Pumpkin Painting Yields Profit for Art Department
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To learn how to make pumpkin patch the panther brownies, see page 3. October 31, 2017 Halloween edition Student newspaper of Volume 86 Phillipsburg High School 4 Pages 410 South Seventh Street Phillipsburg, KS 67661 pause Teachers find a way to bring Halloween to the classroom LEYLA KARIM Senior Editor As students leave elementary school and Mrs. Hart isn’t the only one continuing a tra- move on to higher grade levels, they have to put dition. Ag teacher Marvin Fehlman and his FFA many things behind them. One of those things students will help with the Halloween festivities is the class Halloween parties. Sure, they may at the town square on the night of Halloween. have a few Halloween snacks in fifth or sixth The idea was first proposed last year by now grade, but by the time high school rolls around, senior, Maggie Shaw. The idea was then brought students don’t really celebrate the holiday as to chamber of commerce member Angie Wells much. who allowed the FFA students to be involved. A However, several faculty members have few activities that the FFA members put on were found ways to present the holiday as a learn- a pumpkin seed spitting contest, face painting ing opportunity. Spanish teacher Megan Hart is and a hayride. continuing the tradition of teaching her students "I want students to be involved because it's about La dia de los muertos, or, the Day of the good for them and good for the community if Dead. they would help out," Fehlman said. “[Day of the Dead] is celebrated in the Mexi- The FFA members plan to be involved in the can culture on November first and second. We festivities again this year by bringing back the incorporate it into the Halloween holiday,” Hart pumpkin seed spitting contest and hayride. One said. change is that their location will be set up at the To celebrate the holiday, Spanish students community center rather than town square. learned about Mexican traditions and painted It’s not often that students get the chance their own sugar skulls. to celebrate Halloween at school, but when a “My students always love doing hands on ac- teacher finds an educational way to incorporate tivities and these are different views on dying the holiday, students may have a bigger reason and death. They [students] usually find it pretty to be excited about class. interesting as well,” Hart said. Sophomore Angel Pfannentiel adds her last touch up to the calvaria she designed in Spanish class to celebrate La dia de los muertos. Photo by Leyla Karim Pumpkin painting yields profit for art department ASHLYNN KENNEDY Reporter A bat, a raven, a headless All high school art students the class, and they will use the horseman, a skeleton and a spi- were assigned to create a de- money to buy more supplies. der’s web--when people think sign to paint on a pumpkin with The students decided to de- of these items they may associ- a partner. The students brought sign their pumpkins based on ate them with Halloween. For supplies from home to creative- Halloween things or by show- art students, these spooky spec- ly design whatever they wished ing their school pride with a tacles were their inspiration to be put on their pumpkin. Panther theme. used to paint pumpkins. “This was a fun project that “Hannah [Nagel] and I made Brennan, the manager of the students could get excited a bat pumpkin. We found some Whites IGA, came up with an about. It was also an opportu- inspiration to make this pump- idea to sell decorated pumpkins nity to take a break from the kin on Pinterest from other at Whites. He asked art teach- usual assignments, “ Peterson- Halloween decorations. I en- er Mrs. Julie Peterson-Shea Shea said. joyed this project because it to have her art students paint Twenty-four pumpkins were was fun to use our creativity to pumpkins to sell at Whites. The painted and are currently be- create something a little more Putting the finishing touches on the bat’s nose, junior Jordyn Wisinger adds detail to her pumpkin that she and junior Hannah Nagel partnered to design for a collaboration with White’s Foodliner. Photo by Ashlyn Atchison. art department then receivesd ing sold for $10 at Whites. All festive for Halloween,” junior the profit from the sales. of the profits will go towards Jordyn Wisinger said. the panther pause October 31, 2017 •page editor Claire Keeten • fun feature 2 TRICK or Treat Students participated in a trick or treat Halloween snack challenge and either received a good (treat) or bad (trick) snack from the journalism class. Students either received Apple Cider Students either received a dirt cup or juice or Apple Cider Vinegar. Treat some brown yogurt with some coffee winners were junior Melissa Conn, grounds. Treat winners were senior sophomore Austin Miller and freshman Kelsi Blew, junior Cháron Ellis and Laike Imm. The trick winner was senior sophomore Kaycee Campbell. The trick Sierra Roth. winner was sophomore Trent Herrick. “MY FIRST “I HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT THOUGHT WAS WAS AT FIRST AND THE ‘OH NO! THIS TEXTURE WAS REALLY GROSS, AIN T GOOD ’ ’,” BUT IT WAS ALL BETTER WHEN I GOT A REAL ROTH SAID. DIRT CUP,” HERRICK SAID. Students either received an Oreo ball or Students either received a chocolate a cauliflower ball. Treat winners were covered apple or chocolate covered seniors Christopher VanKooten and onion. Treat winners were senior Braden Juenemann and junior Nyla Alicia Hernandez, sophomore Salinas. The trick winners were freshman Conlee Hugunin and freshman Jacie Roth and sophomore Aaron Lenker. Meredith Jacobs. The trick winner “AT FIRST IT WAS GOOD was junior Nathan Moon. WHEN I WAS TASTING THE CHOCOLATE, BUT THEN IT WAS GROSS “AT FIRST I WHEN I TASTED THE THOUGHT I HAD A CAULIFLOWER. I CRISP APPLE THEN DO NOT CARE FOR THE SECOND BITE CAULIFLOWER,” TASTED BITTER AND I KNEW IT LENKER SAID. WAS AN ONION,” MOON SAID. Compiled by Senior Editor Claire Keeten Did you Know?: Facts about Halloween • There are two stories as to where witches • Trick-or-treating came from the come from: The first story is that a priest Celtic tradition of putting out food was walking home one night on a coun- • A full moon on Halloween for the sacred festival that marked try road and saw bonfires burning back in the end of the Celtic Calendar year. is extremely rare. It hasn’t the distance behind some trees. When he happened since 2001 and got closer, he saw people dancing around before that is was 1955. the fire in costumes carrying torches. • Halloween is the world’s There were people also flying around on oldest holiday. It goes • It is believed that spirits rose broomsticks. Then next is that Owls were as far back as 5 B.C. from the dead on Halloween thought to be witches in Medieval Euro- and mingled with the living. pean times. Anytime you heard an owl call, it meant that someone was about to die. Compiled by Senior Editor Claire Keeten the panther pause October 31, 2017 • page editor~Trey Thompson •Spook-tacular! 3 Halloween 24% Two Sentence 22% 21% Scary Stories Song 17% Favorites! Movies 16% It’s the Great “I always thought my cat Pumpkin The Nightmare had a starring problem; Charlie Brown Before Christmas she always seemed fixated 10% 17% on my face. Until one day, when I realized that she was always looking just behind me. “Ghost Busters” “Adam’s Family” Theme Song Halloween Town “Thriller” ” Favorite Childhood Halloween 32% “Monster Mash” 17.5% “5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Fence” =6% “You get home after Hocus Pocus Casper a long day’s work and 23% 18% are ready for a relaxing Compiled by: Trey Thompson night alone. You reach Compiled by: Trey Thompson for the light switch, but another hand is already there. ” Halloween Must-Have! Every Holiday is better with food...right? Here What you will need is a fun Halloween treat ~14 ounces of Oreos ~12 ounces of whipped topping to try out this October! ~8 ounces of cream cheese ~5 ounces of gummy worms “There was a picture ~1/2 cup of butter of me sleeping in my ~40 candy pumpkins phone. I live alone. ~1/2 cup of sugar ~1/2 cup of vanilla frosting ” ~3-1/2 cups of milk ~1 drop of green ~3-1/2 ounces of choco- food coloring late pudding mix How do you make it? Crush cookies in 2 or 3 batches in a food pro- over the crumbs and candy. Carefully layer another 1/3 cessor. Pulse until you get fine crumbs, about of the crumbs over the pudding mixture and sprinkle 30 seconds per batch. Transfer to a bowl. on more gummy worms. Add the last layer of cookie “I begin tucking him into bed crumbs and smooth them out for your “pumpkin patch.” and he tells me, “Daddy, check for Place cream cheese, butter, and confectioner’s sugar in monsters under my bed.” I look food processor; mix until smooth, about 30 seconds. Place pumpkin candy in rows with enough underneath for his amusement and room to for frosting “vines” and “leaves.” see him, another him, under the Whisk milk and pudding mixes together in a bowl bed, starring back at me quivering until pudding is thickened; fold in whipped top- Tint frosting with green food coloring and and whispering, “Daddy, there’s ping. Stir in cream cheese-butter mixture. transfer to piping bag.