The Canine Chronicle MBMS January 2018 by The Canine Chronicle

[t h e canine ] mount baker middle school, auburn, washington

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inside this issue: Internet Safety

Recycled Fashion Trends

Cost Of Love

Dos & Don’t’ of Valentine's Day

How To Small Talk

SPOTLIGHT: MBMS Diversity

Celebrity Suicides

What Grinds My Gears

K-Pop Gains Popularity

140-Character Reviews

Culture Poll

MBMS Sports

FRONT COVER PHOTO: As Valentine’s Day approaches many MBMS students become excited about the popular holiday, but many become anxious also as they await the popular dance hosted by MBMS Choir. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY X. MANUEL BACK COVER PHOTO: In every year of existence, MBMS has increased its diversity. After the annual MLK assembly, students voiced their opinions about how to embrace our diversity. PHOTOS & COLLAGE BY J. WODDIE & I. GALLARDO

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DEAR BULLDOGS,

Whomst dares to enter this edition? Youmst dares! Welcome to the new year! And welcome to the new edition of the legendary newspaper, The Canine Chronicle! As always, we strive to provide you with information from not only around the school, but from around the world! In 2018, we hope for the best. We can’t wait for you to take a peek! Over 400 MBMS students took part in a survey to voice their opinions on the school year. As we look back at 2017, we reflect on the year and, of course, we try to improve for the next year. Last year, we had so much fun writing the newspaper and seeing the reactions of students reading the new editions as they came out. The semester is coming to a close, which means this semester’s TCC staff is disbanding and a new staff will take its place. We’re ecstatic to see what the new semester has in store. This January edition is packed full of topics ranging from K-pop to how to start small talk. We even included the classic 140-character reviews and What Grinds My Gears. With all of these articles, there’s bound to be something entertaining for every student. We have something for everyone here! For all the sports lovers, we have coverage on varsity basketball, varsity gymnastics, and varsity soccer. Don’t forget to also check out our articles on diversity and celebrity suicides. As most of our editors and staff move on to the next semester and to new classes, we all wish everybody the best. Even if you’re not into everything in this newspaper, The Canine Chronicle has got you covered! Sincerely,

The Canine Chronicle

mission: The MBMS Journalism 8 class produced this limited-voice EDITORS

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Isabella Gallardo Xialeemar Manuel Mikaela Rabago Rikki Rhodes-Huwe Lottie Scheschy

Gavin Bonham Hailey Carlson Sarah Cayeros Sophie Elwell Isabell Flores Ciara Fletcher Lucas Fletcher

Lavrielle Gueriba Alicia Guetle Aysiah Hwande Helena Moutzouris Janine Park Madeleine Ramos Luci Sain

Annie Sihalathavong Alexa Wate Jayden Woodie

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newspaper with intent to ethically report events accurately, without bias. As a public forum for students, all decisions made on content are made under the guidance of the adviser, with intent to uphold students’ First Amendment rights. The opinions presented in articles are provided to represent the views and perspectives of students and individuals in our diverse student population, not necessarily the whole of the adviser, faculty, and administrators. Any material that would cause a disruption to the educational process like libel, invasion of privacy, or copyright infringement will not be published. The Canine Chronicle is produced using Microsoft Publisher. Photographs not taken by students have been utilized through a Creative Commons and Microsoft license. School portraits are licensed through Dorian Photography.

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ALICIA GUETLE The annual school musical is an event that many look forward to, either if you’re watching it or performing in it. Mt. Baker’s choir teacher, Mr. Char, gathers a cast of actors and techs to create an interesting musical that makes the audience feel like they have been transported to the world up on the stage. The costumes that the actors are wearing are part of the magic that makes the musical practically perfect (pun intended). Due to Mr. Char putting on a different musical each year, he has built an immense amount of costumes. “Hundreds,” said Mr. Char, referring to the number of costumes. “If I laid them all out it would cover six large clothing racks.” Costumes help create a character, but sometimes costumes have character of their own, for example, the enchantress dress used in Mt. Baker’s production of Beauty and the Beast. “This dress was in almost all of my musicals,” Char said. “This dress is the most used costume.” As mentioned before, costumes help create the magic that is in most musicals. Unfortunately, in

some shows Mr. Char has seen, the actors weren’t dressed in a fitting costume. “I’ve seen plays where kids wore Nikes and sweatpants and to me it took away from the show,” Char said. “When I direct plays I make sure that everything is perfect from head to toe.” There are many aspects to appreciate about directing the school musical. Mr. Char shared his

thoughts on being the director of Mt. Baker’s musical. “I love playing with the scenes and blocking them out until the magic happens,” Char said. “I also like working with the kids, the musical brings out the most interesting, weird, and talented kids”. This year Mr. Char is putting on the musical, Mary Poppins , which he is very excited about. “It’s going to be amazing,” Char said. “The

musical is different than the movies and it will be challenging.” By directing Mt. Baker’s spring musical Mr. Char brings a new form of the performing arts to MBMS. Mr. Char shared why he believes the performing arts are so important. “To me, it's what's going to save the world,” Char said. “All the knowledge of math and science doesn’t matter to the humankind unless we have the heart for it.”

Mr. Char poses with two drama kids dressed in some of Mr. Char’s costumes. PHOTO COURTSY OF A.GUETLE

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Protecting Yourself on Social Media

MIKAELA R ABAGO Social media has impacted a large amount of today’s youth. And not only has it affected the youth, but the people around them as well. Today's society is largely dependent on social media and the internet. Almost everybody has been around some form of internet at least once in their lifetime. But, with the all of the good things that come with being online, there are some drawbacks. One of them being cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is a form of bullying that occurs over the internet. This type of bullying can be just as bad, or even worse, than regular bullying. People can say mean comments and threaten people with the act of pressing a few keys on a keyboard. The world is at everybody's fingertips and some people decide to use it for harm. Ms. Brubaker, the seventh grade counselor at MBMS, has some very realistic and genuine opinions about cyberbullying. “This is my personal opinion. I sometimes feel like kids in middle school don’t have, and even adults, don’t have the maturity yet to be on social media or be able to handle it,” Brubaker said. “For those reasons because a lot of you guys are still figuring that out.” Mr. Brown, the principal at MBMS, explained that there have been previous incidents of

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Principal Brown introduces Detective Nix from the Auburn Police Department, who came to MBMS on Jan. 16 for an assembly about internet safety. She showed a presentation and several videos about how you can save yourself before something bad happens. PHOTO COURTESY TO P.WARRING

cyberbullying in the school and how they handled it. “We’ve had [instances with cyberbullying] every single year, and you know again we take it super seriously. We have to look into every aspect of it.” Brown said. “Usually, unfortunately it's not a one way street. Something happened with the other side as far as them bullying as well.” Ms. Holt, the assistant librarian at MBMS, said that there are ways for the district to view what you post on social media if you are using school technology. “The district can go through and see.” Holt said, “ They have certain things that set off bells at the district office and they can see if you’re doing something inappropriate.” *

Brubaker has had many students say that most of their personal issues come from social media accounts, like Snapchat. “I asked my kids what's the percentage of the drama that you deal with in your life where does it come from and one of my students said 80 percent of the drama online dealing with this because of Snapchat. One of them said 100 percent,” Brubaker said. “So I thought that was really interesting in that social media is bringing in so much drama and anxiety in their life.” Detective Nix from the Auburn Police Department, who came to MBMS on Jan. 16 for an assembly about internet safety, which led

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to Brown revisiting the information.. Brown clarified what the reason behind having the announcement during lunch on Jan. 18 and there has not been a previous incident like this recent one. “Not to that degree. This one is pretty serious and I just want to make sure… like I said in there. I don’t want to discipline kids and that's why I gave that.” Brown said, “I said that in there because I want everyone to understand that what they're doing is really, really not smart and is going to get them in big trouble and I don’t want that for any of our kids. That's why I did that. Hopefully they listen.”

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Over 400 MBMS students participated in an anonymous online survey in January. The most notable responses were recorded below. QUESTION: Do you think students at MBMS understand what is inappropriate and appropriate content for teens on sites like YouTube? Do teens know how to respond when they come across explicit material from YouTubers (like Logan Paul)?

“ I believe that some teens know what is right and wrong on social media, but a lot of the students at MBMS don't know how to behave on things like YouTube. Many teens don't know how to handle explicit material especially when it comes to Logan Paul.”

“I don't think that students know the difference of appropriate and inappropriate content. Even after the presentation we had with the detective, I have caught students watching videos with explicit language, listening to inappropriate songs, and other things. AND THAT IS ONLY IN THE SIXTH GRADE! “ “I feel that students at MBMS understand what is inappropriate and appropriate content for them on the internet, and that they do know how to respond to explicit material when they come across it, but they are getting in trouble because they are choosing not to be smart and use their knowledge of the topic.”

“I cannot imagine what the other students of “Yes, I believe that students at MBMS understand what is inappropriate and appropriate on older grades are viewing sites like YouTube. Most of Logan Paul's fans are little eight or if they are doing -year-old kids that don't know if the content is appropriate or not, but teens should know that when they watch an better or worse. At our inappropriate video to flag and dislike it.” age, I still cannot “kids actually t hink people like Logan Paul are cool role model even t heir "role model" is actually believe what things pretty inappropriate and basically has no sense of basic decency . Some teens/kids, when t hey parents are letting their come across t hese kind of stuff, do actually respond to it appropriately, but some kids/teens come children watch.” across it as funny or hilarious is it sometime just sickens me.” PLEASE NOTE: Reponses were edited for length and clarity. Responses also were part of an anonymous student survey.

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LAVRIELLE GUERIBA Trends from the ‘80s and ‘90s usually come back and loop around every year. These are called recycled trends. The knowledge of when these trends will continue to loop is unknown. The trends usually come back randomly. Fashion trends like ripped jeans and Adidas pants are recycled over again. The most common reason people think why is because designers have run out of ideas. After all, trends are modified every time it comes back, but they don’t change as much. Seventh

grader Amirah Levchenko has her opinion on this. “I personally think trends come back because people would want to carry on,” Levchenko said. “Other people would want to carry on the fashion and wear them too.” While trends are coming back, eighth grader Stanley Thomas has a different opinion. “Possibly, because people like different brands of fashion,” Thomas said. Another reason is because the trends fit with the time of year, which causes them to circle around. No one knows if these trends will keep

continuing or if they’ll stop in the future and new trends will get released. “Every year somebody starts liking something new,” Seventh grader Jayana Fields said. “They also start thinking of new clothing styles.” In addition, designers always look back at the fashion from the past to see if it fits with the time of year or not. This is how fashion changes a little bit at a time as it continues to go throughout the years. Furthermore, we can never know the true answer of why trends come back as to everyone has their own opinion for themselves.

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Adidas has always been popular in society and are still worn to this day as you see. Seventh grader Jayana Fields is wearing Adidas in this picture. Adidas slowly became more popular every year as it continue to go. Adidas started out in the 1900s and is worn by everyone and continue to keep going throughout community. PHOTO BY L. GUERIBA

Bomber Jackets are another trend that have been circling around from the 1980s. Seventh graders Tianna Dang and Quinn Donermeyer are seen in the photos wearing bomber jackets. The bomber jacket got its name from the sturdiness of the jacket itself. Bomber jackets became popular in the 1980s because it was worn as a “national costume..” PHOTO COURTESY OF Q. DONERMEYER

Round glasses are another fashion trend that are worn. Seventh grader Dat Ho is wearing round glasses in this picture. Round glasses can remind people of Harry Potter, as he is seen also wearing the glasses. The glasses are very classic and people are still wearing to this day. PHOTO BY L. GUERIBA

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Choose a word for each part of speech Choose a word for each type of speech on the lines below. After you finish writing down the words, turn to page 11 and fill in the blanks there. Have a great time and a great laugh with these weird love notes! Happy Valentine’s Day! PHOTO COURTESY OF J. BELL, N. ZARAGOZA, A. GARCIA

M ADELEINE RAMOS Many trends from the past are making a comeback into our world today. Some students at MBMS love these 80’s and 90’s trends and often wear these old school styles on a daily basis. The top three trends based on the majority vote of MBMS students were sweatpants, which had 156 votes, ripped jeans, which had 140 votes, and Adidas track pants which had 103 votes. “Baggy ‘80s pants are one of my favorite old school trends. They are very comfortable but stylish as well,” eighth grader Jolee Bell said. Bell and eighth graders Evelyn Sua’ava, at are celebrating spirit day during “Flashback Friday” (pictured above). Jolee Bell wears round glasses, which were first invented in the ‘30s but soon became popular in the ‘70s. Both students are wearing mom jeans which are a 7.6 percent of the schools favorite recycled trend. Sua’ava wears denim on denim, which started getting popular during the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. “Strauss is credited with designing the firstever jeans in 1870 as a durable, breathable utility garment for cowboys, railroad engineers, and miners to wear during the gold rush out West,” GlamourMagazine.com said. Denim became very popular to wear in modern day life. Most of society had at least one pair of jeans in their house during the ‘90s.

Natasha Zaragoza, an eighth grader at MBMS wears ripped jeans, as well as a baggy sweatshirt. Ripped Jeans were one of the top favorites for recycled trends with a percentage of 39.3 percent of the school's favorite. Sweatshirts were produced in the 1930’s and were originally used to help marketed laborers working in freezing cold temperatures. In the 90’s the sweatshirt became popular amongst most young adults and teenagers. According to the RippedJeansHistory.com, “Ripped jeans were popular in the late 1980’s during the hard rock/ heavy metal era and in the 1990’s and 2000’s during the grunge era and soon came back into our modern world today.” Eighth graders Aracely Garcia and Garrett Rangel wear trends from the past in the photo above. Garrett wears slides, which were first invented in the ‘70s, while she is wearing jeans, which were first made in the 1800’s. “The Adilette was introduced as the go anywhere sport slide. A lot of people call them shower slides or pool slides, since they are perfect for wearing around the gym locker room to protect your feet from the wet (and not always inviting) floor,” Atelierdore.com said. Aracely Garcia wears jeans, which were invented by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss in 1873. “Jeans marked culture of the last 140 years pr o b a b l y m o re t ha n w e t h in k, ” GlamourMagazine.com said. “They were first working clothes, then symbols of disobedience only to become fashion items.”

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SARAH CAYEROS Every year people around the USA celebrate friendship, love, and happiness on Feb. 14. A lot of people are especially happy on this day, but what happens to the wallets of fellow Americans on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day? According to the National Retail Federation, in 2017 $18.2 billion were spent on Valentine's Day. These are not in any way small numbers, $18.2 billion! The thing is, only 53.9 percent of people in the U.S. actually celebrate Valentine's Day. All together only half of the people in America spent all of this money. For the people that actually celebrated Valentine's Day, the average person spent $136.57. Sales on Valentine's Day have always been pretty high, but for these past two years sales have gone up at least $4 billion. In 2010 Americans spent $14.1 billion, by 2017 sales went up by $4.1 billion, reaching the amount of $18.2 billion. This may not seem like much, after repeating it several times, but for only half the country to be spending that much money, it's actually a lot more than it might seem. ABC News reported that $4.3 billion were spent on jewelry alone, making it the most popular item that people spend on. Two

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billion dollars were spent on flowers. Red roses were, of course, first pick on everyone's list, being the most common flower to give, $1.7 billion were spent on candy, and $1 billion on greeting cards. Keeping up with what a special someone wants can be really hard and getting an item at the correct place is the key to love, or so they say. Even though jewelry and greeting cards are a pretty big thing on this exact day, it's funny to say on ly 10. 1 percent of that people that celebrate Valentines are actually going into a jewelry store. Only 18.4 percent are going to a specialty store for greeting and/ or gift cards. Meanwhile 34.7 percent of these people are going to a department store. This makes the sales at simple department stores go through the roof with tons of money.

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On Feb. 14, people go and buy something for a special someone, a necklace, a flower, some chocolates, or some flowers. This may not seem like much at the time, maybe $20, but when all of it is together turns out way more than you expected it to be.

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SOPHIE ELWELL & HELENA MOUTZOURIS Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and so is the MBMS Valentine’s Day Dance on Feb. 14! Here are some basic dos and don’ts when it comes to the holiday of love. Whether you listen to these ideas or not, it’s still fun to have a look and laugh with your friends! PHOTO COURTESY OF CLIPART.ORG VIA CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE

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Do get to know somebody before you ask them to the dance. Now, learn about them in moderation, don’t go full stalker mode! But if you plan on having any small talk, you might want to brush up on your knowledge so the conversation is less awkward.

Don’t wear a t-shirt and jeans! It is a dance, not a soccer game! But don’t dress up wearing a hoop skirt and top hat either. Find something to wear that is right in the middle.

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Don’t STALK PEOPLE! WE REPEAT! DO NOT STALK PEOPLE! IT’S RUDE AND CREEPY! NOBODY WILL GO WITH YOU IF YOU SHOW UP AT THEIR DOORSTEP PEERING THROUGH THE WINDOW!

Do go out and have fun! Here’s a tip: Nobody is going to care what you look like when you are dancing, as long as you are having fun. That’s all that matters!

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Do plan your outfit ahead of time! The last thing you want is to show up wearing nothing but your swimming trunks and that ugly sweater your aunt made you!

Don’t stand awkwardly in the corner. If you ignore everyone else, they will ignore you! If you want to make some friends, go out and socialize!

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The Valentine’s Dance, hosted by MBMS Choir, is just around the corner on Feb. 14. If you are thinking about going, here are a few tips that may come in handy when wanting to start a conversation. The most important part to being successful in small talk is your body language. Check out these tips!

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Make sure you’re actually looking at the other person and try to look like you’re interested.

Don’t keep talking forever. Keep the conversation short and sweet.

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STEP 3 Talking about yourself will probably make the person dislike you. No one cares about how good you are at singing.

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Find something in common. Having something in common will give you something to talk about.

Talk about the surroundings around you. How about a classic, like the weather?

Starting with a compliment will give a good impression to the other person. They’ll like you more and might keep talking to you.

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If you don’t want them to walk away, then be positive. Negativity = BAD IMPRESSION!

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Approach someone in a normal way. Approaching the person as shown, will scare the other person and will most likely walk away from you.

Don’t be touchy. You barely know the other person so don’t get too close to the them.

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DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks from page 7 to compete and decipher these love notes This is a MadLib that has been created to show two parts of a love letter. The overdramatic side, and the kind of cute side. Dear MY LOVE,

Dear Bob,

Even if I have searched far and ________________ (1. Adjective), I could not find someone like you. You are a one of a kind _________________ (2. Noun). Nobody could match your sense of humor and your _________________ (3. Adjective) laugh. Nobody could match the way I feel about you. You are the only one for me. You are beautiful in every way with your______________(4. Noun), intelligence, and the way you ________________ (5. Noun). Don’t let anyone tell you that you aren’t beautiful because they would be blatantly lying to you. My _______________ (6. Noun) would break if you shared your heart with another. However, if you were to share your heart with another, I would be happy for you only if you were happy. Everything you do makes my heart ______________ (7. Verb). I could never have anyone else as long as you are in my life. Please accept my love. I don’t know what I would do if you were not in my life. I would die of _______________ (8. Noun) and despair. Oh my love, please do not put my love aside for you to have.

We have been friends for the ________________ (9. Adjective) time and you were my best friend. You were always there for me when I needed you the most. You always ________________ (10. Verb) me and ________________ (11. Verb) me. You always show how you are feeling and never lie. I am so honored and happy to have such a great friend such as yourself. I have always believed in you and you have always ________________ (12. Verb) in me. If you have never came into my life, there would be no one that is like you. I feel as if you are more than just a friend however. I always wanted you with me, I have never felt ________________ (12. Adjective) with you around. You are the one person that I would spill out all of my ________________ (13. Noun) to. You are the one for me and I can’t hide it anymore. Please accept how I feel and please don’t make this ________________ (14. Verb) our friendship. Please respond ________________ (15. Adverb) to my feelings, I would hate for you to lie just to make me feel better. If it can’t work out, please don’t ruin what we already have. I can wait until you are ready. I can wait even if it will be ________________ (16. Adverb). No matter how I say this, I will still say the same thing and I am sticking to that statement.

Full of love, Harrison Black

Sincerely, Petunia Loveheart

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DIRECTIONS: A study in 2017 by Match.com concluded that the traits listed below are the most common “attractive” traits of what people looking for in a relationship with a significant other. The first THREE traits you find are your PERFECT MATCH. The LAST ONE you find describes your WORST enemy.

Trevon Blassingame shooting a free throw against Cascade. Baker won that game 72-32. COURTESY OF MBMS YEARBOOK

were on defense and Trevon Blassingame was taking the lead on getting most of the rebounds. While when the MBMS varsity basketball team was on offense Kaden Lewis was taking the lead on making great the passes to  Varsity help people to get out of tough  Coach Quadri-7 situations , And then with Charlie  Coach Vatne-7Cody Johnson, Max Johnson, Walker, Tim Petrik and Miles Go were all taking the lead and having great defense skills on the court. In the final game the varsity basketball team had a win over the North Tapps Bulldogs with a score of 57-51 leading to the end of the season record 7-1. Coach Lubash would say the reason that they won the game is because they had hard defense.

ISABELL FLORES The varsity boys’ basketball team had a little bump in the road of the season when they had lost a game for the first time in six years. The game that the varsity team had lost was against the North Tapps Bulldogs with the score of 55-46 the MBMS bulldogs just came up a little short at the end of the game. The Bulldogs in their last game against North Tapps Middle School came out with the win. The MBMS bulldogs second to last game they had a win over Cascade Middle School leaving with a record of 6-1. With the whole team all contributing to the win in the game. The highlight parts were when the Bulldogs

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Even though the varsity basketball team lost one of their games this season. They were not discouraged by losing the game they kept playing their game and ending the season it paid off 7-1they were co-champions. Coach Lubash was very proud of 5-3 his team for winning co5-3 champions. Coach Lubash wants everyone to know one thing and that is “We are still the champs!”

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The Locker Lottery is a way of getting students’ opinions on hot topics. There are two students from each grade and they are selected at random. The sixth graders are Benjamin Benjamin and Andrea Nolazco-Casa. The seventh grades are Abel Plazola and Jacquelyn Flores. The eighth graders are Ariana Avelar and Miles Goe. LUCAS FLETCHER & CIIARA FLETCHER

ARE YOU GOING TO THE VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE?

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?

B.B.: No. A.P.: No. J.F.: Yeah, since I’m in choir and choir is hosting. A.A.: Maybe, but I’m not going to go with anyone. M.G.: Yeah, I’m going to be going with somebody too.

B.B.: Basketball. A.N-C.: Soccer. A.P.: Basketball. J.F.: Soccer. A.A.: Soccer. M.G.: Football. I like the contact

in the sport.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO IN SECOND SEMESTER? B.B.: To have good grades. A.N-C.: Keeping grades up.

A.P.: Better grades. J.F.: Getting better grades A.A.: Better improvement on grades. M.G.: I just want to keep my grades up and finish the year off good.

HOW MANY HOURS A DAY DO YOU USE YOUR PHONE PER DAY? B.B.: 1 hour. A.N-C.: 3-4 hours. A.P.: 2 hours. J.F.: About 4 hours. A.A.: At minimum, probably around 4 hours. M.G.: 3 hours.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT? B.B.: PE. A.N-C.: Math. A.P.: English Language-Arts. J.F.: Social Studies. A.A.: History. M.G.: Social Studies.

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SARAH CAYEROS iversity. Depending on how people think of that word, a lot of different things may come to mind when mentioning it. In Google dictionary it says diversity means variety. Though it may say that, everyone has a different definition for that word, it could something personal that pops up, perhaps something distant, but the one

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thing that is the same about us is that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all different. Our diversity here at MBMS is absolutely incredible. Due to our big diversity here the Youth Equity Stewardship (YES) program has been brought to MBMS. When the YES! program is mentioned a lot of people ask what that is. This is a program where the focus is to engage youth and adults to be able to create soulful, inspired, and their own learning environments. This is such an

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awesome opportunity to be able to see diversity through wider eyes and that eliminate educational disparities. This program is not only school related, but it affects students on a both cultural and personal level because it helps see all the differences in other people and how they bring everyone together. The YES! program is affecting students personally, because it changes how things are seen in a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes. Being around a lot of different people that are

together and embracing their differences is definitely a confidence booster. It shows that a student can also be able to bring out their differences without being scared that they will be judged. There are so many people from so many places, so many cultures, and with so many differences here at this school. Whether it is how students talk, dress, eat, and even live, but it is beautiful to see all these students come together because of a

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“We learn the most when we are exposed to different perspectives and opinions.”

“We are all able to come together and know not to judge people of different color and different ethnicity.”

Co-founders of YES! Benjamin Howard and Wade Antonio Colwell work with students have worked with students and teachers in ASD. PHOTOS COURTESY OF YES!

learning experience and not mind that there are so many other people from different backgrounds. It’s not just race that differences everyone; it can be many things, such as appearance. A lot of students are very self-conscious about their appearance and scared of being judged for what they look like. But the beauty of the

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“It will help students learn about the different foods in the cultures and what they do in their daily lives.”

world is being different. Without differences, we’d all be the same, and that would be highly boring. Dr. Seuss once said, “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” No one should be scared to show themselves, because each person is unique and without them, the world wouldn’t be the same.

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“It’s important for students to learn how different cultures work and to know that different people are here with them at school.”

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...affect MBMS students? LUCI SAIN anyone were to walk into the commons at MBMS they would see the words “Bulldog Pride!” painted in four different languages across a border on the wall. They might realize that MBMS is a very diverse school. Of course, it’s easy to see how unique each student is when sitting in 6 different classes for about 7 hours. But, the school has a wide variety of people from separate religions, sexualities, genders, and cultures. And a vast group of students are able to speak more than one language.

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Language is a constant and consistent system of communication that had started in the prehistoric times and still is developing today. The history of language is slightly still unknown but it’s so interesting to know that the society had created words from practically nothing. And the benefits of learning a language can help with someone's mental health, make you better at multitasking, improves your memory, and can help make your brain stronger. There are about 7,000 languages that are spoken today but no one truly knows how many languages were lost when civilizations fell. But everyone shares the language of music, math, body language, and love. In a

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school setting, language can affect students differently. ”Language opens doors to new cultures and relationship.” said Ms. King, Spanish teacher. After living in areas of Mexico, Africa, and Europe, King learned new languages and found that she really enjoyed it. King found that learning from one another and finding each other through one's culture is important for efficient communication. ”It’s just like anyone else who only speaks English except I know an additional one. It's just a bonus for me. “ seventh grader Nicole Tran said . Most students when responding to the question of how speaking lan-

guage affects their learning, say that they mostly benefit from knowing multiple languages instead of it interfering or causing trouble for them. Some people say it's a plus to confuse your friends that don't understand what you're saying or that it helps them socialize with their friends better. Someone even said that it can more to enhance the learning then make it more difficult for students. "Knowing two languages does interfere with my learning because Spanish is my first language, so when I am speaking English it is harder to pronounce some words." seventh grader Amy Martinez-Reyes said.

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With the recent celebration of the work of Martin Luther King Jr., MBMS students have received many opportunities to reflect on the diversity in Auburn. A January survey allowed students to express. their opinions, documented below. Also, Spanish teacher Mrs. King and English Language Leaners (ELL) teacher Ms. Zaida provide additional information.

According to a survey conducted for the January edition of The Canine Chronicle, over 196 students (of 419 students who took the survey) spoke TWO or more languages.

According to ELL teacher Ms. Zaida, Spanish is the most common language spoken by ELL students. English is new to all these students.

When students get lunch they have painted words in four different languages right above their heads. Although the loud talking from students can be very distracting it isn’t too hard to notice the words. PHOTO BY L. SAIN

The other side of it is that some students are not as fluent in English as they are in another language. So reading, writing, and possibly talking can be a struggle for some people. With the school having roughly 47 percent of the students speaking more than one language, it is immensely important to recognize language and its effect on the school. ”Our world is growing smaller and is increasingly important for effective communication.” King said. The population of humans on Earth is slowly decreasing and

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Many languages are spoken at MBMS, but our ELL students speak 13 different varieties of language, while they learn English. English, Spanish, Marshallese, and Tagalog the top languages spoke at MBMS.

in the future the world could turn into a place where people are unable to communicate. Although this is not a very welcoming thought, if students spent time to learn another language maybe it’ll help them in some way. Maybe learning a language could make someone stop for a moment and look at the four languages painted in the commons and realize that they know more than one language, and that’s pretty cool.

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Over 120 students have enrolled in Spanish in the 2017-2018 school year, according to Mrs. King. “Heritage speakers” (those that learned Spanish at home) are common in her classes.

Of the over 400 students surveyed, 19 students felt they were “discriminated against at Mt. Baker because [they were] part of a minority group .”

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ANNIE SIHALATHAVONG In the past years, there have been celebrities (such as singers, actors, actresses, social media celebrities and others) that have been struggling with mental health issues. Some have been able to talk about their issues openly and some have not and wasn't to keep it private.

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Celebrities such as Demi Lovato, Eminem, Mike Tyson and Britney Spears have attempted suicide(s) in their lifetime. Thankfully, they have abided and learn to compel with these attempts. They were able to live and heal through their mental illnesses. They were also able to get the help they needed. “I know a Washington quarterback [Tyler Hilinski] that had died recently,” eighth grade counse-

lor Mr. Vaughns said. “We need to talk about a solution to help. Although suicide [may seem like a] way to escape, all it does is hurt other people and it keeps you and other people from having a good life.” Apart from attempted suicides, there's also celebrities that have committed suicide such as Kim Jonghyun, Michelle Rounds, Kim Ji Hoon, Aaron Swartz, Ann Jae-

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hwan, Chris Cornell, Cory Monteith and many more. “When celebrities attempt or commit suicide, it could affect the fans very much because they might have a close attachment to them,” seventh grader, Kailee Sin said. “When they die, they might become depressed from that,” There are several celebrities who or struggling with eating disorders. Celebrities have to aim for that “ideal” figure, which

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At 27-year-old Kim Jonghyun’s three day funeral, band member of SHINee [TOP LEFT], his sister Kim So-Dam cries and holds a picture, leading the procession. Jonghyun’s band mates are carrying his casket. WSU Football [TOP RIGHT] tweeted an announcement about the death of their quarterback, Tyler Hilinski . Rapper Logic made the National Suicide Hotline [ABOVE] something many teens can recite from his song “1-800-273-8255.” ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS.ORG

of course, they don’t need to. The celebrities are considered “idols,” because their fans look up to them and the celebrities are pressured to be as “perfect” as they can. With the perfect skin, skinny body, fashion, voice and pretty/handsome face. To maintain that ideal body, some celebrities go on strict and extreme diets. This is a problem because it is dismally unhealthy and unnecessary. “Lovato famously battled an eating disorder in the spotlight, entering a treatment facility for anorexia and bulimia at 18 years old,” American Way reported.

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“I'd be lying if I said there weren't days where I just want to stay in bed all day because I'm ashamed of my body. It's a struggle I'll probably have to deal with for the rest of my life. But I have so much life to live; I don't want to waste it." Lovato said in the interview. Mental illness can't always be cured, but you can always get the help you need. “Make sure people are aware of hotlines they can call if considering suicide. Maybe by understanding that people may not really want to die, but they don’t want to hurt anymore and this seems like the only way out,¨ seventh

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social studies teacher, Ms. Koenig said. ¨As a society we can help everyone through simply being kind. If we notice someone struggling, don’t add to the struggle, ask how we can help.¨ _______________________________________

For anyone that needs to further talk about his issue please talk to an a trusted adult, MBMS counselor, or call 1-800-273-8255.

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Disagree? The segment ‘What Grinds My Gears’ is presented as opinion and does not express the views of all MBMS students or The Canine Chronicle. If you would like to express your opinion, write us a letter, and you may be published in our next edition.

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RASPBERRIES Do you know what grinds my gears? Raspberries. Why are they called rasp”berries” when they are not actually berries. According to Stanford University strawberries and raspberries are not actual berries in the botanical sense, they come they are originated from a single flower with more than one ovary, which makes them an aggregate fruit. And apparently true berries come from a single flower and have several seeds, but RASPBERRIES HAVE MULTIPLE SEEDS WRAPPED AROUND IT, so wouldn’t that make them an actual berry? Also why are they are called RASPberries? They should be called brainberries because they look like a brain. ALSO why is there a p in raspberries? There is no need for the p because most people pronounce it with a “z” sound, but people in England pronounce it with the p sound. Raspberries are hairy and there is absolutely no need for them in my opinion, so that’s why when I was 6 years old I would NOT eat raspberries because they are fuzzy and they looked disgusting. The crunchy and sour taste and feel of the raspberries popping in your mouth is not very pleasant. There are about 100 to 120 seeds in a raspberry and yet they aren’t actual berries. Apparently there are 200 different types of raspberries. There can also be a variety of different colors, not all at once raspberries can be red, purple, gold or black. This is what grinds my gears. —MIKAELA R ABAGO ___________________________________

MORNING ANNOUNCMENTS You know what grinds my gears? When people talk during morning announcements! Like, HELLOOOO I AM TRYING TO HEAR! When teachers go on about their day or about our class schedule for that day during the announcements, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO HEAR? There could be information on a school play, or a certain spirit day, or even if there is an assembly

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procedure or not. But it can’t happen when other people think IT’S AT UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO TELL STEPHANIE HOW THEIR DRESS GOT A MUDDY FOOTPRINT ON THE BACK AND HOW THE DANCE IS COMING UP AND THEY HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR BECAUSE THEIR BLUE DRESS IS TOO SHORT, THEIR YELLOW DRESS IS RUINED, THEIR RED DRESS IS “OUT OF DATE”, AND HOW THEIR GREEN DRESS IS TOO COLD! That does NOT matter at this moment in time when the dance is not even for next year! Nobody knows what the morning announcement was because nobody pays attention in any single CLASS! ALL I WANT TO DO IS HAVE AT LEAST A FEW MINUTES OF SILENCE TO HEAR WHAT’S BEING SAID, IT COULD BE IMPORTANT! Of course, the announcements could be boring at times, but they are MEANT TO BE HEARD FOR A REASON! NOBODY CARES ABOUT LESLIE’S NEW HAIR BAND THAT IS SOMEHOW “Gucci” WHEN SHE JUST PUT A STUPID LITTLE SPARKLY STICK-ON GEM ON THE TOP! BE QUIET! And that’s what grinds my gears! —HELENA MOUTZOURIS ____________________________________

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS You know what grinds my gears? People that don't accomplish or stick to their new year's resolution. It bothers me that people take so much time to become a “new person” and then throw all of their goals away and still remain the same person. If you can't stick to your resolution for at least 3 days, then what are you doing??? I know some of my friends who made their new year's resolution to be nicer or to exercise more and all they're doing is criticizing others and slouching on their couches eating potato chips. Like, no, what is you doing??? YOU made a promise to yourself and YOU said you would keep it. Don't lie to yourself that you will become a “new” and “better” person, like, we both know that's not true. If you want to become a “better” person then make a goal you are CERTAIN of

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achieving. Don't make a goal for something so extravagant like going jogging 30 minutes every day in the morning once you wake up. I mean, many people do that already but do you REALLY think you will get up EVERY DAY really EARLY to EXERCISE??? Are you crazy? No just stop, stooopppppp. Stop lying to yourself. How about make a goal to try and read a book and try to finish it. Now that's a goal you might be able to achieve. Did you know that just only 8% of people achieve their new year's resolutions? Try to be that 8% not those 92%. And that my friends is what grinds my gears. —ANNIE SIHALATHAVONG ____________________________________

SEAHAWK FANS You want to know what grinds MY Gears! The Seahawks! The fans are insane! I’ll be watching football, and every time the Seahawks score, and a firework goes off. I would just like to watch the football game in peace, please! And another thing, why does every store have to have that one super obvious Seahawks section in the front of the store? Where’s the red and gold, huh? Not everybody wants to see the very common bright green and blue all of the time. Oh, and don't even get me started on game days! I have seen so many people running around Seattle on game day with their face painted completely blue and green, completely decked out in Seahawks gear, and yelling as loud as possible until they run out of breath. One final thing. Why does everybody think the Seahawks are so great? They didn't even go to the playoffs! Yes, they have an amazing quarterback in Russell Wilson, and yes, they have a great safety in Kam Chancellor, but they're not all that everybody hypes them up to be. They are so inconsistent when it comes to wins and losses. This is what grinds my gears. —LUCAS FLETCHER

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Korean Pop, or Kpop, is a popular genre of synthesized and electronic music in category of R&B, rock, and pop that originally began in South Korea. 1. TRAINEE SYSTEM Unlike Western Pop music, Kpop artists undergo intense training before they can debut. Since this process can take years, it’s especially difficult for a young trainee juggling time between school and idol life, as well as the pressure to attain perfect image. It’s very difficult and often dangerous to trainees. 2. TWITTER POPULARITY Twitter has become a base for Kpop idols to interact with fans and international fans. There is not one moment you can read through random posts without coming across something Kpop related. That’s how significant this trend has become for social media. One example is BTS, aka Beyond The Scene, having broken a twitter record, according to pop-culture website, Mashable and the recent “#BTSOutcast” trend. 3. APPEARANCES ON WESTERN CULTURE If you haven’t noticed, Kpop has grown popular in the western culture since last few years. The recent appearances of Kpop idols on Western telecast are by BTS on BBMAs, AMAs, and even Ellen. They aren’t the only ones, though. With Kpop’s diverse background, it can be proven that Kpop bands, like BTS can influence American culture. 4. NATIONALITY It can be misunderstood for people hearing Kpop for the first time is that Kpop idols are assumed to be Korean,

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Trending Kpop group BTS, or Beyond The Scene, was chosen as winners at the 31st Golden Disk Awards, winners as Global Kpop Artist. PHOTO COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE WIKIMEDIA.ORG

but that is not the case. For example, BLACKPINK member Lisa is from Thailand, and EXO member Yixing was born in China. So it’s possible that anyone can be a Kpop idol.

est member. Now you know what Kpop fans are rambling about.

5. MEMBER POPULATION Kpop is famous and known for having uncommon numbers of members in a group. A Kpop group with the record of most members is Apeace, with having the most members of 21. As of January 2014, they have 15 left.

7. MUSIC Kpop music, as any other pop music, are very powerful when it comes to producing catchy tunes. Songs like “Boombayah” by BLACKPINK or “Hard Carry” by GOT7, whether you can grasp Korean language, you may find yourself addicted to a song you don’t understand.

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8. CHOREOGRAPHY What makes Kpop so special is their profession in dancing. Choreography is an important and iconic element in Kpop culture due to intense training so it’s no brainer that Kpop idols are so talented.

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9. FANDOMS Heard of ARMYs , Exo-L’s, Once, I Got7s, BLINKs, Shawols, Arohas or Carats? These fandoms play an important role for Kpop as they spend their time and money often supporting them. Whether by constantly raising views on Youtube, they can be dedicated to their Kpop idols. You may want to consider approaching them with caution. 10. FASHION Kpop tend to stand out with their strange fashion style. This is one way Korean music is memorable. Their wardrobe choices also inspire teen trends that look up to their idols. One example of Kpop idols well-known for their fashion style is G-Dragon of BIGBANG. *

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The MBMS journalism staff reviewed the plots of famous â&#x20AC;&#x153;love storiesâ&#x20AC;? written in 140-characters or less. Starting as a trend on Twitter, the staff has taken the latest craze into their own hands. These blurbs were only generated to look like Tweets written by the staff using PrankMeNot.com.

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VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE

Aries (March 21- April 19): Due to your strongwilled spirit, Aries would most treat themselves with horror movies and greasy goods.

The annual valentines day dance, hosted by the choir, is just around the corner. The dance is an ongoing Mt. Baker custom for the 7th and 8th grade students, it offers an opportunity to spend time with a special someone, or just some friends. The dance will be held on Feb. 14. Are you going to the valentines day dance?

Taurus (April 20- May 20): A Taurus would take advantage of all the chocolate sells, for themselves that is.

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Gemini (May 21- June 20): A Gemini would spend their Valentine’s Day flirting with everyone in sight.

LOGAN PAUL CONTROVERSY Logan Paul, YouTube star, has as of recently received negative backlash towards a video of his trip to Japan. His video featured him filming, and making jokes towards a real suicide victims body on camera while visiting the suicide forest. He is also reported to have been disrespectful to Japan’s culture and customs. Logan has since made an apology note and video regarding the incident, claiming everyone makes mistakes. Should Logan Paul be forgiven for his recent actions?

Cancer (June 21- July 22): Spending Valentine’s Day alone for a Cancer is impossible, which is why you could find them with close family or friends. Leo (July 23- Aug. 22): As a Leo, you’ll jampack your Valentines day with endless shenanigans.

WINTER OLYMPICS The 2018 Winter Olympics is to be held Feb. 9-25 this year. It will take place in South Korea, and will be the countries first time hosting the Winter Olympics. Are you planning to watch the 2018 Winter Olympics?

Virgo (Aug. 23- Sept. 22): Virgo’s don’t really care for Valentine’s Day practicality, which is why you’ll find them following their same, daily routine.

#METOO The #MeToo movement is a hashtag which started Oct. 2017, which purpose was to create awareness to the general prevalence of sexual assault, primarily in the workplace. Recently, at the Golden Globes, celebrities who walked the carpet wore black for the cause, showing that women will no longer tolerate sexual harassment or abuse. The movement has brought light to the issue and have encouraged women to come forward with their own stories. Do you think the #MeToo movement has helped bring awareness to victims of sexual assault?

Libra (Sept. 23- Oct. 22): Libra, being social but unorganized, will probably be caught trying to gather last minute plans with just about anyone they can. Scorpio (Oct. 23- Nov. 21): Scorpios will probably be spending Valentine’s Day alone, parting with the company of themselves

CELEBRITY PRESIDENTAL CANDIDATES As of recently, celebrities have been encouraged, and some have announced, their candidacy for US President in the 2020 elections. Most who have received positive feedback on the idea of running have no political backgrounds, but a large following in which they will receive publicity from. Controversy has risen over whether or not celebrities should be considered for the president position, due to them lacking experience from a political stance. Should celebrities run for president?

Sagittarius (Nov. 22- Dec. 21): Sagittariuses enjoy spending time on adventures, so they’ll probably be traveling this Valentine’s Day . Capricorn (Dec. 22- January 19): Capricorns dwell on, but accept the fact this Valentine’s Day will probably be spent alone.

TIDE POD CHALLENGE Tide Pods are laundry detergent packets that are brightly colored. A trend, started by a meme that suggested tide pods resemble candy, has motioned a challenge in which someone bites into, or eats, a tide pod. The effects can be dangerous and can cause immense harm. Due to the severity of the problem, uploaded videos of people attempting the challenge are being banned on YouTube. This isn’t the first time an internet challenge has been dangerous to the health. Are internet challenges being taken too far?

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Trevon Blassingame shoots a free throw against Cascade. Baker won that game 72-32. COURTESY OF MBMS YEARBOOK

ISABELL FLORES The varsity boys’ basketball team had a little bump in the road of the season when they had lost a game for the first time in six years. They finished 7-1 and shared the league title. The game that the varsity team had lost was against the North Tapps Bulldogs with the score of 55-4. The MBMS Bulldogs just came up a little short at the end of the game. The Bulldogs in their last game against North Tapps Middle School came out with the win. The MBMS Bulldogs second to last game they had a win over Cascade Middle School leaving with a record of 6-1. With the

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whole team all contributing to the win in the games. The highlight parts were when the Bulldogs were on defense and Trevon Blassingame was taking the lead on getting most of the rebounds. While the varsity basketball team was on offense

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basketball team won against the North Tapps Bulldogs with a score of 57-51 leading to the end of the season record 7-1. Coach Lubash would say the reason that they won the game is because they had hard defense. Even though the varsity basketball team lost one of their games this season. They were not discouraged by losing the game they kept playing their game and ending the season it paid off they were cochampions. Coach Lubash was very proud of his team for winning cochampions. Coach Lubash wanted everyone to know one thing: “We are still the champs!”

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AYSIAH HWANDE & HELENA MOUTZOURIS The 2017-18 varsity gymnastics blew the other middle schools away when they took back the championship title going undefeated this season! Winning 5 out of 5 of their meets, Coach Robertson was very excited about their winning streak. “I am very proud of our Bulldogs gymnastics team. They worked hard and it is great to get that championship title back!” Robertson said. The team did a spectacular job, especially in the region of encouragement and sportsmanship when it comes to supporting the other teammates with unfortunate scores, or the gymnasts from other schools. But even with their remarkable feat, there is always room for improvement. “The team played around a lot and I think we need to stay on task and focus more,” seventh grade gymnast Isabella Haas said. “But I think we did very well and I don’t think we need to work on anything other than concentration.” Though this year’s season flowed smoothly, what about the next varsity gymnasts? “The seventh graders this year were very strong. We will have them competing as eighth graders next year,” Coach Robertson said. “Of course, we lose our competitive eighth graders and that will mostly be felt on the balance beam.” The sixth graders seem to have some hope becoming varsity next year as well. “The group of sixth graders coming up to varsity next year showed some promising talent,“ Coach Robertson said. “A few of them will choose soccer over gymnastics next year which will be a loss to our gymnastics team.” Even though they make it look easy, gymnastics is not an easy sport. It takes a lot of concentration and mental strength. “All of the gymnasts worked well together. We focused on being positive and helping each other,” Coach Robertson said. “Gymnastics is a tough sport. It is an individual sport as well as a team sport. The

encouragement and support the gymnasts gave to each other was wonderful.” This year’s gymnastics is a year to remember especially for coach. “This year’s season had almost no drama which is sometimes difficult to do with a team as large as

gymnastics is,“ Robertson said. “I want to model off of this season and remind next year’s gymnasts how great it was to have positive sportsmanship where we could just focus on our skills and leave all of that ‘other’ stuff out the door!”

Coach Robertson gives some tips to a sixth grade gymnast. PHOTO COURTESY OF MBMS YEARBOOK

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There was some improvement throughout the season. “This team has improved throughout the season, especially in their knowledge of the tactics of soccer and how to best play with their Bulldog teammates!” Coach Lewis. What word(s) would they use to describe their team? “Together” Lewis said. “Supportive,” Wate said. “Persistent and hardworking” Edwards said. What was the highlight of the season? “The fact that we kept growing, and kind of got more unified as a team,” Wate said.

The varsity soccer players had a good season finishing 5-2-1. What are some of the players’ thoughts on the season? “Well, it’s very cold, and it’s extended fun to play with so many different talented people,” eighth grader Adylin Edwards said. “The season hasn't been going well score -wise, but I’m very proud of how we’ve been playing.” “We started off not knowing much and then we elevated.” eighth grader Alexa Wate.

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