Kms PURPLE PAGES Kenai Middle School Kenai, Alaska February 2017

Baby on the Breakaway!

Welcome to Sam’s Club!

Samiel Wilson, Sammy Baker, Sammie Johnson, Samuel Roberts, and Samuel

Baisden are happy to welcome the newest KMS member of “Sam’s Club.”

Arriving just two days

into overtime, Samuel

Thomas Newton was born

during the second period at

9:05 am on February 15,

2017. He weighed 7 lbs 3.9

oz and measured 21 inches.

Mr. and Mrs. Newton are

thrilled with the arrival of

their little skater!

He almost made his

arrival on February 14th, so

the Newtons had to cancel

their Valentine’s dinner date

at Mykel’s, but they were

happy that he waited to be

born until the following

morning. According to Mrs.

Newton, it feels great to be

new parents, but it’s also

exhausting. They were very

grateful that Grandma came

from Wisconsin to help for

the first week.

Mrs. Newton said that

she’s in awe that Samuel is

part of their family, and she

can’t stop staring at his cute

face. She also stated, “He

loves to eat, sleep, and poop

a lot!” Welcome to the KMS

family, Samuel!

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OPINION-8-ED By Riley Updike

Which do you like better,

Summer or Winter? Why?

Robby Gibson: “Winter, because you get free snow

cones.”

Erin Blum: “Summer, you can go hiking and stuff.”

Nathan Brown: “Summer, because I get to play

outside, I can play soccer, and it’s warm.”

Rachel Koppes: “Summer, there’s sun and warmth.”

Tuf Boze: “Summer, there’s a lot more to do during

the summer.”

Alivia Howard: “Summer, it’s warmer and you don’t

have to wear more clothes.”

Kylie Raye: “Summer, because there’s way more

activities.”

Riley Graves: “Summer, I can make money.”

Aiden Arness: “Summer, it’s warm.”

Raelynn Passe: “Summer, because I get a really nice

tan, and my hair gets lighter. I also love the sun

because it’s sunny and warm.”

Kalei Biamonte: “Summer, because you don’t have

to walk through snow every morning and you get into

a warm car and you don’t have to wake up early.”

Aria Fabiano: “Summer, because there’s more things

to do. You could go swimming or biking.”

Marek Grieme: “Both equally, winter is nice and

cold, and summer there’s no school, and it rains a lot.

I like rain.”

Ms. Stotz: “Summer, I don’t have to wear coats, I

hate coats, and I don’t have to work.”

Kaitlyn Roumell: “Summer, because I love how

beautiful, and how it smells, and it’s not hot.”

Kaitlyn Walsh: “Summer, way warmer. “

Zaharah Wilshusen: “Summer, warm, bright, happy.”

Sorin Sorensen: “Summer, warm out and I can sit on

the porch and drink lemonade.”

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Winter for the First Time in a While

By Faith-Lynn Gattenby

This year we finally are having a real winter! This

year we have officially gotten seventeen inches of

snow. There were plenty of snowball fights and

snowmen wondering around in Kenai. The lowest

temperature was about -30 degrees Fahrenheit, the

highest temperature was about 40 degrees.

Mr. Cowan said, “I think that we have gotten about

3 ½ ft of snow.” He spends about four hours plowing

the snow on the days that it snows. Mr. Cowan loves

to ski up at Alyeska, so he does like the snow a little

bit.

Joyce Trenton thinks that we have gotten about 16

inches. Her favorite part of winter so far is the fluffy

snow, how white it is, and how much snow we have

gotten. Joyce loves to play in the snow, hang out with

friends, jump in the snow and go to the park at night

because the night sky is pretty. The 2016-17 winter

would have to be one of her favorite winters.

Audrey Larson thinks that we have gotten about 2½

ft of snow and that the snow goes up to her waist!!!

That is some deep snow. She is loving the winter so

far. She loves to sled and do a little bit of skiing. Her

favorite part would have to be the bunch of snow on

the trees that makes it look pretty. She loves skiing for

the KMS ski team, but she misses the time that she is

away from home.

The closest person to the answer of 17 inches of

snow is Joyce Trenton. She guessed about 16 inches

when there was really only 17!

Audrey Larson skiing for the KMS team.

Fun Facts

About Winter By Taylor Carver

The average snowflake falls

at 3 mph.

Winter cold kills more than

twice as many Americans as

summer heat does.

About 12% of Earth’s land

is covered in snow and ice.

The coldest temperature

ever recorded was -128.6

degrees Fahrenheit at

Vostok Station in Antarctica

in 1983.

The Earth is about 3 million

miles closer to the sun in the

northern hemisphere’s

winter than in summer.

A foot of snow, when

melted, only produces one

inch of rain.

-40 degrees Fahrenheit is

the same as -40 degrees

Celsius, and at that

temperature, the

condensation from your

breath can freeze.

While in winter, in the

northern hemisphere, it’s

summer in the southern

hemisphere and vice versa.

Cheer You “UP”

Picture credit: quoteswords.stfi.re

Quote credit: the movie UP

Winter Playlist By Taylor Carver

“Winter” by The Rolling Stones

“Snow” by Red Hot Chili

Peppers

“Let It Go” from Frozen

“Cold as Ice” by Foreigner

“She’s so Cold” by The Rolling

Stones

“She Shook Me Cold” by David

Bowie

“Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice

“Stone Cold Crazy” by Queen

“Cold Dark World” by Weezer

“Winter Song” by Nico

“Fire & Ice” by Pat Benatar

“Hot n Cold” by Katy Perry

“Cold Feet” by Dio

“Cold Water” by Major Lazer

“Snowbird” by Bing Crosby

“Frosty the Snowman” by Ella

Fitzgerald

“Cold Fire” by Rush

“Love Is a Cold Wind” by Roy

Orbison

Geography Bee By Alex Martin

On January 25th, our school-wide

geography bee took place in the library.

Sorin Sorenson took first place. In

second, Jenna Tureman took the alternate

spot. Liam Whitney placed third. The

geography bee contains questions

involving cities, states, and countries

around the world.

Example: Which country is known as

the horn of Africa?

A. Madagascar B. Nigeria

C. Germany D. Somalia

Spelling Bee

The competition among the 20 class

representatives in the school-wide

spelling bee on January 26th was fierce!

So many students were spelling their

words correctly that the bee was

continued with the top six students the

following week on January 30th. After

several more tough rounds, the top

finishers were:

--Courtney Ellis – 1st place, KMS

representative to state meet

--Sorin Sorensen – 2nd place, alternate

--Taer Nelson – 3rd place

--Ashley Dahlman, Amelia Mueller &

Lillian Miller – tied for 4th place

Congratulations to all of the spellers

for their awesome efforts. Just for fun,

quiz somebody else to see if they can

spell some of the words these students

got correct: sediment, quashed,

equestrian, infuriating, implacable,

tenaciously, catastrophic, unscrupulous,

inconceivable, and enervating!

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Keegan Coray By Gabby Hansen

Keegan Coray is an awesome

8th grader here at KMS. He enjoys

playing video games and he likes

to draw. His favorite thing to draw

is just anything that pops into his

head.

Keegan has two big dogs. One

of them is a black dog named

Ford, and his other dog is a tan dog

named Diesel. Speaking of dogs,

that’s Keegan’s favorite animal!

They are his favorite because they

have such big jaws, and they

survive longer. He also has two

siblings; one is a ninth grader, and

one is a sixth grader.

Keegan’s favorite subject in

school is art because he thinks it’s

fun. So far, he likes 8th grade. “It’s

not the worst grade,” he says. He’s

most excited for drafting in high

school, and the fact that it’s his last

school until college. His favorite

teacher at KMS is Mr. V.

When he grows up, he wants to

be a video game designer or an

animator. He’s looking forward to

being an adult because he can

imagine himself at a beach, until

he gets a call from work.

I asked Keegan one final

question. What would you do if

you won the lottery? “I would just

save the money.” Keegan is a

pretty cool person! So, if you

happen to see Keegan in the

hallway, make sure to say hi!

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Briana Eide By Olivia Easley

Briana Eide is a 7th grade

student at KMS. She enjoys

playing volleyball with her

friends, drawing and playing

video games.

Some of her best friends are

Aubree, Hadessah and Joyce.

When they greet each other

they dab and say “spoofy”.

When they hang out together

Hadessah and Briana quote

dank memes.

She enjoys playing with her

two dogs, Taco and Precious.

Taco is a small Chihuahua and

Precious is a large golden

retriever.

Briana likes video gaming

so much that she posts some of

her own gameplays of Sims 4

on YouTube. Even her favorite

YouTuber is crankgameplays.

She has been uploading videos

for about a year now, and she

uploads a video almost every

day. Since she started she has

gained 253 subscribers! Briana

enjoys the community and how

nice everyone is, but her least

favorite thing is all of the

knockoff YouTube accounts.

While I interviewed her I

learned that she may be quiet

but after she opens up to you

she is actually quite an

interesting person to be around.

Eva Sorensen By Tania Cazares

Eva Sorensen

is a 6th grader

here at KMS.

She’s 12 years

old, and she

was born

December

30th, 2004.

She enjoys

school and

says her

brother made it seem really dramatic

and difficult. Eva is also very stoked to

be a 7th grader, because she feels that

they have many more opportunities.

Eva told me she has been to Europe

for the holidays for a family reunion.

She also mentioned that her grandpa

owns a lot of sheep there and each of her

family members gets one. Her favorite

part about Europe was getting to go to

the shops, “It’s like America, but just a

lot cooler,” Eva told me.

One day Eva would like to do

missionary work and then settle down

and become a teacher. She also told me

that she looks up to many people

because they teach everyone life lessons

that she can learn from. Her hobbies

include eating food, watching Netflix,

and playing with her cat. Also, she is a

fantastic beauty guru and she has some

rad makeup skills.

She loves her family very much; she

says they are all lovable and crazy. Her

favorite memory was when she dropped

her cat on her brother and he cried and

locked himself in his room. She still

laughs because when he swims she can

still see the scars on his back. Her

favorite thing about her family and

friends is that they roast people.

Eva says she would love to die of old

age or obesity because she would die

doing something she loved, which is

eating. Overall, Eva is a funny, kind,

quirky, sweet person, and she is

definitely a wonderful sixth grader.

January SOM’s By Taylor Carver

Congratulations to January’s students of the month!

6th graders Kimberly Chanley,

Chloe Goldsby, Bridger Beck

7th graders Carson Koppes,

Sydney Johnson, Ellen Atchley

8th graders Nia Calvert,

Courtney Ellis, Lucas Tunseth

“A-MAREK-A” By Taylor Carver

Have you ever had a normal conversation with

Marek Grieme? Because I haven’t! I decided to dig a

little deeper under all of his randomness, and

attempted to learn a little something about him. I

started off by asking him some basic questions, then I

“fed his craziness.”

As some of you may know, Marek has two cats

named Pearl and Pickles. Pearl is 7½ years old and

weighs 9 pounds. His other cat, Pickles, is only 2 years

old, but he is super hyper and weighs 20 pounds. He

said he loves to harass them. When they are sleeping

he picks them up and messes around with them, and

when they bite him, he grabs the back of their necks

so they aren’t able to move. One time, he decided to

make a movie about his cats called GI Joe: Operation

Cats. In sixth grade, he won third place in the Quest

Film Festival for his movie. You’ll have to watch his

movie to find out what it’s about.

Marek also loves playing video games like Call of

Duty, Halo, and Battlefield. He likes filming random

videos and movies for his YouTube channel. You can

ask him for his channel name if you would like to view

some of his artwork.

I decided to ask Marek some random questions, and

I definitely got some random answers to go along.

First, I asked his opinion on potatoes, and he said they

taste good in almost every way. When I asked about

his memes, he responded, “They give me life, and

changed who I am as a person. I’m in love with them

because I am one.” Finally, I asked his opinion on the

Kardashian family, and I definitely got a weird

answer. He said they looked normal before they found

out what plastic surgery

was, and Kim is 75% of

the same material as

Marek’s watch.

It was definitely a lot

of fun having a

conversation with

Marek. His personality

is very compelling, and

he almost always has

something to say that

will make you laugh.

Maybe you should try it

sometime!

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8th Grade A-Team

Volleyball

By Gabby Hansen

This year’s volleyball team is

great! There are 13 players on A

team, coached by Mrs. Beck.

This year’s players include:

Abby Every

Amber Matthews

Bethany Morris

Cloey Followell

Gabby Hansen

Kaitlyn Walsh

Karley Harden

Kaylee Lauritsen

Lily Coon

Maria Shaginoff

Rachel Koppes

Vanessa Beck

Zaharah Wilshusen

I asked a couple of girls about

the upcoming season. Kaylee

said, “I’m most excited to play

Skyview this year because they

are our biggest competitors.” I

also asked Cloey how it felt to

make A team this year. She said,

“I’m so happy because I worked

really hard to make it.”

On February 4th, all the

schools in the district had a

jamboree at Skyview. If you

didn’t know, a jamboree is an

unscored series of 15-minute

games. Every team got to play

each other.

Cloey said, “The jamboree

was really fun, and it really

showed who our competitors

were and how well our team

worked together.” Great job,

girls!

Their first game was on

February 7th at Skyview. For

the first set, the score was 25-

8. The second set was 25-5.

Good job Kenai!!

In practice, we have many

drills we do to get better. We

scrimmage a lot, which is just

playing like we would in a

real game. We work a lot on

our skills, and if we mess up,

we just try again. I think this

season is going to be a great

one. Go, Kenai!!

Coach Beck had a few

great things to say about the

season. Her favorite thing

about volleyball is the group

of girls she’s working with

because she gets to know the

girls better and have fun. Her

favorite thing about being a

volleyball coach is teaching

students about life through

volleyball. The team’s

strongest skill is serving. Mrs.

Beck said, “ I think we’re

going to do really well

because we have a lot of

talent and kids that play

multiple sports. The girls also

have great attitudes.”

B-Team Volleyball By Gabby Hansen

This year’s volleyball team did

amazing! They went undefeated! There are

13 players, coached by Mrs. Vann. This

year’s players include:

Erin Blum

Taylor Carver

Sierra Chapman

Emmarie Edwards-Dean

Isabelle Harris

Brianne Moore

Kiara Moses

Taylor Pierce

Kara Pratt

Sierra Purugganan

Kylie-Anne Raye

Kaitlin Roumell

Dulce Santana

I asked Emmarie what her favorite

game they played was. She said, “The first

game because it really showed how our

team played together and what our team

was made of.” Erin said, “I’m really happy

to be on B-team because it’s better than

making no team, and Mrs. Vann is a great

coach.” Taylor Pierce said, “I think our

team’s best skill is talking and calling the

ball because when we talk, then it gets

6

easier to set up the ball and hit it over.”

Great job, girls!

On February 21st, they traveled to

Homer. It was a great game to watch. The

first set, they won by quite a bit. The

second set kept everyone on their feet. It

was close, but Kenai stepped up, and won

the game! Amazing job, Kenai!!

7th Grade A-Team Volleyball By Jenna Streiff

There are ten people on the 7th grade A-team: Andie

Galloway, Brooke Ashley, Erin Koziczkowski,

Hermoine Lanfear, Jenna Streiff, Kaitlyn Herrmann,

Leah English, Logan Satathite, Olivia Easley, and

Valerie Villegas.

Erin said that she has been playing volleyball since

January of 2016. Her older sister Emily (a senior at

KCHS) influenced Erin to play volleyball. Erin said

that she most enjoys serving in volleyball because it is

really easy and she’s good at it. “Volleyball is my

favorite sport so far, but I still want to try track so that

might change,” said Erin. This year, she hopes to

create new friends on the team and talk to people

outside her comfort zone.

On Saturday, February 4th, there was a volleyball

jamboree at Skyview Middle School for A-team

volleyball players. The 7th grade A-team played very

well for their first game. Even though there was no

official score, someone in the stands kept score and

said the team won almost every game.

On February 7th, the 7th grade A-team played the

Nikiski Bulldogs for Kenai’s first real game. In the

first set, Kenai was down 6 points, but we stole the ball

back and won 26-24. In the second set, Nikiski fell

behind and lost 15-25 on a missed serve. Good job,

Kenai. I can’t wait to see how the season ends.

C-Team Volleyball By Kaylee Miller

Intramural volleyball ended on January 27th. The

people that made the Kenai C-team are Taylor

Andrew, Kaya Cox, Aria Fabiano, Sophie Karl,

Cyanna Lindquist, Memphis Lyon, Kaylee Miller,

Raelynn Passe, Lexi Pierren, Echo Thiele, and Megan

Wolverton.

On February 14th, our KMS team had a game

against Seward. It was a tight game, and the team was

only two points away from the win. Lexi said before

the game she felt super nervous and felt sick. Kaya

Cox said that we did really well for the first game.

On February 21st, the team traveled to Homer. It

again was a super close game, and they were only one

point away from the win! Taylor says that we had a

good season, played great games, and had a ton of fun.

B-Team and C-Team players celebrate their season.

The Super Bowl Halftime Show By Faith Gattenby

The Halftime Show in The Super Bowl was awesome!

Lady Gaga was singing and she wore two different outfits.

The first one was a silver leotard with long sleeves and tall,

silver, sparkly boot heals. The second outfit was a belly shirt

and a pair of swimsuit bottoms. Most of the boys had silver,

spikey coats on.

There was also a circle piano, and Lady Gaga dove onto

the stage after her first song. The dance floor was like a giant

TV that she could walk on. Lady Gaga had a tattoo of a

unicorn on her right leg. There were two giant blue, glowing

stars and a lot of laser lights in the night sky. The people in

the crowd next to the stage held lights that looked like torches

that changed colors.

The songs that Lady Gaga sang were: Bad Romance, Just

Dance, Million Reasons, God Bless America, Born This

Way, and Poker Face. 7

KMS

Wrestling By Taylor Carver

This year at KMS we

have an amazing wrestling

team. There are a total of

26 wrestlers ranging from

6th to 8th grade. They have

had an amazing season so

far with many first place

wins! At boroughs on

Saturday, Kenai Wrestlers

brought home 3 first place

wins, 3 second place wins,

2 third place wins, 2 fourth

place wins, 2 fifth place

wins, and 3 sixth place

wins! Way to go,

Wrestlers!

This year’s wrestlers

include:

Zoticus Active

T.J. Anderson

Sammy Baker

Kalei Biamonte

Kaden Blake

Gwendylan Case

Brad Chaffee

Kevin Chaffee

Rowyn Clucas

Logan Dawson

Kadin Hills

Andrew Gaethle

Daniel Gonzalez

Zach Halstead

Jessiah James

Patrick Kramer

Dawson Lockwood

Rey Perez

Nolan Rogers

Rocky Sherbahn

James Sparks

Joseph Sylvester

Carter Tennison

Isaiah Ticknor

Joyce Trenton

Tucker Vann

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KMS wrestlers with Coach Navarre and Coach Moss.

Kalei Biamonte is one of Kenai’s wrestlers. She is in the 8th grade and has been

wrestling for three years now and wanted to start wrestling because she was

wrestling with some friends at a birthday party and thought that was a lot of fun.

She said practices can be kind of difficult sometimes but they can be fun also.

Kalei also told me that the traits of a good wrestler are speed, smarts, and balance.

Sammy Baker is also one of Kenai’s wrestlers. He’s in 8th grade and has been

wrestling for nine years. His favorite part about wrestling is when he makes other

kids cry. He began wrestling because his dad did division 1 wrestling for Oregon

State and that inspired him to start at a young age. Sammy said that making weight

sometimes can be hard, and days of weigh-ins he doesn’t eat, but on a normal day

his “wrestler’s diet” consists of salad with chicken. As he gets tired through a

match, his drive to get first place keeps him going.

Tucker Vann is an 8th grader that has also been wrestling for nine years. He

started wrestling because his parents wanted him to join at a young age, and he

has had awesome success since. He said that practices can be intense sometimes

and wrestlers have to practice a lot of technique. Tucker’s “wrestler’s diet”

consists of salad but no sugar. When I asked him about what keeps him going

through a match, he said the satisfaction and glory of winning keeps him going.

If you’re looking for a sport to join, and want to have fun, wrestling may be

the sport for you!

Overdue library books! By Kaitlyn Herrmann

Reading books over and over until it’s been a month can be fun, but it starts to

become a habit. Overdue books here in our school make a total of 167! The most

books a student has overdue is four, it’s not that bad, but it’s a lot unless you’re

Albert Einstein. The most common books that are overdue are the Rick Riordan

books. Why is it important for students to get their books turned in on time? Well,

according to Mrs. Gann, “So other

students have a chance to check them

out as well.” Although, if you check

out a book and you want to recheck it

out, the library gives you another

three weeks to read more! The main

point is that it’s important to get your

library books turned in on time and to

think of others’ needs as well.

By Alex Martin

Have you ever done something dumb or

stupid that has hurt you physically, like

tripping? Don’t worry, mistakes are what

makes us human. I’ve asked some other

humanoids about accidents they’ve had that

have hurt them.

One time during basketball practice, 7th

grader Gavin Dirks tripped while running to

get the ball. “As I fell, the ball bounced up and

hit me in the face,” he says. I told Gavin that

what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,

unless you’re already thick-headed. Then it

just hurts!

My mother always tells me to watch where

I’m going or else I’ll hit something, and that

is exactly what Faith Gattenby didn’t do one

day. “I didn’t pay attention to where I was

going and I ran into the wooden item people

call a door.” She told me that she got a

headache and a black eye from the painful

experience.

Levi Good was walking with a plate of

oranges while looking out the window one

day. “I tripped and bashed the plate into my

face, breaking my teeth,” he exclaimed,

describing how his teeth were all broken and

destroyed.

Keep an eye out for the next issue of Oops!

The topic will be embarrassing things you

have said or done. If you have something

embarrassing that you’ve done and think it

would make

people laugh,

please let us

know!

Random Acts of Kindness

KMS leadership students organized an entire month of kind

acts for students and staff to share with others. Some of the acts

of kindness were sincere, others a bit silly, some planned, and

some truly random. Throughout February all of these positive

gestures helped to lift everyone’s spirits and share a bit of

happiness.

On February

17th, leadership

students had

treats for sale in

the snack shack,

to give to friends

and classmates.

The tree of hearts

from February

14th with positive

messages was

also very popular

– be sure to check it out in the commons! And sticky notes with

compliments and quotes have been plastered all over the

school, from lockers to bathroom mirrors.

Other acts of kindness

have included sharing

hugs and smiles,

talking to someone

new, picking up litter,

writing friendly notes,

calling or texting

someone special, and

telling someone why

you love them. Do

you know what the

best part of this month

of kindness is? It

doesn’t have to end! Let’s keep KMS kind!

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Captivating Clubs By Ambrosia Lawrence

Clubs are here, and there were many clubs students

could have chosen from. Here are some examples and

more information about them.

String Art with Mrs. Vann & Mrs. Hulien

Teacher’s opinion: String art class focused on Alaska

designs and creations They use sand paper till smooth,

paint the board for a background, and then start creating

their string art designs. Mrs. Vann decided to teach string

art because she thought it was something not done before,

and that students would enjoy it.

Student’s opinion: Cali Holmes said the reason she chose

string art was because she and her friends agreed on it.

Cali’s favorite part of string Art was nailing the nails down

the board and after, using the string to make a pattern.

Pottery Class with Mrs. Tews & Mrs. Navarre

Teacher’s opinion: “I love to do pottery, it’s something I

don’t get to do often. And kids love to do it too,” Mrs.

Tews explained. They try to complete three main projects

and learn the basics of pottery throughout. When the kids

are done with the three main projects, they can create

whatever they want.

Student’s opinion: Ellen Atchley likes getting her hands

dirty and creating bowls and cups. “I like getting to make

things that I can use to eat out of. I also like having Mrs.

Tews and Mrs. Navarre as the teachers because they are

totally awesome!”

Fashion Show with Mrs. Smith & Mrs. Rininger

Teacher’s opinion: Mrs. Smith and Mrs. R went to a

fashion and style show and got inspired to do a club based

around what they saw. Mrs. Smith said she likes to run

around and collect materials and see the kids develop

creative ideas.

Student’s opinion: Brandiee Bowers likes to tape the

cardboard together to make a hoopskirt for the dresses,

then paints over it. The reason Brandiee decided to choose

the club was because her friend Katie Stockton asked her

to join with her.

A couple other clubs were also popular. Movie Making

with Mrs. Rolph and Mindfulness with Nurse Dixie. In

Movie Making club they created movies with creativity

and their own voices to share with the class. In

Mindfulness, they talked about their emotions and did

different activities to help, like popping bubble wrap or

10 making art projects.

Cozy Day By Kaylee Miller

On January 19th, KMS had a Cozy Day. Lots

of KMS students wore their pjs and had stuffed

animals and blankets.

Tina Uta wore an American shirt, fuzzy pants,

and had her favorite blanket. When I asked on a

scale of 1-10 how comfy was the outfit, she said

100. She also said that she definitely would like

to have cozy day again.

Summer Foster wore a white shirt with fuzzy

cheetah pants. When I asked her how cozy her

outfit was on a scale of 1-10, she said “20

cupcakes.” Summer also said that we shouldn’t

have had to do a workout in gym that day,

because it got way too hot.

Lauryn Avery wore pjs and carried around a

blanket and pillow. She said that her outfit was

about a 9 on a scale of 1-10. Also, she wishes that

Cozy Day was every day!

Puzzlement Anonymous

I don’t know what’s going on. What if I said

yes, what if I said no? Why can I only say, I don’t

know. Pressured by one to say yes, pressured by

another to say no. So all I ever say is, I don’t

know. Confusion arises, thoughts come back.

What if it was good, what if it was amazing? But

what if this one good thing ruins everything?

What if it crashes and burns like last time? All

for one thing that might not work. Now you

know the reason I say, I don’t know.

Sports Spirit Day By Julia Hanson

On February 3, 2017, KMS students and staff dressed up

for a sports spirit day. Many people wore soccer, football,

baseball, and volleyball jerseys. Some went all out in their

sports teams and colors, but others, not so much.

Walking through the hallway, I could see many students

were wearing their Kenai Peninsula Soccer Club (KPSC)

jerseys. Most wore just their jersey, but Lily Coon, Rachael

Pitsch, and Vanessa Beck wore their whole uniform.

Many students were walking

proud with their football teams and

colors. The one person that really

stood out, and I think most would

have to agree, was Maccoy Castillo.

He wore his cheesehead along with

his jersey, with his head held high

supporting the Green Bay Packers.

I didn’t notice many people in

baseball uniforms walking around the

school except for Owen Plumridge.

He wasn’t supporting a certain team,

but he was wearing his baseball

helmet and carrying his

baseball bat showing his

love of baseball.

Everyone from KMS

volleyball was showing off

their new team shirts. They

are dark purple and light

purple tie-dyed with “just

dig it” printed on the back.

All four teams that received

these shirts are 8A, 7A, B,

and C.

Make sure you dress up for

our next spirit day, March 8th,

2017, for mime day. If you

dress up make sure to make a

quick detour to Mr.

Summer’s room to say hi!

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Restaurant Review By Madeline Edelen

I went to a restaurant here in Kenai recently. New

Peking Chinese is a Chinese restaurant over by the Regal

Cinemas Kambe Theater.

This restaurant has a great atmosphere, delicious food,

and an amazing staff. My visit there was truly enjoyable,

and it’s a restaurant I would definitely recommend.

Their atmosphere is so relevant to being a Chinese

restaurant. Just walking into the restaurant gives off a

nice good feeling, and while diners eat their meal. The

decorations inside their building include traditional

Chinese paper fans, pictures of (what I assume) are

Chinese villages, and an outdoors nature like setting.

I myself had the sweet and sour chicken. It’s bright

red, but delicious. The meal was very large; it included

fried rice, an egg roll, and of course, sweet and sour

chicken. Waiting for our food wasn’t that long either. I

went with my mom and she ordered the house soup,

which happens to be a large sized bowl of noodle soup,

that has cabbage and other vegetables! One of my sisters

had egg noodle soup. Her soup contained egg yolk,

cabbage, and carrot, along with other small vegetable

items. But best of all, we can’t forget the fortune cookies!

Their staff, chefs and waitress are very nice. They

welcomed us into their restaurant with welcoming smiles.

Like a lot of restaurants, their waitress will come by and

see if you need a refill on your drink or how your meal is.

On your way out of their restaurant, you can see a

beautiful mountain, and depending if you go in the

evening, sometimes you can see a pretty sunset!

Although they’re closed on Sunday, the hours they’re

open are 11 am to 9 pm.

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Split Movie Review

By Julia Hanson

On opening night Kara Pratt and I went to see

the film Split at the Kambe Theater. The movie was

a strong thriller! At the movie we saw many other

people that we knew.

Universal Pictures began filming this movie on

November 11, 2015, in Philadelphia. The movie

was released on January 20, 2017. The original

budget was to be $9 million, but they ended up

spending $102.6 million.

This movie is rated PG-13 and what they want

to call horror/thriller. I would have to disagree on

this part. The movie seemed to be more creepy,

leaning to a thriller, but that's based on my opinion.

This movie to me was suspenseful, but if you

don't pay attention during it, you won’t understand

parts of the movie. I caught myself sitting on the

edge of my seat during some parts. I could also feel

a little adrenaline spill through my mind during

some parts.

The best actor was probably James McAroy,

who played “Kevin Wendell Crumb,” the main

character with 23 personalities with an upcoming

24th. But is it possible to have this many

personalities? I don’t know, I guess you’ll have to

watch the movie to find out.

I would have to say this movie wasn’t as good

as I thought it would be, because the trailer looked

really intense. I would rate this movie an 8/10.

Valentine’s Day Slime DIY! By Kaitlyn Herrmann

It’s Valentine

season and

everything is red. If

you are looking for

something to give

to somebody,

follow these

instructions.

There’s nothing

better than giving

slime to the love of

your life!

Materials:

-Clear glue

-Borax (Substitutes: Liquid detergent, eye solution, contact solution, powder

detergent)

-Food coloring (preferably red)

-Bowl to mix in

-Mixing utensil

-Confetti to add to mixture (preferably hearts)

Instructions:

1. Add one bottle of clear glue to bowl

2. Add red food coloring and mix

3. Add your confetti (preferably hearts so it’s Valentine’s related)

4. Make borax solution (one cup of warm water and one teaspoon borax)

5. Add borax solution until non-sticky (don’t add too much because slime

will get hard and non-stretchy)

6. Store in a container and let sit for three days. If you don’t let sit the

bubbles will stay and it won’t become clear.

Slime is a great gift for your Valentine and very

fun to play with! The most romantic part is you

and the love of your life can sit staring at the sky

while playing with your somewhat amazing gift,

slime.

February

Birthdays By Olivia Easley

Ben Crawford-1st

Ben Boersma-1st

Daniel Taylor-1st

Samuel Baisden-1st

Karley Harden-3rd

Mary Nash-5th

Sorin Sorensen-6th

Gabby Hansen-6th

Ryin Witte-7th

Chloe Goldsby-7th

Adam Anglebrandt-8th

Ella Yragui-9th

Josh Tree-9th

Logan Jeffries-10th

Carson Koppes-10th

Samiel Wilson-10th

Betsy Moffett-10th

Jenna Tureman-13th

Isaiah Ticknor-14th

Rey Perez-14th

Briana Eide-17th

Maryrose Macabuag-17th

Lauryn Avery-21st

Malerie Nunn-24th

Zach Halstead-25th

Wade Williams-25th

Faith Braud-26th

Kaya Cox-27th

KuKoa Diorec-27th

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Sugar Cookie Bars By Gabby Hansen

I love to bake! I was looking around Pinterest for some recipes and came across this one. They look delicious

and it is also cool because you can decorate them any way that you want.

Thanks to www.creationsbykara.com for inspiring this idea.

Dough

· 1 ½ cups butter, softened

· 2 cups sugar

· 4 eggs

· 1 tsp vanilla

· 1 tsp almond extract

· 5 cups flour

· 1 ½ tsp salt

· ½ tsp baking powder

Frosting:

· 8 oz. cream cheese, softened

· ½ cup butter, softened

· 5 cups powdered sugar

· 1 tsp vanilla

· ½ tsp almond extract

· Dash of salt

· Food coloring (optional)

· 2-3 tsp milk, if needed

Directions:

1. Set your oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 17” by 12” rimmed baking sheet with non-stick spray.

2. For the cookie bars: Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs, vanilla, and almond

extract. Beat until it’s well blended. Whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder in a small bowl.

Add to the wet ingredients and stir until it’s well combined.

3. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until they are barely light brown. Cool completely.

4. Now for the frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add the powdered

sugar, extracts, salt, and food coloring. Beat until smooth and creamy, adding milk (if needed).

5. Frost the cookie bars, adding whatever toppings you’d like.

If you’re completely out of ideas, I’ll get you started:

1. Green, for St. Patrick's Day

2. Pink, for Valentine's Day

3. You could also split the frosting into even amounts and dye each frosting with a different color of the

rainbow and top it with some rainbow sprinkles.

4. Also, if you're super over the top, you could pipe on some words or even draw something with your

icing.

5. Enjoy!

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Purple Pages

Reporters

Madeline Edelen, Kaylee Miller, Kaitlyn Herrmann,

Julia Hanson, Riley Updike, Ambrosia Lawrence,

Faith-Lynn Gattenby, Alex Martin, Gabby Hansen,

Olivia Easley, Taylor Carver, Jenna Streiff,

and Tania Cazares (not pictured).

We hope you enjoyed reading all of our feature

articles and news stories! In next month’s issue, we

will have coverage of the X-C ski team, 6th grade

Challenger Center field trips, 7th grade ice fishing

field trip, 8th grade Solid Rock class trip, and Mr.

Summer’s spring break trip to Washington D.C.

Mark your calendar! 7th Grade Ice Fishing Field Trip – March 3rd

X-C Skiing Boroughs – March 4th

Volleyball Borough Finals – March 4th

Choir Concert – March 7th

Quest Film Fest in Seward – March 8th

8th Grade Solid Rock Class Trip – March 9th

Teacher Inservice – March 10th

Spring Break – March 13th-17th

Track & Field season starts – April 3rd

Just Some Jokes By Julia Hanson

Q: Why can’t Matt Ryan use the phone anymore? A: Because he can’t find the receiver

Q: How many Atlanta Falcons does it take to win a

Super Bowl?

A: Nobody knows, and we may never find out

Q: What kind of exercise do lazy people do?

A: Diddly-squats

Q: What happens to a frog’s car when it breaks down?

A: It gets toad away

Q: Why did the witches

lose the baseball game?

A: Their bats flew away

Q: Why does Humpty Dumpty love autumn?

A: Because Humpty Dumpty had a great fall

Q: What do you call a pig that does karate?

A: A pork chop

Q: Why couldn’t the leopard play hide and seek?

A: Because he was always spotted

Q: What is a superhero’s favorite part of the joke?

A: The “punch” line

Q: What is the tallest

building in the entire

world?

A: A library, because it

has so many stories

Umm, please use this space to draw random doodles or gather signatures of all your friends who will one day

become famous . . .

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Marvel-ous Scavenger Hunt

By Madeline Edelen & Riley Updike

We have a challenge for our readers out there! This

month, why don’t you participate in our superhero

scavenger hunt? These quotes from some famous

heroes or villains will lead you right to where the super

hero or villain is awaiting you.

“On your left.”- Captain America

“But watch the queen conquer.”- Black Widow

“Every villain is a Hero in his own mind.”- Loki

“You must be truly desperate to come to me for

help.”- Loki

Make sure not to take them all and let others search

for them too. But if you do find one of our heroes or

our villain make sure to bring it to Mrs. Nabholz in

exchange for a prize!

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Overheard Comments by Tania Cazares

“I stabbed myself, there wasn’t

any blood on the cake, and my

birthday party.”

Person 1: “I’m going to the

chiropractor.”

Person 2: “Is that a dance?”

“I just said something really disgusting and it came

out of my nose.”

“Do you know how to oreo?”

“My cranberry is moist.”

“Who’s the best looking teacher?”

“I like to go inside my hotdog.”

“My foot is sticky.”

“I wanted a fat one.”

“Someone just murdered a muffin.”

“Can I hit you with my binder?”

“You could have a giant blizzard.”

“You’re getting me a lizard!”

“You can’t be

more manly

than ice cream.”

“There’s a small

family on my

glasses.”

“No, I’m hotter

than you.”

“I’m not a small gummy.”

“Who needs bar codes when

you have birds?”

“You added 2/5 and 1/2 and

got 3/7?”

“Is Siri answering your butt

questions?”

“My cookie senses are

tingling.”

“He has the shoulders, and

you have the hips.”

“I just tripped over a corn

nut.”

“I’m painting my pineapple.”