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The Squawk 1 The Squawk Halloween Edition Volume 1, Issue 5 Tuesday October 24, 2017 Shumate Middle School The History of Halloween said that he’s going trick-or- By: Meri Potomi treating with his friends be- Articles in this Issue cause he’s family is too Free candy, yes, please, slow.6th grade Christian Page 2: October Weather, that sounds good to me Donicis said, yes to and Halloweekend, Huanted don’t mind if I do .What he’s going with a friend be- Houses people call Halloween and cause hi has a little brother that happened every single and his little brother is Page 3:New restaurant, year in October. From slow .At what age should PSAT, Population clowns, vampires, princess- people stop trick-or-treating Page 4: Volleyball Last es, and free candy you and what do you think that? name it and it Halloween. 8th grade Brealyn Proud- Game, Cross Country Fi- Halloween originated in lock think at age 14 be- nals, football scores (United Kingdom, Northern cause you are mature. 6th Page 5: Cuphead, Room- France, and Ireland) it and 8th grader Harry Elmazaj and Sydney Murphy ba, New game came from the Celtic festi- val Samhain, many kids un- said at age 17,18 because Page 6: Student Spotlights der age 10 think that you are an adult at that dressing up as a scary un- point.6th,7th,and 8th grade realistic character is Hallow- Social Study teacher said at een they think that it cele- age 16 because you have Special Points of Interest bration October 31 but over better thing to do.In conclu- 2,000 years ago many peo- sion be safe. Haunted Hallway ple celebration Halloween, Boo Grams only 1$ November1. sold every day until this Are you going to be trick-or- Friday treating this year yes/no Bottle Drive Nov 4 and are you going with you family or friends and why? 8th grade Andrew Kennedy 2 October Summer Vacation? year the fall temperatures go up, lets!” How do you feel about this By:Kloie Fargo causing a new “record breaking change in seasons? heat wave”. I don’t know about you, but since when is the temperature 80 de- Not everyone is upset about this grees in fall, with this heat next warm fall weather. Aniya Thomason thing we know our Great Lakes are a 6th grader at SMS is in love with going to dry up! All throughout the it, she says “My birthday is October Midwest the temperatures have 2nd and it’s usually always cold, for been skyrocketing. Last year in Oc- once I can act like I have a summer tober the highest temperature was birthday!” Although she may not be 60 degrees, this year we are in the the only, many people have a dif- high 70’s to low 80’s. Scientists ferent view. Olivia Odell a 7th grad- say the “heat dome” is causing this er at SMS despises it, she says heat and it will only last till the end “Fall is supposed to be chilly, I of the third week in October. Every bought so many fall clothes and I can’t wear them or i’ll sweat bul- Cedar Point HalloWeekend mazes and scary zones. Cedar that saying “Cedar Point Hal- By:Emilee Reece Point HalloWeekends goes from loWeekends is really fun and scary September 15th through October too.” If you don't think it's fun yet Scary or not? As Shumate stu- 28th. Fun fact: The first time Ce- just think of what there is to do dents all know, Cedar Point is quite dar Point opened was in 1870. there. Renae Gillespie 6th grader the hot spot for fun. You can go (www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/ stated this ”What I like most about there in summer and you can go Cedar_Point) the HalloWeekends is that all the there in fall. The HalloWeekends is workers dress up and it's fun to low as $43 for a fun day. You can play all the games there. I also like go on the rides, play games and Hailey Holbdy 7th grader stated to ride the Dragster at Cedar walk through scary houses. Cedar this, "I think HalloWeekends at Ce- Point.” Point also has fun activities to do dar Point is exciting because it's with your family like go through really scary but also really fun.” Ava Rekuc 6th grader also agrees to Haunted Housing Fun time!!” Says 8th grader Ava Gilles- By:Alissa Stanley pie. Haunted houses provides a unique way of understanding the Have you been dying to go to a spaces we inhabit, and reflects ro- Haunted House? Have you been mantic and dystopian notions of trying to find prices and times? the domestic realm. “I can not do Don't fear, here is some news you haunted houses! If I go to one I will might want to hear! With Halloween cry myself to sleep!” Says 8th grad- coming up there has been many er Sebastian Potter. Get a group haunted attractions out including together and visit these haunted the psychopath Haunted Attraction, houses for a good scare, and a Erebus Four Story haunted house, good time! Wyandotte Jaycees, and the Hush Haunted attraction! Tis the season! There are so many haunted attractions out, I love go- ing to them because I just love the scare and I always have a really fun 3 Astounding Meals and homemade lemonade. And By: Shea Gladden last, but certainly not the least, desserts are also served. The des- Do you like wonderful meals but serts served are carrot cake, and don't like paying too much? If so, cheesecake. There are also plenty then you should consider trying a of delicious sides and salads. meal at Nerwins Place. Nerwins Place is a restaurant on 33518 W Brady Jaskula a 6th grader enjoys Jefferson Ave, Rockwood, MI that classic dinner meals ¨I like home- serves high quality, but inexpensive made mac n` cheese, and really meals. Prices for the meals start at any spaghetti.¨ Olivia Tocco a 7th $5.99 and reach $13.99. Meals grader usually gets the normal served here include pulled pork, meals at restaurants ¨At restau- mac n cheese, hamburgers, turkey, rants I usually order hamburgers and more. Nerwins Place also and fries.¨ And indeed you can get serves drinks, prices for drinks these meals and plenty of other start at $1 and reach $1.50. delicious homemade meals that Drinks served include coffee, tea, will brighten your day. PSAT math with a calculator. The 8th on the PSAT. 8th grader football By: Madison Carter graders will be getting their score player Andrew Kennedy said, “I soon. Without a score for the SAT think I did really bad.” 8th grader Testing, testing, one two three. The colleges will not accept that per- Emma Shimizu said, “I think I did 8th graders had to take the Prac- son. With a score you have a ok but during section one I started tice SAT test on Tuesday. The PSAT chance but make sure it's a good guessing cause I got tired of read- is to show the score someone score. ing paragraph after paragraph.” would get when they become a Not many 8th graders enjoyed this Junior in high school and take the Most 8th graders felt not so good test but this is for their good. For SAT. The SAT is a college deter- while taking the PSAT. 8th grade those 6th and 7th grader, start to miner. The PSAT is taken about volleyball player Sydney Alford prepare. Are you ready to take the seven times before the SAT. There said, “I felt really nervous and anx- PSAT? are four sections to the test. The ious and tired.” Former softball first section is reading the second player Saige Sly said, “I wanted to is writing the third is math without eat and die.” While other 8th grad- a calculator and the last section is ers felt like they did not do so well India’s Overpopulation have a certain amount of children cause the economy is falling By: Alex Clim per family and will have to kill the baby if the over exceeded the lim- Over the past few years India has it . been suffering from overpopulation this is a very scary topic because Currently india's population is more and more food is getting 1.324 billion witch the the second scarce in families are suffering, biggest continent China is the 1st 7th grader Kareem Fahs says, ¨ I in the world . Food production and think they will have too go to a kid distribution have not been able to policy because there's too many catch up with the increasing popu- food to share with everyone and lation and the costs of production indians usually have a lot of peo- have increased. Inflation is the ma- ple¨. And the child law means indi- jor consequence of overpopulation. an citizens will only be allowed to Inflation is a very seris topic be- 4 Bumping Into the Last Game ing a win on their last game of the had played them before and did By: Kaleah Fenech season. Leaving their final score of very good so hopefully we can pull the season 8-3 with an excellent a win again.” What a great season The 8th grade Shumate Volleyball season. by 8th grade Shumate Volleyball. season is sadly coming to an end with their last game on Wednesday With their season coming to an 18th.