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R.O.A.R. Welcome to the Autumn Edition of R.O.A.R.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK The year is certainly moving fast!! We are well into the second marking period, experienced our fantastic fall musical production of Little Shop of Horrors and enjoyed a time to re=lect and be thankful with friends and family.

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As the trees shed their leaves, the temperatures begin to fall just a little lower and the days become just a little bit shorter . . . it’s a sure sign that Autumn is just about over! However, it’s not too late to enjoy the autumn edition of R.O.A.R., the West Hollow Middle School quarterly newsletter. Our publication is a compilation of literary submissions, stories and photographs from our students as well as current happenings in and around the school community.

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As I wish you and your family the very best this holiday season, please keep the feedback coming, as we hope you enjoy the experience!

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Milton K. Strong, Principal

THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL THANKS OUR CREATIVE ARTS & WRITING CLUB ADVISORS

MS. BROSNAN & MS. SARROSICK

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Welcome Back!

By: Julia Katz, Grade 6

What if I can’t open my locker, what if I don’t make it to class on time, what if I get lost… I’m going to stop you there! I’m sure all these thoughts and more went through the minds of sixth graders, and maybe even seventh and eighth graders on the =irst day of school. Trust me I came to this school this year as a sixth grader and I was really nervous.

But thanks to all the administrators, teachers, staff, and students they made the =irst day of the 2014-­‐2015 school year very memorable! We are now done with the =irst quarter here at West Hollow, and I think, no, I KNOW, that we are going to make this school year the best yet!

Fall Book Recommendations by Jasmine Blaj, Grade 7

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Want some spook for the season? Check out these books! The =irst is The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan. This YA novel is about a world =illed with a disease that spreads, turning people into zombies. There is a small village populated with the only humans left on earth. The main character, Mary, grows up with stories about the world outside the gate that is the only thing that keeps them safe. Curiosity takes over, and Mary escapes. Only the world outside isn’t at all how she expected...

Another YA science =iction book I recommend is The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. This book is the =irst in a trilogy that has been compared to The Hunger Games. It’s good for people who aren’t big on horror. In The 5th Wave, Cassie is living through the =ifth wave of an alien attack. She has to save her brother, Sammy. The twist is that the aliens look like humans. So Cassie doesn’t know who to trust or where to hide. Cassie says that there are two rules for the alien attack: one is trust no one, and rule two is stay alone if you want to be alive.

I enjoyed The Forest of Hands and Teeth and T h e 5 t h Wave . I re c o m m e n d t h e m enthusiastically, if you are interested in a quick, easy read . . . and don’t mind missing a night or two of sleep!

My Sister’s Keeper by Neeya Shetty, Grade 6 Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper is an amazing, heart-­‐moving book by Jodi Picoult. It is about sisters named Anna and Kate. Kate is diagnosed with leukemia, a form of blood cancer. Anna is genetically engineered by her parents, Sara and Brian, who want Anna to donate one of her kidneys to Kate.

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When Anna turns 13, she decides she wants to sue her parents for the rights to her own body.

She hires Dr. Campbell Alexander and =iles a lawsuit.

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A unique aspect of this book is how it is told from various points of-­‐view: Anna, Campbell, Sara, Brian, Jesse (Anna’s brother), and Julia, Anna’s court-­‐appointed guardian, take turns narrating the chapters.

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A movie was made of this movie in 2009. I de=initely rate this book 5 out of 5 stars because it tackles so many life lessons. I highly recommend this book to middle and high school students! [ 2]

5 Seconds of Summer

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By Sara Chu and Paige Elberg, Grade 8

5 Seconds of Summer, commonly known as 5SOS, is an Australian punk pop-­‐rock band. The band is composed of 4 members; Luke Hemmings, lead singer/guitarist, Michael Clifford, singer/guitarist, Calum Hood, singer/bassist, and Ashton Irwin, singer/drummer. They started out as high school friends in 2011 posting videos on YouTube and released a self titled album during the summer of 2014.

Each member of the band changes his appearance constantly. Michael dyes his hair very often. Calum gets a new tattoo every now and then. Ashton's hair gets really long., and Luke, he just likes penguins.

Their =irst hit single, "She Looks So Perfect" came out at the beginning of 2014. As of October 2014, it has 88 million views on YouTube. They have another hit song called "Amnesia" which has almost 32 million views.

5SOS toured with the band Hot Chelle Rae for a little, but when One Direction noticed them and asked if they could tour with them, they said yes.

5SOS writes their own music and all 4 of the band members play instruments. Their in=luences include Green Day, Mayday Parade, Blink 182, All Time Low, Nirvana, and Good Charlotte.

The band plans to tour America, Canada, and the UK in 2015. They've also performed on Good Morning America, the iTunes Festival, the BillBoard Music Awards, Jimmy Kimmel, and the MTV Video Music Awards.

All of the boys are very kind to their fans. They tweet at them, fav their tweets, follow some back. They don't let fame get to them and stay focused on their music. Their book has recently come out and they're hosting a fan meetup/convention in California as well called "Derp Con"! They will be =lying fans from across the world to attend the event.

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West Hollow Helps Support Breast Cancer Awareness & Fundraising

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By: Julia Katz, Grade 6

As many of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To support West Hollow’s fundraising efforts for the month of October, the California Pizza Kitchen at Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington donated 20% of patrons’ checks on Mondays to West Hollow’s Breast Cancer research funds.

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West Hollow also supported Breast Cancer Awareness with fashion! The sixth graders on team 6-­‐3 sold pink Breast Cancer Awareness bracelets for $1.00 each.

Digital Citizenship & Cyberbullying by Neeya Shetty, Grade 6

Digital citizenship and Cyberbullying were the topics of discussion during extended advisory on October 30th and during the assembly on October 31st. While I can say I’d heard of cyberbullying before, I wasn’t familiar with the term digital citizenship until the assembly. What I learned was that digital citizenship means good behavior online and being able to handle the responsibilities online.

Cyberbullying is bullying on the internet, which makes somebody feel bad, uncomfortable, or scared. Cyberbullying can be carried out using emails and text messages, and/or using social media sites such as Instagram and Snapchat. We also learned about what is called our digital footprint. When you post a picture or message, it is never fully gone. It exists on the Internet forever, and this becomes what we call a person’s digital footprint. A person with a negative digital footprint can =ind it dif=icult to get a college admission or job.

Scott Briskel told us more about digital citizenship during the Arts & Ed Assembly. He had a message for us: “Think before you post!” Even if we are just joking, messages and photos can be interpreted in the wrong way and can hurt somebody’s feelings, sometimes severely. He explained that many young people have lost their lives because of cyberbullying. He also told us the pros and cons of social media; some of the cons were shocking. For example, on Instagram, it’s possible to get speci=ic directions to somebody’s home address depending on the settings.

All in all, it is very important for all of us to be good digital citizens in order for this world to be a better place.

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Screen Shot by Sara Chu, Grade 8

CYBERBULLYING

by Dallas Moore, Grade 8

Bullying has been around for years. People have always been afraid of bullying because they fear being bullied.

Unfortunately, bullying has now made its way onto the Internet.

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Luckily, some people who witness bullying stand up for the victim. That is an upstander. (Bystanders do nothing; they “stand by” when another is bullied).

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If you see bullying, be an upstander! Also remember, you can always tell an adult.

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A Halloween Short Story

by Sydney Morra, Grade 6

It was Halloween night, and three kids were out trick or treating…at 12:00 A.M. “Isn’t it too late to keep going?” said the vampire.

“No way!” said the zombie.

“Yeah, let’s keep going. I want more candy,” said the ghost.

The kids were on the corner of their street, not sure where to go next.

“Let’s go down Hollow Street,” said the ghost.

“I’m not sure guys, my sister told me a story about this one house…” began the vampire.

“And… what’s the story?” said the zombie.

“My sister said that someone heard voices at the dark brown house while trick or treating there. The door was unlocked, so they went inside, and they never came back out,” said the anxious vampire.

“That’s fake,” said the zombie.

“I totally believe it. Come on, let’s go check it out,” said the ghost.

They were the only kids on that street. It was dark, and only one of the street lamps was on…the one by the dark brown house.

“It’s calling us…” said the ghost.

The kids slowly made their way to the house. They all knocked on the door. They waited, and waited and waited, until the zombie decided that they should leave.

“I told you guys it was fake,” said the zombie. “Come on, let’s go to the next house.”

And that’s when then they heard it.

“Come in…” said a mufPled voice. It caught them all by surprise.

“The story is true,” whispered the ghost, “Who are you?”

“Come in…” said the voice.

“You guys can go in, I’m going home,” said the vampire.

“Oh, come on.” The ghost opened the door, grabbed both of their hands, and brought them inside.

“I see you’ve come inside,” said the voice. They heard footsteps. The kids were petriPied and then the zombie saw a dusty old tape recorder sitting by the door.

“I knew it,” the zombie said. The zombie turned off the tape recorder.

“Well, if the story is fake, then what about…what about the door being unlocked, just like it was unlocked in the story?” said the ghost, dubiously.

“Let’s just go,” said the zombie. The zombie tried to open the door, but it was locked.

“And then they never came out…” said the voice.

“I told you so,” said the ghost.

“Uh…come out,” said the vampire, trying to be courageous.

“Um…” The voice suddenly got higher. “Fine…”

Instead of some creepy man coming out, a kid in a pumpkin costume came down the stairs.

“You sly fox,” said the ghost. “Okay, hand over the candy.”

The pumpkin grabbed the candy on the coffee table and showed them…it was Pilled with full-­‐sized candy bars, and the good ones at that.

“Hallelujah!” they all said.

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Halloween Jokes Q. What do ghosts drink when they’re hot and thirsty on Halloween?

!Q. What is a Mummy’s favorite type of music?

A. Wrap!!!!!

!Q. Why do demons and ghouls hang out?

A. Because demons are a ghoul’s best friend!

!Q. What do you call a goblin who gets too A. A toasty ghosty.

!Q. What is a vampire’s favorite holiday?

A. Fangsgiving

A. Ghoul-­‐aid!!!

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Compiled by Matt Rubenfeld, Grade 8

!Q. What kind of gum do ghosts chew?

A. Boo Boo Gum.

!Q. Where do vampires keep their money?

A: The blood bank!!!

!Q. What did Dracula say after reading all these jokes?

A. They bite!

Halloween Dance Costume Winners

Photo by Jordan Katz, Grade 6 [ 6]

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Outside the Window Fiction by Abigail Athan, Grade 6

Ever since I was young, there has been a family of dogs that live on my street. A mother and four beautiful children. They didn't belong to anybody it seemed. No collar or any sign of domestication. They looked like wild animals to me. Yes, almost like brown little foxes.

I never really got to see the dogs up close, though. Only through my bedroom window. The reason is because I was scared. The town I lived in wasn't a good town for raising families like mine. Lots of drugs and alcohol Ploated around here. There wasn't good plumbing, clean water, and garbage covered the streets.

So here I am. Sitting near my bedroom window watching wild dogs and hoping they will walk up to my door and ask if I could adopt them. Of course I’m twelve now and I know better. Slowly my window became dusty as I used it less and less.

On a foggy summer Tuesday, I Pinally went outside. On that foggy Tuesday I wanted to be alone. I wanted to stroll through the town that I hated and then go back home.

Well, that foggy Tuesday brought back memories of my childhood. I saw Duke, one of the dogs from when I was young. He was alone which surprised me because I only saw him with his family. They probably have passed away by now. Wild animals don’t live very long.

And yet, there was the dog, less than 20 feet away from me. The starving, skinny dog started creeping toward me like he was scared. Part of me said I should run, while the other part wanted to reach out and pet him. I put my hand in my pocket and fed him an old Kit Kat bar I had in there. He ate it in a split second and begged for more. Suddenly, I was scared and I ran home.

I came back the next day. I told him to go away but he came closer. He was warming up to me and slowly I was, too.

I came back to him every day I could. He started following me places and I noticed he wasn't so skinny anymore. I missed my Duke.

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After a couple of months I started to feel better about Duke but I still had a deep pang in my heart that will never heal.

On my birthday that year I was turning thirteen. I didn't want clothes or shoes like all the other girls at my school, I just wanted books to read and paper to paint on. But I got more than that.

There was a bright yellow box with red ribbon around it which was quite intimidating. I opened it, and out jumped a little dog that looked exactly like Duke. She was 5 months old, and she was born the day Duke died. His reincarnation, I thought. Duke came back to me. I called the little dog Duchess because it sounded a little like Duke. It was a reminder that he was always there outside the window.

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SOAR

By: Jiachen Lee, Grade 8

It’s a new year at school and there are many amazing clubs to join. One of the best clubs is SOAR. It’s the place to make new friends and have fun. SOAR stands for support our autism rainbow. So what is autism?

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder. People with autism have difPiculties communicating.

Scientists are not sure what causes autism which is why the logo is a puzzle piece. SOAR’s logo is the rainbow. The colors on the rainbow represents the many things that people with autism can do. At SOAR, we play with kids who have autism. We talk to them and do many fun activities together. We play basketball, draw pictures, sing songs, run outside, and many more fun activities. We made scarecrows and even did yoga!

The club advisor is Ms. M. She organizes the activities and makes the experience at SOAR fun and exciting. If you are considering joining a club at West Hollow this year, SOAR would be a great choice where you can have fun and at the same time, learn about autism.

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Interview Questions on Mr. Grabowski

by Jackie Zhao and Victoria Mariani, grade 7

Mr. Grabowski is a 7th grade science teacher new to West Hollow. He also teaches at High School West. ROAR writers Jackie Zhao and Victoria Mariani interviewed him recently.

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Question: Why do you like science? !

Answer: Science has always appealed to me. It makes sense to me and is mostly intuitive. Being able to explain how things work, on a small scale as well as a large scale, is incredible, interesting, and something to be proud of. Another part of science that appeals to me is that it's always changing.

Theories change. Things aren't often proven to be correct, but things are proven incorrect all the time.

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Question: What part of science interests you the most? (Chemistry?

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Answer: Physics is my favorite. I teach physics at High School West.

Everything in physics helps explain all of the other sciences. Plus, there's a bunch of math involved and I'm quite fond of math.

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Question: Did you always want to be a science teacher? If not, what were your other career aspirations? !

Answer: I actually did not always want to be a science teacher. I wanted to be an architect for a long time. I used to draw a lot and I Pigured putting that skill along with a scientiPic mindset together would yield a successful career as an architect. But then in high school I had a really quirky history teacher who inspired me to teach.

!Question: What kind of activities did you do when you were in middle school? Did you like school? !

Illustration by Shreya Krishnan, Grade 8

Answer: A lot of my time in middle school was spent in the technology classroom. I liked to work with my hands and build things. We built things ranging from coat hangers to catapults and had a great time doing it. I did enjoy my time in school. I learned things that interested me and it was a good time for socialization.

You're only young once, so you have to use that time to balance both things you need to do and things you want to do. School gives you the opportunity to do that.

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Interview Questions on Mr. Grabowski (Continued)

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Question: What was your favorite subject in school (besides science, of course!)? !

Answer: Honestly, I really enjoyed all of the major subjects in school.

Science obviously appealed to me. I was good at math and it made sense to me, so I enjoyed it. I have a poor memory, so history was not my best subject, but when teachers presented it to me in the right way, I was enthralled by it. As for English, I like to think I've always been a pretty decent writer. Later in the years we focused more on argument rather than reading books. Learning how to form arguments and discussions is a great skill to have, especially when you need to present to big groups of people every day.

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Question: If you could choose to teach another subject, what would it be? !

Answer: If I could teach another subject, I would teach math. The numbers don't lie! There is no ambiguity. Either it's right or it's wrong, but there are often multiple ways to get the same answer. I think that's neat.

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Question: What are your hobbies and interests? !

Answer: I'm an avid video game player. I don't hide it. I grew up playing games. It's what I like to do! Other than that, I like to sing (sometimes while playing games) and play soccer, although I'm not very good. It's still fun, though.

MUSIC Our Winter Concert dates are as follows:

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Tuesday, December 9 7th Grade Band 6th Grade Chorus

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Thursday, December 11 7th & 8th Grade Orchestra Concert Choir

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Wednesday, December 17 8th Grade Band Jazz Band

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Thursday, December 18 6th Grade Band, th 6 Grade Orchestra

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All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.

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Question: Where did you grow up and attend school(s)? !

Answer: I grew up in West Islip. I went to school in the district and eventually went to Stony Brook University, where I majored in Physics and completed their program for teacher preparation.

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Question: What do you think is a main difference with schools/ students today than when you were in middle school? !

Answer: When I was in middle school, almost no one had a cell phone. Smart phones really weren't a thing yet. SMART Boards weren't around yet. At least my district didn't have many of them until I was almost Pinished with high school. I guess the main difference is that, while we did have more technology than those before us, technology now is much more present in and out of the classroom.

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Music was my refuge.

I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

- Maya Angelou, Gather Together in My Name

Strings and Bows Like No One Knows Fiction by Jillian Martin, Grade 6

7th grade New Yorker Tory Wilson was not your average student. She was an exceptionally talented musician. She played the cello in school, the guitar, and she was a singer. By the time she was six she had already started playing her cello in the subway and on the streets. All her friends said she was crazy, and she might have been, but she didn’t let anything get in her way.

Tory was walking in the halls of Oak Grove Middle School when someone tapped her on the back.

“Meet me in the janitor’s closet in the new wing. Ten minutes.”

Not knowing what else to do, she went. In the closet was a girl with short, curly, light brown hair and a style that was all her own. “Hi! I’m Lasandra Atkins, but you can call me Lacy or Lace,” the girl said, putting out her hand for Tory to shake. “It has come to my attention that you are an exceptional cellist. I think we could really use someone like you in our chamber group. Our Pirst meeting is tomorrow before lunch. Oh! By the way, I play the viola.”

Tory’s Pirst chamber rehearsal was the best rehearsal of her life. “Hey Lacy!” she said as she walked into the room.

“Hi! This is Kris, Mariah, Sammy, Jax and Finn, our conductor,” Lasandra said pointing to the other students.

“Alright! Lets get down to business! Trumpet Voluntary from the top!” Finn started to conduct the group, with Kris playing violin, Mariah and Lacy on the viola, Jax on his trumpet, and Sammy and Tory playing the cello and singing, “Sound, sound, sound the trumpet!” It almost sounded like the London Symphony Orchestra playing instead of 7th graders.

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Two weeks had passed since the Pirst chamber rehearsal, and everything was going pretty well.

Tory wasn’t failing any of her classes (yet) and she had already made six new friends. That was before she got the worst text message she’d ever receive.

It was seven o’clock on a Saturday. Tory was watching a movie with her nine year old brother, Henry, when her phone beeped. “Ttooorrrryyy!!!!” her brother said, whining at her, “You have to silence your cell phone before the movie! Remember????”

But she wasn’t paying attention to him. She was looking at her phone.

“Yeah, yeah, whatever Henry.”

Hey It’s Lacy. bad news. school’s having Budget cuts and they are cutting chamber Music.

We have to do something!!!!

Help! Think!!!!

Lacy

What the Heck!! why would they Do that??????

What is wrong with them!

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Strings and Bows Like No One Knows (continued) Tory walked into the Board of Education OfPices. “How much do we need?” asked Tory.

“I’m sorry, I have no idea what you are talking about,” said Elyssa Cooper, President of the Board of Education.

“How much money do I need to get Chamber back?” Tory repeated.

“You’re going to need ten thousand dollars by the end of the month,” Mrs.Cooper replied.

Tory simply said, “Watch me do it.”

“Well, it’s the Pirst of November, so you’d better get crackin’” Mrs.Cooper stated with a smirk on her face.

Tory went to look for Lacy as soon as she could. “Ok Lace, we need a plan. We need to raise ten thousand dollars by the end of this month.” * * * Tory, Lacy, and the other chamber students tried everything to make money. Bake sales, babysitting, tutoring. Nothing was working. It had been a week and they had only made $500. “ We’re not even going to have $2,000 by the end of the month,” Mariah said with a sigh. But at that exact second an idea popped into Tory’s mind.

“Do you see all of those tattoo choker necklaces and bracelets people are wearing? We could make those and sell them with all different charms!” she said.

They started making them that weekend and selling them in school during lunch. They had all the charms in the world at their disposal. Everything from painter’s palettes to nerd glasses. Sales were through the roof. They were making lots of cash, but still not quite enough. They needed something big… something bold…

“Talent Show!!” Tory said upon waking up that morning. She proposed the idea to the rest of the group that day. “We can perform, and let anyone else perform too! We can charge around $30 a ticket and we’ll dePinitely have ten thousand dollars!”

They hung up Plyers the following day, and set up a booth in the cafeteria where people could sign up and buy tickets. It had only been 20 minutes and Tory was already running to make another copy of the sign up sheet.

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It was the night of the talent show. A lot of people had showed up and they had a lot of people performing.

“Hello everyone! Thank you for coming to support the Oak Grove Chamber Music Group! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!” Lacy announced. They had made just over ten thousand dollars. Tory, Lacy, Sammy, Mariah, Jax, Kris, and Finn had played Trumpet Voluntary. After the last act performed, they went backstage to Mrs.Cooper, and handed her the envelope full of money. “Here”, was all Tory said. Mrs.Cooper counted the money and when she was Pinished she said…

“We can fund Chamber.” All the girls squealed; even the boys screamed, “Yes!” After this experience, those kids didn’t let anything stop them. It’s a good thing too, otherwise they might not have become a world renowned string group and very successful solo string players.

And to think… it all started in middle school.

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West Hollow Boys 7 Soccer

by Talha Waseem, Grade 7

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I play on the seventh grade boys soccer team, under the direction of Coach Nolan, a teacher at HSE. We have played several games but have not performed as well as we thought. However, our team just came off a great win against East Northport on 10/23; we defeated them 4-­‐1. We were hungry for a win and were more determined than ever. The team is now focused on the Saturday, 10/25 game against Candlewood.

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This season, the team has played well in the Pirst half, usually conceding only one or two goals.

However, we’ve given up a lot of goals in the second half because we get tired and become less focused.

We are energetic and believe we can win the next Pive games that are left. We know that we can be a great team like we were in our 4-­‐1 victory. It was a great game where everyone got in the mix and I scored, too.

We played more like a team and felt like we were creating chances more often.

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RIDING THROUGH

YOUR WORRIES

by Abigail Athan, Grade 6

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The wind in your hair your weightless body you’re in midair it seems Flying through time forgetting your worries your beautiful smile beams Faster and faster you go And then boom You are in the air Nothing can compare when riding with the wind in your hair

We have the win for you West Hollow!

Great Ending for Cross Country

by Paige Elberg, Grade 8

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O n N o v e m b e r 3 r d C r o s s Country had its last meet. The t e a m c o m p e t e d a g a i n s t Candlewood Middle School and won!

Olivia Teng placed Pirst for girls; Sal Pascarella (Grade 8) placed Pirst for boys. For the end of a season, this was one great ending for cross country!

TRICK OR TREAT TROT

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The Following Students were the Top Finishers within the School

SIXTH GRADE

SEVENTH GRADE

Illustration by Abigail Athan, Grade 6

EIGHTH GRADE

BEST TIME

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Joi Higgins Brianna Tedesco Sophia Tawil Olivia Teng - 2:48

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West Hollow’s Fall Musical On November 21st and 22nd, the West Hollow Players delighted audiences with two nearly SOLD OUT performances of Little Shop Of Horrors. The sets were amazing, the performances were outstanding, and the band gave new meaning to the phrase, “raise the roof!” Great job, ladies and gents!

THE WEST HOLLOW

The Cast, Crew & Band Sam Abramson Alyina Ahmed Victoria Albanese Danielle Albrecht Jake Anszelowicz Crystal Archer Samuel Benson Grace Bleck Jolie Brandstein Sarah Celt Anthony Cohen Tori Cohen Danny Connell Zo?ia Czarzasty Christian D’Sa Julia Davolio Alyssa De Villa Sam Dircks

Jessica DiScala Samantha Dunston Hailey Elberg Kiosha Fowlkes Kyle Fowlkes Justin Frank Alexa Garbus Alyssa Garbus Hannah Gerber Andrew Glick Chris Goldblatt Katie Goldblatt Mila Hirsch Ben Keschner Shreya Kirshnan Josie Koehler Dylan Landman Lindsay Lao Aimee Leon Nicholas Likos Jack Lippman R.J. Marshall Robert McMurray Jessica Melissen Jewel Moore Alexa Nicoll

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Brandon Niederauer Alexandra Perticone P.J. Radecki Sarah Radecki Kayla Renard Gabby Rojas Matt Rubenfeld Logan Sands Anthony Scaglione Courtney Schmitt Scott Schwartz Haylie Serlin Jack Serra Gia Song Lucas Stein Ben Strong Ashley Sukoff Kira Sundberg Marco Tomassi Samantha Truncellito Julisa Vargas Joseph Vela Zack Wolfman Elena Xenakis Donna Zarrabi

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West 54th St., New All authorized performa York, NY 10019. Phone: nce 212-541-9684 Fax: www.mtishows.com 212-397-4684

Teacher Advisors

Phil Iconis / Director Charlie Gravina / Stage Craft Jillian Pennisi / Makeup Colleen Regan / Business Katie Sepp / Publicity April Yeomans / Stage Design

Writers and Illustrators Staff: Abby Athan Jasmine Blaj Sara Chu Anna Constantinides Paige Elberg Jordan Katz Julia Katz Shreya Krishnan Jiachen Lee Victoria Mariani Jillian Martin Dallas Moore

Sydney Morra Matt Rubenfeld Neeya Shetty Talha Waseem Cassandra Ye Jackie Zhao

Join us Sunday, December 14th from 1-3 pm at the Starbucks in Melville to view Art Work by Studio In Art Students from West Hollow Middle School!

Please bring a new unwrapped toy for our toy drive and help us make the season bright for another child!

Artwork will be on display from Saturday, December 6th - Sunday, December 14th [ 15]

The Counseling Corner Thank you for supporting this year’s Thanksgiving Food Drive; that beneOited The Gerald Ryan outreach:

• 480 cans of Gravy • 373 boxes of Corn Bread • 470 boxes of Mac & Cheese • 1011 cans of Yams

Guidance is doing some in house learning and training on Mindfulness in Education

With the ever increasing academic and social demands on our students today, Guidance is learning modern ways to help students meet with success. Social Emotional Learning, SEL, has long been an important aspect of development and learning. Academic success is not an entity to itself. Academic success is intertwined with handling social and emotional challenges in life. These ever important skills can be taught and learned during the tumultuous middle school years.

Mindfulness can: •Increase student awareness and focus •Reduce stress/anxiety •Improve self-­con?idence •Regulate emotions •Tap into the bene?its of empathy and tolerance

Half Hollow Hills Central Office Administration Mrs. Kelly Fallon, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Patrick Harrigan, Deputy Superintendent Mr. John O’Farrell, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education Mrs. Mary Rettaliata, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education Ms. Anne Marie Marrone Caliendo, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Facilities

Half Hollow Hills Board of Education

Mr. Eric Geringswald, President Mrs. Betty DeSabato, Vice President Mrs. Diana Acampora, Trustee Mr. Frank Grimaldi, Trustee Mr. David Kaston, Trustee Dr. Paul Peller, Trustee Mr. James Ptucha, Trustee

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