Peacock Chronicle

Volume 00-01

Issue 2

page 2

IDS Architects have Lowdown on New Middle School

By Jason Ehrlich

Gerry Curts and Sandy Clark are the architects for IDS. They have designed almost all of the buildings IDS has now. They are also in charge of the new middle school under construction now.

Mr. Curts and Ms. Clark are only two of the ten architects that planned the new campus, but being the top architects for Curts Gaines Hall architects, they are going to see to it that the new school is ready to move into by the end of Thanksgiving break

The new campus has many requested luxuries and features. Some of these include larger lockers, an air-conditioned cafeteria, a new gym, a complex computer system, and classrooms specialized for the subject to be taught there.

The materials in the new campus were chosen on purpose. The metal on the outside is cost efficient, low maintenance, and was built faster than conventional materials could have been. On the inside, it is almost soundproof, and perfect for student concentration. "This new campus will be more like a high school than your old building was," said chief architect Clark.

Nature was also worked into the design with trees left standing and new ones being planted. "Even with all of the dust and construction, trees were left untouched, and new ones were planted," said Curts.

Many thanks to architects Gerry Curts and Sandy Clark for building our new and existing school. Middle schoolers look forward to moving in after Thanksgiving!

Students Enjoy Being Head

By Alison Tomlin

Headmaster for the Day started two years ago as an idea for the Copacabana fundraiser. The faculty decided that this would be a good way for kids to have some fun and see what being a principal is all about.

Middle schoolers loved the idea and sent their parents on a mission to win Headmaster for the Day. At Copacabana and other big events, the school has had silent and live auctions on class baskets and other donated material. The parents-placed their bids to win cool stuff for their kids. Headmaster for the Day was one of the prizes that was up for bid.

Johnny Messina was the first middle school student to be Headmaster for the Day. This seventh grader liked it a lot. Andrew Lau, eighth grade, also become headmaster for the day both last year and this year. He explained, "I enjoyed making the rules and not having to do homework."

Michael Silva, a seventh grade student this year, was the last middle schooler to be headmaster. "Being Headmaster for the Day was really fun. I had a lot of fun driving the golf cart and making my speech to the school assembly," Michael clarified. "It was worth the money!"

All the middle school headmasters have enjoyed the idea of it all and hope to possibly do it again. Good luck!

Ms. Lotzkar Teaches Drama!

By Ashley Sinkiewicz

Ms. Lotzkar started out her IDS teaching career in fifth grade. Now after two years of teaching fifth grade and Pre-K, she was given the exciting opportunity to teach drama to everyone on campus, Pre-K through eighth grade.

" I love teaching drama!" said Ms. Lotzkar. She also thanked Dr. Swarzman for helping her re-discover a wonderful part of herself that she forgot existed.

The Middle School wheel has seventh grade taking drama this trimester. Ms. Lotzkar picked the play Marmalade Gumdrops for the seventh grade to perform because she thinks it has a great message for children and especially for adults.

Its message is that our imagination keeps us young, excited about life, and enjoying each day as it comes to us. For Fine Arts Night' on December 7, 2000, the lucky seventh graders get to choose the part they want for that night.

"I can't wait to do the play," said Caroline Decker before the performance.