The Tusker Tribune The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Issue Number 30 https://www.somersschools.org/Page/11489 Spring 2019 Testing the Will You Escape or Run Out of Issue Time? By Natalia Tellez how challenging your Escape the By Isaac Like Tusker Tribune Room is depending on the age Tusker Tribune Staff Staff and number of the participants. Here is why tests Re- This way you can should not exist. cently I have a great time Tests have proba- went to an Escape and usually man- bly been around a lot the Mystery Room age to escape but longer than anyone reading this. with my friends and still get stumped Tests written on paper, on a tab- I thought it was real- throughout. let or, verbally, have been ly fun. Along with around since the beginning of An Escape that each Escape time. the Room is when the Room comes a Tests have evolved from you and a few other choice to ask for something to see how you are people are locked in two clues through- learning to just a grade. Teach- the room and out your time ers don’t even care about your have to find clue there to help test; they after clue to try you keep go- just want to to beat the 50- ing. When I submit your minute clock went, we grade and and escape by used both of move on reaching the fi- them and and unfor- nal one. You they were so tunately, aren’t just find- useful to fig- students ing clues uring out the feel the though, but solv- combination same way. ing puzzles and to the last That ruins understanding lock we need- the point of hidden codes ed to escape. test, in my that go with Over- opinion. I’m too worried about metal locks to all, I think getting a bad grade, which has get out. that an Es- its positives and its negatives. There are cape the One positive about tests many different Room is a making you worry about your types of Escape great and en- grade is that the test will make the Room joyable expe- you study more, which will re- themes, from 8- rience for all sult in you knowing your topic. 10 and levels of ages, so get a However, the negative difficulty. Some small group portion about tests making you are “Treasure together and worry about your grade is that Island”, “Murder go to an Escape while studying, you are just Mystery”, the Room near you memorizing for the test and I “Hollywood Studios”, to see if you will feel like you cannot absorb the “Superhero”, and escape or run out knowledge provided to you if you even “Zombie Apoca- of time! Editor’s are stressing about a test. That lypse” themed Es- Note: Escape the outweighs the positive. cape the Rooms. And Mystery Room is To conclude, I believe stu- if those don’t sound located in the Pali- dents should not get tests. Test fun, there are many sades Mall in provide unnecessary stress and more. Nyack. https:// you cannot learn that way. Not only that allinadven- but you can choose tures.com/ The Tusker Tribune Page 2 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Annual Lions Carnival Co-Editors Noah Volkman Joseph Melillo Signals Start of Spring Feature Editor By Allison O’Connor thing for miles around—it’s TheFer- Samuel Sanz Tusker Tribune Staff ris Wheel. And another spinning Imagine you are fly- ride called “The Dragon Ride” spins Sports Editor Jesse Manginelli ing in the air like Super- you around in a circle. man. That’s because you’re The obstacle courses are also Photography Editor on the cool, but not as fun as Allison O’Connor ride called everything else. “Superman”. The food was Copy Editors On another amazing—lots of sug- William Underkoffler ride, you’re spin- ar and salt. The ar- Michael Aiello ning fast, then cade features darts you get faster and and water gun con- Reporters faster until you tests, along with bas- Natalia Tellez feel like you’re ketball shooting and Jesse Manginelli floating. That ride “Shoot Out the Star” Sam Sanz is called “The with pellet guns. You Isaac Like 2000”. did all of this to win a Allison O’Connor And then, variety of stuffed ani- Noah Volkman you’re 20 feet off the ground, riding mals. And during the whole time, down a slide. That ride is called “The there was loud music and a DJ. Super Slide”. All this was at the Lion's An- There’s also one where you’re nual Carnival that took place right super high up and you can see every- next to SMS. American League Competition Is Heating Up By Jesse Manginelli able to show up even against good The Tusker Tribune Tusker Tribune Staff teams with full rosters. One star who is The MLB season has- is not hurt is Luke Voit. Voit has the online Somers Mid- n’t been going on for a while, done amazing this season and always dle School Student but I will be going gets the crowd rum- Newspaper. It is pub- over the best teams so far bling. Voit already lished weekly (except in each league. has 8 homeruns and during school vaca- In the AL East the 30 hits. He also has 25 tions) on the Somers first-place team is the RBIs with a batting Middle School Website. Tampa Bay Rays. The average of .283. It is entirely student- Rays are 19-9. They are 9-7 The 3rd place written by 6th, 7th and at home and 10-2 away. team in the AL East is 8th grade students They have some star play- the Blue Jays. The from: ers like Kevin Keirmaier Blue Jays are 14-14 Somers Middle and Mike Zunino. Kier- and 7-8 at home and 7 School maier is a center fielder -6 away. The Blue 250 Route 202 this year he has had 94 at Jays have a great first bats with 25 hits. His bat- baseman named Jus- Somers, NY, USA. ting average is .266 with tin Smoak. Smoak has Any SMS student is 11 RBIs. Zunino is also doing well 5 homeruns already. Smoak has got- eligible to write stories. this year. He has gotten up 65 times ten 88 at bats with 24 hits. He also If interested, please and got 15 hits with an average has 18 RBIs with a batting average e-mail of .224. of .273. The Blue Jays are still doing Advisor Dean Pappas The second place team in the well, but Smoak is going above and at AL East is the New York Yankees. beyond. Now that’s it with the AL DPappas Most of their original roster is on the East. @somersschools.org IR or not able to play. They are still Continue on Page 4 The Tusker Tribune Page 3 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Who Shot Mr. Burns? An Analysis By Sam Sanz Mr. Burns later puts his plan into action Tusker Tribune Staff and a meeting is called to object it. Mr. Burns ar- Who Shot Mr. Burns was the rives with a firearm and earlier on you see a lot of thriller mystery 2- residents carrying guns. After parter episode in The the meeting Mr. Burns gets shot Simpsons in 1995. The owner in the parking lot by his own of the nuclear power plant gun. He also almost fought off his Montgomery Burns was shot attacker. He knew the attacker by a person. They revealed it in as well. He falls on a sundial part two, but can you figure it with his arms points at either out only with part one? Yes. WS or MS (it’s hard to tell). Part 1: Plot Part 2: The Prediction The first episode starts So, let's start by pointing by Principal Skinner finding out the suspects. Lisa in part 2 the class gerbil dead. He hands points out some suspects so let’s it to Groundskeeper Willie to start there. First up, Moe Syzlak. bury him. Willie strikes oil and He was very mad he lost his bar, everybody thinks that the his initials are MS. Those are school is rich. Mr. Burns being the evil man he is good things, but in the episode, he was holding a steals the oil for himself. shotgun and that shotgun is an accessory of Moe. During the drilling, the fumes enter Moe’s Next there is Barney. He lost Moe’s bar, but Tavern and Moe and Barney (The bartender and he doesn’t have MS or WS as his initials and was the town drunk) both complain. The drilling also carrying a small pistol. destroys the Springfield Retirement Castle, leav- Next, we have Principal Skinner. He was ing the old folks homeless. Later a bunch of oil hits mad because of the school, no longer is rich and his Bart’s treehouse and destroys it. It also injured the initials are WS, but he was shown with a silenced dog, Santa’s Little Helper. gun so, not only that he has a firearm you also, Burns also steals candy from a baby. wouldn’t hear the gun because it was silenced. The plot thickens when Mr. Burns shows his mas- Finally, out of our first 4 suspects we have ter plan to Waylon Smithers (his servant). His Groundskeeper Willie. He was furious that he did- plan is to make a giant object to block the sun.