Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation May 11-18, 2009

Victoria and Haley are text messaging each other. Victoria accidentally sends a mean text about a girl named Olivia to Olivia, instead of to Haley. Olivia tells Victoria that the text hurt her feelings. Victoria doesn’t know what to say.

What should Victoria do?

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Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation May 4, 2009

A stranger instant-messages Logan as he plays an online game. The person says he knows the secret to getting to the next level. The person asks Logan for his name, age, and location. Logan wants the secret, but he knows he shouldn’t talk to people online if he does not know them offline.

What should Logan do? 

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Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation April 20, 2009

Maria is really good at science, but Kurt struggles. While taking a test one day, Kurt realizes that he can see Maria's paper. Kurt thinks that Maria probably has all the correct answers, and that he would get a good grade if he copied them. But Kurt knows that copying answers from another person's paper is wrong.

What should Kurt do? 

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Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation April 13, 2009

Mary has a friend at school, Christy, who some people think is weird. Mary really likes Chrsity, and thinks she is fun and creative. But Mary's other friends tease her for hanging out with Christy. Mary wishes her friends would get to know Christy so they could all be friends.

What should Mary do?

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Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation March 30, 2009

Nicholas is at his friend Robert’s house. Robert’s mother offers Nicholas a soda. Nicholas’s parents don’t allow him to drink soda. But he really wants the soda because he rarely gets to have one.

What should Nicholas do?

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Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation March 23, 2009

Kendra pulled out an MP3 player and showed it to Vikki. Kendra said that she had stolen it from their teacher's desk. Kendra told Vikki that if she told anyone, she'd never talk to her again. In the classroom later, their teacher asked the class if anyone knew what happened to the MP3 player.

What should Vikki do?

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Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation March 9, 2009

DeShawn wants to be part of a club that his friends made up. To join this club, you must say something hurtful to another person in your class. The boys in the club say DeShawn can't be their friend if he doesn't join.

What should DeShawn do?

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Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation February 23, 2009

Marissa can’t find her favorite necklace. She has looked everywhere. Then one day she sees her friend Pam wearing the same necklace. Marissa had Pam over to her house last week and thinks Pam took the necklace. Marissa accuses Pam of stealing. The next day, Marissa realizes her necklace was under her bed all along.

What should Marissa do?

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Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation February 16, 2009

Jason and Darren want to go to the movies to see a horror film. Jason's parents say he's not allowed to see the movie, but Darren's parents give him permission. Darren wants Jason to go with him to see the movie anyway.

What should Jason do?

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Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation February 2, 2009

Tiffany and Lisa are each having a birthday party on the same day. Summer is invited to both parties. Summer fears that if she goes to one friend's party, she will disappoint her other friend. Summer likes Tiffany and Lisa, and does not want to lose their friendship.

What should Summer do?

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Scholastic News 4: Sticky Situation January 26, 2009

Noah's mom was a basketball player. She thinks Noah should join a youth basketball team. Noah doesn't want to play basketball because he wants more time for his favorite activity, playing the saxophone. But Noah doesn't want to disappoint his mom.

What should Noah do?

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