terrier times - roanoke county · 2019-05-22 · pranks included having a paper fish placed on...

May 2019 Volume 2 Issue 4

This paper is written only by WBMS students. 1

Terrier Times

SAC Elections

By Olaedo Anyanwu

SAC is a very big honor to be elected

in to. Two students are elected in

the seventh grade and serve in the

eighth grade through twelve grade.

The students basically represent the

school by going to monthly central

office meetings and three meetings

with the school board. They address

concerns about the school in order

for a change to be made. The stu-

dents get recommended to be nom-

inees by teachers, and then the stu-

dents in their grade get to vote on

who they think will be the best fit.

There were six names on the ballot

for this year, and the students who

won were Brooklyn Arven and Olae-

do Anyanwu. They both went to

Bonsack Elementary, and thy are in

choir and on cheer squad for

WBMS.

News in the World- Notre Dame

By Ellie Panko

Notre Dame was an icon of Paris

and an international destination for nearly

850 years. Many Parisians say that Notre

Dame is a part of their culture. When the

fire alarm sounded at 6:20 pm, many Paris-

ians said a part of them burned too. The

fire was said to start in the roof of the

building where renovations were taking

place, but the exact cause has not been

identified.in the fire much of the roof was

destroyed along with some artifacts and

the spire, which collapsed.

The President Emmanuel Macron says he

want to rebuild the Gothic Church in 5

years. People around the world have al-

ready started donating to help the process.

Though the fire is a tragic disaster, it also

presents a new rebirth for the structure.

Ask the Staff

By Chandler Morgan

Ms. Tardy is the library/instructional assistant.

This is the first year that she has worked in the library

but she has been working at the school as an instruc-

tional assistant in classrooms for 8 years. She loves to

help the kids and enjoys finding new books to read. She

enjoys fantasy and historical fiction the most but likes

the others as well. Her favorite authors are J.K. Rowling

and Kevin Sands. Her main job is to help with mainte-

nance and placement of books and assisting Ms. Balsley.

She is an amazing teacher and a great contribution to

this school. Be sure to stop by the library some time,

check out a book, and say thank you to Ms. Tardy and

Ms. Balsley.



Gym Field Trips

By: Cindel Camper

During the weeks of April 1-12, all of the gym classes went on multiple exciting field trips! To be a part

of this fun experience all you had to do was pay twelve dollars. For those students who couldn’t pay the fee, the

school paid for them. The field trips were during the P.E. block. Two of the field trips were at the bowling alley

and two of them were at Lancerlot.

One of the field trips was going ice skating at Lancerlot. At the ice skating rink, students got their skates

and got on the rink. Lancerlot’s ice rink is a standard size hockey rink. Another one of the field trips was going

swimming at Lancerlot. The boys and girls were split up for swimming and ice skating. The day that the girls

went swimming, the boys went ice skating and vice versa. The last two trips were to the bowling alley where

students could bowl a game and purchase snacks at the snack bar. Overall the gym field trips were awesome

and we should do them again next year.

April’s Fools Day

Emily Sowers

April’s Fools Day, the one day of the year when you can play practical jokes and

pranks on your friends without being blamed. The day when you can jump out in front of your sister or brother

and yell “BOO!” without getting in trouble with your mom. What is the origin of April’s Fools Day, though?

When did it start and why? Well the origins to this funny day are actually quite a mystery to most people, but

historian’s think that April’s Fools Day dates back to 1582. They think it happened when France switched from

the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called by the Council of Trent in 1563, although not everyone

noticed the calendar switch. These poor, unlucky people who did not notice that the new beginning of the year

was on January 1st and continued to celebrate it on April 1st became the targets of the jokes and hoaxes. These

pranks included having a paper fish placed on their backs and being referred to as “poisson d’avril” (April fish),

said to symbolize a young, easily caught fish and a gullible person.

There’s also thoughts that April Fools’ Day was tied to the vernal equinox/first day of spring in the

Northern Hemisphere. This is when Mother Nature fooled people with changing, unpredictable weather. News-

papers, radio, TV stations, and Websites have participated in this holiday by reporting outrageous fictional

claims that have fooled their audiences. This holiday has been going on for a very long time and is going to con-

tinue for generations to come.



Spring Awards Concert

By: Olaedo Anyanwu

On May 2, 2019 the William Byrd sixth and seventh grade choir members had their

last concert for the 2018-2019 school year. It was definitely an amazing concert with

songs by Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, and some came from The Greatest Showman. The

concert had four soloist who were Connor Wheeler, Cindel Camper, Makenna Jacob-

sen, and Olaedo Anyanwu. Both choir did an amazing job and will have another con-

cert in the fall.

This concert was different than one that the choir has done before because it was

also an awards concert. The awards given out were MVP, Section, Spirt of Choir, and

one award for the student who participated in All-State Choir. The award for All Dis-

trict will be given to the students at another time. This concert all recognized how

diverse the choir can be with students in all sort of clubs

and sports including the Newspaper Club!

All Virginia Chorus

By Olaedo Anyanwu

On April 4-6, 2019, I was one of two students from Wil-

liam Byrd had a chance to represent the school at an All- State Chorus.

Once I arrived to Richmond I had to check in I got a nametag and a pencil. That first

day we practice our six songs briefly, and then we were released. The second day we

had practice at around 8:00am. After we came back for lunch and our other practice

we had to go to Carpenter Theater. We had to sing for the other middle school choir

and both of the high school choirs. We sang two of our songs that day, and they end-

ed up being sang very well. The next day was our concert day and we had to sing at

Richmond Baptist Church. The order of the songs made the concert very touching to

many people was also interactive at the end of it.

I had so much fun at All-State, and I got to meet many new people. I definitely hope

that I get to enjoy this experience next year as well.



Sports Baseball

By: Cindel Camper

The baseball season is over here at WBMS. The team played really well this year. They

played twelve games total this year. They won nine games and lost three. They lost against Reed

Mountain, Franklin County, and Stanton River. Their last game was on April 29. Sadly, the game

at Hidden Valley was canceled due to rain. If they had played them, I’m sure that they would

have won.

The WBMS baseball team has three coaches, Brian Jones, Kevin Witcher, and Justin

Dent. There were twenty-one people on the team this year. Left fielder and second baseman,

Brenin Witcher said “Being on the baseball team is a fun experience and there are a lot of good

athletes on the team”. He also said that they have done better than last year because last year

they had six losses. So come on down to one of the baseball games and cheer on the WBMS

baseball team!

Softball

By: Emily Sowers

This year’s softball season was a knockout. After

playing a total of twelve games, winning seven, losing five,

this year’s softball season came to an end. After practicing

every Monday through Friday, from 3:30 to 5:30, these girls

had an outstanding season. This team had two amazing

coaches, Coach Allison Thornton and Coach Jordan Persing-

er. They started each practice with running and warm-ups:

including throwing and stretching. Then they went to do

infield and outfield split drills, continuing after to do batting

and T-drills. In a game, each girl had two to three positions.

On this spectacular team there are fifteen players

and two managers. Both of these managers are in sixth

grade. The interviewee for the article, Sydney Blewett, said

this season had two amazing pitchers and everyone was able

to play in more than one position. This team had an amazing

season and more to come in the future.



All-State Mixed Choir All-State Treble Choir

Eighth Grade D.C. Field Trip

By Ellie Panko

On May 10, 2019, the eighth graders took a trip to Washington DC. While we were

there, we had the chance to see many sights. First, the bus took us on a drive through

the capital where we got to see major landmarks. When we got there, we split into

groups. In groups, we got the chance to visit the Smithsonian museums, go on tours,

and spend time in our Capital. One group even got to meet our District 6 Representative

Ben Cline. Afterwards, we all took a dinner cruise of Washington DC, which was full of

good food and dancing. After the dinner cruise, the bus took us to see the Washington

Monument, The World War 11 Memorial, The Lincoln Memorial, and The Korean War

Memorial. We went to the hotel, got a good nights sleep, and ate a good breakfast the

next day. We came home on a rain filled 3 hour drive.

I think it is good that the 8th graders got to see the capital. After learning all year about

it in Civics, it’s cool to see that we have a say in our government. Our government one

run by the people and going there allowed us to see the impact we can have on the

world around us.



House by the Railroad

By: Cindel Camper

Oh, house by the railroad

How your wonderful home

Shines in the morning sun

How your white paint glows brightly

All throughout the dark night


How your big glass windows

Let in the sunlight of day

How your brick chimney

Stands out from the rest of you

In such a beautiful way


Such a sad, lonely sight

Standing all alone by itself

No longer inhabited

By day or by night


How I’ll miss you so


Please don’t go

Apologies By: Latriva Peirce

I’ve let something slip away.

It’s still left uncompleted today. The only thing I can now do

Is apologize to you.

I wanted to take part, And it slightly broke my heart

When after I had worked so hard, I had to play my final card.

I stopped coming with no explanation. It stayed like this for a long duration.

Things had just become too much to handle, And I was left with a burnt out candle.

That didn’t justify what I did,

How I just closed the lid. I should have come to you,

And explained why I needed to .

So I end this with simple words, Nothing to absurd.

It may not be the wanted newspaper story, But I truly am sorry.

Poetry



Blue

By Jason Cox

Blue is a beautiful blueberry

When eaten it can make one merry

Blue is a saddened heart

Showing what happens when a love breaks apart

Blue is a wonderful car

That helps you go to places far

Blue is a fluttering butterfly

Fluttering and beating its wings through the sky

Blue is the color of hopelessness

Weighing down your heart when your life is a

mess

Blue is the sky in the middle of day

Letting the sun go out and play

Blue is the color of the ocean

Drowning sailors and innocents with no commotion

Impossible to fight and always in motion

Blue is the face of a drowning soul

The Boating Party

By: Hunter Burgess

She sat with her child perfect and pretty

Not knowing the war awaiting her future city

War was a mischievous and terrible thing

A horrible sight she didn’t want her child to fright

The man the woman and daughter loved

Fought for that city like a warrior dove

Soft and self-spoken was he

A man who’s family mourned his death in glee.

Lavender

By Milla Farrington

1Lavender is the first one of the night,

It greets you as you sleep alright.

2Lavender grows in blooming meadows,

Dancing among its friendly fellows.

3Lavender is a true friend in the end,

Wishes of luck is what it send.

4Lavender is singing a happy tune,

Lavender will begin to sprout soon.

5Lavender is merciless to all that may,

Although that is what I would say.

6Lavender is so very clever,

Midnight, speaking to the weather.

7Lavender sings a melody so greatly,

Not many could decipher so easily.

8Lavender is peaceful and queer,

It really was a great year.

Kayli Thompson

This is the journey that I have to take

To get away from all my mistakes

I need to go outside and by myself

Somewhere quiet where I can think

Listen to the waves crashing onto the water, look up at the

beautiful blue sky

Feel the water moving the boat far, far away,

Away from all I know

I need to be alone

So I don’t have to think all I have to do is forget

Forget everything and regret nothing



Limerick –

By Elliot Gaines

There was an old man who knew

That his dog was looking quite blue

So he gave him a toy

That he would enjoy

But the dog still had nothing to do

Limerick

By: Reid Hanson

There once was a man stuck in a stall,

He tried to get out but would fall,

One day a man flushed,

The fat man just blushed,

And quickly ran out of the mall.

Limerick

By: Nathan Burd

There once was a man named Dave

But sadly, he ended up in a grave

He died with humor

He also died with a tumor

But his Minecraft didn’t save.



The Rowboat

By: Maddie Yakob

A lone sailor rows

through

The mist of the ocean spray

Beneath him lies death in the blue

Above lies reality gone astray

He rows and rows and rows

But the clouds come chasing

They cause his lowest lows

And his heart to start racing

He rows and rows and rows

But the water seems to call him

So he dares to dip in his toes

And jump in for eternal swim

With a splash he sinks beneath

And he is amazed by the sea

It reflects like a sword in its sheath

In this beautiful sea of free

But the sea has more to it

And it isn’t as pleasing as it seems

So the sailor decides to quit

And surface to follow his dreams

The rowboat is still floating above

The man has found his place

Overhead, not clouds, but a dove

While he starts to row apace

A lone sailor rows through

The mist of the ocean spray

Beneath him lies death in the blue

Above lies reality gone astray

House by the Railroad

By: Emily Sowers

I hear the sounds of trains all day

I hear them click-clacking on the tracks

And all I want to do is sleep

But that is exactly what I lack

So I try many ways

To block those loud whistles out

But to no avail I’ve tried so hard

Yet I’m afraid I have lost this bout

Though I do think one good thing came out of this

The trains are my personal alarm clocks it seems

When I finally fall into a fitful sleep

They wake me up at the right time from my

dreams

terrier times - roanoke county · 2019-05-22 · pranks included having a paper fish placed on...

Documents