Yes, There's Such a Thing as 'Halloween Spirit'
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The Tusker Tribune
The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School
Issue Number 5 http://somersschools.org/domain/995 Fall 2018
Yes, There’s Such a Thing as ‘Halloween Spirit’
By Allison O’Connor dy!” They take Halloween as a greed.
Tusker Tribune Staff Some kids take Halloween as, “Oh,
Halloween is an thank you so much!” They take Hal-
annual holiday celebrat- loween as a blessing.
ed each year on October Some kids can get a rock and
31, and Halloween 2018 they will be thankful. Some kids will
occurs on Wednesday, October 31. get a rock and they will say “What is
It originated with the an- this? I wanted something good, not a
cient Celtic festival of Samhain, rock!”
when people would light bonfires The main point is be thankful
and wear costumes to ward off no matter what you get. Next time
ghosts. The evening before was you go trick or treating remember
known as All Hallows Eve. Today, it’s sometimes that some kids don’t have much. So, if you don’t
known as “Mischief Night”. want it, donate it.
Halloween to certain kids is, “Oh I get can-
Don’t Support Animal Testing!
By Jack Tremblay testing is because animals living in these
Tusker Tribune Staff facilities have horrible living conditions
Many people don’t that they are subject to live in their en-
know the true extent of an- tire life. Some of these living conditions
imal testing, but I've come include but are not limited to, barren
to know that the truth cages, unable to make natural choices, no
might shock you. Between horrible fresh air, no sunlight, behind bars, small
living conditions, abuse, and tests crowded cages, and extremely loud nois-
mostly not working, I think we es, note that these are not all the "living
need to stop animal testing once conditions." And these conditions are hor-
and for all! rible for animals or anything really.
One of the many reasons The stress of these conditions can
animal testing needs to stop is be- lead animals to, running in circles, biting
cause the animals must endure a open wounds (which in small, crowded
life of constant abuse. Tests can do cages, there are a lot of wounds to bite)
horrible things to the animals such mauling themselves and others, and rip-
as, traumatizing fear, paralyzing ping hair out of themselves. Would you
pain, brain experiments, extreme want to be stressed to the breaking
stress, being crippled, testing drugs, infecting the point?
animals with diseases, poisoning for toxicity, The last reason I'll be telling you about is
burning skin, irritating skin, brain damage, im- that most tests simply don’t work! Only 8% of all
planting electrodes into the brain, maiming, tests conducted are released to the public. Every-
blinding, long-term social isolation, electric thing I just talked about would be worth NOTH-
shocks, withholding food and water, repeated ING because it didn’t even work!
breeding and separation of infant, and most of the Lastly, take everything that has been ani-
animals end up dead before the end of the tests. mal tested (makeup, medicine, perfume, etc.) and
How would you feel if you had to live like this? throw it out! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
The second reason we need to stop animal Animal_testing
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How You Can Help Hurricane Michael Victims
By Kaeleigh Picco Ocean.
Tusker Tribune Staff While hurri-
Although the summer has come to canes are horrible,
a close, hurricane season has not. Hurri- and awful events,
cane Michael is a horrific tropical storm they also can cause
that devastated the Florida panhandle just over a a community to
week ago. come together. If
After forming in you want to help
the southwest Caribbe- the victims of this
an, the storm had only natural disaster,
a few days before land- please visit the following websites for more infor-
fall; it slammed the mation:
shores with 155mph
winds, which makes it https://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/hurricane
a Category 4 storm, the -michael-barrels-toward-florida-panhandle-please-
first to hit the Panhan- pray/?
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was hit so hard by the storm, it looks as if the
town behind it is almost flattened. https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-
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out in the Pacific nation/checkout
What’s With the Giants’ Football Season?
By Jacob Hauser ham, Jr., is one of the best wide-
Tusker Tribune Staff outs in the league. He has had a
The 1-4 NY Giants slow start to the season partly be-
took another loss this past cause Eli Manning, the quarter-
week. This time to the Phi- back, is not getting enough time in
lidelphia Eagles, dropping the pocket to make accurate
their record to 1-5. The Giants are a throws.
young team with a lot of talent but Once again, the offensive
continue to struggle. line is to blame.
The Giants’ rookie running The Giants’ upcoming opponents
back, Saquon Barkley, was the sec- are the Falcons, Redskins, 49ers,
ond pick in the 2018 draft. He is a young, talented and Buccaneers. If the Giants want to win these
running back with lots of potential to be great. games and make it to the playoffs, they need to
The problem is the offensive line. improve the offensive line.
The Giants star wide receiver, Odell Beck- Continued on Page 7
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AJR ‘Burn the By Mario Mancini If you don’t believe me, do it in
House Down’ Tusker Tribune Staff your calculator. If you have a
nuber like 78 when you add 7+8,
#1 you get 15. You add one to the
Music Review Ask a friend to
pick a number between 1-20.
first digit and put the second dig-
it in between and you get 858.
Once your friend picks a number #3
ask them to add five multiply the This trick will help you
By Will Underkoffler sum by three then subtract 15. guess someone's age. First tell a
Tusker Tribune Staff Once your friend is done friend pick a number between
First, this is one ask them what they have. Let’s two-10. Let’s say they pick five.
of my favorite songs pretend they picked eight, so by Ask them to add five and multi-
and I love to listen to the end of all of that, they should ply it by 50. Tell them to add
it, but most of the music I like have 24. 1768 if their birthday did not
to listen to isn't the kind most Then divide the number pass and 1769 if their birthday
kids (At least in this school) they gave you by three and Abra- passed.
like to listen to. Cadabra, you get eight. If they picked five, then
So maybe I am biased, they should get 2518 if their
and nobody will listen to this #2 birthday didn’t pass. Then ask
song anyway, , but please lis- Here is a trick that will them to subtract their year of
ten to what I have to say and definately help in math class. birth by that number. Then they
judge me later. Say you have a problem like 43 * get 512. They take the five away
AJR is a pretty good 11. The easy way to do it is you and you get 12 and that should
band and I like to listen to add four and three and you get be their age.
their “Sober Up” and this song, seven. Stick the seven in the Stay tuned for more math
so I like their style of song and middle, and you get your answer. tricks next week!
I think that most kids aren’t
exactly into alt-rock, so this is
a pretty good song for me and
some old guys.
My First College Football Game!
This song is pretty good
for listening to while doing
homework or just plain work. By Pat Carino next day we woke up late and
It is upbeat, and it makes me Tusker Tribune Staff started to leave for the game at
happy when I listen to it. Last weekend on October 12:00 pm. We stopped for lunch
So, this is my review of 12, I drove a very long car ride to at this packed restaurant. Once
AJR Burn the House Down Pennsylvania to go we were done eating,
Music Review. and watch Penn we went to this Penn
State play their State store to get
Saturday football sweat shirts and
game against Mich- pants because it was
igan State. I re- freezing out. After
member leaving we got our clothes,
SMS on Friday, we went to the giant
very excited to get stadium packed with
going. I went home people. That
packed my bags and left. night, the stadium held 106,680
We drove to Pennsylvania people. Later in the game the
with my family friends. It was a score was 17-14 Penn State but,
lot of fun in the car. The drive on the last drive Michigan State
was five and a half hours to State came back and won the game. It
College, PA, because there was a was a big bummer. I was really
ton of traffic but, I slept half the hoping they were going to stop
time, so I was good. them at the end of the game. Still
We got to the hotel at that was a great first college foot-
12:30 am and I was so tired. The ball game.
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2018-2019 NBA Season Preview
By Michael Abrams
Tusker Tribune Staff 1. Boston Celtics
This NBA season will be a competi- PG: Kyrie Irving
tive one with experienced players coming SG: Jaylen Brown
back from injuries and talented rookies getting SF: Jayson Tatum
drafted. There were big trades this offseason and PF: Gordon Hayward
an amazing preseason. There is hope for young C: Al Horford
teams to do well this season. Let’s explore some
things to look forward to this NBA season.
My Top 5 Starting Lineups Who Will Win?
5. Philadelphia 76ers My prediction for the Eastern Conference
finals will be the Boston Celtics defeating the
Point Guard (PG): Ben Simmons Philadelphia 76ers.
Shooting Guard (SG): J.J. Reddick The Western Conference finalists will be
Small Forward (SF): Robert Cu- the Los Angeles Lakers beating the Golden State
vington Warriors.
Power Forward (PF): Dario Saric In the finals, the Lakers and the Celtics
Center (C): Joel Embid will continue their rivalry that dates back to the
1960’s.
4. L.A. Lakers This year, the experienced Lakers will out-
play the young Celtics team. Kyrie Irving will be
PG: Rajon Rondo MVP and LeBron will lead the league in scoring.
SG: Kentavois Those are my predictions. I look forward to an
Cadwell-Pope awesome 2018-2019 NBA season starting this
SF: LeBron James coming Tuesday.
PF: Kyle Kuzma
C: JaVale McGee
3. Houston Rockets
PG: Chris Paul
SG: James Harden
SF: P.J. Tucker
PF: Carmelo Anthony
C: Clint Capela
2. Golden State Warriors
PG: Stephen Curry
SG: Klay Thomson
SF: Kevin Durant
PF: Draymond Green
C: Jordan Bell
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250 Route 202
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FC Somers Soccer is a Real Kick
By Joseph Melillo first year you will be put on
Tusker Tribune Staff the B-team, but if you are re-
FC Somers. Somers ally good then you may get on
soccer team for kids who the A-team, many kids have
love soccer and want to play played for many years and
competitively. FC Somers is a not- still enjoy playing. And, you
for-profit volunteer-run organiza- get to know kids you never
tion that has teams and programs would have known through
for U8+. your soccer team!
The teams are run by vol- Also, you don’t even
unteers who coach and train the have to be from Somers to
many soccer teams. FC Somers play for FC Somers, which to
participates in the State Cup and most people doesn’t make
the Westchester Cup. sense, but, if you know some-
FC Somers accepts anyone, one that lives nearby, and
and any skill level, the older kids have 2 teams, doesn’t like their soccer team, tell them about FC
an A –team, and a B-team. Usually, if it’s your Somers.
I Won’t Soon Forget This Apple Picking Visit
By Seth Cheung son, no one said a thing. I turned
Tusker Tribune around and my family was gone.
Staff I walked around the empty
Sometimes fields and saw no one. I ran back
people don’t real- to the main farmer’s market area
ize the things they say and to my surprise, no one was
might come true and there. I felt dizzy, but I didn’t
that’s what happened to know why. After a second every-
me. thing went black. It only felt like
It was a warm fall a second, but it was really two
day and I was was going years.
apple picking with my I woke up in a hospital
family. bed. I peered around the room only to see that no
“Why do we have to go apple picking every one was there I got up from the bed and opened
year? It's so stupid!” I complained. the door the hospital was empty and looked very
“Hey, don’t use that language in front of neglected.
your sister like that!” my his mom said. All a sudden, I screamed, ‘I WISH I HAD
“Uuug! Whatever!” MY FAMILY BACK’ and then everything turned
“Why are you in such a bad mood?” she black again. I woke up on my back in the apple
asked in a harsh tone. farm. I got up and my mouth dropped when I saw
“Because I hate this farm and I wish eve- my family and I learned never to disrespect my
ryone would just disappear!” family again.
I turned around and started walking away, I also learned to be carful for what I
getting ready to be yelled at, but for a weird rea- wished.
The Tusker Tribune Staff Copy Editors Jack Tremblay
William Underkoffler Seth Cheung
Co-Editors Andre Possante Pat Carino
Noah Volkman Michael Aiello Noah Volkman
Joseph Melillo Allison O’Connor
Photography Editor Kaeleigh Picco
Feature Editor Allison O’Connor Joseph Melillo
Samuel Sanz Samual Sanz
Reporters
Sports Editor Will Underkoffler
Jesse Manginelli Michael Abrams
Mario Mancini
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POSTED by John David Anderson
By Natalia Tellez who turn Post-it Notes into a communication tool
Tusker Tribune Staff when cell-phones are banned. Soon everyone notic-
John David Anderson, the author of es, and it catches on but not all the notes are
Ms. Bixby's Last Day, Side Kicked Minion, nice and friendly. Some are cruel and mean
and The Dungeoneers, has come out with yet to the reader.
another great book. He writes about four boys As most of the kids in the close group
with nicknames and stories behind the names of friends get targeted, the tension is high,
Wolf, Bench, Dee-Dee, and Frost. and it leads to Rose having to do a-said-to-be
There’s also one girl, Rose, new to the -impossible challenge: to defeat the bully.
school who is very different and stands out I recently finished this book and can
from the crowd. But that’s not the most inter- truthfully say I loved it! I would recommend
esting part of the story. The way the author is it to students from age 9 to 13 years old.
able to write such an enjoyable story about friend- Posted is a wonderfully written book with a re-
ship, middle school, and bullying is. minder’s in its plot that shows you can survive
Posted is about five kids in Middle School middle school, especially with friends by your side.
Why Do We Respect the Flag?
By Joseph Melillo Scout uniforms, it is flown outside the White
Tusker Tribune Staff House, sports stadiums and town halls.
So, the American flag. Why do the The flag is hung in classrooms and flies
Americans respect the Ameri- outside military stations. The Pledge of
can flag? We respect the Allegiance is recited every morning in
American flag because many, many school and at the openings of important
people have fought and sacrificed federal events. The National Anthem orig-
their lives for our country. From the inated as a poem written by Francis Scott
American Revolution to the most re- Key during the war of 1812, during the
cent war. The men and women who bombing of Fort McHenry. Then it was
served have sacrificed a lot for our rewritten into a song and is sung before
country. We have the country we sporting events and other events.
have today because of the men and women of the In conclusion, we honor our veterans and
past who have served. what they have sacrificed for our country. We
The American flag is a symbol of our na- honor the American flag, we recognize the design
tion. White signifies purity and innocence. Red and understand what it means to us. We under-
represents hardiness and valor. Blue shows vigi- stand what the colors of the flag mean and we un-
lance, perseverance, and justice. It is worn on law derstand what the overall flag itself means to us
enforcement uniforms, military uniforms, Boy as a country. Long Live the U.S.A!
The ‘Art’ of Trading Halloween Candy
By Samual Sanz you do not like to trade for the fillings/softs you
Tusker Tribune Staff want. Fillings/softs trade for fruit/sours.
Halloween is a great holiday. A Continued
tradition for some people including me is on Page 7
trading candy. How do you trade candy
the best?
This chart at right shows the dif-
ferent categories of candy. To begin, you
need to play the fruit/sours game to get
some nut-based/crunch. If your trading
partner does not know a lot about candy
trading, then use that to your ad-
Nerd’s vantage.
Then use the Nut-Based/Crunch that
Words
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Music Report
By Noah Volkman Trench – twenty one pilots
Tusker Tribune Staff
Having jumped to new heights with 2015’s
Drip Harder – Lil Baby and Gunna Blurryface, followed by almost two full years of
touring, twenty one pilots were
In a post-Young Thug, post-Future Atlanta in need of a break. Recorded pri-
rap game, popular rappers Lil Baby and Gunna marily in the band’s Columbus,
are neck and neck as emerging voices of the city. Ohio, studio during a yearlong
But unlike Thugger and Hendrix—whose collabo- public silence, their 5th album
rative 2017 album Super Slimey was released Trench picks up where the band
more than half a decade into their careers—Baby left off both in sound and sub-
and Gunna have teamed up early in their race, ject, exploring rough emotional
delivering 13 songs to satiate the pair’s largely ground in a style by turns clean-
overlapping fanbase. ing and strange.
The project takes its name from each of the What continues to echo in twenty one pilots
rappers’ franchises (Harder Than Hard, Too Hard, member Tyler Joseph’s ability to turn his personal
and Harder Than Ever for Lil Baby and Drip Sea- pain into shared experience, his inner thoughts
son 1, 2 and 3 for Gunna.) Drip Harder showcases into public art.
each rapper in equal measure, Lil Baby’s distinct Genre: Rock
vocal accent complement-
ing Gunna’s in a way Zeze – Kodak Black featuring Travis Scott
that’s nostalgic of Mobb and Offset
Deep’s Prodigy and Hav-
oc. While there are stand- Florida native Kodak
out solo outings from Black has been releasing music
each (“Deep End” for Lil again after about a year of being
Baby and “World Is quiet. His return started with the
Yours” for Gunna), the drum-heavy “If I’m Lyin’, I’m Fly-
album is proof positive in’” which references his past run
that when Atlanta’s -ins with the police. Now Kodak’s
brightest young talents new song “Zeze” is a tropical hip-
align, it’s the rap world in total that wins. hop bop with rapper Travis Scott
Genre: Hip-Hop and Migos member Offset. It is produced by the
same producer of Tyga’s hit song “Taste”, also with
Candy Giants ants will focus on
Eli’s eventual backup
From Page 6 From Page 2 and a better offensive
Also, don’t trade big candy bars (It’s a mis- Secondly the line. A few college
take). Make sure to organize your flavored items in Giants’ defense needs QB’s who will be
sets. Not by flavors. Also, candy you want to get rid to step up available at the top of
of should just get covered up with good candy and and make the draft
trade for the whole pile that you’ve made.This chart big plays. are Will
shows trade equivalents. The last one is not true. If these Grier of
two things West Vir-
don’t hap- ginia and
pen soon, Justin
they will Herbert
continue to have seri- of Oregon.
ous problems compet- Eli Manning
ing in their division. has had a tremen-
On the upside dous career and given
of the Giants being so the Giants fans two
bad is that they will Super Bowl rings, but
get a high draft pick sadly it seems that
So, the next time you trade candy on Hallow- his time as an elite
een remember. If someone offers you an apple or a in the 2019 draft. NFL quarterback is
bag of pretzels, they’re a bad person. Most likely, the Gi- up.
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