Happy May to the Bloggers!!!

Ahh, the month of May... one of my favorites! The sun is shining, the air is warm, and the possibilities are endless as I prepare for the summer...

And what will the summer bring? Let's see... I'll go fishing, swimming, hiking, play basketball in the parks, go to Yankee games, barbecue on my gas grill almost every night, stay up late every night, go to summer concerts, perform in summer concerts with my band, Boogie Chillun, play in poker tournaments, and have a lot of fun with my family...

So what will you do this summer????
Mr. C

Emmett Louis "Bobo" Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman. Till was from Chicago, Illinois visiting his relatives in the Mississippi Delta region when he spoke to 21-year-old Carolyn Bryant, the married proprietor of a small grocery store. Several nights later, Bryant's husband Roy and his half-brother J. W. Milam, arrived at Till's great-uncle's house where they took Till, transported him to a barn, beat him and gouged out one of his eyes, before shooting him through the head and disposing of his body in the Tallahatchie River, weighting it with a 70-pound (32 kg) cotton gin fan tied around his neck with barbed wire. His body was discovered and retrieved from the river three days later.
Till was returned to Chicago and his mother, who had raised him mostly by herself, insisted on a public funeral service with an open casket to show the world the brutality of the killing. Tens of thousands attended his funeral or viewed his casket and images of his mutilated body were published in black magazines and newspapers, rallying popular black support and white sympathy across the U.S. Intense scrutiny was brought to bear on the condition of black civil rights in Mississippi, with newspapers around the country critical of the state. Although initially local newspapers and law enforcement officials decried the violence against Till and called for justice, they soon began responding to national criticism by defending Mississippians, which eventually transformed into support for the killers. The trial attracted a vast amount of press attention. Bryant and Milam were acquitted of Till's kidnapping and murder, but months later, protected by double jeopardy, they admitted to killing him in a magazine interview. Till's murder is noted as one of the leading events that motivated the African American civil rights movement.

MY AH MAZING SUMMER

HEY GUYS IM GONNA HAVE SUCH A GREAT SUMMER!IM GOING TO EARN 50 DOLLARS A WEEK WORKING AT LEAP FOR THE LIT PROGRAM!THEN IM GONNA GO 2 A SLEEP AWAY CAMP AND TRY 2 GET A TAN! THEN IM GONNA GO HOME AND HAVE A BESTIE HANG OUT TIME!IM GONNA CELEBRATE MY 14TH BDAY!BYE YOU GUYS!FROM JAMILAH SHAKUR 

Is it all right to be extremely happy that Bin Laden is dead?

I think not. Sure it is good that he is dead but to be happy about it that probably means that you are a cruel cruel cruel person. Plus Bin Laden was unarmed at the time. We America are murderers. You know its true.  It is sad and good. Hopeful noone will get hurt anymore by terrorists . Lastly, we enjoy to see someone's death.





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Summmer Plan

My summer plans are to have fun   in the sun, play with my brother playing games .I will enjoy not having  homework , and  not seeing the teacher. Ican relax and be free.  Make it last, never go back.                                           by Taine

CANDY BY Olivia Ursini

I LOVE CANDY. Every peice is different and in the store, it's in the correct place. Unless kids mess it up. [SORRY THIS IS BORING, I COULDN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT] I like to eat hot fireballs. I also like gum.My favorite gums are watermellon 5 gum and mint chocolate chip. One of my favorite candies is the chewy kind. [I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED] I guess I'm done talking now. BYEBYE

Art Class

This year in art class the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are learning about Keith Haring. I think Keith Haring is really cool because he drew a lot of cool things with the lines that really  mean action. I think his drawing is cool because he put alot of effort into all of his work.