiar with the Community School program at Oak View, please be sure to visit our website at www.discovercommunityed.com. I encourage all of you to become involved. It’s a great way to meet friends, learn new skills, show school spirit and simply have fun! Extracurricular activities are an important part of student life at Oak View. Here is a list of some upcoming activities at Oak View. Some begin soon so be sure to check the website to register or call 763-506-5612. Ski and Snowboard Club Kick Off Meeting Thursday, November 7, 2013 6:30-7:15 Parents and Students are encouraged to attend Babysitting- Red Cross Certification Bowling Club- Saturday Morning Hats from the Heart Knitting Club 3D Virtual Game World Design Edible Art-Halloween Style Fencing Painting-Holiday Ornaments Weight Training Athletics Sport/Activity Grade/s Dates Wrestling- Boys 6th, 7th & 8th Basketball – Boys 7th & 8th Basketball- Girls 7th & 8th Dance Team- Girls 6th, 7th & 8th Basketball- Girls 6th Basketball- Boys 6th Mon. Nov. 18 - Thurs Jan. 16 Wed. Nov. 20 – Thurs. Jan. 16 Tues. Jan. 21 - Thurs. March 6 Wed. Feb 19 - Wed. Apr 9 Tues. March 18 - Thurs. April 10 Tues. March 18 - Thurs. April 10 Team Highlight The Oak View Cross Country team has been training hard and having great results. As a team the girls have finished in the top 3 at each of their meets, including taking home the first place trophy at the Pirate Sophomore and Under event. The boys team has finished in the top 6 at each of their meets. “A Christmas Carol” School Musical General Public Performances: Thursday, December 5th 7:00 pm Friday, December 6th 7:00 pm Tickets may be purchased from Community Education or any cast member Students: $5.00 Adults: $7.00 Tickets are $1.00 more at the door. Coming Soon… Winter Cheerleading Fall/Winter Dance Team Archery Fee $99.00 $99.00 $99.00 $112.00 $62.00 $62.00 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 25 Hunger Games AVON By Audrey G & Maddie H Gotta have it! Julie Ganion-Avon Representative Call (763)755-2191 for free brochure or Visit her website @www.youravon.com/jganion *Mention this ad for 10% off your first order* Cast for A Christmas Carol Narrator - Camille Toronto Scrooge - Blake Stinson Bob Cratchit - Connor Bulluck Fred (Scrooge’s nephew) - Natalie Rudrud Charity Ladies - 1. Morgan Leslie, 2. Elise Peterman, 3. Grace Jacobs Marley’s Ghost - Lizzy Karp Spirit of Christmas Past - Ruth Nyabuto Youngest Scrooge - Jack Nguyen Teacher - Amber Mattson Fezziwig & Spirit of Christmas Present - Lauren Krueger Isabelle (Scrooge’s fiancée) - Tiny Tim - Brooke Scullen Mrs. Cratchit - Greta Wiederhold Tiny Tim’s Siblings: Martha - Aidan Hefner, Patrice - Sierra Jones, Belinda - Briana Clifton, Beth - Madalyn Ashworth Spirit of Christmas Yet To Come – Laniesha Bisek Agnes (Fred’s wife) - Carolynn Tiede Old Josephine - Kelsey Morrison Mrs. Fulch - Josie Berg Mrs. Dilber – Lauren Robbins Turkey Boy – Wyatt Smith Carolers & Party Guests, etc. (Adults and Children): Hanneh Axelson, Whitney Beberg, Bih Chi, Aresama Dadi, Elinor Davis, Aleyna Fahey, Lauren Janowiec, Chloe Johnson, Samantha Kelly, Josie Lundsten, Destiny Nahl, Kylee Paar, Jacqui Pfautz, Rebekah Polverari, Kierra Primus, Rachel Wiederhold, Ashleigh Williams Deep in the dew covered forest and outside the safe haven of District 13, a slight and steady ringing was coming from high in an oak tree, it was a small girl sharpening her metal blade. Her head snapped up in immediate surprise as an almost inaudible rustle could be heard from the branch. Leaping from the limb, the girl landed softly upon the damp and rotting leaves. With her sword in hand, she didnt dare make a sound and whipped around cautiously in every direction, ready to strike at any moment. The sound came from a dying Caterwing, a large, fat, but very fast type of bird with red feathers. As it flapped for a few seconds, a clearly protruding dart-like knife was embedded in its chest, right in the throat of the crimson bird. The life left its eyes slowly and a long, dark shadow was cast over it. The small girl in the woods was not alone. The silhouette wavered for a moment and a large, scarred, but slender hand came into view and it plucked the dead bird from off the dirt. The source of the shadow entered the girls vision; An almost abnormally tall boy came into view, a small sack on his waist, and about six or seven more needles in between his fingers. His body went rigid for a moment before he turned shakily to her, towering above the girl like a human wall. They both stared at each other for what seemed like forever, too terrified to turn away or say anything. Their feet made loud crunching noises as they slowly backed away, their widened eyes never looking away from the others. The massively tall boy was the first to make a move; turning on his heels as fast as lightning to sprint off towards the edge of the forest, leaping over the overgrown undergrowth. The trees whipped past his face as a blur, the woods thinned out before disappearing into a small clearing. On one side, there was the forest, on the other, an enormous barbed wire fence, used to keep out the wolves and other predators of the districts grove of trees. The boy slowed a down a bit before speeding up and vaulting over the metal wire, disappearing from sight. District 13 wasn't the prettiest of them all, but certainly wasn't the worst, most of its citizens had a home and enough food, so they were satisfied enough with what they had. It's only setback was the nuclear factory, where most adults and almost all of the children ages 8-16 would spend their days before and after school. The working conditions were harsh, and many of the people working there didn't sleep, so explosions were always a hazard, due to the fact that some even fell asleep while moving nuclear reactors. Employees were cautious at all times. Today, however, everyone was especially on edge, for this afternoon, was the Reaping. The Reaping, those two words brought fear into every child's eyes. Every year, two children from each district, at the ages of 12-19, were selected for the most brutal, murderous task of them all, The Hunger Games. WEB Rocks! By: Paw Staff Again this year 8th graders volunteered to be WEB leaders, and help out the new 6th graders. WEB ( Where Everyone Belongs) Coming to middle school can be a very scary experience. I asked John, a 6th grader what was it like to come to Oak View. He said, ―At first it was scary, Oak View is so big, and has so many hallways that look alike. It’s so easy to get mixed up‖. He said that his 8th grade WEB buddy helped him out, and gave him pointers to remember where he was. Caitlyn said, her WEB buddy gave her tips to be successful at Oak View. Sam said, ―I want to be a WEB leader when I get to 8th grade, so I can help 6th graders‖. Kari said, ―I wish my WEB leader could come with me to lunch, I just keep getting pushed back in line, people budge in front of me‖. I asked some 8th graders about what 6th graders had problems most with. They said, Lockers ( jams, combinations), finding their classes, getting used to the passing times, how to best organize their stuff, and when to go to their lockers. 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