Lincoln Middle Scoop “Spreading the News Through the School”

Volume 1 February 26, 2013 Issue 2

One School, One Book is a Wonder By Kyra Milloy &

Nehemiah Vargas

For the sec-

ond year at Lincoln

Middle School stu-

dents are partici-

pating in One

School, One Book.

"The purpose of

OSOB is to develop

a community of

readers," said Mrs.

C h o r d a s .

This year a

committee of teach-

ers from Lincoln

Middle School and

Washington Middle

School chose one

book from reading

book reviews and

bestsellers' lists.

OSOB is a program

that lasts 4 weeks

and students read

about 75 pages a

w e e k .

The commit-

tee keeps the book a

secret to build sus-

pense and enthusi-

asm. There were

clues in Times

Square to help stu-

dents try to figure

out the book before

it was revealed.

Over 2000 people

are reading this

n o v e l .

After four

weeks, students at-

tended an assembly

r e c a p p i n g t h e

novel. There was

even a trivia game

show onstage show-

casing reading com-

prehension!

Alice in Wonderland Preview By Dallas Vargas,

Gema Grandos &

Kyra Milloy

Have you heard of 'Alice in Wonderland'? Well, Lincoln Middle School is going to put on Alice in Wonderland Jr. in

A p r i l 2014. L i n -c o l n N e w s S c o o p got a chance to in-terview one of t h e

n e w e s t t e a c h e r s and the Di-rector of this play, M s . Brazauski. W e asked her some ques-tions and she happily

replied to all of them. She com-mented, "It is very fun hosting the play and I am amazed at how much the cast has learned despite the shortly timed classes." She also c o m -

Cont. on Pg 2

Yu-Gi-Oh Club: Page 2 New Teachers: Page 3

Photo by Sarah Courchesne

Photo by Sarah Courchesne

Dancers practicing for the play.

By Gema Granados & Calob Cooper On a Monday after school at 2:30… if you hear noises in the seventh grade hallway…it's probably Yu-Gi-Oh Club. If you never heard or played Yu-Gi-Oh, then you can ei-ther join or v i s i t t o watch. Mr. Wall said that he never played the game but, "I'm learning as I go." He said he decided to make the club be-cause "I was asked by Dominic Colite and Joseph Charneco." Mr. Wall said that he believes the most valuable card is the

Egyptian God cards. "While I believe that some are," Julio Her-nandez says, "the most valuable card is the 'Exzodia God.'" So, why Yu-Gi-Oh club? Dominic Colite

said," Jo-s e p h Charneco, Julio Her-nandez and I started playing Yu-Gi-Oh and then came up with the idea to play a f t e r

school." The only rule you need to know about Yu-Gi-Oh was noted by Jared Bur-gess. "The first rule is to believe in the heart of the cards. Also, have a good deck." Come to room 2513 this Monday!

Club News

mented on her fa-vorite character. "My favorite char-acter has to be White Rabbit." She also con-fessed her worries about the play. "I'll get nervous at play p r a c -t i c e w h e n some-t h i n g g o e s wrong w i t h t h e play. I hope it w o n ' t h a p -pen on t h e days of the actual play. But if a mis-take does happen, well, there's a quote

Lincoln Middle Scoop Newspaper Staff Is…

Mr. “T”artaglia………..Editor in Chief Kyra Milloy……………..Managing Editor Calob Cooper…………..News Specialist Nehemiah Vargas…….News Specialist Sarah Courchesne……Editor/Beat Writer Kaitlyn Wright………..Editor/Beat Writer Gema Grandos………..Editor/Beat Writer Dallas Vargas………….Photographer/Interviewer Marisa Santamauro…Photography Editor/Interviewer Tristan Rosa…………...Beat Writer

Guest Contributions: Isaiah Arce Israel Arce Jackson Hills

The First Rule of Yu-Gi-Oh Club Is...

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I'm going to live by: 'The show must go on." The times to

practice are on Mon-

days and Wednes-

days from 2:30 to

4:00 p.m. T h i s

play also has a cho-

reographer for sup-

port from

M e r i d e n

Y o u t h

T h e a t r e

(MYT). Her

name is

C h a n t e l

M a r t i n .

She cho-

reographed

all the

dances in

this pro-

duction. Her talent

has a large impact

on this play.

Cont. from Pg 1

News

Ms. McCann

By Kyra Milloy One of the

new teachers at

Lincoln is 8th grade

ILA teacher Ms.

M c C a n n .

She loves

seeing her students

become better read-

ers. She has been

teaching for two

years. She wanted

to be a teacher

since she was five

years old. A fun fact

is that she is getting

married on July 4,

2 0 1 4 .

Ms. McCann

wants her students

to be ready for high

school when they

leave her class in

June.

By Kyra Milloy

A n e w

teacher at Lincoln

is ALC teacher Mr.

Alexander. He used

to teach at Crom-

well High School.

He loves

working as a men-

tor for kids and

having a positive

impact. He shows

them interesting

ways to learn. He

said the best part

about Lincoln is the

staff and the stu-

dents. A fun fact is

that he plays in a

flag football league

on Tuesday nights.

He wants his stu-

dents to think posi-

tively about their

future and to un-

derstand that hard

work pays off.

By Kyra Milloy

A n e w

teacher at Lincoln

is 6th grade School

Counselor Ms. Par-

ness. She loves

when students

genuinely appreci-

ate her helping

them. A fun fact is

that she loves to

travel. When she

was in college she

studied abroad in

Italy and plans to

travel to many

other countries. She

wants her students

to learn how to self-

advocate for what

they need in a posi-

tive way. Also, she

wants them to learn

strategies that will

help them in be-

coming successful

adults.

By Kyra Milloy

A n e w

teacher at Lincoln

is 7th grade science

teacher Ms. O'Neill.

She used to teacher

8th grade at Wash-

i n g t o n .

She loves to

convince her stu-

dents that science is

"super cool!" She

loves Lincoln be-

cause of the big

open windows and

meeting great stu-

d e n t s .

A fun fact is

that she has torn

her ACL twice play-

ing lacrosse. She

wants her students

to have a scientific

mind where they

are able to ask

questions about the

world around them.

Ms. Parness Mr. Alexander

Spotlight on New Teachers

Ms. O’Neill

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Roving Reporter

What’s the Best Thing About a Snow Day?

Mr. Pic Art Teacher “Spending time with my family and

catching up on my artwork.” Javonte Allen 8th Grade

“Running like a crazy kid in the snow.”

Ms. Carr SS Teacher “Spending time with my crazy,

messy kids.”

David Walton 7th Grade “Watching people slip on the

ice.”

Tyliq Rhodes 8th Grade “No School!” Mr. Vieira Tech Teacher

Morgan Bloom 7th Grade “Being able to text my friends.”

Nelson Cemacho 6th Grade “I get to play a lot of games.” Mr. Salafia

“Mrs. Warner gets to sleep late!”

Team Perkis