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Continuations 2

Pickle Bowl 4

Meet the Students 5

Moving Up Photos 6&7

Lip Sync Review 8

Did You Know? 11

Math Games 12

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Beth Ann Heppner Weishaupt, better known as

Nurse Beth is putting her medical kit away and taking all

of her ice packs out of the freezer. If you have a boo-boo

or a headache, you will have to find someone else to pro-

vide the tender, loving care. She is putting her combs,

band aids and thermometers in the cabinet and walking

away from Grant D. Morse school for the last time.

“I will miss everything about Morse school,” she

said. “I will miss the students and the staff. This has been

my home away from home for the past 16 years. It is my

other family.”

Nurse Beth, the sister-in-law of former Morse

principal Bruce Eymann, joined the staff in 2000, the same year

as Coach Constable. She has

been a Registered Profession-

al Nurse for 42 years. Before

coming to Morse, Nurse Beth

worked in the hospital doing

emergency room nursing and

working with doctors.

“I decided to be-

come a nurse in high school

because there were very lim-

ited choices for a young girl

in those days. I knew that I

did not want to remain at my

summer job on a full time

basis after graduation. I was

a long distance operator at

the New York Telephone Co.

and I absolutely hated it. I at-

tended John A. Coleman High

School and volunteering at the

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Nurse Beth Retires Today Interviewed by Jenna Wormell

Sometimes finding a heart or a heart beat can

be a challenge for Nurse Beth, but she sees

the beauty in all creatures great and small.

The Grant D.

Morse Class of 2016 takes

its final walk through the

main lobby to their future

today as they embark on

the next step of their edu-

cational journey.

They hold the

unique distinction of be-

ing the first group of

students who were com-

pletely guided under the

direction of Morse Prin-

cipal, Mr. Dieckmann. Additionally, they carry

with them the honor of being the 50th graduating

class of Grant D. Morse Elementary School.

Both of these unique identifiers suggest

the special legacy they leave behind. Children of

parents and grandparents who attended this

school, as well as children who emigrated from

different parts of the country and world. They are

the children of plumbers, bakers, chefs, roofers,

linemen, athletes, engineers, carpenters, business

owners, doctors, lawyers,

inventors, artists, musi-

cians, writers, poets and

teachers. These children

carry with them the perma-

nent imprint of their Morse

experience. They will be

forever bound together by

this shared experience.

During the past

year, Just Print It has high-

lighted the achievements of

many former Morse stu-

dents and the principals who

kept the beacon of excel-

lence shining brightly. In

just a few short years, these students will be

filtering out into the world sharing their

talents and gifts with those far and near.

Go forth, Morse Class of 2016.

Shine your unique and important light as

brightly as you can. Do not let fears, doubts

or ignorance stop you. Remember, Grant D.

Morse school will always be supporting you

and proud of the person you are.

Class of 2016: Fabulous Fiftieth

Class of 2016 students Emma Hallion and Morgan

Bennett process out of the gymnasium after they

have been officially moved up to seventh grade.

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News Department Edited by Molly Reynolds

Publisher’s Note: Since 1991, students have created this news-

paper. Each year the paper takes on the personality of the

class that runs it. Students take great pride in this endeav-

or and we are proud to share our work with you.

Students perform all the tasks associated with

the creation of this publication. As the publisher of the

paper, I feel that its unique and indelible value lies in

student ownership of the publication. This is a student

paper run by students and read by students. Students are

involved in all areas of decision making, content selection,

writing, editing, proofreading and layout. Sometimes

mistakes are made, but it is these mistakes that many

valuable lessons are learned. My role as publisher is

facilitator, coach and mentor.

Publisher:

Mr. Defino

Editorial Advisory Board

Editor-in Chief

Kierstin Benson

Liam Curtis

Composition Editor

John Turk

Promotion Editor

RJ Paff Tyler Hommel

News Editors

Molly Reynolds

Sports Editor

Liam Curtis

Entertainment Editor

Spencer Flanagan

Nursing Home was a weekly

event. Unlike many of my friends, I en-

joyed visiting with the older residents. I

did not mind the smell and or how

the elderly patients looked. I realized that

with my limited options, nursing would

be best for me. I know now that I had a

calling for this profession.”

Working with old people and

young people has been a common love of

Nurse Beth’s. “I have so many beautiful

memories of Morse it is hard for me to

pick just one. I loved when I was invited

to attend the 4th grade field trip with an

ill student to Howe Caverns. He said that

it was the best field trip he had ever been

on.”

Nurse Beth will not be resting

on her accomplishment's in retirement.

She will be busy bringing smiles to all

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who meet her and possibly stopping

back in from time-to-time.

“I am thinking about doing

some part time work back in the hospi-

tal perhaps the emergency room or in

wound care. I do intend to be on the

substitute nursing list for the Sauger-

ties Schools. I also plan to do some

volunteer work with The Office of the

Aging,” she said.

No matter what she will be

doing in the future, one can be sure she

will be brighten the days of those she is

doing it with. Hopefully, in her time at

Morse she has inspired others to be-

come nurses like her, or better yet,

shown us all how to heal the soul of

one another with a simple smile and a

warm greeting.

Even checking for nits on a nitwit bring a

smile to this retired nurse’s face.

Summer Plans By Spencer Flanagan

Maggie Wade is in 6th grade in Mrs. Brott class. Wade’s plans are going to

North Carolina to go to her beach house. Wade said ‘’I am going to my beach house

over the summer because my parents have work and that’s is the only time we can

go.’’ Wade also said ‘’ we are going to an island to get seashells.’’ Wade and her

family are going to her mom’s sister house. Wade’s extra plans are going swimming.

Morgan Bennett is in Mrs. Tucker’s class Bennett is going to work, and

camping and swimming and Great Escape and Zoom Flume over the summer. Ben-

nett and her family are going to six flags. Bennett’s dad is driving to Great Escape

and camping. Bennett’s mom is driving to Zoom Flume. Bennett is excited for the

summer.

Left:

Katie Zicot , Josie Ryan,

Regann Kavanagh, and

Charlotte Bowers proudly

display their trophies in

recognition of their respec-

tive pickle ball prowess.

The Pickle Bowl, a school-

wide pickle ball tourna-

ment ran from June 1 to

June 22. Over 140 stu-

dents participated in this

activity.

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Today is Nurse Beth’s last day as school nurse at the Morse School. Though she is retiring from the position of school nurse, a nurse never retires from their vocation. Not only does she plan on working with old people, de-spite their odiferous qualities, she will be assisting young peo-ple who emit a different scent. She has several grand children and has expressed a desire to open a daycare, as she has ex-tensive experience with young children. She is going to have a day care to service the elderly, as well. With a little Fabreze and a few loaves of Arnold bread, Nurse Beth will continue to keep the cranky old and the crankt young smelling fresh as a ba-by’s bottom or an old person’s breath. Nurse Beth will surely be serving up smiles for many years.

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Super Mario Bros. 30th

Anniversary

with Irena Cranston

by Aiden Zarcone Last year in 2015 was the 30th an-

niversary of the Super Mario Bros. game.

Former Morse student Irena Cranston works

for Nintendo USA and is very familiar with

the Super Mario franchise.

Super Mario has gone through

many changes as the franchise got older. The

series has been going on for a long time al-

ready. “Super Mario has definitely changed

over the years. The jump from 2D to 3D was

definitely one of the biggest changes! I think

the changes have been good though. At its

core, it’s still the same solid platformer game with fun secrets everywhere.” The first

Super Mario 3D platformer was Super Mario 64, it was released in 1996 on to the Nin-

tendo 64 and the last one we had was Super Mario 3D World, that game was released

in 2013 on to the Nintendo Wii U.

Irena Cranston was playing her all-time favorite Super Mario game when she

was little “My Favorite Super Mario game was Super Mario World for the Super Nin-

tendo. I played it with my best friend all the time. I was always excited to play because

I never knew what secrets the next level

would hold. There were so many hidden

paths and things to find. It was really ex-

citing when I got a different colored Yo-

shi for the first time.” Super Mario World

got released in 1991 for the Super Ninten-

do, the abbreviation is SNES.

Gamers usually start out by playing one

game from a series that came out when

they were young, than they start liking the

game and get more of the modern series.

Playing Super Mario World took Irena

from the classic Super Mario world to the

modern Super Mario world. “Most recently I’ve played Super Mario Galaxy. It’s fun

dealing with the crazy gravity on the different planets and I love feeding star bits to the

lumas in between levels.” Super Mario Galaxy was released in 2007 for the Nintendo

Wii. It was announced Game of the Year in 2008 by IGN. In 2010, they released Super

Mario Galaxy 2, still on the Nintendo

Wii.

Not so long ago, Nintendo re-

leased a Super Mario game in honor of its

30th anniversary in 2015 for the Nintendo

Wii U. They created it with the influences

of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990, NES),

Super Mario World, New Super Mario

Bros. U (2012, Wii U) and (most im-

portantly) Super Mario Bros. (1985,

NES). They released Super Mario Maker

to celebrate the 30 years of the series.

You could select any four game styles

and make your own levels.

Former Morse student Irena Cranston works for Nintendo USA and she is

making the Super Mario games fun to play for everyone.

Happy 30th anniversary.

The Fastest

Growing Sport in

the Nation By Emily Schlosser

Pickle ball is a game that has

a funny name. It is a very fun sport.

Morse has a Pickle Bowl which is a

pickle ball tournament which begins in

June.

Fourth graders are very excit-

ed about the tournament. Jason Martin,

a member of the famous Martin Pickle

Ball family, feels he is excited and

ready to compete. Natalie Tucker, a

great player in her own right, is excited

and predicts she will make the champi-

onships again. Nick Stinemire says it

is a good alternative when he can’t

play tennis. Theresa Bautista is excited

and ready to play. Brady Reynolds is

also excited and ready to go.

It seems those who sign up to

play don’t regret it!

Sports Department Edited By Liam Curtis


Pickle Bowl By Liam Turk

Three Pickle Bowl players named Owen Gal-

lagher, Jack Farrell, and Aero Ferrendino are playing in

the Pickle Bowl this year.

Owen, Jack and Aero all have played in the

Pickle Bowl before.

Owen said he has been playing for 4 years.

Jack said the same. Aero said he has been playing for

two years.

Jack said he is really excited. Owen said he

was pumped. Aero said he is really excited two.

Aero said he likes Pickle Bowl because it is a

good experience. Owen said it is a good experience.

Jack said it is fun to play.

Jack’s favorite memory was second grade

championship. Owen said his favorite memory was dou-

bles last year. Aero said I don’t have a favorite memory.

Jack’s doubles partner is Aero. Owens doubles

partner is Liam. Aero’s doubles partner is Jack.

Jack chose Aero because he wanted to. Aero

chose Jack because he is good. Owen chose me because

I’m friends with him.

Jack said he wanted to win the championship.

Owen said he wanted to win the championship. Aero

said the same as Owen and Jack said.

These three 4th graders Owen, Jack and Aero

are looking to make their mark in varsity Pickle Bowl.

Field Day Liam Turk a fifth grader in Mr. Reynolds

class. Liam Turk loved the annual Morse Field Day.

His favorite activity was the throw and catch.

Turk said, I liked Field Day because I got

drenched in water. Turk liked the water activities best. He said the wa-

ter ones were his favorites.

Turk also said he didn’t like the indoor activities because they

were boring. He had a favorite inside though and that was Fireball.

Fireball is like everybody’s it tag with balls. Once again Field Day was

a success.

Pickle Bowl Madness

Each year, the Morse Pickle Bowl championship pickle ball

tournament gets bigger and more exciting. 147 students participated in

the tournament featuring singles and doubles in a JV and Varsity divi-

sion.

The JV division was for boys and girls in grades 1-3 and the

Varsity division was for 4-6th graders. The tournament started on

June 1 and nearly 350 games later, it ended on June 22.

In between, there were major upsets and shockers, perhaps

none bigger than the first round knockout of Varsity singles top seed

Jack Quinlan by fourth grader Nick Stinemire. The shock and awe

continued as fourth graders, one year away from the JV division re-

peatedly best older, more seasoned players. Jack Farrell, Eli Bowers,

Randall Richers, Jason Martin, Brady Reynolds and Andrew Mulford

were nearly unbeatable as they repeated the actions of Stinemire.

However, at the end of the tournament only fifth grader Liam Turk and

sixth grader Mitch Hart remained. Hart took the title in a well-played

championship match.

In the Varsity girls’ division, defending champion and two-

time grand slam winner Ginger Defino looked for her record increas-

ing third Grand Slam against Emma Hallion in a repeat of last year’s

finals. Hallion proved too strong and took the match and ended the

streak. Ginger and partner Caroline Johansen outlasted Mady Dodig

and Natalie Vail in the varsity girl’s doubles match-up.

Seemingly the biggest upset of the tournament came in the

Varsity Boy’s doubles championship where sixth graders Hart and

Quinlan took on fourth graders Reynolds and Mulford (Mulford and

Son). In a battle for the ages, power against poise, the fourth graders

outlasted the big boys for sweet victory.

The JV division saw plenty of action as well. However, in

the end it was just a matter of a whole lotta Josie and Daggett compa-

ny. Josie Ryan became the fourth member of the coveted Grand Slam

club joining Ginger, her brother Kieran and Ty Gallagher to win din-

gles and doubles in one year. Soon after Josie’s big moment, Leo

Daggett became the fifth member of the elite group. Daggett’s partner

was brother Artie who he also defested for the singles title. Josie’s

doubles partner was Katie Zicot.

Like Grant D. Morse

School, pickle ball is celebrat-

ing its fiftieth birthday. Hope-

fully, it will be a Morse School


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Editors in Chief

Liam Curtis & Kierstin Benson

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Morse!” First Grade Dreams

By Ashly Pitt

Kindergarteners Mady Dragula and Liam Nelson

are excited to go to 1st grade.

Mady and Liam want Mrs. Detweiler as their

teacher. They will miss their teacher Mrs. McCaig because

she is nice. They will even visit her next year.

Mady wants her friend Liv and Liam wants Da-

mien in their next class.

Mady and Liam think 1st grade will be hard. Dra-

gula thinks, “First grade will be hard because the home-

work will get harder. Nelson agrees “First grade will be

hard because the homework will be harder because of the

counting.”

They will enjoy the last moment of kindergarten,

though. Dragula and Nelson are going outside on the last

day of school.

Moving up

(Croce Style) By R.J. Paff and John

Turk

The sixth grade class

is moving on to bigger and bet-

ter experiences at the Junior

High School. At the end of the

school year the sixth graders

graduated and will go to the

high school.

Paul Croce is a former

sixth grader in Mrs. Brott’s

class. Paul will miss a few

things from the Morse School.

He loved to play in the Mus-

tang Bowl. His favorite teacher

was his fifth grade teacher, Mr.

Reynolds. He does not know

anyone in the high school but

he is sure he will make new friends. His favorite thing in the school

was Mustang Bowl. He says he may join a club. Sixth grade is the

final stage of elementary school. After that all of the sixth grade

goes to the high school including Paul. The end of the school year

is coming are you ready to move up.

How?

By Olivia Cafaldo

I often ask, how? Sometimes for nothing I am

asking a question. But most of the time we don’t even

know what how means. How has a million meanings, and

it all depends who you are. If you have a firm belief that

words are nothing but the sounds you mumble for the pur-

pose of communication, you may describe the word how

as hard and smooth like a marble. Yet, hollow to serve

only purpose.

But if you are a dreamer, you might say that the

word how is soft like a cloud and transparent to show that

the word how has many meanings that can stretch to infin-

ity.

Yet for me, I describe how as a person. It choos-

es what context to be put in and what emotion the writer

will use when writing. Then quick as a flash a word is

born.

H….O….W.

Right: Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Brott and Mr. Dieckmann congratulate the

sixth grade class on their accomplishments through the school year.

The sixth grade class of 2016 is a special class with historic distinction.

Paul with one of many awards he re-

ceived at the Moving Up Ceremony.

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One great excitement

finished in early March. This

great excitement was the Lip

Sync. Hannah Mills, Nicole

Moorhus, Brynn Fisher and

Arianna Catalinotto were four

of the sixth grade performers.

When Hannah was on

stage, “It felt like I was going to

faint. It was really nerve-

wracking,” she said. Before she

got on stage, she felt really nerv-

ous, but excited. She practiced

every Tuesday in February and the

first week in March. Mills and her

group wanted to do an 80’s song.

There choices were “We Got the

Beat”, or “I Wanna Dance with

Somebody.” They chose “I Wan-

na Dance with Somebody.” “We

chose this song because it was not

too slow. It was an upbeat song,”

Hannah said.

Hannah had a lot of fun. When she

was done with her song she felt relieved. She

liked how the show went because it ran

smoothly. Hannah had other performances she

liked. She liked “Blank Space,” “Better When

I’m Dancing” and “Hit Me with Your Best

Shot.” All of these videos can be seen online at

vimeo/joedefino.

Nicole Moorhus was also in the Lip

Sync. She did “I Wanna Dance with Some-

body.” Moorhus said, “I was not nervous, but I

was very excited.” Nicole had a fun time and

was not nervous before she went on stage.

When she was done with her act she felt really

good because it was fun. Moorhus liked how

the show went because “It didn’t mess up my

part.” Also, she thought everyone in her group

did great. Moorhus likes other acts such as

“Twist and Shout”, “Waka,Waka”’ and her

own act.

Brynn Fisher was also

in Nicole and Hannah’s act,

along with Arianna. When she

was on stage she felt a little

nervous. “I felt a tad bit scared,

but confident to be with my

friends,” she said. Before Fish-

er got on stage, she was very

nervous for the day perfor-

mance because that was her

first time in front of a big

crowd. Fisher had fun at the

Lip Sync. When she was done

with her song she felt happy.

She liked how the show went

because it was fun and some-

thing you don’t do everyday.

Brynn liked all the acts.

Arianna Catalinotto

performed the role of Whitney

Houston in the act. “I felt great

and had a lot of confidence in

the group,” she said. While on stage, she

felt nervouos but not as much as the day

performance. “I had a fun time. It was a

blast.” She is definitely going to remember

this forever. When she was done with her

song she felt great. She thought the group

did very well. Arianna liked the song

choices. She love the teachers' act.

Thought the Lip sync is over, the

memories will remain forever.

After the Lip Sync

By Gillian Mills

In Mr. Defino’s class we learned about D-Day. D-Day was June 6 1944. The

6th was a dy that the US invaded the shores of Southern England and France to push

back the German Army who had been taking over countries like England France, Italy,

and Austria.

The D-Day invasion took place on the Atlantic shores of England and France.

It took over 6 months to prepare for this. The second world war lasted four years. For the beginning part of the war, the United

States mainly fought Japan. After they defeated Japan, the US fought Germany.

On December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked a US military base on Hawaii called Pearl Harbor. The attack pu the US into

war, this began WWII.

The D-Day invasion on the beaches of southern England and norther France forced the Germans back to Germany. Over

25,00 American, Canadian and British soldiers were involved in this battle. Thousands of men were killed and thousands were

injured.

If we were not successful in this invasion on D-Day, our lives would be very different.

D-Day Revisited By Samantha Tubby

This School Year By Lily Richards

This school year was

amazing. Grant D. Morse School

is the best school ever. We love

this school.


End of Year

Review

By Hannah Mills

A lot of fun and exciting things have

come and gone. Such a s the Mustang bowl,

the Mustangs lost 32-22 to the Patriots. Tha

annual Halloween Parade, this year the entire

staff dressed up as minions following their

master Gru, our one and only Mr.

Dieckmann, Veterans Day, a day to honor

and remember all of our vets who are here

and those who have passed.

And of course the winter and spring

concerts. Mrs. McMann and Mr. Spirig did a

great job getting the students ready.

Our PARP program, “books are

Magic” was a huge hit.

The Earth Day Assembly with the

“Junk Man” was fantastic. He visited and

played music on a rack of old used things

such as pots and other interesting objects.

Morse also celebrated its 50th year.

From the first day of school until the last, 50

years has been a main theme. The original

principal Mr. Patrick Buonfiglio built a mag-

nificent school where learning is sacred.

We had field trips, special events

and closed it up with the Moving Up Cere-

mony for 6th graders and kindergarteners.

Also the Pickle Bowl.

2015-16 was a great time to be a

student at Morse school.

Entertainment Department

Edited by: Spencer Flanagan


This spot is usually re-

served to highlight a “lesser known”

fact about a sixth grader. However

in this column today, the tradition

will change.

The sixth grade class has

a very special distinction among the

50 graduating classes of the Morse

School. Being number 50 is an

honor in itself , but they are to be

remembered for more, much more.

As a sixth grader, stu-

dents earn special privileges associ-

ated with their maturity and ad-

vanced growth. One privilege this

class earned that no other predeces-

sor had was the privilege of going

naturasavor. Naturasavor is a term

not widely known as it is very rare

to find an individual who fits the

criteria.

Not only was there one

individual, but a class full of indi-

viduals deserving of this identifica-

tion. Naturasavor is the pleasant

odor emanating from the body of an

adolescent whereby no artificial

scents or perfumes are needed to

create an palatable odor.

In each previous year, a

special presentation would be made

to the deserving class regarding

personal fragrance. Yet, this year,

due to the naturasavoressence of the

sixth grade class, this lesson in self-

aromatic management was not

needed.

Obviously, to have one

human being possessing this quality

is rare, but to have a group of fifty

located in the same geographical

region and peer group, is unheard

of.

Scientists have been look-

ing into this, while the makers of

AXE, Right Guard, Old Spice, and

others are scrambling to recoup

profits.

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Morse Rocks The Catskill Mountains

I want to express my gratitude to all those who supported the Morse Rocks Music and Arts Festival

over this past weekend. Whether as a contributing artist,

volunteer or patron, your participation allowed young

people to aspire to something beyond their self-imposed

potential.

The excitement, enthusiasm and preparation these young artists and volunteers brought to the festival

continues to highlight the necessity for more events such

as this. As educators, you know the power of dreams can only be fueled by opportunity. When opportunities

are provided, the results are unlimited

Morse Rocks serves to provide this "stage." The event, though extremely costly to produce, is intend-

ed to be significant in terms of profile and scale. Au-

thentic audiences are a critical part of self-discovery and motivation. Music and art lovers do not have to come

to this event, but more and more, they are choosing to

come because of the quality of talent selected as headlin-

ers. Our young people are preparing themselves to meet

this lofty challenge of exceptionality.

Special thanks to the student volunteers who worked to provide a great festival experience for the

patrons and artists. I would like to particularly highlight

the job completed by Josh McCormick and Jacob Johan-sen. For the week leading up to the festival, they spent

9-10 hours a day on site doing all the necessary tasks involved in transforming the Smokin' Pony BBQ into a

full-scale festival venue. They worked tirelessly, enthu-

siastically and incredibly capably. The organizers could not have completed this transformation without their

assistance. They were with us from the time the tent

went up on Monday morning until the final cable was picked up in the wee hours of Sunday morning. There

were many other student volunteers who dedicated their

entire weekend to the festival, as well. Whether working back stage or among the population, they discovered

talents and skills they never knew they possessed.

Someday it is hoped this festival will meet expenses and turn a profit in order to start construction

on a permanent 3- season performing arts amphitheater

at the Morse School. In the meantime, the we will con-tinue to focus on the objective of providing opportunities

for the students and young adults whose gifts lie outside

the 3-Rs and athletics. Putting them alongside profes-sionals in their area of talent to inspire, develop and

collaborate is ultimately what we define as success.

Judging by the increasing quality of their respective art forms, we are achieving this goal.

On the outside of our educational realm,

success is determined by the quality of the product in relation to the price they paid for their ticket. Every

ticket buyer, every last one, was blown away with the

product they received and were thrilled to spend their weekend with us.

Thank you for being part of this success.

Joe Defino

Coordinator

Morse Rocks Music and Arts Festival Publisher– Just Print It

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Did You Know?

In the United States public schools have very strict guide-lines regarding length of school

day and school year.

Most states require between 175 and 180 days of school and/or between 900 and 1,000 hours of

instructional time per year,

Korean high school students

have a 16 hour school day.

Most Japanese schools don’t have janitors. Instead children do the cleaning daily as part of a practice rooted in Buddhist traditions that associate clean-

ing with morality.

Schools that ditch schoolyard rules are actually seeing a drop in bullying, serious injuries and vandalism, while concentration levels in class are increasing. Turns out giving children too many rules hurts their develop-

ment.

In Armenia, all children aged 6 and up are taught chess at school, as it is a mandatory part

of their curriculum.

As recently as 2009, China had elementary schools wholly sponsored by big tobacco. One in Sichuan had a message at the front gate that said “Tobacco can help you become

an achiever”

Composition Editor

John Turk

Figure Skating

Monthly

(with a twist) By Nicole Moorhus

Since the first time I started

writing in JPI I was very excited when I

got this column. This was one of the

highlights of the year for me! Even

though next year I am not going to con-

tinue writing in the newspaper for 7th

grade I am still going to try to get these

stories in the newspaper for Morse.

Skating isn’t a thing I have been doing

lately. I haven’t skated since my last

story so today I am going to be talking

about softball. I am the pitcher for my

softball team. We only lost 3 games in

our regular season. Then we had the

playoffs and lost by one point. There

was only one game where I didn’t pitch!

That season was the best team that I

have ever had! I know we can win

against every team in the league! For

my final ending in JPI, This Is My Fig-

ure Skating Life!!!!!

Molly’s Foster Family By Addie Kotsul and Michelle

Loebakka

Fourth grader, Molly Napoli-

tano is in Mrs. Dudzic’s class. She is a

foster sister. “It is very enjoyable to be a

foster sister,” she said.

Molly is able to help her mom

with the younger children. “I help a lot

with the little kids,” she responded.

Sometimes when the children leave the

foster home to return with their families

it is sad for Molly. “I am sad, but I am

also happy because they have a forever

home.”

Molly is a very sweet sister.

Left: Sixth Grader Aiden Zarcone receives his

certificate of advancement for Morse principal,

Mr. Dieckmann. Zarcone, though considered to

be a student due to his age and stature, was

really the teacher as he taught kindness, compas-

sion, understanding and tolerance as well as any

professor, politician, minister or world leader. It

is not a coincidence that Aiden Zarcone chose to

come to Morse School during this, its most im-

portant year. Morse School is forever grateful to

the impact and imprint he had on these halls.

SEASONS By Liliana Richards

If I was snow

I would fall in WINTER.

If I was a leaf

I would fall in FALL.

If I was the hot sun

I would be with SUMMER and

SPRING

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I started out in sixth grade in the fall looking forward

to the Mustang

Bowl it was a fun

and exciting foot-

ball game to play

and be on the Pa-

triots team in sixth

grade.

The Lip

Sync was an in-

credible experience. It

took some practice and

setting up. The act I performed in was “Your Collision” by

Hudson’s Crew with Shaun Sussman, Spencer Flanagan, RJ

Paff , and Aiden Zarcone we really had fun and I had a blast.

JPI also known as Just Print It the schools newspa-

per has been amazing to be a part of for the past two years.

Hopefully this paper never ends. I’m looking forward to next

year to continue writing stories. It has been fun and reward-

ing to have a story published in each edition this year. It’s

been amazing. I feel that JPI has helped my writing skills.

I was looking forward to Graduation on June 21.

The night finally came, it was my time to shine.

I was surprised by receiving a Music Award.

On behalf of the 2016 Sixth Grade Class

we would like to thank the PTA for the gifts the

beautiful cake the individual cupcakes with each

student’s name on it and the other refreshments

that they provided that night.

I have mixed feeling about

leaving Grant D. Morse. It has giv-

en me security, but I am also look-

ing forward to starting Jr. High in

the fall with all the new exciting

possibilities it has to offer. At this

time I would like to thank all my

teachers for helping me throughout

the years.

As I conclude my last story from Morse I want to

wish Good

luck to my

fellow

classmates.

I’m look-

ing for-

ward to

seeing you

next year.

Class of 2016 Graduation

By Bob Moon

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