By: AJ Wade (7th grade reporter)

By: Savannah Chynoweth (8th grade journalist)

Reading, for many might be a challenge, some might not even like it but in Mrs. Lintott’s 9th hour that has changed. 

In this class you get to read every day with your choice of book, making students the main voice in what they read. Students are also making tracking goals. Marley Cordova says “I round it up to how much I need to read.” Marley’s goal is half way through the book she is reading. 

Violet Pingle’s is “15 pages a day” and Torsten Harper’s goal is “three chapters” a day. The class is to be said, “Very quiet and the students do their best” says Marley. Violet explains "We get to have snacks and we get to become better communicators.” 

The students said that if you forget your book you have to do 20 burpees!

Mr. Linotts's 9th hour is one to be remembered, from goals to burpees, reading can be made fun!

Story and Photos By: Kaydee Austin, 8th Grade Reporter

What is the heartbeat of FMS? That would have to be the front office run by two incredible superheroes which help our school to function every day. Let's get to know our amazing secretaries and office aids as well. 

The first person I interviewed was our Attendance Secretary Mrs. Bosio. I asked Mrs. Bosi: What is your job here in the office? Which she told me “My job is the attendance secretary. I keep accurate attendance for everyone at Fruita Middle School. I also organize report cards and I process registrations as well as updating the website for FMS. In addition to all this things, I also do textbooks and whatever else needs help.” The next question I asked was: What are the greatest strengths and biggest challenges you have to do on an everyday basis? She explained “The biggest challenges are a lot of different things here in the office and sometimes it's hard to juggle everything.”  I then asked; Did you ever think you would work here twenty years ago? She said “I would have never thought I would work here. I used to manage dorms in college and I had to organize a lot of things but I am happy that I have a job here. I wanted to be a teacher but I didn't have the patience to be in a classroom all day.” We love you Mrs. Bosio and FMS is so grateful to have you in the office!

The next person I interviewed was Mrs. West with some really interesting answers. Frist, I asked her was; What is your job like here in the office? She said to me “I have to handle every request and things that have to be done with the office in a timely manner.” Then I asked; What is your biggest challenge here as a staff member? She said “I’d say my biggest challenge as a staff member is that it's hard to get everyone's requests and it's hard to see who truly needs help like students when they have a bad day. I want kids to know that this is a safe space.” I then asked her; Why do you like coming to school everyday? What motivates you to come here? She says, “The students are the reason why I’m here. I like when they come here and say that they like being here.” The last question I asked was; What did you want to be when you were younger? She said “I wanted to be a helicopter pilot because my dad was a pilot so I thought that I had to be one too.” Mrs. West, you are so important to FMS, thank you for everything you do! 

The last people I interviewed were the office aids and this is what they said. I asked Noah and Kinsley; What is your main job here in the office? which they said “We mostly deliver packages, passes, and other things we are told to do.” I then asked; What do you do when you're not doing anything? They said “We play drift boss, we do homework, or we sit around until we are told to do something.” I also asked; What class would you like to have if you weren't an office aide? Kinsley said, “I would want Mrs Blackwell because she can eat snacks.” And Noah replied, “I would want Mr Blackburn's class because I can get more athletic.” 

This was one of my favorite interviews because the energy was so fun and positive and everyone was so respectful and it was just so fun to do. I learned a lot about the people in our office and I hope you did too. 

Written By: Lucy Pedersen,7th Grade Reporter

Tynlie Hughes is a 7th grader with a love for basketball.  Tynlie shows up to every practice every game ready to win. 

She loves playing different teams, being aggressive, having awesome basketball shoes, but mainly she just loves having fun and basketball brings that to her!  Tynlie has played blackout for one year and is now planning on playing for the school. She hopes to be on the A team at FMS.  Her favorite possession is point guard and she has loved that position since 5th grade when she started playing basketball. Tynlie wanted to try out basketball when she decided gymnastics wasn't enough so she tried it and has loved it ever since. Lookout for Tynlie on the court as she tries her hardest to make FMS win big!

By: Rylynn Gustafson, 7th Grade Reporter.

She’s an FMS student with a great smile, a kind heart, and a friendly personality —a positive student who can cheer up anyone who needs it.  Addie Warnke is a 7th grader at FMS, and positivity and kindness are everything to her. To her friends, she’s always there with a smile when someone needs her. She’s also a great listener and someone who has a good sense of humor. In addition to her qualities, Addie is also athletic. She plays softball and volleyball. Softball is her favorite because she can hang out with her friends, travel to new places, and stay in fun hotels.

We are happy to have Addie as a part of FMS!