The Spelling Bee
May 2, 2012
The students of Chippewa Falls Middle School have done it again. They competed in a school wide competition, showed off their intelligence, and all the while, impressing many people in the process. I watched from the third row as the judges called up several names to spell a word. After the practice... Read more »
Lakes
April 25, 2012 • Sara M., Contributing Poet
Lakes are so peaceful, so alive. Frogs croak, Splash! As a fish jumps out of the water. Trees hang over the lake like they want to swim in its cool waters. One tried, now lying on the sand. A lawn chair for turtles. Looking at the water makes you want to sink down under and watch the shimmer of the... Read more »
Random Facts
April 2, 2012 • Shannon D., Staff Writer
When you learn something, you have a great experience, even when what you learn is very interesting, and sometimes random. So I created this article so everyone can learn something fun….just because! *The most common name in the world is Mohammed. *1 in 4 people in America have been on television. *You... Read more »
The Hunger Games
March 26, 2012 • Allison P., Editor
This past weekend was the opening to the much anticipated The Hunger Games. Based on the best-selling novel in Suzanne Collin’s trilogy, the book takes place in North America in the distant future. Two kids from each of the twelve districts must participate. Katniss Everdeen participates in the annual... Read more »
Edgar Allan Poe
March 6, 2012 • Allison P., Editor
Most of us know Edgar Allan Poe only by his most famous poem, The Raven. Yet the inventor of the modern mystery has written tons of poems and short stories, not to mention essays and reviews. Many credit him with developing the modern short story as well. Even with his genius, people from his time did... Read more »
Battle of the Books
March 6, 2012 • Shannon D.
Battle of the Books is here at CFMS and this season we have some great teams. The 7th and 8th grade teams have already competed, and the team, Quapalapadapagis, is the winning team for 7th grade and the middle school.The 7th grade recently placed 14th place of 110 teams in the state competion! WOW! In... Read more »
Our dying oceans
February 13, 2012 • Allison P., 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 B., 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 H., 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 S., 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 »
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