S HUKSAN M IDDLE S CHOOL
T HE C OUGAR T IMES
4 TH E DITION
Twins at Shuksan
O CTOBER 20, 2011
By Payton and Amanda
Do you ever wish that you had a twin?
Well some of our fellow Shuksan students are twins. Some are identical and
some are what we call fraternal. Identical
is when both twins look the same and are
the same gender. Fraternal is when both
twins might look somewhat similar (or
not) but are not identical and may not be
the same gender.
We also asked Des’ree and Deja the same
questions and they both answered with:
“We like being twins, we always get
mixed up, though. But we like the fact
that we can trick people.”
Overall, we have three sets of identical
twins and three sets of fraternal twins
here at Shuksan, and it was really cool to
But we do have many twins over all.
hear all of the different opinions on being
We got the chance to ask some of the twins.
students about how they felt about being Our school is filled with diversity and
a twin. We asked if they like being a part of it is having twins at our school.
twin, what they like about being a twin
and what they don’t really like about
being a twin. Here is what some of them
said.
For the past couple weeks, we’ve had the “We like being twins,” Kimberly and
chance to talk to and meet some of the Cheyenne told us. “The only thing that
Shuksan twins and they include: sixth we don’t like about it is that we get
graders, 7th graders, but no 8th graders. mixed up a lot. We always support each
other though.”
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Pre-Winter Sports begin October 31st. Deadline for pre-registration is Oc. 27th.
I NSIDE THIS ISSUE :
F OOTBALL : B ELLINGHAM
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S EDRO W OOLEY
T RACK
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Pre-Winter Sports include:
M AGAZINE D RIVE
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Dance/Gymnastics
Boys Basketball
B OOK R EVIEW
V IETNAM N EW Y EARS
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Final Soccer Tournament on October 21st, 4:15 pm at Fairhaven MS
W ORD S EARCH
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B ABY P HOTO C ONTEST
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C ROSSWORD
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Football: Bellingham vs. Sedro Woolley By Jake
On October 8th, Bellingham football team
played Sedro Woolley at Lummi high
school. It started out with the six captains
meeting at the fifty yard line (three captains
from Sedro Woolley and three from Bellingham). Sedro Woolley won the coin toss
and chose to receive. Bellingham kicked the
ball to Sedro Woolley and they kept driving
down the field until Bellingham stopped
them and they had to punt on a fourth
down. Bellingham received, drove the ball
down, and scored a touchdown by Liam.
We were good on the extra point field goal
for two points. Still in the first quarter,
Bellingham kicked the ball off to Sedro
Woolley who in return punted again on
fourth down which then ended the first
quarter; Bellingham had a one touchdown
lead.
Then Bellingham came out in the second
Pre-Winter
Sports
quarter with the ball and ran down for a
touchdown with Liam on the carry/
reception and was good on the extra point
field goal for two points. Bellingham then
kicked off to Sedro Woolley who scored a
touchdown on their drive down the field.
They kicked it back to us and we drove it
down the field with Jake on the carry and
“was good no good” on the extra point.
Then Bellingham kicked the ball back to
Sedro Woolley who drove it down the field
until Bellingham’s defense stopped them on
downs and they had to punt. They punted it
to Kengi, who ran it all the way back for a
touchdown (almost a sixty yard run!!!!) and
was good on the extra point for two. Thus
ended the second quarter with Bellingham
ahead by 24 points (30-6 Bellingham).
In the third quarter, Bellingham received
and drove it down the field for another
Shuksan’s first track meet
th
By Masi and Josh
Pre winter sports are coming up and sign
ups are due October 27th to the office.
Get your forms (concussion, physical,
ASB card, etc) from the office. Both
Basketball and Dance/Gymnastics start
on November 1st. The cost for joining a
sport is $100 (if you pay full price on
lunch), $65 (if you are on
Reduced Lunch), or $35
( if you are Free Lunch).
On Monday, October 10 at
3:45 pm, the Shuksan track
team began to gather in the
gym for their first track
meet of the season. The
Cougars ran, jumped, and
threw against Kulshan Middle School and were a tough
match for the Thunderbirds.
Shuksan’s coaches are Mr.
Lingbloom and Mrs. Gaulding . When I asked Mr.
Lingbloom why he coaches
Magazine Drive
The magazine sale started at
Shuksan MS last month.
touchdown with Jake on the carry. Then,
Bellingham was good on the extra point
field goal for two points.
In the fourth quarter Sedro Woolley got
one last touchdown with an extra point
(only for one) and gave the ball back to
Bellingham. Then Bellingham Scored one
more time with Jake on the carry and
missed the extra point for two points.
That Touchdown ended the game, Bellingham 44, Sedro Woolly 13.
This past Wednesday marked
the end of the magazine sales
for Shuksan Middle School
with the final turn in day. The
Magazine Drive serves to raise
money for the school to use for
special events that includes
field trips for our students.
Let’s see what students of
Shuksan have to say about this.
Now we’ll ask some students
what they think about the
magazine drive.
By Ian
track he said that he ran Whatcom came in first in A,
track in middle and high B and C for both boys and
school.
girls. “We beasted”, says 7th
grader, Karampal. Many
In the first event, the mile,
kids did well in many events.
Cole came in first with
In the hurdles, 8th grader
Karampal in second. The A
Payton Porter came in first
boys, the A girls and the B
in that event.
boys won, the B girls the C
The All City Championship
boys and the C girls were
Track meet is Oct. 25th
beat by Kulshan. On Octoand 26th. Come out and
th
ber 12 , there was another
support our team!
meet against Whatcom.
By Christian and Elena
th
6 grader, Kodiak says “I like
the magazine drive because lots
of people like magazines and
we get prizes for selling them.”
7th grader Rylee says, “I like it
because it raises money for the
school so that we can go on
cool field trips in the future.”
8th grader Tina says, “I like the
magazine drive, but not the
website because it doesn’t show
your name or the due date.”
That is what students in the
different grades think about
the magazine drive. So, when
you buy a magazine from a
student at Shuksan, you are
helping the school fund cool
field trips and school activities.
If you have bought a magazine,
thank you for helping fund the
school.
Culture: Lunar New Year In Viet Nam
Besides celebrating New Years, Vietnamese people all over the world also celebrate Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year is
usually at the beginning of February and it
usually last about 4 days. The reason that
there is no exact date for Lunar New Year
on the worldwide calendar is because
some places in Asia, Viet Nam included,
use a different type of calendar call a Lunar calendar that follows the moon’s
phases. The easiest way to understand this
is that whenever the moon is round, it is
the 15th of that month. So if you ever see a
little number next to the real date on a
Vietnamese or a more common Chinese
calendar, you’ll know that it’s also a Lunar
calendar.
The first day is Lunar New Year’s Eve and
it’s the most fun because everyone is excited about the celebration. Buildings are
covered with red and yellow banners that
say “Happy New Year” in both Vietnamese
and English. There are also festive lanterns
and blinking light bulbs that light up the
night sky. The streets, especially the main
ones, are congested with people sightseeing.
After riding around for about an hour in the
congested streets, people go home to get
ready to light their incenses and pray for a
good year. This usually lasts until midnight,
but if the incense burn sooner everyone still
stay up late to watch the fireworks.
On New Years day, my family usually
wakes up late and visits my grandparents
just like New Years here. Comparing to last
night, it is not as exciting, but this is the
time when the money start rolling in. During Lunar New Year, kids receive red envelopes containing money from adults that
they know. Depending on how many people
Book Review: The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games by Suzanne
Collins is about a place called
Panem. There are twelve districts around the shining capital. All the people in the capital are wealthy and get whatever they want. But the districts are mostly poor and
don’t have many things. Annually, each district must pick
by Thu
Vietnamese people do the
Dragon Dance on the
street with the crowd
cheering for them.
you know and also how generous they are
that money can last for a really long time,
especially if you celebrate Lunar New Year
in the U.S. Out of respect the kids have to
wish the adults a good year and, of course,
say thank you. The 3rd and 4th days are the
same except maybe people go visit relatives
or take trips to different places. My family
usually visits my aunts and uncles or they
would sometimes visit us.
After the New Year break is over,
everyone kind of goes back to their normal
routine and starts looking forward to the
next Lunar New Year.
by Evan
one boy and one girl to participate in a competition. This
particular competition is
called The Hunger Games, a
fight to the death on live TV
until only one remains. I rate
this 5 out of 5 stars. Here are
some comments from other
readers:
thrilling.” -Amanda
“It was a good book that had a
lot of action.” –Zach
And an anonymous speaker said
“It made me hungry for
more!!!!!!”
“It was incredible, one of the
best books I have ever read.”
–Jared
“It was awesome!” -Mikayla
“It was action packed and
Teachers Names Word Search
Born
Wilson
Lingbloom
Zimmerman
Weekly Riddles
By Alona
Cronn
Heywood
Galbraith
Stoner
Fisher
Sage
JOKES!
1.
2.
3.
How did the Vikings send secret messages?
Answer: By norse code.
Teacher: What’s 2 and 2?
Student: 4
Teacher: That’s good.
Student: Good?! That’s perfect.
Why were the early days of history
called the dark ages?
Answer: Because there were so
many knights!
By Amanda and Payton
The Teacher
Around the corner is a tree. Under the
tree there is a school. In the school there
is desk. Behind the desk there is a bell.
Behind the desk there is a teacher. What
is the teacher’s name?
Camping
You go camping and wake up in the
middle of the night. You look up and see
billions of beautiful stars in the night sky.
What does this mean?
Flamingo
Why does a flamingo lift up only one leg?
The End
I am at the beginning of the end, and at
the end of time and space. I’m essential
to creation, and I surround every place.
What am I?
Match the name to the
picture. Write your answers on a piece of paper
with your name and drop
it into the box outside
Mrs. Wilson’s Rm. (214).
Winners will be announced in the next paper
and prizes will be given
Oh Baby Face! Who Is That Teacher?
C.
B.
D.
Shuksan Crossword
E.
1.
Mrs. Wilson
2.
Mrs. Flaherty
3.
Mrs. Walsh
4.
Mrs. Brown
5.
Mrs. Galbraith
6.
Mrs. Flory
7.
Mrs. Stoner
8.
Mr. Finley
9.
Mrs. Janis
10.
Mrs. Heywood
Last Week’s Baby Face Answers
By Ashton and Julian
A.
Across
2. What is the school behavior system?
3. What is 7x8?
4. How does light travel
5. What does the Shaw teacher Mrs. Born Teach?
7. Who is the Skagit science teacher?
8. Who is our principle?
Down
1. What is 9x7?
6. Who is the Male track coach?
7. Who teaches the school Journalism Class?
B.
D.
C.
E.
F.
Answers:
A. Mrs. Koning
Answers to the Riddles
B.
Mrs. Kish-Kirkman
C. Mrs. Berglund
1. Her name is Isabell. Look in sentence
four.
2. Someone stole your tent.
3. If it held up two it would fall down.
4. The letter “e”.
A.
D. Mrs. Born
E.
Mrs. Fisher
F.
Mrs. Eggert
Winner for Baby Picture Contest:
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Caleb