The Tusker Tribune The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Issue Number 7 http://somersschools.org/domain/995 Fall 2018 Pep Rally to Wrap Up Spirit Week By Joseph Melillo ond place went to 8th grade, with 150 Tusker Tribune Staff participants wearing Blue/Pink. SCSD Spirit week this Third place went to 6th grade with Set your week is a week to show your 106 students wearing White/ clocks back spirit for Somers and your Yellow. one hour this school. Wednesday was a Red Ribbon weekend! At SMS, it’s in full swing. Mon- Week themed costume. The theme was Daylight day was Pajama Day, a day where all basically “LIFE IS YOUR JOURNEY, Savings students wore pajamas to school and TRAVEL IT DRUG FREE”. Time relaxed in their classes while the teach- Today was THROWBACK ends 2 a.m. ers droned on and on about work. THURSDAY!! Kids could wear some Sunday! Tuesday was Color Wars! An old clothes and other retro items from all-time favorite of the students, 6th the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. grade wore White/Yellow, 7th grade Finally, tomorrow, you have to wore Green/Gray, and 8th grade wore wear Somers Gear. If you play a sport Blue/Pink. for Somers, wear that jersey! If you In the Color Wars contest, 7th bought some spirit gear, wear it! If you grade took top honors, with 159 don’t have any Somers Gear, just wear students wearing Green/Gray. Sec- red and white! Also, CHECK AND REPLACE YOUR Full Spirit Week Coverage and Photos will be SMOKE DETECTOR in Next Week’s Tusker Tribune! BATTERIES! 8th Grade Sets Example for SMS Spirit By Kaeleigh Picco Friday is the Pep Rally! Tusker Tribune Staff Don’t forget to wear your Som- Happy Spirit Week Eve- ers gear, or even red ryone! This exciting five day and black tomorrow! period encourages Somers Mid- While Spirit Week is an dle School students to express incredible event for all themselves through fun themes. grades, I would like to Monday is Pajama Day, Tues- talk about it from an day is Color Wars (I’m blue and Eighth grader’s per- pink :)), Wednesday is Halloween spective. (Wear your costumes!), and also a day Being an Eighth to wear a Red Ribbon grader at Somers Middle School, or Week Theme costume, any middle school, is an awesome experience. You based on the quote, go on amazing trips, participate in cool events “Life is YOUR jour- (Such as Spirit Week!), and make great connec- ney, Travel drug free”, tions with teachers and fellow peers. next up is throwback Thursday, and finally Continued on Page 5 The Tusker Tribune Page 2 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Brawl Mars Start of NBA Season By Michael Abrams punched Chris Paul in Tusker Tribune Staff SPORTS STUFF the chest. The 2018-2019 NBA sea- son is in full swing as Lebron The Fight James scores 20 points, had 5 rebounds, and made 5 assists. The Houston Chris Paul scored 28 points, had Rockets shooting 8 rebounds, and made 7 assists. guard, James Harden Three players were ejected; Bran- was driving down the don Ingram for 4 games, Rajon Rondo 3 games, court on a Rockets fast break. and Chris Paul (CP3) 2 games. He got fouled by Brandon In- gram, who shoved him because History of Rondo vs Chris Paul he thought it was an offensive foul on Harden. Ingram was at It all started in 2008 when Rondo and his half court when Rondo punched Boston Celtics won the NBA title defeating the Chris Paul and CP3 tried to punch him back. Kobe Bryant-lead Los Angeles Lakers 4-2. The Brandon Ingram came back and punched CP3 USA Olympic team chose while Lebron James pulled Paul out of the fight. CP3 as point guard in- stead of Rondo. Rondo was After the Fight infuriated. In the next season, the first game, be- After the game Chris Paul had tween the Boston Celtics stated that Rondo had spat in his face after he and the New Orleans Hor- punched him, that caused him to try to punch nets (now the New Orle- back. The Lakers lost the game 124-113. ans Pelicans), Rondo World Series Wrap-up By Jesse Manginelli Tusker Tribune Staff Game 5 of this year’s World Series started off with Steve Pearce homering off the Dodgers on the first pitch of his at bat. That made Boston’s lead 2-0. The Dodgers wouldn’t let that homer slide. David Freese homered to cut the lead to only 2-1. After his slump, Mookie Betts hit a home run in the 6th inning to make the lead 3-1 Boston. The next inning J.D. Martinez hit a solo home run to make the lead 4- 1. Steve Pearce game. To win the game, he struck out Justin continued his Turner, Keke Hernandez, and Manny Machado. streak with an- Many people said that David Price de- other home run. served the MVP award, but Steve Pearce deserv- This home run ingly got it after his two home runs. Boston won! was a solo home Game 5 over. run in the top of Although it wasn’t a sweep, it was really the 8th. close to one. Boston only lost one game in the se- Chris ries. That game was only lost by one run. Other Sale came into than that, they had an amazing series run and pitch in the 9th ended it with a bunch of World Series rings! to finish off the The Tusker Tribune Page 3 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Boo Hoo! It’s the Flu! By Christian Brooks WASHING YOUR HANDS! It Tusker Tribune Staff sounds ridiculous that some- The flu is on the thing as simple as washing loose. Flu season starts your hands can protect you, in October and ends in but it can work. It’s not a guar- May. Even if you’re doing antee, but just do it if you don’t the right things to protect your- want the virus. self, you can still get it! It can put If you want, you can get you out of school for one-to-two the flu shot. It’s available at weeks! This isn’t a threat though. most pharmacies, like the CVS You don’t have a good chance of in the Somers Town Centre. getting it if you protect yourself. You can still get the flu with Taking the flu shot can be the shot, but it is a good chance effective, but it might not work. you won’t get the flu. Even if you give the shot, you Feel free to look up could get a separate illness that isn’t the flu. ways to prevent or treat the flu. At school, people There are three types of the flu: Type A, B, could have a cold, and if it spreads to you, you and C. Types A and B are what most people get, could get the flu from even borrowing someone's which is worse than type C, which can cause the pencil. flu, but is less severe. Stay safe, because the flu could strike one One way to protect you from the flu, is of you next! ‘Pasta’ vs ‘Spaghetti’ . .? By Joseph Melillo the ma- Tusker Tribune Staff jority of So, kids have kinda people, been debating this for a there while. Spaghetti, or some are two penne? different The Tusker Tribune is the Spaghetti is a long, thin, forms of online Somers Middle cylinder shaped, pasta. Penne is pasta, School Student Newspa- wider, and cylinder shaped with a spaghet- per. hollow center. Sure, most people ti or It is published weekly think they are the same, and they some (except during school really are, but, it’s not really about macaroni. Different types of Spa- the taste unless we’re talking about ghetti are Fettuccini, Spaghetti, vacations) on the Somers my brother, who insists they taste Angel hair, and Linguine. Middle School Website. WAY different. That’s not the Some different types of mac- It is entirely student- point. If you had to choose between aroni are Penne, Elbows, Rigatoni, written by 6th, 7th and PENNE Rotini, Shells, Cavatappi, Farfalle, 8th grade students from: or RIGA- and Ditalini. Authentic pasta is Somers Middle School TONI, made with Durum Wheat, but 250 Route 202 and LIN- around here it’s usually made with Somers, NY, USA. GUINE Whole Grain Wheat. Honestly, I Any SMS student is eli- or AN- feel like some people think they gible to write stories. If GEL taste different, it may be because interested, please e-mail HAIR, sometimes they are made with dif- Advisor which ferent wheats and that may be the Dean Pappas at would cause of the difference in taste. DPappas you pick? In conclusion, Spaghetti is As you may know, there are many way different than macaroni and I @somersschools.org different forms of pasta. Technical- want to know what YOU think ly, Spaghetti and Penne, or maca- about them. So, Macaroni? Or roni, are all “pasta”. However, to Spaghetti? The Tusker Tribune Page 4 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Creepy Classroom Mrs. Faive’s classroom on the third floor was turned into a Haunted House for Hallow- een, continuing a spooky tradition! The Tusker Tribune Staff Co-Editors William Underkoffler Reporters Noah Volkman Andre Possante Jesse Manginelli Joseph Melillo Michael Aiello Kaeleigh Picco Noah Volkman Feature Editor Photography Editor Allison O’Connor Samuel Sanz Allison O’Connor Deanna DeCamp Joseph Melillo Sports Editor Christian Brooks Jesse Manginelli William Underkoffler Copy Editors Michael Abrams The Tusker Tribune Page 5 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Music Report By Noah Volkman odies, more Auto-Tune, Tusker Tribune Staff and enough guests to fill a red carpet (Meek MIH-TY- Jeremih and Ty Dolla $Ign Mill, 2 Chainz, Chris Brown, and ohers).