Ending the School Year

The last day of school
We finally escape
From waking up early
And not going to bed late

The countless projects
In all of the blocks
The typing and writing
By every off clock

I don't think we'll miss
Broken pencils and pens,
But I can't say the same
For all of my friends

We'll meet in the summer
And go in the pond
Swimming through the day
Until the sunlight is gone

We will ALL miss
By the end of the season
Our middle school
For whatever reason

Whether it be friends
Or playing at recess
Or sports after school

We'll miss G.B.S.

Poem by Jamie Ammon- Goodbye eighth graders! Have fun at Conval!

Student of the Year

Students of the Year buckle up for a wild ride! We are going to Canobie! Canobie Lake Park is a theme park filled with fun. We will leave at 8am and be back at 3:30pm. It will be tons of fun, but don't forget to bring a swim suit. "It was fun in the past and it should be great this time!" say Julianna Stone a Student of the Middle Years. This trip is only for Student of the Year. Student of the Year is being Student of the Month every month. If you didn't get it this year try for next year because it is definitely worth it.

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Goodbye Great Brook

There are only a couple of days left until the 8th grade is in high school! Some cant wait to go to ConVal others are scared. This will be a big difference but a fun one. 8th grade will rejoin with other fellow GBS students as well as meet new kids from South Meadow School. The teachers from GBS have prepared the 8th graders for high school throughout the whole year and have done a great job. The kids at Great Brook will miss it dearly but they are ready for ConVal. I'm sure the students will come back and visit and they will always remember there time at Great Brook. There memories consist of the field trips to Lowell, Exchange City, Gregg Lake and of course Washington DC and there are many more. We will remember them forever but its time to say goodbye the GBS. So from all of the 8th graders to Great Brook School Goodbye for now and best wishes to you!

SEMI FORMAL!

I'm sure you have all heard the buzz about semi? For eighth grade only, every year we have the semi formal dance. This year it will be held on June 10th. For now the time is 7-9:00 pm but it could possibly change so keep your ears open! Cost later will be announced. This is a formal dance so dress up! Don't feel obligated to have a date, going with friends is always acceptable! For the girls, please make sure your dress is an appropriate style. This is a special night, towards the end of your eighth grade year. Make it worthwhile!

End of the Year Countdown!

Seventh, sixth and fifth graders will have 21days left in school! Lucky eighth graders, however, will have just 20 days minus one for the day long camping trip!

Marching Band Rehearsal

The Great Brook concert and chorale students did great, but as you know, after the concert we have marching band! This year we will be playing in Antrim and Bennington . After school today there will be a practice so be sure to come! On Wednesday, 5th block we will be rehearsing and Thursday we will be practicing at the assembly and at AES. Be sure to have your lyres and music! Hope to see you there!

Ask Annabell: The Boy I Like is Dating Someone Else!

Dear Annabell,

The boy I like is dating someone else what should I do?

Yours,
Dating Drama



Dear Dating Drama,

I have to ask is this girl your friend? If so you might want to tell her that you have feelings for this boy, I know it might be hard but it will hurt more if you keep it to yourself. Whatever you do don't try and break them up it will ruin your friendship with the girl and most likely ruin your chances with this boy. best of luck.

-Annabell

Day Countdown

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Book Review: The City of Bones

CAUTION: ADULT CONTENT!!

When Clary Fray goes to the Pandemonium Club, she doesn't expect to find a mysterious group of tattooed teenagers bearing bizarre weapons murdering a blue haired boy who disappears as soon as he dies. Nor does she expect no one else to be able to see any of them. These teenagers, who are equally surprised that she can see them, explain themselves to be Shadowhunters. They are in a secret group thats sole purpose is to rid the world of demons. Within the next 24 hours she receives a strange phone call from her mother, Jocelyn, and rushes back to find the apartment in ruins, her mother missing, and a demon waiting for her.

Who are the Shadowhunters? How can Clary see them? Where is her mother? Why are the demons interested in ordinary people like Clary and her mother?

This book, and the next three in the series, kept me on the edge of my seat. The characters were very real feeling and relatable.

"Exotic ... exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end." -Margaret K. McElderly Books

Be warned: this book contains some adult scenes, swearing and is rather lengthy. But I personally would advise anyone who can get their hands on it to read this series.

This book will be coming out as a movie soon, but its specific date is undisclosed. You can find multiple copies of this book in the library, along with books 2 through 4: City of Ashes, City of Glass, and City of Fallen Angels. There will be two more books coming out in this series, the City of Lost Souls and the City of Heavenly Fire, that will conclude the Mortal Instruments series. The former is set to release in May 2012, and the latter in September 2013.

There is also a partner series called the Infernal Devices series starting with The Clockwork Angel, which is also an amazing series. The second of this series will be out in September of 2011, as the Clockwork Prince. The third, The Clockwork Princess, will be out in November or December of 2012. I will be doing a review of the Clockwork Angel very soon.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

I'm sure you have all heard of the Pirates of the Caribbean? Probably one of the most popular movies ever am I right? Well then for the fans of these movies, you'll be glad to hear the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean is coming out! Captain Jack Sparrow reunites with a women from his past named Angelica. He can't tell if his feeling towards her are love. Captain Sparrow believes Angelica could just be using him to get to the Fountain of Youth. Angelica forces him aboard her fathers ship in search of the fountain. Turns out, her father is Blackbeard, one of Captain Jack Sparrow's worst enemies. Now he is not sure if he is more scared of the infamous Blackbeard, or his daughter Angelica. It comes out on May 20th and I'm sure it will be as great as all the other Pirates of the Caribbean movies!