mahanoy area middle school fall 2012 · 2019. 2. 15. · the second year of student recognition is...

MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2012

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NJHS Induction HeldThe Induction Ceremony for the Torch Chap-ter of the National Junior Honor Society was held on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 6:30 PM in the Mahanoy Area Complex Auditorium.Light refreshments followed in the Middle School Cafeteria.

FUN IN THE SUN

You could have fun in the sunWith a tan and some sand

But summers now overAnd fall is in play

And just look for some signs of the fallAnd play in some leaves’

Don’t you love to be in the fallClimb a tree and pick some leaves

Good buy for now But before I go I must take a bow

Written by: Caitlin Honus

Dear Students, Parents, and Faculty, Welcome to another year filled withpositive experiences and successful journeys. I am proud to say that the hard work of our students and staff has been recognized. In 2011-12 we met each of our 17 Annual Yearly Progress Goals set forth by the PA State De-partment of Education. I know that we can match this level of success and even take it to another level. I encourage students to strive to be the best student that they can be every day. I encourage teachers and faculty mem-bers to go the extra mile to make a difference in their students’ lives. I encourage parents to get involved in the children’s education. Most of all I strive to make this a truly great place to spend each day and receive an excel-lent education. I truly believe education is a team process. Working together, parents, fac-ulty, staff, and students can make education a fulfillingandenjoyableprocess.Itismyhopethat each day I can contribute in some way to the priceless educations of each and every student at the Mahanoy Area Middle School. Sincerely, Michael Heater Jr. Middle School Principal

The No Place for Hate® initiative provides educators and students with the resources to ensure that anti-bias and diversity education are an integral part of the school curriculum. No Place for Hate® also helps to create and sustain inclusive school environments where

Congratulations to Mahanoy Area High School, Middle School and Elementary School for being desig-nated once again by the Anti-Defamation League as

No Place for Hate Schools

all students feel valued and have the opportunity to succeed by promoting respect for individual difference while challenging bigotry and prejudice. Launched in schools in 2001, the popular initiative has been em-braced by hundreds of campuses nationwide.


Congratulations to the new StudentCouncilOfficers

President Mike Joseph, VP - Nolan Yanchuck, Secretary - Jayda Byrne

Treasurer - Billy Lipshaw

Student Recognition Program

The second year of student recognition is un-der way. Students are completing daily chal-lenges such as event of the week, word of the day, and math problem of the week. In ad-dition, students will be honored in the areas of most improved, most mannerly, and stu-dent of the month. An addition to this year’s program will be recognition of improvement, proficiency, and perfection on quarterlybenchmark tests. Students will be eligible for prizes, school wide recognition, and periodic socials for their efforts.

Seriously. We’re in Middle School, right?On television, it either seems to be filled withbulliesandcliques,orissupercool. Well, it’s both. Honestly, I think we all can name a few people who are, well, jerks. Big, fat, world class jerks. Then, of course, there are the kids who keep to themselves. In little groups.Yeah, thecliques.Theynever seemto let anyone else in, (unless assigned by a teacher) and basically are the ‘cool’ kids. As well as the jocks, although they are more of an all-around group. You may or may not be a bully, and you mayormaynotbeinacliqueofsomesort.I’m not judging, or picking on anyone in gen-eral. You are who you are. There’s no changing that. Sure, there may be people who want to change you. There might, and probably will be, people that try to break you. Yeah, this is

totally one of those talks. Not. I’m going through the same thing as ev-eryone else. I’m not perfect. No one is. I’m not trying to say that I’m better, and you should follow my example. In fact, nobody here can say that. Most of us want to fit in. We wantcool friends, expensive clothes, and a ‘hot’ boyfriend or girlfriend. I know that’s what I want. I want to blend in and get good grades. The truth is, you have to work for it. You don’t get everything you want, and nei-ther does anyone else. Except, maybe, those seemingly rich kids. But that’s not my point! We need to realize that the real world is going to be tough on us. You need to work hard, and stand out if you want to make it. Unlessyouwanttoflipburgersfortherest of your life.

It’s About Time By: Lizzy Matz


The New Substitute Teacher – Mr. BoyleBy: Lois Johnson

I have decided to write about Mr. Boyle be-cause he is one of Mahanoy Area’s newest substitute teachers and I would like to have everyone meet him. Mr. Boyle was born in Allentown, Penn-sylvania. He did not always get good grades, but he did go to Wagner University and stud-ied Hospitality Management. At age 25, he decided to become a teacher to teach young students the importance of a good education. His favorite subject is gym, but he would like to teach all subjects. At this time, Mr. Boyle is not married and has no children, however he has a dog. Her name is Pepper and she is a Boxer. For fun, he likes playing Rugby. His hobby is to coach trackandfield.Hisfavoritesportsteamsarefootball – Notre Dame, baseball – Phillies and basketball – Villanova. Mr. Boyle’s favorite memory of teaching so far is his interactions with the students. Wel-come to Mahanoy Area, Mr. Boyle, and many more fond student memories.

Game Time withTyler Cavenas #75

11th GradeBy: Madison Cavenas & Meredith Rhoades

What is your position? Defensive End Offensive TackleBest place to play other than home field?PantherValleyFavorite college team? Notre Dame Fiercest rival? Shenandoah ValleyBest football memory? Winning East-ern ConferenceFavorite pro team? EaglesBest win? Sophomore year against MarianDid you ever break a bone during football season? No

The Literary Society opened its membership to students in grades 7 & 8. It is sort of like Library Club.Mrs. Wells described the new, young mem-bers as “a very eager group”. They are Seth Soriano, Petar Armbruster, Sophia Granados, Lizzie Matz, Maddy Lilewski, Destiny Po-slosky, Haily McCoy.

The 5th grade class will be making Veter-ans Day cards again this year. If you know a veteran who you think might like to receive a card thanking them for their service, please email their...1. name and address2. branch of serviceto Mrs. Cavenas. “I can’t begin to tell you the amount of positive feedback I received last year after completing this project. It was a very rewarding experience,” she stated.

New Activity For 7th & 8th Grade Students

Remembering Our Veterans


By: Deandre Skylar And Timothy1. How long have you been coaching? Answer:19 years2.What is is your overall record?Answer: 191 wins 72 loses3.What is your greatest achievement as a golf coach?Answer: Going to the state championship with a great player named Randy Kurzin-skyand winning several divi-sion champion-ship and league championships.4. How is this year going?Answer: First we were picked next to last in our divison. Next week we are going to play for the championships.5. How did that happen?Answer: Bottom line-hardwork.We have a rule-We may not be as good as you but we will out work you. From that comes success.6. Do you have any junior high students?Answer: Yes-3 (wish i had more) Jade Wal-ters, Chad Davies, Joey Gunosky.7. Any advice for kids to be succsessful?Answer: Good things come from hard work. Attitude is everything-good atittude = good results. Bad-attitude = bad results. Discipline yourself so other people (mom, dad, teach-ers) don’t have to do it for you. Surround yourself with good people and friends.

We’ve Got Spirit!By: Macie Mazalusky

Football season is here! Watching the football playersonthefieldisexciting,butdon’tforget

about the girls cheering on the sideline! Our cheers and dance routines pep up the players and the fans. The members of this year’s 5th and 6th grade Maha-noy Midget cheerleaders are… 6th graders: Cierra Abra-chinsky, Ken-dall Bernar-

dyn, Isabel Casey, Madison Cavenas, Morgan DeWitt, Cheyenne Dunlap, Jazzmine Fer-nandez, Nina Mooney, 5th graders: Laura D’Amato, Madison Den-chy, Caitlin Honus, Jaidyn Jadosh, Brandi Levy, Macie Mazalusky, Justina McKenzie, Molly Sebock. I interviewed a sixth grade cheerleader and asked her “favorites”…Cierra AbrachinskyColor: baby blueFood: crabsMovie: “Orphan” Animal: BobcatHoliday: Valentine’s DaySong: “One More Night” by Maroon 5

Coach Killian on What Else? Golf !

MA


The Family Reading Festival

Saturday, November 3 from 10-2 at the

Fairlane Village Mall.

Spirit SaleThe 7th grade class is having a “Spirit Sale” fundrais-er. Items offered include the following:

Black or gray (with gold print)

short sleeved t-shirtsYouth XS-Adult XL $10

Adult 2X $12.50Adult 3X $13

Black or gray (with gold print) long sleeved t-shirts

Youth XS-Adult XL $15Adult 2X $17.50

Adult 3X $18

Black/Gold pom poms -$2 eachBlack/Gold Mahanoy Area foam bear paws- $5

Black/Gold Mahanoy Area rectangular seat cushions- $6

Black or gold bear paw beaded necklaces- $1.50 each

Congratulations to the new Middle School

Student Council OfficersPresident Mike Joseph

Vice-President - Nolan YanchuckSecretary - Jayda Byrne

Treasurer - Billy Lipshaw

October 22-26

Monday: “Use Your Head Wear Red” Tuesday: “Don’t Get Mixed Up with Drugs” Students wore mismatched clothes, crazy socks etc.Wednesday: “Being Drug Free is No Sweat” Students wore wear sweat pants/sweatshirtsThursday: “We will Not Fall for Drugs” Students wore fall colors like red, orange, yellow, green, brown. Friday: “Team Up Against Drugs” Students wore their favorite sports team (K-12) “Doing Drugs will Haunt You for Life” (K-8) Students changed into costume for afternoon ac-tivities.

The last week of October brings a serious message along with some fun for everyone at Mahanoy Area. Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the United States. Red Ribbon Week is recognized with a different theme each day of the week. The themes this year were

MAHANOY AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL 2012 Fr

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Young people are the future of our communities. Their ideas and input can help to shape our small towns and neighborhoods in meaningful ways, but their voic-es are often underrepresented in the media.To address this need, Coal Cracker Magazine, a project of Heron’s Eye Communications, will host a series of four free workshops to train young journalists in ex-ploring their sense of place through interviews, writing and photography. The series is open to young people ages 12 - 18, and will be held Saturdays, from 11 am - 1 pm, on November 3, 10, 17 and December 1, at the Mahanoy City Public Library.No prior journalism experience is required. The inter-active sessions will provide a foundation of knowledge in media literacy, an approach to education that helps people to access, analyze, evaluate and create messages in print, video and web. Students will gain interviewing, photography and writing skills as they develop short articles, profiles and images that may be published in print or online by Coal Cracker Magazine.

Coal Cracker Magazine Launches Youth Journalism Project

“We are grateful to the Mahanoy City Public Library Board of Directors for recognizing the importance of supporting young people in our communities and for welcoming Coal Cracker into its wonderful facility,” says Krista Gromalski, a Co-Founder of Heron’s Eye Communications. The Coal Cracker sessions are part of Gromalski’s graduate studies in Sustainable Business and Com-munities at Goddard College. Gromalski is a native of Mahanoy City, a graduate of Marian High School and Wilkes University.Heron’s Eye Communications is a marketing, publishing and project management firm with offices in Schuylkill and Pike counties. Gromalski and Sandy Long, a Wil-kes-Barre native, founded the company in 2006 with a mission to create strong community partnerships that foster a healthy environment, desirable quality of life and sustainable local economy. Heron’s Eye received a 2008 PA Governor’s Award for Environmental Excel-lence for its work on the public television documentary Nature’s Keepers: A Community of Conservationists.

We decided to interview Mr. Zack because he is our favorite teacher. What made him become a teacher is because he wanted to give something back to Maha-noy Area. Some of the things he likes about teaching is, working with kids and meeting new kids every year. Some of the things he doesn’t like about teaching is schedule disruptions. He went to Penn State’s main campus for college and went to Mahanoy Area in high school. Some of the hobbies he likes to do when he isn’t teaching is camping, traveling, going to Penn State football games, and home improvement projects. If he could do anything he wanted he would be able to be in more than one place at a time. His morning routine is waking up, drink coffee, get a shower, drinking more coffee, get dressed, drink even more coffee, than go to school. His favorite subject to teach is math and he loves working with kids.

Fourth Graders Help Animals

Once again, the 4th graders in Ms. Jarrard’s classes collected food/treats, cleaning supplies, litter, leashes, toys, newspapers and towels/blankets for the Hillside SCPA, a no kill shelter. This is the eleventh year that Ms Jarrard’s students have done a community service projects for the animals and they thank everyone that donated.

A Day In The Life Of Mr. Zack

By: Jordan Karmonick and Madison Denchy


Porch Bows (any color)$5.00

see any JV or Varsity cheerleader

Congratulations to the Eighth Grade

Students of the MonthSamantha Gnall

and Michael Joseph

All About Allison ScheelerBy: Nina Mooney

Her favorite colors are: green, blue, and pink.Favorite sport: basketball

Favorite teacher: Miss McGannFavorite subject: reading

Most disliked subject: mathFavorite song: “sexy and I Know It”

Best friend: Nina MooneyAge: 11

Last thing is her favorite pet: guinea pigGuess the Teacher

By: Taylor Evans and Morgan DeWitt

Teacher #1-This teacher has been working at Mahanoy Area for 32 years.

-He coaches golf and basketball.

-His favorite team is Notre Dame.

-His favorite subjects when he was in school were gym and science.

-The one thing he would change among people is their attitude.

Teacher #2-She has been working here for 3 years.

-She coaches no sports but she is National Junior Honor Society Co-Advisor.

-She has caramel colored hair.

-Her favorite sport to watch is college football.

-Her favorite sport to do is running.

Answers: Teacher #1: Mr. KillianTeacher #2: Mrs. Kern

The 2012-2013 Mahanoy Area Elementary Yearbook is on sale. The book will contain 68 colored pages with events and pictures taken throughout the year. The cost will be $18.00. Orders should be placed as

soon as possible but the total payment is not due until April. You can contact Mrs. Natalie Zawada, co-advisor of the year-

book, at 773-3443, ext. 4138.

Mahanoy Area High School Theatre Arts will perform

the musical

“A Christmas Chaos” Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17 at 7:00. Contact Mrs.

Scheeler at 570-773-3443, x4032

for tickets.


November 2012 is Observed asAmerican Diabetes Month

Lung Cancer Awareness Month Native American Indian Heritage

National Healthy Skin Month National Family Caregivers Month

Birthstone: Topaz and Citrine

November Flower: Chrysanthemum

Astrological Signs: Scorpio (till 21th) & Sagittarius (22nd →)

Other Notable November Dates & Events

Nov 15 Great American Smokeout

Sport Quiz

1. What sport is played at Wimbledon? 2. In which city were the 2000 Summer Olym-pic Games held? 3. What country does the soccer player Wayne Rooney come from?4. In which sport was Muhammad Ali the world champion? 5. How many bases are there on a baseball field? 6. In what country were the 2010 Winter Olympic Games held?7. True or false? Basketball is played with a square ball. 8. A typical golf course features how many holes? 9. The French Tennis Open is played on what kind of surface? 10. What sport do the Los Angeles Lakers play?

1. Tennis2. Sydney3. England4. Boxing

5. 46. Canada7. False

8. 189. Clay

10. Basketball

answers to Sports Quiz

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