September/October 2015 - Vineland Middle School

Vineland
Middle
Sept./Oct
Vol. 38 No. 1
What a Year So Far!
Last school year we received a $20,000 Verizon Grant and we are continuing
to use this money for professional development for teachers. In June, we were
awards another $20,000 Verizon grant! This one will be used to update our technology in the STEAM lab with 20 Android tablets and 20 loaded Dell desktops.
This summer more students were involved in a summer manufacturing camp.
It is the Manufacturing Institutes hope that students pursue courses in high
school that enhance their experiences gained in middle school.
Vineland Middle has also started a certified agriculture program, one of only
two middle school level programs in the state of Colorado. It is a hands-on classroom where students take care of the animals, the greenhouse, and the gardens.
The community has been big supporters with finances and information. VMS will
be starting a Future Farmers of America chapter in September and hopefully, a
rodeo club, too.
We have a new dance team under the direction of Jennifer Davidson. The ladies have been practicing very hard and everyone is looking forward to watching their routines.
So far, it has been an exciting start to the 2015-16 school year. We are all looking forward to what the rest of the year brings.
Sept/October 2015
Important Dates
9/7
Front Page
1
Pirate Pages
2-9
The Inside Story
10-14
Vineland Viewpoint
15-16
No school– Labor Day
10/29 Costume Contest/
10/1 Count Day/Pickle Ball
Pumpkin Decorating/
10/15 8th Grade Fieldtrip
End of 1st Quarter
Dance/ Haunted Library
10/21 1st Q. Awards Assembly
(8 AM)
Pirate Pages
STUCO
By: Michelle Wells
2015-16 is posed to be a great year andc we, in Student Council are extremely busy providing a variety of events for the Vineland Middle School students and staff. Elected officials
for 2015-16 are: Michelle Wells– President, Logan Stanley-Vice president, Gwen Paul– Secretary, Jacob Tracy– Treasurer, and Alison Sefcovic as Activity Chair.
Our first event will be on October 1st. Pickle ball is the first tournament of the
year. It is where we take part of the school day and have a competition that is sort of
like a mini tennis game. We are responsible for working concessions, the courts, as
well as keeping the crowd entertained. What I mean by that is we have events called
Pickle Olympics, which is when we have crowd members do certain events that involve pickles.
The first dance will be for Halloween and is schedules for October 29th. On that
day we will also sponsor a costume contest. Other activities for Halloween
include the Haunted Library and a pumpkin decorating contest. As you can
see, STUCO is a superb class to help you mature and become more responsible. Now you know a slight bit about it, you should consider running for
September’s Student of the Month
By: Kenny Xayavong
This September’s Student of the Month goes to Jada Potokar.
Jada was chosen because she is very efficient when doing her work.
She loves French Toast! Jada loves how it pairs with strawberries and
its sugary taste! Her favorite hobbies include drawing and watching
movies. Her top three favorite movies are The Lion King, Lilo and
Stitch and The Breakfast Club. Jada wants to become a physical
(The one on the right is a photo bomber!)
therapist for kids. She loves helping
younger kids and other people.
Her favorite teachers are Mrs. Stanley and Mr. Mandarich. Her favorite subjects are Social Studies and Language Arts. If Jada could travel anywhere she would travel to London, England. She wants to travel there because of its history, culture, and architecture.
Library News:
Vineland Middle School
Library Media Center
Officially opens
August 31, 2015
Vineland Middle School
Library Media Center
Officially closes
May 16, 2016
All students attended Library orientation the week of August 30, 2015.
The 16th Annual Haunted Library is coming October 29, 2015!
Tickets will be sold during 5th hour at 1st and 2nd lunch from Oct. 26 th -28th
Cost is $1.00 for tickets bought on or before Oct. 28th and $2.00 for tickets at the
door! School showing will be Oct. 29th from 2:15-3:25pm.
WINTER SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR IN THE FALL!
Thinking of great Christmas gift ideas?
Then come visit our fantastic Winter Scholastic Book Fair
that Vineland Middle School will host IN THE FALL!
It will be the one of the largest Scholastic Book Fair
Given by a Middle School
We will have great books, gift ideas, teacher resources, and a whole lot more!
The Winter Scholastic Book Fair In the FALL will run from
November 10-18 from 8:00 am-3:30 pm. During School Hours
So Mark Your Calendar! Hope to See Every One There!
October Student of the Month
By: Kathleen Irvin
Kinley Gomez is a seventh grade student at Vineland Middle School. She
was chosen as October Student of the Month because she strives for personal best. Ms. Frank, Mrs. Knecht, Ms. Richie, and Mrs. Stanley are
Kinley's favorite teachers. One day, Kinley would like to travel to California. Her favorite food is macaroni and cheese! During her free-time, she
enjoys playing sports.
Science and math are Kinley's favorite subjects. When she grows up she
hopes to be a biologist.
Vineland’s New Music Teacher
By Kara Alexander
Please welcome Vineland’s new music teacher, Mr. Borntrager.
Mr. Borntrager is very friendly and knows what he is doing when it
comes to music. Nathan Borntrager was born on August 20th in Elizabeth, Colorado. Ever since the 7th grade, Mr. Borntrager wanted to
be a musician. His favorite instrument to play is the tuba or the bass
trombone. Although his favorite instrument is the canon from 1812,
yes an actual canon. Mr. Borntrager went to college at the University
of Northern Colorado. He enjoyed college along with high school.
They were both very busy years, but it was worth it because now he
gets to do what he loves. He was a slightly above average student.
His favorite subject in school was band along with many others; he also learned the most from
band because it taught him about self discipline. Mr. Borntrager’s strengths include that he is
self confident and always tries to push himself to do more. He is a people pleaser and always
tries to make people happy, which is his weakness. So far he enjoys teaching at Vineland Middle School.
I asked Mr. Borntrager why he chose to teach music. He replied with “It’s what I love to do.
I love to teach and I love music, so why not put the two together?” I also asked why he applied
at Vineland Middle. Some of the biggest challenges in his job are that a lot of his students are
shy and unsure of themselves and their abilities. It’s hard to get them to not be shy or unsure.
He requires his students to try, not worry about failure just to pick themselves back up and learn
from their experience. Mr. Borntrager thinks that most kids (even kids who have never played
an instrument) should take on an instrument because it teaches many valuable skills for the future. According to Borntrager don’t start playing the oboe or bassoon as a beginner, and a tip
for you beginners, PRACTICE! Also another tip from Mr. Borntrager listen to professionals sing
or play instruments to get the hang of things, just like watching a professional baseball player or
golfer swing. If you plan on joining band or choir just expect to work hard and if you do work
hard the more fun it will become.
Mr. Borntrager is a very busy man, just last year he traveled to 16 different cities around the
world. Mr. Borntrager’s favorite colors include purple, orange, and blue. His favorite sports
teams are the Denver Broncos and the Colorado Rockies. If he won 10 million dollars, the first
thing he would do is pay off his school loans. His favorite food is chicken tortellini alfredo,
Christmas is his favorite holiday because of the atmosphere. When Mr. Borntrager gets older,
he wants to become a dad and family man. His favorite quote; “Friendship is unnecessary like
philosophy, like art...it has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that gives value to
survival.” -C.S. Lewis.
Welcome to Vineland Middle!
Welcome
To
Vineland
Middle
School
Joni Mandarich
By: Bella Montoya
Mrs. Mandarich is one of our new staff members who teaches
6th and 8th grade science, and 6th grade GTT. She went to college at
CSU-Pueblo and graduated with a Masters of Education in English
Language. Mrs. Mandarich says she has always wanted to be a
teacher because she wanted to be positive and inspire kids, the way
her teachers did for her. She has been teaching for a total of 8 years. One thing Mrs. Mandarich
would like people to know is that she believes in hands-on learning and tries to teach interactive lessons as much as possible.
During her free time, Mrs. Mandarich mostly likes to spend time with her family, But she
also likes photography. When asked if there was a book she could read over and over, she said
Heart of Surrender by Mother Teresa. She enjoys playing and watching sports live, but not on
television.
Mrs. Mandarich’s favorite song is “Wake Me Up” by Avicii. Mrs. Mandarich said if she was
stranded on an island and could only bring one item, it would be a picture of her family because
they are her motivation. When it came to the question ‘what is your fondest school memory’
Mrs. Mandarich laughed and responded “ My friends and I may have stolen our high school
vice principal’s car, taken it to lunch, then brought it back!” Oooh! We are going to really like
Mrs. Mandarich!
A New Guy in Town
By Risa Myers
Dakota Stupar is a new staff member to the Vineland Middle School community. He is a para-pro at our school. Mr. Stupar has a general Associates Degree and plans on receiving his Bachelor’s in the future. He attended CSU for
his degree in Physical Education. Mr. Stupar previously taught at Centennial
High School and is presently coaching at Central High.
Now, a preview into Mr. Stupar’s home life. He is married and has a dog
named Krinkle. He has one sibling, a sister. Mr. Stupar is not the only teacher
in his family. His aunt is a preschool teacher at Columbine Elementary. His has lived his entire
life in Pueblo.
Golf is Mr. Stupar’s hobby because he loves sports. He also enjoys hanging out with his wife.
Mr. Stupar chose the career path he did because he loves to coach and be active. What an awesome addition to Vineland Middle. We welcome him here!
Miss Davidson
By Josiah Montoya
Miss Davidson is one of our newest teachers at Vineland Middle
School. She teaches both 7th and 8th grade mathematics and also
happens to be our new dance coach at the school. She went to CSUPueblo for her mathematics bachelor degree. However, Miss Davidson said she would still teach other subjects especially in the Technology range. Miss Davidson was also a student teacher at Vineland. She even once
was a Vineland pirate and had Mrs. Knecht as her math teacher.
Her favorite subject in school and still is happens to be math. When she came
back to Vineland Middle, she had a flashback. She was a Vineland student, and the
reason for her wanting to be a teacher at Vineland? She wanted to teach at the
place that inspired her to be a teacher. Miss Davidson also went to Pueblo County
High School.
She lives in Pueblo and has two dogs. One is named Saber and the other Bo. If
she could travel anywhere in the world, she would travel to Alaska or Ireland. Her
preferred food is anything BBQ and she adores nature.
Mr. Eades
By Jacob Tracey
One of the newest features to the Vineland Middle School staff, Matt Eades is
ready for this exciting school year. Mr. Eades has pursued his career as a
teacher and his passion of impacting students in a positive way. Mr. Eades
stated that he truly enjoys helping students and having weekends, holidays, and summers off of
work.
Mr. Eades is highly qualified to teach at VMS. He earned his bachelors degree in liberal arts
from our very own Colorado State University-Pueblo. Mr. Eades is a true alumni to Pueblo
County. He graduated from Pueblo County High School. He played high school tennis and basketball. Now, he is the coach of both the basketball and baseball teams. His number one goal
this year is to become part of the Vineland community and family, and lend a hand to all students.
In Mr. Eades free time he loves watching his favorite TV series “Friends” with his puppy
Bridgette. So as you can see, Matt Eades will make a great addition to the Vineland staff.
Vineland Volleyball
By Sloan Garcia
Vineland volleyball players have something special going for them this volleyball season. It’s not the wins or the losses but a bond, a bond that couldn’t be more positive. If
it’s not cheering one another on, then it’s reassuring each other that we are okay after a
mistake. Vineland doesn’t have a volleyball team, but, a volleyball family.
This 2015 season coach is Angelina Gorham. This is her first time being the Pirate volleyball coach.
Coach Gorham says “I am excited about this season. We have a lot of talent.” And “Work hard every
day.” The most valuable player is yet to be decided. Anyone can fill that place. With confidence and
hard work these girls are fire on the court.
Most of the time the girls play two games a week; Mondays, and Wednesdays. Their next game will
be Wednesday the ninth of September. The varsity a team will be playing at liberty point at 5:00 pm.
The girls work hard and are in for the win.
The varsity A volleyball team has seven players. The girls are really excited about this season and
think they will do great. They are very confident and excited for this new season. They have started
off strong and will end strong.
Overall, I think this volleyball team talent and are in for a great season. They are very talented and are
in for a win.
Vineland Football
By Darian Torrez
Vineland’s football team does some fun football actions throughout every week. The
main activities that happen in the football program are: play games, have fun, and learn from
your actions and watch what the coach tells you, and play hard every chance you get. Vineland
also encourages anyone who plays to be a good sportsman and to never give up.
The games are scheduled for every Thursday and a couple on Saturday. The team is already three games
in to the season, on a seven game season. The games are mostly held at home except for three. If you want to see
the schedule for Vineland football go to vlm.district 70.org, and click league schedules on the right-hand column.
Also, for the people that don’t know, Vineland used to play for the small school division but got brought up this
year to the big school division including teams like Corwin, LPI, Heaton, PAA, Skyview, and Roncolli.
The coaching staff and players are another important part of the team. The coaching staff consists of head
coach Gerald Aragon, and the assistant coaches are Mr. Radiff and Carl Messenger. One player said, “The
coaches have helped me out a lot”. The players on the team have to be student athletes, and a student athlete
means to take school first and sports second. They cant just remember their school work either they have to remember all the plays to the position that they play.
For the offense, the main coach is Coach Radiff. He controls the whole offense and helps demonstrate
some of the plays that are confusing. Then, on defense, the main coach is Carl Messenger and he sets up the
plays and tells us what to do against the offense. Some of the offensive players are Darian Torres, Brad Carter,
Bryce Singletary, RaHeim Holloman, Rocco Bottini, and Jose Santillan. And on defense there are Darian Torres,
John Owens, Rocco Bottini, Brandon Clift, and Charles Mculley-Sedillo.
Vineland’s football program is fun and encouraging. We are a hard working team and respectful to all
opponents. As we break it down in practice and games we say “123 pirates 456 family”.
Mesa Madness
By: Michelle Wells
In case you didn’t know, softball is one of our main sports at Vineland. We have
been a sport for years here. Softball is a sport combined with Pleasant View and Connect
Middle School. Together we are called Mesa. This is a great experience for girls who don’t
know everything about the game to learn, and for girls that know a slight bit to learn more.
As well as learning, it is an excellent competitive experience. If you’re a fan of competitive sports this might
be for you. Also, improving is one of the main goals. No matter if you’ve been playing for 10 years or if it’s
your first year everyone can improve. Each practice or game helps girls see what they are doing wrong, so
they can correct it in the future.
The coaches making all this possible are Pam Houpts and Teresa Peralta. Dedication to the team is one
of their main priorities. If you listen they will consistently tell you what to do different. The teams are split
into two with a Varsity and a Junior Varsity. Both teams have the same concept- become skilled and advance
on. It benefits them by playing against girls at the same level as they are, or somewhat better. Our practices
are mainly four days a week, every week, Monday through Thursday. On the days we do practice it starts at
3:45 to 5:45. During this time the players are to be very supportive.
Game days usually vary. Mostly they are on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturday mornings. J.V
games are always first and Varsity is after. There are only about four innings. In each inning there is a 3, 6, 9
rule. Meaning if there are 3 outs, 6 runs scored, or 9 batters have batted we trade places. Games also have a
time limit, and once it expires we’re done.
Bonding is in addition to everything we do. We get to know one another and get along better as teammates. We may go to different school now but we still play on the same team and we may go to high school
together. This is a great way to get a head start for when we get there. It’s better to get along because on the
ball field you have to work together. Without teamwork you can’t go any where.
As you can see softball here is enjoyable, competitive, and, an active sport. Perhaps now you’ll take
playing into consideration.
Vineland’s Soccer News
By Wyatt Schwartz
Vineland and PV’s co-op soccer team will be starting up soon. They practice Monday through Thursday at PV. On September 19th, they will have their first game. The
game will be held at Langoni. After the regular games, there will be playoffs at Dutch Clark Stadium. Playoffs will start in late October into early November.
There will be some changes in uniforms and general procedures. The league rules have also
changes to make it safer and more fun. Procedures have been set in place so that referees carry
scorecards that they turn in to keep track of the stats. The uniforms no longer say the school’s
name. They now say the mascot’s name.
If you have a little brother or sister, recreation league begins September 12th, Support our
Pueblo teams!
Cross Country, the Winning Sport
By Owen Galvez
Cross Country is a conjoined sport with Vineland, Pleasant View,
and Connect.
Our school runners are Wilson Mayfield, Nick Kovacich, Isabella
Paul, and Owen Galvez. These runners range from 6th grade to 8th grade.
The coach is Mrs. Jeni Ham she is a teacher at North Mesa. This is her first time coaching
cross country. She ran track before but never cross country. “I believe this year will be good,
this is a new experience for me and I still have to see what my athletes will do”.
Some of our star athletes are; Jocelyn Gallomordo, Caden Weal, and Isabella Paul.
These athletes are hardworking and always thriving to succeed.
The hardest part of cross-country has to be the hills, you have to use a lot of your energy to go up them.
The distance is only two miles. Our team does very well especially Caden Weal. Your
health condition has to be extremely strong. You need to be in shape because two miles feels
like forever if your not and the hills will eat you up.
When Weather Matters
By Sam Reap
Hurricane season hit it’s peak on September 10th, which means a hurricane could occur at any
time. Hurricanes can be extremely dangerous, especially if you live in hurricane alley. Hurricane Alley is where hurricanes are most common. When they strike, they can cause wind damage, flooding, and even hail damage. One of the most destructive hurricanes was Hurricane
Katrina, which caused $108 billion in damage. At least 1,245 died in the hurricane.
If you are ever caught in a hurricane there are some steps you should follow. When a
warning goes out about a hurricane in the area where you are, you should evacuate. If you decide to stay or were unable to evacuate,it is important to be prepared with enough food and water to last several days. Electricity often goes out during a hurricane so you should purchase a
hurricane lamp for lighting.
Hurricanes are very strong and can cause windows to break, water to enter the building, and
that causes the roof to become weak. During a hurricane, you should always stay indoors and
stay away from windows. If you ever live near high hurricane areas or just go to a resort for vacation that hurricanes frequent, make sure to have an evacuation plan.
For more information you can look on the website hurricanealley.com. They provide updates
on all hurricane and cyclone activity, plus help with advice on hurricane preparedness.
The Inside Story
Haute Topic
By Joshua Frank
Pulled Chicken Buffalo Sliders
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1-bottle buffalo wing sauce
2 T. butter
6 rolls cut in ½
Blue cheese crumbles
French-fried onions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place chicken
in roasting pan/dosh and pour 3/4 of the bottle of buffalo wing sauce on the checken. Slow
-cook the chicken breasts for 4 hours. When
chicken is done, add the 2 T. of butter and
shred the chicken with two forks. Add remaining buffalo sauce.
Pile the chicken meat on the cut rolls. Add
Blue cheese crumbles and the French-fried
onions. Serve with traditional carrot and celery sticks or your favorite chips or coleslaw.
Chipped pumpkin cookies
2 C. flour
1 ½ t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 t. ground cinnamon
½ t. salt
1 C. white sugar
2 large eggs
1 C. canned pumpkin
½ C. canola oil
1 t. vanilla extract
1 C. chips, dark or white chocolate or butterscotch
2 T. powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and grease with butter.
Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Beat white sugar and eggs together until smooth. Add pumpkin, oil, and vanilla. Beat on low until completely blended. Add flour mixture and stir until just combined. Mix in your choice of chips.
Drop tablespoon- sized scoops of dough onto cookie sheets about 2 ½ inches apart. Slightly flatten the
tops. Bake about 15 minutes, or until tops are firm and a toothpick inserted into
center of cookies comes out clean. Remove from cookie sheets onto wire racks and
cool. Dust cooled cookies with powdered sugar.
The Fantastic Four
Video Games
By Jordan Manzaneres
By: Abigail Schmidt
The movie, “Fantastic Four” is
an action movie with a great
story behind it. The movie is
rated PG-13 , directed by Josh Trank, and based on
the “Fantastic Four” comics by Marvel.
In the movie, four teenagers are transported to an
alternate universe where unworldly things exist.
When the team embarks on the journey home, they
realize they have left a member behind. Find out what
happens as they try to save the left-behind member of
the Fantastic Four.
I give this movie a five out of five stars. This is one
of my favorite movies. I enjoyed the story plot and
would watch it again and again, and again!
The Girl Who Was Supposed to
Die
By Dixie Stewart
The theme of this book is “the truth
isn’t the same for everyone.” This
fictional story is a teen thriller written by April Henry.
In this story, Cadence (Cady) wakes up in an
unknown place. She has no idea who she is,
how old she is, or how she got there. Cady manages to find a car and tried to drive to a town.
Cady meets Ty at a McDonalds. He takes her to
his apartment, and she meets James. Together,
the three teens search for answers. They find
out many secrets about Cady and her family
that even she didn’t know. Cady is reunited with
her family, and they explain what happened.
I enjoyed this story very much. It was exciting,
dramatic, and it had a great plot. There is a
great amount of suspense; it made it really hard
to put the book down. Anyone that loves drama,
suspense, mystery, and an overall great story
will want to read this book. I recommend this
book for ages ten and up.
You can download this book to your tablet,
smart phone, or e-reader. This story is available
on Audible and the iBooks app. The iBooks app
is only available on iPhone. You can find a paper copy of this book in the following places:
Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, and eBay.
Tired of the boring old
video games? Well, you don’t
have to be bored anymore.
There are a ton of new video games coming out.
All of these games are age appropriate.
All of the new video games that are coming in are on the Xbox 1 to the 3ds. Super Mario
Bros maker can be played on the Wii u, Armell
on your PC laptop or computer, and Legos Jurassic World from the Xbox 360 to the PS4.
Lego Dimensions can be played on from the
Xbox 360 to the Wii u.
Some of the soon to be least popular
video games are Animal Crossing Happy Home
Designer, Tony Hawks Pro Skaters, and Transformers Devastation.
When these games are released, you
should go check them out.
Top Song Genres 2015
By: Rocco Bottini
Music is a huge part of today’s culture. The most popular
genres in today’s culture are pop, country and rap. This will
include the top artists if that genre and their top songs.
These are some great songs with some great meaning.
The Weekend and their song “I Can’t Feel my Face” is an
upbeat part song.. This song is about a guy who loves this
girl so much that when he is with her all he cares about is
her. He is so focused that he can’t feel his face.
The next genre is real popular on the countryside. The
artist is Chris Janson and his song “Buy Me a Boat”. This
amazing tune is about a redneck guy that all he wants is to
have a boat. But there is one problem, he has no money to
buy the boat so he goes around asking people for money. It
might sound unpleasant now but once you listen, you’ll like
it.
The last genre might be for some people and not for others. One of the top rap tunes is “Trap Queen” by Fetty Wap.
This jam is about a guy that has a girl that is way too good for
him. He talks about how he is so lucky to have her and how
he is going to keep her and treat her right. It is a good tune if
you like rap.
Those are the top genres for 2015 so far, but the year
is far from over. If you have some suggestions for us to feature here on the Vineland pages, just go to Ms. Frank’s class
and leave us a message. You can go to www.youtube.com
and watch any of the above mentioned songs, and give them
a comment down below the video. So enjoy!
A Photo that Matters
By Dylan Smart
This picture shows the second tower of the World Trade
Center getting hit by a Boeing 767-223ER. This picture is
influential as it sparked the ongoing war currently going on in the
Middle East. This picture forever changed the world.
The big man in charge of the operation was Osama Bin Laden.
The motive of the attack was America’s apparent “hatred” towards
Islam. The attacks were carefully planned out, and a skilled group
of individuals were selected to carry it out. The two pilots were Hani Hanjour and Nawaf alHasmi.
This attack took place during the morning of September 11, 2001. The attacks were
planned 5 years before in 1996. We still remember the attacks to this day as they have affected
every American’s life in some way. Months after the attacks, the stock market and economic
services were still feeling the impact. The attacks caused 2,996 deaths in the World Trade Centers, but 343 firefighters, 23 police officers, 37 port authority officers, and 8 EMTs were also killed.
40 percent of Americans across the country experienced significant symptoms of stress
related to the attacks. That is a total of 133.98 million people. That is a little over the amount of
people currently living in Japan. As you can see, most Americans suffer either economically or
emotionally resulting in the September 11th attacks.
Who Made That?
By Colt V
Have you ever wondered who made the first car or when it was made? How
about the model type, how it works, the evolution, and the inspiration of it being
created? Well, if that’s the case, you chose the right article to read!
First, the earliest car actually wasn’t called a car. It was called the automobile and it was named the Benz
Patent-Motorwagon, pretty much the outline of the regular car in the future at that time. The creator of this
transportation is Karl Benz from Germany and it was invented in 1885 to 1886. The inspiration of the first
automobile came from a type of bike with a motor engine on it. Then it sort of developed into an automobile.
There have been over 500 different models made in total ever since. Cars, since and now, even in this era,
have changed massively and evolved, and are still evolving to this day. The cars these days have evolved by
having faster working engines with way more durable tires and better passenger protection and more gas with
longer ranges to travel. Also, who knows, we might actually evolve far enough to make real flying cars soon
or in the distant future.
One last fun fact, did you know what the most popular car company is currently? Toyota fills that spot and a
poular model for Toyota is the Hyundai Sonata. The Hyundai Sonata has two turbo-charged engines for fuel
efficient power with a panoramic sunroof and an Android which gives you the ability to drive the car hands
free.
The Electric Guitar
By Ian Habich
Memory Lane
By: Jada Potokar
Have you ever
wondered how the electric
guitar works? Well, the
electric guitar is one of the most important inventions of the 20th century. But when the electric guitar came out in the 1930’s, many musicians didn’t ever think it would be one of the
most important instruments of our time.
Two men by the name of George
Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker were the
brains of inventing the electric guitar. George
Beauchamp was a talented musician born in
Texas on March 18, 1899. Adolph Rickenbacker was an Electrical Engineer born April 3,
1886 in Basil, Switzerland. Together, they had
ideas about the electric guitar. Beauchamp and
Rickenbacker started experimenting in the
1920’s. After about ten years, the first recording of the electric guitar came out.
Some of the features they put on the
electric guitar were pickups, control knobs,
speakers and an output plug-in. All of these
things working together make up what we know
today as the modern electric guitar. The electric guitar today is a series of inputs that allow
the strings to get pushed through the speaker.
The invention of the guitar also brought different recording styles.
The electric guitar is kind of like one big
magnetic field. When you pluck or play the
strings, they create vibrations. Under the
strings there are pickups which pickup the vibrations. The pickups gather the vibrations by
using electro magnets which produce a magnetic field that surrounds the pickups. The
sound then goes onto the control knobs which
control volume and sound, like clarity. Finally,
it moves from the control knobs to the output
plug-in. From there it runs down the cable and
into the speaker. This, then, creates vibrations
and therefore you have sound.
Electric guitars are a very important invention of the last 100 years. They have made
music what it is today. Adolph Rickenbacker
and George Beauchamp are two historic men
we should give our thanks to.
About 95 years ago children didn’t have
electronics to entertain themselves. During the 20’s and 30’s, the effects of the ongoing Great Depression were a struggle
on many families. Young children would
usually only receive passed down toys
from their parents. An example of
this would be a wooden doll from
the 1900’s. Older children would
commonly spend time outside,
hanging out with friends. Although
some cheaper toys that could be found
were the Teddy bear and Raggedy-Ann
doll. As well as the yo-yo and toy car.
More expensive options for families
did exist. For younger members, tricycles
were great. Not only this, but toy trains
and the newest wagons could be found in
wealthy families. Forms of entertainment
for older children ranged from the ‘Morse
Code Telegraph learning machine’ to the
‘Electric joke shock’. The ‘Mores Code
Telegraph Learning Machine’ was often
used by adults as well as kids. It was seen
as a tool to understand the telegraph communication system. This was a new advance in technology that many people
didn’t know how to use. Contrary to this,
the ‘Electric Joke Shock’ was a toy that
only children would use. This was the first
of many joke shock pranks.
In history, kids may have not had
access to technology like we do today, but
they always had
ways to keep themselves entertained
and busy.
Vineland Viewpoint
(The following articles are opinion in
nature and should be read as such. No
one person, group or idea is being targeted.)
By
Rumor Has It
What Do You Do?
Mikayla Matrtellaro
By Nicole Huff
Rumor has it that if you are out and
about on September 19, you may hear
people talking like pirates. It may
seem very weird at first, but it is actually
National Talk Like a Pirate Day. This is day where
you use pirate slang. (Arrrrg, booty, matey, and etc.)
Not everyone knows about this day but those who do
should really try to actually sound like a pirate. It
may sound out of place but it can sure be fun if you
tried it.
The day was created in 1995 by John Baur
and Mark Summers. It all came to be when they
were playing racket ball and got hurt. They started to
say “arrrrg” from the pain. They got the idea from
that and as a joke called it Talk Like a Pirate Day to
lighten the mood of their pain. Rumor has it the day
was originally supposed to be June 6th but June 6
has a different national holiday.
To make it official they sent a letter to columnist Dave Barry who loved the idea. Barry wrote
a column on it to get more promotion. That helped a
lot to make it more public.
Isn’t it funny how we are the Pirates and there is a whole day devoted to talking like one. This may
not be a shocking rumor but it is kind
of cool because Vineland is the
school of Pirates and this day is
about pirates.
Do you know someone who is suicidal, or perhaps,
are you? Wether it is you or someone you know, you
should still know how to handle it. This is a problem
that needs to be taken care of properly. It doesn’t
matter who you are, most of us know at least one person who is suicidal. The problem is that not many of
us know how to deal with it.
“Suicide is not chosen; it happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with pain” People contemplating suicide are not crazy, bad, or weak. They
just do not know how to cope with their pain. If it is an
emergency, seek help immediately by calling 991,
go to the emergency room, or call the Suicide Hotline
at 1-800-273-8255, twenty-four hours a day seven
days a week.
Other tips are to call a counselor that deals with
suicide. Tell someone, anyone, so they can find you
help. Stay away from things and people that might
harm you. Sometimes it is as simple as getting the
right kind of medications. Other times, it is more serious and you need to seek professional help.
If you are someone who doesn’t know where to go
and you have tried talking about it, keep trying. If no
one has listened to you already someone eventually
will. If you stop talking about it you could cause
more of a problem than what already exists. Don’t
give up, giving up is the worst thing you could do.
Suicide is a big problem. Everyday one hundred
and twelve Americans take their own life. People
need to pay attention, be aware, and it needs to be
talked about more in schools and at home.
Suicide comes in at number four on the list of
things that kill five to fourteen year olds. Some times
it is easy to tell if someone is suicidal and other times
it is a bit harder. If some one is hurting themselves,
then they probably are. Suicide usually starts with
depression. Nine times out of ten depression is
avoidable. Depression can be started by bullying, so
if we don’t bully the depression rate could go down.
If you understand suicide then it is easier to stop.
Why Do Dogs Behave That Way?
By Carson Dodds
If you are a dog owner, you might frequently ask yourself, why does my
dog behave that way?
First off, you might see your dog or dogs chasing other dogs, people, cats
and cars. This is because dogs have a high prey drive. This means that they like to
hunt. This is also why, when they chase, they can get very aggressive.
You might also want to have a quiet day, but that ends when your dog
howls as loud as it can. The reason dogs howl or bark is because that is their form
of communication. So that just means your dog is trying to be sociable.
There is one more thing that you probably ask yourself. Why does my dog chew on everything? The
answer to this question goes back to their roots. When dogs were non-domestic, they would have to hunt
down their prey, so when they caught them, they would chew and chew the ripped off flesh to be fed. Over
many generations, dogs became adjusted like growing their big teeth. This is why dogs chew on everything.
So, the next time you are frustrated by torn-up pillows, constant barking, or your brand
new shoes getting chewed up, just remember that is the innate way dogs behave!
Moments That Matter
By Hannah DeLaTorre
Moments that matter to people my age mostly involve sports. Kids my age enjoy
sports and sometimes it’s the only activity we like to do. One of my most important
moments is scoring in a game and being acknowledged for helping the team.
It can be the winning point that puts you ahead and has everyone cheering for
you. That moment that your team pats you on the back and you’re proud of yourself. No matter what sport it is, any person who has scored a point has to admit, it
feels pretty good. Whether it is a three-point shot from the corner, a hit into left
field, or a soccer ball hitting the back of the net,
it’s moments like that that matter to students at
Vineland Middle School.