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The Tusker Tribune The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Issue Number 37 https://www.somersschools.org/Page/11489 Summer 2019 Important Tips for Dear Evan Summer Reading Hansen: A By Natalia Tellez Great Show Tusker Tribune Staff Summer is almost By Anthony Fusco here! Summer vacation is Tusker Tribune Staff really important for stu- The Broadway dents. After all their show, Dear Evan Han- handwork; studying for exams, do- sen, was spectacular. I, ing all the homework and exams along with the rest of the 7th given, and overall staying on top of schools and getting good Grade ALP class went to see the grades, kids deserve a break. musical after reading the book, And what better time to relax and have fun than during on June 12th, and really enjoyed some of the hottest months, SUMMMER. So yes, summer is it. the time where students usually don’t know have to know Dear Evan Hansen tells what day of the week it is or whether it’s an A or C day, but it the story of a young man with doesn’t hurt to do some summer reading. social anxiety disorder who so Continued on Page 2 yearns to make a con- nection with his peers Environmental Club that he fab- ricates a re- Cleans Up SMS! lationship with a de- By Jason Pinto ceased stu- Tusker Tribune Staff dent to be- Hello, I am Jason Pinto, the Environmental Of- come closer ficer/ Chief Environmental Officer, and President of the to the boy’s Environmental Club. family. And talking about that, I am glad to say that the The club has recently opened. And so far the group has been going show itself great!. Recycling has been much more progressive. We are al- was amaz- ways looking for more people to help out! ing and the cast was really If you’re interested, talk to me about joining. good; all great singers. Also this can be done in team time, or recess. As Michael Lee Brown, Evan Han- protectors of the Environmental Club, we keep sen’s understudy, performed at SMS safe, and clean. For example when we are the show we saw, and he gave a doing recycling, we see trash always on the floor, great portrayal of the high from pencils to papers, and to hydro Flasks and schooler, Evan Hansen. it’s all wasted. Brown is an incredible Also, Locker Clean up week is just around the singer, along with the rest of corner! We are starting 6/20/19 What locker clean up is, is that the cast, and they all gave a if you have anything you had from this school year that you breathtaking performance. don’t want or don’t want to use, like a box of pencils, a note- If you are thinking about book, folders, put it in the bin, and it’s great that we have all of seeing a play, you should defi- this stuff to supply for new SMS kids as well as anyone who nitely consider seeing Dear needs school supplies. Evan Hansen. I’ve personally These are some of the things we do here at the SMS En- seen at least 15 shows, and this vironmental Club, and we can’t wait to have people to join, like ranks at the number 1 spot. you! If you wish to join once again, contact Jason Pinto or Sen- ior Environmental Officer Peter Shay. Thank you, and KEEP SMS CLEAN! The Tusker Tribune Page 2 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Ten Ways to Keep Cool During the Summer By Alexa Chimes stay cool. Tusker Tribune Staff Make green tea and put it in a It gets very hot spray bottle to make a cooling spray during the summer so that will help you stay cooler than you might need some ad- just using water . vice on how to cool off. Here are Freeze a Capri Sun, then let it some ways to keep cool. thaw for about 20-30 minutes. After Place a bowl of ice under- doing this, cut open the Capri Sun to neath your fan so that your fan’s make an instant slushie. air will be even cooler. Don’t wear any dark colors If you’re very hot, put because they attract heat and will some ice in four plastic bags, make you even hotter. Wear lighter wrap it with a paper towel, then take a rubber colored clothes instead. band or hair ties and tie them around your wrists Eat spicy food! Spicy food will make you and the back of your knees. This helps because sweat more and lowers the temperature of the the ice should be on your pulse points and having outside of your body. something cool on your pulse points helps your Freeze fruit and water in an ice cube tray body cool down a lot faster. to make fruity ice cubes! You can put these in Fill a sponge with water until it cannot your drink to make your drink even colder and hold any more, then put it in a plastic bag and delicious place it in your freezer to make an ice pack. If you don’t have any ice pops, take a Dixie Instead of reading your book on a paper- cup and pour any type of juice in it. Then place a back book, download it online and listen to it so Popsicle stick in the juice, and place this in your that way your hands don’t always have to be hold- freezer for anywhere from 2-4 hours to make a ing a book and you can use them to help yourself Popsicle using a juice flavor you like! to spend more time looking for books then read- Summer Reading ing them. You can find amazing books by either From Page 1 searching up recommendations and reviews on I agree with most students that teachers the internet or asking your friends or family for shouldn’t put a minimum number of books, a spe- books they liked. cific book list, or even make reading a require- Another challenging part to summer read- ment because when they do, reading becomes a ing is knowing good locations and times to read. chore and something they have to do. Like many other hobbies there is always a time I think students should be able to choose and place for reading. One of the good times in the books and genres they read and how much, the day to pick up a book is in the morning when but students should read over the summer at you wake up or right before you go to sleep. These least a little bit. In this article, I will tell you all times are both helpful because you will either about reading over the summer break and im- start or end your summer day in a good way. Fur- portant tips to help you! thermore, there are multiple places near your One of the most difficult things about house where you can enjoy reading. The best loca- summer reading is picking books that you will tions for you is where you try something new and want to read and won’t make reading seem as an different. This can include sitting by a pool in the order given by teachers. First of all, pick a new warm sun or just lying on the grass on a towel. genre that you don’t really know or have never Wherever you will look forward to going and take read. This is helpful to do because you never out your book. know what genres you might like. Overall, reading during the summer has This way, you can try new books and pos- always been seen as something horrible and bor- sibly find a genre you might turn out to love. In ing. It definitely makes sense, who wants to trade addition, to further your enjoyment of reading, a night with friends just to read a book, but I pick books that are your reading level and length. want you to take a deep consideration and try to Don’t pick a book that has too many pages read and finish at least one book. Find a fun loca- because then you are going to force yourself to tion at a reasonable time and make sure to have a keep going and soon you will start skipping over good book you can read. Summer reading doesn't some of the book’s parts in hopes of finishing it have to be a chore or requirement assigned by quickly. teachers but can be enjoyable too! Moreover, one last thing you can do, is to get good book recommendations so you don’t have The Tusker Tribune Page 3 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Should Extra Is Splashdown Credit Worth It? Be Allowed? By Isaac Like Tusker Tribune Staff By Isaac Like This year looks like its supposed to rain Tusker Tribune Staff on both the days we have scheduled the trip it is A lot of teachers despise supposed to rain so the question is, Is It worth extra credit, Why? Teachers It? don’t like extra credit because Let’s think who wants to go to a water park on a sometimes teachers feel like students rainy day especially also because it’s not really supposed can just make up their to be warm. bad grades with one I wouldn’t go and not a lot of people would either, single thing even if but what happens if you pay about $70 dollars for it? Is they have been doing it still not worth it? bad the whole quarter.