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Written by 2nd Period 8th Grade Advanced English Class ; Edited by Ms. Kizzire
V OL U ME 3, I SSU E 12
A Wrinkle in Time Symbolism Projects
D ECEMB ER 1 3, 2013
As some of you
know , Ms. Kizzire's Advanced
English classes read a book
called A Wrinkle in Time. Ms.
Kizzire asked her students to
assemble a project
interpreting what they
thought an aspect of the book
represented. She wasn't disappointed in what she received.
Will Sauls, JB Miller, and
Baylor Arnold decided to re-create
"It" from the book.
They all agreed
that "It" resembled Satan or
something evil;
they were referring to the knowledge they gathered
from the book and
the Internet. Good
job guys!
Garrett Tinch chose
to do "The Man With Red
Eyes" for his project. He told
the class his opinion on what
this character
represented was
temptation. The
interesting thing
about this
particular
project is
he made
his out of
Rice
Crispy Treats and
fondant. Good job,
Garret. Ms. Kizzire
said it’s the first time she
ever had an EDIBLE symbolism project turned in.
Kaylee
for
their
project.
From
the
textual
evidence, they gathered
they knew that
"Uriel" was a
happy place, like
a utopia. Good
job, girls!
Ms. Kizzire was
and had the right
to be happy with
what her class
presented. All in
all , we think everybody
did a great job!
-Kaylee Collins & Seth &
Monday- Ham & cheese sandwich w/ lettuce, tomato, &
pickles, fries, chocolate chip
cookie, and fruit
Tuesday- Burrito w/ cheese,
sauce & salsa, romaine salad,
corn, and fruit
Wednesday- Chili, grilled
cheese sandwich, crackers, and
fruit
Thursday- Pancakes w/ syrup,
sausage, sweet potatoe
wedges, and fruit
Friday- Scrambled eggs and
sausage, biscuit, tater tots,
tomato slice, and fruit
Humphres
Anne Smith 12-14
Trenton McCaleb 12-14
Josefina Ruiz 12-14
Collins and Erin
Donaldson chose
the planet "Uriel"
Mason White 12-15
Caleb Parson 12-16
Brandon Henderson 12-16
Georgia Albes 12-16
Sports News by Samantha Orrick
This week’s sports news
includes the announcement
of our 7th grade boys and
7th and 8th grade girls
WAC champions. On Saturday, December 7, our middle
school teams claimed the
trophy in the WAC finals.
Also on Saturday, December
21st, our JH girls will play in
the Belgreen tournament.
Their first game will be at
8:00 A.M. Also
on Monday, our JH teams
will be going to Moulton to
play there last scheduled
Diego Ruiz 12-18
game before Christmas break gets
here. I just want to say congratulations to our WAC
champions. Way to go, guys
and gals. Also good luck to
our Lions and Lady Lions as
they play in these games.
National News by Clair Newell
The most arrested man in
the world is back in court
again. After being arrested over 1,500 times,
Henry Earle of Lexington, Kentucky, has set
the record for the most
arrests ever. Earle usually lands himself in jail
for public intoxication.
He has spent over 6,000
days in jail during his 64
years. Earle has spent
three Thanksgivings in
the past five years in jail.
In October, he spent his
birthday in prison. "It's a
weekly, if not every-twoor-three-days thing,"
Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts
says . "He's never doing
bad or illegal things purposely. ... He's just so
highly intoxicated that
he's posing a danger to
himself." Henry was
scheduled to be in Fayette County court last
Thursday for probation
invocation hearing due to
him being arrested for
alcohol intoxication. Although Earle has tried to
change his ways over the
years, nothing seems to
be helping. Residents of
Lexington are hoping for
a "Christmas Miracle".
They think Earle may quit
his ways for good.
Student Poll by Wil
Sauls and Chloe Reynolds:
Favorite Christmas
Songs Among Students:
“Rockin’ Around the
Christmas Tree”
“The Christmas Song”
“Last Christmas”
Matched Book Review by Morgan Ouellette
This week’s book
review is on Matched; in
this book, a society rules
over everything: who you
love, where you live, and
when you die. The main
character, Cassia, never
doubted the society’s
choices. When one turn
fifteen you are matched or
married to someone the
society chooses for you.
Cassia is matched
to Xander ,her best friend.
When she gets her chip
about him, it is another
guy, Ky. Ky is an aberra-
tion ,someone who is no
longer a complete citizen.
She is mesmerized by the
mistake. Now she has a
choice, the only life she's
ever known or the life no
one has ever dared to live,
passion or perfection.
School News by Emily Morton
The students who have
sold fruit, this announcement is for you… This
Thursday, at 3:30 PM, November the 12th, you will
need to meet at the school
to pick up the boxes of
fruit you have sold. Also,
Eighth Graders, the Explore test scores came
back. I have been told that
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the scores are excellent!
Good job! Lastly, we will be
out of school for Christmas break starting
on December 23rd and ending on January the 1st.
That should get you
caught up on some
things.
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
Volume 3, Issue 12
Editorial (iPhone Addiction) by Adolfo Sebastian
How many kids have
iPhones? Almost everybody. Well, did you know
that iPhone addiction is a
new because people would
rather spend more time
with their phones than
with their friends. It’s not
just addicting to kids; it’s
also addicting to older people. Teens and adults are
engaging in addictive behavior witch causes harmful consequences. Some
are minor, and some are
destructive. The ones that
are minor are texting
three letter words and the
destructives are texting
while driving or looking up
information that have
caused a bunch of accidents. There are people
who shop online and mobile
banking instead driving or
walking to the bank or
store unless the store is
not in your town and is far
away, and then you could
order online which is one
excuse I would understand.
The most apps that are
downloaded are games.
Teens aren’t the only ones
facing this addiction. More
than 1/3 of adults have
smartphones.
According to Pew
Researchers center, 2/3 of them
sleep with their
phones right next
to them. To learn
more information,
go to http://
appadvice.com/
appnn/2011/07/do-yousleep-with-your-iphonepsychologists-worry-about
-this-new-addiction.
Semester Exams by Zoe Griffus
Semester exams are coming up at HMS, which
means it's time to study
for some people. Exams
are difficult, but if you
really try, you will do well.
You can exempt the exams,
but you have to meet certain qualifications to do
this. If you have a 90 or
above in a certain class,
you can miss five days in
that class. If you have an
80 or above in a certain
class, you can miss four
days in that class. C's, D's,
and F's will not be acceptable to exempt. Also, if
you have five tardies in a
class, you will not be able
to exempt. I hope everyone has a
great Christmas break.
Happy holidays.
Local News by Kelly Elkins
The upcoming Christmas
Parade will be held on December 13th, 2013, at 6:00
p.m. Lineup for vehicles
wishing to participate is
5:00 in the Haleyville Elementary School parking lot.
On December 14th, Harden
Mfg will be hosting their
Annual Furniture sale from
7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at
HMS Head “lioner”
Planet 8. Pastor Benny
Knight and the rest of the
Solid Rock Church would
like to invite you to "The
Birth of Christmas" being
held on December 21st at
7 p.m. Tickets are available
at the Solid Rock Church
for $2.00. All proceeds go
to the Winston County
DHR Christmas. Due to
Christmas Break, students
at Haleyville City schools
will be out from December
21st, 2013to January 2nd,
2014. Happy Holidays!
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App Review by Garrett Tinch
The top grossing app in the Apple App Store is
“Candy Crush Saga.” This is a game in which you
swap pieces of candy around to match at least
three of the same candies in a row. According to
www.eonline.com, king.com is making over $850,000
1. Favorite Subject: Math
2. Favorite Sport: Baseball
3. Favorite Football Team: Auburn
4. Favorite Hobby: Mowing Grass
5. How long have you been teaching:
Seven Years
6. Favorite Book: The Bible
7. Favorite Color: Blue
8. How Many Children? Two Boys
9. Where did you attend Collage:
U.N.A
10. What kind of pets do you have?
Two cats and One dog.
By Erin Donaldson
Jokes by Baylor Arnold
a day because of Candy Crush. The top grossing app
in the Google Play Store is also “Candy Crush Saga.”
This app is really taking over the app stores everywhere.
Band News by Hannah Tate
In band, there were recently lots of events! On December
10th, they had a concert at the high school, and they played
"Sleigh Ride" and many songs from The Polar Express. On December 13th, they had the annual Christmas Parade
which went wonderfully! They have events coming up, and I'm
sure they will go wonderfully; they practice hard and sound great!
They will continue to practice, and they will only get better!
Q: Why do gorillas have big nostrils?
A: Because they have big fingers!
Q: Why is a fish easy to weigh?
A: Because it has its own scales!
Q: Where do polar bears vote?
A: The North Poll
Q: Why didn't the chicken cross the road?
A: Because there was a KFC on the other
side!
Q: What do you get when you cross a snake and a pie?
A: A pie-thon!
Fashion by Madison Vickery
This week I noticed that girls all around Haleyville Middle were wearing Ugg boots.
Uggs not only provide comfort but are fashionable too. They come in multiple colors, such as, blue,
black, purple, tan, brown and many others. Uggs can have bows, fur, sparkles, and buttons that help
them match almost anything that they are paired with. With that in mind, I believe that this trend will
continue through winter break.