In the Middle
Friday, February 5th
by Dr. John Fox
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Looking forward to Winter Carnival Weekend 2010! There will be lots of fun activities for middlers and their families! Check back for photos.
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Grade 6 English Winter Book Talks
Tuesday, February 2nd
by Ms. Baldwin
During the winter months, the 6th graders in Mrs. Baldwin’s English class each chose a fiction independent read book. After completing the book, a list of eight possible projects was given to the students. The completed projects were presented in class. Click here to view the projects… and enjoy!
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NFL Playoffs
Tuesday, February 2nd
by Ms. Baldwin
Written by: Sahith N.
The NFL postseason has arrived and the teams in AFC (America Football conference) are the Indianapolis Colts (14-2) who are the number one seed (they face the lowest winning seed) and The San Diego Chargers (13-3) are the number two seed (they face the highest winning seed). The wild card teams are the New York Jets (9-7), the Cincinnati Bengals (10-6), the New England Patriots (10-6), and the Baltimore Ravens (9-7).
The first game in the wild card was the New York Jets against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Jets had some luck as the Bengal’s kicker, Shayne Graham, missed two field goals. Shonn Green was a big impact as he had 135 yards with one touchdown. Dustin Keller had 3 catches, 99 yard, and 1 touchdown. Pro-bowler Darrelle Revis covered Chad Ochocinco (the Bengals best wide receiver) that gave Carson Palmer (QB) few options to throw to which led to an interception. Mark Sanchez (Jets QB) had 182 yards throwing with one touchdown. The Jets beat the Bengals for a 24-14-win. They go to the divisional round. Then the Patriots squared off against the Ravens. Ray Rice ran 83 yards for a touchdown on the first play at the line of scrimmage. The Ravens scored 24 points in the first quarter. Wes Welker was out with an injury and Welker was a huge part of the Patriots offense. He usually was thrown to on third downs. Lots of cornerbacks tried to stop, but could not. Tom Brady feeling pressure was intercepted 3 times. The Ravens beat the Patriots at home for a 33-14 win to face the Colts. Continue reading »
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WA Middler Talent Show Heats Up The Night!
Monday, February 1st
by mrsmith
Outside the temperature hovered near the zero degree mark, but inside the Megaron it was sizzling hot! Talented performers worked their magic, committee members scurried in every direction – getting their respective jobs done, and an enthusiastic audience produced thunderous applause at the end of each act. Thanks to everyone who helped make the 11th Annual WA Middler Talent Show a success. Proceeds will help to defray the expenses of the 8th Grade trip to NYCOB.
Liandra and Suzie sang Party in the USA with the lyrics held so the whole audience could sing along
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Winter Carnival – Gift Basket Raffle
Monday, February 1st
by mrsmith
Middle School Eighth Grade Students have put together a gift basket raffle to benefit their trip to New York City this April. They have wild and wacky themes, “Space the Final Frontier”, “Music, Music, Music”, “Disney and More”, “Willy Wonka”, and “It’s A-Mayszing”.
Raffle tickets are on sale this week as well as this weekend. Tickets cost one for $2.00 and 3 tickets for $5.00. Come by the Middle School office this week in Rader Hall to see basket photos and purchase raffle tickets from Ms. Thomas.
Drawing will be held at the end of the 8th grade mini-carnival on Sunday, February 7th from 12-2pm (need not be present to win!).
Hey this is better than Powerball! Thank you supporting the grade 8 annual trip to New York City.
Click below on “Continue Reading” to view the gift baskets and their contents.
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Sagatabscot
Monday, February 1st
by frank.callahan
The original name for the hill upon which Worcester Academy is located is the Algonquin word Sagatabscot, or “Hill of Rocks” in English. A more literal translation is “siogke” hard and “ompak” rock or the place of the hard rock, which was significant to the natives because it distinguished the kind
of rocks they used for making axes, lance heads, and pestles, etc. Importantly, for the Indians, the hill is mostly schist, a metamorphic rock formed over millenniums from clay and mud. Its derivation in Greek is “to split” and schist being easy to split because of the heavy mineral content made the rock particularly suitable to fashion arrow heads and other utensils.
From Rice’s History of Worcester Continue reading »
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In the Middle
Monday, February 1st
by Dr. John Fox
Congratulations to all who participated in or worked behind the scenes to make our recent Talent Show a success! Special thanks to Mrs. Carter. Hoping to have photos of the Talent Show soon….
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Welcome to “In the Middle”
Friday, January 29th
by Dr. John Fox
Greetings! I am hoping to post interesting things that are happening in the Middle School in the WA Mash. Please feel free to send me ideas, photos, etc.!
John F. Fox
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Interview with a Teacher: Stephen Prouty
Thursday, January 28th
by Ms. Iaccarino
Written by: Greta and Emily (Aladdin Staff)
Mr. Prouty
Where were you born? Worcester, MA
How many times have you moved? 8 times
Where did you go to college? UMASS Amherst and University of Caen
What sports did you play? Baseball, Basketball, Track and Cross Country
Siblings? 3 brothers and 1 sister
Pets? dogs
Kids? 2 daughters (25- Lillian 22-Laura)
What kind of car do you drive? Toyota Corolla
Where do you live currently? Spencer
Favorite TV show / movie? No TV; movie: Monty Python
Do you live in an apartment or a house? House
Photo Credit: Emily and Maya
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