By Jezabel Valles

Welcome back, Falcons! This is going to be a great school year! There are going to be a lot of dances, sports, activities, and clubs. One of the dances we had was the “Welcome Back” dance. This dance is to wel-come everyone back to the new school year.

We also have several clubs on campus. We have a soccer team, run by Mr. Lopez, Kids Mat-ter run by Mrs. Jarrett, and the Origami Club

run by Ms. Baker. The soccer team practices every lunch in the tennis courts. Kids Matter meets every Monday in room 304. Finally, the Origami Club meets eve-ry Tuesday in room 309. Every Friday, we have activities run by the ASB. They do activities that will make you laugh. You know that we have some clubs start-ing, but one of the club’s is called The Journalism Club.

The Journalism Club is run by Ms. Torng. In this club, you write articles that go in our school newsletter. You can snap a picture, or write an arti-cle. If you want, you can also put your ideas to-gether with someone else. The Journalism Club is always looking for new members. We hope you’re convinced enough to join our exciting club!

Have a super school year Falcons!!!

Volume 1, Issue 1

September 2011

HILLTOP MIDDLE SCHOOL

By Kazendria Cardenas and Maya Ramirez

Have you ever won-dered about Open House? Open House is a place where parents come to find out what their children are learn-ing at school. Teachers usually talk to parents about how their class

works and what their students are learning. The purpose of open house is to give parents a chance to meet their teachers. The reason stu-dents are discouraged to come is because Open House is more for their parents and teachers to discuss what they expect

in their children.

The people who are in charge of Open House are the A.S.B advisor, our Vice Prin-cipals, and of course our Principal. Open House is a fun and interesting event that only happens once a year, we hope to see everyone again next year!

Welcome back falcons! !

The wonders of open house

falcon times

Inside this Issue:

Welcome-Back Dance

School Site Council

FUSE

CST Scores

Staff of the Month

Students of the Month

Del Mar Races

CD Review

TV Series Review

Hilltop’s Quad during Open House Photograph by Victor Preciado

Photograph by Josh Arbenz

Journalism Club staff Photograph by Ms. Torng

By Jezabel Valles

Do you know what was super fun last month? Our “Welcome Back” Dance of course!

It was really fun, and there was A LOT of dancing!! There were cool songs that everybody was danc-ing to. You have to have seen it to believe it!

There were supervisors including Mrs. Heinz, Mr. Bajet, and some of the FUSE advisors. Everybody was shaking ‘til they dropped.

cheerleading. They also have Wii and Xbox 360 competitions .

There is homework time where tu-tors can help you. They have free time, in which you could go to the field and play soccer, basketball, and football or just relax in the grass. If you don’t like the sun or just don’t like that field you can hangout at the gate.

If you are interested in being in

By Marilyn Carreon and Paloma Castillo

FUSE is a before and after school program where students can be safe. FUSE also helps to reduce bad behavior and improve grades. The hours are 6:30-8:00am, and 3:05-6:05pm.

The sports in FUSE right now are football, softball, basketball, track and field, soccer, baseball and

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Even when the dance was over, people were still dancing!! The DJ was playing some awesome songs, including “Cat Daddy”, the Electric Slide, and “You’re a Jerk”. Students sang and danced the night away. It was a really cool experience, and we bet the next one will be also that fun!!! Stay tuned for the next dance date, run by the ASB and Mrs. Heinz!!!

School Site Council is to give all school members a voice in how state and federal funds are spent.”

You can become a member of the School Site Council by being elect-ed by parents, staff, and students. School Site Council elections are held during the beginning of the year.

The school site council makes de-cisions by meeting each month, discussing, and finally voting for student education. The school site

council oversees all federal and state funds, and makes sure those funds are spent on our struggling students.

Visit Mrs. Martin in rooms 104 and 105 if you would like to learn more about SSC.

By Jessica Bennett

Last month, I sat down with our own Mrs. Martin, School Site Council Categorical Coordinator. Her vision for the new School Site Council students is that they learn all of the interventions, and be able to share their opinions on what helps students learn. She says “The School Site Council is a very important group that makes decisions based on data. It also follows many state and federal guidelines. The purpose of the

F A L C O N T I M E S

Falcons united for success in education

What is School site council ?

“So You think you can dance??”

Photograph by Victor Preciado

Categorical Coordinator, Mrs. Martin

FUSE go to room 901 or 902b to get a packet to sign in. If you have any questions please contact Donna Moreno, FUSE Coordinator at her email: donna.moreno-mciver@sweetwaterschools.org.

Welcome-Back Dance in Cafeteria

Photograph by Josh Arbenz

Photograph by Ms. Torng

And yes, you will be rewarded! According to Ms. Gavin, on Sep-tember 22, we will be having a big celebration! That day, we will all have an extended lunch. We will have exciting games, deli-cious food and rockin’ music.

By Dhamar Perez

Hey Falcons! What’s up? Oh I know…..our CST scores!! Our API (Academic Performance Index) right now is 820. This is major progress from last year’s score, which was 790. Good job Falcons!

This event will be open for both 7th and 8th graders.

Way to be the “Pride of the West Side”!

Student of the month, Joseph Ridley, was born on March 12, 1998, and is thirteen years old. Joseph enjoys helping others and making people laugh. His favorite food is pizza, and his favorite subject is Math. He con-siders himself funny and random. His favorite sports are basketball and baseball. In his free time, Joseph does karate, skateboards, rides his bike. However, his overall favorite activity is being with his family.

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The pride of the west side!

Super students !

come a Spanish teacher or a pedi-atrician because she loves kids. She did not go to college, but if she could go back in time, she would love to go to the Univer-sidad Autonoma De Guadalajara.

Have you ever wondered how Mrs. Abraham manages to stay thin? She says she exercises a lot and watches what she eats. She told us a saying, ‘If you have a healthy mind, you have a healthy body”. Look for Mrs. Abraham in the Main Office!

By Kazendria Cardenas

Have you heard of Mrs. Abraham? If not, you may recognize her by her sweet personality and thin body. She works in the Main Of-fice as the Office Assistant Title I. Mrs. Abraham’s job is answering phones, and greeting and helping direct visitors around campus. If a parent, visitor, or student needs help, she simply asks what they need, gets the information, and directs them where they need to go.

Her dream job was to either be-

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Stellar staff !

By Bryanna Moreno and Maddy Coronado

8th grade 7th grade

Student of the Month is Kathryn Vargas. She is a 7th grader whose birthday is on June 22. Kathryn is 12 years old. Her favorite activity is softball, which she has been playing for five years. She loves to read the Lemony Snicket “Series of Unfortunate Events” books. Kathryn would describe herself as funny and intelligent. When Kathryn is older, she wants to be an author.

Photo by Maddy Coronado

Photo by Maddy Coronado

Photograph by Josh Arbenz

Office Assistant, Mrs. Abraham Photograph by Kazendria Cardenas

44 East J. Street Chula Vista, CA 91910 Phone: (619) 498-2700 Email: deborah.torng@sweetwaterschools.org

His best friend, Stiles, is one of the people helping him from becoming part of the alpha male’s pack. Also helping him in a weird sort of way is, Derek another werewolf. Derek and Scott don’t get along, which adds more complications to the story.

“Teen Wolf” is about young people making choices.

By Annemarie Munoz

“Teen Wolf” is one of the best shows on TV. It has drama, ac-tion, love, and hot male actors!

Scott is a young student, who gets bitten by a wolf. Because of this, he’s turning into a werewolf. Now, he is fighting the curse that has struck him.

“teen wolf”

HILLTOP MIDDLE SCHOOL We’re on the web!

htm.sweetwaterschools.org

Click on “Clubs”

What’s “all the rage”?

Photo courtesy of www.blog.zap2it.com

“Where the surf meets the turf”:

the del mar races

By Victor Preciado and Emilio Rodriguez

Have you ever seen a horse race before? If you haven’t, then the Del Mar Races is the place to go! At the races, you can share time with your family and friends.

The Races have some special deals. For example, every Wednesday, with a purchase of Del Mar admission, you get a free hot dog and soda. As a Diamond Club member, you can get

Discounts on drinks, food, and snacks (membership is free).

If you have kids that want to do something fun, Camp Del mar is here for $24.00. It includes activ-ities for ages 5-13—animal-themed crafts, air hockey, a bouncy-house, miniature golf, and many more. Camp Del Mar includes counselors that are su-pervising the kids at all times.

Visit the Del Mar Races now and have the most exciting time of your life with your friends and family. Don’t forget to join the Diamond Club and bring your kids to Camp Del Mar. Have a wonderful day at Del Mar Races!

(Note: The Del Mar Races run from July 20—September 7, 2011)

By Isabel Uerkvitz and Viviann Gaus

Believers of love, peace, and unity; Blood on the Dance Floor! This band includes the following members: vocalist Dahvie Vanity (David Jesus Torres) and co-vocalist Jayy Von Monroe (Jeremy Griffis). Jayy is 20 and Dahvie is 23.

On June 14th, this talented band

came out with a new album,

“All the Rage!”

According to Amy Sciarretto, on

www.noisecreep.com, “All the

Rage isn’t about fashion. When

we use ‘rage’, it’s all about emo-

tion and becoming the change

you want to see in you and the

world.”

Out of the 14 songs in his album, our favorites are “Bewitched” (feat. Lady Nogrady) and “G.F.A.” (feat. JJ Demon, Nick Nasty &

Lady Nogrady) [Bonus Track].

Genres include Punk, Electronic, and Rock. This album ends in 56 minutes and 3 seconds.

We recommend this

band if you like the bands I Set

My Friends on Fire and Breathe

Carolina, or to those who have a

true heart and accepts who they

Photo courtesy of http://nosevents.com

Photo courtesy of bloodonthedancefloor.cionderbock.com