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Published biweekly by and for the Upper School students of Riverfield Country Day School in Tulsa, OK JANUARYAPRIL 14,3, 2015 2021 THE COMMONS More mask mandates in metro area Biden Inaugurated in six days

By Maureen Sellers STAFF WRITER

Since the number of COVID -19 cases has continued to rise in the last few months, more Tulsa suburbs have been imple- menting mask mandates. Tulsa was the first city in Tulsa County to require masks. So, Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum has been wanting the suburbs to enact a mandate as well. Several suburbs have recent- ly passed mask mandates, such as Jenks, Sand Springs, Glen- pool, Claremore, and Sapulpa. The City of Jenks enacted a mask requirement on November 10 and will stay in effect until January 31. When that expira- tion date arrives, the City Coun- cil of that suburb will vote again to decide if they want to extend The President-elect speaks after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of his inauguration on Jan. 20. PHOTO: JAPANTIMES.COM the mandate or let it expire. Something that was unique about the Sand Springs City By Andrew Jordan building. At least 10,000 National Guard members are ex- Council was that they unani- NEWS EDITOR pected to be deployed in D.C., and acting D.C. Police Chief mously voted in favor of a mask said that number could ultimately swell to upwards of 20,000. ordinance, which took place on ith January 20th quickly approaching, The Capitol, however, isn’t the only thing that is getting November 23. some people are finally seeing what they extra protection. While President-elect Joe Biden had said that Glenpool passed a mandate see as light at the end of the tunnel with he planned to take the Amtrak to the inauguration, according to on November 18, after the en- this current presidency. Those who support an article by CNN, who quoted sources close to the soon-to-be dorsement of Mayor Tim Fox. the current president, however, are more president, he is now taking alternate transportation. The Claremore passed a mask re- Wthan just disappointed. change is in response to rising security concerns stemming quirement on November 20. While in years past, the inauguration has been a uneventful from the aforementioned capitol storming. Sapulpa’s mandate was en- transfer of power from one administration to another, this time, The President-elect reportedly received reports from both acted on November 16, requir- it has the chance to be something much different. With the the FBI and the Secret Service about possible violence, so he ing people ages ten and over to recent storming of the Capital by pro-Trump protesters, it begs therefore decided to take the train from Delaware instead of wear a mask. the question of possible violence come inauguration day. the Amtrak. A couple of suburbs recom- Tensions are already back to a high in our country’s capi- Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are still ex- mending mask use, but not re- tal, as reported by Fox 5, a local D.C news station, saying that pected to take their oaths of office on the West Front of the US quiring it are Owasso and National Guard troops are sleeping in the halls of the Capitol Capitol at a significantly scaled-down event. Bixby, while Catoosa and Coweta have not proposed a mask ordinance at all. There are some suburbs that have proposed mask mandates, but were not successful, such as Academic Bowlers attempt return to Nationals Skiatook and Broken Arrow. On November 16, the Skiatook City By Brenden Paul Riverfield currently comes ments, the first of which will As of now the Small School Council failed to pass a mask STAFF WRITER in to the tournament as the #2 take place on Saturday February National Championship will requirement, with a vote of 3-4. seed, however still undefeated, 13 as a qualifying event for the take place in Chicago, Illinois Broken Arrow voted on Novem- As we approach the latter and will face Waukomis in the National Tournaments in Chica- from April 23-25, and if the ber 23, and also did not succeed, half of January and February, first round. go and Atlanta. Ravens can repeat their success with a vote of 1-5. the Riverfield Academic Bowl If the Ravens can qualify for However, the event original- of last year, the National Cham- Although the majority of team will be busy with a few big the state tournament, it will take ly scheduled to take place in pionship will be held in Atlanta, Tulsa suburbs have mask man- tournaments. place on Saturday February 6 at Coalgate will now take place Georgia from May 28-30. dates, Mayor Bynum is still The action starts on Saturday Redlands Community College online using Zoom and an Be sure to wish these bow- hopeful the remaining surround- January 16, as the squad will in El Reno. If the Ravens are online buzzer software called lers good luck as they gear up ing areas will follow their lead travel to Garber for the OSSAA able to take home the state title, BuzzIn Live. for their final few tournaments in order to help stop the spread Area tournament. it will be their third straight According to coaches James and be sure to catch any virtual of COVID-19 until vaccines are In this eight-team tourna- state championship at the Class Wilson and Christopher Day, events if an opportunity arises. widely distributed enough to ment, Riverfield will need to 2A level. the rest of the school year will Winning a third state cham- eliminate the need for face cov- place in the top two in order to After this tournament, the be focused on qualifying for pionship would mark a great erings. punch their ticket to the state Ravens will be shifting their nationals as well as getting in end to a strange and unpredicta- Until then, keep it covered. tournament. focus towards NAQT tourna- extensive practice. ble season.

THE COMMONS is published biweekly dur- VOLUME XV ISSUE 1 ing the school year by the Upper School Newspaper elective class FALLSPRING 2020 2021 STAFF STAFF VOLUME XV ISSUE 7 at Riverfield Country Day School, 2433 W. 61st Street, Tulsa, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER ??, 2020 Oklahoma 74132. The staff reserves the right to edit any article or THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021 letter submitted for publication.letter submitted Send all submissionsfor publication. to the Send Editor all - EDITOREDITOR-IN-IN-CHIEF-CHIEF ...... Brenden Brenden Paul Paul in-Chief at [email protected] All toopinions the Editor expressed-in-Chief are at those NEWS EDITOR ...... Andrew Jordan ADVISER ...... Mrs. Brooke Knight of the individual writers [email protected]. do not reflect positions All of opinions the NEWS EDITOR ...... Andrew Jordan SPORTSSPORTS EDITORS EDITORS ...... Jon Morley Jon Morley staff, adviser, or schoolexpressed administration. are those of the individual A&E EDITOR ...... Jack Bluhm writers and do not reflect positions of the A&E EDITOR ...... Jack Bluhm FEATURES EDITOR ...... Maureen Sellers staff, adviser, or school administration. FEATURES EDITOR ...... Maureen Sellers COLUMNISTS ...... Mr. Jason Bogle PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR ..... Anna Claire Boyd PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR ...... Anna Claire Boyd ADVISER ...... Mrs. Brooke Knight Online: riverfield.org/community/studentnewspapers.cfm COLUMNISTS ......

THE COMMONS Thursday, January 14, 2021 Varsity basketball plays tomorrow at home SPORTS vs. LIBERTY. Watch the livestream! 2 Whatever happened to the XFL?

By Brenden Paul Redbird Capital Group pur- caliber players, CFL players STAFF WRITER chased the league. and other journeymen football A lot of people wondered players who just haven’t found The XFL, a startup football what the league’s plans were for their spot in the NFL. league created by Vince the upcoming season, and it Due to the delay, not only McMahon, was revived in seems that some of our ques- can the teams build their ros- 2020 from its original 2001 tions have been answered. Ac- ters, but they can also develop iteration. cording to Deadline Sports, the chemistry. If the teams are able The XFL was a football XFL announced they will not to develop good relationships league that was targeted at play a 2021 season and will gear between players, this will lead making football more fun and up for a start back in 2022, with to a better product on the field. entertaining with no extra the same teams and logos. The 2001 XFL failed be- Gannon Alden and Miranda Cagle both plan to pursue basketball. points, fun helmets and logos According to additional in- cause they only gave teams 30 PHOTOS BY JOURNALISM STAFF as well as fewer commercials. formation via an XFL promo- days before games, which re- Early numbers indicated suc- tional video, the league will be sulted in no one being ac- cess, but, with the ongoing kicking off in the spring of quainted with each other, pandemic, the XFL was forced 2022, most likely shortly after which results in no chemistry Miranda and gannon are to limit fans and eventually the conclusion of the Super and sloppy football. It is a allow zero fans at games. With Bowl, as was the case in 2020. good thing to see the league no fans at games, the XFL was A lot of people wonder why learning from past mistakes, forced to suspend the season. they are skipping the 2021 sea- and I will be looking forward consistent teammates When this happened, all son, but the league cites one to watching in 2022. hope seemed lost for the main reason. This reason is so Be sure to watch this league, but during the pan- that the teams can build their league, in Spring of 2022 after This year has been a crazy demic, Dwayne Johnson and rosters with NFL training camp the Super Bowl. one for all of Riverfield Ath- letics. The Covid-19 pandemic Most has disrupted the basketball program drastically. The girls Valuable team was not able to form, because there were not enough Players willing players to play through By Jack Bluhm RANKING NBA’s city edition jerseys the risky season. There are two girls basketball players that are By Jack Bluhm am a sucker for all white jer- “SACTOWN”. playing with the JV boys as a will look to compete with the STAFF WRITER seys and this one just has a very Indiana Pacers - These are a result. They have been practic- team this year and improve her nice look to it with the ice blue throwback jersey, but the jer- ing with them since the begin- game against some new com- The NBA bubble has accents. sey colors itself just isn’t a ning of the year and have petitors. Phoenix Suns - with a big val- real factor, it's just a faded played games as well. Gannon Alden - Gannon started and the teams are still taking the extra precautions, ley name right on the front. I blue and a cheap yellow. I The Varsity team has dealt has been one of the best and like the background with a yel- also do not like the vertical with schedule changes and most consistent players on the contact tracing has already affected many teams, and the low and orange sunset covering stripes, I think they would’ve quarantines, but have managed team for a couple years now. A what seems like the grand can- been better off without the to win all but one of their senior and a team captain this NBA is requiring at least 8 healthy active roster players. yon. The sunset background is lines. games so far. year, he wants to win every what makes this jersey top three Portland Trailblazers - The Miranda Cagle - Miranda game and all of his peers love If a team cannot field this many players, then the game in the league. color of this one is just the has been playing since her the fire and tenacity that he only thing that really drags freshman year with the girls brings to the locker room. Gan- will be postponed due to the lack of healthy players. this one down and besides the Varsity basketball team. She non loves the team and is happy worst: color, it is a decent jersey. has been named the Most Valu- that he gets to play this season Another new addition to the NBA bubble is their new Sacramento Kings - This jer- The cursive writing help out able Player in the Cherokee and is trying to make the most sey doesn’t have a great case the look a little. Conference. She was a vital of every game. He looks to play city edition jerseys. Each team has a new city edition and it is the worst jersey of Feel free to take a look at part in the team that won the in college after this season and them all, first off, the colors just these jerseys and decide for Cherokee Conference, and now has started talking with some jersey that they wear as an alternative jersey. I tried to aren’t the best as well the num- yourself which ones should she is one of the two girls play- local colleges trying to make his ber one thing wrong with the stay and which ones should be ers on the Boys JV squad. She dream a reality. be as unbiased as possible and did not take time analyz- jersey, in big letters it reads thrown away. ing each and every jersey. I tried to put them into a rank- ing purely based on my first look impressions. For the three best and Season three worst, I have described the reasons for their place- update, schedule ment.

By Jon Morley for his 4th season with the Tulsa Best: SPORTS EDITOR Oilers so they have a lot of good Miami Heat - Probably the talent out there on the ice. most well known city jersey so far, the cotton candy aes- The Tulsa Oilers hockey The Oilers are having a de- Photo caption goes here … thetic is very nice. The pink season is underway! cent start to the season and PHOTOS: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS (PUBLIC DOMAIN) To increase safety for play- hopefully they can continue and blue is very appealing to ers this year, the ECHL is fol- their success and win the trophy the eye and suits the city of Miami.. lowing the footsteps of other this year. sports organizations who play Local support means a lot in Las Angeles Lakers - An all smaller groups of teams in a hockey, so I recommend you go -white jersey with Ice Blue letters, this jersey has a very region, almost like a series, be- to one of the Oilers games this These are Jack’s rankings of the City Edition jerseys. fore moving on to other areas/ year and support the team. Seat- clean and fresh look to it. I CHART: TIERMAKER.COM teams. This helps limit exposure ing is restricted due to COVID- and air travel. 19, but you can secure tickets As of this writing, the Oilers and read about safety precau- are 5-3 for the season so far, tions at tulsaoilers.com. overcoming a rough first few Cleveland team changes name games. They look strong, much like the 2018-19 season, but the team will need to work on their Upcoming TULSA OILERS By Jon Morley controversial name, Redskins. difficult and complex process to record to get set up for a post- SPORTS EDITOR The have identify a new name and do all season showing. Home games: been using their name since the things you do around activat- Goalie Devin Willams will Sports teams have been un- 1915. The Major League team ing that name." be returning for his 4th season Jan. 20 vs Indy Fuel at 7:05 p.m der pressure the last few years has voluntarily decided to drop "We are going to work at as with the Tulsa Oilers. Jan. 22 vs Indy Fuel at 7:05 p.m for insensitive names or mas- the “Indians” moniker after the quick a pace as we can while Captain Adam Pleskach is cots. 2021 season. doing it right," Dolan told the returning for his 8th year with Jan. 23 vs Indy Fuel at 7:05 p.m For example, Union High After that season is complet- Associated Press. the Tulsa Oilers. Pleskach is a Jan. 24 vs Allen Americans at 4:05 p.m School has recently gotten rid of ed, officials say a new team So as of right now we don’t popular leader and could poten- their team/mascot name. name will likely be in effect. As know what the new team name tially serve as captain of the Jan. 28 vs Kansas City at 7:05 p.m Professional teams are re- of right now we don’t know will be. It will be interesting to Oilers until his retirement. Jan. 29 vs Kansas City at 7:05 p.m considering their names as well. what that new team name will see if the team can win a title in Alex Kromm is returning for Washington’s NFL team is cur- be. in their last year known as the his second season, and finally, rently known as the Washington Cleveland Indians owner Indians, and what the team’s Ian McNulty will be returning Football team after dropping the Paul Dolan reports that, “it's a new name and logo will be.

THE COMMONS Thursday, January 14, 2021 REVIEWS/A&E 3 Elgin park is reliable downtown spot Chase is caught with a diary but no plan For this edition of Taste of wasn’t as good as we’ve had Tulsa, Jon Morley and I went other times. to a familiar spot: Elgin Park, A taste Overall, with the nice dis- Previously … Will and THE a bar and pizza joint. tancing, good cheese fries, and his men finally catch up to For those of you who don’t Of tulsa decent pizza, I would give El- Chase at his cabin hideout … Chase know, Jon and I are batboys gin Park a 3.5 out of 5 Ravens. experience for the baseball By Brenden Paul If you are down at the ballpark creative fiction team, and Elgin Park is located By Brenden Paul for a Drillers baseball game or right across the street from an FC Tulsa soccer match, this “Wow, a cabin. Very nice. By Andrew Jordan ONEOK Field, the Drillers $21 pizza and the order of might be a place to check out, I’m sure you’ve had fun out home ballpark. cheese fries was $11. because they also carry lots of here, huh?” Will said, looking We have been here a few In my opinion, the cheese sports events on TV and offer at Chase with a grin. met and ran his hand through times prior, so we decided to fries are the best food item on discounts on Drillers and FC Chase let the air escape his sweat-drenched black hair. give it a review for those who the menu. The mixture of Tulsa game days. lungs as he took a few steps “Glad we could finally might be in need of a spot to cheese, bacon and sour cream back. But there was nowhere to meet,” Jackson said, as he eat near the downtown area. really just tastes good mixed go. That door was the only way leaned against one of the walls. The restaurant did a good together. Jon also agreed, as this out of here unless he wanted to Will sighed as he looked at job of separating tables for is what he usually gets. break a window. the coffee table in front of the distancing and was very quick In terms of the pizza, the “May we come in?” Will TV. His gaze ran over items on to seat us, despite it being the quality has declined over the last said, walking in right after he the table before stopping on one. night of the College Football year. Elgin Park now uses a very asked the question. One of the He looked at Chase and pointed National Championship game. cracker-like crust instead of a other men followed him in as to the notebook his sister had Jon and I each ordered an soft crust like they used to. Even the rest stayed outside. Will given him. “So, what’s that? I order of bacon cheese fries and with the new crust, the pizza is took a look around the cabin didn’t peg you for the journal we split a classic cheese pizza. not too bad, but the cheese fries and gave a small whistle. “This type,” he said, reaching for it. The portions were very big, are definitely much better. Jon place really is outdated, you “Hey! Don’t …” Chase ex- but with big portions, comes a said that the pizza tonight was know they make better TVs claimed, reaching out his hand. big price tag. Jon and I split a not great, mentioning that it Classic cheese fries are a winner. now, right?” Will lifted his hands up in mock PHOTO: BRENDEN PAUL Will bent over and looked at fear. “I’m so scared. I guess I’ll the TV, flicking the glass a few put the book down then,” he times. Then he turned around said, giving Chase a smile be- and looked at Chase. He point- fore opening the book instead. Percy Jackson movie disappoints ed to the man who followed He read over a few lines, and his him in and nodded. “Oh, how face changed to intrigue. rude of me. I almost forgot to “Interesting,” he muttered. Growing up, I hated read- being said, if you haven't read introduce my friend here. “Very Interesting …” ing. The only two series I the book, the movie will seem Chase, this is Jackson.” liked were Harry Potter and BOOK exciting. I thought there was a The figure took off his hel- … to be continued Percy Jackson. I would lay in lot of action and the plot was bed while my mom read the vs. decent. books to me. Movie Reasonably enough, many When I heard they were Percy Jackson fans wish it was making a Percy Jackson mov- By Anna Claire Boyd done differently, and I agree. ie, I became excited! Sadly, it The classic young adult was a disappointment. nowhere to be seen in the mov- book receives a 10/10, but the For starters, the characters are ie. movie, rated PG only gets a way too old. In the film, they Since the subject matter cen- 4/10. are in high school, but in the ters around Greek mythology, original book, they are only most would assume it would be 12. accurate. Sadly, they messed Several characters are dif- this up in the movie as well. In ferent or omitted as well. The the myth, Persephone is only character of Annabeth Chase allowed above ground during is supposed to have blond hair the summer, but the movie de- and silver eyes, but she has picts her staying with Hades brown hair and blue eyes in year-round. Will and Chase are face-to-face once more. ILLUSTRATION BY CALEB FUQUA the movie. Another character, Overall I feel like they could Clarissa, is the main bully to have tried harder to be accurate The book and movie are too different. Percy in the novel, but she is to the source material. With that PHOTO: FOREVERYOUNGADULT.COM Cheesy homemade pretzels are a treat

Video game Review: PGA Tour 2K21 By Anna Claire Boyd suggest using queso for dip- STAFF WRITER ping. By Brenden Paul and practice your skills, PGA esting and the graphics make I also love experimenting STAFF WRITER Tour Career, which is a career them look super realistic. There are many delicious with different pretzel recipes mode for your customized play- And finally, my favorite recipes to eat during the holi- and cheese sauce recipes. If Every year, sports fans er to qualify for the PGA Cham- part, the player customization. days, but one of my favorites you have one you would like look forward to not only their pionship every year, and finally The game offers tons of custom- is beer cheese pretzels. This me to respective sports seasons, but Online mode, where you can ization for your created player, recipe is perfect because it is To make the recipe, you also the release of the yearly play a game online with your from your player’s golf course an appetizer that can be en- will need yeast, flour, kosher video game. Madden 21, NBA friends. My favorite mode is attire, down to the clubs in your joyed at any time. salt, unsalted butter, baking 2K21, and FIFA 21 are some Career mode, because it follows bag. You can pick clubs based You can make the pretzels soda, beer, dry mustard, and of the most popular yearly a realistic qualifying process on your preference in aim or from scratch, or you can make cheese. This recipe can be sports games, but I think there with dozens of yearly tourna- distance, or you can pick more the cheese for the pretzels you found in full at: is one that came out this year ments, and is really fun to play. stylish clubs. Currently, the already bought. I prefer to www.seasonsandsuppers.ca/ that people haven’t heard In terms of gameplay, this game offers a Clubhouse Pass make both, but pretzels can be soft-pretzels-beer-cheese/. about, and that is PGA Tour game is really easy to play, as for $7.99 where you can unlock tricky. 2K21. you swing with the right stick, 80 unique rewards which in- The pretzels take about 50 PGA Tour 2K21, released and aim with the left stick. But, cludes clothing and unique golf -60 minutes to rise, so it is in August of 2020, is one of the game still offers challenges clubs. The final reward of the best to prepare a while in ad- the yearly sports games pro- with an abundance of water, Clubhouse Pass is a flamingo- vance. duced by 2K Games, the com- other hazards, wind, and unique shaped putter, which I think is My family prefers appetiz- pany famous for producing ball placements based on the awesome. ers over an official sit down their yearly NBA installation. course. I really like that the If you haven’t picked up this meal during New Year's Eve. I heard about this game game is easy to play but is still a game, I would recommend try- I make these along with through reading an article little challenging based on what ing it out. There are cool courses chicken wings, a veggie tray, about golf, so when the course you play. and custom clothing that you a cheese plate, and various PlayStation store was offering The game also has over 100 can equip yourself with. To top desserts. the game for 50% off, I went courses, most of which are real it off, the gameplay is very sol- The recipe does have ahead and bought it, and I will life courses, and some of which id, and easy, but offers some some beer in it, but because tell you it was a great deci- are custom created, as the game hazard challenges. I would rate the cheese is cooked in a sion. also features a course creator this game 5 out of 5 Ravens. saucepan, there is no alcohol The game has three main feature, where you can create left, just the beer's flavor. If modes; Play Now, where you your own course from scratch. you're not comfortable with Warm, cozy, and cheesy pretzels. can play against the computer All the courses are really inter- the beer aspect, then I would PHOTO: SEASONSANDSUPPERS.CA

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Ideas for your new year’s resolutions By Maureen Sellers learn something you never FEATURES EDITOR learned as a child such as swimming or riding a bike. The first New Year’s Reso- How about writing letters? lutions were made by the an- Some people have a resolution cient Babylonians over 4,000 of using Snail Mail to send years ago. They started this cards or letters instead of writ- tradition during a 12-day New ing emails. It’s much more Year celebration, which they exciting to receive something called Akitu. handwritten in the mailbox During the Akitu festival, than to get an email. the Babylonians would make Another different resolu- promises to their gods in order tion would be to make the to pay their debts and return usual unusual. Try to just do any borrowed items. something different in your They believed that if they normal routine. kept their word, their gods Vow to change up some- would bestow favor upon them thing each week like wearing for the year ahead. If they some different clothes, trying could not keep their promises, a new workout routine, or or- they would be on the bad side dering a different meal just to of their gods and would no switch up the daily routine. longer remain in their favor Sometimes it’s just good to throughout the year. change it up and try something The modern New Year’s new. Resolutions are about people So, for New Year’s Reso- Many people feel that setting New Year’s resolutions is an important way to set focus in the new year. making promises to them- PHOTO: FORBES.COM lutions for 2021 when it’s selves rather than to gods. been such a difficult year, try Nowadays, the tradition is and accomplish this during the healthier, be more organized, Some unique resolutions to think of new and unusual mostly based on self- new year. Overall, the point of spend less money, and to read are to get your photo taken in things to make the next year as improvement and taking time a New Year’s Resolution is to more. five interesting places to docu- positive and optimistic as pos- to reflect back on goals. achieve your goal in the up- Although some of these ment new travels, learn a new sible, especially in light of the On December 31, people coming year. sound like basic things that party trick to entertain friends, difficult year everyone has had make a resolution to them- Some of the most common most people want to achieve, make a new friend every dealing with the global pan- selves about something they New Year’s Resolutions are to some people have very unusu- month to enlarge social circles demic of COVID-19. want to improve on or change, exercise more, lose weight, eat al resolutions. and broaden horizons, and Here’s to 2021!

Vaccines making progress Winter farm freeze By Andrew Jordan population receiving their first “The only thing that hap- STAFF WRITER shot. pened was my arm hurt for a Arkansas sits firmly in last bit, but it wasn’t much worse FARM With the end in sight for place, with only 1.4% of its than the flu shot that I get eve- the virus that has turned the population getting their shots. ry year. People shouldn’t be last few months into a panic Many are taking this as a afraid of it, it’ll keep us all life bad sign, as thoughts are safe in the long run.” filled fervor, it’s still far from By Anna Claire Boyd over. swarming that people are indeed The CDC is predicting that While the vaccines from putting off their shots to wait if things continue as they are, both Pfizer and Moderna are and see how effective it is in the that the US could achieve herd field. Or, people simply aren’t immunity by the Fall. That, need to eat to keep warm. currently rolling out to both The cost of hay goes up dur- frontline workers, emergency getting their shots because they and with Johnson and Johnson think that there will be side ef- coming out with a new, possi- ing the winter since most of the services and high-risk citizens, grass is frostbitten, and grain is most people don’t know the fects that won’t be worth the ble one shot vaccine, the end immunity. is coming closer and closer too pricey to feed them that eve- extent to which the vaccine ry day. still hasn’t been distributed in While these concerns look into view. valid on the surface, when talk- Oklahomans can sign up to Sadly, food cost isn't the the US. only issue with freezes. The According to Fortune cit- ing to people who have actually get information about when gotten their shots, you find that they are eligible and sign up other two main issues my family ing a set of CDC data, all faced is frozen water and frost- states are below 8% of their these arguments quickly fall for slots to receive the vaccine away. by going to the Oklahoma bite. populations at least getting If it's snowing outside, the their first shot, while many are “Honestly, it wasn’t much Department of Health vaccine more than a flu shot,” said Of- portal at http://ok- probability that you will have below this percentage. running water outdoors is very Our state, Oklahoma, is is ficer David Jordan, a Tulsa Po- vras.powerappsportals.us/ lice Patrol Officer. Dixie enjoys some fresh, warm hay. slim. There have been many sitting at around 4% of its PHOTO BY ANNA CLAIRE BOYD years where it was so cold that the hose broke! Now picture this, you go to Recently, Oklahoma had its first feed your pet outside, and major freeze of the winter, and it there's snow all over the ground. was great! Most schools were Where do they stand to eat? My Second semester off to busy start out, and it even snowed! pig lives out in a shed, so I had The only problem with snow to clear a spot in the snow. Hello Raven Nation! The Varsity Boys Basketball and ice is the animals. Since Clearing the snow was to make Welcome to the Second team is currently ranked in the Oklahoma does not see snow sure she wouldn't get frostbite Semester! This is always a busy RAVEN Top 25 in . The team is very much, my animals didn't on her feet. and fast moving time of year. 8-1 on the season with the only know how to take it. Don't get me wrong, I love I know that many things are natION loss coming in overtime to The goats stayed in their snow, but snow is a lot more different this year, but I am sure Class 3A Sperry. house, but if you read my last than just snow when you live on the weeks will go by quickly. By Brenden Paul Good luck to the Ravens as article, you'd know that goats a farm. It has been a challenging By Mr. Bogle they continue the season and time in our nation on many prepare for a postseason run. fronts. I am always happy to I will leave you with this come to school because I am School Academic Bowl team quote that really drives at the encouraged and inspired by and coaches as they compete at heart of what I think we try to what I see in the hallways at OSSAA Area this weekend. do here at Riverfield. NO SCHOOL Monday in observance of Riverfield every day. Our stu- Upper School Speech and dents and faculty are a model Debate continues their busy "Tell me and I forget. Teach for making the best of a diffi- schedule with competitions me and I remember. Involve me Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. School cult situation. Thank you for all throughout January and Febru- and I learn." that you do to make this a spe- ary. Best of luck to Mr. Wright, —Benjamin Franklin resumes with “E” day on Tuesday. cial place. Mr. Stephens and the entire Good luck to the Upper team. Go Ravens!