Editor Jack Reardon September 29, 2015 BMS WEEKLY. Progress Reports. 3 Progress Reports: By:Tyler Mazzie. New Grading Scale: A: B:89-80 C:79-70

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1 BMS WEEKLY Mrs.Hopkins the Art Teacher By: Max Doyle and Samuel Clark Mrs.Hopkins has always had an interest in art ever since she was a kid. She loved to create and draw art. She knew she wanted a career in the art field, from that she was led to teaching. Mrs.Hopkins has been teaching for twelve years, she taught at LakeShore Elementary for 5 years This year will be her seventh year at Brawley Middle. Mrs.Hopkins favorite part about teaching is Seeing their interest and excitement as they discover different parts of art for the first time. Mrs.Hopkins has a few pieces of art she is a fan of ; VanGogh s Iris Painting and Degas's painting with horses. We asked if their was one famous piece of art to call your own, what would it be? She answered Caravaggio's The Conversion of St. Paul - created in We also asked about her own favorite piece of art she has made, she answered A painting of birch trees that is hanging in my living room. With many artists she admired she couldn t list one. Progress Reports 3 Progress Reports: By:Tyler Mazzie On September,23 progress reports will be sent home. If you are concerned about your grades I would talk to your teachers so that you can get things figured out, before report cards come home.if your parents would like to see your grades at anytime tell them about Parent Portal,where all they need is your username and login and then they can see your grades.they can also see if you have been tardy and the days when you have been absent,they can also see if the days that you are absent have been excused or unexcused.some kids think that progress reports aren t important but they really are,they show what you might have gotten on a quiz or test,you can also see if you are failing or passing a grade. Remember that the grading scale has changed! New Grading Scale: A: B:89-80 C:79-70 D:69-60 F:59-Below Football By: Henry Heredia and Eli Readling Both of Brawley s football teams, JV and Varsity are

2 Cheerleading Brawley middle school cheerleading, these girls cheer for the varsity and junior varsity football teams and basketball teams. They do this for fun and anyone that comes to Brawley next year should definitely join the cheerleading team. it's a good way to make some friends and is just fun for everyone. It was recommended by this year's cheerleading team. So we ended up doing a interview with a young girl name Anica Telatko. How is cheerleading? It s okay, I guess. It s pretty easy. There first game was on September 8th, at home against West Middle. JV defeated West by the score of Varsity defeated West by the score of Their second match was against Statesville on September 15th. JV and Varsity won, JV won by the score of Varsity also beat Statesville Their latest match was at home against Troutman. JV won by the score of 38-6, and Varsity won by the score of After the first three games for Varsity, Drew Elder leads the team with 372 total rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns along with 2 receiving touchdowns. Luke Robinson also has 107 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. Quarterback, Sage Uphoff has a 50% completion percentage with 186 passing yards and 6 touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, Luke Robinson has 13 total tackles, Drew Elder has 10.5, and Zac Zipadelli has 7.5. Luke Robinson also has 4 sacks and 3 forced fumbles. Jack Reardon also has 8.5 tackles and has two interception this year. We recently interviewed Jack. Henry and Eli: How do you feel the team is doing this year? Is it hard to become a cheerleader? Not for me, but some people might have to work for it. Would you recommend a friend to become a cheerleader? Only if you want to. I mean, everyone knows what cheer is and if you want to do it and feel comfortable doing it, go for it. Do you have to be flexible to do the tricks you guys do? It depends on the person Any cool team traditions? No Proudest moment in cheerleading? Every time I land my tumbling Can you do a cartwheel? Yes What is your favorite flip to do? I like to do roundoff backhandspring pikes, or if I want I would do a full. Jack Reardon: I think we are doing very well and fine. HE: What position do you play? JR: Cornerback HE: Who do you think your toughest competition will be this year? JR: East, they have a very talented team. HE: Are you satisfied with the team's performances so far this year? JR: We all always have room to improve and get better. HE: How do you feel about the coaching staff? JR: They are a very talented coaching staff, I wish they could be my coach forever. Both Brawley teams are 3-0 and looking to go undefeated this year. This will be tough but they are looking to make it happen. 2

3 Brawley Dress code One of Brawley Middle School s most important rules is dresscode. The dress code here at Brawley is a solid color polo, khaki or black pants, shorts, and skirts (which have to be at least fingertip length). There is also a physical education dress code. For P.E., you have to buy a red shirt and gym shorts from the school. Every day when you have P.E., you have to wear them, or you have to go to ISS. Some days, like picture days, we get free dress code. This is when you have to follow the ISS dress code. You can wear pretty much anything except for tank-tops, shorts (that aren t fingertip length), and jackets or sweatshirts with hoods. We asked a couple of teachers about the brawley dress code and this is what they said. Mr. Sherrill was the first person we interviewed. He stated the following: How do you feel about the Brawley dress code? I like it. I think everyone looks nice with their polos tucked in. What do you think the purpose of pe dress code is? You have to wear the P.E. dress code because it is a health issue, so when work hard in P.E. you don t have to go back to class smelly and sweaty. Do you think most of the students follow the brawley dress code? Yes I do, and it makes it easy when people do what they are supposed to do. Mr. Dancy said: We have a dress code to try and have unified students and try and get the kids to be as equal as possible. 2. Do you think most of the students follow the Brawley Dress Code? Girls try and get away with stuff. I think that 90% of the students follow the dress code. 3. How long have we had the current dress code? We have had it since 2009 but before that we had a dress code that was only a red, white or black collared shirt as long as it had those three colors in it. 4. Why do we tuck our shirts in? 3

4 A collared shirt looks nicer tucked in and so you can t hide anything under your shirt like a weapon. Mr. Edge, who voted against the dress code, said : Why did you vote against the dress code rules? I wasn t sure that it would solve a problem. People believe that it cuts down on bullying. They also believe that it helps with behavior. 3. Do you think most of the students follow the Brawley Dress Code? Yes. Last but not least, Mrs. Krivanek stated the following: So students can focus on school instead of what they are wearing. 2. Do you think most of the students follow the Brawley Dress Code? I think most kids do a good job with the dress code except for tucking. 4. When the faculty was voting for dress code, did you vote yes, or no? I voted yes, but I didn t like the tucking part of it. A current picture of a student, Sage Uphoff, not following dress code : 4

5 A current picture of a student, Henry Heredia, following dress code: 5