Seasons Changing

By: Jacob Westbrook and Aidan Kemp

     Last Tuesday the Warhawks played against the South Cougars at South. This was the Warhawks’ last game of the season. The Warhawks lost to South by a touchdown. It was a depressing loss, but they will be back and ready next season. Now that the football season is over, West fans have other sports about to start. Girls Basketball and Wrestling season is beginning, so come on into our new gym and watch and cheer on our Warhawks!

Find Your Ghost Name

                                                                     By Ben Buffington       

Find out what your ghost name is. Take the first letter of your first and last names and read the word next to them. Then put the two words together to create your ghost name. For example Dan Smith would be Bone Blood.

               

A.      Spooky

B.      Candy

C.      Spider

D.      Bone

E.       Grave

F.       Funny

G.     Evil

H.      Horn

I.        Moon

J.        Shark

K.      Death

L.       Alien

M.    Skeleton

N.     Dark

O.     Lost

P.      Floating

Q.     Scared

R.      Nice

S.       Blood

T.       Sharp

U.     Haunted

V.      Wind

W.    Cold

X.      Knife

Y.       Fire

Z.       Web

7th/8th Grade Orchestra Concert

By Nathan Ma

Did you hear that there is going to be a 7^th/8^th grade orchestra concert? You should go check it out! The concert will be taking place Wednesday, October 26^th, in the school gym at 7:00 p.m.

The sounds of the strings are soothing and pleasant! The orchestra will be conducted by our favorite (and only) orchestra teacher, Heather Madgwick, who has also picked out the best variety of songs for everyone to hear! Maybe you’ll find a special interest in the power of the strings!                                                                                                   

Puzzles!

By: Ming Da Zhang

Can you solve this puzzle, or is this too hard? You can print this out and try to solve it. A lot of lines, right?

Created with help from www.puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation

Interview with 6th and 8th Graders

by Max Fagan and Xavier Bowen

6^th grade questions:

How does it feel to be at the middle school?

Ben Stehman: “Cool, I guess.”

Israel Stevanovic: “Pretty fun.”

How do you feel about having lockers?

Ben Stehman: “I like knowing nobody can steal my stuff.”

Israel Stevanovic: “A bit annoying.”

Do you enjoy moving classes? Why?

Ben Stehman: “Yeah, I don’t like sitting still for a long time.”

Israel Stevanovic: “Yeah, kind of.”

How did you feel about going from the leaders of a school to the newcomers?

Ben Stehman: “I don’t really mind it.”

Israel Stevanovic: “Fun.”

8^th grade questions:

How does it feel to be the leaders of the school?

Owen Polson: “The taste you get, you know when you drink chocolate milk,” Owen stated. “You are able to communicate with everyone.  It’s easier to walk around.”

Joe Reasoner: “It doesn’t change much.”

Are you excited for high school? Why?

Owen Polson: “Some yes, some no. Freedom, and new friends and teachers.”

Joe Reasoner: “Some parts of it, more freedom, but I don’t like finals.”

How are you trying to set a good example for the other students in the building?

Owen Polson: “I don’t think I am. Well, I’m not thinking about it.”

Joe Reasoner: “If it happens, it happens, I’m not really trying.”

How has the work compared to 6^th and 7^th grade?

Owen Polson: “It’s more difficult.”

Joe Reasoner: “So far, I like it more because it’s just a lot of small quizzes.”

What a win Warhawks!!!!

By: Jacob Westbrook and Aidan Kemp

Last week the Warhawks beat Atchison 20 – 0. The Warhawks had a very awesome play with a hail mary for a touchdown! And now the Warhawks are 3 – 0 – 1, with                3 wins, 0 losses, and 1 tie! Come to the next game at Central this Thursday to cheer on your Warhawks.

Destruction At Munchers

                                                         By Ben Buffington


        You all know Munchers Bakery, but what you don't know is that there was some destruction that happened a year ago. I interviewed an employee at Munchers that was there the day of the damage.

Warhawk Talk. What damage did the West students do?

Munchers. They were dancing on the sink in the girls’ bathroom and the sink gave away crashing onto the tile floor damaging the sink, floor, and wall.

Warhawk Talk. How much money did it take to repair the damage?

Munchers. $375.

Warhawk Talk. How did you know it was West kids?

Munchers. They were part of the after school group on Wednesdays and kids told me they were from West.

Warhawk Talk. After this incident do you have a limit of the amount of kids you let in at a time?

Munchers. Yes, normally three and if they can behave themselves there can be more than five. They can get rowdy sometimes but it's not their fault because we have such a small space.

Warhawk Talk. Is there anything you would like to add?

Munchers. This has also happened three to four years ago and that I would just like them to respect us. Sometimes I tell them to use their indoor voice and they say, "What's that?" And when I tell some of them to leave or sit down and they don't listen they just walk away from me.
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         When I was in there I noticed that one kid was throwing a football and one was doing the water bottle flip challenge and when the kid who was flipping the bottle was asked to leave he said, "For flipping a water bottle? Wow!" But there was a kid who made a mess on accident and he cleaned the mess up and said he was sorry.

        So please respect everyone's property and remember when people see you acting bad or good they see a stranger but when they know you are from West or you have a West shirt on they see West Middle School. Represent us well, and remember West is Best!

Hello! Shakespeare Review & Credits List

By Ian Murphy

Play By Joseph P. Kochiss

                Hello! Shakespeare is a funny comedy based on William Shakespeare's plays and life experiences. The audience actually learned a lot from the play while the 6th graders were turning the audience upside down and inside out with their hilarious and stomach-twisting comments. For example, did you know that Shakespeare wrote 37 plays in his lifetime? I didn't! He also was known as the Bard of Avon, meaning, in general terms, a poet. The Avon part comes from a river in England next to Shakespeare's childhood home, the river Avon. Well guess what, this information and much more was presented during Hello! Shakespeare! Amazing, right? Anyway, before the play started, the director, Mr. Goolsby, exclaimed to the audience that this was his 34th year of directing plays! Congratulations, Mr. Goolsby! The play lasted about 35 minutes, by the way, just enough time to send the audience home happy. If you know anyone who contributed to Hello! Shakespeare, please congratulate them. Now, let's settle in and read the play summary.

                The narrators and their helpers provided a biography of William Shakespeare who appeared in protest to make sure they got the details right. Drawing from his list of comedies, tragedies, and histories, Shakespeare's characters followed. They reenacted moments from their plays and recited famous lines while the helpers created mischief. The play ended with a performance of “Pyramus and Thisbe” from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

                The next play on our radar is The Snow White Variety Show by Brian D. Taylor. This is an all-school play, and auditions were Monday, September 26th and Tuesday, September 27th in the auditorium. Auditions ran from 3:15 until 5:00. 

Now, for the credits list, from the play’s brochure.

CAST LIST

MASTERS OF CEREMONY - Gabriella Kellison & Maya Dey

HELPERS - Sofia Lefort, Lily Otter, Eliza Shorter

SHAKESPEARE - Beckett Hutchinson

CLOWN ONE - Olivia Jaramillo

CLOWN TWO - Ali Lillich

CLOWN THREE- Maddie McIntire

TRAGEDIAN ONE - Katie Hall

TRAGEDIAN TWO - Ciara Trotter

TRAGEDIAN THREE - Lucy Johnson

KING - Cortez Overstreet

PAGE ONE - Camilla Simms

PAGE TWO - Ada K. Wisler

HAMLET - John Lord

JULIET - Olivia Goeser

ROMEO - Jackson Zinn

RICHARD II - Davis Greenstreet

MARK ANTONY - Gus Cordova

RICHARD III - Ben Buffington

KATHERINE - Olivia Jaramillo

DUKE ORSINO - Felix Janzen Chappell

MUSICIAN - Ali Lillich

CLEOPATRA - Camilla Simms

LADY MACBETH - Soraya Denlinger

WITCH ONE - Ada K. Wisler

WITCH TWO - Ciara Trotter

WITCH THREE - Lucy Johnson

ACTRESS - Maddie McIntire

YOUTH - Katie Hall

AGE - Soraya Denlinger

IAGO - M.C. Hill

RODERIGO - Beckett Hutchinson

ROSALIND - Rhylea Dailey

CELIA - Olivia Martinez

QUINCE - Ben Buffington

PYRAMUS - Gabriel Hunter

WALL - Julia Bond

THISBE - Kaitlyn Collier

MOONSHINE - Elena Heatwole

LION - May Gao

CREWS

Props: Hayden Moore, Gray Werner, Maeve O'Lear, Alex Fredrick

Publicity: M.C. Hill, Riley Wilson

Lights & Sound: Reed Spillman - Lights; Michael Romito - Sound; Susan Mechem - Lights & Sound

Costumes: Rylie Hall, Auria Jackson, Haley McCloskey, and Erin Rajiha

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director: Charles Goolsby

Assistant Director: Brian Williams

Set Designer: Charles Goolsby

Lighting Designer: Brian Williams

Student Lighting Designer: Amelia Osborn

Stage Manager: Amelia Osborn

Student Directors: Aiden Basore and Spencer Greenwood

Special thanks to: Parents of the Cast members and the parents of the Crew members, Principal Brad Kempf, Assistant Principal Kathryn Branson, Cheryl Keslar, Patti Taylor, James Ortiz, Cheryl Keslar, Craig McCauley, Paul Morganroth, WMS Custodial Staff, USD 497 Print Shop, Theatre Lawrence and James Diemer, and Jane Pennington; Lawrence High School Drama Department and Jamie Johnson, and anyone else who helped in this endeavor and whom we may have inadvertently forgotten to thank here!

Additional thanks to: The 8th grade team of helpers — Sarah Bremmer-Cavanaugh, Max Chisholm, Rylie Hall, Auria Jackson, Haley McCloskey, Anna McIntire, and Erin Rahija; Ticket Takers Thursday: Melissa Hutchinson, Dawnnette El Youssi; Ticket Takers Friday: Elenor Huffington, Dawnnette El Youssi, Sarah Hall; Tony Barron USD 497 Director of Facilities and Operations; Kirsten Wondera, USD 497 Fine Arts Specialist; Sarah Rahija and Brenda Goolsby;  plus the Pioneer Drama Service.

Warhawk Talk is Back!

By Cami Palmer

               

  Our blog has started up again! We have new staff members, so that means new and different stories. Share our blog with friends and family!