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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Summertime in the 1-3 Poconos Summertime in the Poconos Teacher’s Pet 4
AWSOM Adoptions 5 by Gianna Garcia 8th Grade
PACC Dress Down Day 5 a v i n g Wolf Lodge has many Camelbeach has many Cardinal Student 6 t r o u b l e hotel rooms for people gift shops, food courts, Cardinal Teachers 6-7 figuring out to choose from. You cabanas, and even a ski Cardinal Athletes 8 what to do can pick a standard suite, lift. The ski lift takes Must See Series 9 Hthis summer in the a themed suite, or a you over the waterpark, PMTV-Live 10 Poconos? We’ve got premium suite. For a up the mountain, and Reading Olympics 10 some ideas for you and family, depending on back down. You’ll get School through the 11 your friends and family. which room you chose, s o m e a w e s o m e “Ages” Do you and your family each night in a hotel views. park. Day use Library Corner 12 want to go on big, fun, room would cost tickets are $45 Must Read Books 13 and crazy waterslides? between $450 - each. Included with Technology Corner 14 The Poconos has many $750. Included with your purchase are: the
Helpful Summer Hacks 15 great indoor and y o u r s t a y a r e : waterslides and the ski
Meet the “Cardinal Call” 16-17 o u t d o o r waterpark passes, kid’s lift. Newspaper Staff waterparks. Great Wolf activities, and unlimited
Art Class Showcase 18-19 Lodge, Camelbeach, Wifi. If you don’t want
Cardinals Speak 20 Aquatopia, and Kalahari to spend the night, that are four great choices. is okay. You can walk into the resort, buy your The EJHS Cardinal Call is published during the school year tickets, and walk right by the Pocono Mountain EJHS Newspaper Club. This is a student into the waterpark. The Aquatopia is a hotel, -led publication. All opinions expressed are those of the tickets for the waterpark resort, and indoor individual writers and do not reflect positions of the staff, are $50 per person for waterpark. It offers advisers or school administration. We reserve the right to edit any the day. hotel rooms, material submitted for publication. Great Wolf Lodge is a restaurants, gift shops, NEWSPAPER hotel, resort, and water an arcade, a rock CONTRIBUTORS park. It offers hotel climbing and ziplining Mykola Burdel Kailey Clifford rooms, an arcade, obstacle course Gianna Garcia restaurants, gift shops, attraction, and many Madison Grives an outdoor ziplining more. Aquatopia is a Lauren Maula Bella Rivera obstacle course Camelbeach is an part of Camelbeach. If Autumn Smiley attraction, an indoor and outside waterpark. If you don’t want to be Connor Straub outdoor waterpark, and you don’t like being outside all day at the
ADVISORS: much more. Great outside all day long, Camelbeach outdoor J. Baum/J. Kowalski P A G E 2
Summer We’ve Got Fun Spirit, continued... Yes Weby GiannaDo Garcia 8th Grade waterpark, then take a trip to the Aquatopia indoor waterpark. Both are amazing. Aquatopia has many hotel rooms for people to choose from. You can pick a deluxe, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, or condo. For a family, depending on which room you chose, each night would cost between $350- $1,000. Included with your stay is the waterpark and unlimited Wifi. If you aren’t spending the night, then the waterpark tickets range from $90-$100 per person. Kalahari is a hotel, resort, and waterpark. Kalahari offers hotel rooms, an arcade, gift shops, an outdoor ziplining obstacle course attraction, a spa, restaurants, a candy and ice cream shop, an indoor and outdoor waterpark, and lots more. Kalahari has many hotel rooms for people to choose from. You can pick single room suites, two-bedroom suites, and three-five bedroom suites. For a family, depending on which room you chose, each night would cost between $450-$2,750. With your stay, the water park and unlimited Wifi is included. If you don’t want to spend the night, then day use water park tickets are around $98 per person. Do you and your family like to ride fast, tall, and big roller coasters? Then amusement parks are the best place to go. Pennsylvania has three great ones: Dorney Park, Knoebels, and Hershey Park. Dorney Park has many rides and attractions. From giant roller coasters, to little kid rides, and even a water park. Some of the most famous roller coasters at Dorney are: Steel Force, Possessed, Talon, Thunderhawk, and Hydra. But don’t worry if those sound scary, because Dorney Park offers a part of the park for younger children called “Snoopy Land.” “Snoopy Land” has little roller coasters, small rides, and fun games for little kids. When it is a hot day outside, you can take a trip to Wildwater Kingdom. This part of Dorney park is a water park. It has amazing slides, the lazy river, the wave pool, and lots more. The good thing about Dorney Park is that you can spend your time at the amusement park and the water park. Dorney Parks admission tickets are $35 per person. Water park tickets are sold separately. Knoebels has many rides and attractions and is a family-oriented park. Some of the popular roller coasters are: Twister, Phoenix, Impulse, and Flying Turns. The park has rides that all ages can enjoy. Knoebels has a water park too. The water park is called Knoebels Crystal Pool. The water park has many slides, pools, kiddie pools, and even tall diving boards. Want to take a break, sit down, and enjoy a quick meal or snack? Knoebels has many food options from hotdogs, hamburgers, corn dogs, pizza, pretzels, ice cream, and more. Knoebels is known for its kettle corn and pickles on sticks. If you go there, make sure to get a bag of each. If you are tired from the all rides, the park has many small attractions. You can listen to live bands, play carnival games, take the train around the park, take a walk to the “zoo” (a small area with animals), look at the ducks in the ponds, and more. Knoebels also has cottages in the park where you and your family can stay, a campground, log cabins, and a house bed and breakfast. The cottages are $175-$320 a night. The campground is $62 a night. The log cabins are $160-$280 a night. The bed and breakfast house is $740 a night. Last on the list is Hershey Park. Hershey Park is an amusement park, water park, and zoo. It has a wide variety of roller coasters, games, food stands, little shops, fun waterslides, pools, and a zoo. Tickets for the amusement park are $47.95 per person. Tickets for the zoo range from $11-$13 depending on how old you are. Hershey Park located in Hershey, P A G E 3
Summer Fun continued...by Gianna Garcia 8th Grade
Pennsylvania is known for its chocolate. Make sure to stop at the Hershey Factory to see the history of the chocolate, how they make the chocolate, and to purchase some chocolate. Are you and your family animal people? Then Claws ‘N’ Paws and Lehigh Valley Zoo are both great day trip spots. Here you can see animals and explore the outside world with nature. If you like to get up close to animals, then Claws ‘N’ Paws is just for you! The zoo has so many different animals. From lions, tigers, monkeys, bears, giraffes, birds, and reptiles. Tickets range from $41-$51 per day per person. If you get a chance, visit this zoo to spend time outside, with your family, and with the animals. The Lehigh Valley Zoo is another amazing, spacious, and adventurous place within driving distance from the Poconos. There are many animals there including penguins, otters, horses, birds, reptiles, giraffes, and more. The Lehigh Valley Zoo has many events for you and your family to enjoy. Tickets range from $12.50-$14.50 per person per day. A definite summer destination. But finding summer fun doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. Put down your phone, get out of the house, and go exploring. You can visit a local park, a state park, or even your backyard. At local parks, most have playgrounds, trails, picnic tables, and more. Some local parks in the Poconos are: Mountain View, Dansbury, Pocono Farms, and more. Visit a state park which usually includes lakes, ponds, maybe some playgrounds, and lots of trails. Some nearby state parks are: Tobyhanna State Park, Big Pocono, Hickory Run, Beltzville, and more. In your backyard, you can have a campfire, make a fort, play with your pets, sit back and look at nature just to name a few. Summer doesn’t always have to mean spending money. All in all, whether you spend a little or a lot of money visiting water parks, amusement parks or state parks, the Poconos is filled with many places to visit, explore, and have fun.
Links to Summer Fun in the Pocono’s
Great Wolf Lodge: www.greatwolf.com/poconos Camelbeach: www.camelbackresort.com Aquatopia: www.aquatopia.com Kalahari: www.kalahariresorts.com/pennsylvania Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: www.dorneypark.com Knoebels: www.knoebels.com Hershey Park: www.hersheypark.com Claws and Paws: www.clawsnpaws.com Lehigh Valley Zoo: www.lvzoo.org Pennsylvania State Parks: www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks
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Teacher’s Pet by Kailey Clifford 7th Grade ere’s a look into the many pets of some of our EJHS faculty and staff. Ms. Nalesnik has a dog named Trixie. Trixie is a girl. She loves to play fetch. Also, she has a lot of fun chasing the cats, Milkshake, and Whiskers, around the house.
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Ms. Clifford has one dog named Violet. She is a rescue dog. Violet is a boxer that was rescued from Turkey in February 2020. Violet even has a passport. She was used for breeding then discarded on the streets. Her favorite toy is a tennis ball, and she loves to nap, snuggle, and lounge around in her hoodie.
Ms. Kowalski has a dog named Jessie. She is a girl. Jessie is a 7-year-old black lab that loves to snuggle and sit on you. Jessie absolutely loves to swim and has been trained to walk up and down the steps of their in ground pool. One of Jessie´s favorite games is to retrieve toys from the yard or pool.
Ms. Baum has a female Weimaraner named Cocoa. She loves to go camping, hiking, and on car rides. She is 10 and still going strong. Ms. Baum used to have two other Weimaraner's, Chance and Blue as well as a Chocolate Lab named Oakley. Cocoa is a rescue. Ms. Baum found her on the Tri-State Weimaraner Rescue Agency. Ms. Baum fell in love with her immediately and she has been part of the family ever since adopted in 2013.
Ms. Elswick has a male dog named Winston. Winston loves to play fetch and has endless energy. Winston is part corgi, so his legs may be short, but he is powerful. He constantly looks like he is smiling. Whenever Winston wants to play, he will grab a toy, bring it to you, and sit by your feet until you oblige. P A G E 5
AWSOM Adoptions: Ashley by Maddie Grives 7th Grade
shley is a 7-year-old black and white Terrier/Mix. She is always a very happy dog but originally was a stray when she came to AWSOM. After a few years, she got adopted but they had to give her back because someone moved into the house that was allergic toA dogs. She loves to meet people, go on long walks, and play with her human friends. She would need a home with no kids under 10, and to be the only dog in the house. (There can't even be cats.) If you’re active, love to hike, and live an athletic life, then Ashley is the dog for you.
AWSOM Adoptions: Matt by Kailey Clifford 7th Grade eet Matt! He is a Pitbull-Terrier mix. This poor little guy is only 2, and has been already abused. The people that were his so- called ¨owners¨ came to surrender Matt at Awsom. All of this ended up giving Matt anxiety. AWSOM wants Matt to be out of Mthe shelter ASAP, so he can be in a loving, patient home. Matt likes other dogs,
but he must have a meet-and-greet prior. He does not like cats, or kids though. All he needs is love, patience, and some time, so he can live a happy life. All animals AWSOM has for adoption can be found online at: www.awsomeanimals.com.
PACC Dress Down Day Fundraiser
n Friday, April 23, the EJHS participated in The Autism Acceptance Blue Top Dress Down Day to raise awareness and acceptance of Autism as well as donations for the Pennsylvania Autism Action Center (PACC). According to PAAC’s website. “One of the most significant O challenges for people on the autism spectrum is difficulty in social interaction. PACC addresses these challenges with a variety of unique social groups to fit the needs of children and young adults living in the North/ East PA area. Participants are assessed and placed with peers that will best foster social growth in the areas of: recognizing social cues, rigidity with rules, hygiene concerns, turn taking and basic initiation.” The EJHS raised over $240. Thanks to all who generously donated!
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Cardinal Student: Marina Gasgonia by Mykola Burkel 8th Grade
Bichon Frise-Shih Tzu mix. awards such as Students of the Mochi is very playful and Quarter, Honor Roll or others enjoys going on walks. of the short. Marina loves to Marina’s favorite subject is swim. Due to this she does math and when asked about swimming as an outside of her least favorite subject she school activity. When asked if responded with, “Don’t have she would be trying out for the one yet.” She loves sushi and school team in high school she despises cherries, her favorite responded with “Definitely!” color is blue. Marina is a part of The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). To become a member of the NJHS you needed to have at least a 92% in all your classes for the first arina Gasgonia is two quarters of seventh a n 8 R E D grade. You need at least an student at the 85% in all your related arts East Junior High classes and you had to have MSchool. She has an older sister, participated in extracurricular Andrea Gasgonia, age 16, who activities. Along with those attends East High School. They requirements you also needed to have received have a dog, Mochi, who’s a (Picture Source: Marina Gasgonia) Cardinal Teacher: Mrs. Citera rs. Citera is the EJHS STEAM teacher this school year. She has a close family with her husband and they have eight children. Her husband had three children and she had two before they got married, and then they had three more, spanning three Mdecades. She has been an artist her whole life. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts many years ago from California College of the Arts and finally received her teaching certification in 2019. She will be receiving her Masters in Art Education this month from Kutztown University. She was born in Long Island, New York and lived in California for many years. She spent one year traveling Europe soaking up as much art as possible and moved from Long Island to PA in 2011. Her preferred medium in art is stained glass and oil painting. Currently, her work is on display in a gallery at the Tamaqua Community Art Center. VOLUME 6, ISSUE3 P A G E 7
Cardinal Teacher: Mrs. Fiore by Mykola Burdel 8th Grade
n this article of the for their current and future more information on joining Cardinal Teacher Feature service! Along with two Odyssey of the Mind next we are going to be talking children, Mrs. Fiore also has year, check with Mrs. Fiore. about Mrs. Fiore. Mrs. two, six-year old German IFiore is an ELA and Reading Shepherds, Hildy, and Jack. teacher for teams 7 Red and 7 Mrs. Fiore is also one of the White here at the EJHS. Before coaches for the Odyssey of the coming here, she taught first Mind here at the EJHS. What is grade for a few years in New Odyssey of the Mind you ask? York. She’s been happily It’s a creative problem solving married for 25 years with two competition ranging from children, Joseph and Jane. Jane kindergarten all the way to is currently in college studying college. In the past, Mrs. Fiore’s to become an Intelligence teams have competed on the Officer for the U.S. Army. state and even world level. Joseph is a Second Mate on a Unfortunately, due to COVID- large ship navigating towards 19, there has been no Odyssey Saipan. A GIANT thanks to them of the Mind this year. For (Picture Source: Mrs. Yukna)
Cardinal Teacher: Mrs. Mark by Gianna Garcia 8th Grade rs. Mark was younger, her parents took her adopted a dog from the animal born in Wayne, and her family to all 48 shelter. He is a mutt, but looks New Jersey. She continental states. She says that like a boxer and a pit bull attended East she still remembers the majority terrier. She says, “He is sweet MStroudsburg University where of them. She also loves to and my children love having she played soccer and travel. She has been to islands him.” Her husband is the band basketball. At the EJHS, she in the Caribbean, some parts of director at the West High moves around the school to Mexico, many European School. visit 8th grade classrooms and countries, “backpacked” through helps with Math, Social Studies, Europe twice, and took a 21-day ELA, and Science classes. She trip on a Mediterranean helps with tutoring program cruise. You can definitely say every Monday and Tuesday she likes exploring the after school. Mrs. Mark is world. Mrs. Mark said, “I love happy we are at school four learning and exploring through days a week because it is better historic places.” In what little for the students and more free time she has, she likes to consistent. When not teaching, cook, read, work on her Mrs. Mark loves to be gardening, and go skiing. Mrs. outside. She likes hiking, sitting Mark is married and has three by the pool on hot summer children, ages 5, 7, and 11. Back days, and skiing in the in July, they added a new winter. When she was member to their family. They (Picture Source: Bella Rivera) P A G E 8 Cardinal Athlete: Mackenzie Stover by Lauren Maula 8th Grade ackenzie Stover is 14 years old. She is currently participating in our schools softball team and a travel softball team. Mackenzie started playing sports when she was 7 years old and from there has participated in cheer, Msoftball, basketball, and field hockey. Her favorite sport is softball and to stay active during COVID, she would practice in her backyard. Mackenzie’s family includes her mom, Heather, her dad, Scott, her sister, Kayla, and, her brother, Christan. She has three adorable dogs Rozi, Bobbie and Gidget. Mackenzie says that her favorite thing about sports is that she can make new friends and learn new things. In the future, Mackenzie strives to become a photographer. Achievements she has made while playing sports are getting MVP on her traveling softball team and placing first and second in softball tournaments. (Picture Source: Lauren Maula)
Cardinal Athlete: Rocco DelGuidice by Lauren Maula 8th Grade
occo DelGiudice is 14 years old and is currently playing baseball for Pocono Mountain. He started playing sports when he was just 3 years old. From then he has participated in baseball, football, Rwrestling, basketball, soccer, and snowboarding. Rocco’s current hobbies include playing video games. Rocco’s family includes his mom, Mary Ellen, his dad, Matt, his brother, Nick, and his sister, Alexa. When Rocco thinks about his future, he would like to go to Louisiana State University or Westpoint for college. He wants to be a professional player in the MLB or become a police officer. To stay active during COVID, Rocco was able to practice and ride his bike. It was pretty easy to play baseball during COVID but he had less games and had to stay in the county. Rocco says his favorite part of playing sports is the competition to win. An achievement Rocco has made was hitting two grand slams in one game. (Picture Source: Lauren Maula) Upcoming Keystone Exams Algebra I Students Monday, May 24 and Tuesday, May 25 (Picture Source: www.wikimediacommons.org))
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Must See Series: “Wanda Vision” by Madison Grives 7th Grade anda Vision” is a show that you can find on Disney+ that was released in January of this year. This show follows the Marvel Universe after the End Game movie. The first “W episode of nine starts in the 1950’s. This show focuses on the town of West View that has a mysterious big barrier around it. Everyone inside the town doesn’t know it is a town basically forgotten. Great performances by Elizabeth Olsen who plays “Wanda Maximoff” and Paul Bettany as “Vision.” The show focuses on the “two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban lives,” according to In one episode, “Wanda embarks on a troubling journey revisiting her past for insight into her present and future.” Each episode ends in a “cliff-hanger” that makes you coming back for more. A show definitely worth watching and hoping for Season 2.
End of the Year Upcoming Schedule
Keystone Exams - Monday, May 25 & Tuesday, May 26 (Algebra I students only) No School Memorial Day - Monday, May 31 PSSA ELA - Tuesday, June 1 & Thursday, June 3 PSSA Math - Friday, June 4 & Monday, June 7
Last Day for Students - Thursday, June 10 Last Day for Students - Friday, June 11
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PMTV-Live by Kailey Clifford 7th Grade MTV-Live is the newscast for EJHS. We have a broad team of students that work hard every day to bring you the daily news. With COVID-19 taking place, there have been adjustments made to Pmake sure everyone is working safe. One student does the actual announcements and 2-3 students work behind-the- scenes to make your viewing more enjoyable. Announcements are run “live” daily and anyone can audition to join throughout the school year. See Ms. Baum or Mrs. Yukna for more information. On-air crew include: Kailey Clifford, Madison Grives, Sydney Higbie, Faith Riviello, Devon Riviello, Yanessa Maimone, Autumn Smiley. Behind-the-scenes crew include: Nick Ingrassia, Kailey Clifford, Kat DeLeo, Madison Grives, (Picture Source: Bella Rivera) Chris DeLeo, James O’Neill and Kyle Whitmore.
Reading Olympics by Mykola Burdel 8th Grade hat are the “Reading Olympics” you ask? They’re a team competition between schools in Monroe County. The competition is divided into separate competition betweenW the middle schools and high schools. Our EJHS team competed against schools in the middle school section including: Bethlehem’s Nitschmann 1 and 2, Broughal, Northeast, and East Hills. Other schools included: Dingman Delaware, Pleasant Valley Princesses, and Saucon Valley. At the beginning of the school year a list of books for the Reading Olympics Competition is created. Each team, consisting of no more than 12 people, has to then read all the books on the list. Sometime in the Spring, the competition is held. In a “regular” school year, all the schools would meet in one place for the competition. There would be 3 rounds consisting of 20 questions each. In each round, two teams would go up against each other taking turns answering questions. For each question a team gets correct, they earn a point. However, you were also able to “steal” the other teams question if they got it incorrect. This gave you the opportunity to gain extra points. But, this isn't a “regular’ school year, is it? This year the competition was held virtually through a Zoom meeting on April 15. That wasn’t the only change. The questions were cut in half from 20 per round to 10 per round. Also, you weren’t able to “steal” the other teams questions if they got them incorrect. Now that you have a better understanding of The Reading Olympics Competition, let’s discuss our EJHS team. In a regular school year, there would be an average of 8 people on a team, team shirts and a bus ride to the event with dinner provided. Larger schools would even send more than one team to compete for their school. This year our team consisted of only four students. Two 8th graders: Mykola Burdel and Victoria Kuteras, and two 7th graders: Isabella Lewis and Lillian Mancini. Dinner takeout from Moe’s Mexican Café was provided this year but no team shirts. The Reading Olympics Competition also requires a team leader, basically a supervisor, and a team captain. This year, the supervisor was Mrs. Yukna, our school librarian and the team captain was Mykola Burdel. Despite only having four people, the EJHS team was able to secure fourth place with 19 points. Congratulations Team EJHS. If you didn’t participate in the Reading Olympics this year, but would like to next year, Mrs. Yukna would be glad to have you. Remember to sign up in the fall. EJHS CARDINAL CALL P A G E 11
School through the “Ages” by Kailey Clifford 7th Grade and Madison Grives 7th Grade
aking a look back at this school year, it’s been especially difficult for students in all grade levels due to COVID-19. We interviewed students about their school year experiences from Swiftwater Intermediate School, the East Junior High School, and the East High School. Sixth grader attending SIS, Cole Clifford, was asked a few questions and here are some of his Tresponses: Q: What is your point of view of virtual school? A: “It stinks and it wasn’t easy.” Q: What is your point of view of hybrid school? A: “It is much better than virtual school.”
Next, we interviewed ourselves for the EJHS. Q: What is your point of view of virtual school? A: (Kailey) “I didn’t like it. I thought it made it harder for me to focus. It made all of my classes 10x harder.” A: (Maddie) “I didn’t like going to log on to online school every day. It was hard. I would rather be in school with friends in the classroom.” Q: What is your point of view on hybrid school? A: (Kailey) “I love it. It is a lot more like normal. It makes most of my classes easer even though some classes are just hard in general.” A: (Maddie) “I think it was better than virtual bet we were still online, but now I think school is finally getting back to normal and it’s better this way.”
From the point of view of Makayla Grives, a 9th Grader from the EHS. Q: Was is your point of view on virtual school? A: “Well it was difficult added to the stress of starting high school and that just added to it. It got better as the year went on. It has its ups an downs like an emotional rollercoaster.” Q: What is your point of view on hybrid school? A: “I loved it so much more than virtual school; it helped lower my anxiety and stress levels. It was easier to ask questions, see friends, and I just couldn’t stay at home any more.”
All four students interviewed said each school did basically the same things to prevent the spread of COVID from social distancing students in the classroom to requiring everyone to wear masks. Hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes were available in all classrooms and in the hallways. Students were allowed to bring in their Chromebooks in the EHS and EJHS. All buildings had arrows designating proper directions to walk in the hallways and stairwells. Classrooms used plastic shields between teacher and students. The cafeterias in all three schools had seats 6 feet apart and all facing the same direction. All in all, the Pocono Mountain School District is doing their best to keep faculty, staff, and students safe and healthy during this Pandemic. As of now, the 21/22 school year should be back to five days a week, all in- person, and on a regular school day schedule or families can choose to go to the Pocono Mountain Cyberschool.
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Library Corner by Mykola Burdel 8th Grade n this edition of the Library Corner we’re going to be talking about MackinVia. Since Covid hit, some libraries have been closed, leaving book lovers with nothing to do. If you’re one of these people or you're just looking Ifor a place to find books, then MackinVia has you covered. MackinVia is an extremely simple online digital library. It has eBooks, audiobooks, and so much more. The best part is, it’s completely free! The way you get to MackinVia is super simple. You go to pmsd.mackinvia.com, this is important. If you just type in mackinvia.com you would need to create a personal account to use MackinVia. Then, after you type it in correctly a prompt should pop up telling you to sign in with google. Next, you simply type in your school email([email protected]) and then type in your school password. There, it is, like I said simple. Now when you log in you’ll be on the MackinVia home tab. On your left there will be a list of six more tabs. Now let’s find out what each one does.
Home: The home tab has three lists, newest, highest read, and top resources. The newest list shows you the newest books that they’ve added to their catalog. The highest read list shows the books that the most people have read. Lastly, the top resources list shows resources that people have used the most.
All Resources: This tab has all the rest of the tabs mashed together into one. Here you can find audiobooks, eBooks, and resources all in the same place.
Categories: The categories tab allows you to pick a top you're interested in. And there’s a lot of topics to choose from! I mean they have 25 different topics to choose from. And each category has even more categories within itself. Just goes to show how large MackinVia’s catalog is. eBooks: This tab contains all the eBooks that MackinVia has, and wow is there a lot. If you’re overwhelmed with all the choices or you’re just looking for a specific book MackinVia has you covered. In the top right corner, there is a search bar that allows you to narrow down your search.
Databases: The databases categories have four tabs that forward you to places that you can use to find information. For example, one tab is National Geographic. By clicking on it, you will be sent to the National Geographic website.
Audiobooks: This tab is designed for people who enjoy listening to books but don’t enjoy reading them. The audiobooks tab has a large variety of different titles for you to choose from.
Links: The links tab is similar to the databases tab. The key difference being that there are more options. The databases tab only had four while the links tab has eleven for you to choose from. These sites are meant to educate you and range from NASA to the National Park Service.
As you can see MackinVia is packed with knowledge. It has a massive catalog, it’s easy to use, and it’s free! I mean look at all the pros and not a single con. However, if you’d rather hold a physical book in your hand then Mrs. Yukna, the EJHS Librarian, has you covered. The EJHS has a GIGANTIC amount of books for you to choose from. Like Frederick Douglass once said. “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
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Must Read Books by Mykola Burdel 8th Grade
f you have a keen eye you've noticed that the title is “Must Read Books,” as in plural. That’s right in this edition of Must Read Books we’re going to be talking about five different books. What do these books all have in common, you ask, they’re all diverse novels. Better yet they’re all on a middle grade reading level! I “Harbor Me”: Starting off the list is “Harbor Me.” Jacquelin Woodson poses the interesting question: “If the worst thing in the world happened, would I help protect someone else? Would I let myself be a harbor for someone who needs it?” This book is about a diverse group of middle school students who become connected through amazing story telling.
“Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish”: This novel is about Marcus and his middle school life. He’s a tall, muscular eight grader who is sometimes seen as a bully. Behind his intimidating persona hides a boy who's trying to get his life together. After an incident at school, Marcus's mother decides that it’s time to take a trip to Puerto Rico to visit family. Marcus decides this would be a great opportunity to confront his father, the person who left him and his mother.
“Amal Unbound”: “Amal Unbound” follows a Pakistani girl named Amal. Amal is an indentured servant who’s bound to an upper class family. This book shows indentured servitude from a young girls perspective as well as the importance of education.
“Ghost”: With a title like that you’d be surprised to know that “Ghost” isn’t a book about the supernatural. This book is about an extremely fast boy named Ghost. Ghost unintentionally participates in a local track teams’ practice, ultimately leaving the other runners in the dust. This caused the coach to offer Ghost a spot on the track team.
“Stars Beneath Our Feet”: The book “Stars Beneath Our Feet” follows a boy named Wallace “Lolly” Rachpaul who is twelve years old. Wallace is going through a tough time in life after his brother's death. However, thanks to his family, friends, and his love for Legos allow him to cope with the bad hand that life dealt him.
As you can see there are a lot of great books out there. These five stuck out because they’re all very well written and well told. Mrs. Yukna has these and many more fascinating book at the EJHS library
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Technology Corner by Mykola Burdel 8th Grade ince summer is right around the corner let's talk about some summertime technology. This list was written in no particular order and was created solely to inform.
S 1. The Dock: The Dock was created by a company called Candock. This device is in essence a 30-meter floating bridge that can be set up in the ocean. The purpose of The Dock is so surfers have a place to wait for waves. When an ideal wave reaches this bridge the surfers are able to run off the bridge and catch the wave.
2. Trident: Trident is an underwater scooter designed by a Chinese company. This scooter is capable of going down to depths of up to 50 meters. Two propellers create a 12 kilogram thrust. This allows the diver to choose between two speeds 3.6 or 7 kmph. Charging the Trident for one and half hours gives you an hour worth of diving time.
3. MyCanoe: MyCanoe is a disassembling plastic canoe. With traditional canoes you would need a place to store them as well as a special vehicle to get them to your destination. MyCanoe avoids these troubles because it can be disassembled to be the size of a regular sports bag. It takes 10 minutes to assemble a MyCanoe and only 5 minutes to disassemble it.
4. NEMO: Specialists at the company BLU3 designed NEMO. NEMO is basically an extended snorkel. A small floating rubber rectangle floats at the top of the water taking in oxygen. The oxygen then goes through a tube connected to a breathing device in your mouth which allows you to breath to depths of up to 3 meters underwater.
5. Gladius: Gladius is an underwater drone designed by the company Chasing. Gladius can dive up to depths of 100 meters. This drone has a built in camera that can transmit live footage to almost any device in real time. This is possible because the drone is connected via a cable to a special WiFi floating device.
Upcoming PSSA Exams ELA—Tuesday, June 1 and Thursday, June 3 Math—Friday, June 4 and Monday, June 7 Science—Tuesday, June 8 (8th Grade Only)
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Helpful Summer Hacks by Connor Straub 8th Grade f you’ve ever had a summer barbecue, then you’ll know that the grill can get very filthy. IRubbing half of an onion over a hot grill can help loosen leftover food. Onions aren’t just for eating, they have many layers.
Ice pops are delicious, but Mosquitos. The word alone is they can also be a mess. Well, enough to make your skin unless you position a cupcake crawl. Believe it not, liner at the base of the pop something you undoubtedly itself. That will prevent the have in your house right now melty drips from hitting your can reduce the itchiness of hands or the floor. Hours of bug bites! Toothpaste, as it handwashing saved! turns out, is a simple solution to a common problem. Just rub it on the bite and that itch In the winter, we recommended will be less annoying than reversing ceiling fans to keep ever! you warm. Spinning the fan counterclockwise in the summer, however, will keep you cool and use less power than if you were to spin the fan clockwise! If you still need to cool down but don’t want to pay too much for air conditioning, why not try this next hack? Simply fill a Styrofoam cooler with ice, cut slots onto the top, and mount two dryer vents and a fan in these slots. Hot air pulled into the cooler will cool down and emerge from Sunburns are terrible, and they the vents! always seem to happen no matter how much sunblock you use. Instead of sunblock, use sunblock blocks! Freezing pure aloe vera juice will give you ice cubes that both cool burns and get rid of them.
(Sources: www.mentalflosscom and www.bobvila.com) P A G E 16 Meet the EJHS “Cardinal Call” Newspaper Staff
Mykola Burdel, 8th Grade I was born in the Ukraine. I joined the Newspaper Club because I was a member last year, I enjoyed it, so I joined again this year. I’m involved in Reading Olympics and NJHS. I have a younger brother, who’s in first grade at SEC. I hate traveling but I’ve been to Ukraine. This summer, I plan on either visiting my relatives in Ukraine, getting a summer job, or just hanging out with my friends. My future plans include graduating from high school.
Kailey Clifford, 7th Grade I was born in New Jersey. I have a mom that works in this school., my dad who works in New Jersey and I have a little brother. My dog, Violet. is from Turkey. I joined the Newspaper staff because I like to write and could get my point of view out there. I’m involved in Field Hockey, Soccer, Envirothon, PJAS, and the EJHS Morning News Team. My family loves to go camping. We have a camper. This summer we are going camping a lot and we are going to Ocean City. Future plans? I don´t know. College? Get a job? Get a ferret?
Gianna Garcia, 8th Grade I was born in Pennsylvania on November 9 in 2006. My mom’s name is Victoria and my dad’s name is Anthony. I have 2 siblings (they are twins), they are 3 years old, and their names are Joseph and Juliet. At my dad’s house, I have a fancy rat named Stanley. He is black and white. At my mom’s house, I have a dog named Sasha. She is a Pitbull mixed with a black lab. I joined the Newspaper because I am a new student, I wanted to get involved, meet new people, and because I like to write. I really enjoyed the Newspaper Club this year. Meeting new students and teachers made me more comfortable with my new school. Yes, it was a lot of work, but it paid off. I learned a lot about how to interview people and how to work on my writing skills. At home, I like to paint, sit outside, and listen to music. Every year, I go on vacation somewhere with my dad. We travel to a new state or states. In the future, I hope to travel to Italy and France. This summer, I hope to spend time with my family and friends. I hope the amusement parks open up! In the future, I want to go to the University of Vermont to become a veterinarian or zoologist. I want to work with animals. I hope to travel the world with my job and help animals in need.
Madison Grives, 7th Grade I was born on July 21, 2008 in the Poconos. My mom is a substitute teacher, my dad works at Sonofei, and my sister is in the East High School. I have 3 cats, Annie, Jack, and Sophia, 2 dogs, Willow and Chloe, and Cris, my bearded dragon. I joined the EJHS Newspaper this year because I thought it would be fun to write for it. I paint, do art, play games, and get outside as often as I can. I, also, play field hockey and participate in gymnastics. My family camps and we go to Wildwood every summer. In the future, I want to be an artist and go to art school, or be a Special Needs Teacher.
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Connor Straub, 8th Grade I am an only child and live with my parents and I have one dog named Scout. I was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania but I’ve always lived in Mt. Pocono. I have traveled to many places including New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Washington D.C., and Canada. I joined the EJHS Newspaper staff because I have always enjoyed writing and research, and the Newspaper Club requires both. I am in band, marching band, PJAS, and I also play the guitar as a hobby. This summer, I plan to stay quarantined until we can really be sure it’s safe to go out. Once it’s safe, I plan to go outside more than ever before after being cramped up at home for so long. I’ll take some hikes, play my guitar, walk the dog, and just relax for a bit When I’m an adult, I plan to go to college and get a job as a Software Engineer. As much as I love technology, I also love nature just as much, and hope that I can have a role in protecting it one day.
Lauren Maula, 8th Grade I was born on January 4, 2007 in Scranton, PA. I have a mom, dad, brother, and sister. We have a dog named, Willy. I cheer, dance, and play tennis. I joined Newspaper because it was a great opportunity to practice my writing skills. Summer plans? To spend time with my family and friends. In the future, I plan to go to college.
Autumn Smiley, 8th Grade I was born in the Lehigh Valley, I have two older brothers, I am in the Girl Scouts, and I have a Pug that just turned one I joined the newspaper because I enjoy writing. My family travels to Florida as often as we can and we visited the Bahamas when I was 4 years old. This summer we are going to Adventure Bound Eagles Peak for a week; it is a campground in Robesonia, Pennsylvania. I will also go to work with my mom who works at a day care. As of now, cannot say I have any definite plans for my future but I do know that I want to work in child care.
Bella Rivera, 8th Grade I was born on July 8, 2007. I live with my mom, step-dad, grandma, younger sister, and younger brother. I like to draw, skateboard, longboard and roller- skate. I travel to New York a lot. I have a blind dog named Petie. I joined the Newspaper Staff for something to do after school. I am their “resident” photographer. I am in band and soccer. As of now, I don’t have any summer or future plans.
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EJHS CARDINAL CALL Cardinal Artists: 8th Grade Art Class Showcase Cardinals Speak My summer plans...
“The DeVita family is planning a trip to Venice, Florida to hang out on the beach with family. We're also planning to do some snorkeling and kayaking in the Florida Keys and a visit to the Everglades National Park. We'll drive home from Florida stopping along the way. We'll likely go to the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and Luray Caverns in VA. Later in the summer, we'll spend some time in Ocean City, NJ. In between, we'll be here in the Poconos.” ~Mrs. DeVita, 7th Grade ELA
“Over the summer, on weekdays, I tend to play a lot of video games and catch up on sleep. On weekends, my husband, friends, and I get to spend time together. We enjoy camping and hiking throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. We already have plans to stay at Hickory Run and visit the boulder field for my birthday. Another favorite spot, that my husband and I will visit is Jacobsburg State Park. We already have tickets to movies at the Mahoning Drive- In Theater. I, also, hope to get in a few trips to the Jersey shore! While we usually don't go far, we always plan a lot of little trips over the summer.” ~Mrs. Colom, 7th and 8th Grade Chorus
“My wife and I are planning a road trip to Chicago.” ~Mr. Hall, 7th Grade ELA
“Our family is traveling to Cleveland, Ohio. Our family friends are taking us there for the first time. We are also traveling to Tampa, Florida again this year to enjoy the theme parks in the area. We try and go every year.” ~Makayla Jones, 8th Grade
“We are traveling to Puerto Rico in July. We try to go every year. We have family there we visit. I like EVERYTHIHG about it.” ~Zanaiya Days, 8th Grade
“My family is traveling to South Carolina. We are driving down. We haven’t been there yet and wanted to go someplace different. Our first trip out of the state since COVID.” ~Jose Villalta , 7th Grade