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The Bad Joke of the Week is…
What did Mario say when he broke up with
Princess Peach?
It’s not you it’s a-me, Mario This joke has been brought to you by Tyler S. ‘20
Want your joke here? Submit it to Mr. Stevens and the re-
porters and staff will pick which one they like the best.
FUNNY PAGE AND PUZZLES
CROSSWORD PUZZLE This Crossword Puzzle is brought to you by Jacob B. ’19
Across
1. Word reference, meaning
4. TV show starring John Stamos
6. Candy, stick, round
7. 5th grade girl
8. Vampire from Romania
11. Mr. Stevens’ Thursday
Down
1. Country in Africa, capital same
name
2. Rains terror on cities, tall, green
monster
3. Spined animal
4. Norway waterway
5. Tentacles
9. Country next to China
10. Fictional animal
The first five students to finish and hand this crossword puzzle in to Mr. Stevens will get
a 50 cent snack shack coupon.
B T W o r l d S t a f f
Faculty Advisor, Mr. John Stevens
Layout, Hailey G. ‘19, Joseph L. ‘19
Chana B. ‘20
Jacob B. ‘19
Zach C. ‘19
Josh C. ‘20
Davi F. ‘20
JoJo F. ‘20
Samantha G. ‘17
Gabrielle G. ’19
Jeremy G. ’19
Yael K. ‘20
Nickie K. ‘20
Rikki M. ’19
Renee R. ’17
Shira S. ‘20
Yael S. ‘19
Ezra S. ‘18
Tyler S. ‘20
Zachary V. ‘19
Volume 1, Issue 2
PURIM AT BT!
By: Hailey G. ‘19
Finally, the bell rang
and you could feel the ener-
gy pumping through the
halls. Every day the hall-
ways are filled with the
same colors, but you could
definitely tell today was
Purim. I could see bright
colors everywhere I turned!
I was very entertained to
walk around and see what
everyone was dressed up as
and I loved to see the crea-
tivity of all the costumes!
Every costume was extreme-
ly unique, and I couldn't
believe how all the Beth
Tfiloh students thought of
them. The entire Middle
School piled into the audito-
rium for exciting activities.
We had a costume contest
which led to joyous laugh-
ter!
Afterwards, the teachers
got to play a game on stage
similar to Charades. The
first teacher would act out a
scene without speaking and
show the second teacher.
Next, the second teacher
would do the same for the
third teacher, and then, the
last teacher would do the
same. Finally, each teacher
would be asked what they
believed they were acting
out and their responses were
hilarious! After the students
watched, they let us join the
fun! The teachers picked
lucky students who were
allowed to have a turn at the
game too! Before all the fun
ended, Beth Tfiloh gave out
bags of mishloach manot
and hamantashan. What a
delicious ending! I can't wait
for all the Purim festivities
next year! Have you thought
of a costume yet?
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Meteorite in Russia 2
Dear Gabby 2
China Hacks Apple? 2
Meteorite in Russia 2
Man From Outer Space? 3
Dvar Torah 3
Interpreters in 5th Grade 3
Yachad Program 4
The Little Mermaid, Jr. 4
B’nei Mitzvah 4
Purim Pictures 4
Funny Page & Puzzles 4
By: Renee R. ‘17
On Thursday, February 7th, the
8th grade went to Heritage Hills for
our annual snow-tubing trip.
We all headed for the hills
(literally), whether it was pulling our
own tubes or taking the lift. The class
ended up at the top of the hill, eager
to ride down. Students teamed up in
groups of 4 to 16 to ride down, and
when we did it was awesome!
Tubing wasn’t the only fun thing
to do. We got wrist bands for unlim-
ited hot chocolate and put tons of
toppings on it. Skating was also real-
ly fun, even if you were a first-timer.
The class all bonded during the
trip and got along. If you weren’t
good at something, people helped and
supported you. We all had a good
time, and I hope that future 8th grad-
ers
have
as
much
fun as
we
did!
8TH GRADE GOES SNOW TUBING !
Volume 1, Issue 2 March 15, 2013
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Volume 1, Issue 2
CHINA HACKS APPLE?
By: Joseph L. ‘19
Apple announced to the
press on February 19th that
they were hacked by the
same group that hacked
Twitter and Facebook on
February 15th. While most
sources and evidence point to
the Chinese military, others
believe that it was a group of
employees who work at Ap-
ple’s Foxconn factory in Chi-
na who were protesting for
better working conditions.
When CEO Tim Cook
of Apple addressed the press
he specifically said, "The
hackers behind this have so-
phisticatedly and successfully
hacked our company. We
are working to fix this issue
as soon as possible." This is
surprising as Apple has some
of the most sophisticated
technology on Earth.
Many
sources
believe
that the
Chi-
nese
military
is be-
hind all
three of
these hacks (Facebook, Twit-
ter and Apple), but most
news networks and media
have passed around rumors
that a group of Apple Fox-
conn factory employees were
upset about their working
conditions and betrayed their
own company. Apple offi-
cials said that they will be
slowing down production of
their electronic equipment to
fix this issue and get to the
bottom of who really caused
the problem.
Apple employees first discov-
ered the problem in Cuperti-
no, California when their
designing crew came to work
and were surprised to find
that when they updated their
antivirus software the night
before it downloaded a virus
to one of their designing pro-
grams. When the virus was
opened, it downloaded to the
whole server. Apple immedi-
ately created an update for
all Apple devices (iOS 6.1.2)
which will fix a security flaw
within the mother board.
DEAR GABBY
An advice
column by
Gabrielle G. ‘19
Dear Gabby,
I’m not very popular at
school. Can you give me
some advice on how to be
more popular?
Signed,
Unpopular
Dear Unpopular,
You shouldn’t care about
being popular or not! Your
real friends won’t care if
you are cool or ugly or tall
or short. They will just love
you the way you are no
matter what! Don’t care
what other people think
about you or you won’t live
a good and fun life. Be
yourself and be happy!
Gabby
Dear Gabby,
How do I get my friends
back together?
Signed,
Depressed
Dear Depressed,
Your friends broke up?
Gabby
Questions? Need an opin-
ion on something? Write a
note to Dear Gabby and
give it to Mr. Stevens.
Gabby will help!
By: Zachary V. ‘19
On February 15, 2013,
central Russia was hit by a
meteorite. As the meteorite
was falling, it sent fireballs
towards the ground, which
broke windows and even
bricks from buildings. Resi-
dents reported that they
heard what sounded like a
big explosion, they saw a
bright light, and they felt a
shock wave. As the meteorite
shot across the horizon, it left
a long white tail in its wake,
which could be seen from as
far as 200 kilometers away.
About 400 people were
injured because of the mete-
orite, which, believe it or not,
caused more flying shattered
glass than anything else.
However, no one was killed
due to this incident, thank
G-d.
“I was driving to work, it
was quite dark, but it sudden-
ly became as bright as if it
was day,” said Viktor Proko-
fiev, a resident of Yekaterin-
burg in the Ural Mountains.
Yes, the meteorite could be
seen all the way from Yeka-
terinburg.
A local ministry official
said that the meteor shower
could have been connected
to a very large asteroid that
was due to pass Earth at a
distance of about 27,520 kilo-
meters, but this was not veri-
fied.
Incidents like this are
quite rare, however. Chances
of this happening again are
very low. In fact, if any space
object has any sort of chance
of hitting Earth, it won’t hap-
pen until the year 2048. By
then, technology will be
good enough to easily
prevent that object from
hitting Earth.
When the meteorite
crashed to the ground, it
broke apart into pieces. If
one were to find a piece of
the meteorite, they would be
holding an object that is
worth about $1,000 per
ounce. People looking for
valuable items are searching
Russia to find pieces of the
meteorite. Some people are
even taking trips to Russia,
to search for these valuable
pieces of the meteorite.
METEORITE IN RUSSIA
By: Your Student Council
Once a month our Student Council
organizes a Yachad program to wel-
come young adults who are develop-
mentally and physically challenged. We
enjoy a pizza dinner and everyone
works on a project for the community.
Early in the fall we made no-sew
blankets and donated them to a nearby
nursing facility. Sometimes one of our
most talented guests plays the keyboard
and we sing songs of celebration – a
perfect way to enjoy the holiday of
Chanukah back in early December. For
Purim we made groggers for our own
personal use when we heard the reading
of the Megillah. On a regular basis, we
make bags for our Extra Lunch dona-
tions, a program sponsored by Beth
Tfiloh. We have decorated over 200
lunch bags and given them out on
Thursdays, prior to the Extra Lunch
Day.
These Monday evenings are
special times for our 7th and 8th graders
to enjoy the company of our Yachad
guests. We all learn from each other and
have grown to appreciate our individual
talents.
OUR MARCH B’NEI M ITZVAH
Top row: (Left to right): Matthew L. ‘18, Oren P. ‘18, Caleb Z. ‘18, Jordon K.18
Bottom row: (Left to right) Baylee P. ‘18, Meira K. ‘19, Rikki M. ‘19, Ellie L. ‘18
YACHAD PROGRAM
SPRING SPORTS ! ! !
Come one,
come all!!
This is an invite
for all girls mid-
dle school wide to join the
Middle School Girls Softball Team.
The first game is on
Monday March, 18. We need at least
4 more people to join the team before
then to have a full roster. If you are
interested talk to Gabrielle Goldman
in 6th grade to join.
Volume 1, Issue 2
THE L ITTLE MERMAID , JR .
Photos by Mrs.
By: Yael S. ‘19
The Middle School is putting on a musical this
year called “The Little Mermaid, Jr.” It is a funny,
yet romantic, story about a sixteen year old mer-
maid who wants to be human and ends up falling in
love with a prince.
I recently interviewed Yehudit V. from the eighth
grade. She is playing the part of Sebastian and has
to wear a bright red suit as a costume. Yehudit told
me that she likes playing this character because,
“she is just like me, extremely happy.” She also told
me that the hardest thing about playing the part is
having to read the lines
with a Jamaican accent.
I will be writing
about other performers
in later editions of the
newspaper. I hope you
already have tickets for the final perfor-
mance on March 17th because they are
SOLD OUT! (There may possible be an
additional performance next week, stay
tuned!)
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By Jacob B. ’19 and Leah M.
‘20
Dr. Don Thomas,
retired NASA astronaut,
recently came to Beth
Tfiloh and spoke to the
fifth and sixth grade sci-
ence classes. Dr. Thomas
spent over nine years in
college and holds a doc-
torate degree from Cornell
University. He became
an astronaut in 1991 and
is a veteran of four space
shuttle flights.
In an interview with
BT World, Dr. Thomas
told us that he was in kin-
dergarten when astronauts
first went into space. “I
sat and watched on the
black and white TV and
realized this is what I
wanted to do,” he said.
NASA denied his
first, second, and third
applications to become an
astronaut. Dr. Thomas
took flying and skydiving
lessons and continued to
pursue his dream of be-
coming an astronaut.
Finally, he was accepted
as an astronaut by NASA
after applying for the
fourth time. He told our
class that it is important to
pursue what you really
want and NEVER give
up.
In his talk, Dr. Thom-
as described many inter-
esting things about space
travel. He told students
about a game the astro-
nauts played in their spare
time. One astronaut
would crunch himself into
a ball and the other astro-
nauts would play “catch”
with him in the weightless
atmosphere.
The entire presen-
tation was very interest-
ing, and we would like to
thank Dr. Thomas for
taking time to visit us!
D’VAR TORAH : PARSHAT PARAH
By Josh S. ‘17
This Shabbat is known as “Shabbat
Parah.” It is one of the four special
Shabbatot that gets its name from the
additional Torah reading that is read
when it occurs each year. Two of these
Shabbatot are before Purim, and the
other two are before Pesach.
Shabbat Parah, in which we read
about the Parah Adumah (the red cow),
always occurs on the Shabbat following
Purim. The Torah reading describes
the ceremony in which the Kohaen
used a red heifer as part of the purifica-
tion ceremony in the Beit HaMikdash.
The Jewish people needed to be puri-
fied in order to be ready to sacrifice the
Korban Pesach (Pesach sacrifice).
Unfortunately, we no longer have
the Beit HaMikdash, and so the Korban
Pesach cannot be offered. Instead, it is
symbolized by the shank bone on the
Seder plate.
By Emma P.
Two strangely dressed men from
St. Mary's City recently came to BT to
talk about life in the 17th century. The
costumed interpreters told the stories of
Maryland's first years, when St. Mary's
was the colony's capital.
Our fifth grade social studies classes
recently finished a unit in which we
learned about the founding of Maryland.
The presentation by St. Mary’s City
made all that we learned “come alive.”
One of the men gave his name as
Master Spray and acted as a member of
17th century society. He told us that he
“owned” a tobacco farm and that he had
purchased the other man, named John,
as an indentured servant to work on the
farm. John explained that he agreed to
become an indentured servant in order
to have his passage to the New World
paid for by Master Spray. John planned
on one day having his own tobacco farm
and having his own indentured servants.
John passed around the bone from a
cow’s ear. Strangely, it had a piercing
through it. Master Spray ex-
plained that when someone
owned cattle they pierced
their cattle’s ear. If someone
accused another farmer of
stealing their cattle, people
would be found innocent or
guilty based on the cattle’s
ear piercing. If a farmer was
found guilty of stealing an-
other’s cattle, he would be
put in the stocks, or pillory,
where he would be publicly humiliated.
People could throw rocks and vegeta-
bles at the person in the stocks. If the
same farmer was accused again and
found guilty, his hand would be
burned. If someone saw that his hand
was burned it informed them that the
person was not to be trusted. That per-
son would not make a successful living
because no one would want to trade or
do business with him.
The interpreters told us many other
interesting facts about life in the 17th
century and brought real tobacco leaves
for us to touch and smell. Master
Spray and John cracked pen the tobac-
co flower, and we got to all see the size
of a tobacco seed. The actual seed is
the size of a speck of dirt. In addition,
they brought clothing like that worn in
the seventeenth century. Two students
were allowed to model for the
class.The fifth grade had a great time
with the interpreters and would like to
thank them for coming to visit!
M IDDLE SCHOOL V ISIT FROM OUTER SPACE
INTERPRETERS V ISIT F IFTH GRADE
Volume 1, Issue 2
PURIM P ICTURES ! Can you find yourself ?
Volume 1, Issue 2
By: Alyse M. ‘17
In this week’s Parsha, Parshat Vayikra, G-d speaks to
Moses and communicates all the laws concerning sacrificial
offerings. Meal offerings call “menachot” (gifts) are pre-
pared with wine, olive oil, and frankincense. Moreover, A
Kohen must take chometz or a handful of the offering be-
fore it is baked. The meal offering can be matzah, loaves,
pan fried or deep fried. Most importantly, this offering can-
not be leavened. An explanation of why leavened bread is
forbidden in the meal offerings is offered by our Chassidic
masters. They say the leaven, dough that has been ferment-
ed, represents self-inclination and pride. Nothing is more
abhorrent to G-d than conceit. The Talmud states, “G-d
says of the prideful one, ‘He and I cannot dwell together in
the world.’ As we approach Pesach we should keep in mind
this idea. Furthermore, humility is a major theme of the
Passover holiday. We are free and royal, yet, at the same
time we tell the story of our slavery. To summarize, We can
learn from Hashem, that even if we are at the top and have
everything we want, we must remain humble.
D’VAR TORAH : PARSHAT VAYIKRA