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Meet the New
Kids
2
Coming Events 3
Red Ribbon
Week
4
Club News &
Tech Tips 5
Honor Roll 6
Student Council 8
Counselor’s
Corner
9
Menus 10
11
Inside this issue:
November 2017
Hope you enjoy the
Mahaffey Minute!
Mrs. Linda Haberman
Principal
Mahaffey Middle School
270-640-1215
Mahaffey Middle School
71 South Carolina Ave
Fort Campbell, KY 42223-5134
Student Excellence Honored
Mahaffey Middle School
Honor students were recognized re-
cently in the first Honor Roll as-
sembly of the 2017-2018 school
year. The event took place on Fri-
day, October 27th.
Parents and siblings were
invited to see their student receive
what is hoped to be the first of
many certificates of recognition
for excellence in their academic
efforts.
There were two categories
that students were recognized for.
They were the Straight “A” honor
roll and the “A-B” honor roll. To
see the names of students who were
recognized in each area and in each
grade level see pages 6 — 8 of this
edition of the Mahaffey Minute.
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For Current DoDEA News and Information check us out
on the web at:
http://www.dodea.edu/mahaffeyMS/
Meet The New(to Mahaffey)Kids! Philip Hess Mr. Hess comes to Mahaffey with 18 years in education teaching English, Reading, Writing
and computer applications. In his free time he likes to listen to music and play guitar. Prior
to teaching at Mahaffey Middle School Mr. Hess taught at Shughart Middle School at Fort
Bragg, NC. Before to joining DoDEA, he was a reading teacher and reading specialist for
Norfolk Public Schools in Norfolk, VA. Hess grew up in Virginia Beach, VA and received
both a bachelors and masters from Old Dominion University. In addition to ODU, he has
studied at The College of William and Mary and George Washington University.
Mrs. Melinda Holsopple Mrs. Holsopple is a 6th grade ELA teacher and proud to join the Mahaffey Middle
School staff in the Americas South District. Ms. Holsopple began her career with Do-
DEA 7 years ago - serving as a para professional for two years and then as a teacher at
Matthew C. Perry High School aboard Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan. Mrs.
Holsopple also taught for 20+ years at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Mrs.
Holsopple and her husband have six children and eight grandchildren. She loves to read
and travel.
Ms. Allison Christman Ms. Christman is from Leipsic, Ohio and earned her Bachelor and Master Degrees in
Middle Childhood Education from the University of Cincinnati. She moved to Fort
Campbell from Greenville, North Carolina. Ms. Christman teaches 6th grade Math and
this is her 10th year teaching. In her spare time Ms. Christman enjoys college football;
particularly Ohio State University football, researching new recipes and cooking, as well
as watching Netflix. Her Mother and Father are still living in Ohio and she has a pet cat
named Cat living with her sister in North Carolina.
Mr. Loren Preuss Mr. Loren Preuss recently transferred to Mahaffey from DoDEA Europe where he was
teaching at Stuttgart High School in Stuttgart Germany. Mr. Preuss has been married to
his wife Wendy for 39 years, and has 4 children and 6 grandchildren, as well as a Cocka-
poo dog named Chloe. Mr. Preuss is excited to be teaching 6th grade Social Studies on
the Apache team. Mr. Preuss has been a teacher for 30 years, and has been with Do-
DEA Schools for 7 years in Germany and 4 years in Japan. He also served in the U.S.
Army for 5 years. Mr. Preuss earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State
University, and his Master of Arts (HUM) from Central Michigan University. His inter-
ests when not in the classroom include biking, hiking and reading.
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Coming Events at Mahaffey!
Nov 13th Picture Retakes
Nov 20th — 24th No School—Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec 4th 5:00 PM Holiday Concert
Dec 8th 6:00 PM Snow Ball Dance
MMS After School Activity Schedule
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Art Club
Dance Club
Intramurals
Lego Strategy
Club
Spanish Club
Yearbook Club
Detention
Math Tutoring
Early Release
Chess Club
Intramurals
ELO
ELA Tutoring
Math Tutoring
Robotics
ELO
ELA Tutoring
NJHS
Chaplin’s
Club
Overachievers
Detention
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Red Ribbon Week 2017 The week of October 22nd through
27th was set aside as the annual red
ribbon week at Mahaffey. Stu-
dents were encouraged to show
their support for drug and
substance abuse free lifestyles
with a number of activities. Monday
was “Team Up Against Drugs” day
where students wore their favorite sports team
shirts and jerseys. Tuesday was “Let your True
Colors SHINE Drug Free ” day, students wore something shiny to
school. On Wednesday students were to wear crazy socks and an or-
ange shirt for unity and “Rock-it and Sock- it to drugs.” Thursday was
“You can't hide great character ” day students wore camouflage. The
week ended with “Put a Cap on Drugs ” day where students wore their
favorite hats. All week students used their Advisory class to design and
decorate their doors for a contest where each grade level had a win-
ning door selected and prizes were awarded.
Come Fly With Me! Mrs. Wallace's 6th grade science class completed their first science
lab of the school year. The standard that the students were apply-
ing was 6Sa; "The student will demonstrate an understanding of
technological design and scientific design, in-
cluding process skills, math thinking, con-
trolled investigative design analysis, and
problem solving.” The lab was titled "Come
Fly with Me." The students had to write a
hypothesis, conduct an experiment with
three trials, analyze the data in a graph, then draw a conclusion
as they communicated their results with a summary paragraph.
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National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) has begun their work for the
2017—2018 school year. NJHS students participated in assisting with
the Fall Festivals at Barkley and Barsanti Elementary Schools. Stu-
dents were able to earn up to three community service hours for the
time they volunteered. NJHS meets each Thursday after school.
NJHS Officers are:
President: Kimberly Stone
Vice President: Lyndsay Aldridge
Treasurer: Jordan Drayton
Secretary: Kaitlyn Bicknel
The organization is sponsored by Carrie Cooper and Melinda Holsopple.
Club News
The Cloud
With the introduction of applications
such as Schoology and Google Apps, our
schools are gradually moving closer to utiliz-
ing Cloud Based learning. We have made sev-
eral tremendous strides toward this at Ma-
haffey Middle. One reason for this is we want
our students to be able to access their school work easily from where ever they may travel. Many ask “What is this mysterious
thing called the “Cloud” and where is it?” The “Cloud” is a buzzword that vaguely suggests the promise and convenience of being
able to access files from anywhere. But the reality is that the cloud is hardly floating like mist above our heads — it’s a physical
infrastructure. It is many computers housed in massive warehouses all over the world ( to include Google’s presence in Clarksville
TN!). The cloud refers to software and services that run on the Internet, instead of locally on your computer. Most cloud services
can be accessed through a Web browser. The advantage of the cloud is that you can access your information on any device with an
Internet connection. It’s what allows you to make edits to a file in Google Docs on your home computer, and then pick up where
you left off at another location. From a technical point of view, leaning on the larger network of computers in the cloud makes
great sense. Suddenly, you don’t need to worry as much about hardware specifications or hard drive space because the network
can do the heavy lifting.
When you store something “in the cloud,” you’re actually storing it in a very physical space. The file slides across the wire and then
lives on a physical server—usually more than one—in some other location. Google Apps for Education is an example. This is a
suite of completely free productivity tools for educational use. Each user has unlimited storage for their school work.
In conjunction with Google Apps for Education, DoDEA has made Schoology available to students and teachers. Schoology em-
powers educators, inspires students, and simplifies administrative tasks. It is a “Cloud Based” class management system that allows
teachers to create and manage their courses for their students and provides them with a method of managing lessons, engaging
students, sharing content, and connecting with other educators. It also provides students with a distance learning type of educa-
tional experience.
The beauty in this is a student on extended leave will no longer have tons of make-up work to do upon their return to school.
They will be able to access their classwork online with the availability of an internet connection. This is not only intended for
keeping up with classes, it can actually become a secure method of delivery for daily classwork. The student logs in from home,
opens their homework and completes it, then saves it for the teacher to open and score. No more “The dog ate my homework.”
And “I lost it.” Or my favorite one - “Homework?!…I don’t have any!” (Why?) Because it’s in the “Cloud!”
Nov Issue 2017 6 Mahaffey Minute
6th Grade All A
Aldana, Adison Alter, Savannah Beaty, Hailey
Boyle, Emily Calub, Gabriella Christian, Sarah
Cutchin, Brooklyn Dimone, Isabella Gonzalez Nieves, Kristina
Hargrave, Sha'Niya Hernandez, Jovany Johnson, Caleb
Johnson, Nevaeh Joy, Ciara Mahan, Daphne
Poppas, Isabella Reed, Nicholas Sawser, Sophia
Sawyer, Alexander Sharp, Brody Silvers-Travis, Brayden
Sims, Julia Smith, Analiese Smith, Zaniya
Trottier, Maysen Virgil, Logan
Wilks, Christian Williams, Gabrielle Williams, Jaidah
Zacherl, Dakota Zimmerman, Elena
7th Grade All A
Aldridge, Lyndsay Briones, Elijah Brown, Thaddious
Davis, Ammaron Espinoza, Joslynn Feight, Cheyenne
Gardner, Kendra Harmon, Sha'Lana Hogston, Jesslynn
Johnson, Nadia Lacombe, Kayla Lake, Samantha
McHaney, Kayla Mendez, Haley Midberry, James
Nytes, Martha Packnett, Ryusei Rice, Millie
Riley, Destiny Schmidt, Alex Schroeder, Lina
Shrestha, Nora Todd, Mercedes Turner, Mikeiah
Ward, Levi Williamson, Olivia
8th Grade All A
Balfour, Thatcher Baxter, Paige Bowling, Jackson
Cerritos Gatto, Pilar Diggs, Jordan Duncan, Abigail
Hickey, Sebastian Johnson, John Mackay, Senai
McWilliams, Jordan Oftelie, Hunter Sanchez Flores, Mark
Sharp, Brock Valenti, Dean
Mahaffey Middle School 1st Quarter “A “Honor Roll
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Mahaffey Middle School 1st Quarter “A/B” Honor Roll
7th Grade A/B
Belibei, Alyssa Bennett, Kameron Bicknell, Kaitlyn
Bowe, Deniyah Boyle, Magdalena Brandon, Matthew
Bricker, John Bricker, Scott Calloway, Toccara
Carter, Graham Cartwright, Sarinah Cervantes, Francisco
Cogbill, Emma Colwell, Nolan DeOliveira, Ayana
Feller, Andrew Fernandez, Antonio Gregory, Virginia
Gunter, William Hall, Chloe Lacey, Dalton
McBrayer, Collin McMillian, Trinity Mikesell, Gabrielle
Morales, Gaddiel Mullen, Gracelynn Oliver, Maxx
Ramos, Ian Royar, Timofey Samuels, Emery
Schulke, Carissa Seale, Madisyn Sincere, Braeden
Smith, Schyler-Keysean Stewart, Bradley Stilwell, Jonathan
Strickland, Kayla Suina, Dylan Surie, Araeha
Topete, Andy Torres, Joshua VanRight, Ryleigh
Vazquez Ramirez, Abneris Williams, Aaron Williams, Donovan
Williams, Tristan Gillespie, Evan Miller, Ethan
6th Grade A/B
Adams, Samir Andrade, Katrina Atkinson, Tesiya
Barber, Abigail Barlow, Isaac Bonano, Christian
Bosak, Reagan Brown, Zyquon Carrio, Lana
Cartwright, Marissa Cerda-Jones, Jaelynn Conley, Alyssa
Darnell, Brock Dickson, Mar'Dhaja Dominguez, Isabel
Dorrough, Hope Dudzienski, Molly Escoto, Ashley
Francis Wellington, Vanessa Furnas, Garrett
Gaines, Christina Gamez, Jacob Gibbons, Jer'Cobi
Gobbel, Amber Gonzales, Tiana Gravatt, Wendell
Guzman Acevedo, Elienith Hatfield, Liam Heise, Kylie
Hernandez, Aleena Jerkins, Mikaela Jerkins, Morgan
Johnson, Caleb Johnson, Tiffany Johnson-Coram, Nyla
Kane, Cheikh Kent, Aurora Lane, Isaac
Langhammer-Kenan, Markus Lawman, Henry Leon, Isaac
Lorenzo Rivera, Joyce Martin, Mykaella McCarthy, Collin
McMillian, Connor Mickley, Cody Moi, Christopher
Mondol, Joshua Nena, SueAnn Patterson, Shane
Petty, Alexis Powers, Gabriel Pulliam, Kylee
Quezada, Samuel Salas, Sophia Shaw, Abigail
Soto, Isaiah Spencer, Magnolia Surie, Summer
Sweet, Hunter Thompson, Khennadei Tiemeyer, Julia
Torres, Analicia Va, Sopheaktra VanRight, Chance
Weir, Caleb Wike, Atiyana Womack, Cody
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Mahaffey Middle School 1st Quarter “A/B” Honor Roll 8th Grade A/B
Blanchard, Briana Bradshaw, Aaralyn Bronson, Kailyn
Brown, Nasiryia Brown, Prince Cartwright, Alisha
Cervantes, Andrew Cordero, Eliud Cruz, Aneesah
DeSilva, Aria Donatelle, Abigail Drayton, Jordan
Dudzienski, Lillian Fugate, Raime Galarza, Patricia
Gamblin, Kaydence George, CayJey Hall, Xavier
Hill, Ethan Hudson, Keivon Laitila, Luisa
Lee, Nyeelah Lee, Yein Leiva Magana, Fatima
Leveton, Jessica Lively, Kayla Lopez-Andujar, Anjelle
Lugo, Elias Martin, Kaylie Mergele, Mason
Morales Gonzalez, Destinie Mossgrove, Morgan Oliveras Hernandez, Alondra
Powers, Jacob Reed, Samantha Reyes, Jenna
Rittenhouse, Adam Ryan, Sean Sain, Pyper
Sawyer, Ryan Schleyhahn, Kaiden Stone, Kimberly
Surrency, Ian Thompson, Brandon Thompson, Suraiya
Topete, Gilbert Vaughn Jr., Cyrus Wike, Khalia
Williams, Avery Williams, Jailyn Ziss, Katelyn
Student Council Elections Coming Soon!
With a new school year comes an opportunity for students to be-
come involved in many extracurricular activities. One of the most im-
portant when it comes to the specific interests of the student body is
Student Council. Due to the need to examine first quarter grade point
averages, the New Mahaffey Student Council elections are being held at
the beginning of the second quarter. The Student Council Sponsor for
school year 2017—2018 is Mrs. Becky Grace, 7th grade Language Arts
teacher. Grace is no stranger to sponsoring this organization. According
to Mrs. Grace the first order of business is to establish what students will
serve in the various positions. The way that is done is by having an elec-
tion where interested students submit their names for candidates for
Student Council office. Once the submission deadline passes the students who have tossed their
“hat in the ring” experience the democratic process first hand by campaigning for their respec-
tive office. Student campaigns generally involve creative campaign posters along with speeches
as a way to solicit support . That support will hopefully translate to a majority vote in student
body elections. This year’s election takes place on Friday, November 3rd.
One of the more creative posters
soliciting student support.
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Counselor's Corner Ms. Wanda Bermudez-Carde
Mahaffey Middle School Counselor
Flu Shot Information Our yearly influenza vaccine school event is scheduled on November 9th from 8:00am until 11:00am. Consent
forms have been sent home. Please review, sign and return this form if you want your dependent to get the flu
vaccine at school. Send these Back to my office as soon as possible but no later than Tuesday, November 7th.
You may call the school nurse if you have any questions or concerns or if you did not receive a form. Please
keep in mind that flu shots are required per DoDEA regulations this year and documentation is requested if your
dependent obtains his/her immunization at another location.
Thank you and Stay Healthy!
Common Sense
on Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is the use of digital media tools, such as the Internet and cell phones, to deliberately humiliate and harass others,
oftentimes repeatedly. Though most teens do not do this, those who do are often motivated by a desire for power, status, and attention –
and their targets are often people they are competing with for social standing. Cyberbullies often take advantage of the Web’s anonymity
to antagonize someone without being recognized. This according to Common Sense Media.
Common Sense Media goes on to say that cyberbullying can take a variety of forms, such as harassing someone, impersonating
someone, spreading rumors, or forwarding embarrassing information about a person. A bully’s mean-spirited comments can spread wide-
ly through instant messaging (IM), phone texting, and by posts on social networking sites. This can happen rapidly, with little time for
teens to cool down between responses. And it can happen anytime — at school or at home — and oftentimes it involves large groups of
teens.
Cyberbullying is similar to face-to-face bullying, but online tools magnify the hurt, humiliation, and social drama in a very public
way. Whether it’s creating a fake Facebook or MySpace page to impersonate a fellow student, repeatedly sending hurtful text messages
and images, or spreading rumors or posting cruel comments on the Internet, cyberbullying can result in severe emotional and even physi-
cal harm.
And though anyone can spot bullying behavior in the real world, it’s much more difficult to detect it in the online world. Some-
times an entire social circle will get involved, and then it becomes harder for an individual teen to disengage from it. In fact, whole groups
of teens may be actively or passively participating, and the target can feel that it is impossible to get away from the bullies. In addition,
hurtful information posted on the Internet is extremely difficult to remove, and millions of people can see it.
The following tips can help you recognize the warning signs of cyberbullying and serve as a guide for talking to your
teens about preventing it. What Families Can Do
You seem down. What’s going on at school? Is anything upsetting happening online?
I’m here for you and so are your friends. Talk to me anytime.
Are there any teachers at school who have dealt with these kinds of situations before? I think you should tell one of them about
what’s been happening.
Bullies want attention, power, and status, which explains why they need to cause drama.
I saw a news story about a teen who was bullied online. What would you do in that situation?
Recognize context. Cyberbullying is often not thought of as “cyberbullying” to the teens involved. Even though an incident has
a history, a story, and nuance, rather than referring it as “cyberbullying,” try the words “digital cruelty,” “abuse,” or “being mean” online.
Help teens understand when behavior crosses the line. Help your teen tune into his or her own feelings. If they feel emotionally or physi-
cally scared, it’s time to get help.
Encourage empathy. Help teens understand the detrimental impact of cyberbullying on people who are targeted, now and later
in life. Encourage them to listen to targets and to become their allies.
Be realistic. Teens have their own social dynamics that often don’t include parents, so helping them directly may be difficult.
Encourage teens to find friends or other trusted adults to help them through the situation, even if it’s not you. Websites are often slow to
respond, if they respond at all, but reporting an incident to a website administrator can be an empowering step.
Remember that your teen might be the bully. Teens can take different roles in cyberbullying at different times. A teen who is
cyberbullied might turn around and cyberbully someone else to feel powerful again. Ask questions to understand what role or roles your
teens are playing.
Tell them to disengage. Encourage your teens to ignore and block the bully, and even log off the computer for a while. Point
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