The Marlin Planet

First Edition December, 2015

Meet the Marlin Planet Big News Staff: Marek’s first ever student

newspaper started this year! Duke Butler­sports writer Mrs. Cessna earned a grant for Stephanie Cao­photographer Chromebooks with which Brandon Cessna­editorial writer students create, edit, and Muneeza Cheema­editorial writer publish the Marlin Planet News. Acacia Edmond­sports writer Students had to apply for the Mariam Fatima­staff writer newspaper team by filling out Westin Gonzalez­photographer an application and providing Maryam Haidari­cartoonist work samples. The excellent Isabelle Lavoie­ interviewer Noa Mack­ artist team of students meets every Irene Mazina­cartoonist week before school to create Sarah Phipps­ photographer Artwork by Alara Seeborg their masterpiece. The Prince Sarsoza­interviewer newspaper is sponsored by

Alara Seeborg­cartoonist Mrs. Cessna and Mrs. Yesland. Anabella Sloan­community news Community News ______by Mariam Fatima Jack Solari­ sports writer

Creek High School. The school has been allocated 72 acres of land.

Academics The will offer full high school curriculum for students including advanced placement ( AP ) and dual credit classes.

The Sharks !!! Sports The sports offered at SCHS is

Hey marlins guess what ? The new cross country, , football, Shadow Creek High School is , soccer, power lifting, opening in August 2016. This is the / water polo, , Stay tuned for the 3rd Alvin ISD high school. The , track, & . The second edition of school construction began on March Sharks will not be competing until Marlin Planet in 2014. The high school is located at 2017. January! 11850 Broadway , Pearland TX 77584. We are so excited that all the current marlins do not have to drive Questions or comments can Kelly Hestand , an administrator all the way to highway 6 to attend be directed to: with 23 years of educational Manvel High School. We will have experience has been appointed as our own Shadow Creek high school [email protected] the principle for the new Shadow next door , YA-HOO !!!!! [email protected]

Editorial Section

article by Muneeza Cheema and Brandon Cessna

student interviews by Anabella Sloan ​

Water Packets or Water Bottles? Do you prefer water As you all know, recess is right before lunch this year, and many kids are bottles or water pouches dripping with sweat as they come inside, and they would probably like some in the cafeteria? water at lunch. Last year it was easy to buy a water bottle in the lunch line.

However, water bottles have been replaced with water packets. Our opinion on the change… It’s Awful. ​

It is nearly impossible to open the packets without spilling it on yourself, and if I am being completely honest, I don’t even think that the water tastes like it does in normal water bottles. Now for the opinions of marlins around the school:

Scarlett Sloan quoted ¨I do not like the water packets and they taste a lot like plastic . It is super hard to open without spilling it on yourself.If I were to choose between water packets and water bottles I would choose water bottles¨.

Mrs Jimenez had the same opinion. She thinks that because the water packets can’t be refilled they are not environmentally friendly. Kids also need help opening them, and the packets are played with.

As you can see marlins have mixed emotions on the new water packets, but if you are one of the people that dislike them, there is an easy solution. All you have to do is bring a regular water bottle from home.

The Alvin ISD school district must agree with this article because as soon as the water packets run out water bottles will return!!!!!

Sports News Work hard in silence and let your success make the noise!

Football Season! Kyler Murray’s “Amazing Win”the Was This The Aggie Debut Titans game Year?

BY: Jack Solari BY: Acacia Edmond BY: Duke Butler

Welcome to another Hi, My names Acacia Hey, what’s up its Duke episode of Jack’s sports Edmond and Today I’m at and I'm back with more corner. the Titans Junior Football awesome sports news! Game. Today we will be talking Recently The Manvel about the 8-4 A&M Right now the Titans are Mavericks played The Aggies 3-9 South Carolina. in the lead by six in the Katy Tigers, and about 2 First let’s start off with the first quarter. days before the game Aggies. In their game the Katy almost got Aggies quarterback Kyler disqualified from the Murray had 20 completions 2nd quarter: playoffs because it was with 28 attempts for 223 In the beginning of the announced that Katy had a yards and one touchdown. second quarter the Titans player that previously The Aggies rushed for 326 now have 12 to 0 played for Katy 7 Lakes yards total and led by and then moved to Katy’s quarterback Kyler Murray. Beginning of the second football team and was quarter, the score is 12 to going to play at Katy in the Now let’s move on to 0. Titans run the ball, and receiving yards. The Aggie same season! After the the tackle is made! Titans receivers combined for a UIL had a meeting they did total of 223 yards led by pass the ball, making it a not disqualify katy from receiver Ricky Seals-Jones first down. Donte scores the playoffs, so the game who had 88 yards and 6 the touchdown. Here's the was still on! receptions. Out of all those kick off! First down receivers only one got a Longhorns. The Longhorns Now Katy has beat Manvel touchdown. Now let’s move are running the ball and the every time they have on to the Aggies defense led tackle is made! Titans played them, but I truly by shawn Washington who offense is back on the field. thought Manvel had a had 10 tackles. The total One penalty so far. Titans chance this year. tackles and sacks for the Aggies are 65 tackles and 5 move the ball making a first sacks total, and 2 down by #13. Fourth down interceptions. Now it is time comes and the Titans are for the last part of the out to defense. Second and Aggies team which is ten for Longhorns when punting and kicking. The Blane Brown, Titans Aggies kicker went 5-5 for defense, makes the tackle. extra points . The Aggie On the defensive line for punter had 5 punts for 212 Titans, Christian Jones yards. That is all for the makes the tackle on third Aggies. Now let's move on to South Carolina. Let's down. It is the Titans' ball, start of with Carolina's first and ten. Titans throw quarterback Perry Orth had the ball and it's incomplete 15 complitions with 24 at the half. Score remains attempts and 192 yards and 12 to 0. 2 interceptions and 1 rushing touchdown. 3rd Quarter: Carolina rushed for a total of 253 yards and led by Brian Nelson (#21) Brandon Wilds. Carolina intercepts the ball leading a rushed for a total of 4 pick six, leaving the score touchdowns. Now let’s 18 to 0. move on to receiving. The Carolina receivers 4th Quarter: combined for a total of 192 yards and led by Hayden The Titans have the ball. Hurst. Now let’s move on to They run the ball, but get Carolina’s defense. Their defense had 69 tackles,1 tackled. Titans are looking sack,and 0 interceptions forward to their first down. led by Skai Moore. Now we They run the ball., but now will move on to Carolinas it's third down. They are kicking and punting. The beginning to lose steam. Carolina kicker Elliott Fry BZZZZZZ! It's the end of the made 4 extra points for 4 game and the Titans have points. Their punter Sean won the Playoffs 18 to 0! Kelly punted 6 times for 234 yards. From looking at

the stats you can tell the Aggies won and they did. the Aggies won 35-28

Shows the symbol in the light but it’s unseen in the dark.

Gitty Daneshvari Author’s Visit

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The League of Article by Annabella Unexceptional Children Sloan and Isabelle

Is Gitty Daneshvari’s newest book Lavoie

series. The book is about plain Gitty Daneshvari was born in L.A. ordinary kids who are always and now live in Madrid, Spain and forgotten. Are recruited to become married to an Spaniard. She has a spies. dog and a cat. A bulldog and an And save the world. But we won’t overweight cat named Turbo. She spoil the rest go check it out now at loved writing when she was little our library. and her dream was just to be rich. And she does not illustrate her

own books. She was always in her sister’s shadow. She was not Gitty Daneshvari with her new book! good at anything she got rejected by the choir. And she was really School of Fear bad at music and gym. But that does not bring her spirits down if it School of Fear is one of Gitty ​ is she wouldn’t be here. Daneshvari’s book series on how these kids are scared of everything so their parents send them to the school of fear. And as they go on this journey they start to overcome their fears. It is a 3 book series and we do have it in The League of Unexceptional Children the library.

Photographs by The League of Unexceptional Children Stephanie Cao, Westin Gonzales, Thank you to Mrs. Phipps for inviting authors to speak at our

and Sarah Phipps school!

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Fall Festival 2015: Photographs by Westin Gonzales

Open House: photographs by Westin Gonzales

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