Skipper Sketches Nov 15Th, 2019 - 11Th Edition - an Eighth-Grade Production Student Editor Destiny O

1 Skipper Sketches Nov 15th, 2019 - 11th edition - An eighth-grade production Student Editor Destiny O. and Jadira B.

Table of contents Julia, an 8th grade student felt that Veterans Day by Lilly .P. 1 Veterans Day was important “because it is a …………………………………… Weather by Destiny ...... P. 1 remembrance of those who served the country.” ……………… ………………… Forza Horizon 4 by Caleb L ...... P. 2 She continued by saying, “People still need to …… ………………… Do Not Play A Battle Royale Game by Spencer...P. 2 learn what veterans day is for.” Fortnite by Shane ...... P. 2 …………………… …………… … The third person I asked was Hunter, his N.B.A. by Antonio ...... P. 2 ……… ………………………… …… response to the first question is “Yes, [Veterans World News by Kali, Gavin, Olivia...... P. 2 …………… … Day] is important. This is because it is a day to Election Day by Sofia ... .. P. 3 …………………………… …… Stop Bullying by Kendall and Jadira . . P. 3 honor Veterans.” His next answer was, “Yes, we ………… … … Time to Help Others by Sofia and Summerlyn..P. 3 should have school off because then we can spend Thanksgiving by Emma .....P. 3 the day with veterans.” ……………………………… Facts about Space ...P. 3 ……………………………………… Gabby P., an 8th-grade student said, “Yes, National Day by Logan .....P. 3 ……………………………… because [Veterans Day] is when you honor Yaussy Award by Lilly/Bailey .. .P. 4 …………………… … Veterans” Next she said, “Yes, we should have Favorite Teacher Articles by Sofia/Lilly .. .P. 4-5 …… … school off because if you have a family that is a Design Lab by Maddie M. ...P. 5 …………………………… Paolo DeMaria ...... P. 5 veteran you should spend the day with them.” …………… ……………………… … … Espanol Section ...P. 6 The final person I asked was Mya. Her ………………………………………… Backpage ...... P. 7 first response was, “Yeah [it’s important] because …………………………………………… …… you are honoring the Veterans.” Mya believes “we should have school off because if people who have Veterans Day a family with veterans they should [be able to] Lilly W. spend the day with them.” Hopefully, getting some opinions on November 11 is Veterans Day which is a time to Veterans day, it helps you either enjoy Veterans celebrate the men and women who risked their day more or realize how important Veterans day lives for us. For this report, I decided to interview is. some of the students in the 8th-grade t see what they think about Veterans Day. I asked two questions the first is “Is Veterans day important? If so why?” and the Weather Update second question I Destiny O. asked was “Do you Snow is beautiful. There’s been think we should lots of rain recently as well. have school off on There’s a 30% chance of snow at Veterans Day and if Fairport and Painesville. It so why?” always snows early in Chicago there’s been a lot of One 8th snow lately over there and it's supposed to snow grade student shared, “I have 11 people in my around December but it always snows early. family who are veterans. Which makes it very Typically November but we have been having lots important to my family because people risk their of rain but its okay because it's almost December lives.” Now I asked her if we should have school so I think it's a perfect time for snow to come. off and she replied, “No, because that allows kids Also it's a perfect time to get warm clothes like in Elementary school to bring in the veterans in jackets, gloves, and hats. their family,” Maddie said.

Forza Horizon 4 Fortnite Caleb L. Shane T. Forza Horizon 4 is a really fun racing game. I’m Fortnite is a survival game where 100 players really good I have tons of rare cars and a lot of fight against each other in player versus player good stuff. It came out in October of 2018 I play combat to be the last one the game a lot mainly with my friend Shane the standing. It is a fast-paced, online feature is so cool there are games like action-packed game, not infection and king and there are also online races. unlike the hunger games, Infection starts with one infecter he or she has to where strategic thinking is tag people to infect them once one is infected you a must in order to survive. have to infect others. King starts with two people who have crowns but they were out in 30 seconds so you have to touch a team member but if N.B.A Antonio L. The NBA just started and all the teams someone from another team tags you their team gets more points until you get it back. The team are looking good. The most surprising team is the with the most points after the round wins. Online Phoenix Suns. Their record is 5-2. The best team races start with 12 players and you have to try to in the Western Central are the Lakers, my favorite be first or make your team come in first. When in team. The Lakers’ record is 6-1. For the Eastern the main part of the game you can explore a huge Conference, the Celtics are first. In my opinion, my map that has secrets and hidden cars on it. You two favorite players right now are Lebron James can do tons of races and some of the races have (Averaging 27.2 points) and Kawhi Leonard you go through mud and through the map. Just (Averaging 17.8 points a game). The worst team in win it can be hard but it’s not impossible to do. If the NBA from both conferences is the New York you want to have a lot of fun you should play Knicks. Their record is 1-7. One of the teams that Forza Horizon 4. are disappointing are the Golden State Warriors. Do Not Play A Battle Royale Game They have made the finals 5 times and won three. Their record is 2-6. All of their best players went If You Rage Easy down with injuries. I hope this NBA season is one Spencer B. of the best ones. Do not play Fortnite if you World News rage easy. Especially on Kali H., Olivia M., Gavin G. Nintendo Switch because I Global Warming is the process of the ozone layer raged in Fortnite on my of the earth being deteriorated by chlorine with Nintendo Switch because gas particles. The ozone layer is the layer of the someone shot me through a earth that protects us from the harmful rays of the wall. I got so mad I threw my sun. Without the Nintendo Switch and my red joy-con was broken. ozone layer, there The black piece the thing that connects it to the would be an console came out so I had to try and fix it myself. It increase in skin still works but it won’t show that it is connected. cancer and many Before that, I raged during season eight which was plants would die. the first season after I started to play Fortnite and Greenhouses keep I raged at the time I used builder pro. When I heat close to the raged I broke my R button and I wasn’t able to use earth’s surface. The builder pro again. Also, during season eight I got carbon dioxide the battle pass for free by doing challenges but level now has never now I am going to stop being sidetracked and been as high within the last 800,000 years. The please be extremely careful when you play a battle sea levels have gotten 8 inches higher since 1870. royale game because you could break a button as I Global warming has put coral reefs in danger did. because the oceans keep getting warmer.

Election Day Thanksgiving Sofia C. By Emma M. Election day is this time of year that most schools Thanksgiving is get off because it is time to elect someone. Election coming up on day is important because it gives people a chance November 28, which to make their own choices and choose who gets to is very soon. represent them. For this election day, most of our Thanksgiving is a parents voted for the village council and school national holiday board. We now have new school board members reserved for giving thanks and to spend time with Tom Fazekas, Sherri Maruschak, and Amy Hites. loved ones. The first Thanksgiving happened in Most people vote on election day but some choose November of 1621. Most families celebrate not to. It is not required to vote on election day so Thanksgiving by having a large meal. One event if someone does not vote, it would not affect the that happens on Thanksgiving is The Macy’s system. Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a very popular parade that happens on Thanksgiving morning in New Stop Bullying York City. Another event that happens is Black By Jadira B. and Kendall C. Friday which is the day after Thanksgiving and it A lot of people suffer from bullying whether it is at is when all of the stores have a huge sale for school or at home. Bullying has a huge impact on everything in the store. the world because people that suffer from bullying commit suicide and others tend to hurt Facts about Space themselves. Sometimes we don’t know why that Olivia M., Kali H., and Gavin G. person bullies other people but it could be Space has a lot of different features for example; because they are struggling at home or school. Meteor Showers, Black Holes, Gamma Ray Bursts, That’s why it is good to talk about your problems and more. About 50 light-years away from the to anyone you trust. It’s good to get your anger out earth there are about 1,560 stars that are likely to but by talking. When you are getting bullied it is be orbited by several thousand planets. About a also good to speak up. If you speak up that makes thousand of these extrasolar (known as you strong, not weak. exoplanets) might be rocky and also have a composition similar to Earth's. Some of these exoplanets may even harbor life, over 99% of Time to Help Others these alien worlds remain undiscovered. Though By Sofia C. and Summerlyn S. this is about to change, because with NASA’s new It is starting to snow so that means it’s time to pull exoplanet-hunter telescope TESS, the all-sky out the winter coats and boots. But, some others search in a go for all possible habitable planets do not have the same things that others do to keep that are close to our solar system. There are many them warm. For example, boots, coats, and extra scary things in space too. Black holes are very blankets. We have to think of others when it gets scary because they are something we cannot see. cold outside because it is really sad to see Space is very interesting but also very scary, we someone in need and nobody helps. Every person know little about space right now but as the years should try to help another person out during these go by we will learn even more fascinating features times because everyone needs a shoulder to lean about space. on. If we help out we are not only helping one person, we are opening a door for many people National Day and showing them that they need to help people By Logan P. out, too. Even if you only have one thing to give, do November 7 was National men make dinner day so that it because you’ll feel great after you do. Stay tuned means that your mother can finally take a break and let for more info about a collection for our your dad do the work. The rules are that the man has to community! use at least four ingredients and a minimum of one cooking utensil that isn’t a fork. He also has to go shopping for all of the ingredients and he must clean up the kitchen after he is done cooking. This national day was made in 2001.

his response was, “Yes. My joke is, my joke has been for a long time if I’m going to explain science Favorite Teacher I might as well get paid for it. Being there when By Sofia C. the world starts to make more sense to somebody My favorite teacher is Miss. Jamie because she is is very exciting to watch.” confident and she has a lot of passion. I know she Continuing we asked, What is your isn’t a teacher at my school but she is kind and I favorite part of your job and why? He responded wish that she was. First of all, she is a substitute with “Being able to be a part of making the world teacher which we all know has to be difficult make more sense to people is amazing. I enjoy because you are dealing with kids that you haven’t watching the lightbulb go off.” gotten to and they just want to go home or have The third question asked was, What is their other teachers back. Miss. Jamie is really your least favorite part of your job and why? His pretty and has a unique style. What is she response was “Grading because it is just a bunch passionate about, well she is passionate about of sitting around telling people they are wrong.” teaching when you meet her you know that all she Next, we asked What are you going to do wants to do is help kids with their learning and with the $25,000? He like a lot of others probably help with future success. She also doesn’t let the would have said replied with, “I am going to spend kids that she teachers walk all over her. She most of the money for paying student loans. A lot knows what she is doing and shows it. I do wish of the money that goes into school, we are now in that she was a permanent teacher at my school debt. We will also probably put some money aside because seeing her every day would be nice. to go on a trip.” The 5th question asked was something a Mr. Yaussy’s Win lot of people wondered and it was, What do you By Lilly W. and Bailey D. believe helped you get this title? And his response On Friday, blew us away because he said, “I am still trying to November 8th, figure that out. There are a lot of really good the State teachers here that do a lot of great work, I am not Superintendent of sure what sets me apart from the other teachers.” Ohio came to And finally, the question everyone wants Fairport Harding to know Did you expect this, why or why not? His High School. response to this was, “As they were explaining the During our first award my first thought was of course what if I class, we went to won it then I quickly decided that could not be the an assembly case. I started thinking about what other teachers where Paolo could have got it.” So with this inside look DeMaria gave a hopefully this helped you get to know and see Mr. speech. The only Yaussy’s look on his award right now. reason DeMaria came to the school was to Favorite Teacher secretly award one teacher from our school Lilly W. money for being great. After his speech, he called My favorite teacher to the podium a special guest from the Milken in the school is the Educator Committee and she awarded Mr. Yaussy math teacher for $25,000 because he is a great teacher and 6th, 7th, and 8th deserves the award. grade Ms. Macko. The news also came to our school because One of the main when the state superintendent comes to a school, reasons she is my it is a big deal. Since Mr. Yaussy won $25,000 on favorite teacher is Friday, November 8, 2019, we decided to get an because she is inside look and talk to Mr. Yaussy about his job always there for her and winnings. students. If you ever The first question asked was, Do you need extra time on enjoy your job as a teacher? why or why not? And an assignment as

5 long as you ask her she will give you the time. Ms. Macko is also there if you need someone to talk to. Paolo DeMaria She will listen to whatever you have to say, so if By Summerlyn S. you are having a bad day or something is wrong On Friday, November 8th, the state Ms. Macko is the perfect person to go to. Ms. superintendent of Ohio came to Fairport Harding Macko is also one of the few teachers that won’t High School. During our first class, we went to an yell at you for everything you do and try to give assembly that Paolo DeMaria, the state the least amount of homework as possible which superintendent, came to our school and gave a is nice especially this year when almost every speech. The only reason DeMaria came to the teacher piles work, work, and more work on you. school was to secretly award one teacher from our Ms. Macko teaches us, students, everything we school money for being great. After his speech, he need to learn in whatever grade math you are in awarded Mr. Yaussy $25,000 because he is a great but finds a way to make everything less stressful teacher and deserves the award. The news also for everyone. came to our school because when the state superintendent comes to your school, it is a big deal. Design Lab By Maddie M. This is an article about the student experience in the Design Lab. This is what they had to say. Rylen's interview: Do you feel that the Design Lab has increased your productivity? Yes, because it allows students to learn at their own pace. Do you think that the design lab should be open to middle schoolers? No, the Design Lab already has a lot of people, and there is not much room. Do you think all classrooms should be run more like the Design Lab? No, some students say the Design Lab has not Congrats to Miles Merchak who interviewed our been helpful for them, but for others it works. State Superintendent on Nov. 8. Way to go Miles! Is there anything you want people to know before You can check out his interview at going to the Design Lab? www.fhevs.org/skippersketches In the Design Lab, there are more field trips, that might be interesting to some students. We get to go to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.

Los Nueve Capitanes Ricos

This week in the “En Espanol” section of the newspaper, we are writing about different teachers in the building, including an additional article about the “Milken Educator of the Year Winner”, Mr Yaussy! Next week we will have a lot of food reviews, so be sure to read!

Senor Yaussy Gana el Cheque

Por: DoNoVan y Joshito El ocho de noviembre Señor Yaussy ganó un premio de enseñar. Antes de él ganó, Señor Yaussy Señor Yaussy es un profesor de ciencias. El es un no pensó que él fue a traer a casa el cheque. El maestro divertido tener. Señor Yaussy favorito pensó que otros enseñadores fueron a ganar. clase que él enseña es biología. Señor Yaussy se Senor Yaussy va a usarlo para prestamo de divierto cuando habla de Evolución. Cuando estudiante y va a vacaciones con su esposa. Señor enseña a estudiantes, le gusta ver curiosidad. Yaussy esta muy contento y emocionado por el Señor Yaussy es un enseñador increíble. cheque.

La Ensenadora de

Semana! Senora Selleny!

Senora Selleny es un ensadora nueva en Fairport. Ella comenzo trabajar en Fairport este ano. Senora Selleny toma su clase a la biblioteca para libros. Ella entiende sus estudiates y usa su conocimiento para desaifiar a sus estudiantes. Despues de escuela ella ensena volibol, ella le gusta ensenar volibol. Senora Selleny le gusta ensenar porque puede construir relaciones con estudiantes y ensenadores. Ella le gusta Fairport porque Fairport tiene un sentimiento de communidad. Senora Selleny dice si ella cambia una cosa en Fairport ella anyde acensores en Fairport. Ella le gusta todos las personas en la escuela de Fairport y ella queire ensenar en Fairport para muchos anos a venir.

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Native American 3D Scavenger Hunt By Maddie M. Crossword Puzzle

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