BARTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL VOLUME 11, ISSUE III MAY 18, 2018 THE KITTEN CHRONICLE Barton Gives Back Day Annual Joe Black 3 on 3 Basketball Tourney PAGE 1
BARTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MAY 18, 2018 JOKES A woman in labor suddenly shouts Shouldn t Wouldn t Couldn t Didn t Can t The doc said, Don t worry, those are just contractions. Did you hear about the actor that fell through the floorboards? He was just going through a stage Why don t scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything What sits at the bottom of the sea and twitches? A nervous wreck Did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut? He just needed a little space Man: Doc, help me. I m addicted to Twitter Doc: Sorry, I don t follow you What does a nosy pepper do? Get Jalapeño business Barton Students helped with Yocum Math and Science Fun Day Congratulations to Kieran Obiozo for winning the state You Be the Chemist Challenge. He will participate in the national competition this summer in Washington D.C. Good Luck Kieran Congratula*ons to 2018-19 Na*onal Junior Honor Society Members PAGE 2
BARTON JUNIOR HIGH MAY 18, 2018 A lion s roar can be heard from 5 miles away. Catfish are the only animals that can naturally have an odd number of whiskers. The French language has 17 different terms for the word surrender. A baby octopus is the size of a flea when it is born. The Twitter bird s name is Larry. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. A shrimp s heart is in its head. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. A shark is the only known fish that can blink with both eyes. Almonds are a member of the peach family. Maine is the only state that has a one syllable name. BJHS Student Council toured Clinton Presidential Library on May 8th. Aubrey Marx won the State Youth Art Month flag design competition. Her design will be made and flown at the National Convention and she also received $1,000 Meet the Student 8th Grade What are you most looking forward to about summer? Being with my friends Where are you planning to go to college? Somewhere in New York What do you want to do when you get out of college? Be a teacher If you won $10,000, what would you buy? New Wardrobe What do you like to watch on TV/Netflix? Vampire Diaries What is a fear you have? Spiders What type of music do you like to listen to? Bruno Mars What is your favorite animal? Dogs Leilani Pope PAGE 3
BARTON JUNIOR HIGH MAY 18, 2018 Meet the Teacher Meet the Student 7th Grade Jabes Troncoso Mrs. Lambert Art What are you looking forward to this summer? Starting my own business What will you miss most about Barton over summer break Working with students for the different art contests What is your favorite TV show? Kevin Probably Saves the World What is your favorite book? Raise and Grind by Daymond John and Daniel Paiser What do you like to do when you are not teaching? Painting and Fishing What is your favorite kind of music? Anything but heavy metal Where were you born and raised? Hampton, Arkansas What s your favorite candy? Chocolate What is your favorite movie? Coco Where is your favorite place to eat? Church s Chicken What is your favorite type of shoe? Nike If you could have any car in the world which car would you choose? Ferrari What is your dream vacation and why? Colorado, because of the snow and skiing What is your favorite TV show? Familia P. Cuche What do you plan on being when you get older? Chef 2017-18 Henley Post (Brooke McCoy and Tommy Khou) and Joe Black Scholar Athlete (Connor Black and Addy Taylor) Winners PAGE 4
Chatterbox: If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why? Mr. Knapper 8th grade Social Studies The Congo in Africa because they have wonderful waterfalls which are the tallest in the world Addison Porter 7th Grade Los Angeles, because that s where all the famous people live. Landen Rainwater 8th Grade Wyoming, to go hunting. Sports Talk: What is your favorite sport and why? Mrs. Huddleston 7th English Volleyball, because I like to watch my oldest daughter play. Jamyah Kilgore 8th Grade My favorite sport is volleyball, because I like hitting the ball. Julia Jackson 7th Grade Soccer, because I like to run
2018-19 BJHS Cheerleaders Caroline Byrd Anna Clark Kalyn Gay London Ingram Addison Lange Sydney Marx Caroline Meadows Millee Mobley Macy Moree Mattie Nash Lauren Nelson Eva Nokes Emma Pagan Brintley Parker Emmalou Parker Destiny Parrish Addison Porter Juana Reichhardt Kendall Ricker Kaitlyn Schimberg Mary-Kate Shepherd Haley Simpson Breana Slaughter Lynley Smith Tristen Thompson Hyleigh Webb Grace Williamson McKayla Wilson Riley Wilson Kitten Chronicle Staff 2017-18 Congratulations to Andrew Lowrey for placing 2nd in his division of the state History Day Competition and he can now participate at the national competition in College Park, Maryland in June. Way to Go Andrew Regional History Day Winners FBLA District III Spring Leadership Conference Winners IMPORTANT DATES Friday, May 18-7th Exam (Regular School Day) Monday, May 21-1st and 2nd Period Exam 11:30 Dismissal Tuesday, May 22-3rd and 4th Period Exam 11:30 Dismissal Wednesday, May 23-5th and 6th Period Exam 11:30 Dismissal Friday, May 25- Make-up Exams Thursday, May 24- Make-up Exams Tuesday, August 14-1st Day of 2018-19 School Year Quote The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. -H. Jackson Browne, Jr. Macy Eads had an essay that was chosen as one of 2 Honorable mention winners from the State of Arkansas in the National NGPF Payback Challenge