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MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2013
“Autumn is a second
Spring when every
leaf is a flower.”
Paw Print can also be viewed at mabears.net. Click on By Brooke Fifth
“district”
MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2013
Jokes
By: John Babinsky and Autumn Moss
Q: What is Mummie’s favorite kind of music?
A: Wrap!!!
Q: What’s a monster’s favorite bean?
A: Human bean.
Q: What do you call a witch who lives at the November 2012 is Observed as
beach? American Diabetes Month
A: A sand-witch Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Q: What did the skeleton say to the vampire? Native American Indian Heritage
A: You suck National Healthy Skin Month
Q: What tops off a ghost’s ice cream sundae?
National Family Caregivers Month
A: A whipped scream
Q: What was the most famous skeleton detec-
tive? Birthstone: Topaz and Citrine
A: Sherlock Bones.
Q: Which building does Dracula visit in New November Flower: Chrysanthemum
York? est Your Knowledge
A: The Vampire State Building
Astrological Signs:
Q: What do you call a little monsters parents?
A: mummy and deady Scorpio (till 21th) & Sagittarius (22nd →)
Q: Why did the skeleton go disco dancing?
A: To see the boogy man. Other Notable November Dates & Events
Q: Where does a ghost get his hair done? Nov 15 Great American Smokeout
A: the boo-ty shop
Elementary School
Students Make A Difference
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE The Elementary School recently participated in
the Children’s Book Drive sponsored by Child De-
EIGHTH GRADE velopment of Schuylkill County. We collected hun-
ELKS STUDENTS OF THE dreds of books for children in need of a good book
to read.
MONTH Also, Ms. Jarrard’s fourth graders are collecting
FOR SEPTEMBER food and supplies for the Hillside SPCA for our an-
nual Make a Difference Day project. This is our
13th year collecting for the animals. If anyone else
MEGAN BISCO and would like to donate, our deadline is Friday, Octo-
ber 25. We are located in room 105.
BRENDAN BENNETT Thank You for your support.
MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2013
By: Gabby Lubeski
Children who study music tend to have larger vo-
cabularies and more advanced reading skills than
their peers who do not participate in music les-
sons. Studying music primes the brain to compre-
hend speech in a noisy background. Children with October 21-25
learning disabilities or dyslexia who tend to lose The last full week of October brings a serious
focus with more noise could benefit greatly from message along with some fun for everyone at
music lessons. Music tones them for auditory fit- Mahanoy Area. Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol,
ness and allows it to decipher between tone and tobacco and other drug and violence prevention
pitch. awareness campaign observed annually in Oc-
Children who study a musical instrument are tober in the United States. Red Ribbon Week is
more likely to excel in all of their studies, work bet-
recognized with a different theme each day of the
ter in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills, week. The theme of the week is “We Can Say No
stay in school, and pursue further education. to Drugs!” Students are encouraged to bring in
canned goods to be donated to the local food pan-
try all week.
Test Your Monday: Being Drug Free is No Sweat : Wear
sweat clothes
Knowledge Tuesday: Drugs Can’t Find Me: Wear camouflage
Wednesday: Don’t Let Drugs Twist Your Mind:
1. How many years are there in a millennium? Wear crazy mixed up clothes
2. True or false? The horse is the fastest land ani- Thursday: Hats Off to Being Drug Free: Wear
mal. your favorite hat
3. The Beatles music band featured how many Friday: We are Pawsitively drug free by saying
members? Boo to Drugs. Students in fifth grade and older
4. True or false? Scarlet is a bright red color. should wear black and gold all day. Students in
5. What galaxy is Earth located in? grades K-4 should bring their costumes to school
6. What is the first element on the periodic table for the afternoon.
of elements?
7. True or false? Mickey Mouse’s middle name is
Fauntleroy.
8. How many sides does a triangle have?
9. True or false? Harry Potter’s middle name is
James.
10. Bees create what sweet substance?
Duck’s) 8. 3 9. True 10. Honey
Milky Way 6. Hydrogen 7. False (it is Donald
Answers: 1. 1000 2. False 3. 4 4. True 5. The
MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2013
New Fifth Grade
Teacher
Mr.Mroczka
By: Eryka Krick
Autism is a complex developmental disabilty that By Kerri DeWitt
typically appears during the first three years of life Mr.Mroczka is the new fifth grade teacher who
and affects a person’s ability to communicate and teaches Language Arts and Reading. He used to
interact with others. Autism is defined by a certain be a substitute teacher at the elementary school
set of behaviors and is a spectrum disorder that af- but now he is much more. He is now a full time
fects individuals differently and to varying degrees. teacher at the Mahanoy Middle school. He says he
There is no known single cause of autism, but in- would like to stay at the Mahanoy Middle school for
creased awareness and funding can help families his entire teaching career. What college did he go
today. to, you ask. He went to Shippensburg University.
Kids with autism normally have to take meds like His hobbies are hunting, archery, motocross,
my brother, Jesse. Jesse has autism. He has to working on cars, golf, and spending time with his
take meds. First, Jesse was on meds that made family. His favorite sport is motocross. His favorite
him really bad. He would say negative things. Now sports teams are New York Giants and the Phila-
Jesse takes a different medicine that makes him delphia Phillies. His favorite foods are seafood and
drowsy and tired. Autism can cost a family sixty beef jerky. His favorite book? Mr.Mroczka’s favor-
thousand dollars a year on average ite book is “My Side of the Mountain”. His favorite
Autism is not something to joke about. When holiday is Christmas!
you meet a person with autism just know that they His favorite movie is Cars. His favorite actor
are the same in every single way except they have and actress are Mel Gibson and Sandra Bullock.
a disability. He has one dog. It is a Doberman and its name
is Rebel. His favorite color is green. His favorite
animal is a bear! He knows a bit of Spanish. (The
Remembering things he learned in high school) That is what I
think you should know about the new fifth grade
Our Veterans teacher, Mr.Mroczka.
The 5th grade class will be making Veterans
SAFE
Day cards again this year. If you know a vet-
eran who you think might like to receive a
card thanking them for their service, please
email their...
1. name and address
2. branch of service
Thursday, October 31, 2013.
to Mrs. Cavenas. “I can’t begin to tell you the 6 - 8 pm
amount of positive feedback I received last Middle School Gym
year after completing this project. It was a Contact Dave Holmes with questions
very rewarding experience,” she stated.
MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2013
MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2013
Students Encouraged to Participate in
National Radon Poster Contest
Governor Corbett urges Pennsylvania students,
ages nine to 14, to enter a national radon poster The poster topics are:
contest designed to help raise awareness about What is radon?
the dangers of radon. The deadline to enter is No- Where does radon come from?
vember 1. How does radon get into our
homes?
Radon exposure causes nearly 21,000 lung can-
Radon can cause lung cancer.
cer deaths in the U.S. each year, and 40 percent Test your home for radon.
of homes in Pennsylvania have radon levels above
the EPA guideline of four picocuries per liter. National winners will receive
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas pro- award plaques and gift cards in the amount of
duced by the breakdown of uranium in rocks and $1,000 for first place, $600 for second, $400 for
soil. It enters homes through tiny cracks in base- third and $400 for special online voting recogni-
ments and foundations, but home mitigation sys- tion. These winners will also be recognized in their
tems can quickly and significantly reduce radon home area, and the posters will be reproduced
levels. and distributed nationally to promote radon aware-
Kansas State University’s National Radon Pro- ness. A winning submission and runner-up will be
gram Services sponsors the poster contest, which chosen for entry into the national contest from
is open to all students enrolled in a public, private, each state and U.S. territory.
territorial, tribal, Department of Defense, or home For more information about the contest and for
school—or through a sponsoring club, such as an entry submission forms, visit the Department of
art, computer or science club; scouting organiza- Environmental Protection, Bureau of Radiation
tion; or 4-H club. Protection’s Radon homepage at www.dep.state.
Judging will be based on content accuracy, visual pa.us, keyword: Radon. Information about radon
communication of topic, reproducibility and origi- testing and mitigation can also be found on that
nality. page or by calling 1-800-23 RADON.
Riddles
By George Budihas
1.What has holes in it but holds water? “Registration for the
2.What has keys but can’t open a door?
3.What has two words but thousands of letters?
Middle School After-School
4.What has four legs but can’t walk ? Program will begin on
5.What is black when it is clean and white when it
is dirty?
Monday, September 30th.
6.What kind of coat can you only put on when it is Registration forms will be
wet?
7.What flies around all day but never goes any-
given with progress reports;
where? however, additional
8.What can you serve but never eat?
9.What goes up but never comes down?
registration forms will be
10.Three men were on a boat. It capsized, but available in the middle
only two men got their hair wet.Why?
10.one was bald school office.”
black board 6.a coat of paint 7.a flag 8.a tennis ball 9.age
Answers. 1.a sponge 2.a piano 3.a post office 4.a table 5.a
MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2013
5th Grade
By Meghan Macleary and
What was your favorite thing to do in the Sum- Cealinn Erbe
mer?
Meghan: I like to go to eighth street and play bas-
ketball and hang out with my friends. Meghan: Yes, because we have a lot more re-
Cealinn: I loved to swim in my pool and hangout sponsibility.
with my friends. Cealinn: I wasn’t that scared coming to middle
What was the biggest change coming to middle school.
school ? What do you like to do in your spare time ?
Meghan: Having more freedom when we switch Meghan: I like to make rainbow looms and hang
classes and at lunch. out with my friends.
Cealinn: The biggest change was the lunch Cealinn: I like to play catch and draw in my spare
menu. time.
Did you go on vacation this Summer? If so, 8. What is your favorite part of school ?
where? Meghan: My favorite part of school is lunch be-
Meghan: Yes, I went to the Outer Banks in North cause I get to be with my friends.
Carolina. Cealinn: My favorite part of school is being with
Cealinn: Yes, I went to Wildwood N.J. my friends.
What is your favorite subject/class ? Do you look forward to going to 6th grade next
Meghan: My favorite subject is math. year? If so, why ?
Cealinn: My favorite subject/class is science. Meghan: Yes, because we get lockers.
What activities are you interested in doing this Cealinn: Yes, because we get lockers and new
year ? teachers.
Meghan: I am interested in doing basketball, soft- Do you have any brothers or sisters? If so, what
ball, ski club, swimming, and chorus. grade are they in ?
Cealinn: I am interested in doing chorus, ski club, Meghan: Yes, I have a brother in 8th grade.
softball, basketball, and swimming. Cealinn: Yes, I have two brothers, one is in 10th
Were you scared to come to middle school this grade, and one is in 3rd grade.
year? If so, what was your biggest fear ?
Disney Variety Show
November 22-23 at 7:00 PM
Tickets go on sale in November
Watch for details about a
character dinner
MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2013
7th
e
Ski Club
grad Wreath Sale
By Nina Mooney and
Allison Scheeler
Nina Mooney
What are your favorite colors? purple and blue
What is your favorite sport? softball
What is your favorite baseball team? Yankees
What is your favorite hobby? cheering
What is your favorite summer activity? hanging
with friends
What is your favorite drink? iced tea
What is your favorite food? spaghetti
What is your favorite winter activity? sledding Mahanoy Area (or any other
If you could have any super power what would it local high school or college)
be? to fly
What is your favorite TV show? The Hills 18” Wreath
$35.00 due by Oct. 22
order in HS, MS or Elem office.
Allison Scheeler
What are your favorite colors? green and blue School canceled for good
What is your favorite sport? basketball
What is your favorite baseball team? Yankees weather
What is your favorite hobby? basketball Have you ever longingly looked through a class-
What is your favorite summer activity? being with room window and gazed upon a delightful day
my friends that beckoned you outside? Then Len McWilliams
What is your favorite drink? iced tea and lemon- is your kind of principal.
ade The headmaster of a school in Georgia says he
What is your favorite food? spaghetti plans to cancel classes because of great weath-
What is your favorite winter activity? sledding er.
Principal McWilliams of Calvary Christian School
in Columbus says he’s calling off classes Friday.
He’s been looking for a positive reason to cancel
classes before he retires at the end of the year.
He’s had to cancel school because of bad weath-
er for years. He thought he should eventually can-
cel classes because the weather was just too nice
for students and staff to be cooped up all day.
The forecast for the Columbus area calls for sun-
By Simolena ny skies and a temperature of more than 80 de-
Edgar grees.
MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2013
AUTUMN BLACK CANDLES CANDY
CANDYCORN COSTUME GHOST GOBLIN
GRAVE HALLOWEEN JACKOLANTERN OCTOBER
ORANGE PIE PUMPKIN PURPLE
RED SCARECROW SPIRITS SPOOKY
TRICKORTREAT
MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2013
Drug Take School
Back Day cancels
Safely dispose of your unused or expired medications
on Saturday, October 26 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM At the
following locations: Halloween
Officials at a suburban Philadelphia elementary school
Pottsville - Martz Hall, Lobby Entrance 16th Street have decided to cancel a Halloween parade and other
Pottsvville - Schuylkill County Courthouse Security En- Halloween celebrations. The school cited a ban on pro-
trance moting religious beliefs.
Ashland - Butlor Township Police Department, 211 Parents received a letter from the principal at Ingle-
Broad Street wood Elementary School in Lansdale on Tuesday.
Tamaqua - Tamaqua PD, 320 N. Broad Street
Pine Grove - Pine Grove PD, One Snyder Avenue The letter said parents were told that holidays like Hal-
Mahanoy City - Mahanoy City PD, 239 E. road Street loween are seen by some as non-religious and viewed
Orwigsburg - Orwigsburg PD, 209 N. Warren Street by others as having religious overtones.
Port Carbon - Port Carbon Senior Citizen Center, 90
Wasshington Street But it said school districts are barred from promoting
Frackville - State Police Station religious beliefs. While they can teach about religious
Schuylkill Haven - State Police Station and cultural practices, they cannot sponsor them.
Quidditch – it’s not just for Harry Potter anymore
Jeremy Ross is a freshman at Penn State University. He was Beaters carry bludgers, which are dodge balls they use to
looking to join a unique club sport. knock out players from the other team. A player hit is out until
Enter Quidditch, an internationally governed sport. It comes they can touch their own goals.
from the pages of J.K. Rowling’s best-selling “Harry Potter” The Keeper’s job is to guard the goals, while a Seeker
book series. is trying to catch the Snitch. The Snitch is is a tennis ball
Ross is in his third year playing on the university’s team. attached to a neutral third-party player, known as the Snitch
The team is called the Flying Lions. It was founded in 2009. runner, who is dressed in gold or yellow and uses any
“I was a fan of both (the books and sports), but I was defi- means to avoid capture.
nitely looking for a club sport to get involved in that wasn’t Capturing the Snitch is worth 30 points and ends the
mainstream,” Ross said. “I know a lot of people when they game.
come out of high school they want to stay athletic. They want While the Seeker must hold on to his or her broomstick
to be involved in club sports, but sometimes the level of com- with a hand at all times, the Snitch runner has freedom to
petition is much higher than you expect.” avoid capture and “it’s not uncommon to see Snitches be
“When I went to this, it was still incredibly competitive and either faster than you or much bigger than you,” Ross said.
actually really physical, which is nice, but there was (also) a The Snitch adds a creative light-heartedness to the
level of friendliness that was there.” game, Ross said.
In the books, Potter, a boy wizard, and his classmates He said the sport started with people attracted to it
at Hogwarts, a wizarding school, play Quidditch on flying because of the “Harry Potter” aspect, but has taken on it’s
broomsticks. own identity. “It’s getting more and more recognition and
Aside from the magical components, much of the game in awareness that it’s actually not like a silly sport,” he said.
real life remains true to its fantastical counterpart. Sarah Kelly started playing Quidditch at the suggestion
Each team is made up of three Chasers, two Beaters, a of her sister and her sister’s boyfriend. He played for the
Keeper and a Seeker. Players all carry broomsticks and must Quidditch team at Ball State University in Indiana. She fell
keep the broom between their legs at all times. “Brooms Up,” in love with her teammates and the sport.
is a call to begin play. Chasers run the quaffle, which is a “I love that it’s a co-ed sport as well. It adds a challeng-
semi-deflated volleyball, down the field. They can also pass ing aspect that most other sports don’t provide as well as
it to teammates and kick it. giving us the chance to make friends with people of both
The object is to get the quaffle through one of three hoops genders. It also adds a competitive boys vs. girls edge,
located at opposite ends of the field. A goal is worth 10 which I love,” Kelly said.
points.MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2013
Stuff Your Own Collectible Animal
The High School Art Club
Is hosting one of the most “exciting” events we have ever had.
We’re bringing a “Fun Filled Event” to our school!
Date: Friday, October 25, 2013
Animaland... is similar to the “mall store build an animal, except we are bringing
this
event right into our school! Here’s a unique opportunity to “Stuff Your Own”
collectable animal and help our school at the same time. Why are we so excited?
· The student gets to help stuff their own animal.
· The Quality and Value of the animals is of equal or better quality than you find
in the mall stores.
· The cost is less.......than those in the mall stores.
· And best of All…Our school earns a profit on each one sold!
We are excited to bring this great program to our students...and to you!
We hope that you and
other family members join our group in choosing their animal and outfit.
Order Now!
(We will be taking orders until Thursday, October 24, 2013)
Purchases may also be made at the event.
Silver Package Includes Collectible Animal, wishing star, and Birth Certificate!
$15 + sales tax
Gold Package Includes Collectible Animal, wishing star, Birth Certificate, your choice of
outfit, and Animal gift box.
$25 + sales taxMAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2013
Like a rainbow: new iPhones come in colors
For the first time since introducing the device that has
reshaped technology and culture, Apple will offer two
distinct versions of its latest iPhones — a cheaper
model made of colorful plastic and another one that
aims to be “the gold standard of smartphones” with a
faster processor, fancier camera and fingerprint scan-
ner for better security.
The next iPhones are set to go on sale Sept. 20.
The prices for the 5C will start at $99 for a 16-gigabyte
model with a two-year wireless contract. use their smartphone as their primary cameras, Apple
Although the 5C is Apple’s least expensive new loaded the iPhone 5S with technology designed to au-
iPhone ever, the company is trying to ensure it’s not tomatically produce sharper photos.
viewed as a sub-standard product. The lower-end The 5S camera is equipped with larger pixels and
phone is pretty much the same as the iPhone 5 except a larger aperture, which helps capture more light. The
it’s housed in plastic casing instead of aluminum. phone also has a “true-tone” flash feature that is de-
The company took “fanatical care” to ensure the signed not to clash with the colors in the room or a
“beautifully, unapologetically plastic” 5C feels great to person’s skin color.
hold, gushed Jonathan Ive, Apple’s chief designer. Ive The camera, called iSight, has “auto image stabili-
made his comments during a Tuesday video testimo- zation,” which helps avoid blurry pictures, and a slow-
nial about the 5C. motion option for video. A “burst mode” can take 10
The 5C will be available in five colors — green, blue, frames per second as long as you hold your finger on
yellow, pink and white. Apple is also selling rubber cov- the shutter, then find the best one in your camera roll.
ers for the 5C in six different colors at $29 apiece. The The 5S’s biggest innovation, though, may be in how
5C features a 4-inch Retina display screen like the it’s unlocked. Instead of relying on a four-digit code to
iPhone 5 and is powered by Apple’s A6 chip. It also gain access to the device, 5S users will have the option
has an 8 megapixel camera, live photo filters and a of allowing the smartphone to memorize their finger-
rear cover that lights up. prints instead. The 5S contains a thin scanner, called
Apple is hoping loyal customers who have consis- “Touch ID,” inside the home button on the phone that
tently upgrading since the first iPhone came out in automatically recognizes a user’s selected fingerprint.
2007 will once again rush out to buy the top-of-the-line The fingerprint scanner also can be tied to Apple’s
model. It’s called the iPhone 5S, which Apple market- iTunes and apps store to remove the need to type in
ing chief Phil Schiller hailed “as the gold standard of passwords to access those services, too.
smartphones” during his turn on stage Tuesday. The annual unveiling of Apple’s new iPhones came
As if to hammer the point home, Apple is even selling as the world’s most valuable company tries to regain
the 5S in a gold color. It will also be available in silver some of the market share that it has lost during the
and “space gray.” past two years to Samsung Electronics and other
The luxury phone contains a 64-bit chip instead of smartphone makers who rely on Google Inc.’s free
the 32-bit chip used in most smartphones. That will en- Android operating system. Many of those devices cost
able it to run applications and play games at speeds less than the iPhone and boast features, such as larg-
twice as fast as the iPhone 5. er screens, missing from Apple’s best-selling product.
In hopes of appealing the hordes of consumers who That has made Android phones an attractive alterna-
First Annual Pennsylvania Game Commission Youth
Wildlife Art Contest
grades 6-12
See Ms. Scicc in the High School Art Room for detailsYou can also read
