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Volume 1 Issue 2 February 5, 2016 Student Council News NWLE Raider Gazette and the Denver defender tips it and intercepts it and takes it Welcome to the NWLE SUPER BOWL 2016 downfield! He is down! The Raider Gazette. This Patriots get the ball back and student written publica- by Justin R. they onside kick it but it’s no tion is the “voice” of use. They have lost. Bay Bay is NWLE Student Council. Since the Super Bowl California on the 7th of Febru- going to the Super Bowl again! Teachers, if you have an ary. is coming up THIS WEEK- On the other hand, Carolina upcoming event or spe- END, it is a very important day What the Super Bowl cial activity planned in demolished Arizona. So now it for sports fans and the teams your classroom, PLEASE is really about is you start at 0- that are in it. We have a lot of is Denver vs Carolina, Febru- notify Laura Horne. A 0 and as this season goes on, support for Demaryius Thomas, ary 7th at Levi’s Stadium in member of student coun- you win and lose games. Then aka Bay Bay, because he went Santa Clara. In this powerful cil would love to photo- there’s the AFC championship. to West Laurens High School. matchup, it is Cam Newton and graph, interview, and This year in the game it was write an article describ- He did track. Bay Bay won Greg Olsen vs Peyton Manning the Denver Broncos vs The ing it! So many GREAT fourth place in his track and and Bay Bay Thomas. Two field jump event. He went to New England Patriots. Then things happen at NWLE! great quarterbacks and two college to play football for the there’s the NFC championship great receivers. Go Bay Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. game. This year it was the Car- Bay!!!!!! Then he went to the Denver olina Panthers vs. Arizona Car- Broncos to play in the NFL. You can’t forget about the Car- dinals. The AFC champion- olina Panthers. They have a ship’s quarterbacks have a ma- powerful quarterback, who is jor rivalry. It’s Tom Brady vs known as Cam Newton, and Peyton Manning. It was in the they have Jonathan Stewart, a Thinking Maps fourth quarter, 22-20, Patriots powerful running back. The losing by 2, they are on the 10 are the BOMB! 50th Super Bowl will be held at yard line. Tom Brady throws it, Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Inside this issue: History of the leap year Super Bowl/Leap 1 By Lily B. and Ruthie H. Year What is a leap year? Leap year is the type of thing that only happens More about Demary- 2 once every four years. Hi, my name is Mr. Quackers the duck, and I am going to ius Thomas tell you about the history of leap year. To start this off, leap year only comes every 100th Day of School 2 four years, so some people like JACK DEHART (Lily’s bother) only have their birthday every four years. This is a photo of Jack. Kids that are born on February MLK Jr. 3 29 are sometimes called “leapsters” and celebrate their birthdays on February 28 or Teacher of the Month 3 March 1 on non-leap years. Normal years have 365 days, but leap years are differ- ent. Leap years have 366 days, and the extra day comes in FEBRUARY! This 3rd Grade PTO/ 3/4 Pirates of Penzance change affects the whole year. A year is pretty much just how long it takes the earth to orbit the sun. Leap years occur because it actually takes the earth 365 and Who Is?... 4 1/4 days to orbit the sun. Do the math: 1/4 +1/4 +1/4+ 1/4=1 whole day!!! We have to make up that day every four years. NWLE Raider Gazette 1. He liked basketball more than foot- ball in high school. 2. During his freshman year, the bas- Ten Things You May Not Know About ketball team won the state champi- onship. Demaryius Thomas 3. He used to have dreadlocks in high By Lily B. and Ruthie H. school. 4. He started his “Mohawk” look in college. The source of our infor- 5. He drove an old beat up Toyota mation is Jake Hendley Camry in high school. (former WLHS Quarter- 6. He played more defensive back than wide receiver in high school. back). He went to school 7. He played quarterback some during with Demaryius at West his senior year. Laurens High School. 8. He is the reigning local corn hole The picture includes champion among his friends. 9. He and Calvin Johnson(2 of the top Jake, Demaryius, and receivers in the NFL) played to- other friends. gether in college. 10. Demaryius holds the record for the most catches in a game in Super Bowl history! Photo courtesy of Patti H. “It’s a great day to be 100th Day of School great!” By Ruthie H. and Lily B. Morning News Photos Courtesy of Jennifer B. Kindergarten had a very unique way to celebrate the 100th day of Anchors school. Kindergarteners and teachers dressed up like their grand- parents or just old folks. They even had their own parade. They spent their day doing cool 100th day activities. Page 2 Volume 1 Issue 2 Martin Luther King JR. By Anna Grace G. and Katelyn G. For example, white people sat in the What does front seats and black people sat in MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. the back of the bus. Rosa Parks mean to you? Do you ever think decided to stay in her seat one day. about him? Do you have a dream? She was arrested. This caused the When Martin was born in Georgia The cover o bus boycott which Martin was a on January 15, 1929, his father was leader of. Martin went to college one o our a minister of a church. Martin’s favorite and became a minister like his fa- father taught him to accept all of the books- ther. Martin got married in 1948 to Marin’s Big people. Martin and his family loved Coretta Scott. They moved to Ala- Words all the races including white and bama. In 1963, he gave his famous African American. Some people “I Have a Dream” speech in Wash- wanted segregation, so people ington. A year later, he received the thought that they needed to be sepa- Nobel Peace Prize. Sadly, Martin rated because of their skin. As Mar- was assassinated in 1968. He was tin grew up, he experienced racism 35 years old. His words and work many times. still thrive today. Teacher of the Month Spotlight By Lily B. and Ruthie H. Mrs. Wendy Slade viewed some of her kids said that has been a teacher for 25 kids and they said that they sometimes years, though she has been one thing they like have trouble “Life is good!” teaching at NWLE for 16 about her is that she doing the new Mrs. Slade years. She was persuaded plays music during way of math, so to be a teacher because she class, so it is not too they sometimes loves kids and learns a lot loud and not too silent. get to do it the from them. She also gives them old fashioned She was in college plenty of reading time way. for 9 years. We inter- which they adore. The We heard some very inspiring news on our live N-NWLE Morning rd News today! Demaryius Thomas 3 grade p.t.o progam sent us a wonderful message! Many of us in Laurens County had the by lily b. and ruthie h. honor of knowing and/or teaching Mr. Thomas. Some of NWLE 3rd grade students performed an his words: ELVIS themed P.T.O program on “Pray it up”, “Be Tuesday, January 19. They sang many respectful”, “Always songs from the 1950s including “Jail put your grades House Rock” and “Rock Around the first”, Clock”. The kids dressed in clothes “I LOVE ALL OF from the fifties and sixties. YOU!” Leather vests and poodle skirts! We love you, too, Bay Bay!!! Photo courtesy of Bonita W. Page 3 NWLE Raider Gazette NWLE Student Council REVELATION 22: 13 Presidents: Maddie-Gail Clark, Lily Baird, & Ruthie Haygood I AM THE ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE FIRST AND THE LAST, THE Vice President: Aubrey Smith BEGINNING AND THE END. Secretary: Lauryn Shepard Treasurer: Ellie Ruth Mullis Newspaper Editor/Student Council Sponsor: Laura Horne NWLE Principal: Dr. Amy Duke PIRATES OF PENZANCE NWLE Assistant Principal: Mr. BY Lily B., Ruthie H., and McKenzie K. Ronnie Locke Operas have been around for a long time. They were and still are the best choice if you have a hunger for Northwest Laurens Elementary musical theater! We, the fifth graders had the chance Rigor, Relevance, & Relationships...Every to witness the magic of the theater. Student, Every Teacher, Every Day. The NWLE fifth grade got the chance to watch “Pirates of Penzance” performed by the At- lanta Opera! We didn’t even have to go to Atlanta to Visit NWLE’s Facebook page and see it. They brought it to us! We are very grateful website to see all of the great things students and teachers are doing! for this opportunity and would love to see the full version one day. Opera is really and truly amazing and magical! Coach Murkerson? By Lily B. and Ruthie H. Who is Coach Murk- money.