The Squawk 1 The Squawk Volume 2, Issue 5 Tues. January 16, 2018 Shumate Middle School Articles in this Issue: Scary Start to 2018 Page 2: Midterms and the Students from Shumate Mid- Mediterranean On January 5th 2018, one of dle School were interviewed Page 3: Stranger Things the most scariest movies just about this movie. Owen Woodward that have and Dance came out called Insidious. This was number four and watched all of the insidious Page 4: Danganronpa V3: sadly it’s the last one. The movies said, “My favorite Killing Harmony and Favor- first Insidious that started character from the movie is ite Gifts the series came out April 1st the sidekicks that worked Page 5: Michigan Basket- 2011. The movies are usually with Elise because they add ball and Shumate Cheer- one and half hour long, peo- humor in the movie.” Anoth- Page 7: Credits ple have a hard time picking er student from Shumate which one is their favorite Middle School said, “My fa- because they are all so amaz- vorite Insidious movie is In- ing and very scary. The pro- sidious Chapter 2 because it has the most action and the ducers: Jason Blum, Oren Peli, and Steven Schneider best characters. Do you think Special Points of Interest: that made this movie was in- there’s going to be remakes that have the same story Approaching Midterms spired by the movie Polter- geist that was released in line? Half Day Next Friday 1982. The Insidious movies are filmed Downtown Los Angeles, California. Sad to say, Insidious came to an end but all the fans had a good time watching Lin Shaye (Elise Rainier) that was in all four movies. 2 Midterms Are On the Way! sults on a meta-analysis of 369 said “ Ok, because sometimes I do By: Natalia Terleckyj studies involving the academic good on test.” Now knowing what grades, there's over one million Midterms look like do you feel Does your backpack weight 10 boys and girls from 30 different more comfortable about mid- pounds because of Midterms? nations, girls earned higher terms Helena Kerns 8th grader Midterms start at the end of Jan- grades in every subject, including who does better on her ELA test uary right before the semester the sciences-related fields where stated “Hundred percent yes be- ends. This is might not be news to boys are thought to surpass cause I know what is coming my any of us but the most in im- them. (https:// way.” At the portant midterms are Math and www.theatlantic.com) end of the Ela. Study show that girls tend to day make the better on test then boys, Psy- When asked the question how do sure you chology professors Daniel and you think you do on your first have all your Susan Voyer at the University of Midterm, 7th grader Eddy Light study New Brunswick-based their re- who studies the week before test guides! Monaco in the Mediterrane- ruption of their habitats. Because definitely the richest with a third an of this, local sea life has been of the population being million- By: Helena Kerns temporarily moved to a marine aires. Jeremy Humbert, an 8th reserve and will be returned grader who wants to live in Mon- when their habitats are properly aco said, “If I lived in Monaco, I Monaco -a country that can fit reconstructed. Also, because of would buy 10 yachts, and then I into Brownstown about 30 times this expansion houses will get would by the rest of Monaco.” and has a population of roughly larger. The average house will be Haley Mathes, an 8th grader who 38,000- is going to build 15 acres 11,000 square feet, and the aver- would love to be a millionaire of land into the Mediterranean age apartment will be 4,300 said, “I think this project is very Sea to expand its border and will square feet and will generate at wise because more people will cost €2 billion ($2.3 billion). This least $4.1 billion for the people want to live in Monaco.” Although expansion will create a new dis- selling them. this project will be very costly, it trict by Monte Carlo, more public will be very beneficial to the peo- spaces, and more room for hous- Monaco may be one of the small- ple of Monaco. ing. But, this build could be dan- est countries in the world (second gerous for sea life due to the dis- smallest, to be exact), but it is 3 Energy Has Everyone If you like watching Things Will Only Get way out. At the end of on a Mission to Win Dance Moms, then you Stranger the last episode in sea- The Competition! should be sure to son 2, you saw the shad- By: Isabella Chel- By: Madelyn attend, because they ow monster staring emen Zurawski have performed at this down at Hawkins Middle Are you ready to go back An Editorial Competition before, School why they were to the upside down? It’s and an 8th grade stu- dancing. Eleven will help only getting stranger. None of these dancers dent, Jen Ferguson who everyone again, maybe are going to have any November 2017, especially enjoys dance even try to teach them Energy to get to awards Stranger Things cast after they finish com- moms says, “I might her telekinesis powers.” confirmed season 3 is peting! Energy Dance attend because dancing Yikes! Do you think the coming out on Netflix. Competition is a travel- looks like a lot of fun to shadow monster will Don’t get to excited, we ing competition that is do, but it's even more come back? Emma meant to be a don’t know when. If you fun to Shimizu, 8th grade stu- “practice” competition don’t know what for competing studios. watch!” Furthermore, dent does. She loves the Stranger Things is, check Because of this, all ad- Kloie Farago who thriller moments that it out! It’s a sci-fi/horror ministration for dancers danced when she was leave her on the edge of thriller about a missing and audience members younger explained, “ I her seat. “Steve will are free. I will be per- boy is an homage to the would like to see con- probably die. He's a im- forming three dances, favorites of the '80s and temporary and jazz be- portant character, but An Elite large group, an has layers upon layers of Ultimate Elite quartet, cause I like the intensi- he hangs out with the terrifying twists and and an Ultimate Elite ty, and if you wanted to kids a lot. He will try and turns. Eleven, or El is a solo. It will be taking see ballet, then you save them and end up place this Saturday, Jan- girl with, let’s just say should go to a ballet dying by the shadow uary 13th, at Huron powers, that can turn performance, because monster or demogor- High School in New Bos- everything upside down. ton Michigan. Jennifer competition should be gon.” Who do you think A lab experiment gone Maleto will be one of different styles.” So will die in season 3? Any- totally wrong with a evil the judges, and she what are you waiting one? No one? When the scientist. Elisa Colon, 8th danced professionally for? If you're reading shadow monster takes with Walt Disney World grade student at Shu- this, you have enough over, you will find out. and Disneyland, I can't mate loves Stranger wait to see her scores! Energy to head to New Things, her favorite thing There are also many Boston! workshops that dancers is how it can attend, and learn makes her different styles of emotions dance. One of these go crazy. “I workshops include the think the incredible Broadway Dance Center! shadow monster will find its 4 Danganronpa V3: Killing Har- played on the PS4, PS Vita, and PC. mony By: Saren Watkins The Danganronpa series has gained a lot of popularity over the years. 16 new characters find themselves It’s difficult to attract players to vis- kidnapped and imprisoned, and are ual novels, as they can get boring forced to kill each other to survive. sometimes, but Danganronpa man- Not everyone will have the same ages to balance all the elements of outcome: some may live to tell the a video game extremely well. When tale, some will kill, and some will asked around SMS their favorite get killed. Investigate various mur- aspect of the game, 8th grader Isa- der cases among the students and belle Stockmaster, who is a big fan build up relationships in the third of the Danganronpa games said, “I installment of the well liked series, really like all of the different charac- Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. ters and how diverse their person- V3 was originally released by Spike alities are. It makes the game seem Chunsoft on January 12th of last innocent and colorful until you ac- year, but only in Japanese. It was tually know what’s going on.” Also, later translated to English and re- Ariel Hardwick, another 8th grader leased to the rest of the world on who has heard about Danganronpa September 26th. The Danganronpa said, “The new game that came out series first began in 2010, starting looks really interesting, I like that it with Danganronpa: Trigger Happy has its own distinct, unique, recog- Havoc. All of the games follow a nizable art style. I would definitely similar style of gameplay, and the like to get to play it.” Go to your plots connect with one another.