B.E.S. Times
Vol. 7 Issue. 1
November 2016
Star Teacher: An Interview with Mrs. Monger All About Mrs. Ryan
By Mackenzie Bruce
Mrs. Monger is
a student teacher here at
B.E.S. and she is currently
attending Northern Kentucky University. She is assigned to Mrs.Brueck’s fifth
grade Language Arts class.
I had the privilege
to interview Mrs. Monger.
It was very nice to sit down
and have a conversation
with her. I asked her if
she liked being a student
teacher, and she replied, “I
do, Boyd E. Smith is a great
school to student teach at.”
I then asked her
what grade she would like
to teach. She told me she
would like to teach second
or third grade, “I would like
to teach special ed or math
for general ed.” Mrs. Monger would like to start her
teaching career at Milford
School District.
I then asked her,
what made you decide to be
a teacher? She replied, “I
really enjoy being around
kids. I really like working in
the education community.”
I also asked her why she
would make a good teacher.
“I always try to look at the
positives and I get along really well with kids.”
“Mrs. Brueck has
taught me so much that I
couldn’t learn in a college
classroom.”
According to Mrs.
Monger, all of the staff
at B.E.S have been really
welcoming and kind to her.
Mrs.Monger told me that
teaching was her lifelong
career dream.
I think that Mrs.
Monger would make a great
teacher from all of the information I gathered from our
conversation.
5 Seconds of Fame New to School
By Kathryn Thomas
By Blake Troescher
Welcome to 5 Seconds of Fame with
Cayden Smith! Time to get to know Cayden
a bit more!
For this article I interviewed two all day
kindergartners. Here are a few questions I
asked:
Class: Mrs.Moore
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Favorite Sports Player: Lionel Messi
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Skylis
Favorite Subject: Math
Favorite Social Media App: Musical.ly
Favorite Song: “Heathen’s”
Favorite State to Go To: Florida
Favorite Hobby: Playing sports
Best Friend: Caitlin
Vayda, Mrs. Baker’s Class
Student Spotlight
By Madison Banks & Anna Watkins
Today we have picked out three
students that have stood out to the teachers as a great role model towards other
students. There names are Megan Banks,
Natalie Koch, and Isaac Frisch. These
three wonderful kids are all in Mrs. Cramer’s first grade class.
Megan Banks is six years old
and has one dog. Her favorite colors are
pink and purple and she loves to play
with her dad and her younger siblings.
Megan loves school and she likes her
teacher because when someone does not
know the answer to a question she will
kindly explain it again to the student.
The next student is Natalie Koch.
Her favorite colors are pink and purple.
She loves to play outside and play tag
with friends. In school she loves Mrs
Cramer’s class and she always loves to
help people out.
Last is Isaac Frisch. His favorite
color is orange and blue. He loves to
play outside and to play hide and seek
with his friends.
We would like to say thank you
for being great student and letting us
take time to interview you.
By Mia Gfroener
Have you been to library and looked
around the classroom? Did you notice all
of the inspiring posters? Well if you have
you might have noticed that classroom
is the new G.E.M.S room. It actually
belongs to the new G.E.M.S teacher too.
Mrs. Ryan used to work at the Middle
School. She was the history teacher and
now she teaches Milford Moodle (Gifted
Elementary Milford Student’s.) Today
I asked her a few questions about her
different hobbies, her favorite colors, and
about her favorite places.
Q. What’s your favorite color?
A. Rainbows and sparkles, and yes that
is a color.
Q. What’s your favorite food?
A. Well I guess that might be pasta.
Q. What’s your favorite movie?
A. That’s a hard one. I am a movie and
book person. I think that it may be the
Princess Bride.
Q. What’s your favorite subject?
A. I still love American History.
What is your favorite thing about school?
Why?
Q. Do you ever have any extra jobs?
“Coloring, because there are a lot of colors
A. Well I actually have an extra job at
you can color with.”
Kings Island. I put together all of the displays in the windows of all of the stores.
What is your favorite special? Why?
“I like art because you can paint.”
Q. What’s your favorite type of book
or favorite book?
Do you enjoy school? Why?
A. I love mystery books, but I don’t
“Yes, because you get to do good things.” think that I could choose a favorite book.
Do you have any older siblings that have
gone here? If so, what are their names?
”Yes, Jude.”
Did you enjoy this interview?
“Yes.”
Eli, Mrs. Baker’s Class
Q. Do you have a horoscope?
A. No, but I have decided that my spirit
animal is a unicorn.
Q. Where’s your favorite place?
A. My house, oh, unless I could move
it by the beach, then that would be my
favorite place.
Q. Do you have any hobbies?
A. Well, I really do love to make lesson
plans as exciting as possible.
What is your favorite thing about school?
Why?
Q. Do you have a favorite quote?
“Recess because there is a lot of fun stuff to
A. I think that it might be “Do or do not,
do.”
there is no try.” -Yoda
What is your favorite special? Why?
“Gym because you get to run everywhere.”
B.E.S. Times Staff
Do you enjoy school? Why?
“Yep because the teachers teach you a bunch
of stuff.”
Do you have any older siblings that have
gone here? If so, what are their names?
“Yep, May”
Did you enjoy this interview?
“Yes.”
This article allowed two kindergartners two
step up into the spotlight and get the feel for
school.
Reporters: Madison Banks, Nikki Banks,
Aris Blasky, Lucy Boggs, MacKenzie
Bruce, Alec Bruns, Logan Campbell,
Katy Campman, Lauren Campman,
Jente Coekaerts, Landon Cook, Erin
Elkowitz, Nicholas Fox, Mia Gfroerer,
Lauren Guntzelman, Caleb Hon, Tanner Patrick, Nika Rulli, Colin Siepmann,
Dyny Sirk, Blake Troescher, Cooper Violette, Kathryn Thomas & Anna Watkins
Logo By: Katy Campman
Lead Advisor: Cody Schultz
Volunteer Advisors: Andrea Brady
B.E.S. Times Newspaper Program is
sponsored by the Boyd & Patison PTOs
B.E.S. Times - November 2016
Page 2
Catching Up with Mr. Savage Mr. Skylis Spotlight
By Mackenzie Bruce & Lucy Boggs
By Cooper Violette & Alec Bruns
We interviewed Mr. Skylis and asked him
As you know, Mr. Savage is
his opinion on the new school.
the principal at Boyd.E.Smith. It was
great to sit down and talk to him for Q. What’s your opinion on the new school?:
A. It’s much more spacious and lots of new
this interview. When he became a
updates.
principal, he wanted to make more
Q.
What
do
you
miss
from the old school?
great things happen for kids and
A. I miss the old playground.
that is what he is doing. We found it
Q. What do you like about your new classinteresting that he was a school psyroom?
chologist at Milford, Loveland, and
A. I love my new classroom. I love the
Hillsboro. Mr. Savage went to two
shape and size very much.
colleges, Wilmington College and
Bowling Green.
According to Mr. Savage,
By Logan Campbell
all of his coworkers in the office are
All About Mrs. Hill!
great to work with; they work great
Favorite Movie: White Christmas
as a team. He expects his students to
Favorite Color: Purple
do their best, be a good friend, and
Favorite Book: “Me Before You”
to work hard. We asked Mr. SavFavorite Student: All of Them
Favorite Fruit: Red Pair
age what his favorite part of the new
Favorite
Veggie: Zucchini
building was and he answered, “The
artwork in the library and the artwork
Mrs. Wolf
in the entrance because my daughter
Favorite
Movie:
Sound of Music
drew the artwork.” So, interviewing
Favorite Fruit: Watermelon
Mr. Savage was fun, can’t wait to
Favorite Book: “Nightingale”
catch up!
Favorite Veggie: Asparagus
Interviews of the Public
Random Facts with Mr. Parnin
By Lauren Guntzelman
This is issue I interviewed Mr. Parin
to find out some fun and random
facts about him! I hope you learn
something new!
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Book: Redwall
Favorite Color: Orange
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Animal: Lion
Favorite Show: Doctor Who
Star Search 2016
By Blake Troescher
For this interview, I asked Mr. Parnin
a few questions about his job…
Favorite Student: All of them
Favorite Color: Purple
BES Staff Spotlight
By Nikki Banks
Q. What is your favorite part of the new
school?
Mrs. Beverley: My office.
Q. Who is your favorite student ?
Mrs. Beverley: All of them.
Q. What is your favorite fruit?
Mrs. Beverley: Grapes.
Q. What is your favorite movie?
Mrs. Beverley: Eight seconds.
Q. What would you be if you were not a
custodian?
Mrs. Beverley: Secretary.
Q. What is your favorite veggie?
Mrs. Beverley: Carrots and dip.
Q. What is your favorite food?
Mrs. Beverley: Pizza.
1-On-1 with Mr. Holden
By Katy Campman & Lauren Campman
Q. What is your favorite book?
A. “The BFG.”
Q. What inspired you to be a teacher?
A. Well, first, some very helpful teachers in
the past. Also, I like to be in a school.
Q. “How long have you been teaching?
A. Nine years.
Q. Do you enjoy teaching?
A. I love it!
Q. Why did you choose to teach second
grade?
A. I was ready for something different. The
highest grade I am certified to teach is third
grade.
Q. Do you like the new building?
A. I really do. I love the new technology,
and it’s starting to feel like home.
Q. Did you have a previous job before
teaching?
A. I actually had two jobs. I was a painter,
and I worked at UDF.
Q. What College did you go to?
A. I went to Miami University.
Q. What’s your favorite
NFL team?
A. The Bengals.
Star Student: Jack Bell
By Logan Campbell
Favorite movie is Captain Mark.
Favorite book is “Big Nate.”
Favorite fruit is peach.
Favorite veggie is carrot.
Favorite subject is social studies.
Favorite thing about new school is big
classrooms.
Q. What is your favorite thing about
your job? Why?
A. Well Blake, I would say helping
students learn, because I really enjoy
when students do work to help them
and when they practice it.
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Cooper Violette
Q. Do you prefer the old building or
the new one?
A. The old building had charm but
I like the new one because of the
updated... Everything!
Q. What inspired you to be a teacher?
A. I like to help young kids and I like working with young kids.
Q. Do you enjoy your class?
A. I do.
Q. Do you enjoy teaching?
A. Yes, I love it!
Q. Do you enjoy your new classroom?
A. Yes I like the technology, two
white boards.
Q. What were your overall thoughts
about the interview?
A. Very professional.
By Katy Campman, Lucy Boggs, & Lauren
Campman
Q. What’s your favorite book?
A. “Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No
Good Very Bad Day.”
Q. How long have you been teaching?
A. This is my eleventh year.
Q. Why kindergarten?
A. I was teaching pre-school, the position
was offered to me, and I gladly accepted.
Q. Do you like the new building?
A. Yes, I do.
Q. Did you teach at any other school before
this?
A. I taught pre-school.
Q. What college did you go to?
A Miami University.
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Joke of the Issue
By Logan Campbell
Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Interrupting cow.
Interrupting...
MOOOOO!
B.E.S. Times - November 2016
Page 3
Animal Spotlight: Remembering Harambe Staff Spotlight
By Mackenzie Bruce & Lucy Boggs
As many of you know one of the
gorillas at the Cincinnati Zoo died after
a tragic incident involving a child. This
was a sad day for many of the people at
the Cincinnati Zoo.
There was a three year old
who fell in the gorilla exhibit. The boy
crawled under a barrier and fell fifteen
feet into the exhibit’s moat which was
one foot deep.
They did not tranquilize the
gorilla because it would take several
minutes to work and the child was in
great danger. Also, the dart might make
the animal angry and more agitated
endangering the child even more.
The four year old was taken to
the Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The Zoo staff were relieved to hear
the young boy was OK. I was very sad
when I found out this happened.
A couple weeks after this event
I visited the Cincinnati Zoo and there
were many workers standing near the
exhibit, making sure this type of event
does not happen again. The day Harambe died was a very sad day for all of the
staff and the community members.
If you would like to learn more
about how to help gorillas like Harambe
you can visit the Cincinnati Zoo’s official website. Once there you’ll find
information on how to adopt a gorilla,
collect cell phones for recycling and
more!
Scary Good Contest NFL Scores Week 3
By Katherine Campman
These are the winners for the drawing
contest. They were all so good, it was
really hard to judge.
First: Krish Patel.
Second: Andrew Brossart.
Third: Logan Campbell.
1.
2.
3.
By Colin Siepmann, Aris Blasky, Colin Siepmann, Nicholas Fox & Tanner
Patrick
This third week of the NFL season was
very surprising with some teams losing.
Here are the scores of this week’s NFL.
Pittsburgh Steelers 3, Philadelphia
Eagles 34
Indianapolis Colts 26, San Diego Chargers 22
Catching Up with Mrs. Wulker
By Kathyrn Thomas & Lauren Campman
Q. How long have you been working in the
office?
Mrs. Wulker: 16 years.
Q. Which building do you like more?
Mrs. Wulker: The new one.
Q. What do you like about the new school?
Mrs. Wulker: It’s very clean.
Q. How long have you worked with Mr.
Savage?
Mrs. Wulker: Four.
Favorite Song Poll
By Kathryn Thomas & Erin Elkowitz
My friend Kathryn Thomas and I have
interviewed Mrs. Wirth’s class to figure out
for their favorite songs. The songs were:
“Stitches,” “Just Like Fire,” “7 Years Old,”
“Ride,” “Call Me Maybe,” “Wreckingball,”
“Hide Away,” “Wide Awake,” “Lost Boy
Last Christmas,” “Carol of The Bells,”
“Shut Up and Dance,” “Paradise City, Cake
By The Ocean,” “Can’t Stop The Feeling,”
and “Fight Song.”
The final five songs selected by the class
vote were:
1. “Cake By The Ocean”
2. “Whip/ Nae Nae”
3. “Lost Boy”
4. “7 Years Old”
5. “Can’t Stop the Feeling”
Those were the Top 5 songs!
Atlanta Falcons 45, New Orleans Saints
32
New York Jets 3, Kansas City Chiefs 24
Chicago Bears 17, Dallas Cowboys 31
San Francisco 49ers 18, Seattle Seahawks 37
Los Angeles Rams 37, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32
Oakland Raiders 17, Tennessee Titans
10
Arizona Cardinals 18, Buffalo Bills 33
Denver Broncos 29, Cincinnati Bengals
17
Minnesota Vikings 22, Carolina Panthers 10
Cleveland Browns 24, Miami Dolphins
30
Detroit Lions 27, Green Bay Packers 34
Washington Redskins 29, New York Giants 27
Jacksonville Jaguars 17, Baltimore Ravens 19
Houston Texans 0, New England Patriots 27
Compiled by B.E.S. Times Staff
This year’s newspaper staff is
comprised of students in the fifth and
sixth grade who dedicate a portion of
their week to putting together strong
and entertaining newspapers for the
school to enjoy!
To help you get to know the
newspaper staff, we’ve compiled this
staff section so that you can put a
face to each of the newspaper’s writers and learn a bit about the newspaper staff!
We hope that you enjoy
reading the debut issue of this year’s
newspaper and that you continue to
enjoy every other newspaper that we
produce throughout the remainder of
the school year. For now, let’s take a
look at the wonderful students working on this year’s
newspaper!
Madison
Nikki
Aris
MacKenz
ie
Lucy
Logan
Alec
Lauren C.
Katy
La ndon
Jente
Nicholas
Erin
Lauren G.
Mia
Tanner
Caleb
Blake
Colin
Cooper
Dyny
Kathryn
Anna
B.E.S. Times - November 2016
Page 4
Guess the Emoji
Guess the Logo Scavenger Hunt
Guess the Teachers
Olympic Drawing Contest
1.
2.
3.
By Lucy Boggs
Number 1: The emoji is yellow and it’s
a face emoji. This emoji was one of the
lucky emoji.
Number 2: This is an emoji is with
style. It is a face too.
4.
5.
6.
Number 3: This emoji is famous. A
LOT of people love this emoji. It is not
a face emoji. It’s a funny emoji. It is an
awkward color.
By Landon Cook
If you think you know the emoji
Think you know whose logos are
please submit the guess in the box.
pictured above? Be sure to send your
With your first and last name, grade,
guesses to the office with your full
teacher name, and the answer of
name and teacher’s name for a chance
course.
to win a prize!
By Aris Blasky, Tanner Patrick, Colin
Siepmann, & Nicholas Fox
Can you figure out the Boyd E. Smith
teacher described in this article using
the clues below?
This teacher is a woman.
This teacher loves nature.
This teacher loves her job.
This teacher enjoys her students.
She is German.
Her birthday is September 28.
She is a science teacher.
She teaches a grade that switches
classes.
Bygolly’s is her favorite restaurant.
She teaches third grade.
She loves birds.
She has multiple bird feeders.
Her favorite season is fall.
She doesn’t care for candy.
She runs and backpacks.
Her favorite food is wienerschnitzel.
Think you know who the mystery
teacher is? Be sure to send your guesses
to the office with your full name and
teacher’s name for a chance to win a
prize!
Amazing Mazes
By Dyny Sirk
This month we’re doing a SCAVENGER HUNT and everyone who wants
to join can just ask your teacher. All
you need to do is get the newspaper and
look at the pictures and find them in the
school. All you need to find is a few
teachers and a few signs. You will have
to find something challenging and it is a
mystery locker.
By Colin Siepmann
This issue I am looking for students to
send in drawings of items associated
with the Olympics such as the medals
or athletes.
Top 11 Rollercoasters
By Alec Bruns
1. Kingda Ka
2. Millenium Force
3. Top Thrill Dragster
4. Intimidator 305
5. Fury 325
6. Formula Rossa
7. The Beast
8. Leviathon
9. Outlaw Run
10. The Smiler
11. Twisted Colossus
The Fastest Man Alive
By Caleb Hon
This issue I held a The Flash drawing
contest looking for drawings of characters from The CW’s superhero show. There were some
great entries but I could only
choose one winner! Congratulations to Tanner Austin for
their winning drawing!
Calling All Artists
By Nicholas Fox
This issue I would like students to submit their best drawings of characters
from the show Steven Universe. Don’t
forget to include your name on your
drawings!
Funny Cat Pics
By Cooper Violette
Scavenger Hunt
By Lauren Campman
Can you figure out where these three
pictures were taken? Send your guesses
to the newspaper bin in the office- and
good luck!