Boondoggling
    By: LaChanda Mills
    As many of you are aware of, or even taking part of,
    many people within this school are taking up boondoggle.
    This process of weaving, by many of the teachers and staff,
    is seen as a problem. How is this a problem, though? Don’t
    most of our teachers want us to stay focused and complete
    something in which we start to do? Teachers complain when
    kids in their class are not paying attention and talking when
    they are trying to teach. Now, many teachers aren’t com­
    plaining because of the kids being disruptive, they are
    complaining because the students are boondoggling within
    their classes. I don’t get how a teacher can complain though.
    The students are still paying attention to what they have to
    say and what they are doing. They are just doing another
    thing in the process. Wouldn’t you rather have a student pay
    attention while doing something, than having them not pay
    attention at all? I do not believe that there is one class where
    every single last student is paying attention. Seriously,
    chances of that happening are slim to none. Wouldn’t you
    want a student to be within your class working hard at
    something? Schools say that they are trying to educate us
    and prepare us for the “real world”. They also say that they
    try to help, by showing how to concentrate on work and
    realize that they outcome of working hard is well worth it no
    matter how big or small the task. Boondoggling is claming
    for students, and for some keep them awake in class. Just as
    some kids may not be able to concentrate on their home­
    work unless listening to music, some may not be able to stay
    awake in their class without having something to do where
    they use their hands. Just because a student is working with
    their hands does not mean that they are not paying attention.
    If that were the case, then anyone who fidgets with their
    hands or thumbs in class could be considered not paying
    attention. There are some kids that need to have something
    to do involving their hands at all times. Why not this?
    If you are interested in learning boondoggling, then you may
    want to check out the following website:
    Zipper Stitch
    Chinese Staircase Stitch
    Butterfly Stitch
    3­Strand Braid Stitch
    Spiral Braid Stitch
    Diamond Braid Stitch
    Triangle Stitch
    Twisted Triangle Stitch
    Square Stitch
    Circle Stitch
    Brick Stitch
    Twist Stitch
    SuperBrick Stitch
    CorkScrew Stitch
    Pentagon Stitch
    Cobra Stitch
    Twisted Cobra Stitch
    King Cobra Stitch
    Quad Stitch
    Tornado Stitch
    Cross Stitch
    Fluted Columns Stitch
    Fluted Spiral Stitch
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    Art is about design, texture, line,
    pattern, originality, and presenta­
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    student would do well in
    cosmotology school. They have
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    Tinesha Blaisdell works out a weave
    pattern on Jessica Dessius.
    Terri Campbell loves to do makeup
    design.This phowas taken by Terri and will
    be submitted to the Scholastic Art Show in
    January.
    Marie Savage’s benchmark focusses on
    fashion design.
    LEEF LOGO ENTRIES
    Logo submitted by Levi Stoep
    Logo submitted by CJ Fernaays
    8th Grade Art students are
    making holiday cards to take
    to the Wayne County Nursing
    Home.
    Logo submitted by Abby Dandino
    Watch for the Art Club’s
    YES WE CAN DRIVE
    to help support the local
    food pantry. It will take
    place the 2nd week of
    January. Just bring in a can
    of Cambells tomato soup to
    help fill the wall like Andy
    Warhol painted.

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