THE VIKING VOICE. Halloween Edition! October 31, Created by the Newspaper Club Issue I. Trouble with Your Time? By: Isabel DiGiovanni

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1 Halloween Edition! THE VIKING VOICE October 31, 2014 Created by the Newspaper Club Issue I In this issue: Page 1: School News Trouble with Your Time Page 2: School News BYOD Opinions Spirit Day Page 3: Halloween! Halloween Fun Facts Trouble with Your Time? By: Isabel DiGiovanni Going from 5th grade to 6th grade is a big transition. So many things change, you have lockers, lots of classes, bells, and many mores things. According to 6th graders, the hardest part about 6th grade is managing their time. What is the hardest part of 6th grade for you? I asked. Mya Corby says, Getting on time from class to class. I was intrigued. And why is that difficult? It s hard to get from lunch to my next class, Mya said. How do you think this problem can be solved? I inquired. I got a reply of, My locker could be more organized. As I interviewed Natalie Amoia, Alexandra Czerniak, and Aiden Gatarz they all said about the same thing as Mya did. This means overall 6th graders have trouble with time management and lockers being organized. There are a couple ways to manage your time. One way is to get your pm stuff ready in the top or bottom of your locker, so you can grab it right after lunch. This helps to get to your 6th class easier. Also if you carry all your am stuff with you before lunch and pm stuff with you after lunch, instead of going back to your locker between each class will make things easier. If you are a person that can t seem to focus on your homework at home, then you can go to homework room after school. Homework room goes until 4:45pm, so you will have plenty of time to finish your homework. The Halloween Dance Page 4: Sports Winter Sports Tryouts Win/Losses Cross Country Page 5: Sports Volleyball Horoscopes Page 6: Horoscopes Page 7: Contributors

2 BYOD Opinions By: Sara Beyer Kids love technology, especially when you can bring it to school! Many teachers allow kids to bring their devices to school to use for educational purposes. Kids can bring all kinds of tech like laptops, phones, tablets etc. Read about what Mrs. Moffat and Senora Parks have to say! What is your opinion or thoughts on BYOD? Mrs. Moffat: I think its a good program and I want students to be properly trained to use their devices. Senora Parks: There are so many great activities to make learning fun if used on task. However, we have to make sure middle school students can resist texting and playing games during class. Do you think that BYOD is a good influence to kids? Mrs. Moffat: Yes, because we use tech all of the time. Who do you think BYOD over to RMS? Mrs. Moffat: The superintendent and the tech coordinator. Senora Parks: They use it in the High School & in other schools & makers of the school websites. Do you think that BYOD is a good idea? Mrs. Moffat: Yes, glad that we piloted with the 8th grade first 2 years ago. Senora Parks: It is a great addition to use in class! Have you ever had an experience with cyber bullying? Mrs. Moffat: No, but for other kids few threats through social media & texting. Senora Parks: I have not had that experience. Have you ever lost a device during BYOD? Mrs. Moffat: Some students have lost their devices, but they have always found them. Senora Parks: I have seen kids lose their devices if they rush to classes too fast. Image from Decide for yourself! What do you think about BYOD? Spirit Day By: Jasneen Meghadri What do you think about Spirit Day happening at school? I think it is pretty fun because your grade gets a prize at the end of the year,and the kids get motivated. Also I like to see kids dress up, says Eliza Rothenburger. Spirit day can involve any topic. For example, these past spirit days were for about bullying, and breast cancer. Who do you think is going to win this year for Rita s Ice party at the end of this year? It would be nice if the 6th graders to win because the 8th graders always win, answered by Mrs. Calamito and Mrs. Spats, who decide what to do for Spirit Day. Mrs. Calamito and Mrs. Spats decided to start doing Spirit day to promote spirit and for the kids to have fun. As the school year goes by many teachers have been participating in Spirit Day. There are many ideas that some students are thinking about and that Mrs. Calamito and Mrs. Spats are thinking about too. As the school year goes on you should participate in Spirit Day because it will show that you are participating and think that spirit day is important to do. Would you like to participate the next time we have spirit day? Yes, because I think it is fun and encouraging to other kids who want to do something different for school, said Alexandra Czerniak. Spirit day is not as bad as you think it might be because you might be doing it for a good or a fun cause.

3 Halloween Fun Facts By: Kaitlyn Koep Halloween has been a fun tradition for years, but have you ever wondered how it started? Trick-or-treating harks back to the Middle Ages and All Souls Day, when poor people in Britain would beg for soul cakes, a sweet-bread treat, and pray for dead relatives in return. says Sharon Tanenbaum and Ashley Tate. Trick or treating stated to get popular in the USA is the 1800 and is still popular today. That's almost 215 years!!!! However, in the 1800 s it was more about devious pranks than fun colored candy. This year everyone should be safe and make sure they have a great Halloween. Halloween is fun to hang out with your friends but make sure you hang out a make time for you family! Have a great Halloween! Information from: halloween-fun-facts The Halloween Dance By: Delaina Wallace October 24th 2014, The Halloween Dance took place at Readington Middle School! What a fun night with updated music and games throughout the night. Vampires, clowns, zombies, and many more. Some people showing the Halloween spirit by wearing black and white. Did you dance, play basketball, or watch everyone? I don t know about you but some of the costumes were pretty creative, like a 8th grader Janine LeChien dressed as a sushi roll! It was $5.00 to get in and $1.00 for one snack or drink. Some of the food choices were chips, candies, and gummies. I saw some zombies, 50s and 80s girls, and many more. There were some really cool decorations like lights, spider webs, and creepy crawlers. The music was really top chart and the D.J entertained us well. Some of the costumes were very spooky especially the 7th grader Ryan Mallea who was dressed as a Walking Morgue. Did you try and guess how many candy corn were in the jar? Well the correct amount was 637. Viviana Vargas won the jar because she was the closest guessing at 610. Did you try to understand the riddle? Well the answer was coffin, and 8th grader Alex Ridder won even though a bunch of people got the answer correct. There were also many crazy and silly costumes. A 7th grader named Alex Drake was dressed riding an ostrich; that was a really funny costume! The Halloween Dance was really fun and I hope you had fun too! If not you should go to the next school dance! Illustration by Carmelina Underhill

4 RMS SPORTS Winter Sports Tryouts By: Isabella Critelli The weather is getting colder which means winter sports tryouts are just around the corner. Are you interested in trying out for one of the amazing winter sports teams at RMS? There are so many great sports to choose from...girls and boys basketball, cheerleading, and even wrestling! For all winter sports, tryouts will start on November 17th. Everyone big and small that is interested in one of the sports should tryout. Being on a sports team is a great experience to be apart of. You and your team would have the honors of representing our school at its finest. For each team they each have their own set of amazing coaches. For girls basketball, the coaches are Mr. Casertano and Mr. Yunos. In boys basketball, the coaches are Mr. Clymer and Mr. Carder. The wrestling coaches for the middle school are Mr. Somma and Mr. DeVelder. Finally, the cheerleading coaches at Readington Middle School are Miss Calamito and Miss Hoff. These amazing coaches will hopefully lead our winter sports teams to victory! So don t forget if you are interested in trying out in a winter sport do it! Being on a sports team is a great experience. Show your skills during tryouts you don t have to be the absolute best to make the team. Also, you would get to work with one of our amazing RMS coach! All tryouts start on November 17th. Cross Country By: Rachel Eannone The cross country team has over 80 kids on the team. They were working on running a 1.9 mile course for distance. The meets are mostly away. The course starts at Holland Brook, then goes to the front of the track, up Heartbreak Hill, around the Holland Brook school sign, through Narnia, then back up Heartbreak Hill, around the bowl to the back of the track, and back to the start. This course takes patience and stability, you need to be able to visualize how much stamina you have left. Wow! Congratulations cross country on all your hard work! Field Hockey By: Sarah Woods In field hockey many people learn how to communicate and work together with your teammates. Throughout the field hockey season I learned how to be part of a team, as well as really get to know my teammates and really bound with them. A great example of this was when we had the pasta parties! Overall the 2014 field hockey season was a great experience for all the girls and Miss Alber and Miss Darby. Wins/Losses By: Olivia Asch Fall Sports Wins Wins Losses Tied Games Girls Soccer A team B team 5-1 A team B team Field Hockey A team B team 1 - -

5 Volleyball: An Interview By: Rebecca Woods (with help from Kaitlyn Koep and Bella Critelli) Ria Rakauskas- What equipment do you need? The net, knee pads, and the antennas Do you cooperate with your team well? Yes we love our teammates What is the most important thing about volleyball to do? To work together Nadia Belken- What are some positions volleyball has? Outside, Opposite, middle, and setter What is it like playing for the team? It s fun, and competitive. Before the game do you have rituals or good luck charms? We do a cheer called Pump it Up before we enter the school Christina Beseker- What are the things you worry about most playing? Missing My serves or letting down my team What kind of skills or athletic abilities do you need to play volleyball? Teamwork and communication is key when playing How has volleyball improved your life? meeting new people. Danielle Malave, Mariss Rakauskas, and Rachel Beseker- How is your equipment? Would you prefer better? We just use what we have, were thankful that the school gives us this equipment. Do you have any rituals or good luck charms before the game? We all put our right foot on each others right foot. How has volleyball improved your life? Having a second family. What is the thing you worry about the most during the game? To make a mistake. Volleyball is a very interesting sport. It involves communication, teamwork, skill, participation, and a lot more!!! Everyone that plays volleyball has a huge interest and love for it! As the coaches, miss Wood and Mr. Lynch said, My favorite thing about coaching volleyball is seeing the girls growth.

6 Fall Horoscopes By: The Visionary Viking Aries: March 21-April 19 A good grade is coming your way! Beware silent lunch! Taurus: April 20- May 20 All of your hard work in math is beginning to pay off, but don t forget about Language Arts! Gemini: May 21-June 21 Check that you returned your library books, you have been very forgetful this month! Cancer: June 22-July 22 Wow! You are going to ace that test! Now focus on some fun after school activities! Why not join a club! Leo: July 23-Augest 22 The moment you ve been waiting for: you finally scored that winning goal in gym! Virgo: August 22-September 22 Make sure you set your alarm clock, 7:20 rolls around really quickly! Illustrations by Mollie Brown and Sara Beyer

7 Newspaper Staff: Megan Armstrong Olivia Asch Sara Beyer Salvatore Brito Isabella Critelli Molly Brown Isabel DiGiovanni Rachel Eannone Tobiloba Fashae Jessica Fielo Nine Jiwnani Kaitlyn Koep Jasneen Meghadri Riley Mikaelian Samantha Nadeau Carmelina Underhill Delaiwa Wallace Becca Woods Sara Woods Advisors: Erica Del Guidice Shaina Mirsky ***If you are interested in joining newspaper club please see Ms. Del Guidice or Ms. Mirsky for a permission slip. Meetings are on Wednesdays after school! You do not need to attend every week to be a part of the club!