Red, White, & Blue News  Issue 3 

 Welcome to The Red, White & Blue News, Lewis-Palmer Middle School's very own online newspaper! This is by middle schoolers, for middle schoolers, but the surrounding community is welcome to read it. Here at the The Red, White & Blue News we are dedicated to bringing you the most interesting news, the funniest jokes, and the best advice possible. The Red, White, & Blue News guarantees that we will make sure you don't get bored out of your mind! No news is NOT good news! We want you, LPMS, to stay in-the-know on your surroundings and the world around you. Stay tuned for great stories to come! 

Editor’s Letter All of the columnists here at RWB News are so proud to present the third issue of Red White and Blue News!  I have been thinking about high school, and the fact that the other founders and I won’t be here for Year Two of the RWB News. I truly hope that some new seventh graders and our seventh-will-be-eighth graders that we have now will continue this newspaper onward. This newspaper has brought us closer together as a team, and I hope it will bring others closer together as well.  

     

All About Us 

Today, we have three of our columnists, Zoe Johnson, Zoe O’Donnell, and Vivien Heskett !  1.What team are you on?  8 Silver 7 Red 7 Blue 2.What is your favorite way to eat a potato?  Baked with butter and cheese on it. Tater tots! Does it matter if it’s a potato! 3.What is your choice of Girl Scout cookie?  Tagalongs! Tagalongs! Tagalongs! 4.What is your number one hobby?  Horseback riding. Reading. Reading!! 5.Board games or video games?  Secret option C: card games. Board games are the best! Don’t have much of an opinion. 6.What is your favorite book genre?  EVERYTHING! DYSTOPIAN! I like the kind with words. 7.Why did you join The Red, White & Blue News?  I love to write and I’ve always thought writing a newspaper would be a blast- and it is! I wanted to help people learn about the world, and make a difference!  8.If you could live anywhere in the USA, where would you live and why?  I would live in Alaska because I love the cold and snow, and of course, the scenery is amazing! PUERTO RICO, Puerto Rico! (Anyone get my song reference?) 9.If you could travel back in time, where/when would you go and why? I would go anywhere and everywhere! I love to travel and time travel would give me the opportunity to meet so many awesome people! I would go back to  10.If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be and why? Ice cream! Why? Because it’s ice cream!   

Art Artist of the Month: Megan King

By:Renn Lage

Q & A with Megan King

Q: Would you ever want to make a career out of being

an artist?

A: No, because it doesn't make enough money and there

are tons of other artists.

Q: What is your favorite form of art?

A: Charcoal or black and white drawings

Q: Do you like clay or drawing better?

A: Drawing

Q: How long have you been interested in art?

A: Kindergarten probably, ever since I could pick up a

crayon

Q: What is one current art piece you are working on?

A: Charcoal drawing in advanced art

Other works by: Megan King

 

Advice Hello readers, we are always so glad to get advice submissions, so make sure to keep writing your questions down and turning them in at the advice box in the office. Thanks for reading!  Dear Advice,  

Life is confusing.  -Anonymous  Dear anonymous,   

I know, right? Life is so confusing sometimes, but keep going and try to have some fun along the way! You do not have to understand everything all at once, you will figure it out along the way. If we knew everything about our life in advance, what would be the point?  Good luck, Zoe J. _______________________________________________________________________    Dear Advice,  

People say I’m crazy because I believe humans can fly. I know it’s been scientifically proven impossible, but there is this part of me that believe that we can. I don’t know what to do. Do I drop my dream behind and no longer be known as crazy, or should I follow my dream and keep trying to find a way to fly.   -Anonymouse (They drew a very cute mouse but we can not draw so sorry.)  Dear Anonymouse,  

Don’t give up on your dreams! Bumblebees shouldn’t be able to fly according to the laws of physics, but they do anyway! Besides, what are airplanes for? All these haters have probably flown in one, so they can fly. Find a way for us to do besides airplanes! I won’t tell you any cheesy puns, don’t worry I won’t punish you. Remember, “People 

who are crazy enough to believe they can change the world, are the ones who do.” -Rob Siltanen  -Zoe O. _______________________________________________________________________  Dear Advice,  

I have a problem with improper grammaring, are there any tips you can tell me to help me stop improperly do grammar?   -Anonymous  Dear Anonymous,  

From your request for help, we can tell. Your spelling is pretty good, but you need to work on getting your words in order. Here are a few examples; “improperly do grammar” should be “improperly doing grammar.” “Grammaring” should be “grammar.” Try to work on what we told you, and soon you’ll get a lot better at grammar. Write to us again soon so we can see your progress!You can do it!  -Zoe O. and Zoe J. _____________________________________________________________________         

Featured Stories A Dialogue for Two Toys- By Kaitlyn Ketchell  Lamby (the stuffed lamb toy): Oh, how I love being played with! Alexander (the jack-in-the-box): Speak for yourself. I’d much rather sit on a shelf all day than be played with. Have you seen how Amy plays with me? Down (Alexander snaps into his box)! Up (he pops out of his box)! Down! Up! Down! Up! I’m sick of it! Lamby: Oh, I’m sure it’s not that bad.  Alexander: No, I am literally sick of it. I threw up after the last time she played with me.  Lamby: Ew. That’s gross. Alexander: It’s true! Lamby: Well, maybe you don’t like being played with, but I sure do. Do you know how lovely it is to be hugged and snuggled? Alexander: Er- no. I’m not exactly the kind of toy that’s ideal for hugging and snuggling.  Lamby: Oh, you poor, poor, thing! I can’t imagine never being hugged! (Lamby thinks for a bit, and has an idea) Oh! Of course! (She begins moving closer to Alexander to hug him) Alexander: What are you doing!? Lamby: I was just trying to hug you! You’ve never been hugged before, and everyone needs to be hugged at least once in their life! Also, everyone loves hugs! Alexander: Well, I don’t. So don’t hug me. Lamby: Okay. Alexander: You know, I’m glad I’m me and not you. Lamby: Why? Alexander: For starters, I don’t get hugged all the time. Also, everyone loves a Jack-In-The-Box. Lamby: Are you saying that you’re better than me? Alexander: Yes, I am. Lamby: Well, at least Amy plays nicely with me! Alexander: At least I have an original name. Lamby: At least I’m named after what I am! Alexander: Psh. Lamby is a dumb and unoriginal name.  Lamby: Well, Alexander is a stupid name! Nobody wants an Alexander-in-the-box! Alexander: Amy did. Lamby: Yeah. She did. Maybe she doesn’t want you anymore.  Alexander: I’m sure she still loves me. 

Lamby: If she loves you, why doesn’t she hug you? I think you’re unloved. Alexander: Shush! Amy’s coming up the steps! Lamby: There’s Amy. Alexander: Shh! Lamby: She’s going to pick me up and hug me! Alexander: No, wait! She’s picking me up! Lamby: And she’s hugging you!? Argh! This is so unfair! Alexander: Now who’s unloved? ~end~  

If you would like to send us a short story for the Featured Stories column, please email kaitlyn.ketchell@lewispalmer.org or tristan.clark@lewispalmer.org The story must be no more than 900 words.             

Food 

Edible Cookie  Dough Ready in 10 minutes 

Serving size: Depends on how much you eat, share, or make  

 

Notes: 

● This recipe can be altered for different flavors. ● The bowl will get hot while microwaving it, so take 

necessary precautions to prevent burning yourself. ● The reason this is called edible cookie dough is because it doesn’t have raw eggs, so it is more safe to 

eat.  ● You can find a video recipe here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y0aN2Rl83Y&t=31s 

 

Ingredients ● ½ cup of flour 

● ⅛ tsp of salt 

● ¼ tsp of baking soda 

● 3 tbsp white sugar 

● 3 tbsp brown sugar 

● 4 tbsp of softened butter 

● ¼ cup of milk 

● ¼ tsp vanilla 

Preparation 1. Heat the flour in bowl till it reaches 160 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Get rid of all of the lumps in the flour and add all of the dry ingredients. 3. In a different bowl, mix the butter and sugars and add the liquid ingredients in and mix. 4. add the dry ingredients then mix together 

5. Seve into a bowl, and you are done!      

 Tips 

● Add nutella, marshmallows and graham crackers to make it a s’mores cookie dough. ● Add food dye and gold sprinkles for a unicorn cookie dough. ● Add rainbow sprinkles to make it cake cookie dough. ● Add maple syrup to make it a maple flavored cookie dough. ● Eliminate the chocolate chips and brown sugar add white sugar in for the brown sugar you 

eliminated for sugar cookie dough.  ● Don’t cook them- they will look and taste weird! 

              

Funnies 

Canadian archaeology:http://wanna-joke.com/winter-is-coming-4/ husky:https://nunawhaa.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/funny-dog-pictures-dog-has-an-igloo.jpg icecream:http://www.jokeoverflow.com/tag/winter/page/2 polarbears:http://animal-jam-clans-1.wikia.com/wiki/File:Funny-Polar-bear-hugging-wolf.jpg 

Horoscopes Aries: Write everything important down- it may help you in an upcoming situation... 

Taurus: Keep your friends close… and your enemies closer. Then, deal with any issues that you come across. 

Gemini: Don’t be afraid to break out in song at any random moment.  

Cancer: LOOK BEHIND YOU! It’s unexpected and sure to cause a surprise.  

Leo: You’ll find that you lost something, only to realize it is right where you left it, wherever that may be… 

Virgo: Time is on your side this month. Keep a watch around your wrist! 

Libra: Accept help when it comes. 

Scorpio: Love may not be around the corner- it is already behind you! 

Sagittarius: Jazzercise is an amazing sport. It may save your life this month... 

Capricorn: You will soon find a new hobby, although you might fall a little too in love with it… Just remember where your heart lies. 

Aquarius: Your zodiac sign is lying to you this month. Don’t listen to it!  

Pisces: Be sure to examine your food carefully before you eat it. It may be too good to be true. Interviews This issue, we interviewed Ms. Wilder, the teacher leading students participating in National History Day.  Kaitlyn Ketchell: How would you describe National History Day to people who have never heard of it?  Ms. Wilder: Well, usually I tell students it’s kind of like the science fair, because most kids have heard of the science fair. And it’s not something that you would get in your classroom; it’s anything 

that impacts the world. I give examples of scientific discoveries that affected the world in history. You don’t have to think of it as some historical event, it could be all kinds of things that impact history. It’s a contest, and it’s really intense, so if there’s something that you would really like to study in social studies but can’t because it’s not in the textbook, NHD is good.  Kaitlyn: You mentioned that it is a contest, so has anyone from LPMS won before?  Ms. Wilder: Yes, there are three levels, sort of like science fair. You start out at a lower level and can go higher. It starts at Regionals, depending on the area. For us it’s pretty much El Paso County Schools. And because of all the categories, like exhibit, website, and so forth, you can place first, second and third in lots of categories. There’s a chance to have twenty-seven winners. In the past ten years, we have had at least four per year, but most of the time probably half or most of the winners are from LPMS. The next level, the winners go to state, and placing at state is a little harder so we’ve had, I think, four people win at state. Nobody’s won at the Nationals, though. They’ve gone, but never won.   Kaitlyn: About how many students participate each year?  Ms. Wilder: It varies, usually around forty to fifty. Sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less.   Kaitlyn: Do you know roughly how many years you’ve been doing National History Day?  Ms. Wilder: Yeah, I started at Creekside, so I’d say this is at least the twelfth year, at least.  Kaitlyn: National History Day seems like a really cool and unique experience. What do you think makes it so unique?  Ms. Wilder: What I think makes it so unique is the fact that the selection of topics is incredibly vast. I’ve had kids, for example, go to state with The History of Jazz. Last year there was some dancing and scientific inventions. Kids like lots of different things, so if there’s something you This issue, we interviewed Ms. Wilder, the teacher leading LPMS students competing in National History Day. If there’s something really want to know, and you can figure out a way 

that it impacted history, and it fits in with the annual theme, I find there’s a lot of enthusiasm. If it’s something you’re interested in, I find kids are more interested. So I think that’s what makes it really unique: they can pick their own topic and they can make it related to something they’re interested in. I love to see the way that students improve their research skills, because it’s so important, and I know it’s so hard.              

News 

New Start Times? By Tristen Clark

The school board for District 38 has debated whether they should change the start times for all three levels of school. At the moment, elementary school starts at 8:45, middle school at 7:23, and high school at 7:40.  

The new start times, should they be put into place, would have elementary School starting at 7:30, middle school at 8:55, and high school at 8:45.  

Responses to this were mixed. Elementary school parents are 53% against the change, and 47% for.  

Middle and high school parents, on the other hand, are 40% against the change, and 60% for. 

If the start times were changed with this plan, the changes would not occur for multiple years. At the moment, the debate has not become a major issue, and the idea will probably not be pursued.           

Polls The newest poll question is here! What is your favorite book genre? Make sure to submit your answer before the next issue of the Red, White, and Blue News comes out!  Puzzles 

        

       

Reviews  Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin Summary by TianYu Melzer  Rose Howard is obsessed with homonyms, and her dog, Rain, an extremely special homonym according to her rules of homonyms. This amazing book follows her struggles with Asperger’s Syndrome and her apathetic father who spends most of his time at a bar. When a huge storm hits Rose’s town, Rain is lost. Will Rain ever find her way home? Will Rose ever feel loved from her father? Martin brings another heart-wrenching must-read story to the public.   Goodreads Rating: ⅘ Our Rating:⅘    

 Six   Six of Crows By Leigh Bardugo  Summary by: TianYu Melzer  Kaz Brekker is the top thief, smuggler, and incredible escape-artist. With his ultimate renegade team, he is asked to pull of one ‘incredible heist,’ to save the Grisha against the Ice Court. Six of Crows is a true page-turner filled with elements from all genres: mystery, fantasy, dystopian, sci-fi, and adventure. One of the 2017 Colorado Blue Spruce award books, Six of Crows is sure to captivate anyone who reads it.  Goodreads Rating: 4.5/5 

Our Rating: ⅘   

   Solo by Kwame Alexander Summary by: TianYu Melzer  Alexander brings another powerful and influential verse novel to the book realm. Blade, son of a former rock-and-roll star and drug addict, Rutherford, has a special connection with music. With his guitar in hand, he can forget the shame his family name holds. After his father brings more hurt into his life than Blade has ever experienced, he begins to shut down, filled with so much hurt and hate that even his guitar cannot fix. However, as his zany life continues, Blade begins to realize he must learn to forgive his father. Follow Blade on his incredible journey filled with pain, anguish, renewal, and forgiveness, and how he learns to find the good in the simple things of life.  Goodreads rating: ⅘ Our Rating: 5/5 

 Citations for Images: “Rain Reign.” Https://Www.goodreads.com/Book/Show/20575434-Rain-Reign.  “Six of Crows.” Https://Www.goodreads.com/Book/Show/23437156-Six-of-Crows.  “Solo Kwame.” Http://Www.epicreads.com/Blog/Cover-Reveal-Solo-by-Kwame-Alexander/.  

  

Sports 

By Eliana Olsen Over the weekend of January 21 and 22, the girl’s basketball team 

had a terrific tournament, and were victorious through all their games. So far, the team has been quite successful.   INTERVIEW: 

 

With Bethany Bonser  

Traveling Team 

Olsen: How long have you been playing basketball? 

Bethany: I’ve been playing basketball since I was probably six or 

seven. 

Olsen: Do you plan on making a career out of basketball? 

Bethany: Yes, I do plan on making a career, maybe not WNBA but college 

basketball is what I’m hoping for.”  

Olsen: What inspires you to succeed in basketball? 

Bethany: I started playing when I was pretty young, but having an aunt 

that succeeded very much in basketball and a dad that always supported 

me drove the thriving need to do well. 

      

 

        

Contact Us Do you have questions? Concerns? A submittal?

You can contact us at:

Luxe Palmer [Editor/Food Column]

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Email: luxe.palmer@lewispalmer.org

Zoe Johnson [Advice/Interviews]

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Email: zoe.johnson@lewispalmer.org

TianYu Melzer [Book and Movie Reviews/Horoscopes]

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Email: tianyu.melzer@lewispalmer.org

Kaitlyn Ketchell [Featured Stories/Interviews]

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Email: kaitlyn.ketchell@lewispalmer.org

El Olsen [Art, Sports]

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Email: eliana.olsen@lewispalmer.org

Renn Lage [Art/ Horoscopes]

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Email: renna.lage@lewispalmer.org

Tristan Clark [Polls/News/Stories]

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Email: tristan.clark@lewispalmer.org

Riley Burton [Food/Funnies/Sports]

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Email: riley.burton@lewispalmer.org

Mackenzie Alger [Book and movie reviews/ Puzzles]

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Email: mackenzie.alger@lewispalmer.org

Vivien Heskett [Advice/ Funnies]

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Email: vivien.heskett@lewispalmer.org

Jaala Stevens [Photography/ Sports/ Food]

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Email: jaala.stevens@lewispalmer.org

Zoe O'Donnell [Advice, Book and Movie Reviews]

Email: zoe.o'donnell@lewispalmer.org

  To submit questions for advice, please write them down on a piece of paper and put them in the advice box in the front office.   We hope you enjoyed Volume 3 of The Red, White, and Blue News! 

Stay tuned for Volume 4! -RWB News Staff