Time flies when you are having fun. Second quarter benchmarks indicate that we are making strong gains in some areas but need to work harder in others. As we move into the second semester, I am urging all parents to please take a more active roll in their child’s academic success. Please reinforce the impor-tance of coming to school “ready to learn”! The teach-ers are working diligently to ensure that Boushall Middle School becomes not only accredited, but the premier choice school of the city of Richmond.

I am very proud of the suc-cesses our students have achieved thus far: our boy’s basketball team is number one in our district going into the finals. Our team will hopefully win the championship title. Two of our students Jessica Rami-rez and Majia Singleton placed first and third in our essay contest sponsored by DuPont, and Boushall won two places in the district History Fair. We are on a winning streak and I want to keep it that way all the way to the SOLs. Boushall Eagles are soaring. W.Abed

Como vuela el tiempo

cuando una está go-

zando. Los examines del

segundo periodo de-

muestra una mejoria en

algunas areas academi-

cas pero no en otras.

Estoy rogando a los pa-

dres a ayudar y motivar a

sus hijos a mejorar sus

logros academicos. Fa-

vor de reenforsar la im-

portancia de venir a la

escuela listos para apren-

der. Los maestros estan

trabajando fuertemente

para asegurar no sola-

mente que la escuela

este acreditada pero ade-

mas conventirse en la

major escuela en la cui-

dad de Richmond.

Estoy muy orgullosa de

los logros de nuestros

estudiantes. Nuestro

equipo de baloncesto

numero uno en el distrito

va a los finales con la

esperanza de ser campe-

ones. Dos de nuestras

niñas Jessica Ramirez y

Majia Singleton lograron

primer y tercer lugar en

una competencia de es-

critura auspisiado por

Dupont.

January/February 2012

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

ESTUDIANTES DEL MES

NOVEMBER

6TH GRADE

Tracey Romero

7TH GRADE

Erykeh Scott

8TH GRADE

Regena Walker

DECEMBER

6TH GRADE

Justa Garcia

7TH GRADE

Chelsey Eagleton

Yajasmine Brown

8TH GRADE

Natasha Shelton

Boushall Middle School S t u d e n t s a t B o u s h a l l a r e

R e s p e c t f u l , R e s p o n s i b l e a n d R e a d y t o L e a r n

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Jan 31 End of Semester

Último día del semestre

Feb 1 1st day of the 3rd 9

weeks

Empieza el nuevo semestre

Feb 2 8th grade Business Infor-mation and Technology Job

Shadowing Day

Día de Observación profesional para la clase de tecnología de octavo grade

Feb 3 No school, teacher work day

No hay clases para los alumnos

Feb 10 Students will be given

report cards to take home

Los alumnos llevarán las califica-ciones a sus hogares.

Feb 17 Honor / scholar roll

dance

Baile para alumnos con honores

Feb 20 President’s Day

Día feriado, día de los presidentes

Feb 28 Black History Program

6:00 pm

Día Programa de la Historia Afro-americana

Mar 2 End of interim

Final del period intermedio

Mar 6-7 8th grade SOL writing

test

Examen SOL de escritura de oc-tavo grado

Mar 15-16 Parent Teacher

Conference Days

Reunion de padres y maestros

Mar 22 Community Service Day (3-5pm) & Capital One Bank It

Program(5:30-6:30)

Día de Servicio a la Communidad y Programa del banco Capital One

IMPORTANT NUMBERS Boushall Middle School

780-5016 Bus Transportation

674-1234 RPS Public Information

780-7100 Website

www.richmond.k12.va.us

Successful Eagles

I Station

Ice cream parties are being held every month for all our

I Station students in Tier 1. I station is a computer reading intervention pro-gram designed to

assist each student in improving read-ing comprehension.

The ice cream is provided by our Truancy Depart-

ment. Each student has the ability to

move to Tier 1 read-ing level by focus-

ing on the interven-tion lessons and

completing ninety minutes of com-

puter instruction.

If somebody asks me what the theme, “Share the Legacy, Shape the Future: Dreams Really Do Come

True”, means to me, I would have so many things to say. “Share the Legacy” to me means two things.

The first thing it is saying to me is that you should remember your loved ones and tell about the legacy

they left behind. The second thing that comes to mind is “think of how you want to be remembered”. If

you want a legacy that you want, such as a good, bad, or loved legacy, you should achieve it if you want it.

When legacies die it is because people who knew it never shared it. We have to keep legacies alive to

remember the ones we love, the ones that are important to us. “Shape the future” means to me that we,

the kids right now, are going to be adults that will make the mistakes and solve problems that we are in

right now. We are going to raise and show the kids of the next generation how to take care of them-

selves into their adulthood. The adults will show us what to do in a different type of situation and will

give us new ideas that will help our future be easier, create a better country, and a better and safer

earth. We are all on earth for a reason that has an answer that is either scientific or religious. When I

hear the phrase “Dreams really do come true,” it is telling me that we are all can accomplish everything

if we put our minds to it. Anyone can become anything they want to be. Sometimes people don‟t follow

their dreams because there is a small or big obstacle that stands in their way. Sometimes there are

many things that can be accomplished if you put 100% into it. Sometime just hearing those words are

what inspires me to keep moving forward even in the darkest hour.

That‟s what I think of the theme “Share the Legacy, Shape the Future: Dreams Really do Come True!”

By Jessica Ramirez, 7th grader, 3rd place

Winners of the DuPont Share the Legacy,

Shape the Future: Dreams Really

Do Come True Essay Contest

Majia Singleton 1st place and Jessica Ramirez 3rd

place were honored by DuPont, on January 19th,

along with our principal Ms. W. Abed and our

CIS site coordinator Ms. D. Routier.

Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream. A dream

that blacks and whites could sit down and enjoy each other, talk to each other and be friends with each

other, He had a dream that blacks and whites (men, women and children of all races) could go to the

same schools, live in the same neighborhoods, work and even eat at the same restaurants together. Well

Dr. King, your dream came true and I am glad it did. We can do anything we set our minds to when we

work together as one, as equals. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a role model for me. I know that my dreams

can come true too. I can do anything that I put my mind to. I can be anything that I want to be, go any-

where I want to go in life as long as I stick to it and never quit. We the children of the universe shape the

future of tomorrow. We are the future! Teachers, parents, family and adults are helping mold us into the

next generation. Many people say that children today are so lucky. I use to wonder… is that a food thing?

I now realize after learning about the times my grandparents and great aunts and uncles lived in were

harder for them than it is for us. I have accomplished the things that I have dreamed of so far. When I

was 2 years old I told my mom that I wanted to be a cheerleader. I have been a cheerleader since I was

4 years old. I currently play baseball and I aspire to be on a track team and become a boxer as well . I

know I can do all these things and be a great athlete as long as I continue to work hard and NEVER give

up. I strive and continue to get good grades in school to help me achieve my biggest and greatest goal,

which is to become a teacher and help shape the future of the next generation. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

my mother, my grandfather, my uncles and aunts and all of my other family members are all roll models,

they‟re my role models. I too am a role model as well, to my younger brother and 2 younger sisters and

other little children. I know that the things that I do leaves an impression on them, so I set a good exam-

ple for them to follow. I am proud to be a role model to them, to me that means that one day they too will

be a roll model to someone as well. Thank you, Martin Luther King Jr. for believing in your dream. If it

wasn‟t for you, I wouldn‟t have the opportunity to accomplish the dreams that have. I wouldn‟t be able

to vote and President Obama wouldn‟t be our president.

By Majia Singleton, 6th grader 1st place

Congratulations

to all of our

DuPont Essay

contest

participants

Majia Singleton

1st place

Jessica Ramirez

3rd place

Kerry Bartley

Jasmine Gilliam

Sha‟Kinah Oliver

Zykerah Alford

Beatriz Vazquez

Michelle Measley

Felix Salazar

Destini Warden

Stevanyai Booker

Janaan Herring

Janae Gilliam

Alfa Romero

Ciarra Richards

Shanika Dailey

Shanesa Carrera

Laquazha Louis

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JAN UAR Y/FEB R UAR Y 2012

Our theme for the month of Feb-

ruary in the library media center

are: “Books Bear Reading” and

“Love Your Heritage.”

Actividades en la biblioteca

para el mes de febrero.

Guess the number of

pieces of candy in the vase

on the circulation desk and

win a free teddy bear on

February 14th.

Adivina cuantos dulces hay

en el jarro en la biblioteca

para ganar un osito de

peluche.

Read a book and your

name will be entered into a

drawing. A winner will go

home with a free teddy bear

on February 29th. To be

eligible for the teddy bear

you must:

Have a talk with Ms Fitzger-

ald about the book you read

and your discussion must

be evident that you are fa-

miliar with the storyline.

Lea un libro para entrar

entrar su nombre para ga-

nar un osito. Se require

hablar con la bibliotecaria

para comprobar que leistes

el libro.

Listen every morning dur-

ing the announcement for

the Black history “Brain

Quest” question of the day.

Escucha todas las

mañanas para la pregunta

del día.

And for your listening pleas-

ure, in honor of Black His-

tory Month, stop by and jam

with me to some Hip Hop, R

& B, Jazz and Motown mu-

sic. Venga a la

biblioteca para escuchar

musica Afro-Americana.

Happy Black History Month and

Valentines Day

Feliz Mes de

Historia Afro-americana y

Día de San Valentine

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Congratulations to Eder Rivas

from Mr. Hart „s 7th grade class

for taking 1st place in the RPS

city-wide history fair.

Mr. Angeles' 6th and 7th grade

classes participated in the

Richmond City Public schools

History Fair and received second

place for their "History Game

Store" submission.

Winners of Mr. Bowser‟s 7th

grade History Fair Project

Competition were Eric Castro and

Samuel Mercenario 1st place,

Romello Gladden and Israel Leon

2nd place and Alfredo Esquela

for 3rd.

Felicidades a Eder Rivas, por ganar

1er lugar en la feria de historia.

La clase de 6to y 7mo grado del Sr.

Angeles ganaron 2do lugar en la

categoria de Juegos de Historia.

Eric Castro,Samuel Mercenario 1er

lugar, Romello Gladden y Israel Leon

2do y Alfredo Esquela 3er lugar de la

clase del Sr. Bowser.

Library Medía Center

Ms. Fitzgerald, Librarian

Boushall has several sports teams who competed throughout the school year with Area 25 Special Olym-pics. On December 9, 2011, the Boushall bowling team competed against schools throughout the Richmond Area at Hanover Bowling Lanes. Boushall won 2nd Place.

Athletes are now training for the basketball competi-tion that will be held at U-Turn on Sunday, March 11, 2012.

Los equipos deportivos de Bou-shall han participo a travez del año en las Olimpiadas Especiales del area 25. El equipo de boliche (bowling) compitieron el nueve de diciembre del 2011 contra otros equipos de escuelas del area de Richmond en la bolero Hano-ver Bowling Lanes. Nuestro equipo ganó el Segundo lugar.

Actualmente los atletas están entrenando para la competencia de baloncesto que se llevara a cabo el domingo once de marzo en el U-Turn.

Over 50 flute players from around the district competed to play the flute in the District One All Middle School Band. Our very own Jessica Rami-rez impressed the judges with her musical talents and was one of the selected few.

Jessica Ramirez impresionó a los juezes con su talento musical y fue escojida entre 50 músicos en una competencia para ganar un lugar en la Banda Escolar del Distito Uno.

BOUSHALL

WISDOM

COURAGE

JUSTICE

COMPASSION

INTEGRITY

RESPONSIBILITY

HOPE

RESPECT

Los Principios

Fundamentales

Sabiduría

Valor

Justicia

Compasión

Integridad

Responsabilidad

Esperanza

Respeto

Boushall Musician

Makes the Cut Special Olympics

Olimpiadas Especiales

“No man

can be a

failure if he

thinks he's

a success;

If he thinks

he is a

winner,

then he is.“

Robert

Service

Los ganadores de la competencia de Projecto de Historia son:

1er lugar Eric Castro y Samuel Mercenario

2do lugar Romello Gladen e Israel Leob

3er lugar Alfredo Esquela

Winners

Boushall Middle School Higher Achievement

Gregory Dorch, Rashad Jones

and

Richard Sanders steal the ball.

Our lovely cheerleaders

boosting school team spirit.

Shayeem

Martin and Greg Dorch

on a fast break.

BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS FOR THE CHAMPEONSHIP ! NUESTRO EQUIPO DE BALONCESTO VA AL JUEGO FINAL

Jeronn Lofton, Aaron Walker and Shayeem defending against the

Lucille Brown Panthers.

Mind Games- 6th and 7th grade stu-dents interested in Mind Games need to see Ms. Billet or Mr. Hart for an application.

Alumnos de 6to y 7mo interesados en participar en los Mind Games favor de ver a la Sra. Billet o el Sr. Hart para una soli-citud.

Middle School Renaissance (MRS)

Congratulations to our awesome boys basketball team lead by Coach Marcell Lewis and

assistant coaches Gilbert Carter and S. Heath. On February 9TH they won the of the

semifinals and will be playing against Binford M.S. for the championship on February

13th at George Wythe High School. Boushall is confident THEY CAN DO IT!

Higher Achievement scholars presented origi-

nal poetry at Boushall on Tuesday February 7.

Among the winners is Boushall‟s very own

Eder Rivas-Hernandez. Eder will present his

poems along with three other Higher Achieve-

ment Southside winners at the Love Out Loud

Poetry Performance at Henderson Middle

School on Valentine‟s Day. Many thanks to

the faculty and staff at Boushall who continue

to support our scholars. Southside scholars

SOAR!

Los participantes de Higher Achievement presen-taron sus poesias el martes 7. Entre los ganadores está Eder Rivas-Hernandez. Eder y otros tres estudiantes presentarán sus poesias el 14 de febrero en la escuela intermendia Henderson. Nuestros estudiantes son extraordinarios.

The MSR program focuses on 6th graders, providing them with tutoring and fun enrichment activities.

We have great teachers and awesome partners. Capital One has provided se-veral mentors. From the community, Harper Barney teaches our students the basics of the great outdoors with the Adventure Club. Present student partici-pants include: Maniyah Johnson, Sha’Kinah Oliver, Cierra Bolden, Dalan-te Waddey, Demetrius Waddey, Diego McFail, and Jyashua Hill. Any parent interested in enrolling their child should contact Ms.Routier at the school.

MSR es un programa que ofrece los alumnos de 6to grado oportunidades de tutoría y actividades diverti-das. Nuestros socios Capital One ha proveido varios mentores, y Harper Barney un club de naturaleza. Si le interesa a su hijo participar en el programa, favor de hablar con la Sra. Routier en la escuela.