The Tusker Tribune The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School

Issue Number 1 http://somersschools.org/domain/995 Fall 2018

Two Views on How to Survive the 7th Grade Get Involved and Don’t Put Effort into Work Irritate Your Teachers and Find Your Way

By Joseph Melillo tion and you will just stare By Reilly Pittman Tusker Tribune at the clock all period. Tusker Tribune Staff Staff Also, don’t deliber- I just started 7th grade and 7th grade. ately get in trouble. That’s my locker is one the top floor and Many of the just stupid, and as I said most of my classes are on the mid- former 6th-grade students before, don’t make your dle floor. This is an issue for most were dreading September teachers or principal mad. 7th graders but I have found a way to get 5th 2018. The day that Teachers usually have some to class much faster. school started again, the patience on the first day of Tip #1 – instead of having to go day that reintroduced school but as the year goes up and down the stairs just for your next homework to us and the on they are going to start to class just car- day that run out of ry the first had to it. half of the wake up Fur- day’s books early to thermore, with you for get to the try to join all periods. bus. clubs! If (I’ve done it So, you have and it keeps how does nothing to me from be- one sur- do after ing late to vive 7th school, class) grade af- then a club Tip ter a short is the per- #2 –carry summer fect thing your pencil of rest and relaxation? for you! A lot of schools case with you First, try not to be have many interesting for all of your late to classes. This shows clubs. Some of the clubs our classes, so (a) your teacher that you don’t school has are, Mr. Sav’s you don’t lose take getting to class on Skiing club, Mr. Paul- your pencils time seriously and you will meno’s Intramurals, Mr. around the be stuck with a teacher Pappas’ Tusker Tribune hall. And (b) holding a grudge. The only and many more that can be so that you can have them around if one thing worse than a teacher found here, along with the breaks. in a bad mood is a principal dates of the meetings. Tip #3 – this one helps out with is a bad mood so don’t get Finally, last but not your tests. Always check your work and in trouble on the first day. least, try not to be an intro- think carefully. Secondly, eat break- vert. If you have no friends Tip #4 – study your Spanish Ital- fast, and pack a big enough you won’t do well in partner ian or French vocab every night so you lunch in the morning so you work and you might be don’t have to be nervous for a quiz. have something to eat dur- made fun of because you Tip #5 - put an effort for all of ing the day. If you skip have no friends. your class work. breakfast you will be hun- This, along with And that is all for how to survive gry during the day and you some effort on your part, is 7th grade hope you can use them soon. won’t have energy for class how you survive 7th grade. and you will not pay atten- Good Luck! The Tusker Tribune Page 2 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Safety Day Preps Kids on Lockdowns; Fire Drills

By Ian Cohen lockdown. Tusker Tribune Staff Even When the bell to though it was good not first period rang last Fri- learning academics for a day, everyone whole day, we still had to knew that it learn safety. would be a dif- The fire bells ferent learn- went off 8 ing day. times Friday and they were loud. When the Every final fire bell went off, everyone was period they in relief because of no more bells and no went to would more walking to the spot outside where include a fire everyone lines up. And last period I drill, and after- had Spanish and we had a good period be- wards, teach- cause we learned some Spanish. ers would show Safety day was better than a normal you where your day of school but being home would be so safe spot would much better. Also, drills are important, so be in the class- you know what to do in case something re- room during a ally happens

Safety is Serious Business at SMS

By Sofia Mancuso in a situation, real problems can a oc- Tusker Tribune Staff cur. We hear about real emergencies On September in other schools, and children and the 14th, Somers Middle teachers getting injuries. Even though school participated in the chances are very low, we must “safety day” which is unite as a school to keep each other day to recognize lockdowns, fire safe. plans, and what to do if you, Here at SMS, safety is our are in a potentially unsafe situ- number one priority and we don’t mess ation. around. Somers Middle school is During the Safety Day, all the 8 peri- very serious when it comes to ods went over the importance, and pro- keeping its children, and teach- cedures of fires and ers safe from any accidents. lockdowns and how, and why they Drills were not to be taken a happen. Every teacher went over their joke, and everyone was to re- escape plan for their classroom. “ main silent in every period as the teachers took “If there wasn’t a safety day, then how attendance. Why? Because in a real emergency if were we supposed to know what to do if there a child doesn’t stay put or know what to do while was a real emergency?” asks a Somers 7th grader.

The Tusker Tribune is the online Somers The Tusker Middle School Student Newspaper. It is Tribune Staff published weekly (except during school vacations) on the Somers Middle School Sophia Mancuso Website. It is entirely student-written by Reilly Pittman 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from: Ian Cohen Somers Middle School Allison O’Connor 250 Route 202 Jesse Manginelli Somers, NY, USA. Any SMS student is eligible to write sto- Joseph Melillo ries. If interested, please e-mail Advisor Sam Sanz Dean Pappas at Noah Volkman [email protected] The Tusker Tribune Page 3 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School ‘All Rise!’ The ‘Judge’ Returns

By Jesse Manginelli be back in the swing of things, so he can Tusker Tribune Staff rock through October. Only time will Judge is back! tell. Aaron Judge, the Yan- The Yankees are in 2nd place in kee stud, is back after a their division with a record of 92 – 58. wrist injury that kept him out of They are first place in the Wildcard the lineup since July 27. Standings. The Yankees and Yankee On Tuesday, September fans are happy to see him back because 18 Judge was back in the start- he helps the team so much. ing batting order batting second Now the Yankees have a great behind leadoff hitter Andrew lineup including McCutchen, Stanton, McCutchen. The first game Sanchez, and of course, Judge. A recent Judge was back, the Yankees statement from Judge says that he is won 3-2 over their rivals, the Red completely ready to get back to playing Sox, in the 9th inning. Sadly, right field and batting because of his Judge went 0 – 4 in his return healed wrist. Clearly Judge affects the but did hit a fly ball to the warn- whole team. ing track. Hopefully Judge will Let's go Yankees!

Tuskers Whip Huskers Join The Tusker Tribune! By Alison O’Connor Tusker Tribune Staff By Allison O’Connor On 9/16/18 The Somers Stampeded Tusker Tribune Staff girls' soccer team was playing against Tusker Tribune (the news- Yorktown. It was a tough battle on a hot paper club) is a cool club you get to day. There were more free kicks, and penalties than write about different things. You’re you can imagine. allowed to write about sports, clubs, movies, The Yorktown parents were frustrated at video games, etc. The Tuskers Tribune club everyone because Somers started fighting back. advisor is Mr. Pappas. The club is in room Maggie Higgins got a free kick goal, because 305. The club is held on Thursdays from 3:05- the other team headed into the goal. After York- 4:00. town was mad they tried shooting so many times, but because of our goalie, none made it past her. Then we got a goal and that’s 2-0 for Som- ers. Yorktown started pushing hard, but Somers The Simpson’s pushed back. TWEEEEEET! The game was over, and Writers Are Geniuses! Somers won. Afterwards, our coach, Zorin Milojevic took them us for ice cream at King Cone. By Sam Sanz On 9/17/18 most of us wore our jerseys to Tusker Tribune Staff school to celebrate our win. Seventeen years ago, in the Simpsons episode 2-0 Somers Won!!!!!! Bart To the Future, the writers predicted a cer- tain man winning presi- dent. That “certain man” was Nerd’s Donald J. Trump our 45th presi- Words dent. They predicted the future. WOW! You might be thinking “Oh that was lucky! Lucky guess! Well that was not the only time. Eight years ago, the episode “Boy Meets Curl Homer and Marge Simpson Upset Sweeden at the Olympics”. Continued on page 4 The Tusker Tribune Page 4 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Music Report

By Noah Volkman Released: July 13, 2018 and Sam Sanz Links: Tusker Tribune Staff #2 Hair Too Long Over the summer while #11 Middle of the Night (with Martin Jensen) you were at camp, on vacation, or #12 All Night (with Matoma) any other summer activities, you might turn on #13 Hands (with Mike Perry and Sabrina Carpen- the radio or listen to your favorite Spotify playlist. ter) In other words, summer jams are big part of sum- Sam’s Rating: 7/10 mer. And since the Tusker Tribune does not run during summer vacation, I’ll catch you up on some #3: ASTROWORLD – Travis Scott of the highlights of the summer. And trust me, Album Info: there’s a lot of them. Also, in the updated music Cover Art: reports, there will now be YouTube links to listen Title: ASTROWORLD to the songs. Artist: Travis Scott (with features from Frank Ocean, Drake, Swae Lee, #1: Scorpion – Drake (Album) Juice WRLD, Sheck Wes, The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Album Info: Gunna, NAV, Don Toliver, Quavo and Takeoff) Cover Art: Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap Title: Scorpion Released: August 3, 2018 Artist: Drake (with features from Links: JAY-Z, Michael Jackson, Static Ma- #1 STARGAZING jor and Ty Dolla $ign) #3 SICKO MODE (featuring Drake) Genre: Hip-Hop/Pop #5 STOP TRYING TO BE GOD (feat. James Released on: June 29, 2018 Blake) Links: #12 YOSEMITE (featuring Gunna and NAV) Side A Sam’s Rating: 11/10! #2 Nonstop #5 God's Plan #4: Sweetener – Ariana Grande Side B Cover Art: #4 Nice for What Title: Sweetener #9 In My Feelings Artist: Ariana Grande (with fea- Sam’s Rating: 8/10 tures from Pharrell Williams, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott) #2: Night & Day (Day Edition) – Genre: Pop/R&B The Vamps Released: August 18, 2018 Album Info: Links: Cover Art: #3 the light is coming (featuring Nicki Minaj) Title: Night & Day (Day Edition) #5 God is a woman Artist: The Vamps (with features #10 no tears left to cry Machine Gun Kelly, Maggie Lin- #9 breathin demann, Sabrina Carpenter and TI- Sam’s Rating: 8/10 NI) Genre: Pop/Dance See you next week!

Simpsons tions. LIST STYLE! From page 3  They predicted that Prof. Bengt Holmström would the Nobel Prize Boom! Pyongyang Winter Games,  They predicted that Smart Watches the American men’s Curling Team upset would be a thing. Sweden in curling. Now you’re probably  They predicted that Lady Gaga would wondering how the heck do the writers have a Super Bowl halftime show. predict all this stuff. One word: Harvard.  They predicted autocorrect on phones.  They predicted the Ebola virus out- Most of the writers or past- breaks. writers of the Simpsons went to Har- th vard. At one point, Matt Groening  They predicted that 20 Century FOX (creator of The Simpsons) made a rule would get purchased by Disney. that all writers must have a Harvard And many more! education. Alright, back to the predic- Well! That’s it. See you later.