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QUITMANJUINORHIGHSCHOOLNEWSLETTERIssue1-Edition2.1-October2016
WhatisHappiness?
Happinesscanmeanalotofdifferentthings,butitallcomesdowntowhatmakesaperson’sdayalittlebrighter.
Itcancomewhenhangingoutwithfriends.
Itcancomewhenwatchingafavoritesportontelevision.
Itcanoccurwhensomeonestudiedreallyhardforatest,andtheyfindoutthattheymadeagreatgrade.
Itcancomeafterheart-acheisover.
Itcancomealongwiththesupportofothers.
Everyonecanbehappyiftheychoosetobe.Happinesscanfindyouwhendoingafavoritehobby,anditcanalsofindyouspendingtimewithfamilyandrelatives.Now,it’stimetoturnthatfrownupsidedownandfindoutwhatmakesyouhappy!
-Kamryn(Kami)WilliamsLeadWriter
Letter from the Editor ThemonthofOctobermayseemlikeit’sallaboutdressingupandscaringpeople,butthereismoretothemonthofOctoberthanthat.
DuringthemonthofOctober,thereisRedRibbonWeek,BreastCancerAwareness,andofcourse,Halloween.
PeopleshouldnotthinkthatOctoberisjustfortrick-or-treating.TheyshouldalsothinkabouttheRedRibbonWeekandBreastCancerAwareness.
PeoplecanenjoythemselvesbyconformingtothetraditionofHalloween,butweshouldn’tforgetabouttheotherincrediblethingsthathappeninOctober.
So,youshouldthinkaboutalltheotherthingsgoingonwhileyou’repickingouttheperfectcostume.
Enjoytheissue.
-BrittanyAbstonEditor-in-Chief
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Persecution = Bullying Whenyouarepersecuted,yousufferfornotypicalreason.Manykidssufferandgothroughpersecution
atschoolduringtheday.Ifyoudon’tfitinacertaingroup,oryoudon’tdressacertainway,yougetpickedonorpersecuted.Beingbulliedisanexampleofpersecution.Becausesomepeoplewillmakeyousufferifyoudonotlook,act,feel,orevenwalkacertaintypeofway.Ifthesepeopledon’tconform,theygetpersecuted.Theygetpersecutedbecausetheydonotactthesamewayasotherpeople,sotheyareseenasdifferent.
Persecutionisacommonhabittomanyteenagersandadultsthathappensfrequently,andtoooftentotoomanypeople.
Persecution [pur-si-kyoo-shuh n] See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com or more information at Dictionary.com noun 1. the act of persecuting. 2. the state of being persecuted. 3. a program or campaign to exterminate, drive away, or subjugate people based on their membership in a religious, ethnic, social, or racial group. -AmiahAllenJournalist
CLOWNS IN
THE
WOODS?
Halloween is here, but the question is: are the clowns?
According to WLOX and ABC network they may be close.
WATER VALLEY, MS (WMC) - “We've seen the reports out of South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Wisconsin, and other states, but the nightmarish-trend could now be in the Mid-South.”
Read more on page 5!
Notations from Eighth Graders
“Eighthgradersconformtosocietybecausetheywanttobelikeeveryoneelse.Theycanalsoconformtotheirpeer,sotheywill“fitin”.”-JoshBeckman
“Whensomeonedoesnotconformtothepeoplearoundthem,theygetpersecuted”-KierstenTumey
8thGradeHouseSummary
1st:HouseHabile:4WeekWins/0ChallengeWins2nd:HouseAnimus:3WeekWins/2ChallengeWins/HomecomingWeekWinner3rd:HouseIntellect:3WeekWins/0ChallengeWins4th:HouseSonar:1WeekWin/2ChallengeWins
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IsthePastourFuture?Fahrenheit451isabookwrittenbyathirty-threeyear
oldmanin1953.RayBradburywrotehisnovelinthesettingofthefuture,andunlesshehadpowersnooneknewabout,hedidnotknowhowthe21stcenturywouldbe.However,hegotprettyclosetoit.
Inhisbook,heexaggeratedatthetime,andthatiswhatisscaryaboutthenovel.Everythinghe“exaggerated”overin1953ishappeningintheyear2016.WhenIthinkaboutMildred(acharacterinFahrenheit451),itiskindofscarytoactuallyhavesomeonetorelatehertoo.Someonewhoisalwayspayingattentiontonothingbuttechnology.
Also,conformityistakingover,andtheUnitedStatesisnotacommunistgovernment.But,peoplearesteadilyconformingtothetechnologyandideasofothers.IneverrealizeditbecauseIwasbornintoit.Iwasraisedinaworldoftechnologythatisgettingbiggerandbetter.Therefore,everythingwasnormaltome,butFahrenheit451openedmyeyes.IfRayBradburycanpredictthistechnologyin1953,itisscarytothinkabouttheworldmychildrenwillhavetogrowupin.
PeopleinFahrenheit451believetheknowledgeisbehindthetelevisionwallsandconformtoeveryoneelse.Thissituationisjustlikepeopleintoday’sworld.InthecurrentAmericansociety,peoplebelieveinthepoliticians,thecellphones,thetelevisions,andbasicallywhatevergoesintotheirears.Inbothsituations,theyneverpickupabook,onlytechnology.Therefore,theworldtodayin2016andthe1953book,Fahrenheit451,aresimilarincountlessways.
-PresleyWhiteLeadJournalist
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TechnologyandUs
Conformityhasmadeagreatchangeintheworldtoday.Amajoritemconformityhasaffectedarepeople’sabilitytothinkforthemselves.Conformityandtechnologygohandinhand,andtheychangesocietytogether.Today,peopletryeverythingtolookcool,popular,funny,andsmart.Insteadofusingtheirbrainpowerandtheknowledgegainedfromothersources,childrenoftodayimmediatelygotoGoogle,Firefox,Yahoo,andotherstoanswerthesimplestquestions.Thisactionsoonspreadstootherchildrenbecausetheyfeelasiftheyarenotkeepingupwiththelatesttechnologyorphone.
Thiscanhavemajoreffectsonpeoplebecausetheconformistsmakethemfeellessinformedaboutthequestionsthatwereasked,andthismakesthemwanttobesmartlikeeveryoneelse.Newtechnologiescomeandgo,andpeopleseeotherpeoplewiththesetechnologies.Thissometimesmakespeoplefeelliketheyneedthenewtechaswell.Thisideaspreadsandspreadsuntilitreachesthefarthestpartsoftheglobe.
JohnF.Kennedysaid,“Conformityisthejailoroffreedomandtheenemyofgrowth.”
Ibelievethatgrowthisreferringtopeople’sintellectwhichishaltedbyconformityandtechnology.InanovelcalledFahrenheit451,anovelreadineighthgrade,technologyissocustomaryandhabitualinpeople’severydaylivesthattheyforgettothinkforthemselves.Inasituationlikethis,peopleneverlearnanythingnew,andbecauseeveryoneusestechnology,thepeopledonotseeanythingwrongwithit.
Peopleshouldnotrelyontechnologytothinkforthem.WeshouldneverletourintellectgotowastejustbecauseotherpeopleareflockingtothenextIphone.Peopleshouldneverconformtoasocietythatreliesontechnologytoanswereverysinglethingorcompleteeverylittlechore.Technologyisuseful.However,Ifitisoverusedormisused,itcanbecomeacursethatlimitsourcreativity,knowledge,andsociallives.Doesitlimityouinanyway?
-J’lenNoelJournalist
???Can You Answer These Riddles??? R1. What becomes wetter the more it dries?
R2. What can go around the world, yet stays in a corner?
R3. What can you always count on when trying to solve math problems?
R4 (HARD). What is always coming but never arrives?
Answers are on page 6.
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CLOWNS!? Areyouafraidofclowns?Asmostofyouknow,therehavebeencreepyclownssitedalloverthecountry.IsitaHalloweenprank?Or,isitpeoplewhoactuallywanttohurtyou?Haveyoueverthoughtofwhatyouwoulddoifyousawone?
Therearemanyconspiracytheoriesofthese“KillerClowns”.Theyarecreepy,butnobodyreallyknowstherealreasonwhytheyarearound.Somesaytheyhideinthewoodstohurtorstalkyou.Meanwhile,otherssaytheywerejustmadeuptogetpublicityforaremakingofthemovieIt,andithasgottenoutofhand.
SomepeoplesaythattheclownsarearemakingofamannamedJohnWayneGacy,alsoknownas“TheKillerClown”.
Whydoyouguysthinktheclownsarehere?
Whateverreasontheyareherefor,justremembertostaysafeanddonotgointothewoods(ornearaclown)alonethisHalloween.
-HayleighTaylor Journalist
RedRibbonWeek
Beingdrug-freeisextremelyimportantforteensbecausetheyhavetheirwholelivesahead.Onesmalldecisioncanharmyouormanyotherswhenitcomestodrugs.Peoplewhodecidetomaketheselifechangingchoicesareoftenharmed,andRedRibbonWeekhelpsbringawarenessnottodothesedangerousthings.
Ifyoueverwanttobesuccessfulnomatterwhatyouwanttobe,youhavetomakethemostresponsiblechoicesyoucan.Letussayforexample,ifoneday,youseeagroupof“coolkids”,andtheycallyououtbecauseyoudonotdothingstheydo(evenifitmaynotbedrugs).Whatwouldyoudo?Eventhoughyouhavegoalssetforyourfuturelife,wouldyougiveallofthosehopesupforthewrongpeople?Manypeoplemakethatbaddecisiondaily,andalloftheirdreamsareatriskbecauseofthatonebadhabitorchoice.
Besafeanddonotbeoneofthosemanypeople.Staydrugfreeforyourownbenefit.Also,foryourfuture.
-HayleighTaylor Journalist
Choose to be Drug Free!
Cutoutthissectionsignedandturnitintoyourhomeroomteachertocommittoadrug-free
lifestyle.
Ichoosetosaynotodrugs!Signedby:______________________________
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It’s Best to be Aware Today, the focus is on the next big thing, but in the month of October, the focus goes to breast cancer. The month of October is breast Cancer Awareness month, and people raise awareness by wearing pink.
Mrs. Chrissy Kelly was diagnosed with breast cancer on July 9th. I had a chance to ask Mrs. Kelly a few questions about her experience, and the outcomes were shocking. Mrs. Kelly was sitting in the parking lot of Quitman Junior High when she got “the call”. She said, “I remember thinking -was I going to see my children grow up.” Luckily, she will get to.
Mrs. Kelly took chemotherapy radiation to destroy the cancer. She said, “Receiving chemo treatments was the hardest thing (physically) I have ever been through. It was the “sickest” I have ever been.” She also received surgery to take out the cancerous tumor, but luckily, she persevered through both the chemo and the surgery.
Mrs. Kelly went through some rough things while she had cancer, and everyone should admire her for the way her attitude was never affected by the cancer.
Mrs. Kelly also gave some advice for everyone going through what she went through.
“You have to have a positive outlook. Do everything you can to fight the disease.”
“To other people- you have to take charge of your own health. Do not delay routine doctor visits or tests. Cancer can be treated and cured if caught early. If I would have delayed my mammogram, my outcome could have been different.”
Mrs. Kelly has no idea how much she has affected all of our outlooks on what people have to deal with when they have breast cancer (or any other cancer in general). I, for one, think she is a role model to everyone.
-ChloeTucker LeadJournalist
R1.TowelR2.StampR3.FingersR4.(Hard)Tomorrow
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Quitman Junior High Sports Reflection
As a football player, I have learned that to have a successful season takes hard work, attitude, and effort.
“Some of these guys have a good attitude stepping up and really working hard on the practice field.”-
Coach Blackburn
Our team at Quitman Junior High School has grown as a whole this year. This year we had a lot of depth. This means that we had many players that would step up and play various positions.
“I would agree that adaptability is a great trait to have as a player and in academics.” –Coach
Blackburn
For example, I started at running back, but I also started at outside linebacker.
This ability to be flexible goes along with attitude and effort. These are only a few of the things that our coaches drilled us about.
As basketball practice begins to heat up, our QJHS basketball teams will continue to build off of the lessons that other coaches and sports have taught us.
“To have a winning season is to have a winning attitude.” –Xavier Coleman, QJHS 8th Grade
Athlete
XavierColeman-SportsJournalist-
”Our8thGradeteamhaddepth.Theseguysthatcouldstepupandfillinpositionsweneeded…”–CoachBlackburn
“Hardworkobviouslyhasaconnectiontothefield.Itdoesinacademics.Someofourbestplayersaregreatbecausetheyperformonandoffthefield”–CoachBlackburn
