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Term 1 Issue 1 Chilliwack ChargersNews Sept.29/11

By: Cassandra Green Skating and Swimming On Friday October 14th of 2011, a group of Chilliwack Mid- dle School students brought a hockey stick and puck. Approx. 37 students in total went swimming and skating. There was some- what alot of room to skate around because of how many students went there. Mr. Zielman, Ms. Cosens and Mme Ropain were the teachers who went skating and swimming. At the Landing Lei- sure Centre there no special things to use. The teachers didn’t go swimming. Everybody had a wonderful time and if this activity is happening, next year, we hope to see a lot more of this activity.

Dylan Anderson

Dylan Anderson, Justice Penner, and Brittany Green -Activity Day- -Paintball- played 8 games and had mountian and flanking an awesome time. the enemy. During the On October 14, Everyone was extremely first couple of games, we had our famous Fall tired on the way back there happened to be activity day. Paintball is home but It was the danger of friendly one of the most extremely worth it. fire!! But then the popular activities and We played 2 games of teams smartened up fills up the fastest. A Tag the Elk, 2 games of and only fired at the group 50 CMS stu- Eliminate the Enemy, enemy. Everybody at dents went to Sniperz in 2 games of Capture the the end had paint all Chilliwack. Each student Flag, 1 game of Chase over their clothes and was given 100 paint- the Rabbit, and 1 game some had it on their balls to start and that of Rezurection. The best arms and masks. The adds up to 5000 paint- game in my opinion was bus ride home was balls!!! Thats not includ- chase the rabbit. We had filled with laughter and ing refills. Which were 3 teachers and 9 students talk of the days paint- 100 paintballs for $7 on top of the mountain ball matches. When dollars. We even had and 38 students going we got to the school, one of our grade 9 stu- up the mountain. we went to Mr. Hay’s dents referee the games. Everybody died on the room and waited for Thank you Zdravko teachers team except the bell. It was a good Stanisavljevic for your myself and Michael Fol- day. amazing refing!! We land by going down the Activity Day

the vancouverKiera Luong- Wilsonaquarium

On October 14th, Chilliwack Middle had their first activity day of the year. As usual, the Vancouver Aquarium was one of the activities. Art Room by justin lo

At Chilliwack Middle enjoy it while we do. and ya. School, we have a selection that is all styles that we can of fine arts, including our art make when we grow older. room. We do a wide variety of It helps us find a hobby for projects, such as, paper mache, the future and could help us sketches, three-dimesional pic- find a future career. tures, and lighting based-sketch- es. The teacher, Miss Grieman, teaches the art class on all these different types of art styles. In art, we are allowed to mingle as long as long as we are quiet and speak respectfully. we also are able to work on any project we please as long as we work the whole class and dont spend our time talking and too much mingling. in art we also get to learn new art skills and Mrs. Griemann Boobies Bracelets

The boobies bracelets were made for awarness for breast cancer and has became very popular in our community. In 2000, Shaney Jo Darden and Mona Mukherjea-Gehrig found- ed the Keep A Breast foundation in the grow- ing need for breast cancer awarness. Every time someone buys a boobies bracelet, the money goes to the breast cancer foundation and will raise money for breast cancer. This event has became a very cool and popular way of raising money and awarness for breast cancer.

Alexis and Justin’s boobies bracelets.

Band 9 This year the grade 9 band class is amazing. Everybody in the class is comitted and always ready to learn and practice for their concerts. Ms Tarling must be so proud of her class and happy to be able to teach such a great group of kids! Here are some interviews. Questions 1) What is your favourite part of Julia Hendley band class? 2)What is the funniest thing that 1)Playing songs I know has happened so far? such as Mambo #5 3) When was your first concert 2)When Eduard off and what will you be playing? his chair and almost 4) Will you continue with band in landed on Erin Harma- highschool? Why or why not? tuik. 3)Our first concert was October 27, and the songs are a secret. 4) I don’t know for sure at this point but I prob- ably will. Stephanie Dekker

1) Playing music and hanging out with Kimberly Van Den Dorpel my friends 2) Erin and Julia broke a shelf 3) Three songs, Thriller, Colonal Bou- gie and Amazing Grace and our con- cert was on October 27. 4) I think so

1)When we do not to written work 2)Someone told me that Pro-d-day stands for profes- sional down syndrome day and Ms.Tarling got mad, and Garrett fell off his chair cause he has problems. 3)October 27 and 3 amazing songs. 4) No, I wanna try something else and new. Simran Sandhu Entertainment Kiera Luong- Wilson New in Theatres

50/50 Killer Elite Adam Lerner has a Danny is one of the pretty great life. But world’s most skilled when Adam discov- special-ops agents. ers he has a rare and Lured out of self- possibly fatal form of imposed exile, Danny cancer, his entire life forms his crack team turns to chaos. As his of operatives to exe- world starts to unravel cute a near-impossible in every way, Adam mission of retribution- finds himself dealing to rescue his former with the well- meaning mentor and partner, but totally outrageous Hunter. attempts by his friends to make it all better. Dream House A family unknowingly Dolphin Tale moves into a home where Inspired by the true several murders were story of a brave dol- committed only to find phin and the compas- themselves the killer’s sionate strangers who next target. Successful banded together to publisher Will Attention save her life. A young quit a job in New York dolphin is caught in City to relocate his wife, a crab trap, severely Libby, and two girls to damaging her tail. a quaint New England She is rescued and town. But as they settle transported to the into their new life, they Clearwater Marine discover their perfect Hospital, where she home was the murder is named Winter. But scene of a mother and her her fight for survival children. And the entire has just begun. city believes it was at the hands of the husband who survived. Entertainment: Polls - What are the top 10 songs of CMS? Are you wondering what the students at CMS listen to? Well here it is. We asked 100 CMS students from different grades what their favorite song of 2011 is from a list of 20 songs. Here are the results: 1) Sexy and I know it-LMFAO

2) Moves like Jagger- Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera

3) Party Rock Anthem-LMFAO

4) Pumped up kicks-Foster the People

5) Rolling in the deep- Adele

6) Stereo Hearts- Gym Class Heroes feat Adam Levine

7) Without you-David Guetta feat Usher

8) Cheers- Rihanna

9) Mr. Know it all- Kelly Clarkson

10) You and I-Lady Gaga FOOTBALL

OR Football ?

Brandon G. Grade 9: I prefer Zdravko S. Grade 9: I love football because it’s more soccer. It requires more skill physical, and I like running and I love deking around away from defenders to people. score a touchdown.

Foorball is the most widely played Soccer also known as Football is sport in the USA and is one of the currently the most widely known and biggest sports in Canada. Approxi- played sport in the world. Approxi- mately 111 million people in the USA mately 3 billion people either watch watch thne Super Bowl this past or play soccer worldwide. Every 4 year. Most of the people who like years the FIFA World Cup is played, Football that I talked to, say that each time in a different location. The Football requires more strength most recent is the World Cup in South than soccer, but also a degree of Africa in 2010. skill. It takes alot of quick thinking to know what deke to use to get around an oncoming defender. Overall, from what i hear, Football is a physical sport that requires alot of skill and a huge fan base.

Most people who prefer Soccer say that it is the number 1 sport because unlike Football, it requires a more profound degree of skill. In Football there are few ways to deke around a defender while in Soccer, there is almost an infinite number of possi- From what I hear Football is mucb bilities. more physical and that it is tougher, In the end, apparently Soccer is a yet Soccer requires more skill and is skillful sport that has alot of depth the biggest sport worldwide. and the biggest fan base worldwide. Hockey AcademySimran Sandhu Hockey Academy 2011/12 is a great group of promising hockey players. The Academy has great forwards, defensemen, and four awesome and talented goalies. Everytime the players go on the ice they are completely different people, they are no longer your average CMS school students, but fierce hockey players, with a goal to achieve by the end of the year! Here are some interviews. Questions: 1)How has Hockey Academy helped you improve and become a better hockey player? 2)What is your favourite game or drill? 3)If you could change something about the Academy, what would it be? 4)What is long or short time goal for your hockey future?

Grade 7- goalie Mitchell Davis 1)The goalie coach Jeff gave me helpful tips, like where to put my glove. 2) My favourite game is the russian scrimmage because I like the action and the breakaways. 3) I would make there more time on the ice so we can practice longer. 4)To get into the NHL and getting good grades. Grade 8- player (forward) Eden Gustafson 1) There is lots of extra ice time and it helps keep my fitness up and become a better hockey player. 2) My favourite game is 1,2,3 shootout. 3)The fact that girls don’t get their own changeroom. 4) A long time goal would be going to university through a hockey scholarship.

Grade 9 - player (defenseman) Brendan Murphy 1) It gives me extra ice time, for me to work on my skills and help me improve. 2) 6 pass and 10 goals in 10 minutes are my favourite game and drill. 3) I would start it later because I hate getting up early. 4) To get into college hockey on a scholarship What the heck do Seventh Graders do? Jesse Reimer Favourite thing to eat from Charlie’s First thing you do after Kitchen? school? “Chicken wraps.” “Check my text messages.”

Favourite class and why? After school sports or “Art because Ms. Griemen is really activities? outgoing.” “No...”

Where do you and your friends hang Favourite genre of out the most at lunch? music? “Just around in the hall.” “Pop.”

Upstairs bathroom or downstairs bathroom? “Downstairs.No particular reason.”

What activity did you want to join for Activity Day? Are you going? “I wanted to go to Science World be- cause most of my friends are going to Science World. And I’m going to Sci- (Jesse Reimer is a male grade ence World!” seven student at CMS)

After school snack? “PIZZA! I go to the pizza place by the school.” By:Aly Tonn CMS Calendar Madison Halldorson

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Things About November: Aviation History Month Child Safety Protection Month International Drum Month National Adoption Awareness Month National Epilepsy Month National Model Railroad Month National Novel Writing Month Peanut Butter Lovers Month Real Jewelry Month Paintball Collage Paintballing By Kyle Esau On Friday, October deathmatch except to win 14, 50 students and 3 teach- you had to run the flag(t- ers (Mr.Hay, Mr.Hodson and shirt) to the enemy’s base. Mr.Adams) went to Sniperz Mr.Hay, Mr.Hodson and paintball for Activity Day. All Mt.Adams each picked together they played 8 games.around three students to be the “Rabbits” which They played 1 game of the other students had to capture the Elk, 2 team death-eliminate. Sadly they never matchs, 2 games of capture accomplished that. At the the flag, 2 capture the “Rab- end during the ressurec- bits” and 1 game ressurection tion game Christian Ron- game where the players got ner had his lense popped infinity lives(the point was out so they had to stop the for them to use up the rest game early and the referee of their paintballs). During ran Christian out with his hand’s over his eyes. Then Zdravko (left) the first game the referees Ti (right) seperated the experienced the students took a bus paintballers from the non-ex- back to the school to get picked up by their parents. Mr. Adams (left) perienced ones with the ex- Mr. Hodson (right) perienced players defending the Elk(which was a piece of wood shaped like an elk propped up against a castle like fort. In team deathmatch one half of the students got green ribbons to tie on their painball guns so the play- ers were well distinguished. After two team deathmatchs the non-green team came out on top. Capture the flag was practically the same as team Science Friday,World October 14th of 2011, the Chilliwack Middle School population had an ac- tivity day; a select few chose to go to Science World. Extreme Dinosaurs was the main attraction. The students can dive into adventure and acquire information all about dinosaurs. The 10,000 square foot exhibition shows 19 animatronic dinosaurs as well as 2 to scale skeletons. The dinosaurs come to life including the blinking of eyes, loud roars, gnawing of teeth and moving limbs. Although the attraction was Extreme Dinosaurs the IMAX video took a different route and took students into space to learn about the Hubble Space Telescope, and the universe.

Stephanie Nelson Spirit Week Spirit week is the week where students get to show their school spirit in a good way. Spirit week happens a week before every special event. (For example, Halloween, Christ- mas, etc.) Here is our Halloween spirit week. (It starts on Wednesday because Halloween’s on Monday.) Wednesday: PJ day Thursday: Gender bender day Friday: Rainbow day Monday: Costume day

Gender bender day. Dick, Cruze, Drew, Tyler and Alexis. (from right to left) Spirit Week

Gender Bender - On Thursday October 27th it was Gender Bender day at Chilliwack Middle School. The boys were very enthusi- astic about gender bender day. Some even wore dresses. Some of the girls also enjoyed dressing up as boys that day.

Halloween Costumes Day - On Friday Oc- tober 31st it was Halloween at Chilliwack Middle School and so many people wore their awesome costumes. Noah Clarke and Jes- sica Pham tied for 1st place in the Halloween Costume competition.

Pyjama Day - On Wednesday October 26th it was Pyjama Day at Chilliwack Middle School. Alot of the students wore their pajamas that day, and it was really cool to see all the differ- ent types of pajamas that some people were wearing.

Rainbow Day - On Friday October 28th it was Rainbow Day at Chilliwack Middle School. So many people wore rainbow colours and got into the spirit. It was really neat to see all the colourful clothes that people wore. Teacher SnoopMadison Halldorson 1. What do you do in your free time? 2. When you were younger, what did you want to be? 3. Favourite colour? 4. What’s your middle name? 5. What would you order at Star- bucks/Tim Hortons? 6. Favourite food? 7. Favourite part of teaching? 8. Favourite grade to teach? Mr Buchwitz. 1.”I mountain bike, and look after my kids.” 2.”An airline pilot. Instead I ended up being a shop teacher!” 3.”Green, it’s the colour of my sons eyes” 4.”Rudy, as in Rudolph the Red-Nose reindeer” 5.”A large, 1&1 and Tim Hortons” 6.”Mexican Food” 7.”To see kids make, & finish projects. and having fun and just enjoying what im doing. I cant believe I get paid for this job!” 8.”Grade 9’s” New T3chn0l0gy There has been alot of cool new inventions in the past year! From jet packs to google T.V’s! People come up with new amazing and complexe inventions for man kind.

Martin Jetpack: You can buy it for $100,000 and it can fly up to 60 miles per hour, as high as 8,000 feet for 30 minutes on a full tank.

Ipad 2: The most popular brand of technology on earth Apple, now came up with a new Ipad! It is slimmer, faster, and better!

Google T.V: With 1080p video and a google chrome browser that can be controlled with android and apple smart phones, this tv is a piece of very advanced technology. Terry Fox Fundraising. A coin drive, a bake A bighearted thanks to sale and one thousand the Hurley family for provid- dollars. ing CMS when we fell 300 From September 27rd dollars short of our goal. to September 29th, the WEB team at Chilliwack Middle put on a coin drive in hopes of raising their goal of one thousand dollars in Terry Fox’s name to help can- cer research. The first day was quarters, then loo- nies, and the last day was anything. A couple of days after the coin drive had begun; a bake sale was under- way. The sale was popu- lar among the student population. Stephanie Nelson Ke$ha

Early life Kesha was born in Los An- geles, California on March 1, 1987. Her mother, Pebe Sebert, About Ke$ha: is a singer-songwriter who co- wrote a single in 1978. When Kesha Rose Sebert, better Kesha was an infant, Pebe would known as Ke$ha, is an American often have to look after her singer-songwriter and rapper. In onstage while performing. Kesha 2005, at 18, Ke$ha was signed to says she has no knowledge of Dr. Luke's record label. Ke$ha’s her father's identity. Kesha's big breakthrough came in early younger brother Louis was born 2009 after appearing on Flo shortly after. She said that she Rida's number one single, "Right did not fit-in school, explaining Round." Her debut album, Animal that her unconventional dress and its re-release, Cannibal, were sense including homemade pur- released in 2010. Ke$ha's irrev- ple velvet pants and purple hair erent music and image propelled did not warm her to other stu- her to immediate commercial dents. The Seberts were fea- success, with Animal debuting at tured in an episode of The Sim- number one in the US and pro- ple Life as the host family to ducing two number one hits, "Tik Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie in Tok" and "We R Who We R", and 2005. Ke$ha later on described a string of top ten hits as well. herself as being a dilageant child in school.

By: Acacia Babuin Grade Interviews We asked three questions to a boy and a girl from each each grade, about middle school and what they thought of it. Some of the questions are giving advice to gr.7’s, and other questions are about the changes in middle school. Grade 7 Grade 8 Whats your favourite Whats advice would you thing about middle school? give a gr.7? Joel Babuin : Hockey Skills Acad- Laneya Ollenberger: Dont emy, girls be late for classes Charlotte Mackenzie: Different teachers Taylor Glennie: Be your- What was your biggest self, but not too much fear about grade.7? What changed the most in gr.8? Laneya Ollenberger: harder Joel Babuin : The teachers work Charlotte Mackenzie: getting lost Taylor Glennie: People are more mature.

By: Acacia Babuin Jessica Morgan

Favorite thing to eat from What activity did you Charlie’s Kitchen? want to join for Activity “The chicken caesar wrap.” Day and are you going? Favorite class and why? “The aquarium and no, it was full “Art because you’re allowed to the second day. Now I’m going to talk.” the Zoo.” Favorite teacher and why? After school snack? “Ms. Ganske or Ms. Griemann “I don’t have an after school because they’re amazing snack.” teachers.” First thing you do after Where do you and your school? friends hang out the most “I hang out with friends.” at lunch? After school sports or “The halls. We just kind of walk up activities? and down the hallway.” “Soccer and horseback riding.” Upstairs bathroom or Favorite genre of music? downstairs bathroom? “Pop.” “Downstairs because it’s the only one I use.” By: Jamie Hisco Media Literacy Print: Behind the Scenes

Braedon & Mckeon working on their pages while Aly watches. Aly Being Aly. Mckeon relaxing in the wood- work shop on Costume Day. Marlena & Melissa signing up for their pages. Melissa taking pictures.

Mckeon Connor working smiling for on his pages. the camera. # supermodel

Alexis and her group looking at pictures.

You read our newsletters, but how exactly are either on a given topic or one we think they made? The process is quite of ourselves. We are encouraged to think simple. At the beginning of the term, we first of our own topic in order to make the learn how to use the program on our com- newsletter more interesting and unique. puters called Adobe InDesign that we use to From there, we work on our pages with make the individual pages. After we do that, a group of about four people and make we are told to write two pages each for the sure they’re done by the end of the term. newsletter, By: Jamie Hisco Grade 9 SPORTS INTERVIEWS

Questions Question 1: What is your favourite sport? Question 2: What is your favourite sport to watch? Question 3: What sports do you play?

Conner Vinchoff Jake Mcllean Question 1:basket- Question 1: football because ball because it is fast paced it has full contact Question 2: soccer because Question 2: football be- theres lots of action cause it is exciting Question Question 3: 3: longboarding and biking soccer and basketball

Kyle Esau Question1: hockey be- cause you have to be fast and tough Question2: rugby because its funny when they beat each other up Question 3:hockey Interviews After School Activities All of the CMS students do different things after school, from things like video games to sports teams. We have asked a few students some ques- tions and these are their answers: We asked: What do you like to do after school? Simran Sandhu I like to go home to beat up my broth- ers ,watch T.V ,go on the computer and listen to music on my ipod touch.

Carter Kassam: I like to listen to music and longboard.

Jake Mclellan: Video Games, Biking and listening to music. Written By: Jonathan Wendt EVENTS: Activity Day- Vancouver Aquarium

On October 14th, 45 pole and the south pole. It students went to the was very interesting and Vancouver Aquarium for imformative There was Activity Day. We all had also a beluga and dolphin a blast and learned lots show which was very en- of things. There was all tertaining and they did lots sorts of sea animals like of cool tricks. Everyone jelly fish, beluga whales, had a great time! dolphins, turtles, octupus and more. Some of the students went to a 4-D show that talked about the peguins and polar bears’ life in the north

CMS students waiting to get in the Aquarium.

Loren Davidson and Kiera Luong Wilson hanging out in the gift shop.

Acacica Babuin enjoying her hot Kacie Smith and Zach Parker choclate. putting coins in the fountain. By : Marlena Neels Halloween Sugar Cookies

Decorate them with icing after baking by using confectioners sugar, lemon juice and food coloring. Use black decorating gel to add detail. Cook Time: 9 minutes Total Prep Time: 2h9 minutes Ingredients: •5 tbsp butter, softened •3/4 cup sugar •1 egg •1 tsp vanilla extract •red and yellow food coloring (optional) •1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour •1 tsp baking powder •1/4 tsp salt

Preparation: In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar with an electric hand mixer until creamy. Add egg and vanilla, and food coloring (if using), mix well. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. Using a wooden spoon, gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture until a stiff dough forms. Don’t worry if the dough appears crum- bly at first; it will come together.

Wrap dough in plastic and chill for 1-2 hours in the refrigerator. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 1/4- inch or 1/8-inch thickness. Use Halloween-themed cookie cutters dipped in flour to make cutouts. Gather scraps and reroll until all the dough is used.

Place cookies on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Transfer to wire rack to cool.

Yield 30 cookies, depending on size of cookie cutters used.

Melissa Tyler Activity day ~pAInTBALL~

ent teams with even twelve only two stu- numbers and the ob- dents survived but they jective was to elimate were well on there way on October 14th, the most amount of of flanking the enemys 50 CMS students par- people on the oppo- who didnt notice them ticipated in paintball at site team in the time slip past them and move our local family owned given. When it was into position. At the paintball buisness. north vs. south none end of the day we just We participated in 8 were safe in the small unloaded are paintballs games, there was sev- amount of space given in receration were you eral hours of paintball the objective was to can come back alive excitement. The dif- take the “flag” and as many times as you ferent games were tag bring it to the enemys wanted. All was good the Elk were there is a base this was almost some people were lucky team of about twelve an imposssible task, enough to get some defending and another and lastly there was welts to show-off. There thirty attacking very my favourite “hunt the were no serious inju- few were left in the rabbit” ther were two ries and most left with a last 30 secounds which teams one was filled smile on there face and I the games were deter- with the three teach- hope that everyone else mind in the last thirty ers and nine students had as much fun as I did secounds. Then there of there choice against in there selective activi- was elimate the enemy the other forty-one ties. there were two differ- students out of the “Otters Holding Hands”

By: Aly Tonn The Vancouver Aquarium Milo is the other otter and re- is home of the cut little in- courses say that milo has been ternet hit “Otters Holding diagnosed with lymphoma and Hands” which has 16 million had his first chemo therapy ses- views on Youtube. So, I took sion two months ago. He is now advantage of Activity day to curently being switched between write about the otters in this tanks. One where he can rest and video... Nyac and Milo. the main otter tank where he can Nyac was a female otter who play with the other otters. sadly past away at 20 years on September, 23 2008 from chronic lymphocytic leuke- mia (CLL). CLL is one of the most common leukemias for humans. It’s when you ave cansers and your white blood I love otters! cells and it effect b-cells in the bone marrow. Nyac was 6 months old when she sur- vived the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. The Vancou- ver Aquarium took her in to monitor her progess and study long-term chronic ef- fects on sea otters due to oil cantamonation. Thank you to our Proud Sponsors

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