Volume II
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September 30, 2016
LAKER LEGION A Newsletter Written and Created by LRMS Students
Dates to Remember October 3 - Progress grades close October 10 - NO SCHOOL Columbus Day October 11 - Grades appear on IC October 4, 11,18 -BTM Gr.7 boys October 19 & 27 - Student led conferences October 31 - Halloween
“Dream It, Do It, Be It.” By Leah Plummer Lake Region Middle School has a “brand”or statement, like Nike has “Just Do It” . Our school’s brand is “Dream It, Do It, Be It”. Mr. Lokken stated “ It means if you dream it , you can make it happen. You can be the change. You can make your dreams come true. You have the power to make change.” He hopes the students use this particular “brand” to help them see their dream, and realize that if they work towards it, they can make things happen.
Book Review: By Abigail Scarlet
Student Spotlight David DelVecchio has just been named the first Student of the Month for the school year 2016 - 2017. Perhaps you have seen David around the school usually smiling and getting along with everyone. He had a starring roll in last spring’s school musical,. During open house he was seen strumming his ukulele though the halls of LRMS. David attains high academics at LRMS and is a member of both the drama club and chorus. In his spare time he enjoys watching sports snd reading.
For all of the science fiction fans out there that are looking for something a little bit different, I’ve got the book for you. I have recently read When We Wake by Karen Healy, and I thought that it was a different realistic take of the future that doesn’t have many dystopian themes. Tegan Oglietti, or Teeg, is a regular girl living in 2027. She’s playing guitar, gets her first boyfriend, and is going to a rally with her friends to protest all that in wrong in the world like environmental collapse. That’s all she remembers when she
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Volume II
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Book review cont. wakes up one hundred years later locked in a government facility. Tegan has no idea what happened and why she’s back. With the help of her new friends, she finds out sketchy government secrets and scandals. She never thought that her friends could be part of one of the biggest scandals of the century. Come along and join Tegan navigate through life in 2128 in When We Wake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FYI: How do I get involved with sports? By Alex Kuvaja Have you wanted to join middle school sports? Here’s how you do it. First get a physical from your doctor, (have your parents call and schedule one). Then you will have to find the sports signup sheets outside the nurse's office and sign up. Once you have signed up you just wait until your name is highlighted on the sheet. Finally, once you have joined the sport you should read the announcements every day. Pay close attention to them, because all of the games/ practices are on there. If you missed a sign up, don't worry, you can still show up at a practice and tell the coach you would like to join. Sadly the only sports sixth graders can play are track and field, cross country and they can join the ski teams. If the other sports with the exception of basketball and football need extra players, they will sometimes accept sixth graders.
8th Grade Girls Soccer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Bella Russo and Becca Roy Coach, Jackie Harlow has had a great season with our team this year. They are currently 4-0-1. With a total of 4 wins, one tie, and zero loses. They have played the toughest teams, but have still held strong with no disappointments. Also they work together, and bond like no other team does. Everyday we work hard on drills, team bonding, and conditioning. They push each other to hold strong and work as a team to succeed. To get ready for games we blast loud music to get our hearts pumping, along with our team cheers. Throughout the season they became a big family, and are proud to be Lakers.
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