St. Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17th. Saint Patrick’s Day is when you have to wear green because if you don’t, you get pinched. Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17 because that’s the day when saint Patrick died. Saint Patrick was the patron of Ireland. The Irish invented Saint Patrick’s Day. The reason why we celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day is to remember the saint patron of Ireland.

The 5k

On March 26, 2011, Nightingale will run its 22nd annual 5k run. Located in Rio de Los Angeles, participants will run for trophies, extra credit, or just for the fun of it. Entry is free for any Nightingale student; alumni and adults have to pay a small fee Of $5 and $10. For anyone who finishes top 15 of their division, he/she will receive a medal, and the top 5 will get a trophy. You have till March 11 to fill out your application folks, so sign up now!
-Jonathan Q

MIddle East

There has been trouble stirring up in the Middle East. It all started in Tunisia. A citizen had a college degree and was trying to get a job. You see, in the Middle East, there aren’t that many jobs. So he ended up selling fruit in the streets for a living. One day he got a ticket from an officer for selling fruit illegally. When he told the government, they laughed. As a result, he committed suicide by setting himself on fire. When people heard about this, they made startling protests. Egypt and Tunisia have already gotten rid of their government. Egypt’s president will no longer seek another term. Tunisia’s president was replaced. Iran and Yemen are planning to attempt the same thing. Yemen rioted on streets after 30 years of rule of their president. In Iran, there had been protests too. Protesters had been getting into fights with police. To get more information, see our blog.
-Dalia M.

Second Semester

The second semester is finally here. Some students’ classes changed and others didn’t change at all. Some students like their classes and others don’t. Students get their classes changed because there is an amount of students that have to be divided equally into each class. In this semester 8th graders need to have decent grades in order to graduate. They could have A’s, B’s, and C’s but no D’s or F’s and no more then 3 U’s. If they didn’t like their grades of the last semester, they have this semester to raise them up.
-Jennifer R.

Nightingale Middle School

Science Bowl

Talent Show