The Tarbooshian Times
HMS – The stories that matter
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NEWS TEAM – Caitln Cummings, Eden Engler, Grant Gaines, TJ Lee
SPORTS TEAM – Pat Corbett, David DeFulvio, Brenna Richards, Kaitlyn Shawver
ENTERTAINMENT STAFF – Akobi Hylton, Sam Kline
EDITORIAL STAFF – Katie Chicano, Patrick Gray, Cole Meisle, Vivian Tran
SPECIAL FEATURES – Skylar Forrest, Erin McCallum, Alison Prager, Linghai Wang
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF – Mr. Langin
THE NEWS
The New Cafeteria
By TJ Lee
The new
cafeteria is located near
the 7th grade art room and
cafeteria A. The new
cafeteria will be finished
around the days between
the week after spring
break. The new cafeteria
will be painted and will
still use the old tables.
People will move our
tables from the old
cafeteria to the new one.
To be prepared for the new
cafeteria they put numbers
on the tables to know
where to put the tables
when they move them. The
students are being moved
to the new cafeteria for
the construction at old
cafeteria B and they do
not want any of the
students to be injured or
harmed.
The new cafeteria
has some tables outside
and most of them are
inside. There are around
10 tables outside and the
rest are inside. But, the
rest of the tables are
inside. The person who
decides which table sits
inside or outside is
Mrs.Restifo but, she will
usually pick the quiet and
rule following tables.
Don’t be sad if
Mrs.Restifo picked your
table to be inside the new
cafeteria has windows.
Mrs.Restifo is also very
excited for the new
cafeteria. She is excited
for the painted walls, the
table arrangements, and
the new way we can get our
food. The food can be
gotten at the new salad
bar, sandwich bar, or can
get the platter.
The new cafeteria
is going to be that
everyone will love. With
it’s new ways to get lunch
from the salad bar,
sandwich bar, or buying
something else. Don’t
forget that some tables
might be eating outside.
Also, the new cafeteria
has windows and painted
walls. The new cafeteria
is coming soon in between
the days in the week after
spring break.
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Principal of Haverford
Middle Creates New School
By Grant Gaines
Haverford Middle
School was built in 1922
and was is in need of
repairs and a new design.
Haverford Middle School
principal, Miss Carol
Restifo, has managed and
organized both students
and contruction of repairs
started in the summer of
2008. She also reported
that all the repairs will
be completed by January
2012.
We all heard that the
new cafeteria is going to
be finished by the time
spring break is over. I
also learned that it is
supposed to be so big that
it can consumes up to 500
students. This giant
cafeteria was built from
two pre-existing boiler
rooms that were under the
school that was used a
long time ago probably in
the early1900’s. Also, the
new, bigger cafeteria is
suppose to be the new “in
spot” in school. It is to
include cool new food
stations like “make your
own sandwich bar”, a salad
bar, plus as a bonus it
also includes new windows.
Besides the
cafeteria, other news at
that Haverford Middle
School is that they are
making a new bigger
library. It includes more
books with air condition
for summer time. Now we
are prepared for the
summer heat. All the
construction is mostly
about fixing and repairing
the old school. Seeing
that the school was made
in 1922 the HMS Principal
Miss. Restifo said, “It
its long overdue.” When
asked about what she
thinks about all the
construction that is going
on Miss. Restifo also
revealed that the
construction site right
outside the 7th grade
science teacher room Ms.
Deborah McGlone’s is going
to be transformed into a
small courtyard with 1 to
2 tables. This makes more
flexibility in an active
learning environment.
wife.
When Mr. Tallon came
back to school, he
reported to his class that
the reason why he was
absent was because his
wife had given birth to a
lovely baby girl.
Julianna Hilaine
Tallon was born on Sunday,
March 20th, at twelve
fifty-seven pm.
Julianna weighed six
pounds and five and a half
ounces.
She happens to be Mr.
Tallon's first child.
I also had the chance
to ask Mr. Tallon how he
felt when he finally had
the chance to be with his
newborn baby.
"It was an exciting
and emotional moment for
my wife and I."
And yes, Mr. Tallon
is planning on having more
children.
It's A Girl!
By Eden Engler
Mr. Tallon, 7th grade
gym teacher, has welcomed
a lovely baby girl into
his family.
If you do have Mr.
Tallon as your gym
teacher, you might have
noticed a few weeks ago
that he was absent for a
few days.
Well, if you don't
know why he was absent, it
was because he was at
Lankenau Hospital with his
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HMS Softball Team
By Caitlin Cummings
Haverford Middle
School softball team has
two coaches Mrs.Grayston
and Mr.Karwoski. Their is
14 players on the team
with one manger. These
girls have won one game
out of two games because
of the weather. This
softball team has several
pitchers; Danielle Nester,
Lauren Vanstone, Carolyn
Spellacy and Erin Gerard.
At first base is; Jenna
Keating and Kimmy
Cantwell. At second base
is; Kaitlyn Shawver, Megan
Nester and Lauren
Schwartz. Lastly the third
base girls are one again
Lauren Vanstone, Morgan
Wren, and Erin Gerade. So
far these girls have
played E.T. Richardson and
Springton Lake. Mrs.
Grayston had a team quote
“I’m a beast, I’m an
animal, I’m that monster
in the mirror, The
headliner, finisher, I’m
the closer winner. Best
when under pressure with
seconds left I show up. If
you really want more,
scream it out louder. Get
it on the floor bring out
the fire, and light it up,
take it up higher. Gunna
push it to the limit give
it more.”
THE SPORTS REPORT
Will the Champs Keep on
Succeeding?
By Brenna Richards
It has only been a
few games past and it’s
still early in the
season. The girls’ 7th
grade lacrosse team has
been battling their way
past other teams with
mostly all victories.
Monday, April 4th, 2011,
the girls contributed
to an outstanding
performance against
Paxon Hallow Middle
School. Amanda
Battista, Olivia Beck,
Celine Bibonne, Ali
Binder, Hanna Breslin,
Emmi Casulli, Rhiannon
Connell, Nina
DeAngelis, Alyssa
DiGirolamo, Trisha
Dorsaneo, Kristin
Dressel, Kayla Fili,
Allison Geiger, Tess
Horan, Emilia Livi,
Ellie Marshall, Jess
Mellon, Nikki Park,
Brenna Richards, Lauren
Schreiner, Danielle
Smith, Maddie Smith,
Issy Swantak, Babe
Willis, and Anna
Zachwieja all put in
the
full team effort to
pull off their 11-3
victory.
Thanks to Battista
with one goal, Breslin
with one,
Geiger with one, Horan
with two, Mellon with
two, M. Smith with one
and Zachwieja with
three, they all made it
possible to finish off
the team effort. Coming
from Susan O’Grady, the
7th grade girls’
lacrosse coach, the
Fords team played well,
passed a lot, guarded
their man tightly, and
had tremendous efforts
and amazing saves by
Rhiannon Connell, the
goalie. O’Grady also
stated how the
positions of each
player worked together
as much as their skills
allowed them, and that
the team should keep up
the hard work, helping
these phenomenal lady
fords to keep on
succeeding in the
future games.
Favorite Philadelphia
Sports Team Survey
By Dave DeFulvio
Have you ever
thought of what other
peoples favorite
Philadelphia sports
team is? Well lucky for
you I took a survey of
70 people in the middle
school asking them what
there favorite sports
team is. Here were the
choices of the team we
had the Phillies,
Eagles, Union, 76ers,
and last but not least
the Flyers.
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There was a blow
out for one particular
and that team was the
2008 world champion and
4th straight year as
division champions the
Philadelphia Phillies
they had 61% of the
votes the team in
second with 25% were
the Runners up in the
2010 Stanley Cup Finals
the Philadelphia
Flyers. Coming in third
in this survey we have
the 76ers with 8%
fourth is the Eagles
with 2% and the Union
with 1%. I asked my
Friend Pat Corbet Why
he voted for the 76ers
and this is what he
said" I wouldn't care
if the sixers were in
dead last I would still
vote for them because
they could beat any
other philly sports
team in a B-Ball game"
Looks like my friend
Pat is looking for a
challenge or in the
defence of his team.
Overall it looks like
the Phillies would have
to be the crowd
favorite only because
they were world
champions and won the
division 4 straight
years in a row. If you
want to prove me wrong
then do it youself and
give it to me.
Favorite Sports to Play
By Pat Corbett
Sixty-seven
students of the
Haverford Middle School
were recently surveyed
about what their
favorite sport is. The
choices were
gymnastics, wrestling,
hockey, lacrosse,
boxing, football,
soccer, basketball and
last but not least
baseball/softball.
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The results are in
and actually
baseball/softball was the
sport with the most votes.
That had twenty-five
percent of the votes. The
next two sports were
basketball and soccer.
They tied with twenty-two
percent each. The next
place was football. It had
thirteen percent. The next
favorite sport was
lacrosse with ten percent.
Then came boxing and
hockey tied with three
percent. The two sports
that tied for last place
were wrestling and
gymnastics. They had one
percent each.
So you were wondering
what sport was the most
popular in Haverford
Middle School and we told
you. The answer is
baseball/softball.
HMS Girls Softball Trumps
Springton Lake Girls
Softball
By Kaitlyn Shawver
The Haverford Middle
School girls 7th grade
softball team came to
their game against the
Springton Lake Middle
School girls 7th grade
softball team with their
bats swinging and their
gloves stopping. The
pitching of the Springton
Lake team was no match for
the bats of the Fords.
There were many walks,
singles, doubles, and even
a home run hit by Lauren
Schwartz which brought in
2 other runners. The
first inning was the
longest, lasting 22
minutes with 10 walks, 4
singles, 1 double, and 1
homerun. The batters were
able to bat around 2 times
through the order due to
the lack of pitching on
the Springton Lake team.
The fierce pitching of
Danielle Nester and Lauren
Vanstone and the
outstanding fielding by
many of the other Ford
players, helped keep the
Springton Lake team to
only 4 scored runs.
Even though the
Springton Lake’s team bats
were starting to swing in
the last inning, with some
walks and singles, they
were still no competition
for the Fords fielders
which were able to tag out
numerous runners, catch
pop ups with ease, and
eliminate runners heading
to home plate. The Fords
were able to hold off any
attempt at a come back and
go on to win the game with
a final score of Haverford
17 and Springton Lake 4.
That's Entertainment!
Musicians Wanted!
By Akobi Hylton
Calling all
musicians to join the
Music Club! The Music
Club is an entertaining
club where the students
of Haverford Middle
School are able to play
modern instrumental and
modern songs.
Mr. Huth is the
person in charge of the
Music Club. It started
last year.
“Dr. Ritter sent
out an email to
teachers to see if
anyone had any
alternative theatre
ideas for students
because the school was
not sure if there was
going to be a musical
due to construction. I
had an idea for a club
where students who are
learning to play
instruments can join
and meet other
musicians in the school
in the hopes of
creating a band.”
Many students enjoy
the music club. It is
an entertaining club
because instead of
playing orchestra
instruments, you can
play instruments you
want to play.
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Mr. Huth wants a
specific kind of
students to join and
participate in his
club.
“I want students
who are open minded to
different styles of
music and who are
dedicated to learning
how to play their
instruments. This isn’t
a club where you can
just hang out and not
contribute in some way”
Mr. Huth will be
holding a showcase that
will be open to all the
students in the middle
school. Of course you
will have to try out.
“My dad was always
playing music in my
home like The Beatles,
Pink Floyd and Yes. He
is a drummer, so I’ve
always been around
music. I would find
myself drumming on my
desk in elementary
school, which would
sometimes annoy my
teachers.” Says Mr.
Huth.
Overall, the club
is very fun to join, a
fun learning
experience. Its fun to
interact through music.
Coming This June To A
Theater Near You!
By Sam Kline
No, it’s not
another
Harry Potter or Tron
sequel, and this
theater won’t cost you
$10 to get in. I’m
talking about a theater
REALLY near you…right
here at our own
Haverford
Middle School, in the
newly
remodeled auditorium.
And while the actors
may not arrive in limos
surrounded by
paparazzi, they’re
still some of the most
talented people you’ll
ever see. I’m talking
about this year’s
performance of the HMS
Actors’ Workshop,
hosted
and directed by 7th
Grade L.A. teacher Mr.
Langin. This special
event, scheduled for
June 10th, at 7pm, is
the final performance
of eighteen 6th, 7th and
8th grade students who
have been “hamming it
up” for months in their
after-school actor’s
workshop club, run by
Mr. Langin.
When I asked
Mr.Langin why he chose
this kind of
performance instead of
the usual song-anddance type of show, he
said that he really
didn’t like musicals
all that much when he
was in school, and
that he had been in an
improv group when he
was in college. When
the
principal asked him if
he’d like to sponsor an
after-school activity
for students, he
thought an improv group
would be fun to try.
This is his second year
organizing the event.
And if you’re wondering
what the show will be
about, you’ll just
have to come and find
out! That’s
the fun of improv…not
even the actors know
what they’re doing
until the very last
minute!
Editorials
School Lunches: Good for
Us to Eat?
By Vivian Tran
Haverford Middle
School's lunches are not
good enough to eat. Many
of the food in the
cafeteria are unhealthy.
Not only is it unhealthy,
it is also not
mouthwatering. A lot of
the food is boring. More
interesting and healthy
food should replace the
food we have now.
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If you buy lunch every
day, you will see that the
cafeteria sells hot dogs .
Hot dogs have been favored
by many people, but hot
dogs are not good for
health. Did you know that
hot dogs can be a risk
factor for childhood
cancer? Peter et al.
studied the relationship
between the intake of
certain foods and the risk
of leukemia in children
from birth to age 10 in
Los Angeles County between
1980 and 1987. He found
out that children eating
more than 12 hot dogs per
month have nine times the
normal risk of developing
children
leukemia. Researchers
Sarusua and Savitz
discovered that children
who eat hot dogs one or
more times per week are at
a higher risk of brain
cancer.
Many other foods in
the cafeteria are
unhealthy too. The average
slice of pepperoni pizza
has 25 grams of fat. Most
people should aim for no
more than 50 grams of fat
per day. "The pizza has a
weird color," says Grace
Sandusky, a seventh grade
student, which proves that
the pizza is not goods for
us to eat. The overcooked
and undercooked are not
healthy either, like Lily
Lo, a seventh grade
student complained, "I
hate it when the French
fries are either
overcooked or
undercooked."
There are some new
food that could be added,
and some food that could
appear way more often.
Jessica Smith, a Giant
Panda, exclaims that
lasagna would make a
brilliant addition. She
also said that the oranges
and tater tots should
appear more often. Skylar
Forrest, also a Giant
Panda, believed that
berries would be nice too.
She claimed that
berries are healthy,
and tastes good too. Lily
Lo, a seventh grader in
the Komodo Dragons says,
"They should make pasta
more often." My opinion is
the school's lunches are
not healthy and they taste
plain. I would suggest to
pack lunch more often, and
buy less. Also, bring a
healthy lunch. I believe
the school lunches does
not influence students to
be healthy and choose the
right foods. If they are
trying to give us
unhealthy food, they are
pretty much telling us to
make bad decisions.
Should Chewing Gum During
School be Allowed?
By Katie Chicano
I asked students and
teachers of HMS if chewing
gum in school should be
allowed. Most students had
said yes of course and
most teachers said no. I
had interviewed teachers
and the main reason why
they say no is because,
there would be gum
everywhere. In the halls,
on desks, and on the
floor. I had also
interviewed two 7th grade
students, Erin McCallum
and Samantha Boyle. The
first question was, “ What
do you think about chewing
gum in school?” and both
of thier response was, “ I
think we should because it
helps us concentrate on
our work, and if we are
allowed to chew gum during
the PSSA’S, then we should
be allowed during class.”
The second question I
asked was, “ If you were a
teacher at HMS, what would
you think about this?” The
response was “ If it helps
the students pay attention
and learn better then
yes.” The teachers
question was “ If you were
a student at HMS, what
would you say about this?”
They said, “ Since I loved
gum as a kid then maybe or
they said, no because I
was never a big fan of gum
as a kid.” My third
question was, “ What do
you think most students
would say?” and thier
response was, “ Most kids
already chew gum, but I
think they would like to
chew it without getting in
trouble.”
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My opinion about this
rule would be yes. Some
teachers already chew gum
in school and they do not
get yelled at for it. Also
I think it makes no sense
that we are allowed to
chew it during PSSA’S and
not during class. This is
what some of your fellow
classmates and your
teachers think about this.
What would you say about
this?
Construction, How It Should
Change!
By Cole Meisle
The construction in our
school should change.
There are a few reasons I
feel this way. The
construction is loud, makes
the hallways cramped and
adds confusion. I think it
would help if the schedule
were different
One other major
annoyance is the noise it
makes. The teachers need
to speak louder, and the
students can’t hear very
well. We can hear drills
and hammers all day long.
It is difficult to learn
under those circumstances.
I think there is a
trouble for the workers as
well. Because they have to
go through the hallways
sometimes between periods
when the hallways are
cramped up and hard to move
around in.
Sometimes the workers
need to divide hallways by
adding walls. That makes
more crowded hallways, and,
for the people with lockers
this is torture. I would
know, I have one of those
lockers.
With some people the walls
mean new lockers and rooms,
which also means new
combinations and finding
new rooms all over again.
This is a pain and adds
confusion in a day when we
should be learning.
The way it should
change is either the
workers should work faster,
or the workers should
change the schedule of it
all. I have even asked
some people in the school
how they think it should
change, and they have said
the workers should put more
effort working on the
weekends, on breaks, and on
vacations.
The workers should work
on the major things, over
the major breaks and
vacations, of our school.
The days we are there the
workers should work on the
less important things, like
the heating, air
conditioning, lights, and
fire alarms. In the summer
the workers should focus on
one thing, like the
cafeterias and the rooms.
I think on the weekdays
they should work on very
small things and nothing
major.
I would love for the
construction to be done
because it is noisy and
annoying but because it
isn’t it would be better if
the schedule was a
different.
Buses for Sports and Too
Early
By Pat Gray
The buses for the
Middle School are supposed
to come to your stop at the
timeframe of 7:00-7:30, I
believe that, that is way
too early for students to
get up, then come to school,
the teachers to expect them
be wide awake, well rested,
and in a good mood. If they
want them to be like that
they should try and change
the bus schedule. The other
issue our school has with
buses is that there is no
late bus and a bus for
students who have detention
or a after school activity.
If they cant walk to their
house from the school, and
both of their parents work
and cant pick you up, or
and if you don’t have a cell
phone to contact anyone to
come pick you up. Do you
feel the same way I do for
these conflicts in the
middle school?
Special Features
Come Share the Artist in
You
By Skylar Forrest
Out of ten, the
students in the art club
rate it, “9007,
definitely! It needs to
be above ten because
it's so awesome.” they
said. But what makes
the art club so special?
Well for one thing,
members can use any type
of art materials they
like as long as it's
available. For example,
members can draw, paint,
scrapbook, use clay, and
so much more. Art club
gathers in Mrs. Hagerty
room after school every
Tuesday. Mrs. Hagerty
is the seventh grade art
teacher.
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When I asked Mrs.
Hagerty, what her
favorite part about the
art club is, she said “I
like to see so many kids
come down to
participate.” I also
asked her, “Why do you
love to do the art club
so much?” she said, “I
love to do the art club
because I love to see
kids enjoy doing it as
much as I do.” Mrs.
Hagerty has been running
the art club for about
15 years.
The student members
of the art club
recommend this club to
others. One of the
students of the art club
said “I have been doing
art since I was in
Preschool and when I
found out that there was
an art club here, I was
so excited for it.”
Another said “Art club
is so much fun because
you can hang out with
your friends and do art
at the same time.” So
why not come to the art
club after school every
Tuesday to see for
yourself!
Seventh Heaven, Who They
Are
By Linghai Wang
Seventh heaven as
many know is the best
choir at HMS. It was
formed by Seth Gardner,
the middle school chorus
teacher, in 1980 since
then they have been to
nationals in MENC (Music
Educators National
Conference) once, MENC
eastern division twice,
seven times for the
Pennsylvania Music
Educators Association
state conference, chosen
by the Pennsylvania
Music Educators
Association to perform
“We The People 200” for
the bicentennial,
preformed on the
Millennium Stage at the
Kennedy center in
Washington D.C., and at
the State capitol
Rotunda five times. They
also have won first
place 12 times at
concert in the parks and
Music Showcase Festival
competitions, judged
best overall choir eight
times, and highest
scoring choir of the
entire season four
times, and told they
sound better than almost
all High school Choirs.
They also sing songs in
many different
languages. From a former
teacher at HMS “…Seventh
Heaven is always my
favorite group”. To get
into this group you must
audition in October
twice. The group sings a
copula, which is music
that is unaccompanied.
Though it is strict that
you must be at
rehearsals by 7:00 A.M.,
on the inside it’s not
really that strict but
fun most of the time.
The name seventh heaven
is not 7th heaven but
rather seventh heaven
because it is the
highest level of heaven
in the Hindi religion.
This year the people in
the group are Haley
Amdur, Drew Armstrong,
Scott Berkowitz, Zeke
Bolce-Schick, Julie
Cohen, Emily Denny,
Jacob Dewerth-Jaffe,
Courtney Elcock,
Adelaide Fiegenbaum,
Brian Havlick, James
Heibert, Cindy Hosan,
Lindsey Koma, Davis
Kurdyla, Ben Kurtze,
Christopher Lee, Tess
Mallon, Colin McCrossan,
Sophie McKeand, Brian
Melton, Megha Nagaswami,
Curtis Parker, Lulu
Peach, Maddie Pelchat,
Owen Pollock, Sofia
Ryan, Andrea Scota, Aria
Senatore, Daneille
Smith, Isabelle Swantak,
Linghai Wang, Dylan
Winoski, Emily Wolfe,
and Jacob Wolfe.
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Climate Control-Who Knew
It Was A Way Of Making
Our School A Better
Place
By Alison Prager
The climate control
group is a place where
faculty members are
aloud to voice any
concerns or opinions
that they have on making
our school Haverford
Middle School a better
place. As I asked the
eight grade Spanish
teacher Ms. Gordon about
the group she stated
“The idea originally was
to have the principals
and administration join
with the group…to solve
any problems that
arise.” The meeting of
the climate control
takes place once a
month, usually the last
Thursday of every month.
Some teachers of the
school at HMS get
together on their own
time to discuss the
issues they have seen
and try to present their
ideas to the
administration.
The committee could
discuss almost anything
“range from issues such
as school dress code to
the timing of the bells”
says seventh grade
Language Arts teacher
Mr. Langin. When I asked
some of the students
about Climate Control at
HMS no one seemed to
know anything about it,
a seventh grader Audrey
Ellison from Haverford
Middle School said “
what? I have never heard
of that in my life”. Now
even though the students
at Haverford Middle
School do not
participate in this
event, they still have
the right to know about
this committee and what
it does for the school.
“a place to voice
concerns with the goal
of creating a more
positive climate at HMS
(hence the name)” says
Ms. Gorgon from eighth
grade Spanish here at
HMS. So here solves the
mystery of the unknown
Climate Control, now
students can finally
understand.
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7th Grade PSSA’s, Good or
Bad?
By Erin McCallum
I went around
asking students at the
Haverford Middle School
a few questions about
the 7th grade PSSA’s. A
7th grade student by the
name of Alison Prager,
said, “The 7th grades
PSSA’s are fun and a
great idea because they
help you’re learning
skills, but we should
only have them on half
day. If we have them on
half days then we can
just come right into
school do the PSSA’s and
then go right home.”
Another thing she said
was “I think it is a
great idea that we do
not need to take the
science PSSA’s in 7th
grade because it is not a
major subject like L.A. or
math, so, we don’t need to
take it this early.” The
last thing she said about
the PSSA’s was about
chewing gum, she said, “we
should definitely chew gum
and continue chewing gum
during the PSSA’s. Chewing
gum helps you think better
and concentrate more.”
The next student I
decided to ask is another
7th grade student and her
name is Katie Chicano. Her
thoughts about the PSSA’s
were, “I think we have
PSSA’s to prepare us for
future test and especially
helps prepare us for the
8th Grade PSSA’s.” She
also said, “We don’t need
to take the Science PSSA’s
in 7th grade because we
are just not prepared
enough. By 8th grade we
are prepared and that is
why we take them in 8th
grade.” The final thing
she had to say about the
PSSA’S was “we should chew
gum during the PSSA’s
because it helps you focus
and think a lot better.”
The last person I
interviewed was Kaitlyn
Shawver. She also happens
to be a 7th grade student.
But what she said about
the PSSA’s was a little
different then the others.
What she said was, “I hate
the PSSA’s they are way to
long and take up to much
of are time! We should
only have to do 2 tests
and that is it!” The next
thing she said was, “we
don’t take the science
PSSA’s in 7th grade
because we need to learn
more and see if we need
help in that spot of
learning in school.” The
last thing she said is
similar to the other
interviewers. She said,
“Yes, we should chew gum
because it helps us
concentrate, but we should
not blow bubbles because
it will distract other
students trying to take
the test and then they
will get off track.”
I have learned a lot
about the 7th grade PSSA’s
from these three students.
I hope to learn a little
bit more about them and
what they are like. Alison
Prager, Katie Chicano, and
Kaitlyn Shawver are all
student of Mr. Langin’s
class. He is a 7th grade
language arts teacher at
HMS and is on the giant
Pandas team. Alison,
Katie, and Kaitlyn gave a
lot of information about
the 7th grade PSSA’s. I
would soon want to learn a
little bit of information
about other PSSA’s in
different grades. This was
a great experience, and
hope to learn more from
other students at HMS.
Thank you for taking the
time to read our
newspaper. We appreciate
the support of all of the
teachers, students, and
staff that helped us with
this task. We hope that
our efforts helped you
learn more about our
school that we care about
so deeply. -- Mr. Langin
and his crew. KK rules!
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