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Issue 26 htps://www.somersschools.org/Page/11489 Spring 2021 Putting On a Show—Pandemic Style!

By Dana Cohen ed, rehearsals began. We rehearsed Tusker Tribune Staff once or twice a week on zoom after As you may remember school. We would play fun acting Drama Club shut down last games and rehearse for the show. As year because of COVID 19, more time went on, we were ready to but this year, the drama record the show! We each came to teachers, Ms. Chan, Mrs. Williams, school in small groups depending on and Mrs. Malara, made it possible for the show we were in to record our the show to go on. parts. We all recorded in front of a However, it did look a little green screen for special effects; it was different. For obvious reasons we cool. Even though Drama Club was a could not hold an in-person show in little different this year, it was still a the auditorium, so it had to be done really fun experience! mostly virtually and then videoed. We also did not do one big show. In- Link to showcase: https://youtu.be/ stead, we had options to choose from. OwcK8cTNdpI We could do scenes from Harry Pot- ter and the Cursed Child or Aladdin Jr. or a song from Shrek, Jr. I chose to be in the Harry Pot- ter cast with Ms. Chan. Before we could start anything, we had to have auditions. We all read the same mon- ologue and recorded ourselves on Flipgrid. About a week or two later, the Cast List came out, and I was the Trolley Witch in the show. But do not worry, it was not a big cast; it was only about 12 people. When the holiday break end-

Year-End Events MONDAY, 6/14: 6th Grade Field Day—1:15-2:20 PM

TUESDAY, 6/15: 8th Grade Field Day—1:15-2:20 PM

WEDNESDAY, 6/16: 7th Grade Field Day—1:15-2:20 PM

WEDNESDAY, 6/16: Car Parade 7:00pm

THURSDAY, 6/17: 8th Grade Field Trip Camp Kiwi – more info to come

TUESDAY, 6/22: 8th Grade Graduation 1:15 – 2:20 Student only ceremony. Video will be made availa- ble to families.

WEDNESDAY, 6/23: ½ day & Algebra Regents—½ day for 6th & 7th graders. Only 8th graders taking Algebra regents attend school.

THURSDAY, 6/24: ½ day & Earth Science Regents—½ day for 6th & 7th graders. Only 8th graders taking ES Regents attend school. The Tusker Tribune Page 2 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Which Teams Are Moving On to the 2021 NBA ? By Benji Cutler ment winners, but just keep those Tusker Tribune Staff teams in mind for the start of the With the first ever Playoffs. full NBA Play-In Tourna- Now, with basically all the ment coming to an end Playoff teams set, I will now go over this Friday night, the the matchups of the first round, and NBA Playoffs bracket will be set, literally every single one of these se- and the fight for the Larry O’Bri- ries will be an entertainment to say en championship trophy will offi- the least. To start it off in the Eastern cially begin. Will the LA Lakers find a way to put Conference, and the top seeded Phila- another championship banner in the Staples Cen- delphia 76ers will play , Russell ter? Will Brooklyn’s big 3 be too much for the Westbrook and the . Next, league to beat? Will the , , Kyrie Jazz, , LA Clip- Irving and the will pers, , Milwaukee take on Jayson Tatum and the beaten Bucks, Nuggets, or any- -up . one else take the trophy this year? Then, we have a rematch of Giannis Who’s fighting for the trophy, and Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee what should you expect for the Bucks against and the first round of the 2021 NBA Heat. To end the first round in Playoffs, beginning on May 22? the East, we have two surprising First, we should review young teams going up against each who the 7 seed in each conference other, Julius Randle, coach Tom will be along with the 8 seed in Thibodeau and the the Eastern Conference, because battling Trae Young and the Atlanta the Play-In Tournament made Hawks. things intense to say the least. The 8 seed for the To begin the Western Conference, Western Conference is still undecided as of when , and the I’m writing this, but that likely won’t even matter will face either MVP candidate Steph Curry and for their series vs the Utah Jazz. the or young star Ja Mo- rant and the . The winner of that play-in game between Golden State and Memphis will eventually move on to the first round. Second, we have the new kid in town, , and the Phoenix Suns taking on the de- fending champions, LeBron James, An- thony Davis and the LA Lakers. Next, we have a 2020 re- match between , and the As the 7 seed in the East, the Boston LA Clippers against Luka Doncic and the Celtics hold on to their Playoff spot, as the 7 seed. Mavericks. Finally, to end the West first round, However, without Jaylen Brown due to injury, MVP candidate Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nug- winning in the first round will be very tough. gets take on scoring machine and Next, the LA Lakers recover from their injuries, the . defeat the Golden State Warriors in an intense If you want to tune in to any of these in- play-in game off of a LeBron James game winner, tense and entertaining Playoff series, you can and will keep their spot as the 7 seed in the West. watch starting Saturday night on either ESPN or Finally, the Washington Wizards had a slow start TNT, depending on the game, although it is still to the season, but with the leadership of their undetermined what channel each game is on. stars, I will mention those people later, they were These Playoffs easily have the potential to one of able to sneak in to the 8 seed in the East. Below the best Playoffs in recent NBA history, so I can here is a picture of the full bracket for the path to confidently say that we are in for a treat these the NBA Finals, other than the Play-In Tourna- next two months. The Tusker Tribune Page 3 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School

Life Is Full of Surprises. No ‘Rewind’ Button Would be ‘Rewind’ or ‘Pause’ Button A lot of Fun Needed By Sam Seagrist By Joseph Guerrido Tusker Tribune Staff Tusker Tribune Staff Editor’s Note: Sam’s response is Editor’s Note: Joseph’s response is to the to the prompt, “which would you prompt, “which would you rather have, a rather have, a rewind button or a rewind button or a pause button for your pause button for your life? life? I would choose a pause button. At If I had the choose between whether I could first, I was going to choose a rewind button hit a “rewind button” for my life or a “pause” button, because that I would pick none. means I can My reasoning for pick- fix all of my ing none is that everything in life decisions. your life is happing to make But, you a better and stronger with the person. pause button, When you grow up I can do any- and realize how up and down thing. I would your life was, with bad things never die. I that happened, it makes you could embar- be grateful because the people who had a perfect life rass people. I are not as strong as you when it comes to bad things would win everything. happing. If someone was making fun of me, I You get kind of an upper hand in a way cause could pause everything and I could do any- you understand how to deal with your feelings and thing I wanted to him. If my friends want to problem solving. That’s my personal reasoning why I race or something, I could pause everything wouldn’t pick either of those two buttons. Instead, I and finish before all of them. would pick “continue” and let my life play out how it’s supposed to play out and go. Kids Today are Spoiled Looking to Be a ‘Chosen Shoe’ By Jenna Quas Tusker Tribune Staff By Alex Lewandowski Editor’s Note: Jenna’s response is to the Tusker Tribune Staff prompt, “you’re in your 70s or 80s. Com- Editor’s Note: Alex’s response is to plain about kids today.” the prompt, “describe a day in the Kids these days! Always on those life of a shoe.” cellphones doing that app, Tik Tok, and Ugh! I hate being in a closet all making videos. night. I need my daily exercise for today! See, back in my day, For some odd reason, I did not go out- we would play games outside side today because my owner wore a different and make our own toys! pair of shoes, which was my And what even is Net- best friend. I’m kind of mad at flixx? I just wish these spoiled him because the owner looked kids would just find better at me and then just picked my things to do with their lives, best friend. like play hop scotch. Also, But, I don’t blame him. they’re always doing bad things that they’re not My owner wears me every oth- supposed to do! er day. And “online school”? What’s that? I had to Well, anyway, I proba- walk to a school building every day! bly should get some sleep so I will be rested in the morning and can run The Tusker Tribune is the online Somers Middle fast. School Student Newspaper. It is published weekly Reporters (except during school vacations) on the Somers Middle Dana Cohen MORNING School Website. It is entirely student-written by 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from: Benji Cutler It was finally the morning; I was all Somers Middle School, 250 Route 202, Somers, NY, rested for today. Let’s see if I get picked by USA. Joseph Guerrido Any SMS student is eligible to write stories. If interest- Alex Lewandowski my owner. Here he comes! C’mon, please? ed, please e-mail Advisor Dean Pappas at [email protected]. Sam Seagrist He’s reaching for me! He picked me!!! Website: Jenna Quas I am so glad that I don’t have to sit in https://www.somersschools.org/Page/11489 a closet all day.