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Student Newspaper Template Welcome I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who takes time to read our newspaper. The students take every article seriously and spend a great deal of time after school to write,revise, and edit their work. As a writing teacher, I believe that writing for an audience is such an important step in the writing process. I hope everyone enjoys the latest issue of "Beaubien News!" -Mr. Sarcona Spelling Bee We want to congratulate Levi Taylor for winning the Beaubien Spelling Bee on Friday! The students did so well in fact, that it went over 20 rounds, and had to be stretched out over two days! Great job everyone! Around the School: Map Testing Before winter break, we started MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Testing. MAP Testing is where you take a test with a certain amount of questions (Math has <50 and Reading has <40). It tests you on your skills based on the points you get in that year. The test starts at grade 2 and ends at grade 12. The minimum/maximum score for the MAP test starts at 100 and ends at 350, according to community.nwea.org. The test raises in difficulty the more questions you get right, and lowers the more you get wrong. In 7th and 8th grade in Beaubien, there is an advanced math class for the people who get a higher MAP score! In this class, the kids learn 8th grade math in 7th grade and 9th grade math in 8th grade. The test bases the questions that are on the test with the score you got from last year. The test is done twice a year, in the winter of the same year and in the spring of the following year. This was my review on MAP testing, and I will see you in the next edition of the newspaper. Teacher Spotlight By Sophia Hernandez This teachers spotlight goes to Mr. Miles. He is a commonly seen substitute teacher for many Beaubien students. Mr. Miles took over for about 2 weeks while Mrs. Friedhart is temporarily in 202. Mr. Miles has been teaching for about 10 years but he first started teaching when he was a sophomore in high school. He started teaching because he likes helping people progress in life and he likes helping out his community. Although he has been teaching for 10 years he has only recently started teaching with CPS for about 11 months. He is teaching at this school because this school has well organized programs. He says that the staff is nice but the students are nicer. He says his strengths are listening and connecting with his students. We are all thankful for him teaching us and being our substitute. Obscure Facts By Kristen Kaczor 1. Rats Laugh 2. Penguins Used to Be Six Feet Tall 3. When you blush, the inside of your stomach does too. 4. By age 60, most people lose about half of their taste buds. 5. In cases of extreme starvation, the brain will begin to eat itself. 6. When listening to music, your heartbeat will sync with the rhythm 7. There are more than 100,000 miles of blood vessels in your body. 8. The average person produces enough saliva in their lifetime to fill two swimming pools. 9. Cornflakes have more genes than people do. 10. If Walmart were a country, it would be the 28th largest economy in the world. 11. 90% of Americans live within 15 minutes of a Walmart. 12. 37 million people visit Walmart every day, that’s more than the population of Canada. 13. Walmart profits $1.8 million every hour. 14. Spray paint was invented in Chicago in 1949. 15. The Chicago River is the only river in the world that flows backwards. 16. Gotham City from Batman was based largely off of Chicago. 17. Chicago, “The Windy City”, got that nickname not because of its weather, but because of its politicians bragging about the city to win the 1893 World’s Fair. 18. A population of feral parakeets originally from South America lives in Chicago, Illinois, in a region known for its harsh winters. 19. Four States are Visible from the Top of the Willis Tower 20. The average weight of a hummingbird is less than a nickel. 21. A flock of hummingbirds can be referred to as a bouquet, a glittering, a hover, a shimmer, or a tune. 22. Hummingbirds have 1,000 to 1,500 feathers, the fewest number of feathers of any bird species in the world. 23. An average hummingbird’s heart rate is more than 1,200 beats per minute. In comparison, a human's average heart rate is 60 to 100 beats per minute at rest. 24. At rest, a hummingbird takes an average of 250 breaths per minute 25. Despite their small size, hummingbirds are one of the most aggressive bird species. TV Show Review: Vampire Diaries THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Written by Kristen Kaczor Although this show is no longer on TV, The Vampire Diaries is a supernatural television drama that includes most of what is given in the title. The main characters, Elena Gilbert and Stefan Salvatore both write diaries about their lives. The show includes supernaturals like vampires, (of course,) werewolves, witches, and more. Written in the diaries includes heartbreak, secrets, names and struggles. Elena and Stefan begin a friendship that starts off mysterious, that is until Elena realizes what Stefan is. Rather than the two of them beginning a heartbreaking relationship, the story turns into a love triangle between Stefan’s older brother, Damon Salvatore. The Vampire Diaries, as a vague conclusion, is about the importance of friendships and family. Between the Salvatore brothers and Elena with her best friends, the tv show is an angsty, supernatural, hearthrobing story that will leave you with red eyes, a sore throat and popcorn all over the floor. In every story, there will always be the eye catchers. Elena Gilbert, Damon and Stefan Salvatore are the main characters, starring Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley. Damon and Stefan Salvatore fall in love with a girl who looks exactly like the girl they fell in love with a hundred and fifty years ago. Elena Gilbert is the doppelganger of Katherine Pierce, which means they looked exactly like one another. Although they may look alike, it’s easy to recognize who is who. Elena and Katherine are nothing alike, one selfless, the other selfless. While Katherine changed the brothers into being bad, Elena may be the one to change them back to being good. Main Characters Elena Gilbert is a girl that wanted a normal normal life. With two parents dead and a younger brother to take care of, it’s amazing to see how she deals with everything in her life as if she were doing great. Stefan Salvatore is just a guy that wants normal. All his life he’s had to start over again years after years and could never stay in one place too long. After years of not talking to his brother, the vampire diaries shows how much they’ve needed each other throughout their lives. Damon Salvatore is the definition of a bad boy. He’s a vampire who doesn’t care about who he kills. He embraces who he is as a vampire, and maybe a hundred years of being alive can did something to him. There isn’t a reason to not love Damon Salvatore, other than the fact that he can be a total jerk with a snarky attitude and sarcastic remarks. Caroline Forbes, in my opinion, is one of the best characters in the show (besides Damon, of course.) All of her intentions are solely placed in the hands of good. Some can say she is the therapist of the group, but I think Caroline is the best friend who wants everyone to stick together, and to help each other when they need someone the most. One of my favorite quotes from Damon is what he told Elena in their motel room in Colorado. “When people see good, they expect good. And I don’t want to live up to anyone’s expectations.” The Vampire Diaries is one of the most iconic television shows of the decade, and those who’ve watched it will never be the same. TVD will forever remind you of the Salvatore brothers, a duo of brothers that exceeds any type of brother relationship you’ve ever seen, read, or watched. The Vampire Diaries is based off of the books by L. J. Smith, an eight book series published in 1991-1992. Starting in 2009, the show ended in 2017 and can be found in numerous show companies, including Netflix and the CW App. A spin- off show called The Originals is based off of the Michaelson family starred in New Orleans, which ended in 2018. Legacies, a type of Sequel and Spin-Off to both TVD and TO stars the children of different characters, along with supernatural beings. Legacies can remind you of Harry Potter at some points, but rest assured, it is not Harry Potter. The End of an Era By Sam Corpin, Andrew Fukawa, and Raul Aguilar As fast as it may seem, the 2010s have already coming to a close. This leaves all memories from the past 10 years to be left behind, leaving the children of the ’20s to bring in nostalgia of their own. But, especially as children being a part of the creation of all 10’s nostalgia, we are in great mourning.
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