MKEMS News B R O U G H T T O Y O U B Y T H E N E W S P A P E R C L U B E D I T ORS I N C H I E F M A D E L I E N E M A M O U R I A N I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Dodgeball Madness Middle School Semi-Formal Luzerne County Band Fest 1 1 1 Random Photos 2 Recipes 3 MKMS Does PJAS 3 Dodgeball Tournament Farewell 2016 Players A N D T A B A T H A S C H W E N D E M A N C O N T R I B U T O R S D A V I D G R E Y B O S H H A N N A H K U N E T Z D E S I R E E S C H E C H T E R L Y A S H L E Y M A G D A K Y L I E R E S H E T A R 4 6 H O M E O F T H E M U S T A N G S On April 21st, 2016, McAdoo Kelayres Middle School held their quarter three PRIDE incentive. The students had the option of threeversus-three basketball or five-versusfive dodgeball. There were not as many students participating due to several of them forgetting to hand in their PRIDE contracts. But, those who didn t still had as much fun as those who did. The final two teams were The Red Birds and the Young Guns. In the end, The Red Birds won! Great job to all who partook in the incentive this quarter! Hoping you all do it again in quarter four! Madeliene Mamourian, Tabatha Schwendeman, & Kylie Reshetar they performed were Colonel Bogey, New Era Fanfare, Whiteleaf Hill, and Blue Ridge Reel. The concert began at 7:00pm in the auditorium. All the students performed well, making the concert a success! Middle School Semi-Formal We recently had a Semi -Formal for all Middle School Friday, February 26 th! It was filled with music, laughter, and pizza!! Thanks to Adam Skuba Entertainments for DJing our dance! Approximately 75 middle school students attended the dance. Thank you to Mr. Yurkanin, Ms. Leitner, and Mrs. Alucci. Mrs. Skotek, Ms. Lamson, and Miss. Higgs came to help out and enjoy the fun! Hannah Kunetz E D I T I O N 2 Fun Times at McAdoo Kelayres! Dodgeball Madness! Luzerne County Band Fest! March 1st,2016, Ashley Magda, Hannah Kunetz, Genna Kirpa, Matthew Hartz, Madison Light and Desiree Schechterly traveled to Dallas Senior High School in Dallas, Pennsylvania to perform with a large variety of students in grades 7-9 from the surrounding areas. The pieces Desiree Schechterly
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H O M E O F T H E M U S T A N G S P A G E 3 MKMS Does PJAS! Middle School Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science students went to Wilkes University March 5th 2016. Students Ample Singh, Genna Kirpa, Madison Light, Madison Dulina, Desiree Schechterly, and David Greybosh presented their projects to various judges and all had a great outcome. After they presented, the students were allowed to walk around the Wilkes Campus. They all enjoyed their time at Wilkes and being in a college campus. Their projects and places were: Schechterly s project tested whether the shape of an ice cube affects its melting speed, placing 2nd. Dulina s project tested whether the amount of times you twisted a copper wire around a D- battery affected how many paperclips it could pick up, placing 2nd. Singh s project tested whether the sugars in fruit and honey are the same as regular table sugars, also placing 2nd. Light s project tested which nail polish is harder to remove from carpet, placing 3rd. Kirpa s project tested which stain remover would remove 5 common stains out of a white t-shirt, placing 2nd. Greybosh s project tested which ice melt solution would melt ice the fastest, placing 3rd. David Greybosh & Desiree Schechterly Ingredients: ½ cup of butter ¾ cup of peanut butter 2 ¼ cups of brown sugar ½ cup of milk 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 3 ½ cup of confectioners sugar Directions: 1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. 2. Then, stir in brown sugar and milk 3. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla extract 4. Pour over confectioners sugar in a large mixing bowl 5. Beat until smooth; pour into an Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe 8x8 dish 6. Chill until firm and cut into squares Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 5 minutes Ready in 1 hour and 20 minutes Ashley Magda
P A G E 4 MKEMS News The Santa Claus Chronicles On Saturday, December 19th McAdoo s Drama Club put on a performance of the Santa Clause Chronicles. Josh Mendoza starred as Meeny the Elf and Reporter three, Paige Roof starred as Reporter two and Betty, Julia Furgio starred as Mrs. Clause and Reporter one, Sidney Lescowitch starred as Eeny the Elf and Flo, Gianna Basile starred as Re- porter four and Matilda, Nathan Schwendeman starred as the Host, Tabatha Schwendeman starred as Sol the Elf and Fiona, Madeliene Mamourian starred as Sarge and Cleo, Abby Goulstone starred as the Secretary and Merv, and last but not least Tony Goulstone starred as Santa Clause and Miney the Elf. The club put on a great performance! Madeliene Mamourian & Tabatha Schwendeman M K E M S N E W S
HOME OF THE MUSTANGS Earth Day at the STEM School! Seventh and eighth grade students visit he STEM school for their Earth Day celebration on April 28th, 2016. They planted trees, learned about solar and wind energy, and went around to different stations to see what the students at STEM do. It was a fun learning experience for every student that participated. Some students were able to take home a tree! Tabatha Schwendeman & Madeliene Mamourian 5
6 Sports Farwell 2016 Players! Farewell to all our 8th grade basketball players and cheerleaders! It was a great season for all three teams. The girls basketball farewell game was February 22nd. The boys game followed on February 24th. At both games, Michael Carrelli, a 1st grade student at MKEMS, sang the Star Spangled Banner. The girls had a tough game against Freeland. In between games each 8th grade player walked out with a parent to receive their gifts. The boys had a close game, going into overtime, and eventually losing by one point against MMI. The 8th grade players each walked out with a cheerleader and exchanged gifts. We wish you luck in high school, and hope you continue with your sports. Hannah Kunetz & Ashley Magda Miscellaneous Pics 6