By Savannah Smith Washington Middle School has a relatively new club on their roster! The Anime Club, led by Mr. Bryan Sorak, is designed to bring together lovers of all things “anime”. If you watch classic shows like One Piece, Haikyuu, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, or other shows, you may be interested in joining! In my experience, the Anime Club is a very fun place to be after school. Personally, I’ve been attending the club meetings for some time now and I will say it’s been an amazing experience. Here’s a more in-depth look at the genre of anime. Osamu Tezuka, Japanese manga artist and animator is credited as the “Father of Manga”. He and other artists started animating with defining characteristics of the anime art style we know today first emerged in the 1960s. It takes a lot of skill to create anime since it’s almost entirely drawn by hand. To create and animate one episode of any given anime, it can take anywhere from two months to five depending on the situation. Lots of hard work and dedication goes into the craft. Anime originated in Japan, but has been adapted, borrowed, and changed by many different cultures around the world. If you're interested and want to join the anime club, look out for joining info on the Morning Announcements, join the Google Classroom, and we’ll see you at the next meeting!
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.By Adrianna Bailey-Stewart
Home Alone is a 1990 American comedy directed by Chris Columbus and written by John Hughes. Home Alone is a well known movie watched during the Christmas season. If you have never seen this amazing film I definitely recommend that you watch it this holiday season. Home Alone is about a bratty but witty 8 year old boy named Kevin McCallister who acts up the night before his family leaves on their trip to Paris. His mother punishes him by making him sleep in the attic and the next morning they mistakenly leave for the airport without him. Kevin wakes up to an empty house and is very happy because he made a wish that he would have no family the next day. Soon his excitement goes away when his peace is shattered by two men planning to con and rob his family's home. All by himself he must save his family's home no matter what it takes. For a classic comedy to enjoy with family and friends this holiday season, check out Home Alone. By Emma Garceau
Since the start of the year, our music students have put in much effort in preparation for their 2021 Winter Concert. While this year the concert was split up and presented over the span of multiple nights for COVID-safety purposes, each show was successful! Regarding the orchestra concert, the four groups that performed included, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade and Chamber Orchestra. The concert opened with the songs “Jingle Bells” and “Instinct”, played by the 6th graders who played very beautifully in their performance. “Zombie Dance” and “Angels in the Halls” were played by the 7th grade group and they had an outstanding performance. Our 8th grade group played the songs “Caravan of Kings” and “Hiawatha”. This performance was exceptional. Lastly, the last group in the concert was the Chamber Orchestra. This group contains accelerated 7th and 8th grade students in orchestra. They played the songs “Appalachian Hymn” and “Dramatic Essay”. Their performance was absolutely phenomenal and a great way to end the night! The audience thoroughly enjoyed it and everyone was so proud to see our students' effort and progress. Regarding the concert’s success, Mr. Potts comments, "This year's winter orchestra concert went extremely well! The students performed admirably and their hard work paid off as the final product we performed at our concert was of extremely high quality. This being our first live performance in almost two years, a lot of students were performing for the first time as Washington students and did a great job of conquering their nerves when playing in front of a live audience. Orchestra students should be proud of what they were able to accomplish for the winter concert and I am excited to see how this group grows throughout the rest of the school year!” Overall, it was a lovely night and the students had a great time performing for their friends and family! By Savannah Smith
FLEX trivia was started because the school ordered some water bottles with inspiring messages on them, and if you are the first person to answer the question correctly, win one of the bottles. If you are a first time winner you get a bottle, but if you are a second time winner you will get a gym bag and the students have been giving the water bottle to someone that they know is having a bad day or week as a “pay it forward gesture. The FLEX trivia has been going for a few months now and is run by Mrs. White from the office. While she does a great job running the trivia, she doesn’t not come up with the questions on her own; she gets help from teachers and other staff members in the office. Also, Mrs. White is open for suggestions of questions from students. Just email her and ask her if you can come up with questions to contribute. The questions do not have to be school related; they can be whatever you want as long as you make sure it is school appropriate. Thanks to Mrs. White for running this fun school-wide initiative! By Caylee Brown
To set the tone for the giving season, the Newspaper Club decided to bring back their bracelet fundraiser at Washington Middle School. All proceeds from this fundraiser were donated to the Meriden Humane Society, a local non-profit animal shelter. A staple in the Meriden community for years, the Meriden Humane Society strives to be a better home for animals, have a no-kill policy and be a facility that rescues animals from high risk situations. These values resonated with the WMS News Club when determining an organization to fundraise for. Upon some research and a census, we decided that animals would be a suitable pick for the forefront of our giving. When we reached out to the Meriden Humane Society with requests for their preference of donation, they were extremely grateful for our inquiry, and reminded the club of the link on their website that details essentials that the organization is always in need of. If you want to support this great non-profit, please check out their website and explore the “Donate” tab. The Washington Newspaper Club and the Meriden Humane Society greatly appreciate your support and encouragement! By Addison Markoja
Swimming and Diving is a winter sport offered here at Washington Middle School. Our head coach is Cathy Lewis, and she also coaches the Meriden YMCA Seals Swim Team. To get on this team, you need to be able to swim 50 yards, (which is 2 laps in the Francis T. Maloney High School pool) without stopping. On the team, we will continue to improve our swimming skills, build friendships, and improve teamwork. The team starts on December 6th, and ends on February 4th (Depending on our State Championships). Practices are three times a week, Mondays and Tuesdays from 3:00 to 4:30pm, and on Thursdays from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. To be on the team, you must have a one piece bathing suit, a cap, goggles, a mask, and a positive attitude! Transportation will be provided to all practices, and to and from all meets! Pick-up from meets, and all practices will be at Francis T. Maloney High School. Our hopes this year is to have as many of our swimmers make it to States, win as many meets as possible, and most importantly, have all of our swimmers/divers improve and have fun doing it! We are a CO-OP team, which means that this sport is also available to Lincoln and Edison Middle School students as well. We will work with our “rival” schools and become stronger together and make friendships, develop life skills, and gain teamwork skills. We hope to see you there! GO WILDCATS! |
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