Monday, August 27, 2012

Adventures at the library! This year at Schlagle library, kids everywhere had fun at Schlagle's many amazing summer camps. For over ten years Schlagle has been helping people of all ages to appreciate nature and to get outside and experience it for themselves. This summer over 50 kids attended Schlagle's camps. They had fun fishing, making fossils, playing games and even putting on a play. They had so much fun we were always sad to see them leave. I know because i had the opportunity to volunteer at some of these great camps. The kindergarten camp was particularly impressed with our famous ball python, Monty, running over to look at him whenever they got the chance. They also had fun painting t-shirts, collecting space rocks, playing pirate and lots more at our itty bitty explorers camp. The next camp we had were all first graders. They spent most of the week preparing for a play called the Lorax. They loved making their costumes for the play. They also helped to make the set by tracing their hands. In the end the play was a hit! The last camp I volunteered at was one of our older kids camps. Some of the kids had gone to Schlagle's summer camps before, so they remembered us from last year. We had fun fishing for catfish in the kids pond and going on hikes. They also had fun looking for tiny creatures in the water through magnifying glasses. To do this the rest of the volunteers and me waded out into the shallow part of the lake, by the library, and scooped up buckets full of water so the kids could look at the things inside with their magnifying glasses. Then we had a smelling challenge where they had to match their scent to another one we hid on the trail and at the end they all got a prize.We also painted t-shirts with stencils for camp t-shirts and sang songs. Even though I didn't get to go to the rest of the camps I know they had a lot of fun because Schlagle always is an adventure.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Talent show Interview

The talent show will come up, and it will be great like last year.  There are a lot of people there and some that got to high school already.  I did the talent show last year, and I was scared out my mind.  I didn't know what to do.

I was sitting there my hand holding my other friends hand scared so then after the kid went it was my turn I really didn't want to go and plus I didn't have eny music for the talent show.    So I sang with my voice only so everyone can listen to me then everybody started clapping for the rhythem of the sound and then when I was finished everybody started screaming and clapping like crazy so know when I new I was good  I wanted to do it again with another song in my head for some people.

When I heard that it was going to be there again I said wow.     I went to my friend and she asked if I wanted to sing with her so I said ok then she said she wanted to sing by herself so I said ok.  But am a little bit nervous abut singing in front of all these other kids that are new here.     I really don't know them very well so I'll have try my best to do what I have to do to get the voice out and stop being scared.

 I hope who ever is doing the talent show will do great because no matter what any body says about you just sing if you really love it and you just feel like being in the talent show and don't really care then just forget about it you can do something else with your  time.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The Explore By Cole JJ

Almost everyone knows what the explore is. If you dont, it is a very big test for 8th graders. As a student it can be very stressful, because we do not know if we will pass, fail, or how it is going effect us in the future (high school and beyond). Every 8th grader haves to take it there is no matter how hard they try to get away from it. As an 8th grader it can be hard cause we usually sit in the same classroom for approx. 2 hours, 30 minutes. The creators of the explore test is not make us 8th graders overwhelmed, but let the teachers of our future schools the skill that we need or already have for  college and the work place. The explore test also helps your next school provide course plans that will prepare us for college and farther in life.

Holocaust Speaker

          On Wednesday 11 April 2012 there was a 2nd Generation speaker that came to speak to here. Her Mother and Father had a horrible in counter when they lived in Germany (During the Holocaust). They had met in a concentration camp. They were moved around a lot through the concentration camps. Then one day the Germans had split them up. June Feinsilver and Isaac Feinsilver had survived through a lot, and one day June Feinsilver got shipped off to another concentration camp and in luck she met Isaac Feinsilver there. They were both happy even though they were in a terrible mess being in concentration camps.
          They both reunited in America because of a German doctor had let them go because he had no problem with the Jews. Soon after the Feinsilvers were in America they had a Daughter. They named her Evy. Evy didn't know that her parents survived threw the holocaust. But later, Evy Feinsilver had found out that her Father (Isaac Feinsilver) and her Mother (June Feinsilver) had lived through the holocaust. As parents that went threw a actual Living hell (holocaust), they didn't want to speak about it because it brought up horrible memorys, but they had soon let in and told her things that they probably never want to speak of again!
            She also talked how Hitler came to power and Rule over Germany. She kind of made it seem like Hitler wasn't a bad person until he came into Power over Germany. Then he went Ballistic over Jews, and started the holocaust.
           Mrs. Evy came to Arrowhead Middle school, but also has been around to other schools and Districts. She described everything that her Mother and Father when threw and how hard there life was during the holocaust. It was very interesting thing!

I'm The Student of the Month!

So the newspaper staff is making me write an article about myself. I'm typing this only an hour before I have to leave to go to the school board meeting. If you don't already know, I was chosen to be the Middle School Student Of The Month for April. Mrs. Stafos nominated me and somehow I was chosen - I don't actually know how many kids were nominated, so I could have just won by default. Anyway, tonight is the meeting where I will get the award, and I'm really not nervous. I won this same award back in third grade, in the elementary school division. And here I am, receiving it again. I thank everyone who helped in this - Mrs. Stafos, The people in the school board who picked me, My family, and whoever shows up to the meeting. I'm honored.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Interview with Mr. Clark

Interview With Mr. Clark

Apache News:  what inspired you to become an art teacher?
Mr. Clark:   My middle school teacher named Mr. Devins made art look fun.
AN:  What was your dream before art?
MC:  I wanted to become a sceintist, because I thought they only blew things up.
AN:  What made you come to this school to Teach Art?
MC:  I grew up in a small town and wanted to move to a bigger town.
AN:  What is the up and coming work we have to do:                                                                             MC: I have a New Student Teacher (I heard she is awesome--she says "I know I think she is too").  I will be letting her teach my class for one week.  I am also going to a Art gallery with all other Art teachers its free, open to all students, and the Public. I may have a shirt i did in the gallery.
AN: Whats your faviorte Artist
MC: Hmmm thats a tought one i like alot of people and alot of there work. My top 2 i like would have to be Paula Rego, and Rene' Magritte.
AN: Is there any fun things about being a Art Teacher
MC: Seeing kids improve there art skills.
AN: how do you think this your of teaching art has been  
MC: its been a pertty good year i have had alot of student that hasnt taking art in this class for me so its been a pretty fun year.

Imagination - By Ted


     Everyone has an imagination, but some people choose not to use theirs. In my opinion, there's no reason not to use your imagination, because it helps with everything. Sometimes in theater class people will say, "OMG I DON'T WANT TO BE ON STAGE PICK SOMEONE ELSE I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING  BLAH BLAH BLAH" If you've ever done that, shame on you. Just take the first thing you think of and turn it into a scene - instant creativity.
     It works with art class too -  people will say, "UGH MR. CLARK I'M SUCH A BAD ARTIST WHY DO I HAVE TO DO THIS LET ME JUST FAIL THIS CLASS I HATE DRAWING BLAH BLAH" Shame on you people, too. It doesn't take a lot of thought to be imaginative, just think of something you like or the first thing that comes into your head. 
     Maybe not wanting to be creative is just part of laziness. Some people just want to get things done and don't care about how boring and unoriginal they might be. Fine, I will let you live you life with the same amount of creativity as a paperclip, but it's a fact that people who use their imagination have more fun.
     For those of you who already use your imagination, A+ for you. I don't care what anyone says, using your imagination will never be uncool. 






Wise Elders

Dear Students of Arrowhead,

          Why must younger generations miss treat older generations? Is it because we have lost all patience? I don't think it's because we have no patients i think its be cause we may have shorter attention span. I think we may have shorter attention spans because we have more advanced things like technology and TV's that we watch or do so much we get lazy and we have no time for other people besides our self . Some people think elders are our only link to the past, and if we had no past I think it would probably be harder to move on into the future. Elders also have much knowledge about many things younger generations don't have much knowledge on, and if we treat older people bad then come to then with a question why should they answer it. 
           in The Wise Old Woman there is a young foolish king that throws everybody out that turns 71. But there was a young farmer and his mother turned 71 and he didn't want to abandon her so he built a secret room and she lived there. Then one day there was another King called Higa that ruled a bigger village and demanded one thousand ropes of ash or he would concur the village. So the young farmer asked his mother and his mother laugh and told him what to do (no one in the village knew how to do this task). Then on another day Higa sent another demand to the small village, asking them to weave a silk string into a wooden log (no body knew how to do it because it was small). Then the young farmer had went to his mother, and told her there trouble news. then the mother smiled and told him how to do it. then the king asked the farmer how he knows all these things and the farmer said he had been asking his mother and that his old mother had been living at his house under the kitchen. Then the young king had asked the Wise old Woman for forgiveness and allowed old people to live in the village.
\           So the next time your about to talk about a Elder (person older than you) you should stop and think about what if you will need them later on in your life. so if the answer is yes i don't think it would be wise to pick or talk about them.

Friday, February 10, 2012

New Play, Big Bad - By Ted

 Excitement over Arrowhead's future play, Big Bad, is all over the school. The sign up sheets in the lunchroom were overflowing with people who wanted to try out. The actual try outs were Jan 23, and tons of kids showed up. Mr. Brame anwswers questions you might have about Big Bad:

Q: What is the play about?
A:The play takes place in a fairy tale world where the Big Bad Wolf is being put on trial for all of the crimes done by various wolves in various fairy tails.

Q:When is it?
A:The play will be on March 7:00 @ 9:00 A.M. There will be a $2.00 cost to students to attend and you will get out of class!

Q:What are the actors doing to practice?
A: The actors are working hard in practice.  The first few weeks we will be blocking the show, which is where I tell the actors where to be and when.  After that we will go Off Book, or without our scripts in our hands, and run the show over and over.

Q:What are some of the roles?
A:The play features characters from all over fairy tales. Some don't have anything to do with wolves and are our lawyers like a Fariy God Mother and an Evil Stepmother.  There are characters that are accusing the wolf, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and a girl who cried wolf.

Q: What will the set/props be?
A:We will be building a judges bench and Mr. Clark will be helping us paint a mural for the backdrop.  Costumes have been provided by Allcot Arts Center in KCK and the Lights will be brought in from SECT Lighting company.

I also asked if Big Bad is going to be as good as Cinderella, Cinderella, but Mr. Brame didn't answer. I'll let you decide for yourself what that means.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

STAR TEACHER!!

Our next teacher that we would like to recognize is Mrs. Bachkora, the 6th grade science teacher. She is pregnant and her baby girl is due next month.  Her and her husband, Chris, have another little girl named Gabrielle who will be 2 next month. Gabrielle loves puppies, monkeys, and Shrek.  They have a dog named Tater and currently live in Mission, KS. She love sports and played them continuously throughout her life.  She played soccer at a D1 university in Saint Louis, called Saint Louis University, while her husband played baseball there. She was interviewed by an Apache News reporter to find out what she REALLY liked..
Me: How long have you been teaching?
Her: I have been teaching for 3 years now. This is my first year teaching at Arrowhead. I last taught in Leavenworth KS, and before that I lived and taught in Saint Louis, MO.

Me: What is your FAVORITE thing about AMS, or the students, or both?
Her: My favorite thing about AMS is the students! We have such a talented group of kids both academically, musically, dramatically, and athletically and I enjoy watching them work and succeed daily.

Me: What are two things NO ONE would guess about you?
Her: Two things no one may guess about me....when I was little I used to be an avid comic book junkie. I love art--drawing, painting, sculpture--and closely considered being an art teacher instead of a science teacher while in college.

Well, thats Mrs. Bachkora representing the 6th graders! Congratulations on your new baby girl, we (the AMS Apache News Team) hope for the best with your growing family.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Hot Spots!!

  Thanks to Mr. Brame, our next stop is Oklahoma Joe's. Its located in two spots ONLY in Kansas. One of the spots is on South Strang Line Road in Olathe, KS. The other one is located on 47th and Mission Rd. in Kansas City, KS. Kansas is such a special place to have such great bar-be-que spots like Oklahoma Joe's and Gates. In fact, it has been debated that Kansas is among Memphis, TN. and Nashville, TN., to have the best barbeque EVER!!
   When you pull up to Oklahoma Joe's, there are two immediate giveaways that it is something special. First is the line out the door, which started forming 20 minutes before the 11 a.m. opening. Secondly, it's in a gas station. There are many great BBQ joints across this nation occupying former gas stations, but Oklahoma Joe's is in a current gas station. Many people cant wait to get a taste of the wonderful food they have to offer. They have TONS to choose from; pulled pork, beef brisket, smoked turkey, smoked ham, smoked chicken, full slab of ribs, and MUCH more! Some of these things MAY sound like something you have NEVER tried but, you never know UNLESS you try; take a risk! One day when a family member asks you, "What you want to eat?" you should simply reply, "I wanna try this 'Oklahoma Joe's"...Trust me its worth it!!
~ Jayee