Current Events Team - Jill C.

Have you ever felt out of the loop – in world news that is. Have you ever felt lost in a class when it comes to current events? Well, if you want to enter the news circle, I suggest you join the National Current Events team. Every week you are assigned to look in the newspaper, recent news magazines, the Internet – however you can get articles on recent news events within a week’s time. You have to summarize three national (US news) and international (world-wide) articles, one arts and entertainment, one science and health, one business and finance, and one sports article. (Note: No articles can be local news. For example, write about something that probably would be found in a Californian newspaper, too. In other words, don’t write about anything from the local sections of the newspaper.) You have to turn your completed current events paper into Miss K on Mondays unless told otherwise. That is your ticket to the Current Events meeting on Fridays during first period for seventh and eighth graders, but you also have to get a pass from Miss K on Friday morning which is also a vital pass. Current Events for fifth and sixth graders is with Mrs. Terndrup.

Being a member of the Current Events team really makes you aware of your surroundings. It also helps you better understand the material studied in Geography class (grade 7) or Civics class (grade 8) when you talk or debate about certain topics relating to recent events and history. For example, near the end of year we study the Middle Eastern countries and territories which are Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine (territory), Golan Heights (territory), United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Israel, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen, Oman, and Qatar in Geography class with Mrs. Bassi.

Being a member of the Current Events team can really helped you understand pretty much anything - well, except for algebra. You’re on your own for that. You can learn so much more than by just reading the newspaper alone. Current Events is awesome, and you should join now!