- Re-post your revised News-In-Brief article.
- Complete study guide/vocabulary exercise for Chapter 8: "In-Depth Reporting."
- 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 8.
- 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.)
Coming Up: Visits from Susan Nienow of the Chesterfield Observer on Thursday 10 November and Michael Paul Williams of the RT-D on Tuesday 15 November
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Dragon Book Trailer Podcasts are new additions to the MLWGS library. The recordings will offer brief previews for the library’s books, written and recorded by students and staff. They will then be uploaded onto the library’s website under the “Reading Den” tab.
“[We wanted] to encourage more students – and teachers – to read and share good books with our school community,” said Mrs. Grois, who is in charge of the project. The Podcasts are designed to create a forum within the school, and provide the opportunity to experiment with vocalization and presentation.
The idea has few followers. The one uploaded podcast was made by Mr. O’Bryan about the book Sarah’s Key. Mr. Benish said he would make one as well.
“I don’t intend to do one,” said Emma Ohlsson (’15). “They seen like they would take a lot of time. The books I read, most people wouldn’t even consider.”
Besides lacking interest, students also lack knowledge.
“I’ve never heard of those,” said Caitlyn Hickman (’12).
For the first time ever, MLWGS’s annual open house for interested eighth graders will be spread out over three due to overcrowding, as opposed to two, nights on the first, second, and third of November.
“I can barely remember [my open house] four years ago,” said Pooja Gandhi (’12), a student ambassador, “But based on the input we’ve got, it’s a very informative experience for the students and parents.” The open houses will include a tour, and later free cookies will be set out as refreshments.
“There are [sessions] where students can ask MLWGS students questions, and essentially there are different speakers through the night like Mr. Tharp who talk about the school,” said Gandhi.
“I haven’t applied anywhere yet, but I want to apply [to MLWGS],” said Eden Momchilov, an eighth grader at Manchester Middle. She is interested in attending one of the open houses but is not sure of whether she will.
To raise money for UNICEF’s “Eliminate Project,” the members of the MLWGS Key Club dressed up in Halloween costumes and conducted a school wide trick-or-treat donation on October 31.
“Members are asked to go around to teachers, staff and students and ask them to donate any spare change” said Caroline Weakland(‘13), co-president of the Key Club. “The donations are collected in trick-or-treat boxes and all proceeds go to UNICEF.”
Though the MLWGS Key Club conducts a trick-or-treat for a charity every year around Halloween time, this year is the first where they have chosen to support the “Eliminate Project.” This plan aims to lessen the number of deaths caused by tetanus and improve maternal and neonatal care against this disease in impoverished countries.
“We had over 30 students participate in the project, and raised over $200 dollars. We're really pleased with the turnout; it just shows how the school and the club can come together for such a great cause” said Natalie Bruno(’13), co-president of the Key Club.
Green Machine, which has long been an unofficial cheering group at MLWGS sports games, has recently undergone the process necessary to become an official school club.
Green Machine was created in Fall 2006 by three then-seniors, Andy Rudd, Keith Moran and Nathan Lautzenheiser as a cheering group for MLWGS basketball games. A second group, the Green Scream, was also created to support a greater variety of MLWGS sports. At the end of the 2006-2007 school year, the groups merged to form Green Machine 2.0. The group, however, never filled out the paperwork necessary to be officially recognised by MLWGS as a club.
“They’ve been [around] for, I don’t know, six or seven years, but for some reason I don’t think they ever went through the proper process,” said Coach Hawkins, MLWGS activities director.
Participating students received their Green Machine T-shirts for the 2011-2012 school year on October 25 in the commons.
Who: All interested and elligible male students of MLWGS
What: Mr. Maggie Walker Competition
Where: The Black Box
When: November 14-17 from 11:35 AM to 12:15 PM
Why: To identify an all-rounded, charismatic Maggie Walker male student representative (Will see Mr.White for more details)
How: By holding auditions open to all students who meet the criteria
Green Machine, which has long been an unofficial cheering group at MLWGS sports games, has recently undergone the process necessary to become an official school club.
“They’ve been [around] for, I don’t know, six or seven years, but for some reason I don’t think they ever went through the proper process,” said Paige Hawkins, MLWGS activities director.
Green Machine was created in 2007 by three then-seniors, Andy Rudd, Keith Moran and Nathan Lautzenheiser as a cheering group for MLWGS sports games. However, before now, they never filled out the paperwork necessary to be officially recognized by MLWGS as a club.
“I'm pretty sure that the main reason was because a club sponsor must always be present at club events,” said Daniel Wagner (’12,) one of the student heads of the club. “Therefore, it would be a huge burden on a sponsor to make it to every single athletic event. So I thought, why not have multiple sponsors? 4 or 5 maybe. Boom. Problem solved.”
While a final list has not yet been made, Faculty sponsors of Green Machine this year will possibly include Coach Hawkins, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blanton, Mr. Charles, and Coach Holdren, according to Wagner and Alec Shobe (’12,), the other student head of the club.
Participating students received their Green Machine T-shirts for the 2011-2012 school year on October 25th in the commons. The club has experienced a rise in student participation in recent years, according to Wagner.
“It’s all about our sports teams,” he concluded. “We stand for them inside or out, painted and hype.”
who:Lego Robotics
what: participating in the 10th Annual Richmond Regional First Lego League Tournament
when: 9am-6pm Nov 19th
where: MLWGS gymnasium
why: individual interest/glory?
who: the MLWGS freshman class
what: has begun planning for the winter dance/lock-in
where: (no particular place)
when: since November 3rd
why: to emerge as the most spirited freshman class so far and come up with a theme
how: through a Facebook group
Who: MLWGS Juniors and Seniors participating in the English National Honor Society
What: Held an Introductory meeting
When: Wednesday, November 9 at 7:00 PM
Where: in the Auditorium
Why: To induct new members and hear from returning members.
How: Need more info
I don't know a whole lot about the nature and purpose of this meeting, so there is a lot to be found out. I know several people I might talk to however.
Who: the cast and crew of Midsummer Night's Dream
What: will be performing the play production to a live audience
When:November 17-19 @ 7 pm
Where: MLWGS auditorium
Why:for entertainment
How: admission price for students:$5, price for adults $7 (will contact cast and crew for more information)
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