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EXTRA, EXTRA! Domingo Trevino Middle School Newspaper!!
Round Table Representative
Published by Creative Writing Class Volume 1 Issue #1 Feb. 2013 Spring Edition
Super Bowl XLVII CHAMPS!
by Hugh Rojas, Sports Writer MakeMyNewspaper.Com, Inc.
Baltimore Ravens hold off San
Francisco 49ers after long power
outage at Superdome, 34-31
The game might be remembered for
the blackout which left the Super-
dome in darkness for 34 minutes and
nearly changed the game. When the
lights went out – except for a few
lights that kept the field glowing – the
Ravens had a 22-point lead. When the
lights came back on, The Niners had
different plans.
“Oh my goodness, I mean we had a
ton of momentum at the time and had
everything rolling,” said Ravens tight
end Dennis Pitta. “Then the power
goes out and we’re waiting for what
felt like an hour. We lost a lot of mo-
mentum and they came storming
back.”
That they did, behind a reenergized
Kaepernick, who shook off a rough
start to throw for 302 yards and a
touchdown! Then, rushed for 62 yards
and another score had the crowd
cheering. He was unfazed when
Jones opened the second half with his
big return, putting the Ravens up 28-6
just 11 seconds in. It seemed like it
was lights out for San Francisco.
When the lights finally came back on,
power was restored to the
49ers. They went on to score 17
points in the next 10:12 to make it a
28-23 game.
Kaepernick scored on a 15-yard run
with 9:57 remaining. He pulled the
Niners within 31-29 with a two-point
conversion pending. But Kaeper-
nick’s pass failed, which allowed the
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: President? Page 1 Super bowl Page 1
Upsets Page 2 Crime Page 4
Restrooms closed
After 2pm! By Mr. Potty Supposedly, the restrooms close at 2pm everyday, but in reality they are locked by 1:40pm. I have gone to the re-stroom everyday since the be-ginning of the school year dur-ing 7th period. It’s my thing. I wait until the end of my classes like a good student to go. Late-ly, the administration says they should be closed at two, but when I go before then they are closed. “Hey, I don’t think this is good for my kidneys and blad-der. I don’t want to develop an infection,” said an 8th grade student with serious health con-cerns. I understand that the Offic-ers have found that people have been causing trouble at these times in the restrooms, but please give my little bladder a brake and actually wait until 2pm.
On Thursday, February 7 of 2013, I
interviewed Bryanna Galvan, round
table representative student for Domin-
go Trevino Middle School.
Ahtziri: How do you feel about be-
ing the school’s president?
Bryanna: Well, I think it is super
cool because you get a lot of
attention and everyone
comes to you for stuff. I en-
joy it a lot.
Ahtziri: How did you get elected to
become the president or
round table representative?
Bryanna: Well, I’m not quite sure,
because Mrs. Espino called
me into her office. She
asked me if I wanted the
titles, because I had already
been appointed by the prin-
cipal, so I said yes!
Ahtziri: That’s cool! What was the
first thing that came into
your mind when you arrived
to your first round table
meeting with the Superin-
tendent?
Bryanna: I was really nervous at first,
but on our way to La Joya I
was talking to other round
table students and I made
Ravens a 19-yard field goal, giving
them a 34-29 lead. The Ravens still
had to sweat out those final seconds.
Kaepernick brought the 49ers all the
way to the Baltimore 5-yard line.
On fourth-and-goal, he tried a fake
pass to Michael Crabtree, who got
tied up with Ravens cornerback at
the goal line. And the Ravens held
on to win, but Coach Jim Harbuagh
was sure there was a holding. The
Ravens obviously saw it a little dif-
ferently. They saw it as their desti-
ny. In the end we all know John
Harbuagh turned out the lights on his
brother, Jim’s, Super Bowl dreams.
Game TIME!!!
friends. When I got
there, it wasn’t as nerve
wrecking because not a
lot students talked,
mainly the outspoken
ones.
Ahtziri: Do you really
like your title as presi-
dent?
Bryanna: Yes! I love being
president of this school.
Ahtziri: You and Neyda are
both Presidents, am I
right?
Bryanna: Well, in my opin-
ion I don’t think we
should have two presi-
dents because it’s con-
fusing and no one real-
ly knows what you are.
Are you president and
Neyda is vice president
or vise versa? That’s
something I get asked
all the time.
Ahtziri: So, let’s make it
clear. You are DTMS
Student Council Presi-
dent and Round Table
Representative, Neyda
Villarreal is president
for 8th grade, Celeste
Flores for 7th grade and
Christian Ortiz, Vice
President for 6th grade.
Bryanna: Yes.
There you have it DTMS stu-
dents, Bryanna Galvan is glad to
be representing our school in the
Round Table gathering of all
LJISD schools with the Superin-
tendent and many of us are proud
of her! We are looking forward to
meeting the entire DTMS Student
Council in an assembly like during the
lunch period presentation. Could
there be a Spring Break Kick
Off Pep Rally themed
Don’t Drink & Drive?
by Ahtziri Hernandez, Editor in Chief
Columnist, Ahtziri Hernandez P
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trevino.ljisd.com BOOK TALK Page 2
AR Stress
by Brook Expert
Five books a week. Read five books
a week. READ FIVE BOOKS A
WEEK! Did you test? Have you test-
ed? You haven’t tested. You’re going
to have to stay for lunch detention. Test.
“How are we supposed to learn to
love reading when they force us to test
so many books for AR? ” ~ Panchita
“I’m trying to read my novel and I
have to take a brake because I’m being
hounded to test some simple book just
to meet some quota? I just learned that
word. Ha. Quota.” ~ 8th grade Husky
“I just want to read my book. May I
read my book?” ~ Daniel Mendoza
Students are required to read and test
on a minimum of five books a week.
Many students here at DTMS find this
very stressful. They feel pressured to
read for the sake of testing. We asked a
group of students if they would read one
of the books on the best sellers list and
the first thing they said was astonishing.
“Is it testable?”
Is this what educators want? Do you
want students to develop a love of read-
ing or alienate them form literature that
someone hasn’t had time to make a test
and put it on the AR program. Is there
an app for that?
NAME OF THE BOOK:
BAIT, SOME SECRETS NEVER LET GO
AUTHOR: ALEX SANCHEZ NUMBER OF PAGE: 239 TESTABLE? YES REVIEWER: VICTORIA ALVAREZ SUMMARY:
BOOK REVIEW Veronica’s Reads
by Veronica Alvarez
Books are Annoying By Daniel Mendoza
Why do I have to read five
books every week!? This is an-
noying. We should be allowed to
read just like two books, but my
teachers make me read one book
everyday! It’s very difficult to
get a love for reading when they
make me read things I’m not in-
terested in just to test. That’s su-
per boring. I think they should
put more science books or detec-
tive novels in the school library,
which would definitely motivate
me to read more.
Prove It By Marco Caso Cerado
Yeah, books are boring.
No, man, you are boring.
Books are about the only
thing now a days that is un-
censored. At the risk of
sounding corny, use your
imagination.
What do you do when
you want to know about
something? I usually ask
someone or turn on the TV.
Either way, whomever you
ask probably read it some-
where and TV is scripted.
That means someone wrote
something and then read it.
YOLO, your doing it
now. Read things your in-
terested in. Magazines,
newspapers, comics,
mengas. Turn on the subti-
tles on your TV.
You know, baby steps.
When Fabio looks at him funny,
Diego punches him in the face and
ends up on probation. At first he
wants nothing to do with his proba-
tion officer. Diego starts to open up,
he realizes that Mr. Vidas is the first
person who ever really wanted to lis-
ten to him. Diego begins to make
progress controlling his anger. He
even opens up enough to tell Vidas
about the shark tooth that his stepfa-
ther gave him and he also used to cut
himself. But only if Diego could find
the courage to trust Vidas with the
darkest secrets from his past will he
be able to heal completely.
In this bold story of a boy trying to
grow beyond a painful pas, award
winning author Alex Sanchez takes
from his personal experience as a pro-
bation officer to reveal the complexi-
ties of one of his most genuinely real-
ized characters to date.
“When I’m watching TV
& my mom tells me to
read more, I turn on
the subtitles.”
~ Teenager Post #192
“I love to read. I always carry around
a book with me, even during lunch.”
Photo by Naomi Lomeli & America Mora
February is National Black History Month. Go by the school library and pick up a book to enrich you mind. The Disney Chanel is also doing a series of shows that are dedicated to it. Turn on the English Subtitles and check it out.
trevino.ljisd.com 7th Grade Issues Page 3
PDA by Las Nenas (Public Display of Affection)
Love & Friendship Valentine’s Day
by Cupid
On February 7, 2013, Thursday, I
was on my way to the bus and I saw
an 8th grader making out with a 6th
grader, which I think is totally aw-
ful. The guy was kissing the girl like
if he wanted to eat her up. He is like
four years older than her.
Look 6th graders, you should have
a little bit of self-respect. You
should have some respect for the
school too. 8th graders, go out with
someone of your age, because the 6th
graders are too small and young for
you. Little 6th graders don’t know
what’s going on, they just came
from 5th grade. They’re barely expe-
riencing the true feeling of junior
high and should not be exposed to
such things right now.
Hands off the little ones!
Valentine's Day Dance Excitement! by Jazmn Cortez, Alejandra Lara, Christian, Aguilar
“Well, I think it’s going to be fun”
~ Katherine Schlieper
“It is going to be bad donkey!” Ariana and Vicky said excitedly. “I think it’s going to be the same as the other ones, where some are just sitting down watching,” Kimberly Munoz re-plied to our inquiry of what to ex-pect at the upcoming dance. “Well, I think it’s good for the students to be able to come together and have a good time together because we’ve been working very hard with bench-marks and the STAAR test right around the corner. So, it’s a good de-stressor and after it we can come back and get ready to really tackle the test.” ~ Mrs. Richardson, 7th grade Asst. Administrator
NO PDA “Pos claro. I’m going
to the dance. Clarines,
voy a bailar!” ~ Jerry
“La Ardilla”, 6th grade
“Are there going to be kings and queens?”
Briana Escobedo asked. “It`s going to be fun,” Leo Rivera said. “I am going for the
food,” Manny Eli-
With Valentine’s Day around
the corner suddenly everyone is
getting all mushy. Do you have a
special Valentine for the DTMS
Valentine’s Day Dance?
If you are solo in the loving
partner department, don’t worry
about it too much. It’s called the
day of love and friendship, Amor y
Amistad, for a reason.
It’s also a day for people with
no body that loves them to have
someone to give and receive choc-
olates from. Osea, friends.
So, that said. I’ll leave a
box marked CUPID at the
dance this Friday next to the
DJ booth where you may
leave this loveless “friend”
some chocolates or notes with
tips on how I can get a girl-
friend by next Valentine’s
Day. You think a year will be
enough time?
“There should be a contest of the
cutest couple,” Britney Acebedo proposed.
Photo by Naomi Lomeli & America Mora
trevino.ljisd.com Events Page 4
Photos by Leonel Peña
Chalupa BINGO! by Andrea Sabas
At DTMS so many people
enjoy a good game of Bingo
with good prizes no one can
complain. The prizes ranged
from blankets to an electric
oven. Excitement inhabited
little children and even their
grandparents at Tuesdays Cha-
lupa Bingo benefiting the 8th
grade student fund.
With 26 prizes chaos and
excitement filled the DTMS
cafeteria. At only two dollars
and fifty cents a card many
people had more than one to
play. Nachos, hot Cheetos,
tacos, soda, and candies were
sold at the concession stand. It
was a great time, laughing and
having a good time by all.
The DTMS Dance Team
gave a really good show with
only three girls and two boys
dancing on stage. The DTMS
Band played as best ever giv-
ing us a great time. The Dia-
mond Stars danced with all
their hearts to rap and amazed
the audience. All this thanks
to our teachers and student
council, they have created a
great Bingo Night.
trevino.ljisd.com TMZ DTMS Page 6
Do You Know What Really Grinds My Gears? by Tom Tucker
One Direction Scandal
By Cristal Clear
The latest rumor is that the guys in
the band One Direction are gay. I don’t
know about you , but their sexual orienta-
tion is nott going to change the way their
music sounds. Also, I am not going to
magically begin to like girls after listening
to “What Makes You Beautiful” . If it
does happen, lets focus on how in love we
are with their cool music and less on who
their dating.
Something that is really
going on in this school is
backstabbers! You help them
just to get slapped in the
face. I really want to get
involved and help with the
extracurricular activities, but
the people who are running it
make it really hard for me to
get inspired to help.
~ Back to you Dianne.
Happy Birthday
Harry Styles! ~ By Priscilla Valencia
On February 1, 2013 was a
super special day in One Direc-
tion history, 'cause we're cele-
brating the birthday of Harry
Styles! The young lad just
turned 19! You want to know
some reasons to love this
chap ? Check it out!
1. His Style! With his signature curls and style, you could recognize this guy in no time! No matter what looks he has, he’ll be rocking his blazer all the time! 2. His personality! Everyone thinks Harry would be the flirt and romantic guy in the group. Not only that, but he would give anything for his girl! Wouldn’t you love a guy like that!! 3. His Voice! Last but not least, his rich, deep voice. His voice could send chills down your spine by just saying the simplest of words. Plus, he can sing! That sexy voice that can sing in har-mony will have you fall over him in no time!
What Really Grinds My Gears... By Susan Simmons
Those sixth graders that
interrupt the eighth grade
classes. They can’t just do
whatever they want!
~ Back to you Tom.
Do You Know What
Really Grinds My
Thank, Tom.
Prince Charming breaks up with Rapunzel by Roxy Girl
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 at 1:35
pm, prince charming went up to
his friend and informed him he
had broken up with his girlfriend.
What he didn’t know is that she
was right behind him and heard
everything. Rapunzel was devas-
tated.
“I just don’t understand why
he didn’t have the courage to tell
me personally that it was over,”
sobbed Rapunzel.
Boys, please, if you do not
want to be with your girlfriends
anymore do the right thing. Be
polite and say that you are sorry
but it is over. We will understand.
Top Phones By Magdalena Ybarra
The iphone4 is one of the top
phones in the market. If your
able, you can have all the apps
you want you are able to access
Facebook and has fast internet
not like other phones that are
slow. Buy the iphone4 now it’s
available at Verizon, Sprint,
AT&T and T-Moble. Verizon is
the company I recommended.
“Yawning is your body’s way of saying 20% of battery remaining.”
~ Teenager Post #1,045
Fashion Bows By Isela Luna
Girls now a days are wearing
big bows on their hair. They
think it looks nice and they do.
It is the latest fashion trend.
Girls think that big bows are in,
and I say yes ladies. Rock it.
Photo by Edgar Hernandez Model Ana Salazar
~ Barack Obama
trevino.ljisd.com SPORTS Page 5
GOOOOAAAL! DTMS Beats De Zavala by Randy Villarreal & Jesus Garcia
Thursday’s soccer game
against De Zavala Middle
School here at Domingo Tre-
viño soccer field was a very
successful game for our team.
We won 3-0 with amazing
hard hitting goals made by
Homer Martinez, Jorge Mar-
tinez and Elias Adame. Our
power house goalie, Andrew
Rodriguez, stopped so many
balls from entering the goal.
Nothing could get passed
him.
It proved to be an exciting
game and we hope to see you
at our next game against
Memorial Middle School!
Soccer is Dangerous: Did you know that soccer is considered one of the most dangerous
sports in the world? Think about it. They hardly use any gear. Accord-
ing to an article published in the US Soccer Players web page, Soccer’s
Concussion Problem by Stefan Bondy in May of 2010, soccer is often
overlooked as a concussion hazard.
Take care of those noggins players!
Photos by Emilly Torres
Last weeks game against Dr. Saenz was the best game we had before the B team it was a piece of cake. I don’t mean to brag but the Lady Huskies had this game in the bag, Dr. Saenz has had to be the easiest team we have ever faced before, sure they have some skills but we are the real thing with bet-ter players, the ones who made the shots was Dalila Romero who made about 10-15 shots and Laura Salinas who made two shots. They all worked as a team and together the defeated Dr. Saenz. We wiped the floor with them, leaving them a score of 26-6.
Lady Husky Basketball We Dominated! by Xiclali Cordova
“We have made many mis-takes, but next time we know
what to fix. Good job ladies.” ~ Coach Canchola
Photo by Neyda Villarreal
trevino.ljisd.com Movie & Music + More Reviews Page 7
Florence + The Machine By Brittany Ramirez, 8th grade
Rolando’s Movie Picks Mama, PG13
by Rolando Awesome. A scary movie I can actually see with out my mother checking if I need a change of pants every few seconds embar-rassing me in front of my buds. I felt all grown up with my friends at the theater ready to see just how scary this movie was. Let me just say that I was having second thoughts on making my mom go see Les Miserables two minutes into the movie. I went to see Mama, horror thriller, this weekend and it was awesome. Now all I do is whisper “Mama” every chance I get.. I still get chills. I highly recommend you go see this movie. It’s about
The Angry Birds game is awe-
some because it`s about cool birds
that are angry because pigs stole
their eggs for the king pig that
wants to eat their eggs. They get so
angry that they went to get their
eggs back.
They defeat the pigs in many
places with their special abilities.
One of their abilities is they use a
slingshot to launch themselves to
the pigs to defeat them. They have
different abilities in different
games. You can like many differ-
ent birds. Angry Birds seasons,
Rio, Space, and Star Wars. That’s
why Angry Birds are awesome.
“I’m going to the movies this
weekend!” ~ Juan C. Escobedo
“I’m going to an Eminem concert
to hear his new songs.”
~ Juan Villarreal
Known for the Lead Singer’s,
Florence Welch, Powerful
Voice Florence + The Machine
are phenomenal. Most of you
know them, and if you don’t,
Florence + The Machine are
artists that have a Indie Rock
Sound to their music genre.
They are well known in North
America, but are from the UK.
Their biggest hits are “Dog
Days are Over” & “Shake it
Out”. If I were you, I would
put this band on your favorites.
I love the beat to every one of
their song. Always have this
artist on replay on my MP3. If
you have not heard of them,
check them out on YouTube!
You will not be disappointed. If
you are already a fan of Adele,
you would love this artist, the
lead reminisces Adele’s same
style. Go buy their newest al-
bum “Florence +the Machine:
MTV Unplugged”. I give this
Artist a 4.5 notes.
That is how amazing they are!
By Jose Guerrero
Photo by Naomi Lomeli & America Mora
1hr 40min Rated: PG-13 Genre: Horror In Theaters Now
Directed by: Seth Gordon Starring: Jason Bateman &
Mellissa McCarthy
Rated R; Parent Needed
This weekend I went to go see one of the first new come-dies of the year, “Identity Thief” directed by Seth Gor-don. The film is about a fami-ly man, Sandy Bigelow Pat-terson (Jason Bateman), who makes an honest living in Denver, Colorado. He was always hoping that a big change would happen in his career to support his loving family. Just as he had been hoping, things are looking up. Until, his identity had been stolen by a ridiculous and bi-zarre woman. While this man has been struggling to get by, the woman who stole his identity, Diana (Mellissa McCarthy), has been having the time of her life, with his credit cards. When Diana starts putting his new job- that he has worked extremely hard for- on in jeopardy, it be-comes personal. Sandy Patter-son sets out to Florida to bring this wild thief to justice, so she can admit to her wrong doings and restore his life. After he meets her, he discov-ers that things are more com-plex than he thought. This film is a real enjoy-ment to watch. It is filled with laughter, thrilling excitement, and heartwarming moments. I would recommend this movie to any movie lover, because it really has it all. Mellissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman are extremely humorous and witty in this film, alongside an amazing cast. I give “Identity Thief” 5. Oh, by the way, don’t forget to take your parents because the film does have some strong language for our age and maturity level, plus they won’t let you in without them.
By Gabriela Peralez
trevino.ljisd.com Around Campus! Around Town! Page 8
Circo Hermanos Vazquez
by Humberto Martimez
Last year, I went to Ciro Her-
manos Vazquez. It was cool. I
recommend for you to go this
year. Today, the Circus is here in
Donna, TX. I know it might be a
long trip, but if you take some-
thing to entertain you on the way
it will be ok. It’s something to
keep you busy. It’s worth the
long wait. It’s cool, but the only
thing that is bad is the price of the
entrance. It is $35 for adults and
$15 for the kids.
Carnival! by Saul Guerrero
Explore The World
It is important for us to try new
things. We will try to let you know
what is going on around the RGV
that will interest the active YOLO
students. Lets go out and have fun!
“What’s there to do in the Valley anyway?”
Photo by Jazmin Cortez & her shadow Alejandra Lara
Last week, I went to the
carnival in McAllen. I went
with some guys and girls. I
told everybody that I would
pay for them. So, everybody
came to my house and then we
all went to the carnival togeth-
er. It was super cool. I spent
most of my time trying to
meet girls, but you should go
check out the rides. They
looked cool too.
Lookalike By Ulises Garcia Many people say I look
like my mother, all I need
is a wig. Do you think so?
I cannot really express
my feelings toward my
mother because I am a
guy. However, I do enjoy
the best of times with my
family. Where do you go
with your family on the
weekends to have fun?
“Call me. We’ll hang out. ~ Jerry Guerra
Juan Escobedo & Saul Guerrero
~ Mark Twain
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