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SOUTHRIDGE NEWS
“I was mad
because they
tagged the
music room and
I don’t
understand why
they would do
that.” - Sarahi Jaime
In This Issue
ASB Elections
WEB Cookies
SMS Music
Student Spotlights
Teacher Spotlight
Photo by Sarah Dupree
Vandalism Hits Southridge By: Crystal De Haro
The Southridge community was brutally vandalized and inappro-
priate language was written on two different school locations on
the morning of Thursday, August 21, 2014. Southridge Middle
School and Kaiser High School were both vandalized in the
same morning. Multiple subjects have been apprehended and
given the appropriate punishment.
Mrs. Freeman, a teacher at Southridge Middle School, stated,
“In my ten years of teaching, I have never seen the school van-
dalized to this degree.” Mrs. Lemos also said, “I know what it
means to have the windows of your classroom written on and
it’s not a good thing. I feel that this was done maliciously.”
When the students of Southridge Middle School were asked
what they thought about the graffiti, eighth grade student
Sarahi Jaime said, “I was mad because they tagged the music
room and I don’t understand why they would do that.” Other
than the music room being vandalized, Mrs. Lemos’ classroom
was severely damaged as well.
September 2014
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ASB Elects New Officers
Treasurer - Serena Davis STORY
Vice President - NAME STORY
President - NAME STORY
Secretary - Christina Iglesias STORY
Back to School Night
by Priscillia Madrigal and Emily Alvarez
On Wednesday, August 27th, 2014, Southridge Middle held its annual Back to School Night. The
students of Southridge were out in full force to greet parents to campus. WEB helped serve deli-
cious snow cones, AVID and ASB were available to help parents. The parents were able to spend
the time to meet fantastic Southridge teachers. Back to School Night is the night where the parents
can connect with their child’s teachers for the school year. All in all, the success of Back to School
Night shows that this 2014-2015 school year is going to be a great one!
by Alex Rivas and Alan Magdangal
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Cookies for the Rookies by Luis Nunez
On Thursday, August 21st, 2014 at 7:00am, the Southridge Middle School WEB Leaders
gave the new 6th graders a sweet surprise! WEB provided cookies as they talked to the 6th
graders about how awesome the year has been going for the newest additions to Southridge.
In the 500 wing, 6th graders responded happily to how the new year was going for them.
Daniela Herrera said, “It’s a bit different from elementary school.” Mr. Reasin, the coordinator
of the WEB program at Southridge Middle School said, “So far our WEB class this year is
awesome. They worked so hard over the summer to make this a great year!”
After the cookie explosion, the sixth graders were feeling more comfortable and ready for the
day. They were able to spend time with their WEB Leader, a student that will help their 6th
graders throughout the entire school year. The WEB program knows how to grab the atten-
tion of the sixth graders.
A place with free cookies is truly a place Where Everybody Belongs.
Photo by Sarah Dupree
WEB History by Cristian Zatarain
WEB is at Southridge
Middle School, but did
you know basic facts
about WEB? WEB is a
national program built
to make 6th graders
feel more comfortable
during their first year of
middle school. They
also provide a variety
of activities to help
them. WEB’s main
goal is to make every-
body feel like they be-
long at their school, no
matter their character-
istics or personalities.
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Student Monthly Spotlights
6th Grade: Bryan Higuera by Priscilla Madrigal
This week’s student spotlight is… Bryan Higuera. Bryan, an up-coming 6
th grade athlete is an inspiration to all young athletes.
Bryan plays for the Angels and his favorite moment was when they played against the White Sox. His team won - giving the White Sox their first loss. He has been playing baseball since last year and his position is catcher. Hopefully, this young baseball player will keep his eye on the ball and continue his hard work.
8th Grade: Felicity Lopez by Fabian Cervantes and Melissa Miranda The 8
th grade student spotlight is on Felicity Lopez. Felicity is a
very academic student, she tries her best even when she fails. “My favorite teacher is Mr.Marmo because he helps us succeed in Language Arts, and he teaches us how to write high level es-says.” She likes to be a good influence to others, so they will also do good deeds. “We are the leaders of the school, so we influ-ence others.” Felicity likes to communicate with other students and make new friends. “I like to hang out with my friends and make new friends after school at McDonald’s and Nogales.”
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Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Payne
by Crystal De Haro &
Emily Alvarez
On this month’s teacher
spotlight is 6th grade teach-
er, Ms. Payne. Ms. Payne
is originally from North Da-
kota. Ms. Payne has six
kids, four girls and two
boys. Her two daughters
are in education, one is a
principal and one is in
charge of the school’s
reading program. One of
her sons is a firefighter/
paramedic. Ms. Payne likes
to travel and she has been
to many places. Ms. Payne
has been at Southridge
since 2004. Her favorite
subject to teach is math.
She went to Arizona State
University. If Ms. Payne
wasn’t teaching, “I would
like to be a doctor because
I think medicine is interest-
ing. Sometimes it is like a
puzzle to be solved.”
Photo by: Melissa Ortega
Southridge’s New Hits by Melissa Ortega
The Southridge Middle School music program is already work-
ing hard with vocal chords and instruments. Advanced orches-
tra and band have already been reviewing and perfecting their
instrumental sounds. Beginning orchestra and band are still try-
ing to get the hang of reading and writing music as well as per-
form well on their instruments. Choir, however is already singing
well and are learning to present the student of the month song.
There will be two concerts one will be in the fall and the other at
the end of the school year in May. This year, the music students
have more instruments to work with. The music students are
working very hard and are still getting to know each other to
make one beautiful sound together.
Jose Aguliar, Amina Drayef, Anibal Garcia, Ashely Chen, Caleb Svede Holling
and Stefanie Genuino are focused on their music.
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Got a Story?!
Contact the Southridge
news team if you have a
story!
Comic Strip was
drawn and designed
by:
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Southridge Knights Respect Themselves, Peers, Adults and School
Southridge Middle
School Newspaper Staff
Adviser: Mrs. Freeman
Emily Alvarez
Darlene Amador
Fabian Cervantes
Crystal De Haro
Sarah Dupree
Aolani Hernandez
Alex Rivas
Priscilla Madrigal
Alan Magdangal
Nayeli Medina
Luis Nunez Lopez
Melissa Miranda
Melissa Ortega
Matthew Prado
Cristian Zatarain