March 2011 $.25 Indescribable International News by Haley Lutes

March 2011 $.25 Issue, Date School News p. 3-5 Indescribable International News Other News p. 3 By Haley Lutes Sports News p. 5

Top Ten List p. 1 On March 11, 2011, a Mystery Teacher p. 2 terrible earthquake shook Japan. Celebrity Birthdays p. 2 It rated an 8.9 on the Richter scale but then was changed to a 9.0 Club Corner p. 4 after further research. Japan The Word p. 10 moved 8 feet because of this earthquake. This earthquake By Kenzie Chalifoux Student of Month p. 6-9 created a tsunami which caused 10- Galveston, Texas houses to be destroyed, streets Did You Know? p. 9 were flooded, and shops were 9- Naples, Florida Celebrity News p. 10 ripped apart from the strong waves. Property losses have been 8- Palm Springs, California estimated at $600 million due to this tsunami. Within 2-5 miles, 7- Barbados extremely large waves engulfed 6- Ixtapa the Okushiri coastline and the

central west coast of Hokkaido. 5- St. Lucia The world is mourning the loss of 15,000 people who are either dead 4- Lafayette, Louisiana Q. Why can't a or missing because of these rabbit's nose be natural disasters. Four thousand, 3- San Diego, California twelve inches long? three hundred and seventy-seven are confirmed dead so far. 2- Steamboat Springs, A. Because then it California Because of this, the nuclear would be a foot. reactors are melting down and the #1 Spring Break causing the release of radiation. Vacation Spot is.....

Riviera Maya, Mexico

March By Emily VanKuren 6th Grade: Elizabeth Bisping, Maddie Thompson, Kenzie Chalifoux, Jacob Shults Justin Bieber – Mar. 1, 1994

7th Grade: Mikayla Reynolds, Hannah Ke$ha Sebert – Mar. 1, 1987 Schouten, Ashlyn Carnes, Cara Soucie, William Thompson, Jaime Molina, Jon Bon Jovi – Mar. 2, 1962

8th Grade: Maggie Cyr, Tiffany Bisping, Logan Sterling Knight – Mar. 5, 1989 Leavitt, Megan McCawley, Taylor Mezo, Emily VanKuren, Joscelyn Hernandez, Hannah Shaquile O’Neal – Mar. 6, 1972 Lance, Haley Lutes, Alexandra Shults, Emily Osment – Mar. 10, 1992 Carrie Underwood – Mar. 10, 1983 Chuck Norris – Mar. 10, 1940

Mystery Teacher Mystery Teacher By: Hannah Schouten By: Tiffany Bisping

Our Mystery Teacher this issue has a This mystery teacher loves favorite color of periwinkle blue and the football. His/Her favorite teacher’s favorite animal is a giraffe. superhero is Batman. Outside of school this teacher likes His/Her birthday is June gardening and babysitting his/her 15th. He/She has five kids. grandchildren. He/she has three kids and If you know the mystery seven grandchildren. This teacher’s staff person, bring your favorite sport (to watch ;]) is basketball answer to Mrs. Allen for a and his/her shoe size is 8 1/2. Also this candy treat. teacher’s favorite food is pizza. If you have an answer or an educated guess see Mrs. Allen in Room 203.

Math Team

By Logan Leavitt For a trip to Washington DC The Bradley Central Math team is three groups, one could you spell the word with the from each grade level, comprised of the best math students definition – to think or tell of in the school. These three groups go to two separate math something greater that it is; to competitions every year, the Illinois Valley Conference overstate? The word is ………….. Math Competition and the Momence Math Competition. E-X-A-G-G-E-R-A-T-E. Practice for these competitions involves improving a wide range of math skills from something as complicated as This was the winning word linear equations to something as simple as addition. Having in the Iroquois-Kankakee County been a member of the math team for all three years I’ve Spelling Bee that took place Mar. 8th been at Bradley Central I can say it’s a really fun and at Olivet. Our very own Ana Boyd enjoyable time. It’s a good way to improve an educational represented Bradley Central in this skill while having a good time with your friends. Here at bee and she did an outstanding job Bradley Central we boast a large number of first, second spelling words that got her 6th place and third place trophies for all three of our grade levels. in the two county region. Way to And it’s all thanks to our three incredible math teachers: go Ana! Ana won the Bradley Mr. Bayer, Mr. Postma, and Mrs. Anglin. Central school spelling bee held in th nd February and 7 grader Holly 6th grade - Momence Participants (placing 2 Camp took 2nd place. Upon place!): Dawson Schu, Janel Mangantualo, Jalen Mangantualo, Savannah Randles, Brittany LaFond, Matt Milaneses, finishing this competition, these Natalie McClure, and Alec Wallace two students were asked some questions about their victory. IVC Meet (placing 3rd place!): Savannah Randles, Brittany LaFond, Elly Neither Ana nor Holly expected the Gustafson, Matt Milaneses, Ryan Smothers, Natalie McClure, and Alec outcome to be this way, though Wallace both of them have been in the school bee before. Ana wasn’t th nd 7 grade - Momence Participants (placing 2 place!) : Yash Mehta, nervous at all in front of her peers. Max Yason‐Martin, Tegan Hansgen, Cait Boyd, Holly Camp, Hannah In fact, she said that being relaxed Schouten, and Anthony Schmidt and not worrying about being

IVC Meet (placing 2nd place!): Yash Mehta, Max Yason‐Martin, Tegan watched is what helps her do well. Hansgen, Holly Camp, Hannah Schouten, and Ashlyn Carnes Holly studies the words and writes them out again and again for 8th grade- Momence Participants (placing 3rd place!): Zach Ackerman, practice. Both of the girls thank Ana Boyd, Lydia Corneal, Matt Gagnon, Kyrsten Grayling, Lindsay Hill, their Moms for being such great Logan Leavitt, Riley Mason, Eddie Vazquez, and Mason Weigand spellers but doing so well doesn’t come without hard work. Though th IVC Math Contest (placing 6 place!): Zach Ackerman, Ana Boyd, Ana mentioned having a Daemian Dumas, Logan Leavitt, Mason Weigand, Matt Gagnon, and photographic memory, she still Lydia Corneal. Way to go mathletes! studied every night, as did Holly. Continued on page 4…..

Scholastic Bowl By Maggie Cyr

Most of you know about Scholastic Bowl, right? Yeah, I bet you’re thinking it’s just for know‐it‐all nerds with nothing to do. But you’re wrong! Scholastic Bowl is just as fun as any other group. As part of the team, I can say that so far in the season we’ve all become a family, which is what you do when you ride long bus rides together, share pre‐game snacks, answer questions, and support each other. We all get along well, and we know when to help each other out with questions we don’t know. Speaking of questions, let me give you a taste of the stuff we go through. The questions range from history in the 1800’s all the way to popular music today. We do grammar, we work out algebra problems, we spell. It’s not really that much of a complicated process. It all depends on what you know. Now, for each team—A‐Team and B‐Team—we have captains. The A‐Team usually consists of our eighth graders and B‐Team is our seventh and sixth graders. If someone is missing, another member of the team will stand in, and if you don’t get to play, you can get switched out at the end of the first round or after a number of questions. The questions are called toss‐ups and if you answer a toss‐up, then a bonus question is put out. If you answer the question, then you are able to answer the bonus question first. The bonus questions are usually in five parts, though they can come in four or three. The match is usually over if all thirty toss‐ups are answered or if twenty bonus questions are answered. So, yeah, that’s the Scholastic Bowl experience. If it seems interesting, come see us at a home match! Don’t know when a match is? Just ask. We’ll be happy to tell. Congrats on a great year so far Scholastic Bowl! The team consists of Ana Boyd, Logan Leavitt, Jessica Ramos, Christina Nunez, Maggie Cyr, Taylor Mezo, Cait Boyd, Lillian Schreiner, Holly Camp, Natalie McClure, Mason Tolan, and Matt Milaneses

PBIS FIELD TRIPS Spelling Bee Continued from Page 3. Save up those Good Knight Awards and you just might be able to buy yourself a ticket for an In her spare time exciting field trip! New this year at the school store Holly likes to read and Ana is field trip tickets to Bradley East and Bickford enjoys working wrestling Senior Living. This is a great opportunity for Bradley concessions. In fact, she is Central students to share their time and volunteer in their very proud to say that she community. Brianna Farman was one who shared her time with hasn’t missed a match yet! Bradley East students. She and four others, assisted by Miss Holly’s favorite song artist is Gullickson, helped the teachers out with their math and LA Pink and Ana’s is My lessons and could be found reading to the students during their Chemical Reaction. Finally hour-long visit. When asked if she would be interested in going both girls would love to again she responded, “Yes, I’d definitely do it again!” Another travel to Europe. Holly group of students visited the Bickford Senior Living Home with would check out Italy and Mrs. Huseman. They spent time competing in Yahtzee Ana would go to England. tournaments and chatting with the residents. Everyone there Congratulations girls on a thoroughly enjoyed the experience and can’t wait for another great group of students to arrive. What’s next on their agenda….a accomplishment! competitive game of Wii Bowling!!!!! So get your Good Knight Awards ready, field trip tickets will be on sale again at the next school store.

WRESTLING He Shoots He Scores!!! STATE STYLE By Jacob Shults

DeKalb, Illinois was the place to be This has been a great year for 6th grade March 11-12 as it hosted the State basketball. Throughout the whole year our 6th grade Wrestling Tournament. Two Bradley Basketball players had a record of 10-2 and were Central students had a chance to show also the Kennedy Shoot Out Champs! Also the 6th what they could do as they met their grade basketball players got an average of 30 points. matches that weekend. Eighth grader, We could say thanks to Corbin LaGesse, Damien Logan Collins and seventh grader, Tim Williams, Brady Warren, Jason Henning, Riley Karraker (who placed 5th in the 65 and Dufrain, Trey Blair, Tyler Gero, Parker Morrissette, under category) were our two Jacob Austin, Tyler Gioia, Reid Jenkins, Caleb representatives. They were accompanied Markel, Dalton Parks, Agustin Cortez, Kevin Keller, by two Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center Connor Lamore, Ryan Smothers, Isaiah Mathew, students – Bryce Riberdy and Logan Israel Ramos, AJ Barnes, Nathan Bisping. Thanks Nestlerod. All of the wrestlers here at 6th grade Basketball players on a great year! Bradley Central had an outstanding year giving it their best with each match. Great job wrestlers!

Fiddler on the Roof

Bradley Central students will be performing the musical Fiddler on the Roof April 6-7. The school performance will be on Wednesday, April 6th when students are bussed to the 1:00 performance. The cast has been working vigorously on their acts every day after school under the direction of Mrs. Schneider and Miss Hasik. To make this performance successful, it takes a lot of work and dedication. And that’s exactly what Mrs. Schneider, Miss Hasik, and the cast have- dedication to the musical! Congrats to the following students for making the cast. Good luck and break a leg! Cast members are Eduardo Vazquez, Cristina Nunez, Amber Bonnes, Hannah Kegg, Ashlyn Carnes, Rebecca Adams, Alexis Crane, Ashlin Peters, Matt Gagnon, Joe Corneal, Caleb Williams, Sam Clark, Nolan Lewis, Andrew Brown, Christopher Aquino, Zach Akerman, August Dayhoff, Dakota Pegue, Dakota Parks, Logan Leavitt, Taylor Mezo, Savannah Randles, Cait Boyd, Lydia Corneal, Aubree Hayden, Kaitlyn Wischnowsky, Olivia Kerouac, Danielle Drazen, Carlie Chaplinski, Jo Roy, Shaun Arthur, Hannah Schouten, Maura Orvis, Trinity Casey, Cara Soucie, Madesyn Golston, Paytyn Contreras, Emily Wendling, Morgan Cobb, Rachel Cox, Leilani Wheaton, Jessica Ramos, Macy Murgach, Fabian Lomeli, Jared Rueff, Travis Campbell, Chris Madden, and Tim Lloyd.

Natalie McClure Paige Wilson Josh Lazaro November- 6th gr. November – 8th grade December – 6th grade

How does it feel to be student How does it feel to be student of the How does it feel to be of the month? Were you month? Were you surprised? “Yes, student of the month? surprised? “Yes, I was.” What because I never thought they would pick Were you surprised? after school activities are you me.” What after school activities are you “yes!” What after school in? “Piano, Scholastic Bowl, in? “I spend time with my friends.” activities are you in? and Hand chimes.” What is What is your favorite subject and why? “Track and Soccer” What your favorite subject and why? “Art, it is a lot of fun and I like to be is your favorite subject and “I like science because it’s creative and make pretty things.” Any why? “Math because it is interesting. I also like math hobbies or collections or hidden talents? easy.” What are some of because I like solving “I really like to play volleyball. I spend the most often played problems.” What are the most time with friends and we go to the mall songs on your iPod or what often played songs on your and park to play.” What are the most is your favorite type of iPod or what is your favorite often songs played on your iPod or what music? “Eminem” Any kind of music? “Christina is your favorite kind of music? “I like all hobbies or collections or Perri, Jar of Hearts, Katy Perry kinds of music. My favorite singer is hidden talents? “I can Fireworks and California Drake.” If I were principal for a day I make a cricket sound.” If I Girls”. Any hobbies or would… “…let students wear what they were principal for a day I collections or hidden talents? want to wear and chew gum.” What would… “…have an all “Jewelry making and would you do with a million dollars? day assembly with music painting” If I were principal “Move to FL and save the rest of the and popcorn or ice cream.” for a day I would… “…take money for a rainy day.” Future plans? “I What would you do with a the school to Disney.” What want to be a pediatrician.” Nicknames? million dollars? “Put a would you do with a million “Paigie Pooh”. Why do you think your swimming pool in the dollars? “I would invest it to teachers chose you as Student of the house.” Future plans? earn more money.” Future Month or what advice can you give to “Being a pro soccer plans? “to be a pediatrician” others? “I think they chose me because of player.” Why do you think Why do you think your my improvement. I have had better your teachers chose you as teachers chose you as Student grades and worked hard in class. If you Student of the Month or of the Month or what advice want to be Student of the Month you what advice can you give can you give to others? “I get need to get good grades and have a great to others? “for being a my school work done and I attitude.” Any spring break plans? hard worker.” Any Spring suggest the same if you want “Going on a vacation with my Grandma.” Break plans? “to see my to be student of the month!” Grandpa from Colorado.” Any spring break plans? “Go to the movies, paint, read a book, and make jewelry”.

Elizabeth Jarecki Derek Patterson Andrew Kennedy December – 7th grade December – 8th grade January– 7th grade

How does it feel to be student of the How does it feel to be student of How does it feel to be month? Were you surprised? “Yes, I the month? Were you surprised? student of the month? Were was very surprised, since I’m a new “Yes, very surprised.” What you surprised? “Yes” What student this year.” What after school after school activities are you in? after school activities are activities are you in? “I am in “Basketball” What is your you in? “None” What is cheerleading during the summer that favorite subject and why? “P.E. your favorite subject and goes through some of the school year because it’s like recess in 2nd why? “I like them all.” for Bourbonnais Bears.” What is your grade.” Any hobbies or What are some of the most favorite subject and why? “My collections or hidden talents? “I often played songs on your favorite subject is band because I get like to do basketball trick shots.” iPod or what is your to show off my musical talents.” What What are the most often songs favorite type of music? are the most often played songs on played on your iPod or what is “Eminem and Drake” Any your iPod or what is your favorite your favorite kind of music? “I hobbies or collections or kind of music? “Katy Perry, Pink, will listen to anything.” If I were hidden talents? “I like to Ke$ha, Bruno Mars, Taio Cruz, and principal for a day I would… play basketball.” Any Three Days Grace”. Any hobbies or “…cancel school for the day.” nicknames? “Drew” If I collections or hidden talents? “My What would you do with a were principal for a day I talent is playing the flute. I read in my million dollars? “Build a would… “…have computer spare time.” Nicknames? mansion” Future plans? “I day all day long.” What My little brothers call me Lizzie or Liz want to be a sports writer.” would you do with a million sometimes.” If I were principal for a Nicknames? “DP, DPatt” Why dollars? “Buy myself a flat day I would… “…give free time to do you think your teachers screen TV and one for the everyone who deserves it once a chose you as Student of the school.” Future plans? “I week.” What would you do with a Month or what advice can you might join the army.” Why million dollars? “I would donate it to give to others? “Because I show do you think your teachers the ASPCA (an animal shelter for up and do my homework. Don’t chose you as Student of the abused animals).” Future plans? “I be too out of control if you want Month or what advice can want to be a musician and a nurse for to be student of the month.” you give to others? “I am the babies who are born early.” Why Any spring break plans? always respectful and do you think your teachers chose you “Sleeping, and meeting with prepared.” Any spring as Student of the Month or what family.” break plans? “no special advice can you give to others? “I plans” think I was chosen because I pay attention and I don’t turn in any assignments late. My advice would be to do what you are told and don’t talk back.” Any spring break plans? “I plan to possibly go to Carbondale, IL with one of my friends or stay at my Mom’s or Dad’s house.”

Ryan Smothers Destiny May Jacie Miller January – 6th grade February – 7th grade February - 6th grade

How does it feel to be student of How does it feel to be student of How does it feel to be student of the month? Were you surprised? the month? Were you surprised? the month? Were you surprised? “Yes, I was.” What after school “Yes!” What after school activities “Yes” What after school activities are you in? “I am are you in? “Cheerleading, activities are you in? involved in Basketball and volleyball, choir, band, tumbling, “Volleyball” What is your Baseball.” What is your favorite and Rebecca Caudill.” What is favorite subject and why? “This subject and why? “My favorite your favorite subject and why? is a hard one because I enjoy all subject in school is math because it Math because I like solving my classes but I would have to is something I do well.” What are problems.” Any hobbies or say Language Arts because I like the most often played songs on collections or hidden talents? to read.” What are some of the your iPod or what is your favorite “Sing and I can do a back flip.” most often played songs on your kind of music? “My favorite band What are the most often songs iPod or what is your favorite is Heart and my favorite song is played on your iPod or what is type of music? “Mike Posner, Magic Man.” Any hobbies or your favorite kind of music? Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood collections or hidden talents? “In “The Time, Yeah 3 Xs, and We R and Pink.” Any hobbies or my spare time I play sports, do Who We R.” If I were principal collections or hidden talents? “I homework, read, and use my for a day I would… “…give all like to draw, swim, make computer.” If I were principal for the students a free day and not jewelry and take art classes at a day I would… “…start a make up any work.” What would art start studio and I volunteer fundraiser.” What would you do you do with a million dollars? at Heritage Village Nursing with a million dollars? “I would “Give some to charities, save for Home.” If I were principal for a donate half of it and go to college college, and spend some too.” day I would… “…install a then buy a house.” Future plans? Future plans? “I want to be an swimming pool in the school for “Go to school at KCC for two actress and a singer. For my gym class.” What would you do years then go to a different college backup plan I’d like to be a with a million dollars? “buy a for four years and be a doctor.” teacher.” Nicknames? “Des” bigger house.” Future plans? Why do you think your teachers Why do you think your teachers “Go to college and become a chose you as Student of the Month chose you as Student of the vet.” Why do you think your or what advice can you give to Month or what advice can you teachers chose you as Student of others? “I think teachers chose me give to others? “I get good the Month or what advice can because I work hard in class. For grades, and I’m a good student. you give to others? “Because those who want to be student of All others who want to be student I’m a good student and I get the month, work hard and do your of the month should do the good grades. Study hard, pay best on tests.” Any spring break same.” Any spring break plans? attention, ask questions, and do plans? “My spring break plans are “Go to Key Lime Cove.” what you are told to do.” Any to finish my AR book, and to spring break plans? “Might go practice baseball.” to Wisconsin Dells.”

Miquela Hutchins February – 8th grade

How does it feel to be student of the month? Were you surprised? “Kinda, it wasn’t a big surprise.” What after school activities are you in? “Volleyball, track and field, and basketball.” What is your favorite subject and why? “Social Studies because I like learning about our country and how it started and stuff.” What are the most often played songs on your iPod or what is your favorite kind of music? “I don’t have an iPod, but my favorite songs are Someday by Rob Thomas and How do you Sleep? By Jesse McCartney.” Nicknames? “Miquela (Kway).” Any hobbies or collections or hidden talents? “I play basketball in my free time. I watch my baby brothers.” If I were principal for a day I would… “…make more fun things to do.” What would you do with a million dollars? “put it into a college fund and buy my parents a better house.” Future plans? “Harvard Law School or Harvard Med. – be either a lawyer or a nurse.” Why do you think your teachers chose you as Student of the Month or what advice can you give to others? “I think they chose me because I behave well in class and I don’t get in trouble and I get good grades. If you want to be student of the month, keep your grades up.” Any spring break plans? “I’m going to hang out with my friends.”

By Megan McCawley By Hannah Lance …you blink over 20,000,000 times a year? …the most overdue library …Wyoming was the first state to allow women to vote? book was 288 years late?

…when a lobster loses an eye, it grows another one? …turtles lived on Earth before dinosaurs did? …the color of the sun is actually white? …650 houseflies weigh less …an ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain? than one ounce? …apple seeds and cherry pits are poisonous? …palm trees …even after jellyfish are dead, they can still sting you? grew in the North Pole …elephants are the only land mammals that can’t jump? over 55 million years …you can’t hum while holding your nose closed? ago? …spiders have transparent blood? …more than 8,000,000 …the founder of the Segway died as a result of millionaires are alive today? riding a Segway?

By Maggie Cyr By Taylor Mezo

As most of you may or may not CRUCIVERBALIST know, a very popular music group has gone through a rough time. Who am I talking (n.) A person who loves about, you ask? Paramore. The well‐known crossword puzzles pop‐rock group has not broken up, however. There is no need to cry. They Mr. Sproat – The weight of a ship merely have lost two of the founding members, brothers Josh and Zac Farro. Ms. Gullickson – A person who According to the Paramore blog, they had is scared of ventriloquists let the remaining three members know that they were leaving the group. Mr. Battrell – When you say something so bad So, I bet you’re wondering if the group will they crucify you still be making music. As a matter of fact, as Mrs. Schneider – A person who calls other people lead singer Hayley Williams had told MTV bad names News, they were actually going on a mini‐ tour in South America! The singer Mr. Bockelman – An herbalist with a cold described it as “a big party.” In other news, Justin Bieber has cut his Mrs. Tingley – Someone who massacres the hair! How many of you were as shocked as English language, especially verbs I was? Yeah, I thought so. What’s your Mr. Winkel – An herb cruncher/one who crunches opinion? Do you like the new cut or do you herbs. think the old Bieber‐do is much better? While we’re on the topic of singers, who’s Ms. Nicholson – Somebody who talk with a slur heard of Christina Perry? She’s a new hit singer on the iTunes charts. Her hit single Mrs. Gruber – A person that likes to speak a lot right now is “Jar of Hearts,” which rapidly sold about one hundred thousand copies in as short a time as two weeks after being shown on So You Think You Can Dance! By Alexandra Shults Wow! And she was only a waitress with a great voice! “Do what you think is right, not what someone else This just proves that thinks.” America has talent in all the small places. “Stand up for what you believe, because one person can make a difference.”