by Ashton Galarneau and

Delanie Harper

Drama is a play for thea-

ter, radio, or television. It

is also the newest edition to

the LMS electives.

Ray Rodriguez, former

English Language Arts

teacher, teaches five classes

of drama now.

Eighth-

grade teacher

Christina Ro-

driguez said,

“I think it’s a

wonderful

idea. It gives

students a

chance to be

themselves.”

Sixth-grade science teach-

er Sari Czaporowski said,

“The kids are enjoying it!”

The semester long class is

about being yourself. You

get a chance to express

yourself through acting and

games like word play. In

drama, you do warm-ups like

split splat, zeek zork, and

skits with your partner.

Sixth-grade drama student

Katalina De La Cruz said,

“Mr. Rodriguez is amazing!

He has a great attitude, and

he is very kind and helpful.”

Seventh-grade drama stu-

dent Asia Sanchez said, “If

you feel confident in acting

you should do it.”

“It gives you a chance to be

yourself, and I can use your

strengths to help you grow,”

said Mr. Rodriguez. “Listen

for the drama shout outs on

Fridays.”

Save the drama for your mama

Lincoln PRIDE—Personal Responsibility in Daily Endeavors

Evolution of YouTube

by Colin Friberg and Julia Espinosa Pokémon Go is an intelli-gent game because of how it is made. It is a mixture of exercise and playing video games, which are two com-pletely different things.

There are many Pokémon in the world, but it all comes down to the top four: Pika-chu, who is adorable and also an original; Blastoise, who is hilly defensive and looks awesome; Jiggly Puff, with her squishiness and cuteness; and last, but not

Leopards Rawwwr Volume 10, Issue 4 October 2016

said, “YouTube is not as good

as it used to be because of

the new rules implemented.”

The website recently added

a lot more rules and re-

strictions to the content that

people can post. Swearing,

controversial topics, and sex-

ual innuendo are some of the

topics that users are not al-

lowed to post.

Although it started as a sim-

ple way to share videos,

YouTube is now a well-known,

multi-billion dollar company.

For some people, it’s even a

full-time job.

“When I first heard of

YouTube, it was a way of

sharing information. YouTu-

bers are something new,”

said computer teacher

Natosha Barricklow.

Throughout its evolution,

YouTube is still a great web-

site, due to its ever-growing

popularity and the income it

generates.

by Jackson Fischer and

AnneMarie Bowles

YouTube is a website where

people can post videos, watch

other people’s videos, and

share content that they see on

the website. In the beginning,

it was a way for family and

friends to show their videos to

each other, but it has turned

into something much different

over the years.

Most people that have been

on YouTube for a while have

noticed the evolution or chang-

es that have been made on the

website since its creation.

“YouTube used to be a way to

get information, but it has

changed a lot because it’s so

easy to make and post videos

now,” said eighth-grade math

teacher Ashley Gomez.

The ways in which YouTube

has evolved since its release

are usually disliked by the

YouTube community, but some

of them are appreciated.

Eighth-grader Israel Aguirre

least, Charizard, because he is rare and also a drag-on. Although these are pretty amazing Pokémon, the favorite among many is Pikachu.

Everyone should know that there are Poke Stops all over Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. But the best stops are at the high schools, old town, or the Sandias, which have rare and original Pokémon.

The creator of Pokémon is Satosh Tajiri, known for

making many successful ani-mated video games. He is a Japanese game designer and the video game developer for Game Freak, Inc.

If you haven’t noticed or played Pokémon Go, then you should download it to help you get better exercise and learn more about Pokémon.

“It’s a huge reword system when you level up, gives you good exercise, and has a di-verse story line. Also a lot of action, but it’s hilarious,” said sixth-grader Maddox Presser.

GO POKÉMON! Celebrate fall at the

Harvest Dance on

Wednesday,

October 26!

2:45-4 p.m.

Cost $2

Snacks for sale

Have fun with your

friends!

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Riding into flames by Alejandro Loza

Hoverboards were the most bought Christmas gift last year,

and might become this year’s top holiday present. But is this a

safe-moving device?

Many hoverboards have been exploding across the world. In

the United States, there have been about 500,000 recalls due to

fire risk. Most of the hoverboards that have been exploding

have cheap batteries, and usually explode while they are charg-

ing.

There have been about 60 explosions across the country, ruin-

ing over two million dollars in property.

As a result, Amazon stopped selling hoverboards. In the Unit-

ed Kingdom, it is illegal to ride in public.

Caleb McBee, a Lincoln Middle School sixth grader, owns two

hoverboards.

“Hoverboards are risky but fun,” he said.

As a sixth-grade science teacher, Michael Sylvester thinks it’s

very dangerous, and he said he would like one only “if it really

hovered, yes, but on wheels, no.”

Hoverboard makers have created a fireproof bag for people to

store them.

Many people have their own opinion about this fireproof bag,

many think that the bag doesn’t really help, while others think it

works well.

It usually depends on what type of battery the hoverboard

has. For example, Samsung and LG batteries are good brands,

research shows.

Hoverboards are really fun, but is it worth the risk?

by James Brevig and Josiah

Kingston

Most have heard about the

recent deaths of Jose Fer-

nandez at age 24, and Ar-

nold Palmer at age 87.

Fernandez died after a

boating accident around mid-

night earlier this month in

Miami Beach, Fla. The base-

ball pitcher died on impact

when the boat he was in hit

a rock at full speed. He was

a patron at a Miami River bar

and restaurant before the

fatal accident. Fernandez

and his wife, Carla, were

about to have their first child

when the fatal accident oc-

curred.

The baseball player was an

inspiration to young aspiring

children who dreamed of

being just like him.

“

Sports icons’ deaths

“Sad loss to a man who

was young,” said Alan

Sanchez, a physical educa-

tion teacher at Lincoln Middle

School.

Luke Cummings, LMS stu-

dent, said: “He was such a

great player and person.”

Palmer was a famous golfer

who could be called the Mi-

chael Jordan of golf. He won

four Master’s Tournaments,

two British Open Champion-

ships, and one U.S. Open.

He died right before he was

supposed to have cardiac

surgery.

“I looked up to Arnold

Palmer,” said Curtis Miller, a

math teacher at LMS.

Mr. Palmer belonged to the

Arnie’s Army Foundation,

which gives money to chil-

dren and youth.

English teacher Greer

Gessler was devastated by

Palmer’s passing. “He was an

avid golfer,” he said.

People will always remem-

ber these two great sports

icons.

She moved to middle school because she likes to work with staff with more experience. She thought that the staff had more experience because they are working with older and more mature students. Like Ms. Lincoln, Betty Scheppmann, LMS’ other as-sistant principal, said she likes to be an assistant principal to the older students and likes to have more responsibility than an elementary school principal would. Ms. Scheppmann is excited to welcome Ms. Lincoln to the front office.

by Katie Rogers and Nina Zeyen Phyllis Lincoln’s new job at Lincoln Middle School is off to a good start. “This school is different than an elementary school because the schedule is dif-ferent and you’re working with different students and staff,” said the school’s new-est assistant principal. Ms. Lincoln used to be an elementary school teacher and then a principal, but she was glad to have the oppor-tunity to be a middle school

assistant principal. The administrator, who smiles often, has made her office unique, with paintings and objects on her desk spe-cial to her. She eventually wants to be a principal again, because she wants to have more progress and responsibility in her school job. Ms. Lincoln loves the people she works with. “We are all one team,” she said. We work together to run this school.”

Lincoln Middle School has 2nd assistant principal

by Keith Brewer and Sumi

Shrestha

Nothing is better than hav-

ing an

assistant

principal

with

school

spirit en-

crypted

into her

name.

This

year, Lin-

coln has received about 16

new staff members, ranging

from teachers to a second

assistant principal.

Phyllis Lincoln is our new

assistant principal. Ms. Lin-

coln worked as a vice princi-

pal in Albuquerque Public

Schools and a principal in Rio

Rancho Public Schools. Both

met her expectations.

“I love Lincoln,” she said. “I

like all the teachers, stu-

dents, and that my name is

the same as the school!”

Ms. Lincoln also says that

being a principal was hard

work but she learned a lot.

Just as much as Ms. Lincoln

likes LMS and teaching, so

do other staff members,

such as new gifted teacher

John Waring. He has worked

in El Paso, Texas, at Coro-

nado High

School as

a gifted

teacher.

“I hate

teaching

gifted,

just kid-

ding! I

have

taught it

in El Paso and it’s challeng-

ing because it has no agenda

and it is up to me to create

everything. I love it,” Mr.

Waring said.

He looks up to his father,

who was not just smart, but

also wise. His father was,

literally, a rocket scientist!

To all our new staff, wel-

come to Lincoln Middle

School, home of the Leop-

ards!

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by Aaliyah Atkinson and

Yasmin Lucero

Halloween is when you can

make homemade costumes

and go trick-or-treating with

your friends at night. This is a

night you can express your-

self through costumes.

Halloween’s original date

was November 1, when the

United King-

dom and

northern

France

would cele-

brate the

new year.

About 70

percent of

this country

participates

in Hallow-

een. Princi-

pal Veronica

Sanders said, “It depends. I

did more when my kids were

younger.”

A total of 64 percent of

Americans plan to decorate

their houses for Halloween.

They are mostly decorated in

things you don’t normally

see, like spiders or scare-

crows or mummies.

“The only thing I hate

about Halloween is when

people like to scare kids,”

said P.E. teacher and parent

Alan Sanchez.

Some say that kids in mid-

dle school shouldn’t go trick-

or-treating. “I think that you

should never stop dressing

up in costumes, but you

should stop trick-or-treating

at high school age,”

said P.E. teacher

Racquel Cuaderes.

Ms. Sanders and

Mr. Sanchez disa-

gree and said that

you should stop

wearing costumes at

13 or 14 years old.

Spooky statistics Leopard crew expands

Flying high at the Balloon Fiesta

by Devon Alvarado and Hayden Maes

The Balloon Fiesta is a beautiful event in Albuquer-que, New Mexico, that hap-pens once every year. The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta is the largest and most pho-tographed balloon fiesta in the world.

It is a nine-day event from 5:45 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. each day. Multiple countries par-ticipate in Balloon Fiesta, including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, and Rus-sia. Ballooning is actually

the world’s oldest aviation sport.

Seventh-grade language arts teacher Mariah Chavez has been to the Balloon Fiesta five times and her favorite balloons are the three bees. She said, “My favorite food there is Tom Thumb Donuts and Blakes burritos.”

Physical education teacher Alan Sanchez has been to the Balloon Fiesta about a dozen times, and likes any-thing to eat there, but mainly the Blakes burritos.

Mr. Sanchez said, “The rea-son I keep going to the Bal-loon Fiesta is the atmos-phere—I love that.”

People at Lincoln split al-most half and half on whether they preferred to go to Balloon Fiesta in the morning or at night. When-ever you went, hope you enjoyed Balloon Fiesta!

Dates to remember:

Monday, October 31

Conference day, no

school

Tuesday, November 8

Election day, no school

Friday, November 11

Veterans’ Day, no

school (remember to

thank a veteran for his/

her service!)

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by Ryan Amhaus and Josiah

Keyohara

Kids at Lincoln Middle

School are getting out of

control with water-bottle

flipping in classrooms, the

principal said.

“I don’t like it at

all,” said Veronica

Sanders. “It can

be dangerous.”

Students bring

full water bottles

to class because

they want to stay

hydrated. But

some of them are

messing around with them,

causing the water to leak.

Other students have slipped

in the spilled water.

Kids are flipping bottles

because they want to be

entertained and to get atten-

tion. Kids tend to flip bottles

more often when they are

bored and have nothing to do.

If the principal catches you

flipping bottles you will get a

warning, but if you don’t stop,

you will have it taken away.

Luckily the water bottle issue

is getting

better be-

cause stu-

dents know

the conse-

quences

and don’t

want their

water bot-

tle taken

away. Ms.

Sanders

understands why kids are

flipping bottles but there is a

time and place.

Water bottle flipping has

become a huge addiction be-

cause of the challenges that

people make. So, everyone

who is a fan of bottle flipping,

remember to be safe and that

there is a time and place.

Water-bottle flipping issue

Leopards Rawwwr EDITORIALS Volume 10, Issue 4

2016 bond election success!

by Zyon Manzanares and

Julianne Marrufo

What’s new and starts with

you at the movies? New mov-

ies, of course!

This fall a whole line-up of

movies will be playing in thea-

ters. Be sure to check the

local listings.

They include Disney’s

Moana, Marvel’s Doctor

Strange, 20th Century Fox’s

The Magnificent Seven, and

Fantastic Beasts and Where to

Find Them.

Moana, which comes out on

November 23, is about a young

girl who uses her navigational

talents to set sail for a mysteri-

ous island. Joining her on the

adventure is the legendary

demi-god Maui.

“I am excited to see Moana

because it looks super cute,”

said Nicola Ibarra, a Lincoln

Middle School eighth grader.

“I like to go to the movies to

by Teresa Tamulewicz and

Mackenzie Kegelman

Rio Rancho Public Schools had its eighth successful bond election, worth $60 million.

With the money approved by vot-ers in late August, the district plans to upgrade school security and tech-nology, as well as build a new Shin-ing Stars Pre-school and an elementary school that will be known as Joe Harris.

“I believe Rio Rancho de-serves the $60 million be-cause we are one of the low-est funded districts and we need more money for new equipment in the classroom,” said Courtney Bateson, Lin-coln Middle School’s ed tech. “Parents want their kids to be successful, and technolo-gy is a big part in their learning.”

Albuquerque Public Schools got funded $1.3 billion for the 2016-2017 school year, while Rio Rancho Public

Schools is only getting $123.1 million in the same year.

“We have been so fortunate to operate in a community that truly believes in educa-tion and understands its val-ue,” said Dr. V. Sue Cleve-land, RRPS superintendent. “Our community has sup-ported every bond since Day One, and we appreciate their continued support.”

Autumn movies fall into theaters soon

get away from life for a little

bit.”

Marvel’s Doctor Strange is

about a doctor with a de-

stroyed career who fixes his

hands, only to find himself

protecting the world from

dangerous threats.

“I am excited to see Doctor

Strange because Benedict

Cumberbatch is awesome,”

said sixth-grade science

teacher Michael Sylvester.

He’s also a Harry Potter fan,

excited to see the new movie

related to the Harry Potter

series called Fantastic Beasts

and Where to Find Them.

Congratulations

to the new

LMS Student

Council officers:

President

Eric Sommala

Vice President

Sumi Shrestha

Girl Scouts aren’t cool in middle school

by Isabela German

In elementary school, many

girls join Girl Scouts. But in

middle school, if someone

finds out you’re a Girl Scout,

you might get teased or

called a nerd.

This means sixth-grade girls

often have to make a choice

to quit Girl

Scouts or hide it.

Second-grader

Ciara German

said, “It’s cool to

be a Girl Scout

because you

make new

friends and do

fun stuff.”

But one-sixth grade Girl

Scout at Lincoln said, “I have

heard people talking about

being in Girl Scouts at our

age and they usually say

stuff like ‘I think it’s a dumb

idea’ or ‘Girl Scouts are stu-

pid.’ And they say they try

to be cool and Girl Scouts

aren’t cool.”

Even though she doesn’t

want anyone to know, the

sisterhood of being a Girl

Scout stays true. When

asked if she had ever been in

a conversation with friends

and pretended to not like

middle-schoolers that are Girl

Scouts, the sixth-

grader said, “No,

because I would

know how it

would feel be-

cause I am a Girl

Scout, so I would

never be mean to

another Girl

Scout.”

Girl Scouts is a sisterhood

that will last forever, even if

middle school students don’t

think it’s cool.

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by Nate Garcia and Vanessa

Tomlinson

Students think passing

periods are too short be-

cause people can’t go to

their lockers in time and get

to their classes. But people

don’t use their time wisely

to get to their

classes in

time. That’s

why the pass-

ing periods are

only three

minutes long.

Students

waste their

time during

passing peri-

ods. “I think

people waste

their time and

other teachers

think it, too,” said sixth-

grade math teacher Karen

Sage. People think it’s free

time when we have to go to

class.

Sometimes fights start

during passing periods.

Nurse Jo Sanchez said,

“Fights start because no one

is watching them and they

are in the halls.”

Passing periods could be a

minute shorter because stu-

dents won’t be goofing off in

the halls, they will be trying

to get to class. When they

goof off, they

block other kids

from getting to

class.

Assistant princi-

pal Betty

Scheppmann and

Ms. Sage think

the amount of

time is just right,

although some

people have to

run to class be-

cause they have

to go across the

school to get to class.

You can get to class faster if

you stay on the right side of

the hall, because if you do

that, traffic will flow a lot

smoother.

DO KIDS HAVE ENOUGH TIME?

by Rebecca Garcia and Ethan

Hill

Weapons should not be at

school because they can af-

fect the environment and the

school’s learning. They are

very dangerous!

Weapons have been at Lin-

coln Middle School in the

past. Sixth-grade science

teacher Stephanie McDonald

said, “I have once seen a kid

with a knife before.” She

would call security or call a

police officer if she saw a

weapon at school.

“Some consequences could

be to call the police, talk to

the kid’s parent, or the kid

could be suspended for a few

days,” says security guard

Rich Misbach. “Weapons

should not be allowed on the

campus of any school.”

When kids bring weapons

to school, it can affect the

whole school and everyone’s

learning. This could happen

if the weapon were used to

hurt a staff member or stu-

dent.

Some teachers, like sixth-

grade math teacher Karen

Sage, say Lincoln is a great

school with a positive envi-

ronment. “We have a great

community around us,” says

Ms. Sage.

To keep it that way, kids

shouldn’t ever bring any sort

of weapons to school.

WEAPONS AT SCHOOL

Choir performs at CHS

Lincoln’s choirs performed their first concert of the year, Tell Me a Tale,

last week at the beautiful Cleveland High School concert hall.

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by Selena Cde Baca and

Madison Shadle

Every student loves their

personal devises, but are

they getting a little bit out of

hand?

Let us give

you a few tips

to prevent

yberbullying.

First, make

sure your sites

are appropri-

ate. For exam-

ple, don’t join

sites that you

don’t feel com-

fortable with.

When you are on Facebook,

Instagram or Snapchat,

make sure to only follow or

friend people you know.

Veronica Sanders, Lincoln

Middle School principal, said

that cyberbullying affects

sixth graders the most be-

cause they are new to the

internet, and don’t know how

to use the it properly. Their

parents don’t baby them any-

more.

Ms. Sanders said that to

solve this issue, we need to

continue to educate children

and parents

about cyber-

bullying, so

that they can

be aware of it

and its prob-

lems.

Betty

Scheppmann,

assistant prin-

cipal, agreed.

“I think children should not

be able to have social media

until they’re 17,” she said.

“Cyberbullying happens to

everyone, adults and chil-

dren.”

Please be safe with your

mobile devices and watch

carefully for what sites you

are using.

Internet gone wrong?

Leopards Rawwwr EDITORIALS Volume 10, Issue 4

Being in eighth grade

by Sarah Chapman and

Savanna Garcia

There are rights and re-

sponsibilities that go with

being an eighth grader.

Holly Anthony, an eighth-

grade American history

teacher, thinks that eighth

grade is an important time in

our lives “because you're

going to high school next

year, and you need to be

prepared.”

We should turn in work on

time, because teachers ex-

pect us to do so. You can’t get

away with things you did in

sixth and seventh grade.

Eighth graders seem to see

things differently than sixth

and seventh graders. We are

role models.

When you're in eighth grade,

your perspective of middle

school changes because you

have been here for so long.

With the rights and responsi-

bilities, however, come a lot

more freedom and trust.

by Mahli Toscano

Editorial cartoon by Klarysa Salazar and Sone

Villa

The critical issue with hall-

way passing is the time it

takes to get to our classes.

How can we solve this prob-

lem?

“Horseplay is going around

the halls,” said Betty

Scheppmann, assistant prin-

cipal, adding that there are

people who get hurt because

of this. “I thank all the

teachers that are out moni-

toring the hallway.”

The halls are going to be

crowded no matter what, and

you need patience when

passing others

“We had to cut off a minute

or two because of the matter

of class time,” Scheppmann

said, explaining that classes

need to be 52 minutes long.

At times, seventh, eighth,

and sixth graders will go into

each other’s halls, which caus-

es confusion, especially to

newcomers. Papers fall to the

floor, pushing and shoving oc-

curs. All these little things can

add up to a bad start to the

school year.

The solution to the problem of

hallway disaster is walking on

the right side of the halls. That

can cause less of an issue be-

cause there will not be any

pushing against walls.

LMS students enjoy the annual fall barbecue.

Passing by

by Miyah McCrary and Sara

Tafoya

As winter is approaching

and the temperature is drop-

ping, more helpless animals

are shivering outside as

you’re inside and cozy. One

million animals die a year

from animal abuse.

Many people don't see ani-

mals as lifelong friends but

as punching bags. It's dis-

heartening to think about.

The main three types of

animal abuse are neglect,

dog fights and beating. In the

United States, 49 States

have laws against animal

abuse, but it still doesn't stop

these sick people from hurt-

ing helpless animals.

Abuse of zoo animals is also

a big concern. Walking

around the zoo, you can see

their nice enclosures. But

during the winter, they may

be cooped up in cold cages

with not much room to move.

Many of the animals don't get

enough exercise or the nutri-

ents they need to stay

healthy.

Animal abuse has been a

problem for years. It's terri-

ble to think that out there

right now, there is a helpless

animal being tortured. Ani-

mals can't tell if they did

something wrong or not—

they truly are helpless.

Math teacher Curtis Miller

said, “I’ve seen the effects on

animals that were abused

and the effects are for life.”

People that abuse animals

should be punished. Seventh

-grade language arts teacher

Greer Gessler thinks that the

punishment should fit the

crime. “If they kill a human

they will get life in prison,

but with a dog, they will only

get a fine,” he said. An ani-

mal's life is just as great as a

human's.

Counselor Sheryl Bauer

said, “It's wrong because the

pets should be loved by their

owners.”

You can help put a stop to

abuse. If you see someone

abusing an animal, call (505)

891-5075. We can make a

change together!

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Call (505) 891-5075

Volume 10, I ssue 4

by Shypre Santillanes and Bela Smith

Bad behavior is not good, but everyone makes poor choices at times.

“I would like for students to be able to understand why it was a poor choice and be able to make a better choice next time,” said principal Veronica Sanders. “We have double to the number of stu-dents getting positive refer-rals as are getting behavioral referrals.”

For bad behavior at our school, some of the worst things that kids can get in trouble for are fights or hav-ing a weapon on campus. Our principal says in all her years working as a principal, no student has been sent to juvenile detention. It has to be a real bad thing for kids to be sent to juvie.

Registrar Zack Crawford said, “Bad behavior should stop, and kids should get their act together.”

Physical education teacher Alan Sanchez agreed. “It's not appropriate,” he said.

We think some solutions to stop bad behavior are to have a positive attitude, follow classroom and school rules better, and stay organized and on track. We also found that working in a group or well with others will help you.

When you work in groups, the kids you are working with can keep you under control. They also can help you out with rough situations.

by Ahna Mosley

I want you to think of your favorite sport in the world. Now think of that sport in water!

Water polo is a unique sport that is confused with the sport of polo. The differ-ence between water polo is simple—polo is with horses, water polo is not.

A simple rule in water polo is that you only get 30 seconds to make a shot. Another is you can’t hide the ball underwater. Naturally you can’t drown anyone, and you can’t walk on the floor of the pool.

Warm-ups are 15 minutes on land and four to seven minutes in water. Practice games are five minutes per game.

There are seven players on a team including the goalie. Justin Sandoval is a player on my team.

“I have played for two years,” said Justin. “I am in

What people think about bad behavior

eighth grade and have never been injured in this sport before.”

One of our coaches is Rob-bie Bova. “I think, in training games, that the team will be average,” said Coach Robbie. He has been coaching about 18 years. “My favorite part about coaching is to see kids develop into people through

sports.”

Coaching water polo is hard work because most kids need help. “I have coached water polo

for five years, clubs and high school teams,” said Ryan Grady. “I like this sport be-cause it uses strategy.”

You can come try water polo in Albuquerque at the West Mesa Aquatic Center. It is a challenging competition!

Leopards Rawwwr EDITORIALS

Swim and score!

Learning to cook in consumer science

Student Bridget Chlastawa is making delicious

banana pudding for her classmates. Way to

go, Bridget!

S Kitts Page 8

by Sofia Araujo and Isabella

Deaton

Lincoln Middle School vol-

leyball teams have had a

great season, say the coach-

es, with more wins than loss-

es. The season wraps up at

the end of the week.

Cathy Longo, the sixth-

grade coach, thinks that her

team has learned good gam-

ing skills and new tech-

niques.

“It’s fun being with the

girls, and I love coaching the

girls, she said, adding that

as long as they are having

fun, she is proud of them.

Seventh-grade Coach

Racquel Cuaderes thinks

her team has has shown

improvement.

“I feel my team has

learned how to cooperate

with one another, and we

show respect,” she said. “I

feel A Team and B Team

have formed into one unit-

ed group.”

Ms. Cuaderes hopes the

teams enjoyed the season.

LMS team volleys

Leopards Rawwwr SPORTS Volume 10, Issue 4

by Daniel Santiago and Sebas-

tian Rubio

The NFL is back. So is college

football.

The UNM Lobos may have

found a spark to have a win-

ning season. The team’s mas-

cots are pumped up for the

season.

They currently have a 3-3

season. UNM player Gabe Orte-

ga, who played for Cleveland

High School, wants them to

have a winning season.

Can they beat the New Mexi-

co State University Aggies?

“We think we have the ad-

vantage and it’s fun since both

teams are from New Mexico”

Mr. Ortega said.

”We started off slow but now

we’re picking up speed,” said

UNM Football Coach Bob Davie.

The Lobos seem to have a

really good defense but are still

working on their offense, offi-

cials said.

They beat the San Jose Spar-

tans on October 1 with an end-

ing score of 48-41. Bob Davie

in an interview stated: ”I was

frustrated by our defense but

in the end we won.”

The team’s running back,

Richard McQuarley, had a big

day with three touchdowns.

2016 Eighth-grade volleyball team

by Erin Vigil and Kate Segal

The Lincoln Middle School

football team, the smallest

team in the school district,

is currently undefeated.

The final game is Thursday,

Oct. 27.

Curtis Miller, assistant

coach, has been a football

coach for six years, and has

also coached volleyball,

basketball, and tennis.

He explained that the av-

erage day of practice for

the 17 players is two hours

long, consisting of stretch-

ing at the beginning, then

drills.

Only eighth graders can

try out for the team. But

some think others should

be allowed.

“All grades in middle

school should be able to try

out,” said Ray Rodriguez,

Lincoln Middle School’s dra-

ma teacher.

Without teamwork, LMS

football players would not

be successful, according to

the team’s A coach, Greer

Gessler, seventh-grade

English Language Arts

teacher.

“Team building is a way to

build trust and teamwork

with the team,” he said.

LMS football

team undefeated

Lobos football

in full swing

2016 sixth-grade volleyball team

Page 9 Leopards Rawwwr Volume 10, I ssue 4

by Trevor Ahkee and Deanza Garcia

About 400 out of 2,600 NFL players get injured every year.

In the NFL, players weren’t even required to wear helmets

until 1943. It’s good that they made that rule, because now

they hit each other harder and are much more rough with each

other.

“The sport is not dangerous

because it’s supposed to be

physical,” says seventh-grader

Javon Jubert. Although football

was created as a physical sport,

“It’s getting too rough because

people get concussions,” says

eighth-grader Ashley Valenzuela.

Players can get concussions along with many other injuries.

Another injury that can have a big effect on a football player is

a knee injury, because it can affect his long-term involvement in

the sport.

“You can prevent the injuries by wearing more gear,” says

sixth-grader Bianca Anaya. You can also help prevent injuries

by not doing what you’re not supposed to do, like helmet-to-

helmet hits and shoulder-to-shoulder hits.

All in all, football is a dangerous sport.

NFL injuries

by Mason Beauchamp and Kaley Montoya

Recycling is a good way to organize trash and plastic or paper.

There are more than 1000 students at Lincoln and only 68.58%

of them recycle.

Seventh-grade science teacher Christina Ortiz-Ortega says, “I

think it is super helpful to recycle, because there’s a lot of ma-

terials we can reuse and not waste.”

This is very true. America is a soci-

ety where we take advantage of our

resources.

The smallest type of recycling can

make the world a better place and

make it cleaner. A 12-year-old

named Sam started a recycling

company and forever affected his

community.

Seventh-grade social studies teacher Wes Koerner said, “I

recycle in a recycling program, bottles, and plastic. I’m also

involved in the Green Team; we help the community with recy-

cling.” The Green Team is a group at Lincoln made up of teach-

ers that help with environmental efforts and improvements.

“I think recycling is a lot easier than most people think, and

it’s a habit that a lot of people can get into,” said Ms. Ortega.

The world and its ways by Ethan Dominguez and

Sean Nguyen

In the 16th year of the 21st

century, we are still learning

from the vast sea of

knowledge of our universe.

From deep in the soil with

the bones of dinosaurs to

Goldilocks planets like Proxi-

ma B light years away, we

are still learning.

People make a lot of acci-

dents, but accidentally find-

ing a new dinosaur species is

extremely rare. That’s exact-

ly what Dr. Bill Ship did. This

new dinosaur species was

named Judith after where it

was found, the Judith River

Formation in Montana. The

actual species name was

Spicylpeus meaning spiked

shield in Latin.

Proxima Centauri B was

discovered recently on Au-

gust 24, 2016, and scientists

claim it may be a possible

Goldilocks planet with the

right climate for humanity to

thrive on. This planet is in

the closest solar system to

ours, only 4.22 light years

away.

NASA has also discovered a

new black hole having more

mass than 17 billion suns.

This discovery has changed a

couple of theories, including

making giant objects like this

more common and explain-

ing why we have very few

cosmic neighbors.

Recycling for the future

CONGRATULATIONS to the win-

ning CCR classes in last

month’s chocolate sales:

Grade 6 Kimm Platero/Karen

Sage

Grade 7 Greer Gessler

Grade 8 Ashley Gomez

A big THANK YOU to all stu-

dents who sold chocolate!

Satisfy your sweet tooth by

buying a chocolate bar during

selected lunch hours this

quarter

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by Landry Johnson and

Santiago Anaya

Electronics: some people

think they are helping the

world, others not so much.

The iPhone 7 is the latest

phone out. This phone comes

in multiple colors, but for now

it’s black, white, and gold. It

has a new camera and is wa-

ter proof, so it will cover all

your underwater needs.

A brand-new accessory to

the Ps4 is the PSVR. It covers

your eyes with a real 3-D

experience. This is the last

hope for virtual-reality gam-

ing.

Samsung Galaxy S7 “is the

phone that explodes,” some

say. This phone has the same

battery as the hoverboard. If

Using technology in music by James Karoki and Connor Lopez

In the 21st century, tech-nology is used in almost eve-ry profession, including mu-sic. There are millions of people across the country using technology for music, both professionals and rook-ies.

Technology is helpful to musi-cians because without technolo-gy, musicians would not be able to record their music, and the music would not be on the radio. Additionally, if technology weren’t used for music, instruments wouldn’t be produced at such a mas-sive scale.

“Technology helps me be-cause all my equipment is electric,” said Kaid Kronbeck, a Lincoln Middle School eighth-grader.

He also said that he prefers to use technology when making music because it helps him to save the music he makes. Kaid uses electric instruments as well as soft-

ware to record his songs.

Not everyone agrees.

“I don’t like using technolo-gy when the signal isn’t strong and the technology doesn’t work properly,” said Courtney Bateson, Lincoln Middle School’s ed tech.

Music streaming is a large part of how music is dis-tributed. Compa-nies like Pandora, Spotify, I Heart Radio, Apple Music and SoundCloud are very popular services, and pro-vide an alternative to radio.

They also allow listeners to customize their music expe-rience.

“I prefer to use technology because if the signal’s good, the music plays properly and I have a larger variety of music to choose from,” Ms. Bateson said.

Whether you are for or against technology, it finds its way into every profes-sion.

this battery overheats, it will

explode.

A new hoverboard company

called Wheel Heels created a

new non-overheating ver-

sion.

The Apple Watch 2 is the

newest smart watch. It

comes in many different

shapes, sizes, and colors,

and is waterproof like the

iPhone 7!

Wireless ear buds come

with a charging case. These

ear buds work by Bluetooth.

They come in many different

colors.

“I like that my arms don’t

get stuck in the wires……

there are none!” said an Ap-

ple worker.

Electronics: Good or bad?

by Ariana Rodriguez and Mahli Toscano

Robots aren’t taking over the world…yet.

But they are taking over the workroom. Many robots are replac-

ing workers for their jobs.

It started with your “average” robotic dogs seen on the shelf in

the kids’ toys section. Now, it has advanced into something

greater, with 2016’s robotic workers.

According to the Washington Post, a robot at a one-time cost

of $25,000 is better than a $25,000-a year-worker. The robot

can work 24 hours a day, and there is no health insurance.

You can see these fellow employees in some manufacturing

companies, hotels, and restaurants.

The robotic staff is “inevitable, and more and more jobs will be

lost,” said Wes Koerner, a Lincoln Middle School history teacher.

He doesn't use much technology, but he does pay attention to

the advancements of technology around him.

The BBC claims that “technological breakthroughs endanger up

to 47 percent of total employment in the U.S..”

Even though it's not up to half the employment rate, it is still

very close and this is becoming a problem for some citizens.

While things change and improve, people will eventually “have

to grow with it and adapt,” Mr. Koerner said.

Robots in the workroom

Middle school is fun!

Fan favorite

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Memes

by Lupita Guzman and Ben Miller

The most expensive pair of Nikes are called Air Jordan 12’s Flu game, at a cost of $104,000.

The Flu game Nikes were worn by Michael Jordan while he had the flu in the fifth game of the NBA playoffs. Jordan and the Chicago Bulls faced the Utah Jazz, and even with the flu, he made 38 points, which set up his fifth playoff championship with the Bulls.

Speaking of Nikes, out of 89 people surveyed at Lin-coln Middle School, eleven people said they would pre-fer Nikes over any other shoe.

Eighth-grader Aaliyah At-kinson said, “I like Nikes because they are comfy and dependable. You can wear them to school every day.”

Seventh-grade language arts teacher Greer Gessler said, “The longest shoe brand I had was Nike. I have

had Nikes for a long time be-cause I grew up on them and Nikes are com-fortable.” Mr. Gessler also said this was his fa-

vorite brand since he was five years old.

Most of the students at Lincoln said that they would prefer Nikes over any other shoe brand. Nike has been a successful brand for more than 45 years.

Lovey DoveyLovey DoveyLovey DoveyLovey Dovey by Harley Forsythe and Maddox Presser

“OMG! Did you know she likes him and he likes her and…” Dra-

ma, drama, and some more drama. Dating is most of Lincoln

middle school’s drama.

After infancy, the brain's most dramatic growth spurt occurs in

adolescence, and that growth means things get a little muddled

in a teen brain. Teen brains are also wired to seek reward, act

out, and otherwise want immaturity that will change when they

become adults. Resulting in dating!

Principal Veronica Sanders said she doesn’t like dating drama

at all.

“People react to it too heavily. They are way too young for

dating,” said Ms. Sanders. “My daughter hasn’t started dating

and she is 20!”

If she could erase drama forever, she would do it in a heart-

beat. She said to address drama, just stay away from it. “If eve-

ry single student in the school had an adult to reach out to,

away from drama, we would be doing our jobs well,” she said.

Many, many students have said no to dating. Students

Vanessa Tomlinson, Taylor Bogue, and Brennan McHale are a

few people that said no. “We are too young to handle dating,”

said Brennan.

But some people, such as students Nate Garcia and Ethan Hill,

said it was fine.

“Dating is OK because it helps us learn for our future life,” said

Ethan.

Scholastic Book Fair coming

next week

Check out some of the great books for sale at next week’s Scholastic Book Fair, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in the library:

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade

Dork Diaries

Assassin’s Creed Series: Last Descendants

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

War Dogs

It’s Not Me, It’s You

The Lightning Queen

Game On!

The Boys Who Challenged Hitler

by Isaac Roacho, and Stuart Smith

Lots of people all around the world know about memes and

what they are. If you don’t, they are humorous images or

videos rapidly spread by Internet users. People on the Inter-

net create memes possibly without even knowing it.

There are categories of memes varying from Shrek to the

pawn star Rick Harrison. You might not believe it, but there

are memes about pretty much everything. There are memes

about all celebrities and even on important events such as

the death of Harambe.

Sixth-grade science teacher Stephanie McDonald knows all

about memes and she said, “Teacher memes and political

memes are really funny.”

Memes and vines are very much alike because vines rapid-

ly spread across an app and memes are all over the Inter-

net. The term meme was first coined in 1975, long before

the Internet was a part of our lives.

“I like vines over memes,” said eighth-grader Trayson Gar-

cia.

Another eighth-grader, Keith Brewer, said, “I like memes

because they’re funny and make me laugh.”

Eighth-grader Ziya Pleasant said, “They’re dumb and peo-

ple use them over and over.”

Latest and greatest iPhone

by Lucas Escovedo and

Joseph Jasnoch

The iPhone 7 may be the

best phone on the market

now. But do lots of adults

have positive things to say

about it?

“There are good and bad

things,” said Veronica Sand-

ers, Lincoln Middle School

principal. “A good thing is

the updated version because

they're always better than

the version before.”

The iPhone 7 was released

in September and is world-

wide.

Yet, some say the iPhone

itself has some flaws. For

example, there is no head-

phone jack. There’s no ex-

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planation for why they did

this, but it upsets some cus-

tomers. Another flaw is there

is no home button.

“I think they’re updating

the technology on the iPhone

too quickly,” said Ray Rodri-

guez, the drama teacher who

owns an iPhone.

Yet, others like the updates

just fine.

“I do like my iPhone the

way it is,” said Fabiano Val-

dez, a Lincoln seventh grad-

er. “I’m fine with it.”

The camera is known to be

one of the best cameras of

all the phones, as well as

having the most storage.

Rumor has it this phone has

upped its storage to 132GB,

which means more storage

for photos and apps.

Dress for success

by David Martinez

People have many different opinions on dress code at Lincoln

Middle School.

Betty Scheppmann, assistant principal, thinks student uni-

forms would be helpful.

“Yes, it would be easier to identify kids on campus,” she said.

Jenifer Barrett, a seventh– and eighth-grade math teacher,

agreed.

“Students wouldn't compare their clothing among each other,”

she said.

Staff members interviewed said that there is no need to see

too much skin. In addition, violence-related pictures on shirts

aren’t appropriate for school.

Bus behavior gone wild

by Caleb McBee and Lily

Benham

Bus behavior is crazy. Stu-

dents are throwing things

out the window, and even

hitting cars.

In fact, according to Lin-

coln Middle School assistant

principal Betty Scheppmann,

school staff have had to ride

the bus with students.

“D.O.S.T. helps out tre-

mendously with keeping

people safe and working

with the school,” she said, of

the Department of Student

Transportation.

The most common bus

issue is cussing in sixth

grade through high school.

The rarest thing is people

getting hurt from fighting.

Schools are now having bus

drivers give students as-

signed seats.

“During the year all buses

have a challenge with stu-

dents,” said Ms.

Scheppmann.

Bus drivers have a hard

time trying to get students

seated, stop talking, and

throwing things out the win-

dow.

Buses are now installing

cameras in the front and the

back. The only people who

can access the cameras are

security officers and princi-

pals.

Kids need to follow expec-

tations and bus drivers need

to ensure students know the

rules, Ms. Scheppmann said.

Balloons are for everyone!

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Darkness of social media by Angelo Lopez and Brennan

McHale

People are getting robbed,

killed, and kidnapped by so-

cial media strangers.

Social media can be a fun

tool, but it can be negative if

you use it the wrong way. If

you meet up with someone

you don’t know, you never

know what’s going to hap-

pen.

People can use social media

to stay in touch with their

family that lives far away.

Sometimes it makes the

world a smaller place, which

is good.

A few years ago, a teenage

girl named Nicole Lovell

snuck out of her home in the

by Presley Saxon and Keano

Widdoss

Most kids don’t get the

amount of sleep they should.

Assistant principal Betty

Scheppmann said, “I think

the right amount is ten

hours.”

Seventh-grade social stud-

ies teacher Eric Yazzie-

Campbell said, “Nine to elev-

en hours is about right, and I

think sleep is fuel!”

Some teachers don’t think

there is a punishment for

sleeping in class. P.E. teach-

er Alan Sanchez said, “I

would just scream really

loudly, ‘WAKE UP!’”

Ms. Scheppman said, “It’s

called disruptive behavior,

and you would call your par-

ents to see why you are

sleepy.”

You probably have seen

people sleep in class. Guess

what, Ms. Scheppmann has

slept in class before. It was

in her geometry class. Mr.

Yazzie-Campbell has, too.

Most people surveyed get

around seven to eight hours.

One person got up to ten

hours, another person got

two hours of sleep.

Some kids should work on

getting more sleep. It is not

good to come to school

sleepy. You can’t do your

best work and you are prob-

ably not going to be very

nice to others. Make sure

you get to bed early tonight!

Bye bye, sleepy time middle of the night to meet

an 18-year-old she had been

talking to on line. He and his

friend then murdered her.

She made a very dangerous

choice and the cost was her

life.

Some simple rules will help

keep you safe when you’re

on social media. Never meet

up with someone you don’t

know. Never put your full

name or the social media

strangers will follow you;

instead, use a little nickname

on your page.

Don’t allow friend requests

from people you don’t know—

be smart and stay safe.

Go big or go home by Isaac Flores and Zach

Herman

The first World Series was in

1903, and Major League

Baseball’s Chicago Cubs have-

n’t won a World Series game

since 1908.

But it wasn’t

until recently

the Cubs had

a good chance

of at least

making it to

the World

Series, with

only 58 losses

and 103 wins.

At the time of publication,

they were playing the Los

Angeles Dodgers for the Na-

tional League pennant.

P.E. teacher Alan Sanchez

and language arts teacher

Sherry Luna gave their pre-

dictions for who they think

will win the World Series this

year. “Cubs,” Mr. Sanchez

said. “Cubs, definitely,” said

Ms. Luna.

But these teachers have

different favorite teams. “My

favorite team is the Braves,”

said Mr. Sanchez. “Mine is

the Giants,” said Ms. Luna.

P.E. and weightlifting

teacher Kory Holt also

likes the Braves.

“My favorite team is

the Red Sox,” said

sixth-grader Ofure

Idiake.

That first World Se-

ries 1903 was between the

Boston Americans and the

Pittsburgh Pirates. Boston

won, and there has been a

World Series every year since

then, except for two years.

by Lucas Houston and Severo Sisneros

New popular video games include Grand Theft Auto 5 and

Black Ops 3.

Student Zack Eason likes the video game Battlefield 1 and

he plays for an hour at a time, he says. Video games Doom,

GTA5, and Black Ops 3 all have recent updates.

Pokémon Go has a few updates like breeding and trading.

Right now, there are more than six million people who play

Pokémon Go, which came out in July. It is very popular in a

lot of countries.

Other popular video games are Destiny, Super Mario Gal-

axy, Sonic, and Need for Speed Carbon. “I like Destiny and I

play for 45 minutes at a time,” said seventh-grader Trevor

Akee.

With the holiday season starting next month, there will be a

lot of updated and new video games coming out.

New popular video games

Cafeteria options by Maria Fernandez and

Contess Reyos

Have you ever thought

what was going into your

child’s body at school? Well,

Lincoln Middle School cares.

“I think cafeteria food has

improved since I was a kid,”

said Racquel Cuaderes, P.E.

teacher.

Tina Simonton, cafeteria

director, noted that she gets

food from the main office

and the state.

This means that the kids

that don’t like it, don’t really

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have a choice but to eat it.

Also when the children at the

school request something,

the cafeteria workers can’t

make it. They stick to the

menu.

Some people would prefer

that there be more vegeta-

bles, like Ms. Cuaderes. But

what most people don’t know

is that the LMS cafeteria food

is healthier than they know.

“If it was up to us, we

would make better food.”

Ms. Simonton said.

Does the snack bar have

healthy food for students?

by Olivia Encinias

The snack bar: Where students trample each other to get a

good spot in line. Some wonder if the food there is healthy or

unhealthy.

Diana Olivas, who runs the snack bar, claims that the food is

healthy.

“The food made in the snack bar line is made out of whole

wheat, whole grain, or the food is baked,” she said.

Betty Scheppmann, Lincoln Middle School assistant principal,

doesn’t agree.

“In the snack bar line, there is a lot of unhealthy food,” she

said, such as baked chips, hot Cheetos, and ice cream.

However, there are salads.

But, Ms. Scheppmann also noted that the lines for the snack

bar get too long. She has considered removing the snack bar

because students spend most of their lunch time waiting for the

food.

Counselor Sheryl Bauer visits a classroom.

Video games of 2016 by Noah Lopez and Nolan

Vigil

The evolution of videos has

occurred quickly over the

past years. Now they allow

communication through tele-

visions to people in real

time.

Greer Gessler, Lincoln Mid-

dle School seventh-grade

English Language Arts teach-

er, remembers the early

days of video games.

“Atari was my first console

I owned,” he said, adding

that video games can help

your brain, depending on the

game genre.

Today, he plays Xbox but

doesn’t have much time for

it because of a newborn ba-

by.

Yet, he is still able to sneak

in FIFA here and there.

Games have changed stu-

dents’ lives, especially game-

chat functions.

Robert Stevenson, a Lincoln

eighth grader, plays video

games on a “daily basis.” He

loved his first PlayStation, and

enjoys games like NASCAR

and Spyro.

When the PlayStation 4 came

out, he bought it immediately

and still plays today.

Michael Sylvester, sixth-

grade science teacher, also

sees the value in video games.

“It will increase problems solving skills in the real world,” he said.