Update: Food Drive

To date, we have now raised 2,585 food items for the Blue Ridge Food Bank. The collection will continue until next Thursday, so keep an ear out for special incentive days as we try to cross that 3,000 can mark!

Fiction: Fairy World

BY STEPHEN F.

I was walking through the forest. I heard a noise behind me and it sounded like a roar. I turned around and saw nothing. I turned and ran for my life. I felt cold and I started to slide. Then I stopped sliding and it started to get warm.

I saw a door and as I turned the handle, I saw a fairy world. Then it began getting dark and so dark that I could not see a thing. I felt something weird on me. I realized that I was laying in a ball and as I sat up I heard a lot of “Hellos.” I said, “Hello” back and I heard everybody saying, “The Queen Fairy!” I saw lights floating and the queen fairy appeared. She said, “Welcome little one. Here, let me help you with your wings.” She touched my wings and they began to flutter. I began to fly up and down.

As soon as I landed, 18 mushrooms appeared. The fairies brought things from their groups on each mushroom. Three mushrooms disappeared. I asked, “What am I going to do?” The Queen Fairy said, “You will find your talent.”

I went to the tinker fairy talent. When I tried to grab it, it went down. I went to snowflake fairy talent. When I tried to grab it, it fell too. As I passed animal fairy talent, it came toward me. I touched the talent. A bright light shined and when the light stopped, a bird was sitting in my hands. I told the bird, “Flap your wings, little one. There you go, now faster and faster. Good, now fly up and I will fly with you.” The other animal fairies flew up with me. When the bird saw them, he got scared. I told him, ”Do not be afraid, little one. You are doing great.” He flew out of the tree. I called, “Bye bye.”

As soon as I landed, the Queen Fairy disappeared. I heard a voice saying, “Animal fairies meet Blue Jay.” The animal fairies brought me to my home. I have helped the main land for the longest time. Soon I meet Tinker Bell. Every day I would go to my fish friends because I would hear bubbles popping. That tells me that new things are on the island. I would get the things and give them to Tinker Bell, so that she can invent more tools for us to use.

Snow Day Shave Remains Undecided

BY REBA A.

Wow! Check it out: Who do you want to shave: Mr. O'baugh (pictured) or Mr. Ruliffson?

See, the bet was this: If we have a snow day before Christmas, then Mr. O'baugh has to shave his beard, but if we don't, then Mr. Ruliffson hast to shave his go-tee.

So, who do you want to have to shave?

Incredibles Field Trip to Washington D.C.

BY KEYANA S.

On October 30, 2009 the Incredibles team took a trip to our nation's capital, Washington D.C.

We went to the U.S. Capitol Building, the Jefferson Memorial, and the American History Museum.

At the capitol building our team went to the new visitors' center which was pretty cool. We went into a theater which was pretty cool because it was just like an Imax theater.

We also had tours of the capitol which I think was pretty cool. We saw the old conference room. We saw the top of the dome which was so cool cause if you look really close you can see pictures in the sides where actual history was being made. For example, we saw the Wright Brothers with their invention of the airplane, which was so cool. And at the very top you could see Lady Liberty and Lady Freedom sitting together with George Washington in the middle of them. And then we saw a sculpture with the three women who made it possible for women to vote: Eleanor Roosevelt, Elizabeth Cady Staunton, and (you all know her) Susan B. Anthony.

At the Jefferson Memorial we saw a HUGE statue of Thomas Jefferson, and at the American History Museum we saw a counter they took from a resturant in Greensboro, North Carolina because of the four men who made history there at that counter: Ezell A. Blair Jr., Franklin E. McCain, Joseph A. McNeil, and David L. Richmond. They were students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College and it was so cool.

So it was a pretty cool field trip and I loved it.

Food Drive Update

BY ANNE C.

I got to interview Mr. Ruliffson about the canned food drive. I asked him a few questions:

How are we doing so far?
Pretty good

In the entire school , how many cans do we have total?

We have 1,750 cans so far. We need only 250 cans left to go.

Food Drive Update: First Installment of Food Delivered

The food items collected so far in the JFHMS canned food drive and delivered to the food bank on Tuesday totaled 1,734 pounds.

The director of the food bank was amazed not only that we were able to collect so much, but also that we did so in only seven school days!

This has been a really awesome job so far. We're only a few cans away from our goal, but we have plenty of time left to completely demolish that!

Food Drive Update

PHOTOS BY ANNE C.

To date we have now collected 915 items! This is almost halfway to our goal after only one week!

The top giving team is sixth grade upstairs, with 277 cans.

Tuesday will be a hat day for students. For 3 cans, students can wear hats that day. Students, take your cans to homeroom so that your teacher can give you a pass before you take your cans to the collection point in the cafeteria.

J. Frank Hillyard Students in Broadway's Marching Machine

BY ANNIE N. and DILLON M.

Megan B. (8) and Quintas M. (8) both play in Broadway High School's marching band. Megan plays Mellophone and French horn, and Quintas plays in the pit. The Hawk Eye decided to find out more about these middle-school musical wonders.

How did you get into the BHS band?

Quintas said, "I got invited by Mr. Frenchak."

Megan said, "I came from Tucalow, Mississippi, and I play Mellophone, so since they didn't have one, they asked me to come and see how I liked it."

What is it like to play in two different schools?

Quintas replied, "It's fun, but different."

Megan said, "It's really fun 'cause I get to have friends from both schools."

What do you play? Is it hard?

"I play in the pit," said Quintas, "and yeah, it's hard."

Megan said, "I play Mellophone and French horn, and it's pretty hard 'cause I'm the only one in my grade."

Clearly, to Megan and Quintas, playing in the Marching Machine is fun.

"Yeah. It's fun because you get to go to competitions and perform," said Quintas.

"Totally. It's amazing," said Megan.

What happens if you mess up?

"Just keep playing and pretend it didn't happen and hope the judges don't notice."

We applaud Megan and Quintas thoroughly, because next year, when they are freshmen at Broadway High School, this won't be really cool for JFH.

'Tis the Season: School Food Drive for Food Bank

This year for our school-wide community service project, JFH will support the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank through the Holiday Season.

Over the course of 27 years, the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network has grown to support more than 400 agencies that serve nearly 130,000 unique individuals living in nine cities and 25 counties. Last year, the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network distributed more than 10.8 million pounds of food. We will be sponsoring a food drive to help this organization that helps so many in our community.

As a school, we will be holding a competition to see which team can collect the most items of food. Items to bring include nonperishable foods such as noodles, boxed foods, peanut butter, and any canned foods.

Beginning November 16th, students will find collection boxes for your team in the cafeteria. Please place your donations in your team's box. Our school goal is to collect 2,000 items for the food bank, and a contest will be held between teams to see who can collect the most. We will be counting the donations each week and awarding the team with the highest donation with special incentives.

Thank you for your help and support in this school-wide project! What an amazing way to kick off the holiday season.

Any questions may be directed to Mr. Ruliffson or Mrs. Swortzel.

Vietnam War Casualty from JFH

BY JEFF B., RYAN J., and JOE M.

William M. Pangle, a former student from the JFH building, died in Vietnam on April 23, 1968.

According to Civics teacher Mrs. Fawley, Pangle died of wounds from gunshot or small arms fire and was a ground casualty.

Before he died, Pangle was a student in the JFH building, at the time the old Broadway high school.

William died 40 years ago after being drafted to Vietnam. Now his name is displayed at the Vietnam Memorial wall.

If you get some time, go to Washington D.C. and go to the Vietnam Memorial to see William M. Pangal.

Teacher Going to White House

BY TAYLOR B., ALLISON D., and PAYTON M.

Mrs. Fawley, a seventh grade civics teacher at JFH, has been invited to the White House to decorate for Christmas! And she has a plan to meet Mr. Obama himself.

Mrs. Fawley said she is very excited and that this is “one of those once-in-a-lifetime chances.”

She will travel to D.C on Thursday, November 26. She will then work in a warehouse for three days to prepare decorations and then go to the White House for two days.

While she is there she hopes to meet the president. Apparently he likes the Duke Blue Devils, so she is going to wear her Duke Blue Devils shirt (which is also Mrs. Fawley's favorite basketball team). She is hoping that he will come over and talk to her about basketball.

“If that doesn’t work,” she said, “his right hand man [Reggie Love] likes Duke and I know he will come over and talk to me.”

Mrs. Fawley will be accompanied by two of her best friends, Mrs. Pierce, and Mrs. Didawick.

Adventurers Visit Grand Caverns

BY DAVID F.

On Thursday, October 15, the Adventurers team went on a field trip to the Grand Caverns in Grottoes. While there we saw some of the Shenandoah River's most amazing fish, macro-invertebrates, and snails. We also took a tour through the cavern.

The cavern was amazing. The average temperature in the caverns is 54 degrees, but because it was so rainy and cold outside that day it actually felt warm. On the tour, we saw an area where two of the caverns' explorers had found a new part of the caverns while exploring. There was soot on the walls throughout the caverns from where torches had been used over 100 years ago.

During the tour water coming through the ceiling fell on all of us. The tour guide said when the water fell on us it was ''a cave kiss" and we would have good luck for a whole week. At the end of the tour we saw where the teenager who discovered the caverns first went in.

Upstairs, in the main museum of the caverns, there were different items that had been found in the cave over the years. There was a light bulb from the 1800's, pennies out of the old wishing well, and pieces of stalagmites and stalactites that had been broken long ago when the caverns was being made safe for tours. There were also different types of animal furs from the woods surrounding the caves and a large, stuffed Great Horned Owl.

Overall the field trip was a great experience. Our teacher, Mrs. Maddox, planned it for us. We had guest speakers there doing stations that taught us lots of things about science. We learned a lot and had lots of fun, too.

Incredibles Plan DC Trip

BY KEYANA S.

On Friday, October 30 the Incredibles team will being taking a trip to our Nation's Capitol, The American History Museum and the National Mall that includes the Abraham Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Vietnam Memorial, and the Korean Memorial.

It will be such a blast.

JFH Book Fair

BY CASSADY A. and ALISON N.

The JFH book fair is being held in the library. Scholastic books will be sold here from the 28th of October to the fourth of November. There are great titles and even school supplies.

The book fair is open after school until 3:30. It will also be open parent teacher conference day on Tuesday, November third, from 12:00-7:00.

A percentage of the money earned from book sales will be given back to the library to buy new books.

Parent volunteers will be helping in the mornings before school starts.

In the library there are teacher wish lists that can be bought for the classrooms. You can also purchase books and donate them back to the library. Many of the titles in the book fair will be bought for the library.

Some of the genres that are at the library are Cookbooks, School Supplies, Mystery and Historical Fiction, Facts and Stats,Activity and Sports, Favorite Authors and Series, New Releases, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Adventure and Manga, Teen Fiction, Best Sellers, and Adult Books. They also have Software. They have the Twilight series for you girls out there, you can also buy a New Moon calender.

So come on out to the Book Fair.

PHOTOS BY ALISON N. show Cassady A. (7) looking for a book to buy at the book fair and a New Moon calendar for all you women out there at JFH. They are $12.

Boys Basketball Coach Bowman

BY DAKOTA W., team manager

Boys basketball coach Bowman is a very good coach when it comes to basketball. He knows a lot about basketball.

We have another game tomorrow against the Elkton Elks. Come out and support our basketball teams!

Go JFH Hawks!

Magical Flight

FICTION BY STEPHEN F.

I was walking through a forest. I kept walking until I didn’t feel ground. I looked down and I saw that I was ten feet off the ground.

Then I heard a language that I never heard of before. I heard flapping behind me. I looked and I had wings.

I flew all the way to England, where I met Pete. We were friends for a long time. He told me the speaking that I had heard was him. He was sad when I had to leave. I told him that I would visit him some other time.

I have seen him lots of times. I never forget him. I am glad at him all ways. He is a good friend and I have to say goodbye.

Eighth Grade Fun Day

BY CASSADY A.

8th graders were rewarded for their good behavior with Fun Day. Fun Day is for students who have seven fowls or less.

Students start fun day at one o' clock, and then it lasts till three. The school is put on early release schedule.

8th graders on the falcons team got to watch a movie. The movie they watched was titled The Goonies. Kristina A. (8) says that she enjoyed it but wished that the kids had more of a choice.

Principal Hutton on SOAR

BY LORI P.

Principal Hutton believes the SOAR system is good.

In an interview Thursday, Principal Hutton explained that the SOAR system was finalized over the summer. It was developed by a group of teachers over a three-year period.

The SOAR system is a way to keep track of student behavior. Principal Hutton said it will allow for a better communication with parents and be fair to all students.

Principal Refuses to Tell Embarrassing Story Details

BY TAYLOR P. and VALERIE W.

On Thursday two students interviewed Principal Hutton about his most embarrassing story, but he refused to tell them what happened--and he wouldn’t let them come back to get more details.

Principal Hutton must have been way too embarrassed by his embarrassing story—even though everyone has one.

He said that he was trying to be nice but it backfired on him. “I put my foot in my mouth,” he said.

He must have a BIG mouth if he can fit his whole foot in his mouth.

Boys Basketball Team “Good”

BY MICHAEL S.

Chase S. (7), #20, who plays guard for the boys basketball team, said on Thursday that he thinks the team is pretty good at playing basketball.

Chase says that Coach Bowman gives the team support by telling them to “try your hardest.”

The team plays across Rockingham County and Harrisonburg City schools.

Consitution Week: Red, White and Blue Class

PHOTO BY KEYANA S.

Remember Constitution Week's Red, White, and Blue Day? Here's a photo of one participating sixth grade class:















Front row: Michael S., Marcus P., Ryan B., Anna R., Emily V., and Marley R.
Second row: Morgan C., Allison C., Julia J., Meghan S., Monica G., and Wendy C.
Third row: Dakota H., Kristen B., Mr. Wampler, Collin L., Kaitlin B., Mrs. Thomas, and Jacob C.

Spirit Week Dance Pics

PHOTOS BY ANNE C.

Sarah W. (7):

















Autumn S. and Brianna B. (7):













Nadia A., Keely S., C.C. B., Brice C., Bailey B., and Sydney B. (7):

Milk Mustaches

BY ANNIE N.
PHOTOS BY JULIE LABLONDE

Milk Mustache pictures were taken this week in the cafeteria. Photographer Mrs. LaBlonde said that they "went pretty good."


Dakota B. (8), C.J. S. (8), and Jonathan C. (8):


















Brianna S. (7), Holly K. (7), Allison N. (7), Allison H. (7), Sydney C. (7), Brittany B. (7), Georgie S. (7):












Mr. O'Baugh:






















Dillon M. (7):






















Principal Alderfer:

Spirit Week September 28-October 2

BY KEYANA S.

This last week was Spirit Week at J. Frank Hillyard Middle School. The kids at J. Frank Hillyard had FUN--and I know that for sure.

Monday was the first day of Spirit Week. It was "Camo or Pajama Day," and students came out and wore their pajamas or camo or maybe even both. Abby J. (6) and Deanna C. (6) both did!

Tuesday was "Dress Up Like Your Favorite Movie Character," so students participated and had fun with it. I know some eighth graders did!

Wednesday was "Hat Day." If you paid $1 you could wear a hat for a whole school day.

Thursday was "Sports Day/80's Day." Students wore their favorite team's colors, like the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, or maybe even the Philadelphia Eagles. Or, if they wanted, students could dress up as an 80's character.

And of course Friday was everybody's favorite day: "Green and White Day." Students showed how much they like our school!

Also on Friday, for seventh and eight graders, is the first dance of the year. Come out and have some fun dancing and hanging out with your friends.

Consitution Day

BY ANNE C. and KINDRA M.

Aaron B. (6) really supported Constitution Week's red-white-and-blue day:






















Cody W. (6) even spray painted his hair red:























Interviews:
What does the constitution mean to you?
I think it's important because it states your freedoms.
-P. (6)

Do you enjoy being patriotic?
Yeah, because it's fun.
-Justin S. (6)

Are you proud to be a citizen of the United States?
Yes, because you have more freedoms.
-Hannah M. (6)

What is your view on our president?
I don't really like him, because I think he's not doing a good job.
-Joey M. (6)

Staff Guidelines

1. Names:
--Principals will be identified by "Principal" and last name. Example: Principal Alderfer.
--Teachers will be identified by "Mr." or "Ms." and last name. Example: Mr. Botkin.
--Coaches will be identified by "Coach" and last name. Example: Coach Hon.
--All other adults will be identified by "Mr." or "Ms." and last name.
--Students will be identified by first name, last initial, and grade in parentheses. Example: Steven Anderson, a sixth grader, will be named as "Steven A. (6)."

2. Photographs: All identifiable students in photographs must be named and may not be on the "no-picture" list.

3. Bylines: The first line of any article posts will be BY AUTHOR. Example: An article by Steven Anderson will begin with "BY STEVEN A." The name of a photographer will follow the caption of the photo and will appear as "PHOTO BY STEVEN A."

4. Submitting an article: Prepare articles in Google Documents. Before making a submission, at least two other students must have proofread your article for interest and appropriateness. When you are ready to submit, "share" your article with Mr. Clymer Kurtz or Mrs. Cullers.

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