Volume 1, Issue 3 3-24-2010

AthleticsT (pageh 2) e C Specialh Featuresee (paget 4)ah School News (page 3) World News (page 5)

MDS-MNSA Presents: Jr. HS Neon Dance Night Upcoming Events:

March 22-25: Author’s Dance night happened on Febru- were going to someplace else for brought flashing lights, and we week ary 19, 2010, and it was just for a basketball game, both boys and started off. JP came up with girls. Plus, they had dinner there, many games, and we had a lot Monday: Kickoff! Junior High school students. Many students stayed for it, and a disc while junior high students hung of fun with these games! Unfor- Tuesday: Wear your jockey came, and played songs. out at the gym, played various tunately, I left early at 8:35 Pajamas! There were some unfortunate sports like volleyball, basketball, with Gage, so, I did not get to football, etc. Temporary staff see the rest of the dance night, Wednesday: Dress up as events though: some got sick on were also there, such as Janet, but I hope you enjoyed this your favorite book charac- that night and missed it! (No, not Kelley, and Kim Kause, our princi- article! ter that Count Olaf had something to do with that.) The disc jockey pal. Anyways, some staff also Thursday: student –Caleb R. brought flashing lights to produce went out to get pizza for the presentations at 5:30pm. junior high students, and we a great dance atmosphere, and Dinner is provided. had pepperoni, cheese, and loud songs; all of the students some sort of a meaty pizza. March 25-26: Parent had a lot of fun with games, Then, we had invited guests Teacher conferences dancing, and some showed coming over, there were only moves. April 30: Spaghetti Dinner two, then they went up to the May 14: School Carnival Before the dance night, gym, and played many kinds of some of the high school students sports. The disc jockey came hung out there because they and set up his equipment, and

Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books is a fun way for stu- 1st Grade. Amanda says that there are 600 interested in joining they have to write an dents to learn and compete at the same time. questions that the teams have to answer. They essay about why they want to join the Battle of There are 3-4 teams each school. Each team is will be given the books on March 25th 2010. the Books. Well good luck to those on the Bat- assigned 4 different books each. These are the Students will have to read on their own time tle of the Books teams in May! – Stay tuned for schools that will be participating this year: including during Spring Break. Then the teams more information! New Mexico School for the Deaf, Texas School have to study the books, question each other for the Deaf, California School for the Deaf, and face the battle! Amanda also said that -Logan W. Phoenix Day School for the Deaf, Maryland hosting is more difficult than being a team/ School for the Deaf, and the best for last, MDS- coach. If you are the host, you have to make MNSA. One of the coaches last year- Amanda sure everyone can communicate fine and work Rausch is one of the people helping MDS-MNSA out the schedules, make power points and host Battle of the Books this year. She likes to videos, as well as making our own teams. To socialize and get to know JRHS kids because select the teams they look at the student’s she doesn’t know them much since she teaches grades and behavior. Also if the students are H.S basketball players talk about their team

High School players together since middle school siblings, “Both my brother and had a good season and that helped bring them sister play basketball, and I together as a team. Sometimes wanted to do the same.” Both Cheetah teams the team gave up a little bit at ended their seasons with prom- -Shania S. the end of some games, but ising records. The boys had 2 overall, they worked hard. Staci wins and 19 losses, and the girls H. said this about the Lady had 7 wins and 13 losses. Some Cheetahs, “I think we did well high school basketball players together because we played shared about their experiences tough at the CSSD (California this past season. Brienna H. Laurent Clerc tournament) and said, “One thing I liked about so many games and practices.” our team was how we all for- gave each other for any mis- Many players said takes. No one is perfect and we they joined basketball for a understand that. There were variety of reasons. Matthew W. no grudges about missed shots, said, “I prefer to do something bad passes or anything like active than doing nothing. I that.” The players felt there really enjoy playing basket- was unity on the team and ball.” Others like Brienna com- learned a lot in practices. mented that she used to play Players also enjoyed their new basketball in elementary school uniforms as Cheetahs. but then decided to run cross country instead. Then when she The boys’ Cheetah transferred to North Star where team was asked how their only basketball was offered, she teamwork was. Travis L. said decided to join the team again. they had great teamwork be- Jordan V. was influenced by his cause most of them had been Deaflympics at Slovakia, 2011!

Last year, there were they won 98 medals! pics will provide the sports of hosted by deaf peo- Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, There will be winter Deaflympics in ple from Taipei, Taiwan. Last sum- Cross Country Skiing, Curling, 2011 at Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia. and Hockey. I hope that one of mer, there was a total of 77 coun- There will be a total of five sports. It you readers will be able to at- tries which attended the Deaflym- will start on February 18, 2011 to tend any of these fun events. Or pics. About two thousand athletes February 26, 2011. So there will be you can just watch the games at participated in the 2009 Taipei tryouts for the USA team that will home. More information relating Deaflympics. Team USA won a total go to Slovakia. At the 17th winter to the Deaflympics will be com- of 22 medals and won 7th place for Deaflympics, there will be over 700 http://www.deaflympics.com/ ing out soon. games/style.asp?D=ME&GamesID=37 who has the most medals. The Rus- athletes and officials attending! sian Federation had most medals as This time, the 17th winter Deaflym- -James B.

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Page 2 Volume 2, http:// MDS-MNSA VS MSAD sports recap www.bing.co m/images/ search? It was a hot game for all the q=basketball& players at the Junior High with our victory. Some took the shot. A chilling form=QBIL# School boys games against amazing plays were the 18 moment was when we MSAD; they did their best points total by Kyle, 9 re- missed the last shot but and never gave up. The bounded balls by William, then William rebounded the JRHS girls didn’t participate and many awesome blocks ball and took the ball to the because MSAD doesn’t have made by Andrew. JP had net getting us into the lead enough players for a girls’ many steals and there was then a foul was called on JP. team. But the JRHS boys strategic passing made by JP made the free throw played them and did very Logan. Gage ran fastest in bringing our lead to 31-29. well. The Cheetahs BEAT the game, Heng offered Also that evening, the Chee- MSAD for the first time 31- great spirit and many re- tah HS boys and girls played 29, a very exciting game. A bounds were also made by and they both lost to the good thing is that the Tro- CJ. A cool play was when Trojans. The girls’ score was jans had very good sports- we kept passing the ball and 28-44 but put up a good manship when they lost: MSAD couldn’t keep up with fight. The boys lost 26-39, they didn’t whine about it the ball, and when there but they also did their best. but rather congratulated us was an opening, a person -Kyle L. Kim Kause’s Corner

given an opportunity to science fair for Deaf/ March Madness is well under- proudly display their pub- Hard-of-Hearing stu- way! It is a busy month for lished pieces. We will have dents at Rochester In- students and staff. I know several school-wide events stitute of Technology. that the students have al- during that week. For in- ready begun the countdown stance, we have invited sev- I look forward to seeing to spring break! eral Deaf/Hard of Hearing you at Parent/Teacher Conferences on March authors who have published th th MDS-MNSA has raised $333.04 books, plays, poems, and 25 and 26 ! to support the cause in Haiti. articles to present to our All of the proceeds have students. Then on Thursday, Turkey gets struck by been donated to the Ameri- March 25th from 5:30 to 6:30 can Refugee Committee In- p.m., randomly selected stu- earthquakes ternational (ARC). As men- dents will have the opportu- tioned in the previous news- nity to present their pub- letter, students had a lished pieces to parents, friendly competition to see staff, and students. Dinner An 8.8 earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, who would have most points. will be provided during that February 27, 2010; it killed over 700 peo- I am proud to announce that time. This event will coin- ple, destroyed sewage systems, water the Junior High School raised cide with Parent/Teacher -Kim Kause towers, roads, etc. It was the 5th largest the most funds/points! Con- Conferences. Parent/ gratulations 6th, 7th, and 8th Teacher Conferences will be earthquake ever in history! The largest graders!! on Thursday, March 25th from earthquake ever was the 1960 Chilean 3:30 to 5:30 and 6:30 to 8 earthquake which was a 9.5 on the Rich- The design for MDS-MNSA p.m. Conferences will re- ter scale: the strongest earthquake ever new website is complete. sume again on Friday, March to this date. Also, the 2010 earthquake We are now in the process of 26th from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 uploading content to the a.m. More information about may have shortened the length of Earth’s website. Once it is live and Author’s week will be sent days by a hundredth of a second. On running, an email notifica- home to families soon. Monday March 8, 2010, a 6.0 magnitude tion will be sent to families. struck a town named Elazig in Turkey, We are aiming for the end of Best of luck to eight MDS- killing at least 57 people, and they are March as our launch date. MNSA high school students who will be traveling to still counting the death toll. Dozens were Author’s Week will take Rochester, New York during injured in the aftershocks. The Turkish place during the week of the weekend of March 26th to Red Crescent has distributed 1,728 tents nd March 22 . Students will be participate in the nationwide to Elazig.

-Andrew W.

Volume 1, Issue 3 Page 3 Haiti Interview

I just had an interview with Kim Kause Interview with Kyrell about the school’s project for Haiti, and Interviewer: Why did you want Kyrell: going to friends houses here! Also, thank you, Kyrell, it was awesome! Our school decided to to go to MDS-MNSA? and playing basketball. for your time to answer our have this project because Haiti’s condi- questions. You are currently tions after the earthquake are serious. Kyrell: Because I wanted to Interviewer: What is your favor- welcome to MDS-MNSA! Make They are scarce on food, clothes, shelter, socialize with DEAF friends that ite food(s)? sure that we guys have wel- medicines, etc. So they need money for understand me better than Kyrell: Fish and Plums. comed you to our school! that. hearing friends. My deaf friends here understand me more than When the school first started fundraising, Interviewer: In your opinion, is Kyle L. my hearing ones. the process was slow because there was- MDS-MNSA better than your old school? n’t enough money coming in. Then a Interviewer: Do you enjoy MDS- group of students helped by hosting a MNSA so far? Kyrell: Yes because it easy to “coins competition” that lured many make friends here. students. The coins competition was for Kyrell: YES! Interviewer: What school did you elementary, junior high school, and high Interviewer: Who are your attend before you transferred to school to play against each other. They friends right now? competed by donating coins in their MDS? Kyrell: Andrew, Leo, Javis, grade levels jars. The team with the Kyrell: Como Elementary/Pre-K Dawson, J4 (5th graders) and most points wins. Then the process (C.E.P) started to go faster and faster because Kyle In conclusion, Kyrell seems en- people started donating money. The jars Interviewer: What are your joying here at MDS-MNSA. It’s filled up with coins immediately! The hobbies? junior high school students won contrib- really good to see students enjoy uting the most money! The funds will go to American Refugee, and they will send it to Haiti. Winter Olympics– Gold Medalists

Kim wanted to make a comment to peo- The winter Olympics experience for ple who helped to donate money for USA has been an amazing one! The Haiti. She said, “Thank you to lot of be- 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Can- nevolent people who were willing to help ada started off with a bang as the and donate money! I absolutely appreci- Native people of their location in ate them for their consideration and what Canada did a dance as they wel- they did was fantastic! People in Haiti comed the teams. When they would be so thrilled when they see the started the Olympics, the teams money! If they could make a comment, were ready to go and do their best and win some medals! The first they would thank to you so much for your Shani Davis Shaun White medal the USA won in the 2010 help!” Olympics was by Bode Miller! The We hope our donation will enhance the US team had a lot of spills, but a lot increasing improvement of Haiti. Now of thrills! Some thrived, while oth- Kim and others are considering on con- ers derived from their mistakes. cocting a new plan to help Chile after Kelsey P.& Raelyn F. their shocking earthquake.

-Kaylah V.

Lindsey Vonn Evan Lysacek

Bode Miller

Steven Holcomb, , , Bill Demong Volume 2, Issue 3 Page 4 Starkey Helps MDS-MNSA Students

Have you heard of derstand why people have hearing quality hearing aid, check Starkey? If not, you are about to loss. out Starkey, and give them learn lot of awesome things about The Founder of Starkey is the chance to provide you Starkey! Starkey is a hearing aid Bill Austin, he founded Starkey in the best compatible hearing company in Eden Prairie, MN. 1973. People from their company for your ear. They guaran- They concoct new hearing aids travel the world to help people tee it. for people who have hearing diffi- with their hearing, they donate culties. They produce hearing hearing aids to help them. Many -Kaylah V aids for everyone, kids to elders. people got free hearing aids from They have hearing aids that do Starkey. not whistle when you hug some- one, put your hat on, or touch They were generous to your hair. Also, they make hear- donate hearing batteries to MDS- ing aids that a telephone can MNSA to benefit students from K- recognize the hearing level and 12. If a student who has hearing automatically adjusts it. They aid needs a new battery, s/he can don’t only focus on making hear- simply ask Alex or Debbie (speech ing aids; they want to enhance therapists). What a great thing! people’s hearing for life. They are researching and trying to un- If you need a new, high

Students at Afton Alps!

Some of MDS-MNSA students chosen snowboarding. Most of at Afton Alps melted ; there- went to Afton Alps on Thurs- the students who went there, fore, the rest of our skiing/ day, March 4. They had an enjoyed their spent time snowboarding dates, that were awesome time there. They there. There were about 28 planned for the next two Thurs- learned how to ski or snow- chair lifts. We ate what I days, have been can- board. There were over thought was some over-priced celled. Of course, it is In the Spirit of twenty students attending. I foods in the Afton Alps restau- Spring soon. There will be myself also went there. I rant because we stayed there more new sports coming really enjoyed it! from 4pm to 9pm. Many of us soon! I’m looking forward St. Patrick’s Day had sore muscles the next day to the sunny There was a teacher that after lots of falling. Sadly, a days of the taught some students how to week after that Thursday hot summer. snowboard. We had a choice there was warm, rainy JP B. between skiing and snow- weather all week, so the snow boarding. So, many of us had

On top, left to right, Kyle, Devonte, Juwan, Caleb, and William. On bottom, left to right, Logan, J.P, Andrew, and Lucas. JRHS boys was showing off their green, manly mustaches as Gage M. they celebrate the St. Patrick’s Day. Volume 2, Issue 3 Page 6

Book recommendation

I suggest that middle school be like his father. He wants to the kingdom of any suspicious students (or anyone interested) join Battle School to join the activity around the kingdom. should read the book series knights and fight for his king- called Ranger’s Apprentice by dom, but unfortunately he was -Kyle L John Flanagan. The series has declined, so he was sent to be about 7 books starting with The a Ranger. The Rangers have Ruins or Gorlan (see picture). I dark cloaks and are very agile. first started reading the series The villagers think they use of Ranger’s Apprentice a bit some sort of magic to make after February, my friend them nearly invisible and very showed the book to me and I sneaky. A Ranger’s job is to read it and instantly liked it. defend the kingdom from bat- The book is about a boy’s fa- tles before the battles reach ther who died in a war and the the kingdom. They also warn main character, Will, wants to

The second book for Ranger’s Ap- prentice People Can Learn ASL Quickly!

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Water Bottle Design

Some of the junior high first place winner for water it before it runs out! Be sure school students decided to bottle design is Priscilla C.! to congratulate them. compete for the school wa- The second place winner is ter bottle design. We had Kaylah V.! They both did an The water bottles are for nine water bottle designs awesome job! The voted sale until Wednesday, March and all of them were awe- water bottles will be coming 24. some! Many people voted soon, so be prepared to buy and the results are in. The -Kaylah V.

Priscilla-top, Kaylah– Bottom Volume 1, Issue 3 Page 7

Calories

Do people burn calories hour, you would be burning • Shopping: 40 without working out? 11 calories! This is how many calries • Driving: 34 Many people like to laugh, (approximately) people burn • Typing: 25 and laughing is considered while doing things. Kaylah V. as a good medicine for peo- ple to have. Did you know http://health.howstuffworks.com/ • Biking over 20 mph (32 laughing can burn some human-nature/emotions/happiness/ kph): 273 health/calories-laughing1.htm calories? If people laugh Jogging: 171 approximately fifteen min- • utes a day, they will burn • Stationary bike: 170 about 10-40 calories. If you • Downhill skiing: 102 are reading this article, you • Ballroom dancing: 77 are already burning calories http://www.breckenridgecoloradorealestate.net/_themes/biking.jpg • Gardening: 68 by using your eyes! If you are chewing gum for an • Shooting pool: 42 Book recommendation for Elementary Age

Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes skipped and jumped on it. By: Jane Yolen Then the purple grape ate him up! What will Com- The Commander Toad was mander Toad do?! Will he on a mission to look for new stay in grape forever? Or will planets. Commander Toad he get out? found a planet and they landed on the planet. Com- -Kelsey P. mander Toad went out and looked for creatures on the planet, but Commander Toad found the purple bumpy-lumpy things. He Deaf comic! Captioned Movies March 25, 2010 March 24, 2010 Regal Brooklyn Center 20 Regal Brooklyn Center 20

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