Reporter: Hailie Helveston
Interviewing: Keira Lappe Grade: 8th Grade What have you liked about your eighth grade year so far? Getting everything for graduation and finding out about things that the 8th grade is doing since it is our last year. What have you disliked about your eighth grade year so far? Getting broken up from 801. What highschool do you plan to go to? Why? Downingtown west because I want to go out of the city to explore new things. What are your goals for the rest of the year? To get straight A’s. What have you accomplished this year that you are happy about? Being able to turn my things on in time and completing really hard projects. Name one thing you did this year that particularly made you really proud Mr. Kelly’s films project because it was hard and some of my group weren’t compromising. Anything you’d like to add? My horse is adorable.
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-By Dante Daniel
Thursday, March 8, 2018 French Toast Mania (Not a french toast made from Ms. Logan's recipe. A french toast image from Pixabay.com) Introduction For more than a week, things had been rough. There was a harsh blizzard that occurred on Friday, that knocked down trees and powerlines. On Wednesday, there was a huge amount of hail that fell and caused all Philadelphia schools to close, and today, on Thursday - due to all the hail that fell - all Philadelphia schools had a 2 hour delay that threw off their normal schedules and caused confusion and strife. Still, today in John Hancock Middle school, a group of kids in room 103 made a nice breakfast to commemorate everything that happened, and to remind student not to worry over it. They made a breakfast that is known across the world - French Toast. “I am just happy to see my friends and my family: my mom, dad, and brother” says Khalid Thiam, one of the students in 103. The ¨Toast¨ in the French Toasts Everyone made the French Toast using Ms. Logan's recipe. She is one of the interpreters in John Hancock Middle school, and is also known for making delicious desserts and food. In fact, she is one of the leaders of the Desserts Elective (read “Tasting Dirt”) She says her secret to cooking is “adding love.” “Her food shows a lot of love alright!” says reporter Dante. Although, this was French Toast, room 103´s French Toast was an original. It had its own flavor, appearance, and uniqueness that set it apart from all the other French Toasts in the world. French Toast Mania Every food always has a recipe to make them. Room 103’s recipe was like none other. They made their French Toasts by adding eggs and a small amount of milk in a bowl. Using a whisk, they mixed the eggs and milk together. For flavor, they added cinnamon and vanilla extract. Next, they dipped slices of bread in the egg mixture and put it in a buttered hot pan and fried it. When the bread was brown on one side, they flipped it to make the other side brown too. After both sides were brown, the 103 kids and teachers removed the bread from the pan and served it with syrup and butter for another delightful taste. “It was hard” says Elizabeth Randolph. “After all, it was the first time we did it. But, now we know how to make French Toast. And we look forward to making it again!” For One Person and For Another In room 103, the students learn new beneficial life skills that will help them get farther in life. They make things every day that will educate them on the powers of creativity and imagination. Today, they were making French Toast to do just that. While other people make French Toast just to eat, these kids are using the lesson of making French Toast to eat and celebrate and learn to move on with their lives. “After all, life is meaningless without education,” says Reporter Dante. Reporter: Milan Dukes
Interviewing: Danielle Kehner Grade: 8th Grade What have you liked about your eighth grade year so far? I like the projects that we have done so far in the year, specifically our film project in ELA. What have you disliked about your eighth grade year so far? There are few things that I haven’t liked, but stressing out over grades and preparing for the future are some. What are your goals for the rest of the year? Time management, trying not to procrastinate, and getting better grades. What high school do you plan to go to. Why? Nazareth Academy, because they have the most interesting activities and they suit my learning level. Name one thing you did this year that particularly made you really proud. The project that me and victoria did that brought awareness to inequality in the school. Anything you’d like to add? I'm really excited to start highschool, and excited to make new memories with my friends. Reporter: Jayda Anderson
Interviewing: Tori Marziani Grade: 8th Grade What have you liked about your eighth grade year so far? Being with my friends *hugs Milan*, and learning new things, and being a part of so many cool things What have you disliked about your eighth grade year so far? The stress that has been out on me What are your goals for the rest of the year? To get good grades, and fix relationships with people. What high school do you plan to go to. Why? I already know I’m going to Washington, because it’s the closet school I got accepted to What have you accomplished this year that you are happy about? Doing stuff that makes people smile through Student Council Name one thing you did this year that particularly made you really proud Painting the stairwell! That made me happy Anything you’d like to add? I’m excited to go to highschool but I’m going to miss you guys. Reporter: Jake Martin
*Sigh*. This is how they felt. The Patriots lost one of the best super bowls ever on Sunday February 4, 2018, 41-33. The worst part, however, was that the Philadelphia Eagles won their first ring. The pain of going back to school after the Superbowl wasn’t anywhere close to what was expected, but a loss is awful. Personally, before the game, I was expecting a blowout; same with 2 other Pats fans that I interviewed. After the game, however, we split up (not literally). I put on my sound cancelling headphones, which didn’t work for what I wanted them to, and zoned out for an hour. The first person I interviewed locked himself in his room and turned off his phone, while I only turned on “Do Not Disturb,” and there goes his night. #2 said she was mad at our own Tom Brady, which I can’t agree with. Throughout the game, me and #1 were seriously wondering where was Malcolm Butler, #21. We would only have 4 rings without him! My true belief is the New England defense lost us the game, and Butler would’ve changed that. To end it with a saying the Eagles fans are so used to: “Next Year is our Year” Reporter: Dante Borsari
On January 9th, Ms.Londo announced that 7th grade has to be picked up by their teachers after lunch. This, of course, annoyed some students. As for other students, they were fine about this rule. But the question still stands: do we really need to wait for our teachers? Labrum Cast interviewed Ms. Ladue to find out how she feels about the rule. She said that "students should have consequences for it but not have the teachers walk downstairs to get them." She also says when she first heard of it she was upset that the 7th grade can’t control themselves in the hallway. Ms. Rebuck responded “I think it’s a good idea, but it's sad for me to think that 7th grade can’t go from lunch to class responsibly.” Asked if it was annoying to pick up students from the cafeteria, her response was, “Yes. It bothers me to give up my lunch time to come down and pick up 7th grade for those who can't act responsibly.” Rebuck added “I think students who act maturely and responsibly in the hallways should be able to walk to class unaccompanied; those who are not mature about this should be escorted”. But it’s not only teachers who are annoyed by this routine; it’s also students. Alice from 702 said that "I would like to sit with my friends.” Myha Shrieves noted that "we can't really talk in class and lunch time is the only time we can talk.”. Hopefully, the kids in this school will try their best to improve their behavior so we won’t have to have this rule anymore. Reporter: Jamie Dawson
How is girls group? Fun sometimes serious sometimes fun What do you guys do? Talk about life and future What activities do you do? Talk, sometimes artsy singing dancing. What do you hope to do next week? Talk about big things in school, talk about what is happening in grades, drama. Go with it let the girls choose. Written By: Jayda Anderson
A few weeks ago Student Council worked together to come up with the January reward activity. Half of them wanted another activity surrounded by sports and the other half voted for the dance. It was split exactly half and half so Mrs. Schwab flipped a coin. The dance side won the toss and they started coming up with activities to do at the dance right away. Student Council came up with making your own snowflakes to hang around the school, bowling with a snowman for the pins, bean bag toss, wrapping a teacher in toilet paper to them a snowman, and a photobooth to name a few. Everyone instantly ran around the room going to each one of the activities that the Student Council officers, ambassadors, and representatives ran as soon as the gym opened. Student Council sold popsicles, took pictures (thanks to Jacelyn and her mom) and the snowflakes gave everyone a chance to give a glimpse of their personality to the school. Mrs. Schwab said, “I am extremely proud of the members of Student Council who planned and ran the activities during Snowball. Many members of Student Council are really stepping up and taking leadership roles which makes me very happy.”. Overall, Student Council believes everyone enjoyed the dance and were pleasantly surprised at the diversity in activities and music. Maybe in the future, with the upcoming student council, they can come up with dances and other activities to relieve a great time like this. What students said “It was fun” -Jamie Dawson “People weren’t even there to dance they were just there to talk and run around” -Makayla Reigle “The dance was great. I think, as a part of Student Council, we created interesting activities and kept everyone engaged, and joyful” -Milan Dukes Reporter/s: Jamie Dawson and Peyton Kennedy What have you liked about Labrum so far? I like how people respect me, like how they treat me. Even though I'm from a different country (Brazil), they treat me equally. What have you disliked about Labrum so far? I don't know because I've only been here for a week. What are your goals for the year? To learn English. Is it hard learning a new language? Why? Yes very, because the language I speak is different from English- even the alphabet. How do you feel about ballroom dancing? I likes it. It's fun. Do you like the 8th grade teachers so far? Yeah Mr. Kelly & Mr. Kinkaid & Mrs. Rebuck Reporter: Delaine McNellis
How would you feel if a piece of art you have spent so much time on to make ended up destroyed? Earlier this month, Mr. Evans had made a beautiful piece of art to help beautify the school and make the building seem more welcoming. The art was hung downstairs in the girls’ bathroom, supposedly safe. A while later when Mr. Evans was not in the building, the piece of art was vandalized and left on the floor, part of it ripped. The art had been picked up off the ground and brought to Mrs. Parker by a 7th grade girl. Neither Mrs. Parker nor any of the faculty that have been interviewed for this article know which student vandalized the art. All of them feel sad or disappointed that a student destroyed a piece of art that Mr. Evans spent time making. Mr. Evans feels that if, “whoever did it knew it was (Mr. Evans who created the work), they wouldn’t have done it.” Ms Hannon and Ms Parker are not mad at the student that did this. As Ms Parker explained, “I feel sad that someone did it. I feel sad because I watched Mr. Evans take his time to do it because he wants our school to feel like a welcoming place.” Hannan continued, “I also feel sad that, whoever did this, didn't feel that she had someone she could talk to about her own anger or sadness. We're all one community. We're here for each other. And we want all people to feel that their feelings are respected. I hope the person will choose a different option for expressing her feelings next time.” When asked how the school can prevent more vandalisms from taking place, Ms. Hannon replied, “I believe that education is the key to preventing these types of things from happening. Students need to be aware that their actions affect a variety of people and it is important to think before they act.” This occurrence shows how students in this school should always think before they act and potentially harm someone. If anyone knows any more information, they should contact a teacher so they can get help for the student. |
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