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Holiday 2016 Mahanoy Area Middle School Christmas Merry Paw Print Holiday 2016 Mahanoy Area Middle School Christmas Merry by Mara Wall Paw Print can also be viewed at mabears.net. Click on “district” Paw Print Holiday 2016 Mahanoy Area Middle School Favorite Christmas Traditions By: Desiree Hernandez, Hannah Mahmod, Hailey Heffilfinger, Mariah Hernandez We interviewed fifth, sixth and elementary teachers . was little and her dog named Shamrock when she was We interviewed Mr. Zack from the 5th grade. We inter- in second grade! That is how Ms. Linchorst feels about viewed Miss Linchorst who is filling in for Mrs. Gola- Christmas! noski. From elementary, Ms. Schlegle. We interviewed Finally, we interviewed elementary music teacher, them about their favorite holi- Miss Schlegel. Her favorite days and why they are their fa- holiday is Christmas. Miss vorite holidays. Schlegel`s favorite holiday is First up is Mr. Zack. His favor- Christmas because she gets to ite holiday is Christmas! This is spend time with her extended because he gets to spend time family. Every family has a with his family and gives pres- tradition for Christmas or ents to his amazing son. One Christmas Eve. Miss Schle- of his favorite traditions from gel’s tradition on Christmas when he was little was opening Eve is that the whole family one gift on Christmas Eve. All opens a present. We asked her of their gifts would be a pair of what was the best present she matching pajamas. They would ever got but she didn’t have wear them that night! That is one. So we asked her about what Mr Zack feels about his the weirdest gift she ever re- favorite holiday. ceived, which was a windup Next, we interviewed our sixth bug that glowed in the dark grade substitute ELA teacher, from her brother. That is how Miss Linchorst. Her favorite holiday is Christmas. She Miss Schelgel feels about her favorite holiday. loves going shopping with her family and friends and In conclusion, all these teachers seem to love Christ- decorating the Christmas tree. Her traditions include mas as their favorite holiday. Those are the wonderful going to church on Christmas Eve! She absolutely teachers we interviewed for the holidays! Merry Christ- loves her aunt’s honey ham and the sweet potato dish! mas and a Happy New Year! Her favorite gifts were a purple and pink bike when she Christmas Break no school Dec 23, 2016 return to school- Mon. January 2, 2017 by Rebecca Wiekrykus Paw Print Holiday 2016 Mahanoy Area Middle School December is the 12th and last month of the year in the Julian and Gre- gorian Calendars and one of seven Events in December months with the length of 31 days. - World AIDS Day (December 1) December starts on the same day of - Father’s Day (King’s Birthday) in Thailand (December 5) the week as September every year - Independence Day in Finland (December 6) and ends on the same day as April - Constitution Day in Spain (December 6) every year. - Saint Nicholas Day in Greece (December 6) December is the month with the - Pearl Harbor Day in the United States (December 7) shortest daylight hours of the year - Día de la Madre en Panamá (Mother’s Day) in Panama. (December 8) in the Northern Hemisphere and the - Day of the Mary Immaculate Conception. (December 8) longest daylight hours of the year in - Constitution Day in Romania. (December 8) the Southern Hemisphere. - Nobel Prizes awarded (December 10) on the anni- December in the Northern versary of Alfred Nobel’s death. Hemisphere is the seasonal - Human Rights Day (December 10) equivalent to June in the - Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe, or Day of the Vir- Southern Hemisphere and gin of Guadalupe, in Mexico (December 12) vice versa. - Independence Day (Jamhuri Day) in Kenya (De- In the Northern hemisphere, cember 12) the beginning of the meteo- - Honolulu Marathon is held on second Sunday in rological winter is 1 Decem- December. ber. In the Southern hemi- - Monkey Day (December 14) sphere, the beginning of the - Bill of Rights Day (United States). (December 15) meteorological summer is 1 - Victory day of Bangladesh (December 16) December. - Day of Reconciliation in South Africa (December In Latin, decem means “ten”. by Raquel Roberts 16). December was also the tenth month - Hannukah (December 20 in 2011) in the Roman calendar until a month- - First day of winter (December 21) less winter period was divided be- - Solstice (called the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the tween January and February. summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere) occurs on dates varying from December’s flower is the narcissus December 20 to December 22 or holly. December’s birthstones are - The Emperor’s Birthday, a national holiday in Japan (December 23) turquoise, lapis lazuli, zircon, topaz Festivus (December 23) (blue), or tanzanite. - Christmas Eve (December 24) The poinsettia December’s birth- - Christmas (December 25) stone is the blue turquoise or zircon, - Boxing Day (December 26) and the recently added tanzanite. - Day of Goodwill (December 26) Its birth flower is the holly or poin- - Kwanzaa (December 26 to January 1) settia. - Independence Day in Slovenia - Independence and Unity Day, (Decem- The Zodiac signs for December are ber 26) Sagittarius (until December 21) and - Proclamation Day in South Australia (December 28) Capricorn (December 22 onwards). - New Year’s Eve (December 31) Paw Print Holiday 2016 Mahanoy Area Middle School By: Morgan DeWitt Frank Christmas H C A R O L S U L Z F G S Q C W D X P P O O R D T Z T X C H P L J L X H S W Y V N V O K R R S H T A E R W K E E O L X I E N S G U N H P M T K I F C S S Y E T N Q Y A A I M J V K T E Y L A A T N L E U R G X U M N F V K Z R C S S X U M I T A T M E D O O O L Z H J J C V S S B S W H V O S Y X Q R E G O G N B C S G N I K C O T S Y G Q A T I T V O X E M Z E A O P N O I W R R A T N A S E U R S H W B N E K A L F W O N S H V D Z Y Q E N O R T H P O L E R CHRISTMAS PRESENTS SNOWFLAKE SANTA COOKIES WREATH ELVES MILK CAROLS TREE HOTCHOCLATE ORNAMENTS STOCKINGS NORTHPOLE STAR Students of the Month Congratulations to the Eighth Grade Elks Students of the Month for October Meghan Macleary and John Babinsky by Garett Steibler Paw Print Holiday 2016 Mahanoy Area Middle School Fifth Grade Veterans Favorite Holidays Project By: Blade Kalkiewicz By: Olivia Paulukoins & Mia Hernandez We interviewed the fifth grade teachers. We interview them about their favorite holiday. We inter- viewed Mrs. McGuire, Mrs. Cavenas, Mrs. Hogeland, and Miss Kesselring. Each November, the fifth grade students at Mahanoy The first teacher we interview Mrs. McGuire. Her fa- Area participate in the Veterans project in history class. vorite holiday is Christmas. She said her favorite holi- It is the chance for students to write letters to veter- day is Christmas because she can spend time with her ans and let them know how thankful and appreciative family. Her favorite food on Christmas is Christmas we are for all their sacraifices. I recently interviewed cookies. Her traditions are Christmas Eve dinner and Mrs. Cavenas, our fifth grade history teacher, who cre- going to church on Christmas Eve. ated this awesome project. After completing a lesson The second teacher we interviewed was Mrs. Cav- on Veterans Day, and finding out that alot of students enas. Her favorite holiday is Thansgiving. Her favor- were related to or knew people who served in the armed ite holiday is Thansgiving because she gets to spend forces, she thought it would be a great idea to send time with her family and she gets to eat dinner with her cards thanking them for their service. This has been the family. Her traditions are to be with her family at her sixth year doing this project and she says she plans on sister’s house. continuing it until she retires. She said: “I believe it is The third teacher we interviewed was Mrs. Hogeland. important for young people to understand the sacrifices Her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. Her favorite that veterans have made to preserve the many freedoms holiday is Thanksgiving because her family gets to- they enjoy today.” When asked if she had any message gether. Her favorite food on Thanksgiving is stuffing. she would like to say she replied: “This project began Her traditions are going to her aunt’s house and eating as a last minute idea to send cards to veterans that stu- and watching football. dents knew. Within a few days we had received several The last teacher we interviewed was Miss Kesselring. cards back thanking us for remembering them on Vet- Her favorite holiday is Christmas. Her favorite holiday erans Day. One card said,” This is the best card I ever is Christmas because she likes everything including received. No one ever sent me a card thanking me for presents, music, and the decorations.
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