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Halloween Tips by Rachel BonsallNights are getting darker and the fog isrolling in, Halloween is coming! Somequick tips before Halloween are getyour costume fast, have a safety plan,and prepare yourself for the amazingcostume contest here at NBMS.If you’re the type of person who isreally independent, here is an easy tip:make your own costume! Thecostumes you make yourself arealways the best because they showyour creativity and how unique you canbe. It’s easy too, sometimes you don’teven have to buy anything. Forexample, say you wanted to be a nerdfor Halloween. All you have to do isfind some of your parents’ oldsuspenders and some glasses and,before you know it, you’re a nerd!If you are more on the dependent side,you might want to be in a group.Gather some of your friends and youcan be a soccer team or band. I thinkthat groups are the best way to gobecause then you can enter the costumecontest together!Here at NBMS, we have a costumecontest every Halloween at the end ofthe day (during seventh period). DuringP.E. all the classes that periodwill go to the gym to determinewho will be in the contest.Then, if you are brave enough,you will enter the contest bystanding in a category that youthink fits your costume best.Some categories are groups,funniest, scariest, and manymore!Next, the P.E. teachers willchoose two or three people fromeach category to go on to thenext stage (if you’re chosen,your P.E. teacher will give youa ticket). After that stage, youhave made it to the next level.During seventh period, showyour teacher the ticket and tellthem you’re in the Halloweencontest, then go to the "PAC."When you enter, you will beseated by category. As thecrowd starts rolling in, they willcall your category up on stageand begin the contest. Crossyour fingers because you maybe chosen to win a fun prize!For many, the best part ofHalloween is trick-or-treating.Who wouldn’t want freecandy! Now, I know allthat is on your mind is"candy, candy, candy,CANDY!," but you have tojust calm down and breathebecause you just can’t runout the door!If you’re trick-or-treating,make sure you have aparent, older sibling, orgroup of friends with you.Never go trick-or-treatingby yourself: it can be verydangerous! If you go with agroup of friends, make sureyou buddy up and alsomake sure you (or yourbuddy) have a cell phone.But most importantly, havefun!Halloween is coming upfaster than you can say"BOO!" So, please considermy tips and hopefully, youwill have a safe and funHalloween!New Brighton Middle School Extracurricular Activitiesby Olivia Magee“Extracurricular Activitiesare an important part ofschool life.”Page 2 of 8Are you constantly going home afterschool, doing your homework, andthen finding yourself playing videogames, watching TV, going onFacebook, or just spacing out? Thisarticle is for you if you’re lookingfor more productive activities. Thereis so much potential for all of ourNew Brighton students and thatincludes you! Here is a list of someof the activities offered at NBMSthat you can participate in.Band: Band is a great way to meetfriends, have fun, learn how to playan instrument, or improve the skillsthat you already have.Cheer Squad: The CheerSquad brings spirit to theschool and enhances students’experiences.Clubs: NBMS offers someclubs that you may beinterested in. Clubs are anexcellent way to meet peopleand discuss something thatyou are interested in. NewBrighton has clubs such asThe Gay Straight Allianceand Glee Club. Also, it mightbe fun to start your own club,but remember, a teacherneeds to support yourdecision to start a club!Sports: Sports are a great way tobe active, while having fun. Youcan join a team with somefriends and maybe learn about anew sport that you haven’t triedbefore. You will also learn greatskills such as sportsmanship andteam skills! Make sure that, ifyou join a team, you have stronggrades that you can maintainwhile you go to practices andgames.All of these things are greatactivities if you are feelingbored, or just stuck withoutanything to do. If you dosomething extracurricular, justmake sure not to forget yourhomework!
Tangerine Moon – A New Magazine by Middle School Studentsby Blake GroobyA new magazine is hitting thestores of Santa Cruz. It’s written bymiddle school students. I chose tointerview the creators of“Tangerine Moon” because it is agood magazine. I was able to read apreview copy. Even though it is amagazine for girls, anyone can getit. It is a variety magazine with afocus on community. Here is theinterview.Q.) Why did you choose the name“Tangerine Moon?”A.) We brainstormed for a longtime and finally came up with thename.Q.) What’s in the magazine?A.) Lots of articles, coupons,reviews, and fashion.Q.) Where can kids buy themagazine?A.) Bookshop Santa Cruz.Q.) What can we look forward toin the fall edition?A.) Lots of new quizzes, thingsabout community, and fall stuff.Q.) I see you’ve been on TV.Was it good for the publicity?A.) Yes, very good.Q.) Do you plan on doing themagazine for a long time?A.) Yes.If you want to buy this magazine,go to BOOKSHOP SANTACRUZ and get it for $4.95.CREATORS OF“TANGERINE MOON”Kelly McCandless, SophieMcCallum, Maggie O’Hara,Athena Greenleaf, MorganEidam, Gina CondottiA new magazine by and forMiddle School Students!England and USA Differencesby Adrian SamsonTo many children growing upin America, England ismysterious. Their primary wayof understanding England isoften through the media. Themedia, however, isn’t alwaysaccurate.One of the first things I noticedmoving from England to theUnited States was thedifference in Kit Kat bars.Here, the packaging is orangeand the bar tastes more likepeanut butter. There thepackaging is red and the bartastes more like sugar. I laterfound out that here, Kit Kat isowned by Reese’s, and there,Kit Kat is owned by Nestle.Kit Kat isn’t the onlydifference between thecountries of course; there arealso many differences in theway schools are structured.Here, we only wear uniforms inprivate schools. There, they wearuniforms in all schools.Here, we have elementary school,middle school/junior high school,and then high school. There theyhave primary school, secondaryschool, and then college.In school in England, there’s lesshomework, but it’s not as great asit sounds, because there arelonger school hours. There arealso fewer holidays, and summervacation there is half as long as itis here.A more famous difference is “teatime.” Tea time is basically nodifferent than a mid-day snack.Sometime in the afternoon, someEnglish people have a scheduledsnack. Tea time is enjoyedprimarily by those in the upperclass and lower class, while mostpeople in the middle class don’toften participate.There are some significantdifferences between England andThe United States. However, thesimilarities between England andAmerica are much greater than thedifferences highlighted above.____________________________Praiseworthy:Our journalism class would like tooffer special thanks to KathleenHoward, our school district’sformer superintendent, for hermany hours working with usformatting this first edition of ourschool newspaper.We would also like to thank MarthaMendoza, Pulitzer-Prize-winningjournalist, for speaking with usabout her experiences in the worldof journalism.Thanks also to Heather Martin forsupporting us as we werecompleting our stories.Page 3 of 8
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