April Fools Day Pranks!

• Take a jelly filled doughnut and take out the jelly, then refill it with ketchup!
• Find a scrap of cloth. Place a dollar on the floor and stay nearby. When the victim comes by and bends down to pick up the dollar, rip the cloth loudly. Most people will reach back to see if they ripped their pants. 
• Wait until your victim is in the kitchen. Come in and start filling a bucket with water (tell them you're washing the car or something). Only instead of actually filling the bucket, just pretend. Lift the bucket with both hands, acting like it's heavy and filled with water. Take a couple of steps in the victim's direction and suddenly "trip" and aim the bucket right toward them. They'll duck thinking they're getting splashed! 
• Tape magnets to the bottom of an empty coffee cup, and attach it to the top of your car. Laugh at all the people who frantically try to get your attention as you drive by.
• Put a piece of bubble wrap under the toilet seat so when your victim sits, they are surprised by a loud POP!
• Put a dark substance around the eyepiece of a pair of binoculars (we recommend dark eye-shadow instead of the black shoe polish used in the classic prank of yesteryear). Hand them to your victim and point out something for them to look at in the distance. Then laugh at the dark circles around their eyes.
• If the victim has a phone with a hook that presses down when the handset is in the cradle, tape it down. When he or she answers a call it will keep ringing
• If your milk comes in a cardboard container, add a few drops of food coloring. It's harmless April Fool's joke but the results are pretty colorful
• This April Fool's practical joke is old but it still works. Superglue some coins to the sidewalk or any spot that has a lot of people walking around. Make sure it's an appropriate place, then watch people break fingernails to get the coins

 

~by Claire Lounsbury and Naylee Scharer~

 Sources: http://www.kidzworld.com/article/1939-april-fools-practical-jokes-and-pranks

              http://aprilfoolzone.com/

 

 

  

Riddles and Giggles (answers)

 

What gets wetter as it dries?
a towel

What has a head, a tail but no body?
a penny

What is something that is feared by everyone, yet you can not touch, see, smell, or hear it? fear itself

There was a tragic plane crash, every single person died, except for six. How is this possible? 3 couples lived

What do you answer, even though it doesn’t ask you a question?
a telephone

What loses its head in the morning but gets it back at night?
a pillow!

What is the country that has the biggest appetite?
Hungary

What is seen in sand and snow, it will leave a mark and become as many as you go? your own footprints!

      ~by Naylee Scharer and Claire Lounsbury~

Crazy Sock Fridays

This Friday remember to wear your crazy socks!!! The up and coming tradition should be spread throughout the school!!! Whether they're stripes, polka-dots, or just a random image you must wear them!!! You could even mix and match!! To spice things up, get together with your friends and swap socks; it'll add a lil' something special on this crazy day full of school spirit!!!!

School Start Time

Did you know that on average in our school there are 322 tardies a month? That would mean that about 17 students are tardy each day, and about 3 students are tardy each class period. One reason these numbers add up the way they do might be because of the time that school starts. We interviewed a couple of teachers on this topic asking, “How do you feel about the school start time?”

Mrs. Bledsoe says, “I think for this age group it should start later. There should be late start instead of early release, and I think that it’s important that students get their sleep. Besides that, the kids have more of a chance of getting into trouble during early release, whereas they would sleep during late start. ”

Mrs. Oster explains, “I believe once you have a good breakfast, and a good night’s sleep, 8:00 in the morning is perfect for starting school.”

Mrs. Willow told us, “I’m one of those people who like to sleep in, so I would love to sleep in until ten. But I am fine with starting at eight because if it started at ten, school would end at five. Therefore, I’m willing to get up earlier, to end earlier.”

Mrs. Hill replies, “I think it’s a good time for me, but I don’t know if it is a good time for students.”

We think that school should start later, but we do not like the idea of staying later. In other words, we pretty much agree with Mrs. Willow and Mrs. Bledsoe. Perhaps there would not be so many morning tardies if school started later, but we will leave it up to you to draw your own conclusions.

~ by Claire Lounsbury and Naylee Scharer~

Golden Key

1st thing we did: We went Ice Skating we learned about what the Hockey Players had to wear for their uniforms, and how many hours they practice a day it's almost 24/7.
2nd thing is we went to Commedy Sportz , it was very funny. There were two teams (Red and Blue) and they were competing aganst each other and seeing who was funnnier by our cheers. The red team won :)
3rd Thing is that we went to the Lloyd Center Mall.
4th thing we did is was the Hockey Game! The score was1-9 WINTER HAWKS WON!!!!
We got home around 12:00 It was a wonderful Day :)

Pictures will be coming on Friday!!!! :)

By Kylie Vaughn

School Lunches

Do school lunches taste good? After interviewing several students we have came to the conclusion that school lunches need to change. Rochelle said, "They taste so fake!" An anonymous teacher said,"I prefer the salad bar, I don't like the main dish." When we asked if people thought they were healthy we got similar responses from everybody. "They are gross and unhealthy," says Maddie. Another student explained it would be healthier if they cooked real food not frozen processed food. Austin said,"NO they aren't healthy!" All of the students said no when we asked if they would eat it everyday. Mr. Keele on the other hand said they are healthy, they don't need to change, and he would eat them everyday. We think that the menu for the district should offer more homemade meals. Vote for your favorite meal on the pole.

By Katey, Alyssa, and Courtney

Golden Key 2011!

GOLDEN KEY!
Next Friday March 4th!

What we are doing:
Ice Skating
Comedy Sportz
Lloyd Center Mall for Shopping (and light dinner before the game)
Pre-Game activities TBA
Hockey Game :) 
(Going to Portland)

YOU WILL STILL ATTEND ENRICHMENT, 1ST AND 2ND PERIOD! 
GO TO THE GYM AFTER 2ND PERIOD READY TO GET ON THE BUS!
BRING SACK LUNCH (IF YOU NEED TO ORDER ONE ASK MRS.BAHR BY WEDNESDAY!


P.S. BRING EXTRA MONEY FOR SNACKS SHOPPING OR SOUVENIRS!


Watch for updates and pictures coming next week.


By: Kylie Vaughn and Gillian Montville :)