I N S I D E T H I S
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Teacher Spotlight 2
Sports 2
Strategies-Student 3
Technology 4
Give It or Get It 5
Awards & Recognitions 6
Games & Horoscope 8
she wanted to change
the world, and it’s even
more touching how she
died for it! She’s a sacri-
fice for her cause.”
Rachel was a true inspi-
ration to all, and we
couldn’t have done this
without you. Thank you
all for making this event
so successful.
Everyday someone is
being bullied and
fighting a battle you
don’t know about. On
April 20, 1999, two high
-school seniors attacked
teachers and students at
Columbine High School
in Littleton, Colorado.
The first person that was
killed in the shooting
was a girl named Rachel
Joy Scott.
Now, you’re proba-
bly wondering what this
has to do with Rachel’s
Challenge? Rachel's
Challenge entails a lot
of student empowering
programs and strategies
that help students fight bully-
ing, believing in yourself,
and creating a culture of
kindness and compassion.
This program is about
reaching out to students who
have been bullied, teased,
and are new to schools.
PTA, counseling, and stu-
dent council sponsored an
event on October 28th, to
promote “Rachel’s Chal-
lenge.” All grades went to an
assembly with a speaker who
is actually friends with the
Scott family. This assembly
was so emotional and inspir-
ing that people cried. Jewel
Bass said, ”I was crying so
hard! It’s so touching how
8th graders are gearing
up for the annual Washing-
ton D.C trip! All 8th graders
who plan on attending need
to pick up the 3 page form
in the front office. The ros-
ter is first come, first serve.
ONLY 160 STUDENTS
ARE GUARANTEED!
There’s only a slight
chance a fifth bus will
exist! The white form
needs to be turned into
the front office, and the
green form needs to be
mailed to the address
on it. The last day to
have the forms turned
in/mailed is November 21,
2013 and remember, the
sooner the better!
R A C H E L ’ S C H A L L E N G E I N S P I R E S C M S
B Y K A T H E R I N E S I M O N S A N D H A N N A H H A L L
CMS PRESS STAFF Tanner Mendelson, Advisor
Jennifer Duncan, Asst. Advisor
Hana Dzaferovic, Editor-in-Chief
Amanda Shadmani, Asst. Editor
Miles Alexander, Assistant Editor
McKenzie Glaze, 8th Grade Editor
Sofie Stroeva, 7th Grade Editor
BJ Mwangi, 6th Grade Editor
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B Y : N I K K I C U N N I N G H A M
F C S S
Rachel Scott an inspiration
to students at CMS
THE CMS PRESS November 2013
The CMS PRESS, Crabapple Middle School
10700 Crabapple Road, Roswell, GA 30075
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CURRENT EVENTS
HEADLINE STORY
“For the students, by the students—the husky voice!”
Now, in schools, it is hard to find a
teacher that is able to connect with
their students, push them to their full-
est, and still make them laugh in class.
Luckily, that is exactly what the CMS
Eighth grade has.
Ms. Hain is the newest TAG Social
Studies teacher at CMS. Ms. Hain has
been a teacher for thirteen years and
has taught multiple school levels, but
middle school has always been her per-
sonal favorite. Ms. Hain has a very in-
teresting teaching style that all of
her students ADORE. She likes to
make sure all of her lesson plans
work with all kinds of learning
types. She also uses sarcasm to get
their attention, which all students
love and few teachers actually do.
“I love to laugh with my students. It
is one of my favorite parts of being
a teacher” Ms. Hain told the CMS
Press during an exclusive inter-
view.
Along with her amazing
teaching style, Ms. Hain has
a style that is all her own.
Ms. Hain has some of the
coolest clothes you will ever
see a teacher have. “I have to
admit it, my younger sister
Katy is my style guru.” We
are so happy that we have a
teacher with such terrific
styles working here at CMS!
wards, she would play a defensive
formation. If it was a weak defen-
sive team, she would play an offen-
sive formation. I also asked her
what her biggest obstacle during the
season was. She said it was mainly
based off of shooting the goals dur-
ing games, and the girls playing
against the boys, since teams are
coed.
The last question we asked was
to Catherine Sandridge, team cap-
tain of the soccer team was what
she thought of Coach Stoffle. She
said, “Stoffle was a great coach, and
she knew what she was doing. She
Good job on an amazing ending of
the season for the CMS soccer team! We
decided to ask Ms. Stoffle about what she
thought of the season, and this was her
reply, “Very well, besides the fact that we
lost 20 minutes off our last game. It was
great!” We also got the team captain’s
thoughts, “We did well, we worked hard,
and it showed during the season. Last
year we won none, and this year we only
lost one, so I thought we definitely made
some improvements for the last year.”
Another question we asked Coach
Stoffle was what their game strategies
are. Ms. Stoffle said it depended on the
game. For example, if they had fast for-
also taught us lots of soccer techniques.
She always made us focused and
pumped for the game, and that was the
reason we did so well this season!”
Great job soccer team, and Congratula-
tions to Coach Stoffle!
T A G T E A C H E R C O N N E C T S W I T H S T U D E N T S B Y K A T I E R O T H A N D A M A N D A S H A D M A N I
C M S S O C C E R T E A M ’ S H A R D W O R K P A I D O F F
B Y : V I C T O R I A H O W A R D A N D A L A N B A R R E T T
Sutkus, Madison McNamara, Kris-
tine Hanniford, Shelby Brooks,
Claire Stovall, Anna Trivley, and
Nina Plotko.
On our boys’ volleyball team,
the players are Samuel Canion,
Sean Sweeney, Spencer Howman,
Connor Stark, Brandon Vanassel-
berg, Skandor Sarwary, Brady
Stark, Nikolos Chapel, Stephen
Ngangam, Norman Moreno, Matt
Hawks, and Carson Barrett. Great first
win for our girls, and keep up on the
good
work
boys!
Congratulations to our new Husky
Volleyball Teams! We are so proud of
our new players, and can’t wait for the
Crabapple Husky Volleyball Team to
show those other teams’ who’s boss!
On our girls’ team, the players are
Grace Anello, Brianne Roudabaugh,
Vannessa Aehl, Delaney Gallagher,
Julia Krzeminski, Megan Hallahan,
Hanley Lomax, Emily Thomas, Julia
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TEACHER SPOTLIGHT
SPORTS
H U S K Y V O L L E Y B A L L T E A M P R E P A R E S F O R O P P O N E N T S
B Y V I C T O R I A H O W A R D
Coach Hires instructing
girl’s volleyball players
CMS soccer players in
action during a match
I see everyone around me with
pretty decorations. How do I ac-
cessorize my locker without mak-
ing my parents spending too much
money? Trust me, I can under-
stand about seeing everyone’s
locker decorated. Near my locker,
almost all the girls have a chande-
lier or wallpaper in their locker.
Have you heard about the
Husky Hut? It’s a PTA (Parent-
Teacher Association) run school
store for students get decorations
for their locker. For the 8th grade
team with iPads, it’s a way to get a
stylus or get wipes. I have seen
many iPad users with the wipes
and stylus. On meet your teacher day,
they had the Husky Hut open. So my
mom and I peeked around. One of the
locker wallpapers was about close to
five dollars.
Students at school should be thank-
ful that our school allows us to buy and
raise funds in the school store. Howev-
er, in a big brand name store, they
might be a little expensive. I got my
locker shelf for just a little over 3 dol-
lars, but I think that’s because some
stuff is cheaper in Florida. I doubt your
parents will spend over 100 dollars on
decorations for your locker unless you
want brand names. One of the people
near my locker said, “I like decorating
lockers, so I try to buy stuff in the
Husky Hut or going to Target and look
around.” (See Hot Topics page 6 for
how to decorate a locker.) I recommend
before going to a big name store, try
going to the
Husky Hut.
in the world. French is also one of
the six official languages in the UN
(United Nations). Recently, we had
a test unit one. Coming up, we
have a food day (culture day).
Many of the students are bringing
in different French related food.
You can be looking forward to
French may sound really hard
or confusing to learn, but the
truth is French is fairly simple.
In French 7 we are reviewing
basic body parts and food. Some-
thing you probably don’t know
about the French language is that
it is the second largest language
these every nine weeks. Every cou-
ple of days we watch an interesting
video on how French teenagers go
about their daily lives. If you have
any questions about French, then ask
Madame Procter and Burns in room
202 and 410.
G E T T I N G Y O U R L O C K E R R E A D Y
B Y M E G H A N N I C H O L S
Husky Hut! It is opened every
morning at 8:15 – 8:45. In the
Husky Hut they sell lots of cool
and useful things. They sell CMS
shirts in orange, blue, and gray.
Lots of pens, highlighters, pencils.
Binders, papers, notebooks and
flash drives. And you can buy
posters and Styrofoam balls for a
project. Also, they sell locker stuff
like selves and wallpapers. And so
much more! If you need this stuff,
come to the Husky Hut in the
morning at 8:15 – 8:45. But bring
money; the highest price is about
$20. On the other hand, we would-
n’t have Husky Hut if we didn’t
have any PTA moms. So thank
you, PTA moms so much for the
Husky Hut!
Ch-Ching, and there goes my money. Do
you need school supplies or wallpapers for
your
friends’
lockers?
Then,
you
should
come to
the
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STRATEGIES— STUDENT
W H A T D O E S T H E H U S K Y H U T S E L L ?
B Y R I T A K I M
F R E N C H C L A S S
B Y H A N N A H E B E R T
A student’s decorated
locker
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Being a student at
Crabapple Middle School
is sure something to be
thankful about! With our
wonderful clubs and
lunch choices to our fan-
tastic teachers, CMS sure
has it going! What are
you thankful for at CMS? I am
thankful for the hardworking
teachers, and all they do for us.
They make this school extraordi-
nary and super fun to learn. Are
you thankful for our big library,
that super nice teacher you occa-
sionally see in the hallway, the
beautiful fish in the tank, or just
the nice atmosphere? Do you
like the fun clubs you attend?
No matter what you like, there
is just so much to be thankful
about at CMS!
thought right? This is why we
should always be cautious. Even
though it is sad, we sort of have to
think of our devices as weapons.
But don’t worry you don’t have to
spend your life in fear of being
hacked. There are ways to prevent
these things. You can:
Put a sticky note over your web
cam
Don’t keep your devices open or
on all the time when you are
not using them
Have you noticed how much technol-
ogy has been increasing? Well so is the
ability to hack into your technology
without you knowing. Hacking has in-
creased enormously since 2002. No one
realizes how much that hacking invades
your privacy with all of the things that
hackers can do to look at your private
things.
There are many things that can be
hacked which include: phones, comput-
ers, laptops, video cams, websites, cer-
tain software, etc. see? More than you
Avoid java (only .03 % of
websites require java)
Download EMET , it is free
and stops zeroed threats and
increases security
Delete cookies ( don’t leave
browsers open, close web-
sites)
Remember, hackers can get
into your device in 10 minutes
TOPS. So, always be cautious
about your devices and keep in
mind no one’s ever too safe.
W E A R E T H A N K F U L S T U D E N T S B Y K A T I E R O T H
C O M P U T E R S A F E T Y
B Y M A D I S O N H I L L
grateful for; not just for the edu-
cation but in friends. Crabapple
is a place where kids learn and
have fun. It is a place where
kids explore the world in just
one place that isn’t the library.
It is where you make new
friends that come from different
cultures. I personally love
Crabapple Middle School be-
cause you have more choices in
Crabapple then you will ever have
in regular life .Crabapple is some-
where your imagination can run
wild. Being grateful is a little
thing, but it makes a big differ-
ence. This is why I am grateful
for being a CMS Husky!
Students are grateful for be-
ing at CMS and for having clubs
with great teachers. Also, we have
so many choices in the lunch line.
Being a student at Crabapple is a
opportunity not a choice. At
Crabapple Middle School, we can
be thankful because we have a great
community with an unbeatable
team spirit. WE ARE Crabapple
Middle School! We have a lot to be
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WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?
G R A T E F U L F O R B E I N G A H U S K Y !
B Y D A Y S H A G I B S O N
TECHNOLOGLY
“I am thank-
ful for the
hardworking
teachers, and
all they do
for us.”
This a box where students
can ask questions either anony-
mously or not. They can also
give advice if they want to.
GET: “How do I deal with a
new class?” –Shurti Vedula
A good idea is to get to know the
teacher and to start talking to
someone who shares a couple of
classes with you?
GIVE: “We’re better together
then we are apart.” –Cielo Castro
If you just got into a fight with
one of your friends, sometimes
you need to remember that
you’re better with that person.
GET: “What is the easiest way
to organize your locker?” –
Connor Gilreath
There are some simple ways to
organize your locker. Some sug-
gestions are keeping your locker
clean of loose papers and trash.
Sometimes locker shelves can
help.
GIVE: “Being bullied is not
cool.”-Demetrius Simbrough
This is a simple statement that
says the truth. Bullying is a seri-
ous issue. Words can hurt.
Got a burning question or need to
tell the world what’s on your
mind? Visit the Give It or Get It
box by the fish tank.
Bullock) travels to space on her
first shuttle mission. Meanwhile, a
disaster strikes. A Russian missile
is launched into space and destroys
the US Space Shuttle. A former as-
Have you seen the movie
‘’Gravity?’’ This movie keeps
you on the edge of your seat
wanting to know what happens
next. Dr.Ryan Stone (Sandra
tronaut, Matt Kowasky (George
Clooney) has floated away leaving
Dr.Stone alone to find her way back
to earth. Will she make it back to
earth or will she die trying?
B Y H A N A D Z A F E R O V I C A N D M C K E N Z I E G L A Z E
in your lunch! Eat up and
enjoy!
What you’ll need:
A bunch of frozen bananas
Vanilla Extract
Chocolate Sauce
(optional)
A blender
A spoon
First, peel the bananas.
Next, chop them up. Then
put them in the blender and
blend the bananas until it
looks like ice cream. Add
some vanilla extract and mix
it again. If you don’t like vanilla, add
chocolate sauce in with it and mix.
Take it out of the blender and put it
in a bowl. Take a spoon and eat up!
Now you have your very own,
healthy, delicious school snack!
Enjoy!
Healthy ice cream? Silly
idea, right? It can’t be done!
Well that’s changed. Here is
another simple recipe for an
amazing treat. This specific
recipe has been around for a
while; however it hasn’t been
used often. This is an ex-
tremely enjoyable treat for the
students of Crabapple Middle
School. It’s really quick and
easy to make. You can make
it and enjoy it in at home, or
you can choose to pack some
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GIVE IT OR GET IT:
H E A L T H Y I C E C R E A M ?
B Y D E L A N E Y Q U I N N
O U T O F T H I S W O R L D ’ S M O V I E R E V I E W
B Y S A M A N T H A M I T C H E L L A N D H U N T E R H E I C K
HEALTHY SNACKS:
Instead of fashion this month we will be
focusing on the big question of “How to
Decorate a Locker on a Person’s Birthday!”
It’s so simple, all you need is wrapping pa-
per, tape, and any additional things you
want to add. Now there are three simple
parts to this process.
The first one we are going to discuss is
wallpaper. It’s very crucial that you get a
wallpaper to match the person’s personality.
For example, if you were decorating a per-
son’s locker who liked cats, you wouldn’t
want to put dog wallpaper on their locker.
They probably would feel like you don’t
know them. You can get wallpaper at any
craft store or appliance store.
The second step to locker deco-
rating is NEATNESS! It is im-
portant that the locker is neat be-
cause you don’t want your locker
in the end to have a bunch of wall-
paper sticking up or other decora-
tions falling off. The secret to pre-
venting this is TAPE! It will stop
things from falling off and wallpa-
per sticking up. You can buy tape
pretty much anywhere. The good
thing about decorating the locker is
that people get to leave it up for a
whole week before you have to
take it down!
The third and final step is proba-
bly the best one out of them all
THE EXTRAS!!! Now some may
be asking what are the extras? They
are the little bits and pieces that
make decorating a locker worth
wild. They can include little cards
and even homemade things! It’s
always fun to add a surprise inside
for when they open it up!!!! Deco-
rating a friend’s locker makes for
such a special moment between you
and your friends. This wraps up
Hot Topics for this month.
body to audition for this, because
then when you are applying for a
college or even a job, you can put
this on your application. It really
helps even if it’s not something that
has anything to do with performing,
because it shows that you are social
and hardworking. Also, it’s obvi-
ously just plain FUN! I personally
am really excited, and I know all the
drama kids are too. What about you?
Auditions are on November 19 and 20,
and callbacks are on November 21 and
22! You can find the form on the dra-
ma website under Musical 2014. So
what are you waiting for? Come on
down to Mrs. Stoffle to audition for
this magical, amazing, simply wonder-
ful audition!
It’s that time of year…THE
MUSICAL AUDITIONS! I know eve-
rybody is really excited about this. This
is what Crabapple Middle School is
known for! Let’s all give three cheers
for Mrs. Stoffle! She puts together this
amazing event every single year! It is a
lot of hard work, money, time, and con-
fidence to do this. I encourage every-
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S U P E R S T A R S W A N T E D
B Y A L M A K E N T
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
H O T T O P I C S : B I R T H D A Y S U R P R I S E B Y C O R I N N E B I C K E L A N D A B B Y K A U F M A N
C M S S T U D E N T S U P E R H E R O E S F O R O C T O B E R
B Y S O P H I A T A V A K O L
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
CMS has started a new program this
year. CMS Superheroes are when your
teachers from your team pick you to be
the “Superhero” of that month. If
you're dying to be Superhero of the
month, then you’ll find this article very
helpful. Since I was the superhero of
the month for October, it’s really easy
to try to make yourself stand out to
your teachers!
First, you just have to try to be nice
to all your peers and especially teach-
ers! Your peers and friends play a big
role in your life, so you should espe-
cially act kind to them. While keeping
you friends and peers into considera-
tion, you should also keep you teachers
in mind too! When your teachers kind-
ly ask you to do something you should
follow their directions right away,
since they will be looking at how you
behave.
Next, just be you! If your teacher
sees you just being yourself, it will
help you so much to get to be a Super-
hero! Also, don’t forget to do all the
work your teacher gives you. If they
see you being on task, you will most
likely get to be a Superhero!
THE CMS PRESS—NOVEMBER 2013
We all know them, and
we all love them. They
come in all different shapes
and sizes. They are a very
big hit for students. It’s the
mechanical pencil!
Wooden pencils? What
are those ? Are they the pen-
cils that you have to sharpen
all day long. With mechani-
cal pencils you don’t have
to! It all started a long,
long time ago when cave-
men took a stick with
charred coal at the end for
lead and they even had
refills of the charred coal!
Then, they progressed into
metal tubes with lead, but
they were not like they are
today. They were way
more complicated.
Around the nineteenth
century, they called me-
chanical pencils
“leadholders.” Weird, right?
Finally, they progressed to
the mechanical pencil like
we have them today. Now,
you know the history of
those cool pencils that we
use every day, and they are
sold in the Husky Hut.
real life situation. It is inspiring
enough to actually make me
cry” – Hana Dzaferovic. The
book is about a girl named Ha-
zel who is fighting cancer. She
sees nothing truly inspiring in
her life until she meets the fa-
mous Augustus Waters. Will
Want to know what
everybody is talking
about? The Fault in our
Stars is the best-selling
book at the moment.
“This book isn’t another
cheesy romance. It is a
love truly change her or
could a turn of events de-
stroy her? This book isn’t
for everyone but it is very
easy to find. I would sug-
gest reading it now before
the movie comes out!
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DID YOU KNOW?
T H E H I S T O R Y O F M E C H A N I C A L P E N C I L S
B Y A M A N D A Z I M M E R
Did you know that
mechanical pencils were once called
“leadholders?”
Check out The Fault in
Our Stars in the CMS
Media Center
BOOKS/ MEDIA CENTER
T H E F A U L T I N O U R S T A R S B Y J O H N G R E E N
A R T I C L E B Y : M C K E N Z I E G L A Z E
Catchy Quote
By: McKenzie
Glaze
“ The best way to
predict the future
is to create it”
–Peter Drucker
Quotable Quotes
By: Nikki Cunningham
“I have this theory that if
one person goes out of
their way to show compas-
sion then it will start a
chain reaction of the
same.”
—Rachel Joy Scott
Jewel Bass in the 7th Grade says, “Mashed
potatoes, pumpkin pies, popcorn, milk, corn on
the cob, and cranberries were not foods present
on the first Thanksgiving's feast table? That
changes what I think about my Thanksgiving
dinner!”
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GAMES
C R O S S W O R D P U Z Z L E — C O N N E C T I O N S C L A S S E S
B Y S H E L B Y D E S R O C H E S CONNECTION CLASSES
Across
3. Taught by Ms. Coffie
7. Ran by Ms. Stoffle
9. a class ran by Ms. Gaffney.
11. A form of drawing by using paint, pencils,
markers, etc.
Down
1. Making music using your mouth and vocal
chords
2. Ran by Mr. Mize.
4. Taught by Mr. Melton and Ms. Hudley
5. A class where you do fitness and games
6. A class taught by Mr. Melton
8. Taught by Ms. White
10. A class where you are taught the ways to
stay healthy
H O R O S C O P E
B Y K A T H E R I N E S I M O N S
Scorpio (Oct. 23—Nov. 21): A sweet surprise will
fall out of the sky. I hope you like chocolate!
1st: CMS Volleyball at SSMS
Book Fair
6th: CMS Volleyball at Ridge View
7th: “The Audition” Play at Roswell
PTA Mustashe Bash
8th: CMS Volleyball Home Game
GA Heritage Day (8th Grade)
12th: Orchestra Concert
25th– 29th: Thanksgiving Break
HUSKY HAPPENINGS
FOR
NOVEMBER
W O R D S E A R C H
B Y K A T I E C U N N I N G H A M
B Y B . J . M W A N G I A N D
E M M A N U E L A R C H U N D I A