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RHINO REPORT
December 10th, 2018 Justice Page Middle School Minneapolis, MN Volume 4 No. 4
Justice Alan Page Medal of Freedom Celebration
BY: JPMS Community
“Recognition for the things you’ve done is a good thing
but it shouldn’t change who you are. Fame and
recognition. They are not who you are. It’s what you do
and how you do it and what you do with the
recognition that really matters. I’m not better than
anyone else just because I’ve been recognized. I do the
things that all people do. I’m a person just like each
one of you. The fact that I have this medal, it puts me
in a better position to better advocate for the things I
believe in. Such as, education and you.”
- Justice Alan Page
JPMS Say Goodbye to
Mr. Travis
Former Page Scholar and 8th
grade Dean Mr. Travis marked his
last day at JPMS on Friday, December
7th. Mr. Kennedy will step in as 8th
grade Dean until a new Dean is hired.
Mr. Travis has taken a
position leading a Beacons program
in North Minneapolis. The entirety of
the JPMS community will miss her
terribly!
Community Meeting!
8th Grade STEAM Lab!
Former President Passes Away
BY: Anna Manson
Tragically, on November 30th, the 41st president of the United States, George H. W. Bush, passed away at
the age of 94 in Houston, Texas. He had a form of Parkinson’s disease that had put him in a wheelchair for a few
years. But he was strong, and told people to “put the harps back in the closet” in 2013.
Bush was a Republican who served one term in the office, from 1989 to 1993, although he also served as
Vice President from 1981 to 1989 prior to his time as President. His eldest son, George W. Bush, became president
in 2001.
At eighteen years old, George H. W. Bush served in the U.S. Navy as an aviator until September 1945, when
he went to Yale University. From there, he went on to work in the oil business, eventually founding his own
company. Soon after, he became engaged in politics. He was defeated in his election running for U.S. senator, but
after another election, became part of the House of Representatives in 1966. He was re-elected in 1968, but was
defeated again in an election for the Senate in 1970. He ran for president in 1980 but was unsuccessful. Ronald
Reagan became president instead. Finally, after waiting eight more years, in 1988, George Bush became the
President of the United States.
During his single term, he launched military operations against Panama and Iraq, signed the North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and signed a bill to raise taxes. He lost his second term election to Bill
Clinton in 1992.
He was honored with a state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral on Wednesday, December 5th.
The date was also declared a national holiday to remember Gorge H. W. Bush. At his funeral, along with his family
and friends, former presidents Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, current president Donald Trump, First
Lady Melania Trump, and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, attended.
George H. W. Bush will always be remembered as a successful president and a great man.
Which is Better: Apple or Samsung?
BY: Oskar Eilefson
Apple came out with the new Apple iPhone X, and Samsung
[released the] Note 9. The benefits of the iPhone x are it has face
ID, and you can play Fortnite on it. Samsung is smart because they
paired with Fortnite and got a cool “galaxy skin,” so more people
bought the Samsung than Apple because billions of Fortnite
players wanted the skin. The Samsung does not have email, so you
might have a problem there. Also, Apple has better emojis. And
last but not least, the pen. The Samsung note 9 pen is very cool,
and you can take pictures with it and open google assistant with it.
Those were just a couple of things you can do with the pen, there
are many more that, though. Which do you think is better,
Samsung or Apple?
Season 7
BY: Oskar Eilefson
If you are reading this right now, it will probably be season 7 already, so don’t hate on me. Season 7 is going
to obviously be snow/christmas, so we could expect a snowy change to the map. Also, we got a teaser of a snowy
monster and a person who looks like he’s snowboarding or skating of some sort. If you go to Flush Factory, you can
see a storm cloud coming towards the map. Also, with the addition of the Fortnite skin a.i.m., we see that his feet
and some of his hands are icy, and it looks like he came from somewhere cold. Last but not least there is an iceberg
that you can see in replay mode, and you can see a castle with the lights on. That’s it for this week, and if you get
any info on season 7, just let me know. #FORTNITESEASON7
LISTS!!!
RESEARCHED BY: Rhino Report Staff
5 Things That You Have Been 13 interesting facts
Wondering 1. In response to The Lorax the foresting
industry published Truax to teach kids about
1. Why do we have goosebumps?
the importance of logging.
It turns out to be an ancient phenomenon acquired
2. There are more lifeforms living on your skin
from animals. Goose bumps come from the
than there are people on the planet.
constriction of hair follicles. In the world of animals,
3. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand
this helps them warm up faster. In case of a threat,
and draw with the other at the same time.
such a hair state helps an animal look bigger and
4. The last man to walk on the moon, Gene
more massive in front of an enemy. We also get
Cernan, promised his daughter he’d write
goose bumps in cold weather or in emotional
her initials on the moon. He did, and her
situations. It is the result of a subconscious
initials, “TDC,” will probably be on the moon
adrenaline hormone emission.
for tens of thousands of years.
5. If you were to remove all of the empty space
2. Why don’t we recognize our voice on a recording?
from the atoms that make up every human
The answer is in the ability of our bones to conduct
on earth, the entire world population could
sound. Your interlocutors hear only the sounds
fit into an apple.
conducted by air. The record also contains only such
6. A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to
sounds. At the same time, the way we hear our
fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
voices is a combination of the regular sounds and
7. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
the low-frequency sounds conducted by the bones
8. f you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.
of our skulls.
9. A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th
3. Why don’t our eyes get cold when it’s freezing? of a second.
There are no temperature receptor cells in our eyes. 10. Caterpillars completely liquify as they
Besides, the biggest part of the eyeball is inside the transform into moths.
skull, and it is warmed up by the blood flow inside. 11. Under each foreleg, the sea otter has a loose
pouch of skin that extends across the chest.
4. Why do birds fly in V-formations? In this pouch, the animal stores collected
First of all, they save their energy: the birds flying in food to bring to the surface. This pouch also
the front row create special air swirls with their holds a rock, unique to the otter, that is used
wings. Those flying in the back rows "catch" the to break open shellfish and clams.
swirls and conserve their energy. Second, such a 12. Dr.Seuss wrote “Green Eggs and Ham” to
formation helps all the birds at once see the leader, win a bet against his publisher who thought
who always flies first. that he could not complete a book with only
50 words.
5. Where does toilet waste go on a plane? 13. Ants do not have lungs. Oxygen enters
When you press the flush button in the plane, a through tiny holes all over the body and
valve opens and sucks down the contents of the Carbon Dioxide leaves through the same
bowl. The contents are carried into a holding tank holes. There are no blood vessels. The heart
within seconds until it reaches its limit. A single is a long tube that pumps colorless blood
storage tank can hold about 20 gallons of waste. from the head back to the rear and then
Right after the plane lands, a service truck removes back up to the head again.
all the waste from the tanks.
Riddles 4 U
BY: Anna Manson
1. You measure my life in hours, and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat.
What am I?
2. I appear once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a million years.
3. What word in the English language does the following: The first two letters signify a male, the first three a
female, the first four a great, and the whole signifies a woman?
4. What word in the English language has three consecutive double letters?
5. A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many
brothers and sisters are in the family?
Previous Riddles Answers:
6. Counterfeit money 2. A lawsuit 3. Trouble 4. Fire 5. A map
7.
Multi-Cultural Potluck
The annual Justice Page Middle School Multi-Cultural Potluck is coming on Wednesday, December 12th. Mark your
calendars and prepare your dishes to share!
What’s For Lunch? Contributors
Oskar Eilefson
Madeline Gray
Anna Manson
Addie Persons
Arati Rajbhandary
JPMS Community
Mr. K.
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