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The Ohio Achievement Assessments (OAAs) are just around the corner. Nagel stu-

dents will take the test the week of April 23 through April 27, 2012. For the week before and

the week of the OAA tests, students will be eligible for incentives. There will be many different

ways that a student can become eligible for a reward. Rewards can be earned by perfect at-

tendance, testing well, following directions, and for staying alert and on-task.

One way students can receive an incentive is by having perfect attendance the week of

and the week before the OAAs. On discussion boards from the Schoology site, some students

have shared that they feel this is not fair because sometimes students just get sick. Our prin-

cipals and teachers understand that this is possible, and that is why there are other ways to

qualify for awards. There are also prizes for doing what you are told, not falling asleep, listen-

ing, and testing well. How does a student test well? To test well students need to take their

time, read carefully without rushing and check their work.

These awards are motivation for kids to make their best effort to come to school, instead

of staying home for things like a headache. Also, each team in seventh and eighth grade gets

to take a walking field trip to a restaurant on Beechmont to eat lunch! Students who do not

do what they’re supposed to, will not be able to go on this fun field trip. There will also be 25

people from each team with perfect attendance that will win a pizza party. After the OAAs,

there will be a pep assembly to celebrate. Awards will be given out at this assembly.

There are many different incentives that will be given out. Some of these are coupons

and gift cards to fantastic places like Chipotle, Dairy Queen, Smoothie King, McDonald’s, Star-

bucks, Graeter’s, Target, Wendy’s, Skyline, Buffalo Wings and Rings, Penn Station, and Sub-

way. There will be many more awesome prizes to come! It’s really easy to be entered to win.

Come to school and do your best on the tests!

Restaurant Prize Available Prize Available

Chipotle Free Burrito Free Chips and Guacamole

Dairy Queen Free Blizzard Coupon (Number Unknown)

Smoothie King Five free fries Five free ice cream cones

Wendy’s Free Frosty coupons (Number Unknown)

Skyline Free Cheese Coney coupons with any

purchase (Number Unknown)

5 Gift certificates of $5 each

Buffalo Wings and Rings $10 Gift Certificates $10 Gift Certificates

Qualify to Win!

By Marissa Martin, Merrell Welage and Beth Smiddy

Volume 1, Issue 10

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The Honor of Being a WEB Leader

By: Sophie Armor, Maggie Harris, and Anna Richards (current WEB leaders)

Being a WEB leader is an honor that approximately 125 out of this year’s 574 seventh grade students will

achieve for their eighth grade year. It means a lot to have seventh graders looking up to you for help and guidance. It

takes hard work and personality to be a good WEB leader. Some of the lessons that WEB leaders teach are hard to do

and they take a lot of practice to get right. Being in WEB means to lead people to good things. A WEB leader doesn’t

just help seventh graders fit in; they prevent bullying and are trying to make a difference at Nagel.

“I feel it takes commitment and you have to have a lot of heart to do it,” says Chris Lewis of Team 8-2. WEB

takes up your advisory time but in the end it’s worth it. “Helping others is something all WEB leaders like to do, and in

the end it’s pretty fun,” said Carter Ward of Team 8-1. WEB is fun but serious. During advisory, WEB leaders learn and

practice the lessons that they lead their Webbies through. They have discussions and go over who will lead each particu-

lar lesson. Then they meet with their seventh grade advisory on Thursdays to teach these important lessons on fitting in,

making new friends, how to deal with bullies, goal setting and much more.

WEB makes Nagel a place where everyone belongs and can get support and advice. “There is no certain kind of

person because we take a cross-section of people,” said Mrs. Wettengel and Mrs. Hamm who are two of our WEB coor-

dinators. This means that a student doesn’t have to be the highest achieving student or the best athlete to become a WEB

leader. Leaders are people who are caring, charismatic, good listeners, and who want to make the world a better place.

They are people who do their best in school, are truthful, have a positive outlook on life, and who demonstrate good

morals.

It means a lot to be a WEB leader. “WEB takes a lot of commitment and time from everybody,” said Lauren

Viel a current eighth grade WEB leader on Team 8-3. In the end, you have fun and get to meet a lot of new people. If

you are a student who enjoys working with others, making a difference, and helping out-- then you are the right person

to apply to be a WEB leader. According to Maggie Harris of Team 8-5 and Anna Richards of Team 8-3, “It makes our

day when our Webbies come up and talk to us when they need our advice or just want to say hi. It feels great to make

differences and make Nagel a better place.”

How To Apply to become a 2012-2013 Nagel WEB Leader

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Are you leadership material? Students who are interested in or looking into being a WEB Leader will need to fill

out a questionnaire packet and complete an Eye Jot. These don’t take that much work but you have to be yourself

and put some time and effort into them.

Eye Jot is basically a video created about you. What is the video about? Students who are applying to become a

WEB leader will talk about their hobbies, things they like to do, and why they would like to be a WEB Leader. On the

application and questions it’s important to be yourself and be truly honest. The teachers and counselors who are

WEB coordinators want to know the true you. These Applications were handed out on March 15, 2012 at the re-

cruitment meeting. The packet explains everything students need to know about the Eye Jot. The Eye Jot and appli-

cation are due on or before March 29, 2012by 2:30 p.m. in the box in the front lobby.

As a seventh grader you may not see all the different kinds of people and personalities that are in WEB, but really

there are all kinds. WEB accepts every kind of person and a cross-section of people. You don’t have to be the

smartest member of your team; you just have to care about your school work and try your best. WEB Leaders are

supposed to be kind, truly honest, helpful and people that have your back!

WEB takes a lot of commitment and takes a week of your summer to practice and get ready to make the seventh

graders feel welcome and comfortable at Nagel. Though there is some work and preparation involved, the program

is fun and is a fantastic opportunity to get involved at Nagel.

By: Sophie Armor, Maggie Harris, and Anna Richards

Name Date Due

Packet and Eye Jot given out March 15, 2012

Recruitment Meeting for acceptances March 15, 2012

Eye Jot/ packet due March 29, 2012, by 2:30 p.m.

Letters received Date to be determined but will be

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G U E S S W H O ? ?

Guess Who??

His favorite color is blue

His favorite sport is watching airplane races

He has been here at Nagel since it opened (opened in fall of 1999)

He has given a student a detention

He built a mustang

He wanted to be an art teacher because of his high school teacher

His favorite thing about being an art teacher is that the subject is fun

He wanted to be an art teacher at Nagel because he likes 7th

and 8th

graders

His favorite foods are meat lover’s pizza, Pizza Hut and Longhorn Steak

House

He is proud of building a Hot Rod, modified 32 m6

His favorite movie is Dead Poet’s

His favorite artist is Richard Estes

His type of art that he enjoys is photo deaism

By: Megan Shearer

Guess Who??

1. Always likes math

2. Went to Wittenberg University and Xavier University for

college

3. His favorite color is navy blue

4. His favorite food is Buffalo chicken

5. He’s most proud of his kids

6. He attended Anderson High school

7. What he appreciates about math is following the rules to

get to answer, that it’s a black and white and right and

wrong answer, and that it’s relevant to everyday life.

8. His favorite sports team is the Bengals

9. Shadow Divers is his favorite book

10.Braveheart is his all time favorite movie

By Cassandra De Weese

E L I G I B I L I T Y F O R F A L L S P O R T S A N D A C T I V I T I E S

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Being involved in clubs, sports, and other extra curricular activities is fun and helps

students meet new people and make new friends. Participating in sports, NExt clubs and music

programs also help students develop a sense of pride and school spirit. To be involved in sports

and other activities students must be eligible. Student athletes have to be eligible to participate.

In order to be eligible to play, a 1.7 GPA (Cumulative GPA is not used in determining eligibility) is needed. If

students don’t meet this criteria, it is a school rule and they can not be allowed to participate.

At Nagel students must be passing at least five classes. All incoming seventh graders are eligible for any

sports during the fall only because grades are checked once every quarter. Surprisingly, students can be too old

to play; middle school students may not turn fifteen prior to August first to participate in seventh and eighth

grade athletics. Also, students must participate in PE, and must be in school at least half of the day to be able to

go to practice or play in an event. In seventh and eighth grade it’s important to get good grades because one of

the last rules is that fourth quarter grades count as eligibility for

eighth grade and high school participation.

Football

Soccer boys’

Cross country boys’

Volleyball

Soccer girls’

Cross country girls’

Cheer leading

Tennis girls’

NAGEL 8th Grade Fall Sports

Freshman Fall Sports:

Anderson and Turpin high schools

Girls’ volleyball

Boys’ and girls’ cross country

Football

Cheerleading

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Becoming a U.S. Citizen

The naturalization process is the process which applicants have to go through to become a United

States citizen. People from all over the world can be processed to become United States citizens. The eighth

grade social studies department invited applicants to be naturalized here at Nagel so government can come

alive for eighth grade.

Some of the rights that will be gained by new citizens are the right to vote and newly naturalized citi-

zens will also be granted protection for their children to stay in the United States. This helps to keep families

together. 75 candidates are expected to become United States citizens during the ceremony. The F.B.I. and

Homeland Security will be present for security purposes. This ceremony will happen Friday, March 30, 2012.

It will begin at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 10:00 a.m. It will be held in the Nagel gym but the gym will be trans-

formed into a federal court! There will be candidates from all over southern Ohio, who came from Europe,

South America, France, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, India, Mexico, and Africa who are becoming U.S. citi-

zens.

The entire eighth grade will attend this ceremony. Mr. Evans, father of Team 8-5 student Angela Ev-

ans, is a lawyer. He suggested that Nagel apply for this honor and Mrs. Grove applied. The Judge Magistrate,

which is the person who has the authority to grant people their citizenship, will be Stephanie Bowman. There

will be around 200 people plus our eighth grade student body to witness this patriotic event.

O R I G I N A L P O E T R Y B Y N A G E L S T U D E N T S

Buy a yearbook today!

2011-2-12 Yearbooks can be pur-

chased right here at Nagel now

through the end of this school

year. Bring a check for $40 made

out to Nagel Middle School, to

Mrs. Craig in the front office to

get yours!

Roses and People

By: Katelyn Nevin

A rose is a person,

Overrated, too highly honored, and cliquish.

Layers upon layers of feelings, thoughts, and

memories are deep within the depths of its petals

All of them humiliation of others, arrogance, and

hiding their insecurities.

As they snap at everyone in sight, their thorns

peek out of their very living beings,

Their voices tense as they manipulate and scream.

Yup, that’s human nature for you.

Dawn After Dark

Rainbows and sunshine.

Things of fantasy?

In this world of war

death and blood,

the sun shines

after a storm

and makes a rainbow

By Ashley Davis