The Tusker Tribune The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School

Issue Number 34 http://somersschools.org/domain/995 Spring 2017

Rain Doesn’t Dampen the Success of 10th Annual Living History Day

By Charley Martabano Tusker Tribune Staff Writer Living History Day is something everyone should be grateful for, because we learn and get to have experiences that cannot be replaced. No one really understood why history was so important be- fore this. On behalf of this school, we thank all participants in mak- ing this day what it is. There were many fun activities that we were able to see. There was a black- smith, cook, wood carver, generals, and even a school room that dated back to the 1800's! This day would not have been possible without Mrs. Saia and Mr. Wienecke to organize it. The entire 7th grade en- joyed this amazing occasion de- spite the weather, and no one can forget the memories that were cre- ated that day. Photos by Charley Martabano Page 2 The Tusker Tribune The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School SMS Year-End Calendar

June 2nd: Chorus to High Note Festival June 16th: 7th Social Studies final June 2nd: Harlem Wizards June 16th: 6th & 7th Grade Health June 1st & 2nd: Regents Earth Science Lab final Practical June 19th: FLACS Exam June 5th: ILS Written Assessment June 19th: 7th Grade Splashdown June 7th: Band Concert @7pm trip June 7th: Special Olympics Dinner Dance June 19th: 8th Grade Graduation @SHS (4:00-7:00pm) practice; 8th Grade Graduation Dance @Villa Bar- June 8th: Yearbook Distribution one (7-10pm) June 12th-16th: 7th Grade World Language Final June 20th: *Raindate for 7th Grade Splashdown (one piece per day) trip June 13th: Algebra Regents June 20th: 6th Grade Social Studies final June 14th: 7th Science final June 20th: 8th Grade Lake Compounce trip June 14th & 15th: 7th and 8th Grade Math final June 21st: 6th Grade Science Final June 15th: Earth Science Regents (PM-students June 22nd: ½ day (dismissal at 11:30AM) report by 11:30am) June 22nd: 8th Grade Graduation (2:00PM) June 16th: 6th Grade Math final June 23rd: Last day of school for 6th/7th Grade (1/2 June 16th: Geometry day – dismissal at 11:30AM) Grumpy Bill’s Fabulous Adventure

By Dominick D’Ambrosio No one EVER breaks Mrs. Wiggle- Tusker Tribune Staff Writer man’s window. Bill realized the horrible Once upon a time there mistake he made and quickly ran back into was an old man named Bill. Bill his house and locked the door. was the worst person on Bana- Mrs. Wiggleman banged on his door na street. screaming, "GET YOUR SORRY LITTLE One day, a child fell off his bike BUTT OUT HERE SO I and onto Bill's property. The child was CAN SMACK SOME screaming for help and Bill came out- SENSE INTO YOU!" side and yelled, "WHAT ARE YOU Bill yelled back DOING ON MY LAWN!?" "IT WAS THE BOY, The child replied, "I fell off my NOT ME!" bike, I think I sprained my ankle". Mrs. Wiggleman saw Bill yelled, "I DON’T CARE WHAT HAP- the boy running away, she PENED, GET OFF MY LAWN!!!" yelled at him "GET OVER The child yelled back, at him "MAYBE I HERE RIGHT NOW YOUNG WOULD, IF I COULD GET UP!" in MAN!" The boy came the snottiest way possible. over, confused about what was happen- Bill went back in his house and ing. came out with a baseball bat, he yelled “DID YOU THROW THE ROCK "IF YOU DON'T GET OFF MY LAWN THAT BROKE MY WINDOW???” she de- ON THE COUNT OF THREE, IM manded. GANNA HIT YOU WITH MY LOUIS- “NO!” he said forcefully. “I GOT IT VILLE SLUGGER! ALL ON MY iPhone!” He showed Mrs. “You couldn’t hit water if you Wiggleman the shaky video of Bill smack- were in a boat!” the boy yelled back. ing the rock with his bat. The boy got up, Mrs. Wiggleman gasped. Then she grabbed a rock, threw at Bill, and turned to Bill. ran off. “Uh oh,” Bill muttered. Bill saw the rock coming, The last anyone saw of Bill, he was half- and wildly swung the bat at it. way across the county, with Mrs. Wiggleman in WACK! The rock flew up in the hot pursuit. air, across the street, and through The window never did get fixed. Mrs. Wiggleman’s window. Page 3 The Tusker Tribune The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School The NBA MVP Race By Nate Marcus and Matt Kahn brooks or he is a great all-around Tusker Tribune Staff Writers player and led the to a western This year in the NBA, the MVP race conference finals. has been electric. There are four major competi- Minor competitors: tors this year. There are four minor com- petitors also. Russel Westbrook, James Some minor competitors are Paul Harden, , and LeBron George, , Anthony Davis, James are leading for MVP. Isiah Thom- DeMarcus Cousins, , Giannis as, , Anthony Davis, and Stephen Cur- Antetokounmpo and . ry are minor competitors in the race. Paul George is getting better and better 28-year-old Russel Westbrook of the Okla- each year I think that he has a MVP in his future. homa City Thunder is a fantastic point guard. He Gordon Hayward led the Jazz, a team that has received two MVP awards in the past. This finished close to last, late in the season, but he season he scored an average of 31.6 points per brought them to the fifth seed in the game. Russel has been in the west. Anthony Davis and DeMarcus league for 8 years, and is a large Cousins are easily the two best big factor in this year’s MVP race. men in the game right now and it , James was crazy when Demarcus Harden of the Houston Cousins was traded so that Rockets is also in the both of the big men are on the race. at 27 years old, and same team. Both of them nomi- 7 years of league experience, he has nev- nated the post and rebounds er won an MVP before. He averaged 29.1 but their front court just wasn’t good enough points per game this season. James to get them to the playoffs. Harden has a fair chance at winning the MVP shocked the race. league this year. He is young, athletic, strong, tall LeBron James of the is and quick; he led the Bucks to the playoffs. He def- 32 years old. Despite his age, he still averaged initely will keep improving and become more dom- 27.11 points per game this season. During his 13 inant. years of his NBA career, he has racked up a total Both Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant of 4 MVP awards. LeBron has been fantastic since were unbelievable but their team is so good, every- his first year in 2004 where he got rookie of the one plays equally well so they couldn’t dominate year. This power forward has plenty of experience. like usual. The last major competitor is Kawhi Leon- My prediction is that Russel Westbrook will ard. Kawhi is only 25 years old but he already has win the MVP. He was clearly in my opinion the two defensive players of the year. He averaged best, averaging a triple double, something only 25.5 points per game and 5.8 rebounds although Oscar Robertson one of the top 10 players of all his numbers aren’t as whopping as Russel West- time has done before.

ah Thomas got ruled out for the rest The Tusker Sports Update of the playoffs due to a hip injury. Tribune Staff Charlie Martabano When they played game 4, the Dominick D’Ambrosio By Eli Yates Celtics came back from a 20 point Nate Marcus Matthew Kahn Tusker Tribune Staff deficit and won by three points. LeB- Eli Yates Writer ron James only had 11 points. In the Last week in the 5th game, the Cavs won, putting them in the finals for the 3rd time in The Tusker Tribune is published NBA was no online and is featured weekly on surprise except for one a row. The Cavs and Warriors play the Somers Middle School Website. It is entirely student-written by little thing. In the Warri- tonight at 9:00 p.m. 6th, 7th and 8th grade students ors vs Spurs contest, the from Somers Middle School Warriors won all four games in a row In the MLB, Mike Trout 250 Route 202 of the LA Angels is on the Somers, NY, USA. to put them into the finals for the 3rd Any SMS student is eligible to time in a row. DL for the first time in his write stories. If interested, please career due to a torn liga- e-mail Advisor Dean On the Eastern Conference Pappas at side, the Cavaliers won three games ment in his left leg. He is [email protected] straight and after the 3rd game, Isai- projected to be out for 6-8 weeks.