By Wyatt Jensen
This weeks Throwback Thursday is about the end of the school year and summer break. Kane will be getting out in a few days,and we are getting out ahead of many. Warren, for example, gets out in two weeks. Some other schools don't even have a break. This is due to the belief that summer reduces the knowledge absorbed. This goes back since the 1900s, when schools could still be single rooms. The typical system now is a 4-10 week summer. There have been many examples of this in history. One of these is the single house schools where they would have much longer days. These systems have all lead to our current system of getting out for a few months at a time in order to help with the farm and harvest. And boy is it good to get out. The Kane Area Middle School Accelerated Reader winners for the month of May have been chosen. The students who earned the most points in each grade include Satene Banks (6th grade, 21 points), Jillian Watts (7th grade, 30 points), and Brooke Ginkel (8th grade, 18 points). Students who won baskets include Dane Anderson (6th grade), Emmah Wilson (7th grade), and Tiauna Fox (8th grade). Pictured from left to right are Tiauna Fox, Brooke Ginkel, Emmah Wilson, Jillian Watts, Satene Banks, and Dane Anderson.
Submitted by Mrs. K. Johnson, AR Contests Coordinator The Kissing Booth Book Review by: Ashleigh Causer Elle is a junior in high school and has never been kissed. She was never popular until this year, because she finally “became a girl”. Her best friend in the whole world is Lee. They’ve been friends since they were in the hospital together. Same birthday, Same time, Same day. He has an older brother that’s a senior, football player, big flirt and a “player”. Noah or better known as “Flynn”. Elle has had a secret crush on him, that’s not really a secret anymore. Elle and Lee had to raise money for the dance club. So they decided to make a Kissing booth at the carnival. Elle had to fill in for a girl and a guy walked up and - You have to read this great book to find out more. Also The movie just came out on Netflix, so go give it a watch. Jillian Watts is the latest Kane Area Middle School student to complete the Genre Challenge. Jillian is a seventh grade student who read books from eight different genres to complete the challenge. She is the 13th student to meet the challenge this school year. Pictured are the four record-breaking athletes on the Kane MS Track and Field Team.
L-R: Jack Bell - Broke his own MS Boys 8th Grade TJ Record with a jump of 38'6". Serrena Conklin - Broke the Oil City TJ Record with a jump of 31-10 1/2. The record was previously set by Anna Minor of Meadville MS. Ricky Zampogna - Broke the MS Boys Track and Field 7th Grade TJ Record (set by Jack Bell last year) with a jump of 36'7" Jon Mishic - Broke the MS Boys Track and Field 8th Grade 3200M Record with a time of 11:14.70. The record was previously set by John Wolfe in 2016. On May 10, 2018, the girls track and field team went to Oil City for a meet. They finished their meet strong. Willow Howe participated in the 400m dash. She placed 8th. Madison Stahli did the triple jump which she placed 2nd and the 4x400 relay and placed 6th. Serrena Conklin also participated in the triple jump and got 1st. Last but not least, Myka Costanzo participated and placed in 3 events. She placed 6th in discuss, 4th in javelin, and 11th in shot put. Congrats to the other girls who also went to this meet.
MS Boys Track and Field Take First at Oil City Invite, Undefeated for 2018 Season
The Kane MS Boys swept their final meet at the Oil City Invite to finish the season as undefeated. This group of boys continuously worked together as a team to win each and every meet. Personal bests continued to be set and each and every boy improved in his event/s this season. Highlight performances:
The Giver By Lois Lowry Reviewed by: Dawson Glogau This is a review about Lois Lowry’s, The Giver. It was published in 1993, and has soared the charts for one of the best selling books. The genre is classified as young adult fiction. Everything is perfect, nothing is out of place. No one misunderstands and the community lives in a state of equilibrium. If a baby is unperfect, the child is released, if a person makes too many wrongs, they are released. True perfection in the eyes of the elders. No one knows the memories about the past, expect the Giver. The Giver has to be a truly outstanding and honorable human being, who has the capacity to hold all the memories of the past. Jonas, a gifted teen, receives the the assignment to be the receiver to the Giver and hold the memories of the past. Will he be able to handle it? Find out by reading The Giver. I would give this book a 10/10. This book has an amazing plot and great dynamic characters. From the beginning to the end, the book is a constant page flipper and intrigues the reader on every page. This is just a great book overall! |
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