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Volume 81 Issue 3 The November 2020 Page By: Aaliyah Jones SMOKE SIGNAL Mississinewa Community High School, Gas City, IN Thanksgiving Traditions

Blake Hiday: My family all comes to- Alex Llorens: Allie Flores: gether to eat, but if you All of my family (extended in- My family usually goes up show up late, expect there cluded) on my mom’s side would to my family’s house in La- to be no fruit left. meet at my home church and we Porte and makes tamales. would all bring our own home- made dish and have a huge family Thanksgiving. We can’t have it this year because of Covid-19 and I’m very upset about it, but that’s what we’ve always done in previous years. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! - The Smoke Signal staff. Haeden Jones: Nick Smith: My whole family comes My family and I all go to my together to eat at a fam- grandma’s house and we make ily members house, but if a big dinner and all eat togeth- you’re late you have do the er. When we’re done, we go dishes and take out the trash outside and ride four-wheelers. The Smoke Signal PG BY: Aidyn Douglas November 2020 2 Views on the Election and Covid News

BIDEN: 290 ELEC- Sam Adams: TORAL VOTES (51%) I’ve lived under President Obama and Trump. And I have spent my life studying the United States presidency. I know how our govern- TRUMP: 232 ELEC- ment works, and I know what needs to be fxed. Washington politicians do the same thing over TORAL VOTES and over. Donald Trump is not an ordinary President. My family’s fnancial situation under (47.3%) Obama vs under Trump shows that Trump knew what he was doing. I believe he deserves to continue what he started rather than getting cut off by Joe Biden. CORONA NEWS Jadyn Douglas: President-Elect Joe Biden is planning on giving all Ameri- cans affordable health care. Joe has a real strategy to help with Covid.

Ty Corey: Dakota Ancil: I support and voted for Donald This Covid stuff is serious. We recently Trump because he is an outsider had to quarantine almost the whole girls who brought a needed change to basketball team politics in this country. His con- servative, America-frst policies and hard work for the American people will leave a lasting impact on the United States.

Mrs. Speakman: I support Joe Biden because I be- lieve that everyone deserves an op- portunity to lead the best they can and I think that Biden has the most compassion for all people, includ- ing those that are not in the top 1 Raymon Ortega: percent. Grant County has had a major spark in the Co- vid pandemic. We have become red and a lot of people have been getting sent home from school. The Smoke Signal The Nerd Herd PG BY: Josh O’Connell November 2020 3 The Top 4 DC and 1 Marvel 1 3 3

In the near-future world of Kingdom Come, The Mad Titan Thanos has seized con- superheroes are ubiquitous, but heroism is trol of Infnity Gauntlet and with it near- rare. After decades as Earth’s champions, omnipotent power! Who can stop this the members of the have deadly new overlord? All of Marvel’s all retreated out of the public eye, replaced ‘The Great Darkness Saga’ tells the The deaths that still shape the Spider- top heroes star in this epic of cosmic with a new generation of crime-fghters tale of , dark lord of Apo- verse! During the early 1970s, a pair of proportions! whose brand of leaves humanity kolips, making his way into the 31st plotlines changed comic-book mor- terrifed, rather than inspired. But with century. The story brought together tality forever. Shock followed shock the planet’s future in jeopardy, , numerous villains of the Legion of Su- when Spider-Man lost a friend, a lover and must come per-Heroes, uniting them with aspects and an enemy in a dynamic drama that out of retirement to make one last stand for of the 20th Century DC Universe. It stunned readers as no comic deaths had truth and justice. defned the era of the Legion and set before and few have since! the stage for what came for years after. 2 2

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A mysterious being known as the Anti- Gathered together by Professor Monitor has begun a crusade across time The Man of goes toe-to-toe with A confict has been brewing in the Charles Xavier to protect a world that to bring about the end of all existence. , his oddball twin, and the Marvel Universe for over a year, fears and hates them, the X-Men had As alternate earths are systematically new character Zibarro, also from the threatening to pit friend against friend, fought many battles, been on adven- destroyed, the Monitor quickly assembles Bizarro planet. And Superman faces brother against brother--and all it will tures that spanned galaxies, grappled a team of super-heroes from across time the fnal revenge of in the take is a single misstep to cost thou- enemies of limitless might, but none and space to battle his counterpart and form of his own death! All-Star Super- sands their lives and ignite the fuse! of this could prepare them for the most stop the destruction. DC’s greatest heroes man is a spectacular reimagining of As the war claims its frst victims, no shocking struggle they would ever including Superman, Batman, Wonder the Superman mythos, from the Man one is safe as teams, friendships, and face. One of their own members, Jean Woman, , and , of Steel’s origin to his greatest foes families begin to fall apart. Civil War, Grey, has gained power beyond all assemble to stop the menace, but as they and beyond. a event in seven parts, comprehension, and that power has watch both the and die in stars Spider-Man, the New Avengers, corrupted her absolutely! Now they battle, they begin to wonder if even all the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the must decide if the life of the woman of the heroes in the world can stop this entirety of the Marvel pantheon! Civil they cherish is worth the existence of destructive force. War -- the cross-over that rewrites the the entire universe! rules - begins here in this double-sized frst issue! The Smoke Signal PG BY: GWEN JONES November 2020 5 2020 Senior Spotlight 2020

SS: Who’s your favorite SS: What’s your dream teacher? Why? vacation? KD: Mr. Woodard, he’s AP: Going to Hawaii. always there when you SS: What’s your favor- need him. ite kids show? SS: What’s your favorite AP: Drake and Josh kid’s show? SS: What are your KD: The Grim Adven- plans for after high tures of Bill and Mandy. school? SS: Do you have any AP: I’m going to go to pets? Perhaps a favorite? college. KayLea Dorsey KD: Yes! I have a dog Erin Purdy Andrew Purvis named Precious SS: Who’s your favorite teacher and why? EP: Mr. Armes, he knows how to keep class entertaining and he treats you with respect and cares about his students. SS: Who’s your favorite SS: What’s your favorite kid’s show? SS: Who’s your favorite teacher? Why? EP: Zoe 101 or Wizards of Waverly Place. teacher? Why? MP: Mr. Woodard, he was SS: What’s the frst thing you do when you IW: Mr. Smith, he’s like always there for me. get home? a father to me. SS: What’s your favorite EP:Do homework, go to work, or play video SS: What’s your favorite anime? Why? games. anime? Why? MP: Fairy Tail, it has amaz- IW: Total Drama Island. ing life quotes and tought me SS: What song best de- to live life to the fullest. scribes your high school SS: What three friends would career? Why? you take on a cross-country IW: Sunday Best, by road trip? Isaiah Wine surfaces and it’s because Miranda Pulley MP: I don’t have a lot of I feel blessed. friends.

SS: Who is your favorite SS: What are your teacher? Why? Carlie Mattingly plans for after high GW: My favorite teacher school? is Mr. Leas because he’s KS: College and Medi- very chill. SS: What’s the frst thing you do when you cal School. SS: What’s your dream get home? SS: What’s your dream vacation? CM: Do any school work that needs to be vacation? GW: It would be to go to done. KS: To go to Bora Hawaii. SS: What’s your favorite memory from Bora since it’s beauti- SS: What’s your favorite high school? ful. kids show? CM: I love the homecoming activities. It’s SS: Do you have any so fun to see everyone together supporting GW: My favorite kids Jaecee Hyatt pets? A favorite per- Grace Walton show is Spongebob. our team. haps? SS: What’s your favorite anime? Why? KS: My dog Peanut CM: Fullmetal Alchemist, I like the story- is my favorite animal line and it’s a really interesting conecpt. The Smoke Signal PG BY: GWEN JONES November 2020 4 2020 Senior Spotlight 2020 SS: Who’s your favorite SS: What;s your favor- teacher? Why? ite memory from high EH: Mr. Woodard, do I school? even need to say more? JA: Playing high SS: What are your plans stakes tag with the after high school? cross country team. EH: To move far away SS: What’s your favor- from here. ite anime? Why? SS: What song best de- JA: Avatar: The Last scribes your high school Airbender, because it’s career? Why? a good show. EH: Riot - Three Days Eve sso Colin Yoder Jon Alsup SS: Do you have any Grace pets? A favorite per- SS: What’s the frst thing you do when you haps? get home? JA: I have two dogs, CY: Go to the bathroom. Korg and Happy. SS: What song best describes your high SS: What’s your favorite free school career? why? SS: What’s your favorite time activity? CY: Fight Night free time activity? HW: Playing games, watch- SS: What mandatory course would you MS: Spending time with ing youtube videos and hang- create for seniors? friends. ing out with friends. CY: Study Hall SS: What’s your favor- SS: Do you have any pets? ite memory from high favorite perhaps? school? HW: Yes, I have a dog. She MS: Homecoming week is always excited to see me. during my sophomore SS: What mandatory course and junior years. would you create for seniors? SS: What three friends HW: A class that teaches would you take on a Justin Dakin kids real life things. Mackenzie Sutton cross-country trip? MS: Sarah, Eve, and Olivia because they’re my closest friends.

SS: Who’s your favorite SS: Who’s your favor- teacher? Why? ite teacher? Why? SK: Mr. Reed because Brody Crosby JK: Mrs. Arbogast when doing his work in the because she has always classroom, he allows us to SS: Who’s your favorite teacher? Why? been the most helping. listen to music. BC: Kathy Walter, I’ve known her for the SS: What are your SS: What’s your favorite longest. plans for after high memory from high school? SS: What’ your dream vacation? school? SK: Being in the Home- BC: Going to Texas to see family I never JK: Get my masters coming parade. get to see. degree in nursing. SS: oohepes SS: What’s your favorite anime? Why? SS: What song best oreperhps BC: Pokemon, I grew up watching it and Jesse Kelley describes your high Sarah Kain SK: hemeo playing it. school career? JK: Walk in the park - Jack Harlow The Smoke Signal PG BY: Nathan Wise November 2020 6

Famous Thanksgiving Foods

88% of Americans eat Americans eat roughly Americans eat around 250 Americans will eat 9,114 turkey on Thanksgiving. 24.75 million pounds or million pounds of pota- pounds of stuffng on According to the National equivalent to 619 truck- toes and buy 3.7 million Thanksgiving. Turkey Federation. 46 loads of bone-in hams. dollars worth of mashed million turkeys are eaten An estimated 15% of the potatoes during Thanks- on Thanksgiving. U.S. population eats ham giving. on Thanksgiving.

Americans will buy up- About 50 million pumpkin Americans will pur- 400 million pounds of wards to 40.5 million pies are eaten on Thanks- chase 57 million pounds cranberries are consumed rolls for Thanksgiving. giving. Pumpkin pie was of sweet potatoes for by Americans each year. frst introduced at the Pil- Thanksgiving. One way 20% of that is during the grims’ second Thanksgiv- Americans like their sweet week of Thanksgiving. ing in 1623. potatoes are with garlic 5,062,500 gallons of jel- Bonus Fact- A person and rosemary. lied cranberry sauce are can consume an aver- consumed by Americans age of 3,000 calories on every holiday season. Thanksgiving. The Smoke Signal PG BY: Brent Jenckes November 2020 6 Memorable Thanksgiving Memories

Chloe Stevens - When my Zane Heathcote- Spending cousins and I were sitting time with my grandma. in the living room watching the Thanksgiving parade and actually getting along. Jeric Kramer - Playing Garrett Johnson- All the football in the backyard with Thanksgivings I got to spend whole family; I won. with my grandma ... they were the best!

Peyton McPeak - My favorite memory is defnitely the leftovers at my house the next day. Momma doen’t cook for a month (after Thanksgiving). The Smoke Signal PG BY: Daysia Bowser November 2020 8 Easy Crafts for Fall

This is the time of year when decorations and crafts are popular. Making crafts is an activity that classrooms and families can do together during the winter months when everyone is off work and school!

This is a super simple craft that you could do in your free time. This is a tree that is go- ing through the process of the This is a very popular craft that kids leaves falling during fall. All do for Thanksgiving. Sometimes they you need is paint and a q-tip. just do a cutout of their hand and write what they are thankful for on the fngers. Either way, this is a fun craft for kids to do!

This craft is super easy and fun! It would add a nice touch to a classroom for kids to enjoy. All you need is pop- sicle sticks, googly eyes, and paint. This is a fun craft that moms could do that their families would enjoy! It is little pretzels covered in icing and spinkles to make it into a pumpkin.

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