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Spartan Times Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School, Port Washington, New York www.portnet.k12.ny.us/weber/clubs/spartantimes 1st Place Winner of the Newsday In Education Journalism Award 2012 Vol. 14, Issue 1 Simply The Best! January 2017 Port Washington stands United Regarding the Fields against BUllying on by Lily L. Unity day! This past October, Weber students were surprised to find that photos by Alyssa G. recess was to be held on the track, while their usual field went under con- struction. Since then, this area has been marked with pink flags and three The walk began quarters of it has been stripped down to dirt. Trucks have traversed the with a unified lap around grounds, causing the occasional commotion. Similar undertakings have the track during 9th period pervaded the entirety of Schreiber's playing fields, wreaking some havoc for Weber Middle School with recess, physical education and after-school sports proceedings of students. Students wore both educational facilities. Middles scholars have experienced walking orange glow bracelets and across Campus Drive to the only currently turfed field for gym classes, and teams have been bussed out to neighboring schools for practices or orange leis. In between, are making do with the limited available space. Drop off and pick up we had students singing, has so far not been affected by the improvements revolving around both teachers dancing, stories schools, though future fundraisers - such as the HEARTS fest - may be and quotes on bullying, a relocated to other areas even after completion. So what’s the story here? cross country 1 mile loop (Continued on page 4) and the most incredible “sea of orange” you can imagine. This was a true Unity Walk with one giant message of support, PRIDE IN PORT! kindness, acceptance and unity. (Continued on page 3) by Mikey C. Battle of the Buildings Weber made our presence known at the Pride in Port parade! by Noah L. Read more on page 5 On November 5th, 2016, a crowd of hundreds filled the packed Schreiber gym to watch their beloved teachers battle it out for bragging rights. The fans were given a great Schreiber welcome with fantastic music, awesome raffles, and epic knock-out competitions. But of course, the main event was the best part; a battle between Weber and Sch- reiber, and the elementary schools, was about to take place. (Continued on page 2) In This Issue...... Pages 1-6 Weber News Who’s got Spirit? page 8 Page 7 Random Things & Quirky Dings Page 8 Spirit Week Page 9 Entertainment Reviews Page 10 Comics Page 11-12 Spartan Sports Page 1 WEBER NEWS Vol. 14, Issue 1 January 2017 Battle of the Buildings Red 8 is Research Ready by Noah L. by Noah L. and Frankie A. (continued from page 1) Both teams had their share of stars, but As the eighth graders start their transition to high school, they Mr. Miglietta really lit up Team Weber/Schreiber with his basketball skills. will need to know the keen skill of writing-you guessed it-the dreaded Everyone’s fa- RESEARCH PAPER. Red 8 teachers, Mrs. Ariel and Mr. Holzer, spent vorite teach- quite some time teaching their students just that. As a wrap up to their ers came up to Civil Rights Unit, the students researched 3 important civil rights fig- support their ures: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, or Cesar Chavez. school includ- Mr. Holzer explained that they chose the three particular leaders, ing Mr. Holzer, for they are some of the most influential, most famous, and had huge Ms. Ariel, Mr. impacts on not only our country but the world. To help them understand Dowling, Mr. this process, the students turned written sources, into note cards, and Spotteck, Ms. then put citations in the MLA format. According to Holzer, this lengthy Silverman, and project is, “A true necessity for the students, it will further their intel- many more! ligence, and give them the essential skill of paraphrasing, rather than The game plagiarizing.” started out with The research project was a huge success. A Red House student, a bang; Sousa’s Ben R., said that “This process, used by our teachers, crushed our vola- Mr. Dooley hit- tile urges to plagiarize, and definitely taught us how to write a paper that ting a deep 3 flowed like a story.” Thank you Mrs. Ariel and Mr. Holzer! pointer. However, Weber kept fighting back. With the help of some rowdy 8th grade fans, who had signs for the awesome Ms. Silverman, they as- sisted in cheering on Weber’s come back, to tie the game at 50-50 with Drama Club just a few minutes to left on the scoreboard. After the fans found out who by Iann F. won the raffles, the game was back and better than ever. However, there were a few unlucky free throws due to the craziness from the Elemen- This year as most of you SHOULD know, Drama Club is per- tary School section. Although we held the “L,” everyone played great, and forming the tony-award winning, musical, Pippin. You may not have the teachers showed us their ability to get out on the hardwood and ball. heard of this show before, but believe it or not ,this show just got off Broadway. In 2013, Pippin won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. It was nominated along with Annie and many more popular The NYC Marathon shows. Mrs. Friedman, who works together with Mrs. Portmore-Davies by Caroline W. says, “Pippin is a great show and has some of our favorite Broadway songs. My two favorite songs are “Magic to Do and “No Time at All.” The New York City Marathon is an annual marathon (26.219 mi) Mrs. Portmore-Davies studied and directed Pippin as her graduate thesis that courses through Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten when she was getting her Masters degree in Directing.” As you can see Island, the Bronx and Queens. It is the largest mara- both directors of the Weber Drama Club are educated in directing and thon in the world, and can host up to 50,000 runners. music. The Drama Club shows always come out beautifully. Some lead The marathon was established in 1970 by the New parts are Pippin, Leading Player, Charles, Fastrada and Berthe. See the York Road Runners Club. There is a lot of training drama club website for more details. As you can see, this Tony-Award- required to complete this marathon. Many runners Winning Musical will turnout great with beautiful instruction from Mrs. train by running up steep hills. They do this because Friedman and Mrs. Portmore-Davies. a lot of the marathon includes jogging up large, long high ground that is physically and mentally draining. Red Ribbon Anti-Drug Campaign At the end of the race runners take there last couple miles until finally photo by Solomon G. finishing in Central Park. It is a huge relief for everyone. There have been many reports of people collapsing after the marathon, but honestly who Here at Weber Middle School, we took the pledge for the Red wouldn’t after such a draining workout? The NYC Marathon is a large event Ribbon Anti-Drug campaign. Red Ribbon Drug Awareness Week is that many people participate in year after year! Maybe you will be the next! October 23-31. The Red Ribbon campaign is the largest drug awareness program in the United States! This year’s theme is “YOLO. Be Drug- Spartan Times Staff 2016-2017 Free.” The theme was created by Kristopher “Jeremiah” Oakes and Staff: Logan Brehm, sixth graders at Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School in Lily L., Noah L., Frankie A., Mikey C., Iann F., Claysburg, Pennsylvania. Both Gideon G., Solomon G., Camryn N., Chris W., Caroline W., students had the same idea for Alyssa G. Bryson S., Gavin S., John S., Darrin M., Liana M., the theme after hearing their Ben R., Thea S. 6th grade teacher Ms. Wool- Freelance Writers & Photographers: Mrs. DiToro, Mrs. ridge use the term “YOLO” Piriano, Ms. Silverman, Bethel E., Alyssa G., Spencer K. throughout the year to remind Advisor: her students that they only live Ms. Ariel once so they should make good Printer:Richner decisions. Please go to http:// redribbon.org/ to learn more. Page 2 Vol. 14, Issue 1 WEBER NEWS January 2017 Port Washington stands United Operation Gratitude against BUllying on by Mrs. Piraino Unity day! “Operation Gratitude photos by Alyssa g. annually sends 150,000+ care packages filled with snacks, entertainment, hygiene and (continued from page 1) hand-made items, plus per- OnWednesday, sonal letters of appreciation, to October 19th, Weber New Recruits, Veterans, First Middle School kicked off Responders, Wounded Heroes, our bullying prevention Care Givers and to individually program, OLWEUS and named U.S. Service Members proudly walked in unison deployed overseas. around the track 9th pe- Our mission is to lift the riod. We at Weber, stand spirits and meet the evolving needs of our Active Duty and Veteran com- together against bullying. munities and provide volunteer opportunities for all Americans to express Thank you to students, their appreciation to members of our Military. Each package contains parents, teachers, admin- donated product valued at istrators, sports teams, BOE members, politicians, community leaders $75-100 and costs the or- and friends, who participated and made this event such as success. ganization $15 to assemble The walk culminated a day and ship. Since its inception of events at all the schools. All in 2003, Operation Gratitude had activities planned and the volunteers have shipped students and staff embraced more than One Million Care what Unity Day represents.

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