the REAL akiba middle school

The (unofficial) place to get the 411 on the Akiba Middle School!

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Cougars Win!

Earlier today, the Akiba Cougars defeated Torah Day School, 36-26.

Tomorrow, we play Fairhill, at Fairhill. Go Cougars!

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Winter Break

                                 Winter Vacation is right around the corner! I know that I am excited for my family's trip to San Antonio over the coming weeks! Please post were you are headed for the break, and what your plans are for wherever you are going.

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Shabbat Shalom!

Shabbat starts tonight at 5:03 and ends tomorrow night at 6:03. Mazel Tov to Megan Lacritz on the occasion of her bat mitzvah!

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Cartesian Diver (Dec. 8, 2011)

Cartesian Diver (Dec. 8, 2011)

Materials:

Soda bottle (empty) 

Bendy straw 

Rubber band 5 paper clips 

Soda bottle: 

Diameter=17 

Radius=8.5 

How to make:

Bend the straw on the top where the openings are even 

Tie sides together with the rubber band, but make the holes have air 

Attach the 5 paper clips to the rubber band 

Test the diver in a little bit of water, and make sure it stands 

If that works, full up the soda bottle full, drop the diver in, and close it shut 

Shake the bottle to add pressure 

If you have successfully completed the experiment, when you push on the sides of the bottle, the diver should go down, and when it's left alone it will float back up 

Results:

If all goes well, squeezing the bottle will force the diver to dive, and no pressure will make the diver shoot up

Here is a JPEG of the notes if anyone would like to download them:

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New feature - Notes

Hi everyone! We will soon (later this evening) be adding a notes section to our blog! Here we'll have class notes from any class people post from! We will also have important due dates, so whoever wants info on their classes, please submit posts!

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How do I follow you?

If you go to the top right hand corner of the blog, there should be a button that says Follow. Click it to follow us.

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Cougars win!!! 33-25 vs. Dallas Academy! Here is our stats. So far we are undefeated and we plan to stay that way! On Wednesday, we play Fairhill at home, so everyone should come!!! Go Cougars!!!

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Shortened URL

Everyone should know, we now have a shorter URL. I'd like to give credit to Jonathan Cope who gave me this idea. So, if you want to get here faster, the new (optional) URL is: realakibams.co.cc We hope you like it, but if you think it should be something different, we are open to opinions!

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Feedback

If you see a typo, incorrect facts, or there is something that is not on the blog that you would like to see on the blog, please let us know.

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Follow us (and the reason for our title)

To follow up on our "Help Wanted" post, we felt it necessary to express our need for your support. The title of this blog, 'the REAL akiba middle school,' illustrates that this blog is truly from the inside of the of the Akiba Middle School, for the students, by the students. We called it 'REAL' in all caps to emphasize that this blog is OURS. It's yours, it's mine, and it's everyone else's that goes to Akiba. We need you to follow this blog to fulfill our main goal, to be 'for the students!' We hope you like this, and please feel free to ask us qq's or submit your posts!

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Welcome!

Welcome everyone to the REAL akiba middle school (blog)!!!!

We will regularly be posting, and feeding you all of the awesome news that goes on at Akiba!

Please email me ([email protected]) any questions or opinions you have.

Hope you like it!

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MAZAL TOV!!! Baby boy Wortendyke born at 6:31am (Dec. 6) and weighing 6 pounds! We should all wish the Wortendyke's, especially older sisters Dina and Lilah, a MAZAL TOV! More information on the Bris and the family will be posted soon! Again, MAZAL TOV MRS. W!!!

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This is not a democracy, this is a dictatorship!

Coach Adi, last soccer season

Do you think Akiba/Ace is like this?

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“NO PLACE FOR HATE WEEK”

(from the email) We are very excited about being a No Place for Hate school through the ADL this year. The No Place for Hate is an initiative developed by the Anti-Defamation League to provide a model for combating intolerance, bullying and hatred. The program provides a unique opportunity to incorporate new and existing programs with one consistent message and connects Akiba to a larger initiative taking place in the region and in other cities across the nation. As part of the program, every K-8 student has signed a Resolution of Respect. A voluntary committee of approximately 15, 5th-8th grade students has been hard at work planning a No Place for Hate Week at Akiba. This will take place next week, Dec 5th -9th. The goal of the week is for every student to learn more about this important initiative and to learn the importance of acceptance! Everyone in grades K-8 will be involved in so the more you participate the stronger the message will be and the greater the effects for creating a “NO PLACE FOR HATE” school will be! Each day will have a specific dress code and a brief guided activity that will go along with the theme of the day. Here is the schedule: Monday: Hi-5 Day: Learning the importance of kind words Dress Code: School uniform Tuesday: Crazy Sock Day: Learning to laugh with someone vs. at someone Dress Code: School uniform with “crazy” socks Wednesday: Unity Day (National Bullying Prevention Center): What are your true colors when it comes to bullying? ORANGE is our message of support to students who have experienced bullying. Unite against bullying! Dress Code: Add orange to your school uniform Thursday: Mix it up at lunch day (www.mixitup.org) Dress Code: School uniform with mixed up shoes and/or accessories. Friday: Be Your Unique Self day: Come ready to be proud of who you are! Dress Code: Students wear own clothes with spirit day. Please adhere to school dress code rules. Please contact Heather Behr for any questions about this week's hate-less events!

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Help Wanted

If you are interested in posting articles,helping structure the blog, or are just bored and need something to do with your time, please talk to me (Elimelekh) or Benji, and we will do our best to get you in on helping to create this blog.

Also, if you'd like to submit posts, press the pencil button on the top right corner.

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The new question feature

Hi everyone!

Thank you for checking out our blog!

We recently added a new question feature!

To find it and ask us, go to the top right of the screen and click on the question mark.

Please ask us anything you'd like to see here, and we'll try our best to make it happen!

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Here are the schedule for the basketball games of this season.

GO COUGARS!!!

(P.S. I just received notice that the schedules have been slightly changed. Please check here for all the updates and info!)