January 2016
Student Council Fundraiser
by: Maya Walther
Congratulations, Farnsworth students!
With your help, the “Star Wars” fundraiser for Make-A-Wish was the most
successful fundraiser we’ve ever had. It
ran from January 6th to January 15th.
Students and staff were able to buy
stars for $1 each. The students were
not only donating money to help Makea-Wish, but they were trying to help
their advisory bring in the most money.
donated by Student Council. The advisory classes that bought the most stars were
Mrs. Mckenzie’s advisory in sixth grade,
Mrs. Roehl’s advisory in seventh grade,
and Mr. Chase’s advisory in eighth grade.
Make-A-Wish is an organization that
grants wishes to children with life threatening diseases. All money raised in our
fundraiser will go towards granting wishes
to children here in Sheboygan. Thank you
As a school, Farnsworth raised $1,738. to everyone that bought stars and helped
$1,488 came from star sales and $250 was to make this fundraiser so successful!
Student council members pose in
front of the stars that were purchased
for the fundrasier.
Your Favorites of 2015
by: Isabel Gosse
A lot of things came and went throughout the year of 2015. A survey was
sent out to all students of their favorite
movie, book, song and video/computer
game of 2015. Here are the top 5 of
each:
Top 5 songs:
1. “Hello” by Adele
2. Sorry by Justin Bieber
3. Stitches by Shawn Mendes
4. Focus by Ariana Grande
5. Love Yourself by Justin Bieber
Top 5 movies:
1. Pitch Perfect 2
2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Part 2
3. Pixels
4. Jurassic World
5. The Maze Runner
Top 5 books:
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff
Kinney
2. The Maze Runner series by James
Dashner
3. Paper Towns by John Green
4. The Hunger Games series by Su-
PBIS Booster Event
by: Slater Gutierrez
On January 7th the school had a PBIS Booster or glass because those are recyclable.
to help remind students what the FMS expectations are. Students walked around to differ- Be On Time: Remember, school starts at
ent stations with their classes. Here is a short 7:40 and that’s when you should be in class.
overview of what was taught at each station.
Hallway: During passing period, stuLunchroom: In the lunchroom stu- dents were reminded to stay quiet so
dents learned how to stay quiet and re- that other students don’t have any dissponsible while eating their food. tractions and can get their work done.
Locker/Bathrooms: The locker/bathroom Electronics in School: Yes, electronics
expectations are not to horse around and jump are fun to use, but during school any of
on equipment and give privacy to others. the students’ electronics should be turned
off until the end of school. Furthermore,
After School: After school you should be don’t play games on your Chromebook
out of the building by 3:10. If you must stay when your teacher is speaking to you.
after, go to the IMC or be with a teacher.
Recycling: While throwing away trash,
make sure that it’s not plastic, paper,
zanne Collins
5. The Guinness Book of World Records
by the Guinness World Record staff
Top 5 computer/video game:
1. Agar.io
2. Minecraft
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
4. Madden 16
5. Fallout 4
Movie Review
by: Gabby Bricko
Are you wondering what all the Star Wars hype
is about? If yes, you should go watch The Force
Awakens in theaters today. This is the 7th Star
Wars movie to be made.
The Force Awakens introduces the viewer to new
characters. Rey is the main character. She is
never afraid to show someone who’s boss. She
partners with Finn, a former stormtropper, and
BB-8, a droid, to stop Kylo Ren from destroying
the resistance and finding the map to Luke Skywalker. Their journey is long and they encounter
many obstacles along the way. To find out if they
are successful, you will have to watch the movie.
The Force Awakens has grossed over $1.87 billion.
It is a movie that has humor, drama, and a lot of
action. It will keep the viewer on the edge of their
seat. Head to the theaters today!
In the Know with the Farnsworth SRO
by: Officer Lor
We’re officially past the halfway mark as the
second semester has started. By now you’ve
figured out your new schedules and have
settled into your classes and routines. It may
seem far away but before we know it, spring
break will be upon us. Some of us will travel
far away to explore unfamiliar territory while
others will stay close to home and find other
ways to forget about school for awhile. During your time away from school, you may
face yourself in a situation where you’re left
wondering, “Will I get in trouble if I do this?”
Students often ask me if something is illegal
or not. I often tell them “it depends on the situation”. This is not an avoidance technique- it
really does depend on the specific circumstance and the perceptions of the people involved. Consider the following examples:
1. Wally is at home hanging out with
some friends. They decide they’re going to blast
the music and sound from the X-Box. It’s loud.
The walls are shaking and people can even hear
it outside across the street. Wally has a lot of
neighbors who are much older and some of them Differences in perceptions matter. Something
sleep during the day because they work at night. might be funny or might not matter to you,
such as a name or word. That same name or
2. Billy is also at home with a bunch word might be very offensive to another perof friends. He has an even louder stereo than son because they see the world differently than
Wally. It’s summertime and the windows are you do. Calling your best friend something like
open. Billy turns up the stereo so loud that “loser” in a joking way is much different than
things are shaking and falling off the walls and calling a complete stranger the same name.
shelves. Billy, however, lives in a farmhouse
where his next closest neighbor is a mile away. Going back to our first example with Wally,
let’s now pretend that all of Wally’s neigh
Both Wally and Billy are doing pretty much bors don’t care that he’s got his music blastthe same thing but both will probably have ing and people are coming and going from
different results. In the first example, the po- his house. If that was the case, there would
lice might get called to Wally’s house because be no issues and the police would never
he’s disturbing his neighbors. Wally will prob- get called because no one is complaining.
ably be asked to turn the music down or he
might get a ticket for disturbing the peace. If you do find yourself wondering if you’ll
Worse yet, Wally’s neighbors might get so get in trouble for doing something, you
upset that they confront him and an argument probably shouldn’t do it. As always, Ofor fight starts. In the second example, Billy’s ficer Vanderwyst and I are always availneighbors probably can’t even hear his music. able for questions if you have any.
No one gets upset so no one calls the police. Did You Know...
by: Joel Piper
Everyday you see these teachers at school.
Here are a few fun facts you may not know.
What do you do when you’re not teaching?
Mr. Kooistra - I like to hang out with my kids,
play basketball, and sometimes “hit the quan”...
my kids do it too.
Mr. Kulow - I like to spend time with my family. I like to eat as well.
Miss. Lewitzke- Anything outside. I like to go
fishing, hunting, running and I'm starting to
learn disc golf.
What secret talent do you have?
Kooistra - I can spin just about anything on my
finger.
Kulow - I really enjoy baking breads. I am also
the best meterstick balancer in the world.
Lewitzke - I can write my name with my feet.
If you could travel anywhere where would it
be?
Kooistra - Australia - they have the best beaches.
Kulow - I would go to Iceland. I love the idea
that it is in an area that you can see the crust of
the Earth pulling apart and forming new land as
part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
What else can you tell about yourself that
other kids might want to know?
Lewitzke - I would backpack through Europe. I
love history and would like to see some of the
famous places.
Kooistra - I once almost had my little toe ripped
clear off my foot and had to get 7 stitches to
keep it on.
Kulow - I make amazing sandwiches!
What job would you want if you weren't a
teacher?
Next time you see one of these teachers, share
something interesting about you!
Kooistra - Engineer
Kulow - A professional baker
Lewitzke - I don't know... maybe an EMT.
What is one of your favorite books?
Kooistra - Freakonomics
Kulow - The Wheel of Time Series
Lewitzke - The DaVinci Code
What is one of your favorite movies?
Kooistra - Shawshank Redemption
Kulow - The Wedding Singer
Lewitzke - That's hard! Anything Disney
What is one of your favorite tv shows?
Kooistra - Breaking Bad
Kulow - Big Bang Theory and Blue’s Clues
Lewitzke - American Horror Story
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