8
probably at the point to where they will close the bathrooms again; this time for good! The teachers and most stu- dents are completely frustrat- ed with this behavior. It is not right for a few individuals to portray to parents and the community such a bad image of our school. It is also not right for students to feel as though they cannot just come to school to learn and be with their friends. There are ways that we CAN and MUST solve this issue of bullying. Everyone needs to be on board if things are going to change. Administration could give harsher punish- ments for bullying and more severe punishments for multi- ple offenders. They could also become more aware of the sit- uations all through the school by being more visible in the building. Teachers could be more strict when it comes to classroom behavior by report- ing bullying and monitoring hall pass usage. Finally stu- dents could just grow up and stop bullying each other. Stand up for others and be LEADERS! Report a bullying problem if you see or hear it. If we want to make this school a better place to be, then we all need to work together and do our part. By Amya Tigner and Sasha Wade On March 17th, there was sup- posed to be a Rochester Stu- dent Faculty Game. It was going to benefit Operation: Holiday Meal Basket. There was a lot of planning that went into this event by stu- dents, teachers, and even or- ganizations in the community. There was no basketball game, however! Why? Because of threats and bullying that con- tinue to plague our middle school. The bullying in the school started at the be- ginning of the year, with writing on the girl’s bathroom walls. Then as the year went on, the threats became more serious to the point where the school had to close the bathroom for half of the year. After that, the school reopened the bathroom just a few weeks ago. The female teachers in the middle school even had to moni- tor and check the bath- rooms after every peri- od. It wasn't long after it reopened that this lat- est threat appeared about something happening at the Student Faculty game. Everyone is tired of the bully- ing and the threats so this needs to stop. It is now to the point where it is affecting eve- ryone. The game, which was to bene- fit people in need, is not sup- posed to be rescheduled at all and if we don’t do something about this behavior, who knows what important events will be canceled next? In addition, the writing on the walls is so bad, the school is ROCHESTER AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Volume 1, Issue 3 IN THE MIDDLE In the Middle News Staff Sydney Bable Bethany Barto Jordin Noll Nevaeh Perkins Olivia Sedell Marissa Seminick Rebecca Spratt Amya Tigner Grace Vreen Sasha Wade Eileen Hanns Alexis Robison Sydney Rippee Regan Valent Marra Walker Shane Collins Matthew Grimes Jaremy Hanns Kyle Laird Infinite Pickering Icis Witt Inside this issue: In the Middle School 2-4 Students of the Month 2-3 Teacher Spotlight 4 In Athletics 5 In the Community 6 In Our Opinion 7-8 St. Patrick’s Day Crossword Puzzle 8 The Student-Faculty Game was cancelled this year due to a bomb threat and the escalating bullying problem in the middle school. When Will Enough Be Enough?

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probably at the point to where

they will close the bathrooms

again; this time for good!

The teachers and most stu-

dents are completely frustrat-

ed with this behavior. It is not

right for a few individuals to

portray to parents and the

community such a bad image

of our school. It is also not

right for students to feel as

though they cannot just come

to school to learn and be with

their friends.

There are ways that we CAN

and MUST solve this issue of

bullying. Everyone needs to

be on board if things are going

to change. Administration

could give harsher punish-

ments for bullying and more

severe punishments for multi-

ple offenders. They could also

become more aware of the sit-

uations all through the school

by being more visible in the

building. Teachers could be

more strict when it comes to

classroom behavior by report-

ing bullying and monitoring

hall pass usage. Finally stu-

dents could just grow up and

stop bullying each other.

Stand up for others and be

LEADERS! Report a bullying

problem if you see or hear it.

If we want to make this school

a better place to be, then we

all need to work together and

do our part.

By Amya Tigner and Sasha

Wade

On March 17th, there was sup-

posed to be a Rochester Stu-

dent Faculty Game. It was

going to benefit Operation:

Holiday Meal Basket. There

was a lot of planning that

went into this event by stu-

dents, teachers, and even or-

ganizations in the community.

There was no basketball game,

however! Why? Because of

threats and bullying that con-

tinue to plague our middle

school.

The bullying in the

school started at the be-

ginning of the year, with

writing on the girl’s

bathroom walls. Then as

the year went on, the

threats became more

serious to the point

where the school had to

close the bathroom for

half of the year. After

that, the school reopened

the bathroom just a few

weeks ago. The female

teachers in the middle

school even had to moni-

tor and check the bath-

rooms after every peri-

od. It wasn't long after

it reopened that this lat-

est threat appeared about

something happening at

the Student Faculty

game.

Everyone is tired of the bully-

ing and the threats so this

needs to stop. It is now to the

point where it is affecting eve-

ryone.

The game, which was to bene-

fit people in need, is not sup-

posed to be rescheduled at all

and if we don’t do something

about this behavior, who

knows what important events

will be canceled next?

In addition, the writing on the

walls is so bad, the school is

ROCHESTER AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Volume 1, Issue 3

IN THE MIDDLE

In the Middle News Staff

Sydney Bable

Bethany Barto

Jordin Noll

Nevaeh Perkins

Olivia Sedell

Marissa Seminick

Rebecca Spratt

Amya Tigner

Grace Vreen

Sasha Wade

Eileen Hanns

Alexis Robison

Sydney Rippee

Regan Valent

Marra Walker

Shane Collins

Matthew Grimes

Jaremy Hanns

Kyle Laird

Infinite Pickering

Icis Witt

Inside this issue:

In the Middle School 2-4

Students of the Month 2-3

Teacher Spotlight 4

In Athletics 5

In the Community 6

In Our Opinion 7-8

St. Patrick’s Day

Crossword Puzzle 8

The Student-Faculty Game was cancelled this year due to a bomb threat and the

escalating bullying problem in the middle school.

When Will Enough Be Enough?

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By Regan Valent

Every month one student

from each grade is selected

to be the student of the

month.

Sixth grader Charlee May

was one of those students.

She enjoys watching musi-

cals, being a member of the

band, and playing softball.

Charlee’s dream is to be a

successful actress. Mr. Zieg-

ler had some very compli-

mentary things to say about

her. “Charlee’s goal is to get

an A+ on everything, and

she makes sure she does her

best every day.” Mr. Verri-

co stated that, “She is ener-

getic, respectful, hard work-

ing, and a self-motivated

student.”

The seventh grade student of

the month was Rohmen Al-

ford. When Rohmen has free

time he loves to play video

games and spends a lot of time

with his family. Rohmen

would like to be an engi-

neer, “My dad is an engineer

so I would love to follow in his

footsteps.” As for the reasons

that Rohman was selected,

Mrs. Haffey offered, “Rohmen

is very respectful, hard-

working and does all of his

work.”

The student of the month in

eighth grade was Ava Cifaldi.

She is a member of the

R.A.M.S. girls basketball

team. Ava’s advice to future

students of the month is,

“Always do the best you

can.” Ava would love to be

the CEO of her own business.

She is not sure what type of

business yet, but she has big

dreams. Ms. Ranone men-

tioned that Ava was selected

in part because, “she is polite,

organized, and extremely

helpful. She is also very re-

sponsible” [for a person of her

February Students of the Month

Page 2 IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL

age.]

In conclusion, these stu-

dents of the month de-

serve this honor. They are

all hard working and re-

spectful students.

Eighth grader Jakob Irvin and seventh grader Peighton Mun-roe getting ready to hit the slopes at Holliday Valley, NY.

R.A.M.S. Students Go to New York to Hit the Slopes

By Infinite Pickering and

Rebecca Spratt

Wouldn’t it be nice if Roch-

ester Area Middle School

got to take a break from

school for a day of fun and

recreation with their

friends? That is exactly

what happened when some

of the R.A.M.S. students

went to Holiday Valley Ski

Resort in Ellicottville, NY

on February 19, 2016 for its

annual ski trip. The bus left

the school at 7:45 in the

morning and returned at

11:00pm that night.

The trip was very successful

and everyone that attended

enjoyed themselves. A few

7th graders shared their

thoughts about the 2016 ski

trip. 7th grader Regan Va-

lent said, “I fell a lot, but it

was a lot of fun anyways!”

Another 7th grade student,

Dante Sherod, said, “Going

down the hills and slopes was

scary but it still was a great

time.”

Many students described the

resort as breathtaking. There

were beautiful views of the

snowy hills and slopes from

the huge lodge, which included

a fireplace to keep the stu-

dents warm.

If anyone plans on going to

Holiday Valley in the future,

here is some information on

the slopes. A few of the easier

slopes (green) were named:

Slippery Streets, Punch Bowl,

and Snow-ledge. Some of the

more difficult slopes (blue)

were: Last Chance, Sunrise

and Fire Lane. A few of

the most difficult slopes

(black diamond) were: Fox-

fire, Shadows and Cross

Cut. The experts only slope

(double black diamond)

was called “The Wall” be-

cause when you stand at

the top of the slope, it looks

like you’re going straight

downhill. The beautiful

weather and the skiing com-

bined for a perfect day for

all that attended this great

trip!

R.A.M.S. February Students of the Month– Ava Cifaldi, Charlee May, Rohmen Alford R.A.M.S. February Students of the Month– Ava Cifaldi, Charlee May, Rohmen Alford

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By Marra Jean Walker

As you may know the mid-

dle school teachers pick a

student of the month from

6th, 7th and 8th grade. This

is a positive incentive to

promote all of the good stu-

dents and good deeds that

go around here in the mid-

dle school.

For sixth grade it is Mikay-

la Bryant. Mrs. Denes had

only nice things to say

about Mikayla. She said,

“she is a hard worker who

turns in homework every

time and puts forth effort in

classes all the time.” After

being named SOTM, Mikay-

la reacted by saying, “I am

proud of myself because I

worked hard and it paid off

I never got SOTM in Moon

so this is nice.” She also

offered this advice to our

student body, “Work hard,

be respectful and get good

grades.”

The SOTM for 7th grade is

Keara Alberts. Mrs Timpa-

no said, “Keara always does

her work and is polite to

other students. She is always

helpful.” Keara had some

insight as to what she wants

to be when she gets older.

She said, “I want to be a

veterinarian so I can help

animals that don't have a

voice of their own.” She also

mentioned, “I am a hard

worker twenty four hours a

day.”

The SOTM for 8th grade is

Dominick Desimone. Mrs.

Ranone said, “He is a good

worker, helpful and kind to

students. He gets good

grades and always does his

homework.” Domenick said

that good advice for future

students of the month would

be to “always be positive

and respectful.”

These students are phenom-

enal and their advice is

something to think about.

Keep working hard and you

could be the next R.A.S.D

Student of the Month!

March Students of the Month

By Olivia Sedell

On February 3rd, Roches-

ter’s Student Council wel-

comed the head of Roches-

ter’s Nutrition Group to

their monthly meeting.

Tonya Conrad, Rochester

Nutrition Services Leader,

came in to explain to the

council how a lunch menu is

created and wanted ideas to

improve our lunches.

Conrad began by explaining

how the cafeteria staff goes

about creating our lunch

menu. When creating the

menu, students must have

one or two breads, one-two

oz. protein, two servings of

fruit, two servings of veg-

gies, and eight fluid oz. of

milk. She also mentioned

that two servings of potato

is not allowed.

Conrad then asked for any

ideas or suggestions the

council may have to im-

prove their menu selections.

Some of the suggestions in-

cluded: chicken wings, hot

pockets, pierogis, country

fried steak, and Chinese Lo

Mein. The council also sug-

gested some desserts such as

pies. When asked why Con-

rad wanted to change the

lunch menu, she said, “I

wanted to find things that

are more appealing to the

kids.” Then she gave her

ideas for the new menu, “I

have three ideas in mind for

the main entrees such as hot

ham and cheese on pretzel

bun, spicy chicken nuggets,

and pizza pasta bake.”

After giving suggestions for

improvement, the council

then listed some complaints.

Some of the them included

small serving sizes, the qual-

ity of butter and condiments

and the temperature of the

french fries.

In the end, the student

council was asked to select a

lunch for the upcoming cal-

endar. They selected chicken

nuggets as the main entrée,

seasoned green beans as the

vegetable, and cinnamon

apples as the fruit. The new

menu came out on March

7th.

Everyone mostly agreed on

these changes and hopes

that the Nutrition Services

will take them into consider-

ation!

You Can’t Have Your Pudding, If You Don’t Eat Your….Veggies!

Nutrition Services Department’s Tonya Conrad and Toni Iannini met with the Student Council in February

R.A.M.S. March Students of the Month– Mikayla Bryant, Keara Alberts and Domenick Desimone

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By Kyle Laird

This year Rochester Area

Middle School is making a

yearbook to highlight the

year and provide memories

for years to come. Middle

school students volunteered

for the class, which is during

period 2. Along with creat-

ing a yearbook, these stu-

dents also publish the middle

school newspaper called “In

the Middle” that comes out

each nine weeks. This is the

first year in quite some time

that the middle school will

have a yearbook. The year-

books are on sale for $20.00

and you can even order one

online at:

www.ybpay.lifetouch.com

(ID code: 12657016).

Each student in the year-

book and newspaper class

was assigned a certain page

for the yearbook and was

able to design their page

using a software program

from Life Touch. The pages

had to be a certain length

and had to be edited several

times before it was ready for

printing. The yearbook will

include all middle school

activities such as homeroom

pictures, sports, academic

games, field trips, clubs and

monthly activities. Creating

the yearbook and publishing

the newspaper is a long pro-

cess but the final product was

well worth all the time and

R.A.M.S. Yearbook On Sale Now!!

Teacher Spotlight: Mr. DiNardo

lifting weights. Why do you drink protein so of-ten?

A) So I don’t get skinny and weak.

Q) Where did you grow up?

A) I grew up in Sharon, PA on Stanbaugh Street. This is the same street that [8th grader] Isaiah Anderson grew up on.

Q) Where did you attend high school?

A) I attended Sharon High School and gradu-ated in 1989.

Q) Did you play any sports in high school?

A) I ran track and was on the swim team. I al-so basically lifted weights all throughout high school.

Q) In how many 5Ks have you run?

A) 10 or 15. The best [5k] was in a mine where they filmed Night of the Living Dead.

Q) Do you like any spe-cific brands of clothes?

A) I like Dockers.

Q) If you could go any-where in the world, where would you like to go?

A) I would go to Hawaii.

By: Nevaeh Perkins

Our teacher spotlight this issue is on our ec-centric science teacher, Mr. DiNardo. Q) What is your middle name?

A) My middle name is Richard.

Q) What is your Zodiac sign?

A) I am an Aries. Q) Why do you like to teach Science? A) It was my favorite subject when I was in school.

Q) Do you enjoy teach-ing in the middle school?A) Yes, because every-body tries their hardest in the middle school.

Q) You seem to enjoy

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7th and 8th Grade Science Teacher– Mr. DiNardo

Q) Is there a fun fact about you that most of the middle school might not know?

A) I played in a movie called “Tiger Warsaw” with Patrick Swayze when he was in 8th grade. I played the pa-perboy.

We would like to say thank you to our free spirited science teacher for teaching us in the middle school.

effort. The Staff hopes that

all students purchase one so

that they will have some-

thing to look back on years

from now!

IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Students may purchase yearbooks up until April 4th this year. Don’t miss out on a fantastic book of this year’s memories.

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By Jaremy Hanns and Icis

Witt

The sixth grade boys and

girls had basketball teams

that played in the Pitts-

burgh Basketball Club ban-

tam league this year. Both

teams had a very successful

season as they were at the

top of the standings for the

majority of the year.

The sixth grade members of

the boys team were: Sal Lau-

re, Jerome Mullins, J.D.

Azulay, Jaremy Hanns, No-

ah Haskins, and Robert Per-

lick. Coach Sam Laure,

along with his assistants,

guided the Rams along their

journey throughout the sea-

son. The leading scorer for

the boys was Sal Laure. The

boys won the 2016 South

Side tournament for the

fourth time. After a hard

fought regular season, the

boys went into the playoffs

as the top seeded team. The

Rams won their first round

playoff game against West-

ern Beaver, but unfortunate-

ly, they were upset by New

Brighton in the second

round. Nonetheless, the

boys had a very successful

season!

The sixth grade members of

the girls team were: Corynne

Hauser, Ci’re Anderson,

Kiera Witt, Megan Murosky,

Icis Witt, Aubrey Shanor,

and Jaylee Mangus. Coach

Wayne Witt, and his assis-

tants, led the Lady

Rams. The leading scorer

for the girls was Corynne

Hauser. The girls won the

2016 South Side tournament

and they entered the

playoffs as the second

seed. The Lady Rams de-

feated New Brighton in the

first round of the playoffs.

They then went on to beat

Hopewell in the semifinal

round and finished the mis-

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sion by defeating Freedom

in the championship game.

The boys and girls both

went through difficult chal-

lenges and both teams over-

came those obstacles be-

cause of their hard work and

practice. We are very proud

of both sixth grade teams!

Girls’ Volleyball Bumps, Sets, and Spikes to Success

By Marissa Seminick

This year the R.A.M.S. vol-

leyball season came a month

earlier and has gotten off to

a great start.

There are about 24 middle

school girls playing in 7th

and 8th grade combined and

because of the early start,

the team did not have much

time to practice. Nonethe-

less, team members felt that

they made the most out of

each and every practice.

Over the past month, the

team has practiced every

day during the week for two

hours. Practices have been

described by team members

as a lot of fun. During prac-

tices, the team has worked

on their serving and setting

to start and usually they

then split into teams and

6th Grade Basketball Shooting for the Top

IN ATHLETCS

Above is a team photo of the 2016 Rochester Sixth Grade Girls’ Basketball team.

8th grader Grace Vreen congratulates Jordin Noll in a victory over Mohawk to start the season.

play a game against one

another. Just like in any

sport, it still takes a lot of

practice and the first few

games to learn how to work

together as a team.

As for the games them-

selves, the first one was on

February 17th and the sea-

son will end on March 31st.

In each game there are six

players on the court for

each team. They play the

best of three sets. They

play to 25 in each set. So

far this year, the 8th grade

has victories against

Blackhawk, Shenango, Lau-

rel, Mohawk, and Western

Beaver. The 7th grade has

had victories against She-

nango, Western Beaver,

Blackhawk, Neshannock,

Beaver Falls, and Beaver.

In the end whether you are

a new player or one that

played last year, volleyball

all comes down to the effort

and encouragement that a

player gives to their

team. Not only does the

game get really exciting

when teammates encourage

each other, but the players

also become more deter-

mined individually to win.

All of that effort, encour-

agement and determination

has led to major improve-

ments throughout this sea-

son. Good Luck Rochester

Middle School Volleyball

Team for the rest of your

season and hopefully many

more wins are in sight!

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By Sydney Bable

On Friday, February 12th,

fourteen student council

students traveled down to

the Rochester Manor and

Villa to play Valentine's

bingo with senior citizens.

The reason they go is to not

only expose themselves to

people we don't normally

communicate with, but also

have a fun social event for

the elders staying at the

manor.

From 1:30 to 3:30, every

student got to sit at a table

and help the residents there

play bingo. They got to so-

cialize until the game start-

ed and then all of the stu-

dents got to pick someone to

sit with and assist. For each

game that was played, one

of the elders decided which

way the prizes worked for

that game. For example, if

one person at the table won,

the person to the left or

right also got a reward.

Sometimes everybody at the

table got a prize! The prizes

on the tables were body

washes, jewelry, stuffed ani-

mals, Valentine's brownies,

candies, and much more.

Stacey Hoydish, the resi-

dent director at Rochester

Manor, who has worked

with the Student Council for

over ten years, brought joy

to all the participants by

dressing up in a costume.

She also kept the event live

with jokes and trivia.

When asked about their

visit to Rochester Manor

and Villa, volunteer

Da’Shynque Craft said, “I

liked seeing the [whole]

room light up with all the

nice smiling faces.” Whereas

eighth grader Sasha Wade

offered that the best part

about going to Sweetheart

Bingo was, “[I liked that]

we went there to help play

number of community or-

ganizations coordinate with

one another and help put

together an Easter basket

full of food for those in

need.

The primary sponsors of

this effort are Faith-2-

Faith Ministries and Dou-

Student Council Hosts Sweetheart Bingo

Page 6

R.A.M.S. Fills Food Baskets This Easter

Easter break.

In addition to the food drive,

the other partnering organi-

zations are selling tickets for

donations and trying to col-

lect enough to impact more

lives for a better holiday sea-

son.

R.A.M.S. Student Council

members and all of the part-

nering organizations will

meet at Faith-2-Faith on

Good Friday, March 25th, to

spread and pack all of the

food that was collect and pur-

chased. They will all so begin

delivering the baskets to fam-

ilies, which will mostly in-

clude the elderly and veterans

in the county.

Through all of these com-

bined efforts, more families

will be able to make more

memories this Easter dinner.

By Bethany Barto

This Easter season the

R.A.M.S. Student Council

decided to sponsor a food

item drive to help feed fami-

lies in Beaver County in Op-

eration: Holiday Meal Basket.

This Operation started three

ago and through this effort a

R.A.M.S. Student Council member Abigail Martin assists a resident at Rochester Manor during their Sweetheart Bingo.

ble J’s Saloon. Last year,

they fed over 40 families in

Beaver County and this

year with our help, they

hope to do much more.

From March 1st to March

18th, the middle school col-

lected food items in their

homerooms. Brown gravy

pouches, pineapple rings,

corn, and fruit cocktail were

among the items needed to

fill the holiday baskets. In

reward for their efforts, stu-

dents were offered a pizza

party as an incentive.

In just two weeks, the mid-

dle school was able to collect

411 total food items; beat-

ing our goal of 350. The

winning homeroom was Mr.

DiNardo with 103 total food

items collected. Their pizza

party will be given before

[games with the residents’]

Also [I liked] the senior citi-

zen that I got to work with

played the harmonica for

me!” Once again this year’s

trip to Rochester Manor was

an enjoyable trip for all and

R.A.M.S is glad to carry on

the tradition.

IN OUR COMMUNITY

Mr. DiNardo’s seventh grade homeroom was the class with the most food items collected for Operation: Holiday Meal Basket

in March

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By Shane Collins and Mat-

thew Grimes

Gaming systems have come

a long way in the last 15

years. The graphics and

sound effects have gotten

more and more realistic.

Today’s gamers have come

to expect this when they

purchase a new video game.

There are about 50 games

you can currently get for

Xbox and PlayStation.

Doom 4 and Gears of War

are new releases for the

Xbox gaming system. The

newest one for PS4 is Tom

Clancy’s The Division. The

newest released game for

Xbox 1 is Crackdown

3. Xbox 360’s most recent

game is Lego Marvel’s

Avengers. The newest PS3

game is Rugby Challenge 3.

The first gaming system that

came out was the original

PlayStation in 1994. Since

then, there have been three

upgrades to the system. The

most current is the

PlayStation 4. Xbox was

first created in 2001 in hopes

of competing with

PlayStation. Since 2001,

Xbox has been upgraded to

its most current version

which is Xbox 1. The major

upgrades to both of these

systems have been wireless

controllers and the ability to

communicate with others who

are playing the same game by

wearing headphones that

have a microphone connected

to them. In order to talk to

others, you much purchase

Cell Phones: Should They Be Allowed?

student handbook states,

“Students are not permitted

to use these devices during

school hours: 7:40am to

2:45pm.” In spite of this

policy, many students have

privately admitted to using

there phones anyway with-

out getting caught.

The punishment for violat-

ing the policy is 1 day of out

of school suspension or if

there is argument 3 days of

out of school suspension.

Many other schools around us

have different policies. For

example, New Brighton is

allowed to use their electron-

ics based teacher discretion.

The majority of our teachers

in the middle school have the

same opinion on the topic.

They all think school is not a

place for cell phones. In par-

ticular, when polled teachers

from sixth, seventh and

eighth grade all felt this way.

The main reason they feel this

way is because they’re too

many possibilities for prob-

lems. With social media noth-

ing can be monitored.

But on the flip side the major-

ity of students in the middle

school have a different view.

After randomly interviewing

students, there were several

opinions given. Nick

By Jordin Noll

What do you carry around

with you 24 hours a day 7

days a week? Your cell

phone. It has basically be-

come an attachment to us as

a society. So the great ques-

tion we’re all asking is,

should we be allowed to use

them at certain points dur-

ing the school day?

Our current cell phone in the

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Gaming Is Life

IN OUR OPINION

IN OUR OPINION

Namisnak and Bethany Bar-

to, both 8th grade students,

believe we should be able to

use them at times other than

class because it will keep us

occupied and out of trouble.

In my opinion, there needs to

be a compromise. Technology

is too prominent to be cut out

completely during school. Our

cell phones could involved in

our learning in creative ways.

Also, during lunch and 9th

period our cell phones would-

n’t be disturbing our learning

so we should be able to use

them. Plus, there would defi-

nitely still be punishments for

inappropriate behavior online.

I believe there will be a change

in the policy very soon if we as

students voice our opinions to

the people that matter most:

our teachers, our administra-

tors, and our school board

directors.

Schools across Beaver County have different cell phone policies in place in terms of where and when they can be used.

Xbox live or PlayStation

Network, which are pro-

grams available through the

internet. Video games will

continue to play a big part

in the lives of today’s middle

school students.

6th grader Matthew Grimes doing what he loves best, playing video games

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Rochester Area Middle School

We’re on the

web!

www.rasd.org

“The Best Is In the Middle!”

asked some students who they

would like to become the Unit-

ed States’ 45th president. Here

are the results:

Sam Laure: I want Hillary

Clinton to win because she’ll

be the first woman president.

Mataya Jones: Hillary Clin-

ton because she has girl power.

Kylee Chambers: Hillary

Clinton because she’ll be the

first girl president.

Bijon Anderson: Hillary

Clinton because it’s time for a

woman to be in charge

Jenna Zawislak: Marco Ru-

bio because that’s who my

parents want to win!

By Eileen Hanns and Sydney

Rippee

Is everyone ready for this

year’s presidential election?

The Democratic Party,

which generally believes in

that are choosing between

Hillary Clinton and Bernie

Sanders. The Republicans,

who believe that the federal

government should not play

as big of a role in people’s

lives, are Ted Cruz, John

Kasich, Donald Trump, and

Marco Rubio. This year’s

race has been exciting and

eventful.

We took a quick survey

across the middle school and

Marra Walker: Hillary Clin-

ton because girls should have a

chance in politics.

Nasir Perkins: Ted Cruz be-

cause he feels like he will make

good choices for the United

2016 Presidential Election: You Decide

Upcoming Events:

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April 26-29

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Trip– May 11-13th

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

IN OUR OPINION

BY ALEXIS ROBISON

ACROSS

2. The phrase “Erin Go Braugh can be translated as, “Ireland _________”.

3. What nationality is everyone considered on St. Patrick’s Day?

5. What holiday is celebrated annually on March 17th

6. What is the name of the short human being that carries gold?

DOWN

1. What color was associated with St. Patrick’s Day before green?

2. How many leaves are on a lucky clover?

4. What does the color green actually stand for?

5. What the official symbol for St. Patrick’s Day?

States.

Dominic Renzo: Bernie

Sanders because he wants

to raise the minimum

wage to $15 and I “feel the

Bern”.

Eighth graders Nasir Perkins and Dominic Renzo debate about who would make a better president.