CMS Tiger Tales 8th Grade Winter Newspaper

Table of Contents Page Number 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 9 9 10 12 12 Article Student of the Month Top 5 Christmas Movies New Students Hottest Toys Honor Band New Games Holiday Recipes Christmas Wish List Thanksgiving Break Christmas Dinner Girls Basketball Secret Santa Winter Fashion Black Diamond Conference Christmas Parade Interest Groups: Decoration Club Writer Alyssa Johnson Alyssa Johnson Kaden Pridemore Trenton Porter Callie McNeely Frank Bailey Callie McNeely Nina Ellis Nina Ellis Nathan Lusk Baylee Belcher Baylee Belcher Kaitlynn Woody Kaitlynn Woody Taylor Scudero Taylor Scudero

Student of the Month by Alyssa Johnson The October Student of the month is Sydney Belcher and Silas Fry. They are both in 8th grade. Sydney Belcher s favorite hobbies are sports and fourwheeling. Her favorite T.V. shows are Stranger Things, Riverdale, and the Walking Dead. Sydney's favorite subject is ELA. Her favorite colors are blue and purple. Her favorite type of music is pop and country. Sydney's favorite thing about CMS is the activities and some of the staff. And this is her first time to be picked for middle school. Silas favorite hobbies are hunting, playing drums, attending church and spending time with his friends and family. His favorite T.V. show is the Walking Dead, and his favorite movie is Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. His favorite colors are red and blue. His favorite subjects are Band and Science. His favorite type of music is Christian Worship. His favorite thing about CMS is that you don t have to pay for school food. This is not Silas first time being picked for student of the month.

Top 5 Christmas Movies by Alyssa Johnson Christmas is coming soon, so here are the top five Christmas movies you should watch. One of the top five Christmas movies is the Santa Clause, which was made in 1994 staring Tim Allen. The next movie, which is my favorite, is Dr. Suess' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which was made in 2000 starring Jim Carrey. The third movie is Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. This movie came out in 1964, and took 18 months and 22 room size sets to complete. The fourth movie is the 2009 film A Christmas Carol. Last but not least is the TV short Frosty the Snowman, which was published in 1969, and based off the song "Frosty the Snowman".

Logan Jackson New Students by Kaden Pridemore Here are some questions I asked him 1.What school are you from? Madison Middle School 2. Do you like it better at CMS? Yes 3. Why did you come to CMS? I moved in with my mom. 4. What is your favorite subject? English 5. What are some of your hobbies? Baseball, Basketball, and football Hottest Toys by Trenton Porter Some of the hottest toys are hoverboards, the Nintendo Switch, and new Nerf guns. The reason the hoverboard is popular is because it came out last year, but it is one of the hottest toys this year. The hoverboards with the LG battery are the best ones to get, even though it may cost a little bit more. Those are the hottest toys for 2017. There are so many more of the hottest toys. But these are the hottest toys for 2017.

Honor Band by Callie McNeely On December the 1st, a small, very talented group of students who play musical instruments at CMS will be traveling to Marshall University to play in a statewide honor band. The students will be divided into different groups based on their playing level and age. They will play two to four songs depending on what the band directors decide. The bands are very selective on who they choose, only the best of the best from each school are able to attend. The band director chooses ten to recommend, then he rates them one to five stars in their attitude, playing ability, and trustworthiness. From there, the band directors can choose as many as they want, based on instrument, age, and playing abilities. They can choose as many as one, or as many as ten. Eight children from the CMS band were able to participate. They played an array of genres, and every single band was unique. Some choose "Pirates of the Carribean" music, and "The Avengers" and other bands played slower songs like "Blue", a selection from Kristina's Colors by Robert Smith. No matter what band, or what instrument, all of these students did very well. New Games by Frank Bailey Spintire Mudrunner is a new game that some people would like if they like mud. Some people like it for its realism and the graphics. Forza Horizon Motorsports 7 is another game that came out that s for people who like to race fast or slow car. You can get a slow car and make it faster that a Lamborghini.

Holiday Recipes by Callie McNeely Here is a topic that goes through homes every time the holiday season creeps closer and closer. "What should I make for Christmas Dinner?" Well, look no further! Find all the answers right here! It is always a good idea to have plenty of desserts! So, what I will be covering is the sweet side of the meal. First off, frosted sugar cookies! It is a holiday classic to just about every family, making Christmas cookies with your mom or grandma, the smell of fresh baked goods flooding through the halls. So many memories come back when baking these! So, let's get on with my personal favorite sugar cookie recipe! Alton Brown's Holiday Sugar Cookies 3 cups all-purpose flour, 3/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt,1 cup unsalted butter, softened, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, beaten, 1 tablespoon milk, powdered sugar, for rolling out dough Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla in mixer on medium-high speed. Add in egg. Sift together all dry ingredients excluding the powdered sugar. Slowly add in dry ingredients to wet ingredients on low speed. Mix until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. (if dough get too thick, add milk.) Sprinkle powdered sugar on clean, dry surface and roll out dough to desired thickness. Cut shapes, and bake on a greased pan at 350 for 12-16 minutes rotating when necessary. Royal Icing 1 lb powdered sugar (about 4 cups or 450 grams), 4 egg whites (or 1/2 cup liquid egg whites), 1 teaspoon vanilla Optional: food coloring in desired colors Beat egg white until frothy on high, then turn speed down and slowly add in powdered sugar. Then, when sugar is fully incorporated, add in vanilla and mix on medium-high speed for 30-45 seconds. Add desired food colorant, pipe designs onto cookies and let dry for 12 hours or overnight. Icing will harden.

Christmas Wish List by Nina Ellis My Christmas list includes a makeup table, some clothes, and shoes because I really didn't ask for anything. I love Christmas because we get to spend time with my family and we get to be together and thank God and pray and things. That is my Christmas list. What is yours? Thanksgiving Break by Nina Ellis My Thanksgiving was pretty amazing. I did a lot of things. First, I went hunting with my dad. It was pretty amazing. Another thing I did was go to my boyfriend's house on Thanksgiving Day! I did lots of things with my family like eat. We had lots of things to eat like corn, turkey, pies, ham, and green beans! And lots more of things when I went hunting with my dad, we saw one deer! It was really fun to spend time with my dad! Many of my friends were partying with their families. They said they had fun. That is all we did with our friends!

Christmas Dinner by Nathan Lusk For Christmas dinner many people eat candy. Other people eat things like turkey, ham, and mashed potatoes. Most candies people eat are peanut butter fudge, brownies, peanut butter candy, and cookies. You can also make stuff like green beans, cornbread, or macaroni and cheese with bacon bits. There are all sorts of things to eat for Christmas dinner. Girls Basketball by Baylee Belcher This year in girls basketball is going to be a good one. They won Black Diamond last year. Everyone is scared of them. The girls have not played their first game yet but they are looking forward to a good season. Coach Tommy Kirk, Jared Bennett, John Carter, and Chris Gore are looking for a undefeated season. All the girls are more than ready for their first game 12/03/17.

Girls Basketball Pictures

Secret Santa by Baylee Belcher Secret Santa is a very good thing we do here at Chapmanville. The girls Basketball, boys Basketball, and the Cheerleaders all get in groups and buy presents for kids that don t really have anything. We will have, pizza, pop and cake. This is my very favorite thing to do. I would love if everyone could participate. Winter Fashion by Kaitlynn Woody This winter, there is a lot of new fashion. People like to wear many different things. Girls like to wear Lu Laroe leggings, scarfs, flannels, and boots. Lu Laroe leggings are leggings that are comfortable. Some have designs and some are plain. Girls love to wear scarfs during the winter. They're cute and keep you warm. Girls also love to wear flannels. Flannels are stylish and look cute with almost anything! Finally, girl absolutely love to wear boots. Some girls love to wear long leather boots and some love to wear short fuzzy boots.

Black Diamond Conference by Kaitlynn Woody On Saturday, January 27th 2018, The CMS cheerleaders competed in their Black Diamond Conference competition. They competed against Madison Middle, George Washington (GW) Middle, Sherman Middle, Duval Middle, Man Middle, and Poca Middle. The order of performance was Sherman, Madison, GW, Chapmanville, Poca, Man, and Duval. Each team could only have 13 cheerleaders compete. Chapmanville's 13 girls that competed were (8th graders) Kaitlynn Woody, Emma Renner, Kaylee Tomblin, Monica Chapman, Haylee Webb, (7th graders) Lily Ball, Jarrah Baxter, Abi Neil, KalLee Ellis, Chloe Trickler, (6th graders) Trinity Mullins, Bailey Ferell, and Madi Thompson. Each team had to perform a 30-40 second technical cheer and a 2 minute and 30 second dance routine including stunts, tumbling, and eight, eight counts of dance. Before any team competed, they had to have safety check to make sure their stunts were legal and a 5- minute warm up time. If a stunt was illegal, they had to change it before competing or they got a big deduction. Each team got judged on difficulty, creativity, etc. After each team had safety check and their 5-minute warm up time, it was finally time for the competition to start. If the judges seen a stunt bobble or anything happen in your routine, you got deductions. CMS cheerleaders' coaches, Michelle Browning and Maryann Niel, wouldn t let the CMS cheerleaders watch the teams that competed before them so they wouldn t get nervous. There were 4 judges total. A judge in the back watching safety and three judges watching from the front. The three judges in the front each had a score sheets. After each team had competed and the judges were finalizing the total score, they played music for anyone to go out and dance in the middle of the floor. Then after the judges had the results ready, it was finally time for the winners to announced. There was a tiny plaque for 3rd place, A small wall plaque for 2nd place plus medals, and a big plaque that sits on a table and medals for 1st place. The announcer announced 3rd place first 2nd place next, then 1st lace last.gw got 3rd place, Madison got 2nd place, and Chapmanville got 1st place. CMS cheerleaders got a 3 peat this year meaning they one 1st place in the Black Diamond Cheer Conference 3 years in a row. Congratulations to the Chapmanville Middle School Cheerleaders on their 3rd win in a row!

Black Diamond Conference Pictures

Christmas Parade by Taylor Scudero This year's Christmas parade will be in Chapmanville on December the 9th. The lineup will start at East and travel all the way to the Chapmanville Regional High School. It is in the town of Chapmanville. Also, there is a parade in Logan on December 8th. It started at 3 pm. The lineup started at 2:30 pm. Our band and majorettes were in the parade. The Chapmanville Parade started 3 pm. Interest Groups: Decoration Club by Taylor Scudero This school year we have started a new thing where we have interest groups and the students go and talk about stuff they are interested in. The most voted group was Decoration Club. The Decoration club is where they do bulletin boards and decorate the school. They have been doing a lot of the school's bulletin boards in our school. They decorate for Christmas, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. They have been doing a wonderful job at the school. Here is some of the bulletin boards they have decorated. The bulletin boards and decorating are done by students and ran by Mrs. Sanders Keep up the good jobs student's way to go!

Interest Groups: Decoration Club Pictures

Student of the Month by Kaden Pridemore This month we have some very intelligent students being awarded with student of the month. The three students are Elijah Freeman, Hannah Bumgarner, and Susie Miller. They were chosen because of talent. Eli and Susie are in Prayer Club. Hannah does track and enjoys eating Fettuccine Alfredo. Eli enjoys reading books and enjoying smores by the fire. Susie likes Minecraft and is in the Honor Society her favorite food is chicken. Black Friday by Trenton Porter Black Friday is an Amercian tradition. We do it every year after thanksgiving. Black Friday is Friday is November 24 in. Every store has some crazy deals. There are tv's are marked down just like almost everything is the store. Some stores are mark everything down like %50 off. Almost everyone goes crazy over black Friday deals.

Hunting Season by Frank Bailey Hunt season is a big season for some people. They like to bow and riffle hunt, but they need to know the schedule to hunt certain things. Season Type: Muzzleloader and Archery Season Dates: Nov. 4 17, 2017 Antlerless Bag Limit: 3/day Season Type: Gun, Muzzleloader and Archery Season Dates: Nov. 18, 2017 Jan. 7, 2018 Antlerless Bag Limit: 3/day Season Type: Unit L: Private Lands Only Antlerless Deer Only (G/M/A/) Season Dates: Jan. 8-12, 2018 Antlerless Bag Limit: 3/day Muzzleloader is a gun that you can only us in certain county

12 Days of Christmas Reindeer Day

12 Days of Christmas Christmas Tree Day

12 Days of Christmas Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

12 Days of Christmas Polar Express Day

12 Days of Christmas Christmas Colors - Red/Green

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