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TThhee CCoouurriieerr Volume 86, Number 2 White Plains, New York 10605 december 2009 Students Video Before the videoconference Eastview Gives for a Bountiful Thanksgiving started we practiced and By Nick Dagher Conference with prepared our questions and answers for them, for we Every year Eastview conducts India wanted to hold a discussion a Thanksgiving Food Drive. By Daniela Poppe with them about climate The goal of this event is to change. However, when we collect food for people in On November 12th the were ready to connect with need so they are able to have Global Ambassadors at them, the connection broke… a Thanksgiving meal. Every Eastview had a chance to and it did so often. Mrs. grade is asked to donate a video conference with India. Kennedy, the founder of the different food item. This year It was a great experience Global Ambassador team, Eastview entered a contest for everyone. Nearly all the taught us that this is not a time for the Thanksgiving Food Global Ambassadors met in to be disappointed and to give Drive with other schools. The the LGI room 2nd period on up, but to work hard until you school that donated the most November 12th. An Indian reach your goal. After a period food would have Justin Bieber School thought that our of preparation, and waiting, perform live at their school. Global Ambassador Team was we finally managed to connect. We will continue helping the so great that they decided to We were all excited! English needy in the future and hope form a similar group in their was their second language so to continue the great help we Students at Eastview collected food and gave it to the school too. Soon Eastview they spent a lot of time as well got from our students when White Plains Youth Bureau to be distributed to homeless had another school partner at to prepare the discussion. We its time to help! families in the community. the other side of the globe. all could see how nervous they were and how much effort they put into it. “It was thrilling to Going Green is the Way to Go! see them so excited and so By Lauren LaPlaca and Ziarre put a plastic bottle or a can in Highlands has also been hard working”, said one of the Howe the trash bin, why don’t you encouraging kids to ride their Global Ambassadors. think about dropping it in bikes to school. Highlands Climate change is a problem a recycling bin? Also, when has purchased bike racks and The rest of the video conference being felt around the world people are cleaning out their the S.O. has been lending continued to be great. We is because of how people are lockers, most of the stuff in the students bike locks. This discussed how climate change treating the planet. Littering it is paper. Many of those saves energy and can provide affects other countries and has caused global warming, people throw their papers in exercise. Some of you may what the affected countries and if this doesn’t stop, the the garbage. It’s just another remember the Veggie Van that think of industrial countries Earth will become a giant thing clogging and filling the visited the school. Cooking oil like ours. The entire video landfill. Mr. Brown, the th8 landfills. If you recycle paper used in the cafeteria is turned conference was videotaped grade assistant principal products, they can be made into energy to run cars, which by a professional video at Highlands, has several into other products. Over the is known as Biodiesel fuel. camera team, and for the rest solutions to these problems. past few years, the students of the day they continued at Highlands have definitely We also encourage the teachers filming our work for future Mr. Brown is on the Green recycled more. and staff to turn off the lights Werner Graefe takes movie material. The Global Ambassador Team is really Committee. He has thought and computer monitors when a moment to recycle of ideas that we encourage The Green Committee is going they are leaving the room achieving a lot this year, and students to follow. The to ask the S.O. for a composting because these things take a lot paper in one of the everyone looks forward to Highlands campus has unit. If we put different types of energy. many bins located the future projects that are put recycling bins and dry of compostable foods we can throughout Highlands. planned this year! paper bins in the cafeteria make the Highlands campus Remember, everything you and many other parts of the very scenic while helping the do now can change what school. At lunch, before you planet. happens in the future. from their cultures in order and they landed in Plymouth, Yum! Yum! at to share their traditions. Massachusetts in 1620. They the Highlands had many foods similar to Even students from other the food we eat today at the Harvest Feast grades like Caroline Thanksgiving table. The list Mora brought in utensils of food included: duck, deer, By Daniella McCarthy and for the Harvest Feast. turkey beans, squash, corn, Melina Africano and many more. The first The Pilgrims and Native Thanksgiving took three whole What did you do with your Americans celebrated days. It was nice because family on Thanksgiving? Our Thanksgiving around two very different groups of 6th grade Highlands family September 21st through people united at one dinner celebrated Thanksgiving with November 11th in 1621. The table to celebrate together. a spectacular FEAST!!!!!! Every Pilgrims arrived in America As you can see, the Harvest single year here at Highlands, as settlers from England Above: Sixth grade teachers serve up delicious cuisine to all grade 6 teachers and in search of religious and Feast is a big deal at students participate in the economic freedom. They Highlands, and it is one of the students. Harvest Feast. Teams Z, X, and came here in the Mayflower most memorable celebrations Below: Students enjoy sharing their ethnically diverse Y all had their Thanksgiving of the year. Most 6th graders lunch with their friends and teachers. festivities on different days. love the Harvest Feast, especially getting together All different cultures are as teams. Everybody eats celebrated during the Harvest and sometimes we bring Feast. For example, there in so much food that we were Irish, Italian, German, have to ask all the staff and Dominican, Mexican, custodians to come and eat. Colombian, French, Peruvian, Cuban, Jewish, Puerto Highlands students absolutely Rican, Chinese, Japanese, Students donated a wide love this Harvest Feast and they are looking forward, American, Jamaican, variety of food from all Brazilian, and Chilean foods for next year’s celebration! represented. Families were over the globe. so generous to bring in food The Courier page 2 Editorial: After the decision was made, there were no Spotlight on our Fabulous Teachers WE WANT X BACK! plans put in place for the teachers or students at Mrs. Ballesteros Mr. Hughes Quick poll: How many of you Eastview who relied on X. would like X-Period back? Orchestra and band lesson By Teddy Chomiak By Arielle Hazi and Allison My guess is: most of you. make-ups were moved to Jasne specifi c days during lunch. Mrs. Ballesteros is an art Why did we lose X? We Advanced chorus (at teacher on the Highlands Mr. Hughes or as the students lost X because the money Eastview) has been moved campus who does a lot of cool call him, “Mr. Huggies”, is a used to cover the cost of the to lunch. Sometimes the and interesting art projects Science teacher at Eastview. He’s worked in White Plains 2:16 buses and 2:50 buses music teachers have to give with her classes. If you get up their lunch break to do for 14 years, 13 of them at would help cover the cost Mrs. B, you will probably be Eastview. for Highlands to get the make-ups and practices. making clay animals, collages, LOTE (Languages Other monochromatic landscapes, Mr. Hughes has always Than English) program. Test and quiz retakes and cartoons. She’s been enjoyed science, and since he “The LOTE program is and make-ups have been teaching art for 25 years, and Mrs. Ballesteros has been was 15 he has worked with a direct complement to moved to lunchtime. At she says her favorite thing teaching art for 25 years. kids during the summers as the district’s mission to Highlands, students have about teaching is the students. a camp counselor or a swim “educate and inspire all to rely on Homework Her favorite kind of material When asked which museum is instructor. I like helping kids students, while nurturing Center or lunch to make up to work with is print making. her favorite, Mrs. Ballesteros learn new things through work or to get extra help. highly recommends visiting activities which vary from their dreams, so they learn being really cool to really continually, think critically, Mrs. B always plays popular the Museum of Modern Art, 6th grader Jennifer Jasne gross, but always interesting. pursue their aspirations music in her classes to set a also known as the MOMA, so says, “Lunchtime isn’t good and contribute to a diverse fun mood for students. If you know what’s going on in His favorite part about being enough. Teachers have and dynamic world.” you want to become an artist, the art world. Mrs. Ballesteros a teacher is the interaction meetings or teach during States Dr.