the scoop - Spring-Ford 7th Grade Center - Spring

THE SCOOP
VOLUME V, ISSUE 3
SPRING 2015
Spring-Ford 7th Grade Center
Spring-Ford Area School District
Top 10 Moments of 7th grade
By Tim Amarant, Ian Cowie, Julia DiNolti, Sabrina Rohrer, Aly
Sadowniczak, and Cameron Snyder
10: Lockers. This is the first year that we got to use lockers. It isn’t
really a huge deal, but they are the hugest lockers in the school
district.
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9: Candy Grams. In the month of December, a week before winter
break, we had Candy Grams. The reason why it isn’t so high is
because in total, almost everyone got somewhere between 1-3 grams.
Team Reports
Clubs
School Events
Music Groups
Book and Movie
reviews
Technology info
Photographs!
Comics
8: iPod Wednesdays. It only happened three times this year, and
we got to listen to music, AT SCHOOL! Also, in total many people
forgot to bring in money, or they got in trouble.
7: Mermaid Lake. This was an extremely fun water park. I got to
swim with my friends and we played all day. Yes, there was a little
argument, but we got over it… eventually.
6: Busch Gardens [People in Band, Chorus, and Orchestra will get
this]. Busch Gardens was an okay field trip. We played music, rode
rides, and rode in a bus [Well that wasn’t really that interesting]. We
left on May 8th at 6:30 am, and returned May 10th 1:15 am, Happy
Mothers Day!!! We got to stay in a hotel, and we got to perform.
Inside this issue:
Team Reports
3, 6, 7, 8, 19
Music
8, 10, 11
Comics
14, 15, 22, 23
Events
throughout
Reviews
12, 13, 16
Features
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Science Fair
9
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Trevor Project
11
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Talent Show
17
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50 Moments
20
5: Specials. Art, Tech Ed, FCS, and Music. For the first time in our
lives, we had one of these specials for a marking period. Art was full
of new forms of art like perspectives and shadings, Tech Ed. had
modules like Animation and Flight Simulation. FCS was life skills
including Sewing and ALMOST everyone’s favorite, cooking. Music had
interesting forms of music, and WE GOT TO PLAY GUITAR!!!
4: Turkiest Teacher. The week before Thanksgiving Break, we had
Turkiest Teacher. All the students voted for their favorite teacher, and
Mr. D’Orazio won! He even made the front cover of the second paper.
3: The Amazing Journey. It was an event full of physical and mental
challenges. In all, we had a lot of fun!
2: Dance. A close second was the dance. I thought that there was
going to be more, but there was only one. It was 2 full hours of
awesomeness!!! The only downside is that it got kinda boring. QUICK!
1: Newspaper. You non-scoop reporters were probably not aware of
this. The best after school-activity was the newspaper, in my opinion.
From 3 to 4, we got to write articles which we got to share to the
WHOLE SCHOOL!
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SCOOP STAFF
Reporters & Photographers
Natasha Abramowica
Tim Amarant
Jonathan Brull
Ethan Burnheimer
Ian Cowie
Julia DiNolti
Grant Iannarelli
Deepak Kejariwal
Laura Klabe
Derrick Le
McKinley Linn
Ethan Nafus
Savannah O’Connor
Sabrina Rohrer
Aly Sadowniczak
Cameron Snyder
Connor Stapf
Sam Thomas
Special Recognition
Wrote an article or cartoon in ALL
3 issues of the Scoop!
Tim Amarant
Sarah Camilleri
Deepak Kejariwal
Laura Klabe
Derrick Le
McKinley Linn
Savannah O’Connor
Aly Sadowniczak
Cameron Snyder
Sam Thomas
Attended EVERY newspaper
meeting
Aly Sadowniczak
Cameron Snyder
Faculty Advisor
Mrs. Deanne Snelling
Thank you to everyone who wrote, took pictures and drew comics this
school year. I appreciate how you came up with ideas and followed
through on your responsibilities. You did a wonderful job!
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Celts Team Report
By Ian Cowie and Julia DiNolti
Math – Miss Amersbach and Ms. Zimmerman: In math, students
are learning about probability. For example, did you know the
difference between theoretical and experimental probability? You
will learn about it in this lesson. You will also learn about the
birthday paradox. If there are 23 people in a room, there is a 50%
chance that 2 of them share the same birthday. As you can see, this
lesson is all about the chance of an event occurring. If you want to
learn more about this exciting unit, please refrain from skipping
math class.
Science - Mrs. Cody: This unit in science is all about genetics. Are
you tall? Are you short? Do you have blond hair, or brown hair? You will find out why in this
unit. Students are also completing and presenting their Genetic Disorder Projects.
English – Mr. Ridgeway: In English, we have been vigorously working on a 200 point oral book
report. Students had to pick an authoritative text that was over 150 pages, and create a five to
seven minute presentation with two or more modalities to present to the class.
Reading – Mr. Hollingsworth: In reading class, Celt students have been learning about poetry
and the different elements of it. We’ve learned about figures of speech, sound devices, and
symbolism.
Social Studies – Mr. Young: Social studies students have been learning about ancient Rome
and Greece. We recently did a project where we came up with a quote answering the question,
‘what is life?’ Soon we will be starting a thirty slide project on the ABCs of culture.
END OF SCHOOL!!!!! By Grant Iannarelli and Ethan Nafus
The end of the year is here, so go call your friends and jump in a pool. Before you go though,
just remember that you need to turn in all assignments and pay attention! Just think that there
is only a week left! We know it’s hard, we got the summer-bug too, but you got to do it. This is
it, the home stretch!!!! Say it with us, “SUMMERTIME! SUMMERTIME!” You can do it!!!! Go
have fun, see you next year ;)J.
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Pictures of the Scoop Staff!
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Greekified!
By Savannah O’Connor and Ethan Nafus
Mrs. Glossner: In science class we learned about cloning,
selective breeding, and genetic engineering. Also, we are learning
about stem cells and their uses. Do you think cloning is a good
idea? Have a debate with your friend!
Mrs. Keyser: The lovely Mrs. Keyser put her students through a
tough poetry lesson. That was followed by stations about
onomatopoeias, hyperboles, idioms, similes, metaphors, and many
other poetry skills.
Mrs. Plush: The young authors have learned the ways of argumentative writing. The project
took time and effort, but it was completed happily. Mrs. Plush was never happier to complete
any other assignment. Now, the authors are writing a non-fiction book about a topic of their
choosing. FUN!
Mr. Reagan: The mathematicians finished their geometry unit(s). They are now learning
about Probability and Statistics. He loves to school his students in Connect Four and other
games. The algebra students are learning about polynomials, and for the students who do
NOT know what they are, it contains several variables and algebraic expressions.
Miss Seward: The Greeks are learning about their ancient selves and the Romans are
learning about their archenemies. We learned how vicious the Spartans were and how
tranquil the Athenians were. The students learned that many governments are not fun, such
as a tyranny, where they were forced to rot in a dungeon.
Roman Team Report - 3rd MP
By McKinley Linn
Mr. Butterweck- Mr. Butterweck has been helping Mrs. Erb teach
their students all about ancient Greece. Using the SmartBoard to
show his students videos, his students have been doing their best to
stay on top of all of their work!
Mrs. Erb- Mrs. Erb has been teaching her students all about ancient
Greece and its kinds of government. Using lots of hands-on activities
and note papers, her students have been busy memorizing and
remembering everything they’ve learned in her and Mr. Butterweck’s
lessons.
Mrs. Fryer- Mrs. Fryer has been teaching her students everything
there is to know about poetry! From figurative language to limericks, she and her students have
been busy understanding and analyzing these literary works.
Mr. Marcellus- Mr. Marcellus has been teaching his students about probability and ratios and
tree diagrams and so much more! Using the random name generator to make groups of two for
his students to work in, his students have been busy learning and practicing all of the material.
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Egyptian Update
By Natasha Abramowicz, Laura Klabe, and Aly Sadowniczak
Social Studies (Mrs. Custer)- We learned the different
types of government in Ancient Greece by incorporating
music, volunteers, crowns, and “Custer Cash”. We took the
required social studies assessment and did a scavenger hunt
about the Minoans and Myceneans.
Science (Mr. Kahler)- We finished up our Genetic Disorders
project with our partners, researching and presenting
information about Phenylketonuria (PKU), Marfan Syndrome,
Huntington’s Disease, Tay-Sachs Disease, Type 1 Diabetes,
Cystic Fibrosis, Down Syndrome, Hemophilia, and ALS.
Algebra (Mrs. McCloskey)- We learned about factoring and foiling polynomials. We did a
birthday paradox activity. The algebra final at the end of the year is scheduled for Wednesday,
June 10th.
Math (Mrs.Zimmerman & Mrs.McCloskey)- We just finished learning about the surface area
and volume of three dimensional shapes. We’ve just begun our lesson about probability and
compound events.
English (Mrs. Exeter & Mrs. Shortall)- We recently finished our argumentative essays on
various subjects and argumentative anchor project ads. We also completed the argumentative
common assessment.
Reading (Ms.Fallstich & Mrs. Ward)- We completed our lesson on poetry analysis and our
poetry analysis test on the poem, “Slam, Dunk, And Hook” by Yusef Komunyakaa. We also
analyzed “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost and “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes.
We just began our drama unit starting with the play, Pygmalion.
Roman team continued
Mr. Rendick- Mr. Rendick has been teaching his students about cloning and stem cells. While
using numerous videos to explain these topics, his students have been busy taking notes and
trying to contain all of this information!
Miss West- Miss West has been working with her students on finishing their argumentative
essays, and starting their common assessments. Using her SmartBoard to illustrate many of
the techniques used, her classes have been busy writing down everything they need to finish
their essays!
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INCA ACTION III
By Ethan Burnheimer, Derrick Le, Cameron Snyder, and Sam Thomas
Algebra: After the Mid-Terms in January, we’ve been busy
learning Chapter 7, Chapter 8, and Chapter 9. Though the
polynomials we’ve been practicing are hard, Mrs. Bower spends a
lot of time helping us work through them.
Pre-Algebra: In Pre-Algebra we have been learning about 3-D
figures plus compound shapes. We also learned the formulas to
solving the volume and areas. Plus we went over the different
angles and lines.
Social Studies: For a class about ancient history, it is anything but ancient. We’ve learned
about China, Mongolia, Assyria, and Greece. Social Studies is never old when Mr. D’Orazio is
teaching the class!
Reading: In Mrs. Rotondo’s class, we started to work on a packet full of reading skills. In the
learning field, we were taught about figurative language. We had a day where we played
Pictionary on idioms.
Science: In Mrs. Croll’s class, we have been exploring the many uses for Punnett squares and
the way they can show the way genes are tied to our appearance. We have also been doing
many labs about genetics. Before we even learned about Punnet Squares, the whole entire Inca
team did a genetic disorder project with another person.
English: In Mr. Baldan’s class, we have been doing a lot of essays that involve research done
on different subjects. Although we do lots of writing, many days Mr. Baldan puts music on
playing from his laptop, and sometimes he has rap battles with students!
Orchestra Update
By Laura Klabe
In orchestra, we have been working extremely hard to get ready for our Spring Concert, Spring
Jamboree, and the Busch Gardens trip. For our concert, we are doing the following songs: Viola
Country, Midnight Tango, Yesterday, (yes, the Beatles song) Incantation, Mythos, and maybe
Final Countdown. (yes, it is in Pitch Perfect) The Spring Jamboree is at the 9th grade center and
it will include 4-12th grade string players. The Busch Gardens trip includes strings, as well as
band and chorus. We will be staying overnight in a hotel, play for competition, and spend a day
in the park. Orchestra members have a lot of fun events to look forward to in the remaining
portion of the year!
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The 2015 Montgomery County Science Research
Competition and Delaware Valley Science Fair
By Jonathan Brull
It was a dark and gloomy day
on April 1st. All of the SpringFord middle school kids were
nervous- all 8 of them - as they
walked through the doors at
Ursinus College. The team
contained only two 7th graders - Ritvik Ramakrishnan and me. My project was on Magnetic
Linear Acceleration and Ritvik’s was on Meiosis Happening in Gummy Bears. There were
originally more 7th graders, but they all dropped out for either a very valid reason or just
because they didn’t feel like doing all of the work. There were also six 8th graders.
In the end, I earned second place in the Physics category and a special award from the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and an 8th grader named Robert earned an
honorable mention. The first and second place winners in all of the categories moved on to the
bigger Delaware Valley Science Fair.
The Delaware Valley Science Fair had people that won science fairs from counties in Delaware,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and even New England. This science fair included kids
from 5-12th grade and over 900 competitors. There were only two Spring-Ford kids at this
science fair: a 9th grader and me. I was the only one to win an award. I got an honorable
mention in Physics and a special award from the US Metric Association.
Although my project took a while to do, I had fun doing it and learned that all of the hard work
paid off. If you like science and doing experiments, I would highly advise doing the science fair
next year, as it can help with scientific analysis, communication skills and public speaking.
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Spring Play
By McKinley Linn
The Spring Play has come and gone, but it was a big success! Tickets were three dollars at the
door, and the people who came had a fantastic time. 7th and 8th grade students performed the
play “Double Trouble” by Angela D. Stewart. It was about a scientist’s experiment that caused
a big catastrophe, her disappearance! That was when some of her loyal friends had to find her
fast, before the mayor and banker came and took the house! Not only did the cast have a great
time, but also the directors! Miss Seward and Mrs. Custer have enjoyed directing this play, and
certainly did a fantastic job.
Cast
Connor Christopher-Jamie
Lindsey Edwards-Tally
Bret Guldin-Kyle
Tim Hafer- Robi
Ben Kleit- Logan
Brie Lattanzi-Courtney
McKinley Linn- Doctor Shelby
Kelly Loughin- Julie
Kayla Marshall- Mayor Whyte
Celeste Martorana-Rachel
Shealyn McGinley-Saralyn
Madison Parker- Chloe
Braidyn Palan- Chief
Julianna Perri- Tara
Devon Pytel- Skyler,
Kelty
Felicity ThatcherReporter
Jack ThompsonMatt
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The Trevor Project
By Julia DiNolti
The Trevor Project is a charity aimed at
helping LGBTQ youth. They provide crisis
intervention and suicide prevention services to those in the LGBTQ community. LGBTQ stands
for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Questioning. The Trevor Project provides confidential
phone, instant/text messaging crisis intervention services. This charity saves lives every single
day.
You can help in the efforts too! On their website (www.thetrevor project.org) you can donate to
the project. You (or an adult) can volunteer on the website as well. Volunteers can make safe
places for LGBTQ youth in crisis and promote The Trevor Project’s resources to those in need.
The Trevor Project has many extremely useful resources for anyone in the LGBTQ community.
The website has a lot of resources like “Coming Out as You” (a guide for those in the closet),
the spectrum for gender identity and sexuality, The Trevor Lifeguard Workshop, and the
warning signs of suicide (which we learned in health).
Many people we all know and look up to are involved in The Trevor Project. Actors and
actresses like Amy Poehler, Zac Efron, Jane Lynch, Neil Patrick Harris, and Daniel Radcliffe are
all supporters. The music industry also has supporters such as Lady Gaga, Joe Jonas, Miley
Cyrus, and Ke$ha. Another supporter is Ellen DeGeneres. A very involved supporter is YouTube
celebrity, Tyler Oakley. Tyler has mentioned the Trevor Project in loads of his videos, and even
made a full video about it.
Jazz Band
By Deepak Kejariwal
Jazz Band is a fun, musical afterschool activity that practices on Tuesday and Thursdays
afterschool. Mrs. Jennings is the director, and she is very musically talented. Jazz Band is
comprised of both 7th and 8th graders. In March, which is Music in our Schools Month, our jazz
band went to four different schools. There we competed with school districts in our area and
had a blast. We visited Arcola on March 13, Boyertown on March 19, Kutztown on March 21,
and Penndale on March 27. The judges at all of the schools rated us as excellent. These trips
were memorable, and we will never forget them.
Eighth Graders
Grace Kraft
Kevin Gilroy
Alex Butwin
Kristine Luo
Hannah Schifman
Axel Kalbach
Jason Ritchie
Kyle McNulty
Nicole Whitton
Sydney Bannon
Sean Linton
Nick Lanutti
Thomas Duersch
Ainsley Bittner
Myles Turner
Aarushi Jadhav
Seventh Graders
Nicole Erwin
Olivia Raber
Dewayne Rumsey
Matt Hanson
Deepak Kejariwal
Rie Huntington
Matt Winston
Annika Geisa
Eli Siron
Jonathan Brull
Aryan Singh
Aashna Chakraborty
Hope Tuley
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Ben J. Pierce Fights Gender Roles
By Aly Sadowniczak
16 year old Vlogger and Singer, Ben J. Pierce aka KidPOV on
YouTube and BENNY when it comes to his music, released his
first single titled, “Little Game”. Through the lyrics and visuals
in the music video, Ben shows how ridiculous and strict gender
roles are and how we should be more easygoing when it comes
to them. In the beginning of the video, girls and boys were separated and wearing their
“correct color”. One of the kids from each gender start to become interested in things meant
for the opposite gender and are immediately repressed by the other kids. As the video goes on,
the boy and the girl shake hands with the gendered colored powder on their hands. Visuals of
blue and pink dye being dropped in water and blue and pink paint mixing soon follow,
representing the breaking of gender roles.
Lyrics like, “Don't you think it's funny how they tell us how to live? Don't you think it's funny
how we're all delinquent kids?” and “Hush boy, oh hush boy, don't say a word, Throw on a
jersey and no one gets hurt, Hush girl, oh hush girl, just bat your eyes, Play our little game,
play our little game,” shows how as we grow up we are taught that guys are supposed to be
masculine and girls are supposed to act feminine and its bad to act the opposite. Another line,
“You're raising suicidals with your predetermined titles,” represents how harsh people can be
about gender roles that people (especially those who are transgender) are afraid to be who
they feel they are and would rather die than live in fear or deal with the consequences that
might follow.
Through this video and song, Ben sends out an amazing message.
People shouldn’t be made fun of or be punished if they happen to
act like the other gender or like things that are usually meant for
the other gender. You shouldn’t be afraid to be who you are and
you shouldn’t be repressed because of it. Transgender/Agender/
Intersex etc. people should be respected and not be ignored. I feel
this video is an eye-opener and I hope it changes your views on
gender roles for the greater good. You can check the video out
here, https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNr3x1kVVEc
Amazing App For Social Networking Users Alike
By Natasha Abramowicz
Do you have Instagram, but want to make your posts into something more than just one
photo? Well, then Pic Collage is the perfect app for you! With this app, you can take up to nine
photos to put together into a colorful collage! You can also add colored
text, backgrounds, stickers, and even videos from Youtube! After creating
your collage, you can import it to various social networking websites
including Facebook, Twitter, and of course, Instagram. I started using this
app a little after I created my Instagram. So far, I find it convenient, and I
personally enjoy it, and I’m sure plenty of people who don’t have it
already will enjoy it too! So head onto the app store, download Pic
Collage, and have a Party with your photos!
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Cube World Game Review By Grant Iannarelli
Cube world is a beta (unfinished, but is being tested) state, but is still very fun.
This game is third-person and comes with a huge variety of features! One
feature is races. With a total of eight races (and more to come) people can play
as characters from humans to dwarves to even frog people! There are four total
classes including- Mage, Warrior, Ranger and Rogue. They all have certain
specialties and can only hold items for that class. There are six total biomes
(and yet again, more to come), an extremely large number of animals,
monsters, npcs, and bosses. There are some scary monsters too! If a skull bull catches you by
surprise, WOW! it’s scary! More features include multiplayer. Unfortunately, Cube World can
only have four players as a maximum, but the makers at Picroma™ are working on massively
multiplayer servers. Many, many more great features are in this awesome game, and they
extremely outweigh the amount of bad ones. I would highly recommend this game, even
though the price is a little absurd for a game in alpha, if you get to
play it enough, you won’t care about the price (especially if you’re
playing with friends).
More information can be found at picroma.com
The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire: The World of Dan
and Phil By Aly Sadowniczak
Coming on October 8th 2015, “The Amazing Book Is Not On
Fire: The World of Dan and Phil” by Dan Howell and Phil
Lester will be released worldwide. After years of making
awkward and entertaining videos on YouTube, Dan and Phil,
aka danisnotonfire and AmazingPhil, have come together to
create the most epic book ever. From stories from Phil’s
teenage diary to never before heard easons Why Dan’s a Fail,
“The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire” never fails to entertain.
During your journey through the book, you learn how to draw
the perfect cat whiskers, as worn in all the “Phil is not on fire”
videos and get advice on dealing with awkward situations
(They’ve had plenty experience in awkward moments, trust
me). You can also find out which of their “dining chairs
represents you emotionally”, as said in the book description.
You get inside looks at their texts to each other, tales from when they met One Direction, and
what actually happened to the Vegas Video. Along with the book, they will be going on a tour
around the UK, and if people turn up to it, they will go around the world.
Subscribe to Dan at https://www.youtube.com/user/danisnotonfire, subscribe to Phil at https://
www.youtube.com/user/amazingphil, and their gaming channel at https://www.youtube.com/
user/danandphilgames. The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire: The World of Dan and Phil will be
exciting and very entertaining; I hope you will check it out!
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Imagine Dragons: Smoke + Mirrors
By Aly Sadowniczak
Imagine Dragons is an alternative rock band that kick
started their career by releasing their first album, Night
Visions in 2012. “Radioactive,” a song on the album, gained
popularity in 2013 and other songs like, “Demons” and “On
Top Of the World” got its fair share of fame later on. Now
they are back, with their new album, Smoke + Mirrors. They
released the song, “I Bet My Life”, as a single from Smoke +
Mirrors on December 27th and it immediately got recognized,
being bought on iTunes and featured in many commercials.
Later on, two more singles from the album, “Gold” and
“Shots”, were released.
On February 17th, Smoke + Mirrors was released, allowing
the 13 songs to be available to the public’s ears. Tracks on
the album include (in order): “Shots”, “Gold”, “Smoke +
Mirrors”, “I’m So Sorry”, “I Bet My Life”, “Polaroid”,
“Friction”, “It Comes Back To You”, “Dream”, “Trouble”, “Summer”, “Hopeless Opus”, and “The
Fall”. You can join them at the Wells Fargo Center on June 27th. The album is available for
electronic sale on ITunes at:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/smoke-+-mirrors/id950797707.
Book Review: Steelheart
By Sam Thomas
Steelheart is a coming-of-age tale about a dystopian Chicago, called
Newcago, ruled by mysterious super-humans called Epics. After a
world-ending event, which they ominously called Calamity, cities all
across the United States are being controlled by the Epics. Regular
people are starting to get restless, forming rebel groups called
Reckoners.
David was a young child when Calamity happened, and has
dreamt of joining the Reckoners, dedicating his life to studying
Epics. Finally, David’s chance comes, but will it end in Steelheart
killing another from David’s family, or will David finally get his
revenge?
Little Holidays
By Savannah O’Connor
Have you ever heard of Find a Rainbow Day? Or Chocolate Chip Day? If you
haven’t then you are missing out on some great but little known holidays!
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Talent Show
By Mrs. Snelling
On Thursday, May 21st, the audience in the ninth grade center auditorium was treated to a
terrific evening of talent courtesy of our seventh and eighth grade performers. There were
singers, comedians, a piano player, a string sextet, and a dancer. Miss Seward and Mrs. Muñoz
did a great job of choosing a variety of acts. The hosts also did a fabulous job introducing the
acts with jokes matched to the performance. If you missed the show this year, make sure you
don’t miss it next year!
7th Grade Participants
8th Grade Participants
Gia Rice (singing)
Rebekah Eliot (singing w/ guitar)
Tim Amarant and Ethan Amis (Comedy
skit)
Mikayla DeFrancesco (singing)
Eric Gu (Piano)
Carlos Paredes (singing)
Olivia Hungate (Singing)
Sydnee Sherrick (singing w/ guitar)
Kaitlyn Weber, Peter Boretski, Robbie
Dittmar, Patrick Gray, Brian Lynch &
Devi Spletzer (strings)
Kirsten Evans (dance)
HOSTS: Nick Tufillaro, Harry
Bastable,& Nick Elsner
Alycia Laubert (singing)
STAGE CREW: Ben Renner & Isabella
Flowers
Eric Gro on the piano
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Phone Danger!! By Ethan Nafus
Your phones are in danger! They are being taken from careless
students who really want to check Snapchat, Instagram, Vine,
and many other pointless things that can wait. If seen or
heard, a teacher has the right to take it until the end of the
day, if it is taken at the end of the day you will get it at the end
of the next day. The second time, your parents have to pick your phone up in the office. When
will the faculty take it away? Well, the Student Handbook page 70 says, “A PED that emits an
audible signal, vibrates, is in ‘sleep mode,’ displays a message or otherwise summons interacts
or in any way conveys a message to the device user or any other person at the users
direction….A PED that is ‘turned off’ - such that is not activated and cannot self-activate and is
stored out-of-sight in a container such as a back pack, book bag, locker, pocket, purse,
vehicle, etc. shall not be deemed ‘in use.’” You are allowed to take your phone out once you
exit the building, not when you are in the hallway leaving school. Keep that phone off so you
don’t get it taken, this was all mentioned in the meeting with Mrs. Kotch.
PSSA Challenge!
By Sam Thomas
In preparation of the PSSAs, multicolored papers have been given out, with
review questions about Math and Reading on them. If we answered all the
questions correctly and turned the paper in to one of the Student
Government representatives, we would have the chance to win a $5 gift card
to Wawa. Thanks to all the participation!
Top Songs You Might Not Have Heard Of
“The Kids from Yesterday” – My Chemical
Romance
By Julia DiNolti
“Fix You” – Coldplay
“Title and Registration” – Death
Cab for Cutie
“Seven Nation Army” – The White
Stripes
“Hum Hallelujah” – Fall Out Boy
“Sophomore Slump or Comeback of
the Year” – Fall Out Boy
“Northern Downpour” – Panic! At
The Disco
“March to the Sea” – Twenty One
Pilots
“Fun” – Troye Sivan
“Mr. Brightside” – The Killers
“Addict With a Pen” – Twenty One
Pilots
“Lose It” – Oh Wonder
“Staying Up” – The Neighborhood
“Dream” – Imagine Dragons
“Destroya” – My Chemical
Romance
“Pavlove” – Fall Out Boy
“Lost In Stereo” – All Time Low
“Far Too Young To Die” – Panic! At
The Disco
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Roman Team Report – 4th MP
By McKinley Linn
Mr. Butterweck and Mrs. Erb- Mr. Butterweck and
Mrs. Erb have been teaching their students all about the
Etruscans and their lifestyle! As they co-teach with each
other, the students have been able to learn more
information at a faster rate! With lots of projects and
assignments to do, the Roman students have been
busier than ever!
Mrs. Fryer- Mrs. Fryer has been teaching her classes
everything there is to know about drama! Her classes
have been becoming playwrights as they wrote and
performed plays for their classes! It has been nonstop
fun in this class, and it has been a great way to wrap up
the year.
Mr. Marcellus- Mr. Marcellus has been working with his students on their math final. The
classes will present their presentations to each other for their last grade of the school year.
They’ll just have to hope that they took good notes throughout the year to use in their
PowerPoints!
Mr. Rendick- Mr. Rendick has been teaching at a rapid pace for quite some time! There is just
so much to learn and not enough time to learn it all! He has been teaching his students about
watersheds and the classing of living things (KPCOFGS) to prepare his classes for the upcoming
science field trip. Be sure to stay on the ball in this class, or you’ll be in trouble!
Miss West- Miss West and her classes have been exploring Greek mythology together! She has
been teaching them about this civilization because the people who lived there gave mighty
contributions to writing today. From Greek gods to Greek heroes, they have been learning all
about this marvelous empire!
We have nothing to put here. Draw your own doodle…
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50 Moments of 7th Grade
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Carlos becomes president
First Day
Mermaid Lake trip
Busch Gardens
7th grade dance
Candy Grams
First period of first day
Lunch
Talent show
Holocaust
assembly
Dancing With
the Stars
Those rare
student guest
anchors for
morning &
afternoon
announcements
World Language
Club
Band/ Chorus/
Orchestra
Music
FCS
Tech Ed.
Art
Spanish/French
Science Trip
Turkiest Teacher
Most teams went undefeated
Pennies for Pasta
Newspaper
Mix-it-Up Day
The Amazing Journey
Unity Day
The Friends in the Community
By Tim Amarant & Cameron Snyder
29) Winter Concert
30) Spring Concert
31) Snow day, after snow day, after
snow day…
32) PSSA
33) SO MANY 2 Hour Delay Schedules
34) Ugly Sweater Contest [Inca
students will understand]
35) 200 point oral
report essay [Celts
will understand]
36) Writing
nonfiction books
[Most Greeks will
understand
37) Short story
project [Romans will
understand]
38) Holiday project
[Egyptians
will
understand]
39) Final day of
school (when it
happens)
40) Making it this
far on the list
41) Yearbooks [When they come out]
42) First Issue of Newspaper
43) Second Issue of Newspaper
44) This Issue of Newspaper
45) Hall pass restrictions
46) Gym becomes a class
47) Health also becomes a class
48) Intramural sports
49) Dodge Ball Tournament
50) Surviving This Year
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Vote or Committee
By Tim Amarant
Would you rather be able to vote for Student Council? Or have a small committee vote for you? Think about it. You
have a voice. Shouldn’t you use it? Vote for you. Not, “Vote for this guy,” which would happen to be you. Meaning,
“Oh we vote for you now. You can’t vote because only ours count. How would you feel?
This survey polled 21 Spring-Ford students. 19 said everyone should vote. 1 said we should have a small committee.
While 1 just didn’t know. Summing up the poll, it seems that most people said that everyone should have a right to
vote. If most people at Spring-Ford said that everyone should vote, what if the survey polled more Spring-Ford
students. What if the survey polled other schools? Would the number for the small committee increase, or would
everyone still say that everyone should vote.
Imagine. The United States of America said, “The states of Florida, California, Ohio, and Michigan, along with their
residents, are allowed to vote for the next president.” What if you didn’t live in any of those states? You have been cut
and have not been able to vote. How would you feel? How would you react? These are just some of the questions that
should be answered. Unfortunately, the decision was made final. Now your votes don’t count.
Before the actions of Susan B. Anthony, this is what it was like for women. Women couldn’t vote. Only men could
vote. If a small committee did the voting, people not in the committee, would be like the new version of women. And
all the manly men would DEFINITELY not like that! The poll has spoken. And the majority rules. Most people agree
that everyone should vote.
In conclusion, everyone should vote. Everyone has a voice, and everyone has the right to use it. No one should create a
group, and exclude the rest of humanity. The poll has been decided by the members of Spring-Ford, but that doesn’t
mean everyone agrees or disagrees.
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