By Lynda Stover
1 c. white sugar
1 c. white syrup
1 c. peanut butter
9 c. corn flakes
Heat sugar and syrup on low heat until sugar is melted.Add peanut butter.Stir until well mixed and pour over corn flakes.Flatten in 9 x 13 pan.Frost.
Fudge Frosting:
1/2 stick butter
1 c. white sugar
1/4 c. cocoa
Put on stove and boil 1 min.Take off, add 1 tsp. vanilla and let set until cool, about 10 min.Add powdered sugar until right to spread (1 1/2 c.)
Cassidy Morrison and Savahanna Linch
What’s your favorite thing about drama?
“Being on stage with all the attention on me.”
What’s the hardest part about drama?
“Remembering your parts and positions.”
How difficult were auditions?
“It wasn’t difficult. It was just the matter of remembrance of scenes.”
Would you rather be in any other class besides drama?
“At times because sometimes I get stressed out about everything.”
Was drama a class of choice?
“No. Actually drama was my last choice.”
Mrs.Newby (Drama teacher)
Do you enjoy teaching drama?
“Yes I do. I love watching the creativity come out of my students.”
What is your least favorite thing about teaching drama class?
“My least favorite thing would have to be our lack of time.”
Were auditions stressful for you?
“No. The most difficult part about auditions was deciding on a final cast. The students are talented and very enthusiastic, making it difficult in a good way.”
Did you try and help to make the scenes easier for the students?
“Yes. We practiced lines one at a time, and we also did activities with memorization.”
Ingredients
1 can of black beans (rinsed)
1 mango (peeled, pitted, and chopped fine)
1/3 green bell pepper ( stemmed, seeded, and chopped fine)
1/3 red bell pepper ( stemmed, seeded, and chopped fine)
1/3 yellow bell pepper (stemmed, seeded, and chopped fine)
1 cup cucumber (chopped)
1 cup of jicama (diced)
1 cup of roma tomato (diced)
1/4 of a red onion
2 tbs. fresh cilantro (minced)
1/2 jalapeno chille (stemmed, seeded, and minced)
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/4 cup pinapple juice
2 tbs.fresh lime juice
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and add sugar, salt, and pepper to taste. mix together.
The NFL draft, one of the most popular drafts in the world of sports. With the draft coming up, we asked some teachers about who will go 1st overall, What round will Randy Gregory (old DL/LB at Nebraska) go into after a failed drug test at the combine?, and Who their favorite team should pick first.
We asked Landon Miller:
Next we asked Nate Miller:
According to NFL.com mock drafts, WInston is supposed to go the Tampa bay Buccaneers, Mairota is projected to go to the Tennessee Titans, Donte Fowler jr projected to go to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Amari Cooper projected to go the Oakland Raiders.
Jameis Winston showing off his arm to scouts at the combine
Mackenzy Ehlers is 14 year old 8th grader at Dawes Middle School and is currently getting ready for transition for 9th grade at East High School. Mackenzy is extra excited to be enrolled at East because she was notified earlier after trying out for cheer that she made the team.
While interviewing Mackenzy I asked her a few questions like: how she would describe herself in one word. She answered with “Smiley.”. So i proceeded to ask what makes her smile. “Friends, Family, The things that I do with them.”
I also asked her to picture herself in 5 years she stated ” I would be out of high school so probably in college…” College seems like a great choice and I believe that Mackenzy can succeed in anything she can put her mind to.
Do you know who Anthony Irby is? He’s a 8th grade student at Dawes Middle School. I asked him a few questions so everyone can get to know him.
What is something you like?
” I like free food and fishing. I also like to building stuff and destroying it afterwards.”
What is something you don’t like?
” I don’t like the fish I catch. I don’t like the NESA schedules. All the class periods are messed up. Plus the school lunches could use improvement.”
What are some of your hobbies?
He says, “I like to play football. I also like to go camping and fishing. Sometimes I just like to hang out.”
I also asked if he would say one thing to everyone in the school, he said “It is what it is man, it is what it is.”
A picture of Anthony Irby
Hey Dawes Students,
Do you want help give items to the people who serve for your freedom? Well if so the 7th graders are doing a service learning project and we are selling paracord bracelets to pay for beef jerky, gum and personal hygiene items. The paracord bracelets are being sold for 5 dollars or 5 dollars worth of the items above. The paracord bracelets are being sold by Ms. V in room 124. Below are some of the colors of paracord we have.
The reason why we are selling the bright colored paracord are to pay for the things they need and buy darker color bracelets. Did you know why soldiers like the paracord bracelets. Well did you know that a paracord bracelet can hold up to 550 pounds. Also soldiers can use them to save their lives. Soldiers can make a make shift shelter out of paracord bracelets. They can also make a sling or splint out of them. They can also use them to carry a injured person from a bad location.
So please buy a paracord bracelet so we can buy darker colored ones. If you buy one your money can be used to save the lives of someone who is surviving for your freedom. We hope you buy one.
By Jacy Chittenden
NeSA Testing has been going on for about seven days now. NeSA is the Nebraska state test. All students across Nebraska take this test. I interviewed numerous students and teachers at Dawes to see what they thought of the test.
Some of the teachers I interviewed were Mrs. Newby, Mr. N. Miller, and Mrs. Vandarwarka. They all had many different opinions. Mrs. Newby thought, overall, the school was very successful with NeSA testing. She also thought that it went smoothly and productively and it was well organized. She also talked about the block scheduling and she said that it was a tough transition, but it was great to have the extended time for a variety of activities and instruction. Mr. N. Miller said that we did very well with testing and he thought that many students kind of like the NeSA Testing, because of the break from regular classes. He also thinks that block scheduling helps and alleviates behavior problems because of less transition times. And finally, Mrs. Vandarwarka thinks that NeSA went well and that block scheduling helped a lot with the students. But she also thought that block scheduling would be more beneficial to the teachers if we could work out a better way for teaching for the longer periods. So overall, she thought that the students were prepared for the NeSA and did pretty well for the most part because the teachers, as she says, “taught explicitly.”
I also interviewed some students around the school. They were Ashley Alvarado, Hailey Condreay, and Natalie Huffman. Ashley thought that overall, she did very well on her NeSA and she thought that it was pretty simple. She also thinks that the school was very successful with the testing and that she likes the five minute passing periods that are included in the block scheduling. Hailey thinks that the school, and herself did good on the NeSA and that it was very easy, so they should make it harder. But, Hailey did not like the block scheduling because of the fact that classes are longer and teachers don’t have a lot of things to do for all of that time, so it was boring. And Natalie thought that the block scheduling was pretty cool and we got to miss out on a few classes every day. She also thought the school was successful with NeSA.
The entire school did well in many people’s opinion. Great job students, and teachers, for AWESOME NeSA Testing.
conversations of the latest gossip
last nights festivities and good mornings
race down the hall
a natural sensation rushes through
my body as i step into the doors
of dawes middle school
a place where i met so many amazing people
a place where opportunities await
around every corner
familiar faces flas familiar
smiles and great me from a distance
dawes middle school is a place where
i built relationships,
my education
my future
as the day grow smaller and smaller
this school is almost ready to set me free
like a bird, strong and brave
i will always remember this school
as the place where i grew
by: sutton molacek
” What Mama Left Me ” is an amazing book , It’s a girl who was abused and bullied by her own dad. She tries passing through her tough past.
Her mom leaves her something you wouldn’t expect.She was a loving, caring mother to her. But will that stop her dad from hurting anyone from her family? She moves on and falls in love but she doesn’t know shes in love yet. The question , will she ever find out the boy of her dreams is right in front of her ? Read ” What Mama Left Me ” to read what happens!