Preview of the Winter Concert

Music Department's hard work pays off! Happy Holidays!

Canned Food Drive

The canned food drive is about giving food to the homeless, which means people that does not have a home, and to different kinds of charity. For homeless it’s a pretty good idea. The canned food drive starts on December 2, 2010-December 8,2010. By donating you will be helping people who can’t get their food (like can’t pay for it). Can food drive can show kindness to people.
The food has to be canned like a can of bean or a can of corn (that is just an example/suggestion). The food can’t be like opened, half eat or bitten, it has to be not open, not expired, and in good condition. To donate the food you have to give it to your homeroom teacher and the teacher will deliver it to the parent center or give it to the parent center instead. Your homeroom can earn free dress passes by donating the most canned food then other homerooms to the parent center.

Winter Concert

The winter concert is an annual event that takes place before winter break. The concert consists of a wide range of musical instruments, from the plucking of violins to the singing of a choir. You will hear Christmas carols as well as famous pieces of music from famous musicians. The ones who are leading the winter concert are the talented Ms. Jones and Ms. Elliot.
The winter concert is scheduled to be at December 10, 2010 from 5 PM-8PM. Everyone is invited, but for anyone 18 or older they must pay a small fee. So bring your friends, co-workers, family, anyone that appreciates good music! There will also be a bake sale during the performances, so if your hungry, please stop by and enjoy some delicious homemade muffins!
-Jonathan Q.

Lost at Mount. Baldy

We interviewed Raul G. about him being lost at Mt. Baldy. We asked him a few questions on how he felt being lost. These are his responses. We asked him, how did it feel to be lost? He said,” It was really frightening because you don’t know what would pop out. “We also asked him if it was his first time being lost. This is his response,” Yes it was my first time being lost. “Another thing we asked him was, how did he feel when he got rescued? He said,” I felt really happy and joyful that I was found.” The last thing we asked was, Will you ever go hiking again? Raul said, “Yeah I will still go hiking!”

-Jennifer R.

The Decade

Jan 2000 – Y2K fails.
Nov 2000 – George W. Bush is elected to be the 43rd president of the United States.

Apr 2001 – For the first time in 2000 years, gay marriage is legalized in the Netherlands.
September 11, 2001- Almost 3,000 are killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center.

Mar 2002 – The US invades Afghanistan. “Operation Anaconda” begins.
Nov 2002 – The US Republicans control all of Congress.

Jul 2003 – 500,000 Hong Kong people protest about treason.
December 13, 2003 – Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, is captured.


Jan 2004 – A whale explodes in Taiwan during a messy delivery to a town.
December 26, 2004 – A 9.3 earthquake struck South East Asia, killing thousands.

Jan 2005 – George W. Bush is inaugurated for his second term as president.
August 29, 2005 – Hurricane Katrina rages along the US Gulf Coast, killing hundreds.

May 2006 – The Human Genome Project begins.
Oct 2006 – North Korea conducts its first-ever nuclear test.

Jun 2007 – A 2,100 year old melon is discovered in western Japan.
Aug 2007 – Peru is hit by an 8.0 earthquake, killing hundreds.

Jun 2008 – Pirates begin to hijack cargo ships off of the cost of Somalia.
Aug 2008 – Michael Phelps wins 8 Olympic gold medals, the most in Olympic history.

January 20, 2009 – Barack Obama is becomes the first African-American president.
Jun 2009 – The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, passes away.

January 12, 2010 – A 7.0 earthquake in Haiti kills over 230,000 people.
Apr 2010 – Mount Eyjafjallajokull erupts.

-Jonathan Q.

Footbal Carnival

Nightingale Middle School had its annual football carnival which was on November 19, 2010. There are 2 teams which are: blue and green who compete for the title of winning the game. This was nightingale’s 67th annual football carnival. This year some of the coaches were Mr. Nakano, Mr. Acevedo, Greg, Leo, Mr.Roldan, Mr. Puth, and Ms. Molina. Boys and girls could join the team if they make it. All grade levels of students are allowed to participate. Every year green has won the football carnival and gratefully blue won this year. This is such a cool event because all the students in the school get to show their team spirit by wearing green or blue clothing or accessories. All the students from Nightingale love having these events because they get to be with their friends and cheer for there team color. All Nightingale students make sure to show your team spirit in next year's football carnival and have the best team win.

-Sarah R.