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By: Michaela G

5-11-04

The Play

The 8^th graders, along with the 6^th and 7^th graders, performed a play. The play was called “The Pirates of Penzance.” The first performance was on April 1^st, for the school, and the second was on April 2^nd for the parents, in the I.H.M. gym.

Lead Roles:

Mabel: Maria B.

Frederick: Jonathan D.

Ruth: Cali P.

Sergeant: Richard S.

Major General: Chad A.

Pirate King: Jordan W.

Samuel: Shane C.

The rest of the 8^th graders were pirates, police, or daughters. All the 7^th grade boys were pirates, and the 7^th grade girls were daughters of the Major General. The play was a big success.

Kaitlyn O. Ashley R. and Jenny R. (Pirates.)

8^th Grade Field Trips

On May 4^th, the 8^th grade took a trip to Columbus. After a two and a half hour bus ride, they arrived at the State House. They were given a tour, and visited the courtroom. Next, they toured a replica of the Santa Maria, one of the three ships Columbus took on his voyage. After their tours, they took a lunch break at Wendy’s, the very first one ever built. Then, they went to visit the Senate. Since they were late, they missed the actual court case that was going on, but they still got to meet Senator Kevin Coughlin. When their visit was over, they got back on the bus and headed to Cosi, where they spent an hour and a half. The last thing that took place on the field trip was going to Gameworks. At Gameworks, they were given a pass that let them play any game they wanted for an hour, as long as the games didn’t give out tickets. They were given a dinner of hamburgers, fries, and pop. When they were done with Gameworks, they had 8 minutes to do some quality shopping. When it was all over, they were back on the bus and headed home. They reached the school at about 9:00.

On June 7^th, the 8^th Grade is taking a field trip to Cedar Point. They’ll be there all day. The next day, they’ll have a picnic at school. June 9^th will be the graduation Mass for grades 1-7.

Jamie P, Randy B, and Shane C.

Becky M, Ali D, and Maria B.

Most 8^th graders are, no doubt, disappointed to see their last year at I.H.M. end. Some are relieved. As you can imagine, there were many great times at this school. These are some of the 8^th Grade’s favorite:

Alison D. and Maria B.: “It’s all Shane’s fault!”

Colleen L.: “When me and Gina used to pretend we were witches.”

Mike L: “When we got in trouble for those pen guns in 6^th grade.”

Mariette P.: “All the field trips with our class, ‘cause our class is awesome!”

Sebastian S.: “When we stole Anne’s hamster.”

Hilary P.: “Going to the Apple Orchard.”

Jordan W.: “When [Mrs.] Bahmer thought that Lake

Erie was salt water.”

Mariette P.

“Be Positive” Campaign

The 8^th Grade is also in their last phase of their “Be Positive” Campaign. This last theme is “Respecting the Environment,” which goes along with the last two phases: “Respect Adults,” and “Respecting Yourself.” These seemed to be the hardest phases to complete, especially for the older kids. For “Respecting Adults and Yourself,” a chart was sent home to be filled out by the parents, so that way the kids have a better chance of earning their stickers.

What 8^th Grade Learned This Year

In Math class, taught by Mrs. Garduno, we’ve covered about 8 Chapters of work. Most people are on their 3^rd notebook. One thing we do in math is take something called a Math Minute. A Math Minute quiz is a 10 question quiz in which we have one minute to complete. We’ve also learned reciprocals, properties, ratios, proportions, restrictions, percents, scientific notation, expanded form, solving equations with variables, geometry and such. We’ve had to do reports on famous Mathematicians, along with tests and quizzes.

In Social Studies class, taught by Mrs. Bahmer, we’ve learned about Presidents, state flags, court systems, The Declaration of Independence, slavery, the Constitution, Revolutions, The Bill of Rights, Amendments, and geography.

In English class, taught by Mrs. Garduno, we do a couple different things. Two things we did were writing in journals, and proofreading sentences (i.e.: Me and Sally went two the Marrket on Sunday”). We’ve gone over things such as: diagramming, poetry (cinquains, free verse, haiku, clerihew, limericks), indirect/direct objects, pronouns, nouns, and adjectives are just a few of the things we’ve covered this year. Spelling also goes along with English.

In Science class, taught by Mrs. Falanga, we’ve done many things. We’ve done the Reproductive System, the Endocrine System, the Digestive System, mitosis, meiosis, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), genetics, Punett Squares, asexual and sexual reproduction, and many other things. We’ve made DNA ladders out of candy (marsh mellows, gummy bears, twizzlers,and other things.), toothpicks, and pipe cleaners. They were made in class, and displayed on a table set up.

In Literature class, taught by Miss Ward, we have just finished up reading Macbeth. We had a vocabulary book, and had tests about every Tuesday on the words of the week’s section. Each week, we have to read a total of 90 minutes. We’ve also given an impromptu persuasive writing on a current book we were reading, or have read recently. We’ve also done Power Point book reports

In Religion class, which is taught by Mrs. Falanga, we prepared for Confirmation. The first thing we did was read about it. We took quizzes and tests to prepare for the actual day. We learned about the Gifts and the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, exorcism, the Knights of Columbus, Apostolic and Ecclesial Traditions, journaling, chrism, what the colors of the priest’s robes symbolize in Mass, and started the “Be Positive” Campaign!

Natalie D. and Christina C.

8^th Grade *Working*

Jamie P. and Becky M. Maria B. and Alison D.

Natalie D.

In the back: Cali P. and Dayna D. In Back: Mary D, Alycia H, and Austin J.

In the front: Colleen L. and Kenley B. In Front: Tony D.

Cali P and Dayna D.

*May Crowning*

Back: Jamie P., Jeff N., and Mike L.

Front: Ashley R., Christina C., and Natalie D.

3^rd Quarter article: 8^th Grade