February 2012

Spartan Insider

Vol. 3 Issue: 3– February 2012

Staff:

Sophie Lynch, Editor

Brooklyn Anderson, Co– editor

Kevin Alves

Varsha Arokiadoss

Zach Boisvert

Ethan Borjeson–Troupe

Tyler Butler

James Cadotte

Lucais Cannalonga

Alese Cone

Dan Costa

Vinicios Cunha

Justina Demetry

Gianna Garille

Kyle Gauthier

Charr Jobe

Ava Lawyer

Jake Lutton

Evan Maietta

Lexie Maietta

Jonathan Morgan

Ashlee Morin

Foram Patel

Jessica Rice

Jacob Robbins

Matthew Robertson

Kayte Rooney

Cassie Snay

Connor Stevens

Elizabeth Thanthavongsa

Nathaniel Thompson

Grace Turgeon

Katarina Whitney

Conner Young

Q: Why did you become a

teacher?

A: I was in my last year

of college as an English

major and I and no idea

what to do with my life

and my friend “Get your

teaching degree and be a

teacher.” And I said,

“Oh. Okay.”

Q: Do you like it?

A: I love it. I can’t imag-

ine any other job. Having

students like these re-

porters makes my day.

Q: Do you ever wish you

chose another profes-

sion?

A: I know it sounds

crazy… but… no.

Q: If you could be any-

thing EXCEPT a teacher,

what would you be?

A: An astronomer, but

there’s too much math.

Q: When did you decide

you wanted to be a

teacher?

A: In my last year of col-

lege.

Q: Who are your favorite

students this year?

Ever? (Us, obviously…)

A: The reporters doing

this interview, of course!

Ha! We were right!

Q: what was your favor-

ite subject in school?

A: I didn’t have one. I

hated school, I only

wished I could go home

everyday. I had a nice

Spanish teacher, though.

Q: Do you have magical

English teaching powers?

A: Of course I do! And I

use them every day to

keep these reporters

above C. We think he’s

just kidding…

by Sophie Lynch and Brooklyn Anderson

Spartan Insider page 2

Top Five Jokes of the Month

Q: How do you feel as a bus

driver?

A: Happy I have a job.

Q: Why did you become a

bus driver?

A: I needed a better job.

Q: Are the kids on bus ever

quiet?

A: No!

Q: Do you work somewhere

else?

A: Yes, I do.

Q: Did you get to choose

the bus?

A: No, I didn’t.

Q: Do you have fun driving

bus?

A: Yes, I do.

Q: Do you find the bus

clean?

A: No, my students are

messy.

Q: How many kids do you

have on bus?

A: Thirty-two (Middle

School & High School).

Q: Did you wish to be a bus

driver?

A: No, I decided because it

was a good part time job.

Q: If you could be some-

thing else, what would you

be?

A: A nurse.

Q: For how many years have

you been a bus driver?

A: Six years.

Karen (bus #4 driver) Interview

By: Foram Patel

This month’s jokes:

What do you call a ba-nana with a zipper?

What do lazy dogs do for fun?

What do you call two octopuses that look like each other?

If a fire hydrant has H2o on the outside what does it have on the in-side?

What grows down as it grows up?

If you have any funny jokes please enter them in the newspaper sub-missions box.

By Evan Maietta

A Fruit Fly

They Chase Parked Cars

Identical Twins

K9P

A Goose

By Vinicios Cunha and Daniel Costa

We asked students and teachers who are involved in the after school pro-gram some question and even got five new recruits to the newspaper club. These are the questions that we asked the students.

Q. Do you like the after school Whitin

program?

A. Most students said no but three

people actually do like it.

Q. What is your favorite thing about

this Whitin program?

A. Six people said playing outside, but

two people said eating snacks.

Q. What do you do here?

A. The kids said they go to homework

club, take walks, go outside, go to the

computer room, do crafts, and go to

the gym.

Another question is one we asked to the teachers, Ms. Sullivan and Mr. Scott.

Q. Do you like working here?

A. Ms. Sullivan said, “Yes, I enjoy

working here,” and Mr. Scott said,

“Most of the time.”

Picture from:

http://motorvehicleaccidentnews.

com/school-bus-in-multiple-

vehicle-crash/


Ask Jessica and Cassie This is a new segment in the newspaper where you can ask Cassie and Jessica questions. You can

write down a question and submit it to the newspaper box in the cafeteria. Please submit your an-

swer for the question below in the newspaper box.

Do you think students ENJOY coming to Whitin Middle

School?

Help the Environment!

Do you know how much food Americans waste? We

waste so much that it can feed all the hungry kids in the

United States and their families two times every day. That’s

a lot of food! Instead of throwing an apple away because it

has one little bruise on it, cut it out and eat the rest. You may

n not think you do this but you and I do it unconsciously, we

don’t even notice. We only accept the best, and only the best,

so we throw out thousands of pounds of food a day when

some people can’t afford to buy food for one. Try to make a

difference. I will come up with earth-friendly and people-

friendly tips and facts every month. Follow it. Will you do

yourself and the world some good?

-Jake Lutton

New recruits for the Spartan In-

sider! By Charr Jobe

Fifth graders Ben Landry, Charr

Jobe, and sixth graders Ethan

Lehtola and Tyler Burton all

joined the school paper. Here

they are...

The amazing boys will bring the

school paper sky high!


Who: Young adults 7th

to 10th grade

What: Parts of books,

short stories or

(small) books

When: Begins collect-

ing entries February

20th and the deadline

for the entries is

April 21st

Where: The Uxbridge

Free Public Library

Rules: 20 page limit

ALL ENTRIES MUST

BE TYPED Font: 12

Times New Roman or

Calibri

Entries should be sta-

pled.

Content/ themes must

be appropriate for age

group.

Entries should be turned

into the bin in the chil-

dren’s library.

All entries will be dis-

played in the library

You are allowed to sub-

mit as many entries as

wanted.

Contestants must fill out the

entry form and staple and at-

tach it to the entry before

submitting it.

Authors will be anonymous to

the judges.

Judges will be looking for crea-

tivity and original ideas

Pick up the form at the Ux-

bridge library!

Anyone recognize the font of

the title?

“Transformers: War for Cybertron” by James Cadotte

“Transformers: War for Cybertron” is a third person action adventure game.

Based a few hundred years before the events of the recent movies on their

home planet Cybertron, the campaign features 13 action packed levels with a

ton of replay-ability. You can play as many different Transformers which

change the style of play. The multiplayer fea-

tures four different classes: Scout, Scien-

tist, Leader, and… find out for yourself! It

offers a lot of customization, and very good

graphics. If you are a fan of the Transform-

ers series, you’re sure to like this game. This

game was made by the fantastic HighMoon

Studios! I would give it a 9 because of some

frame rate issues nothing much!


Word of the month!!!

This month’s word is

“Success.”

Definition: the accomplishment of an aim or purpose

Please fill out, tear off this piece of paper, and submit it to the Newspaper Submissions Box.

Name:________________________________

Where:_______________________________

Date Found:___________________________

“Mother, must we sew in such a stuffy room? Why can’t we sew in, say, the sunroom, where

there is better light?” I questioned Mother. The ladies-in-waiting we were sewing with looked at me

as if I had just said that I enjoy bullfights. As they whispered to each other, Mother had the tone

that meant I had crossed the line. “Yes, we must! This is a 120 –generation-old sewing room! Of

course we must!”

“’Kay, I was just askin’. Sheesh!”

“Stop using that- that terrible- SLANG! Talk like the princess you rightfully are!” Mother

screamed at me. When Mother screams, everyone takes notice. And so, a dozen or so guards, twenty

ladies-in-waiting, and Father rush in. Poor, poor Father. He is always busy in his office three floors up.

If he heard, everyone must have. So, I was sent to my room.

More next time!

If you have any ideas for the CHAPTERS series, please put them in

the newspaper submission box today!!

Chapter Two: Stitches

By Alexandria Maietta


This month’s video game review!

By Jacob Robbins Sweet Treat

Fruit and Yogurt Parfait

You Will Need:

. one package of strawberries

. one package of blueberries

. three medium bananas

. one large tub of strawberry yogurt

. one cup of Life cereal

. one medium sized glass bowl

First wash all fruit.

Crush your Life cereal in a small bowl.

Fill the bottom of your glass bowl with yogurt.

Pour blueberries evenly into the bowl.

Next slice bananas and evenly pour them into the bowl.

Then slice strawberries and evenly pour them into the bowl.

Next use the rest of the yogurt to cover fruit.

Finally pour the crushed Life cereal on to the top of the yogurt.

Refrigerate until ready to serve.

By Evan Maietta

This month’s video game review

is based on the new ar-

cade/indie game called Rock of

Ages. This is a fast, hi-paced

game that is a mixture of a

tower defense with the slight-

est hint of third person. You

have an income and are sup-

posed to defend your castle

gates with catapults, towers,

helicopter things, and buildings

to make money in both single

and multiplayer game modes.

The only downside is the large

lack of DLC. Of course this can

be fixed if enough people buy

the game. This is a highly ad-

dictive game with 12 gamer

scoring achievements. There

are many levels in the single

player camping, each with 3 col-

lectable keys. The game fea-

tures amazing Monty Python

like artwork and shows many

ages of time. This would get 5

stars if it were up to me. This

game is HIGHLY recommended

if you have an Xbox or PC.


TIPS! By Kevin Alves Mystery Man Mayhem! By Kevin Alves

Do you ever buy things from Amazon, and end up waiting 8-9 WEEKS!?!? This article will get your things straight to your house in under a week!* When prompted to buy the FREE Su-per Saver Shipping DO NOT do it! I know it seems like you are doing the wrong thing, but you’re not! When you use the free shipping,

you’re adding more days! A simple 3 shipping days could turn into a 9-day wait because what they’re doing is, as I see it, pay-back for getting shipping free. Yes, regular shipping could be a little pricey, but it’s better than the wait. If you

are going to get free 3 that is fine to do! Also, if you’re not a fan of waiting for your Amazon packages like I am, then get Amazon Prime. It maybe 80 dollars a year, but at least you get

the first 30 days free, and if you sign up, all the money that you lose on Amazon Prime will soon come back when you save on all that ship-ping, which is free 2 day shipping!

*Different products vary shipping time (not

with Amazon Prime)

Who is the mystery man? John and I went to investi-

gate more on the scoop. We interviewed Mrs. McCullam

to see what we could find! We found out that his name

is John Lavalle. He went to Mrs. Simond’s class! We

asked about his profile, and she said when he was a

child he was bullied and he didn’t have many friends,

but he was also a quiet and nice guy. We think he es-

caped to see his family, who lived behind Southwick

Zoo! As of right now, we think he escaped just to see

his family. No one knows much about this except his

sister who lives here in Uxbridge. Right now he is not

yet found, and everyone thinks that he is laying low in

the forest. I also interviewed a student from the Ux-

bridge High school, and she said that he also went to

UHS! Don’t worry, though, right now the police say

that there is nothing to be afraid of! I’ve been listen-

ing to all the stories, and most say that he’s a bigger

threat to himself than he is to us. If you see him in a

green jumpsuit or camo, you know who to call: 9-1-1!


Across

3. ROAR! What am I?

4. I have whiskers and a tail, other

man's best friend! What am I?

5. I am believed to scare the animal

in number 1, what am I?

8. Am I black with white stripes or

white with black stripes? What am I?

9. Bambi is one. What am I?

Down

1. I am big and grey. What am I?

2. 2. Man's best friend. What am I?

4. I run fast at 75 miles per hour. I

am a type of cat. What am I?

6. I have eight legs and people

scream when they see me. What am I?

7. Grizzly, black, or polar... what

am I?

Hey! So we ran out of articles for this edition. You

should submit some in the submission box! NO INTER-

VIEWS, PLEASE!

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