Boda Borg

By: Christina Ilie

On Wednesday, November 22, 2017, students from Wood Hill went to Boda Borg in Malden, MA. Mr. DeFusco and Mrs. Sullivan were the chaperones for the trip. We went to Boda Borg and back with a bus. We left Wood Hill at 11 am and came back at 2:45 pm. Boda Borg is an arcade with quests. The quests are series of rooms with different challenges. There are three different levels, green, red, and black. The green level is the least physical, the red is in the middle, and black is very physical. The door leading to the quest will be the color of the level.

Inside of the quests, you have a time limit, you won’t be told the time limit. You also won’t be told what you have to do in the quests, or how many rooms are in the quest. If you fail, you will fail a lot, you can either restart or try another quest. When you restart, even if you were on the last room, you have to start from the first room. To visit the website, go to http://www.bodaborg.com/usa/boston/.

Joke of the week

Why couldn’t the pony sing?

She was a little hoarse.

Turkey Bowl

By Lisa Shin and Madeline Shin

This month, we had the annual and awesome Turkey Bowl!  For those who don’t have a clue about the Turkey Bowl, it is a football game between the eighth graders and the staff at Wood Hill.  The game goes like this. The staff plays football against four groups of eighth graders. This year, there were two mixed girls and boys group, a girls only group, and a boys only group. It’s very exhilarating and jubilant to see your teacher score a touchdown!  Interestingly, the staff have been on a winning streak-they’ve never lost a single match of Turkey Bowl for 16 years!  

The day we had the Turkey Bowl was an extremely rainy day.  Outside, it was raining persistently and it was freezing.  Although it was pouring during the entire duration of the Turkey Bowl, the eighth graders and the staff participating relentlessly competed for a touchdown.  However, as much as valiantly the staff and eighth graders fought against the rain, it was slowly proving to be an extreme disadvantage for both sides.  The rain made the football slippery, and some eighth graders tripped while sprinting for the ball.  (Trust me-dirt and water make a terrible combination of mud.) The teachers, as usual, were victorious in the rain. They managed to score more than one touchdown! The eighth graders struggled to catch up and in the end, the teachers emerged as the champions.

All in all, the eighth graders ultimately threw down the gauntlet to the staff.  The staff made amazing passes and throws, compared to the eighth graders reckless tackling.  Anyways, congratulations to the eighth graders and the staff for participating in the Turkey Bowl!

7 West Field Trip to Hindu Temple

By Pritha Yalakkishettar

On Dec. 4, 7 West is going on a field trip to the Sri Chinmaya Maruti temple (check out pics below) in Andover to learn more about Hinduism. This field trip is going along with the Social Studies curriculum of the 5 major religions, with Hinduism as one of them.  

This is going to be interesting for me because as a Hindu I go to this temple every Sunday for my Sunday school. It’s kind of like going to church for me. When we go on Sundays, we learn many, many things about Hinduism and Buddhism. We learn lessons and hear lots of stories. I’m kind of excited to see how my classmates are going to like it.

Chinmaya Mission was founded by Swami Chinmayananda in 1953. There are approximately 400 centers all across the world. I’m so happy that a huge piece of my culture is right here in Andover!

The Penny Wars

By Christina Ilie

Penny Wars was a fundraiser organized by PAC. During Penny Wars, all of Wood Hill w put pennies in their jar. All of the money in the jars went to PAC who in turn gives it back to the school by supporting various teacher initiatives,

How does Penny Wars work? Every grade has their own jar. You put pennies in your jar to get more points. That sounds easy right? Well, there’s a catch, the other grades can put money in your jar (not pennies) to decrease your points. For example, if someone from a different grade than you put a nickel in your jar, you’d lose 5 points. The good thing, you can always get them back by putting even more money in their jar. The grade that gets the most points at the end wins a prize.

The total money we gathered was (about) $147.05. Fortunately for them, 8th grade won the penny wars! They worked really hard to win the prize, and it all paid off! Congrats to 8th grade and everyone who participated!

Professor Fi-It:Undecided

Dear Professor Fix-It,

My friends can't commit to a plan!I don't know what to do. They also sometimes act like babies. What should I tell them? How should I solve this?

Thanks,

Undecided

Dear Undecided,

If your friends can’t commit to a plan help them decide what to do, and once they decide on a plan make sure they stay on task and follow through with the plan until you've completed your task. One way to do this is to make sure that everyone has a job, likes their job, and knows what to do. Make sure that everyone (including you) is having fun. I hope this helps!

Good Luck,

Professor Fix-It

Joke of the week

What kind of dinosaur loves to sleep?
A stega-snore-us.