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Book Review and
Winter Fashion
2
Social Media and
Editorial
3
Flappy Bird
Directioners
4
School Info
Book Review #2
5
Sports: Basketball
Contest
6
Sports: Olympics
Caption Winner
7
Honor Roll Lists
Congratulations!
8-9
Club Info
February Days
10
Inside this issue:
Feb. 4, 2014
Volume 1, Issue 6 Belzer Blog
Belzer Middle School
Student Newspaper
By: Blaque Rutland. This semester students must have a
charged laptop everyday. If you do not report to class with
a “ready” laptop, it will count as a supply tardy. A sugges-
tion to having a fully charged laptop is that when you get
home from school, plug your laptop in immediately. This
will become a habit, and you will be ready for school the
next day.
Caption This!
By: Kaylee Demlow. Submit your caption for
this picture in the Belzer Blog discussion tab.
WINTER FUN
Belzer Blog Page 2
By: Lilly Solly and Diana
Martinez. The month of Feb-
ruary is awesome. There are
many new fashion trends to
try out in the mildly cold
month. Printed leggings are
popular in right now and
come in many styles. Some
have flowers; others are
checkered, and some have
stripes! You can pair leg-
gings with cute sweaters and
jackets or even under skirts.
Some styles of skirts are skat-
er skirts, pencil skirts, and a-
line skirts. There are also a
few types of sweaters like
printed sweaters and long
sweaters.
Don’t be afraid to try new
things and take a few style
risks. Mixing it up is always
fun. Instead of wearing a dark
colored shirt and jeans, try
wearing printed leggings and
a cute v-neck and a cardigan.
You can also bring back the
trend of leg warmers. Step-
ping out of your comfort zone
can be a good thing some-
times. Try some new boots,
bracelets, necklaces, scarves,
and other accessories to spice
up a dull outfit. This is a good
month for bright blues,
whites, and greens. So step
outside of your comfort zone,
and make an old outfit feel
new again!
Sub Zero WINTER WORD
SCRAMBLE
Can you unscramble these winter words?
See clues on the back page if you need
help.
ITRWEN TNMTIES
FKSEONAWL ZRFNOE
MSONWAN DLSE
TCOLHHCEOAO
By: Morgan Butrum-Griffith. In this
book talk, we will be discussing about
a popular book (also best-seller), but
only recently discovered when the
movie was made. (The City of Bones
movie came out on August 21st). The
Mortal Instruments is a six book series
(City of Heavenly Fire book is coming
out in March), and is full of action and
fantasy. You might be already flipping
to the next article, but hold on. This
series isn’t a bunch of fairies and uni-
corns (well, maybe faeries, but it’s not
what you think they’re like), it’s more
of a bloody war type of book and mov-
ie. If you like anything about vampires,
werewolves, angels, demons, and evil
faeries, this is the type of book for you.
Now it’s time to tell you what the movie
and book is about.
Clary Fray, an ordinary 15 year old
girl, wants to celebrate her 16th birthday
by going to the all-ages Pandemonium
Club in New York City with her best
friend, Simon Lewis. All Clary wants to
do is have fun and hang out with her
friend, but instead witnesses a murder
committed by three teenagers covered in
strange tattoos. And to make matters
worse, she is the only one who appears
to see them! When her mother is kid-
napped, Clary joins Shadow hunters
Isabelle, Alec, a happy-go-lucky tutor
Hodge, and the suspicious, life-risking
Jace, who is
very curious
about Clary and
her Shadow
hunter ability
and wants to
help her follow
the clues of her
past and find
her mother.
Along the way, Clary finds out some
socking secrets. She has a broth-
er...could her brother be the person she
expects less, but likes the most?
Want to see who the brother is? Find
out in City of Bones. Each book in the
series gets better!
City of Bones Book Review
By Victoria Miller. A 5K event to raise money for
the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will be on
March 15, rain or shine. The event will start at
8am at the Lawrence Education and Community
Center’s tennis courts on Sunnyside Road. There
is a $20 fee if you register early at
www.sites.google.com/sites/trotterstrott . If you
register at the event it will be $25. Parking will be
available at LECC and Sunnyside
Elementary. If necessary there will be
shuttles to the site. It is open to any-
one who wants to run or walk. So
come out and raise money for Leuke-
mia and Lymphoma!
Late Winter 5K
Volume 1, Issue 6 Page 3
By: Tyra Schaffer and Gabbie Anderson.
Social Networking has evolved over the
last 10 years or more years. The first
popular social networking site of the
2000s was Myspace. Myspace was in-
vented in August of 2003. Myspace was
the Facebook of the early 2000’s. Like
all social networking sites Myspace died
down and became “lame” to the public.
Facebook was the next big thing. Face-
book was invented in February 4, 2004.
It hasn’t died down and doesn’t look
like it will anytime soon, but its popu-
larity is starting to lessen because of a
more popular, relatable sight called
Instagram.
Instagram was invented in October
of 2010. Instagram is site where you
post pictures instead of statuses. You
can’t post a “status” without posting a
picture.
Social networking has evolved over
time and will continue to evolve.
#ThrowbackThursday
By: Ian Massengale. Astronomers
discovered three new planets, and
a sun in a cluster called Messier
67. The sun is nearly identical to
ours so scientists call it our solar
twin. This is the first solar twin
found in a cluster with planets so
that is why it’s so special. Astron-
omers hope to visit there someday.
New
Planets
By Olivia
Salvo. No,
Elementary
kids should
not use so-
cial media
sites. As social media sites
are created and become
even more popular, younger
and younger kids make ac-
counts, with or without their
parents’ permission. Parents
may realize the safety issues
and say no, but some kids
will go against their own
parents, especially when
they don’t think it’s a big
deal. Especially with
younger kids they may post
something that could get
them into an unsafe situa-
tion, without realizing it. If
addresses or contact num-
bers are posted, bad people
could see these and take the
opportunity. Other than
safety, another large con-
cern is what other people
have posted. Younger kids
could easily pick up bad
habits, such as cussing. Oth-
er things could be seen: bad
photos and inappropriate
stories or jokes. Even
though young kids get so-
cial media accounts to stay
in touch, there are other
ways to do that. All in all
these types of sites should
stay with the older kids, or
even better with
the adults.
By Lexi
Odle. Young
students
should be
able to use
Social Net-
working sites. These sites can
help students make new
friends. Many teens and young
people use social networking
sites to keep in touch with the
friends that they can’t talk to
on a daily basis. 52% of teens
said that social media helped to
keep a healthy relationship
with their friends when they
were younger.
Social networking also spreads
information more quickly than
any other media. Young stu-
dents can use social media to
instantly help other students
with homework or other
school-related projects. Every-
one has busy schedules, so it’s
hard to get together with
friends to work on a project
outside of school. With social
media, students can work to-
gether to get the project done!
These positives outweigh any
negatives because parents can
and should monitor their
child’s use of this media.
Young students’ using social
networking is helpful to par-
ents, easy to work with, and
very convenient for students.
EDITORIAL: Social Media For Elementary Students?
What do you
think?
Volume 1, Issue 6 Page 4
High School Test Prep
By: Hannah Morton.
Did you know that
as a middle schooler,
you can take a high
school test? NU-
MATS is a program that allows mid-
dle schoolers to partake in the SAT or
the ACT. NUMATS stands for North-
western University’s Midwest Aca-
demic Talent Search. This program is
used to allow gifted students to take a
test more suited to their academic lev-
el. To be able to participate in this,
students must have received Pass + on
ISTEP. If the student reaches the crite-
ria, they may either take the ACT or
the SAT.
Multiple students at Belzer are taking
this test on January 25, 2014. This is
for the SAT test, which is recommend-
ed for middle school students. This is
because the SAT is looked at more on
college applications than the ACT, alt-
hough the test scores will not be rec-
orded on public record. This means
even if the student scores very well,
they will have to retake the test again
in high school. However, scholarships
can be awarded for high test scores.
The test costs $88 in total, the actual
test costing $51. The rest of the money
is for NUMATS, so that they can con-
tinue to run this program. The test is
great practice, and helps improve stu-
dent’s future score. So think about this
when you are taking your ISTEP this
year.
By Jonathon Magos. Over the past few weeks Belzer
Middle School has had multiple two hour delays and
snow days. The reason of this is a polar vortex hap-
pened a few days before winter break ended. This polar vortex gave us 11
inches of snow and temperatures that dropped to negative forty with the
wind chill.
As a result, President’s Day, February 17th, which was supposed to be a
day off school, is now a school day. Spring break has two snow days built
into it and are being used to make up the missing time. Be sure to mark
your calendars to be in school on these days…we need them to prepare for
our two rounds of ISTEP testing to be done in early March and early May.
Flappy Bird By Jackie Aguilar. One of the newest
and most fun games out there is Flappy
Bird. Some people see no point in the
game and become very frustrated with
it, but that’s why so many people play
it. Even though it’s a hard game, when
you lose you’re so mad you want to
keep playing it. The way the game
works is you make the bird flap its
wings with
each tap, but
it actually
just bobs up
and falls
back down.
The trick is
to tap at just
the right
time to fly
through the
openings in
the pipes. If
the bird
touches any-
thing, it dies,
and it’s
game over.
Everyone
has been talking about it, whether it’s on
Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter; the
game has been taking over social media.
By Shelby Benedick. Friday, the 31st,
One Direction released the music video
for their song “Midnight Memories”.
The song was released in November, and Directioners (fans of One Direction,
also the biggest fandom in the world) have waited months for a video. The
release date had been changed many times: rumors claimed it would be out on
the 11th, in time for Zayn Malik’s 21st birthday, and then after many other
days of disappointment, band member Louis ‘The Tommo’ Tomlinson con-
firmed on the 27th that the video would come out this past Friday.
Directioners were encouraged to win the Vevo record (the record is the most
views in 24 hours which Miley Cyrus holds at 19.3 million views after taking
it from the One Direction video “Best Song Ever”) Directioners crashed Vevo
last time, trying to win the record back with the “Story Of My Life” video).
As a result, Directioners hoped to crash the site if they couldn’t break the rec-
ord. Unfortunaely, they didn’t do either. Well, let’s wish Harry a Happy
Birthday anyway.
Directioners
Making It Up
Volume 1, Issue 6 Page 5
By: Kaylee Demlow. Buttercup is the most beautiful
woman in the world. Peri-
od. When she falls in love
with Westley, the farm
boy, he goes away to seek
his fortune. Unfortunately,
his ship was overtaken by
the Dread Pirate Roberts,
who never leaves survi-
vors. Buttercup swears to
never love again. When
Prince Humperdinck,
hunter extraordinaire, ac-
quires her for his bride-to-
be, she is kidnapped as a
plot to strike up war with
Guilder, a neighboring
kingdom. But a swift mys-
terious man in black closes
in on the escaping kidnappers. Buttercup must stay brave
as she is being captured by three men and pursued by
another whom she does not know.
William Goldman uses crude humor and daring plots to
hook readers and steer them speeding through the chap-
ters. He uses a strange pen name, S. Morgenstern, to
make the reader believe he’s just an author who lives in
New York with his imaginary Psychiatric wife and obese
son. This is not true at all, so try not to get confused.
William Goldman wrote the entire book himself, but he
does not have a wife or a son. William Goldman also
wrote Marathon Man & The Silent Gondoliers. Sure
to keep you reading, this book is perfect for ages 13-45.
Book Review:
The Princess Bride
By: Emma Orcutt. Passing your classes
is hard. Here are some helpful tips:
STAY ORGANIZED. Keep papers
that are needed. Documents from last
semester may not be very useful this
9 weeks. Ask your teacher if you are
not sure.
TAKE OUT A PORTION OF TIME
IN YOUR EVENING TO STUDY.
Even 10 minutes of your time could
be very helpful when studying for a
test or quiz.
PAY ATTENTION. Teachers know
what they’re talking about. Try to lis-
ten to them and peers.
ASK QUESTIONS. If you don’t un-
derstand something, speak up. Being
left behind is not the way to go.
PARTICIPATE. Participation will help
the brain stay on task and not get dis-
tracted. When your teacher gives you
time to answer a question, raise your
hand or call it out if they allow it.
TAKE NOTES. Use those notes and
your book (if there is one for the sub-
ject) during your study time.
A= Awesome!
Steps to Achieve Your Academic Goals
By: Reagan Fitzsimons. Re-
cently, Belzer middle school
received an “A” rating from
the Indiana department of
education. Belzer’s principal,
Mr. Knoderer, said he be-
lieved the main reason Belzer
got the “A” rating was be-
cause the school “expects the
most from their students and
teachers”. He said that the
first thing that he did when he
became principal was make
sure that all the teachers at
the school really believed in
the children and genuinely
wanted them to succeed. Stu-
dents that attend Belzer Mid-
dle School are required to
turn in a weekly reading log
because it is a clear “predictor
for how successful you are
going to be in the future.” Mr.
Knoderer believes that is yet
another reason why Belzer
received that “A” rating.
There was only 1 other school
in the county that received
this rating, partially because it
is such a difficult rating to
receive. This rating was based
on “school accountability”
and the students’ ISTEP
scores. The percentage of stu-
dents who passed ISTEP went
up in both mathematics and
language arts, and the percent
of students who passed was
above state average in mathe-
matics. Belzer’s math average
was 87.3%, compared to the
state average of 82.9%. The
percentage of students who
passed the language arts
ISTEP last year was 72.9%,
compared to the state average
of 79.7%. Both of these per-
centages have increased in the
past few years. Neither of
them reach the state goal of
90% for both math and lan-
guage arts. We are proud of
this accomplishment and
strive to make an “A” again
this year.
Volume 1, Issue 6 Page 6
Athletics
By: Annaya Shelton. Student athletes attending Belzer Mid-
dle School finally get the updates they need. Over the sum-
mer Mr. Connors, Belzer’s Athletic Director, had the
chance to replace some of the old athletic equipment with
new equipment. They installed new scoreboards for the
Bruins basketball court and football field, resurfaced the
track and tennis court, rut dugouts along the baseball field’s
fence, bought new mats for the wrestling team, and bought
new uniforms for almost all sports. Unfortunately they were
not able to buy new wrestling uniforms because of how ex-
pensive the mats were but are hoping to buy the wrestling
team new uniforms next year. Mr. Connors, former athlete
says he “felt accomplished,” because he had the opportunity
to give the athletes the equip-
ment they deserve.
Belzer’s Athletic Upgrade
By Gabbie Anderson and Tyra
Schaffer. The 7th and 8th grade boys
basketball team has worked hard to
make this a great season. The 7th
grade team had a record of 7 & 11.
The 8th grade team had a record of
17 & 2. Although the 7th grade team
didn’t have the season the 8th grad-
ers had, they still played hard.
The 7th graders first year of mid-
dle school basketball was filled
with some great
wins. Not only did
they work hard to
learn and experi-
ence a more ad-
vanced style of
basketball, they
also had a lot of
fun working with
the 8th grade boys
to learn how they
can be better next
By Halle Barton and Claire Foley. Belzer is hosting a BTV
logo contest. The judges are looking for original ideas, so
think creatively. Logos can be hand
drawn or made on the computer using
Gimp or Paint and submitted to the
Belzer Blog on MyBigCampus. Hand
drawn logos should be turned in to
room C110. Submit or turn in your
photos by February 14.
LOGO Contest
Basketball Season Closes Out
year.
On November 12th, the 7th grade boys
beat Fall Creek 39-37 in round 1 of the Fall
Creek games. December 5th they beat
Northview 45-31. Then on the 17th they
beat Northview again 46-24. January 23,
the 7th grade won against Carmel 55-37, and
on the 27th they beat Franklin Township
Middle School West, at
the home invitational 58-
34. Sadly to wrap up the
season, they lost to
Franklin Township Mid-
dle School East.
With a record of 17-2, the 8th grade bas-
ketball team had an amazing season. With it
being their last year of middle school bas-
ketball, they were extremely motivated to
make it their best season. Throughout the
season they have worked very hard to not
only improve their skills but to work with
the 7th grade team also.
On November 14th 8th grade beat Fishers
64-63. On 12/5 they beat Northview 54-41
in the Northview games. 8th grade lost 59-
58 to Lincoln; although they lost that game,
they stated that was one of the more fun
games they played all season. They won 39
-35 in the Northview games. On January 23
they won against Carmel at home, 50-40.
To end the season they won both Invitation-
al games, beating Franklin Township Mid-
dle School West 43-9, and Franklin Town-
ship Middle School East 43-22.
As the players continue throughout their
athletic career, they will always remember
this great season.
By Kirk Pinkston. Having the second
best record in the league, the Pacers
are on a hot start. With a 36-10 record,
they are favorite to win it all. After
last year losing to the Heat in game 7 of the Conference Fi-
nals, the Pacers are looking forward to reappearing in the
playoffs and wining this time. Paul George, former Most
Improved Player of The Year and 2-time all-star along with
Roy Hibbert, their defensive anchor, carry their team on their
backs as they continue to win.
Pacers Update
By: Kaylee Demlow. The U.S.A. has as-
sembled a team of the strongest, most
brutal, frozen skating force in the NHL,
with players from all different teams in
the National Hockey League including
Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Black-
hawks, Detroit Red Wings, & St. Louis
Blues. This team includes some big
names; like T.J. Oshie (St. Louis) and
Patrick Kane (Chicago). Hockey is a
game that preys on balance, strength, and
agility. Team U.S.A. will need all these
skills and their wits about them as they
go up against teams from around the
world in the upcoming Sochi Olympic
Winter games. With skates sharpened and
sticks brandished they’ll go head to head
for the gold medal. Some NHL players
were born in Canada or Russia, so if they
make the cut they’ll play for their home
country. Fans might still
root for their favorite play-
ers even if they’re playing
for an opposing country.
Big American names, such
as Sidney Crosby
(Pittsburgh), Alex Ovechkin
(Washington Capitals), andVladimir
Tarasenko (St. Louis) are playing
against some of their own NHL team
members. Nevertheless, it is expected
to be a glorious battle on Olympic ice.
Go Team U.S.A.!
For team rosters for America, Canada,
& Russia follow the links:
http://olympics.usahockey.com/
page/show/1067902-roster
http://www.sbnation.com/
nhl/2014/1/7/5279334/canada-
roster-hockey-winter-olympics-
2014-sochi
http://bleacherreport.com/
articles/1912322-russia-olympic-
hockey-team-2014-full-25-man-
roster-projected-lines-pairings/
page/2
Iced Over In Sochi
Volume 1, Issue 6 Page 7
Athletics cont.
December’s
Caption This
Winner!
"Looks like Hulk tried to
raise the roof..."
Our winner for this ‘Caption This’
is Megan Rodriguez. Nice caption!
Thanks to everyone who submitted
one...there were some fantastic cap-
tions making our decision tough.
Keep them coming this month. See
page 1 for this month’s photo.
By Leo Warbington and Mi-
chael Smith. Super Bowl
XLVIII (48) was the Seattle
Seahawks vs. the Denver
Broncos. This game was host-
ed at MetLife Stadium in East
Rutherford, New Jersey. This
was the first super bowl in
NFL history to be played in
cold weather. The halftime
show was performed by male
singer Bruno Mars and the
Red Hot Chili Peppers. The
game had the #1 ranked Bron-
cos offense vs. the #1 ranked
Seahawks defense. The Seat-
tle Seahawks won the Super
Bowl with a score of 43-8.
This was the first ever super
bowl victory for the Seattle
Seahawks franchise. The
game’s MVP was Linebacker
Malcolm Smith. Smith record-
ed 1 interception returned for a
touchdown, a fumble recov-
ery, and 9 tackles. Smith is the
first defensive player since
2003 to be awarded super
bowl MVP and third lineback-
er of all time to do so as well.
Super Bowl
Defeat
By: Annaya Shelton. Po-
lina Edmunds takes the
ice for a chance to com-
pete in the Olympics.
She’s a fifteen year old
figure skater from Santa
Clara, California. At age
two she found a passion
for figure skating. She
competed in a lot of
competitions including
the 2013 U.S National
Junior Championship in
which she won the title.
In Boston at the U.S.
World Championship,
her 1st senior-level com-
petition, she took silver,
and was placed on the
U.S.A. Olympic team.
Her coach, Frank Car-
roll, is proud to call her
the “future” of figure
skating in America. She
has a lot of ambitions
like competing in the
Sochi Olympics in Rus-
sia and winning gold.
Skating for the Gold
7th Grade
1st Semester Honor Roll
2013-2014
7th Grade
1st Semester High Honor
Roll
2013-2014
Aguilera, Rosa
Augustus, Allan
Austrom, Sofia
Barker, Da’Shawn
Beard, Devan
Becker, Katie
Bigsbee, Kerring-
ton
Carter, Sa nyhia
Criner, Jordan
Daggy, Dion
Davidson, Camesia
Davis, Abigail
Davis, Keaton
Davis, Sarrah
Devince, Justin
Dunagin, Jacob
Dupont, Elizabeth
Earnhart, Stuart
Ellis, Timara
Evans, Dayvyon
Fleming, Tahj
Garza, Beatriz
Garza, Stephanie
Good, Amanda
Hambrick, Devante
Hanania, Julia
Harshman, Oliver
Hatfield, Kennan
Hernandez, Taini
Hernandez Alamar,
Salma
Herrington, Court-
ney
Hunt, Cortney
Jackson, D’Andre
Johnson, Ariona
Jordan, Ricardo
Kimbrough Jr, Di-
on
King, Ania
King, Barbara
Kitchen, Nathaniel
Lambert, Chancey
Limon, Carlos
Looney III, Dwight
Lopez, Daniel
Major, Heaven
Martinez,
Alejandro
Mays, Amyia
Meas, Amaya
Millard, Nathan
Ocelotl Tlaxca,
Alejandro
Osorio Vicens,
Arturo
Parks, Holly
Passmore, Malcolm
Patterson, Laura
Perez, Angela
Peterson, Camille
Prevot, Antwan
Price, Nakia
Quinn, Jasmine
Rainey, Trinity
Ratcliffe, Tyrell
Reeze, Imani
Roache, Shaianne
Robinson, Jazzmin
Rodriguez, Deisdy
Simon, Olivia
Smith, Latornce
Smith, Pharaoh
Spiech, Elizabeth
Spurlock, Emily
Stark, Sam
Steele, Jamaal
Stuckey, Amoni
Tapp, Angel
Taylor, Destinee
Taylor, Kejiana
Thomaston, Mi-
chael
Thornton, Ricky
Tidwell, Kendal
Tlatoa, Ricky
Vance, Zoe
Wardlow, Micah
Whatley, Selena
Willis, Chloe
Wilson, Serena
Winston, Shannon
Wrightsman, Alex
8th
Grade
1st
Semester Honor Roll
2013-2014
Alim, Safia
Amjad, Aiysha
Anderson, Kayla
Atkerson, Andre
Bahamonde, Kiara
Baird-Roberson,
Christopher
Bell, Whitney
Bowron, Hannah
Boyd, Nia
Brooks, Aquasha
Byrd, Shania
Carpenter, Nathan
Carrico, Gavin
Castillo Bautista,
Annya
Cheatham, Dynae
Chung, Peter
Clemow, Katelyn
Conner, Taylor
Cooper, Deven
Crawford, Mateo
Denny, Laniyah
Desimone, Zachary
Duerden, Joseph
Eagan, Casey
Estrada, Maria
Elaina
Fahey, Jacob
Fairchild, Allison
Farris, Tatum
Foor, Katherine
Frost, Fiona
Gates, Dustin
Glover, Doriana
Grecu, Emily
Green, Jade
Greenlee, Julia
Hanania, Ellen
Harbin, William
Harper, Adreana
Harrington, Dia-
mond
Hart, Cheyenne
Harvey, Carmen
Harvey, Lydia
Hawkins, Aviya
Haywood, RJ
Heidel, Allison
Henriksen, Sidney
Hightower, Robert
Hines, Caliel
Hittle, Hannah
Hoffman, Nicole
Horan, Aidan
Hughey, Joshua
James, Katharine
Jensen, Jacqueline
Jones, Jimmesia
Jones, Moniah
Joshi, Nikhil
Kelly, Cade
Kidwell, Caleb
Kimbrough,
Daeshionna
Koehring, Lauren
Lackey, Kayla
Lane, Aaron
Lee, Tyrone
Leraris, Benjamin
Levine, Sara
Lin, Amy
Lin, Wei
Link, Trinity
Lopez, Rayven
Lukens, Alexander
Magee, Zachary
Magill, Zoe
Mancera Gomez,
Jesus
Mara, Genevieve
Marcum, Annal-
iese
Martin, Ethan
Mason, Olivia
Massy Charles,
Kayla
Mathew, Jai
Matthews, Andrew
McGrone, Camer-
on
McMonagle, Bri-
anna
Moffett, Michelle
Mortimore,
Delaney
Morton, Hannah
Navarrete, Lisett
Nelson, Daniel
Nixon, Abagail
O'Herren, Patrick
Olbina, Abigail
Parent, Max
Patterson IV, B.J.
Pipkin, Josie
Riley, Garrett
Riley, Macoy
Rippy, Aunyae
Roberts, Ian
Saiz, Andrew
Satterfield, Cyaire
Sawyer, Logan
Sheeley, Megan
Shive, Emily
Simmons, De’aira
Slack, Brittany
Sosa Pleitez,
Stephanie
Stauffer, Dillon
Stewart, Armani
Tandy, Ashley
Tarr, Macie
Terrell Clinton,
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Thomas, Kevin
Thompson, Marina
Tillman, Devan
Tlatoa Ocelotl,
Veronica
Turman, Destiny
Turnley IV, Wil-
liam
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Wager, Annalisa
Wang, Jasmine
Watkins, Sam
Watkins, Tori
Wayne, Jared
Weisenbach, Malo-
rie
Wheeler, Macken-
zie
White, Ceon
White, Kae’lan
Wilson, Abigale
Wilson, Ila
Wright, Jaylen
Yun, Sylvia
Zaccardelli, Antho-
ny
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Winters.
Volume 1, Issue 6 Page 10
By Lexi Odle. There are many clubs being
held currently here at Belzer. Multiple teach-
ers and parents have devoted their time to
host these clubs with the students. These
clubs are a great chance to be more involved
in school and to make some new friends.
Here are a few great clubs to consider join-
ing.
FCA– FCA stands for Fellowship of Chris-
tian Athletes. It is a club hosted by Mr. Sears
in the small gym on Fridays at 8 am. The
club starts off with fun games like kickball,
balloon tag, baseball, etc. After about 25
minutes, the club members move into Mr.
Sears’ classroom, B112, to watch a video,
listen to music, and eat some breakfast.
Doughnuts or muffins are always served,
along with juice and milk. Mr. Sears is al-
ways looking for new club members, so
check it out!
Girl Power– Girl Power, a 7th
grade girl’s only club, will meet
either on Monday afternoons
after school until 5 or Friday
mornings at 8. Girls will learn
Fun February Days
cooking skills, take at least one field
trip, and discuss what being a girl is all
about! The club talks to girls about
self-esteem, confidence, creativity,
fashion, and fun! Female volunteers
will be running Girl Power, along with
Mrs. Neal. The club will start up this
month. See Mrs. Neal for more details.
Mrs. Sawyers’
Spanish Club–
Spanish Club
meets the 1st and
3rd Thursday of
every month. The
club is run by Ms.
Sawyers and Ms.
Salinas, Spanish
teachers here at Belzer Middle School.
The club includes crafts, Spanish cul-
ture, and club projects. They are even
making piñatas this month! Spanish
Club is held in room C101 from 4 until
4: 45 p.m. There is no form needed to
join, and they always accept new
members. See Ms. Sawyers in her
room, C111, if you have any questions.
7 Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor
Day and Winter Olympics opening ceremony
9 Toothache Day
10 Umbrella Day
11 Make a Friend Day
13 Get a Different Name Day
15 National Gum Drop Day
17 Random Acts of Kindness Day
19 Chocolate Mint Day
20 Love Your Pet Day
22 Be Humble Day
23 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
24National Tortilla Chip Day
27 No Brainer Day
28 Public Sleeping Day and National Tooth
Fairy Day
Clues to the
Scramble
Puzzle...
Clubs, Clubs, and more Clubs!
By Ian Massengale The upcoming
event Crush for a crush is a Valen-
tine celebration sponsored by stu-
dent council and runs February 10-
13. Students can order a can of
Crush in the cafeteria for 50 cents
choosing from three flavors: grape,
strawberry and orange. The orders
will be delivered February 14 in the
cafeteria. Order a Crush for a
friend!
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