Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School “Home of the Cougars”
Written by Students & Mr. J for Students
VOLUME 6/NUMBER 20 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER EDITION
Inside:
Lee Fall Sports Latest Tech Craze
Lee Fashion What's Happening in Entertainment?
Talking Heads News You Can Use
Lee School Activities
©2013 Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School. All Rights Reserved. The Reporters
Fall Sports/Cougar Report
BOY’S&GIRL’SSOFTBALLByMr.Joseph
Theboys’andgirls’softballteamsthisyearhadanamazingseason.Itwasfullofteamwork,self‐con idence,respectandachievement.Everyplayerputtheircompetitivenatureondisplayandwinorlosetheyallleftitonthesoftballdia‐mond.Nextyear,theboys’andgirls’softballteamswillbeinarebuildmodebecausebothteamsplayerswerein8thgrade.
MVP BOY’S SOFTBALL
Omar Castro
MVP GIRL’S SOFTBALL
Sadie Alexander
BOY’S&GIRL’SCROSSCOUNTRYByMr.Joseph
Theboys’andgirls’crosscountryteamhadanexcellentseasonthisyear.Theyworkedhardatpracticetobuilduptheirendurance.Everyteammemberranwithpassion,self‐con idenceandcrossedthe inishlineregardlessofwhatplacetheycamein.Nextyear,thecrosscountryteamwillbeinarebuildmodebecausemostoftherunnerswerein8thgrade.
Latest Tech Craze/Cougar Report GOOGLEGLASSESByNicholasJung
GoogleGlassesare inallycomingoutthisyear.Theglassesareahandsfreeactivatedsmartphonethatarevoicecontrolled.The‐seglassescantakepictures,recordvideos,textandmore.GoogleGlassesisthestartofanewtypeoftechnologywhichiscuttingedge.
XboxOneByNicholasJung
If the rumors are true the Xbox 720 console swill have 3D gaming tech-nology, blu-ray support, and will be able to record live television. It’s also said to be powered by 8 GB ram with a quad-core processor.
SAMSUNGSMARTT.V.PLATFORMByNicholasJung
The new Samsung Smart television fea-tures face recognition and customizes to the viewer’s content. It has a more im-proved natural language and gesture con-trols for easy access.
SONYSMARTWATCH2ByNicholasJung
Sony has updated their Android-based watch that didn’t do so well last year. This new watch has Bluetooth 3.0, lets you read messages, controls music and even answer calls. It’s a phone that you wear on your wrist. It also comes with a four day battery life. This is a pretty cool phone!
Lee Fashion/Cougar Report Student:UlizaPerezAge:13Grade:8thZodiacSign:PiscesWhat’syourethnicbackground?ElSalvadorianFavoriteSocialWebsite:TumblrFavoriteSubject:MathWhatdoyoudowhenyournotatschool?Igoskateboarding,shop-ping,andGoogleout itideasFavoriteJunkFood:HotCheetosWhatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?Fashiondesigner/PhotographerHowwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?Amixofgirlytopunkandreallywhatevermakesmefeelcomfortable…..Whatcelebrityhasnostyle?LadyGaGaFavoriteClothingStore:Forever21/NordstromStyleAdvice:Wearwhatevermakesyoufeellikeyourself!Neverwearwhatothersarewearingjusttobeinstyle…..GuiltyEnjoyment:EatingchocolateNextBigTrendPrediction:AnythingthathasahighwaistandcroppedtopsDreamFriend:VanessaHudgensDreamSummerVacation:GreeceQuote:“Stressed,depressedbutwelldressed”FavoriteSportsTeam:WashingtonRedskinsFavoriteFootWear:Vans
Student:BrandonWilliamsAge:13Grade:8thZodiacSign:CancerWhat'syouethnicbackground?AfricanAmericanFavoriteSocialWebsite:FacebookFavoriteSubject:MathWhatdoyoudowhenyournotatschool?PlaybasketballFavoriteJunkFood:CupcakesWhatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?EntrepreneurHowwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?BasicWhatcelebrityhasnostyle?SouljaBoyFavoriteClothingStore:JCPStyleAdvice:Wearwhatyouwant!GuiltyEnjoyment:WearingwhiteteesNextBigTrendPrediction:CamopantsDreamFriend:DrakeDreamSummerVacation:Miami,FloridaQuote:“Beafreshoholic”FavoriteSportsTeam:MiamiHeat/WashingtonRedskinsFavoriteFootWear:Jordan's
Student:FernandaPozoAge:14Grade:8thZodiacSign:AriesWhat’syourethnicbackground?ElSalvadorianFavoriteSocialWebsite:InstagramFavoriteSubject:MathWhatdoyoudowhenyournotatschool?IhangoutwithmyfriendsFavoriteJunkFood:McDonaldsWhatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?PoliceOf icerHowwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?ChicWhatcelebrityhasnostyle?LadyGaGaFavoriteClothingStore:HollisterStyleAdvice:BeyourselfGuiltyEnjoyment:ChewinggumNextBigTrendPrediction:JoggerpantsDreamFriend:ChrisBrownDreamSummerVacation:JamaicaQuote:“WorkHard,PlayHard”FavoriteSportsTeam:WashingtonRedskinsFavoriteFootWear:Converse/Toms
Student:JulianMorchoAge:13Grade:8thZodiacSign:GeminiWhat’syourethnicbackground?Caribbean&AfricanAmericanFavoriteSocialWebsite:InstagramFavoriteSubject:MathWhatdoyoudowhenyournotatschool?Idesignclothes&skate-boardFavoriteJunkFood:DoritosWhatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?EntrepreneurHowwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?SkateboardinspiredWhatcelebrityhasnostyle?MileyCyrusFavoriteClothingStore:SteezyTeez/DiamondSupplyCo.StyleAdvice:Becreative,butnotsocrazyGuiltyEnjoyment:TalkingtostrangersNextBigTrendPrediction:BaseballteesDreamFriend:KevinHartDreamSummerVacation:HangingoutinVeniceBeachwithIggyAzalea&CherLloydQuote:“It’sbettertobeafailureatsomethingyoulove,thantobeasuccessatsomethingyouhate”FavoriteSportsTeam:ArsenalFavoriteFootWear:Nike
Lee Fashion/Cougar Report
Student:DanishaCastilloAge:13Grade:8thZodiacSign:VirgoWhat’syourethnicbackground?Dominican/PuertoRicanFavoriteSocialWebsite:InstagramFavoriteSubject:SocialStudiesWhatdoyoudowhenyournotatschool?Sleep&eatFavoriteJunkFood:CandyWhatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?ProfessionaldancerHowwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?Fashionable&CuteWhatcelebrityhasnostyle?KatyPerryFavoriteClothingStore:Abercrombie&FitchStyleAdvice:Don’tberatchet!GuiltyEnjoyment:TweetingNextBigTrendPrediction:EveryonewillbecomeaBelieberDreamFriend:LohanthonyDreamSummerVacation:BoraBoraQuote:“Bewareofnegativevibes”FavoriteSportsTeam:NewYorkGiantsFavoriteFootWear:Vans
NIKEAIRYEEZY2(REDOCTOBER)
TheNikeAirYeezy2“RedOctober”isasneakercoinedbythemanhimselfKanyeWestanditjusthappenstobeasneakereverybodyhasbeenwaitingforsinceOCTO‐BER!OnlyKanyeWestandNikeknowswhenthesearegoingtobereleased.
NIKESBZOOMSTEFANJANOSKI(OrangeDIGI‐
CAMOFLORAL)NikeSB'OrangeDigi‐CamoFloral'editionofStefanJanoski'spromodelisanattentiongrabber!TheDigi‐CamoFloralhasbecomeastapleinJanoski’sNikeSBZoomline‐upandthehatjustadds lavortoanalreadystylishsneaker.
Check out these New Kicks! Sneaker Reviews
Lee Fashion/Cougar Report
JaySean&SwizzBeatsarelookingdapperatthisyearsEMA’s!!!
NoMiley,youlooklikeMickey!!!!Notreallyfeelingthisout itfortheVMA’sthispastyear….
Check out this Hot Online Store!
CottonOnisanAustralianretailchainspecializinginactivewear,accessoriesandfootwearformalesandfemales.Theirpricepointsaregreatandthequalityoftheclothingisremarkable.Checkthemoutathttp://shop.cottonon.com/
Jogger Pants Android Phones
NIKEAIRFOAMPOSITEONE“Safari”
The Nike Air Foamposite One’s feature a safari print with orange insoles and a orange Nike logo. This style of foamposite represents a new direction Nike has been going in as of late.
Lee Entertainment/Cougar Report BILLBOARD’SHIP‐HOP/R&BMUSIC
CHARTSPreparedbyJackieAgyemang
1. ”TheMonster”byEminemft.Rihanna2. ”HoldOn,We'reGoingHome”byDrakeft.
MajidJordan3. “HolyGrail”byJayZft.JustinTimberlake4. “23”byMikeWiLLMade‐Itft.MileyCyrus,
WizKhalifa&JuicyJ5. “BlurredLines”byRobinThickeft.T.I.+Phar‐
rell6. “Berzerk”byEminem7. “Survival”byEminem8. “RapGod”byEminem9. “MyHitta”byYGft.Jeezy&RichHomieQuan10. “LoveMore”byChrisBrownft.NickiMinaj
BILLBOARD’STOP10MUSICCHARTSPreparedbyJackieAgyemang
1.“WakeMeUp!”byAvicii2.“Royals”byLorde3.“WreckingBall”byMileyCyrus4.“Roar”byKatyPerry5.“Applause”byLadyGaga6.“HoldOn,We'reGoingHome”byDrakeft.MajidJordan7.“SlowDown”bySelenaGomez8.“StillIntoYou”byParamore9.“Demons”byImagineDragons10.“HolyGrail”byJayZft.JustinTimberlake
“Youwakeup,putmakeupon
Stareinthemirrorbutitsclearthatyoucan’tfacewhat’swrong
Noneedto ixwhatGodalreadyputhispaintbrushon”
ByJ.Cole
FeaturedEntertainer/MileyCyrusByNakatoWapenyi
MileyCyrusisanAmericanpopsingerandsongwriterfromNashville,Tennessee.In2006,sherosetoprominenceasateenIdolafterbeingcastintheDisneyChanneltelevisionseriesHannahMontana,inwhichsheportrayedthestarringchar‐acterMileyStewart.In2007,MileyCyruslaunchedherrecordingcareerwhichhas lourishedintoplatinumsellingalbums.AftersigningwithRCARecords,shereleasedherfourthalbum,Bangerz,in2013.Itssingles"WeCan'tStop"and"WreckingBall"werebothverysuccessfulintheUnitedStates.
WheredopotatochipscomefromMr.Penguin?
Iknowwheretheycomefrom.
Fromyourrelativestheyjustjumpintoafryer.
Tada!
Iamsorryforyourloss!
WhereDoPotatoChipsComeFrom?ByJosueAmi(Willis)andJoshuaEcheverria
TalkingHeads:Khalb,Maria,Jordy,andAlba
What’sthemostembarrassingthingthat’severhappenedtoyou?
Tryingtorunawayfromelementaryschool
My friends tripping me in
front of a crowd
Mymomslappedmeinthemiddleofthemallformisbe‐having
Ibumpedintoaglassdoor
What’ssome‐thingyoualwaysseemtoforget?
Homework Homework WhereIputmyhousekeys
Housekeys
Ifyoucouldbeasuperhero,whowoulditbe?Why?
Spider‐Man,becausehecanmakewebs
Superwoman,becauseshecan ly
TheHulk,becausehecanchange
Batman,becauseofhisspecialized
gadgets
Tellussome‐thingaboutyourselfthatpeoplemaynotknow:
Iskipped2ndgrade&IwasborninEng‐
land
Mylittlesis‐tersaretallerthanmebyoneinch
Ihaveanold‐erbrotherthat’s23
I'maskate‐boarder
The Reporters are back with another edition of “Talking Heads” where the students answer probing questions and are always distinguished...
Talking Heads/Cougar Report
ThenationalanimalofScotlandis
theunicorn. Hawaiiwasoriginallycalledthe
SandwichIslands. Thereismorethan326trillion
gallonsofwateronearth.
COUGARQUOTE!!!
“Peoplewithmanyin‐terestslivenotonlythelongest,butthehappi‐est.”ByGeorgeMathewAllen
PreparedbyValerieApelin&JackieAgyemang
ByValerieApelin,JackieAgyemang&Mr.J
HangingoutwithMs.William’sSci‐ence8ClassandInvestigatingthe
ReasonfortheSeasons!!!
ByMr.Joseph
SomepeoplehavethemisconceptionthatdifferentseasonshappenbecausesometimestheEarthisfartherfromtheSunandsometimesitiscloser.Ms.WilliamsScienceclassfoundoutthatthereasonfortheseasonsisthattheearth'saxisistiltedabout23.5degrees.InotherwordstheEarthisneverstraightupanddowncomparedtothesun.WhenitissummerinNorthAmerica,thatisbecausetheNorthPoleandtherestoftheNorthernHemi‐spherearepointingtowardtheSun.Likewise,whenitswintertheNorthernHemisphereandNorthAmericapointsawayfromthesun.
News You Can Use/Cougar Report
Ms.FitzgeraldandMs.Schwartzintheirsocialstudiesclasstaughttheir6thgradestudentsthepowerofprotestandhowitcouldbeusedtocreatechange.Protestingistheexpressionthroughwordsorbyactionstoparticularevents,policiesorsitua‐tions.Recently,duringclasstheymadetherighttoprotestrealityastheyheldasilentprotestformorestudentsrights.
6thGradersatLeeLearntheStrengthofProtest!!
ByMr.Joseph
School Activities/Cougar Report
ByMr.JosephTheBacktoSchoolDancewasasmash!Itwasagreatstarttothenewschoolyearandgavestudentstimetounwindandmakenewfriendsorgetreacquaintedwitholdfriends.
BacktoSchoolDance!! TheEarlyFallConcertisaBigHitwithParents!!!!!!
ByMr.JosephTheEarlyFallConcertwithMs.FranklinandMs.Martinwasspectacular.Leestudentsshinedastheydisplayedtheirmusicalacu‐mentotheappreciativeaudience.Theturn‐outwashugeforsuchanearlyconcertandLeestudentsdidn'tdisappoint.StaytunedfortheirWinterConcertwhichshouldbeequallyimpressive.
RedRibbonWeek:LeeSGAWork‐ingHardtoRidtheirSchoolCom‐munityofBullying&Drugs!
ByMr.Joseph
TheLeeSGAsponsoredRedRibbonWeekwasapositiveexperienceforall.Withtheincreaseofbullyinganddrugabuseamongstteenagers,itwasbothtimelyandaeducationalmoment.RedRibbonactivitiesthisyearincludedstudentssigningcerti icatesandwearingredtosolidifythattheywouldrefrainfrombullyingandusingdrugs.
School Activities/Cougar Report
LeeSGAHalloweenFestivitieswasaGreatExperience!
ByMr.JosephThe Halloween experience at Lee this year was memorable. Students and staff wore their costumes to school to celebrate the annual event. Then, later on that evening somestudentscontinuedthefes‐tivitiesbyattendingtheSGAsponsoredFallDance.Thisyearsdancefeaturedphotobooths
so students could take wacky pictures.
FREEHOMEWORKHELPHomeworkHotlineLiveoffersfreehomeworkhelpforstu‐dentsingradesK‐12.ContacttheHHLteachersandre‐
ceivepersonalizedhelpthroughthiswebsiteorbywatch‐ingTVinMontgomeryCounty,MD
HomeworkHotlineLiveisavailableTuesdays,Wednes‐daysandThursdays.From4to6pm,call301‐279‐3234withquestions.WatchteachersatthiswebsiteandonTVinMontgomeryCounty.Sendtextandonlinequestionsun‐
til9pm!
HSAPrepOnline
GetreadyforHSAtestswithpracticequestionsinAlgebra.
StartPracticinghttp://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/hsa/
CyberSafety
TheInternetisafabulousresourceforeducation,enter‐tainment,andmore.ButtheInternetisnotregulatedorcontrolledbyanyoneentity.Soparentsandschoolshavearesponsibilitytoeducatechildrenaboutitssafeandap‐propriateuse.
Itisimperativethatparentsandstudentsreportunsafeincidentstolawenforcementsothatoffenderscanbeap‐prehendedandprosecuted.
CyberSafetyHotline:301‐279‐[email protected]
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