Communicator Vol 2 Iss 7

APRIL VOLUME 2 ISSUE 7

National Poetry Month

In honor of National Poetry Month, eighth grade Creative Communications Academy students from Journalism entered the 19th Annual National Student Poetry Contest sponsored by the American Library of Poetry. The poems had to be no more than 20 lines on any subject, in any style except concrete (shape poems) provided that the content was not vulgar or offensive, did not employ profanity, and was the original/individual work of the student. Sample topics included: Pride in America, friendship, feelings, nature, dreams, and aspirations. Since the entry deadline was April 30th, we dont know yet if any of our students will win the $500 Grand Prize, so we decided to share some of their entries to recognize their effort and creativity.

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POETRY CORNER ESSAY CONTEST SCHOOL SUCCESS TRACK SEASON

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Black Life Ma,ers

By Corelle Walton

Shot dead

Nothing was said

Beau


Flow Freely By Tyler Barnes

I like to flow with verses freely Those verses I choose redirect those who see me

Im sick of being judged by my clothes

I would rather have friends, not foes

Stop the fighting and all of the violence

Speak out against it and stop your silence

We should all have values not barriers

We shouldnt wait for them to be mailed by carriers

I choose the free verse to show true feelings

I say, why do we have to be damaged by drug dealings?

They say, Id rather be anyone but me.

This is said in context of wanting to be free

The verses I choose might leave you in disarray

The verses I choose say, Im here to stay!

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The Truth By Daysia Williamson

You think its racism and yes that can be true

But what you fail to see is that its not just them, its you too

Your own family will kill you before you get to the top stand

But you dont want to believe it so you blame the white man

He doesnt do anything but play on your ignorance

But I say if you fell for it, then you deserved it

You say youre dierent but you and your friends wear the same clothes

And hes pro


Whats the Dierence Between Tough Love and Hate? By Kaylen Long

Whats the dierence between tough love and hate? Coming home every day in feelings and dont know how to translate

We wake up every morning thinkingWhats the point of blinking?

Never asking me how I feel About the needs she cant fulll

She comes home from work and sleeps As we cook and clean and sweep

I try to keep him under control All she has is a black and dark soul

Crying, screaming and a li,le bit of dying I dont even feel like trying

To give up and fall back As she punches, whips and smacks

As the feelings go from love to hate We try and start from a clean slate

If she only knew that talking was the key If she realizes Id put my soul on absentee

Look it in the eye and keep it straight Whats the dierence between tough love and hate?

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YOU

By Mariah Pa1on

You are the sun that wakes me in the morning and the moon that greets me at night.

You were my best friend when I needed you.

You are the person I want to be.

You loved me uncondi


Young, Educated, and Black By Shawnna Evans

A young, educated black girl is hard to find Some people look outside when they should be looking at her mind

A young, motivated black girl is hard to find Most people are trapped by what seems to be locked inside

A young, determined black girl is hard to find If shes not focused, she tends to be wasting time

A young, strong-willed black girl is hard to find She has to make sure that everyday shes on her grind

A young, empowered black girl is hard to find She may not have ever heard words that were kind

A young, successful black girl is hard to find The number of degrees she has is not always a sign

The way I started is how I choose to end this rhyme A young, educated black girl is hard to find

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Breaking Barriers

This year, April 15th marked the 68th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball in 1947. Honoring this important event, Scholastic held a Breaking Barriers essay contest giving diverse students across the country a chance to share their personal stories and how they use Jackie Robinsons nine values to face their own barriers.

Jackie Robinsons Nine Values include:

1. Citizenship making a contribution that improves the lives of others; 2. Commitment making a promise and following through on it; 3. Courage doing what you know is the right thing even when it is hard to do; 4. Determination staying focused on a plan even though the path to its end may be

difficult; 5. Excellence doing the best that you possibly can; 6. Integrity sticking to your values, regardless of what others think you should do; 7. Justice treating all people fairly, no matter who they are; 8. Persistence working toward a goal and continuing to move forward even though you

face obstacles or barriers; 9. Teamwork working with other people toward a common goal;

Several eighth graders from the Creative Communications Academy Journalism class entered the contest. Although none of them won any Scholastic prizes, Mrs. Trice had a team of judges read the essays and select winners to receive Subway gift cards for their effort. The essays were judged on how well they expressed their barrier, how well they expressed one or more of the values they used to face and/or overcome the barrier, how well the essay was organized to express what the writer wanted to say, how effective the essay was in expressing the writers point of view, how well they incorporated an example of Jackie Robinson, plus correct grammar and spelling. The three winning essays were: Denaria Hampton (8C), Values and Barriers; Daniel Hunt (8D), Breaking Barriers; and Tajah Pittman (8D), Excellence is the Key. An honorable mention goes out to Cornell Motley (8A) for his essay, Values and Barriers. Congratulations to these students who will receive their gift cards at the third quarter awards assembly.

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Transi


Future Scholars By Darell Jones

On April 21, 2015 the middle schools had a transition day for the sixth graders in District 149. On the first part of our tour, Creative Communications Academy had an interview station where we showed each of the schools how interviews are conducted. The next part of the tour was in the CCA studio. We showed them the school newspaper, how to edit, some music options, and our last years Happy video. We then took them to one of the computer labs so they could see what our students can do independently.

After they got a look at the first floor, we moved on to the second floor. On the second floor the tour guides showed them some of the upstairs classes, like Journalism, which is part of creative communications. There was also a room they went to and heard about the animation/graphics that can be done at our school. A couple of our music-makers talked about their music and performed a couple of songs for the sixth graders. After the second floor tour, we gave a brief talk about our honor roll students who are trustworthy and earn a lot of privileges in our school. We hope to have encouraged a lot of sixth graders to choose Creative Communications Academy as their junior high school selection.

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Seventh Grade Cons


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Congratula9ons 8th Grade Girls Track Team

Coach - Larry Russell

Lunden Alexander - STEM Cheyenne Moses - STEM

Nori Bradley - STEM Jaylene Wade - STEM

Iesha Brown - STEM Kayla Pa,on - STEM

Jaidah Dunlap - STEM Mariah Pa,on - CCA

Ahmia Edwards - CCA Lavonya Pointer - CCA

Shawnna Evans - CCA Kaia Raye - CCA

Jamea Green - SOFA Alisha Rowell - CCA

Zairrea Hudson - STEM JoKeyla Ryce - SOFA

Brianna Ingram - STEM Mia Sco, - CCA

Jelynn Jaggers - CCA Nia Sco, - CCA

Nimota Lawal - STEM Kayla Tolbert - CCA

Reah McDonald - SOFA

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Congratula9ons 8th Grade Boys Track Team Coach - Kyle Janczewski

Leonard Pollard - SOFA Raheem Adeyombo - STEM

Nasir Reed - STEM Ma,hew Black - CCA

Cortez Roger - STEM Amari Brooks - CCA

Raekwon Rogers - CCA DeVaughn Clark - CCA

Jason Smith - CCA Antwain Collins - SOFA

Corey Thomas - CCA Jevon Davis-Clinton - STEM

Jarod Thorton - SOFA Davonte Gilliam - STEM

DAnthony Weathersby- STEM Tre-Vaughn Heard - SOFA

Evan Williams - STEM Kevin Williams - STEM

Kamrin Williams - CCA Tyler Hill - STEM

Deashawn McSwain - STEM Kendrell Hoskins - STEM

Kavon Moses - STEM DAngelo Hudson - STEM

Allen Osburn - CCA Adam Johnson - STEM

Leondre Pollard - CCA Meekyale Johnson - SOFA

Markus Jordan - SOFA Devonte Kyle - STEM

Kiante McNiel - STEM

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Congratula9ons 7th Grade Track Team

Coach - Aaron Stevens Coach - Cherita Smith

7th Grade Boys 7th Grade Girls Jaylen Browder (STEM) Diamond Baker (CCA)

Steven Christmas (STEM) Raya Brady (CCA)

Kyrell Dowdy Riley (STEM) Ireyon Conner (CCA)

Gabriel Dudley (STEM) Ayanna Grin (CCA)

Francois Edwards (CCA) Zharia Hardin (STEM)

Michael Eldridge (CCA) Denae Harris (CCA)

Darrion Goodman (SOFA) Eshantae Hunt (STEM)

Taj Gilliam (STEM) Cherma Jeantry (STEM)

Dante Miller (STEM) Shamari Long (STEM)

Xaiver Neal (STEM) Bria Mar


Blue Heat Up and Running By: Erica Ross, Jamela Williams, and Ruby Jacinto

The middle school track season began early February 2015. The girls tryout was on February 18th & 20th on Tuesday and Thursday. The boys tryout was on the 20th and 23rd of February on Friday and Monday. Only the best and hard working made the team. Track prac


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