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ona! ish: Nollaig Sh Swahili: Kr Ir ismasi Njema! Merry Christmas!

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Spanish: ¡F eliz Navidad!

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Russian: С Рождеством! (S Rozhdestvom!) Christmas is Here!

In this Issue: Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor Merry Christmas my fellow Happy Birthday ! students! This is a very exciting time of the year and we hope that Christmas is Here! by flipping through the pages of St. Francis and the First Nativity this special holiday edition you Christmas Around the World Good Things to Do Over the will be filled with the joy of the Holidays holidays. The Revolutionary Ghost: Part 1 Creature Feature: Learn About the Reindeer My Trip to Santa Land Recipe

Books & Favorites! The Book Report 2020 Top 5 8th Grade Service Spotlight

Christmas Fun! Weird but True Christmas Facts Christmas Jokes In this edition, you can learn Christmas Favorites about how Christmas is celebrated Funny Christmas Lists around the world and by your Word Search/Crossword Puzzle friends here at SFA, the history of Coloring Pages St. Francis and the Nativity, and Mark Your Calendars--Preparing for some weird but true Christmas the Days to Come facts! I encourage you to make some gingerbread with Tigers at Work in this Edition your family by following the recipe in this edition! Christmas is Here!

Share a photo of you and your giving, please remember the true gingerbread cookie creation with meaning of Christmas, Jesus’ [email protected] birth, a moment that truly to receive a shoutout in the next changed the world forever! I, and edition of Eye of the Tiger! all of us on the SFA Eye of the Tiger Team, hope you and your Although this year may look a bit families have a very Merry different, one thing stays the Christmas. We look forward to same…Christmas! As you read our what the new year will bring! edition and celebrate the season of

Happy Birthday Jesus! By: Aleah Bisrat

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Saint Francis and The First It was in a small stable, in a small Nativity town called . When By: Michaella Tadros Jesus woke up, the first thing he saw were his parents, donkeys, The is one of the sheep, and cows. He was wrapped most common Christmas in Saint Mary’s cloak and placed traditions - people all across the in a hay-filled manger to sleep. world in all denominations of Jesus didn’t have any luxuries - Christianity set up their Nativities not even a proper crib! But Jesus for decoration. It was Saint was very humble, and that is Francis of Assisi who first where his mission began. recreated the Nativity scene, and since then they’ve been a very popular and Christmas adornment for centuries!

It all started on in 1223, in Greccio, Italy. It is believed that Saint Francis had the idea to stage a Nativity Scene after his pilgrimage to the stable where Jesus was born in Saint Francis understood this Bethlehem. The scene was held in message and knew that you have a cave in Greccio, and Saint to be humble on earth for a great Francis invited friars and other eternal life in Heaven. This is why citizens of the town to this cave. he gave up everything he owned and donated it to the poor. This is Saint Francis wanted to show why Saint Francis started the others how simple Jesus’s birth Franciscan order, to teach others really was. It wasn’t a majestic how to be humble like Jesus. This grand entrance into the world at is even the reason why our school all. Christmas is Here!

exists! And on top of that, Saint hay, and brought an ox and a Francis wanted others to donkey to the scene. Saint understand how powerful the Bonaventure also said: “The message of Jesus’s birth truly is, brethren were summoned, the and so recreated it so others people ran together, the forest would see that it was a very resounded with their voices, and humble beginning. that venerable night was made glorious by many and brilliant In Italy at the time, the theory of lights and sonorous psalms of mercantilism was becoming very praise." All night, the people gave widespread and popular. This God glory, sang hymns, lit theory, or belief, basically said candles, and praised the birth of that you were powerful if you His Son. According to Saint were wealthy, and so many people Bonaventure’s account, the scene were very focused on money. But was so moving that Saint Francis Saint Francis didn’t believe that got choked up and couldn’t even this was the Christian way to say Jesus’s name. The account behave. In Matthew’s Gospel, says, “Then he [Saint Francis] Jesus states in a sermon: “No one preached to the people around the can serve two masters…You nativity of the poor King; and cannot serve both God and being unable to utter His name for money.” (Matthew 6:24) Saint the tenderness of His love, He Francis needed to get that point called Him the Babe of across, and he figured that the Bethlehem.” best way to do that was to use the prime example: Jesus Christ. A lot of the details in Nativity have changed today, like how we Saint Bonaventure, a follower of now add more animals, the Three Saint Francis, gave us the Wise Men (even though there complete story of what happened might not have been three), and at the Nativity. He told us that he shepherds to our displays. prepared a manger, filled it with Christmas is Here!

And even though some of it might 3. Spain also has an extra holiday not be the most biblically on January 5th to celebrate the accurate, setting up the Nativity , when the three kings scene is a wonderful tradition that gave Jesus gifts of , reminds us that we should strive , and . It is to put other's needs before our believed that the three kings bring own and be humble! children gifts on the Epiphany.

Christmas Around the World 4. In , on December 6th, By: John Facchini St. Nicholas Day is celebrated and all the children leave out their In America, we are used to many shoes in the hope that they will be “normal” filled with goodies. such as Christmas trees and . Around the world, 5. In Mexico, a Christmas piñata every country has their own is usually an important part of unique customs. Read on to find 8 any Christmas party. These are fun facts about Christmas in other decorated beautifully and filled countries! with candies before being hung up to be knocked open by excited 1. In Italy, it is a tradition to not children. eat any meat on Christmas Eve, and instead have 7 different kinds of fish, symbolizing the seven days in which God made the world.

2. In Britain, the celebrations don’t end on Christmas! The day after Christmas, known as , is just as important and is an extra day for distributing The Mexican Christmas pinata is shaped like a star, representing presents. the that signaled the birth of Jesus. Christmas is Here!

6. In Australia and many other Create warm boxes for stray countries, Christmas is during the animals to help keep them warm summer, so it is often celebrated on Christmas. at a barbeque on the beach. Help support local businesses.

eturn shopping carts to their 7. In Brazil, Santa, or “Papai R designated area. Noel”, doesn’t fill up your stockings with treats, he takes the Inspire others by singing stocking and leaves behind his Christmas carols outside of your gifts. home. Send Christmas cards to troops 8. In Denmark, there are overseas. Christmas parties all throughout Take in your neighbor’s garbage December, so you can meet up cans for them. whenever you want! Invent a bird feeder to place Good Things to Do Over the outdoors. Holidays Send Christmas cards to patients By: Clare Facchini and health care workers in hospitals. It is almost Christmas! The most wonderful time of the year. Soon, Begin gathering books to donate Santa Claus will come down the to the library. chimney bringing presents to all the good girls and boys, but that Offer a warm beverage to your is not all that Christmas is about. mail person. Christmas is about Jesus’ birth, Remit care packages to nursing and there is no better way to homes. celebrate His birth than to follow Nourish the needy. His teachings and give back to the world. Here is a good deed for each of the .

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The Revolutionary Ghost: Part 1 Amara finally was able to define By: Carolina Guardascione the mystery person’s features to Sam. “Sam,” she whispered, ”he All the employees were enjoying looks about twenty years old with the holiday party. On December a limp. Oh my gosh.” “What is 24th, the Trenton Battlefield Park it?” Sam hissed as she struggled was closed down completely for to get a better view. While Amara the night, making it the best place stood there in a daze, Sam finally to throw the holiday party. Yet, got a better look at the figure. It not many wanted to be at the took her two minutes to see supposedly haunted park at night. everything Amara saw, and Especially on the night of the realized he was a ghost! She battle. That is why employees and stifled a scream, but Amara let best friends, Amara and Sam, out a low moan. She tried to cover were surprised to see someone Amara’s mouth, but it was too lurking in the shadows at the edge late. He saw them! The girls were of the forest during the party. pinned to the spot and the ghost When Sam told her brother, was moving toward them gaining Andrew, about what they saw, he speed with each step. said, “It’s only the shadows playing tricks on you,” but Amara and Sam had watched enough movies to know that something was there.

The two girls retreated farther and farther away from the warmth and safety of the bonfire trying to get a good look at the stranger. When they were just thirty feet away, Christmas is Here!

Everything about this ghost bow, and arrows to hunt. Amara, screamed “I fought in the with the sword, stood a distance American Revolution, and it cost from the river and practiced her me my life.” When he reached the sword skills against a tree. After girls, he yanked them forward and ten minutes, Amara turned her they fell face down into sand. The attention to the horses. She girls stumbled around in confusion inspected their bridals and saddles for about a minute before they and discovered the horses’ names reached the conclusion they were inscribed. Her horse was named at a beach nowhere near Trenton. Hades and Sam’s horse was Then the girls did the next most named Arion. Then, Sam returned sensible thing, they ran. Since the with some foraged plants whole beach seemed to be mumbling something about surrounded by a bluff, Sam and animals. Amara found a short point and climbed, spotting each other every It was time to go. They decided to step of the way. When they ride past the river and then stop reached the top of the cliffside, to rest. After they crossed the two magnificent horses greeted river they came to a road. To keep them. The girls hopped on and led out of sight, the girls turned back the horses through the most and found a little clearing to rest. obscure trails and narrow paths. After making Hades and Arion At a river, they rested. Amara comfortable, the girls tried to find washed the horses’ coats, while the things they needed to make a Sam checked the saddlebags. fire, and had to settle on rubbing Inside the bags there were two two sticks together. When that skirts and blouses along with failed, Sam threw the sticks down leather armor, a knife, a bow, in frustration and they caught arrows, and a sword. Amara and fire. Out of fear of a forest fire, Sam dressed in the clothes and Amara miraculously created a armor. Then Sam took the knife, stone ring out of thin air. Then Christmas is Here!

the two friends smiled and off every winter. Winter is a simultaneously exclaimed “We reindeer’s favorite season. They have MAGIC!” In the next five can stay outside all winter long. minutes they were surrounded. In summer, reindeer must have When the leader of the group lots of shade and water to wade stepped forward, the girls stared in, so they don't overheat. wide-eyed in fright. It was the ghost! The first part of a reindeer’s care is providing appropriate food. A Stay tuned for part 2 in the next reindeer’s diet consists of mosses, edition! hay, herbs, ferns, grasses, shoots and leaves of shrubs/trees, and Creature Feature: Learn About fungi. Of course, they also eat the Reindeer tons of carrots on Christmas Eve. By: Gabriela Maldonado

With the holiday season upon us, I thought it would be perfect to feature the reindeer! Everyone knows that Santa Claus has 9 reindeer, including the red-nosed reindeer Rudolph. In this article, you’ll learn more about reindeer and how Santa takes care of them.

Reindeer are beautiful creatures who are a species of deer. They These carrots give them lots of are super fast animals who can energy and they help them see at run about 50 miles per hour. night. On occasion, they can also They are the only type of deer eat apples and raisins. These are where both males and females can delicious, sweet treats for them. grow antlers. These antlers fall Christmas is Here!

Grooming is another very , and cleaning important part of their care. Santa up toys before the Elf on the Shelf usually bathes and brushes his reported back to Santa. I even got reindeer. Santa’s reindeer need to to take a picture with Santa! be squeaky clean for Christmas! Now you know what Santa is doing to care for all of his reindeer! In addition to carrots, maybe you can leave out some raisins and apples too for the reindeer this Christmas!

My Trip to Santa Land! By Clare Facchini I got to see the rainbow bridge leading part of the way to Santa. “The real meaning of Christmas is The reindeer were in their pen not under the tree, but in your and the elves were petting them. heart.” –Santa Claus We even went on the Santa Land Express! The experience was pre- Recently, I visited Santa Claus recorded, but interactive with the virtually. Macy’s has a virtual games you play throughout the Santa Land experience that was tour. great! The elves, Noel and Dash, gave me a tour of Santa Land. They introduced me to Holly, Nick the , and Cyrus. Throughout the tour, I got to play fun games, such as building a snowman, decorating a , hanging stockings, building a Christmas is Here!

All of the elves were cheerful from Gingerbread Cookie Recipe Santa’s Workshop to the By Ethan Khawaja Welcoming Booth. It was definitely a fun, exciting event I This recipe yields about 9-10 would recommend to children of cookies from a 1 gallon-size all ages. Ziploc bag

What you’ll need: • A large mixing bowl • Gallon-sized Ziploc bag • Rolling pin • Cookie sheet • Parchment paper or nonstick spray Macy’s is not the only place that is • Large spoon doing a virtual or socially- • Whisk distanced Santa experience. The • Measuring cups (1 cup, ½ cup, Garden State Plaza and ¼ cup) Bridgewater Commons Mall are • Measuring spoons (1 offering socially-distanced Santa tablespoon, ½ teaspoon) visits. Bridgewater Commons has • Gingerbread cookie cutter shape a walkway that leads you to (or any other shape you want) Santa, who sits behind • Scissors a Plexiglas wall and wears a face shield. They even offer Zoom appointments!

So, if you haven’t visited Santa yet, don’t worry! You can visit safely in person or without even leaving your house...like me. Christmas is Here!

Ingredients: Preparation: • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1. Leave butter out at room • ½ teaspoon baking soda temperature for 30 minutes to an • 1 tablespoon spice hour until it softens. • ½ cup room temperature butter 2. Line parchment paper onto a • ⅓ to ½ cups brown sugar cookie sheet. (depending on how sweet you want the cookies to be) Instructions: • 1 egg 1. In the Ziploc bag, combine • 4 tablespoon unsulfured flour, baking soda, and pumpkin molasses pie spice. • Any kind of decoration you want to use to decorate your cookies 2. Seal the bag and shake gently until everything is mixed. Make Optional ingredients for royal sure to seal completely. to decorate cookies: • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar 3. In the large bowl, mix the • 1½ tablespoon powder butter and brown sugar with a • 3-4 tablespoons water whisk. • Food color (optional) • Piping bag 4. Add the egg and the molasses and mix well.

5. Add the dry ingredients from the Ziploc into the bowl. Mix gently using a large spoon just until you can’t see the white flour anymore. Don't throw out the Ziploc bag, you will need it later. Christmas is Here!

9. Keep the cookie dough in the Ziploc, and use a rolling pin over the Ziploc bag to make the cookie dough flat. You can open the Ziploc a little bit to let out the air if you have to. (Tip: Try to do this step quickly so that the dough doesn’t get soft. If it becomes too soft, place it in the refrigerator for 6. Transfer everything from the about 10 minutes.) bowl to the Ziploc bag and make it into a ball shape.

10. Using scissors, cut the two 7. Seal the Ziploc bag and chill in sides of the Ziploc and lift the top the refrigerator for 45 minutes to flap. Use cookie cutters to cut out an hour. shapes and place them onto the cookie sheet lined with parchment 8. Preheat the oven to 350 paper. Roll the remaining dough degrees F. Pull the Ziploc out of into a ball, cover with the top flap the refrigerator. and repeat until you use all the dough.

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11. Bake in the oven at 350 SFA Students Celebrate! degrees F for 9-11 minutes.

12. Let the cookies cool down completely. Then it’s time to decorate!

How to make the royal icing: Lydia Baracskai - Grade 7 1. Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix well until it gets shiny and smooth. Mix using a spoon or whisk.

2. Pour the icing into a piping bag. Using a pair of scissors, cut a small piece of the tip off of the piping bag. The more you cut, the wider the lines will be. Enjoy your gingerbread Ethan O'Dell - Grade 7

cookies!

Rose Kalupahana - Grade 6

Books and Favorites

The Book Report: The Legend The Book Report: A Tale Dark of Rock, Paper, Scissors and Grimm By: Mia Durso By: Mia Durso

Rock, Paper, Scissors is a Are you tired of hearing the same hilarious picture book about the fairy tales over and over? A Tale origin of the popular game. Rock, Dark and Grimm is unlike other Paper, Scissors are three fairy tales. It's a funny version of characters hoping to find a worthy an original fairy tale: Hansel and opponent. They battle household Gretel. HEADS UP: It can be objects like apricots, and pretty gruesome at times, so this dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets. story would probably be best for fourth graders and up. They defeat them all until they meet each other one day. go on a quest to find better parents after their Reading this book at age 6 made parents (the king and queen) cut me laugh so hard, and reading it off their heads. Their adventure is now still gives me the same crazy. They live in different smiles. It is very funny, and has locations, including a gingerbread some jokes for the older kids. This house, a shelter in the woods, a is a great book for all ages. I can village, the swamp, and more. assure you, you will be Along the way, they get eaten and entertained. their souls are taken out of their bodies and put in cages. Eventually, they get released and go on a trip to Hell to see the devil. They return home, battle and defeat a dragon, and save the town.

I personally loved this book. It's

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very funny the way the narrator 4. Mint Chocolate Chip tells the story, so I was cringing, 3. Cookies and Cream but laughing at the same time, 2. Chocolate and for me, that was very 1. Vanilla entertaining. It was suspenseful, so I just wanted to keep reading and reading until I got to the last page.

Apps! 5. Houseparty 4. Discord 3. VSCO 2. Tiktok 1. WhatsApp

Streaming Services! 2020 Top 5 Most Popular... 5. Hulu By: Gabriella Fernandez 4. HBO 3. Amazon Prime Videos Movies! 2. Youtube 5. Onward 1. Netflix 4. Hamilton 3. Toy Story 4 Companies! 2. The Lion King 5. Walmart 1. Avengers: Endgame 4. Walt Disney 3. Microsoft Ice Cream Flavors! 2. Amazon 5. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 1. Apple Books and Favorites

Foods! 5. Salad 4. Soup 3. Hamburger 2. Pasta 1. Pizza

Dog Names! 5. Coco 4. Molly some beautiful posters with the 3. Max whole school community and are 2. Charlie encouraging us to wear our 1. Bella masks! These posters can be found all around the school. Mark Mauriello came up with this idea, Pets! and we wanted to share his 5. Birds inspiration behind the project. Read 4. Small Animals on to find out more about it, and be 3. Dogs sure to wear your face covering! 2. Cats 1. Freshwater Fish Q #1: Tell us about the service project. 8th Grade Service Spotlight: Interview with Mark A: The 8th grade service project is Mauriello based on an idea I had to help By: Sophia Thomas SFA educate the younger children on how to wear a mask correctly It is very important that we and the proper way to wash their protect ourselves and others by hands. I also wanted to make the wearing a face covering when we guidelines helpful, but creative so are in a public area. The eighth the younger grades would be graders at SFA have shared interested in reading them. Books and Favorites

I presented my idea to Ms. G and she was so helpful and enthusiastic about it. She worked with me to develop the idea with my classmates. We decided on a Christmas theme for our information posters. All the posters you see around the school and in the bathrooms were drawn by everyone in the 8th grade class. We had a Q #2: What inspired you to do this great time working on the graphics project? and our slogans such as “don’t ask, wear a mask” and fun reminders to A: The pandemic has been very cover their nose and count to 20 difficult, and at times, scary for while washing their hands. everyone. I was inspired to do this project because I wanted to do something to help the school and I realized many children need reminders or don't know how to wear a mask properly. I wanted the instructions to be informative, yet fun and eye catching, so the younger classes would be interested in reading them.

Q #3: What have you and your fellow classmates learned from completing this project?

A: I learned that by giving of my time and talents, I can make a difference. I also learned that my classmates are very creative and generous.

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Weird but True Christmas Facts 5. The Rubik’s Cube was the By: Michaella Tadros highest selling Christmas toy in 1980. Then, it was sold 1. The longest Christmas for $1.99, but today they are list was 13,053 ft. long, and valued at about $10. took an 1 hour and 40 minutes to unroll.

2. Visa cards are used 5-6 thousand times every minute during the Christmas season.

3. Residents of San Diego, 6. was invented in California, can be fined $250 1610 in Germany and was for keeping their Christmas once made of real silver. lights up past February 2. 7. Apply to the International University of Santa Claus to 4. was the first learn how to be a professional song ever sung in space. mall Santa.

8. The tallest snowman, named Olympia, was higher than a 12-story building. Christmas Fun!

9. Brenda Lee recorded 12. The Statue of Liberty was “Rockin’ Around the gifted to the US by the French Christmas Tree” when she on Christmas day in 1886. It was only 13 years old. weighs 225 tons and so you could consider it as the biggest in the world. 10. The letter “x” in actually comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is 13. Charles Dickens’s book, A the abbreviation of , was published Christ’s name. on Christmas Day. He wrote the book in six weeks.

11. Donner and Blitzen 14. In some parts of India, were originally called people decorate banana trees Dunder and Blixem. for Christmas. Christmas Fun!

15. 'White Christmas’ by 17. If you were to give the Bing Crosby is the best- gifts from “The 12 Days of selling Christmas song ever. Christmas”, you would spend It has sold more than 50 $1.3 million, and have to give million copies around the 364 gifts. world. Christmas Jokes By: Gabriella Fernandez

How do you know when Santa’s around? You can always sense his presents.

What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Frosted Flakes or Ice Crispies.

What is a Christmas tree’s 16. Fried chicken is the favorite candy? Orna-mints. most popular Christmas Eve meal in Japan. Some people Where do polar bears vote? have to reserve a table at The North Poll. KFC more than 2 months in advance. What do snowmen wear on their heads? Ice caps.

What goes "Oh, Oh, Oh"? Santa walking backward. Christmas Fun!

The Magical Beauty of also enjoy watching The Christmas Favorites and Home Alone, a By Lydia Baracskai funny story about a boy named Kevin whose family goes on There are so many magical away for Christmas break, but things about the Christmas forgets Kevin and leaves him season, including Christmas at home! movies, songs, treats and traditions! Everyone may have Songs: their favorites, but I wanted to Sure, there are Christmas share my favorite items within carols such as Silent Night these categories, as well as and , but why they are my favorites. I I like fun, dancy songs that can’t wait to share them with bring the Christmas spirit you and wonder if you have alive! My favorite songs are similar favorites too! All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey; Santa Movies: Tell Me by Ariana Grande There’s nothing like and Underneath the Tree by snuggling up on the couch Kelly Clarkson. We like to with a cup of hot chocolate blast these songs all the way and watching Christmas up and sing and dance to movies with your family. My them. We also do Christmas family’s favorite Christmas Karaoke! movie is Elf. The best part of this movie is when Miles Sweets & Treats: Finch (aka the Angry Elf, Treats taste even better at who doesn’t think he’s an Christmas time. Candy canes angry elf), tries to attack and gingerbread houses are Buddy for calling him an usually part of many families' angry elf. My family and I traditions during the season.

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In our home, we normally My dad started this tradition make chocolate chip cookies when my cousins, who are and snickerdoodles. We tried now in their 20's, were just to make a variety of Christmas toddlers. We also love to cookies such as “Spritz” spread Christmas cheer with cookies, but my Oma’s recipes decorations. In our family, we were in German and were put out our , always an epic fail when my put up our tree, and decorate mom tried to make them. Even our house with Christmas though chocolate chip cookies lights, a big Santa sleigh, and are made anytime of the year, shining shooting stars in our they become magical backyard for our neighbors to Christmas treats when they’re enjoy. Whatever your wrapped with a red bow and traditions are, I hope they love. Last, but not least, we include fun, faith and family! always leave carrots for the reindeer.

Traditions: Whether your family is big or small, near or far, spending time with loved ones is an important part of the Christmas season! We celebrate the birth of Jesus by going to with our friends and family. After mass, our biggest tradition is going to my grandma’s house where we eat dinner, exchange Gifts and pick surprise gifts from a gigantic, wrapped box.

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Christmas Word Search and Crossword Puzzle By: Gabriella Fernandez

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1. One of Santa's Reindeer 2. Christmas Month 3. Santa's Helpers 4 He hates Christmas! 5. December 25th is ... 6. You hang them by the chimney 7. Christmas Drink 8. On Christmas morning, we unwrap our ... 10 The name of a popular snowman 9. ... to the world! Christmas Fun! Christmas Fun! Christmas Fun! Christmas Fun!

Mark Your Calendars: JANUARY Preparing for the Days to • January 1: New Year’s Day Come! • January 2: National Science By: Sophia Thomas Fiction Day • January 4: National Trivia Once again, we would like to Day end this edition by providing • January 5: National you with a list of important Whipped Cream Day dates to remember as we near • January 6: Three Kings the end of December and Day beginning January! As • January 14: National Dress always, remember to mark Up Your Pet Day your calendars and be creative • January 20: Martin Luther in celebrating these special King, Jr. Day days! • January 24: National Compliment Day • January 27: International DECEMBER (Human Rights Holocaust Remembrance Day Awareness Month) • December 19: National Hard Candy Day • December 26: National Day • December 26: National Thank you Note Day • December 28: National Chocolate Candy Day • December 30: National Bacon Day Tigers at Work in this Edition

Editor in Chief Sophia Thomas

Writers and Editors Lydia Baracskai Ethan Khawaja Mia Durso Clare Facchini John Facchini Gabriella Fernandez Carolina Guardascione Gabriela Maldonado Michaella Tadros

Designers Lead Designer: Giulia Meier Aleah Bisrat Karina Nikolaev Gavin O’Dell Haley Zamora

Photographers Nicholas DeLemos Maureen Healy Rose Kalupahana Ethan O’Dell