Puma's Tale

Today's the due date for the pumas tale and we all get to switch jobs so puma signing off after this last blog. I was doing homework lastnight and I was reading something about a place called Barbados. They have 3000 hours of sunshine and the temperature average is 88 degrees, year round and it looks like paradise. It's actually right by Haiti. Did any of you pumas see the video that pnn made for Haiti? And our school is having a fundraiser to raise money for Haiti! Way to use C.O.R.E values!

So how about those 8th graders? Congrats guys! They are going to championships with their win lastnight! Keep it up bballers! I bet us pumas will win(: and 8th grade girls, good luck with your volleyball season coming up! This is sundown signing out. Cya readers! Although there aren't many of you...

Wake up at 6 am.
Get ready.
Eat breakfast.
Go to school.
Sit through almost 7 hours of class 5 days a week.
Go home, do homework.
Go to cheer practice!
Come home, eat dinner.
Go to sleep.
Get up and do it again.

It gets old but we all have to do it, right?

The choir concert is tonight and so is the 8th grade boys basketball championships! Be there or be square. Volleyball season for 8th grade girls is also coming up. And 8th grade girls, don't forget about cheer tryouts for high school are on March 3rd in the Arapahoe gym!

So choir, how about the Arapahoe High School choir yesterday? They just about blew me away. They're amazing! All of their songs are so perfectly put together with dances moves and everything. They seriously sound like professionals. Its a great day to be at Puma!

We have a late start today so everyone's awake and ready to work! We all know about the school shooting at Deer Creak middle school, less than three miles from where the Columbine High School massacre happened almost 11 years ago. The shooting could have been a lot worse if one of the math teachers at the school, wouldn't have stepped in and tackled the gunman. One of the kids is in critical condition and the other one should be just fine. No one knows yet why exactly the kid decided to shoot.


To end on a better note, the 8th grade guys basketball tournament is this thursday! Good job Powell with 20 wins and only 2 losses! Wow, go pumas! The choir concert is also this thursday and you can check that out after the basketball game! Also, the choir classes get to watch the Arapahoe High school choir perform during class today. Have a good day!

Hello bloggers, we changed up jobs and im working on the blog and twitter now. Show some school spirit and follow us on twitter as PowellPumas. Today I got a little excited hearing about Arapahoe cheer tryouts on March 3rd! Is anyone trying out? Also, come support the 8th grade guys basketball team as they host Newton today at Powell!

Edition twelve of our newspaper is up and running today. Visit our newspaper and get in on the buzz at Powell. Don't find something your looking for? Send me a tweet or put a comment on this blog! We have a great mix of news, great pictures, and exclusive videos that give a unique view into our school.
Are you a parent with a student at Powell?? Does your child simply reply with "good" to your question of how was your day??? With the new twitter page, you can get up to date info on whats going on and if your child has afterschool activities, how do you know if it is canceled? Read twitter and find out.

Are you a parent who wonders what their children do at school everyday? Then come on over to arena confrences and get in the now about your child's school! Get in depth analysis on what each class is learning and learn what the teachers have their goals.
Unfortunately, this great opportunity will only be happening tonight at 3:30. Try to get here early so you can plan your way around the school and make sure you know where each of your childs classes are. You will experience a modified school day that your child follows every day. See you there!

Yesterday, hardy souls from Powells A team traveled to Euchlid to play in a basketball game. The pumas showed great heart out there and pulled off a great victory. The team dominated in passing and totaled the Euchlid team's defense all day.
On the other side of the fence, follies was great yesterday. All preformers worked really hard practicing and getting ready for this and their combined effoerts paid off. They created an outstanding show and even though some were really nervous, they pulled through and did great.

Hey Guys! Follies starts today at powell middle school. Bring five dollars to the choir room before the end of school today and get admission to the show. We have many people at Powell with great talents, and not only that, great assortments. We can go from a wonderful song to a dance skit to a magician! The ideas are endless.
But still! If you miss this opportunity, you miss it for life. You dont want to miss out on all the action! Get to the choir room! Go! And don't forget to read the Pumas tale.

Hey. We just finished our second edition of the paper and switched jobs. I'm Jack S. and im going to be your new blogger for the thirteenth edition of the pumas tale. So far we really dont have very much going on at Powell today, only science olympiad after school. So glad to be able to get my ideas out there and dont forget to read the Pumas Tale!

Many things have been happening in the world. There have been two earthquakes on the opposite spectrum so far this year. There was a minor one in Chicago with no injuries, deaths, or major damage. In Haiti, one of the only fourth world countries, there was a huge earthquake. Thousands are dead in the rubble while others are living in Tent Cities. It brought the must needed attention to this underdeveloped country.

Obama is trying to reach across the aisle but is saying the Republicans aren't reaching back. The Democratic Super Majority is out and Senate seats are more evened out.

CORE is one of the newest concepts and probably the most talked about. I have only seen one person so far fill out a CORE sheet even though people are still behaving badly. The kid I saw filled it out because he spoke without raising his hand. The kids that kick lockers get no punishment.

CORE is a new concept that is used to enhance positive behavior. I think that the positive behavior is definitely being enforced. This kid that always behaves badly got a CORE Card and he taped it to his shirt and paraded it around the school for the rest of the day. I've noticed an improvement in his behavior since he gets more and more chances to win free food. The kids that are usually good though don't get rewarded as much, but I think that's okay. Some kid that has been good their whole lives and doesn't get as many CORE Cards as some bad kid isn't all of a sudden going to go bad.

I think that CORE is a definite succes. Community minded, Owning it, Respectful, and Eager to learn is a great way to go through school.

I was sitting at the computer brainstorming idea, or stalling-whatever you want to call it- when I realized that no one ever writes about what goes on behind the scenes. No one has ever captured how hectic it is at the last minute or what it's like to be working together.

The process begins with brainstorming ideas to write articles about. Each reporter has to think about a topic to write about for an article, editorial, quick news, and after school activity. Then they're assigned a photographer to follow them around and take picture of topics. The photographer then posts the pictures to the wiki and waits around for the reporter or interviewer to finish.

Things get interesting on the last day when everyone realizes how far behind they are. Well, not everyone is far behind but five days is a short time to write four articles. The photographers sit there, waiting for the editor to finish editing and publish all the stories. Once it's sent to them, then it's a race to post it to the right page on the wiki. The video team starts scrambling to post their video because it takes so long to download. The Editor in Chief wanders around making sure everything is going smoothly or running around if things aren't. The salespeople and social media directors sit there smugly, glad that they finished.

And that is how the Puma's Tale works.

Powell plays Newton in basketball today!

Brain Bowl is an after school competition between schools for the smartest students. Every Tuesday teams meet to practice for the actual competition which is on February 6th. The questions that the students are asked include everything, from geography to history. There are two sixth grade teams, two seventh grade teams, and two eighth grade teams that get to compete.
Every team gets so into this competition. The Smarticle Particles recently designed hats and t-shirts. They have a random answer to a question on their hat like "a: Newfoundland" and the likes. The Smarty Pants are the other seventh grade team and they're really getting into it. It's a tough competition between the two.
Please support your fellow smart students this upcoming Saturday!

Hey, it's Paige! It's time for our second edition of the third quarter! Everyone is starting to get the hang of things, and I'm taking charge of social media. This new edition should be even better than before. Things are a little bit hectic for the beginning of the day. People are learning new jobs and Ms. Fraietta is running around everywhere.