Volume 2012-2013, Issue 5
Whiting Lane School Newspaper
April 2013
“Historical Events” Edition
The Boston Tea Party
By: Nora Grady
Would you like to be in the Boston Tea Party? Well here are some facts about it. The Tea party
was held in Boston, Massachusetts. It was an important time in history. It started on Thursday, December 16, 1773. It was before the Revolutionary War. The people of Boston poured Chinese tea into
the harbor because they didn’t like the tea taxes.
Tea taxes are paid by the people in America to the King of England for his tea. So they took all
the tea and poured it into the harbor. Over 180 people participated in this event. The leaders were
Samuel Adams, John Hancock and Paul Revere. Boston patriots (not the football team) disguised
themselves as Mohawk Indians. They gathered up all the tea and raided the harbor in 3 ships named
Dartmouth, Beaver and Eleanor. They dumped 342 containers of tea into the harbor. It seems like a
waste of a lot of tea, but it was for a good reason. After the patriots dumped the tea into the harbor,
the British got really mad and they took away more freedoms. This caused the patriots to start the
Revolutionary War.
REFERENCE: WWW.landofthebrave.info/boston-tea-party.htm
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The Great Depression
By: Allison Doyle
What would it be like if your parents lost their
job and no one had any money? This happened
in American history and was called The Great
Depression. This took place from 1929 to 1939.
During this sad time, many people couldn’t
afford food and shelter.
The main cause of The Great Depression was
the stock market. The stock market is where
people invest money and hope it grows. If it
does, they sell it for more than they paid for
it. During The Great Depression, too many
people bought stock and sold it too soon. When this happened, people didn’t have any
money or they lost it all. When the stock market crashes, it loses lots of money and nobody
invests or sells. The stock market officially crashed on October 29, 1929. That day the market lost $14 billion dollars!
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their homes lived in “Hoovervilles,” or shabby towns. Houses were mainly tents and small
wooden shacks. They were named after President Herbert Hoover who was the president
and was disliked by the American people for his lack of involvement. In order to eat, soup
kitchens were created. For millions, these kitchens provided the only food they would see
all day. These kitchens were set up on the streets for the starving population. The Great
Depression also changed families. Birth and marriage rates dropped and sometimes husbands would abandon their families.
Recovery from The Great Depression started around 1933. A common view among
historians is, The Great Depression ended when America entered World War II in 1941. This
improved the economy by creating more jobs to manufacture weaponry and materials to
run a war.
This was a sad time for everybody. It’s important to learn from the past so this
doesn’t happen again.
Resources: Wikipedia.com, http://facts.randomhistory.com
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Gettysburg
By: Grace Fazzina
The battle of Gettysburg was a part of the Civil War. The Civil War took place from 1861 to 1865 in the United States of
America. This war was mainly fought to end slavery. The Union, with twenty five states, fought to end slavery. The Confederates, with eleven states, fought just as hard to keep the rights to own slaves. The Confederate states seceded or left the
Union in 1860 and 1861 because they were afraid that President Abraham Lincoln would try to abolish slavery in the South.
Slavery was important to the South because of the huge cotton plantations that needed many, many workers. Slaves were
not paid for working on the cotton plantations and they were owned by the plantation master.
There were only 11 southern states or Confederate states. These states were Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. The Union states had 25 states. These
states were Oregon, California, Nevada, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky,
Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.
There were many battles fought during the Civil War and only one was fought in the Union states. This one was the
Gettysburg battle and it was fought in Pennsylvania near Harrisburg. The Gettysburg battle was important because the tide
turned and the Union states started winning. The Confederate states were no longer sure their army was unbeatable.
Meanwhile, President Abraham Lincoln was having a hard time keeping the country united behind the war. It had
been a horrible battle. Many people had died in the battle. The day after, there were dead horses all over the battle field.
Broken guns and equipment were strewn everywhere. The Union army lost 23,000 men and the Confederate army lost
27,000 men.
At the end of the battle, President Lincoln wrote a speech called the
Gettysburg Address. It only took him two minutes to read the famous
speech. The first sentence of the Gettysburg Address is “[f]our score and
seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation,
conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” His message was to think about the young men who died and to
keep our country together as George Washington and the founding fathers
meant it to be.
Weird Fact:
If you are grossed out by amputation, do not read the next paragraph! I’m
warning you...
The war ended for General Sickles in the Gettysburg battle because
his right leg was shattered by a cannonball. His leg had to be amputated at a
First Aid station. The doctor was going to throw his leg bones away, but
General Sickles did not want him to. After the war, General Sickles had the
bones placed in a coffin shaped box and donated the coffin to the Army
Medical Museum in Washington, D.C. Sickles visited his leg every year on
July 2nd, the anniversary of the battle.
Sources: What Was The Battle of Gettysburg?, Jim O’Connor (2013) and
Civil War Chronicles: Gettysburg, Ruth Ashby (2003)
9/11: A Day To Never Forget
By: Madeline O’Toole
On September 11, 2001, it was a
bright sunny morning. At about
8:45 two planes came and
crashed into the twin towers. The
twin towers started burning and
then soon fell down. 9/11 stands
for the 9th month and the 11th
day. The twin towers were the
tallest buildings in New York City.
The north tower was 1,368 feet
and the south was 1,362 feet.
There were many heroes
who saved others from being
hurt. The first responders ran
into the towers in order to help
people get out safely. You would
have to be a brave person to be a firefighter, police or doctor to help in 9/11. Some passengers
on one of the planes fought back and died trying to overcome the terrorists. They forced the plane
down in a field in Pennsylvania instead of Washington, DC.
The terrorists took over 4 planes. One plane crashed into the North Tower and another
plane crashed into the South Tower. The third plane ended up crashing in the Pennsylvania field,
20 minutes by air away from Washington, D.C. The 4th plane crashed into the Pentagon. In total,
2,997 people died. Many more got out safely, but continue to live with the memories. Many people
lost their homes and office buildings because of the debris that fell over lower Manhattan.
The men who took over the planes are called terrorists because they didn’t want to fight in
the military and instead killed innocent civilians. There were 19 terrorists who took over the
planes: 15 from Saudi Arabia; 2 from United Arab Emirates; One was from Lebanon and the last
person was from Egypt. Within days of the attacks, President Bush visited ground zero and promised to find those who organized the attacks.
Each year on September 11th, family members and others from the community return to the
Trade Center and say the names of those who have died. It has taken a long time to rebuild, but
soon the 9/11 Memorial will be open to visit. They decided to keep the outline of the two towers by
making them waterfalls. It is sad to think about all of the lives lost that day, but also important to
remember them and all of the heroes too.
Sources:http://www.911memorial.org/faq-about-911
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Hindenburg
By: Kylie Gertner
The Hindenburg was a large airship that took off on May
3, 1937. It left Frankfurt, Germany, with a hope to land in
Lakehurst, NJ. There were supposed to be 10 trips back and
forth between Europe and the Naval Airbase in Lakehurst, NJ.
There were a total of 97 people on this airship, 36 passengers and 61 crew members. The return flight was scheduled
to have double the passengers because the aircraft was built to
hold 70 passengers total.
The Hindenburg was running late on its flight. It was
way later then expected. In fact, it never landed.......The Hindenburg caught fire and dropped
to the ground in 34 seconds. There were a total of 36 fatalities. Of that 13 were passengers
and 22 were aircraft and ground crew.
The Hindenburg was different than other aircrafts. It was made to land differently. It
was supposed to be pulled down by lines (like ropes) but the ground crew was not ready when
the aircraft was ready for landing.
The Captain, Captain Max Pruss turned the aircraft to circle around the air station until they were ready for them. When the crew on the ground were ready, the aircraft circled
back but a large wind caused the aircraft to push around again. When they started to land the
tail of the aircraft hit the ground and burst into flames. There was never an answer about how
or where the fire actually started.
I chose to learn more about the Hindenburg because my great grandfather was alive and
actually there when the ship exploded. My great grandfather is not alive today but my great
grandmother is and I was able to spend some time with her over the April vacation. She explained that it was a very scary event. She explained that my great grandfather had nightmares
for a very long time after the explosion. She told me that people were jumping out of the aircraft and were on fire. They were trying to jump to safety but most people burned pretty badly. While in New Jersey, I was also able to go to the New Jersey Historical Museum. This
gave me a chance to see pictures and read newspaper clippings.
References:
Wikapedia--the hindenburg
My great grandmother, Helen Gertner
NJ Historical Museum
The Cyrus Cylinder
By: Cyrus Parham
The 2,600-year-old cylinder is a fairly small, baked, clay object covered in cuneifo
ing. Cuneiform is triangular characters used by the ancient Persians and others for writ
hough very small, the Cyrus Cylinder is very, very important in human history. The cylind
made by the Persians. Cyrus the Great, son of Cambyses, is the founder of the Achae
dynasty of the Persian Empire. That makes Cyrus the first king of Persia. Dynasty is a s
rulers in the same family. Cyrus the Great took over Babylon in 539 BC. BC means “B
Christ”. When Cyrus conquered Babylon he freed the Hebrews and other slaves, who h
driven from their homeland. The Cyrus Cylinder was Cyrus the Great’s declaration tha
the Hebrews and other slaves. The Cyrus Cylinder is important because our country’s
ers wrote the Declaration of Independence and used it as a model. It will be in New Y
the Metropolitan Museum of Art on June 20th to August 4th.
Sources
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/03/before-constitution-magna-carta-the-cyrus-cylinder-was-model-of-to
http://www.savenkeep.com/?q=what%20is%20cuneiform&from=adg209&rlbt=2
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Cuneiform
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Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
By: Joshua Sirman
On a clear Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, fighters and bombers of the Japanese Imperial Navy were launched from aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean. Their target was the
United States Navy base at Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. At 7:48 in the
morning the first wave of Japanese planes began to attack. When the battle ended, 2,386
Americans were killed and 1,139 wounded. 18 American ships were sunk and 188 were
destroyed. The Japanese lost only 29 planes and 65 men. The next day, the United States
declared war on both Japan and Germany. America was now involved in World War II.
Why did Japan launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor? Before Pearl Harbor, Japan conquered many countries in Asia. The Japanese were worried that the United States
could be strong enough to defeat them and take away the lands they had conquered. The
Japanese needed to have a plan to keep the Americans from being able to challenge them.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto created the idea for a surprise attack that would destroy the
American navy in the Pacific Ocean. The Japanese hoped that America would then realize
that it could not defeat them in Asia. The Japanese planned and prepared for their attack
secretly. They also planned a secret attack on America’s territory in the Philippines. The
plan was a big success. The Americans were suspicious that Japan might try something,
but they were not sure.
Because they were worried, America’s commanding admiral, Husband Kimmel,
ordered that all our aircraft carriers leave Pearl Harbor. When the Japanese attacked, the
carriers were not there. When Admiral Yamamoto heard the news, he was upset. While
many Japanese thought they had won a huge victory, Yamamoto knew that the American
fleet was not completely destroyed. He felt like Japan could probably not win the war. He
was right. The Americans repaired many of the damaged ships and built new ones. Four
years later we defeated both Germany and Japan and won World War II.
Pearl Harbor was the biggest attack on America until September 11, 2001. It started World War for the United States and was a big turning point in our history.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
The Gold Rush
By: Elijah Shenk
John Augustus Sutter abandoned his family in Switzerland hoping to become
rich in America. In 1839, he came to California which was still a part of Mexico. The
Mexican government gave him 225 square miles of land. Mexico wanted more people to settle there. Sutter built a fort on the land that is now part of Sacramento,
California. He had hundreds of Native Americans working for him. He thought he
needed more workers so he hired James Marshall to build a sawmill located on the
American River. On January 24, 1848, he found tiny flakes of gold where he was digging the sawmill. “I have found it!” he said. Sutter and Marshall tried to keep people from finding out about the gold but soon everybody knew about the gold Marshall had found.
Sam Brannan owned a store in Sutter’s fort
and he soon found out about the gold. On
May 8, 1848, Brannan walked around the
San Francisco wharf and yelled, “Gold! Gold!
Gold from the American river!”, and he became the first millionaire from California. He
owned a supply store and sold supplies to
people who were looking for gold. Almost
everybody left San Francisco to look for gold
in the American river. The gold miners found
gold in almost every river on the west side of The Sierra Nevada. People did not believe the stories of gold until President Polk said it was true on December 5, 1848.
After the President’s announcement, people believed the stories and the Gold Rush
started!
Source: Gold Rush and Riches by Paul Robert Walker, 2011
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Misty Copeland: African American Soloist at American Ballet Theatre
By: Helena Shenk
Ballet is the art of telling stories by moving gracefully and
fluidly across the stage. You have to have very skilled dancers to
have a good ballet. Misty Copeland was drawn to ballet when she
was thirteen years old. Her dream was to become a classical ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre (ABT). She started dancing
very late. Usually famous ballerinas begin dancing at three years
old. Misty Copeland captivates many audiences with her graceful
and energetic dancing. She was the first black dancer to become
a soloist at ABT in twenty years. ABT is one of the leading ballet
companies in the world. There are not many African American
ballerinas at leading companies so it is very rare that Misty
Copeland became a soloist. Her goal is to become a principal dancer at ABT. Ms. Copeland is
happy to be a role model for young dancers everywhere. She would like to educate people on the
history of African American classical ballerinas. I hope to see her dance in New York City at ABT
soon!
Source: Art Talk with Ballerina Misty Copeland, June 8, 2011 by Rebecca Gross
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The Miracle On Ice
By: Patrick Sullivan
The Miracle on Ice was an incredible moment when the U.S.A. hockey team
upset the Soviet Union (now Russia) on February 22nd, in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Here is the story about it.
It starts with Herb Brooks, an NCAA (National College Athletic Association)
coach who played hockey himself! He went to University of Minnesota and played
in the 1960 Olympic team. The U.S.A. won gold that year. Later, he coached the
Minnesota college team and helped them win three titles.
The Soviet Union was considered the best hockey team in the world. They
were famous for their great goalie, Vladislav Tretiak. The Soviets won the world
championship in 1979, so they were highly favored. They were professional, while
the Americans were mostly college players.
In the first period, Mark Johnson of the U.S.A. scored a goal, so that made
it 1-0 U.S.A. It was a buzzer beater goal to end the first period.
The second period was a completely different game. The Americans only got
two shots on goal scoring one. The Soviets scored three goals in that period.
In the third period, Mark Johnson scored a goal with one player in the penalty box. They were one man short, but they scored a “power play” goal (one man
less than usual). Mike Eruzione scored a 25 foot goal that made it 4-3, U.S.A. With
eleven seconds left in the game, announcer Al Michaels made his famous call,
“Eleven seconds. You got ten seconds, the countdown going on right now. Five
seconds left in the game! Do you believe in miracles? Yes!" The fans went wild, all
the players went onto the rink, and mobbed the goalie, Jim Craig. The Americans
went on to beat Finland to claim the gold medal.
Resources:
http://proicehockey.about.com/cs/history/a/miracle_on_ice.htm, http://www.orda.org/
miracle/players.php
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The Olympics
By: Joseph Sun
Let’s get started. Today, all over the world, people are practicing for the Olympics. The Olympic games are so important because, it’s a place where everyone
can improve there skills, power, speed, and acceleration. They do sports like Alpine, snowboarding, or swimming. The Olympics last for two months. There are
three kinds of medals. The Gold for the 1st place winner, Silver for the 2nd place
winner, and bronze for the 3rd place winner.
There are two kinds of Olympics; the summer, and the winter seasons. Before
the Olympics start, the hosts have to build a lot of things. They have to build
flags and design huge arenas. They have to build equipment, and farmers have
to plants flowers so the Olympic Village looks nice.
And a long time ago, girls weren’t allowed to play in the Greek Olympic games!
But now they are. There are also many countries that participate in the Olympic
Games. World wars led to the cancellation of the 1916, 1940, and 1944 Games.
And the Olympic Games all started a long time ago. The Greeks started the
Olympian Games in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. Not everyone can win. Some
people lose. Some people cry or some people cheer. I hope you enjoyed. I think
I might train to be in the Olympics someday!
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The First Moon Landing
By: Cherrelle Daniel
It all started in 1961 when John F. Kennedy was president. He wanted Americans to land on the moon. This was the beginning of traveling to space.
“I wonder if NASA is ready to go to the moon!”
They were ready to put Americans on the moon, and return them safely to the
earth. The United States achieved the world’s first manned spacecraft landing on the
moon with its Apollo 11 mission. Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins were the astronauts aboard Apollo 11.
There is a song that goes like this;
“We went to the moon in 1969, not 1968 but a year later, we went to the moon
in 1969, and made a landing that was lunar.”
The first man to step on the moon was Neil Armstrong followed by Edwin Aldrin
on July 20th 1969. They walked around for three hours, did experiments and picked up
bits of moon dirt and rocks. They put a U.S. flag on the moon and also left a sign there
and then returned safely to earth. President John F. Kennedy’s wish came true; Americans had walked on the moon.
This is the sign that was placed on the moon. It reads,
“Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon
July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind.”
Images credit:: NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/
audience/forstudents/k-4/
stories/first-person-onmoon.html
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Fashion Report
By: Madeleine Pelletier
The school year is almost over and it is starting to get
warmer, sometimes even in the 90s! Time for short sleeves!
You can even go shopping for bathing suits at Gap Kids. Maxi
skirts are very in and perfect for mid spring weather! Many kids
are starting sports and in my opinion the best place to get work
out, sport clothes is Dick’s. They have sweat repellant under
shirts and comfy shorts for any sport you might play.
This recipe’s a hoot!
Brought to you by: The Phantom Chef
Breaded Chicken Cutlets
This recipe is easy to make and takes only 1 hour and 5 minutes
Yields 4 servings
~If you are viewing this online, you can click on the blue words that lead to a food terms link.
Ingredients
10 slices white bread or 1 1/4 cups bread crumbs*
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
About 1 cup all-purpose flour, for dredging
2 large eggs, beaten
4 boneless skinless chicken breast, each about 6 ounces
1/3 to 1/2 cup oil, for shallow frying
Serving suggestion: Lemon wedges, thyme sprigs for garnish, or cilantro.
*(Use bread with low or no sugar content like sourdough, whole grain or oatmeal. If you don’t the coating will brown too
quickly so the chicken and the coating won’t cook evenly.)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
To make bread crumbs: Trim the crust off the bread and discard, tear bread into pieces. Spread bread out on a microwave
-safe plate, and microwave on HIGH for 1 minute to dry out the bread. (Alternately, spread the bread out on a baking
sheet and dry in a preheated 300 degree F oven for 22 to 25 minutes.) Pulse the dried bread or crumbs in a food processor with the thyme, lemon zest, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper.
With the flat side of a cook's knife or the smooth side of a meat-pounder, pound each breast to equal thickness. Put the
flour, eggs, and the bread crumbs each separately in 3 shallow dishes. Pat the chicken dry and season both sides with
salt and pepper. Dip each breast into the flour, and then shake off the excess. Next, run the breast through the egg to
coat it lightly and hold the chicken over the liquid to let any excess fall back into the bowl. Finally, lay the chicken in
the bread crumbs, turn it over and press it into the breading to coat. Lay on a piece of waxed paper.
Heat a large skillet (12 inches in diameter) over medium heat. Add the oil. Lay 2 chicken breasts smooth-side down in
the pan. Cook the chicken without turning until beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Turn the chicken and cook until
equally brown on the other side, about 2 minutes more. Repeat with the remaining 2 breasts. Transfer chicken to a paper
towel lined plate to drain. Place all 4 breasts on a rack over a baking pan and bake until firm to the touch, about 6 to 8
minutes. Remove from the oven and serve immediately with lemon wedges, thyme springs or cilantro.
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The Hoot Puzzlers!
Created by Puzzlemaker at DiscoveryEducation.com
School's Almost Out!
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Congratulations All Who Worked On The Hoot
Hello everybody,
I am Arden, the Hoot editor. I want to thank all the amazing 3rd and 4th grade reporters along with my classmates and friends, Lily and Madeleine, our 5th grade reporters. I want to thank Noah, our Hoot Illustrator. You have worked so hard and so
many parents, teachers and students love to read your work. It puts a huge smile on
my face when I read through your articles and I have to make two or less edits.
That’s usually how it is, making it much easier for me to edit and revise all twentyone articles. I enjoy learning about these animals, historic events, etc. I wish all the
3rd and 4th graders luck next year. I just know one of you will make a great editor,
one of you an illustrator and two of you cool topic reporters. I know Mrs. Cleary and
Mrs. Hannan are very proud and enjoy reading the articles. This has been a great
experience for me and I know I’ve enjoyed it and so did the
reporters.
Sincerely,
Arden
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Reporters
Grade 3 Reporters
Nora Grady
Madeline O’Toole
Grace Kinney
Elijah Shenk
Kylie Gertner
Evan Parker
Helena Clare Shenk
Henry Benshoff
Nicole Delone
Cherrelle Daniel
O. Cyrus Parham
Alyson Booth
Joshua Sirman
Grade 4 Reporters
Grace Fazzina
Jackson Forrest
Alice Evelein
Ella Madrak
Joseph Sun
Jordan Farrell
Allison Doyle
Patrick Sullivan
Grade 5 Reporters
Madeleine Pelletier—Whiting Lane Fashion Reporter
Lily Guberman ——Whiting Lane Phantom Chef
Student Illustrator
Noah Beckham
Student Editor
Arden Grace-Hill
Faculty Advisors
Johanna Cleary
Kimberly Hannan
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