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Ellise Baidel (fourth from the left, top row) with the rest of Clague’s women’s soccer team.

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Personality Profile: how sports have helped Ellise Baidel to build connections

Satvika Ramanathan

Courtesy of Linda Baskey

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Cougars of Clague: Linda Baskey

Rebekah Muthyala

As of now, anyone ages 12 and above can get the Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot.

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COVID booster vaccines available for anyone ages 12 and above

Aditi Gopalakrishnan

Courtesy of Kate Kim

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Cougars of Clague: Kate Kim

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As of now, anyone ages 12 and above can get the Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot.

COVID booster vaccines available for anyone ages 12 and above

Aditi Gopalakrishnan • January 12, 2022

AAPS is remaining online on Monday and will return to in-person learning Tuesday.

Return to in-person learning delayed one extra day as staffing and COVID issues remain

Satvika Ramanathan • January 7, 2022

Youth and community members bringing flowers and praying at a makeshift memorial at Oxford High School on Dec. 2, 2021, after four students were shot dead and several injured.

Oxford High School shooting close to home

Sophia Latouche Camacho • January 5, 2022

AAPS has pushed the return to in-person learning after winter break back one week.

Return from break postponed as COVID rates increase

Satvika Ramanathan • January 1, 2022

Eighth grade volunteers Rashi Anmulwad and Isha Savi with the food bags.

Clague Thanksgiving Food Bags

Jashn Grewal • December 15, 2021

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Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Daniel Radcliffe at the World Premier of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in July 2011.

A Wizarding World Reunion

Angela Chen • December 6, 2021

The first three shows to be opening again will be Hamilton, Wicked and the Lion King.

Broadway is choosing to reopen this fall

Alex Hannah • June 8, 2021

In March, Lisa Gray organized a rally with more than 300 people and over 30 organizations around Spirit Plaza in downtown Detroit to fight against Asian Hate Crimes.

Lisa Gray and her work towards AAPI Hate Crimes

Emily Hu and Alex Hannah • June 7, 2021

Tanishka Tewari • June 4, 2021

AJR is an American indie pop trio formed in 2005 and composed of three brothers; Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met.

AJR: Going to make you Way Less Sad

Ashley Han and Jashn Grewal • June 2, 2021

Mitski Miyawaki, better known as Mitski, entered the music industry with her debut album ‘Lush,’ changing the way many people see music.

A Love Letter to Mitski, Music, and Younger Me

Isha Savi • January 10, 2022

This book is great for anybody interested in realistic fiction.

Review: The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

Srishti Jadhav, Staff Writer • December 29, 2021

Simu Liu in the Marvel Studios film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings

Mia Lin • December 27, 2021

Opinion

Mitski Miyawaki, better known as Mitski, entered the music industry with her debut album ‘Lush,’ changing the way many people see music.

A Love Letter to Mitski, Music, and Younger Me

Isha Savi • January 10, 2022

Technology has changed many things, including business.

How technology has changed the way we do business

Lakshya Jaiganesh • January 6, 2022

Dark academia is an aesthetic associated with classic literature, art, music, philosophy and the general fashion/culture of the 1800s-1940s.

The Whiteness of Dark Academia: Centering Authors of Color

Nishka Kalantry • December 31, 2021

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When Nooni finds something historic at her grandparents house, she has to find a way to uncover an ancient structure.

Book Review: The Magic of the Lost Temple by Sudha Murthy

Two-time U.S. national champion, Bradie Tennell, practicing at the Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove, Illinois in 2018.

US figure skating championships 2022

Mitski Miyawaki, better known as Mitski, entered the music industry with her debut album ‘Lush,’ changing the way many people see music.

A Love Letter to Mitski, Music, and Younger Me

The definition of hero has changed over the years. Everyone and anyone can be a hero.

What makes a hero?

Simu Liu in the Marvel Studios film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings

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Technology. It changes the way we live our daily l

Technology. It changes the way we live our daily lives. We don’t need to write letters and wait for days for a reply anymore. We can just type an email or a text message and get a response in minutes. We don’t need to travel around the world to meet our families. We can just use video chat.
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Read more at: https://thecougarstar.com/1571/opinion/how-technology-has-changed-the-way-we-do-business/

Written by Lakshya Jaiganesh
Post by Jessica Wu

Due to COVID rates and staffing issues, AAPS will

Due to COVID rates and staffing issues, AAPS will remain in virtual school on Monday, Jan. 10, and most schools, including Clague, will transition into in-person learning starting Tuesday, Jan. 11. Ann Arbor Open and Bach are to stay virtual.

Read more at thecougarstar.com, link in bio

Written by Satvika Ramanathan

The Miscalculations Of Lightning Girl by Stacy McA

The Miscalculations Of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty is a fast-paced engaging read, reminding us not to be afraid of who we are.

The Miscalculations Of Lightning Girl is about a girl, Lucy Callahan, who got struck by lightning at the age of 8. Because of this incident, a part of the left lobe of her brain completely stopped working and the other lobe started working overtime. As a result, she has genius-level math skills, an obsessive-compulsive disorder, and has been homeschooled since then. Now, at the age of 12, Lucy is practically ready for college; she just needs to get past middle school!
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Read more at thecougarstar.com
Written by Srishti Jadhav
Picture in courtesy of Srishti Jadhav
Post by Emily Hu

Cougars of Clague: Jaclyn Holstein “I've been m

Cougars of Clague: Jaclyn Holstein

“I've been married to my husband, Zak, for 4 years. We have two kiddos, Izaak (2) and June (6 months), and a dog, Scout. This is my 10th year teaching. I've taught every math class from 6th grade through Advanced Placement Calculus, with the exception of Algebra 2.”

Interviewed by Lackshaya Jaiganesh
Picture courtesy of Jaclyn Holstein
Post by Emily Hu

Due to an increase in COVID cases in the community

Due to an increase in COVID cases in the community, Ann Arbor Public Schools has decided to postpone the return to school after winter break. Superintendent Jeanice Swift sent out an email on Dec. 31 saying that schools will be closed Monday, Jan. 3, and Tuesday, Jan. 4, and classes will resume online from Wednesday, Jan. 5 to Friday, Jan. 6.

For more details, go to thecougarstar.com

Written by Satvika Ramanathan

Cougars of Clague: Kaylee Gadepalli “I’m thi

Cougars of Clague: Kaylee Gadepalli

“I’m thirteen years old; in eighth grade. I have three siblings and a dog. I play the piano and violin, and take art classes. I also do diving and Boy Scouts. I like these activities because they are creative and engaging.”

Read more about Kaylee Gadepalli at
https://thecougarstar.com/1526/cougars-of-clague/cougars-of-clague-kaylee-gadepalli/

Article by Aditi Gopalakrishnan
Photo courtesy Kaylee Gadepalli
Instagram post by Jessica Wu

"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", the f

"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", the first Marvel superhero action movie with an Asian-led cast, was released on Sept. 3, 2021 in theaters and Nov. 12 on Disney Plus. During this epic journey, Shang-Chi, the main character, is forced back into the past he escaped from. He and his sister Xialing face their father, who has the powerful Ten Rings, and finally meet the people of their mother’s village, who live in the mythical dimension of Ta Lo. They join the fight to defend the village from the soul-sucking evil creatures trapped behind the Dark Gate.

“I could have really used a hero like this,” Destin Daniel Cretton, the part-Japanese director of "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" said in an interview with CNN. “Whose strength is found ultimately in his ability to look inside himself, to understand himself, to understand the good parts and the difficult parts, and the pain and the joyful memories.”
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Read more at https://thecougarstar.com/1540/entertainment/shang-chi/#photo

Written by Mia Lin
Picture in Courtesy of (Jasin Boland/Marvel Studios/TNS)
Post by Emily Hu

Cougars of Clague: Clara Bailey “Hi, my name is

Cougars of Clague: Clara Bailey

“Hi, my name is Clara Bailey and I go to Clague. I do winter running, and I like to paint and listen to music. I do winter running, which I enjoy because I can hang out and run with my friends. I also like writing because it’s really fun! I like creating characters and being the dictator of them. I also like recording videos and acting out little skits.”

Picture courtesy of Clara Bailey
Interviewed by Nishka Kalantry
Instagram post by Aarna Desai

“I grew up in Cleveland, the youngest of 5 kids.

“I grew up in Cleveland, the youngest of 5 kids. We played in the neighborhood with lots of friends, and I still remember one enormous snowstorm that closed the schools for days – we had a blast outside building forts and having snowball fights. When I graduated from high school, I went to the U of M to study creative writing and journalism. I was also a photographer for the school newspaper and yearbook. (My pivot to math came later). Now I’m kept busy raising two teenage boys and dreaming of retirement (when I hope to hike the Appalachian Trail!)”

Picture Courtesy of Linda Baskey
Interviewed by Rebekah Muthyala
Post by Aarna Desai

Clague is always trying to help everyone in the co

Clague is always trying to help everyone in the community. Food disparity is one of the issues that PTSO president Sandhya Rao focused on last month. To combat food insecurity, volunteers from Clague, led by Rao, made Thanksgiving food bags to hand out to families.
“We’re doing this because families need to be supportive,” Rao said. “We all want to be a part of a community where nobody goes hungry and food is not an issue. If you can share, why not?”
The Thanksgiving bags were shared with 55 families and consisted of staple Thanksgiving food items such as beans and corn, stuffing mix, instant mashed potatoes with gravy, cranberry sauce, and cornbread. They also included macaroni and cheese, Jello mix, cake mix, french fried onions, and more.

Read more on the Clague Cougar Star website: https://thecougarstar.com/1529/news/clague-thanksgiving-food-bags/

Written by Jashn Grewal
Picture in courtesy of Jashn Grewal
Post by Emily Hu

Cougars of Clague: 8th grade science teacher, Jess

Cougars of Clague: 8th grade science teacher, Jessica Smith!

Reporting by Anjali Nadarajah
Picture in courtesy of Jessica Smith
Post by Jessica Wu

Claire enjoys learning new things, reading, drawin

Claire enjoys learning new things, reading, drawing, History, singing, and acting in her free time. She also does soccer, art club, YPT (young people's theater), takes vocal lessons, and Girl Scouts!

Picture Credits: Claire Hurley
Interviewed by: Alex Hannah
Instagram Post by: Aarna Desai

Happy 20th anniversary to the Harry Potter movies!

Happy 20th anniversary to the Harry Potter movies! On Nov. 14, 2001, the first Harry Potter movie came out, four years after the book release. As children, some of us watched Harry Potter, read the books, took quizzes to see what type of wand we had, which Patronus we possessed, and which house we belonged in. Would it be Gryffindor, like Hermione, Harry and Ron, or Slytherin, like Draco, Snape and Voldemort? Or would we be like Cedric Diggory, in Hufflepuff? Or could it be Raven claw that we were in? Even now, children and adults still continue to do so. Harry Potter is a memorable and momentous story, with striking characters such as Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco, Ginny and Sirius Black. From Harry’s bravery to Ron’s uncontrollable arachnophobia, and from Voldemort’s merciless behavior to Dumbledore’s omniscient presence, these characters each have unique personalities that contribute to the story.

Read more at: https://thecougarstar.com/1505/feature/a-wizarding-world-reunion/

Written by Angela Chen
Post by Jessica Wu
Photo in courtesy of Ian Gavan/Getty Images/ TNS

Spirit week 12/13-12/17!

Spirit week 12/13-12/17!

What do you like about early release days? Interv

What do you like about early release days?

Interviewed by Olivia Liao
Edited by Hemanth Tavane Shivakumar
Interviewees: Alicia Hwang, Ashley Han, Claire Hurley, Ava Schmier, Abhi Velivela, Judy Bai, Jane Hu and Zeina El-Haddad

Mina Lacin is a seventh grader in Ms. Baskey’s a

Mina Lacin is a seventh grader in Ms. Baskey’s advisory, loves tacos, and has a pet cat named
Ozzy.

When asked, what is one thing she has learned since the start of the pandemic?

“Once the news broke out that school was off, I was really excited. I learned that it wasn’t as amazing as I thought it would be, spending a year online,” Mina said.

One cool thing about Mina is that she eats ranch with her pizza.

Interviewed by Ketki Patil
Post by Aarna Desai

At 8:52 p.m. today, superintendent Jeanice Swift,

At 8:52 p.m. today, superintendent Jeanice Swift, announced that there will be no school tomorrow, on Friday, Nov. 3. This was due to potential threats of violence focused on
our area schools. During the closed school day, administrators will take the time to investigate the threats. AAPS is also working with Washtenaw County Sheriff, University of Michigan Division of Public Safety, Ann Arbor Police Department and others to help with the
reported concerns.

Photos courtesy of Canva.

Teacher Tuesday: Abigail Alwin, Orchestra teacher

Teacher Tuesday: Abigail Alwin, Orchestra teacher for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade at Clague Middle School

“I grew up in Ann Arbor, so I went to the Ann Arbor Public Schools, and I’ve been playing instruments for most of my life; I started when I was five. This is my 20th year at Clague. I started teaching here in 2002,” Alwin said.

Last year, 2020-2021 was the first time in her 20 years that she has ever experienced online teaching.

“I think the pandemic taught me to let go of expectations and to relax more. And definitely patience and to have more fun. Things did get too serious last year and it’s really important to relax and have more fun,” Alwin said.

As a music teacher, Ms.Alwin has interests in many different instruments.

“I love bow-stringed instruments that are outside the violin family. So, I’m really interested in this instrument from Bulgaria, the Gadulka. I also want to play the Sangathi, which is an Indian instrument. I love trying bowed-instruments from other cultures different from what I grew up with. The general term for those instruments are spike fiddles. I love the piano. I took piano lessons when I was growing up, but I don’t play very well right now,” Alwin said.

On top of all of that, she also has many hobbies including reading, walking and hiking.

“I did a lot of dance when I was a kid, and I love dancing now, too. I love swaying, salsa dancing and Balkan line dancing. I love to improvise. I taught string instruments in Kenya one summer in 2016, and I love to travel. I love going out West, and I’ve been to Europe, Eastern Europe a lot. The next place I’d like to visit is Korea or Japan. I've always wanted to visit Japan,” Alwin said.

Pictures courtesy of Abigail Alwin.
Interviewed by Jessica Wu.

Cougars of Clague: 8th grader Samuel Butler “M

Cougars of Clague: 8th grader Samuel Butler

“My name is Sammy and I am 13 years old.

My favorite class is P.E because I am athletic and I enjoy a little friendly competition.

Some of my hobbies include playing soccer, playing the piano, and playing video games.
I enjoy playing soccer because I think it is fun and good exercise, I enjoy playing the piano
because I think it is a good skill to know, and I enjoy playing video games because I play
them with my friends.

One thing I have learned during the pandemic is that in-person school is much more fun than
online school.

One interesting fact about me is that I am half Bulgarian and I have been to Europe five times.”

Picture and quotes in courtesy of Samuel Butler
Interviewed by Neha Sivakumaran

On Nov 17, 2021, the AAPS superintendent Jeanice S

On Nov 17, 2021, the AAPS superintendent Jeanice Swift announced that there will be no school on November 22nd and 23rd. This will serve as an extension to the Traditional Thanksgiving school break. This was due to staffing challenges and continuous outbreaks of covid cases.

Picture courtesy of Canva.

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