Daniel Street Junior Journalists
Jennifer Kelly, Adviser
Welcome to the Daniel Street Junior Journalists Page! The hard working 5th grade students of Mrs. Colosa’s class have worked hard to perfect the art of news reporting. They have collaborated with the high school students from the Charles Street Times to embark on a junior journalist program. The CST staff visited Mrs. Colosa’s classroom on February 13th to help them with their writing. The high school students played a game with them, taught them a lesson, and assisted each writer with the editing process. Please feel free to comment on their work!
Houston Astros Sign Stealing Scandal
Have you ever wanted to know if there was a way to cheat in Major League Baseball? Well, a few months ago the Houston Astros were caught illegally sign stealing from the 2017 season. They did this by using cameras or video monitors to figure out the other teams’ signals of what they were doing next. These signs told their players which pitch was coming. This is different from legal sign stealing, which...
Should Curveballs be Banned in the Little League?
Wouldn’t it be amazing to be only 10 years old and be able to throw the perfect curveball? Well, curveballs can cause a very painful elbow injury and the only way to cure it is Tommy John Surgery. Should kids really go through this pain? According to google, “youth pitchers who throw too many curveballs report more pain than if they simply threw a fastball.” Doctors say to decline Tom...
Sports Current Events
In the last two months many amazing, sad, and crazy things happened in the start of 2020, especially with sports. At the age of 41, legend, Kobe Bryant died on January 26, 2020. Many people were shocked when they heard the news. Barack Obama on Twitter stated “Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is eve...
Sports
Derek Jeter made it to the hall of fame. The Chiefs have won the Super Bowl 2020. The person who made up basketball is James Naismith. Did you know softball is harder than baseball? Football is very dangerous because you need a helmet, shoulder pads, mouthguard, and a football. In the Super Bowl, Patrick Mahomes scored a good touchdown. The equipment you need in soccer is a soccer ball, chin guard, c...
Streaming Sites Are Taking Over
Streaming sites are taking over, becoming the new media and maybe even the new cable boxes. More and more people are starting to use streaming sites like Hulu, Netflix, Disney Plus, and others. There are really good reasons why people are switching to streaming sites and not to cable. One reason is that it is cheaper, and more and more people are getting smart T.V. That means people don’t need ...
Video Games Are Exploding!
Video games are exploding! They are all the rage! Two of the most popular ones are Minecraft and Roblox. People like Minecraft because people like to make stuff and be creative when they build. People like Roblox too because there are lots of games to play with friends or family. Minecraft and Roblox are both popular. Minecraft is popular because of its flexibility and people like to play its cre...
Memes: The Great and The Horrible
Meme: A photo, video, person, TV/Movie Character, or another thing that is used for jokes on the internet. Have you ever been on your phone looking at memes on some website or social media? Have you ever reacted with a chuckle or “Wait, this isn’t funny.” Here are some memes that can make you have those reactions. 1. Baby Yoda: The reason some people don’t like Baby Yoda memes is...
Do Children Spend Too Much Time On Screens?
We can all agree that technology has gotten more advanced, but is it a good thing? Well, people have gotten less active and are spending more time on an iPad, phone or computer. However, the good side of technology is that you can call and face time friends and family. Leading doctors claim there is little medical advice for limiting screen time for kids. According to Doctor Skott Leen, “kids s...
The Good and Bad of TikTok
Have you heard of TikTok? If you haven’t it is an app where you can post short videos of yourself dancing and making funny videos, but is it really good for you? TikTok can teach you new dances that are really fun and easy. You also get to communicate with your friends! TikTok doesn't have any rules. This can be dangerous. It takes a long time to make a perfect video and people carelessly upl...
Positives & Negatives of YouTube!
YouTube is an amazing platform that people use all over the world! Users are free to upload videos, watch videos, comment, like, and share videos. Although YouTube has the ability to do all these wonderful things, there can still be some negative effects on people on this platform. Let’s start off with the positives! Have you ever searched up something on Google or Safari and had the words �...
Sweet Hills Riding Center
Eleven thousand tons of poisonous dirt that contained a cocktail of pesticides, asbestos, and other volatile ,explosive, chemicals. These horses were getting sick because of all the trash and chemicals in the woods and ground. Whenever I went to my friend’s house, I used to look for horses all the time until they found out about the chemicals in the ground. The trainers planned to open the ri...
Internet Safety
Nowadays, we use technology for almost everything. Sometimes human beings don't even notice that there are some dangerous things about technology or the internet. If we learn about Internet Safety, it can keep us safe in all different ways. Some of those things that can keep us safe are strong passwords, being careful about what you download, and most importantly assuming you do not know who you ar...
Australia Wildfires
Australia wildfires are getting very out of hand! Australia has over 300 billion animals in all, however, because of wildfires half a million animals have died. The area of Australia is 2.97 million square feet, 8x of the area in Australia is burning, Koalas might go extinct because of the damage the fires have caused. It’s a horrible thing! According to John Pickrell, “ It's an ecologica...
Pacific Garbage Patch
Splash! Another piece of trash hits the ocean. Did you know that the Pacific Garbage Patch is 617,763.4537 miles long! That's horrendous. Despite the common public perception of the patch existing as giant islands of floating garbage, its low density prevents detection by satellite imagery, or even by casual boaters or divers in the area. People think it's an island, but it's really tiny pieces of ...
Plastic Straws Leave an Impact
Plastic Straws are an everyday use in almost every household, but it’s not the best thing to use. Plastic straws were banned for its negative impact on ocean life. Plastic straws are the only straws that were banned because of the materials made in it doesn’t allow it to disintegrate in water. Animals feed on plastic straws, but since the straws can’t get broken down by their digestive ...
Daniel Street School’s New Assistant Principal
In the 8 years that Mrs. Domanico has been Principal of Daniel Street, Mrs. Glaser is the first ever Assistant Principal. The day she began working as Principal at Daniel Street School, Mrs. Domanico asked for an Assistant Principal to help her. At the end of May, Mrs. Domanico interviewed Mrs. Glaser and she started working in July. The reason for Mrs. Domanico hiring Mrs. Glaser was that there were...
Recess
Recess is a period of time in the day where kids can have fun and talk with their friends and get away from school work. Recess is important because if we did not have recess there would be no sports or play time during school. Kids need a break from their school work to just have some fun. Here are some reasons why recess is important. A Pediatric, Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer stated , “Recess serves a...
Skip a Straw; Save a Turtle
Splash! Another plastic straw landed in the ocean. Since January 1st, 2020, there has been no more plastic straws at Daniel St. School. Plastic straws have been banned, because people forgot they were plastic and didn’t recycle them. More than 1,000,000 marine animals are dying each year because of plastic in the ocean. Did you know that a whopping 91% of the plastic we use are not recycled and ins...
Are Phones Good for You?
Do you think phones are good for you? Many parents will begin to think about providing their children with a phone during their middle school year, when kids are more likely to be involved in after school activities and more likely to be home alone, according to Nielsen Report released on February 2017, After school, kids are supposed to be doing homework, but instead, they are on their phones. When ...
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