Gainesville Gazette Issue 1

Gainesville Gazette

Issue 1
September 2023

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Come Cheer on our GVMS Hawks!

Respect is for Everyone

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Fall Sports

Do you like sports? If so, there are many games at GVMS! There is Girls' Track, Football, Boys' Soccer, Cheerleading, and Volleyball.

The Football team will play on:
Wednesday 10/4 at Metz
Wednesday 10/11 at Unity Braxton

The Girl’s track meets are on:
Thursday 10/5 at Unity Braxton
Thursday 10/12 at GVMS

The Volleyball games are on:
Monday 10/2 at Marstellar
Wednesday 10/4 at GVMS

The Boys' Soccer games are on:
Monday 10/2 at GVMS
Wednesday 10/4 at GVMS

For students to attend the games there is a $1 fee for students and $3 fee for adults. We would love for you to come and support our GVMS teams!

Respect is an important thing, and every one deserves to be respected. Sixth grade is just as important as the others. However, according to a survey, most sixth graders feel disrespected by the older grades. Most of the time the older graders say that the sixth graders are short and dumb and even call them names. In one of the responses, it even talks about how some older kids are talking about how sixth grade aren't smart enough to do anything! Even though sixth grade is the youngest grade at Gainesville Middle, it does not mean that they deserve to be treated poorly. The next time you have a chance to interact with a 6th grader try meeting them with kindness and remember you were once in their shoes.

Words by: Cailyn Pebenito

GVMS Spotlights

Meet Mrs. Graham, Our Principal At
Gainesville Middle School

Words by Caden Lanier

Do you ever wonder about our principal Mrs. Graham? Do you ever have questions about her? Well, there is no need to wonder anymore because the questions and answers are right here. For this interview, Mrs. Graham was asked eight questions. Some of them are about her job, and some are about her life. Here are the questions from the interviewers and the answers from interviewees.
Interview:
Reporter: Did you always want to be a principal as a kid?
Mrs. Graham: No. I always wanted to be an Aerospace Engineer because I was fascinated with space.
Reporter: Why did you decide to become a principal?
Mrs. Graham: Because I wanted to impact the whole school. (Students, Teachers, Parents, etc.)
Reporter: Where are you from?
Mrs. Graham: Buffalo, New York.
Reporter: What is the hardest part of your job?
Mrs. Graham: It never stops, and I always have to be ready to solve problems at any time. (Weekends and late at night.)
Reporter: What do you love most about your job?
Mrs. Graham: That I get to give kids good experiences in middle school.
Reporter: What is the most memorable event from when you were in middle school?
Mrs. Graham: We had a pool in our school, and we swam in P.E.
Reporter: Do you have any siblings?
Mrs. Graham: Yes. Sister, Colleen, 33, and brother, Rob, 26.
Reporter: Who is your closest friend here at GVMS?
Mrs. Graham: My secretary Ms. Graham.

This picture shows Ms. Hooten, Innovation's house leader, and Mrs. Sherin, Mercury's house leader.

Who's House? Our House!

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This picture shows Mrs. Graham standing in her office

Mighty Mighty Mercury!

Mrs. Sherin teaches both 7th grade Language Arts and Creative Writing. Also, she is the leader of house Mercury. She feels pumped that Mercury is in first, but thinks they still need to work hard to earn more house points. Mrs. Sherin, Mrs. Davis, Ms. Hawkins, and Ms. Hooten helped make all the house attributes (color, animal, and name) at the Ron Clark academy in Atlanta, Georgia in June 2023. Everyone is excited about the house system. In conclusion, it makes school more fun and brings students together. Students should think about doing their best to earn house points! “Go mighty Mercury!”

Words by: Sophie Gursky

INNOVATION ARE YOU IN?

Ms. Hooten is a teacher in 8th grade that teaches Civics & Language Arts and 6th grade Journalism. She is also the house leader of house Innovation. Ms. Hooten was extremely excited when House Innovation was in first place. Now, she is hopefully that her team can claim the top spot again. According to Ms. Hooten, the house points help with students' motivation because many students are trying to get house points. Students will hopefully monitor their behavior in an effort to help their house claim the top spot. Now it is time for a little chant. The innovation chant, WHO YOU WITH!? INNNOO-VAATION CLAP* CLAP* CLAP* CLAP* CLAP*.

Words by: Elizabeth Portillo Carpio

Entertainment

Laughter is absolutely the best medicine.

If you need a laugh!

Jokes to share with your friends

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Created by Sophie Gursky

Can you solve this riddle?

                                   Jester Jokes
1.Knock, knock!                                                                                     Who’s there?
Lettuce.
Lettuce Who?
Lettuce in and we’ll tell you.

2. RIP, boiling water
You will be mist.
3. Why is a piggy bank so wise?
Because it is full of "common" cents.

I always run, but I never walk. I have a mouth, but I never eat. I am always talking and never whispering. I have a head, but I never think. I have a bed, but I never sleep. What am I?

For Your Information

With so many clubs, how will you choose?

Robotics Club

Yearbook Club

Battle of the Books

Art Club

Drama Club

Battle of the Books is a regional club that provides a fun environment while encouraging students to read. The sponsor of the club is Mrs. Klassen. If you really enjoy reading, this club is for you. The club meets in the library after school hours. The meetings are held on Mondays. They 2023 dates are: September 11, October 2 & 26 (Th.), November 13 & 27, December 4 & 18.

Words by: Brayden Chouinard

The purpose of Robotics club is for students to learn how to code and write commands for robots. By programming and controlling robots, students will acquire knowledge and skills that will be useful beyond the classroom. Robotics club is to learn and have fun! Robotics meets mostly every Tuesday and Thursday after school.

Words by: Daniela Baires

The yearbook club is a club where you are responsible for creating the yearbook. They meet up monthly. The students are responsible for the layout and pictures. At the end of the year, they will be able to see their progress in the completed yearbook. If you enjoy taking pictures and social media, then this is the club for you.

Words by: Brayden Chouinard

The art club this year will be split up into three different workshops so more students can participate! Students will need to fill out an application and hand it to Mrs. Albright in room 1421. There are only 20 spots and a $30 fee to be qualified as an art club member. Some fun activities the art club will be doing are, step by step paintings, creating clay sculptures, tie-die, crayon melting and paper crafting!

Words by: Ava Sanchez

The GVMS Drama Club is made up of the cast and crew of the current play we are working on, AND the students who attend Improvisation Ensemble Days. During the 2023/2024 school year we will be producing a short play in the fall, a cabaret in the spring (auditions are Nov. 30 & Dec. 1), and have Improvisation Ensemble meetings on select Mondays and Thursdays. If students are interested in participating they should reach out to Mrs. Rodriguez-Snelling for more information.

Words by: Ava Sanchez

Meet the Team

The following 6th graders have helped to create the first edition of our school newspaper.

Entertainment Editor

F.Y.I Reporters

Headlines Editor

F.Y.I Editor

Editor-in-chief and Layout Editors

Brynn Warrine

Azra Arslan and Margaret Blankenship

Christian Brown

Paige Henning

Eric Yu

Headlines Reporters

Spotlights Editor

Cigdem Kaya,

Photographers

Entertainment Reporters

Spotlights Reporters

Chase Bernier, Cole Korson and Jeremy Burke

Omar Nasiri, Azaria Bekalu, Rebekah Cooner, Leyla Beltram

Holly Sei, Devi Patel, Cailyn Pebenito, Elise Johnson

Ellie Portillo-Carpio, Sophie Grusky, Caden Lanier

Dani Baires, Derreon Timioh, Brayden Chouinard, Maximus Johnson, Ava Sanchez