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Subject Intro from C.W. Otto Middle School,Lansing, Michigan,
Greetings we are located at 42 degrees N. latitude and 84 degrees
W.longitude. The population is about 130,000. We are the smallest of the four
public middle schools in the city and have an enrollment of approximately 800
students, grades 6, 7, and 8. We are a 6th grade social studies class and our
teacher is Mrs. Johnson.We have had a very difficult year. There are 5 teachers
on our team and in December our science teacher had a bone marrow transplant for
leukemia. In January our English teacher suffered a stroke. In February our
reading teacher's husband, the former principal of our school, died
unexpectedly.In March, Mr. Martin, our science teacher, died. We have had many
substitute teachers. Lansing is sometimes called Tree City, USA.Yesterday we
had a special ceremony to plant a tree for Arbor Day, and we dedicated the tree
to Mr. Martin and Mr. Riley.Mrs. Johnson's classes usually participate in many
Internet contests, but we missed the Landmark Contest this year. This is our
first contest of the year and are looking forward to having fun with Famous
Explorers!Two famous people who grew up in Lansing, Michigan, are Magic Johnson
and Stevie Wonder!Mrs. Johnson's Class
