October Issue
2015-2016
Thunderbird Times
Halloween Costume Ideas!
Do you need a new Halloween
costume…and fast? Well, Halloween is around the corner,
which means Halloween parties,
and of course trick-or-treating.
Take a look at some
SPOOKtacular
costumes!
Evil Jester
Zombie
Bride
Do you want to look the best on
Halloween? Because to do that, a
costume is just what you need.
Here, take a look at all of these
awesome costumes for girls and
boys!
Hotdog
By: Samantha Burke and Taylor
Thoelen
Knight
Banana
Pirate
Nowadays,noteveryone
Fun, Fall Activities andallyouhavetodois
knowswhatactivitiestodo
spraypaintwhite,yelwhenthefallcomes
low,andorange
around.Whenyoureadthislist,
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they'requickand
youwillnotbelost
jarandthen illitwithcaneasytomake.Allyou
anymore!Between
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pumpkinpicking,
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searchonlineforpumpkin
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shortontimeinthemorning,
decoratingareendless!
rushingandtryingtogettoschool, eachside.Letthemcool
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downandyouhavepumpwhohastimeforbreakfast?But,
applepicking!Youcaneat
hey!Somethingthatwillmakeyou kinpecanwaf les.Voila!
alltheapplesyouwant!
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By:AmberAntone
POETRY
CORNER
“Thoughts of a Middle
School Student”
I lost my pencil,
my backpack ripped;
Slept through my alarm,
and sidewalk?
Tripped!
My shoes don’t match,
Forgot my lunch,
Dog ate my papers,
thanks a bunch.
My hair’s a mess,
fell in the mud.
It’s drizzling now,
and missed the bus.
The sun is hiding,
the rain— it pours!
Will I make it?
Not too sure.
Got to school, but was
marked late;
There goes my attendance, and at this rate
I’ll end up with my grades
so low!
These halls are big, where
should I go?
But…
I like my teachers, I like
my class;
language arts, science,
math,
history, language, and
P.E.,
This year started okay for
me.
By: Anabelle AcettaBeman
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Thunderbird Times
DIY School Supplies Hacks
Washi Tape Pencils
Are you always losing your pencils
because your friends never give them
back? Well, we have a solution for
you! Personalize your pencils so
that you will recognize them everywhere! With this unique way to
identify your pencils, you’ll never
run out again!
By: Shreya Sankar
Chalkboard Composition
Notebook
Are you guilty of doodling all over your papers?
Is your teacher sick and tired of seeing sketches
everywhere? No worries! The Thunderbird
Times has the perfect solution for you! Just
turn your notebook into a chalkboard, and you
can doodle with chalk all you want!
Supplies: Pencils, Washi
Tape
Steps:
1. Cut a piece of tape that is the length of your pencils-from the metal part
to the start of the pencil part
2. Line up the tape and the pencil
3. Roll the tape onto the pencil. If the tape has a ½ inch width, you will
need two pieces of tape to cover the pencil, while tape with a 1 inch
width
Now you have colorful pencils to start off the school year with a splash!
There are more dogs than
people in Paris, France.
FUN FACTS
By: Anabelle Acetta-Bemana &
Surya Maddali
There are
more cell
phones in the
world than
there are
toothbrushes.
Manholes are circular because they’re the only shape
that won’t fall through when
turned on its side.
Supplies: Journal, Chalkboard
Paint, Paintbrush, scrap paper
Steps:
1. Lay the scrap paper over
your working area so
you don’t get paint on
the table.
2. Paint over the areas of the
composition notebook
that you want to be
chalkboard surface
3. Wait until dry
4. Test out with some chalk
and decorate!
Now you can doodle over and
over again when you get bored!
If you yelled for 8 years, 7
months and 6 days, you
would have produced
enough sound energy to
heat one cup of coffee.
Go and squeeze a tennis ball. That’s
approximately how hard it is for your
heart to beat once.
October Issue
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Book Reviews!
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ting any help from him.
Ella has issued a warning to
John: if Marina, Six, and
Adam fight, one of them
is going to die. John has
no way of contacting them
in New York, where nothing is working except the
new channels.
Can John or Sam
contact the others before
it’s too late, or is someone
else going to die? The
Garde has tried for sixteen
years to keep this war a
secret, but now the
secret’s out. How will they respond?
Will they share the same fate as Lorien?
Read The Fate of Ten by
Pittacus Lore to find out!
The Lorien
Legacies continue in
this plot-twisting
extension. John
Smith and Sam, with
his new Legacy, are
searching the destroyed city of New
York for Nine, who’s
still battling Five.
While
searching, they stumble across a teen girl
with telekinesis. This teen girl is either friend or foe, and doesn’t seem
reluctant to reveal which she is.
Meanwhile, Marina, Six, and Adam
are stranded in Mexico with an oncoming spaceship, the Anubis, carrying Setrakus Ra. They awoke the
By: Kiely P.R.
voice of Lorien, but they’re not get-
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ture into the medieval
times with Magyk and secrets!
This book is about a family of wizards who
find a baby girl in the bushes on the day their
seventh son, Septimus, mysteriously disappears. They soon find out that the girl is the
long lost princess of the assassinated queen.
Now, Dom Daniel, the evil necromancer, is out
to terminate the princess.
Silas and Nick Heap, along
with Jenna, the princess,
journey to defeat Dom Daniel, the supreme custodian,
and to vanquish all Darke
Magyk once and for all with
a dragon, the extraordinary
wizard, and to find a big
twist.
This fantasy novel will take
you everywhere, including
the next six books in the series. It will also answer the final question: what ever happened to
Septimus Heap?
An exciting journey awaits you.
By: Aditi Shimpi
Creative Writing Feature: “The Creature, Part 1”
Hestormedatme,hiseyes
laring.IknewIwasgoingtoget
pounded.Whenhebroughtuphis
arm,Ibracedforimpact.AsIshut
myeyes,IrealizedthatifIdidn’t
run,Iwouldhaveaworldofpain.
Butmyguthadn’tbeenrightlately
andwhenIdidrun,Ididn’tgetvery
far.His istclosedinonme,andall
ofasudden,Ifeltallthepainthat
hadhappenedtome.Mybruises
burned,myscrapeshadneverhurt
more,andonethoughtwasrushing
throughmymind—BOLT!Andthat’s
exactlywhatIdid.
I’dalwaysbeenknowntobe
fast,buthislonglegsdidn’tgiveme
achance.HegainedandIrealizedI
hadtotakeevasivemaneuvers.I
hoppedafence,hopingitwouldgive
meagoodstart.Buthejustjumped togetup.Ilimpedtowardsthe
school.Maybetherewouldbea
overit,grazingthefence.Iranon
teacherthere,Ithought.OnceIgot
thesoccer ield,hearinghisfootthere,Isawthesecretary.Iwalked
stepscloselybehindme.Isawthe
locallibrary,andI
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knewthatwasmy
safehaven.Itriedto rushing through gasped.Iknewitwasbad.
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goinside,butwhileI my mind—
nursewhileshecalledmy
wasopeningthe
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parents.Ihadoneacebanddoor,herippedme
ageandawholelotofother
offthedoor.Isawthe
loorrushingtome.Ihitithard,see- bandages.Infact,IhadtohaveMickeyMouseputonmylegbecause
ingstars.Hehitmeinthegut,the
thingthatmademeruninthe irst theyranout.AndallIremember
place.Andhestareddownatmeand wasmyparentswhisperingtoeach
otherwhileIlookedattheraincomsaid,“Don’ttellanyone…gotit?”I
triedtonod,butIcouldn’tmovemy ingdownthewindow.
neck.
By:JoeyTursi
WhenIwokeup,rainwas
streamingdownmyface,struggling
October Issue
FALL FASHION
Hey guys, and welcome back to the
Fashion Column! Fall is a
very important
part of the year
for fashion.
New York
Spring Fashion
Week went
from September 9th to the
17th and showcased the most prestigious designers in
fashion. The Milan Fashion Week followed from the 23rd to the 29th, along
with various other fashion weeks scattered around the world, including the
one in Paris, will start soon.
Fall is also the time that the weather
starts changing, which means more
layers, longer sleeves, and the preparation for the winter wardrobe.
Timeless trends for fall include
sweaters, leggings, ankle boots,
flats, scarves, skinny jeans, and
cardigans made of flowy fabric.
Sweaters aren’t as heavy now as
they are in winter, but pairing
them with your favorite leggings or jeans
and adding cute jewelry and boots will
make your look ready for anything. Cardigans can be layered over tank tops or
short sleeves for warmer weather and
long sleeves for those colder days.
By: Natalia Fay
SPORTS:
Healthy Snacks For Game Day
By: Isabella Gomes and Emma Wetzel
Have your parents ever told you
that you need to eat something healthy
and energizing before your big game or
practice, but you don’t like what they
want you to eat? Well, here are some
healthy and energizing foods you may
like to try!
Oatmeal scones
Fruit and veggie
smoothies
Sweet potato chips
Yogurt pops
Fruit kabobs
Recipe:
Delicious Waffles!
These waffles are not just delicious, but they
will keep you energized for your game!
Ingredients:
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup unsalted pecans
2 large eggs, separated
1 1/2 cups fat free (skim) milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Directions:
1. Preheat waffle iron
2. Combine flour, oats, baking powder, sugar
and pecans in a large bowl.
3. Combine egg yolks, milk and vegetable oil in
a separate bowl and mix well.
4. Add liquid mixture to the dry ingredients and
stir together. Do not over mix; mixture should be
a bit lumpy.
5. Whip egg whites to medium peaks. Gently
fold egg whites into batter.
6. Pour batter into preheated waffle iron and
cook until the waffle iron light signals it's done.
(A waffle is perfect when it is crisp and wellbrowned on the outside and moist, light, airy
and fluffy inside.)
7. Add fresh fruit and a light dusting of powdered sugar to each waffle and serve!