Paper Roller Coaster
By: Jackson Mueller
I n 7th grade science we
are making paper roller
coasters. We have to make
a marble go down the pa-
per tracks we make. There
are awards for whose take
the longest to get down to
the bottom and the most
creative. The entire roller
coaster is made of paper
except the base it is made
of Styrofoam. Rissa Yaddof
said they are fun to
make.
By: Jackson Mueller
7th Grade Boys Basketball
By: Dawson Weber
T he 7th grade boys bas-
ketball team went 7-5.
They had a great season and
played hard when others
were sick. They lost to Ca-
manche twice, Northeast
twice, and Dewitt once. They
won against North Cedar
twice, Monticello twice, Cas-
cade twice, and Marquette
once. Luke Stroud said They
had a great season.
ITBS tests
By: Jackson Mueller
S tudents are taking ITBS
tests. ITBS stands for
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills.
7th grade takes 2 reading, 2
math, and a science test.
They are important tests.
Not only Iowa takes the
tests other states do to.
They also see what schools
do the best. Cheyanne Mer-
rick said the tests are im-
portant.
 7th grade LIT Circle Read- Vending Machine Middle school Student
ing Project council
By: Garrett Roth By: Dawson Weber
By: Garrett Roth

T he 7th grade is doing a LIT

circle reading project where
students are put into groups to
T he vending machine
was a great thing for
B ellevue middle school
student middle school
the school to have. The
read and answer questions is planning on going to the
kids really like the new wa-
about the reading. These stu- quad cities youth confer-
ters they put in. I liked
dents with do this for 5 weeks. ence. They are going to
the cookies that were in it
The type of books they will be this because this will help
but they ran out said Ty-
reading is dystopian. The period the student council mem-
ler Nemmers. Some kids
2nd class has 3 groups and the bers encourage others to
do not like that it is full
7th period has 4 groups. The 2nd be leaders. This is a trip
sometimes and empty oth-
period is reading Hunger Games, that they do every year
er times.
Divergent, or Legend. The 7th pe- because it helps our kids
riod is reading Hunger Games, to be the best leaders
Divergent, Legend, or The Giver. they can be. Jacob Pline
Kennedy Rowan said reading said it will be fun for the
helps the mind. student counsel mem-
bers.

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