Welcome to the original Conwell Cougars Blog. Stay awhile and explore all the wonderful Conwell students’ digital creations from 2020 -2022.
And when you’re done, come visit the Conwell Cougars Blog 2.0 for the most up-to-date-Conwell Middle Magnet School students’ original digital media creations!
Script Written by and Performed by J. Matute-’27 and J. White-Lopez-’27
Produced by J. Colon-Rodriguez
Editor’s Note: The J and J Podcast Episode 1: “Locker Madness” was debuted on the 11/17/23 At Conwell We Are On! morning show. The following script featured the new podcasters and interviewed by At Conwell We Are On! Anchors R. Rowan and A. Peralta, whose script was read during the show, which is edited here for CCB style:
R. Rowan-
Thanks Alissa and Alexis! There are Exciting things that are going on at Conwell, including the debut (DAY-bew) of Conwell Cougars Blog’s newest Podcast. Please tell us more, Aida!
A. Peralta
Of course Riley! Here with me today, we have Jade Matute and Julia White-Lopez of section 51, Who have their podcast on our lockers!
Welcome, Jade and Julia.
J and J
Hello A, Thanks for having us here on the Show!
A. Peralta
J and J what Is your production about and why did you decide to make a report ?
J and J
Our presentation is about 5th grade’s journey into opening lockers and we made this because we wanted to share how we felt about lockers.
A. Peralta
Thank you J. and J., now onto your presentation!
Play video
A. Peralta
Thank you J and J for your Pawsome Podcasts!
By B. Smith – 83 – CCB Reporter with contributions from A. Mejias-83 and E. Perez-83
It’s been such a great experience and a great year for everyone at Conwell Middle Magnet School. Every student here at Conwell has created great memories and has met great peers, as well. Unfortunately, the Eighth-Grade Class of 2023 has to say goodbye and start a new chapter of their lives.
Please check out the above video to hear what some students of the Class of 2023 want to share with you, along with advice they have for the younger and incoming students of Conwell.
We hope you find this advice to be valuable and take this advice seriously.
Posted by CCB Staff
By A. Snowden-62 – CCB Editorial Staff
Editor’s Note: This poem was written by A. Snowden in honor of Women’s History Month. The poem was read in its entirety on the live Friday, “At Conwell We Are On!” Zoom show on 3/31/23.
Better Late Than Never
We celebrate women today
Because back then, they weren’t celebrated in any way
They were treated unfairly, different from men
They did so much, but then …
They still were treated unequally, it wasn’t fair!
So, they marched and marched, as they dare
People saw the issue and sought help
They kept marching … and, welp …
The women were free to do whatever
But til this day, women are still under the weather
They are still paid little, more about
Someone has to do something, this isn’t allowed!
But as I always say, you’ll see one day
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Posted by CCB Staff
By J. Flores – 82 , CCB Contributor
Editor’s note – This is a movie review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Please watch the official trailer: Marvel Studios’ Black Panther : Wakanda Forever | Official Trailer
[SPOILERS For “Black Panther : Wakanda Forever”]
Graphic Art by A. Peralta-83 – CCB Staff
The trailer begins with Shuri holding the mask of her fallen brother T-Challah (Chadwick Boseman).
All the Wakandians are marching while wearing white, their color of mourning as seen in the 2018 film, Black Panther. Remora, knowing how hard it is, decides to hold Shuri’s hand to comfort her while she is walking down. Next we see the Wakandians marching while two statues one of the two being Bashinga the first Black Planther and the other one being his wife and I believe the statues represent the Black Panther going from male to female, after a long period of time.
Next we see Namor painting a god. The god I believe he is painting is the feathered serpent from Mayan Mythology. This shows that Namor is a follower of the feathered serpent, probably the avatar of this god as well, like how the Black Panther is an avatar of the Panther God which took gods that I didn’t think was in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (616) but I guess they are. Next we see Shuri making a Wakandian salute with her tattoo, which if you look closer you can see that the tattoo is really Vibranium atoms.
Then we hear Namor saying “Only the most broken people can make great leaders” pointing to him and Shuri. We also see a mural of T-Challah (Chadwick Boseman) and the mural says “The king lives in the black panther that is forever in us, rest with the ancestors” then we see Namors kingdom and we get a closer look at Namors helmet and we see that his helmet is a feathered serpent which is more evidence that Namor is the avatar of the feathered serpent.
Then we hear MBaku saying “His people do not call him general or king they call him the feathered serpent” and that quote is even more evidence that Namor is the avatar of the feathered serpent. Then we see the new Black Panther with the same dots on her face and forehead as Shuri, possibly confirming Shuri is the new Black Panther. This paragraph is my trailer breakdown of black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a review for any media related content, Please contact gdungan@gmail.com
Edited and posted by A. Peralta-83 – CCB Staff
The Wildcards
I’m gonna say it right now. All the National Football Conference wildcard games were awful aside from the Bengals and Jags games. We will be going over them.
Seahawks 23, 49ers 41
It was expected from the beginning that the Seahawks would lose this game, it’s just that we didn’t know it would turn out this way. Other than that I still have to congratulate the Seahawks for being the biggest underdogs this season and beating out the Broncos.
Cowboys 31, Buccaneers 14
Welp, now we were forced to hear the Cowboy fans yell out that their team is going to the big game. This is also probably Brady’s downfall as he’s played badly this year.
Vikings 24 Giants 31
I have nothing more to say but the Vikings were outliers. You may think they are good but they really haven’t been for the past 45 years.
AFC WILDCARD
Im gonna enjoy writing about this
The AFC playoffs were a real definition of what a playoff game should be (besides some decisions) Starting off with the Bengals – Ravens game. Ravens took the lead 10-9 at the half and were jumping out to a good start in the game but then in the second half, the Bengals managed to tie the game at 17. The Ravens marched down the field but then out of nowhere, The running back Tyler Huntley fumbled the ball and was returned for a 98 yard touchdown which won the game for the Bengals. The rhythm for the Ravens this season is choking away games and it seems as if they just did their last choke, the season ending choke.
Next up was the Dolphins Bills game. After killing Tua Tagovailoa all season long with concussions they finally realized that he needs neurological help. So they started quarterback Skylar Thompson. And Thompson, forgot what a play clock was. They were several key moments ruined by the play clock and they lost 31-34.
Now the Chargers and Jaguars game. You saw the famed defensive back Joey Bosa slamming his helmet. The Jaguars were being dominated. In the first quarter, 17-0. Second?, 27-7. The Jags were down by 20 points. They began a comeback, and after the 3rd quarter, needed only 10 points to tie up the game. But then, after a “missed call” Edge Rusher Joey Bosa was flagged for throwing his helmet twice. It motivated Coach Doug Pederson to go for two and it worked.
On the final drive The Jaguars officially have moved on after a walk off field to win the game 30-31.
NFC AND AFC DIVISIONAL ROUNDS
The divisional round was pretty bad with rebuilding teams entering in the round. The AFC and NFC first seed Eagles and Chiefs were able to play, and they played as well as you’d expect. The Eagles pounded the Giants 38-7 and showed their first blowout victory since Hurts got injured. However the Chiefs had to work for their win against the Jaguars and the Jags nearly came back and won the game. However the Chiefs then came out with the win 20-27.
The rest of the games weren’t all that great. I mean the Cowboys did lose to the 49ers 19-12 but then again quarterback Dak Prescott did not play to expectations with only 1 TD and 2 picks. The Bills tried their best against the Bengals but it wasn’t enough. They had everything locked down from the start, winning 27-10 and moving to the NFC Championship.
The NFC and AFC Championships
The 49ers quarterbacks uh… Its safe to say they were on life support when they had Brock Purdy. Mr. Irrelevant could only make the team relevant for so long.
The eagles would’ve rolled over the 49ers anyways. The 49ers could’ve brought up a chance if they had Purdy or Jimmy Garoppolo but still. The Eagles did a total Roll Over on the 49ers and destroyed them punching their ticket to the big game.
The Chiefs won due to Refball (Referees making horrible mistakes) plus the Bengals were doing a lot of trash talking. They were getting way too cocky, Eli Apple and other players talking trash, Arrowhead being called Burrowhead for the Quarterback Joe Burrow. And the biggest one of them all, Mayor of Cincinnati asking Burrow to take a paternity test to see if QB Patrick Mahomes is his son. That really put the nail in the coffin and Kansas City was not gonna take that level of disrespect. They would end up winning 20-23 en route to the Big Game against the Eagles.
Super Bowl LVII
Both of the best teams from both divisions play out in todays big game. The Eagles and Chiefs are both extremely talented teams. Chiefs enter their 3rd super bowl in 4 years while the eagles were at one point 13-1 before Jalen Hurts got injured.
The amount of talent the Eagles have is astronomical with so many key factors. The O-Line is the most stacked in the NFL with most being people from the Super Bowl 52 Team. They also have the most stacked defense in the NFL. This Eagles defense had 70 sacks this year. Just two shy of the NFL record.
I mean, the Chiefs are good right? Well, really good. They are being coached by the great Andy Reid, a former Eagles head coach who took them to a Super Bowl XXXIX. Most of their weapons were lost in the Off season however they even added some pieces to the team.
However would it be worth it? All of these additions All of this trouble and revenge. Who will win it all?
FIND OUT NEXT IN SUPER Bowl LVII.
Super Bowl LVII will be played on February 12th at 6:30 PM
Editor’s Note: If you’re a student at Conwell Middle Magnet School and are interested in writing your own special interest column, please email Mr. Dungan at gdungan@philasd.org.
Posted and edited by A. Peralta – 82 – CCB Staff
Student Columnist: K. Velasquez – 82
Graphic image created by K. Velasquez -82 – Photo images all rights reserved.
To start this column of mine, I need to go back to Oct. 24, 1971.
It was a Lions’ game, a player by the name of Chuck Hughes was player for the lions in a game against the Chicago Bears. During a play in which quarterback Greg Landry threw an incompletion down 28-23, Hughes collapsed on the field. Hall of fame linebacker Dick Butkus was near and requested help.
Hughes didn’t make it. He was only 28.
Science has changed since 1971. The NFL learned after its mistakes and successes kept advancing their goal of making the rough sport of American Football safer. Who knew that more than 50 years later, another close call approached. A safety for the Buffalo Bills would unfortunately have to take this call.
Damar Hamlin was a starter safety coming into the week 17 matchup against the mighty Cincinnati Bengals. The Bills was coming off of a 35-13 win against the 3-11 Bears and was hoping to prove themselves as a Super Bowl contender.
Damar Hamlin had 6 total tackles and was doing pretty good. Before the game started Hamlin was even practicing during the game and was pretty stable.
Bills 7 Bengals 6 First Quarter
During a passing play, Quarterback Joe Burrow passed to his Receiver Tee Higgins. As Damar Hamlin went in for the tackle, he experienced a blow to the chest.
Damar then stood up, took 2 unstable steps, and collapsed.
The blow turned Damar into a cardiac arrest and his systems shut down. Time was ticking as he was in critical condition at the time. CPR was administered and the game was suspended.
At the time of this column’s publication, it is still unknown how the cardiac arrest happened but this is the most accurate statement I have which can also be proven by many other sources. Damar Hamlin was in the hospital and in critical condition but “improving.” As of Jan. 5, Damar is finally awake and is being asked about the game. An absolute miracle for the family, team, and fans.
His GoFundMe as of Thursday Jan. 5 is more than $7 million. I really do hope he survives this however we cannot be so sure so soon.
Thoughts on the situation
Many people want to have the NFL take more away from tackling and focus on health. However Football is a tough sport, The aspect of Football is the tackling and the whole base of Football is about the tackling. The History of why football was made is based on tackling a person with a ball.
Its only been 51 years since the last recorded death. In soccer according to the FIFA Sudden Death Registry, 31 players died in 2021, meaning that football in fact is safer than their counterpart soccer.
Damar was hit at the perfect angle and the perfect part and the perfect time. It was no ones fault. No one to blame. The only way to double down on tackling is if more players turn out like Hamlin. If not then there nothing to worry about.
The Bills will play the Wildcard round on sunday against the rival Miami Dolphins at home 1 pm ET. Stay tune for the next Retrospective on the NFL Playoffs!
Have an idea for a student opinion piece or column? Contact Mr. Dungan at gdungan@philasd.org or stop by room 205 and pitch your idea!
Posted by CCB Staff
By A. Estevez – 62 and J. Boggs-Mendeloski-61
Editor’s note: this is the final Episode in the “Death Gaming” Series.
AVOID SPOILERS – Check out the first 3 episodes of “Death Gaming”:
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Them,
Wow..
EMILY!,
We better go now to that game shop FAST,
(drives to game shop in fastest speed – one minute past)
Hi sir,
Do you know any way to stop this?!
Sorry no if she doesn’t die you’ll forget about her and nothing will be able to remind you all of you will forget her and it’s too late to save her.
WHAT NO PLEASE TRY SOMETHING,
Wait there’s one way but she will be dead still but you guys can talk to your children,
Okay what do I have to do,
I need a piece of hair from all 3 of you and i photo of you 3 and you kids,
I have a photo of all of us together!
Ok but are you all willing to do this..
Everyone will forget about you and you’ll be dead like them,
W-what?!
YOU NEVER SAID WE’LL BE DEAD,
Calm down!
I want to see my daughter grow up and never leave her side,
So do I,
Same..
Ok put this on all of you,
What’s this for?
To join the game they were playing but you will die automatically,
Graphic art by A. Estevez and J. Boggs-Mendeloski-61 – CCB editors
WHAT WHY DO YOU EVEN HAVE THESE GAMES IN A GAME SHOP THAT KIDS GO TO?
Calm down don’t make him change his mind!
Okay okay..
Put it on before it’s too late.
Okay,
Well the game looks s-scary,
EMILY,
KATIE,
LILLY,
Mom don’t cry,
Yeah don’t, please don’t,
I missed you so much,
You’ll die in real life and get stuck in here,
Is there anyway out?
No it’s scary in here,
(in the distance)
Mommy.. Save me,
Theres a little girl calling for us i think,
NO DON’T GO ITS NOT A GOOD PERSON,
What?
We fell for it to we only have three lives,
Oh,
We cant trust anything or anyone that we never seen in the real world..
Oh okay..
MOM WATCH OUT,
(Screams and all runs)
WAIT PLEASE I WAS TRAPPED HERE WITH MY FOUR SISTERS THE THREE GIRLS YOUR WITH IS LYING AND THERE NOT YOUR KIDS,
*(has a flashback, about her mom saying, “angel angel I wish I was four again)*
Katie,
Yes mom,
What did you say repeatedly before your fourth birthday?
I don’t remember,
YES YOU DO REMEMBER THREE DAYS AGO when you said angel angel i wish i was four again..
KATIE.
WE HAVE TO RUN!
Thats the girl..
WAIT COME HERE,
you can trust me the things that tries to kill us can’t have normal eyes for a few seconds every hour,
I will choose to trust you,
We have to find our kids and my sisters!
But Imma introduce myself, I’m Jane, mother of two children and I have two sisters,
I’m Calley, Katie’s mom,
I’m Erica, Emily’s mom,
I’m Lorin, Lilly’s mom,
So we have to find seven kids?!
Yes, also we can never trust babies or toddlers!
Okay,
also they never know each other names so ask them whats there name and yours,
Okay,
MOM WAIT,
Emily..
Yes?
Whats my name, Erica?
Mom?
Yes?
Why are you crying,
Cause you’re here, do you know where’s Katie and Lilly?
Yes, we were hiding. Come with me
Come follow us!
Okay,
(Twenty-five minutes past)
We are here,
LILLY,
KATIE,
Hi mom,
Mom?
Is that you,
Yes!
Just to make sure what’s our names: Erica, Lorin, Calley,
OMG, it is them!
I missed ya’ll so much,
we have to get out of here!
We need to find a key out and a TV and a game to get out!
Okay we have to find everything lets split up and come in forty minutes,
Okay,
see you all in forty minutes,
(Lilly POV)
(Round four..)
What..
I thought round three was the end,
I guess not,
How about we all go together just in case something bad happens to one of us,
Yeah that sounds good, I’m pretty scared,
Same,
Why did you have to buy the game?
Because I wanted to have fun with my friends and i did not know that this would have happened if i knew i wouldn’t have bought it,
I know you’re not that type of person to try to .
By K. Velasquez -83 – CCB Contributor
Graphic Art by K. Velasquez -83
The Fans and Team are Fired up. The Phillies beat the Padres in a game full of surprises as they make their way to the World Series, on Oct. 23. The fans are in celebration as not only did the Phillies sneak into the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade. But they also made a improbable run by beating the padres in a 4-1 series and finally beating them in game 6 4-3. Bryce Harper proves himself to be an absolute legend as he hits a home run to make the score 4-3 in the 8th inning. The Fans were extremely ecstatic. Fans replicate their celebrations from both the 2008 series and also the lone 2018 Eagles super bowl. They climbed grease poles and paraded through the streets of Philly.
Here at Conwell before the game most people wore Red to celebrate the Phillies and cheer them on. They wore red shirts with their normal uniform pants.
The Phillies will go to Texas for game 1 of the World Series against the Houston Astros on Friday
By Antonio . P-83 – CCB Contributor –
Editor’s Note: PAWS TIME is an ongoing series of Conwell students and alumni who want to pause for a moment and reflect on their time at Conwell Middle Magnet School
Hello all, My name is Antonio P. of the 8th grade and I am in section 83.
I will be retelling my experiences at Conwell Middle Magnet School to you, and the many questions, thoughts, and interests that I have had in the past 3 years.
Beginning from 5th grade I was inspired to go to Conwell Middle Magnet school because of its praise at my elementary school (Sheppard Elementary School). With work being done and assignments being turned in, I was eventually able to be accepted into the school alongside some of my good friends.
Beginning in the 5th grade, I met a lot of cool people ( I still talk to them to this day ). I initially struggled with some of the work, but with time I began to grasp the basics of studying and learning the material by teachers assigned to me.
The teachers helped me with the work and pointed me in the right direction. At some point in 5th grade, I managed to get full Straight A’s with the help of the teachers and with some of my friends. I earned an honors Conwell hoodie and proudly showed it off to my friends. Leaving 5th grade was kind of a toll on my brain because of the Corona outbreak. This event slowly introduced me to the concept of a virtual learner.
“ At Conwell middle magnet school, we can do virtually anything.” – Principal Green of Conwell middle magnet school.
The teachers helped me with the work and pointed me in the right direction.
During 6th grade, I was surprised at the thought of virtual learning because previously I learned by going to the school physically, I met more people in the virtual classroom. This was also a point where I struggled as I was not accustomed to this new way of learning, However I still continued to keep working as best as I could and eventually I grasped the concept of learning as well.
Some important things that happened in my 6th grade was the beginning of the Conwell Cougar Celebrity that was hosted by both Mr.Dungan and Mr.Posnan where we celebrated the nominee’s and applauded the winners. Something funny that happened was Mr.Posnan’s introduction to his soundboard. Originally used by my good friend for comedic purposes, Mr.Posnan questioned it and he began using it at the Conwell Cougar Celebrity meetings which gave the audience something to laugh with.
The beginning of 7th grade. A very important grade, it decides what high schools you are eligible for and the tasks you must complete are just as important. It was a year where we resumed back to “normal” learning and interaction. This time I was not greeting people from a screen but now I was able to see their faces. It was a bit awkward since we have never met each other in person before but we quickly adapted to it. During the school year I was able to get on a cool trip by visiting the Penn relays, where our school competed in (And got first place). Besides that I enjoyed my 7th grade despite the various challenges that I had.
Graphic art by K. Velasquez-83-CCB Contributor
Moving to my 8th grade year, the year I am currently in ( as of September 2022). Nothing much really changed compared to my 7th grade year. I still see the same people everyday with the exception of some people. I somehow got into Algebra class alongside some of my friends and some people I talk to. I can’t write much in this area as I am limited by the concept of time. However I would like to talk about the programs we have at Conwell Middle Magnet School.
I would like to start off with the program I am currently In, ASAS ( After school All Stars ). This program, as its name suggests, takes place after school which specifically starts at 2:30. It gives students a chance to learn new skills and practice in some sports. It also provides time for assistance for any homework that a student may need help with. Besides that the community is great as everyone is considerate of others and they respect each other.
More programs here at Conwell Middle Magnet School are NJHS (National Junior Honor Society ) and The Safety Patrol. NJHS primarily focuses on recruiting students with high grades and leadership skills as well as helping them further their skills as a person. The safety patrol focuses on voluntary students patrolling the school in shifts to make sure everyone is in a good condition and to prevent trouble from erupting. They also help students get to their designated classrooms and arrive on time.
There are still more programs to come but I may never see them. Besides that I greatly admire the people in these programs as they have shown confidence to even be in the programs and I also admire how they perform their duties well.
If you would like to know more about Conwell Middle Magnet School. Please feel free to visit www.conwell.philasd.org .
Posted by A. Vale-Velez-62- CCB editor and A. Peralta-83 -CCB Contributor
By A. Estevez – 62 and J. Boggs-Mendeloski-61
Editors Note- Next week is gonna be the last week of Death Gaming
Composite images collage by A. Estevez,-62 J. Boggs-Mendeloski-61
AVOID SPOILERS! Click here for "Death Gaming" Episode 1 Click here for "Death Gaming" Episode 2
Death Gaming- Episode 3
You’re calling 911 whats your emergency,
My daughter’s friend is dead upstairs it looks like she couldn’t breathe for a while,
Oh please stay calm and tell me your address,
Its 1293 Pig St,
okay we will be there in 10 minutes,
Okay
(Ten minutes go by the body disappears and the police never came)
(Both Lilly’s and Katie’s mom came to Emily’s house)
(Both says)
Where’s my daughter?!
Who are you and who’s your daughters?
Katie and Lily,
Who are they?
Our kids,
We don’t know anyone named that,
Stop playing around they’re Emily’s friends,
I know all her friends and none of her friends are names Katie nor Lilly so can you politely leave my house and never come back or I will call the police,
Mom what’s going on?
(looks at the parents and have a flashback of Lilly and Katie)
OMG I REMEMBER NOW,
Mom please listen you and I know these people,
What, what do you mean?
They may be out of my memory and disappeared, but they’re my best friends, mom, and you do know them just please trust me in this we’ve been brainwashed so have the other people,
It was a game I don’t know how it was possible but it is I who bought this game for fifty dollars and got three headsets please believe me I know it sounds stupid and not true but it is true.
I believe you,
So do I,
Same,
I haven’t finished round three yet but I don’t think I should I can probably erase our memories again I wonder how you two didn’t forget?,
Probably cause we’re their parents, and I didn’t remember her until I saw photos of us together and with you, too
Oh, anyways do you remember where you got the game from so we can speak to the owner?
Yes follow me (three minutes past)
We’re here, let’s enter,
Oh, hi are you the only worker here cause I only see you working here,
Yes I am,
Oh well, you don’t seem busy today but i have a question about the game you sold me,
uh.. What is it,
My two friends have died and I was wondering if you knew why?
What game is it called,
Die Gaming,
Oh that game was a good one but i never passed round two..,
So you know the game, why did it kill my friends do you know how it did?!
No, I don’t know,
I knew I shouldn’t have sold it to you but i needed fifty more dollars luckily that was the right amount you better finish round three or you’ll end up like me..
What do you mean..?
I never finished round three and I was forced to do something or I would die and I can’t say anything or you’ll die too,
Oh..
Go home and finish the game there’s only three rounds
(drives home, three minutes later…)
We’re home.
I better go finish the game now,
yes go stay safe please..
Ok mom just in case I die..
I love you so much and i love you too
*All cried*
(Puts on head set)
Mom.. Do you hear me?
Yes I do,
What about Kat’s and Lil’s mom,
Yes we can,
ok..
This game doesn’t look the same,
It looks broken and got creepier and dar-d-d…darker, your shadow.. It’s not you in your shadow..
What? Can you repeat that mom?
RUN IN THE GAME YOU MIGHT DIE!,
someone has been watching you guys..,
Is it just me or is Emily is f-f..fading away,
*Emily takes off headset*
y-y..your eyes are completely black,
Katie eyes was the s-sa-same
Lilly eyes were the same at home when i checked up on her at night after five minutes i heard something loud and ran upstairs she was dead and disappeared,
It was dark in the room i thought her eyes was closed but it wasn’t when i turned on the lights i seen it while she was fading away,
The cops were there so they came immediately and they remembered for a few hours and after that no one remember lilly and i thought they was playing around and the police thought i was crazy when i explained it
(Come Back Next Week!)
Posted by A. Estevez-62-CCB Editor
By I. Bermudez – 82
Graphic Artist By: A. Vega CCB Editor
Editors Note: This is an on going fiction series about a hero in pain
The first password I tried didn’t work.
Neither did the second attempt.
I knew I was going to be locked out of the database soon, but if I didn’t crack the code the consequences would be dire. Time was running out. I began to hear footsteps and then I woke up. When I woke up my best friend/roommate was in my room.
¨What are you doing here??¨ I asked her.
¨Sorry i came in here because i heard you talking to yourself and when i came in you were floating off your bed.¨ I looked at her, not surprised this was the 3 time this week.
¨ Are you still seeing the future?¨ She looks at me worried.
“Yea but it’s fine I promise you I’m fine.¨
She looks at me like she knows I’m not telling her the whole truth.
I’m not telling her the whole truth. I’m actually not fine.
I’m scared because every time I sleep I see parts of the future. I got up and got ready for work and left the house without saying goodbye to my best friend. After work was done I went back home. When I went home and laid down on the sofa I went to sleep and this time my dream was showing me fighting as my hero self and the bad guy had my best friend and he killed her right in front of me.
I felt so much pain then me and the bad guy began to fight me. He hurt me badly but he got hurt pretty badly himself.
“You’ll never win!” I yelled to the villain but he just stared at me as this creepy smile grew on his face.
“I already did”, He said as he left.
“Yea but it’s fine I promise you I’m fine”
But little did I know I was in a coma and all the things that were happening had actually already happened and I’m stuck in my own head seeing my best friend die in front of me on repeat with no escape until I fully accept that she is gone forever.
By A. Estevez – 62 and J. Boggs-Mendeloski-61
Editors Note: This is an on going fiction series about a game of death…
Composite images collage by A. Estevez,-62 J. Boggs-Mendeloski-61
Death Gaming-
Yeah..
(twenty minutes past)
Let’s play something else
Okay
*tries to get off but cant*
What the..
Why can’t we get off,
I’m not sure,
Did you receive that message…
Yes…
(Message- you’re now stuck in this game)
Wait.. i realized it said that people will forget about the person who loses it never said they’ll die..
That’s true….
Why did she die..
Why do we still remember her..
This is so weird we have to win this game,
maybe if we win we can leave the game!
Yeah, maybe
(Two players left *Katie&Emily*)
We’re the only players left..
This game is too hard..
I wonder how level three is gonna be,
Same..
Level one was so hard,
Maybe it is hard or too easy?
Maybe we’re gonna have to try to work together!
Yeah round one we didn’t help each other we’re best friends,
If it wasn’t for you we would have probably have Lilly here with us right now,
So you’re blaming it all on me now?!
This wasn’t even my fault it was all yours,
I wanted us to work together,
Then why didn’t you say nothing?!,
I don’t know probably cause both of y-yo..,
What?
Y-y-you..
What was we talking about why did i say you..?
I don’t know and we was talking about li-l-..,
can you repeat that,
Li..l…
I forgot what i was gonna say,
Thats strange
Yeah..
I’m pretty tired lets leave the game okay!
Good night, Let’s play tomorrow , okay! You should sleep-over, yeah i should
(Takes off head-set)
*calls mom and says im gonna sleep over ems house*
Okay dear stay safe, okay mom love you, love you too
She said I can sleep over! Great you can borrow my clothes for tonight! Okay
*the next day…*
(both wakes up to flashbacks about lilly and the game
After ten minutes)
I had a terrible dream about this girl named Lilly, same..have to come home though, okay! Bye mom
Bye sweetie, lets play now okay!
(Puts on headset)
Woah, it changed again!
Yeah lets just play
*Thirty minutes later something scary pops up and both screams*
Hey you know the dream we had.. Yeah what about it, i don’t think it was a dream i think it was a message a flashBack from our memories.. I kinda think the same thing
(Game glitches)
Uhm thats weird- yeah…
(MESSAGE- watch out…)
Did you get it to.. Yeah.. this is a true horror game, yeah..
Lets continue playing, okay! *one hour later*
(Katie dies…)
Haha you died *flashBack of Lilly*
..katie, katie,kate?,kat you can stop playing around, oh right her mic stop working cause she not in the game,
(Round three…)
Ima play later *Takes off headset*
Katie? KATIE…
*Runs downstairs to tell mom she died*
MOM, yes and why do you look scared and why are you crying is everything okay?
K-k-katie.. She died..
What.. how?!
It seemed like she wasn’t breathing,
oh..
*Mom calls 911*
(Come Back Next Week!)
Posted by A. Estevez-62-CCB Editor
By A. Estevez – 62 and J. Boggs-Mendeloski-61
Editors Note: This is an on going fiction series about a game of death…
Death Gaming__
(One morning I bought an oculus game),it looks old?
It might be old but has a lot of cool games,
okay! I will take this one then how much?,
Fifty dollars, that’s a good deal?
Yes! Thanks sir.
Finally i’m home ima call my friends now
*ring ring*
hey can y’all come to my house,
yeah!,
(all comes to house)
emily?
Yes,
are you sure this is not old?
It is old but the guy who sold it to me said it has many cool games
And it’s cool how I got three for fifty,
three for fifty?!
Yeah,
wow that’s so cool lets all play!
(all says yeah! * All puts on oculus) *everyone*
woah this is so cool,
let’s play this game
(To enter the game with your friends you have to sign in * SIGN UP, SIGN IN*) * all signs up and designs character*
y’all look so pretty,
we know thanks
* Once you die in the game everyone will forget about you and you will be invisible to them*
heh.. The game might be joking, yeah..
(Round one…)
Is this a horror game,
no ,
are you sure,
well i’m not completely sure..
Oh okay this seems like a horror game,
yeah let’s continue playing,
(twenty minutes later….)
*creator- If you want to skip a level you have to kill your teammate well that’s the fast way to level up you can also kill 10 bots but it will be hard finding the bots cause you might mistake them with an actual person*
we all turned against each other cause we all wanted to win and they didn’t believe the creator was telling the truth and i didn’t believe it too, so as we were playing the game when we were against each other we didn’t know it would ruin our friendship… we continued playing for hours and was still on round one,
this is a hard game said emily,
ima go home,
so am i,
me too,
okay y’all let’s play at home call me once your home,
okay see you later
*twenty minutes later calls the groupchat*
Hey girls,
all says hi,
let’s play,
okay!
Let’s hangup and use the mic,
okay!
*testing testing says emily*
hi did it work?,
yes,
okay!
Let’s play now,
okay,
*thirty minutes later*
noo i died said lilly,
i got a message in the side of my screen to say good-bye…
what does that mean,
i don’t know but now i got another message it says three hours left?,
that’s strange anyways ima go to sleep goodnight,
okay goodnight,
bye y’all,
i’m also gonna go to sleep bye,
okay bye goodnight,
(Next morning…)
good morning y’all.
Morning,
where’s lilly?
Not sure
*Spam call/text lilly*
uhm she is probably sleeping in or she’s busy,
yeah wanna play the game and try to go to round two ,
yeah! Come to my house,
okay!
*fifteen minutes past*
hey,
hi lets go to my room,
okay!
*puts on headset*
is it me or does the game look different?
It’s probably because we’re close to round two!
Yeah,
emily..
Yes…
did you also get the message,
yeah..
(message- lilly death was murder) *shows on game the news*
let’s get off and watch the news..
From the TV..
okay,
(TV- a girl named lilly was stabbed multiple times we couldn’t find the person who was responsible for this case we will be figuring out who was the person stay safe and never trust strangers!)
omg…
how could this happen,
the game…
It couldn’t be it’s probably just a coincidence..
Yeah we should play to take this off our minds for a while…
yeah lets play..
(Round two…)
We finally made it to round two but lilly’s gone..
(Come back next week!)
Posted by J. Boggs-Mendeloski-61-CCB Editor
By Khylel Velasquez, Section 83
Graphic by K.Velasquez 83
A match between two former teammates turned out to be a massacre as both sides of the ball were clicking for the Eagles.
Wentz was sacked whopping total of 9 times! This number of sacks by the Eagles hasn’t been seen since 1991. It also is the most sacks done by a team in the NFL so far. On the Offensive side everything was clicking as the Eagles scored 24 unanswered points. The star of the game is not a doubt DeVonta Smith who had a total of 8 receptions going for 169 Yards and 1 touch down. Jalen Hurts has also shown to be a threat as he threw for over 340 Yards including 3 touch downs.
The Eagles will face off against the Jaguars in their home turf on .
Washington will try to pick things up again as they face off the division rival Cowboys.
This is an ongoing series of various topics by Khylel Velasquez –
Graphic by K.Velasquez 83
by Ace Rogowski, Section 82, CCB Contributor
This is a poem (haiku) by A. Rogowski talking about her 8th grade experience.
Life Got Too Crowded
I met Amazing People
Now I feel Complete
“Now I feel complete” – A. Rogowski, Section 82
by a. Rogowski
Edited by N. Champion, CCB Editorial Staff
By A. Peralta – 51, CCB Contributor
It was nighttime.
I just went to sleep. I was sleeping peacefully until I heard a knock. I woke up, it was Pitch Dark. I got out of My bed To turn on the lights and then I opened my door to check who knocked when I realized It was nobody. I turned off my lights and went back to sleep.
I woke up again to someone knocking on my window.
I got scared and didn’t do anything but stare at my curtains covering my window. I got curious and wanted to open my curtains. I got out of my bed and walked to my window. Now I was standing in front of my window getting ready to open the curtains.
I saw 2 clowns dressed in clown suits. They Opened my window, and I got scared when I heard one of the clowns speak.
“You finally woke up. Let us enter!” it said with a creepy smile .
I also realized that they were on a rope. The rope was connected to the neighbor’s house. When I noticed the rope, the clowns came towards me. I panicked and ran to the bathroom. This was a mistake, but didn’t notice it until later.
“‘You finally woke up. Let us enter!'” it said with a creepy smile.”
I was In the bathroom, and I thought I was safe, but I really wasn’t safe. There was a little window in the bathroom. When I looked at the small window I saw the clowns!
They looked even more terrifying than before I froze. When The clowns managed to open the little window, I got scared and yelled at them.
“WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME!”
At the same time, both of the clowns said, “You. We Want you!”
I panicked, and passed out.
I woke up in my bed, and I said to myself, “It wasn’t real? Thank God.”
That’s when I looked at my bedroom mirror and saw that my smile wasn’t my own. It was creepy, and it was still nighttime.
by:X Rollins 62
Check out the latest digital composition by X. Rollins of Section 62, a.k.a. “Nocturnal”
Hi! This is how I made my newest song, MISSING_ASSETS. I use Fl Studio 20 for all my music, and this was no exception. The first thing I did was use the plugin Sytrus for the weird alien acid-like sound you hear. (The preset is called Acid 3 so take that as you will.) I made them Major Chords, and made them go down for the first three chords and then take them up on the last. Then I used SimSynth, And just copied the chords and pasted them in SimSynth.
Next was the Hi-Hats and Kicks. At the start of the song you can probably hear “ts ts ts ts ts ts ts ts ts ts ts ts ts ts tts ts ts” I used them for the kicks as well which you can hear at the end of the song when the Hi-Hats were removed. Next was the Drum Loop that I just found on the Internet so not much to add here. Now the Vocals, I made most of them up by myself but two of them are taken from the song this song is based off of, Recovered_Project.
At 16 Seconds, you can hear a reference to Recovered Project at this Part (This Link should take you straight to that timestamp: https://youtu.be/gi45-19UPQE?t=16 And at 1:04 Seconds, You can Hear a reference to the part at 40 seconds in Recovered Project. https://youtu.be/gi45-19UPQE?t=40. To make the Visualizer, I Used ZGameVisualizer.
The effects I used are, Linear, (The Waveform in the back, Youlean TextDraw (To add the text), and Youlean Time Stamp for the time stamp in the corner.
That’s Basically How I made the song. Thanks for Listening! Here’s my Youtube if you wanna see more of the music, and other content I do: Nocturnal – YouTube.
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by B. Soto-81, CCB Contributor
Tomorrow is my birthday and I’m excited although it’s taking a while. It’s nighttime and I’m supposed to be sleeping when nobody’s awake. I waited downstairs for an hour and nobody’s there. I gave up and I was so tired, I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I went to my room and went to sleep. The next day passed but it didn’t feel right.
I woke up and I was happy it was my birthday, I woke up my parents in a hurry, I was too excited, something was weird it’s like my parents were hiding something, we all got ready and went downstairs. And I saw the presents. I opened all of them, but one gift was weird – it was a stuffed animal a cute bear.
I didn’t ask for it, but I like it. I played with my gifts and placed the bear on the floor. I went to walk away to get something, but when I looked again, the bear was gone… I was just thinking it was my imagination. It was near the table someone might have moved it there’s nothing to worry about. I walked away again and It was in a different place. This time I knew it wasn’t my imagination, I wasn’t crazy. I told my parents and it was almost like they were hiding a secret from me.
I was freaked out by this bear and I had a bad feeling something was going to happen. Maybe the bear feels left out, maybe if I play with it it wouldn’t do anything. As soon as I was gonna play with it my mom told me we were going surfing .
When I arrived there I got ready and it was time. I surfed on the biggest wave as I was surfing down the biggest wave. I felt like I was falling, I was falling when suddenly I went flying. It was the scariest thing I have ever experienced. I remembered I let go of the surfboard and there was a something on the wave. So that’s why I went flying. It was just bad luck.
I went back home and when I entered the house I knew something bad was gonna happen. The bear was out of sight. The bear appeared when I was looking at the window, and I was scared. When I called out for help, nobody would hear being in a snow biome, living in the only house there was. I spotted things out of order and I just fainted out of nowhere.
I woke up and I was in the snow biome. I called out for help and nobody heard me. Just as I thought, something bad did happen ….. my mom was looking for me but could not find me and I couldn’t find the bear either. I noticed that the bear appeared at a tree and it came alive. I was chased and I couldn’t find a way to go back home. It felt like I was never gonna come home again.
I saw something in the distance I ran towards it and it was my house. I was happy and I ran towards it and went in. My mom was so happy that she ran to hug me. The bear appeared again and I realized something. The bear only appears when I’m alone…
That’s scary. I had to get rid of it. I put it in the trashcan and there was no sight of the bear. I was happy, but then I heard a nose, I turned around and the bear had red eyes … I knew there was something suspicious about this bear. I looked up on my phone what the signs of red eyes from a bear means and I couldn’t believe it. It said that the bear is coming alive…
Evil Bear Symptoms:
Those are all the Symptoms I’ve been experiencing. It’s real, The bear came alive.
I ran for my life and Looked up what to do when a bear is alive. It said to make the bear happy and to do that you have to play with it. I played with it and was happy again. It turned back to a teddy bear.
This adventure was actually a good highlight of my day, I was actually just overreacting about this bear, it was actually fun. I had an idea who to take the bear, too, My Wicked Cousin Who’s a Bear collector.
She don’t know what’s coming. I put it on her doorstep and rang her doorbell.
I ran back to my house and looked out the window. She opened the door and talked to it and took care of it, it was almost like she’s the one who gave us the bear and was a plan all along. She made a big loud scream and dropped the bear on the ground nowhere to be seen. I was surprised to see that but she deserved it. I’m pretty sure the bear liked me better than her. But after all Karma came back to haunt her.
The End
Edited by A. Diggs-Speach-62, CCB Staff
By C.Rich-71, CCB Contributor
Throwing out a bunch of swear words when you are angry or frustrated doesn’t let people know what is wrong. It only lets people know that you are upset. Because swearing does hinder communication, it is much better to avoid swear words and express what is really bothering you.
“What happens when you swear, cursing, cussing, profanity at school?”
Many teachers or staff members will give you a detention for yelling the “F” bomb in class. or like Ms. Green says “ Queen Bee Curse Words” It depends on the teacher or staff member (and who hears you). Some teachers hated it, others didn’t mind so much. However, it’s rude and doesn’t show your true respect for others.
How we can stop saying/using profanity we can say more appropriate words rather than they really offensive ones.
For example instead of saying the F word we can say:
For example instead of saying the S word we can say:
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