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The Tusker Tribune The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Issue Number 11 https://www.somersschools.org/Page/11489 Fall 2019 The Tragic Tablet Travesty of 2019 By Sam Sanz On the 1st of November, 7th Grade Social Tusker Tribune Staff 2019 the tablet company BAC Thursday, the 14th. The USA filed for bankruptcy. The Tomorrow school took away most of company was chosen initially be- Night!!!!! the 8th grade tablets, but cause it was a local producer why? based in Buffalo, so Welcome to Nerd Alert. any tablet problems We are talking about could be more easily the tablet problem. fixed and returned to school faster. The Interview They were pro- active of the issue and I interviewed Mrs. Spi- since the company relli about this problem went bankrupt, they and here is the story. recalled the tablets. There was a This was the first-time problem with the over- devices were recalled The 7th grade social is on heating battery report- at any Somers school. tomorrow from 7-9 p.m.! ed on an article, but still there was Mrs. Spirelli says, ”It was not There will be food and a no reports of overheating and worth the risk, It would be expen- DJ. We hope to see a lot of there still wasn’t for the whole sive, but now they were safe”. people there! time. Continued on Page 2 School Uniform Pro and Con By Emma Barton many times have you said, or even heard, “oh look Tusker Tribune Staff what so and so’s wearing”, because I know I’ve School uniforms have been a debate heard it before. When kids have no clothes or ap- going on for a pretty long amount of time, pearances to comment, or react on, more of their and now we are going to see what side you energy goes into there work, and learning. are on. One final reason First well start off has to do with gangs. In with why uniforms may be areas where kids may be beneficial for schools all involved in gangs, uniforms around Westchester coun- may help students from wear- ty. ing clothing that announces any kind of gang connection. One is uniforms Now, as much as may decrease bullying. The these pros are very logical, we reason I say this is because must look at the other side of some kids who may be less the story. One of the disad- fortunate than others may vantages of uniforms is that not have the nicest clothing parents may not be able to or may not have a different afford them. outfit every single day, and Children whose fami- lies are less fortunate may some kids get made fun of have trouble dealing with the for this. Now I’m not saying somewhat high prices of this will entirely stop bullying but, it may de- school uniforms, and if the uniforms become a require- crease it, and it may decrease or eliminate the ment, the families could be put in debt or become pres- contradictory attitudes between the “rich and poor sured into buying it, which is not a good school environ- kids”. ment that may result in loss of students. Another advantage to uniforms is that it So tell me, what do you think? may help increase children’s focus. I mean, how Work cited: https://smartasset.com/mortgage/the- pros-and-cons-of-school-uniforms The Tusker Tribune Page 2 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School 17 Hours in a Car to Surprise a Great Uncle By Peter Brennan do is the home of Hershey Park... just Tusker Tribune Staff kidding! It’s the home of Disney World, My family recently took a Universal Studios and Lego Land and I trip to Florida, but we didn’t fly. love those places. We drove down to Florida. We took Billy to Disney for his Where we went was Se- 70th and he had a blast. He loved the bastian, Florida. It took a little over 17 Star Wars rides which were ne. Person- HOURS!! ally, I liked the Millennium Falcon sim- We left New York at 3PM Sun- ulator. I was the gunner on the ship. day October 13 and got down to Sebas- We also threw him a surprise tian at 8:30 AM Monday October 14. We birthday party on Saturday the 19th, went because it was my great uncle which is his real birthday. It was a Ha- Billy's 70th birthday. We waiian luau party. The surprised him as he didn’t meatballs cousin Col- know we were driving leen made were really down to see him. good. It took a long The car ride down time to prepare the was not as bad as I party and keep it a se- thought it would be. cret from Billy, but it Thank God I didn’t have all worked out in the claustrophobia because end. that was the longest, I We drove back have ever been in a car home after the party, before. My great uncles which was a Sunday, Billy and Bob have lived down in Florida for three and got back to Somers at 7:45AM Monday morn- years. I liked to go down to visit them because ing. they have a pool, fluffy blankets and they are only Just in time for my Dad to get me to school. an hour from Orlando. As you might know, Orlan- Which sucked. The Tusker Tribune of Somers Middle School Tablet From Page 1 Co-Editors: The goal was to collect Noah Volkman, the new tablets on Monday, but Joseph Melillo it was an early delivery on Fri- day. With these new tablets, Editorial Staff: they were encouraging online Samuel Sanz OneNote to be used. Allison O’Connor They also, say that with any device you should never Reporters: overcharge them, like the Emma Barton hoverboard issue a couple of Peter Brennan years ago when overcharged Sam Sanz hoverboards caught fire. Mr. Noah Volkman Pappas a retired fire chief, says he’s seen fires from over- charged laptops. The Tusker Tribune is the online Somers Conclusion Middle School Student Newspaper. It is published weekly (except during school The problem was fixed with great haste and accuracy. vacations) on the Somers Middle School I have one of the new dell tablets and I overall love them as a Website. It is entirely student-written by tech guru. My only problems are things I’m not used to yet, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from: Somers Middle School, 250 Route like the F1, F2, F3, etc. Keys have special properties (Like on 202, Somers, NY, USA. any computer), but contrary to the old tablets you need to Any SMS student is eligible to write sto- press Fn to use them. It’s just minor nitpicking here and ries. If interested, please e-mail Advisor there. Overall, I haven’t heard of any issues with these tab- Dean Pappas at lets. [email protected] I’d like to thank Mrs. Spirelli and Mrs. Astrologo for the knowledge on the topic and Mr. Pappas for his fireman The Tusker Tribune Page 3 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School 2020 GRAMMY Awards Nominees: Who Might By Noah Volkman Rocketman – Taron Egerton Tusker Tribune Staff Spider-Man: Into the Spider- As it is every year, Verse – Various Artists the Grammy Awards for A Star Is Born – Lady Gaga & 2020 will be one of mu- Bradley Cooper sic’s biggest nights of the Producer of the Year Nomi- year. Who is one step closer to nees: owning a Grammy Award and Jack Antonoff being etched into music history? “Arizona Baby” – Kevin Abstract Find out below: “Lover” – Taylor Swift Record of the Year Nominees: “Norman F***ing Rockwell” – “Hey Ma” – Bon Iver Lana Del Rey “bad guy” – Billie Eilish Best Rock Song Nominees: “Red Hearse” – Red Hearse “7 rings” – Ariana Grande “Fear Inoculum” – Tool Dan Auerbach “Hard Place” – H.E.R. “Give Yourself a Try” – The “The Angels in Heaven Done “Talk” – Khalid 1975 Signed My Name” – Leo Bud “Old Town Road” – Lil Nas X “Harmony Hall” – Vampire Welch & Billy Ray Cyrus Weekend “Let’s Rock” – The Black Keys “Truth Hurts” – Lizzo “History Repeats” – Brittany “Mockingbird” – The Gibson “Sunflower” – Post Malone & Howard Brothers Swae Lee “This Land” – Gary Clark Jr. “Myth of a Man” – Night Beats Album of the Year Nominees: Best Alternative Music Al- “Southern Gentlemen” – Dee I,I – Bon Iver bum Nominees: White Norman F***ing Rockwell! – La- U.F.O.F. – Big Thief “Walk Through Fire” – Yola na Del Rey Assume Form – James Blake John Hill WHEN WE ALL FALL I,I – Bon Iver “Heat of the Summer” – Young ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Father of the Bride – Vampire the Giant – Billie Eilish Weekend “Hundred” – Khalid thank u, next – Ariana Anima – Thom Yorke “No Drug Like Me” – Carly Rae Grande Best R&B Song Nominees: Jepsen I Used to Know Her – H.E.R. “Could’ve Been” – H.E.R. & “Outta My Head” – Khalid & 7 – Lil Nas X Bryson Tiller John Mayer Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) – Lizzo “Look at Me Now” – Emily King “Social Cues” – Cage the Ele- Father of the Bride – Vampire “No Guidance” – Chris Brown phant Weekend & Drake “Superposition” – Young the Gi- Best New Artist Nominees: “Roll Some Mo” – Lucky Daye ant Black Pumas “Say So” – PJ Morton & JoJo “Too Much” – Carly Rae Jepsen Billie Eilish Best Rap Song Nominees: “Vertigo” – Khalid Lil Nas X “Bad Idea” – YBN Cordae & “Zero (From “Ralph Breaks the Lizzo Chance the Rapper Internet”) – Imagine Dragons Maggie Rogers “Gold Roses” – Rick Ross & Finneas Rosalia Drake “When We All Fall Asleep, Tank and the Bangas “a lot” – 21 Savage & J.