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North Alleghe-
ny School District
typically puts
on two theatri-
cal productions
in the fall and
spring. Howev-
er, the only students
allowed to participate
in these musicals
were in grades 9-12.
Until now, that has
changed. NASD has
announced that all
three middle schools
will be putting on a
musical in the 2017-
18 school year.
Although not
much is known
about the produc-
tion yet, it seems
to have spark an
interest throughout
Carson in particular.
Just from my experi-
ence, I have heard
many people talk
about it and are going
to audition. Personal-
ly, I think this is a
great idea on NA’s
part. It will give the
students
participat-
ing an idea
of what shows will be
like in high school.
Participants who were
never interested in
theatre before may
find a new hobby or
talent that they want
to pursue. The musi-
cal will also make kids
think about taking
theatre electives as
they move up in
school.
(Continued on page 3)
When I get
older my dream is
to be an oncolo-
gist. Many others
don't understand what
oncologists do for a liv-
ing or even what an on-
cologist is. Google defi-
nition would tell you
that it's a medical prac-
titioner qualified to
diagnose and treat
tumors.
Unfamiliar of
what cancer is? Cancer
is a class of diseases
characterized by out-of
-control cell growth.
Cancer harms the body
when altered cells di-
vided uncontrollably to
form lumps or masses
of tissue called tumors.
There are a few
treatments available to
those that get cancer, (Continued on page 3)
Oncologist
By: Shahira Amra
Middle School Musical By: Hannah Oldham
Editor– Hayden Klein
Volume 22, Issue 4
Carson Chronicle
Inside this issue:
Interview– Mrs. Craig 2
Hello Summer 2
Drag Strip 4
My First Year @ CMS 4
Riddles 5
Deodorant 5
Summer Plans 6
Movies—2017 6
Soccer Camp 7
Fun Page! 8
Carson Middle School
300 Hillvue Lane
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Special points of in-
terest: Last Day of School– June 9th
Flag Day– June 14th
Father’s Day– June 18th
First Day of Summer– June 21st
NA Kennywood Day– June 22nd
Question 1: How
long have you
been working at
CMS?
Answer 1: “I started in 2012,
so about 5 years. I have been
with NA for 21 years.”
Question 2:
How long
have you
been working
with children?
Answer 2: “27 years”
Question 3: What is your favor-
ite part about working here?
Answer 3: “The polite students
and rewards I get when I help
respectful students.”
Question 4: How do you feel
about retiring?
Answer 4: “I am excited, but
sad. I will miss working at CMS
with the wonderful students.
Question 5: What are some of
your favorite memories?
Answer 5: “All of the artwork is
amazing and the Greek Festival
(Continued on page 3)
approved!
CMS encour-
ages you, being the achieving
and hard-working student you
are, to hang loose and cut back
on everything because you to-
tally deserve it. School can be
rough, but when you are looking
forward to a fantastic summer
filled with palm trees, loving
friends, and everlasting memo-
ries it makes the chaos easier to
cope with.
School's out,
and summer's in! Now,
it's time to rock the
sand, sun, and shades.
These are the
days when there is no alarm
at 6:00 am, no homework, and no
frantically studying for
tests! This is where lazy days
are welcomed, beautiful nights
excepted, and waves definitely
So enjoy your summer
fun swimming, camping, fishing,
hiking, biking, surfing, or sleep-
ing and have the time of your
life! Remember, tan lines may
fade, but the memories will last
forever.
Don't forget: every sum-
mer has a story, and the CMS
newspaper can't wait to here
yours when you come back from
summer vacation! It's officially
summertime, enjoy! :)
Page 2
Say Hello To Summer! By: Isabella Dietz
Carson Chronicle
Interview With Mrs. Craig By: Emily Guajardo
distance, pole vault,
high jump, long jump,
triple jump, shot put,
and discuss.
The team prac-
tices Monday through Friday for
two hours right after school.
Everyone on the team gets to
compete in the three home
meets, however you must qualify
to travel for the away meets.
The top 15 people from each
event are selected to be on
the travel team. There are
also 3 invitational meets at
the end of the season. Only
the top 2 boys and 2 girls
from each event qualify for the
invitational meets.
Overall, Track and Field
is a great sport to compete in
and a great way to introduce
yourself into North Allegheny
athletics.
Carson Middle School has
a Track and Field team which
consists of 7th and 8th Graders.
The season starts in the Spring
and lasts for 7 weeks. It is open
to everyone and tryouts are not
necessary. There are many
events in Track and Field includ-
ing sprints, middle distance, long
Track and Field
By: Alex H.
and music concerts prove tal-
ent and learning new technol-
ogy.”
Question 6: What plans do
you have for retirement?
Answer 6: “I am
going to travel with
my husband, visit
my friends, help my
daughters with
their children and
(continued from page 2)
enjoy life.”
Question 7: Where would you
like to visit when you retire?
Answer 7: “Scottsdale, Arizona
in the Marriott Desert and Re-
sort.”
Question 8: How many kids and
grandkids do you
have?
Answer 8: “I have 2
daughters, 3 grand-
sons, and 1 grand-
daughter.”
Question 9: How old are your
grandkids?
Answer 9: “Ashton is 10, Jayden
is 7, Taylor is 4, and Charlie is
20 months.”
Congratulations to Mrs. Craig on
a great career and Thank you
for all of your hard work and
dedication to us, the students at
Carson Middle school.
connected back to thea-
tre and music. Plays and
productions has been around
for hundreds of years, shap-
ing modern society into what
it is today.
If you're interested,
I urge you to get involved.
This is a chance to be in-
volved in the arts and meet
tons of new and friendly peo-
ple. Who knows, it could
become your career.
There are some that
say we lack an appreciation
for the arts. So much of what
we do and enjoy today can be
Middle School Musical...
(Continued from page 1)
behavior, etc. Signs
and symptoms of
cancer could be
marks, moles,
change in bowel
movement, nausea,
constantly throwing
up, lumps, nagging cough, diffi-
culty in swallowing, itchy skin,
swollen abdomen, jaundice, etc.
By the time I graduate
from college, which could be
2025-26 cancer and tumors
could be cured. As the saying
suggests, we take one step for-
which include, chemo therapy,
radiation therapy, targeted
therapy, stem cell transplant,
immunotherapy, and hormone
therapy.
Common types of cancer
are breast cancer, basal cell
cancer, lung cancer, leukemia,
lymphoma, colon cancer, pros-
tate cancer, and melanoma.
Cancer patients have the
risk of losing their eyelashes,
eyebrows, hair, change in
Oncologist…. (Continued from page 1)
ward and 2 steps back
when looking for a cure.
The unexpected is just
waiting to come back
with a surprise for everyone.
This is why oncologists have the
choice to keep working hard to
kick this disease out of the ball
park or let cancer get the best
of them. I have a feeling the
oncologists have a winning line up
and are ready for extra innings.
Volume 22, Issue 4
Thank you Mrs. Craig!
Page 3
The anxiety of not know-
ing who you will race is killing
you. You have made some good 10
and 11 second runs,
and one 9 second time,
as your best.
Waiting. Wait-
ing. Waiting for your
first sub 10 second race and you
are nervous. Trying to keep your
mind busy, you look around your
Chevrolet Silverado pick up
truck, which now has a roll cage
in it, which is one of the re-
quired items for a sub 10 second
car. You run your hand across
the various gauges and knobs.
You think back to your
first race down the strip. How
could you forget it? You were
about 14 or 15 years old when
you got your drag license. You
were in your dad's old
Chevy Camero. It was a
good starter drag car. The
guy you were racing was a pret-
ty easy target, according to
your dad's friend. It was about
time to start. They give you the
go to burn out your tires, which
heats them up and makes
them stick better to the
track. As you inch up to
the starting line, you be-
come even more nervous
because the guy next to you
gave you a "I'm going to beat
you" look. When the tree of
lights go green, you press the
gas pedal to the floor. Every-
thing, everywhere is flying by
you really fast. You have never
felt so alive, but you realize that
you have to slow down. At the
end of the track, you make a
left turn and get your time card.
11.41 seconds. You feel extreme-
ly proud of yourself and relieved
now that the first race is fin-
ished. All of that stress you
had vanishes. When you look
back, your opponent gets his
time card. You get out to con-
gratulate him on his win, but he
then he tells you that he lost
you by a mile. Beaming with
pride, you run over to your dad
to tell him. He gives you the big-
gest hug ever and takes you out
for ice cream.
Just then, you are star-
tled by the guy writing your
number on your window. You are
about ready to start your sub 10
second race. They give you the
thumbs up to go up to the burn
out box. You look at the guy
next to you and it was the guy
from your very first drag race.
You burn out your wheels and he
gives you that same look from
when you were a teenager.
The tree of
the lights goes red,
then yellow, then
go......
Page 4 Carson Chronicle
memory now as I am
wrapping up 6th grade.
The halls aren’t as big as I once
imagined, my account in the caf-
eteria allows me to forget
my lunch money or lunch
and still eat, and the bus-
ses will wait, most of the time.
I am looking forward to
7th grade, with the new
teachers and different topics
to learn about. Don’t get me
wrong, I really enjoyed my
6th grade teachers. All of them
help me in different ways. I am
also looking forward to being
able to participate in a
sport and representing
CMS and North Alle-
gheny.
I am sure when the night
before the first day comes, I
will be a little anxious, but also
relaxed knowing that I’ve done
this already and can handle what
is coming my way.
Have a great Summer Carson.
The night before the
first day of school, I barely
slept. I was excited and nervous
about walking into the big white
building on the hill. I had my
clothes picked out and ready. I
had a reoccurring dream about
getting lost, forgetting
my lunch, and missing my
bus ride home.
All of those
thoughts are just a distant
My First Year at CMS By: Maddie
Drag Strip By: Stewart Messer
Here are some riddles to
think about today!
• A man who lives on the tenth
floor of his apartment building
takes the elevator down to the
first floor every morning and
goes to work. In the evening,
when he comes back, he goes in
the elevator. If there are other
people in the elevator, he will go
directly to his floor from the
elevator. If it is raining, he will
also go directly to his floor. If it
is not raining and he is
the only person in the ele-
vator, he will go to the
seventh floor and then
walk the rest of the way
to his apartment. Why?
Hint: When it rains, he always carries a big um-brella.
• Miss Preston loves the
Chainsmokers. She goes to all of
their concerts and has posters
in her room. She equal-
ly adores Halsey. She
listens to all of her
songs. Her dearest
wish is to sing at her
own wedding. Which song did she
sing at her wedding?
Hint: Look at the first and last word of the riddle.
• A woman is sitting in her hotel
room when there is a knock at
the door. She opened the door
to see a man whom she had nev-
er seen before. He said, "Oh,
I'm sorry, I have made a mis-
take, I thought this was my
room." He then went
down the corridor and
in the elevator. The
woman went back into
her room and phoned
security. What made
the woman so suspi-
cious of the man?
• A man wakes up to find himself
trapped in a cement room with
one window and two doors. On
the front of the doors are signs
to explain what's inside. The
first door is a room constructed
from magnifying glass.
The blazing hot sun in-
stantly fries anything
that enters. Through
the second door is a gi-
ant fire-breathing dragon that
never sleeps. How does the man
escape with no harm?
• A king has no sons, no daugh-
ters, and no queen. Therefore,
he must decide who will take the
throne. The king decides that he
will give all of the children of
the kingdom a single seed. Who-
ever has the largest, most beau-
tiful plant will earn the throne.
At the end of the contest all of
the children came to the palace
with their enormous and beauti-
ful plants. After the king looks
at all of the children's pots, he
finally decides that a little girl
with an empty pot will be the
next Queen. Why?
Try answering the riddles be-fore looking on page 8 for the answers.
Volume 22, Issue 4
Spray, Solid, or Gel?
Page 5
Riddles By: Tejas Prasanna
By: Jack M.
I was curious as to what
kind of deodorant at CMS was
more popular, so I decided to do
a poll.
I randomly asked kids
walking down the hall one day
and found that for
girls, the solid over-
whelmingly was the
choice of deodorant. For boys,
the spray deodorant came in
first place, with gel being a close
second.
The brands used were all
over the place for the girls, but
AXE was what a majority of the
boys used, both spray and gel
kinds.
I decided that it doesn’t
matter what kind or brand is
used, just that it is used, espe-
cially after gym.
Page 6 Carson Chronicle
Another stay-cation we
do each year is drive to Moraine
State Park and rent a pontoon
boat for half a day. We drive
the boat all over the lake, fish-
ing and swimming. The
other half of the day we
ride our bikes on the
bike trail. It is a long
and winding paved trail
through the woods. On the way
home last year, we missed our
turn and ended up at a giant
snowman store that sold snow
cones!
Back to school shopping
at the Grove City Outlets is
always fun too. We spend a
day walking around and trying
on clothes. Last year, we had
lunch at a restaurant that had a
waterfall nearby. Everyone put
a foot or hand into the water,
which was really cold!
On the way back from the out-
lets, my parents took us to a
petting zoo
Many stay-cation days
are spent at the pools in the ar-
ea. I have friends that are
members at different swim
clubs, as well as some friends
that have pools in their yards.
I’ve not gone to the North Park
pool yet, but I’m hoping to visit
there this summer. The water
always feels so good on the
hot summer days.
The best part about sum-
mer are the adventures with
my friends. We explore the
woods behind my house, have
sleepovers, stay up late, play
games, and just plain have fun.
Bike rides around the neighbor-
hood are a daily event.
Not every summer has a
vacation that takes you away
from home, but every summer
can be a summer of fun, no mat-
ter where or what you’re doing.
Stay-cations can always be fun,
and with a little creativity, and a
friend or two, the summer is an
adventure waiting to be ex-
plored.
When I was
asked to write an
article for the
newspaper, what came to mind
was summer vacation, with only a
few weeks before sleeping in is
the normal routine. I hear a few
friends talk about traveling to
the beach or heading to sports
camps, but I wanted to know
what “stay-cations” people were
doing. Stay-cations” are day
trips from home and don’t spend
overnight in a hotel or at a rela-
tives house.
One of the
more popular stay-
cations is a day trip to
the Pittsburgh Zoo.
Last year, our family went to the
zoo and saw all of the animals
out and moving around. It was
very cool. My parents said get-
ting there early is key to seeing
them so active.
What Are Your Summer Plans? By: Parker B.
If you are like me, summer means
reading new books and going to
the movies!
This summer, there are
several movies coming out that
should be great movies, many of
which have a superhero and villain.
First, CARS 3
comes out June 16th, with
Lightning McQueen making
a surge to win another big
race.
CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS:
The First Epic Movie—
looks to be a very funny
movie based on the books.
SPIDERMAN: Homecom-
ing—Peter Parker is back
slinging his webs and WON-
DER WOMAN is fighting
evil with her golden lasso.
Grab a tub of popcorn
and hold on to your seats,
the movies this sum-
mer should be out of
this world good!
Movies This Summer! By: Sidney F.
Calling all soccer players!
If you are looking for something
to do this summer that is actual-
ly fun, La Roche College
soccer camp is for you!
Any boy or girl within
the age of 4-16 years
old can do this amazing
five day camp on the
following dates:
Monday, June 26th through Fri-
day, June 30th
Monday, July 10th,
through Friday, July 14th
Monday, July 24th,
through Friday, July 28th
Monday, August 7th,
through Friday, August 11th
The main focus of this
camp is to encourage young soc-
cer players to better their
skills. Not only will you learn a
lot from the trained staff,
but you will have a blast! The
excitement for the morning
session starts at 9 a.m. and
ends at 11:30. The premier day
camp will "kick" off at 9 a.m. and
end at 3 p.m. I highly recom-
mend doing the premier day
camp over the morning session
because there is a lot more to
do.
The day starts off by
having technical training
from 9:00-11:30. You will train
hard in the morning then
at 11:30-12:30 you will have
lunch in the La Roche College
cafeteria. After lunch, there
will be tactical training until
about 1:30. Following that will be
the best part of the day- a
World Cup tournament! The
whole week you will play with
your team and the championship
game, which might include a
shoot-out depending on the
scores from the games, is played
on Friday. In addition to the ex-
hilarating camp, on Friday you
will receive a La Roche Camp
shirt and soccer
ball. Overall, this is
definitely the camp I
look forward to going to
in the summer. If you have any
additional questions, Miguel
Lozano is the head coach of the
La Roche College women's and
can answer any questions. For
additional information, go
to larochesports.com.
Volume 22, Issue 4
Types of Surgeons By: Sydney Butscher
Page 7
La Roche College Summer Camps
By: Anonymous
There are many types of
Surgeons that you will see at a
hospital. They include; orthope-
dic, neurological, trauma, gen-
eral, pediatric, plastic, and car-
diothoracic surgeons.
First, orthopedic sur-
geons deal with bones. They get
to do all the fun stuff like put
peoples bones back into place.
Next, neuro surgeons
deal with the brain. Their sur-
geries could last 12 hours or
more!
Trauma surgeons are the
ones that you see in the emer-
gency room. They have to do all
of the immediate surgeries
that come through the ER.
General surgeons do
small surgeries on the
esophagus, stomach,
small bowel, colon, liver,
pancreas, and gallblad-
der.
Pediatric surgeons deal
with kids. The ages the operate
on are newborn-18 years old.
Next, plastic surgeons
they deal with burns, extreme
cuts, and implants.
Lastly, cardiothoracic
surgeons deal with the heart.
That's the word cardio is in
the name. They do surgery to
fix heart diseases and etc.
All of the surgeons
that are listed are very
important. Maybe when
you grow up you can be-
come one of these!
Just like Derek Sher-
pard says, “its a beautiful day
to save lives”.
W D U Y X Q Q I X F I J X F S V S K F K Q H A Q X Q V
H G X J Y S M W C O I S Q A K Y S E Z S T P M L C C T
V O U S G V D S I S H Y Q R R V G F U R Q H A O M R V
A H Y B D L F E F H P R E O O W Y M G O D O E O V P P
Q E O S S B U K R B H U E S W I M M I N G M R A W W B
W Z T V Q V B T M J G V S P E E E B B I F B C C T H I
F J N R Y X W V G N A E C O R N H O L E D A N O M E L
A Q O G S U T V R H L N B L I H I P Z C T X S O N W R
E O Z L A R V P N J N R A H F C K L D I G X Q G G B V
A Y F A P Y E M L Z R N S E V A W Z O T G C N G N F Y
J J V N E I C T S F E N E C N E D N E P E D N I N Q D
R R R Y T F Z D R W U X B J Z B Q Q R S M I E U V S C
H G X N D P K T S S H G A M W I W S F N H A E D U N W
E K S M G W P F W S K M L F D N B Z O S C E R N S Q W
X N K C T Q O H K B F Y L Z A S A B I I S V C T Q Z Y
X N J C Q T H Q J X F Y I I C Z K F W M X P S T W E C
R C T M E N T E M S Z B D C G O G H H S Y B N R T X L
D R G Z Y J W F B R O V N U V I K F S R S K U X T R G
H C I I J G D R H S D U A V D R O N I P U I S W K E S
B V D U P K D X A C P Z L Z R S S E J C O A Y I E N Q
W X E K W J S E N Q N G C T X W X P A D R S N F D U A
N V B M Q D B V C U Q Y J D G A L I P S M B C D N F F
BASEBALL KANJAM TRAMPOLINES
BEACH LEMONADE VACATION
CORNHOLE OCEAN WARM
CREAM SUMMER WAVES
FIREWORKS SUNSCREEN
FISHING SUNSHINE
ICE SWIMMING
INDEPENDENCE THEATER
Summer Word Search!!
Maze!!!
Riddle Answers from Page 5
Answer: He is a very short person, or a midget. He can only
reach up till the seventh button in the elevator. When there
are other people in the elevator, he will ask them to push
the button. If it rains, he will push the button with his um-
brella. If there is no one, he will walk the rest of the way.
Answer: She did not sing a song. Because she is a "Miss" she
is not married and therefore never had a wedding.
Answer: You don't knock on your own hotel door and the man
did.
Answer: He waits for nighttime (the can see when it is night
through his little window) and then goes through the first
door.
Answer: The king gave them all fake seeds. The little girl
was the only honest child who didn't switch seeds.