Wayland Middle School
I don’t know about you, but when I first learned not all kids have a chance to play youth sports I was furious. I know I’m lucky, my family has always been able to afford the registration fees for sports. Knowing that there are kids like me that don’t have the resources to play sports […]
The school bell rings. Freedom! Free from the stressful workloads during the weekdays. Freedom to spend time with family and friends… Everything is fine until I remember the homework. I puff out a long, frustrated sigh, and start to work. I bunch up in my room like a hibernating bear, surrounded by endless textbook pages, […]
In 2010, the NCAA(National Collegiate Athletic Association) and Turner/CBS Sports agreed to a 14-year, $10.8 billion deal for the broadcast rights to March Madness, the Division I men’s basketball tournament. Today, the NCAA makes nearly a billion dollars per year from the TV agreement, ticket sales, and other sources like donations. According to NCAA’s official […]
Vile Victoria’s Secret: Why This Company is Tearing Down Our Society Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: one of the most popular fashion shows in the nation. Millions of people throughout the country flick on their T.V. and wait intently for the different angels wearing fluorescent wings and stilleto kitten pumps to strut down the glamorized runway. […]
We’ve all had that moment… “Wait…It’s already 10:30? How?” You glare at your phone in shock. “But I was only on Youtube for, like, twenty minutes…Uh oh…” You look back at your unfinished project, your heart dropping like a boulder to the bottom of your stomach. Scrambling, you snatch the glue and Sharpies off of […]
#1 Patient: Doctor, every time I drink coffee I get an intense pain in my eye. WHY? Doctor: Have you tried to remove the spoon? #2 Student: What do you get when you crossbreed a shark and a cow? Teacher: I have no idea but I wouldn’t try milking it. #3 Light travels faster than […]
Start here when you need an A. If you are like us you know how much we all want A’s even if it means slowing down and taking more time. You will be able to get your grades up and learn different techniques at the same time to focus on your goal of an […]
Food recipes: Autumn Apple Crisp 6-8 apples ¾ cup flour ¾ cup rolled oats ½ cup brown sugar ½ tsp cinnamon ⅓ cup vegetable oil Preheat oven to 360 degrees Wash and cut apples Spread apples at the bottom of the baking dish Mix all ingredients except the apples Bake for 40 min. or until […]
History Bob: EDITION 1: Mesopotamia and Sumer History Bob is a person who talks about history, it’s his favorite thing. Today Bob found something interesting: the first epic or a very long poem, it’s about 1,000 pages long. He knows that the people in Mesopotamia wrote it, or being more specific Sumer. Sumer is an […]
I interviewed Ms. O’Keefe, 8th grade English Teacher, and Ms. Barker, 6th grade Social Studies Teacher about…read on to find out more! Why did you become a teacher? Mrs. Barker: Because I love what I teach and I wanted to keep thinking it for the rest of my life. Mrs. O’Keefe: I became a teacher […]