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Artwork by Felix Rodriguez

we get respect from peo-ple.”

Both staff members have worked in schools for many years, with Virginia working for 9 years and Magdalena for a whopping 18 years.

So next time you drop something in the hall, pick it up and throw it away. You’ll be giving our caring custodians respect and making their day!

that our sparkling floors and clean classrooms are due to the hard work of our custodial staff.

Recently, we interviewed two of them and found out more about the people “behind the scenes” who keep the school running.

TMS Times report Diego Villarreal asked Virginia and Magdalena what they enjoyed most about work-ing at a middle school. “I like working for and serving the kids,” said Virginia.

Magdalena agreed, and added that it really makes their day, “when

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Did you ever notice that no matter what, the school is spotlessly clean when you arrive in the morning ?

Even if the evening before there was sumo wrestling in the gym during Day of the Duck…

Even if that weekend, there was an Odyssey of the Mind Meet...

Or a Regional Band Com-petition...

Or a Power Lifting Meet…

Or a Valentine’s Dance….

Or just a very rainy day which led to over 700 hun-dred of us tracking mud everywhere!

I’m sure you have noticed, but you might not realize

Staff Spotlight: Caring Custodians by Diego Villarreal

What can be seen in the middle of the months of April and March that cannot be seen in the beginning or end of either month?

Put your answer in the can located in the li-brary by May 3rd and you could win a large pizza and 2-liter soda to be delivered to you during lunch! See Mrs. Krupala for details!

Riddle of the month: by Heather Steffek

Taylor Middle School, Taylor, Texas April 8, 2010

Volume 1, Issue 4

Ask Mr. Moo and Mrs. Shirley

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Advice from Drama Hat-ers

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Survey Says... 2

Poetry Page 3

Birthdays 4

Spring Maze 4

April Fools 5

Inside this issue:

Did you know? April is National Poetry Month and National Card and Letter Writ-ing Month? It is also the month we cele-brate Earth Day on April 22nd. So write someone a card in the form of a poem, but be sure to use recycled paper and save a tree!

Survey Says….by Kirmesha Thompson This month we asked you on Survey-Monkey which of these “lucky” and magical creatures you’ve seen.

Here are the result by percentage. But all of you should have said you’ve seen a Russian-speaking li-brarian, because that’s Mrs. K!

Prize Winner: Beatriz Molina!

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Dear Mr. Moo,

My boyfriend has been acting weird around me. He hasn’t been hanging out with me as much, and when I say “Hi,” he ignores me. What should I do?

- Feeling Invisible

Dear Invisible,

Have you changed your looks or personality? Be-cause, if so, he may be un-comfortable with the situa-tion and not know how to tell you. You may have to take the first step and start a conversation with him.

Moo-Dude,

I have a crush on a girl in my class. How do I let her know I like her when I’m too shy to tell her?

- Love is Hard

Dear Love-Dude,

OK dude, if you’re too shy to ask a crush out, think how hard it’s going to be to get with someone you know and really, really like. So, I say, be a man and get it over with. If she says “No,” that’s OK. There will be other crushes.

Mrs. Shirley,

So...lately I’ve had this really nagging feeling, and I guess it is that I told my best friend a really big secret about me & now I think she told somebody. What do I do?

TMS Kid

Dear Kid,

If you don’t ask your friend, you will never know, and it may ruin a perfectly good friendship. So, be honest with your friend and ask her. But don’t accuse her, just be nice about it.

Ask Mr. Moo & Mrs. Shirley

away from the bad people, never give up on your dreams. Another thing: be outgoing! If you’re shy, it’s not going to work! The guys here fall for shy girls, but it’s only because they have a plan. Boys do: cheating, breaking your heart, stealing forgiveness! I’m not saying stay away

from guys, just make sure you hear good things about them first. Again, DRAMA is for haters! So stay away from it girls, just stay away…

Sincerely,

DRAMA HATERS

An Open Letter of Advice! Dear Girl Reading,

You may think coming in this school would be fun...Ehhh! Wrong! I’m not saying it’s really bad, but it’s pretty bad. Jealousy, back-stabbing, wild emotions, and everything else can ruin your year. Advice: pick friends carefully, say

TMS Times Volume 1, Issue 4

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brown eyes of wonder….

Artwork by Lorena Sanchez, poetry by Shelby Roby

Madness

When you’re mad you scream, shout and go to the darkest place in your mind,

You hurt people you know and love, even people you don’t know,

But the truth is you are hurting yourself,

Slowly the anger turns into tears,

The tears turn into hatred,

It’s like the sands of time,

Slowly one by one each grain falls to the bottom of the hour glass of life,

When your dreams become nightmares,

WAKE UP!

Maybe we should all wake up

Artwork by Savannah Leslie, poetry by Frankie Cantrell. Spring Poem By Kierston Mitchell.


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What did U do 4 your BiRTHDAY??

I went camping!

Wake up from a fantasy view,

And stare reality in the eyes,

Live the way you want,

And be who you are,

And let’s see how far you will go,

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For the first time ever, two TMS Students will be compet-ing in a national Doo-dle4Google Contest. In the contest, students had to create a Google logo with the theme of, “If I could do anything I would....”

Both Kylan Wiley and Diego Villarreal completed all the forms and turned in drawings (see below) Regional winners will receive a t-shirt with the logo, while national finalists will receive

a trip to Washington DC, a laptop, and the top winner will receive a $15,000 scholarship. Wish them luck!

Doodle4Google Contest


Artwork by Diego Villarreal

Artwork by Kylan Wiley

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