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Press VOLUME 1 ISSUE 14 DECEMBER 13, 2013
The Panther CLARK
MIDDLE
SCHOOL
Joint Discomfort
Solution By Damian Amayo
There was a recent
discovery for joint pain, it’s
called Instaflex. It’s a joint
supplement that can deliver
significant joint relief. It is
safe to use and it has no ad-
verse symptomology (what a
product does to your body)
or negative effects on gen-
eral metabolism. Instaflex
has given significant results
in joint pain relief. The in-
gredients of Instaflex in-
clude: Glucosamine, White
Willow Bark Extract, Tur-
meric, Hyaluronic Acid, and
Boswellia Serrata Extract.
While using Instaflex once-
day helps: significantly re-
lieve joint discomfort; im-
prove mobility and increase
flexibility; lubricate for
healthy fluid movement; and
protect and enhance your
mobility. Instaflex is a na-
tional sponsor of the Arthri-
tis Foundation. You can find
Instaflex in most pharma-
cies. Instaflex starts right
after the first dosage but
most patients notice the big-
gest impact after the first
week.
New Basket-
ball Fashion
By Drey Clayton and Nick
Passinese
The LeBron 11’s
are the latest shoes in
basketball. They retail
at $275 at nike.com.
The reason why they are
so expensive is because
they are so comfortable
and the ability to fit to
your foot. LeBron wears
them in almost every
game. LeBron being a
top player in the NBA,
4 time NBA MVP and 2
time NBA champion so
of course he would need
a great shoe to go with
all of his success. The
slogan for the LeBron
11’s is “Power Har-
nessed”. Last year Nike
generated $300 million
dollars in retail sales
from LeBron’s signa-
ture shoe, just think
what the LeBron 11’s
can do this year.
Nelson Mandela (1918 –
2013) By Jonathan Trout and April Triplett
Nelson Mandela was the President
of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was
the first black South African to hold the of-
fice, and the first elected in democratic elec-
tion. His government focused on disman-
tling the legacy of apartheid through tack-
ling institutionalized racism, poverty and
inequality, and fostering racial reconcilia-
tion.
On December 5th we lost a contro-
versial but beloved person, Nelson Mandela.
In 1994 he was elected Africa’s first black
president. “I dream of an Africa which is in
peace with itself “said Mandela. He was one
of the most respected men in this nation. He
received the Nobel Peace prize. But it was a
hard process of getting there. He was born
in Muevzo, Africa. His father died when he
was only 9. He was in prison for 27 years
for encouraging African Americans to go on
strike.
NEXT WEEK IS THE HOLIDAY EDITION OF THE PANTHER PRESS!
Addictions By Keilah Sanborn and Skyler Ochoa
The definition of addiction is the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular
thing or activity. According to www.healthychild.net an addiction can affect your health
physically, emotionally, mentally, socially, and spiritually. We typically consider addictions
to be negative and have consequences, but some addictions might be positive. We inter-
viewed many teachers about their positive and negative addictions and here are a few:
Plastered Faces By Kelsey Driskill and Chasity McKeehan
The 8th grade students are making masks in art. To
make the masks they have to put vaseline on their faces,
and then plaster their faces with gauze. When they plaster
their faces they cover their mouths, eyes, and nose. How
do they breathe? They are given a straw before plastering.
The students are able to choose how to design the masks.
They can use whatever supplies they need. The masks are
displayed in and around the lunch room.
Some students enjoy making the masks. Jilyan
Smith says “I like it because it’s fun to make and design
our own masks; we get to make them our own to show our
personality”. Some of the masks are colorful, some are
scary, and some are funny. The students get very creative
while making the masks. Mrs. Little Finger the art teacher
has been doing this for many years and says she is very
proud of how cool and creative the masks turn out.
Teacher Positive Negative
Cliff Cleaning Eating too much chocolate
Mr. Schuster Eating healthy Drinking coffee
Mr. Razak Correcting his kids to be polite Drinking pop
Mrs. Nelson Eating healthy Going to bed late
Mrs. Finger Swimming a lot Eating too much ice cream
Mrs. Bauman Cleaning Watching too much reality TV
Mrs. Kelley Reading Likes working in a messy area
Mrs. Krone Smiling Drinking too much pop
Mrs. Kalousek Reading Eating unhealthy
Officer Davis Like to help people Eating junk food
Mrs. McCrack-
en
Playing with my kids Drinking too much coke
THIS
WEEK AT
CMS
Monday
FCCLA Cell Phone
Drive Starts
Thursday
End of Second
Quarter
Friday
Winter Break Be-
gins
Special Holiday
Edition of The
Panther Press
Cold Weather By Veronica Smith and Makensie Frank
Winter weather has arrived! Here are
some tips on how to deal with the cold. Do
you notice how slow your parents go on the
road when it snows? Black ice and ice in
general can cause someone to lose control of
their car. It’s best to make sure you are driv-
ing safely. Also, you need to make sure you
dress appropriately because any exposed skin
can release body heat. If there is a snow day,
don’t have your parents drive you anywhere.
School is canceled for a reason.
Although it is a myth that being out-
side can give you a cold, cold dry air can give
you chapped lips. Make sure to put chap stick
on and cover your mouth with the inner part
of your elbow while coughing, but most im-
portantly stay hydrated. Make sure to be safe
and have a great break!
Science Waves Comic Strip By Paige Torset
This comic relates to what we’re learning in sci-
ence because it’s talking about waves and the crest of
waves. In science we are learning about waves and the
EM Spectrum. We’ve learned that there are many differ-
ent types of waves. For example there are radio waves,
microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and
gamma rays. There are a few more like sound waves,
light waves, mechanical waves, and transverse waves.
Also, we learned there are many parts to a wave like
crest, trough, and wavelength. The crest is the top of the
wave and the trough is the bottom of the wave. Wave-
length is the distance between crest and crest or trough
and trough.
Stack Attack By Isaiah Moeschler and Alex
Wheeler
Jacob Stack is the new
6th grade Social Studies teacher.
He graduated from Mid-
American Nazarene and
brought his talents to CMS. He
always knew that he wanted to
help people and make an im-
pact, but it wasn’t until high
school that he decided
to become a teacher. He
comes from the snowy
tundra of North Dakota
where we think most
people end up farmers
or snow removal per-
sonnel, but he said “I
wanted to be a teacher
since I was sixteen
years old”. He had
“phenomenal teachers
throughout my educa-
tion, which made it an
easy choice to become a
teacher.” He also might
have a future in coach-
ing, after having a great
experience coaching a
T-ball team. He was
inspired by the kids team and
how fast they learned. He says
that “the best part about teach-
ing is watching the children
learn and get better, seeing
them on their way to success is
the most rewarding part about
being a teacher in my opinion.”
Sixth graders, keep up the great
work and continue learning for
Mr. Stack!
New Gaming Generation By Casey Sawyers and LeVoide Simpson III
Microsoft's Xbox One integrates live TV in an
innovative fashion and can control your cable or satellite
cable box, TV, and receiver. Most games present noticea-
bly improved graphics over those on the Xbox 360. The
One has a slightly better roster of exclusive launch games
compared with the PS4's. Inside the Xbox One box is the
console, its power brick, the Kinect sensor, a 6-foot
HDMI cable, one controller, and one chat headset. Like
the $400 PS4, there's only one version of the Xbox One, a
500GB system for $500.
Similarly to the Xbox One's Gamertags,
PlayStation 4's ID allows you to log in to any PS4 con-
sole and access all your content from that box via "Play
as a guest" mode. It's not as fully featured as XB1's sys-
tem, but it does have one feature that Microsoft's console
does not the PS4 you're using as a guest scrapes all your
personal content from the guest box on logout. That
means everything from your credit card info to even your
ID gets permanently removed in one swoop. Sony also
said that the new console will not support external stor-
age units such as USB hard drives or memory sticks, so
gamers will either have to stick with the 500 GB of
memory provided with the standard PS4 unit or swap it
out for a bigger hard drive entirely.
Maximum Ride by
James Patterson
Book Review By Tray’von Nowden
Maximum ride is a
good book. The protagonist is
a part human and part bird
mutant named Maximum Ride
or “Max” for short. She is try-
ing to figure out where she
came from along with her
flock. The flock consists of
Fang, Nudge, Gazzy, Angel,
and Iggy. On their adventure
they fight other mutants called
“Erasers” who are humans that
can morph into werewolves. I
wasn’t able to put it down af-
ter the first page. I became
more and more interested after
every paragraph. I give this
book 10 mutant’s out of 10.
Halo Reach Game
Review By Tray’von Nowden
Warning: this game is
violent. This game takes place
in the year 2552. It is a first
person shooter about Elite su-
per soldiers called Spartans.
The Spartans have to fight an
alien race called the covenant
army. The character you play
as is part of an elite team who
all go by name with the word
noble and a number after-
wards, for example: Noble 2.
He is called Noble 6 and the
human world called “Reach”
is under attack. The noble
team has to save reach from
the covenant army. I loved this
game but it wasn’t as good as
Halo 3. I give this game an
8/10.
Genetically Engineered White
Blood Cells? By Andrew Lawson
At the University of Pennsylvania scien-
tists have taken patient’s T cells (a type of white
blood cell) and genetically engineered them to
fight cancer. Only patients with advanced cases
of leukemia were given the new treatment since
chemotherapy was not working. Two out of
three patients that have received this new treat-
ment have remained cancer free for more than a
year. Scientists say that this is a great accom-
plishment since it shows us how we can use our
own body to fight the evolving cancer. For years
scientists have been working on a treatment that
uses your immune system to fight cancer and
now they have done it.
To make the cells attack cancer they in-
ject the patient’s T cells with a modified virus
that binds with the cancer cells and directs the T
cells to the cancer to kill it. When tested on pa-
tients, the T cells multiplied into 1,000’s killing
many cancer cells. Also, on average each T cell
eradicated 1,000 cancer cells. The cells even
created a memory T cell that would spring back
to life if the cancer was to ever come back. One
side effect is a loss of B cells which are also tar-
geted by the T cells. Information in this article
was found at http://articles.latimes.com/2011/
aug/11/health/la-he-0811-cancer-therapy-
20110811.