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Photo Gallery - UMASS Amherst AVID Field Trip November 4, 2011

Photographer: Paul Tran

Congratulations

Students receiving the John & Abigail

Adams Scholarship for scoring

Advanced on their MCAS Test:

Oriola Arapi, Minh Tam Ha, Jenny

Tran, Anthony Martinez, Ashley

Powers, Jacqueline Vasquez,

Mordecai Mwaki , James Alexander

News/Announcements (p.1-3)

Editorials & Commentaries

(p.4)

Dear Annie (p.5)

Word Search (p.5)

Get to know your Teachers

(p.6)

Comic (p.7)

Newspaper Committee

Editor in Chief: Minh Tam

Ha

Layout Editor: Jenny Tran

Graphics Editor: Paul Tran

Editor: Oriola Arapi

Reporters: Oscars Arias,

William Foster, Gbidee

Roberts, Steven Lippe,

Kenisha Couture, Nelson

Gracia, and Javaughn

Burgess.

Biology MCAS Tutoring will begin

November 29, 2011.

Mrs. Maloney is currently collecting

money for the AP Tests. All AP students

must take the test.

The Senior Class will be having a

Bake/Food Sale on December 15th.

Are you always curious about the world around you? Do you

like to write in your spare time? Combine these two strengths and come join the

Main South Newspaper staff! We are looking for original and inquisitive writers to go

out and investigate the hottest stories around town. We also welcome artists and

photographers for our team. Personal commentaries and letters to the editor are

accepted as well. Bring your talents-no experience is required! The newspaper staff

meets every Tuesday after school at 2:30 in Mrs. Carlsons room (#385). Hope to see

you there!

-Minh Tam Ha

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Claremont Academy'sRobotics TeamBy Jenny Tran

This year Claremont Academys Robotics Team willbe competing in the Vex Robotics Competition

"Gateway"

Students will be able to use their imagination to

design and build a robot as a team and compete in

the competition on January 7th

against other WPS

students. Students will also be receiving assistance

from Mr. Brennan and students that have experience

with Vex Robotics.

To see how the competition looks like in animation

search: Vex Robotics Competition 2011 on youtube(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP7QhdFLndQ )

Winning teams are qualifiedto compete in thechampionship in Disneyland, CA.

The Top FashionDistraction at ClaremontBy Javaughn Burgess

Kids at Claremont Academy are

mostly interested in the latest fashion

because it makes them seem cool. Fashion

is a distraction for kids and their education;

Kids leave home everyday and head to

school dressed to impress.

A few Claremont Academy

students were asked, Do you think fashion

is a distraction towards your education?

Kenisha Couture, Claremont Academy

sophomore said, At the end of the day

what really matters is whether or not a

student has the mindset to get that

education. Some teachers at Claremont

Academy would have kids wear uniforms

rather than the usual, jeans, t-shirts, andhats. They were asked, Would it be better

if kids at Claremont Academy wear

uniforms? One teacher, Mrs. Carlson

stated, It would be better if students wear

uniforms because it would be less of a

distraction. It would also take a lot of

financial pressure off of the parents and

guardians who have to support kids

attending school.

Disney & RoboticsBy William Foster

Robotics may seem boring to some people but what the

students are excited about this year is the championship is

at Disneyland. Yes the teams that winQCC VEX Robotics

Competition Massachusetts State Championship or theNew England Championship also by QCC are qualified to

go to Disneyland, California to compete against teams

around the world in April.

I asked three people about their opinions towards

Robotics. Mr. Jarrett (History Teacher) said, Thats great,

I wish I could go! Maya Paul replied I feeljealous. I

want to go to Disneyland. When I asked my fellow

Robotics Team member, Derek Pham, He simply replied,

Im excited about it. It has caused much excitement,already.


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Story of the Misunderstood Skaters

By Nelson Garcia

Skating in Main South is not an easy task, especially when the closest skate park is across the city. For me and

many other skaters across the country, skating is an escape from the problems we have in our lives. The biggest

problem that we skaters have is that we have nowhere to skate. Skating isnt just a sport, its a lifestyle, and to keep that

lifestyle you have to stay committed, which is why we skate every day. Once you start skating youll start to look at lifedifferently, the way you dress, the slang you use, the music you listen to, the people you hang out with, and the places

you go. Everything is just different to us, which is why we are so misunderstood by some people today because they just

automatically assume that we arestupid street punks that skate all day and are always looking for trouble.

The only places where we can go without getting in trouble with the police are rocky parking lots and Green Hill Skate

Park, which is too far from Main South for kids that dont have cars. This is unfair for skaters. The city of Worcester can

invest in new bike racks, new streets, law enforcement, events, new buildings, and even bigger paychecks for city

officials.

I understand that they have more important things to attend to, but why not help out the kids who have no voice in their

own community? Im not saying that they should pity us, but they should at least help us instead of pretending that we

dont exist. Our parents pay taxes, have jobs, and work hard. We go to school, do our work, and put all of that extra

energy we have into something positive: skateboarding. I think its time for a change because Im sick of being harassed

by authorities, Im sick of running all the time, Im just sick of not having anywhere to skate.

I know there is empty land all around Main South that could possibly be used as a skate park. For example, thatemptyfield next to the Boys & Girls Club; it has been there for so long it seems as if no one ever uses it for anything else but a

dump. Perhaps theowner of the land, a private owner or the city could donate it for a good cause, and then maybe wecould take a shot at making a skate park. Who knows, if we getenough people to help us clean then we will try getting a

hold of someone who is willing to donate for a Main South Skate park. But in the meantime, we are going to skate where

we can until we get what we deserve: A Skate Park.

Dear Editor,

I have an idea about an after school activity. It would be for kids who areinterested in an Outlet. My definition of an outlet is a person that you are able to go

to for guidance and someone to just listen to you whenever it is needed.

From my understanding everyone has problems. Most people can handle

them, but sometimes there are just those people who just cant take it anymore. That

is where this group comes in effect. Some people are sometimes waiting for that one

person to reach out to them and give them the care they yearn for.

This group will be girls and boys that have problems in their lives and feel like they

need an outlet. We can gather weekly or maybe even twice a week. Conversations such

as, why they are here, what is their life like, opening up to others, and learn ways to be

able to help yourself and to move forward. They are there to know they are not alone.

They will always have an Outlet.

Sincerely, Kenisha Couture

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Dear Annie (Advice column)

Now accepting questions

All Questions and responses will be

posted anonymously.

Write your questions below and give it

to Mrs. Carlson. Feel free to use a

separate piece of paper.

Word Search (designed by P.T)

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How to play: Word below can be

horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and

backwards. Find the word and circle their

letters. The leftover letters reveal a

massage.

Acorn, America, Apple Pie, autumn, Bake,

baste, Bread, canoe, carve, casserole,

celebrate, centerpiece, cider, colonist,

cook, corn, cornucopia, delicious, dessert,

dinner, dish, drumstick, eat, fall, family,

feast, giblets, gobble, grandparents,gratitude, gravy, ham, harvest, holiday,

home, hunt, Indians, leave, leftover,

maize, Massachusetts, mayflower, meal,

nap, napkin, native, November, oven, pan,

parade, pets, pie, pilgrims, plantation,

planting, plate, platter, Plymouth, pots,

prayer, pumpkin, pumpkin pie, puritans,

recipes, religion, roast, rolls, sails, sauce,

serve, settlers, sleep, snow, spoons,

squash, stir, stuffing, tablecloth, thanks,

Thanksgiving, Thursday, tradition, travel,

tray, treaty, turkey, vegetable, voyage,winter, wine, wishbone, yams.


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Get to know yourTeachers

-What do you do when youre not being a teacher? Cuando no

estoy enseando yo cuido de mi bebe.(When I am not teaching I

take care of my baby.)

- What is your favorite hobby?Mi pasatiempo favorito ese hacer

regalos para familia o amistades de vidrio de color (stain glass).

Por igual, me encanta hacer viajes al extranjero.(My favorite

hobby is making stain glass for family and friends. I also enjoy

traveling outside of the country.)

-What college did you graduate from? Me gradue de Atlantic

Union College. (I graduated from AUC.)

-How would you have been described in High School? En la

escuela superior me describirian como la mascota de los

meastros y una chica respetuosa e inteligente. (I would be

described in school as a teachers pet, respectful, and intelligent.)

-How you like working here? Me gusta trabajar en esta escuela

porque puedo dar mis servicios como maestra a una comunidad

que necesita crecer en cultura y educacin dentro de mi salon de

clase. Mi esperanza es que lo que aprendan, lo puedan compartir

con su vecindad. (I like working in this school because as a

teacher I can educate about our beautiful Spanish speaking

culture in my classroom. My hope is for students to learn and

cultivate what they have learned by sharing it with their

community. )

-What do you do when youre not being a

teacher? Relax and enjoy life.

-What is your favorite hobby? Sports:

Basketball and Softball. (Exercise)

-What college did you graduate from? Becker

College and WS. College.

-How would you have been described in high

school? Athletic


teacher? Mom of two children.

-What is your favorite hobby? Water color

painting.

-What college did you graduate from?

Bachelor of Music Anna Marie College.

Master of Education University of

Pittsburgh.


school? Band geek, I guess.

Claremont Academy is a great place to work. I

am looking forward to finding our musicians.

Ms. Newton

Music Teacher

Ms. Sra. Maskewich

Spanish Teacher

Ms. Hehir


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teacher? I also wait tables at a sushi restaurant

and spend a lot of time w/my two boys & my wife.

-What is your favorite hobby? I enjoy reading &

playing guitar.

- What college did you graduate from? California

State University


school? A class clown that needed to spend more

time studying. (I can relate to you guys.)

-What do you do when youre not being a teacher? I

like to spend most of my weekends in New York City.

-What is your favorite hobby? My favorite hobby is

shopping (clothing, shoes, etc).

-What a college do you graduate from? I graduated

from Lincoln University (PA). I currently attend

American International College (MA).

-How would you have been described in high school?

In high school I was considered extremely out going,

athletic, Honors/AP Students, and popular.

PaulTra

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Mr. Jesse Bicknell

ELA TeacherMs. Nyamekye

Special Education Sub.

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