There are many changes this year
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By Joshua Perry
Another summer break is over and it's time for school to begin again.
What changes are happening at Edwards Middle School for the upcoming school year?
First, Brunswick City Schools implemented a random drug/alcohol/nicotine testing program for all students in the Brunswick City School District participating in athletics and extra curricular activities. All athletics, cheerleading/dance team/band, student council, ski club, intramurals, and video club are listed as some of the activities to be randomly drug tested.
“Participation by students in extracurricular activities offered in Brunswick City Schools is a privilege, not a right” is what the policy states. Let's not forget that students “pay to participate” unless they receive a free or reduced lunch.
According to the policy if a student participates in athletics and/or extracurricular activities, the student must sign the “Drug Testing Policy General Authorization Form” or the student may not participate in any extracurricular activity. Each student and parent(s) is required to sign the authorization form consenting to testing. During each season (Fall, Winter, and Spring) 10% of all members in each extracurricular activity will be randomly tested.
Up to 100% of a randomly selected extracurricular group may be tested at any time during the season. The decision to additionally test will be at the discretion of the Principal and/or Athletic Director. The entire policy is available online at bcsoh.org/brunswickhs.
According to Ms. Veronica Balogh (shown in the photo above) Athletic Director of Brunswick South, this policy will not affect athletes at the middle school level this year. As the year progresses, we'll see if the policy changes.
There are some staff changes at Edwards as well. Mrs. Fekete is a new paraprofessional working in the school office and Ms. Christina Carabotta is the new eighth grade Science teacher on the Giraffe Team. Mr. Scott Wenmoth is teaching 6th grade Math and Mr. Rick Buchner is teaching 7th grade Math. It should be another fun and exciting year in middle school.
Baseball was the best
By Anthony Joseph Washko
Over the summer I did many things, but the most interesting thing I did was play baseball.
My team’s name was the Cingels. We were doing great. We had 14 wins with only 6 losses! We made it all the way to the playoffs but we lost to the other team. The winning team even said we should have won but we didn’t.
Some of our best games were our worst. In Inning 3 of one of our games, I was playing center field. The ball was hit between center and left field; I ran, I did a flip, I caught the ball, but I thought I dropped it, but I didn’t.
In another game, Frankie, a player on my team, hit an inside-the-park homerun!
Our most interesting game was our playoff game. Every inning when I was up to bat, I got a hit. The game was tied 4-4 in the bottom of the last inning. The other team was up to bat with 2 outs, no one was on base and the ball was hit. I was out there in the field ready to catch the ball but it went over the fence. The other team started cheering and we knew we had lost.
It was a great season and a great summer.
From hero to zero
Lebron James went from an Ohio hero to a traitor in an instant. Everyone knows why.
He went to the Miami Heat because he wanted to win more, but it was his own fault for not playing well the last few games.
Many attempts were made to get him to stay but he didn't care. Thousands of people held up Home signs to show that this was his real home. He still left and people started reacting very quickly to his decision. When the old fans reacted they did it harshly. People started burning Lebron James #23 jerseys and bars offering free beer if they gave them Lebron gear.
Dan Gilbert the owner of the Cavs turned on him too. He made fatheads of a bunch of people but when Lebron left he sold his fathead for only $18 and was originally $100. Cleveland tore down his 10 story high banner.
Lastly they put up a billboard saying Welcome Lebron! How does it feel to be a sidekick?
Go Cleveland!
Summer band camp gets an excellent grade
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"Band Camp has been a great experience!" said Vanessa Pasadyn, one of the many students who participated in the 2010 Summer Band. With Mike Archinal and Jay Wardeska as band directors. It was a fun and musical week. Every day from June 14-18 at the Brunswick High School Band room, we learned new songs and techniques. At the end of the week, we performed for all of our family and friends!
The purpose of band camp is to keep practicing music over the summer. During the camp, students get one-on-one time with high school volunteers. The participants then learn music, scales and new notes. Later, everyone practices four new songs and learns about their specific instruments. Overall, everyone enjoyed the week and learned many new things.
On Friday, June 18 we performed at the Brunswick Recreation Center outdoor stage. The whole summer band got matching shirts for their performance. For the last song, all the students played along with the Brunswick Community Band. Altogether it was a fantastic and fun week!
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