West Salem Middle School Student Newsletter December 2017/January 2018 BLACK CAT NEWS
In This Issue The Holly Days By Calista R Every year at West Salem Middle School, it is a tradition to have Artificial Intelligence pg a day full of fun on the day before winter break. An early release schedule 11 is run on these days. The morning is a time for grade-level activities. Ask Ashley pg. 6 In the afternoon, all of the AA’s meet in the gym for an assembly. Book Review pg. 9 Throughout the assembly, the high-honor and honor roll students for
Crossword pg. 8 trimester one are acknowledged. The activities differ every year. In past years there have been talent shows, lip-sync competitions, and the staff Editorial Playground/ Recess pg. 13 have made funny videos of themselves. This year there will be karaoke, Family Feud, and Scrooge Entertainment pg. 7 Basketball. There will also be relays including Snowball, Snowblower, Fall Sports pgs. 2-4 and the Elf Shuffle. Fishing pg. 10 Another tradition the school has is to have a week of dress up
Holly Days pg. 1 days. This year the dress up days were the following: Monday - Winter Sports, Tuesday - Winter Character, Wednesday - Winter Pajama, Horseback Riding pg. 10 Thursday - Winter Sock and Red & Green day. Lion’s Baskets pg. 1 Lion’s Baskets Maze pg. 7 Each year in December, the West Salem
Office Staff pg. 5 Lions Club prepares collections of food and supplies for families during the Recipe pg. 6 holiday season. They deliver these boxes Show Choir pg. 17 shortly before Christmas. Stock Car Racing pg. 12 Each year, West Salem Middle School students
Student Survey pg. 18-20 and staff assist the Lions Club with this community project. We collect non-perishable Teacher Features pg. 14-16 foods and paper products. We also decorate the boxes and make ornaments and greeting cards. This year some 7th graders also knitted dish clothes to be included in the boxes.