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Shumate Squawk 4/2817 Volume 4, Issue 2 Goodbye Great Barrier Reef? Special points of By: Reese Collins ing the coral to turn com- sad and angry I have always interest: pletely white and die. The thought it would be cool to It is named the swim there. Ricky Kamin an Great Barrier Reef is locat- Great Barrier Reef, but is it 8th grader who runs track Slushies are being ed near the outskirts of believes anything can be sold at lunch on Fri- great anymore? As the Queensland a state in Aus- accomplished with hard days for 10 positive beginning few months of tralia. work like running said, “ I action tickets this year The Great Barrier think they can recover the started dying to what sci- While the Great Barrier health and wellbeing of the 8th Grade Washing- entists call bleaching. Reef is dying the some stu- reef if they just put time and ton D.C Trip May dents are also dying about Bleaching occurs when hard work anything is possi- 4th-7th the bleaching of the reef. ble”. One question we the water temperatures of Trent Fields a 8th grade should ask is there anything 6th Grade M-Step the ocean increase, the baseball player that feels to do to stop this crisis. Test corals will expel the algae sad and angry about this event said, “ Yes I am both living in their tissues caus- Student Dress Codes, Are they Really Necessary By: Grace Powers Editorial Shumate Middle School, tops.” Opinion and so many other count- Inside this issue: less schools with dress All around Shumate Middle Why? Why do the dress codes codes. School you will see the exist? Why is it just pointed at teachers and the principle 8th Grade Soft- the girl students? Why do the An 8th grader Quinn wearing everything that is ball, Shumate 2 rules not pertain or “apply” the Gaydos has been very dis- not allowed such as tank- staff? These are all questions traught by this dress code tops and sandals/flip-flops. Track, Fishing 3 that need to be answered. especially since she is very This is why the next ques- What should stay and go? The fond of wearing shorts, she tion is do you feel that the Tigers, NBA, fingertip rule should not stay said “I think that shorts power of the dress codes is Michigan State 4 because everyone has differ- should be allowed as long abused by the staff? Kayla ent arm spans, so it is in return as they are not too Kerr said “I do not like that School News, 5 not fair. Also this dress code is short.” Alyssa Orsette an the staff that the teachers Student Spotlight only pointed at the girl stu- 8th grader who is very pas- and principle do not have to Movies, Spring dents, for their bra-straps and sionate about this certain follow the dress code it’s not Shoes 6 short shorts and skirts or they topic said “I think that most fair at all. Why do they have are not supposed to show their of the dress code should double standards? I think Pool Outfits, Mov- 7 shoulders! But stores do not go. We should be able to that if we have to have a ies, Books really sell longer shorts options wear slides and tank-tops. dress code they should too, Technology, Mov- for girls, also when it is hot It doesn’t hurt or distract or get rid of it all together.” In ies, Music 8 outside you will want to wear anyone. Plus in the hotter conclusion the dress code your shorts. This is happening weather I personally enjoy overall is completely unnec- right now in the hallways of wearing slides and tank- essary. 8th Grade Softball Bring Home Their First Win! By: Kaylee Folding every day after school is paying off. fielding and staying in the game. Ma- lia Core a new player to softball this As your eighth grade Shumate Megan Coleman who is the year said, “We don’t talk to each other Seahawks first baseman and pitcher softball team brings home the win, on the field and we’re not mentally said “They’re doing well but they need they are filled with excitement. The tough, we need to walk on the field game was on Tuesday April, 26 confident to win.” This is great advice, while they played Southgate. The maybe using that advice would help the Seahawks to take wins the rest of score was 18-7 and the girls worked the season. With seven games left, very hard to bring home their first they’re going to work as a team. The win. They worked together as a Seahawks take on Lincoln Park this team, and were mentally tough. Thursday April, 27. Let’s hope it Most importantly, they just enjoyed doesn’t get rained out! playing together and had fun while doing it. This was by far, their best game, and they’re improving together to focus more on the field.” The Sea- as a team. Having practice almost hawks just really need to work on their Swing Batter Batter By: Trent Fields grade baseball team is working hard to to be perfect at all these things. Come th th get the win against Lincoln Park. out and support the 7 grade baseball This week 7 grade baseball faced off team. against Southgate. It was a heart breaking loss with a score of 0-3. They Derrick Szucs a good 7th grade catcher were keeping the game so close till said “Our team is good because we the very last inning. Their next game is work as a team.” Jacob Lusk a 3rd and going to be Thursday against Lincoln 1st base player on the 7th grade baseball Park at home. The game is at 4pm team said “We could improve our field- after school behind Shumate on the ing, catching, and batting”. When they middle field. So this brings the 7th were at practice they worked really hard grade record to 1 and 3. But the 7th Shumate Stats Struggle By: Tarin Fountain been doing this now 0-4 on there first the 27th. four attempts to get a win. Shumate has been fighting really hard for their first win but not have been Shumate has clearly been struggling in able to succeed doing this. Pitching has been a tremendous factor in tak- the field Nic Kirksey would agree play- ing losses that they should of won. ing for his second year at third base and Brendan Payne a new edition to the batting 2nd in the lineup, “We struggled team but still played travel baseball in the field a lot because we weren't said, “Pitching was the reason they were losing because some weren't focused on the plays in the field.” Shu- throwing strikes and when they did we mate hopes they can find a win against were giving up to many base hits.” Lincoln Park a 7/8 baseball team on The key to winning baseball games is Thursday. Can Shumate turn it to have the best defense and to focus on playing but the Seahawks haven't around… Come watch and find out on Page 2 3rd Place at Flatrock By: Jonah Carr dles, Jonah Carr in the 800m Ashton On Friday April 21st the boys Stec in the mile, DeTwan Ali in the 100m and 70m dash, and Tyler track team overall took 3rd in Flat Rock Winiemko in the 400m dash. The Rams Relay during invitationals. Some boys prepare for their tri-meet this standouts were distance runners, Ash- Wednesday. Lucas Kuty who runs ton Stec, Alec Grezgorek, Reese Col- the 200m Dash, a second year track lins, and Jonah Carr. Also Taurus Wil- runner said, “I ate healthy all week son had a spectacular finish and An- and ran a lot to prepare”. The boys hope to be 3-1 after their meet. thony Greear with very fast starts. The conditions were rough with the cold 50 The boys were back on Mon- degrees cloudy with 20 mile an hour day against Trenton Arthurs with a winds. Tony Greear said, “I think we great victory of 87-34. First place finishers were Alec Grezgorek in the ran good overall but the weather 2 mile, Taurus Wilson in the 55 hur- slowed us down”. The Track Meets By: Mackenzie Delgado This meet is a tri meet against sprinters, stated, “I’m mostly excited Melvindale and Taylor at the Ma- because I was moved into the 70m On Friday, April 21st the Shu- rauders home stadium. dash for points. I feel that I am im- mate track team attended the Ram Re- proving.”. Improvement is one of the lays at Flat Rock High School. The girls The events at the Ram Relays were best feelings. If you are looking to ended up placing 4th overall. The meet hurdles and relays as well as all of support the Shumate track runners following the Ram Relays was a meet the field events. Rebecca Belt, on than it’s highly encouraged that you against Trenton. It was a really close her second season as a Shumate attend the meet on April 26th at Carl- game but sadly, the girls lost with a track runner, had said, “At the Ram son High School. It’s always reassur- final score of 60-68. However, there Relays I ran the 55 hurdles and a ing to have people cheering for the were some great runs from the follow- 4x200 relay.”.