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Film Critics Awards: Andrew Y. Breaks it Down

Andrew Y. — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:01:09 +0000

Dec. 14, 2008
Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles film critics association has become populist on its picks for best movies of 2008 choosing the animated smash “WALL-E” as no. 1 and the Batman movie “The Dark Night” as runner-up on Tuesday.

Sean Penn was named Best Actor for his fim biography “Milk,” while Sally Hawkins recieved Best Actress prize for the British comic drama “Happy-Go-Lucky.”

The late Heath Ledger won the critics group’s supporting actor honor for his turn as the Joker in “The Dark Night,” while Penelope Cruz was chosen for supporting actress in the Woody Allen romance “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” as well as her role in the drama “Elegy.” -Andrew Y.

Coming Soon!

Eragon S. and Arya D. — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:05:44 +0000

Have a thirst for laugh-out-loud fun?

If you do, keep your eyes peeled for what it’s like to be principal in a crazy school where nothing goes right. It’s a school where innocent fund-raisers turn into teacher vs. teacher wars, offices flood, and classrooms catch fire.

Look for the first installment of “The Loves, Lies and Crimes of Wakefield Middle School” when school resumes after the break! We’ll post a continuation every week!

The Book Fair by Andrew R.

Andrew R. — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:18:09 +0000

The 2008 WMS Bookfair has passed once again. There were many old, but still popular books, and yet also many new ones adding to the sagas. The Warriors series from the original books up to The Power of Three collection were included, along with others like the first two Diary of a Wimpy Kid and the newly released Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do It Yourself book! Manga books, such as Bone, were also sold. We had 14 different posters being sold this year, with a blowout on knicknacks and trinkets. Thre were mushroom erasers (Which had a resembalence to the ones from Mario) and bendy pencils, from peace dogtags to plain supplies. Twilight was probally the best selling book at the Bookfair, and even if you didn’t go to the Bookfair, you can tell its popular since there are so many holds on it in the library- it can take weeks to get your hands on a copy! Overall, we have had a very productive Bookfair this year.

Andrew R.

Cynica’s Dance Review

Cynica W. — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:59:10 +0000

I was at the dance. The date was Friday, December 12, 2008. It began at 6:00 pm and all of us had to leave at 7:00 pm. If you want to know my name, it is Cynica W.

The DJ that was set up in the gym was at the far middle. The songs he played were kind of tacky, but they caught on to the kids and they danced. They were playing the songs so loud you couldn’t hear yourself thinking. The DJ played Apple Bottom Jeans, Beyonce’s song “Single Ladies” and many more.

Let’s go extreme! Are you ready to rock? Guitar Hero was the best game at the dance. It was hosted by Mr. Adriance and Kenny. It was held in the theater. Alexander was ona roll, but another student named Chris took it away. The lights were dimmed, and the audience was in their seats and they were cheering!

Moves, breaks–do you know what I’m getting at? Dauron and I were getting at it. I did my stuff and he was doing his stuff. I did a back flip, front flip, Michael Jackson and my best Chris Brown. Dauron did a front flip, pop, and twist in the air. He did a lot of stuff…but not as much as me!

Mr. A’s Class

Tiffany S — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:05:52 +0000

Mr. Adriance’s 2nd period Language Arts class is the best class! We learn and have fun at the same time. We play a game called Boggle. It is fun! You can find all kinds of words like “trust” and a whole lot of other hard words. We also play another game called You’ve Been Sentenced. It is also fun, because you make sentences with the words you have. We take a spelling test every Friday. We get a study guide on Thursday to help use study. We learn about context clues, literary terms and novels. We have to do a warm up which is to find words out of our spelling words. We organize our binders every quarter. Recently, we finished a fable unit project and we used clay to make our characters. Creative projects are made every unit. We are trying to display them in the halls. Hopefully, they will be displayed soon!!!

Cynica, Jordan, Phillip and Kollin are my class mates. They are funny and help each other with their projects and they all get good grades. These are some of the reasons we like Mr. A’s class.

Seek First to Understand

Brendalys M. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:25:41 +0000

I think what “seek first to understand” stands for is that you cannot just jump to conclusion like that. You have to know were the other person is coming from. To do that, you would have to see both their side of the story and yours. When you do that, you could see that there is always some misunderstanding.
How I think it will affect me in my life is that maybe I will not get as mad all the time. Also, I will be able to see what I did wrong as well. It could also help me to not lose a friend. That is what ”seek first to understand” means to me and how it could affect me.

What to wear?

Naima A. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:21:25 +0000

We all know we get stuck on deciding what to wear sometimes. Whether its a party, or a date, or any other time, this is my advice to you. Wear what your feeling. If your happy wear bright colors. Matching your colors to your emotion always helps me out. Here is a list of colors and emotions that I think can help you.
1) Happy- yellow or orange
2) Love - Red or pink
3) Sad - (Dark) blue, black, or purple

These are some things you can try out.
Hope it works!

Know Your Rights

Jarod — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:43:23 +0000

As a student at Wakefield Middle School, I believe that we should still have the rights to keep our property, meet as a group, and to be heard and represent ourselves if accused. These three rights are some of the same rights the colonists fought for. In keeping our property, such as our cell phones, the school is not allowed to take our phones and keep them for their own use. This was like the right that the colonists were given. They had the right to own their land and not to have it taken away by legislation for no reason. We are allowed to meet as a group in school if it is school related or just wanting to talk with a group of friends. The colonists had to fight to gain this right to form societies. As a student we are also allowed to be heard and represent ourselves. If you are accused of something you usually have the right to present you side of the story. The colonists were often accused and never given the right to speak. If as students, we lost these rights, we would want to have nothing to do with school and would not have any reason to support the school. The students would have to fight for their rights all over again just like the colonists. I also think that if we were to lose our rights, our school would be out of control from all of the rebellion and arguments.

The American Revolution

Jarod — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:41:41 +0000

Some of the events that led up to the American Revolution were the Boston Massacre, the Boston tea Party, and the Stamp Act. The Boston Massacre was an encounter on March 5, 1770 that was between British troops and a group of colonists. The troops were being antagonized and had snow and ice balls with rocks in them throw at the troops. As a result of this, the troops fired shots in to the crowed. The Boston tea party was an event that took place December 16, 1773, by a group of Boston citizens to protest the tax on tea imported to the colonies. Do to the citizens actions the British shut down the harbors until they had paid their duty. The Stamp Act was an act that took place in 1765 as a means of raising revenue in the American colonies. It required all legal documents, licenses, commercial contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards to carry a tax stamp.
The United States has had two other events that could be described as a revolution. When Martin Luther King was killed, there were many people that protested and fought with police, creating a battle between the public and the police. We have also had a revolution type event during the famous music concert called Woodstock. Police were attacked while trying to keep order during the concert and both police and citizens were injured. In each of these situations, as with the American Revolution, people felt very strongly about their rights and even fought against those trying to enforce the law.

Peanuts

Naima A. — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:40:30 +0000

What do you think when you hear the word
“Peanut”? While some may think of it as a healthy snack, it may be deadly to others.
Peanuts are one of the number one causes of allergic reactions. It’s a known fact that peanuts are not served on airlines because of allergies. So while you may not know what you’re allergic to, watch what you’re eating. It may just make you drop dead!