Panthers Paw December 2011

Volume 17, Issue 1
December, 2011
Boyce Middle School
Student Newspaper
Music with Mr. Madge
Inside this issue:
by Meghan Johnson
Q: Do you have any kids,
if yes, do they play any
instruments?
A: Yes, Geoffrey (age 10)
plays Violin and Oboe.
Wesley (age 5) plays
Violin
Q: Are there any instruments that you can't play?
A: Yes, I can't play the
guitar, string bass, viola,
or bassoon. I don't play
the tuba or oboe very well
either.
Q: What is your favorite
song to play or listen to?
A: It depends on my
mood or the situation. I
love to listen to classical
music by Aaron Copland
or jazz music by Duke
Ellington.
Q: What is your favorite
holiday?
A: Thanksgiving because
it includes everyone.
Animals, Puzzles,
& Poems
Q: What instrument is
your favorite to listen to?
A Mystery to Solve 4/5
& Books
A: If it is well-played, I
like nearly all of
them. I'm especially fond
of the wind instruments,
however.
Q: Do any instruments
confuse you? If yes,
which ones?
Photo by Ahnna Jones &
Kayla Senneway
A: Yes - bassoon & viola
Q: What do you think is
the strangest instrument?
A: The bagpipe is very
strange - but also very
cool.
Q: What is your favorite
pizza place?
A: In Squirrel
Hill: Aiello's Pizza
Q: What is your favorite
The Animals are Endangered
2/3
Horoscopes &
Fun!
6/7
Technology
8
Comic Strips
9
Holiday Craft &
Teachers
10/
11
Fun & Games
12/1
3
ice cream flavor?
A: chocolate
Q: What is your favorite
season?
A: Spring
Q: Where is your favorite
place to be?
A: On the beach in Maine
Q: How many siblings do
you have?
A: I'm one of seven children.
by Maggie Bryant
Great Job to all our
reporters! Be sure
to check the Boyce
PTA website for info
on our next issue!
There are over 17,000 different species of endangered animals. As we use more paper,
wood, land, we are taking away and wasting more and more animal’s habitats. Polluting the water kills more fish, taking away land kills animals, and polluting air kills
birds. Help these animals! Writing a letter
to farmers to ask them to let in barn owls is a
good step. Ask them to stop cutting down
trees, which takes away the animals habitats, Oh
No! Something else you could do is to
donate supplies to the local zoo. Doing so will
help to take care of animals in need, like
the panda bear! Although many other animals
will be taken care of, not just panda bears.
Depending on what you donate, a certain animal
will get it. We need animals; they help us
in many ways. You can start saving them today!
A Perfect Motto: Care, Adopt, Love!
By Gabriella Ferenchik
I interviewed Suzanne Muth, 42, a
regular volunteer @ the Animal rescue League of Pittsburgh.
1) What do you do @
ARL?
I am a volunteer who
works with the rabbits. I
take all phone and email
inquiries from potential
rabbit adopters that come
in to the shelter. I help to
socialize the rabbits, clean their
crates, bring in vegetables, find fosters when the shelter is overcrowded
and I handle all of the rabbit adoptions.
2) Why did you choose to work with
rabbits rather than dogs or cats?
I choose to work with the rabbits
eight years ago when the shelter had
no knowledge of how to care for
them. There were many cat cuddlers
and dog walkers but hardly anyone
caring about the rabbits. They were
pretty much one of the forgotten animals, but that has all changed. They
have their own space to play in and
we now have over 20 rabbit volunteers.
Pundles:
and dogs.
4) What is the benefit of adopting a
shelter animal?
The benefit is that two animals are
always saved through one adoption.
The adopted animal, and the space it
frees up to save another.
6) How does it feel when an animal
gets adopted?
It feels like you saved an animal's
life. That you were a part of giving it
a second chance. It's a wonderful feeling, each and every time.
7) What would you tell someone if
they need to surrender their pet?
The last thing you would want to do
is to make a person feel badly about
giving up their pet. I would hope that
they would have exhausted all other
options. That they've asked other
friends and family members if they
could help. If not, the animal may
very well be better off being surrendered to the shelter. We would never
want them to be dumped outside or
neglected in their own home.
5) How can kids help ARL?
Care… Adopt… Love
I think kids can help the ARL by letting others know it exists, and that
there are so many wonderful animals
waiting for loving homes. They also
have a "wish list" on their website.
Many kids have fundraisers to raise
awareness and to help with some of
the basic needs of the animals.
LUNCH
Answer: Lunch box
1.
because the word
What word is in the middle?
lunch is in a box.
By Anber
Bhuiyani
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The most obvious answer is that they really
are very cute, especially
their ears. They are always cuddly, but they
all have their own personalities, just like cats
EXAMPLE
word problem that
make a sentence
2: What is the word
love doing?
L
O
V
E
3) Is there anything about rabbits
that you like about
more than cats and
dogs?
SCHSTAYOOL
6.
3. HcatAT What word is in the middle?
4. LAjumpKE What word is in the middle?
5. Man
Moon
Where is the word ‘man’ located?
ANSWERS ON BACK COVER
Wear
Where is the word ‘wear’
located?
7. GET GET GET GET
How many ‘get’s are there?
Panther’s Paw
Q & A with Clark/Garvey
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
by Ari Gnad
Holiday: Clark answer: Christmas, Garvey answer: Thanksgiving
food: Clark answer: Japanese, Garvey answer: Breakfast Foods
sport: Clark answer: Football, Garvey answer: Football and gymnastics
subject as a kid: Clark answer: Science, Garvey answer: Social studies
color: Clark answer: Blue, Garvey answer: Purple
letter: Clark answer: Z, Garvey answer: S
Season: Clark answer: Fall, Garvey answer: Spring
Our New Gym!
By Elizabeth Shontz
Many students at Boyce Middle
School are wondering about the gym
and why it wasn’t ready for the new
school year. So, I decided to investigate. I interviewed Mrs. Brown, the
principal here at Boyce and Miss
Mell, one of the gym teachers, and
they gave me some great information,
which I would like to share.
The gym should be ready soon, perhaps this month. We will be playing
and doing things a lot differently in
gym class. Miss Mell said, “We will
be playing floor hockey, basketball,
and volleyball.”
Our gym will have new basketball
hoops, bleachers, scoreboards and a
much better sound system. It will
also be bigger and brighter. At the
beginning of November Mrs. Brown
told me that everything but the
bleachers and floor had been installed.
We had a major problem while building the gym. It was very unexpected.
Mrs. Brown gave me lots of information about it. What happened was
there was a certain rock under the
gym floor. When the workers went to
take off the old floor they found the
rock. The rock under the gym floor
caused it to rise in certain weather.
To get the rock the workers had to dig
down four feet to get it all out! When
that was done, they poured new concrete. It took even longer to build
because they had to wait for the concrete to cure.
I hope you enjoyed this update Mrs. Mellinger & Mrs. Brown talk about the
on our new gym here at Boyce new gym and what was discovered under the
old gym floor when they went to dig it up.
Middle School.
Photo by Kayla Senneway & Ahnna Jones
Winter By Julia Conlon◘
Winter was gone and now come back
Lying in the snow on my back
Snow falling from the sky
Can be seen from my eyes
Children's voices fill the air as it sno8ws
Laughing and playing their laughter grows
Christmas Carols all around
Snowflakes falling to the ground
Christmas cookies ready to bake
Angels, Stars, and Snowflakes
Winter is a magical season
For so many special reasons
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Winter by Rachel Wilkinson
Snowflakes dance, Snowman sing.
Children play in the snow.
While Snowflakes dance, and snowman sing.
Hot cocoa the children sip.
Evening falls.
The snowflakes still dance and the snowman
still sing.
All night long!
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3 Books that Hold Your Interest
The Son of Neptune
By Rick Riordan
Reviewed by Rachel Wilkinson
I would recommend this book because it is action packed with Roman
Gods, Basilisks, and Cyclopes. The
chapters were exciting from the very
beginning. The book was long with
513 pages but it didn't seem so long.
The more I read the more exciting the
story became.
with action but this one is special. It's
the first one using Roman Gods. All
of Rick Riodan's other books use
Greek Gods. In The Son of Neptune
the gods have different names. Zeus's
name is Jupiter and Hades is Pluto.
The introduction of new Gods and an
action packed plot is why this book is
special. I recommend this reading this
book.
Rick Riodan's books are always filled
The Bad Beginning
The Red Pyramid
By Lemony Snicket
Reviewed by Lauren
Connors
By Rick Riordan
Reviewed by Lauren Connors
This book is the first of a
series of 13 books. I highly
recommend this book, but not
for people who only enjoy
reading about happy
situations. This book is really
sad and scary. It is about 3
siblings whose lives are a
series of unfortunate events.
It all starts when the siblings are on
the beach and get some bad news that
their house burned down and their
parents didn't make it out. They are
forced to stay with their nasty uncle,
Count Olaf. Count Olaf wants the
children's fortune, so he makes a plan
to marry the oldest sibling, Violet. To
see what the children do about this
plan, read this book. It might be sad,
but surprisingly good!
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The Red Pyramid is a wonderful
book. It is by the same author who
wrote the Percy Jackson series, Rick
Riordan. It is about two siblings,
Carter and Sadie, whose dad gets
them into a hard and dangerous situation. Carter and Sadie are some of the
most powerful children in the
world. They have to fight gods and
monsters to get to the most powerful god, Set, and save their dad.
The only problem is that Carter
and Sadie just figured out about
their powers and aren't to sure how
to use them yet. To learn more
about Sadie and Carter's adventure
and figure out if they save their
dad, read The Red Pyramid.
Panther’s Paw
Can You solve the Mystery?
By Anber Bhuiyan
Detective Rob Mike arrived on the scene to find a crowd gathered around the victim. Mr. Louis Copeland's lifeless body lay on the sidewalk in front of his twelve-story building. "His name is
Louis Copeland," answered the patrolman on duty. He's the owner of the building."
"Did he fall off the roof?" asked Detective Mike. "
“No," he answered definitively. "The door to the roof is locked from the
inside and only Mr. Copeland had the key. His keys were found on his body. Any
witnesses?"
"Only one," answered the patrolman as he walked Detective Mike to an
older woman sitting in the lobby of the building.
"This is Phyllis Waters. She lives on the tenth floor. Poor woman saw the
man drop past her front window just a few minutes ago.”
Detective Mike escorted Mrs. Waters back to her apartment and took her story in detail. "I was hanging my new
drapes when I heard an awful scream," claimed Mrs. Waters. "And then he just fell past my window like a sack of potatoes." She sat in a rocking chair next to the very window she was speaking of. Detective Mike observed the room. It was
very bare. In addition to the rocking chair and new drapes there was an old sofa on the other side of the room and a tiny
black and white television set.
"What did you do after you saw the body, Mrs. Waters?" asked Detective Mike.
"I immediately called the police," she answered. "And then I took the elevator down to the lobby." Detective
Mike then walked up one flight to the eleventh floor and interviewed Stan Cantone who lived directly above Mrs. Waters.
"I didn't see anything," claimed Stan. "My wife was at work all day. I had my hands full with the kids." Detective Mike crossed to the front window and tried to open it. "Sorry. Can't open that window. I nailed it shut a while back.
Can't be too careful with children around." The tall French door style window was nailed shut and dried paint covered
the nails.
"Did you know the victim very well?" asked the Detective.
"I hate to speak ill of the dead," answered Mr. Cantone. "But Mr. Copeland was a no good crook. This used to be
a pretty crummy neighborhood. Now that it's been revitalized, people are dying to get into this place. Suddenly, that no
good land lord ups the rent to almost twice what we were paying. Some people have been living in this building for years
now. How can they afford to pay that kind of rent?" Finally, Detective Mike ventured up one more flight to interview the
occupant of the twelfth floor apartment, Grace Copeland, the victim's wife.
"I last saw Louis an hour before the horrible accident," cried the grieving widow. "He said he had a couple of
odd jobs to take care of and then he would come back for lunch."
"What kind of odd jobs?" asked Detective Mike.
"He wasn't specific," Mrs. Copeland answered as she watered fresh roses in her front window box. "He was always very attentive to the tenants needs. He was such a good man."
"Did anyone else have a key to the roof?" Detective Mike asked.
"No, just my husband," Mrs. Copeland replied.
"Why do you ask?"
"I'm just ruling out all the possibilities," the detective answered. "And the way I see it, there is really only one."
Who did it? a) Phyllis Waters b) Stan Cantone c) Grace Copeland d) Other (answer on back cover)
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Your Horoscope for the Month of January
By Anber Bhuiyani
Capricorn: Dec 22- Jan 19
You are a practical Earth sign who is realistic and hard-working. You are filled
with determination, planning and persistence when you set your sights on something. You tend to have a reputation for
giving good advice to friends in need.
You are very generous and make an extremely loyal friend. Once you like somebody, you like them forever.
Aquarius: January 20- February 18
It doesn't matter if people are short, tall,
rich, poor, or from the other end of the
globe - you love your friends for who
they are on the inside. You believe in
peace and that everyone should get along
so you will go the extra mile to help settle
an argument. You are very creative, inventive and you take a unique approach to
living your life. Many of your friends call
you a true original!
Pieces: February 19- March 20
You are a sympathetic person who feels
deeply for others. You are very sensitive
and understanding when it comes to your
friends and you show them lots of kindness and compassion. You love music and
art and can get lost in a movie. You tend
to be shy and quiet, but you have a great
memory and sense of humor!
Aries: March 21- April 19
You're a fire sign who's a natural born
leader! You are up for challenges and
ready to sink all of your energy into whatever piques your interest. You play to win
and are willing to work hard at achieving
your goals. You generally tend to have a
loyal group whom you cherish. You are
an attentive listener - as long as it holds
your interest.
Taurus: April 20- May 20
You're a great person by nature and
you like looking and feeling your best.
You pay attention to details and are very
thorough in your projects. You are very
likeable and dependable and your calm
personality always puts everyone at ease.
You are also loyal to your friends and will
always stick by them - even in the worst
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of times.
Gemini: May 21- June 20
You are a great communicator and you
love to talk! Your charm and wit often help
you persuade people to see things your
way. You pay close attention to details and
are very curious. You love an adventure
and you are always ready to explore or
learn new things. You are also a great storyteller! You are often the person in the
middle of the circle telling scary stories!
Cancer: June 21- July 22
You are very kind and you regard your
friends like they are your family. You are
very patient, gentle and compassionate to
others, and are the first one to give a friend
a hug when they have had a bad day. You
truly care when friends tell you their problems. If you have a younger sibling, you
are very protective of them because you
love your family so much!
Leo: July 23- August 22
Your sunny disposition is always a happy
sight! You are fun and playful and enjoy
being around people who are exciting. You
always liven up a party and you make a
great leader for your friends! You are the
first to say, "You can do it!" or "Wow!
You did a great job!" You are also ambitious and know you must work hard so you
can play hard!
You are a loyal friend who is very considerate of other people's feelings. Because
you are very organized, you make the
perfect party planner! You love reading
books and magazines on a regular basis.
Cleanliness and a healthy lifestyle are
important to you.
Libra: September 23- October 22
You are excellent in friendships and partnerships, meaning you play well with a
team. Your charm and cooperative nature
makes you a great person to smooth over
rough spots when friends have a disagreement. You are an honest friend and they
trust you with their deepest secrets. You
are also very artistic and love drawing,
painting, singing or anything else creative.
Scorpio: October 23- November 21
You are an intense sign. You love magic
and mystery and people are naturally
drawn to you. You love to be the leader
and tend to make a great one. You treat
your friends as if they are family; however, you only share you secrets with one
or two very special people whom you
trust completely. A Scorpio will always
forgive - but will never forget. Once you
break the trust of a Scorpio, things are
never the same again.
Sagittarius: Nov 22- December 21
You have the gift of seeing the best in
people and are kind and caring to those
who need your help. You have a lot of
empathy - you can put yourself in someone else's shoes to imagine how they are
feeling. Your optimistic attitude is contagious and helps friends to be more openminded. You also love coming up with
different ideas on how to solve a problem.
Virgo: August 23- September 22
You have a hard working, dedicated personality that wants perfection in all you do.
Panther’s Paw
A Website Called Fantage!
By Madison Culp
Fantage is a fun, appropriate, awesome website. Like mostly every
website, you have to create a username and a password but that
shouldn’t stop you from having a fun time. There are so many cool
activities on Fantage! For example, you could host or be a model in
an exciting fashion show, go fishing, shop at so many amazing stores,
and play so many games. Every time you play a game you get coins
to buy clothes or furniture at the stores. You can even own, decorate,
and host parties at your own house. There’s a barn that comes with
your house and in that barn you can raise more than thirty pets! It’s so
cool how these pets look and act! There are dragon pets, fairy pets,
fluffy pets, and so many more.
You and I now know that there are so many cool things to do in Fantage, but to be able to do these cool things you have to become a premium member, which requires a fee. So with your parent’s permission, all you have to do is go to www.Fantage.com,
become a premium member by clicking on a link so you can sign up and you can do these tremendous things. Now I
know what you’re thinking, if I’m not a premium member, can I still play on Fantage? Of course you can! You just
won’t be able to do as many activities as premium members can. So I hope you love this website as much as I do! Now
remember, if you want to go on an astounding website go to www.Fantage.com.
Holidays and Traditions
by Cara Chiocca
Romanian
Puerto Rican and French
There is a wedding that lasts 3 days. OM the 1st day, the ladies would go
in a horse and buggy to the Greek Orthodox church ad the people would
then get married.
For thanksgiving, everyone in the house would draw what they
were thankful for on a piece of paper. The pieces of paper would
be put in a bowl and a parent or adult would pick one out at a tine
and would ask, “ Who drew this?” whomever drew the picture
would explain what it was and why they were thankful for it.
Perinita is a wedding dance with an outer circle of people dancing around
one person in the middle. The middle dancer will put a bandana around
someone's neck and sway places with them. This continues throughout
the dance.
People will go Christmas caroling. The carolers would show up at a family’s house and sing songs. The family would invite them in for sweets
and plum candy.
One of the Romania's national holidays is August 23rd when everyone
parades and in one area they will eat Mititei, which are little sausages with
horse radish and bread.
December 6 is another holiday. Here, the family will polish their shoes
and leave them outside their door for St. Nicklaus, who would leave something in the shoes like candy.
Romania has another holiday called Spring Day which is on March 8th.
The men would give their wives a little pin with strings to signify each
year of marriage.
St. Mary’s day is a holiday on August 15th. People wear old fashioned
white costumes to resemble St. Mary.
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During the Christmas holiday, people would assault your house!
Similar to the traditions of Christmas caroling, a group of assaulters would go door to door and sing Puerto Rican Christmas songs
outside your door while playing instruments like maracas, palitos,
and guiro, until you invite them in for a little party. When you
open the door they would yell, “Un Asalto!”
There is another Puerto Rican ?Christmas holiday called the
Three Kinds Day, or Dia’ De Los Tres Reyes Mangos, known in
America as the Day of Epiphany, on January 6, which celebrates
when Balthasas, Melchior, and Gaspar came to meet baby Jesus.
On the Eve of Epiphany, or Vispera de los Tres Reyes Magos,
children would leave miuld and coolies for the Magi, or three
kings, and a shou box full of grass for the horses because there
were no camels in Puerto Rico. In return, the magi would leave
the children one gift to thank them for their generosity.
There is a French tradition that has cake called Gallete des Rois,
which is a cake with a little ceramic figure called Fevre baked
inside it. Whom eve was lucky enough to get the piece of cake
with the ceramic figure inside would be crowned king or queen
for the night and you got to wear a crown and keep Fevre. Ther
eis a French bakery in Millvale called Jean-Marc Chatellier’s that
still makes Gallete des Rois if you’d like to try it!
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Technology Corner Entry
By Daniel Speer
Hello! Welcome to Technology Corner!
For those who don’t know, Technology Corner’s purpose is to review the
latest in video games, computer
games, etc. Shall we get started?
This month’s review is about the
iPhone 4 S, S standing for Siri. Siri is
apparently a software program that
speaks. You know how that sometimes your parents have a setting on
their Blackberrys that allows them to
say command, for instance “Call Robinson”. Siri does that, but it also reminds you of appointments, meetings,
and best of all, you just have to speak
like you normally do. You don’t have
Mario vs Mario!
By Eddie Lawrence
Are you looking for a new Wii game
to play?
Well, you’re in luck because there are
2 great games that can be owned today, Mario Galaxy and Mario Galaxy
2. But you might ask: which of these
games are worth buying? Well after
you are done reading this, you will
find the game that is right for you.
STORY
The stories
of these
games are
very much
the same, the princess of the mushroom kingdom is kidnapped by a giant monster named Bowser and it is
up to Mario to save her. In order to
get to Bowser, the player must obtain
objects called “power stars.” Once
these stars are collected, the player
may advance to more exotic galaxies. Although the story lines are not
that interesting, the games are still
excellent and enjoyable to play.
MULTIPLAYER If you are a fan
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to follow a set voice pattern like on
Blackberrys. The iPhone 4S also has
the fast and powerful A5 processing
chip that has two powerful cores and
faster graphics. It also features iOS 5,
the newest version of Apple’s mobile
operating system. The iCloud, a storage device that stores just about everything you download, comes free
with the iOS 5 software. But the best
thing about the iPhone 4S is its excellent camera. The camera has 8
megapixels and excellent lenses for
taking photos and making films. But
the iPhone 4S isn’t without its faults.
For one, the phone has bad battery
life, but there is an update coming out
soon that will remedy the energydraining bug. Also, there was an extended outage of Siri that started November 3rd. It was restored Thursday
night the 4th. There have also been
yellow-tinted screens, particularly
affecting black-cased units. And finally, there is the price. It starts at
199.00 American dollars for the base
model, and continues up to $399.00
dollars for the 64 Giga Bite model.
of multiplayer games then I think you
will have fun with Super Mario Galaxy 2. But in Super Mario Galaxy the
multiplayer is very limited, in this
game on the only thing the second
player can do is freeze some of the
enemies and objects. But in Super
Mario Galaxy 2 the multiplayer feature is better as the second player is
able to pick up coins, pick up objects
and destroy enemies.
DIFFICULTY In Super Mario Galaxy there are a variety of worlds, galaxies and things to keep the game exciting even after you beat the final
boss. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a little
bit easier than the original game and I
know a seven year old who beat the
game in TWO days. Also, after the
final boss, the extras are very easy to
beat.
GAMEPLAY Super Mario
Galaxy has
enough galaxies and
missions to keep a player’s interest.
However, Super Mario Galaxy 2 has a
lot more bosses and creative power
ups than the original game. Plus, it
has Yoshi; a cute and helpful lizard
that Mario can ride on. Also, Mario
Galaxy 2 has better and much more
music that a player can hum to while
playing the game.
CONCLUSION Both games are
creative, difficult and fun, but I would
recommend Mario Galaxy 2, especially if you love Yoshi, multiplayer
and battling bosses. However, if you
are into challenging
games then you
should buy Super
Mario Galaxy.
Thank you for reading this and have a great time with
your new game.
Panther’s Paw
The Comic Strips
By Misha Skriabin
agulls fly
Why do se
?
over the sea
they flew
Because if
y they’d be
over the ba
Bagels!!
TEACHER: Here is a math problem. If your dad earned $1
Billion dollars a week and
gave your mother half, what
would she have?
STUDENT: A heart attack!!
Professor: This essay on
your dog is, word for word the same
as your brother’s
Student: Yes sir, it’s the same dog.
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Teacher: What is the purpose
of having school?
Student: Without school there
wouldn’t be a reason for holidays and summer vacation.
SON: Dad can write your
name with your eyes
closed.
Dad: Of course son!!
Son: Then can you sign my
report card with your eyes
closed!!!
Jokes by
Shashank
Kokkula
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Holiday Snowman Craft
By Rachel Dougal and Nikki Engle
We created this fun holiday craft. Try it. We think
you’ll have a lot of fun!
Here are the supplies you’ll need:
 Two pieces of paper (printing works well)
 A pencil
 Scissors
 Any decorating supplies you want
1. Fold both pieces of paper together hamburger
style (in half.)
4. Cut them out, you should have eight.
5. Decorate them as you wish.
*Options
1. Make a bookmark -- take two decorated pieces of paper the
size of a bookmark. Glue them together. Then gluing your
snowman on it.
2. Make it into an ornament by punching a hole and adding
string.
3. Make a collage of your snowmen.
2. Then open it up and fold both sides hotdog
style into the middle of the paper, and fold together.
3. Draw snowmen circles.
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Panther’s Paw
Things We Want to Know About Our Teachers
By Dalia Fantini & Erin Lang
Who was
Where
your fadid you
vorite
go in
middle
middle
school
school? teacher
and why?
Mrs.
Mrs.
Husak library
St.
Clements Pozun
Mr. Fal workshop
Washington Junior
High
math
School
teacher
Mr. Lang
-music
Our Lady Mrs.
of Grace Murray
sub
Miss
Gates
Mount
(German) Lebanon
math
teacherchallenging+fun
Do you
like
science
or
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Page 11
Holiday Word Search
Start a Collection
by Cara Chiocca
(answers on back cover)
by Maggie Bryant
There are many ways to collect, and just as many things! From post-it notes to antique flutes, you can collect about anything. I
have many collections myself: rocks, pencil tips,
and many more. You can collect stuff too! If
you see something that you have a lot of around
your house, ask your parents if you can collect
Page 12
Panther’s Paw
Lunch
By Eddie
Lawrence
Hey?! Where’s Friday
night Chicken?”
By Gabriella Ferenchik
By Gabriella Ferenchik
Volume 17, Issue 1
Page 13
Boyce Middle School
Student Newspaper
Artwork
by Meghan Johnson
The Panther’s Paw is a
Boyce PTA Committee
whose goal is to work
with Boyce students to
produce a school newspaper.
Questions or comments?
Please contact committee
chair Susan Rosati at
susanrosati@comcast.net
Answer to Mystery on page 5:
A: Phyllis Waters
Answers From Page 2:
#1: Stay in school
#2: Falling in love
#3: Cat in the hat
#4: Jump in the
lake
#5: Man on moon
#6: Under wear
#7: Forgets (4) gets