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6th grade: Lillian Wunsh, Congrats to the September Hailley Helsel, Marissa Students of the Month Pizur, Laci Tongue, Alissea 8th grade Schwass, Anykah Wilkins, Kyle Koch and Camilla Boyd Caleb Whalen, Dakota 7th grade Gordon, Ryan Koerner, Jalen April and T’Mya Parker Cameron Hansel, Haylee 6th grade Bradford, Jeremy Arthur

7th grade: Annika Lackey, Christian Artur, Toby Warren, Noah Gustafson, Angela Turner, Gabi Teneyuca, Teddy Rounds, Evan Jensen

8th grade: Tyler Jensen, Trystian Hughes, Ryland Tucker, Dante Culpepper, Katie Mize, Katie McGinnis, Dalene Wilkins, Alexis Spriesch, Hunter Huston, Brooke Winn, Alex Sample, Madison Argento, Garrett Metzger, Jaxon Buck, Camilla Boyd, and Lexi Smothers

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6th Grade Introducing the Emma Aguirre, Ryan Koerner, Lydia Miller, Emma Bretveld, Dakota Gordon, Tiffany 2015 -2016 Student Council Rodriguez, Caleb Byrd, Abby Elliott, Alexis Johnson, Kacey Whitten By Camilla Boyd 7th Grade This article about student council will Alyssa Giacchino, Brenda Gonzalez, Kerstein give you some updates about what student Gray, Bella Jeck, Joe Keller, Natalia Kidd, council has achieved already and some future Sydney Quiroz, Daniel Schultz, Mac Sellers, plans. On the first day of Bradley Central Makala Spry Student Council meeting we introduced our officers to our new council that is full of 34 8th Grade student leaders. In other meetings we had Hunter Abrassart, Alyssa Criddle, Isaac discussed our state project this year which is Fabbro, Liberty Fortin, Carlie Jenkins, Tyler the Scarecrow Project. For the Scarecrow Jenson, Lanaeja Johnson, Kyle Koch, Jada Project we got to design a scarecrow to LeBran, Katelyn Pierandozzi, Joe Pizur, represent our council. It was put on the fence Cadden Scroggins, Kaleigh Swinford, Ryland at Perry Farm. Have you seen it yet? Tucker “Leadership Luigi” won first place in the school/youth category giving our Student Council $100! We as a council decided to go Congrats to the 2015 – 2016 Student Council. with our state theme and dress the scarecrow We can’t wait to see what great things up as a chef because our theme is Stir Up you do this year! Some Leadership if you didn't know. We also talked about our first dance at the first meeting. It was a “Back to School” theme. Every month or so we get to go to the nursing Dear Edwina Jr. Cast List homes to help with the elderly and entertain them too. We do this in order to give back to Congrats to the MANY 6th, 7th, and our community. We discuss groups for our th nursing home visits. So these are some of the 8 graders who were cast for Dear Edwina updates on student council since the council Jr. This is our school musical this year started September 8, 2015. directed by Mrs. Schneider and Ms. Hasik. Students have been very busy practicing their lines and performances every day

after school. Everyone will be so excited to Officers President: Abbey Morical watch this amazing production Vice Presidents: Keelan Hansgen & on November 19 and 20. A Julia McCawley list of students in the musical Secretary: Jisela Santos can be found on the back of Treasurer: Camilla Boyd the newspaper! Sgt.At.Arms: Jenna Soucie

National News 2015 – 2016 Softball By Dalene Wilkins By: Jaxon Buck I had the chance to interview Coach Ahmed Mohamed, a Muslim American Bright about our Softball team this school student at MacArthur High School in Irving, year. I asked him some questions, and here Texas, was arrested at his school Monday are his answers. Why did you choose September 14. Ahmed, being part of the softball? “I absolutely love the game of robotics club, had built a digital clock over the softball. I love coaching, I love playing, and I weekend. He showed it to one teacher who just love the game.” How long have you been playing? “20 years”. What do you like was impressed, but advised him to keep the about it? “I love softball because it’s a fun clock in his bookbag. Later in his English class game and it’s the ultimate in team games.” the clock started beeping in his bag. Ahmed How long have you coached? “This is my took the clock out and explained it was just a 10th year.” What is your most successful clock. "I built a clock to impress my teacher but year? “Seventeen in a row, 2nd year coaching when I showed it to her, she thought it was a at Donovan, we finished 19-1. We lost in the threat to her,” Ahmed told reporters last Regional Championship. What did you most like about this group of girls? “It was a fun Wednesday. "It was really sad that she took the group of girls and as a wrong impression of it." Ahmed was taken into team we showed a ton custody that day and interrogated. "They told of progress over the me I had committed the crime of a hoax bomb, last three years with a fake bomb." The freshmen later explained to this group.” “All in all, the WFAA after being released by authorities. this was a great group Since his release Ahmed has been of girls to coach.” Here are the students who congratulated by many branches of the science made up our softball community, and even has been recognized as team this year. a role model for many other kids and teens hoping to go into science for careers. Ahmed has even been invited to the White House by Kaleigh Swinford, Lilly Aguilera, President Obama, and to Facebook head- Kassidy Embry, Alyssa Giacchino, quaters by Mark Zuckerburg. Cerrena Coiley, Dalene Wilkins, Carlie Jenkins, Skyler Norton, Abbey Morrical, Liberty Fortin, and Josie Majka

Destiny Wunsch Alex Sample By Katie McGinnis By Madison Argento Destiny's favorite TV Cartoon is My Little Have you heard of Alex Sample? He Pony. Her favorite book is Death Note. Her is new to Bradley Central this year and favorite color is pink. Her favorite here are some facts about him if you don’t movie is Pixels. She has two sisters, know him. His favorite super hero is Jasmin and Lily. Her birthday is Batman. DUN NU NU NU NU NU….. rd February 23 , 2002. Destiny has BATMAN. His favorite color is orange and dyed her hair once with Blue Kool he wears it a lot, like every day he wears Aid. If she could go anywhere in something with orange. One hobby of his is the world she would go to Japan messing with his cat. He likes to scare her to become a Manga writer. Her with a clown mask (not nice). His favorite favorite song is Bring Sally Up and restaurant is Taco Bell. He prefers winter she's going to be the female Dave Strider for over summer and likes to go ice skating Halloween. every Friday or Saturday. His favorite singer is Selena Gomez. He prefers cats over dogs, and he has one dog and one cat. His favorite sport is baseball. His eye color is blue. It’s a really pretty blue. He has two siblings, both brothers. One is in High School and the other is in Elementary. He MRS. BAYSTON would rather live in the city than the country. He likes music more than books By Dakota Gardner and tiger is his favorite animal print. His favorite shoe brand is Nike. That is very Mrs. Bayston has been a teacher for 13 amazing, but expensive. His natural hair years. In the past she was a speech and color is brown and his favorite clothing language pathologist assistant. brand is Under Armour. He has about Her family consists of her 3 sons- three Under Armour jackets (in orange or Jacob, Lucas, and Christopher with orange in them). If you see an average and her husband, Brian. She has heighth 8th grader a dog, a guinea pig, and 2 turtles. She attended walking through the University of Illinois for her undergraduate the halls in orange and attended Olivet to receive her Master’s or tiger print, say degree. In her free time she likes to read, shop, “Hi”. It just might and spend time with her family. be Alex.

NBA Basketball Most Annoying Things to Say to an ……. Artist: By Ryan Koerner By Katie Mize Last year, the Golden State

Selfies Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 1. I can draw better than you. to win the NBA Championship. Over By Garrett 2. You should totally draw me ;) the off season, the Chicago Metzger 3. That looks weird… Bulls hired Fred Hoiberg to be 4. Oh mah gah, is that like, a hand? 5. Oh mah gah, you like, should their new head coach. What They are really, like, draw me. will happen this year? Find out when everywhere. People 6. You should totally draw mah o.c the new NBA season tips off on take them when they (original character~!) Tuesday, October 27. wake up and when 7. Oh mah gah, you should like, they go to bed. They look at this awful five-minute take selfies with drawing I just made! D’: (Shows friends and even with amazing picture that is better than food. But have they my art) This Day In History gone too far? It used 8. You’re not like, that good. September to be just a fad but 9. Bruh, please -_- now with the invention 10. I can draw that too, but in like, By Tyler Jensen of the selfie stick, a faster time. people are offering 11. I’d honestly like to see you try. September 2, 1969-The first ATM opens them as prizes. So my 12. Come on! Like, please draw for business. question is Yea or me! September 2, 1973-Lord of the Rings Nea to selfies? 13. Is it alright if I like, totally post author and creator, Tolkien, dies. September 6, 1915- The first tank was your art on my like, social media produced during World War I. Team Yea page? (It’s not like I’m going to claim it or anything like that. September 11, 2001- America is attacked Joe Trevino by plane hijackers crashing into World Hahahahah.) Chloe Handy Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in 14. No. Mrs. Allen PA, and will be remembered forever in 15. Just… America. Team Nea 16. No. September 13, 1814- Francis Scott Key Keelan Hansgen 17. Can I like, pretend to be friends pens or writes the Star-Spangled Banner. Paul Burkhalter with you so you’ll like, totally draw September 17, 1787- The U.S. Cerrena Coiley me? ;D Constitution was signed. 18. You should give me, like, Drew Harvel September 23, 2004-Hurricane Jeanne amazing art lessons. ;D crashes into Haiti.

19. You should like, draw September 26, 1820- The famous Team Meh something for me. :D frontiersman Daniel Boone dies. Ms. Nodine 20. Tosses the word “Like” out the September 26, 1945- The first American window. NO. soldier was killed in Vietnam.

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By Garrett Metzger The Giants and Cowboys played a game on September 13. During the fourth quarter, confusion arose. The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion quarterback on the Giants’ team told the running back not to score so they could By Christian Arthur run out the clock. During the play Dallas Oblivion starts with you in prison. Don’t panic, got the ball, scored, and the Giants lost you get to escape. Oblivion is a game where you have to the games. So I thought to myself, “I think find the heir to the dead emperor and stop the Deadric it is okay to disagree or interrupt your fellow players. But is it okay to disagree (demon) lord. However, there are side missions. There’s with your coach?” Mr. Dowdy said “If it is one where you make your own magic staff, one where at the NFL level then yes anything lower you are an assassin, and one where you go into no.” Mr. Kukuck said “no”. Dylan Arthur Paintworld. You’re a character that you get to create. You said yes though. And finally Dawson get to choose a race of elves of dest. majic. The fighting McCue said “Maybe. It depends on the is good, even though it is set in Midevil Times. So, if you situation.” have the free time, try this game. You might like it! So which side do you agree with?

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