FIVE MORE WEEKS TO PROMOTION

The Castro Cougars are very excited because there are only about five more weeks to promotion; the BIG STEP. Five more weeks so that they will become FRESHMEN! This is a big deal for all eighth graders; the day when Middle School is put behind them. Everything they ever did wrong in Middle School is gone and they can start all over again. PROMOTION is all these Cougar eighth graders are thinking of.

WE ARE READY!!!!

Yaneth

AIMS testing

Everyone I know thinks that AIMS is boring? Wouldn't you say the same thing? I mean think about it, you are sitting in one spot for three hours in dead silence. I know that it is to see if we are going to go to flunk. If we aren't it determines what classes we would have in high school. Does it have to be so boring? A good idea would be to do half in the morning and the other part after lunch. Instead of, tiring us out so early in the morning.
I know that in the first paragraph I was only talking about my feelings on the tests but now I will tell you about how most of my friends feel. "I hate these tests" is what Monique said everyday we had AIMS. Every student I know hated doing AIMS but the teachers were all excited. For example, Ms. Temple did the writing portion of it. It shocked me because most people hate doing AIMS when it is mandatory. Yet she goes and do it on her own free will.
Even though I say that testing was very boring there are some exciting things about it. To explain, when we are all done we get to have prizes and treats. Like on Friday I am going to have a pizza party. Then the eighth graders get to have a field day. That sounds so fun doesn’t it. So even though we have to work really hard it all pays off at the end.

Cougar News

What really happened at school was that we took the Aim’s test last week and
It was great. On Monday, we took the aims writing. On Tuesday, we took the aims
Math and reading part one. On Wednesday, we took the math and reading aims
Test part two. On Thursday, we took the math and reading aims test part three.
And on Friday, we took the aims science test part one and two. But we were
Done with the aims test and we need to be prepared for the Galileo test that is
60% of our final grade and we will be finished taking the Galileo and move on
To high school.

What also happened last week was that there was a fight at school during the
Aims week. Some students saw the fight but most of the students did not watch
The fight. After the aims science test part one and two; there was no free day
Or no activities to do because our teachers wanted to do free day until the week
After the aims test. But there is some good news. The good news is that we will
Have free day this Friday and we all heard it in math class. And we will have free
Day this Friday.

Everyone at school knows about the leadership conference because maybe I
Don’t know who will I interview to get information but I will try my best to
Interview and get enough information. But I don’t know who is going but I will
Learn more about interviewing and know who is going. And I may not know if
They get selected about the leadership conference and I will also learn more
About the leadership conference and about who is going and how did they get
Selected.

The Leadership Conference

There will be a leadership conference held on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 8 a.m until 2 p.m at Raul H. Castro. Cougar students will be able to go the conference and go take pictures, video and ask questions. They will be given the chance to enhance their skills as writers and also their social skills, which will definitely help them throughout their life. This is the best opportunity for the Castro Cougars to “grow.” Everyone is welcomed and we will expect a lot of you to come. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!!

BY YANETH

”The fight”

Sadly, last week we had a fight here at Castro. The two people fighting were Maria and Alida. Many people watching said different stories. Most are that Maria attacked Alida. I talked to many of the watchers. What stopped the fight were a few teachers. Mr. Dugan, Ms. Dustin, Ms. Dowling, and Mr. Piña were the teachers that helped stop the fight. Alida got 1 and ½ weeks suspension same with Maria.

Daniel

Francisco

Cougars vs. Blue knights

Today, April 19, 2010, the Cougars play against the Blue knights at home. The Cougars have practiced very hard so that they will be able to beat the Blue knights. They are expecting to win and they have all the support from the Cougar members . They will win!

Yaneth
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