Interview With Scholars' Bowl Coach

Scholar’s Bowl: Interview with Mrs. Clover

What is Scholars' Bowl?

Scholars' Bowl is an academic competition where you answer questions over a variety of subjects using a buzzer system.

What are the subjects?

The subjects are social studies, language arts, science, math, fine arts, sports, and current events.

When is the next meet?

The next meet is on Thursday, January 30, 2014.

What places did the students get at the first meet?

7^th Grade got 1^st Place and 8^th Grade got 3^rd place.

Who is in Scholars' Bowl?

Seventh Grade: Riley Krehbiel, Elizabeth Carter, Seth Siemens, Dakota Hansard, Cameron Boydston, Jace Garrison, Abby Flickner, Kelly Krehbiel, DJ Hoyt, and Brittatny Raymond.

Eighth Grade: Samantha Kostner, Andrew Knudsen, Myah Munz, Katie Branstetter, Sydney Roe, Alex Huhman, Hannah Epley, Kayla Roth, Camryn Hardgrave, and Stormy Agan.

By Elizabeth Holloway and Bailey Osborne

Brain Work Out!!!

This year’s book fair is going to be a blast for the brain! The book fair will be starting in February. The first day of the book fair will be Monday, February 10. The book fair will begin at noon and end at 8:00 p.m. The book fair will go on through the week, but will end Thursday. On Tuesday it begins at noon and ends at 4:00 p.m. On Wednesday the book fair starts at noon and ends at 8:00 p.m. Thursday will be the last day for the book fair so it starts at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 2:00. It ends early because it takes time to put away the book fair items. In the book fair, there will be Valentine’s Day books, Guinness Book of World Records, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. The book fair will also feature Captain Underpants books. If you’re into some action books you can come down and buy some. The book fair will also have posters, bookmarks, and plenty of other books. The cost for a poster is $4.75. There is a free book fair app on Apple Store and Google Play. You shouldn’t download it on the school’s Ipads. If you have one at home you can download it on that. Come down to the book fair in Kingman Elementary and Middle School’s library! Put down the electronics, give your brain a work out and read a book! 

By Hannah Epley and Clarissa Alaniz

Get Your Spelling On!!

Kingman Elementary/Middle School is having a spelling bee!  The participants from the sixth grade are- Lily Mckenna, Kristen Floyd, Desiree Thimesch, Garrett Waldschmidt, Emily Thorton, Trae Mcclaflin, and alternatives are Hayden Trezise, Robby Myrick, and Ava Taro. In seventh grade, the participants are – Seth Seimans, Eric Fairchild, Xavier Ahrens, Cole Mies, Owen Pearce, Garrett Willertt, and alternatives are Andrew Reed, Reagan Larue, and Maddlyn Huhman.  The eighth grade participants are  - Alexandra Williams, Clarrisa Alanize, Samantha Kostner, Elizabeth Holloway, Matt Schrag, Camryn Hardgrave, and the alternates are Kelsey Williams, Kendall Trezise, and Abby Fairchild.  In third grade, Ms. Jacobs’s class will have participants Anniston Henning, Isabella Lampe, and Adrian Ontiveros is the alternate.  In Mrs. Wooten’s class the participants will be Brant Floyd, Trevor Drake, and Mackenzie Bell is the alternate.  In Mrs. McCabe’s class the participants will be Sukesh Kamesh, Kinley Watkins, and Peyton Graber is the alternate.  In fourth grade, Ms. Pickering’s class will have participants Izabelle Youngers, Vanessa Crow, and Ethan Hoyt is the alternate.  In Mr. Bangert’s class, participants will be Mikinzie Paterson, Jordan Fadoil, and Madelyn Erikson is the alternate.  In fifth  grade, Mrs. Hageman’s class will have participants Lauren Boor, Allison Knoblach, and Mathew Stacy is the alternate.  In Ms. Speck’s class, participants will be Michael Jump, Merven Thomas, and Nicholas Archer is the alternate. Now let's get our spelling on and good luck to all the participants!! 

By Maranda Secrest and Camryn Watkins

What's Your Favorite??

A survey about favorite animals was conducted at Kingman Middle School . Most students said a dog was their favorite animal. Altogether, there were eight dogs, three horses, two dolphins, one leopard, one elephant, one hamster, one lion, one panda, and one raptor. There are many different animals. All those animals can be loving. If mistreated, they can also be mean. All animals are cute in their own way. People abuse animals many times for no reason and it’s very sad. A lot of animals have become extinct. Animals are amazing in their own ways.

By Britney Brooner

Quote of the Week

QUOTE OF THE WEEK!! 

 In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.

                                 -Leonardo da Vinci

By Storm Phillips

After the Tournaments

We asked the coaches and some of the players about the tournaments last Saturday.  The coaches are proud of what their teams and players did.  They also said that they played hard and they did some new things during the game. The coaches said that they needed to work on rebounding and work on their foot work.  They said that they have improved a lot over the season. At the end, they said that they have had a good season.

            We asked some of the players, as well. We asked them if they were proud of what they did during the season. Some said yes and some said no. They also said there are a lot of things that they could have done better. We also asked them if they were proud of where they placed. The boys said no and the girls said yes. Also, we asked the players if they thought that the coaches were proud of what they did. The players said yes. For the last question, we asked if these things could help them if they tried out for basketball in high school. They all said yes.  

By Kelsey Williams and Alexandra Williams

Hero or Villian?? The Choice is Yours!!

               Have you ever wanted to be a superhero? Several of the sixth grade band members want to be a superhero with superpowers. When asked this question, Robbie Myrick said, “If I were a superhero, I would have the ability to fly so I could fly to school.   Rebekka McDonald said, “I would have super strength to lift cars off people and out of the road if they break down in traffic.” Another band member said, “I would like to help people with invisibility powers.”

                There are many people who want to be superheroes in Kingman Middle School. Not only do they want to save others, but they also want to help themselves. Many times you see people change for the best when they are superheroes in stories. However, others do not.  The choice is yours. So do you want to be a superhero or a super villain?

By Cherokee McDonald