March 18, 2021

Inside this Issue

Spring Break and April Fool’s Day…...2‐3

St. Patrick’s Day, Teachers and Weath‐ er…….4‐5

Theater and St. Patrick’s Day……..6‐7

Pranks, U, and Weather……...8‐9

Music and Science Olympiad...10‐11

Comics and Student Interview….12‐13

Word Searches…...14‐15

Fictional Short Story…… 16

Important Dates Friday March 19– Last day before spring break!

Spring Break– March 20‐28 School Resumes Monday March 29

NWEA Testing begins Monday March 29

No School on Friday April 2

No School on Monday April 5

Wilbur Wright Middle School By: Claire Han

Ms. Augle – She plans on sleeping every day and getting herself Dunkin or Starbucks. “My plans for spring break are to hibernate & sleep in eve- ry day! I might alternate between Dunkin and Starbucks and treat Didn’t hear from my self daily! That’s what spring break is all about.” your teachers in Mr. Backs – He does not have spring break. this article? “I coach baseball. I never get a true spring break.” Before spring break begins, talk Mrs. Barsic – She plans on visiting her daughter in Florida. to your teachers “Our plans are very tentative and will happen spur of the about their plans moment. My oldest daughter is in graduate school in Florida for for over the break! Physical Therapy. She has been there for almost a year and we have only seen her once since she moved there. Our plan is to You’ll find out drive down there, visit a few days with her so our little one who is many interesting 5, can see her sister. She misses her big sis a lot. Then drive back things about your home. We plan to take as much safety precautions as we can during teachers and how the trip.” they like to spend their time away Mrs. Tsakopoulos – She plans to relax and hopefully travel. from the class‐ “I plan to relax! Hopefully get a chance to “get away” room! somewhere. Plans are not formed yet. We may possibly go see IU campus since my daughter will be going there in Fall. And we will most likely go see Notre Dame campus since my son wants to go there.”

By: Besiana Burrell

Hi WWMS! With spring break right around the cor- is visit my grandparents’ house in Wisconsin.” ner, I thought it would be a fun idea to interview some of your fellow students/ staff about their plans for! I interviewed Ms. B: Ooh, Sounds like fun! Here is the second question: What is Augle, Lila Damron (6th grader), and Zoe Laird (6th grade) your favorite place to go for spring break?” First, let’s hear from Zoe Laird! L: “My favorite place to go is probably Florida. My family and Besiana: Hi! The first question is what are your spring break I used to go every break, but we can’t now because of Covid.” plans this year? B: Yeah… Covid has changed a lot of plans. Thanks for the Zoe: “Hmm… I don’t really know what I will be doing. Most interview! likely it will be just enjoying the break with sleeping in.” The third Person I interviewed was Ms. Augle. Here’s B: Sleeping in sounds nice. Here is the second question: What what she had to say about her plans! is your favorite place to vacation to? Besiana: Hi! Here are the questions: What are your spring Z: “I gotta say Disney World. It creates a lot of fun memories break plans? What is your favorite spring break destination? with family and you can have fun with your family members.” Ms. Augle: “My spring break plans this year will include hi- B: Ooh, Disney is fun! Thanks for the interview! bernating with my husky Treble, going to visit my best friend in Peoria, and spending as much time as I can with my godson! Z: “No problem.” My favorite spring break destination was when I went to Colo- rado to visit my cousins and we got snowed in so we made a Next, I interviewed Lila Damron. Let’s hear what she giant mattress and blanket fort!” had to say!

Besiana: What are your spring break plans for this year? Lila: “My spring break plans are most likely to enjoy the time off of school and masks, but another thing I will most likely do

By: Elena Dovellos All the Noise: Place bubble wrap under a rug for a rude surprise when a passerby steps on it. This one’s April Fool’s day began in 1582, when France particularly effective first thing in the morning, be- switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian fore your unsuspecting victim has had any time to calendar. People who didn’t get the news right away, wake up completely — nothing like a loud, unex- or failed to get the news at all, thought that the start of pected noise to wake someone up real quick! the new year had moved to January 1st and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through Rude Awakening: Set the victims alarm clock for the April 1st . They soon became the butt of jokes and middle of the night and hide it somewhere in the were called “April Fools.” The pranks played on them room where they will have to get up and scramble included having paper fish placed on their backs around to turn it off. Set it for different random times while being referred to as “poisson d’avril” (April so it continues to happen. fish), that was meant to symbolize a young, easily caught fish and a gullible person. Happy pranking! The following harmless pranks can be played on any of your friends or family members to celebrate Sources Used: April 1, April Fool’s Day! https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/april-fools-day https://eastvalleymomguide.com/april-fools-jokes-for-kids- Fan Fun: Carefully place confetti atop the blades of a to-play-on-parents/ ceiling fan, tucking them all out of view from below. https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/g31094996/ When someone flips the switch to turn on the fan, best-april-fools-pranks/ confetti will blanket the room.

By: John Twohy

St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated on March 17 each year, heralds the coming of spring. The holiday is the feast day of St. Patrick (385 – 461 C.E.), a missionary who is said to have brought Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century. It is an official holiday in Ireland and is widely celebrated in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the Unit- ed States. In the centuries since St. Patrick lived, legends have grown up surrounding him. Perhaps the most famous is the story that he “drove Sources Used: the snakes out of Ireland.” Modern historians and scientists, however, have pointed out that snakes were not known to be present in Ireland in Saint Patrick's Day. 1 ed., great numbers, even in the fifth century. They conclude that the vol. 1, Encyclopaedia Bri‐ tannica, 2017, 1 vols, “snakes” St. Patrick “drove out” were actually druids, a class of persons www.britannica.com/topic/ who served as clergy for Ireland’s pre-Christian, “pagan” inhabitants. Saint‐Patricks‐Day. Ac‐ cessed 22 Feb. 2021. Patrick was born a Roman subject in what is now Scotland and grew up there. His family was wealthy. Most of what we know about Patrick comes from his Confessio (in English, the Declaration), a book History of St. Patrick’s Day. he wrote in his last years. 1 ed., vol. 1, A&E Television Networks, 2009, 1 vols, At the age of sixteen, Patrick was kidnapped by Irish raiders www.history.com/topics/st‐ and brought to Ireland as a slave. After six years, Patrick escaped and patricks‐day/history‐of‐st‐ returned to Roman Britain, where he became a priest. He then chose to patricks‐day. Accessed 23 Feb. 2021. journey back to Ireland in 433 as a missionary, spending many years there. Patrick died on March 17 in the year 461 C.E. at Downpatrick, County Down, Ireland. Although he was regarded as a saint in Ireland from soon after his death, it was not until the 1700s that St. Patrick’s Day became an “official” holiday. Because it falls on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day marks the be- ginnings of spring each year. It is celebrated by “the wearing of the green” (green clothing, hats, etc.) and by attending St. Patrick’s Day parades. In the Chicago area, the weather is — usually — just warm enough to attend these parades. Chicago normally has two St. Patrick’s Day parades — downtown and the South Side parade. (In 2020 and now 2021, these parades were cancelled due to the Covid-19 epidemic.) The Chicago White Sox also host a “Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day” event each season on or around September 17.

Welcome to Teacher Talks where you can find out new things about some of your favorite By: Ellie Gelarden teachers and staff. For this paper I interviewed Ms. multiple Wilbur Wright teachers and asked each of Mercier them a different “get to know you question” Ellie: Are you more of a morning person or a night person? Ms. Augle Mercier: “Definitely a night person. One of the Ellie: Who is your hero? other reasons that night time is my favorite time of Augle: “I would have to say my mom.” day is that I get to snuggle with my daughter and E: Can you elaborate on why? read bedtime stories, which is the highlight of my A: “Because she inspires me to be the best person I day!” can be, I also get all of my passion and detection E: Me too! Do you have a reason why? from her.” M: “I feel like it’s something that’s just engraved E: That’s great! That’s really it unless there is in your mind. As a child I loved to stay up late and something else you would like to add. not much has changed since then.” A: “I think that’s all, thank you!” Ms. Bullard Mrs. Moss Ellie: What is your favorite part of your job? Ellie: Where is the last place in the world you Bullard: “I think just being with the kids.” would ever travel? E: Is there a reason why? Moss: “I would never travel? Hmmm. That’s a B: “I just really love how silly you guys are. It hard question.” makes me happy to be here. I love teaching!” E: I agree with that, it’s something you have to think about. M: “Maybe Siberia? I’m honestly not too sure.” E: Do you have a reason for that? M: “It’s very cold and not a lot of vegetation.” E: That’s the only question I have, is there any- thing you would like to add? M: “Not that I can think of, thank you!

By: Milli Kankarla

2021 brought record levels of snow in February. Our fall seemed quite warm, including the beginning of winter. It only snowed lightly in December one time, while it snowed four times in the last week of January. It seems like the entire winter has been crammed into the shortest month of the year! The first week of February brought only a little bit of snow, but then the next week had snowfall for four days in a row. Nature did not give us any time before dumping another gigantic snowfall on us for six days in a row! On February 2nd, the groundhog saw his shadow, meaning winter will continue for six more weeks. However, studies show that the groundhog is only 47% correct, so fin- gers crossed that winter will end soon!

Source Used: “Munster, IN Monthly Weather Forecast.” The Weather Channel,

By: Besiana Burrell

Once again, The Wilbur Wright Theater Company has managed to put on an awesome show! However, this show was a little different. You see, we had to wear masks while filming the show! I decided to get some of my fellow cast members' thoughts on the show. I interviewed Evvy Kikkert (8th grader) and Bella Parker-Flinchum (7th grader.). Kikkert was up first. Besiana: “Okay, How do you feel about having to film the show with masks on?” Evvy Kikkert: “It makes it so I have to annunciate my words a lot more, and I also have to rely on body language more because nobody can see my facial expressions.” B: “Yeah and the projection needs to be louder as well with masks on. Okay, second question: How do you feel about this show being the last scripted show you will be in for middle school?” EK: “While I definitely wish I could have been live, I still really enjoyed this year's shows. I really liked all the people in both the shows, and I feel like this year I have been able to get closer to my cast members a lot better than I have in past years. Theater has been a great way to get away from everything that has been going on this year.” B: “Yeah, theater has helped me forget about the things going on and has helped me make new friends. That was the last question, thank you!” EK: “No problem!” The second person I interviewed was Bella Parker-Flinchum. Besiana: “Hi! The first question is, how do you feel having to film the show with masks on?” Bella Parker-Flinchum: “I thought it was necessary but the show would have been a lot clearer without masks on, so I kinda wish we didn’t have to have masks on but I know we need to.” B: “How much did you enjoy the show and what was your favorite part?” BP-F: “I enjoyed the show quite a lot and I thought it was a good show espe- cially for the cast we have, and the part I enjoyed most was probably was working with the whole cast and also doing my scene, because it was funny.” B: “Okay, thank you!”

By: Michael Li

When American people, such as ourselves, hear the word have you ever wondered what leprechauns and shamrocks had to St. Patrick’s Day, our minds draw attention to dwarfy little lepre- do with Saint Patrick? Shockingly, leprechauns are actually depic- chauns, shamrocks, pots of dazzling gold, and a whole lot of tions of stereotypical Irish people! In the 19th century, lepre- green. Most of us don’t have the slightest clue what in the world chauns were based on exaggerated features of the Irish culture. we're celebrating, but most of you will soon know. With shamrocks however, they actually dated back to Saint Pat- rick. Legend has it that Saint Patrick used the shamrock as a sym- St. Patrick's Day is the celebration of the traditional bol of the Holy trinity (the trinity [trio] being God, Jesus, and the death date of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland (in other Holy Spirit) to explain to the Irish pagans about the concepts of words, a real person). And believe it or not, St. Patrick’s Day is a Christianity. The habit of wearing green is because, well, the Christian holiday, meaning it’s recognized by the Catholic shamrock…. Is green (duh). The color was further attributed to Church. St. Patrick’s Day honors Saint Patrick and the coming of Ireland when a green harp flag was used by the Irish Catholic Christianity in Ireland. Incredulously enough, you would assume Confederation in the 1640’s. So, for even multiple centuries, this that Saint Patrick was Irish, but he really was not. He was born in tradition has endured to the present day, when it was made official Roman Britain in the fourth century, (when the Roman Empire and recognized in the early 17th century. was still a thing and England was considered a Roman province) and was abducted by Irish raiders and enslaved at Gaelic Ireland. Celebrations like this every year, on March 17th, bring He spent six years working as a shepherd, before discovering awareness of the Irish heritage and culture, as well as having fun. God. God allegedly told Saint Patrick to flee to the coast, where a So, go out there and put on your blatantly fake orange beard! ship would help his escape back home. Somehow back home, Patrick became a priest. And then, according to St. Patrick’s Day tradition, Saint Patrick returned to Ireland to proselytize the Irish to Christianity. He spent quite a while evangelizing the Irish, pur- portedly converted thousands. Saint Patrick’s dispute against the Sources Used: druids (a kind of ancient Irish wizard of the Celtic Religion before Patrick came along) led him to drive out “snakes” from Ireland, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Day even though snakes aren’t denizens of the area. Then tragically on March 17, Saint Patrick was buried at Downpatrick (A small Irish town, Downpatrick meaning Patrick’s Stronghold). St. Patrick’s Day: Parade, Facts & Traditions - HISTORY HISTORY Currently, celebrating Saint Patrick’s death has involved parades, festivals, traditional Irish music, that sort of stuff. But

By: Elora Bliss folklore that says wearing green makes you invisi- St. Patrick’s Day ble to leprechauns. The is a really cool holiday. leprechauns take it offen- The origin goes all the sively if you do not wear way back 1,500 years to green. If you wear green, March 17, 1631. the leprechauns cannot This holiday pinch you. marked the anniversary of I hope many of you wore the death of St. Patrick in green on March 17th and the 5th century. On St. steered clear of being Patrick’s Day, tradition is pinched! to wear green. The reason for that is because Lepre- chauns wear green! The tradition is also tied to By: Priyanka Tallamraju April Fools’ Day is probably one of my favorite days out of all. There are funny pranks, jokes, and laughs being shared around by our peers. Have you ever wondered, where did April Fools’ Day originate from and what is April Fools’ Day? Well I am here to tell you.

First of all, the exact origins of April Fools’ Day is a mystery. It has been celebrated for centuries and centu- ries being passed through many cultures. April Fools’ Day goes a long way back to 1582. 1582 was also the year when France switched the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. According to the Julian calendar, the New Year began on April 1st, or April Fools’ Day.

April Fools’ Day also spread throughout Britain during the 18th century. Did you know in Scotland the event of April Fools’ Day was actually a two-day event instead of just one? Also there is a speculation that April Fools’ Day was connected to the vernal equinox, also known as the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.

There are lots of pranks on April Fools’ Days, so get a notebook out and start taking notes on what to do for pranks on April Fools’ Day!

 Make Brussel sprout cake pops!  Fill up a donut box with veggies and see your peers’ reactions!  Find a picture of a loading screen and send your friends’ it and ask them if you look good!  Put raisins instead of chocolate chips and put them in a cookie!  Jump out and scare someone when they least expect it!

As you can see, April Fools’ Day is one of the most fascinating days and a laughable, enjoyable day too!

By: Ady Mitchell

April Fool’s day is a fun event for the whole family, unless you don’t like pranks! April Fool’s day is mainly about the mass amount of pranks that people pull on each other. Some pranks can be fun, while others can be determined down- right cruel. If you are one of the many people who can’t seem to pull a prank, then here are a few pranks that you can pull on your friends or family. So, here are 12 good pranks that you can pull on your friends or family.

 Make a batch of Jell-O and put it into a cup along with a straw and serve it to your family.  Buy some googly-eyes and put them on different food items.  Replace somebody’s toothpaste with something like icing or cream cheese.  Put plastic over the cap of shampoo and put the cap back on.  Take a bowl of cereal and milk and freeze it overnight and serve it.  Take plastic bugs and freeze them in ice cubes or place them around the house  Put in food coloring in say, a milk carton, and put it back in the fridge.  Tie shoelaces together or fill their shoes with tissue paper or socks.  Put some Brussel sprouts on sticks and cover them with chocolate.  Wrap grapes in colorful tinfoil and call them chocolate eggs.  Put tablets used for dyeing Easter eggs in the faucet.

Source Used: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/g31137436/april-fools-pranks-for-kids/?slide=1, By: Emma Starkey on about whatever they’re covering in class. Or, maybe you spend hours, somewhere alone, where you just sing random Quarantine is hard. I get that. Everyone gets that. songs from your favorite artist. Heck, maybe you just really en- (Except, maybe, those people you see lurking on the internet who joy watching YouTube. stay up until 4 AM watching streamers, or TikTok, or something. I sometimes wonder if those people are actually fully human, and The next question is harder to answer, but more of a not just Among Us’ imposters in real life.) And yes, if we do end jump if you get it right. What can I do with this thing I enjoy, to up losing another 5 months to lockdowns from this new variant, I make a hobby out of it? I already said that Sophia enjoys listen- wouldn’t be surprised if what everyone ends up watching ing to electronic music. So, her hobby could end up being to ex- YouTube, twitch, or anime. I would do that. But it’s just not periment with making her own tunes. If you like to doodle in healthy. So, the question is, if we spend so much time watching your notebook, you could get an actual drawing book, and exper- things, what would we actually watch? iment with different art styles and things to draw there. Or if you do sing, work on better sounding covers. Even if you just like to Me? If I’m not gaming, or scrolling through YouTube or watch YouTube, you could run an experiment or something absorbing content for my newest random obsession, I’m writing. about the algorithm, or the more popular videos. What am I writing? It’s a book I’m working on, which I’m cur- rently about 36 pages into, out of the over 300 I have planned. Now, you just have to stick to it. Trust me, I know. It’s The main character, Sophia (or Shina, but I’m not going to get hard. But if you pull it off, it can be very rewarding. That’s a into that for the sake of both of our sanities), often struggles with large part of my writing motivation. To be able to have the op- her personality and self-identity. Basically, she asks, who am I? portunity to start thinking about getting this published, to have an And that’s the thing, isn’t it? What are we, what would we do actual completed work in my hands, that I can show to people without the ability to waste away our hours on media? and say, “Yeah, I wrote this” Think about why you are doing it. If your answer is, “just because” or something like that, where It starts off with a simple question. What do you know there's no actual reason, you might as well quit now. That’s not about ourselves, what do you like? Sophia quickly learns that she real motivation, and you will most likely find that you can’t actu- likes strolling through the local park, with one of her friends. She ally reach it. Sophia learned that the hard way, but you don’t also enjoys listening to electronic music. Maybe, you like to doo- have to. dle in your notebook, instead of listening to your teacher drone

Interview by: Carter Young

This is an interview of Besiana Burrell about the very, very snowy weather we had a bit ago. Please note that it says we are talking about the current weather, but this was taken while it was snowy.

Young: “What do you think of the current weather conditions? It's very snowy outside!”

Burrell: “Living here as long as I have, I have never seen this much snow in Indiana. Usually we don't get any or just get a frost, but this is two- three feet of snow. I like these conditions, but I wish they were not as cold.”

Y: “I know what you mean. Back in Montana, where I used to live, we got a lot of snow that stayed there for months. Here, it is very uncommon for snow to last more than a few days.”

B: “Yeah.”

Y: “What is your favorite activity in the snow?”

B: “I like making snow forts with my siblings and seeing who could make the bigger snowman.”

Y: “Making snow forts and snowmen is so fun. I like doing that too. If you could change one thing about this weather, what would it be?”

B: “Hmm... I would probably change how cold it is because although I like the snow, I don't like the cold.”

Y: “I agree. Hope all you students at WWMS enjoyed that wintry weather!”

By: Anastazja Matyskiewicz future, a piece of advice Tumuluri gives is, “Take care of your instrument!” I interviewed students who have experience in these groups, asking the following questions: Phineas Spicer, who was previously in hon- ors choir, joined because his sister, aunt, and mom all 1. What inspired you to join these activities? did it at one point. He is not personally interested in 2. What do you plan to do in the future with being this, and does not plan to take it any further. Spicer enrolled in them? says, “Don't expect to be in the spotlight doing a ter- 3. What would you say to younger people looking to rific solo and the audience applauds and you get a join one of these? medal and... no. Choir is very much a group activity without much individual success. If you do choir for a Abbey Masterson, who is currently in band, couple years you might end up having a solo, but this says, “I was really good at the recorder in Elementary. is highly inconsistent.” When I figured out that the Clarinet was like the Re- corder, I wanted to do it. That's why I joined band.” A student who is enrolled in Orchestra and She really likes band so far, but is only doing it on the Theater says, “I have loved Theater for a long time, so side and for fun. Some advice Masterson gives is, “It I was excited to try it out, and it stuck with me. Or- will be hard at first, but if you keep trying you will chestra? I actually don't remember.” They find Or- get better!” chestra fun, and look forward to continuing it through high school! They plan to pursue Theater for a career, A student in orchestra says they joined be- and are definitely going to follow through with it in cause they enjoy playing the cello. They plan to con- high school too. They say, “Join. Theater is just super tinue playing the cello for a long time. They say, chill, and most of my friends have come from it.” “Orchestra is a place that you can make something beautiful together.” The arts are a fun and interesting way to ex- Dalaina Tucker, who takes part in band and press yourself. Definitely join if you have the chance, theater, says, “I used to do orchestra because of the even if you are not going to take it any further than assembly about it in 3rd grade. I don't really know just an activity at school! I am currently in orchestra why I quit orchestra, but after that I joined band be- and theater, and I look forward to working with oth- cause I kind of liked the flute. When we got to test the ers, especially coming together to show what we have instruments in 5th grade, I made a perfect sound on been practicing and learning. All of these activities the first try (most people can't do that), so I thought are certainly a group effort, and help build team skills. that would be a fun instrument to learn. I joined Thea- From the information I have gathered from these in- ter because my friends encouraged me to. They also terviews, the majority of students enjoy being in these said that I didn't actually have to perform (I usually extracurricular groups. Everyone should try new hate preforming) I could just help out behind the things, and even if you decide you don’t want to pur- scenes. This didn't end up happening, although theater sue this any further, you will still have the experience! is still really fun.” Tucker says she does not plan on taking this any further, and wants to be an engineer. She says, “They are all really fun and I honestly really regret quitting Orchestra, but I still like band. I also made a lot of really good friends in Theater.”

Aditi Tumuluri says she joined band be- cause she wanted to learn a new instrument, and had previously done it in her old school. Although she does not know what she is going to do with this in the By: Michael Li

Science Olympiad. Held in over 7,800 middle schools and high schools, it is arguably the greatest science program in the US. People compete in 23 events span- ning many fields of science, across the 50 states. But what many people don’t know is how the Science Olympiad came to be, which has its own unique history on how it has become so widespread in schools. Science Olympiad had its first tournament in 1985, after being carefully planned and organized by John C. Cairns and Dr. Gerard J. Putz. It was also at Mich- igan State University, which became known as the Science Olympiad Incorporation. Many local Science Olympiad tournaments had taken place before, but these science- based competitions weren’t called Science Olympiad as we know them today. Divisions The first recorded competition however, that first called their science com- petition Science Olympiad, began in 1974 at St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Division A North Carolina. 15 schools partook at the first Science Olympiad, but the structure of for elementary school the competition was quite unrecognizable compared to present day Science Olympi- (grades Kindergarten ad. Events were also a tad bit challenging (and hazardous), with events including through 6th grade) glassblowing, where students tampered with lava and welding, fiddling around with Division B MOLTEN GLASS. But the events soon turned from students on fire with third- for middle school degree burns to unperturbed students pressing the pencil lead on paper. John C. (grades 6th grade Cairns, (the same dude who co-founded the Science Olympiad Inc.) became pro- through 9th) foundly intrigued by these giddy teenagers twiddling with materials without a li- cense, creating his Delaware Science Olympiad Tournament in 1977. Representatives Division C from many grade levels and the state government created the Delaware Tournament, for high school (grades hoping that this might help students who were growing increasingly placid of the age 9th through 12th -old science fairs. The Delaware Science Olympiad Tournament only hosted 12 grade) events (not like the 23 we have today), but still had 20 schools and 301 students par- ticipating in the Tournament. This program was spreading faster than ever, when it was pitched at the National Science Teachers Association Conference in Boston in 1984, when the United States Army decided to get involved, sponsoring the Science Olympiad. Then, the first Nationals Tournament was held in 1985 at Michigan state University, with 19 **division B teams and 26 division *C teams. The national tournament grew quickly, until teams hailing from all the 50 states (including the District of Columbia) were sent to every national tournament, including some international teams nowa- days. All in all, Science Olympiad has really evolved into a friendly-competitive sci- ence program where kids get to learn and go into the deeper depths of what normal school doesn’t teach. Sources Used: National Science Olympiad History - Wiki - Scioly.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScienceOlympiad

By: Carter Young

How does it work? Well, every article I make a comic out of one of the teachers. I email them and ask what their superpower would be if they had one, and then I create a comic about them! You can email me at [email protected] to request a teacher to be featured in the comic. I will then decide one and then make the comic!

WARNING. WARNING. Read at your own risk. This comic is very corny. It’s supposed to be.

Mrs. Tucker’s superpower is the ability to flatten tires. She is the Flat Tyrant! By: Aditi Tumuluri

This school year has been...interesting! I asked Wilbur Wright student, Valeria Ceja, a few questions about school and how it was going.

Tumuluri: “What did/do you look forward to this school year?” Ceja: “I look forward to gym and ceramics.”

T: “If you could add one class or elective to school, what would you add?” C: “A psychology class.”

T: “How has the school year been for you so far?” C: “Pretty good so far.” “ T: “What is your favorite class?” C: “I REALLY like gym and ceramics.”

T: “If you ran the school, what is one thing you would change?” C: “Longer passing periods, more comfortable chairs, running in gym shouldn’t be graded.”

T: “If you had to make a rule for everyone in the school to follow, what would it be?” C: “Be quiet if you’re annoying EVERYONE.”

T: “Do you take any extracurricular activities?” C: “Not at the school.”

T: “What is one extracurricular activity that you would like to have in this school?” C: “We should totally have a swim team! I like the public one, but middle school needs one, too!”

T: “What have been some challenges you have faced regarding the guidelines we have this year because of COVID-19?” C: “Keeping track of my work with the block schedules and not being able to communicate as well with people.”

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Snowman Holidays Below Zero

Sledding Family Fireplace

Written by: Aditi Tumuluri

Teagan read her book. Just the average Monday evening, curl-up-on-the-couch reading. She didn’t expect anything out of the ordinary to happen. But it did. It started when she had to put down her book to process the huge plot twist that had just been thrown in her face. Chapter 37 and now’s when you tell me her brother is actually dead? Teagan went up to her room to go take a shower. Her room was filled with books and mer- chandise from all her favorites. As she walked inside her room, she noticed a faint glowing behind her bookshelf. What was it? Normally, Teagan would have been cautious and first found out what it was. But Teagan definitely didn’t consider herself normal. Teagan pulled the bookshelf with all her strength, but it didn’t budge. She wasn't surprised. The bookshelf was crammed with so many books that it was hard to even get them out. But finally, she got the shelf to move just enough so that she could see what was emitting the light. She leaned towards the iridescent glow slowly. She stretched out her arm to touch it, but got sucked inside like a whirlpool. Faster than Teagan could blink, she was thrown onto the ground. But… she wasn’t in her room anymore. Where was she? She looked around. It looked like she had been dropped into a bucket of nothingness. There was only white all around her. As she walked for what seemed like forever, a colorful door appeared in front of her. Should I open it? She thought. Well, I guess there’s nothing else to do here. Teagan turned the handle and stepped inside and almost passed out. She gasped as she saw the massive castle of Hogwarts, the beautiful landscape of Camp Half-Blood, and places from all the wonderful books she had read. But that wasn’t even the best part. She turned around and saw all her beloved characters standing there. All her favorite people in one place? This had to be a dream. But it wasn’t, because she could feel it when one of them touched her arm and said, “Hi Teagan.”

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