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// __**The (Hopeful) Death of Alex Zheng**__ By: Rachel Zhang 2-3-10// Beginning with the idea of parakeetlover's wiki, popularclub, which has been accidentally deleted, the Gift Of Giving Shop has been created. Along with the other gifts, a rabid dog and an evil kitten were there. Under "Gifts", Rachel Zhang gave Alex Zheng the rabid dog, while Claire Feng gave Alex the evil kitten. That was the beginning of //the (hopeful) death of Alex Zheng.// Rachel Zhang has created an updated version of the story of Alex's possible death. In this version, Alex is playing outside, when the rabid dog comes along. The rabid dog sees Alex, and decides to name Alex a "tasty treat". Alex screams and tries to run away, but he is easily overtaken by the rabid dog, who, in one gulp, swallows Alex whole. The rabid dog, then having eaten his fill, trots away. What he didn't know, though, was that Alex's soul remained alive. Alex's soul floated around for a while, mourning his body's death. That was a mistake. For the next thing he knew, a kitten, now known as the evil kitten, pounced on Alex's soul, and killed the soul. Alex was now gone, forever. Everyone rejoiced at this change, and they threw a big party. The rabid dog and the evil kitten were honored guests, and they had lots of fun. When the party was over, no one really cared, even for a minute, that Alex Zheng had died. At the beginning of sixth grade, Rachel and Alex were stand partners in orchestra. Directly behind Rachel was Claire, and they talked sometimes during orchestra. That was when Alex and Claire met. Following that, Ms. Luckett, a 6th grade comm. arts teacher, made everyone a wiki account so they could do topic of the week at msluckettswikiworld. Members noticed the "create a new wiki" tab, and some began to make their own wiki. But anyways, the girl scout cookies season was approaching. Somehow, it got to the point where Claire promised Alex no cookies. That was the beginning of Alex's enemy-ship. Wiki War #1 soon came, and Alex joined the boy's side along with Shane Blair, his friend. Meanwhile, Claire joined the girl's side. Amy Zhang, Rachel's younger sister joined the boy's side, and Rachel, also known as "Leaf" bacause of her obsession of Leaf, put herself and Leaf down as on all three teams. This war, though only about a week long, also, seemingly, triggered Rachel, Claire, and Amy to be against Alex.
 * The Updated Story of Alex Zheng's Death**
 * How Did Alex Zheng Come To Have So Many Enemies?**
 * The Rabid Dog and The Evil Kitten**
 * [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:MT8XnX6vDf9U8M:http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/health-and-fitness/rabid_dog_small.jpg width="108" height="92" caption="Rabid Dog"]] ||
 * Rabid Dog ||


 * [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:44wjdQq0i6ZA6M:http://finefilter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/cat2.jpg width="90" height="80" caption="Evil kitten"]] ||
 * Evil kitten ||

Those two animals have been honored to kill Alex. They have been posted everywhere on wiki, and if you look, you'll be sure to find a picture of one, or, possibly, the story of the death of Alex Zheng.

__//**The Author's Conference of February 4th, 2010**//__ //By: Rachel Zhang 2-3-10// This conference, will last from the beginning of 2nd period to a bit into 5th. Each student who will be going will have to have a writing piece they've written. This will be a fun day for those students. So far, as I know, there are five 6th grade students who will be going. Claire Feng (on the Navigators,) Brooke Fortner (on the Navigators,) Sam Ruland (on the Navigators, too,) Annie Backs (on the Navigators,) and Rachel Zhang (who is, as well in the Navigators team) will be going. Not to mention a girl on the Explorers named Emily. These 6 lucky people will be missing lunch, of course. Claire Feng will be missing World Geo, Math, and Science, as subjects, and a bit of orchestra. Rachel and Sam Ruland will be missing the 2nd half of comm. arts, science, and math, and like ten minutes of either orchestra or choir. Have fun, good luck, and we'll see you soon!
 * Who's Going?**
 * What'll They Be Missing?**
 * To Those People:**

//**__ The Book Fair of February 8-11, 2010 __** By: Rachel Zhang 2-5-10// This book fair, the second one of the 2009-2010 school year, will not be held directly outside the library like before but inside the library. There is "Cool Stuff" which has so many items it takes up two tables. There are electronics, I Pod covers, popular books, and more. "Adult Bestsellers" includes books that adults like, including a small book of soduku. There is a table where student recomended books are, and these include __Airman__, __Crocodile Tears__, __Every Soul a Star__, __Tenth Grade Bleeds__, __Schooled__, __Peak__, and others. These were books that students enjoyed. Of course there is also small stuff that kids like, including small notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, tiny markers, and much more. Those small things aren't just regular old stuff, they're cool. There is also lots of books to choose from in the book fair, that's why it's called the "book" fair. How much are things cost?** The pencils, erasers, and bookmarks are 50 cents each. Other cooler stuff are more expensive. __Airman__ is cost $7.99, and each of the books in the Vladimer Todd series are $5.99. Most of the award books (Mark Twain and Truman) are less than $10, so all the books are affordable. But remember, there is tax! The week of the book fair will be an exciting week, and remember, bring your money! You never know what you can buy.
 * What Categories are There to Choose From?**
 * [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:C-BwtSw3mmDMAM:http://musicmoviesandmore.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/airman.jpg width="78" height="124" caption="external image airman.jpg"]][[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:l1EqPVt13io5MM:http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n61/n307189.jpg width="82" height="126" caption="external image n307189.jpg"]][[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:4207mtLbHGsXRM:http://sidhevicious.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/10th-grade.jpg width="85" height="129" caption="external image 10th-grade.jpg"]][[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:xs9A22MDtyFTNM:http://www.somerset.lib.nj.us/middleschoolers/bookjackets/schooled.jpg width="81" height="124" caption="external image schooled.jpg"]]

Comments: my school doesn't have one -firepaw i thought you did! maybe not. ~Amy Zhang By: Rachel Zhang 2-6-10 What days are February 14? Of course everyone knows it's Valentine's Day, but that's not all. It's Chinese New Year! Surprisingly, Chinese New Year is the same day as Valentine's Day, which is a Sunday.this year, the year of 2010. Those who celebrate this special day will most likely be receiving some money in red envelopes, the traditional way of celebrating Chinese New Year. In China, students will be getting a couple weeks off of school because of this special day. In China, Chinese New Year must be as important as Christmas in the USA. To celebrate this day, people in China will be dressing up in dragon costumes and move so the "dragon" will look like it's dancing. There will also be red lamps (below) that will be hung all around. Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! It's two girls' special day. They will be both turning twelve... That's right! You guessed it. It's their birthdays. Caitlin Klopfer and Kay Bettendorf will be spending this Sunday celebrating the day they were born 12 years ago. Happy Birthday, Kay and Caitlin!
 * //__ Three Important Days, All the Same! __//**
 * It's a Day the Chinese Celebrate: Can You Guess it?**
 * What's the Other Day?**

//**__The Snow Day__**// //By: Rachel Zhang 2-9-10// On February 9, 2010, a snow day turned up rather unexpectedly. It had been the coldest winter in a long time, but the 2009-2010 school year for Parkway had already had a good two days of school cancelation, so this one seemed like a gift. One more snow day, and they'll have to make up a day of school. Yes, that's right. The Parkway School District only allows three snow days before having to make up a day of school on the days the students would normally get off. So let's hope we don't have another one. They've already got all they could get. The snow is somewhat light and puffy. The wind is pretty big and can pick up the snow, flinging it into your face. It stings a little. But who cares? It snowed!!! Of course this winter has been the coldest of many, but that's brought lots of snow and three days off for Parkway. But what caused it? That's for you to think about. .
 * For Parkway**
 * Let It Snow**
 * What Caused It?**