Within Our Walls
Fidget Spinner
Charles, Reporter
Fidget spinners are enjoyed by all kids from our school along with others. However, some schools are beginning to ban these addicting spinners. Experts argue that fidget spinn...
June 6, 2017
Nintendo Switch
Reporter, Charles
Nintendo’s last console, the Wii U, was a bit of a failure due to its sort battery span and its launch games (see Jonathan's article for more reasons). But Nintendo has...
February 28, 2017
How to stay organized with your locker and your papers in middle school!
May 24, 2016
Are you having trouble keeping your locker neatly organized? Follow these steps to have a neatly organized locker next year for school. Th...
The Buzz About Digital Footprints and Citizenship, Explained
May 17, 2016
Imagine this: you’re a little kid, and you’ve been playing out in the mud. When you walk into the house, you forget to take off your shoes. As you...
How our Wantagh Middle School Newspaper Got its Name
May 3, 2016
Have you ever wondered why we got the name Smoke Signals? The Wantagh area was inhabited by the Merokee, a tribe of the Metoac Indians, prior to the f...
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Beyond Our Walls
Fidget Spinner
Charles, Reporter
Fidget spinners are enjoyed by all kids from our school along with others. However, some schools are beginning to ban these addicting spinners. Experts argue that fidget spinn...
June 6, 2017
May 10, 2017
Fans of Nintendo (like myself) know about the NES Classic. The console Nintendo released in America on November 11th became a hit a...
April 25, 2017
The new awaited Project Scorpio project is due to release in Holiday 2017. Microsoft claims it to be “the most powerful console ever, fea...
March 13, 2017
The #1 thing that is trending since the middle of November and throughout the school year so far is DIY slime and DIY stress balls. I've seen kids around sc...
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Arts and Entertainment
Dreamcast
Jonathan, Reporter
This is about a system that was so amazing but unfortunately, it failed. It was made by Sega and this was their last console. It’s the Dreamcast. It is 128-bit, came with a mo...
June 6, 2017
May 10, 2017
Fans of Nintendo (like myself) know about the NES Classic. The console Nintendo released in America on November 11th became a hit a...
April 25, 2017
The new awaited Project Scorpio project is due to release in Holiday 2017. Microsoft claims it to be “the most powerful console ever, fea...
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Creative Corner
Dreamcast
Jonathan, Reporter
This is about a system that was so amazing but unfortunately, it failed. It was made by Sega and this was their last console. It’s the Dreamcast. It is 128-bit, came with a mo...
June 6, 2017
Project Scorpio
Charles, Reporter
The new awaited Project Scorpio project is due to release in Holiday 2017. Microsoft claims it to be “the most powerful console ever, featuring 6 Teraf...
April 25, 2017
April 25, 2017
Slime is popular and many kids are still obsessed with this goo. But the news story that that popped up on my phone really got my attention. This 11 year ...
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Simply Fabulous!
How To Make Slime
Jamie, Reporter
There are many recipes to make the best slime. But they all come out differently, it could be stretchy, gooey, fluffy, and much more! A popular recipe many WMS students use is...
April 4, 2017
March 13, 2017
The #1 thing that is trending since the middle of November and throughout the school year so far is DIY slime and DIY stress balls. I've seen kids around sc...
February 28, 2017
Nintendo’s last console, the Wii U, was a bit of a failure due to its sort battery span and its launch games (see Jonathan's article for more reasons). But ...
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Did You Know...
Dreamcast
Jonathan, Reporter
This is about a system that was so amazing but unfortunately, it failed. It was made by Sega and this was their last console. It’s the Dreamcast. It is 128-bit, came with a mo...
June 6, 2017
May 10, 2017
Fans of Nintendo (like myself) know about the NES Classic. The console Nintendo released in America on November 11th became a hit a...
April 25, 2017
The new awaited Project Scorpio project is due to release in Holiday 2017. Microsoft claims it to be “the most powerful console ever, fea...
April 25, 2017
Slime is popular and many kids are still obsessed with this goo. But the news story that that popped up on my phone really got my attention. This 11 year ...
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