Charles Boehm Digital Newsletter
Issue Two, November 2017
We've Got School Spirit - Pink Out!
Boehmers Making a Difference
Full Heart
In seventh grade, my class did a project where we had to pretend to create our own charity, explain what it did, who it helped, and how it worked, then make a slideshow about it and present it to the class. It was a great assignment, and it really stretched our minds. Imagine not only pretending to create a charity, but actually doing it! It takes a lot of hard work and effort, as well as support, helping hands, and belief in a worthy cause. That is exactly what a fellow Boehmer did! Eighth grader Casey Schaeffer created a charity called ''Full Heart'' when she was in fifth grade, and it has grown much bigger since then. Full Heart is a charity that donates money to nonprofit organizations and is especially a helper to the nonprofit ''A Soldier's Hands.” A Soldier's Hands sends skin care lotions to U.S. soldiers overseas, who need the lotion a lot more than one may think, along with a handwritten card and some sweets.
Casey's charity has a few major events in a year, the biggest being her carnival. She, her family, and a whole lot of helpers (kids from the middle and elementary schools) put together a carnival every May to raise money. The first one was in her fifth grade year, 2015. Casey says that she told everyone in her class and her teacher, but few people believed her. How, they thought, could a fifth grader host a carnival? But Casey persevered, and raised $300 that year. It has gotten a lot more popular, and this year's festival raised a total of $3,000! It donated $2,000 to A Soldier's Hands and other nonprofits, while the rest went to covering the cost of the fair, which has pony rides, face painting (done by Casey's sister and mom), refreshments, and other fun things. Last year, she was on NBC News at her carnival and was interviewed by Tracy Davison. She was joined in her interview by Trish Shallenburger, the founder of A Soldier's Hands. Next time you are free on May 6th, go to her fair, and help Full Heart!
Casey not only raised money for nonprofits, she also won the Statewide Recognition Award. She was invited to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by Rep. Perry Warren on Thursday the 9th of November to accept this award. Representative Warren, who represents Morrisville, Yardley, and Newtown, said that this was a great honor. On November 11th, Casey spoke at a ceremony for Veteran's Day to thank the veterans and spread the word about Full Heart. A day later, she spoke at the Veteran's Day Parade in Yardley about the same thing, although she also spoke about A Soldier's Hands at the parade. She is most proud of how many kids are inspired by Full Heart and look up to her. One of the many things Casey wanted Full Heart to help with was community involvement with kids, and she got her wish! Casey says that she was inspired by Ellen Degeneres, a host of a talk show who did a lot of charity work, Trish Shallenburger, Kristin Tyler, and her dad. Next time you talk to Casey, congratulate her, because she is a kind, generous person who works really hard to help others. If everyone were like Casey, the world would be a better place.
This year's carnival will take place on May 5th. The rain date is scheduled for May 6th. Come out and support a great cause!
The Orange Project
The second leading cause of death in adolescents is suicide. One person lost a close friend to this terrible mental illness. This one person never wanted anyone else to have to go through what she had gone through after her friend’s death. This led her to make a movement that is changing the world as you read this: Orange Project.
The Orange Project is an organization devoted to stopping suicide. Schools involved with this program fill poster boards up with sticky notes that have positive messages on them. These sticky notes are then sent to the Orange Project’s headquarters where they redistribute them among people who they think need some words of encouragement. Like how getting a note from your mother a lunch box can cheer you up, these sticky notes are supposed to give this sort of positive encouragement to kids who are struggling against anxiety and depression.
The Orange Project has been started to assist with Pennsbury’s new “Committed to Life” initiative. When asked for the reasoning behind why the Pennsbury schools have begun to participate in this organization, Mrs. Ricci replied, “This organization’s goal is to get rid of the stigma that accompanies mental illness... Pennsbury wants to support the idea of ‘power in one.’”
Give Thanks This Season
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National Day of Writing
By Nick Centofante
Last month, on October 20, Charles Boehm celebrated the National Day of Writing. On that day in resource, we were given a prompt to express how writing makes us feel. There were also many announcements that talked about the importance and celebration of this day. There was a video on the school announcements, with a few students saying how writing makes them feel.
Writing is very important in school and later on in life. Writing makes us feel different from each other, and clears our mind of clutter. Writing has many positive impacts on our lives, and that is why we celebrate this day.
Tech Tip #2
Tech Tip #1) Do you have too many bookmarks? Are they getting out of control? Well there is a solution for you! You could drag the desired bookmark into another one of your choosing, maybe with the same topic, and It will create a folder of that topic. This could be used for organization purposes, or just your personal needs.
Tech Tip #2) Here are some helpful tools if you are using any of the google programs for writing:
Ctrl + C = copy
Ctrl + V = paste
Ctrl + B = bold
Ctrl + I = italics
Ctrl + U = underline
Ctrl + A = highlight all text
Ctrl + Z = undo
Ctrl + shift + Z = redo
Those are some helpful tips to help you be successful with your chromebook!
Email Etiquette
Grade Level Updates
6A and 6B- Both 6A and 6B were part of a Red Paw assembly. Red Paw is an emergency team made up of firefighters that provide rescue service to animals involved in fires and other residential disasters. The organization provided information on how they save animals. At the start of the presentation, the team held had a push up contest; winners were Samantha Centofante and Tyler Boraski, Mrs. Weaver and Jennifer Leary, Founder of Red Paw and firefighter. Tyler Boraski did over 200 push ups! 6th grade is having a competition to see which homeroom can raise the most money to donate to the organization. In addition, throughout November, 6th grade has been donating food to the Thanksgiving food drive and supplies for Veterans. Finally, as a team activity, 6th grade will be participating in a fun Thanksgiving bingo activity.
7A and 7B- Rock Star cards for the first marking period have been collected, and the first Rock Star assembly is coming up where specific students will be recognized for best demonstrating Rock Star Qualities. This will be the first reveal of this year's t-shirt design and color. 10 students who have shown PRIDE everyday and have earned Rock Star status will be given these shirts. Also, informational letters and permission slips were passed out to all students for the upcoming Social Studies extension trip to The Franklin Institute where students will be seeing the Terra-Cotta Warriors exhibit. This is the first and only time this exhibit will be in our area.
8A- Students will be viewing a private screening of the new movie, “Wonder” on November 21st. 8A is also competing in the second round of the Geo-Bee on Wednesday, November 22nd. Good luck!
8B- The 8B team has been busy getting ready for lots of events! Miss McCafferty is organizing “Stockings for Soldiers.” Donated materials will be sent to troops who are deployed for the holidays. Examples of items are beef jerky, baby wipes, cards, calling cards, tissues, books, comics, and hot hands. Materials are not limited to those. Other items are also appreciated. The collection is ongoing from now until December 1st. The first round of the Geo-Bee will be held on Thursday, November 9th during Mr. Korn's classes. The winners will advance to the second round which will be held the Wednesday before Thanksgiving - Good luck students! The team will also have a “It’s Cool to be Kind” assembly November 22nd, where students who were nominated by their peers will be recognized for being kind and empathetic. The field trip to see the movie, “Wonder” is on November 21st, and a follow up activity will be given for the rest of the day. Reminder- students who bring in $5 by November 14th, will receive a soft pretzel Thursdays during D period beginning on November 16th and ending on December 21st.
Featured Faculty
Miss McCafferty
Ms. Strouse
Mr. Murphy
Student of The Month - October
By Hannah Hawkes
Student of the Month is a distinguished honor to get, here at Charles Boehm. There are six students picked from each grade, three for each team (A and B). To get the Student of the Month award means to be elected by all the teachers on your team, in your grade, as one of the most kind, helpful, generous kids who really tries their best in school. You need not be a super-genius, nor the most popular, nor get all A’s in all subjects--all you need to be is a kind, hard-working person, a person who is willing to help others without thought of reward. That is what getting awarded Student of the Month means: you are a good person. There are 18 great kids who won this award for the month of October.
From 6th grade, team A, here are….James Schaffer, Madalyn Peters, and Samantha Centofante!
From 6-B, give it up for….Hannah Geist, Alice Morrison, and Stephen Snell!
From 7th grade, team A, here comes….Zack Malinoff, Sebastian Godun, Pari Lakhia!
From 7-B, drumroll please….Ali Alaa, Jillian Haley, Noah McDermott!
From 8th grade, team A (turn on the walk-up songs!)….Madelyn Schramm, Chase Watson, and Heather Thomas!
From 8-B, last but absolutely, definitely NOT least…. Andrew Santella, Aidan McCormack, and Sophia Curtis!
If you are a student at Boehm and you see any of these students in the hallway, in your classes, or if you are friends with any of them, make sure to congratulate them! They deserve it; and after all, since they were elected as some of the nicest kids in school, they’ll probably say something nice right back to you!
Be Our Guest!
Be Our Guest is a once-a-year activity that all middle school band players are invited to attend. This event is held before the Pennsbury Homecoming football game when all of the middle school students march onto the field with the Pennsbury Marching Band and play the National Anthem. This event is an all-day event because after the final school bell rings, you and your classmates take a bus over to PHS to practice with the band. Once you are finished with practicing, you are served pizza and water for dinner as you can talk and hang with your friends before the performance. After dinner, you and the rest of the middle schools walk out to play the National Anthem in front of many people as it is a very exhilarating experience. The band committee hands out t-shirts every year to show that you were a part of this amazing performance. Plus, if you are someone who wants to stay afterwards and watch the game, your t-shirt that is handed out is a free ticket into the game. This is very eventful night that will make for great so I hope that all band students will consider doing this in the future.
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CHB Sports
Field Hockey
“Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.” The competitive atmosphere makes everyone on the field excited to play their favorite sport. Field hockey is a great team sport to play. Through field hockey, one will create a bond with their teammates that’ll last forever. Playing field hockey will also improve communication and social skills, allowing one to make friends that have the same interest as them. Though the weather is never stable during a field hockey season, and practice can get hard and tiring sometimes, the win the team earns makes all the effort worth it. Not only is hockey a sport where you can work with other people to achieve success, but the sport also unifies a diverse group of people to work towards a common goal. Field hockey isn’t just about winning or beating all the other teams, it’s about coming together as a team, as one, and uniting with everyone around you. The most important aspect of this sport is bringing out the most potential in every player, and encouraging each and every player to perform to the best of their abilities. Learning to always put forth your best effort, regardless of the outcome, is a great lesson to learn while we are younger, and field hockey teaches its players that sometimes you’ll win, and sometimes you’ll learn. The CBMS field hockey team always has fun and tries their best when playing against other schools, regardless if they win or not. They are always willing to fix any errors they might’ve made in a game, and keep moving forward. They have had a wonderful season this year, making new friends and improving their skills.
Lightweight Football
The Charles Boehm Football LW team tied in a tough fight with Richboro. The final score was 7-7. It was an intense middle school game. Aidan Kean stayed strong at cornerback with a few game saving tackles. Joe Shuster and Shane Mcgurren held the ground game strong. Charles Evans scored CHB’s only touchdown. CHB record is 4-0-1, still with no losses. Their final game of the season is away at Sandburg on Monday. Wish them luck!