Carver Chronicles

The Carver Chronicles is a newsletter designed to share and celebrate all of the great learning activities, extra-curricular events and awesome accomplishments that happen every day at Carver Middle High School!

Make sure to use the hashtag #thisisCRusADERNATION when tweeting about

Carver Middle High School students, staff, clubs and events!

1. He and his girlfriend adopted a dog named Bella!
2. He loves to ski Cannon and Loon Mountain in New Hampshire
3. He played college basketball with Mr. Knief
4. He plans on retiring to sunny Florida
5. He still buys the hard copy of the newspaper every day!!

• Name: CJ Rush
• Grade: 6th
• Favorite class: English
• Favorite food: Cheeseburger
• Favorite holiday: Christmas
• Hobbies: Playing basketball and hanging out with my friends
• Favorite sport: Basketball
• Accomplishments: 2nd place in all sports played
• Favorite Color: Orange
• Favorite Movie: Black Panther
• Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan
• Favorite Season: Fall
• Dream Vacation: Hawaii

• Name: Allison Thomas

• Grade: 10

• Favorite class: Gym

• Favorite food: Pizza

• Favorite holiday: Christmas

• Favorite artist: 1D

• Favorite sport: Softball and field hockey

• Favorite athlete: Emily Stagnitta

• Favorite Movie: The Hunger Games

• Hobby: Snowboarding

• Career interests: Nursing

• Accomplishments: Has made honor roll every year at CMHS! Played varsity field hockey as 9th grader!

• Interesting talent: Can play the guitar (plays "The Boxer" by S&G really well)
  

• Pets: Two dogs: Bodie (English Lab) & Capper (Rescue from Hurricane Katrina), bearded dragon named Mako, 15 chickens, 3 fish.

• Dream vacation: Hawaii

It's hard to believe we have come to the end of first term.

Thank you to all the students and families for your continued patience and support as we navigate the opening of school and get accustomed to our new school procedures.

As we head into second term, we will continue to monitor each of our educational models. On-going feedback from students, teachers and families will guide our decisions as we try to ensure student growth and learning during these unprecedented times.

We will no longer be printing report cards as our new Student Information System (Aspen) allows for electronic reporting. First term officially ends on Thursday November 19th and report cards will be available in the Aspen portal on Tuesday December 1st.

Every year, Biology students get to experiment with baking soda and vinegar to see what variable makes the reaction the most explosive. The issue is that, when done correctly, the stopper and solution hit the 8.5' ceiling and they never know just how high it would go.

So Mr. Witkowski challenged his Block 1 students - if they could accurately identify the structures and functions of an animal cell, they would take the experiment outside.

They succeeded.

Mr. Witkowski now smells like vinegar.

Video courtesy of Mr. Vance.

AP Environmental Science students analyzed teachers' soil this week for nutrient content, pH and other factors. They will send each teacher a report of the results and how the teachers can improve their soils.

Students in Mr. Lyman's AP Physics class calculated the path of a Hotwheels car launched from a ramp. The students had to accurately predict the path of the car to pass through a flaming ring. Fun was had by all.

Good afternoon students.

The results are in.

Congratulations on your outstanding participation:

465 students voted! Our democracy depends upon your active and informed participation, and your ability to speak, listen to, understand, and respect different opinions.

THE RESULTS

In fourth place, receiving 1.1% of the vote are Jorgensen and Cohen of the Libertarian party

In third place, receiving 3.7% of the vote are Hawkins and Walker of the Green-Rainbow Party.

In second place, receiving 40.9% of the vote, Trump and Pence from the Republican Party

Which means, the winning ticket of the CMHS student election, receiving 54.4% of the vote, is Biden and Harris of the Democratic Party

Thank you again students for making your voices heard as citizens. Find out in the days ahead how your votes compare to your town, to your state and to your nation. And as always, remember to be respectful, be responsible, be the best you can be. The choice is yours.

Sophomores in Mr. Tresca and Mr. Lamoureux's US I recently created non-partisan "Public Policy" SITES to engage as informed citizens, and respond to the prompt: "What issue do you want the President and new Congress to address in 2021?"

Issue: Abortion

McKenna Clark

Skylar Paterno

Carly Cretinon.

Issue: Transgender in Military

Alana Hutchinson

Tiffany Jablonski

Ashleigh Johnson

Issue: Covid-19 Shutdowns

Connor Wood

Jackson Perkins

GOT CRAYONS?

Donate used & unwanted crayons for the Carver Action Team’s

CRAYON INITIATIVE

to preserve the environment and enrich the lives of hospitalized children. Drop off w/ form to history teacher or designated staff. By Nov. 18th

Any donation = 1 hr.

48 or more crayons = 2 hrs (cap of 2)

GOT PLASTIC BAGS? Help Middle School Student Government's efforts to provide Shane Gives Thanks with plastic bags for food delivery. Earn 2 hrs for donating 5 or more bags. (cap of 2 hrs) Bring a documentation sheet to your history teacher or to a designated staff member for signature.

The Caring Crusaders are looking for new members!

This group is dedicated to promoting substance abuse prevention efforts in CMHS and the Carver Community. For more details, email Mr. Martin at mailto:martinm@carver.org or Mr. McLean at mailto:mcleant@carver.org

Also, feel free to reach out to junior and current member Aaron Derouen, who can share his experiences as a Caring Crusader over the last two years.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MA-DPH) is trying to better help people through the COVID-19 crisis by hearing about their experiences and challenges right now. By taking this survey, you can help find new solutions to community problems, and give MA-DPH the information they need to take action and support the communities that need it most. MA-DPH is also committed to sharing information back in ways that will help us all take collective action. This effort will help us better understand the impact of COVID-19 on our communities, and would encourage anyone over the age of 14 to participate using this link: www.mass.gov/COVIDsurvey

Thank you for your support. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Quick Links

Survey: www.mass.gov/COVIDsurvey

Dissemination materials: http://bit.ly/CCIS-Dissemination-Materials

FAQ document: http://bit.ly/CCIS-FAQ

Questions: lauren.f.cardoso@mass.gov

The GSA is looking for new members! View their mission by visiting their website, and contact Mrs. Bardetti if you are interested in joining!

Interested in learning about the prevention of Lyme disease?

Join the Environmental Club on Wednesday, November 18th at 11:45am for a remote presentation by Blake Dinius. Blake is one of New England's expert entomologists.

Just email Mr. Wechter at wechterd@carver.org and he will send you the Google Meet invitation.

Students and family members are all welcome!

The CMHS Crusaders Esports Team took home the win in their League of Legends match against the Tyngsborough High Tigers on Tuesday! Congratulations to Nate King who currently ranks top five in the league in both KDA and Gold per Minute! The Esports Team will be back at it again next Tuesday at 3:30pm when we take on the Mount Everett Regional High School Silver Elephants.

There are still spots available on our Rocket League Team. Any interested students should reach out to Mr. Arruda or Mr. Cartmill for more information.

Today's boys soccer game has been rescheduled for tomorrow, November 14th at 11am against Hull.

We would like to congratulate our Fall sports teams that have completed their Fall season.

We understand this was not a typical season, but our athletes did an amazing job competing on every level.

Thank you to our senior athletes, and we wish you the best of luck if you continue any of your respective sports at the collegiate level.

Carver Middle High School Athletic Boosters are offering a new "Prize Calendar" fundraiser. For $20, you get 31 chances to win prizes! A winner will be drawn each day in the month of December. If you win, your name goes back in so you have a chance to win again...and again...and again. Over $2000 in prizes! You can buy in person from one of our booster members, email taitr@carver.org, or buy online on our Twitter or Facebook pages via Venmo (@CrusaderBoosters)...just make sure to include a phone number or email. We are only selling 300...so order soon as these will sell out fast!

The Carver Middle High School PTO is having a fundraiser this Monday, November 16th from 4-7pm at McDonald's at 96 North Main St. in Carver.

20% of all drive through sales will go to the PTO!

Thank you for your support!

Top ten reasons to eat more fruits and vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are a great source of vitamins and minerals

You get to enjoy a variety of flavors and textures

Lots and lots of fiber

They’re low-calorie and low-fat

Fruits and vegetables help you maintain good health

Low in sodium and cholesterol

Next time you are in the supermarket, check out the produce section.

EAT THE RAINBOW!!

Dark Green. Such as broccoli, kale, romaine lettuce and spinach

· Provides antioxidants (cancer prevention), nitric oxide (blood vessel health, blood pressure control) and vitamin KI (wound healing, bone health)

Purple & Blue. Such as eggplant, blueberries and blackberries

· Provides antioxidants (cancer prevention), anthocyanins (heart health)

Orange. Such as carrots, pumpkin and acorn squash

· Converts beta carotene to Vitamin A (skin, eyes, immune system)

Red. Such as tomatoes, red peppers and tomato juice

· Provides lycopene (cancer prevention), nitric oxide (blood vessel health, blood pressure control)

BREAKFAST MENU

LUNCH MENU

FAMILY PORTAL INFORMATION

Email: martinm@carver.org
Website: www.carver.org
Location: 60 South Meadow Road, Carver, MA, USA
Phone: (508) 866-6130
Twitter: @CarverMHSPrinc