Our dying oceans
February 13, 2012 • Allison Prill, Editor
Isn’t our ocean simply lovely? It not only keeps the Earth’s temperature regulated, it creates most of the oxygen we breathe. Every part of us depends on the ocean to live. (Many country’s economies have fishing as an important industry; sixteen percent of protein consumed by humans comes from... Read more »
The new frontier: charter schools
February 13, 2012 • Savannah Buckley, Staff Writer
The question remains: what in the world is a charter school? A charter school is schools where a group of five or so teachers come together and apply for state funding and start their own school. A charter school is a form of a public school, but with nowhere near the amount of controversial things going... Read more »
The eighth grade
February 13, 2012 • Brooklyn Hauge, Staff Writer
Do teachers give you enough freedom in 8th grade? Yes, they give you freedom if you have respect for the teachers. Sometimes students think it’s not necessary to have respect towards teachers. As a result you will not have very much freedom in 8th grade. Most teachers try to make your last middle school... Read more »
Another flaw in the school system
February 10, 2012 • Sam Smith, Staff Writer
“All students are required to participate in WSAS in either all of the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination (WKCE) or all of the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment for Students with Disabilities (WAA-SwD), not parts of both. There are no exemptions or waivers for students with disabilities, regardless... Read more »
Backpack use at CFMS
February 10, 2012 • Shannon Diederichs, Staff Writer
Backpacks- the handy carrier of all books, folders, pencils, etc., but here at CFMS, backpacks are not allowed in classes or in the halls during the school periods. The students I have recently interviewed would prefer carrying backpacks instead of books in their arms, to be more efficient. However,... Read more »
7th grade football is at its end
February 10, 2012 • Alex Danielson, Staff Writer
The 7th grade football season for the Chippewa Falls Middle School is now over. Both teams for Chippewa Falls Middle School did fairly well, although the games didn’t end the way they would have wanted them to. They said they didn’t really care about the score though; they were just excited about... Read more »
Mr. Zabrowski Exposed
April 14, 2011 • Brady S., Writer
Everyone at the Chippewa Falls Middle School has had or heard about Mr. Zabrowski one time or another. Everyone knows about the plethora of knowledge that he exhibits to his students every single day. But then I got thinking, did he always want to be a teacher? How did he get so smart? So I decided to... Read more »
The Talent Show
April 14, 2011 • Shannon R., Writer
The Talent Show is coming up around the corner, and we want to give you the inside scoop. The parent night show will be on April 19th at 7:00 p.m. and the school wide show will be April 21st. There will be a variety of talents performed to show off their talents. There will be singing, dancing, and so... Read more »
1 month in
January 24, 2011 • Brett G., goof off and some writing lol
Inside 1 month in! How do you students feel about hitting the half waypoint of the 1st semester? Kind of crazy right? For all of you eighth graders, how does it feel to be in your last year of the middle school and getting ready to advance to CFHS! For all 6th graders how do you feel about the middle... Read more »
Calling All New Teachers!
January 24, 2011 • Lilly, Writer
Ms. Brown One of the 8th grade’s upcoming teachers is Ms . Brown. This year, she is working the full year, again as an 8th grade English teacher. When asking Ms. Brown how she likes this school, she laughed, and then said, “ I love this school! The teachers and staff work well together, and we have... Read more »
