St . C h r is t o p h e r 's Mid d l e Sc h o o l SP R ING Ed it io n Cover Ar t by
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Alex Aghdami, George Thompson, Philip Thompson, Walker Allen, Charles Innes, Mason King, Noble Cosby Row
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Bolling Poarch, Nicholas Manet as, Ben At herton, Jay Munson. Charlie Aghdami, Wylie Wagnon, Max Hladky, W hit t Bow les, Jack Ireland Row
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Holden Woodw ard, Luke Pendlebury, Ryan Reese, Jeffery Mitchell, Cade Bridges, Ew an Cross, Ned Mangum, Mason Carter Row
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FEA TURE S T OR I E S
NIch olas an d Lu k e Review Tw o Car yt ow n St ops What do you get when you cross great service with great food? You get Can Can! Can Can is a French Restaurant in Carytown. When we got there, we were immediately seated at a beautiful table. The food came quicly, and let me tell you, it was delicious! It was also the perfect amount. The pricing was also pretty reasonable, as our bill was $21. Overall, Can Can is a great restaurant, and I would definitely recommend it.
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Nich olas an d Lu k e Review Tw o Car yt ow n St ops
Do you love collecting things, building things, or playing board games? Well, you can do any of those things and more at World of Mirth! World of Mirth enjoys making kids have fun by playing with almost any toy you can imagine. Their collection includes cards, stuffed animals, mini harmonicas, and candy. You can bring people here to get out of the house or to have more fun in the house.
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V S. Wh i ch One Wi l l You Ch oose? By Bollin g Poar ch an d Noble Cosby
Ki n g's Dom i n i on
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Ages 3-9: $70 Ages 10+: $80
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Wat er Count r y USA By Holden Woodwar d
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Water Country, USA is a water park in Willamsburg, Virginia. At the water park, there are many rides and activities for children of all ages to enjoy.
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Before you go to the park you will have to pay. The tickets at Water Country, USA vary depending on your age. If you are staying for one day and are between the ages 3-9, the ticket will cost $47.00. If you are age ten or older, the tickets will cost $54.00. If you love your first stay at Water Country, USA, you might want to buy a season pass. A season pass at Water Country will cost you $54.00. Overall this water park can be very enjoyable and fun.
SECON D ST REET W illiamsburg Restaurant Review by Noble Cosby
Second Street i s a Bi st r o i n Wi l l i am sbu r g t h at n on e of m y f r i en ds h av e h ear d of . I h ope t h i s Rev i ew w i l l gi v e i t t h e r ecogn i t i on i t deser v es. As soon as y ou w al k i n t o t h e bu i l di n g t h e ar om a of f r esh bak ed cook i es f i l l s y ou r n ost r i l s. Th i s i s becau se on t h e f r on t desk t h er e i s a pl at t er of 50 cen t , coi n -si zed cook i es t o sam pl e w h i l e y ou w ai t or w h en y ou l eav e. Th e m en u i s dot t ed w i t h som e f am i l i ar f av or i t es: f r en ch f r i es, bu r ger s t h e u su al st u f f . Bu t each di sh h as som e speci al season i n g or i n gr edi en t t h at m ak es i t st an d ou t .
A few of my favorites ar e t h e clu b san dw ich , w h ich is per f ect f or split t in g w it h a f r ien d. As w ell as t h e Th ai poppin' sh r im p (see lef t ) w h ich is ser ved in a w in eglass f u ll of r ed cabbage an d sm ot h er ed w it h sem i-spicy sau ce. Th e desser t m en u is also sat isf yin g; it in clu des lar ge ver sion s of t h e sam ple cook ies, t h e f ou r layer ch ocolat e cak e, t h e colossal car r ot cak e, an d t h e ch ocolat e pepper m in t cr èm e br û lée. To su m it u p, 2n d St r eet Am er ican Bist r o in William sbu r g h as a gr eat var iet y of good f ood an d is r ecom m en ded t o all w h o en joy a f in e din in g exper ien ce.
Ro g er Fed er er The Man, The Myth, The Legend by Jef f r ey M it ch ell
(Fr om : Qu een of Tick et s Websit e)
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in t h e w or ld t o t h ose of you w h o do n ot w at ch a lot of t en n is, bu t h e is a h er o t o t h ose t h at do. Bor n in Sw it zer lan d, Roger Feder er is best k n ow n f or w in n in g 18 m ajor s,an d h e is con sider ed t o be t h e gr eat est t en n is player of all t im e. He h as played an d beat en m an y of t h e gr eat s in clu din g Pet e Sam pr as, Raf ael Nadal, Novak Djok ovic, An dy M u r r ay, an d An dy Roddick . He h as ju st w on t h e Au st r alian Open , BNP Par ibas Open , an d t h e M iam i Open t h is year . Roger Feder er also gives a f air am ou n t of h is w in n in gs t o ch ar it y. Roger even ow n s h is ow n f ou n dat ion called t h e " RF Fou n dat ion ." He h as been r an k ed n u m ber 1 in t h e leagu e f or 302 w eek s. If you w ou ld lik e t o lear n m or e abou t Roger Feder er you can go t o h is w ebsit e.
(Fr om CNN: Qu in n Roon ey/ Get t y)
Re v ie w s
Lok i's W olves Review By Walk er Allen Discover t h e pr oph ecy an d an adven t u r e f illed w it h bat t les, poison an d m on st er s. Loki?s Wolves f ollow s t h e st or y of M at h er an d Fin w h o ar e descen dan t s of t h e Nor se gods.
Th or w as su pposed t o f igh t t h e gr eat ser pen t du r in g t h e Ragn ar ok (t h e en d of t h e w or ld) an d t ie. Th is w ou ld cau se t h e gr eat w in n er t o loose, an d t h e m on st er s w ou ld t ak e over t h e lan d. M at t h ew an d Fin ar e t r yin g t o f in d ot h er gods' descen dan t s t o h elp t h em in t h e Bat t le of Ragn ar ok w h ile sim u lt an eou sly f igh t in g t h e pr oph ecy t h at con t r ols t h em . M at h ew 's par en t s w an t h im t o t ie an d Fin f am ily w an t s t h em t o lose com plet ely. Wh at w ill h appen ? Ch eck ou t Loki's Wolves t h is su m m er !
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Ro g u e On e by Ewan Cross and Mason Carter St ar War s Over view ?I am one with the Force, and the Force is with me.? Rogue One is the Star Wars franchise?s first spin-off film, and it is certainly worthy of the title ?Star Wars." As you may know, Star Wars is a science-fiction saga following the path of the powerful Skywalkers. Led by the Force, and using lightsabers (laser swords), they are fighting the evil sith lords and their massive armies. The first movie came out in 1977, A New Hope, followed by The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. The end of the original trilogy came with the 1983 Return of the Jedi. The sequels, 1999?s The Phantom Menace, 2002?s Attack of the Clones, and 2005?s Revenge of the Sith were hated by die-hard Star Wars fans. Why? Because a whiny Anakin Skywalker and an idiotic gungan Jar Jar Binks almost ruined the Star Wars franchise.
Rogu e On e w as r eleased Dec. 16t h , 2016, an d it w as a big box of f ice h it . When Franchise Executive Power changed hands in 2012 (when Disney bought Star Wars for over 4 billion dollars), things started looking up for Star Wars. 2015?s The Force Awakens seems to be taking Star Wars back up the leaderboards, and 2016?s Rogue One certainly kept with the program.
WARNING! SPOILER ALERT!
R o g u e On e R ev iew Th i s w as a great mov i e, f i l l ed w i th acti on and suspense. Th ere w ere many ref erences to oth er Star Wars mov i es w h i ch w ere real l y i nteresti ng w h en you real i zed w h at each ref erence meant. I t al so i ncl uded many mysteri ous parts of th e story . One ex ampl e of th i s i s th e templ e i n Jedh a Ci ty, w h i ch i s a h ol y pl ace f or peopl e w h o b el i ev e i n th e Force. Th e I mperi al A rmy of stormtroopers w ent th ere to get th e materi al s th ey needed f or a pl anet-destroyi ng w eapon. I n th e mov i e, th ey ex pl ai n th at th i s i t i s th e same crystal used to mak e l i gh tsabers. So essenti al l y, th e i nf amous Death Star ray th at destroyed A l deraan, th e pl anet w h ere th e Gal acti c Senate w as, w as pow ered b y th e pow er of mi l l i ons of l i gh tsabers.
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They did an excellent job of fitting it into the Star Wars timeline, and the end matches up exactly with the original movie.
We know from the beginnings that they are going to succeed, and since none of them are in the original trilogy, we can suspect that none survive (which is true).
The story follows a regular rebel, who is doing this not for the good of the world, but to save her father and clear her name.
They had several low quality CGI moments when they needed a young Princess Leia and Grand Moff Tarkin.
Darth Vader has limited screen time, and the Emperor is only mentioned once or twice. This leaves room for the ordinary Imperial officers.
They introduced new vehicles that are very cool and useful for the rebels, but they did not have them in the original trilogy.
R a t in g s M ason Car t er 's Rat in g: 9/ 10 "Great Cinematography and excellent plot, just a little too much noise."
Ew an Cr oss's Rat in g: 8/ 10: "Darth Vader is on a whole 'nother level of awesome."
CA M PU S Ne w s
7TH GRADESPIKEBALL BYKEVINOMOHUNDRO, MASONKING, ANDWHITTBOWLES Fr om " Hooge Clan" t o " Fr ee f or All" t o " Spik eball Police (SBPD)" Spik eball becam e t h e spor t m ost of t h e seven t h gr ader s played ever y day at br eak du r in g t h is sch ool year . Fir st , a gr ou p n am ed t h e ?Hooge Clan?
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Pict u r ed Below : The Genders (Charles Innes and Jack Mitchell) and Hooge Clan (Evan DiCosmo and Maxwell Berry) battle it out in the finals of the 7th Grade Spikeball Tournament.
Th en a t h ir d ver sion em er ged. Th is n ew est ver sion w as called ?Fr ee f or All? (FFA). You n eeded a ?M eest er ,? w h o r an t h e gam e an d st ar t ed t h e poin t s. Af t er t h at , you ju st h ad t o h it t h e ball in t o t h e n et ; becau se if you m issed it , you w er e ou t . Also, t h e M eest er cou ld evolve t h e n et (an exam ple is m ak in g t h e legs of t h e n et u n even ) or add ot h er n et s (lik e h avin g t w o n et s on t op of each ot h er ), m ak in g it h ar der f or t h e player s. Slow ly t h e gam es w en t back t o t h e t r adit ion al 2 vs. 2, bu t people w er e m essin g w it h t h e gam es at poin t s (pu r posely obst r u ct in g, st an din g t oo close t o t h e n et ), an d so t h e SBPD (Spik eball Police) w as cr eat ed. Th ey en f or ced r u les lik e t h e t h r ee f eet r u le, obst r u ct ion s, an d ot h er var iou s m isdem ean or s Last ly, t h e Spik eball t ou r n am en t w as h eld on M ay 19t h . Th er e w er e m an y gr eat gam es, in clu din g Hooge Clan com in g back f r om a 4-1 lead an d a Sch r u ch k in s vs. Gen der s 45 m in u t e m at ch . Even t u ally t h e Gen der s w on 11-4 again st Hooge Clan . We w ill alw ays r em em ber Spik eball as a h igh ligh t of ou r seven t h gr ade year .
Spik eball Tou r n am en t Pict u r es Ph ot os by M ac War e
Ned Mangum, Jack Ir el an d , Geo r gE Tho mpso n , an d Cade Br id ges
Magic : Th e Gat h er ing Hist o r y In 1991, Peter Atkinson, the CEO of Wizards of The Coast, then a small company focused on making role-playing games, partnered with a math student, Richard Garfield to create a card game that could be played ?while waiting in line at conventions.? Garfield then created Magic: The Gathering. In 1993, Magic was presented to the visitors of the Origins Game Fair in Dallas and was so successful that the company had to order more prints of the cards. Since that fateful day in Dallas, the company (until it was bought by Hasbro) and the game would keep growing to produce countless sets of cards with many different ways to play. ~ By Mike Hawkins
ST C Cl ub In t er v iew wit h Dir ec t o r Mr . Dun n by Mik e Hawkins How Lon g h ave you been playin g M agic? Geez? 23 year s. How did you get in t o M agic? I w as f ir st t au gh t on a boy scou t cam pou t . Played w it h f r ien ds ar ou n d t h e cam pf ir e. I r eally got in t o t h e gam e as an adu lt w h en I m oved t o Ph iladelph ia. Wh at h ave you don e w it h M agic ot h er t h an playin g it ? I or gan ized t ou r n am en t s f r om t h e com pan y. I m oder at ed a sect ion of t h e M agic sit e f or aw h ile. Also, I m ade ?On e-h it -KO? pu zzles w it h t h e car ds. How w ou ld you explain M agic? Th e Wor ld?s Fir st Collect ible car d gam e. DIf f er en t people ar e at t ach ed t o dif f er en t w ays t o playin g t h e gam e? t h er e ar e a lot of opt ion s t o be cr eat ive, com pet it ive, an d social. Wh at is t h e M agic Clu b an d h ow can I join ? A gr ou p of 7t h an d 8t h gr ader s w h o en joy gam es. Th ey h ave been lear n in g t o play t h e gam e in dif f er en t w ays, an d h an g ou t an d play ar ou n d. Pok ĂŠm on an d D&D h ave m ade t h eir w ay in t o t h e lot t oo. We m eet on e t o t w o days a w eek af t er at h let ics f r om 4:00 t o 5:30 based on h ow m an y people can go on e day.
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In t er v iew wit h Or igin al Member Mik e Hawkins by Ch ar l es In n es Wh en an d w h er e did you f ir st play m agic? Th e f ir st t im e as played m agic w as at Cam p Sea Gu ll in 2015. Wh o t au gh t you h ow t o play m agic? Th er e w as a k id in m y cabin n am ed Alf r ed w h o t au gh t m e, alt h ou gh som e of t h e r u les h e t au gh t m e w er e w r on g, h e explain ed t h e cor e r u les of t h e gam e t o m e. Wh y did you f or m t h e clu b at STC f or m agic? Blu n t ly, m y sist er w as t ir ed of playin g M agic w it h m e an d I k n ew a lot of people played M agic, so I t alk ed t o M r Du n n abou t f or m in g a clu b. Wh y do you lik e playin g m agic? I t h in k t h at it is a ver y f u n an d st r at egic gam e t h at n ever get s old. How do you join t h e clu b? Em ail M r . Du n n an d ask if you can join . You don't h ave t o k n ow h ow t o play M agic w h en you com e, bu t be r eady t o lear n . Wh en does t h e clu b m eet ? Each w eek , w e sign ou r n am es u n der t h e day t h at w e can com e. Th e day t h at t h e m ost people can com e is t h e day w e m eet . Wh at h appen s du r in g t h e clu b?s m eet in g? We play car d/ boar d gam es. Alt h ou gh w e m ain ly play M agic, w e ar e alw ays open t o playin g n ew gam es. Do you h ope t h e clu b w ill con t in u e n ext year ? I h ope so, I m ay n ot be in t h e M iddle Sch ool n ext year , bu t I h ope t h is con t in u es, an d m aybe I can st ar t som et h in g in t h e Upper Sch ool.
7thGrade FieldTripTo: RiceRiver Center andHarrisonLakeHatchery Last Thursday the 7th grade when on a field trip to two interesting locations. The 7th grade went to the Harrison Lake hatchery and the VCU Rice River Center. The 7th graders learned how the hatchery helps produces muscles naturally. We also got to hike the facility and hunt for bugs. The 7s then visited the rice river center where we learned how to test the condition of the river 's water with Mr. Burnette. We also toured the rice river center. A research building made out of recycled materials. The 7th grade had a lot of fun learning about the James River.
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Ned M an gu m (Page Design ) & M ason Kin g (Ar t icle)
Th e Pr ocess Th is year t h e seven t h gr ade decided t o m ak e r ain bar r els t o don at e t o f am ilies in n eed. Rain bar r els obt ain an d st or e par t of t h e r u n of f / w at er f r om you r r oof ever y t im e it r ain s. Th ese r ain bar r els also can h elp you save m on ey by r eu sin g w at er . Each class (spr ay) pain t ed a bar r el w it h a dif f er en t design r an gin g f r om u n der w at er scen es t o a Cok e can .
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Th e Vot in g Over t h e past w eek (5-15), t h e M iddle Sch ool vot ed f or t h eir f avor it e bar r el. Wh ich on e do you lik e t h e best ? Th e w in n er en ded u p bein g Per iod 5 an d r aised abou t $150. Over all t h e M iddle Sch ool r aised over $200 f or t h e Jam es River Associat ion .
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