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,

Teana

Thomas, Anthony

Thomas, Kevin

Thompson, Marina

Tillman, Devan

Tlatoa Ocelotl,

Veronica

Turman, Destiny

Turnley IV, Wil-

liam

Ucchino, Mitchell

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

8th grade

1st Semester High Honor Roll

2013-2014

Belzer News Network

Newspaper Staff

Editors-in-chief:

Kaylee Demlow, Mikay-

la Stephens, Olivia Salvo

Editors: Jackie Aguilar,

Gabbie Anderson,

Jaynique Bobbitt, Eric

Carr, Reagan Fitzsim-

mons, Gabriel Garcia,

Jakob Goldsby, Jillian

Hartlerode, Michaela

Jews, Kenneth King,

Brennan Mahto, Diana

Martinez, Ian Massen-

gale, Victoria Miller,

Hannah Morton, Donya

Murray, Lexi Odle, Em-

ma Orcutt, Colton

Padgett, Kirk Pinkston,

Blaque Rutland, Tyra

Schafer, Annaya Shelton,

Michael Smith, Lilly

Solly, Dayshia Steven-

son, Leo Warbington,

Rodney Warfield, Aynia

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!