Highland Roar

Volume 1, Issue 1 June 2012

High School Musical

Congratulations don’t want to hide! Wildcats! Your fa- But Sharpay needs Another year has mous musical was this to STOP! So flown by! We a success! An Sharpay changed hope it was a good enormous thanks the date of the call- year for everyone. to Miss Hunter, backs to the day of Mrs. Canata, and the championship We’d like to say the cast! The and the Scholastic good-bye to two of whole cast was Decathlon! But the our friends that are practicing for two and a which Rosie Webb jocks and the brainiacs retiring. half months. Everyone plays! Troy and Gabri- worked it out and Gabri- worked so hard and ella had fallen in love ella and Troy got to do there were practices when they met at a their “thing”! Coach Bol- almost three times a party. Soon after, they ton, Brendan De Boer, Mr. Healy, we will week! Delon Veleski as both tried out for the had never thought of his miss you! You Troy and Palakshi winter musical in East all-star basketball have been a special Aurora as Gabriella, the High. Mrs. Darbus gave champ to be such an person to all of us. pair made an energetic them call-backs. HSM amazing singer. The and heart wrenching has a lot of energy go- Wildcat Basketball team Many of us have story full of singing and ing on! The musical also won the championship fond memories of laughs. From the jocks, shows to always be and the Brainiac team our trip to to the brainiacs, to the yourself! In “Stick to the won their scholastic de- Friendly’s! skaters and to the thes- Status Quo” we had cathlon! Everything pians, everyone worked Chloe Kasbarian whom worked out and Troy Mrs. Swankie, we’ll hard and put everything plays Danny (a skater and Gabriella got to be miss you too! You into it. Emily Moran as who plays the cello), together. This musical always have a smile Sharpay, added a sassy Joe Powells whom was a great success in touch to the whole plays Zeke (a hard-core which all of the hard for us. thing. Eamonn Tim- basketball jock who has work and practice paid Best wishes to money, as Ryan a tendency of baking) off! Awesome job to the both very special (Sharpay’s brother) tried and Jessica Wallace as East High Wildcats, to lighten her sass up Martha (a braniac who Mrs. Canata and Miss people! though! Songs such as has a passion for hip Hunter! The show “Bop to the Top” or hop). They all told eve- couldn’t have been a “Getcha Head in the ryone about who they success without every- Game” really gave really are! That shows one, especially Miss some energetic power that everyone has a Hunter! Mission suc- to the “musicaaal” as skilled talent or an ceeded Wildcats! Mrs. Darbus would say amazing skill they all By Grace Meyer Page 2 Highland Roar

Ellis Island We learned about Ellis Island let you in on what they were back. He was cured. Ellis Island during an assembly program. doing to them. One woman is a big part of American his- The actors told us about Ellis had her sick kid taken and she tory. Island when it was a huge part sat for 3 days wondering what of immigration. They told us was happening to her child. Tyler Cirone about all of the service checks Finally they brought the child you had to go through. Some checks were medical checks and legal checks when they asked everyone 29 questions. The actors acted as people who came through Ellis Island. They told us that we couldn’t see family until you went through security. One more thing they told us was that if you were sick they would not

Margie Palatini Assembly for Grades 5 and 6 and sixth graders listened to his own ideas when to the story Lousy everyone else had their Stinken’ Rotten own ideas. In the end Grapes read by the au- everyone else told him thor. The book was about their ideas. about a fox that was very After she finished reading conceited and thought he the story, Ms. Palatini Our visiting author could get the grapes on answered questions this year was Margie his own. Instead he about how she became Palatini. This year the fifth needed help so he got a an author. and sixth grade had a dif- bear, a beaver, a porcu- Tyler Cirone ferent assembly than the pine, and a possum to other grades. The fifth help him. He only listens

Do You Watch American Idol ? Do you watch American Idol? people that most liked are If you do, then you should Colton Dixon, Jessica Sanchez, check the up stair’s hallway. and Phillip Phillips. Some people The fifth grade is doing a pro- still vote for other contestants ject where they pick their fa- like Joshua Ledet, DeAndre vorite contestant and then Brackensick, Elise Testone, graph everyone’s favorite. The Hollie Cavanaugh and Skylar Laine Some of the graphs are pie graphs and bar graphs. All fifth graders use the COWS for some of their graphs. Hope your favorite doesn’t get voted off!

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Masai Assembly On March 15, 2012, the hours or a half hour. hunted. The whole soci- sixth grade had an assem- They live in small huts ety is simple yet complex. bly on the Masai. Who and make all their belong- The assembly was very are the Masai, you ask? ings. There, marriages are interesting. They gave out The Masai are a group of arranged by parents. bracelets to kids who people who live in Kenya However, they are very answered questions cor- and Tanzania. They have proud of their culture. rectly. They taught the a very different lifestyle Women cook, build the kids how to count to ten. than ours herein Amer- huts, clean (by making a It was a fun experience. ica. They have no running broom out of grass, rais- water or electricity in ing the children, and Tess Szydlik their homes. Kids walk all decorating everything. the way to school, The men and boys whether it would take 2 guarded the property and

Science Lab In sixth grade science, classes marched out sepa- profiles. Sixth grade sci- you don’t just read from rately to three locations ence is amazing! a textbook. You work in of their choice. Then, Mr. a lab doing experiments. Ferro put a special tool in Tess Szydlik On Halloween, they the ground and told his made polymers, or as it is pupils to cover their ears. more commonly known, He lifted a hammer and slime. We do actual re- banged on the tool to dig cording, and have actually it deep into the ground. gone out in the field to He pulled it out and had do some experimenting his students dissect it with dirt. All sixth grade after learning about soil

Field Day 2012 Field Day was great! amazing too. Here are There were 11 events the results. The fourth for Godwin students grade winner was The and 17 for Highland Dairy Dominators! The students. The classes fifth grade winner was did not do all the The Groovy Grapes! events, though. We ran The sixth grade winner out of time. My favor- was the Millennium ite event was Nutrition Mushrooms! Beach Volleyball. The By: William Schmidt Fifty-Yard Dash was Page 4 Highland Roar

The Harvest Festival This year’s harvest festi- awesome challenges in- demonstration by Sean val was a big hit, as al- clude the wheel, the can Burke. There were ways. The sixth knock down, and the ring snacks like cupcakes and grade Yearbook toss. You got tickets for cookies, and drinks too. sold quite a few winning one and could Painted pumpkins were smencils to the use it to get a fantastic sold to frantic parents. eager kids holding prize, including balloons, Contests like hula- out fistfuls of bats, and more. We had hooping and dancing also crisp, green dol- a DJ called MAGIC ZAK, took place. The harvest lar bills. We can’t who played tons of great festival is the coolest forget the gigantic music. The most popular thing in November! water slides and activity was the hair By Tess Szydlik extremely fun spraying station. This games. Some of these event included a magic

Mad Science

Are you interested in every magic trick has sci- We had so science? Next year, you ence behind it? There is a should go in Mad Science! take-home every week! many This goes over science in This event is in the cafe- Magic, Toys, Bugs, and teria. In school, you will terrific more! You do an experi- get a paper for more in- ment every time! Some formation. events this things I did not even know! Did you know that William Schmidt year!

Books! The Magic is REAL!

Books! The Magic is cussed. For Diary of a asked “Who has the REAL! Wimpy Kid, he made a box?” Mr. Grasso had On Tuesday, January picture of Greg Hefley to leap up and wave his 24th, Highland and talk about his series. arms and saying that he Godwin School had a He also made a book had the box. Other magic assembly. The light on fire. In another tricks included making magician was a book trick, he made a tie-die snow fall and made a fanatic who explained umbrella turn into a hat out of paper. That how books were some circus umbrella and was one of the most of the most magical make a shoe appear in fun assemblies in a objects out there. He a locked box. There while! did magic tricks relating was comedy involved to the book we dis- too. Whenever he By: Tess Szydlik Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 5

Fourth Grade Bear Hunt Letters Dear Governor continues black bears bears. There is not Christie: are going to be extinct. enough food for all of Do you think bear Bear hunting is mean to them, so they will die hunting should be al- the bears. NJ used in- anyway. They use lowed? I don’t think so! correct information to this as overpopula- It’s terrible thing to kill decide whether that tion to argue the animals. You harm an bear hunting is OK. A bear hunt is needed. I animal that doesn’t lot of bears have been disagree because you harm you. At the Dela- killed during this year’s shouldn’t kill bears ware Water Gap, a bear hunt. The first one for any reason. Bear mama bear was trying was a 166 pound fe- hunting is cruel. Many to protect her cubs, male. The second one people think bear but she got shot for was a 205 pound male. hunting is a sport, protecting them. 99% 25 bears were killed in but it’s not a sport for of citizens are against 1 hour. Please fight for bears. Don’t kill bears this bear hunt. A lot of black bear rights and for any reason. This The fourth people don’t know that those of other animals. should be illegal! grade was black bears are endan- Some people believe Sincerely, concerned gered and people just there are too many Josie Thomas kept killing them. If this after learning about the Dear Governor to themselves, did I do Governor Christie, I new bear Christie: a good or bad thing? hope you like my letter hunt laws. Everyone should be I hope they will agree and agree with me that Here are against hunting for that bear hunting is a bear hunting should be some of black bears in New Jer- bad thing and awful illegal. As governor, sey. Bears are living thing. Bear hunting is you can change this law them. things on earth. Are cruel to the bears. and protect New Jer- bears killing or hunting They don’t get a life sey’s black bears. you? Probably not! but we do. Now that Then don’t kill them. is not fair. Sincerely , If we have a life then Bears are an impor- Taylor Carrea they should have a life tant part of nature. too. Bear hunting is They belong in the wild wrong because bears because that is their aren’t hunting us. home. It is like we be- Many people like bear long in a house or hunting because they apartment because that think it is a sport. Af- is our home just like ter a hunter kills a bear the wild is a bear’s he or she should think home.

Highland School

My School Life

First grade was a blast!

For the teacher I had,

Was always happy, She was never mad. Have a Safe She taught us money, and Happy Reading and time, And best of all, Summer! We learned how to rhyme. After learning those skills, Super Cougar With His Sidekicks by Eyal Rushinek I had to move on. In second grade The Fifth Grade Art classes created characters that were printed using Styrofoam printing We’re on the web! I started off strong. www. midlandparkschools.k12.nj.us/ plates. The students then created 3 different midlandparkschools.k12.nj.us/ I learned how to add, backgrounds for their creative characters. And multiply. These 2 boys decided to give their paper characters some real friends! When summer came, Aren’t they Awesome!! I wanted to cry. In third grade my teacher Boxman Ninja With Friends by Michael Murphy See You In Was very kind She was helpful and September! sweet. She never left me behind. In fourth grade I learned A very new thing. My fourth grade teacher Taught us how to sing! A teacher is like A child’s best brined. So lucky to have great ones Again and again! Megan Tupaj won second place in the 2012 Bergen County Teacher of the year Megan Tupaj Student Poetry Contest. Congratulations Megan!