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.