Our Middle School Speaks Out <![CDATA[Our Middle School Speaks Out]]> http://my.hsj.org/Portals/2/logos/__TFMF_2w2v0d451vjqieja142k2ouc_64d05646-c374-4e07-a769-0dd99b18c8aa_0___Selected.jpg en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:53:42 GMT 15 <![CDATA[Serenade]]> By Natali E., 8th Grade


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Original Artwork 2008 full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:09:00 GMT <![CDATA[Har-bur Vs. Northwestern: A New MS Girls Soccer Record]]> By By Libby S. and Casey W., 8th grade



For many years every fall, Northwestern girls’ middle school soccer has been battling for a victory over Har-bur girls’ middle school soccer. On September 23, 2008, on a brisk Tuesday afternoon, the N full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:35:34 GMT <![CDATA[Cell Phone Warning]]> By By Mikalah F., 8th grade
On January 5, the students at Northwestern Middle School arrived back at school after their two week holiday vacation. They have come with some of their new toys and electronics such as cell phones an full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:34:46 GMT <![CDATA[Is Caroline Doty Another Mel Thomas?]]> By By Arielle O. and Maddie O., 8th grade
Have you been watching UConn Women’s basketball lately? Have you heard about the new freshmen who came in this year? Everyone has been talking about the new freshman Caroline Doty, but do you remember full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:34:07 GMT <![CDATA[Burton Snowboards—Possibly the Best Snowboards Out There]]> By By Henry B., 8th grade
Burton snowboards were invented by Jake Burton Carpenter. The factory is located in Burlington, Vermont. If you would ask any professional snowboarder, they are probably using a Burton snowboard—one o full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:33:00 GMT <![CDATA[Food for Thought]]> By By John Peter H., 8th grade
One thing that has been on the student body’s mind is the price of lunches. Ms. Perez keeps telling us to eat healthy, but the price of healthy food keeps skyrocketing while the price of unhealthy foo full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:32:16 GMT <![CDATA[Helping Our Generation]]> By By Emma C., 8th grade
You know how everyone is always complaining that our generation is overweight, non-exercising, and lazy? The government continues to require us to do more and more in gym class, barely allowing us to full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:31:22 GMT <![CDATA[Eighth Graders Attend Shakespearean Play at Hartford Stage]]> By By Dan H., 8th grade



“Finally!” we 8th graders said in relief when we got to the Hartford Stage theater in Hartford, CT on September 16, 2008, to enjoy the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.. We were a full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:30:32 GMT <![CDATA[My Trip to a California Debutant Ball]]> By By Emily L, 8th grade
On December 27, 2008, in Los Angeles, California nineteen eighteen year old girls became full-fledged debutants. These girls had been planning this event for a very long time and had been excitedly lo full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:29:32 GMT <![CDATA[Garage Band Rocks!]]> By By Stephan D., 8th Grade
In Garage Band we have been playing music written from famous bands. Garage Band is not like the regular school band. We do not play jazz pieces with instruments like rubas. We use electric guitars, b full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:28:51 GMT <![CDATA[MS Boys Soccer Team Plays Exceptionally Well This Year]]> By By Eddie E., 8th grade
This year at Northwestern Regional Middle School the boys soccer team had a fantastic season. It just so happened that the team went 14-2. Thanks to the coaches the team played amazing and should have full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:28:14 GMT <![CDATA[Get Involved!]]> By By Casey W., 8th grade
Hey, all you middle school students! Do you do an after school activity such as play a sport, play in the band, or join a club? Teachers and other students see great efforts in students involved with full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:27:27 GMT <![CDATA[My Trip to Bermuda]]> By By Alex M., 8th grade
During my vacation I went to Bermuda. I stayed in the Grotto Bay Beach Hotel. I went to the capital, Hamilton. From Hamilton I got on a ferry and went to a museum in the Royal Naval Dockyard that was full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:26:20 GMT <![CDATA[The Best Pets Ever]]> By Pat K., 8th grade
Did you know that dogs are the best pets ever? You can play fetch with them and you cannot play that with any other pet. A cat hunts all day, so you can’t play with a cat. And, you can’t play with bun full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:42:07 GMT <![CDATA[The Student Council Does It Again]]> By By Casey W., 8th grade



For many years, NWR#7 students have been creating turkey baskets to help out each of our four school towns: New Hartford, Barkhamsted, Norfolk, and Colebrook. Having a close call this year with limit full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:41:32 GMT <![CDATA[The IPOD: Essential for Life?]]> By By Jessica J. and Vanessa L, 8th grade
Over the last few years, Ipods have been improving. The Ipods started out big and had to be controlled with hands on buttons. Now, the Ipod Nano is small and very thin. It’s so small it almost feels l full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:40:23 GMT <![CDATA[American Eagle: The Store For Me]]> By By Emma W., 8th grade
My favorite store is American Eagle because of the cute clothes, stunning accessories, and reasonable prices. Everyone should shop here at local locations in West Farms Mall in Farmington and at the S full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:39:43 GMT <![CDATA[What Video Games Should I Buy?]]> By By Natali E., 8th grade
What video games should I buy? There’s an easy answer to that. Of course, depending on the person, any game type would vary. For those who enjoy unlocking characters, battling each other, and using co full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:39:09 GMT <![CDATA[The New England Patriots: Good But Not Good Enough]]> By By Nick M., 8th grade
Matt Cassel has recently led the Patriots to a 11-5 season! This was good, but not good enough. They are only the second team in history to get more than ten wins and not get in to playoffs. The Patri full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:38:07 GMT <![CDATA[Winter in the Summer Sun]]> By Melissa K., 8th grade
What would you say if you could spend the winter holiday in the sunshine state where the temperature of the week was in the mid to low 80s? Imagine if on Christmas day you would be walking on the beac full story > ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:37:14 GMT <![CDATA[The Choices We Make Affect Our World]]> By Madison D., 8th Grade
I believe the students of Regional 7 should start thinking about the choices they make and how it affects our environment. Everyday at lunch we are putting our soda and water bottles into the garbage full story > ]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:01:11 GMT <![CDATA[KnowledgeMasters Club Impresses the World!]]> By HC, Advisor



In their very first competition, the Northwestern Middle School KnowledgeMasters Club debuted with excellent marks in the international competition. The first Knowledge Master Bowl occurred on Dece full story > ]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:06:42 GMT