Bullying

The actual definition of bullying is to use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants. There are different types of bullying and they are cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is when you use electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. Physical bulling is when another person is hurting a person's body or possessions, that includes Hitting/kicking, pinching, spitting, tripping/pushing, Taking or breaking someone's things, making means or rude hand gestures. Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. That includes teasing, name-calling, inappropriate sexual comments, taunting, or making threatening to cause harm.

What should parents do if their child is getting bullied. The first thing they should do is encourage their child to talk about it. The next thing they should do is try to figure out who is bullying their child. The final thing they should do is to stay in touch with their child's school.

What should you do if you're getting bullied? The first thing is to tell the person bullying you to stop in a calm, clear manor. If that doesn't work just walk away from that person. If you're being bullied tell an adult that you trust like teachers, counselors, your parents anyone you can trust. The next thing you can do is stay away from the places where bullying happens. The last thing you should do is stay by adults and other kids. If you see bullying you should tell a teacher or another adult that you can trust. Be kind to the person getting bullied. Show them that you care but sitting by them at lunch, or on the bus, invite them to things.
https://www.medicinenet.com/bullying/article.htm

Here are some facts according to www.challengediscoveryprojects.org/bullying.html: 

• Every 30 minutes a teenager attempts suicide because they were being bullied.
• Bullying and harassment has been linked to 75 percent of school-shooting incidents.
• 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month

Thanksgiving's Meaning

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, top three to be exact. The reason that it is, is because this is the holiday my family has always got together, ate food, talked about random things, and watched football. When we get done with the game we usually start playing cards because it’s something we all learned how to do by the time we turned ten. Thanksgiving has to be one of my Grandma’s favorites too because she always loves preparing for the meals, and hearing her kids and grandkids gather around and laugh and thank her for how amazing the food is.

Thanksgiving has a big meaning, it means to be thankful for what life has given you, and not to worry about what is going on at the moment, but be thankful for the fact that you are alive and surrounded by the people you love. Lately a lot of people have been looking forward to Thanksgiving because of all the sales that start, and losing the point of the holiday. One year I went shopping on thanksgiving and I didn’t mind it, but I thought it was too much running around for a holiday that you are supposed to be with family. Some families choose to shop together to count that as their thanksgiving celebration, but it’s not the same as sitting down to a home cooked meal in a warm house gathered by those you love.

Thanksgiving has always brought a smile to my family members faces. I have never heard any of them complain about the preparations, like you see on every television’s Thanksgiving episodes. This year my aunt Nicole is in charge of hosting the holiday, and we are all nervous because although my aunt is patient she has a lot to take on, especially with just moving into her new house with her family. A lot has changed with my mom’s side of the family, but the one holiday that has always been the same for as long as I can remember is Thanksgiving, and I am glad of that. Thanksgiving has and will always bring families together, no matter the situation.  

An Interview with Mrs. Kroon

Recently Mrs. Kroon was cited in an article about bivariate data, and this is just one among many of our very own math teacher’s accomplishments. I decided that I needed to interview her to see just how she reacted, and why she does what she does. Before I share the interview questions and answers with you, I want to share how proud I am to have a math teacher in our small school that is, so successful in what she does and loves.

How does it feel to teach at a small school, but be known worldwide? “I love teaching at small schools because we’re like a family, and it makes me feel good to have people want to include me in their articles, or the way they teach.”

How would you describe your excitement for being cited in the "Bivariate Data" article, being on a Chinese website, and your other accomplishments? "I was really excited and every time I submit something I am taking a chance, and sometimes it works and others it doesn't."
What made you fall in love with math? "I was pretty good at it, so I want to share what I know. You also have to like kids, and I do so that’s why I teach.”
Why did you decide to teach high school math? "If I wanted to teach college I’d have to go back to school for that, so that’s one reason. The other reason is that I love teenagers, and being able to teach them what I love.”

Which form of math do you prefer (geo, trig, and etc.)? “That’s like asking me which kid is my favorite. All math teachers love numbers, so I can’t really answer that question.”

How did you celebrate your accomplishments? “Tell everyone I know, and they’re always happy for me. None of them really ever get jealous or anything, they’re just genuinely happy for me.”

Did you know any of the authors of the article “Bivariate Data”? “No they saw my article from last year that was submitted, and it applied to their data and so they used it.”

Who was your mathematical role model? “Mr. Smith my high school math teacher, he would teach you just enough for you to figure out the rest on your own.”

Who inspires the way you teach your lessons? “I have a lot of heroes some I know, and others that are nationally known people like Dan Meyer.”

For my final question, I decided to get the answer to a question that I have always had for Mrs. Kroon. How did you come up with your idea with the class rock? "Years ago for Award Night, I thought we needed a reason to decorate, and dress up, and just have fun with it."

Birdemic-Shock and Terror Review

You know the good old saying “we learn from our mistakes”? Well the director did learn from his mistakes because HE NEVER MADE ANOTHER MOVIE AFTER THIS! This movie is one of those really sucky movies where they just show up without playing in theaters or have any trailers for it. “Birdemic shock and terror” suffers from every bad thing imaginable in a movie. Bad actors, horrible SFX (special effects), terrible editing, low-quality footage, VERY LOW budget, poor camera work, and a terrible plot. I’d go into more depth in this review about it but it’s so terrible that I would need a lot more time. Needless to say everything about this movie is bad. It’s not worth wasting your money. This movie is so bad I’m not even giving it a rating from 1-10. I’m giving it a gold sticker that says “You tried”.

Meet Our New Teachers!

Mrs. Hentges is one of the three new faces we see in our school. She attended school at West Central, and college at SDSU. Her favorite subject in school was choir. When asked what inspired her to want to be a band/choir director, she said her high school band director. Mrs. Hentges strengths are that she knows the concepts of music. When asked if she always dreamed of being a teacher she replied, “Yes because when I was younger my mom had a daycare, and I love kids”.

 Mr. Huls is the other new face we see around our school. He attended McCook Central for high school and DSU for college. His favorite subject in school was PE. When asked if he was in any college sports he responded with “Yes, basketball”. Mr. Huls’ strength is being compassionate and putting himself in other people’s shoes, to see what they are going through. When asked if he always dreamed of being a teacher/aide he replied “No, actually I dreamed about being an NBA basketball star, but that changed in high school.

Katherine Jaeger is another new face in our school this year. She is our new head cook. She attended school in Flandreau, and college at Pipestone Technical Institute. He favorite subject in school was Home Ec. When asked what her strengths were she replied with “cooking”. When asked if she always wanted to be a cook she responds “Yes, I love to cook!” She says inspiration came from her elementary cooks at her school. 

Turner Syndrome

What is Turner syndrome? It is a condition that only affects females and results when one of the X chromosomes is missing or partially missing. It may be diagnosed before birth (prenatally), or during infancy or early childhood. Girls with Turner Syndrome need ongoing medical care from a variety of doctors.

How to detect before birth. Turner Syndrome can be suspected prenatally based on prenatal cell-free DNA screening, a method to screen for certain chromosomal abnormalities in a developing baby using a blood sample from the mother. Or a prenatal ultrasound. A prenatal ultrasound with Turner syndrome may show, large fluid collection on the back of the neck or other abnormal fluid collections (edema), heart abnormalities, and abnormal kidneys.

Symptoms are

• Short stature and non-functioning ovaries which causes infertility.
• Some women may also have extra skin on the neck (webbed neck).
• Puffiness or swelling (lymphedema) of the hands and feet.
• Skeletal abnormalities.
• Heart defects.
• Kidney problems.
• Also women that have Turner Syndrome have a slightly higher risk of having an under active thyroid or developing diabetes.
• Girls that have Turner Syndrome are likely to get repeated middle ear infections.
• High blood pressure is also quite common in girls that have Turner Syndrome.

Some of the signs are, slowed growth, no growth spurts at expected times in childhood. For most women with Turner Syndrome, inability to conceive a child without fertility treatment.

How many women and girls have Turner Syndrome? Turner Syndrome affects approximately 1 in 2,000-2,500 live female birth. It is estimated that more than 70,000 women and girls in the United States have Turner Syndrome.

What are the treatments? There is a limited number of treatments for Turner Syndrome but on the most common are growth hormone injections because it can beneficial in some individuals with Turner Syndrome.

"Turner Syndrome Definition,  Symptoms & Life-Expectancy." MedicineNet, www.medicinenet.com/turner_syndrome/article.htm.

Pros and Cons of Moving

Being born into a military family means that you move around a lot. I’ve moved from North Carolina, to New York, to Minnesota, to South Dakota, then back to New York, then back to South Dakota. Moving has its ups and its downs. For example you never really feel like you can settle down and you don’t really get to hang out with your friends but talk over texts, social media, etc. And you’re in a car moving somewhere new almost every year. On the other hand you do get to go see amazing things, and meet a lot of people and learn a lot. I’m not saying moving is good or that’s its bad I’m just stating the pros and cons based on my experience on moving. In all honesty it’s all about how you handle the concept of leaving your home for a new start.

Spina Bifida Awareness

Spina Bifida is a spinal defect that you are born with. This means that a part of the fetus’s spine does not develop or “close” properly, and this usually occurs before a woman even knows she is pregnant. According to the Spina Bifida Association of America, this occurs 7 times for every 10,000 live births in the United States. There are four different types of Spina Bifida, Occult Spinal Dysraphism, Occulta, Meningocele, and Myelomeningocele or more commonly known as Cystica. Spina Bifida is often called the “Snowflake Condition” because it affects are different on everyone diagnosed with it.

            About 80% of people diagnosed with this defect have hydrocephalus and require more treatments, and this refers to shunts (a tube with a valve) which inserted to drain the fluid buildup around the brain caused by hydrocephalus. About 20% of those will need to receive more than one shunt revision surgery. Most shunt are inserted within days or weeks of the child’s birth.

            Spina Bifida is more common than Cystic Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy, and Multiple Sclerosis, combined together. The symptoms of the defect are very dependent on the severity of Spina Bifida. For mild cases there isn’t very many, and they might not be affected by this defect. The severe symptoms are as follows bladder problems (urine leaking), very little of no feeling at all of the legs feet or even arms (they might not be able to use these parts of their bodies), curved spine, and fluid buildup in the brain.

            This month is Spina Bifida Awareness Month, and in honor of that I decided to write this article because about 3 years ago my Aunt Nicole and her husband found out that their daughter Emily was diagnosed with one of the more severe cases of Spina bifida. She was diagnosed with Cystica, but that hasn’t slowed her down. She has two birth days one is her butt b-day, and the other is her actual b-day. Butt birthday means that she had the surgery where you are pulled out of your mother, and then they perform a surgery on the section of your spinal column that is affected. That surgery was first performed on the babies for free because this was a risk to put your child through this, and out of all the tester babies only one survived and that happens to be John Mellencamp, and he supports this cause as much as possible donating most of his money to the children who are going through Spina Bifida, even though he has one of the less severe cases.

 

Oral Interp

Oral Interp

Upcoming dates	Where it is
October 16th	Lennox
October 21st	DSU
October 28th	Arlington
October 30th	Harrisburg at 3:30
November 8th	Madison (districts)
November 14th	Augustana (Regions)
December 1st and 2nd	Aberdeen

a.        

Category	People
Duet Category	Kyliee Dunn & Haylie Tysdal, McKenzie Schwans & Cyrene Paulsen
Storytelling	Abbie Van Ruler
Poetry	Vinessa Sowelll, Maddie Cheever, Courtney Vanderwoude.
Humorous Reading	Jacob Cheever.
Serious Reading	Jeanie Serbousek, Harley Ihnen, Vinessa Sowell.
Non-Original Oratory	Maddie Cheever.
Readers Theatre Group 1	Maddie Cheever, Jacob Cheever, McKenzie Schwans, and Cyrene Paulsen.
Readers Theatre Group 2	Kyliee Dunn, Haylie Tysdal, Harley Ihnen, amd Courtney Vanderwoude.

My Favorite Shows

1.       Criminal minds

a.       This is a crime, drama, mystery show that stars Matthew Grey Gubler (Spencer Reid), Shemar Moore (Derek Morgan), A.J. Cook (Jennifer Jareau), Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia), Joe Mantegna (David Rossi), Thomas Gibson (Aaron Hotchner).

b.       Reason why like this show: I really like this show because I like seeing how FBI agents, and police officers investigate and profile criminals I just think it’s really cool seeing how they catch the criminals.

c.       Show Details: This show is about a group of F.B.I agents called the BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit) that investigates the cases of the most dangerous serial killers, and the cases of individual heinous crimes in order to save the next victims before they strike again.

2.       Pretty Little Liars

a.       This is a drama, mystery, romance show that stars Troian Bellisario (Spencer Hastings), Lucy Hale (Aria Montgomery), Shay Mitchell (Emily Fields), Ashley Benson (Hanna Marin), Sasha Pieterse (Alison DiLaurentis), Janel Parrish (Mona Vanderwaal), Ian Harding (Ezra Fitz), Keegan Allen (Toby Cavanaugh), Tyler Blackburn (Caleb Rivers), Venessa Ray (Charlotte DiLaurentis/CeCe Drake), Andrea Parker (Mary Drake), Drew Van Acker (Jason DiLaurentis).

b.       Reason why I like this show: I like this show because I like the suspense of it, I also like the mystery of it too. I also like that this is can happen in real life.

c.       Show details: Four girls that are best friends fight together against an anonymous person who threatens their lives and there darkest secrets, while unraveling the mystery of the murder of their best friend.

3.       Baby Daddy

a.       This is a comedy, drama, family show that stars Derek Theler (Danny Wheeler), Jean-Luc Bilodeau (Ben Wheeler), Chelsea Kane (Riley Perrin), Tahj Mowry (Tucker Dobbs), Melissa Peterman (Bonnie Wheeler), Peter Porte (Brad), (Emma).

b.       Reason why I like this show: I like how this show is so hilarious, I also like how much this one family loves each other.

c.       Show details: A 20-something bachelor bartender named Ben who lives with his brother and his best friend hits a curve when he becomes and unlikely and surprised parent when an ex-girlfriend of his comes and just leaves a very cute baby girl on his doorstep.

4.       13 Reasons Why

a.       This is a drama and mystery show that stars Katherine Langford (Hannah Baker), Dylan Minnette (Clay Jensen), Brandon Flynn (Justin), Christian Navarro (Tony), Alisha Boe (Jessica), Miles Heizer (Alex), Justin Prentice (Bryce), Ross Butler (Zach), Devin Druid (Tyler), Ajiona Alexus (Sheri Holland), Derek Luke (Mr. Porter) Sosie Bacon (Skye Miller).

b.       Reason why I like this show: I really like this show because it teaches kids and young teenagers not to bully people because it can really hurt someone.

c.       Show details: A teenager named Clay gets something in the mail that leads him to go on a quest to uncover the true stories behind the reason his classmate and crush Hannah that would make her want to end her own life.

5.       Young and Hungry

a.       This is a comedy, drama, romance show that stars Emily Osment (Gabby Diamond), Jonathan Sadowski (Josh Kaminski), Aimee Carrero (Sofia Rodriguez), Rex Lee (Elliot Park), Kym Whitley (Yolanda), Bryan Safi (Alan Lowenstein), Ashley Tisdale (Logan Rawlings).

b.       Reason why I like this show: I like this show because I love all the drama and the romances that happens. I also like that it is very funny.

c.        Show details: A young pretty blonde chief named Gabby gets a job working for this very rich entrepreneur as his personal chief, but things begin to get a little bit personal between them.

6.       Glee

a.       This is a comedy, drama, music show that stars Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang) Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark Salling (Noah Puckerman “AKA Puck”), Heather Morris (Brittany S. Pierce), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury).

b.       Reason why I like this show: I really like this show because I like the story it tells.

c.       Show details: There is a group of misfits that tries to escape the harsh realities of high school, after they join a glee club that makes them the losers in school. Even though they get constantly bullied, and harassed they manage stay strong and they never stop singing.

7.       Stitchers

a.       This is a crime, drama, sci-fi show that stars Emma Ishta (Kirsten Clark), Kyle Harris (Cameron Goodkin), Allison Scagliotti (Camille Engelson), Ritesh Rajan (Linus Ahluwalia), Salli Richardson (Maggie), Damon Dayoub (Detective Quincy Fisher).

b.       Reason why I like this show: I like this show because I think it is cool how they can go into a deceased person’s mind and figure out how they died.

c.       Show details: A young women named Kirsten was recruited to be in a secret government agency so she can help stich into the minds of recently deceased people to find out how they were murdered.

8.       The Fosters

a.       This is a drama and romance show that stars David Lambert (Brandon Foster), Maia Mitchel (Callie Jacobs), Hayden Byerly (Jude Adams Foster), Cierra Ramirez (Mariana Adams Foster), Noah Centineo (Jesus Adams Foster), Sherri Saum (Lena Adams Foster), Teri Polo (Stef Adams Foster), Danny Nucci (Mike Foster).

b.       Reason why I like this show: I like this show because I like the way that no matter what this family goes through they always stick together.

c.       Show details: A girl named Callie Jacob was in Juvenile detention and then placed in a foster home with a lesbian couple and their family of biological, adoptive and foster children.

9.       Teen Wolf

a.       This is an action, comedy, and drama show that stars Tyler Posey (Scott McCall), Holland Roden (Lydia Martin), Dylan O’Brien (Stiles Stillinski), Tyler Hoechilin (Derek Hale), Malia Tate (Sheley Henning), Dylan Sprayberry (Liam), Cody Christian (Theo Raeken), Arden Cho (Kira Yukimura).

b.       Reason why I like this show: I like all the action.

c.       Show details: A teen gets attacked by a werewolf and then he inherits the curse himself, his enemies also inherit the curse too.

10.   Riverdale

a.       This is a crime, drama, mystery show that stars K.J. Apa (Archie Andrews), Lili Reinhart (Betty Cooper), Camila Mendes (Veronica Lodge), Sole Sprouse (Jughead Jones), Madelaine Petsch (Cheryl Blossom), Madchen Amick (Alice Cooper).

b.       Reason why I like this show: I like that it is something that can happen in real life.

c.       Show details: 5 teen’s lives get turned upside down after the unexpected death of Jason Blossom, while they try to investigate it.

My favorite movies article

1.       Me  Before You

a.       Rating: PG-13

b.       This is my favorite movie because I like that it doesn’t end like any other romance movies.

c.       Stars

                                                               i.      Emilia Clarke (Lou Clark), Sam Claflin (Will Traynor), Janet McTeer (Camilla Traynor), Samantha Spiro (Josie Clarke), Vanessa Kirby (Alicia), Matthew Lewis (Patrick), Charles Dance (Steven Traynor), Ben Lloyd-Hughes (Rupert).

d.       This movie is about a girl named Lou Clark (Emilia Clarke) develop a liking to a recently paralyzed man by becoming his care giver.

2.       Deadpool

a.       Rating

                                                               i.      R

b.       I really like this movie because it is so hilarious.

c.       Stars

                                                               i.      Ryan Reynolds (Wade/deadpool), T.J. Millier (Weasel), Morena Baccarin (Copycat), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead), Gina Carano (Angel Dust), Ed Skrein (Ajax)

d.       This movie is about a guy named Wade and his girlfriend and he develops cancer and he doesn’t want to make her suffer though anything so he goes and does something ridiculous.

3.       The DUFF

a.       Rating

                                                               i.      PG-13

b.       Director

                                                               i.      Ari Sandel

c.       Stars

                                                               i.      Mae Whitman (Bianca Piper), Robbie Amell (Wesley Rush), Bella Thorne (Madison Morgan), Bianca A. Santos (Casey), Skyler Samuels (Jess), Nick Eversman (Toby) Ken Jeong (Mr. Arthur).

d.       I like this movie because it is funny that some schools are really like that school.

e.       This movie is about a high school senior that instigates a social order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend), by her prettier popular best friends.

4.       Jack Reacher

a.       Rating

                                                               i.      PG-13

b.       Director

                                                               i.      Christopher McQuarrie

c.       Stars

                                                               i.      Tom Cruise (Jack Reacher), Lee Child (Desk Sergeant), Rosamund (Helen Rodin), Werner Herzog (The Zec), Alexia Fast (Sandy), Jai Courtney (Charlie), David Oyelowo (Emerson), Robert Duvall, Richard Jenkins (Alex Rodin), Joseph Sikora (James Barr)

d.       This movie is about a homicide investigator that digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victim.

e.       I like this movie because I like the people that act in it.

5.       The Longest Ride

a.       Ratting

1. PG-13

b.       Director

1. George Tillman Jr.

c.       Stars

1. Britt Robertson (Sophia Danko), Scott Eastwood (Luke Collins), Alan Alda (Ira Levinson), Jack Huston (young Ira), Oona Chaplin (Young Ruth), Melissa Benost (Marcia).

d.       Movie Details

1. The lives of a young couple interwine with a much older man, as he reflects back on a past love.

e.       Reason for liking this movie

1. I like this movie because I like romance movies and I really just like this movie.

6.       Room

a.       Rating

1.       R

b.       Director

1.       Lenny Donoghue

c.       Stars

1.       Brie Larson (Ma), Jacob Tremblay (Jack), Sean Bridgers (Old Nick), Joan Allen (Grandma), William H. Macy (Grandpa), Tom McCamus (Leo).

d.       Movie details

1.       This movie is about this girl named Ma she gets kidnapped and gets put into a 10-by-10-foot room that she calls room. While in that place the guy that takes her rapes her and she ends up getting pregnant and has a son. But as her son grows he starts getting curious about the outside world.

e.       Reason for liking the movie

1.       I like the story because I like the story it tells.

7.       The Fault in Our Stars

a.       Rating

1.       Pg-13

b.       Stars

1.       Shailene Woodley (Hazel), Ansel Elgort (Gus), Nat Wolff (Isaac).

c.       Director

1.       Josh Boone.

d.       Reason for liking this movie

1.       I like this movie because it is a very heartwarming story.

e.       This movie is about two teenage cancer patients begin a life-affirming journey to visit a reclusive author in Amsterdam.

8.       Nerve

a.       Rating

1.       PG-13

b.       I really like this movie because it is really action packed and it is really funny. And it has some really great actors and actresses in the movie.

c.       Director

1.       Henry Joost, Ariel Shulman.

d.       Stars

1.       Emma Roberts (Vee), Dave Franco (Ian), Emily Meade (Sydney), Miles Heizer (Tommy), Juliette Lewis (Nancy).

e.       Reason for liking this movie

1.       I like this movie because I like the action that is in the movie

f.        Movie details

1.       This movie is about a girl and a guy and a video game that is very action packed

9.       Suicide Squad

a.       Rating

1.       PG-13

b.       Director

1.       David Ayer

c.       Stars

1.       Will Smith (Deadshot), Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Jared Leto (Joker), Cara Delevingne (Enchantress), Jai Courtney (Captain boomerang), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag), Viola Davis (Amanda Waller), Jay Hermandez (El Diaablo), Karen Fukuhara (Katana), Adewale Akinnuoye (Killer Croc), Scott Eastwood.

d.       Reason for liking this movie

1.       I like this movie because I like that the heroes weren't who you would normally think they would be.

10.   Batman v Superman: Dawn of justice

a.       Ratting

1.       PG-13

b.       Director

1.       Zack Snyder

c.       Stars

1.       Ben Affleck (Bruce Wayne/ Batman), Henry Cavill (Clark Kent/Superman), Amy Adams (Lois), Jesse Eisenberg (Lex Luthor), Diana Lane (Martha Kent)

d.       Reason for liking this movie

1.       I like this movie because the ending is not what I have expected it to be.