First Edition

Welcome...

Thanks for reading the new Harrison Junior School News Network newspaper. It is a combination of written articles, Web pages, pictures, assignments, polls and information from across the entire school.

Thanks to the following students that have helped with this project: Nicole Caldwell, Kim Rosen, Megan Koehler, Lindsay Benson, Larren Lipps, Rachel Stevens, Brittany Simmons, Whitney Miller, Jennifer Schweitzer, Sarah Striker, Deborah Miller, Ryan Koontz, Lacey Sowders, Kelsey Sears, Nicole Macke and Christiny Betsch.

The purpose of this newspaper is to give people an idea of all the events that have occurred here at HJS.

The school year started in August with nice weather (for August) but that abruptly turned wicked when our entire school computer network was shut down by a virus! That really caused a lot of stress to teachers and students that have grown accustomed to using computers and the Internet everyday at school. Many teachers had to totally revise their lessons for the start of school. I was totally "lost" without my computers! Ms. Shaw and Mrs. Draughn had to cancel units that they had worked all summer on. Eventually with the help of folks like Mr. Banks and Mrs. Benson and the patience of the staff and students most of the computers were "fixed" and operations resumed.
Another interesting "twist" at the start of the year was that there was no cafeteria and the students were eating in the gym and the cafeteria/food was being served off of the stage! How weird! This is because a new huge kitchen and cafeteria were/are being built off of the old cafeteria area. Progress is being made and the project may be done by the time this reaches print!
In September the football and volleyball teams were hard at work while the cross country team was off and running. Spirit Week in October was a blast and everyone had a great time. As the Fall sports seasons wrapped up the Winter programs began. Wrestling and basketball as well as cheerleading are well underway now. November brought its usual craziness with Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Break as well as conferences for the teachers and parents.
December is here and it brings its usual anticipation of snow days and holiday breaks! We are also waiting for the grand opening of the kitchen/cafeteria and the RETURN of Betty's cooking! (For you 7th graders that do not know any better, our cook Betty makes the best food around when she has a kitchen to cook in!) The wrestling seasons and basketball seasons will keep our student athletes very busy. Then we will all enjoy a nice long holiday break from December 20th to January 4th! When school resumes January 4th, 2004 we will have 2 weeks left in the 1st Semester. Exams will be held January 15th and 16th and the 2nd quarter will end.

Thanks for reading this First Edition of the new "Harrison Junior School News Network" newspaper. To submit future articles and stories see Mr. Sams in Room 106.

Mr. Sams, Editor

Holiday Wishes………

...I wish for lots of joyous memories and good times with my friends and family. Megan Heileman
...I wish for a nice quiet time with my family where we can all just sit and talk.    Courtney Harmon
...I wish for snow and good weather so I can spend some time outside with my friends and family. Aimee Glindmeyer
... I wish for lots of presents for the orphans so they can finally have a Christmas just like the one I have every year. Michelle Stenger
... I wish for snow so I can go skiing. Kurt Gallant
... I wish for lots of happiness and good health to all my friends and family.     Todd Sams
...I wish for all of our soldiers to come back home safely from war. Ethan Dole
... I wish for snow so I can stay home from school. Matt Vail
... I wish for time to listen to what and who are really important. A wish for time to read and relax so that we’ll be refreshed and enthusiastic about life and its opportunities. Bev Haas
... I wish for a huge blizzard to destroy the school so we don’t have to go there. Matt McCoy (Sorry Matt, but if that happened Mr. Jostworth and Mr. Westrich would get it rebuilt over night!!)
... I wish for a white Christmas. Rachel Schroff
... I wish for a good Christmas for orphans and unfortunate children. Hannah Wegman
... I wish for an Alien Computer this Christmas. Eddie Ball
... I wish that all the poor people will have food for Christmas. (I guess a girlfriend would not hurt either!) Justin Foley
... I wish for a ton of snow, so we don’t have school. Jordan Wiesner
... I wish that everyone will be with their families and have a very happy Christmas! Jessica Callaway
... I wish that nothing will stop families from being together for Christmas. Cara Stalf
... I wish that everyone has an enjoyable Christmas. Corey Schmogrow
... I wish that everyone could have a peaceful and merry Christmas. Hillary Crosley
...  I wish that there would be peace all over the world for Christmas. Holli Mueller

SCHOOL POLL
We should honor veterans . . . .

... because they defended our country and they wanted the best for our country. They risked their lives for us to keep our freedom and their the saviors to keeping our country going and they should forever be remembered -Ethan Meyer and Jimmy Minges
... Because they risked their life for us and we should respect them for that, they were examples of good citizens, and they are cool!
-Andrew Walrus Vail
...I think that we should honor veterans because they risked they’re lives so we could live and prosper.
-Kaylene Townsell
... I believe that we should honor the veterans because they put others before themselves and I think that is worth honoring
-Katlyn
... because veterans risked their lives for us and our freedoms.
-Chelsie Weyrich
...Because there are twelve kids in our class that have veterans in their families. And their are four people in our class that have family members in Iraq fighting for everyone's freedom.
- Mrs. Lapp
...Because of all of the people that have served, fought, and died for our country, and they deserve respect.
-Chelsea Jones
...Because they fought for the country, and died for our freedom.
-TJ2`
...Because they fight for our freedom
-Max Kron
...They put their lives aside when we were in need
-Megan Heielman
...They risked their lives for us and are willing to fight for us everyday
-Lauren Kreinest
...They are they are loyal and strong to our country
-Meranda Loechel
...They risked their lives for us and for our rights.
-Nani Sabatelli
...Because they fought for our country.
-Tiffany Sanders
...Because they made our country free and they deserve the highest respect from everyone!!!
-Roxanne Crihfield

Out With the Old and in With the New

By: Rachel Stevens

        The start of every school year brings many changes such as new students, new books, new rooms, new friends, and new teachers. This year there are three new teachers at Harrison Junior High.
        One of these teachers is Mrs. Weitzel. She went to the University of Cincinnati. She is very excited to be here and has enjoyed her first month here.
    Mrs. Weitzel has been married for twenty-five years and has two kids. She has been teaching for four years. She has taught in Florida and says that it is different here because the students wore shorts and sandals everyday. She says that once the weather dropped to thirty degrees many students did not come to school because they thought they were going to see snow for the first time.
      Mrs. Weitzel liked all her classes, but her favorite subject was home Ec. because they got to cook and make clothes. Her hobbies are reading, sewing, and line dancing. (Editors note: Mrs. Weitzel is moving to Whitewater Valley Elementary school fulltime and will be leaving the Junior School soon.)
        Another new teacher is Mrs. Hubbard. She went to the University of Cincinnati and The College of Mt. St. Joseph. She is very excited to be back to teaching after staying home to raise her kids.
    She says that her first month here has been hectic, but exciting.
   Mrs. Hubbard is married and her husband’s name is Daniel. She had two kids whose names are Josh, who’s ten, and Meghann, who’s eight. She taught for two years before her children, so this is her third year. Mrs. Hubbard also teaches at the high school. She teaches Sophomore English. She says that the high school is bigger and more spread out but other than that it’s just us only older.
     Her favorite subject in school was English because she loves to read and write. Her least favorite subject was Math.
      She says that she doesn’t think anything funny has happened to her in the classroom from her perspective, but sometimes her students think she’s hilarious.
        The last, but not least, new teacher at HJS is Mrs. Lapp-Draginoff. She attended college at the University of Cincinnati. She has enjoyed her first month here and is very excited to be here. She’s known this school and some of the teachers all her life because her dad taught math here for almost twenty years. She used to come here in the summer and help him set up his room.
   She is married and had two kids, Alex who’s three, and Kay Kay who’s one. She has been teaching for ten years. She has taught at Crosby, Miamitown, LaJoya High School in Mission, Texas, and St. Frances de Sales in East Walnut Hills.
    Her favorite subject was lunch and recess because she had too much fun. As she got older, she liked German class and Language Arts. He least favorite subject was Social Studies because it was too factual. She wanted it to be more creative and interesting.
    Her hobby is traveling. She says that she used to travel with her mom and dad and sister. Now she travels with her husband and kids. In total she has been to forty-eight states and thirty-four countries!

Those are all the new teachers!

JOB: PILOT- C130’S AND T-38

WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE?

FLYING IN AND OUT OF IRAQ. I THINK THIS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE C130’S AND HOW SLOW IT WAS, IT WAS AN EASY TARGET FOR THE ENEMY. I ALSO FLEW A DEAD SOLDER'S BODY OUT OF MOSUL, IRAQ. MY MOST PLEASANT EXPERIENCE WAS WHEN WE WERE DROPPING SUPPLIES INTO BOSNIA, WE WOULD PUT STUFFED ANIMALS IN THE BAILS WE WERE DROPPING FOR THE KIDS. THESE PEOPLE HAD VERY LITTLE AND LATER WHEN WE SAW FILMS OF THE AREA, TO SEE THE KIDS WITH THE STUFFED ANIMALS AND THE SMILES ON THEIR FACES MADE IT ALL WORTH IT.

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A VETERAN?
IT MEANS THAT I SERVED MY COUNTRY THE BEST THAT I COULD.

HOW SO YOU FEEL ABOUT AMERICA AND PATRIOTISM?
THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME BECAUSE I PUT MY LIFE ON THE LINE SO THAT YOU, MY WIFE, MY CHILDREN, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND EVERYONE IT THE UNITED STATES CAN LIVE A SAFER LIFE AND TO FEEL PROUD TO BE AMERICANS.

WHAT IS THE ONE THING THAT YOU WISH ALL KIDS KNEW ABOUT VETERAN’S DAY?
WHAT KIDS AND EVERYONE SHOULD UNDERSTAND IS WHAT THE VETERANS GAVE UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY. THE TIME THEY HAVE TO BE AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES. THE FACT THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE UP THERE LIFE SO THAT YOU CAN LIVE IN A SAFE COUNTRY. THIS SHOULDN’T ME LOOKED AT AS A DAY YOU GET OFF SCHOOL. INSTEAD TAKE A MINUTE AND SAY “ THANK YOU” TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE SERVED THIS COUNTRY TO MAKE IT A SAFER PLACE.

NAME: ROBERT JAMES MACKE

RANK: MAJOR

BRANCH OF SERVICE: US AIR FORCE

DATE OF SERVICE: MAY 8, 1988 TO PRESENT

JOB: PILOT- C130’S AND T-38