The Panther Prints

MVMS School’s Official Art Show is here! May 9 - 31st That’s right, the official art show is opening up May 9, right here at MVMS. Until June, art from 6th-8th grade art classes will be hung up all over the walls in the main hallway. “We always want to celebrate the creative work that happens in the Art Classes, just like we celebrate the Music and Drama,” says Mr. DiPierro, 7th grade Art Teacher. “ Having an Art Show is our opportunity to show everyone the wide variety [and] beautiful work that our students create, and it is also a great way to share our thanks with Kiddo for providing these great things (and many other things as well) here at our school.” How does this all go down? First, each kid [taking an art class] chooses one work they have done so far this year which they want to be chosen for the showing. Then, teams of parents [PTA] work together to label and add thick cardboard backgrounds to each piece. Finally they hang up the fini...

Spring Allergies       Basic and simple Information that could help you feel a bit better this Allergy Season. By Elie    Spring Pollen Allergies. Sneezing. Coughing. Wheezing. Watery itchy eyes. Oh yeah, don’t forget the stuffy and runny nose. From 35 - 67 million Americans suffer these symptoms every spring, and then some. That’s as much as one-out-of-five people. Well, if you suffer from allergies, like I do, or you know someone who does, the following information may help you.    Pollen       Pollen, a fine powdery substance, consists of certain male parts of a plant (Aka, “The Fertilizers”).  You usually see it as a yellow powder that floats down from trees, or that covers your furniture if you leave the window open on a windy Spring day.  The average pollen particle is smaller than the width of one of your hairs! Oh, one more thing: Once it touches an allergic person’s throat, it tr...

  You are sitting in the backseat of your car as your mom drives you to school on a foggy morning. You peer out the car window and you see a sign, “Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.” You ask, “Hey mom, do you know what that sign is for?” She replies, “Oh, just a sign for the seminary. That is it’s full name.” “Ew, cemetery, creepy,” you reply. “Not cemetery dear, Sss-em-i- nar -y--like for Seminary Drive.” As the sign disappears behind you, you might wonder what goes on at the seminary on the hill above Strawberry Point.                                         What is GGBTS?    Since 1959, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (GGBTS) has sat in the middle of Strawberry in Marin County, CA. Most of the residents on the other side of the freeway from M...

SweetHearts - Candy Hearts Most Americans have heard of NECCO Wafers, the first candy in America. In 1847, NECCO wafers were created by Oliver Chase, also known as the starter of the American Candy industry. Oliver Chase is pretty famous, but did you know that he had a brother?  Daniel Chase Created the first SweetHearts ® candy hearts in 1866. To make them he used a new machine of his that could press food dye letters onto heart shaped NECCO wafers. Thanks to him, every year around and on Feb 14, we get to read and taste the little colorful candy hearts, one of the idols of modern Valentine’s Day.