Author Archives: akitch
Chess!
Hello! I am reporting from the Board Games choice for Choices for the 7th and 8th Grades, documenting a game of chess between Henry Lieber a [...]
Article of Clothing of the Day!
Today, an anonymous peer of mine came to school wearing a pair of trendy shoes. The shoes have detailed carvings on the edges, and the sole [...]
Basketball back in the game!
It is that time of year again and all the basketballs are pumped and so are the players! Both the boys and girls teams have been practicing [...]
Snowflake Making!
Winter is here, but the snow not as much. Make it snowy by making your own paper snowflakes and putting them on the snowflake wall! This hol [...]
DC Menorah Lighting
Do you celebrate Hanukkah? If you do, you’ll appreciate the annual menorah lighting at the White House. On November 27 at 4 pm, a gian [...]
This book keeps you Chained to it, it’s a page-turner (see what I did there ;))
Chained is a great book, about a boy and an elephant. It starts in a small village with a boy named Hastin, his mother, and his sick sister [...]
Interview with Dr. Christel Johnson, Latin Teacher
Q. When you were in middle school, what did you want to be when you were older? A teacher. Q. If you could get rid of one state, what would [...]
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Review
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a sci-fi action drama about the 74th Annual Hunger Games winners, Katniss Everdeen (Jenniffer Lawrence) a [...]
Interview with Mr.Wilson the Science Teacher
Q. When you were in middle school, what did you want to be when you were older? I didn’t really know. I didn’t really think abou [...]