2019 March Hitching Post Final

The Hitching Post

March 2019
Volume 1, Issue 3

A Park View Middle School Publication

Welcome to the our school's newspaper! Like any newspaper format, feel free to browse through the pages and select an article that catches your eye. You will notice some of the articles now contain audio and video that will enhance your reading experience.

Inside this edition, information is now organized in three sections: School, Community, and World. There are many interviews, some Irish music, and photographs of events happening at Park View as well as our expanded community.

Erin go Bragh!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

St. Patrick's Day Fun Facts

Chicago has been celebrating Saint Patrick by dumping green dye into the Chicago River since 1962. It takes 40 tons of dye to get the river to a suitably festive shade!

St. Patrick wasn’t Irish himself. He was born to Roman parents in Scotland or Wales.

Listen to an Irish jig!

How did the shamrock become associated with Saint Patrick? According to Irish legend, the saint used the three-leafed plant to describe the Holy Trinity.

New York City’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is one of the world’s largest parades. Since 1762, marchers have walked up Fifth Avenue on foot – the parade doesn’t allow modern vehicles.

The tradition in America is to pinch anyone who isn't wearing green on St. Patrick's Day. Legend has it that wearing green makes you invisible to leprechauns, who pinch anyone they see.

Saint Patrick’s Day is a huge deal across the ocean; it’s a national holiday in both Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Irish Eats with Wisconsin Treats

Zoe E.

1. Mulligan's Irish Pub & Grill

Our first Irish-inspired restaurant can be found in Franklin, Wisconsin. This casual Irish-American pub is offering everything from Wonton Wrapped Mozzarella Sticks, to their famous Irish Lamb Stew. Given these Irish inspired fares, you can find these choices be it March or December. Mulligan's is sure to make your St Patrick's Day a lucky one.

2. McDonald's

If Mulligan's Pub was too refined for your taste, you could always spend your St. Paddy's Day with a good old Shamrock Shake at McDonald's! This fast food joint has been serving quality food with quick service since 1954, and with age comes experience. So head on down to McDonald's for your St. Patrick's Day and have a little "Luck O' the Irish" in your Shamrock Shake.

Volleyball!
Wrestling!
Student Gov!
German Day!

Our School

Here you can find upcoming events, school activities, sports, and other topics of interest.

What Park view students are reading!

Tennis at PVMS

This school year, PVMS is offering tennis to seventh graders and eighth graders. There will be a seventh grade girls tennis team, a seventh grade boys tennis team, an eighth grade girls tennis team and eighth grade boys tennis team. It isn't too late to join!

Stacie G.

Talk to your Phy Ed teacher here at PVMS to get more information. You will need an updated physical to join. Tennis this year at PVMS doesn't start until the beginning of April and it ends towards the end of May. Schedules for track and tennis allow athletes to join both sports. Sign up while you can!

Click here to watch an interview with Mr. Korth about Tennis at Park View Middle School!

Track and Field

Val S.

With the track season starting soon, athletes are preparing for an exciting season! Track is a "no cut" sport open to all 7th and eighth grade girls and boys. The first practice begins, Monday, April 1. Practices run from 2:45 to 4:45 Monday through Thursday.

Field events include-
1.Long Jump
2.Triple Jump
3. High Jump
4. Shotput
5. Discus

Here is Mr. Korth answering some questions about the upcoming track and field season!

Running events include-
1. 110 Hurdles
2. 100 M Dash
3. Mile Run
4. 4 x 200 Relay
5. 400 M Dash
6. 4 x 100 Relay
7. 800 M Run
8. 200 M Dash
9. 4 x 400 Relay

Middle school students are limited to three total events and no more than two of them can be running events.

Sibling Debate

Luke D.

Usually, when you have a sibling in your school you think they are annoying, but they actually help you…sometimes. I have two brothers: one a sophomore in college and another who is a sophomore in high school. Being the youngest in the family puts me at an advantage in school because I can ask, "Did you have this teacher?" and "What do you do in that class?" When you have an older sibling in school you have a better chance of getting good grades. A study by the University of Essex says, “Known as the spillover effect; when the older child does well in school, the chance of a younger sibling doing well is almost double.” Some possible advantages of having a sibling in school are teachers and other kids will know you because of your sibling.

Although there are positives to having a sibling in school there are also negatives. If you get in trouble at school chances are your brother or sister is going to tell your parents. Next, you might get made fun of by your sibling, or ignored in the hallways. Click on the video and listen to some comments by Park View students who do have siblings here.

Spread the Word to End the Word
March 2019

Carli H.

Best Buddies International and Special Olympics partner annually for Spread the Word to End the Word Day. This international initiative hopes to build awareness for communities to rally people to pledge respect toward all individuals, making the world a more accepting place. The goal is to stop hurtful language and banish prejudices.

Since 2009, progress has been made towards promoting changing attitudes about people with disabilities. Teens and young adults, specifically, are standing up for inclusion and respect for all at school and in their communities.

Here at Park View, our Best Buddies Club will kick off awareness the first week of March and follow with special activities for all students during the month of March.

Anyone can join Best Buddies - just see Ms. Dake in Room 8!
Upcoming events include bowling at Jay's Lanes and a fantastic cook-out!

Park View Drama Club

Mackenzie S.

Students who are in their second year here at Park View will know that there was no Drama Club last year. But luckily, it has been brought back. For those of you not in Drama Club, we are delighted to announce that this year’s play, Orange is the New Glass, will be held at the high school on May 11th and 12th. The play is a futuristic version of Cinderella, where the world is obsessed with pop culture and social media, fairy godmothers are lawyers, and the Three Little Pig-arazzi chase celebrities. But when Cinderella leaves her self-absorbed prince and winds up in jail with an unlikely girl squad, she starts a revolution.

Tryouts for the play were January 14th and 15th after school, and the cast list posted just a few days later. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45 to 4:00. Good job to everyone who tried out for the play; it's not exactly easy to put yourself out there like that. If you are someone who tried out, even if you didn’t get the part you wanted, you are really brave and courageous.

Shows are, Saturday, May 11th at 7:00 pm and Sunday, May 12th, at 2:00 pm, at our high school performing arts center. We hope to see you there! This is Prince Charming signing off, have a happily ever after to your day!