The Official Newsletter of Gregory-Portland Middle School: Home of the World’s Greatest Students!
Academic
UIL
winners:
Brodie
Mitchel,
Diego
Aguillon,
Adrian
Galvan,
Natalie
DeLeon,
Emma
Denton &
Erin
Ebers.
More
details
inside!
Photo by
Brooke
Moreno
GPMS Gazette March, 2019
Brought to you by students
in the GPMS Press Corps!
Jonathon Martinez
Executive Editor
Visit www.g-pisd.org/gpms/community to view,
download, and/or print your own copies in…
March “color” by Jessie Riojas
GPMS NEWS News Editor: Faith Pitts (with help from Toonie, the Press Corps Broonie)
Math Counts
By Melany Castillo
Photos provided by Collen Johnson
3rd-place winners (left-to-right, above) Lleyton
Davidson, Elisabeth Miller, Eli Gerick and Elena Miller
represented GPMS at the February 2, 2019 Math Counts
meet. The team was selected by Mrs. Biediger, and
some volunteered. The team can only have 4 students.
Mrs. Biediger selected them from her UIL team. There
were additional students who went to the November
practice round. Eight students participated in the
practice meet last fall.
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(Math Counts, continued from previous page)
The Nueces Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and some local companies
sponsor the event each year to challenge 6th-8th grade students with engineering-type problem
solving. The competition consists of several different tests and a team test, like the UIL Math
competitions. Currently they provide a stipend of up to $500 each competition year to up to two
teachers per school for attendance at a free workshop in the fall with continuing education credits
($100), the practice ($200) and the competition ($200). Mrs. Biediger will be at the meet as coach.
“If any teachers would like to help me at the competition, they would be eligible for a partial
stipend,” she said.
Members of the GPMS Math UIL team calculated in a MathCounts meet on Dec. 8, 2018
sponsored by Nueces Chapter of Texas Society of Professional Engineers. Events include
Sprint, Target, Team and Countdown - a buzzer beating live action contest. Quinn Smith, 8th
grade, placed 10th overall in the individual competition. Contestants (pictured above, left-to-
right) were Elena Miller, Lleyton Davidson, Peyton Felchak, Olivia Kohleffel, Luke Kohleffel,
Eli Gerick, Quinn Smith, and Austin Nguyen.
Cats Club
By Kendall Lopez
On Jan 11, students that were eligible to go on the Cats Club field trip went to Bowlero in
Corpus. Students were provided with a $7 arcade card, and most students brought extra money
for food, drinks, and Laser tag. Students had 2 hours to play and bowl. Students had their own
personal lane to bowl in with as many people as they want to bowl in the lane with them.
Students could also order food from their lanes, as well as order dessert, drinks, and appetizers.
In the arcade portion, there were games such as Flappy Birds, Angry Birds, and even a virtual
roller coaster ride. Students could go in the photo booth to remember the trip, and they can save
up tickets to get prizes in a machine. When the 2 hours was up, students and teachers loaded up
the buses to come back to school. After returning to school, students ate their ordered sack
lunches or their lunch brought from home. Then, students volunteered to
play rounds of volleyball.
The next Cat's Club will be March 21st for 6th grade, and March 22nd
for 7th & 8th grade. We will be going to Jumping World in Flour Bluff.
Attendance By: Zoey Lankford
January 31,2019-February 07,2019 95.49 %
February 08,2019-February 14,2019 96.30 %
February 15,2019-February 21,2019 94.55 %
February 22,2019-February 28,2019 94.12 %
Be sure to come to school whenever possible. Stay healthy!
Student of the Month - February Winners By: Rylee Martinez
Congratulations to these outstanding students: 6th grade Winners: Bella Reed & Paul Sellers
7th grade Winners: Bayleigh Reed, Davian Guevara, & Ruben Flores
8th grade Winners: Brooke Moreno & Vincent Nguyen
Library News
By Juan Hinojosa
During the month of
February, you could go
on a “mystery date” with
a book! People would
come by the library and
see the “Blind Date with
a Book” display. All
books were brand new
and wrapped. You would
simply select a book
based on the description
of it “Things went very
well, everybody was
respectful and treated the
books with care,” said
Mrs. Doty & Mrs.
Costilla.
“It pretty good,” said
Jesse Riojas.
Madysen Whitfield and
Braelin Cates (pictured
left) were the first to
select their books from
the “Blind Date with a
Book” display.
Box Tops for Education
Mr. Thomas, Room C112
Turn your trash into cash for our school! Please clip, collect and
bring your Box Tops coupons to school. Money raised will
support our school library! Box Tops collection bins are located
in the front office, the library, and several teachers’
classrooms. For more information about the program and/or to
register as a supporter of our school, please
visit www.boxtops4education.com
Spelling Bee
By Jaden Velasco
Pictures by Savannah Diaz-Korff & Faith Pitts
We had a spelling Bee in the auditorium on February 20th. Here is a list of contestants:
Madison Boomer
Connor Carr
Chloe Smith
Madison
Carmickle
Lindy Rodgerrs
Danish Niazi
Rufino Medado
Jenna Rodriguez
Brayden Garcia
Erica Estrada
Harlyn Falor
Lauren Spencer
Genesis Valdez
Ayden
Hernandez
Quinn Smith
Diego Aguillon
Taelor Fritz
Alyssa Shaffie
Eva Huckaby
Elena Miller
Reed Dooms
Giovanni Correa
Jordan Milam
Jazmin Jackson
Gabriella
Flores
Mallory Hendryz
Malerie Mendoza
Levi Welch
Hailey Rasmussen
Caitlyn Byrne
Reanna Aguirre
Carson
Guidry
Jacob Kohleffel
Angelina Ortiz
David Sanchez
Myles Holden
Benjamin Palacios
Sage Moss
Ruben Cuevas
Vince Esqueda
Kenneth Voyles
Cadence Phelphs
Eli Gerick
Madden Schoener
Victoria Garcia
Damien
Quesada
Estevan Martinez
Elisabeth Miller
Makayla
Rodriguez
(Results on next
page)
(Spelling Bee, continued from previous page)
2019 GPMS Spelling Bee Champions! It was a close win, but in the end, Quinn Smith (now
eligible for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.) won 1st place. The winning
word was “obsidian”. Hailey Rasmussen got 2nd place and Eli Gerick got 3rd (pictured above, in
that order).
Mark Your Calendar!
There are a lot of exciting events happening at GPMS; to see what
they are when they will happen, visit the school’s website, or click
the link below!
https://www.g-pisd.org/gpms/calendar/happening-now-event-calendar
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Got News? If you have information or pictures for the GPMS Gazette’s
News section, please contact our News Editor, Faith Pitts!
Pe ple Section
Editor, Madison Snody
Meet Mrs. San Juanita
Perez
By Ginny Carey, Photo by, Eagle Imaging
What do you do at GPMS? I teach 6th grade
Science. I try to inspire my students to
appreciate and respect the world around
them and understand how it works.
Education/experience: Bachelor’s Degree
from University of Texas at San Antonio in
2006, I have been a teacher at G-PISD since
spring 2007. For 12 years I was a member of the Texas Regional
Collaborative for Excellence in Science Education: this organization
allowed me to grow as an educator. TRC has given me some valuable
experience that I have been able to bring back to my classroom. For 2
years I worked with the UT STEM Center to expand my knowledge in
technology and Computer Science. I am always ready to learn more
and find resources to use in my classroom!
Hobbies: I love spending time with my family! I also love to travel. This
past summer I was able to travel to Canada; while there, I visited
Niagara Falls and it was amazing! It is my goal to visit every National
park in the U.S.; I have already been to most of the parks in the west.
Favorite Book(s): I also love to read. I currently have two favorites:
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Hunt and What If? By Randall Munroe (I often
refer to this book during class if the content is relevant). I have many
students that like to ask “WHAT IF questions, and I will not ever
answer a “what if” question because there are usually too many
variable to consider to come up with a precise answer.
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Mrs. San Juanita Perez (continued from previous page.)
Favorite Game(s): Monopoly, Risk, Scrabble and Words with Friends.
Family game night occurs at least once a month in my home and we are
competitive. Thanks to my son, I recently started playing a card game
called “Magic the Gathering” and it is my goal to beat him every time we
play.
Favorite music, artist or genre: I enjoy listening to all kinds of music.
some of my favorite bands that are in my playlist at the moment include:
Rush, The Eagle, Green Day, John Mayer, Post Modern Jukebox,
Metallica, Blink 182, Chicken Foot, Queen, Paramore, Pink Floyd, Van
Halen, George Strait, Joe Satriani and Fleetwood Mac.
Something about me that might surprise people: When I was in 7th grade
I missed half the school year! It is not as fun as it sounds…… I was
homeschooled because I broke my ankle into really bad and was not
allowed to go to school. I had to have two surgeries to fix it and was
in a cast for almost 5 months.
Meet Coach Christopher Kasner
By: Bella Rodriguez
What do you do at GPMS? Boys athletic
coordinator, head 7th-grade football,
basketball, assistant track, 7th grade Science
experience: it's my 19th year at GPMS
Hobbies: Family time, fishing, snow skiing
Favorite Book: The Bible
Favorite Game: Any game I play with my daughters
Favorite music: Christian music- favorites are Crowder, Skillet,
Switchfoot, and any Bethel Music
Something about me that might surprise people: I love snow skiing! I
have been to numerous places in Colorado and New Mexico snow skiing
over the past 28 years. I also used to be the lead singer in a Christian
rock.
Meet: Coach Lori Wilson
By: Maddy Gross
What do you do at GPMS? I teach PE, Adapted PE,
girls athletics and I coach 7th grade girls
basketball and track and serve as the Middle
School girls athletic coordinator
Education/experience: I have been teaching for 29
years and 25 here at GP
Hobbies: I enjoy kickboxing and spending time with
family and friends
Favorite Book: I like reading anything mindless with a happy ending
during the summer when I have time
Favorite Game(s): I like basketball, softball and track
Favorite music: I like country music and motivational sports music
Something about me that might surprise people: I started the GP High
School varsity girls’ softball program 25 years ago.
Meet: Mrs. Lucia Mendez
By Zoey Lankford, photo by Eagle Imaging
What do you do at GPMS? I am the Registrar at
GPMS.
Education/experience: I graduated from Del
Mar College with a certificate in General
Office and a certificate as a Medical Secretary.
I have worked in education over 10 years. This is
my 4th year at GPMS. I worked at Del Mar
College as a records clerk in the Registrar
Office and the Counseling and Testing offices for 5 years. I subbed
and worked as a paraprofessional at Sinton ISD for 7 years. Prior to
that I subbed for one year at Calallen ISD and Odem-Edroy ISD.
Hobbies: My hobbies are going to the movies and spending as much
quality time with my 5 grandbabies and working on all kinds of crafts.
Favorite Book(s): Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Twilight and
Fantastic Beast series. continued on next page.)
Mrs. Lucia Mendez (continued from previous page.)
Favorite Game(s): My favorite games are Mahjong, Sequence, Checkers,
Solitaire, Mancala, Monopoly and Backgammon.
Favorite music, artist or genre: All kinds of music
Something about me that might surprise people: I swam with sharks in
the Gulf of Mexico, summer of 1987, while on vacation in Tampico,
Tamaulipas. What a scary experience that was! never again.
Meet Lorraine Ramirez
By: Marky Trevino, Photo by Eagle Imaging
What do you do at GPMS? I am the Secretary
for Special Programs Dept/Asst. Principal
Vaseliades
Education/experience: I have over 12 years
experience working with school districts. I
possess an Associate's Degree.
Hobbies: My hobbies are Home Improvements. I
love helping people to renovate their homes. I
enjoy demolishing old kitchens and baths and laying the Ground work
for the new kitchen and baths. I love decorating. I also enjoy fishing
and crabbing.
Favorite Book: I don’t really have a favorite book, but I do enjoy
reading about real estate investing quite a bit.
Favorite Games: Any favorite games… no not really. I’m not much into
video games but if I had to choose a video game, I would say PACMAN. I
enjoy most games, so I really do not hold a favorite. I won’t play
baseball or football but I will play basketball and volleyball…..
OHHH! Wait…I truly enjoy playing poker and 21!
Favorite music, artist or genre: I truly enjoy country music. George
Strait and Garth Brooks are some of my classic favs. I’ve got to admit
Dolly Parton’s songs can bring a smile to my face as well. Tejano
music is a close 2nd.
Something about me that might surprise people: Hmmm… I’m not sure, I
guess I’d have to say I love horror movies. I’m a real screamer! If you’re
ever at the movies and you happen to be watching a horror flick and
you hear a deathly scream, chances are that would be me …. Lol. And
not on purpose either.
A&E SectionEditor: Isabella Baietto
Bull with a Red ApronBy: Cadence PhelpsLife may want to bring you down, don’t let it. Lift yourself from the restraints holding you away from it all. Reality hits like a bull, it will knock you down over and over again. Sometimes you may feel as if you’re in a rodeo, keep going and don’t let go. Fight it with a red apron, as if to say, “Come at me, I’m willing to take the hit.” Sometimes when you take the hit, it hurts. Don’t let that stop you, heal from it and keep going. Sometimes others will put on their red aprons and run with you. In some situations, more than one bull will come at you and you have to fight alone. Keep fighting until you beat them. Never give up and fight for what you will.
A&E (Arts & Entertainment) MascotBy: Isabella Baietto
Introducing the new A&E Mascot!! This is Renzo! Every month, Renzo will appear on a random page of the A&E Section. The first person to find him and e-mail me (Isabella Baietto) what page you found him on, will be featured in the A&E section of the Gazette for the issue after that. Make sure you’re looking for him, Renzo will start appearing in this section starting next month! Sometimes you will spot Renzo with Bob and Rob or sometimes he’ll be flying solo.
Renzo
Collected Dad Jokes?From http://pun.me/pages/dad-jokes.php
“One time I had a dream that I was a muffler, and I woke up exhausted!”
- Isabella B.
“Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon? Great food, no atmosphere”
“Why are teddy bears never hungry? Because they’re stuffed!”
- Isabella B.
“What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta!”
-Isabella B.
“What do you call cheese that’s not yours? Nacho Cheese!”
-Rylee M.
“How many apples grew on the tree? All of them…DUH!”
“What’s brown and sticky? A stick!”
- Madison S.
“Want to hear a joke about paper? Never mind, it’s TEARable.”
“Why did the coffee file a police report? It got mugged!”
“Want to hear a joke about construction? I'm still working on it.”
“What do you call a guy with rubber toes? Roberto.”
- Isabella B.
A&E Themes “A&E Themes” was suggested by Skyla Martini
“A&E Themes” is where a theme will be selected and posted in (A&E
section) the Gazette. The theme will be for the following month, anyone who would like to write a story/article, draw/paint something that has to do with the theme. (Ex. If the theme is “Heroes” then you can write a story about a hero, or draw your own hero) If you’d like to request a theme, email Isabella Baietto.
Next month’s Art/Writing theme will be… “Best of Books”
“Best of Books” means you can write a short alternate ending to a story/book that you’ve read, or draw what you think one of the characters from the book would look like.
Choir FundraiserBy: Bella Rodriguez
In February, the GPMS choir kicked off their Simply Sheets spring fundraiser. This year, the money the fundraiser makes will be added to the choir budget, but, most importantly, so choir students can earn money toward their spring trip. I know buying sheets sounds weird, but if you tell your parents, they will understand. Right now is the perfect time to buy sheets.There were two ways to buy your very own set. Customers could choose to buy on-paper or online.Student-collected paper orders were turned in byWednesday, March 6th.If you missed out, you may still be able to order online, with a credit or debit card. The company will send the sheets directly to your shipping address within 3–5 business days. Here’s the link:https://shop.simplysheetsfundraising.com/campaign/5c646896524043001ff8407e
Do You Wish To Be
Entertained?
Theatre News By: Victoria Smith
According to Mrs. Leisher’s teacher page, “in addition to
building humorous and dramatic characters and scenes,
students will collaborate to create choreography, write
and play music and sound effects, design unique lighting
and effects, and design and build costuming that all help
build the theme and mood of the world of the play.”
Cast includes: Jackson Blasy, Madison Carmickle, Serina
Colley, Tyler Dobbs, Cole Dowell, Emma Faughts, Zoe
Garza, Sami Gregory, Megan Griffith, Eva Huckaby,
Toni Joskiewich, Camryn Kahl, Abby Krisl, Jade Lucero,
Madelyn Makar, Mia Munoz, Kylee Powers, Brita Rhodes,
Lindy Rodgers, Alyssa Shaffie, Kori Simmons, Lauren
Spencer, Nina Steele, Austin Watts, and William Watts.
Thank you for all of those who attended the GPMS Asylum
play on February 22!
Down
1. The Wizard (Include the
“. 2. Needs revenge on
Thanos
”)
3. Bruce Banner
5. "Wankanda Forever!"
6. The red witch
12. Our most iconic
patriotic boy
13. Intergalactic space
pirate
14. Man Metal Man
Across
4. Thanos's #2 adopted
blue kid
5. Metal armed toy soldier
7. Red haired goddess 8.
The God of Mischief 9.
Big purple man with
gauntlet
10. The bus driver
11. Tree Boy
13. "Mr. Stark, I don't feel
so good"
15. The man with a
hammer
16. Holder of the Mind
Stone
17. Thanos's #1 adopted
kid
18. Groot's Best Friend
“(Some Of) Marvel's Infinity War Characters”By: Victoria Smith
With Cheeto dust on his hands and down his triple chin, Juan plays “Fortnit” in his room across the cheese puff covered table...
“This is an accurate representation of me.” -Juan 2019
“What is this, Jesse!?” -everyone 2019
“Send this to me!” -Rylee & (Superior) Isabella 2019
And now, a quote from who made this eye cleansing art...
“I was inspired by my good friend Juan... and boredom.” -Jesse 2019
“Every time I look at this at night, a tear sheds from my cleansed eye...” -Juan 2019
“I pray to this every night, it brings me joy.” -The Legend, Rylee 2019
“Accurate representation of Juan” By: Jesse Riojas
Foreign Music A Gazette A&E Exclusive
By: Ginny Carey
Have you ever heard of KPOP? Korean Pop is a music genre that has become very popular worldwide. BTS, Bigbang, Blackpink, Momoland, Stray kids, (g)-idle, gfriend, sistar, ikon, Monsta-X, 2ne1, 4Minute, Exo, Nct U, Nct 127, and Nct Dream, Vixx, WannaOne, EXID, Triple H, Kard, CLC, Pentagon, Iz*one, Weki Meki, 24k, Red Velevt, Loona,, Ladies Code, Twice, IOI, AOA, and Girls Generation. Are some of the groups I’m going to be introducing you to, along with the soloists, Hyuna, Minzy, Amber Liu, and Sunmi. and if you already like these groups, then you rock!
BigBang-BigBang is a five member group Including T.O.P, G-Dragon, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri. BigBang is signed with YG Entertainment. Their group debuted in 2006 some of their most famous songs are Sober, Fantastic Baby, Bang Bang Bang, and Loser. G-Dragon, and Taeyang both have released solos, crooked and ringa linga. They have also released their duet good boy.
Momoland-
Momoland is a female Kpop group who debuted in 2016
with MLD. They have 9 members named Hyebin,
Yeonwoo, Jane, Daisy, Taeha Nayun, JooE, Ahin, and
Nancy(she personally is my favorite member of
momoland) They received more attention when
Yeonwoo, JooE, and Nancy appeared on Hello
Counselor, A program in Korea that brings in celebrity’s
and people with concerns and solve the problems people
may be facing. Momoland has received more recognition
since their newest album, Fun to The World.
BTS-BTS is considered the most popular K-POP group. They are signed with BigHit Entertainment. They debuted in 2013 with 7 members. Kim Seokjin, Min Yoongi(my personal favorite), Jung Hoseok, Kim Namjoon, Park Jimin, Kim Taehyung, and Jeon Jungkook. Their song No More Dreams quickly took off and won serval awards with their songs Anpanman, DNA, Fake Love, Idol, and Waste It On Me.
Blackpink is a female K-POP group signed with YG Entertainment. They are YG’s only girl group, they debuted on August 6, 2016 with 4 members, Kim Jisoo, Kim Jennie, Park Chaeyoung, and Lalisa Manoban. Their latest songs, Ddu du Ddu du and Forever Young have gained a lot of popularity.
Stray Kids-Stray Kids is a male k-pop group who debuted in 2018 with 9 members, Bang Chan, Woojin, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin and I.N. They are signed with JYP Entertainment and have been gaining a lot of popularity with their songs Akward Silence, My Pace, and District 9.
G-(Idle) -
G-(Idle) is a female K-Pop G-(Idle) signed
with Cube Entertainment. They debuted with
6 members. Miyeon, Minnie, Soojin, Soyeon,
Yuqi, and Shuhua. The group debuted on
May 2, 2018 with their song Latata. They
later released Hann.
GFRIEND-
GFRIEND has 6 members, Sowon, Yerin, EunHa, Yuju, SinBand Umji. They made their debut with the EP Season of Glass on January 16, 2015. They have won multiple awards since.
Sistar-Sistar is a female K-Pop formed with Starship Entertainment. They debuted in 2010 with 4 members, Hyolyn, Bora, Soyou, and Dasom. They disbanded in 2016.
Ikon-Ikon is a South Korean boy band with
6 members B.I, Bobby, Jinhwan, Ju-
ne, Yunhyeong, Donghyuk and
Chanwoo. They debuted in 2015 with
YG Entertainmenrt and gained much
popularity with their songs Killing Me,
Bling Bling, and Rhythm Ta.
Monsta X-Monsta X is a 7 member boy band signed with Starship Entertainment. They debuted in 2015 with 7 members Wonho, Minhyuk, Hyungwon, Jooheon, Kihyun, Shownu, and I.M. Their song Hero, Dramarama, and Shoot Out pulled a lot of popularity for them.
2NE1-2NE1 is a female girl group formed in 2009.
They debuted with four members Bom, CL,
Dara, and Minzy. They were quickly
considered the best female kpop groups with
their release of “I Am The Best” and “Come
Back Home” but alas all good things must
come to an end. Fans started calling Minzy
plastic surgery monster. Minzy left so the
other girls could keep going but the group
disbanded later in November of 2015
4Minute-4Minute is a 5 member formed in 2009 by Cube
Entertainment. Nam Ji-hyun, Heo Ga-yoon, Jeon
Ji-yoon, Kim Hyun-a, and Kwon So-hyun were
the members of the band. They released their
most popular songs Whatcha Doin’ Today,
Crazy and Hate. They were quickly gaining
popularity. In 2016 4Minute disbanded and only
Hyuna renewed her contract.
EXO-EXO is a 6-member male group formed by SM Entertainment in 2012. The members are Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun, Xiumin, Lay and Chen. Their songs Call Me Baby, KoKo Bop, Tempo, Power, and Growlquickly drew in popularity for them.
NCT U-NCT U is one of the three NCT units. NCT’s members Taeil, Taeyong, Kun, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun, Winwin, Jungwoo, Lucas, and Mark Debuted on one April 4th, 2016. Becoming the first unit of NCT.
VIXX-The six members of VIXX are N, Leo,
Ken, Ravi, Hongbin and Hyuk debuted in
2012 with Jellyfish Entertainment. They
have released many songs and have
been getting more fans every day.
NCT 127-NCT 127 was debuted as the 2nd
NCT unit on July 1st, 2016 with
nine members Taeyong, Taeil,
Johnny, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun,
Winwin, Jungwoo, Mark, and
Haechan.
NCT Dream-NCT Dream debuted As the 3rd unit of NCT on August 24th. The unit consisted of 7 members Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle, and Jisung. NCT fans are still waiting for the release of the 4th and final unit, NCT China.
Wanna1-
Wanna1 is a South Korean boy band formed through the survival show Produce 101 Season 2 by the company CJ E&M. They debuted with eleven members in 2017 with Kang Daniel, Park Ji-hoon, Lee Dae-hwi, Kim Jae-hwan, Ong Seong-wu, Park Woo-jin, Lai Kuan-lin, Yoon Ji-sung, Hwang Min-hyun, Bae Jin-young and Ha Sung-woon.
Short for Exceed in Dreaming, these five beautiful girls have been burning the stage since February 2012. The girls Solji, LE, Hani, Hyelin and Jeonghwahave released many songs. Up & Down, Hey Boy, and their most recent releaser I Love You has greatly grown their fandom.
Hui, Hyuna, an E’dawn are the three members of Triple H. Hui and E’dawn are members of the kpop group Pentagon andHyuna, the world wide famous soloist, were put in this group together and gaining a lot of love and attention. When Hyuna and E’dawn came out and said they were dating, they were removed from Cube and Triple H disbanded.
Kard is one of the very few groups that have men and women in it. Kard was formed by DSP Media. J.seph, B.M, Somin and Jiwoo are the four members that make up Kard. Their songs Hola Hola and Oh Na Na have gained a lot of popularity for them.
EXID-
Triple H-
Kard-
CLC-
CLC is a 6 member group signed
with Cube Entertainment. They
debuted in 2016, Yujin, Seungyeon,
Sorn, Yeeun, Elkie, and Eunbin.
Their songs Black Dress, and have
been very popular and have gained
a lot of popularity for the group.
Pentagon-
Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Kino and Wooseok are the nine members that make up Pentagon. The former band member E’Dawn was removed from the group after it was released that he was dating soloist Hyuna.
Iz*One debuted on October 29th, 2018 with their song Color*Iz. They have 9 members Kwon Eun-bi, Sakura Miyawaki, Kang Hye-won, Choi Ye-na, Lee Chae-yeon, Kim Chae-won, Kim Min-joo, Nako Yabuki, Hitomi Honda, Jo Yu-ri, Ahn Yu-jin and Jang Won-young. There most popular song is La Via En Rose. Interesting fact: the age range is from 14 to 23.
Weki Meki-Weki Meki has become a very popular girl group with here songs Crush, and I don’t Like Your Boyfriend. They debuted on August 7th, 2017. They have 8 members Ji Suyeon, Elly, Choi Yoo-jung, Kim Do-yeon, Sei, Lua, Rina, and Lucy.
24K-
On September 6, 2012 24K debuted with there song Hurry Up. They debuted with 8 members Cory, Kisu, Sungoh, Jeonguk, Jinhong, Changsun, Hongseob, Kiyong. Their popular songs Bingo, Super Fly, and Still 24K.
Red Velvet-
Red Velvet is a quickly growing female Kpop group. There debut song Happiness gained a lot of popularity. The original group consisted of Wendy, Irene, Seulgi, and Joy. The youngest member Yeri joined the group later on. The girls latest songs Power Up and Really Bad Boy have become very popular.
Loona-
Loona is a 12 member girl group. They debuted in 2018 with there song Hi High. The twelve members are HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul, YeoJin, ViVi, Kim Lip, JinSoul, Choerry, Yves, Chuu, Go Won, Olivia Hye. They form the three sub units Loona 1/3, Loona Odd Eye Circle, and Loona yyxy.
Ladies Code-Ladies Code is a female group, they are on the list of groups that may disband due to two of their members passing away in a car crash. The original line consisted of Ashley, EunB, Sojung, Zuny and RiSe. The group debuted in 2013 and lost EunB and RiSe due to a fatal car crash in 2014. The group Came back in 2016 and their latest song ‘The Last Holiday’ has gotten fans worried that the disbandment rumors might actually be true.
Twice-
Twice is a female Kpop group that
has been getting bigger and
bigger everyday. They have
become very popular with their
songs being released multiple
times. What Is Love, BDZ, Dance
The Night Away, Likey, andYes or
Yes have been very successful.
Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo,
Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun,
Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu are the
nine members of Twice.
IOI-
IOI is a female group with 11 members Lim Na-young, Kim Chung-ha, Kim Se-jeong, Jung Chae-yeon, Zhou Jieqiong, Kim So-hye, Yoo Yeon-jung, Choi Yoo-jung, Kang Mi-na, Kim Do-yeon and Jeon So-mi. They debuted on May 4, 2016 with the EP Chrysalis and actively promoted as a whole and as a sub-unit for less than a year.
AOA-
AOA is seven member
kpop group with the
original line up with 9
members but went to
seven after 2 left. Choa,
Jimin, Yuna, Youkyung,
Chanmi, Hyejeong,
Seolhyun, and Mina make
up AOA.
Girls Generation-
Girls Generation (also known as SNSD) is one of the most loved female Kpop groups. There song Gee and I Got A Boy are very popular. Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun are the eight members of SNSD the original line up consisted of one more member Jessica.
Hyuna-
Hyuna was an Idol for ten years with Cube Entertainment. She is loved by many people and her songs are very popular. Red, Roll Deep, and How’s This are very famous songs. In 2018 it was revealed that Hyuna and Pentagon member E’dawn were dating for 2 years. Both Idols were removed from the company and have been happily dating in the public eye since.
Minzy-
Minzy, the former 2NE1 member, is starting to begin her solo career. Leaving 2NE1 for being called names like plastic surgery monster for the way she looks. She is getting back into the and trying to start releasing her own songs.
Amber Liu-Amber Liu is a part of the kpop group F(x) but she releases her own songs as well. Her song Borders is a very popular song. The song is about how people see her as a celebrity and don’t realize she is still a human with feelings and trying to tell people not to be afraid to be who they are.
Sunmi-Sunmi is very well know and loved soloists. As a former member of Wonder Girls she had gained a lot of popularity before she began releasing her own songs. Her songs Heroine, Siren, and Gashina are very popular.
March Features Madelynn Gross, Features Editor
(with help from Toonie, the Press Corps Broonie)
GT Field Trip By Marky Trevino
On January 29, GT (Gifted & Talented) students went on a field trip to Early Scholars
Academy in Corpus Christi. The theme of the trip was communication and careers.
The students had to escape 9 different themed escape rooms. The students learned
about different careers associated with the themes. The themes include a rainforest,
the polar region, submarine and ocean, a greenhouse studying plants and insects, an
animal room studying wild and domestic animals, healthy living, space, a community
cityscape, and Earth’s elements. The escape rooms help develop collaboration,
problem solving, and critical thinking for the students. The students spent the time
after the trip at the Portland fire station and learned about being a firefighter.
Hopefully they all learned a lot and had a
good time.
Above: Aaron Lowry, Dylan Mauch, Aiden
Aguinaldo, Chloe Smith, Sabrina De la Fuente,
Elena Miller, Olivia Kohleffel
Above Right: Engineer Swarek, Bella Rizo, Alayna Villerreal, Braelin Cates, Farah
Standley, Camden Woodall, Matthew Rush
6th-grade Science ProjectsPhoto story by Savannah Diaz-Korff
The projects above were created by Kaden Diaz-Korff, Dulcemaria Perez, Jeneva Tagaloa, Jalysa Alvarado
& Sabrina Delacruz, and on display in the upstairs D wing!
Scavenger Hunt By: Marky Trevino
The GPMS Gazette has created a new idea. We are creating a
super scavenger hunt. We will have questions that come from
previous Gazettes, and you could answer them for the chance to
win a prize of... who knows?
* When was the first pep rally this school year?
* Who wrote “The Sun Shines” poem?
* When does the chess club meet?
* Who wrote the comic about the little duck?
* Who is the GPMS Gazette’s Executive Editor?
* Where are the student printers?
* When was the Halloween Dance?
* When was the first picture day?
* When was the Favorites Dance?
* Where was the first Cats Club supposed to have taken place?
If you have all the answers, use your GP student e-mail account
to contact Marky Trevino for your reward.
Mrs. McClary’s ELA Students Plot
the Elements of Plot in Literature A photo story by Rylee Martinez (with help from Toonie, the Press Corps Broonie)
In February, Mrs. McClary’s ELA students worked together to graph the elements of a story. Below are the work and workings of: Ian Ward, Jase Hartung, Riley Laws, Elena Miller, Sabrina De La Fuente, Reagan Rodrigue, Megan Griffith, Lleyton Davidson, Austin Nguyen, Chloe Smith, Leilani Deleon, Jalysa Alvarado, and Santiago Sanchez
Teachers: Do you have pictures of students doing great things in your
classroom? Please send them (with the names of all students pictured)
to your subject’s beat reporter or Madelynn Gross, our Features Editor!
Honor-Roll & Attendance Awards for the 2nd Nine Weeks
Photos by: Rylee Martinez
Captions & layout by: Madison Snody & Toonie
On February 1st, first-period teachers presented students with awards for “A/B Honor Roll”, “A
Honor Roll”, and “Perfect Attendance” for the 2nd nine weeks. Many of those teachers were kind
enough to send their award recipients to the GPMS Newsroom, where Press Corps photographer
Rylee Martinez took their pictures. Congratulations, students & thank you, teachers!
Honor-Roll & Attendance Awards for the 2nd Nine Weeks(Continued from previous page)
(Continued on next page)
Abigayle Nunez, Meenakshi Nair, Marissa Valenzuela, Victoria Grant,
Tyler Dobbs, Gavin Busam, Devan Escalante & Olivia Berger.
Honor-Roll & Attendance Awards for the 2nd Nine Weeks(Continued from previous page)
THE Unknown Winner
Opinions Jayden Campbell, Editor Welcome to the Opinions section of the March Gazette; let's get started!
Today we are starting with something new: Letters to the
Gazette’s editors!
To start off the letters, let's begin with Style! Dear Style Editor,
To start off with, the pictures that you take are unique. They’re always pictures of something
happy and with color and pop. Whenever you take pictures of someone or
something you can tell that they have meaning, and they make the Gazette
more fun to read and look at. But even though you’re an awesome
photographer and you have beautiful style, you can always make it even better
by adding different stuff and thinking of new ideas to add to the Gazette.
Maybe you can do different colors for each theme or different types of pictures
for each section of the Gazette. Honestly, other than that, I think that you’re
doing a fantastic job! You’d be a great photographer when you get older,
because you take great pictures, they always look perfect.
Sincerely, Cheyenne Rounds
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Now, let's go to A&E!
Dear A&E Editor,
I’m a big fan of your section of the Gazette! I personally love the comics and art pieces that you feature,
like in the December 2018 edition, for example. But of course, there’s always room for improvement!
For one, what's with the crazy borders? In the January 2019 edition, the snowflake design is a little large
for the page and overlaps some of the text. Then, in the February 2019 edition,
the border is, to put it simply, of terrible quality. Maybe you can keep them a
little tamer in future editions? Of course, there’s also the obvious shortage of
content, which really can’t be blamed on you. Something you can do to fix it,
however, is to respectfully encourage artists, whether they act, draw, or write, to
create and submit work for you to publish! It’s no guarantee, but it’s better than
nothing.
Sincerely, Diego Aguillon.
Dear A&E editor,
I’m writing about the band news page in the February Gazette. I loved the format
you used by putting the 1st chair people all the way to the right. It’s organized and I can
see the information easily. The only problem I have is that you should have put what
chair every person got. This would have shown which sections dominated. For example,
the saxophones dominated and got the top three chairs: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. You could have
also put the grade they’re in so people know if a 7th grader beat an 8th grader. These
things are super impressive, so you should show these things next time. Thank you.
-Vincent Nguyen
Dear Isabella Baietto,
I really enjoy your section of the Gazette! Don’t get me wrong, it’s amazing, but there are a few things I
wish you would add. I love that you put up pictures and comics, but I wish there were more. I think you
would benefit from more comics like on a Sunday newspaper. Also, more
drawings! Maybe you could do what you missed of drawings from past Gazettes
or maybe go through Gazettes from last year.
Since your part of the Gazette is art AND entertainment, you could not only put
pictures, drawings, and comics, but you could also add short stories, writing
prompts, and monthly jokes that will leave people laughing all month! I hope to
see some of these in the future Gazette articles.
Sincerely, Skyla Martini
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On to News!
News Editor,
Your article (about Communities in Schools) was very informing, yet it didn’t catch my attention. It lacks
vivid colors. It looks like you were just rushing and trying to get it done in time. That’s something I would
do LOL. Mostly all the pages have borders around them but not yours. The headings were in a simple
format. I think that adding borders and different type of lettering would make it
better. Everything looks the same through the page, so I think that’s what makes
it not worthy of catching my attention. Maybe spending more time on it would
help? I don’t know, man. I wouldn’t know how long it took you, but the
information is really good; you should keep that on there. Also, not a lot of people
know who Mrs.Abby is, so it would help if you added a picture of her. That way
the readers know who to donate Ziploc bags to. Sincerely, Angela Lumbreras
Now on to sports!
Dear Sports Editor,
In my opinion your work is very good, but I believe you could use some extra help to make it even
better. You could start off with some extra information about the coaches; for
example: list someone background information on them or winning streaks
they had in the past. For athletes, I think you could talk about all the practices
and work they put into this school. As an athlete myself it takes lots of hard
work and rules you have to follow; it’s a big task and we set examples for all, so
talking about some of these rules and examples we set could give someone
thinking about becoming an athlete information before they go into it. Thank
you for reading this and hearing my opinions.
Sincerley, Brynn German
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On to the People section!
Dear People Editor,
I find your section about the staff here at G-P Middle School very
interesting. If you were to include students in your section it would be
even more interesting. There are some very talented kids at GPMS. Why
not include students as well as teachers? Instead of asking “what is your
education or experience?” you could instead ask “what extra-curricular
activities do you participate in?” Another question you might ask students
is “what is your favorite part of GPMS?” Including students as well as
staff members in the People Section would allow the students of GPMS to
shine.
-Laura Bennett
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Thank you to all the kind students and their opinions!
Thank you for reading the opinions section!
This is a sampling of great letters and ideas from great students! If you have some
thoughts you want to share, please use your student e-mail account to contact our
Opinions Editor, Jayden Campbell.
Sp rts (March) Editor, Lauren Spencer
Ladycats “B” Team District game 7th-
grade (Alice)
By, Madi Snody, Information From, Coach Lyssy
The 7th-grade “B” Team Ladycats remain undefeated after beating Alice
in their last home district game. Scoring for the Ladycats was Leila Carpenter
with 8 points, Kathleen Miller with 7 points, & Kensley Shirley, Hailey Bustos,
and Sami Gregory with 2 points each. A great defensive job by the Ladycats
held Alice at 12 points. The Ladycats defeated Alice 21-12, and are now 7 and 0
in district play, and 10 and 0 overall, with one more game to go! Great job
Ladycats!
Ladycats “A” Team District game 7th-grade (Alice)
By, Madi Snody, Information From, Coach Lyssy
The 7th-grade “A” Team Ladycats fell short in a tough district matchup
27 to 29 to the Lady Coyotes of Alice. The Ladycats led at halftime by 1 and it
was a lead change up until the end. Rachelle Powell was high point with 14
points. Also scoring for the Ladycats was Madison Snody with 5 points,
Madison Kilgore with 4, and Madison Tietze and Brenna Meier with 2 each. A
great team effort by all.
Photo by Savannah Diaz-Korff.
Tennis
By Brandon Castilleja, Information From, Coach Esquivel
First Place Doubles 7th-Grade Boys: Revel Wicks and Ruben Flores.
Third Place Doubles 8th-Grade Boys: Kaiden Johnson and Ian Longoria.
First Place Doubles 8th-grade Girls: Abigail Molone and Anyssa Castillo.
Second place 8th-grade Singles Boys: Kadon Howard.
Group Picture: (left to right) Kaden Howard,
Blake Farr, Ian Longoria, Dale Loveland,
Braeden Gonzalez, Ethan Brymer, Kaiden
Johnson.
(top right) Ethan Brymer &Dale Loveland.
(bottom left) Revel Wicks & Rueben Flores.
Pictures provided by Coach Esquivel.
Technology Hailey Rasmussen, Editor
Keyboarding Class
Photos by Micheal Messer
Touch System Data Entry (Keyboarding) is a course for high school credit. This course prepares students to operate the
keyboard by touch and begin development of acceptable speed and accuracy levels.
Destiny Ramirez Micheal Rodriguez Desiray Ayala
Career Cruising
By Hailey Rasmussen
Career Cruising is a website that assists students in finding out what careers they might
consider studying in college. Once logged into the website, there
is a test where people can answer questions about things they
like. When the test is complete, the students will see a list of 40
possible careers that they should look into. Some careers may
include an accountant or lawyer. Students use this program
throughout middle and high school as they find out more and more about what they enjoy
most.
Here’s the website: https://public.careercruising.com/en
Robotics News By Bella Rodriguez
On February 2, the Gregory Portland Robotics team
went to competition. They started off strong. After
time had passed the Robotics team began to fall
behind, but they still had core values and the project
portion left. When the Robotics team had believed
they lost, they came in top five. Now the Robotics
team is working hard with determination for their
next competition. The competition is on March 23 in
San Antonio. See the April gazette for the results.
Did you know that you can help
the planet and the robotics team at the
same time?
Simply bring your printer’s empty inkjet cartridges to C108 and the
robotics team will recycle them for you.
Remember: inkjet cartridges will fit in the palm of your hand. We cannot
recycle larger cartridges.
Please e-mail ideas for technology-related content to our Technology
Editor, Hailey Rasmussen (me)!
Robotics winners Bella Rodriguez,
Damien Quesada, Dante Quesada,
Avery Hayward, and Diego Aguillon.
Photo by Mrs. Hayward
~.*;Style Section ;*.~
Editor: Zoe Garza
Saturday February 9th
UIL Meet Winners
7th-grade
Art
1st
place - Brody Mitchell
2nd
place - Erin Ebers
4th
place - Adrian Galvan
8th-grade
Art
1st
place - Diego Aguillion
4th
place - Emma Denton
6th
place – Natalie Deleon
6th-grade
Calculator
5th
place - Elena Miller
6th
place - Luke Kohleffel
7th-grade
Calculator
4th
place - Gael Garza
5th
place - Eli Gerick
6th
place - Camden Winkler
8th-grade
Calculator
4th
place - Quinn Smith
5th
place - Elisabeth Miller
6th
place - Jens Quam
7th-grade
Chess
3rd
place – Tomas Pacheco
7th-grade
Dictionary skills
6th
place – Caroline Waldrop
8th-grade
Dictionary skills
2nd
place - Brooke Moreno
6th-grade
Editorial Writing
2nd
place - Madysen Whitfield
7th-grade
Editorial Writing
6th
place – Madalyn Makar
8th-grade
Editorial Writing
4th
place – Davian Guevara
8th-grade
Impromptu Speaking
4th
place – Jacob Kohleffel
8th-grade
Listening Skills
3rd
place – Brooke Moreno
6th-grade
Mathematics
4th
place – Elena miller
6th
place – Lleyton Davidson
7th-grade
Mathematics
5th
place – Austin Nguyen
8th-grade
Mathematics
1st
place – Quinn Smuth
5th
place – Elisabeth miller
6th-grade
Modern Oratory
3rd
place – Eva Huckaby
4th
place – Serena Colleg
7th-grade
Modern Oratory
4th
place – Cadence Lewis
8th-grade
Modern Oratory
2nd
place – Amber Clements
5th
place – Victoria Smith
(Continued on the next page!)
6th-grade
Number Sense
5th
place – Elena Miller
6th
place – Luke Kohleffel
7th-grade
Number Sense
5th
place - Jenns Quam
6th
place – Eli Gerick
8th-grade
Number Sense
3rd
place – Quinn Smith
5th
place – Elisabeth Miller
6th
place – Gael Garza
7th-grade
Oral Reading
5th
place – Jackson Blasy
8th-grade
Oral Reading
4th
place – Skyla Martini
5th
place – Brita Rhodes
6th-grade
Project Based Art
4th
place – Bella Reid
5th
place – Cali Gregory
7th-grade
Project Based Art
3rd
place (tie) – Adrian Galvan
3rd
place (tie) - Brody Mitchell
8th-grade
Project Based Art
2nd
place – Diego Aguillon
4th
place (tie) – Emma Denton
4th
place (tie) – Natalie Deleon
7th-grade
Writing
2nd
place – Savannah Aguilar
6th
place – Kendall Lopez
6th-grade
Science
3rd
place – Reese Roach
6th
place – Cole Dowell
8th-grade
Science
3rd
place – Diego Aguillon
7th-grade
Social Studies
3rd
place – Brody Mitchell
6th-grade
Spelling
1st
place – Nayah Macaambac
7th-grade
Spelling
2nd
place – Hailey Rasmussen
5th
place – Erica Estrada
8th-grade
Spelling
6th
place – Caitlyn Byrne
TEAM AWARDS
6th-grade
Calculator – 2nd
place
6th-grade
Science – 2nd
place
6th-grade
Number Sense – 3rd
place
6th-grade
Mathematics – 2nd
place
7th-grade
Number Sense – 2nd
place
7th-grade
Mathematics – 3rd
place
7th-grade
Art – 1st
place
7th-grade
Calculator – 2nd
place
7th-grade
Social Studies – 3rd
place
8th-grade
Art – 1st
place
8th-grade
Calculator – 2nd
place
8th-grade
Science – 2nd
place
8th-grade
Dictionary Skills – 2nd
place
8th-grade
Number Sense – 2nd
place
8th-grade
Mathematics – 2nd
place
Way to go,
Wildcats!
AcademicUIL
Elizabeth Miller and Victoria Smith
Photo By : Natalie Deleon
Mrs. Jasso
Photo By: Skyla Martini
Luke Kohieffel and Elena Miller
Photo By: Brooke Moreno
Mrs. Baker and Dr. Turner
Photo by: Brooke Moreno
The GPMS Gazette Editorial Staff: Executive Editor – Jonathon Martinez
News - Faith Pitts
People - Madi Snody
A & E (Arts & Entertainment) - Isabella Baietto
Features - Madelynn Gross
Opinions - Jayden (Sky) Campbell
Sports - Lauren Spencer
Technology - Hailey Rasmussen
Style - Zoe Garza
GPMS Gazette Beat Reporters: Academic Booster Club - Zoey Lankford
Art - Natalie DeLeon
Attendance - Zoey Lankford
Band - Colton Renfro
Basketball (Intramural) - Melany Castillo
Box Tops Brigade – Noelani Judd
Building Trades - Jonathon Martinez
Career Investigations – Rylee Martinez
Cats Club - Kendall Lopez
Cheerleaders - Ginny Carey
Choir - Bella Rodriguez
Clerical Practice - Isabella Baietto
Communities in Schools - Jesse Riojas
Destination Imagination - Jaden Velasco
GT (Gifted & Talented) - Marky Trevino
Health – Rylee Martinez
Keyboarding - Brandon Castilleja
Library - Juan Hinojosa
Lifeskills - Cadence Phelps
NJHS - Jesse Riojas
Pep Rallies - Faith Pitts
Robotics Club - Bella Rodriguez
School Board – Hailey Rasmussen
Spanish - Jayden (Sky) Campbell
Speech - Madysen Whitfield
Student of the Month Awards -
Rylee Martinez
Student Quotes/Words of Wisdom -
Savannah Diaz-Korrf
Tennis - Brandon Castilleja
Theatre - Victoria Smith
Track – Kendall Lopez
Please use your school e-mail to contact
editors & beat reporters if you have
questions, news tips, pictures, ideas, etc.
If you would like to join the GPMS Press
Corps, please e-mail or visit Mr. Thomas in
room C112. See you next month!
Covering the News for You!
Left to right: Jonathon Martinez, Jayden
Campbell, Ginny Carey, Colton Renfro &
Gabriel Palacios in the GPMS Newsroom.