The EMS Voice: Issue 3

The EMS Voice

Student Written & Illustrated

October 2003

School, The Beginning of Learning
by Steven Solano

Finally, the first Middle School paper has come! Well, it's the beginning of school and the students are moaning in pain. Some students are really excited that the school year has started, but some students are so tired from getting up early and doing all their class work and homework.

by Ashley Wald

Usually, kids "think" they hate school, but do they know that the only time they get to talk to their friends mostly is here? For me personally, I like school, because I get to socialize with my friends and if I'm bored, there's work to do! There's one thing I hate most about school, detention! I don't think anybody should get detention, not unless they don't do half of their homework. Don't students know that if they need help with something they should go after school to their teachers? If you study and do absolutely fantastic in school, you won't have any problems in school or not doing homework. Still, it's a mystery of how kids get through quizzes and other tests and they don't even study? Well, if you did terrible in the years before, you've better get a move on and pump those grades up!!! The grades are just going to get harder folks. I hope we all have a great year in Eastchester Middle School.

CD BURNING: What's Wrong With It?
By Dom DeVito

Lately, a big problem has been music downloading and burning. People, including myself, are not yet crystal clear why it is illegal. For a long time this was popular to all kids. Up until a couple of months ago, there was nothing wrong' with music downloading. Suddenly, music artists decided they weren't making enough money and made it illegal because CD sales were rapidly going down. The web-site that got the most blame is Napster with 80 million registered users. The issue has gone so far that AOL even got blamed for instant messaging because in instant messaging you can share files with your friends. You would think that if music artists had any brains at all, they would realize that by shutting down these web sites, fans would boycott buying CDs altogether, which would cause an even bigger problem. Was there really anything wrong, or did greed take over? That is for you to decide.

It's The Capital of The Nation
By Matthew Barto

Washington D. C. - When anyone hears these words, they know it's the nation's capital. With over 2 million visitors a year, it ranks as the top spot for tourism in the U.S. If you have ever been there, you can see everything from the Lincoln Memorial, to the Capital Building.

You Guessed It?

Washington DC

Make sure you bring your camera, because if you go, you 're going to have lots of memories. Located about 4 hours from New York City, it is as close as you can get! Even if you have not been to "D.C.," there's going to be a time in your life when you will get a chance to go. When you go, you will never be bored. Even if you have been there one hundred times, you will never get bored of Washington D.C.

My Writers Recipe
By Ariel Rehr

Take a lot of creativity,
Think of worlds beyond your own,
Write it all down on a paper,
Wow, your work has shown.
A story to make you laugh,
A story to make you cry,
A truly touching story,
Puts a tear into your eye.
Think about an experience you had,
A time that made you happy or sad.
Show memories, in different ways,
Reflecting on that unique day.
Write it on paper,
Give it your special touch,
That was my writer's recipe,
Thank you very much.

Japan Gets Hit with a QUAKE
By Paul Reino

On September 25th, 2003, Japan got hit with a massive earthquake. A category 8. That is one of the strongest there is. The Earthquake struck out in the ocean, but Tokyo, Japan and other cities on the coast got some effects. Four hundred people had minor injuries. There were 25 after shocks. One measured at 7.1 which is pretty high too. Forty-one thousand people were evacuated to shelters and many more were with out power.

The Award Winning E.M.S. Website
By Kevin Le Gall

Did you know that Eastchester Middle School has a website for kids by kids? It has been in business since 1995. There are games, art work by kids, and the E.M.S. weather from their very own weather station. Here is a piece of art from our very own website. There is' a lot more. Even the E.M.S. aquarium. Why buy real fish when you can look at it on the E.M.S. website? There is also information on certain topics. For example, art and science. It has information on our town. Do you know that this website was one of the first websites about a school? For the students there are games and puzzles, even magic. They have games that you never heard of such as Galaga and Dugout. There are also special games that are "only today" games. There are movies from BrainPop.com that is on special features for a day. Why watch Sponge Bob when you can educate your brain by going on the E.M.S. website? It could be about the 0zone layer or toenails. There is also news around the world. Why watch CNN when you can get information that is top secret from the E.M.S. website. Remember it's the E.M.S. website. The website for parents and kids!

The Latest Songs, Music Videos and CDs

Want to hear about the latest music this month? The hottest music videos this month are Hilary buff's "So Yesterday," Justin Timberlake's "Senorita," and Christina Aguilera's "Can't Hold Us Down."

Music Review
by Megan Johnson

Now, a lot of people are getting into Sean Paul music. He's become the number one male artist in America! From the results of the "What's Hot and What's Not" poll, it has been said that Hilary buff takes the number one spot on top five female singers and Sean Paul takes the number one spot on top five male singers!

Stacie Orrico's CD, that is self-titled, has some really popular songs like "Stuck" and "(There's Gotta Be) More To Life."

From Above
By Tara Byrne

As I look into the sky I wonder what are clouds
Are they scientific forms that float high above
Or are they clouds of hope and forgiveness
Are they homes for others that are in heaven
Can they be pillows for the birds
Or maybe just they are mysterious things
That are never supposed to be found out about.

Contributors to This Issue

Laura Della Badia, Matthew Barto, Jocelyn Branca, Tara Byrne, Gabrielle Cristofaro, Dom Devito, Amanda Dilegge, Molly Donaton, Lauren Donovan, Samantha Fleischmann, Raina Gandhi, Nicole Gendusa, Rebecca Gibson, Delia Hughes, Don Imami, Kevin LeGall, Danielle Gualano, Megan Johnson, Carrie Lombardi, Robert Oswald, Alba Perricone, Amanda Picarillo, Thomas Power, Anthony Quintessenza, Nina Quirk-Goldblatt, Ariel Rehr, Paul Reino, Rio Ruess, Kathryn Schaefer, Steven Solano, Daniel Sorine, Ali Tarner, Kerry Stewart, & Ashley Wald

Faculty Advisors

Ms. Hill and Ms. Virtuoso

The Latest Girls Fashion Trends

What fashion trends are the girls at EMS going crazy over?

	Tips For Girls
	by Delia Hughes, Kerry Stewart, & Samantha Fleischmann

Is it a nice pair of tight jeans with flairs, a tee-shirt and V-shoes, or a pair of loose jogging pants with a sweat-shirt?

Casual wear is big this year. What do we usually wear? How about a nice white top with a striped tee-shirt, and a pair of faded-out blue jeans with a belt.

We also wear cargo jean skirts with red tops. Of course, you can wear boots and sneakers. Every girl loves to hang around in active wear. A red sweatshirt with gray sweatpants, with stripes down the side and a matching gray headband would look great!

Accessories!! Of course, what every girl loves!! From headbands to bracelets, everything looks great!! For example, you've got your matching "Tiffany" bracelet and necklace, or silver hoop earrings. Nomination bracelets are "in" and go with everything.

No matter what the girls in the EMS wear, or whatever is in your hair, you'll still look great!!

Welcome to Social Studies 6th Graders
By Laura Della Badia

You might be wondering what Social Studies is going to be like. In this article I'll tell you something you might want to know.

Social studies last year was based on DIRT! That's right, dirt, fertile soil, loess, silt, etc. No matter what your Social Studies teacher says, your whole unit is based on dirt. The fertile soil is used to grow crops, which leads to a surplus of food, leaving time for more people to specialize, such as artisans and scribes. Of course, you will also learn about ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, Greece, and Rome. At the end of the year you will know so much about dirt you might want to consider gardening!

Pleasures of Life
By Tara Byrne

As the wind blows it carries the many smells of fall
The smell of sweet cider and oak burning
As the wind blows it carries the colorful leaves
The leaves crackle as children leap onto them
As the wind blows it carries the crisp cold air
The chilly air cuts through the frosted grass
As the wind blows it carries the taste of fresh pie
The yummy scent travels throughout the village
As the wind blows it carries the feel of winter
The villagers start bundling up
As the wind blows it carries the pleasures of life.

The After School Activities
By Steven Solano

Now it's the time of after school clubs. The fun is about to erupt! If you don't like school and you get bored every second of the day, just sit down, relax, and go after school to some of the best school clubs to take a break from all of the work you've been doing. Say, you might evenjoin the Newspaper club. You could write about anything! Hey, could you believe that they cancelled the science club this year?! The book rap is another club you could join. You could control the cameras, be the editor, be one of the two hosts, and write about a fantastic book you've read and talk about it on T.V. There are other things to do after school, like do your homework in the library. I know that doesn't sound like a big activity, but if you do all of your homework at the library, you can play around at home and have no homework!

DemiKids!

Dernikids is a game for the handheld system Nintendo GameBoy Advance. The genre of this game is a RPG, so if you like other RPG's like "Pokemon" or "Golden Sun," then you 'll probably like this one (Its one of my favorite RPG's! ^_^) From the beginning of the game where I am now, (I don't know exactly where I am...) the main objective is to collect items called "Time Chains" from bosses, friends, kings, etc.

Software Review

by Anthony
Quintessenza

With these items you destroy these things called "Time Rifts" with the Time Chains (Also, if you buy the Light version of the game you start as a character named Jin and your main demon Edemons are the 'types of creatures in this game that you catch] is a small lion and if you buy the Dark version of the game then you start as a character named Arika and his main character is a lion). In the beginning of the game, you and some friends discover a book hidden in their school's library which tells how to summon demons. Arika and Jin chant a spell and it summons a dragon type demon which isn't very happy with them summoning him for no apparent reason. I don't know exactly what I'd rate this game, but definitely somewhere between an 8 and 10 (out of 10). I love this game so far, so I hope it makes you want to try it (I don't care if it doesn't) so, see ya later!

We Will Remember
By Robert Oswald

People cried, people died
People became heroes at ground zero
People came together,
Ran like they were light as a feather.
The lives people pray for today
Will always be remembered
For what happened on that tragic day.

SCHOOL POLICY on BULLYING

Bullying can involve pushing, shoving, hitting,

What Is

Bullying?

as well as name calling, picking on, making fun of, laughing at and excluding someone. Bullying causes pain and stress to victims and is never justified or excusable as "kids being kids," "just teasing" or any other rationalization. The victim is never responsible for being a target of bullying.

All students should feel safe, secure and accepted regardless of color, race, gender, popularity, athletic ability, intelligence, religion or nationality. Should another student deny them that right, they should let an administrator, counselor, or teacher know so this situation can be addressed.

The E.M.S. Newspaper Club
By Kevin Le Gall

For those of you who don't know about the Newspaper club you should come take a look at an article. The E.M.S newspaper club has been in business since 2000, and they are now in the fourth year. They write about the weather, clubs, or anything else that goes around in the school. Every year they get a lot of people to join. This year they have about 25 people. (There is a connection to the E.M.S newspaper from the E.M.S. website). You can see the old issues since October 2002. Just a reminder: if you want to join the newspaper club or stop by, go to room 210 in the shared wing. You can write articles, draw cartoons, make jokes, or anything else you can think of.

Who Am I?

I'm from a fiction movie

A Riddle

by Kevin LeGall

I have green scales and sharp teeth

I'm a mutated lizard

My movie was remade in 1998

I'm as big as a skyscraper

Some people think I fought flying dinosaurs

Published November 11, 2003