tiger times The Voice of Dewey Elementary School • Evanston, IL • December 2016 The Inside Life of Ms. Sokolowski! CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!! By Henry Rouch, Giles Gilbert-Bartell and Grant Aaron

Where did you grow up? “I grew up in Chicago, a couple of miles from Wrigley Field.”

Where did you go to college? “First I went to Northeastern for my Under grad, then I went to Adler University to get a master in classroom psychology. Finally I went to Concordia University for a master in Administrative Leadership”

What job[s] did you work before you went to Dewey? “I was an Assistant Principal at Bessie Rhodes for 3 years, I was a literacy coach in District 65, I taught grades 3 and 4, I was a special ed teacher at Oakton, and I taught Middle School social studies for 14 years out of the district.”

Remembering All Those Emotions from Game 7 of the World Series By Leo Webster

It was the day after the comfortable Game 6 win. 2 days after Halloween. Even though I was sooo tired I had to stay up to watch the CUBS!!!! Right after Dexter Fowler’s leadoff home run I was thinking it was going to be a good game. It was going back and forth CUBS then INDIANS, CUBS then INDIANS. It was getting closer and closer and then Grandpa Ross hits a home run to score a single taking it to 6-3 Cubs. I was thinking, we’ve got this, we’re going to win the World Series!! The 8th inning arrived, Aroldis Chapman relieves Lester on the mound. How could there be a problem with a 100 MPH pitcher. Let’s go Cubbies. Then when Aroldis Chapman gave up the 2 run homer, I fell apart. There was no way the CUBS could come back from that horrible mistake that could have cost us the GAME!! I felt like I should go to bed but I just couldn’t. The game was tied so we were in for a nail-biter 10th inning. I was really excited to watch the 10th inning, but also really nervous. When I realized that tarp was going on I was so mad at the rain. When the tarp was coming off I thought, this is it, can we do it? I was thinking….maybe not! The CUBS were batting first and I couldn’t sit still. With Cubs on first and second and Ben Zobrist at bat, I was thought we are definitely getting a run. Then when Ben Zobrist got a double for an RBI I burst into happiness. When we got another run I was SO SO SO HAPPY!!!! But then they got out and it was the Indians turn to bat. When the Cubs gave up another run I was getting so so nervous!! It was 8-7 and the Indians were batting. Then when Kris Bryant picked up the What do you do when you are not working? ground ball to throw to Anthony Rizzo I was thinking please don’t screw this up! He didn’t so I was able to celebrate wildly for the World “I love to go out to dinner, I love to go to the theater, I love to Series Win! I just kept on shouting “CUBS WIN, CUBS WIN!” GO CUBS!!!! WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!! I AIN’T AFRAID golf (but not very well:]),I also love to watch sports, I love to OF NO GOAT!! WE CAME TO REIGN!! IT HAPPENED!! FLY THE W!! socialize and do hot yoga! (Bikram)”

Just to put a little twist in this interview we decided to throw If you could only have one food and drink for the rest of you When you were a child what did you want to be when you a riddle at Ms. Sokolowski! life what would they be? grew up? The Person Who Makes It Sells It. The person who buys “If I could stay healthy then it would be cheeseburgers and lattes!” “Honestly, I wanted to be a salesperson.” it never uses it. The person who uses it doesn’t know it. What is it? What is your favorite quote and why? If you could be any person for a day (dead or alive) who (Repeats slowly to herself) “Can you touch it?” — Maya Angelou would it be? Yes. “The sum of us is greater than all our parts” “Because what will help us feel Joy in our lives is being connected “I would be Mr. Rogers so I could have my own TV show and so (Thinks for a while) “I have no idea!” to people.” kids can tune in to me every morning!” A COFFIN! If you were a superhero what would your name be and what All in all we had a great time interviewing Ms. Sokolowski. It If you could have a meal with anyone (dead or alive) who would your power be? was great to learn a lot about her and we really had a fun time! would it be? “My power would be to make people use kind words when they “Aw, there are so many people! Let me think. I would say my talk so if I see an argument I can make it better. My name would Grandma on my mom’s side because she died when I was seven, be...Kinderwoman!” and I want to know more about her life in Poland.” (Dramatic hand sweeping)

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The Agreement The Native American On December 4th, 2016, the US Army Corps of Engineers denied the permit for the pipeline construction. This decision is “Long ago, before the English probably due to the hard work of the protesters. Not having a Pipeline Protest permit stops the construction for now, which is great, but many and other explorers came protesters are still at Standing Rock to guard against the pipeline By Katie Schober being built in the future and to help keep the water clean. to America, there were other Long ago, before the English and other explorers came to America, there were other people living here. Today these people are called people living here. Today Native Americans. Native Americans are people who are native to America. The settlers from Europe came, and pushed Native Amer- these people are called icans out of their homes onto places called reservations. Native Americans. Native The Dakota Access Pipeline You might be wondering about what kinds of interesting things are Americans are people who happening with Native Americans right now. Well, let me tell you. There are always things going on with Native Americans, but right are native to America.” now there is something really important. This is called the Dakota Access Pipeline. If it was fully built, it would run from North Da- kota to Patoka, Illinois, which would also run through the Stand- ing Rock Sioux tribe reservation. When the Sioux tribe found out about the plan, they had two main concerns; first, the construction of the pipe would ruin their burial grounds; and second, if the pipe leaked, it would pollute their drinking water. The building of the pipeline was put on hold so the Native Americans and the govern- ment could come to an agreement. But this is a very tough decision; for if they build it anywhere in the reservation, it will ruin their water if it leaks, and they have only have had this one water source for a long time. But if they build around the reservation it will take lots of effort. It seems as if the government does not care about these Native Americans, but that is not true. Many people say they are trying their best to come to an agreement, but as I said earlier, it’s not as easy as you think.

The Pipeline Protest Some people in this country have gone to North Dakota to protest the building of the pipeline, in hopes to change the government’s mind. This protest is called the pipeline protest, for they are pro- testing to stop the pipeline. Did you know that more than 100 people have been arrested since the pipeline protest began? Yeah, that’s a LOT of people, but it’s, kind of a big deal, what’s happen- ing. Just look at the pictures below for a big piece of proof.

Boston is a beautiful dog who is looking for a forever home. The Pokemon Go and Save the Animals! shelter says he’s one of the most beautiful dogs they have ever seen! Especially because his eyes are different colors making him How It’s Affecting By Gillian Colledge and Frances Hammer especially CUTE. Save the animals at Evanston Animal Shelter! Go to evanstonani- Evanston animal shelter is located on 2310 Oakton St, Evanston the World malshelter.net to see all of the cute animals to adopt and explore! IL 60201. You could go there and find love at first sight! And Adopt cats, dogs, guinea pigs! But that is not all, you can visit remember that James and Boston are just twoof the many dogs By Theodore Robinson them if you want! You could adopt… and animals that need help and need to have a forever home! You could adopt….. Pokemon Go has made people think it’s okay for them to break into a zoo after hours and catch Pokemon. Also it made some have a phone bill of $5,000. Someone accidently ran a lady over and killed her. Pokemon Go also distracted two men who fell off an ocean bluff. It also helped robbers find where other people are so they could rob them. Another man showed a cop a phone he was playing Pokemon Go on after he crashed his car. Other people have accidently crashed on skateboards, and a teenager was hit by a car; but she says she did everything right while playing the game, including looking both ways while crossing the street and not playing while walking.

If you want find more go to cbsnews.com and search Pokemon Go accidents crimes and more. Name: James, Size: 55 lbs., Gender: Male Likes: Kids–Yes! Dogs– Sure! Cats– Not tested.

This is James. He has the cutest big ears and lots of love and en- ergy to share! He is only one year-old, but he is very well behaved. He is mostly all potty trained and will wait to go outside.

Name: Sylvia and Coffee, Gender: Both female

Sylvia and Coffee were trapped in the Fall of 2015. They are sis- ters and would probably want to be adopted together! As kittens they were living on the streets with their mother and brothers, but the animal shelter saved them! They would be very happy to go to their forever home!

At the website it can show you many cats and dogs and other animals you could adopt! So be an animal lover and go to the Evanston Animal Shelter to adopt!

Name: Boston, Size: 65 lbs., Gender: Male Likes: Kids– Older. Dogs– No thanks. Cats– Not tested.

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Weird But True: “Did you know that Olympic Edition Michael Phelps surpassed By Leo Webster and Theo Kayaian a record set more than The Olympic games were filled with excitement, medals and records, however there were also some truly funny, unexpected and 2,000 years ago by Greek significant moments… athlete Leonidas of Rhodes Lec-Eun-ju of South Korea did a smiling selfie with Hong-Un-Jong of North Korea. The reason that is such a huge thing is because in 152 BC!?!” those two countries are technically still at war. It just goes to show that sport can bring people together no matter what the circum- stances are.

This story is just great. Simone Manuel became the first African- American Women Athlete to win a gold medal in swimming the 100-Meter Freestyle. How inspiring!

Mo Farah tripped and fell while running the 10,000 meter race but got up quickly and was able to get a gold medal from that event, which is incredible!! How about that for ‘never give up’ attitude?!

Another great story on the tracks is when Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas got a dramatic gold medal by diving across the finish line to win the 400-meters. So, it turns out that throwing yourself across Olympic refugee athletes the finish line is a totally legal move! Chicago Bears player Mitch Unrein is married to Corey Cogdell- Michael Phelps achieved many records, but did you know that he Unrein and she got a bronze medal in trap shooting for Team USA. surpassed a record set more than 2,000 years ago by Greek athlete Leonidas of Rhodes in 152 BC!!! This is obviously amazing because E. Lefort dropped his cell phone during a fencing match against to do that is just mind blowing! Germany. Can you imagine dropping your cell phone during an Olympic event? One historic moment was when Fiji got their first and only gold medal in Rugby. This is quite good because it would be kind of Pita Taufatofua carried the Tongan flag shirtless and lathered in upsetting to get to the Olympics and not win a medal. coconut oil in the opening and closing ceremonies in Rio, which got everyone’s attention. Jonny and Alistair Brownlee got gold and silver in the Olympic triathlon. They are from Yorkshire, England and are brothers. It’s An Olympic race walker from France pooped his pants, fainted and cool to have both brothers to get a medal in the same event in Rio. still came in 7th! WEIRD, AND A LITTLE DISGUSTING, BUT TOTALLY TRUE. YOU’RE WELCOME. For the first time at the Olympics athletes who escaped their coun- tries which were at war were able to participate in the Olympics as a team of refugees. Since they don’t have a flag, they used the Olympic flag. Pita Taufatofua

TENNIS Is There Equity The average male salary for the men’s tennis is about $305,500 but the top salary is held by Novak Djokovic with $21.6 million. The average salary for women’s is about $250,000, so not a huge In Sports? difference in the average pay. However, the top salary is a HUGE difference between men’s and women’s. The top salary for women’s By Charlie Kalil tennis is about $4.5 million. So tennis players get paid a lot of money; the average pay is similar for men and women, but the at the top there is a huge difference just like other sports.

“In sports, men get paid so SOCCER The average MLS (major League Soccer) salary is $306,000 with much more than women. the highest player getting paid $6 million dollars! The average woman’s salary is $38,000 with the highest paid player being paid How big is the difference?” $450,000. Again, the difference is HUGE!

As you can see men get paid so much more than women in sports. Maybe it’s because more people go to watch men’s sports? Maybe it’s Men and women in sports get paid quite a lot of money. However, because the sports teams have more money in men’s than woman’s? men get paid so much more than women. How big is the differ- Maybe it’s because men get paid so much more they will bargain for ence? Read this article to find out about the differences in pay in more money? Will women in sports start to get paid more? We don’t men’s and women’s sports! know, but right now the men get paid so much more! BASKETBALL In 2012 the average NBA salary was about $5.15 million! The minimum salary is just above $52,000. The highest paid player in the NBA is Kobe Bryant with a salary of $25 million. The average WNBA salary in 2012 was about $72,000! The highest paid WNBA player is Candace Parker with a salary just over $3 million dollars. This shows the difference in men’s and women’s pay in Basketball!

BASEBALL In 2015 the average MLB salary is $4.25 million but one of the highest paid players was Alex Rodriguez who will have been paid $480 million in career earnings. The average women’s softball salary ranges from $4,000 to $25,000 and teams only have $125,000 to spend on 16-20 players! That’s not a lot of money. So as you can see, $ men get paid a lot more money than women. Kobe Bryant Candace Parker

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stretched out like spaghetti. In 1979, Tim Hawking was born. In Stephen Hawking 1985, Hawking got pneumonia. He could not breath. Hawking could only survive with a breathing tube. That meant he would “Because she introduced By Robert Razdolsky never speak again. Then they hooked a voice computer to his wheelchair. This computer would give Hawking an artificial many computer concepts, Many of you ask, “Who the heck is Stephen (Stee-ven, not Ste- ‘voice’. Hawking would select words using a controller, and the phen) Hawking?!” I will answer the question, Stephen Hawking computer would broadcast the words he typed. The only problem Ada is considered the first changed the world, and the universe, with his quotes and theories. was that the ‘voice’ was American, Hawking was British, but he He is one of the most celebrated scientists (astrophysicist, along actually likes it! computer programmer.” with Neil Degrasse Tyson). He is a cosmologist and a theoretical physicist. This article is about him. In 1988 Hawking published, “A Brief History of Time.” Funny how it’s brief and he’s talking about everything! The book is a best- Stephen W. Hawking was born on January 8th 1942 in London. seller. In 1995 Hawking and Jane split. He then married his nurse, But due to the war and the plan for the destruction of London but they divorced in 2006. Hawking now travels everywhere and with a suspicious German small D2O atomic bomb, the Hawkings gives speeches. He may go to space. A movie about his relation- Ada Lovelace decided that there were too many threats. They moved outside of ship with Jane called, “The Theory of Everything” came out in London to a big old house. I forgot to mention that Stephen was 2014. The actor playing Hawking is in the new Harry Potter By Sophia Jung born on the three hundredth anniversary of the death of Galileo. film to be released this year, and the actress who plays Jane is in Even though Stephen was smart, he was at the bottom of his class. the new Star Wars, “Rogue One”. Hawking’s legacy continues and Ada Lovelace was born in London, England, on December 10, He went to Cambridge University. In late 1962, he went ice skat- he is a great genius. 1815. As a young girl, she showed her gift for mathematics. ing and fell down. He could hardly get up! He went for medical When she grew up, she translated an article invention by Charles exams and found out he had ALS. It is also called Lou Gehrig’s Babbage, and added her own comments. Because she introduced disease. It destroys muscles until you can hardly move at all. He many computer concepts, Ada is considered the first computer had two years to live, the doctors told him. At first Hawking was programmer. depressed, but then he remembered that some people suffered more, and he realized that two years was a long time, so he worked Early Life of Ada Lovelace super hard. Ada Lovelace, born as Augusta Ada Byron, was the only legitimate child of the famous poet, Lord George Byron. Lord Byron’s mar- On a new year’s party in 1963, Hawking met Jane Wilde. They riage to Ada’s mother, Lady Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron, was were later married and had a child named Robert in 1967. Lucy not a happy one. They divorced only weeks after Ada was born. Hawking followed in 1970. One day Hawking remembered that black holes collide and become a larger black hole. Hawking Teen Life thought it might be linked to physics called thermodynamics. Around age 17, Ada met Charles Babbage, a mathematician and This theory might help us learn more about black holes. Hawk- inventor. The pair became friends, and the much older Babbage ing also conceived that black holes give off radiation, he named it served as a mentor to Ada. Through Babbage, Ada began studying ‘Hawking radiation’. If you went down a black hole, you would be advanced mathematics with University of London professor Hawking as a young man Hawking today Augustus de Morgan.

Adult life In 1835, Ada married William King, who became the Earl of Lovelace three years later. She then took the title of Countess of Lovelace. They shared a love of horses and had three children Pet Saliva together. From most accounts, he supported his wife’s academic endeavors. Ada and her husband socialized with many of the in- By Wren Cohen and Brian Jones teresting minds of the times, including scientist Michael Faraday and writer Charles Dickens. Ada’s health suffered however, after a We have made one scientific and mind blowing discovery that bout of cholera in 1837. She had lingering problems with asthma will blow your MIND! We have used paper that reacts to different and her digestive system. Doctors gave her painkillers. Still it did chemicals depending on if it’s an acid base or a neutral. We have not work and she began to go more closely to death. found that cat and dog saliva is more acid base than human saliva. “Wow!” we said, when we found that out. The Death of Ada At the young age of 37, even before her mother died, she died Wound licking is an instinctive response in humans and many because of cholera. She died in 1852. other animals to an injury. Dogs, cats, rodents and primates all lick wounds. There is a common belief that animal saliva, especially that of dogs, has healing properties for human wounds. Evidence for this comes from a number of historical traditions.

Why dog saliva is not a good idea to use as mouthwash: just because your dog’s saliva may have some potential benefits doesn’t mean it comes without risks. For example, cats’ and dogs’ mouths contain a bacteria called Pasteurella that could cause a skin infection called cellulitis in humans if transmitted onto a wound. more of a conditional reaction such as when we are hungry, we For dogs, licking wounds is like you rubbing your head if you hit it. drool. When certain areas of a cat such as the back, neck or chin are The nerves used to transmit the rubbing sensation block the feeling stimulated, it triggers the cat to salivate. of pain or soreness. And canine saliva does have some mild antibac- terial effect. For wild or feral dogs licking is probably beneficial in This is your cat’s way of giving itself first aid, as a cat’s saliva con- cleaning a wound. tains a natural antiseptic. Dogs actually have a natural antiseptic in their saliva, so even though both lick their butts, dog saliva kills Cats drool when they feel relaxed and content or happy. This drool- germs while cat saliva harbors germs. Yes, there is an antibacterial ing behavior is still a mystery as to why some cats do it, but it is substance in cat saliva.

Pokemon Go! By Liam Razdolsky

Pokemon Go! is a game on your phone and you can be outside Ada Lovelace while playing it. I like that you can catch many different Pokemon. You move around outside in your surroundings and your game character moves too! In my opinion, more Pokemon should be added to the game. Here is a list of which Pokemon the creators should add: Tynamo, Mew, Mewtwo, Mega Stones, Mega Gyarados, Shinys, Master Balls, and Umbreons and all the Eevee Evolutions! This is my first article and so don’t make fun of it. I will make other Pokemon Go! articles but for now I’m saying good bye! Thank you for reading, Reader, and have a happy day :D

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Go to the Dewey website to read the Tiger Times online and in color! A Folk Tale: The Fantasyland Penguin in the Moon By Menna El Gamal and Chesney Brown By Leela Wittenberg Trubowitz and Once upon a time, there was a world called Fantasyland that had The trolls and goblins were dumb and greedy. The war began. So wizards, witches and unicorns anything that you can imagine be- the trolls set up their traps. Not one person fell for them because Sophia Siddiqui yond reality. WELCOME TO THE AWESOME WORLD OF they could see them. The trolls and goblins were very mad, so FANTASYLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they ate gingerbread children. Most of the Gnome Garden vil- Penguins are a peaceful kind. They love sledding down snowy hills lagers died or ran away. And most of the troll and goblins died. and swimming for tiny fish. But most of all, they love the moon. The sections of the world were Candyland, Diagon Alley, Troll All of the kingdoms that helped Candyland had a party and got They love it because it is the bravest of their kind. and Goblin Territory, Gnome Gardens, Cinderella Kingdom and a royal treasure. the Sleeping Kingdom. The Gnome Gardens roamed free, so they Once upon a time, one thousand years ago, the moon realized he started to attack Candyland. HAPPILY EVER AFTER,THE END! was dying. He knew that what he needed was a new soul. This soul would last him till the end of time! Maybe even longer if it The gingerbread men and women, girls and boys were TERRI- was a kind, brave person’s soul. Or perhaps a penguin...... FIED!! All of the other kingdoms teamed up against the Gnome Gardens, (including Diagon Alley). However, the Troll and Gob- Meanwhile, back on planet earth, there was a penguin living. His lin Territory did not join them and they made their own team, name was Tom Fisherpen and he was the kindest, bravest penguin because they wanted to get slaves or eat the gingerbread children. that ever lived. The penguins had always thought that the moon was the most beautiful thing, but Tom loved it the most. It didn’t take long for the penguins to realize the moon was dying, but Tom Fisherpen would be the penguin to do something about it. He was going to donate his soul! Tom decided he was going to con- Riddles Rosetta and tact NASA, instead of PASA (the penguin space guys,) because he didn’t want the penguins to worry about him-and so he traveled, By Morgan Mangrich and Stephanie Lippke across the world, in a tractor. He reached Houston in a couple of Boldymort: The War hours. He was very proud. Of course, you would be too, if you What has a head and a tail but no body? traveled across the world in just a few hours. Answer: a penny of Good and Evil

A man called David Mochla discovered Tom. Tom told Mr. Mo- What loses its head in the morning but gets it back at night? By Sofia Greenfeld, Meera Field and Anya Gill chla his story. He was just a rocket maker, but he knew a lot of Answer: a pillow astronauts! Ethan Siddiquiwitz brought Tom into space. He did it Once upon a time there were two worlds, one evil and one good. A against his will, though, because he didn’t want to hurt such a nice First think of a person who lives in disguise who deals in secrets wall of love flowers (hibiscus) separated the two different worlds. penguin. But Tom insisted! and tells naught but lies. Next, tell me what’s always the last One day, a little girl named Luna picked one of the magical love thing to mend the middle of middle and end of end and finally flowers which makes love potions thinking it was an ordinary Back at the bottom of the earth, Joe enjoyed a sandwich. Now give me the sound often heard during the search for a hard to flower. Once she picked it the wall came drifting down! Once Gin- to the other news. The penguins were realizing that the greatest find word now string them together and answer me this which ny (good Queen) and Lestrange (evil Queen) were informed, they of their clan was gone! That was happening at the bottom of the creature would you be unwilling to kiss? said to their worlds that they were finally united. But Lestrange earth, but somewhere around the middle of it, Tom was plan- had other plans. She finally could take over the good world in Answer: a spider ning on breaking Ethan and David’s trust. That was something peace. That very same day in Rosetta (good world) the people of he would usually never do, but this was for the moon! David and Rosetta went to the party of peace with the people of Baldymort What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries? Ethan wanted Tom to go in a shuttle with a human, (the human (evil world). Lestrange decided to take over Rosetta at that time. would be Ethan). But Tom Fisherpen said “no”. He knew, he had Answer: a towel At the party Lestrange decided that she would take over NOW! to go alone, to save the moon. So a couple of hours later, he stole With all her weapons and creatures prepared she begun to attack! a shuttle, and blasted off, into space. It didn’t take long for Ethan What runs but never walks has a bed but never sleeps and has a Soon most of the people of Rosetta were taken as prisoners. At to follow, but Tom had the fastest shuttle. mouth but never eats? the ball Ginny obviously noticed that people were missing. But Answer: a river halfway through the war, Lestrange realized good and evil could When Tom reached the moon, he went to the biggest crater, be united together and so finally the world’s were united and ev- then stood there. Soon after that, his soul was sucked in, and the What has 4 wheels and flies? eryone lived happily ever after. moon’s old soul disappeared. Tom’s body started floating around like a piece of trash. But it was not trash. He had saved the moon! Answer: a garbage truck

Ethan knew what had happened, even before he got to the moon. I go in hard I come out soft what am I? It had grown a tiny little beak, and it was a bit brighter than Answer: gum normal. This is why the penguins honor the moon even more. A Riddle By Theodore Robinson

A man lived on the 64th floor. On sunny days he could only reach the 32nd floor button and walk up the other 32 floors, but on rainy days he could reach the 64th floor and be home by

just the elevator. How? Answer: He had a umbrella. umbrella. a had He Answer:

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The Mini Cookbook The Amazing By Adele Fammeree, Somil Bose and Mary Elizabeth McDonald Ms. Cleveland By Zachary Cutter Chow!! Namaste!! Hiya folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is an interview about an amazing person named Ms. Cleve- Have you ever made food from around the world? land. The person writing this interview is Zach Cutter. He is her student and asked her a lot of questions like... We all like desserts and sweets, but sometimes they’re too hard to make. In this article there are three different EASY recipes from all Why did you bring Roots and Shoots to Dewey? around the world. Ms. Cleveland has always loved nature and grew up camping and so spent a lot of her free time outside. She believes that we each make a difference and so wanted to help share that with kids. Then The first recipe is one year at Dewey a student in her class was running for Student Council and in her speech she said that she wanted to start an ecol- traveling all the way from ogy club at Dewey. Ms. Cleveland had just met Jane Goodall that week and learned about Roots and Shoots. And so that student was Italy for cookies! elected and Roots and Shoots began at Dewey.

INGREDIENTS The last dessert is What was your dream? 1/2 cup butter, softened homemade ice cream Ms. Cleveland didn’t know that she wanted to be a teacher. But she 1/2 cup white sugar was always curious about the world, especially nature and people. 3 eggs INGREDIENTS She loved writing poetry even as a kid. She loved photography and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 big gallon-sized bag liked looking at things from different perspectives. She still dreams 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 small quart-sized bag one day she will publish a book of poetry with her photographs. 3 teaspoons baking powder Rock salt Every day is living her dream. Sprinkles optional 1 pint of ice Flavored syrup (we used chocolate), as much as you want What is your favorite thing about teaching? DIRECTIONS Half ’n Half (2 cups) Ms. Cleveland loves being in the middle of a learning environment and watching students make meaning of the world around them. Prep 20 min cook 10 min, bake 30 min DIRECTIONS She loves supporting students in finding their voice! Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. First take your little bag and put in the half n’ half and as What is your favorite bird? much flavored syrup as you wish. (Not too much to give Ms. Cleveland loves all kinds of birds but is especially drawn to In a large bowl, mash together the butter and sugar until it’s you a sugar rush!) Then mix it with a spoon. Now take the eagle and the loon. She used to take a vacation in the Upper smooth. Then add the egg and vanilla. Add flour and baking your big bag and put ice and rock salt in. Put the little bag Peninsula of Michigan and would listen to the loons calling across powder and blend. Take a big spoonful (a tablespoon) of in the big bag and shake the bags for 15-20 minutes. the lake. She would also sit in her kayak and watch the eagles dough and place on the cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Or you flying overhead. can shape it into a rope and roll into a ball. !!!!!!!!!!!!ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bake for about 8 –10 minutes in the preheated oven, until Where did you go to school? hard and golden at the edges. (Add sprinkles for glamour.) Ms. Cleveland went to school in many places like Alabama, Colo- rado, Switzerland, New Jersey and Illinois.

Where were you born? Homework She was born in Wisconsin. How many siblings do you have? By Maya Jaffe and Elliot Hoffner She has 5 siblings: 3 brothers and 2 sisters.

What is your favorite color? It is purple. I think I’m allergic to homework It always makes me sneeze What is your favorite kind of animal besides birds? She likes wolves and bears but truly loves her furry family dog. I even have a case of little Wobbly knees! Where did you do your student teaching? She did it at Dewey School! My dog might be also Because he’s scratching at his fleas. Wait? What did you say? The next recipe is kheer It’s Saturday oh I’m going out to play!!!!!!

(rice pudding). This recipe is traveling all the way from India! This Indian dessert is usually used for special events such as birthdays or holidays.

INGREDIENTS 4 cups milk 1/4 cups of uncooked rice 1/4 cup of sugar 6-8 strands of saffron

DIRECTIONS Pour the milk in a big saucepan,and bring to a boil. Then add the rice, and cook for 20-25 min. Stir once in awhile so that the milk or rice does not stick to the bottom of the saucepan. Add sugar and cook for another 5–10 min,until milk thickens and starts to coat your spoon. Remove from stove, add saffron, and serve!!

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Interview with Stephanie Smith By Jexa Edinberg

40 million people drink Great Lakes water in the region. Chicago has 2.7 million people, so a lot more people are drinking that water around the Great Lakes! I wanted to know more about all this water, so I interviewed my mom, Stephanie Smith, Vice Presi- dent of Operations at the Alliance for the Great Lakes, which is a nonprofit organization that helps protect the Great Lakes. The website is: www.greatlakes.org. When my mom first started work- ing at the Alliance, her boss was Cameron Davis. Although he has a different job now, this is what he said about my mom. 2. We have to help ships that come from other places in the “I took a chance in hiring Stephanie that she would bring her passion world get their ballast water filtered out in ways that prevent for protecting the environment and be part of the team at Alliance invasive species from landing here. for the Great Lakes for at least five years. Now 15 years later, she’s still 3. We are educating people and communities about the harmful at it!” Cameron Davis is the Senior Advisor to the Administrator of effects of plastics and alternatives to plastics they can use. the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Interviewing Ms. Koh Q: What is so great about the Great Lakes? Q: How would you describe your connection with the A: The Great Lakes are 90% of the US surface freshwater. And it By Sylvia Wallace, Sienna Mason, Great Lakes? is 20% of the world’s surface freshwater. Cassidy Donovan and Evan Portnoy A: It is one of the most essential and unbreakable connections in the world. Q: Why is this important? A: We cannot live without clean water. Ms. Koh is an awesome teacher! She makes it easy to earn parties Q: How many plants and animals make their habitat near and in and makes learning fun with games! Read on to learn more!!! the Great Lakes? Q: What are the states that touch the Great Lakes? A: There are 8 US states and two Canadian provinces (like a state) Q: Where were you born? A: More than 3,500 species of plants and animals live in and near that touch the Great Lakes: IL*, IN, MI*, MN, NY*, OH*, PA, A: I was born in SoonChun, South Korea the Great Lakes including 170+ different kinds of fish! WI* and in Canada: Ontario and Quebec. The states with Q: Who did you live with? Q: What were your most unusual jobs? stars* are where the Alliance has people working. A: I lived with my mom, dad, brother, and grandma. A: 1. I was an 8th grade science teacher in Massachusetts. 2. I taught at an outdoor education center in Georgia. Q: How do you make changes happen and stay to protect the Q: What is your Korean name? 3. I worked with disabled children in Massachusetts and France. Great Lakes? A: My Korean name is Sooran, which means water lily. 4. I worked in a bagel store during college. A: Well, there are several things we do. We help people get con- nected with a place, like a beach, so they appreciate it. We give Q: How do you say “hello” in Korean? Q: What are some of the big problems facing the them information about the place, and the problems it may A: You say “On young” to friends, and “On young ha se yo” to Great Lakes today? face. We give them a role in solving the problem. We have adults to give respect. A: Well, there are several big problems facing the Great Lakes, volunteers in all 8 Great Lakes states. We get laws passed to and we are working hard to address them where I work. make sure the place is protected. Q: What do you do for fun? 1. The first problem is related to fertilizer put on farm fields. A: I like sports: running, bowling, ping-pong and softball. There is often too much fertilizer applied and the chemicals Q: What did you study in college? I also love traveling and exploring nature! in it run into the Great Lakes. This causes too much A: Well, I first got an undergraduate degree in Psychology and algae to grow in the lakes, which can make the water French after high school so I could help people and travel. I Q: What are your Hobbies? unhealthy for people and animals. This is mostly happening got a graduate degree in environmental science and education A: I love to craft, read, cook, dance, sing, play games, solve in Lake Erie (OH), and in Green Bay (WI). so I could teach people how to help the earth. puzzles and make origami. I played piano and violin. I enjoy 2. The second problem is called “invasive species.” This is comedy and learning languages! Q: Do you educate kids? How? where a species from another place in the world is brought A: The Alliance for the Great Lakes has lesson plans and trains here and is able to survive. It causes problems for what Q: What are your favorite things? educators to teach their students about the Great Lakes. (This already lives here. Some species are Asian carp, sea lamprey, A: I like to eat different ethnic foods, like kalbi (Korean happens outdoors and in the classroom). This happens in zebra and quagga mussels. marinated short ribs). My favorite colors are black and dusty school districts in: Sheboygan WI, Racine WI, Evanston, IL, 3. The third problem is very simple but still a problem. It’s pink. My favorite movies are “Shrek #1” and “Big Hero 6”. Chicago, IL, Detroit, MI, Cleveland OH, and many other litter. Mostly the problem is in the form of plastic containers, My favorite books are “The Westing Game” and “Lord of the Great Lakes coastal communities. Flies”. Favorite authors include Chris Van Allsburg and Allen which become small pieces of plastic on the beach that don’t Say. My favorite flowers are roses and hydrangeas. My break down to become part of nature. Don’t you want to spend a summer day at the beach? Well then you favorite sport teams are the Cubs, Bulls, Bears, and Blackhawks. would need healthy Great Lakes if you live near them for swimming Q: What are some solutions to these problems? or playing in them. They need to be protected for forever. Q: What school did you go to? 1. We are working to educate farmers not to use so much A: For elementary I went to Jane Addams. For junior high, fertilizer, and also when to use it. We are hoping to change Glossary I went to Winston Park. For high school I went to GBN behavior, something that is very hard to do. HABITAT : A place where animals or plants make their home and Timothy Christian.

Q: What is the pokeball system? “What was your favorite hobby as a child?” I asked. A: The pokeball system is the way my students earn parties using An Interview with “Playing soccer. I was out on the field playing soccer all day except pokeballs, Pokemon, and colored teams for positive reinforce- when I was in school.” ment for parties and prizes. My Grandfather “How was Hungary different than America today?” Q: How does the pokeball system work? “There is a whole ocean of difference in between. At the time, I A: My class earns pokeballs for parties and points for group By Sage Varhely-Davis was born there was no electricity or indoor plumbing so we had to incentives. have an outhouse. There were no video games. There was a deep My grandfather, Emry Varhely, was born in Hungary in 1930 and well in the middle of our courtyard. Every day they would let down Q: What are some ideas for the years to come? has lived a very interesting life. He speaks six languages. I call him the bucket and pull it up for drinking water. A couple of years later A: Pokemon for a while, but after that I was thinking Star Wars, “Papa,” and I decided to interview him. they put in a tank in the house high up and the maid every morning Legos, or Super Hero themes. pumped water into the tank and they used that for cooking, bath- Q: What are some systems that you’ve already done? ing, drinking and whatever you needed water for.” A: I have already done Class Constitution and Monopoly. “Cool,” I said. Q: What college did you go to? “It was cool until they heated it up.” A: I went to NIU – Northern Illinois University. I asked him his advice for living a happy, healthy life and he Q: How many schools have you taught at and which ones? gave me three tips that are smart for all of us to know: A: I have taught at 3 schools – East View, Hunt Club and Dewey. 1) Equanimity. Which means you try to maintain your cool all the time and try to make the best with what you Q: Why do you love teaching? have, and be positive. A: I love working with learners and making a difference in the 2) Healthy eating. world and future. 3) Like people, get along with people, and do the best you can to help people. In our thoughts, Ms. Koh is super awesome teacher because she is fun and makes it easy to get parties. LONG LIVE MISS KOH! I learned a lot from interviewing him. I will love him forever. page 8 • december 2016 fun pages

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