What to do over ski week?
February 15, 2012 • SarahK, Reporter
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Mid-year recess is just a week away. A whole week of no homework, no tests, no due dates…awesome. But now that it’s so close, what can we actually do over break? Here are some fun ideas for those who don’t plan on watching TV or sleeping the whole time. 1) Movie Marathon: All you need... Read more »
Wooly Mammoths Still on Earth?
February 15, 2012 • Andrew K, Reporter
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Fun Facts
A video has been recently posted on Youtube of a Wooly Mammoth crossing a river at the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug region of Siberia. The wooly mammoth is a colossal brown furred elephant like animal with two long curved tusks who lived during the ice age. Scientists think it became extinct thousands of... Read more »
Fashion Week
February 15, 2012
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Fun Facts
On the second week of February, models will be showcasing the supposed “fashions of next year”. This event will take place in the Lincoln Center of Preforming Arts in New York. From January to April, designers will be showing their Autumn and Winter collections. From September to November... Read more »
PINK sheep?!!
February 8, 2012 • Kathy T., Reporter
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Fun Facts
The flocks of sheep in Auckland’s SheepWorld are not normal muddy white colored. The flock of 60 sheep is not born with a pink coat,because the farm owners decide to give their sheep pink hairdos with food coloring to attract more visitors to the farm to provide an insight about sheep farming.... Read more »
Glee
February 8, 2012 • Annabelle C.
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Glee’s loyal fan base- consisting mainly of teenage girls- tune in every Tuesday at 8 o’clock to catch the latest drama at McKinley High. The all-accepting teen soap features Broadway songstress Lea Michele as bubbly Rachel Berry, costar Chris Colfer as stereotypically gay Kurt Hummel, and... Read more »
Dream Beach Resort
February 6, 2012 • Kathy T., reporter
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Not only in Hawaii are the best beach resorts, but many popular vacation spots are attracting many guests. The Le Blanc Spa and Beach Resort is voted #1 on the poll for 2012 best beach resort. Voted 5-star, this resort provides the paradise for a dream vacation. The luxurious and elegant rooms includes... Read more »
Hot video games of 2011
February 6, 2012 • Han W.
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Last year many games were released, and they disappeared off the shelves almost instantly. Many people were amazed by the gameplay and graphics. All of these games are rated by real players. I have played a few of these games, and I loved them! This article lists a few. Skylanders: Spyro’s... Read more »
Can you spell school correctly?
February 6, 2012 • Andrew K, Reporter
Filed under Fun Facts
Most people are able to spell school correctly with no problem. Apparently, it’s really hard for street workers in the Lower East Side New York. When painting a street sign on the road for Marta Valle High School, workers embarrassingly spelled school as S-H-C-O-O-L. To fix the mistake, workers... Read more »
February Highlights
February 5, 2012 • Yu-Ying C., Journalist/Reporter
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, School News
Here at CMS, we have a lot of things on our schedules, but not all of them apply to everyone. Just in case you don’t look at the calendar in your classroom, or want to know the main ‘highlights’ of the next week on the weekend, I decided to put a copy of our monthly schedule on the... Read more »
February 2012… Pies and Leap Years?
February 4, 2012 • SarahK, reporter
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Fun Facts
Right now, it’s February 2012. What’s so special about it? We all know about Valentine’s day. But did you know that it’s also National Pie Month? Yum. There’s all kinds of wacky holidays, including International Flirting Week. Plus, there’s an extra day this month:... Read more »
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