7th Grade Trip to the Zoo By Khia Pieratt

7th Grade Trip to the Zoo
Seventh grade went to
the World Wildlife zoo
last month! Everyone
had a lot of fun, I interviewed a student and
teacher to see what it
was really like.
Teacher:
Mrs.Merrit
Q: Why did you want the
students to go on the
field trip?
A; I wanted the
kids to get a
hands on experience on ecology
and have a
chance to see
animals that they
have never seen
before from
around the
world.
Q: How do you think the
students benefited most
from this trip?
A: The students got to
have a fun time but also
they got to learn about
science at the same time
Q: What were the students required to do?
A: The students had to
By Khia Pieratt
fill out a worksheet with information on the 15 animals
they chose. The worksheet
consisted of the biome of the
animals it’s habitat its diet,
and a small illustration of the
animal.
Q: What did the students get
to do at the zoo?
A: The student got to have
fun with their friends, ride
rides, and look at animals. If
the most popular part of the
zoo was the rides.
Student:
Sophia Crisler
Q: Did you have fun?
A: Slightly, it was okay but my
group didn’t move around
much.
Q: What did you do at the
zoo?
A: We walked around most of
the park and looked at a lot of
animals.
I guess they were
okay, but along with
all the sightseeing we
had to do a whole
packet on different
animals which was…
well, not as fun.
Q: What did you
see?
the students wanted they
could buy snacks and different
gifts. The students also
learned about animals and
where they in a fun way.
Q: What were the different
parts of the zoo?
A: The zoo had many sections they had the reptiles,
the aquarium, the desert, the
forest, and many others but
A: My group saw a lot of
aquatic animals such as penguins
and a ton of fish. We also saw
a white tiger along with some
elephants.
Q: Did you get to be with your
friends?
A: Yes, I got to be with my
friends. We were lucky to be
in a group all together.
Jag Paw Newspaper
Chuck Norris

The fear of spiders is
called arachnophobia,
the fear of enclosed
spaces is called claustrophobia, the fear of
Chuck Norris is
By Jesse Burkis


Chuck Norris already
died; death just hasn’t
had the courage to
tell him.

Chuck Norris
punched a horse
once. Its decedents
are known as giraffes.
called Logic

Chuck Norris
doesn’t call the
wrong number. You
answered the wrong
phone.
If Godzilla and
King Kong fought,
who would win?
Answer: Chuck Norris
Lame Puns

Superman has a pair
of Chuck Norris PJ’s.

Chuck Norris can
hear sign language.

Chuck Norris can
strangle you with a
cordless phone.
By Dylan Carter

Hurry up with that
dictator joke! Stop
Stalin!

It was an emotional
wedding. Even the
cake was in tiers.

I stayed up all night
wondering where the
sun went.

I can’t stand math
teachers! They have
too many problems!
When a clock is hungry, it goes back four
seconds.

I wanted to be a gold
prospector. It didn’t
pan out.

Bullying
We know bullying is bad, but do
we really get that message? I’m a bully
and a victim of bullying. I researched a
lot about bullying and here is what I
found.

What do you get
when you eat cookies
in bed? Crummy
sleep.

Mary had a little
lamb…and a side of
mashed potatoes.

I like this chair. It
rocks.
by Daniel Casillas
a lot each day.
bullying at school. Bullying has been a
There are lots of reasons why bull- problem over the years.
ing happens. Sometimes there is an
Here is how to prevent bully. Tell
aftermath of bullying. 75% of school
a teacher or an adult that someone is
shootings are caused by bullying. Ap- bullying you. Knowing the facts about
Over 3.2 million people get bullied proximately 160,000 teens skip school bullying won’t stop this. Do someevery year. Bullies bully other people every day due to bullying.
thing.
for many reasons. For some, parents
1 out of 10 students drops out of
If you want more information
hitting or cussing in front of children school due to bullying. 90% of 4th
about bullying go to
is a reason. Another reason: that bul- through 8th graders report being vic“dosomething.org” or check other
lies might have been a victim. One
tims of bullying. 56% of students have websites about bullying.
other reason is that bullies watch vio- personally witnessed some type of
lent things or play violent video games
Issue 4
Ask Jagster
I already submitted my form
for electives and I think I
want to change. How?
Why do we take
AIMS?
We take AIMS because
the state board wants
to know how well kids
are learning. AIMS
stands for Arizona Instruments to Measure
Standards. They want
to make sure you
learned a year’s worth
of knowledge.
If you’ve already given it to your academic lab teacher then you can go to
the office and ask if you can change. If
you can’t, then on meet the teacher
night next school year, you can ask
then. Note: they may not change it, but
you can always try!
The Power of Three
By Maya Hicks
I stood in the hall with
my brother and sister at
my sides. We were all dripping
with sweat. Willow was dripping blood and crying. I picked
her up to comfort her. Marley
was panting louder than ever,
and I just stood there…
shocked by what had happened
moments earlier.
just happened.
I was riding my bike, that’s
all. I didn’t do anything to deserve this, I didn’t want it. It
My brother, mother, father,
sister and I were just hanging
out outside. It was like any
typical day. Then my mom
screamed, she fell, she shook–
violently. I stood over her and
touched her shoulder and
pleaded, “Please don’t be dead!
Please don’t be dead! I love
you mom!” Then it happened.
Jokes
There were these two cows,
chatting over the fence between
their fields.
The first cow said, "I tell you, this
mad-cow-disease is really pretty
scary. They say it is spreading
fast; I heard it hit some cows
down on the Johnson Farm."
The other cow replies, ." "I ain't
worried, it don't affect us
ducks."A man went to visit a
my palm, I
don’t how or
why. I laid the palm of my
hand over my mom’s chest.
My brother walked over– he
had a ball of light as well.
Marley looked at me in confusion. Willow walked over,
the same exact thing. We all
laid our hands over my
mothers chest, our neighbors watching in horror. My
mother is alive! Magic! This
was the work of magic.
Then it all went wrong.
The ball of light appeared in
we thought. She coughed up
blood and father walked
over with the same effect. “
The time has come,” my
mother said.
“The time!,” I screamed.
“The time for what. Mom?
Mom!” She was gone, my
father as well. This is how
we got here, full of magic
and dried blood. This is how
we became parent-less. This
is how we became united
forever.
We healed her. Or so
By Kyria Greb
friend and was amazed to
find him playing chess with
his dog. He watched the
game in astonishment for a
while. "I can hardly believe
my eyes!" he exclaimed.
"That's the smartest dog I've
ever seen."
"Nah, he's not so smart,"
the friend replied. "I've beaten him three games out of
five."
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Jag Paw Newspaper
Guess What?
By Kunwoo Lee
This is the final issue of Guess What?! :’( (or is it??)
Here are the closely guarded answers of Guess What?!
Issue 1: Ahmed and Robert (or Nick as he likes to call himself)
Issue 2: Mr. Verrill, Dr. Sallu, Mrs. Hanna, Ms. Smith, and Mrs. Cullivan
Issue 4: Guess Yourself! :D
Glow Dance
How was the last dance? Well, it
was really bright with glow sticks.
Did you see anything interesting? I
did. There were all these people that
were in this one picture. The people
could barely fit into the picture and
the photographer had to stand on
a chair to fit everyone in. It looked
so awesome!
Daniel Casillas thought, “It was better
than the Super bowl dance. The glowing
things that were there, made it look like a
cool party.”
How awesome was this dance? I
think it was okay, but that’s what I
think. These are what some people in
Jag Paw thought:
So, peace people; and people that
didn’t go to any of the school dances and
is not an 8th grader: go to next year’s
dance!
A Poem
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By Yeaji Lee
Two crushes met in a forest one day,
“Come hither” He said ,
“I'll take your breath
away.”
The girl came over and
stood in his view.
He tilted her chin, up to
his,
the breeze flew through
their hair.
His icy blue eyes met
with her olive green's.
He gave her a smile, and
Kunwoo Lee thought, “The dance was
too awesome to forget about.”
Maya Hicks thought, “It was pretty
cool. The dance had really good candy.”
By Kate Lugo
that's what they shared,
closing her eyes, he
leaned in for a kiss.
What stopped him, was
the whispers he left on
her lips.
“I've wanted to say this
for such a long time. I
like you more than words
can define...”
She smiled and closed her
eyes as she caressed her
hair.
There was not sound, no
one near.
His kiss was magical.
Fireworks of stars.
She felt no more heartbreak,
no more scars.
As for the boy, he was
happy and the girl was
too.
“Smile, my dear.” said
the boy.
“The only one I want is
you.”
Lame Pickup Lines
1. Did it hurt when
you fell from heaven?
2. Girl, you’re like a
broken skunk, because you do not
stink.
3. Was your mom a
fighter pilot? Because when she had
Jag Paw Newspaper
By Marceau Phillips
you, she dropped
the bomb.
4. Are you a hurricane? Cause you’re
blowing me away.
6. If you were a triangle, you’d be acute
one.
5. If you were a
booger, I’d pick you
first.
Mystery Story Continued!
(continued from Issue 3)
All I remember was
that I kept the letter in
my room after I got
home. I still have it now. I
can read the whole thing
to you, but… no thanks.
The letter was basically about how much
Georgia misses me, and
how great of a friend I
was. Was.
Georgia left. She
moved to Colorado because of a stupid job her
dad had to take. I knew
that Georgia’s family was
growing in more need of
money, but I never
thought that it was as
serious as it really was.
She was going to
tell me that she was leaving the next day, but they
had some unexpected
plans and needed to leave
early. She wanted
By Emilie Shin
to call me once she got
there, but her family was
really busy, and everything had to be set up.
Well that was it.
Now, we e-mail each
other, but it’s not the
same. I miss her a lot,
especially since I never
got to say bye.
She was gone
forever.
Google Epicness by Sonja Merrick.
Have you ever been extremely bored in the computer lab with some free time?
Perhaps it’s because for some strange reason Kyrene blocks sites like cool math even though there’s
NOTHING bad on it? Well worry no more because the answer is in the most popular browser its self. Goooooogle!
I think it’s pretty safe to say we have all used Google search. And we have also all enjoyed the fun games in the home screen that come on for
special occasions such as the Olympics games, holidays, and anniversaries. Of course that’s not all the fun that can be found….. Easter eggs are
fun surprises that you have to find and look out for.
These tricks work best when you start with the home screen and it will not work on Safari browsers. I’ll give you a couple but the real fun is in
discovering your own.
*Do a flip or do a barrel role. *Google Chuck Norris Also keep a eye out next April 1st for Google’s annual April fool’s day prank. The last
one was called Google Nose. Have fun!
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By Cameron Shurman
On This Day in History
On May 9, 1914, Mother's Day became
an official holiday. Mother's Day is a
celebration honoring mothers, motherhood, and maternal bonds. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of
the world, most commonly in March,
April or May.
by Lyndsey Nesbitt
Mother's Day was an American invention, it
was an idea in which women brought to
attention. Mother's Day is a time to love
your mom with something more than just
love, you promise to do something, to love
and trust her with your every breath. So
when this time comes around, be sure
to tell your mother that you love her
and make sure you show it too.
We hope you took the time to thank
your mom last weekend. If you didn’t,
it is never too late—moms always love
a thank you! :)
Pepperduck 4
Created by:
Matthew
Burgess
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POKEMON X&Y!
In the days of old, Pokémon had its ups and
down;, from flat sprites to
popping animations; from
150 Pokémon to over
600; but now, there’s a
new generation a-coming.
Pokémon X and Y, the
new, fully threedimensional, game now
with new Pokémon and
new gameplay styles!
They say that x and y
could mean either the variables x and y, or the x
chromosomes and y chromosomes (because a girl
has XX chromosomes
and a boy ahs XY chromosomes). Also, the only
Pokémon mentioned are
the starters (fennnekin,
froakie, and chespin) and
the legendries (xerneas
and yveltal). Plus, the
new evolution of eevee,
Horoscopes
Aries (March 21-April 19) – Your
totem is the Ram and your element
Fire. You are very determined,
fiery, executively skilled, headstrong, optioned, loyal, impulsive,
driven, ambitious, physical, and
born a leader. You love the planet
Venus and the sun.
Taurus (April 20- May 20) - Your
totem is the Bull and your element
Earth. You are very resolute, conscious, sensual, dependable, faithful,
secure, proud, and decisive. You
love the planets Mercury and Mars.
Gemini (May 21- June 21- Your
totem is the Twins and your element Air. Your key characteristics
are multi-talented, thinker, talkative, social, scattered, diverse interests, love variety and excitement.
You love the planets Venus and
Jupiter.
Cancer (June 22- July 22) – Your
totem is the crab and your element
water. You’re loving, susceptible,
sensual, faithful, instinctive, charitable, over-reactive and moody. You
love the planets Pluto and Mars and
you’re lucky gems are moonstone,
pearl, yellow topaz, red coral and
Issue 4
By Saddiq Webster
sylveon! People are
guessing that a new light
type is being made,
which I agree upon
100%! Also, a new
mewtwo-like pokemon
has been recently introduced! They say it could
be a new form, but hopefully not a new Pokémon! And remember, it’s
not too late to CATCH
EM ALL!
By Maya Hicks
white jade.
Leo (July 23- August 22- Your
totem is the lion and your
element fire. You are very
original, imposing, inflexible,
motivated, ambitious, loyal,
physical, charitable, and majestic. You love the planets Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus.
Virgo (August 23- September
22) –Your totem is the Beautiful Woman and your element
Earth. You’re loving, susceptible, sympathetic, sensual, faithful, instinctive, charitable, overreactive and moody. You love
the planet Saturn. Your lucky
days are Wednesday, Friday,
and Saturday. Your lucky gems
are green jade, emerald, green
quartz, diamond, white coral,
and turquoise. You set standards way too high to live up to!
Libra (September 23- October
22) – Your totem are the
Scales and your element is air.
You are very refined, social,
artistic, vacillating, intellectual,
and communicative.
Scorpio (October 23- November
21) – You actually have three
totems which are the scorpion,
grey lizard and the phoenix. Your
element is water and your key
characteristics are secretive, passionate, resolute, insensitive,
steadfast, painstaking, and stubborn.
are very detached, progressive,
humane, intellectual, flamboyant,
sympathetic, and unpredictable.
Your lucky planets are Mercury
and Saturn. Your lucky gems are
blue sapphire, amethyst, green
emerald; green tourmaline, diamond and lapis lazuli.
Pisces (February 20- March 21) Sagittarius (November 22- DeYour totem is the fish and your
cember 22) - Your totem is the
element water. You’re very lovcentaur and your element fire.
ing, sensitive, intuitive, spiritual,
You are very magnanimous, hon- idealistic, victimized, and moody.
est, expansive, generous, reckless, Your lucky planets are the moon
extroverted, proud, larger than
and Mercury. You’re lucky gems
life and free. You love the planets are yellow sapphire, gold, topaz
Mars and Mercury and you’re
and pearl.
lucky gems are yellow sapphire,
golden topaz, ruby and red coral.
To learn a WHOLE LOT of more
Capricorn (December 23- Januinformation, go to Astroloary 20) - Your totem is the goat
gy.com.au/astrology. It’s amazing
and your element earth. You are
what you can learn about your
very loving, susceptible, sympaZodiac sign. You will be like,
thetic, sensual, faithful, instinctive,
“Wow! That sounds exactly like
charitable, over-reactive, and
me1” I know that’s what I said. :)
moody. Your lucky planets are
Venus and the moon.
Aquarius (January 21- February
19) – Your totem is the water
bearer and your element air. You
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Mystery Teacher
Did you have a hard time
guessing??? In last month’s issue the 6th
grade teacher was Ms. Hanna, 7th was
Mrs. Klett, 8TH was Mr. Furman, and the
Admin/Explo was Mr. Verill!!
Where did you go to college?
6th Grade Teacher: Arizona State-I
studied Elementary Education.
7th Grade Teacher: ASU-I studied
Seondary Education English.
8th Grade Teacher: ASU-I studied
Secondary Math Education.
Explo Teacher: Rochester- I studied
photography.
How many years have you been
teaching?
6th Grade Teacher: 6-I love hands on activities and teaching students that
school and learning is FUN!!!7th Grade
Teacher: 3-I love
Zodiac Facts
Aries March 21 – April 19
Aries don’t back down from life challenges. They
thrive in things that they have control of and that calls
for creative solutions. Best Compatibility: Leo, Sagittarius, Aquarius, and Gemini
Taurus April 20 – May 20
They often don’t waste their time on things that do
not benefit them in some kind of way. They also can
be afraid to go out of their comfort zone Best Compatibility: Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer, Pisces
Gemini May 21 – June 20
They are often endlessly curious and experimental.
Gemini’s are known for their wit and versatility. Gemini’s like to keep everything lighthearted, Best Compatibility: Libra, Aquarius, Aries, Leo
Leo July 23- August 22
They are good at giving people advice and trying to
help solve their problems. They often try to stay true
to themselves no matter what. Best Compatibility:
Aries, Gemini, Sagittarius, Libra
Virgo August 23 – September 22
Virgo’s are not the type to cry on people’s shoulders.
By Elena Olivas and Kylee Mercer
reading and I love writing.
8th Grade Techer:10-I like helping
people.
Explo Teacher: 4-I like to see the
creativity kids have.
What is your favorite hobby?
6th Grade Teacher: Hanging out with
my family- I love going to the
park with my son.
7th Grade Teacher: Watching hockey
-I love the Pittsburgh Penguins.
8th Grade Teacher: Dancing– I am
artistic and I hate sitting still.
Explo Teacher: Camping-I enjoy getting away from technology and
just being outdoors.
What is your favorite animal?
6th Grade Teacher: Monkey- I have
always wanted one for a pet.
7th Grade Teacher: Penguin-They’re
cute and mischievous.
8th Grade Teacher: Bunnies-I had a
stuffed bunny as a child and its
name was Bunny.
Explo Teacher: Deer-I grew up by a
creek and we were always looking for deer.
Where did you grow up?
6th Grade Teacher: Tempe, Arizona-I
love the heat and swimming during the summer! I do not like the
cold.
7th Grade Teacher: Phoenix, Arizona
-I loved reading comics as a kid.
8th Grade Teacher: Stilwell, KansasMy favorite thing was catching
lightning bugs.
Explo Teacher: Tempe, Arizona-As a
kid, I performed a lot.
Answers: 6th: Mrs. Gibbs; 7th: Ms. Wong; 8th: Ms.
Christian; Explo: Ms. Motush. Did you get them
right?
By Lienna Tieu
They are pleasant and socially gracious, but can
have quite a sharp tongue when it comes to arguments. They also tend to be overly critical with
some things. Best Compatibility: Taurus, Capricorn , Scorpio, Cancer
Libra September 23 – October 22
Libra’s hold their friendships dear. They may be
indecisive at times, but they are one of the most
considerate friends anyone will have. Librians are
born charmers and can make people feel positive.
Best Compatibility: Gemini, Sagittarius, Leo and
Aquarius
Scorpio October 23 – November 21
They are fearless and intense and cope using sarcasm. They are stubborn and once you think they
give up, they come back with Plan B. They often
like mysterious and being recognized. Best Compatibility: Cancer, Virgo, Capricorn, Pisces
Sagittarius November 22 – December 21
They often seek fun, pleasure and good times,
they’re attention span can flash before one’s eyes.
They have a very progressive and restless soul.
They tend to be ones looking for places with no
limits. Best Compatibility: Aries, Leo, Aquarius,
Libra
Aquarius January 20 – February 18
They are endearingly quirky, multi-dimensional,
and whimsical. They also might seem strange
and confusing but however, they know exactly
what they’re doing and why. Aquarians can be
stubborn most times, but their friendly personality gives them a kind of charm that makes it
difficult to stay mad at them for long. Best
Compatibility: Aries, Gemini, Sagittarius, Libra
Pisces February 19 – March 20
They often have a lively imagination and a sharp
sense of humor. They hate confinement and
schedules. Pisces long to be recognized as
some greatly creative. Best Compatibility:
Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio,
Capricorn
Kid and Guy
by Woowon Seo
Mirror Image
by Daniel Casillas
The 8th Graders
of Jag Paw have teamed together to create an
8th grade goodbye article!
motion isn’t anything too big like Prom or
marriage! So just have fun and go enjoy yourself!
PART UNO: 8th GRADE ACTIVITIES
PART DOS: 8th GRADE GOODBYES
Ahmed and Julia here to give the gossip
about promotion! You’ve probably seen people asking each other out in the hallway or at
some other special location. We’re here to
give you the scoop about promotion.
JULIA CUENDET:
Hello, fellow Jags! I hope Jag Paw can keep
going, and I hope this school can stay as awesome as it’s always been (although that may be
hard without my AWESOME sports stories).
I’ll miss my fellow Jag Paw members (Khia),
and my teachers, and friends that I’ve made
that I may not see again. So to my fellow 8th
graders: Have fun this summer!
At promotion all three teams have separate ceremonies held in the gym where their
teachers recognize certain students. For food,
they got that covered! You can expect a myriad of finger food: cheese and crackers at every AHMED USMAN:
corner. Wash your hands and please no douDuring my 3 years of middle school I have to
ble dipping, and of course the sweet surprises. say IT WASN’T EASY. Through notes after
The theme for the dance is yet to be renotes; projects after projects; AND THE RUvealed, so we don’t want to spoil anything. All MORS!!! But all in all it was a pretty good run;
we can tell you is that is going to be lots of
I found many new friends and experienced a
fun. The dance is set to take place in the gym lot of different stuff. IN 6th grade when I joined
foyer and the MPR, so mark your calendars.
Jag paw I was comforted with the big heart of
Mrs. Powell and the fellow 8th grade leaders. I
We have some other calendar-worthy
events to report on, too. There is one awards wrote about many different things and tried all
ceremony that will take place for students that different kinds of articles and had lots of fun,
especially as Editor of Jag Paw this year! I will
have done things that help the school and
miss Jag Paw and all the awesome staffers!
community (invites are coming for those that
this applies to).
And 7th graders- don’t feel bad. Rumor
has it that you guys are going to have a special
end of year dance, too! Now remember pro-
rience here. It’s been great and I will really
miss this place when I go to Corona. I have
siblings coming here next year so I will still be
around. I would like to thank all my amazing
teachers for all of the learning I will miss this
place and all the great memories from here.
See ya laters alligators!
MARCEAU PHILLIPS:
I am an 8th grader at Aprende. I am going to
miss this school. It has been a great learning
experience. I am so much better than that
Dylan guy. There are lots of nice teachers, nice
kids (not really...just kidding...), and nice clubs.
But now I have to go to high school so I am
sad. Bye.
WOOWON SEO: Declined to comment here,
but we will miss our sarcastic Jag Paw staffer.
Thank you for mentoring our 6th grade comic
artists.
SAADIQ WEBSTER:
Hey Everybody! Is you fine? Is you good? Why? ‘Cus
I wanted to know! I had a fun time these last three
years at Aprende. Most were good, but some
things… were just awful! When I came here, I knew
absolutely nothing about middle school. All I knew
was that there were about 5 of my elementary
school friends here and I had to find them so I
wouldn’t be alone. Eventually, the only way I knew I
DYLAN CARTER:
would be noticed would be to get LOTS of friends.
I am an 8th grader here at Aprende and I am
And so I did! I also ran into a few… mishaps
AWESOME. More awesome than that Mar(involving some tuna stench) but it was all good. This
ceau guy…Anyways I have had a amazing expewas also the year when I joined Jag Paw! I had made
up my mind the first time I heard about it. I even
dragged my best friend too! Everybody was so nice;
it was like we were all a family. Next year was 7th
grade. I knew so much about the school at this time,
and I decided to continue my work at Jag Paw. My
favorite part about the year was making social studies videos. They were off the hook! My last year at
aprende was a mess. I had a hard time. I’m so glad I
leaving this joint. GOOD-BYE!!!!
SONJA MERRICK :
This last three years has been scary and stressful. It has also has been this amazing thrill ride
with unforgettable people and adventures. I
will miss all my wonderful teachers whom I
plan to visit if possible. I wish the best of luck
to my friends in younger grades. I hope future
Jaguars have as memorable three years too !
From all of us on the Jag Paw Staff—
have a great summer and we will “see” you next year!!! :)