Tuesday: Preview weekly calendar. Share and receive critique on the posted News-In-Brief articles. Spend time in class reading and discussing
The Richmond Times-Dispatch. For homework,
- Re-post your revised News-In-Brief article.
- Complete study guide/vocabulary exercise for Chapter 5: "Interviewing."
Thursday: Hand-in study guide/vocabulary exercise for Chapter 5: "Interviewing" and go over the answers. Spend time in class reading and discussing
The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Discuss your News-In-Brief article ideas and where you would go to research them.
- Begin looking for a new News-In-Brief topic. (This will be due next Tuesday, but you may begin the thread anytime--the first person to post the topic "gets" the topic.)
- Study for quiz on Chapter 5.
Friday: Take quiz on Chapter 5: "Interviewing." Read and discuss
The Richmond Times-Dispatch.- Read a newspaper this weekend.
- Finalize your News-In-Brief article topic and post it. Explain the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the article. (List what you know and what you need to find out.)
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After a one-year hiatus, MLWGS students involved in drama will resume the tradition of producing a Shakespearian play this fall. Prominent members, however, feel this year's A Midsummer Night's Dream will surpass normalcy.
“I think it will be known as one of the best shows.” said Elizabeth Ballou ('12), Co-President of the drama club. Wonderful casting, costumes, and scenery were noted as some of the highlights, along with this year's one prominent addition.
“Foster Soloman is our fantastic new director,” said Ballou. Solomon is an award-winning local actor, theater professional, and teacher. He is lending his expertise for the first time to direct the MLWGS Fall play.
MLWGS Class of 2012 (the Seniors) won half of Spirit Week, an event which lasted from October 10-14 where all students were encouraged to promote class unity and pride by dressing up according to the daily themes.
“I loved it! In middle school, I was always the only one to dress up, so seeing other people go all out too made me really happy” said Galen Green (’15). Though the senior class won the first two days of Spirit Week, and the Junior Class won the final, the winners of Thursday October 13 (Pajama Day) were the freshmen, with a total of 151 dressed up students. The other themes during the week were 60/70/80’s Day, Nerd Day, and Green/White Day.
“It definitely made many more people participate” said Pooja Gandhi (’12) about this year’s new system of awarding points to every grade by number of dressed up students. Although Spirit Week is an annual practice at MLWGS, this year was the first where this type of competition between the four grades was held.
“Spirit week should definitely be a tradition because it's really fun and it lets people that don't participate in sports do spirit days also” said Daisy Banta (’14).
Deadbeats, an entirely student-run group passionate about singing at MLWGS, recently added 20 new members to their club. The group sings a capella, or "without background music."
"I was sick during the audition, and my voice cracked while singing, but everyone was very supportive and nobody judged me. I really appreciate that atmosphere," said Taylor Hawkins ('15). Hawkins auditioned this year with the song "Cabaret" from the musical of the same name, "Cabaret," and made it into this club of 32 members. Co-presidents Maria Wadman ('13)and Abbey O'Farrell ('12) run the club, which is sponsored by Mr. Karl von Klein.
"To be in Deadbeats requires not only talent, but responsibility and maturity to stay on-task and learn songs as quickly as possible," said O'Farrell. Currently, Deadbeats is working on "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers and "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap. They may even be performing Katy Perry's single, "Firework" later in the year.
'This is my fourth year as a member, and being able to watch the group grow over the years, under 4 different leaders has been such a privilege," said O'Farrell about her experience in Deadbeats. The group meets in the music room after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.
A group of MLWGS English students, led by Ms. Surat, attended Henley Street Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice on Thursday, September 29.
The play was directed by local director James Ricks, who will also be working with A Midsummer Night’s Dream director Foster Solomon in an upcoming production of Troilus and Cressida.
Students departed the school around 10:00 AM on the 29th, and travelled via bus to the SPARC Center for the Performing Arts on North Hamilton Street, where the play was performed. It was well-received by most students.
“Not many people nowadays can sit through a full-length [Shakespeare play] without nodding off at some point,” says Eliza Scheibe,(’12) a member of Ms. Surat’s AP English lit class who attended the play. “But… it was so well acted that the audience didn’t need a line-by-line No Fear translation of the text…There were moments when…my friends and I were about to fall out of our seats laughing.”
Punctuated by a showcase of fall sports, brawling sesame street characters, and a cheering competition between grades, the first pep rally of the 2011-12 school year kicked off on Wednesday, Oct 12 just after PSATs.
Even the rain, which forced all events to take place indoors in the gym, did not seemed to diminish this year’s pep rally in the opinion of students, who have described event as “awesome” and a “good boost to moral.” Even some of the student leadership appears to agree.
"I think it went very well," said Mariel Jorgensen (’12), Co-President of the SCA, "especially when compared to last year. It was the very fair scoring system that allowed everyone to focus on themselves instead of others."
According to Mariel, last year’s pep rally was plagued by controversy. The then sophomore class won, causing much negativity. Questions were left as to exactly how such an outcome could have occurred, and rumors floated about of possible bias amongst the administration.
“Our goal was to make it clear why the class that won was really the class that won,” said Jorgensen. At the end of the pep rally, the seniors had won the roll call and class unity events, while juniors came out on top for their class cheer. In a twist, freshman did not completely lose, but instead beat the sophomores in the cheering contest.
“Sometimes the freshmen are duds, but sometimes they come out strong. It’s definitely not unheard of for freshmen to beat another class, but this year’s class is the most spirited by far that I’ve seen,” said Jorgensen. Indeed, the class of 2015 does seem quite excited by having beaten at least one class.
“Oh we deserved it [winning],” said Haley Gibson (’15), “The sophomores are just bitter since last year they got the lowest score in MLWGS history.” Yet, freshmen do not seem nearly as enthralled about the means they had to use to win, specifically the cheers created by their class sponsor, Mr. Waller, who declined to comment.
The cheers, involving rooting for the other classes and the hokey pokey have gotten a mixed, though mainly negative response. Although some have called them “pretty good”, many say that they are “in need of improvement” or even flat out “dorky”. However, one particular freshman sums it all up quite nicely.
“It thought they were awesome, ha-ha!” said Nick Row (’15), “Just kidding.”
Who: Members of the MLWGS Key CLub
What: Are conducting a "trick or treat" for UNICEF
Where: All around MLWGS
When: Sometime during the last week of October (date will be verified ASAP)
Why: To raise money for the charity UNICEF
How: By dressing up in Halloween costumes and asking for donations from students
who: MLWGS students and staff
what: making a 2-min or less podcast trailer for their favorite book
when: now (ongoing)
where: to post on the "Reading Den" section of the MLWGS library webpage
why: to offer previews for books
how: record and submit to Mrs. Grois (r 241)
Who: the MLWGS Varsity Field Hockey team
What: became #1 in the district
When: Oct 24
Where: Sportsquest, a sports complex in Chesterfield
Why: (to be discovered, will interview team members)
How: won a match 2-1 against Freeman, who was competing with them for #1 spot
Who: prospective students interested in MLWGS & current MLWGS students
What: openhouse displaying the school & donating cookies for openhouse
Where: at MLWGS (specifics tbd)
When: November 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6:30pm
Why: to give interested students and their parents the MLWGS experience & for two hours of community service
How: A presentation in auditorium, a tour of school, etc. (tba)
Who: MLWGS Students
What: Participated in Green Machine 2.0
When: 10/25, and other dates.
Where: The commons/entire school
Why: TO support MLWGS Atheletics.(Needs to be found out?)
How:(Need more info)
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