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THE LAKELANDS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT NEWSPAPER

Volume 4, Issue 3 On the web in color: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/lakelandsparkms/ April-June 2012

The Lakelands Park Middle School Dra-ma Club performed “Once on This Island Jr.” as the spring musical for the year on May 3 and 4, directed by Ms. Bowd-en. When I walked into the school on the night of the first show, there was an elaborate set-up in the cafeteria, with lights set up behind and beside the rows of chairs.

The opening sce-

LPMS Musical “Once on This Island Jr.” Wowed Audiences! By ELENA ASOFSKY

Inside this issue:

Media Center Interview

Chillin’ with Mr. Earley

Student Spotlight

Geography Bee Winner

TV Reviews

Summer Movie Preview

Music Lists

Advice Column

Fashion Fun

Short Story

Comics

Puzzles and Quizzes

And Much More!

Celebrating Mr. Bittner By RANAGA TAN

In honor of Mr. Matthew Bittner, our amazing health teacher, students donated mon-

ey for the Cholangiocar-cinoma Foundation. We requested $2 donations from every student and

we sold bags of chips for $1 to help purchase the plaque for the gym. Mrs. Bureau also sold “Bittner Brigade” shirts for $15 and bracelets for $2. The 8th graders do-nated the most money and will receive a popsi-cle party. On Friday May 25, students and staff came to school wearing black and orange to gather and walk in Mr. Bittner’s honor. (Continued on Page 3)

ne was of a few people sitting around the campfire. Little Girl (played by Char Freed-berg) pretended to sob out of fear, and that gathered the attention of the audience. Each of the Storytellers, (played by Sarah Macphee, Cas-sidy Solomon, Mira Tash, and Victoria Chang) could be heard clearly as they said the first lines in the play, (Continued on Page 5)

Ti Moune (Abbey Coakley) sings passionately in “Once on This Island Jr.” Photo by Ryan Trick

NEWS THE FALCON FLIER—

Congratulations to 8th grader, Adam Ru-sak. In May, Adam repre-sented our school and the state of Maryland at the National Geographic Bee competition in Washington, D.C. At the state com-petition, Adam was se-lected as the winner from among 102 partici-pants who represented their schools from all over Maryland. Last year, Adam was a runner up. As a result of this year’s success, Adam has done many TV and Newspaper interviews! He told reporters that he studied as much as three hours a day to prepare for the bee and has loved geography ever since he was 4, “when I received my first map of the Unit-ed States. It’s also the

year I memorized all the state capitals.” Adam also wants to be a me-teorologist when he grows up because “I’m really interested in look-ing at weather, espe-cially storms.” At the televised national competition, Adam made it to the Top 10! In the final round, Adam received 10th place. Awesome job Adam!!

Turf Time! By RANAGA TAN

Aren’t you sick of

that bumpy grass field?

Don’t cry, the state of

Maryland will kindly

give us $750,000 for a

new 60 x 120 yard artifi-

cial outdoor turf to cov-

er the soccer/lacrosse

field at the Lakelands

Park site.

Even better, we’ll

start a trend! It will be

the first artificial out-

door turf field owned by

the City of Gaithersburg.

We don’t know when

we’ll receive it, but it will

be soon. At least you can

count on having a less

muddy gym class!

Visit the Media Center! Photos and Article By RYAN TRICK

“Welcome to the media center! Would you like help with anything?” You will often hear this when you walk into our school library. There are two very friendly people there: Ms. Culliton, the Media Assis-tant, and Ms. Tsai, the Media Specialist.

Ms. Culliton Ms. Culliton has worked at the media center from the very beginning when the school opened. She’s worked with nearly every one of the 25,000+ books and materials. She is happy to help you find the right book to read.

Ms. Tsai

Ms. Tsai has worked at many media centers, from elementary to high school. She loves to work with the staff, par-ents, and students. This is her first year at LPMS. She is happy to help with research and pro-jects!

Rusak Rocks the National

Geography Bee! By TEJA TAMMALI

THE FALCON FLIER— FEATURES

Mr. Earley is the awesome counselor for 8th grade. Many students often go to Mr. Earley when they have a prob-lem and he always finds a solution. Some people know that Mr. Earley has a motorcycle and rides it to school sometimes, but we wanted to know a few more fun things about his background, so we asked him the following ques-tions:

1) What’s your favorite flavor of Kool Aid? Red.

2) What is your favorite

kind of pizza? Extra cheese.

3) How long have you been a school counselor? 15 years.

4) How long have you worked with MCPS? 12 years.

5) What do you like about your job? The opportunity to see kids learn and grow.

6) What was your favorite subject when you were in school? Law in college.

7) What did you want to do when you were a kid? Professional athlete, busi-

ness man, cop, or secret agent.

8) What is something that most students don’t

know about you? I’m a superhero and being a counselor is my secret identity.

By CASSI NOTTINGHAM and JD BATTLE

Photo of Mr. Earley by Ryan Trick

We gathered in the gym to view a slideshow, see the poster winners, and to listen to “Ms. Stacy” and her great speech. Then, students, staff, and some of Mr. Bittner’s family walked around the school. Drummers kept the beat and bubbles

were handed out! Con-gratulations Aubrey Moe for winning the “Bittner spirit” contest! We will be naming the gymnasium after Mr. Bittner sometime next year. That way, Mr. Bittner will always be in our gym… and our heart.

Walking to Celebrate Mr. Bittner (Continued from Page 1)

Students and staff proudly show their “Bittner Spirit”!

Bittner Memorial Walk Photos by Mrs. Tippets

FEATURES THE FALCON FLIER—

Congratulations to 8th grader Daniel Ovetsky, who won 1st place in State at Level 8 in the Math Kangaroo Compe-tition.

Good Job 8th grader, Liam Walsh! He broke the school mile time with a solid 5:05 and is now the new time to

beat! A few days earlier, Shawn Barlow, also an 8th grader, broke the record for the first time since 2008 with a time of 5:25. Great work! 7th grader Kern Lee received 2nd place in the statewide competition for the In-ternational Aviation Ad-ministration Art Con-test. (See picture below)

Congratulations to Megalan Tso, a sixth grader, for performing at the Kennedy Center! Great writing! Christina Luke won first place for the sixth grade short story category in

the Montgomery Coun-ty Council of the Inter-national Reading Asso-ciation Young Authors’ Contest for her story titled, “The Book of Black Magic." Congrats to 6th grader Teja Tam-mali. Teja won "2nd Place: Certificate of Merit" at the Montgom-

ery County Science Fair, for his experiment ti-tled, “Human Body as a Bio-battery.” Nice job! 8th graders Veronica Perez and Al-ly Yuan received 1st place in the “Color” cat-egory, and 6th grader Sam Rosenberg re-ceived 1st place in “Mixed Media” in the MCPS Visual Art Center contest.

Congrats to the 5 win-ners of the MCPS Art Fair at the White Flint Mall: Ally Yuan, Veronica Perez, Hawa Ba, Kate Threat, and Sam Arabia. (Pictured below with their art!)

Student Spotlight By RANAGA TAN

26 LPMS students enjoyed the Spring Break trip to Italy and France. Photo Courtesy of Ms. Luensman

Art photos courtesy of Mrs. Hoover. All other photos courtesy of Mr. Lubin and the LPMS Website.

THE FALCON FLIER— FEATURES

dance. The simplicity of the dance is what made it stand out. The dance started with moves that took their time, flowing slowly from step to leap, and changed to bold, sweeping move-ments as everyone on the stage joined the dance, which had a very nice overall effect.

Then there was the acting. The cast was definitely well chosen. Both lead actors were fantastic (Abbey Coakley, playing Ti Moune and Michael Par-ness, playing Daniel Beauxhomme). A few other actors that stood out were McKenzie McMahon (Mama Eur-alie), Edward Wu (Tonton Julian), Eliana Noznesky (Andrea), Alex Chase, (Daniel’s father), Jack Beautz, (Agwe the god of oceans), and Sam Arabia (Papa Ge the god of death).

It was also the little things that made the show. In the play, Tonton Julian (Edward Wu) had gone to where the rich people lived, and the gatekeeper (Tyler Anderla) slapped Tonton Julian which sounded and looked so real that many people in the audience jump. Al-so, whenever Papa Ge (Sam Arabia) came onto the stage, there would be a blast of smoke from behind a set piece.

The set was also impressive. It could completely change by adding a few props and turning a few pieces of the set. That credit goes to the crew. There are too many on crew to name, but crew is an extremely big role. Eve-rybody did a fantastic job at getting the play to run smoothly.

Over the course of the play, Ti Moune fell in love with Daniel Beauxhomme, offering her life to Papa Ge in order to let Daniel live. Papa Ge made a deal with Ti Moune; if she could marry Daniel, proving love was stronger than death, then he would let her keep her life. Then it was revealed that Dan-iel was already engaged

to his childhood friend Andrea.

The ending was one that I did not ex-pect; instead of killing Ti Moune, the gods transformed her into a tree. To transform the actress into a tree, she was swiftly lifted onto a ladder, where she put her arms through a long brown cloth and took hold of fake branches. As a tree, Ti Moune broke the gate separat-ing the rich people from the poor people, and Ti Moune was able to watch over Daniel and his family. I was com-pletely taken by sur-prise by the twist in the plot, but I absolutely loved watching it.

At the end, there was thunderous ap-plause. “Once on This Island Jr.” was one of the best plays I have seen this school per-form, and whoever did not go to see it missed out on an incredible ex-perience.

Once on This Island Jr. Review Continued...

which was then followed by a song.

From the first song, “We Dance,” I knew that the cast included some very talented singers. Oliv-ia Pritchard (who played Asaka, the goddess of earth) and Daniela Casas (who played Erzulie, the goddess of love) were both very impressive. Many of the songs and singers were incredible, and I was amazed with the music portion of the play.

During each musi-cal number, there was some form of dance, rang-ing from a simple back and forth swaying to intricate movements. The dance was well choreographed. One actor that really stood out during dances was Mi-chael Parness, who played the male lead Daniel Beauxhomme. In the be-ginning of the play, Mi-chael came out and spun across the stage.

Another dance that stood out was Ti Moune’s

Photos by Ryan Trick

THE FALCON FLIER— SPORTS / FEATURES

Got winners? Well, the LPMS soccer teams do! We wanted to ask the amazing coaches how they accom-plished this epic achievement with their teams. Here’s what they said.

1. What do you think led to your undefeated sea-son?

Coach Keiller (Boys’ coach): It was a great season this year. In my 7 years as coach at LPMS, this was one of the most complete teams I have ever had.

Coach Tiedemann (Girls’ coach): We were undefeated this year because the girls came to practice every day focused and ready to work. They were able to put whatever happened that day behind them, and con-centrate on playing together as a team.

2. How would you summarize your feelings about this season?

Coach Keiller: To sum up my feelings for this season is relieved. There were quite a few games this season that were close in score.

Coach Tiedemann: This season was a season to re-member. We had a lot of laughs and fun! I look for-ward to seeing the returning 7th graders next year. I also look forward to hearing about all the great things the 8th graders will be doing in high school.

3. What are you most proud of?

Coach Keiller: The way they played together as a team! Everyone contributed to this undefeated season.

Coach Tiedemann: I am most proud of the games that we won in overtime this year. The girls showed they had the desire to win. Even if we didn't play our best game overall, we pushed through at the end when it counted. It showed me how much heart these girls played with. As a coach, that is the most important thing you ask of your players....to play with heart.

4. What would you say to any students who would like to try out next year?

Coach Keiller: As a coach, I ask my players to play with heart and have fun.

Coach Tiedemann: Every year is a different year. A positive attitude and strong desire to play for LPMS goes a long way. We have a winning tradition that we plan on continuing. Come to tryouts fit and ready to play!

Boys and Girls Soccer Teams Go Undefeated!

Coach Interviews Edited by RYAN TRICK

Can You Hear the Beat? Band Receives Top Marks! By RIHANA STEVENSON

At Linganore High School, our advanced band accomplished the greatest honor at the state band fes-tival! They earned all ones on their “score” cards for their performance.

A “one” is the highest grade possible for the band to receive. One of the judges commented on the band by saying, “From the beginning the students presented

a very positive image, they were focused, disciplined, and responsive.” No wonder the judges felt that way about our school band. Our band teacher, Mr. Lopez, helps students in his class to gain confidence in our-selves and our musical abilities. The band classes work together as a team with great teacher who has helped them gain respect for all kinds of music. Great job accomplishing “Superior” ratings at the state band festival!

The girls’ soccer team poses with Coach T.

Dressing up a basic T-shirt is easy. All you need is a few necklaces, a pop of color, or a sheer cover-up. Use these tricks to update your style this summer.

This summer it’s all about pastel shades and light materials. When accessorizing your outfits you have to think about mix-matching. You can mix-match the colors of your shirts with the shades that would go the best. You don’t want to put on too much and make yourself hot, so you have to find a thin but fitting tee.

How-To Accessorize a Summer Tee! By RIHANA STEVENSON Put in splashes of color. Go for colorful clothes, but get colors that look good on you. Play around with reds and yel-lows and blues. Never make the mistake of buying some-thing that is in fashion, but does not suit you. Chances are, you’ll look bad and the purchase will be so not worth it. Remember that your fash-ion should complement your look and your personality.

Accessorize all your outfits with lots of attitude. Think about what kind of shoes, hair accessories, jewel-ry, or belts that would go with

what you’re wearing. Wear your clothes with panache (confidence) and your style will show right through!

Go for a look that suits you and your image. Your clothes should reflect your own personal style. Accesso-rize well to look really great!

THE FALCON FLIER— OPINIONS

Looking for some new Apps to keep you occupied this summer? Well look no further! Download these apps today! Most of them are free! Jetpack Joyride - Created by halfbrick - FREE Escape from a laboratory on a jet-pack! Collect coins, dodge zappers and missiles, crush puny nerds, ride amazing vehicles and go the distance. Buy gadgets, clothing, jetpacks, utilities, and items. Spin and win the lottery! Sims Freeplay - Created by Elec-tronic Arts - FREE Care for your own Sims! Marry your Sims and give them kids. Buy pets and cars. Build your dream

Top Most Addicting Mobile Games By RANAGA TAN

houses and workplaces. Create a diverse town full of people and pets! Draw Something - Created by omgpop - FREE/$0.99 What on earth did you draw? Guess your friends’ drawings! Make drawings for your friends to guess. Connect with Face-book. Don’t break the streak! Running Fred - Created by dedalord - FREE Gory or not? Run through castles and caves with blades and axes and skeletons trying to kill you! Upgrade your skills so you don’t die! Purchase different costumes and settings. Avoid boulders,

grimy, axes, blades, smashers, spikes, pits, maces, falling ceiling lights, and other surprises that are after you! Cartoon Wars 2: Heroes - Creat-ed by Blue G&C and Gamevil - $0.99 Lead your army as you battle the evil! Upgrade soldiers and your castle. Use your personal hero to destroy the devil. Go from a sim-ple stone-thrower to a walking mecha-hulk! Attack from the air and ground! Use your bow to de-stroy those who dare to get too close. Use a variety of modes. Use a variety of strategies and soldiers!

The old trends are coming back! First it was snap backs, but now its Kool Aid. Yes, you heard it in the halls and now in the newspaper.

For people who don’t know about Kool Aid, it’s the goodness. It’s the only reason why I wake up in the morn-ing. Kool Aid helps the world from being

Q: I’m so tired of fake people. How do you deal with them?

A: What do you mean by fake? If someone “fake” is bothering you, ignore them because they are not worth your time.

Q: I’m feeling totally overwhelmed with homework and I feel like I don’t have fun or hang out with my friends. What can I do?

A: The best thing to do is get your homework done before you do anything else. That way, you have the rest of the day to hang out with friends.

Q: I recently moved to the United States. I was really excited to come here, but some students make fun of my accent. How can I get people to be nicer to me and make more friends?

A: The thing about mak-ing more friends is you just need to find other people who have the same interests and atti-tudes as you. Once you find people like that, you’ve found friends. To make people be nicer to you, you have to be nice to them, and they’ll real-ize it’s not worth it to be rude.

Q: The student who sits next to me keeps trying to copy my work. How can I get her to stop without telling the teacher and getting her in trouble?

A: The best thing to do is tell your teacher. Explain that you don’t want to get Mrs. McCheatyPants in trouble, but you do feel uncomfortable with her copying answers. Your teacher will most likely be cool about you changing your seat. It’ll be easier and better for everyone to sit some-where else.

Q: My friend has been wearing really short

shorts and low cut tops to get the attention of boys. How can I help her understand that she doesn’t need to dress like that?

A: Are you sure she’s wearing it to get boys attention? Maybe that’s just the way she dresses, or feels is comfortable for her. As long as it’s appropriate for school then don’t worry. If it is, however, the reason, you need to tell her that wearing this is not posi-tive. She’s not getting attention for the right reasons. She should want boys to pay atten-tion to her for her per-sonality, not her body.

in an evil swirl.

Every flavor is awesome, but you have to try Peach Mango. It tastes just like you’re in Hawaii. Just imagine if we could put Kool Aid in the water fountain at school. It would be amazing! It would stop the hate and the bully-ing.

Kool Aid makes the world a better place.

An Ode to Kool Aid By JD BATTLE


Advice Column: Question Kesha By KT, ES, BP, and DW

Some members of the weight training club drink Kool Aid before their work out. Photo by Mrs. Tippets

SHORT STORY THE FALCON FLIER—

The raven shrieked with victory, pumping its wings, rising several feet. It swung in a broken circle, making the sparrow yelp with fear. The raven might have laughed, but it opened and closed its beak, a harsh light in its eyes. It felt nothing, no pity, no guilt, only the thrill of the hunt. The raven tightened its grip on the sparrow’s wing, shrieking again before opening his wings again, nearly flipping him upside down. As it was propelled back-ward, it threw out its legs, letting go of the sparrow. The tiny bird was launched into the air, unable to fly away due to the wind battling at it from all sides. The raven flipped over com-pletely, swiftly diving the dis-tance to the falling bird. It opened its claws, reaching for the sparrow. The raven opened its beak again, triumphantly cawing as it flapped its wings. It slowed down, flying leisurely, the sparrow grasped lifelessly in its claws. The raven flew away into the night, its talons embed-ded in the tiny neck of the spar-row. This was its kingdom.

its head up, the raven put on a burst of speed, all the determi-nation of it was focused on a faint little sparrow flitting about the trees below. The ra-ven folded its wings against its body, falling without sound. The small form of the sparrow grew closer, unaware of the danger lurking. It was too easy. The raven opened its wings, a whoosh of air sending the sparrow tumbling back. Before the inferior bird could regain a sense of direction, the raven opened its claws, plunging them at the small bird. The tips of the black blades caught the edge of the sparrow’s right wing.

It was silent, the paper thin mist gliding over its dark feath-ers. It was a creature of the night, of death, of darkness. And this was its kingdom. The glowing reflection of the moon sent silver waves pulsing throughout the night sky, catching the bird in the shivers of light, setting it aflame with beauty beyond anything. It opened its beak, letting out an ear-deafening croak: daring, teasing, taunting. The raven’s dark eyes glinted with hunger for blood, for vio-lence, for the joy of feeling their enemies fall beneath its blade-sharp claws. Throwing

THE RAVEN’S KINGDOM

A SHORT STORY BY LAUREN LIENING

Art by Elena Asofsky


Be Sure to Check Out One Direction Fever! By Disha Waghode and Bethany Pfeiffer Niall? Liam? Louis? Harry? Zayn? It’s One Direction!!! This popular band from the UK first got together when they auditioned for the X Factor. Before that, they didn’t even know each other! They came to Ameri-ca and stole everyone’s heart. You have probably heard their hit “What Makes You Beautiful” on the radio be-cause it’s their most well-known song. Their album, Up All Night, has 15 amazing songs. They even won the BRIT awards. Their next Up All Night tour is in 2013 and they are touring touring in many places in the US and Europe starting February 22 of 2013. One Direction infection is spreading around the world, so watch out because there’s no cure…except for listening to One Direction of course!

By KATE THREAT and EMILY SCHEINER “The Walking Dead” is an original AMC tv show about….you guessed it… the zombie apoca-lypse. It all starts when Rick Grimes, a sheriff, wakes up from a coma (caused by a gunshot in the line of duty) in an empty hospital. After getting out, he’s surrounded by a world caught up in a zombie plague. In the first season, he’s quickly welcomed into a group of survivors, who show him that his family is still alive. The group has to learn how to cooperate and kill zombies together in order to survive. So watch “The Walking Dead” to see what happens to each survivor as they face new challenges and con-flicts. Season 3 starts this fall!

What Would You Do for a KLONDIKE bar?

By RYAN TRICK

Count backwards from 1,000 by threes?

Do 10,000 push-ups? Bungee jump off a cliff? Drink a bottle of hot sauce? Make a taco for charity? Take the Saltine Challenge? Walk across a bed of hot coals? Shave your head? Wrestle a bear? Eat one million grapes?

Top Stores for Teens! By RIHANA STEVENSON

Do you wonder what other people think are the most visited stores?

Then I’ve got the list for you! Look at what teens and pre-teens

voted for as their fave stores!

1) Aeropostale 2) American Eagle 3) Hollister 4) South Pole 5) Levis 6) Vans 7) DC 8) Fox 9) Zoo York 10) Decree

Calendar of Important Dates!

By ELENA ASOFSKY June 4– Review Day June 5- Pd. 1 and 4 exams June 6- Pd. 2 and 7 exams June 7- Pd. 3 and 6 exams June 8– 8th grade dance and end of exams (pd. 5) June 11– 8th grade 6 flags field trip June 12- Last day of school for all students – FIELD DAY! 8th graders visit high schools June 21—Report Cards mailed July 2 – Summer School Begins

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1. Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye and Kimbra

2. Payphone by Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa

3. Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen

4. We Are Young by Fun. and Janelle Monae

5. Boyfriend by Justin Bieber

6. What Makes You Beautiful by One Direc-tion

7. Starships by Nicki Minaj

8. Wild Ones by Flo-Rida and Sia

9. Glad You Came by the Wanted

10. Drive By by Train

11. Take Care by Drake and Rihanna

12. Eyes Open by Taylor Swift

13. Mirrors by Lil Wayne and Bruno Mars

14. Feel So Close by Calvin Harris

15. Dance Again by J-Lo and Pitbull

16. So Good by B.O.B

17. Blown Away by Carrie Underwood

18. Part of Me by Katy Perry

19. Back in Time (from Men in Black 3) by Pitbull

20. Whistle by Flo-Rida

Top 20 Songs for This Summer!

By DISHA WAGHODE and BETHANY PFEIFFER

10. Eat cake, because it’s awkward

to eat cake with just a spoon or

just a fork.

9. Make a marshmallow catapult.

8. Use it as a microphone and sing

“Friday” to all your friends.

7. Hold down the middle two plastic

spikes and pretend it’s Batman.

6. Pretend it’s a lightsaber, because

who doesn’t like lightsabers?

5. Use it as a backscratcher.

4. Dig a hole to China.

3. Hunt down stink bugs.

2. Throw 15,000 of them at the

Jonas brothers.

1. Tape it to your head, and pretend

to be a unicorn.

Some ideas inspired by Tamatalk.com

Top 10 Things to Do

with a Spork By KATE THREAT and EMILY SCHEINER

THE FALCON FLIER— GAMES/OPINIONS

Six Searches By RYAN TRICK

Do you ever find yourself looking for random stuff on Youtube? Well, here are some “interesting” titles to search that are guaranteed to waste your time for days. Some are funny, some are thrilling, but over-all, they’re pretty entertaining. Enjoy!

ASDF movie (a funny yet random 5-ish minute long movie)

Smosh (a channel that makes randomly stupid yet funny videos)

TheSyndicateProject (a channel that makes video game videos)

Like a Bus (a video of the most EPIC bus ever!!!) EddsWorld (a cartoon of British guys named

Edd, Tom, and Matt) Macklemore (a rapper who makes great music)

Summertime Word Find! By CASSI NOTTINGHAM

Summer Must-See Movies! By BETHANY PFEIFFER and DISHA WAGHODE

1. Snow White and the Huntsman- June 1 2. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted- June 8 3. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – June 22 4. Brave- June 22 5. G.I. Joe: Retaliation-June 29 6. The Amazing Spider Man- July 3 7. Prometheus- July 8 8. Ice Age: Continental Drift- July 13 9. The Dark Night Rises-July 20 10. Step Up Revolution- July 27 11. The Bourne Legacy- August 8 12. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days- August 8 13. The Possession- August 31 14. The Perks of Being a Wallflower- September

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THE FALCON FLIER— GAMES / OPINIONS

Imagine yourself in one of these situation where you HAVE to choose one or the other. You cannot say “neither.” Read the following questions out loud with your friends and explain why, or an-swer them by yourself.

Get Ready! Would you rather…

Eat five jalapenos or drink a bottle of hot sauce?

Eat a pound of cake or eat a pound of pie? Drink 5 gallons of Gatorade or milk? Bite your own TV or your own phone? Eat a box of cereal in 2 minutes or a bag of

Lays? Drink a week old milkshake or flat soda?

Would You Rather? Volume III: Food Edition

By RYAN TRICK

Summer Fashion Poll

By RIHANA STEVENSON

Take this survey with your friends and see how much you have in common!

Would you wear jeans with a: Tee shirt Japanese kimono Tank top

Would you wear flip flops with:

Fancy tux (depending on gender) Business shirt Bathing suit (both genders)

Would you skateboard wearing:

Jeans, graphic tee, sneakers, and jacket Khakis, tank top, high tops, and shades Shorts, knee highs, halter top

(depending on gender), and button up jacket

Would you surf wearing:

Bathing suit only Wetsuit Just go in regular clothes

Would you walk to Mid-town in:

Shorts, regular sneakers, and graphic tee Jeans, tank top, and high tops Anything you see in your closet

The summer fashions go according to your thoughts, so dress appropriately and nicely for the great summer season. Stay cool!

Watch Bully: The Documentary By DISHA WAGHODE and BETHANY PFEIFFER

“13 million kids will be bullied in the US this year.” ( http://thebullyproject.com/indexflash.html) “Bully” is a documentary about 5 bullied kids and their families over the school year. In this film, there are two families whose children committed suicide, a 14 year old girl who brought a gun on the bus, and more. This documentary captures how bullying is handled in school. The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) first gave it an R rating, which changed later to PG-13 due to a petition. More people wanted kids to be able to watch it so they could

see how bullying affects kids. Bullying needs to stop. One of the students getting bullied, Alex Libby, says, “They punch me in the jaw, strangle me, they knock things out of my hand, take things from me, sit on me. They push me so far that I want to become the bully.” It is so sad that someone feels like that. Watch “Bully” and be-come more aware of what bullying can do.

THE FALCON FLIER— EXTRAS

Lakelands Park Middle School

1200 Main Street

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Elena Asofsky* JD Battle Sravi Kommineni Lauren Liening Cassi Nottingham Bethany Pfeiffer Emily Scheiner Ranaga Tan Ryan Trick*

Kate Threat Rihana Stevenson Raquel Powell Stephanie Vivino Disha Waghode Sponsor and Editor:

Mrs. Kirsten Tippets

*Student Editors The Newspaper Club meets on Wednesdays in Room 168 for snacks and then works in Lab 157. Come join us next year to have fun and see your work pub-lished! © 2012

Photo Scavenger Hunt! By RYAN TRICK

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Try to find these items around our school! DOODLEZ

By ELENA ASOFSKY

Answers: 1) Abe Lincoln in the back of the Media Center. 2) Artwork on the ceiling of the Counseling Office. 3) Sign outside the kitchen by the dumpsters. 4) Outside PA speaker at the front of the school.

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