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Welcome Back to Overlook!
A New Year Full of Learning Begins
by ​Sara Ann Russo​ on September 14
Welcome back to Overlook, 7th & 8th graders, and welcome to your first year at
Overlook, 6th graders! In case you haven’t noticed, Overlook Middle School’s schedule
has changed because a block named “WINN” has been added. WINN stands for What I
Need Now. WINN runs from 7:48-8:13, causing specials to run from 8:13-9:05. The blocks
of the day are after Specials, as usual, but the length of each block has decreased.
New Overlook Staff
by ​Keira Mooney and Ana ​on September 04
We interviewed two of Overlook’s brand-new teachers to welcome them to the school!
Welcome, Ms. Zanewski and Ms. Orcutt!
Ms. OrcuttQ. Why did you decide to become a teacher?
A.​ I didn’t entirely know I wanted to become a teacher at first. I majored in business and
then went into psychology, but realized that neither of those things were what I really
wanted to do. One day, I asked myself, “What do I like?” I remember liking history, and I
decided to go out and try to do that. Then, I got into education, and never looked back.
Q.​ ​Did you always love social studies growing up?
A. ​I actually really started liking it in high school. In middle school, I didn’t enjoy it that
much to say the least. But, in high school, when you start learning about World War I and
II, those things intrigued me and I then realized that I loved history and social studies.
Q. What material are you most excited to cover this year?
A. ​I was excited to teach Europe, but then I learned that we might not even get to Europe
if we don’t have time. However, I like learning about all the units. I believe that South
America, all of Asia, Oceania, and Africa all bring something different and new to the
classroom.
Q. What is your favorite type of food and music?
A. ​My favorite type of food would be chicken picatta, while my favorite music would be
country. I like everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, but I listen to country the most.
Q. What activities do you enjoy doing outside of school?
A.​ I have a puppy, so I spend a lot of time with her. I like to go on hikes and I am also an
avid scrapbooker.
Ms. ZaniewskiQ. Why did you decide to become a teacher?
A. ​When I was in high school my teacher thought that I should study early childhood, but
I wanted to teach elementary. However, when I got to college I was instructed to teach
both middle school and elementary. When people said that whoever taught elementary
would change over to middle school, I never thought that would be me. However, it
wasn’t until I observed a seventh grade science classroom I started to like middle school.
Q. Did you always love science growing up? If not, what caused you to love it?
A.​ I did always love science. The only time I didn’t love science was in high school where I
took an advanced biology course, where the teacher drew me away from it. When I went
to college, I took another biology course. My professor was outstanding. I wanted to be
like him, a teacher that gets students engaged in learning; a person who draws their
pupils to a subject and gets them to want to learn more about it.
Q. What material are you most excited to cover this year?
A. ​Definitely genetics. Genetics has always been one of my favorite things to teach
because I love giving examples of how your parents hair or eye color affected you and
you would figure out the equation of what other combinations you might have had.
Q. What is your favorite type of food and music?
A. ​My go-to meal is spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parm and homemade garlic
bread, and my favorite music is country and all Disney music.
Q. What activities do you enjoy doing outside of school?
A. ​I love to dance. I have danced my entire life. I choreograph routines, and I have worked
at Six Flags for the past seven years, so I can perform there, showcasing my talents I can’t
do at school. I also love to hike in the White Mountains up in New Hampshire.
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New 6th Graders Enter Overlook
by ​Keira Mooney and Ana ​on September 12
To welcome the new students to our school, we chose to interview a few of our new 6th
grade friends: Katelyn Butts, Delaney, Camille Morin, and Madi O’Brien .
Q. How do you like having lockers this school year?
K.B. ​I guess they’re better because no one can get to your stuff. It’s definitely easier.
D. ​Currently, I can’t open my locker, but if I could, I would definitely like it.
C.M. ​I like them because I can put my things in there and stay more organized.
M.O.B. ​It’s much easier. Instead of having a closet to put your stuff in causing it so get
smushed, there’s also space for our stuff.
Q. What is your favorite thing about OMS so far?
K.B. ​I don’t really know, but I guess I like the teachers. The teachers are nice.
D. ​I like the field hockey the best.
C.M. ​I like how we switch classes and how we eat lunch altogether.
M.O.B. ​It would probably that everyone is very nice and welcoming.
Q. Is there anything about this school you feel could use some improvement?
K.B.​ I would have to say the desks. Maybe they could upgrade them.
D. ​Nope.
C.M. ​No, I like it a lot.
M.O.B. ​No, just that I’m very small so I have to look up at everyone.
Q. How do you plan to get involved this year?
K.B.​ I would probably join a club.
D. ​I’m not sure, but there is enough things for people to get involved in.
C.M. ​I don’t know, but there is so many clubs and other things people can do.
M.O.B. ​I don’t know, but there is definitely enough things for people to do.
Q. Are you liking middle school so far?
K.B. ​Yes, kind of. Well, it ​is school, but I am liking it as much as I can.
D. ​Yes.
C.M. ​It’s okay, but not really. I kind of miss my elementary school, and I don’t like how
long the classes are.
M.O.B. ​Yeah.
Q. Do you like the use of Chromebooks this year in class?
K.B. ​Yes, they are so much better than having iPads because iPads are hard to use and
type on.
D. ​Yes, definitely.
C.M. ​Yeah, I really like them. You can take all sorts of tests on them.
M.O.B. ​Yes, they’re very easy to use.
Quick Stop Cafe To Showcase New Cart
by ​Sara Ann Russo​ on September 04
The Quick Stop Cafe first opened in January of 1999 by the Achieve class and their staff
members. The Quick Stop Cafe has been in business ever since, which means that this
school year marks the 18th school year that Quick Stop has operated. When the Quick
Stop Cafe first opened, many of the things we now purchase, such as muffin mix,
blueberries, sugar, and types of chocolate chips, were donated by places, such as Dunkin
Donuts, the Colonial Hotel (still donating creamers to us), and McDonalds. Back then, the
Quick Stop Cafe was open on Fridays from 7 to 8 a.m., serving blueberry muffins, corn
muffins, the special muffin of the day, coffee with cream and sugar, hot chocolate, and
assorted juices. Now, the Quick Stop Cafe will be open every Thursday starting on
October 6th, from 7-7:45 a.m.
WINN (What I Need Now) Block Debuts This Fall
by ​Ella Brostrom ​on September 21
WINN stands for What I Need Now. We have this class in either our our homeroom or
with another teacher. If we need to get some help from another teacher we can go to
their room and do that during WINN. We can also use this time to do any homework we
need to catch up on or any class work that we still need to do. We can also organize our
trapper keepers. Or if we don't have to do any of these things then we can read our AR
books.
8 Orange Student Service Project on September
11th’s Fifteenth Anniversary
by ​Aidan Nelson, Dawson Cinclair, Thomas Demeo​ on September 04
Eight orange’s students did a project on September 11ths fifteenth anniversary.
Each 8th grade teacher contributed to the main topic.
In science, Mr. Young had his students pick up trash around Overlook making it
look beautiful. Some of the trash that they found were ​water bottles, broken pencils, food
wrappers, construction materials (styrofoam, nails, screws, metal flashing) and a ​tire.
In math, ​Mrs. Clabaugh led a discussion on volunteering and and service. After the
discussion all the students filled out a pledge card on the topic “What can I do to serve”.
These cards are displayed in the 8th grade hallway.
In English, Mrs. Jensen introduced 3 memorials that are based on 9/11. They
watched videos on the Ground Zero Reflecting Pool in NYC, the Pentagon Memorial in
Washington D.C and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
In Social Studies Mr. Lambert talked about the importance of local first
responders. The students wrote thank you cards to the police and fire officials who serve
in both towns.
*Please Come check out the 8th grade hallway.*
Summer Construction At Overlook
by ​Aidan Nelson, Dawson Cinclair, Thomas Demeo ​on September 04
Over the summer Overlook has been filled with activity. Coming back to Overlook this
year, you may have noticed the flags on the roof, or the construction workers walking
through the halls. You may have even noticed the loud sounds from the roof and gym.
For sixth graders, you may have heard the banging coming from behind the wall in the
gym during morning meeting. Recently, Overlook has been having some construction
done.
To find more information about the Overlook construction we interviewed Mr.
Saisa.
Q. What changes have been made to the school over the summer?
A. There has been a complete overhaul of the heating and cooling systems including
all digital controls, 2 new boilers (one of them being a wood pellet boiler), and the
ballast stone roof was completely redone with vinyl.
Q. How were you involved with the construction?
A. From the beginning, I was involved with the funding, arranging the main priorities,
and I worked with the facility manager.
Q. What challenges did you face with the construction?
A. There are areas in the roof that were more damaged than we expected, the boilers
that we needed to get into the building are too big so we had to cut a hole in the
wall, and we had only two months to get all of this done! As you can see we are
still finishing some parts of the construction.
Q. What companies helped you work on it?
A. The general contractor was a company called TRANE. They performed the heating
and cooling systems installation, and then contracted other companies
(sub-contractors) to get the rest of the construction done. They are performance
based contractors, which means the company guarantees that the school saves an
amount of money per month, then the school pays off the contractors with that
saved money until they don’t owe any money.
Overlook Fall Sports Report
by ​Hannah Silverman ​on September
Overlook sports are really kicking in. Tryouts are all done and the teams are going full
steam ahead. The boys soccer team won their first game but lost the second. The girls
team won the first game and tied the second game.
I interviewed the top male and female runners from the latest cross country meets on
Tuesday, September 23rd and Tuesday, September 30th. Isabella Allen was the fastest
girl, and Aidan was the fastest boy.
Isabella Allen was the first girl across the finish line, not just on our team but out of all
the girls competing in the meet. She had a mere time of 14:02. Isabella has been on the
cross country team since last year, when she was in 6th grade. Isabella also ran road
races when she was younger. Her father also runs, so they have that connection. Isabella
had a soccer practice to go to after the meet so she had no time to celebrate.
Aidan was not the first across the finish line, he was 3rd. But he was the fastest member
of the Overlook Cross Country team with a time of 11 minutes on the dot. Aidan is in 8th
grade and this is his 3rd year running on the team. Aidan has a 14 year old brother who
also runs.
At the September 30th meet, we had the same winners. Bella thought she would do
better than she had because she was “slow”. I didn't know running over a mile in 12:30
was slow. She's not sure if she'll do as good next time, and I don't want to jinx anything so
I won't give my opinion.
Aidan on the other hand, he was sure he would have the fastest time in the team. When I
asked him if he thought he would win, his answer was yes. Aidan's time from this meet
was 10:08, at this rate he'll be running in less than 10 minutes in no time!
When I observed the members if the Cross Country team, I noticed Aidan was always
first… except in warm-ups. Aidan and his friends liked to take it a little slow. Bella, I
noticed, is always working her hardest. I'm sure they will both do great in the next meet!
I watched the cheerleaders practicing outside of the school, they were amazing and
beautifully choreographed! I was able to get a team picture before they left, but sadly the
other team practices were already over before I had a chance to speak with them.
Picture by ​Ella Brostro
Creative Writing Corner
by ​Skyla Nolan, Niev Collins, Keira Mooney ​on September 14
Part 1 of ​The Passage
Diana
It was a day like any other day. Well, not really. Diana Lesting, a short, blond
12-year-old approached Overlook Middle School, but at the doors, she stopped. Was it
really too late to go home? She didn’t really ​want to go to middle school, anyways.
Well, she thought, ​I’m already here, aren’t I? I might as well go in. So, she entered
through the front green double doors, and headed toward the gym for the 6th grade
announcements. On the way there, she found her friend, Jackie Hollman. Jackie was also
a 12-year-old with short, brown hair. She was about Diana’s size, and had small, blue
glasses.
“Jackie!” Diana exclaimed. Diana ran to Jackie and walked into the gym with her.
After announcements were over, the two girls half dashed to their homeroom, Mr.
Potter’s lab. They listened to him talk about rules, take attendance, and watched him pass
out locker combinations and agendas (they both agreed listening to the rules was very
boring). Finally, when the bell rang for the end of WINN block, they headed their separate
ways to specials. For Jackie that meant band, and for Diana, computers.
Jackie
Jackie then walked to Mr. Lordan’s room, clarinet in hand. She was expecting 50
minutes of music, but that’s not what she would get. Jackie accidentally went into the
custodial closet next to the band room. She was about to leave, when the door slammed
shut. Jackie scrambled to find a lightswitch in the pitch-black closet, but did not succeed.
She accidentally knocked down shelf after shelf of cleaning supplies, revealing a black,
wooden door. Jackie entered through the door, thinking it lead to the hallway outside,
and fell 4 feet straight down into an abyss of darkness.
Diana
Diana, however, was headed to computers in the downstairs computer lab. On the
way there, she thought she would get a drink. She got one by the water fountain across
the hall from her specials class. After she had her drink, the bubbler retracted into the
wall. Diana was certainly surprised, as that usually doesn’t happen.
The bubbler’s retraction revealed two passages, one leading to Jackie’s location,
under the east side of the school (of course, Diana didn’t know Jackie was under the
school), and one leading to the west side. Diana approached, the west side out of
curiosity. She looked over the edge of the pitch black casim, thinking, ​how did that​ get
there? Just as she turned to tell the office, she ran into another 6th grader.
“Thomas?” Diana asked. “You won’t believe what I found!”
“Oh,” the tall, black haired boy replied. “I think I will.” With that, he just smirked
and pushed her over the edge.
Jackie
When Jackie hit the cement, it was more painful than she anticipated. After she
checked for broken bones (of which there were none), she stood up to examine her
surroundings. She was in a gray room with a gray floor and a gray ceiling. There was
however, one doorway. Careful to avoid another long fall, Jackie walked through to find a
labyrinth of gray twists, turn and traps.
“A maze?!” Jackie screamed angrily. “I’m in a maze?!”
“Hello,” an unfamiliar voice said. Jackie looked around for the speaker, but didn’t
find one. “My name is Jonathan Cort. I see you have stumbled upon my maze. At the
center of it is a way up, and back to the school. Along the way are a few…​ obstacles that I
added for a little extra challenge. Wouldn’t want it to be too easy for you. You will have
two days exactly to get to the center, or you will be terminated. Have fun!” A countdown
was then projected onto the wall behind her: 48:00:00. It was now or never.
Diana
Diana had heard the same message, so Jonathan hadn’t bothered to repeat it to
her. Her own countdown reading, “48:00:00”, had started behind her, too, though, so she
walked out of the gray room, identical to Jackie’s, and into the maze.
She was presented two halls, one east and one west. Given her bad memories with
the west side of passages, she chose the east one. ​What a mess I’ve made of things, she
thought she walked down the seemingly endless hallway. She just kept walking for what
seemed like hours, thinking the same thing over and over again, each time leaving a bitter
taste in her dry mouth.
More of ​The Passage​ by Skyla Nolan, in next month’s issue.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------It was first day of school… for me at least. It was 3 days into the school year and my
parents decided to move, now here I was 2 weeks later standing at the doors of Overlook
Middle School. It was already 3 weeks into school and now everyone but me were settled
in. All these nerve racking thoughts rushed through my head. Finally, after it felt like
forever I walked inside. I looked at pictures of happy kids and I thought,​‘That’s NOT me’.
The halls were quiet and empty. I headed for the main office but I tripped on a
trapper keeper in the a next to the bathroom. When I tripped I pulled the fire alarm.
WHOOPS! Almost immediately, loud alarms went off and kids went running in every
direction! I was so lost and confused so I sat down and cried. My first day was so far a
mess.
Trust me, it gets better. After everyone had calmed down and I explained what
had happened i finally got to my classroom. When I was assigned my seat I sat next to a
girl named Chloe she had long golden brown hair, sparkly green eyes, and big glasses that
had white polka dots that went all over the black frames. She wore jeans with a green
jersey that said Overlook Soccer with the number 3 on the back. She said hello to me and
we talked a lot that day on the phone after school It turns out, she was in ALL my classes
and on my bus! She instantly became my best friend.
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Chapter 1
Eyes are quite peculiar things. Every pair of eyes on this earth is different. Some
may be electric blue, the same color as the sky, while others may be brown, brown and
deep as the earth we walk on. A few will be a sharp and piercing grey, the color of metal,
while many might be emerald green.
Willow’s eyes were different, which was not a good thing in her colony. They were
like a pond, luring you in but you could not get out. They were deep blue, the color of the
ocean, but got deeper and murkier. Kane had never seen anything like them before,
because ever since the Fire, scientists, trying to restore the population, had come to the
conclusion of making small “towns” also known as colonies. At those settlements,
everyone looked the same with brown eyes and blond hair. The only way to make this
possible was for every pregnant woman to get her baby genetically modified by the
colony’s scientists. Willow was completely different, which was a terrible thing for her
and her future.
Kane looked slightly different, too. With deep, emerald green eyes instead of
brown, it just showed that the scientists’ method of making each and everyone of the
population identical was not foolproof. This difference caused Kane to be an outcast, the
loner kid at the back of the lunchroom, sitting by himself, while all the other similar kids
chatted and gossipped away. This was because the town’s scientists always made the
different people sound like they were enemies of everyone else. However, this did not
bother him. Kane rather liked his own company, and did not need friends. Until he met
Willow.
At first, she too, had been an outcast. And, because of this common characteristic,
she and Kane became friends relatively quickly. Of course, the two had many secrets
together, one of which dreaming to escape their small, crowded colony.
Little did they know, that naive dream was soon to become a harsh reality.
The Lost Child- ​By ​Joanelle Colon
Modeling to class, wearing a red fake hair extension
My words could get me into a straight detention
If you look at me, you can see I’m a different girl
Through the looking glass I see the twists and turns combined into swirls
A tear cracks through my eyes, That’s not who I really am, those are lies
Thats a double life, thats a fake don’t look through her eyes
Help me God I’m missing I’m fading I can’t find myself on my own
This is like a test for a dog to find the last treasure of his missing bone
Leave me alone, all you voices, please all I ever wanted was acceptance
Photography Corner
by ​The Wingspan Staff​ on September 04
By Niev Collins
By Ana Grimes
By Grace Brandes
By
Taken by: Mr. Saisa
This Month’s Secret Staff
by ​Hannah Silverman​ on September 21
We have decided to start a “Secret Staff” here at Overlook. You can email me at
[email protected]​ with your guess to win a prize… here are your
clues:
1. This teacher has a 1 year old daughter
2. This teacher has another baby on the way
3. This teacher is a male
Debate? ​by ​Ariana Goulkin​ on September 04
​Should we be allowed to chew gum in school? Why?
Yes
​ NO
Yes, you should be allowed to
No because I
chew gum in school because
bought boots
it is scientifically proven to
and the first
help us remember!
day I wore
then I got
Yes it helps people concentrate
- Jaxon Decker, Cameron Hines​
Yes, it’s scientifically proven to
relieve stress and improve grades!
- Sara Ann Russo
Yes as long as they are
responsible with it
-Mrs. Kendall
This Month’s Staff Spotlight
by ​Hannah Silverman​ on September 15
gum on them
​ -Mrs.Sinclair
Guidance
Counselors
Ms. Chisholm
Mrs. Whitaker
Ms. Holman
What did you want
to grow up to be
when you were
younger?
Teacher
Teacher
Teacher
What were you
planning to be
when you first went
to college?
Teacher. Went back
for psychology.
Audiologist (ear
doctor)
Optometrist (eye
doctor)
Wooster State
Assumption College
Assumption
College
What first made
you want to become
a guidance
counselor?
Liked helping
people, and liked
the kids.
Liked learning
about the brain (in
college)
Started working in
a school and loved
working with kids.
Loved that the kids
trusted her.
How old were you
when you first
became a guidance
counselor?
24
26
25
What's your
favorite thing about
being a guidance
counselor?
Getting to meet all
different kinds of
kids.
Love working with
the students. Love
supporting and
helping to reach
their goals.
The students and
that they follow
them through the
grades.
Did your family
influence your
decision to become
a guidance
counselor?
Supported the idea.
Always knew she
loved working with
children.
No
Do you like being a
Love it!
No other profession
Yes, love it!
What college did
you go to?
How old were you
when you first
became a guidance
counselor at
Overlook?
guidance
counselor?
for her.
Nurse
Mrs. Williams
What did you want to grow up to be
when you were younger?
Nurse
What were you planning to be when you
first went to college?
Nurse
What college did you go to?
Fitchburg State
What first made you want to become a
nurse?
Like to take care of people
What first made you want to become a
school nurse opposed to a nurse
somewhere else?
Like middle school age
Wanted to change how people see school
nurses
How old were you when you first
became a nurse?
23
How old were you when you first
became a nurse at Overlook?
*chooses not to say age*
5th year
What's your favorite thing about being a
nurse?
Teach students how to take care of
themselves
Remind the students of the simple things
Did your family influence your decision
to become a nurse?
Yes, she has 2 boys this age
Do you like being a nurse?
Love it
M
​ eet Big Gracie​
Local Animal Shelters Important to Students
by ​Olivia Cunningham, Grace Brandes, and Grace Hollenbeck Parsons​ September 17, 2016
Fuzzy, furry, fins or feathers……..sometimes animals need our help. Our local
animals are lucky to have so many great shelters around to help them find caring
homes with nice families. One of these outstanding rescue centers is Ahimsa Haven
Animal Rescue. It is located in Templeton, MA. This organization is fully staffed by
volunteers. It is truly amazing that these wonderful people take their busy lives to help
these animals. Some of the animals that they have helped rehome are dogs, cats,
guinea pigs, rabbits and even a shark! Right now their pets available for adoption are
dogs, cats and a ferret.
Recently, we “woofed” with Big Gracie, the pit bull terrier.
Olivia: “Hi Gracie. What brought you to the amazing Ahimsa Haven?”
Big Gracie: “Hi Olivia and Grace. By the way Grace, I love your name! I was
surrendered by my lifelong owner, who could no longer take care of me. I miss her
very much, but I'm having a lot of fun here. I am just waiting for my new forever
home.”
Grace: “Hey, Big Gracie! You are a gorgeous tan and white terrier. What are some
things you love to do?”
Big Gracie: “I absolutely LOVE to exercise. I'm a big girl, about 90 lbs, but I'm trying to
work down to my ideal weight of 75 lbs. I’d love to find someone to hike, walk and play
with every day.”
Olivia: “Describe your ideal family.”
Big Gracie: “Well, I adore every human. I get along well with other medium to large
pups like me. Little dogs kind of annoy me, especially the yappy ones, and I'd prefer an
active family. I don’t really like other animals.”
Grace: “I've been dying to ask if you like belly rubs?”
Big Gracie just rolls over with her big doggy smile, and we snuggle, giving her
the love she deserves. Big Gracie is SO special, she has no adoption fee! Do you have a
little room in your life for a new furry friend?
If you'd like to snuggle with this big love bug yourself, visiting hours are
Saturdays 6 to 8pm and Sundays 2 to 4pm. For more information other available pets,
and adoption applications, please go to ​www.ahimsahaven.org​. Ahimsa has a wishlist
of things the animals need. Here are some of the items: Paper towels, hand sanitizer,
trash bags, and dish soap. For cats: Scoopable kitty litter, kitten nursing kits, KMR milk
replacer for kittens, disposable foil pans (they make great litter boxes!), stainless steel
litter scoops, stainless steel steam table pans (litter boxes!), and catnip. For dogs:
Canned dog food. For all:
Frontline/Advantage/Advantix topical flea product.
Next issue, we will interview another sweetheart from Ahimsa Haven Animal
Rescue. We hope someday all animals will have a wonderful home, but for now, we'd
like to help the ones that still don’t.
From the Main Office- Our New VP Mrs. Rigney
by ​Grace Brandes, Olivia Cunningham, Grace Hollenbeck Parsons ​on September 22
We got to take some time today and interview Mrs. Rigney our new vice principal and
this is what she had to say
Fun fact: Mrs. Rigney can do a good cupid shuffle, and she has 4 kids, 2 girls and 2 boys.
Also, she’s a runner so she is excited to see the track!
Q. What did you feel like changing schools?
A. It was really weird because I was a teacher for 12 years and then I changed schools and
now I’m an assistant principal.
Q. What made you wanna be an assistant principal?
A. My principal at my old school said that it would be good for me.
Q. Do you like being at overlook?
A. YES! I love being able to come to this school and see everybody everyday.
Q.What’s your favorite thing at the school store?
A. Well, I haven’t went there yet but at my old school my staff ordered me an Overlook
jacket and they delivered it to my old school, it was really sweet.
Q. What is your favorite food in the cafeteria?
A. I actually haven’t tried anything at the cafeteria but the pizza looks good I might try
that soon.
Q. Where were you born?
A. I was born in Worcester then I lived in Barre and then moved to North Brookfield and
then moved back to Barre.
Q. Do you have a favorite book?
A. Well I don’t have a favorite book but I read The Girl and The Train over the summer
and I really liked it.
Q. What’s your favorite band/artist?
A. Well I surprised my daughter over the summer I told her that we were going school
shopping but we were really going to a Kenny Chesney concert, so probably Kenny
Chesney.
Q. Do you have anyone close here?
A. There are a lot of people who are sweet like Mrs. Bogosh, Mrs. Sinclair, Mrs. Dolan,
Mrs. Williams, Mr. Saisa and a bunch of other people.
Q. Do you like having an office?
A. Yes, it’s my first office so that make​s it really fun.
Q. How long do you hope to be at Overlook?
A. As long as they’ll keep me, I really love this job.
Q. Do you have any siblings?
A. Yes, I have 2 sisters and I’m the oldest so they would fight, and they're both married to
a Greg. One’s a state trooper and the other’s an assistant principal also so I can talk to
him about problems and stuff so it’s really cool.
Q. Are you an aunt?
A. Yes, 2 nieces, a nephew and a baby on the way.
Overlook Student Recognized as Pop Warner
Scholar Athlete
By​ Niev Collins​ on September 14
Congrats TO CAm bretton!
This week I interviewed Cam Bretton for winning the football scholar
award. A award given to one football player and one cheerleader in the
state with good grades and a great player. For the scholar award he
gets to go to the UMASS Vs Mississippi state game. Here's his
interview:
Q- When did you start playing Football?
A- 2 years ago
Q- What Position do you play?
A-Wide receiver tight end and defensive end.
Q-Are you excited to attend the UMASS V.s Mississippi state game?
A- Yes
Q-Do you play any other sports?
A- Basketball and Baseball
Q- What sport is your favorite?
A- Football
Q-What number jersey do you have?
A- 11
Q-What’s your favorite football team?
Denver Broncos and The Oregon Ducks
Comics Corner
by ​Owen LeBlanc and Thomas Demeo​ on September 04
Snake Life by Gavin Frantz
Brainless Rocket Scientist By Lucas Richard
Drawing by Joanelle Colon
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