Can`t spell Earth without art! - South Plainfield Public Schools

The Tiger’s Paw
Grant Elementary
School
MAY 2013
Can’t spell Earth without
art!
By Chase Atkinson
On March 14, 2013, the 44th annual All
District Music and Art Festival was held
and all the orchestras, choruses, and
bands played. Also displayed; artwork of
the students of South Plainfield. These
are the participating names of the
students from Grant.
Grade 6
Thank You!
Girl Scout Troop 65042 would like to
thank Mrs. Lorys and the rest of the
students and staff for helping us finish
our journey. Through you, we were
able to spread the word about the
importance of paper recycling. Thank
you to the teachers, who put up the
posters we made in your classrooms. It
was a very important factor that led us
to the completion of this journey.
Finally, thank you to the students who
will hopefully continue to recycle paper
products, as well as bottles and cans.
By Lynda Farinella and Jessica Dugtong
From the Girl Scout Troop 65042
Cadets :Jillian Bengivenga, Julianne Chavez,
Jessica Dugtong, Lynda Farinella, and
Mackenzie Hall
Katalina Beyoda, Harithik Boaw, Matthew
Cassio, Nicole Cherres, Arianna Clark, Skylar
Davisson, Jessica Dugtong, Marc Giordano, Eva
Gonzalez, Alexis Grayon, David Guevara, Sarah
Gwiazda, David Loniewski, Cassidy Leonardis,
Kelly Lizano, Zen Rivera, Dylan Silverstein,
Sarahann Singh, Brianna Slover, Claudia
Timmerman, Jaclyn Timmerman, Francesca
Torralba
Grade 5
Faith Abraham, Kelsey Hing, Zoe Lambert, Isaias
Ramos, Robert “Bobby” Rivera,
Damion Salinas, Brielle Stankan, Tava Pham,
Saruidara Castillo, Jeet Patel, Javon Tompkins,
and Victoria Leinhard
These are the young artists that had
their work displayed at the district
festival. If you saw their work, give them
a pat on the back for a job well done.
Poetry, speeches and balloon
release mark ceremony
Feb 23, 2013 | By Puja
Vengadasalam
The memorial stone for Alize
Jefferson at Grant School
Grant school in South Plainfield, New Jersey
held a memorial on Feb 22, 2013 for Alize
Jefferson, sixth grader, who died in her
sleep in a tragic house fire along with her
grandmother and three other siblings
exactly a year before. The twenty minute
ceremony held in the garden enclosure was
a school only event and moved all attending
teachers and students to tears.
At the after-school memorial, everybody
wore purple. The entire gathering wore
purple as it was Alize’s favorite color. Sad
music played in the background. Math
teacher, Ms. Susan Schocklin, told the
gathering about Alize’s sweet and positive
nature. “I will always remember Alize
Jefferson for the love she shared with me
each day that I knew her,” she said. Ms.
Schocklin read out a poem titled “Special
Angel” for her. It said,
“She was here for a short time / like a
shooting star…
She touched the heart of many/Like only an
angel can …”
After the poetry reading, Alize’s classmates
and friends walked up to her picture to
place purple flowers as a mark of their love
and respect. At the end of the memorial,
four of Alize’s friends and Ms. Schocklin cut
the strings of five purple balloons
representing the five victims and released
them into the sky.
When I asked Ms. Shocklin about the
meaning of the memorial, she said ”We
held it to celebrate Alize Jefferson’s life and
the lives of her family members .“ Grant
School principal, Ellen Decker Lorys agreed
with me when I told her that it is hard for
kids to deal with such incidents. She spoke
about how the “school teachers and
counselors were around to help kids deal
with the reality of Alize’s death when the
news broke. I was shocked and sad myself
when I heard it. I remember Alize-she was
fun and very nice.” I could see that the
memorial service was a way for the school
to show that they cared. Perhaps that is
what made the memorial ceremony so
important and moving.
It takes heart
to be a hero.
On March 25 and March 26, 2013 Grant
School participated in jump rope for heart to
raise money to donate to the American Heart
Association. Grant School participates in jump
rope for heart in gym class. We are split into
groups and we rotate in stations. Each station
has something to do with jumping. Participating
in this cause is important because the money
goes to the American Heart Association which
helps children with bad hearts or hearts that
don’t work. The students at Grant School were
shown a video during health and gym classes.
This video shows students how some kids have
heart problems. There were prizes given away
depending on how much money you raise and
donate.
In addition to jump rope for heart it was
Mr. Panzarella’s first time teaching jump rope
for heart. I asked him how he liked it.
Mr. Panzarella said, “Since I live a
healthy life style I was very excited to take over
jump rope for heart. Every student was
participating and constantly moving the entire
class. The stations were fun, and everybody
enjoyed participating.” He said he would want
to do it again next year. He also said “I am very
excited and look forward to running jump rope
for heart for years to come.”
I also interviewed some students to see
how they felt about jump rope for heart. Justin
Jones said, “It was fun jumping. There were lots
of stations. I hope we keep on having it. I think
everyone enjoyed it. It helped a good cause.”
Alexis Curtis said,” I enjoyed it. I would
want to do it again next year.”
Ian McCoid said, “I enjoyed it. I enjoyed
all the stations. I would want to do it again next
year.”
Olivia Leonardis said “There were
multiple activities. I did not like that some
people were not participating. Lastly I would
want to do it again next year.”
Nick Reno said, “My favorite station
was the helicopter station. The only thing I think
could be improved is better games. I would
want to do it again next year though.”
Gianna Sacco said, “My favorite part
was jumping rope with friends. The only thing
that could have been improved is having a
longer time to jump. I would want to do it again
next year.”
Chris Born said, “My favorite station
was the pogo station. I liked that station
because it helps keep balance. I don’t think
anything could have been improved.”
Tiana Hooks said, “I personally enjoyed
jump for heart. I liked all the stations, and
would love to do it again.” Many people
enjoyed jump rope for heart. It seems that all
students want to do it again next year. I would
want to do it again as well. Jump Rope for Heart
is a very fun and important educational event in
our school and I hope it will continue to happen
for Generations to come.
Written By: Xiann Guzman
About Our City
By Puja Vengadasalam
Did you know Native Americans used to live in
South Plainfield? The names Samptown
(Sampton Avenue), Oak Tree Avenue,
Woodland Avenue and Maple Avenue come
from them. I think the Native Americans came
up with good names, don’t you?
Did you know that Revolutionary war touched
South Plainfield too? According to
http://www.southplainfieldnj.com/spnj/, “The
British troop led by General Cornwalis crossed
Spring Lake to move towards George
Washington’s camp in New Market area. This
made Washington move to ‘Washington Rock’
so he could see what the British troops were
doing”. I was amazed when I found out that all
this happened here.
There is a history room in the old Roosevelt
School building basement where a lot of
historical stuff is on display. I saw and learned a
lot of interesting things about our town- South
Plainfield -there. I saw a pot belly stove. It is big,
black and it has a fat belly. They used to fill it
with coal and put fire in it. The fire used to keep
the railway guards warm in the winter. I
thought it was cool.
Do you know what else I saw? I saw the dresses
men and women in South Plainfield wore in the
1930s, 1940s and so on. They were fancy and
colorful. I saw women’s hats and men’s shoes.
My favorite items were the women’s hats— I
wanted to wear one.
The History Center, located at old Roosevelt
School “is the headquarters for the society and
houses a large collection of photographs, books,
memorabilia, antique clothing, maps, oral
histories and other items associated with
borough history.” The Center is open every
Tuesday from 2 to 4 pm. If you visit the center,
you can take a journey to the past of South
Plainfield too. History is never over- it always
continues ….
Take Your Child to Work
Day
By: Saruidara Castillo
Take your child to work day is
held on the fourth Thursday of April
every year. This year it will be on
Thursday, April 25th. This program
was founded in 1993 by Gloria
Steinem and the Ms. Foundation for
Women. The goal of this program
was to show youngsters the value of
staying in school which will enable
them to get a good job. Also, it gets
kids to start thinking of their future
careers. The program was meant only
for girls at first since girls had fewer
career opportunities. Boys were
starting to feel left out so they got a
separate day just for boys. After a
while, the program made small
changes and soon both boys and girls
went to work on the same day. I hope
you participated in this year’s Take
Your Child to Work Day!
Source: Wikipedia.com
NJASK Testing
The NJASK (New Jersey
Assessment of Skills and Knowledge)
will be taking place from May 6 to
May 9. Although it is a big state test
and is very important, there is no
need to worry. Anything you have to
know your teachers have already
taught you. If you are afraid you are
going to make a mistake, you
shouldn’t be! Your teachers and
parents know you are only trying to
do your best. No mistake you make
will cause them to think any less of
you. I know taking tests can stress
you out, so here are some tips on
how to make your testing experience
much easier:
Get a good night’s sleep. The
more awake you are, the easier
it is for you to concentrate.
Eat a balanced breakfast. A
healthy breakfast will give the
energy to get through the day.
Relax. If you are less stressed
and less emotional, the test
will be much less nervewracking.
By Lynda Farinella
We got our results in for the Fun Fitness Day. It
was pretty shocking day when we got the
results. Look at the chart below to see our
results.
By Robby Ginda and Tyson Nguyen
Results
For
Yes
Results
For
No
460 students
Said yes
55 students
Said no
So congrats to
you guys that
said yes.
For you that
said no
Go outside.
You can do so
much more
outside than
inside.
The North Star
Well, do you know that a
gym teacher in our school has a
connection with Hollywood? Mr.
Panzarella is a gym teacher but
his brother is in a movie. Who
knew that a boy born in a small
town would become movie star?
Jeff Panzarella is part of a movie
called The North Star. All of the
shouts were in Pennsylvania so
they were done near New
Jersey. The movie will be in
theaters in May 2ND. The movie
is about two slaves who escaped
from the south and they go
north. The slaves get discovered
and find themselves in great
danger. To find more info,
search up The North Star. Ask
your parents to find it in a
theater near you.
Conflicts between North
and South Korea
North Korea is a threat to both
South Korea and the US. North
Korea was caught conducting
nuclear tests. They are aiming
nuclear missiles and weapons at the
US. This is an international issue
that has disobeyed the U.N. Security
Council resolutions, which forbids
“the building and testing of longrange ballistic missiles and nuclear
weapons.” This is not good for the
US and proves to the US and South
Korea that North Korea is an urgent
threat. South Korea is against North
Korea. Therefore relations between
North and South Korea are in a bad
state. There have been many issues
between North and South Korea
recently. North Korea’s nuclear
testing is affecting more than just
itself. According to Google this
conflict will not be resolved
anytime soon.
By: Rishi Bhalodi
Super Bowl or Puppy
Bowl IX?
Animal Planet presented the greatest
thing since sliced bread, Puppy Bowl
IX? Animal Planet and Petfinder.com
combined to form the best and only
canine showdown on Earth. The
Puppy Bowl was held on Feb. 3rd, also
known as Super Bowl Sunday. The
main purpose of this event was to
find homes for talented puppies.
These athletic puppies even had their
own cheerleaders. These
cheerleaders were hedgehogs. They
competed to earn the title MVP or
most valuable puppy. Puppy Bowl
was just a fuzzy and cute little version
of the Super Bowl. It even had its
own halftime show. The magical kitty
gymnastic show left people
speechless. 63 puppy breeds
participated last year. They came
from a various amount of shelters
and animal rescue organizations.
Luckily you can watch both the Puppy
Bowl and the Super Bowl. The Puppy
Bowl was on all day. So after you’re
done watching the Super Bowl you
can watch the Puppy Bowl. Puppy
Bowl IX, watch it now!
By Rishi Bhalodi & Biren Patel
Source: Timeforkid.com
Reviving Extinct Species
Scientists are planning to
revive animals that have been
declared extinct. Using genetic
engineering, they are considering
resurrection to help conservation of
species. The National Geographic
Museum held a de-extinction event.
Speakers recommended that the
woolly mammoth, dodo, mastodon,
saber-toothed cat, etc. would be
good animals to revive. Reviving
extinct species may also be a danger
to humans. The revived species could
create chaos for species that are
existing because of the changed
ecosystem. Scientist Kent Redford
recommends that other scientists use
bio domes (self-contained mini
ecosystems) to see how the revived
species would act around today’s
species. I think that it would be a nice
idea to revive species. How would
you feel if you went for a walk in a
forest and ran into a woolly
mammoth? Wouldn’t it be a sight to
see?
By Akaash Patel
Source: usnews.com
CAR THE RUNS ON COFFEE
By Keith Lehman
The Black Mamba
By: Brianna Tapanes
In England, an engineer, Martin
Bacon and some volunteers changed
the engine of a truck so that it would
run on coffee. They removed the
extra weight of the truck first. Then,
they changed the engine so that it
would run on hydrogen. When coffee
chaff pallets are heated in a charcoal
fire, they create hydrogen. The coffee
chaff pallets are what is left after
someone makes coffee. The truck
drove 65.5 mph which is a record
from cars running on gas from
organic waste. It was inducted to the
Guinness Book of World Records.
By Keith Lehman
On April 3rd it was officially the 40th
anniversary of calling on cell phones.
The first cell phone was created by
Motorola. It was called the DynaTAC
8000X. The DynaTAC 8000X weighed
2 ½ pounds and was a foot tall. It
was also nicknamed “The Brick”.
Motorola and AT&T’s Bell Labs where
competing to make the first cell
phone, so the first cell phone call was
from the owner of Motorola to the
owner of AT&T’s Bell Labs to tell him
that Motorola had won the
competition. So now, when you use
your cell phone, remember that
Motorola made the first one.
By Robby Ginda and Tyson Nguyen
Have you ever wondered what the fastest
car on the face of the earth is? Well the
fastest car is the HENNESSEY VENOM GT
SPYDER! Are you surprised that it is faster
car than the Bugatti Veyron. On January
23, 2013, the Venom proved itself. The
Venom GT goes up to 286 mph beating the
Bugatti Veyron, formerly the fastest car, at
267 mph. This car also beat out the
Konigsegg to earn this title. Another fact is
that the price tag on this amazing car is 1.4
million dollars. This is cheaper than the
Bugatti Veyron by 1 million dollars. In 2007,
Road & Track magazine invited the
Hennessey to a shootout to see which car
can accelerate to 200 mph in the fastest
time. After several runs, at the end of the
day, the Venom was crowned king. What do
you think? Will someone build a faster car?
Source: Top Speed. Com and Venom Gt. com
85th Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
In My Opinion: Vacation Time
Did you watch the 85th Academy Awards (also
known as the Oscars)? It took place on
February 24, 2013 at the Dolby Theatre in
Hollywood, California. The host was Seth
McFarlane, and it was his first time hosting.
Have you ever noticed that teachers get
personal days off? Well, students work just
as hard as teachers. Maybe, even harder!
We, the students have the right to also have
personal days. Teachers get 4 days, so the
kids should have an additional day. We
should get a total of 5. These personal days
shouldn’t count on our attendance record.
Also any make-up work should be due the
next Monday. Although many students
would like to, if you decided to take a
personal day on a day when you are
scheduled to have a test/ quiz it will then go
on your attendance record. If you are sick,
but you don’t want that to count on your
attendance, you can always count it as one
of your personal days. This will make
personal days fair!
The nominees for Best Picture were
Argo, Amour, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django
Unchained, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln,
Silver Linings Playbook, and Zero Dark Thirty.
The Best Picture Award went to Argo.
The winner for Best Actor was Daniel
Day Lewis for his role as Abraham Lincoln in
the film Lincoln. The Best Director was Ang
Lee, director of Life of Pi. The Best Actress
Award went to Jennifer Lawrence for her role
as Tiffany Maxwell in Silver Linings Playbook.
The best supporting actor was Christopher
Waltz for his role as Dr. King Schultz in
Django Unchained. The best supporting actress
was Anne Hathaway for her role as Fantine in
Les Miserables.
Life of Pi won the most awards with 4.
You should watch these movies that won the
awards because I can tell that they will be
great and worth watching!
By: Akaash Patel
Source: Wikipedia
By: Kourtney Scipio
MY DREAM
BY
PUJA VENGADASALAM
I go to sleep in the night
I see sparkling flowers in my sight
In the center is a beautiful star
flower
I keep seeing it for what seems an
hour
I see that the flower has power
First it grows as tall as a tower
Then it goes lower and lower
In its place comes a castle
colorful and bright
I sleep on even though it is
sunlight
Dog with a Blog
If you watch Disney Channel, then you
have probably heard of their latest show,
Dog with a Blog. From the title it doesn’t
look worth it to watch (in my opinion). But
it isn’t as bad as I originally thought.
The show is about an extended family
that doesn’t get along very well. So, to help
them bond, their father adopts a rescue dog
named Stan. Stan not only talks, but blogs,
(hence the title, Dog with a Blog.)
During each episode, Stan narrates the
show while typing it on his blog. His blog is
meant for other animals (who I am
assuming, also talk).
I rate this show 2 out of 5 stars because
the plot is dumb and the acting isn’t great;
the actors don’t look like they are having
fun with the show. Mostly the parents,
though. I don’t really recommend it to
anyone.
By Rebecca Lopez
Web of Steel
Are you a spider man fan? Well here’s a
cool fact about the web in the hit series
Marvel Universe on Disney X-D and the
Spiderman movies. The web is even harder
than steel. In the movies, Spiderman uses
his web to battle crime; the web is made of
spider silk which gives Spiderman his super
human strength. Biologist Randy Lewis
discusses how the silk gets its strength and
power. People who work at the place use
real life spiders, so that they can figure out
what silk is stronger. When you watch the
video you can actually look at the spiders
and the process of making Spiderman’s
web. At the movies you can see when
Spiderman swings with his web, the silk in
the web holds him for strength. In the
series, the web that he uses is made by
Randy Lewis and his crew. If you want to
see for yourself watch the series which is on
TV right now. You can also watch the video
here at:
http://www.timeforkids.com/photosvideo/video/web-steel-79631
Welcome to Oz
On March 8th, the new Disney
movie, Oz, the Great and Powerful
premiered in theaters. In the movie a circus
magician gets sucked into a tornado while
on a hot-air balloon and is transported to
the Land of Oz. He meets three witches:
Glinda the good, Theodora who was unsure
but turned wicked, and Evanora the wicked.
He meets many friends and foes along the
way. At the end he uses illusion to defeat
the wicked sisters. He then becomes the
wizard of oz.
The movie did great in theatres. It made
$356.3 million worldwide. The movie was
rated #1 movie in the world for a short time
and was one of Disney’s most successful
movies in the 2010’s. I really want to see it.
Maybe you will.
By Chase Atkinson
A New Addition to Ace
Attorney
Get ready to step into the
courtroom and witness a trial that is 20
times more epic than a real trial. Capcom
released the original Phoenix Wright Ace
Attorney on 2001. It is playable on the DS,
GBA, and also is an app for iPhones, iPads
etc. It follows the storyline of Phoenix
Wright, a defense attorney, who has to
prove his guilty-looking clients innocent (of
murder). You must investigate the crime
scene and collect evidence to use in the
cross examination. There are many
characters including Maya Fey, Phoenix’s
“assistant” and Miles Edgeworth, the
Prosecutor who was friends with Phoenix
Wright as a child.
Capcom is working on a new
Ace Attorney game for the US. They already
released a new game in Japan in January
2013. There are not many facts on when it
will be released in the US and the title is still
unknown. It will be for the 3DS so it will be
in 3D. I found out that there will be a time
bomb in the courtroom and it will explode
into ruins. There are many mysteries
surrounding this game and we will not
found out until the game comes out. What
are you waiting for? Go buy all the previous
games and see what darkness surrounds
some of these cheerful, outgoing witnesses.
By Colin Farrell
Source: www.google.com
LEGO Lord of the Rings
By Bryan Raber
Lego Lord of the Rings is a
videogame for Nintendo 3DS, DS,
PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, Wii,
PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The game was
developed by Traveler’s Tales (TT).It was
published by Warner Bros, Interactive
Entertainment, Feral Interactive and, Feral
Interactive (Mac OS X).
It is a fantasy video game much like
the other LOTR (Lord of the Rings) game,
Aragorn’s Quest. It has all three books and
features all 80 characters, such as The
Fellowship, Sauron, and others.
The new game has many new
features added to it. The minifigures will
talk in clips, and is the only game with
talking minifigures that takes quotes from
the movie. It also has the feature open
world, which allows a blacksmith to make
you weapons and fast travel which allows
you to travel short distances without the
walk. You can also travel faster with the in
game red bricks and blacksmith, which
allows you to buy cars and other vehicles.
In the game there are 18 levels,
plus a bonus level upon completion. There
are 6 levels in each of the three movies.
You get to the next level by following the
“ghost studs” in a path until you reach a
clear, blue arrow. After you finish the two
levels “The Black Gates” and “Mount
Doom”, you will open up at Minas Tirith.
You will still see the “ghost studs”.
The “ghost studs” lead you to
Rivendell. The studs will lead you to a
cave. In the cave there is a light green level
flag with a pile of studs on it. The flag is
the only bonus level in the game. It is
called “Middle-Earth”. You need to collect
1,000,000 studs to complete the level. If
you complete the level you get the
1,000,000 studs you collected, and the two
characters Sauron and Mouth of Sauron.
After finishing the level you can exit at any
time and keep the money you collected.
This is what I would call a “stud buffet”,
because you can keep going back for more.
The game is fun filled with action
around every corner and sometimes great
rewards. The game is filled with hidden
zones filled with treasure for upgrades or
more foes hidden.
Source- www.wikipedia.com
Dare Pool Party
The DARE pool party is June
11 and the rain date is June
12 for 5th. At this pool party
you will probably eat pizza
and have soda. Did you know
there is a raffle!!!!!!!!!! You
can win lots of stuff. At this
pool party you will have so
much fun!! You will swim;
play basketball, play beach
ball/volleyball, and a lot
more. I can’t wait for the
DARE pool party
By Kierra Sorhaindo
The House Next Door!!
girls banged the door open.
When they got in, they saw
“BANG, BANG, BANG” Bella
a misty figure on the steps.
knocked on her best friend
At the bottom of the stairs
Cleo’s blue door. When Cleo
was Kim. It looked like she
opened the door she saw her
was strapped down but they
best friend Bella. They
could not see any straps.
greeted each other and
Suddenly, the mysterious
Cleo’s little sister Kim
mist went away, and then a
started to say ‘Hi.” Kim had
smoke machine fell down the
blond hair, nice clothes
stairs.
(because she tricks her dad
into buying them for her),
That’s when Kim started to
and was 14 years old. Kim
laugh like crazy and said
was also very annoying to
“HAHA, you both fell for
Cleo. When Bella visited Kim
it!!!” Their neighbor Chris
wouldn’t leave them alone.
walked down the stairs and
So Cleo and Bella went up to
picked up his smoke
Cleo’s room. When they got
machine. That’s when they
there, they heard a noise
all started to leave. When
from the house next door.
they got back to Cleo’s house
Bella said curiously “What
Bella said, “What was that
about the blood on the
noise”
window???” By: Cameron
Cleo replied “I don’t know. I
Marks
hear that all the time and it
scares me.”
The two girls looked out of
the window and saw red all
over the neighbor’s window.
The girls had scared looks on
their faces and then they
both screamed. The girls
went to investigate. When
they got to the door of the
house they heard a loud
scream that sounded like
Cleo’s little sister. The two
The Adventures OF KAJ (CAGE)
It all began at a sleepover with three good
friends. The three girls were playing a detective
game. They were thinking of a catch phrase for
the group of detectives. Their agent names were
Agent Secret, Agent Nature, and Agent Speedy.
They were ready to take action and show people
their slogan. Slam at that instant our brothers
closed and lock the door so they couldn’t hear
our slogan. We waited and waited for them to
open the door. We even tried bribing them.
Nothing worked! Finally, they gave up. As they
started to leave, all the lights went out and a
there was a strike of lighting. All of a sudden
the girls felt weird but powerful. Agent Speedy
decided to go downstairs to tell her parents but
she couldn’t control her feet. She ran all the way
to Rome and back. They then realized that we
have gotten super powers. Agent Secret was
super-fast, Agent Nature had earth powers, and
Agent Secret had mind reading and invisibility
powers. They took having super powers very
seriously. They defeated the joker, helped out
superman, and many more heroic things. That’s
when they had the worst call. “Agent Secret,
Agent Nature, Agent Speedy super woman has
just joined the dark side, you need to go and
defeat her and cat woman.” “Remember they
are now working together,” said their boss. All
of their jaws were down to the floor in shock.
None of them knew how to defeat them, but
together they would figure it out. Nothing
would stop them! They ran to the jet plane,
hoped in, and flew to Washington Monument
were the two girls were located. They were
frightened, but they got out. They walked
towards them, climbed the Monument and
screamed” We are KAJ, ready to take you
down.” They looked at us with surprise. Cat
woman lifted up her claws and………..TO BE
CONTINUED…………..By: Anonymous
Boston Marathon Bombings
th
On Monday April 15 , 2013 two deadly bombs
exploded during the Boston Marathon. The bombs
exploded as the racers reached the finish line. Many
citizens were terrorized. The explosion wounded
over 100 people including an eight year old. These
bombs were deadlier than many other bombs and
exploded with greater force due to the bombs being
put into pressure cookers. The pressure cookers
caused an increase in the explosion radius and also
shot out scrap metal. Right after the explosions the
FBI responded and started to look through video
footage of the area during the marathon. Their
search found two mysterious men reacting to the
bomb explosions without fear; unlike the other
citizens who were screaming. This lead jumpstarted
the investigation and put the FBI, federal agents and
President Obama ion the right track to solving the
case. On Wednesday morning at 1:00 a.m. there was
a deadly shootout between the police and the
bombers involving over 200 rounds of ammunition.
During the shootout, an M.I.T. police officer was
killed. Tamerlan Tsarnaev , 26, one of the bombers,
was also killed. During the shootout, the other
bomber, Dzhokar Tsarnaev, 19, Tamerlan’s younger
brother escaped and threw explosives out the
th,
window. On Thursday, April 20 the President
promised the citizens of Boston that the other
criminal would be brought to justice by April 22.
The city of Boston was shut down; from airports to
train stations and residents of the Boston were to
stay inside at all times and were only to answer to
the police and SWAT team. Soon after, the other
bomber was found hiding on a parked boat in a drive
way. He suffered injuries from the previous shootout
and was shot in the neck. Now, Dzhokhar is facing
charges and being questioned by the government.
Sources: www.abc.com, nbc news, and cbs news
By Tyson Nguyen and Robby Ginda.
Pablo and the Banana
One day Pablo was walking through the park
and he saw a talking banana.
Then Pablo was hungry…
Pablo enjoyed the banana’s company and they
played fun games like baseball.
So he ate the banana. The End!