PAW PRINT Mahanoy Area Middle School Summer 2017 · ...seeing Darryl all the time. - Shelby...

PAW PRINT Mahanoy Area Middle School Summer 2017

By Shayla Mullen

PAW PRINT Mahanoy Area Middle School Summer 2017 Variously known as the Fourth of July and Independence Day, July 4th has been a federal hol-iday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of In-dependence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution (1775-83). In June 1776, rep-resentatives of the 13 colonies then fighting in the revolutionary struggle weighed a reso-lution that would declare their independence

Get the facts on how America’s birthday is celebratedfrom Great Britain. On July 2nd, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later its delegates adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson. From 1776 until the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American

independence, with typical festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues.

September: Isabella Kramer and Noah KarnishOctober: Meghan Macleary and John Babinsky

November: Maddison Quick and Ben TerryDecember: Anna Hanley and Michael LucasJanuary: Kaitlyn Van Horn and Ean Chelak

February: Cealinn McGroarty and Josh RamosMarch: Kayla Kristopaitis and James LearyApril: Shayla Mullen and Aaron Bickowski

May: Kerri DeWitt and George Budihas

Students of the YearKAYLA KRISTOPAITIS and NOAH KARNISH

Summer Travel Trivia!

Did you know…

-The average cruise ship burns approximately 1 gallon of fuel to move just 6 inches? -The wingspan of Boeing’s 747 is longer than the Wright brothers’ first flight? -Alaska has more coastline than the entire continental United States combined? That’s over 47,300 miles of places to get your feet wet! -By eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class, American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987? -Carnival Cruise Lines puts more than 10 million chocolate mints on their guests’ pillows every year? -Royal Caribbean’s 142,000 ton behemoth, “Voyager of the Seas,” is the first ship ever to have its own zip code (33132-2028). Hosting up to 3,114 passengers, it’s approximately 42,000 tons larger than the U.S. Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, and features a 15,000 square foot fitness center, 9-hole golf course, 200-foot rock-climbing wall, two-story library containing over 3,000 books, and a regulation-size ice skating rink!


future expectations Thigs I look forward to in high school are...

...more opportunities and high school sports. - Autumn Moss...new activities and opportunities. - Anna Hanley...more activities and opportunities to achieve more things. - Noah Karnish...the bigger lockers, lack of stairs and new experi-ences. - Kerri DeWitt...playing sports and making new friends. - Cealinn McGroarty...playing varsity sports and bigger lockers. - Meghan Macleary...high school sports and lunch. - Josh Ramos...the high school soccer co-op with North Schuylkill and band front. - Kaitlyn Van Horn...having a lot of fun classes. - Adriel Sics...the many opportunities that lie ahead and the memo-ries yet to be made. - George Budihas...being able to go to vo-tech. - Ryan Ball...clubs and sports. - Naomi Bradbury...a larger variety of clubs to join. - Kayla Kristopaitis...more opportunities and activities. - Maddison Quick...having more opportunities and joing more activities. - Isabella Kramer...the better opportunities, the classes and dgetting my driver’s license. - John Babinsky...bigger lockers and varsity sports. - Ben Terry...being one year closer to graduating and more ski trips. - Francis Maddis

...making more memories. - Joei Shaller

...better lunch and a new beginning. - Alex Edgar

...getting better lunches. - Bryson Soult

...better lunches and sports. - Zachary Sherman

...better lunches. - Hannah Bradley

...making more friends and better opportunities in sports and clubs. - Isaac Abrachinsky...having more freedom. - Leo Andrewsky...new teachers, new hallways and new beginnings. - Rhiannon Barkus...a chance at vo-tech. - Kassidy Ravina...better lunches. - Aaron Bickowski...better lunches with more options and bigger lockers and being able to be in classes with a bunch of differ-ent people as well as meeting a lot of new people and hanging out with them. - Claudia Clark...lunch and being with all my friends in high school. - Siobhan Gudinas...to learn more and get smarter. - Daniel Gutekunst...bigger lockers. - Chris Zubris...better lunches and vo-tech. - Ryan Osifat...sports and better grades. - Elijah Brevitt...making even more friends. - Michael Casanova...seeing Brady more and the food. - Reilly Delong...passing high school and seeing my sister. - Marquis Hettrick...passing the high school. - Destiny Kies...getting closer to graduation. - Slayden Wargo


...having new friends. - Ryan Dunlap

...going to vo-tech. - Ray Sanchez

...bigger lockers. - Cameron Cress

...football, basketball and track seasons. - Darryl Farmer...having all of my same teachers again. - James Leary...making new friends and memories. - Amanda Lopez...going to vo-tech. - John Troxell...sports. - Craig Derr...new teachers and better lockers. - June Edgar...getting closer to getting out of school. - Billy Price...meeting all the teachers and wrestling season. - Ce-sar Rivera...being closer to graduation. - Jenna Walton...more memories with my friends. - Ashley Kies...having a good rivalry with my friends in sports. - Ean Chelak...bigger lockers and being with my high school friends. - Katie Snider...going to vo-tech for criminal justice. - Marissa Lin-denmuth

future expectations Thigs I look forward to in high school are...

...going to STC and meeting even more people. - Shel-by Bachman...bigger lockers and football. - Brenden Heckman...getting involved in more sports. - Michael Lucas...more opportunities to look forward to. - Morgan Sweet...being educated since I will become a foreign doctor. - John R....cross country season, maybe track, having old and new teachers, being with my friends, and more memo-ries to make. Don’t forget good grades like always, setting goals and accomplishing them and improving. - Shayla Mullen...some new teachers. - Shelby Watkins...football and baseball along with harder classes. - Mark Licina...new teachers. - Kolton Bubnis...getting closer to leaving. - Mason Billus...getting closer to college. - Eric Mooring...bigger lockers. - James Mullen...culinary arts. - Andri Cabrera


Middle School MemoriesOne thing I will always remember about Middle School is...

...when Mr. Sterner asked me for a shoe when I asked for a pencil. - Andri Cabrera...tripping Kolton in gym. - James Mullen...getting a good grade in math. - Eric Mooring...getting ISS for a day. - Mason Billus...all the bomb threats and getting random drug tested. - Kolton Bubnis...talking to Darryl and playing football. - Mark Licina...seeing Darryl all the time. - Shelby Watkins...being with my best friends and teachers, also driv-ing Mr. Kane nutz, along with being on NJHS, Student of the Month, most improved student, manners mat-ter, etc.; being on cross country and team teams too. - Shayla Mullen...being with my best friend. We helped each other with a lot. - John R....Farewell because it was lit and I slow danced with June’s heels. I also fell down steps in heels and hurt my foot. - Morgan Sweet...our lunch table food fight. - Michael Lucas...a kid fell out of his desk. - Brenden Heckman...meeting the people I care about the most and having fun with Stetson all day. - Shelby Bachman...Mr. Kane hitting my arms as an example to kill cells. - Marissa Lindenmuth...writing stories with my best friend, Shayla Mullen. - Katie Snider...our lunch table food fight. - Ean Chelak...Farewell because I hung out with Morgan, Adriel and Craig and we ate a lot of food. - Ashley Kies...Amanda going to the bathroom after lunch to brush her teeth and dragging me with. - Jenna Walton

...wrestling season and Farewell because they both were my first season and dance so it was great for my first time. - Cesar Rivera...hitting someone with a book. - Billy Price...Farewell because that was one of the only things that was fun in middle school. - June Edgar...eating General Tso’s chicken at lunch. - Craig Derr......Farewell. - John Troxell...how I disliked middle school. - Amanda Lopez...Mr. Kane rapping about the struggles of life in homeroom. - James Leary...football, basketball and track seasons. - Darryl Farmer...lunch with John, James, Jenna, Amanda and Ashley. - Cameron Cress...all the classes I had and the teachers I had. - Ray Sanchez...having fun with the teachers. - Ryan Dunlap...Mr. Mak’s class and hanging with my friends. - Slayden Wargo...making new friends. - Destiny Kies...nothing but the teachers. - Marquis Hettrick...the food, Mr. G, Mr. Mak, and computers. - Reilly Delong...making new friends. - Michael Casanova...the field trips and football. - Elijah Brevitt...the lunch table. - Ryan Osifat...lunch with friends. - Chris Zubris...the fun activities we did. - Daniel Gutekunst...coming to Mahanoy and meeting everyone. - Siob-han Gudinas


CongratulationsClass of 2021

The time has come to say goodbye to your middle school years. You are now going to be Freshman!

Congratulations on all your middle school accomplishments. I look forward to seeing you in the

halls of the high school next year. Stay safe and have a great summer!

-Dr. Green

...fooling around in Mr. Sterner’s and with my friends, also getting good grades and definitely our Farewell night. - Claudia Clark...lunch and playing court in 6th grade. - aaron Bick-owski...my 5th grade lunch table. - Kassidy Ravina...section 6-1 and court in homeroom. - Rhiannon Barkus...sports. - Leo Andrewsky...the bus rides home from football games and my 8th grade recognition for sports as well as playing court in 6th grade homeroom. - Isaac Abrachinsky...lunch and the field trips. - Hannah Bradley...talking to all my friends at the lunch table. - Zachary Sherman...lunch. - Bryson Soult...not being able to see different middle school teach-ers. - Alex Edgar...everything that happened in 6th grade. - Joei Shaller...going on ski trips with friends. - Francis Maddis...playing sports like wrestling, football and track and being successful with a great teachers with a sense of humor. - Ben Terry...all the funny times I had with my friends throughout the years. - John Babinsky...making new friends and laughing with them. - Isa-

Middle School MemoriesOne thing I will always remember about Middle School is...

bella Kramer...memories from basketball and ski club. - Maddison Quick...all the memories I had with my friends at lunch and Mr. Sterner’s class. - Kayla Kristopaitis...watching Bella be Bella. - Naomi Bradbury...all of the amazing memories made with my friends. - George Budihas...playing football with my friends and having a lot of fun. - Adriel Sics...when Meghan kept falling off of her stool in Mrs. Dietrich’s class. - Kaitlyn Van Horn...basketball and lunch. - Josh Ramos...all the good times with my friends and our jokes. - Meghan Macleary...skiing and basketball. - Cealinn McGroarty...participating in the talent show and performing in front of the whole middle school with friends. - Kerri DeWitt...having fun at the Farewell dance. - Noah Karnish...all the memories from lunch and the classroom to hanging out with friends to joking around with teach-ers and friends, playing basketball and all my middle school memories. - Autumn Moss...performing at football games aand Farewell. - Anna Hanley


1. The birthstones for June are the pearl, alexandrite, and moonstone. 2. The birth flower for June is the rose. 3. The zodiac signs for June are Gemini (May 21 - June 20) and Cancer (June 21 - July 22)4. On June 1, 1792, the state of Kentucky, also known as the Bluegrass state, became the 15th state of the United States.5. On June 1, 1796, Tennessee, also known as The Volunteer State became the 16th state of the United States.6. On June 5, 1947, George C. Marshall, the Secretary of State, described the Marshall Plan.7. On June 14, 1777, the flag of the United States was adopted by the Continental Congress.8. June 14, 1900 - Hawaii was organized as a territory

9. On June 15, 1215, the Magna Carta was granted by King John. 10. On June 15, 1775, George Washington was ap-pointed the commander in chief of the Continental Army.11. On June 15, 1836, Arkansas also known as the Natural State, became the 25th state of the United States.12. Finland’s Flag Day is celebrated on the Saturday closest to June 24. 13. On June 6th, Sweden celebrates its national holi-day, Flag Day. 14. On June 12, The Philippines’ Independence Day is celebrated. 15. On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. 16. National Candy Month 17. National Dairy Month 18. National Iced Tea Month 19. June 5 - World Environment Day 20. June 18 - Father’s Day

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By: Mia Hernandez, Emily Milewski, Abagail FryeWe interviewed the fifth grade teachers about summer, also, about where they are going for vacation this sum-mer. The teachers we interviewed are Mrs. Cavenas, Mr. Zack, Miss. Kesselring, Miss. Linkchorst, and Mrs. Hogeland. It was really fun. This is what they said. The first teacher is Mrs.Cavenas. The first thing we asked her was “What do you like to do over the sum-mer?” She replied that she enjoys spending time with her children and family. Next, we asked her where she is going on vacation this summer. She said this year she is going to South Bethany Beach in Delaware. The last question we asked her was would you rather go to the beach or go camping. She replied she enjoys both, but if she had to choose, she would pick the beach. The second teacher we interviewed was Mr. Zack. The first thing we asked him was “What do you like about summer?” He replied the heat and sunshine, also doing work outside and spending time with family and friends. Next, we asked if he goes camping in the summer. He replied yes, his parents have an RV and we go to places like Davin Lake, fishing/crabbing on the Chesapeake Bay, and sometimes Knoebels. The last question we asked him is “Where are you going for vacation?” He replied he is probably going to the beach and he hopes to take his son to Disneyworld over Christmas break. The third teacher we interviewed was Miss Kes-selring. The first question we asked her was “Where are you going to vacation this year?” She replied she is going to Wildwood, New Jersey. The next question we asked her was “Do you like going to amusement parks?” She replied, yes. She said she loves amusement

parks. She likes roller coasters and pretty much every ride at Knoebels. She said she loves going especially on the middle school field trip because that is the time when everyone is happy and when they enjoy them-selves. Her favorite ride might have to be the Antique Cars. She doesn’t know what she enjoys about it, but she makes sure she goes on it every time. Last, but not least, we asked her if she goes to water parks. She said she goes to amusement parks with water parks, but she never goes to the water components of the park. She said that she heard about the new indoor water park which sounds really interesting to her, but she never went to it. The forth teacher we have is Miss.Linkchorst. The first question we asked her was where she was going for vacation. She replied, “I will most likely be going to a beach in Delaware or taking a trip to North Carolina.” The other question we asked her was if she has ever gone on a cruise. She replied, “No, not yet, but I would like to someday.” The last question we asked was if she ever went to a summer camp as a kid. She replied, “I did go to volleyball and basketball camp when I was younger. They were held at Mahanoy Area.”The last teacher we interviewed was Mrs.Hogeland. The first question we ask her was if she wished summer was all year long. She replied “No, I do not enjoy hot weather.” The second question we asked her was where she is going on vacation. She replied, “My family and I are going to New Jersey.” The last question was “What do you like best about summer?” She replied, “I get to have a break from work and can relax.”

Summer, Summer, Summer


1. The birthstone for July is the Ruby. 2. The zodiac signs for July are Cancer (June 21 - July 22) and Leo (July 23 - August 22)3. The birth flower for July is the water lily. 4. The month of July was named after Julius Caesar. 5. On July 1, 1867, the Dominion of Canada was es-tablished due to the British North America Act.6. On July 1, 1898, the San Juan Hill was occupied by the American troops during the Spanish-American War.7. During World War I on July 1, 1916, the Battle of Somme began. 8. On July 2, 1881, President James Garfield was killed by Charles Guiteau. 9. On July 2, 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act (an Act to prohibit trusts) was passed by the United States Congress.10. On July 5, 1971, Amendment 26 was proclaimed which set the voting age at 18 in the United States.11. On July 6, 1854, the Republican Party held its first state convention at Jackson, Michigan.12. On July 11, 1804, during a duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, Hamilton was killed.13. The 38th President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford, was born on July 1, 1913.14. On July 16, 1790, District of Columbia was estab-lished. 15. The first atomic bomb was set off by scientists in Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16, 1945.16. National Blueberry Month 17. National Ice Cream Month 18. National Hot Dog Month 19. July 1 - Canada Day 20. July 4 - Independence Day

1. The birthstones for August are the peridot and the sardonyx. 2. The zodiac signs for August are Leo (July 23 - Au-gust 22) and Virgo (August 23 - September 22)3. The birth flowers for August are the gladiolus and the poppy. 4. On August 1, 1876, Colorado, also known as the Centennial State, became the 38th state of the United States.5. On August 2, 1909, the Lincoln penny was issued. 6. On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage across the Atlantic.7. During the Civil War on August 5, 1864, the Battle of Mobile Bay was won by the Union forces.8. On August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle successfully swam the English Channel. 9. On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was used in warfare on Hiroshima, Japan.10. On August 7, 1942, the U.S. troops landed on Gua-dalcanal in the Solomon Islands during World War II.11. On August 9, 1974, Richard M. Nixon resigned from office, making him the first United States presi-dent to ever resign from office.12. On August 12, 1877, the phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison. 13. On August 12, 1898, Hawaii was annexed by the United States. 14. National Family Fun Month 15. National Peach Month 16. National Golf Month 17. National Picnic Month 18. Romance Awareness Month 19. Friendship Day - first Sunday of August 20. August 26 - Women’s Equality Day


Mrs. Janelle Blozousky reported that the following fourth and fifth graders successfully participated in the Schuylkill County Envirothon that was held May 3, 2017 at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds: Alexis Chil-inskas, Ian Schock, Carly Honus, Kyle Pollack, Austin Green, Samantha Ritsko, Cael Quick, James Weikel, Lucas Karnish, Bree Dobeck, William Mayberry, and Jaelyn Hannon. There were two mixed teams of fourth and fifth graders. One team placed fourth and the other fifth.BUILD A BETTER WORLDThe English Language Arts Department under the su-pervision of Mrs. Natalie Zawada hosted a Reading Week from May 8-11. The theme, Build a Better World, was chosen in collaboration with the Summer Reading Program to be held at the Mahanoy City Public Library. The following activities took place Books and Blankets: Students brought books to read on their blanket in the gym due to inclement weather. Poem in Your Pocket Day is a nationally recognized day to honor the art of poetry. During students’ library visits, they did a poetry activity with Mrs. Michelle Wells. Each student selected and copied a poem to keep in their pocket. A surprise announcement was made for the students to pause what they were doing and either

read their poem silently or share it aloud to the class or a partner.Building Towards Success: Classes completed a STEM project that Miss Keri Kardisco emailed everyone. Building Friendships: Mrs. Michelle Wells paired up different grade levels to share books. The whole class went to one room to share their books. HAWK MOUNTAINRepresentatives from Hawk Mountain Sanctuary came to Mahanoy Area Elementary recently to meet with third grade. They discussed adaptations and migration and brought a red-tailed hawk and an eastern screech owl for the students to observe. As a follow up the third grade class will take an educational field trip to Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in June. Special thanks to Mrs. Audra Kufro, science subchair, for making all the arrangements.CAREER DAYGuidance Counselor Mrs. Heather Yarnitsky, elemen-tary guidance counselor, hosted our annual Career Day for third and fourth grade students on May 19th. Ca-reer day had two sessions from 8:30am to 10:30am and 1:00pm to 2:40pm. Seventeen guest speakers from various career pathways presented their careers to our students. In addition, students from Kindergarten to fourth grade participated in a Career Dress Up Day on Friday May 19th, when students dressed as a career of their future. HIGHWOOD INDUSTRIAL PLANT TRIPOn June 1st our 4th grade class went on a field trip to Highwood Industrial Plant in Hometown, Pennsyl-vania. Students toured the plastic fabrication plant to learn about the world of work, the availability of work in their local community, and the science behind re-cycling plastic materials to make them into a sellable product such as Adirondack furniture. In addition, stu-dents got to meet Baxtor, the mechanical robot. Special thanks to Mrs. Heather Yarnitsky for making all the ar-rangements. PTO NEWSThe PTO held their monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 17 at 6:00 in the Mini-Lab. Grade level trips thus far have been very successful and well-received. The fourth grade attended Knoebels on May 24th. Special thanks to all of our officers and volunteers for another successful year.

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