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Bully, Bully, Bully.
By Chloe Harden
McDonald’s
Coat Drive
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According to www.dosomething.org,
56% of students have personally felt
some sort of bullying at school and
though physical bullying hits its peak
in middle school, the verbal abuse
rates remain constant from elementary through high school. The most
common reason students are picked
on are because of their appearance or
body size. Bully behavior includes:
teasing, name calling, threatening,
social ridiculing and physical aggression.
What are we as students at Sequoyah
Middle School going to do about this
percentage? Can anything be done?
Chloe Harden, a 7th grader at Sequoyah has been researching this
question this month and has come up
with some answers.
and are just scared to speak up.
A good way to handle someone
who is being confrontational or
rude is to simply walk up to the
victim and ask them to come in
your group. Then just walk away.
That way you’ve made a stand
without being rude or starting a
fight. When a bully knows that
their actions and words don’t
bother you, you take away their
power. This is easier said than
done. Be brave, be consistent,
and always set a good example
to make sure that you yourself
don’t become a bully. Sitting and
doing nothing is almost as bad as
bullying itself. “
First, Chloe went to our Teacher of
The Year, Ms. O’Brien and asked what
to do when we encounter a bully. Ms.
O’Brien explained, “Remain
calm. Bullies are trying to get a
reaction out of you. When a
bully says something mean to
you, the problem is with the
bully, not with you! Most bullies behave that way because
they are insecure with themselves, they have been taught
at home, or they are trying to
gain popularity.”
In addition, Chloe interviewed
Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Davis got made
fun of because of her last name,
which is
Page.
She
lived in
a small
town so
you
either
bullied
or got
bullied, she explained to Chloe.
But you don’t want to be a bully
either, yet still want to fit in.
Mrs. Davis suggests that you be
your own person NOT who your
friends want you to be. She was
Ms. O’Brien goes on to say,
“Therefore it is important to remember that if you see a kid getting bullied
by a group, there is probably one
leader and the rest are just following
friends with everyone and didn’t
exclude anybody. She was also
nice to everyone even when they
weren’t nice to her. Mrs. Davis
concludes, “You are either the
solution or the problem.” Be the
solution. Being the problem just
makes it worse, not better.
Ms. O’Brien finishes the interview
with, “One person CAN make a
difference if all of us strive to show
kindness and stand up and do the
right thing and set a good example, and treat each other as we
would want to be treated. A word
of caution, never engage anyone
who has a weapon or seems emotionally unstable. Just leave and
report it to the nearest staff member. This is not being a snitch because reports are anonymous and
bullies can’t learn and won’t stop
unless we all stand up for kindness
and do our part to make a difference in our school. You can make a
difference!”
You are either the
solution or the
problem!
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2
Dear Somebody,
Boys do you feel like girls are
sneaky lets find out!
1.) Catch your girlfriend
telling her friends that another boy is hot?
What do I do? Answer:
Ask her about it!
2.) When your girlfriend tells
you about her friends boy-
friend?
What do I do? Answer:
Ask her if she likes him better than you.
3.) When my girlfriend asked
about another boy’s weekend/day?
What do I do? Answer: Ask
her if she is cheating.
4.) What do I do if my girlfriend likes another boy?
What do you do? Answer:
Stay in a relationship with
her so she can get revenge.
Taylor M. , Bailey H.
Morgan Noviski
Recipe of the month
Meatball sandwiches
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Get some frozen
meatballs from your
freezer
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Then some rolls
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Put the meatballs in the
microwave safe bowl
and heat for 4 minutes
for 9 meatballs
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Put 3 meatballs in each
roll and so you have 3
Top Ten Most Annoying Girl/Boyfriend Names
1. Pookee
2. Punkin’ Pie
3. Honey Boo
Boo
4. Cupcake
5. Poo-bear
6. Sweetie Pie
7. Love Bug
8. Honey Bunches
Of Oats
9. Monkey Doodle
10. Puppy Lover
sandwiches
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So there you go,
MEATBALL
McDonald’s/Sequoyah Coat Drive
SANDWICHES!
By Cole Gastineau
Sequoyah Middle School
has begun our Coat Drive
sponsored by our Partner in
Education McDonald’s. Donate a coat and receive
ONE FREE breakfast, lunch
or dinner sandwich of your
choice!
SEQUOYAH
TIMES
December 5th-December
14th at participating locations:
101st & Elm, 71st & Elm,
71st & Aspen, 61st & Aspen.
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The Magic Sombrero by Carissa McGuire, Roxy Blish, and Caitlin Pittman
poofy dreaded every day because
Diablo lived next door.
Once upon a time, there was a
chihuahua that had an amazing
sombrero. His name was Kapoofy.
Kapoofy was bullied by the evil
Pomeranian, Diablo. Diablo wouldn’t quit calling him Big Ears. Ka-
Kapoofy was walking
around the neighborhood when
he saw an old man choking on a
prune. Kapoofy jumped into action to get the prune out of the
old man. Then, all of a sudden, his
sombrero lit up with the colors
from the rainbow. It sent a lot of
sparkles around the old man, and
he instantly quit choking.
while wondering about the sombrero.
When he got to school,
Diablo came to him instantly. He
was about to say “What up Big
Ears?” when the sombrero shot a
beam of light around Diablo. Diablo’s mouth turned up into a smile,
and he apologized for everything he
did.
Whatever
you give
out, you
Whatever you give out, you
always get back. :)
always get
“Thank you,” said the old man.
Kapoofy continued towards school
back.
Websites you should seriously check out:
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Mangahigh.com
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Wordle.net
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Funbrain.com
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Animaljam.com
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Prezi.com
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Toondoo.com
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Coolmath.com
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Hoodamath.com
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Freetypinggame.net
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Tagxedo.com
Jordan Ainsworth – 8th , Patrick Rudd – 7th ,
Rylee Gallaway – 6th
Friday Lunch in the Commons
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Sequoyah's Super Word Wall Search
Definitions:
E T A U L A V E Q D F R A
ALLE
ANTAGONIST
C R E S E E D U T I T A L
BIOGRAPHY
BREVE
P E T I D Y S J Y L R L L
Congruent – Equal to or same value
Dilation – The increase or decrease in size of similar figures by the same
ratio
Antagonist – the character or force that opposes the protagonist (not
always the “bad guy”)
CLIMATE
Protagonist – the main character
R A A M U H U A T A O U E
CONGRUENT
Simile – a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”
DILATION
O L M I T P M Z N T H P E
Metaphor – a comparison of two unlike things not using “like” or “as”
EVALUATE
Popular Sovereignty: the philosophy that the power to rule is held by the people
IDEALISM
T I I L I A M T G I P O I
Climate: the average type of weather a location has (hot, cold, rainy, etc.)
LATITUDE
A S L E G R A K I O A P D
LONGITUDE
METAPHOR
G M C O N G R U E N T L E
PLATE
POPULAR
O L R S O O Y F R X E A A
PROTAGONIST
REALISM
N V Q N L I K R E S M T L
SIMILE
I V I R V B R E V E S E I
SOVEREIGNTY
SUMMARY
S S P G T E C T O N I C S
TECTONICS
Latitude: parallel lines that circle the earth measuring the distance north or south of the
equator
Longitude: imaginary lines that run from pole to pole measuring the distance east or west of
the Prime Meridian
Plate tectonics: the theory that the earth is not an unbroken shell, but consists of plates that
“float” on the mantle.
Realism: portraying life and people as they are, both good and bad; both weak and strong
Idealism: life and people are as the author wishes them to be
ALLE BREVE-same as cut time
Biography-a written account of another person’s life
Summary-brief review of a story
Evaluate-judge
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