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October Staff Birth-day’s

Emiliano LeBron (10/8)

Cristin Scordato (10/8

Nicholas Kolod (10/9)

Sonia Smith (10/11)

Mable Little (10/13)

Angelina McCoy (10/17)

Erin Jameson (10/20)

Virginia Pigue (10/30)

I haven't failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won’t work—Thomas Edison

October 2016 Bradley Middle School

13345 Beatties Ford Road

(980)-343-5750

A STUDENT NEWSLETTER CREATED FOR STUDENTS BY STUDENTS...

Q: Why are ghosts so bad at lying? A: Because you can see right through them!

Q: What did one Jack-O-Lantern say to the other A: Cut it out!

Jokes By: Destiny H.

Bradley Volleyball

By: Chelsea W.

We are halfway through the 2016-2017 Mavericks volleyball season, and so far their record is 7/8 wins. There are 9 players and 3 managers this year. Their coaches are Ms. Harman and Ms. G. Their last game was against Coulwood, which they won the game 3 out of 5 matches. They have an away game today against our rival Bailey, This is the big Dig Pink game to raise money and Awareness for Breast cancer.

Bradley Softball

By: Laylah M.

The Bradley softball team has been taking a leap into a big season. The team of ten have won 6 and lost 2. On October 17th they are playing Bai-ley (away game). The players Kennedy, Aniya, Olivia H., Alivia, Mya, Em-ma, Laylah, Allie, and Niya all play their parts on the team. Including: Pitcher, Catcher, Shortstop, First base, Second base, Third base, Center, Right, and Left field. Let's hope the team will rock the rest of the season! Go Mavericks!!

Bradley Football

By: William R.

Bradley had an amazing victory against JM Alexander. The

defense held up only 18 points while the offense answered with

40 in this game during the third quarter . Stanley R. was al-

lowed to run for the two point conversion, but failed. Former

student Kyle R. was a wide receiver for JM Alexander. Sadly, he had 1 carry and

no catches. Derrick G. started the game with a the first touchdown over the middle

and took the rock to the end zone. The game was action packed but towards the

end in the fourth quarter with 0:01 seconds on the clock, the running back for JM

Alexander kicked Andre M. in his hip. He dislocated it when the running back

tried to jump and kicked him in his side. Now he is well and can play this week vs

Ranson.

Cancer Awareness Month

By Lucas B

Sadly, cancer is still here today and scientists are continuing to work to find the cure. So many families have been affected by it and that is a horrible thing. People around the world are dying from this dis-ease. Well what is causing it you may ask, your answers is as follows;

What is cancer and what causes it? Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrollable amount of abnor-mal cells duplicating in various parts of the body. ‘What causes cancer?’ Gene mutations in most cases can cause Cancer. Most gene mutations happen after you're born. A ton of things can cause gene muta-tions, such as smoking, radiation, cancer-causing chemicals, and a lack of exercise.

How does Cancer affect us at Bradley?

Here at Bradley almost all of us have or had a loved one who either lost or won the battle against cancer. Earlier this month we held a fundraiser for cancer, in this fundraiser students and teachers bought bubble gum and a pink ribbon that is posted on the wall all across our school. The teachers bought and wore pink t-shirts and for our school spirit week we have a pink day where everyone wears pink. The students and teachers thank everyone who took part in the fundraiser and the pink day.

If you want more information about cancer or want to donate to the American Cancer Society,

please visit: www.cancer.org

Trending This Fall

By: Kara W

What is trending this fall season ,for girls, You may ask? Well there might be a lot of things that you might relate to. You might curl up in a fuzzy blanket binge watching Netflix all night or watch YouTube. Here is a list of some of the things that girls like to do in the fall season. Such asD

~Wearing knee high socks with boots.

~Ordering a latte from Starbucks.

~Doing fall DIY’s. (See additional article for some fun fall DIY’s!)

~Wearing sweaters and/or leggings.

~Wearing fuzzy socks.

Spirit Links

By: Josh T

Why are we doing the spirit links? We are the doing the spirit links to raise money for cancer awareness and the money will be going to a cancer research facility for donation. The spirit links are $ .50 cent for 1 spirit link so if you bring in $ 1.00 it will be 2 spirit links. The class that brings in the most spirit links receives a donut party. Everything ends on October 21.

Advice For 6th Graders

By: Julia T.

Transitioning from elementary school to middle school is one of the hardest

things during your academic career. If you leave a good first impression in 6th

grade, 7th and 8th grade will be a breeze. Remember to be prepared and orga-

nized because it will set you up for success in the next two years of middle

school and into high school and later college. Respect teachers and peers be-

cause you don't want to be treated poorly your entire middle school career. Don't

be nervous because if you pay attention and do everything you're asked, it'll be

A GREAT EXPERIENCE!!!

Top 5 Facts About October

By: Lily R.

Here are my top 5 facts about October!!!

1.Nevada became the 36th state of the United

States on October 31st, 1864.

2.Hillary Clinton's birthday is on October 26th.

3.The United Kingdom celebrates the 21st of

October as Apple day.

4.U.S presidents have been born in October

more than any other month.

5.The great fire of Chicago began on October

8, 1871.

Halloween Fun Facts:

By: Celeste F.

Some fun facts to share with your friends about Halloween:

~The largest pumpkin ever measured was grown by Norm Craven, who broke the world record in 1993 with a 836 lb. pumpkin.

~Ireland is typically believed to be the birthplace of Halloween.

~In 2010, 72.2% of those surveyed by the National Retail Federation will hand out candy, 46.3% will carve a pumpkin, 20.8% will visit a haunted house, and 11.5% will dress up their pets.

~October 30th is National Candy Corn Day.

~In the UK white cats are thought to bring bad luck, not like black cats in the US.

~About 99% of all pumpkins sold are used as Jack 'O Lanterns for Hallow-een.

2016 Halloween Costumes

By: Alexandria D & Ta’Asia M

1.Harley Quinn & Joker Costume

2.Pokémon Go Pikachu & Pokeball Costume

3.OITNB Prisoner Costume

4.Deadpool Costume

5.Emoji Costumes

6.Cher From Clueless

7.Red Devil From Scream Queens Costume

8.Rugrats Squad Costume

9.Beyoncé Lemonade Costume

10Snapchat Filters Costume

11.Harley Quinn & Joker Picture

Bradley Cheer

By: Brooke N.

The process of trying out for the Bradley cheer team is both stressful and very fun. The cheer coach, Ms. Patton, if you don’t know, is one of the 8th grade math teachers. The cheer tryouts are usually around the second week of school and last 3 days. If you are interested in trying out for cheer but you don’t want to cheer for both fall and winter; your in luck because you can try out for both the fall and winter cheer teams separately. The first day of cheer tryouts was definitely the most stressful because I didn’t know what to expect. You will walk in the dance room and everyone trying out will be there. Ms. Patton will introduce herself and give you an idea of what to expect. Then you will start learning the cheer and dance. You will do the cheer and dance the first day which is the official day of tryouts. The cheer will consist of a routine of motions along with a chant of words you will say to each motion. Then you will also learn a dance to a song of Ms. Patton's choice. You most likely won’t finish learning both the first day so that’s what the second day entails. The second day is the most boring day because it’s kind of a day to just finish learning the cheer, dances, and asking any last minute questions before tryouts. By the second day people really aren’t nervous but ready to get the tryouts over with. You will get put into groups based on your last name. Then within your group you will get to decide what color you want to wear for tryouts. Now it’s tryout day you will come in and go straight to Ms. Patton's classroom. There will be 5 random judges along with Ms. Patton. They will call your group in and then they will tell you one by one to do jumps. After jumps its time do to tumbling, then the cheer, and finally, the dance. You will find out about a hour after tryouts if you made it or not. You will have practice the next day!

Overnight Celebrities By: Josue Sanchez

YouTuber born Bryan Le and best known as RiceGum. His most popular videos are

"These Kids Must Be Stopped" series, where he has roasted popular web stars such as

Loren Beech, Jacob Sartorius, and Hunter Rowland. He would keep entertaining his

fans by talking about famous people.

Before he was famous he was a small YouTuber who uploaded MW3 gameplay. He

would talk about experiences and stories while playing the game. He was a small

YouTuber of 300 subscribers. Overnight he blew up and now has over 4.5 million sub-

scribers. He makes around 1 million a month by ads and views.

1. 5-0, Minnesota Vikings

2. 4-1, Atlanta Falcons

3. 4-1, Dallas Cowboys

4. 3-1, Philadelphia Eagles

5. 3-1, Green Bay Packers

6. 3-1, Seattle Seahawks

7. 3-2, Washington Redskins

8. 3-2, Los Angeles Rams

9. 2-3, Arizona Cardinals

10.2-3, Detroit Lions

11.2-3, New York Giants

12.2-3, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

13.1-4, Carolina Panthers

NFL Standings By Jacob G.

NFC Standings

AFC Standings

1. 4-1, Oakland Raiders 2. 4-1, Pittsburgh Steelers

3. 4-1, Denver Broncos

4. 4-1, New England Patriots

5. 3-2, Buffalo Bills

6. 3-2, Baltimore Ravens

7. 3-2, Houston Texans

8. 2-2, Kansas Chiefs

9. 2-3, Indianapolis Colts

10.2-3, Cincinnati Bengals

11.2-3, Tennessee Titans

12.1-3, Jacksonville Jaguars

13.1-4, San Diego Chargers

14.1-4 , New York Jets

15.1-4, Miami Dolphins

All standings are as of the

October 13th

Don't think that 8th grade is the year, where you turn up, lay back and have liberty. In reality, we don’t get so much liberty and we do a lot of work. One of the many expectations, most of us have is having free time, and more trust with the teachers. Sadly, in reality, you have to earn all of the trust and the liberty has to be earned with free time. Another expec-tation is the laid back part and that it's all turning up. In reality, you have a lot of work and we have to get on task and only have a specific amount time to hang out with your friends.

8th Grade Expectation VS Reality

By: Joey M.

Getting to Know Students By: Katheryn C. and Emma G.

On October 17th, we interviewed a 6th grader, Angelo A. His favorite subject is science and his least favorite is math. His goals for this year are to get all A’s and his goals for next year are to make the basketball team. When he grows up he wants to go to UNC college and be a coder. His favorite thing to do outside of school is to play basketball and his fa-vorite hobby is to play video games. His favorite color is red, favorite food is lasagna, favorite sport is basketball, and if he could go anywhere in the world it would be Europe. The second student we interviewed was a 7th grader Jackson F. His favorite subject is math and his least favorite is ELA. His goals for this year are to get good grades and his one of his goals for next year are make the football team. When he grows up he wants to go to Duke college and become a lacrosse player. His favorite thing to do outside of school is to play lacrosse and his favorite hobby is to watch lacrosse. His favorite color is red, favorite food is pizza, favor-ite sport is lacrosse, and if he could go anywhere in the world it would be Ireland. The third student we interviewed was 8th grader Abbie L. Her favorite subject is science and her least favorite is math. Her goals for this year are to get all A’s as well as next year. When she grows up she wants to go to Notre Dame college. Her favorite thing to do outside of school is to hang out with friends. Her favorite color is blue, favorite food is noodles, favorite sport is lacrosse, and if she could go anywhere in the world it would be Hawaii.

Comic Strip By: Bradley H.

I thought 6th grade would be fun but it turns out is wasn’t what I thought. You have to change classes it's more difficult than what you are use to. You have to be more responsible than ever and you have to keep up with your work. The teachers won't hold your hand! You have to make sure you get your work if you missed a day or two. You have to act like an adult. You can't just decide not to do your work one day because you're mad or upset. The teachers are getting you ready for high school and real life!

What I Thought 6th Grade Would Be Like

By: Alexzia J.

1) The word “witch” comes from the Old

English “wicce”, meaning “wise woman.”

2) The first jack-o-lanterns weren’t made

from pumpkins! They were actually made

from turnips.

3) Halloween is the second highest pre-

viewed commercial holiday after Christmas!

4) The largest pumpkin ever was grown by a

man name Norman Craven , he broke the

world record in1993 with a pumpkin that

weighed 836 lb.

5) Ireland is typically believed to be where

Halloween first took place.

6) Scarecrows symbolize the ancient

agricultural roots of the holiday.

7) In 1974, 18 year old, Timothy O Bryan

died after being poisoned by Halloween

Candy. The person who had poisoned him

was HIS OWN FATHER!! He also

attempted to poison his daughter as well.

8) In Alabama it is illegal to dress up as a

priest.

9) Pumpkins are most commonly orange but

they could also appear in green, white, red,

or gray.

10) Willow Smith was born on October 31st.

HistoryofHalloweenBy: Hayley L.

Halloweens origin started with the ancient Celtic festival Samhain. It marked the beginning of Winter and the end of harvest.

It was also believed that on that night the “spirit” and “mortal” world would open to each other, sort of relating to the day of

the dead in Hispanic culture. During the Protestant Reformation, the holiday was banned in the church. The banned time of

the year passed, for many years, and almost everyone seemed to have forgotten except for the Celts of course. In America, we

started doing our own thing (like a spin off of the holiday while dressing up and giving out candy). Soon, all communities

were celebrating.

10 Halloween Facts

By: Areanna H

Top 10 Halloween Events By: Christa N.

1 Scarowinds Carowinds transforms with horrifying mazes and scare zones.

www.carowinds.com.

2.Zombie Hollow Gastonia's new haunted attraction. Costumes welcome, but NO

masks allowed. www.facebook.com/zombiehollow.

3.Scarrigan Farms The 130-acre farm transforms into a haunted trail with four parts:

"The Funhouse," "3D Maze, "Tragic Bus," and "Corn Maze.www.carriganfarms.com.

4.21st Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival Sure, there’s jousting, comedy shows

and turkey legs at the fest, but if you come this weekend you can get a Halloween

spin on the medieval merriment. www.royalfaires.com/carolina.

5.Camp Fear The multi-attraction event features a haunted trail, a maze, "Clown

Chaos", an "Insane Asylum", a "Living dead Dollhouse," and a "Scary” Show.

www.campfearnc.com.

6.Halloween Football Party at Dog Bar The event features plenty of Great Danes in

addition to a costume contest, drink specials, football broadcasts, and more.

www.dogbarcharlotte.com.

7.Hollywood Halloween MAZ Entertainment presents this Hollywood-themed Hal-

loween party with music from DJ Complete.www.eventbrite.com/e/hollywood-

halloween-v-tickets-13425240255

8.Dinner With The Ghost And The Devil Good Eats and Meets presents this Hallow-

een-inspired event. There will be a candlelight ghost tour followed by a multi-course

meal accompanied with four craft cocktails to sip and savor at Dandelion Cafe.

www.ghostdinner2014.eventbrite.com.

9.Zombie Halloween Party Seasonal Affairs Productions turns Automatic Slims into

a Gothic-inspired graveyard with zombies. Dress in your best Halloween costume.

Automatic Slims, 1000 N.C. Music Factory Blvd. 704-987-0612.

10.Scream Costume Party & R Peezy Run The City Video Release Party Featuring

a live performance by Raphael Ratliff and music by DJ Chuck T. Everyone in a cos-

tume gets in free before 11:30 PM.