Battle of the Books Q & A

Question: How long have you been running Battle of the Books at WMS?

Answer: 4 years

Question: What type of students should be involved in Battle of the Books?

Answer: Anyone interested in reading and likes competition

Question: What would be the best way to prepare for a Battle of the Books meet?

Answer: Read and review as many books as possible out of 26

Question: How do you organize the books participants read?

Answer: A committee decides the list of books

Question: What is the average amount of books students who participate in Battle of the Books read?

Answer: About 10 books

Question: On average how many students participate in Battle of the Books?

Answer: 12 to 16 students

Question: What is the best strategy to win a Battle of the Books meet?

Answer: Having each students be an expert on certain books

Question: What is your favorite book you have recently read?

Answer: Twilight and The City of Ember

Question: Is there any genre that most of the Battle of the Books books are in?

Answer: No it is a mix of all genres

Question: What has been the most suspenseful Battle of the Books meet?

Answer: We were very close in points the year before last year

C.I.D’s Hitlist

What’s up, it’s your girl Cidni, and I’m here with all of your fave songs for this year. I’ve got all the need-to-have songs for your MP3, CDs, and iPods. All from your favorite artists like Soulja Boy, Chris Brownd, and T-Pain. This week we’ve got a special on none other than Chris Brown! I know you’re ready for this. Also, I’ve got some artists albums, news, and songs to be on the lookout for. So now here’s your top ten for this week.

Top 10 Songs: according to iTunes

1. Low- Florida & T-Pain

2. No one- Alicia Keys

3. Apologize- Timbaland & One Republic

4. Kiss Kiss- Chris Brown + T-Pain

5. Clumsy- Fergie

6. All I Want for Christmas Is U- Mariah Carey

7. Paralyzer- Finger Eleven

8. Tattoo- Jordin Sparks

9. Bubbly- Colbie Callait

10. Crank That- Soulja Boy

The Exclusive on Chris Brown

He is the dancer that steams it up on the floor, the heartbreaker that every girl wants to get her hands on and the R&B singer that makes your heart melt with every word. Who is he, Chris Brown. Only the hottest newcomer on the scene. With his style and hot music, you can’t help but love this dude. Not to mention he’s got big thangs poppin’, with his second movie this Christmas and his new album exclusive, check out some of his hits at iTunes.

My Faves:

1. Superstar- Lupe Fiasco

2. Snap and Roll- Soulja Boy

3. Killa- Cherish

4. Crank Dat Batman- Pop it off Boys

5. Lottery- Chris Brown

6. In My Car- The Pack

7. Stop Me- Mark Ronson

8. The Milky Way- The Pack

9. That’s Right- Ciara

10. Lost in Love- i15

New Year’s Resolutions

      As you all know a new year is coming 2008 with that new year will come New Years Resolutions. There are many popular resolutions but here are the ones i discovered.

Kids:

* Get more toys

* To be more nice

* To have lots of fun

* To get more friends

* Make my parents happy

as you can see they are more care free and have difrences in there resolutions then the other catogories

Middle Schoolers:

*  Make the soccer team

* pull my grades up

* Work out

* Earn more money

* Beat the video game

* Practice my instrument

* Win the basketball game

* Studie  for the tests

We have some what higher goals then the kids but not as high as the….

Grownups :

* Pay the bills

* Get a raise

* Find a baby sitter

* File some paperwork

* Drop the kids off at school

* Make dinner

* Work out

* Loss wieght

Now the grownups have more responsibilty then we do wich explains higher goals,

these are just some off the many goals we will be hearing this  new year.

A Longer Lunch is a MUST!

Think about this…how many times have you left the cafeteria starving? Maybe you didn’t have enough time to eat because of the long line, and now all you can think about for the rest of the day is a wonderful dinner when you get home! Because of this dilemma, you cannot focus on you school work.

How many of you would like a longer lunch? Or maybe extra time to eat? Scientists have proved that having a full meal helps you think better and be more successful. The only problem is that we can’t have a full meal because we don’t have enough time to finish our lunch!

Say we do have a longer lunch. Then we could all satisfy our eager stomachs so we could come back to class and promptly get back to our work without the distractions of our next meal. How many of you would like that? Hopefully, some time in the near future we will all get our long-awaited longer lunches, therefore focusing better and working harder during class!

The Real Mrs. Piombino

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Karlly’s Korner

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