Quarter 1 Edition Robotics Presentation October 2019 On October 18th, three to see several other 3D printed see who’s robot can dig the most students from the University of items such as chainmail and pieces gravel from under the Martian dust KEEP UP WITH Utah Robotics team came to that closely resembled fabric. The and dirt, which is in a landscape EHS ONLINE: EskDale High School. The three team also demonstrated how they simulator. This is no easy task, the OFFICIAL WEBSITE: students, Tina, Alex, and Jonathan design their 3D printed items. Once Martian dirt is very powdery and https://sites.google.com/ very hard to maneuver in, not to drove down from Salt Lake City to you have all the dimensions and the a/millardk12.org/ehs-gss/ give a robotics presentation at 3D image of the item, the 3D printer mention all the holes and rocks on EHS FACEBOOK: EskDale High School. will begin to work, printing from the surface as well. NASA also has www.facebook.com/ the bottom of the piece all the way restrictions on the size and weight Besides making a bunch of EskDaleHighSchool to the top. Items can take various of the robots, so they have to be really cool techy stuff, each year the EHS YOUTUBE: amounts of time to print, ranging very carefully designed. Looks like Robotics team makes a robot that www.youtube.com/ from a couple of minutes to even the Robotics team has a lot of hard gets to compete at NASA EskDaleHighSchoolUT longer than 24 hours. work ahead of them! headquarters in Florida each spring. Last year Tina Hayward, an In addition to discussing the For the last part of the EskDale High School alumni, got to 3D printers, they also talked a lot presentation the kids got to try and go to Florida and help with the about the wiring and electricity of drive AMEE, even though the competition. For their presentation the robot. The Robotics team has to batteries were having some at EskDale, they actually brought a design every aspect of the robot, problems. AMEE was able to move robot that competed at NASA a few including all of the chips and a bit, and you could also lift and years ago. The robot, AMEE Printed Circuit Boards. Each lower its scoop. (Autonomous Martin Environment person on the Robotics team works Overall, it was really cool to Excavator) in certain areas. Tina, Alex, and hear from the U’s Robotics team. actually Jonathan are all a part of the wiring The students learned about the placed third and electricity for the robots. THIS ISSUE OF hard work the team puts in, the at the After getting to see all of their benefits of working together, and, competition THE HIGH cool pieces the students got to hear of course, all about the robots that year. more about the competition at themselves! EskDale High School is DESERT For their NASA. If people are going to go to very thankful that they traveled all presentation, Mars, they are going to need water. the way out to give their HERALD Tina, Alex, and Jonathan also If they were going to ship water to presentation, and they wish the WAS WRITTEN AND brought a lot of their really cool 3D Mars, it would cost $100,000 per Robotics team good luck at the PRODUCED BY THE printings, because several pieces of liter of water. So instead of NASA competition this year. ◼ their robots are actually 3D printed. spending thousands bringing the LANGUAGE ARTS Using 3D printers is very efficient water to Mars, they want to be able STUDENTS OF because you can make durable to use the water on Mars. pieces cheaply and quickly. Most The water on Mars is hard to 3D printers melt plastic to make the ESKDALE get to as it is frozen in the ground item, but some actually use rubber. under several layers of Martian dirt. IGH In fact, for their 2019 NASA robot, H So the whole point of the the team is going to use 3D printed competition in NASA is to SCHOOL rubber tires. The students also got By Kara Conrad Page 2 The High Desert Herald

it was a lot of fun. Thank you to if you are no longer able to say “chubby School Events so far the chaperones Ben Roberts, bunny,” you are out. Diego won, and he had John Shepherd, and Ben and 23 marshmallows in his mouth at one time! September 4th was the first event of Chandra Conrad. The games were all really fun, and everyone the 2019-2020 school year. The students had a blast. ate snacks and played outdoor games such On September 27th, the students as kickball, pickleball, darebase, and threw a game night. They brought video On October 25th, the students had a badminton. Overall, it was fun, and it was a games such as MarioCart and Just Dance. formal dance. The theme of the dance was a great way to start out the year. MarioCart is a car racing game among masquerade ball, and everyone wore masks. Mario characters, and Just Dance is a Wii They danced and played musical chairs. On September 13, the students had a game where you mimic dances shown on They ate carrots, grapes, chocolate covered neon-themed bonfire at the salt flats near screen and are scored based on how well foods, cookies, and chips. The chaperones EskDale. Students wore neon clothing and the dance is followed. The students also were Sharon Conrad, Donnie Crouch, Lora glowstick accessories. They played glow in played “who can blow the biggest bubble Vann, and Chandra Conrad. The students the dark kickball and hide and go seek. gum bubble” and Chubby Bunny. Chubby had a fun time, and it was a great way to They ate tons of “healthy” food, which Bunny is a game in which you put included s’mores, cookies, and chips. start the second quarter! ◼ marshmallows in your mouth and say Almost everybody in the school came, and “chubby bunny.” After each marshmallow, By Jenna Conrad New Students at EHS This year we are happy to welcome friends or doing homework in free time.” seven newcomers to EHS! Their names are Aidan: “ First quarter was ok. History, Ava Hamilton, Charlie Shepherd, Adrian Juarez, Aidan Faber, Ernesto Duran, Orchestra, and Chorus are my favorite Ernesto Avelar, and Matthew Baker. In classes. I don’t have to write in cursive here! addition to having new 7th graders, I like to read and play on my phone and Rhiggin Elmer enrolled at the end of last Xbox.” year. Rhiggin is a sophomore, and he is also Ernesto D.: “ It was good. My favorite a cousin of former EHS students Hesston class is Drama. I like that we are treated Elmer and Bryer Elmer, and of mine. more like adults, and we have more I got the chance to pull the 7th graders privileges. I like to play video games and be away from their busy schedules and ask with friends.” them a few questions. Ernesto A.: “It was good. Math is my How was the first quarter attending favorite class. The best part about EHS is EHS? What’s your favorite class so far? P.E. I like doing my homework in my free What is your favorite thing about EHS? What do you like to do in your free time? time.”

Ava: “The first quarter was good, I think. I don’t Matthew: “ The first quarter was good. I have just one favorite class. I like Drama, Chorus, think my favorite class would have to be and Orchestra. I like how we (the 7th grade) are drama. My favorite thing about EHS is treated more like young adults rather than lunch. Mmmmmmm. I like to play Minecraft children. I enjoy drawing in my free time!” in my free time!”

Charlie: “The first quarter was pretty good. My It has been so great to have so many new faces around the school! favorite class would have to be drama. My favorite We do miss the ones who have who thing about EHS is that I have free time. During my have left us, although many of the EHS free time I enjoy being with my friends.” class of 2019 are now in college and doing Adrian: “Great! Different from Baker school. My very well. We wish them the best! ◼ favorite classes are Chorus and Orchestra. I like

everything about EHS. I like hanging out with By Rylee Elmer The High Desert Herald Page 3

kingdom from all walks of life, to often The Christmas Banquet may be weeks hilarious results. Banquet Preview away, but the students of EskDale High Every year before Christmas break, the School are already busy making The Christmas Banquet is always a students of EskDale High School put on a preparations. As always, there will be a highlight of the year, and we hope to see production of music, drama, and good food lineup of wonderful songs from both the ◼ to raise money. There are performances you there! choir and the orchestra, including such from the choir, orchestra, and a grand finale songs such as “A Candle’s Light” and of a Christmas-themed play. “Hush My Babe” from the choir, and songs Join us for our annual Christmas Banquet. The Christmas Banquet takes place such as “Wizards in Winter” and “God Thursday, December 12, 2019 or over two days, a Thursday and Friday. Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” from the Friday, December 13, 2019 Everything is the same on both nights. This orchestra. at EskDale Community Center. year, the banquet falls on the 12th and 13th The play this year is called “The Ballad $25 per person of December. It is hosted in the EskDale of King Windowglass.” A spoof on the song Doors open at 6:15 PM, MST. Center, thanks to the generosity of the of Good King Wenceslas, it follows the Childcare is available for $3 EskDale community, who also handle the good king as he attempts to bring a meal Contact Chandra Conrad to make food portion of the Banquet. As it is a worthy of a king to poor men. However, he reservations (435) 209-0065. fundraiser, a ticket costs twenty-five keeps running into members of his dollars. By Sam Roberts John Williams concert “Superman March,” “Flight one of the songs. It was really good.” to Neverland,” “Theme from On September 18, 2019, EskDale’s Sam—“The Imperial March. It’s my A.I.,” “The Cowboys Overture,” “Excerpts Orchestra class went on a trip to UVU to favorite Star Wars theme.” from Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” see a showcase of John Williams’ music, “The Devil’s Dance,” “Raiders March,” Kara—“ I liked everything they played!” performed by the Utah Symphony. John “Liberty Fanfare,” “Suite from Far and Williams is a famous music composer who Yudnely—“I really liked the song Devil’s Away,” “Theme from Schindler’s List,” has written the music for more than 100 Dance.” “Hedwig’s Theme,” “Harry’s Wondrous films. The concert started at 7:30 PM and World,” “Theme from Jaws,” “Theme from The students all enjoyed going to the continued for an hour. The concert took Jurassic Park,” “Adventures on Earth,” and concert, and they all liked different things place in UVU’s new concert hall, and the “The Imperial March.” about the concert. They are happy that orchestra class was seated in the balcony. they got to go and would like to do more What did you like most about the The concert consisted of some of John trips like this one! ◼ concert? Williams's most famous works. The symphony played “Call of the Champions,” Jenna—“I really liked the violin solo for By Danielle Hayward

Danielle: Trying to start a conversation; • Do you have any advice for future Drivers Education! that was pretty hard. drivers? This year, the Driver’s Ed. class is Jenna: Trying to see through the tears. Danielle: Practice head checks. Jenna, Danielle, Sam, Rhiggin, Daisy, and • What was your favorite and least Jenna: Bring your sunglasses to hide your tears, Carlos. Although there are six people in the favorite thing about driving? and make sure they’re really dark shades. class, only four of the six drove with Miss Danielle: My favorite part...getting done. My Duncan, the driving instructor (Jenna, least favorite part was the first time driving Driving was definitely an experience Danielle, Rhiggin, and Daisy). They drove a because it was new and I had no clue what I was they’ll never forget. Thankfully, all four of total of six times: three times here in the doing. the students passed their driving test! We valley, and three times in Delta. Their last Jenna: I don’t have a favorite part. My least wish them luck on their new driving time was the final driving test, which took favorite part… was all of it. journey and are interested to see where the place on October 21st. They drove a total of • How did you feel after passing your road takes them. Like Miss Duncan always 6 hours with Miss Duncan. driving test? says, “everyone makes mistakes, but every Here are some questions I asked them Danielle: Happy we’re done! time you drive, you’re just practicing to be about their experience: Jenna: I was like, no more stress, no more better for next time.” ◼ depression, no more anxiety, maybe I’ll actually get • What was the hardest part about driving? some sleep now, and you know, just things like that. By Daisy Torres Page 4 The High Desert Herald New EHS Social Worker: Lora Vann This year, EHS has a new staff I did that for three years. After that, I went back to member, social worker Mrs. Lora Vann. To school part-time to get my Master's degree. I did help introduce her to students and parents, that while I was working full-time. I got my I recently sat down and interviewed her. Master's degree in 2011. I was working in the CS: How was your childhood— was mental health field. Since then I worked with anything weird or hard? mental health and probation departments as well as some nonprofit organizations. LV: I don’t I think so. I grew up with a younger sister and both parents I grew up in a small CS: What do you think is unusual about town with a rural setting, out in the country But this school versus city schools? not as rural as Baker and EskDale. LV: I think that EskDale School is really here is to help in general education, helping to educate all the kids and the staff here about the CS: Kind of like Ely? unique in that it’s small and you have a very close- knit group of kids. You have the opportunity to importance of social-emotional health, the LV: Kinda like that. I went to public school. know everybody in school and know your teachers. importance of mental health and how that plays Elementary school was kindergarten through 8th For example, in my high school, there were about out in the lives of kids and teenagers in our society. grade. I went to a bigger high school from 9th 200 kids in my graduating class. So that was a lot CS: Is this a good job? Is this a good job through 12th grade. I was involved in a lot of church of kids you didn't know. You would not know to tell your kids? activities growing up, was really involved with my everybody in your class. You would just know the youth group. I was in Girl Scouts all the way till I LV: Being a social worker is a great job. It’s kids that you are in class with every day, or they graduated high school. Also in high school, I was definitely not always an easy job because you are were kids that you went to school with from really involved in the FFA chapter which is kind of helping people sometimes when they're having elementary school- then you might know them. So I similar to 4H’s Future Farmers of America. I was difficulties in life and not always when they're think here it is very unique, but it's also very on the Floriculture and Horticulture teams. happy or in a good mood. In some ways, it can be special. I think that you have the opportunity to be difficult. CS: What all did it take to get the job so close to everyone and have really close and good you have now? relationships with all the students not just in your My favorite part about being a social worker is helping someone get to a point where they are LV: So I always knew I wanted to have a job class, but in the whole school and with your more happy than maybe they were when you first helping people. My mom was also a social worker. I teachers. met them or helping them achieve a goal that saw what she did to help the people in the CS: The fourth question is - why do you they've been working hard towards. For me that's community we lived in and her working with other think a social worker is needed in the best part about being a social worker is kids too. When I was in high school I did a lot of general? working with someone and seeing them progress work with an organization called Carolina Cross LV: I wouldn’t say EskDale needs a social towards their goals. Connection. We went out in the summers and did worker more than another school. I think just home improvement projects for families in poverty CS: Would you say that being a social because EskDale is a small school, it doesn't mean that couldn’t afford to have someone build a worker is kind of like being a therapist? that kids here are immune to problems that kids wheelchair ramp. Or elderly people that couldn't do have in bigger schools. LV: So social workers can be therapists. work themselves like paint their porch or paint There are different types of social workers. You can All the kids here are still teenagers and with their house and put in new steps. be a social worker and not be a therapist. You can being a teenager and middle school and high school After high school, I ended up working for that be a social worker and get your clinical license and there are always things that kids in that age group organization. I worked there as a camp counselor. then you can be licensed to be a therapist at that encounter. It can be helpful to have people to help Part of my job was going out in the community and point. them work through issues such as bullying, or other connecting with families that needed help. That's types of emotional problems: peer relationships, when I realized I wanted to have a job helping helping everyone get along better, or if a problem Thanks for answering my questions. We’re people. So I went to school for social work. comes up where there's a disagreement between so excited to have you here in the new In college, I got my Bachelor’s in Social Work. students - whether they’re friends or not friends. position at EskDale High School! ◼ After graduating from college I worked in social I think it's helpful to have someone that can be worker jobs doing Child Protective Services with a mediator and step in to help resolve any problems kids who are abused or neglected, and their families. that might come up in the school. One of my goals By Charlie Sheppard The High Desert Herald Page 5

do and learn about. They had because of the long lines and crowds. We STEM Fest Field Trip Virtual Reality, vehicles, an escape were some of the oldest students there On October 8th, the school went to room, robots, and much more. There were because most other schools brought middle STEM Fest. STEM stands for science, many people and exhibits there, including school students. Several students put on technology, engineering, and math. STEM soldiers from the U.S. Army and Tesla cars. Virtual Reality headsets and jumped off of Fest was held at the Mountain America It was very crowded there because many virtual buildings and many of us sat inside Expo Center in Salt Lake City. It lasted for other schools also brought students to the Teslas. The people at a rock exhibit several days, but our school only went to STEM Fest. even gave Teresa their poster. Despite the one day of it. crowds and the long trip, we had a fun It was fun and educational, but we The expo center was full of things to were unable to visit very many exhibits time! ◼ By Burklie Wright The Phantom! wonderful view. singers and actors. This year we were very lucky to get I asked some of the students on what Those are some of the thoughts that tickets to a musical play called “The they thought about the whole play. These people had. I personally thought it was Phantom” at the Hale Centre Theatre in are some of their responses. very touching, beautiful story. It made me Sandy. “The Phantom” musical is based on cry, and I was really sad after the play. But What was your thought about the the same book as the other popular musical over all everyone enjoyed the trip. ◼ production of The Phantom? “The Phantom of the Opera,” though each has its own take on the classic and each Daisy- I thought it was good, but I really didn’t presents it in a different musical style. like how they were singing. Opera style isn’t my favorite. The Hale Theatre’s main stage where the production took place is a very Jenna- It was really good, but the singing was beautiful room, where the audience weird. surrounds the stage on all sides. Props and Danielle- I loved it, and I had so much fun at it! scenery pieces fly in from above, or the and I WANT HIS CAPE! stage floor would open up and a new room would pop up! It was just so spectacular! Carlos- It was so good No matter where you sit, you would get a Burklie- It was really good, they were really good By Yudnely Avelar Principals Post A: This is my eighth school year .I came in the Soulfood studios. middle of my first school year. Nomi Sheppard is the principal here at Q: Do you miss kids that have graduated? EskDale High School. She is a great person Q: What's your favorite part about your A: I miss them all, but I'm happy to see them all and a really great principal that likes help job? succeed in life. and talk to the kids at the school. She even A: Talking with kids. helps substitute sometimes when some of Q: Have you enjoyed your time the other teachers need to be gone. She also Q: Do you like working for EskDale High School helps set up some of the presentations that helping kids who A: Yes, I love my kids, but I find bureaucracy go on at the school. She recently agreed to are struggling? frustrating at times. answer some questions. Here they are: A: Absolutely! I like Nomi Sheppard is a great addition watching their Q: What is your favorite part of this to the school along with the students confidence improve school? and the other teachers. She is there when they achieve A: The children. when people need help and will do success. anything in her power to help out Q: Who is your favorite student? Q: What do you those students. We are very grateful A: They're all my favorite students. like to do in your for Nomi! Everyone at the school Q: What made you want to work at the spare time? appreciates her help with anything. school? A: Walking in nature and hanging out with family. The students are very lucky to have a A: Children, they give me hope and make me laugh. person like Nomi at their school. ◼ Q: What would you be doing if you Q: How long have you been working at weren’t working here? the school for? A: Maybe doing more with my art organization By Carlos Saucedo Page 6 The High Desert Herald

Student Spotlight: Larissa Crouch I’m good with people. But I tend to overreact a lot. What will you most miss about junior Because for the first time we have no What is your favorite class? high? seniors, we have decided to shine the Math/Drama No homework spotlight on some different students throughout the year. For this quarter’s If you could be any animal, what would If you had to describe yourself in one Student Spotlight, I interviewed Larissa you be? word, what word would it be? Crouch from the Junior High. She is one of Horse Weird the two students in the eighth grade and Do you have any strange hobbies/ What is your favorite sport? excels in academics, choir, and orchestra. talents? Softball. The junior I collect stickers What is the worst thing about junior high will Are you excited about going into high high? miss her as school next year? Not having a free class. she goes into Yes! high School Well, Larissa, the students in the next year. I What's your favorite thing about school Junior High class will miss you in all our sat down (Not Classes)? classes when you go into high school next with her and Friends and school trips year, and so we’ll really enjoy the next three asked some What's your biggest strength, quarters before then. Good Luck! ◼ questions. Weakness? By Matthew Baker

does a lot of spying for sewing than you do on CTE Presentations our military, but they buying new clothes. This year so far in the junior high class haven’t seen any fighting yet. These are just some CTE (which stands for Career & For the rest of the class, Shane of the people who have Technical Education,) we have had various talked about what the sub had come to present in our people come in to teach us about their in it like torpedoes, a meeting class. Here’s a list of different jobs. We have had people such as room, a board game room, and everyone who has an Accountant, Wildlife Biologist, Child a resting room. But the thing presented about their Psychologist, Marine, and even more. is, that most of these things occupations to us this are all in the same room, so First, we’ll talk about what the quarter: accountant does in his job. Part of what the that sucks! • Sam Ayala—Fish-rearing station accountant, whose name is Alex, does is he Another presenter we had was Katie keeps track of the money taken out of Staggs, who is a counselor and likes to • John Conrad—Veterinarian ATM’s and the money being put in the work with kids. When she works with • ATM’s. Alex said that he had his personal kids, it's usually, because they are stressed Bryan Hamilton—Wildlife biologist credit card information stolen once when or thinking of suicide. Sometimes she talks • Doug Childs—Former driver’s ed teacher he used it at Target. He was able to go to to kids because they have depression. The the bank he works kids could have depression • David Styler—School Superintendent at and get a new because of their parents breaking • Tina, Johnathan, and Alex—Robotics credit card very up, and sometimes they need team from the University of Utah. quickly. He someone to talk to about their showed us the problems. • Emily Weight—Biomedical engineering, difference between student at U of U. The next person we’ve the card from the been working with is Liz • Ben Conrad—Dairy manager bank and the old Woolsey. She has been coming to type of credit card. • Annette Faber—Landscaper show us how to sew. We are The next making squares of fabric. The • Tabitha and Cheri Phillips—Chefs ◼ person we are squares are going to be used to going to talk about that came to our class, make a giant quilt to sell at the Harvest By Diego Huerta, is the marine. His name is Shane, and he is a Festival. Sewing is a good skill to have so chemist on an atomic military sub. His sub that when your clothes rip, you don't have Ernesto Duran, to buy new ones. You use less money on And Adrian Juarez The High Desert Herald Page 7

stuck and lying on Everybody Has a Story: Lois Faber their horns, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP because In everyone’s lifetime, there is a special Not really, because New York and New Jersey are kind of close- they’re frustrated. We story that is theirs, and only theirs, that were going, “Oh my they can share with the world. It can be True. sad, joyful, hilariously frustrating or any goodness!” emotion, fine-tuned to the person who -and it’s just on the border, kind of like us We were takes claim to the story. For this article, I [EskDale] on the border, really, but remember, going back to one decided to ask my grandma Lois about New York has tons of traffic, and we had to go entrance of the Lincoln hers. through this tunnel with several entrances, several Tunnel and we knew To start, do you have an interesting places that you go. Anyway, we couldn’t find it, we exactly what to do story from your past you’d like to share? were going around in circles, late at night, and now, but it turned out there was a crash in the I do, I have lots of stories. But the one I’ll tell finally, Teresa said “Just stop at the gas station tunnel and that particular entrance to the tunnel you is this: and we’ll ask the gas station man how to get to New was closed, so we’re going, “Oh no! What are we Jersey!” In 1999, the choir went on a cross-country gonna do now?” Well, someone saw some buses and trip, and we went clear to New York and Cape Cod So you were stuck in New York? said, “Why don’t we follow those buses?” We ended and back. When we were in New York, Johnny Yeah. We were stuck really late at night. It up following these buses and found ourselves Weight was driving the bus, an old one with manual was kind of scary. So Johnny goes “Oh, okay.” And entering a Greyhound bus terminal. We went right steering, which as kind of hard, and we’re all from of course men don’t like to ask for directions, but in at stopped at the gate. It was not the Lincoln the West, in this small farming community, in great we were okay, so we got stopped at this gas station Tunnel at all; it was a Greyhound bus terminal. We big New York, and Johnny was driving, so it was and got out of the bus. So Teresa and I went into the went up the window and the man looked at our old kind of difficult, in all that traffic. We were staying gas station to ask the gas station man, and he was charter bus and started laughing and said, “That over the river in New Jersey, and when we had to behind bulletproof glass- bus is a blast from the past!” come in to New York to do our sightseeing, we had Woah! And they came and looked and said “This is a cool to drive back through these tunnels called the bus! This is 19-whatever” and talked about it. We Lincoln Tunnel, and the Lincoln Tunnel has several -Because I guess it’s kind of dangerous up in laughed because the buses weren’t gonna take us to tunnel entrances. We get through it and there’s tons New York. The guy had a very thick Indian accent, the Lincoln Tunnel, but the guy told us where to go, of traffic. and we could hardly understand him. So we asked and we finally got through the Lincoln Tunnel him, “How do you get to the Lincoln Tunnel?’’ Well, so we came into New York, and, one another way. And you could hardly understand him? night, we watched Les Mis[erables] on Broadway, So that’s one of the stories from our New York trip. and we were very, very late, and we had to get into We couldn’t even understand him! So, the Greyhound terminal is the bus after the play and go back to New Jersey. Wow. underground, right? Well, we got lost. We couldn’t tell what he was saying. So we Yeah. Just as a quick question, what’s Les Mis? were a little bit perplexed and a bit dejected when So you go down expecting the Les Mis is a Broadway play. So we went to the we came back to the bus. But then I saw that there Tunnel, but it’s a Greyhound terminal play, it was late at night, we got done, we went back was a cab driver there, and I thought, well, cab and it’s like, “Wait, what?” to the bus, and Johnny was driving, and we had to drivers know everything! So we were gonna stop Yeah. get back to New Jersey, to stay at our hotel. and ask the cab driver, and we could’ve been scared, but we just said, “We’ve gotta get this.” Were the kids an armful? This seems That sounds like a long drive. like a place for that. So we asked the cab driver, and it turned out he was a very nice man, and he told us how to get Not really. Everyone was tired and tense, but there. So we got back in the bus and got to the when everyone laughed at the terminal, it just Lincoln Tunnel, and back to our hotel. We were released the tension. glad, so we said “We’re never going to forget how to That’s good. get to the Lincoln Tunnel so we can get back.” So the next day, we go back into New York for Thanks to Grandma for cooperating a long day of sightseeing and walking around, and with my constant interruptions, for then we had to get back. Well, when we went back agreeing with the interview, and for that day, we got caught in a traffic jam. This is the sharing such a fun, wonderful story! ◼ kind you see on TV or a movie when everyone is By Aidan Faber

Do you think we should run 2 times a What sport did you want to play, but we First Quarter PE Fun week? didn’t play? Everybody responded “no!” Most people said none, and that we played what First quarter is over, and we are not going What do you like about P.E? they wanted. to have P.E again until fourth quarter. We all Most people responded that playing the various Do want to have more P.E or Drama? will miss it, but at the same time we all don’t sports was the best part. Everybody said Drama miss it because of running. Some of us wish we could have more P.E, but we have drama. What do you not like? Do you like P.E here better or PE in Everybody respond running. Baker? What do you think of PE? It was tied it was 50/50 . ◼ Most people respond it is a good class. Some What is your favorite sport we played? respond it is too hard. Some people said basketball, cricket, and volleyball. By Ernesto Avelar

Calendar of upcoming events

• October 30, 2019—Garrison & Baker Parent/Teachers Conferences • October 31 - November 1, 2019—Fall Break • November 11, 2019—No school—Veteran's Day • November 22, 2019—Harvest Festival • November 27-29, 2019—Thanksgiving Break

RIP Mr. Fishwilliam Darcy • November 28, 2019—THANKSGIVING! Don’t forget about the Turkey The beloved school pet Mr. Darcy the Betta Trot 5K fundraiser on Thanksgiving morning! Run & earn your pie. ☺ fish died on September 16, 2019. • December 12 & 13, 2019—Annual Christmas Banquet! He is sorely missed. COMICS — by Ava Hamilton

This Last Summer, we... Aidan- “I swam and played lots Burklie- “I got a burro.” of video games. Also, I chilled.” I went around the school asking what Jenna- “I went to visit my grandparents, and I people did for summer break. Here’s what Adrian- “I went to Universal Studios and Circuit hung out with my cousins.” their answers were. Circus.” Kara- “I worked at the park and went to Ava- “I had a lot of sleepovers, and I swam a lot. I Diego- “I went to California, Mexico, Las Vegas, Missouri.” had a bunch of fun.” Salt Lake, Ely, and Delta. Also, I went to my Daisy- “I cried.” Uncle’s funeral.” Sharon- “I had three science classes to finish up Danielle- “I worked and went to California.” my endorsements.” Ernesto A- “I had a big party, had family over, Sam- “I worked and went to California.” Matthew- “Well I went to Boston. I rode my and swam a lot.” Kath- “I visited my granddaughter, I prepped for motorcycle and swam a lot. After that, I just hung Ernesto D- “I swam and I went to Salt Lake.” school, and took a few classes for CTE.” around my house a lot.” Charlie- “I played with my friends, had family Now everyone is looking forward to Nomi- “There was an art camp this past summer, over, went to art camp, and I had a birthday party.” FALL BREAK! ◼ and I did go to a family reunion. But I didn’t do Rylee- “I rode horses.” much of anything, just the way I like it.” By Larissa Crouch