Our Middle School Speaks Out
Northwestern District No. 7 Middle School
Winsted, CT
Issue Date: Monday, April 27, 2009 
Issue: 2008-2009
Last Update: Sunday, November 23, 2008


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By Natali E., 8th Grade


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 >

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 a full story >

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 remembe full story >

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 full story >

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 fo full story >

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 >

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 full story >

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 l full story >

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 >

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 hav full story >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 limi full story >

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 >

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 full story >

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 >

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 >

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 bea full story >