Final reflection

by Miguel Garduno

The final things I want to say are that I had a good year, I had good teachers and family, and I had good friends.

In afterschool, in the first semester I did a good job in art and 12 comics. It was creative but fun. In the second semester, I learned how to use a camera and how to write posts on a website. I will remember Mr. West, my journalism teacher and another Rangers fan.

About my classes, I did an amazing job dissecting frogs and with other projects. Doing well in math, winning in soccer, and learning a new strategy to make my writing better were things I did this year.

Hopefully I will have a good summer and go into 7th grade next year, and be a better student than last year. I want to get my college degree, that is my main focus.

My year in journalism

by Triston Swindell

My favorite post on the Eagle Express is the one about Six Flags. It’s my favorite theme park of all time. It meant a lot to me to share my opinion. If you’ve ever been to Six Flags, you know exactly what I’m talking about. I felt like my post gave a clear description of what Six Flags is supposed to be. I can assure you it will be one of the most interesting on the Eagle Express website.

Life of me

by Tylik Clinton McCullum

My first year at Eagle

by Aidan Rosado

This year I was going into middle school and I got accepted to the Eagle Academy for Young Men. At first I was nervous about coming, because the school was all boys. So at first I didn’t want to come. But I chose Eagle.

I soon liked the school, and got into the groove of the school. When I come here, I feel like I’m important. The classes here are cool, too. So to make a long stoy short, I love it here, and I wouldn’t change it for anything.

My Journalism Reflection

by Justin Mendoza

The first day I came to journalism class I was not really excited about it. Really I thought that journalism is another writing program were we have to write about a forced topic. After at least a week I found out the true definition of journalism class: it’s not some boring writing assignment, it can also be a way of expression. In journalism we got to write about stuff we wanted to write about, which makes writing interesting and fun. I guess I learned a lesson from this: never judge a book by its cover. After finding out how interesting this is, I had my first experience writing a draft, which was about Dumb Ways to Die. I guess you are thinking, why did I chose this topic? Well, it used to be a game I played with my friends, and I liked it so much i decided to make a draft about it. It took a lot of effort, but I managed to complete it, and the most important this was that I enjoyed it and had fun doing it. Have I enjoyed ths year? Heck yes!

My greatest summer vacation ever

by Marcus Hatten

When my summer vacation started after 2nd grade, the second week of June of 2011, it was the greatest day of my life. I went to Six Flags for the first time! Me, my grandma Leana, my dad, my aunt Syreeta, and some other kids that lived in my grandma’s apartment came with us. We went on all the water rides! We went to Hurricane Bay and Hurricane Harbor, and we went on a green slide and a red slide. My aunt was screaming when she went on the red slide, it was hilarious. Before that, me and my grandma went on the ride that looked like a U and went up and down. it was the best start to a summer ever.

MY BASEBALL EXPERIENCE

Me, my brother & Mr. West enjoying the Mets game. Play ball!

By Torrae Swindell

Hello fellow readers, my name is Torrae Swindell, and today, I’m going to tell you about my experience at the mets game on Saturday, May 30th. I’m really excited to tell you about it. Let me begin at the arrival…

When I first saw Citi Field, it was bigger than I anticipated. It looked pretty awesome to me. As we walked down the sidewalk that led to the entrance, there was a lineup of some of the best Mets players ever, like Darryl Strawberry. When we went inside Citi Field, I saw a giant 42 statue. The number reminded me about Jackie Robinson, because that was his number and the statue was decidated to his memory. When we got to the field to check out batting practice, I thought to myself, how do people even catch a ball thrown from the other side of the field and act like it was thrown 5 inches away? After a few more minutes of watching the Mets practice, we headed down to the museum, where I discovered that the Mets were a team since 1962. I also saw old baseballs and rings from when the mets won certain games or championships. After that, we went to Shea Bridge (named after the Mets’ last stadium before Citi Field) to grab a bite to eat. My brother and I had a slice of pizza. Then, when we got to our seats, we were ready to see some mets kick some Marlin butt (or at least thats what I thought). The area where our seats were, could see the whole field and team. In the 1st inning, the Mets earned a run, but in the 2nd inning, the Marlins scored 2. The Marlins also scored another run in the 3rd inning and 2 more in the 4th, but the Mets scored 4 runs in the same inning. The next two innings no one scored. In the 7th inning the Marlins scored 2 more runs, and in the 9th inning they scored 2 more runs and it was official. The Mets lost by 4 runs, 9-5.

Even though the Mets lost, the game was still a great experience. The crowd was loud and filled to the brim with excitement. It was also really fun to cheer the Mets on. I hope I can see another game like that. Maybe next time I can see a Yankees game at their stadium. This experience was wonderful, and I don’t think I’ll forget about it any time soon.

MY BALL GAME EXPERIENCE

Me, flippin’ out for the Mets!

BY TRISTON SWINDELL

Man, where do I even begin? I guess should start from the beginning. The outside of the stadium was built up pretty well and huge for a stadium. The inside was really fancy. In fact, it looked more like a museum than a stadium. There was a giant 42 statue and there was a mini baseball Hall of Fame and a gift shop. Plus we got free beach towels. The field was larger than I anticipated. In the field, both teams were practicing for the game. I was really impressed. These players were pros, they were catching baseballs from 10ft like it was nothing. They were throwing baseballs up in the stands and spectators caught them.

After batting practice, we went to go get some food. I wasn’t that hungry, so I only ate a slice of pizza. My brother and I talked for little bit and then it was time for the game. Everyone in the stadium was going wild. They had t-shirt cannons and the crowd was chanting “Let’s Go Mets!”, it felt like a party. Our seats were on the top, and I could see everything from up there. I was pumped up and ready to see the Mets embarrass the Marlins in front of every body. In the 1st inning, the Mets earned a run. During the second inning the Marlins scored 2 runs. The Marlins scored another run in the 3rd inning and in the 4th inning they scored 2 more points. The Mets scored 4 runs in the same inning. However, neither team scored any runs in the next 2 innings. In the 7th inning the Marlins earned 2 runs. In the 8th inning no one earned a run. In the 9th inning the Marlins scored 2 more runs which sealed the deal, Marlins beat the Mets.

Despite the unfortunate loss, I still had a great time. The game wasn’t even the main reason why I had a good time! The energy, excitement, and high spirit of the crowd really took it home for me. This is an experience I will not forget. If I get another chance to go to a ball game, I think it’s safe to say that I will not be saying no.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

by Aidan Rosado

A hint of things to come.

If  you like games with intense strategy and endless action, then Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for 3Ds and WIIU is the game for you. The people are fake, but the fun is real. So follow me, because this just the beginning of our adventure in the world of Monster Hunter.

You start off in Moga Village, a village in the middle of the sea where everything is fine. That is, until earthquakes start to rise and threaten to make Moga Village a part of the ocean. After hearing of this, the Hunter’s Guild sends a fresh off the boat hunter–you–to investigate this ruckus. After you meet the village chief, he tells you that he thinks the main culprit is the Lagiuacrus, an aquatic serpentine creature with the ability to generate lightning out of the crystals on its back. So you will have to prepare.

There’s lots to love about Monster Hunter 3.

Weapons: In this game if you don’t have a weapon then you’re as good as dead! There are 2 weapon classes, Blademaster and Gunner. I suggest for you to just choose what ever weapon you have the most fun with .

paced pummel with the powerful plesioth

Armor: You are able to carve monster parts once you kill it and make armor out of it. You’re probably wondering “how much armor is there?” The answer: all of it.

MONSTERS!!!: It is in the title. You can, of course, kill or capture monsters. If you kill a monster, you can carve up its carcass and take materials from it. If you capture a monster, you can’t carve it up but you get a lot of bonus rewards. In total there are 96 monsters, 75 of which are boss monsters.

So you, the hunter, now very skilled, sets out with your armor and weapons to go defeat the Lagiacrus, your greatest challenge yet (at least until you reach high rank). HAVE FUN!

Eagle & Bell go out to see the Mets!

by Mr. West

We got to the ballpark early to make sure we got our towels!

To celebrate springtime and reward our kids’ efforts this school year, Journalism teacher Mr. West organized a field trip to Citi Field to see the New York Mets. As you might know, the Mets have currently asserted their presence in the National League playoff race, led by an exciting young pitching staff and powered by slugger Lucas Duda. It was a good day to get to the park early: Mets Beach Towel Day! The first 15,000 fans at the arena received their own free beach towel with the New York Mets logo on it. We were among the first few hundred people in line, and all of us got our very own towels (see below for pics)!

It was a warm, sunny, breezy day, and the sun shone brightly as Mr.West, Ms. Jeannie, Mr. Nazario, Mr. Shelem, Mr. Ramirez, and Ms. Domeville watched the teams take batting practice with a whole host of Eagle kids. Angel Ramos, of the Eagle Academy middle school baseball team, even went home with a baseball!

This was Mr. Nazario’s first MLB game!

After batting practice, we went down to the Jackie Robinson Rotunda and checked out the baseball museum inside the stadium. There was tons of gear on sale, as well as old memorabilia from baseball’s earlier generations. There was also a huge blue number 42 in the rotunda area, in honor of the great Jackie Robinson.

After the museum, Mr. West took the group on a little walking tour through the park. We checked out Shea Bridge, named after the stadium where the Mets played for a couple of generations before it was recently replaced by Citi Field. Shea Stadium was the site of most of the greatest moments in Mets history, including Endy Chavez’ famous Game Seven catch as well as both World Series victories and tons of other memories. Next to Shea Bridge is a big area where fans congregate to watch the game from center field…and it’s also where the stadium’s biggest food court is! Citi Field has a wide variety of tasty food, and our field trip camped out for an inning so the kids and chaperones could have a bit of lunch. While we were enjoying our food, the Mets jumped out to an early 1-0 lead!

After lunch, we migrated to our seats. The Marlins took a 5-1 lead, as slugger Giancarlo Stanton his a booming line-drive home run. But the Mets roared back with a thrilling four-run comeback in the middle innings. The stadium was jumping, and our staff and kids made tons of noise to cheer on the home team (except for a couple of stubborn Yankee fans)! Two of our journalism students, Triston & Torrae Swindell, each wrote their own accounts of our trip. You can link to Triston’s here and Torrae’s here.

Mr. West and the crew. Let’s go Mets!

After the Mets’ thrilling comeback, it was back and forth for a little bit. There were a couple of nice defensive plays, and overall the game was really exciting. And during the 7th-inning stretch, the whole stadium joined in a singalong of ‘Take Me Out To The Ballgame’…see below for a series of pics of Ms. Jeannie and Mr. Nazario helping fuel the vibe!

Unfortunately, Stanton hit his second home run of the day, and the Marlins dropped four late runs on our beloved Amazins. But everybody had a blast, and after the game the kids continued to bop around and enjoy themselves as our field trip migrated down to the exit. Check out some more pics below.

Thanks to our chaperones (including a few of our kids’ family members and a couple of our teachers’ loved ones) for a great effort on a day that went off without a hitch. And thanks to our kids for being generally awesome and providing a day full of smiles, cheers and good vibrations. Let’s go Mets!

Nice Mets towels, everyone!

Enjoy some more of our photos below, and don’t forget to check back soon for Triston and Torrae’s personal stories about our trip 🙂

Mr. Nazario & Ms. Domeville. Told ya the teachers had fun 🙂

Alex & Gian, hoping for a late-inning rally. Nice rally cap, Alex!

Group pic with Citi Field’s baseball diamond in the backdrop!

Gian showing off his new Mets towel!

Angel, showing off his Darth Ramos look.

“Take Me Out To The Ballgame!”

“One, two, three strikes you’re out…”

“…at the ole ballgaaaame!”