Produced by the student reporters of The Tusker Tribune Somers Middle School. Volume 1, Issue 1 Fall 2015 Staff: The SMS Chocolate Milk Debate By Jordan Han I had asked Rebek- I had asked some The gig is up. Rebekah ah Goldstein in 6th other students and most What do people think of grade,”What do you think replied that it should be in Goldstein the chocolate milk in the of the chocolate milk in the cafeteria lunch menu. cafeteria? Some people the cafeteria? Do you They say this because it is say it is healthy and is think it is healthy or that it pre y healthy and a lot of great for school but others shouldn’t be in the lunch students love the choco- think that it isn’t healthy menu at all?” late taste. enough to be in the cafe- This is the reply I Most people vot- teria and should be pro- got; “Even though it is ed yes it should be in the Jor- dan hibited. But we want to very sweet, and can be cafeteria while some did ask you what you think mildly addic ve, you say that it might not be about it. Do you think that would be surprised to see the healthiest lunch it is unhealthy or do you the nutri on label. It real- choice especially if you think that chocolate milk ly isn’t that good for you.” drink too much of it. should be given a chance? I asked the same But almost all the Han Let’s see our results. thing to Mr. Pappas, students who is a teacher. love the This is the reply choice of Nitin I got.”Absolutely. We chocolate Seshadri have to give kids varie- milk! ty.” Evan Meet The Tusker Tribune Staff!!!! Volkman These people are Rebekah cent news stories. So start read- Goldstein, Evan Volkman, Nitin ing!There will probably be an article Seshadri, Jordan Han, Cole Willman, that will get you hooked. Aiden Jake Reidl, and Aiden Tulchin.There These students all have different per- are a lot of things going around in this sonalities so you’re bound to fix your Tulchin school so these students will be sure to eyes on some great stories that they give you the inside scoop, and tell you have made. So make sure you’re read- all about them. The newspaper club ing this year’s Somers Middle School Advisor: puts a lot of effort into these magnifi- newspaper--The Tusker Tribune! Create PDF files without this message by purchasing novaPDF printer (http://www.novapdf.com) Page 2 The Tusker Tribune LEGO Robots Gaining Lots of Interest in By Nitin Seshadri half an Everyone likes robots, don’t hour. they? The LEGO has inspired many brick people to use their crea vity to build awesome things. The LEGO Mind- storms Robo cs Kit is one of those game-changer sets. Robots wouldn’t be as easy to build or program with- few things. One special thing about could even do math! (Yes, it possibly out its crea on. Let’s take a look into it was that each unit had a number could do your math homework :P) its origins. imprinted on it in large, bold num- Then, in 2009, came the NXT It all started in the 1990s, bers on the front. The first one ever 2.0. It came with new sensors, new when students from MIT created the produced, numbered 00001, was put parts, and NXT-G was updated to first programmable brick, or the on display at a museum. The second NXT-G 2.0, which added support for brain of a robot. A er lots of experi- was be numbered 00002 and so on. the NXT 2.0 kits. Everything else, menta on, they sold their design to Next, in 2006, came the NXT, however, stayed the same. LEGO, and it became the first Mind- or Then, in September 2013, storms, the RCX, released in 1998. came the EV3. EV3 was another ma- RCX stood for NeXT-Genera on. jor improvement over the NXT. NXT- Robo c The NXT was a huge redesign G became EV3-G (Duh!). The sensors from its RCX counterpart. Its brick were improved and more powerful Command had an actual LCD and a new, compact type of motor LEGO has screen and con- was produced. The new brick was eXplorers. trol pad, which The RCX was a huge suc- technically a fully func oning mini- meant you could computer (with internet, too)! EV3 cess! It had both sensors inspired many display words on stood for and motors, which was the screen, or premium at the me. It people to use program bu ons EVolu on stemmed many expansion to do different kits, such as the SpyBots their opera ons. Pro- Genera on 3. expansion kit and the Edu- gramming was To this day, Mindstorms sets ca on expansion kit. It crea vity to ever easier. The have been the basis for many things, introduced the concept of block-based pro- including a Rubiks cube solver, a su- block-based program- build gramming so - doku solver, and a robot that does ming, called Robolab, ware, Robolab, the homework! (Wouldn’t you want which was much easier was improved to that robot?) than typing endless lines awesome create NXT-G 1.0. of code. The RCX brick had Now, even a com- a seemingly microscopic things. pletely new per- screen with 4 small son could get up bu ons, and could display and running with- Create PDF files without this message by purchasing novaPDF printer (http://www.novapdf.com) Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 Angle Fly Preserve + SMS Students = ? By Nitin Seshadri Quick math ques on: Angle Fly Preserve + SMS = ? I’m guessing you don’t know the answer (yet). Angle Fly Preserve is a great place to go hiking and enjoy nature. It’s one of the few places where endangered species like monarch buerflies live Angle Fly in their natural Preserve is habitats, unin- a great terrupted by human ac vity. I come in, and I am greeted by learn about new plants, such as place to go But there’s work Mrs. Antonucci (6th grade Social sneezeweed (it doesn’t make you hiking and to be done to Studies teacher)! sneeze) and milkweed (it doesn’t enjoy keep it like this. make milk) nature. That’s where you The Angle fly preserve lady shows me to the area I can You’ll feel good because But there’s at SMS come in. By helping plant start planng, and off I go! you helped with something work to be organisms that I planted plants. (Duh!) important. done to a ract the en- It’s that simple! Even by keep it like dangered species plan ng a few plants for a Now can you answer that and ge ng rid of buerfly garden, you are help- ques on? Angle Fly Preserve + this. bad ones, you are ing in a small way. You = ? helping the pre- Parents and kids alike might . serve. For exam- ask “Why would I go there?”. ple, I par cipated in the recent Here’s why: It is fun! buerfly garden planng and be- lieve me, it was tons of fun! The Parents like this part: It is process of events went as follows: educa onal! That’s because you Create PDF files without this message by purchasing novaPDF printer (http://www.novapdf.com) Page 4 The Tusker Tribune Could Percy Harvin Reinspire the Jets? By Aiden Tulchin down. Long-story Percy Harvin is 5’11’’. He short, when Percy has 22 receptions for 133 yards. Harvin is healthy, He most recently went to the Jets watch out, he will on Oct 19, 2o14. He ran kick from go animal. He is a the 45 to the Denver Broncos new “weapon” for end-zone. Geno Smith. This was in Super Bowl I am sure XLVIII,[48]. He only played one he will have a huge game for the Seahawks last year, impact on the Jets but he was the x-factor of that record this year. game. In the Super Bowl he re- Geno Smith and turned the opening kickoff of the Percy will have second half 87 yards for a touch- tough times. Percy might argue little with the coaches and the Geno. Over- all, Percy is one of the How ‘Bout Them Knicks!!!! only good choice the Jets have made since Santo- Now the Knicks head coach is He has shoot and rebound. J.R. By Aiden Tulchin Derek Fisher. The Knicks home Smith only 7.5 points per game this court is in Madison Square Garden, season. He needs to hit more treys The New York Knicks are also known known as MSG. The and get 15 points per game. Car- off to a bad start losing to the Bulls, Knicks are 3rd in the Atlantic divi- melo Anthony has 19.6 points per 104-80. Carmelo Anthony the sion, and 6th in the Eastern Confer- game this season. He needs to be Knicks SF has 22,086 points in his ence. As of right now, the Knicks getting 29 points per game. If the career. What I know, I will predict will make the playoffs because they Knicks scpre more and play better that the knicks will go 45 and 37 are in the top 8 teams in the Eastern defense, they will be a NBA cham- for this 2014-2015 NBA season.