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In this issue:

World News 2-6a

National News 6b-7

Local News & WCE Events

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Pop Culture and Reviews

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Fashion Trends 15

Interviews 16-20a

Sports 20b-23

Comics 24

News crew Candids & Credits

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West Clay Elementary School…. We’re all part of the Pack, so we watch each others’ back!!!!

Wolf Pack News

May 2015

There are many reasons why you should look forward to summer. Here’s ten of my favorites. Do you have your own top ten list for summer?

10. Warmer Weather--The average temperature in the summer (May through August) in Indiana is approxi-mately 81 degrees.The hottest summer month is July, while the coolest sum-mer month is May.

9. Pool Time--Pools usually open on Memorial Day weekend (Saturday, May 23rd). They typically close on Labor Day weekend (Saturday, September 5th).

8. Summer Vacation--I am going to Harbor Springs, Michigan in late July to go sailing and see my grandpa on on his boat. Harbor Springs is in the north-ern part of the state. And the warm summer months up there are only July and August!

7. Summer Blockbusters--Extremely popular movies that are full of action and adventure. Here are a few exam-ples to look forward to: Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 1), Tomorrowland (May 22) and Jurassic World (June 12).

6. July 4th Weekend--You can launch fireworks and watch fireworks. (What more do i have to say?) Also, here’s the website to CarmelFest Fourth of July Parade: http://www.carmelfest.net/parade-information.

Harris Stutzman’s

Top 10 Reasons to Look Forward to

SUMMER

5. The Beach--Beaches have sand, warm weather, water and boogie board-ing. One of the closest ocean beaches is Gulf Shores, Alabama. It’s around 780 miles away. Road trip!

4. Concerts--The Rolling Stones are coming to the Indianapolis Motor Speed-way on July 4th. Lollapalooza takes place in Chicago, Illinois July 31st to Au-gust 2nd. AC/DC will be in Detroit, Michi-gan on September 8th and in Chicago on September 15th.

3. Road Bike Races--Can’t make it over to Europe for the bike races in Italy (El Giro) or France (Le Tour) this summer? Here are two solid bike races that are closer to home in Indiana. The Indy Crite-rium race is on July 12th in downtown Indianapolis. Also taking place in down-town Indianapolis is the Mass Ave Road Bike race on August 1st.

2. Amusement parks --The best (in my opinion) is Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana. I go there ever year! And Kings Island (near Cincinnati, Ohio) is another good option.

1. Number One Reason to Look For-ward to Summer--No school...and no home-work!

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World News:

Hillary Clinton (wife of Bill Clinton) is running for president. If she gets elected she will become the FIRST LADY president. She is a Democrat and is running to be the 45th president of the United States of America.

Hillary Clinton has a lot of experience in politics. She already had a big role in the U.S government. She was a United States Secre-tary of State, a U.S Senator,and first lady. She was a big part of the U.S congress and now she is trying to be a even bigger part. After marrying her husband Bill Clinton, he became president making her the first lady and that is when she started her role in the Gov-ernment.

Hillary Clinton is a big role model for kids who want to become a part in the U.S. or any other country’s government. She has been part of the U.S secretary of state and now she is finally running for president.

Hillary Clinton is running to be the FIRST LADY President. She is a Democrat and will always be a big part in U.S. Government.

Hillary Clinton Runs for President

By Rahul Selvan

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World News:

Did you know that there are

less than 50 Siberian Ti-

gers left in the world's

great wilderness???These

tigers are being harmed by

uncaring poachers they,

don't even use all the body

parts.

This is why our people at

the nature club are donat-

ing money to

Are club. We will be using

your money for nothing, but

funds to the National Geo-

graphic (which save endan-

gered animals) . To help save

these beautiful tigers please

donate to our club, and call

317-508-1279 today. (If there

were only 50 humans left how

would you help) ?

PLEASE DONATE, AND TELL OTH-

ERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

By: Kaley Singleton

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World News:

By Evelyn Araujo

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World News:

China economy’s huge growth! By William Kurlander

China, only one small country, is outracing the world in economics. China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate has expanded and is growing rapidly, much faster that the rest of the world. America has always been a strong and steady first place economy in world rank-ings ( since 1871), now China is threatening to take that rank over. To defeat it’s competition, China is using another method known as Purchasing Power Parity(PPP), and is predicted to surpass the U.S. in the race of economics in just a few years. China is using this to measure the purchasing power with the U.S.’s. PPP is when you compare your country’s currency to another country's cur-rency. An equation to show that is S= P1 over P2 ( S is the rate of exchange from each country) so when you do this, you can see the fraction and compare one curren-cy to another. One example is 1 chinese yuan- renminbi (chinese currency) is equal to 19.16 Japa-nese Yens ( 1 yen is 0.052 yu-ans). Also, 1 yuan is equal to 2.47 mexican pesos, ( 1 mexican peso is 0.40 Chinese Yu-ans).Their economy and value of currency is growing fast! Think of how big it will grow. China also has individuals that help it’s economy’s boomiChina, only one small country, is outrac-ing the world in economics.

China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate has expanded and is growing rapidly, much faster that the rest of the world. America has always been a strong and steady first place econ-omy in world rankings ( since 1871), now China is threatening to take that rank over. To defeat it’s competition, China is us-ing another method known as Purchasing Power Parity(PPP), and is predicted to surpass the U.S. in the race of economics in just a few years. China is using ng legacy. China has people like Wang Jianlin, he is one of the richest billionaires, intellectu-al, shrewd, he is a descendant of China’s political elites and communist party revolutionary, and a business empire. He has followed his family tradition of being successful with China’s largest real estate company called the Dalian Wanda Group. China also hosts Jack Ma, the successful chairman of Alibaba (China’s google). These wealthy business men have helped the empire of China with their intricate ideas, but in China growth is not just in their hands. There are as many as 430 bil-lionaires in China, and Hong Kong is one of the ten richest cit-ies all around ( in China not capital or largest city). China’s growth and takeover will give them bragging rights over the U.S.

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National News:

World News:

Letterman: A Final Show By Ayaan Abbasi

For more than 30 years, David Letter-man has hosted a show which attracted more than 1,000,000 viewers. Inspiring kids and adults alike, he taught the world valuable lessons with his humor and kindness. Now, this amazing man has finally decided to retire on May 20. He holds a record of the longest running TV host ever. When Mr. letterman retires, a comedian named Steven Colbert. Right now, he has a show on Comedy Central called The Colbert Report. He is sched-uled to start on the late show period in September. That’s more than 3 months between his and Letterman’s departure! Tune in for the show of a lifetime on CBS: May 20, 2015.

Prevent Poachers!!!!

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National N

ews:

Teachers Go To Jail!!!!!!!!!!

By:Kristen Dawson

In Atlanta,Georgia ten schoolteachers are going to go to jail for cheating on childrens standardized test.They wrote down the correct answers on the tests. Three of the teachers are going to jail for seven years and 13 years in proba-tion.The other 7 have to serve less harsh punishments. Only two of the 10 people agreed to their sentence in jail and for probation. This may have been going on since 2005. The 11th teacher gave birth over the weekend, she will be sentenced in August. Judge Jerry Baxter says “its the sickest thing thats ever happened in this town”.

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Local News:

Summer Vacation is Here!!

By: Viyang Hao

Summer break is almost here! Everybody is excited for summer break. All 5th graders will be leaving West Clay Elementary and be going to Creekside. Both me and Hannah hope you had a great year at West Clay. On May 6th it will the last meeting for newspaper club members and the last issue will be coming soon. This is the last! This year has gone really fast for both me and Hannah. I hope you have an amazing summer break!

Reducing Stress for ISTEP By: Brooke Barbato

Indiana Statewide Testing for Educa-tional Purposes+, or more commonly known as ISTEP, is coming up! For 3rd-5th graders, we have already test-ed on paper back in March, but now we have a computer version of the test. Before I talk about reducing stress, how about we learn a little more about ISTEP itself. These tests are used to show our progress throughout the year, and know where we are going to be learning wise next year. It determines what grade we will be in, in the upcoming year, and how much help we will need. It’s very im-portant that you work hard on these tests, but sometimes it can be hard to focus when you’re worried! It’s okay to worry, remembering most kids are in the same place as you, but sometimes it can interfere with how you think.

Here is a small list of ways to prevent worrying. 1: Take a break. When you’re testing, it may seem like time is flying, or sometimes not passing at all, so its always good to stop for a minute, lay your head down, then get back to work. 2: Think about something that makes you happy. You’ll give your brain a second to stop thinking about the test completely and you’ll be happy! Only do this for about 1 minute. Hope I helped!

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Local News: Photo Essay by Natty Glenn

Miss Graf had students mimic

Dale Chihuly art. He is a glass

sculptor and glass blower. You

may have seen his exhibit at the

Indianapolis Children’s Museum.

To learn more about Dale Chihu-

ly, go to www. Chihuly.com.

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Pop Culture & Reviews:

Frozen 2: The Movie Everyone has Been Waiting For By Ayaan Abbasi

We all have hoped that Frozen 2 will come out. Finally (It Seemed Like Forever), that childhood dream came true. While the wind is howling outside, we heard some great news from Disney Studios. In a few summers (2018 to be exact), this smash hit sequel will come out. Though the cast has not yet signed on the movie, Kristen Bell, the voice of Anna, shared a picture of her smiling on a bag of ice saying, “Dreams really do come 2!!! #Frozen2 #itsofficial.” Everyone has been thinking about the plot of this new movie. Could Prince Hans be the new love interest of Elsa? Could Anna be getting a new power such as the pow-er of Spring? Let’s hope she brings her new power her. We can’t wait for this new movie plus some new songs!!

How excited are you for Frozen 2?

0 Super Excited

0 Happy

0 Yay! A Movie!

Top 10 Pop Hits By Kirin Moran

Up Town Funk, by Mark Ronson

See You Again, by Wiz Knalifa

Love Me Like You Do, by Ellie Goulding

Sugar, by Maroon 5

Thinking Out loud, by Ed Sheeran

Shut Up And Dance, by Walk On The Moon

Want To Want Me, by Jason Derulo

Four Five Seconds, by Rinanna and

Kanye West and Paul Mccartney

Blank Space, by Taylor Swift

Somebody, by Natalie La Rose

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Pop Culture & Reviews:

Mysteries: About what?

Joanna Lee

We all know the Westing Game. Maybe the Encyclopaedia Books, too. But have you heard the book, Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library? It’s a great book, having a taste of the Westing Game and Charlie and the Chocolate factory. It is a New York Times Bestseller and is school appropriate. Mysteries are in this book of how to es-cape the Library. Summery:

“Kyle is a game fan—board games, word games, and especially video games! Kyle's hero, the famous game maker Luigi Lemoncello, is the genius behind the design of

the town's new public library, which contains not only books, but an IMAX theater, an electronic learning center, instructional holograms, interactive dioramas and electro-

magnetic hover ladders that float patrons up to the books they want. Lucky Kyle wins a spot as one of the first twelve kids invited to a gala, overnight li-brary lock-in filled with of fun and games. But the next morning, when the lock-in is

supposed to be over, the doors remain locked. Kyle and the others must follow book-related clues and unravel all sorts of secret puzzles to find the hidden escape route if

they want to win Mr. Lemoncello's most fabulous prize ever.” --Author Chris Gra-benstein

You might think the mystery’s over once you end the book. But no, there is still one mystery to solve for the readers. Only 200 readers out of thousands have ever solved it. If you read it, you might be one of the solvers! But that’s only when you read the book…

How can you escape the library?...

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Pop Culture & Reviews:

Contributed by Evelyn Araujo

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Pop Culture & Reviews:

Top 10 Superheros and their arch nemesis’ Submitted by Lorenzo Tomasi

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Pop Culture & Reviews:

Forensic Scientists

Crime lurks around the corner, and without a good and handy detective, things can go crazy. Murder, crime, crashes, and abduction all leave clues, and it is up to forensic scientists to get to the bottom of the case. See some bones? Teeth? Skulls, bugs, hair,toxic, or some blood? Call in a forensic scientist! (A sci-entist that studies the dead body for clues)

Teeth detectives scan the mouth with a computer scan, and then the computers scroll through sus-pects in dentist history that might have a match with the real mouth. This program speeds up the process of matching the would be known victim\murder\suspect's mouth info to the would be victim\murder\suspect's past history downloaded by a dentist(the regular kind that checks your teeth for cavities, not the detective-dentist). When the computer program finds a match, then the scientist will know from true, hard evidence who is who in the crime. It is very careful work, since many times, the only clue is a broken mouth. When in these circumstances, the dentist-detective would have to first repair the broken mandible.

The human bones are a wide selection, from the bone, the femur\thigh gone, to the smallest bones, in your ear. The forensic scientists can use these bones to see how old you were when you die. Adults tend to have big femurs, females tend to have wider pelvis (hip), and children would have babyteeth. Bone scien-tists need to be careful and precise, since many times, the bones would have to be repaired and fixed for it to have an exact measurement.

Collaborating with the bone detectives are the ones who make faces. Thats right, faces! Based off of what the bones scientists can get from the skull, these forensic scientists try to create the model of the character’s face and hopefully have someone recognize the face and match it up with the real person.

Hair, hair, hair! Hair is also an important clue in crime. Hair can tell you how old he/she is, like the human bones.

Does this crime bug you? Bugs are important clues when trying to see how long this person has died. A fly, for an example, can show you how long the person has died. By studying the life cycle, you know that the cycle starts when the adult fly comes to the corpse. Then, it hatches eggs into the body. Next, the eggs will hatch into maggots. After a while, the maggots will wrap itself in a cocoon and turn into a fly. By studying which phrase of the cycle was in action, you can estimate when the corpse became a corpse.

Blood carries DNA. Its as simple as that. Forensic scientists will test the DNA and see which person it belongs. It is almost always accurate, but the bad thing about this process is that it takes lots of money and time. Forensic scientists will sometimes move on to Plan B.

“Toxicologists? Anyone here?” Toxicologists have everything to do with toxic. If you see a jug with the skull and crossbones, that will warn you it carries chemicals that might kill you. To know how the subject has got poisoned, you would need to study the corpse’s hair and other things. By identifying these clues (hair, for example,), toxicologists can single the poison suspects down to one poisoner.

So if you ever see something weird or crazy, call a Forensic Scientist!

By Maxwell Ye

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Fashion Trends:

Baseball

For baseball you should wear a practice jersey and baseball pants. A baseball cap is great

for practicing.

Football

For football wear your jersey or a sporty shirt. Wear football pants and cleats. Make sure

you wear knee pads and shoulder pads.

Basketball

For basketball wear a jersey or a sporty shirt. For pants wear basketball pants or comforta-

ble shorts, also wear basketball shoes or tennis shoes.

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Interviews:

SHANNON LARKEY

Q: where are you from and why do you want to come to indiana

A:she came from chicago she came for a fresh new start

Q: How do you like school so far has it done good or bad

A: I love this school because this school is anti bully

10 FUN FACTS ABOUT

SHANNON LARKEY

1.Loves polka dots 6. favorite color is green

2. loves nature 7. Sleeps with green blanket

3. Hates math 8. Loves chicken noodle soup

4.had many snail 9. Loves chocolate

5.loves Scooby doo 10. Loves having friends

Interviewing Mrs. Guest

By Viyang

Viyang: What is your favorite color?

Mrs. Guest: Teal Viyang: Did you always wanted to be something else be-sides a gym teacher?

Mrs. Guest: Yes I wanted to be a teacher blinded death students. Viyang: Why do you want to be a gym teacher?

Mrs. Guest: When I was young I started coaching special Olympics and teaching gym for kids who had disables. Viyang: What is your favorite sport?

Mrs. Guest: tennis or in track or field. Viyang: What is your favorite food?

Mrs. Guest: Pizza and kiwi.

Photo by Jaden Perry, Izzy Jessup, Morgan Helding

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Interviews:

Grace Kubek

By: Hannah Doran

Hannah: Where were you born?

Grace: Chicago Illinois

H: Do you have any siblings? If so how many and what are their names?

G: 3, Mia, Mikey, and Andreas

H: What is your favorite subject(s)?

G: Social Studies

H: Do you have a favorite book? If yes, what is it?

G: The Genius Files and Harry Potter

H: Are you excited for Middle school?

G: YES!!!

Thank you Grace Kubek for

sharing that with us!

Photo by Anna Dumke

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Interviews:

ALL 4 of West Clay’s Kindergarten Teachers get

Interviewed!!!!!

Interview with Mrs. Hammond from WCE kindergarten

by Ryan Durm picture by Sara Thompson

1. Which subject is your favorite to teach and why?

A: I like reading because I like readalouds. 2. What’s your favorite dessert?

A: Sugar cookies 3. Where did you go for college?

A: Purdue University 4. Do you have any kids?

A: I have 2 kids 5. How long have you been teaching kindergarten?

A: 13 years 6. Where were you born?

A: Elkhart, Indiana 7. Do you have any pets?

A: No

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Interviews:

Interview with Ms. Anderson from WCE kindergarten

by Ryan Durm picture by Sara Thompson

1. Which subject is your favorite to teach and why? A: I like math because it’s fun to challenge kids in

math. 2. What’s your favorite dessert?

A: Anything with chocolate! 3. Where did you go for college?

A: Butler University 4. Do you have any kids?

A: No kids 5. How long have you been teaching kindergarten?

A: 7 years 6. Where were you born?

A: Tipton, Indiana 7. Do you have any pets? A: 1 dog named Harper

Interview with Mrs. Stella from WCE kindergarten

by Ryan Durm picture by Sara Thompson

1. Which subject is your favorite to teach and why? A: I like reading because you get to be creative and

use your imagination. 2. What’s your favorite dessert?

A: Key lime pie 3. Where did you go for college?

A: Indiana University 4. Do you have any kids?

A: I have 4 kids 5. How long have you been teaching kindergarten?

A: 10 years 6. Where were you born?

A: Michigan 7. Do you have any pets? A: 1 little dog named Odie

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2011 MLB World Series

By:Alex Cutsinger,and Carson Castle

The 2011 World Series was intense!Both teams brought their A game.The World Series was the 107th edition of the Major League baseballs Champi-onship Series.The best of 7 playoffs was played between the American League champion Texas Rangers and the National League champion St Louis Cardinals,with the Cardinals defeating the Rangers in 7 games to win there 11 World Series Championship. The series was noted for it’s back and forth game 6,and which the Cardinals erased a 2 run deflect in the bottom of the 9th inning they did it again in the 10th.The Car-dinals ended up winning because of Allen Craig catching David Murphy’s fly ball hit to him.That was an awesome game!

Interviews:

Sports:

Interview with Mrs. Wojcik from WCE kindergarten

by Ryan Durm picture by Sara Thompson

1. Which subject is your favorite to teach and why?

A: I like reading because I like to read to my students and to watch them read.

2. What’s your favorite dessert? A: Anything chocolate!

3. Where did you go for college? A: Purdue University

4. Do you have any kids? A: 2 boys

5. How long have you been teaching kindergarten? A: 8 years

6. Where were you born? A: Chicago, Illinois

7. Do you have any pets? A: 1 dog named Mandy

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Sports:

KEVIN LOVE GETS KNOCKED OUT OF THE GAME

By Kevin Shen

Kevin Love from the Cavaliers got hurt in the finals, in a battle for the ball against the Celtics’ Kelly Olynyk.

The Cavaliers soon avenged their fellow teammate but things were getting worse. In the first period Kevin

was picking up the ball when Kelly suddenly grabbed his left arm and yanked on it, Kevin rushed to his locker

to get treated. The referee called the play a loose-ball foul but Kevin called it a bush-league play. A bit after

the game, doctors found out he popped his shoulder, Kevin will be a great loss for the Cavs.

The PEPSI IPL 2015 matches are on until may 24! That’s until almost the end of school! Here are some teams: By Sarvy Shrianandh

I think the final match will

be 2 of these 3 teams

facing off in the final match

is the

In the IPL, there are lots of teams

competing. The matches are SU-

PER intense and SUPER fun to

watch. I am voting for the chennai

super kings! I ROAR FOR CHENNAI

SUPER KINGS!

Let me show you some players

from these 3 teams:

THE CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL CHAL-

LENGERS:

VIRAT KOHLI!!

THE CAPTAIN OF THE CHENNAI

SUPER KINGS: MS DHONI!!!!!

AND FINALLY, THE CAPTAIN OF THE HYDERABAD SUN-

RISERS: SHIKAR DH

These matches are already

intense, but they will get

more and more and more

intense. Most of the teams’

captains are from the India

team. So we will see who

wins the IPL.

Again, I ROAR FOR SUPER

KINGS CHENNAI!

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Sports:

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Sports:

The 2019 ICC CWC is going to be at england. I am still trusting the indian cricket team and especially M.S. Dhoni. I’m just tellin’ you that.

I already told you that he is the india captain, but he is also the wicket-keeper. What the wicket keeper does is he is behind the batsman like this. If the ball goes to the wicket keepers level of height, then he has to catch it to take a wicket. The other team loses a wicket. Some captains captains can be wicket keepers like MS Dhoni. Australia has won the 2015 ICC CWC because they defeated all their teams and beat New Zealand in the final game. (NO!) Obviously, the next Pepsi IPL is going to be in India, so now we know about that, let’s go back to the 2015 ICC CWC. In Australia, I think the best bowler would be Mitchell Starc.

Mitchell Starc’s ODI (One Day International) ranking is 3rd.

But New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori has played for NZ for 16 years.

In all, he has taken 305 wickets between when he first started his career playing in New Zealand. He is really good, and also new zealand made it to their first ICC Final. That is really good for New Zealand. When India lost to Australia, many fans had a frowny faces because of their lack of skill.. I think the star performer of the NZ vs SA match would be Abraham Benjamin

De Villiers. He did a great performance, but it wasn't him who was the man of the match. Even though Umesh Yadav's ODI ranking is 42nd, his

Most wickets taken in a match was four wickets taken and 31 runs bowled. This may be the world cricket rec-ord, and plus, for the whole 2015 ICC CWC, most of the fans in the whole cup voted for India. THAT WAS WHAT I WAS STUNNED ABOUT!! Well at the end, let's just say that all the matches were intense. Well, we will have to wait for 4 years for the next CWC which is the

2019 ICC CWC .

2015 ICC Cricket World Cup Review

By Sarvy Shrianandh

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Comics:

Submitted by Kyle Sarjent (Google images)

Submitted by Kyle Sarjent (Google images)

Submitted by Kyle Sarjent (Google images)

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About The West Clay Newspaper By Katherine Queisser

The West Clay Newspaper is

a fun activity. Everybody always has fun. We work in the library which is a large area. The bad part is we have a large group. This is the largest group the newspaper has ever had! There is about 50 people in newspa-per! It is very loud during newspa-per. Unfortunately there are not enough computers for all of us in the library. It is the best activity i have done!

News Crew Candids: By Natty Glenn

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Your 2015 Wolf Pack News Crew!

Dear News Crew, Thank you for a SUPER fun year! We have loved watching you get excited about important events, researching, writing meaningful articles & creating important illustrations. We have enjoyed being your sponsors!!! Love, Miss Fortney & Mrs. Olson

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Your 2015 Wolf Pack News Crew!

Thank you for reading the Wolf Pack News!!!

We will have loved keeping West Clay up to

date with News from AROUND THE WORLD and

at home.