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The Tiger Times November 30, 2010 Volume 3, Issue 1
Famous Activist Visits
Delores Huerta shares motivational message
Thompson Tigers have got “Magic” in them!
The MEAP prep rally brought some
important people to talk to Thompson stu-
dents. Every person that was on the stage
was talking about trying our best on the
MEAP test.
Former football player and motiva-
tional speaker, Brian Pruitt, told us to be-
lieve in ourselves and don’t ever give up and
follow our dreams.
Then, all the sixth and seventh
grade teachers went up on stage and danced.
Mr. Foley performed his famous MEAP rap.
In the afternoon, all the students
went to the gym. The pom pon team per-
formed a dance routine and the cheerleaders
did a cheer. Some students played a basket-
ball competition against the staff for prizes.
The students were very happy, es-
pecially the sixth graders. The important
thing was that we did our very best on the
MEAP test.
If you like karate, computers, exer-
cise, and other activities, 21st Century is for
you!
There are many fun things that are
happening during the after school program at
Thompson Middle School. The person
in charge of the 21st Century after school pro-
gram is Ms.Harrell. The 21st Century pro-
gram is one where the students talk with their
friends, have fun after school, and have time to
do their homework.
By: Rianna Browder Staff Writer
TMS Tiger Students Rock the MEAP!
Motivational speaker Brian Pruitt gets students pumped up about thinking positively and doing their pbest on the MEAP test.
In early November, students started hearing the song “Magic” by B.O.B. playing over the intercom. Soon after, the halls and classrooms of Thomp-son Middle looked like Hollywood! SETV staff spent over eight days filming students and staff in class and dancing all over the building. The video will showcase all the great things hap-pening at Thompson. Viewing of the video should take place sometime before Thanksgiving, according to Principal Mr. Foley.
Students participate in some fun
activities like debates, learning public
speech, dance class on Wednesdays and
Spanish class.
Students in the program are offered
tutoring and help on their homework.
The staff that helps with these ac-
tivities is made up of: Mrs. Cook,
Mr.Hardgrove, Mr. Buford, and other local
volunteers.
Myra Jones and Essence Jeffries
said that their favorite class in the program is
the computer lab. They also said that they
enjoy the Spanish class, the fitness class, and
dance class.
Ms.Harrell said that some of the
classes offered are Dance, Jesse Kids, Pre-
vention Services, Fitness, Leadership Acad-
emy, and Time Tagged.
By: DevinNay Dunlap-Sisco &
Allana Killingbeck
Don’t Forget!
Order your yearbooks soon!
Don’t miss out on a colorful book of memories of this year!
Order your book in Room 221. Cost is $25, but you can put a de-posit of $5 to reserve your copy and pay a little each month.
21st Century Offers Fun and
Academic Support for Students
Think, Try, Succeed!
In the battle of the big cats, the Thompson Tigers Boy’s Football team earned the title of City Champs on Friday, October 22. Playing under the lights at the Arthur Hill Stadium, the Tigers defeated the Ruben Daniels Mid-dle School Cougars, 14-12. The stadium was packed with fans on both sides, and the smell of yummy grilled hot dogs filled the crisp night air in the stadium. It was tense until the end, when the Tigers brought home a victory!
Famous activist and speaker Delores Huerta spoke to Thompson students on
September 14, 2010. Ms. Huerta worked closely with Cesar Chavez to cre-
ate the UFW. She spoke to students about getting involved in local politics
and making sure to vote when they get an opportunity. Ms. Huerta made
many personal sacrifices for what she believed in, including marching over
300 miles and being put in jail over 20 times!
Opinion & Entertainment Page 2
Lego Harry Potter is a
good new game to the Lego
video game series. As a bo-
nus, there’s going to be a
part two since it’s only
books one through four.
I thought the game
was the best way to play the
Harry Potter series. The
first few levels are you
learn to cast spells and how
to work the controls.
I rented the game so I
only had time to get to the
middle of book one. It was
still pretty hard and interest-
ing. They probably did that
so people would enjoy it.
Now in the middle of
the game when you get in
the Quidditch match, you
play as Ron and Hermione
and you have to build a few
Lego staircases. All you
have to do is find a picture
near the Legos to find
which Lego parts that go to-
gether.
The best way to earn
studs (studs are money in
each Lego game) is by sav-
ing students that get trapped
by drawers that come to
life, vines that snatch them
or a monstrous weed.
There are a lot of
places to get the Lego
Harry Potter years one
through four, like Wal-Mart,
K-mart and Best Buy. This
is the game that I think kids
will like.
By: Alejandro Barron Staff Writer
Harry Potter Game Challenging
The Way We See It... Junk food is best! Health food gives zest!
French fries are not good! They will clog your arteries. Fries will put you somewhere you don’t want to be. So everyone say NO to junk food and say YES to healthy foods. Bad food will make you gain weight and you will become obese if you eat high calorie foods. For example, don’t eat fast foods all the time. Just eat it once in awhile. You should be eating veggies like carrots, pickles, and toma-toes, and whole wheat bread. When you go to the store, you should look on the label of the food you are getting and see what the calories are. Everyone is supposed to eat only up to 2000 calories a day. People should grow a garden and eat the food that you grow. Fresh vegetables have a lot less calories! You will have a lot more energy if you eat healthy food. If you eat candy such as Snickers, Twix, and Hershey bars and it can go on and on. Junk food will give you cavities in your mouth. You don’t want that, nor having to get your teeth pulled out. It will hurt!
That’s the way I see it.
By: Veronica Smithers Staff Writer
By: Amaria Stuckey Staff Writer
The Jersey Shore is an awesome real-
ity television show on MTV! There are eight
roommates who signed up to live with each
other and party in Jersey (Home of the Fist
Pumping), but plans changed, so they are in
Miami!
Junk food crave! I know everybody in the world likes junk food. Even those healthy people that work out all the time. I re-searched that many healthy people eat their favorite bag of chips after a long run. I know junk food is not always the best for you. Some healthy food is good, but not all of it! Besides, it never tastes as good as junk food. I see people eating Hot Cheetos, Doritos, Lays potato chips, and other chips when they want a snack. You don’t see anybody walking around munch-ing on broccoli, carrots, and other healthy foods, do you? I know healthy food is good, but come on! You know that you love to eat your favorite bag of chips. I know every-body likes junk food, nobody really likes veggies. So, health food nuts, stop hating on junk food. It tastes so good!
That’s the way I see it.
By: Kaylynn Colston Staff Writer
decided it was time to go home. She didn’t
go without a fight though. Snooki got tired
of her so they wrestled, then Angelina went
home.
Angelina thinks she’s the boss, but
she is a mean, dumb instigator.
“Angelina is just mean,” said 7th
grader Veneicia Gonzalez. Adrienne Wiles
and Ajenell Hoggs, also 7th graders, agree
because she talks behind people’s backs.
Snooki is my favorite girl. She is
really cool to me.
The Jersey Shore is an awesome
reality television show on MTV! There are
eight roommates who signed up to live with
each other and party in Jersey (Home of the
Fist Pumping), but plans changed, so they
are in Miami!
There is Snooki, JWOW, Sammi,
Angelina, Pauly D, Vinny, Ronnie, and Mike
(The Situation).
Angelina is a drama queen. She
thinks she deserves all the attention. How-
ever, everybody else didn’t agree, so she
JWOW is tough. She sticks up for
herself.
“JWOW is hot!” said seventh grad-
ers Logan Northrup, Richard Saldana, and
Santino Garcia.
Sammi is quiet, but some people
don’t like her because she keeps running
back to Ronnie. Ronnie is a cheater, I don’t
like him anymore. Pauly D is my favorite
guy of the group. He is so cute! He is built
with a six-pack, and I’m sure many girls are
thinking the same.
Vinnie is cool. He’s more laid back,
but he’s still my second favorite guy.
Lastly, Mike (The Situation) is a
major player and sometimes he has anger is-
sues.
So all you MTV reality show view-
ers, if you thought this was interesting, you
should check out Jersey Shore yourself on
MTV!
Here’s The Situation With Jersey Shore
Think Pink!
Yes Club Raises Money for Cancer Research
On Thursday November 18, the day of student led confer-ences, the YES Club members stayed after school to have a bake sale and sell pink ribbon pins for breast cancer re-search. Some members went to classes and asked parents and teachers if they would like to donate for breast cancer.
The group also sold pink lemonade and offered students a chance to wear a pink shirt to school for one dollar. Overall, the YES Club raised $256 to donate to Breast Cancer Research!
By: Julia Stoeckl Staff Writer
By: Nastaccia Welch
Guest Editorial Cartoonist