ALWAYS FREE ISSUE NO.

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WJHS PRESS
WELLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL/ SUMMER 2014
Staff:
Olivia Durfee
Megan Schneider
Rosemary
Campenella
Nolan Potter
Channing Wang
Braeden Macneill
Madison
Szczygiel
Leah Tufts
Estelle Reardon
Advisors:
Ms. Esch
Ms. Zotos
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
-Adventure Bound
-Track Stars
-Life in the Sun
-Shooting Towards
Success
- The Icing On The
Cake
- Lip Sync

When I rst stepped off the school bus onto
the Adventure Bound campus, the rst
thought that came into my head was
"Wow! This looks more like a resort than a
camp!" And by looking at my peers, I
could tell that they had similar thoughts
going through their heads as well. When
we got off of the bus, we met under the big
tent for a meeting about what our 2 days at
camp would look like. Then after we put
away our things, the activities began! In the
woods behind the elds hid the biggest
climbing playground I had ever seen, with
countless challenges to be completed. My
group got set on a challenge involving a
swinging rope and a very small platform. It
really required a lot of brains to solve.
After that it was on to a giant wooden wall
that we were supposed to get everyone
over. At rst I had no idea what we were
supposed to do, but after we put all our
heads together, we were able to come up
with a good plan. That's mainly what I
loved about this trip, everyone was happy
and participating. No one thought they
were "to cool" to do any of the activities.
Everyone was encouraging and helpful
throughout the whole thing and I thought
that was really cool and mature. I thought
that we truly did act like we were about to
graduate 8th grade.

After the low elements, it was on to the
high ones. These really did test your
courage and really pushed you outside of
your comfort zone. things like the Holy
Cow and trapeze jump were ones I had
never seen anywhere else. Everyone truly
pushed themselves and should feel proud.
After that, it was free time! There was so
much to do, such as swim, play corn hole,
basketball, nucumb or just simply relax and
enjoy the beautiful weather. Even the
teachers were getting into things! After free
time was dinner, and trust me, it was not
cheap! A pizza buffet was waiting for us as
we walked into the main house. And it was
good! After that was the indoor climbing
wall, where students could challenge
themselves on a difcult wall. Once again
people were going out of their comfort
zones and trying new things. After a bit of
that, students could go to dance or cook
marshmallows over a warm re. After that
it was bed time, and we were all very tired
(all but cabin 5 apparently) and went to bed
without a problem. After waking up the
next morning and having another
wonderful meal, it was off to rafting! Once
we got in the Kennebec River, the rapids
began immediately, throwing the rafts
around like clothes in a drying machine.
People got wet, people fell out, but most of
all people had fun! After getting back we
had a quick lunch (again very good) and
then headed home, all happy and tired.
Overall, I thought that this was an excellent
trip, and I hope that Wells continues to do
this for the 8th graders.
ADVENTURE BOUND!
Track Stars
By Channing Wang
The track season at Wells Junior High is in
full swing! The team of almost 70 kids and
coaches, Mr. Fearon, Mr. Winn, and Mr. MacLeod
have all been having a phenomenal year! This
year, multiple school records were broken! The
eighth grade class this year holds many of these
school records. For the girls, Caroline Ford
currently holds the record for the 100m and 200m
dash. Madison Szczygiel holds the record for the
400m and 800m run. And nally, the girls relay
team consisting of Madison, Caroline, Megan, and
Delaney all broke the record this year. As for the
boys, Mitch Libby holds the records for the 800m
run, 80m hurdles, and ties the record for the High
Jump. Mitchel Stapleton also holds the record for
the 1600m run. I recently sat down with Mitchel,
Mitch, Caroline, and Madison to get an inside
scoop on what it's like to be part of the track life.
Me: When you rst joined the track team, did
you have intentions on breaking a record?
Mitchel: Well, I wouldn't say that I wanted to
exactly break it, but it really interested me. I
looked at it and wanted to make it my goal.
Me: What does it take to be good at track?
Mitchel: Have fun, patience and time, and take
risks.
Me: What does it feel like to get injured in the
middle of the season?
Mitch: It feels frustrating. You're getting better
and better, breaking records over and over, and
then in one moment, you're done.
Me: How does it feel to have constant injuries?
Caroline: Horrible, because whenever you take a
step it hurts.
Me: What's your most memorable experience
from track season?
Madison: Working my hardest to nally achieve
my goal of beating the 800!
Me: Can you sum up what it's like to be part of
the team in one word?
Madison: Memorable.
I then sat down with Coach and teacher Mr. Fearon
to conclude my interview.
Me: How would you describe this year's
season?
Mr. Fearon: Awesome!
Life in the Sun
By: Madison Szczygiel and Olivia Durfee
What are you doing this summer? We interviewed the 8th grade students and
teachers asking them what their plans were for summer. The results came close, but
in the end, most people haven't decided what they want to do this summer. Whether
it's Boy Scouts or chilling at the lake, this will be a summer to remember!
Shooting Towards Success
By: Braeden Macneill
Lacrosse, a sport brought to us from the
Eastern Woodland Indians as early as the
17th century, is a sport I truly love. Wells
Junior High School Lacrosse is much
different from any younger age though. In
7th and 8th grade, they introduce the
defensive stick to all boy lacrosse players.
Defensive sticks are about twice the length
of a normal Lacrosse stick, but they can
have their pros and cons. The longer shaft
makes catching and cradling harder, but
stick checking easier.
Girls on the other hand have the same rules
as they did their first year of lacrosse. In
girls lacrosse, they use lacrosse sticks with
much smaller pockets than boys. There is
also no full contact in girls lacrosse. If a
girl shoulder checks another, than it would
be immediately called as a penalty. One
other disadvantage in girls lacrosse is lack
of padding. Girls lacrosse players only get
a mouth guard and a pair of protective
goggles.
In lacrosse, it is a 10 on 10 match up
between two teams at a time. Lacrosse
includes four different positions. It includes
midi, attack, defense, and goalie. Midi, a
position which is played in the middle of
the field, has three different sides. Midi can
be played on the left, right, or in the center
of the field. Center midi will be the person
to take a face-off, the fight for the ball
between the center midi on each team. The
left and right midis, sprint to the ball as fast
as they can when the whistle is blown.
Defense also has three different kinds of
positions. They are left defense, center
defense, and right defense. The job of the
defense is to make sure the opposing team
does not score a goal, but you probably
knew that. One of the downsides of playing
defense is that you can only stay on one
side of the field, if you cross half field, than
it will be called a penalty for offsides.
Attack is almost the exact opposite of
defense. The job of an attack is to score the
goals for your team, but they are the same
in some ways. As an attack, you are still
not allowed to cross half field, and there
are still three different positions of attack.
There are left, center, and right attack. The
only position on the field that has less than
three players is a goalie, and this position is
a lot harder than it looks. The goalie is the
one to make sure the other team doesn't get
a point, but blocking it is not easy. The
goalie has to block hard, rubber lacrosse
balls that can fly at him/her at 3 miles per
hour, or 30 miles per hour!
Next spring when you are choosing the
sport you want to play, just think for a
minute. What sport do I want to do? When
I do, I am going to pick lacrosse.
The Icing On The Cake
By: Estelle Reardon
Take a moment and imagine your favorite type
of yummy cake. Whether you are imagining
marble cake, chocolate cake, or carrot cake,
there is one thing that all of your cakes
probably have in common - frosting, cake and
more frosting. In fact, I'd say they go together
just like peanut butter and jelly. It may seem
like the dynamic duo of cake and frosting has
always been an important partnership; however,
this has not always been the case. Brace
yourselves - for we are about to dig deeper into
the layers of the cake!
According to foodtimeline.org, the ancient
Egyptians were the rst humans to discover
cake. Yet their version of cake was much
different than our cake today, mainly due to the
fact that it wasnt decorated in frosting -gasp!!!

These cakes basically consisted of bread which
was sweetened with honey. Cake specialist
Patricia Hunt has been able to inform readers
that cake wasn't transformed into the
masterpiece that it is today until the 16th
century. During that time, a French baker
became the rst to put frosting on a cake in
attempt to glue two layers of cake together.
Though it worked for this purpose, the baker
soon discovered that frosting and cake had
much more potential together than just glue. It
wasn't long before the two became inseparable.
Though cake and icing may seem like a match
made in heaven, not everyone is too crazy about
the combo. For some people, the cake-style of
the ancient Egyptians is the way to go.
What is your preference?
Lip Sync
By: Megan Schneider and Leah Tufts
Imagine the thrill as you are waiting to go
on stage with butteries in your stomach as the
curtain opens. All eyes on you and your group. It is
your turn to preform. For many WJHS student this
year and in years past this wasn't just a story, this
was their reality. An they did an amazing job
performing at this year's Lip Sync competition.
In this year's Lip Sync there were 91
individual students involved and 17 groups in
total. The judges were Mr. Winn, Ms. Bailey, Mr.
Leblanc, Mrs. Bishop, and Mrs. Aldridge. The
Emcees were Patrick Dinmore and Cadi
Snowbrine making fabulous jokes all night long!
There were three winners in each division.(See
Chart)
We talked to Annabelle Breton, a fth grader who
did the lip sync for the rst time ever and won rst
place in her division, to get some insight into the
lip sync.
L&M(Leah and Megan): What was it
like to be alone on stage for your very
rst lip sync?
A(Annabelle): When my hat fell off my
knees were shaking. Other than that, I
wasn't really nervous because I have
done theater before.
L&M: What was your favorite part of
doing the lip sync?
A: I really had fun with the
choreographing and the costume. I also
liked seeing other peoples acts.
L&M: Are you planning on doing the lip
sync again next year?
A: Yes! I think Ill do it with one of my
friends, but I don't know what song I will
do yet.
L&M: How did it feel to get rst?
A: I did not see it coming! I was very
surprised and happy.
L&M: If you could describe the lip sync
in one word what would it be?
A: Amazing!!!
As you can see the lip sync was a
success! We would denitely recommend
participating next year! Thank you to
everyone who made the 2014 Lip Sync
amazing. We eighth graders will
denitely miss participating in this
wonderful event!
More Lip Sync
By: Leah Tufts and Megan Schneider